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THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1936
CLEAR FIELD
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Wang Ching-wei Goes
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BUT NO CHANGE IN MR. HU'S POLITICAL ATTITUDE
[From Oc: Own Correspondent] Canton, To-day.
The departure of Mr. Wang
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aboard the North German Lloyd steamer Guisenan clears the way for the return of Mr. Ha Ha- Jasin to Nanking to become. Chair- man of the CEC. Standing Com- mittee or to assume a more sub- stantial post.
Mr. Wang Ching-wei was mm-
popular while in office as Presi-
dent of the Executive Yain, be- cause his pro-Japanese policy was regarded in many quarters 38 2 means of prolonging his regime. For this reason General Chiang Kai-shek has had to "drop. the plot.*
Dr. Miguel Mario Gomez. Accion Republicana head, has deen elected President of Cuba:
CANTON-HANOI AIR
MAIL: LINK
/Continued from Poge 1)
NAZIS BANNED
BY SWISS
German Student Expelled
FAR-REACHING DECISION OF FEDERAL COUNCIL
-CHINA MAIL “ SPECIAL
Basle, To-day. "Regional and District leader ship of the National-Socialist Party is definitely forbidden for Switzerland in any form what soever by a decision
of the Swiss Federal Council, reached in a session yesterday.
This decision does not forbid the National Socialist organisations as such, but merely their being controlled by central headquar
ters One Germah student sus- pected of having maintained re- Iations with the German police has been expelled from Switzer- land. Trans-Ocean Service.
GERMAN STATEMENT COMING The same machine was to have
Berne: The Federal Council bas returned to Shanghai yesterday decided to prohibit German Nazi It is yet ncertain whether Mr. efternoon but only got as far as organisations in Switzerland m Ha Han-mi will go to, Nanking, Swatow It will take off from der sny form. This is a sequel as he is very firm in his political Swatow this morning for Shang to a special Ministerial report and views, which will have to be se-hai if the foggy weather clears a police request. The question of cepted entirely before he joins the up. Nanking Government. He prefers to remain aloof rather than to
CANTON-HANOI SERVICE
OPPOSED
jcompromise his political views. Vernacular press reports state
admitting other foreign political jorganisations in Switzerland is
under consideration.
A Berlin message says that lead- maintains a re-the ban and will issue a statement
Shanghai dispatches stated that that the South-west Aviation Coring Nazi circles are surprised at Dr. G. T. Weg, former Foreign Poration, which Minister, would fy to Caxton toxular service between Canton shortly-Benter.
(and Lung-how Westem (Kwang- day to urge Mr. Ha to go to Nanking and that General Hos) and is owned by the Kwang- Chien, Chairman of the Ennan Sang and Kwangsi provincial Provincial Government, would also governments, still opposes the
come here of a similar mission Canton-Hanoi-Marseilles service, Such reports are discounted as it first suggested to the Minis well informed circles here, try of Communications the opera- neither. Dr. Wang nor General Hotion of a European line via Long has the conidence of Mr. Ha or chow and Hanoi other South-west leaders.
REPORT RIDICULED
IN ADDIS ABABA
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The Ministry of Communica- tions approved the idea bati assigned the service to its sub-
sidiary, the C.N.AC
DEBATE IN LORDS
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SIG. SUVICH AT FLORENCE
Visit To Austrian Foreign Minister
**CHINA MAIL " SPECIAL
Rome, To-day.
The Secretary of State, Sig- nor Suvich, is scheduled to go to Florence early this morning to pay a visit to the Austrian Foreign Minister, Baron turn to Rome to-night. Berger-Waldenegg, but will re- It is
von
Addis Ababa: The third Ethio-| Lord Davies said that the policy pian Red Cross unit, organised of the Government, if it were to stressed that the visit has no by Lady Barton, wife of the Bri-be acceptable to the publici tish Minister to Abyssinia, under opinion which was behind the and is merely a courtesy call special significance whatever, the command of one Irish doctor League Covenant, must be to con- by a visiting statesman and one Indian doctor, is report-centrate on finding a settlement Baron von Berger-Waldenegg ed to be missing. The unit had in accord with the principles of will not visit Rome, that is to
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its headquarters near the scene the Covenant! say, he will not meet Signor MATHESON LANG
of the battle south of Makale, and Eari Stanhope, Under-Secretary Mussolini. Trans-Océan Ser-
ELECTIONS IN SPAIN #
it is feared that it may have been for Foreign Affairs, replying for vice. bombarded by the Italian planes. the Government said that any sug- -Reuter's Bulletin Service.. gestion that wont make Italy go ABYSSNAN VERSION. on with the struggle was not in Addis Ababa: The Abyssinian the interests of peace. He did version of the battle south of not like sanctions any more than Makale declares that the Italians Lord Ponsonby, but their increas advanced only five kilometresing pressure was having its effect, south of Makale at a cost of 150 and although it was too soon to white troops and 200 Askaris say that they had proved to the The Abyssinians had 31 killed, in world that aggression did not pay cluding two of their best leaders. he was optimistic and believed GOVERNMENT RETAINS POWER
The attempt of the huge, the beague would show that it heavily-equipped Italian angry to had been able to succeed.
Continued from Page 1). Military Leaders Thwarted
Madrid, later.
scale the mountains met with Lord Stanhope stated that the The military leaders attempted the fiercest resistance. The existing sanctions had been im to seize control of the comiatry troops of Ear Muligheta refused posed and maintained by all the late last night. The coup w23 to be drawn into a set battle. members of the League with three thwarted by the prompt action of The report adds that Dedjas exceptions. The Government, he the Government, which retains watch Sable, who recently operat-repeated, had not any intention power.
Two high army officials.
General Police Mobilisation
Madrid, Later: The Chief of
ed successfully in Tembien, has of taking isolated action in the have been arrested.-Beater. been ordered to the mountains dispute and in regard to the oil south of Antal with a large body sanction, they would refrain from of troops.--Beuter
any statement nuôill the matter 'BALE) ́REPORTS
had been discussed at Geneva. Bome: Sigor: Mussolini re LEAGUE COMMITTEE MEETING ceived the British Ambassador, Senhor Vasconcellos,⠀⠀· Casir- Sir Eric Drummond, in a long man of the League Committee of Police, hurriedly returning from audience, and later Marshal Eighteen, has made enquiries of Saragoma, ordered a Balbo,, Governor of Libys, who the Governments members of the police mobilisation and summoned general reported on the state of affairs of Committee with a view to fixing the local police chiefs to the colony under his adminis- the date of the next meeting in headquarters. At the Left head- tration Tram-Ocean Service Geneva, at which the report of the quarters the Socialist Comminist experts on oil sanctions will be Youth have been mobilised and
ment is understood to prefer These occurences are consider March 2 among the dates suggested the more significant since ed, but the Foreign Secretary, there has been no definite con- Mr. Anthony Eden, who is known famation of open trouble hitherto to wish to be present in person Beater
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a haunted house, "somewhere in date Senhor Vasconcellos even- England."
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Later: The two arrested mill- tary officials are believed to be both Generals, one of whom is General Goded, Inspector
of the army
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