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SIGNING OF OPTIONAL CLAUSE

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Geneva, Yesterday. Senator Dan Durand, speaking at the Assembly of the League of Nations to-day, announced on be- half of the Canadian Government that the Dominion of Canada would adhere to the optional clause dur- ing the present assembly.

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REDS ARRESTED

DEMONSTRATION IN JAPAN

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Tokyo, To-day. About ninety alleged Radicala were arrested last night while as- sembling preparatory to demon- strating before the Chinese Lega- tion in connection with the C.E.R. issue.

CHINA A PEACEFUL NATION

DR. WU CHEERED

NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SINO- RUSSIAN CONFLICT

CHINESE DELEGATE'S SPEECH

Geneva, Yesterday.

In the debate at the assembly According to reports the arrest on the report of the League's ed men intended to advise the work. Dr. C.. C. Wu, first Chinese Chinese Minister to urge the Nan- delegate, said that China was a king Government to return the most powerful and peace-loving Railway to the Soviet immediate-ination, and would cordially ly. but the Police 'were forewarn- operate in the work of disarma ed and were able to frustrate the ment.

Mr. Stanley Bruce, the Aus-plans of the would-be demonstra- tralian Premier, Informed Press tors-Reuter. representatives that Australia's signatue to the optional clause would be with a reserva- tion which it Was at present undesirable to discuss.

Geneva, Later.

Mr. Arthur Henderson, inter- viewed by Reuter, said that the actual resumption of Anglo Soviet relations was not possible until a report had been made to

Parliament. The British Govern

ment desired to re-establish rela- tians as soon as possible. "The in- vitation to the Soviet to send a re- presentative to London to discuss. the most expeditious procedure still stands," he added. Mr. Ramsay Mae- Donald and M. Briand conferr led on whether the time had not Farrived for considering the pro- posals for bringing the League Covenant into line with the Kellogg Pact, which forbids recourse to war as an instrument of national policy. The matter will be discussed with the other Powers shortly.

Australian Opinion

Canberra. Yesterday. The Australian Premier, Mr. Bruce. speaking the House

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that the signature of the Domin- ions' representatives to the optional clause would be subject to reservations which are now being discussed at Geneva, and Parlia- ment would have an opportunity to debate the matter before ratifica- zion.

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Friedrichshafen, Yesterday, The "Graf Zeppelin" landed here at 8.50 a.m.

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not be accommodated in hotels waited all night long. Deafening cheers greeted the dirigible's entry into the hangar, which was smothered with Bowers and foliage and adorned with the flags of all nations. The dirigible was visited by the President of Wurtemberg and the Burgomaster of Friedrich- shafen, who made speeches glori- lying the achievements of the air- ship-Reuter.

[The "Graf Zeppelin" left take hurst for Friedrichshafen at 7.18 on Sunday morning. The complete world trip occupied only a few hours over 21 days, of which less than 12 days was actual flying time, a new record for round the world travel.]

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USED A CHOPPER

ATTACK ON A MARRIED COUPLE

HINT OF REVENGE

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He paid a warm tribute to Mr. MacDonald's speech, and asked why clause 19. of the Covenant (providing that revision of Treaties is no longer applicable) was not applied.

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Speaking of disarmament, he said that China has learned in the past that a peaceful nation which did not protect itself

Li Puk was sentenced by Mr. T. S. against aggression did not get Whyte-Smith in the Kowloon peace. but invited further aggres- Magistracy

this morning to four, months hard labour.

He has been ill in the Victoria Prison's Hospital, for over twa weeks, and to-day he faced the Ma-

sion.

Dr. Wu's speech was cheered. With reference to a report that Sino-Russian negotiations were

being probably

transferred. to Geneva, the Chinese delegation, JY680858885569900886 | Interviewed by Reuter, know ab- 3olutely nothing, on the subject Degrees

and regard the report as most im- Temperature. 10 am.. to.

probable. The same view was ex- day

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pressed by a representative of the Temperature, 4. p.m..

Tass Agency, who is only a Rus- yesterday

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sian semi-official agent in Geneva. Humidity, 10 a.m.. ነሱ

Dr. C. C. Wu referring to the day

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Sino-Russian conflict declared that although China claimed she was, 69

not responsible for the dispute. all means she prepared to use which the Kellogg Pact provided to secure a peaceful settlement----- Reuter.

Humidity, 4 p.m., yes.

terday

SEJO*SGOCE❀UBSYSED** gistrate, on charges of assaulting and causing bodily harm, with a chopper, to a man and his wife at 70 Wai Ching Street, in Shamshui-

po.

Accused entered a plea of "guilty."

MISSING PLANE

AERIAL SEARCH OVER ARIZONA

MECHANIC'S ESCAPE

Detective Inspector C. P. Fallon told the grim story to the Magic- trate of how in the early morning of August 19 the complainants and

Los Angeles, To-day. inmates of the house were aroused

An unprecedented aerial search is by a shout from the wife to her husbeing organised over the wild and band on seeing the accused in the ragged country of New Mexico and She clung on to her husband's neck, air transport "City of San Fran Arizona for the trans-Continental

cubicle with a chopper in his hand.

and the the intruder inflicted

was a savage

one, and it

was thought that it was made on ac count of the husband sending the accused away because ship hawking was not very good.

wounds on the woman's head, and cisco," which disappeared in a terrific starm yesterday, near deep cuts and gashes on the man's back and shoulders. The assault Grants, New Mexico, with a crew of three and five passengers, A score of rescuing planes are carry- ing parcels and provisions for the marooned persons if they are found.) Another air mystery was cleared The husband was sent to the up by the discovery of the body of while the wife was an inmate of the President of the Transport Com- Kowloon Hospital for ten days, Major J. P. Wood, the wealthy Kwong Wah Hospital for two days. pany, near the Needles, California.

SALARIES COMMISSION

It is officially stated that the adoption of the Salaries Commis- will involve a Bum of

sion

Wood and his mechanic had been missing since September, 1. The latter escaped by parachute and spent 24 hours in the desert. He was found alive.-Reuter.

All Dead

New York. Yesterday. $1,300.000 per year additional to The "City of San Francisco" has the sums voted for salaries in the found wrecked near Gallup, in Estimates for 1930. A system of New Mexico. All on board were high cost of living allowances will dead. The machine apparently be Introduced, this being of a team-was struck by lightning.-Reuter's

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London, Yesterday, The Postmaster General an- nounces that. arrangements have been "made: For the accept- ance of late correspondence for the Indian air mail on and from Sept. 7 at the Hay- market post office until Sept. 25 or Saturday morning. Only unregis- tered articles will be accepted, and no special charge will be made. be- yond the ordinary postage and air fees at present made by the new service-Reuter.

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ONLY ONE MACHINE ARRIVES 'AT SHANGHAI

Shanghai, Yesterday, Only one of the seven aero- planer from Canton arrived at Hungjao aerodrome this after- noon.

} One is reported to be missing near Ningpo, while the others are believed to be still at Amoy Reuter,

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