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BERNARDS of HARWICH.

PORTUGUESE INCENSED AGAINST ITALIAN ACTION IN ABYSSINIA Demonstration Outside Lisbon Legation

Joan Blondell, above, has filed a suit for divorce. Her husband. "George Barnes, has been married

four times

GEN. JOHNSON'S ULTIMATUM

BOATMEN LOSE

THEIR LIVES IN

SUDDEN SQUALL

RIVER TRAGEDY IN CANTON

NO TIME TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton. To-day.

Several small boats on the Canton River were upset by a sudden whirling squall and rain- storm, which broke at 5.45 pm. yesterday: The wind and rain came so unexpectedly that there was no time for the boatmen to take precautions. Several of them were drowned, it is feared. as. their craft capsized.

Little North suburb was again | inundated by rainwater last)

SUCCESSFUL night, and the residents there

U.S. Relief Workers Back On Project

RADICAL UNIONS" ATTEMPTING TO ORGANISE STRIKE

spent an. uncomfortable night. It is a low-lying area and has no modern drainage to remove rain- water.

The East Creek is supposed to drain the rainwater in Little North suburb. but it rises and

falls with the tide. Often refuse

The "new" "American · Charge d'Affaires“ and Consul-General at Addis Ababa, capital of “Abys- ainia, Is Mr. Corneling Van H. Eagert, former secretary of the United States Legation at Cairo, Egypt

ANTI-JEWISH

ANTI-CATHOLIC

DRIVE BEGINS

ROUSING START IN SOUTH GERMANY

is thrown into the creek and lum- New York. To-day. ber craft obstruct the passage With General Hugh Johnson's of the water. The congestion ultimatum expiring last night, the helps the tide to inundate the low-MOTORISED DEMONSTRATORS

lying area instead of draining away the sewage water.

strike of relief workers appears to have fizzled out. Only 10] A sum of $500,000 is required to j per cent. of the workers have not widen and deepen the Creek, while returned to the eastside shum adjoining owners can raise only a clearance project, on which 170 small part of the amount. The

balance is obtained by imposing out of 362 men employed struck a 20 per cent. surcharge on the work last Saturday.

municipal land tax, which hast The American Federation of been due and payable since Janu Labour announces that as far ary 1, 1935.

start

as they are concerned, it is only Construction work will skilled workers who are walking soon, following acceptance of the out. It adds that they are not bids by several contracting firms. striking, but are refusing to work for less than standard

wages.

The strike has not spread, even though the radical unions. not belonging to the Federation of Labour are attempting to or- ganise a strike among the "white collar" workers. Reu- ter.

REAL UNITY

SOUGHT IN

DIAMONDS TAKEN FROM COURT

$300,000 Package Called For

SHANGHAI CASE ENDS

Shanghai, To-day. The removal of some $300,000 | worth of diamonds from, the cus

INFLAMMATORY SLOGANS

Munich, To-day. South Germany's anti- Jewish and anti-Catholic

campaign was given a rous- ing start by a six-hour par . ade of lorries loaded with shouting Storm Troopers.

Herr Hitler's Life Guards furnished 600 of the 1.100 motorised "demonstrators, who roared: "Rome for all Papists! Palestine for all Jews! Germany for us! No further Semitic swineries!" and similar slogans.

Pictures of bestial faced Jews attacking beautiful blonde German girls featur ed the procession-Reuter.

NEW PACT IS

FORESEEN

ITALO-BRITISH

AGREEMENTS

CONSIDERED

SECRET TREATY

DENIED

"ABYSSINIAN OFFER SAID OUT OF THE QUESTION

Rome, To-day. "Quite unacceptable was the comment of well-informed circles to the Emperor of Abyssima's new suggestion to onde part of Ogaden in return for a loan and ja port

Amessage from Paris states that on the eve of Mr. Anthony

The flood that: rushed, through

month was not stopped by the traffic light shown in our picture nor was the automobile it exried zulong in the raging torrent,

BRITISH OFFER IS AGAIN Eden's arrival to represent Eri-PRESENTED TO IL DUCE

tain in the three-Power talk on

Abyssinia, the Paris edition of

the New York Herald publishes FRENCH PRESS

the details of a secret agree- ment between Britain and Italy.

whereby Britain would recognise the exclusive Italian influence Cover south-western Abyssinia and support Italy's plan to build a railway. Making Eritrea

ABYSSINIAN

COMMENTS ON PROPOSALS

--CHINA MAIL. " SPECIAL:

Paris, To-day.

The Emperor of Abyssinia's offer to meet

DOWN WITH FASCISM!

"LEAVE POOR

ABYSSINIANS

IN PEACE"

RECEPTION HALL DAMAGED

Soldiers Called Out

Madrid, To-day.

A demonstration - against the Italian Legation occured at lis- bon, according to a message re- ceived here, yesterday.

A mysterious motor-car stop- ped in front of the Legation

while the occupants proceeded to into the reception hall, breaking

Thurd quantities of small stones

the windows. The missiles were

wrapped in Communist propagan da leaflets bearing the slogans "Leave the poor Abyssimans alone," and "Down with Fascism and cold-blooded murderers, peaceful people!"

with Italian Ses bland In Italy half way regarding territorial concessions A squad kchers was des

turn Italy would support. Brif Abyssinia be given access to the sea and tain's special interest in Lake granted urgently needed loans has revived the

Tsana.

ROOSEVELT SIGNS WILCOX

AVIATION BILL

flickering hopes for a peaceful settlement of the conflict. It is generally assumed there that the Negus intentionally made the offer shortly be- Six Key Army Air Corps Bases To fore the opening of the three-Power confer- Guard Alaska And Canalence, which is scheduled to get under way this

Washington, To-day. week President Roosevelt has signed the Wilcox Aviation Bill, and thorising the constraction of six key. army air corps bases · to. guard Alaska and the Panama Canal

The President recently explain- ed that in signing: the bill be would not necessarily recommend. the immediate appropriation of all the funds necessary to put it into full operation, but he mere- ly signed it to establish the future policy. Reuter

MORE MINISTERS RESIGN

WANG CHING-WEI ADHERENTS

Nanking, To-day.

"JESUISTIC FASCISM”

IN FRANCE Protest By Socialist Leader

CHINA MAR.” SPECIAL- L'Intransigeant observes, how- ever, that Italy would hardly bel. In an article published by the

Paris, To-day. satisfied with the inhospitable. Socialist organ Populaire, viru barren region offered by the lently attacking M. Laval's new Negus The question would emergency decrees, the Socialist moreover arise as to which sea-leader, M. Leon Blimm, refers to port is to be ceded to Abyssinia, the "strange rumours" to the and which country is to make effect that M. Laval harbours this territorial sacrifice on the more or less dictatorial inten- altar of peace. The paper tions. thinks that the questions of Beuter learns that while no

loans would offer less diffient-

M. Blum demands an * Mr. Chen King-po, Minister of ties, especially since they are to equivocal such treaty exists, "the British and

explanation," and Italian Governments, in 1925 ex Industries, and Mr. Ku Meng-yu, be employed for public works.

then goes. on to say: "We want to leave no doubt that mention the lines mentioned, and herents of Mr. Wang Ching-wei, changed notes suggesting an agree-Minister of Railways, both ad- “NOTABLE INITATIVE"

The semi-official Temps con-peasants and the entire French the great masses of the workers. the possibility remains that this former President of the Executive siders the Emperor's declaration people will not permit Jesuistic tentative Italo-British agreement

to constitute a "notable initative Fascism on the Dollfass model to A message dated July 9 stated

will be advanced in the course of Yuan, have resigned.

which appears to prove that the take root in France. We are, and that the charges of smuggling

The Mayor of Seattle has sent a the Paris negotiations-Renter.

Other members of the Govern-Negus is endeavouring to find remain, calm, but also deter some $200,000 worth of diamonds letter to the Japanese Consul- (Continued on Page 9)

ment who have previously resign-ways and means to bring about a mined." General in connection with the into Shanghai, brought against

ed are Messrs. Wang Ching-wei, settlement acceptable to all, that

Trans-Ocean Service.

THE COUNTRY toy of the British police court

POLITICAL GROUPS

CONFER

BETTER UNDERSTANDING

·REPORTED ·

[From Our Own Correspondent)

brought to a close the case against Messrs. H. M. Gregory and F. E.

Gabbott Their release followed

the return of Mr J. B. Ipekdjian. who called for the package- Reuter.

..

APOLOGIES FROM SEATTLE

Mayor Sends Letter To Japanese Consul

Seattle, To-day.

Canton, To-day. J. B. Ipekdjian, H. M. Gregory club "Tag incident, when a repre- Some success was achieved and F. R. Gabbott by the Chinese Sentation was made of the Em- to-day by General Huang Shao-Maritime Customs, were dismiss peror of Japan pulling the Em

JOAN BLONDELL SEEKS DIVORCE

Barnes 4th Marriage Jeopardised

-EX-FOLLIES GIRL LEAVES MILLIONAIRE

H

Ho Ying-ching and Chen. Su-jen, he sincerely desires to avoid war Chairman of the Overseas Affairs and is willing to enter into IMPERIAL AIRWAYS Commission Reuter

negotiations concerning a satis GENERALISSIMO "CABLES WANG

factory arrangement once an understanding on principle has Shanghai, Later been reached. The paper adds According to the vernacular pa-cautiously, that even if it, would pers a high Government official be hasty to assume that the road in Nanking has received a pri- to a settlement has already been} vate telegram from Chengta paved, there is no denying that stating that Generalissimo Chiang, the Emperor's attitude is calculat Kai-shek has cabled Mr Wanged to create new possibilities a5 Ching-wei, strongly urging him to soon as an understanding has

and London. remain in office...

been reached between Rowe, Pariz

Barnes, the fim cameraman, did eralissimo has circularised all CHA not speak to her for hours, drove binet Ministers, telling them to

remain in office Rente an automobile while intoxicated.

hsiung, the Nanking agent, in ed with relation to the latter two peror of Ethiopia in a rickshaw, restoring a better understand- defendants in His Majesty's police asking him "please to accept my ing between the South-west court that morning.

assurance that the proceedings leaders and General Chiang Magistrate Haines, however, were not planned to bring re Kai-shek, strong man" of the ordered the diamonds to be held proach or ridicule upon His Nanking Government.

by the court pending the appear-Majesty or your country, Reversing his statement at Hong ance of Ipekdjian, then absent “The offending incident did not. Kong, that his trip South was from Shanghai.

occur at a pity function but at a without any political significance, Counsel's application for costs small community affair. It was

Los Angeles, To-day. General Huang admitted to news on behalf of Gabbott and Gregory, conceived in a spirit of jocularity, The film star Miss Joan Blondeli paper men that he is here to talk on the ground that the accuss-That it should be otherwise inter- has filed a suit for divorce. SheIt is also stated that the Ger- over political matters with the tions were malicious, frivolous preted is as regrettable as it is in-alleges that her husband, George military and civil officials. It ap-and fictitions, was refused. pears that the Narking representa- tive has covered more ground this

Reuter

visits his previous thre More Cheap Fare Trains? od gorde queans for the

(Continued on Page 9).

CHIANG'S REPRESENTATIVE LEAVES FOR COLONY

The special cheap fare express the matter and, when interviewed. service of the Kowlo

the Chine Mail yesterday, atat atter is still under

Railway has proved

cessful scheme that

Chiang of both the

added that

home. Joan is king enstody of their son, born Jast

Bames, fourth zus ell has not been

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