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RESISTANCE TO JAPAN URGED BY CHINESE COLONY AT GENEVA
FLOODS CAUSED
IN CANTON BY
HEAVY RAINS
SUBURB PARTLY
INUNDATED
POOR DRAINAGE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE
¡From Our Own Correspondent] Canton To-day.
As a result of heavy rain, many streets were flooded this morning by as much as two feet of water. Even Tungshan suburb was part ly inundated owing to the poor drainage system.
Other low-lying sections of the city are under water. The rain began to fall late last night and continued until early this morning. The Pearl River has also been rising since midnight. Shameça is only three feet above the water level
The temperature at 6 am. to day dropped to 72 degrees Fahren- heit. So far Canton has enjoyed a cool summer, because a hot dar has always been followed by showers or continuous rain.
Torrential rain în other parts of the province is swelling the North: River, East River, and West River,: and many towns along their banks are under two to four feet of water, according to a report reaching here last night-
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“TICH" FREEMAN
CHECKS LEADERS
AT FOLKESTONE
RAIN CAUSES GLUT OF DRAWN GAMES
HOLMES PLAYS CAPTAIN'S INNINGS FOR SURREY
London, To-day. **Tich" Freeman, mainstay of the Kent attack, was responsible for Warwickshire's setback at Folkestone in the county cricket.
Amendments are being made to the Agricultural Adjustment Ad- ministration to safeguard the farm policies of Mr. Henry A
· Wallace, United States Secretary for Agriculture, above.
NEBRASKA STRIKE
NEARS END
Arbitration Board Award Accepted
Omaha, To-day.
SCEPTICAL FRANCE
ALLEGED
BLUNDER
BY BRITAIN
German Naval Parity Deplored
FRANCE MUST NOW BUILD AGAIN DECLARES JOURNAL
Paris, To-day.
The Anglo-German agreement gives Germany a fleet equal to that of France, making it neces- sary for France to build higher, declares the Journal des Debats.
The semi-official Le Temps| says that Germany tried to thrust a wedge into the Three- Power Stresa Agreement by offering to negotiate with Lon- idon separately on the two ques- tions most important to Bri- tain's security, namely, aerial and naval armaments.
The consensus of opinion is that Britain, in allowing Germany |
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd is enjoying home life again in Boston after a-two-year ab- netice in the Antarctic. He is here seen at his residence with his wife and children (1, to r.), Helen Bolling, Richard. Jr., and Katherine, and his dog, “Iceberg”
35 per cent, rearmament, has made TROTZKY ARRIVES
la grave mistake which may nlti-
mately seriously affect her
OWIL
IN OSLO
security and world peace-Reuter. Sick Man Seeks Refuge
GERMAN SATISFACTION
A Govern
In Mountains
A Berlin message states; that day great antisfaction is evinced” ât the This disputants in the tram conclusion of the Anglo-German
**CHINA MAIL" SPECIALS strike have agreed to accept the naval agreement here.
Oslo, To-day. M. Trotzky and his wife, who arbitration board award, though ment spokesman remarked that the have unexpectedly arrived here, the Governor ordained the con- success of the talk must be re-have been granted permission for tinuation of martial law pend- sarded as a justification of Reich-
la six months' stay in Norway on *fuehrer Hitler's policy, that 712-
condition that they refrain from derstanding between countries is any political activity and take up A message received yesterday best reached by personal contact their quarters in a suitable locality said that, using his full powers between the statesmen
designated by the Norwegian au- under the military dictatorship, Sides-
thorities, according to à semi (the Governor of Nebraska hnd-or-
official statement issued bere on Tuesday,
The veteran: Russian revolu-
ing a settlement. Renter
dered all zrazcars off the streets)
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of Omaha, following the tram: BRITISH PRESS mand to appoint an arbitrator with WELCOMES
company's failure to meet his de-
2 view to settling the tram strike.
championship series yesterday.] PEACE PROTOCOL RATIFIED
Taking 5 for 77, he gave Kent
first innings points."
The following are Freeman's
best feats this season:
8 for 40 v Leicester
5 for 60 v Hampshire
14 for 115 v Essex
5 for 48 v Notts
11 for 135 v Glamorgan
13 for 155 ▼ Yorkshire 5 for Warwick, Derbyshire, like the leaders, were also checked, despite Mit- chell's brīdiant bowling, but they
BY PARAGUAY
Asuncion, To-day.
The Paraguayan Chamber has ratified the peace protocol skyld at Buenos Aires. Reuter
HERR HUGENBERG'S BIRTHDAY
succeeded in recuring first innings Congratulations Sent
points.
(Continued on Page. T) Results, as cabled by Beater. were as follow:
Kent best Warwickshire on the first innings at Folkestone.
Kezt: 351 (B. H. Valentine
Hollies 5 for 89)
101 for 6 declared:
and 80 for no wicket.
Warwick: 243 (Freeman
105,
By Reichsfuehrer
CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
both
NEWnary is said to be suffering from tuberculosis of an advanced stage, NAVAL PACT and intends to undergo treatment at a sanatorium in the Norwegian mountains-Trans-Ocean Service. BUILDING RACE AVOIDED
ARMAMENTS LIMITATION GOAL IN SIGHT
London, To-day. The naval agreement is wel- comed in principle in most of the morning newspapers.
The Times says that both sides are anxious to reach an under standing and as both have made concessions the net result has been at least far more satisfactory shan
at any time before 1914.
The Morning Post declares that in several respects it is a satisfac
SECRET NANKING ORDER
FOR REBEL SHIPS?
ment.
LEAGUE AID ADVISED
NORTH CHINA
CONVERSION TO
NEW STATE?
WORLD-WIDE MOVE COMMENCED
China Must Stand By
Her Rights"
Geneva, To-day.
The "Chinese Colony at Genera For National Safety,” issues a pre- test against the Japanese aggres sion in North China, adding that the Japanese intention is to make (North China a second Mancha- kao. The Colosty has wired Nan- king urging resistance to the Ja- panese demands.”
It is understood that the Colony's message to Nanking further recommends an appeal. to the League under Article
The Chinese Colony is also endeavouring to organise a world-wide movement ZINCONT Chinese outside China to give
RESENTMENT EXPRESSED IN Joint support to these recom
CANTON CIRCLES
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, To-day.
mendations and to encourage the Chinese Government to Jadopt a more aggressive atti tude than that taken during the Marchukua trouble-Benter.
U.S. CAUTIOUSNESS
A Washington message states. That the Ministry of the Navy in Nanking sent secret in- structions to the cruisers-Hai Chi and Hai Shen at Whampoa that Mr. Cordell Hall, Secretray. asking them to escape to the North, as divulged at Hong Kong of State, has announced that no by Lieut-Commander Huang Chen-king of the cruiser Hai Chi,new information warranting com- came as a big surprise here to-day, as it was at first thoughtment has been received regarding that the mutiny was merely an effort to secure better treat-the Sino-Japanese situation
It is understood that the vary- Some resentment is felt in semi-official circles here at suching reports from Tokyo, Nanking, an intrigue on the part of the Ministry of the Navy, and it is and London are serving to in- pointed out that if the Central authorities had sent requests crease the State Department's for the three cruisers to return to Nanking, no objections would caution in consideration of what have been likely here. These ships required a maintenance cost diplomatic moves, if any, might be of about $121,000 a month, but remained ide all the time they made were in Whampoa
REBEL CRUISERS IN
HARBOUR
INTERVIEW GRANTED
་
The Italian Ambassador and the Canton - Nanking relations Chinese Minister conferred with have been strained by the mu-the State Department - regarding tiny of the two cruisers, which the Sino-Japanese situation-- will probably return to Nanking Beuter. to-day
OF
to-morrow.. The coup is intended to weaken the military strength of Canton "at] the very time when propaganda reports from Nanking indicated
In an interview with a local pressman aboard the Hai-chia coming rapprochement between of the two rebel warships which escaped from Canton over the two factions. the week-end after being subjected to gunfire by the forts at Bocca Tigris and which arrived in the Colony this morning advantage of this mutiny to in- Speculators have taken ful tient-Commander Wa Chin-fu stated that a representative had been sent to Nanking bearing two letters, crescuta the rat crease the value of the Hong Chiang Kai-shek and the other for Admiral Choi Tsui-fan, the Kong dollar, which has risen to la premium of 46 cents per dol
naval commander in the North,25
The letters stated that if the of the Canton forces, had been tied
EX-SERVICE MEN
TO BE FETED
Week's Stay Arranged
At Stuttgart
CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Stuttgart, To-day. Fifty ex-service men who were lar. On the other hand, specula severely wounded in the war will tors are trying to push down arrive here on Sunday, where they
notes
Berlin, To-day... tory document, but it has no stipa: North still wished the return of to the mast during the ships jour the value of Government bank will stay a week as the guests, of Herr Alfred Bugenberg, form-lation limiting the number as well the two cruisers they would proney to Hong Kong. He was now er leader of the defunct German 29 the tonnage of German sub-ceed up there immediately after in fact captain of the other rebel to-day made no reference to the Bosch.
Non-Government newspapers
the well-known" automobile -eleo- trica).
Robert km accessory
National Party and Minister of marines and adds that we have leaving Hong Kong The officer vessel, the Hai-shan. 5 for 71) Economic Affairs in the Hitler taken a step without previously went on to say that they intended
report that the two cruisers This invitation was extended to Government, was the recipient of asking the advice and consent of remaining in Hong Kong long cadets that are at present on board king, although they were per-for the hospitality enjoyed by 25 With regard to the 200 Canton were asked to return to Nan- the French ex-soldiers in return numerous congratulatory mes-treaty partners. Derbyshire took first innings sages on Tuesday on the eve of The Daily Telegraph says that journey to the North about two der Wa said that if they desired had left the Canton River for ployees, who, thanks to the efforts
enough to take on coal for their the two cruisers, -Lieut-Comman-mitted to say that the warships children belonging to Bosch em the Government would be better or three days.”“
points from Leicester at Leices-jais 70th birthda ̈
ter.
Derby: 140- (Smith, 5 for $12 Geary!
5 for 46).
227 (Marlow 5. for 69). Leicester: 123 (Mitchell 10 for
and 111 for 3.
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BASEBALL WASHED OUT
to return to Canton they were at the open sea. Press censorship liberty to do so. The order that has been very strict for the past tander shore lezve has been granted to the two weeks, in view of the many
men during the hi
bere political rumours detrimental to has not yet not come from the interests of the Government: Commander.
One of the first to send good forehand of what is in its mind,miral Chan-so, the
advised to warn the French" be- He denied the reports that Ad wishes was Herr Hitler, who in a but the agreement provides the telegram stressed that he took 54) this opportunity of recalling his
basis for more extended negotia- tions “continuous“ true national senti- ment," and gratefully recognising his loyal co-operation in the work
New York, To-day. All base- ball games scheduled for yester- day were postponed owing - to rain Reuter."
WYATT AGAIN CAPTAIN
LANDMARK IN HISTORY NEW GOVERNM
APPOINTMENTS
The News Chronicle calls it a
of the reconstruction of Gerlandmark in world history and the many--Trans-Ocean Service.
HEAVY SEAS RUNNING
OUTSIDE HONG KONG
The OSK freighter
from Mojji, repo
szy seas outside Hon
first post-war agreement arma-
ments limitation to which Ger Capt. Crookshank And
Mr Hudson
many has been a willing party at
(Continued on..
HUANG FU BACK IN SHANGHAL
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WEATHER REPORT
CORONA CLUB DINER
SPEECH BROADCAST
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high Mal Mac
State the
French Under Secretă Sac spent a happy hol
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