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BERNARDS' of HARWICH.
ABYSSINIAN EMPEROR PREPARED TO DIE FOR HIS COUNTRY
Stirring Parliament Speech Acclaimed
Charles Jean Dresser, held
without bail in Milwaukee, gaol
for the French authorities, Exces the prospects of a visit to Devil's Island, the French penal colony,
SPECIAL APPEAL TO WOMEN
MUSSOLINI DENOUNCED AMERICA
ITALIAN PROTECTORATE MUST
BE REJECTED AT ALL COSTS
WAR DANGER INCREASED
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Addis Ababa To-day.
The Emperor Haile Silassie delivered his
NOT ENTERING
THE DISPUTE Desire For Peaceful Settlement
NO REPRESENTATIVES
AT GENEVAN
Washington, To-day.
eagerly awaited speech before Parliament yes- Emphasising the Government's terday, creating a deep impression on his hear desire for a peaceful settlement ers when he declared that he himself would not of the Italo-Abysama crisis de Things is seen here going down the slipway after
11 he owes his fight it hesitate to lay down his life for the sacred Mr. William Phillips Under-Se
extradition to France where he
has been found guilty of selling
fraudulent bonds. He cizims he
was
not in France when the bonds were sold
PRACTICE
FLIGHTS
IN CANTON
Rumours Of Trouble
+ Denied
EVERYTHING FUNCTIONING"
SATISFACTORILY
[From Our Own Correspondent) Canton, To-day. :
+
Rumours that there has been
some trouble in the Canton Air Force were refuted last night by the appearance of several night trainers under a moon-lit sky. The whirr of the engine and the coloured lights of the plane drew some attention.
were
vealed that all the United States
The new Indo-China Steam Navigation, vesel, the xx. Tak Sang which is expected to arrive in the Colony on or about August-15 for ber christening" and launching by Mrs. Keswick, wife of the former Managing Director of Memes, Jardine Matheson,^ and Ca Ltd. at “MERK.. Lithgow's - Lard, Port of Glasgow. 5-
cause of Abyssinia. The Negus added amid the reary of State, yesterday thunderous cheers of the deputies that it would envoys abroad had been author be better for Ethiopians to die as free people ised to inform the other Pow POLITICAL FUTURE OF
than to live as slaves.
He made a special appeal to women, who he said should set the warriors to su: an example of heroism by spurring on preme efforts. and supporting them in every way."
We shall courageously face the aggressors and even the most modern weapons will not keep us from fulfilling our sa-
cred duty in defence of the fatherland." he said.
SOUTH CHINA
SOCCER TEAM
LEAVES TO-DAY
LEUNG WING-CHIU UNABLE TO GO
TAY QUEE-LIANG JOINS SHANGHAI TOURISTS
of the United States, attitude and
to add that the United States would not be represented by ob- at the meeting of the servers League at Geneva, because the Italo-Abyssinian controversy was After giving a survey of the considered to be chiefly concer events which had led to the pre-fed with the Exropean nations. ¿sent teriam and, after stating that Abyssinia had done every ting in her power to bring about a peaceful settlement through the mediation of the League of Nations, the Emperor
went on to say: "For 40 years Italy has been moved by the desire to conquer our country and this desire found, expres- sion in the military, prepara- tions begun last year, which led to the incidents at Gondar and Ual Bal, where Italy had estab
The South China Athletic lished a military base on Abys- Early in the morning á forma-
Association's towing soccer sinian territory. We don't want tion flight took place. The droa-i ing of the engines was so lead team will leave the Colony this war and we did not want war in levening by the ss. Lyee Moon 1896. For the sake of the na- that Tangshan residents
for Java and Burma, via Sai-tional honour we must, how- awakened shortly before 7 am
ever. reject an Italian protec-! gon. The fact that military planes zoe
The team, which is in charge of torate. permitted to fly over the city in the usual practice indicates that Mr. Ho Yun-kwong, has been there is nothing amiss in the Air weakened by the inability of Force.
*
will remain in Shaokwan for short time and will fly back here
to-day or to-morrow.
The construction
(Continued on Page 9)
INCREASED PAY FOR
BLACK SHIRTS
Mussolini Compensates Hardships
Leung Wing-chiu to tain the A squadron of reconnaisance Recessary leave, while Tay. Ques- fighters led by Colonel Ting Chi-liang, who was supposed to have hau left here yesterday for Shao-joined the side în: Singapore, has kwan for practice. The squadron joined the Shanghai footballers.
Useful Member ** Outside of football, Tay's pse- fullness in the soccer side touring
Bome, To-day. of an aero the South Seas is quite apparent, as
The pay of the Italian soldiers drome at Swatow has been com-jhe is able to converse freely in pleted. A squadron of bombers Malay, and in the capacity of in-in East Africa has been increas- will leave here next week for that terpreter, would have obviated any ed by order of Signor Mussolini, the soldiers and Black Shirts in port, which is in need of defence linguistic difficulties.
that Eritres being paid henceforth i by bombing planes owing to its! It is not generally known. vulnerable position.
very few Malayan-Chinese and five lire per day and non-com- missioned officers six or seven Any increase of the air Javanese Chinese speak Chinese, strength is handicapped by the as most of them are brought up lire, according to their length of service. The troops in Somali
ABYSSINIA ABANDORS HOPE
OF INTERVENTION
Emperor Will Lead 1,000,000 Warriors On White Charger
London To-day... Abyssinia has virtually, aban-
doned hope of the intervention of
the great Powers," which is the only means of averting war, xoʻ cording to a_high. Abyssinian. official in Londeza
MR. HU HAN-MIN
TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF
EXECUTIVE YUAN?
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, To-day
Despite the denial by the Kuomintang pub licity organ here that Mr. Hu Han-min will not go to Nanking it is said that General Chiang- Kai-shek, Chairman of the Nanking Commission, has requested Dr. Wang hui, Judge of the Permanent Court of Interna- tional Justice, to urge the return of Mr. Hu to Nanking to become president of the Executive Yuan.
Close Nanking supporters of He declared that the Emperor General Chiang Kai-shek sug-
will lead his troops on a white charger, and a million fatalistic
match with spears
and men will darrers, ready to die, but they will well their lives destly. Wo дед
I will help their menfolk on the battlefield and priests will spur on the army, which will have a neutral ally in their se customed mountains and rid terrain. Bester.
gest a change of the head of the Executive Yuan, as Mr. Wang
Mr. Wa has held the post long enough. Mr. Wang's continuous submis- sion to Japanese pressure gives rise to much criticism against biva
GERMANY AND THE LEAGUE
Obstacles To Return To Membership
**CHINA MAIL. *** SPECIAL
London, To-day. Replying to a question in the
DEATH FROM
DISEASE AND
STARVATION
Terrible Plight Of Flood Refugees
TRAGIC SIGHTS IN-NORTH
Hankow, To-day. Death from disease and starvation faces the sm vors of the Han River cit The inhabitants of Chima- tow, near Hanchwan -pre- sent a tragic sight huddled in concentration, camps on the hills and dykes com plaining of stomach troubles.
It is understood that the Hupeh Goverment has al- ready sent $3,000 for hef, but more important is the necessity for medicines and food-Renter. “
CHANGKUNG DYKE SLIPS
Hankow, To-day.
Alarm
was caused yesterday jby a further serious alip în the |Changkung dyke at Chinkow, but prompt action relieved the situa tion - The watermark at Bankow this morning was at the " 30.3
Renter.
ECONOMIC BLOC
Japanese Militarists
Necessity
"FIVE PROVINCES AROUND PEPING INVOLVED
Tokyo, To-day. A ̈conference, of the superior officers of the Kwantung. Am has decided that it is essent to form a Nippon-Manchu ECOLO |mic bloc embracing the five pro- vinces around Peiping, namely, Hopei, Shantung, Shansi, Sat- yuan and Chahara
The first three are south of the Great Wall-Reuter..
CHINESE ART TREASURES
Elaborate Precautions For Safety
London, To-day- Nations, Mr. Anthony Eden. The Daily Telegraph gives pro- Minister for League Affairs, stated that the British Govern-ience to the elaborate precan ment had reason, to assume that tions being taken to safeguard the
consignment of Chinese art trea the connection existing between the League Covenant, and the sures due at Portsmouth on the Treaty of Versailles did not cruiser Suffolk on Monday next: constitute the sole obstacle to the warship will be met by ve
Mr. Cordell Hall, Secretary of Mr. Sun Fo, President of the House of Commons as to whe State, invited the British, Ita-Legislative Yuan, was in alliance ther the British Government is lian and French Ambassadors with Mr. Wang but in view of willing to advocate the separa- to the State Department on the overwhelming attack tion of the League Covenant the 10th and 11th of this month against Mr. Wang because of from the Treaty of Versailles in to obtain their views on the his pro-Japanese policy Mr. Sun order to enable Germany to re- situation and -to clarify the is reported to be ready to aban-sume her place in the League of
don his support of Mr. Wang (Continued on Page 14)
(Continued on Page 1) Italian Rejection Of Territory
LURE OF THE EAST OGADAN PROVINCE STRIP Many US. Tourists Pass
"MERE DESERT”.
Through Hong Kong fact that the import of military on pidgin-Malay, or a mixture be land will get one more lire per A message from
Rome states). TAIYO MARUPS RECORD: machines has to be first approved tween Chinese, and Malay.
day
that Italy has already vigorously by the Central authorities. Ap- The team is comprised of Wong
The measure finde general ap refused to consider the acceptance
The waters of the Orient are plications for permits to import Wing (Wong Xi-leg): Leung In- new planes have been made, and chan and Lau Max: Tong Kwan, proval since it affords compense of part of Ogadan province, which becoming more and more popu there has been considerable delay Yeng Shui-yick,
Lim. Tak-pe and Lee Kwok-wai; tion for the hardships of the the Emperor of Ethiopia was To 12 with American tourists.
La Shiu-wing tropical climate.
Trans-Ocean ported to be willing to cede to her. This morning the N.Yiner, in issuing such permits.
George Chan, Chenk Shek-kam and
Service.
She regards it as mere desert cuite Taiyo Maru, arrived here with Lee Shel-yan
unsuitable for colonisation.
a record complement of passen- (Continued on Page 14).
gers Over 500 of which 99 per cent were American and WEATHER FORECAST-
Canadian tourists
BROOKS CRASHES
Believed Injured At James Lin Already Married?
Mersa Matruh
Cairo, To-day.
Ffrom
Columbus, To-day. An affis my business, not his Ben- ficial statement from Nanking ter
Cincinatti Mr. HL. Brooks has crashed that he is already married- in at Mersa. Matruh. He is report-China did not disconcert Mc ed to have been injured
Reuter
A message
stated that M. HL
esident
son of Mr. Lin Sent
A moderate.auticyclone.is tred
west-of- Award
astély
The Taiyo Marn has not car zied such a large number of pas- senger since the Olympic Games were held at Los Ange
The
neral She
Germany's return to Geneva Trans Ocean Service, od
presentatives of the Home Office, the Foreign Office and the Chinese Embassy and officials of the Royal
JAPANESE AIRMAN Academy, and the treasures will
ARRIVES
be conveyed by road to London, guarded by police. On arrival" Bathingham House they will Woman Knocked Downunder guard day and night.
At Fort Bayard
Mr. K. Am, the young Japanese CIVIL AIRLINES
who is flying solo
IN FRANCE
PROHIBITION ON
Lendon, afred drome at 11.20
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