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PARTY OF BRITISH GENERAL BOOTH'S
"REDS" HELD.
SENSATIONAL AFFAIR AT OSTEND.
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LUGGAGE SEIZED AND BANNED MEMBERS PAROLED.
EX-DIPLOMAT UPSET.
London, Jan. 15. A first-class sensation has been aroused in London this morning by news of the holid-up of members of a party of British Socialists in
Belgium.
The incident occurred last night at Ostend, soon after the party had Landed from cross-Channel steamer.
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The authorities at Ostend detain- ed Mr. Reginald Francis Orlando Bridgeman, C.M.G., M.V.O., thu Secretary of the League of Ant Imperialism Mr. J. Maxton, the Labour M.P. for Bridgeton, Glas- gow; and Mr. S. Saklatvala, the Communist M.P. for Batterson: who were on their way to Cologne to attend a meeting of the League of Anti-Imperialism..
DILEMMA.
HIS REPLY MAY BE FLAT REFUSAL TO RETIRE.
COMPROMISE POSSIBLE.
London, Jan. 14. General Bramwell Booth's reply to the request of the High Counci of the Salvation Army that he shall retire will be delivered to
„WI+JEXU TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1929. ·
KING AMANULLAH- ABDICATES.
RUMOURS OFFICIALLY
CONFIRMED,
CLIMAX TO IMPETUOUS REFORM SCHEMES.
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SMALL-POX STILL RAMPANT,
MORE THAN EIGHTY CASES- LAST WEEK.
TOTAL NEARLY 600.
656 PULL ANNUM
KWA+NUL COFF 30 CENTA
PRESIDENT BOAT SENSATION
ASSISTANT PURSEN FOUND SHOT.
TO MURDER.
The number of small-pox cases POLICE THEORY OF ATTEMPT notified during the past week, is higher than that of ɛny week since | the outbreak first started, with one exception.
the High Council at Sunbury 19 REPENTED TOO LATE-44 proved fatal. All were Chinese
morrow.
London, Jan. If.
A MANILA MYSTERY.
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KEEN OPPOSITION TO TEA MARK.
AN ORDER'S EFFECT ON BRITISH TRADE.
THE PROS AND CONS.
London, Jan. 14.1
KING'S SON DOWN WITH COLD.
THIRD MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY.
HIS MAJESTY STILL MAKING SLOW PROGRESS.
An argument suggesting that an order requiring Imported tea to hear an indication of its origin would - tend to an all-round The total was 85; and of these
increase in prices. was ventured BRIGHTER BULLETIN. to-day at the resumed hearing, of cases, three being imported, and of
the Empire Tea-growers' Associa- There has been reason to think,
With the arrival in Hongkong |tion's 'application to this end. the total number 63 wero from according to the newspapers, that. The British Foreign Once has Kowloon districts, 31 from Hong-yesterday of the American Mail Mr. J. W. Morris, for the the General would refuse to retire. received a terse official message kong and one from the New Lino s.. President Melinley, news Grocers Federation, Raid
was brought here of a serious shoot-evidence had shown that if, as the It is stated, however, that Staff from Kabul definitely confirming Territories. Captain Doctor art arrived at the rumours of the abdication of
For a period ofieloven weeks, ing affair aboard that steamer the General's residence at South-King Amanullah, of Afghanistan, the total number of cases la 580, whilst ahe was at Manila, the vic-result of the order, more Empire wold to-dny, and endeavoured to in favour of his older brother, with 245 deaths. The following tim being Mr. Allan McDaniel, the consumed, the price would be raised. The price was only table gives the number of cases assistant purser of the vessel.
kept down by the assistance of range a compromise.. His plan Prince Inayatuliah.
Considerable mystery still sur- Amanullah, it appears called and deaths since the epidemic rounds the actual happenings, but Java and Sumatra tea.. is to promote General Booth 10
his principal Ministers together began: rank of Field-Marshal. It is thought that Dr. Ilart may induce yesterday, announced his docision, Week Ending the General to modify any attitude and afterwards flew to Kandahar, where his wife, Queen Sourlya has of a flat refusal to retife.
been staying since the rebellion. Mrs. Booth, the General's wife, The story was widely circulated who will convey the General'a re-throughout Afghanistan yesterday, Ply to the High Council delayed but confirmation was not obtain- her departure from Southwold, itable until this afternoon, is believed as a result of Dr. Hurt's efforts,
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Should, however, the General's reply be a refusal, it is stated that the High Council will proceed to
All three were ordered to ro-adjudicate upon his physical un- turn to England by the next boat. On Parole.
The authorities accepted their parole not to leave their hotel during the night, under penalty of being locked up.
fitness to Fetain the leadership of the army, and present indications are that a large majority of the Coun- cil would vote for the General'a retirement.-British Wireless,
American Army's Windfall,
In a long-distance telephone Ameriena Salvation Army lead- with Reuter's Agency in London,ers in London have been informed Mr. Bridgeman, the most noted that John D. Rockefeller, Junr.,
of the party, atated is cstablished a $1,000,000, trum member that other members, including for the Army in America.—Heuter, Mr. A. J. Cook, the notorious miners' leader; Mr. Alex Gossip, who is prominently associated with the LP, and has been connected with the Socialist Sunday School movement since its incoption, hay- ing opencil some twenty of such schools in London; and Airs. Baruth; are being permitted to proceed to Cologne.
Cousin of Viscount Lascelles. Mr. Bridgeman (whom the Daily Herald this morning identifies as a cousin af Viscount Lascelles, and of the Rt. Hon Mr. W. C. Bridge- man, the First Lord of the Ad miralty) related to Reuter that he was stopped with Mr. Blaxton, who is the Chairman of the League of Anti-Imperialism, and Mr. Salat- vala by the Maritimes Commission- er at the Passport barrier.
The official informed them that tlle Minister of Justice had issued an order prohibiting their entry into Belgium.. Their passports, tickets and luggage were taken away.
munication
Diplomatic Intervention. They immediately got into com- British with the Ambassador at Brussels, who pro- nized to take the matter up with the Belgian Gofrnment.
Mr. Muxton telephoned to Mr. Standley Baldwin, the Prime Minister, requesting Foreign Oflice intervention.-Reuter.
The outstanding personality in this extraordinary affair, Mr. Reginald Bridgeman, will be re- membered in Hongkong by reason of his former connexion with Mr. Eugene Chen and the so-called Chi- nese Information Bureau in Lon- дол.
BIG LANCASHIRE COMBINE.
AMERICAN SPINNERS UNDER ONE CONTROL.
ANOTHER MOOTED,
London, Jan. 15.
Amanullah
December 8
London, Jan. 14. to-day by an official announcement The public has been consternated the from Buckingham Palaco disclosing that Prince George, the youngest son of the King, has been taken al and in keeping to his rooms.
Like Her Majesty the Queen, whose cold is reported to be show- ing signs of improvement to-day, The proposed order, he also sug- Prince George is suffering from a gested, would encourage dis-slight cold, but it is not even neces- honesty and would increase the anry for him to keep to his bed. burdens of the retailers. il
The Queen is improving rapidly The proper way for Empire though it is still considered advin- growers to deal with competitionable for Her Majesty to keep to her According to Manila newspapers, was to show their superiority and rooms. Mr. McDaniel was found lying in a not try to strangle their competi pool of blood in his bed in the ultors by an Act of Parliament,
It is believed that an attempt was made to murder Mr. McDaniel, who was found shot In the side and who had to be left behind in Manila in a serious condition. So far, hla assallant is not known,
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December 14
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December 20
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Mr. J. D. Casseln, counsel for the
Amanullah'a ab- dication has creat- ed considerable Burprise in Lon- don, though Neu- ter's recent tele- grams from India, Eleven further cases were not-Daniel's cabin to consult him on The Chairman asked if the showing that the fed yesterday, the sufferers being some matter. Mr. Brayman im- opponents of the order would be malcontents have all Chinese with the exception of mediately notified Edward H, satisfed with an order excluding
special patrolman at Plor 7,' and blends. been making one Indian. Six of the cane8
the latter reported the matter to Mr. Cassels:
Yes. I do not steady headway were from Hongkong and the re-
the Luneta police.
think there would be any dimculty have clearly in-mainder from Kowloon, dicated the pro-
In his left side. He apparently was opponents, contended that a mark- unconscious. The discovery wasing order would be disastrous to made by Mr. Leo P. Brayman, the trade and almost impossible to purser, who had gone to Mr. Mc-enforce,
bability of such a
Afghan monarch's impetuous attempt
SOLD:
Bullet Extracted.
climax to THE "MANILA TIMES" Before the police arrived on board the ship, Mr. McDantel was rushed to St. Paul's Hospital where an op- eration was performed shortly after 8 o'clock by Dr. W. H. Water- Jous and Dr. L. J. Fletcher.
to Westernise his primitive and fanatical subjects.
CONTROL
Manila, Jan. 0.
A bullet, presumably of a re- volver of calibre 32 or 38, was ex- tracted from the right side of the The Manila Times, established In | body, The physicians found that 1898 and the oldest American daily the
The trend of events made his AMERICAN DAILY IN FILIPINO downfall almost a certainty since Amantiltals made the great mistake of endeavouring to impose the ideas gained in his long tour on Europe x anon as he returned to bis. less 'enlightened people.
Six Months at Home.
It is only a little over six months since Amanullah and his Queen
returned to Kabul.
bullet bad entered the
in the Far East, has been purchased left side of the body, just be-
by the Roces interests, a Filipino
publishing group.
low the heart and traversed the
abdominal region toward the back, injuring the spinal cord,
Mr. McDaniel's condition was reported critcial late on Friday
in that case,
The only bulletin regarding the King was issued at eleven o'clock this morning and stated:
"The King is making slow progress, The next bullentin will be issued to-morrow even... ing."
(Signed) Stanley Hewett,
Dawson of Penn,
An official announcement made at the Palace this evening at the hours of the bulletin was to the effect that the King had had a
Mr. Hilbery, counsel for the applicants, contended that the sug-very comfortable day and that gested order would not injure trade and would not lead to an increase in tea prices.
The Inquiry concluded.-Reuter.
CELL SUICIDE AT
THE GAOL. '
REMANDED PRISONER TAKES HIS OWN LIFE.
L. H. Thibault, general manager of the Roces papers, handled the purchase and will be directly in charge of the paper under the new night. Dr. Waterous declared that SOCK AROUND NECK. Immediately on his triumphant owners. He was president of the he could not say whether or not return, he convoked a conference Times company from 1915 to 1919. the patient would recover. Even if of the tribal chiefs and ordered. The plant of the Times
Cheung Kwal, Was he recovers, however, he will re-
the spinal
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there was no change in Kis Majesty's condition,
Exceptional Event.
The fact that three members of ́ the Royal Household are unwell has caused considerable comment, though it is emphasised In Palace circles that the ailments of Hor Majesty the Queen and of Princo
George are very alight indeed. It' Is, however, most exceptional that three members of the Royal Family should be troubled, at the same time.
The news regarding His Majesty the King is rather brighter to-day
a remanded than for several days past. The
The first combine of Lancashire them to don Western attire. He demolished by fire last month, animals a paralytic, the doctors su prisoncf, who was being held on bulletin issued this morning is the cotton mille apinning American abolished the purdah ayatem, since then several local dailies have from the injury to
a charge of being in possession first since Wednesday of last week troduced conscription for his army, worked together so that it could cord.
of arms, committed suicide lasta which any definite improve collon has been registered 'unded his best to bring about the continue to come out. the title "The Combined American emancipation of women, including
Not Suicide.
night or early this morning in ment in the King's condition has his cell at the Central Police been mentioned. the despatch of Spinners, Limited."
The first theory that Mr. Mc- Station. Daniel might have tried to com- Afghan girls to Turkey to
|mit suicide was abandoned by the weekend in Des Voeux Road West He was arrested during the educated,
police after a brief examination of the cabin. The absence of any
The new concern or combination of concerns is stated to be backed by men owning several million spindles.
a number of be
flis further attack on the powera of the Holy Mellahs transformed what had been sullen compliance
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MARSHAL FOCH TAKEN SERIOUSLY.ILL.
King's Progress Very Blow, Accordingly the bulletin is re- in consequence of the discovery Harded with much satisfaction in on him of the component parts Palace circles, though it is point- weapon and the fact that there of a revolver, being brought beed out that the progress has been were no indications Mr. McDaniel fare Mr. R. E. Lindsell yesterday very slow, indeed almost negli-
and moved around after the shoot-
Its main object is to effect into active revolt, which broke out
HEART ATTACK.GIVES RISE economies, in eliminate weak in the Jelalabad aren at the end of
TO ANXIETY. selling and to strengthen the whole November and spread to Kabul it- organisation. One of the provi-self.
Paris, Jan. 14. sions, is that a five year mora-
Marshal Foch, the Commander- torium in regard to capital not called up shall be granted to Amanullah deferred until 100 in-Chief of the Allied Armies in
late Increasing the pay of the France during the War, has been which had been left open when now defeated the course of the bulletin is to be issued until 10- shareholders.
taken seriously ill.
YANG SEN'S NEXT HEADQUARTERS.
ICHANG MAY POSSIBLY BE CHOSEN.
Delayed Too Long.
A bulletin issued; this evening, signed by seven doctors, states: "Marshal Foch is suffering from a heart attack and re- quired complete rest.”
ing convinced the police that it morning and remanded for further bible, and it is stated authorita- tively that too much significance enquiries, was a case of attempted murder.
The pollee believe that the shot Due to again appear before the must not be attached to the favourable nature of the bulletin, Was fired through a port hole Magistrate to-morrow, death has nor to the fact that no
further law, for the prisoner was found
Mr. McDaniel retired.
This latter is neither a good, nor, The crime, the police belleve, dend in his cell when the cell-morrow evening. was committed betweel midnight keeper looked in at 7.15 this morna bad, sign, but is merely an in- and daylight, as Mr. McDaniel was ing.
dication that the doctors do not
scen returning to the ship shortly A sock knotted around the man'a anticipate any great change in the after 11 o'clock on Thursday night throat showed how he had Interval and that they are merely The last seen of him was when he devised a means of taking his getting back to the now normal entered his cabin, presumably to life, in spite of the usual pre routine of evening bulleting, since retire, the watchman on board the cautions adopted by the police progress can better be judged ship declared.
with prisoners, such as taking during the day. from them their girdles or other articles of clothing that could be used in suicide attempts."
Differing Stories. Information obtained on board the President McKinley differed. While some members of the crew declared that they had heard no shot fired in the night, one or two asserted that they had heard a shot, although they were not sure whether or not it wae on board the ship, while one member of the crew asserted he had heard several shots Ared during the night.
A thorough search of the ship
STOLEN DRESS SUIT.
RECOVERED FROM A
Anxiety Not Over.
It is reiterated that the period of anxiety has not passod, and is unlikely to do so until the King's progress is bettor dofined than at present.
It is expected that the Lan- troops, many of whom became dis- cashire Colton Corporation, form-affected.
It is extremely difficulty to obtain ed by the Cotton Yarn Association, will be registered within a few reliable news of the recent happen- ings in Afghanistan, but the winter days.-Reuter.
in now so severe that fighting can hardly have been on an extensive
It is understood on good au- scale.
thority, that while the famous Amanullah made a last-minute military leader's condition arouses effort to save his crown by the anxioty, it shows a tendency to issue of a proclamation on Friday | improve-Beuter. withdrawing nearly the whole of his programme of reforms,
The gesture, however, appears to
LADY BAILEY'S A Socialist..
According to a naval wireless have come too late,, and on Sunday
FLIGHT, Less than five years ago, he was messure, it is reported that there is it was reported that the rebels were, a passibility that General Yang Sen continuing their netivities in the in the British diplomatic service, will make fehang his next headquar-north of Kabul and had made suc
The Queen's medical advisers FOG IN CHANNEL STILL but latterly he seems to have ters. It is suld that M.D. Yang, cesses against the King's troops
do not anticipato that Her Majesty
· DELAYS RETURN. taken up with the Socialist cause, is Commissioner for Foreign Al- some of whom were changing
PAWNBROKEN.
will be confined to her apartments and is as a matter of fact the fairs, and other officials have al-sides.
for very long as she appears to London, Jan. 14. prospective Jabour candidate for ready arrived there.
It was also reported that Mirza-
Lady Bailey, in her light Moth
Following the burglary coms he recovering rapidly the Uxbridge Division of Mid- 'dlesex.
IL.M.S. Beg, with the Yangtze man Khan, Amanullah's greatest Mr. Bridzeman was educated at Rear-Admiral on board, has sailed supporter in Jelalabad had been aeroplane, started this morning was made by the police but no mitted at No. 231, Leys, Building, Prince George's cold has only from Le Bourget for Croydon, to revolver of this calibre of the bullet Nathan Road, the residence of Mr. Just developed but it appears to murdered.
Well-informed circica in London complete her long journey to found in Mr. McDaniel's body was J. Whelan, some time on Friday be very elight. British Wirelcan
The police theory fe that night or early on Saturday morn and Router, fa regard the situation as serious; Capetown and back. She had been found they are not so much apprehensive held up in France since yesterday the crimina), after firing the shot, ing, detectives have been buey! of danger to forolgnera as anxious week by fog in the English Chan- threw the weapon overboard. searching for some clothing which With Mr. McDaniel unconscious was stolen. As # result, an regarding the restoration of a nel. stable government.
She, however, was forced to during part of the day and undor officer discovered in a pawnshop, a dress suit It is reported from New Delhi alight at Le Touquet, it being still the influence of the anaesthesia in Pak Hol Street, that a Turkish military mission has misty over the Ohannel.-British during the afternoon and evening, which had been pawned for $8.
Wireless.
the police were unable to elicit any arrived in Kabul,-Reuter,
information from him which might morning, Mr. Whelan made an At the Kowolon Magistracy this throw light on the mystery,"
Much of the effort of the police application for the restoration of Until 192 he was successively
London, Jan. 15. ruler la sympathetic In his atti-
New York, Jan. 14. Charge d'Affaires at Vienna and Official figures regarding the
on Friday night was confined to the suit. Sirdar Inayatulla, who has tude towards Britain and conse-
After hearing the evidence of the Teheran. Mr. Bridgeman, who trade of the United States reveni aucceeded
The late Mr. Benjamin Duke, kis' half-brother,quently, the Indian Government trying to discover if Mr. McDaniel was recently described in Who's that orican foreign trade in Amanullah, as King of Afghanis was forced to waive its claim to had an enemy either on board loss of the suit and its subsequent the tobacco King, who died last Who?" as "unemployed since 1928 attained a record with the tan, is four years older, being now the throne on the assassination of the ship or on land. The belief recovery, Mr. E. W. Hamilton made week, left the bulk of his estate,
the necessary order,
which is valued at $60,000,000 to his 1922," and in the "Foreign Office | excoption of 1920, · List" as having "rotirod
His Worship pointed out to the daughter. IIe is a most, orthodox Moslem He is of a peaceful disposition The exports totalled 85,120,000,- and is greatly influenced by the and his father used to call him
pawnbroker that according to law He left $1,000,000 for charitable pension, July 1, 1923," was ap- 600, and the imports $4,090,000,- Mullahs.
"a dove" when he was a small boy.
he had no claim on any articles purposes. Reuter a American Ber- (Continued on Page 7.), 000,-Reuter.
It is understood that the new!-Reuter,
which had been stolen.
vico.
Harrow, and at the age of 19 was appointed honorary Attache to the British Embassy at Madrid. Shortly after he began his service at the Paris Embassy, he attended the coronation of the King,as a Gold Staff Officer, and between 1912 and 1919 he was twice pri- vate secretary to Ambassadors in France-the late Lord Bertle and Lord Derby.
on A
for lehang,
AMERICAN TRADE FIGURES.
BIG BALANCE OF EXPORTS ON IMPORTS.
Washington, Jan. 14.
The New Monatch,
41 years of age.
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his father.
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is that Mr. McDaniel was shot either by a man belonging to the ship or by some one who had free access to the ship and knew his way around.
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DAUGHTER ACCEDES TO DUKE ESTATE.
VALUED AT OVER SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS.
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