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SURREY, AND YORKS LOWENSTEIN'S DEATH 2 WORLD'S 'RECORDS-

MURDER MYSTERY MUKDEN

STARTLING THEORY.

CHANG TSO-LIN'S DEATH.

JAPANESE CRIME!

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month..

MYSTERY.

BATSMEN. DOUBLE-CENTURIES. NEW DEVELOPMENT. TRACES OF TOXIC MATTER IN

MAKE OVER 200 RUNS,

THE ATTACK IN THE SANDHAM AND HOLMES BOTH

DESERT.

CONVOY SAFE..

ARRIVES AT DAMASCUS WITH NOTHING MISSING..

BANDITS OVERAWED.

Bagdad, Yesterday.

AMES CREATES RECORD,

,

INTESTINES.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR.

Boulogne, Yesterday.

has A fresh development

SMASHED.

IN LONDON.

GERMAN WOMAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN ATHLETIC HEROES.

TRIANGULAR CONTEST.

London, Yesterday.

At Stamford Bridge the inter-

FLO. (London).

- CURBING CANTON'S.

POWERS.

FIFTH PLENARY.

QUESTION OF CONVENING NA- TIONAL ASSEMBLY POSTPONED.

BRANCH COUNCILS.

Nanking, To-day

The Nationalists fifth plenary

The County cricket matches which terminated yesterday were characterised by more very high arisen with regard to the Lowen-national women's athletic trian-session has passed a resolution de Putnam Weale's Sensational Accusations.

gular contest. was won by the ciding that provincial branches of scoring. Two players-Sand-stein mystery. ham of Surrey (248 not out) and

At the request of Lowenstein's British Empire with 50 points. the Political Council are to close up Holmes of Yorkshire (275) re-two brothers-in-law, a well-known Germany secured 41 and France at the end of the year, SAYS NIPPONESE SECRET SOCIETY RESPONSIBLE.

The question of convening the gistered double-centuries. Most Paris analyst examined the re- 15. of the matches were won on first mains and reported that he found|

Fraulein Houblein (Germany) National Assembly will be post Sensational accusations in connection with the assassination on

The mail of the Naira convoy Innings totals. Northants, how-traces of toxic matter in the in-won the shot putting competition poned till 1929. After this the fifth

a splendid clear-testines.

with 38 feet 5 inches, creating plenary session will close.-Reuter, June 4. 1928 of Marshal Chang Tso-lin, the Uncrowned King of

[Note: The closing of the leut, victory over Worcester, The question now arises whe-a world's record. Manchuria and for a while the Dictator of Peking, have been made has arrived at Damascus with no-jever, secured

M. Clark (South Africa) won branch Political Councils is advoc by Putnam Weale, the well-known British authority on the Farthing missing.

The bandits overawed by the winning by an innings and 64 ther & judicial enquiry should be

runs, and Derbyshire beat Leices-held to determine how the poison the 100 yarda invitation hurdles ated by the Extremists and is aim- was administered and whether it in 13.4/5 seconds, establishing ed to curb the power of Canton, It was strongly op East.

Playing against Sussex Ames, should be held by the authorities another world's record.-Reuter. Hankow etc. and fearing the consequences,

posed by the Moderate politicians, gravity of stealing the British mail tershire by 242 runs.

Marshal Li Chal-aum of Canton and ordered the driver of the van to the Kent wicket-keeper, to-day at Boulogne, where the body was brought his number of victims by brought in or in Brussels by the

his colleagues in Hankow.] catching and stumping for the authorities who first took up the continue to Syria.-Reuter.

season up to 103, beating the re-casa or by the authorities in Eng- land where Lowenstein embark-

His theory is based on strong circumstantial evidence but very little direct evidence. In his opinion, the murder was committed by a Japanese secret society, one of a number which have existed Tor years for example, the notorious Black Dragon Society which is not unlike an organisation in Serbia, which precipitated the world conflict in 1914..

Putnam Weale goes even further. He is to supply the Japanese' Minister in Peking with the statement. He also reveals the secret history of the last nine months, showing how Chang Tso-lin, whom the Japanese had hitherto supported, quarrelled with his backers.

INSIDE HISTORY.

BRITISH CARS.

BUSINESS EXPANDING IN OVERSEAS MARKETS.

FIGURES FOR JULY.

London, Yesterday The extent to which the British motor-car manufacturers are parie- trating the dominion markets ls

for July.

Peking, To-day. lish Japanese supremacy in North as securely as in The well-known authority on Manchurin Far Eastern politics, Mr. "Put- South Manchuria, but the Chin-shown in the overseas trade returns 'nam Weale" (B. Lennox Simp-ese had not ratified the agree- their railways have son), who had been to Mukden to ment and attend Marshal Chang' Teo-lin's now tapped the rich grain-bearing funeral ceremonies, when inter- Lareas of North Manchuria and

have run on to the seaboard. viewed by Reuter to-day, gave a DESIRE FOR SUPREMACY. startling version of Chang Tso- lin's assassination.""

Putnam Wenle asserts that Japan's desire to obtain supre- inves-macy in North as well as South.

SHOWERS!

S.W. winds, moderate, fair to showery, is the official weather forecast until noon to-morrow.

Pressure is high to the north of Japan. The south China depres- sion is now central to the North of Hong Kong.

The typhoon remains nearly stationary to the S. W..of Oshika.

Details follow:-

Notts Lose Points. Middlesex beat Notts on first innings.

ed.

The question may possibly be settled through Diplomatic channels. Reuter.'

MATCH MONOPOLY.

A SCANDAL ARISES IN RIGA.

FORGED LETTER.

Riga, Yesterday, Several arreste are imminent arising from the newspaper pub

The number of touring cars ship-cord of 102 made by Huish, also lication of a facsimile of a letter, ped during the month was 1,346, of Kent, in 1913. Compared with the same month last year, New Zealand increased her orders from 26 to 151 ears, South Africa from 122 to 160 and the Irish Free State from 232 to 444,

In addition 649 complete light! Manchuria is the explanation of chassis were sent to Australia com-| the constant statement that she pared with 268 in the corresponding is willing to give up extra-month of 1927-British Wireless territoriality in Manchuria as an Service. experiment.

WITCH DOCTORS. ·

MORE TROUBLE WITH THE NOTORIOUS GWEK.

POST ATTACKED.

Khartoum, Yesterday.

Law Codification.

Nanking, Yesterday. - The Law Codification Bureau has recommended to the fifth plenary session the Immediate formation of a committee to draft a provi The notorious Gwek and another |sional constitution for the Republic witch doctor called Kur with a of China for submission to the chieftain named Dualdin at the third national congress of National- head of 1,500 Nuers raided villages 1st Party Delegates. The Bureau in the Dukfadiat district and drove proposes:--

Gallant Defence.

Later, post

for the Republic.

People's Rights.

off the cattle. They attacked the 1. That the fifth plenary session Government post at Dukfaywil but appoint a number of its members, were repulsed with heavy losses, together with several legal experts, to form "a drafting committee for leaving 48 dead.

The police had no casualties and a provisional constitution of the Re- the post was not damaged. public of China," responsible for Reinforcements including a Brl- the formulation within a special alleged to have been written by the tish officer and 50 men have been period of a provisional constitution Swedish Match Company to its re-sent. presentative here, in which a pay- ment of £10,000 to the Minister of

2. That the provisional consti- The Government

attution shall contain a definition of Finance and a local solicitor is mentioned in connection with Dukfaywil was gallantly defended the rights and obligations of the efforts to obtain a monopoly in by a small body of police under a people, a definition of the regulation

native N.C.O.

of the organisation of the Central Latvia.

raiders,

included Government, a definition of the re The police are actively searching 100 Nuers, armed with rifles, regulation of the relationship between for the original from which the treated in disorder to the south of the Central and local governments facalmile was taken.

the Nasser, whither a British off (outlining the powers, functions It is admitted that the letter cer and 60 men of the Equatorial and organisation. of local govern- heading and the signature of the Corps, as a precautionary measurements), and a definition of the regu Sandham Shines.

Director at the foot are genuine, were despatched. Surrey beat Glamorganshire on but the text is only pasted on the

No offensiva operations against lation of the relationship between frst innings...

Party and Government, paper and is found to be a forgery. the raiders at present это Glamorgan 881 and 199 for 4. The newspaper which published contemplated in view of the floods. Surrey 533 for 7 dec. (Sandham the document represents the op-Rauter,

position which is campaigning against the proposed monopoly.-

Notts 217 (Enthoven 5 for 29) and 243 (Robins 5.for-69),

Middlesex 318 and 61 fost 4.. Splendid Victory. Northamptonshire beat Wor- Worcester 110 and 223 (Jupp 7 cestershire by an innings and 54.

for 113).

Northants 987.

transverse steel gorders the South Railway viaduct. Manchuria Putnam Weale pointed out that the tragedy occurred on the 17th of the lunar month when the 248 not out).

He night visibility was good states he interviewed the Chinese

After making a close tigation on the spot Putnam Weale asserted the belief that the murder was committed by a Japanese secret society whose

"Obviously if the entire re- work was facilitated by certain

gion beyond the Great Wall are people in the Japanese Army. to be under effective control of Puanam Weale opened with a one chartered company, the re- linquishment of 80-called remark that the situation in Man-

judicial rights must he illusory churia is fraught with many pos-

gain to Chinese territorial ad- ministration," he stated. sibilities.

The conversations between

Referring to the compromise of and General the Nationalist Government and at a lumber-yard less than 100 by 242 runs. Baron Hayashi

Manchuria, Putnam Weale said yards from the bridge, the in- Chang Hsuch-liang were kept that it was arranged to hoist the mates of which stated that on the secret, but there is reason to be Nationalist flag in Mukden on fatal night they saw figures mov- lieve that they were directed to Aug. 10 but, the day before, Gen-ing about the bridge. These fig- and 105 (Worthington 5 for 39). wards terminating Manchuria-eral Chang Hsueh-llang received ures, says Putnam Weale, must a fresh and definite warning from Japan that such an action would be construed as a highly un- friendly act.

BOWING TO FORCE.

Weale Continuing, Putnam said: "As there were 7,000 Japan- ese troops at the gates of Muk- den, the Manchurian authorities were forced to break the definite undertaking with the National- ists."

He also asserted that after General Yang Yu-ting's outburst against the proposed Morgan Loan on Nov. 29, 1927. (see be low) and the refus 1 of Monchuria to ratify the railway scheme agreement, the breach between Manchuria and Japan widened.

"Therefore the late Marshal Chang Tso-lin made a peace offer which Japan countered with "'advice' to evacuate Peking be- fore it was too late."

have been seen by the Japanese sentries on the South Manchuria on first innings. Railway.

.י

Reuter.

INDIA'S POLITICS. NATIONALISTS DEMAND FULL

DOMINION STATUS.

Bombay, Yesterday.

The

who

YANGTSZE DISASTER.

STEAMER SINKS IN UPPER RAPIDS.

SEVERAL HUNDRED LOST.

Hankow, Yesterday.

3. That the final form of the. draft shall be decided by the fifth plenary session, and be submitted to the Third National congress for approval and adoption, and there- after be promulgated by the Nationalist Government.-Reuter.

Easy for Derby. Derbyshire beat Leicestershire Derby $23 and 280 for 5 dec. (Lee 107 not out).

Leicester 206 (Lee 5 for 31)

Points for Yorks. Yorkshire beat Warwickshire

It is reported from up river that Warwick 244 (Robinson 6 for

A demand for Dominion status the Chinese steamer "sinhou- in the fullest degree is being tung" on her way to Ichang from The crime was the work of 87) and 21 for 2.

Yorkshire 540 for 7 dec.

made by the Indian Nationalists, Chungking struck a rock in the bad men and certain people in the Japanese Army facilitated (Holmes 275)..

a group of politicians headed by rapids and sank with all aboard. Kent Wins,

There are no details, but it is their work.

Kent beat Sussex on first inn-Motilal Nehru, Sir Tej Bahadur ings,

Sapru and Sir Ali Imam having believed that several hundred lives Sussex 405 (H. Parks 158 not drafted a Constitution on behalf| lar to the Serbian organisation out, Arthur Gilligan 104) and of the Swajarista. which carried out the Serajevo 390 for 7 (Duleepsinhji 107).

The scheme has been submitted FRANCE'S REVENUE. "Cumberland" and "Suffolk are crime in 1914--for instance, Kent 412 for 9 dec. (J. Bryan to the President of the National the Black Dragon Society, which specialises in Chinese 109, Woolley 120). affairs and originated the Demands, and Twenty-One which notoriously employs men of the Soshi (hooligan) class, such as were deported by the Japanese civil authorities from Mukden after the murder."

""There

have long been Japanese organisations, simi- |

Gresswell's Bowling. Somersetshire beat Hampshire on first innings.

Somerset 288 (Judd 6 for 65) and 152 for 7 dec.

Congress,

have been lost-Reuter.

INCREASE ON BUDGET FORECASTS.

Paris, Yesterday.

H.M.S. “KENT" DUE,

4TH COUNTRY-CLASS CRUISER FOR CHINA.

"CASTOR" ALSO COMING.

·H.M.S. "Kant" is due to arrive

will be the fourth of the here on Friday from Home. county-class 10,000 tons cruisers "Berwick," to come to the station.

already here and "Cornwall" da on the way out. They each carry eight 8-inch and other guns.

She

new

The Constitution drawn up de-

H.M.S. "Castor," a cruiser of a manda' inter alia the grant of

smaller class, is paying another Dominion status to India; the

The revenue returns for July visit to China, being due here transference of political power Hants 151 (Gresswell 9 for 62), from England to the people of totalled Fcs. 4,200,000,000, showing on Sunday with rellets for ships

India, and the establishment of a an increase of Fes. 378,000,000 on on the Station. Rain Stops Play. Essex drew with Gloucester-two-Chamber Parliament with budget forecasts,

For the first seven months the supreme authority. shire.

Among other proposals is a re-revenue totalled Fes. 28,527,000,000, Essex 177 for 2. Rain stopped quest that the Governor-General showing an excess of Fca. 1,672,- (and the various Provincial Gov-1000,000 on forecasts and of. Fes. ernors should be given the same 916,000,000 on the same period of status and privileges as the other last year-Reuter. British Dominions.

Gloucester 315.

FAR EAST FARES.

DUTCH CO'S, AND GERMAN COMPETITION.

Putnam Weale went on to say: Many curious things are coming to light. It is alleged that the Ford car which conveyed Chang play. Reuter. Tso-lin from the wrecked express Putnam Weale added: "Chang had been waiting 300 yards from Tso-lin's assassination on June 4the scene, while a Chinese ser- was an unfortuitous event but itvant testified to me that a pro- followed a logical sequence." Heminent official living two miles asserts that he has seen the un- from the scene rose at dawn on published report of the Chinese June 4 and remained on the roof Japanese official investigation of with binoculars fixed on the the Chang Tso-lin outrage which bridge until the explosion. contains "one strange revelation,

"After the explosion, nothing|

Amsterdam, Yesterday. that the Japanese, military com-

оссиг which was expected Nationalist relations and securing and consented to a Chinese

'The Rotterdain, Schelloyd, and a new railway scheme projected gendarmes patrol to be on the

red, There was no revolt Netherland Steamship Companies early this year, which was initiat Peking-Mukden Railway at the

among the Chinese troops, no are reducing their fares to Singa- disorders and no collapse, the pore and the East Indies owing to ed at Peking before the late bridge where the tragedy occur- Chinese meeting the situation foreign competition, especially of Chang Tso-lin's departure, but red; but, in the following para has so far not been ratified by the graph, the Chinese investigators

with caution.

German lines. Government of Manchuria.

state that permission was vetoed

MARSHAL CHÁNG ISO-LIN

Putnam Weale believed that by a higher Japanese command, quarrels between Manchuria the Chinese gendarmes being and Japan centred on the rall kept 300 metres from the fatal way.. question and a masked bridge." struggle concerning the new. WHAT EXPERTS: SAY. railways which Chinese have Independent foreign investiga built and are building in Martions by explosives experts estab- churia. !

lished almost conclusively that Putnam Weale remarked that the train was destroyed by dyna if, as the Japanese desired, these mite, probably numbering twelva railways be consolidated with charges, each no more than eight the (Japanese) South Manchuria pounds, which were pegged into Railway system, it would eatab the granite piers supporting the

REDUCTIONS ANNOUNCED.

The document also suggests the establishment of an Indian De- fence Committee to assume con trol of the fighting services. Reuter,

PREMATURE.

ICE DAM STILL HOLDS AT SHAYOK.

14 DAYS' EXTRA.

MORTGAGE. EXTRA TIME TO REGISTER A

SUPREME COURT MOTION.

Mr. C. G. Alabaster, O.B.E., K.C. (fnstructed by Mr. H. L. Dennya, Jr.) applied. in the Supreme Court |to-day" for an order that the time for registering with the Registrar The Punjab Government states of Companies the particulars of a 8 may be ex that the ice dam at Shayok has not mortgage on May 8 may be ex-

tended.

Simla, Yesterday,

COAL FIELD.

FRESH DEPOSITS FOUND IN burst.

MOROCCO.

It explains that the report pub The application was on behalf of lished yesterday was based on a the Fook On Assurance & Godown Casablanca, Yesterday. fire seen in the neighbourhood Co., Ltd. The mortgage concerned Important coal deposits have which was mistaken for one of the sub-section 1 of section A of New was executed and duly registered General Chang Hsueh-liang en- fective on September 1, amounts been discovered to the south of beacons which was to signal the Kowloon Inland Lot No. 485. It with the Land Office but, through tered Mukden disguised as a come from 24 to 6 per cent to Batavia Oudjaa. The field has been pros-bursting of the dam-Reuter. .........

the Inadvertence of the secretary mon soldier, in a troop train. and ten guilders to Singapore. pected and is estimated to cover

"Although he was almost.over- The reduction on the return fare about 1,172 square miles, with a MURDOCH'S FLIGHT of the company, it was not re- registered with the Registrar of whelmed by the task confronting within a year is increased to 25 per stratum 4% feet thick et a shallow

Companies. him, he was not faltering

cent-Reuter

Strong Evidence,,

"Chang Tao-lin's (other) younger sons were going from one foreign friend to another Baking who killed our father," but did not receive a reply.

(Continued on Pajé 12:).

The reduction which will be ef-

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR,

depth,

The discovery, is most important in view of the proposed construc tion of the trans-Sabara Railway.

Large quantities, of

BETS OUT FOR ENGLAND

esterday. Capetown nesé Capt Murdoch hans started on

An affidavit showing the mortgage to have been for $9,000, interest at 1 per cent per month, was read.

The Chief Justice (8ir Heary

tension for 14 days.

The closing rate of the dollar on have also been found between his return fight to England-Ben-Gollan, CBE, KC) granted. demand, to-day was 2/08/18

Taza and Oudida.—Bèi