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EXPOSED BY

GIGANTIC SHANGHAI SWINDLE

Ten million dollars in damages in the amount Mrs. James Gard- ner Rossman, shove, Pittsburgh, I'D., society woman and retired actress, is secking from the Pull- man Car company, in a suit she has rought in the New York City federal court, asserting she invent- ed the berths on the new Union Preific steamline train. oficials declare the patents have expired.

Pullman Rossman

HULL ENDORSES

STATEMENT OF

ARRESTS IN MOSCOW

EIGHT SOVIET

OFFICIALS FACE

GRAVE CHARGES

Negligence In Duties Of Safeguarding

The State

KIROV MURDER SEQUEL

MOSCOW, TO-DAY..

AS A SEQUEL TO THE MUR-

DER OF THE SOVIET LEAD- ER. M. KIROV, EIGHT SOVIET OFFICIALS, INCLUDING M.. HEDVED, CHIEF OF THE AD MINISTRATION OF THE COM- MISSARIAT OF HOME AF-

Here is Mr. Jackson E, Reynolds, President of the First National Bank of New York, who assertedly

is being considered as the succes sar of Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., as Secretary of the Treasury.

RED WAR IN CHINA

MISSIONARY'S

EXPLANATION

OF SITUATION

KWEILIN FOCAL POINT

Kwangsi Volunteers Check Advance

[From Our Own Correspondent? The first definite news concern- ing the recent Communistic scare at Wuchow, Kwangsi, came through yesterday morning in a letter from Wuchow, dated Friday, November, 30. The letter which was written by one of the missionary residents of Wuchow stated that a tense situa- tion existed in Wuckow last week Jowing to the fact that the Com- munistic hordes, which were evi- dently retreating from Kweilin, broke through the Kwangsi border FINANCE PROBLEM at a place four days travel from

Wachow

FAIRS IN THE LENINGRAD FLANDIN UNDER

REGION, AND HIS ASSIST- ANT, M. FOMIN, HAVE BEEN İREMOVED FROM THEIR

POSTS AND SENT FOR TRIAL) BY THE COMMISSARIAT OF HOME AFFAIRS.

They are charged with "negli-

gence in their duties of safe-

AMBASSADOR guarding the State and the se-

INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION

BINGHAM'S "SPADE-WORK"

curity of Leningrad.”

Thirty-nine "White Guards" who were arrested recently in the Lenin- grad region, and 82 arrested in the

J

FIRE IN FRENCH

CHAMBER DEBATE

DISCUSSED

DEFLATION ADVOCATED

As a precautionary measure, missionaries were forbidden to' leave Wuchow. for the purpose of travelling inland, and British Paris, To-daygunboat and an American gun- Moscow.region on a charge of ore There can be no works mistake boat were dispatched to Wuchow. gaulsing terroristic acts against for France at present than to ask Directions for evacuation were officials of the Soviet, are being Great Britain and the United States the commanders of, the gunboats, sent to the mission compounds by Washington, To-day.

of the Supreme Court of the So-rency." examined by the Military Collegium to negotiate on stabilisation of cur-land in this way adequate provi- The United States Secretary of viets.

declared M. Martin,sion was made for the protection State, Mr. William Cordell Hall, Among the crowds who paid last French Finance Minister, in the of foreign residents in Wuchow. commenting on the statement made respects to M. Kirov as he lay in coure of a heated debate on the was still standing by, but it had On Friday the British gunboat in "The Observer" on Sunday by state at the Uritiaki Palace, were Finance Bill in the Chamber of De-not been necessary to order the

puties, yesterday.

missionaries to evacuate.

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30,000 schoolchildren, all of whom

the United States Ambassador to swore at the coffin side to grow up London, Mr. Robert W. Bingham, exemplary followers of Lenin.- yesterday declared that the United Reater. States seeks whole hearted and practical co-operation with

many nations, in order to sweep aside the obstructions in the path of in- ternational finance and trade.

Others might act concurrently with the United States in their own independent way.

Mr. Hull interpreted Mr. Bing- ham's words as "verbal spade- work to uproot the spirit of ex- treme isolation and nationalism which had wrecked the world's economic affairs in the last few years,"

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AMERICAN TRAGEDY CASE

Edwards Sentenced To Electric Chair

Wilkes Barre, To-day. Robert Edwards, the 23-year-

old murderer. of Freda Mc

Kechnie, his sweetheart, who was expecting a child, has been sentenced to death by the electric chair-Reuter

Edwards was found guilty of the crime on October 6 after the jury

PUBLIC WORKS had deliberated for 12 hours. The

PROGRAMME

widespread

4

FRENCH POLICE

A portrait of Dr. San Fo, who arrived here from Shanghai yes- terday, seen at the Ssa Te exhibition at Gloucester Building some: months ago. The photograph was taken by Mr. C. W. Chang A.R.P.S.

THE SAAR

INCREASED TONNAGE BERNSTEIN LINE SEEKING

German Shipping Magnate To Bid For Red Star Liners

Berlin, To-day, 'Herr Arnold Bernstein, head of the Arnold Bernstein Line, ́Hamburg, has left for New York to negotiate for the purchase of. the Red Star liners, Pennland (16,300 tons) and Westernland. (16,500 tons).

A Paris message states that

The ex-Minister of Finance, M.; Reynaud, supported by the So- cialists, advocated deflation, com 3 TYPHOONS. MENACE is reliably learned that if he paring prices in France.

Britain and

The Premier, M. Flandin, en-

PHILIPPINES

buys the Pennland and Western- land, Herr 'Bernstein will modernise and fit them up as

PLEBISCITE

LEAGUE COUNCIL

MAKING FINAL

PREPARATIONS

Mine Compensation Problem

AGREEMENT SEEN

London, To-day.

INVOLVING $1,000,000

GAMBLING HOUSE

ESTABLISHMENT IN FRENCH CONCESSION

POLICE JOIN GANG THEN MAKE RAID

ADVANTAGE TAKEN OF CONSUL GENERAL'S LEAVE

Shanghai, To-day. The most audacious swindle in the history of Shanghai, involving $1,- 000,000, was exposed this morning by the French police. It is purported to. have been based on the possibility of obtaining permission from the French authorities, by the impending furlough

of

M. Meyrier, the

French Consul-General, for gambling houses in the French Concession.

The plot was revealed by a ruse of the French police, members of which joined in with the gang as interested parties willing to find the huge sum necessary for the undertaking.

When everything was ready, a raid was staged at the meeting place and resulted in the appre hension of eight swindlers, one of Captain Anthony Eden. Lord whom declared that M. Meyrier's Privy Seal, who will be the prin- successor would be authorised by cipal British delegate at the spe- the French Government to open cial meeting of the League of five gambling houses in the Con- Nations Council meeting to con- cession on condition that they sider matters in connection with turn in $45,000 monthly to cover the Saar Plebiscite in January, expenses. left Croydon by afr yesterday This statement is officially de-

deavoured to prove that France One Less Than 300 Miles one-class trans-Atlantic liners, evening for Paris, where he will nied. — Reuter.

would gain nothing by devaluing the franc and that the burden of adjust prices would fall, on salari-j ed men

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ROSSLYN PARK HOLD

DARK BLUES

Northampton Beat Cardiff Fifteen

case, which aroused

London, To-day. interest, became known as the In a friendly rugby fixture yes- "American Tragedy" trial on ac-terday, Rosslyn Park and Oxford New Recommendation count of its remarkable similarity University drew with 11 points each.

To Roosevelt

SPECIAL. TO CHINA MATI

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to the plot of Theodore Dreiaer's famous novel of the same name.

By-Telegraph, Copyright, Teleora LONDON

phia Messages Ordinance, 1304, K ceived December 6, 2,64 a.m.)

Warm Springs, Fla., To-day. The United States Secretary of│· Interior, Mr. Harold L Ickes, has recommended to President Roose- velt, a general Public Works pro- gramme until private industry shoulders the recovery burden,

ear-

He said that the U.S.$3,300,000 for Public Works had been marked for other things than con- etruction.".

"You cannot expect a sum like that to do the job we planned for it," he stated. -United Press, per S. E. Levy and Company.

A.AA. PLANNING FOR LARGER CROPS

New York, To-day. The Agri- cultural Adjustment Administra- tion is reported to be planning for Larger crops in most commodities: United Press, per S. E. Levy and Company.

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SHANGHAI MAIL SERVICE Chinese Compromise Sought

London, To-day.

The Conservative Member for Whitehaven, Cumberland, Mr. W. Nurin, in the House of Commons yesterday drew at- tention to the fact that malls from Shanghai were not de- spatched via Siberia, and there fore took over a week longer than the mails from London to Shanghai.

He suggested negotiations with the Chinese Government

In another fixture, Northampton beat Cardiff by 11 points to 3 Reuter.

NEW BRIGHTON WIN

Third Replay Against Southport in Cup

London, To-day, After two replays New Brighton beat Southport by 2 goals to 1 on the Everton ground yesterday to quality to meet York in the Second Round of the F. A. Cup on Satur- day at York. Reuter

LOCAL WEDDING ANNOUNCED

From Manila

The Manila Observatory reports that several typhoons or cyclones

have formed and are nearing the

Philippine Islands.

At 3.56 p.m. yesterday the first

typhoon was reported to be in about 123 Long. east and 18 Lat. north; |moving north-west in the direction" of Luzon, while a second cyclone was reported in 118 Long. east and 11 Lat. north, travelling in an un- İknown direction.

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WEATHER FORECAST

and will probably run them un- der the British flag.-Reuter,

NO NEW MONEY

BEFORE MARCH

Effect Of The New Financing Scheme

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

Washington, To-day.

Join the night express Geneva.

for

The Plebiscite will be held next

month in accordance with the Mar-

WORK RELIEF POLICY

IN AMERICA

MORE COSTLY THAN

seilles Treaty under which its date was fixed at the termination of the period of 15 years from the coming into force of the Treaty. All persons of both sexes over 20 years old who were resident In the Saar territory at the date of the signature of the Treaty will have the right to vote on three questions!

The new financing, plur US to be suggested by the Plebiscite; $745,035,824 at present in the namely "The maintenance of the Treasury, will give the Govern-existing regime, union with France, ment U. S. 31,645,033,824 to fin- or union with Germany." ance itself until March outside. of

(Continued on page 9.). The anticyclone is stationary the expected heavy tax collections. and has increased in intensity, The Under-Secretary

of pressure remaining highest over Treasury. Mr. Coolidge, said that the lower Yangtse valley. The no additional new money would be typhoon has recurved, and its före March 15. He also said that

the

The Agreement

Rome, To-day.

HOME RELIEF

RETARDING RECOVERY Chase National Bank Chairman's Warning

ECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phio Messages Ordinance, 1893, Be ceived December 4, 3,20 am)

San Francisco, To-day.

In a speech to the Common- wealth Club, yesterday, the chair man of the Chase National Bank,` position is uncertain; it is pro- there will not be any special ef France will receive royalties on coal work relief polley on the grounds By the Saar mines agreement. contination of the Government's Mr. Aldrich, warned against the bably situated about 300 miles forts to sell bonds to small invos from the two Warndt mines for five that it is more costly than home east of N. Luzon moving north-tors.

east.

and worth about 45,000,000 franca.

is situated in the China sen to the 000,000 is involved in the new Germany will work the coal and llef in the hands of professions!

A typhoon, or depression, The fact that lean U.S.$1,000, years, estimated at 11,000,000 tons relief. north of Palawan; its direction is financing has caused observers to pay the royalties to the French welfare workers, thus eliminating He advocated the placing of re unknown. The local forecast, as believe that the Government pre Treasury, but it is understood that Issued by the Royal Observatory this paring for more economy at the coal, will belong to Germany.

politics. morning, was north winds, strong; ed Press, per S. E. Levy and Com-

fine..

pany.

American Financial Statement

Washington, To-day Expenditures for the five months The United States Treasury has of the current fiscal year amounted announced that Government expen- ditures for November amounted to to U.S.52 3,093, as compared

The forthcoming marriage U.S.$688,607,912, of which nearly with U.S.$1,908,696,977 in the cor-

nounced of Geoffrey Clifford Mou 1863

The Peak and

with a view to a compromisetrie, Bank Assistant of similar to that reached in the case of Peiping and Mukden

The Postmaster-General, Sir

H. Kingsley Wood, undertook to consider the matter Ben- ter.

chill, of No. 2 Peak Mana Churchill le

Kong Ladies

while Mr.

member of the C

two thirds was emergency

pared with October and ITS $499,420,221

Reuter

Heavy Government

ULM ON SURVEY rowing generated fears regarding

FLIGHT

Australian Airman's

New Venture

Oakland, Cal., To-day. The Australian airman, Mr. C. TP Ulm, has hopped off on a survey light to Aus tralian, accompanied by a co- pilot Mr. G. M. Littlejohn, and a navigator, Mr. J. L Skilling Reuter

tures; he Bald tended to business activity, but vast bor currency's future, causing private enterprise to hesitate to under take new ventures.

Continued on: Page 12) CONTINUED BUSINESS RECOVERY SEEN

New York,To-day-The N& tional City Bank of New York has reported that a continued business recovery is predicted with moder ste expansion-United Press, ver 8, E. Levy and Company.