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BERNARDS' of HARWICH.

ABYSSINIAN EMPEROR PREPARED TO DIE FOR HIS COUNTRY

Stirring Parliament Speech Acclaimed

Charles Jean Dresser, held

without bail in Milwaukee, gaol

for the French authorities, Exces the prospects of a visit to Devil's Island, the French penal colony,

SPECIAL APPEAL TO WOMEN

MUSSOLINI DENOUNCED AMERICA

ITALIAN PROTECTORATE MUST

BE REJECTED AT ALL COSTS

WAR DANGER INCREASED

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Addis Ababa To-day.

The Emperor Haile Silassie delivered his

NOT ENTERING

THE DISPUTE Desire For Peaceful Settlement

NO REPRESENTATIVES

AT GENEVAN

Washington, To-day.

eagerly awaited speech before Parliament yes- Emphasising the Government's terday, creating a deep impression on his hear desire for a peaceful settlement ers when he declared that he himself would not of the Italo-Abysama crisis de Things is seen here going down the slipway after

11 he owes his fight it hesitate to lay down his life for the sacred Mr. William Phillips Under-Se

extradition to France where he

has been found guilty of selling

fraudulent bonds. He cizims he

was

not in France when the bonds were sold

PRACTICE

FLIGHTS

IN CANTON

Rumours Of Trouble

+ Denied

EVERYTHING FUNCTIONING"

SATISFACTORILY

[From Our Own Correspondent) Canton, To-day. :

+

Rumours that there has been

some trouble in the Canton Air Force were refuted last night by the appearance of several night trainers under a moon-lit sky. The whirr of the engine and the coloured lights of the plane drew some attention.

were

vealed that all the United States

The new Indo-China Steam Navigation, vesel, the xx. Tak Sang which is expected to arrive in the Colony on or about August-15 for ber christening" and launching by Mrs. Keswick, wife of the former Managing Director of Memes, Jardine Matheson,^ and Ca Ltd. at “MERK.. Lithgow's - Lard, Port of Glasgow. 5-

cause of Abyssinia. The Negus added amid the reary of State, yesterday thunderous cheers of the deputies that it would envoys abroad had been author be better for Ethiopians to die as free people ised to inform the other Pow POLITICAL FUTURE OF

than to live as slaves.

He made a special appeal to women, who he said should set the warriors to su: an example of heroism by spurring on preme efforts. and supporting them in every way."

We shall courageously face the aggressors and even the most modern weapons will not keep us from fulfilling our sa-

cred duty in defence of the fatherland." he said.

SOUTH CHINA

SOCCER TEAM

LEAVES TO-DAY

LEUNG WING-CHIU UNABLE TO GO

TAY QUEE-LIANG JOINS SHANGHAI TOURISTS

of the United States, attitude and

to add that the United States would not be represented by ob- at the meeting of the servers League at Geneva, because the Italo-Abyssinian controversy was After giving a survey of the considered to be chiefly concer events which had led to the pre-fed with the Exropean nations. ¿sent teriam and, after stating that Abyssinia had done every ting in her power to bring about a peaceful settlement through the mediation of the League of Nations, the Emperor

went on to say: "For 40 years Italy has been moved by the desire to conquer our country and this desire found, expres- sion in the military, prepara- tions begun last year, which led to the incidents at Gondar and Ual Bal, where Italy had estab

The South China Athletic lished a military base on Abys- Early in the morning á forma-

Association's towing soccer sinian territory. We don't want tion flight took place. The droa-i ing of the engines was so lead team will leave the Colony this war and we did not want war in levening by the ss. Lyee Moon 1896. For the sake of the na- that Tangshan residents

for Java and Burma, via Sai-tional honour we must, how- awakened shortly before 7 am

ever. reject an Italian protec-! gon. The fact that military planes zoe

The team, which is in charge of torate. permitted to fly over the city in the usual practice indicates that Mr. Ho Yun-kwong, has been there is nothing amiss in the Air weakened by the inability of Force.

*

will remain in Shaokwan for short time and will fly back here

to-day or to-morrow.

The construction

(Continued on Page 9)

INCREASED PAY FOR

BLACK SHIRTS

Mussolini Compensates Hardships

Leung Wing-chiu to tain the A squadron of reconnaisance Recessary leave, while Tay. Ques- fighters led by Colonel Ting Chi-liang, who was supposed to have hau left here yesterday for Shao-joined the side în: Singapore, has kwan for practice. The squadron joined the Shanghai footballers.

Useful Member ** Outside of football, Tay's pse- fullness in the soccer side touring

Bome, To-day. of an aero the South Seas is quite apparent, as

The pay of the Italian soldiers drome at Swatow has been com-jhe is able to converse freely in pleted. A squadron of bombers Malay, and in the capacity of in-in East Africa has been increas- will leave here next week for that terpreter, would have obviated any ed by order of Signor Mussolini, the soldiers and Black Shirts in port, which is in need of defence linguistic difficulties.

that Eritres being paid henceforth i by bombing planes owing to its! It is not generally known. vulnerable position.

very few Malayan-Chinese and five lire per day and non-com- missioned officers six or seven Any increase of the air Javanese Chinese speak Chinese, strength is handicapped by the as most of them are brought up lire, according to their length of service. The troops in Somali

ABYSSINIA ABANDORS HOPE

OF INTERVENTION

Emperor Will Lead 1,000,000 Warriors On White Charger

London To-day... Abyssinia has virtually, aban-

doned hope of the intervention of

the great Powers," which is the only means of averting war, xoʻ cording to a_high. Abyssinian. official in Londeza

MR. HU HAN-MIN

TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF

EXECUTIVE YUAN?

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day

Despite the denial by the Kuomintang pub licity organ here that Mr. Hu Han-min will not go to Nanking it is said that General Chiang- Kai-shek, Chairman of the Nanking Commission, has requested Dr. Wang hui, Judge of the Permanent Court of Interna- tional Justice, to urge the return of Mr. Hu to Nanking to become president of the Executive Yuan.

Close Nanking supporters of He declared that the Emperor General Chiang Kai-shek sug-

will lead his troops on a white charger, and a million fatalistic

match with spears

and men will darrers, ready to die, but they will well their lives destly. Wo дед

I will help their menfolk on the battlefield and priests will spur on the army, which will have a neutral ally in their se customed mountains and rid terrain. Bester.

gest a change of the head of the Executive Yuan, as Mr. Wang

Mr. Wa has held the post long enough. Mr. Wang's continuous submis- sion to Japanese pressure gives rise to much criticism against biva

GERMANY AND THE LEAGUE

Obstacles To Return To Membership

**CHINA MAIL. *** SPECIAL

London, To-day. Replying to a question in the

DEATH FROM

DISEASE AND

STARVATION

Terrible Plight Of Flood Refugees

TRAGIC SIGHTS IN-NORTH

Hankow, To-day. Death from disease and starvation faces the sm vors of the Han River cit The inhabitants of Chima- tow, near Hanchwan -pre- sent a tragic sight huddled in concentration, camps on the hills and dykes com plaining of stomach troubles.

It is understood that the Hupeh Goverment has al- ready sent $3,000 for hef, but more important is the necessity for medicines and food-Renter. “

CHANGKUNG DYKE SLIPS

Hankow, To-day.

Alarm

was caused yesterday jby a further serious alip în the |Changkung dyke at Chinkow, but prompt action relieved the situa tion - The watermark at Bankow this morning was at the " 30.3

Renter.

ECONOMIC BLOC

Japanese Militarists

Necessity

"FIVE PROVINCES AROUND PEPING INVOLVED

Tokyo, To-day. A ̈conference, of the superior officers of the Kwantung. Am has decided that it is essent to form a Nippon-Manchu ECOLO |mic bloc embracing the five pro- vinces around Peiping, namely, Hopei, Shantung, Shansi, Sat- yuan and Chahara

The first three are south of the Great Wall-Reuter..

CHINESE ART TREASURES

Elaborate Precautions For Safety

London, To-day- Nations, Mr. Anthony Eden. The Daily Telegraph gives pro- Minister for League Affairs, stated that the British Govern-ience to the elaborate precan ment had reason, to assume that tions being taken to safeguard the

consignment of Chinese art trea the connection existing between the League Covenant, and the sures due at Portsmouth on the Treaty of Versailles did not cruiser Suffolk on Monday next: constitute the sole obstacle to the warship will be met by ve

Mr. Cordell Hall, Secretary of Mr. Sun Fo, President of the House of Commons as to whe State, invited the British, Ita-Legislative Yuan, was in alliance ther the British Government is lian and French Ambassadors with Mr. Wang but in view of willing to advocate the separa- to the State Department on the overwhelming attack tion of the League Covenant the 10th and 11th of this month against Mr. Wang because of from the Treaty of Versailles in to obtain their views on the his pro-Japanese policy Mr. Sun order to enable Germany to re- situation and -to clarify the is reported to be ready to aban-sume her place in the League of

don his support of Mr. Wang (Continued on Page 14)

(Continued on Page 1) Italian Rejection Of Territory

LURE OF THE EAST OGADAN PROVINCE STRIP Many US. Tourists Pass

"MERE DESERT”.

Through Hong Kong fact that the import of military on pidgin-Malay, or a mixture be land will get one more lire per A message from

Rome states). TAIYO MARUPS RECORD: machines has to be first approved tween Chinese, and Malay.

day

that Italy has already vigorously by the Central authorities. Ap- The team is comprised of Wong

The measure finde general ap refused to consider the acceptance

The waters of the Orient are plications for permits to import Wing (Wong Xi-leg): Leung In- new planes have been made, and chan and Lau Max: Tong Kwan, proval since it affords compense of part of Ogadan province, which becoming more and more popu there has been considerable delay Yeng Shui-yick,

Lim. Tak-pe and Lee Kwok-wai; tion for the hardships of the the Emperor of Ethiopia was To 12 with American tourists.

La Shiu-wing tropical climate.

Trans-Ocean ported to be willing to cede to her. This morning the N.Yiner, in issuing such permits.

George Chan, Chenk Shek-kam and

Service.

She regards it as mere desert cuite Taiyo Maru, arrived here with Lee Shel-yan

unsuitable for colonisation.

a record complement of passen- (Continued on Page 14).

gers Over 500 of which 99 per cent were American and WEATHER FORECAST-

Canadian tourists

BROOKS CRASHES

Believed Injured At James Lin Already Married?

Mersa Matruh

Cairo, To-day.

Ffrom

Columbus, To-day. An affis my business, not his Ben- ficial statement from Nanking ter

Cincinatti Mr. HL. Brooks has crashed that he is already married- in at Mersa. Matruh. He is report-China did not disconcert Mc ed to have been injured

Reuter

A message

stated that M. HL

esident

son of Mr. Lin Sent

A moderate.auticyclone.is tred

west-of- Award

astély

The Taiyo Marn has not car zied such a large number of pas- senger since the Olympic Games were held at Los Ange

The

neral She

Germany's return to Geneva Trans Ocean Service, od

presentatives of the Home Office, the Foreign Office and the Chinese Embassy and officials of the Royal

JAPANESE AIRMAN Academy, and the treasures will

ARRIVES

be conveyed by road to London, guarded by police. On arrival" Bathingham House they will Woman Knocked Downunder guard day and night.

At Fort Bayard

Mr. K. Am, the young Japanese CIVIL AIRLINES

who is flying solo

IN FRANCE

PROHIBITION ON

Lendon, afred drome at 11.20

OJECTS

FORTHCO