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ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE

FRENCH PRESIDENT

M DOUMER IN DANGEROUS CONDITION

TARDIEU RUSHES TO HIS

BEDSIDE

[THROUUM/XKUTER'S AGENCY.)

PARIS, May 6. A RUSSIAN FIRED SEVERAL SHOTS. AT PRESI DENT DOUMER'S CAR IN THE FAUBOURG DU ROULE, WHILE HE WAS. PROCEEDING TO THE EXPOSITION DU LIVRE. THE PRESIDENT WAS TRANSPORTED TO BEALJON HOSPITAL.

THE IDENTITY OF HIS ASSAILANT IS NOT KNOWN.

LATERA THE RUSSIAN, WHO HAS BEEN ARRESTED FIRED THREE SHOTS AT POINT LANK RANGE, ALL" "LODG... ING IN M. DOUMER'S ABDOMEN.."

THE PRESIDENT WAS ·IMMEDIATELY OPERATED- ONL HIS CONDITION IS MOST SERIOUS,

BOTH

M. TARDIEU AND THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR RUSHED TO HIS BEDSIDE.

PARIR Lator The "onirage occurred at the Foundation Salomon Rothschild, where the President was inaugurating the ex-Soldiers Literary Ex- hibition.

His.. assailant, who is described as Dr. Gougouloff, fredi two. more shots aimed at the politician Claude Farrere and Detective Guichard, respectively, both shots missing....... The latter disarmed and arrested the nailart.

BOMB OUTRAGE IN EGYPT

22.

PRIME MINISTER'S NARROW ESCAPE

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. I

Cano, May 0.

IRISH FREE STATE

TREATY

DELIBERATE ABOLITION OF

OATH

[FTEN WIRELESS SERVICE}

RUGBY, May 5. Asked in the House of Commons. to-day whether he would consider the advisability of submitting the dispute over the tresty, with the Irish Free State to a specially con taibuted court of appeal or to the International Court, the Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas re

IL.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

CHINA'S POSTAL

PROPOSED INCREASES

REDUCED

[TÁRUĶGÀ ZEUTER'S ACEROS.)

NANXING, May & The Executive Yuan has decided there will be no increase in postal rates for newspapery books, magn zines and other printed matter as the proposal to increase these rates has crentod a storm of protest, The Executive Yuan also decided to reduce by ups half the suggested ingrdhse in the rates for lecters

The matter is now being referred to the Legislative Yuan,

NANKING, May 8 The Executive Yuan has increne ad the poata rates as follows:-

Domestic local letters by one cant; registered letters two conta; postcards half a cent.

MR. R. MACDONALD'S EYE OPERATION

SUCCESSFULLY UNDER- TAKEN ON THURSDAY

ELAITISH WIRELEAR: BERICK:])

RUGBY, May

A bulletin issued this evening stated:The operation on the Prime Minister's right eye was undertaken successfully at four B'olock this afternoon."

At the King's request, the result of the operation was telephoned to him at Buckingham Palace at the

earliest moment..

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]]

LONDON, May 6. The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, had a somewhat reat less night but the ccndition of his right eye is satisfactory",

AUSTRIAN CABINET

RESIGNS

THROUGH RADTER'S AGENCY. I

VIENNA, May &

CANTONS NEW FINANCE MINISTER

INDUCTED INTO OFFICE YESTERDAY

(From Our Own Correspondent.),

CANTON, May 8,

ANTI JAPANESE ASSOCIATIONS

ORDER TO DISSOLVE BY NATIONAL GOVT.

notan RrIR'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAI PEACE PACK

LO WEN KAN ISSUES STATEMENT

REMINDING JAPAN OF HER

OBLIGATIONS

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]":

NANNING, May 8

Japanese Armistice Agreement, In In connection with the Bino. Wen Kan to-day made the follow-

JOINT

COMMISSION FORMED

ปี

PEIPING, May 9. Mr. Au Fong Po, the newly that following the signing of the The Asiatic News Agency states, pointed Commissioner of Finance Peace Fact the National Govern of the Provincial Government, wasmens issued a mandate instructing formally inducted into affice this Shanghai, Paiping and other cities morning. In his inaugural speech throughout China to dissolve the he said he would take effective stops anti-Japanese, Boycott Associations. to resuscitate the badly depreciated and order that the inspection of ing statement:- Central Bank of China notes and Japanese goods cease. that he is devising plans to bring It is understood that some anti-solution unanimously passed by the "It will be recalled that the re Meanwhile another rus" has were ordered to cease activities, for a conclusion of arrangements Japanese associations in Peiping League Assembly on March 4, calle started on the Government bank. but the reason given is that under between China and Japan for renment is holding its first meeting The writer, who passed the bank the guise of being and Japanese daring definite, the cessation of tomonl this morning, saw that the Govern they had been anti-Kuomintang. mant, Depository was crowded,

thia abouk...

MARINES DISARMED

GUNBOAT COMMANDERS

UP

&

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[TRAVOUR REUTEROR AGENOT.}U

BHANGHAI, May

The joint commission formed in ntained in the Armistice Agree ordance with the provisions

Mr. Johnson leit for Nanking

POLICE EXPERTS

Hitherto no confrmation from hostilition and regulating the with mostly with soldiers and coolics,uthers sources has reported this drawn of Japanese forces. Acting might by steamer, from where he demanding the redemption of their Government order.

upon such recommendations the will proceed to Peiping. banknotes of the $6. denomination.

Chinese puthorities have negotinted! TSIN-PU TRAIN HOLD the duly authorized representatives and concluded an agreement with

of Japan in the presence of repre- i

SHANGHAI, Maybe a sentativce of participating friendly The Chinese Government attaches (DELAYED BY CHINESE GOVERNMENT)) Powers

the following statement to the Truce It is provided in the Agree-greement ment that Chinese and Japanese in order to ense, the general forces will cease around Shanghai situation and to secure a prompt. all and overy form of hostilities and re-establishment of stability and that Jananese troops will withdraw normal conditions in the affected to the International Settlersent and areas, the Chinese Government Jextra-Settlement. roads in the hereby intimates its intention im

Honkew district as before the mediately to establish on its own i initiative for the maintenance of incident on January 28.

pesos and order in the vicinity of the Shanghai Settlements, 3. force. of special constabulary, for which they contemplate the employment of experts as officers and instruos

ARRESTED

(From Our Own Correspondent.}

CANTON, May 8. Marines numbering about 150 in the Navy Headquarters on the Bund were suddenly disarmed last night by General Chex Tani Tong's troops, They offered no resistance; and consequently there was bloodshed!

noi

gun-

Several gunboat commanders, in boat Haifu, have been detained, cluding the Commander of the following mutiny,

JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC

CHANGES

{THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, May 6,

PASSENGERS ROBBED TRAIN GUARDS DISARMED

(THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.

PRIPING, May 6. Early yesterday morning a dozen soldiers in uniform hoarded the Tientsin-Pukow train at Lienchen,

A mixed commission created in outh Hopei, produced revolvers, by the Agreement, and including robbed most of the passengers, dis, representatives participating amed the train guards and carried friendly Powers will chiefly be off their weapons and compelled trusted with the task of watch

OTH the driver to atop the train afing the execution of the above- Arling, where they alighted and excaped...

WARFARE RIFE IN MANCHURIA

E

Two watchers gandding the rail way line as Tammal as the Prime

JAPANESE MEET WITH Minister's tonin passed were killed and three others seriously injured

SPIFF RESISTANCE by an explosion caused by a bomb. The Prime Minister, Sidky Pasha,

(THROUGH, KEUTER'S AGENCY.] and the Ministers of Communicaphed that Mr. De Valera bad de- The Burcsch Cabinet has resign tions and Education, the vice liberately chosen to propose the ed as result of demands by Social

HARBIN, May 0 President of the Chamber and abolition of the Parliamentary oathints, pan-Germans and the Heim Following a meeting between. Mr; Meeting with stif resistance at other eminent politicians who were from the Irish Free State constitu- wehr for the dissolution of the Inuka and Mr. Yoshizawa it is several points, the Japanese drive aboard the buxin narrowly escaped ||tion by unilateral action.

National Assembly in view of the understood that they decided to against the insurgente on the as the train stopped at the station

resuite of recent Provincial seek Cabinet Approval that Hachirocastern section of the Chinese just before the explosion...

and Municipal Elections.

Aita, the Japanese Minister at Eastern Railway continues.. Herr Buresh had previously Vienna, be appointed viva,Minister stated that if the motion for dis-of Foreign Affair in succession to solution was carried he would ask Matsuzo Nagai who, it is expected, for emergency powers, and if not will be appointed Ambassador a granted he would resign..

Washington:

OTTAWA CONFERENCE

1:

.

SIR D. NEWTON, M.P... APPOINTED AGRICUL TURAL ADVISER

----(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Rpony, May 5. It was autounced to-day in the House of Commons that Sir Dong- Tas Newton, M. F. for Cambridge, has been appointed adviser on agricultural questions attached lo the United Kingdom Delegation to the Ottawa Conference.

Sir Douglas Newton, who has: ro- presented, Cambridge as a Conserva tive since 1922, was chairman of the Cambridgeshire County Council in 1921-92. He acted an Assistant Secretary: (unpaid) to the Minister in Chargo of Reconstruction from 1917 to 1910, and in 1992-93 was

"

Mr. Thomas added, in reply to ¡& supplementary question:

The mattar fa dispute is a treaty agreement between two par- ties. It is customary, when there are differences of opinion, for one for the other to ask for a consult

ation to discuss them,

Mr. De Valera, without consul tation or intimation of any kind, proposes to break his side of the treaty,

Govern

It is not for us a ment, being the other party to the treaty, to do other than call atten bion to the fact that he has broken the treaty."

GANGSTERS THREAT

DEMAND $50,000 FROM EDISON'S SON

(Reuter's Special: Service.),

PHILADELPHIA, May. 5. "Give us afty thousand dollars

Chairman of the National Agriculor we shall prevent you, from mar

tural Council.

4,

THE LATE SIR W. MILLS WILL

ESTATE VALUED AT £37,829

44

(Reuter's Special Service.).

LONDON, May s

Sir William Mills, the inventer of the famous Mills bomb, who died in January last at the age of seventy-six, left an estate valued at

W. £37,820.

}

·

It is revealed that only a little over £37,000 was granted to him by the Government for the invention of his bomb, of which-76,000,000 were made for the Allies during the

Tar.

EX-KING ALFONSO'S.

THIRD SON

TO CONTINUE ŇAVAL STUDIES

ON BRITISH WARSHIP~

(Reuter's Special Service.).

keting your invention," is the threat held over the head of William Edi- son, son of the world-famous inven- tor, who is seeking to follow in his father's footsteps.

Mr. William Edison shares the

the

WORLD FINANCIAL

CRISIS

WORSE NOW THAN AFTER WORLD

WAR

A THREE-FOLD PROGRAMME FOR

ECONOMIC RECOVERY

D

(THROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY"]

WASHINGTON, May 5

Mr. Neville Chamberlain stated in "A three-fold' programme for world the House of Commons to-day that, economic recovery, namely, disarma, the next payment for interest on

mentioned provisions.

HOPE FOR WITHDRAWAL

It is to be understood that the incoming Chinese police referred to in the Treaty will be drawn from this special constabulary."

4;

MR. SHIGEMITSU SUFFERS RELAPSE

DOCTORS STATE HE IS

· GRAVELY ILL

LIHROUGH BEETER'S AGENCY. F

IN NEAR FUTURE. "In considering the Sino-Japan- esé Agreement the. League Amem- bly by resolution unanimously J'adopted on April 30, declared thas in accordance with the resolutions of, March 4 and 1 the withdrawal place in the near future, and that of Japanese troops should take.

the resolution of March 4 would be fully complied with only when the Japanese forces were entirely withdrawn.

It is confidently hoped that in the interests of peace all the As- They are proceeding up the Hu-sembly's resolutions Bearing on the Hai Railway, while slong the situation around Shanghai, de well Sungári River,they have now

as the provisions in the Agreement enpied Sansing and Fangcheng...

just concluded, will be promptly and fully carried out and it will SEVERE CHINESE LOSSES not be necessary (as provided in the Both at Sansing and Fangcheng of the League's resolution of April Agreement and in paragraph XI the insurgents were in strength 30 which was strengthened by an and resisted the attack until com- official statement by the President pelled to retire by the severity of of the Assembly) for members cf- their losses. It is estimated that the mixed commission to call atten-. the Chinese casualties in these two tien to any neglect in the execu- STEADY PROGRESS EXPECTED Lattles were two thousand,

tion of the provisions of the Agree. ment, including the provisioh ro-

[THHOUGH REUTER'S AGENOX.]; garding the complete withdrawal of Japanese forces to their positions before the incident of Jarnery 8."

Along the western section of the CER the Japanese have occupied Antachan, some eighty mlies from Harbin and the defented forces are retreating to the west.

Nevertheless, in spite of the Japanese successes," the operations. of the insurgents shows little sign of lessening.

"

NEW MENACE

CONGRATULATIONS

LONDON, May 8.. Congratulations are extended on every hand to all who, by their action and influence in the Far

SHANGRAI, May 6 Although the oporation was suc cessful, Mr. Shigemitsu bad are lapse this morning. Doctors, state he is gravely ill-

PEIPING, May 67 Mr. Yano left for Shanghai yen terday evening to act for Mr. incapacitated. Shigemitsu while the latter

OUT OF DANGER

Following a transfusion of blood

LATER. from his elder brother this after noon the condition, of Mr. Shige mitsu, whose life hung in the balance, showed an improvement and it was stated at 11 pm, that he is out of danger.

Unless he suffers a relapse the doctors expect Mr. Shigemitant will make steady, though slow, progres towards recovery

PROGRESS OF BOMB VICTIMS (From Our Own Correspondent.) SHANGHAI, May. @w.

A serious menace has now ap-East and Europe, were concerned peared in the arrival of a very in the Sino-Japanese Armistice, strong force near Harbin. While The Times says: It is immensely the Japanese are advancing along to the credit of Mr. Quo, Tai Chi, tho Chineso Enstera Railway, Mr. Shigemiteu and General Uyeda Chinese troops have addonly that they refused to allow their sprung into activity, between the misfortune to interfere with their advancing Japanese and Harbin. which has carried out a series of accorded a share of the credit.

Particularly large is one force presented by Sir Miles Lampson, je purpose. British diplomacy, aw re-

All day there has been appro fortune of $12,000,000 loft by the ment, the settlement of the reparawar debits to America would non-violent attacks on, the Chinese. It is too soon," comments the Mr. Shigemitsu but it abated on hension regarding the condition of late. Thomas Edison with one of tiene problems and the restoration mally fall due on June 10 next, but Eastern Railway about sixty miles Times, to say that the whole of Friday evening when a bulletin his brothers.

of silver to the place it occupied has been postponed under the Ho-

from Harbin,

the Shanghai episode is liquidated, announced that the patient felt He has informed the police of prior to 1925, was outlined to a over Moratorium.

An armoured train has been sent but a practical marine vivendi has better following a blood transfusion the threat and it is understood that crowded Senate by Senator Borah

to assist the Manchukpo garrisons been reached which takes into ad- the authorities are already on the today.

The next payment thereafter falls in resisting these, forces

of three hundred grame from Dr. count the special international Shigemitsu, an elder brother of trail of the gangster-racketeerTS".

due on December 25 There would-Along the whole aftern section, Jose and entrepot, and which, if resting, and le, well, hie-reitives of character the Chinese the Japanese Minister who is now be, no doubt, an opportunity, te anarchy prevails. The railway is properly chserved, should render and friends are greatly relieved Senator Borah is a firm advocate discuss the "Government's policy being constantly attacked and possible a revival of its vast trad Admiral Nomura who wasi opar..... of a reduction of war debts and with regard to war debts and re-sections destroyed.

ing operations without interruption ated on for the extraction of reparations, and to-day be express parations before the last-named

from boycotters and inching" bomb fragment from his whistis ed the opinion that a return of ¡ date.

progressing favourably and the prosperity to the world was m Asked whether two payments

other victims show satisfactory con- possible unless bis-programme would have to be made in December

dition.LEN carried out."

next Mr. Chamberlain replied:

OnlyTMone:””~

LINDBERGH OUTRAGE

SEQUEL

GASTON MEANS ARRESTED

THROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.]

WASHINGTON, May 6.

** We Have No' Leadership."

Gaston B. Means, decribed as a Be concluded: If the United friend-of-the-late-President Hard Stator throw its influenar behind ing was arrested in Washington the movement to restore silver, it to-day on a charge of obtaining would succeed. money by false pretences.

Means is accused of securing the payment of G8100,000 from the wife.. of the publisher of the Washington Poet, a leading American news. paper, by representing that he wan in a position to recover the Lind- bergh baby!

The accused was formerly in the American Secret Service.

We have no leadship," was hie parting shot

IMPOSSIBLE TO PAY GOLD

A Conference That Never Took Place.

(Reuter's Special Service.)

LONDON, May B

MORE JAPANESE DIPLOMACY

GEN: HO ASKED TO SIGN "PREPARED " DOCUMENT

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

TIENT, May 8: "DEBTSC

On most reliable authority it is Mr. Lloyd George was in remini-reported that on May 4 Japanese WABLINGTON, May ascent mood to-day when, for the military authorities demanded that Mr. Boral declared it was in first time in ten years, he address General Ho Chu Kuo, Commander possible to pay gold debts as long ed representatives of the world of the Ninth Brigade stationed at as 70 por cent. of the world's gold, Press. was held by France and the United that conditions were actually worse the effect that he is unable to He declared economically Shanhaikwan, sign statement to States. Obviously the United at present than after the world guarantee to keep his territory in States tariff did not permit for war. He recalled the agreement order and free from Bandits, but payments in kind, therefore, there with M. Briand that conference General Ho Chu Kuo refused to must be relief from gold.

of bankera. be held to discuss cur- The mentality of that great rency, gold and monetary problems. nation, England, which was forced That conference never yet had both the gold standard is the only held and until these problema, bright spot on the horizon and along with the questions of war young Prince will leave again Farbanka when he arrived this the only nation which seems to be debts and reparationg, are solved shortly to join & British warship morning from a trip to the South on the road to recovery.

"by courageous leadership there will on cruise, to India in order to Beas.

be no recovery: Nations at Geneva gain, practical experience of the

were in despair and it is not for the Press to quicken the nations to grapple with these terrible probers lems

FONTAINEBLEAU, May 5 Don Juan, "the third son of ex- King Alfonso of Spain, has finish- ed bis naval studies at Dartmouth College and has returned to his parents at Fontainebleau...

MARY WELCOMES "DOUGH

(THROUGH LESTER'S 'AGENCY.].

SAN FRANCISCO, May 6. Mary Pickford, who was waiting It is learned, however, that the on the pier, warmly greeted Douglas

He will be absent with the Royal Navy for about two years,

Mary shook by the hand Miss Maria Albn, the Spanish etur, who will play the lead in the new Alm, Tahiti which D. Fairbanke is making!

The Hoover Moratorium. [BRITISH WINKLESS SERVICE.]

RuGsy, May 5. The Chancellor of Exechoquar,

sign this prepared" document.

There is uneasiness in Chinese circles regarding possible Japanese movements in that ares.

NEW MANCHUKUO EDICT {THROUGH ARUTER'S, AGENCY,]

CHANGCHUN, - May 0!!! It is announced that any foreign Mancinuria who are consider ed undesirable will be deported

AMERICA'S VIEWS

"[TAKOUGH", REDTES'S" "XGENCY"]"

Consul General Murai and Mrs Tomono show an improvementi

General Uyeda is in high spirite, while. General Shirakawa is feeling. NEW YORK, May 6 wall, his pain and fever shaving: The State Department considers gone the Shanghai Peace Pact excellent and hopes that Japanese troops will now gradually be withdrawn, According to the New York Times the Department considers the, with for additional troops in Manchuria. drawal may be hastened by the need

MILITARY, PHONE WIRES

CUTE

that

{THROUGH LEUTEL B. 40INOY.]

SHAWOHAI, May 6. Japanese communiqué says

military, telephone

CHINESE PREPARING TO

RETURN TO CHAPER

The Chinese authorities are p paring to return to Chapai as the Japanese troops retire, Special polico recruited in Pelping are supplanting the patrol in the evaouated areas. Now stations: are being arranged by a special: commission which is starting re habilitation work shortly

Chinese public bodies are display. between Shanghai and Paoshan Treaty, terming it humilitating.

wires ing antagonism to the Peace were

cut twice,maar Woosung! yesterday, and that Japanese troops

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have unavailingly searched for the MR. QUO TAT CHI RESIGNS offenders, but found eight hundred- rounds of ammunition and twenty, hand grenades pay the scene

Japanese military authorities consider it likely that Chinese plain-clothes gunnen ware respon-

ible

biog {THROUGH REVIRES, AGENCY.)