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It broke out on the slopes of Mount Wilson and up to the pre! sent has caused one death, while scores of people have been over- come and 30 houses, a sanatorium and the scenic railway on thei mountain have been destroyed.

One of the oldest and loyalest of Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler's

movement after the World War and who was until now the Regional Lea- der of Magdeburg Arünk, ex- Captain Wilhelm Friedrich Lne- per, died yesterday morning

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Loeper's death has caused a gap in the ranks of the leaders of the National-Socialist move- ment, one that will be painfully felt at the present juncture.— Trans-Ocean Service.

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JAPANESE FRIENDLY DURING NEGOTIATIONS

From Our Own Correspondent}

Canton, To-day- Settlement of the Swatow affair is based on the principle that the special agricultural tax is a legal obligation on the part of all merchants, according to The the Union News Service. rice detained by the Kityang County Government was only released after the tax had been paid.

The rice and beans in question belong to Chinese merchants, who bought them from Japanese imė-

Although payment had! porters. not then been made to the sellers, title of the goods passed to the buyers upon delivery. The Japan- The local authorities have ap

ese contention that the products pealed to San Francisco for assist- ance and a number of fire-fighting China has decided to send bas- belonged to the importers experts have been rushed to the ketball, soccer and Chinese box-untenable. spot to combat the flames which.ing teams to next year's Berlin sider fanned by a 50-mile-an-hour gale Games, according to Mr. John settled is steadily eating into the fashion-Ma, chief track judge of the Chinese sovereign rights. able district of Altadena-Reiter. Sixth National Athletic Meeting,

FARMERS' REVOLT

SPREADS

Other Districts Now

Involved

SAID TO BE DIRECTED BY

LEADER IN HIDING ·

Peiping, To-day.

Peiping. To-day-

WAS

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that the case has been with a due respect for

Although the cruiser Tatsuta

who arrived here yesterday morn-and seven other destroyers were from Shanghai Mr. Ma, who then in Swatow, Rear-Admiral S. is Director of Physical Educa- Shimomura was friendly through- tion at the National Tsinghus out the negotiations, the same University, said that the names agency said.

of the players will shortly be announced.

The South-west authorities, it was stated to-day, have no special Arriving with Mr. Ma on the policy towards Japan but insist same train this morning were the on respect for Chinese sovereign. North-eastern delegates who took rights and equality in all transac part in the recent National Meet.tions with foreign countries.

The Peiping athletic delega":

tion, headed by Mr. Li Chou, ar-

rived here by train at 3.55 pan

The disturbance which started yesterday. Central News Agency

at Hsiangho two days ago, under

the pretext of protesting against! the imposition of the surtax on

land. has spread to Wuching and.

POSITION IN MEMEL TERRITORY IMPROVES

Changping, according to informa- London, To-day. The Foreign tion received here from authorita-Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare, in tive sources.

replying to a question in the

STAVISKY ECHO

Police Inspector Bonny Gaoled And Fined

AID TO BLACKMAILERS

~CHINA MAILTM SPECIAL

Paris, To-day. The turbulent farmers at House of Commons yesterday,

Police Inspector Bonny, whose Hsiangho made a forced entry said that he was glad to say the name has been frequently men- with the into the city on Tuesday afternoon position in Memel Territory had tioned in connection and elected their ring-leader. Abgreatly improved.

notorious Stavisky scandal and Hou-tsai, a member of the local ment would continue to keep a the mysterious death of Judge sentry, as provisional magistrate careful watch. on the situation Prince at the beginning of last Magistrate Chao Hsi-liang and his there-British Wireless Service year, was yesterday condemned,

subordinate officials all fled from Hsiangho when the farmers enter-

ed the city. The rioters are now

in complete contol of the city.

The Govern

Hsiangho Quiet Under

-Local Police

Peiping, To-day.

under "the Official Secrets Act." to six months" imprisonment and

fined 5,500 francs.

Bonny was charged with steal- A similar disturbance has broken

ing from the Police archives the out at Wuching and Changping

photograph of a wealthy pro- under the instigation of Pai

prietress of a gaming club, Miss Concerning the disturbances in Cotillon, against whom a convic- Chien-wu and Shih Yu-shan. Pai the districts bordering the demition had been recorded in her is said to be in hiding at Dairen.litarised zone, information which from where he has been directing

was received last evening stated the activities of his followers, who that the disturbance is likely are now distributed in the dis-spread to Sanho, a city near tricts bordering the demilitarised Hsiangho. As the local police several million franes out of their

zone.

INVESTIGATION ORDERED

and military at Sanho have been keeping close surveillance over

youth

This photograph Bonny handed over to the-blackmailers, who utilised it in order to squeeze

victim-Trans-Ocean Service.

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General Shang Chen, Chairman the turbulent farmers, the situa- LORD STANHOPE PESSIMISTIC of the Hopei Provincial Governtion is unlikely to develop to ser- ment, has sent a representative toious dimensions. Hsiangho to make an investiga-

With reference to the situation tion into the situation now existat Hsianghu,

it was understood Lord Stanhope proceeded to ar- ing there.

that order in the city was being gue from that position the advis Captain Chang Chen-yu and Liwell maintained by the local po ability of holding an immediate Yun-shen, of the Special Felice, lice. In the outskirts of the city, election in Great Britain to arrived here yesterday morning however, more farmers had sure that the country should have

the demilitarised zone, to gathered in the villages and their strongly-established Govern

the problems submit a report to General Shang numbers were growing rapidly toment to deal with

the conditions prevailing in menacing proportions.

that had to be settled. The au their garrison areas, following thorities are now taking steps to

LORD LOTHIAN HORRIFIED the Hsiangho incident. Central disperse them.

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for six, or twelve months," he .Berlin, To-day. Two more depreciated, bonds of German asked, "doing nothing but inflict Catholic priests were sentenced Catholic organisations.

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