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"CHIANG KAI SHEK | END OF THE ARMS

IN "CHANGSHA.

AN UNEXPECTED MOVE.

FUSHAN STILL HOLDS OUT.

(THROUGH ALUTER'S AGENCY.]

Haszow, April 23.· Marshal Chiang Kai Shek unex pectedly left for Changsha on the evening of April 24, going at a moment's notice. His movements

were kept absolutely recret."

EMBARGO.

DIPLOMATIC BODY CANCELS AGREEMENT.

CHINA TO BE NOTIFIED.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

Roary, April 2

The Chian Arms Embargo enda to-day. By an agreement, made 1919 the Governments of Great Britain, Spain Portugal, United It is understood that he is visit States, Tsarist Russia, Brazil. ing Changsha to supervise the na- France and Japan agreed effective sumption of office by General Holy to restrain their subjects from Chien as chairman of the Provin cial Government of Hunan, and to give him final instructions with regard to clearing Hunan ol Kwangsi remnants.

Retreat from Huping, After Chang Taung Chang's de- feat at Muping, some of his troops retreated

Cheloo, the towards majority then proceeding in the direction of Lunghow. Others are jeaving by Japanese General Liu អ៊ Chang, who is at Fushan.

now

steamers.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1929.

U.S. CHEMICAL TRUST.

FORMED UNDER GERMAN AEGIS.

HUGE CAPITAL ISSUE.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

Aktien

New York, April 20 The formation is announced of the American I. G. Chemical Cor- poration, under the aegis of the I. G. Farbenindustrio Gesellschaft (German Dye Trust), The Board of Directors includes Mr. Walter Teagle, President of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersoy, Mr. Charles Mitchell, Chairman of the National City Bank of New York, Mr. Edsel Ford, President of Ford Motors,

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FUTURE OF RUBBER MR. GIBSON MAKES

INDUSTRY.

NEED FOR RESEARCH WORK EMPHASIZED.

DUTCH PRODUCTION.

[TEROUGH BEDTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 26. At the annual general meeting of the Rubber Growers Association, the Chairman, Mr. William Duncan, doubted whether the abolition of restriction would check or diminish the increased production in the Dutch East Indies.

AN APPEAL.

CARDS ON THE TABLE."

-THE DISARMAMENT

PROBLEM.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, April 98. At the Disarmament Committee made another important statement discussion on effectives Mr. Gibson when he said that the Ameri can Government would be prepared

to accept the views of military Powers on the matter.

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WUCHOW PREPARES Telegrams in Brief.

FOR RESISTANCE.

Small-pox, cases in Louden' now

35 REGIMENTS MARCHING | number,243.

INTO KWANGSI.

CANTONESE TROOPS MASSED ALONG WEST RIVER,

Mr. Robert Maynard Hutchins, Warden of the Law school að Valé University has been appointed President of the University of Chiengo.

The death is announced, in Lon- don of the Grand Duke Michael

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.}} of Russia.

A bottle of water was broken at CANTON, April 96..

the bows at the christening of the "Pensacola," the latest United Wuchow is again under martial States cruiser, when launched at law. There is every indication that Brooklyn She displaces 10,000 tons Kwangsi intends to put up and is armed with ten 8-inch guns determined resistance to Marshal and equipped with a catapult for Chiang Kai Shek despite the fact launching aeroplanes. that troops are pouring into the Province from Hunan. All ships catering the port of Wuchow are subjected to strict search, and any stranger seeking to enter the city

The prolonged period of friction between Parsia and Iraq has endet with the presentation to the Iraq Mission of a document recording

authority was recégnised through and Mr. Paul Warburg, President working arrangement to produce (France), said that Mr. Gibson's is zearched and closely question Persin's recognition of Iraq,

exporting to or importing into China arma and munitions of war er material destined exclusively for their manufacture until the estab ishment of a Government whose the whole of China.

This policy was subsequently endorsed by the Netherlands, Den- mark, and Belgium and legislation fulfilling the same purpose has been enacted in Germany.

With the concluding of treaties with and recognition of the National Government by practical iy all parties to this agreement, the continued operation of the embargo became anomalous, particularly in view of the fact that it was to last "until the establishment of a Gov ernment whose authority is re ccgnised throughout the whole country."

of the International Acceptance Bank.

He said that he anticipated that further areas to demonstrate rub be roadways would shortly be laid in Newcastle and Glasgow.

He advocated the co-operation, of manufacturers under sama joint rubber paving blocks

At the annual banquet at the In- stitution of the Rubber Industry, Sir George Bebarrell urged the necessity of research, both as re- gards manufacture and growing. he thought there was a lot to be done in preparing rubber on plants. tions, before the best could be got out of what was provided by the plant.

He urged the delegations to place their cards on the table, and hoped that they would finally be able to produce some practical plan of Disarmament..

Comet Bernstorff welcomed Mr. Gibson's statement. M. Marigli proposals would advance the work of the Committee and had rapidly and profoundly changed the situs tion. He gave an assurance that the French delegation would place

Viscount Sato pointed out that Mr. Gibson's proposals had opened conscriptionist new countries. The Japanese delegation were ready to make all possible concessions in the matter, but | HUNANESE EXPEDITIONARY blizzard of the Japan was not prepared to change her present system of recruiting.

their cards on the table. attacking

Situation In Chatoo. [

CHEFOO, April 26. Fushan City is still not taken by Liu Chen Nen. The situation bere → is quiet.

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The C.S. Conant learns from Tengchowfu that Lau Chen Nien's soldiery have arrived there with aut incident. Lia Chen Nien has received A telegrain from the Nationalist General Chen Chin Chi, from Changyi, promising assistance, but he will probably be delayed in joining Liu Chen Nien.

Chang Tsung Chung is attempt ing to take refuge in Port Arthur, but the Japanese authorities have instructed the marines not to allow him to land.

FIGHTING IN SZECHUAN,

Naval Wireless messages received in Hong Kong yesterday morning state that felting has again broken out in Szechuan.

Few details are available, but, it

is understood that General Yang

Sen. is again prominent.

Reported Finished,

(Fah Tr: Fat Poo)

SHANGHAI, April 96.

The fighting at Szechuan is now

over,

The Diplomatic Body in Peping, consequently, has agreed unanim ously to cancel the 1019 Agreement, and this decision takes effect. from to-day, when it will be formally notified to the Chinese Minister, for Foreign Affairs by the Senior Minister at Peping..

Exports of arms and munitions from Britain to China will still re- quire the Board of Trade licence under the Arms Export Prohibition Order.

SIBERIAN RAILWAY

DISASTER.

CAUSED BY HUGE ROCK ON TRACK.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.Į

Moscow, April 23.

Further details of the railway

The corporation is intended to provide for the development and distribution in the United States and elsewhere of a variety of chemical and allied products, also dyestuffs, pharmaceutical products, light metals, photographic sup plies, artificial Bilic, synthetic nitrogen, fertilisers, and synthetic petrol.

The initial financing takes the form of a 830,000,000 issue of 20- year 5 per cent. convertible De- bentures, which will be issued to- morrow at a price yielding 5.93 per cent

The Debentures are uncondi tionally guaranteed by the German Dye Trust, which has three rèpee sentatives on the Board.

"BOMBAY MILL STRIKE.

100,000 MEN OUT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

P

BOMBAY, April 26.

Up to now the employees of 33 out of 84 mills have struck. The strike involves 100,000 men.

ENGLAND-NEW ZEALAND

FLIGHT.

SINKING OF THE I'M ALONE.

"TOO SEVERE," PROTESTS

CANADA.

** INEVITABLE," SAYS U.S.

·

.avenues to

British Co-operation.

Loxoos, April 24. Mr. Baldwin, in a speech at Bristol on behalf of Great Britain endorsed Mr. Gibson's earlier de- claration at Geneva, in favour not merely of limitation but dis re- duction of armaments including

war vessels of every class.

We will co-operate cordially with the United States to secure [REUTER'S AMERICAN ·BERVICE.]

its general acceptance," he said. WASHINGTON, April 26.

U.S. Memorandum. Canada and the United States

GENEVA, April 25. have agreed to submit the case of When the Disarmament Commit the sinking of the I'm Alone to artee meet some days hence to discuss hitration so as to decide whether the chapter on effectiven there will Canada is entitled to redress. be released a technical memoran

The fact is disclosed by the pub dum, prepared by the American de- lication of a somewhat voluminous legates explaining the United diplomatic correspondence between States? naval disarmament pro- the two Governments, relating to posals, based on the lines of Mr. the case, which is now to be sub- Gibson's speech mitted to two arbitrators, one selected by each government, in ac cordance with the Anglo-American

General Liu Wen Hui has smash on the trans-Siberis railway ATTEMPT IN LIGHT 'PLANT Liquor Smuggling Treaty.

telegraphed to the Central Govern. ment reporting that the fighting at Taechow and Naikiang has come to an end. Liu Wen Hui's troops are now garrisoning Chungking, and those under Lu Hsiang are at the border of Szechuan

TAKING OVER TSINAN.

LONG-DELAYED PLANS ANNOUNCED:

-{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, April 26, Government mandate thia afternoon announces the plans with regard to taking over Tsinan and the Shantung Railway.

A

confirm the

report that the disaster was due to a landslide, brought about, it is believed, by earthquakes in the Baikal region

Apparently a huge rock rolled down the side of the mountain, blocking the track completely near Blindianka, which is between Irkutsk and Verkhneudinsk,

The train wrecked was 'carrying mails and passengers to Vladivo stock, and crashed into the rock at high speed before the driver was aware of any "danger.

The locomotive was derailed, dragging four coaches (a mail van, luggage van, and two passenger coaches) with it. "All were wreck- ed, and the tracks were damaged for expended for 36 hours.

[THROUGH REUTIE'S AGENCY.)

It is learned from New York that the Canadian case as outlined in the correspondence, maintains, first, that the I'm Alone was at all LONDON, April 28.

timer beyond one hour's sailing The New Zealander, Frank Mase,

distance from the American shore, left Lympne serodrome at 8.30 this

18 provided by the Treaty." morning in a small 90 hp. single-Secondly, the essential elements of

R.A.F. 'PLANE GOING. STRONG.

FORCES.

before being admitted.. Besides In the House of Commons, Sir this special attention is being given Wa Joynson Hicks (Home Secre by the police to all hotels and tary) refused to interfere with "a which did not boarding houses. and each new private lottery like that of the lodger is searched and questioned Stock Exchange," in case he may have slipped past involve a breach of the law. the port authorities. The fort

Much damage has been caused to farms and several persons. guarding the east entrance of the harbour has been strengthened by have been injured in tornadoes which have swept Nebraska. the addition of several big guns.

Wyoming has suffered its worst. 30asom Cattle breeders are threatened with severe losses owing to snowdrifts, and Meanwhile the Intest reports etate there has been grave menace by that General Ho Chien, Commanfoods in the Mississippi Valley. It der of the 6th Route Arms of is feared the dykes may burst at Hunan, is marching into Kwangi, Quincy, Illinois. Twenty people his' troops crossing the border at were killed and 100 injured in a The first tornado in Central and South three different points, unit, under General Liu Chun Siu, Georgia.

A steward of the Aquitania, Les is now being concentrated at Heng- chow, Hunan, preparatory to in Le Metcalfe, was arrested by Ous" vading Kwangsi, the second unit, toms agents as the th under General Wu Shang (Cem about to leave New York. He was mander of the 52nd Division) is brought before the United States moving in from Cha Ling in You Commissioner, Mr. O'Neill, en district, of Southern Huñar. The charge of 'kmuggling diamonds into third unit, under General Fan the United States. He was accused Shek Shang (Commander of the of having brought from England 5th Division formerly attached to eight packages of uncut stones Kwangtung) is marching from Kaa- vilaed

than $100,000- chow near Shinkwan in Southern (£30,000). The Eamonds, it is, Hunan. The total strength of this alleged, were bought in Amsterdams Hunanese expeditionary force is by an international smuggling gang 35 regiments.

-the suice gang which employed William Ballyn, chief steward of the Berengaria-and handed to Metcalfe in England. Ballyn tura- ed State's evidence.

CONDITIONS IMPROVING.

(BRITISH WIERLESE SERVICE)

RuGax, April 55. The Air Ministry announce that

15.

seater Cirruse-Parton light plane, the international doctrine hot when the Royal Air Force mono- on the first attempt to fly from pursuit, were lacking. Thirdly,

to

New

Zealand "vid

Britain Australia, tient for a 2,000 miles non-stop flight.

plane passed over Bagdad she had

He carries petrol suffi- the sinking was too severe a mea been in the air about 7 hours and

sure, for effecting American rights under the Treaty. The Canadian Government admits that the I'm Alone had been unquestionably GEN. OBREGON'S MURDER engaged for a number of years en- deavouring to smuggle liquor to the United States "

case maintains The American in one hour's sailing distance from the shore when first hailed; second ly, there was a continous hot pur- anit; and thirdly, that the sinking wna inevitable.

RECALLED.

KWEILIN TO BE FIRST OBJECTIVE.

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Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, 'in a The small town of Glashütte, in circular telegram to these three | Saxony, which has a population of Generals, stated that the first ob- 3,000, has declared itself bankrupt. jective was to be Kweilin, an im The watchmaking and precision portant commercial centre act very instrument industry,' apon which far from Wuchow, which accounts the town largely depends, has beenE for the, active measures for protee steadily declining, and the town tion now being taken in that city, was badly hit by the great floods The Marshal added the command of 1927. The town is burdered with that Kweilin must fall before May loans on which it can hardly pay

the interest, certainly not amortiza tion. For a period a special Com- missioner was appointed by the Dresden Rural District to adminis- per the municipal Gnances. This be did with some success, but after hig withdrawal affairs grew rapidly bad again.

CANTONESE TROOPS FOR

WEST RIVER. Canton being unable any longer to avoid the fight has taken the troops on the West River. They are course of massing large bodies of

Eleven of the sixty people who being, concentrated in Shinking, were injured in a panic which broke strategic points on the river road sigo are still in hospital and some to Wachow. These troops under are in a serious condition. The the command of Colonels Heung panic occurred during one of the Hon Ping, Chan Mui Sun and Mo bouts. Rival parties of spectators Kim Hung, are to remain where started a fight among themselves in the balcony. Benches were over- they are until further orders.

Generals Sun. Liang Chen and a distance of 84 metres, traffic beim OTHER SUPERIOR SENT TO that first, the I'm Alone was with mountains and now, with tanks Chun Fung, and Kiang How, all out during a boxing match. Chi-

Yang Fu Cheng will jointly take charge of the district from Tainen to Weihsien, while Generals Liu Chen Nica and Fang Chen Wu will toice charge of Weibsien and the district eastward of it

Two regiments of gendarmerie will be picked from the Nanking garrison force to take over Tsing to, and to police the Shantung Railway.

FENG ANXIOUS TO CLEAR

THE AIR..

TO MEET CHIANG' KAI SHEK.

(Wah Tez Yat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, April 23.

According to a telegram address.

three

Three passengers and oficiale of the railway were killed and numerous others were injured. First aid was immediately rendered by a breakdown train, which con-

pital at Sliudianka.

eyed the injured men to the hos

No foreigners were among the victims of the smash.

TERRORISM IN SHANTUNG.

CHANG TSUNG CHANG AT

HIS OLD GAMES.

LOOT INSTEAD OF PAYMENT FOR TROOPS.

A war of extermination between

ed to the Poping authorities by Marival groups of fierce Chinese Fu Hsiang, Feng Yu Hsiang has bandits is being fought in northern requested Chiang Kai Shek and Shantung province,, according to Yen Hai Shan to proceed to Chengforeigners who have just returned chow to meet him there for & from that district. interview, the purpose of which is

The bandits, some belonging to

to remove all misunderstandings, bands that have existed for severa! and to maintain peace and order generations, often have no modera in the Northern provinces. After

ministrative Council,

NINGHSIA. CAPITAL SEIZED BY OUTLAWS - AND COMMUNISTS..

PRISON COLONY,

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}

MEXICO CITY, April 26. Mother Superior Maria Concep- cion has been sent to the prison colony at Las Tres Márias, the "Devil's Island of Mexico," aloog with a number of other women con- victed of anti-Government activi- ties.

[Mother Superior Maria Con- cepcion was sentenced to 20 years? imprisonment in November lass for. being an accomplies in the murder of the President-elect of Mexico, General Obregon.]

PRINCE OLAV ON HONEYMOON.

STAYS AT SANDRINGHAM WITH HIS BRIDE." [BRITIBO WIRELERS SERVICE]

RUGBY, April 5. The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway, who are at Sandring ham during their honeymoon visit to England, went for a motor-car

had covered 2,800 miles. She was within an hour of the time fore

She had accom- casted for her. plished half her task and overcome most of the difficult and unpleasant section of the journey.

In the night she had had to climb to 10,000 feet to cross the Taurus emptied of nearly 500 gallons of petrol and no further need to really bigh to surmount the high land, she should travel faster than she has been able to on the first half of her flight.

It is anticipated at the Air

A body of troops under Colonel turned, and one man fell from the, Ministry that, with luck, the Tsoi Ting Eai, belonging to the balcony. A photographer it n should pass over Karachi early to Third Kwangtung Division, of fashlight, and on s ery of "Fire morrow morning and then make for which General Chen Ming Shu is being raised the crowd rushed the Bangalore. If all goes well, she Commander-in-Chief, have just ar exits. should be down at Bangalore early rived in Canton from Southern to-morrow afternoon, after lying Kwangtung, and will also be sent another 2,500 miles from Bagdad.

to strategie points in, the West LONDON, April 26.

River to wait for ordera. The R.A.F. monoplane passed Karachi at 4 p.m. G.M.T.

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OPIUM SEIZURE IN MANILA.

FAINT HOPES AT GENEVA, drive through the distriot this after 2,000 TINS ON STEAMER FROM

il

GERMANS INDIGNANT AT ALLEGATIONS.

¡THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, April 25. The preliminary draft of the Re fire-arms, but fight with long knives parations Committee report will the interview, Feng will return to attached to six-foot poles, and never be ready to-morrow but the Ger Hwadhan in Sheas to recuperate. He has also determined not to a spare men wounded in battle,

man experts, both in Paris and Following the rebellion headed Berlin, entertain only a faint hope copt the post as head of the Ad-by the notorious ex-bandit, Chang of an understanding.

Taung Chang, the entire district hai Berlin financial circles are of passed through a reign of terror. MOHAMMEDAN RISING IN Chang has turned his men loove opinion that the date when the upon helpless towns and villages, transfer problem becomes insoluble permitting them to loot instead of is nearer than is generally antici paying them. A recent survey of pated, so that a new conference the district through which Chang seems unavoidable.

The Germans indignantly repudi- troops have passed indicates that According to a telegraphic dis about 60 villages have been entirely ate the French allegations that Dr. patch from Peping, Ninghsia, the destroyed, the soldiers burning Schacht is hampering the. Dawes

plan.. provincial capital of the new Pro-what they cannot carry away.

Dr. Behacht, explains that the face of Ninghsin was roddenly Chang had no army when he care attacked by a large force of Mon-into northern Shantung, but he raising of the bank rate was pur- golian Mohammedan bandite nam- hired all the independent robber posely deferred as long as possible, bering about 3,000 strong. The bands he could. The chief towns as it was felt that the rise might surprise attack caught the officials of the districts hired other robber unfavourably impress the Eepara unprepared and the latter barely bands for protection. The robbers, tions Conference managed to escape.

thus set against each other, have General Meng Chi Chung, Chair. I fought a series of terrific battles. man of the Ningbaian Provincial Many of these robber hands be- Government, fled, to Pinglo, where lieve that they are proof against It is semi-officially stated that up he is concentrating a large military bullets, and go through mysterious to now there is no trace of any force to surround the bandita.

incantations before entering battle, withdrawals of foreign banks' de- The presence of a small, Com. When any of their number are kill posits from Germany. The report munist army has also been reported ed, the rest declare they have Lail to that effect circulated abroad is near Tingung, weet of Ninghaia, ed to perform their mystic rites,described as a "deliberate under and the division under Divisioon! properly.

mining of German credit abroad." Commander Soo Yu Ben is reported The devastation in this district is communiqué adds that the to have been mobilised to meet the declared to be beyond description, Reichsbank decision to increase the combined Mohammedan and Com-Civilians have fled northward by discount rate was taken before the meeting of the Transfer committee munist rebola.

the thousands.

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Withdrawals Strongly Denied!

BERLIK, April 98

DOUD.

AMOY.

They were recognised by several people. and were greeted with respectful salutes.

Manila:-Agents of the Philip Prince Olay was born at Sand pines Customs service have seized ringham and spent many of his 3,400 tins of opium valued at about boyhood days there. He and bis 40,000 pesos from the steamship bride, Princess Martha, of Sweden, Susanna II., which arrived in the are expected to remain at Sand port from Amoy ring in for several week

the

BIG LOAN ASKED FROM CANTON.

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One person was killed and, 13 seriously injured while five houses were destroyed, when the boilers of the public bath house at Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, exploded.

The airship "Graf Zeppelia " has landed after a fight of ST hours.

of

Pursuant to

petition

Mr. Wu. Min, the special envoy of General Ho Chien arrived in Canton Festerday (Thursday) from fr. Hauch Tup Pi, Minister of Hunan carrying a number of in- Public Health, the State Council. portant documents for the local has issued a circular order to the authorities, and is now in confer various provincial and municipal ence with General Chen Trai Tong. governments instructing that a It is locally believed that this con- Special Bureau of Public Health ference is with reference to a loan be established in each municipality of $2,000,000, which, it is rumoured to take charge of public health Hunanese are asking from matters and to formulate and carri Customs officials said the opium Canton for their military opera out publie sanitary measures. “

An armed engagement between a was a part of the steamer's general tions. It seems fairly certain that cargo. The master of the vessel such a large sum cannot be lent gang of pirates and the Chinese considering the existing £nancial Water Police took, place on April was questioned but denied all know-

difficulties of Canton, but it is be20 at Pan Kao Jiao, about co li ledge of the drugs.

Police seized one of the ship's lieved that $600,000 will be raised north-west of Shanghai. Two police- Chinese passengers, Chung Chn, for the purpose. It is also current men were wounded, but the piraten who was returning to the Philip-ly rumoured that the envoy stated were put to flight. pines after several years' absence the monthly income of the Eunan For the first time in commercial in China. The man was charged Government to be only half a banking history in the Straits, with assault against agents of million dollars. an attempt is to be made to the law" in connection with the cater for the labourer, and other anti-Chinese riots bere in 1924. persons in a small way, who may be able to put by only a few dollars at a time.

A BANK FOR THE POOR. HONG KONG ENTERPRISE IN

SINGAPORE.

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MOSCOW'S SPIES. The pioneers are the National

2,000 COMMUNIST AGENTS Commercial and Savings Bank,"

LET LOOSE ON CHINA. Ltd, who began business in Singa pore two weeks ago, and held an

Nanking-According to a report informal reception in honour of the Dccasion.

from General Chang Hsuch Liang The bank is a branch of an ar to the State Council, the Soviet ganization on similar lines that was Government has recently despatch started in Hong Kong in 1927, with ed to China 2,000 secret Com- a capital of five million Hong Kong munist agents for espionage duties dollars, and a subscribed capital of and to report to Moscow from time 24 million. The branch in Singa- to time on the conditions for "Red" pure is the fifth to be opened, and propaganda. General Chang re- follows operations at Shanghai, quests that an order be issued by the public against Communist ma- Tientsin, Hankow, and Canton.

The bank at Hong Kong was chinations and instructing the opened by merchants, connected adoption of special precautionary with three of the biggest depart measures by the various Provincial ment stores of that city-the Sincere and Municipal Governments in the

country, Co., Sup Co., and Wing On Co.

TRIBUTE EXACTED. KWANGTUNG TRADERS HAVE

A GRIEVANCE.

Mr. Shirazee, Chief Appraiser in the Canton Customs experienced a pleasant surprise on Saturday week, when all his friends and colleagues forgathered in his office and presented him with a beautiful. silver cigar case on the occasion of bis departure for home. leave.

Moscow-An expedition institut ed by the Academy of Science and Cantón: The Chambers of Com-destined to do exploration work in the Karakum desert, the Sahara of merce and Steamboat Owners Ash0- ciations of the two cities of Chao Central Asia, has left for Turk.

menistan headed by Professor. chow and Swatow are asking the Релывают. - Canton Government to redress a grievance which they declare they have against the authorities of four districts in their part of Kwang tung.

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YUNNAN 'PLANE HELD UP.

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A boats passing certain points A telegram received by the Wah are being obliged to pay heavy T Tat Pao from Palchoi states tribute, and their passengers are that the zeroplane, purchased by being made to pay an unjustifiably the Yunnan Provincial Govern.. ment, which started from, Kowloon large amount in addition, all on the pretext that for this money on Wednesday has postponed ite protection against pirates and departure from Pakhoi owing to a bandita is being furnished.

heavy storm.