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ORGANISATION SOVIET PERFECTS ITS COMMUNISTS IN

OF PEACE

International Police

Force

FRENCH MEMORANDUM DETAILS

~CHINA RAIL" SPECIAL

Paris, To-day.

The second part of the French Memorandum, it is learned, will be addressed to the League of Na- tions, and entitled "The Organisa- tion of peace in the future," con- taining an exhaustive political and economic scheme for the reorgan- isation of Europe.

Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 8, 1936 Rhine,

Brighter Days For The Railways

A number of causes combine

In four regions, apparently the Weichsel, Danube Mediterranean, the Powers should conclude inutual assistance pacts, the arbitration procedure being based on the pro- tocol of 1924.

WAR-MACHINE

RED ARMY IS SYMBOL OF

RESTLESS IDEALISM

YUNNAN

Another Invasion By Reds

CANTON SHOWS.CONCERN

[From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, To-day. Military circles here are un-

INTERNATIONAL APPEAL AS SORT able to confirm the Peiping re

OF "POLITICAL BRIDGEHEAD”

to that.

(By A. T. Cholerton)

and so forth.

are

for-

are

concern

port that the Communists in Yunnan have occupied Ma Lung, 65. mies north-east of Yunnan- fu, although a previous dispatch from the provincial capital Įstated that the Reds invaded Yunnan again after being driven EADINESS for War is now the defensive is a contradiction from Kweichow by a superior R

the key issue here in in terms, and "raceless" nation-Nanking force. and Moscow. and the political alism a very precarious thing in it appears that the Reds interested strategy of Bolshevism at home Russia.

also attacking Kuk Ching. 20 and abroad is entirely adjusted Bolshevism must, if it is to miles east of Ma Lung.

survive, always have a world ever, Kuk Ching is heavily gar How- Within three years Red Rus-winning-post seemingly in sight risoned by the provincial forces sia expects to have to fight Ger-Stalin and his non-Slav partners under General Bo Lang, Comman The idea of a "Peace Army a many, and, still believing that in dictatorship know that. der-in-Chief of the Yunnan troops. to give more than usual interest international police force cam- England and France will also be The Red Army, symbol of A high Staff Officer who recent to the annual meetings of the posed of contingents of all mem-fighting Germany in the same this restless idealism, has none British railway companies this bers States of the League and at war, she expects to be victor-the less now

become about as stated last night that General ly returned here from Yunnanfa year. The 12 months with the latter's disposal has been ious.

“national” as any other great which they deal were a period re-mentioned in the

French pro

After that Moscow foresees modern army. But it keeps apung has 20 regiments, which are sufficient to deal with the Com- of increasing revenue, but also posals,

Jan epoch of disorder in Europe its infernational appeal as a of additional expenditure, It is stated in political circles something like the Thirty Years sort of political "bridge-head"nists. He stated that the pre- largely as a consequence of the that this plan has its origin in War, a breakdown of national on the territory of its probable seat Communist unit under Hsiao partial restoration of wage Briand's idea of а European

probable allies Reh and Ro Lung is not so cuts. The Government passed Union, and, materialising, would perhaps extending to France, alike. To this end, it still hands idable as

government in Central Europe jenemies and

the units DOW in two Acts of Parliament,

North-western Szechnen. a permit the general limitation of reaction against revolution, with out honorary ranks to foreign principal effect of which will be armaments.

Government leaders, here anybody fighting anybody, and Red leaders. and still calls its to enable the railway companies FRANCE PLAYING SAFE:

considerable Pro-showing the British and Soviet systems crack regiments "British to obtain capital for improve- Paris: M. Flandin left for probably alone surviving the letariat." "German Proletariat."over the Communist situation in ments at a lower interest rate. Geneva last night, in the company first round or two.

Yunnan, which is an integral part Finally the rating appeals car- of Mr. Anthony Eden, who arrived Of the future of the Far East.

The Army Lionised

Jof the South-west General Lang ried through to the House of bere earlier in the evening,

Yun is a supporter of the South- Moscow is not so sure. Whilst Constantly flood-lit `with off- Lords hold out the most sub- The Rumanian, Foreign Minis-another Russo-Japanese duel, for cially-propagated enthusiasm, no

west policy. stantial promise that all the ter, M. Titulescu, and the Soviet power is regarded as ultimately army in the world is so lionised in and around Yunnanfu. In case There are about 86 foreigners railways will be found entitled ambassador: M. Potemkin, travel inevitable, Russia's prodigious as this "invincible," "darling of danger, however, they can eas to a large reduction in their led in the same train.

effort in fortifying the Trans-ichild of revolution." assessment to local rates. Sir M. Titulescu had a conversa baikal and Vladivostok regions! Their every gesture is calledly take a Robert Horne, as chairman of ton with M. Flandin on Monday, has, it is felt here, turned the "heroic," and the Government the Great Western Railway, has in the course of which the intro- Japanese thrust south-west-Press the sole Press here been given the first cpportunity duction of compulsory military wards. of dealing with the three main service in Austria and

is daily plastered with their pic- factors that go to the improve peading

the im- But Moscow cannot imagine tures at work and play. Pacifism ment of the railway outlook.Rumania and Soviet Russia are

negotiations between Tokyo letting slip the golden being outlawed. your Russian chance of taking Vladivostok soldier is not exposed to "de-

Vice-Adm. A. J. B. His speech to the shareholders

when Germany strikes east-featist" propaganda, nor ever

Stirling allowed to think that his job is "dirty even if neces- On The Defensive

London, To-day. sary."

Instead, like Hitler's The death has occurred of Vice- These facts, rather than any men, he is taught to believe Admiral A. J. B. Stirling.-Reuter. of the immediate future. In Entente, which is receiving special profound change of heart in the that, owing to some intrinsic his opinion 1936 should yield attention in the French

Vice-Admiral Stirling served in peace Kremlin, explain the present sus superiority in Germany racial, HMS. Barfear in China during still more

favourable results. ¡plan. must avoid any new com pension of class-war tactics in here social he is the salt of the Boxer rising in 1900, when he Strong support is given to that plications in Central Europe inside Russia, the attempt to con- the earth, and must necessarily was severely wounded in an attack belief by the traffic returns for order not to antagonise Italy any ciliate the peasants (and, to win in that "final struggle"" on February, which show an im-further.

Chinese field guns and some extent. the debris of the which he learns to sing about invalided provement since January 1 of It appears that the Quai d'Orsay Russian intelligentsia), and to the Soviet National Anthem. modore-in-Charge, Hong Kong, in

home. He was over half a million sterling for is still inclined to support Italy win over Liberal and Young still called "The International!" 1926, and was the four great companies..

placed on the re- as possible. in order to Conservative politicians and in- He is even led to

expect a tired list in 1931. He was present There has been doubt ensure her co-operation in the tellectuals in foreign lands by semi-miraculous collapse of the in charge of the Destroyer Flotilla whether the railways would be forthcoming negotiations. For momentarily "letting down" the field armies of the enemy when during the Battle of Jutland. In Jable to recover the amounts this reason France, it is believed, foreign working class.

the trumpets of the Comintern addition to a Companionship of already overpaid in rates, since will not join in the Little Entente The party line is now "Chau- really blare their loudest under the Bath (1916), he was an Officer the money has been distributed protest against compulsory mili-vinism on the defensive"; but the walls of the modern capital-or the Legion of Honour and a in rebates to various industries, tary service in Austria, which is this is a mere temporary ex-ist Jericho.

member of the Order of St. Anne, Sir Robert Horne is not found believed to be favoured by Signor pedient, because Bolshevism on (Continued On Page 10)" second class.-Beuter. [among the doubters. He Mussolini.-Trans-Ocean Service.

claimed that the "Act of Parlia-:

“BELIEVE IT OR NOT" by Robert L. Ripley

did not disguise the fact the believed to have been thoroughly wards.

discussed.

It is believed that M. Flandin

any full recovery of railway prosperity must be a slow pretold M. Titulescu that the Little cess, but it took a hopeful view

38 iz

ment provides for the return of BRITAIN'S COST

OF LIVING:

Pending Revision Of Index Number

London, To-day.

of Labour, Mr.

the money, and he cast upon the Government the onus of finding the ways and means, while! joffering all help in that process. Even so, railway revenues will not yet be adequate to the full restoration of wage cuts claim- ed by the workers. Most of the companies are drawing upon The Minister reserves for the dividends they Ernest Brown, announced at Com- par, and many millions of capi- raons question time yesterday tal go without any return at all. that the revision of the basis of The revenues of the Great Western have suffered

the Ministry's cost of living inder greatly from conditions in South Wales, number, in relation to which in which a large part of its wage adjustments are made over interests is concentrated. a wide field of industry, is to be There is improvement to record undertaken. The comprehensive in that area and a happier time enquiry necessary could not be is in prospect, but Sir Robert calculated on the existing basis. Horne holds very strongly that British Wireless Service. South Wales has "an irresis

tible claim to special considera- EXPLANATION OF

tion in connection with the establishment of any works of national concern."

VETERAN GOES STRONG

Graf Zeppelin For S. America

CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL Friedrichshafen, To-day.

TO-DAY'S CARTOON

The Lantern Of O-Bon

THE 0-60N is a memorial

festival which has been ob-i served, by Japanese Buddhist families ever since the introdus tion of Buddhism into Japan The veteran airship Graf about 1300 years ago. It is a Zeppelin will inaugurate its day reunion of the living with eighth year of trans-Atlantic the spirits of the dead, and the fights on Easter Monday, when Purpose of the festival is to per- it will take off for the first Petuate the memory of ancestors fight to South America this and to stimulate ancestor worship and filial piety. At nights bon- fires were originally used to guide The Hindenburg will again the spirits of the dead and foot- land at the airport of Lowen-steps of the living, but in more) thal as the new airport, Frank-recent times huge lanterns have: fort-on-Main, has not yet been been substituted. The largest of completed. Lowenthal is near these O-BON lanterns is the one Friedrichshafen, but Frankfort-lat Suwa, placed there before the on-Main will be the future base shrine about 60 years ago, and of all the Zeppelin services. —still being used. It is 25 feet] Trans-Ocean Service.

high and 15 feet in diameter.

year.

LANTERN

O-BON-LARGEST IN THE WORLD - 25 FEET HIGH

PLACED BEFORE THE SHRINE IN SUMĄ, Japan, TO GUIDE THESPIRITS

OF THE DEAD

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Indo-China.

train southward to

OBITUARY

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-IN PERSPECTIVE. ?·

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