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REPORTED CLASH BETWEEN CHINESE AND JAPANESE AT CHEFOO
PRISONER DELIBERATELY
BLINDS HIMSELF
Drastic Action By Alleged Austrian Murderer
Vienna, to-day-A 30-year-old theatrical performer in Krems, who is facing a charge for mur- der. has put out both his eyes with needles in prison, as there is
a law in Austria. which pro- hibits totally blind persons being held in prison-Trans-Ocean Service.
MORALE OF REBELS
BADLY SHAKEN
EXPLOSION OF ALCAZAR SHATTERING BLOW
VITAL FACTOR IN DEFENCE
Madrid, To-day.
The civil population of Toledo encamped in a bitter wind a mile and a half away and watched the explosion of Alcazar, which was mined by the Government troops and totally destroy- |
ARMAMENTS IN ed. The besieged insurgents gallantly awaited their fate, occa
BRITAIN
LABOUR PARTY'S
ATTITUDE
Government Policy To Be Supported?
sionally making desperate sallies in the hope of preventing the miners' consummating their plot.
The blowing-up of Alcazar was the culmination to one of the biggest struggles of the civil war. From the point of view of the 'nsurgents' morale its fall is considered to be a worse blow than would be the fall of Oveido and Huesea, while from the military viewpoint its importance lies in the fact that it dominates the, best road to Madrid and also the Alicante Valencia rail-line. Who-
Queen LEAGUE SESSION
OPENS
RETURN OF ITALY SIMPLIFIED
ETHIOPIA DOES NOT FULFIL
-COVENANT CONDITIONS
Geneva, To-day.
A member of Spain's Amazon army is shown sewing a button on the shirt of a loyatiat solder at the front at Gosarrama, shortly after the loyalists displaced the rebes there last mouth.
ARAB HOSTILITIES
CAPTAIN SUEN
·CAPTURED
MISUNDERSTANDING ON
BOTH SIDES
ARMY TRANSPORTATION TRAIN DERAILED NEAR HUNAN
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[From A Special Correspondent].
Canton, To-day. News reached here last night that there was clash between Japanese and Chinese, troops at Chefoo at 5pm. yesterday. Captain Sten Hiang-liang of the 29th Army was captured by the Japanese troops, and the two bodies of men shelled each other for some time. It is learned that this was due to some mis- understanding on both sides, and this misunderstanding was cleared up. at midnight. The troops of both sides thereupon re- treated.
Yesterday the army transportation northbound train of the Canton-Hankow Railway was derailed at Liang Tien Station, south of Hunan, and it is learned that there were 'à large num ber of casualties.
"."
It is reported that an unexploded bomb was found in a Jap anese shop at Swatow at 10 p.m. on Thursday. The Japanese Con- sular and the Swatow Municipal authorities are now investigating the matter. As Swatow is an important seaport in South China, Divisional Commander Li Hon-wan, formerly of the Ironsides, is garrisoning the place, while the garrison of Eastern-Kwangtung is commanded by the Divisional Commander, General Tseng Yan- yen.
FRESH ATTACKS MARK ven
JEWISH NEW YEAR
ever controls Toledo controls the main outlet to the sea — 2 vital factor in the defence of Madrid, most of the food supplies of which come by this route: London, To-day.
Gibraltar. HMS The executive of the Labour:
discussed for several Elizabeth, which arrived here Party hours yesterday the attitude to from Malaga on Thursday in- be adapted towards the Govern-tending to go to Malta, sailed at ment's armament policy. Itavbreak yesterday with the is learned that although no de destroyer Anthony for Mala- finite decision was taken the sa, where it is understood street majority of those present de-fighting is proceeding between
The Generalissimo, seeing finitely favoured rearmament. the various groups, and build-
that the provinces of Kwangsi A resolution embodying thatings are being set on fire.
tis rich in mineral resources, bas viewpoint will be submitted to The destroyer Worcester is
Jerusalem, To-dayThe Jewish New Year was marked by ways, Mr. Chang. Ka-ngan, to instructed the Minister of Rail- another meeting of the execulready at Malaga, from where Live at Edinburgh on October it is reported that Senor Vega-
recrudescence of Arab hostilities. Attacks were made on Thurs draft day night in at least nine Jewish centres. Four separate on Canton Shamshui Railway into a plan to extend the 1, with a view to its being pre-the Civil Governor, has urgent The League Council opened its slaughts were made on an orange-growing colony, where the Nanning, passing through Wo- serted to the conference as, av appealed to the Madrid Gov-93rd session yesterday with form-watchmen defending it, had exhausted their ammunition. The chow. As soon as this line is statement of policy.
ernment for immediate rein-
police, however, arrived just in time. It is gathered that yester-forcements. following the re-
al proceedings. It is understood! Incendiaries gutted a Jewish; - day's proceedings were charac-fusal of 600 Militiamen to con- that the Credentials Committee flour-mill terised by very frank speaking tinue
near Samakh, the TRAGEDY OFF DELAWARE to fight against the in-will find that the Ethiopian Govern- damage being estimated at Dr. Hugh Dalton made 3
[surgents.
ment does not fulfil the conditions £5,000. The Iraq pipe-line vigorous speech in favour of
Malaga Communists, in let-aid down in the Covenant, and was again damaged near Afulah. supporting the Government's
ters to Communist refugees at there is little doubt that the ma London: It is understood that armaments policy. and
Was Gibraltar, declare that they ority of the Assembly will
a meeting of Ministers at No. 10,¦ strongly backed by Mr. J. would rather smash the wholerse its recommendations, thus
influential Clynes and other members of the executive. It be shot by the insurgents foron of Italy.
of Malaga than surrender andearing the path for the re-admis- received reports from the is understood that Mr. Herbert the shooting of naval officers.- Morrison criticised the proposal bat did not definitely oppose it.
-Renter.
Reuter.
HUMANE WARFARE Paris: The League of Red
en-
Downing Street, yesterday morn
High Commissioner in Palestine. It is learned that the Government Meanwhile the Spanish delegate, intend to delay putting martial the Foreign Minister, Senor de law into operation until they see! Vayo, protested vigorously to Mhow the situation develops. It is eos, the French Foreign Min-hoped that the influence of the
COMING LOCARNO Cross Societies has announce eter, regarding Portugal's alleged more moderate Arabs will have a
PARLEY
BRITISH NOTE TO POWERS
ATTITUDE RE-STATED
London, To-day.
Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign
that the Spanish Government catinaed violations of neutrality steadying effect, but there is no forces and the insurgents have in the civil war. M. Delbos agreed doubt that, failing a very definite|| i"ndertaken to Tespect the hat the Portuguése attitude was change in the situation, martial Geneva Convention and thr nadmissible and intolerable-aw will be proclaimed-Beuters Red Cross, and have agreed treuter. the reciprocal evacuation of women and children. — Reu-| ter's Bulletin Service.
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Secretary, has handed a note to DRAMATIC WIN
the representatives of the other!
Locarno Powers. The note will
not be published, but it is under-
FOR REES
stood that it expresses the Bri- Whitcombe Loses Fine
tish desire for a general settle.
ment. It makes no specific men- tion of Russia and re-states in
Opportunity
mare concrete form the British]£1,250 GOLF TOURNEY FINAL views as propounded in the com- munique of July, 23-Reuter.
TEXT OF COMMUNIQUETT
Oxhey, To-day
Bulletin Service.
MCLEAN IN FINAL
TO MEET FISCHER FOR U.S. AMATEUR GOLF TITLE
BAY Fishing Trawler Sunk: 39 People Missing
Cape May, NJ., To-day- Thirty-nine personz are missing following the sinking of a fishing trawler at the en- trance to Delaware Bay dur- ing a hurricane-Beuter.
CHEUNG CHAU
FIRE
Twenty Houses And
Shops Gutted.
BUT NO LIVES LOST
finished it will be connected to the Canton-Hankow line, SO that the mineral products of 'clock this morning in a piece- A fire broke out at about one Kwangsi can be transported to roods shop in the Tai Sun ‘Kai, the different provinces of the the main street of the fishing country, and the excess can be village of Cheung Chaz. As the exported to
and telephone cable to Hong Kong and America.
the mainland was broken during the last typhoon and is not ex- pected to be repaired for about two months, the local fire brigade
Europe
The Generalissime has in- structed Mr. Chen Siu-men. Commissioner of Business of
NILE DISASTER line last week
Forty-Five Feared
Drowned
Cairo, To-day.
the Ministry of Railways, toas informed of the occurrence investigate the
by, wireless. collision be- tween a train and a motorbus No. 1 firefloat was immediately on the Canton-Hankow Railway rushed to the scene and began pumping sea-water into the flaxses hrough several hoses from along- Madame Chiang Kai-shek re-s'de the ferry wharf. The new turned to Kaling by air yester-No. 1 Police Patrol launch also day.
arrived on the scene in a very short time and rendered valuable 1ssistance, but about 20 Chinese
The latest reports of the Nile FRENCH STRIKE Hoses and hope were completely
disaster give 45 feared to have been drowned 4 party of 2001 were aboard three launches being towed up the Nile. The fast Haunch collided with a barge.
Reuter.
"
An earlier message stated that 200) railway employees and their wives and children were feared to have been drowned in a collision on the
POSITION
Further Outbreaks Reported
- CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Paris, To-day. Following the signature of the
Garden City, Long Island, To-day. Jack McLean, the Bri-Nile. The party were going on an Fish Walker Cup player, will meet W. Fischer, the American excursion in a launch and the lat, agreement between employers and Walker Cup player, in the Final Round of the American Amateur ter came into collision with the workers in the textile indus- Golf Championship.
barge and sank immediately. Only all the factories in Lille oc All the victims cupied by the workers were evacuated yesterday afternoon. The workers carrying out the
McLean led G. Voigt (US.) by six up after the first 18 holes four were saved of their 36 holes (match play) semi-final tie yesterday, returning were Egyptians.
card of 77 against 83 by the American.
a
At the end of the three-Power Dai Eees, the young Welsh assis- meeting in London in July the tant professional at. Surbiton,
communique
the was scored a dramatic victory in following issued:-
WORLD'S LARGEST
ORGAN
To Be Installed In Nuremberg
The match was played in a howling gale and the conditions favoured the Scot, who was in excellent form.
Johnny Goodman, US. Open champion in 1933, and W. Fis- Final of the News Of The World her were all square at the end of their morning round, the scores The representatives of France, $1,250 professional (match-play)eing 77 and 78 respectively.
As a result of play in the ap, but a final decision would not Belgium and the United Kingdom, golf championship here yesterday, mindful of the arrangement of beating Epest Whitcombe by one afternoon round, Jack McLean be made until this morning.
The weather burean states that,
“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL March 19, of the proposals of the up after Whitcombe had led bentered the Final Romd, beat-
Nuremberg, To-day." German Chancellor of March 31, five holes at the end of the morning Voigt by 8 and 7. McLean there is no hope of better weather was six holes up on his oppon-to-day and the conditions will pro-
Europe's largest pipe-organ was and of those of the French Gov-ing round emment of April 8, have arrived
[ent at the 27th, when the scores bably get worse as the barricane played for the first time before at the following conclusions
Fées consistently outdrove his read 51-53" in the Scotsman's centred kippacheding forthwards;thensands in Nuremberg's festival "Firstly, the main purpose
more experienced oppokënt, Suterowa
Alhes egineinsind Milli at therecentsParty. Congress Reuter
here. This gigantic instrument, which the efforts of all the Euro-Whitcombe was the master in the
"THE "QUARTER FINALS pean nations must be directed is other departments of the game.
containing 16,013 pipes, of which Earlier. The quarter finals resulted the largest is 12m. long and the
smallest 1 cm., was especially de-j *Johnny Goodman, U.S. Open chim- signed for the new Congress Hall, plon in 1933, beat Ray Billows 2 and where it will be installed later *I. Fischer beat Russell Martin and used to accompany mass sing- and 4;
Jing. The organ contaiaz five man- "G. Voigt beat A. E. Campbell uale, one row of pedals and a spe- Clackrouth) 4 and 3;
cial amplifying system, so that Jack McLean (Great Britain) beat there will be uniformity of tore in John Riddell 3 and 1
enter the entire gigantic hallTrans
to
Fischer caused some surprise.
when he eliminated Johnny Good-
to consolidate peace by means of The scores, for the first round man by 2 and 1; the former re-
were Whitcombe 69, Recs 75. a general settlement;
turning a card of 79 against 82 byļas follows:--- Whitcombe led by two, holes at, Goodinan. "Secondly, such a settlement
was all Owing to the prevailing cendi can only be achieved by the free the 27th, but the match cooperation of all the Powers square at the 29th, owing to Whit- tions the Final has been postponed concerned, and nothing would be combe's putting lapses. Rees as- until to-morrow." zoare fatal to the hopes of such a sumed the leadership for the first A later message states that the settlement than a division, appartime at the 21st hole, and returned United States Golf Association ent or real, of Europe into oppos68 against 75-by Whitcombe for the has announced that there is a pos Eng Block;
second 18 holes, the par score for sibility that the Final may be the course being 72-Eenter. played to-day if the weather clears * 1936 American Walker Cam players "Ocean Service.
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"stay-in" strike in the Vosges also Jevacuated their factories. :
gutted, though no lives were lost. By 7.30 am, when the first farry left for Hong Kong, the fire had been extinguished and only the smouldering walls were left to bear mute testimony to the destruction. The damage is es- Itimated at several thousand
dollars.
M. LEON BLUM'S SPEECH
Adverse Comment From Italy
“CHINA MUKIL" SPECIAL
A message from St Didie re- |ports that a strike has broken ont there, the factories also being oc-
› Rome, To-day. cupied by the workers, which
The speech of the Premier, M. now affects 10,000 workersLeon Blum, broadcast on Thurs ¡Trans-Ocean Service.
STOP PRESS
New York, To-day.
day, is trested-lightly by the Italian press, which describes it
z, "hash-up of outworn ideology"
25
In the opinion of the Piccole |the conclusion to be drawn from
the French Promber's historical: and philosophical allusions is that France will firmly refuse to give up the Soviet PICK-
A burice has struck New
"The" Popolo di- Róma states, that, York and tremendous sens SCE
while M. Blum, made a step for- at present pounding the Long.
¿ward towards the Franco-German Island and New Jersey rapprochement with the declara beaches a few miles from the tim regarding his willingness to city. Forty-one people are re-negotiate, he azain retired behind perted to be dead end 67 are all the walls of the fold fortress: missing from the eastern,
Indivisible peace. "const districts. Reuter.
Service.