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INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENT PROCLAIMED IN EASTERN HOPEI

ITALIAN REVERSES

ON SOUTH FRONT NORTHERN ADVANCE

DELAYED

- COUNT CLANO DECORATED

London, Today.

The Abyssinians' speedy thrust at Ogaden has suddenly changed the complexion of the war in that area and creates an interesting situation, in view of the Italian claims of last Friday.

Mr. Walter Collins. Reuter's special correspondent at Har- rar. telegraphs that the Abyssinian sweep along the Fafan Valley has regained a great stretch of territory taken by the Italian mechanised troops last week. The Emperor's visit re- stored morale to troops weakened by successive retreats.

Mr. Christopher Holme, Reuter's special correspondent at Asmara, cables that there is no immediate prospect of a resump- tion of the Italian advance in the north, not only owing to the change in command but also owing to the need of consolidating the positions and carrying out political penetration and pacifica- tion:

ABYSSINIAN OFFENSIVE

Weather Conditions Favourable

ITALIAN TANKS USELESS

At present the Italians hold a ladle-shaped line of 100 miles with 150,000 troops. The long handle extends from the Sudan Ito Addis Bassi and thereafter cómes round through Addi

Felassie Mount Betlem, Dar- dera and Azbi.

1. Count Ciano has been awarded ja silver medal for valour in con- nection with last week's great air fraid

کے باگریه

*CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Addis Ababa, To-dzy: Gorabai has been recaptured Major Barners - special cozzes- by the Abyssinian forces, a pondent of Beuter at Mogadishu, cording to reports from Harris the only British journalist who which, however, have not yet has so far been permitted to enter been confirmed. At all events Italian Somaliland He cables that it appears certain that the Count Vinci, the former Minister Abyssinians are now beginning

returned Jat Addis Ababa, baa

an offensive on the southern from Italy and is commanding a front, a fact attributed here

battery of field artillery.

to the Emperor's recent visit.

The weather conditions are also

General Bernasconi, the famous

in Abyssinia's favour, since the speed pilot and trainer of Italy's continued rainfall has made the Schneider Cup team, has also land- ground impassable for Italianed to

tanks and armoured cars.

ABYSSINIANS AMBUSHED

take command force-Beater.

of the air

Asmara: General Santin' INTERNATIONAL

army corps, 14 is anderstond. is

up the

now preparing to clean district comprised by the foothills

RED CROSS

For Abyssinia

running along the Danakil front, World-wide. Assistance where various groups of Abys- sinian troops have been observed. Near Shelicot, south of Makalle, the Italian troops advanced some distance without, it is reported, encountering any hostile forces.

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Paris, To-day.

The world-wide assistance for Abyssinia was enumerated

·Political-siguileance of national import is att arranged by New-York-Tammairy, followers for aboard the za. Manhattan (right).“ Walker, resi an inquiry into his administration was conducte Recently income tax chargis reported as pest quaabed by the Washington Administration.

*This Count Galeazzo Ciano, son-in-law

new photograph shows

of II Diace, and leading zirace

* of the Italian hombing squadrons, in the form of his "Death's "Head" "gyrendrez on kis računa, ta the Eritrean base after a bom- bing light

KING GEORGES RETURN

at a meeting of the Internation- TRIUMPHAL ENTRY

al Red Cross Societies held here.

NEW GOVERNMENT yesterday. The United States,

IN BULGARIA

Chief Task To Create A Constitution

- CHINA MAIL. " "ŠPECIAL

* Sofia, To-day.

The new Bulgarian Cabinet was

Spain

Rumania, Yugoslavia

and Lithuania have already isent funds, while Belgium,

Argentinia and Canada have issued appeals.

Other Red Cross Societies,

INTO GREECE

BRILLIANT PROCESSION TO ATHENS

– CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Card Athens, To-day.

the “triumpha?"-

-on kis return from : exile

into Eurobaka exïo- Franklin D. Bos „declared to bive, bem

TERRIBLE FLOOD HAVOC IN ITALY

HUNDREDS CROSS RAGING TORRENT

BY SINGLE ROPE

Rome, To-day.

The full extent of the calamity which has stricken southern Italy is only now beginning to

INAUGURATION TO-DAY

COMMISSIONER STANDS "FOR RESCUE OF CHINA” CLOSE CO-OPERATION WITH JAPAN CAUSES CONCERN IN US.

Perping, To-day.

Unconfirmed Chinese and Japanese reports state that Mr. Yin Ju-keng, Commissioner for the demilitarised zone in East Hopei, has issued a proclamation of the establishment of an indepen- dent Government in East Hopei, with its seat at Tungchow, 15 miles east of Peiping.

A later message states that it is confirmed that Mr. Yin Ju keng's new regime is being inaugurated to-day at Tungchow. Mr. in-himself Jeff for Tientsin after the declaration, where. interviewed, he declared: "I stand for the rescue of China.” He added that he would work closely with Ispan

It is regarded as significant here that Mr. Tin's appointment as Administrative Commissioner at Luantung in the demilitaris- ed zone some months ago was made by the Peiping Military Council on a Japanese suggestion, and also that his brother-in- law is a high Japanese military officer.

Meanwhile the situation in Peiping continues to be quiet, and no rcussions at Tungchow of the sanom in evidence.

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to take

ent are yet

BUSINESS IN CANTON

Difficulties Follow-

From Our Own Correspondent)" allway in the demilitarized zone

CarekundTo-day?: appeared, according to some ob

Prices of foreign drugs in servers, to contain elements of Canton have gone up owing to the devaluation of the silver possible complications

Chinese Government offices

.

· TIENTSIN INCIDENTS' dollar. Most of the drugs are Shanghai: A Japanese report imported from the United

Germany, Great Bri be apparent, now that the torrential downpours from Tientsin states that arto-States, have abated. Whole villages have been completest demonstrators who seized tain and Japan.

“Fluctuation of the exchange ly swept away by the floods and many others this morning were speedily evicted plays have with our business." severely damaged, while the number of victims is by police and peace preservation the manager of a leading drug officers from the Public Safety importing form declared last so far reported to have already increased to 150. Bureau, but they are still holding might "Under such conditions the Tax-collection Bureau and the both wholesale and retail deal- Many square miles are still Leza) Offices Beater.

ers are bound to suffer ́- Of under water, the region round

course, the rise of the Hong

LORD LONDONDERRY CATO having suffered PENDING MILITARY Kong dollar is desirable for

AND PREMIER

Relations Continue

As Before

INCIPIENT POLITICAL SCANDAL KILLED

London, To-day-

Since the Cabinet rest political commentators had been

worst. The village of Brogna- turo, for instance, is entirely cut off from the outer world;

CONFERENCE

the floods having torn down a Southern Delegates. To

part of a bridge which was the anly means of escape for the in- habitants.

Be Selected

Canton, To-day For the purpose of selecting

our line of trade.”

“Asked whether it is true, as reported by all local Chinese papers, that the foreign drug business" › was improved by the focal nationalisation of silver, the merchant derided such a statement as most inaccurate and misleading

(Continued on Page 12).

STILL CHANCES FOR SMITHY

Investigated

The villagers gathered on the Femaining part of the bridze, which is visible for miles around. Presentatives for the forthcoming and frantically waved white flags All-Chinå|| M1litary Conference, in order to call attention to thair which will be held at Nanchang, Dlight, which every minute was probably under the chairmanship asking why Lord Londonderry was swing more desperate be as of Generalissimo Chiang Rai King George II made a trium excluded, hit the question obtially count of the rapidly rising waters shek, General Chan Casi-tong will including those of Switzerland phal entry into the harbour of remained unanswered. Then if Finally help arrived from a neigh call a military meeting to-day and Latvia, are sending mater: Patras at 8 pm yesterday. The was announced the Lord and Laur bouring village. The rechers when most of the important mil- Sundry Reports Being ials and Japan has despatched harbour was brilliantly lit and Londonderry, had cancelled the anally succeeded in throwing allitary leaders-will be present.. received by the King yesterday sufficient material for 10,000 -moming, when the sovereign de

wounded

on an eminence behind, great ilin-rangements for their thine honoure across to the opposite bank. It is reported that Mr. In-wan- livered a short address referring

minations with words of welcomed reception, a belliant faction and on this single rope the Other countries, like Britain, were visible for many miles at on the eve of the opening of Par-population to his proclamation of April this

brought one by one the Sweden, Holland and Norway, The immense crowd which Hement Conservatives were even emphasising that Government in Bulgaris will not have sent or are sending. Sperected the returning sovereign, more perplexed thereby, za zll the

Assistance was had been wait again depart from the policy folcial units.

since five plans had been made "to receive lowed since 1934, that is from an offered to Italy, who replied clock

Mr. Stanley Baldwin.” that her own resources were at

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