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FORT

WARLIKE INCIDENTS IN SHANGHAI REGION

Our photo shows one of the numeroos Chinnio anipers, who continue their activities in the region of the Japanese lines.

"WHEN BRITAIN OWES SHE PAYS."

ARMISTICE THE VILLAGE RD.

TALKS

MURDER.

FUTILE. TWO MEN TAKEN Geneva Cables INTO CUSTODY.

Humming.

IMPATIENCE ON BOTH SIDES.

Geneva, Mar. 31.

DETAINED ON`

RIVERBOAT.

An important development in connexion, with the crime in Vil. laye Road Inst week, when Mr. George Fung was fatally wounded

men,

It is futile to continue by an unknown isxilant, who shot the armistice discussion in him in the back, colacided yester- iday afternoon with the arrival of Shanghai in the opinion)

hoat. C.1.]). the Canton of the Chinese Foreign

waiting on the wharf, took two Vice-Minister, Mr. Quo

of the arrivals into custody. Tai-chi, who has cabl

Following the shooting, police ed to Mr. W. W. Yen, in-enquiries led to the belief that forming him that the jealousy was the motive and they have conducted their valign=

Several persons have been close- ly questioned.

Puritan in Keeping Japanese are adamant in tons on this assumption.

Her Word.

CHORUS OF PRAISE.

London, Mar. 31.

The Treasury announces that gold-dollar billa maturing in New York on March 29 to the value of G$30,000,000 have been repaid, as has likewise the credit! of Frs.900,000,000 given by the French banks.

The Treasury retains the right to re-borrow for twelve months, part of the arrangement when the credits were granted In August and September last

retusing to withdraw com- pletely.

Meanwhile. Sir Miles Lanimon,

the British Minister, who has play-

Hired Assassin,

The Japanese are still suffering casualtion as a result of almost daily skirmishes along the Shang- bal front. Our photo shows'am bulance men taking a wounded"

comrade back.

War Area Rents Renounced.

SHANGHAI LAND CO.'S DECISION.

Shanghai, Apr 3 The Police have good reason An exceedingly generous ed an important part in the peace to believe that, the murder was gesture by the Shanghai band parleys, has also cabled to Geneva met committed by the principal dents in the region of Taistang was hired for the purpose. reporting further warlike inci-in the affair but that the assassin Investment Company was dis The closed to-day by notices distri (Talchang)--Reuter,,

name of the person suspect- ed, of Instigating the crime buted in certain districts of the was in the possession the Settlement. Police very shortly after their in- vestigations had commenced but

of

tlie

BRITAIN £364.000 ON DARTMOOR TRIAL

RIGHT SIDE.

REMARKABLY STRONG BUDGET FIGURES.

THE MOST REMARKABLE YEAR in Britain's financial history ended at midnight with the revised budget not only balanced but leaving a surplus of £364,000 after providing £32,500,000 for the redemption of debt.

SENSATION.

LETTER TO AN OFFICIAL:

"WHY I STARTED THE FIREZ

(Router's Special. Jaz

London,

31.

An amazing statement, in the

The Treasury announcement marks the successful course of which one of the con- completion of the first stage of the National Govern-victs accused in connexion with ment's programme to lay a sound foundation for future the Dartmoor Prison mutiny in prosperity by first establishing confidence at Home and January last is alleged to have abroad.

admitted that he was respon-

The happy position has been confidently anticipated aible for starting the fire, was and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, instead of sitting read in court at Princetown to- anxiously at the Treasury awaiting the final figures, is day. taking his ease at a Dee-side fishing village.

ANALYSIS OF YEAR'S WORKING.

This dramatic statement wound up the case for the prosecution during the hearing of the charges against the thirty-two allegad rlaglenders. A TRA

The letter was... addressed_to»-? Major Pannall`of the Governor's. Office and was signed by James -

It was not until yesterday after. February Payment of her tot The Budget has beey balanced roads, but before taking into the smashed lip. I entered by s

London, Mar. 31. [original budget estimate, of last Cosgraver The Government's financial year Aprli was £439 millions. . In the | --

the complete revised financial statement of lusi

Sam Not Sorry! PEACE DISSENSION.

ended to-day and Treasury returns for the year"are September this was increased to It states: A published, the statement necom- | £478,800, thousand 'owing mainly

"I was standing outside. (Our Own Correspondent).

The notices reveal that the Cyan-panying the abstract of accounts, to the decision to stop borrowing

for unemployment Insurance and Governor's. Omte! which was Shanghai, Apr. 1, 10,08 a.mL it was found that he had left for pany propose to grant exemption stating: The peace

conference at the Canton.

from

and March to Chinese with a surplus of £384,000 after account the economica pronosed in down and found six man British Consulate broke up with! the prospect of fual agreement noon that the Police were able to tenants of premises north of the providing £32,508,000 for the re the second budget. These got hold off a newspapers and

economies were estimated to save started the fitd. I then Terti father away than ever, according make another move in the process Soochow Creek and other districts demption of debt.

£70,000,000 in a full year and £22] building. "This result has been achieved millions in the remainder of the to well-informed circles, although of their investigations, but on the affected by the recent confllet in

notwithstanding a decision to limit current year.

"I am not sorry. I have my own the course of the early discus arrival of the Canton boat they the Settlement area. stons many vesed points had been detained two-men who are now in also suffered considerable losses revenue from the Exchange Ac-

reasons for what I did. I would The Investment Company have the amount paid to miscellaneous

In fact, the Exchequer Jasue has do the same again, I will let cleared up.

but they wish to show goodwill and count to £1234 million, including showing a saving £12,000,000 in started the fire, later."

been proved to be £439,200,000 the Home Office know why Success or failure, however,

Police Dieulties,

sympathy to their tenants who had interest, instead of £25 millions

aid up all their rents prior to including interest, contemplated the revised estimates. greeted Britain's financial integrity; drawal of the Japanese forces.

last September Japanese are apparently to reveal the identity of the mon] February. in having already repaid the bulk The

Utt time arrested. as a high Police official

Strike Terminates, of the credits borrowed from quite prepared to France and the United States in for their withdrawal to a second this morning intimated that

crime Another sign of the desire of line, but refuse point blank to con- difficulty, of bringing the August and September last, most sider further steps until outstand-home to any individual was enresidents of Shanghai for normal conditions is the resumption of all of them before they fell due, con- ing questions have been settled. hanced by the inability of

Lai Ming-fag, who was with the Chinese business to-day after tinues.

SIGNS OF IMPATIENCE.

murdered man, to assist in identi.irike of two months. heation. The shot had been fired

"An Honoured Firm."

custody.

The chorus of praise which has seems to hinge up on the with- It is not considered advisable

In an article appearing in Paris Midi, entitied "When Britain Owen She Pays," M. Lejeune, the well-known writer on financial sub.

The Chinese in their turn, state that they cannot enter into any negotiations for the settlement of political questions until the jects, declares that if signatures Japanese troops have withdrawn,

the

Miss

and the assailant had slipped into a akde lane almost simultaneously,

were respected elsewhere as they either to Japan, or to within the DESCENT ON WALL

are in London, the world crisis boundaries of the International would be a thing of the past,

"If there is a Night of capital to day from certain countries which are consequently unable to keep their engagements, it is often be cause these countries have them- selves depreciated their sign "ure

ud frightened was capit. their complete disdain of the ast sacred contracts," be adds.

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by

Settlement.

On this point, the delegates are completely at loggerheads, and there is, further, sign of patience on both sides.

men,

STREET.

im-WASHINGTON SEARCH

future of her JAPANESE BADLY

FOR REVENUE.

MARKET TAXES.

•

Relic of War.

Committed for Trial.

The total saving in the past year has therefore amounted to £34%1⁄2

All the accused were committed Income Tax Surplus. millions. The total expenditure of for trial with the exception of a "The expenditure on supply ser- £77014 millions is thus 812 man named Richardson, who was vices is £12% millions less than the millions less than was estimated discharged, and another named Dalhurst, who is to give evidence. in the revised budget. September, forecast, the reductions

Cosgrave is the man who saved realised having been £34 millions

the life of one of the prison offl- as against £12 millions contemplat

The Dollar Exchange account, ciais, intervening when a crowd. ed in September. It will be ob- served that not merely were the from which £12,750,000 has been of convicts seemed likely to at estimates of the yield of Income taken to balance the budget, in-tack him. tax and surtax realised but they stead of the £23,000,000 contem- by Lord Snowden in provided a surplus of £19 millions plated

the September laaf, Is it relic of the CANADA AND THE towards meeting deficits on war when American and Canadian

FREE STATE.

Satisfactory progress is being made by the authorities in the task of cleaning up Chapel and to im- prove sanitary and living conditions in all the war arcas.

The work is belag speeded up in order that. It shall be completed before the warm weather: sets in. other heads of revenue." -Renter

KIRIN “REBELS" CAPITULATE.

ASSISTING THE NEW REGIME.

BOMB INCIDENT SEQUEL.

The National Accounts show securities, held in Britain by that the revenue during the year were mobilised by the Chancellor corporations and private investors, amounted to £770,963,000 and the

expenditure to £770,599,000. The of the Exchequer in order to meet revised budget forecasted Exche-dollar payments.--Reuter and Bri-

tish Wireless, quer receipts from Income tax of £272 millions and from surtax of £73 millions. The amounts re- celved in the year are respect-

ively £287,400,000 and £76,700,000. BALKAN FINANCE

Death Duty Surprise.

Post Office Down.

CRISIS.

LEAGUE COMING TO RESCUE.

:

OTTAWA REPORT

DENIED.

Ottawa, Mar, 31.

an.

FRONT LINE EVENTS.

It is reported that skirmishes are becoming more frequent in

A most emphatic denial of the report in a local paper regarding the Talchang area, several stiff "Virtue of Gold."

a possible refusal of a seat at the- brushes having occurred. Chinese

Washington, Mar. 31.

Imperial Economic Conference to Continuing their quest for new "Great Britain, on the contrary, reports state that an attack was

Harbin, April 1. On the other hand, cstate

the Irish Free State was given by launched by a detachment of sources of revente in their budget- thinka that her signature is worth

It is reported that the Twenty- Duties have only yielded £66,000,-

the Prime Minister, Mr. R. B. about four hundred has remained something. She

thair balancing drive, the House of Ro

Bri-000, which is £18 millions less than Eighth and Twenty-Second

Bennett, in the House of Commons. Puritan when it is a question of objective being unknown. They presentatives to-day turned its

The report, already denied un- keeping her word. If the pound were driven off, it is claimed, attention to Wall Street despite the gudes of the old Kirin Army have the budget estimate, while Stamps, capitulated and are enrolling in the which were estimated to produco

officially, suggested that Canada suffering considerable keenest opposition of members

£20 millions fell short by three did not fall as much as might have after

new army.

London, Mar. 31.

contemplated refusal if Ireland from New York.

The Twenty-Eighth Brigade a millions. been expected when the gold stand casualties

Owing to the gravity of the abolished the Oath of Allegiance. Was abandoned, it was because Meanwhile, the Japanese

Customs and exeine revenue was nancial The House voted taxes of one rived from Imlenpo this morning Are

situation In Austrin, It was pointed out that, the Gove the name of Britalu on a banknote establishing machine-gun nesta quarter of one per cent, on the sale and it is reported that it will be estimated to produce a total "of respresents that of an honoured at Chenju, well behind their pre- prices of stocks and shares, five transferred to the southern line £253 millions. The actual receipts Hungary, Greece, and Bulgaria, aernment had not even considered

meeting of the League of Nations the matter.- of for suppression of bandits.

for firm, which has something of the sont front lines, and at Hwangtu, centa per G$100 on the sales

The have exceeded this sum by Council has been summoned

Mr. Bennett said that the Free be millions but of this about £2 mil-April 12th. It is also reported that the Japan. grain, colton and other produce, Twenty-Second Brigade will

State had already accepted very virtue of gold.

lions Is on account of the now. Im- "But Britain's signature sym-ese are commencing to modernise fifty cents per $500 on real estate stationed at Imlenpo-Reuter,

port duties under the Abnormal This action is taken following invitation to the Conference and bolises centuries of financial recti- the fortifications of Woosung! conveyances, and one-eighth of ono

Importation Act, the Horticultural the report of the Financial Com had agreed to a postponement of the opening of the conference from, tude. "Virtue,' it is said, 'is its

per cent. on all bond transactions.

Products Act and the Import mitteo of the League which reconus July 18 to July 21 ̊to sult the con- Reuter's American Service. own reward, and Britain is to-day

met in Paris. Geneva messages vénience of some of the delegates. strengthening the

Duties Act.

state that the report advances pro-Renter. currency."

posals for ameliorating the situa- The Post Office net receipt iation which demand the prompt at- £700,000 less than expected, and tention of the League Counell.

British Wircleds: 38 A furthor ahor- tago in receipta from aundry loana and miscellaneous items.

These two latter heada ware. Taoi Yuen, the coolic who was estimated at £68,200,000 and have Barlously Injured by the bomb ax- realised £48,723,000. The -dit- With allver down both in Lon-plosion in the compound of St. ference is due mainly to the re don and New York, the Hongkong John's Cathederal on Wednesday duction In the amount paid to mis dollar declined 1/8th this morn-morning, died at the Government: ing, the rate being 18. 3d. The Civil Hospital at 5 o'clock this collaneous revenue from the ex-

change account.' market locally is inclined to be morning. easy.

As the man had been practically on the expanditure aldo, the "One would love to see the ree

Sliver fell a farthing in Lon- unconscious ever since his removal permanent debt charge as revised The man," who was 27 years of don, both spot and forward to hospital, It now seems certain

by... the Boptembar budget was markable example Just set by Great age, was attacked and terribly Speculators bought, and China that the police will be unable to fixed at 322 millions which in world followed by the whole beaten by an infuriated mob, con-operated both ways. The market solve the mystery surrounding the cluded 324 allons of the four Great Powers, to make a planter, who has been living since world," adda M. Lauzanne, "and sisting mainly of coolies, who left was

redemption. The whole of this quiet. After the official explosion. one would also like to see Great him lying unconscious in the fixing, there was no special fer-

sum has been issued and Applied Britain herself aay to the whole street

In the 3 manner provided world 'Go and do likewise, and then He would probably have been kill.

|ture, the market boing uncertain. In New York, where the market both confidence and morality would ad but for the arrival of a French is easy, there was a drop of-1/8th once again. prosper in the world." police rescue party, who took him The cross-rate, has improved to "Rauter and A

|to hospital,—Renter. :

| 3,80,

First of Great People.

"How is it possible that England,

who in almost dramatic circum-

INJURED

stances has just shown that the MOB ASSAULT IN

to-

first care of a great people should be to pay what they owe, can yet display so much indulgence warda people whose primary care would seem to be the evasion of their just obligations?" asks M. Stephanne Lauzanne, in the course of an article which he contributes to the Matin.

'

FRENCHTOWN.

Shanghai, Apr. 1, 11.25 am.

The Japanese are highly incensed following a mob at- tack on a Japanese printer in the French Concession yes- terday, afternoon.

DOLLAR SLIGHTLY

DOWN.

SILVER AGAIN ON

THE DECLINE,

VICTIM SUCCUMBS ·

IN HOSPITAL.

A Harbour Orion notification

the that an from

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DANUBIAN BLOC QUESTION.

GREAT POWERS MEET ING NEXT WEEK.

London, Mar. 81. -

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RUBBER PLANTER MYSTERY.

FOUND DEAD ON RIVIERA.

Nice, Apr. 1.

Mr. Ernest M. T. Commins, a A meeting of representatives of well-known Malay States rubber. preliminary survey of the Danu- Blan problem and to lay down guid last summer in a small villa at

small vil ing principles for the assistance of Monte Carlo, has been found dead lator conference of the Danubian in circumstances which have led States, will be held in London about

[the police to prosecute the middle of next week-Britů