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EXCITEMENT BELGIAN "FORGER"

IN CHINA.

FENG NOW SAID TO BE MOBILISING.

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN

HUNAN SITUATION..

RELEASED.

EXPLANATION BY BRUSSELS AUTHORITIES.

""DAGBLAD" TREATY.

Brussels, Mar. 6.

It is disclosed by Police officials that Albert Frank Heine, the Belgian activist, who was arrested'

TROOP MOVEMENTS. on the Amsterdam train this week

of A

Shanghai," Mar. 6.

In connexion with the Utrecht Daghiad secret treaty allegations,

MORE WHARVES NEEDED..

GODOWN COMPANY'S

POSITION.

EXTENSION IN ANOTHER DIRECTION?

NO KOWLOON ROOM.

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CABLE PIONEER'S | MEXICAN REST BRITISH FOOTBALL MINING INDUSTRY

SON DIES

THE PASSING OF SIR JOHN DENISON-PENDER.

LINK WITH THE PAST:

London, Mar. G.

The death is announced, at the ago of 73 years, of Sir John Deni- Denison Pender, G.B.E.. K.C.M.G., the well-known Chair-

BROKEN?

TIDE OF BATTLE NOW TURNING.

REBEL LEADER DEFEATED IN FRONT OF MONTEREY.

SENSATION.

PRESTON N.E. SELLING ITS ENTIRE TEAM.

CRISIS.

P WILL ALWAYS BE BIG

SURPLUS OF MEN.

FINANCIAL TROUBLE.

JOINT REPORT OF PARLEY AT DOWNING STREET.

man of the Eastern and other As- REBELS HOLD NORTH.hich has founded in 1880, THE ONLY SOLUTION. sociated Cable Compantes.-Rea,

Ler.

The late Sir John Denison Dent-

Mexico City, Mar. 6.

London, Mar. 6. A sensation has been caused in British football circles by an un- nouncement to the effect that Pres- ton North End, one of the most of the football

has follower the lead of Derby all City, by placing County and the whole of clr twenty-nine play- The players are valued at £40,000, by the Directors as the result of set the club for some years, largely tween Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the the result of the unemployment in Premier, and the full Executive re-Lancashire.

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London, Mar. 6.

Offcial sanction was this after-

noon given to the publication of a

that with the cable companies he was rapidly turning in favour of the financial difficulties which have be- / 10, Downing Street, yesterday be-

ento

that the tide of battle is Federal troops,

In connexion with the rumours has been released on the order of kong and Kowloon Wharf and son-Pender was the third son of has recovered from the surprise era on the transfer list.

It seems that the Government coming military clash, the Examining Magistrate in ac- Godown Co., Ltd., held at noon the late Sir John Ponder, the Bri- of the carefully planned revolt, alarming news is in circulation cordance with an application by to-day, Mr. B. D. F. Belth stress-tish cable pioneer, and in addition and reports now coming in indi and the "sale" has been authorised joint report of the proceedings at to the effect that the Nanking the Public Proseculor.

eil the necessity for further wharf to being prominently associated Minister of War, Mursħal · Feng

accommodation. He stated It was alleged on his arrest there were occasions last year a Director of the Atlas Assurance Yu-batang, is mobilising his Kuo- that Heine had confessed to the when ships were compelled to Co., Ltd., and the P. and -0. Com- minchun troppa on, the Tientsin-forgery of the documents publish- discharge in the stream, due to no puny. He was decorated for his services in connexion with the Pukow Railway, tin erection of ed in Holland, and a statement re-wharf being available.

garding this has been made semi-

There is, suid Mr. Beith, no South Africa, China and European strong fortifications ining, indica-1

offelally.

further space available on the Wars, his foreign decorations in tire of his readiness for any It is stated that lleine was de Company's premises for another cluding the Double Dragon'

tained by the Police for allegedler, and extension in

unother (Second Division), China; the upon forgery, but this did not direction would be a costly under-Grand Cross, of Lady Conception, justify his further detention.

taking. The matter, however, re, Portugal; and the Grand Cordon

Osmanich, Turkey. He Though the examination had quired careful consideration.

was clearly shows that Heine was the

Justice of the Peace for Argyll.'

The deceased's father, Sir John author of the forged documents published by the Dagblad, this under the Belgian Penal Law, docs not constitute a ground for his detention in prison.-Renter,

eventuality.

A Yangelow message states that troops have been forcing oblies to join the Army a labourers for the transportation of military equipment, and this seems to confirm the view that Nationalist troops in Yangehow will: shortly be mobilized.

Yangchow is garrisoned by a Division under General Chien Chun.

General Wardrop Moves,

Shanghai, Mar, 7.

Major General A. E. Wardrop,

G.O.C. North China Command, left

STRANGE AFFAIR IN KOWLOON. ·'

It was also stated that the total cost of dredging was over $58,000 and that more than $48,000 had been spent in godown extensions, whilst a new launch and three new steel lighters which had been secured brought the Company's craft up to 87.

Chairman's Speech,

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aboard the 8.8. Tingsang today REVOLVER FIRED TO SCAREport and statement of accounts, cable he formed the Anglo-Ameri-

for Weihaiwel and Tientsin.

The political altuation has sightly improved, although it is re-

CHINESE.

A communique has been ceived from the Federal com-

Preston North End were in their Committen of the Miners' Federa- rebels near Monterey, stating that 1889-90 they won the League mander, who has engaged the heydey round about 1888-03. In tion.

The Federation asked the Pre- the insurgents have retired in Championship without losing muier to undertake immediate and confusion. Monterey has been re-single match, and in the game sen- captured, and it is confidently son they won the F.A. Cup without definite action to deal with unem- expected that Vera Cruz will fall having a goal seared against them ployment in the coalfields, setting the loyal forces within the throughout the competition. They out a series of sweeping proposals, next three days.

also won the League in the follow

to

Rebel Successes in North."

been The revolution has now progress for three days and the Government seems to have gained control of the situation already, though it is admitted that the

ing season, and were runners-up including the nationalisation of the for three seasons successively sub-mines, repeal of the Eight Houra sequently,

Act, etc. Curiously enough they have never won the league or Cup since those daya-Router.

revolutionists still retain the HUDDERSFIELD IN

ascendancy in the North.

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In this region they claim- number of successes in brief skirmishes with Federal troops from Guaymas to Sonora, though, of course, they have only come into contact with isolated bodies of Federal troops, who have been forced to take to the mountains.

Sinalon Evacuations,

SEMI-FINAL.

BOLTON WANDERERS ALSO QUALIFY.

READY FOR LIVERPOOL

It is learned that the Prime Mini- ster was accompanied by other meta- bera of the Cabinet, who joined in the discussions lasting some three

hours,

Herbert Smith's Remedies.

Mr. Herbert Smith, the President of the Miners' Federation, outlined the case for the miners in the first instance, emphasising the low wages paid and the large amount of unemployment ruling in the mining Industry,

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Penter, was born in the Vale of Leven, Scotland, and his name is chielly known in connexion within submarine cables, of which, on the commercial side, he was an impor- tant pioneer. He was one of the contributors who risked a thousand pounds in the Transat Addressing the shareholders, lantie Cable in 1867, and when the the Chairman sak-Gentlemen-Atlantic Telegraph Company was You will have observed in the re- ruined by the loss of the 1865 which have been in your hands can Telegram Company to con- for some days, that the balance tinge the work, but it was not available for appropriation le until he had given his personal ported that there is some delay in A PACKET OF PEPPER. $1,000,063.79. This includes the guarantee for a quarter of a mil-

He suggested, as partial remedies, the Chengchow-Pehan Railway

amount of $355,039.24 brought for lion sterling that the makers

the superannuation of the old... service.

'A charge for which apparently word from the previous year. would undertake the manufacture

miners, the raising of the school- It appears that instructions

London, Mar. 6. It is also reported that all trains no section of the Ordinance is Your Directors recommend pay-of a new cable.

But in the end he was justified, have been given from Mexico City

Bolton Wanderers and Hudders- leaving age in the mining areas, and on the Tientsin-Pukow. Raliway applicable was brought against an ment of a dividend of $6 per share between buchowfu and Pukow unemployed Chinese at the Kow- and a bonus of $2, absorbing and telegraphic communication for the temporary abandonment of field Town, both famous Cup the international division of the have been monopolised for troop loon Magistracy morning $840,000, leaving $300,063.79 to be with America became a commer- transport, but this cannot be con- when Mr. A. A. Lopes prosecuted carried forward and I trust share-cial success. Subsequently, he the State of Sinalon to the rebels, fighters since the War, to-day quall-foreign markets,

defeating evacuate Cup Competition by already commenced to firmed here. Rruter.

a man before Mr. T. S. Whyte hoklers will approve these appro-fostered cable enterprises in all and Government employees have fied for the semi-final of the FA.

parts of the world, and at the from Mixation..

rivals in re-plays, Smith for being in possession of a priations.

The Lancashire duel found Bolton Nanking Suspicions.

packet of pepper without being In the Profit and Loss Account,ine of his death in 1896 he con-

Later.

in splendid form and they defeated able to give a satisfactory ex-there is the sum of $5,000 subtralled companies having a capi-

General Escobar, the comman Blackburn Rovers by two goals to scribed to the Chater Memorial tal of £15,000,000 and owning

der of the rebels, who captured Huddersfield defeated the General Li Chung-yen has tele-planation of same. aruphed to Marshal, Chiang ex-formed his Worship that at 8.30 keen interest the late Sir, Paul)

Detective Inspector Fallon in Scholarship Fund. In view of the 73,640 nautical miles of cables.

Deceased's eldest son, Mr. John Monterey, the capital of Nuevo Second Division team, West Brom plaining that the recent movement

Cuthbert Denison-Pender, has Leon State, after heavily defent

Bolton and Huddersfield will fight of troops to Liuyang, east of 4.m. on March 6, Mr. Lopes who Chater took in the Company's pro Changsha, is for the purpose of resides at No. 175, Kowloon Tong,gress, I am sure this donation wilt several times sat in Parilumenting the Federal troops, was the wich Albion by 2-1 at Huddersfield. a group of men acting sus-receive the approval of all share-and is now Vice-Chairman and officer commanding the insurgents for the right to appear at Wembley suppressing bandits on the Hun

Managing Director of Associated defeated in front of Monterey na alat Liverpool on March 23rd. Kiangal border. General Li says he Riciously,

Cable Companies. Another son, ready, reported, will not send troops into Kiangai some time and then went out to:

Major Harry Denison-Pender, was question them. The defendant and will order all troom back to

formerly in the Royal Scots Greya their former garrisons as soon aaran away and was chased.

and won several decoratione far the bandit suppression, work has was caught near the China Light

service in the Great War. And Power's premises.

Shanghai, · Mar. 7.

hern completed.

thla

He watched them for holders.

le

It

Is Worship: I wonder if pep: General Li also stated that all per comes within the Ordinance rumours regarding the threats to

Detective Inspector Fallon: in Hunan peaco

are ground is not an instrument. It is a sub- less and be hoped that the mis-atance. understandings between Hankow Inspector Fallon mentioned that and Nanking will be quickly re- during the chase, Mr. Lopes had moved.

fired his revolver to frighten the According to military, authori. defendant. ties in Nanking, however, it is re- His Worship said that his dif- ported that Hankow continues to [ficulty was in saying that pepper move forces into Klangsi. It was an Instrument, The case was seems there is now very little hope remanded for 24 hours for the of avoiding a clash in the near Police to consider whether a future. It is learned that the charge of loitering could not be Wuhan authorities have comman-substituted. deered a large number of ships. for troop movement. Nam! Chung Pao.

Milliary Conference.

Shanghai Mar, 6.

At a military meeting last night

LAUNCH AND SAMPAN COLLIDE.

OCCUPANTS GET A

DUCKING.

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The sum of $8,124.05 transfer- red to Dredging Account is the amount required to balance this Accuunt, the total cost of dredging work being $58,124.55, of which, $60,000 was provided for in the previous year's accounts.

TRAGEDY OF · MOTOR PIONEER.

Rebel Fleeing.

one,

Scottish Cup.

In the postponed Scottish Cup match, the Celtic and Motherwell failed to reach a décision, the latter team doing well to draw 0-0 at Celtic Park.

League Football. The following League matches

His men were broken up after a fierce battle and General Escobar is reported to be fleeing.

Meanwhile further troops are being rushed to the front, and though the revolution has flamed Godown Extension.

up on three sides of the capital, Turning to the balance sheet,

the successes of the rebels have were also played to-day:

Div. III. (South). usually been without bloodshed, the item of $20,367.64 transferred

no opposition being offered.

Crystal Pal. 2 Norwich from buildings to machinery and plant represents tho cost of elec

The object of the revolutionaries,

Div. III. (North); it is believed, is to make General tric cranes in the now gedowns.

8 Tranmere Valenzuela, the former Minister Bradford C. These were previously mcluded in

Scottish League. The death has occurred in to London, the President, but it the cost of the building and have now been placed under their pro-rather distressing circumstances now appears that the movement per heading. The sum of $48,of Mr. David Buick, the pioneer has failed, a quick decision being Hearts

expended on bulkingsmotor-builder of the United necessary for success. 479.19 covers the cost of extensions to States:

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MAKER OF BUICK CAR DIES IN POVERTY.

Detroit, Mar. 6.

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Tourists Petition.

:

Rangers

1 St. Johnstone 1 Dundoo

--Reuter.

TRAIN.

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Nos. 17 and 18 godowns and re- He was seventy-four years of conditioning No. 12 godown. The age and passed away to-day after American tourists in Mexico DE VALERA RELEASED latter is an old building and is a long hattle against cuncer, City have petitioned the Ambaser- now in a good state of repair.

FROM PRISON. The sadness of his atory, how dor, Mr. Dwight Morrow, asking special train to take Under launches, the sum of $24,- ever, Healht the fact that in the for 430.00 expended is the balance of course of his development of the them home. Hitherto, both the the cost of a new launch built to Buick car ho made two fortunes, Federal troops and the insurgents PLACED ON DUBLIN-BOUND at Nanking, Marshal Chiang Kai-

replace an old bout which was and lost them both. He spent the have respected foreign properity. shek, General Ho Ying-ching,

disposed of for $4,539.00. Three last years of his life in poverty,-Reuter's American Service. General Chu Pei-teh and others A collision occurred near the steel lighters were purchased dur-residing In bhabby flat with discussed the Hunan altuation: Victoria Recreation Club at 1 p.m. ing the year at a cost of $28,515, thousands of cara bearing his To-day the three conservative yesterday, between sampan No. which accounts for the sum ex- name mortifyingly passing the leaders, Messrs. Tsai Yuen-pei, 5131W and the steam launch Kau-pended under lighters. This ac-door.-Reuter's American Service. Chang Ching-klang and Wu Tze-lung Shun Q. As a result, the quisition to our fleet bring the hui, arrived in Nanking and re- former capsized and all its occu- total number of craft to 87. ported on their conversations with pants were thrown into General El Chung-yen.

water.

NAVAL AID.

the Last year, compared with 1927, CHINA SEEKS BRITISH In his report to the National No lives were lost and the there was a falling off in earnings Government, Genera) · Lu Ti-ping, owner of the sampan estimates from storage of cargo, whilst there. the dismissed Civil Governor of his loss at $35 in money and was a considerable increase in re- Hunan Province, declared that $6.50 in sugar canes which he had venue from wharf work. Hankow and Wuchang still form on board.

the stronghold of a faction of

Nationallat militarists. The

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Not Enough Wharves, During the year urider review,

proximity of Hunan Provines to CHINA FAMINE RELIEF. 840 steamers discharged at the

the two cities has always aroused the suspicion and jealousy of this elique.

Financial Independence,

AMERICAN BUSINESS MAN GIVES $5,000.

Shanghai, Mar, 7.

Life and Death.

An earlier message stated that it was becoming obvious that the Government and the revolutionists have settled down to a life and death struggle for supremacy, Fighting is reported in the states.

London, Mar, 6. De Valera, who was sentenced to a month's imprisonment at Belfast recently for ignoring an order pro- hibiting his entry into Ulster, was released to-day and placed on a train bound for Dublin.

Mr. A. J. Cook, who also spoke at some length, pressed for a national naheme to prevent an unduly low price for coal in consequence of competition, and for steps by the Government to secure the more rapid development of processes for the scientifle treatment of coal.

Increased Demand.':

Mr. Baldwin, in reply, reviewed the position of the mining industry generally, and expressed the opin- lon that the present increase in the demand for coal was not entirely due to the abnormal, climatic con- ditinns in Europe and the British Isles, and had, indeed, been appar ent, though to a less extent, before the Arctic weather conditions in- Europe lund shown 'an effect.

As regards, the amalgamations and the other forms of organisation within the industry, the Premier said he thought that these were now making satisfactory progress, and that direct Government interven- tion would it be advantageous.

Unemployment. Problem.

He admitted that the increased demand for coal had been met al-. most entirely by fuller employment for those already on the colliery | books, without any substantial in- crease in the number of men actual. ly employed.

Even with a big improvement in trade, he felt that there would still be a large surplus of labour ie mining areas, and

the

his view, the most important mat- ter to be dealt with at the present time, was the transfer of surplus un- employed miners into employment

in other industries.

Appeal to Federation. Ostensibly de Valera crossed the He appealed to the officials of the of Coahuila, Sonora and Sinaloa. Ulster border in order to open a Miners Fedoration to use their in- to Gaelle Bazaar at Belfast, but it was fluence, in the mining areas to en- The Insurrectionists claim have captured Monterey, impri- suspected that he intended to visit sure that full advantage was taken Boning 600 Federal troops. Goya palitical meeting being held at of the Government schemes for ernment officials state that the Approximately the same time training and for transferring boys entire rebel garrison of 500 at Orizaba has surrendered.-Reuter's American Service,

Reuter.

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BRITISH LEGATION

STAFF.

GOVERNMENT COMPELLED TO REFUSE.

Landon, Mar. 7. wharves, being 35 more than the Commander Barr, of the Chinese

Hoover's First Job. previous year and 110 in excess Navy, who has been visiting Lon- of the year 1920. There were oc don on a secret mission on behalf

Washington, Mar, 6. Government, ac- casions when ships were compelled of the Chinese

The Mexican trouble has pro to discharge in the stream, due to cording to the Daily Express has General La also says that dea A messige from Nanking states to wharf being available.

approached the British Govern-vided Mr. Hoover with his first NEW COUNSELLOR LEAVING

FOR PEKING. task. pite the Central Government's that Mr. John Roebling, the Your Directors have not lost ment with a request to lend important administrative

London, Mar. 6. orders for the financial unity of American business magnate, has sight of the fact that the need of China a number of Naval Officers The President examined the latest

Mr. Maurice Ingram, from the China, the dominant military fac-given $0.$5,000 for famine relief further wharf accommodation is to re-constitute the Chinese Flent. reports and conferred with Mr. tion in Hankow. and

'Britain has been compelled to Kellogg, after which he announc Wu-in China.

becoming increasingly evident. refuse under the terms of the ed the retention of the present Foreign Office, has been appoint chang has established a Hunan Dr. C. T. Wang, the Foreign There is no space for another pier Arms Embargo Agreement be embargo on the shipment of armed a Counsellor to the British and Hupeh Finance Ministry Minister, received the donation on our Kowloon premises und ex- tween Britain, France, Italy, to Mexico, oxcept in cases special. Legation at Peking, which not only endeavours to con- to-day through the Chinese, Legn- pansion in another direction would Japan, and the United States ly licensed Renter's American. He is leaving England for China

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this week.-Reuter, tion at Washington.-Reuter,

Service. (Continued on Page 8.)

Reuter.

and adults in order that they might have the benefit of the opportunities. that existed for employment in other parts of the country,

The Minister of Labour, Sir A Steel-Maitland, ofted figures and facts to show that the transference of miners to employment elsewhers would not harm the workers in the Intter areas.'.

Mr. Herbert Smith referred to evidence given before the League of Nations last week by Mr. Tawney in favour of the international regula tion of the markets, and the Pre mier promised carefully to conalder the evidence-Router and Brituh Wireless.