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FUTURE OF P.I.
As chief of staff of the army tien. Hadoglio is field commander
of the forces being prepared by Italy because of the European crisis. This is his latest photo- graph.
ALLEGED SHARP
PRACTICES IN
· COTTON TRADE
FALSE LABELLING DENOUNCED
STRONG RESOLUTION AT WORLD CONGRESS
Rome, To-day.
COMMONWEALTH
YUNNANFU ANXIETY
DISCOUNTED
FOUR GOVT. REGIMENTS DEFEND CAPITAL
RED OBJECTIVE STATED TO BE OCCUPATION OF KWEICHOW
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, To-day.
Press reports stating that the Communists are close to Yunnanfu were discounted here yes- terday by liaison officers of the Yunnan and Nan- king, troops in Kweichow. They stated that Yunnanfu is now well garrisoned by over four regiments and that the Reds are at Ma Lung, about 40 miles east of Yunnanfu.
.. A vernacular press dispatch from Yunnanfu, received here Chim Yick near Ma Lung and that they were being enveloped on Thursday night. stated that the Reds were in the vicinity of
by the Government forces. One Communist political director was reported killed on Thursday as a result of an aerial bombard- ment.
that the occupa-
Competent military observers here bellove that tion of Szechuen is the real objective of the Communists now in Yunnan. There is a unit of about 15,000 Reds in Northern Szechuen, and those in Yunnan are attempting to join them, they consider.
The Yunnan Reds are also attempting to enter Sikang, in order to make, contact with Soviet Russia. General Chiang Kai- A resolution affecting the fn-shek is aware of this move and has ordered, General Liu Wen- fure attitude of world cotton-
hut in Szechuen to prevent them from entering, Sikang in the spinners towards the United "States was considered yesterday west of Szechuen.
by the special resolutions com-- mittee of the International Cot-
ton Congress.
It is known that some of the de- legates favour a strong resolution denouncing the alleged false label- ling practices of American cotton exporters..
The resolution will
have the effect of an ultimatum, that if the practice continues the members of the Congress will boy- cott American colton."
SCULPTOR ALLEGED KIDNAPPED
Dutch Representations To Berlin
The Hague, To-day.
BANDITS IN HUNAN WIPED OUT
Chinese General Tells Of Victory
Canton, To-day. Interviewed, Lieut-Gen..
The Government has made re-Chien-hung, Commander of
Mo
Manuel Fonseca, convicted of posscasing explosives at Havana, Cuba, is the fest to face the death penalty under the new law which provides a court martial for per-
ties.
PAUL RENNETS
SALE of
“CB” Corsetry
NOW ON
JEOPARDISED BY REVOLT
FILIPINOS URGED TO GIVE UP EFFORTS FOR INDEPENDENCE
PESSIMISTIC OUTLOOK OF COMMISSIONER UNFAVOURABLE MINORITY REPORT
TO UNITED STATES SENATE
Washington, To-day.
The uprising in the Philippines little surpris- ed the predictions made freely some time ago by those familiar with the situation, that such trou-
sons, accused of terroristic activi- ble might be expected. Commissioner Guevara said that the troubles "may even jeopardise the life of the commonwealth and may even be taken by the world as a hint of what will happen once independence is an accomplished fact.”
FOUR BRITISH
SOLDIERS DIE.
IN LORRY CRASH
FATAL ACCIDENT
IN INDIA
VEHICLE PLUNGES OVER PRECIPICE
face Shunik To-day. "
Four Brillen bele
Senor Delgado took a somewhat different view and said that
Wiliam Waldorf Astor in candidate for the House of Com- mons, of which his American- born mother, Lady Nancy, waS. the first woman member. He recent lý defeated the British Governs ment's attempts to collect Income tax on revenues from his American properties which remal
America,
such things could happen anywhere when passions were aroused: AMERICA NOT
Governor Murphy, at present on vacation at White Sulphur...) Springs, regretted the outbreak, but expressed the opinion that it will not get out of hand.
A disavowal that the Sakdtlista Party was responsible for the uprising was made by Senor Tomas Espanola, representing himself to be the President of the Sakdallstas' in the United States. He declared that the insurrection might, rather result In "deliberate manipulation by the party in power in the hope of killing the Sakdalista Party."
Coincident with the news, of
CHAMPIONS TO MEET the rising. Senator McKellar, a
to the 5th (Medium) "Brigade, Roy ai Artillery, and an Indian bearer[442 were killed when the lorry in which they were riding from Ambala to Sabathu fell over the precipice. Six of the eight ether occupants wern! seriously injured.
The steering apparatus apparent ly broke when the lorry was round- ing a bend on a cleft of the hill.- Reuter,
Sabathu is a military station on
the the Kalka-Simla Railway, while
It is anticipated that such dras presentations to Berlin asking Kwangtung Fourth Division, who Ambala is the nearest cantonments
be modified when for the return of the German rehas just arrived from the north to Simla, situated in the plains the resolution is submitted to Con-fugee sculptor Gutzeit, who is yesterday told pressmen that the
tic action will
gress today.
of a Dutch
↓
to
alleged to have been kidnapped remnant bandits under Yih Chien- Yesterday's session was devoted at Hengelo by agents of the Ger-ying, who created disturbances ir to the discussion of the Egyptian man secret police and taken the south border of Hunan, have cotton situation, with suggestions across the frontier with the as- bean entirely wiped out and the for improvements in the varieties Bistance
spy, who region on the Hunan and Kwang- produced and the methods of han- was afterwards arrested.
It is alleged that a confession tung border has been restored dling in a raw state, and for elim
normalcy. inating humidity. The length of of the kidnapping was made to the discussion in that connection is the Dutch Prosecutor at Almelo regarded as indicating the increas-y a German policeman named ed importance which Egypt com. Kontschwitz, who was arrested
Reuter. mands in the world's cotton mar-in Holland. -
ket.-Reuter.
SPECIAL JUBILEE MAGAZINE
80-Page Publication To-morrow
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NEW FRANCO-SOVIET AGREEMENT
Mutual Assistance Agreed Upon
COMMON ACTION AGAINST AN AGGRESSOR.
Paris, To-day. The protocol of the Franco- The special Jubilee Magazine Soviet pact lays down that in the Supplement, to be distributed free event of unprovoked aggression to all purchasers of to-morrow's on the part of any European 'Sunday Herald, is probably one of State each atgnatory will im the most ambitious productions of mediately come to the assistance. ita kind that Hong Kong has ever of the other by immediately com- seen. It consists of a handsomely plying with the recommendations; produced compilation of 80 pages, of the League of Nations Coun- covering every phase of the life cil as soon as they are issued and work of Their Majesties the under Article XVI of the Coveri King and Queen. There are a num-jant. Should the Council not issue ber of special articles dealing with recommendations or fail to reach the high lights in King George's an unanimous decision the "oblį. 25 years' reign, the whole being gation of assistance will never profusely illustrated with a num-theless apply.
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SPANISH CABINET RESIGNS
(Continued on page 9.).
NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER ARRIVES IN LONDON
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GENERALISSIMO TO VISIT YUNNAN SHORTLY
Kweiyang, To-day. General Chiang Kai-shek has in- formed Reuter that he intends to vialt Yunnan by air as soon as fly- ing conditions permit. Meanwhile headquarters. here express no an- xiety on the situation on Yunnanfu, which ia reported to be quiet. - Reuter,
500 KILLED IN EARTHQUAKE
1,200 Injured In Town Of Kars
Kars, Transcaucasiu,
To-day. Five hundred people are now known to have been killed and 1,200 Injured in a severe earth- quake which shook this town.. Orer 1,300 houses were des- troyed,
An earthquake shock is also reported from Trebizond on the Black Sen, together with a viol ent-tornado-Renter.
WEATHER FORECAST
11 KILLED IN TERRIFIC WIND
Little Rock, Arkansai, To-day. Eleven people have been killed and 50 Injured by a terrific wind accompanied by an electrical storm in Misalnafpp! county.---Reiter,
DOROTHY ROUND'S
BAD LUCK
Injured Leg Causes Defeat
PERRY TO MEET AUSTIN IN BOURNEMOUTH FINAL
London, To-day,
A sensation was: caused yester-
IN GOLF FINAL Holder Eliminated At Hollinwell
4
NEWCOMER'S PROMISING
DEBUT DISPLAY
London, To-day. The quarter-finals and semi- finals of the English Amateur Golf Championship produced several surprises yesterday. Stanley Lunt, the holder, was de feated in the semi-final by John Woollam, the 1988 champion, and, Eric Fiddian, the Walker Cup Į player, entered the final by defeat ing Craddock Hartopp, a very prom- ising newcomer,
ARMING AGAINST
CANADIANS
Dosevelt Tables His Cards
WILL EXERCISE AUTHORITY IFA NECESSARY.
Washington, To-day President Roosevelt emphatis
member of the committee. Whicht investigated the problem of the Philippines, has submitted a urging the Filipinos to abandon minority report to the Senate ally declared that the Unite
States would do nothing to srm itself, either defensively or of their efforts for independence, charging that the new constil replying to queries regarding fensively against Canada," whêm tion frankly sets up a dictator his letter to the Military Com ship in the Philippines, because mittee of the House of Repres "the Filipinos confessedly are sentatives, in which he warned not ready for a Democratic of them that if necessary he would Republican form of Govern
exercise, his authority" as Com ment."
Senator Tydings, the chairman Navy in order to stop the publ
mander-in-Chief of the Army and of the committee, has not yet cation of anything which might submitted the majority report be regarded as unfriendly by
other nations.
-Reuter.
Back Of Revolt Broken
Manila, To-day The back of the revolt appears
John Woollam, of Hooton, Cheto have been broken following meet the arrest of several leaders of
shire, the 1938 winner, will
Eric Fiddlan of Stourbridge,
tha the insurgents. The other lead-
1982 holder, in the final to-day tiers have gone into hiding. -- Hollinwell.
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WYATT PROVES
FIT
Hits Century To Open
Lord's Season
London, To-day.
Reuter.
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BETTING FIGURES
FOR DERBY
· Bahram Made Warm Favourite
London, to-day."
The opening of the cricket. The following are the latest bet day during the Bournemouth Hard season at Lord's was featured by ting gure on the Derby which Court tennis championship when drawn encounter between the will be run on June 8 at Epsom: Miss Dorothy Round, the Wimbledon M.C.C. and Surrey, R. E. S. (Bob) 74 and Behram champion and Bournemouth holder, Wyatt, heralding his return to was unexpectedly defeated in the the game after his recent opera semi-final round by Miss Kathleen tion by scoring a century for Stammers by 7-0, 6-2, 6-1,
the Maryleboners. -
Miss Round was suffering from an injured right leg which consider ably handicapped her. She did not attempt any wide shots.
(Continud on Page 1)
The U.S.8. Sacramento arrived the Colony yesterday from Manila,
Surrey: 222 and 111 for 5. M.C.C.: 318 (Wyatt 108), Wyatt was hit on the law by
a fast ball from Martindale in Ithe fourth Test against the West Indies last March, and it was atļ in firat feared that he would be un- able to play; again this season.
Government Appointments
His Excellency the Governor, has] The appointment of the Hon. Mr. Madrid, To-day, The Premier,
been pleased to appoint Corporal William Henry Bell to be a member Don Alejandro Lerroux, has, ten-1-" "London, To-day The Prime
Authur Nathaniel Braude to be Se- of the Licensing Board for per dered the resignation of the Cabin-Minister of New Zealand, Mr. G.W.
cond Lieutenant in the Corps Ma- lod of three years, with effect from et to the President, not having a Forbes, and Mrs. Forbes, arrived Fine to cloudy, with moderate chine Gun Battalion, Signal Sec April 28, 1935, ia gasetted, sufficient Parilamentary majority in London this evening to take part east winds, war the weather foretion, of the Hong Kong Volunteer His Excellency the Governor has to carry out the Government's pro-in the Silver Jubiles celebrations, least for to-day, an inaned by the Defence Corps, with affect from been pleased to appoint Mr. Gerald
·gramme~Router:
British Wireless Bervice, Royal Observatory his morning. April 12, 1935
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11-20, 6-1 1-Bobaleigh 10-1/0-Hairan.
100-7 1 and -Theft. 100-88Beabeabequest. 25-1 o, 80-1 -Duke John. 28-1 o, 38-1. t-Apollo,
-Reuter.
President Roosevelt added that he now regarded the matter a closed, but hoped that all – the people and Government official read his letter- in Canada and elsewhere would
-Router..
CATHOLIC PRIEST ARRESTED
Labour Service Man Shot In Berlin
POLITICAL CRIME
Berlla, To-day
A Catholic priest has been rested with a number of others i Kirchanden, Westphalia, followi the arrest of a 60-year-old gan
keeper named Sasse, who is alles to have shot the labour service i Erich Koch
It is officially announced Koch was shot obviously from pol tical motives, as the result of Ky, tematic agitation among certai groups of inhabitants against t labour service and National cialism. Koch was killed as he
MOTOR STRIKE IN patrolling the streets.
AMERICA
Chevrolet-Fisher Plant Paralysed
Basse was arrested after a viol ent struggleReuter
FORBES MISSION LEAVES FOR TSINGTAO
Shanghai, To-day, bera of the American ecor mission, who returned fro on Thursday afternoon, for Teingiao to-day spend two days, there and then
New York, To-day. The Chevrolet-Fisher body ed owing to the lact of paris plant at Tarrytown has clow
as a result of the Toledo motor strike, rendering a farther 42,000 workers idle.to Tientsin, where Eighteen plants in 10 cities three day are now involved, affecting leave for Peiping, over 30,00 workers, Rege will travel to ter,
Reuter