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REACTION

CAILLAUX MAY PROPOSE LEC. RESUMPTION

Paris, To-day.

The francial world is showing confidence in the Bouisson Govern ment, which faces Parliament this

demand afternoon. The

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Bourse opened so beavily exceed-j

ed the supply that a quarter of an

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BLOWING UP OF QUETTA CITY OFFICIALLY DENIED

The scene, with the various detachments taking part drawn up, on the Murray Parade ground during the King's Birthday Parade yesterday. (King's Studio).

hour elapsed before prices could CLAY RECORDS

be quoted, and then the 4% and 3 per cent. Rentes rose over three points from 31:5. Thanks to the restoration of confidence a large 'public loan is expected in the near future.

General currency stabilisation is the corner-stone of the Fin-

BEST BOWLING

OF THE SEASON

15 Northants Wickets For 86 Runs

ance Minister. M. Caillanx He is SUTCLIFFE'S THIRD CENTURY

credited with the intention of shortly proposing the resumption

of the London Economic Confer-

London, To-day.

J. C. Clay accomplished the best

ence of 1932. "The recovery of bowling feat of the season, when

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Bank Rate Reduction Expected Soon

he secured 15 Northants wickets

YUGOSLAV

UNITY

PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLES

Opposition Leader Canses Surprise

#CHINA MAIL". SPECIAL..

The newly

elected Yugoslav

ABYSSINIANS ATTACK ITALIAN OUTPOST

30 KILLED AND CATTLE TAKEN

BY MARAUDERS

Rome, To-day

Thirty Italian subjects from Eritrea were kill- ed in the Dankal region on Friday last, when an Balgrade, To-day. Itahan native police outpost was attacked by for 86 runs to give Glamorgan and Parliament assembled yesterday Abyssinians, according to an official communique. innings victory at Llanelly yester for the first time, with the Opposi Some thousands of heads of cattle were also cap- day, while Smith, the Derbyshire tion conspicuous by its absence tured. The military commander of the sector has all-rounder Came within three The Opposition leader, M. Matchek runs of Washbrook's record indi-issued a statement saying that his taken the necessary measures to ensure the safe- vidual score this season, scoring group was unable to co-operate ty of Italian subjects. The recent drain of gold from 225 out of 378 against Hampshire, with the present Government-and France has now ceased and an early who lost by an innings. reduction in the Bank rate is ex- pected.

Paris, To-day.

An official statement issued by

Parliament, but would continue to work outside Parliament for the (Continued on Page 19). Results as cabled by Reuter national Yagoslav unity.

(Continued on Page 91 were:-

at Bradford_

the Ministry of Finance confirms Yorkshire beat Kent by 2 wickets that M. Caillaux favours interna tional stabilisation on the basis of Kent: 182 and 140 (Macaulay 5 for 40, the present parity of the franc, but Verizy 5 for 52). suggests that he is now too pre- Yorkshire: 131 (Freeman 6 for 47) and 192 for 8 (Sutcliffe 310, Freeman occupied to deal with a stabilisation

7 for 108), conference as he is at present ab- sorbed in balancing the budget and

Leicestershire best Worcester- shife by 7 wickets at Stourbridge.

the maintenance of the present rate Worcester: 111 (Geary 5 for 22) and

of the franc.

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EGYPTIAN

"

DECREE AND

SUEZ CANAL CO.

DECLARED TO BE UNAFFECTED

TRANSIT DUES IN ANY CURRENCY

Paris. To-day.

The Suez Canal company con- siders itself to be unaffected by the decree issued by the Egyp

77 (Smith S for 32 Geary 5 for 42), Leicester: 1357 and 53 for 3.

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WAITRESSES

IN CANTON

TEA SHOPS Question Of Chinese Law

CASES OF HOOLIGANISM REPORTED

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day. Again the South-west Executive

JAPANESE

DEMANDS

UNJUSTIFIED Opinion In Southern

Quarters

MURDER OF TWO CHINESE JOURNALISTS ALLEGED

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day. Kuomintang

here, quarters

which are in close touch with

events

in North China, are of

opinion that Japan has no justi-

fication whatever in presenting (such demands on China as the dis- missal of General Yu Hsieh-chung, Chairman of the Hopei Provincial Government, the demilitarisation of Peiping and Tientsin area and the dissolution of the Kuomintang organs in that province....

The Japanese charges of hosti

tian Government on Sunday last Committee of the Kuomintang hasity towards them include the alle!

annulling the gold clause în in- ternational

of the murder of

the

contracts, declared put off rendering a decision on the ration the Marquis de Vogue, presiding rights of young women serving as Chinese journalists in the Japanese at the annual meeting of the com- waitresses in restaurants, as the concession in Tientsin, owing to question is too complicated and de their pro-Japanese activities, and pany yesterday.

the alleged support given by Gen He pointed out that transit Bicate, it was learned to-day.

The issue was to have been-de-jeral Yu to the volunteers in

Now General Sun Yang-chin

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ARIYOSHI LEAVES

dues can be collected in any curformined on May 27, but a decision demilitarized zone commanded by

rency the company chooses. The company does not hesitate to col was postponed to yesterday. lect in currency other than gold the South-west Knomintang will de-

franes if it thinks fit..

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PHILIPPINE CORDAGE

cide on the matter on June 9. The

Waiters' Guild is opposing the un- limited employment of waitresses. but there is no such prohibition in Chinese laws or the Kuomintang regulations.

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CAPTAIN'S CUP AT FANLING

JAPAN

Bound For Nanking

SPANISH RIOTS Marxists Again Attack

Monarchists -

NOVAYA INCIDENT

**CHINA, MAIL" SPECIAL- Madrid, To-day. Fights and disturbances occurred in the little town of Novaya, in the province of Saragosa where Marrists at- tempted to break up a mon- archist meeting. The police were compelled to make use of firearms in order to repulse the attack of the rioters, of whom one was killed and five gravely wounded.

A group of Marxists subse- quently assaulted a local busi- ness man who was a leading monarchist and who they caught in a lonely road, mal- treating him severely and killing his son, after he had come to his father's assist- ance. Trans-Ocean Service.

GOEMBOES DUEL

CHALLENGE

Embarrassing Situation

Overcome

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Budapest, To-day.

NORMANDIE

SHATTERS

ALL RECORDS Atlantic "Blue Riband"

Captured

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SEARCH FOR

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SITUATION WELL. IN HAND

·STATEMENT IN COMMONS

London, To-day.

The denial that Quetta will blown up and abandoned is tamed in a telegram sent to the India Office from the Agent of the Governor-General of Baluchistan.

It added that the rescue work will be continued while the least Ihope remains of survivors being found beneath the debris. Reuter.

A London message states that the Quetta earthquake was yes terday the subject of a brief

statement in the House of Com

mons by the Secretary for India Sir Samuel Hoare. He deeply re gretted to say that the reports he had received of this appalling disaster unfortunately fully base out what had appeared in the press. He was grieved to state. that the whole city of Quetta Frad been destroyed

- HOUSES AZED TO GROUND- MAll the houses in the civil aren thave been razed to the" "ground

except Government House, whi is partially standing in

ares is destroyed, "the remaining passed the Androse lightship at One quarter of the cartement the entrance to New York harbour three-quarters slightly damaged, at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, but inhabitable.

The bodies of about 4,500 mem Eastern time, covering the 3,192 A further serious incident was miles from Southampton in 106bers of the Indian civil population have been recovered. It is feared reported on the same day on the hours 33 minutes, at an average that about 20,000 still remain Italian Somaliland frontier-speed of 29.68 knots.

buried in the debris where 20 armed Abyssinians at- The previous best was the time The total of Indian casuali backed an Italian outpost near taken by the German liner outside the city of Quetta še Gublie It is, understood that at Bremen 110 hours 27 minutes-present unknowa. The total least 10 Abyssinians were kill-The Italian liner Rex established British deaths is about 200. The ed in the second incident-Rea-the record of 109 hours 58 min-situation is well in hand, but

utes for the crossing from nearly all the subordinate Pollos Gibraltar. The Normandie's Officers have been killed, it has speed on Sunday and yesterday been necessary to ask for military javeraged 31.55 knots.

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ter.

Third Incident On Eve Of Milan Meeting

Rome, To-day.

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assistance.

On the eve of the meeting of the TROOPING OF THE ANGLO-GERMAN

Com Italo-Abyssinian conciliation

Milan another Italo- jmittee at

Abyssinian frontier incident occur red in the region of the River Uebiscebelli, some distance from Ual Ual.

The casualties included Italian Somalilanders

Abyssinians, both killed and wounded—Reuter

azd

Evacuation Of Civil Population

ITALIAN MILITARY OFFICERS TO BE GIVEN FREE HAND.

COLOURS

KING LEADS TROOPS ALONG THE MALL

London, To-day, Dark clouds overhung the Horse Guards Parade, but a few minutes after His Majesty the King had taken up his position the sun pour- ed out upon the brilliant scene, of the ceremony which is unequalled

NAVAL TALKS OPEN

THIS AFTERNOON

Expected Completion

By End Of Week

AIR PACT NOT ON AGENDA

Landon, To-day.

The Anglo-German naval talles.

in the whole world, the Trooping of start this afternoon, "when" Heue

the Colours, which never varies. It

von Ribbentrop, the German am was carried out to perfection and

bassador-at-large and leader of the lasted over an hour,

The King took the salute and delegation, sees Mr. Kamsay Hae- A Trans-Ocean Service message thereafter led the pick of the Bri-Donald, Sir John Simon and Sir states that the evacuation of the tish army along the Mall amidst Bolton Eyres Monsell, Fast Lard civil population from the Italian thunderous cheers from the bag of the Adually. East African colonies began with crowds-Reuter.

the arrival in Italy of the wives

and children of Italian oficial

stationed in

Eritrea.

Somaliland

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WEATHER REPORT

and

The Premier, Dr. Goerboes, has now been relieved, from the embar rassing alternative of having to choose between a criminal offence The anticyclone to the east of

HITLER'S MESSAGE TO THE KING

"Further Prosperity Of British Empire

· CHINA MAIL" SPECIA

Berlin, To-day

your

as a private person for fighting a Japan is weakening and moving On the occasion of King George's reak anticyclone seventieth birthday Herr Hitler düel, or exposing himself to castward ostracism in army circles in his covers the upper Yangtze valley-addressed the following telegram be Tokyo, To-day. capacity as War Minister, for reThe depression is moving east the British Sovereigns: Mr. Ariyoshi has left for Kobe fusing to do so, the quarrel between north-eastward and now He will visit the Ise Shrine the Opposition leader, Her: Tibor south Japan. Another der en route and then leave by the Eckhardt, and the Premier, which is situated over north of Shanghai Maru on Monday next led up to the former challengingling slowly, eastward.

for Shanghai On arrival he will the Hungarian Fremier, having been forecast for to-day, 1 go to Nanking to negotiate with formally settled to the satisfaction the Boyal Observatory the Government concerning the of both parties Trans-Occan Sering, was north-east

vinde. Helt to moder North China imbroglio. Renter

- MEASURE PASSED

Washington, to-day.—The House of Representatives has passed the controversial Philippine Cordage measure, extending the amount of duty-free hemp imports. from A Browning, with a score 3,000,000-tc 6,000,000 158 annually. 91-18-78, qualified at the The Bill will now be send to Fre competition played wer June sident Boosevelt. for zignature. and 2 at Fanling for the Captain's

Cup. There were 27 entries.

Reuter

beg Your Majesty to accept my sincere «congratulations; con birthday. At the same time best wishes

-being of Your

The conversations will be for-

mally opened by Sir John Simon at the Foreign Office this morn fing, and is expected that they will be completed by the end of

the week **

Only naval topics are likely to be discussed and there is no in tention of raising any other issue, for example, the projected zir pact. Reater.

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HOME OWNERS' LOAN ACT IN AMERICA

Washington,

day ---- The per. Sapreme Court, which to-day ad

journed until the autumn, agreed 1 to rule then on the constitutionality of the Home Owners Loan Act