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Paris. Yesterday. HE. Count D. de Martel, Envoye Extraordinaire et Minister Plenipotentiaire at Peking, has been named a First-Class Pleni- potentiary.

M. Yves Louis Napoleon de Courthial, Consul at Singapore, has been appointed Consul at Port Snid.

M. Eudreau, First Dragoman at Bombay, is to take charge of the French Consulate at Singapore.

M. Chalant, First Dragoman at Bangkok, is to take charge of the Consulate at Bombay,

M. J. Meyrier, Consul-General at Shanghai, has been named for the Consulate at Tientsin.

M. Levi, Consul at Tientsin, has been named Assistant Consul at Shanghai-Havas.

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THE "TOBACCO KING'S" BIG ESTATE

£2,000,000 FOR TREASURY

London, Saturday. The Treasury get £2,000,000 from death duties on the estate of Mr. Bernhard Baron, which according to his solicitors will amount to £5,000,000, of which £1,000,000 will go to charities-one-fifth Jewish and four-fifths to Christian and undenominational causes. The money will be distributed twenty years.

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the will directs that ล small Union Jack and the Stars ard Stripes be placed with the ashes, which will be buried beside those of Mrs. Baron in the obelisk at the Liberal Jewish Synagogue at Willesden.- Reuter.

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Washington, Saturday. The Graf Zeppelin has establish- ed direct wireless communication with the United States.

She at 7.05 p.m. (Washington time) was 90 miles to the South of Pico in the Azores.Reuter's American Service.

A Long Struggle

London, Saturday." The "Graf Zeppelin," after, &. long struggle against adverse winds, is ΠΟΥ in mid-Atlantic. Conditions are improving, but it is calculated she will not reach Lakehurst before Monday-Reuter. A Change

New York, Yesterday.

The Naval Air Station at Lake- hurst received notice at 12.45 that the "Graf Zeppelin" was heading towards Cape May, Philadelphia, owing to adverse weather.

Another Change

Later. The "Zeppelin" has decided not to make for Philadelphia in view of the unfavourable winds there, and is now heading for Lakehurst. The conditions have improved...

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Yu Tsok-pak, General Li Ming-shui, and General Yeung Ting-fai, the leaders at the moment in Kwangsi who, like Li Chai-sum, are natives of Kwangsi. They were at various times in close association with Li Chai-sum and the latter's political colleagues.

Latterly the "new Kwangsi-ites" supported Chiang Kai-shek against Li Chai-sum and, hence, are in office. Having been appointed they are commonly stated to have

POLITICAL EVENTS given displeasure. And there is.

LI CHAI-SUM'S “PARTIAL RELEASE”

NOT FREE AGENT YET

[From a Political Correspondent.] Li Chai-sum has been "released." Marshal Li, as he then was, held the post of Commander-in-Chief in Kwangtung and Kwangsi and was¦

always a possibility that they may be reconciled to Li Chal-sam.

Having nothing more in common than a feeling of opposition to- wards Chiang Kai-shok (who main- tains his ascendancy by virtue of pleading that all must obey in the

hitherto at bitter enmity have been interest of unity), political groupå.

"getting together."-

Virulent Radicals For instance, there has been talk

"REDS" IN SHAMEEN Chairman of the Canton branch of of the Radicals returning from

TWO RUSSIANS AND A CHINESE

CANTON CITY "TOO HOT"

Two foreigners, believed to Russians, and a Chinese who are be suspected to have secreted them selves in Shamsen (comprising the British and French Concessions in Canton) are being sought by the Police of more than one city.

On Friday, detectives of the Canton Public Peace Department co-operated with the British police of Shameen (on the invitation of the Concession authorities) in à close search for these threa suspects, but the fugitives had flown

Close Watch Kept

the Central Political Council. Until he handed over to General exile. This very virulent band of Chan Ming-shu (the present incum-politicians is headed by Mr. Wang bent) he was also Chairman of the Ching-wai and Mr. Chan Kung- Kwangtung Provincial Govern-pok, who have been described as ex- ment. When the quarrel with the tremists, pinks, pro-Communists Chal-sum was in Nanking attending Saigon, or on his way there from National Government broke out, Li and even Reds.

Mr. Wang is believed to be in a conference and he was placed by Marshal Chiang Kai-shek (Fresi-Europe waiting for the opportunity dent of the State Council) under to return. Mr. Chan, however, was detention in a house but not in actually in Hong Kong not so many days ago and is now living quietly health resort near Nanking. strict custody--in Tongshan the

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Chi Kai-shek is known ta Leaves Tongshan According to a cable received have approved of the action taken by Li Chai-bum's friends, the by General Chang Hsueh-liang in order for his release (sanctioned Manchuria, General Chang seized recently) has been partly carried the Chinese Eastern Railway and a quarrel with out. That is, he has been allow-thereby provoked

Russia. This "incident""" suits ed to leave Tongshan and to go.

Chiang Kai-shek's book in that pub- into Nanking.

They are suspected of having In Nanking, however, he was in and political attention is taken a leading part in the distri formed that Marshal Chiang desir. 'diverted, at least temporarily, to bution of Communist literature in Shameen on August 1, in additioned him to remain for a while. In wards "showing a common front to being prominent members of the other words, Li Chai-sum is not the enemy, instead of being con- Red organisation in Kwangtung, longer a prisoner officially, but bened in the narrowing channel of whose appearances in the limelight is not a free agent yet. The "de hostility towards him. are so very rare gree" of arrest has been modified "Chinese Lindbergh"

General Cheung Wai-tseung, who Police opinion is that Canton but Li Chai-sum is not even on. city was found to be too "hot" for parole. Med made the first cross-country fight aven a temporary stay, hence the The motive behind Marshal in China, arrived in Hong Kong on preference for Shameen. The trio Chiang Kai-shek's decision to re-riday from Nanking (via Shang- were traced to addresses which strain Li Chai-sum's movements hai) and left on Saturday night for were visited by strong detachments dovetails with developments down of armed offcera but nothing trans south pired. Police agents in neighbour Ing ports have been asked, however, to keep a close watch

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