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SARRAUT CABINET'S NOTABLE VICTORY IN FRENCH CHAMBER
Vice-Admiral Oikawa. Cons-
_mander-in-Chief of the 3rd Squadron of the Imperial Japan ese Navy, who arrived here an
ETHIOPIAN EMPEROR
MARKS TIME
MINISTERS DESPATCHED
TO VARIOUS FRONTS
ITALIANS BUILDING MODERN TRENCHES
"CHINA MAIL.” SPECIAL
Addis Ababa, To-day.
The Emperor Haile Selassie has sent three of his Ministers to the southern front in order to ascertain the exact position, the Ministers having the cruiser Idzamo yesterday already left the capital by plane. The Emperor Japanese Consul-General, Mr. His still at Dessie, where he intends to stay and
morning, is seen above with the
Mizusawa (right).
await the outcome of the present operations on the northern front, until he returns to the
DEMONSTRATION capital
BY STUDENTS
Delegation's Books Burnt
Tientsin, To-day. The books and other property of the Peiyang student delegation to the Nanking Educational Con-
an hour becorde
Violent rainstorms swept the capital on Thursday evening, so that traffic was in many places stopped, and houses, both native and foreign. suffered serious damage.
Heavy rains are also reported from the northern front, where small brooks have in the course of roaring torrents. But nevertheless the Abyssinian patrols are giving the Italians no rest, day or night. The latter are reported to be bulding trenches in a modern way, in order to prevent the Abyssinian raiding parties from penetrating behind their lines Rome: Official War Bulletin No. 111 states that the work of the Negel sector, where the organisation is proceeding in establishment at food depots
ference were barat by Badical ART EXHIBITION
students in the campus next mar{ ning, as a demonstration of their disapproval of their participation in the conference. ». à party of) Paoartui (Peace Preservation t Corps) left for Peiyang ndsis at present guarding the Enfversity; the re-opening of which to-day is uncertain.
It is reported that General Suar
IN LONDON
Proposed Visit By German Party
London, To-day.
Mr. Ha Han
now in Caston Sta the 4th Kwangal32 Chou Lou, Miniature of-
who is
zad Mr.
MOURNING REGULATIONS COURT ANNOUNCEMENT ISSUED
COMMUNISTS DO NOT VOTE AGAINST GOVT.
ABSTENTION FOR FIRST
TIME IN HISTORY PREMIER POINTS TO ENGLANDS EXAMPLE OF POLITICAL UNITY
· CHINA MAIL.”
The Sarraut Cabinet won a notable victory on its first appearance in the Chamber, when after a long, uneventful debate the House gave vote of confidence by an overwhelming majority. The counting of the votes took especially since - tha opposition had handed in more than 1,000 banks to obstruct the division
At the close of the debate M. Sarrant made another impas sioned appeal for political unity, pointing to the example set by England, where, he stressed, all parties are standing together at London, To-day. this time of important foreigns political developments, especially An official ann unce Palace states that some misunderstanding ap-M. Leon Blum, M. Sarrant answered that the French radio would
ent from Buckingham in the Far East.
Answering a question put by the.. Socialist leader pears to have arisen in connection with the can be at the disposal of all parties for the election campai cellation of the engagements due to take place Trans-Ocean Service before the expiry of the Court mourning.
Paris: The Socialists decide
Mary that public dimers and entertai
It is officially stated that it is the wish of the King and Queen to vote in favour of the Gover Government, trade, hanly and the arts will take place as usual.
associated with thement, and thus
LARGE RATE WAY LOAN
has already been completed.
Many scouting parties dispers sed-groupe of the betwe
Prms and the Contracted With Banks dinners Negell district, als
ing some
Chieftains, and leading person- A party of 350 German pro-t fessors and art students have of the Gallas district of Bo-
Cheb-yuan is proceeding to Lao-Studen and will arrive in Lon-
chartered the steamer General the Italian authorities
rana, made their submission to link, his native home in Hope on don on February 8 to spend five carred on the Eritrean front.
Nothing of any importance DC- the Shantung border, in order days at the Chinese Art Exhi-Trans-Ocean Service.
sweep tors.
the tombs of his He will probably confer
ances-bition
So far well over 200,000
tion, including a number,
---- In Shanghai
PARTLY COVERED BY CERIJEN MATERIAL.
Shanghai, To-day, The China Przas reports that railway construction loan bonds to ITALIAN DENIAL MON the value of $27,000,000 are being Rome: It is denied in authori-issued to-day. The bonds, --how-
with General Han Fa-chu-Rew people have visited the Exhibi-tative quarters that the Italian ever, are not being placed in
ter.
PRAYER BOOK CHANGES
Official Designations Of Royal Family
London, To-day.
as
Royalties here for the late king in respect of the Djibouti-as the total issue has been pledged Government has given an under- circulation on the financial market King's funeral→→ Beuter
WAR GRAVES Pending Appointment Of Commission
An official indication that!
London, To-day- the Queen will be known
Agreement has been reached Queen Mary is given in the between Britain, France and "Gazette" in announcing that Germany to appoint a commis- the Prayer Book is to be amend- sion to deal with the question ed to include prayers for King of war graves. The Dominions Edward, Queen Mary and the will also be represented on thej Duke and Duchess of York. Commission. — Reuter's The Duke and Duchess, as Heir letin Service.
Presumptive and his consort respectively, occupy the place
in the liturgy formerly given to the Prince of Wales as Heir Apparent.
Bul-
SHIPPING WAGES ADVANCE
does not
Events,
feure
egimental, din-
that those
ang membe
zaces and Territo giving
·HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE "RANKS GAZETTED
Are Loadkim, To-day.
It is momead in the Gazette that His Majesty King Edward Las assumed the rank of--Adit miral of the Fleet, Field Marshal and Marshal of the Royal Air Furcs ----Rezbere -2
Addis Ababa Railway in the as security for a loan of $18,000,- course of military operations. It 000 in connection with the con- is stated that in time of war mi-struction of the Nanchang litary considerations must predo-Pingxiang section of the
nate, but that that does not Chelang Kiangai Railway.
The bolding of other euber necessarily mean that the zail-
of the $18,000,000 Inex, $10-discretion of the organiser
tainments must be left to the way will be destroyed. Reater. 000,000 is being obtained from ait is suggested that wher
group of local Chinese Banks sible a few weeks might be allow- while the remainder is being bed to elapse. It is also decided THE tied in away material from a that the Royal Tournament at
ILLNESS OF
POPE
No Case Whatever For Anxiety
· CHINA MAIL” SPECIAL.
Rome, Today.
German factory
BRITAIN AND EGYPT
the first time in
AK
Cairo
the party that th voted against the
bły alout.
The voting was 361 to |Renter.
The
advant
LONDON NAVAL aspects
MEETING
Advance For Removal Of Suspicion
London, To-day-
icial
waval Powers aðhe {posalsva treat
The negotiations for the loan Aldershot and other Tattoos Shall are reported to have been com- be held in the ordinary way. pleted, and the contracts entered
With regard to the wearing of into with the Banks and the Ger mourning by the public, it is made to remore man factory are being signed pointed out that although no has a strong effect upo the arrival in Shanghai of general mourning was prescribed tive building. Mr Tseng Yang-fu, Vice-Minister beyond the funeral, the continu
Pope Pius is suffering from a of the Railways-Renter. slight chill and must stay in bed. Although the Holy Father's indis position is attracting much atten
The clergy have been order Announcement Madetin, especially in view of his
ed to alter their church books!
in accordance with the order. Reuter.
RAVEN CASE
In Britain
WEATHER REPORT-
The weather forecast for to
ance of the wearing of dark- clothes is a matter for individual decision Beater
Thus:
ed
advanced age, it is stressed in day, as issued by the Royal GOV. HOFFMAN'S
well-informed quarters that there Observatory this morning, L London, To-day. is not the slightest reason for north-east winds, moderate to British shipyard workers are anxietyTrans Ocean Service. fresh: cloudy.
to receive an early advance of wages. The Shipbuilding En
announc
Two Principals Founded its readiness to grant a gen-
LETTER
CONTAINS NO NEW EVIDENCE
ployers Federation has Italian Counter-Sanctions
Relating To Art Rescinded POSITION UNCHANGED
Guilty to the members of the ship- Shanghal. To-day building trade union-Reuter's Frank Jay Eaven and J. Warn-Bulletin Service.. er Brown, President and Man-
feral advance in two instalments
ager respectively of the Ameri- NORTH ATLANTIC
can-Oriental Finance Corpora tion, were this moming found guilty by the United States Court
SHIPPING
for China on seven out of Conference Adjourned
counts of embezzlement," theft and frand for which they have been *tried for the past four weeks in flow with the fshire of the
No details of the sentences
azilzbie
Later: Sentence will be passed
Monday Be
To-day
Rome, to-day.The decree of In their com last November, by which the Cabinet Council's decisions counter-sanctions to the realm of animous in stressing Italy Italian Government extended the Thursday, the papers
the
Trenton, NJ 10 6374 Commenting on the state oments contained in the lett 1- addressed by Governor Hoffman un-to Colonel Schwartzkop, enjoin
art has been rescinded by order shakable: determination to bringing him to leave no stone un
of Signor Mussolini. In justify-the Abyssinian ing the repeal, it is stated, that
the measures were taken last November, at a moment when it
be assumed that the wide world, nad forgotten tion to civilisation Goverment
then
com
Corriere della Sera writes: baby, Mr. Wilentz will pursue her way, and prosecirtor at the
victories in Bast trial stated that Africa show that she lacks neither did not contain
trmination new evidence,
rom the ition was Meanwhile bas ne
chie
ed at
the import for both Br
tion, the
will be
Reuter's Bulletin
POLITICS IN GREECE
King's Intentions Outlined
bas be
VENIZELIST LEADER, RECEIVED
- CHINA MAIL. **
JAL
-Athens, To-day. M. Sophus, the leader of the Venizelist Party, was
given audience by King George yester day. The King's intention, it is understood, is to leave the quanti Demerdzia Cabinet in office till the Assembly of Parliament in March. The fast week of the life of Par-
JAPANESE NAVAL VISITOR
-Guard Of Honour At
Government House
His Excellency)
hief end the
ral Oika
at the
Third
under the command
continnous
Vice Admiraf
tent will then give a definite
indication of the distribution of forces among the parties, and enable King to
thi
CANADIAN AIR VICE-MARSHAL
V.C. Lt. Colonel
Ottawa, To-day Canadian National Defence
appointed
shop. V.C
the Canadi