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LABOUR'S ATTITUDE TO GANDHI.

"TOO EARLY TO FORM AN OPINION OF THE EFFECTS"

NO ACTION TAKEN.

Rugby, Yesterday.

The Secretary for India was ques tioned regarding the effects of the campaign conducted by Gandhi in India. Capt. Wedgwood Benn re- plied, "As the House Is aware, Gandhi's march has caused a certain amount of excitement in the Bombay Presidency, particularly in diatricia actually traversed, and a small pro- portion of villago headmen have re- signed, temporarily, at any rate. Elsewhere little general interest appears to have been aroused. The main project of Gandhi's campaign is to defeat the Government by breaking the salt laws and has only just been initiated, and it is too early to form any opinion as to the | affects.

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Asked whether any steps had been taken by the Government of India to prevent mass village disobedience, Capt. Benn said that the polley of His Majesty's Government stated by the Viceroy of India in his speech on January 25, and would be pursued as circumstances might de- mand by the Covernment of India. -British Wireless Service.

Jalalpur, Yesterday. Gandhi has prescribed a more rigor- fous diet for his volunteers in order to

prevent dysentery among them.

Dandi, Yesterday.

Two of Gandhi's volunteers were slightly hurt, and one was arrested, in a scuffle with police on the beach at Aat, when volunteers refused to hand over salt.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1930.

TRAFFIC IN GIRLS. PLOT TO OVERTHROW

Chinese Maiden Sold for

$115.

"IGNORANCE" OF LAWSI

YEN HSI-SHAN.

SECRET PACT BETWEEN SHANSI AND HOPEH MILITARISTS.

NIPPED IN THE BUD.

Tientsin, Yesterday.

A Chinese woman named Man Choung was this morning charged for taklog-past, on March 31, in a to the Southern Clique and the Shansi before Mr, A. W. G. H. Grantham Part of the Shansi troops belonging transaction for the transfer of the political party have made a secret pact possession, custody, and control of a with the Hopch militarists to overthrow 13-year-old Chinese girl named Yon Hsi-sban. The plot was discovered

Leung Ling, for a consideration. by Yen, who consequently ordered his Mr. A. E. Hall, who appeared for loyal forces under Fu Too-yi and .LI the defence, said that he had no Sung-ta, who are at the front, to cease alternative but to plead guilty," further advance, and at the same time He said that he had seen the docu- has dismissed his Brigadier General Ho

BRITON'S MURDER.

British Minister to Make Representations.

London, Yesterday, In the House of Commons at qucations time, Mr. Arthur Henderson reviewed the recent events in China and, regard- ing the murder of the Briton, Mr. Erie Seariet at Peltaiho last week, said that the British Minister would make the neces- Aary representations. Mr. Henderson said he was satisd- ed that

practicable every measure had been taken to on- sure protection for British subjects.-Reuter.

ment In the possession of the pro- secution and it was the same as that

A written speech by Gandhi, who is usually produced In Court in such observing his usual Monday silence, has

cases. The accused had asked him been read out saying he is going to Ast

to state in mitigation that, being a to-morrow to collect salt, and exhorting | newcomer. she did not know the the villagers do likewise, clad in loin-laws of Hong Kong. She had had cloths, as they are unable to afford to the girl only since the first of the have their clothes torn. He urges them Chinese moon, and she was prepared not to surrender the salt, even though to return her to her aunt or to the the police break their hands.

Po Leung Kuk.

A Surat nieakage, Baya Manila), innother of Gandhi's sons, has taken over charge of the volunteers led by his brother, Rem Das Gandhi, who was ar rested yesterday.

Bombay, Yesterday. Khandalakar, the President of the Red Flag Union, has been sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment. He was arrested for making a speech in defiance of police orders.--Reuter.

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Chang Hoeuh-liang. Having read the circular telegram issued by Yen Hai-shan, announcing his assumption of office of C.I.C., Genoral Chang Hsueh-liang considers that the peaceful unification of the country Is hopeless.

General Chang called on Generals Wu-Tih-cheng and Feng Pen-jen, Pro- sident. Chiang's representatives, on the 5th, for a conference lasting over 3 hours.

Disposition of Allied Forces.

Shanghai, Yesterday. The present disposition of Yen-Feng's allied forces are found as follows:-

The Shansi troops: three divisions under Sun Cho, Feng Peng-tao and Yang Yiu-feng are advancing to- wards Taiming, Chinchow and Tsin- ing: three divisions under Fu Tso- yi, Li Sang-ta and Wang Ching-kuo towards the Tsin-pu line and Tsinan; and three divisions under Yang Hsueh-au, Chang Hul-chas and Li Fu-ying as general reservo stationed along Pelho and Tientsin to remain on the defensive, to guard against a possible attack on the rear by the North-Eastern troops.

The Keominchun: Lu Chung-lin is stated to have commanded 12 divisions strong, with three divisiona heading for the Ping-hat line, three divisions pushing towards Esuchów, and the remaining centingent to Lan- feng eastward.

President Chlang. President Chiang decided to proceed to Hsuchow on April 7 personally to direct the campaiga against the rebels. Shantung War.

Result of a Raid.

The rebels of Shih Chen-ching under Asked for the facts of the case Wan Taun-taof attacked Chuyes, 30 Mr. R. H. Butters, assistant at the miles west of Shantung berder, on Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, April 5, engaging the National troops|| said that acting on information under Han Fu-chu. given to the Police, the basement of

A portion of the Shanai troops In- 48, Elgin Street was raided by In-vaded on the 5th Linchong and Kotang, spector J. Murphy, of the S.C.A., in the West of Shantung, aiming at Tsinan, synchronising with an attack and a Chinese detective. They by Fu Tao-yi's forces on Yucheng and (Continued at foot of next Column) Liangkow on the Tain-pu line.

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Hauchow, Yesterday. The Kuominchun under Wan Taun- tsot captured Kwoiteh on April 3, which city was, however, recaptured

by the National troops after a counter- attack,

The Kuominchun under Tien Chin-

kai who pressed on Sinyes, 80 miles from Nañyang, were repulsed by the National forces under Yang Fu-chang, after several hours' engagement. Canton News Agency.

Nanking, Yesterday! Marshal Chiang Kai-shek announced this morning that he will go to the front either to-morrow or Wednesday, with the object of reorganising the Government forces. rather than of directing operations against the rebels. His destination will be Hankow or up the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, but it i is indefinite which,

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Nanking, Yesterday.

The Central Executive Committee at a meeting this morning expelled Yen Hal-shan from the Kuomintang- Reuter

found the accused and the girl there. The woman handed over to the In- spector the document produced fa Court, whilst the girl said that she had been brought to Hong Kong by her father nome days previous to the raid and sold to the accused for $115. The deed of sale was made out in the name of the accused's | husband, who was stated to be in

Singapore.

An Aunt Involved? g Replying to a question by the Magistrate, Mr. Butters said that the Information which was given to the Police was that the accused was a trafficker in children, but he had no evidence to substantiate - that. According to the girl's own state- ment she was sold to the accused by | här father, and, Mr. Butters under- an aunt of the girl was also ved in, the transe

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