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WEIHAIWEI CALLS FOR AID. SHANGHAI NEWS.

MORE NANKING LOOTING REPORTED.

CHINESE CRUISERS IN YANGTSE FIGHTING.

TWO TRANSPORTS LEAVE.

Owing to alarming reports of threatened disturbances at Weihaiwei, the Officer Administering the Government there has sent H. M. S. Curadoc has an urgent request for naval reinforcements. been ordered to proceed.

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Two of the transports bringing part of the third brigade ordered The Air Force to China sailed from Southampton yesterday. Squadron will be sailing on Wednesday in next week.

Answering questions in Parliament with reference to the action

MORE EFFECTS OF RESTRICTIONS.

ANOTHER BAN ON RACING.

(From a Special Correspondent.)

TUESDAY,

APRIL 12,

NAVAL LIMITATION PROBLEM.

FRENCH PROPOSALS AT GENEVA

IMPORTANT DISCUSSION.

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Geneva, April 11. The French proposals for the limitation of naval armaments Shanghai, April 7. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has provide that each High Contract- certainly left Shanghai but his ing Party shall, before the ex- piry of the Convention, reduce its; immediate destination is unknown.naval tonnage to the total to be Local opinion scema to be that he laid which each consider to be has gone to Hankow where he is indispensable to safeguard its

security and national interests.

believed to have been summoned

1927. 日一十月三

$1,000 CLAIM.

ACTION FOR DAMAGES FAILS.

FALSE IMPRISONMENT PLEA.

In the Summary Court this morn- Ing. Mr. P. Jacks, acting Puisne Judge, delivered judgment in a esse concerning a claim for $1,000 dam- ages for alleged false imprison- ment. His Lordship held that the plaintiff was arrested on a warrant issued by a Magistrate, and would have been arrested sooner or later

on the warrant, without assistance from the defendant, who laid in- he

formation. are to

He gave jugment for the defendant with costs.

The case was ono in which Cheung Cho, of Waterloo Road, Kowloon, who claimed to be a part- er in the Yu Hing and the Hop Kee Companies, eued Man Wan- sang, the managing partner of the two companies, for $1,000 damages, alleging that Man Wan-sang "had caused him to be imprisoned on a false charge of theft: Mr. D. Me- Callum was for the plaintiff and Mr. J. T. Prior defended.

A table is given indicating the in readiness for the reception of distribution of the total tonnage contemplated by each Party, the Notes which

among battleships, aircraft car delivered by the Powers. He may riers, surface vessels below 10,000 however have gone to Nanking in tons and submarines. Within response to the Government's the limits of the total tonnage In spite of the fact that the Powers have presented their Note instructions. The latter told the laid down, ach Party may modify at Hankow regarding the Nanking outrages, the situation at Nanking General quite frankly that his the distribution of its tonnage is still critical and the looting of effects from foreign houses con presence in Shanghai was un-under conditions which it consi. desirable lest his statements to ders indispensable for its security, tinues. From most other places on the Yangtze there are reports representatives of the foreign with the reservation that it shall Powers should bring about" intercommunicate such modification to that everything is quiet.

the Secretariat of the League at Regarding the fighting between the Northerners and Southern-national complications.

The Nationalist Government least one year before laying down ers in the vicinity of Chinking it is reported that Chinese pointed out that it alone can

a keel in that part of the tonnage assume responsibility for diplo which has been modified. cruisers are now taking part in the engagements.

Viscount Cpell declared that the matic affairs and requested the General to confine himself to mill-French proposals would open the tary matters.

door to competition in naval Meanwhile General Chow Feng-

bilities in naval matters were chi has taken over command local construction. Britain's responsi- taken in Shanghai against the Soviet Consulate, Sir Austen Chamber, and it is reported' that he will great and she would be false to Magistrate for his arrest. The d

keep in Shanghai only those troops which are staunchly loyal to the those responsibilities if she accept fendant pointed the plaintiff out to anything not giving reala police officer, and he was detained Central Government

security.

at Yumati Police Station for a was released General de Marinis declared few hours, and The Ban on Racing:

that Italy did not wish competi-on bail. A week later, when Weihaiwei, April 11. Marshal Sun Chuan-fang's troops

for At the same time as a corres-tion in naval armaments.

the

case was called The Officer Administrating the are following up their successes

the defendant was al- over the Southerners, and yester-pondent to one of the foreign M. Paul Eoncour emphasised hearing, Government has sent an urgent re- day heavy gunfire was heard from newspapers points out that racing that France was unable to agree lowed to withdraw the charge, and quest for the despatch of naval the direction of Chuchow. The during the present situation into anything prejudicing the distri- the plaintiff was discharged.

come through that Shanghai should be forbidden, 1bution of the world's tonnage. reinforcements, It appears that report has there are alarming reports in the Chuchow has fallen into the hands learn that races arranged for the air of threatened disturbances, of the Northern forces, but it is week-end will not be held. II.M.S. Caradoc has been ordered notable that the influx of Southern to proceed immediately to Weihai- troops, with their wounded from the other side of the river, was considerably reduced yesterday,

lain made it clear that the British authorities in Shanghai were not

consulted..

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Other Places Qulet.

Shanghai, April 11. Shanghai is quiet and there is no change in the situation to re- cord-Naval Wireless.

The situation at Ningpo, Foo- chow, Amoy and Swatow is un- changed.-Neval"Wireless.

and teased altogether to-day.

Pukow and sinkwan were both subjected to air raids yesterday, but there have been no other signs of a Northern attack. Six Chinese ernisers are now at Nanking.

With regard to the situation of foreigners. it is still unsafe for them to go ashore, in fact, despite the general knowledge that the The two British subjects who Powers are presenting demands are attached to the Chinese Mari- to the Nationalist Government. time Customs staff have left for looting of foreign effects, is still Hankow, and the Britishers at going on. Chenglin are also being evacuated. -Naval Wireless.

Shasi, April 11.

WAR AT CHINKIANG.

Cruisers Take Part.

ban it.

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Japan Undecided. Viscount Sato stated that he was

The plaintiff alleged that on February 1st, 1927, the defendant aid information against him or a

warrant was issued by the Kowloon charge of larceny, whereupon a

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MR. CHURCHILL'S BUDGET.

NEW TAXES TO BALANCE DEFICIT.

FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE COUNTRY.

TAX DODGING AVOIDED.

The feature of the Budget introduced by Mr. Churchill in the House of Commons yesterday was the reference to the way in which the financial stability of the country had enabled it to weather the industrial disaster created by the general strike and coal stoppage. This, he said, had been largely responsible for a big deficit in the estimates for last year.

By means of new taxation, a prospective deficit is likely to become a small surplus at the end of the current year, the oventual estimated figures being a" revenue of £834,800,000 and an expenditure, of *£833,400,000.

The new taxation proposed includes increased duties on table- ware and pottery imported from abroad, on foreign-made tyres, and on tobacco and wines, as well as an increase in the excise duty on matches.

The Chancellor scouted any proposals to cut down the fighting services or reduce grants made for education, health, and local govern

ment.

The Ministry of Transport is to be abolished, except the Roads Department. The Mines Department is to have its functions die- tributed among other departments, and the separate existence of the Department of Overseas Trade is to terminate.

London, April 11. tate duty super-tax had increased Introducing the Budget to-day, £2,250,0000. Sundry loans and mis- Mr. Winston Churchill announced, Lellaneous revenue had exceeded the the abolition of the Ministry, of estimate by £3,500,000. A Secret Process.

Transport, while retaining the

False Economies, Road Department, and the distri- The defendant ed the plain-bution of the functions of the Mines Referring to the demand for a writer of the letter pointed out

and rollers, which were found in munts; also the termination of the diture, Mr. Churchill said that to that the Club had advertlaed awaiting instructions from the tit had stolen various rubber rings Department over other depart- £40,000,000 cut in national expen meeting, no doubt in the hope that Japanese Government and he w23, 1-is room when searched by the separate existence of the Depart cat the cost of the fighting services the authorities would forgot to consequently, unable definitely police. The plaintiff explained this ment of Overseas Trado.

by £20,000,000 would causa a panic. pronounce Japan's views as re-

He said it would be discordant To cut the exchequer contributions gards President Coolidge's invita-by saying he had taken the articles

But he testified to Japan's to his room to sterilise them by with the spirit and requirements of to education, health, and local gov a convul- tion.

It would be premature to sion that might lead to the replace- willingness to co-operate in all secre: process, which could not be the time to abolish the Ministry of ernment would cause

liquidate the Ministry of Pensions. ment of the financial dictator at- efforts for disarmament. He de- done at the works owing to the Labour. clared that if we have accepted secret nature of the process.

tempting it. (Laughter). In delivering judgment his He added that there would be the invitation, that does not men"

Revenue and Expenditure. anything derogatory to our pre- Lordship said that at the hearing marked contraction in the new seat work." He said there were of the case, Mr. J. T. Prior sub- entrants to the Civil Service.

The total of new revenues would

The expenditure for 1927 was es- some points of the French pro-mitted that he had no case

The pro- timated at £818,300,000, and the the point, but he over-ruled Mr. spective surplus this year would be revenue at £796,850,000. The es posal offering the possible basis answer, and quoted an action he nearly £38,000,000.

Mr. Hugh Gibson (United Prior partly because he thought £16,400,000, of which an additional timated deficit was thus £21,040,- As regards the increase in ex- States) declared that the United there had been an imprisonment, 15,000,000 would be paid into the States was ready to discuss any and party because he wanted to Sinking Fund, making the unpre- proposal capable of reaching an hear the facts of the case, and cedented figure of £65,000,000 to penditure, £10,000,000 of this was whether any evidence of the Sinking Fund, and leaving an que to the automatic execution of agreement.

The Jugo-Slay delegation asso-malice would be forthcoming instimated surplus of £1,400,000 for the decisions of previous Parlia clated themselves with the French cross-examination. revised Chuse, and the Argentine

He regards as inevitable an "incident" when several thousand Chinese are gathered in the Race Club compound, and suggests that it is time all such "nonsense" was stopped. However, the races will not be held and so another cause for correspondence is removed, temporarily at any rate.

Curfew and other restrictions

have their effect on other matters however. The Shanghai A.D.C. which was to present "Merric Retugges began to arrive from England" in the near future have stopped rehearsals, but with the Pukow Lo-day-Naval Wireless.

spirit which seems to characterise THE HANKOW CASUALTIES.all such organisations both in Shanghai, Hongkong and "other Five Japanese Killed, places they are optimistic enough

to collect scores and libretti s

of negotiation.

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ments and Governments, including He also announced that the tea the increase in the Sinking Fund, duty would be unchanged.

Sir Frederick Pollock, in his

the automatic increase of the Old Age and other pensions, the growth Chinklang, April 11. A naval wireless message re-that these will be available imme-and Chilean delegates sympathis- treatise on the Law of Torts,

Coal Stoppage Effects.

of grants to local authorities, the Cruisers are now taking part in viewing recent events on the Yang-diately it is possible to carry oned with and accepted the French eleventh edition, said that in an proposals, subject to some and action for malicious prosecution

Mr. Winston Churchill in the development of housing schemes, the engagements between the tsze says that further Japanese re-jagain.

fications and the approval of their the plaintiff must prove that he "Owing to the state of emer-

was innocent and that his inno- course of his remarks in introduc- the expansion of the Post Office, and Northerners and Southerners. inforcements have arrived at Han- Yesterday two Chinese cruisers ków, where the Japanese Cences-rency the annual, meeting of the Governments.

At the close of the sitting, Vicence was pronounced by the tri-ing the Budget said the total lose the Rond Fund.

The present Government was passed up river and opened fire sion is now quiet. The Japanese United Services' Association has on the north bank of the Yang- casualties are placed at five killed, been postponed indefinitely" is count Sato submitted an amend-bunal before which the accusation of revenue, or increased expendi-

of reasonable or probable cause strike and coal stoppage, would be of the new expenditure, chiefly the tsze and to-day a single Chinese while ten Japanese nationals are another bald statement throwing ment, affecting certain figures in was made; that there was a want ture, in consequence of the general directly responsible for £17,000,000

The Chinese au- considerable light on the Shanghai the French table-Reuter.

for prosecution; and that the pro-232,000,000 in 1926/1927, and an Widows' and Old Age pensions, and

loss prospective the operation, still missing. cruiser repeated

the beet sugar subsidy, but ecORO- Initiated in a additional were ceedings thorities at Ilankow have now is- of to-day, -Naval Wireless.

sued a proclamation ordering the

malicious spirit. If the plaintiff's £9,000,000 in 1928/1929. That was mies almost exactly balanced these. proof failed at any of those points, the overwhelming cause of the de- The period of automatic increnss complete immunity of all foreign-

ficit of £36,500,000 and the severe in expenditure had ended, and next then his case failed..

additional loss in 1927.

Wuhu Quieter.

Wuhu, April 1. Wuhu is much quieter, and the atmosphere generally is more set- tled-Neval Wireless.

Effective Warning.

·MARSHAL CHIANG.

Expected at Hankow.

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TROOPS FROM HOME.

Yesterday's Embarkations,

Concession Excitement.

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BIG LOAN REPAID.

ANGLO-FRENCH AGREEMENT

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Our Financial Stability.

of

war

debt

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little excitement Some

year, if no new commitments were provoked in the French Conces-

undertaken, the automatic de- Must Be Direet Act. sion last night when fire broke

REACHED.

Creaße in expenditure would out in a block of property in the

Paris, April 11. Quoting from Halsbury, his Rue du Consulat, opposite the

Those were direct losses, but the almost overtake the increase. The imprison- Hotel Plaza.

A complete agreement has been Lordship said: The presence of

Mr. Churchill, after announcing London, April 11. numerous fire appliances caused reached as the result of negotia- ment for which an action for falso indirect losses were not capable of Kiukiang, April 11. The 2nd. Northamptons, the 2nd. a mob to collect and it was fouadtions for the repayment by the imprisonment lies must be the being computed. Yet the revenue, the rearrangement of Ministries, The warning of the foreign Scots Guards, the 10th. Field Am-recessary to use French marines, Banque de France to the Bank of direct act or the result of an order though mauled and wounded, had as previously mentioned, said he naval commanders has had its bulance and a detachment of the Annamite troops, and Shanghai England of $33,000,000, which is of the person sued, or of someone in the main survived a shocking saw no reason to alter the estimate offuct and there has been no anti- Royal Air Force sailed for China Volunteers who were on the spot the balance of an advance of for whose sets he is liable. No breakdown in our island civilian of a £6,000,000 yield from the Bet- We never at any time con- Tax at £232,000,000 compared with foreign outbreak. On the surface to-day on board the transport City to preserve order and to keep the $50,000,000 to the Banque de action lles against a person who tion, Exchange was steady as ating Tax. He estimated the Income

crowd from hindering the work France.

takes proceedings before a Magis rock.

using the

The only Ameri- £254,750,000 last year. everything is quiet-Naval Wire of Marseilles.

Consequently, gold to the value trate or Judge in respect of an templated The 2nd. Welch Regiment, with of the fire-fighters. ¿c58,

drafts of the Middlesex and Green Rumours of course went round of £18,350,000 which was deposit imprisonment which is caused by can credits obtained to safeguard Bright spot was the receipts from Howard Regiments, also sailed that an ugly mob was at work, but ed against the loan, will be the orders of the Magistrate or the operation of a return to the the motor licences duty, namely

000,000 in 1925, for China on board the transport in reality there was nothing but restored to the Banque de France. Judge. The remedy of the per- gold standard, and we do not pro- £24,000,000 compared with £16,-

curiosity on the part of the Derbyshire.

son imprisoned in Buch a case is pose to renew them.

The consuming power of the an action for malicious, prosecu-

War Debt Payments. The 2nd. Battalion of the Welch Chinese who made endeavours to

tion against the person who insti- masses had been little affected by the push forward and get the best

The con- Hankow, April 11. Regiment entrained in

the troubles of 1926.

The only Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is ex morning at Tidworth for South-view of the flames. The crowd

tuted the proceedings.

In the case before him it was sumption of tea had slightly de- tlements outstanding were with pected to arrive at Hankow to ampton where they embarked for dispersed of its own accord when

true that the action of the defen-creased, and of sugar and tobacco Yugo-Slavia and Russia. Against WC had paid to morrow, and in his honour another China, the regimental goat head-it was seen that the firemen had,

the flames well under control.

dant in laying the information led had increased, whilst that of bread £23,000,000

States Inst year, general holiday has been declared. ing the march to the station.

to the plaintiff's arrest, but it and meat was undiminished. The the United

£17,500,000 The demands of the foreign

had recolved The Air Force Squadron which

not the direct cause. The consumption of beer, and spirits Powers, U.S.A., Great Britain, is going to China, will all by the

direct cause was the warrant alono reflected the social and indus- from Germany and the Allies. The estimated receipts this year from Japan, France and Italy, in con- steamer Neuralia from Southamp-

issued by the Magistrate, and the trial struggles. nexion with the Nanking outrage, ton on April 20th.-Renter.

Still World's Financial Contre, this source were £25,000,000. opinion and judgment of a judicial

In connexion with the war debts, were presented to the respective

THE SHANGHAI INCIDENT.

officer interposed between the

To the exchequer the most to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Consule at 3 p.m. to-day.

charge and the imprisonment.

markable fact was that the trade of No Malice Shown,

the country had flowed in a manner said that taking into account the After referring to similar cases scarcely conceivable. We still re- altered rate of exchange, inter alia, Hoven years ago, which was 'equi the defendants in the arrests, and tion and the financial centre of the in debt interest compared with valent to one-fifth of the annual in- dealing with the part played by malued the greatcat creditor na- there was a £75,000,000 reduction the question of malice, his Lord world.

Apart from the coal trouble the tarest burden. He said he nover ship said he was not satisfied in the case before him that there was main feature of the 1926 revenue dreamed of meeting the 1927 de- any malice on the part of the de-was the failure of Income Tax, ficit by a partial suspension of the fendant, though there did not ap-which was $12,000,000 below the Sinking Fund. With regard to the estimato. On the contrary, the es (Continued on Page 12.) 2 (Continued on Page 18.)

American gunboats, carrying

the American communities from Municipal Council's Responsibility. Chungking and Ichang arrived this afternoon.-Naval Wireleas. MORE NANKING LOOTING.

Unsafe for Foreigners Ashore. Nanking, Apr. 11. The shelling of passing steam ers and warships from Lion Hill China "conalierably decreased,

The Volunteers.

The suggestion that the Shang- hal Volunteers be placed on Precautionary Assembly with fifty

THE GIBRALTAR TRAGEDY.

LIEUTENANT DUFFIELD

ARRESTED.

Gibraltar, April 11. At the inquest on Lieut per cent. of them oleoping in Colonel 3. S. FitzGerald, command billets has been made in view of Ing the 2nd. Batt. East Surreys, the fact that inconvenience is the jury returned a verdict that caused in offices by the continued death was the result of a bullet London, April 11. mobilisation. It is further sug fired by Lieut. Duffield. In the House of Commons, reply-gested that if an alarm is raised The Coroner has issued a war- ing to Mr. Maxton (Labour), Sira signal from the warships in the Austen Chamberlain eaid that the river could be used to call all rant for Lieutenant Duffield's British Consul-General and tho volunteers to their billets. One British General Officer Command- supporter of the suggestion be ing at Shanghai were not consulted lieves that the expense to the with regard to the surrounding of Municipal Council caused by keep- the Russian Consulate at Shanghai, ing the S.V.C. mobilised can ill

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