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TROUBLE BREWING IN Death

THE PHILIPPINE

Farm Tenants Threat Of General Strike: Troops Called Out

MANILA, Mar. 7.

CLIMAXING A WEEK of agrarian unrest, in which several hundred troops have been distributed in the affected provinces as a result of the rebellious attitude of the tenant farmers, the National Assembly has voted the $250,000 emergency appropriation which President Manuel Quezon requested, in order to "augment facilities to enable the Government to control and suppress acts of violence: and lawlessness."

The situation is tense in the Pampanga, Bulacon and Nue- vaecija provinces, although the presence of armed soldiers has prevented a recurrence of last weck's clash at Pampanga in which 15 were wounded, when share-croppers attacked troops guarding the division of the rice

crop.

Meanwhile Presiden! Quezon has toured the agrarian areas and warni- ed share-croppers that if they car- ried out their threatened general strike the Government would imi- port sufficient rice to

the break strike.

The Labour leader, Pedro Abad "The Government Santos retorted: cannot suppress the peasants' strug- gle for economic libernilon by shoot-i ing them down."

The tenants have long been dis-j

the age-old semi- gruntled with feural landlord system, and recently stirred to action with the nid nf Socialist agitatora.

the

stated that It is reliably agitatory Bre secretly organising thousands of tennis in an attempt forcibly to seize the harvestable to the than submit corps, rather Inndlords' 'division with the share- croppers.

President Quezon

use the $250,000

is expected 10 appropriation tol

Guerillas Active Near Peiping

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CHUNGKING, MBE. 7. JAPANESE-IURED Chiness irregulars under the command of Chang' Sung-yu who mutinled recently are reported to be ne- tive In the outskirts of Pelping.

Japanese troops have been dispatched outside the elly as a precaution.

Three thousand Chinese

guerillas at Hsinochan, 22 miles Koutheast of Tienisin. threaten to march to the port elly. Several engagements have taken place during the last few days. -Central News.

CRIMINALS IN CANTON House-to-House Search Begins

IS.

THE

Of A

Premier

PARIS, Mar, 0,

RUMANIAN Prical- Premier, Patriarch Miron Christen, died of inflammation of the lungs at the French Riviera

· to-night-Tranz-Ocean.

PNEUMONIA The cause

Bucharest, Mar. 6. The septuagenarian, Patriarch and Prime Minister of Rumania, Mgr. Miron Christea, la 1 iri Cannes with pneumonia.

His heart is weakenlog and his condition is "extremely grave."Reuter Special

CHINESE MIGRATION INTO SHAN STATES

Commons Questions

LONDON, Mar. 7.

Britain's Defence Loans Bill

March 7, 1939.

OPPOSITION'S

APPROVAL VOTE IN FINAL READING

LONDON, Mar. 6.

THE DEFENCE LOANS BILL passed its final stage in the House of Commons this evening. For the opposition, Mr. Pethick Lawrence said they did not propose to divide the House against the third reading..

"In spite of our opposition to much į of the Government's policy, out of which in our opinion need for this: Borises, And ourselves driven Into the position of not opposing the Bill. The Bilt does not arise because the Government's foreign policy has been successful, but because It been a fallure, and the fact we are taking this course does not mean we abate in any respect our hostility to a great deal of the Government's netion abroad, nor does it commit us to acquiescing in any way in the

Japanese

Navy To

Defy World

allocation which the Chancellor de Six-Year Programme Of

cides to make between taxing and borrowing."

Mr. Lawrance went on to urge

upon the Government the necessity joi marrying a plan for economic re- covery to a plan for monetary ex- pansion,

Expenditure

TOKYO, Mar. 7.

IN CONNECTION with

inherent in the measure the supplementary Navy IN THE HOUSE of Commons before the House, or else there might budget of 180,000,000 yen, last night, Colonel H. H. Muir-be danger, he said, if war suddenly head, Under-Secretary for India, broke out, of economic disaster and the Finance Minister yester-

moved that the Shan States collapse.

For the Liberals, Mr. Wilfred day revealed that it includes

Federal Fund Order be made in Roberts argued the urgency, if the 60,000,000 yen as the first the form of a draft and laid be country was to hold its own in the instalment on the six-year fore Parliament.

armaments race, of mobilising for

rond.

Mr. Henderson Stewart (Liberal)

CHANCELLOR REPLIES

on annikal

Sir Arnold Wilson asked whether industry, by proper economic plan- building programme, totall- any provisions were made with aning the wasted man-power of the ing 1,205,000,000 yen. view to preventing the almost un-unemployed.

It also included 56,000,000 yen inited incursion of Chinese into the Shan States in consequence of the National) claimed that the debate as the first instalment on a five- construction of a new road. That showed the ananimity of the House year naval air programme, total- ing 300,000,000 yen; and 48,- road has been built on grounds of on defence. high policy. According to his in-

The Chancellor of the Exchequer 000,000 yen as the first. instal- formation, very large numbers replying for the Government, em-

ment 0.1 the munitions re- Chinese, much larger than ever bphasised that the Government had plenishment programme tota”. fore, were entering Burma by this never conceived that in a reaming 188,000,000 yen.

nunt programume of £1,500,000,000, The Shan States were responsible eleven-afteenths was to be regarded The Navy Minister explained that for the safety of their frontier, and ins

the Navy's fourth replenishment pro- charge, and four- for preventing immigration by un- fteenths as a capital charge. There gramme would be worked out on a authorised persons from China

targest to was never any idea of a conscious basis comparable with the Burma.

attempt to apportion the total be- other world-navy "with sufkient The Shan States were providing tween capital and non-capital ex-power to overcome any friction aria- CANTON, Mar. 7.

25 per cent. of their revenue to the penditure in those proportions. On ing in connection with the construc- SYSTEMATIC HOUSE-TO fund, and were entitled to the maxi-the contrary, they were throwing a ton of the New Order in East Asia, keep large force of troops inde- HOUSE searches in the suspect-mum protection and financial assist very considerable part of the capital while in the event of Powers most finitely in the disgruntled areas.-ed localities of the city have ance from Burma to prevent over-expenditure upon

been started by the Japanese authorities in an attempt to curb the present crime wave, which shows no signs of diminishing,

A large area between the British bridge (leading to Shamcen) and the

Sir Arnold added: "I fear we are Wongsha station was cordoned off the going to do to the Shan States what other day in order to allow Japanese we have done to Durma. We allow- troops and Chinese volunteers to con; ed 40 per cent. of their land to be duct a thorough and uninterrupted bought by Indians, who are as allen

Besides combing every dewelling, to Burma as we" the inmates were subjected to strict GOVERNMENT REPLY questioning.

Sir said that Colonel Muirhead The result of the search is not

Wilson had Fulsed 2 known, but several Chinese were Arnold

of

wide very seen to be led away with their hands question

considerable interest, and- his tied behind their backs.

of construction the

United PreLA.

NO COMMUNISTS IN NEW MADRID DEFENCE COUNCIL: WAR TO GO ON?

(Continued from Page 2.) prominent political role. Hope Is expressed that agreement will be reached betweeri General Franco and

formed the newly

Council for National Defence.

MADRID NERVOUS

search.

running by Chinese coolles,

revenue. They closely related with Japan increasing were justified in getting a very sub-their armuments, the Japanese Navy Sir Arnold Wilson asked whether stantial amount by way of loan. would map out plans to meet the new the Shan States would be indemni- They were actually raising for de situation."--Reuter. fed as a result of the temporary fence out of revenue twice as much provision in any expense that might as in 1934. He was satisfied that be necessary to prevent Chinese im- indications were favourable, and the migration.

best opinion was that the country could shoulder this burden. British Wireless.

and

Stock Market In Gay Mood

were

in

POLISH- RUMANIAN PARLEYS

Minister.

to-day for some unknown reason, failed to saged were unilicly to materialise aliye Brazilian bonds again were all neighbours, and also the Baltic

arrive from the countryside during the past few days, with the result that the price has soared beyond the reach of the majority of the populace. RUMOURS ARISE

Ministers Pleased

WARSAW, Mar. 6. London, Mar. G.

M. GAFENCU, thé Rumanian. The new account on the London Great nervousness is said to pre- In their present campaign against speech showed the numerous aspects Stock Exchange opened netive to Foreign Minister, to-day declar-

prices advancing the day,

mosted that he was extremely satis- vall-in Madrid as the entire populasi erimne,_the_Japonese are labouring of

Kafirs.

whichfied-with-his-conversations-with- tion is waiting to discover whether under a severe handicap, as the cily road. On the contrary, the-provi-sections, especially

well supported, and the Coup d'Etat means prolongn- is a shortage where any appreciable Colonel Beck, the Polish Foreign tion of

of the struggle, or an effort to which is causing acute suffering hypothetical one. At present therett gains were recorded.

was no unusual influx of Chinese, nett among the poorer classes. conclude an agreement.

Gilt-edged holdings were fraction. The talks had embraced the deve- crowd numbering several The expected fresh supplies have, and the particular problems envi

casler, but amongst foreign lopment of good relations between thousands demonstrated

securities, against ex-Premier Negrin, and in a

during the next twelve months.

This provision was purely an in-

and Black Sen waterway project, und speech, General Casado sukt: "We

On the foreign exchange, failure to the Jewish question during his forth- shall satisfy your demand for an

terim prrangement for 12 months.

Sir Arnold Wilson asked whether solve the domestic political crisis in coming visit to London, as well as honourable pence, but we ask that

any part of the cost of completing Belgium induced offerings forward in that of his own country. ali parties come to an understanding

belgas, .which, in the complete An official communique states that among themselves in order to avold The authorities, both Chinese and the road fell as a public charge on brace of buyers, exerdsed a dis- the "Ministers found themselves in further bloodshed. We ask for dis- Japanese, are doing all they can to the Shan States.

Colonel Murbend replied Yes, and proportionate effect on the rate.

complete agreement, and established elpline. We ask Anarchists and remedy the serious situation. The

Wall Street was steadier after on-ocarnation of political and econo- Communists not to cling egotistically first step has been to issue an order added that a certain proportion of

mic actions in the questions of mutual to their plans, but to think of the strictly forbidding the export of rice ie Shan States do contribute to irregular opening.Reuter Special,

interest." wards the cost, but it was not that welfare

of thousands who might from the elty.

The initution of house-to-house purticalor of the adjustment

M. Gafencu has left for Bucharest. part otherwise be forced

-Reuter Special, to fice to searches by the Japanese has given with which they were dealing. France or Russia."--Trans-Ocean.

rise to a crop of rumours, including In reply to a further question by BRITAIN'S RELATIONS the assassination of a Chinese official Sir Arnold Wilson, Colonel Muirhend of the pro-Japanese City Government, said that the matter of policing was London, Mar. 6.

"Only A statement on Britain's diploinate the wounding of a Japanese sentry by rather a different question. relations with Spain was made in the gunmen, and the murder of a Chinese last December I travelled along that Lady Northcote will visit the Tal- the Polish Foreign Minister, ock road and went into China for 10 ping Theatre to-morrow evening, shortly visit England to discuss police officer. when

met All these rumours are categorically miles, and although I a con- when the well-known Cantonese matters of common Interest with the Mr. Neville Chamberlain sald hat dented by the Japanese gendarmerie alderable number of Chinese on the drama "The Tripod and the Pearl" British Government. recognition of the Republican Gov-authorities, who have now added to road, the information I had given, will be performed by Ma Sze-siung ernment had been withdrawn simul- taneously with the recognition of the their other duties, the task of tracing which is unofficial, was that perhaps and other leading Cantonese drama- in the first week in April-Reuter.

there were not so many Chinese lists: Franco administration as the Govern- the source of these reports.

Meanwhile, at a mass meeting held coming across the border this year as the most popular professional Ma Sze-islung is generally ranked ment of Spain. Therefore, there could not be any diplomatic repre- in the auditorium of the Sun Yat-sen as last."

House of Comiñons to-day,

Governor To See Chinese Play

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sentations between the British Gov- Memorial Hall, several speakers male The debate was adjourned, pend-uctor of Cantonese drants in Hong Lent To University

under General Franco's control.

British consular officers would take

Following the meeting a procession such action as was appropriate for was formed and paraded through the

main thoroughfares.—Reuter.

Calcutta Rioting

ernment and the Republican adminis- an appeal to members of businessing consideration of the order by the kong. "The Tripod and the Pearl" Is a play written by the actor him-

Berkeley, Cal. tration territory not at present business immediately.

quilds and shopowners, to resume House of Lords-Reuter.

self.

Live babies instead of case records His Excellency und Lady North- will be used hereafter by the house cato will be accompanied by His hold economics class of the Univer- Calcutta, Mar. 6.

Honour Sir Atholl and Lady Mac-|sity of California. Parents were so One hundred and thirty persons Gregor, the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith and anxious to co-operate in the course were taken to hospital following an Mrs. Smith, the Hon. Mr. W. J. that after 50 litle boys and girls Currie, and Mrs. Carrie, Sir Robert had been selected, 70 other applit- outbreak of communal rioting in a cotton mill area, 14 miles from Kotowall, the Hon. Mr. T. H. King tluns had to be rejected, Calcutta to-day.

and Mrs. King, Sir Shou-son Chow, The police dispersed the crowd Sir V. Grayburn and the Hon. Mr. and made 17 nrrests-Reuter,

and Mrs. M, K., Lo.

the protection of British Interests, and for humanitarian interests.--- Reuter.

NO`LOAN TO FRANCO

London, Mar. 6. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, speaking in the House of Commons to-day in reply to a question, sald that no negotiations were at present in pro- spect regarding British joan to General Franco-Reuter,

NEGRIN IN FRANCE

-Toulouse, Mar, G.

Dr. Jean Negrin and M. Alvares Del Vayo arrived here to-day aboard Spanish civil plane, a companied by their secretaries,

Later another plane arrived with the remaining principal members of the Republican, Cabinet- Reuter

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In Memory Of Rudyard Kipling

Unemployment Decrease

In Britain Last Month

London, Mar. 6. Princess Alice to-day tald the foundation-stone of the Rudyard Kipling memorial buildings at the Imperial Service College, Windsor, consisting of two houses, each pro- viding for about 45 boys, and houses ootal figures.

for housemastera

:

LONDON, Mar. 6.

A MARKED FALL In anemployment figures is shown to the latest The number of unemployed on February 13 shows a decrease of

The Earl of Athlone, chairman of 142,000, compared with January 160, but. 80,000 more compared with the the Governors, and President of the corresponding date in 1938-Reuter Spacial. Council Memorial Fund, recalled that

Kipling wor

was educated at the College,

and then at Westward Ho.

MINISTRY'S FIGURES

At the same date; the registered London, Mar. 3. unemployed totalled 1,890,718, com- Between January 16, the date of prting 1,336,512, wholly unemployed, Mr. Vincent Mussey, High Com-the last return, and February 13, 201,680 temporarily laid off, and 68, missioner for

Canada, dwelt on employment Improved in

all but

but a 626 normally in "casum employment. The total was 1142,308 less than the HOW "mung of these words are Rudyard Kipling's hatred of allpshod few industries.

correct and that is wrong with work, his abundant faith and zest in- The Ministry of Labour estimates month bafard, but 68,297 more than the others?

life, belief in the destiny of the that at the later date the number of a year ago

CO

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pomegranite spirit of adventure. He hoped that Great Britain was approximately 12,000, or 42 per cent, had been without Cartileryga, Scromboid:

some of the boys in the school would 222,000. This was 113,000 more than work for less than six weeks, and English Oxford Dictionary spell-participate in the great pioneering the month before and on a com- 300,000 more, or another 17 per cent. ings of there worde will, be found on tasks of the Empire in response to parable basis about 70,000 more for more than air wrocks, but: Lens- Kipling's calleReuter Special, than the year before taking than three months, Britan Wirelow,

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