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INDIA'S CONSTITUTION
New Delhi, Yesterday. The Simon Comission have con- cluded their work in India. Sir
John Simon, addressing the Provin cial Committees, in the course of a guarded review of his impressions,
hinted that the Canadian constita- tinn might serve as a model for In- día in certain respects. At the same time he warned his hearers that conditions in the provinces of India were in no wise on the same footing as to ensure a Federal basis, but! intimated that the constitution of the Provinces might be made more elastic with an automatic provision for growth to full autonomy with- in a reasonable period.-Reuter.
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New Delhi, Yesterday. Mr. James Crerar, C.SI, the Home member, announced in the Assembly that the Government view of the rules. was that President. Patel was not empowered to dia- allow discussion on the Public Safe- ty Bill while the Meerut trials were: progressing, as President Patel had ruled on April 2-Reuter.
BRITISH POLITICS
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"WE ARE NOT FOOLS"
London, Yesterday. The Labour Party election pro gramme was partly unveiled by Mr. J. H. Thomas at Plymouth.
There will be an extension of the school-leaving age by one year, and additional pensions at 65 years of age to enable 350,000 workers to retire.
FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1929.
HANKOW RACE
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Martial law is in force but there does not appear to be much power to enforce it--British Naval Wire-
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Nanking. Yesterday. “About 1,500 pro-Nanking troops were assembled on the opposite bank of the Yangtze River, at Pukow, this morning. These men are being embarked in the Chinese transport. "Chu Tung" and the s.s. "Kiangteer" (presumably for des- patch up to Hankow).-British interests will continue to co-operate
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Troops Refuses to Fight
Hankow, To-day. It appears that the Wu-Han to fight yesterday troops refused morning and fraternised with the in Hankow hastily evacuated his enemy. The Garrison Commander headquarters (the late Russian Consulate; and fled.
Chinese officials in the ex-Bri- tish Concession yesterday morning asked Admiral Tweedie for assist-
FAIR WEATHER
This morning's report by the Royal Observatory stated: The anti-cyclor.c is now cen- tral to the south of Korea.
Moderate monsoon will con- tinue along the S. E. coast of China and over the N. China Sea.
Forecast: E. winds, moder ate; fair.
New York, Yesterday. In view of the Attorney General's ruling the question has arisen as to whether the Royal Dutch and Shell
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restriction Jast year's average produc- tion figures, as proposed by the Institute, - would have involved considerable hardship to the Royal Dutch-Reuter's Ameri- can Service
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ance in the maintenance of order satisfactorily. as they feared looting by the Service.
Admiral Hunanese soldiery. Tweedie undertook to give assist- ance where British lives and pro- perty were endangered,
The British women and children living on the outskirts of Hankow have been brought in without in cident.
The water front is crowded with Chinese refugees endeavouring to enter the French Conession. Ad- miral Tweedie was not called on
tive districts (c., former conces- sions) in Hankow. While the for- eign authorities have taken every precaution to secure the protection of foreigners there is no cause for anxiety at present Reuter.
- Retreat Cut Off?
Kiukiang, Yesterday.
A communique has been issued
to help and the panic subsided | stating that the Nanking troopa are overnight.-Reuter.
Bloodless Advance
Shanghai, Yesterday. The Nanking vanguard has come These measures provide jobs for into contact with the Hankow de- 600,000 workers.
Replying to a question regard- ing the IL.P. resolution on war credita, Mr. Thomas said, "We are not fools. Disarmament will only be effected by establishing con- fidence, and getting the nations to fall into line."-Reuter.
carrying out an enveloping move- ment for the purpose of intercept- ing the retreat of the Hankow troops. A general attack against Wu-Han from all sides is expected in a day or two. One of the bat- talions under the Kwangsi General Hsia Wei has escaped and has ex- pressed a desire to join the Nan- king forces-Reuter.
fence system extending more than 50 miles from castward of Yanglo on the north bank of the Yangisze, north-westward through Hwang pei to the Peking-Hankow Railway
add held by 60,000 troops.
Guns in Action It is estimated that the Nanking
Kiukiang, Yesterday, troops on the north bank of the The Nanking forces occupied Yangtsze total 100,000. According Tsingshan, 10 miles from Wuchang,
to the most reliable foreign sources on the evening of April 9, after a
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Berlin, Yesterday. Karl Benz, a pioneer of motor-car manufacture.. has died here at the age of 81-Reuter.
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tically unopposed, and it is expected | troops. that they will require two or three days to get into position prior to going on the offensive.
Hupeh Threat
Meanwhile pourparlers are going Hupeh province declaring neutral- on which may rasn't in Generala of
A heavy artillery action is being resorted to by the Nanking forces in their advance towards Wu-Han. -Reuter.
Manchuria's Sympathy
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ity. Hupeh is demanding that both other Manchurian leaders have
the Nanking and Kwangsi forces wired to the State Council of the
Government fight out their differences else- National
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their support of the Central Gov- Precautionary measures for de-ernment in the campaign against, The Duke of Gloucester has sail-fence are being erected round the the Kwangal faction in Hankow- ed from Suez for Japan.-Reuter.
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