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FULL CONFIDENCE IN HITLER PROCLAIMED BY MINISTER OF WAR

Herr Adolf Hitler, who. succeeds President von Ilin- denburg as head of the Nazi State, under the title of Reich Leader and Chancellor.

DESTROYER

DISPATCHED

TO FOOCHOW

PRESIDENT'S TITLE

NOT ASSUMED

AUGUST 19 PLEBISCITE

FOREGONE SUCCESS

NO RIVAL CANDIDATE WILL

ALLOWED TO STAND

BERLIN, TO-DAY.

BE

A PLEBISCITE ON THE NEW LAW APPOINTING CHAN- CELLOR HITLER AS REICH LEADER AND CHANCELLOR WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 19.

The Minister of War has issued a proclamation to the Army declaring confidence in Chancellor Hitler.

The Reichsbank President. Dr. H. Schacht, has been appoint- ed Acting-Minister of Economic Affairs in succession to Dr. Kurt Schmidtt, who is it and who requires a long holiday,

CHANCELLOR HITLER IS NOT ASSUMING THE TITLE OF REICHS PRESIDENT AND WISHES TO BE KNOWN AS REICH

H.M.S. Witch To Protect LEADER AND CHANCELLOR,

British Interests.

COMMUNIST ONSLAUGHT INFLATION

MOVE

The British destroyer, H. M. S. Witch, left Hong Kong at 12.45 p.m. yesterday for Foochow, to watch British interests during the

communistic disturbances in Fu- kien.

Reports received from Amoy on Wednesday stated that Nanking troops had made a stand against the onshought of the Communists,, and that fighting was raging in the vicinity of Tai Tien. Western Pukien.

The Communists are said to be endeavouring to repent their attack

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Hoping to better the globe-eireling record of Wilay Post, Lieutenant Murray B. Dilley, inset, reserve army Eyer, of Oakland, Cal is preparing for a round-the-world dash in his plane, the "Flying Wing," abord, starting from Melbourne, Australia. Licutenant Dilley, who expects to cir- cle the globe in four and a half days, plans to leave Oakand on a non-stop fight to New York. From New York he plans to By to London, where he will enter the London-to-Mel-' bourne air derby. He will start his attempt to beat Post's record on his arrival In Melbourne,

HEAVY GALE

LASHES COAST

OF BRITAIN HOLIDAY TRAFFIC

DISLOCATED,

THRILL FOR PASSENGERS

・FROM CARDIFF

Mystery Vessel's $.0.S.

.

LONDON, TO-DAY.

A PLYMOUTH LIFEBOAT SPENT THE WHOLE OF LAST NIGHT IN AN UNSUCCESS- FUL SEARCH FOR AN UN- KNOWN: VESSEL.WHICH SENT UP DISTRESS SIGNALS OFF BIGBURY BAY. A 60 M.P.H. "GALE WAS BLOWING AND BLINDING RAIN MADE

PENAL SERVITUDE FOR HUDL VISIBILITY. VERY POOR

The plebiscite of August 19 is MARIE DRESSLER THIRD RINGLEADER IN

a foregone success, as it is cer-

tain that no rival candidate will: be allowed to stand.

The Reichstag will be convened at.noon on Monday for a memor- ial meeting, which Chanceller Hit- ler will speak officially.

$50,000,000 ISSUE The funeral of Field-Marshal

IN AMERICA

SILVER BACKING.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. Du Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra hic Meztages Ordinance. 1495. Ra- (ceived August 3, 042 am)

WASHINGTON, TO-DAY. THE UNITED STATES TREA-

on Fukien of two years ago, when SURY SECRETARY, MR. HENRY they almost captured Yenping, the MORGENTHAU HAS PROMISED strategic gateway to Foochow,

von Hindenburg will take place at the Tannenberg National Monument Jon Tuesday Chancellor Hitler will

deliver an oration.-Reuter.

Warm Tribute To Hindenburg,

GREATEST PERSONALITY OF MODERN TIMES

Shanghai, To-day. THE IMMEDIATE ISSUANCE OF Paying warm tribute to President |U.S.$50,000,000 WORTH OF NEW von Hindenburg, the official Central CERTIFICATES Daily News states that the life was "[AGAINST THE FREE SILVER IN one of the greatest personallfies of modern times has ended. It des. THE TREASURY.

Mr. Morgenthau displayed the cribes his death as an irreparable. first silver certificates off

loss to the Reich, but believes that

INLAND AIR MAIL SILVER

SERVICE

British Inauguration

On August 20.

the

presses and said that U.S.$12,304,- the German people are so thorough- ly imbued with von Hindenburg's

1000 worth of one-dollar certificates

and U.S.$11,640,000 worth of five-spirit that whoever succeeds him

livered to the Treasury, · dollar certificates were being de-

will follow his glorious example of devotion to the Fatherland-Reuter.

London, To-dny. Britain's new inland Air Mall service will be opened on Monday,

He said that the production of King's Representative August 20, when planes will carry

twenty-dollar certificates mails to Birminghum and Belfast-

Ita Inauguration coincides with begin on September 1 the 150 anniversary of the introdue-hundred-dollar certificates

tion of the Mail Coach. The Air Mail will be extended to other cen- tres in the near future. British Wireless Service.

AIR MAIL TRANSPORT COST

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

Washington, To-day. The 1.C.C. has ordered an inves tigation into the cost of transport- ing air mail to determine fair com- pensation to American air lines. United Press, per S. E. Levy andi Company.

JEHOL CITY FAMINE

300 Starve To Death

October 1.

would and one-

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CHILD'S EVIDENCE IN COURT

on

At Funeral.

London, To-day. The British Ambassador to Ger- many, Sir Eric Phipps, who has been on leave in England, left yes terday for Berlin, and will repre- sent His Majesty the King at the funeral of President Von Hinden- burg-British Wireless Service.

Two Posts. In One.

Berlin, To-day. Chancellor Hitler, has assured NULLAH OUTRAGE HEARING

the German, Presidency. The Nazi Minister of Propaganda, Dr. Joseph The question as to the admis. Goebbels announced that the Cabi- sability of the evidence of littleet on Wednesday, approved a de- Miss Mary Pine, the eight-year-old Chancellorship-United Press, per cree merging the Presidency and

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ADMISSABILITY QUERIED.

sister of Michael Pinc, who was S. E. Levy and Company.

killed as the result of being thrown into the Albany Nullah on

LEAVES $300,000 -

Comedienne's Gesture To Negro Couple.

REWARD FOR 25 YEARS.

LOYAL SERVICE

Los Angeles, To-day. Estate estimated at U S $300,000 has been left by

AUSTRIAN UPRISING

2,000 ARRESTS IN CARINTHIA

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Vienna, To-day.

· Paul Hudl, a carpenter, the third ringleader implicated in the at- tack on the Austrian Chancellery, on July 25, has been sentenced to penal servitude for life.

Hudl, an ex-officer of the regular army who later became a tim the famous film star Maresher merchant, admitted donning a Major, uniform for the attack. Dressler, who died at Santa

Barbara, on Sunday, at the age of 64.

The bequests include U. S. $50,000 and all her clothes and her motor-car to a Negro husband and wife who had been her personal servants for a quarter of a century.

After other bequests, the remainder of the estate is left to her sister, Mrs. G. Anthony, who lives in a one-roomed flat at Richmond, London.- -Reuter.

Glowing tributes are paid to Marie Dressler by Diane on Page 7.)

One holiday boat, laden with passengers from Cardiff to Ilfra (combe, was unable to proceed and experienced difficulty in the heavy seas before successfully making her return to Cardiff.

Two or three small vessels were blown ashore in the Bristol Chan- nel... British Wireless Service. U.S. Steamer Driven Ashore At Detroit.

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THREE KILLED AND $1,000,000 DAMAGE IN GALE

Detroit. To-day.

were

Herr Seitz, the ex-Burgomaster of Vicama, and other Socialist At least three persons leaders, who have been imprisoned since the February fighting, have killed when a steamer was driven been released. This is regarded as a clear attempt to end the fight ashore here yesterday. Damage with the Social Democrats who have hitherto maintained a bitterly caused by a violent wind and rain estimated at U. S. $1,000,000 was hostile attitude towards the Government.

SOVIET DEBT

OFFER MADE

TO AMERICA

LUMP PAYMENT ON CLAIMS.

NEGOTIATIONS FOR AMOUNT

ĮMANCHUKUO ́....

CAVALRYMEN

KILL LEADER.ceived August 3, 5.10 a.m.)

Washington, To-day.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telagros | phis Messages Ordinance, 180$, Re-

Pursued By Punitive

Force.

Dairen, To-day. Eighty Manchukuo, cavalry- men at Nanmalu revolted and escaped under cover of darkness, last night, after killing their Commander. A punitive forca is hotly pursuing the fugitives. -Reuter,

storm in eastern Michigan, spread- It is hoped that the release of the ing destruction from Flist to De- much beloved Burgomaster will dis-troit. pose the workers to be more friendly The gale plunged a dozen town! towards the new Chancellor Dr. into darkness. smashing trees,

Kurt Schuschnigg, who realises that shops and houses.

a fight on two fronts is impossible.

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Ten people were injured at Flint

So far, there has been 2,000. ar and were treated at the hospital rests in Carinthia in connection with by illumination from flashlights. the recent troubles-Reuter.

CONCENTRATION

AT KULING

Ministers Assemble For Conference.

WANG LEAVING TO-DAY

----Reuter,

FRENCH CONSUL HONOURED

Appointed To Post

In Milan.

M. SOULANGE TEISSEIR TO REPLACE M. DE LA PRADE

Consulate

in

A Foreign Policy Association re-

Nanking, To-day. port claims that the Soviet has of-

Mr. Tseng Chung chien, Vice Minister of Railways, has gone as Consul-General for France in After a period of eight years fered a lump payment on individ-to Kuling, for the forthcoming Hong Kong, Mr. Georges Dugaure ual Kerensky regime claims and conference, while Presidents earmarked additional interest on Wang, Ching-wei and Tai Chi D'honneur, has been appointed to de la Prade, Officer of the Legion American credits, the amount to be, tao are both scheduled to leave the post of Consul-General at reached by agreement between the Dr. H. H. Kung, Vice-President M. Soulange Teisseir, who is now

for Kiukiang by gunboat to-day: Milan, Italy. United States and Russia.

The report states: "The Wash currently Minister of Finance, 18 Foochow, will aucceed M. de la of the Executive Yuan, and con:

French at the ington negotiations are expect reported to be also proceeding to Prede, as Consul-General in Hong ed to concentrate on the amount Kiangsi to-day. which the Soviet is willing to pay The funeral of the late Mr. Melville and which the United States is

Tuesday at the Kowloon Hospital, will United States is prepared to ad- Mackenzle, a chef on board the .. ready to accept. President Coolidge: who died on "Secondly, the aum which the take place this afternoon, passing the Monument at 5 o'clock.

vance in form of either a loan or long-term credits for Soviet pur- chases in the United States.",

The State Department has de- clined to comment. United

June 22, was raised by the Magis Film Industry In U.S. Now On

trate, Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy, this afternoon at the continued hearing of the

upward Trend says Marjorie White Pres per &. E. Levy and Co.

murder charge against Ng Luf- "The film industry in America!

has suffered badly from the de-

yuen.

Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At-pression, but I am convinced that Dairen, To-day. torney-General, who conducted the now there is a definite upward More than 300 persons perished case for the Crown, said that the trend said Miss Marjorie of hunger after a few days and question would be decided at the White, Hollywood film star, when thousands are precariously subsist-lower Court.

interviewed by the China Mail on

Mr. Hamilton-"Are you sugboard, the s... President Hoover

ing on herbs, according to a mes-gesting that I should administer last night, sage received here from Jchol the oath." city.

Mr. Fraser. "I see no All provisions have gone after why it should not be made. repeated plunderings by bandits: child is eight years of age"

The Government is frantically-hure rying-relief-to the striken area. Reuter.

Miss White is spending a short reason time in the Colony, and will be sen The on the stage at the Queen's Theatre

supporting one of her films, “Call

Saturday:

Mr. Edwin

for the accused raised no oblAugu Mr. R. CH. Lim, who is appear Luc Jections to the evidence being taken. turns with

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U. S. COTTON CROP ANALYSIS

Washington, To-day,

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Guerilla

Warfare

Flares Up Up

Minneapolis Tension. Increased.

The average of five private es- SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. timates of the United States cothic Messages Ordinance. 1894. Re (By Talegraph, Copyright, Teleges ton crop is 9,162,000 bales-Up-ceived August 8, 948 am,) ited Press. per S. E. Levy and Company

WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy, with rain and fog, and

probably impro forecast issu story this mornin

Minneapolis, To-day.

da Guerilla warfare has flared up in outlying districts here. the strikers overturning trucks and beating drivers, National Guard reinforce ments have returned to the city to begin quelling the un- ruly elements United Press per & E Levy and Company.

Kong...

Born in August 1879, M. de la Prade graduated from the School of Oriental Languages, having special- ised in Chinese and Mandarin. He was appointed as interpreter to Seoul, Korea, in 1905 and after five years was transferred to Canton. He was appointed Vice-Consulat Holbow In 1920, and later Consul at

decoration of Chevalier Legion D'Honneur, and was appointed to Amoy and Foochow, later, being transferred again to Canton and finally as Consul-General to Hong Kong at the end of 1925. He was (Continued on Page 9).

RETROCESSION OF MALANTU

Peking, July 30, The retrocession of alanyu to the Chinese authorities, which has formed a subject of long diplomatic negotiations between ur. Yin Ju-ken and Col Shibayama, will be effected early next month, it is learned from reliable sources. (Chektial Agency),