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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1936

THE SOVIET AND

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CHINA

Agreement With Gen. Chiang?

JAPANESE REPORTS

(From Our Own Correspondent) Canton, To-day.

That General Chiang Kai- shek has reached some agree

CHINESE AMBASSADOR IN PARIS

Received By Foreign Minister

Paris. To-day The Foreign Minister, M. Flandia, received Dr. Wellington Koo, who handed to him a copy of his credentials. The formal presentation of the credentials will be made to President Lebrun Ister-Reuter.

REARMAMENT IN GERMANY Mr. Winston Churchill's Figures

"PRODIGIOUS, DISTURBING AND ALARMING”

London, To-day.

Mr. Winston Churchill. inter- vened yesterday afternoon in the resumed House of Com- mons debate on the budget re-

ment with Soviet Russia for a NEW CONSTITUTION solution and warmly commend-

common front, against Japan is hinted by Japanese reports. from North China. This gives

rise to rumours here that there

OF CHINA

may be an armed clash between To Be Proclaimed In China and Japan.

The flying visits of General

November

Chiang to Hankow, Chungking. GENERALISSIMO CERTAIN TO

• BE FIRST PRESIDENT

Chengtu and Taiyuan lent colour to the belief that he is making military preparations against Ja- panese aggression. Japanese re ports state that General Chiang has 400 first-line acroplanes and is still buying more machines from President. of the United States.

jed Mr. Neville Chamberlain's stewardship of the national fin- lances since 1932. He went on, however, to express misgivings as to the adequacy of the pro- vision for rearmament

He recalled his repeated statements on the rate of mili Itary preparations in Germany. which he said. were based on linformation from sources which he could not divulge, but he had checked it from a great many other quarters; and he maintained in good faith the approximate accuracy of his figures. It was acknow- ledged, and Was formid- jable enough, that the

penditure of the German, Gov-

PX-

From Our Own Correspondent] Canton. To-day. General Chiang Kai-shek,

the Executive! Yuan, is the unopposed candid- late for the Presidency of China Well-informed quarters accept under the new Constitution to ias authentic the Nanking denial be proclaimed in November, sc-

that there is no pact between cording to Nanking reports re- ernment between March, 1935, Moscow and Nanking, pointing out ceived here.

and June, 1935, above the pre- Canton leaders have not ex-vious level of the budget expen- jthat the Soviet leaders do not wish

further

with pressed any opinion on General diture was £1,000,000,000. but to have

dealings

candidacy. There Chiang in view of the unpleasant Chiang's

other factors suggested relations of 1926-1927. However, will be no opposition from the the figure was far below

cos-South-west, if the General is actual facts. it is explained that Moscow cluded a pact with Outer Mon- sincere in safeguarding Chin- Therefore, Mr. Churchill con- territory and sovereign cluded, he was justified in the igolia, which the Kremlin trusts. ese

rights, and if he does not inter-startling statement that £800,- North China is peaceful at thei

fere with affairs in Kwangtung 000,000 was spent by Germany moment. There are no pressing and Kwangsi.

in 1935 alone on warlike pre- problems between the Chinese and Nanking official reports give parations -- a most prodigious. Japanese, according to observers the hint that General Chiang is 'disturbing and alarming figure, who have returned here from Peiping. North China officials are lying among the North-west which he challenged the Chan- provinces and Yunnan in order cellor to contradict when he to inspect the defences in the wound up the debate. —- British event of further Japanese inva-Wireless Service. sion. His trip to Yunnanfu is

maintaining cordial relations with Japanese military leaders.

MEMEL PAPERS FINED

Alleged "Inflammatory Articles"

- CHINA MAIL SPECIAL

that the

apparently to reorganise the BRITAIN'S MANDATE

provincial government and to

place his own men in control of

the administration.

Well-informed circles here wonder why Nanking accepts S. Kawagoe as the next Jap- anese Ambassador to China, if

a strong stand against Japan is decided upon. It is believed

that Mr. Kawagoe will maintain

TERRITORIES

Questions Asked In Parliament

London. To-day. Asked in the House of Commons

a very strong policy towards whether the Dominions have been Kovno, To-day. China in view of his past acti-consulted regarding and had ap- The military commander of the vities in Canton and elsewhere. proved the Government's policy As all the high officials have respecting mandated territories Memel region has condemned the well-known German language returned here from various re-and its willingness to consider the papers Memeler Dampfblatt and sorts, they will give attention transfer of some of them on cer- Lietanischkaseitung, published into the presidential and ambas-tain conditions, the Prime Minis the Lithuanian language by the sadorial issues over the week-ter replied that the question in- same firm, to a fine of 5,000 litas end. leach for alleged "inflammatory ¡articles."

In the event of the fine not being paid the responsible editors) of the papers in question will, by the military commander's order. have to go to prison. Ocean Service.

Trans-

ITALIAN REVERSE NEAR DANANE

(Continued from Page 1)

another According to reaching here the native troops belonging to the Galla tribe, who had gone over to the Italians and

dicated a misapprehension. The Government had frequently stated they had not and were not con- It sidering any transfer at all. followed that consultation with the Dominions had not arisen.- British Wireess Service.

report HIS MAJESTY'S

ACCESSION

EXCAVATION IN formed part of the italian ad- Interesting Ceremonies

COTSWOLDS

Burial Of 4,000

Years Ago

.HUMAN SACRIFICES

In an account of her excavation

of the 4,000 years old Notgrove

western end.

vance guard at Dessie, have now

returned to their

ancient alle!

comido

Two

Pending

London, To-day. interesting ceremonies

iance. The report affirms that! the Gallas have made cause with the Abyssinians and are attacking the Italias troops in connected with the King's ac- the neighbourhood of Dessie. Trans-Ocean Service.

GREAT ACTIVITY

cession to the throne will take place at Buckingham Palace next month. Early in the month

and the Ambassadors

to the

vice.

London: Activity is reported Ministers accredited long barrow in the Cotswolds be-jon both fronts of Ethiopia. Reu-Court of St. James will attend fare a meeting of the Society of ter's correspondent with the Ita-jat the Palace, and present anew Antiquaries last month Mrs. E. M. lian northern army reports that their letters of credence to thei Clifford revealed that the barrow, Italian planes are bombing and Sovereign. Later in the month the Ethiopian the King is to accept his Field- All Field which is 160ft long and 30ft wide, machine-gunning was made on a plan without known troops 4 miles south of Dessie, Marshal's baton parallel.

who are trying to divert streame Marshals of the British Army, of Con- to Addis headed by the Duke to destroy the road

naught, will attend the cere- An ante-chamber opens or to a Ababa.

British "Wireless Ser-1 TIT FOR TAT" central passage, danked by two

the mony. The correspondent with

1 chambers on each side, and ter Ethiopian forces rays that thou- minating in a fifth chamber at the sands of Ethiopian troops are ar

WEATHER REPORT riving by caravan

on the Dessie

Eere was a

eircular, dome-like route, where they are reorganis

The anti-cyclone has moved into [structure, in which was a cist ing, and the cream of the Ethio-! (stone grave) containing human pian armies are taking up post the Pacific to the east of Japan. Pressure is low over Tongking and almost impregnable bozes. These, Mrs. Clifford said, tions in the

strongholds, rocks and China generally. A continental depression is indicated over the were probably those of the man in natural whose honour the structure was ravines adjoining the Dessie road.)

Yangtse Valley to the west of He states that competent

East and Shanghai.

south-east ¡built

gineers estimate that it will take

winds, cloudy generally, some fog The forecourt was roughly the Italians at least two months paved with atone,

In front of the should they rebuild the shattered or mist, was the forecast for to- portal there was a circular depres-road." It is emphasised that, given day, as issued by the Royal Obser- sion on which the bones of a respite of at least a month until vatory this morning. young person and a child had been the arrival of the rains, Abyssinia placed; these were probably in the will again have nature of a sacrifice.

jarmy.

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DESPERATE BATTLE Addis Ababa: A desperate bat The Ethiopian commander, Rasjtle is reported to be raging in a Nassibou, reports a big battle on mountain pass 120 miles from the the southern front around Mount capital, with the Emperor's forces Chiko, north of Danakil, and fighting desperately to hold up

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THE CHINESE ACROBATIC TROUPE.

Mrs. Sarah Guy, of Freegrove-claims that four days fighting re-the Italian advance. The Abyssin-Printed and Published for the Proprietors, The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd., road, Holloway, who had lived sulted in a stalemate despite the ian Government has definitely de-

in dive reigns, died recently three Italian native troops being strong-cided not to leave' Addis Ababa- weeks before her 105th birthday. ly reinforced by white soldiers. —- Recter's Bulletin Service.

by DAVID CHRISTIAN WILBOX, Manager, at 3A: Wyndham Street, Victoria, Hong Kong.