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ETHIOPIAN WAR AND EGYPTIAN UNREST CAUSE CRISIS IN SYRIA

Brian, the younger

President Eamon

de

500 Valera,

above, has been killed in a riding

MASS AIR ATTACK

ON DESSIE

RENEWED ACTIVITY BY

ITALIAN PLANES

7 CAPRONI MACHINES TAKE PART

- CHINA MAIL“ SPECIAL

Addis Ababa, To-day.

For the first time since the outbreak of the war Italian airmen flew over the province of Jim- ma, which is still further from the Italian aero- dromes than Addis Ababa.

Yesterday morning Italian aeroplanes made

a mass attack on Dessie, seven heavy Caproni

resident at Pheonix Park. Dublin machines appearing over the position, all drop- ping bombs while circling around for an hour,

RECORD FOR

ROSE

FLIGHT TO CAPE FEAT

Thirteen Hours Taken Off Time

GREAT WELCOME BY LARGE CROWD

Cape Town, To-day. Flight-Lieutenant Tommy Rose arrived at 6 pm. GMT., beating Mrs. Amy Mollison's record by 13

and then returning to their base.

MR. HU HAN-MIN HOLDS BACK

Further Depredations

In North

IMPENDING INVASION OF SUIYUAN

From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, To-day.

The loss of Northern Chahar, to pro-Japanese troops and the impending invasion of Suiyuan province by the same

forces

hours 18 minutes. His official without even a protest from time was 3 days, 17 hours, 38 the Central authorities have! [caused surprise în official circles į minutes.

The anxiety early in the day here, seeing that General was dissipated when it was Chiang Kai-shek, President of learned that he had left Salis-the Executive Yuan, had as-

The damage, however, was not great, only a few lives being lost, as the Abyssinians are now:

when schooled to take cover

the alarm, sonds.

Rome: Signor Mussolini has convened the Italian War Coun- el to a meeting in the Palazzo Venezia for February 25. --~-

Trans-Ocean Service.

CHACO PEACE CONFERENCE RATIFIED

La "Page, To-day. The Bolivian Parliament baba rtified the protocol of the Chaco peace conference: Land the

· rangements · for the repatriation. of war prisoners - Rester,

IRELAND FIFTEEN

O'Connor Replaces Morgan

bury. A steady stream of sured Mr. Hu Han-min, in order MATCH AGAINST SCOTLAND

AT MURRAYFIELD

motor-cars moved to the aero-to persuade him to go to Nan-: drome, but darkness was creep-king, that he would resist fur- ing over the countryside when ther Japanese aggression. ་ན the flashing lights of a mono-) In view of these develop-

London, To-day. plane were discerned over thements. Mr. Hu's official col- The team to represent Ireland mountains.

Fleagues here are urging him to against Scotland in the Inter As the machine. made a per- consider the situation thorough-national Rugby Tournament fect landing hundreds of carsly before going to Nanking to Murrayfield on February 22 sounded their hooters, and the share the responsibilities of identical to that which beat Eag- crowd of 3,000 cheered wildly. State with General Chiang Kai-land last Saturday, with the ex- The Deputy-Mayor officially shek.

¡ception that O'Connor replaces

RAF.

FLIGHT

TO JAPAN Air Squadron Leaves

Singapore

at

is!

Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Sr., has given ap golf; his favourite recreation for years, to help to schiere his cherished dream of living to be a hmafred... Complete reizzation, physicni sud mental, is now the regime of the 96-year-old tycoon at: Ormond Beach, Florida, where this fast photograph of him on the links was made.

AUSTRIAN SUCCESS WINTER GAMES

AT

CANADIAN PLACED SECOND IN FIGURE SKATING

· CHINA MAIL “ SPECIAL:

| SITUATION SAID

BE WORSE

TO

POLICE FORCED TO USE FIREARMS

10 RIOTERS KILLED AS STRIKE SPREADS THROUGHOUT COUNTRY

· CHINA MAIL » SPRCSAL

Paris, To-day.

The special correspondent of the semi-official "Petit Parisien" reports from Syria that the situa- tion there is worse, as the police were impelled to use firearms against students in Damascus.

In Damascus the High Commissioner has annointed Babig Bey Rateb Governor, in the hope of quieting the unrest,

In asking who is responsible for the trest, the Journal states that the Syrian Nationalists are inspired by the Abyssinian war and the Egyptian marest

Istanbul; Reports reaching here state that the trial in Syria of 13 persons accused of having organised Communist cells in the schools and colleges at the order of the Kominter, and of having distributed Bolshevist., propaganda, ended with eight of the accused being sentenced for four years penal servitude each..

When the sentence was pronounced,, the convicted people be- gan to address the public in agitated language and to hoot the judges. They were even successful in striking the policemen in charge of them in the face with their handcuffs. The crowd grew

maray, but utimately soldiery and police restored order.

Jerusalem: The general

strike, which enters upon its CHINA TO EUROPE

BY AIR MAIL

fourth week to-day, has now spread over the whole at The native population „boy ed the French always, so that the Daimasena: powerworki were compelled to suspend their service almost completely. The! Syrian University and the high by the authorities.

school in Damascus were closed

The number of dead among

Hata Link To Be Opened

REGULAR SERVICE TO START THIS MONTH

From One Own. Correspondent) Canton, To-day. Canton will be linked by sir

Garmische Partenkirchen, To-day. The Obligatory Figures in the skating con- test began at the Stadium punctually at 2 p.m. on Thursday in brilliant sunshine. The first two figures, that is, the outward turn and the inward the strikers is now ten. Among turn, both to the left, were performed, and the the 35 soldiers wounded in with Marseilles and other Euro- Hama. there is one French off-pean points same time this Judges ended by awarding the first prize to Karl cez In-Hama soldiery and po month, when a connecting air Schaefer, of Vienna, the next to Wilson. (Can-lice managed to keep the peace, route between this city and but were once obliged to fire a Hanoi will be established, it was ada), Sharp (England), Ernst Baier (Germany), volley over the demonstrators learned last night. Dunne (England) and Kaspar (Austria).

heads as a threat Trans-Ocean The line between Canton and Service

Hanoi will be maintained by Sikorsky amphibians of the

Iporation, spanning the distance in 4 hours The passenger fare between the two points will be about $200. From Hanoi air mails and passengers will be taken to Europe by the French line, Air Orient.

Kwangchouwan will be a port of call in the Canton-Hanoi The "Popular Front," that is service in either direction the combined Socialist parties from North China for Europe Since all passengers and mails organised a demonstration on the

The preliminary rounds of Hockey yesterday resulted

"KARLSRUHES" In Switzerland creating the RIOTS IN PARIS China National Aviation Cor-

VISIT

by a lone goal.

The intermediary rounds, in which the following have quali- Cruiser's Band To

fied: Canada, Austria, United welcomed Mr. Rose-Beuter.. In any event, Mr. Eu will re- Morgan at the base of the scrum

main here for an indefinite The team is:

Play Locally States, Germany, Hungary, Czecho period. A matshed has been: D. P.. Morris (Bective Rangus),

slovakia, England, and Sweden, The or: erected adjoining his Tungshan V. Boyle (Dublin University), 14 The first party of officers and have still to be played. mansion for his bodyguards, Dublin), A H Bailey (University

B. McMahon (University College, men from the German. cruiser der in which the contesting groups while a new garage is under College, Dublin), L. M Malcolmson

Karlsruhe,

now visiting Hong will meet will be settled by draw construction. that Mr.

This indicates (North of Ireland), V. A. Hewitt Kong, are returning from their ing lots-Trans-Ocean Service. Hu will remain in (Instorians), O'Connor (University visit to Canton to-day at 420 p.m. (Continued on Page 9} Canton for a considerable time College), R Alexander (Ulster), C. Local residents are to be afford- E. St. 1. Beamish (EAF. and Northed two opportunities of hearing Mr. Sun Fo. President of the of Ireland), S. Deering (Bective Legislative Yuan, denied in Rangers), C. E. A. Graves (Wander the Karlsruhe's band. To-morrow Shanghai that he will come ers), J. Russell (University College, night the band will broadcast South to fetch Mr. Hu: nor will Cork), JAE Siggins (Belfast from the local radio station be any other Nanking officials be Collegians), H. H. 1. Sayers (Alder tween 8 and 9 pan, and on Thurs- sent for this purpose

(shot · Services), S. Walker day next, from 9.15 pm to 11.15 Scotland will be represented by pm, the band will render a com-

CALLING AT HONG KONG EN ROUTE

·

Singapore, To-day.

RAF Squadron No. 205, consisting of three Short Sin-

stonisos).

gapore flying-boats with a com- NORTH CHINA & Ke Mardoch, Dick Murray, and cert of selected items at the

plement of 205 officers and men, i left this morning on a 7,000- mile fight to Japan and back. via Kuching. Kudat, Manila, Hong Kong, Amoy and Shang- The cruise, which will hai mark the first visit of an E.AF Squadron to Jazan, is led by Air Commodore W. S. Smith, com- manding the Royal Air Force

JAPAN

Special Discussions Pending

MR. CHEN INTERVIEWED

Negotiations between China and

Peiping, To-day. the Far East.

"The return route will be the Hapan will be brought up again same as far as Hong Kong 3000 and Major-General Doihara when the Squadron is going to has come here specially to partici- Singapore via Kamaranhday, Date in such discussions, declared Cochin China-Regter

TO-DAY'S NAVAL WEDDING

The wedding takes place this khernoon a2' 4spm) at:

danglstery

Mr. Chen Chung-fu, Chairman of

Whitworth, all of the London Scot- Peninsula Hotel. tish; R. Shaw, Logan, Grieve; Dyruitt,

The craiser will be open to Waters, Beattie, Burnet, Cooper, Daff, and Weston of Kelvinside inspection by the public to-morrow

and on Friday.

Academicals. Beater.

BLIZZARD SWEEPS

AMERICA

TWENTY DEAD IN MIDDLE

WESTERN STATES

Chicago, To-day.

SWIMMING RECORD

JOHNNY HIGGINS IN LIMELIGHT

RECALLED

Demonstration By "Popular Front”

· CHINA_MAIL " SPECIAL

Faris, Today.

Place de la Republique yesterday and vice versa will be forwarded in honour of the four people who or transhipped via Canton and lost their lives in the unrest from Hanoi, the Canton-Shanghai air [February 7 to 9, 19341795. service schedule undertaken also.

The number demonstrating in by the China National Aviation Paris was estimated at 100,000. Corporation will be changed, so The police had taken precautions that mails and passengers arriv- to prevent any upheaval, but were ing here may continue the trip not required to interferes to Europe and North China Ocean Service.

without delay

SMITHFIELD STRIKE

Newhaven, Conn, To-day Johny Higgins, of Providence, Rhode Island, yesterday establish- ed a new world's swimming record} for the 200, yards breast-stroke, which he covered in 2 minutes 24-1/10 seconds to break Jeans Cartonnet's previous record of 2 Trouble Threatened By minutes: 25-2/10 seconds. Rezz

BARRISTER INJURED

Pitchers

Mr. H. G. Macnamara, the well known local Barrister, is an in-

Although Transport Wo nomced Strike

pital as the result of riding

not

the Foreign Affairs Committee of result of the most paralysing blizzard of this century...

Twenty people are dead in the saddle Western States as a mate of the War Memorial Hos the Hope and Chahar Political Hundreds of motorisis were strz Council, when interviewed by the and railway trafic was brought Press yesterday afterno

| ing snowbound, including

Mr. Chen com

the report tha

to attempt to

under anewdrifts

in sub-zero weather, accident yesterday, at Pauling till owveral trains be-He is making; good progi

border contai

Ida

PONED

The new arrangement has made Canton the centre of China's international air trans- portation.

BRIAN DE VALERA KILLED

· Riding -Accident In Phoenix Park

Dublin, To-day. Brian de Valera, the 20-yEZI old younger son of the President of the Irish Free State, was Hing yesterday.

with his coc Park when his

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ted and