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New York, To-day. A telephone consultation encir cled the world for the first time yesterday, when the President of the American Telephone Company, seated with other officials of the principal stations of New York, rang, the Vice-President at an- other office in the same city.

The call was transmitted over the transatlantic telephone service

NOTORIOUS RED LEADER'S

ATTACK ON CHENGTU

FLANK MOVEMENT ON CITY EXPECTED FROM WEST- GOVERNMENT TROOPS NUMBER 25,000

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, Today:

Eastern Yunnan was reported on Wednesday Gen. Hans von Beeckt," aged 69, night to have been occupied by the Kweichow

who has been in China training noldiers for the Nationalist Gov ernment, in on his way home, in response to a command. from the German Government. He organiz- ed Germany's post-armistice army of 100,000, which is now being expanded to 500,000.

to London, then by cable to Am SLASHING ATTACK ON

CHINESE EGGS

sterdam, then by radio to Java and thence to San Francisco and so to New York, a total distance of 23,000 miles. Reception was per- fect and instantaneous.-Reuter.

U.S. RELIEF FUND ALLOTMENT

Roosevelt Appoints

Board Of 22.

Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt has ap- pointed a board of 22 to allot;

Council Meeting At Southport On Tuesday

IMPORTATION DECLARED TO BE -': MENACE TO PUBLIC HEALTH

London, To-day. Sensational revelations regard Ing the importation to Britain, of 700,000,000 liquid Chinese, eggs dillone" will be made at a meeting

"produced under loathsome con.

of the National Poultary Council on Tuesday at Southport, says a

Communists, who are about 85 miles from Yun- nanfu, the provincial capital. This report was confirmed in an interview granted by Lieut-Gen- eral Chang Jen-min, Chief-of-Staff of the Fourth Group Army, to newspapermen.

The Reds, led by Chu Teh and Miao Tse-tung, are in Yiping and Huangli (Yellow Mud) River, in Eastern Yunnan. It is not

clear whether they will proceed to attack Yunnanifu or continue

northward in the direction of Szechuen!

. The situation in Yunnan is critical owing to the fact that the province in garrisoned only by four regiments, eight regiments having been sent to Kweichow three weeks ago to misting In operations against the Reds. The remaining four regiments have

been rushed to the western border to stem the Red advance.

It is possible that the Reds in Yunnan are wanting to make a thorough looting of the border towns. The Government forces In Eastern Kwelchow have stopped pursuing them, as a further drive will force the Communists to penetrate farther into Yun-

· Ran.

EX KING OF GREECE REFUTES RUMOURS

special correspondent to the Daily No Offer Of Kingdom

Made

Herald,

He also declares that Chinese exge will be the subject of a special_re-

London, To-day.

$4,880,000,000, the amount of port, based on an impartial Inves- "I know absolutely nothing

Meanwhile, Forward Chen, the notorious Red leader, has falled

to storm Chengtu from Northern

Szechuen and is attempting, to

take the city by a flank attack| from the West. Chengtu ia pow

garrisoned by "25,000 soldiers,

who have been reinforced ́ by three squadrons planes.

NÄHA photograph taken at yesterday's 'wreath-laying ceremony at the

·Cenotaph on Anxne Day-(King's 'Studio),

N

David A. Croil, welfare minister of Ontario, Is now the active guardian of the Dionne quintuplets with the adoption of the legisla- ture's act making them wards of the King.".

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EPIC STORY

OF LANDING

NAVAL STUDY

INSTITUTION

FOR CANT

Training For Highệ

Grade Officers

INSTRUCTOR WHO SERVE IN BRITISH WARSHIPS:

From Our Own Corres

Canton,

At the suggestion of Chen Chi-tang, the new com der-in-chief of the Canton Na | Nava] - Research Justitute has organised for the training o

AT GALLIPOLI ficers beyond the rank of Lies

|ant-Commander, Courses of struction will be given every i

Comparison With The

Homeric Tale

SIR IAN HAMILTON ON THE ANZAC FEAT

day, Wednesday, and Friday a caval headquarters here.

Captain Liu Yung-ho, Ca Tao Hin-yung and four other icers, will serve as instruë Captain Liu was trained Ins London, To-day. Royal Naval Academy in 'Ear General Sir Ian Hamilton, who (and, "served for a time on 20, years ago directed the landing British warships.

at Gallipoli of the Australians and Training aboard the three New Zealand troops, yesterday, ers at Whampoa will be Anzac Day, compared that super every Thursday. The naval bly courageous float with thone de fonce of South China will picted 3,000 years ago in Homer's subject of study at the Institu

-Speaking at the Imperial Ser- vices Club, Sir Ian said: "The

campaign depicted in the "Iliad" is almost the duplicate of ours.

MANSFIELD HELD Instead of using a wonden, horse

BY CARLISLE

we used a steel ship, but that about the extent of the differen In another 1,000 years, he said, the two stories will have blended

Rotherham Win Over and passages from their historians

Stockport

will be expounded in school beautiful images of wicked

of bombing CLAPTON BEAT MOTHERWELL penings long ago.--British Wir

the relief fund voted by Con-tigation carried out by leading about it; I attended no meeting, gress. The Minister of the In- analysts, "the results of which will and have not been approached on FAMOUS GERMAN terior, Mr. Harold L. Ickes is head be appalling.": One sample was

found to contain 1,500,000 living the subject of my return to of the board.

The President will make allot-microbes per cubic centimetre. ments hared on the recommenda- tions of the board. - Reuter.

WAR VETERANS AT CENOTAPH

London, to-day.

Greece." declared the ex-King of lin adds that the Scientific Paul Greece in a statement to the try Breeders' Association will move "News Chronicle" yesterday, a resolution at Southport declaring following the reports of a secret that the continued importation of meeting of Royalists and mem- Chinese eggs is a menace to public bers of Greek Parliament in health-Reuter.

EUROPEAN LADY DRIVER

Jam

A seven-year-old blacksmith · ap- prentice, Yeung Yuet Wah, reports

TENOR TO WED Engaged To English Film Actress

London, to-day.

IN FRIENDLY GAME ·

London, To-day. Carlisle caused surprise in

home soccer circles yesterday by holding Mansfield to a home draw section, although it made no differ

ence to their position in the League table; they still occupy the foot of the table.

Rotherham defeated: Stockport by two clear, goals. In their needle"

less Service.

BOB WYATT'S FIN

RECOVERY

To Lead M.C.C. Te

Against Burre

London To

R. E. S. Wyatt, the En Test cricket skipper. lunderwent an operation (broken jaw sustained durin last Test match against West Indies on March 1

JUBILEE DAY AT making splendid progress

BROOKLANDS

Sir Malcolm Campbell To Compete

DRIVING NEW "MYSTERY BABY CAR"

will, contrary to previous tations, be able to play opening match of the season Lord's, when he has consente

captain the M.C.C. against

rey.Reuter.

JEAN BATTEN

ROME

New Zealand Aviat

On Solo Flight

Paris, where he has been staying. The engagement is announced of encounter, and as a result advanc-| These reports stated that he had the famous tenor Richard Taubered two places in the table to above

London, To-day, been invited to resume the king-and the British film actress Diana, Wrexham.

Sir Malcolm Campbell, who | Napier, who are both working in a

(Table on Page-10)||||| recently established a new. French Delegation Lay CHINESE KNOCKED DOWN BY ship and that he had accepted.

Reuter.

new film at the Elstree studios. In a friendly encounter Clapton landspeed record with his en-* Wreath In London ·

They intend to be married in Orient, the Third Division (South) ormous Blue Bird car, will

Rome, To Vienna when the film is completed London team, beat Motherwell; the driven new “mystory: baby

Miss Jean Batten arrived Reuter.

famous Scottish, team, by the odd car,” at Brooklands; on Jubilee goal in three at home.Reuter.

day, May 6.

yesterday.Renter. 1140 20A The car is one of the new M.G. sin. The hopes of Miss Jean Ri DAUGHTER FOR FRENCHAMS |ğle-seater racers, which, although the young New Zealand-airwo

nominally of 7 h.p., develops 110 who is making a solo flight Shanghai, to-day-Mrs. Franh.p. at 6,500 revolutions per min Sydney to London, of establi cham, who, with her husband, was ute, and is believed capable of record for the double for for several months in the hands of reaching 180 mp.h. ^..

were shattered by a forced lad the Communists, gave birth to a It represents a big advance in at Foggia, in

MARRIAGE AT REGISTRY

The marriage took place in the Several hundred French ex-ser-that he was carrying four panes of vice men, members of the Union glass along Queen's Road, East, at Registry, Supreme Court, this

·Federale Des Anciens Combattants, 5.85 p.m. yesterday, "when a private afternoon, of Mr. Leung lu Cheung, an- clerk employed by Jardine car, the number of which is who were welcomed and entertained known, driven by a European lady, Matheson & Co., of No. 2 Tung by the British Legion during their colded with him from behind and Fong Street, Kowloon, and Mina short visit to London, marched yea-mocked him down. The glass was Chan So. Ching, a school teacher, terday, morning, Anzac Day, to the smashed, but he did not receive any of No. 158 Fa Yuen Street, Mong-

injury. Cenotaph in Whiteball and fald wreath there.

The deputation afterwards laid ‘a Wreath on the grave of the Unknown Warrior" in Westminster Abbey.— British Wireless Bervice.

LOCAL ESTATE

SCOTSMAN LEAVES $63,200

kok:

BRITANNIA NEARLY

READY

King's Famous Yacht Leaves Gosport

London, To-day.

Britannia, which has been to

daughter at Hanchung, Shenal, on racing car - design-British' Wire- north-east of Naples 304

Wednesday.Reuter,

Gleis Service.

engine trouble.

Gifts For Ninety Cathedrals His Majesty the King's yacht

the famous Gosport shipyards "Composite Seaplane Order is understood that the

CANTERBURY FUNCTION

Empire Service On June 15

London, To-day. At the broadcast Empire service In

Mr. William Macdonald, formerly Canterbury Cathedral of the Chinese Maritime Customs, on June 15 the who died at "The Firs," Dores Archbishop of Canter- Road, Inverness, Inverness-shire,bury will dedicate Scotland, settled local estate, valued gifts for 90 Cathedrals at $63,200 on his son, Alistair Mit within the Empire and chell Macdonald, James Alexander for two in the United Mitchell, and Lachlan Martin Vic States of America, St. tor Mitchell.

John the Divine, New Mr. H. J. Armstrong, attorney for York, and Grace the executors, has been granted per Cathedral, San Fran mission to seal a certified copy of op

the will:

fell at Gallipoli

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ing the

for modification of rig, to bring

her in line with other yachts of Given

By Imperial Airways

the "3" class returned to Cowes. yesterday to complete her fitting London, To-day

Mesere flying-boat would return to its in preparation for the racing Short Brothers, the well-known base, while the seaplane would which opens on June 1-British seaplane Constructors of Roches be launched with it is calculated Wireless Service,

(1,000 pounds weight payload and ter, have received from the Im enough fuel to carry it, say 2,100 perial Airways - an order for a miles between the Azores and "Composite seaplane" for ex- Bermuda, even against a continu- the perimental use with a view to gous 60 m.p.h. head wind

tish Wireless Service. Transatlantic Airmail Service.

WEATHER REPORT

A weak anticyclone covers Pacific to the east and south-e of Japan, and-pressurs", ately high over the upper Valley. A deep-depressi tuated over north- south-west Manchuria

east pression to

Philippine Teland

The craft consists of two four- engined monoplanes flying-boat, which will carry the heavily load

NEW MYSTERY OF SEA

ed mallecaplane into the air. The body of an unknown where it would be released at a cae male floated up on th-considerable height, thus over- at Kennedy Town Hon-coming the taking off difficulties to the

planes would be locked ment when leaving the water with all When

gines

de the carrier

Bri

A Reuters message of yeste reporting stated:

hurt, and she is expected in to-night.

AIR HOSPITALITY

Germany And Polar Join World Schem

London, Tod Germany and Poland foined the international sch whereby reciprocal privilege. granted to private

in own

and amateur.

are joining

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