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·INCIDENT IN
PEIPING
Murder Of Japanese Officer
CIRCUMSTANCES BEING EXAMINED
London, To-day, Reference was made at Com mas question-time yesterday to the death of a Japanese Off- cer in Peiping on May 26, in connection with which allega- tions have appeared incriminat- the ing soldiers belonging to British Embassy Guard
Recalling that the prelimin Jary investigation set on foot by the British Embassy as soon as in the the reports appeared local press had established that there had been no British troops, either on pass or on duty, outside their own quar- ters at the time when the inci dent was stated to have taken place, the Foreign Secretary stated that, following the re- ceipt of an official notification from the Japanese Embassy, a British Military Court of En- quiry was set up on June 1.
CREMATION DAY BEFORE Meanwhile, when, permission was requested for the body of the murdered man to be ex- amined by the doctor of His Majesty's Embassy, he was in- formed that it had been cremat- led on May 29, that is, on the day before the Japanese note was handed in.
ABYSSINIANS. “EASY TO PERSUADE
Colomination Proceeding Rapidly
**CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL"
Addis Ababa, To-day. Expressing his satisfaction with the development of the situation in Abyssinia. the new Viceroy. Marshal Gra- ziani, stated at a reception to pressmen that the country was rapidly becoming used to the new rulers, when one con- sidered the slow progress of colonisation in general.
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The pacification of Abys- sinia would, however, proceed far quicker than had been the case in other countries, since the Abyssinian population proved very willing, and 100s easy to persuade them that the Italian rule offered. better living conditions than those of their former Emperor. -Trans-Ocean Service...
EXPLOSION IN LABORATORY
25 PEOPLE KILLED IN ESTHONIA
“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Reval, To-day. During 3 terrific explosion which occurred yesterday in the laboratory of the Army's munitions
The Court of Enquiry effec-chemical tively confirmed the result of Esthonian
JUNIOR T. T. RACE
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London, To-day. The Junior International Tour- ist Trophy Rače, run yesterday jover the 264-mile `mountain course: in the Isle of Man, was won by F. | Frith, driving a Norton, in 3,
houze 17 minutes 6 seconds, at an average speed of 80.14 miles boat. J. H. White, on another
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Norton, was second, his average |speed being 77.97 miles an hour,
and E. A. Mellors, on a Velocette, į came in third at an average speed of 7.91 milès an hour. James Guthrie, winner for the last two years, was disqualified after lead- ing for four laps and breaking his own lap record of $0.11 miles an hour, which was also beaten by Frith, who set up a new lap record of 81.94 miles an hour.
Frith's winning total time is a record, breaking Guthrie's pre-!
28 vious record by 2 minutes seconds-British Wireless Service.
BRITISH TRADE FIGURES Import And Export Increases
London, Today, The preliminary figures of over- seas trade for May show an
over
in-
the testimonies of a number of nearby forest, which was, how and
month amounted to $36,396,32T,
Am
the preliminary investigations.depot, about 25 people, as far as The Japanese Embassy, how-can be ascertained, were killed. Crease of exports and imports both the preceding month lever, subsequently submitted The explosion caused a fire in the
a year ago. Exports last witnesses of Japanese or lever, extinguished before it could
compared
$33,427,144 with Korean extraction in support of reach the large munitions depois April and £35,206,862 in May the original Japanese allegation. in the forest.
1935. The figures for imports at These witnesses assert that The President of the Esthonian the corresponding dates are 569,- they have identified three mem- Republic and the Commander-in-8,336, £66,665,586 and £64,528- bers of the British Embassy Chief of the Army immediately! 697. Re-exports were £5,634,554, Guard as being involved in cer-proceeded to the scene of the May, against £5,922,051 in tain disturbances which took disaster.-Trans-Ocean Service. place on the night of the mur [der.
proceed
Investigations are ing, and the witneshes, mention-
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BRITISH TROOP MOVEMENTS
Disturbed Relations In Far East
London, To-day. Questioned about
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and
naval movements in the Far East, the Foreign Secretary replied in
April and £5,559,760 a year ago-
Imports for the first five months
were £175.852,585- an increase of £2,274,544 over the corresponding period of last year land of $18,244,500 over the first
Sve months of 1934. Imports forį the same period of this and the two preceding years were respec- tively 535,667,912, $302,072,560 and £301,311,350. Re-exports, st Stockholm, To-day.` £27,391,671 for the five months, The Swedish Cabinet, under the show an increase of £3,750,690 | Preminership of the Social De-over the same period of 1935 and mocrat M. Hansson, resigned, yes-of £2,683,878 over 1934-British terday in consequence of a defeat Wireless Service.
POLITICAL CRISIS of this year
IN SWEDEN
Defeated Cabinet Resigns
· CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
in both Chambers on Saturday ouļ
the Government's Pensions Bill, HUNGARY AND
which was put to a vote of con- fidence.
King Gustav has entrusted the
the House of Commons yesterday leader of the Agrarian Party, M. that the routine measures for the
protection of centres of British Peterson, with the task of forma interest in the area involved in ing a Cabinet of National Coali the present disturbed situation tion on as broad a Parliamentary basis as possible.--Trans-Ocean! have been taken. These measures consist in the holding in readiness Servicë.
at Hong Kong of a battalion for
the possible reinforcement of the CARDINALS HATS
British Garrison at Shanghai, and
in the formulation of plans for
the despatch, in an emergency, ofį
BESTOWED
ITALY
Cordial Messages Exchanged
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Budapest, To-day. The new Italian Foreign Minis- ter, Count Ciano, on taking over his new office, sent a telegram to the Hungarian Foreign Minister, M. Kanya, expressing his joy and gratification at being able to co-
units of the China Fleet to the Secret Consistory Meets operate in continuing the policy
ports affected.
In Vatican City
Mr. Eden would not answer a question based on the hypothesis
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL of Sino-Japanese hostilities except
Vatican City, To-day to say that every effort would bel
In a Secret Consistory held in made to keep the International Settlement at Shanghai free of all the presence of 27 Cardinals yes hostilities-British Wireless Ser-Iterday, His Holiness the Pope con-
vice
WEATHER REPORT
ferred Cardinals' Hats on the Nuncios at Paris, Madrid, War- isaw, and Vienna, who were creat-i led Cardinals in March.
of the Boman Protocol and strengthening the existing friend- ship between Hungary and Italy.
The Hungarian Foreign Minis- ter replied to the message cordial- ly in a similar vein.-Trans-Ocean Service.
BUT DECISION REST WITH GENEVA
(Continued from Page 1)
In a brief address the Holy Foret Secretary, said that the that Government desireï an early de-
The anti-cyclone is station- ary in the Pacific to the east Father officially announced
"On that occasion I shall of Japan, and pressure is rela-the Prefect of the Vatican Libr-bate. tively low over China general-jary, Mgr. Mercati, and the Sub-be prepared to state the views of ly; a depression may be deve-prefect, Mgr. Tisserant, have like-His Majesty's Government, as to loping over Mongolia. Southwise been created Cardinals, and the action which is to be taken winds, moderate; cloudy, local added that Cardinals' Hats, will be collectively at the meetings of the showers, was the forecast for conferred on the new Cardinals Council and Assembly of the to-day, as issued by the Royal in the Public Consistory next League of Nations on June 26 Observatory fhis morning. Thursday.-Trans-Ocean Service, and 30 respectively."
Statement Refused On
Causes Of Disturbances Government would accept this re-
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The leader of the Opposition,| Mr. Attlee, then gave notice that the Labour Party would ask for a debate on Thursday, and later the Prime Minister intimated that the
quest-Britişir. Wireless Service. The Colonial Replying to "a ̧ supplementary London, To-day.
SIGNOR SUVICH ON VISIT Secretary, Mr. W. B. A. Ormsby-question Mr. Ormsby-Gore declar
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