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Shanghal, Yesterday.
st After the conference held Chengchow, the representatives of Han Fu-chu and Sih Yiu-san, the Henan leaders, in company with other Nanking delegates-Chien Ta-chun, Fong Chen-wu and Ho Yao-tsao-proceeded to Nanking yesterday morning and reported to Chiang Kai-shek. The Honan representative reassured Chiang Kai-ehek that Han Fu-chu and his colleagues are able to take fall responsibility to make Feng Yu- hsiang retire without the neces- eity of the Nanking Government. despatching reinforcements to He-leaders were present.-Reuter. nan. Chiang Kai-shek, however, regards Han Fa-chu's allegiance
to Nanking as untrustworthy.
ů.
"Of No Use, If-" By
while this coincidence statement was being made by the representatives of the Honan lead- ers at Nanking. a wireless mess- aye was received by Nanking from, General Yen Hsi-shan in which he objected to the proposed punitive campaign against Feng Yu-hujang
ibat and assured the authorities
if the Nanking Government will allow Feng's forces to be station- ed in their former garrison quar- ters. he (Yen himself) may per suade Feng Yu-hsiang to retire and go abroad.
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Cala, Angola, Yesterday. The ceremonies in connection with the opening of the Benguella Railway which many distinguished people, including Prince Arthur of attended, Connaught,
Luao, Moscow, Yesterday. "There are millions of religious began with the Portuguese Minister believers and only thousands of for the Colonies re-naming the Godless, but we shall uproot reli-town of Cala "Robert Williams" Kion and destroy its influence with in recognition of Sir Robert's sor- the masses" comments the "Pravds" vices in building the railway while in an editorial anent the Congress Lady Williams
Godless at ment for the occasion. of the Society of the
The railway
Lobito runs from Luao, from Maxim Gorky, on the platform. Bay to which 800 delegates are attending.
where the was ovated. Many of the Soviet Belgians will continue the line to Katanga, eventually to link up with the Cape-Cairo line of railway. It will make the ronte from Britain 2,500 miles shorter to Rhodesia and uther centres in Central Africa, where there are copper deposits and fertile uplands suitable for Euro- pean settlement.-Reuter.
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FARM RELIEF
CONTROVERSIAL BILL STILL BEING DISCUSSED
THE OLD LADY"
FORMER BANK SITE SURPRISE
the
LOST FOUNDATION-STONE
The excavations made at Bank of England site have reveal- ed very little-a grievous disap- pointment-but it was confidently expected that the demolition the old buildings would bring to light the foundation stone. The Senate by 46 votes to. 43 has There is evidence that it was in- minchun. General Yen's message rejected the latest Farm Relief deed laid.
A newspaper dated
The proceedings of the Taiyuan and Chengchow conferences are said to be favourable to the Kuo-
THE SENATE'S ATTITUDE-
proval.
Washington, Yesterday,
of
of the
to Nanking is interpreted as his Bill in spite of the fact that it is August 3, 1732. says: decision to side with Feng Yu-known to have the President's ap- 'About one o'clock the Governor,
Sub-Governor, and Beveral hsiang. It is believed that Feng's retirement would count for no
The Senate originally passed the Directors of the Bank came to view their new Building in Threadneedle. thing if his sphere of influence is
Bill containing the Debenture Plan, street to see the first stone laid; and left intact.-Nan Chung Kuo News but the House of Representatives after they had viewed the stone, on Service.
aubsequently rejected the plan and which His Majesty's [King George passed the Bill without it. The IL's] and several names Bill then pasЯed
Another Defection
were en-
Joint Commiteed, the same was cover'd with a
of Lead, and that' with the of both Houses and again 'came up Base of a Pillar. They then gave 20 before the Senate on June 11: Guineas to be distributed among the
Peking. Yesterday. The Kuo Min newa agency (a semi-official Nationalist organisa- tion) states that Sun Liang-chen A majority of the Senate are of workmen."
Mystery surrounds the where. has sent a representative to Cheng- opinion that the Bill to be effective
abouts of the stone, which the ex- chow to consult with Han Fu-chu must include the debenture plan. and Shib Yiu-san in regard to Sun Agricultural leaders are begin-cavations have not solved.
The Bank's house-journal, the Liang-chen turning over from Feng ning to despair of getting through Yu-hsiang (the "Christian Gen- any farm legislation during the pre- Old Lady of Threadneedle-street, eral") to the National Government. sent special session. Reuter's is at a loss to account for its con- tinued concealment, unless it be According to reports from Nan- American Service.
that it was placed beneath one of king. Ho Chien (Governor of Hunan) has wired to Chiang Kai-THE KWANGSI WAR the pillars of the facade shek stating that as Kwangsi campaign is coming to an end he can now spare one division of Hunan troops for use against Feng Yu-hsiang.
"Political Means"
the anti-
PRO-CHIANG FORCES' NEW OBJECTIVE
in Threadneedle-street. These pil- lars are not to be removed in the rebuilding.
Perhaps it is as well, the jour- 'nal remarks, that something should be left beneath the soil of London for posterity to discover.
Canton, Yesterday. The pro-Chiang Kai-shek's forces From Taiyuan comes the report under Brigadier Generals Li Ming-
Another mystery connected with that satisfactory results are attend-shu and Yang Ting-fei are push- ing the conference between Yen ing toward the interior of Kwings the demolition is the finding of a the Pay Hall. Hsi-shan, Tang Seng-chi and Ho with Kweiping, about 200 miles Masonic stone in
It is learned that west of Wuchow, as their objective. This bore the names of the con- for the first building General Fan Shek-sang, whe has tractors another opportunity will be given
Chen-chun.
to Feng Yu-hsiang to hand over accepted the appointment hy Gen- (Thomas Dunn and John Town- his troops to the Central Govern-eral Li Ming-shu as garrison com- ment and go abroad, failing which mander of Wuchow, has already a punitive expedition
launched immediately.
will be arrived in that city to take charge. -Nan Chung Kuo News Service,
TIENTSIN TRAM STRIKE
The authorities are, neverthe- leas, very
anxious to solve the situation by political means. Reuter.
Tientsin, Yesterday.
send) and of Lord Montacute, the Grand Master of the day. It was also marked with an arrow-head, pointing east.
No record of the laying of this stone was made, and it is cop- jectured that it was inserted aur- reptitiously into the building, the Following the presentation of a contractors, perhaps, having, re- of anthrax has been number of extravagant demands, sented the omission of their name discovered at Nazeby, Northants. the employees of the local tram from the foundation-store. 'The affected beast was killed and company struck this afternoon. cremated.
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