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17 DROWNED AT SCENE OF USWORTH DISASTER IN

ABYSSINIA BLAMED

ITALY'S REPLY

TO PROTEST SENT

TO THE LEAGUE

Apology Demanded By Government

NO QUESTION OF ARBITRATION

Rome, To-day.

The Italian reply sent to the League of Nations to the Abys inian protest in regard to the fighting at Ualual on December 6 alleges that the Abyssinians attack- ed first and fired on Italian out- posts, causing serious-losses-to the Halian Somaliland force.

The Italian Government in a note sent to Addis Abeba, de manded an apology and homage to the Italian flag, punishment of the responsible officials, and in- demnity for the dead and wound- ed.

Italo-

In the note sent to the Abys«, sinian Legation in Rome in reply to the Abyssinian request for arbitration under the Ethiopian treaty of August 2, 1928, the Italian Government stated that the details of the events of Decem ber & were so clear that there was no question for abitration.-Reu- ter.

Rome, earlier,-Italy has sent a reply to the Secretary of the League of Nations, denying the

Pietro Cardinal Gasparri, aged 82, who as Papal Becretary of State arranged with Premier Benito Mus- solini the Lateran Treaty which ended the 50-year estrangement of the Vatican and the Italian govern- ment, died last month in Rome. He is shown at the time of the signing- of the famous treaty.

FREEDOM OF SEAS

MODIFICATION OF US. POLICY

Abyssinian Government's accusa- NOTHING TO DO WITH tion in regard to the fighting at Ualual on December 6-Reuter.

CHIEF JUSTICE ROBBED

DARING PEAK THEFT IN DAYLIGHT

KENYA GIFT AMONG HAUL

NAVAL TALKS

SAARBRUCKEN SCENE

OF STREET RIOT

BRITISH OFFICER IN

UGLY INCIDENT

SEQUEL TO CAR ACCIDENT

SAARBRÜCKEN, TO-DAY...

AN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE IN REGARD TO AN INCI- DENT LAST NIGHT IN WHICH A BRITISH OFFICER OF THE INTERNATIONAL POLICE FORCE WAS INVOLVED, SAYS THAT THE OFFICER WAS REVERSING HIS CAR IN THE STREET AND THE CAR MOUNTED THE PAVEMENT AND INJURED A PERSON.

A CROWD GATHERED AND ADOPTED A HOSTILE ATTI- TUDE TOWARDS THE THREE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR, PARTICULARLY AGAINST THE OFFICER THE REASONS HAVE NOT YET BEEN DEFINITELY ESTABLISHED. Y

A FIGHT BROKE OUT, AND SEVERAL SHOTS WERE FIRED, ONE PERSON BEING WOUNDED IN THE STOMACH. A POLICE OFFICER WAS INJURED BY BLOWS AND SENT TO HOSPITAL.

AMERICA PLANS

FUND TO BATTLE

FUTURE SLUMPS

Holding Depression At Outset

PUBLIC WORKS BASIS

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phic Messages Ordinance, 189, ceived December 17,.10.80 a.m.)_

Washington. To-day. The National Resources Board, headed by the Secretary of In terrior, Mr. Harold L. Ickes, in a report to President Roosevelt, re- commended a U.S.$10,000,000,000

ATLANTIC

GRAPHIC DETAILS

MOUNTAINOUS

SEAS HINDER

RESCUE WORK

BELGIAN CREW LOST

ASCANIA BOAT MAKES HAZARDOUS TRIP

New York, To-day. A graphic descriptionTM of the rescue of the sur- vivors of the British car- When a cyclone awept acrom Casey County. Kentucky, devasting a

go

steamer, Usworth, 45-mile area and injuring scores, Popular Hill Church was wrecked. previous cyclone visitations had caused residents in the vicinity to construct "wind cellars," and these saved hundreds of lives. The photograph shows how which was disabled in the church was crumpled like paper and the wreckage piled up in the grave.

the Atlantic, was ́ giyen in a wireless message

The result of the police en-yard. quiries will be communicated to a competent tribunal. The police have been specially ordered to carry out investigations with all

severity and to proceed against all persons regardless of their ¡position.

The police officer has been re- lieved of his functions pending à finial investigation.

PUNISHMENT DEMANDED

Berlin, To-day. Herr Nietmann, the Deputy- Leader of the German Front in the Saar is reported to have pro- tested to the Plebiscite Commis Sion and to have demanded the punishment of the police officer concerned.

Federal public works fund to bat-Aylesford was

JUSTICE'S BLACK EYE!..

Lord Saarbruecken, Later..-

also in the car the future depressions at the out- with the police officer, while Justice Aylesford, who is on a Bet.

It said that a reserve programme private visit to the Saar, was of that magnitude should be plan-knocked down and received a ned in advance and held in readi-black eye. ness to take up unemployment in the event of another industrial let-down.

Washington, To-day. The policy of the United States

"There are many projects need- in regard to the freedom of the seas may shortly be modified. The ful of public service for which as much as U.S.$100,000,000,000 could| State Department are to submit to be spent in the next 20 or 30 President Roosevelt a comprehen-years," the report continued. sive study recommending the re vision of traditional policies. This refers to the insistence of the United States on her rights, as a neutral in war, involving the free- dom of the seas.

It is expected that Congress will be asked to confer wide dis cretionary powers on the Presi-

A daring theft took place in broad daylight at the residence of-His-Lordship-the Chief Jus tice, Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor, at No. 372, The Peak, yesterday. Included in the haul is an article dent to decide the course to be a gold taken by the United States in of great intrinsic value, cigarette case, with a suitable in-the event of war between other scription, presented to His Lordship nations.

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MOTOR BUSES RUN ON KEROSENE Enforced Economical Move In Canton

CONVERSION TO-DAY

[From Our Own Correspondent') Canton, To-day.

Reuter.

SENATE LIBERALS LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMME

NINE CLAUSES FOR CONGRESS

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. ¿

Washington, To-day. Senator Edward P. Costigan states that the Senate Liberals legislative programme for the forthcoming Congress is as fol lows:-

Two

BANDITRY IN KWANGSI

U.S. AIR FORCE TO BE INCREASED?

Dern Recommends 600 New Planes Within Three Years

New York, to-day.

The recommendation that over 600 new aeroplanes be com pleted within the next three- years is. Contained in the annual report of the United States Secretary of War, Mr. George, H. Dern, which endorses the proposal that the air corps should have a minimum of 2,380 serviceable modern aeroplanes. ---Reuter.

RAPPROCHEMENT

BETWEEN CANTON

AND NANKING

OUTLAWS TAKE ADVANTAGE

from the Captain of the

Ascania.

He says that he receiv- ed the Usworth's S.O.S. at midnight on Friday when 100 miles away.

OF RED DRIVE wh

He rushed through

TRAVEL FACILITIES the mountainous seas

A

CRIPPLED

ALL VEHICLES USED AS TRANSPORTS

1 From Our Own Correspondent

Wuchow. Dec. 15.

and arrived at the spot at 7 am on Saturday, and found the Belgian steamer, Jean Jadot, standing by

The Usworth was listing heavi- With the driving back of they all her boats had been washed had been stove in, and heavy Communist armies by the Kwanged away, her bulkheads and hatches troops, the Fu Rover has again

seas were sweeping over the been opened up for traffic between Vessel: Wuchow and KWeilin. During the

A boat from the Jean Jadot recent hostilities, when the managed to take off 14 men, but Red hordes managed to break it capsized and 12 of the through into Kwangel Province at Usworth's crew and two rescuers a point about 70 miles from Wu- were drown. chow, the Fu River was closed to traffic by the military authorities,

and no shipping was permitted to ply between Wuchow. Fing, Lok,

and Kwellin.

and

Reports. from "Kwangsi southern Kweichow state that it is

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SHIPS COLLIDE

OFF SHANGHAI

impossible to state just at present NORWEGIAN VESSEL

BADLY HOLED

what route the retreating Red armies are following, and some fear is shown that they might break through into Kwangel at some of the various border, villages.. The country through which they are said-to-be-travelling at present, however is very sparsely populated with only an occasional small mar ket town dotting the frontier.

(Continued on page 8.)

Generalissimo May Help Matters

TROOPS LIKELY TO BE SENT TO SZECHUEN

[From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, To-day Firstly, expanded and more rapid Rapproachement between Can- public works.

ton and Nanking is possible if Secondly, social security legisis Marshal Chiang Kai-shek shows his tion, including Federal assistance sincerity by transferring over 30 and the promoting of old age pen Nanking divisions off the Kwang-MISSIONARIES HELD

tang bordens to subdue the Cam- munists In Szechuen, stated Mr. Halao Fu-chen, "press officer" of

All bus companies to-day com- when he relinquished the post of It is reported that some quarters Attorney-General of Kenya Colony favour a move to withdraw Gov-pleted converting their vehicles sions.

to take up his present appointment, ernment protection from American from gasoline burning to kerosene Thirdly, enactments to curb cer- The presentation was made by the ships venturing into the zone con-burning, and this means a big savetain monopolies.

Fourthly, legislation assuring Law Society of Kenya.

fict in war time in order to there-ing in the fuel cost owing to the

genuine collective bargaining. (Continued on Page 9.) The remainder of the stolen pro-by eliminate a possible cause of low price of kerosene, perty consists of valuable jewellery, fraction.

The carburettor has to be changed to one adapted to the use of kero- The discovery of the theft was The present study by the State made by the No. 1 boy, who report Department, which must naturally sene, and, in addition, there must be ed the matter to the police. It was receive the President's assent, is a new exhaust pipe to release the carried out between noon and 2.80 reported not to be connected with p.m., Hia Lordship being absent from the naval discussions in London the house at the time.

BASEBALL "TESTS”.

Japanese Team For South Africa

Bloemfontein, To-day. Following the immense strides made in baseball in. South Africa

Reuter.

WORLD'S WHEAT CROP ESTIMATE

Australian Conditions

Mediocre

Washington, to-day The Department of Agriculture has estimated the world's 1934

In recent years, conference re wheat crap at 8,083,764,000 bushels, presenting all the Provinces has as compared 8,888,176,000 last year. decided to invite a Japanese team It is reported that in Australia

fumes, After such a conversion, the bus can burn kerosene, the price of which is as low as $2.70 per 10 gallons, as against the price of $7.50| for 10 gallons of petrol,

Buses using keroseno cannot go 80 fast as petrol, while the kerosene gives out considerable fumes much to the discomfort of the passengers and pedestrians. The fuel cost is 80 economical that even some hired motor cars have been converted into kerosene burners.

(Continued on page 9.)

CLARA BOW'S SON

Santa Monica, To-day-The red

to tour the Union and play three crop conditions are mediocre due to headed flm star, Clara Bow

test matches in March and April. drought and rust-United Press, Rex Bell) gave birth to a son yes,

terday Reuter

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20 KILLED IN EARTHQUAKE

25 Villages Destroyed In Turkey

Istanbul, To-day." Twenty persons were killed and 105 injured, while at least. 25 villages were destroyed, ren- dering thousandő homeless, 48 the result of several severe earthquake shocks in antolia. which are still continuing especial

the nelgbhour

hood of

organis

FOR RANSOM

the South-west Political Council Hayman And Bosshardt

in an interview yesterday after-

поон

Reported Safe

RED ARMY CAPTIVES.

(From Our Own Correspondent3

Shanghal, To-day. The Norwegian vessel, Her- var, 2,500 tons, coming into port from Saigon with a cargo of rice, came into collision with the Chinese steamer, Tung Tuck, in the Whangpoo, off Pootung Point, this morning.

The Hervar, which is char- tered by a Chinese company, was badly holed and started sinking, but was successfully beached-Reuter.

EXPLOSION ON TRAWLER

One Japanese Killed And 2 In Hospital

There has been some suspicion here that the heavy concentration of Nanking troops in Kinngsi and Fukien is intended as a threat to

Wuchow, To-day-1 Kwangtung, but if these troops A report from reliable sources, One Japanese seaman is dead and were ordered to Szechuen this dated November 27, sent from Kwei-two others are in hospital as the re menace would be removed. It is yang, the capital of Kwelchow Pro-sult of an ammonia tank exploding reported that the request of the vince, states that Messrs. Hayman in the engine-room of the trawler, South-west leaders is acceptable to and Bosshardt, missionarics con- Teshu Karu, on Saturday.

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek

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WEATHER FORECAST

The anticyclone

nected with the China Inland Mis- Kuwa Harl, master of the vessel, elon in Kweichow Province, who in his report to the Police, stated were captured by Communists over that while fishing off Tong Ting Bay two months ago, are alive and well, at 7 am, on Saturday, the tank ex- although they are still being held ploded causing the death of Taujuro centred over for ransom by the Beds Saki, an oller, through gas poison-

The report further states that the ing

The local captives are being held at a Red On the arrival of the vessel in sued by the Royal army, which arching toward Hong Kong, two-seat

was Kweichow from derate; fine The missionst

10.26 m

write letters by the

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an. Masata and Har to were sent to the

the Ashley Road, suf

effects of gas poison

ospital, the