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CHINA WAR.

THE

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CAUSE OF

THE RUPTURE."

FRANCHISE AT 21.

MR. BALDWIN ON THE PROPOSALS.

مارا

Shanghai, May 29. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's

Moscow, May 29.

London, May 29. Litvinoff has handed a Note to forces up the Tientsin-Pukow line

Mr. Baldwin, addressing a meet- ure making an almost uninter the British Charge d'Affaires stating of Conservative women at th

It is obvious ing that the British decision has Albert Hall yesterday, made rofer- rupted advance. that the Northerners are retiring not surprised the Soviet who were

ence to the proposals for glying to the Yellow River bridge imme-aware that the rapture was being the vote to women at the age of diately north of Tsinanfu, the prepared by the Conservative Gay- capital of Shantung, to which place crnment. The Note emphatically twenty-one, thus putting them on Marshal Chang Tso-lip is sending doniou all the charges of violating an equality with men.

The Premier said he was aware reinforcements and where a stand the Trade Agreement which, it is must be made if Tientsin is to be declared, were based on falso in that there was a strong feeling formation and the forged docu-that the franchise for both soxes saved. Reuter.

ments with which the British Gov-should be given at the age of Nanking, May 28.

ernment freely operated through twenty-five rather than twenty- Small bodies of troops are arout the period of Anglo-Soviet re- riving at Pukow in small craft.lations. They have come from down the river. It is reported that the Japanere Consul, although living afloat, has started working on shore again.-Naval Wireless.

A Southern Roverso?

Chinking, May 28. Rumours are current that the Southern forces have suffered a reverse at Kaoyu.-Naval Wireless.

Shanghai, May 28.

The situation here is quiet; while there is no change in the position at Wahu-Naval Wireless.

Hankew, May 28. Apart from considerable local troop movements, there is no change in the situation.-Naval Wireless.

י.

A Desperate Effort

Shanghai, May 29. Unofficial messages from Hun- kow tend to confirm reports from

The Note deems unworthy of reply the insinuations of espionage by the Trade Delegation, and declares that the British had no logal ground for the police raid on extraterritorial promises nor for terminating the agreement without six months' notice.

"An Absurd Raid.” The Note adds: "It is evident to the whole world that the fun- damental cause of the rupture is the defeat of the Conservative Government's policy la China and is an attempt to mask defeat by a diversion directed towards the Soviet while the direct reason is the Government's desire to divert public opinion from the failure of The absurd police raid on Arcos Houst and to save Sir William Faynson Hicks Trom a scandalous position

the consequent upon raid."

It concludes that the Soviet de- the Fengtien headquarters, Pek-aires friendly relations with the ing. that the Southerners con- British Empire. The responsi tinue to give ground and suffer bility for the break rests upon the heavy losses in the Honan battle. British Government. It will in Wounded troops are still arriving evitably upset existing political, in Hankow in large numbers and economic and international rela- it is reliably estimated that the tions, but the Soviet is convinced Southern losses up to yesterday that the time is near, when the were 14,000.

British people will find ways and means for the unhampered realiza- tion of their aspirations for peace and normal relations with the Soviet.-Reuter.

However, the battle is not yet over as a decisive Southern defeat in Hunan would mean their evacua. tion of Hankow with all that that implies. It is regarded that they will make a desperate effort to hold the Fengtien troops.-- Reuter.

Japanese Reinforcements.

Tokyo, May 28.. Orders have been issued for the despatch of 2,000 troops to Tsingtan from Manchuria..

The Government, in a statement thereanent, emphasises that the action is purely a precautionary measure and by no means implies unfriendly intentions to China.

It declares that it is not intend- ed to interfere with the military operations of the Northerners or

Southerners.

оло. It might well be that if the, Government were giving the fran chise to-day to people of this coun- try the first time, the proposal would be under, consideration.

He did not believe that it was practical politics to take away the vote from men of twenty-one in democratic country where that franchise had existed for con- turies. He for one tot only look- ed with no apprehension at en- franchisement of both sexes at the same age, but he welcomed it.

It was inconsistent to open pro- fessions to women at the same age as men and yet refuse them equal voting rights. He pointed out that in all the British Dominions except South Africa and in the United States, that was to say in. practically all countries inhabited by the English-speaking people, the full franchise was in force At the age of twenty-one.- British Wireless.

ENGLISH PAINTINGS.

BIG EXHIBITION PLANNED

FOR VIENNA.

London, May 23. Under the auspices of the Anglo- Austrian Society it is proposed to hold in Vienna this autumn 'a, re- presentative' exhibition of English paintings from Hogarth down to the present day. H.M. the King haa conveyed his good wishes for Paris, May 28.

the success of the scheme, and Sir "We prosecute you because youAusten Chamberlain, the Foreign are provokers of war, talking only Secretary, has expressed the hope

Debate on Communists in French Chamber.

of armed revolution." This M. Sarraut, Minister of the Interior, that owners of pictures who may apostrophired the Communists be approached for loans will res- during a debate in the Chamber of pond generously so as to make the Deputies on an interpellation by collection as representative and ay the Communist, M. Cachin, as re-high in quality as possible,-- gards a recent speech by M. Sar- British Wireless. raut in which he denounced Com- munism as "the enemy" M. Cachin declared that the subject peoples throughout the world were burzting with desire for freedom, and he predicted the "irresistible explosion" of the natives of Indis. TAKING A REST BEFORE THE

M. Sarraut replied that his atti-

The Government does not in-tude towards the Communists was fund to keep the troops for a pro- the attitude of a patriotic Republi- longed period. They will be who can. Communism was a revolt of ly withdrawn immediately the Russianism against Western civi- fear of danger to Japanese lives lisation aiming at dominion by

Moscow. He concluded and property ceases to exist.

amid cheers by declaring that he was determined to apply the law" un-

COOLIDGE'S HOLIDAY.

ELECTIONS.

Washington, May 98. President Coolidge hopes to leave on June 13 for his summer holiday. Binckhills, South Dakota, twelve miles from the railway amid pine- clad mountain peaks,, Was the It is understood that the troops

President's DWD choice. Before will be retained at Tsingtao if, ón | swervingly.

the tempestuous Presidential cam arrival, two days hence, it is found unnecessary to send themmitted an interpellation as re-

The Socialist. M. Blum, sub-paign of 1925 he will have ample opportunity for peaceful considera- to Tsinan.--Reuter, .

tion of the pros and cons of bis third torms.-Neuter's American Transport Held in Readiness.

Service.

girds the Government's intentions in the matter of diplomatic rela- tions with the Soviet

Shanghai, May 28. Following the Japanese precau-

M. Briand said that he was tions of sending troops to Tsing- urable to reply pending further tao (to be sent inland to Tsinanfu consideration, adding that if the if necessary) the United States Russian Government falled in the transport Henderson, at present matter of diplomatic etiquette It

in Shanghai, is stated to be in was for the Foreign Ministry to readiness to proceed to Tientsin indicate the penalties. with 2,300 Marines.

It is also learned that the transfidence and the debate on this was port Chaumont is under" orders adjourned.-Reuter.. to stand by in readiness to go to Manila to bring a further 1,300 Marines, also, it is believed, for Tientsin..

Hostilities Unlikely.

the very basis of the existing re- gims in Russia,"

The Asahi, observing that "it ia an i wind that blows nobody any good," considers that Germany

M. Poincare made two inter-will benefit considerably by the pellations on the question of con- British Soviet rupture, as the break will give her a chance to capture the trade which the British have hitherto held with Russia.-Router, New Zealand Follows Bult, Tokyo, May 28. Commenting on the reports of

Wellington, May 28. It is further reported that Gen- Soviet mobilisation reaching The Importation of certain eral Smedley Butler, who has been Japan, the Jiji emphasise that publications expounding Comuni. to Peking, is on his way to Shang- hostilities are not likely as "anderístic and other subversive doz- hai by a destroyer to confer with the present circumstances warrines, mostly of Russian azinor- the other foreign commanders rawould probably precipitate inter- ship, have been prohibited by an garding the situation-Reuter. [nal trouble that might underaine Order in Council-Reuter.

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