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ITALY IS WAITING TO SEE
Thomas A. Edison, Jr., son of
the late famous inventar, died Springfield, Massachusetts, hotel where he had registered under an
suddenly of heart failure in a
assumed name to escape curious persons while on an inspection trip.
CORRESPONDENT
OF HONG KONG
PAPER CLEARED
Leakage Of Military Information
CHEN SHICK-YU RELEASED FROM CUSTODY.
[From Our Own Correspondent)
Canton. To-day.
All charges against Mr. Chen Shick-yu, correspondent for the Kung Sheung Yat Po of Hong Kong and editor of the
·local South Wind News Agency, declaring that he gave out unauthorised ports on military matters, have been withdrawn, it was revealed this
re-
ed this morning, the journalist being declared not to
ETHIOPIA DISPLAYS DESIRE FOR PEACE
TROOPS WITHDRAWN TO AVOID INCIDENTS
SPECIAL LEAGUE OBSERVER ON THE SPOT SUGGESTED
* CHINA- MAIL" SPECIAL
Addis Abama, To-day.
The Negus once more manifested his desire for peace yesterday by addressing to the League of Nations a telegram stating that "in view of the continual provocations and in order to pre- vent any untoward incidents," he had given or- ders to his troops to withdraw 30 kilometres along the entire frontier, the order having meanwhile been strictly complied with.
The Negus moreover makes the suggestion that the League send an observer to Abyssinia so that in the event of future in- cidents. the question of responsibility may be cleared up on the spot
Rome: An official statement issued yesterday on the conver- sation held on Monday between Signor Massolini and the British Ambassador, Sir Eric Drummond, states: "The Duce received the British Ambassador in the Palazzo Venezia. The Ambassador delivered a personal message from the British Foreign Minister, Sir Samuel Hoare, who, as an old friend of Italy, expressed a particular wish to remove any unnecessary misunderstandings between the two countries.
NEW GOVERNMENT IN SPAIN
Coalition Ministry Formed
"
BUT GREAT POSSIBILITIES OF FRICTION
CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Madrid, To-day
Juce requested the Am that he greatly appreciated this bassador to convey to London
information, which he had re- ceived with much satisfaction"} In Italian official circles it is! stressed that this communiquej confirms the fact that Italy has no quarrel with England, a fact which, it is asserted, has been expressed officially and unoffi- cially a thousand times.
NEXT STEP DISCUSSED Geneva: The next step to be
The Cabinet crisis which deve-taken by the League in the Italo be responsible for the story ap
loped last Friday over the Cata-Abyssinian dispute was discussed pearing in the Hong Kong minated
lan autonomy programmne ter yesterday afternoon by Mr. Eden. yesterday, ... when the M Laval and Senor de Madariaga. former Finance Minister, Don As anticipated, it was proposed
paper.
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WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT GENEVA
ITALY
ARABIA
RED
SEA
PHROPLAS
GULF of ADEN
INDIAN OCEAN
Foreign observers have expressed fears that the closing ot- the Suez Canal to the pmanage of Italian troopships will mean another European, if not world, conflict. The map shows the im- portance of this Great Britain controlled passage which takes” on a great significance in the present Ethiopian situation.
FRONTIER CLOSED BY ABYSSINIAN GOVT.
LEAGUE COMMISSION APPEAL BY NEGUS ROME BELIEVES WORLD NOW IN
SYMPATHY WITH CAUSE
Rome, To-day. "Italy's attitude to-day is simply waiting to see what happens at Geneva to-morrow," an au- thoritative spokesman told Reuter last evening. "We are firm and calm and convinced of the jus tice of our case, believing that the world is slowly coming round to our viewpoint. We have clear indications that the nations which oppose our ac- tion in East Africa are now beginning to see that we are justified
He added that Sir Samuel Hoare's message to Signor Musso- lim made an excellent impression on Italians, who only hope that the attitude of the British delegation at Geneva will be consis- tent with it. The suggestion that a neutral commission be sent to Ethiopia to decide whether Ethiopia is taking offensive mez sures was scoffed at by the Italian, who asked where the commis- sion could be stationed, în view of the enormous length of the frontiers concerned.
Geneva: A request by the Negus that the League should send a commission to Ethiopia, to watch the situation in case of any frontier incident or aggression is contained in a telegram from Addis Ababa to the Secretary-General of the Leagne, sign by the Emperor-
It says: "In view of the in creasing provocative attitude of
REPUBLIC IN
Italy, and that it may no doubt INDEPENDENT be regarded as aggression in the event of hostilities, several months ago we ordered our troops along the frontiers to withdraw 30 kilometres from
WEST CHINA
SPECTACULAR FIRE AT the frontier and remain there to Sinkiang Reported To
COLONIAL WHARF
35 ENGINES AND TWO FLOATS FAIL TO QUELL BLAZE
London, To-day.
avoid incidents that might' serve the Italians as a pretext for aggression. The orders have been fully carried out.” “
Have Broken Away SOVIET INFLUENCE SAID TO BE RESPONSIBLE
The telegram recalls the Em- peror's previous protest to the de spatch of impartial observers to
[From Our Own Carrespondent] establish the facts with regard to
Canton, To-day. any aggression or other incidents, Western China has been proclaim The vast province of Sinklang in in order to fix the responsibilityed a republic independent of the therefor It asks the Council to:
Nanking Government, with Gen-
On May 4, the Kung Sheung Chapa Prieta,ucceeded in con- that the Council should meet to
A spectacular fire, fortunately involving no take any further precautions ital Shen Shih-isai as President, Yat Po published news of the structing formation of a military research which all the parties of the erst committee
new Ministry, in day or to-morrow to appoint a loss of life, broke out yesterday afternoon at the may think advisable and gives a committee, when the matter while Lerroux Coalition
comprising all the Govern-r members of the Council with the Colonial Wharf, Wapping, and soon after hun-operation in Ethiopia in all the she is said to Tokyo Gra full assurance of complete coaccording to Japanese reports re- was merely under consideration. ment are again represented except exception of the disputing parties, dreds of firemen with 35 engines and two fire measures so derided
layed here from General The military authorities want the Liberal-Democrats, who, how-to examine" to put a stop to leakage of in-ever, are replaced by the Catalan Five's report, and draw up a final floats were fighting the blaze.
PERSONAL INTERVIEW. KUMOUR [port.
The
the Committee of
(Continued on Page 9)
formation, since more im- League, thus assuring the new report for the Council portant affairs prematurely get Government the support of a large into print without authority. Parliamentary majority.
Mr. Chen said he was given a Cabinet is composed as follows:
Foreign Minister. Don Ale-
fair hearing and was detained
in comfortable quarters both at jandro Lerroux García:
the police headquarters and the
military judicial department Minister of Justice and Minister, He had nothing to fear, he said, of Labour: Senor Salmon;" because he did not send out the Minister of War story, which is believed to have Robles;
Don Gil].
been dispatched by some other Minister of Marine: Senor correspondent of the Hong Rahola;
Kong paper.
Newspaper men here now Minister of Interior: Don Pablo
keep out as much military news
Blanco;
AMERICAN LEGION CONVENTION
Demands For Bigger Army And Navy
NEUTRALITY. RESOLUTION
APPROVED
as possible for fear that such Minister of Education: Don
St. Louis, Miss To-day. “scoops" may prove unauthoris Juan Jose Eccha Garcia;
A resolution asking the United ed or undesirable.
Minister of Public Works and States Government to withdraw Transport: Senor Lacias.
recognition of the Soviet owing to
TREASURY EXPERT
LEAVING
To Make Report To Sir F. Leith Ross
Minister of Agriculture, Com the latter's "Inimical and under merce and Industry: Don Martinez sive agitation," which they pro Velasco, the Agrarian leader mised to cease, was passed yester-1 whose resignation precipitated day by the convention of the the crisis.
FRICTION POSSIBLE.
American Legion amid rousing] cheers. Other resolutions -
The Colonial Wharf is the, largest in this reach of the river and the floors where the fire was located house, rubber, tea and loriental products.
Traffic was suspended in High Street, Wapping and the neigh- bouring dockside streets, and later police measures had to be taken to push back the crowds" -of spectators as an enormous crane on top of the building threaten- ed to collapse. Reinforcements from the fire brigades of dia- Itricts further afield have arrived, (Continued on Page 12)
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TRAWLER LOST IN GALE
ENTIRE CREW DROWNED
UNAVAILING EFFORTS AT RESCUE
London, The entire crew of 11 of the Hall trawler Skegness perished in the vessel when it was wrecked in 3 gale on the Yorkshire » coast
TYPHOON DAMAGE near Bridlington Three lifeboats
53,000 HOUSES FLOODED
pressed opposition to Nam. 30 PEOPLE KNOW TO HAVE
PERISHED IN SHANGHAI
Mr. N. E. Young, the British Parties, which hold a pred
The Radical and Catholic Fascis
Treasury expert who arrived infant position in the Cortes,
the Colony some time. examine local econom epromercial conditions, ing for Shanghai at the the next week to rep Frederick Leith Boss Adviser to
allotted three por while the Minister of
the Catalan
Communism and other contrary to the nciples nited States Government, anded a standing army
ulisted men and
fried unavailingly to approach the vessel, which foundered in pisc in hervy seas
This is the fourth trawler aster of the present yea total death roll is
It is rumoured in the lobbies "Japan views the development that negotiations are on foot for with anxiety," added" these Tokyo a personal interview between M, dispatcher "The new State will Laval and Signor Mussolini, but have an effect on Manchukno and confirmation is lacking.
the situation in Outer Mongolia. A later message states that it is! On account of the strict press officially denied that there is any censorship in Nanking and Shang- question of 2 personal interview hai, no confirmation of this report between -M. Laval- and Signor is possible. It is well known, Mussolini. (Continued on Page 6)
NAVAL WORK IN AMERICA General Speed-Up Ordered
Bridgeport, Conn., To-day,
is revealed that the Navy.
ment has ordered all- vate and naval ships
akes
of
similar
WEATHER REPORT
Some 58,000 houses are flooded
interio
eque
A weak ant
Chir
ampshire, are.
months.
MINOR "QUAKE
ERSEY
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however, that General Sher Shih- tsai, in his capacity as Chairman of the provincial government, has a strong pro-Soviet tendency Land is reported to have entered Jinto a series of pacts with || Moscow.co
Outer Mongolia is also under strong Soviet infi
The Soviet mov is to counteract the
inroads Japanese
Inner Mongolia.
RATES PETITION
Three Refusals Are
Received
MOTE,