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SOVIET OFFICIAL ARRESTED BY MANCHUKUO

· BRITISH PRISONERS IN RUSSIA

SUIFENHO INCIDENT

EMBARGO BARRING

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Moscow :May 10. Rumours to the effect that a 'general political amnesty, including the release of Messrs. Thornton and MacDonald, is likely to be proclaimed, are strongly denied in official quarters.

It is generally believed that there is little chance of the release of the British engineers while the British embargo on Soviet goods exists-ruter.

SUSPICIOUS PAPERS ALLEGED

A DOCUMENT

CHEWED UP!

Marbin, May 10. An extraordinary incident, which may re-arouse tension Soviet-Manchukuo in the dispute over the Chinese Eastern Railway, occurred at Suifenho yesterday, when M. Vorobieff was arrested.

M. Vorobie is the chief of the :Soviet Customs Administration in

the Sulfenho area. Ile was

re-

FEARS FOR turning to Russia in accordance

GANDHI

FRIENDS CALLED

TO POONA

CONDITION

CAUSES ALARM

Poona, May 9, Friends of Mahatma Gandhi were hastily summoned to the residence of Lady Thackersey at well. to-day by the known Bombay physician, Dr. Deshmukh.

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with the agreement for the re- i moval of the customs station from Suifenho to Russian territory when he was seized by Manchukuo frontier guards.

SUSPICIOUS DOCUMENTS.

It is understood that the allega tion against him is that his bag- gage contained many auspicious documents.

The Manchukuo frontier his guards allege that when baggage was being searched, M. Yorobicft natched up, chewed and swallowed an important document which he did not wish to fall into their hands.

M. Vorchief was then taken into jcustody,

Dr. Deshmukh is very seriously Other Soviet Customs officials concerned about the health of the who were returning to Russia were proceed without Congress leader and takes a very permitted to serious view of his condition.

Although Gandhi has been fast-) ing for little more than twenty- four hours, he is already showing signs of nausea and is feeling' the pangs of hunger very sentely.

- RESTLESS. NIGHT. Gandhi spent a very rastless night, securing only a few hoursi of broken sleep. He was attendedį by a mate nurse,

Mr. Naldu and Lady Thackersey were incessantly around him and

his son, Devadas and friends are

within.call.

hindrance-Router,

PRINCE - WILHELM'S WEDDING

POSTPONED TILL JUNE

Berlin, May

The wedding of Prince Wilhelm!

Our photo shows the bridge over the Luan River at Luanchow, which lin assumed great strategic importance as a result of the latest Japanese military operations. The bridge is of considerable importance to British interests in the aren

JAT JARGONO INAIA DE BARIZONAT BAGABULEIRUANDER SINKERTRE HOTELARI,

HELEN WILLS TO DEFEND TITLE

San Francisco, May 9. Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, the world's lady tennis cham- pion, announced to-day her decision to defend her title nt Wimbledon this year. She will be leaving for England very shortly.-Router.

RED ARMY INCREASE

ALL MEN BORN IN 1911 CALLED UP

CONSCRIPTION ORDER

(Special to "Telegraph")

United States Ready to Abandon

Isolation Policy

OFFICIAL STATEMENT SHORTLY

PREMIER'S REVIEW OF WASHINGTON TALKS

IMPORTANT RESULTS

London, May 9. That the United States is

SPECTACULAR prepared to abandon her

ADVANCE

JAPANESE BACK TO THE

LUAN RIVER

STIFF FIGHT AT CHANGLI

|MR. SOONG AND SILVER QUESTION

DISCUSSION AT STATE DEPARTMENT.

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Washington, May 9.

Mr. T. V. Soong, accom~ panied by Dr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese Ambassador, and twe Chinese

experts, continued their conversations with Mr. Cordell Hull on trade and monetary matters to-day, with special reference to future of silver. Mr. Cordell Hull was assisted by three experts. No official bitimation has been given regarding results.--- Renter.

traditional isolation policy vis-a-vis Europe's political! troubles, if a satisfactory Jagreement is reached at the UNUI CHEFANCYALANT:15ZIONE

Disarmament Conference, was disclosed by Mr. Ram- say MacDonald, speaking in the House of Commons to- night on his recent conversa-

tions with President Roose- velt.

NEW CHINA COINAGE

RUTH ELDER MARRIED AGAIN

FOURTH TIME OF ASKING

THREE DIVORCES

(Special to "Telegraph")

Tekprapho (By | Telegraph, Copyright. Menungen Ordinance, 1324. Eccelerd ty 120, 1,36 u,m.)

Yuma, Arizona, May 9. The well-known American airwoman, Ruth Elder, was married to-day to Mr. Arnold Gillespie, a Holly- wood film director.

This is Miss Elder's fourth matrimonial venture, her three previous marriages having ended "Inj divorces.

The aviatrix is chiefly famous for her failure to be-?? come

the Arst! woman to fly across the North Atlantic. She started from Roosevelt Field in an attempt to fly-

TESTING QUALITY nonstop to Paris. She was forced

OF SILVER

FOREIGNERS ON COMMITTEE.

to descend on the sea, and was picked up about 360 miles from the Azores by a Dutch ateamer.

The Premier remarked at tho Hantsin, May 10.

outset that hecould not say much Practically all the territory more than he said last Thursday. abandoned by the Japanese in

Anyone familiar with the issues their recent puzzling withdrawal involved must realise the state of from the Luan Ho region has the negotiations and that the post. been re-occupied according to tion in the very delicate matters Chinese advices from the sphere (which had to be faced without de- of hostilities.

lay and with determination to The Japanese carried out a reach a definite agreement could Mrangire Onliyaneu sectacular advance yesterday, not be improved by à full state.. p,) meeting with very Httle oppositionment on what was going on in a and occupied Lulung and Faning. tentative and purely non-commit.

Changli was re-taken last evening, tal way. anfording the only obstacle. Chin-

se troops from the surrounding districts had concentrated Changli and they offered stubborn

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She was divorced from Lyle Womack in 1928 on the ground of · technical cruelty-that he had treated him tornfully and had shown that she preferred a career. She won prizes in two benuty com- (Special to "Tolograph") petitions while employed as a Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphis dentist's assistant. She visited Resolved Has Hongkong during a world tour

last year-Reuter, Shanghai. May 10. A special committee, on which exports from the leading forekn and Chinese banks have been in- COMPLETE CO-OPERATION

viled, to serve, and whose works will be to examine the quality of Four days in Washington were silver dollars coined by the Cort- bc

Telegraph Icsistance before retiring. The all to brief for agreements, but itral Government Mint is to

TERM Tricargal. Compright. Mesanger Ordinance, 1893. Bresive [10, 1128 mmuž

May Japanese brought tanks and

Moscow, May 9. All Soviet male citizens

It is stated that

no special

ar-

moured tara into action before the

town was taken.

EXCHANGE ACCOUNT MEASURE

Commons Passes Its Second Reading

London, May 9.

they were long enough to enable organised in Shanghai, according Roosevelt and himself to exchange to it decision recently adopted by Information and survey the ground the Finance ministry,

The Mint, which began opern- The Chinese have re-crossed the which their respective Govern

tions on March 1, has to date be holding the west bank Special, factory issues were reached. coined 1,800,000 dollars which of Prussia to Miss Dorothea ven born in 1911 are being call-un Ho and are now reported to ments had to cross before satis-

There were three big sections they have been kept in the Central By 238 votes to 41, the House of Salviati. Axed for Tuesday next, ed up for enlistment into the

REPORTS CONFIRMED.

had to examine, namely war debts, Bank and the Mint treasury pend- Commons to-day passed the second Meanwhile, the Government of has suddenly been postponed until Red Army. India have authorised the laste of June, no explanation being given.

Peking, May 10.

the business that would come be-jing their examination by the com- reading of the Exchange Equalisa-

tlon Account 'Bill. n statement from Simla declaring | When the betrothal was announ-

Following in the wake of the fore the Economic Conference and mitter.

Meanwhile Mr. Luh Sueh-fu, the withdrawal, the third section, on which there that the release of Mr. Gandhi ced, the ex-Kaiser was furious and significance attaches to the order.rapid Chinese

The measure provides for in- does not indicate any change in Prince Wilhelm condemned for The recruits will be required to Japanese advance guards reached was a fairly prolonged conversa-director of the now Mint, has been crense In the Exchange Equalisa- the general policy of the Govern-having usurped the rule of the serve for one or two years, ac Changli yesterday avoning, accord- tion, on how the British Govern-udvised that the American techni- tion Account from £160,000,000 to ment regarding the release of House of Hohenzollern and be cording to the extent of their pre-ing to the latest reports from the ment regarded the European situa-cal adviser, Mr. Grant, is en route £350,000,000, and it has been in- elvil diaobedience prisoner.

tion, the prospects of peace and to China bringing a new design troduced primarily to prevent un- Luan region. come betrothed beneath his class. vious education.

An article in the military Shortly afterwards i Japanese the pacifying of disturbing ele for dollars which he will introduce due fluctuation in sterling' cx- Despite the opposition, however,

change quotations.-Reuter, the

the armoured train arrived at Houfeng- ments so that co-operation between to the Chinese Mint.-Reuters bann's of marriage were paper, Red Star, emphasises

necessity for weeding out from the tai, but was unable to proceed the two Governments at Geneva published last month.-Reuter,

recruits elements hostile to the further owing to the destruction should be, without coming to any working class.--Reuter.

of the railway bridge.

Reuter.

REPORT DENIED.

London, May 9. It is officially stated that there

is no-truth in the report sent to India from London that the Cabinet

will consider to-morrow Mr. Gand-ADMIRAL KELLY SEES

hi's appeal to suspend the Ordinances and to release the political prisoners-British Wire-}

Jean.

A TARIFF TRUCE FORMULA

DRAFTED IN LONDON YESTERDAY

THE KING

ON RÉLINQUISHING CHINA COMMAND

(Special to "Telegraph")

10, 1.02 a.)

STANDARDISING ARMIES.

HEAVY CASUALITIES.

The step is interesting in view Large bodies of Chinese troops of the Soviet attitude to the ques- are now concentrating on the west. tion of standardization of armies bank of the river, and Chinese at the General Commission of the forces are evacuating Lailung and Disarmament Conference.

Funing. Adoption of the principle

Chinese reports allege that standardisation, M. Dovgalevski Japanese planes bombed Lulung. said, would requiro no sherifice Chienna and other places inflicting on the part of the U.S.S.R. which heavy ensualties.-Router.

of

(u Zelegraph, Copyright. Telegraphis has no army conscripted for long- Aressure Ordinance, SEPAR Beceled Mar term service. A reduction of the Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, who term of the service, howover,. is relinquishing command of the would entail some sacrifice by the China Stution, to-day had audience U.S.S.R. with His Majesty the King Reuter.

ILLITERACY PROBLEM.

London, May 10, It is understood that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's announcement in the House of Commons Inst, night re-

arding the prospects of a tarif MR. QUO TAI CHI peoples of the U.S.S.R. are not

truce agreement, was the result of

a formula drafted by Mr. Norman Davis, Mr. Rureiman and Sir John Simon.

The formula has been forward- ed to President Roosevelt for up- proval.

RECEIVED BY THE QUEEN

(Special to "Telegraph") It is learned that the formula is

Telegraphic certain nimed at smoothing out

(Bu Telegraph, Copyright. Mearngen Ordinaner, 230ą. Received in difficulties in connexion with the 10, de m British contention that the truco

London, May 9. should not interfere with current Her Majesty the Qucon to-day received Mr. Que Tal-chi, the It is reported that Mr. Norman well-known Chinese diplomant, and Davis is also visiting, in the same his wife at the Palace.Renter. mattor, the Ambassadors in Lon-

Developing this contention. M. Dovgalevski pointed out that the equal in their level of develop ment. The U.S.S.R. was obliged to fight the scourge of illiteracy left

FAIR GENERALLY

The Royal, Observatory reports that the anticyclone now covers South Manchuria; pressure is re- latively low to the south of Japan and over Tongking.

Local Forecast: Moderate winds; fair South or variable generally,

TWO ARMIES.

alliance and without coming to any solid and sound agreement, complete as human beings with goodwill could make it.

DEBT QUESTION.

There was complete unanimity|

RUBBER BILL

RECEIVES SECOND

READING

London, May 9. of opinion, said the Premier, that: The House of Lords to-night| the International. Economic Con-passed the second reading of the ference could not be fully success- Rubber Contribution Bill, which

(Continued on Payê 7.) provides for contributions by rub-j

GERMAN OBSTRUCTION TO DISARMAMENT

IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS IN

LONDON

UNEMPLOYMENT

RELIEF...

U.S. BILL REACHES PRESIDENT

(Special to "Telegraph”)

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Washington, May 9. The House of Representatives have finally passed the Ave hun- dred million dollar Unemployment Relief B, one of 'President Roosevelt's measures to alleviate the distressing conditions ....... In Americn,

The Bill now goes to the Pre Rident for his signature.-Router.

London, May 9. Interview with Mr. Norman Davis, At the request of the German the United States special envoy facturers. Embassy, Dr. Rosenberg, one of who is now in London. The hope

ber manufacturers in the United it as a legacy by the old regime, for continental Europe nione. If,

Kingdom to the Research Associa- and though there had been great therefore, standardisation la need-

tion of the British Rubber Manu- achievements in this held much ed in order to effect & reduction time had still to elapse before the of armed forces, this standardia.

Lord Irwin, who introduced the entire population of the U.S.S.R. tion must be applleable to the cu- the Nazi Bir Five', was to-day that Germany would modify her Bill, said that £15,000 would be would reach the level of natl as fre world."

received by the Foreign Secretary, policy and enable progress to required, but it was estimated that Sir John Simon, and the Minister be made at Geneva is understood the contribution would not exceed which and beon literate for scores of years,

of War, Lord Hailsham.

to have been expressed by Mr. 1/45th of a ponny for each pound Dr. Rosenberg was sent to ex-Norman Davis. M. Dovgalevski pointed out the

He emphaalsed. the American

The Governmont grant, he add- USSR, which was not only a affairs. It is fearned that he vow that an atmosphere of good- special position occupied by the plain the Nazi policy on current European power but also had con discussed with the British Minis- will at the Disarmamant Con-od, would be discontinued.

The Research Association will aiderable territory focated in the tors the economic and military forence is absolutely essential for have to be closed down if the Bill Aslatie continent. In discussing position of Germany, and it a the success of the Economic Con- don of the Powers represented up- on the World Economic Conference

The R.M.S. "Empress of Russia" "But one must be logical. The the reduction of armaments, the believed that he also touched ference. He also made it clear is not passed, and the measure is organising committee. His first left Vancouver on Saturday and in Conference is dealing with the Soviet hai to koop in view not only upon the situation at the Disarma- that America is very opposed to supported by many Important or

hor, ment Conforonco.

the re-armament of any nation, ganleations despite opposition by

a number of firms.-Reuter. call was upon Mr. Matsudaira, the due at Hongkong on the 24 May, and question of a reduction of arma-Europe but also Asia and

Dr. Rononborg also had an Renter. Japanese Ambassador-Reuter.

Imonts for the entire world and not

Asiatic neighbors.

British trade nogotiations.

in the morning.

"Nevertheless," the Soviet dele- gate proceeded, the Soviet dele- gation agrees to the principle of standardisation of nemies.

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of rubber.