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ARMS CONFERENCE

AMERICAN SECRETARY DEPARTS FOR HOME

SATISFIED WITH

VISIT

MacDONALD, FIT AND WELL, RETURNS TO LONDON.

Geneva, Yesterday.

Mr. Henry L. Stimson, United States Secre- tary of State, left to-day for Cannes. He embarks for New York on Tuesday.

He said that he was satisfied with his visit and was confident that the Disarmament Conference would be successful.

Mr. Stimson added that his discussions on the Far East problems with the other statesmen inter- ested had been of great value.

Other delegates departing from Geneva were likewise quietly confident of the ultimate success of the Disarmament Conference.

BOMBING

VICTIMS PROGRESS.

ELEVEN KOREANS

ARRESTED.

Shanghai, Yesterday. Eleven Koreans, alleged to have been engaging in anti- Japanese activities and involved in the Hongkew Park outrage, have been arrested and handed over to the Japanese authorities. Further arrests are expected, und it is reported that incriminating| documents have been seized. progressing satisfactorily.

The distinguished invalids are

Mr. Murai, the Japanese Con-

sul-General in Shanghai, made a statement to the Japanese com- munity from his bedside, when he said: "I ardently hope all tremely prudent and will not be Japanese residents will be ex- rashly agitated into any indis- creet deeds."

Japanese Minister to China, who Mrs. Shigemitsu, wife of the is also among the injured, is on

her way to Shanghai from Kobe.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

The Disarmament Conference discussions have

A Korean, Ju Ho Kichi, who been suspended owing to the illness of the French was arrested at Hongkew Park Premier, M. Tardieu. Mr. Stimson stated that he and who admitted throwing the could remain no longer, and is returning to named Lee, alleged head of the bomb, stated that another Korean America. Reuter.

MacDONALD RETURNS.

London, Yesterday.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald arrived at Victórid from Geneva. He was looking well and his general health has been good. To

a Reuter representative, the Premier, referring to Geneva, said: "There is a tremendous amount of work to be done yet, and difficult | problems to be faced, but I helleve it can be done,

Korean Independent

Party, had given him 100 yen to commit the outrage and had supplied him with the two bombs. Reuter,

Friday's Celebration.

The Shanghai Sunday Times of

The conversations which were interrupted by the illness of M. April 22 carried the following ad- Tardieu will be resumed as soon as possible, and I will return to military review at Hongkew Park Geneva to participate in them.

I attach the greatest importance to the Disarmament Confer- ence and will make it an acid test whether the London Naval Treaty: signed by the three Powers, can be made into a general agreement." -Reuter.

YANKEES SUFFER REVERSE.

New York,Yesterday. The following were the results of to-day's Baseball games:—

National League.

Cincinnati Chicago

7 Pittsburgh

1 St. Louis American League Washington 4. New York Cleveland 11 Chicago

4 Detroit

St. Louis

vance programme of the Japanese

at which the now which took place on April 29 and outrage occurred, killing one and famous bomb

wounding four high Japanese officials.

company which was to be formed

Fully 10,000 troops. belonging to under the name of Royal Mail the Japanese Expeditionary Forces Lines Limited, or -some similar in Shanghai will march in review at title. The consideration to be Hongkew Park on April 29, on the paid by the new company for those occasion of the birthday of H.I.M. ships would consist of Ordinary the Emperor of Japan, it was an shares, aud the trustees would hold nounced by the Army headquarters. a specific charge on those shares yesterday afternoon.

in lieu of the floating charge on the

5 ships which was then hold for the Practically all of the troops of

7 First Debenture stockholders' bene- the 9th Division and some of the

1

-Reuter's American Service.

THE RM.S.P. CO.

St.

14th Division, besides the air force,

2 The control of the new company

will participate in the grand would rest with the creditors of the Parade. Military and naval at- 8 existing companies which were taches, as well as diplomatic repre- trnsferring their fleets to the new sentatives in Shanghai, of America, concern, and the trustees would Great Britain, France, Italy, and have a substantial voice in the ap. other Powers will be invited to the pointment of the directors of the Emperor's birthday observance. лож company to be received in This will be the first time in the At a meeting of the holders of exchange for the ships owned by history of Shanghai that the Japan- the Four-and-a-Half

per cent. the Royal Mail Steam Packet Com-ese ruler's birthday will be cele (First) Debenture atock of the pany. The company had given to brated with such a military array. Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, the trustees a specific charge on Major-General Nelji. Okamura one of a series of meetings ordered most of its assets, and the trustees

will be the Commander-in-Chief.

General by the Court, which were held in had, therefore

Yoshinori a very substantial

Shirakawa. London on March 16, to consider measure of control of the assets of Commander-in-Chief of the Expedi- the scheme of arrangement formu- the Royal Mail Steam Packet Comtionary Forces. and his staff will lated by the voting trustees, Sirpany. The scheme also provided inspect the troops during the march William McLintock, was one of the that the court of directors of the past. No naval unit will take part Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in the review and parade, although

speakers.

on the

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He pointed out that the principal should be appointed by its creditors six naval planes will fly. alteration in the organization of and that the trustees would be en- In addition to the military re- the Royal Steam Packet Company titled to appoint a director. Sir view, Japanese school children will which in any way affected them was Frederick Lewis had undertaken to exhibit some mass games the provision whereby the ships become chairman of the new, operat- day. The observance this year will} owned and operated by the Royal ing company if he was requested to be solemn and simple, as compared Mail Steam Packet Company would act by all the creditors interested. to the more gay and colourful be transferred to the new operatingia The scheme was approved. celebrations of past years.

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