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UNDERSEA TUNNEL FOR JAPAN

Between Principal Islands

AMBITIOUS PROJECT

DECIDED UPON

Tokyo

Janan has decided to bald the longest undersea tunnel in The Orient, linking up the main island. Honshiu. with Kyushu and connecting the towns of Shimoneseki (Akamagaseki) and Moji.

The length of the tunnel will be about one and two-thirds miles---- one mile being under water. The estimated cast is. 15.000.000 yen (a little over £1,000,000 at present rates of exchange. Construction work will begin in 1936 and will probably last for several years, as the work of boring passage

below the fast running Kammon Straits, which connect the Sea of} Japan with the Inland Sea pre- sents considerable engineering andj technical dificulties.

SIBERIA

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SEA TUNNEL

HOKKAIDO

A tube is to be sunk at the. bottom of Kammon Straits. A through train service from Aomori. at the North end of Honshiu, to Kagoshima, South Kvasha, will then be inaugurated. The builders of the Moji- Shimoneseki tunnel will be obligedį

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 30. 1935

Zase Pitts, is a panicky maid, Lew Ayres, as a prim society millionaire, Walter King, as a woning troubadour, and Claire Tre- Tor, as a runaway heiress, all appear in Far Film's comedy farce: "Spring Tonic", which will be screened at the King's Theatre shortly.

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Karlsruhe, To-day.

LAST NIGHT'S RECITAL Another Treat By Rubinstein

THRILLING RENDITION OF PETROUCHKA”

Arthur Rubinstien, at a re-hear ing. impresses one again with the essential sanity of his playing. With It is reported that three Catho-an artist of his Be youth organisations in Baden of mere technique may be taken stature matters the Windthorst League, the Badenfor granted. That is to say, one Guards and the Schofer Phalanx, is perfectly aware that pedalling have been sequestrated under thejwill be impeccable; that even the law of April 14, 1983, for the co-fastest and most intricate pas~! fiscation of the property of enemies sages will be evenly, smoothly of the State, according to an off-and cleanly done; that no" liber- jcïal announcement issued bere yes (ties, will be taken with tempo, terday, which states that investiga-inuance tion had shown that the funds had the added clarity which comes or interpretation. But been used for subversive purposes. from

-Trans-Ocean Service,

intelligent perforirance, the clean-cut sensitiveness which comes

froma

ર thorough

only off

his

Two Objections Voiced MR. HU HAN-MIN his medium but also of the

(Continned from Page 1) -

The Italian interests at all events will be well represented by a Formidable array of jurists and other experts, among whom are the Ministers Marchi and Quarnas- chelli as well as, Professor Les- |sonas. The chief of the delegation in Baron Aloisi, who will follow the main body to Genera to mor- row morning.

Sanguine Spirit At Geneva

·SETTLEMENT PENDING?

Observers

Paris, To-day-

are confident that

Rumours Of Return

To Nanking

(WITHOUT FOUNDATION, 'SAYS S.P.C. SECRETARY

Canton, To-day.

| understanding INT

Įmaterial: all the factors, in fact, which raise an artist from a mere performer to something of an evangelist of his art: all this needs brain as well as brawa, cold sanity, as well as emotion And these are the most impres- sive qualities of Arthur Rubin- stein as a pianist and a musician Unusual Treat

A sanguine spirit pretails that After staying in Italy for over the League Council meeting on)

ten days, Mr. Hu Han-min, who Wednesday will pass of quietly last month, has left for Switzer recital last night at the

went abroad for health

Easily, the most interesting reasons item on the programme of his leaving Italy and Abyssinia to land already, according to a secreKong Hotel was

Hong It is certain that Baron Aloisi. 'nexotizie a settlement before (în view of Abyssinia's refueal to fust 25.

tary of the Southwest Political scription

the piano tran~! resume the interrupted conciliation

of Stravinsky's "Pet ¡Council. negotiations on the basis defined by the dispute will be left in the received no information tending thrilling items

The secretary stated that he has was one of the most exciting and rouchka" ballet. music, which Italy. will remind the League hands of the Conciliation Council that the Abyssinian, repre-mittee, but it is considered that to show that Mr. Ha world go to beard When one uses the

we have ever sentative listened without protesta actually the real conciliators will Nanking to join the Central Gov-pression tour de force, there is a tion to the resolution passed by be Mr. Anthony Eden and Mernment again, such reports being legitimate suggestion of hyper- the Council at the session on May Laval, who meet to-morrow, when unfounded, 15. Responsible quarters here de.the former is en route to Geneva,

The secretary told the press that of the original meaning it ever hole; and the phrase-has lost most clare that any new interpretation-Reuter

a telegram has been received from held from over-use. But the

of this resolution is an impossi« bility.

*

Embargo On Arms Supply

-

SWEDEN'S BANDS FREE

Com-

ExK+

DEPENDS ON BRITAIN

Mr. Hsiao Fu-chen, member of the magnificent representation of alt A message from Geneva states!

¡C.S.C. and the Southwest Political the orchestral colouring of the that League circles opine that Council, who returned to Siam for original, every single facet of its the outcome of Wednesday's meet-adjustment of his private affairsirresistible fun, were so clearly ing depends on the attitude of some months ago, stating that he reproduced in all their essential

as will come back to Canton in the have transpired seem to show that middle of August-Central Press. Britain will not readily consent

Eritain and such indications

to a mere adjonment of

the

another

to make, baste slowly, "because of A message from Stockholm dispute into the hands of the Con- the very great physical strain states that the press here yester-ciliation Commission. France) involved in working under the day gave great prominence to a would undoubtedly be willing to water. It is estimated that seven speech delivered by the Swedish shelve the matter for hours of rest will be required for Foreign Minister, Mr. Richard J. week. but confidence is felt that every hour of work.

Sandler, on Sunday, when he de-if Britain-gives-a-lead France will 28-Foot Tube

clared that the attitude hitherto follow.

balance that no other description seems to fit the performance. So let it stand; 'twill serve.

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AIR DEVELOPMENT It is interesting to discover! Chicken

from Mr. Rubinstein that IN SOUTH-WEST

the Capons, Small piano version he played last even- ing was the joint work of the Dack Canton To Connect (original composer and himself, to Doves. With Fukien Towns

fall intents and purposes. Stravin- Eggs, Een (cook-

sky supplied the ideas; Rubinstein ing) The Railway Minister. Mr.jadopted by Sweden in the arms ex-1 In view of the great possibili

Canton, To-day.

added the pianistic technique to Erre, Hen (fresh) Noruba Uchida, has just returned port question left her hands free ties involved, it is considered un- In order to develop communics-

express them; and last night's Fowl. Faizan from a trip of inspection to the for the fatore.

likely that there will be a public tien between Kwangtung and FaPetrouchka" music. written as a Greeve

version Was the original

Centon- site of the proposed tunnel. The During the February session of session of the Council for 3 day kien, the Southwest Aviation Cor-Sonata for piano and after Pigeons, Canton project, which has been provision-the League of Nations committee or two and an endeavour will be poration is planning to establish wards amplified into the familiar ally approved calls for the con-for the examination of the interna- made to discover 3 common an airline connecting Canton ballet version for Diaghileff which Turkeys, Cook

with

Pheasant

Haihow

struction of the tunnel in the form [tional arms trafic question. em

ground through private conversa-Amoy, and Foochow of a round tube, about 28 feet in phasised Mr. Sandler, it was just

tions-Reuter.

According to the Corporation, anwas first produced many years ago. Snipe

capsed such a sensation when t diameter. It will be built 21.6 Italy's delegate who declared that

PRECAUTIONS AT DJIBOUTI arrangement has been made withi feet under fhe bottom of the chan-it was unfair to place an embargo that

A message from Paris states Mr. Chen Yi, Chairman of the Remainder Of Programme

the zel and over 120 feet below sea on the supply of arms to a small military force, consisting of one trial flight will take place early lowed the usual recital pattern Partridge

French Somaliland Fukien Provincial Government. A The rest of the programme fol- Quail level. The tunnel will slope down State attacked by a large Power company, is to be raised forth-next month-Central Press. from the two sides of the straits thus depriving it of all means of with to a battalion, well-equipped.

Beethoven's Op. 31 No. 2, to a level, passage beneath the defence. surface of the sea.

Sweden, continued the Foreigntion in case the Italo-Ethiopian

This reinforcement is a precau-j After the tunnel, is completed. Minister. was on the point of conflict disturbs the neighbouring through train service will be in-concluding

agreement tribes- augurated from Aomori.

Some aeroplanes are also northern

trade

this pur ALL QUIET IN LAHORE

But Muslims Will Pursue Their Case

CITY CENSUS FOR CANTON

Forms To Be Issued On August 1

of next month.

Canton, To-day.

WAS

one of the loveliest Minuettos ever written and one of the worst last movements,

competently, cleanly and affectionately played. Of the Chopin group one did not know whether to admire more the florid E flat minor Scherzo and Al fiat Polonaise, the delicacy of the Fsharp major Nocturne, cr the A flat major Valse played as an

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at the with Abyssinia on the most-fav-being despatched Reuter. end of Honshia.. toored nation basis, the Swedish Kagoshima, in South Kyushu representative having arrived at

The ides of such a tunnel was Addis Ababa for first proposed in 1918. Since that pose July 25. This did time some preliminary engineer-not mean that Sweden would now ing work has been

In order to know the exact num-encore. carried out. immediatelý begin supplying Boring tests have been made in munitions to Abyssinia; in fact,

ber of residents in the city, the In the second half was the the sea-bed Beneath the straits.no applications for export li

Bureau of Public Safety is going varied fare supplied by a Brahms Walnuts and surveys of the depth, speed cences had been received by the

to take a census at the beginning Rhapsody and Falses, Granados Grapes and direction of Currents and Government

London, to-day. But it was the duty -counter-currents were conducted of the League to give an unbiass Mr. R. A. Butler, replying in the and will be issued to firms and also Albeniz

The Under-Secretary for India,

"La Maja y el raïsenor" and two. Blank forms have been prepared da Falla Dances. And there was For a time the depressed state of fed decision whether the circum-House of Commons yesterday re-families on August 1.

"Navarro” estate ilroad finances caused stances did not justify the unres-garding the trouble at Lahore be to be filed within three days.

znaceni- the project to be shelved in-tricted delivery of arms to Abystween the Sikh and Muslim com-

They are jficently played as an encore

But we definit

Central Press.

all went away with a sticky taste in our mouths because Rubinstein would give us

the sugary, sentimental and soporificí "Liebstraum" once again, yet again, as a final encore.

sinia

Price Idea Denomced

munities, arising from the dis- Should it fail to do this, then,pated ownership of a temple, said The Home Oce in 1931 pro-according to international law, that the situation in Lahore was posed to supplement the existing every State would be in a posi-row quiet and that it is understood ferry service between Moji andina to decide the matter for it that the Muslim community has Shimoneseki with a

suspension self

decided to follow constitutional

bridge. This would have

been

methods of pursuing their east-

cheaper and easier to constructPrecautions Taken At British Wireless Service.

Djibouti

than the tunnel,But the military authorities took strong exception to the proposal, arguing that a suspension bridge would be z

A message from Paris states target for hostile aircraft in the

that in order to prevent out event of war and that the wreck-

breaks among the coloured popa- zge of the bridge would obstract lation as well as anti-Italian de

⚫ communication through the Kammonstrations, the authorities are

mon Straits..

taking extraordinary measures.

So the idea of building a bridge for the protection of the port of

THIEVES RAID CLUB

Many Petty Thefts Reported

SETTLEMENT OF ASSYRIANS

It was announced that Rubin-

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Discussions Starting stein will give another recital at

Shortly

the Hong Kong Hotel roof garden chilies, Dried

London. To-day.

At question time in the House of Commons yesterday the For-

on Wednesday. There is little doubt that he will be able again to

Red Greer attract a house full to overflowing Curry Stuet, English

Commbers The following was last might's Garlic eign Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare, complete programme stated that he understood that the

Ginger, Young Part 1

Old: French Government accepted the Sonata Op. 31, No. 3.. Beethoves Indian Corn

Horseradish, Stai proposal of the committee of the Allegro Scherzo Minuetto League of Nations Council for

Prestissimo

was dropped and the project of Djibouti in French Somanland, Riding Club, Collier-row, - Rom- Assyrians from Iraq in the Nocturne

Thieves raided the Hampden the detailed plan of the settlement Mazurka

technical discussions to elaborate Scherzo E flat minor

the undersea tuimel has

according to a report received ford, last month, and besides Gharb area in Syria, and dis- Polonaise A flat major been definitely decided-on. When here from Djibouti. the tunnel is completed it will be

taking a wireless set and bottles Four small field-guns and of spirits, smashed open the coin possible to save an hour and 20 large quantity of arms and am-box of the telephone

cassions will start in Beirut at minutes in the time required for munition, as well as barbed wire There have been a number of

the beginning of August British

Part II transport communication entanglements; were landed at petty burglaries in Coller-row, the

Wireless Service

Rhapsody E flat Moreover the funnel, provided Djibouti on Sunday, the report Dewest London suburb, and spe (Continued from Previous Col.)

Vaises Op. 29 that Japan retains mastery of the declares, that the French cial precautions are being takuupla Kuja straits, would-be

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