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THE CHINA MAHL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1936-
REDS ACTIVE. IN FUKIEN
Town of Ta Tien Captured
GARRISON ABANDONS TOWN TO SUPERIOR FORCES
[From One Own Correspondent]
· Canton. Yesterday. Communist-bandits advanced from Teh Eua and Sen Yão în South-eastern Fukien and captured Ta Tien on June 19, according to an Amoy report received here last night..
The garrison at T3 Tien, con- sisting of two regiments of Nanking troops, was obliged to abandon the town in the face of overwhelming odds. They are waiting for reinforcements and plar to recapture. Ta Tien in the next few days.
The Reds are flying anti- Japanese banners. Many vil-
This picture, flown Rome from Addis Ababa, then telephoned from lagers are fooled by the Com- Rome to London, carried by plane to Fredrichshafen and brought to maurists, and young men join America on the second fight of the Zeppelin Hindenbury, and then shipped their cause under the impres- to Hong Kong, shows a typical scene that met the victorious Italian troops sion that they will fight the as they entered Addis Ababa. Debris-littered streets~acked and razed Japanese. buildings and scattered bodies of slain defenders marked the conquered tow miles are under the control of About 150 square
the Reds commanded by Chang Keh-wu.
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Chang Chow and Lung Jen in the South. Ta Tien and vicini- ty were sparsely garrisoned and became therefore an easy
Montreux, To-day. — M. Litvinoff (USSR), at the meet-prey to the Red vultures. ing of the Dardanelles Conference, claimed that it would be ne- Over 100,000 seasoned Nan- cessary to provide free egress of Russian warships from the king troops are stationed in Black Sea in the event of this being necessary for the execution Fukien. Why the Reds are of the Soviet's obligations under the Covenant.
active in Fukien in the midst M. Paul-Boncour (France) of this large number of Govern- supported the suggestion and ment forces is not known. also proposed that provision to
OBITUARIES
Late Netherlands Consul-General
MUNHEER M. J. QUAST
war-
GENEVA
LABOUR MATTERS DISCUSSED
→ CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Geneva, To-day.
use the Straits should be made CONFERENCE AT for countries fulfilling engage- ments under regional pacts concluded within the frame- work of the League. It was pointed out that this would en- Jable France, under the mutual
assistance pact, to send A cable bearing yesterday's
ships to aid Russia. Reuter.
SERIOUS BUSINESS date was received at the Con-
Montreux: The serious business! sulate General of the Nether-of the Dardanelles Conference beference took the final vote yester- The International Labour Con- lands this morning announcing gan yesterday, but without leading day on the introduction of the 40- the sudden death in Holland of to the production of concrete re hour week in the case of works Mr. Marius Johannes Quist, late sults, although quite a positive at financed or subventioned by Gov- Consul General for the Nether-titude was revealed towards the ernments, the motion being car lands in Hong Kong.
The late Mr. Quist was born on seem to have won the goodwill of and an
Tarkish proposals, which already ried by 79 votes to 38. On the other August 30, 1882, at Goes in the the delegates.
international convention province of Zeeland and educated
for a 40-hour week for civil er- in Amsterdam. Entering the Con-reading of a telegram from the votes to 42 The same fate over-
The proceedings opened with the
gineering was defeated by 71.
2DAYS TO-DAY • TO-MORROW salar service he served first in Italian Government, whereupon the took the international convention
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Hamburg and then in Singapore, Turkish Foreign Minister, Eushdi on the 40-hour week in the iron first coming to Hong Kong 35 Ares, expressed satisfaction that and Vice Consul in 1914, remaining Italy was prepared to attend the being 67 to 40.
steel industry, the voting here for, two years; he then ser Conference at a later date.
ved successively in Yokohama and The British delegate. Lord Stan-to discuss the question of paid The Conference then proceeded Shanghai as Vice Consul, and in hope, declared that he hoped holidays-Trans-Ocean Service. Kobe as Consul returning to satisfactory agreement would be Hong Kong in 1922 as Consul reached, but gave notice of the in-
General..
tention of moving several revisions OLYMPIC GAMES
Obtaining leave before his due The Japanese delegate, Mr. Sato, time on account of ill-health, he accepted the Turkish draft treaty left Hong Kong' on March 21 last as a basis of negotiations, but]
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year. Later in the year, not made reservations concerning World-wide Reception wishing to return to the East, hej Article 9. resigned and applied for his pen-
M.. Litvinoff demanded that the sion, which was granted as from neutrality of the Black Sea in the January 1 this year. He had set-interests of the States bordering tled down at Laren, near Amster-fit be safeguarded M. Paul- dam.
LORD BISHOP OF EXETER
Promised
the
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Berlin, To-day. Even people living in the fur- Boncour, on behalf of the French thermost corners of the earth will [Government, accepted the Turkish be able to listen to the broadcasts:
proposals as a basis for an agree of the Olympic Games, as ment. The Greek and Yugo- German Post Office has built the) slavian delegates also accepted the largest short-wave station in the Turkish draft, subject to reserve world at Zeesen. The existing London, To-dzy. tions.
plant had been enlarged to twice Lord William Cecil, Bishop of BULGARIA'S POSITION -
its capacity, 11 new directional Exeter, died yesterday aged. 73. Bulgaria claimed to be in aerials having been added to those He was the son of Lord Salisbury, special position because she was at present used. the famous Prime Minister during disarmed and because her foreign Service.
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the last century, and brother of trade was largely dependant on the present Marquis and Viscount the status of the Dardanelles; Cecil-British Wireless Service,
FARLEY CHAMPIONS ROOSEVELT
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hence she wanted more exact in NEXT OLYMPIC
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London Proposed At Venue
games in
formation about what the Turkish; proposals really meant. It was finally decided to appoint a tech faical committee and a reporting (Continued from Page 1)
committee which, in the individnal consultations about to begin, interest which seeks to coin flesh could be called upon, as requir
London, To-day. and blood human beings into pro-
jed, to render assistance with in- The proposal has been made
formation or suggestions. fit, every stockjobber, every mono-
that the next Olympic polist of privilege, and lower perference discussed. five sections of Percy Vincent, Lord Mayor, has Later: The Dardanelles Con-1940 be held in England. Sir He declared that President the Turkish draft agreement yes-written to the President of the Roosevelt scorned the suggestion terday, all concerning the traffic International Olympic Committee, that he would assume the powers of mercantile vessels in the extending an invitation on behalf of & dictator. He hailed Mr. Straits.
Lord Stanhope suggest of the city of London. Roosevelt as the champion of a jedá
simplification of the text Wireless Service.. fairer and more just order through the inclusion of all re- Reuter.
ferences to the League of Nations -AIR RATES EXAMINED in a single section, the Turkish - Foreign Minister agreeing.
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London, To-day. -The Under WEATHER REPORT
To obtain the necessary clear-Secretary for Air, Sir Philip neas on the question of "nentral-Sassoon, stated in the House of Pressure remains highest over][ity," this question was referred Commons yesterday that certain the Pacific to the east of the Bon-to a technical " committee which possibilities with regard to the ins, and is relatively low over was authorised to appoint a sub-west coast of Africa came under China and Indo-china. South and committee on military, naval and consideration in discussion of the Printed and Published for the Proprietors, The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd. south-east winds, moderate; fair serial legislation.
various air rates with the South by DAVID CHRISTIAN WILSON, Manager, at SA, Wyndham Street, to showery, was the forecast for The next plenary session takes African Minister of Defence, Mr. Victoria, Hong Kong.
to-day, as issued by the Royal Ob-place to-day Trans-Ocean "Ser-10. Firow, who is now in England. servatory, this morning.
vice.
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