THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 11, 1937
PEAK TRAM LANDSLIDE Sixty-Ton Crash Completely Disrupts Line COOLIES WORK ALL LITTLE
NIGHT TO CLEAR
PASSAGE
ENTENTE
TO CONFER
Bucharest, To-day
It is learned that the annual meeting of the Council of the Little Entente will take place on August: 28th in SinaÏR. The Foreign Ministers of Rumania, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia are expected to confer for two days
Passengers on board the Peak Tram received a severe shock yesterday afternoon, when just be- fore reaching the Barker Road Station, an avalan- che of earth and rocks came thundering down from the hillside, completely blocking the track, discon- necting the electric current between the two ter-will receive the three ministers minuses, and causing a disruption in the service which up to the time of going to press had not been resumed.
The accident occurred during
King Carol will be at Sinaïa at the time of the conference and
Trans-Ocean.
PUBLIC PARKS
the 1.50 p.m. service yesterday. FEW RAIDS FOR COLONIAL
About 50 yards below the Barker Road Station, the tram com- -ing from the Lower Terminus was suddenly stopped when over 60
tons of earth and rocks crashed on to the track in front of the vehicle as a result of a landslide.
WIRES CARRIED OUT
The avalanche not only blocked the track but also carried away in its descent the over-head wires, severing the electric current from the vehicles.
PIERCE LONDON AIR DEFENCE
AGITATION
Berlin, To-day
A new propaganda campaign for the return of the former Ger- man Colonies was staged in Hamburg yesterday.
In the lakes and public gardens which are frequented by the En-
FRANCO NOTE DENIES BOMB ATTACKS
London, To-day.
The Nationalist Spanish Gof- ernment's reply to the note of the British Government protest- ing against the bombardment of the British tanker British Cor poral rejects most emphatically all responsibility for the incident, according to the "Evening Stan- dard.”
The Spanish Note declares: .. 1- That on the day on which the bombardment took place the Nationalist Spanish Air Force was not in that region: The Nationalist Spanish Air stationed at Palma has never done patrol service near AI- giers:
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The Note asserts that proof can be furnished of the exis- tence in Cartagena
ал
or-
that
aero-
ganisation whose aim it is to create the impression Nationalist Spanish London, To-day.
planes adopt a hostile attitude Owing to unfavourable wea
against neutral shipping.
FRANCO CHARGES Coolies were immediately rushed ther reports, the Air Officer Com-glish community, models of Ger-
In this connection, the Note goes to the scene and worked through-manding-in-Chief the Fighter man steamers and torpedo boats
were placed on the waters of the on to allege, that the Cartagena or- out the night in clearing the track. Command of the Royal Air Force, Experts were also hastily summon who is in control of the air lake, while miniature palm trees ganisation is controlled by a Rus- defence exercises over London, and tropical scenes were created on sian military mission, and has at postponed the second phase of the sides of the lake, indicating the its disposal a number of aeroplanes with the same markings as Nationa- exercises due to begin at 6 o'clock German colonies.
ed to repair the severed wires.
It is believed that the recent heavy rains was the cause of the landslide.
INDEPENDENCE COMMISSION FOR MANILA
Shanghai, To-day.
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last evening until the same hour Loud speakers` announced at in-list planes. to-day.
tervals, "We are building gigantic This fact the Note says In course of the 15 hours of the fleets of merchantmen and a strong had already been brought to the first phase, over 30 raids were made Navy to trade and protect our Co-attention of British Naval authori on set objectives and about 400 lonies. We must have back our Co-lties on which occasion the Nationa- aircraft were engaged. British-lonies for no great nation can go list Government uttered a warning. Wireless.
for long without Colonies."-Reu- against the possibility of provoca ter..
tions--Trans-Ocean.
EIGHT BREAK THROUGH
London To-day. During the constant sham attacks made on vulnerable points in the metropolitan area early yesterday morning, the attacking bombing in- squadrons succeeded in eight
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Travelling to the Philippines to stances in breaking through the de- lay the groundwork for the inde-fence lines without challenge and pendence of the Islands, President and reaching their objectives. Manuel Quezon · and a combined commission of leading American 2nd: Filipino officials, headed by Mr. MacMurray, former United States Minister to China, arrived Shanghai to-day by the s.S. President Hoover.
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Questioned about his mission, President Quezon said he hoped that the Secretary
Commission
Although the manoeuvres were to some extent, impeded by favourable weather, no casualties have been reported so far, al- though one of the bombing raiders was compelled to make an emergency landing in a field to the north of London.
CROWDED ROOFS The Air Minister, Lord Swinton, would produce a report that will is following the manoeuvres person- be acceptable to both the American ally with the keenest interest, flying and Philippine Governments and from aerodrome to aerodrome, to the people.
watch the work of the ground
In explaining the aim of the Commission, Mr.
MacMurray
Crews,
The crowded roofs of numerous said "We seek an economic ad-buildings in the metropolitan area justment with which to avoid showed the keen public interest
tumbling the Filipinos off the
cliff, economically speaking,
Trans-Ocean.
when they are given independ- DEATH OF RT. HON.
ence.**
Mr. MacMurray explained that
complete independence of the islands would take place in 1946- Reuter
JOHN HODGE
London, To-day. -
Mr. A. R. H. Phillips, manager of The death occurred yesterday of Taikoo. Sugar Refinery, has report the Right Honourable Mr. John ed that some one entered the store Hodge, the retired President of the by cutting a hole in the roof last British Steel Smelters Mill, Iron, might, and stole a quantity of me- Tin-plate, and Kindred urades As- tals valued at $124
sociation-Reuter.
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