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IN

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GREEK INSURRECTIONARY MOVEMENT SPREADS TO MACEDONIA

ith

ATTACK ON

RECODONTA

BRITISH ACE'S

PREPARATIONS

AT DAYTONA

Out To Break Record

Not Car"

YESTERDAY'S TRIAL RUN

Daytona, To-day.

Sir Malcolm Campbell, the world famous British speed ace, will at- tack his own world land speed re- cord of 272.1 m.p.h. in his newly designed Bluebird car in the very near future.

He stated yesterday, before his trial spin, that the track was in a better condition than on Saturday, but Lady Campbell declared that the beach was considerably worse. -Reuter.

London, To-day-Sir Malcolm Campbell informed Reuter's cor- respondent that the beach on Saturday has impossible for a re- cord, being too rough.

to

I was losing speed due wheel-spin and my goggles slip- ped down over my nose," he asid. "I could hardly breathe."

AWAITING PERFECT CONDITIONS He said he would wait till the

beach... was perfect before"at-

tempting a record:

The Improved "Bluebird,”? șa. which Sir Malcolm Campbell hopes establish a new world. land

to

speed mark of 300 m.p.h., covering A measured nelle in each direction: in 12 seconds.

BRITON SHOT

Shanghai Incident

GOVERNMENT TROOPS DESPATCHED

COUNTRY SUPPORTING.

PRESENT REGIME

REBEL DESTROYERS BOMBED

+1

Athens, To-day. Rebel forces in eastern Macedonia are report- ed to be retiring before the Government troops. This is the first indication that any disturb- ances have occurred in Macedonia,"

It is officially announced that the mobilisa- tion and despatch of troops to Macedonia is pro- ceeding rapidly. The Government claims to have received enthusiastic offers of support from all

over the country.

Government aeroplanes attacked two mutinous destroyers while they were sailing past the island of Gythera, but the res sults of the attack are as yet unknown. Reuter.

AIR SUICIDE Bank Manager's Son Copies Dubois Sisters

CANADA

FIRST CASE

Toronto, To-day.

The first intimation of trouble. was a cable stating that nilitary supporters of General Plastiras, now living in exile, had revolted at the arsenal at Salamis, but that the Government had sup- pressed the revolutionaries and had full control of the situation, Later cables, however, showed that the situation was more seri-l ous than was at first reported:1

Canada's first air suicide, re- M. Venizelos, an ex-Prime Minis- calling the case of the Dubois sister, was also said to be behind the

I want to break the record, not Jealousy Aroused Overtors occurred, when J. C. Grant, more t

the car," he said.

Sir

Malcolm Campbell's run

Bouthward over the mile yesterday

sveraged 270 miles 478 yards an hour, and the time 18.31 seconds,

seconds.

··

Dancing Girl

aged 22; the son of a Bank manager climbed from an aeroplane cockp!i 1,500 feet over an airport near Toronto, simiiingly waved his hand in farewell towards the pilot, and dumped to his death.

Previously Grant had handed the

pilot a note absolving him from a

Shanghai, To-day. Able Seaman Kirkland, of His compared with his record of 278 Majesty's loop Grimsby was shot miles 666 yards an hour and 18.16 and seriously wounded by Sergeant

Bonsard of the French Colonial In-blame.. Sir Malcolm Campbell made no fantry yesterday after leaving a further run yesterday, having de-French Concession cabaret. cided not to make the northward Kirkland was shot in the head!

His kilometre speed was 269.509, and taken to hospital.

trip.

NO NORTHERN TRIP

time 8.30 seconds, compared with Leading Seaman Baldwin, who

his record of 279.468 and 8.18 accompanied Kirkland, chased his

aeconds.

240

assailant who was arrested by the His five milles' speed was miles 146 yards per hour, time 64.96

police, one of whom knocked the seconds and five kilometres 256.706, pistol from the hand of Bonsard. time 48,57 seconds, which are un-Jealousy over a dancing girl is der. his previous. records-Reuter. understood to be the cause of the

shooting-Reuter.

CANTON BANS

This spectacular suicide In Eng-| land is believed to have given others the idea of ending their life in the same way-Reyter.

(Continued on Page 12)

TIENTSIN-PUKOW: RAILWAY

Candidate For Vacant Managerial Post

Nanking,"

Mr. Yu Fal-ping, Vice-Minister of Communications, who headed the

MONEY-SAVING CANTON-HANKOW Military Communications Investi

ASSOCIATIONS Considered As Mere Gambling Concerns

FOREIGN CONCERNS INVOLVED

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, Yesterday,

RAILWAY

Double Tracking Of Southern Section

Canton, Feb. 28. The Canton-Hankow Railway Ad- ministration for the Bouthern Sec- tion is negotiating a loan of $2,000,-

(Continued on Page 12) CAPITAL IN STATE

OF SEIZE

Lunatics And Liberals Held Responsible For Revolution

Athens, Later. The capital is virtually in state of siege, following the suspension of several articles of the constitution and a strict censorship prevails.

Lunatics and Liberals are responsible for, the rebellion, declares an official proclama t'on-Reuter.

REDUCTION IN CAPITAL

Green Island Cement Company Application Granted

Completing a five-months serial tour of "the world, Richard Wilson (fort) and Dr. Richard YLight, Yale Instructor, land at Miami and head for New Haven and work. The amateur "dlers crossed the Atlantic by way of Newfoundland, Greenland and Ice Inn. They few around Europe and Asia to the Philippines. From Manila they travelled by ship to Vancouver and then by air, vin Central Amèrica," to Florida.

SIAM'S FUTURE UNCERTAIN

Left-Wing Politicians Meet With Failure

"TIMES" REVIEWS SITUATION

RED REMNANTS

GIVING TROUBLE

IN N. KWEICHOW

Desperate Drives To Capture Tsunyi

OTHER DETACHMENTS CROSS KAN RIVER

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, Yesterday. The Kwelchow provincial troops are attempting to defend Tsunyi In Northern Kwalchow, which is being attacked by 60,000 Communists under the command of the notorious Lin Plao, according to a report received here today from, General· Wang Chia-lich, Chairman of the Kwelchow Provincial Government.

General Wang added that his troops are preparing to recapture Tungtsu, and Sungkan, which have heen occupied by the Communist riff-raff since February 26. The Rede are making desperate drives to capture Taunyi, said General Wang, but if they are unsuccessful they will turn to Chingan, which is North-east of Taunyi. Eastern Kwelchow and Western Hunan are the objectives of the Communists. CANTON TROOPS IN KWANGSI

US TREASURY

OFFERS TWO BIG

CONVERSIONS ordered by the Central authorities

For the time being the Kwang tung troops in Kwangsi will not. proceed to Kweichow, having been

Driving Investments Into Commercial Channels

LOWEST INTEREST RATES WITHIN MEMORY

to halt the expedition. It was said. that General Li Chung-jen, head of the Kwangsi provincial forces, will pay a visit to Kwelyang after inspecting the Kwangsi-Kweichów bordern, but this plan, it is report ed, has been called off.

Communiat detachmenta-in Southern Klangat under Yip Kim- ying have crossed the Kan River in order to escape to Kweichow, their former headquarters being

London, To-day. The King of Siam's reasoned explanation of his action and the issues on which he disagreed with the Government and their maintenance of legislation intro- The Treasury announce twe big located at Hingkwok and Yutuh. duced to meet the emergency of conversion offers at interest rates Nanking forces and the Kwangtung the military revolt in 1988, all

Washington, T To-day

suggest that the political situa. which are the lowest within mem- provincial forces in Southern tion in Siam is far from stable ory, with a view to saving the Klangal have orders to prevent the and the future of the country un-Government money and directing General Yu. Han-mou, command- Communists from fleeing Westward. certain, declares "The Times" in investments into commercial chan- ing officer of the Kwangtung a leading article to-day.

The attempts of the left-wing nels through lowering Federal in- troops in Southern Klangal, will politicians to cross the gulf be terest rates.

réturn to his headquarters in Tayu

RED SUPPRESSION

IN SHENSI

Central Government Takes Action

tween hereditary autocracy and The Treasury offer the holders this afternoon or to-morrow morn constitutional monarchy in one of $1,850,000,000 fourth Libertying in view of Red "activity there." jump have clearly failed.". 44 per cent. bonds, maturing on gation Mission abroad, and who re-

Unfortunately. It says, they April 15, new bonds bearing 2% turned to China at the end of last

responsible parliamentary gov-turing in 1980, with the Trea- were carrying the future of the per cent, payable biannually, ma- month, is being prominently men. toned for the post of Managing

ernment and the prestige of the sury option to redeem them in Director of the Tientsin-Pukow

Royal House when they took 1955, n Rallway in succession to the late A successful application was their leap and the future may The second offer is of five-year Mr. Chiu Wel, who recently died at brought before His Honour the prove disastrous to both Reu- 1% per cent. notes in exchange Hangchow-Chekiai Agency.

Chief Justice, Mr. A, D. A. Įter.

for $528,000,000 Treasury 21 Macgregor, in the Supreme Court

per cent. notes matural on March 15. Router t this morning by the Green Island Cement Company, for the reduction of the company's capital from 86,000,000, divided into 800,000

JAPANESE TRAINING SQUADRON

The Central Authorities have 000 from the Bank of China for the DUE HÊRE TO-MORROW decided to proscribe savings asso-double-tracking of the Section.

..

The Administration has dispatch-

EMPRESS OF JAPAN'S BROTHER PASSES

Tokyo, to-day. The death is an- nomiya, elder brother of the Em- press, from cerebral haemorrhagë, at the age of 84-Reuter.

clations with monthly or periodical

The Japanese training squa- shares of $7.50 each, to $1,954,940,nounced of Marquis Kunihisa Kunt- drawings, as such proceedings are ed an official to Nanking to petition dron, comprising the Yakumo and divided into 781,976 shares of $2.50 considered as tantamount to the Ministry of Railways for apthe Asama, is due here to-morrow each. gambling.

proval of the plan-Choklal Agency, morning, est trad Foreign "savings associatione"

BSPAN=(Continued on Pane 12) ̧. affected by this ruling are the International Savings. Society and the Franco-Chinese Savings Society, The latter concern, besides con- ducting "monthly drawings," undertakes the remitting of funds for clients and lending out money On good security. If necessary,

this concern will suspend its de- posit department, but will continue

its other banking business,

HANKOW'S NEW JOURNAL

Hankow

A new daily newspaper, The Kwang Pao (The Great Light), made its appearance here

day. The paper consists of four pages and its coverage d

nation wide in scope, Agency}]

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RESHUFFLING

OF MINISTRY

OF INTERIOR

Mr. Kan Nai-kwong Still In Charge

Hankow, To-day. A letter from Mr. Stockley, Bet- tish Vice-Consulat Slan, dated March 2 states that everything possible is being done to supréms the Reds in Shenel by the direct order of the Central Government.

All the British missionaries are

safe, except the Frencham's, who, were seen together in the Commu- according to unconfirmed reports,

niste hands,

Mr. Frencham is since alleged

AWAITING = GENERAL. HUANG'S to have been killed.—Reuter,

APPOINTMENT

Nanking, Feb, 26..

WEATHER FORECAST

moderate anticyclone cover

A reshuffing of the Ministry Chins, it has increased, alightly fil

of Interior took place to-day fatenalty and is extending south-

essre-Tao, Lu-chten and ppointed

Polit

ward. The depression has deept ed and is moving slowly eastward:

Is now situated to the Hokkaido.

D-day, as

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