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TIENTSIN CUSTOMS FINANCE MINISTER'S CAPTIVE AMERICAN SAD ACCIDENT AT FIRING ON YANGTSZE

CONTROL.

ALLEGED LETTER FROM MR. LENOX SIMPSON.

{THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.]"

RESIGNATION.

MR. SOONG HAS NOTHING TO ADD.

{THROUGH REUTER'N AGENCY.) -

SHANORM, Oct. 16, NARKING, Oct. 16,

Mr. T. V. Soong, Minister for The Kuo Min Nows Agency pub- liches in letter dated been rel, Finner, who arrived hero' this authoritative morning, refused to receive inter- quarter," which it in, alleged Mr.viewers, and stated through his Lenox Simpson wrote to Chang Becretary that he had nothing to

**soenred from n

MISSIONARY.

RANSOM OF THREE LAKHS

' DEMANDED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PEIPING, Oct." 16. A ransom of $300,000 has been demanded for the release of Mr. Nelson, of the American. Eutheran United Mission at Kwangshan, South Honan, who was carried off

on the night of October &.

The Reds demand payment of the

SHANGHAI,

DAUGHTER OF FRENCH FIRE COMMANDANT KILLED

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, Oct. 10. Miss Danielle Cornet, the seven. teen-year-old daughter of Captain Cornet, the new Commandant of the French Fire Brigade, died in hospital following an

SHIPPING.

KIENLI THE WORST SPOT. ON THE RIVER. '

} [THROWON REUTER'S AGENCY.).

PEIPING, Oct. 10. The continual firing on. Chinese

and foreign shipping in the Yang taze River is still increasing.

The latest vessels to be fired on include

Japanese gunboat Kataka, which returned the fire steamers Tatung, Ichang and Hong, The last-named vessel Was at toked four times above and below Kienli, which is at present the worst spot on the river.

time accidental

INDIAN SITUATION IMPROVING.

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN

MADRAS DISAPPEARS.

[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.}.

Ruany, Oct. 13.0- The Government of India's appre- ciation of the situation up to Oeto- | ber 11 states that the latest provin- cial reports

for the most part record a continued improvement in the general situation in internal India

This is particularly marked in

the first-named province the civil disobedience, movement has practically ceased to oxist.

Associations Declared Unlawful.

SERIOUS RIOTING IN TURKEY.

'ANTAGONISTIC POLITICAL”

PARTIES.

(THROUGH ALFTER'S AGENCY.}"

CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct; 16. Serious rioting has occurred in Anatolia" during the past ten days owing to the antagonism between the Parliamentary People's Party and the new Opposition Party Ted by Fethi Bey.

Hsueh Liang requesting the Mar. add to the reports of his resigna- by bandits who captured that town wound in the ghost received while with good effect, and the America Madras, Bengal and Punjab, and in Mersina, two being killed and 17

shut to retain hin ne Commissioner

of Customs at Tientsin.

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tion.

The letter, which is of approxi- KWANGSI SITUATION above sum within a fortnight.

mately 000 words, makes a strong

plea for the Marshal's support and outlinea the financin aid that the Tientsin Customs would be able to give hang Hauch Liang.

The letter says, inter alia: "I propose that you should follow the same plan that Shanai did

J

CANTONESE VICTORY

REPORTED.

There is no likelihood of a pence. ful settlement of the military situation in Kwangsi and fighting will be continued as the Canton military authorities have been tele- graphically

instructed by the

PRUSSIAN DIET.

DEMAND FOR DISSOLUTION

REPUDIATED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

BERLIN, Oct. 15. That he would rather be the Head of a Municipal Scavenging Department than Premier, because the former was not merely better paid but had leas to do with garb. age than the Premier, was the con- clusion of a spooch by the Premier, Herr Braw, at the opening of the Prussian Diet.

when I can at once draw cheques in your favour... The Bank of Communications holds Customs funds amounting to $900,000 from Nanking Government to refuse the the previous administration, which Kwangsi offer to surrender. The the Shansi people have been press Nanking Government. is of the ing me to got for them, but I have opinion, that the demands of the refused. In addition, there is Kwangsi troops are excessive. 8350,000 from the September pay-

General Chen Tani (Fong, the ment of the Russian Boxer Indem-Cantonese Commander-in-Chief, has nity. If you authorise the returned to Kwangsi from Canton saine cigaretto tax of 23-1/3 perta. direct military operations. cont., which is general throughout Fighting was resumed at Punyang China, but which Shansi raised to en Tuesday and a victory in claim- 50 per cent, in the Hopei Province,ed by the Cantonese. Over 500 I can at once get the British Kwangsi troops were killed and 400 American Tobacco Company to pay taken prisoner. The Cantonces in advance from $500,000 to $600,000 captured 4 machine-guns, three for stamps. One way and another field-picers and 300 rifles. I can produce upwards of 82,000,000

The two Cantonese divisions un for you in hard cash. Then the dor Chiang Kwong Nai and Taoi monthly

Ting Kai have been released from $1,000,000, and sometimes more. In the front in the North and will addition, there is the most import sent back to the South to naust ant point, the power which the Tien-

their colleagues in Kwangsi.

He said the Prussian Government tain Customs will give you if you

The Kwanger leaders have decid· | did not intend to remove the ban keep it in your hands, and I amed to withdraw to Perth to join on Communist and National Social the Rods under Li Ming Shu should they fail to make a stand at Liu

your man."

revenuo amounts to

chow.

Subsequently, the Diet debated motions by the Con munist and Economic Parties demanding the dissolution of the Diet, the can- cellation of the emergency legislą. tion sanctioned by President Hia- denburg, and the discontinuanes of the Young Plan for reparationa payments.

Herr Braun repudiated the de mand for the dissolution of the Diet, which was elected for four years' productive work,

iet (Fascist) uniforms on the ground of the intolerable terrorism of these

Parties

Tho letter continues:-"The Customs under the present Inspect tor-General is not a Chinese in- stitution, but is a semi-foreign thing which Mr. T. V. Soong uses for his own purpose. The old staff are trying to rush back and to desert their leaders and submit and Communists clashed at Schwer.

destroy all the work I have done, I declare that to-morrow they will try to drive us out, which I shall resist, as they have not got your

Large quantities of circulars hayo been distributed by neroplanes tá the Kwangsi troops advising them

to the Government forecs.

Fascists and Communists Clash, LATER.

+

The Hitlerites (German Fascials)

in last night, after a political meeting, and fifteen persons were

THE KUOMINCHUN SPLIT.seriously hurt.

handling her father's revolver which she had picked up from the dress ing-table in the family home at the Savoy Apartments, not knowing that the weapon; was loaded,

Captain Cornct, who arrived only last July, was formerly connected with the Paris Fire Brigade, and is very popular with the French com- munity, which has been profoundly shocked by the sad tragedy.

EMPRESS OF JAPAN.

HAPPY EVENT EXPECTED

IN MARCH.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ACEROX. ]

Tokyo, Oct. 10. It is formally announced that the Empress of Japan is exceinte, and that her accouchement is expected to take place in March.

BRITISH BUDGET DEFICIT

PROBABLE.

CHANCELLOR OF EXCHEQUER OPTIMISTIC.

MR. BALDWIN'S PLAN

FOR TAXES.

NEW STATEMENT OF POLICY.

(throuɑn ReuYER'S AGENCY.].

LONDON, Oct. 15. The Conservative policy, when ever the party is returned to power, is set forth in a letter from Mr.

Stanley Baldwin to Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the chairman of the party organisation.

now

Soldiers with fixed bayonals didn persed the crowds in Adalia wounded.

All the Liberal leaders were arro" "ed.

In the United Provinces there las FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT also been an improvement, but some districts have activities in made it necessary for the local Government to declare unlawfy! a number of loen] Associations,

Agitation in Central Provinces. Declining..

...

Agitation is reported to be on the decline in the Central Provinces, and the breach of the forest law in now on a much smaller scale than a few weeks ago, although a further clash with the peace, arising out of this form of lawlessness, has been reported..

Picketing of liquor shops is almost in abeyance, but, as in several other Provinces, one result of the crusade against licensed shops has been an increase in illicit distillation.

IN U.S..

WELL-KNOWN AUTHOR AND HIS WIFE KILLED.

{REUTEN'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WORCESTER (Mass.), Oct. 10. The well known botanist and author, Mr. Ernest Henry Wilson, and his wife have been killed in s motor accident.

under it in Gujerat and the suburban districts of Bombay.

Value of Ordinance in Guferat The Ordinance should beöf: Bihar and Orissa continue to re- special value in dealing with the cord a steady improvement, but the situation in Gujerat, where. su prevalence of illegal activities in port given to the movement in its some districts necessitatea arrests early stagea was more on a mass other hand, the number of those suceeded in establishing firm on a considerable scale. On the scale than elsewhere, and Congram, who offer apologies is increasing,old in many villages of the dis and this feature is common tó most triets concerned. Their headquar provinces,

ters are after established in the fnest house in the village' and, serve as contres from which volun-"

teers. incite people of the country side to commit breaches of the law sad to refuse payment of land

The new statement of policy, promised immediately after the re- cent plenary session of the Imperial Conference, is summarised by the former Prime Minister at the end of a long and detailed statement; as rigorous economy; reduction of taxation; thorough reform of the unemployment insurance system? effective protection for our manu

Boycott of Foreign Goods. Laaturing industries against foreign competition by the immediate intro- The boycott of foreign goods is duction of an emergency tariff; a the main plank of the Congresa guaranteed wheat price for the programme, and in Bombay at |British farmer, combined with a tempts are being made to extend revenue,

tax on foreign malling barley and nicketing to provision and other For some weeks past, a vigorous the prevention of the dumping of shops. The revolt of Indian dealers campaign has been in progress to foreign oats pad other produce is growing and several provinces persuade people, not to pay the system to secure a definite market report that foreign cloth is being next instalment of the land re for home-grown and Empire wheat; sold openly in many places, hat so tenne. The declaration ne unfat and, finally, concerted action with far as the purchase of new stocksful of Associations responsible for the Dominions in order to promote is concerned, there has not yeh these activities and the occupation LONDON, Oct. 15.

been a definite breakaway from the of the headquarters of the more cellor of the Exchequer, in

Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chan-economic unity of the Empire.

Mr. Baldwin says that the Con- boycott in the large distributing important of them should have a.. servative Party accepts the prin- centres, where trade conditions re-salutary effect on the situation. speech at a banquet at the Man- ciple of Imperial Preference contain in a deplorable state. sion House, admitted that the reposals made recently, namely, a 10 some talk in Congress quarters of tained in Mr. R. B. Bennett's pro- During the week there has been vival of trade in Britain and the world generally was slow, but he deprecated pessimism.

(THROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.]

The Government could do little.

The salvation of industry lay in the hands of industry. Itself. *

Referring to a criticism that the terms of his conversion loans were too generous and that the Bank of England would be driven to restrict

GENERALS AT LOGGERHEADS GERMANY'S GOLD EXPORTS credit, Mr. Snowden emphasized.

According to a Chinese telegram

ENORMOUS TOTAL SINCE

ELECTIONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.}

BERLIN, Oct. 16 The exports of gold from Ger many since the Reichstag election have reached the enormous total of £22,000,000.

ordera, and are simply the slaves of Nanking. You know how I was always faithful to your father, and how even after his death I fought from Shanghai, a section of the! for him to tell the world the truth. Kuominchun forces under Lu Chung I ask you now to help me because.Lin is heading for Shanai to attack my reputation would be greatly Taiyuna, the provincial capital of ruined if Nanking after threaten the Province. Lu is said to have ing for several months takes this been greatly dissatisfied with Yen action. I now I can be of ser- Hsi Sban who has crased his aup- vies to you in Fengtien.'

port to the Kuominchun since the collapse of the northern coalition.

There has been a split among the Kuominchun forces themselves. Tien Chin Kai and Chang Wei Hai The reason for these exports is insist to continuing co-operation which, according to the Reichsbark, the flight of capital from Germany, with Shansi, while Liu Ju Ming may shortly lead to a further rise has decide to, withdraw to Shansi | in the bank rate. and Kansu. Chi Hung Chang and

The Reichsbank, however, will Chang Yin Chang have declared continue its policy of not restrict

ing eredita.

LENOX SIMPSON'S CONDITION.

LITTLE HOPE FOR HIS RECOVERY.

{TERODON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

for Nanking, while Shih Yu Sản and Sun Liang Cheng have declar. TIENTSIN, Oct. 26.ed for Chang Hauch Liang, Sung Mr. Lenox Simpson was moved Chich Yuan has also offered to sur from the German Hospital, which render to Nanking.

is in Chinese territory, to the Since the 13th instant, the Shan- Victoria Hospital in the British Concession, as it is foured a fur- si troops have been withdrawing to ther attempt might be made on his Taiyuan from Shihchiachwang by life.

rail

His condition continuos relative- A section of the Shansi troops ly unchanged.

The Reichsbank has just sent two further consignments of gold, tooh worth Ms. 35,000,000, to Paris, and one consignment of Miks, 17,500,000 to Amsterdam.

REICHSTAG SPEAKER

ELECTED:

DEBATE CONDUCTED IN A TUMULT.

that the bankers' deposits at the Bank of England were now higher than a year ago.

Nor, he said, have cheap money rater unfavourably affected forsign exchanges.

As things todd he was able to look forward to better-from the Treasury point of view-debt cor. version operations in the future.

He mentioned the huge block' ef £2,000,000,000 five per cent. War

per cent. preference' in the Cann- dian market in exchange for a like preference in British and other Empire markete.

Prime Minister's Comments,

There appears to be a dole in Mr. Baldwin's statement of the

Conservative Party policy for every, body except the working class," commented Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the Prime Minister, in nu interview the with the Daily Herald on subject.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald declar- ed: It is a queer mixture meant to square up the differences within his Party, which Mr. Baldwin has hitherto manfully fought.”

#t would

[[THROUGH REUTERʼ6 KIREISGY.

Arrest of Indian Agitators on attempt to set up in soma dirte.

Continue. tions a parallel system of Govern- ment. A similar experiment was

BOMBAY, Oct. 15. tried during the non-co-operation The arrests of Congress loadera movement in 1991-29 and definitely and other agitators now number has been put forward at this stage failed. It is not improbable that it | 160,

as a spectacular move which may revive flagging interest,

Unlawful Associations Ordinance.

Nagin Das, President of the Bombay War Council, and K. F. Nariman, President of the Bombay League of Youth, who wore amongst those arrested, have each been ad- tenced to six months' imprison

The Unlawful Associations. Or dinance was promulgated duringent. the week and it confers powers by

BOMBAY, Oct. 16. which the Government can occupy There were 250 arrests to-day, sand and buildings used for the making a total of 430 since yester purpose of Associations that have day morning been declared unlawful and can

To-day's arrests include Axis: forfeit moveable, property. used for Hussain Bhoylalji (secretary of the A very good sub-title to

the same purpose. It also containg inst War Council and son of the be "I haul down my fing."

provision making membership of President of the Bombay Muni The Daily Herald characterises an unlawful association a cognisipality). Mr. Baldwin'e atatement as "The able offence, and this is now opera The city is observing: 2 three Tory Plan for Taxes on Everytive throughout British India. thing."

The provisions relating to pro- perty have been extended, in the firat instance, to the Bombay Pre-

rinment have already taken action. (Continued on next Column.)

Jays' hartal,

Lean, and said he would carry out SURVIVORS OF R.101 sidency only, and the local Gov. placing the ofioce raided yesterday!

a large conversion operation when the time was favourable.

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He told the gathering that Budget deficit was probable at the but he hoped to avold new taxation end of the current financial year,

when presenting the Budget.

BRITAIN-AUSTRALIA FLIGHTS.

KINGSFORD-SMITH AND HILL STILL WITHIN RECORD,

{BRITISH WIRELESS BUDVICE,]

LONDON, Oct. 15. Wing Comdr. Kingaford Smith, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCI.) who left Croydon for Australia on an Avro Avian light acroplane on BERLIN, Oct. 15. October 9, arrived at Rangoon from Police cordons effectively pre Allahabad this afternoon, and in- He is still hanging on by under Sun Chu, Yang Hsiao Au vented demonstrations outside the tends taking off for Singapors early thread. to existence, but it is generand Kwan Fu An, which are, un-Reichstag to-day, but there was to-morrow morning, ally admitted that there is little able to retreat to Shangsi on neamult inside during a debate on

This is the fastest time recorded hope, and that his death is con-

for an England-Rangoon fight. He sidered to be only a matter of time. count of their rotront having been the election of a Speaker

The National Socialists were is now four days ahead of Bort cut-off,-are-also-offering-to-sur-violent-in-their opposition-to-the-Hinkler's time..

election of the Socialist, Horr render to the Central Government.

Loche, provoking an uproar amongst their opponents. (2

Herr Loche was eventually elect fed on a segond bállót. “

TIENTSIN RACES.

CHAMPIONS WON BY

ROMANEE,

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENOT.)'

TIENTSIN, Oct. 10, The Tinitsin Champions resulted

follows:-

Romanée......

Managret

1

3

The winning sweepstako tickets Bro First, No. 3850; second, No. 3587; third, No. 6980.

-USA. AND BRAZIL REVOLUTION.

FULL SUPPORT FOR HE FEDERAL FORCES.

· [REDIRE'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)-

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. The Secretary of State has un- nounced that tho.. United States

Federals in Brazil.

OBITUARY.

REAR-ADMIRAL ZIEGMEIER,

(THLOUGH REUTER'S`ADENOT.]~

BREMERTON (Wash.), Oct. 15.

Admira), Ziegmeier, who commafide

Hill at Singapore, Anxiety regarding the Queensland airman, Flight-Lieutenant fill, who left England for Australia, on Octo- ber 5, was relieved to-day with the nows of his arrival at Singapore.

(THROCOH BEUTER'S AUKNOX,}}'

Another Aviator. Laired by Record.

· LONDON, Oct. 10 An Australian named Oscar Gar. don left Croydon nt dawp in a small second-haud seroplane bound for Australia

For Sulh at Singanore v SN SINGAPORE, Oct. *10/ has arrived here, five days ahead of Bert Hickler'a time.

American manufacturers are pered the conveying of United States Wing-Comdr. Kingsford Smith mitted to sell munitions to the treep transports to France during Federals, but not to the insurgents the war.

RETURN HOME.

LOSS OF FLYING NERVES SCORNED.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, Oct. 15. Three survivors of the R.101 dis. aster, the wireless operator, Disley, and the engineers, Cook and Savory, all bandaged, arrived at Croydon to-day from Beauvais by en Imperial Airways liner.

They were sympathetically wel comed by a large crowd.

All, wore medically examined at the aerodrome, and it was decided to send Crook into hospital." Savory and Disley, who were allowed to go to their homes; were extremely jolly, and said that they had on joyed to-day's flight immensely.

Asked if they would go into an airship again if they had the chance, they replied: "Of course. We belong to the R.100" They scorn. ed the idea that their flying nerves had gone.

Two other survivors, Messrs. Leech and Bell, who arrived by boat-train two days ago,, were at the aerodrome to greet their chums

[ULTISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)- Future of Airships.

Iuany, Oct. 15, Regarding anggestion that all reconditioning work on the airchip R.100 had ceased pending a decision on the future of British, airships, the present intention of the Air Ministry is to avoid new commit- ments and the inception of any.

tive, at the same to avoid, as far as possible, the discharge of per- sonnel who might subsequently. have to be re-engaged,

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