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TOKYO GOVERNMENT READY TO COMPROMISE.

HENRY PUYI

EARLY

IN TROUBLE.

Flag

Hauled Down

in North.

SOVIET AND THE C.E.R.

("Telegraph" Special).

Harbin, Mar. 16. Armed resistance to the regime of Hsuan Tung's Government continues.

It in reported from Tabeibo: (Sachalian, where he mutiny of i Chinese troops recently occurred, ; that the Japanese Consolar officials and all Japanese residents have been forced to dec.

They have made good their estupe across the Amur Rivar and residing in Blagoves- are vhenak.

now

The new Ave-barred flag of the "Manchukuo" Government has also been hauled down at Hallar and Pokotu along the western section of the Chinese Eastern Railway, while the uprising against the new

Our photo shows some of the de- tails for China aboard the Neuralia, due in Hongkong on Monday, en joying a snack at Waterloo before their departure from England.

BALANCED BUDGET

SOUND BRITISH POSITION.

London, Mar. 15. Revenue returns issued to-night.

regime at Manchuli is still un-giving the figures of receipts to quelled.

last Saturday, leave no doubt that In balance Budget will be success-

fully realised.

SOVIET "SEIZURES." Meanwhile, the prospect of an'

During lost werk, the deficit was early dispute between the new gov-

by £12.800.000 and ernment and the Soviet Government reduced has not been lessened by the dis- amounted at the end to £21,200,- coveries regarding the rulling stock 930 as compared with £44,100,000

at the Chinese Eastern Railway.

en the same date last year.

NEW INSTRUCTION

TO SHANGHAI.

EARLY DEMANDS LIKELY TO BE DROPPED.

PEACE CONFERENCE OPTIMISM.

Shanghai, Maṛ, 16.

THE

HE OUTLOOK FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT BASIS FOR PEACE IN THE SHANGHAI AREA HAS APPRECIABLY IMPROV. ED.

The new Sydney Bridge, bullt by Darmen, Longs, at a cost of £9,000,000 which is to be opened by Mr. Jack Lang on Saturday,

GERMAN RECLUSE'S WILL.

MYSTERY GIFT TO CHINA.

HALF A MILLION STERLING.

London, Mar. 16.

An amazing bequest of a mysterious fortune to China, with an instruction that the money be employ ed by the Chinese Republic "in the struggle against

POLICE GUARDS A DREAM OF Europeans," is the feature

FOR PREMIER.

Although no details are divulged it is learned from authoritative sources in Tokyo that the Japanese Government has cabled instructiona to Shanghai SYDNEY approving a compromise truce plan in principle, leaving the local commanders to settle the detailed rangements.

ar.

BRIDGE

OPENING.

The Nanking Government has decided to appoint THREATS BY THE Dr. Wellington Koo as the chief Chinese delegate to the "NEW GUARD." Shanghai Peace Conference, which is expected to open, with good prospects of success, shortly.

South

UTOPIA.

BRITAIN & FRENCH DISARMAMENT SCHEME.

of a story given consider- able prominence in the London Morning Post to- day.

The fortune is estimated at [about half a million sterling and the manner in which it came into the hands of the testator," London, Mar. 15. an octogenarian German, form- Sir Philip Sassoon, the Under-erly of the Prussian Guard, is Secretary of State of Air, gave the the subject of much speculation.

Geneva.

House of Commons what is ap- (Reuter's Special Services). parently the first official hint of the The details are disclosed by the Government's attitude towards the tome, who says that representa Morning Post's correspondent in Sydney, Mar. 15 Threats to Mr. "Jack" Lang, the French disarmament proposals attives of the Chineso Republic in Rome have gone to Bressanono Prime Minister of New

It will be recalled that Mỹ to take posscanion of the money. Wales, are one of the putcomes of Tardien presented a programme It has been bequeathed the preparations for the opening whereby all offensive armuments China by Herr Heinrich Basse, ceremony at Sydney's new barbour should be handed over to the with the Instruction indicated.

control of the League of Nations. The bridge has been described by

APPARENT POVERTY. Have Sir Philip Snasoon asked: experts as the greatest engineer-

Herr Basse died in apparent

Meanwhile, the Earl of Lytton, chairman of the League Manchurian Commission, declares that his Com- mission will remain in Shanghai until the negotiations for peace are under way and peace seems assured. Lord Lytton says that he intends of China and Japan, with British, 1 is estimated reliably that ref

The total receipts from Inland cently no fewer than eighty loco-esraue taxes since 1st April tasto interview as many na possible, French, American and Italian colbringe in Saturday.

olives and four thousand wagons mount to £411,700,000 leaving of the prominent personalities con- į laborators.-Renter. of the Chine-e Eastern Railway 9.300.000 still to be collected to cerned in the recent troubles. have crossed the burder into Run-realise the revised budget cutimate sian territory.-Reuter,

NEW CHINA AIR and surtax up

SERVICE.

BETWEEN LOYANG AND NANKING.

Nanking, Mar. 16. The Chinese Government shows na disposition to re-establish headquarters in Nanking.

its

The Eurasia Air Corporation is now working feverishly to establish new air service between Nanking

and Sianfu.

CLEARING PATH.

Government.

to

Nanking, Mar, 16. Mr. Lin-sen, at the urgent - re-

ing feat of its kind in the world. we sufficient confidence in any in poverty, but a steel box was found quest of Wang Ching-wel, is res

It has now been formally handedternational body to place in its in his room containing title-deeds ¦ of $191,000,000.

furning bere from Loyang to meet

South Wales | hands the safety of the British Em-bank-books, a letter of good Farther receipts of £10,100,000 will bring the total of income tax In the meantime, a series of pri-Lord Lytton and the League Comer to the Now

for

pire or of eight millions of Lon-wishes from the ex-Kaiser on the arrival whone

The bridge, which cost over doner?

occasion of his eightieth birthday to the amount ate conferences are being held insion,

laborate preparations are being theau endeavour to clear the path for ande. The Commission will be £9,000 to erect, is to be open-

last year, and a signed photograph- estimated to be received in

He replied to his own query: ad, the will and a document show. fully constituted prasc

quartered in the Officers Moral ed-by Mr. Lung, and the bite ver Frankly, we have not. year.

ing that Herr Banse served in the Endeavour Association and the now placing a special guard over The private conferences are offees of the Ministry of Railway, the Premier's residence owing to The objective of the Disarma. Prussian Guard.

threats by the "New Guard" orment Conference, he went on, had ganisation, hostile to Mr. Lang's full British aympathy and support, wing attended by representatives! -Beuter.

socialisation policy, that he will not but in this imperfect world we be permitted to perform the open- į could not afford to fail to see the ing ceremony.

real difficulties.

Customs and Exelse receipts fare £9,400,000 up on last year,

compared with an estimated erease in the whole year of £7.. nu,000,

Expenditure Down.

The total expenditure has amounted to £807,300,000 which is £24,700,000 less than that to the corresponding date of last year.

ference.

SNIPING OF JAPANESE PICKETS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

Shanghai, Mur, 16, 1.08 p.m. League was not a super-State and Snipers have made their ap could not impose its will pearance in the vicinity of Liuho members who did not require or The revised budget contemplat-chen and are worrying the Japan seek its assistance. ed a total reduction in the year ese pickets, according to Japanese of $10,200.000 but supplementary military headquarters. estimates of £500,000 have since been presented.

Ordinarily stops will be made at fisuchow, Chengchow and Loyang.

The fleating debt was reduced in The Nanking-Loyang section will be put into operation almost im-the week by £10,100,000 and now

£612,375,000 at medintaty in order to facilitate com- stands munication between Nanking and £7,000,000 less than at the corres- ponding date last year.-British the new capital-Reuter.

Wirelena.

WARDER AGAIN

MISSING.

SECOND TIME IN A WEEK.

For the second time within a week, E. C. Pearce, a warder of Victoria Gaol, la ruported to he missing. He first absented him. self from the Government Civil Hospital, where he was a patient, on Friday last, but on

being

LINDBERGH BABY OUTRAGE.

POLICE FEAR MURDER.

New York. Mar. 15. Fears that the baby son of

upon

Mr. Quo Tal-chi, in a speech of welcome, referred to China's re-

Sir Philip expressed the opinion timt the abolition of Britain's "vastly superior" military machines

It is suggested that the fortune represents special Secret Service funds of the late German · Imperial au- thorities Router.

DEATH OF NOTED would give supremacy to countries THE BOAT RACE.

[owning the biggest elvil air fleet. EXPLORER.

The speech was made in the course of the sicbate on the Air SHORTER Estimates.-Router.

Two of these plain-clothes men, fiance on her faith in the Tragic End to Asia

who have not proved very effective, have been captured following at tacks on the patrols.

con-

said that the League was placing at the disposal of both sides, all its resources and all its machinery for pacific settlement of the dis- pute.

FUSILIERS LEAVING

to-

Expedition.

M. HAARDT'S CAREER.

AGITATION FOR TEA DUTY.

FAVOUR.

USUAL.

THAN

London, Mar. 15.

The University Boat Race will be rowed on Saturday morning over a courec about 400 yards. shorter than usual'

Owing to the structural altora- tions on the bridge, which cause violent currents at the usual start- ing point, the authorities at

сод- London, Mar. 16.

ference to-day agreed that the race Commmons should begin at a point opposite

In the House of

CHINESE DEFENCES. Although the Chinese forces are reported to be still further

We have to record with deep re- - GOVERNMENT NOT IN the Between eleven and wolidating their positions in

gret, the death of M. Georgen- Sear how aren, no fighting has oe-morrow, the Royal Scots Fusiliers Marie Haardt, the lendor of the urred between the uniformed men will march through Shanghai on French Scientific and Artistic Ex- of the rival forces for some days.their way to the tenders which will pedition across Asin, who puas- It is definitely established that the convey thein, to the transport "Laned away quietly at the Repulse Bay Eleventh Division and the Twenty-cashire." Fourth Mixed Brigade, and

morning. withdrawal from the Shanghal band of the Wiltshire Regiment. area on Friday and that no fresh The transport sails on Friday for troops will be sent from Japan un-England. less the situation again becomes critical.

some

for an Empire Ten Preference, the finish should be at the usual

+ They will be played out of the Hotel in the early hour of this to-day, following further agitation the London Rowing Club and that special corps will commence their International Settlement by the M. Haardt while in Shanghaf Mr.. Walter Runciman. President post at Mortlake.--British Wire-

contracted influenza, which develop of the Board of Trade, announced 1688. ed Into pneumonia. His health that the increase in tea imports had been greatly undermined by in January and February were al- the hardships endured during his most wholly due to Imports from recent journey across the Asiatic India and Coylon. continent, which was carried out under vory dimcult conditions.

PEACE HOPES.

COMMISSION OF NINETEEN.

MEETING TO-DAY AT GENEVA.

Geneva, Mar. 15.

Sahara Journey.

Opinions Differ.

Cambridge favoured the change of starting point but Oxford did

Presi-

In any event, he had no power not. The question was settled at to apply the provisions of the conference of the rival Abnormal Importations Act to the dents and coaches. importations of ton-Reuter..

DOLLAR AGAIN

DECLINES.

It was agreed that the Putney Bridge piling was causing very dangorous eddies which justified the change. Router's Special Ser vico.

Sunday Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh' may Indeed, hopes of the establish- evening he returned, having been be dead are apparently entertainment of peace are now running to Canton.

ed by the police, who have circul-high and official circles are more

M. Haardt was a noted explorer the According to a report made to

He was the first to cross arised-all-keepers-of-incineratora optimistic to-day than at any time the police late last night, Pearce in hotels and apartments and Now in the past three months.

Sahara desort in 1922-23-by cater- le again miasing and the police

York City Institutions, to watch There are definite Indications)

A meeting of the special League pillar cars, an exploration journey have been rammested to keep a

for parcels containing baby that the Japanese Government look-out for him.

clothes-Reuter.

now propared to agree to a com-Commission of nineteen-compos- which opened Sahara desert for promise arrangement for a truce, ed of M. Hymine, President of the motor communications.

In. 1924-25 he was the leader dropping the demande outlined im-Assembly, the twelve members of

the Chinese Council other than Chins and of the "Black Cruise" an expedi- Tokyo, Mar. 10.

mediately after The report that a Russian plane retreat.

Japan, and six of the smaller tion over the African continent. the States-appointed to deal with His last expedition across 'Asia The modifications of was yesterday forced down by a

Sino-Japanese · dispute, is was undertakım with the support Japanese plane to the east of Japanese "terms" are thought to the MR. WALTER CITRINE Pogranitohanaya is believed to to be such as will permit China to holding vednesday) - Resin of the French Government and time 1/3th this morning, the quotation NEW SENTENCE OF SIX

unfounded, as queries made in Mukden have elicited no reply copt without "loss of face."

TRADE UNIONS IN

FAR EAST. ··

TO INVESTIGATE.

Router.

LEAGUE COMMISSION.

REFLECTS FALL IN SILVER.

The Hongkong dollar is down);

MRS. GANDHI IN GAOL AGAIN.

MONTHS.

to-morrow. ~Reuter.der the patronage several

Bummoned for flowing har dog scientific and artistic institutions being is. 4d. The market iz London, Mar. 16.

to wander abroad without a mumle, and also with the support of the steady, but there is very little.

400 Bombay, Mar.15./ Mr. Walter Citrine, the General

The League Commission was Mas E. B. Birckburn, of 55. The National Geographie Society of doing.

In London. 'lver declined Mrs. Gandhi, who was released: Boetary of the Trade Union Con- The Royal Observatory reports entertained to tiffin yesterday by Peak, was fined $5 by Mr. Wynne Washington.

The death of Georgon-Marie 8/16the spot and forward. Chins, from: "prison: on February 29, bui gress, is making a tour of the Far that the anticyclone has been ab- Mr. Quo Tal-chi, the Under Jonos at the Central. Magistracy this

morning, the Hagistrato remarking Whardt: 18, a great loss to France wristedia: anid, and the market been arrested again' for resuming. East in the autumn to investigate sorbed by another forming over Sonretary for Foreign Affairs. that it was rather unfortunate that

and-Government //motivities, and China. Local forecast:- Trade Unionism on behalf of the N.E.

Lord Lytton oxplaining the the should have happened just before and the whole scientific world. He closed steady

has been sentenced to ale months” International Federation of Trade N.E. winds, moderate; generally League's position In the Sino- the suspension, of the Regulation Was a Commander of the Order New York reports a

Japanese dispute, maid that the by the Governor-in-Council.

of the Legion d'Honneur.

quarter (with the market dull. Unions-heuter.

- overcast, cocasional rain.