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DRUG TRAFFIC.

SUPPLY AND DEMAND DISCUSSED.

Paris, Aug. 27.

of the inter- The conference Parliamentary Union discussed dangerous drugs.

MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1927.

CHINA WAR.

NORTHERNERS CROSSING

THE RIVER.

PRESS CABLES.

THE RHINELAND.

ALLIED ARMIES OF OCCUPATION,

London, August, 27.

PROTECTION URGED BY

CONFERENCE..

Shanghai, Aug. 27

Geneva, Aug.27. The Nationalists claim to have

The Press Conference resolution It is understood that the basis back Northerners who driven creased the river yesterday, after regarding unpublished news lays of the British-Fronch Rhineland down the fundamental principle agreement is the British proposal Mr. Brabec, reporter for Czecho- disarming the majority of them.

The Nationalist military authori-that the publication of a piece of whereby the troops will be re- Slovakia, stated they should alm to diminish the number of drug ties have taken over both the Shang-news is legitimate in all cases duced to a total of 60,000, a pro- hai Haugehow and Shanghai-Nan-where the news has reached the portionate reduction being made users, combat supply by traders:king: railways, and ato reported to publisher by regular and unob in each of the three armies, tho organise an information service as

have repaired the cuts mentioned. jectionable means and urges that French being reduced 8,000 and regards the development of drug-It is alleged that they have rushed full protection should be granted the British and Belgian jointly taking and conclude international 8.000 men to Chinking from Hang for news in countries where it 2,000. The total reduction is 10, agreements aimed at the limita- chow. There is no traffic other than does not already exist. It declares 000.

Reuter learns that confirma- tion of drug production.

troop movements on both lines. that there should be.preferential

right to official government news. tion of the agreement reached Wissa Wassif Bey (Egypt) Realer.

states London this morning from Paris. Egyptian pointed out that, the

The second resolution Defence of Shanghai. Parliament passed two laws pro-

that the question of protecting Considerable satisfaction is fek: Shanghai. Aug.127. hibiting poppy cultivation, and

The fact that all pas-published news rests on the Gov-thereanent in authoritative quar making the use and sale of opium

Henger traffic is suspended on tho ernments concerned, who should ters here.-Reuter. a criminal olence. Unfortunate Shanghai-Nanking railway lens sympathetically consider the ad-

French Reservation. ly the capitulatory regime pre- colour to reports that the visability of granting protection If

Northernors Inve

the asked.. crossed vented them from applying the penalties to foreigners.

Colonel Vaughan Morgan (Eri- tain) said the Government of In- dia had taken certain measures to reduce the exportation of opium. If the Hague Convention had been universally applied, as it had been by the British Government, the situation would have been sensibly improved.

Resolutions were formulated, to which M. Brabec finally agreed. Router.

MEXICAN OUTRAGES.

DISTRESSING DETAILS.

M

Yangtze and attacked Chinkiang The Conference also affirmed the this morning.

principle that newspapers, news Pei Chung-hst, Defence Commis- agencies and others are entitled sioner for Shanghai, who left for after as well as hefore publication Nanking yesterday, was held up at to reward for their labeur, enter- Wusih. He ordered eight train

prise and financial expenditure, loads of troops from Hangchow to but a monopoly should not be en- Wash for the purpose of counter. attacking the Northerners, who couraged. Reuter. are across the railway. nt Tunyang.

All communications between here' and Nanking are disorganised.- Reitter.

FENG'S POSITION.

Ankuochun Reach Agreement With Yen Hsi-shan.

Shanghai, Aug. 27.

BRITAIN'S NEED.

MR. BALDWIN STRESSES THE VALUE OF PEACE.

1:

London, Aug. 24.

Baldwin in his first

from

'.

London, Aug. 27. The French Cabinet yesterday, after long discussion, agreed to reductions in the three armies of occupation in the Rhineland as proposed by the British Govern-

ment.

The present constitution of the secupying forces is-France, 56,500: Great Britain, 7,300; Bel- gium 6,300 or a total of 70,100.

The French Government had agreed to a reduction of the com- binei armies by ten thousand men, but had declared that it could not, without danger to French security reduce its own army of occupa ting by more than five thousand. This would have entailed a much larger reduction proportionately

While hitherto there has been no official confirmation of reports of Feng Far from Britain's, being de-10 the small British and Belgium able to tell the forces. By the British proposal, which it now accepts the French Yu-siang withdrawing from Ilonán, cadent. I was Pomona, Calif., Aug. 27. the Ankunchun spokesman declares Canadians that our spirit is un-Government ages to proport- Miss Anderson was a member that it is "quite likely amal states dimmed. our courage unquenched, ionate reduction. This will mean of a palty of American teachers that the Ankuorun has reached an said Mr.

a reduction of 8,050 in the French Louring Old Mexico, who have now agreenient with Yen Hsi-shan though speech since his return

force, 900 in the Belgian and the terms thereof cannot yet bo Canada. arrived here.

1,050 in the British. Speaking at Castie Douglas,

The French Government, how- They stated that she became en-divalged.

The Northerners are einted at re Lanarkshire, Mr. Baldwin, paid

ever, Mr.

reserves the right in gaged during the tour to

and. not only tribute to the courage and patience the

event

"of Great Bri- Frederick Bochme, another tea- cont

anticipate a speedy capture of Nan of the British workers in sticking tain

or Belgium deciding cher.

withdraw any more

auceersco

king and Shanghai bet optimistically to the almost impossible task of inter envisage the possibility of the rebuilding and slowly and surely of their troops to replace them by

The party were asleep when the train entered a narrow canyon eight miles from Acoponeta. Bul-except Kwanglang, lets suddenly crashed through the coaches. The guards and other Mexienna threw themselves down

on the floor of the train, whilst the party romained in their berths.

Only the driver returned the

fire.

Miss Anderson died in ospital at Mazatlan, her fiance being with her to the end.-Renter's Ameri- can Service,

MINE SEIZED.

ANOTHER SACCO-VANZETTI

OUTRAGE.

Chang Tso-lin's Future. The prospects of Chang Tso-lin assuming the Presidency are again being discussed.

PAYING SERVICE.

Nationalists evacuating the country winning through. He expressed French troops.--British Wireless.. the opinion that there is great room for development in the Em- but the efforts will be pire, jeopardized if there is any rene- wal of widespread stoppages of Considerable importance in this work. He looked to the leaders of respect is attached to Chang Tso-lia's the Trade Union Congress meet- decision to participate in the jing in Edinburgh in October ro nutumn sacifices at the Confucian give the land for national pros- temple in which he will take the perity-Reuter, Presidential role with greater eere mony than most former l'resitlenta.

ILS

Soine of his supporters pro- dict that he will be installed President controlling most of China before the end of the year. -Reuter.

GOLD STANDARD.

THE ARGENTINE STABILISES More Defections.

HER PESO. Shanghai, Aug. 27. Troops under Sun Chuan-fang,

London, Aug. 27. more than 6,000 strong, landed about there miles west of Lomlitandard is featured by the finan- Argentina's return to the gold Tree Station, at 10 am. yesterday, cinl papers in London, where the

while reinforcements reached the

TRANS-ATLANTIC WIRELESS

London, Aug. 27.

The Post Office states that the revenue from the Transatlantic wireless telephone service noir -covers the working expenses. Despite the charge of £15 for a three minutes' call, the use of the service is alowly increasing- British Wireless.

EGYPTIAN COTTON.

GOVERNMENT RELEASES

STOCKS.

Washington, Aug. 27. Besieged in the quarters of the

measure has been long expected Amparo Company's silver mines at Etzatlan, forty miles from Gua-The railway line was also cut.

same spot during the afternoon. as heavy gold imports have flowed

Cairo, Aug. 27. dalajara, Mexico, eleven British

It is rumoured that the Gov- The defection of Nationalist into Argentina recently to pay for and eighteen American employees soldiers under Lui Pao-ti, former-

the bumper crops exported.

ernment is disposing of half a are apparently virtual prisoners

The change will have little im-million rantars of cotton to an ly with Sun Chuan-fang, is re-1 of the so-called Red Syndicate, ported, they having turned over to mediate influence on London mone Alexandria firm. Prices have

which induced the workmen to seize the mine as a protest against the executions of Sacco and Vanzetti.

the Northerners...

tary conditions, though it opens up

NAQIB OF BAGHDAD.

Trouble is reported between Ho the possibility of Argentine gold slumped.—Router. Ying-ching and Chou Ming-shi of exports, which may find their way the 26th Nationalist Army, with to the Bank of England. The mines are reported to be forces distributed between Hang-

The step is welcome to railway much damaged through stoppage chow, Sunking and Liaho, while and other large British interests of work, and in danger of being Ho Ying Ching is also involved in Argentina as the country is now Hooded. The Mexican military with Cheng Chao-chien of the 31st, freed from the possibilities of authorities claim that the situa- Army.

fluctuations in exchange.-Reuter. tion is well in hand, but full de-

Traffic on the Nanking line from tails are not available.Renter's Shanghai is interrupted, although earlier damage at Anting (7) has been repaired. ̧

American Service,

EARTHQUAKE.

FORMOSA DAMAGE.

Tokyo, Aug. 27. An official report of the earth quake in Tainan province, For- mosa, on August 25 shows that eleven were killed and 50 seriously injured, Seven hundred dwellings and two hundred offices, stores and warehousca were, destroyed or dam- aged.-Reuter.

SALESMAN SAM

HOW MANY

Z~2~2~

Of the three Southern cruisera anchored at Wusung, one has now sailed for an unknown destination..

Three thousand workers of the Ngai Watapalboe (?) will have gone on strike and the Company is, considering a lockout.

PARIS REDS.

፡፡.

HUNDREDS OF FOREIGNERS. ARRESTED.

Paris, Ang. 28. Following the recent Communist, The Chinese area of Shanghai riots, the Government has decided has been placed under martial to remove a number of foreign suspects. Consequently the Po-

law.

ELDEST SON SUCCEEDS.

Baghdad, Aug. 27. Saiyid Mahmoud, eldest son of the late Naqib, has been appoint- od Naqib of Baghdad by Royal-de- cree.--Itouter.

EMBEZZLEMENT.

WARRANT FOR RUMANIAN OFFICIAL

Bucharest, Aug. 27.

The entire rolling stock of the lice raided various buildings and A warrant has been issued for Nanking-Hanghcow line has been arrested some hundred foreigners the arrest of Falcoyanu, managing. commandeered by the Southerners who will be taken to Court director of the Official Gazette, on and civilian traffic has been bann- and if necessary will be deported, a charge of embezzling sixty mil- ed.-Naval Wireless.

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