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WILES OF A WOMAN

SMUGGLER.

Opium Concealed in False Sides of Box.

FINED $30,000.

LORD IRWIN.

TRIBUTE TO GREAT WORK IN INDIA.

COURAGE AND FAITH.

Rugby, Saturday. In connection with Lord 1rwin's return to-day the Times, in a lead- ing article pays a high tribute to his work as Viceroy.

It says that he has laboured in-. cessantly to break down two great The very clever concealment of obstacles to peace and prosperity about 300 taels of illicit opium in in India violent Jissensions

was among

Indians themselves and a specially, constructed box mentioned in the Central Palice their

sus- common deep-seated Court this morning, when Apicion of British good faith. Chinese woman was charged be- ! By his own force of character fore Mr. W. Schofield with unlaw- he has succeeded in winning the ful possessioon of the drug without a permit from H.E. the Governor.

dients

confidence of all reasonable ele in every quarter of that Appearing for the defendant, rast assemblage of communities. Mr. F. X. d'Almada, junior, saldis reputation is as high with his that he was pleading guilty but colleagues in the administration. would like to place a few facts for with the Princes, and with the his Worship's consideration. His Europeans, na with the various leaders of British Indian politics. client was paid by a boat woman. to carry luggage from place to place. He understood that she had an aged mother to support, and also that on this occasion she was paid $2 to carry the box to a board- ing house, and under the circum-cause he has compelled Mr. Gandhi

to recognise his sincerity. he was entirely in stances

Hin work Magistrate's hands.

as a single Viceroy can never be completed. But at last India knows now the bronu outlines of progress which is open to herself; she is capable of mak-.

the

Recent events would suggest that his Indian friends have brought to an end, in his memory, that wave of anti-British agita. tion, which has subsided just be-

self-

NO AGREEMENT EXTRALITY.

ON

British Demand Not Acceptable.

CHINA OBDURATE.

Shanghai, Yesterday. Reporting on the latest deve- lopments in the extrality negotin- tions before the Legislative Yuan, the Foreign Minister, Mr. C.. T. Wang, stated yesterday that it would be difficult to come to an agreement with France and Japan,

Mr. Wang added that the Bri-

tish demand for the retention of consular jurisdiction within fifty of certain Treaty Porta, and a similar American demand for a

waived three out of her four original points, but insisted on the main- tenance of Consular jurisdiction at Shanghai, Tientsin, Hankow, and Canton. China had refused to yield, and Sino-British extrality negotiations had broken down. There was no hope of a resump- tion at present.

ten-mile radius, was unacceptable

Britain has by China.

Chiang's Position. Sir Miles Lampson is expected to leave for Peking shortly watch the development of the struggle between the Kuomintang lenders. Marshal Chiang Kai-

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"Very Clever." Revenue Officer Ward. who pro- secuted, said that the box, which was produced in Court, had no locking it and placing immediate and and was fastened with screws at absolute limitations upon the back. In taking the Bcrews government which her own inter out, one got to the apium, which ests, no less than ours, demand. was concealed in false sides. He Lord Irwin has not solved the In-shek, who is accused by his op- described the box as a "very clover dian problem, but he has pointed ponents of aiming at the Presi- Government and dominating the one" and went on to say that the the way by which courage and dency, setting up a Constitutional woman came down from Macao, faith and patience like his own and was arrested on the Wing Lok will solve it in the end-Britiah Kuomintang, has so far remained supreme. He has been greatly Wharf, after disembarking from

strengthened by the advent of the a.s. Sui Tai.

Marshal Chang Hsueh-lang at Nanking last week.

Welcome Home.

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London, Yesterday. Lord Irwin, who has just cam- His Worship remarked that the opium was valued at $3,480, and pleted a term na Viceroy of India, Imposed a fine of $30,000 with the had a triumphant welcome home, alternative of one year's hard when he arrived Victoria labour. He directed that the box Station accompanied by his wife with all its contents be confiscated. I to-day. There was a great galaxy on the special platform, while huge crowds besieged the precincts of the station, anxious to join in the hearty greetings.

Another Concealment.

of raw

In another case, a Chinese man pleaded guilty to the unlawful possession of 120 taels apium.

Revenue Officer Ward said that the defendant was arrested at 6 o'clock yesterday morning walking along Connaught Road Central The oplum was toed all over his body, and there were rubber straps on defendant's legs.

R. O. Ward explained that the opium was done up so tightly that defendant would not be noticeable In a crowd, but he was alone when caught.

Defendant said that he was promised $5 to carry the drug to a house in Wing Lok Street,

of

Mr. Schofield Imposed a fine

one $14,000 with the option of year's jail with hard labour.

MADEIRA REVOLT.

REBELS SURRENDER TO GOVERNMENT TROOPS.

POSITIONS CAPTURED.

Lisbon, Saturday.

It is officially stated that the rebels in Madeira have surren- dered unconditionally to the Gov- ernment forces.

Linea Bombed. Just prior to the receipt of the message from Madeira, the rebels had surrendered.

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His Majesty the King was presented by Lord Dunmore, and others present included membera of the Cabinet, Mr. Stanley Bald- win, the Archbishop bury, Sir John Simon, Lord Read- ing and a number of prominent Indians in native dress.

of Cantor-

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First greetings were offered by Lord Irwin's sons, and in the crowds that pushed to congratulate him, he must have shaken hands of at least 500 people.

The President of the Chlef of the. Punjab'Association placed a garland of daffodils around the retiring Viceroy's neck, and loud cheering broke out as he set out from the station, where the deter- ! mined effort of a small group of boo-ers was casily drowned.

Lord Irwin is to leave for York shire on May 4 to see his 92-year- old father, Lord Halifax.

Interviewed by Reuter at the station, Lard Irwin said that although the situation in India was much better than it was, nobody should supppose that there were not great difficulties to be overcome, but there was no reason why they should not be surmount- ed.

H.M. the King has approved the appointment of the ex-Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin, as-a Knight of the Garter-Reuter.

C.E.R. RAILWAY.

RUSSIA MAY SELL IT TO CHINA.

message from the Minister of Marine stated that the troops were advancing on Machico and had captured some positions

Tokyo, Yesterday, dominating the town. Warships A Harbin message to the Rengo are bombing the rebels' gun news

states that M. positions and aeroplanes, are Melinikov; the Soviet Consul, haa bombing their lines.--Reuter. left for Moscow following the

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Marshal Chiang appears to be out-manoeuvring his opponents by sewing discord at Canton and tact- fully compromising with dis- gruntled political leaders at Nan- king, where the Peoples' Confer- ence will meet on May 6, accord- ing to schedule.

Among other things, it is ex- pected that the Congress will de- clare a unilateral abrogation of extrality-Router.

GENERAL ELECTION?

WILL BE FOUGHT SOONER THAN EXPECTED.

CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE.

Rugby, Saturday. Recent speeches by the Prime Minister and other members of the Government are interpreted by the Manchester Guardian as indicat ing the possibilities of the next General Election being fought on a constitutional fasue.

It la pointed out that resentment at the treatment of a certain Gov. ernment Bill by the House of Lords hus been put in the fore- front of the Prime Minister's by- election messages; and In speech last night he emphasised that the House of Lords must be subjected to the will of the people.

Д

The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, at the samo meeting, also declared that the House of Lords must be dealt with; and Mr. Wedgwood Benn, Secretary for India, announced at the meeting his views on the same Issue-British Wireless Service.

vice-chairman of the C.E.R. direc- torate, Emshanov's, departure for MOSCOW.

It is believed the Soviet-Chinese negotiations are making such rapid progress that the Soviet Govern- ment is prepared to sell the Chin- eso Eastern Railway to China. Reuter, de

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