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GIANT LINER'S STORMY ATLANTIC CROSSING

MANCHURIA

BATTLE

JAPANESE CLAIM

A ROUT

THREE HOUR CLASH

(Special to "Telegraph")

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphie Stesspra Ordinance, 1884. Facalunk, Disember 23, 250 KM)

Harbin, Dec. 29.

Two thousand anti-Manchukuo Volunteers, commanded by Gen- oral Li Hai-tain, were routed by Japanese forces in the vicinity of Tailai, according to Japanese re- ports.

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The extraordinary disparity bo- tween the lossoa alleged to have been suffered is more marked than usual.

According to the Japanese re- ports, the engagement betwon the rival troopa lasted for three hours, in which time the Japanese suf fered the loss of one man killed and one wounded.

After this, the Volunteers are said to have beat a hasty retreat having lost-123 officers and men and also fifty horses.

The battle took place near Tai- lai, about sixty-five miles to the south of Taitaibar. The forces of General Li Haitsin are reported to be retreating to the north, with the Japanese in pursuit-Reuter.

A giant Atlantic liner driving Into Forriáš send during a gale. The Majestic, which arrived In New York yesterday after the stormiast crossing for years, suffered much minor damage in the

bows and ono scarpeɑ was killed.

SOFIA CABINET MAJESTIC IN

RESIGNS

POLITICAL CRISIS

NOT FEARED

Sofin, Dec. 28. Bulgaria's political problems have come to a head and tho bave tendered their

Cabinet

rosignations.

It that

however, 18.

GALE

BULKHEAD SMASHED BY GIANT WAVE

bolleyed SEAMAN KILLED

all difficulties will be smoothed out and a crisis as a

Now York, Dec. 28.

rosult of the change of regime is The giant White Star liner not anticipated.

Majestic sailed into New York King Boris hia consulted all the harbour many hours late to-day party leaders and it is generally after one of the roughest Atlantic expected that M. Mouchanoff will crossings for several years. be asked to-morrow to undertake i the task of forming Д

new

Although the biggest ship in Cabinet with the support of those the warld at present sailing the groupe which formed the retiring government.-Router:

AIDING STRICKEN

PEOPLES

NEW CONVENTION IN FORCE

London, Dec. 28. Twenty-seven countries have so far accoded to the Convention creating the International Relief

Union.

Co-

to

THE GREAT SLUMP

EXCHANGE CONTROL

PROBLEM.

ADDING TO TRADE STAGNATION

London, Dec. 28. The damaging effect of exchange restrictions upon British trade with South America is en-

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seas, the Majestic received a severe battering, and considerable i minor damage was done aboard her by terrific seas,

As a result of the storm, one seaman was killed and two cooks were nearly drowned on board.

A giant wave struck the liner when she was steaming into the teeth of the gale on. Friday.

CONSULAR

INVOICE

PROBLEM

ATTITUDE OF THE

CUSTOMS

TAKING NANKING'S ORDERS

The news from Canton that the Kwangtung Provincial Govern- ment and tho Customs Omees in the province had been instructed to admit goods without consular Invoices, and that the Hongkong; Invoice once would shortly cense to function, has aroused consider- able comment in Hongkong

A Telegraph representative whe visited the Hongkong Invoice Office this morning was informed that the acting head of the Office was in Canton at present, having gono thora last night for the pur- pose of discussing the matter, with the Canton authoritica. No official notification on the subject had been received, it was further stated.

HONGKONG POSITION.

In the meatime, it is stated that the Customs offices for Kowloon, Canton and; Swatow have intimat- ed that they must obey the orders of the Nanking Government and insist on consular favolees, and that the Hongkong Involee. Office has notified.

merchants to this effect

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SOUTH AFRICA OFF GOLD STANDARD

PUZZLING MONEY

SITUATION

GOVERNMENT AGAINST LINK WITH STERLING BLOC

POLITICAL FIGHT IN

THE MAKING

Capetown, Dec. 29.

The bewildering money situation created by the abandonment of the gold standard is clarifying after. some hours of groping in the dark..

It is anticipated that business will now rapidly ad just itself to the situation.

In the meantime, there appears to be a distinct possibility of the financial crisis being followed by a political crisis.

Mr. Tielman Roos, the Nationalist leader, made a

HABITUAL

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Yoravda Coal at Poons, where Gandhi is still kept a prisoner. It is believed that the Government may shortly authorien his ralonum.

GANDHI NOT

TO FAST

speech at Johannesburg yesterday, virtually offering to LONG CONFERENCE AT

lead an anti-government coalition.

General Smuts, In a speech at Germiston, wishing Mr. Tielman Koos luck in his campaign for rally-

mafiming-kong shippers ing the Nationalists to his banner,

to comply with the Invotee regulations in regard to goods consigned for Canton.

The Hongkong Office was opened as recently as December 1st. Mr. Y. H. Wen taking over the duties of Invoice Officer. He has, how- ever, been absent from the Colony for some considerable time now.

TO SUCCEED LI CHAI-SUM

GEN. CHU PEI-TEH APPOINTED

of

said he thought there was at

a combination present such forces as would be capable of driving out the government.

SMUTS' CONDITION.

According to Mr. Tielman Roos, however, General Smuts, while assenting to the possibility of a combination of parties, explains that it must be on such a basls as not to impair the strength of the South African party.

SINO-SOVIET RELATIONS

RUSSIAN MINISTER NOT YET APPOINTED

Nanking, Dec. 29,

POONA

(Our Own Correspondent),

(By Tatigraph, Copyright, Telegraph Kamagra Ordinands, 1882. Tīsosired, December |29, 101 am.)

London, Dec. 29. Gandhi hold a thine-hour con- forenco with his advisors, Pl

Poona to-day, strong pressure be- ing brought to bear upon him to refrain from undertaking a new

It is expected that Dr. W. W. fast.

whone Yen,

appointment +44 It le understood that the out- Chinese Minister to the Soviet come of the conference was that

It is interesting to note that Government has been approved by Gandhi agreed to postpone in- the State Council, will proceed to defintely his threatened "fast, unto while business men throughout

the country Interpret the Govern. Moscow from Genova to prosent death." ment's action in relieving the his credentials after the conclu- The Reserve Bank of responsibility for ston of the work of the Committee hearing what was being done,

Congress leader, after. payment of notes in gold as aban- of Nineteen which is resuming its expressed himself satiofled for donment of the gold standard, Mr. deliberations on the Manchuria the present that everybody con- Havenga, the Finance Minister, issue not, later than January 16.

Dr. Yen's credentials

cerned is doing his utmost to declines to agree with this inter-

maintain progress towards the have been signed by Mr. Lin Sen, the President of the State Council. Dr. Yon will remain as chief Chinese delegate to the League Assembly.

will ba

Nanking, Dec. 29. gaging the very The National Government this serious attent-morning announced the appoint- tion of British ment of General Chu Fei-teh to pretation, at least in its entirety.sent to Geneva as soon as they removal of Untouchability. -commercial clr- aucceed Marshal LI Chai-sum as

cles.

Director of Military Training in

"VIRTUALLY OFF".

A conference Nanking. Marshal Li was former- In an interview to-day, ' Mr. | on the subjectly military ruler of Kwanglung Havenga stated that the Union was held at the and Kwangai and returned to was virtually off gold. The banks Board of Trade Hongkong some time ago after must quote exchange on a new in London last resigning all his Nanking posts. basis and internal gold circulation week under the The Government has also ap-I would cease. chairmanship of pointed General Tang Sang-chi,

Frederlek former Military Governor Leith-Ross, chief economic adviser Hupeh, a member of the Military to the Government.

Leith Rose.

Sir

this

conferenco,

and

Council-Rensha.

The wave smashed in a bulk- Following head, wrecked the crew's scullery which was attended by representa NEWFOUNDLAND'S and completely swamped out this tives of commerce, industry part of the ship, the seaman being finance, the Association of Cham- killed outright while the cook bera of Commerce and the Federa was rescued when on the verge tion of British Industries have of drowning.

COLLECTION FOR WIDOW.

FINANCE

of

South Africa, he added, is really upon a regulated gold” exchange basis.

to be a distinction without a dif- Generally speaking, this appears

very few trans-

It is disclosed that the Chinese Government, have not yet received formal notification from Moscow regarding who will be appointed Soviet Minister to Chinh-Router.

NAZI VETERAN RESIGNS REICHSTAG

FRANCO-GERMAN TRADE PACTS

TWO AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED

Paris, Dec. 28. The texts of two Franco- [German trade agreements have

been published And a third foreshadowed.

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The first modifies the Convon- tion of 1927 and its main provi-

Octogenarian to Remain atons are that existing tariffs can

in Prussian Diet

be modified at a fortnight's notice and that the application of the most-favoured-nation: clause will Berlin, Dec. 28. be restricted instead of general. The Nazi deputy, ax-General: The second agreement creates a

exchango transfer dif-

ference. The Government, how- over, has decided not to link the South African pound with sterling or to devalue the currency. Its object is to provide relief in

circularised all their members BRITAIN AND CANADA money and kind and to

with a view to ascertaining the "LENDING AID

FEW TRANSACTIONS. ordinato relief works in respect

total amount awaiting remittance. The weather moderated Inter from certain countries in Central of public misfortunes

There were duo

London, Doc. 28. and a collection was made among and South America to the United exceptional circumstances, the

Financial difficulties being exactions to-day and the banke gravity of which exceeds

the passengers, who raised over Kingdom, but which has been held perienced by the Newfoundland adopted Saturday's gold rate. It the £50 for the benefit of the seaman's up owing to oxchange control. Government are according to asis will not last vors long. It Lietzmann, who is eighty-four years Franco-German office in Paris to limits of the powers or resources

is generally felt, however, that of stricken poople.

widow, Tho Canadian Prime Reuter,

messago · from St. John's being The Convention came into Minister, Mr. R. B. Bennett, was

overcome with the aid of the is believed that the South African of age, has resigned his seat in settle operation at Geneva yesterday. among those who travelled on the

British and Canadien Govern pound will soon begin to move the Iteichstag, of which he is the quities. Router.

nearer the starling love).

senior member.. Suffering from Internal Injurica

General Llotzmann will remain They will assist Nowfoundland through being knocked dwon by a

The banka are, for the time) tramcar in Des Voeux Road Central, to meet interest payments due on being at least, refusing to sell a member of the Nazi Party and

NEW ELECTRIFIED with an initial fund of 420,000 SMALL-POX CASE IN Lam Nam, aged 11, of Lan Kwai January 1 by providing $1,479,000 foreign exchange except for the of the Prussian Diet-Router.

RAILWAY Fong, was taken to the Government out of approximately $2,000,000 smallest amounts. Civil Hospital yesterday afternoon. due-Router.

LONDON TO. BRIGHTON IN AN HOUR

For its principal

resources tho

Majestic-Reuter.

Union will depend on donations,

boqueats and public contributions,

Swiss francs contributed by States members.British Wire-

lesa.

ITALIAN CLAIM

HEIGHT RECORD

BY SEAPLANE

menta.

KOWLOON

SCHOOL STUDENTS TO

CHENG CLEMENCY PETITION

BE VACCINATED

Following the receipt of n

circular from the medical auther NO DECISION NOW LIKELY BEFORE

itles by parents of children at-

跬 rumour

THE NEW YEAR

Sterling gold shares advanced atondily In the market, which was busler than at any time since Britain abandoned the gold stap-| dard.

MINING SHARES DOWN.

Great interest was also display- ed on the London Stock Exchange

HOME RUGGER

LEICESTER JUST WIN AT HOME

London, Dec. 28. In the developments in South Leicester to-day, Lofcoster defeat In a keen rugger match at Africn. South African mining ed Manchester by 9 points to 8. shares were down, but there was enter Hittle solling-Reuter and British,

JO'BURG_SENSATION,

Johannesburg, Dec. 29.

London, Dec. 28. The Mayor of London and the. Lady Mayoress will open the flod line from London to Brighton. Southern Railway's now electri- on Friday.

The now sorvico, for which luxuriously-equipped coaches have been built, will operate from Sun day. New trains, each costing £36,000 will accomplish the London-Brighton journey of fifty miles non-atop in sixty minutes. British Wireless

EXCELLENT EFFORT tending the Central British

|School anking that all children' boi

vaccinated,

Although bocamo

n meeting of the Ordinarily, the reapita granted Rome, Dec. 28. provalent yesterday that small- Executive Council was held this to Chang pending a decision re-re An altitude of 8,200 metres was pox had broken out in the pen-morning an action has yet been garding the appeal to the Privy renched to-day by a 170 h.p. Flat insula.

taken regarding the petition for Council would have expired in

tend has cancelled the agreement scaplano. This is claimed to be Enquiries by a Telegraph re-elemency

mid-December. A further respite on behalf of Cheng was granted, and from an authori

for the sale of gold by the Reservo a new world record for tourist presentativo at the Medical De Kwok-ynu, who is under sentence tivo source it is learnt that this

Bank. seaplanes,

partment this morning elicted the of death for the murder of George will exple on either January 14 ber of Mines will as longer sell It is understood that the Cham-

There is a possibility of a new The international altitudo information that an infant of five

This information was conveyed record for all typos of craft is yours had contracted small-pox and

gold. held by Great Britain, Capt. Uwine as a sister was attending the School, to a representative of the Tele the Governor-In-Council will reach as free to sell in the world market This has created a profound sens Mr. and Mrs. R. Collis, and “ Hr..

agreement boing ronchod whereby It is not now anticipated that, The Reserve Bank regards itself the supply will be continued. having down to a height of, 18,404 the circular was insuod merely graph following the meeting this any decision regarding the peti- following the Government's action,

простий

metres Reuter,

| as.sí procautionary measure..

Fung.

or 15.

morning of the Executive Counell, l'tion until Die New Year.

which the. Rand producers con-sation here--Reuter,

Residents returning by the P, and O. liner Carthage yesterday included Mrs. D. MoFarren.