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VIOLENCE PREDICTED FROM ALL U.S. STRIKE BATTLE-FRONTS
EVA BOOTH GENERAL
SALVATION
ARMY ELECTION
ANNOUNCEMENT
BALLOT FIGURES NOT REVEALED
RESULT ACCEPTED AS REVELATION OF THE WILL OF GOD
London, To-day. Miss Eva Booth, Commander-in- Chief the Salvation Army in the United States, has been elected General of the Salvation Army, in place of Generall Higgins, who re- tires in November.
After the election of Miss Rooth, the High Council mani- fested, accepting the result as a revelation of the will of God, ex- of the pressing appreciation services of General Higgins, and pledging loyalty to the new Gen- eral.
The High Council also re-l aflirmed their belief in the consti- tution of the Salvation Army. | and their determination to main-! tain the same.
Large crowds cheered the dc- parture of Miss Eva Booth/from -the hall.
It is stated that the fig- ures of the ballot will not be revealed. Reuter.
Five Nominations
Are Made
Cardinal Pacelli, Secretary of State of the Vatican, will be the legate of the Pope at the Inter- national Eucharistie Congress. at Buenos Aires, in October. Preparations are being made for a gathering of 200,000 Roman Catholics from all over the world.
U.S. SILVER SCANDAL
46
'CENSORSHIP CREATED"
MYSTERY EUROPEAN MAKES MILLIONS
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.· (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phis Messages Ordinance, 1894. Re. freived September 4, 9.26 a.m.)
St. Paul, To-day. Senator Thomas D. Schall, in a against President ¡new attack
Five nominations were made Roosevelt, has charged that an un-
present Army leader in the United
Evangeline, Commissioner Hurren, (Continued on Page 9)
RICHARDSON WINS
STATE GOVERNORS
ARE CAUTIONED
ORDERLY CONDUCT IS PLEDGED BY GORMAN
NORTH CAROLINA · PLANTS FORCIBLY CLOSED
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL
Bu Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894,
Received September 4, 12.10 a.m.)
Washington, To-day.
Union officials have predicted that the strike will extend to all divisions of the textile industry before the end of the week.
The strike committee chairman, Mr. Francis Gorman, has asserted that 90 per cent. of the in- dustry will be crippled by to-morrow. He has re- ceived telegrams from the battle-fronts, the ma-
jority of which predicted violence. He therefore
telegraphed to State Governors, pledging orderly
conduct and urging caution regarding the calling
out of troops-United Press, per S. E, Levy and Company.
GERMANY TO SHANGHAI RECORD FLIGHT ATTEMPT
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German Airman Leaving For`. Bangkok To-day
Calcutta, To-day. The German airman, Herr. Gablensz, who is attempting a re- cord Blight from Germany to Shanghai, arrived here from Jod- pour, yesterday, and is leaving for Bangkok to-day. Reuter.
ROOSEVELT NOW STANDS ALONE Last Financial Adviser Withdraws
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.
Made single again by Judge Clark Guild (left) after a secret hearing in the courthouse at Minden, Nev. (top), Mrs. Curtis Dall is returning with her children, Sistie and Buzzle, to live with the Roosevelt family. Divorce ended a marriage which began in June, 1926, when the above photograph was taken,
PRESTON BEAT SPURS 1-0
Washington, Later. Union tofficials claim that at least 600,000
textile workers are striking. U. S. PILOT BREAKS WORLD Sporadic violence has occurred, RECORD BEFORE FATAL CRASH including an outbreak when hun- dreds of strikers. forcibly closed the plants at King Mountain. Davis Record 306.215 m.p.b. la
Thompson Speed Trophy Race
North Carolina.
Dissension is evident in New; England and there are indica-: tions that the strike may fail at Fall River. United Press, per S. E. Levy and Company.
Cleveland, To-day.
After breaking the world's land plane speed record with a speed of 306,216 miles an hour; Douglas Davis, the noted American airman, crashed and was killed when lead-
Response Disappointinging in the Thompson Speed Trophy
In South
New York, To-day. The Presi dent of the Cotton and Textile!
Institute, Mr. George Sloan, states that a preponderance of textile workers in the South are failing to answer the strike call.
Commander Evangeline Booth, named European, who visited the daughter of the founder and at White House recently profited by States, who was elected, Commis millions of dollars via the nation- xioner Catherine Booth, of Great alisation of silver, through selling Brain. daughter of the late Gen-silver purchased in Europe. end Bramwell Booth, and niece of "People would be interested to
An Altlanta survey made by the know if this man secured advance
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegre United Press shows that the strike information from the Treasury Sephia Messages Ordinance, 1894, Re
response is spotty. Many mills are: Washington, To-day, ahut, partly due to the holiday, cretary, Mr. Henry Morgenthau.ceived September 4, 8.18 a.m.) By withholding this information, Observers see Mr. Louis Dou-while others are operating.-United the President is creating censor- glas's resignation from the post of Press, per S. E. Levy and Company. ship," he declares.-United Press. Director of the Budget as the do
200,000 Threaten To per S. E. Levy and Company.
Walk-Out
Inter- Chicago. To-day, - The Mr. Douglas in a strong advo (cate of sound money to balance the national Garments Workers head- Budget. Mr. Bell, Mr. Douglas's quarters is issuing an ultimatum THE PUBLIC successor, is regarded as a Mor- to the manufacturers to accept a genthau man, and it is therefore 86-hour week or they will call a believed. that Mr. Henry Morgen- strike of 200,000 workers.--United HOAX REVEALED 5 thau will have considerable influ- Press, per S. E. Levy and Company,
YEARS AFTER
GOLF TITLE
Aggregate Of 161 In Valley Contest
TWO OTHER SUCCESSES
J. E. Richardson, with an ag- gregate of 161, won the Happy Valley Golf championship from a field of 40 entries over the week-
end.
Other scores were:
A. T. Braley-161.
A. E. Lissaman-163.
D. S. Edwards-169.
R. Young-1641:
K. S. Robertson-164.
F. J. de Rome--164. Richardson, (79-1366) also qualified for the Captain's Cup in a field of 36,
Other scores were:
W. L. Alexander' 84-14-70.
L. Goldman-79-8-71.
E. Levis-79—8—71.
J. E. Franks--84-13-71. Richardson (79-1366) recurd-
ed a further success in the medal competition in a field of 70.
Other scores were:
T. D. Payton 77—10—67; 18. H. N. Williamson 85-16-70 W. L. Alexander 84-14-70... In the Bogey Par Pool at Fanling.
C. Austin (11) and W. Keith Ro- binson (28) tied at thres down.
There were 34 entries..
Dr. H. H. Chang, the newly appoint ed Chinese› Minister to Poland, has 'are rived at Warsaw and will present his credentials to the President
SIR HENRY
WOOD JAPES
THE "GENIUS" WHO DIED
London, To-day. Music lovers are amused at the playful hoax with which the famous conductor, Sir Henry Wood, publicly confesses he hoodwinked them for five years, In consequence of the pro- nounced public preference for foreign names, he produced in 1929 Bachs organ Toccata and Fugue and transcribed for full orchestra by a Russian, Paul Klenovsky.
It was immediately success- ful and performed at all the best concerts and was broad- cast,
parture of the last of President Roosevelts conservative financial advisers.
ence in Budget matters.-United Press, per S. E. Levy and Company. TYPHOON WARNING
Moving In Direction
Of Hong Kong
30-Hour Week Law Urged
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL
Washington, To-day.
Mr. John Lewis has urged a Fe- deral 30-hour week law and unem- ployment
supported insurance, Bolely through employers-United
A typhoon is situated in about Press, per S. E. Levy and Com- 126 degrees east longitude and 171 pany. degrees north latitude, moving] (Continued on Page. 12.)
west-north-west, according to a warning issued by the Manila Ob-i servatory at 8.45 a.m. to-day, re- ecived through the American Con-i sul-General...
STOP PRESS
Washingtoti, To-day.
This typhoon is about 500 miles) south-east of Hong Kong, and is
The strike leader, Mr. Francis moving in this direction.
Gorman, has reported that the This warning is confirmed by the textile strike is already 50 per weather report issued by the Royal cent effective. He said that Observatory this morning, which 100,000 Southerners would report states that a typhoon is situated at the mills which are opening about 250 miles north-east of
¡to-day. Taki
Sir Henry Wood confesseN that he wrote the score him self and in consequence of the public's demand for Informa-Manila, moving west-north-west.
tion about Klenovsky, Sir Henry Wood wrote a program- me note as follows: "Unfor tunately this young man illed. His transcription shows the hand of a manter in every bar" Reater.
WEATHER FORECAST -
Race.
His body was found eight miles from the course-Reuter.
AGREEMENT
ON JAPAN'S
NAVY POLICY PROPOSALS FOR 1935 CONFERENCE
MINISTERS IN ACCORD
Tokyo, To-day. A complete agreement is no- derstood to have been reach- ed between the Minister for Navy Admiral Mineo Osumi, and the Minister for War, Gen- eral Hayashi, regarding Ja pan's naval policy, as the re- anlt of an interview yesterday morning.
Admiral Osumi sought Gen- eral Hayashi's approval of de- finite proposals for submission to the forthcoming Naval Con ference, and also 'instructions for the Japanese Ambassador to London, M. Tsuneo Matan- daira, which have already been approved by the Pre mier and the Foreign and
Navy Ministers on Angust 28.
Reater.
P.W.A. EMPLOYED
700,000 On Construction Projects In U.S.
*
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAÐ
Washington, To-day, The United States Secretary of He added that the walk-out had surprised the most optimistic Interior, Mr. Harold L. Ickes states that the Public Works Administra expectations. LES ORAN
Meanwhile, it is estimated that tion had employed 1,500,000 on con- Generally, fine with moderate the workers are losing struction projects in the past year and-at-present was employing 700,- east winde,, was the weather fore-03:31,000,000 daily in wages cast for to-day, an issued by the United Press, per 8. E. Levy and 000 United Press, per 3. E. Levy
and Company, Roval Observatory this moralas Company.
LONDONERS
DISAPPOINT
SUPPORTERS
WAR CLOUDS IN SOUTH GENERALISSIMO PLANS MILITARY EXPEDITION IN SW
Sensational Report From Paoting
MILITARY LEADERS MAY
BE WON OVER
From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, To-day, According to an un- confirmed report from Paoting, near Tientsin, Marshal Chiang Kai- shek, Chairman of the Military Affairs Com- mission, has cancelled the order of over 100 motor-lorries for the de- velopment of the North- west. The money is to
be used instead for a
military expedition against Kwangtung and Kwangsi, the report adds.
The same report said that
Nanking troops will attack BIRMINGHAM UPSET Kwangsi from Southern Hunan.
AT ALBION
VILLA ROUTED AND LINCOLN RETAIN 100 PER CENT.
London, To-day. Preston North End are fully justifying their promotion. Yester- day they farther surprised their sup- porters by beating the Spurs by an only goal to secure the leadership once again.
(Continued on Page 4) Results, 38 cabled by Reuter,
were:-
Wolves
FIRST DIVISION
while the attack on Kwangtung Will be launched from Tayn Southern Kiangai. At the same time, the land, sea, and air forces of the Nanking Govern- ment will attack Eastern Kwang- fung from Fukien.
Certain military commanders in Kwangtung, added there- port, will be won over in order. to facilitate the military sub- Judation of this province.
(Continued, on Page 12)
DEATH FOR
OPERATING
AN ARSENAL EX-COLONEL SHOT
AT CANTON
1 SUPPLIED BANDITS WITH ARMS
Birmingham Leeds Leicester
1 W: Bromwich 2
4 Stoke
2
5 Everton
2
Preston Wednesday
1 Tottenham
0
3 Chelsea
5 Aston Villa
2
1.
3 Manchester V. 1 +
1 Notts F
1
5 West Ham
2
1 Barnsley
4
2 Swansea
Bolton
BECOND DIVISION
Bradford
Burnley Notts C Oldham Port Vale
THIRD Coventry Luton
4 Southampton DIVISION (South)
4 Clapton
4 Cardiff
THIRD DIVISION (North) BATTON Crewe Doncaster
Halifax Lincoln Stockport Tranmere
(From Our Own Correspondence] Canton, To-day.
For secretly operating an arsen-
al at Shek Fei, near, the station of
2 the Canton-Kowloon Railway,
1 Rochdale
1
2 New Brighton
2 Southport
2 Rotherham
1
4 Mansfield
0
0 York
2 Chesterfield
Waksall 0 Wrexham
(Tables on Page 4).
1 Poon Chi, who was until recently
a staff officer with the rank of Colonel of the First Group Army, was executed yesterday,
A raid was made, and rifles, over 3200,000 rounds of ammunition, machine guns and hand grenades were found. Seven men were ar- rested. It was found that Poon Chi was the master mind in the organisation, and he was imme diately arrested.
(Continued on Page 2)
DEATH FOR DRUG NO NEWS OF GERMAN
TRAFFIC Another Chinese Shot Under Order
Nanking, To-day.
In accordance with Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's instruction
AIRMEN
Believed To Have Left Calcutta
The Asiatic Petroleum Company (8.0.) Ltd., who are in charge of refuelling arrangements for the German Deutsch. Luft Hansa Jun-
that the extreme penalty beker aeroplane, which is attempting
meted out to illleft drug traf- a record light from Dessar to Hong fickers throughout the country Kong, have received no communica and following the Peking exe- tion to-day regarding the position cutions on Sunday morning, a of the machine, but assume that 26-year-old Chinese, Wang Min the plane which Reuter states has chung, was shot yesterday, for left Calcutta for Bangkok is the dealing in morphis pills-Reu-machine in which they are interest- .ed.
ter.