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JAPAN'S EMBARGO ALL QUIET ON THE COAL CONFERENCE

ON GOLD.

PROBABLE LIFTING EARLY NEXT YEAR.

OVERDRAFT SCHEME.

Tokio, Nov. 8. Indications that the guid embar go will be lifted next year are ac cumulating.

Following the Finanze in- ! ister's assertion en November|

HONAN FRONT.

PREPARING FOR A BIG| OFFENSIVE.

SUN LIANG-SING RUMOURED AS AMONG WOUNDED.

that with the mesent exchange TAYEH RED UPRISING. rated it

that gold etear 18

Shanghai, Nov. 8. release is indeed near, the leading vernacular newspapers give pro Reuter's Hankow correspon- minence to reports concerning Mr.dent reports almost a complete Tsushima, the Finance Commisdearth of news from the Honan sioner, who is now in New York war zone to-day and it would negotiating with Morgane for an

lull prevails on overdraft of one hundred million appear that a dollars in favour of the Yokohama all fronts."

However, it is officially stated Specie Bank for the purpose of supporting the carly lifting of the

that the Government has embargo on gold exports, enforced

changed its plans and is con- since 1917.

templating the launching of a' new attack as soon as possible with General Liu Hsin com. manding the Right Win. General Yang Chih, controlling the Loft and Generals Wang "Chúng and Ho Cheng-chun, the

·Centre.

Negotiations are reported to be progressing favourably. This, to gether with the yen's rapid ap- proach to par, leads financial ex- perts to expect the signing of the overdraft agreement in New York to be immediately followed by Tokio's official announcement" of the date of the termination of the umbargo.

· This will probably be in Janunty or February:--Renters

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next over which Leach know nothing about, but the Shanghai skippei eventually got him away for a single.

Knight went 11 "again and started with a wide. A smart hold in the slips saved a possible boundary off his next. Leach hit everything but falled to larprovë on hi total, a maiden over resulting!

A Kicking Ball.

The vernacular papers report that General Sun Liang-sing, the principal commander of the Kuo- minchun forces, was wounded in n recent engagement with the Nationalist forces, but this is a rumour only and it hus not been tonfirmed from any source.

New Participants,

SENSATION.

YORKSHIRE DELEGATION LEAVE THE MEETING.

FOOLHARDY OWNERS.

London, Nov. 7.

of the Following the decision coatowners not to participate in a joint conference with the Govern- ruent and the Miners' Federation the National Delegate Conference to discuss the future of the industry, of the Miners' Federation for the third day 'in succession met to con- sider the Government" proposals. Theas include a reduction of hours of working from eight to seven and a hill.

During the Conference, it was not suggested that the proposals should be rejected because the Government was unable to induce the owners to attend a joint meet- ing.

"The Miners' Executive reported that they would continue to urge on: the Government the necessity of a national agreement and a national minimum, wage.

The Secretary, Mr. A. J. Cook, in A statement. declared that the coal-. owners were most foolish in refus- ing to attend a joint conference.

Eventually, the Conference car- ried a recommendation from the Executive accepting the general principles of the Government's pro- posuls.

The Executive's recommendation will now go to the districts for consideration,

There was a sensation when the President, Mr. Herbert Smith, left' the chair and walked out of the Conference with the whole York- Hoshire delegation.

It is learned that General

This action was taken because the Chien has been requested to despatch troops from Hunan to delegation said they had no man- assist in the anti-rebel expedition date to vote any recommendation. and in the meantime it is officially and they urged that the proposals reported that General Kuo Tuo- should be put to the districts with. has out any recommendation.-Renter. tung, the Szechuan leader, crossed the Hupeh border and is comini to the Government's

assistance.

ARMISTICE DAY- SERVICE.

The armoured train "Cheng- chen" which up to now has been kept at Hankow has been despatch- ed to patrol the Peking-Hankow Railway in the region of Sinyang- H.E. THE GOVERNÓR ÁTTEND. al-'chaw to prevent possible attempts by small raiding parties of Kuo- minchun troops from damurire the railway for the telegraphs.

Lal Singh was making the ball kick occasionally and one shot most got Stokes in the face,

Knight's next. over produced three runs, two singles and a leg, bye but some smart fielding alone saved further punishment, Brad-" dell bringing off a particularly- good stop..

Red Plot Frustrated, No further reports have been received in connexion with the Ninety appeared in precisely Communist trouble at Teh and the same number of minutes. A it is believed that the threatened quiet period had settled in the uprising has been nipped in the batsmen playing very cautiously bad as the result of prompt action as was only natural in view of by the Chinese and Japanese in the position. Leach's score was co-operation-Reuter. still five after he had been in for 25 minutes.

Hundred went up when Leach singled to reach double figures after exactly half an hour.

Smith, the Straits fast bowler, was put on for the first time, vice Knight. Lench got him away for two. Four other singles came

Yen's Position.

Shanghai, Nov. 7.

ING, CATHEDRAL.

We are asked to draw attention to the service being held in S John's Cathedral on Armistice Day, 11th November, at 9.45 a.m.

H.E the Governor has expressed his intention of being present at the service, which will also be at- tended by representatives of 'H.M. Navy, Army and Air Forces, as well as by Consular Offeers and Official Bodies.

The service will last three quar- ters of an hour, so 23 to enable those present ample time to attend the ceremony at the Cenotaph.

After the service. His Excellency The position in regard to the loyalty of Marshal Yen Hsi-sban, will place a wreath on the Cathed- remains a mystery,, but the. Nan-ral War Memorial. king authorities are insisting that there is confirmation of the Tal-

inent.

yuanu reports that Marshal Yen issuing a lengthy proclamation de of him before the over was com has accepted the post of deputynouncing the Kuomintang adminis. plete. He seemed a little faster commander of the land, nuval and tration and the governmental gyg- the present Nanking re than in the first innings and Wong air forces of the National Govern- tem of

gime under which the Kuomintang was standing slightly back to him.Nanking is most optimistic over Party rules the Government

Hopkins came on for Lal Singh the news, and General Ho Ying. General Wu Pei-fu declares that at 107, and Stokes turned him to cling, the chief lieutenant of Mar-he sympathisea with the Kuomin- Jeg for a single.

'shal Chiang Kai-shok, announced chun and he also advoentes,the Stokes reached his half-century in an official-interview in Taiyuan calling of the National Assembly, (51 to be precise) after batting for fu that as soon as Marshal Yen is as a means of settling the out- 115 minutes. The score was then formally installed in his new posstanding national problems and 112, He cocked one up in the mid- the latter will issue a proclama dispute amongst the militarists. die of the pitch without adding, but tion announcing war 01: the neither the bowler nor Jonsen could, Kuominchun. get near it. The tillig interval was taken immediately afterwards.

ANOTHER SLUMP ON N.Y. EXCHANGE.

HUGE

SHARE BLOCKA SELLING WAVE.

Fighting In 'fonan.

Shanghai, Nov. 7. Chengchow.reports state that on

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Continuing, General Ho Ying- ching told Chinese press correspon- dents that Marshal Yen hasar- rived at a complete understanding Tuesday three thousand Kuomia- with the any emissaries sent by chun troops Chiang Kai hok to Talyaanfu dor-Mihsien and in the vicinity of ing the past few weeks and that he has even worked out a plan with these emlararies for an attack IN from Shauri on the Honan Lebels.

New York, Nov. 7. Heavy selling struck the Stock Market at the opening to-day and many of the leading stocks im mediately dropped from one to ten points.

All shares are now at a remark-] ably low level.“

Tengfeng, with the result that the Kuominchun there bad to make a general retirement. The 47th Nan- king Division is said to have oc- cupled Taikantien und to be pres- sing hard on the Kuominchun at Linyue.

$1,000,000 For, Yen.. General Ho Ying-ching concluded later report from an official his interview by asserting that source at Chengchow states that Marshal Yen has also consented the Nanking, troops have cecupied to assume the new post in the Minhalen, which is about thirty national capital on Monday next. miles to the south-west of Cheung- When the Nanking Finance chow. Three thousand Nanking Ministry received the news of the troops arrived at Cheng how the support of Marshal Yen, Finance morning an extensive fortiica- Huge blocks of abures have been Minister, Mr. T. V. Soong, an- tions nre being prepared at damped on the Market and thnounced the intention of assigning suching. situation is rather disquieting-him $1,000,000 to cover expenditure Reitas's American Service,

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for the mobilization of the Shansi troops to send an expedition into" Honan to fight the Kuominchun.

In spite of these reports, how ever the position is still not clear.

Szechuen Situation.

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Feng's Version Denied.

Peking, Nov. 7. With reference to an interview with Feng Yu-hslang, an official from the headquarters of the Peking-Tientsin garrison, Informa Reuter to-night that "Yen Hai-shan has authorised him to announce that the interview, so far as it refers to Yon, is groundless."

The Stock Market fluctuated violently to-day during the short three-hour session. A sharp break was followed by a pronounced ally which converted many losses into gains, Many brokers incline to the The news of General Wu Pel-fu's opinion that the market has at intention to establish his head length reached bedrock.-Renter's | quarters at Suitingfu, in north- Americon Service.

eastern Szechuen, near the Hupoh It should be pointed out that and Shenal borders, has been con- after the Feng Interview, all the firmed by Szechuen dispatches correspondents expressed an ur which add that the notorious gent desire to see Yen Hal-shan to Szechuen militariat, General Yang gain a confirmation of Feng's Sen, is taking a prominent part in statements. One of Yen's officers the present conspiracy against the at Feng's residence telephoned LUNGS National Government in Szechuen. to Yen's house, two miles away, General Yang Sen is intending to communicating the correspon- mobilize his troopa and to incor- dents wish, and then informed Bonn, Nov. 7. porate the forces of Generals Wu them that Yen could not see them, It is announced that Frau Zoub-Pel-fu and Liu Taun-hau. Much pleading indisposition. Two cor- koff has been found to be suffering military activity and troop move- respondents took a verbatim note

Manhalen and Kwelchowfu. from inflammation of the lungs.ment is evidenced at Sultingfu, of the intervlow with Feng, after-

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