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PAUL RENNETS

SALE of

"CB" Corsetry

NOW ON

CHINESE MATA HARI SAID TO HAVE BEEN EXECUTED IN CANTON

of

·Travelling as president" and olicial spokesman for the Little Entente matjone, “M; Nicholas. Titu- Текей, Foreign Minister Roumania, is making a tour of the capitals of Europe, which is inter- prèted us a move. 19 ring Germany with mutions supporting France,

ROOSEVELT ATTACKED

PRESIDENT

SHOT AT FROM

THREE QUARTERS

Tax Refusal Threat From Huey Long

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DENOUNCED IN SENATE AS ' SECOND LENIN ***

Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt was under fire from three quarters yesterday, Senator Hugy Long followed

FORMOSAN RELIEF

WELL IN HAND

QUARTER OF A MILLION

SUFFERERS

BRITISH NAVY ASSISTANCE

NOT REQUIRED

Taihoku, Formosa, To-day, Warm sunshine and no flooding in North- west Formosa after a night of terror are en: abling relief parties of the Army, Navy and Red Cross to come to grips with the task of alleviat- ing, the miseries of approximately 250,000 earth- quake sufferers.

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The rellef columns sent by the Army have reached the heart of the affected area with medical aid, food and blankets while the Navy has rushed the destroyer Shimakaze to the coast with sup- plies and doctors.

Japan has replied expressing her warm appreciation of Br!- tain's offer to send ships from the China station, but saying that the assistance of the British Navy was not needed at present- Reuter-

Following the receipt of this information, the "stand by" order given H.M.S. Cornwall by the local Naval Authorities yesterday was removed." -

GIANTS OVERWHELM

PHILLIES

Bonura Hits Two Homers

In U.S. Baseball

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DETROIT TIGERS BLANKED

New York, To-day. There was only one baseball the National played in.

up. the previous day's attack Same

Tokyo, To-day.

A message from Tokyo states. that aeroplane surveys of For mosa indicates that the earth- proximately 2,000 square miles quake's devastation covered" ap

from Shinchiku City in the north to Taichu City in the south and from the sea coast eastward as, far as the mountains, where the aborigine head-hunters dwell.

Formosa's principal industry, sugar, is virtually unscathed the majority of the mills and cane-

by violently denouncing the Pre- League yesterday, New York fields being outside the district.

...sident' in the Senuto. He an- Glants overwhelming the Phillies-Renter.

nounced that Louisiana, would by an 8 to 1 margin. refuse to pay Federal taxes if rej In the American League Willie

lief funds were withheld...

The blind Senator. Mr. Thomas B. Schall, asserted in the Senate that if the President's wishes were fulfilled he would become a god, as Lenin was substituted for the Divinity in Russia.

Hudlin blanked the Tigers for a

- Cleveland. win.'

Results, as cabled by Reuter,

were:

Meanwhile Governor Talmadge ¡New York

of Atlanta announced that it' would be a national calamily for. America and the Democrats if Roosevelt were renominated for the Presidency, Reuter,

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COMMUNICATIONS BANK MEETING

New Chairman Of Directors

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Shanghai, To-day.

ap-

Mr. Su Piklang has been pointed chairman of the board of

National League

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8 15 Melvin Ott hit a homer Philadelphin ... ... Camilli hit a homer..

American League

Cleveland

Vosmik hit a homer. Detroit

Willis Hudlin pitched Boston

¿Washington.

Chicago

Latest Figures Of Disaster

Talkoku, To-day. The latest official figures of the disastrous earthquake are:

3065 killed.

7889 seriously injured.

1,490 slightly injured, 24,936 houses wholly or par tially destroyed,

5,209 houses damaged. Beuter.

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Bonura hit two homers. St. Louis

BRITISH SHIPPING

REPORT

directors of the Bank of Commu- Not So Many Vessels

nications by Mr. H. H. Kung the Finance Minister, following the board meeting yesterday after- noon, when two Government mem- bera for the standing committee of seven were elected.

Laid Up In Port'

London, To-day.. Shipping laid up in the ports of Great Britain and Ireland on

The two persons were Messrs. April 1 shows a striking decrease Soong Tze-lang and Yang Tun-fu. of 172,717 tons, as compared -Reuter,

with January 1, equivalent to 19.7 per cent. and of 378.322

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ARMY EXECUTIVE PASSES

Lt. Gen. Sir Richard Butler

Loridon, to-day.

Captain J. G. P. Vivian, the Bri-

The United States Navy Training Squadron No: 2 becomes the winner of the famous Schiff Trophy when its record of three minor accidents in 10,000 hours of flying, was judged the best. Premi- dent-Roosevelt is shown presenting the cup to Lieutenant LA. Mosbus, who accepted the trophy for his squadron at Washington.

PROVINCIAL TROOPS

JOIN REDS

ARREARS IN PAYMENT

CAUSES DEFECTION. CHENGTU OFFENSIVE WILL BE BEGUN VERY SHORTLY

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day,

Communists are still 35 miles away from Cheng- Chungking reports stated last night that the tu, former provincial capital of Szechuen and treaty port on the upper Yangtsze.

General Ho Kuo-kwang, chief of the Military Staff Commis- xinn in Chungking, has imposed a strict press censorship at Chungking and Chengtu, which gives out only favourable official reports:

INTRIGUES OF LOCAL

BEAUTY

AIR CORPS OFFICERS INVOLVED

BOMBSHELL IN OFFICIAL

From Our Own Correspondent]

CIRCLES

Canton, To-day.

The allegation that a Chinese Mata Hari has been caught and executed here has created a sen- sation. Vernacular press reports stated that she has been sentenced to death, together with other officers formerly connected with the Canton Army Air Corps.

The charge against them was that they were engaged "In political activities on behalf of certain inferesis detrimental to the safety and peace of the province, according to the same re ports:

The woman in the case is a noted beauty who has been often seen at dances and other social parties with dashing offl cers of the Air Force.. Her beauty is renowned.

"

No definite information

available as to the fate of per- ROBERT HAAS

sons concerned. It is believed in well-informed circles that even if they were under arrest they would not be shot until after a protracted investigation as to

who had directed, the political in-

trigue.

CANTON-HAINAN AIR LINE Bi-Weekly Service To Be Inaugurated

Canton, to-day.

ARRIVES HERE ON SOUTHERN MISSION

REPRESENTATIVE OF LEAGUE

Leaving For Canton- To-night

Mr. Robert Haas, the League of, Nations' lasion "officer, arrived in the Colony thin“ morning by the

In view of the increase in traffic my Felix Roussel, en route to: Southwest Aviation Corporation has sailing for Europe.

the Canton-Hainan line the Kwangtung and Kwangst before

on

decided to increase the run to twice Interviewed shortly after the plane on this line will leave Canton that he was on an annual Usison weekly instead of once a week. The vessel had docked, Mr. Haas sald

"Forward" Hsu, the Red leader who directed the offensive on Chengt have been reinforced by over 5000 provincial troops. who referred to join, the Reds rather than be demobilized. Their for the island every Monday and mission to Chins and had made defection to the Communists was owing largely to the fact that Wednesday and return to Canton on short, detalled trips into the pro- they had received no pay for several months.

Tuesday and Friday.

The increased service will Fortifications are being hur-tried out from May 15.-Central

ARMY SOCCER CUP

Tank Corps Defeat

Ulsters

London, To-day.

riedly erected around Chengtu Press.

under the direction of German:

BAGDAD

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staff officers attached to Marshal] JEAN BATTEN AT Chiang Kai-shek's armies. Though foreign women and chil- dren left Chengtu for Chung- king over the week-end, the men have remained behind, believing

Hopes To Take-Off Again To-night

be

vinces of Shantung, Hopel, Shan sl, Shensi, Honan, Hunan, Hupeh. Klangai, Chekiang and Kiangsu.

There was absolutely no politi cal significance attached to his tour, which was mainly for the purpose of meeting various Government officials and technical jexperts in subjects in which the League of Nations was interested: (Continued on Page 18) His Canton Visit -

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton,. To-day, has arrived here and hopes to leave In connection with the visit of Nanking, To-day.

to-night,

Robert Haas, representative of the It is announced that Govern-

She needs to reach England League of Nations to Canton next ment troops have checked the within three days to beat the time week, Dr. Kan Chia-hou, Special Communist advance towards of her outward flight.--Reuter. Delegate of the Ministry of Foreign Chengtu.

Affaire, yesterday expressed his

In the final of the Army Asso-that the city can hold out against

tish Naval Attache, on behalf of clation Cup the 4th Battalion of the Red attack. Admiral Sir

Frederick Drayer, the Royal Tank Corps defeated

conveyed to the Japanese Navy the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Communist Advance Ministry his expression of sym- Ulster Regiment by 6 goala to 3 pathy together with

RT offer at Aldershot-Reuter... to send ships of the China station with relief supplies to Formosa.

Last year the Royal Tank

pressing its sincere appreciation Own Royal Rifle Regiment.

Corps were beaten in the final by The Navy Ministry, while ex-three clear goals by the King's

replied that the situation was well, in hand and the British Navy's assistance was not at pre- sent needed-Reuter,

SHANGHAI VISITORS CUP AT FANLING

tons, or 34.6 per cent, as com D. pared with April 1, 1934.

The London docks alone, show

the quarter-year. — a decrease of 106,000 tons for

Reuter.

ARMY SERGEANT ROBBED

www.

S. Edward's Triumph

EUROPEAN LADY REPORTS

Checked

Bagdad, to-day. Miss Jean Batten, the young New Zealand airwoman, who ta. fly- ing solo from Sydney to England,

The main body of the Reds, GIANT CLIPPER HOPS pleasure in the forthcoming meet

under the notorious Hsu Hsiang- chien is at present hemmed inj The lang rivers. Reuter.

between the Peikiang and Kit-

· ROAD ACCIDENT

Peak reports that at 8 a.m. Mrs. Miskin, of No. 104 terday, while driving her car, No.

yes-

car.

REDS WIPED OUT

IN S. KLANGSI Bandits Dispersed By Kwangtung Troops

Canton To-day

OFF FOR HOME Not Yet Ready For Entire Trip

ing with the League official and the League's secretary, Mr. Wu Shiu- feng,

Dr. Kan received a telegramon Wednesday last from Mr. Hand, stating that he and Mr. Wa ware salling from Shanghaf on Satur Honolulu, to-day, day on board the steamer Feliz Oriental Clipper, the giant Sikoraky leaders,

Pan-American Airways Roussel to visit the South-weat)

The

fying boat hulls for the trans-Paci Ac service, Harted on its return flight-

The Canton office of the Kwang-It is pointed out that the flight

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WEATHER REPORT

8624, along the main road st Tang Thoo, ran out from behind a Shaukiwan, an eight year-old boy, tram-car, which was travelling in 147-8-139, woh the shanghaithe right mudguard of her

D. S. Edward (4), with 69-78 the opposite direction, and struck

Visitors Cup" at Fanling over the boy sustained a slight frac- week-end, though the scores are

ture of the lag subject to a final check.

tung First. Army Corps, which is is an experimental one, and that the An area of moderately high pres Other scores were;

DESTROYERS DUE TO-MORROW now carrying out pacification work clipper is not yet ready to make the aure extends from the lower Yang in south, Kiangai, received a tele- entire 2,500-mile trip to Chinatze Valley to south Manchuria and H.M.S Decoy, H.M.S. Diana, gram from the staff officers de-Reuter, H.MS. Dainty and H.M.8. Defen- partment of the Army Corps stat

to the Bonin Islands. A depression der, of the Eighth Destroyer Flotil-ing that the second Battalion of Rescued from the Harbour yester The local forecast for to-day, /: az moving eastward over Hokkalda. Is, which have been on a short the Ninth Regiment of the Third day by a seaman from the Taumati issued by the Royal Observatory. cruise, are due to arrive in the Division wiped out a band of over forty-from- which he had fallen, his morning, was east and South Colony to-morrow afternoon from 80 remnant bandits on April 14 Chinese mails, Yeung Hang, seed: 44| Kwing Chau-- Wan-

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has been removed to the Water Police sast winda light to moderate; cloudy. Station

local showers.

The death, at the age of 64, has

Sergeant R. H. G. Phitt, R.E.R. K., Collings (7); 79-|-75154- occurred of Lieut-Gen. Sir Richard residing at the Garrison Sergeant's 14-140, Harte Keatinge Butler, K.C.B., Mess, Wellington Barracks, reports KCMG., who, as Deputy Chief of that at between 1 am, and 7 a.m. 16624142.

A Sommerfelt (12) 77-89 the General Staff on the Western yesterday, somebody stole from his L Goldman (9) 79+85164- Front from 1916 to 1918 was the room a cigarette case valued at $15, 18—146. late Fieldmarshal Earl Haig's right one fountain pea, value unknown, K. J. 8. Kay (14): 84-|-91176- hand man--Reutar.

and $5 in cash.

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