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CHINESE SUMMER MADNESS.

STUDENTS MAKE ABSURD DEMANDS AS PRELIMINARY TO NEGOTIATIONS.

PEKING BANKERS' STRONG ATTITUDE.

OFFER TO FINANCE BOYS' STRIKE FÜND.

{THROUGH KRUTKR ́SO AGENCY, ]

SHASONAL, June 8th,

Various Chinese Commereisi and Stud-

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DIPLOMATIC INVESTIGATION,

TEKING, June 8th.

Reports from Nanking indicate that

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CRISIS IN GREECE.

ISLAND OF SAMOS IN REBELS HANDS

KING OF ITALY. SILVER JUBILEE AS RULER DULY

· CELEBRATED.

Arazy, June 7th

of Samos, where insurgents have neized | Government buildings, arrested officials.] released prisoners from the gaels and loot-

all over Italy.

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INDIAN GUARD INJURED. AMERICAN FLOUR BROKER FACES SERIOUS CHARGES. At the Central Magistracy Festa

INDIA 1805-1819.

EXTRACTS FROM AN DEFICER'S DIARY

Ross, Lane 7th

from the diary of an officer who came out This account consists of excerpts taken The twenty-fifth anniversary of the day, before. Mr. 8. B. B. McElderry, to the country in 1903. If his lot did not Trouble has broken out on the Island Italian, King's accession was celebrated Mr. Werschul, a young American four lie in plenaut places at least it enabled him to traverse a great part of the genin- bruker was charged on four counts consula of India, from the Ganges to the Troops were reviewed in Rome this sequent on motor accident on the Farum,

Landing at Muulens, which Their Majestics Repulse Bay Road on Saturday. The the Carnatic and joining his cement in saw parts of morning, after m drave in state to the Quirinal and received charges were: driving without a proper Mainhar, saw ervice in Mysure and ed the contents of the "atate coffers Government oficials, many Deputies and licence, driving whilst in an intoxicated Travancore, after which his fortune Ind him to Bengal, and, a few years after condition, driving in a wanton and reckwards to Bombay, where he took part in The presidents of the Senate and Cham-less manner, and using grievous bodile the destruction of the fastnesses of the

pirates in Kathiawar harm to an Indian guned..

Before proceeding further and as a pu ber-read loyal addresses. - The King made

speech of thanks; and the King and defendant, swerved away from the nineident he reports

The police stated that the car driven by face to his diary, lew us mention an in- Heir Apparent cordially conversed with

amounting to nearly one million drach mac. Whether the movement is pot tical or a mere act of banditry on the

part of two notorious and influential Samian brigands, the Brothers Vandes.

Senators,

eat linións met in the Chinese Chamber the situation there is becoming more] is not yet clear, but it is known that the Signor Mussolini. and several Cabinet rond near the hotel, and careered up the CAPTURING A CLEVER SPY.

of Commerce-lust everring. They passed

Beventeen resolutions, which were handed

serious.

A telegram from Taiyuanfu states that

to the Chinese Uningaten. They include rioters wrecked the local agency of the four simands, which, the strikers consider Asiatic Petroleum Company, smashing. essential as perliminaries to official windows,and tearing down the sign. negotiations.

They are

Firstly: The cancellation of a state of emergency.

Secondly: The withdrawal of the

marines.

Thirdly: The release of the arrested rioters.

Fourthly The restoration of closed schools.

WIDE ASPIRATIONS.

It is understood that Chang Tso Lin

contemplates issuing a circular telegram

Ministers and Deputies.

leaders are demanding the resignation of the Greek government and fresh elections, Though this may be mere camouflage the Government is determined speedily to SPANISH ASSASSINATION PLAN IS defendant drove off with other passengers

crush the outbreak and bas despatched a naval squadron to surround the island pending the arrival. of troops.

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FURTHER DEAILS.

Arms, June 7th.

advising the students to refrain from acta Samos who have arrived at the neighbour. Officials, soldiers and gendarmes from

of violence pending diplomatic investi-ing island of Chios, report that the insur- gents, to the number of 430, were armed gation.

AN ALLEGED PLOT.

WAJ DENIED.TAN

MADRID. June 7th. Their Majesties the King and Queen cf. Spain had ar ovation on their arrival from Barcelona.

BOMB PLOT DEMED.

slope leading to the front of the build

A British Officer, with a mall detach= ment of sepoys, was stationed in a pass fing, and knocked down an Indian guard of the ghants, for the purpose of inter

who was stationed there.

cepting the enemy a burkaris (iespatch. carriers). Among many other travellers, After the accident; it is alleged that

ped. By his own account he was merely a man in the garb of a sillager was stop-

in the car, and was only intercepted at only a cloth round his loins, u blaaket, going to a neighbouring town. He wore Shankiwan, by Inspector Blackman, who which served him, as a sort of a tent, had received a telephone message from being contracted to fit bis head while it.

rorered his shoulders, and a pair of old Repulsa Bay

sandals.

The car, a closed-in Buick, was at the Central Police Station yesterday. The glass of one of the lamps was smashed and the number plate was dented,

Defendant, who was represented by Bir. Turner, was remanded for is week, bail being fixed at $2,000. The Indian sustained a severe fracture of the hip

LONDON, June 7th. The Spanish Embassy in London 'dis- credits the story of the attempt or the Spanish Royal train. It says it is merely part of a campaign to discredit Spain.

[It will be recalled that a bomb had been discovered in a tunnel through which and is likely to remain in hospital for the Royal train was to have passed].

IMMIGRANTS TO JAMAICA.

some

time

P.W.D. DRAUGHTSMAN.

This scanty dress and all other menna of concealment were carefully searched, and þw stick," which he carried with little bells fixed to it, for the purpose of frightening away tigers and elephants on his journey through the forests was broken lest there might be a letter enclosed.

&

Let him pass, said the Officer,

venerable beard, permit the voice of Saheb." replied an old Subedar with experience to penetrafa the ear of under- standing, and suffer me, thy servant, to examine these sandals."

This hint, respectfully offered, was not scornfully rejected. The soles of the almost worn out sandals were cut, and behold a letter in the Persian character, punde up in the form of a small roll, was

The directors of the local Chinese dent Principality unless their demand, CHINESE AND SYRIANS MAY RUIN REFUSES TO BE SEARCHED IN. MAN cured in a proper opening. It contain

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MARTIAL LAW DECLARED.. ATHENS, June 8th.

The declaration of martial law at Sumos, is announced...

COUNTRY.

ed information that led to the surprise. and defeat of the Mahrattns, with the capture of their treasure, camels and ele

banta..

LIFE ABOARD AN INDIAMAN. Life on board an indiaman in those fer off days con not have been as bad 32

Members of the diplomatic delegation with captured rifles. The landing of troops

on Samos is momentarily expected." left for Shanghai this morning by the

A Rome message says it is semi-official blue express," It is stated that they is stated that armed bands from the in- will not sit as a commission nor take "erior took possession of Samos with the Other resolutions reveal wide aspira-formal evidence, hut make independent object of ejecting the Greek officials and tions, including the early cancellation, investigations returning within a few securing a

reduction of taxes.

They of extra-territoriality: that the British days with their report,.

threaten to proclaim, Samos an indepen and Tajines Ministers meanwhile should) apologise to the Chinese Clovernment and Bankers' Association this morning decidej are satisfied..

HING LANE. guarantee no further similar action; thee: Firstly, to telegraph to the Chinese

KINGator (Jamaica), June 7th.

At the Kowloon Magistracy before abolition of the Mixed Court; the ap-banks at Shanghai urging them to sup-

His "Excellency, the Governor, Sir

Chinese pointment of high Chinese officers to the port the students: secondly; to telegraph.

Samuel Wilson, who is proceeding to Eng. Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterday, a land on June 8th on two months' leave of draughtsman of the PW.D. was charged Municipal Police, Chinese representa to public bodies urging them "to pursue tion on the Shanghai Municipal Council the present agitation to the end; thirdly,

absence on medical grocids, will discuss with refusing to be marched by a polies

some chroniclers would expect us to be

ieve, for this officer writes:-No sitna- in accordance with the amounts paid in to furnish 810,000 strike relief funds; The landing of naval units and troops with Mr. Amery, inter lin, the question constable.

The constable said that he acccated the tion can be more lively, and agreeable

than that taxes: payment of damages to the de-fourthly, to advise native banks to re- was well received by the inhabitants of alien immigration which was discussed

a young officer on board an pendents of those killed or injured in train from co-operating financially with Apparently only a small proportion of in the Legislature recently when it was man at 9.30 p.m. at Man Hing Lane on fruliaana, during his passage out. Hope the inhabitants have joined the insurdeclared that Jamaien would be ruined Sunday and told him that he wished to presents to his Southful mind in brigas the strike payment of business losses the foreign banks concerned.

picture. The captain and officers of the unless steps were taken to prevent the search him. Defendant resisted.

ship are generally attentive and gentle- and also the non-passage of a number of

Defendant stated that he grabbed the manly, and a large party of ladies and Samos has been blockaded with a view further immigration of Chinese "and Syr proposed Municipal and trade regula

policeman's hands, and said that he brother passengers sit down every day to to preventing the escape of the insurgentans,

excellent cheer, and exhilamting wines, tions.

wanted to see them before he would at the enddy table, while the evenings ara leaders.

allow the constable to search him. He spent in dancing on the quarter deck, was thereupon assaulted and inter arrest either to an organ or the ship's band. At the same time, the tee-side is occupied by the soldiers and their wives, whose, ún.

trast to the graceful movements on the other quarter. Time ties, and his flight ig unheeded amidst the diversion found în music, hooks, drawing, backgammon, chess and piquet. It is most to be dread ed, in such a situation, that quarrels should arise and disturb the harmony that ought to reign; but fortunately, on this occasion there were so many old officers returning to their regiments, and such proper discipline exercised by the E. Ralph Langley, District Commissioner seniors who commanded the troops un at Sierra Leone, who is in England board, that every aberration from con on leave, has just brought this fact home cord was checked, and the whole kept in to Sir Ronald Ross, Speaking on his proper time.

"TAKING FULL' PRECAUTION.

SHANGHAI, June 6th. Two hundred marines from H.1.J.M.S. Tazete Inadel this morning..

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Two Japanese gun-boats from the Yangtze have left for Shanghai. Four, Inpanese destroyers have arrived, two of which have gone up river to protect for eigners at Yangtze ports.

The student demonstration at Foochow

TROUBLE AT KAIFENG.

KALPENG, June 8th

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gents. ***

The students here have gone out on a sympathetic strike. There is growing in-

The situation at present does not seem tensity against foreigners and the situat all disquietening. tion is most, serious, Pa

CHINESE IN LONDON,

), LONDON, June 7th. A special meeting of the Union of Chinese Associations, held in London, has passed a resolution protesting against the use of armed forces by the inter fering Powers to suppress the strike,

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COTTON CONGRESS. RESULTS OF CONFERENCE AT VIENNA.

VIENNA, June 7th.

At the International Cotton Congress. resolution was passed expressing the

BALLOON RACE. CONTEST FOR GORDON BENNETT TROPHY.

BRUSSELS, June 7th. Crowds witnessed the beginning of the Gordon Bennett balloon race this after- noon, in which there are eighteen cu trants, including British, French, Belgian Spanish and Italian, three each, United States two, and Swiss one.

His Warship discharged defendant sophisticated steps form a ludicrous con- with a caution.

MOSQUITOES AND MALARIA. RESULT OF BRITISH MEDICAL MEASURES.

The greater the man the more rare "They first leave French Picardie, in the ful must he be in the use of words. Mr.

Wat fisco, owing to the Tupan's pre- and shoot down defenceless workers and opinion that the warld's statistical posi-direction of Frazee.

cautionary measures

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SYMPATHY AT Moscow.

students, and recording full support to Chinking. Tsingtao, Kiukiang and the strikers. Hankow are now quiet. While there have been disturbances at Shanghai, the strike situation is unchanged Defence

RIGA. June 7th measures are continuing. Further ar- -Moscow telegrams show that the Soviet rivals of naval men have enabled the is closely and sympathetically watching authorities to lighten the duties of the events in China. The newspapers are volunts.

} publishing,detailed accounts.

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CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO. ~THE FRENCH WITHDRAW FROM TANOAT POINTS.

AVIATION IN GERMANY.

TWENTY-SIX MACHINES COM PLETE FOURTH LAP

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LAWN TENNIS

tion of cotton was such as to warrant an

extension of cotton growing wherever- feasible on a commercial basis, urging the FINALS OF TOURNAMENT AT ST. Governments of all countries where cot-

ton could be produced with advantage to stimulate the development of cotton grow-

by increasing the cultivated area. creating elicient transport, recognising the construction of irrigation and drain- age works such as are being undertaken in the Soudan and India. It added that there are proper means of bringing about an increased supply of cotton, and fevently hoping that all Governments will decide on similar works where it is shown that the cotton crop could he considerably in- creased by means of irrigation.

THE SIRDAR'S MURDER

ALL ACCUSED SENTENCED TO

DEATH.

BERLIN, June 8th Twenty-six machines have completed the fourth lay in the round Germany flight. Thirtyeight, including four babies, started on the fifth and "last PARIS, June 8th,

The flights, so message from Fez states that the circuit of 600 miles. French troops withdrew from various far show that none of the machines points in the Taponat region, after the under horsepower have completed Sirdar have been sentenced to death, ex- destruction of a number of posts walch four circuits Eight under 50 horas had served us lines of communication power have succeeded, among the best be between the French and tribes, who had ing the Udet with n 30 horsepower Siemens engine. Filteen have been suc gons over to the rebels,

ceful among those with a maximum of 190 horsepower.

The enemy concentrations are reported. to be northward of Beni Der Koul

RIFFS INCREASE PRESSURE

FEZ, Juno 8th

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BRITAIN AND FRANCE.

IMPORTANT MEETING HELD AT GENEVA

The Riff pressure is increasing t various points on the front, necesitating the greatest vigilance on the part of the

20 GENEVA, Jung 7th. French command, who are convinced that

Mr. Austen Chamberlain and his party -stakes in the struggle are not only the

Protectorate of Morocco, but the whole have arrived to attend the Council of the

of the North Africa Colonies. Abd al League of Nations, opening on June 6th, Krim has not concealed his intention to raise Mohammedans throughout Africa if the present offensive micceeds.

They lunched this afternoon with A. Briand, with whom they are expected to have important conferences

Carno, June 7th. All those nccused of the murder of the

cept the chauffeur, There was a distres sing scene in Court, some of the prisoners shrieking and having to be removed strug- gling

CLOUD.

ST. CLOUD, June 7th, In the lawn tennis championship finals, Borotra and LaCoste bent Brugnon and Cochet, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 8-3.

In the mixed doubles anals, Mdile. Lenglen and Brugnen bent Mdile. Vlasto and Cochet, 0-2, 62,

Malles. Lenglen arid Vasto beat Misses McKane and Colyer,"6-1, 9-11 6-2-

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FOOTBALL IN AUSTRALIA.

SYDNEY, June 8th. The English soccer team beat New South Wales by four goals to one.

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ETERNAL VIGILANCE.

"AMERICAN, PAYS TRIBUTE TO

BRITISH NAVY.:"

regular theme, the mosquito and ma- HOOGHLY A, CENTURY AGO, Iaria, Sir Ronald Ross was reported as Let us take an excerpt of his views of stating that he had just heard from his the Hooghly and Calcutta and see the daughter, the wife of the principal yast contrast to the present time, when Medical Officer of Health at Sierra science and mechanism have added con Leone, that there was not a mosquito siderably to the amenities of life. Writ there, and no malaria. It was a fine. ing in 1814, he says: The Hooghly, on tribute to the anti-malaria measures of the eastern bank of which the city the Government, but some of the gil Calcutta stands, is the western arm of was taken off the gingerbread. by Mr the Ganges, and the natives call it, a Langley, who declared that such a well as many other rivers, Ganga, being sweeping statement, coming from auch the name of one of the three goddesses on eminent authority as Sir Ronald of waters. She is fabled to have been Ross is liable to give a very wrong brought to light in the same way nearly impression of the conditions. Sierras liners from the brains of Brahma." Leone, according to his may be no In going up this river, the observer, longer the White Man's Grave, but it be be a man of acnability, is strongly mosquitoes and malaria are still there aflected by what he sees. The luxuriance He explains that the lady in question of nature and the grandeur of the scene lives at Hill Station, which is the resi please his eyes, while the custom and dential quarter for Europeans Hill manners of men make his heart bleed. Ha Station is 600 ft. above sta level, and, beholds many anemicinted form being owing to stringent sanitary precautions worn way to the last gasp of lingering spread over a number of grars, there is existence, brought from a long distans po doubt that the mosquito pest has residence la expire near the sacred been partially, though not entirely, cli-stream, the pains of death are often embit. minated in that one small area. In the tered by forcing the maddy water, down "bush," however, where Mr. Langley has his throat; for when the recovery of any has been done to improve conditions, the friends burry him off to the river, in th spent much of his time, hlthough much person is despaired of his immediate

effect so far as mosquitoes and malaria hope that the goddess will restore him are concerned is small Sir, Ronald has miraculously to life it

had

forco

of course, to reply to. bis critic, bin to drink treff they can for and norms to be quite annoyed. He At the same time he views the smoke might have guessed ha anys, that nscending in curling volumes from many had been inaccurately reported; the funeral pile, and the useful stream New Yong, June 7th lady told me that she had not seen may bearing away the remains of those whoóz

manguitors there eince her arrival, a friends could not afford to burn them.'” £10,000. REWARD PAID,

Admiral Plunkett,. addressing the 3rd

few weeks previously--a very different The gun evidently sunset- reunion of the New York University, matte inning of one o'clock as now-adays, for

··Later

Continuing, Sir Ronald ways, I visit he mentions. When the gun had an- The ex-convict, Negur Bhelbawi, the after presenting the University with

ed Freetown nearly a quarter of a cen- nounced the setting of the sur, and the thief agent employed by the secret police 12 inch mortar used by Admiral tury ago en three occasions, and large drame, bugles, and trumpets along the in their investigations and who was large. Füragut in the Civil War as a memori, ly at my own expense, in order to show line performed that fine point of war ly responsible for the success of the police to the students Alumni who died in

the officials my scheme for reducing mos the retreat, we went to mes. enquiry, has received the reward of £10,000 (Egyptian) offered by the Govern-the great wat, lauded Britain's rule of guitoes, practically the same scheme as that subsequently adopted to successfully ment for the apprehension of the mur the waves to which he attributed the by Gaternt Cergas at Panama For dereri-

Avoidance of war in the past, He de this grave crime hayo.frequently been at one time had very bad

A flagellated in the Press since then have become quite attractive. THE SOFIA OUTRAGE.clared that fatere poate lay in the ad- gentlemen such as your correspondentsults of the very

ophan of this standard of eternal vigi We are not familiar with Bierra Leone, bean conducting are plainl

campaign which the SENTENCE ON WOMAN TS

hut we can speak with some knowledge COMMUTED

The death sentence on Madams Nin

01, June 7th Java in connection with the bargh out rage in the Cathedral has heen communt od to light seclusion for life"

Untations

The British Coun1-General, Bir of Malaya, saya the China Repress and in that some of the districts which have Harry Armstrong, representing Site Telegraph, where Bir Ronald Rose's lour enjoyed good health are not the with the mast of Shamrock He vogue for some years. On the planta: the worst districts in the country uxlari Thomas Lipton, presented the Universite antimalaria measures have been in ones which have healthy and con

tented labour forces From adtoe- also made a speech expressing the faith Lions conditions are improving omsider has been eradicated, and the formerly and power of Britam and the United ably and many of the districts which healthy did lots now has very krzn States to establish; world, pedodi Die 2 Wontinued at: foot of nest Column). competitors for labou