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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18th, 1927.

NORTHERNERS BOMBARDING NANKING.

GENERAL DUNCAN TAKES ACTION ON |

BEING DEFIED AT SHANGHAI.

SEQUEL TO A BRISTOL BIPLANE INCIDENT

AT KIANGWAN.

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NANKING LEADERS DESIRE CHIẢNG KAI SHEK'S RETURN.

BRITISH SUBJECTS EVACUATE NANKING.

NO RESPONSE YET MADE TO HANKOW'S INVITATION.

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That the Northern troops are still progressing on the Yangtze is evident by the news to hand that Pukow has again fallen into their hands, and that they are now bombarding Nanking on the "ather side of the river.

British subjects have been evacuated at Nanking and placed on two British warships.

Meanwhile, the Nanking leaders, have been conferring, and have apparently unanimsadly decided to request Chiang Kai Shek to return to the fold.

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No news is to hand as to what action the Moderates" of Hankow have taken, but it is reported that the invitation to Nan king military leaders to proceed to Hankow has, so far, been ignored.

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It is not without signi@cance "that the Russian General Galen," who has long been a colleague of Borodin in China, is again in Hankow. The much-needed holiday, of which he recently spoke, has been of very short duration. It should surprise no-one if the wily Boredio himself should suddenly appear io Hankow or Kiu- kiang shortly.

NORTHERNERS SUCCESS

ON THE YANGTSZE.

(THROUGH AIUTER'S AGENCY.}

XANKING, August 17th. The Northernera captured Pukow this morning and are bombarding Nanking this afternoon. British gubjects were evacuated and taken aboard H.M.S.S: Wiven and Wood tark, which are at present lying alongside the International Import and Export Companies' premises on the south bank of the Yangtaze.

GENERAL GALEN'S

HOLIDAY.

BACK AGAIN IN HANKOW.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

HANKOW, August 17th. It is revealed from authentic sources that General Galen acte ally travelled north on the 9th inst., but returned to Hankow on the 11th owing to railway interruption

NANKING LEADERS

CONFER......

SHANGHAI, August 17th. On the 13th inst, the Nanking leaders called an important con- ference at Nanking. Among those who were present wege Ho, Ying Yam, Li Chung Jen and several others.

General Li Leh Chun, who pre- sided, said it was impossible to see the work of the revolution fail when on the point of success, as it was apparently doing by the sudden resignation of Marshal Chiang Kai Shek. The functioning of the Man king Government should be kept on and, at the same time, an appeal must be made to the populace to support the reinstatement of Mar. ahal Chiang and some others in cluding Hu Han Min and Wu Chei Fei.

strain.

WILL FENG FOLLOW CHIANG?

SEQUEL TO CHINESE DEFIANCE AT SHANGHAI.

[THOUGH BUTIK'S AGENCY.}

SHANGHAI, August 17th. A Bristol biplane yesterday Ter ing made a forced landing at Kiang- wan Racecourse, outside" the Inter national Settlement. An unarmed British relief. party was sent out and brought in the engine and fuselage, but the Chinese military authorities received orders not to release the wings..

The request of the British Con sul-General to the Chinese Commis- sioner of Foreign Affairs, to take the necessary steps to secure the return of the wings, met with categorical refusal on the part of the Commissioner.

General Duncan thereupon re quested the Consul General to in form the Commissioner that, if the necessary instructions for the sur- render of the wings were not issued by 11 o'clock this morning, he would take such action as he considered appropriate.

THE PACIFIC RACE. THE SACCO AND

US. PROHIBITION TRAGEDY.

ONE PLANE CRASHES: THREE START.

ALLEGED "MOONSHINERS " SHOOT THREE MEN.

[EBUTER'S AMERICAN SERVİCE.)

Logan, West Ya, August 17th.

E. D. Hensley, State prohibition officer, hin ход and another individual were shot dead from an ambush in Island Creek, were they had been camping.

TWO BIG PRIZES,

(REDILA'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

VANZETTI AFFAIR.

RECURRENCE OF THE

FERMENT,

BOMBS. AND THREATS,

Boston, August 17th.

THE DAIL.

NON-CONFIDENCE MOTION

DEFEATED.

**GENIAL JOHN JINKS

DISAPPEARANCE.

(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.] The full beach of the Massachu- setts Supreme Court, which was

Dualın, August" 18th." Oakland, August 18th. crammed to capacity and heavily! In the Dail, the Labourite mem- Seven monoplanes and

one guarded, considered the arguments ber, Mr. Johnson, moved a motion biplane have started on a non-stop for another Sacco-Vanzetti trial. of non-confidence in the Govern- race to Honolulu, competing for a

The Beach will probably take ment, following the action fore- frat prize of G. 825,000 and a second several days to decide.

shadowed on the decision by the prize of G.810,000 offered by Mr.

Ordinarily, arguments before the De Valera party to enter the Dail, Dole, who is a pineapple merchant,

Supreme Court are limited to one thus leaving the Government in a One machine crashed at the

hour, but Sacco-Vanzett: a counsel

possibly minority. start, but the occupants were not was told that he might take as long injured.

As he wanted. Competitors Start.

Bombs.

LATER.

The murdered officer's 'brother Dave, who escaped during the melee and walked 14 miles here, said the camp WAS visited by several.. men who warned them to leave be fore noon. The warning was dis Only three machines have actu- regarded. About midday rifes slly left on the race to Honolulu cracked in the surrounding woods The others failed to start or else and the three victims were instant-returned owing to engine trouble. ly shot in the head.

The sheriff und 40 officers are searching for fve suspected men. The police are of opinion that the murders were committed by "Moon Instructions were not issued, and shiners," namely, distillers of General Duncan thereupon ordered illicit whisky, who have been very that the posts on the Shanghai active in the neighbourhood. Al Hangchow-Ningpo Railway, beld by though in many respecta peace- British troops during the troubles able, god-fearing, hospitable men, early in the year, should be re- they regard prohibition officers al- occupied as after 9 o'clock this most afternoon and that at 4 o'clock the terminated." railway line should be cut at the level crossing immediately to the scuth of Soochow Creek. This THE GREEK" COALI-

operation has been carried out.

HANGCLOW AND NANKING MINTS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGRAI, August 17th. "The Hangchow and Nanking minta, which use large quantities. of silver, have been closed until further notice.

Dr. C. C. Wu and Mr. Kuo [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. Tai Chi have, for the present, not

resigned their posts.

The best thing that could happen in China would be for Feng Yu Hsiang to follow the example of Chiang Kai Shes and resign. But of that there is little chance though native reports have it that Feng Yu Hsiang and other militarists are already seeking to recall Chiang Kai Shek from his retirement and that Feng, too, will retire, if Chiang refuses to return to the political muddie.

General Li Tsai Hain the Successor!

Adherents of General Li Trai Hsin, Chief of Staff in the Kuomin- tang Army in Canton, are working for his appointment as successor to General Chiang Kai Shek, General Li, however, has to return to Kwangai to attend the funeral of hia 10-year-old mother, who died last Monday. Until his retura nothing can be done. It will give him time to see how the wind is blowing.

Li and Huang-Turning Against Nanking.

Reports are current in Canton that Generals Li Tsai Hain and

and

Nanking Militarista Holding Conferences.

holding conferences, it is reported The Nanking militarists are buy

offensive against the North.

in connection with a renewal of the

The China Press has interviewed"

General Chaw Feng Chi, who claim to control the Shanghai and Che that he had no thought of proclaim kiarig areas. He gave an assurance

ing his fealty to General Sua Chuan Fang-

Chiang's. Successor?

One source states that General Ho Ying Chien, commanding the First Nationalist Army, has been appointed Acting Generalissimo in succession to Marshal Chiang Kai Shek. Another report is that General Li Tsung Jen, commanding the Seventh Army, who has arrived at Nanking from up-river with 20,000 men, has been appeated Vice Commander-in-Chief.

Six thousand troops crossed from the north back of the river yester day, and three shells fell at Pachen, five miles the north of Pukow. 3,200 CASES OF DYNAMITE.

vermin as.

to be

Ex-

TION CABINET.

REORGANISING THE FINAN CIAL SYSTEM.

{THROUGH REUTRE'S. AGENCY.]

ATHENS, August 17th. been formed under M. Zaimis. A new. Coalition Cabinet has whose programme includes the re- organisation of the financial sys- tel, advocated by M. Cafandaris, Finance Minister and Michalo Poulos, Foreign Minister.

RIOT IN PANAMA. MOB ATTACK A PRISON.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN 'BERVICE.]

PASAMA, August 16th. ara reported as the result of an Eight deaths and other casualties attempt by a frenzied mob to storm the prison of Buena Ventura, in which was a man whom the crowd wanted to lynch.

Sticks and stones were freely used by the rowd, whom the police and soldiers finally dispersed.

SOVIET MESSAGES IN

CYPHER.

OBJECTION TO PERING CON. SULAR PRACTICE.

CONTROVERSY WITH WAICHIAOPU;

"

Other Competitora.

OAKLAND, Cal., Aug. 17th The Michigan school teacher, Miss Mildred Doran, is a passenger in the Biplane named after her.

Pilot Pedlar. and navigator Knope, after turning back owing to engine trouble, restarted in the Dole flight for Hawaii,in which four competitors survive, the others being Golden Eagle, piloted by Jack Frost, Aloha by Martin Jen- SCA, and Woolaroo by Arthur Goebel.

FRENCH TRADE.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS,

(THROVOZ SAYAS AGENCY.]'

amount

PARIS, August 17th. Imports for the first seven months to Francs 31,188,000,000, showing a decrease of over three the same period of last year. billions of francs, compared with

Exports amount to

PEORIA, IL, August 17th, A terrific explosion caused con- steraation throughout the town at midnight. Sleeping citizens we Bung from their beds and windows wer smashed.

The house was demolished, but

there were no casualties?

BUENOS AIRES, August 17th. A bomb exploded and partially wrecked a house belonging to the chief of the Detective Department.

There were no casualties, and it is believed that Sacco-Vanzetti sympathisers are responsible.

Anonymous Letters and Alarming

Threats.

NEW YORK, August 17th. The police report that anonymous threats of further bombings, if Sacco and Vanzetti are executed, bave been made ta prominent per- | sons and corpörations, -

One threatened, that the New York City Public Institution, and "a large railway station would be blown up. It was also stated:. "You know what we did in the

subway: this time we mean busi-

ness,"

Dastardly Action.

EAST MILTON, August 18th. It now appears that Mr. · Me- Francs Hardy, the Sacco Vanzetti juror 31,451,000.000 for 1 millions to whose house was apparently bomb showing an increase of two millioned, was at home as well as his tons against the same period in family at the time of the explosion.

All were severely cut and bruised.

The police are of opinion that the explosion, was due to a bomb.

1998.

FRANCO-GERMAN COMMER- CIAL AGREEMENT.

(THROUGH HAVAR AGENCY.]

PARIS, August 17th. The Franco-German Commercial

ing. Agreement was signed this morn-

TURKESTAN, QUAKE.

NEARLY 100' SHOCKS: MANY -KILLED AND INJURED.

[TRZOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS. August 17th. After protracted negotiations, Franco-German commercial agree-Turkestan ment has been reached.

LATER

M. Bokanowski, France, and Herr Posse, Germany, signed the Commercial Agreement.

Moscow, August 16th.

Captain Redmond announced that his party would unanimously sup- port the motion, ensuring the defent of the Government.

Mr. Cosgrave said he was pre- pared to support any coalition overament, for the good of the

country.

The motion of non-confidence, however, was defeated by re to 7. the Speaker giving his casting vote against the motion. October 11th.

The Dail the

adjourned until

De Valera's Part.

LATER. The Labourite, Mr. Johnson, in moving the motion of non-cer- fidence, declared that the Cosgrave Government's attitude towards social problems was unsympathic. Any of the other parties could now provide

alternative Govern- ment The Labourites intended to maintain the Anglo-Irish treaty and the constitution,"

Captain Redmond, the Nation- alist leader, likewise declared that the Nationalists were welded to the fundamentals of the Anglo- irish treaty, but admitted that Mr. De Valera had the right to per suade his fellow-countrymen to abrogate the treaty.

Mr. Cosgrave said he would aup- port any coalition Government for the good of the country.

Mr. Baxter, of the Farmers' Party, supporting Mr. Cosgrave, Baid he would rather see Mr. De Valera taking full responsibility than being not of the Government but a power behind the throne.

Mystery of "Gental John Jinks,"

DUBLINS, August 17th

1 Captain Redmond was puzzled when a member of his party, genial John Jinks, who keeps a hostelry in Sligo, abstained from voting against the Government yesterday, Hitherto 34 persons have been he is more puzzled to-day owing to killed and 79 injured in an earth-Jinks' disappearance. Rumours àre aquake in the Fergana district of dying in Dublin to the effect that

Jinks has been kidnapped or had:

vanished" before the vote. Capt. Redmond's party, number- ing only seven, had unanimously pledged against the Government, and Jinks vote would have defeat ed the Government.

Nearly a hundred shocks were felt. Five hundred houses in the town of Namangan were destroyed. A Government commission from Samarkand has gone to Namangan to arrange for the relief of the

GARIBALDI RETURNING TO population.

ITALY.

The Shocks Continuing.

Moscow,, August 17th. Subterranean shocks continue at Namangan, Turkestan, where 1,500 houses have been destroyed and over 2,500 damaged. The losses exceed one million roubles.

PROPAGANDA METHODS

CONDEMNED..

AMERICA'S WAR DEBTS.

PROMINENT AMERICANS. AGAIN DISCUSS REVISION."

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., Ang. 10th. The question of the revision of war debts was again" discussed, at the Institute of Folitics, when Pro- fessor W. Hornaday, the New York scientist. advocated a redue-

BRIEF DETENTION IN ENGLAND.

{THROUGH REUTER`S ¡orney.[ PERING, August 4th. The claim of the Russians now Huang Shao Hung, now leading

LONDON, August 16th. occupying the Soviet Embassy here militariats in Kwangtang

Signor Ricciotti Garibaldi, who Kwangsi Provinces respectively, will

SEIZED AT WOOSUNG. to correspond with Moscow in

was in trouble in February through cypher has led to a controversy be alleged anti-Italian activities in less the two factions reunite. They join Hankow against Nanking, un-

SHANGHAI, August 12th.tween the Waichiaopu and the France, recently arrived at Liger. INTERNATIONAL OPINION. Chinese military police resterday Soviet Foreign Office. were Chiang's men before, but not uncovered evidence which leads now, it is said.

When the former Russian Chargé Pool from Havana, but was detain-

İTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] them to believe that the seizure d'Affaires, Mr. Cherynch, withdrewed by order of the Home Office. few days ago of a huge quantity from Peking with his staff last April been permitted to leage England

STOCKHOLM, August. 16th.. The International Co-operative cf dynamite on board two lighters he sent to the Waichinopu list on Friday, for Italy. He declared of the San Peh Steamship Com of individuals who were to be left that although he opposed the Mus. Congress passed a resolution by a ton of the French debt by two pany, frustrated a cunning plot to in Peking to

large majority condemning the billions. consular solini regime, he had always kept Soviet methods of propaganda, a duties. The Waichiaopu thereupon within the traditional lines of his entirely opposed to the rules of destroy the Woosung Forts.

More than 3,200

of telegraphed to the Chargé d'Affaires family, and therefore he could re- co-operative alliance. dynamite-enough to blow up the in Moscow instructing him to aseer- turn to Italy without fear of any entire city, of Shanghai and still tain from the Soviet Foreign Office have a few cases left for Pootung the precise status of these individgal action being taken against and other places were seized when uals in order to accord them dus military detectives under Capt. recognition. S. S. Jae boarded the lighters at

SHANGHAI'S NEW

DEFENDER."

(Woh Te Yat Pac)

SHANGHAI, August 17th. The defence of Shanghai, former in the person of General Pel Chung Hai, is now transferred to

cases

exercise

numbering cosung and discovered the dyna-ernment has, up to the present,

mite.

General Ho Ying Yam. Shantung troops, 30.000, are advancing towards Hanan, their object being to wrest Kweiteh, situated to the west of Honaa on the Lunghai Railway, Generals Li Chung Jen and He from Feng Yu Hsiang's troops.. Ying Yam spoke in a similar It is reported that Chang Tsung Chang, Yen Shih Shan and “Sun It was generally agreed that joint Chuen Feng have secretly conclud- meetings scheduled on Monday, ed un alliance against Feng Yuit so that the forts would be blown Soviet Consul General in Peking Wednesday and Friday should be Hsiang. held regularly by all official mem- į » bera of the Central Executive Com mittee the Official Supervision Committee, officials of the Nation- alist Government and all chiefs of political departments under the Nationalist Government, in order to pass resolutions and it up means to uphold the present Nan- king régime.

SOUTHERNERS STILL RETREATING.

REFUGEES, FROM NANKING

AND CHINEIANG GOING

TO SHANGHAL

[TEROUGH REVİER'S AGENCY.] - SHANGHAI, August 18th. reported from reliable sources that the Southerners are rapidly evacuating the north bank of the Yangtze, and that all funks have been removed to the south

It is

bank,

NANKING LEADERS AND "CHIANG KAI-SHEK."-

(Wah T Fat Pas.)

SHANGHAI, August 17th. The Nanking leaders have un- animously decided to retain Mar- shal Chiang in office. In this con- nection, a declaration in the name of the Nanking Government hai

Thousands of refugees are leaving been drawn up and will won be Nanking and Chinkiang for Shang hai, and the railway is unable to Although Marshal Chiang has cope with the trafic.

issued.

The troops of General Sun Chuan Fang are reported to be rapid's advancing,

retired from Kuomintang military NO CHANGES AT YANGTSZE

affairs, which action

SECOS to

The

facilitate the reunion of Hankow and Nanking, the prospect in that: respect is still uncertain. Hankow leaders have telegraphical- ly requested the Nanking military leaders to proceed to Kiukiang to discuse questions of co-operation between the two gover, aents, but the latter have not yet responded.

PORTS.

(NAVAL WIRKLIBS.)

SRAFOBAL, August 16th. There are no developments to re- cord in the Shanghai area, while there is no change in the situation at the Yangtaze porta.

It is now announced that he has

him.

A MODERN DRAKE.

MAKING - AN” ADVENTUROUS TRIP AROUND THE WORLD.

Kissin and the Russian dele gates supported Kreisky, of Czecho-Slovakia, who prior to the voting bitterly complained that the Congress had rejected all the Russian delegates' proposals.

STEEL CORPORATION.

QUESTION OF MR. GARY'S SUCCESSOR.

Mr. Peabody," director of "the American Association,

WES in favour of a reconsideration of war debts, and advocated a revision of all debts.

Dr. Scott, former Professor at law of Columbia Univerzity, de- feaded Mr. Mellon's settlements, and auggested that the common dislike of America born of the debts might bring about among the debtor nations a feeling of unity, and result in the formation

United States of Europe."

of a

"

OBITUARY.

MR: "J. OGDEN ARMOUR.

{THROUGH MEDIER'S AGENCY.)

To this enquiry the Soviet Gov-

made no reply. Recently, however, According to information re- the Chief of the Far Eastern divi- Chinese sion of the Soviet Foreign Office ceived yesterday from sources, the plan was to land part declared to the Chinese Charge

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] of dynamite at a point near the d'Affaires in Moscow that the mili forte and with the aid of certain tary authorities in Peking had with-

LONDON, August 16th.

{REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. ] men stationed at the forts, to place held cypher messages between the

After a voyage of 20,000 miles,

New York, August 16th. up at a certain hour on August and the Soviet Government in viola for two years, in a as-foot, &-ton According to the New York 10th. That is the date on which tion of international usage, and that motor-boat, Captain Thomas Drake, Times, the opinion in financial Sacco and Vanzetti, were to have unless the Chinese authorities took an Englishman who is a naturalised circles is that Mr. Nathan Miller, been executed in America, but so steps to put a stop to such prac American, has arrived at Dover. a former Governor of the "State far as could be learned there was tices the Soviet Government would He said he was making a trip of New York, will be chosen to

LONDON, Angast leth. plot to blow up the forts and the in which case it would not be con- no connection between the supposed be obliged to take similar measures, round the world mainly for fun succeed Mr. Gary as chairman of

He left Seattle in 1925, and voyaged the Steel Corporation.

Following an illness lasting threatened execution of the two venient for either government. to South America and then up The

adds that Mr. some time, and which caused his paper Italian Communists in the United

It is understood that a telegram again to North America. He cross Coolidge has been discussed seri, family to come over to England States.

has now been sent to the Chinese ed the Atlantic in 51 days, from oualy in some quarters as & pos- recently, Mr. J. Ogden Armour, the When the Chinese military police Chargé d'Affaires in Moscow for the Charleston to Land's End, · sibility, but it is generally believed well known Chicago. meat-packer, boarded the two lighters all on information of the Soviet Govern- Captain Drake is entirely alone, that the President could not be has died in London, where he was board disclaimed ownership or ment pointing out that as the and makes his own bread. He lets persuaded to take the post. on holiday.

Mr. The Chinese Government has

Arnour's never the boat steer itself at night by z

nonagenarian knowledge of the dynamite. police, however, arrested eight per- given permission to any Government setting inile.

mother died three weeks ago. He proposes to visit Norway,

[Mr. Jonathan Ogden Armour- sons and are holding them for trint to establish a Consulate in Peking

was born at Milwaukee in 1863, before a military court. In the the assertions of the Soviet Foreign Holland, Germany, the Mediter

was educated at Yale University, meantime an investigation is being Office are quite without basis either ranean, Palestine, the East Indies, made, The Chinese authorities, itin law or in fact.

V | China and Japan, whenes he will

but left before graduating, so sa to stated,

take up business with his father in. mysterious Russian who recently to be that the right to correspond

Arc seeking சு The Chinese official view appears cross the Pacific back to Seattle.

Chicago. In 1801, he married Misa.. came to Shanghai from Hankow, in cypher is only accorded to the

British Empire as potential Lolita Sheldon, daughter of Marian and who is believed to have en heads of Consulates within proper

Sheldon, Sheffield, Conn. Be-- gineered the plot. The Russian is limits and that the Russians now

Competitor with America in cotton sider being chairman of the meat- thought to be hiding in the Inter in the Soviet Embassy in Peking.

production, said Indis could raise packers, Armour & Co. he was a cotton at a lower cost than any director of, among other concerns, actional Bettlement. Shanghai cannot claim, the privilege as they

other country in the world.

the National City Bank of New are without any legal status. The

It was only a question of time York, the Hibernian Banking Asso fact that China, is in a state of

until she competed with America

ciation, and other banks, as well civil war is felt to- bean-added

India bad-inoreseed-her-produc as several railway companies, and tion by 50 per cent. in the past trusts connected with his business. APPOINTMENT TO AMERICAN reason why the Russian claim

decade, and would probably in He published a book in 1906 en- cannot be considered. LEGATION-AT OTTAWA. On the other hand it is pointed

crease it as much again by 1937 if titled The Packers

and the out that the position of the Chinese

the stabilised price of eighteen People" In 1922, Mr. Armour Embassy in Moscow is quite regular

cents was maintained.

retired from active, participation in and, therefore, cannot be consider

The corresponding increase in his firm, and devoted his leisure ed as being on the same looting

consumption and buying power largely to philanthrophic pursuits as that of the Russians in the Soviet

would check the menace of surplus and the enjoyment of certain beb Embassy in Peking.-Reuter,

production

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ILS AND CANADA.

{

|EEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

Ottawa, August 18th. Mr. Frederick Dolbears has bera appointed Counsellor of the United States Legation here.

AMERICA'S TAXATION, REDUCTION DEPENDENT ON EXPENDITURE.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

RAPID CITY, August 16th

It is reiterated at the summer White House that a further tax reduction is possible in the next session of Congress.

Mr. Coolidge, however, feels that the extent of the cut will be strictly. governed by the expenditure authorised by Congress during the

-session:

INDIA AS A COTTON PRODUCER.

[REUTER': AMERICAN SERVICE.] WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., Aug, 16th, Professor Todd, of the London Catton Exchange, discussing the