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"THE VIRGINIAN

•

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931.

ANHUI GOVERNOR IMPEACHED.

CENSURE COUNCIL SUGGESTS DISMISSAL.

SERIOUS OUTLOOK.

ROUBLE EXCHANGE POTENTIALITIES OF

DISPUTE.

SOVIETS CONCILIATORY

ATTITUDE.

Moscow, Apr. 27.

RUBBER.

GROWERS ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL MEETING.

CEYLON ECONOMIES.

.

in reply to the intest proposal by Baron Shidehara with regard to the fixing of the price of the bonds of the Kamchatica Stock Company Nanking, Apr. 28.

London, Apr, 27, at 032 sen to the rouble, it is

"Ceylon has made a wonderfully An alarming aspect of the North officially stated that the Soviet China situation has presented Government is doing ita utmost to successful effort to reduce the Itself following an official an-reach speedy and amicable settic-all-in costs of its rubber, but there Is one economy which they have nouncement this morning by the ment of the diapate.

In view of the Early approach of been unable to effect to the extent Censure Council suggesting to the the fishing season,

the Soviet that is desirable. In other words, State Council the dismissal of Government has consented to accept they still pay 67/6 per ton for to be shipped from General Chan Tiao-yuan, the 3214 son as a provietonal price for rubber Nationalist officer commanding the the bonds, provided both Govern-Colombo to Londen."

Thus Mr. W. Shakspeare ments continue the present negotia-) Anhui troopa and acting concurent for the final fixing of the presiding at the annual general rently an Cly Governor of that rouble exchange-Reuter,

meeting of the Rubber Growers' Association in London this aftor Province.

noon.

Some time ago the Kuomintang| Provincial Office at Anhui sub- mitted a lengthy_recommendation to the Censure Council pointing] out the alleged maladministration of General Tiao-yuan.

U.S. ADMITS SOVIET TIMBER.

NONE PRODUCED BY CONVICT LABOUR.

of

The chairman emphasised that the Ceylon growers had not aban- doned hope of getting a reduction in the freight charges for both tea and rubber, but "we would renow more our application, perhaps hopefully, in the event of the Suez Company meeting the rea- British demands sonable interests." Washington, Apr. 27. The much-heralded test case to, Mr. Shakspeare described 1930 exclude Soviet timber fell fla: to as the worst year in the history of day, when the authoritica order-the rubber industry. They had to In demanding a through change ed a ship load of timber from Rus-face the fact that restriction was in the administration the Anhui ala. now at Providence, Rhode Is-practically dend and they must Provincial Government, the Cen-land, to be admitted into the gird themselves to meet the situa sure Counell states that General United States

The loyalty of the Anhut Pro- vincial Government towards the Nanking Government has since] been subjected to considerable, speculation.

no cluvlet.

tinn.

Chan has been reaponsible for

This followed the

He was of the opinion that the Aling of much exaction on the rice and salt

and potentialities of rubber for road, affidavits from Amtorg taxes, resulting in the recent big Messrs. A, C. Dutton and Co. that waye was enormous strike of merchants at Pengfow. His drastic measures in collecting the cargo contard taxes on opium and his other produced timber-Printer's Ameri- irregular taxes along the River, ran Service. together with the creation of an

opium monopoly under his

have caused much

own

dis

HOLLAND TO PUNISH. BLASPHEMY.

WAR ON ANTI-RELIGIOUS

CAMPAIGN.

As regards tea, the restriction of which was also dead, he con- sidered the question of tea pro- be by far the most paganda to important subject with which the Association is at present dealing.

Reuter.

DUTCH DAVIS CUP TEAM.

control, content.

The Censore Counell further requests the Government imme- diately to proceed with the re- organisation of the Anhui Provin- cial Government and to announec simultaneously the abolition of the

Owing to the growth of the SIDE TO BE COMPOSED OF exorbitant taxes enforced by anti-religious campaign in Hol-; General Chan.

land, the Government has intro- Further reiterating his desire to duced a Bill in the Second Cham, peace in China at all her inserting clauses of the Penal preserve

Costs. General Chan Hsuch-liang Code. has issued

貘

The Hague, Apr. 27.

RESERVES..

Amsterdam, Apr. 28. Owing to the Dutch lawn tennis champion, Hans Timmer, who la second telegram There clauses provide for the convalescing from pleurisy, and A. dispelling rumours of grave possi- punishment of anyone found guilty Diemerkool not being available, bilities in the North China of offending religious sentiment the Dutch Davis Cup team will be situation, adding that he will pro- by utterance of contemptuous composed of reserves. ceed to Nanking before the opening blasphemy in publie places, ori The players will be J. Van der of the National Government. the exhibition of blasphemous Heide, O. Koopman, M. Wetselaar

writings or emblems-Reuter. and T. Van Eek-Router.

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