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ARMY OFFICERS IN TROUBLE

Struck Off Rolls

In Japan

SUB-ROSA PAMPHLET

among

Tokyo

Two army officers who are al- leged to have written and dise tributed a sub-rosa pamphlet sup- posed to expose plots involving in- ""subordination

Military Academy cadets, Captain K. Naka- mura and Paymaster-Captain A. Isobe, were struck from the rolls) recently and simultaneously order-1 ed to give up their Court rank. -

The two officers, who were un-i der suspension orders. were charged with activities.

det

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1935

The four German glider aviators, deinemann, Steinbolt, Brantigam and Oelschner who made a record flight of about" 500 kilometers from Wasserkuppe, which brought them almost to Bruenn in Czechoslovakia. The trimental to the unity and control photograph shows the four successful fiers after their landing in Creches

lovakia

of the 'Army.

· COLONEL'S TRAGIC

DEATH

Life Lost In Saving

His Son

COLLAPSE AFTER RESCUE

Lieut-Colonel

John

EXPANSION NEED BUT NOT WAR

(Continued from page 1).

.

To-day's Short Story.

A TALE OF

THE EAST

By B. B

Myers

+

THE ship pounded her way just as he walked through the steadily through the blue door, it happened. There was a waters of the Mediterranean.beam across the door.... It was the end of a glorious day,

If you trace the main line off Jand after a strenuous hour of the Bombay, Baroda and Central deck tennis, it was good to sit India Railway as it runs North in the smoke-room and sip at a through the Punjab, you will see, [long, cool drink.

Just South of Ferozepore, the There were four of us at the station of Jaito. table. Grayling, Morrison, Hughes

If you leave the train at Jaito, and I, all of us on our way home and travel East, through the fer on leave after periods of from tile fields of cotton and wheat, four to six years in India.

you will come, in time, to the vil- The conservation, as is manal on lage of Bhagta Where dwells those occasions, was desultory.Arjan Singh. For my part, I was content to let A Sikh of Sikhs, Arjan Singh the others talk. My thoughts were Old now, and grey-bearded, but several days ahead. There was so showing still, in his upright car-}; much to do in England. There riage and fine face, traces of the would be so little time in which Arjan Singh of earlier years; the to do it.

Arjan Singh. Subedar, Indian The others were talking about Officer in a famous Sikh Regiment. luck, good and bad, and chance. I

was not particularly intarested as

I have said, until I found myself) listening to Hughes.

-LockTM be was saying. "Ifj lever there was a bit of bad luck!

MONDAY'S STORY

Monday's story will be "Death On The Elevated.” by P. Jerome Willis.

over.

of the Ethiopian Government orfterpret as characterising the dis. it was two years ago when poor! against it.

pute with Abyssinia as a just war old Whitfield went into the Punjab English. The statement has been made of defence.. with the object of villages on a recruiting trip. You Quartermaster at the Mill Hill dein view of the possibility that pacifying the country. Trans-chape must remember. He was pot of the Middlesex Regiment. British subjects or protected per-Ocean Service..

killed. And it was just bad luck. died in helping to save his son sons, anticipating an outbreak of

and nothing else. It was

His soldiering days are just from drowning at Bognor Regis. hostilities between Italy and The Colonel, his wife and their Ethiopia, may be contemplating

after the rains had begun, and be Full of honours, with a pension, was going out of a house in one fathers in the village of Bhagts, in two sons, aged sixteen and four-enlistment in the forces of one or

of the villages. There was a dog the Province of the Punjab. teen had gone to Bognor for the other of these countries."-British

ing in the door, and Whitfield day: Father and sons were bath-Wireless Service.

had to kick at the thing to get it

I had been to Bhagta just a year ing when the elder boy got into difficulties.

Lieut-Colonel English swam to his assistance, accompanied by Mr. C. Gray, a bathing station pro-

"Act Of Defence Not

„Aggression”

prietor. They saved the boy, but UNCOMPROMISING ATTITUDE

the father collapsed, and efforts to revive him on the beach failed

ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUNERAL OF QUEEN ASTRID

(Continued from Page 1)

OF ITALIAN PRESS

Conference At Oslo

SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES

SEEK PEACEFUL SOLUTION

Abyssinian dispute

were

concern

21

the

sanc-

he has retired to the home of his

to move out of the way. Then, ago, when I too, was on a recruit- A message from Oslo states

ing tour. I knew Arjan Singh, that a conference of the Foreign ously resolved. that

and was to spend the night with Mr. Stanley him in the village. It was a hot Ministers of Denmark, Finland, Bruce, the High Commissioner day in June when. I arrived, hav Sweden and Norway, at which for Australia, should take every ing travelled all day through the important questions on the Italo- possible, step to support Britain's field and villages on a camel-s dis efforts to maintain peace between mode of transportation I do not cussed. was held on Wednesday Italy and Abyssinia. and Thursday at Oslo, dual It is understood that the Minis-the well under the shisham tree in recommend—and after a bath at that a foretaste

A message from Rome states communique issued by the Norters expressed

of the uncom-wegian Foreign Ministry.

possibility of a decision to apply house I was only too glad to sit the courtyard of Arjan Singh's promising attitude which can be Complete agreement prevailed sanctions and decided to instruct expected on the part of Italy at that this question should be dealt Mr. Bruce to oppose such

quietly with my host on a string the League meeting on Septem-with in accordance with the pro-tions-Reuter.

bed on the roof of the house, and. ber 4, is provided by the Italian visions of the League Covenant From Brussels station the cof- press

as the heat of the day departed, NO FORMAL OPINION on Thursday in was brought in a motor hearse evening on the resolutions passed will make every effort to preserve states that no formal opinion en

and the four countries concerned A later message from Ottawa talk with him of men and affairs. We spoke first of all of Arjan to the Royal Palace, and then at Wednesday's. Cabinet council

peace and maintain the legal the Italo-Ethiopian question will Singh's old regiment, which escorted by the King, generals of at Bolzano.

principles of the League of Nabe issued by the Canadian Govern- knew well. How was Jones Sahib? the Belgian army, and members All the papers stress the im

tions. of the Royal household, throner possibility of putting civilised

ment while the peace negotiations Was it true that Thompson Sahib The conference confirmed the are progressing, stated the Prime had left the regiment to go of on the streets of the capital- Italy on a par with "wild" Abys" unity of the four Scandinavian Minister, Mr. R. B. Bennett, com- a Staff job? Was Harnam Singh Deputations from the Belgian sinia, let alone applying sanc countries on the policy to be per-menting on Australia's reported to be next Subedar-Major? All

Combatants Association (tions, for the first time since the sued within the League, and dis-opposition to sanctions. War

those questions, and awaited the procession at the time the League was founded, i

many more, cussed other matters of mutual monument of the Unknown Soldier. against a "modern progressive interest-Trang-Ocean Service.

were asked and answered.

The funeral is expected to take State" on behalf of a "barbarous i

land

WARNING AGAINST

place on Tuesday.

comments

CHILDREN UNINFORMED

The semi-cfficial Giornale Details of the funeral service d'Italia, after retailing the in- will be in accordance with the fringements of the treaties alleg!

been committed by

king's wishes. The Royaled to have

ENLISTMENT

(Continued from Page 1)

Canada's delegates to the League Council were told by the Government: The only war in which we are interested is the war for peace-Reuter-

FAMOUS “G-MAN” AS AUTHOR

I

Then, by way of such things as crops and cattle, we came to re- cruits, which were the main rea- son for my visit to Bhagta

"Sahib, the young men are not what they were," said Arjan Singh, "yet, nevertheless, I have, for the Hearen Born to see to- morrow, some ten or twelve splen

Will Write On Crime did young fellows."

And Criminals

Chicago.

That was good news, and I said so. But Arjan Singh seemed wor- ried, and I asked him what was the matter..

couple's children, who had just Abyssinia, adds that the Italian spent a few days with their right to expansion in Abyssinia cipates

in any hostilities in parents in Switzerland, and had cannot be satisfied by peaceful Ethiopia, either in support of or returned to Brussels only the day methods or diplomatic negotia-jagainst Ethiopia. he will be guil- before the tragic accident, as yet tions. therefore the Italian pro-ty of a grave offence and liable have not been informed of their cedare is an act of defence not to

two years' imprisonment mother's death, and on Thursday aggression.”

and/or to be find £500.-Reuter were playing in the gardens of The Lavoro Fascista concludes SUBMARINES THROUGH CANAL Stuyvenbergh Castle unaware of a long article by extolling the A message from Port-Said, Mr. H. Purvis, one of America's "Huzoor," he replied, "you know the grievous loss they had sus-Italian policy, which it states has states that two Italian submar most famous "G men," who was that in our language there is at

always been characterised by ines passed through the Suez chiefly responsible for the track saying: No grain in the house-yet The Primate of Belgium and moderation and conciliation, by Canal in an eastward direction ing down and killing of John Dil the mother goes out to grind”? As Archbishop of Malines, Cardinal saying that "Fascist Italy will de yesterday. Reuter.

linger, is to write on crime. you know, Sahib, that is what we Van Roey, has sent a pastoral mand from the League recogni- AUSTRALIAN DECISION Mr. Purvis recently resigned say of boastful people. Alas, letter to the Belgian clergy or-tion of the sacredness of the work

A message from Canberra from his position as head of the Sahib, those boastful people are dering the masses to pray for the it has begun.”

states that the Federal Cabinet Chicago Bureau of the Department not confined to my people only” soul of the dead Queen, and stat-

lat its meeting yesterday unanim-‘of Justice, ing that the bells of all churches throughout Belgium should be

tained.

WAR ONLY*SOLUTION! -There is only one solution now: « military occupation and

ring daily for half an hour from political control of Abyssinia by Government Appointments

seven o'clock in the evening un-Italy," says the Tribune, adding

'til the Queen's funeral.

SWEDEN IN MOURNING

28

There was silence. I did not break it. I knew that, given time, I would hear more. The Indian is

ja strange customer. He will tell what he has to tell in his own manner, and there is no hope of

that the conclusión of the pre- The appoinment of Mr. Norman ; Sutherland Maclaren to act A Trans-Ocean message from sent dispute without bloodshed Lockhart Smith to act as Colonial District Officer in the Southern hurrying him if he does not want Stockholm states that the whole would be interpreted by the whole Secretary, with effect from August District of the New Territories to be hurried.

Arjan Singh stroked his beard.

ever whom she was called reign

to

ceed in the defence of her

came to Bhagia a Sahib who was on recruiting duty. Whitfield an- Sahib. The Sahib knew that

[one?"**

I nodded assent. "Whitfield Sahib gave the hon-

of the Swedish people have been world as a victory for Abyssinia. 26; 1935, is notified in the Govern-in addition to his other duties "Last year, it was, Sahib, that there] planged into mourning by the The League of Nations, con-ment Gazette.

has been gazetted, with effect tragic end of Queen Astrid, who tinues the journal, has two alter- The appointment of Mr. Ernest from August 28, 1935- was struck down enddenly in her natives: either to admit the co-Hillas Williams to act as Secre Mr. Maclaren has - beeri. prime and at the height and lonial character of the conflict tary for Chinese Affairs, with thorised to hold a Small Debts vigour of her royal work of ad-and thus de fustice to the Italian effect from August 26, 1935, is Court at the Charge Room of the ministering an improvement. in cause, or else to apply sanctions gazetted

Police Stations at Tsuen Wan, Tai the living conditions of the people which would compel Italy to pro- The appointment of Mr. Arthur (Lantao). Tung Chung (Lanour of his presence to my house," terest against any country which tant to the Secretary for Chinese Wan in Lamma Island, with effect the Sahib is doing now. Ales, Grenfell Clarke to be Chief Assis-tao), Cheung Chan and Yang Shu continued Arjan Singh, “just as Before her marriage Queen dared to execute such an audacious Affairs, with effect from August from August 23, 1935.

One does not know the power of Astrid had enjoyed popularity in and unjust decision on the part 26, 1935, is notified.

It is notified for general in-fire till it burns one's own house. all Sweden, the two ecuntries of the League,

formation that Mr. Faustino Whitfield Sahib had never been to having since been

Mr. Ivan Bernard Trevor has Antonio Xavier, Vice-Consul for Bhagta before. So that he should drawn closer The polemic on the part of the

Italian press, expected by Vati-been appointed to act as Manager Brazil, has assumed the tempor have all assistance, I had bidder together. When the distressing news was wirelessed on Thura can circles as a result of the of the Kowloon Canton Railway, ary representation of the interests Bhagta Singh, and Mal Stagh; and Day, à 10 muutes panse follow Pope's address to the Catholic British Section, during the ab- of the Republic of Guatemala in Hoshiar Singh (I knew them ed to mark the solemnity and promission on the Abyssinian ques-rence on leave of Mr., Reginald the Colong.

David Walker, M.C., or until fur-

all as old friends and leading fundity of public sympathy, and tion, has not matured.

The journals give only extracts ther notice, with effect from Burlingham resumed duty 25 should come to meet the Sahib.

It is notified that Mr. Donald lights of the village) from the speech, which they in September 2, 1935′′ ·

Acting Inspector - General Lof Under instructions received Police and Chief Officer, Fire bathed and was resting, those men And so, when the Sahib had from the Secretary of State for Brigade, last Friday-

came to my house, zi the Colonies, His Excellency the His Majesty the King, has Whitfield Sahib asked Officer Administering the Govern-been pleased to confirm the pro- things, and we told ment has been pleased to appoint visional appointment of the Hon. told him of the Mr. Patrick Cardinall Mason MEA

Hormas Kotewall.

Now if you look

all flags throughout the kingdom were flown at halfmast.

The Swedish Court has gone into a four weeks' moarning. All sections of the press have long

ASCETICISM IN N. CHINA articles recalling the life and work of the beloved departed In the Kuomintang members who take evening Archbishop - Eidem "held concubines are liable to be severe

a national prayer meeting verly punished, according to instrue Sedgwick and Mr. Robert JohnCMG, LLD, to be

tions issued by the Central Kno Minnitt to be Cadet Officers, on an official

the

Swedish- Nations

beseeching the

pose the spirit of princess.—Trans-Ocean:

Feado

branch cities and provinces

to

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itment

om Exec

onniporarily absent from the Colom

"that they

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