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TROUBLE...

SIKHS CONSIDER RELIGION IS ATTACKED.

SYMBOLIC DAGGERS.

Bombny, May 9.

The strong measures taken by Sir Frederick Sykes to suppress Hindu-Moslem Communal

the

CANADIAN GRAINBOWLERS BEAT THE

CONGESTION. BAT AT LORD'S.

OVER 80,000,000 BUSHELS OF LAST YEAR'S CROP.

MIDDLESEX FIRST TO WIN COUNTY 'MATCH.

FAILURE OF "CORNER." | 452 RUNS FOR 40 WKTS,

Ottawa, May 9.

London, May 9..

The grain congestion in Canada Middlesex to-day achieved the has reached enormous proportions. honour of scoring the first outright Roughly a hundred vessels are tied win in the county championship, up in the harbours loaded with defeating Leicestershire at Lord's grain waiting, for port orders,

rioting may, it is feared lead to trouble In another, direction.

Over twenty million bushels of by the narrow margin of 30 runs. Minor disturbances have already wheat are now in the terminal Two days sufficed for the match, occurred, though up to the pre-elevators at Montreal, Port Col-which produced extraordinarily sent the altuation is fairly quiet. borne, the entrance to the Welland low scoring, with the rather more The trouble la concerned with the Canal, and, the Lake Eerie Ter-extraordinary feature of the sides boing level on the first innings.: recent order prohibiting the carry-minal.

the mastery ing of arms of any description.

The Sikh community, the mem- bers of which are accustomed to carrying kirpan (a kind of dagger) As a religious, symbol, are serious ly opposing this order, whichIt is stated that in Cannda at the they regard as interference with present time there is upwards of their religion.

80,000,000 bushels of wheat from last year's trop ayallable for, en port.

.

The President of the Singsabha in Bombay has telegraphed, it is understood, to the Viceroy (Lord' Irwin) protesting against the ban as un attack on the Sikh religion. Two Sikhs, whom the police forcibly disarmed after a long struggle, remained at the police station to which they were taken and are now refusing to eat, drink or sleep until their kirpans are

restored.--Renter.

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exaggeration, but it is certain that many of them have fled and a great deal of their property has been moved.

Admiral Chan Arrested?

described

Several millions of bushels mors The bowlers held are in the holds of vcasel. The from start to finish, and neither prices of wheat at the Winnipeg team reached three figures in their grain market had fallen oloven arst innings. cents a bushel in a woek..

It is stated in London that the congestion is due to the poling ring's attempt to hold up supplies in order to command their own rice. Europe, It is said, has de- clined to purenase at the poul's price, and is getting wheat from the Argentino.

Australian growers are also said to be involved in the attempted "corner."-Reuter's American Ser-

vice,

SUB-EDITOR SUES COMPANY,

ALLEGATION OF WRONGFUL DISMISSAL.

DAMAGES SOUGHT.

The powerful Middlesex batting combination could do nothing with Geary, the Test bowler, while whun Leicester batted, Robins, the Cambridge Blue, made short work

of them.

The scores were:

Middlesex: 72 and 169. Leicester: 72 and 139. Geary, took 5 wickets for 31 in Middlesex's first innings, but n more atoady daplay in the second enabled them to set Leicester to got 170 runs to win. Astill took 15 for 39 in the accond innings.

Leicester collapsed In their first Innings, even as Middlesex had done, I. W. V. Robins taking G wickets for 29, runs.-Reuter.

THE NILE WATERS.

BRITAIN AND EGYPT REACH AGREEMENT.

... London, May 9.

Such Government officials B

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Locker Lampson, Under See- have left are reported to have deeltired for Kwangsi, and in this A case was mentioned in the retary for Foreign Affairs, said he connexion it is said that Admiral Summary Court this morning in was glad to be able to state that an yatla factory to all Chan Chak, who arrived from which Mr. Harry Cooper sues the agreement Hongkong yesterday afternoon, Newspaper Enterpriae, Ltd., for parties had been reached between the British Government and the has been arrested;

alleged wrongful, dismissal.

Egyptian Government regarding Admiral Chan has been in Plaintiff claims that by a con- Hongkong on a visit to General tract made on or about February the distribution of the Nile waters. It would be generally recognised Chan Ming-shu, Z110 hc is 26th, 1928, he was engaged as

one of the last senior sub-editor at a salary of that this could not fall to facilitate development and promote prosperity officials to remain faithful to Nan-$400 per month, which was sub-both in Egypt and the Sudan.→ king. The revolt of the Navy is equently raised to $450, and that British Wireless. In no way due to him, but is said he

was to be relained in such to have been instigated by his service until it had been deter second in command.

mined

by reasonable notice. When the Kinshan.arved from The defendants he alleged, Hongkong, Admiral Chan was met terminated his services on March at the wharf by an armed guard, 31st, 1929, without giving reason and he immediately entered an armoured car, driving off in the direction of the Admiralty. Later reports say he is under arrest. /-

Troups Approaching.

.

Our correspondent says thut troops are rapidly advancing on Canton from at least two direc- tions. Heavy firing from the south-west seems to indicate that

able notice.

FRANCE BEATEN AT SOCCER.

INTERNATIONAL MÁTCH IN

PARIS.

Plaintiff claimed. $1,350 as dam- ages, but. waived a sum of $350 to bring the action within summary he jurisdiction: Alternatively,

Paris, May 9. elnimed $1,000 as damages, on a In the international Roccer

between yearly hiring of his services, by match

France reason of wrongful determination England to-day, England were of auch hiring by notice of expiry victorious by four goals to one. otherwise than at the end of the The match was played in beauti- fully fine, weather before 40,000

current year.

and

the main body of the Kwangai Mr. Kwok was for plaintiff, and spectators. England were the troops from West River districts are approaching along the San-Mr. Arculli for defendanta.

The case was adjourned until shui Railway,.

In the meantime, General His next Friday, King-kong's forces are rapidly up the three big districts are all pro-Sho proaching from the east. They Kwangat.

better team throughout.-Reuter. day, she was fired at, forcing her to leave the port Immediately,' was allowed to enter next morning, but was subjected to a are said to have reached a point

With the Kwangsi troops launch-search for arms, the authorities between Shicklung and the easterning attacks from Tsing Yun on the also demanding from the Chinese suburbs of Canton. Fighting was North River, from Samshul on the crew,

news of troop movements

in progress in that urea yesterday | West River and from Sheklung and further up river. morning.

Sheklan and Tung Kun on the In consequence of the delay at In the rity itself, there were East River, it is belleved that the Samshai, the 8.5. Kwong Ying several scares yesterday morning, Canton troops under the command (Capt. Sinclair) came into port a

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According to a report appearing service.

News, so far unconfirmed, from in the Nam Chung Po, a big mili- and political movement in Canton states that the Shektantary

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Women of the working class will not go out of doors if the

help it, because several batches of coolis women have been Ming-shui on been confirmed and chi commanding some of the|| FUNNYI CHARMING! THRILLING! impressed by the military to carry it is understood that they will the Nationalist troops in Peking heavy loads, and they get next to love to-day for Sumshut, where and Tongshan) and the Kwangal The decree in the divorce suit nothing for their servicos.

Paper money is useless to-day have scored a victory. **

It is believed the Kwangsl troops Clique now launching an attack on

Kwangtung, is under discussion.. was made absolute in November, and many shops have closed rather

Secret emissaries of Marshal and in January a bankruptcy than face the unpleasant huggling Fatahan's Attitude.

Feng Yu-hsiang are said to have notice was issued in respect of the over the price of goods and the

arrived in Hongkong and they ex- debt, but it was issued in the value of local currency.

There was considerable con- name of the petitioner's solicitora,

leaders will effect the early cap- Later a petition was presented and

A considerable amount of mer-sternation in Canton yesterday press the hope that the Kwangal

has been rushed into morning when the rumours were

If this movement materialines, the receiving order in question Shameen godowns, and it is sale in circulation that Fatshan, the lure of Canton. The Court of Appeal, consisting was afterwards made,

the south the outcome will be that China will flourlahing city to that farge quantities of silver west of Canton city, had of the Master of the Rolls and The debtor appealed on the

civil war between Marahal Chiang Lords Justices Lawrence and ground that as the debt was not foreign banks.

Kwangai. It was stated that the Kai-shek and the new combine, It due to the solicitors for the peti- Sukey, yesterday allowed the ap tioner in the divorce suit, but to

General Chun's Hopes, troops there mutinled and seized is said in this connexion that Mar-

the city.

Feng Yu-halang may strike this peal of a debtor who had been car- the petitioner himself, the receiv-

Luter reports, however, respondent in a divorce suit, from ing order could not stand.

message from Canton, dated yes-tradict these rumours adding that time by announcing his hostilities The Master of the Rolls giving terday, states that General Chan the attitude of the Fatshan mill- against Nanking as soon as Kwang-

si captures Canton. a.receiving order in bankruptcy judgment said it appeared to him Chai-tong hopes to receive help tary leaders is very obscure. made against him by Mr. Registrar that the petitioner was the person, from the Central Government.

Northern War? Reports from the East River Francke in February,

on whoso secount and for whonO He is determined to resist the state that Canton troops are con- An alarming cable from a Chinese The appellant by the order of indemnity this oum of costs ought Kwangal invasion,

centrating at Swatow in readiness source in Shanghai, received this to be paid. The solicitors were

to move down to launch attacks on morning by a local Chinese journal, the Divorce Court on July 11 last merely acting in the sense as part

Canton from Sheklung and Shek-states that the steel bridge at Wu was ordered to pay the amount of of legal machinery. The bank- According to Chinese reports, tan, where the troops are seizing Shing Kwan, on the Peking-Hankow the petitioner's costs of the pro- ruptcy notice. was not well found-

Railway, has been destroyed by an newa was received in Canton yes the rolling stock. ceedings into Court, but in October cd; the act of bankruptcy was not terday afternoon to the effect that

General Tang Yin-wah, it is re-explosion.

been outsted from The incident has led rumours was varied, and the complete, and the receiving order the military leaders and forces at ported, has deblor was ordered within seven ought not to have been made. The Limehow and Luichow have de Swatow by troops who have risen that Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang was days to pay to the solicitors of the appeal therefore would be allowed rared for Kwangsi.

in revolt against his command.

responsible for the act and that the petitioner's the sum of £67 18. 9d., and the receiving order hot aside. These two places, in, Southern

destroying of the bridge is his first Steamer Fired On. the amount of the petitionor's taxedi Lord Justices Lawrence and Kwangtung, are under the com.

move towards war with Nanking, Sankey concurred..

mand of the First Independent When the freight steamer hoping thereby to hinder the Nan- Brigade, which has succeeded in Kwong Ying, on her way from king troops at Hupeh Province from darming all the Canton troops at Wuchow to Hongkong, reached entering Honan which is under Mar- Kochow, east of Limehow. Thus Samshui at about 2 a.m. on Thurs shal Feng's jurisdiction.

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