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PAUL RENNETS
SALE of
"CB" Corsetry
NOW ON
LEAGUE OF NATIONS FACES MOMENTOUS CRISIS OF ITS CAREER
DRIVE AGAINST REDS
ON FUKIEN BORDER/
SIMULTANEOUS ATTACK
CONTEMPLATED
POLICE WORK BEK
THE
COMBINED
MILITARY FORCES
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, To-day.
combined forces of the First Independent Division and the 9th. Division are making a drive on the Communists in Feng Huang Shan near Tai Po and Yew Ping, border counties near Fukien, according to reports reaching here on Saturday.
Chang Ting-cheng is the leader of the Red band which is penetrating into Kwangtung from Fakien. They are supported by the bandits in Nan Shan, near Swalow, and are wandering about in the counties of Tai Po and Yew Ping-
The Kwangtung provincial troops have concentrated at a given point to launch a simultaneous offensive against the Red bandits. Chang Ting-cheng has only several hundred Reds under his direction, and official reports claim that thirty of them were killed in a recent engagement at Feng Huang Shan.
BRITISH PRESS
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
COL. LAWRENCE
Age's Most Romantic
Character,
UNCROWNED KING COMPARED
WITH "CHINESE" GORDON ·
London, To-day. The tragic irony of the circam- stances surrounding Lawrence of
Arabia's death were mentioned in most of the morning newspapers to-day, everyone of which paid tribute in long and glowing terms.
:
Communist remnants are also
With the vast fortune of $120, Warren Dawes, aged 19, left. his Chicage home to woo Shirley Tem- ple and win a career in the movies. Police found the young Romeo be- fore he got out of town when he attempted a long distance call to his lady-love.
BONUS
BILL
active in Southern Kiangsi Yu (Shan, în
Feng and Nan Kang, is stronghold of the
the vicinity of Esin VETO IN U.S.
the i
outlaws-1.
Being isolated "Lieut-General TO BE DELIVERED Li Loh-tien, officer commanding the Red unit at--Yu Shan, PERSONALLY BY negotiating with the Cantonese THE PRESIDENT troops for surrender.
Sporadic fighting has been
going on in An Yuan and Chum Wu. Southern Kiangsi, during the past two months. In each battle several Reds were report. ed to have been killed.
or Itured
cap
VICTIMS OF TSUN WAN TRAGEDY
Four More Bodies.
Recovered
INQUIRY TO BE HELD SHORTLY
SOME RESENTMENT
SHOWN
Eleventh-Hour Effort At Conciliation
Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt's decision to
deliver his message vetoing the Ve terans' Bonus Bill personally, pro- bably on Wednesday, is deeply re- The Times says his place in
sented by the currency inflation history is assured and that, it is
party, who ask why they should equally certain that his place in
have been selected for rebake. literature "Seven Pillars of Wis
The bonus steering committee dom” — will live as long as the The "bodies of six of the 10 of the House of Representatives fame of this young adventurer victims who lost their lives in the have arranged-an appointment] of body and spirit who, tasted Tsun Wan explosion have now with the President for 10.20) and wielded power only to despise] been recovered.
am to-day when an eleventh- its pomps and vanities.
It will be remembered that alhour effort will be made to win The Day Telegraph ways that junk laden with kerosine exploded his approval long before his death his admirers off the Texas Oil Co.'s establish- While Senators Patwan and had regret that a man of such real ment on the morning of May 11, Thomas deny that their cause will greatness had already cast of the resulting in nine men and one wo-be injured by the President's per- world.
man losing their lives. The follow-sonal message, which will be broad- ing day the bodies of the woman cast throughout the country; others victim and one of the others were frankly confess that Mr. Roosevelt's
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MRS. LAWRENCE LEAVING CHINA FOR ENGLAND
Shanghai, To-day.
Mrs. Lawrence, mother of Air- craftsman Shaw and her eldest zon, Dr. Lawrence, of the Church Missionary Society's station at Menchuhsien,
Szechnen, have arrived at Ichang from Chung. king by boat en route to England. Mrs. Lawrence' was among the people evacuated - from Chengtu district-Reater.
the
SITUATION:
GRAVE
ABYSSINIAN
DISPUTE CALLS
FOR DECISION
INTERVENTION OR INACTION?
Consequences May Be Serious
GENEVA TO-DAY. THE ITALO - ABYSSINIAN QUESTION IS LIKELY TO COME BEFORE THE LEAGUE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF M. LAVAL FROM PARIS
League quarters do not dis- guise the gravity of the situation and realise that it is not only a question of peace or war, but that the very future of the League is in the balance
Inaction would be suicidal, while
i: hasty Intervention. would “ mean Italy's withdrawal, with all its tragic consequences; but it is hoped, the of the commis-
son of arbitration have been agreed
to by both parties, that it may be
Possible to secure the appointment
of another commissiez to deal with the frontier question an
The League could then appoint a
sub-committee or a rapporteur to help to avoid friction, but if the
hold a watching brief and poskibly
Abyssinian delegation demands a
all discassion of the whole situa-
tion it would be difficult to exag- gerate the gravity of the conse quences-Beaters
FLOODS FOLLOW DROUGHT IN MIDDLE WEST
Damage Amounting. To $3,000,000 Reported
New York, Todzy, The drought-stricken regions of Tezes and Oklahoma, which were recently darkened by a heavy fall of dust, are now flooded, following the heavy rains during the night. least 20 people are dead and mixsing, and 70 are reported in-
At
Arthar Flegenheimer, above. allas Dutch Scholtz, New York's No. 1 underworld chief, faces 150 witnesses which the Government vill call at Syracuse, X Y to of tax evasion prove charges against the "one-time" beer baron.
BIAS BAY CLEAN-UP
COMPLETED
AREA GARRISONED BY CHINESE TROOPS
AL
CANTON HIGH COMMAND
ISSUE REPORT
[From Our Own Correspondent] --
Canton, To-day.
LL the reactionary coastguards at Bias Bay have been rounded up and will not cause any further trouble to the Government authorities. This is the opinion of Rear-Admiral Kiang Yen- chung and Rear-Admiral Chang Chi-ying, who visited Bias Bay last Saturday.
Rear-Admiral Chang Chi-ying told newspaper men on Friday that there is no necessity to send more warships to Bins Bay, and that the report that the cruiser Hai Shen would be dispatched to those waters was incorrect-
Bias Bay is garrisoned by a regiment of troops of the Third Army and a detachment of protective guards, said Aduival Chang, who added that everything is peaceful in that vicinity.
The coastguards were manded by
~100
Commander Tsai Teng-fai, who was
recently EUROPE FACES
EUROPEAN arrested and placed in the cas
POLITICS
GOERING TALKS
WITH M. LAVAL OVER WEEK-END
POLISH GERMAN RELATIONS Hitler Speech To-morrow
Warsaw, To-day. The contents of Reichsfehrer
Hitler's speech to-morrow are likely to be most importantly af- fected by General Hermann Goer- ing's week-end consultations on Germany's relations with her neigh- bours.
Itody of the gendarmes at head- quarters here. Several persons connected with his gang were also held by the military authorî- ties.
Serious charges are preferred legainst Commander Isai al
though an official statement said
that he was accused of corrup tion and general incompetence
The gravity of the case may be guaged by the fact that his brother. Dr. Tsai Teng-kwai, a
local practitioner, has also been
arrested.
BUNNY AUSTIN
BEATEN
Farquharson Loses To "Bounding Basque”.
MOST IMPORTANT
WEEK IN HISTORY
HITLER STATEMENT
TOMORROW
SOMETHING DEFINITE
DEMANDED
Landen, To-day.
This will be an important week for Europe and interest has bee transferred from Poland to Berin, London, and Genera.~-
The world is awaiting with the keenest interest Reichsfueh-- rer Hitler's speech on foreign policy in the Reichstag. to morrow, especially as it is be lieved in some quarters that the chief European Governments will let it be known in Berlin' In the international lawn tennis that a mere reaffirmation of Ger
Paris, To-day.
of
Light was thrown on General. Goering's talk with M. Laval at tournament yesterday France beat many's desire for peace will not Cracow by the latter, who told the International Club Great
give satisfaction; what is want journalists that the talk was Britain by 12 matches to 7. Noted is some definite contribution were that Christian from Germany to the system of most friendly and had covered able results jall
NATIONAL DEFENCE
the points affecting the Boussus beat Bunny Austin, and security. Franco-German relations- It is Jean Borotra beat Norman Far- jured
The damage to homes, line-understood that special refer-quharson, the South African who !ence was made to the Franco-recently beat Fred Perry, by 6-8 stock, crops, razlicys, highways and bridges is estimated already to have reached $3,000,000.--- Reuter.
recovered, charred and multilated speech will probably strengthen TRADE DEPRESSION
Since then four more bodies havejseveral waverers.
3
been recovered to date, but there There is opposition to the is still no trace of the other idea of
joint session of victims.
the House of Representatives, and It is understood that an official Congress to hear the President. enquiry into the circumstances of It is opposed by Mr. Hudson, the tragedy will be held shortly at member of the House of Represen- the Marine Court
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IN CANTON,
Russian alliance and its conse-6-3—Reuter. quences.
(Continued on Page 12).
LAVAL INTERVIEWED
IN BERLIN
Berlin, To-day.
DAVIS CUP GAME
Czechoslovakia Wins Over Yugoslavia
Prague, To-day.
yesterday
In London, on Wednesday, -in- portant debates on national defence will be held both in the Houses of Lords and Commons; the Cabinet will also meet on Wednesday morn- ing when it is expected that they will decide to announce a furthers increase in the Air Force--this was borne out in a speech by the EL Hon. Mr. Ormsby Gore, First Com- missioner of Works, during the "That is not bad for a false re
de-week-end, when he said that, in or port," declared M. Laval, when in- terviewed by Beuter, while passing feated Yugoslavia by 4 matches to der to maintain parity with Gen- through en route to Paris, regard-1 in their first round encounter in many, a further gigantic and expen- Canton-As an indication of the ing the possibility of a return for the Davis Cup lawn tennis contest; sive increase in the home defence large extent of the trade depres-conversations with Reichsfuehrer they will now meet Japan, who de-Air Force would have to be sion which has hit Canton, more Hitler.
feated Holland on Saturday, in the nounced this coming week. than 3,000 shops in the city, most-
Second Round.--Reuter. ly of small capitalisation, have been closed since the beginning of the
Small Shop-Owners
Crippled
Last Link With Wellington
Wellington (Chekiai Agency).
SOVIET TO BUILD Honoured On 100th Birthday WEATHER REPORT
NEW PLANES
Successors To Il-fated Maxim Gorky
area
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Czechoslovakia
·-POLICY STATEMENT"
The Cabinet will have had fans to consider Herr Hitler's speech. before finally deciding on the policy (Continued on Page 12)
Canton Aids C.I.D. In The
Arrest Of Alleged Robbers NEW LAND TAX
Suggested Levy For Kwangtung
One of the few men living who out the world, presented to him a A weak anticyclone covers the remember Wellington was honoured bound volume containing w their upper and central parts of the
The alertness of the Criminal learned that the men had fed to by his friends and family last signatures.
Yangtze Valley, bat pressure is Investigation Department and the Canton, and immediately despatched Saturday.
Sir Fitzroy Maclean is the twenty decreasing over this area. Depres-co-operation of the Canton Police a Chinese detective to that city, the where, with the help of Chinese law He is Sir Fitzroy Donald Maclean, sixth chief of the Clan Maclean, sions are situated over east Man-Authorities have resulted in Moscow. To-day.
men, officers, the alleged robbers traced
Canton Chief of the Clan Maclean and the which from time immemorial has churis and to the south of Tokio, apprehension of the three The Government has decreed that oldest barobet He received a com- been connected with the Isle of both moving east-north-east. An who, armed with daggers, are al- and strested.
According to information from three aeroplanes of the same size mission from the Duke of Welling-Mull. **
of relatively low pressure leged to have made a forced entry Chief Detective Inspector R the Department of Finance, and type as that of the Maxim
covers the porthern part of the into No. 1, Cornwall Street. Kew- Shannon, of the Hong Kong Police Kwangtung Provincial Govern Gorky, which crashed on Saturday Dragoons, or Hussars as they are After the Battle of Culloden, in today, as issued by the Royaled with over $580 in money and Canton that, the men had been an institution of a land tax in the
ton when he joined the 13th Light His sest, Duart Castle, is there. China Sea The local forecast for loon Tong, on May 12, and decamp Force, received toformation from ment is contemplating killing 48 persons, will be built to-day, in 1852.
They will be named after three
which the "Macleans fought on the Observatory this morning, was weet jewellery after binding and gagging rested on Friday last
province, and it is estimated of the greatest men in the Bed May 13 was the hundredth anni Stuart side, Duart Castle was first
variable winds, light to two Chinese women, Chan Kit-mal Detectives have been sent to the expected yield of Republic's history, namely: Vladimir versary of his birth.
taken from them by the English, moderate; fair, local thunder and Bo Mo-ying
Cantom to escort the men down to from the new tax will total Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Maxim To mark the occasion hundreds then destroyed by fre
Fshowers. E. SW winds, light to| After the robbery, had been com- the Colony and are expected to $8,000,000 ཚ་ Gorly-Benter//
moderate.
mitted the local police authorities rive here this evening
on his clangen, scattered through.. (Continued on Page 1)
Agency