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REPUBLICANS PREPARE DETERMINED ONSLAUGHT ON NEW DEAL

LEAGUE COUNCIL TO MEET ON JUNE 27

Assembly To Be Summoned

Three Days Later

that

London. To-day. Geneva messages state the date of the next meeting of the League of Nations Council given officially as June 27. The Assembly is being sammon- ed to meet three days later.- British Wireless Service.

SIR S. HOARE REAPPOINTED

First Lord Of The Admiralty

PACIFICATION OF GOJJAM

LOCAL CHIEFS MAKING

THEIR SUBMISSION

NO LEAGUE ACTIVITY FOR ITALY

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Addis Ababa, To-day. The pacification of the Province of Gojjam is Numerous local making favourable progress. chiefs, with more than 50,000 of their followers, have made their submission to the Italian au- Numerous thorities during the past few days. pressmen who accompanied the Italian armies His Majesty the King has ap during the campaign have now left Abyssinia for proved the appointment of Sir Samuel Hoare as First Lord of the Palestine.

London, To-day.

The developments in the latter country are now being fal- Admiralty, in succession to Lordowed with keen excitement and interest. Monsell, resigned.

Rome: The italian war cross has been bestowed on the Ger- Reuter's Lobby Correspondent man war correspondent for the Volkischer Beobachter, Herr Roland says that the re-appointment of Strunck, by Marshal Graziani. Herr Strunck paticipated in the Sir Samuel is somewhat of a sur-march on Addis Ababa.

-London: The Secretary of the Emperor of Abyssinia an- prise among those who understood pounced that His Majesty would soon proceed to Switzerland, but that he was disinclined to return would probably not visit Geneva, he having, after consultation to the Government at the present with his advisers decided to refrain from personally attending

of international affairs, the meeting of the League Assembly.. stage Nevertheless it was known that he

Mr.

Anthony Eden. British

was willing to place himself at Mr. NEW MANIFESTO Foreign Secretary, paid a visit

Baldwin's disposal whenever ask- ed, and the Prime Minister had al- ways been anxious to avail him self again of Sir Samuel's services. -Reuter.

FINLAND'S WAR DEBT TO AMERICA

Washington. today. The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, announced yesterday that only one war debtor country had

ISSUED

Direct Action Against Japanese?

the lasting half an hour to Negus at the Abyssinian Lega- tion yesterday afternoon.

Rome: It is highly probable that Pay will not take part in the League proceeding, accord- ing to a statement made. in well-informed Italian circles. It

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS is pointed out that the reasons

EXPECTED

for this attitude on the part of Italy are common knowledge. No official decision has been taken, however. Trans-Ocean the Service

1 From Our Own Correspondent]

Cantón, Yesterday. The

of vanguards Kwangtung and Kwangsi troops

intimated that it was paying the have reached Pin Chow and TWO STATESMEN

portion of its debt due on Jun. 15.

This was Finland-Reuter's Bulletin Service.

POLITICS IN BELGIUM

Ling Ning respectively in South- lern Hunan in the course of their] expedition for North China to fight the Japanese," according! to a Japanese report reaching

here late last night.

Cabinet Of Nationalceived here this morning stated

Union?

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

A later Japanese report re-

that

Kwangtung Kwangsi units had

the

and

advanced beyond the two towns in South-

MEET

Dr. Von Schuschnigg And The Duce

TWO-HOUR CONVERSATION

Rome, To-day.

Sir Edgar Britten, above, com- mander of the liner Queen Mary, was the guest of honour at · a luncheon of the English-Speaking Union in New York yesterday. before the liner started an ber journey from · New homeward York.

AIR ACCIDENT IN CANTON Well-Known Pilot Killed

MACHINE NOSE-DIVES ON TO FOOTBALL FIELD

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, Yesterday. Engine trouble was the cause of the aerial accident which resulted in the death of Mr. Huang Chao-ching, chief mechanic of the South- west Aviation Corporation, Leung Mr. yesterday. Pang, a secretary sapie corporation, seriously injured.

"BACK TO SANITY" SLOGAN

LANDON STOCK SHAKEN BY ALLEGATIONS

ROUSING CONTROVERSIAL SCENES ARE ANTICIPATED

Cleveland, To-day. Hundreds of Republicans have arrived for the Republican Convention, which begins official ly on Tuesday next. The. Republicans are pre- paring a determined onslaught on the New Deal, with the slogan "Back to Sanity with-- -,” the man who wins the nomination as Republican can- didate for the Presidency.

1.

SITUATION IN PALESTINE

Arab Leaders To Confer With Foreign Office

London, To-day.

The Mayor of Jerusalem, who is an Arab, is visiting England for a three months' holiday. It is understood that two or three Arab leaders are also coming- While in London they may hold with unoticial conversations the Foreign Office regarding the situation in Palestine-Reuter's Balletin Service.

RECRUITING IN S.W. AFRICA Receiving Serious Consideration

Cape Town, To-day.

The German recruiting in South-

Governor Landon is anticipated in many quarters to fill the blank, but bitter feelings have been aroused by charges from Senator Borak's supporters that Mr. Landon is really in favour of the New Deal and is backed by greedy oil monopolists, while west Africa is receiving the serious Colonel Knox's supporters are rallying round Senator Borah in consideration of the local adminis tration, said General Hertzog, re- an effort to prevent the nomination of Mr. Landon.

The Landorites retort that Senator Borah himself backed plying to a question in the Assem- President Roosevelt at the start and should have become a Demohly yesterday. crat. Hence there is every promise of rousing controversial

scenes when the balloting begins.

The Landonites claim that

Mr. Landon will be chosen at

the first ballot, but their oppon-

He also stated that a number of children of automatically natın- alised people of British nationality had also been called up for medi-

thes declare that this is Oppo FIRST WIN FORn. The South African

surd over-confidence. The total

number of delegates is 1,001,

of whom nearly 800 are com-

1711-

ing to the Convention instructed Beuter.

"QUEEN MARY SAILS

Homeward Voyage Begun

New York, To-day.

SUSSEX

Notts Dismissed For 41

GOVER AGAIN IN THE

LIMELIGHT

was

Government disapproved of this as South proceeding, insofar African nationals were affected.- Reuter.

US. BASEBALL RESULTS Cubs Record Big Win Over Dodgers

SENATORS BACK TO FORM

London, To-day. The mid-week cricket pro- gramme of six matches brought to a conclusion yester- their day, Sussex delighting supporters by recording their The Queen Mary sailed on her first win of the season by beat- homeward voyage at 3.56 British ing Lancashire by 6 wickets at The following were the results Standard Time yesterday. Dar-Old Trafford. James Langridge, of the League baseball matches ing her stay in New York she was who has not done much with played yesterday:

visited by 40,000 people, the ma-the ball this season, with the

of the was

jority of whom took away venirs.

51 30u-exception of his 5 for

against Glamorgan at Swansea

New York, To-day.

National League

R H E.

Brooklyn

The best bowling figures, how-Chicago

At the luncheon yesterday of the early last month, took 6 for 50

in New in Lancashire's first innings. English-Speaking Union York, the commander of the Queer

A communique states that upon TRAIN ACCIDENT IN FRANCE Mary, Sir Edgar Britten, was the lever, were returned by Smith, of ern Hunan, which are not gar-his return from Via Reggio Chan- risoned by any provincial forces.

The Kwangtung troops are becellor von Schuschnigg of Austra visited the Duce at Rocca della Ca- minate and had a cordial conver

Brussels, To-day King Leopold has formally en- trusted

the Socialist leader. Mlieved to be those of the Vandervelde. with the forma and the sixth divisions. tion of the new Cabinet of "troops were formerly stationed insation with him lasting two hours. Northern Kwangtung. General

tional Union."

M. Vandervelde

fourth These

Paris,

Paris- to-day. The Vienna express was derailed yes- terday between Ebelsberg and Two people were killed Linz.

and six seriously injured-Reu-

The two statesmen then lunched Dr. von Schuschnigg

tex

has not yet definitely accepted, but Chang Ta, the Commander-in-Chief together.

will m

day.

e his decision known to of these two divisions, is now in alterwards flew to Venice in the

Shackwan (Shuichow).

midst of

a thunderstorm.-Beu-

The chances for a Cabinet head- Generals Chen Chi-tang and Liter.

Huang took Leung up in the air in order to teach him how to fy aboard the Tien Long, an much-discussed old biplane of the company.

ed by a Socialist are considered Chung-jen, leaders of the Kwang- COMMUNIQUE ISSUED rone too bright.

tung and Kwangsi troops, circulat- Service.

Trans-Ocean

DRAIN OF FRENCH GOLD CONTINUES

Paris. To-day. Despite wave of optimism on the

the Paris

Rome: The

guest of honour. The President of Middlesex, who took & wickets for Philadelphia

Bowman pitched. the Union, in a speech, stated: 12 runs to dismiss Notts for 41

Mary in their second innings at Lord's. Pittsburgh The advent of the Queen helps to bring closer the relations Good as it is. Smith's feat is not of the two great English-speaking the best recorded this season, Boston countries. "Beuter's Bulletin Ser Geary (Leicester) having taken 7

for 7 against Warwick at Hinck Cincinnatti vice.

ley a fortnight ago, while during.

NEW DEAL IN FRANCE

APPROVED

ed a manifesto last night saying meeting between Signor Mussolini Engine trouble developed, and the football ground of that they want to lead their troops and the Austrian Chancellor, Dr. the machine made a nose dive BLUM'S PROPOSALS to drive out the Japanese soldiers von Schuschnigg, took place yes-on to

is near the aerodrome. from North China. This telegram terday at the Duce's country seat Sun Yat-sen University, which

The following com- is considered the first of a series near Forli.

develop-munique has been issued: of sensational political

"Chancellor Dr. Iments.

with the

3 7 3

12 16 0

Moore hit a bomer.

8 12

.14 23

10 13 I

24 11 3

3

4

2 9. 2

Verity New York the zame programme

Ott homered. J. Dean pitched (Yorkshire) took 9 for 12 against Kent in the second innings, after and is the first pitcher to win 10 having taken 6 for 23 in the Srst major League games in 1936.

9 10 0 St. Louis

innings!

mid- Results in detail of the week matches, as cabled by Reuter, are given below:----

At Lord's, Middlesex beat Notting-

American League

Cleveland New York

Gehrig hit a homer, Chicago Boston

3 5 2

6 2

6

6 0

8 11 0

2 8

0 6 13 1

Paris, To-day.

The deceased dyer studied avia-]

The Cabinet has approved the Schuschnigg tion in the United States and was

first stage of 3 Leon Blum's Newham by 181 runs. Canton Air Bourse the drain of gold from the The Central Authorities are not left Via Reggia yesterday morn-connected with the

Deal, comprising a 40-hour week, Middlesex: 243 (Hendren 71: Lar- Wood 6 for 55) and 127 (Larwood WES

collective la-

$ for 40, Voce $ for. 57). Bank of France continues. It is

holidays with pay, quite prepared now to fight the ing, and on his way back to Aus-Force some years ago. He

Nott: 148 (Kecton 84: LA EDetroit bour contracts and the nationalis generally estimated that £7,000-Japanese and may not be able to tria paid a visit to the chief of the considered one of the best pilots

Peebles 4 for 37; E. V. W. Robins Washington 000 worth of gold left the Bank

comply

South-Italian Government in Rocca della of the company, although he wasation of the armament industries

4 for 33) and 41 (Smith 6 for 13 yesterday, making nearly £20,000-west agitations. Then political Caminate. Signor Mussolini had a in charge of the repair and over-

Gray 4 for 26). 000 in three days-Beuter.

[complication and difficulties will conversation of two hours with haul of the fleet of Stinson plans The Goverment will insist upon|

the Chancellor, and the visit was develop.

Officials of the company refused Parliament's adopting the princi- All public bodies here will larze made in a very cordial spirit."--to make any statement on the ae/ples of the New Deal before the

cident. circular telegrams in support of Trans-Ocean Service. the official atand. This is, how- ger, a matter of procedure. Fur-

STOP PRESS

Francis Bew, aged 15, anú John Rew, aged 12,' who weze reported to have been missing from the St. Louis Industrial School.since 1.pm on Mon- found by the day, were police last night.

It is understood that there is no question of the boys having been kidnapped," and that this is not the first de casion on which they have absented themselves without leave.

Jer developments are expected to

Representatives from other

y

summer recess and will implement it by a decree immediately the de- tails are worked out-Reater.

parts of the country now in Can- Government Appointments 93-YEAR-OLD PASSENGER ON

ton will ask the authorities to take independent action should their wishes be turned down by Nanking

WEATHER REPORT

“FINDENBURG” -

Friedrichshafen, to-day-The ever to have oldest passenZET

At

Warwickshire Birmingham, played a drawn game with York

shire.

Warwick: 157 for 5 dec. (Kilner 88).] Yorkshire: 90 Lor 2.

No other games were scheduled.

-Beater.

Sussex: 105 (Hepwood 7 for 55) and

239 for 4

At Northampton, Derby, beat! At Worcester, Worcester took first Northants by 7 wickets.

innings points from Surrey, Surray: 116 and 27 for 4 Northants: 53 (Townsend for 3 Worcester: 130 (Gover 8 for 58).

and 150 (Copson & for 24).. Derby: 38 (Matthews 5 for 42) and

125 for 3

The following appointments etc. in charge of the Siamese Consulate- are notified in the Government General during the absence

leave of Mr. John Theophilus Be-| Gazette:

Weise,

At Manchester, Sumer best Lanos 92-year-old Professor Mr. John Fleming to be a mem-gram, Honorary Consul-General for made a fight in a zeppelin, the Moderate southerly, and south-

ber of the Traffic Board during the Siam in Hong Kong

Private Christopher D'Almada e arrived here last evening skire by 6 wickets.

Lancashire: 205 (Lidon 89, James westerly winds: fair to shower absence on leave of Mr. Geofrey Castro to be Second Lieutenant in board the airship Hindenburs

Langridge 6 for 50) and 128 for is the forecast for to-day, as isgned Samuel Archbutt;

the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence from Frankfurt morning by the Royal this

Mr. Sydney Hampden Ross to be Corps, with effect from Kay 26., Service. Observatory.

Trans-Ocean

1

At Bristol, Hampshire took feit innings points from Gloucester.. Goncaster: 155 (Creene 6 for 80) and.

266 for 3. (Barnett 93, Haynes 89),

Hampakire: 190- (damold 86 not out,

Goddard & for 93).

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