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THE NEWSPAPER EXTERPAS LITU

Special Values in

WHITE AND KHAKI

GOLF STOCKINGS

(lightweight)

BERNARDS of HARWICH.

EVIDENCE REGARDING UAL UAL DISPUTE PENDING AT BERNE

IMPORTANT REVELATIONS EXPECTED

MENACE OF

WAR

U.S. SEEKS

NEUTRALITY

LEGISLATION

Senate To Consider

-Bill To-morrow

POWERFUL GROUP SUPPORTS PITTMAN MEASURE.

Washington, To-day.

The possibility of war in Europe precipitated an animated debate in the Senate, in which 20 members joined and during which newspaper war scare head-

·lines were read out.

A powerful group of Senators is pressing for the passage, be- "fore the adjournment of Con-

gress, of the bill embodying!

neutrality legislation introduc-1.

A promise to "clean-up"

has been

anti-Nazis in Berlin made by Count. Wolf von. Hell”

dorf, anti-Semitic leader and new chief of police of the German

capital.

ed by Senator Pittman, Chair- PLAYGROUND

man of the Foreign Relations Committee.

This would block shipments of arms and munitions to the bell-

CONDITIONS

IN KOWLOON

gerents forbid American citizens QUESTIONS BY HON.

MR. J. P. BRAGA

to travel in belligerent ships, and deny American ports to belliger- ent warships.

BEGISLATIE COUNCIL

* MEETING TO-MORROW

ITALIAN FAMILIES

LEAVE ABYSSINIA

ECONOMICAL USE OF

PETROL ORDERED

MEMBERS OF FASCIST PARTY

DIRECTORATE VOLUNTEER

CHINA MAR" SPECIAL.

Paris Today

Mie. Marie Jowe Laval (right) the? Premier Laval of: France, and Comet. Eame- Chambean (left) were "weddet amid. terday.

SEQUEL TO DISTURBANCES

·AT÷TOULON

BOMBAY CRISIS

The Italo-Abyssinian Conciliation Commit tee to deal with the dispute arising out of the Ual: Ual incident met yesterday forenoon, when it at once decided that the fifth arbitrator would be named, so that in the case of differences of opin- ion arising among the present committee of four 3 Workers Gaoled And 36 Gives SILVER MERCHANT members the fifth could be co-opted without waste of time. The committee agreed unani- mously that the fifth committee man elected should be M. Politis, Greek Minister at Paris.

It was further decided that the committee should take up its labours at the point where they were last interrupted and deal with the statements made by the Governments of the two

countries concerned.

The legal expert of the Abyssinian Government, Professor Jeze, asked to submit his report, taking into consideration the League of Nations decision of August 3, 1935, whereby the ques

tion of the territorial ownership of Ual Ual should be ruled-out- At the beginning of yesterday's session, the Abyssiniani repre-

Light Punithments

-- CHINA, MAIL.“ SPECIAL Paris, To-day

A sequel to the recent dis- turbances' at Toulon occurred yesterday, when the count zen- tenced-three), workers / ench to three months' imprisonment; while 36 personas, including two foreigners, received Kighter “obatzueting punishments for traffic."-Trans-Ocean Service.

sentatives. M. Lapradelle and Professor Potter, made a declara-MLLE.

ACTION DEMANDED ~~~ | Speakers frequently referred t the drawing of the United States! into the world war. Senator Bone,

At to-morrow's meeting of the Abyssinian statement. Both statements were recorded in the in an impassioned speech, de- clared that the time bad come to Legislative Council the Hon Mr.minutes

notice, Finally the four committee men agreed that their efforts end this hell-bom business, and J. F. Braga, pursuant to demanded an assurance that be-will ask the following questions should be continued.

1. Has the attention of the! fore Congress adjourned and re- ported on its stewardship to Government been attracted by cer- American mothers, action would tain recent letters in the local

- Ftion,” the contents of which were not made puolison, The Italian,

representatives. Count. Aldovrandi and State Commcillor Mon tagna, announced that they made a reservation concerning the

be taken on the bill

A message from Rome states) that among those directly

English newspapers concerning the TWO DEATHS ON affected by the military pre-

Serator Ashurst, declaring in unsatisfactory condition of the favour of the neutrality resolu- children's playground at the junc- tion, said that if Congress passed tion of Middle and Chatham Roads the bill, let them agree that notjia Kowloon?

a bushel of wheat, a pound of 2. What steps, if any, has the copper or a bale of cotton should Government taken to remedy the be shipped, no matter what prices (conditions complained of? these commodities commanded.

MEASURE BEFORE SENATE Influenced by the determined mood evident, the Senate Admin- istration has agreed to bring the Foreign Relations Committee neu- trality resolution before the Sen- ate to-morrow. Reuter."

RANPURA

Malayan Civil Servant And Indian Merchant

P. & 0. LINER ATTENDS THE NAVAL REVIEW

volunteers.m

LAVAL MARRIED AT

UNABLE TO MEET

HIS OBLIGATIONS

Bullion Dealers Lose

Rs. 10,000,000

PROHEITION ET DIRECTORS OF METAL EXCHANGE

**Bum

NEW REICH DISASTER

80 YARDS OF

ROADWAY

COLLAPSE

Underground Railway Excavations Are Responsible

14 MEN MISSING

CHINA MAIL" SPRETAL.

Berlin, To-day The old proverb that misfor- [[nnes « never come singly was verified once again resterday, when.close on the heels of the destruction of a large part of the great wireless exhibitions here, a second serious catast phe occurred yesterday at 12:15 pm, when about 80 yards of the roadway between the Bran-

denburg Gate, and the Potsda

merplatz beneath which the new north-south undergrou railway is now being excavated. collapsed.

The material damage done was very great and wit delay consider ably the completion of the project, which the State in the public In- Bombay. To-day.terest has been making strenno

jefforts to fadh

emergency meeting

of directors pË Bullion... Exc

resolved to

PARIS CHURCHhibit merchants from ent

IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY

MANY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS PRESENT

“CHINA MAIL" SPECIALT Paris, To-day.

upon transactions in

either for a first settlement

la second settlement below the the

·RUMOURS CAUSE CRISIS

More

is the kiss of

toat

«sonne, oz, all of working below

face at the time or had left

rates of Rs. 64/13 and 65/1, for lunch has not yet been deter- respectively, until further “no: hiined. The exact cause of the tice. The resolution was pass catastrophe is not known. fed with a view to avoiding the

· FURTHER COFLAPSE - FEARED. parations for the East African

threatened crisis and the bear- [operations are a large number

fing of rates in the present Fire brigades took up- of students, who have either

nervous market.

rescue work immediately, but the been called to the colours or

A later message states that it danger of a further collapse of have offered themselves 28 The religious ceremony of the asseported that bullion dealers earth is considerable, because the marriage of M. Laval's daughter st. Ra. 16,000,000. One prominent sides of a trench 15 metres below The question of how these to Count Rene de Chambron took dealer alone: lost Rs. 3,000,000.

the gomd level formed by the sub- students will sit for their ex-place yesterday at 10.30 am at Beater.

gidmase of the surface threatens- 1- 3. Will the Government effect

aminations due in the autumn the Church of St. Clothilde in the

Handslide at any moment, jimmediate improvements in the]

has now been settled by deput-parish of the Quaï d'Orsay. The

Timmediately after the news of directions of

When the P. & O. liner Ran- ing the Italian schools in East Grand Master of the Dominicans, Earlier messages stated that the disaster spread two companies (a) rendering the play- pura arrived in Hong Kong this Africa to appoint a special com- Mr. Gillet, performed the Ger there was a serious crisis on the of pioneer battalions were ordered ground free from the objection morning from London, via ports, mission to conduct the examina-vice in the presence of a large silver market at Bombay in con- by the military authorities to leave abie features specified in the let it was learned that an other tions locally

number of Bishops and Prelates sequence of rumours that a desler by train for the scene of the mis- ters referred to in Question 1; wise delightful voyage had been

LEAGUE DECISION

All the members of the French (b) providing hygienic ap marred by the death of two of that the Paris Soir asserts that officials, the diplomatic corps. Exchange Board would meet last rived at 6 pm and took up their

A message from Paris states Cabinet and many high State was unable to meet his liabilities fortune to start expert Kaly

and present a settlement. The operations. The rescue Lorce 27- the passengers. (c) more effective guarding

the statement made yesterday by including the German Ambassa-night. of the grounds to prevent its use

Mr. R. J. Huddie; a Malayan the Abyssinian representatives at dor in Paris, and numerous Par by loiterers and others whose civil servant, who was on his the Italo-Ethiopian Conciliation liamentarians attended the re- presence on the ground might be way back to Singapore from Committee referred to the recent ception at the Quai d'Orsay after "open" to objection;

Home leave, collapsed and died decision of the League of Nations the religions, marriage ceremony TYPHOON WARNING MANSLAUGHTER (d) the provision of trees in shortly after the ship left Aden. Council, whereby the question of of the daughter of the Premier, suitable places on the ground to

The other death occurred sovereignty over the ferritory of M Laval, when the young couple supply shade in the hot summer

when the ship was about two Ual Ual is removed from the sphere were cordially congratulated and bours out from Singapore on of the discussion bar ZA months;

(e) the exclusive use of the

her way to Hong Kong An (Continued on Page 9)-- playground by children only Nunumall, who had boarded "FLYING CLIPPER" ON HER Indian merchant. Mullchand Tsinan, To-day. Thousands will perish unless with their attendants?

the vessel there for a business funds are received, says a Han- Will the Government co-trip to Japan, died of fatty de 1

RETURN TRIP: fuchu telegrara to Nanking fol-sider favourably the innovation of

generation of the heart. Both lowing the survey of the 10 inviting written suggestions, for burials took place at sea flooded districts in Shantung the improvement of the play-

RELIEF URGENTLY REQUIRED

Thousands Endangered In Shantung

2,000,000 FLOOD REFUGEES

pliances for drinking water

Before the Banpura sailed

New York, To-day. The "Flying Clipper" began

It declares that the refugees grounds at Kowloon, from mothers for the East she carried 500

her return fight from Wake. Is the province number for the benefit of whose children people to Spithead to see the land yesterday afternoon. The 2,000,000 and require at least the grounds are maintained? Naval Review. $2,000,000 a month to feed.

OTHER BUSINESS

first halt is to be Midway Island. Eye-witnesses tstate that it was a most im- Renter It requests the Government In addition the Colonial Secrepressive sight The Rampura, to impose a food tax on allitary will move that the Report of railways and to appropriate the Finance Committee (No. 11), Captai

hen flew the flag of SH Furlong. Com-

$15,000,000 for flood relief dated 11th July, 1935, be adopted modore of the P. & O., fleet, lay OP PRESS

work in Shantung

Meanwhile it is officially esti

mated than 1,000,000 people

have been rendered homeless in

Honan owing to the

Material damage to the

the Berengaria, with

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LONDON'S HEAT WAVE

the Commodore" of the

London,

drought in the sou

cf $50,000,000 has been done is still, mbi

Beuter

Line on board Castle, flying

received the good wishes of the distinguished guests. Trans Ocean Service.

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]duties immediately..

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CHARGE

Manila In Direct Line

"Not Guilty" Brought

In By Jury

A telegram received through [the American- Cons zte Generat

SPY CHARGE IN from the Manila Observatory this TAIPO INCIDENT LAST JUNE

PARIS

PECULIAR CAMERA ON ACCUSED

A peculiar can fject a narcotic stroi

pat anyone to sle was found in

morning stated that at

a typhoon was situated in about Longitude 130 E Latitude 15 N moving west

The position is almos of Manila, and that the island. ly menaced

WEATHE

Luzon

Appearing before the Puicne dige Mr. R. E. Lindsell. the Criminal szion: Supreme Court - this Chong Ha ohnen

the