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JAPAN'S ATTITUDE IMPORTANT IN ITALO-ABYSSINIAN DISPUTE

WESTERN SHANTUNG MENACED

Premier Mussolini, above, likens. himself to the vid. British Em-. pire builders, and insists on Italy taking ber place in the world.

HALLIBURTON

ARRIVES AT ST.

BERNARD PASS

Pachydermous Mount Unwilling

SUFFERS FROM RAREFIED ATMOSPHERE

Mr.

Berne, To-day-

EPIDEMICS ARE NOW

·PREVALENT

FLOOD POSITION AGGRAVATED

BY CLOUDBURST

URGENT APPEALS TO HEALTH OFFICIALS

Tsinan, To-day.

The whole of Western Shantung is threat- ened by inundation owing to the simultaneous rise of the Yellow River and other waterways, which have been swollen by the continuous rainfall. The situation has been aggravated by the collapse of the northern embankments of! the Chaowang River and the Kiahsiang dykes The inhabitants of the affected districts are fleeing to Taian and Yenchow.

A Nanking message says that urgent appeals from the prevent the spread of epidemics now prevalent there are prevent the spread of epidemics are now prevalent there are pouring in to the National Health Administration.

Another Tsinan message says

that Chinese reports state that

as a result of torrential rains! SURGING WATERS DEMOLISH and a cloudburst several thou- KAILING RIVER DYKES sand persons have perished in and around Sichwan, HonaLI.

Richard Halliburton's near the Hupeh border Heavy Damage Reported trans-Alpine pilgrimage, in Twenty villages were wiped} which he proposed to emulate out and 60 square miles of the Hannibal and cross the Alps on country are affected-Beuter. an elephant, is meeting with

difficulties. The party arrived

at the Hospice of St. Bernard at

2 pm Festerday.

The last few kilometres were!

the most difficult, the elephanti

Estimated Loss Of $200,000,000

A later message from Hankow

several times refusing to go, as states that, the authorities

es-

it was suffering from the Tare-timate that public and private fied air: but after several stops losses from the food amount to and a 2-hour halt the party fin- about $200,000,000, of which the. ally gained the summit.

Peiping, To-day

A message from Chengtu states that a large portion of the dykes on the Kailing River in Szechuen have collapsed, due to the pressure of the surging - waters. The damage is heavy. -Reuter.

losses of the Han district alone FAIR SEX

But out of consideration for are estimated the elephant they probably spent Reater.

the night some way down the

at $100,000,000:-

Italian side of the pass-Renter POSTPONEMENT

TRAFFIC BLOCK

A later message, says that 500 spectators followed Mr. Hallibur- ton's elephant up the last steep mile and a half up to the sum mit of the St. Bernard Pass.

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BAG SNATCHER WARNS P. C.

Announced Commission Of Crime Beforehand

SENTENCE REDUCED

"When I met the constable,. I'

OF MILITARY

CONFERENCE

Thursday Next Fixed

For Meeting

ASSURANCES OF LOYALTY RENEWED

¡From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day.

conference which was scheduled

Les-

BESIEGE

Joe McCarthy (left), gazes through Brooklyn gaol bats after his arrest with eight of his pals, in a raid on the Mountain View, New Jersey, shack where their arsenal (right) was seized. The palice believe they have caught some of the gangsters who en- gineered the $427,000 Brooklyn armoured car holdup, the Vincent Coli rab-out and six murders in the West Side dock fend

BRITISH LEGION VISIT

TO GERMANY

IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES AT MUNICH WAR MEMORIAL

-CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Munich, To-day-

PROTECTOR OF THE COLOURED RACES

ITALY SEEKS MORE THAN

FRENCH NEUTRALITY

INTERNATIONAL ORDER RISKED

CHINA MAIL " SPECIAL

Paris, To-day. The Italo-Abyssinian dispute entered on a dangerous phase as a result of the Emperor Haile Selassie's recent speech before Parlia- ment, is the opinion held by the French press. The possibility of a rupture of diplomatic rela- tions between the two countries is now immin- ent, writes the Rome correspondent of the “Petit Parisien," adding, however, that this would not necessarily mean the immediate declaration of war or actual hostilities.

The Echo de Peria considers an important factor to be the attitude of Japan, which is intent on playing the role of protec tor of coloured peoples. G

In view of her extensive possessions in Asia and Africa, de- clared the paper, England will never be content to relinquish this powerful weapon of propaganda to Japan-

An impressive ceremony was held yesterday in front of the War Museum, when the British Legion delegation visited the war memorial and paid a tribute to the inhabitants of Munich ship of France, the only com who fell in the great war

try which has hitherto main- Large detachments of the various ex soldiers associationstsmed anything approaching a including the Eyfhaeuser League and the National Socialist benevolent attitude to Italy SIG. MUSSOLINI AS Front-line Soldiers Association formerly known as the Steel concerning the Abyssinian ques Helmets, were drawn up round the memorial, bearing their tion. old regimental flags.

(lopment Italy. is now making

In consequence of this deve-EUROPE'S HOUR stronger claims on the friend OF DECADENCE

APPROACHING

The members of the British Legion inspected the ranks of DEMANDING “MORE" the old soldiers, shaking hands with those who were severely injured in the war as a mark of especial respect····

MIRACLE PERFORMED

In his address the President off,

the Bavarian Order of the Medal MANSLAUGHTER for Bravery emphasised that the

respect expressed today for

former opponents was not the [result of any change in senti- ment, but admiration for a brave, CANTON which a few years ago would not

chivalrous enemy. A miracle]

LOOKING FOR JOBS AS WAITRESSES

STRICT REGULATIONS ENFORCED

(From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day: Over 1,000 young women have arrived in Canton from

CHARGE AGAINST

BUSINESS MAN Deceased's Alleged Jump To Death

TWO NAILS SAID USED AS

DAGGERS IN QUARREL

have been believed had come to. (pass-men who once" faced ench other in desperate battles now Istood shoulder to shoulder in deep emotion with no vestige of hate, paying tribute to the men- In answering a charge of ory of mutual dead comrades of manslaughter, So Shing, alias the world wEI- »

So Pat-san, alias So Chenk- king, a local Chinese business man, appeared at the Criminal Sessions in the Supreme Court this morning before Mr. R. E Lindsell, the Poisne Judge, who presided in the absence of His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir

Atholl MacGregor, who is still indisposed

with mere neutrality on the part But Italy is only half satisfied

of France, asserts the paper, and is now demanding, more. The "more" she will not, however, re-

EMPIRE BUILDER

ITALY'S "GREAT PLACE IN THE WORLD"

Paris, To-day.

"If Europe does not feel worthy

ceive, states the Echo de Paris, to fulfil her colonising mission

France's observing that

own in the world, then the hour of is irrevocably situation is difficult enough and her decadence that it would be madness to sacri- founded,” declared Signor Musso-

fice the Eaglish friendship, even lini in an interview with the Rome

though it is sometimes disappoint-representative of the "Echo de

ing, for a newly created under Paris with regard to Abyssinia

standing with Italy.

The Duce likened himself to the

The chairman of the Foreign British Empire builders and the Affairs Committee of the Chamber, great French colonisers, and ask- M. Bastide, writing in the Reed whether the League of Na- publique, points out that Italy is tions should be a tribunal be- setting the will of one State above fore which "negroes, savages and the backward races of the (Continued on Page 12)

world can arraign a great nation which has revolutionised, and

TWO TYPHOONS transformed humanity?"

REPORTED

Foochow Likely To Receive Blow

:

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He declared that the decisive moment had come He know TATSUTA BOUND

the difficulties, but was prepa everything with the minute FOR SOUTH

care. Next October there woul The much-heralded military Hong Kong. Macao and places Rear-Admiral Returns

be a million · Italians colours, and he would A message received by the thing to fear. The to have met here on July 15 is in the interior to look for jobs

From Macao

American Consulate General from ¡now postponed to July 25, whedlas waitresses in restaurants,

tion had made great Acensed was represented by the Mamis Observatory at 10.30 which it would occupy all the high commanding gen tea shops and iced drink par

The Japanese river: gunboat Mr. F. C. Jenkin, KC, instructed am, to-day reports two typhoons place in the world Renter told him that I was going to do erals will be here for the par-lours, which are allowed to em- Saga, which is due back in port by Mr. M. K. Lo, while Mr. J. A

General Yu Har-mou,

The first is situated in about 124 some bag snatching. I have not G.O.C. of the First Army, is ex-!

ploy girls up to 20 per cent of to-day from Macao, will leave for Fraser, the Assistant Attomey deg. East longitude and 25 deg

OVERCOME BY eaten for four days I also asked pected to return here this morn the total waiting staff without Canton on Wednesday.

General, instructed by Mr. W. J. North latitude, moving narth north- the constable whether I would gering from his native home any dismissal of existing male

THE HEAT Bear-Admiral Shosoke Shimo Lockhart-Smith, the Assistant west, that is, it is at present about some food to eat if I were arrested Shiuhing on the West River.

mura, Commander-in-Chief of the Crown Solicitor, conducted the 120 miss due East of the northern- and brought to the station,” stated "An-exchange of opinion among, For fear that the managers of 5th Destroyer Flotilla of the case for the prosecution

most point of Forms and is like Strange Incident On Chung Wing-cheng, unemployed, the brigadier and divisional comthe eating places will utilise the Japanese Nary, will transfer – his Accused put in a plea of "Notly to strike the coast of China be

Railway Platform who was sentenced to six weeks manders was made last week, but girls to use their charms for the flag to ELIMS. Tatsuta on his Guilty, and the following jury tween Foochow and Wenchow, hard labour by Mr. W. Schoßfeld at a formal gathering will take place purpose of unduly influencing the arrival back to-day from. Macas, were empanelled to try the case- The second typhoon is situated the Central Police Court this mor- next Thursday. It is generally customers, the police authorities and the cruiser will lease almost A. M. Larcina (Foreman), Min 145 deg. East longitude and 10 ning for the theft of a hand bag understood that all the high mili- bhave set up certain rules which will immediately on a southern cruise Ching. Lai Kwan-chit, Chan-Pity-deg. North Intifade, Le, over from Pang Wai-hung, spinster, of tary officers have renewed their be strictly enforced.

san, Wong Yin-nin Chan Shile Caroline Islands, mov sum and A. M. Tye

north-west in the direction

employees

No. 36, Pottinger Street, on Sater-assurances of loyalty to their Waitresses are required to dWEICHOW RE-TAKEN In his opening address to the Colony-

day.

chief, General Chen Chi-tangplainly like domestic servants and “As you had warned the con- There are still some Communist most wear aprons Tight-fitting stable before committing the theft. remnants in Southern Klangai and silk ensembles are prohibited. In I am giving you six weeks instead along the Kwangtung-Fulleri-from-no circumstances, are they allowed of six months, remarked the tier. Although an official report to use cosmetics of any kind. magistrate in sentencing the announced yesterday the capture of The girls are warned, when (cased th

180 many Comramuista and rifles, a band of 300 Reds are roving about Taipo and Yewping in Kw tang and Wingting on the Fulden border.

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FORTHCOMING WEDDING

The

Apart from dealing with the Red rif-rat, senior military

zza discussing Ent

FROM REDS

Communist Leader Wounded

jury, Mr. Fraser gave the court a general impression of the "situa- tion of the house from which the decaased, Wong Pak-kni, Lalias Wong Chenk-lum ted to have jumped, legedly from fear of what the

and his friendi

WEATHER REPORT

A weak anticyclone covers

the esst and south-east he typhoon at 6 am.

-100 milles

The Kowloon-Canton Rail

was the scene of some.

just before 2 put to a Chinese male, who

was waiting for a train to Canton, sudo nly fell on his knees and

making obeisances.

friends suspected that he overcome by the heat and

gave him a cold drink,

of drinking

clasped his urskippe