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JAPANESE MANCHURIAN POSITION NOW FLANKED

→ CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Berlin, To-day.

Considerable significance is at tached by the Berliner Tageblatt here to the military convention newly concluded, between General Bluecher, Commander-in-Chief of

the Red any in Eastern Siberia,

PIETRY FORCED TO ABANDON AIMS CABINET COMPOSITION

CAUSES FAILURE

LAVAL DETERMINED TO FORM

NEW FRENCH MINISTRY

“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Paris, To-day.

The third attempt to give France a new Gov- ernment which has been made since M. Flandin was defeated has now also failed, M. Pietry hav- former commander of the Ameri ing informed the President yesterday afternoon

The long vacant' post of Ameri- can Minister to the Irish Free State has now been filled by Alvin of Texas,

M. Owsley (above)

can Legion and Minister Rumanis

and General Febmack, military TWO WEIGHTY

leader of Outer Mongolia.

The agreement, according to the Tageblatt. provides for the grant of a loan of 10.000.000 gold roubles to Outer Mongolia for armaments and for the establish- ment of a regular airline be tween Chita and Urga: while the Outer Mongolian Government has undertaken not to hinder So- viet Russian Communist pro- pagands in Eastern Asia, an in- crease in the number of Soviet Russian military instructors in

to

JUDGMENTS IN

PRIVY COUNCIL

Free State Rights Defined

IRISH TREATY MAY BE ABROGATED

London, To-day.

that he was likewise unable to construct a Cab- inet. This development brought consternation in political circles and heightened the confusion al- ready prevailing to the point of distraction.

The attitude of the Radical-Socialists, it is understood, has again been the stumbling block, through their opposition, to the

Cabinet being granted extended powers though earlier the

afternoon a more optimistic view had been taken of the situation lowing to the report that M. Pietry had won over the Badical, Socialists through wide concessions on this hotly contested point.

This lends some credence to the rumour current in

OVER PREMIERSHIP TO-DAY

Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen, millionaire Englah race-horse- owner and tobacco king, leaves the Register Office in London with him bride, the former Maxritis Martha Shaw of New York. He is 64- afternoon

PROBABLE CABINET

NAMED

SIR JOHN SIMON HOME SECRETARY

Sir Samuel Hoare As Foreign Minister

MR. J. E. THOMAS TO RETAIN PORTFOLIO

London, To-day. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald is ex- pected to rengn to-day after the House rises at4 Immediate

Palika ly afterwards Mr. Stanley Baldwin will be summoned to the Palace

QUETTA, CITY OF DEAD and will haud the King his list of

REGISTRATION OF CLAIMS

BUREAU ESTABLISHED

London, To-day.

entire

Ministers. These are expected is be the following, but the accuracy cannot be guaranteed:

Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Prine Minister;

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Lord President of the Council,

No living soul now remains in Quetta, round which a military cordon has been placed. Between position of the Cabinet, the Radical-Sorialists having insisted that 4,000 and 5,000 people have already been evacuat-cellor of the Exchequers

circles that M. Pietry came to grief on the question of

M. Daladier be included. M. Pietry was unable to com

this demand, since granting it would have cost him the Righted, arrangements having been made for their re- wing of his proposed Cabinet

ception and care by the authorities in Punjab and Sind

SHIRK DECLARES

the Mongolian army, and facili- The Lord Chancellor has deliver-DUTY I CANNOT the Mongolian assing of Soviet ed two most important judgment -Russian troops through its terri- in the Privy Council, the effect of tory if the necessity should arise which is that Canada has the right The construction of a railway to abolish appeals to the Privy between Chita and Urga, which has been contemplated for some Council on criminal matters, and time, will moreover be begun that the Irish Free State has the without further delay.

power, since the passing of the Statute of Westminster, to abolish MOSCOW SENSATION the right of appeal to the Privy

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Council from the Southern Irish courts.

M. PIERRE LAVAL

Second Attempt To Form Cabinet

BOUISSON AGAIN DECLINES INVITATION

Paris, To-day. The Irish Treaty preserved the M. Pietry informed President right of Free State citizens to Lebrun that he was unable to fœmi

Friend Of Stalin Forced To Resign All Posts

-CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL The effect of the Statute

President Lehrman's postior

said to have been considera compromised by the Torr

Fitzhousands of refugees. ATE

ton of the Gov Petry deci-solutely destitute, and, although sion he seat for M. Bonisson the Government of India is using FORECAST OF

Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chan

Lord Hailsham, Lord Chancellor,

John Simon, Home Secretary and Deputy Leader of the House;

Sir Sampel Hoare, Fo

CHANGES IN

NORTH CHINA

may-rece

again, but he refused to make and all its resources to meet their a swift and other attempt to form a Cabinet immediate needs.

flarge response to the Viceroy's Later Developments has been established for the re- A burea Jappeal is essential

gistration of claims for property INCREASING POWER ister Paris, later.

lost in the earthquake, and sal The latest development in the rage work in connection with

OF MR HUANG FU political crisis was the refusal of these claims is being carried out M. Delbos, who is the President of to the maximum extent, com- EXPECTED TO CONFER WITH

Padical Socialist. group, to undertake the formation health

Chambermensurate with safety and public

GENERALISSIMO (Continued on Page 9)

the

The New Cabinet

Paris, Later.

- British Wireless Ser

Measures To Lessen Future Dangers

Colon

Air Mine

Mr. Oliver Stanley, Minister [Education;

Mr. J. H. Thomas, Dommons ¡Secretary:

Mr. Ernest Brews, Minister of

Major-Walter Eliet, Muster

From Our Own Correspondent Labour,

Cambou, to-day.

More power for Mr. Huang Fu

petition His Majesty in Council.

ora Cabinet, whereupon the Presi

Moscow, To-day.

Westminster was to remove the dent again suumoned M. Bouisson The chairman of the Executive fetter on the Irish Free State to the Elysee Committee for the Trans-Caucasian legislature, which could now pass It is understood that complete The Dey Government has been Republics, M. Jenikidse, one of Macts repugnant to imperial act agreement had been reached in formad,with the following 3P ME E A Butler, promised in the Daily Sun 25 a result of the recent Stalin's oldest and closest collabora- and in the case under considera-

his tion they had done so.

tors, has been deposed from

office and compelled to resign all his

party posts by a decision of the

Commission for Party Supervision.

· The nature of the charges against|

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principle between M. Pietry and the Radicals when the latter raised difficulties regarding the personnel of the new Government. M. Pietry|

ither with the task.

M. Jenikidse has not been made POLICE OFFICER was thus unable to proceed far-

known, and the proceedings againstį him will be conducted in camera-| Trans-Ocean Service.

BRITISH PLANE

CRASHES

FOUND SHOT

MONG KOK TSUI TRAGEDY

Laval's Second Attempt

Paris, Later.

For the second time M. Laval

SERGEANT KENNEDY'S CAREER has undertaken the formation of

a new Government of National Union extending from the Radi- One Of Squadron Comes Sergeant James Francis Kecals on the Left to a group on

Down At Baden-Badened, of the Hong Kong Police the Right, inclusive.

PILOT BADLY INJURED ·

“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Force, and a native of Castledown,}]" Mullingar, Ireland, was found dead, shot through the head, at

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about 12.05 am to-day, in his PRINCESS ROYAL RECOVERING quarters at the Mong Kok Tsuf *Baden-Baden, To-day." police station, Kowloon. A dis-

A British plane, one of a squa-charged revolver was found lying dron of seven machines which had by his side.

made an intermediary landing here Sergeant Kennedy, who was 37 on a fight from Frankfurt to years of age, had a distinguished

London, today. A balletin med yesterday states that the Princess Royal continues to make satisfactory

progress. Byžtisk Wireless Service.

Strasbourg, crashed while making career in the police Originally a FAMOUS ACTOR

a round flight over the city.

member of the Royal Irish Con-

The pilot, Mr. C. G. Highfeld of stabulary, he joined the local force London, soffered grave injuries, on December 29, 1922, being trans- while two German fliers whom Mr.ferred to the Criminal Investiga

Highfield had taken up as his tion Department on January 11,

guests escaped, with minor Injur- 1926.. ies. Trans-Ocean Service.

SUFFOLK LEAVES SHANGHAI WITH ART TREASURES

Shanghai, To-day?

TALES

for England

He did some very good work with the force, being twice commended by his superior officers. In August 1926 the

Inspector-General of Police spe

entioned laim -in reports for the

of three mont Invo

ed for dis–

PASSES

pointments-

Finance: M.

Premier and--- Foreign Min- ister: M. Laval; -Minister of Marcel Regnier;

Minister of Maine: M Pietry;

Minister of War: Colonel Fabry,

Minister for Air: General Denain;

Mhulters without Portfolio:

MM: Herriot, Marin and Flan-

din

Frail Barque For Treacherous Sea

Paris, Later The new - Government extends from the Esdicals to the Right

group under M. Louis Marin

Surprise is expressed at the choice of H Regnier as Finance Minister. He is the Radical Sen ator who was Minister of Interiør under 3. Flandin.

The Cabinet at first glance ap- pears to be frail barque for the treacherous ses of French polítics.

Beater

GEORGE GROSSMITH AIR SERVICE TO HONG KONG

AT AGE OF 61

MAN WHO INTRODUCED. REVUE INTO ENGLAND

QUESTION RAISED

Mr. Anthony Eden, Lord Pry Seal:

The other appointments House of Commons yesterday to upshot in North China and the probably remain communicate to the Government of moval of General Ya Haven-chung. India two suggestions put forward Chairman of the Hopel Provincial

Reuter. by Mr AEL Chorlton, (Con Government and political rival of Flatting), in Parliamentary ques- Mr. Huang Įtions.

the forecast this morning of the The Under-Secretary for India, political correspondent of the Conton

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JAPANESE MASSING IN NORTH CHINA

Strength Of Forces Doubled

Slight Changes Now that General In is to be

London, Izter. transferred, Mr. Huang will assume

The last moment Cabinet fore- increasing powers in his capacity-as

"substantiały" agrees with the Chairman of the Pelping Political

bove list except that Lord London- Affairs Readjustment Committee derry will become Lord Privy Seal and may even become the successor vice Mr Eden, who will become. Mie to the Hopel chairmanship ister without Portfolio and continue

Mr. Huang Fu postponed his as his Foreign Office work. Siz King- sumption of the concurrent post as sley Wood is expected to become Minister of Interior, because he Minister of Health and Lord Hali was uncertain of the stand of fax will go to the War Office Ben Tientsin) To-day,

Generai. Chlang Kai-sher; but it is ter The departure of the Japan”

now reported that he will proceed to ese garrrison, which was scheduled to have been reJanese relations.

Hankow to see the General on Sino Beved by new forens zulving - here, next. Tuesday, has been postponed, thus doubling in- definitely the Japanese forces in North China.

& conference of the Japanese military authorities opened af

Renters

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WEATHER REPORT.

King To See Premier

And Mr. Baldwin.