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LORETTA YOUNG-HENRY WILCOXON
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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1936
UNIFICATION IN
CHINA?
EMPIRE AIR SERVICES
Extensive Schemes Of Improvement
HEAVY STORMS IN CANTON
Woman Burned To
Death
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
[From Our Own Correspondent) Canton, To-day.
Important Meetings At Canton
STATESMEN CONFER HIGHER SUBSIDIES NEEDED
[From Our Own Correspondent)
London, To-day. Canton, To-day.
In moving a financial resolution Five high Nanking officials in the House of Commons last
Two persons were killed by left Shanghai resterday for evening providing for an increased lightning on Sunday afternoon, Canton ostensibly to attend the annual subsidy for air transport and a boy twelve years old was funeral of the late Mr. Hu Har- from £1,000,000 to £1.500.000 and injured by an electric wire min but really to seek the unifi- empowering the Air Ministry to snapped by the recent storm. cation of the South-west pro-enter into long-term agreements The deaths occurred in Fa Ti with transport undertakings, the and Nam Pin Heung, suburban
vinces.
General Chiang Kai-shek, Under Secretary for Air. Sir districts near Canton. One of head of the Nanking Govern-Philip Sassoon, said that the the victims, a married woman ment, is anxious-to secure the scheme was designed to secure, named Chou Lo Shi, aged 24, allegiance of the South-west firetly, a striking acceleration of died under strange circum- provinces and may fly here to schedules; secondly, a great in-stances. She worked on a farm have a personal talk with the crease in frequencies of services; and returned home when the military chiefs of the South-and thirdly, the carriage, in so far sky became dark and rain was west General Pai Hsung-hsi, as it concerns the United King- about to fall.
to
WEEKLY SERVICES
the guiding spirit of Kwangsi, dom. of first-class mail matter Lightning flashes and roars is in Canton, and General Liwithin the Empire by air at a of thunder overtook her, and Chung-jen. the titular head of rate of 14d: per half-ounce. suddenly a flash struck her. Kwangsi, will return here from As to the acceleration, they burning her almost to a cinder. Narning before the end of the would work by degrees to a 21⁄44 One house in Little North week.
days' schedule to East Africa, a suburb collapsed yesterday as a Whether Kwangtung and 4 days' schedule South result of the continuous rain- Kwangsi will be drawn closer to Africa, 2. 6-7 days' schedule to fall. Four inmates who were Nanking or otherwise will be Australia, a 211⁄2 days' schedule to hurt were admitted to Sun decided in the next few days. India, and a 41⁄21⁄2 days' schedule to Yat-sen University Hospital Japanese reports state that Singapore. As to frequencies, the for treatment. The entire General Chiang will be ready to services to South Africa and suburb is under several inches resist Japan by carly next year. Singapore were already duplicated. of water. but before he accepts the chal-
There were numerous minor lenge he must have the un-
accidents yesterday as a result doubted loyalty and support of If the whole scheme could be of the rain and lightning storm. Kwangtung and Kwangsi. brought into operation as origin- The late Mr. Hu Han-min ally planned there would ultimate- was an important moral forcely be nine services weekly to of the semi-independent South-Egypt, five to India three to East west, and his death has left Africa and Singapore, and two to many things in abeyance. A‡Australia and South Africa res- successor is difficult to find. pectively. Nerctiations for the General Pa Hsung-hsi's views lextension of the Australian service on national problems are said to to New Zealand were in progress. be much the same as Mr. Hu's. When all the services for which and his stay here is of con- they were planning were brought siderable political importance.
POLITICS IN FRANCE
M. Bm Interviews Ex-Servicemen
“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Paris, To-day.
M. Leon Blum received
MASS EXECUTIONS
DENIED
Military Training For Abyssinians
POLITICAL PRISONERS
RELEASED
Rome, To-day.
to fruition, the United Kingdom would be operating a route mileage! of over 41,000 miles--nearly twice the route mileage which any other
It is officially denied that there country except the United States have been mass executions at Ad- was operating, to-day and the dis Ababa. It is stated that there route mileage of the Empire as have only been some executions of whole would then exceed even that those found guilty of brigandage. of America.
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
An Addis Ababa message states that the new measures proclaimed by Marshal Badoglio include the Sir Philip Sassoon added that immediate construction of à 2,000- de they might criticise subsidies in mile tar road in the country, and
putation of French ex-servicemen general, but without subsidies the the enrolment of Ethiopian youths |
Empire services would terminate
into a movement similar to the yesterday and had about a quar forthwith. Postal contracts in
Fascist youth organisations. Abys- ter of an hour's conversation with place of subsidies would be no them. The interview with the
remedy, for any contract which sinian boys will be given military future Premier apparently pro-world enable the Empire routes
training and a uniform, which will duced an excellent impression on
to be operated without a separate consist of a sports cap, black
shirts and khaki shorts, them because afterwards, accord- ing to the evening papers.. several subsidy would involve the of them stated that they had the Office in losses such as had been incurred in the United States: utmost confidence in M. Blum, who That was merely a concealment of
Post
PRISONERS RELEASED
Rome: The release is annona-
is willing to fulfil the ex-service subsidy. The British method-ced of 498 political prisoners con- men's demands.
the adoption of which in America fined in the Liparis Islands and
not
of 21 and 55)
M. Herriot left Lyons for had been urged by an important elsewhere. The reasons are Paris yesterday and his forthcom Government commission--enabled given, but they are presumed to ing meeting with M. Blum is Parliament, the taxpayer and the be connected with the celebration awaited with the utmost interest general public to see much more of Italy's victory in Ethiopia. All
Fascists capable of bearing arms| in political circles, although, as clearly where they stood. This organ Ere Nouvelle definitely Air subsidies per ton mile car-between the ages
states, M. Herriot will not enter ried in the latest year for which will be enrolled in the militia.— the new Cabinet. It is also con- there
were figures appeared to Reuter's Bulletin Service, sidered unlikely that M. Herriot have been about 9s. in France. will stand as candidate for the about 4s. in Germany and 11s. in
Rome, To-day.--Mgr. J. A. Ros- Presidency of the Chamber-Italy, while the subsidy paid to Trans-Ocean Service.
Imperial Airways was now down seat, French Missionary Bishop
has been
ordered to to something under 2s. British of Harrar,
leave Abyssinia on the ground Wireless Service.
that he engaged in anti-Italian activities-Reuter.
UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG
Honour For Japanese Professor
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Toyko, To-day.
FINE GLIDER FLIGHT
More Than 50 Miles Covered
FRENCH BISHOP EXPELLED
NEW INSTITUTE
IN BERLIN
Cultural Relations
With S. America
** CHINA MAIL " SPECIAL
Berlin, To-day.
The Cafersity of Leipzig has just made Dr. Nischi, who took "CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL his Doctor's degree there 25
Breslau, To-day. years ago, an honorary Senator of
Herr Peit von Housen, gliding the University. Dr. Nischi has instructor at the Grunau Gliding been very active in promoting School in Silesia, made a success- academic exchanges between ful fight with a two-seater glid-
A new Portugal and, Brazil In- of Leipzig and Kyoto, and was one ing plane of the Grunan & type stitute, for the furtherance of those who interested himself on April 22.
friendly and cultural relations be- He flew with A actively in founding the German passenger for 12 hours, first to tween these two countries, where Research Institúte in Kyoto, dewards the River Oder, and ther Portuguese is spoken, and Ger-
dicated in November 1934. He in the direction of Breslau. will remain in Germany through- The average height was 220 feet Berlin.
out
many, was
The
recently opened Ambassadors
in
ot
the summer. Trans-Ocean and the distance covered was con-Portugal and Brazil tendered the
of their respective | Service.
siderably more than the direct line best wishes
on the occasion, and jof 50 miles, on account of the de countries tour the pilot made to avoid un-said they hoped that the cordial favourable winds-Trans-Oceen relations which existed between their countries and Germany for Service.
{many years 'would 'now receive a further impetus through the work of the Institute-Trans-Ocean Service
MEXICAN RAIL STRIKE
Employees Ordered To Return To Work
NAZI OFFICIALS PROMOTED
Army Ranks Conferred By Chancellor
the
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Mexico City, To-day. The employees of the national railways, who declared a gener- al strike on Monday, have re turned to work. The arbitra- tion board decided against the strikers, who were given 24 At the recommendation of the Herren Hierl and Hoehnlein were Printed and Published for the Proprietors, The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd, hours to return to work, with Chief Commander of the Army, officers in the old German Army
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Reuter.
“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Berlin, To-day.
Chancellor Hitler has promoted and served with distinction in the the leader of the German Labour war-Trans-Ocean Service.
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