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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1926.

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SHANGHAI CRIME,

THE SPANISH FLIERS. GERMAN EXCITEMENT.

SEQUEL TO KILLING A POLICEMAN.

ESCORTING PLANE CRASHES CONTROVERSY, OVER ROYAL;

PROPERTIES.

ON LANDING,

Berlin, June B.;

The officiency of the Shanghai An army aeroplane, piloted by municipal police, which passes Lieutenant Cornelius O'Connor, A bolt from the blue descended by so often with no comment, was who had escorted the Spanish mall in the Reichstag on its resuming forcibly demonstrated on the 4th boat, Logaapi, with Captain Gal-after Whitsun, in the shape of inst, when the alleged murderer of larza on board outside the break-publication of a letter by Ven the Chinese constable who was water, crashed at the army aviation Hindenburg which is interpreted killed by an armed robber in Geld at Camp Nichols on the 1st as a threat of resignation in the Yangtzopoo, was found in hospi-inst, when landing. The machine event of the plebiscita on

June tal, suffering from two bullet was almost entirely demolished, 20, resulting in favour of expro- wounda in the legs. It is the According to information obtain priation of the Hohenzollern and police theory that after being shoted at Fort Santiago, the military other Royal families' properties. by the Japanese constable, who headquarters it appears that the came to the rescue of his Chinese plane in landing knocked the comrade, the robber ran into wheels off causing it to overturn. Chapoi and then later virtually The wings of the plane crumpled crawled to hospital. While he up. Neither pilot nor mechanic was being attended to there, the

was hurt. quafo superintendent. notified the police, and he was removed under armed guard to the police hospital. He will appear at the Mixed Court charged with murder, when he is, able to leave his bed. Shop assis tants, victims of the robber, iden tined the wounded man as the bandit.

The Japanese constable fired five shots at the man and thought he missed with all, as the robber continued running. When taken into custody the man was found to have two bullet wounds. He explained at the hospital that

he had been wounded by armed

robbers.

The first stone of the Spanish Memorial proposed by Professor Austin Craig as a remembrance of the Madrid-Manila night was laid on the 1st inst, at 'e'block p.m. by Magallanes Drive in front of de Captain Gallarza on a site on the Isabela Gate..as

The Mayor, President Tan of the city council, Consul General Motta of Spain, Don Romero Salas, and other well known personages were Present

The President anys, "I have spent my life in the service of the Kings of Prussia and the German Kaisers, and regard the plebiscite as a great wrong, a regrettable lack of feeling and tradition, and

neas." He foresces à "serious an uncouth piece of thankless- attack against the structure of the State, whose deepest founda- tion is respect for the law and recognition of property

The letter increases the

Ca-

binet's difficulties, which aro be- coming acute. The controversy

has aroused cxeltement all over the country, as the Republicans see therein another attempt to undermine the Republican stitution.-Router.

con-

A competition among sculptors and architects will be held for the THE MOSUL TREÁTY,

best model for the memorial, it was decided by the committee appoint-

Oh the 3rd inst. Chihose detec- tives arrested two men, allegeded by the mayor. kidnappers, in the French Con-

Cession on Route Stanislas, Che valies. When searched, two auto matic pistols, fully loaded, ware found strapped to their thighs. One of the men also carried 50 apare rounds. Of the two LI Nyoh-dee admitted at Louza police station that he fired two shots on North Szechuen Road Extension on the morning of the 2nd. when the police informer was killed outright. He also said that he was accompanied by another kid- napper, Tsang Nyeu-wo, who is still at large.

TURKISH RATIFICATION.

It is further expected that!

Angora, June 8. P20,000 will be collected from pub-Anglo-Turkish Mosul Treaty.-

The Assembly has ratified the e subscription to defray the ex- Router.

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BRAZIL AND THE LEAGUE.

FORMAL WITHDRAWAL IMMINENT.

Rio de Janeiro, June 8. The newspaper Oglobo ari- During May only 30 armed rob-nounces that Brazil is formally beries took place, being about notifying her resignation. from half the usual monthly, number. the League of Nations, in a few In several instances, those who weeks, and will not participate in prepetrated the crime were caught the Assembly meeting in Septera- shortly after. The special branch ber at Geneva. of the C. i. D. has between 50 and 60 alleged robbers, waiting on re-with the foregoing that the mand for trial at the Mixed Court.

OBITUARY.

MR. JOHN DEIDRICH SPRECKLES,

It is noteworthy in connection

Brazilian representative, Senor Franco Mello, was absent from yesterday's meeting of the Council or the ground of indisposition, but. failed to send the usual substitute. -Router's American Service.

Spain's Position..

London, June 8, The talk of Brazilian withdrawal Washington, June 8 from the League draws attention to The death is reported of John the difficulties looming up in con- Deidrich Spreckles. Reuter. nection with reconstruction of the | |

John D. Spreckles. was an League Council. Yesterday's meet- American capitalist, born ating of the Council opened with two Charleston, S. C., August 16, significant absentees, Sencr Mello, 1853. He was brother of Rudolph already mentioned, and also Spreckles who has been interested Quiñones de Leon (Spain) who was for many years in the sugar in suddenly recalled to Spain, though dustry in Hawait and the Philip unlike Mello he provided a deputy pines. In 1880 he founded the to the Council. J. D. Spreckles,, 'and Bros. A Madrid message, semi-officially Co., shipping and commission explains that Leon was recalled to merchants, owning a fleet of exchange views on International: tugs and vessels trading with policy not connected with the Hawaii. He also founded the League, though Senor Yanguas, the ...ern Sugar Refinery Company Foreign Minister, interviewed. and at the time of the sale of the pointed out that the feeling of a so called Friar lands in the Philip recent meeting of the commission. plaes financed the purchase of examining the constitution of the some of the estates. He was in- Council: sided with Viscount Cecil's terested in a large number of dit view, which was contrary to the ferent enterprises, among them the Spanish aspirations, consequently Spreckles Sugar Company, the the present meeting at Geneva did Coronado Beach Company, thnot interest Spain since the pre- San Diego Electric Railway. Com- [sence of all the members was un- pany, the Coronado water Com- necessary for the functioning of pany; also ferry companies, trans-the organisation, but In order to fer concerns and several rail testify her loyalty to the League ways in the southern states. Ife Spain had appointed her charge was the proprietor of the San d'affaires at Berne to sit in Leon's) Francisco Morning Call."

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