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SOVIET OFFICIALS BELGRADE DEPUTY WITHIN 40 MILES

ARRESTED.

CHINESE RAID HÄRBIN CONSULATE.,

ATTEMPT TO BURN VITAL DOCUMENTS.

PLOTTING FOR FENG?

Shanghai, May 29.

As the result, it is widely rumoured, of orders from Marshal

FACES TRIAL

-TERRIBLE SHOOTING CRIME IN SKUPSTINA.

FRESH ALLEGATIONS.

Bolgrade, May 28. The trial is now proceeding of Punica Ratclitch, the former Radical Deputy, on charges of murdering M. Stephan Raditch, the leader of the Cront Peasant Party, of killing two other Croatian deputies, and grievously wounding two others.

The trial is a sequel to the terrible scene in the Skupstina

OF WUCHOW.

CANTON ARMY STILL

ADVANCING.

KWANGSI FORCES MAY FIND THEMSELVES CUT OFF.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1929.

日一月四

EXCITING STAGE IN CENTURY IN EACH

ELECTION,

THE LATEST NEWSPAPER SLOGANS,

MR. BALDWIN'S PLEA.

London, May 29. "A strong Liberal Party is the surest safeguard against the ex tremists of both sides."!

"Labour must have a eloar majority in the next Parliament." Information to hand to-day from "Not a Conservative vote must reliable source is to the effect that be wasted if Mr. Baldwin is to be the Cauitonese forces are still ad-returned,"

TROOPS FROM NORTHL

INNINGS.

STORER'S EXCELLENT

DISPLAY.

HEAVY SCORING BY THE SOUTH AFRICANS.

YORKSHIRE

PROBLEM.

London, May. 28. The outstanding achievement in the county cricket series conclud- be Derbyshire batsman, who scored

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TO SWATOW.

SHELLING AVERTED BY FOREIGN CONSULS.

ROUT

KWANGSI FORCES ROUT FUKIEN ARMY

A £250,000 SWINDLE.

Paris, May 28, Maximovitch Litvinoff, the brother of the Soviet Assistant Commissar for Foreign Affairs, who was arrested in a Paris hotel on December 20th leat, Is shortly.

TANG YING-WAH SHOT? to be charged with being concerned

Swatow, May 26, in a gigantle swindle.

After inore than a week of Litvinoff is alleged to have sold rumours, anxiety, and, at timon, sheer panic, Swatow still remains

Chinng Kai-shek, the Soviet Con-(the Jugo-Slavian Parliament) in vancing along the West River, and "The partisan labels of Liberaised to-day was that of Storer, the seven forget bills of Exchange to incaptured by the Fuklenese

sulate, at Harbin was raided by Chinese police on Monday after noon; the entire staff being placed under arrest in somewhat dramatic circumstances.

Police and Firemen,

wards between various factions, June last year when after bitter Insults being hurled from one side of the House to the other, Ratchitch revolver and emptied it into the Peasant Party Benches. M. Paul Raditch was killed on the apot, and M. Stephan Raditch, died some months Inter.

menace.":

that the feat has been performed, £250,000. suddenly drew a

Was

are

opinions Indicate the open natute These representative newspaper of to-morrow's great issue.

forty miles of Wuchow, they are now aald to be within and Conservatives should

The Kwangst forces are believed dropped in the face of the Soolalista century in each innings for the the Russian Trade Delegate in troops sent down by Chiang Kai- to be evacuating Takhing, which is

first time in his career. This is Berlin, by which he was shek for that purpose, and is able Shishing and Wuchow, but this situated about midway between

the second occasion this season formerly employed, for the sum of temporarily to breathe again.

After two days' fighting, these town has not yet been occupied by

Fuklen soldiers have have bean the Canton forces.

When arrested he was staying driven back from score-

Chaochow-fu with a young Polish woman with fairly considerable losses in.

Subsequently, two alleged accom- Thai-Pu

men and arms, and have retired plices, Marck Joffe and Willie Liborius, a former, hotel manager, were arrested in connexion with the same affair. They will be tried with Litvinoff.

There appears some danger of the retreat of the Kwangst forces towards Wuchow being cut off.

General Refrent

The Liberals' eleventh-hour "bombshell" consists of a mant festo oyer the names of a hundred prominent business men, express- ing the opinion that Mr. Lloyd George's unemployment proposals are economically and financially sound,

which is hotable in view of the wet weather and the reducing effect of the new regula ions, W. K. Harbinson. Cam- 'bridge,

preceded Storer. on Wisden's roll of honour."

The respite thus granted for the. Kwangsi supporters here is probably only temporary, since it is reported that a large force has been landed near Amoy and in proceeding along the coast to Swatow, and there also three of Chiang Kai-shek's gun-boats lyinir

the approach to 2 wickets in the match between Delegates, and alleged to bear the which guards Yorkshire and the South Africans. signature of Maximovitch Litvino, Swatow by sen, waiting for re- Yorkshire's bowling again falled had been put into circulation in inforcements to arrive by land badly.

before taking the town.

Full details of the affair are dif- ficult to obtain, but it is suggest ed that the Russians in the Con- suinte were engaged in a secret The proscentions is endeavour conference beltind locked doors ing to prove that the shooting wns when the police puddenly sur-not the result of a temporary loss rounded the premises, and that un of temper and reason, but

Derbyshire's victory over Sussex Canton, May 28. attempt was made Lo burn. the premeditated. Two ex-Deputies,

puts them at the head of the of Ratchitch, anore. incriminating documents be- collengues

Latest reports of the Kwang-

championship table, with Middle- fore the doors were forced,

charged with

tung-Kwangal war are "to the him. They

It will be recalled that the So- Mr. Ramsay MacDonald broad-sex, Kent and Lancashire close reeffect that the Kwangs! troops are cast the Labour Party's final Dragutin Jovanovitch and Thomas still retreating all along the line,appeal to the country last night,

behind.

viot Trado Delegation in Berlin an Pppovitch, who are charged with

One match was productive of nounced in November that forged heavy scoring, over a thousand bills to the value of over £200,000 Popovitch threatened Raditch on plicity.

iB alleged that

ahould be given a fairichence to the day of the shooting that he said to be within forty miles of in 1924."

now take up its work where it left it is known, would be assassinated in Parlin-Wuchow. As far as

there has been no fighting during course of a speech at Runcom, ex- Mr. Stanley Baldwin; in the

by a number of firetmen, with fire-Commission of Public Health says the Kwangst forces merely

A atatement by the Supreme the last few days, the remnants of Aghting apparatus and axes,

directly connected that Raditch's death was only in-treating before the numerically

his superior Canton troops. wounds.-Reuter.

on the West River; the North, asking that the "Labour Party runs being scored for the loss of purporting to be. lesued by the at anchor outaldo Double Island, It appears that the rald was inelting to myrder and with com-River and the Bamboo River.

carefully planned before it was carried out. In all, about a hun dred Chinese policemen took part under the direction of the Chief of Police, and they were accompanied ment.

They swooped down on the Con- sulate premises, it is stated, while à secret meeting of members of the Third Internationale was being .held..

·Doors Forcibly Broken,

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The basement doors were secured and fastened, and the firemen had to break their way into the pre- mises before the police could enter.

As the result of the delny oc- captoned, a number of documents were burning by the time the police; entered.

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Considerable confusion reigned while the police were effecting the arrest of all present, and the fire men were engaged in putting out

the flames,

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with

OIL FIELD STRUCK IN BRITISH GUIANA.

EXTENSIVE

The Canton forces Are

The principal individual fonts

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were:

DECEFSIREN LEUKSIINIKASINO SANCTITANLAR VSE KIDS SORTIDENDERAL RENTA

The Kwangai troops which were defeated at Lupa last week and have since been falling back up the Bamboo River, aro reported to. bo in the neighbourhood" of Sze- wui and Shekkow, trying to make their way back to Wuchow.

Judging from the advance re- PROSPECTING.ported by the Cantonese it seems as if they will may be cut off — Our Own Correspondent,

ARRANGED.

More Troops Arrive.

Canton, May 29.

London, May 28, According to a message from Georgetown, extensive all pro. specting is expected to begin The second batch of Nanking In British Gulona very soon under the supervision of experts from Trinidad and the United States.

Yang Ting-fel, arrived here yester troops for Canton, under General day by four C.M.S.N. merchant

Vessels.

Inu prospecting arrangement follows an announcement by the thousand strong, have not yet land- This batch, numbering about tesi Governor (Sir Cecil Hunter Roded, but General Yang proceeded to well, KC.M.GJ. that I has been the city immediately after his ar discovered in the Corentyne die rival, calling on General Chan Chai-

Already sixty-eight blocks of

Two Consula Arrested. Eventually forty-five persons were arrested and taken away to gether with a truckload of docu-triet, 'ments.

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Long.

THE CROSS-HARBOUR

PIPE LINE:

Mr. Henderson's Scheme Approved.

OFFICIAL SANCTION,

We

are informed by the Colonial Secretariat that the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies has been received for the adop- tion of Mr. R. M. Henderson's scheme for inying a cross- barbour pipe lineag

Work on the project is to be pushed on as quickly as pos sible...

It will be recalled that Mr. Henderson recently proceed- ed to London to confer with the Colonial Office on the sub- ject.

It is understood that at first The arrested persons include the land have been leased for the General Yang wanted to land his Harbin Consul-General, the -Muk-exploitutions of oil and minerals; } forces at Amoy; to join the Fukien den Cansal and three women,

-Reuter. Afterwards the police issued a stated regarding the rald, stating that they had been informed of the presence of Communist agita- tors on the premises, and that the raid was carried out on mäspicion that a aceret meeting of the Third Internationale was being held.

| forces under Géneral Chung Ching

and, advance

vin on Kwangtung Southern Fukien Province. This ZVANIET CRUORMANTES plan, however, was later changed

*Arms and Opium. The official communique adds that in addition to a large quantity of subversive propaganda, arma and oplum were discovered in the Con- sulate.

BIRCHING & CAÑING. owing to the Fukien Army having claimed: "We have got to govern already crossed the Kwangtung ourselves or bust. Vote in accor border. These troops are now ad-dance with your conscience and

conviction and decision, I bow thereto."--Reuter.

whatever your

MAGISTRATE EXPLAINS THE vancing towards Chiu On.

DIFFERENCE.

In the Police Court this morn- ing, Mr. E: W. Hamilton stated that there seems to be some con- fusion in Hongkong regarding the difference between "caning" and "birching."

General Yang therefore pro- ceeded with his troops direct to Canton in order to participate in the attack on Wuchow, probably on instructions from the Canton-| Headquarters.-Nam Chung Po

of

their

which,

warn.

DOOR MAT THEFTS.

COMPLAINTS BY MILITARY

IN KOWLOON,

Batting.

J, J. Siedle (S. Africh) Mitchell (Yorkshire) Whysall (Notts) Storer (Derbyshire)

108 120

Paris.

Maxinovitch was acting hand of the, Moscow branch of the Trade Delegation up to July 1920.— Reuter.

124 ROYAL LINK WITH ROBERT THE BRUCE.

and

110 100 118

104

Sutcliffe (York) Armstrong (Leicester) B. Mitchell (S. Africa). Bowling.

Worthington (Derby)

Boot (Worcester)

101

8 for 20 8 for 119 G. D. Foster (Warwick) ..6 for Bates (Glamorgan)

6 for

R. W. V. Robins (Middlesex) 6 for Goddard. (Gloucester) ... 6 for

FOUR CENTURIES. South Africa in Good Form

Against Yorkshire.

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EDINBURGH CELEBRATES CHARTER ANNIVERSARY.

London, May 28, The Duke and Duchess of York were present at Edinburgh to-day at the celebration of the 1,000th anniversary of the granting of the 35 City's Charter by King Robert

the Bruce.

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South Africa were in a very alrong position against Yorkshire, the only undefeated' county. team, when stumps were drawn nt Sheffield to-day with. the match drawi, Yorkshire's lowling was completely collared. In South Africa's first innings, and they declared with only. five wickets 103 on the first innings. down, ultimately to gain a lead of

A

The occasion is of special in terest to the Duchess and myself because Robert the Bruce was a common ancestor of us both" anid the Duke.--British Wireless.

AMERICAN TARIFFS.

LEATHER AND FOOTWEAR TO BE PROTECTED.”

Washington, May 28. The House of Representatives

Coolly Delay,

As reported last week, the Fukion troops arrived at Thai-Pu some time ago, but for some résson or other,probably because at that time Canton was being hard. pressed by Kwangs and the Fukien Army did not wish to be on the losing side, they did not at once advance on Chaochow-fu. This delay has cost them dear, for it enabled the Kwangst supporters here to concentrato a force of about 7,000 soldiers on one of the hills near Chanchow.

At the same time, great anxiety prevalled in Swatow, since the removal of all soldiers-left the town absolutely unguarded. All the officials, with the exception of the old Mayer, and most of the wealthier citizens, fled to safer parts, and all shops and business Arma were closed. It was feared thut the town would be at the mercy of bandila and Communists. and there was danger of a general, panie,

arc

The Chamber of Commerce speedily took matters in hand, however, and raised a force of 500 men who were all supplied with, arms and ammunition, and striei martial law was enforced. Coolfe Communists I. J. Siedle, the tourists' opening by 190 to 90 has approved of an

The ricskha coolles, who balaman, gave a painstaking dis-amendment to the Tariff Bill, im-

to have Communist play to complete his first century posing a ten por cent. duty on known of the tour, but after he had reach-hides, twelve and a half to thirty sympathies, and who were nursing ed three figures; he was more per cent, on leather, and twenty a grievance against the authorities venturesome and eventually he per cent, an shoes, all hitherto on for having recently shut two of was sent back with a total of 168 The Bill, with

the free Hist.

their members, were given $2,000 to his credit. He received sound was ultimately adopted by the create any disturbance..

the amendment, in return for a promise not to. Bupport from B. Mitchell, who House-Reuter's American Service. made 101 in excellent style. The South Africans declared at 441 for 5 wickets, and then dismissed Yorkshire, for 338. - -

EARL OF BALFOUR INDISPOSED.

Public anxiety was increase by

the arrest on Monday night of ten atmied Communista; → who wore promptly imprisoned and later shot.

and Mitchell 126. The remaining DOCTORS ORDER COMPLETE referred to, the Chamber of Com nine players could score only: 99 runs between them, Including ex- tran.

Editors Warned.

It is believed locally that the

Canton, May 28, The newspapers this morning

Certain editors of newspapers raid was inspired by Nanking in stated that a Chinese was sentene.

been an endeavour to discover something ed to "twelve strokes of the birch" in Canton, have

A door mat, which had been which would throw light on Mar- and Mr. Hamilton explained to the ed because

having

Sutcliffe and Mitchell, in part- "copy" shal Feng's connexion with the Press, representatives this morn-prepared

stolen from No. 448, Nathan Road, nership, scored the great majority if Soviet,

ing that "birching" was a punish-published, 'would libel the was produced before My, B. of the runs, Sutcliffé making 118 The Soviet Consulate at Pograni-ment meted out only in exceptional Cantonese Army and lower its Whyte Smith this morning at chania, between Harbin and cases, such as in the case of a re, dignity, according to military Vladivostock is also reported to turned banishee, That punish-censors. Some of these editors Kowloon as the subject of a charge have been raided.-Reuter,

From Chinese sources it is learn the convicted man, whereas "con that the Canton Army should be on pleading guilty was fined $10, mont was meted out in the cell of have accepted reports suggesting of larceny, against ʼn Chinese who,

o'clock in the afternoon, and that log" was earried out in the Court, given blame as well as praise. (or 14 daya' hard labour in default.} play, scoring 277 for 8 wickets. been ordered a complete rest by the town. These prompt maa-

they assert that the Canton Army hould not be praised unti! Kwang-door mat was the easiest thing His Worship remarked that a tung la entirely free of the enemy that could be stolen. It was even Many cities, they say, have only easier than atcaling an umbrella, been evacuated by the enemy and nat recaptured, as reported.

Inspector Marks informed his

ed that the raid began at two-

under the Auparvision of the me officials did not complete their exdical officer. amination of the documenta seized until after seven o'clock in the Levening.

Five Hours Search..

A most exhaustive search of the premises was carried out in the space of those five hours, and huge quantities of documents

were

THE AFGHANISTAN

..TURMOIL.

NADIR KHAN PROCLAIMS

HIMSELF AMIR.

Peshawar, May 28.

A number of editora in Canton Worship that reports had been are said to be in hiding for the received from the military people time being, and the next few days who, had taken over President may nee the punishment of one or Apartments that door mats and more journals in connexion with electric bell fittings had been seized. It is not known whether

the reports of "war" news or the stolen from the premises. anything suggesting that

Fong

It is reported that following movements of the Army.- Yu-halang has nelive connexions. with the Soviet, has been dla-the nows of Amanullah's retire Nan Chung Kno News Service,

mont, another of the claimanta to covered.

the Afghan Throne, Nadir Khan bas formally proclaimed himself Amir of Afghanistan.

BELGIAN WOMAN IN PARLIAMENT.

South Africa batted to the close of With no prospect of a Anish,

2 wickets to fall. They thus held a lead of 380 with

Scores:

South Africa: 441 wickets and 277 for 8.

Yorkshire: 338.

!

IEST.

really well for some months, has

London, May 28.. Lord Balfour, who has not been

his doctors.

A bulletin Issued to-day an- nounces this, but adds that Lord for 5 Balfour's condition is quite satis

factory.

Lord Balfour is eighty years of | age.---British Wireless.

DUTCH ARTIFICIAL

· SILK INTERESTS.

FUSION WITH ELBERFELD CONCERN.

In addition to the temporary armed force of 500 men already

merco levied a force of 2,000 mén; | ordering each shop to supply two. or throe men, who wore to act as

by bandits or others to set fire to an emergency Fire Brigade in the event of any attempt being made

Bures effectively prevented any further panic, and on Wednesday and Thursday many of the shops were again open; and doing bust-

FICES.

Fukien Army Routed,

On Thursday the Fukien troops STORER'S CENTURIES.

made their first move, and left- That-Pu and advanced on Chao- Sussex Unexpectedly Benten

chow-fu. It was Anticipated that, Fat Derby.

in spite of the war-like prepara- Derbyshire scored an unexpected

tions there, the Kwanzal troops would not stay to fight, but would victory over Suspex by 185 runs,

flee to Kit Yang. This would pro- thanks to a splendid effort, by FINE TO CLOUDY.

bably have happened if the Storer, who completed a century in

Fuklen Army had not delayed their each innings, and made 100 in the formerly

advance so long. This, while it Amanullah's Minister of War and that weak antfcyclonic areas aro

The Roval Observatory reports FIRST TO BE ELECTED AND second in a total of 215.*

At the annual meeting of Incrossed the anxiety here, did not Sussex had more than fighting shareholders of the Netherlands take place, and on Friday at noon he returned from the Riviera situated over N. China and to the

A SOCIALIST.

chance but coming on rather late Artificial Silk Company "Enka" it fighting near Chaochow-fa com- recently with the professed inter- east of the Bonins... Pressure in tion of assisting Amanullah, later relatively low, in a trouch extend-

in the first innings, Worthington was announced that negotiations menced, which resulted in a de.... Brussels, May 28 pursuing his own enda,

bowled superbly, taking 8 wickets are proceeding favourably for the clelve victory for the Kwangs! ing from Indo-China to the Pacific. elected as a Depaty is a Sosiallet

The first Belgian woman-ever for 29 runs. Ever since the dispute between Kabul is said to have sent a mission vicinity of Tokyo. The forecast Jardin, who won a Liege con- 306 runs, Storer contributing 119. toff Fabriken of Elberfeld-Rex-The Fukien Army retired back to

fusion to the utmost possible ex-forces, Racha-I-Sakao, the leader at A denression is situated in the candidate, Mademoiselle Lucie Du and complied the excellent total of with those of the Vereinigte Glanz- day evening and endod In a rout Terby, won, the toss, batted first tent of the Company's interests. Fighting continued until Satur Feng Yu-halang and Chiang Kalto Nadir Khan to negotiate a till to-morrow la: East stituency from a Communist---

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settlement-Router,

winds, moderate; fine, to cloudy. Reuter

Chinese reports have it that the Russian Consulate at Fengtien has also been raided by the police, at the orders of General Chang Hsuch- Jiang, who is understood to be co- operating with Marshal Chiang

Kai-shek.

Feng's Connexion,

Nadir Khan

WGH

noon

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ter.

Amsterdam, May 28.

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