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PAUL RENNETS
SALE of
"CB" Corsetry
NOW ON
MOVE SOUTH
LARGE JAPANESE CONTINGENTS AWAIT ORDERS TO MOVE
Jack Crawford's defeat at the hands of G. von Cramm' yesterday is likely to result in the elimina- from the Davis tion of Australia Cap.
GERMANY LEADING- AUSTRALIA 2-0
Crawford And McGrath Beaten In Davis Cup
VON CRAMM HOLDS KEY TO MATCH
Berlin. To-day. A sensation was caused in the!
semi-final round of the European Zone of the Davis Cup contest when Gottfried von Cramm, for- mer hold of the French title and the most improved player last season, caused a major upset by defeating Jack Crawford of Aus tralia by 63, 7-5, 6-2, while
ROOSEVELT
AGAIN AVERTS
CATASTROPHE
Monday's Mining Strike Postponed
PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH UNION. LEADERS
Washington. To-day.
The personal intervention of President Roosevelt has again averted a major industrial catas- trophe in the United States.
The President, at a conference at the White House yesterday. secured a promise from the union leaders of the bituminous coal miners that the strike involving 450,000 men, called for Monday, to enforce the maintenance of the New Deal standard in the soft (coal industry, should be postpon- led until July 1 if the men agreed.! and meanwhile that the existing wage agreements should tinue.
A recommendation to this effect will be put by the union leaders to a meeting of the miners to-j day, and it is confidently expected. that it will be adopted-Reuter.
Arbitration Offer Accepted
TOLEDO CRISIS-AVERTED
Toledo, Ohio, To-day-
The workers of the Edison Co on Thursday decided on the
immediate renewal of the strike,
whereby 30,000 people were render- ed idle until it was "temporarily called of 10 days ago. have now accepted the arbitration offer of Miss Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labour-Reuter.
Re-Employment Plan Submitted
EQUIPMENT MODERNISATION ON EXTENDED CREDIT
Barying the diplomatic hatcket, for one afternoon at least, these envoys to Washington, whese countries are in the throes of diplomatic difficulties, get together in the true. Rotarian spirit 31. the Rotary Club luncheon: Mr. Saito is the Ambassador from Japan, Dr. Alfred Sae is the Minister from China, and M.Eroyano Taky is Soviet Ambassador.
SITUATION GRAVE TROOP TRAINS
STANDING BY
FOR ZERO HOUR ONUS FALLS ON NANKING
CHAHAR DISPUTE INTENSIFIED
Peiping, To-day
The gravity of the situation in North China was little altered yes- terday. Some 2,400 new Japanese troops moved into the dis- puted area, Japanese zero- planes flew over Peiping, and the Japanese troop trais waiting
ANGLO-GERMAN NAVAL empty inside the Great Wall head-
TALKS RESUMED
REASONS ADVANCED TO ACCOUNT
FOR JAPANESE PROTEST
:
London, To-day.
ed for the south, ready to carry * mixed brigade of Japanese troops numbering between 4,000 and | 5,000 men into China if required.
Politically, the centre of gra- vity is shifting from Peiping to Nanking, to where it is possible the Japanese military leaders may go to clinch the settlement. The Anglo-German naval conversations were
In Chahar province, where four resumed yesterday morning, when Herr von Rib-Japanese secret service men were bentrop conferred with Sir Samuel Hoare at the arrested at Kalgan, the Japanese are demanding the resignation of Foreign Office. Private conversations between the Chairman of the Provincia)
Government and the witbo the experts occupied the
of Chinese troops - Re
300 JAPANESE ARRI B It is expected that the conver-
pakreiping, Barlier. sations will be devoted to an A detachment of 300 Japaness
US. ARMY
•
AIR BASES
APPROVED
FRONTIER DEFENCE
SCHEME
CONSTRUCTION BILL PASSED BY SENATE MILITARY COMMITTEE
Washington, To-day.
The Senate Military Committee has approved the bill authorising New York, To-day- the construction of army air bases
Henkel (Germany) beat Vivian It is learned that the leaders of at certain points.Renter.
60.62
fternoon.
analysis of the figures relating to troops arrived in Peiping from the tonnage and armament of Tientsin at 9.30 p.m. yesterday to various kinds of warships; so replace the present garrison that the agreed ratio of 35 per which is expected to depart within | cent for the German Navy cznja few days be shaped into a practical work- ing understanding.
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TRIPLETS BORN IN KOWLOON
ALL THREE GIRLS
•MOTHER REPORTED TO HAVE SOLD THEM
Chinese
The centre of interest here ap- pears to be moving to Nanking -in view of General Ho Ying-chin's Iconsniiations with the Govern-
ment leaders-Beater.
The largest review it the history of the British Navy will be Spithead on July 16. Our photograph shows two of the gune mounted on HMS Hood.
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT EXPELLED FROM ITALY
Sensational Reports: Said To Have Been Spread
~CHINA MAIL IN SPECIAL
Paris, To-day. The European edition of the New York Herald-Tribune - an- ounces that the "Rome - corres- "pondent of the paper has been ex- pelled from Italy for alleged spreading of sensational reports. the interal v situation. kedamection. Witb
ENGLAND TEST PLAYERS SHINE
Hammond Scores Century
WYATT AND NICHOLS DEADLY WITH BALL.
FRANCE'S REPLY
TO CRITICISMS
OF SOVIET PACT
Prepared By Foreign Ministry
SEVERE COMMENTS BY “PERTINAY”
**** CHINA MAIL – SPECIAL
Pars Today The French reply to the
the moon patay Soviet pact with certain the Locamo Treaty, is now rea
cording to the foreign editor the Echo de Paris, "Pertinax"
The French reply, which "Per- tinax" asserts has been evolved in close consultation with the British and Italian Governments will deny the truth of the Ger jman charges. “
Severely criticising the French Foreign Minister, who, he says,
US CONSUL-GENERAL In a mid-week programme of made it appear that French diplo
IN SHANGHAI
Mr. Cunningham On Retired List
first-class matches, featured by macy was dependent upon. Bome the tie on first innings in the and Londen and that Britain and match between Sussex and Italy had the right to supervise Northants, three of the twelve in-and control French foreign vited to attend Trent Bridge to cy, "Pertinar" declares that day were in the limet They
|were:—
Shanghai, To-day. McGrath (Australia) by 4-6, 6-2. the railways equipment industry An earlier message, dated June Ng Ya, a 26-year-old
It is reported from Washington
Examond 116 v Somerset have prepared for submission to 6, said that the House of Repre-woman, gave birth to girl triplets
Nicholls 7 for TT v Notts Germany, leading by two matches President Roosevelt a plan to persentative had passed the amend on Wednesday last at the Kowloon that the State Department has an-
Wyatt for 47 ▼ Yorkshire to nil, are now favoured to win 25, mit the railroads to modernise meat to the Wilcox Bill, autheris Hopital This is the first occur nounced the retirement, effective
Yorkshire, who have not yet been Cunningham, U. S. Consul General beaten outright, were amain check- The weights of the three babies in Shanghai Mr. Comninghamed on the first irmingy, failing at at birth were respectively 4 lb. 12 said that be had not heard mything Edgbaston Lancashire, the chan eza; 3 Ihs 6 cas.; and 4 lbs. 8 oz. yet, but supposed that the news was were dis true, as he was already two years Mother and children
past the retirement age. charged from the hospital, all well, on Thursday: A China Mail repre
was transferred to Shanghai from Iriven by the woman, to make e-Stockholm several months ago
quiries as to their progress, was in-
Reuter
although they may lose the doubles their equipment on an extended ing the construction of army air rence of the kind in the history of from December 31, of Mr. E S.--
encounter, von Cramm will start a credit basis plan, which is report bases in Alaska, on the Caribbean the hospital. firm favourite against McGrath, ed to be backed up by all the Sea coast and on the American whom he should beat to clinch the leaders of the industry as well as continental frontiers. series for Germany-Beuter.
Gottfried von Cramm cently defeated in the final of the
Was
many carriers.
re-
It provides for the use of 4 per
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pïons, were also checked by Kent
Scores 23 cabled" by Reuter, A likely successor as- Consul were:-
1935 French Singles Championship cent. 10-year notes, which may be 45 BODIES
Banks. The proponents estimate RECOVERED AT sentative, who went to the address General is Mr. Monnet Davis, who Lancashire beat Krut on the first
by Fred Perry."
·CHINESÉ WOMAN
DROWNED
Storm Sequel This Morning
A Chinese woman is reported to have disappeared from a sampan, No. 3373, anchored off Kowloon Bay, at 130 this morning, during the storm. Although there were three people on board at the time
it is not known what happened to her, and it is surmised that she must have fallen overboard acci- dentally."
The body has not yet been re-
covered
TREASURY BILLS ISSUE
re-discounted by the Federal
that there is $350,000,000 worth of potential business in rehabilitat- ing the carrier equipment, which would be an enörmous aid to re- employment-Beuter
TEXAS INUNDATED
Eight Killed And $2,000,000 Damage
HUNDREDS LEAVE HOMES TO MERCY OF FLOODS
Ovalde, Teras, To-day.
Eight people were drowned
REINSDORF
Death Roll Unlikely To Exceed 52
DR. GOEBBELS' MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY
Berlin, To-day..
formed that the woman had moved and had either sold or given away Ther three babies, t
SLIGHT LANDSLIDE
Quarry Bay Tramway Temporarily Blocked
It was officially announced late A slight landslide occured on
KING'S CONDITION REPORTED ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY
innings at Manchester. Kent: 224 (Woolley 85) Lancashire: 838 for 5 (Watson 150,
Hopwood 96).
Glamorgan best Leicestershire by 136 runs at Leicester. Glamorgan: 158 and 179 (Marlow London, to-day His Majesty the ⠀ for 48). ** King's condition yesterday was re-Leicester: 97 (JC. Clay 8 for 453 and
104 (Mercer 7 för 38)," ported to be entirely satisfactory-
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-British Wireless Service.
yesterday afternoon that 45 Quarry Bay Road, east of the Quan Braddock To Defend Title
bodies had until then been rey Bay School, early this morning, covered from the debris of the about 50 to 100 tons of earth Reinsdorf factory. It was not blocking the transway for some expected that the total deaths
time.
would exceed 52 Beater.
Dr. Goebbels has sent the follow-
Against Baer Or Schmeling
New York, to-day-The Madisoned about with Schmeling: Coolies were rushed to the spot Square Garden authorities an- September If he is victorious he
about 6 am, and very soon had
and many are reported missing telegram of sympathy to the the obstruction completely ele nounce that James J. Braddock, will be substituted for Schmelingf
ing as
the result of "wide"
spread foods in south-western Texa
Hundreds were compelled to
flee from their homes owing to swollen creeks, resu
whose
villages. The
London
to-day
total
amount applied for in
lers for
1540,000,000/fres
in the inundation
+$47,265,000." The
per
ent was 13/10.4604 23.
pared
already estimated 000 Reuter
49dweek 290,- British Service.
crops, bridges
works" manager of the West fzelisch Anhaltische Sprengstofa. brik at Reinsdorf near Witten- bers: "I wish to express my Warm-
est ind ost sincere syn the terrible disaster at Be whereby so many brave have lost thei
WEATHER FORECAST
the new heavyweight, boxing cham against Braddock in next summer's pion who scored a sensational title fight.
victory over Max Baer on Thursday A later message states that night, has agreed to defend his X-Ray examination yesterőny title against Max Schmeling in the vealed indications of two ith summer of 19867 think eliminating in two small bones of M
titular contest right hand, and a chip, fractu
4s had been previous the left hand.
The right hand has a also an the size of a marble near the Id-be offer folut
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ADMITTANCE OF
SOVIET RUSSIA
INTO LEAGUE
SWISS ATTITUDE CRITICISED
FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEBATE IN BUNDESRAT
CHINA MAIL.” SPECIAL
Berne. To-day. During the course of the de bate on foreign political affairs before the Bundesrat on Thurs day, the Communists expressed very sharp criticism of the Bun desrat for its attitude towards the admittance of Soviet Russia to the League of Nations WE la Communist speaker pro
to
make abusive,
against the German
he was called to quired to leave the
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PLAN FOR MILWAUKEE
New York, To-day, ed" reorganisation plan
providing for
bond int