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SINO-JAPANESE ZEST FOR FIGHTING

BOTH ANXIOUS TO MANCHURIA ANOTHER

END FRAY.

JAPANESE TROO'S TO LEAVE ON FRIDAY.

PEACE TALK AT BRITISH CONSULATE.

Shuurhat, Mar 16. hunt authoritatively stated that;

very thinly Th It is understood that Mr. Quo The feat lines Tal-chi, representing China, anded on the Japanese Mr. Shigemitsu, the Japanese slutely quiet, Minister to China, +1 at the is deelred, have bot British Consulate yesterday after-contact noon to discuss the armistion pro poan?.

The British, French, Italian and American Consuls were present.

DETAILS WITHHELD.

The meeting terminated at seven o'clock and no details of the con dis elusions reached have been closed, though there is reason to believe that Mr. Quo Tai-chi insist- ed upon the complete withdrawal of the Japanese forces as Ilminary to a round table can" ference.

hottry.

The rival Jeptes, ki

in the past Forty-glit

PETERING OUT.

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It is becoming the general opinion that even if China does not get her way entirely over the matter of the

the Inpane withdrawal,

| Japanese are in the mood to with. Brow from their prescal front lines to the Hangkes District and that the "war" will peter out.

TENSION.

IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS.

LIKELY DEMAND ON SOVIET.

(Telegranh" Special),

-Harbin, Mar. 15.

The garrison which mutini- ed at Manchuli two days ago, murdering their commander, is still looting the city, crus- ing much trouble. The garri- son has indiented its hostility to the new Manchuria re- gime.

The Manebykno Kinvernment hays haued instructions to the Control Department ol the Chines Eastern Railway to natal- N Immediately what rolling top and milway supplies have

set to Russia.

DEMAND ON SOVIET.

Late Mr. George Eastman.

FIGHTING GONE.

MILLIONAIRE

SUICIDE.

SICK-BED PISTOL.

DRAMA.

"MY WORK IS DONE: WHY WAIT?"

New York, Mar, 14. Another world-famous multi-millionaire has com- mitted suicide in the person of Mr. George Eastman, the inventor of the roll film and the Kodak camera, who shot himself at his home in Rochester, N.Y, to-day.

Mr. Eastman was lying ill in bed. He ordered all the attendants

SHARE SLUMP IN from the room and then shot him.

NEW YORK.

LOSSES ON ALL COUNTERS.

London, Mar. 15. This step persemably Mans The Irish Sweep drawings are that tim a preliminary 112 rivalled as the topic of the day overnment demand for the imin London by the suicide of the mediate return by the Soviet of multi-millionaire. Mr. George East pofling stock and suppites

A new flare-up not, of course, definitely out of the question, but Manchuria, A pre-

# regarded as highly imprat able.

man.

Columns

bix

Helf.

He left a note to his friends suy- ing:

"My work in done. Why wait?" He was 77 years of age.

Famous Philanthropist, Nolet more in the autumn of his life for his philanthropies than| for his connexion with the world of photography, Mr. Eastman was born at Waterford, N.Y. in July, 1854, and lost his father when cight!

as a clerk and

· years old. to devoted General Honjo, the commander

He began life m-chier of the fapanese forces in career, relating how he started life bookkeeper at the age of 14, first Manchuria, arrived in Harbin by jas an office-boy at twelve shillings with an insurance broker and then nir to day. It le vatimated that a work and experimented in photp with a savings bank. While help there are now sites thoumadgraphy in his mother's kitchen, suhing his mother to maintain

Harbin sequently developing awigantic home, he managed to save money

Unless the Japanese are prepar

Shanghai. Mar. 15, 11,58 a.m. ed to go to this length, there seems

anrunneed General Shirakawa no way out of the present dead this morning the withdrawal of the Japanese troops Jack, though the situation is no Japanese Eleventh Division and the arra.--Beutri. longer giving rise to any auxiety. Krime Mixed Brigade and saidi Chinese reports still allege minor that the trans would embark forj donhes between the rival Forces. Japan on Friday. Rentre.

CHINA'S THREE POINTS.

Nanking, Mar. 15.

The Foreign Office has in- tructed Mr. W. W. Yen lo call the League Assembly's attention to three points, namely.

(1) That a settlement of the Sino-Japanese dispute cannot be made under mili- fary preasure.

(2) That the League Members are under An obligation to submit dia- putes for peaceful settle- ment and that since China followed this procedure she

is unable to assume any responsibility for the pre- sent state of affairs in Shanghai and Manchuria.

Con-

(3) China regards the League Assembly resolu- tion, which does not re- cognise agreements cluded or situations created in violation of the Coven ant or the Paris Pact in- cluding the puppet govern- ment in Manchuria, which is infringing upon the ter ritorial and political in- tegrity of China--Reuter.

¡

toy the

thu

business, which enabled him to give and with this he started in basiness

The ath in the side of the Vänoxia, which extends several Epat below the water line. The cabin spaces on the lower deck ware:stova right in, the ship being cut half way across.

away some £18,000,000. Including at Rochester, N.V., in 1980 as a MANCHURIA

OVERTURES TO US.A. A bid for the recognition of the new State in Manchurin has been made by Mr. Hsieh Kai-shek,

in its Foreign Minister, telegram from Changchun to the The deaths of Mr. Ivar Kyuger i State Department.

SIBERIAN MAIL.

n

Their

large benefactions to British in maker of photographic appliances

titetions, while still retnifilag

1 his mother's boarders ented. fortune estimated at £20,000,000; | Strong being his partner.

capital totalled £500. Shures Depreciate,

First Dry Plate. From the age of 23 he had been days when wet plates were still in interested in photography in the uge. An article in. the "British. Journal of Photography" gave a formula for "Coating plates with a gelatine emulsion ant starting from this he began to experiment.;

ly,

Mr. Usich Kai-shek urges the and Mr. Eastman have been sig-j establishment of diplomatic realised by a sharp slump in stocks lations between Manchukuo and in New York, the losses lavt even- the United States.

Officials of the State Departing being from three to six points ment have declined to publish the

ou all stocks. text of the telegram on the ground

The sales totalled

2,000.000 that such publication would give | It the status of an official docu- | shares. ment.--Reuter's American Service, Eastmuin, Kodak shares stumped eight dollars, but recovered partial

There was feverish early selling "No notification has been re of Kreuger shares. A block of ceived that the trouble at Manchuli: 160,000 shares was thrown out at has interrupted the Siberian route, and maila will continue to be sent the opening of the market, which there." declared Mr. E. W. Hami-san ton, Postmaster General, this mor- together ning, referring to the reported out shares were trust the dose Rear break among Chinese Eastern bring 2.87 down at the close--Reue

at the border fer. also Itailway guards question, it heartily cheered for his work in station. Geneva. The Foreign Secretary.

Mr. Hamilton declared that he reviewed the proceedings in Geneva expected any interruption in the Sa In reference to the Sino-Japanese service to be remedied soon. dispute, and paid a tribute to the far he had

DR. YEN'S LETTER TO M. HYMANS.

London, Mar. 14. "There can be no round table conference in Shanghai. before the withdrawal of the Japanese troops," declares Dr. W. W. Yen, in a letter to M. Hymans, President of the League Assembly, accepting the Assembly's resolution. Meanwhile the United States Government has informed Sir Eric

Guswer

was

skilful and authoritative

nut

chair-Siberia.

against sending

been advised mails through

manship of M. Hymans at the Lengue Assembly.

He expressed pleasure that the|

fant resolution was adopted by TROTSKY'S WIFE the Assembly without dissent.

AS HOSTAGE.

com-

TURKISH PASSPORT

CONDITION,

The resolution referred not only Drummond, Secretary-General, of to the obligatious involved in the its gratification that "the nations League Covenant but also to the of the world are united in the Paris Pnet, and the United States) policy of not recognising the

Government validity of results attained by the municated officially to the League' violution of treaties."

| Seeretary-General its satisfaction

and approval.

Co-operation Instruction, The United States Government)

had

since

Ground for Satisfaction.

has already authorised Ita re- While the Assembly remains

INQUIRY.

LYTTON PARTY IN SHANGHAI.

(Our Own Correspondent),

Shanghai, Mar. 15.

BERLIN SENSATION.

BRITISH FUNDS DETAINED.

London, Mar. 14. Asked by a member.why...the German Government had permitted the detention by the Dresdner

The Earl of Lytton and the mem-Bank, Berlin, of a remittance by In 1879, he took out his first patenters of the League's Manchuria the City of Budapest in transit to for dry plates. In 1884 he patented Commission were enthusiastical England, for service of Budapest's the transparent roll film and a jy welcomed to Shanghai by a co-obligations to British subjects, the mechanism to hold it in the camera, nepolitan cryd. composed

of Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, perfect transparent flexible film. while in 1889 he produced the first British. American, French, italian, stated that the British Ambassador

The Kodak hand and pocket representatives,

German, Japanese and Chinese in Berlin was inquiring urgently into the circumstances, and had shortly before j

been requested to take any action' then which was to become world-nine o'clock last night. opening record, and al-vious year, the name and the al-time of the year. I was

The weather was ideal for the likely to secure the early release 600,000 Kreuger

Unfortunately; it was not pos gan "You press the button: we do but the skies were clear and the the rest," being devised by Enst-visitors were greeted by a bright sible to say more until a full re-

port on situation was able.-Britiah Wireless,

CRIMES AGAINST

WOMEN.

ANOTHER CASE IN HONOLULU.

toll

famous was invented in the pre-

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He kept

improving the enera and making it mare com-: pact By the invention of the roll!

star-lit night.

Co-operation Offer.

cold,

Lard Lytton, as the spokesman

of those funds.

film and thin camera he revolu of the Commission, said that they BRITAIN & GOLD

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"THANKFUL" CITY CLERK.

would offer their best co-operation

if invited to ussist in the negatla- STANDARD.

tions between the nations Con- rerned in Shanyhal, but could gol no further.

As to the length of the Con ABANDONMENT

mission's stay in Shanghai.

he

PROLONGED.

Seniu it was a malter which cir-i

cumstances would decide.

London, Mar. 14. "Until we have talked with the Britain's abandonment of the

JAPANESE ARRĘSTED DRAWS TWO HORSES persons who know the situation gold standard is being legalleed

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Honolulu, Mar. 14.

Chinese A seventeen-year-old girl has complained to the police that she has been criminally

Bulted. She has identified a Japanese her assailant and his (Reuter's Special Services).

arrest has been affected. Constantinople, Mar. 14. This is the third attack made presentative in Shanghai to

Coconstitutionally in Hession and Is M. Leon Trotsky, the Communist upon women in the Huwailan is operate with the Powera in bring likely to meet again, not later than exile, after three yours residence lands in the past fortnight, one of ing about a definite cesantion of May 1st, it had completed the first in Turkish territory since his ex- the other victims being an Ameri- hostilities and the withdrawal of stage of its work and Sir John pulsion from Russia, has been given can woman, the assailant belag an the Japanese forces.

Simon expressed the view that a visu to visit Czecho-Slovakia for jajander.--Reuter. When the Prime Minister enter-there was ground for antisfaction, three months for a health cure. ed the House of Commons to-day in the unanimity of its conclu- The Turkish Government for the first time ainco his eye slon. The Assembly resolutions however, retaining Trotsky's wife operation, he received a hearty of March 4 and March 11 would as a hostage in order to ensure his; welcome from the members. be circulated as white papers-return.

Sir John Simon, on rising to: Reuter and British Wireless.

BRITISH AIRMEN SEEK POSTS.

OFFER TO JOIN THE CHINESE A.F.

The health return for last week London for posts in the Chinese faeven deaths), of which two were shows fourteen cases of smell-pox Air Force, but п special Cor imported;

six of diphtheria (Avo respondent of the Morning Post, fatal), and three of cerebrospinal who presented himself as a can- fever (two fatal). There were niso didate was informed that no such 40 deaths from pulmonary tubercu- applications could be considered lonia, and reports that they were being arcopted were innecurate.

DICK

TYLDESLEY AND LANCS.

LEAVING COUNTY XI

IN IRISH SWEEP.

(Realar's Special Sarvicms);

London, Mar, 14,

A

here, It is impossible to tell just for a further twelve months, how long we shall remain."

The Hound of Commons to-day Late in Docking.

passed the third reading of Financial Emergency Enactments The President Adams was late Continuance Bill, prolonging for a in docking and for more than anyear, the measures adopted in the

WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

A City clerk, living at Welling, hour, the Welcoming Committee Soptember criats.--Router. Kent. Ix the luckiest man hitherto waited at the wharf aboard ten- wind. in the trish: Sweep on the Grand dors, nipped by the cold National. He has drawn two The Chinese, who appeared an horses, namely, Annandale, the xious to make a good impression, fourth favourite, and Erince were impatient and nervous. Cherry, under the nom-de-plume A police guard of honour, of of "Thankful.".

| 120 picked mon from the Nantao Mra. Murray, of Hailsham, Sus-Force, accompanied by the Police sex, han drawn Cameronian, who Band and two National Standards, won £30,000 for the lucky holders walled, at the Dollar Line docks

The War Memorial Nursing at Pootung.. in the Irish Sweep on the Derby.

The tender which had gone to is to be opened to-morrow after- Home, situate, at Mount Kellott, moet the liner was packed with

OFFICIAL OPENING

TO-MORROW.

"ILLWELL-CHINA. It came alongside the noon at 4 o'clock, the ceremony to

wharf half an hour ahead of the and Lady Peel.

be performed by H.E. the Governor President Adams.

DRAWS IRISH SWEEP RUNNER.

-London, Mar. 14:

Dense Throng.

Ex-active Servicemen and their” · lady relatives dra cordially in- Slowly, ablaze with light, the Vited by the Committes of Manage big ship steamed into the pier and mant to attend the function. the band struck up. A dense

dcamera-

(Renter's Special Services).

London, Mar. 14. Dick Tyldesley, the famous Eng-

threng climbed aboard and found posed as they stepped from the The Royal Observatory reports and and Lancashire slow bowler,

hak rered his connexion with the the Grand National, in which there small reception hall; ENTE

In the Irish Hospitals Sweep on the Lytton party surrounded in a gangway for a battery that the anticyclone is now cen London, Mar, 15. It was explained that the names tral to the wet of Shanghai County pride panocheil të ratify sea 22 Tirixen of £30.000 sach The party left in tenders for Unemployed ex-members of the of some of the applicants were moving eastward.

fore- an agreement to play for Nantwich Takst Na, C/Q 49518 held by the Bund, where Brigid Local Royal Air Force have been apply taken chiefly to satisfy them.-cant-NE. winds, fresh; general as a Saturday professional-Rou- | Tllwell" China, has drawn Bam Macuaghten and othe ing to the Chinese Logation (n) Router.

ly overcant, some drizzia or

mlet ter

Soldier-Rester.

the band playsta mmmunists:carrying banners.

In the crowded irty"arei staying at the

Lathay Hotel.