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"FRANCE SHOULD FOLLOW BRITAIN'S DIPLOMATIC
Italian Colonial Expansion Demands
TENSION IN NORTH
ALLEGATIONS
MADE AGAINST
MANCHUKUO
Promotion Of Dispute Between Russia And Japan?
SOVIET WARNING ISSUED
Moscow, To-day.
A number of new frontier in- cidents between the Soviet and
Manchurian borders have resulted
in the Soviet sending a strung protest to Japan...
The note recounts the list of.. border affrays, in which it is stated that four Soviet Guards) were killed by Manchukue and Japanese troops in Soviet terri-i tory.
President Roo@evelt should be impeached for his statements. Con- cerning the NRA decisions of
The Supreme Court, says Mr. Sam R Makelrie, above, ex-Governor
of
WHERE EDEN OFFER FAILED
NO GUARANTEE GIVEN OF FRONTIER PEACE
CESSION OF TERRITORY NO
ADVANTAGE TO ITALY
“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Rome, To-day.
Somewhat less restraint in the discussion of the British Government's proposal for the set- tlement of the Abyssinian dispute is now shown
Nebraska and member of Pby political circles and the press, since Mr. AD
sident. Hoover's Farm Board.
COLLISION AT SEA
It is alleged that the inci-82 REPORTED
dent proves the local Manchu- kuo authorities" desire to pro- mote a dispute between the So- viet and Japan and adds that
LOST IN THE
INLAND SEA
FOG
the Soviet cannot permit Man-RAGEDY. IN DENSE; chukuo and Japanese shipping on internal Soviet waters, and that the responsibility for the consequences will rest on the Japanese and Manchukuo au- thoritiesBeuter.
Bellicose Tone Of Russian Press
Mosców, to-day.
VESSEL OF 767 TONS SINKS IN THREE MINUTES
Tokyo, To-day
thony Eden's House of Commons statement.
The British offer had been refused, it is declared, since it
neither fulfilled Great Britain's object nor satisfied Italy's. The
reason why, according to the Italian standpoint, is explained by the semi-official Giornale d'Italia, which asserts that Mr. Eden failed to make clear the practical value of his proposal or the possibility of putting it into effecti-
It obviously contained no provisions for securing peace at the frontier; on the contrary, Abyssinia remained impished for the incidents which took place and would be even encour The conflict between the aged to new treaty infringements. two countries. would not thereby be eliminated only post
poned
Abyssinia wond be the gain-
Richberg, assistant to the President
EXAMPLE"
Jesting the Capitol at Washington after decision of the Supreme Court declaring: tional A moment before he had been^ Coare, érclared that the NEA vas to the President and that the somal rights. Immediate was
des was ordered: by
Ind exceeded://kis: cond
ROOSEVELT RECEIVES
MAJOR SETBACK
LEGISLATION REQUEST AGAIN REJECTED IN HOUSE
Washington, To-day.
BERANGER SPEAKS INTERMEDIARY
OF THIRD POWER NOT REQUIRED. Betrayal Of Trust Combatted
MORE HASTE LESS SPEED POLICY DEPLORED
~ CHINA, MAIL
example and start gotiations without the diary of any third- Pow:
*M. Beranger vigorously com hats the suggestion that the Anglo-German naval agree- }ment" mears that Eagland Chas turned her back on her old ally.
breach of faith The declara-
that bef
reement stipulated
important
there would:
Repeating Tuesday's rebuff to President for that Britain is guilty of a Roosevelt, the House of Representatives again Son of February 3 and also the rejected the President's request for legislation Stress to outlaw holding companies and stuck to its terna own bill giving the Securities Exchange Com
retionary authority over holding companies by 257 votes to 147. The decision was greeted with loud applause from the crowd- advantage for England and a Advanced Stage Of Preparationed galleries and the House
er by the cost the port of ITALY'S MEITARY STRENGTH
IN AFRICAN COLONIES Zeil, which would enable her to obtain munitions: an- restrictedly, while the transfer of this port would be a great
The steamer Midori Marn, with disadvantage for Italy, who as
Amazing Revelations Of
|
“CHINA (MAIL" SPECIAL compensation was offered the 253 passengers and crew, collid roost barren territory in all ed with another steamer on the Abyssinia, whereas Italy sought The Soviet press voices grave Inland Sex and sank. It is fear-productive fields of labour. concern in comments on the Rus-ed that at least 150 persons have "Italy, affirms the paper, "0- sian note to Japan, Isvestia fersely been drowned.-Rester. charging the Japanese Tailitary
day demands the same-rights as those which other countries, fore-
A later message states that most among them England, have circles with the intention of dis- 150 people are feared to have assumed to themselves, by under- rupting the peaceful political and perished as the result of the taking colonial missions and ex- trade relations between the two sinking in the Inland Sea in the pansion as a means of economic countries.
The paper stresses: "We declare City of Shodo Island at one and political expansion.Trans-
o'clock yesterday morning of Ocean Service.
once more that we desire to live in the Midori Maru, a vessel ot
harmony with the Japanese people. 767 tons which was bound for SING SONG. but we protest with all the greater Beppu from Osaka.
energy against the attitude of cer- Out of a dense: fog emerged
tain Japanese military authorities the Senzan Maru, 1,144 tons, on
(Continued on Page 12)
its way to Osaka and Dairen, which struck the Midori Marui amidships, the bows penetrating
GIRLS GOING
TO CANTON
FLOOD PREVENTION the engine room. The Midon SEEKING JOBS AS
IN HANKOW
Further Labour To Be Enlisted
Hankow, To-day.
Maru, carrying 168 passengers" WAITRESSES
and 85 members of the crew, sank in three minutes; there was no time to send out an S os or to launch the lifeboats.
The Senzen Mazu was not dam-
WAITERS GUILD UP IN ARMS
Later another vote of 246 to
Home To-day.
133 brought the House the Striking evidence of the advised bill from the committee to vanced stage of Italy's military preparations in Abyssinis i the floor The House then afforded by the ablication of passed its modified Holding statement here that she now
Companies Bill which now re- possesses 60 aerodromes and÷50 radio stations in the East African
turns to the Senate, from where calories, which in addition are
it will probably go to a confer intersected by a system of roads
ence of both Houses to adjust 10,000 metres Trans-Ocean Service
the differences
Yesterday's votes in the House are regarded as the
ITALO ABYSSINIAN most decisive defeat of Presi-
DISPUTE Commission To Start Hearing Statements
Scheveningen, To-day. The Italo-Abyssinian Commis sion finished its study of the cuments connected wit Efrom Our Own Correspondent], Italo-Abyssinian - disputes
Canton, To-day.
plenary session yesterday mor aged and, assisted by numerous Many sing-song girls from ing and will start fishing boats, picked up the air-
West Point in Hong Kong are statements of the agents of STES- An important meeting of the vivors, of whom 135 were Flood Prevention Committee has cued by 5 am, when the work coming to Canton to carry on countries and witnesses of the
their profession in Chen Tong cidents to-day, decided to enlist further labour of rescue impeded by heavy seas (Canton's West Point) or on Professor
and pitch darkness, was aban- the Bower boats off the East Paris for the prevention work
The Hankow. Municipal doned-Reuter
Bund
28 agent Government, according to a 82 REPORTED MISSING
As each professional calf of yester Chinese report, has decided to A later message states that toe these beauties make on clients at divide the local area into four Osaka Shosen Kaisha announce Chen Ting restaurants or flower
sections, each section establish that there were 166 passengers boats costs as much as $5 (in-
ing its own prevention
and 62 crew on the Midori Maru, elading some $400 for tax), some The dyke along the Funchiula of whom 91 passengers and 56 of these girls believe that busi-
believed crew were reso
Seventy-an ness will not be brisk in these train times and yang seek
River to Kooshaosken
to be in a very serious condition, passengers and siz
but coolies have been despatched are missi
to strengthen this section
Reuter
SOVIET CITIZENS IN MANCHURIA
Categorical Order
Withdraw
dent Roosevelt since he afice Beuter
ATLANTIC
AIR DRAMA
ENACTED
GERMAN SEAPLANE FORCED DOWN
GRAF ZEPPELIN GOES TO RESCUE.
LAST ALPINE
STRONGHOLD
CONQUERED
GREAT FEAT BY GERMAN
SUCCEEDS WHERE MANY OTHERS FAILED
**CHINA
An
Geneva, To-day.
outstandin
feat has been accomplished by Peter Mayer, a German) cended the north wall Grandes Jorasses in Barc region, which ris Les Chear Glacier, st
of 8,400 metres: The extremely which has been
ticoaliti
com
the
NEUTRALITY OF
AUSTRIA
sal Discussed
Fish
leads now]
well:
Trans
cent ef
Beranger, "can
French Govern“
GIRL BATHER TAKEN BY SHARK
Terrible Tragedy Seen,
By Holiday
CHINA
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