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ALARMING RUMOURS

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ANOTHER TELEGRAM TO NANKING

SOUTH-WEST MEANS BUSINESS

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, To-day.

'As a prelude to a new political development, the South-west Political Council and Kuomin- tang South-west Executive Committee dispatch- ed yesterday afternoon another telegram to Nan- king urging the Central authorities to resist Japan. A similar telegram was addressed to the nation at large.

The South-west officials are most anxious that General Chiang Kai-shek. President of the Executive Yuan, should fight the Jap- anese in view of the increase of the Japanese garrison in North China and the bombing of the Peiping-Liaoning Railway.

The well-informed correspondent of the Canton Daily Sun disclosed this morning that the English version of the two tele- grams was circulated to the Consulates in Shameen and all for-1 eign public bodies. He added that the South-west means bugi- ness if this telegram is ignored by Nanking.

LO WEN-KAN IN SOUTH-WEST

JOINS POLITICAL COUNCIL

Many alarming rumours have! during the past; been afloat ¡several days. There are per- sistent rumours that Nanking troops in Kiangsi, Hunan and Kweichow are mobilising to at- tack Kwangsi. General Chiang Kai-shek is already greatly em- barrassed by the Japanese menace in North China and by the Communist successes in circum- Sikiang, and in such istances he hardly has time to Mr. Lo Wen-kan, former Min-"pacify" Kwangsi.

EXPERT ADVICE NEEDED

From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, To-day.

ister of Foreign Affairs and now

On the other hand. General

director of the Whampoa Port Chiang has to face the Japanese has problem with tact, or he will be Development Administration. been appointed a member of the condemned for betraying the South-west Political Council

and country.

will assume the new past next Tuesday.

A law graduate of Oxford Uni- versity. Mr. Lo was Minister of Judicial Administration in Nau king from 1932-1934 and became concurrently within this period Minister of Foreign Affairs. The latter post was subsequently filled by Mr. Wang Ching-wei, then President of the Executive Yuan, who wished to follow a pro-Ja- panese policy.

Mr. Lo then came South to take an interest in mining at Fat Po. Kwangsi. Because of his legal in knowledge

experience and foreign affairs, Mr. Le's services! the deemed

to necessary South-west Political Council.

are

In view of the Japanese designs

MOBILISATION IN KWANGTUNG

Shanghai, To-day. Accord- ing to a Domei News Agency message from Canton, the Kwangtang Government has ordered general mobilisation. -Reuter.

/NEV

YORK

3100 MILES

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

0

7500 MILES

4 MILES APART

Ber

wanted to request

"When the American Comul at Addis Ababa, Mr. Cornelius Van Engert, help from the British Legation four miles away in the capital to fight off the rioting mob of natives attacking the Amerian Legation last month, Cecil F. Cavanah, radio-man (right), called Washington Lester C. Douglas, the Navy radio-man (left) at Arlington, Virginia, received the call, which was transmitted to the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, who called Londo officials by trans-Atlantic telephone, where the request was radioed back to Addis Ababa. most half way around the world to communicate four miles!

AI-

VERSAILLES"

CHIEF FACTOR IN PRESENT CRISIS REVISION IMPERATIVE

IN CAUSE OF PEACE ACTIVITIES OF LEAGUE SHOULD BE LIMITED TO CONCILIATION

Cape Town, To-day.

An attack by the Premier, General Hertzog, on the "cursed Treaty of Versailles" was the fea- ture of the debate yesterday on the motion of Mr. Visser, Vice-President of the Senate, that the ac- tivities of the League should be limited to world peace.

General Hertzog said he was confident that the League would yet attain its high ideals; but urged the revision of the Treaty of Versailles. He said that if war came that treaty would be res- ponsible, and added that nobody could condemn Britain for not disarming because she was the one country that had done her best in that respect. Reuter..

2-WOMEN INCLUDED IN

FRENCH CABINET

LEON BLUM FORSAKES ALL FORMER PRINCIPLES

Paris, To-day.

NEW GOVERNMENT EX-SERVICEMEN RECEIVED BY THE LEAGUE The Socialist leader, M. Leon MYSTERIOUS DEATH

IN BELGIUM

Under Socialist Leadership

VANDERVELDE'S STATEMENT

Brussels, To-day.

M. Vandervelde has been ask- ed by the King to form a Gov- ernment under Socialist leader-

ship. M. Vandervelde is con- sulting the leaders of the Liber- al and Catholic Parties regard- ing the formation of a Govern- Reuter's Bulletin Ser-

GENEVA IGNORED ment

New Italian Move In Fight Against Sanctions

Rome, To-day.

re

vice.

THE KING

London

the to-day-H.M.

Bockingham King received t Palace last evening represents- tives of ex-servicemen's organisa- tions from Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany and Hungary, been attending. 25 who have Fraternal Delegates, the annual conference of the British Legion, which has just been concluded.- British Wireless Service.

NAVAL TALKS IN LONDON Extending Treaty Principles

was in Informal

which

ARGENTINA'S DEMAND

ASSEMBLY TO MEET IN NEXT FORTNIGHT

REALITIES MUST BE FACED

Geneva. To-day.

An Argentine note handed

a Govern- ment on entirely new principles, divided into three grades: Ministers, Secretaries of State) land Under-Secretaries of State. The principal portfolios so far lalloted are as follows:-

Blum, is forming

Foreign Affairs: M. Yvon Dalbos; Defence: M. Daladier: Finance: M. Vincent Azriol

Two women are included in a French Cabinet for the first time. They are Madame, Lacore

Child Wel Under-Secretary for

as

Curie.

fare, and Madame Joliot daughter of the discoverer of to radium, as Under-Secretary for

him to fill the Pre-

OF DOCTOR

Poisoning Case. Suspected

Kuala Lumpur, To-day.

A Shanghai-born doctor named J. S. Webster bas died in mysterious circum- stances, suggesting poison- ing Dr. Webster was in charge of a group of estates at Banting, near Klang. - Reuter.

“MY CONSCIENCE

IS CLEAR

"

Mr. J. H. Thomas Interviewed

London, To-day.

the Secretariat last evening re-Scientific Research--Reuter, peats the verbal demand for a

BOUISSON STANDS DOWN special session of the League As-

Paris: After occupying the Pre- STATEMENT ISSUED

sembly to consider the situation sidential Chair in the French. London, To-day. Brussels: The leader of the Sol

arising from the annexation of Chamber for the last 10 years in Anglo-Polish naval cialists, M. Vandervelde, audience with the King yesterday tonversations, with a view to the Ethiopia by Italy. made on May succession, M. Ferdinand Bouis- and made the following statement extension by bilateral agreements 29, and proposes that the Assem-son has informed pressmen that he will not stand for election in of the principles embodied in the bly should be convened on D.

He said he Mr. J. H. Thomas, interviewed Italy's intention to ignore afterwards: to seize the northern provinces,į

The King asked me under what recent London Naval Treaty, were about June 16. It suggests that the new Chamber.

remembered that during the 10 by Reuter after the Budget tri- the South-west Political Council Geneva until sanctions are

a Government of Na-resumed at the Foreign Office yes-the members of the League should rears various majorities had call-bual had issued a report stating desires expert

advice on foreign moved is believed to lie behind conditions

of the Italian tional Unity could be formed un-terday afternoon. The Anglo-Rus- affairs. As Foreign Minister. Mr. the cancellation Lo dispatched several sharp notes workers delegation to the Inter-der the leadership of the strongest sian talks of a similar character, face the responsibilities of the ed upon

the Chamber,' and re- were interrupted by the new situation arising from the an-sidential office, and they had al- that it held him responsible for Office for its party in

Whitsuntide holidays, will be re-nexation of Ethiopia.

ways realised that this office must the leakage in Budget secrets, af- to Tokyo concerning Japanese in national Labour

annual session. The deputation served to himself the right, upon

be conducted above and outside firmed: "My conscience is clear. I cursions in Manchuria.

should have left last night.. receipt of my report, to nominate sumed to-morrow-British

The League Secretariat got in of the Parties.

made no disclosure of budget WAR CASUALTIES

some member of the Socialistless Service.

touch with Dr. Benes, President of He was still firmly convinced

secrets to anybody," According to the official final party for the task of forming the

U.S. BASEBALL RESULT the Assembly, who will have to that this was the right conception, casualty list 2,766 white Italians Government.” ·

consult Mr. Anthony Eden, Pre-even in a moment when the effort was being made to give to the New York, To-day. In a sident of the Council, and other of office a political conception. High Commissioner In killed is given as 1,593.-Reuter's number of leading men-Trans-night baseball game in the Nafice-bearers before he can for the Trans-Ocean Service.

tional League Philadelphia, playing at home, were beaten date of the meeting. Reuter. by. Cincinnatti by 9 runs to 8 after outhitting their rivals 11 to 10. Chuck Klein hit a homer for the Phillies-Reuter.

RELATIONS WITH

EGYPT

London

London, To-day.

missioner in Egypt, who is arriv-

Sir Miles Lampson, High Com

ing in London to-morrow, will co-

last their lives in the Abyssinian M. Vandervelde added that hel war. The number of native troops would hold conversations with a

Bulletin Service.

Ocean Service.

STRIKE IN PALESTINE

sult with the Government on con- ALL CLASSES OF SHOPS ORDERED ·

versations which he has been con-

ducting for some time in

Cairo

with an Egyptian delegation with

a view to the negotiation of ang

liance.

Wire-

TO REOPEN FOR BUSINESS STOP PRESS

Jerusalem, To-day.

With a view to break-

Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of A- ing the Arab strike the Government has enacted These negotiations have reached emergency regulations empowering District a stage at which it is considered Commissioners to order all classes of shops and the High Commissioner and the businesses to reopen. Failure to comply with the Government will be most helpful order will involve penalties.

that personal. consultation between

We have been informed

that the "B". Division Lawn Tennis League matches be

tween the LR.C. and the KC.C. and the C.R.C. “A” and the Recreio have been owing to the condition sodden courts.

and will conduce to the avoidance) The manufacture and import of explosives postponed of delays at the later stageslin Palestine is prohibited.

British Wireless Service.

Reuter.

of

the

BRITAIN NOTIFIED London: The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, who has been spending the week-end in the country, returned to the Foreign In the morning Office yesterday. The

At- the Argentine. LAW bassador, who gave him the first official intimation which the Bri- tish Government has received of the proposal put forward by the Argentine Government for early summoning of the League the The details of Asserably.

communicated proposal will be from Geneva to the British and other League Governments in due course by the Secretariat-Bri- tish Wireless Service,

an

CO-ORDINATION OF DEFENCE

French Ministry To Be Created?

Paris, To-day. France may follow Britain's step in creating a Ministry co-ordinating the defences, and it is rumoured that M Daladier will be given the post of Minister of National Defence, in which he will have control of the Minks tries of Marine, War and Air. Reuter's Bulletin Service.

Reviewing the evidence he gave before the tribunal, Mr. Thomas said: "Nobody will ever know the indignities I and my family have suffered. Thousands of letters

from all classes have given me help and encouragement, and the true comradeship of my loving wife land family enabled me to bear [up."-Reuter.

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NATIONAL MEMORIAL

STATUE

London,

Lord" to-day,The Mayor of London, on the occasion of the anniversary of the birthday of the late King George, launched an appeal for funds for a national memorial status in Westminster playing-fields. A countrywide ap- İpeal is planned.--Reater,