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RESISTANCE

FORT

DUNLOP

The Tire of Rugged Strength

" Saath Chles Maralag Paní Bldg." | Tol,24554

SHANGHAI CHINESE ISSUE CALL TO ACTION.

COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

POLITICAL TANG IN SPEECHES.

SOMETHING NEW.

("Telegraph" Special).

Shanghai, Mar 21. Shanghai has entered upon a phase hitherto foreign to local affairs, in connexion with the elections for the Municipal Council, polling for which takes place to-day.

The interest aroused is kenner,

than ever before, a good, deni more than the usual mild en thusiasms being displayed, as owing to recent events, the specches of the candidates have had a political tinge.

In previons elections, the candi-i tates have been content to discussi matters of purely domestic conej cern. In the last few days, many | speeches bearing upon the interna-

·

Bitter Critics of Tentative Peace Plan.

An idea of the enormous material damage done in Shangħal during the recent campaign may ba eathered from this picture of a part of skall-torn Chapel. The Chief of the Department of Statistics puts the total known losses at over $1,500,000,000,

tional situation vis-a-vis the Settle LYTTON TOUR OF

ment have been made,

Fifteen Candidates.

The voters are required to select

teen

nino representatives from candidates, which comprise two Japanese, two Americans, ten British and one Dane,

Pwn

INSPECTION.

TRAFFIC BLOCK ON BUND.

Station KEEN

polling atations have been! established, one in the Municipal Administration building and the other in Bourke Police the latter being for Japanee unly. It is almost certain that the two Japanese and the two Americans

didaten.-Router.

INTEREST.

Shanghai, Mar. 21. Trae was completely blocked

will be elected, so that the selec-n the Bund in the vicinity of the tion will come from the other cau-Cathay Hotel from 8.45 to 9.20.this morning, revealing the immense interest being taken in the activi- then of the Lytton Commission.

SALVATION ARMY

BAND

Thousand of people, foreignera and Chinese, gathered at the Cathay Hotel fram 8 o'clock on- wards to watch the Lytton Com-

AT THE PALACE. mission leave on their tour of in-

spection of the Chapei-Kinngwan battle-lines.

Twenty motor-cars, including ROYAL AUDIENCE. three carrying a Japanese arned

escort. left for Yangtazepoo 9:20.

(Reuter's Special Service).,

London, Mar. 20.

AL

The Commission is then pro- ceeding through Klangwan and Chapol.

The King and Queon to-day! Besides the members of the listened for an hour to the Salva-Lytton Commission, and numerouA, tion Army Regent Hall band, play- Japanese delegates, the touring ing ita Jubilee in the forecourt of party includes Dr. Wellington Ken Buckingham Palace.

And several other Chinese-Reuter,

GENERAL STRIKE DISCUSSED.

INDIGNATION MEETING

DECISIONS.

SHANGHAI PROTEST.

SHANGHAI, MAR. 21.

RUBBER CRISIS.

Native Output Problem.

Causes of London Breakdown.

NO FURTHER HOPE.

HOW

London, Mar. 20. That the rubber Industry will have to work out its own salvation, without the least pro- Espect of Government supervision. of limitation of output, is the view of well-informed quarters la thej City, following the breakdown of | the Anglo-Dutch negotiations.

Another picture of ruined Chapoi, showing three Japan. armoured cars on patrol

duly,

•

They declare that a tentative agreement between Britain and Holland could have been reached but for the difficulties in estimat- mam ing the production of native-grown

rubber in the Dutch East Indies. BRITAIN

It

was on this point that the negotiations definitely broke down.

Fundamental Points.

TO TAKE

From the variety of complexi- PLUNGE.

ties, It is learned that the negotia-

tors agreed upon three fundamen- Įtal points namely,

LINDBERGH MYSTERY,

| ABANDONED CAR FOUND.

HOPEFUL CLUE.

New York, Mar. 20. Another dramatic dis- covery WAR made to-day which may throw some light upon the mystery of the kidnapping of Colonel Lind.. bergh's baby son.

It is now nearly three weeks since the child was stolen from his cot at the Lindbergh home at Hopewell and every effort to trace the perpetratora has. hitherto, ended in complete failure.

To-day, an abandoned motor- car was discovered, near Hopewell, Now Jersey. It was buried in hay in a barn quite close to the Lind bergh home, and the pelice are Inclined to believe that the car is the one used on the occasion of the įkidnapping.

Most Promising Clue. "The most promising clue yet,"

(1) the formulation of a scheme INDIA COMMUNAL is the verdict of Governor Moore

which falled would do more harm Įto the industry than no scheme at

(2, and the most vital) No scheme would be of any use which would not cover the restriction of both native and European pro-| duction.

PROBLEM.

London, Mar. 20.

од seems

the

discovery, though it doubtful, after such 器 lapse of time, whether the mótor- car will lead to the hide-out of the criminals.

A communique issued by the

The pollee have taken three India Ofice gives the text of a men into custody. They are be

in Delhi,lieved to be connected with a gång

(3) Any scheme must reduce the statement published production to such an extent that which auys that His Majesty's of motor-bandits, but their con within a reasonable period, oxist-Government have taken notes of nexion with the Lindbergh kid ing stocks could be reduced, to the inability of the Consultative apping has not been established. normal proporations; in other Committee of the Round Table words, by at least fifty per centConference to undertake a settle- Reuter,

Official Statement.

representatives

ments have consulted the Govern-

The

|--Reuter's American Service.

CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP.

ENGLAND'S EASY VICTORY.

Brussels, Mar. 20.

cham.

ment of the communal problem, which was reported to them by A Colonial Office Communitare

the chairman, and of the Com- states:

The British and Netherlands mitteo's request that the derision! Governments, in association with should be given by His Majesty's]

of the rubber Government. PUBLICATION OF THE MAIN POINTS OF THE

The language employed by the PEACE PROPOSALS TENTATIVELY AGREED growers in British and Dutch over-

sens territories, have been engaged Prime Minister at the Round BY THE CHINESE DELEGATES TO THE PRE-in negotiations in order to see who Table. Conference in London on LIMINARY CONFERENCES (ALREADY DOUBT-ther a practicable scheme for the December 1, emphasising the des England's cross-country runners FULLY RECEIVED BY TOKYO) HAVÉ AROUSED improvement of the rubber suitua irability of an agreed settlement gave a brilliant display in the in-

revised. tion could be

In the of this question la recalled, and ternational cross-country A STORM OF PROTEST AMONG LEADING LOCAL course of these negotiations, the regret is expressed at the informa-pionship rive, run at Brussels to CHINESE,

British and Netherlands Govern- tion which has now been received. clay.

Premier's Pledge.

The England teams oceupled all A meeting of the various civic bodies, including the ments of Ceylon, Malaya and the

first six places, securing the great, communique numerous National Salvation Associations, has been Netherlands Indies.

proceeds eat possible margin of victory. “After a careful review of the "His Majesty's Government has held and the attitude of the Chinese representatives situation, the two governments have been informed that the absence of third.

France was second and Scotland was vigorously criticised.

been forced to the conclusion that a communal agreement is now The first man home. Evenson under present conditions it is im Impeding progress with the pro- (England) covered the nfop miles possible to frame and operate an in-gramme indicated in the Prime course in 6 minutes 61 seconds. ternational scheme which would "Minister's statement of December. The team poaltions were #R guarantee the effective regulation

"In these circumstances the follows: of the production or export of rab-Government think it well to reiter- ato the pledge which the. Prime) Certainty Needed.

Minister gave in the same state- The negotiations were preceded ment, that in the event of a failure by a series of discussions dating of the communities to present a OFFICIAL ATTITUDE.

back to July, 1930.

settlement

to acceptable all One of the chief considerations parties as the foundation upon Mr. Yeb Chu-isang, Secretary- General of the Central Political which led the Colonial Secretary, which to build, the Government The meeting, after a lengthy dis- Council, has made a statement to into negotiations was that all best-disability should not be permitted ed in this undertaking and will Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister to enter were determined that even this realise the responsibliitles Involv at Their Majesties' request and afterwards the bandmaster was generala in command of the Nine-cussion, decided to issue two the effect that the tense | atmos-

a careful circular telegrams, one addressed phere which had prevailed at informed opinion, whether restri- to be a bar to progress and that not fall to discharge them. They given an audience and congratulateenth Route Army, to-day

their congratulations to General ted upon a fine performance.

examination of the difficult and the people of China and the Shanghal seomed to have metamor-toned the rest online they would be compelled to apply are engaged In Chiang Kai-shck on his assump-to

phosed into one of comparative cognised desirability of getting a provisional scheme.

controversial questions which arise No Delay. tion of the chairmanship of the other to the League of Nations, calmness, while, as a matter of certainty. The stocks of rubber In

and it is thefr firm Intention that Military Counell-Reuter. the United States and the Lytton fact, the past week might be aptly the world at present, are huge, be-

ing estimated at about six hundred "His Majesty's Government de- there shall be no avoidable delay." described as merely a period pre- thousand tons. It was agreed that sire to make it plain that they-British Wireleas. paratory to the second stage de-

could be got volopments. The whole nation if the stocks

Little Princess Elizabeth and her babyalster, Margaret, were

taken specially to the Palace to CHIANG KAI-SHEK.

hear the music and ant with Theiri

Majesties in the Chinese Room on

THE ORGANISATION OF A GENERAL STRIKE AND INDIGNATION DEMONSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT CHINA WERE DISCUSSED.

It was contended that the tenta-China will never recognise the

agreement, bor,” tive peace agreement was humiliat validity of such an the Arst door, while thousands of

delegaton-Reuter Londoners gathered at the Victoria STILL POPULAR IN ing to China, and a strike and de-even if it is signed by the Chinese Memorial and

Hill.

In Constitutional

The band, which was founded by -William Booth, played several airs

BOAT RACE NIGHT CROWDS.

BOISTEROUS BUT

BETTER BEHAVED.

(Reuter's Special Service).

London, Mar. 20. "One of the quietest Boat Race alghts on record," was the verdict of London police inspectors efter thousands of marry-makors cek- brating the Oxford and Cambridge struggle and the Anglo-Scottish rugby international, departed from Piccadilly Circus last night.

Policemen guarded the statue of Eros until midnight, when the re- Ne untoward incident of any kind vellers were beginning to thin out.

occurred.

THE ARMY.

monstrations must be regarded an serious possibilities if note of the Shanghai, Mar. 21, 10.05 a.m. A number of leading military protest is not taken. ficers, including the

various

wired

Commission.

CALL TO MASSES.

A sampan proceeding from Yaumati to Hongkong, yesterday, was zun down by the steam-launch Fei Hung

had now entered on the "action" down to three hundred thousand and

or six months' supply it capsized, throwing both the In the Arat telegram, the masses atage, and-party and government tons, boatman and his passonger into the water. They were rescued, but the of China are urged to rise up like authorities alike were busily engag- might be regarded as reasonable.

anyed in the currying out of their ra- Passenger alleged that he lost 444 one man in opposition to from his clothes whilst in the water, agreement in which China's terri-spective datles.. while a smaller sum is stated to have torial sovereignty is signed. away been similarly lost from the boat.. In the second, it is stated that,

3

AMERICAN NAVAL ORDERS.

SHIPS MOVING FROM THE FAR EAST SHORTLY,

Some

"MISUNDERSTANDING.”

Hopless Position. Negotiations showed that al- though the difficulties regarding plantation rubber might be over- Continuing, Mr.Yeh intimated come, and that it might be possible, that while the Government authori- although difficult, to deal with an- ties had already decided upon a live production by quota in Malaya set of definite policies in regard to and Ceylon, Insuperable difficulties the national crisis the time was arose in regard to the Dutch East not yet ripe for its complete die Indies, it being found Impossible to closure, and, unfortunately, it was ascertain even the area of the na this precaution, on the part of the tive production in Sumatra, and Government not to make known

its JAVE. A scheme based on a quets details too early that had aroused for plantation rubber and export lot of misunderstanding from the duty for native rubber was then general publio. However, anid Mr. considered.

Washington, Mar. 20. At the same time, the arrange Yeh, the Government was prepar- The conclusion was, however, speculation has been ments for the possible early ed to bear ungrudgingly criticisms reached that an export duty on na- aroused by oxdors issued by the withdrawal of the Sist. Infant the risk of an- antimal exposure of a reduction in the native output of. the people rather than to run tive production gave no guarantee Navy Department in roference to Regiment from Shangbat have

of important national policies on and the

the negotiations were discon- The police express the opinion the forces in the Far East.

the tinued. Bix destroyers, and alx sub- been changed. The U. S. transport which, the varyistence that people nowadays have grown

The effect of the falluo of the more responsible. They still colo-marines, at present stationed in Chaumont, which has been held in country opended The Govern brate the time-honoured festivities Manila, havo bion Instructed to rendinosa, to proceed to Shanghai ment was confiient he said that negotiations on the rubber market. in Piccadilly but no longer is return to the United States, on to take these troops to Manila, has there would be time, when the harp 1 belloved boons, VOR damage done loading to dozens of April 18 to be placed in reserve now been ordered to all for Sax stand it had taken, would be even largely discounted

for reconditioning,

Franglace on Stara 10 Fasters e tually gladlented

England (21 points) France (69 points) · Scotland (110 points) Belgium (156 points) Ireland (214 points) va

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