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SINO-JAPANESE

WAR LORDS HOLD

PEIPING MEETING

BUT DETAILS NOT DIVULGED

DIPLOMATS IN US. REFUSE TO COMMENT

ON

50 DEAD: 73 BADLY

INJURED

GHASTLY TRAGEDY IN WITTENBERG

MANY HOUSES IN VICINITY

RAZED TO GROUNDS.

Berlin, To-day.

Over 100 people are believed to have been kill- ed in an explosion in the explosive works at Reins- dorf near Wittenberg. All the workshops were destroyed and many houses in the vicinity were demolished, all the window-panes within a radius of several miles being smashed.

Ambulances were engaged for several hours in carrying muti- lated bodies and dying workmen from the debris to a hastily

erected shed, where Red Cross nurses and doctors from all over the

district were gathered for duty-Reuter-

A later message states that the official report of the Reins- dorf explosion estimates that about 50 people were killed. 73 seriܠ ously injured and 300 slightly injured-Reater.

REPUBLICAN

OBJECTOR HOLDS

UP N.R.A. BILL

50,000 Rail Workers Awaît Outcome Of Coal Bill

STRIKE ON SUNDAY-SEEMS UNAVOIDABLE

Wittenberg, later

The fears that hundreds of em- ployees of the Westphalian Anhalt

explosive works at Reinsdorf, three

(Left) Max Baez, shown above being acclaimed world heavyweight, boxing champion by virt his win over Primo"Cartera" on June 14 last year, lost his title tast night on a poïnts, decizion the comparatively unknown James Braddock" (Righty Braddock, the new world champion. -

FRANCE QUERIES

GERMAN NAVAL

ASPIRATIONS

British And Reich

Ratio Examined.

miles from here, were killed in the REPLY TO LONDON TALKS explosion, now appear to be exag

Paris, Today.

FLYING

CLIPPER NEW RECORD

SETS

SAN FRANCISCO TO HONOLULU IN 17 HOURS 58 MINUTES

Honolulu, To-day.

MAX BAER BEATEN

BRADDOCK

WENS TITLE

ON POINTS

Livermore Adonis Not Former Self.

EX-DOCKYARD HAND WINS

FAME OVERNIGHT

New York, To-day. James J. Braddock, the former dock labourer who a year ago.

receiving the American

to the dole, staggered the baxi world last night by outpointing world champion, Mar Baer, 15 rounds at Madison Square

den Bowl, Long Island, thus coming the new heavyweight {ing champion of the world.

Braddock brought off as mendous long-shot to the delight of milions of Ameri (and won fame and a much nee

fortune overnight...

ALWAYS A TRIER

· Baer was only a shadow

The Pan American Company's giant flying gerated. It seems that of 300

clipper alighted at Pearl Harbour at 12.56 East- himself, as compared with wher working at the time of the explo

France's reply to the British ern Standard Time, having flown from San Fran he won the title from Carnera. sion, 200 were accounted for after Government's communication ré-

Most of the ringside

and that

a systematic search; while many garding the first results of the cisco in 17 hours 58 minutes, bettering her time thought that Baer had inhabitants of the district fled after Anglo-German naval talks was for the previous fight between these points by 41 painted too brightly and that be the first explosion so as to escape discussed at length by M. Dasal minutes. Reuter

was just another further explosions, the last of and Pietry at the Ministry. which, at 10 pan, sent bricks and Marine yesterday: You

had parts of mathinery flying over an area of three "mies -Benter,

"ANOTHER VERSION

While the Goverment's attitude An earlier message from has not yet been determined, it is Francisco said that the fring

RED LEADER SAID KILLED

Chengtu, To-day. An official statement quotes captive Beds as mating that Mao, Tse-tung, their leader, has been killed in battle-Reuter

clipper was on her way from ANTI-BRITISH

there on her 4,000-mile fight to Midway Island

She was making the trip to test her powers in unsettled con- ditions, and she took off at 3 pm knowing that pour weather

short stop at Hawaii. lay ahead, and would make a

Peiping. To-day... The Japanese military com- mand have made contact with the Chinese authorities again. Last evening General Takahashi

Washington, To-day. called on General Pao Wen-yueD, The National Recovery Admin- A Trans-Ocean Service message acting rice General Ho Ying-chinistration Bill was again delayed, states that a violent, explosion or but the subject of their discus-when a single Republican objector curred yesterday at 3 pm. at! sions was not revealed-Reuter.

Beinsdorf near Wittenberg, at the the blocked the immediate approval by explosives works of the Westfaelish Asked for statements Sino-Japanese situation, the Chin-the House of Representatives of Anhaltische Sprengstoff-fabrik, when ese Minister, Dr. Alfred Sze, said:Wednesday's amendments in the part of the buildings and plant "I regret my inability to express Senate, thus forcing the bill to were badly damaged. The cause of understood that France will not re- my views on the situation, for

the disaster is not yet known. fuse to examine the suggestion that feel that all statements concerning conference..

After the first detonation fire Germany should have 35 per cent.

A wireless from the plane foor the national policy should

Earlier, President Roosevelt broke out, which, spreading through of the British tonnage. At the hours after the start stated that from Nanking,” states Reuter indicated his willingness to ac-the buildings, caused farther

2 message from Washington. cept the Senate changes, direct plosions, the last of which occurred the German re-building should be

exsame time France is anxious that everything aboard was perfect. The Japanese Ambassador, Mring that the voluntary codes at 6 pm. The seat of the conflagra spread over the longest possible KWANGSI GENERAL Saito, said: "I don't think I shall under which the anti-trust laws tion could not be approached closely period, in view of Germany's ex- make any statement at this part-jare suspended, must include collec-luntil 8 p

ceptional industrial output capacity ON VISIT TO CHIANG HIGH DEATH ROLL EXPECTED

France also wants to know whe bition of child labour, and unfair The exact number of casualties ther the fixed ratio applies only to trade practices, otherwise the land the extent of the material the British and German, fleets or Important Secret anti-trust laws will be fully ef-damage cannot yet be determined whether the other naval Powers

Mission fective.

cular moment.”

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come

CONFERENCE IN US.

Washington, Later: Dr. Alfred Sze conferred with Mr. William Phillips Under Se cretary of State, but both refused to comment, though it is under- stood that the conference involved

situation in North China-Reuter

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tive hargaining? minimum wages and maximum hours, the probi-

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an exchange of information on the RUMOURS OF NEW Propagandists At Work

In Peiping

Peiping. To-day. -It is believed that political op- portunists, such as Shih Yu-san, who is now living in the Japanese concession at Tientsin, are ready to support any scheme which will destroy the authority of Nanking in North China. Handbills de-i nouncing the present regime and suggesting a new administration under Sun Chuan-fang, ex-ally of Chang Tso-lin, are being secretly distributed

FOREIGN MINISTER

TO BE APPOINTED

Press Reports From

Canton

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HIS MAJESTY RECOVERING Walks And Drives In Showery Weather

London, To-day- Despite the showery weather the

King spent most of yesterday out REACTIONS TO TROUBLE IN of doors walking and driving.

NORTH CHINA“

[From Our Own Correspondent]. Canton, To-day. While the South-west faction do not wish to obtrude their Meanwhile the Japanese military views on Sino-Japanese problemis, authorities confirm that Japanese developments in North China, planes will fly over Feiping-Bei-are a serious concern here on

INTERPRETER IN TROUBLE

40-year-old

account of the apprehension that Japan will not be satisfied with her gains until she is in control of the entire country

Cheng Hing

It is an irony and paradox that? Sanitary Department interpreter Mr. Akira Artype red before Mr. EL Wymeled his credential Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy this Panes morning on a charge of receiving when z-bribe of $50 from Ma Sang on May 25. At Detective Sub-Inspec-oficial

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will be linked up. If Russia be zins to build a feet up to a 35 per cent. ratio of that of the Bri tish, will Germany want: to build higher?

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GOVER CAUSES

WORCESTERS

DOWNFALL

12 For 92 Gives Surrey Second Victory

ROWAN HITS FOURTH CENTURY IN ONE DAY GAME

Taking 12 wickets for an jaggregate of 92 Tuns, Gover

fast bowler, wa Surrey's 10 Worcester ket Charm

SENTIMENT IN

ROME ABATES

ITALO-ABYSSINIAN DISPUTE

ENGLAND'S MORE RESERVED ATTITUDE.

» CHINA MAIL" SPECIALS

Rome, To-day.

LENG

Braddock's victory was due to a wonderful late rally, during which he outboxed Be and. made him look far from the terrible fighter, he was reputed to be.

Not once did Braddock stop try Ling, he often forced Baer to the rupes, landing scores af fine blows Ho the head. His boxing during the last four rounds was much better? than Baer's, who throughout ap The anti-British press campaign peared over-confident, though he did which has been raging here for the not clown so much as usual last few weeks has now abated as a result of the somewhat more re served attitude of England towards the Abyssinian dispute, which is attributed to French inflience.

CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANT

Political circles display satis IN CANTON

faction at this development and take the opportunity to em- „[From Our Own Correspondent]

phasise that the Italian action in Canton, To-day. Abyssinia is not intended to Some significance is attached diminish the British sphere of in- here to the trip of Lient General fence in the Red Sea in any way. Yeh Chi Chief of Staff of the Though there is no doubt that

Fourth Group (Kwangai) Army, the Italian Government would no to Chengta to see General Chiang refuse to enter into negotiations - tary Affairs Commission General respective zones of interest in the Kai-shek, Chairman of the Mili- concerning the limitation of the

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FOREIGN POLICY OF HUNGARY Strict Continuity Characteristic

PREMIER ON REFORMS OF THE CONSTITUTION:

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Bada To Speaking during the discu the proposed Empowe

the Premier, Dr. Goemb Yeh flew from here to Hankow event of Great Britain refraining mphasised that - Hungary jaboard an Eurasia monoplane, from any intervention, no confirma-feign policy would m and then boarded another ma- tion can be obtained of the rumours, characterised by stri chine to Chengtu

now cirenlating, to the effect thazity and would aim

ing the importance of in the Carpathian

~His mission is believed to be im- negotiations are portant, but the nature has not been place, while the

in the Daily divulged.

that Ger

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denounce the

return for

wild a

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railway line thr Abyssinia, as well as fis being: sharply "den Lavoro Fascista?

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