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FLOODING IN

KWANGTUNG

DYKES ON VERGE

OF COLLAPSE

DISTRICTS ROUND CANTON INUNDATED

(From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, To-day.

River!

Floods on the West threaten to inundate Sam Shui and Ho How, about 50 miles West of Canton. The dykes along! these towns are on the verge of

·collapse, and villagers are using! gunny-bags to fill holes along the dykes.

The surrounding districts not! protected by dykes have been in- undated by the floods. Wuchow, the leading port in Kwangsi ancj which is farther up the West Biver, is also under water to aj depth of three feet. Villagers are praying for less rain.

are

Sam Shui and Hoi How connected with Canton by a rail-) way. If the river continues to! rise, the railway may also be} flooded.

The Fr River in Kwangsi a tributary of the West River, is also being swollen by the heavy rains. Owing to the swift flow of the river, navigation by tow- boats and diesel-engined craft is difficult

(Continued on Page 12) TORRENTIAL RAIN IN SHANGHAI FLOODS IN MANY

STREETS

PRICE OF RICE DROPS TWENTY CENTS

Shanghai, To-day. Torrential rain succeeding the steady downpour of recent days! flooded parts of Shanghai on Sa

The Archduke Otta of the Hapsburgs, above, has been in- vited to live with his mother, the ex-Empress. Zita, in the Tyrol,

at the invitation cipality of Hall transcends the jaw.

of the Mani The invitation anti-Hapsbur

OFFICIAL STATEMENT

DISPELS RUMOURS

CAPT. MORSE OUTLINES

SITUATION

MR. CHEN'S COMMUNIQUE

"We are treating the two cruisers Hai Chi and Hai Shen with the utmost suspicion in view of their alarming interviews with the Press, and, until we obtain further instructions from the Nanking Government, who are still in nego- tiation with the British Government, we can do nothing else. We do not know when we shall leave the Colony," said Captain JA. V. Morse, D.S.O., the British Naval officer who is acting as Adviser to the Chinese Government, and

The most recent picture of ex-King George and former Queen Elizabeth of Greece, who may be recalled to the vacant theune They are divorced and efforts are now being made to bring about. a reconciliation as the first step toward the plazed restoration of the Greek manazely...

PUBLICATION OF

NAVAL TALKS

COMMUNIQUE

Friendly Exchange Of Views

PURELY PROVISIONAL

CHINA'' MAIL **

Lond

After the com Anglo-German Dava tious late last

following published here

"The conversations between the German and British delega tions since the publication of the exchange of notes on June 18 have been conducted in the same friendly spirit as the for- mer conversations with other

"A con

OTTO AND who, together with the Ninghai's officers, COMMUNISTS SUCCEED Goverments

ZITA

HAPSBURG LAW RESCINDED .

INVITED TO LIVE IN TYROL

granted an Interview to the Press this morn- ing with a view to clearing up the disturbing rumours which have been current in the Col- ony.

"The two rebel ships had deviated so greatly from their criginal course after leaving Hong Kong that it was apparent that they were making for anywhere but Amoy, Shanghai, or any other Central Government Part, and we had practically no option but to fire the warning shots for them to stop and re- turn to the Colony

IN JOINING FORCES TRENCH WARFARE WAGED BY GOVERNMENT TROOPS

Chengtu, To-day.

sive exchange of view place on questions such ture qualitative limitation is themaval construction gramme, and the exposition the German attitude. the British Government's posals regarding the future jeral agreement on the Ition of naval, sumam,

representati

sted

Trench warfare has succeeded the mobile be communicated conf

Communists=m north- mpaign against the One false rumour was cleared up with the statement that west Szechuen, where the Reds under Chu-teh prior to the Hai Chi and Hai Shen's departure from the Col-from Kweichow and Yunnan-have finally join cay, the Ningirai wirelessed the Training Ship Tung Chi, then in Hong Kong Harbour, to send an officer aboard the Hai Chi, ed the Northern forces under Hsu Siang-chien instructing the captain to await the arrival of the Ninghai in the neighbourhood of Mowhsien, Lifan and This was done, but the rebel ships persisted in their plans

and left the harbour.

Innsbruck, To-day. Cheering and the singing of the old Imperial national anthem in the streets of Hall, the second largest Tyrolean town. greeted the announcement that the Mun- cipality had invited the Archduke Otto and the ex-Empress Zita to live there as ordinary Tyrolean NEW FRENCH citizens. This, of course, vio- lates the existing anti-Hapsburg laws...

A deputation from Hall cany turday night, causing many trafing the invitation has already

fie hold-ups and diversions.

The water in several streets is knee-deep. The deluge was res

ponsible for the collapse of

left for Steenockerzeel, their pre- sent Belgian home. Reuter

old house at Nantao, in which a PROJECTED

Chinese was slightly injured, and

"of several other buildings.

week-end sport was cancelled

A

In consequence of the disap-

pearance of the drought fears,

WATER SCHEME

AT LAKE TANA

the price of rice dropped more PROPOSED DAM FOR than 20 cents per pical on Satur- day, and a further fall may be expected-Beater

BLAZE OF SUNSHINE

IN ENGLAND

HEAT WAVE IN FRANCE

London, To-day.

IRRIGATION

EGYPT NEGOTIATING WITH ABYSSINIA

· CHINA MAJL

SPECIAL

Milan, To-day. Negotiations concerning the distribution of the water of the

SEAPLANE

Mr. C. L. Cher, Vice-Minister of the Navy, this moming issued

Weichow.

the following statement to the PARLEYS

Press, covering the entire i ciderit from the time of the

SETS RECORD Singhal's arrival:

Southern Cross Covers 5,000 Kilometres

LONG-DISTANCE NON-STOP FLIGHT TO GUINEA

* CHINA MAILTM SPECIAL

Paris, To-day-

OFFICIAL STATEMENT The visit of the Ninghai and ships of the Central Govend ment to Hong Kong is purely to effect the safe, transfer of the Hai Chi and Hai Shen to the Central Government.

2 There is no political aspect. and it is an entirely naval affair, fully supported by the Central Government.

OPEN AT

PEIPING

NEGOTIATIONS ON CHAHAR INCIDENT

CONVERSATIONS TOWARDS SETTLEMENT.

Conti

ntially

Regarding Future Ribbentrop Optimistic

London To-day.

Some 3.000 Reds digging in

The belief that the Audo-Ger Inear Tayakou and other places

south of Peichwan are evident an agreement will constitute the beginning of a practical peace po y determined to hold the post lity was expressed by Herr von tions at all costs Prisoners Ribbentrop, when interviewed by state that the leaders plan to Rester's diplomatic correspondent establish a base in the moun-¡before his return to Germany st

(Continued on Page 73 · · tains if escape proves impossi the conclusion of the naval bakte ble

The Government troops, how-

ever, are pressing hot on their OVERWHELMING

heels in order to prevent the en- ency from consolidating their positions, and have forced their way across the river near Peish An official Japanese announce-wan and captured Soongluch-

Feiring, To-day

Success crowned the French There is no affront to Cantonment yesterday morning states shan.

attempt to beat the world's long-distance seaplane non-stop sight record, the "Southern Cross," which left Cherbourg on Saturday, having arrived yesterday at its destination, French Guinés,

The machine covered a dis- tance of 5,000 kilometres, as against the existing record of 4,130 kilometres, established by Italy in 1934 Trans-Ocean

Service

projected dam on Lake Tana in AVIATORS NARROW

Abyssinia, which is the chief re

The wettest June on record is servoir of the Eine Nile, have dosing in a blaze of sunshine, shade temperature exceeding ** 80

been opened between the Govern- ments of Egypt and the Sudan,

degrees being reported in London according to a Cairo repact » fa

on Saturday and yesterday.

A heatwave is also being ex- Derienced in France, the highest shade temperature recorded being 97 Beater

WEATHER REPORT

oderat

the Correire della Sera herë yes, terday.

the report adds that the Em peror of Abyssinia has inv two Governments to 2. 1st Addis Ababa, at

tion of

The invit

ESCAPE

SPANISH PLANE FALLS INTO SEA

-FLIERS RESCUED AFTER

TWO HOURS

GERMAN WIN

IN GRAND PRIX

Carraciola's Success The roads west of Mowhxien in the presence of these that General Doitars, Colone! Mat-

At Monthlery ships, and the ships will re- túrn

sai and Gen. Takahashi commenced are packed with to Nanking when ar

deeing to the mont

12={NUVOLARI FORCED OUT OF rangements have been come negotiations for the settlement of have sacked several towns, pleted

the Chaha incident on Saturday cluding Tsaikonao and Kwanino,, RACE WITH ENGINE TROUBLE from the at 10.30 pm.

The conversations where many priests have been

**** CHINA® MAIL" SPECIAL Hai Chi and Hai Shen are to Statements made

are taking place at the house of slaughtered Renter be treated with

great! suspicion. Their refusal to Mr. Chin Teh-chan with the Cha remain in Hong Kong until her delegats-Beuter.

the arrival of the Ninghai was responsible for the whole cident, et

GEN: CHEN IN HOSPITAL

When sighted outside on Pelping To-day. General Chin

“5.

Hai Shen were not steering thos

Friday last the Hai Chi and Tab-chu

for Amoy, and were driven back to Hong Kong by gun- fire

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