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MUSSOLINI WILL NOT BE

BE SIDETRACKED IN ABYSSINIAN DISPUTE

NEW MINISTERS WELCOMED IN COMMONS

THE NAVAL TALKS

FRANCE AND

ITALY REPLY

TO BRITAIN

To Reserve Freedom Of Action

NOTES IN SIMILAR TERMS

London, To-day.

The French and Italian replies to the British communication with regard to the "Anglo-German na- val conversations have now been despatched to London. The French reply will be delivered by M. Charles Corbin, French Am- bassador in London, to-day.

In view of the fact that M. Laval received the Italian Am-

MITCHELL

· DerbyshirE

BALDWIN TWITTED BY LANSBURY

FOREIGN MINISTER QUESTIONED REGARDING AIR PACE

PROFITEERING NOT TO

BE TOLERATED

London, To-day.

The House of Commons cordially welcom ed the new Ministers at the re-assembly after

By returning bowling festhe Whitsuntide recess. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald

of 1914-564-10 for Derby- shire against Leicestershize at Leicester yesterday, Mitchell, the all-England slow. bowler, be came the 45th player to take 10 wickets in an innings the cricket. history of English Bestwick was the last Derby- shire player to perform the feat, in 1921.

bassador before the despatch of ANGLO-AMERICAN the French reply, it is presumed that the two notes will be on similar terms and will reserve freedom of action.

(Continued on Page 9) U.S. INTEREST

Washington, to-day. The Navy Department is taking | an interest in the reported Anglo- German, naval, understanding, bet declares that it does not affect American treaty building, which is not likely to be speeded up in ad- vance of the schedule-Reuter.

Chilly French Reply Reported

Paris, later.

́ ́DISCUSSIONS ON

N. CHINA DISPUTE

IDENTICAL POLICY

DESIRED

IPLOMATIC MOVE DENIED

relaxed for the first time in 10 years, sitting re-

posefully on the Treasury bench with his eyes

half closed

Mr. George Lansbury twitted Mr. Stanley Bedwin on the cuties of the new Ministers without portfolios and the duties of the New Lord President of the Council.

Mr. Baldwin replied that Mr. Anthony Eden a appointment would materially strengthen ritain's contribution to world peace; while it would be adv ageous to have Maisters who could concentrate on policy w.dont departmental responsibili- ties. Of all the offices he had held he had never had more Lord President of the work and less pay than when he was Council.

NAVAL REBELS

FAVOURED BY

LUCKY CHANCE

BOMBERS UNABLE TO ATTACK

SHIELDED BY FOREIGN GUNBOAT?

Sir Herbert Samuel enquired what progress had been made

with the air pack.

Sir Sampel Hostel the Government givin

and they fully resined its

Members of the Hour on Volunteer Defence Carpe photo graphed last Sunday,- (King's Studio).

COASTGUARD OFFICIAL

EXECUTED

ALLEGED CONNECTION WITH

BIAS BAY PIRATES

[From Car Own Correspondent)

Canton, To-day.

MISTAKES IN 1919 POLICY AIMS

OUTLINED IN PARIS JOURNAL

Colonial Expansion Justified

COMPENSATION FOR AID TO ALLIES

* CHINA- MAIL

Soure inter concerning aims of the SINIA is giv Fascist persu correspondent French econom Econom which the statement

signed..

The correspondent states that this informant pointed out that when the German colonies were apportioned among the vicČOKS

sailles failed to attain the fal

Commander Tsai Teng-fet, officer com- manding the coastguards at Bias Bay, and his of the world war, the second Chief-of-Staff Lieut. Commander Yang Chirate Italian diplomats at hsun, have been executed because of their con- fhment of promises given to nection with pirates and oppression of the per- Italy in 1919, because their at tention had been sklínky divert the colonial question tary notification announced last night. ple

ncy. Facions mestions, of SETTLEMENT IN

both principle and procedure, were involved and inevitably required: interchanges between the Powers concerned In the circumstances he thought it would be better not to enter into further details yet PREVENTION OF PROFITEERING

As regards the prevention

of

KALGAN

NO DECISION BY ARMY HEADS

AB the coastguards have been seaports of Fure and Trieste

By his Abyssinian policy. Signer" disarmed and disbanded" Washington, To-day.

Before they joined the naval Mussolini is now endegrowing, to The desire to secure an identi

service. Commander Tsai and rectify the former mistakes. The his men were buccaneers rovingDuce so the paper infe cal British and American attitude

about in Bias Bay. Four years gain to have str towards events in North China is

ago they were recruited into the Abyssinia, and considers suggested by the meetings be

naval service by Vice Admiral and wholly Justine tween Sir Ronald Lindsay and the

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Chen Chak, then bead of the the Italian blood she Tientsin, To-day. Under-Secretary of State, Mr. Wil

Canton, To-day.

} world war, and in "We do not believe that the Canton Navy It is believed here that the

Good luck has favoured the profiteering during the Air Force liam Phillips. Both were reticent, Government has sent a chilly re-

It is but Sir Ronald Linsday admitted matinous cruisers Hai Chi and expansion, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lis Kwantung Army turned down the The executed officer was ply to the Naval Note.

Hai Shen, fermerly of the Canter announced that the Air Minis- terms of the Kalgan settlement," rested about the same time as

England, however, understood that the Government that two phases of the Sino-Ja-ton Navy, which have now reach-y had established comprehensive declared a spokesman of the the abortive coup d'etat by "Ge

once more to divert with the Treasury, covering the informed of reparts to this effect Shakee, near MaCRO. agreement in preparation in Lon-panese situation were discusseded the open sea, probably off the machinery, involving consultation Japanese military command when nemalissimo Chu Cho-wen in

He said that General Sung: The coastguards arrested 'setion from East Africa ander while the State Department as coast of Kwangtung the don nor assents to standing on which it is based.

of Cheh-yuan informed Colonel Mat- veral pirates connected with retha Italy must star serts that the discussions were bombers planned to sink the two whole range of contracts involved

ships on Sunday afternoon, but and providing for control (Continued on Page 9)* chiefly factual and did not result could not take off owing to the Prices: The Ministry intended to sui of his willingness to comply cent outragen. As they have Brenner Pass in

in the charging of any definite heavy rain and continuous than ensure that no one received an ex-with

cessive profit-Renter. diplomatic moves.

neither refuses to adhere to the

"FLYING, HOTEL" DISASTER

Canton

derstorm.

Foreign naval circles here are Senator King introduced into

two light the Senate a resolution to an-surprised that the

thorise the Foreign Relations cruisers were able to get away. Pilots Thought To Have Committee on China to deter- despite their 20-hour grounding "Lost Control mine whethe the Japanese at Lin Fa Shan and the bombard- policy in China violated the mente from the coastal batteries at They say that the Kellogg Pact and the Nine Bocca Tigris. Power Treaty Reuter.

Pearl River is so narrow above (Continued on Page 12)

DUTCH GOVERNMENT'S FINAL REPORT

** CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Amsterdam, To-day.

The final report issued by the Dutch Government Commission

on the catastrophe to the Dutch

desert on December 1934,

mail plane Quiver in the Syrian

(Continued on Page 7).

FRANCE'S DEFENSIVE

SYSTEM REVEALED

NEBRASKA STRIKE

All Trams Ordered Off Streets Of Omaha

GOVERNOR TAKES ACTION

the Japanese requests been dispersed, Bias Bay is at Colonel Matsui left for Changchun present garfisoned by a battalion

to place this reply before the of regular troops of the third army. Two small gunboats are Kwantung Army command.

He believed it was extremely mon patrol duty around the bay. KING CAROL MAY

likely that a decision had yet been reached. However, a report on

the matter is expected to-day.

Reuter.

JAPANESE TROOPS LEAVE

Tientsin, later.. A later message states that the relieved Japanese garrison left Tientsin this morning for: Japan, as scheduled-Eeuter.

VISIT PARIS

Sequel To European Agreement

Omaha, To-day. Using his full powers under the military dictatorship, the A later message from Chang- Governor of Nebraska has or chan states that the Kwanbing dered all tramears of the streets Army has accepted the terms of Carol of of Omaha. following the tram the Chahar settlement as laid down London is

descans which has hitherto CHAIN OF FORTIFICATIONS FROM ny's failure to meet his by Gen. Matsul-Reuter.

not been entirely cleared up, once

more emphasises that it is high- ly improbable that the disaster

was due to fire, breakage or lightning.

The most likely explanation states the report. is that in con (Continued an Page 93.

LONDON TO AFRICA AND BACK Percival's One-Day Flight

London, To

NORTH SEA TO BELFORT

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Paris, To-day.

demand to appoint an arbitrator with a view to settling the tram strike Reuter

An earlier message stated that martial law had been proclam

/Continued:

A sum of 5.1 milliard francs has been spent in Omaha by the Governor

riots in connection ith the by France on her Fastern frontier for fortifica-Nebraska in the effort to suppress tions, according to an estimate made by the De-wide tram strike puty M. Rucart, who, on his return from a tour of inspection made by the Army Committee of the Chamber, gives interesting details in Te Matin" of the ambitious character of this tre mendous defensive syste

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KILLED? RED

LEADER ACTIVE

IN SZECHUEN

STILL PUTTING UP

RESISTANCE -

FORMER REPORTS- UNTRUE

• CHINA, MAIL ~ SPECIAL

Geneva, To-day.

Chengtu, To-day? of King The persistent mention of Cha- Paris and teh in official reports of the anti- ved by the Communist campaign in Szechnen ister, suggests that the Bed prisoners Journal who two months ago vouched that he had been killed in battle must The journal adds that the visit, have either been misinformed, or before were deliberately deceiving their

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