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ROSALIND
PAUL
KEITH · KELLY
„DIEMAN
A COLUMBIA PICTURE
"THE LAST TRAIN FROM MADRID"
with Dorothy Lamour-Lewis Ayres Gilbert Roland
RUMOURS OF HUGE BOND-
SALVATION ARMY REVOLT
London, To-day.
Persistent rumours of an im- pending revolt by higher officers of the Salvation Army against General Eva Booth, head of the Army, appear to be confirmed by a hastily summened conference between General Booth and her staff officers.
The Evening Standard" declares that the Army officers demand from General Eva Booth a clear state ment to the effect that next year, on reaching the age limit of 73 years, she will retire.
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General Booth is said to have re-
fused till now to give such an
dertaking. Trans-Ocean
LANCASHIRE TO PROFIT FROM WAR?
London, To-day.
The Manchester correspondent of the "Financial Times” says that Lancashire manufacturers of 'cot- ton-piece-goods are already being asked to quote prices for making cheap cloths as supplied to some Dommion and South American markets by Japanese makers.
This follows doubts, says the correspondent, in regard to the
ISSUE FOR DEFENCE
Nanking, To-day.
The Central Government has appointed a committee headed by Mr. T. V. Soong, the former Fin- ance Minister, for the sale of $500,000,000 worth of "National Salvation Bonds."
The Bonds are redeemable in twenty years-Reuter.
SOVIET FLIERS
HONOURED BY STALIN
THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 25, 1937.
NAKED FOREIGNERS FLEE REVOLT
London, To-day.
The
British Commissioner Inagus,
An, American named
Erickson,
and twelve other Britons and Americans
First indication that a serious revolt against the British authori- ties in the Bahamas had occurred, was provided yesterday when fourteen almost naked British and American refugees arrived the island in Cuba.
the
The trouble broke out an island of Inagua, where natives
They had been forced to leave
the
trouble
RADIO REPORT
News of the uprising was con-
have killed the local British Besi-tained in a wireless report from an dent and burned the Residency and official party sent from Nassan to the wireless station to the ground. Inagua to investigate..
ALMOST NAKED The refugees arrived in a motor boat almost naked, having used their clothes for sails when the motor broke down
The party had left for the island after receipt of a wireless S.O.S from Inagua, which was despatched before the natives had broken out.
Inagua actually consists of two The fugitives, who are at present islands in the Bahamas group. The under the care of the Cuban au- principal settlement is Matthew thorities, carried arms for defence Town, on a point on the islands
nearest to Cuba-Renter. They were:.
BOMBING OF BRITISH SHIP: NAVY PROTEST
The
British
London, To-day..
steamer "Noemi Julia," which was bombed by two planes on Monday off Ajaccio, has reached a French port undamaged.
The British naval authorities in the Mediterranean have been in- structed to protest to the Nationalist authorities at Palma against the attack-Reuter.
AT PORT VENDRES
SIR NEVILE HENDERSONS DECISION
Berlin, To-day.
The British Ambassador, Sir Nevile Henderson, will pay a day's visit to the Nazi Party Congress at Nuremberg on September 19.
not The French, but
the American Ambassador, may also attend Reuter
RETALIATION IN
London, To-day. MEDITERRANEAN
The British steamer "Noemi Ju- lia," now in Port Vendres, will be escorted by a British destroyer
LONDON, TO-DAY when she resumes her voyage to RETALIATORY MEASURES Barcelona.
IN THE EVENT OF FURTHER Several members of the crew BOMBING ATTACKS ON BRI Moscow, To-day. have refused otherwise to continue TISH SHIPS IN THE MEDI- A reception in honour of the So-the voyage.
TERRANEAN, WILL BE DIS viet trans-Polar fliers, Gromov, Yu- Reports that a protest had been CUSSED AT TO DAY'S MEET- mashev and Danilin, who flew frim lodged against the bombing of the ING OF CABINET MINISTERS Moscow to the United States lasti steamer with the Nationalist au-IN LONDON.CO month and at the same time broke thorities, are denied in London, So declares the "Daily Express," the world's long-distance flight, where it is declared that the Bri- which says that official quarters re- was held in the Kremlin yesterday-tish Government will await a re-gard the bombing of the steamer as a serious provo- Stalin, Molotov, Kaganovitch, port on the bombing before taking "Noem Julia" Marshal Voroshilov, Kalinin, Yes- further
view of the Ication, particularly in
British hips in the hov and Dimitrov were seated at
Decen the chairman's table, together with members of the Politburo.
Everyone present rose to their feet when the airmen entered the
room.
Trans-Ocean
DESTROYER ARRIVES
Pa
The commander of the destroyer, HMS Hostile, arrived at Port Vendres from Ba Stalin was the first to embrace celona yesterday, boarded the Bri- and congratulate the airmen. Trans-Ocean.
Army Uniforms Burnt Up
Military uniforms to the value of ability of Japan to deliver season-$1,000 were damaged yesterday able goods in case the war with morning as the result of a fire China continues for any length of which broke out at No. 131 Chung timeRenter
Yuen Street, Quarry Bay at 3.30
Kuala Lumpur Radio Station
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tish steamer "Noemi Julia in or- der to gather data regarding the bombing attack on the vessel. Trans-Ocean
The premises are used by Nest Fazal Din, Amy contractors
Mu
Cloudy With Rain
Barracks and the fire wasily low when som thing caught
the
ated at to the
Fire
in- if a
ed by sub-
Governme
rmined
to maintain “freedom of the sens" for British shipping un- der all circu
stances, and Ad-
miralty
busy most
tio
are already plans, for the OLE of protec
vessels in the
probably be sub-
ling
Engine address, has
place shortly.
the
which appears
limited
west
Local
about 200 miles
fresh: cloudy generally,
worth
some