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A WATAWABS TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1932.

廿四十月三

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

WAR OF THE

SPIRITS

TRANCE MEDIUM | ACTION

ABSTRUSE POINTS

BY JUDGE

GRAVE ISSUES

(Reuter's Special Service).

London, Apr. 18.

A large number of obstruse, but striking, points engaged the attention of Mr. Justice Me-. Cardie to-day in the course ́ of a long summing-up in the Trance; Medium Case.

The case is one in which Mrs. Meurig Morris, the well-known medium, is suing the Daily Mail for hel casting reflections upon the genuineness of her mani- festations. The hearing has last- vd several days and has now renched the fun stages.

Good and Evil.

Mr. Justice MeCardie pointed out at while a great deal had been heard in the case about good spirits communicating with living people, a minimum had been heard about evil spirits, which said to exist.

wore

It seemed to him that if evil spirits could communiente

with

the good spirits, the jury would

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NERVOUSNESS CHANGE FOR

Moscow Accuses Japan of Seeking a Pretext

THE MANCHURIAN

ADVENTURE

OUTSPOKEN WARNINGS IN NEWSPAPERS

IMMINENT DANGER

GRO

Riga, Apr. 18.

ROWING NERVOUSNESS IN OFFICIAL CIR- CLES IN MOSCOW IN CONNEXION WITH WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS THE IMMINENT DAN- GER OF WAR IN THE FAR EAST, IS PLAINLY EVIDENT.

The Soviet newspapers, which are all under Government control, are becoming daily more ASKING FOR outspoken regarding the developments in Manchuria,

TROUBLE and they warn Japan that though it may be easy to find a pretext for war, it will be disastrous for Japan! if she mistakes the Soviet's desire for peace for inability to fight if the necessity arises.

Official circles allege that the Japanese agents in Manchuria are employing the White Guards to carry out terroristic acts and are then accusing Soviet officials of the Chinese Eastern Railway of the commission of these acts. It is alleged, in other words, that Japan is trying to force a quarrel on the Soviet.

jeourse

living people as efficiently as could i The newspaper Pravda in the, that these arrests are the sequelį

of a bitter criticism of to the blowing up of the Japanese see how grave a question Was Japanese activities, says that the troop train and warmly deny that raised by the spiritualist everd. Soyist millions are ready to oppose the outrage was carried out at the

any Japanese attempts to convert, instigation of the parts of Soviet territory into a Soviet officials.

Central Figure,

The jury, he said, had to de.huffer State.

to

ride whether Mrs. Morris, in her The journal advises Japan sermons, was delivering messages think well before drawing the from some discarnale spirit named Soviet into her Manchurian adven-publish a report Power-who must be regarded as ture.

the central figure of the case-

or whether

she was speaking

from her early Hie.

re-

Ingents

MANY ARRESTS.

Soviet or by

TOKYO REPORT. The Moscow newspapers also from Tokyo in connexion with the measures taken by the Foreign Commissariat in regard to the Chinese Consul at

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AMERICAN IRISH ON WARPATH ·

"ENGLAND WILL BACK DOWN”

SEZ MR. FORD

New York, Apr. 18.

An attempt is being made

FREE

Evants are moving towards a crisie in Ireland as a result of de Valora's ambitions. The main picture above indicates his fate in 1923, when he was arrested

for mesiree State Holdiers, by

in New York to rally the PROTESTS

whole body of Irish-Ameri- cans to the cause of Eamon de Valera, in his challenge to Britain.

Mr. Ford, the President of the Irish World, a New York newa. Irishmen in the United States to paper, has appealed to fellow- organise an Irish Race Convention in New York.

IGNORED

GERMAN SEIZURE OF BRITISH FUNDS

Asked

London, Apr. 18.

the in

House

SHANGHAI PEACE

OUTLOOK

(Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghai, Apr. 19. While it would be dɛn- gerous to jump to conclu- sions about the peace pros- pects, the outlook would seem to be brighter to-day than it was, for instance, yesterday.

Mr. Samuel Chang, the Director of the Intelligence and Publicity. Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, has notified Sir. Miles Lampson and Mr. Shigamitau that Mr. Quo Tai-chi is due to return to Shanghai from Nanking, probably to-day.

Ready To Resume.

Mr. Quo Tai-chi will be ready, the says Mr. Chang, to resume negotiations with the Japanese for cessation of hostilities and the- withdrawal of the Japanese forces' into the International Settlement? Sir Miles Lampson has instruct; ed that M. Wilden, the French Minister, and Count Clano, the Italian Charge D'Affaires be In- formed to this effect.

Hopeful Indications.

MOB ATTACKS ON It is believed that the Nanking

POLICE

SERIOUS INDIA INCIDENTS

Government has recolved from Dr. W. W. Yen at Geneva, cables giving hopeful indications regard. ing the solution of the Shanghai peace problem.

Italian Ships Recalled.

Rome, Apr. 18. Owing to the improved situp- tlon in Shanghai, Signor Mussolini

TROOPS OUT AT the controy user renta

PESHAWAR

London, Apr. 18.

In a statement circulated in the

House. of Commons, reviewing tho events of laat week in India, Slr Samuel Hoare referred to a re- crudescence of Red Shirt activi- ties in a part of the Peshawar District, north of the Kabul River, whore large crowds made efforts, Buccess, to with considerable Interfere with the elections.

and the destroyer Espero to ro turn home.-Router,

£95,000 REFUSED FOR PICTURE

LARGEST BID EVER MADE IN ENGLAND

London, Apr. 18. Art experts from Europe and The Police had to be reinforced America were present at Lambton Castle, Durham, when many world- of by troops to disperse stone-throw-famous works of art from the col- lection of Lord Durham were

From memorised serraons or spenk .It.is reported that following the Blagoveschensk.. ing extempore on ideas derived Japanese allegation that Soviet The Tokyo message states that a

were responsible

In his article, Mr. Ford declares: for representative of the Japanese His dynamiting the railway, causing Foreign Office interviewed the

"England will back down It was a curious feature, the Japanese troop train disaster Tass Agency correspondent and

when she finds that Irish Re-Commons to-day whether arrange-ing crowds armed with lathia.

had monts

been made for In one instance, the Police were auctioned to-day. Lordship added, that Power

of declared: last week, wholesale arrests

"This measure

determined to publicans are

the restoration to British Tuned to disclose his identity.

the Chinesedoubtedly entirely dissolves sus- hold their own and when she His Lordship had not conclud.Soviet omcials of ed his summing-up when the Eastern Railway have been made picions of any connexion between

learns that the Irish in America owners of the remittances belong compelled to fire and here in the last few days.

the Soviet and General Ma Chan-

are in every possible way aid to them, recently detained in casualties were twelve police in- опе in transit jured, two seriously, and German banks while Court adjourned,

The Soviet Government is awarelshan."--Reuter.

ing Ireland to achieve complete from Budapest to London, the rotor killed. After the poll, the independence."

Under-Secretary for Foreign Af- fairs, Captain Eden, stated that situation quieted.

TOKYO MUNITION

EXPLOSION

FIFTY

HOUSES

WRECKED

Tokyo. Apr. 19, 10,42 aan.

A number of persons were in- jured. flty houses were partially wrecked, and the whole neighbour- hood was thrown into confusion and partial panic this morning when an army ammunition store on the outskirts of Tokyo blew up.

The explosion was terrifle and it was a wonder that the damage Cause དེས was not greater. The not definitely known, but it ap

to Bave been tluc pears

WOMAN LEADING REBEL FORCE

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It will be recalled that a sim Jar Irish Race Convention was the Foreign Secretary was clear Despite the special efforts of Harbin, Apr. 19. by an armoured train, commenced held in New York in March, 1916, that the British bondholders have the National Congress Party to Harbin from after a similar appeal by Mr. a very strong claim to the release rouse public interest in "National

of those funds. It is reported that a young Chi-1 advance

Ford.

Week", the results were singular- nese woman, a graduate of a Com-Shihuohotze this morning.

The Easter Week rising tu Ire- munist Military Academy, has ar- Government troops pulled up the

The British Ambassador in Ber-ly small. A renewal of distur rived from the U.S.S.R. in order to railway track near Weishaho, but Innd occurred six weeks later.un has again been instructed to bances occurred in Allahabad, take the position of Chief of the the track was repaired by the rail- Reuter'a American Servier., Partisan Detachment, with bead way authorities. All traffic on the quarters at Hengtaohotze,

line has been interrupted for nine The old Kirin Army, supported hours.-Reater.

REGULATING PIG IMPORTS

COMMISSION TO BE SET UP

commissions)

two reorganisation are to be set up for the ngricul- tural industry-one for milk and milk products, and the other for pige and pig products.

NEW INDIAN GOVERNOR

SIR R. GRIFFITHS INSTALLED

London, Apr. 18.

of India, Lord

The Viceroy Sir Edward Grigg will preside willingdon, who flew to Peshawar over the first and Colonel Lane from Delhi, last week, to-day"

installed Slr Ralph London, Apr. 18. Fox over the second, which, inter formally The Minister of Agriculture, Sir alia, will consider the quantitative Griffiths us first Governor of the spontaneous combustion-Reuter, John Gilmour, announced in the regulation of imports of pigs and North West Frontier Province.

A talking lm was taken of the House of Commons to-day that bacon-British Wireless,

ceremony.-British Wirrlena,

LAST OF JUNIOR LOCALS

VARSITY DECISION

to

We are informed by the Regis trar of the University of Hongkong that the Council of the University has decided to discontinue the hold- ing of the Junior Local Examina- tion after the examination to be hold In November, 1982.

The Royal Observatory reports that the anticyclone has moved into the Eastern Soa. Depressions are situnt- ed near Vladivostock and Tokyo. Local forecast:-East winds, ma. derato; cloudy with mist or foR. probably some rain lator.

Tracks on the Chinese Eastern Railway torn up. The incident is becoming increasingly common. The Soviet alleges that Japan la stage-managing the interference in order to provoke an incident. Japan declares that the reveřin fruly represents the faqts.

press this viewpoint strongly on where owing to continued bricki the German Government.

jand stone throwing, thirty rounds were discharged, two rioters-be- The German Government has taken no step to prevent the deten- ing killed and twenty injured. tion by the Dresdner. Bank, Berlin, The situation was controlled with- of the remittance, which was made in two or three days,

Lawrence's portrait, "Red Boy."

largest bid ever made for a picture wus withdrawn at £96,000, the in England thus being refused. British Wireless.

NO MORATORIUM EXTENSION

ELECTION TOO NEAR FOR HOOVER

Washington, Ajr. 18.

Government circles indicate that

not expect President

by the City of Budapest and which Activity also occurred at Cawn-they do was in transit to England for the pore but improved quickly when Hoover to initiato another morn- service of the City of Budapest's the Police were reinforced, and in torium when the present period- obligations to British subjecta. Bombay National Week proved of grace expires on June 30,

The statement follows the out British Wirelona.

almost a complete failure. Else-

the ery of the anti-debt revisioniste whore

India, throughout

avert Week effects of National

were and may be designed to nogligible and in aoveral pro further attacks until the public. vinces, concludes the statement reaction to the recent suggestions report, it passed almost unnoticed. of Mr. Al Smith and Dr. Nicholas

British Wirelesa.

Murray Butler, the latter having. always been a strong advocate of cancellation.-Reuter.

KING'S GODSON.

MARRIED

THEIR MAJESTIES

ATTEND

London, Apr. 18.

The King and Queen to-day at-i tanded the wedding at Westmins ter Abbey of Lord Hyde, the King's godson and heir of the Earl of Clarendon, and the Hon. Marion' Glyn, daughter of Lord and Lady' Wolverton.

RELIGIOUS RIOT AT CALCUTTA

HINDU-MOSLEM OUTBREAK

AUTOGIRO TO FLY TO CAPE

BRITISH AIRMAN'S

Calcutta, Apr. 18.

PROJECT The discovery of a dead piy Nathati,

London, Apr. 18. Their Majestics, who signed the outside the Mosque of marriage register, were loudly near Calcutta, was followed by Mr. J. N. Young, an ox-Air cheered by a large crowd outside a serious outbreak of communal Force pilot, Intonds shortly to fly autogiro. the Abbey.

rloting, in the course of which one to South Africa In an Lord Clarendon, who is the man was killed, and 22. injured. machine. This will be the first Governor-General of South Africa, The police made thirty-seven long distance autogiro fight and was unable to leave his official arrosta before the disorders were as the machine is designed for safety and not speed he is not duties but Lady Clarendon travell-qualled. ed from Cape Town to see her son The trouble appears to have attempting any records.

He thinks that as it is able to married.

originated in the refusal ofà

with large landing The King and Queen specially Hindu landlord to allow his dispense drove up from Windsor Castle to Moslem tenants to sacrifice a cowgrounds the Autogiro is speciall .tho Moslem festival, anitable for undeveloped country attend the ooremony Britisk during

British Wiralean, Bakrid Router Wireless and Reuter.