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CHINESE GOVERNMENT TROOPS CLAIM CAPTURE
MEAD NOT TO BE MADRID COMMAND
RETAINED!
NEW SENSATION IN CRICKET CIRCLE
BRILLIANT RECORD
London. To-day.
It is announced that Hamp-! shire County Cricket Club will not be retaining Philip Mead in
1937, but, in view of the excel-
READY FOR ALL EVENTUALITIES
CONFLICTING REPORTS
OF FIGHTING
lent services to the County, the GOVERNMENT SUCCESSES CLAIMED
Club have decided to pay his wages until September. -Reu- ter.
It will be recalled that the Kent! County Cricket Club authorities recently announced that they had decided to dispense with the ser-
London, To-day.
Conflicting reports regarding the fighting in West Madrid} come from the opposing sides. The Madrid Defence Council, în a communique, claims to have repulsed fierce insurgent attacks preceded by intense artillery bombardment and also claims to have made an important advance on the Burgos front, where vices of A. P. (Tich) Freeman, the communique says, that the Government troops have cut the who had for many years, been the roads connecting the Northern Army with its supply base. mainstay of their attack,
An insurgent communique, on the other hand, claims that
a big attack was made on the Madrid front near Villaneuva and the surrounding villages, all of which were occupied after a fierce fight..
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Shanghai, To-day.
Following the resumption of hostilities against the Sbensi rebels, the Chinese Government troops claim that they have captured Hwahsien, 50 miles to the east of Sianfu.
Mr. T. V. Soong has arrived in Sianfu in an attempt to se- cure the release of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.
Berlin: The Chinese Ambassador to Berlin, Dr. Cheng Tien- fong, has gone to Frankfort-on-Main to meet Mr. Wang Ching- wel. It is understood that they will then go on to Paris for the meeting of the Chinese Mission Chiefs to discuss the situation in China. — Renter.
Military Operations Still Delayed
Shanghai, To-day..
Canton: It is officially re- ported that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek had not been released late last night.
C. P. Mead, who is in his forty ninth year, has been playing for Hampshire for many years. A fine left-handed bat, he played in sevez Paris: A message from Madrid states that the insurgents Tests against the Australians and are heavily reinforcing the Madrid front, where the big offen-
In order to delay the Gov- The situation in Sian re in 1921 scored 182 not out at the sive is expected before the New Year. The message, however,
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, his wife, and his son are here shown ernment offensive, the revolting mains unchanged and Mr. T. V. Oval
adds that the Madrid Command is ready for all eventualities. —
Lon the porch of their Hyde Park, New York, home just after the President general, Marshal Chang Hsueh-Soong is remaining there with Mead was Hampshire's most! Reuter.
had been notified of his sweeping victory over his Republican opponent, hang is negotiating for the the Generalissimo. Salamanca: The rainy and Governor Alfred Landon, of Kanzas.
The punitive expedition is batsman last
liberty of the Generalissimo on successful
cold weather which during the and played in practically
the one hand, and concentrat closing the zing round the re last few weeks had seriously
bels, and, as reported-previous- match. His figures were 55
ing his troops on the other.
ly, the Government troops have hampered the offensive of the nings, 12 times not out, total 1,650
(Continued on Page 10). Nationalist forces
occupied Hwahsien, 50 miles to the runs. 151 not out. highest score,
Madrid front, has at last ended
the east of Suiyuan. and an average of 38.37.
se20900 | every in-
In the 1921 season he aggregat- ed 3.179 runs and in 1923 he to- talled 3,027 runs. In June 1921.į he scored 1,159 runs with a high-i ext score of 280 not out, while in July, 1923, he hit up 1,043 with a} highest score of 222 In all, he has
hit 151 centuries in first class cricket, a feat bettered by only Jack Hobbs (197) and Her- bert Sutcline (156).
LORD PEEL NARROWLY ESCAPES CAPTURE
Arab Bandits Ambush Conroy
“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL Jerusalem, To-day.
Lord Peel, leader of the Bri- tish Commission of Investiga tion in Palestine, narrowly escaped captureichen, bandits ambushed and plundered a com- voy of five cars 10 miles out- side of Jericho.—Trans-Ocean Service.
AUSTRALIA ALL OUT
FOR 80!
DON BRADMAN DISMISED. FIRST BALL
VOCE'S BRILLIANT BOWLING
Sydney, To-day.
Dismissed for a paltry 58 runs when set 381
to win in the first Test at Brisbane, Australia again failed badly to-day when they were dis-
On
| GIBRALTAR SENSATION
in the Nationalist army being SPANIARD THREATENS TO MURDER
able to resume an intensive bombardment of the Red posi- tions.
(Continued on •Page 101 Shortage Of Food Supplies
Salamanca The Provisioning Board of Barcelona has been ordered by the Catalan Govern- ment to cut down the rations sup- Iplied to the population in view of the increasing shortage of food- stuffs.
The Red Government, morever, has decided to enlarge the exist Jing concentration camps and pre- pere new ones since all the avail-
MODERN SCARLET PIMPERNEL
It is understood that the ac- Japan's Attitude.
celeration of the military oper- ations has been postponed for Canton: The Japanese Gov- ernment looks upon the Shenki & further 48 hours in the hope that the Generalissimo may be Gibraltar Today - A sensation was caused here yesterday sitnation as a very important released in the meantime. by the arrest, in a crowded hotel, of a well-dressed Spaniard who matter in the Far East Mr. S.
Reuter. was interviewing the Englishman, Grice Hutchinson, known as Kawagoe; the Japanese "Ambas the "modern Scarlet Pimpernel.”
Isador to Chains, who had been
"The Spaniard threatened to away from Nanking, since the
murder me," said Mr. Hutchinson, 15th. inst., returned to the RED REVOLUTION Marseilles Communists
**DUKE OF WINDSOR TO
RETURN NEXT SUMMER?. London, To-day-HRH. the Duke of Windsor will probably visit England next Summer aftertened, from an adjacent room, to goe has been instructed by the Japanese Foreign Office to see
when interviewed by Reuter. It Chinese capital from Shanghai t
is understood that the man will be last night at 7:30 pm charged with trying to blackmail Mr. Hutchinson. A detective lis-
the Coronation of King George VI. following which he will re- sime residence at Fort Belvedere. -Trans-Ocean Service.
able prisons are no longer pro- FRENCH STRIKE
ving sufficient to receive the ever- increasing number of prisoners sentenced to confinement by the Peoples Court-Trans-Ocean Ser- vice.
CRICKET MATCH
MISHAP
Premier's Appeal
Unavailing
NO COMPROMISE TET “CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Paris, To-day. Premier Leon Blum's appeal to
and workers the employers
in
the interview-Beater.
It is reported that Mr. Kawa
Prepare
ALARMING REPORT A message from London, dated Mr. Chang Chun, the Chinese
“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL ¡October 31, was to the effect that Foreign Minister this morning. a modern Scarlet Pimperne" to enquire regarding the safety
Paris, To-day. who rescued at least 50 men, wo of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-
Marselles Communiste men and children from Spain, had shek, and to inform Mr. Chang been arrested by the Communists of the attitude of the Japanese have prepared regular mobilisa- regarding the tion plans in the event of a Red at Malaga. He is. an English Government
revolution, ia the sensational 25- man named Grice Hatchison, who crisis in China
nextion reported by the newspaper exploited the transporting of pri- It is learned that Mr. Kawa Le Jour, which declares that the soners in a tiny &-tos yacht, thegoe will, at the same time, re-plans provide for the arming of Honey-bee, from Malaga to Gibral-quest Mr. Chang to renew the 100,000 Red workers,
tar.
jnegotiations regarding
His modus operandi was to land Sino-Japanese relations
at dusk, make for the nearest pri-Or Own Correspondent.
son and haggle with the guards,
who eventually discreetly turned)
gical industries, that they should settle their conflict in view of the
were hurried to the yacht
Mr. Grice-Hutchison was a law-
Innocent Citizens Killed
the The article points out that this
figure is probably not exaggerat- ed, since no fewer than 180,000. foreigners are resident in Mar- selles missed for 80 runs before lunch in reply to Eng-Ball-Boy Hit Over Eye Lille. the region of the metallur their backs while the prisoners
and Communists have already accumulated large stores land's total of 426 for 6 declared in the second In Next Ground
of machine-guns,, hand-grenades and ammunition, while specially Test match, which opened here läst Friday.
A very distressing accident took danger which the strike consti- yer at Malaga for 10 years before Canton: Hearing that the formed “Shock Brigades" are un- England won the first Test by 322 runs.
place during the cricket match at tates for the interests of the the revolution, and many insur-rebels in Sian had set fire to dergoing regular training, under In one spell this morning Voce took the wic-King's Park yesterday afternoon French National Defence, has regent sympathisers are his per-many houses and killed many warlike conditions, every Sunday
between Paymaster Lt Comdr.mained fruitless só far, although sonal friends. When the insur-innocent citizens in the city in the environs of Marseilles. kets of O'Brien, Don Bradman, McCabe and Nicholson's XI and the Hon. G. R. both parties have expressed their gents began bombing Malaga last week, the Attorney-Ger- Trans-Ocean Service. Fingleton for 8 runs! -
willingness to respond to the many of them were imprisoned feral in Nanking has been in- and some killed as a reprisal, sojstructed to investigate the Surg-Lt. Kirkwood was batting peal.
The reason for the deadlock is Mr. Grice-Hutchison used his in-matter and to make out a cr Fingleton left
for the former side-and, hit a ball
the authorities and minal case against the rebels! that the employers demand that finence with lunch, Verity accepting a catch. H. Fingleton, e Verity, b Voce 12 from Lt. Murphy over the screen their works be evacuated by the managed to get passes to convey a concerned. Our Own Correspon at point off Voce, 28-5-12.. Helw. 3. O'Brien, e Sims, b Voce. 0 into the German Club tennis
and number of friends to Gibraltar. dent had batted stolidly for 55 D. G. Bradman, e Allen, b Voce.
courts, hitting a Chinese ball-boy workers and strike pickets SL McCabe, e Şims, b Yoce minutes.
soon
(Continued On Page 10) Scores:-
ENGLAND Barnett, b Ward
Far Sievers, b.McCormick Haimend, not ent
Leyland, Thw, h MeCabe
Ames, e Robinson, ₺ Ward
G. O. Allen, Lhw., b. OʻReilly
Baristai, B. McCormick,
Verity, not out.
Batzas
after
·
AUSTRALIA »
AG. Chipperfield, e Sims Allen
M. W. Sievers, e Voce, b Verity
W. A. Oldfield, b. Verity....
(W. J. O'Reilly, not out
57 E. L. McCormick, b Allen
HF. Ward, b Allen
291 C. Badcock, absent ill
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Extrase
Total
0
Clegg-Hill's XL
12 over the right eye. The coolie, that the instigators of the strike 13 who was semi-conscious, was at be barred from reinstaterent
tended by Surg. Lt. Davenport and Senator Mathieu, whose state- 37 Surg-Lt. Kirkwood himself and ment before the Senate: induced 10 was subsequently removed to the the Premier to issue, the appeal Kowloon Hospital. He was, how for settlement, again conferred ever, discharged later in the even-with the employer and workers in order to reach a compromise, Details of the match will be but he was forced to return to found on Page 2
Paris from Idile without having achieved the object of his journey
Trans-Ocean) Service?pter
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Fall of the wickets: -1 - (O'Brien)
for 2.Bradman); for? 1; 3 (Mc- Cabe) for 2; 4:(Chipperfield) for 16%
Total (for 6 wits: dec) : 4265 (Fingleton) for 28; € (Sievers) for: Fall of the wickets: 1 (Fagr) for 30 (Oldsel) for 31 Mc
27; 2 (Barnett) for 118: 3 (Leyland) Cormick) for 85 (Ward) for 50.
for 247; 4 (Asses) for 351; 5 ́ CARlen)
for 368; 6 (Hardstal), for A264/MS,
B. W. V. Robins, Sims and Yoce
-did not bat.
Twelfth mater
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Twelfth man--E.-Robinyan
Bowling Analysis
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TEST MATCH
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Inter-American Peace Conference
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SAN SALVADOR EARTHQUAKE
Considerable Damage Reported
Paris, To-day,
A message from Mexico -states that at least 220 were killed and Imany hundreds injured in can earthquake in San Salvador which Hollowed's volcanic eruption:
In addition considerable damage. ad-was done at San Vic
Buenos "Aires, To-day Great can Conventions. Argentina progress has been made at the the other hand, while loyally Inter-American Peace Conference hering to the Pan-American Con-villages being completely
ference, regards the
~ con-}ed.~~Reuter, towards obtaming the desired act as the basis for universal
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