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Kiangsu and Chekiang Swarming With Troops. THE PASSING OF A GREAT

Our photo shows Wovenng Village blazing on Thursday Just when three cruisers stood off and subjected the place to a terrific bombard. mont just before it was carried by storm, Photo was taken by Mr. Dennis C. Palfreeman, a prisenger on the Agamemnon, bound for Hongkong. Note the shell hofes on the are wall,

G$500,000 RANSOM!

LINDBERGH BABY KIDNAPPING.

THREE ARRESTS.

EFFECTED.

AIR MYSTERY.

New York, Mar, 8. Two sensational develop- ments in the Lindbergh kid- -napping affair-are featured in the newspapers this morning, two men and a woman being arrested at Bristol, Pennsyl- vania, while the ransom de- manded is now stated to be half a million dollars.

Meanwhile, Col. Lindbergh is still striving to get into direct touch with the perpetrators of the outrage in his so far un availing attempts to recover his 21-months' old son.

LORD INCHCAPE'S NIECE.

MARRIED IN HONGKONG TO DAY.

A webdlog of much ein in- tement was clemnised at St. John's Cathedral this afternoop, when Miss Ellen Christian Mackay Sim. I | uitver ne kard Inchrape, the well- tute un chipping martate. became j } the bait of Mr. Summed Alxander Tasty, of the Hongkong and Shang- İ hai Banking Corporation. Hong- kong. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 1). J. Mackay Sim. of oyduny, Australia, while Like bridegroom in the son of the inte Mr. John Gray and Mrs. Gray, of Muswell H, London.

Th› brad, who was given awayį BY ME TB Grayban, chi Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporat hot, was attired in cream satin and was at Lended by Miss Deborah Mackay Sim, as bridesmail. The latter worn a smart gown of brocade.

The bride's mother wore a dress of black georgate, relieved with pink. Mr. D. F. C. Cleland was the best man, and the ceremony

performed by the Very Rev. Dean Swann.

Subsequently, a reception зад held at Mr. Grayburn's residence, The first dramatic development St. John's Place. The honeymoon the is being spent at Baguio, the bride's yesterday occurred when police intercepted a letter address-going-away dress being of beige ed to Colonel Lindbergh, demand-moroenin. ing. G$500,000 að ransom for the boy, and proposing a meeting with Col. Lindbergh's representative at

restaurant,

Mansfeld. Pennsylvania.

near

GO-BETWEEN SENT.

It is reported that Col. Lind- bergh's go-between. "Salvey" Spitales, à notorious racketeer, immediately look train for Mans- feld.

It is reported that towards the end of last week a mysterious aero. plane flew over the Lindbergh home at Hopewell, New Jersey, and dropped a streamer.

DEATH OF CAPT.

A. C. INGLIS.

PASSES AWAY AFTER OPERATION.

CONCENTRATIONS AT HANGCHOW.

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EYE-WITNESS'S STORY

OF PREPARATIONS.

OMINOUS OUTLOOK.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

Shanghai, Mar. 8. 1.39 p.m.

STATESMAN,

WARM TRIBUTES IN LONDON AND GENEVA.

APOSTLE OF PEACE.

London, Mar. 7.

The éminent French states- tnan, M. Aristide Briand, who died in his Paris home this afternoon. following a heart Inttack,' was cleven times Prim

Minister of France and twenty- five times a Minister.

il

to

M. Briand had only been for a week when he succumbed, though

WAR compelled resign from the ofles of Minister for Foreign Affairs on January 8, when he was found to be suffering from heart disease as the result of overwork and excessive cigarette

M. Briand's Last Days For a while he retired to hla country home at Cocherelles in

xented

to Joctor's orders

to

PERSISTENT REPORTS CURRENT THAT smoking.

THE NANKING MILITARY COUNCIL UNDER CHIANG KAI-SHEK HAVE DRAWN UP PLANS FOR THE "RECAP- [Normandy, but he reluctantly con- TURE OF SHANGHAI,” APPEAR TO BE undergo treatment at a nursing BORNE OUT, TO SOME EXTENT, BY THE Jie returned ใบ faris on STEADY STREAM OF RELIABLE IN-February 28 and proceeded to his flat, where he took to his bed, only FORMATION REGARDING TROOP MOVE-seeing intimate friends, MENTS.

Anxiety began to grow on Thursday and worsened during

The late M. Briand, photo- graphed outside the French Foreign Office, which bo ac- cupied through Ministry after Ministry.

PAINTING

Thousands of men in Chekiang and Kiangsu Pro- the week-end, hoge being finally THE TOWN.

vinces are moving stendily towards the battle area, con- centrating upon Hangchow and Soochow. The Chinese plan, apparently, is to launch an offensive from two directions, taking the Japanese lines in the Nanziang sector, on the flank.

At the moment there are not more than twenty thousand Chinese troops to the immediate south of Shanghai. Ten thousand are massed at Hangehow and about four thousand, the 36th Independent Brigade, are stationed along the railway between Sinchwang-ku (about ten miles from Shanghai South Station) and Sungkiang (about 20 miles away). This brigade is equipped with a number of the latest type anti-aircraft

gun.

their line yesterday morning. An eye-witness sintes that

At the moment, the engagement large quantities of machine-gune is more ar leas confined to the near and armoured ears have arrived northern

Liuho

Bector,

at Hange how and large quantities Sekinng, but fresh Chinese troops of other munitions of war are are pouring into the lines from Saochow, and there is every rea.

stenity arriving.

TWO DIVISIONS NEAR. Forty or fifty thousand men are les moving towards langehow from the Kiangsu-Cheklang bor-

has

son

to fear that the hostilities will develop into a battle along the whole line shortly.

CHIANG KAI-SHEK.

ders. The 18th Division, bound Reuter announces from Nan- for Hangehow,

reached king that General Chiang Kai- Tinglu, on the Chientang Kiang, shex, who has been re-appointed about fifty miles from Hingehow, Commander-in-Chief DI the Air and the 9th Nanking Division, Chinese Army, Navy and after forced march

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Herons Force, is leaving shortly for the His many friends in Hongkong country, is concentrating at Chai military headquarters at Kunshan, will be grieved to hear of the death Ching Chang, waiting for boat roughty hallway between Shang- of Captain Alexander Caird Inglis, transportation to Hangchow. hai and Souchow.

Boats have been sent up the master of the . Selatan, which

ok place at the French How Chintang Klang to bring these pital at three o'clock this morning, ¦ divisions down.

Capt. Ingis had been for many

**BRISTOL CAPTURE, Late yesterday afternoon at Bris tol, Pennsylvanin, two men and woman were arrested in a police trap for the writers of the addressed to Colonel Lindbergh on Saturday, demanding G$50,000 ran- to ness bout a month ago and had been in hospital for about ten

XIXTH ARMY ATTACK.

abandoned on Sunday. The famous slatesman was conscious until the end.

Advocate of Peace.

BERLIN REDS & PRESIDENCY.

He will be remembered always for his contributions to the cause of peace among nations. Ho played on important part in the framing of the Locarno Treaty Nazi Leaders Also and was joint author with Mr. Frank Kellogg of the Pact of

Paris.

Hía death is profoundly re- gretted in London where he had The King, in a many friends. telegram to the French President

Very Active.

(Rantar's Special Service).

Berlin, Mar. 7. The Nazis and the Communists i

LEAGUE DEMARCHE.

INTO LINE WITH AMERICA.

LATEST BRITISH PROPOSAL.

N IMPORTANT resolu-

Ation is to be submitted

to

the League Assembly

at the instance of the Bri tish Government, bringing League action more into l'no with the U.S. demarche of January 7, regarding the final adjustment of the Sino- Japaneso dispute.

LEAGUE ASSEMBLY

MEETING.

SIR JOHN SIMON'S PROPOSAL.

London, Mar. 7. Chins's acceptance of the pence resolution passed by the General Committee of the League Asembly on Friday, was indicated in tele- Krams from General Chiang Kai- shek and Mr. T. V. Soong, while President of the Council of Minis- tors, which were read to the meet- ing of the Assembly at Geneva to- [day by Chinese delegate, Dr. W. W.

Yen.

During the subsequent discus- sion, the British delegate, Sir John Simon emphasised tho-impor tance of local ringotiations for the Suttlement of the dispute.

The situation, he said, involved the usefulness of the League and they had to show that the League was indispensible as an instrument of pence. They could not well pro- cend to discus the dispute as they were not in possession of all the facta.

He suggested that the League Commission

having of Enquiry arrived in Manchuria, delegates should wait until the report · was Slogans are being painted upon submitted by its members, pavements and walls under cover of darkness, and tons of 5

says: "It is with profound regret are extremely active in their pro- that I have learned of the sudden pagandising regarding the Pre- death of Monsieur Briand and sidential election campaign. have to express my sympathy at the loss of a distinguished states- man whose labours in the cause

Characteristic plctures of the late M. Briand.

the

literature are being poured out by printing presses,

The Communists went further and affixed a gigantle Red Flag to the wireless tower, where it flat- tered for hours before it could be removed.

The Government Party has been; sutisfied with the employment of normal methods of appealing to the public, with placards on the street corners anouncing:

"Germany's fight for justice and and freedom demands strength unity. Germany Unite. Vote for of peace and goodwill among Ilindenburg." nationa will ever be held in One of the Presidential candi- participate in the propaganda as he is still in prison.

That fighting is proceeding in honoured and grateful remem- dates, Herr Winter is unable to the Liuho aoctor is admitted by the brance," Japanese High Command, which has issued an official statement, | announcing that datachments of

to

He was in favour of making solemn declaration, affirming that the fundamental principles of the League would have to be the sole basis for the settlement of the disputes. The declara- tion should reaffirm the three principles laid down in the Pact of Paris and the Covenant of the League, namely, the preven tion of external aggression, the guarantee of territorial integri

of guarantee ty and the political Independence.-British Wireless.

MASS MEETING IN LONDON.

EARL GREY OF FALLODEN GIVES VIEWS

London, Mar. 7.

British Sympathy. The streamer contained no mes vera at sen, especially on th. China sage and it is supposed either that Const, having held a number of

Lord Tyrrell, the British Am the incident was a pure coinci-

Shanghal, Mar. 8, 10.30 a.m.

A great mass meeting, orgonis- dence or that the kidnappers were command, including that of the

Threatening a renewal of mill- the XIXth Route Army launched baseador in Paris, has transmitted

the chairman, Monsieur Hymana.

ed by the League of Nations Union, was held in the Royal Albert Hall warning Colonel Lindbergh of the S. Luureston. He was a native tary operations or a large scale a vigorous attack on the Japanese letter of sympathy from strength of their resources,

of Edinburgh and is survived by over the entire

PRESS TRIBUTES. era adjacent to positions at ten o'clock yesterday Prime Minister to Monsieur Tur- dick and has also conveyed to him a

this evening, the object being to widow and a 19-year-old son, both Shanghai, the Nineteenth Army! morning.

personal expression of sympathy The whole world is paying tri- consolidate public opinion in re- of whom are at Home. He was launched vigorous offensive DEFENSIVE ACTION. -

on behalf of Mr. Stanley Baldwin. bute to the memory of M. Briand gard to the Far Eastern situation. also a cousin of Mr. George Hogg against the Japanese outposts in formerly the Hongkong munager front

The statement adds that orders Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in the as "the Apostle of Peace."

Earl Gray of Falloden, famous of the extreme right of

All the London newspapera de- of the National City Bank of New

have been lasued by General name of his colleagues and him-

for his efforts to prevent the Great York, and who is at present, mana-

Shirakawa, the commander-in-self, asured the French Govern- vote leading articles and columns War in the fateful days of July,

The blographical details. chief of the Eleventh, Divialon,ment of his deep sympathy in the noterer of the Shanghai branch.

1914, presided. that the Japanese force holding great loss the French nation has Times anys M. Briand's death has the positions now being attacked old friend. We have been work-figure of the post-war period, to suffered in the passing of my removed the greatest diplomatie are to confine their operations solely to repulsing the attack and ing together for well over a whom peace was a passion. His continued, Japan would probably to avoid any offensive move generation and I feel his death decline coincided with the recrude have more military successes, but

with a peculiar keoaness.

scence of nationalism in Europe, these would not open to Japan the Brland dedicated the whole Nevertheless, a grays foar la ex his long life, without reapite, to withdrawn, the European rations which was of greater interest to

and since his influence has been

huge Chinese commercial market. pressed by foreign milltary circles the high purpose of creating good that the additional Chinese troops understanding between, peoples, to have been stumbling along Japan than to any other Power.... which have been drafted into the for which his name will ever be a aren, will shortly be drawn into famous monument, the action and that the engage ment will become. general..

*UTII.

Capt. Inglis left his ship owing

It is quite possible that the peo-days. He underwent an operation plo arrested were not the actual | Inst Thursday and artther was per- kidnappers, but party who formed on Sunday.

thought to profit by the situation The funeral will take place this 10 reap an "easy harvest." --Reu afternoon, passing the Monument ter's American Service,

at six o'clock.

The following is from the London Morning Post:~="The marriage or- ranged between Audrey Eleanor, only daughter of Norman P. MacLeod. Ardedynn, Kelvinaklo, Glasgow, and Flying Officer A. Vere Harvey, late Royal Air Force, of Hongkong, will not take place.”*

The Royal Observatory reports that the typhoon or depression in

CHARLTON JUMP TWO PLACES. .

SECOND DIVISION RELEGATION,

Lendon, Mar. 7..

the South China Sea appears to In the Second Division of the have Alled up. Tho anticvelone is Engll-h League to-day, Charlton contral to the west of Shanghai, Athletic defeated Barnsley at the Local Forecast:-N.E. winds, Valley by three goals o_one. moderate; fine to cloudy.

-Reuter.

General Chiang Kai shak, ra- appointed Generalissimo of the Chinese forces, who li leaving for the war none shwetly,*/

ment,

broken road.

Japan's "Successes." Lord Groy said that if the war

The Daily Telegraph describes It looked to him as if, at any, more lasting M. Briand as a great internationa- rate, the civilian clament in Japan than bronze, He was indeed on that and a good Frenchman, and would be glad to get out of the architect of peace and his lose the Daily Mail as a man to whom unhappy business will be deeply felt not in France France instinctively had recourse, in

only, but among all men of good hours of difficulty and danger. League's Position,

will throughout the world."

Geneva Tributes,

The Daily Harald refers to him

Lord Cecil, doclared that the

TROOPS POURING IN.. One of the reasons for this be list is that sovorn! fresh Divisions of the Chinese Army which arrived

As an illustrious wartor for peace, whole machinery of the League of from Souchow previous to the at-

When the news of M. Briand's the News-Chonicle as the cham- Nations for preventing war, must tack. have toon ordered to the death was read at the meeting in plon of poate, and the Daily F be dangurously affected unless they Who sector, the scene of the feneva of the Standing Orders press as an international Fanch closely adhered to the position that disorder in Chins could not justi fighting.

Committes of the: Disarmament man the Furthermore, the Japanese Conference, the delegates stood During the debate in the House of ty breaches of a country's, obliga«. Fourteenth Diviaton, consisting of in silence with bowed hands. A Commons, on the Navy estimates tions under the League of Nations

(Continued on Page 7). touching tribute was paid by the S (Continued on Page 19.94 Covenant Roudsp