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BY 214 MAJORITY COMMONS VOTES CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT

LESS TENSE ATMOSPHERE PREVAILS

SHOOTING NEAR THE ANTI-JAPANESE

MARKET

Boot-Black Wounded In Thigh

CONSTABLE DRAWS REVOLVER!

A shooting incident in which

MOVEMENT

"NATIONAL SALVATION”

ARMY IN BEING

an Indian constable OUTSIDE POLITICAL ELEMENTS ALSO

and a Chinese were involved

occurred shortly before 9 am to-day between the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank building, and the premises of

the American Express Co.

Indian constable No. 695, on duty in that locality, had occasion to arrest a Chinese.

INVITED TO PARTICIPATE

(From Our Own Correspondent) ·

Canton, To-day.

With the assumption by General Chen Chi-

A crowd of tang of the role of Commander-in-Chief of the hostile demonstrators collected Anti-Japanese National Salvation" Army, a Fuller details issued by the strong stand towards the Central Authorities is authorities reveal that the inci-envisaged to-day by political observers.

and interfered with the constable.

"dent happened near the Central General Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Executive Yuan, market, where P. C. Sahib Singh, takes the attitude that the South-west anti-Japanese movement who was on beat duty, had occa-is really directed against hira, as this is not the time to fight sion to arrest a boot-black who, Japan. He holds that more preparations are necessary. was plying his trade without aj Forestalling an invasion of Kwangtung and Kwangsi by Nan- king forces, General Li Chung-jen, head of the Kwangsi armies, stated in an interview here that such invaders "will be punish- ed as traitors."

licence.

collected round the A crowd constable, who fell to the ground, and being unable to draw his] truncheon, the constable drew his revolver and fired one round, the bullet hitting Li Fan, a foki, of the Kenny Sheung Evening News, in the right thigh. The injured man was taken to hospital, while the boot-black escaped during the commotion.

Enquiries from the Government Civil Hospital elicited the inform- ation that Li Fan was not in al serious condition and that an operation will be performed this) afternoon to extract the from his thigh.

MISSIONARY LOCATED

bullet

Captive Of Bandit In Hupeh

Hankow, To-day.

The Norwegian missionary.

contact

SYNTHETIC RUBBER IN GERMANY

Made A State Monopoly

Berlin, To-day. The purchase, sale and many- facture of synthetic rubber has been placed under the control of the State. Rubber manufactur. exx and buyers must have a special licence for carrying on business.Reuter.

PARACHUTES FOR AIRMEN

Campaign Opened In Canton

| USEFULNESS DEMONSTRATED

[From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, To-day.

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means

The Kwangsi war chief, wel- comes elements outside of the Kuomintang to take part in

This fighting Japan. that Communists, Social Demo- crats. National-Socialists, Na- tionalists and others will be! permitted to join the movement against Japan. At present poli- tical parties outside of the Kno- mintang are considered illegal. and their members are deemed enemies to the Kuomintang.

Relations between the South- west and Nanking are still strained, although both sides have suspended military move-

ments at present.

RAIL SMASH IN SPAIN Eighteen Killed And 36 Injured

-CHINA MAIL” SPECIAL

Madrid, To-day.

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, congratulat- ing the Hon. Mr. Edwin Taylor CMG, on fois decoration in the Birthday Renours' list at yesterday's 'review of Hong Kong's fighting forces.

(King's Studio)..

LABOUR ATTACK

CONTINUED

"WORLD NOW SAFE FOR

DICTATORS”

MEDITERRANEAN QUESTION AGAIN RAISED

London, To-day.

There was a less tense atmosphere in the House of Commons yesterday, compared with last Thursday, when Major C. R. Attlee (Lab, Limehouse) moved a motion of non-confidence in consequence of the Government's decision to abandon sanctions. Before the sitting Mr. An- thony Eden, Foreign Secretary, conferred with the Negus for three-quarters of an hour. Signor Grandi, Italian Ambassador in London, listened to the debate in the gallery.

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Major Attlee said that the Government had pursued a fee- ble, tortuous and vaciliating policy for the last five years which had brought the country from its proud position in 1931 (derisive Ministerial cheers). The Government had betrayed Abyssinia and had destroyed the League as an effective instrument of peace, There was no security for any League State, if Italy was allowed

Not all the British Empire approved of the dropping of sane- tions. The Dominion most nearly affected was strongly opposed to the proposal. What would be the effect on the minds of the natives of South Africa if Signor Mussolini wished to extend his domimons? Would Mr. Baldwin fight for Somaliland, the Sudan and Kenya? It would have been the Labour Party's policy to

FARLEY CHAMPIONS to triumph over Abyssinia.

ROOSEVELT

FIGHTING SPEECH AT resist an aggressor attacking the League policy.

CONVENTION

Philadelphia, To-day-

Replying, Sir John Simon,|

Home Secretary, agreed that ECONOMICS ous attack, but the real ques- IN FRANCE

the League had had a most-seri-

DRASTIC BILLS PASSED

Ten Milliards For Government

tion was to examine the situa- "Stripped of all camouflage the issue is this: Shall we con-tion with a sense of realities. tinue the New Deal, which has rescued the country from disaster Distress over the League's and despair, or shall the Government be turned back to the failure was just as keenly felt Dealers, who wrecked it?" declared the Postmaster-General, Mr. by the Government and its sup- Jim Farley, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, porters as by the Labourites. opening the Democratic Convention in a fighting speech broad-As regards oil sanctions, the cast to the whole nation.

United States had no powers to Mr. Farley declared that the prohibit the export of oil. Re- Republican platform for the calling that Mr. Eden had said Presidential election was un-that Britain would be very glad surpassed for platitudes and to see oil sanctions applied, Sir vague declarations. He stated John Simon protested at the un- The Senate yesterday adopted that huge financial interests fairness of treating the failure to by 184 votes to 90 a bill author- were spending millions of dol- impose oil sanctions as a crime of ising the Bank of France to ad lars with a view to "bringing the British Government.

LABOUR MOTION OF CENSURE

REJECTED

London, to-day-The House of Commons yesterday rejected the Labour motion of censure on the Government, on the matter of the sanctions policy, by 384 votes to 170.-Beuter..

**RIDICULOUS TALK”

BANK OF FRANCE LOAN

Paris, To-day.

vance the Government 10,000,- [000,000 francE.

back the reeking period - that piled up great fortunes for those on the inside and finally The purpose of the sanctions

Two Government, bills have brought the country to the ceased when the war finished. been published, the first pro- Iverge of bankruptcy."

Very ridiculous things had been|viding penalties .of three He concluded by predicting said. It had been suggested that months to two years" impri- the continuation of a "real New the British navy in the Mediter sonment, and fines up to 10,000 Deal sane and orderly," under ranean would have been over- franes, for anyone circulating

Mr. K. 1. Samset, has been lo- The Canton Air Force is Eighteen passengers were killed "cated by a magistrate 20 miles seeking to raise

of and 36 injured yesterday morn from Macheng, in north-east money for the purchase of aing when two trains crashed be. Hupeh. The magistrate is en-parachute for each flying officer.tween the stations of Ronferra deavouring to make

That a parachute is useful and San Miguel de Duenas. One! with the captive. Reuter. was demonstrated last Monday third-class carriage and a lug-: A message dated June 12 said when a squadron-leader landed age-waggon were smashed to that a communication from safely by parachute after his matchwood, while the locomotive Lachoukow stated that contact machine experienced engine of the fast train was com- had been made with Mr. K. Ltrouble. A co-pilot who was not pletely destroyed. Several car- Samset, Superintendent of the equipped with this life-saving riages caught fire. Norwegian mission at Laohou-device crashed to death with The disaster is attributed to the Miss L. Pestonjee was admit- the leadership of that calm, whelmed He did not doubt that false rumours calculated to kow in northern Hupeh, who his plane.

carelessness of the railway of-ted to the Kowloon Hospital capable courageous comman- the navy would have given a very shake the public confidence in was captured by bandits the The machine was a fighter ficials, because either the signals yesterday, suffering from in-der, Franklin D. Roosevelt." previous Friday while travelling recently bought from the were at fault or they were totally juries to the head as the result Reuter. in a motor-bus from Hankow to United States. It flew over disregarded. —

Trans-Ocean Ser-lof a fall from a horse at the St. Lachoukow.

Plum Blossom Village. the re- vice.

George's Riding School.

Mr. Samset was alive but sidential district for high off-| - was suffering. Details were cials and rich people, when en- not known. It was understood gine-trouble developed. The that the bandits had crossed squadron leader jumped and the railway near the Hupeh-landed in safety. Honan border. Troops were be- New fighters and bombers ing sent to the scene.

have been making practice [... flights every morning since Canton launched its anti-Japan- ese campaign.

MORE STRIKES IN BRUSSELS

Transport Workers Walk Out

“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Brussels, To-day. The entire staffs of the Brus- sels tramway and motorbus · ser- vices came out on strike yesterday morning.

In the Parliamentary debate on inner political matters, the Government stated that Parlia ment would have to take the full responsibility for the introduc- tion of the 40-hour week, because the Government was of the opinion that the Belgian economy could not carry the additional burdens. ---Trans-Ocean Service.

ALL-CHINA XI TRIUMPH

Trounce Kedah By Eight Goals To One

The All-China Olympic soccer team beat Kedah by 8 goals to I on Monday. Tam Kong-pak (3), Chan Kwai-liang (2), Wong Mee- shar, Suen Kam-suen and Yeng Shui-yick were the goal-scorers.

Sports cables will found on Faze 7.

MISS PESTONJEE INJURED

A rare picture of King Gustav „V of Sweden and hia-son; the Crown Prince Gustav Adolf, sight, watching manoeuvres - of the Swedish Royal Air Force outside of Stockholm recently, Despite bis 78 years, King Guntur is extremely active in the direction of aff

· branches of kis Government. The Crows Prince is 53 years old.

Vigorous Attack On Supreme Court

"TORTURED INTERPRETATION OF CONSTITUTION".

good account of itself, but with the franc or the value of pab- the present situation in Europe lie securities, or inciting the jand the grave dangers surround-public to withdraw funds from ing us, he was not prepared to savings banks or to abstain see a single ship sunk, even in a from buying public securities; successful naval battle in the and the second allowing for de- cause of Abyssinia.

liberately inaccurate declara- Sir Archibald Sinclair (L., tions of holdings abroad to be Caithness), for the Opposition punished by a fine equal to the Liberals, said that throughout the value of the holdings concealed. Philadelphia: Senator Berkley, whole crisis the Government had This will apply also to property as the keynote of his speech at the been diverted by fear. The econo- inherited abroad. Democratic National Convention,mic power of the League had Italy A bill revising the statutes of attacked the Supreme Court of the in its grip and the Government

the Bank of France provides that United States for wrecking so were throwing away the weapon the new general council of the the State shall be represented on mány of President Roosevelt's

dictators-Reuter.

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New Deal decrees. He declared just when it was becoming effec bank by the officials in charge of that the majority of the "nine old tive The Government's policy put the public credit, while the inter men had given a tortured inter-a premium on successful aggres ests of commerce, industry and pretation of the constitution in jaion and made the world safe for

agriculture will also be represent- their findings. '.-

ed. The bill authorising the ad- vance of 10,000,000,000 francs from the Bank of France also an-. thorises the Government to issue a further 12,000,000,000 in Trea- sury bilis-Reuter

No British Loan To Italy

MR. BALDWIN'S STATMENT

While assailing Governor Las- don for the financial planks of his programme Senator Berkley re- served the special vials of his wrath for Mr. Herbert Hoover's charge that the New Deal was a Imenace to American "liberty,

ance of nearly all the nations in "Behind Mr. Hoover's cry for The Prime Minister, Mr. Stan-Europe to proceed to military freedom,” he said, “stand the im-jley Baldwin, said that it was not sanctions."- memorial pawnbrokers, of the Re-the Government's intention to con- "The League's duty now is to publican Party Behind him stand done Italy's action. They had no see what it can do in the light of the Republican Party & holding power to lend money to Italy, and the recent experience. Our policy company — the American Liberty they had no intention of seeking is still based on the League of

rue. Behind him standa every such powers, Collective security Nations," he added-Beuter.

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