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NANKING TROOPS REPORTED TO BE CONVERGING ON CANTON
DAYLIGHT SEEN AT
MONTREUX.
RUSSIAN AMENDMENT
ADOPTED
LAST HURDLE BELIEVED OVERCOME
Montreux, To-day.
A Russian amendment to the British draft convention with regard to the use of the Straits in wartime has been ac pted by the Dardanelles Conference without opposition. This is regarded as the last hurdle in the negotiations.
The Anglo-Russian divergence on the mat- ter earlier threatened a last-minute deadlock, but it is understood that a formula was accepted providing that the Straits shall be closed to all belligerent warships except those carrying out} obligations under the League Covenant and cer- tain cases involving pacts to which Türkey is a
Reuter. party.
NEW RAF. COMMANDER IN FAR EAST
Air Commodore A. W. Tedder
Appointed
Landes To-day Air-Commodore A. W. Tedder, at present Director of Training At the Air Ministry, has been appointed Air Officer Command- ing the Royal Air Force, Far East, as from October.--Reuter,
BRITISH NAVAL NEEDS
"Escalator Clause" Invoked
COMMUNICATION TO US. AND JAPAN
London, To-day. Britain yesterday formally in- soked the Escalator Clause of the †1930 naval treaty, with a view to!
the retention of 40,000 tons
Victor and Vanquished-(Left) Premier Mussolini, his uniform-spotted with rain-drops, proudly decorates
his son, Bruno, for valorous Sying service with the "Death Squadron during the conquest of Ethiopis be the League of Nations at Genera, the exiled Emperor Haile Selatie of Abyssinia is shown as he arrived at
fore thousands of cheering Italiam at Rome. (Right)Reiterating his determination – to seek redress from Southampton. England, after he had fled his country "to prevent further bloodshed." "He was met by a sheer- `ng throng of sympathisers.
LIBYAN FORCES RETURN FIRST BATCH BACK
IN ITALY WITHDRAWALS GOVERNED BY BRITISH MOVES
Rome, To-day. The-first batch of Italian sol diers who were sent to Libya
the Abyssinian during have returned home and will be over-age destroyer tonnage which placed on the home stations. would otherwise have to be scrap-The withdrawal of the Italian forces from Libya will make note to this effect has been hand- possible the recall of their fleet ed in to the American and Ja- from the Mediterranean by the Ipanese Ambassadors-Reuter.
AIR ACCIDENTped at the end of the rear.
IN FRANCE
Two Military Planes Collide
Paris, To-day. Three airmen were killed when two military planes collided during training yesterday. One machine fell near a house and burst into flames. A woman liv- ing in the house was seri- ously burned. --- Bulletin Service.
Beuter's
AIR LINER
CRASHES
ACCIDENT DUE
TO FOG
아 Belgrade, To-day.
of
A
British
The question of the retention of Service.
Reuter's
war
Bulletin
YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE German Loan Over-Schascribed By Serall Margin
Berlin, To-day. The national Toen of 700,- 000,000 marics fór rearmament and other schemes is officially declared to have been over. subscribed by a small margin. A few days ago Dr. Schacht, Minister of Economics, in a speech warned industry to subscribe to the loan or to taxes. Reuter's face new Bulletin Service.
the Hawkins class cruisers is still NO RETALIATORY MEASURES ARAB SNIPERS
under discussion
between the
Rome: The reports that a pari
United of the Italian troops from Lybia
#
AGAIN ACTIVE ON
THE NABLUS ROAD
Two Killed In Clash With Troops
TWO BRITISH OFFICERS WOUNDED
EASTERBROOK AND NOLAN LEAD
Brilliant Recovery By Adams IRISH OPEN GOLF TOURNEY-
Dublin, To-day.
CAPTURE OF CITY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE INDEPENDENT GOVT. TO BE FORESTALLED SHAOKWAN BELIEVED OCCUPIED BY GEN. YU'S FORCES
[From A Special Correspondent}
Canton, To-day. ·
Nanking troops in north Kwangtung are re- ported to be making a swift drive with a view to capturing Canton in as short a time as possible in order to forestall the establishment of an in- dependent Government here.
Several Nanking bombers have reached Shaokwan, it is learned, and this means that the central troops under General Yu Hon-mou have occupied that town. Kwangtung units are with- drawing to a radius of 60 miles around Canton.
Owing to the unfavourable and uncertain situation here, the definet 19th Route Army has hesitated to join canse with
General Chen Chi-tang. The report circulated by a news agency stating that General Tsai Ting-kai, head of the 19th Route Army, had arrived here, with the object of supporting Canton, is with- Fout foundation, as General Tsai is still in Hong Kong.
General Chiang Kwang-nai, the nominal head of the 19th Route Army, who once served as liaison officer here, is also in Hong Kong They were defeated by General Chiang Kai-shek in Fukien in 1934 and would not launch-a second venture unless
the prospects were really good.
The departure of Mr. Hsiao Fu-chels the only remaining Kuomintang veteran, for Bong Kong removes the last pillar of moral strength. He is against
Sid Easterbrook, the British Ryder Cup player, and F. Nolan,
present movement here, with an aggregate of 142, are lead-the ing the field in the Irish Open and Nanking is making every Golf Championship Over the effort to persuade him to go to:
the capital. Dolly Mount course.
Mr. Chen Yung, Secretary-Gen- Bobbie Locke, the South African champion, and W. H. Davies, thejeral of the South-west Political British Ryder Cup player, aggre-Council, accompanied Mr. Hsias to Hong Kong, and it is uncertain | gated 143.
whether Mr. Chenɔwill retum to
WINGS OVER CANTON
Aerial Bombardment Scare
LEAFLETS DROPPED BY NANKING PLANES
[From Our Own Correspondent}
Canton, To-day.· Emest Whitcombe, the holder, Cantan
Foreign residents and high of- The military and civilian - ficials living in Plum Blossom Vi- and William Large, who led the field in the first round, are 144. thorities here are planning to call lage. Tungshau, had several an- while John Adams, the Scottish an extraordinary session of the Open champion and runner-up in Kuomintang Central Executive xious hours last night owing to a
the British Open to Alfred Padg-Committee under an "anti-Japan- fear that Nanking bombers from All South-west Nam Hung might conduct a might ham, broke the course record with ese" banner.
Kuomintang veterans have either raid.
a 68 to aggregate 147.
A notable absentee from the left or are dead, and in the cir- Most people in that luxurious cumstances it is doubtful whether suburb spent the evening else-
tournament is Alfred Padgham.
British Japanese and
con- States Governments, and it is un-would be withdrawn were
here. derstood that this was the subject firmed by official sources
which were to The reinforcements of a separate communication the Japanese and American Am-brought there concurrently with bassadors yesterday, in which His the strengthening of the British Fleet will be Majesty's Government set out the Mediterranean reasons why they do not consider brought back to Italy by degrees, the retention of these cruisers in accordance as the units of the contrary to the Treaty. British British Fleet are withdrawn from
the Mediterranean. Wireless Service.
It is further declared with re- CRUISERS TO BE RETAINED London: Notes were handed to gard to the naval agreements con- the American and Japanese Am-cluded between England and Tur-
Soldiers and the police have Bobbie Locke (S. Africa) bassadors in London yesterday for key, Greece and Yugoslavia, that communication to their respective Italy is not contemplating any re-rounded up another gang of Arab Ernest Whitcombe
that the snipers 16 miles north of Jerusa-John Adams Governments, in which His Majestaliatory measures and
Moland, of Ireland, who had a ty's Government in the United apprehensions in these countries lem. Two Arabs were killed and Kingdom made known their inter-can therefore cease. In the ab- several were captured, together 69 in the first round, and Jack Busson, who had a 71, cracked up tion to invoke Article XXI of the sence of the so-called "Italian
with a quantity of rifles.. London Naval Treaty of 1980, menace" it is difficult for Italy to
Clause, see what
Two officers, one from the Dor-jover the second 18 holes. known as the Escalator
purpose these agree.
that sane setshire Regiment and the other
There were seven occupants with a view to the retention by ments can serve, now
Jerusalem, To-day.
F. Nolan
.
Scores, as cabled by Beuter, outport Kuomintang leaders will where and returned home by
come here. were as follow:
| midnight. Although no Nan- SKIRMISHES REPORTED king bombers were heard, 71 71=142 Sid Easterbrook
142 Shanghai, To-day, -A TE-
guns, were on the rooftops on 143 skirmishes are taking place in the watch for enemy planes. 71, 72=143 port from Nanking states that any, armed with Thompson 73, 71=144 the neighbourhood of Shao- They had instructions to fire 69, 75=144)
them if they dived low enough.
W. H. Davies
William Large
79, 68-147jkwan-Reuter.
in an air liner on the Laibach-Great Britain of 40,000 tons of tions have ended.--Trans-Ocean from the motired-Car Cores COL. LINDBERGH Belgrade service, which crashed over-age destroyer tonnage above Service.
were slightly wounded
a skire
on the hills in the outskirts of the figure which, according to the the city a few minutes after the Treaty, the British Commonwealth val Treaty, but Admiral Standley, mish with snipers on the Nablus take-off yesterday. The acci- of Nations should possess on the Acting Naval Secretary, an-road-Reuter's Bulletin Service. dent was due to fog. Two pas- December 31 next-Trans-Ocean nounces that the United States sengers were German and the
Service.
will take advantage of the circum- stance and will also retain 40,000 rest were- Yugoslavs, Reu--- AMERICA FOLLOWS SUIT ter's Bulletin Service.
Washington: The State De-tone of over-age destroyers, other- Belgrade: Sevei persons were partment declines to comment on wise due for scrapping. "We will killed when a passenger plane of the British note invoicing the Ee-match the British, as provided by the Czechoslovakian Air. Transcalator Clause of the London Na-the Treaty," he says.-Peuter. port Co. "Aeropat! crashed short-
ly
by after starting from Laibach for NAVAL BASE AT MALTA
Belgrade. The catastrophe was
due to the heavy fog prevailing at
the time, which prevented the pi-
lot from correctly estimating his] altitude-Trans-Ocean Service..
OBITUARY
NO QUESTION OF EVACUATION
BY BRITAIN
AIR MINISTRY CHANGES
FOR BERLIN SPECIAL VISIT OF INSPECTION
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Berlin, To-day.
оп
UNION CLASHES It is confirmed that three Nax-
IN SPAIN
king planes flew high over Canton on Tuesday and dropped numerous propaganda leaflets right on the
Running High Political Passions Stil serodrome, and the significance of
Madrid, To-day,
One
(the "direct"hits" from such a high altitude has not been overlooked "by the authorities bere.
Aerial bombardments of this The Parliamentary session city are believed inevitable, and has been postponed in order to the air defence committee is now allow passions to cool off, but stirring up the people to the the tension has not yet sub-danger from the skies. sided. All the Rightist parties month's rent was recently collect- Colonel Lindbergh's visit to have decided to boycott Partia-ed from householders for air
defence. of number Berlin, it is now learned, is being ment henceforth
Meanwhile La made on a special invitation tended by the Beich Air Minister shooting affrays have occurred Colonel Lind in the capital between rival General Goering. bergh intends to arrive in a pri trade unions, in which two vate plane on July 22-and an expeople have been killed and The Air Ministry announces the tensive programme of oficial several seriously injured -
Reuter appointments of Air Marshal Sir visits and inspections of the var A. M. Longmore to be Comman-ions aerodromes and aeroplane dant of the Imperial Defence works as been arranged for the College from September 1, rice period of Colonel Lindbergh's Major-General Haining; of Air sigy Trans Ocean Service. Marshal P. J. Joubert de la Ferte
Various Appointments Announced
London, To-day
to be Air Officer Commandant-in-
London, To-day. The reports that Britain is contemplating transferring the MR. PATRICK HOGAN Malta base elsewhere were scotched by the Earl of Plymouth in the House of Lords yesterday. He said that there was no in- IN FATAL ACCIDENT tention whatever of evacuat Malta. On the contrary Britain Chief, Coastal Command, Royal Air SOVIET PROFESSOR PASSES
Its defences sureForce, from September, vice "Air would take every practical means of
who stated Marshal Sir A. M. Longmars Lord Plymouth was relying to Lord Strickla Mr. Patrick Hogan, furmer Mis that last summer the srecu ister of Ariculture in the Irish; templated and steps for the Free State, has been killed in a cognised that the zitazți motor smash in Galway Reuter. If not absolutely forregrable, was now
London, To-day.
Renter
of Air Commodore A W
to be Air Officer Comm
Royal Air FoLCE,
tish Wireless Service
cow, To-day. The death ccurred of Professor Ale Karpinsky, President of the
Academy of Sciences
WEATHER REPORT
Pressure is highest in the Paci-
fic to the south-east of Japan and 12 relatively low over China gen- erally, and also to the east of the Philippines. South winds, moder-
ASSASSINATION e; mir, with local, showers, was
IN SPAIN
OFFICIAL CIRCLES
INVOLVED?
Hends
The hint of offic
the forecast for to-day, as issued by the Royal Observatory this morning.
port that
the Shock
of
erally "bell
put
the
in the munder of Senor Solete in over contained in an unconfirmodere. Renter.