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LAST-MINUTE HITCH AT GENEVA CAUSED BY ABYSSINIAN NOTE
NAVAL PLANS
DISCUSSED IN
COMMONS
Questions Answered By
Lord Londonderry...
NO CHANGE IN BRITISH POLICY {
London, To-day.
The statement by Sir Bolton. Eyres Monsell. First Lord of the Admiralty, last Monday. that it was unfortunately necessary to abandon the principle of ratios in an effort to secure new naval limitation agreements.
was repeated in the House of Lords yesterday by Lord Lon-| donderry, the Lord Privy Seal. In reply to Lord Cecil, who ask- ed what was meant by the aban;} doдment of ratios and the sub- stitution of a
grammes.
policy of pro-
Mr. Anthony Eden, above, the British Minister for League of Nations affairs, is expected, with M. Pierre Laval, the French Premier, to form the virtual con- ciliation committee in the Italo- Abyssinian dispute.
Lord Londonderry said that CHINESE ACTORS
there had been no change in the policy, y. His Majesty's GovSTD- ment tho. so far as they were concerned, would gladly see theļ continuation of the system of limitation embodied im the Washington Treaty, but, in order? to avoid a
race in naval ärma- ments after the naval treaties come to an end in 1936, account had to be taken of the desires. and susceptibilities of the coun tries holding other views.
(Continued on Pege 12)
Japan's Reaction
NAVAL CIRCLES INTRIGUED BY BRITISH PLANS
FACE RIVALRY
FROM MOVIES
Obsolete: Methods Employed
MOVE TO ESTABLISH IMPROVEMENTS
[From Our Own Correspondent) Canton, To-day. Actors on the legitimate stage have fallen on evil days. ast
TWO OBJECTIONS VOICED
*
BAL UAL DISCUSSIONS
REJECTED →
ELABORATE PRECAUTIONS TAKEN BY DJIBOUTI AUTHORITIES
** CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Rome, To-day.
When this American National Guardsman tossed a tear gas bomb during the recent Tacoma, Washington, lumber strike riot a striker picked it up and tossed it back with the result shown above. The city was virtually under martial law.
-Addis Ababa refuses to resume the inter- rupted negotiations about the Ual Ual incident, the Italian Government has been informed by a note from the League of Nations Secretariat. received here on Sunday. The Abyssinian Gov- ernment likewise intimated that in contradis- tinction to the Italian viewpoint, it holds the opinion that the Conciliation Commission is KALGAN BANDIT OUTRAGE competent to discuss the frontier problem, the note from the League of Nations Secretariat adds.
Abyssinia therefore is said to have requested the League of Nations that the forthcoming session of the League Council should define the decision of May 25, by which the Conciliation Commission at Scheveningen was appointed
Although official quarters here refused to make any com¬ inent yesterday, it is expected that the Abyssinian reply and particularly the request to define the League of Nations Coun- cil decision will put the forthcoming League Council negotia- tioris on an entirely non-discussible basis from the Italian view- point.
more than 2.000 of them are POLITICAL
without employment. The "pub-| Bic prefer, motion pictures. which are less expensive and meet the current demands of! Tokyo. To-day. modern youth. Naval circles are most intrigu-. The technique of Chinese actors ed at the unofficial announcement is considered obsolete,
viewpoints-Reuter.
$8
com~
RUMOURS IN
Italy's ultimate decision as to whether she will take part in the Council deliberations sche- duled to begin on Wednesday, it
CANTON is predicted,
MOVE TO AFFECT BONDS
REPORTS OF ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
will therefore mainly depend on the extent of
Geneva's willingness to accept the latest Abyssinian proposals
for the basis of the impending
discussions.
h
TTALY TO ATTEND
A later message states that. Italy will attend the extraordinary ses-j sion of the League Council. on Wednesday. So much is certain
CAMPAIGN TO POPULARISE DRINKING OF TEA
Joint International Publicity Propaganda Drive
London, To-day. India, Ceylon and the Dutch East Indies have jointly launch," ed a publicity plan to expand tea consumption all over the world and will co-ordinate existing propaganda paigns.
They will allocate for this purpose over $250,000, annual- ty, derived from a special export tax-Reuter
1500 GENDARMES
FOLLOWING UP
KIDNAPPERS
CAR FIRED ON BY MILITIA
Everything Of Value Carried Off
Peiping
SIX ARMY
AIR BASES
FOR AMERICA
BILL PASSED BY SENATE
Construction Now Authorised
Washington Today
The Senate passed the bill authorising the construction of six key army air bases, previ- 'ously passed by the House of Representatives. The bill now goes to the White House-Ren- ter
A Washington cable of June 6- stated that the House of Repre- sentatives had approved a
ban authorising the construction of ix key army air bases to defend Alaska and the frontiers on the Panama Canal The Bill was isent to the Senate.
CHURCH WAR IN
́SCOTLAND
Provost Dismissed For "Shocking Behaviour"
HARMLESS DANCE ARRANGED.
- CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Edinburgh, To-day- The determined struggle be- Messrs. Jones and Mueller left ing carried on by the Provost. Dolonor on Thursday and were
Mr. Wilke Murray, against the Scottish Presbyterian Church is captured on Friday last, when a being followed with intense in number of demobilised troops terest by Scottish churchgoers timed bandits and fired on their Last Christmas Mr. Murray ar-
ranged a harmless dance car, hitting the engine twice.
at hin. They looted the bus, the "Gobise for young people. For this "shocking behaviour" he was dis Express," of everything of value and carried off Messrs. Jones and missed from office and deprived of Mueller, the Russian chauffeur This ecclesiastical rights. and their Chinese servant to the His answer was to declare war hills near Paochang about noon, on the church authorifies and hold The chanteur and servant services on his own account in the managed to escape at 6 pm and town library at Dornoch. These returned to Paochang, reporting services are meeting with enor the affair
mous success, hundreds of people Five hundred gendarmes are on flocking to attend having to be the trail of the bidnappers who turned away. The official Presby lare believed to be still in the Pao-terian church congregations, on the-
chang hills-Beuter.
other hand, have dwindled to z Continued on Page 12)
mere handful, so that their services have had to be suspended-Trans
of Britain's seven-year construc-pared with that of Robert Montgo
DARING ROBBERY tion programme, expressing the mery or Clark Gable. Some of the úpinion that Britain intends to stage players have so degenerated endeavour to negotiate bilateral themselves that fathers and bus
BY DAYLIGHT OF agreements with the other naval bands will not allow their daugh- Powers, in which connection they ters and wives to see, 2 Chinese
FAMOUS JEWELS declare that Japan prefers a non-stage show.
[From Out Own Correspondent] treaty basis, which
Canton. To-day- is more ad- Admission prices to a stage per- Sensational reports were pub- vantageous to Japan both from formance are as high as $3.56 foriished
Exclusive Shop national defence and financial the best seat, the time for each papers over the week-end, stat- delegates yesterday evening for în Shanghai Chinese with the departure of the Italian
Raided jshow being extended over fouring that there had been an at-Geneva, but what attitude she will
hours. There is little artistic ap-tempt on the life of a leading take up there still remains to be MARIE ANTIONETTE RUBIES peal in these shows, which have Kuomintang leader here, while decided.
STOLEN IN US. Įbeen produced and presented in the he was motoring at Shih Pai Well-informed circles here -state AT CHESTERFIELD same old way for years, without when the official in question was that this will depend on the deve
New York, To-day. improvement. The songs are be perfectly safe and sound.. lopments of the League debate, OVER NORTHANTS coming simplified to meet the The authorities here are mak which, according to
A priceless ruby necklace. wishes of the lower classes, andling an investigation regarding official standpoint, ought to be con- tionette and certified genuine by
the Italian formerly belonging to Marie An- MODERN HANNIBAL thereby become vulgar.
the sources of such "news, which fined merely to determining fur-the French Government, was FAILS DISMALLY (Continued on Pace 12) was current here on Saturday ther conciliation
night. Enquiries were sent from Shanghai asking whether there
DERBY SUCCEED
Townsend Deadly With Ball
SIMS GIVES MIDDLESEX
· EASY VICTORY
Derbyshire.
London, To-day-
secured their
11th victory in the County Cric-
ket Championship when at Chesterfield they - trounced Northants by 10 wickets. Town send taking second innings wickets for 21 runs to follow upi his performance of 5 for 35 against Lancashire.
WELL-KNOWN
SCHOONER A
TOTAL LOSS Completely Destroyed By Fire
(Continued on Page 7)
was any truth in the rumours. TYPHOON WARNING As soon as the rumour reached Shanghai, Nanking bonds appre ciated by a few points.
It is believed here that the
mor was purposely created
to
Swatow In Direct Line
here by speculators in order
A message from the. Manila enhance the value of the bonds.[Observatory received at the which have dropped heavily American Consulate General st *PROBABLY CAUSED BY Tately as a result of the political 10 am to-day states that the
SHORT CIRCUIT
uncertainty in Nanking. The typhoon is situated in about 119 lócal leader is an outspoken and deg. E longitude and 24 deg. N. "CHINA MAIL TM SPECIAL.
fearless critic of whatever mea-latitude. Le, in the Formosa Bremen. To-day. sures. he deems unsound. His Channel, about 180, miles east öf The four-masted ing victory over Essex at Ilford, Mopelea, owned by Count Luck-arena would bring about
schooner disappearance from the political Swatow. it continues on its Sims, their slow bowler, being inner, one-time commander of the portant changes.
im-present course it should strike brilliant form to take 18 for 91 famous German raider Seeadiar.
Swatow runs in the match.
Since the rumour has no basis was completely destroyed last at all, the political situation here! Sims best feats this season in-night by a fire which was prob is as calm as usual.
Middlesex gained an overwhelm-
clude:
6 for 93 Warwick
6 for 28 F Faser
8 for 48 v Hants
13 for 91 ▾ Easex
Results,
*Were
ably caused by a short circuit jin the ship, which has been laid lup since last year. It sank, and
is feared to be a total loss. as cabled by Beuter,
Some years ago Count Lackner made several trips on board the Derbyshire beat. Northampton-Mopelea, which was then called the shire by 10 wickets at Chester.Vaterland, to North and South field.
[America, where he delivered lec- Northants: 156 and 152 (Townsend stares on Germany.
LOT 21).
Derby 286 and 15 for 0.
Middlesex best
runs at Ilford.
Middlesex: 182 and 248.
Essex: 208 (Sims 6-for 68).
Captain Lauterbak, who accom“ panied the Count of these voyages,
NEUTRALITY IN WAR
Legislation In US. Proposed
Washington, To-day. Democrat Senator Clark
that he intends to
was on board the vessel when the and legislation in the present
fire broke out. During
|| zenowned raider
was the navigating officer
Labern. Sery
session, designed to ensure the
izality of the United the event of war abroad. Beuter:
WEATHER REPORT
A weak anticyclone covers the
stolen by bandits who raided an exclusive Fifth Avenne stare in
which the necklace was exhibited The robbery was daringly car ried out in broad daylight while thousands of people were pass- ing outside. Other gems were, stolen, valued at $100,000-Reu- ter.
Civilisation Too Much For "Miss Dolly".
ASPHALT ROADS ENFORCE GREAT STRAIN
GERMAN TENNIS ACE The American writer Bichard
VICTIMISED
Clothes Stolen From Dressing-Room
~CHINA MAIL" SPECI
Brunswick, To-day. Germany's tennis ace Gottfried von Cramm, was battling on the tennis courts
tally winning the German Singles Championship when
cise to the south-east of Japan] here yesterday and meaden- and a ridge of moderately high pressure extends from it to Korea A depression was moving into the Pacific to the north-east of Hok kaido, at 6 am. The typhoon : was fabout 60 miles to the south-east of Amoy moving" "West, it should the coast between Amoy about moon:
cloudy
a thief entered his dre room at the Clubho stole his suit
a gold
onds, and German trophy Tem
Ocean Service, DANISH FARMERS
STAGE ORDERLY
DEMONSTRATIONS Delegation Received By King
FOREIGN CORN DUTIES PENDING
'CHINA MAIL ~ SPECIÁL
Copenhagen, To-day,
-CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Rome, To-day.
Halliburton dismally failed in his attempt to emulate Hanni, bal in his example of reaching Rome on top of an elephant, An assembly of 50,000 Danish both Halliburton and the pachy-peasants in front of the royal derm having abandoned the palace yesterday was not secom- journey at Chivasso. The ele panied by any untoward incidents phant proceeded by a motor- and took the form of an imposing truck to Turin, from where it and orderly demonstration, to call will be shipped back to the Paris the King's attention to the dis Zoo.
treased situation of Danish faza- appears that Miss Dolly" lers, w cracked under the strain of walk A delegation was received by ing on the asphalt road-a condi-the King in the presence of the tion with which Hannibal's herd Premier, Mr. Th: Stauning The did not have to contend ber feet delegation handed the King a re Laving become so sore that the resolution demanding that agricul fused to carry on S
ture be accorded protection,
On top of this Halliburton him-are other branches of the national self was injured when the motor economy. The King replied that
ear in which he continued the jar under the constitution he was not ney after the elephant had let him competent to express
down ziddded and overturned near
Chivasso
can to
rans Ocear Servic
ch caused the
hat riding
the meri of the
he would
tution
therefore