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WEATHERMAKERS

ARE AIR CONDITIONING: The Grand Theatre, Shanghai The State Theatre,

Manila The Chaleom Koang, Bangkok Cinema des Beaux Arts, Monte-Carlo

ANDERSEN, MEYER & COMPANY, LTD. Sole Agents.

UNDISGUISED RELIEF FELT IN ROME AFTER LAVAL'S TRIUMPH THRILLING RESCUE One Man Who Completely Understands Situation

OF TWO AIRMEN

BOMBERS AND CAVALRY

COVER RETREAT

SQUADRON CAPTAIN DECORATED

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Asmara, To-day.

Italian sources describe the position on the northern front as "not favourable for Italy." Since the fighting at Takazze and the withdrawal of the Italian guards from the right bank of that river. the Abyssinians from Shire have been skirmishing along the Italian right wing. Italian reports declare that the Abyssinians dispersed and that their attempts to gain a foothold in the Tembien plateau, so as to direct operations from there, were frustrated by stubborn Italian coun- ter-attacks.

Millan: The story of a brilliant piece of airmanship on part - of Italy's northern, front is reported from Aksum. where the in- mates of two aeroplanes forced to land behind the Abyssinian lines were rescued in a most dramatic manner,

Our photograph shows a section of the Emperor's soldiers marching to the Northem front.

fleet of Italian fighting planes were attacking the Abys GROUNDED SHIP REFLOATED COLD WAVE IN AMERICA

sinians along the banks of the Takazze River during the Christ- mas holidays. One machine was hit by a stay bullet from an Abyssinian rifle. the benzine tank being punctured, so that the Italian airman was forced to land among the Abyssinians. ·

No Damage To "Kwangtung"

According to a wireless mess age received from RMS Seamer today,

thic China Navigation Co's se Kwange

His comrade in the plane alongside, seeing his fellow-pilot in danger, descended at the same time, intending to pick up the planeless pilot and start again. The second pot's plane was, however, damaged in landing, so that both were in danger oftamon never early on Saturday

being made prisoner.

FARMERS RIOT IN KIANGSU

Rent Reductions Demanded

POLICE OFFICER FIRES INTO MOB

Seeing that escape by air waS- impossible each pilot destroyed This plane, and the two then be- gan an attempt to reach the

Italian Ines 12 miles distant jon foot

Meanwhile the rest of the air] squadron had defied the strand- ed airmen and began covering:

“morning,; was refloated by the steam-tug Wanchun at 6.35 an to-day, and has proceeded to Caxton

The Wanthan is returning to Taikoo Dock As the ship-went ashore on a modbank no damage was sustained to the hall, and she will be able to continue on her normal schedule.

their retreat with bombs, thus FRENCH AIRMAN

keeping the Abyssinians at bay. Headquarters sent out a cavalry patrol to meet the fugitives, who reached the base same the worse for the adventure. “

Marshal Badoglio has presented There was a serious riot near the captain of the flying squadron

Shanghai, To-day.

KWK.

with a silver medal for

Soochow yesterday afternoon, that saved the two stranded-air- when more than 1,000 farmers braveryTrans-Octim Service demonstrated in favour of a general reduction in rents. ON SOUTHERN Finding that volleys fired in the

FRONT air were useless, a police officer

opened fire with a pistol at the

Quiet Confidence Of Abyssiniang

NOW-LITTLE PERTURBED.

*BY AIR RADS

KILLED

Crash At Wadi

Halfa

HEAVY DAMAGE DONE TO CROPS

New York, To-day.

dollars worth of damage is estimated to have years. Crops have withered and communications have been been done in the Southern States by the worst "Freeze" for 19 crippled over a huge ice-bound area. North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Alabanz are blanketed with snow. New Yorkers are shivering, with the temperature only 8 degrees above zéro.

Another bitter cold wave is reported to be moving up the Atlantic seaboard from the south.— Reuter.

POLICE RAIDS IN VIENNA Attempted Murder Of Heimwehr Leader

PARINGA MYSTERY

No Further News

Of Vessel

THREE WELL-KNOWN LOCAL PERSONALITIES ON BOARD"

BRIGHTER HOPES FOR SETTLEMENT

NO INTENSIFICATION OF

EXISTING TENSION

FRENCH PRESS COMMENT

*CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

-Paris, To-day. M. Laval's eleventh-hour victory in the Chamber provided yesterday's newspapers with material for innumerable articles commenting jupon and analysing the present political constel- lation and examining the Government's chances of remaining in office. Those papers friendly to- wards the Government attribute the Chamber. victory solely to M. Laval's diplomatic and politi- cal skill, several newspapers describing his tac tics as a masterpiece" and calling M. Laval a "great statesman."

which Laval obtained a majority of 20, as indicating the real

of

The opposition press. Lowever, speaks of the first motion, by

state of Parliamentary feeling, but says that when all the votes"

majority dwindles to 5. The members of the Left wing then ac cuse M Laval of having paradnally persuaded a number of "de- puties, even among his opports to give him their votes, so that

really the Grammer o majority, at all. La

those Ministers not belonging to the Senate are subtracted the

two-thirds of the Radicals had voted against the Government it Another point made by gifax opposition papers is that after is impossible that they should remain in the Cabinet, and predict that at the latest when M-Herriot's successor is appointed on January 19 the Laval Government will break up.

The Deko de Paris says that M. Laval's success proves to for eign countries that France will

remain true to her word and M. LAVAL'S CHAMBER WIN loyal to the tradition of peace, and moreover that she is a true friend of both England and Italy. She is indisputably bound to the international sys tem but is not chained thereto as a prisoner.

“FOREMOST DECLARATION -- The Petit Journal speaks-with

Vienna To-day There have been extensive po- lice raids and many arrests, fol Enquiries from the Hong enthusiasm of M Laval's speech lowing an attempt to murder the Kong agents of the owners of as the foremost political declara- Paris, To-day. well-known Heimwehr district the ss. Paring, the Far East (Continued on. Page 123 the two airmen Pharabod and was shot from ambush and criti-produced no further informa- REFUGEES FROM

The Air Ministry states that leader Herr Max Walchar, who Shipping Co., this morning, Klein, attempting to set up an cally wounded when he was en-tion regarding the whereabouts air record from "Paris to Mada-tering his house on Saturday of the vessel, which has mys- gasgar crashed when taking night. The assailante, believed teriously disappeared while on off at Wadi Halfa Pharzhod to be Communists, escapedi

a voyage from Adelaide to was killed and Kein had both: Prince von Starheberg has Japan, towing the tanker his legs broken- Beater. hurried to the victim's bedside. Vincas.

Beuter

TAIKOO? REACHES YOLANDE-

The Vinen, which was manned by Eur Chinese, was proceeding to GNETSENAIPS-MAIDEN VOYAGE 12pen for breaking up purposes,

The steam-tng Taikoo, which left Hong Kong on Friday for the Berling To-day The

and... reached a haven of safety, İsites parting company with the

GERMANY

Situation Must Be Reconsidered

INTENSIFIED PERSECUTION- OF JEWS

London, To-day.

The uncial figures hagué the motion uf" non-comidlenegr K Laval as rejected: Chamber by 296 votes Rester,

ARMY OFFICER FOUND DEAD

Grim Discovery. By House Boy

POST MORTEM HELD

Alarmed at the fact that his mob, which was trying to storm the Sherif's office, wounding

master had taken longer than":

one of

usual to dress, Kwani Chuen, the ringleaders. The farmers became incensed and]

No. 1. Boy employed by Col A. B. Hearle, D.S.O., Royal En- wrecked the headquarters of the Bureau of Public Safety

gineers, of No. 5, Peak Man- 38. Yolande, which ran- aground Greisenam, the third fast 18,000-|Paringz during = ferce and surrounded the Sheriff's

Addis Ababa, To-day.

early on Boxing Day in the Hai-ton North German Lloyd ship The timing ship, which, a ence to a letter from Mr. Ground his master dead in an The newspapers give promin-sions, opened the door leading

into the dressing room, office, but dispersed upon the

and Mr. Collins, Renter's special nan Straits, has now reached its specially designed for the new ser- though fitted with timely arrival of reinforcements

Hess, has Macdonald to the›› Secretary- from Soochow.

correspondent, spent a week destination, and is standing by vice to the Far East, began her not

ated with the General of the League of Na

sym-chair. with the troops of Dedjas-r favourable weather in order maiden voyage from Bremen an owners for several Agitation for a reduction in match Nasibou on the southern that the divers may be able to de-Friday last Ehe is fitted with rents ie also reported from front. He interviewed Nasibou end to discover the extent of the ordinary steam turbines, like gure on Changsha, the wealthy Kiang- at his headquarters at Jijiga damage and decide upon the best her sister ships, which are turbo su rice-producing centre, and situated in the local palace, course to reboat, the ship. other towns in the province, which is a rickety two-storeyed

jelectric driven Beuter. cluding Soochow itself Reu-

ter

building. The village lies in

the middle of dusty, windswept plains.

"KIPLING WEEK" The Nasibu fortress prob

IN USA.

Seventieth Birthday Celebrations

London, To-day?

does not exceed 75,000 men, mos ly clothed in khaki white would make them too conspicuous (to air miders. Their diet is very simple, consisting af x daily meal of a quarter of a pound of cooked com washed down with salty water, yet their halth is

The 70th birthday of Rudyard good

Kipling is celebrated with long It appears that the memoirs in the newspapers, forces after an advance and paying tributes to the poet subsequent retirement, se hold- New York-messages state that ing a line which approximates to the birthday is being celebra that held at the beginning of the throughout the United

hostilities. Both sides clint pos session of Gerlognai, Gotat and Ual Ual, but probably thema =

no mar's land 80 miles fleep ough Del Gal may be hel

talian outpost

nation-wide, broad

having bee

Continued on Rane 127 S

by

the

days, is tions, resigning his office of The discovery was made at well-known League High Commissioner for about 10 am this morning, and local water-Refugees from Germany, de the Police, who were at once com from, Captain A. Haines, who claring that since the office was miested with, found no trace together with the Chief Officer, established- two years ago the whatever of Koul play.. Detective-- Mr. S. C. Southam, and the Chist conditions in Germany which Inspector Elston, who is in charye Engineer, Mr. J. G. I Tail, left create refugees have developed of the case, informed the Chisa Hong Kong last month by the sa so catastrophically that recon-Mou that a post mortem will be Atsuta Maru to join the ship stisideration of the entire zitns- held at -to-day; but this will Adelaide

Captain Melones, is a man "ot} about 52 years of age, and bag wife who lives in Hong Kong has been on the China Coast since before the War One of his

tion by the League is essential. be

Describing the inferified there persecution of Jews and others *Detal he

says that apart frous all, questions of principle, in

of the fact that now over

la million persons- are bei tex

crushed, against whom

charge can be made except

they are not what the choose to regard as will not be enough {the activities on beh

the tragedy

that