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LORD CECIL'S RESOLUTION ON DISARMAMENT.

ATTACKS PREMATURE.

London, Sept. 16.

It would seem that the French , newspapers, jumped to wrong con- clusions in their excitement at the thought that Britain was propos- Ing the limitation of trained reserves,

Certainly Lord Cecil will move a resolution dealing with land dis- armament, urging that the Powers 'chiefly concerned should strive to come to some agreement, but it stated authoritatively that it is framed in somewhat general terms and makes no reference to trained reservs.

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DECREASE IN PROFITS.

The following slutement by Mr Mantell, received in Shanghai by mail, but sent to Europe and Ameri- ct by cable, has been severely cri- ticized in Moscow and a recent message from Washington said that the State Department has felt it ex- pedient to stress the fact that Mr. Mantell's remarks have no oficial American connexion.

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TRAFFIC

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SERIOUS CONCERN. :

-LEAGUE DISCUSSIONS.

Genova, Sept. 16. The traffic in illfelt optam form- ed the subject of a lengthy discus- | sion at to-day's meeting of the Fifth Committee of the League Assembly, when the Rapporteur expressed the view that the situa- tion was still very sorious.

that all Govern- It was urged ments which have falled hitherto to ratify the 1926 Opium Conven tion should do so at the oarliest possible moment. The Rapporteur expressed the opinion that unless these countries fall into, line, it Mukden, Sept. 4 will be necessary for the League The discovery of graft running to forge new weapons for combatt- into untold millions on the Chinese ing the illicit traffic. Eastern railway has been made, by It is generally felt that nothing. J. Mantell; American advisor to the Chinese Ministry of Railways, tangible will result from the.

Mr. Mantell informed the United British resolution, and it appears Press in an exclusive interview here. that the only object in putting it

Mr. Mantell has just completed forward is to keep the matter open from restating the British an exhaustive study of the books of the Chinese-Eastern at the joint point of view,

request of the Railway Ministry in Nanking and the authorities of the Three Northeastern Provinces. The result, he declared to the United Press, has been amazing evidence of graft in high places on the line, on an ever-increasing scale,

"The French papers, over the week-end were up in arms about the matter, believing that the British Government was withdraw ing from. "her promise not to oppose the French viewpoint. The Echo de Paris threatened that France would change her naval policy if Britain repudiated the "scraps of paper."-Rouler.

BRITISH SECURITY.

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"During the year 1928, the gross business of the Chinese-Eastern always amounted to $63,000,000 Mex." Mr. Mantell said. "Under ordinary circumstances, the rail- ways in China should earn at least 48 cent, on the dollar. And yet the reported profits of the Chinese Eastern in 1928 were only M. $130,000.

Figures of Four Years.

Mr. Mushakoji (Japan) appeal- ed for the speeding-up of the Convention and suggested that the manufacture of drugs should be restricted to pharmaceutical re- quirements, with adequate supervi slon of the trade.

The Siamese spokesman- an- nounced the intention of Siam to ratify the Convention.

British delegates submitted two resolutions, the first designed to help the countries in which smug- gling is known to be widespread, and the second urging strict inter- national supervision of drug traffic through postal services. Heuter.

M. BIAU'S DIVING BELL.

REPORT TO THE BRITISHI ADMIRALTY.

"Une need only cite figures for

M. Biau, the inventor of a diving the past four years to show what has been happening. In 1925, the bell designed for the purpose of Chinese Eastern did a business of rescuing victims trapped in sun- M.$50,000,000, and the net profits ken submarines, has written from were M.$18,000,000. In 1926, al- Canton to inform us that, upon re- though the business rose to $56,ceipt of the plans, H.E. Vice-Ad- 000,000, the profits dropped to $16.-miral Waistell, K.C.B., the Com- 000,000. In 1927 with the business mander-in-Chief on the Ching still rising to $58,000,000, the earn-Station, has informed M. Blau that ings dropped to $9,000,000. But the plans were receiving his at- during 1928, with the business tention and that the matter had rising to $63,000,000, the net profits been communicated to the Admiral- dropped to a miserable $130,000.

ty at Home. "Now the Soviet Russians have

"Meanwhile," says M. Blau, “I control of the Chinese-Enstern duram awaiting news from America ing these four years. The Chinese and France where trials are being representation on the railway, al- conducted of the apparatus, and thaugh it should have been equal will communicate to you the re- under the 1024 agreements, hassults of these trials as soon as i

receive them." actually been only nominal.

Britain feels that if she can get been in what amounts to absolute Singapore.

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The British Government fects that such an agreement would be cheap,if Britain gave a cruiser for it.

The Russians are responsible for what has happened, and it is dif- ficult to see how they can deny it."

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It was emphasised by the Goy-

Mr. Mantell pointed out that the ernment apokesman that British Chinese-Eastern is a gold-mine tactics throughout the Anglo-Ameri-and there is no reason why its can conversations have been per- fectly safe. British security is ab- curninga should be at least equal to those of other Chinese railways, If it had been handled properly, the earnings during these four years might have amounted to

solute.'

The Year X..

A rather interesting disclosure more than $100,000,000,acherens was made in the course of the talk they have actually been only Lo-day, I was stated that ali | $43,000,000. British military preparations are at present, being made on the as- sumption that there will be no war for certain period-not before the hypothetical year X.

"I am willing to stato that the earnings of the Chinese Eastern Railway should already have paid of China's entire debt to the for- eign creditors," Mr. Mantel de- clared.".

In the naval discussions, the year 1936 has been taken as the He pointed out that the Chinese, standard year and this is well Eastern to-day could not possibly within the year X.

be valued at more than 200,000,000 The proposed agreement will be gold roubles, although the Tsarist reviewed in 1935 thus providing "Russiane claire that they put 400,- period for the peace experiment." 000,000 roubles into the line. and to faciliate mare systematic methods of scrapping and replace- ments at dockyards..

Britain has made it clear that whatever America may do in the way of expanding her fleet, she will find no response in the British programme, but if the American building should result in the stimulation of building in other countries, obviously Britain must take, Indirectly, an interest in American building.-Router.

Feeling of Security.

London,, Sept. 17. The fact that the Admiralty has approved the terms of the pro- posed agreement for the limitation of urmamente adds a feeling of security to the satisfaction, general ly felt over the success of the Angio-American conversations up to the present.

While it in recognised that the conversations have achieved much,

"Economic Stranglehold.”

"The books of the Chinese- Eastern Railway have been so kept by the Russians that it is practi- cally impossible to tell what the real situation is to-day," Mr. Mantell said. "The money has disappeared, under absolute Soviet control."

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Viewing his work as that of a humanitarian; M. Biau has placed his invention at the disposal of the principal Naval Powers likely to be interested, in view of recent submarine calamities.

FILIPINO'S TRIAL AT SESSIONS.

(Continued from Pago 1 Yaumati Police Station where Nati attempted to make a report to Sergt. Fitchps. She WLS NO upset, however, that she could not make Sergt. Fitches. understand. Then Mrs. Cordeiro succeeded in making Sergt. Fitches understand what had happened:

Concluding his opening, Mr. that Nati was Holmes said

examined by Dr. medically Valentine with her consent and what the doctor would say would atem to put beyond doubt what happened when the accused was with her in the room. There was also some question a little later as' to whether the accused would be examined, but he seemed reluctant.

The case is proceeding..

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Mr Mantell said that under the arrangement which existed up to that the anticyclone is central to The Royal Observatory reporta July of this year, the management the south of Korea. Depressions of the Chinese Eastern Railway are situated to the north-east of hudan absolute stranglehold Hokkaido and to the east of the upch North Manchuria: "China Visayas. The forecast till noon will have to remove this economic to-morrow is:-East winds, stranglehold in Manchuria by derate; fair to showery, some means or other." he declared.

Marshal Chang Hsuch-liang

has been deeply interested in Mr. The rest, he declared, can be put Mantell's report. The American into active use at an average cost advisor spent several hours a day of $18,000. Mex. Of the hundreds for a number of days with the of cars standing idle, he has found Marshal explaining what he had that only 10 per cent. are useless. discovered. What result his re-

it is not overlooked that there is port will have upon the pending The others can be repaired at still a knotty point in regard to the negotiations with Soviet Russia is cruiser problem to be solved.not at clear.

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"The repair shops in Manchuria, Ike those below the Great Wall, are extremely well-equipped and well-operated," Mr. Mantell said. "They are working steadily, adding steadily to the available rolling- stock."

Even assuming this is overcome, a Mr. Mantell is making a thorough warning nots is sounded that an survey of the Chinese railways in Anglo-American agreement can Manchuria at the request of Mar- only be a preliminary to larger shal Chang Hauch-liang. He has agreement between the five naval already completed a part..of his. Powers. It is pointed out that survey, but has been held up by Mr. Mantell does not belleve difficulties which may arise in the troop movements from touring the general conference, which it is now remaining lines. hoped will meet in London in January, may yet prove obstinate ly complicated..

Great credit is bestowed on Mr. Ramaay MacDonald and President Hoover. Reuter.

Idle Locomotives.

that the agreement with the Wagon-Lits company to instal its. restaurant and sleeping cars on thedFeking-Mukden and Peking- The American advisor has In-hakow lines will be consummat- spected 175, locomotives standing die The Chinese can build: and idle in Manchuria, and finds that operate, their own ears more only 18 of them need to be scrapped cheaply," he said.United Press,

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