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FIVE KILLED AND MANY WOUNDED IN BUENOS AIRES STRIKE RIOT
8,000 MORE ITALIANS
FOR EAST AFRICA
SUEZ CANAL BLOCKED WITH TROOPSHIPS
“NOTHING* WORTHY OF MENTION ON WAR FRONT
- CHINA, MAIL" SPECIAL
Ten Italian troopships southward bound
Mr. J. P. Morgan, above, was passed through the Suez Canal between January
accused by US Senators of making a “stump speech" when he testified before them yester- day that the fact that the
allies "found a useful and vale ed our assistance in their task in which I am proudest of all my business life of '45 years,”
the World War is the fact of
THE LAST WAR AND U.S.A.
J. P. Morgan Testifies To Senate
PROUDEST MEMORY OF HIS BUSINESS LIFE
Washington, To-day. Mr. J. P. Morgan was rester-
day accused by the Senators of making a stump speech when: mined by the Senate
committee enquiring into the financing of the supply of muni- tions for the World War. Be fore he testified statements were made placing the assets of
1 and 6 conveying altogether 8,000 officers and men. The majority are destined for Mogadisha. During the same period 20 Italian vessels passed through the Canal northwards, carrying 1,506 wounded soldiers homewards.
A Rome message states that nothing worthy of mention occurred on the Eritrean and Somali fronts" is the laconic text of the 90th official war bulletin issued yesterday.
The Rome newspapers report that while the despatch of the Tevere" Blackshirt division to Somaliland has been completed. the first section of the well-known Alpine division "Valpusteria". to Pustertal, with the General Staff of the "Monday" section, left Naples by the Conte Rosso last night. The divisions, formed from Alpine Regiments, number more than 12,000 men. Rumours about the shipment of further divisions are neither confirmed nor denied by the authorities.
A Brussels message states that King Leopold of the Belgians returned-from-London last night Trans Ocean Service.
COMMUNISTS IN E. KWEICHOW
Government Troops Defeated
London: The usual Sunday evening broadcast appeal, which this week was made by the
There was no Wich you mewn here” writte
of himmelf in action with the talan szary" in^Ethiopia,” sent Philip Giglio, zred 21 "#foreground), to his father in
· Massachusetts. Young Giglia, whose home is in Law pressed into service while on a visit to Italy. Bei Company, 504th Machine Gm Battalion.
30 BUSES, TRAMS AND TRUCKS BURNED
RAILWAY TRAFFIC
PARALYSED
SOLDIER STONED TO DEATH
Buenos Aires, To-day.
At least three people have been killed in seri- ous disturbances which broke out in connection with the one-day general strike called in sympa- thy with the striking building trade unions. Most workers joined the strike, but the railwaymen re- fused The strikers thereupon seized a signal- box and paralysed all traffic on the railway, com- pelling the passengers to get out and walk.
Bands of strikers held up omnibuses and set fire to one on E level crossing. They also held up a milk train and poured the milk on the ground and shattered the windows of the tram, white two coaches were burned: A poliseman was killed in a fusilade at Villa Urquisa and the strike leader was shot down
GREECE PREPARES FOR stones at trams and
EMERGENCY
WILL STAND BY THE LEAGUE
Rev. R. L. Sheppard, for event of war was
A clear pronouncement about what Grence would do in
A soldier on an underground train was stoned to death. Hordes of women hampered the police, shrieking and hurling
ming carts laden with market produce. all shop keepers to put up their
The strikers are shutters
Susters from attempting to were dispersed the request of lice the Govern
the troops to be
chisturban
in the eveninge
Athens, To-day.
dežyesterday in the newspaper: Elefth Cross unit for Services Abys-Herally: "The £6,000 to equip another Eed Aathropos” by th Muister of War, M. siniz. has already resulted in one exroot tell whether the great Powers will find Exopean atmosphere is over public response of $3,500, with solution. We sincerely desira peace, but în case the many cheques for £100 each.
fict should jother strategic points. become general Greece will discharge her duty as a member of the Reuter's Bulletin Service. League of Nations. ⠀
the Morgan concern at Decen- RED LEADERS CONTEMPLATE GALE OFF WELSH
ber 31 at $538,000,000.
Mr. Morgan put in a prepared statement, in which he said that the United States entered the
to
CAPTURE OF KWEIYANG
COAST
Lowestoft Drifter Founders
Wrec
and the Streets
sble were posted at the
FRENCH NAVAL EXERCISES
Sequel To Promises To Britain
CRUISE OFF BARCELONA-
Paris, To-day.
Latery So far there are five dead and many wounded, whilet Both the first and second "As for our military prepared-11 people have been arrested squadrons of the French fleet often exaggerated, in the, press buses, trams and trucks have ranean Com-
been burned. Beater It would be false to assert that we are militarily unprepared. It
FIRE CHIEF AS I have found inexactitudes, in the strike riots. Thirty om-ancoe When the League Cour
CANVASSER
Confusion At Coming would be just as false to say that FRENCH ARMY
By-Election
COMEDY AT ROSS AND CROMARTY
wwwLandon, To-day.
our preparations are complete The public must at all events] know that our military organisa- tion is being made complete.
EXERCISES
General Inspection At Nice
mmittee of Eighteen meets on |January 20. The first squadron will be manoeuvring off Pro- vence and Corsica, and the se cond off Barcelona
¿From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, To-day. World War owing to German in-
After defeating the Governi- sults and injuries rather than from financial interest. He hated meat troops, the Communists Eastern Kweichow are
These movements are beliey- war, but was proud when the
London, To-day. President asked Congress to de- storming Ching Yuan and may
washed up near Mil-
~ed to be the sequel to the re-.. have captured it by now, the ford Haven gives rise to the fear clare a state of war.
pested French promises to aid fall of Ching Kai, the gateway that the Lowestoft drifter “Shore
*All our endeavours have this
the British in the Mediterzan- Replying to a question as whether the house of Morgan had to Ching Yuan, having been Breeze which left Flymouth lest
as their sim, and we have good
Jean in the event of an Italian reasons for believing that our week, must have foundered in the ever violated Mr. Wilson's nen-confirmed last night.
There is still considerable con-military preparedness will be at
CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL.
attack
trality position, Mr. Morgan said:
**Meanwhile The entire eastern sections of sale of the Welsh coast at the fusion in the matter of the Bosstained as quickly as possible.
Paris, To-day.
an important "We found we could not be im-Kweichow are now in the hands week-end with a loss of 10 lives and Cromarty election, where
The French Generalissimo, Gen-eeting of the naval comman partial in such a situation." He of the Communists, led by the Another Lowestoft fishing ves Mr. Malcolm MacDonald has troyers have arrived at Piraeus, ing parade of the 22nd Alpine hat gins at Brest to-day-They will Four English torpedo-bost des-eral Gairelin, attended the shoot- ders of the second-squadron be- asserted that it was generally redoubtable
sel, the fate of which in the gales been invited to stand by the Liwhere they will remain until Jan-tallion at Nice yesterda Hsiao Keh known in the United States fast Hsiao Lung. As the other was causing anxiety, reached postberal Association, though he is uary 13. Another three destroy- Commander-in-Chief of the 1st the British and French Govern- Reds in Szechuen are keeping yesterday ander tow, having met opposed by the Conservatives, ers are expected as soon as the Army Corpe, General Moyra ments had ordered three billion the Government forces busy, with a severe battering in
the who have asked Mr. Randolph others leaveTrans-Ocean Sex and the General of the south dollars' worth of materials. The more divisions for the rescue of heavy seas British Wireless Ser-Churchill to stand Korgans received a commission Kweichow are not available. of roughly 1 per cent. on that as
Hsiao Keh and Ho Lung are
* agents. This involved
20.com-
vice
The situation had an element lof comedy yesterday, when a fire) occurred at the town of Dingwall,
mitments on their part, although planning to capture Kweiyang VIOLENT GALE the fire chief of which could not]-
they helped their clients to find the provincial seat of Kwei- the money when the question of chow. obtaining credit arose.
Continued on Page 12)
GRAVE INCIDENT IN CAIRO
British Officer Shoots Street-Cleaner
ATTEMPTED LYNCHING BY INFURIATED MOB
**CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
IN ENGLAND.
Kwangsi troops who crossed TOTAL OF 13 LIVES
into Kweichow have taken up their position in Yung Kiang and Tu Shan General Chiang
Kai-shek, President of the Exce
LOST
London," "To-day.
be located as he was canvassing
for Mr. MacDonald's candidacy,
vice:
EDUCATIONAL REFORMS
that district as well as editor of being the latter's chief helper in New Schemes Pending
the local paper and a prominent Bugger player. -
In London
GREATER EMPHASIS ON PHYSICAL TRAINING-
When he was finally located, entive Yuan, again telegraphed Details are only just coming to the fire chief expressed extreme to General Li Chung-jen last hand of a terrine gale which play-disappointment at having missed the fre!Renter's Bulletin Ser- light urging him to assume the ed havoc on the south-west coast
London, To-day, commandership of the anti-Red on Sunday. It is now reported
vice. fontinand on Page 12) The London Board of Ednes detachment in Human and Kwei. that a total of 13 lives were lost
tion is expected to make exten- GRETA GARBO'Sive education reforms in the
ILLNESS tremendous velocity of 110 miles.
chow and promising to remit from various vessels, while the the necessary military expenses gale at one time resched the
The seriousness of the Com-an hourBenter's Bulletin Ser- munist menace discredits Navice
king official reports saying that **** DRIFTER FOUNDERS the Reds are mere remnants Leter. The toll of the gale Cairo, To-day-who may be dealt with in which swept Britain at the begin- Nationalist students have again single blow. Fortunately there ning of the week was at least 13, eign interests in In addition to the casualties on
practically
the Blue Fannel liner Ulysses,
of 10 were lost
come out in a protest strike again
British supremacy after a sub sidence in the hostile feeling hai been noticeable in the last f
The cause of the shooting of m2 Eg
tigh
who
naries worki
ASKING FOR FUNDSI
CONTRACTUAL DEBTS
foundered
future. Narztry schools will be provided for children 'un- der five A big building-pro-
Critical Time During gramme of secondary schools is
Recent Weeks
*CHINA MAIL W
The
It has promised to raise gri for the secondary schools to fe -To-day, 120 to 50. per cen
aked out
Test
iper thic
300 to 260
fortification and a the officers of the 19th Infantry sion also attending.
To-day General Gamelin Commander-in-Chier of the Corps will inspector the
in frontier territory
especially, it is believed, to com- the carry out paper manoeuvres,
sider the hypothetical question of the tactics to adopt in the event of a surprise attack be Divi-fore the squadron leaves on
January 14 for Barcelona Beuter
Toulon, Barber
Sabe French feat naval aquadron will resume the
After
take
Iretice
wards troop inspections place at Marseilles before Genera Gamelin turns to Paris Mana Ocean Service
SPANISH CORTES DISSOLVED
New Election Decreed
By President
The Spani been dissolve new electi
the
FREE STATE BRI
ROUTE
January 20
which the League Beater's Bulletin
CANTON STUDENTS OUT OF HAND Refusal To Resume
of