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SUMMER SALE

NOW ON

ITALY'S MORE DETERMINED ATTITUDE IN WAR PREPARATIONS

LI. George's "New Deal" Rejected

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PLAN NO CURE FOR

UNEMPLOYMENT

GOVT. NOW PREPARING REASONED STATEMENT ELECTION DELAY SUGGESTED

London, To-day.

Parliamentary opinion has veered towards a general election next spring, thanks to the clarification of the atmosphere by the Govern- ment's rejection of Mr. Lloyd George's £250,- Prime Minister because of failing 1000,000 New Deal proposal last night.

Mr. James Ramsay MacDould leaves London for his native Scot- land and virtual retirement after, resigning as Great Britain's

health

JUBILEE NAVAL

REVIEW TO-DAY

AT SPITHEAD

161 VESSELS WILL BE PRESENT

50,000 OFFICERS AND HEN PARTICIPATING

at

a

The Jubilee Naval Review Spithead to-day is to be on much larger scale than had been anticipated

Not only are the Home and Mediterranean Fleets to be pre-| sent in great strength, hut the greater part of the

Reserve

As a reply to Mr. Lloyd George's action in publishing the outline of the scheme yesterday, the Government is preparing a reasoned statement, which it is understood will flatly reject the suggestions like the nationalisation of the coal, cotton, and iron and steel industries, and pensions at 60 (which would cost

100,000,000 a year.)

Mr. Lloyd George will be told that the scheme will not cure unemployment and cannot be effected for two years as be sug- gests without the abolition of Parliamentary control.

Mr. Lloyd George announces that he will challenge the Gor

ernment with this scheme at the NORTHERN

next election.

Cautious Parliamentarians |

Jurge the delay of the elections

FLOODS

until spring to enable the newly TREMENDOUS

formed: Government to place its casa before the country more effectively than has hitherto been possible-Reuter

FULL DETAILS PUBLISHED An earlier message, said that Fleet is to be commissioned for vast proposals for national recon- the occasion.

An Admiralty-

straction were contained in Mr

announcement Lloyd George's New Deal Memo- shows that altogether 161 vessels randum, recently submitted to the

will be present, including:

10 battleships

79 destroyers

2 battle cruisers 23 submarines

2 aircraft carriers 22

18 cruisers

sloops

minesweepers No such assembly of Britain's naval strength has been seen in peace time since July, 1914, when the Test Mobilisation was held at Spithead

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KING ARRIVES AT SPITHEAD

Spends Night On Royal Yacht

250,000 EXPECTED TO SEE BRITAIN'S SEA MIGHT

Cabinet.

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POLITICAL

SCRAMBLE

"FOR POWER

DESTRUCTIVEX

POSSIBILITIES

PENDING BREACH IN MAIN DYKE

Kiangsu Threatened By Yellow River

Nanking, To-day. A message from Suchow says that the Yellow River is threatening to breach the main dyke at Langfeng,

Precautions are being tak- Northern Kiangsu,

The statement of Premier Mussolini that various European Governments are shipping army and muuitions to Abyssinia, seems to be borne out by this picture showing Ethiopian ward riors carrying boxes of ammunition at Addis-Ababa. Here the troops of Emperor Haile Sel sasie are concentrating for the expected war with Italy's expeditionary force.

TWELVE PEOPLE DROWNED

Motor-Bus Falls Into Canal

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– CHINA, MAI” SPECIAL

„Rossels, To-day.. Twelve people were drowned 2 province of Antwerp, on Sunday ax bus fell into the cash when try- ing to evade a cyclist. Out of the 14 occupants in the bus, only two escaped while the others, including the driver, lost their Frves Trans

NAVAL PACT WITH

GERMANY

STATED NOT FORBIDDEN

EY AGREEMENT RES

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC

IN SZECHUEN

CAMPAIGN IN PRESS

COMPLETE

FAITH IN

MUSSOLINI

ITALY MASTER OF OWN FUTURE

BRITISH ARMS EXPORTS

“STOUTLY DENIED

Rome, To-day. The news of Italy's fresh military measures is published in huge type on the front pages of the papers, which yesterday took an even more determined atti- tude.

While the Chancelleries of Europe ceaselessly discuss the juridical interpretation and probably the political adjust-

FARMERS OBJECT TO HEAVY ment of the so-called Abyssinian

PROVINCIAL TAXATION

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton To-day.

A Soviet Socialist Republic has been established in North western Szechnen about 130 kilometres or about 90 miles north-west of Chength, as many farmers have become Beds owing to heary taxation by the provincial authorities, accord ing to Japanese TED is Preaching here kust

The reports used spite of Government suc

over the Communists, the latter TWO MEN CRUSHED

are able to hold out in their

BY LANDSLIDE

One Killed: Other Seriously Hurt

question, Signor Mussolini acts, says the Lavoró Fascistal:

The paper adds that Signor Mussolini, who is a master of political strategy, points out the only road that can be followed to safeguard Italy's rights and make her master of her own ft-

Beuter

ARMS EXPORT FROM BRITAI A message from L states that no licences for the {export of azmis to Abyssini:

have been received during the last three months, said Colonel Colville, President the Board of Trade, replying to Captain Waterhouse (C, S Leicester) in the House of Commons.o

Present Programme territory. According to the same sources, the Nanking Questioned imditary authorities are taking

a serious view of the situation.

The headquarters of the Com- munists are located at Maohsien in North-western Szechnen, and it is apparently the capital of the Communist regime. One death and another critically in out of order. The Foreign Secretary;

Sidetachment under Forward Hsa jured when they were pinned Sammel Hore, stated in the House is attacking Woping in an effort beneath several tons of granite

12 Londen, To-day.

Only two applications have been received and they are stil man was crushed to under consideration as they are

Beuter

One m

COUNCIL MEETING. LIKBIAS

London

East Honan. In this event the flood water is likely to

been communicated to the League Heavy artillery and serial box Quarry, Tsat Tse-mui, at 10.40mm yesterday follow the former bed of

meeting" of the Comcil off-the lof "Tations and would be registered bardments are being directed on the this morning.

League of Nations in connection the Yellow River into Nor-forthwith..

Bed position. Thousands of them It appears that the men were with the Italo-Abyssinian dispute, thern Kiangsu, entailing tre- Asked if information recently have been reported billed, yet the mendous loss of life and

published by the German Govern-Fed menace in Szechnen is not working at the base of the quarry and the adjoument of the Con- ment regarding ships they had a spent force, according to reports and a quantity of granite, which fiation Commission. property.

Sir Sambel Hoare recalled that laid down or intended to lay down received here.

had been loosened by the heavy the Council had decided in May to rains

of the past few days, be meet if, in default of the agree came dislodged and came hurt- ment between the arbitratora, ling down upon them.

-- derstanding should not have.

reached by July 25 as to the sele Four minutes after the diction of the fifth membe astrous occurrence a fire appli Commission, unless the four ance and an ambulance were

{bers agreed to extend rushing to the scene, but despite and the Cornell had London, To-day.. the fact that medical all was to meet and examine the situation British immediately availabi the man on August 25 a set at the tied as a result of his injuries

of Commons at question time yes to reach Shemsi bat is being held and sand in a landslide which Members questioned terday that the text of the Anglo-back by Nanking divisions under occurred at the Government Secretary in the House German Naval Agreement had General Wn Chung-dan

this year was accepted by the Bri- tish Government as in accordance with the Anglo-German -azzee- where local officials plan toment, Sir Victor Warrender re strengthen the dykes along the old river-bed Reuter.

MANOEUVRES BY SOUTH-WEST

MANIFESTO ISSUED BY LOCAL KUOMINTANG

[Froms Our Own Correspondert]

Canton, To-day. The Government newspapers here are publishing daily circu- lar messages issued by public) bodies and Kuomintang organs in support of the circular tele- gram of the Kuomintang Sonth- 320 VILLAGES ARE HM the King travelled to west Executive Committee of the outskirts of Portsmouth June 22, which asked the Cen- yesterday by special train, be-tral Authorities to disclose their ing accompanied by HPE the plan of coping with the Japan- Prince of Wales, the Duke of ese menace, and to suppress the York and the Duke of Kent, on Blue Shirts Organisation. ANT

Peiping Later Amenare from Paotingiu his way to attend the Jubilee One of the supporting. „znani- Review of the Boyal Navy off festos is issued by the Hong states that the Yellow Biver has banks near Spithead this afternoon

Kong branch of the Kuomintang Overflowed footh

London, To-day.

FLOODED

HUNDREDS DROWNED

plied for the Admiralty that, as would be seen by reference to the exchange of notes, the programme formed no part of the agreement, but it was in no way contrary to any part of 2 British Wireless Service

NAVAL OFFICER ROBBED

Et Commander A. Moorbay, of HMS. Tamar, has reported to police that between 1210 and

His Majesty proceeded through headquarters, although that body Changyuan, the most southern 145 p... yesterday somebody sto

certain situated

the great crowds living the route claims to represent The King is spending the night Chinese interests in the Colony..

rom his cabin a gold watch

Portsmouth by motor car, and is established here and not in point of Hopei, flooding an area was enthusiastically cheered by Hong Kong.

This party organ on which 320° villages were 330 and a fountain pen

Scores of houses have collaps- at $15 ed and hundreds are believed to have been drowned. - Over are homeless, and mach

teds to have

on board the Royal Yacht

toria and Albert.

It is expected that

250,000 people will

from the shore

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WEATHER REPORT

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BRITISH LEGION IN GERMANY

Delegates Received By Reichsfuehrer

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LAST NIGHTS

STORM

Addition To Water

means of conciliation and arbitra-

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SALVAGE WORK ON

EGYPT

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