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SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS BELIEVED ON BRINK OF BIG CRISIS
ITALY TO WITHDRAW
FROM LEAGUE?
Frank Astonishment At Geneva
Committee's Decision
Rome, -To-day.
The Italians are frankly 15- tonished at the decision of the Credentials Committee regarding
ETHIOPIAN CAUSE
UPHELD
ITALY MAY LEAVE THE
LEAGUE
the Abyssinian delegation to CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE REPORT
Geneva, whica mess 37 inde-
Anite postponement of Italy's
the
It will also
return to the League, and, in the view of many Italians, may mean that the Duce will leave League altogether. make participation in the Locarno talks more than doubt- ful. The decision to leave the League, however, if taken, would only be announced after she question had been discussed by the Cabinet, which does not meet until October 10.-Rexter.
A.
JENKINS SETS RECORDS
EYSTON'S FEAT
BETTERED
DIFFERENCE OF TWELVE MILES PER HOUR
Salt Lake City, Utah,
B. Jenkins, the
To-day.
veteran
the
3
ADOPTED BY 39 TO 4
Geneva, To-day.
It is reliably learned that the Credentials Committee has de- cided that in the circumstances there would be no point in ap- pealing to The Hague Court for a ruling regarding the validity of the Ethiopian credentials, as it is learned that in any case the Ethiopians will continue to sit in the Assembly, and a ruling will merely complicate the issue. Therefore it is believed that the Credentials Committee will simply recommend that the Ethio- pian delegation should sit and enjoy the rights of membership.
Later: Leaving the meeting of the Credentials Committee yesterday afternoon M. Politis (Greece) said that the Ethiopians would enjoy the benefit of the doubt and continue to sit in the
Assembly. There would be no recourse to The Hague Court
Italian quarters are very excited at the decision, which amounts to the validating of the Ethiopian credentials. talk openly of now leaving the League.
COMMUNISM IN
ANDORRA
Influence Felt In Tiny Republic
COPE WITH AFFAIRS
They
The max in the centre is Senor'_Luis Companys, head of the autonomous Catalan Government in Spain, which has just awang completely" to the Left. With him, are shown (left) Admiral Rolf Karls, chief of the German fleet in the Mediterranean, and (right) Dr. Otto Koether, German Consul at Barcelona. The picture was taken at Barcelona, where Nazi officials issued warning that German Fives must be safeguarded.
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The decision of the Creden-GOVERNMENT CAPTURES tials Committee, recommending
to the Assembly that it shall permit the Abyssinian delega
ALCAZAR
MARINES PATROL HONGKEW AREA
THEATRES EMPTIED AND AUDIENCES SEARCHED
STRONGER MEASURES BY CHINA DEMANDED BY JAPAN
[From Our Own Correspondent?
Canton, To-day. While the Pakhoi incident has become a little easier since both the Chinese and Japanese representatives have landed there to investigate the Nakano case, a terrible Shanghai incident oc- curred last night. It is stated that at 8.20 p.m. yesterday three Japanese marines were shot by four gunmen in Wusung Road, near the Japanese Consulate in the International Settlement. As a result, one marine died and the other two were injured. A Chinese was captured, and eight expended bullets were found. immediately after the incident the Japanese Bagship Idzuno sent a large number of bluejackets ashore to patrol: Hongkew and Chapel.
J
Shanghai: A tense atmosphere prevails at Hongkew, where Reuter's correspondent completed a tour of the area. The pope. lation was outwardly calu, but the houses were blazing with lights. The Japanese community has been deeply stirred by the sixth murder of a Japanese national în China within three months. -People anxiously discussed the situation at the street corners. Most of the Chinese kept indoors, but a few bolder spirits gather- ed in silent knots in the streets. A grim touch was provided by the khaki-clad Japanese marines with gleaming bayonets patrol. ling the streets on foot, in lorries or on motor-cycles, or mount- ing machine-guns at strategic points. Japanese bhitjackets emp- tied the theatres at the height of the performances last night
tion to sit in the Assembly, ap- SPANISH STEAMER WITH REFUGEES and searched the audiences for suspects.
plies only to the present session nd in no way prejudices the future. The Commitee decided
gainst an appeal to The Hague. Court on the ground that no de cision could be reached by that Court before the Assembly rose.
ABOARD REPORTED MISSING
A high Japanese official, interviewed, expressed the opinion that the Nakayama, Kayan, Yoshioka and Taminato murders are all the work of one secret patriotic society, with its headquarters American race-driver, driving bis BUT ARMY OF SEVEN MEN CAN
in Shanghai. Alcazar. The find tack on the ruins was launched at dawn Sino-Japanese relations are on the
Madrid. To-day The Government forces have captured "Mormon Meteor," broke
Nancing: It is feared that the] -world's 18 hours: record at
yesterday by 400 Government storm troops, who overpower brink of a major cre average speed of 143:626 m.p.h.
the insurgents, who were still holding out in the refectory kit as compared with 136.34 m.p.h.
chens. The Government forces are now masters of the entire Later: The Assembly adopted set by Capt. George Eyston (G. The standing army of the!
diminutive Fyrenees Republic of the report of the Credentials Comfortress. Senor Largo Caballero, the Premier, has left for Toledo Britain) earlier this year.
Andorra, consisting of seven mittes by 39 votes to
to congratulate the troops. 4. Six Gibraltar:
Spanish
run, Jenkins
PREVIOUS FEATS
message
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Paris, To-day,
REPORT ADOPTED
WAS struck
The
into the possibility of the ship's al Red Cross to make enquiries
being captured by the insur- gents. Reuter,
(Continued on Page 9)
STRONG PROTEST MADE
The Japanese Ambassador, atti ja lengthy conference with high| Japanese oficials, declared that Against Invasion By
to be applied to eradicate anti- the Hongkew incident showed that Japanese Marines for stronger measures would have
ACTION BY CITY FATHERS Не ас- Nipponism from China
OF SHANGHAI cased the Chinese Government of
"Shanghai, To-day. a lack of good faith towards : Ja-
The City Government of Greater pan and said that it must bear the sole responsibility for the Shanghai handed a ste to the Japanese Consula "uthorities in China. pancy of the anti-Japanese activi-|
this morning, strongly protesting the Shanghai, later: The 500 Ja-against the invacina of
Chinese berritory of Chapel by marine panese
reinforcements
Japanese marines last night after despatched from Japan in case the shooting of Mr. Taminato in The Generalissimo, seeing quence of the Hankow incident the International Settlement.
SOUTH Bocca Tigris Fort To Be Strengthened RECRUITING IN KWANGTUNG AND KWANGSI
[From A Specisi Carrespondent)
Canton, To-day
that the fort of Bocca Tigris is have arrived-Beater. the strongest key to South
in men, is considered sufficient to countries abstained from voting steamer Genoveva, 1,800 tons, DEFENCES OF THE During the addition to the records he escope
with any attempt of After M. Politis had presented the with 400 persons aboard, most- tablished on Tuesday, broke the anarchists to interfere with report M. Teraz, the Ethiopian y refugees, 5,000 miles record with an aver Andorran affairs, it was decid-delegate, accepted the recommenda The Genoveva left Santander on is now missing. age speed of 149.41 m.p.h. and the ed, by the Andorra Generalitions with gratitude. 10,000 kilometres record with an Council yesterday, by 12 votes
September 2 bound for Valen-{ A dramatic Rote average speed of 148.97 mph against 11. It had been sug-when the Hungarian delegate ques her since. The Madrid Govern
cia. Nothing has been heard of Jenkins altogether covered a dis-gested that in case of emer-tioned the rights of the Abyssinian tance of 7.134.05 miles-Reuter. genes French help should be credentials and the right of their asked the Internation- summoned, but this suggestion delegates to attend the Assembly was thus rejected.
Albania and Austria supported this An earlier Reuter's
The general population is view. from Salt Lake City stated that rather anxious, since the in- M Motta announced that driving his Mormon Meteor in an fluence of Communists and Switzerland would abstain from attempt on the world's 24-hour Anarchists has made itself voting as the question of the valid- record. held by John Cobb, and felt. Trans-Ocean Service.lity of the credentials of the Ethio- the 48-hour record, held by Capt TWO STRANGE STATES pian delegation still existed and- George Eyston, both of England, The Republic of Andorra is one was grave in its political he broke the 24-hour mark with an of the two strangest States
in sequences. unofficial average speed of 153.75 Europe. It is situated south of Britain, France, the Scandina- miles an hour,
compared to Tarascon, and covers 191 square vian countries, the members of 150.1629 miles an hour set by miles. The population of about the Little Entente, the Balkan En- Cobb on September 12.
5,000 is governed by a Council of tente countries and the British During the run, Jenkins also 24, which has been elected for a Dominions voted "Yes," while the broke the world's 5,000 kilomètres term of four years ever since 1278.]“Noes" included Hungary. record with an average of 15385 The population is scattered overstria, Albania and Ecuador. The miles an hour as compared with 30 villages, and sheep-raising is abstentions were Bulgaria, Chile, Cobb's 150.21 miles an hour..
the chief industry.
Siam, Switzerland, Portugal and France and the Spanish Bishop Venezuela-Reuter. of Urgel, a little village south of Andorra, are the guarantors of Andorra's independence. In 1933 Andorra had its private revolu-
RAIL ACCIDENT ·
IN FRANCE
Express Telescoped By tion, 600 young men invading the
Local Train
Parliament and demanding uni- versal måle suffrage. Until “thén
LINER'S HOLD
ON FIRE
con-
Aus
Homeward Voyage
only the large estate owners had "Ormonde" Delayed On Paris, To-day. lelected the Council French gen- Fourteen people were killed and darmes restored order, and in the 25 injured when the express from following election the young gen- Bordeaux was telescoped by local train near Lourdes yester- day. The local trafí-dashed into the rear of the stationary express,
eration won the majority.
(Continued on Page 12)
which, owing to engine trouble, BROADCASTING
could not be moved from the track before the oncoming local train, Feater's Balletin Service.
NEW SWEDISH
CABINET.
Social-Democrats To Take Charge
CONTROL
Draft Convention
Adopted
London, To-day.
OF SPAIN
The action of the marines was taken at midnight, following an by Bear-Admiral Eijaro Kondo, the commander of the Japanese naval landing party, that be was taking “armed
GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY Chins, has, instructed General SINO-JAPANESE announcement
Yu Hon-mow, Pacification Com- missioner of Kwangtung, to re-
Control Assumed By Workers pair and strengthen the fort. All the old guns and cannon there are to be replaced by new and modern weapons.
London, To-day.
It is announced in a message to London that control of the Great Southern Railway of Spain has been taken over by local railway workers. The council of British officers of the company has been obliged to leave Spain owing to the conditions pre- vailing-Kenter.
REINFORCEMENTS FOR PALESTINE.
3,000 Troops Landed At Haifa
Jerusalem, To-day, Fire broke out yesterday in About 3,000 members of the Pa- the hold of the 14,982-ton Orient lestine expeditionary force landed liner Ormonde, outward' bound at Haifa at dawn yesterday morn- from Melbourne. A statement ing. The Laurentic was carrying issued in London by the com- the Headquarters Staff, adminis- pany last night says as a strong trative officers and the 5th and 3rd) wind was blowing at the time infantry brigades. They went Captain Thorne thought it ad-ashore first and proceed to Jerusa visable to anchor in Twofolder in two special trains, which Bay, 250 miles south of Sydney, were preceded by an Boured
in order to deal with the fire tender with machine-guns and before proceeding on the voy-armed naval forces on the foot Geneva, To-day. The Broadcasting Conference age. His latest report states plate. The rest of the detach- has adopted a draft convention, that the fire is confined to one ment was landed from the troop- under which the Powers pledge section of the hold and is under ship Dorsetshire two hours later, themselves not to allow broad control, and there is no canse Supplies and, equipment have casts constituting incitement to for anxiety. British Wireless been arriving at Haifa from Egypt The Social Democrat leader, M. war or likely to disturb good In-Service. Albin Hansson, has accepted the ternational understanding by King's charge to form a Cabinet statements known 'to be false. —-
-Reuter
Stockholm, To-day
Reuter,
H.M.S. Decoy and Defender are leaving Wei-hai-wer to-day for Hang Kone
continuously, and the town is hive of industry, tests and en- Carpments being, erectedBea ter's Bulletin Service.
-The people of Kwangtung and Kwangsi are patriotic citi- izens and are noted for their warlike qualities, and it is learn- ed that the Generalissimo is going to train a number new troops in these two vinces.
RELATIONS Preliminary Meeting
In Nanking JAPANESE DEMANDS NOT" YET KNOWN
[From A Special Correspondent) Canton, To-day.
measures to protect the lives of
Japanese within and without the Settlement.”
The marines therenyon enter- ed the Chinese roads bordering the Settlement, stopped traffic, searched passers-by and COD- ducted domiciliary visits. Hong- of The third preliminary meeting kew and parts of Chapel this pro-of the Sino-Japanese negotia-morning were still guarded by
tions was held in the Chinese strong details
Japanese Generals Li Chung-jen and Foreign Office yesterday after-marines, but trafic was allowed Pei Chung-hsi have sent a cable noon at 4 pm. and the meeting to cirenlate-Renter.
to General Sang Chi-yuen, lasted three hours. The Japanese Chairman of the Hopei-Chahar demands are not known. It is
Political Council, encouraging stated in well-informed circles CURFEW ORDER
STOP PRESS
•
Hero Of Incident
Shanghai, To-day.
IN SHAMEEN Territory Closed From 11 PM to 6 A.M.
him to defend the national so that Mr. Chang Chan, the Chinese vereignty in North China. Gen-Foreign Minister, conveyed to Mr. erals Li and Pei added that s. Kawagoe, the Japanese Am- they are ready to support him bassador, the Chinese suggestions with their troops,
as to the Chengtu incident, the] present Chinese policy of stopping | the anti-Japanese movement, and (From a Special Correspondent] the Chinese" opinion as regards
Canton, To-day. the readjustments of all the Sino New regulations to forbid Ispanese problems. It is learn-gambling in Shameen have been ed that Mr. S., Kawague has been announced by the British and instucted to stay in Nanking to French authorities. It is learn- await the Generalissimo's return, ed that all Chinese staffs of the so that he can discuss the ques-different firms must be registered tions with him directly, et with the Municipal „Connell her
BRITISH AMBASSADOR "fore to-morrow, and friends who At 11.30 am yesterday, Sirjwant to stay in their quarters for Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, the a night must report to the Mani- ']British | Ambassador to China, cipal Council inimediately.
formally presented his credentials Only mah Jongg can be played to Mr. Lin Sen, Chairman of the by staffs of the firme-up. to 11: Nationalist Government of the,p.m. every night, and from 11i ym. Republic of Cirinx - Later the to 6 am only, those holđếng : « {British Ambassador was invited permit from the Municipal Coun- to attend a dinner in kis honour cil will be allowed to enter or
(Continued an Page 9) leave Shamsen.
It is revealed that the hero of yesterday's ́inci- dent was a Scotsman, Spe-
McAllm, who lives nexx cial Police Constable W. P.
the scene of the crime. He heard the shots, and rushed ́out and arrested the sub-
ese civilian and others. pect, assisted by a Japen-
Mr. McAllan, interviewed, by Renter, said that hệ was forbidden to make statement. - Retter.