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MOSCOW'S JOKE.

No Aid to Disarmament Problem.

BRITISH VIEW.

RIVAL CLAIMS.

Chang Tsung-chang's Reverse.

TANGSHAN OCCUPIED.

No Advantage In a Parliamentary ́ | Considerable Reinforcements Sent

Discussion.

To Hauchowfu.

RUM RUNNING.

Bootleggers' Activities Last Year.

BETTER BOATS BUILT.

Great Increase in Civil Court Business.

Rugby, Yesterday.

Tientsin, Yesterday.

Washington, Sunday. Questions were asked in the Information received from During the past year 1819 House of Commons regarding the trustworthy sources confirms the American vessels were seized for disarmament proposals made by news that General Chang Tsung-attempting to introduce intoxicat- ||M. Litvinoff at the Preparatory chang of Shantung has suffered ing liquor into the United States, Commission on Disarmament at a severe reverse in the neigh-jof which 195 carried liquor, and the Geneva.

bourhood of Hsuchowfu. The remainder were without cargo, ac-

Mr. Locker-Lampson, Under- Chihli-Shantung (L.e., pro-North-cording to the annual report of Mrs. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, ern) headquarters, however, Mabel Willebrandt, assistant At- stated that no notice of the terms claim that the Northerners still torney-General in charge of the of the Russian proposals was hold: Hsuchowfu.-Reuter. Prohibition Division. In the pre- given before the opening meeting

Peking, Yesterday. vious year 330 American vessels of the Preparatory Commission! The Cabinet claim that the with contraband liquor were and the British delegation, conse- Northerners are still holding captured. quently, left this country without Hsuchowfu, though it is probable The report records that bootleg- instructions on the subject.

that Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang's gers are continually building better The work of the Preparatory Kuominchun has occupied Tang- and speedier boats, whose opera- Commission was limited to set-shan, just within the border of tions are more efficient and whose Ling up a Security Committee.Kiangsu province.

capture is more difficult. Therefore, no discussions took. General Chang Tsung-chang It says that the seizure of place on the Russian proposals has dispatched considerable re-foreign vessels continued, about and the question of sending in- inforcements from Hanchuang to same as in previous years. structions about them to the Bri- Hsuchowfu, and has asked for a The more stringent regulations of tish delegates did not arise.

division of Kirin cavalry, some of the Canadian Government decreased The Russian proposals did not which have already left for illegal operations from Canadian appear to have been regarded by Shantung.

ports. the Preparatory Commission as a The Premier, Pan Fu, is leav- practical and helpful contribution ing for Tsinanfu this evening by Supreme Court decision in April as The report mentions that the to the problem of disarmament order of Marshal Chang Tso-lin regards the legality of the seizure There would accordingly be no to discuss the situation with Gen-of the British steamship "Quandra" advantage in discussing them in eral Chang Tsung-chang-Reu- in the Pacific as "acttling many the House of Commons.--British ter. Wireless Service.

The Obvious Procedure.

London, Yesterday.

Leaders Disagree.

Hankow, Yesterday.

hitherto doubtful questions respect- ing

of the the interpretation British-American Extraterritorial

In the House of Commons, in Owing, it is thought, to differ-Seizure Convention." reply to questions, Mr. Locker- encen of opinion regarding the at-

Approximately $6,000,000 (gold) Lampson stated that no notice of tempt to unify the Kuomintang, in Federal judgments, fines and the terms of the Soviet proposals considerable tension exists be- penalties was imposed and a "de- was given before the opening tween Cheng Chien and Li Taung-finite increase in the percentage of meeting of the Preparatory Com-jen, whose emissaries have gone fines was collected." mittee at Geneva and the British to Shanghai to attend the Kuo- A most substantial increase in British Civil Court business was recorded delegation consequently left Eng-mintang Conference, land without instructions on the Naval Wireless.

but there was a notable decrease in subject.

criminal business under the Nation- al Prohibition Act. Reuter's American Service."

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CHIANG KAI-SHEK.

PICTURESQUE WEDDING IN

SHANGHAI

Mr. Baldwin said that.. the Russian proposals did not appear to have been regarded by the

An Astounding Fact. Committee as a practical or help-

New York, Yesterday. ful contribution to the problem.

The astounding fact that over Accordingly, there could be no

£8,400,000..was paid in fines for in advantage in discussing them in

fringements of the Prohibition law the House of Commons. The time for discussion of the pro- cember 2 reports:

The "N. C. Daily News" of De-is revealed in statistics published by the Department of Justice, which posals was obviously when the Disarmament Conference met.-portant functions of the season in enforced then have been 228,000 con- One of the largest and most im-Jalso show that since the law was

Reuter.

PERMANENT COURT.

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QUESTION OF COMPULSORY JURISDICTION.

BRITISH ATTITUDE,

Rugby, Yesterday.

CEREMONIES DESCRIBED.-

Chinese circles took place yesterday victions and jail sentences aggre- when the marriage ceremonies of gating 22,500 years, while during Miss May-ling Soong to General the last fiscal year 3,413 permanent Chiang Kai-shek were solemnised, injunctions were enforced repre- the first, the religious service, tak-senting the closing property from ing place privately in the early three months to a year.Reuter's afternoon at the home of the bride, American Service. 189 Seymour Road, Dr. David Yuf. officiating.

KING FEISAL. DEPARTURE FROM LONDON YESTERDAY.

The second ceremony, at which Dr. Tsai Yuan-pei presided was held Asked in the House of Com- after in the ballroom of the Majes- mons which of the Dominions are tic Hotel which was wonderfully de- not in favour of signing an op- corated for the occasion. Flowers

Rugby, Yesterday. tional clause, in relation to the were arranged everywhere and from

King Feisal to-day concluded Permanent Court of International the lounge on the left of the band his visit to England and left for Justice, Mr. Locker-Lampson re- a path of scarlet cloth had been laid home via Paris. At the station plied that on the last occasion on down, bordered by little white stan- he received many guests in the which this question was the sub-dards bearing bunches of white Royal waiting room. Lord Lucaa ject of an official communication chrysanthemums and fera leaves, to representing King George, and between His Majesty's Govern- the alcove facing the Gordon Road representatives of the Foreign ments in Great Britain and the entrance where an arbour of green-and Colonial Offices were among Dominions was at the Imperial ery had been erected. At the back those present to say farewell.- Conference last year. It was of this arbour was hung an enlarg-British Wireless Service. then agreed that none of the ed portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen drap- Governments represented at the ed round Conference would take any action The arbour also was covered' with with Nationalist flags..

in the direction of the acceptance white flowers and at either corner the Misses Chow and Chen, dress of the compulsory jurisdiction of of the entrance hung a snow white ed in rilled peach taffeta and carry the Permanent Court without

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ing little baskets laden with flower bringing up the matter for fur- ther discussion-British Wire- thousand guests. being invited and Kung and Master Louis Kung in The room was crowded, over a petals, and the train was ended by two small pages, Miss Jeanette less Service.

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her brother, Mr. T. V. Scong, a The bride's mother wore wine Dentist. atorm of applause broke out. The coloured chiffon velvet and black bride looked very charming in a shoes and stockings,

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modified tramway service is still long and flowing to form a second struck up the "Wedding March" 3.30 p.m. being run but intimidation is rife train to that of white charmeuse once more and the bride and bride- 3.30 p.m.

The Inspectors who have re-embroidered in silver which fell groom" returned by their crimon mained loyal are being threaten from her shoulders. She wore si- path to two chairs placed for them 5.p.m

ed with the assassination of them-ver shoes and stockings and carried Just outside the lounge, under a selves or near relatives unlesea bouquet of palest pink carnations hung ribbons which when pulled huge bell of flowers from which 11.30 a.m they leave the service until the and fern fronds tied with white and swung the ball which released a

termination of the strike-Bri-silver ribbons, tish Naval Wireless.

shower of rose petals on the pair She was followed by four brides beneath. After many photographs maids, Miss Pearl Kwok, Miss Yosh had been taken, the bride retired 'QUAKE FATALITIES. E. Wang, Miss, Pauline Kung and with the bridesmaids and tables Miss Jessie Nyl, the two former were set ready for the bridal party FOURTEEN NATIVES KILLED wearing peach charmeuse beaded to take tes under the bell of flowers.

IN CELEBES,

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