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||FOREIGNERS AND THE MARSHAL LI AGAIN NAVAL AIRSHIP BASE

KABUL UPHEAVAL

NO DANGER

M.P.'S AND THE USE OF BRITISH 'PLANES

QUESTIONS ANSWERED

London, Yesterday.

A British wireless message states: So far as is knows bere there is no reason to bellove that foreigners In Kabul are in any imminent dan- | ger. The queation of providing facilities for the evacuation of for- | eign males should this become neces- sary has for some time been under the constant consideration of the British Minister and circumstances may at any moment cause the Gov. | ernment of India to concert arrange- ments for proceeding with this task

In a telegram to the Central Caliphate Committee Sir Denys Bray, Foreign Secretary of the Government of India, has expressed the Government's inability to grant passports for Afghanistan to de- putations of the Committee.

After drawing attention to the (condition of civil war prevailing in Afghanistan and the impassability of roads and dangers to life and property, Sir Denys Bray adds, in view of the necessity for scrupulous observance of non-intervention in Afghan, Internal affairs, the Gov- ernment of India has been compelled to suspend the issue of passports to Afghanistan generally and to with- hold permits to cross the Indian frontier from all but Afghan sub- jects.

Transport For Ex-Kings

A question was asked In the House of Commons to-day why the Government of India on two separ- ate occasions had provided aerial transport for two ex-King's of Afghanistan.

Sir Austen Chamberlain replied that ex-King Inayatulla was cori- veyed in a British aeroplane from Kabul to Peshawar and by rail from Peshawar to Chaman, whence he re-

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of the British Minister at Kabul of the ex-King himself and of Amir Habibulla, who asked the British Minister to arrange with the Gov- ernment of India for this to be done in order that further bloodshed at Kabul might be avoided.

The ex-King's departure was fol- lowed by the peaceful surrender of the citadel. Transport by air was neither requested by nor provided for King Amanullah.

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RETURNING FROM NANKING

THIS WEEK.

CHIANG GOING TO PEKING

Marshal Li Chat-sum, Chief of the Nationalist General Staff, Cormen- der-in-Chief of the troops in Kwang- tung and chairman of the Canton branch of the LoCentral Political Council, is on his way back to the south,, stated a Cible to the "Kung Sheung Yet Po." 5.

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Washington, Yesterday: Mr Wilbur, Secretary of the Navy, has recommended to Congress the establishment of a Naval Alr- When Marshal Li last left for ship Base on the Pacific coast at a Nanking it was thought he would cost

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of

be away for some time. His return American Service. is earlier than anticipated.

The report adds that he arrived In Shanghal from Nanking yester- day and is sailing to-morrow on Kong, en route to Canton, being due on Friday afternoon.

BRITISH POLITICS

LIBERALS AND LABOUR NOT

IN AGREEMENT

LEADERS' VIEWS

The "Kung Sheung Yat Po" adds that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, chairman of the State Council, re- turned to Nanking from Shanghai

London, Yesterday: yesterday; that he intends to leave A possible Coalition between for Feking shortly; and that he has Labour and the Liberals If the requested General Chang Haueh- Conservatives are not returned to liang, Commander-in-Chlef in Man-power at the next General Elec- churia, to meet him for'a confertion was repudiated yesterday by ence in Peking..

leading members of both the Liberal and Labour Parties. Sir

MRS. SUN YAT-SEN Herbert Samuel, Chairman of the

RETURNS TO CHINA FROM RUSSIA

LEADER'S WIDOW

Shanghal, Yesterday.

It is reported that: Mrs. Sun Yat- sen arrived at Changchun (having presumably, travelled view Siberia) or Jan. 26 en route to Peking- Reuter.

KING'S HEALTH··

The widow of "the Father of the Chinese Revolution" has been in Further questioned Sir Austen Russian and elsewhere in Europe Chamberlain said the Indian Gov-|since leaving China 18 months ago. ernment had carefully refrained from any interference in the In- ternal affairs of Afghanistan but being asked by both parties to give facilities for the removal of King Inayatulla, in order to avoid blood- |shed, they thought it right to do so.

Amanullah'a Position ⠀

NO BULLETIN ISSUED LAST NIGHT.

·

London, Yesterday, No bulletin regarding the King's health was issued this evening British Wireless Service.

Honowe List

Liberal Party, speaking at New- castle, said 1924 would not be re peated. The Liberal Party were putting forward 480' candidates next election, while two years ago there were only 180 Jiberal can- didates.

mem-

Mr. Arthur Henderson, a ber of the late Labour Government, speaking yesterday said that he was not enthusfastic about any possible future coalition-British Wireless Service,

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THREE CRUISERS DUE.

HMS. "Carysfort," "Cleopatra" and "Dartmouth" are due to arrive in Hong Kong on April 8 from Eng- land with relief crows for H.M.S. "Titania" and "Marazion" of the 4th Submarine Flotilla, also for gunboats and eloops on the China Station.

All three ships coming out are light cruisers, "Dartmouth" being larger than the other two."

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There were 78 cases of small-pox in the Colony last week, and 77 deaths from the disease. Eleven terday. Last week's return of noti more new cases were reported yea Bombay, Yesterday.

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Officer of Health, was as follows It is understood that as soon as the city registration

Small-pox: the earnest request of the people

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heard at b, 6 or even 10 miles range. Witness could not give an opinion concerning that particular morning.

Answering Mr. Watson the wit that, three quarters of an hour the nese said that when he bald that Diphtheria: 8 cases from city, 1 winess did not observe any distress there would be great difficulty in from Kowloon total 4 (three signal in the neighbourhood of Jaunching lifeboats, he was not re- ferring to the time it would have Chinese, one American).

Wagian light. 2

On a clear right the witness taken to get them into the water..

1

Enteric fever (typhold): Chin-

The

ffeboats in the witness ship could

the re-opening of the assembly the vestigate the Indian labour pro Viceroy emphasised that the blam, with the late Speaker, the policy of the Government was, one Rt. Hon. J. H. Whiley, as chair-ese cases from Kowloon; one death would expect to see a rocket at a What he meant was that the boats. of scrupulous, non-intervention. In mán. The Government, has also Puerperal fever: 1 Malay case range of 10 miles. As the horizon would probably have been smashed Afghanistan.

from the city,

was very hazy on the morning in Against the side of the ship. Influenza (not notifiable): question he thought that visiblity

was reduced by half, and he would be launched in about 8 minutes. In' give the farthest range at which any case time made no difference rocket would be visible as 5 or 6 miles, ...ASH

decided to redatraduce proposals He also announced the appoint to deal with Communist agents ment of a Royal Commission to In-from abroad. Reuter.

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

JOAN CRAWFORD

THE LAW OF THE RANGE"

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whatever on the day. It was a mat ber of pure luck if any boat was put into the water.

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Se would be much difficulty do launch- | neas amid that is far da hə Diphtheria: 2 cases from city (ing Heboats, and he thought that there was no ship ahead of the Chinese, 1 Indian).monca launched the boats would prob Enteric fever (typhold) :: 1 Chinably be swamped by the high een eas case from "city"

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