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ITALY'S ACCEPTANCE FAILS TO LIFT UNCERTAINTY AT GENEVA

GENEVA-PARIS

EXPRESS IN MOST

AMAZING MISHAP

BOILER HURLED 600 FEET AWAY

BUT COACHES REMAIN ON RAILS

~CHINA MAIL. ~ SPECIAL

Paris. To-day.

The Geneva-Paris express nar- rowly escaped disaster when its engine early yesterday morning blew up near Enay in the De partment of the Seine, the boiler being hurled 600 feet away.

The mangled bodies of the driver and the fireman were dis- covered at a distance of 300 feet from the engine, and all the

Adrienne Ames is petitioning the Los Angeles' court for divorce from Bruce Cabot, her movie star husband, but, in true Hollywood fashion they are still the best of friends. Temperament clashes are blamed for the flight of love.

coaches miraculously stayed on INDIA BILL

the rails and none of the passen- gers suffered injury.

The passengers, in fact, only became aware of the sccident after the train had stopped' suð-! denly on the open track They

got out of the coaches to see what had happened.

Since a

heavy thunderstorm was raging at the time, the ex- plosion of the boiler had been taken for a clap of thunder."

Trans-Ocean Service.

DERBYSHIRE

AVENGE DEFEAT

BECOMES ACT

AFTER 8 YEARS

HISTORIC SCENE IN HOUSE OF LORDS

ALL-INDIA FEDERATION

London, To-day

The Government of India Bill

ITALY'S ACCEPTANCE

OF DRAFT FORMULA

ABYSSINIAN REPLY EXPECTED TO-DAY

BLACK SHIRTS STILL BEING CALLED TO THE COLOURS

Geneva, To-day.

Complete agreement has been reached upon the League resolution, Italy signifying her ad- hesion.--Reuter.

An earlier message stated that Signor Mussolini's reply to the new draft resolution amounted virtually to an acceptance. subject to slight modifications, which were not expected to pre- sent any difficulty.

Miss Grace Roper, daughter of the United States Secretary of Commerce, became the first Cabinet bride of the Roosevelt að- ministration and wife of Dr. Frank Boka, of New York, at a ceremony

at their Washington home. Above are the bridal couple and Secretary Roper (right).

NUMEROUS RUMOURS

ITALIAN

ANSWER ADDS

TO CONFUSION

NO STATEMENT BY ABYSSINIA

LAVAL'S OPTIMISM

· CHINA MAIL ~· SPECIAL

Geneva, To-day.

The arrival of the Italian an swer yesterday morning to the new compromise submitted to Rome on Thursday did nothing to dispel the uncertainty stowound-

tions. On the contrary, it only added to the confusion and gaye rise to rumours of a most com tradictory character.

There was believed to be complete agreement over the SPEAKERSHIP IN HOUSE ing the progress of the negotia

conciliation procedure.

The points on which Signor Mussolini asked for modifica- rion related to subsequent steps.

EXPLORER'S

ORIGINAL

DOCUMENTS

Interesting Russian Discovery

became an Act yesterday when it BEHRING ARCHIVES BROUGHT zeceived the Royal assent in the "House of Lords. May members

AGAINST SUSSEX of the House of Commons attend- fed at the bar to witness the his

toric scene.

Hopwood In Limelight For Champions

WALTERS' WELCOME

TO LIGHT

~CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Moscow, To-day.

Baron Aloisi and M Laval had discussed the answer with jexperts, after which the full text would be submitted to Mr. Eden and the Abyssinian dele sate, Tecla Hawariat

It was expected that the way was now clear towarda adoption of the resolution by the League Council

Draft Resolution To Be Presented To-day

Geners, later

The draft-resolution will be

The original account written sented to the Council meeting this by the Danish Russian explorer afternoon after the receipt Vitus Behring of his epoch-Abyssinia's reply The preparation for the pass-making journeys, which in 1741 The text provides for the re- ing of the measure has occupied led to the discovery of the sumption of the conciliation wo nearly eight years. The publ Behring Strait dividing Asia cedure over the Tal Ual and other cation of the report of the Si- from America have beenjincidents; for the appointment of mon Commission in May. 1930, brought to light by the Pre-a fifth arbitrator; and for a sub- was followed by various sessident of the White Russian sequent, meeting of the Council on The outstanding feature in yes-sions of the Round Table Con- Academy of Science. M. Gorin, September 4, which will discuss terday's County Cricket Chamference and the issue of the who claims to have found the the whole subject. pionship series was the defeat of Government's white paper in manuscripts buried in some old Sussex by Derbyshire at Bove March 1933, indicating the archives.

COMEBACK

of

Copson caused the southerners' greatest common measure

Some of these documents, downfall after eight successive agreement reached as the re pecially the report addressed to wins by taking 6 second innings'sult of these investigations and the Russian Empress Anna on the wickets for 42 runs. Susser beat consultations.

results of expeditions undertaken

Derby by 7 wits a fortnight ago The Parliamentary Joint Select between 1730 and 1740, are con→↓ in their first encounter.

Committee sat for 18 months and sidered highly important from a The champions were only able its recommendations in October last scientific standpoint. to secure first innings points in were largely incorporated in the They are of particular interest | their match with Hampshire, bill, proceedings in comection with in view of the present plans for Hopwood and Oldfield contribute which have occupied 61 Parliamen-the spanning of the Polar Sea from ing centuries to Lancashire's total tary days this session.

of 172 for 4 declared. Hopwood

then followed up his performance

of 6 for 98 against Surrey by tak-j

ing 5 for 26. -

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TYPHOON WARNING

Russia to America by aeroplanea,| since Behring was the first ex-" plorer who attempted to discover a direct Polar route between these continents. - Trans-Ocean two

A message from the Manila Service.

Results, as cabled by Beater. Observatory received st the American Consulate-General. at

were:~~

..

FORTHCOMING WEDDING

Derbyshire beat Sussex by 510 am to-day states that the wickets at. Hove

typhoon reported yesterday is. The forthcoming marriage is Sussex: 194 and 244 (James Lany now in about 124 deg east Lon-announced of Revenue Officer

ridge 106, Copson 6 for 42). Derby 213 (Wethington 91, 1, Corn.gitude and 23 deg. worth Lati-George Merriman, of the L and

ford 7 for 76) and 227 for $.

CHINESE COUNSELLOR AT PEPING

Mr. Blackbum May Succeed Sir Eric TechEWED

Shanghai, To-day. The North China Daily News understands that Sir. Eric Teich- man, the Chinese Counsellor at

Priping since 1927, who is about to leave for Home on furlongs preparatory to retirement, wil be succeeded by Mr. A. D. Black- bum, at present Consal in Shang hai. Mr. Blackburn is expected to leave, for Peiping at the end of August.

His place in Shanghai, will be taken by MF JW. C: Davidson from Hankow, Reuter

OF COMMONS

EFFORTS TO SOLVE DIFFICULT CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION

This was due to the fact that the note, which has

not yet been published, does not com

final statement of

A constitutional question of some difficulty with reference istitute a to the speakership of the House of Commons has been occupy Italy's attitude and deals chief- ing the attention of the Government and Parliamentarians inly with formalities to which recent weeks

can be attributed greater or

A constitutional convention, which, with rare exceptions lesser importance, according to has been observed in recent history, is that a member chosen the interests of the party con as Speaker is not opposed in his constituency by candidates of cerned. The position is made other parties during his term of office In this way the judino clearer by the fact that cial attitude of the Chair is safe guarded from the embarrass statement of the Abyssinian views on the compromise for

ment of an electorial contest

PERMANENT

TRANS POLAR

AIR SERVICE

*Famous Explorer's

Prediction

TRIAL FLIGHT WILL DISCLOSE PROSPECTS

*** CHINA MAIL – SPECIAL

fed that the rule amounted

disenfranchiseme

Local politicians, however, mula have been received.

AL SECRET SESSION constituencies represented by the After M. Laval and Hr. Eden Speaker have chafed at the Lunched together in the hotel of forced plactivity and

the Premi delegation, they were to joined by Baron Atom for

dauzssion between the three great- In the case of the "present Fowers. This discussion, which Speaker, Captain FitzRoy, the lasted the whole afternoon, local Labour Party in Daventry, followed last evening by a secret for which he sita, has decided to session of the League Council som nominate a candidate at the next pened by M. Litvinoff in order that general election, and the candid the great Powers might convey the ature has been approved by the state of the developments to the national executive, while the L other members.

bour Party in conferines has NON-COMMETTAL STATEMENTS. suggested alterations in the law A liter message states that the Moscow, To-day- to provide that the Speaker on secret session of the League Cou The prospect of a permanent election should not continue to el lasted until 7.30 pm. yesterday. passenger, mail and express represent a particular consti- On leaving the ball the delegates goods air service from Moscow tuency.

to San Francisco along the Polar route was uttered by the famous Folar explorer, Profes-

OTHER SUGGESTIONS

made some non-committal state- ments to pressmen, M. Laval as usual striking air optimistic note Other suggestions for meeting by declaring that the Council sor Schmidt, in an inteview with the difficulty have been advanced might possibly be re-convened in foreign pressmen yesterday. » and criticised by the authorities the course of last night.

Dr. Schmidt, who, it will be re-on constitutional questions, but The Portagnese delegate, some membered, led the hazardous it is revealed in a letter from what more explicitly, stated that Chelyunkin expedition last year, the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley the Council was still awaiting re- stated that the project will de Baldwin, to Mr. Lloyd George, plles from the two chiefly interest- Ipend on the success of the forth- (Continued on Page 9) edTM Governments, namely, from

coming non-stop trial flight be-j

(Continued on Pase-37 tween Moscow and San Francis [co, the duration of which is es-

GOETHE PRIZE FOR timated to be about 65 hours”.

SWISS WRITER

Stegemann Honoured By Frankfurt

The service itself, if opened, will take somewhat longer, but will nevertheless mean sa enot-

tude, Le about 180 miles ENE E.Mess, Fire Station Building.

The second portion of the reso-mous saving in time, as compar of the South Cape of Formosa, Hong Kong, to Miss Sarah Gear Ration refers to the Council rezoln-ed with other means of transport- Lancashire best Hampshire on moving WN.W. Continuing on mell Morrison, Nursing Sister, tion of May 25 regarding the set-Trans-Ocean Service. the first innings at Liverpool. its present course it should cross Government Medical Dept, Sitlement of the dispute, which was Lancashire: 472 for 4 dec. (Hopwood the centre of Formoss and strike ter's Quarters, Government Civil to be carried out on the lines laid MONUMENT STOLEN

the China coast near Amoy. Hospital

104, OldSeld 101 not out).

Hants: 175 (Hopwood. 5. Zor 20).

317 for 3 (McCorkell 154 notį out).

Kent beat Worcester on the first innings at Worcester-

Kent: 436 (Ame: 118, Todd 164 not]

out).

205 for 2 (C. F. Walters 94).

(Continued on Page 12)

LOCAL GIRL TENNIS

PLAYER'S WINE

Santhia Runs Aground Off

Amoy & Is Delayed 12 Hrs.

down in Article V of the 1928 treaty. (This is the manner in which the proposed declaration

to force

about the non-recourse

has been circumvented)..

Finally, M. Litvinofi at to-day's

Connell meeting will read the de-

claration of the Three Fowers,

UNUSUAL THEFT NEAR KULM

PLEBISCITE IN GREECE

ས॰ ཙ ཏཾནྡྷོ

Last Word With The National Assembly

Athens, To-day.

-CHINA MAIL” SPECIAL.

Frankfurt, To-day.

Now that the preparations the plebiscite for the restora- Prize for 1935 has been awarded have nearly been completed for The city of Frankfurt's Goethe tion of the monarchy, it has to the distinguished novelist and been decided that the last historian Professor Hermaz word will be with the National Stegemang of Berne, and will be Assembly, to decide hether presented to him on Goethe's the majority is summe

birthday, August 28, at the his large to warrant a change torical "Goethehans.” the regime

"CHINA. HÄILY SPECIAL

The official announcement states Fraque, To-day

Fax-King George has announ An unusual case of :

that the prize is conferred on "Dr entire that he will not claim the rearn Stegemann, because as a poet and moment being stolen occurred of his former zoys) states. His historian of the recent Dear Kulm, on the former battle- civil list will be settled by the As has shown that he has the field of Koeniggraetz, the scene ofsembly Better

senality of Goethe." Service

the decisive Prussian victory the Austro-Prussian War of 1868. The memorial in honour of the Austrian soldiers who fell here omponent

204 for 9 dec. (Howorth 5 der 70),† Worcester 315 (C. F. Walters 118, The British India S. N. Co.'s as divers went down and inspected whereby they agree to negotiate

Martin 103).

Santhia, which left Hong Kong her bottom and it was found that under the terms of the 1906 treaty.

Reuter for Japan on July 23 with a large the only damage she had sustain-

ed was a slight twist to one of (Continued on Page 9). number of local people bound for her propeller blades. She pro Japanese resorts, ran aground ceeded to Shanghaj the following

WEATHER FORECAST when leaving Amoy on July 26 morning and was delayed for 12 hours The commander of the vessel is Fair, with light to moderate as dismantled into its London, To-day-A 14-year-old while the extent of the damage Captain W. G. Clark while pas easterly or variable winds, was unknown Hong Kong girl, Gem Hoa-hing, was being ascertained.

sengers from Hong Kong included, It appears that the Santhia was Miss, N. W. Bascomb, Miss Dissued by the Royal Observatory motor lossy and dro

the weather forecast for to-day, as then loaded the mason 471⁄2 feet tall, won the schoolgirls" lawn tennis title at Queen's Club, leaving Amey harbone at about 3 Wise, Mr. Mrs and Miss N. Brank beating the 17-year-old Daphne o'clock in the evening when she Mra C. J. Shand and children, this morning

das grounded on a sandbank. She was Miss L Holland, the Rev. and Mrs refcated under her own power G E. Upsdell, Miss 2 M. Basis and returned to Amoy, Several and Miss S Jeffries.

Rowe by 6-2, 6-3 Gem zling play created a sensation. Reuter

West River Patrol, is due to arriv

"The Japanese gebott Saga, of

in the Colony to-day froes Canton.

No trace of the

its pur discovered -Ocean Bel

Empress Zita At St.

Jean de Luz

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