Frox Ore Own Const woes, The new Portugue Senhor Bianchi, is to credentials to the Chief Exec at 11 o'clock on the morning of. October 8.
Peking, Sept. 29.
I have just heard the story of the Canton efforts to pat a 40 per cent. tax on kerosene. It was introduced to allow the Soviet oil to capture the market. But some excuse had to be given to the oil Gen. Lu Hung-tao, the Civil|eompantes, and the one hit upon Governor of Kansu, is reported toby the Canton authorities was have taken his departure from Lan-. that whereas other kerosene was chow on September $0, after he inflammable, Russian product was-had handed over his seals of office n't!
Soon after the tax came into to Mr. Yang Shih, the Taoyin of effect a large consignment of. Lanchow.
Russian oil arrived, but all of it Some of the Chinese papers re-went up in flames within 24 hours! port a conflict at Ninghsia between This attempt to push Soviet pro-troops under Gen. Chiang Hung-duets in China, I understand, is Vu, Chief of Staff to the Tupan of set plan of the Moscow authorities Kansa, and a bandit force—Reuter's to try to pay a part of their pro-Pacific Service. paganda expenses in China.
These have been very heavy in the last 12 Drs. Okocbi, Irisawa, and Yemasmonths, and Moscow hi decreed aki, Japanese members of the Sino- that all trade profits should be bandits on September 19 had much more exciting experience than was indicated in the telegraphed account of the affair, Tt appears that, having safely crossed the border, the train was on its way to Sheklung when the engine and four carriages jumped the track five miles from the aration. The passengers changed over into another train, and in this they were 15 miles from Canton. when they were held up by a gang of from 200 to 200 robbers. The eng-inoer decided to run the gauntlet, creased his speed and raced ahead through a hail of bullets, the passengers all crouching to the floor, Escaping from this ordeal with three Chinese easnities, they ran into second fusillade when a party Idiers near Canton mistook the the darkness for " military train belonging to the opposing faction, and another Chinese eas: alty resulted. No foreigners were hurt, but one American lady Tost her money, valuables and passport during the scramble down on the floor—Reuter's Pacific Service.
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