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EXTRALITY DISCUSSIONS.

RESUMPTION OF BRITISH NEGOTIATIONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING,August 29. The Foreign Minister, Dr. C. T. Wang, stated this morning that the British Minister, Sir Miles Lamp son, is due at Nanking on Septem. ber 8 for the resumption of the extra-territoriality regotiations." French Minister Invited for Similar

Purpose.

to

LEGATIONS AT

PEIPING.

DIRECTLY INFLUENCING WAR' SITUATION.

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NasKING, "August 20, The Foreign Minister, Dr. C. T. Wang, has urged the removal of the Legations from Peiping to Nanking. The Minister stated that their maintenance at Peiping directly in fluenced the war situation and encouraged the Northerners in their efforts to establish a separate Government;

The French Minister, M. Wilden. ba's been requested to come Nanking at an early date for the FORMER GOVERNOR VISITS same reason. A

Chinese Minister to Washington to

Negotiate with U.S.A.

The Chinese Minister at Washing- ton," who is proceeding to Europe to-day, upon his return to Wash- ington at the end of September, will take up the extra-territoriality | question with the American Gov. ernment.

ELEVEN CHINESE ENTER SANDHURST.

JAVA.

TELEPHONE TALK WITH LORD PASSFIELD,

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LONDON, August 29. Lord Passfield, Secretary of State for the Colonies, telephoned from the Colonial Office to Sir Cecil Cementi, who is visiting Java, a

Lord Passfeld welcomed the in- vitation of the Dutch Governor- General to Sir Cecil Clementi, and said that he hoped.in future to see further mutual understanding SAME TRAINING CONDITIONS between the British and Dutch

AS OTHER CADETS,

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LONDON, August 28. The re-opening of Sandhurst was marked by the entry of eleven Chinese military students, official ly described as "attached," who will be trained under the same con ditions as the other cadets.

SWEDISH AMMUNITIONS FOR CHINA.

TEN MILLION MAUSER CARTRIDGES.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

authorities oversees.

In reply, Sir Cecil Clementi men- tioned that he had had a wonderful

ments.

This is the first time that the Secretary of State has spoken to the Far East from the "Colonial

HONG KONG. DAILY PRESS.

CALCUTTA POLICE OFFICIALS SHOT.

BENGALI ASSAILANT SEIZED BUT ESCAPES.

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CALCUTTA, August Mr. F. J. Lowman, "Acting In- spector-General of Police, and Mr. E. Hodson, Superintendent of shot and seriously Police, were wounded as they were leaving the Mitford Hospital" at Dacca..

A bullet lodged in Mr. Lowman's spine, and Mr. Hodson was wound ed in the buttock

Both victims will have to undergo an operation.

LATER.

Both officers were shot with a

revolver by a Bengali youth in the

hospital compound,

The youth was seized by an hos pital contractor, but he broke away and escaped, leaving the revolver behind.

Two Bengali youths were subse- quently arrested on suspicion.

EUROPEAN INFLUENCE·

IN INDIA.

SUPPRESSION OF CONGRESS URGED.

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CALCUTTA, August 28. The Conference of delegates of

``SATURDAY, AUGUST 304

1930.

FORGERY TRIAL AT BRITISH CONCESSION |

SHANGHAI.

BRITISH SOLDIER

SENTENCED.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, August · 29, Judge King sentenced Private Murie to a year's imprisonment with hard labour on charges of uttering forged documents.

The prisoner's admissions of guilt precluding trial by jury, the Judge held that leniency was impossible, considering that his conduct had disgraced the British uniform,

Counsel for the defence pleaded extenuating circumstance, inasmuch as the prisoner previous to his England of the deaths of his wife and child, which the Crown Pro- secutor, however, suggested should have had a refining infuence.

offences had received rewaufrom

SUMMER BURSTS ON

BRITAIN.

NINETEEN DEATHS, IN HEAT WAVE.

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Losbos, August 28. After eight weeks of autumn- liko weather, with chilly gales and rain, summer has suddenly burst on Britain this week.

were registered.

AT AMOY

NEGOTIATIONS FOR

RETROCESSION.

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LIBERAL-LABOUR PACT?

POLITICIANS STIRRED BY RUMOURS,'

[TanOTOR NEUTER'S

LONDON, August 29. Politicians are again stirred by rumours in circulation of a Liberal, Labour pact.

Even the city is fluttered, stocks jumping on the suggestion of a new combination which might result ia Mr. Snowden's resignation.

PASSENGER'S LEAP FROM AEROPLANE.

· SUICIDE “LIKELY TO LEAD TO POLITICAL SCANDAL.

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LONDON, August 20. The sensational suicide of Fred Elfriede Amlinger by leaping from an aeroplane between Erfurt and Frankfurt, on which she was a passenger, is likely to lead to a political scandal in Germany, with a repercussion in France.

PEIPING, August 29. It is understood that Sir Miles Lampson, while at Nacking, will negotiate regarding the retrocession | of the British Concession at Amoy, which is the smallest and has the fewest foreigners residing there..

The recrocession will not affect

The rumours are based on the Frau Amlinger left a letter in a the International Settlement there.

fact that a conference was held on handbag indicating that she intend- Retrocession of Walhalwei.

the 27th inst. between Mr. Ramsayed to commit suicide due to griet The British authorities state re MacDonald, Mr. Lloyd George and through the loss of her husband, garding the reports that the retro-several Labour Ministers, including who is reported to have been killed cessión of Weihaiwei inay be post. Ir. Snowden, on the subject of in a horse race, but who was really poned owing to the unsettled condi- unemployment, but it is emphatic- the victim of an air crash in Rus- tions, that postponement is most ay denied to-day that there is any sin, where he was employed by the Soviet Government as a traicing like, and that it will not occur question of the establishment of a unless something unforeseen hap- formal coalition. It is, however, pilot.

admitted that both parties are tending towards agreement which will help the unemployment situa tion in the autumn and give greater stability to the Government while the Imperial Conference and the Indian Round Table Conference are being held

pens.

DISCONTENTED WORKERS IN BUENOS AIRES.

TROOPS STANDING BY READY TO INTERVENE.

[ESUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}

BUENOS AIRES, August 28. General discontent among the workers, of which the telephonists have already declared a twenty- four hour strike, led to extra- ordinary precautions being taken

The temperature of 82 in the reception in inva, where he was all branches of the European Asshade in London yesterday was the struck by the remarkable developsociation, whose main purpose is hottest for August, but it was ex-by the authorities.

the organisation of European incceded to-day when 83.5 degrees, fluence in the political life of India, to-day passed a unanimous resolution in favour of the general principles of the Simon Commis- Mr. L. C. M. S. Amery, two years sion's recommendations, subject to ago, telephoned from the House of such reservation, as are necessary Commons, to the Hon., Mr. Ormsby.to better ensure a strong Govern- ment, justice, for the whole com- munity and equality in the trad- ing statue between British and In- dians:

Office.

Gore in Java.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, August 25: Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor of the Straits Settlements, who is STOCKHOLM, August 99.

paying a visit to the Netherlands The Svenka Metallverken Com Indian Government, spoke by tele pany has asked the permission of phone from Java to Lord Passield. the Swedish Government to export Colonial Secretary, at the Colonial a consignment of 10,000,000 Mauser Office this afternoon. cartridges to the order of the Chi- aese Government,

This is the first time a Colonial Secretary has communicated, with The Company says that it under-the Far East by telephone from stands Norway, Belgium ad Hol- the Colonial Office, although Mr. land are permitting the export of L. C. M. S. Amery at the House ammunition to China.

of Commons spoke to Mr. Ormsby- Gore, the Under Colonial Secre- tory, in Java two years ago. '...

AIR PILOTS STRIKE FOR HIGHER WAGES.

{THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.)

AMSTERDAM, August 29.

The pilots of the Royal Dutch Air Line are striking for higher wages

and better conditions.

All the services are being held up, and all aeroplanes abroad are re- turning to-day.

"The immediate cause of the strike was the dismissal of the pilot Van Dyk, who acted as second pilot to Major Kingsford-Smith, on the re- cent trans-Atlantic flight.

Van Dyk was detailed for the

Lord Passfield expressed appre- ciation of the opportunity given. him by the Netherlands Indian Government. He remarked that

The Conference urged the sup pression of the Indian Congress' and the sequestration of its funds and property, and also voiced the opinion that whatever the outcome of the Round (Table Conference no. change shall be made in the pre- sent system of Government till the civil disobedierec movement has ended.

“NOT FORGOTTEN

PARTIES.

„KING ENTERTAINS WAR HEROES.

{BEITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

LONDON, August' 28-- A large number of wounded ex- Service, men were catertained at Buckingham Palace this afternoon at the invitation of the King.

This is the Arst of a series of

the Empires of the. Netherlands such parties to be held there week- and Great Britain have many simily during the coming month, as lur problems and many grounds for has been customary every year close co-operation in the East, and since the war.

The 400 guests were to-day con-

he welcomed the invitation to Sirveyed to the Palace in moter Cecil Clementi to visit the Gover-coaches from various hospitals un- nor-General of Java, and hoped der the agis of the Ministry of that future years might see a fur- thor, mutual understanding between the Dutch and British authorities

overscas.

Sir Cecil Clementi said he bad had a wonderful reception in Java and had been much struck by" the remarkable developments tl ire. : Dutch flight to India on Septem- A telegram from Singapore ber 25, but ho refused to accept the dated August 26 stated:-In con

onditions, which were the same as nection with his visit to Java, Sir those for the air mail nights to Cecil Clementi, the Governor of the Straits Settlements, informed the Java, and all the pilots accordingly Legislative Council that the Gover

nor-General of the Dutch East. struck.

Indies had agreed to discuss the rubber industry with him. A

SINO-SWEDISH EXPEDITION.

GREAT ARCHEOLOGICAL FINDS.

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PEIFING, August 29, A letter from a Chinese member of the Sino-Swedish Expedition at present in Kansu, reporte finds of great archeological interest, includ ing Stone Age implements, such as stone' swords, axes and arrowheads, And also bamboo scripts nearly 2,090 KOTA OR

The geological experts sulh the party also gathered the most im portant data concerning the Ho- langshan mountain range from the const to the ancient en at Chuyen: The party intends going on to Sinking,

The Expedition was at first head ed by Dr Syen Hedin, but he is not at present with the party,

Sir Cecil Clementi added that clearly no solution can be achieved uy the unilateral action of Malaya It is essential that we should have the views of the Dutch authori- tien

Pensions,

The parties have become known as Not Forgotten" parties.

"SAINT OF THE

TURBAN."

SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.

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KARACHI, August 28. The Moslem Chieftain, the Pir- pagaro, or Saint of the Turban," who is credited with almost divine. Sir Cecil Clementi is returning attributes by many of his followers on Tuesday next, and hopes the in the Sukkur district, was sen- Malayan Government will then be tenced at Sukkur to 10 years' im fully informed as to the views of prisonment and a fine of Rupees the Dutch, and be able to formo-2.000 on various charges, including late a policy.]

illegal possession of arms and kid- napping a boy and keeping him in confinement.

BRITAIN AND LENOX SIMPSON.

NANKING DESPATCHES ANOTHER NOTE:

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NANKING, August. 29. The Foreign Office has addressed another Note to Sir Miles Lampan urging nation against Mr. Lenox Simpson.

The circumstances of the arrest

of the Chieftain early in the year

gune.

The Cabinet met specially to dis cuss the situation at the house of There were six deaths in vari-President Irigoyen, the root of ous parts of Britain yesterday and which was bristling with machine up to the present nine have been reported to-day. :.

LATER. The heat death-roll yesterday is now reported to be 19. The maxi- mum temperature registered in London was 94 degrees...

Iron and steel works in several parts of the country have closed down because it a physically im possible for the workers to tinue in the fierce heat.

éon-

Many girls in factories fainted and were sent home.

[BR1718H WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, August 28. (The beat wave continuea

three o'clock this

afternoon

SUM

29 degrees Fahrenheit, the same as yesterday.

intervene.

· CEYLON'S FINANCES.

OFFICIAL REPLY TO CRITICISM,

יד

NO FURTHER ECONOMY POSSIBLE.

The question of the relations of the German Army chiefs and the Soviet are now agitating political circles in Germany.

Alleged German Evasion of Versailles Treaty.

Pazis, August 29.

The newspapers suggest that Captain Amlinger was not merely seconded for service in Russia, but. he belonged to a German detach- ment which the Reichswehr formed in Russia in order to evade the provisions of the Treaty of Ver- eailles prohibiting the formation of

German air force.

Le Journal says that Captain 'Amlinger was killed while trying a At the meeting of the Ceylor

new type of chaser monoplane cap Legislative Council in Colombo on August 4 after eight Unofficial able of dropping its main petrol Members had successively urged tank if closely pursued and climb- the Government to reduce expendi- ing as speedily as " ture, and balance the Budget rear

Troops also stood by prepared to the figure of Rs. 107,000,000 [about small reserve tank.

£8,000,000], which is the estimated revenue from present taxation, the Treasurer, Sir Wilfrid Woods, in dicated that it was the official view that the estimate, had been pruned to the utmost limit compatible with efficient adminstration.

BI-LINGUAL EDUCATION.

THE PROBLEM IN WALES

AND IRELAND.

Sir Percy Watkins, Permanent Secretary to the Welsh Department of the Board of Education, spoke

on

He said that the income-tax must. be applied in order to supply de-

for ficiencies of revenue

future

years, although repayments from loans into the surplus fund account would meet next year's deficit.

Mr. W. A. De Silva, a member

to the members of the Celtic Coa- of the Congress Party, compli- bimented the European Unofficial gress in London recently

Members on standing shoulder to lingual education.

shoulder with the Ceylonese in op: He said it was now generally ac position to the Government's ex- cepted that the teaching of Welsh travagance, and there by disposing The temperature in London atand English to Welsh scholars was of the fallacy, that the Ceylon Le- "not only desirable but essential.gislature was the scene of a per- An effort was being made by the petual racial tug-of-war.

Public interest in the debate, Board of Education to ensure that a Welsh-speaking child was as pro- which foreshadows the financial fcient in Welsh as an English child policy of candidates for Ministeri of the same age was in English.al office under the new Constitu They also tried to ensure that the tian, has been increased by the pre- Welsh child was taught English to parations already under way for a degree of attainment that would the frat election in Ceylon on the safeguard his material and cultural | basis of unlimited adult, franchise, interests as well as his prospects as Among about 50 candidates already

future citizen of the British Em

in the field Mr. T. L Villiers," pire. The interest of the child was

European urban member, who is paramount, but at the same time contesting the up-country constitu every encouragement was given to ency of Bandarawella, is the first scholars to learn the Welsh langu European to offer himself. age in the schools, colleges, and universities.

Six people died to-day from the heat, and from all parts of the country comes news of men and women collapsing and fainting in the sun-scorched streets.

WASHINGTON AND EXTRA- TERRITORIALITY.

DISCUSSIONS AGAIN DEFERRED.

{UNITED PRESS.] Washington, August 24-Dr. C. C. Wu, Chinese Minister to the United States, returned to-day from Atlantic City, summer holiday resort, and is preparing to sail next Friday for Europe to attend the forthcoming League of Nations meeting at Geneva.

Mr. Brian Fitzpatrick, an Irish. headmaster, said that since the Free State took control of the schools in 1999" the aim of the education authorities was to make Irish the national language and English a secondary one.

At the afternoon session there was a discussion on the Down sUT- vey, following the reading of a paper by a French research worker He expects to renew his efforts to obtain for China a seat ca the M. Goblet. M. Goblet stated that League Council.: 15,

he had just completed a vocabulary aathorities, conterning the subject from old Irish maps in the French The discussions with American of 5,000 Downland-place-names of extraterritorial privileges in national library. China bave again been deferred, it was learned. In view of the pre- sent military situation in China it was considered unlikely by observers that any conclusion could be reach- ed at this time even if the discus ∙sions' went on.

Madame Wu is to accompany her husband on his trip to Europe.

BERLIN-TOKYO FLIGHT.

JAPANESE AVIATOR DUE AT TOKYO

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caused a sensation. The police, in response to an urgent appeal from the women of his household, raided. his fortress at midnight and re- scued several members of his harem, and then the police Inst March.

Earched the fortress and found large concealed store of arms and The Japanese aviator Yoshihara, Ammmmition, and also the youth who left Berlin on the 20th inst. named Ibrahim shut up in a box; on a Japan-Germany goodwill flight in which he had been chained for under the auspices of the Hochi four years. At the Shimbun, arrived at Osaka from Pirpagare was acquitted on the Seoul at 7.10 am to day and charge of murdering Ibrahim's due to arrive at Tokyo on Saturday

morning. mother?"

YEN AND FENG DELEGATES.

SATISFIED WITH CHANG INTERVIEWS.:

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PEIFING, August 20. The representatives of Yen Hai Shan' and Feng Yu Hsiang returned from Peitaiho last night, and leave for Taiyan this evening.

The representatives express them- selves as highly satisfied with their interviews with Chang Hsuch,

pathetic toward the Northerners,

Chu Ag Hsiang declared that after spending three days at Tai yuan they would return to Peiping, after which the Government would

established immediately.

Unoficial Members Sold For

Economy."

possible

ADMIRALS TO KEEP

on

THEIR RANK..

IMPORTANT RULING BY U.S. NAVY.

[UNITED PRESS.]

Washington, August 23-A ral ing by the Navy Department was announced to-day to the effect that officers who ranked as Admirals of the Fleet during the Great War shall retain their rank at that time, The ruling elevates 302 retired officers, to the highest rank held in wartime..

affected are Admirals William S. Sim

B. Caperton, William

Alberi Gleaves, Hilary P. Jones, Hugh. Rodman, Henry T. Mayo, Wilson Struss and Robert E. Joseph .Coontz.

Rear-admirala, who are

POPE'S ATTITUDE ON MALTA.

MALTESE EXHORTED. TO OBEY (THE BISHOPS.

Rome, Auguet 24. Addressing 200 pilgrims from Malta, His Holf ness the Pope strongly spoke in favour of the Church's attitude in. The Supply Bill passed a second the recent conflict with the Pre- reading in the Legislative Council mier, Lord Strickland, and declar on August 6; and was referred to ed that the Maltese must obey their Select Committee, consisting of bissops who speck in the azme of all the Unofficial Members, whose the Pontiff, God's representative report will be submitted in Septem- un ber.-

After laying down this formid- It is expected that substantial able doctrine, the Pope warned the reductions in expenditure, which people of false prophets and finally will command the support of all expressed the opinion that yet some sections of the Council, except the good may result from that conflict. officials, will be recommended by His Holiness, received the pilgrims ernment expresses its intention of and his public appearance, it is the Committee, although the Gov in the hall of the Sacred College

resisting any serious amendment to pointed out in Vatican quarters, its programme of expenditure. In refutes the alarming reports re- a vimilar situation last year the garding his health. Government won most of the divi sions by narrow majorities, but it' is noteworthy in the present in- stance that all four European Un- official Members have gone over to the Opposition on the main issues.

TRANS-PACIFIC FLIGHT.

NANKING'S CLAIM TO AMERICANS HOP OFF THIS

LANFENG.

STILL HEADQUARTERS OF

FENG YU HSIANG.

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MORNING.

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LONDON, August 20. The shifting dir currents pro mising a tail-wind for which the aviators, have waited; a week, the Americans Harold Bromley as navi. “ gator and Harold Gatty have and/ nounced that they intend to hop-off" PEIPINO, August from Kasumigaura naval air base t set dana tam

attempt. Hsiang stated that a telegram was in non-stop LYLAK Fucile Right

Tacoma. received yesterday from Feng Yu Late this afternoon, the big Hsiang despatched from his head-orange monoplane, City of Tacoma quarters at Lanfeng, thus proving wheeled out and loaded with

1:100 gallons of fuel, which; that Nanking's claims to have captimated to be sufficient for

bours and more than 4,500 miles

Lured Lanfeng are erroneous.