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P COMPLETE OCCUPATION OF QUORAM AREA BY ITALIAN FORCES EL THREE-PART FRENCH

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MEMORANDUM,

EXPECTED TO BE MORE

CONCILIATORY

SURROUNDED BY SECRECY

"CHINA MAIL SPECIAL

Paris, To-day.

M. Flandin and his colleagues spent the whole of yesterday drawing up the French Memoran- dum, which, in answer to the German Memoran- dum, is to be handed in in the next few days.

If the text is not ready for the Council of Ministers' session. the Council will be postponed for 24 or if necessary even 48 hours. In any case it is now definitely known that the Memorandum Es composed of three parts:-

(1) In which the "historical errors" of Germany's Memor- andum are exposed and juristic matters dealt with; (2) In which the precautionary measures suggested by the

Locarno Powers for the interim period are dealt with. (3) In which the French Government makes "constructive

proposals.”

Beyond this nothing concrete is known, as the Quai d'Orsay is very secretive.

The British, Belgian and Ita- lian Governments have inform- ed the French Government that

RED MENACE IN they agree to the proposal that

YUNNAN

Government Troops In Canton

„REDS CLEARED OUT FROM

KWEICHOW

the Locarno-Powers' delibera- tions take place in Geneva. simultaneously with the discus- sions of the Committee of Thir-] teen, that is to say, on April 9 or 10, as M. van Zeeland, Belgian Premier. cannot be in Geneva before Thursday or Friday. →→→ Trans-Ocean Service. Locarno Meeting Called At Geneva

Paris: The British, An overwhelming Nanking and Italian Governments have in- force in Kweichow again drove formed France that they agree to the Communists into North-ja meeting of the Locarno Pow- eastern Yunnan after they were ers at Geneva, where the Commit- forced to give up their base in tee of Thirteen meets on Wednes- Wai Ning, Northern Kweichow. day to discuss the Italo-Ethiopian The Locarno meeting on April 1, according to a report situation. reaching here last night.

[From Our Own Correspondenti

Carton, To-day.

is expected on Thursday."-

Belgian

It is anderstood that the con-

Led by Ho Lang and Hsiao Keh,versations between the British, the Reds were reported to be at-French and Belgian military staffa tacking Yi Ping and Kuk Ching in will begin in London on Wednes

Yansan. Altogether Northern

M. Flandin was engaged day. about 10,000 Reds have again en-with experts all day long yester tered Yunnan from Eweichow, day working out the final details of the reply to Germany's counter- owing to the fact, that there are!)

over 100,000 Nanking troops in the latter province. Why these Proposals. It is believed that the French taemorandum as a whole

forces cannot wipe out the Reds will not adopt an uncompromising is a mystery:

General Laing Yun, the G.O.C. of the Yunnan provincial forces, has about 30,000 officers and men who are capable of coping with the situation. He is handicapped air by the fact that he has no force and has to depend on the Nanking bombers to check the срету.

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principles.

fattitude.

THREAT OF COUP IN SPAIN

Military Commander Replaced

*CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Madrid, To-day.

CHINA

LANC

The closing of the Russian Consulate General at Mukden followed last month's serious border clashes between Boriet and Japanese Manchaoknan troops in Oster Mongolis, along the ail important trans-Siberian railroad. Top and bottom left, photo- graphs show types of Russian planes and troops which must be brought from Moscow (see map) if Japanese planes and troope (top to bottom right), which are reported ready for any emergency, eut off ingress to Outer Mongolia from the Russian army base

Vladivostok.

The Chinese community of the Colony has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mr. Wong Kwong- tin, J.P. (above), Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Com- merce, who died yesterday at the are of 37.

ELECTIONS IN PARIS

2,730 ÇANDIDATES ENTERED

SOCIALIST MANIFESTO

PUBLISHED

*CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Paris, To-day.

MOTORSHIP ON FIRE

SOS. BY

NORWEGIAN VESSEL

San Francisco, To

The Norwegian-motorship Tricolour, bound for in Fr cisco from the Philippines with 12 passengers and a crew of 40 on board, has sent out an 5.0.S., because of a dangerous fire in the hold. The Tricolour is about 1,000 miles east of Yokohama and is racing to meet the freighter Yarraville, reported: to be in the vicinity.

THE LAST CHAPTER

New York, To-day. Hauptmann's body has been brought here from Trenton and in now lying in a funeral chapel, Cremation awaiting

to-day- Renter.

AUSTRIA TAKES STEPS

Later: The Tricolour's pas-... sengers number 16, including eight women and five children. The Yarraville, sailing from Dairento California, is now standing by, but darkness and heavy seas have hitherto pre- vented the transfer of the pas- sengers. Meanwhile the fire on the Tricolour is increasing. ----- Reuter.

PASSENGERS TRANSFERRED San Francisco, Later: All the passengers from the Tricolour hese been transferred to the

Compulsory Military-"Yarraville, which reports that the

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ENTIRELY AN INTERNAL MATTER

- CHINA MAIL " SPECIAL

Paris, To-day.

Вагод yon Berger-Waldenegg

Mr. Chari Macids, pres of the "Mimicito,” the por...f= -liberal party, who was germafriend. in the peaceful · settlement" (of problems between Japan "sand" Soviet Russia, temporarily a ceeded the - ziała Korukiya Takhanki an Minister of Finance in the Japaneme cabinet” early last month.

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ANNIVERSARY Signing Of Charter Of Island

RUTHLESS

ACTION

ABYSSINIANS IN FLIGHT

Relentless Parsuit Of Negus's Troops

64 TONS OF EXPLOSIVES USED

IN -VICTORIOUS OFFENSIVE

Asmara, To-day.

It is authoritatively stated that Quoram is now completely occa- pied by the Italians, who are ruth. lessly mopping up the remnants of the Neger's army in the vicinity, while aeroplanes are pursuing the main body of the Abyssinians flee- ing in disorder to the south.

It is stated that during yes- terday's battle the Italian air force dropped 64 "tons of explo- įsives and fired many thousands of machine-gun rounds. -Ben- iter.

Paris: The latest turn-in the |Italo-Abyssinian war” is discuss “ fed by the Temps, a paper which i often the mouthpiece of the French Foreign Office, A

The Tempe ̄axys that the sitome tions of the Negus is now tragic. {There ́asest to the Tombs, no Schoice bat, in: begin, aegatiations.

the great rieforbes” of {Marshal Badeghe, Signor Hasso- lini would, without "Toss of pres- [tige, accept a solution within the scope of the principles laid down by the Committee of Five. The Negus on the other hand, in view of the technical superiority of the Italians, would be able to justify with his pergite the con- clusion" "of peace, saying that I was his duty to save what could be saved-Trans-Geban Service.

ITALIAN PLANE

LOST

Giant Bomber Crashes Into Sea

Bome, To-day.

A giant Italian bomber crash- led into the sea near Naples on April 1, all five occupants be ing killed. The news has hither to been withheld from publica- tion Reuter.

US. ARMY PLANE CRASH

Four People Burned To Death

Tricolour will try to reach either Honolulu' or Yokohama. The fire has not become worse-Beuter.

SHANGHAI PASSENGERS Shanghai: The Tricolour, which is a ship of 6,850 tons, sailed from Shanghai or March 23. Two pas sengers embarked here: Mrs. The Intransigeant publishes an Aline S, Holes and Mr. M.J. L interview with the Austrian For-Connané.-Reater. The greatest surprise has been Meantime General Lung has

eign Minister, Baron von Berger-

The Tricolour is under the connection with caused at the news that the Com- cultivated close

93 YEARS AGO TO-DAY Waldenegg, on the question of the Kwangsi and Kwangtung, and, if mander of Madrid, General Caba-

The Home Office announces that resumption of compulsory military command of Captain Christensen.

New York, To-day. The local agents are Mesara, Dǝd-

To-day is an interesting an necessary, material support from nellas, has suddenly been relieved

the period for re-service in Austria.

Four people were burned to closed

well and Co. these provinces will be available. of his post and replaced by Gen- when

niversary for the inhabitants It is believed that ceiving nominations The Yunnan leader is in support eral Miaja.

The ship left here on March 19, of this Colony, since it is exact death when an United States Saturday, 2,730 candidates had about an Bu Fan-min's political the persistent rumours

the Cham-stated that the new system would and Yokohama on March 30, bely 93 years today since the army plane crashed into s entered for impending military coup

d'Etat been

Elections, which will require a certain amount of sering expected to arrive in San Charter of the island was sign mountain top near Fredericks- ber

burg, Pennsylvania, yesterday. made the Government think it

An early reference to the ori-Beuter. wise to take certain percaution- take place shortly. Electioneering vice from every citizen between Francisco on April 11.

ginal transfer arg measures. Trans-Ocean Ser- opens oficially to-day, when elee the ages of 18 and 42, and it was

states that a tion placards can be placed free not impossible that one day wo ivica.

The passengers on the Tricolour "desolate island, sparsely inhabited of charge on the hoardings spe- (men, would also be called upon to eially erected for this purpose, perform certain duties towards the include four persons from Hong by fishermen," was ceded to Great They are Mr. and Mrs. Britain in January 1841. The which have already for some days State The State itself would de-Kong.

cide what form this service would L. R. Andrews and Mr. and Mrs. cession was confirmed by the been ready.

Mr. Andrewes is Treaty of Nankin in August 1842 C. Atkinson The first election programme to have to take, whether with or be published was that of the So- without weapons.

the Deputy Registrar of the and the Charter bears the date of cialist Party, published in the The Minister denied that this Supreme Court, bound for San April 8, 1843,

Anim The results of that cession can Socialist Press. yesterday Trans-new step violated any treaty objFrancisco; while Mr. Ocean Service,

ligations, since there is nothing in has just retired from the Hong be sem today. The "desolate any agreement forbidding Aus-Kong and Whampoa Dock Co., island" is now a thriving town- AMBASSADOR PRESENTS HIS trian nationals from performing Ltd, and is travelling with his ship, and the sparse population of

CREDENTIALS

services for the State. The Min-wife to New York aboard the fishermen has grown into a self- contained community comprising| ister added that a similar system steamer.

many races and Interests. The Tokyo, To-day.

had been in force in Bulgaria, and

No cable referring to the mat-history of Hong Kong in the 331- It is a matter of entively internal] concern, with which internationaliter of the fire on the steamer had years of its existence as a British treaties have nothing to do-been received by the local agents Colony is a splendid tribute to

up to the time of going to press. British colomination. Erens-Ocean Service

COMMUNISTS IN

SHANSI Position Now Being Liquidated

SIR A. CADOGAN LEAVES

Conference At Tokyo With Mr. Hirota

Shanghai, To-day.

Peiping, To-day. Evidence that the Red situa tion in Shansi is being liquidat- ed is contained in the Taiyuanfu! reports that the Taiyuan-Pu

Sir Alexander Cadogan, the re- chow Railway is being repaired and through traffic is expected tiring British Ambassador to to be resumed shortly. It is re-China, left for England by the ported that. Government planes RMS. Empress of Canada Foster- bombed many Reds endeavour-day, He hopes to confer at ese Ambassador, Mr. Hsu Ship ing to cross the Huangho, many Tokyo with Mr. K. Hirota, the ging, presented his credentials being killed and drowned. Prime Minister, on Anglo-Japan- to the Emperor this morning

*Renter. ese relations-Beuter. Renter

The Chin-

FOUR LOCAL PASSENGERS

STOP PRESS

London, To-day. The Daily Mail forecasts that there will be a com- plete re-shuile of the NG

·tionat:" „Government Whitsuntide, when it is be- lieved that Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minis ter, will resign, and Mr. Chamberlain, Chancellor of

eeed hina-Render. the Exchequer, will-me-