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Weaker Anti-British Cry: Now Soviet Control Lessened.

DISARMAMENT.

Defence of the British Proposals.

PRECLUDING COMPETITION.

Great Britain Will Always Be In Van Of Progress.

GRIM HOLD UP.

Defiant Kidnapper In Shanghai.

NIGHT LONG BATTLE.

From Attic Refugee Holds Police & Fire Brigade At Bay.

Jondor, Yesterday.

Rugby, Yesterday.

Shanghai, Yesterday. Addressing the Bewdley con- In the course of his speech at Yesterday afternoon, acting on stituents, Mr. Baldwin, alluding Worcester, yesterday, Mr. S. Chinese detectives' information to China, said the whole world Baldwin, Prime Minister, said as to the whereabouts of a daring conceded that the Shanghat De- that he did not think that there gang of kidnappers who are hold- fence Force probably saved the was any country which had shown ing a Chinese for $80,000 ransom, lives of thousands of white more practically how deeply and the Municipal Police surrounded people. He hoped it would be carnestly it felt in the matter of and broke in a house in the Way- possible in time to withdraw the disarmament than bad Great Bri-side district. They released the Force, but not if the withdrawal tain.

captive and captured two of the imperilled the lives of our own He declared that the British gang, one of whom is seriously in- people.

proposals at the Geneva Naval jured. There was a slight improve-Conference would have precluded

A third was.chased to the roof ment in China; namely the Chin-armament competition. ese were shaking off Soviet con-

and eventually leaped an eight- He did not know what would be foot passage and took refuge in an trol. As they did that the anti-the next practical attempt to be attic and opened fire on his pur- British cry was far less noticeable made, but there was nothing in guers. He held out all night and the feeling was more anti- the course pursued by the British despite the efforts of the police, foreign than anti-British. There] Government since the war which were signs that even that was could lead people to think that, sniping squad and the fire brig- reserves, specials, a riot squad, á weakening-Reuter.

when there was anything practi- ade to dislodge him by the use of cal to be done, Great Britain numerous Mills bombs, tear gas would not be in the van of pro-bombs, sniping and machine gun gress.-British Wireless Service. fire, completely wrecking the at-

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BAN ON WAR.

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tic but failing to silence the gangster. Several of the attack- ers had very narrow експрез from the gangster's bullets and finally after midnight search- lights and flares lit the scene while pickets watched til eight this morning, when five picked foreign police rushed the stair- case and gained the attic.

The gangster fired his last shot, wounding Inspector Watson in the leg, and then collapsed. The corps was riddled with 16 wounds. Reuter.

THE OLD TRICK.

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Another Chinese woman has be come the victim of the well-known bank note trick. She is an amah employed at No. 587 Nathan Road, Kowloon. She was in Shanghai) Street yesterday afternoon

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two men approached her, and, tell- ing her the same old story, of being strangers in the Colony, asked her to go to the money changer's and|

Shanghai, To-day. While news from Nanking is sparse, merely indicating that the new Government officials are tak- Ing up office without waiting for the confirmation of their appoint- ments by the Fourth Plenary says: "All M. Briand's amend change a bundle of Chinese notes Committee, as for example, Mr.ments were actuated by intelligi- for them. The supposed bundle of T. V. Soong, who took over the ble and even necessary objects," notes, which was done up in a none Finance Ministry on January 7, the situation in the middle Yang- that M. Briand, in suggesting hands. One of the men than sug- The "Petit Paristen" observes too clean handkerchief, changed tsze in developing along usual that the pact should first be sign-gested to the amah that she should lines. The military forces are manoeuvring for control of the ed by France and the United give them something to hold as States, adopted the only procedure parted with jewellery worth $54 security for their money. She wealthy trading_centres."

It is thus understood that the which could achieve the aim and 39 in money. When the parcel ex-Commander of Hankow, Hu quickly; otherwise, there would was opened at the money changer's Tsung-tu is going up-river to be a long delay in communicating the amah found that it contained Ichang, which was apportioned the proposed formulae to the a couple of Chinese novels neatly him by arrangement with Pei Various other Powers for their rolled up and tied with string. She Chung-hsi and Li Tsung-jen. study and approval.-Reuter. This has forced back Yang Sen

to Wanhsien, where there was re- cently called a conference of Sze- chuenese generals to consider future policy.

Wu-Han troops are advancing to- wards Hunan as negotiations with Ho Chien have broken down. The latter is tending towards an alli- ance with Wu Pei-fu and Yang Sen against Wu-Han.

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TWO PERSONS KILLED.

Berlin, Yesterday, The city was aroused at nine o'clock this morning by a noise

hurried back to look for the two men, but they were not at the spot where they had promised to wait [for her.

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A. A. Remedios the ex-armployee Both parties and Canton seem like a thunderclap. An explosion of the Gas Company who was re- likely to oppose Chiang Kai-shek, in the Dahlem suburb destroyed a cently sentenced to four weeks' jail Bookbinders. In Chekiang Ho Ying-ching la villa occupied by two professors for irregularities whilst in the an important factor, as proved who were engaged in chemical employment of the Company, and

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was on Friday released from prison Fukienese bandit Chang Chun, The house, was blown to pieces by Mr. R. E. Lindsell on the appli who assisted Ho Ying-ching in and two persons were killed and cation of Mr. Leo d'Almada, sen., the invasion of Fukien early laat year, will shortly be appointed eight seriously injured. Reuter, made another appearance before his This is the second explosion Worship at the Central Magistracy Defence Commissioner of Shang-in Berlin within a few days. On this morning. hai and Woosung-Reuter..

CHOPPERS USED.

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* As the result of a fight in the porcelain market at Kennedy Town, In which choppers were alleged to have been used, a Chinese living at | No. 188 Canton Road, Kowloon, was yeaterday, removed to the hospital suffering from Injuries to his head, arms and body, stated to have; been caused by some men who ran away before the arrival of the Police.

Thursday a terrific explosion in Mr. d'Almada, applied for a fur North Berlin wrecked a house, ther romand of 48 hours, informing the inmates of which were in bed the Magistrate that the Police had at the time. Half the building not yet got into communication collapsed and a fire broke out with the Gas Company. Sergeant There were seven deaths and 14 Whant could tell the Court, how- Persons were removed to hospi-ever, that Remedies had given every tal. The explosion was due to & assistance, since his release, to the defective gaspipe.]

AN AVALANCHE.

OFFICER KILLED AND

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Paris, Yesterday.

Company through the Police.N Mr. Lindsall agreed to give a re- mand until 10 am, on Wednesday, remarking that he would not be prepared to give a further remand after that.

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