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ITALIANS CLAIM OVER 5,000 ABYSSINIANS KILLED AT ENDERTA

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY

IN YAUMATI

4 CHINESE

TENEMENT

DWELLINGS COLLAPSE

SIX PEOPLE BADLY INJURED AND

TEN REPORTED MISSING

Indescribable chaos reigned in Yaumati this morning shortly after nine o'clock when three four-storeyed tenement dwellings in Woosung Street, near the Po Hing and Alhambra Thea tres, collapsed, burying about 15 residents.

No warning of the impending disaster was given to the residents, who, caught like rats in a trap, were hurled to the grounds in an avalanche of bricks, mortar and wooden beams.

Thousands of Chinese gathered in the vicinity within a few minutes and the Police md Fire Brigade were not long after, the work of extricating the victims proceeding without a stop until shortly before noon.

A second disaster occurred at about 10 am, when a fourth tenement dwelling collapsed while the inmates were in the act of removing their belongings.

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The walls were discovered to be unsafe and, with several supporting beams stiff hanging by strands, the rescue work was called off at noon, while the walls were shared.

There were about 60 Police, firemen and men from the S+

ELECTIONS John Ambulance Brigade, in ad-

IN SPAIN

dition to Scouts, rendering in- dívidual aid in rescuing the in-

In his New York hotel, Howard. Enghes (above)," youthful movie producer and aviation expert, points; to the ma the route he followed in his blazing

Los York Right of '9_boms, 2 PEA better than the record of Col. Ramens. Turner He

Jared, and altogether six per GOODYEAR WORKS STRIKE sons were removed to hospital in a serious condition, one suf-

RIOTS QUELLED fering from a fractured spine,

BY POLICE

MILITARY COUP FAILS

General Strike In Saragossa

Madrid, To-day.

two from fractured Skulls and many others from multiple in- juries.

discounts an This

earlier Police report that there were 15 deaths.

TEN PEOPLE MISSING.

Seasonal Dismissal of Workers":

Akron, Ohio, To-day.

All the operations of the Goodyear plants have been virtually suspended as the result of a strike following what the

them management described as "seasozial dismissal”- of a2 heim- ber of tyre workers-Beuten

It is believed that there are still 10 or 11 persons missing, all¦--- of whom are supposed to have

been buried by the later collapse IRON GREY LAME

The latest returns from the at about 10 a.m2. election show that the Left gain-

.Dashed

All morning the inmates of the Annual Meeting Hopes ed 256 seats, the Right 145 and other tenement blocks adjoining the Centre Party 68. There is a the stricken building were seen general

removing their personal belong- strike at Saragossa, where one person was killed and ings, while all trafic from the Boad six wounded in an exchange of Star Ferry and Jordan shots between the police and deezy up Nathan Road was de monstrators demanding the reviated through Jordan Road to this morning after being taken lease of political prisoners. Reuter's Bulletin Service...

PROCLAMATION ISSUED Madrid: In Saragossa, where; the Government declared a state of siege because of the hostile at- titude of the population, the Trade Unions declared a general strike last night. The Social-De- mocrat and Syndicalised Labour

Nathan Road, just near the Star Taxi Company's garage.

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SHANGHAI STREET FIRE

Silk Store Premises Gutted

(By “RAPIER") Mr. Leung Kwok-cheong's Iron Grey, a 1933 sub., pulled up lame

out over mule by a riding boy

DEBATE IN LORDS

The Italo-Ethiopian Dispute

REPORT RIDICULED

IN ADDIS ABABA

RED CROSS UNIT SAID

TO BE MISSING

FRANCE SEES OPPORTUNITY FOR CONCILIATION ATTEMPT

CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL.

Rome, To-day.

Official War Bulletin No. 129 relates to the situation after the Italian victory to the south and south-west of Makale, and states that the Abys sinian losses at Enderta are very great, the battle- field being strewn with corpses. It is estimated that at least five to six thousand dead are to be mourned, whereas the Italian losses are stated to be only 12 officers and 499 men.

Of the aeroplanes used in the attack, one did not return. The airmen are pursuing the Abyssinians to the south-west and pre- verting them from resting..

After $0,000 miles' of plame travel ar passenger and co-paint, the Rev. Father J. "M: Canture, aged 59: jovial Jesuit wiadomierz, few out; of the Camídias north woods to qualify for: a pilot's: 1- cense at Toronto. Hell; the

- Addis Ababa. An Abyssinian semi-official report states that Ras Mulugbeta, who is in command to the east of Bas Seyoum's forcès, announced that on February 12, Italien outposts advanced to the outskirts of the Abyssinian camps, and a fierce outpost the phine on sands of mercy. battle began on the 12th, continuing on the 13th, 14th and 16th, the Italians gaining little ground, while the real object, namely, to break through the Abyssinian forces besieging Malcale, was

not attained

Paris: The Temps, in com-jcording to a communiq menting on the victory of En-Marshal Badoglio, (derta, anggests to Italy that hat five to six thou the moment has come to con- at least double sider the possibility of peace, wounded, w Despite the declaration by the fixken prisoner -22 Negus, that he would defend) were 154 white troops his country to the East, the pre-523 wounded, - 622 sent time would be favourable killed and 83 wounded, for negotiations for Italy, but aeroplane Jost The she would have to take the first that the aircraft are step, and has nothing to fear as quarter to the memy, who to the possibility of humilia-retreating to the south. tion

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ITALIAN GOODS SEIZED BY

The proposals of the Committee PROSPECTS OF SETTLEMENT · of Five and the Laval-Hoare Plan are a valuable basis for negotia-

BRITISH CUSTOL tions, offering a wide

enough London, To-day. The subject of the Italo-ramework for a solution honour

London:""The Fincial Seem Abyssinian war was raised in able to all the parties-Trans-

tary to the Treasury, Mr. W. S Ocean Service. the House of Lords last evening

Morrison, stated in a Pa by Lord Phillimore, who enquir Rome: The Ethiopian losses in tary answer that fou Jed whether steps were being the battle south of Makale, ac-ments of goods. -at

taken to promote.. a peaceful settlement of the dispute Lord

Noel-Buston spoke in support

of action to promote a settle- ment which would vindicate the collective peace system and se=| cure, by international assist-| ance, the ending of slavery and} slave trading in Ethiopia.

„ENDERTA CASUALTTES

had been seined by

CANTON HANOI AIR MAIL LINK

First Flight Proves

(From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, "To-day. The first attempt at sending ar mails for Europe direct from Canton proved a failure, the plane being delayed by foggy weather and poor visiku- Ify along the "Cantor-Hanoi route it was disclosed Tast

Unable to proceed to Hanoi from Fort Bayard (Sal** Yug) near Kwangchouwan, the Douglas Dolphin monoplane of the China National Aviation Corporation returned here on Monday after- ason and left yesterday, for Shanghai. M The 50 bu of siz mail for Europe · were sent back here and will be shipped to Hanoi Co-ordination Committee, on Friday morning cainte into operation. The seizures i

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NEUTRALITY IN ← British parts sin

AMERICA

Bill Passes The Senate

Lord Cecil urged the Govern-i

Washington, To-day. ment to pursue a definite and wi-The Senate has passed the It is extremely doubtful whe-form policy. Criticism of the bill extending the neutrality law ther he will be able to start at the policy of the League in imposing for a further year. It has Annual Meeting. Ma

sanctions as a result of the been sent to the White House Jimny · Pots Hort. the well- Italian resort to war was voiced for the President's signature.” (known. Shanghai jockey, who will by Lord Mansfield, Lord -Lloyd be riding for Mr. Li Po Chun at and Lord Mottistone, who were the Annual Race Meeting, left for supported from a pacifist stand- Canton by passenger aeroplane point by Lord Ponsonby, from yesterday morning, but the ma- whom Lord Strabolki dissociated chine had to return to Shanghai į himself and other Labour Peers.

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• Unions issued a proclamation -de- manding the immediate release of The ground floor of No. 324 owing to the fog-bank which all those serving prison sentences Shanghai Street was completely enveloped the China Const

The police dispersed the demon- gutted when a fire broke out at He was just in time to catch strators, but were fired upon from 2 o'clock this morning, the 1st the F. and O. Imer Cathay, the surrounding houses. The po-floor also being-damaged. The however, and will arrive in the Bee thereupon replied, ois of the ground four of the adjoining Colony next Friday morning, when ́

building, No. 222, also sustered he will go straight to the course. workers being killed and dously" and several slightly ind- damage by fire and ed---Trans-Ocean Service.

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NOTED VISITORS TO COLONY

Dr. Wang And Ana May Wong

Shangha

Wang, who at

last minute cancelled

rip to Cantor

Hong Kon

President

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NEW BRITISH MINISTER TO COLOMBIA

London, To

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WILD SCENES IN PARLIAMENT

Session At Belgrade

There is no record of the vote the Senate, which previously number of amendments, uding one authorizing -the

"protection fros

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SOVIET

Shorts of

Immediate Surrender the

Of Mutineers

-Tokyo, To-day.

It is semi-officially stated that Jepan intends to demand) from the Soviet the immediate render of the Manchukuo troops who mutinied at

January 29 an Soviet territory, where were interner Reuter

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litsed lemons to the value of canlifowers worth 5120 and.

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DUKE OF YORKES SERVICE RANKS GAZETTED

London Highnes the Doike been promoted to the

the Army and Air Chief of the Eoyal Air Force... E “Bulletin Service:

US. NEUTRALITY

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Selfish Aloof

WAR SEC

ARGENTINIAN REVOLUTION

President Ayala

LEAVES MANILA

Two Planes Will Leave Colony To-morrow

Manila, To-day.

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