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GERMANY'S THINLY-VEILED DICTATORSHIP

TERROR IN MUKDEN

"SHOT ON SIGHT": WARNING

CHAOTIC SITUATION IN THE CITY

SILENT STREETS

Peking, Aug. 13. Mukden is in a state of complete chaos as a result of the activities of the "Volun.

Captain Goering, one "f Hitler's most trusted lieuten- ants, elected Speaker of the Reichstag.

MORE

teers" who have disorganis- WAR DEBT

ed the town.

All public utilities have ceased

I operate and the services are

ECONOMIES

not likely to be restored for REPAYMENT OF 4/2

PER CENTS.

some time, according to Chinese official circles here, who declare that they have received reliable information of the events in £2,000,000 SAVING IN :

Mukden.

The Japanese military are con- ducting a strenuous campaign in

INTEREST

London, Aug. 30. an effort to discover persons con- To-night's London Gazette an. announcement cerned in creating the confusion, contains

giving notice to the holders of Orders have been issued, com-the 4125 war loan 1925/45 that manding the inhabitants to remain indoors under pain of being shot the loan will be repaid at par on 1st December next. together down without warning.

That auch futhless measures are due on that date. Interest considered necessary reveals how the loan will then cense, effective the campaign of the

MILITARY CASTE TO GOVERN

EMPTY NAZI TRIUMPH IN REICHSTAG

HINDENBURG ORDER

Berlin, Aug. 30.

WHILE THE HITLERITES WERE WAXING ENTHUSIASTIC OVER THEIR FIRST SUC- CESS. IN THE NEW REICHSTAG TO-DAY, PRE- SIDENT HINDENBURG, CAPTAIN VON PAPEN

*Photo showing Naxis in a state of excitement in the Reichstag, a not

Uncommon occurrence.

JURY'S MIND BLURRED

CHENG CASE DIRECTION.

CRITICISED

TO-DAY'S "APPEAL”

HEARING

The summing-up of the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp) in the recent trial of Cheng Kwok-yau- for procuring the murder of George Fung was attacked by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., before the Full Court this morning.

Mr. Jenkin's attack was based, Jon eight points submitted yester- which he declared were

summing-up.

AND GENERAL VON SCHLEICHER WERE PUT F. R. BROWN EGYPT GOLD essential for a fair and sorrect

TING THE FINAL TOUCHES TO THE ESTABLISH- MENT OF A THINLY-VEILED DICTATORSHIP IN GERMANY.

That the Junker group now in control of the poli- tical situation have dropped Hitler definitely and are determined to keep him out of power is no longer doubted.

AGAIN

SPARKLING CENTURY AND SIX WICKETS

GOOD FORM

To-day, it was revealed that the Chancellor, Cap- tain von Papen, has received full powers from the Pre- TEST PLAYERS IN! sident to dissolve the Reichstag if it demands the annul- ment of old or new decrees or attempts to counteract his domestic policy. Documents to this effect have been signed by President Hindenburg and the datelines have been left blank.

QUEST

The Chief Justice, in the second line of his summing-up. said he was taking the case on broad general lines," said åle.

£500,000 IN BULLION Jenkin," and he added. I hope

RECOVERED

(Special to "Telegraph")

London, Aug. 30, More than half 21 million pounds worth of gold and silver

rightly."

Proceeding. he said the trial Judge had confessed he was not, following the usual course and had pointed out that the case was an unusual one. "No-one will deny that the case was very lengthy and difficult," said Mr. Jenkin.

MASS OF EVIDENCE. P. R. Brown, the Surrey and have, up to the present, been

"We know, too, that there was England bowler, whose sudden recovered from the wreck of the an exceptional mass of evidence, development into batsman of sunken P. and O. liner, Egypt: The evidence of Zimmern and ceptary-making possibilities has by the Italian salvage-ship, Christie alone occupied 100 pages been one of the minor sensations Artiglio.

of the Judge's notes, and the Judge said that their evidence contained brilliant performance in Surrey's Plymouth with

Improbabilities and last county engagement concluded gold and silver, carelessly lying

of inconsistencies.

"If there over' was a chng in which yesterday.

about the deck in boxes,

a mass of evidence should have been Volunteers has been and suggests Notice is also given to the bold-

He played an important part in that it is "getting on the nerves"

of 4%% Treasury bonds

The bullion was, however, very faifted, in which there should have It is indicated that the Govern- ¡President and Chancellor with the! the Japancac.-Reuter,

1982/91. that they will be repaidment proposes to issue emergency object of controlling the Nazis a sound victory over Middlesex, carefully guarded when once it been the fullest direction, in which at par on the same date with the deerees dealing with their converts the session of the Reich-scoring 135 in Surrey's first in had been hoisted on to the quay. the jury should have been given every

nings in a dashing display, and side. It was placed in a special this case is one.

assistance in solving the difficulties, 、 four months interest due on that economic programme at the begin- (stag into a farce. date. Interest on the bonds will log of next week.

The Reichstag, immediately the then taking 6 Middlesex wickets van, with heavy iron bars, for con-

"What is the possible state of then cease.

In the Reichstag, shortis befor date is inserted into the "dictator-for 63 runs.

veyance to London,

mind of this jury as regards the can do nothing Another bowler who is going to the the motion for adjournment, the ship" decrees,

The salvage-ship is returning (evidence of Zimmern and Christie met bera elected one of the Big which has not the full approval Australia, Mitchell of Derby, also to the wreck immediately in pur-dn this summing-up.

had a good match, taking twelve suit of the remainder of her value- "Firstly, the whole of the Four of the Nazi Pascist group, of Captain von Papen.

Leicester wickets, to enable Captain Herman Goering as the!

able cargo-Reutor.

Zimmern and Christie evidence victory by 36 runs.

had been admitted and placed Speaker of the House.

before them as proper material for their consideration.

with the six months' interest EX-CROWN PRINCE 'RUMGUR REVIVED of the senson, brought off another The Artigile to-day docked at difficulties,

EXCHANGE MARKET

UNCERTAIN

WATCHING EVENTS

IN NORTH

Following the success of Five Per Cent. War Loan con- version scheme, the announce. ments were anticipated.

They were in fact foreshadowed jin a Treasury statement last night.

OVER £150,000,000

out-

BIG MAJORITY.

RESTORATION RUMOURS,

The assumption of autocratic) Sutcliffe, Leyland, Tate, Verity, pro- control, or rather the contemplat- of the M.C.C. also figured The Hongkong dollar remains!

The voting was 367 to 216 in fed assumption thereof, has revived minently.

Goddard had 'one of his Fare unchanged this morning at 1.

favour of Captain Goering and the the rumours that the way is being The outstanding amount of the announcement of the result was paved, fourteen years after the spells for Gloucester, taking four- 43/8d. The market is uncertain,! and very little business is passing.2 per cent stock is £153,222,376, the signal for a wild burst of ca- overthrow of the ex-Kaiser, for teen Hampshire wickets at a cost the restoration of the Monarchy, of 198 runs when all other bow. there being a tendency to await comprising nearly £110,000,000 of thusiasm by the Nazis.

lors were inefective. Details will the Treasury Bonds and a little developments in the North.

Forming the biggest group in in fact if not in name. over £13,000,000 of War Loan the Reichstag by a considerable

Sensational news was telegraph-be found on Page Eight. In London, silver rose 1/16th. 1925/45. representing the

ed from Berlin by Reuter recently as one กายห India and speculators bought, standing balance of £900,000,000 margin they rose

to the effect that:- up Germany! shouting: "Wake Hail Hitler! with the amortisation of the un

The date of repayment coincides | The Communists responded with shouts of "Red Front! Hail converted residue of the 5% War Moscow!** Loan. The cancellation will in- As Herr Zetkin, supported by volve refunding operation buttwn women. Communists tottered the form which this will take will down the steps, he was replaced in

made not necessarily be

the Speaker's Choir by Captain insediately and the newspapers Goering.

anticipate that the terms on which the Treasury will offer a refund. ing man may not be disclosed be 'fore the end of September,

while China sold, the market issued in 1915. closing quiet with buyers satisfl- ed. After the official fixing, the market ruled easier, America be ing inclined to soll.

In New York, silver prices are unchanged, and the market is dull.

im-

.

The resignation of President LONDON TRAFFIC

of the

Hindenburg on his eighty-fifth birthday, on October 2, and the emergence

ex-Crown Prince (Little Willie of the war) ns a candidate for the Presidency is one of the startling possi- bilities of the German politlen) situation.

CRISIS

another ton

SEVENPENCE FOR

A VOTE

BRITAIN'S BARGAIN

ELECTION

London, Aug. 30.

wak

was

MURDEROUS HATE. "Secondly, they were directed that the purpose of that evidence as a whole was to establish two things-the existence of wurder- tous hate in the mind of the prisoner and the attempt to bring bout the murder of Fung, through Last year's general election in Zimmern and Christie. Britain was the cheapest on record, "Thirdly, the Judge directed so far as the cost of each vote was that the issue in the case concerned. The total expenses of (whether the Crown had proved the the candidates according to accused was the man who employ- White Paper issued to-day amount-jod Lau to organise the murder. STRIKE OF BUSMEN

ed to only £654,105.

They were directed that there LIKELY

The preceding olcetion in 1929))

a distinct gap between the which, resuited in the return of evidence of Tsui which did not the Labour

cast implicate the accused and the Government TO SEE PRESIDENT.

London, Aug. 30. The report, Reuter's correspon-

evidence of Zimmern and Christie. dent added, Is not a sensational! The threat of a serious disfoca- £1,213,607. In accordance

"Is it not clear that in these, Votes polled last year numbered circumstances, the with custom, Captain Goering and the Deputystory spread by Radical scare-tion of London's transport is con-

trial Judge but is opinion tained in the decision of a delegate 21,050,373 and cost a little over should have assisted these gentle- mongers,

the A net saving of about £2,000,000 Speaker will now request an in- in interest in next year's Budget is terview with President von His-circles.

current in German National conference of the busmen to de-sevenpence a compared with men by directing them how they

mand that the Executive of the about one shilling two years could bridge that gap? expected to be effected by the redenburg.

The ex-Crown Prince is living Transport Workers' Union au- earlier.British Wireless. payments decided upon.

He thorisen strike as from Septem- Captain Goering was a dashing in Germany at the moment.

a sensation at the last ber 23rd. This is the date aviator during the Great War caused He commanded in 1918 the air Presidential election by issuing which the Company's proposed police yesterday that a China pony The amount which the Treasury squadron named after

manifesto in favour of Hitler, the wage reductions operate. belonging to him was being ridden will have to find in December as a Richthofen.

Nazi (National Socialist) lender. in Queen's Road East, opposite result of last month's gigantic con-

"Richthofen Wellington Barracks, by a mafoo

He was Hitler's right-hand man when motur cur No. 322 overtook version operation and the present a tramcar and passed between the known until after September 30 us repayment proposals will not be

in the "beer-cellar" putsch 1923 pony and the tram.

when he the holders of £189,000,000 worth Munich In

PONY STRUCK BY MOTOR CAR

LEG BROKEN: HAS TO BE DESTROYED

Lieut. H. R. R. Prior of the Royal Artillery, reported to the!

FINAL AMOUNT IN DOUBT.

Circus."

the

TRUSTED LIEUTENANT,

The car struck the pony andor Five Par Cont. War Loan (re-wounded. broke its off hind leg. The presenting the balance of the ori animal was subsequently destroy-ginal loan which by July 31 had ed at the R.A.S.C. depot. Tony was valued at $300.

HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS

PRESTON &

CELTIC WIN AT HOME

von

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on

WEST INDIES UNION

This demand is tantamount to "MAY STARTLE WORLD,” n decision to strike, unless a set- tlement can be arrived at through Official circles will probably further discussions between the deny the report of the President's men and the Company In the mean- Intention, says Reutor, but con-time.-Renter firmation appears in an article in

PERSONNEL OF THE COMMISSION

"But a perusal of the summing- jup discloses. this fact-there is not a single sentence which gives the slightest assistance or direc- tion to these seven laymen as to how by law, or to proper applica- tion of fact, they could solve these difficulties."

Continuing, Mr. Jenkin said London, Aug. 30.

that from the summing-up the The Commission appointed by entitled to take the Zimmern. jury may have thought they were

and that the accused, on

that

A Munich paper, which Bays: "Hindenburg" will resign in the Suffering from ft.n overdone of the Colonial Secretary, which is The heither been, converted nor ear- He is, in fact, one of the men in autumn in favour of the ex-Crown epium, stated to have been self-ad- to visit the West Indies to examine Christia ovidence in its totality marked for repayment) will have whom Hitler has the completest Prince as administrator of the ministered, Leung Sit-chan, aged 19, the possibilities of closer union evidence, was the man likely to the option of asking for repayment confidenec, because he is the born Relch."

a married wonman, who occupied between Trinidad and the Wind have committed the crime that by the date.

room at the llung On Boarding House ward islands and the Looward he was just the sort of person to organiser and because of his The belief In Berlin is that was removed to the Government Civil As the claims for the repayment worldly polish:

Son of an old Prussian family proclamation on October 2, urging shortly after midnight.

President Hindenburg will issue a Hospital yesterday afternoon and died lalands, will comprise General Sir employ Lau. of this Loan by July 31 amounted

Charles Fergusson (Chairman), to £48,000,000, it is certain that which had numbered ministers of the election of the former Crown

Sir Charles Orr and Sir Sydney BLURRED AND CONFUSED. with the repayments announced State in its ranks, husband of a Prince as his successor.

Armitàgo-Smith." to-day, the Treasury will need at Swedish baroness, member of the

It was possible that the jury They hope to leave not inter entered on their consultations with "If the ex-Crown Prince takes many surprises up their sleeves, least $201,000,000 on December 1. Reichstag, during the war he dla the field as a candidate for the which, when they come to light, than the middle of November. The blurred and confused minds as to

tinguished himself as a fighting Freakdency," the Munich paper may startle the world,

Commission will proceed first to how they could rightfully apply officer and was awarded the order indda, "Bavaria's Independence The ex-Crown Prince, who cole- the Leeward Islands, spending the different parts of the evidence

something may bo at stake, and therefore brated his fiftieth birthday with Decomber in the Presidencies com- to the issues before them. Loudon Aug. 30.

It ta quito cortain, however, that of "Pour le Merite, the Government will be able to much higher than the rather there is no reason for surprise his family at Ools, in Silesia, fast posfug that group, January in the Mr. Jenkin then dealt with each In the Second Division of the borrow at remarkably low rates cheaply bestowed Iron Cross. Ile that strong forces' have been at month, has been loading the life Windward Islands and reaching paragraph of the summing up. English Langue, Preston were at and will have no dificulty in moet walks with a slight Himp as the work for the creation of the post of a private German citizen since Trinidad in February-British Tho jury, he said, were left to home to Barnley to-day, and made ing all its commitmonte on forma result of an old bullet wound. of a Bavarian State President, his return from his oxile on the Wireless.,

mistake about the result which will represent a large sav-

who would be ex-Crown Prince island of Wieringen, in Holland.

points whether they believed the winning by six goals to one.

Rupprecht."

He has plenty of money, travels In this First Division of the

The voting in the Reichstag It is expected that the necessary

Among the passengers who arrived Teul evidence, whether they be SURPRISES IN STORE.

a great deal in his high-powered on the Empress of Asia this morning loved the Zimmern-Christie Scottish League, Celtic entertained funds will be raised by short-term rooms to suggest that the Nazlet

car and is a constant visitor to ware Sir William Hornell, Mr. and evidence, (and there was ab Ayr and won by four goals to one borrowing-Reuter and British have control of the House, but Political circles are convinced International tennis and boxing Art. 7. A. Redmond, Mr. and Mrs. limitation suggested about thin

the latest steps taken by the that the men now in power have tournaments.-Reuter and N.E.A. Wallend, and Mr. P. Lauder.

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Wireless.

LOW INTEREST.

EMPTY TRIUMPH.

make up their minds on three