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USE OF LIQUID POISON GAS CAUSES HAVOC ON NORTHERN FRONT

*

Prince Fumimaro Konoye, the distinguished гобле Liberal leader, received the command of Emperor Hirohito to create new cabinet to replace that Premier

Okada, which WHA smashed in the recent army ap

the rising, but he astounded whole of Japan by daring to de- eline the order. He pleaded i health.

"POLITICS IN

JAPAN Foreign Vice-Minister Resigns

Tokyo, To-day.

Mr. Shigemitsu, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, has handed in his resignation, for reasons of Mr. Arita is reported ill-health.

to have decided to appoint Mr. Kenshi Horiuchi, Director of the Bureau of American Affairs at the Foreign Office, Vice-Minister

of

FRENCH PEACE PLAN

LUKEWARM RECEPTION IN LONDON

BELIEVED IMPRACTICABLE

London, To-day.

France's all-Europe security plan received a lukewarm reception in the morning papers, which generally urge the British Government to resume its efforts to bring the Powers together for the purpose of devising a European settlement.

The Daily Telegraph declares that the French proposals in part are wholly impracticable. Recent experience of internation- al complications has made it clear that a police force contributed to by all nations is a notion that has only the most remote relation to actual conditions in Europe. The French reply throws back upon the British Government the task of exploring a path to ne- gotiation. Until negotiations can be begun the several visions of a pacified Europe are as mocking mirages.

The Daily Herald says, that the immediate problem is to pre- pare the way for a collective effort to incorporate the French and German plans and such other proposals as other nations may con- tribute into a practical and generally acceptable whole.

NO ENTHUSIASM FOR NEW FRENCH PLAN

"Omelette With Added Eggs"

DO

Geneva, To-cary.

The French plan has generally had an unfavourable reception in Geneva, where it is regarded as visionary, ambitious and imprac ticable. French quarters exhibit

enthusiasm

German and quarters regard and

Most of the the plan to comments compare An omelette with addled egg- implying that it includes all the lost causes for the past 10 years.

Reuter.

insincere.

it as artificial

Foreign Affairs. The appointment LORDS DEBATE

will be brought up before the Ca-

binet to-morrow for approval,

Mr. Yoshida's appointment as

OPENED

Ambassador to the Court of St. International Affairs

James has been held up, owing to the non-receipt of Britain's agres› ment, due to the usual formalities! in London.-Reuter.

PROTEST TO

MOSCOW Soviet Replies To CHINA

Discussed

LORD PRIVY SEAL ON GERMAN ACTION

The Times says that doubts

Mayor Fiorello E. LaGuardia, left, is shown with Edward F. McGrady, "Assistant Secretary of Labour and ace labour trouble mediator, after an all-night parley with union and realty represents- tives in an effort to settle last month's New York building and service strike.

PACT

FRANCO-SOVIET

BACKGROUND

;

SYSTEMATIC PLANE ATTACK

DUCE'S FIERY ADDRESS TO MINISTERS

"ABYSSINIA MUST BE ANNIHILATED"

-CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Addis Ababa, To-day. The following official statement was issued yesterday:

"According to reports received from Quoram, Italian planes have flown over the entire north- ern front and dropped liquid poison gas along the entire line. The number of victims, especi- ally among the civil population, is very high.” be attained by the complete annihilation of Abyssinia's armed

Rome: "Complete security for the Italian colonies can only forces," stated Signor Mussolini at a meeting of the Council of Ministers, which was unexpectedly held yesterday

will be felt as to whether all the IMPORTANT BLUE BOOK PUBLISHED at Lake Ashangi over the Abyssinian armies, which have been

be

sover-

IN LONDON

"

"This annihilation is inevitable. It will not be long before it is accomplished. The wonderful victory of the Italian troops trained, equipped and armed, by Europeans, has brought. Italy French suggestions are practic-

nearer to its goal of the security of her colonies, for which she able. Europe can hardly

had to resort to arms when Abyssinia mobilised." Trans-Ucean described as ripe or ready for

Service. London, To-day.

MANY CHIEFS SUBMIT large renunciations of eignty as demanded, but the

A Blue Book of nearly 100 pages, and reproducing in part or

Rome: Marshal Badoglio re- a whole consti-in whole about 60 documents -- despatches, telegrams, minutes, suggestions as tute an elaborate and far-reach-treaty provisions and communiques illustrating some aspects ports that the Italian troops are ing plan, not to be met with of the diplomatic discussions directed towards a European settle harassing the remnants of the purely destructive criticism but ment upon which the British Government was engaged between Emperor's troops and that the to be examined together with June, 1934, and March of this year, was published yesterday. the German proposals. At the present moment, however, the immediate purpose must be to Clear away obstacles in the way of the discussion of a perman- eat organisation for ordered ¡peace. Better.

FERRY COLLISION

Incident In Harbour During Fog

ONLY SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE

TRAINING FOR OFFICERS

Comradeship And Loyalty

NEW CURRICULUM AT MILITARY SCHOOL

peoples have rebelled against

the the Ethiopian rule. Many chiefs

The discussions cover

Eastern have submitted with their rem negotiations for an Pact and the proposal for a tinues, and life in the territories Franco-Soviet Treaty and the occupied by the Italians is now

PRINCIPLES OF --NATIONALISM Great Campaign For China

subsequent exchanges regarding normal-Reuters Bulletin Ser START TO BE MADE IN CANTON the validity of the proposed vice.

treaty with the Treaty of Lo

carna. They also include nego CIVIL AVIATION

tiations for an air pact and air ¡limitation.

With regard to the Eastern Pact two important points emerge from

[From Our Owa Correspondent]

the document:-(1) That the ori- ginal French proposal was con- the ¡sidered inadequate

Government

that British

by

in

four

IN CHINA

Britain Keeps Matters

In Mind

vinces.

half northern pro-

[From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, To-day: Government newspapers, radio stations, lectures, booklets, lea- fets and all available means will be utilised to give extensive publicity to the principles of nationalism as sponsored by Masara Hu Han- London, To-day. Questioned with regard to the min and Hsiao Fa-chen, veteran All towns and hamlets in Canton, To-day. the suggested guarantees were carriage of air mail from Shang- Kuomintang leaders... The thick fog which spread a

Six divisional commanders, two tot given on equal terms to hai to Europe Sir Philip Sassoon, blanket over, the harbour an

and

Germany and that this defect was Under-Secretary of State for Air, Ewangtung will be thoroughly im hour or so before noon to-day brigade commanders

remedied as the result of the An-stated in the House of Commons bued with nationalism through the foregoing agencies." Essentially was responsible for the 12.55 chiefs-bf-staff to the three Kwang-

glo-French conversation; and (2), yesterday that he preferred for. were invited to London, To-day.

p.m. Star Ferry from Hong tung armies The leader of the Opposition Kong being involved in a minor dinner last night at the mansion that it was on learning at Stresa the moment not to say more than the masses will thus be awakened Chi-tang, Com- from a communique published in that the possibility of making a to the Japanese aggression upon in the House of Lords, Lord collision with the corresponding of General Chen

of the First Berlin on April 14, 1935, that the similar arrangement between the China and the occupation of the Snell, raised the question of the ferry from Kowloon, although mander-in-Chief international situation yester-only a glancing blow was struck. Group Army, prior to enrolment German Government would enter China National Aviation Corpor four and a

Visibility, was so poor that it for advanced political training at into an Eastern Pact of non-ag-ation and Imperial Airways, as day afternoon." Lord Halifax, in- tervening in the debate, said that was not until the two vessels the Kwangtang Political and Mili-gression notwithstanding the fact exists, between the Corporation! Indirect methods to inculcate that some of the other parties and Air France; was not being these principles into the minds of the people are stage plays, talking might conclude arrangements for overlooked. Beater." Moscow, To-day.

discussions on the Italo-Abys were almost on top of one an-tary Academy at Yin Tong.

pictures, songs and story-telling. The object of the training mutual assistance that the French

Lecturers will be hired to give The Soviet reply to the Chinese sinian dispute were taking place other that they swerved in a

there

italks on nationalism in public protest against the Soviet-Outer at Geneva and he was not in a last-minute attempt to

Both ferries were really aimed at consolidating the Government decided that

was no further reason why they First Group Anny, so that

places, trains, tow-boats, funks Mongolia agreement

position to add anything to what disaster.

not proceed with senior officers will support their should

etc. Government schools will have communicated to the Chinese the Foreign Secretary had said packed with office-workers re-

courses in this subject, to be con- Charge d'Affaries by M. Litvinoff. on Monday, when he had em-turning to and from lunch.

When it was seen that a col-superiors through thick and thin negotiation of the Franco-Soviet The reply rejects the protest of phasised the need for the cessa-

lision

was unavoidable nearly Loyalty and comradeship are the Treaty. (Continued on Page 12) the Chinese Government as un-tion of hostilities and the re- founded and at the same time ex-storation of peace. Lord Hali-all the passengers on the Kowkeynote of the training for these. lieutenant-gen- presses a deep conviction that the fax agreed with Lord Snell that loon-bound ferry rushed to one officers, who hold the high rank of INVESTITURE AT

eral Government of the Chinese Re-the League, whatever the limi-side, cansing a dangerous list,major-general or

women fainted. public will arrive at the con-itations on its effectiveness due while several

could They were soon revived, how- The coming training is intended clusion that the protocol does not to various causes were,

ever, and suffered only from to provide the field officers with a contradict the Peking Agreement not be said to have failed.

islight shock.

common political thought, and thus the interests and is in

of the Turning to Europe the Lord

It was later ascertained that ensure peace and stability in this Mongolian as well the Chinese Privy Seal said that the method only superficial damage was province,

chosen by Germany to force her done to the ferries, which took claims on world attention had fully 20 minutes to cross the dealt a shattering and far-reach-harbour. ing blow at the foundations

nation.-Reuter.

has

US. RESIDENT FOUND SHOT

been

Tragedy Disclosed In

Shanghai

Shanghai, To-day.

on

which international order had

avert

been raised. It might be true CONFERENCE IN

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WEATHER REPORT

LONDON

Imperial Delegates To Meet Next Year

The depression has moved

་

CLYDE AND ALBION SHARE EIGHT GOALS

Rangers Extended

London, To-day. Three matches in the First Di-

GOVT. HOUSE

Pay-Comdr. Jolley

Honoured

the

CHINA'S AIR FORCE High-Speed Bombers From America

ducted by history teachers and Kdomintang directors.

*Messrs. Eu and Hsiao are, of the opinion that to save China the Los Angeles. To-day.patriotic instincts of the people Thirty-one long-range high must be aroused. A start is to be speed bombers will be constract made in Canton, whence the move- ed at the Valtee Aircraft Works ment will radiate to all parts of

His Excellency the Governor, for China's air force. They will the-country. These Knomintang Sir Andrew Caldecott, held a small be adapted from the Vultee leaders want to make Canton the Investiture at noon to-day, at single-engined low-wing trans-political and patriotic centre of Government House, when Paymas-port monoplane used on several China. ter-Commander E. A. Joley, RN,American air lines, and will

of HMS. Dorsetshire, was invest have a cruising speed of 205 US, AND CHINA

with the insignia of Officer of miles an hour and a range of

the Most Excellent Order, of the 1.000 miles. Each will carry

eight passengers. — Reater. British Empire.

Paymaster Commander E. A. Jolley was decorated for services] in connection with the organisa-

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY

Closer Financial Arrangements?

Washington, To-day.

tion of the Royal Indian Navy A terrible tragedy occurred Mr. Henry A Morgenthan, Se- Mr. E. G. Berrien, a prominent east-north-east and is now cen-

London, To-day played yesterday, Clyde holding

vision of the Scottish League were while serving under the command yesterday evening at about cretary of the Treasury, will re- American connected with the Bri-tred over the Straits of Korea.

of Vice-Admiral Sir Humphrey T.8.30 p.m., when an unknown sume his conversations with the Communications are now pass Albion to a draw in their away? tish American Tobacco Co, Ltd, Pressure, has increased rapidly

Chinese woman of about 70 Chinese bankers, which will con- The investiture was carried out years of age and partially blind, tinne for several days. yesterday with a revolver at his anti-cyclone has developed; it ments as regards the possibility Hibernian won their away fixture was found dead in his, apartment over China, where a moderate Eng with the Dominions Goverture, sharing eight goals, whilst Welyin, KC.SI, CE, D.SO.

in the presence of all the Royal walked into the harbour at He said that the bankers cams. of arranging an Imperial Con- side. He left a note saying that continues relatively low over

Light southerly ference in London at the time of against Kilmarnock by the only Naval Captains at present in the Sand Street and was immersed here on his invitation to exchange he was despondent after an attack Indo-China.

Colony, and there were also sever-for some time before being res-information on a mutual mone- of influenza. He was not mar-winds, freshening later from the coronation next year, anid soal

north-east; cloudy with mist, Lord Hartington (C., West Derby The Scottish League leaders, the al Paymaster Officers of the Bri-cued by passers-by attracted tary policy, adding: “A closer the Government Civil Hospital, Ching and the United States on Mr. Berrien was a native of fog or light rain, cooler, was the shire), Parliamentary Secretary Bangers, just managed to winitish Fleet at present in Hong by her cries. She was taken to working arrangement between Texas, 52 years old. He returned forecast for to-day, as issued by to the Dominions Secretary, Mr. their home match against Queen Kong present.

Royal Observatory this Malcolm MacDonald, in the House O'South by the odd goal in three. The band of H.M.S. Dorsetshire but passed away soon after her financial problems is contemplat-

admission. from home leave on February 10. the

Imorning.

lof Commons yesterday.-Beuter -Bepter.

ried.

---Beurter.

was in attendance.

ed."-Reuter.