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FOOCHOW CITY FORTS BEGIN SHELLING COMMUNIST POSITIONS LEG THEORY TENSION FANNED STRIKE GOVERNMENT REINFORCEMENTS

INCREASE IN

AUSTRIAN ARMY

NOW NECESSARY

ITALIAN FASCIST LEADERS AGREE.

NEW ANGLE TO UNCONFIRMED RUMOUR

London, To-day.

In connection with the rumour, unconfirmed, that Allled so far Little Entente clrules have been asked to allow an increase in the Austrian Army, and that London, Rome, and Paris have not objected, the Rome correspondent of the Daily Herald states that the Aus- trian

Prince Vice-Chancellor, Starhemberg, and the Italian Fascist leaders yesterday agreed that an increase was necessary to enable Austria to defend her. in- dependence. Reuter.

TELEGRAPHIC

PRINCE VON STARHEMBERG

GOERING HURT

WIRES CUT BY CAR CRASH INTO

CORK RIOTERS

MANY AREAS LEFT ISOLATED,

OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE DESTRUTED IN DURIAN-

Cork, To-day. Telegraph and telephone wires in many parts of the Irish Free State were cut by dnknown peo- ple yesterday. As a result, many areas were temporarily isolated until Post Office engineers effect. ed repairs.

LORRY

HITLER'S VISIT.

"WHERE'S VOCE? TENSION

REVERBERATES

NOTTINGHAM

BOWLER DOES NOT

TAKE FIELD.

CROWD DOUBT OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

Voce's Injured Shins.

AVOIDANCE OF

BLOODSHED

ALUMINIUM PLANTS CLOSED DOWN:

SPECIAL FOCHINA MAN. Cty Telegraph, Gowright, Telegra Date Afannuges Ordnance: 1896, Re- ceived August. 15, 720 am) BUT

London, To-day. NEW KENNINGTON, TO-DAY.

THE A strained almosphere prevailed

PLANTS OF THE ALUMINIUM COMPANY OF at. Nottingham yesterday, the AMERICA SHUT DOWN COM- crowd

FOLLOWING ES. THE continually shouting PLETELY,

STRIKE, IN ORDER TO AVOID THE "Where's Voce" when they saw POSSIBILITY OF CONDITIONS that he was not playing,

ARISING WHICH IGHT RESULT The Notts Club issued a state-IN BLOODSHED.

It is said that he plants are ment to the effect that Voce was

IN

Amid the glare of the fiery cross, 350 recrults are shown' be ing faltiated into the hooded Ku Klux Klan, at its first Oklahom rally in 'asveral years. A cordon of state officers dispatched by Governor William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray watched the conclave to enforce statutes "prohibiting all masked persons from appear- ing in Oklahoma."

SUN FO'S MISSION FAILS

suffering from injured shins, but ready to resume a soon as the JAPANESE ADMITS INTENTION OPPOSED BY a section of the crowd imagined workers are ready to return. OF BLOWING HIMSELF UP

.com-

Voce's absence due to the Aus- Minneapolis,to-by-A tralian protest following Satur mittee of 100, reprsenting the day's leg-theory bowling, and hooted vigorously.

The scene broke out anew when Darling, bowling at the commencemeryt of Nott's e- cond innings, overpitched the ball.

(Continued on Page 8). Results, as cabled by Reuter, were: Australia: 287 200 100 10

109 but del E Grimmett 4 for.70)

Voce & Tu

and 128 for 9.

SECRET BUYING OF WORLD SILVER

***Berlin, To-day. General Hermann Goering, many's "Man of the Mo ment," was badly injured yesterday evening at Badai- bling, Bavaria. when his motor-ear, which he was driv- ing, crashed into a lorry and was completely smashed. General Goering sustained serious) Burning petrol-soaked rags were thrown into a letter box in Dublin bruises on his back, and was badly yesterday, where official correspondent about the face and knees. After ence is usually posted, Hundreds treatment at the hospital at Rosem-phic of letters were destroyed. Reuter. heim, he was sent to his home at ceived

An earlier report stated that trouble over unpold and annuities cause near Obersalzberg, where he was visited riots in County Cork yesterday.

One farmer was killed, seven wound ed and 23 injured when the policy charged and fired on several thousand farmers who adopted a threatening at titude, as a protest against the sale of cattle belonging to a farmer who had not paid his land, annuities.

CANTON BUSINESS TAX BOGEY

Foreign Firms Under New Decree. CONSULATES NOTIFIED

[From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, To-day.

A semi-official statement an- nounced last night that the Canton Municipal Government has notified the Consulates in Shameen that foreign firms doing business in the British and French concessions are liable to pay business tax to the Kwangtung provincial authorities. Although the foreign firms were

notified in early June to pay this

by the Reich Leader and Chancellor, Herr Adolf Hitler, at 1 o'clock this morning-Reuter.

tax, no collection has yet been pos alble. The foreigners are main taining

A wait-and-see policy. The Canton Municipal Govern- ment,

is reported, takes the view that if the tax is collect ed firat at Canton including Sha (Continued on Page 18)

it

U.S. NAVY TENDERS

Bids Open For 24 Warships

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X-RAY TEST SATISFACTORY

Berlin, 'Later. Before leaving for his home, General Goering was X-rayed at Rosenheim.

striking truck driver, Festerday Had Six Hand Grenades To End defeated a compromis peace pro-

His Financial Difficulties posal which the employers draft- ed-United Preas, pe 8 E. Levy and' Company.

New York, to-day) The textile industry "unionists he referred the strike to the Resontion Com mittee.

the. Code to provide week to fecrease the. minimum pay,United Press, per 8. Ery and Company, Washing to-day. The decre tary of hour, Miss Frances Perkins verday said that while

she was oncerned

about the

strikes, was not alarmed. She

PRO-JAPANESE

COMBINATION

MEETS ROOSEVELT AT HONOLULU.

Shanghai, To-day, A Japanese, M. Goto, loaded with six hand grenaden, who con- feited, his intention of blowing himself up due to financial diff- culties, was arrested on Monday at, the entrance to Hongkow Park.

gunemaloged "and an ex- ¡From Our Own Correspondent)

KIDNAPPING IN CANADA Three-Fingered Abe"

On War Path.

"NO POSSIBILITY OF A ..... BALANCED BUDGET”

BIG COUNTER ATTACK

NEW FORCES

RUSHED INTO

FRONT LINE.

"FOOCHOW WILL BE HELD"

FIERCE FIGHTING AROUND CITY WALLS

Nanking, To-day. The situation at Foo-

chow is easier with the arrival of Government reinforcements, compris ing the 49th Division, Fierce fighting is going on around the walls of Foochow, while the forts within the city are open- ing with heavy gunfire, shelling the Communist position,

Chinese warships are: Canton, To-day guarding the city, lying Jadala, where he met President The Government « re- Franklin D. Roosevelt was for the inforcement were imme give active support to Mr. Saa's front lines in a vigorous purpose of urging the latter to diately rushed into the pro-League of Nations clique in counter-attack against order to change the present pro the Communists. The

U.S. Stabilisation Fund aid that ere were fewer in pro 60-YEAR-OLD BREWER HELD Japanese policy of the Nanking Government authorities

Use Foreseen,

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August 15, 11.34 m.)

Washington, To-day.

It is learned that the United

sider taking over the estimat- States Treasury will soon cons Med 60,000,000 ounces of silver held in the stabilisation fund for further expanding money.

It is believed that it would be,

portion the number of employees than dur past business revivala and theajority had not been settled.

DLOCK BEACHED

Minneapolis, Later. The tiations for settlement of the ti drivers' strike are dead- The employers have an- locke noun that they will not make ther concessions to the wor demands.United Press, Levy and Company.

any

per

FOR $150,000

London, Ontario. To-day. The clutching hand of kid- nappers is extending from America to Canada. One of the wealthiest brewers in the country, 60-year-old Mr. John La Batt, was kidnapped yesterday when motoring be tween London and Sarnia.

A note signed by "Three-

It is stated that the taken at a cost of approximately FEDE MONETARY Fingered Abe was delivered

Glass 45 cents per ounce. It is expect results were satisfactory, splinters were extracted from his ed that the fund would ́ permit knees and face, and he was band-secret purchases of world silver in order to buy cheaply. United uged.-Reuter.

Press, per S. E. Levy and Company.

MARIE DRESSLER ESTATE.

Valued At $310,000.

Los Angeles, To-day. The estate of the famous film star, Mias Marle Dressler, who dled recently, has been valued at U.S.$310,000. A London re- lative and her two negro per- sonal servants benefit largely under the will-Reuter.

ISLAND LANDSLIDE REPORTED. Magazine Gap Road Blocked.

A portion of Magazine Gap Road, just above May Road, was blocked this morning as the result of a hea landslide, which occurred during the night, following yesterday's heav rainstorms.

WEATHER FORECAST

UNIT

ator Thomas Sees World Adoption.'

2-HOUR MONETARY ROBABLY GOLD OUNCE

CONFERENCE.

President Discusses MrManages Ordinance 1881, Es

Black's Resignation.

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at his home demanding Can.. $150,000 ransom within 24 hours-Reuter.

National Government, according to

an intelligence report received are confident that the here yesterday by a high govern- Government troops will ment official.

This report, which was circulat Communists and hold be able to repulse the

ed to the vernacular Press and

Naval Authorities Minimise Report.

all news-gathering associations, Foochow Reuter. was that Mr. Sun's mission was not successful, apparently owing to the strong position of the pro Japanese group headed by Mr. the Executive Yuan, and Mr. Wang Ching-wel, President of Huang Fu, President of the Fek- ing Political Counell

"There is no possibility of a balanced budget in the Na tional Government for the present fiscal year, added BUSINESS FALLS The Central Political Conn- the intelligence report. IN AMERICA Government May Give

Artificial Filip.

COST OF LIVING WILL EISE

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

New York, To-day. Most business Indexes are de clining, leading to the belief that

cil is said to have gone over the budget and claims to have a surplus of 377,700, based on the receipts from the salt gabelle, the con solidated taxes, and custom revenue,

HANSEN "But these taxes Have shrunk considerably. Military expensen have used up $820,000,000, while internal loans have reached $260,000,000. These sums re present 70 per cent of the ex-

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Telegraph, Copyright; Telegra.

August 15, 11.44 (63) "20) |_ Chicago, To-day. astor? "Thomas, of Oklahoma, By Telegraph, Copyright; Telepay pointed out that the phic Messages Ordinance, 1894 llity of the world selling the carted August 16, 11.34 cm)d Staten gold at high prices Washington, To-day then repudiating it as an Mr. Eugene R. Black, Governational monetary unit was the Administration will stimulate penditure Therefore there is by artificial means, unless there is very little left for construction of the Federal Reserve Botted unlikel Mr. George L. Harrison, forecasted that all nations any natural revival and productive work.

Favourable market factors yes The report concluded by Bay ernor of the New York Fed add to their silver metallic

and Press, and would introduce, a fixed terday were: The rally in Uniteding that the new tarif Reserve Bank, Roosevelt held & two-hour etary unit, probably an ounce states Government bonds, which is in favour of Japanese ference yesterday, which, gold, by which all currency

attributed principally› to institu- has even aroused the understood, was devoted tuld be measured United Press, anal, buying that business of the Klangau and eral monetary topics. 8. E. Lavy and Company.

erchants who are It is rumoured that th cussed Mr. Black's resign LOUIS BEALE FOR

General Chief of the United Press. per: S. E. 17 Company

ENGLAND.

CROP CONTROL CONTIN TO HELP GRAIN PR

Official Visit At End Of Month.

failures have d against 200 last year that dancing total against $186,688,880 $74,520,650

to 209, 849

$161,249,800,

June

NRY

PARSO

POCK

PICKEN

REORGANISATION

No

information

regarding

the reported fighting at Foochow had been received by the Naval authorities In Hong Kong up till 11 am to-day, yesterday's re porta declaring that the situation was quiet.

It is believed that the main body of the Communist forces in retreating towards Tenping, while a small body of marau....... dera, which was stated to have s harassed villages near the city on the night of August 7, is said to have been driven back to Lien- kong

DEL OIL FIELD DRYING UP,

Royal Dutch Co. To Tap New Guinea."

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Batavia, To-day,

Batavia report wells at Balik Fapan, the Du East