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AUTUMN HATS

CHAMBERLAIN'S GRAVE WARNING AGAINST SOCIALIST REGIME

Anxiety prevails, în Addis Ababa regarding the possibili

air attack on the railway station, shown above..

FATAL AIR CRASHES

~FIVE NON COMMISSIONED

OFFICERS KILLED

Rome, To-day.

ITALY PREPARES FOR

ECONOMIC SIEGE

WORLD WAR WIDOWS

FORM COMMITTEES MEANS OF RETALIATION SOUGHT

· CHINA (MAIL**

Milan, To-day.

All Italy is now discussing ways and means for holding out against what. Signor Mussolini calls an economie siege," the Italian press warm- ly approving the measures announced on Tues day for economising the consumption of meat and reducing the costs and use of materials of all kinds in the civil service and the schools.

The Gaseta del Popolo demands the complete and immediate prohibition of all foreign goods that can be replaced by Italian

The Stampe says that Italy will reply to the sanctions with counter-measures, the Italian markets rerpaining now, and always closed to those who put obstacles in the way of Italian exports The blockade will be answered with a blockade." The Italian people will not easily forget the injustice dose to them

The Popolo Italia writes that the sanctions will soon turn against those who employ them to

ANGLO FRENCH

DISCISSIONS

AR CONTINUED

In al Government offices coal fires mist not be lighted be fore eight in the morning and must be extinguished at 6 pm. The It Government has

ordered that all mothers, and But Consultation In world waran form committees, → [widows of those who fell in the]

Fluid State

|_ REPLY · TO ITALIAN SCHEMES BEING FORMULATED

London, To-day.

It is now clear that the British

Five out of six non-commissioned officers aboard were killed yesterday when a military sea-and French experts are attempt- plane crashed at Pola when taking off on a trialling to discover the maximum con- flight-Reuter.

ATTACK ON

HITLER BY

CHURCHILL

VIRULENT ARTICLE IN MAGAZINE

DISTRIBUTION FORBIDDEN IN GERMANY

→CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL.

Berlin, To-day. The Strand Magazine pub- lishes in its latest issue an ar-

ticle by the former Minister of Wary the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill attacking - National Socialism in general and, the -Fuehrer in particular with such

virulence that the Reich Gov

ernment has forbidden the sale or distribution of the magazina -throughout Germany for an in- definite period. Mo

With reference to the insults to Germany's head of the State) contained in Mr. Churchill's ar ticle, the German Ambassador in London has been instructed to draw the attention of the petent authorities to the tim cedented and

made by

the poli

to lodge

the

con-

Hot dogs curved up by none other than Preszient himself were consumed by the newspaper correspons to the Summer White House at Hyde Park, New: sident and Mai Roosevelt played hosts at a "weenie

COMPLETE RUIN

WITHDRAWAL OF FOREIGN FUNDS

FROM LONDON

Straight Contests In Election

1931 CANDIDATES TO MEET AGAIN

London. To-day.

Mr. Neville Chamberan. Char- cellor of the Exchequer, address- ing City of London electors yes- terday, asserted that if the Social ists were retumed to

| first effect abroad

plete discirgan

Com

ram of the policy which was at present supported by the whole

riation

SAILING SHIP DESERTED pose that the process of

BY COMPLETE CREW

ANOTHER “MARIE CELESTE

MYSTERY?

"CHINA NAIL SPECIAL:

Danzig, To

There was no reason to sup-

(covery was finished On the contrary, provided there wES DO great disturbance of the pub mind, he expected that duri the next four years we migh safely anticipate steady pro gress in the same dire

would hap

night hence,

office:

and the

house-to-house, organisinga [for warding off the effects of the sanctions and devising means of The Swedish mystery-ship Altmid a mot retaliation and, above all, seeing Sailor, which left a Swedish port on Thursday, that "strict discipline is maintain last week with a cargo of timber, was towed

port here on Tuesday by the steamer Scandinavia, hild was found by the Scandinavia on October 28 day, and London belonging to the Svenska Orient line. The Alf- thing was possible would

drifting in the open sea deserted.

ed at the hearth and the table."-

SHILLAVE FORT CAPTURED

Asmara,-to-day: Shillave Fort

has been captured by a patrol of native troops, which in a surprise attack pursued the Abyssinians as far as Gorabai-Berter

·BANK RETURNS

(of. hanking, land and four our principal, industries 2... The

announcement that anči

that confidence wou

stantly drained of money.

(Continued on Page 8)

Icessions possible to make Signor Mussolini view a settlement of U.S.. BOMBER: LOST"

the war consistent with Dayton, Ohio: The United

League principles, but the States army boinber which was

sultation which is being held in reported earlier to have crashedParis is in a very fluid state. The in flames at Wright Aerodrome

object is officially stated to be to was a giant four-motored Boering decide what reply will be made experimental bomber, the only to the Italian suggestions to come one of its type in existence. It before the League Council

Milan: The return of the Banca fectly in order except that the recently few non-stop from Seat-chine in the next two days.

On the other hand the sails te to Dayton for tests in compe

d'Italia, dated October 20 and just logbook was missing, suggest were in perfect order and wer tition with two other makes for disclaimed responsibility for en-declined from 4,025 milion Hrs to

The British Government has Published, shows that by comparing that the captain and crew let down, suggesting army acceptance. It crashed deavouring to secure payment for

son with October 10 the gold stock of four must have left the ship weather could not ha during tests on taking off. One goods exported to Italy from here. occupant died from his. injuries-Reuter. -Reuter.

The deck was entirely cover voluntarily during the receit led with timber, so that all the storm, believing themselves to

hatches were closed, but every missing seemed to confirm this DISGRUNTLED

be in peril A lifeboat also thing else appeared to be per-supposition

the

STAND AT GENEVA

The

Minister for

[8,936 million," while foreign err-

rency reserves have shrunk from

412 to 379 millions. Bills on hand VIRILE RESPONSE TO

Increased team 4,552 to 4,592 mil

An earlier message stated that{-- London: five people were injured in League Affairs Mr. Anthony Interal declined from 3,242 to

lion lira, while loans against col- UNJUST SANCTIONS crash, two of them seriously.

Eden, and the other members of the British delegation lett Lon234 millión Era.

SHARP SPURT

IN PREMIUM ON

H. K. DOLLARS

Said Due To Influx Of

Japanese Goods

CUSTOMS TO CHECK EXPORT

OF SILVER SPECIE

"£From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day

The rise of premium for Hong Kong banknotes to 49.7 per cent. last night caused some member of surprise in financial circles here.

POLITICAL LEADERS

FOR HAIG FUND

To preserve its silver the Kwangtung Provinci ernment has

Maritime Customs

t tray

na fide only $10 în co

Canton Cus

submitt

don yesterday to attend the meet- ings of the League Committee at Geneva to-day. The Committee's task is to appoint a date for the (Continued on Page #}

QUID PRO QUO?

Milan, to-day-The Brazlian "Government has ordered six sob marizes from various - Italian

feration of all the offers sub- Gitted in international competi

tion--Trans-Ocean Servier

40 STATES AGREE TO hipbuilding yards after due cus

ARMS EMBARGO

China And Portugal Lend Support

"The note circulation |from 15,425 million to 15,

lion Hra while debts re demand decreased from 534 to When the final returns of the million biraz

Geneva, To-day.

mber of nations participating} {(l'ontinued on Page 21),

the imposition of sanctions

ust. Italy are made public, HEAVY DEFEAT FOR

be shown that a total of 40

med to enforce the

ETHIOPIANS

Man

sen Prisoner

Privations Met With

Indifference

Bome To-day

The Italian newspapers are congratulating the country on its virile respo

to the im position of unjust sanctio One paper says Ita letarian countrygan the vations have been met with in-

ce by those

were

loyal

stormy at the time that t pants of the vessel Jeft. ine law the Alfhild be

property of the cap

Scandinavia, who salvaged ber

a deserted vessel.

An unequires

the cre

might fmiles -but forth ing shi countably.

FRANK KELLOGG SPEAKS OUT

Italy's Violation Of Treaty With US.

Paul Mit

EMPLOYEES

DEMONSTRATE

EXCITEMENT IN ICE HOUSE ST.

POLICE EMERGENCY SQUAD CALLED OUT

There was considerable excite

in Ice House Street this orning when a large number of employees of the Canton Rubber Shoe Factory, now in liquidation, collected outside the offices of the company solicitors, Messrs. Johnso okes & Master, as a non-payment of

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