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WORKERS ATTACK THE QUEEN'S ROAD, BRITISH MINISTER BRITAIN REVEALS MYSTERIOUS” LOSS

SOVIET'S WAR ON RELIGION.

ANSWER TO BRITISH PRESS ACITATION,

“INCREDIBLE- TALES.”

London, Feb. 10. - The agitation carried on for some time past by a section of the British Press in regard to the

FACTORY.

NANYANG TOBACCO CO. UPHEAVAL.

INDIGNANT CROWDS IN BIG DEMONSTRATION..

COLLAPSE.

EXPLAINS

LOSS OF LORRY PIN› CAUSE OF COLLISION.

PROPOSALS ON ISSUES OF EXTRALITY.

MIRACULOUS ESCAPES.

NAVAL PARLEY HOPES. Jänti-religious movement in Russia POLICE ON THE SCENE.No. 14A gave way, following a

of the cost of jast

including preparedness for possible fature wars, was mentioned by Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the course of a speech, which throughout the United States and Canada_to-day.

WIS

to

INTRIGUE..

PLOTTERS AGAINST AFGHAN KINGDOM ARRESTED.

AMANULLAH FACTION.

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Peshawar, Feb. 9. ..Smart work by the British sec- ret service organisation on the North West. Frontior has reveal- ed a plot for a new rising "fn

OF DIAMONDS.

AN ANTWERP FIRM'S CLAIM FAILS.

JUDGMENT FOR THE BANQUE

́ ́DE L'INDO CHINE.

Afghanistan und dramatle ar- CARELESSNESS PLEA. rests have been made by the authorities at Peshawar as a re- sult."

Agent at

Details of the collapse which SHANGHAI RESIDENTS TAKEN occurred at Queen's Road Central

INTO CONFIDENCE. yesterday, when the verandah sections of two adjoining three- atoroyed buildings at No. 74-und".

AGITATION IN CHINA. collision between a Hongkong bas elfeited a reply form #-high

Hotel bus and a P.W.D. Jorry,, are London, Feb. 9.

official of the Soviet Government.

Shanghai, Feb. 6.

given on another page. It is now

London, Feb. 9,`--

Judgment for 'the Banque de That the people of Great Britain

Transmitted by Reuter's capres-

More" than 1,000 regular stated that five persons were Sir Miles Lampson, the

L'Indo Chine, the defendants, are spending a thousand pounds

Minister in China,

The story is briefly related in was given by Sir Henry Gollan every minute of the day for wardent in Moscow, the statement workers and a similar number injured through being buried in British

an official communique Issued by at the Supreme Court this purposes, mainly for the payment declares that "Russian counter-of casual workers of the Nan, the fallen masonry, of whom three.

wars and revolutionary priests abroad have yang Bros. Tobacco Co., Ltd. were sent to hospital. The hos-yesterday met à joint committee the Government of the North morning, in respect of the pital casualties were of a minor of the Chamber of Commerce West Frontier Province, stating claim of a firm of diamond evidently worked hard in exhum made several attempts to storm character, and it is expected that and the China Association at that Sardar Amin Than, the, half-merchants for damages or res ing atrocity stories from war the company's premises in all three will receive their dis- Shanghai, to whom he explained brother of the ex-King Amanullah, archives, hoping to terrify the Broadway East, between Chaou-charge in the course of a few the British Government's pro-and Abdul Halim Khan, who was following the mysterious dis- toration of their property, British publie."

foong and Deat Rond, yesterday |îlays..

posals for the gradual with- | Amanallah's Trade He believed, however, that the afternoon, and they tried to broadcast

Viewed in the after-light of the drawal of British extraterri- Peshawar, have been placed un-appearance of a package of British public was too wise Recept "such trite stuff" and des-break down an iron gate facing affair, what must have struck eye torial rights in China.

der arrest owing to the discovery diamonds, valued at over £5,000, East Seward Road.

witnessta WOLE the cotapleto |cribed the reports of persecution

of a conspiracy to disturb the which was left in the custody of The two organisations émbrace as "incredible tales.”

The police reserves attached to absence of any serious casualties.

about a fresh uprising on the part The plaintiffs, aniḍ Sir Henry, the oppression by

He admitted that, in view of Wayside Police Station, under In- Many tons of material must have British and other nationals in Pence of Afghanistan, by bringing the bank.

are diamond merchants carrying sprs. Higgs and Shellswell, and been released when the verandah their membership. under the Tsarist régime, meme up

Det.-Iuspr.

The action of Sir Miles Lamp of the Shinwarf tribe. Knight,

call-supports gave way, yet two people

who were on the second floor and son in taking them into his con-

There is reason to believe, then business at No. 49, Run Coquil- hers of the Soviet disliked reliter persuaded to disperge,

three others who were walking {fidence was much appreciated. communique continues, that the nt, in the City of Antwerp, and gion, but they fought it by eduen-

The trouble was due to the Com-under the structure of the time

Sir Miles had previously explain-plot has been asalsted by intrigues the defendants are a banking com- tion and propaganda, and not by pany's suspension of business owing

ed the British proposals to other entanating from the Afghan Trade any incorporated in France and He urged the peoples of the methods of mediaeval inquisition. to its immense financial losses.

having their head office in Paris....... | leading, badies in Shanghai when

Agency at Peshawne. world to make this generation the

They also have a branch in Hong- "It will be recalled that Abdal tong. The agitation. in Britain, com-

he was suddenly called to Hong- Having learned that a conference

: glorious inaugurator of the reignnienced by the Morning Post, has was in progress between the man-

kong by the fatal illness of his Hakim Khan refused to hand over By their statement of claim, the While Mr. Snowden was making resulted in several prolest meet agement and representatives of the

wife, who contracted meningitis the Agency to a successor appoint-plaintiffs allege that the defa 1- and pussed away shortly after his ed by the. new Government dants, or on about July 15, 1922, ings, in which prominent' Church- | workers over the payment of this addresE lu London Mr.

arrival..."

Afghanistan.

received, at their focal branch, as Wakatsuki, the principal Japanese have interested thewolves, gratuities to workers thrown out delegate to the Conference,

A fund has been opened and Lady of employment, a représentative of kpenking to the people of Japan by Houston is one of the prominent the North-China Daily News went factory and Interviewed beam telephony from Dorchester, subscribers, contributing £6.000, to the

some of the men's leaders. the apoch being picked up by spec-Reuter.

Mr. Snowden expressed the hope that as a result of the Naval Con- ference this figure. might be re- duced. He said that hitherto the Conference had been progressing very satisfactorily.

of peace."

Reign of Peace,

"

Was

in stations in Japan and re-brand- cast throughout the country.

the Church

SMALL BURGLARY'

IN CITY.

THIEVES ENTER JAPANESE FIRM'S OFFICE,

and the

wore crowd

Leaders Indignation.

were

"The management have played A dirty trick on us. They have deceived us," said these men. It appears that, before announcing the suspension of operations, the management circulated notes to the different departments saying that work would În resumed yester- workers

Mr. Wakatsuki's Address, Mr. Wakatsuki did not deal with any of the specific problems be- fore the conference. He referred "to the fact that there were con- siderable difficulties to be overcome before success could be achieved, but, he remarked, "a wonderful in- On Saturday night, a burglaryday, February 5 The vention like this, which can carry took place in Alexandra Buildings, the human voice from London to when the office occupied by the Tokyo, should inspire us all to re- Japanese firm of Mesara. Hidaka double our efforts to overcome the and Co. on the top floor, was enter obstacles hindering the world's ed by some unknown gerson, and progress towards permanent peace."ods to the value of over $200

A message from Tokyn states stolen.. that Mr. Waltatsuki's address, The loss was discovered by Mr. broadcast from Dorchester, was W. Hidaka, the Manager, when he clearly received in Tokyo, except returned to the office yesterday for brief static interruptions. morning. Checking the goods, he found that a clock and a large number of gramophone records, valued altogether at $207, were ex-Lolen.

Experta in Session,, «l The special sub-committee of parts, appointed after last week's

therefore accepted their pay in the Chinese New usual manner an Year'a Eve and left for their surprised to homes. They werd

the Company's learn later that suspension has been announced.

Asked how many workers and been thrown out of employment, the leaders said that there were regular between 1,500 and 1,600 employees and 3,000 casual hands, of whom more than one half were women.

ZOEKERSONATION DATE LAST DECO SKOLA KOREKLİ ENGLESKI Čuenca

CHICAGO'S ANTI-CRIME CAMPAIGNĄ

The Police Round-Up 917 Suspected Criminals.

“NO QUARTEN" RAIDS,

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Chiengo, Feb. 9. consequence of the insistence of the committee of business men, who hold the whip-hand owing to the bank- ruptcy of the "City Council, the Police Department to-day begun the most militunt cam- -paign against crime in the his-

tory of Chicago.

wore

Nine hundred and saventeen

criminals suspected rounded up in the course of a "No Quarter", invasion of the underworld, in the course of which two persons were shot dead. Reuter's American Service.

.

FARNIRAMONTSANTIS" BAS

N

Returning to Nanking.

It is understood that Sir Milea hopes to complete his explanatione during the week-end, when he will return to Nanking to continue negotiations with the Chinese au- thorities-British Wirclean.

would make the

"

遁

Amin Jhan has been living with baileen for reward, or, alterna- Abdul Hakim Khan" since Octo- tively," aş « gratuitous ballees, ber. It appears that he intended parcel, containing, diamonda, be- secretly to re-enter Afghanistan and to make his headquarters in Shinwari territory—Reuter,

BRITISH HIGH SPEED FLIGHT.

NEW BODY SET UP AT FELIXSTOWE,

longing to the plaintiffs, of the value of £5,082 15. 1d., to be safely kept and taken care of by the defendants for and

un bel half of the plaintiffs,

Loss Admitted.

There were, in the statement of etalm, also claims for conversfan. and for the wrongful detention of the above-mentioned parcel of diamonda. But there claims were not proceeded with at the hearing

London, Feb. 8.... before me. The Air Ministry has selected

The receipt, alleged value and

meeting of the First Committee of minor value, were trewn about, emphatically deny" they said. "We debris, from which they were later that these regulations be drawn Boothman. or one of his col-which was lost, stolen or wrong-

"Good progress was made with the work and the sub-committee will

1:

GREEN HOWARDS IN HONGKONG.

A Roar of Anger.

meet again on Monday morning to MARCH THROUGH CITY THIS round that the delegates of the

taken the question of vessels not subject to limitation and special

MORNING.

bourd

Driver's Lucky Exdane.

up without further delay.

Unanimous Condemnation.

The Government's "hesitation" in issuing the regulations in attri- buted to the "surprising un- animous" condemnation which the mandate aroused in the countries affected, which include the United States, Great Britain, Japan, countries have intimated, in no France and Italy. All of these uncertain terms, that they cannot submit to the abolition of extra- territoriality.

SZECHUAN REVOLT,

FIVE LEADERS DENOUNCE NANKING.

Nanking, Feb. 9,

Gratuitous Ballee.

the

While the Powers are entering into negotiations for the gradual abolition of extrility, it is learned that plans have been developed for the organisation of mans "meetings to be held in all the principal cities of China at inter- vals of about a week to demand that the Government at Nanking "put some teeth" in the mundate. to abolish the extraterritoriality | Flight-Lieutenant Boothman to loss of the diamonds, was admitt- system in China, which permits command the new High Speed (ed by the defendants, and the only foreign residents to be tried in Research Flight at Felixstowe, question at. Issue between the their own courts and under their which will experiment in speed partles was as to whether the de-

flying. own laws.

Other Air Force officers [fendants had fulfilled the 'res- The Mandate was issued to be to join Flight Lieut. Boothman ponsiblity cast upon them by the effective on January 1, but the are to be chosen from the R.A.F. Jaw in the particular circumstan- government has not issued regula-fighter squadrons.

ces of the case, and whether they tions which

The new British attempt on the have made out their defence, which, "The management allege that we'

mandate effective,

speed record will be made in the was that they were gratuitous are Communists and that we are were able to escape unscathed

The maxe-meetings. Organized Gloster Napier Six at Felixstowe, bailees, that they took reasonable allowing ourselves to be made tools, but for minor injuries, and this Other articles, of relatively of by Communista, but this we after they had been buried in they the Kuomintang are asking and it is presumed that Licut cure of the parcel of diamonds London yesterday, and at the con-

lengues, will be entrusted with the fully ramoved from them by some clusion of their deliberations, the but not taken away...

The burglary has been reportede Communists. We are honest

have nothing whatever do with dug out.

euterprise.-Reuter. folowing communicque was issued

person or persona unknown, and

by the United States delegation;

to the police, who are carrying out workers with families.

bhat they had been unable to trace: We are

such parcel. "The 'sub-committee of experts investigations.

trying to obtain an honest living. Perhaps the most m. ellous continued its examination of the

We only want work but, since, the chaos that of the lorry driver, table establishing the classification:

Company will not permit us to who was literally in the thick of

1 think it is clear from of the categories to be drawn up

continue in our jobs, it is natural things, but who emerged without for submission to the First Com-

He made haste to

authorities that a banker who re- that ive should ask for gratuities." scratch. mitice.

report the affair of the Central

ceives a parcel on behalf of a Police Station, and was present

customer s. príma facie, a gra- At this monent, word was passed officials examined the vehicle and when Police Traffic Department determined the primary cause of

tuitous ballee unless he receives reward. The mere opening of an workers had accepted the Company's the mishap. This was found to

A revolt of militarists in- Sze-account with the banker is not chuan Province is reported and sufficient to make him a baflee for terms to pay the workers two be a lost split-pin which, unknown ships such as minesweepers, mine- Hended by their regimental months wages and an extra $5 in to the driver, had dropped out

the situation is being "keenly reward in respect of any porcel layers, hospital ships and sloops, Į bund, the Green Howards who lieu of notice of dismissal,

watched by the Nanking, Jendors, received by him unless the under which were referred to by the First arrived in Hongkong on

4 The mass-meetings follow from its place.. As a consequence,

It is stated that Generals Yang taking to take care of valuable Committee."--Refer, and British 11.31. Transport City of Marseilles. "We don't want this. We wtwhen an attempt was made to jam by the publicity departments of Tin Chung-ylu, and Lo Chak-chow, opening the account, or in offer-

A road was immediately raised the foot-brake did not function common patters, "helng organized Sen; Liu Wan-hui, Tang Shih-hau, property is made a condition indulged in a route march through work. If we don't get work, weit on.

the Central Executive Committee have issued a proclamation deed as the city this morning,

want a month's pay for each year

To-day, the roadway in front of of the Kuomintang, which issues nouncing Nanking and attacking If there is no such condition made, The battalion is composed of of our service with the Company. aplendid body of men and roused If the Compatty does not pay us the buildings has been sufficiently instructions to the various dis- the Szechura Governor, General or inducement offered, then the the enthusiasm of men and route in the cunt, fel them pay us six cleared to pernit of through motor triet Kuomintang organizations. Liu Hsiang. The latter is loyal banker is a gratuitou baflee and causlle references

to Nanking. to, Anglo- parade. All the men were evi-months' wages in lieu of notice and traffic, with a policeman on duty The theme of speeches in all

only bound to take the same care American policy, marks the press dently glad of the opportunity to we will be satisfied."

keeping curious alght-seers on the these meetings is that foreign comment on the latest naval con- get ashore,

The N.C. Daily News representa-move. The verandah sections of nations have impeded China's pro- It is reported that the rebellious of the property entrusted to him in conference atna a reasonably prudent and care-, ference, developments..

Special arrangements were made tive then made his way to the gate the two buildings concerned have gress by the system which they leaders are

fal man may fairly be expected to Ere Nouvelle declares that Anglo- by the garrison for the enter-and was allowed to enter, but, as been completely detached from compelled past Chinese govern-Chungtu.

tale of his own property, ments to accept, through the ap- American solidarity is becoming tainment of the troops some time non as the gate opened, the work adjoining property,

With the shoring that has been plication of force, and that the so pronounced that it might al-Lago, with the result that all ranks as attempted to fores their way in.

Profession Implies Skill. most be called an Anglo-American will have a pleasant day to-day.

A Bowever, half-a-dozen watchmen put up by the PD. engineers, time, has now arrived for the CARNERA DEMANDING

Probably a banker would be alliance. It adds that the team from the Green Ho- inside succeeded in closing and the buildings are considered suf- complete abolition of this system.

HIS PRICE.

further required to avoid neglect bourites continue to make the wards will meet the

locking the gate and preventing fieiently safe for the people Occupying the two shop#

of the ordinary care which bank- most redoubtable efforts at over- of the K.O.S.B., at football this them from entering.

underneath to remain in oceupa- armament that have been attempt- | afternoon, in addition to which

Offeini From Hongkong. tion, Der A. Wing and Kwong speaker at least will attack the

At most of the meetings, one EX-CARPENTER'S EDUCATION rs display in respect of their own property of value and to make use ed for a long time.

| special tours will be made to the

Kwaf are currying on much as

of all facilities at his command for La Matin compares the Confer. Penk and local beauty spots There was a very deserted ap-astal, although the fokis, when Government for its dilatory tactics

safe keeping, and thin, irrespective ence rather to a naval buttle than

pearance inside. Two score of sees this morning, admit that they in regard to the regulations which

Miami Beach, Feb. 9: of whether he is a gratuitous clerks were sitting at their desks, had quite a fright when they first would make the mandate effective,

ballce ora, bailee for re The promoters of a boxing pro-ward. It is due to con chatting unconcernedly. The Press heard the rumble and instinctive suggesting that the government, representative was finally showny scuttled back into the rear-moat put out the mandate as a purely gramme arranged to be given at sideration of this kind that into the private office where he in-portions of the premises,

political move, with no intention Miami Beach on Febauary 21 it has been remarked "Bankers ba terviewed Mr. Kan Ying-poo, chair- Two people on the first floor of of actually enforcing it

announce that the arrangements man of the board of directors, who] No, 74A, relatives of a dentist who Diplomatic circle believe that have been cancelled owing to the ing generally provided with auch appliances and safeguards, the had come specially from Hongkong occupies the premises, were at the the Government has been surpris-demand of Primo Carner, the question as to whether the banker In connexion with the Shanghai time conversing on the verandah.ed by the firmness with which the giant Italian boxer, who is a gratuitous bailee or a ballee Mr. Alexander, in a speech in

company's affairs and. Mr. Loo When this shook with the Impact Powers opposed the abolition of fused to appear unless he was for reward becomes practically an London, declared that when, they

"New Delhi, Feb. 9,

King-kee, the managing director, produced by the collision of the extrality. It in belloved that the given a purse of G8$5,000 nedomie one in estimating the de who was formerly chief compradore Jorry with one of the pillar sup- Approached future naval disarma-

gree of care to which he is bound." The Council of the All-India of Messrs. Holyonk, Roles & Co. 'ports, they ran out on to the Government will hesitate to issue. | Rouler's American' Service. ment conferences, any further Moslem League to-day passed a

regulations enforcing the mandate,

For, as was said by Lord Lough "We have lost several million parapet to investigate and came British reductions muet be resolution welcoming the Viceroy's dollars annually during the past few down with the structure when it principal friendly powers, will re-ings are not regarded as evidence burne, "If a man gratuitously.

knowing, as they now do, that the

horough in "Shields v. Black- governed entirely by the contri-statement defining Dominion years and we have been trying our gave way." They are not very butions of the military and not Status as India's goal, and urging hardest to keep our heads above the seriously hurt.

fuse to accept them

of any genuifie popular support of undertakes to do a thing to the the naval Powers,

that adequate representation water. The tost of raw materials Adjoining floors, including that The Kagmintang, however, ap the abolition move, but of the best of his skill where his altas. Britain, be declared, could not should be afforded to Moslems at is higher now than ever before. In which Dr. Jeu Hawk has his parently does not intend to "let the persistent attempt for a small tion or profession is such as to make any further reductions at the proposed Round Table Con-Exchange is against us Wages surgery were considerably Government get away with its articulate group? to arouse the imply skill, an omission of that

ference Reuter, (Contimated on Page 8.)

(Continued on Page 12.) shaken, but not badly damaged,political move. The mass-meet people,

s(Continued on:Paco

Wirders.

French Press Criticism.

Paris, Feb. 8.

A distrustful tone, coupled with

to an entente aiming at pence.

Le Journal says that the Anglo- Saxon manoeuvres demand the greatest vigilance on the part of France-Reuter,

Looking to the Future,

London, Feb. 9.

a

DOMINION STATUS FOR INDIA.

men

MOSLEM LEAGUE WELCOMES STATEMENT.

Political Move Seen..

F

IN AMERICA.

an Inducement to do so.