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THE GOVERNMENT

INTERVENES.

ATTEMPT TO AVERT CRISIS

IN LANCASHIRE..

JOINT CONFERENCE.

London, July 17.

The Government is making an effort to nverb the threatened crisis in the Lancashire colton industry, following the employers'

THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1929.

OPIUM SEIZURE SENSATION.

BIG HAUL ON JÄRDINE STEAMER.

BOATSWAIN & FIVE CUSTOMS OFFICERS ARRESTED.

WATER SHORTAGE IN ENGLAND.

LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE

• MOST AFFECTED.

LONDON WELL SERVED

London, July 17. Although a general appeal for economy in the use of water, in view of the prolonged drought, has been made by the Ministry of Health, immediate anxiety regard-

areas, notably in parts of Lan- cashire and Yorkshire.

decision to effect over twelve per BRIBERY ALLEGATION.ing supplica is felt only in certain cent.reductions in wages.

With the object of arranging a joint conference, Sir Horace Wil- son, the Permanent Secretary to the Miniatry of Labour, has con- suited the representatives of the Lancashire Cotton Spinners and Manufactures Associations, and has invited the leaders of the operatives to come to London im mediately.

The proposed reductions are supposed to come into force on July 29th, and over half a million! The workers will be involved. operatives are strenuously resis- ting the eut, which amounts to 2/6 in the 21, a recent ballot among the Unions revealing, a margin of 97% per cent. in favour of resistance of the employers'

demands-Reuter

Later.

Shanghai, July 11... Following a large seizure of opium on board the 1.C.N.S. Kung wo at Khuklang and allegations of bribery, one member of the vessel's crew and five officers of the Cus- toms were arrested by the Chinese authorities there and, according to the latest information, are being detained pending an inquiry by the local Commissioner of Foreign

Affairs.

Representations by the Commis- sioner of Customs and H.M. Con- an at Kluking for the release of the arrested men have 30 far proved unavailing, and the Shang- hai office of the ludo-China S.N. Co. have telegraphed their agent in Kinklang to see that their em- ployee receives full justice.

In London, which is served by the Thames and Lee Rivers and by springs, there is no anxiety.

The flow of the Thames is well considering tho maintained, drought, and nod flow is main- tained f. the Lee-British Wire-

SINO-SOVIET BREAK.

– (Continuri from Pape 1) ̧. 80,000 are guarding the Chinese Eastern Railway.-Reuter,

Ready For War?

Vikdivostock, July 27. According to a reliable Chinese The Ministry of Labour amMUN-

- Considerable Mystery.

source it is understood that the ces that the representatives of the

Considerable mystery surrounds Soviet authorities have missed an eutton employers' and operatives' assuelations have accepted Sir the actual seizure. According to army of 80,000 on the Sino-Russian

# Run Weu message, Customs frontiers. Horace Wilson's suggestion that

General Chang Hsuch-Hung, they should resume their joint dis-officers boarded the Kungwo when essions. They will meet again at she arrived in Kiukiang from head of the Manchurian Govern- Hankow OFI July 5. Searchment, has Instructed Generala Manchester on Friday.-Renter,

*** Wan ing the ship they came across Chang Tso-hsiang 14 bags of the drug. weigh Fu-ln. rulers of Kirin

DIPLOMATIC CHANGE.

Lacls.

The "number one" of the grew, identified as the boat wain, is] SIR HOWARD KÉNNARD FOR | then reported to have offered, a bribe of $1,000 to the search

'..! refused, party. This

the searchers, according to the mes- sage, demanding $3,000.

STOCKHOLM.

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and

between 8,000 anal 9.000 Heilungkiang to resist any Rus- sian attempts to send troops over the Chinese frontiers, even if they have to resort to arms.

Accori- ing to a Chinese report no fewer than 40,000 Russian troops are concentrated at Manchuli, 60,000 Heilungkiang troops, 80,000 Kirin Troops and 150,000 Fengtien troops under the joint command of Chang such-liang are mussing at strate- gie points on the Chinese Eastern- Railway. :

London, July 17. H.M. the King hast approved the appoinment of Sir Howard Willian. Finally a compromise was comie Kennari, Br. Fish Minister at Belta between the boatswain mud the grade, to be British Minister at searchers, but before this, news Stockholm.-British Wirelery, of the discovery had reached the military and the whole party were arrested.

[Sir Howard Kennard' has been Minister to Jugo-Slavia since 1925. He entered the diplomatic service in 1901, and has served in Rome, Teheran, Washington, Day vana and Tangier. Hajs bi years of age.1

OCEAN GREYHOUNDS FOR AMERICA.

TWO NEW 56,000-TON SHIPS CONTEMPLATED.

bad

HARBIN ATTITUDE. Russian Offices Seized at Mukden.

Feund in the Fere-peak.

Harbin, July 18. According to the captain of the

The few Soylet officials remain- Kungwo, the opium was found in the fore-peak and beening in Harbin state that in their brought aboud by passengers, opinion the reply of the Nanking: who are described as "nothing Government to the Soviet Ultima- more than opium smugglers" tum opens the way to negotiations, The part of the ship in which the discovery was made was under the control of the boatswain, who is reported to have said that he was forced to let the smugglers ship the drug, as he was threatened with death if he refused.

New York, July 17, The United States Lines an- nounce that two new 56,000-ton | O' liners, each costing C$25,000,000, approximately £6,000,000, are to be laid down in 1930 and will be put on the Atlantic service on comple- tion--Rrate's American Service,

[The "Majestie" and the "Levia- than" are the only vessels in the world in excess of 56,000-juna, }

THE KING.

PROGRESS CONTINUES

SATISFACTORY. ́

The search party enme CTORS the drug shortly after 4 p.m. and their attempting to take it away, were threatened by the passengers. This caused them to appeal to the Chief Officer, and the company's agent was sent for This gentleman got in touch with the harbour master who ordered the searchers to leave the drug alone, but by this time the police had communicated with the Com- missioner of Foreign Affairs.

though it fails to satisfy the Russian demand for the cancella- tion of the seizure of the Railway and the dismissal of the Russian officials.

This omission may yet compel the Soviet ta resort to other measures to safeguard ils rights, Despite the fact that Nanking has replied to the Soviet Note, military preparations Chinese

not been slackened in the have

Crowded LYB1 least degree. trains left to-day in the directions of Pogranlehnaya fon the border, just north of Nikolsk and Vladivo- stock) and Manchulj (close to lie north-west border of Manchuria). Siberian Railway Stopped, CER. headquarters have been What went on between the boat-informed that the International swain and the searchers is 6-Train from Harbin failed to make scure. The former in said to have its usual connexion with the offered the latter a "reward" of Russian train at Manchuli, hence $2,000 for discovering the drag the International Route is They, however, held out for pended,

From Mukden, it is learned then re- $3,000. The boatswain

authoritatively that General Chang sneh-liang's arscual is feverish- ly producing munitions of war.

The Chinese authorities have! seized the Mukden office of the Chinese Eastern Railway Trade Bureau and have dismissed the Russian manager.

“Reward" Offerél?

London, July 17. was offietally #:

statel Buckingham Palace this evening that His Majesty's progress von-ported the discovery to the police tinues satisfacotry,

and the Customs officers were It is learned that the woand is arrested na they were leaving the now clean, and it is unnecessary hulk, to insert a drainage tubu.--Reuter,

www

· U.S. DEPORTATIONS.

OVER TWELVE THOUSAND LAST YEAR,

9415-

An hour later police came back to the ship and demanded that the boatswain should go with them 16 the police station to give evidence.

The Tokyo Railway authorities This the captain authorized, and half an hour later the boatswain have ordered the Tourist Bureas returned with several policemen, to suspend the sale of tickets for pointed out to them where the the opium had been found, and nasikt | Reuter, ed the Customs, who were afraid to art without police protection, in getting the drug off the ship,

The boatswain, himself, arrested as he stepped on the

was

trans-Siberian

Railway.-

news

Russians Leaving. Washington, July 17.

Harbin, July 17. The lumigration Commissioser

Further excitement was enused! announces that twelve thousand

this morning when the persons were deported from the United States during the pastgangway as the party were leay spread like wildfire that the Soviet | Government had ordered the with-1 ing, and despite the protests of the drawal of all Husalan residents. Chief Officer, was put into prison:

fiscal year-Renter.

EMPIRE PROGRESS.

COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT BILL READ AGAIN.

All the Consulate authorities left hefure eight o'clock in the morning, 10, the great surprise of the Chinese Government,

Who is Getting It? The British Consul was then communicated with, and accom-

It is understood that the Chinese panied by the agent, called on the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs troops stationed along the Chinese to obtain the man's release. After Eastern Railway had arrested no two hours fruilles conversation fewer than 320 Communist sus- The House of Commons to-day they returned to the ship without pects of Russian Nationality, passed the second reading of Mr. the boatswain, but with per showing no discrimination in their J. 11. Thomas's Colonial Develop-mission for the ship, which had arrests. ment Bilruter.

London, July 17.

FINE TO CLOUDY. ·

been held up pending a settle-

is becoming an increasing problem ment, to proceed on its way, pro-

on the Yangtze. It appears im- vided the captain should sign a form stating the number of haga possible to stop it, and one source freely hinted that there was a cer- alten. The ship cleared about tain amount of official connivance 7.46 p.m.

by military in more than one port. The arrested men are Yu Pan- The attempts at smuggling have The Royal Observatory reports that pressure is highest in the chin, the ship's boatswain, four become 2 during, we were inform- Chinese and one Russian customsed, that smugglers have actually vicinity of the Bonins, and depression lica to the north-east official. In the opinion of the com-ben known to enter foreign en- of Hokkaido. The typhoon is pany the boatswain is being detain-gineers' cabins and try to conceal situated about 50 miles south of ed no a scapegoat.

Inquiries made by the North, their contraband there, where, if it Iwere discovered, the foreign ollicera Ishigakijima, moving N.NW.

Ching Daily News yesterday at the would be held responsible. N. The forecast till noon Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY

Westerly winds, company's office here and at other has, fortunately, been a failure'in morrow in :-

shipping companios, resulted in the most cases so far, the drug having FRANKLIN, et 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, In the City of Victoria moderate; fine to cloudy.

information that opium smuggling been found by the foreign officers. Hongkong,

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