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Manila, June 15, A

A message from Kansas City says that Mr. Hoover has been overwhelmingly nominated on the first ballot. Reuter's Américan Service.

By Over 700 Votes.

Kansas City, June 15. The Republican National con Tention nominated Mr. Hoover for the Presidency on the first ballot with 837 votes against 74 for the next nearest competitor, Mr. Lowden:

for

Other candidatos balloted were Mr. Curtis 64, Mr. Watson 45, Mr. Norris $4, Mr. Goff 18, Mr. Coolidge 17, General Dawes 4 and Mr. Hughes 1.

. After the election, the presiding officer, Mr. Moses, telegraphed, to Mr. Hoover informing him of his nomination, which, by vote of the convention has been made unant mous-Reuter's American Service,

"Hoover There.”

Kansas City, June 15. Twenty-three minutes slipped by before the cheering died down when the San Franciscan, Mr. John I. McNab, rose to submit Mr. Hoover's name as the Republican nomines for the Presidency.

SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1928.

NEW ERA.

INTERVIEW WITH MARSIAL. YEN

Peking, June 15. Marshal Yen Hal-shan who, though somewhat pale, appeared alert and active despite reports of his serious illness in recont months, interviewed by foreign correspondents at the Walchinopu this morning, said: I?

The object of the participation of the third group of the Army Corps in the present campaign of the Nationalist reyolution is the attainment of permanent poses and speedy establishment of an effective and unified government. It is a matter for congratulation that the minds of the people are all at one and that the Péking and Tientsin areas have been brought under Nationalist control. My im- mediate concern is to maintain or der and restore.communications.

shall exert myself to the utmost to protect life and property of Chi nese and foreigners in these areas,

Through traffic on the Peking- Hankow and Peking-Tientsin rail- ways has already been restored.

"Regarding the military altur- tion, I have received reports that have been cleared of Fengtien Miyunhalen, Kupelkow and Shunyi roops, who are now only found in the Lunnho regions.

"The districts eastward of Pek- Variations to this throaty dẹ- monstration were afforded by

Ing are gradually rehabilitated. usually solemn politicians, who dan. Since the whole nation is unani- ced, sang and shouted, and finally mous in its determination to con- formed a procession through the summate the national revolution, narrow nisles bearing n huga the problem of pacifying Man- pleture of Mr. Hoover and the churia, constituting a small por- standards defining the delegation of the entire country, will tions' accommodation in the Con-only be a matter of time, vention Hall,

"Regarding political questions,

The excitement was intensified the Committee for the administra- when an unwieldy. pasteboard ton of the war areas has now es- elligy of an elephant, which car-tablished headquarters at Peking. toonists usually employ to sym-During the period of military bolise the Republican Party, was operations all political matters are dragged out and paraded about being attended to by this Committed the hall to the accompaniment of and as soon as these operations are popular airs from the band. One over the Nationalist Government of these songs adapted to the oc- itself will assume full responsibili

by for them. casion is "Over There," which was

"With the early restoration of much in vogue when the soldiers returned from France and which peace and order in the country is now converted into a campaign every facility will be accorded for of foreign and ditty with the refrain "Hoover the promotion

domestic commerce and a new era

There

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Mr. Mellon entered during the of prosperity will be ushered in. demonstration and was swept in-Reuter. to the procession but' managed unobstrusively to retire to his seat. Lowden Withdrawa Claims.

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GENERAL DECLINES.

CANTON PROVINCIAL GOVT." CHAIRMAN.

General Chan Ming-shu, Com- mander of the 11th Army, and con- curently Rehihilitation Commis- sioner for the Southern Region, has intimated his intention to de- cline the post of Chairman of the Provincial Government in Canton.

Peking, June 15. Yen Hai-shan's statement thie Washington June 15. morning regarding the railways While the hero of the occasion was rather previous as thorn was being overwhelmed with con. is yet no real restoration gratulatione from his friends, which of traffs between Peking, and he received with an obviously Tientsin. Yesterday one train happy aflence, he withheld all com consisting of a few Juggage vans ment until the morrow. Mr. Low-arrived here from Tientsin while den, Mr. Hoover's nearest rival for one troop train left Fengtal for the nomination, and ex-Governor Tientsin. It was hoped to run one of Illinois, withdrew his claims in passenger train from Tientsin here the absence of the party adoption to-day, returning to Tientsin to

General Chan is at present in) of what he considered a satisfac-morrow, but so far the train has failed to show up, The malls are stil tory farm relief policy-Renter.

arriving intermittently by motor Holhow, where he is fully occupi- lorry from Tientsin. On the Kinhaned with rehabilitation work in the line through traffic is impossible region assigned to his control. at present owing to heavy troop Since the establishment of his movements. It is estimated that headquarters in Kiungchow, he the Fengtien authorities took be-has been bually engaged in dia- NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN. yond the wall nearly 50 per cent of cussing matters with the magis

the entire rolling stock of the North trates in his district, who have all) London, June 15. China railways, hence it must be been called together for a confer- General Chan is actively Negotiations to settle the dis-a long time before anything like ence. pute between the employers of the normal traffic is possible.-Reuter. Instituting measures for the order. dyeing and finishing trades and the

ly government of the territory for which he is responsible. Tran- National Union of Textile Workers which were removed from Man-

quility prevails and trade and com. chester to the Ministry of Labour,

merce are facilitated and helped broke down after midnight.

in all ways possible so as to im- The secretary of the employers'

prove the welfare of the people. group stated that the employers

Being unable to return to Can- had made a definite offer to the

ton himself, General Chan has sent textile workers on the same terms

The International Shipping Con-ja deputy, Mr. Chan Yuk-huen, to aa had been accepted by the joint dyers executive but at present theference has adopted a resolution, convey his respects to the local Textile Workers had not accepted. moved by Mr. Campbell, the gen-authorities, and to submit his ex- At a meeting of the representatives eral counsel for the American planations for the postponement Owners Association, of his personal return to Canton. of the Textile Workers Union it Steamship

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PANAMA CANAL

SHORT HOURS DELAY,

New York, June 15.

was stated that the employers were pointing out that the volume of The urgency of rehabilitation mea- not prepared to continue negotia- traffic in the Panama Canal justi-sures necessitates his presence in tions until the strike notices were fied the continuous all day long and Kiungchow at the moment.

It is learned that Mr. Chan Yuk- withdraws. The negotiators hav- all night long operation of the ing no authority to do this, the canal, and auggesting that repre- huen has left Canton for Nanking notices expire to-night and 6,000 sentations be made to the Ameri- to ace the leading officials of the.

Government workers, will immediately be affect-can

herein. The Nationalist Government on behalf. mover pointed out that ships were of General Chan.. delayed owing to the canal being operated on an eight hours daily!

Forty-eight persons were killed, principle.-Reuter's American Ser- and 363 injured in street Arci-

dents in Paris during April.

સસ્તું.

The joint dyers executive, repre- senting five unions other than the textile workers, are continuing no gotiations-Reuter.

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