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WAVE VICTIMS IN
IN U.S.:
U.S. DEATH ROLL MOUNTING
FIERY WIND AGGRAVATES SECOND DROUGHT
Gem Houbing, the 18-year-old Hong Kong born Chinese girl who won the Queen's Club girls' lawn- tennis title on Saturday. The career of this youthful prodigy is contained in An interview Page 4.
PRESIDENCY
993 COUNTIES AIDED BY FEED LOANS
114 DEGREES IN SHADE SETS NEW - RECORD IN IOWA
6.1/3 MILLION CATTLE SACRIFICED
NEW YORK, TO-DAY.
THE HEAT DEATH ROLL THIS SUMMER, IS, ALREADY 1,500. AND IS STEADILY MOUNTING, OWING TO A SCORCH- ING HEAT WAVE EXTENDING FROM THE ROCKY MOUN=| TAINS TO THE APPALACHIANS AND SOUTHWARDS TO THE GULF STATES.
A fiery wind has aggravated conditions in some places and crops and livestock are suffering severely.
The Farm Credit Administration at Washington has now added the whole State of Oklahoma to the emergency drought areas eligible for feed loans, and is now helping 993 counties in 21 states.
At Chicago, yesterday grains soared to a new high record for OF CHINA FOR
the season under a deluge of speculative buying, inspired by the sen- GENERALISSIMO sational reports of crop damage and indications that the maize crops
are practically a failure. The reports, cover a wide area.
ANTICIPATED IN
NANKING.
UNDER NEW CONSTITUTION
From Our Own, Correspondent] Canton, To-day,
The Fifth National Congress of the Kuomintang will very likely appoint Marshal Chiang Kai-shek to be the President of China under the new constitution completed re cently by the Legislative Yuan, according to political reports Yo- ceived here from Nanking.
A TEMPERATURE OF 114 IN THE SHADE WAS REGISTERED AT OTTUMWA, IOWA STATE, YESTERDAY, SETTING A NEW RECORD,
A MILLION HEAD OF CATTLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN BLAUGH- TERED BY THE GOVERNMENT AT CHICAGO AND 350,000 MORE HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR SLAUGHTER, IT IS BELIEVED THAT 5,000,000 MORE WILL HAVE TO BE SACRIFICED.-REUTER.
SOVIET REFUTES ACCUSATIONS
Manchukuo Frontier Violation Denied.
C.E.R. DISPUTE BEHIND AGITATION
Cold Winds And Rain
Ate Reported.
RELIEF FORECASTED
CHINESE-ITALIAN SCHEME OF
CO-OPERATION.
Dr. Liu Urgently Summoned Back To Shanghai
Home To-day,
Dr. Liu Wen-tang Chinese Minis- ter to Italy, has been urgently summoned to China to discuss a Sino-Italian "scheme of co-opera- tion."
He left for Venice yea- terday where he will embark on the st. Conte Rosto on Saturday en route to Shang balade,
He will be absent for three or four months.-RURA
LOCH NESS MONSTER
SEEN 21 TIMES IN 4 WEEKS
SIR ED. MOUNTAIN AND 20 WATCHERS.
London, To-day,
The Loch Ness monster is again featured in the news papers in conséquence of a Sir, statement issued by Edward Mountain, claiming that the mon has been
seen weeks.
times within four.
Emerging from the recent blood soaked political scene in Ger- many, General Hermann Goering, Prime Minister of Prussia and Chancellor, Hitler's "mailed Bat" in the radical Nazi and Monar. nation. chist clean-up, is viewed as the real power to-day in the Here he is shown on the right, seated with the ruler of Germany, Reich leader and Chancellor Hitler on left, and the aged field' mar- shal, the late President Paul von Hindenburg, centre; inset a typi cal pose.
· SIGNOR MUSSOLINI RECEIVES
CHINESE AIR MISSION -
Visit To Rome To Study Civil "And"Military Aviation
Rome, To-day. The Italian. Premier, Signor Benito Mussolini, yesterday even- the Chinese aero- nautical mission headed by Gen- cral Mow, which has just arrived at Rome to study rivit and military aviation, and also 20 Chinese air cadete.
Sir Edward Mountain organ- ised a team of 20 watchers, and states that photographs have Washington, Later.
been secured proving the existing received As a result of the drought, ence of the monater, which ob- drastic revision of the United servers generally agree has, a States Government's policy of small head, relative to the rest paying farmers to produce smaller of its body, and two or three crops is expected.
Mr. Henry C. Wallace, Secretary The search, which has convinc- of Agriculture, announces that ed most sceptics in the neigh- Emphatic denials have been made the Agricultural Adjustment Ad bourhood is to be continued for that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek in official circles to reports in the ministration is studying the pre-another week. and more powerful should become President of China Manchukuo press accusing the So-sent regulations for a limitation cameras will used, Reuter. and confirming the pro-Japanese viet authorities in Siberia of various of basic agricultural commodities. policy of the Nanking Govern-unfriendly acts such as violations of SWEEPING CHANGES POSSIBLE ment.
the frontler by troops and military
Mr. Li Chak-yat, high adviser m the Foreign Affairs, gave an inter- view to Japanese journalists at Nagasaki on August ở stating that mony Nanking officials are anxious
Moscow, To-day.
farmers.
It is indicated that sweeping changes are possible before fur- Mr. Li Chak-yul is a member of neroplanes.
It is suggested that the anti-So-ther contracts are made with the pro-Japanese elique headed by General Huang Fu, Chairman of Viet campaign is now alleged as the Peking Political Affairs Rearl-being carried on by Manchukuo and. justment Committee, who negotiat. the Japanese press and is designed ed the famous Tangku Armistice of to bring pressure on the soviet to May 31, 1931. Mr. Li is on accept a lower price for the Chinese his way to Tokyo to pave the way Eastern Railway-Reuter.
for further understanding between
Nauking and Japan.
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CAPITULATION BY EMPLOYERS
Settlement Prospects In Minneapolis Strike.
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.
Minneapolis. To-day..
ANGLO-GERMAN TRADE
Lancashire Expects To Resume Exports. ̈
London, To-day.
The impending signature as the result of negotiations in Berlin for Jan Anglo-German exchange agree- ment, enabling German manufac-
Support to this belief is given by the cotton forecast of only 9,195,000 bales for the current year.
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humps.
FIRE LOSSES IN BRITAIN
Exceptionally Heavy Due To Drought..
London, To-day, The exceptionally heavy
NEW HEAT WAVE fire losses in Great Britain
IN CANTON
MERCURY SOARS TO 94 DEGREES.
From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, To-day.'
Soaring to 94 degrees in the shade here yesterday, afternoon the mercury made a swift fall during the evening and stood. at 78 degrees sarly this morn-
Il Duce expressed pleasure at seeing the party and hoped that they would profit by their stay in Italy-Reuter,
“SILVER SHIRTS"
*
IN U.S.
Nazi Notions Of New Group Revealed.
GOVERNMENT OVERTHROW.
PLANNED
་
STARHEMBERG'S
STERN WARNING
CABARET RUMOURS
EMPLOYMENT
OF EUROPEAN
GIRLS TO STOP?
1.G.P. REFUTES TALK OF OFFICIAL ORDER.
PROPRIETORS INTERVIEWED
The persistent rumours circulat- ing in the city declaring that a new order had made by the police an thorities forbidding European girls |to be employed in the Colony's cabarets after August 31 were re- fated to-day by the Inspector-Gen- eral of Police, the Hon. Mr. E.D.C. Wolfe, C.M.G.
"No official order has been issued from Police Headquar ters," Mr. Wolfe declared, "but we have, however, indicated that it would be more desirable if white girls were not to be em- ployed as dancing partners in the establishments concerned. Mr. Wolfe intimated that a regulation governing Buch employment
might possibly be introduced at a later date.
"At present, however, there is nothing to stop cabaret proprie
She added, f
TO NEIGHBOURS tora engaging, whom they wish,"
END OF AUSTRIAN PATIENCE.
RETALIATION THREAT
Mr. Wolfe put forward the theory that an order affecting ~~ one particular girl who had been employed at the Lido ca- baret had given rise to the
· Fumours, /^.
:
An investigation made by s Vienna, To-day,
last China Mail representative "Men beyond the frontiers night produced statements from must understand that Austrian the managers of the two leading patience has run out and that cabarets, Mr. Charlle Gray, of the the same methods may be applied New Majestic, and Mr. Vietor, of against them as "they used against us" declared the Aus rumours, but it becomes apparent. the Lido, which supported the trian Vice-Chancellor, Prince Starhemberg yesterday, when
outlining the Government's policy
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at an open air meeting attended FLIGHT RECORD
by 300,000 organised as a mem- orial to the late Chancellor, Dr. Engelbert Dollfuss.
The new Chancellor, Dr. Kurt |Schuschnigg, said that the Govern- ment could not make peace with the murderers of Dr. Dollfuss, but It extended a hand to all patriotic workers.-Reuter.
Throne Claimants. Still In Belgium.
EX-EMPRESS ZITA AND
ATTEMPT
Canadian Airmen Take Off For Baghdad.
FRENCH MARK CHALLENGED
London, To-day. SPECIAL TO CHINA MAILL
Two Canadian airmen Captain (By Telegraph. Copyright, Telogra-
Leonard Reld and Captain Ayling, and Ireland last month were phic Messages. Urdinance, 1884, Re
both of whom have spent several to a large extent, attribut |ceived August 9, 447 aim)
years in England, took off from able to the dry weather and
Washington, To-day. to the water shortage..
Wasaga Beach on the shores of Representative Charles Kramer,
Lake · · Ontario. early yesterday Serious outbreaks are estimat- who is investigating the Nazl-like;
morning in an attempt to cross ed to have involved losses of "Silver-Shirt" brigade in the
Paris, To-day. the Atlantic, and, if conditions are £785,400, and, when the cost of United States, has ordered closed Contrary to the report that they favourable, to continue, non-stop. minor outbreaks is added. the hearings "because of the danger had gone to Italy, the ex-Empress to Baghdad in an effort to beat the month's total of fire losses willous International character" probably exceed - £1,177,000. British Wireless Service:
Half of the truck-driver em turers to pay sterling for goods drop of 16 degrees RAMSAY MAC FOR
within five hours is pheno 'menal in the weather annals of Canton,
ployers have signed a compro- mise to settle the strike, but the purchased from Great Britain, is
forecasted in the newspapers, remainder have. refused, charg- ing that it would amount to sur- The signature is expected to en- render to the Left Wing faction.able Lancashire to resume her ex- Only those who sign will be Port of cotton yarns to Germany, permitted to operate trucks, de which were suspended last week-tarrid portable medicine boxes at- clares the Governor of Minne-Keuter.
sota, Mr. Floyd B. Olson. — United Press, per S. E. Levy and Company.
C.-IN-C, AT WEI HAI WEI
Wei-hai-Wel, To-day
The Commander-in-Chief Chipa Station, Admiral Sir Frederic Dre yer, aboard H.M.S. Suffolk, returned here last night-Reuter
CARTHAGE DELAYED:
wave yesterday, policemen again Owing to the return of the heat
NEWFOUNDLAND
Rousing Farewell By Cheering Crowd.
· ARCHDUKE ~ OTTO
of Zita and her son, the Archduke 5,600 miles non-stop fight,record the evidence.
Otto, claimant to the throne of Aus set up by the French airmen, Co- Previously, investigators testi- tria, have not laft Belgium, atates dos and Rossi. fied that the "Silver Shirts" the Brussels correspondent of Le Weather conditions over Eastern planned to overthrow the Govern- Temps Archduke Otto may, bow- Canada and the North Atlantic
United August,
ment and to expel Jewish office-over, go to Italy at the end of were reported as favourable. holders and
recruited States soldiers, marines and sailors of Jewish race. United Press, per S. E. Levy and Company.
MAINTENANCE OF PRICE IN U. S. CRUDE OIL
Washington, To-day-The daily Sydney, Nova Scotia, To-day average of crude oil production in To the strain of Auld Lang America, last week, was 2,451,800 Fine to cloudy with moderate Syne, a cheering crowd waved barrels, as against 3,547,350 in the -Revision On August 18. westerly or variable winds, was farewell to the British Premier previous week, indicating likell
B.B.C. CEASE 24
HOUR TIMING.
London, To-day-
tached to their belts. The small (Continued on' Page 9)
WEATHER FORECAST
PREMIER'S HEALTH HOLIDAY
(Continued on Page 18);
U.S; OCEAN MAIL CONTRACTS.
Reid is a member of the London Aero Club, and Ayling, was form-: erly an officer in the Royal Air Forca.
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CODE OBLIGATIONS IN U. S.
New York, To-day. The National Recovery Administration exempted retail stores, In towns where MPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL
Washington, To-day. the population is under 2,500,
Investigation Starting On October 1
The United States Postmaster from Godia obligations, Indicating 'a
the weather forecast issued by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, and his hood of maintenance of the price General, Mr. James A. Farley, further liberalisation of the Code the Royal Observatory this morn daughter Ielibel, when they left level. United Press. per S.B. Levy yesterday said that he was forming regulations--United Press, per S. E
TYPHOON WARNING
poration announces that the experl
The British Broadcasting Coring
ment with the 24-hour system of
tinting, which began in April, will The typhoon is now situ end on Saturday, August 18, after about 200 miles north-n which the Corporation will revert to of Shanghai, mov The as Carthage is now not er the old system for all its publis cording to the Weather
ed to arrive here from Shanghai operations British Wirelean Bersued by the Royal Obser
Dm to-mo
toryőthis
yesterday aboard the cruiser and Company.
ALL QUIET AT FOOCHOW
H.M.S. Dragon for St. Johns Newfoundland, where they will
atay for several days.
The Prime Minister, who is look- thanked the Canadians for a qulstrand Holiday
on Peas
judgment regarding ocean mail Levy and Company :: contract spending the hearings
which were starting on October 1. - MONTGOMERY WARD SALES
**A" number of holders foreign
contraeta! were recently Conditions are quiet in Foochow ordered to show cause why their should not be cancelled. AdUnited Press, per & EL
Company
New York, To-day-Montgomery ales In July were $16,890,560,
$18,641,121 last year
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