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JAPANESE BUSINESS MAN MURDERED IN HONGKEW DISTRICT

DROUGHT

HAVOC

375 REPORTED

DEAD

Water Famine Threat

In New York State

FOREST FIRES ADD TO TRIBULATIONS.

New York, To-day.

Nearly all the United States, save Northern New England, continued to swelter yesterday in record- breaking heat. It is estimated that light rainfall may occur in the North-western States to-morrow, but there is no sign of rain else- where.

As the thermometer reached 97 yesterday afternoon Mayor) LaGuardia ordered all the em- ployees of New York City ex-

Leni Riefenstahl received the Grand Prix of the Italian Film

WILL

She is Institute for her picture The Triumph of the here seen being presented with the trophy by the Italian Ambassador in Berlia.

cept firemen and the police to WITHDRAWAL OF

leave work for the remainder of the day in order to decrease the cases of prostration, which were numerous among all office! workers. About 100.000 work- ers on public relief were also sent home after many had col lapsed.

GUARANTEE

Rome Jubilant Over French Action

MORE IMPORTANT THAN BRITISH MOVE

Rome, To-day.

A serious water famine threa- teas New York State, the Health department of which has ordered an immediate curtailment

The French withdrawal of the of the use of water. By midday yesterday the national deaths from guarantee of assistance to Bri- the heat totalled 203. Forest fires tain in the case of war has have ruined thousands of acres, been received with great satis- and the crop and cattle losses faction in Rome, as the step is have mounted towards fabulous regarded

30TILS.

550,000 FARMS RAVAGED

as. more

important than the reduction of the Bri-

SIR SYDNEY BARTON HONOURED

Inverted With G.B.E. By King Edward

London, To-day. His Majesty the King yes- terday received in audience Sir Sydney Barton, British Minister to Abyssinia, and conferred upon him the in- signia of a Grand Commander. ship in the Order of the Bri- tish Empire. The Minister is at present on holiday in Eng- land. Reuter's Bulletin Ser- rice.

tish naval strength in the Medi- SEAPLANES ACROSS

terranean.

Washington: President Roose- It is felt that the withdrawal velt announced to a press confer of the guarantee by France ence yesterday that 75,000 jobs means her desire for closer co- had been anthorised in the operation with Italy in the drought area, and 16,500 men were affairs of Europe. already working. Altogether more Bulletin Service. than 570,000 farms have been

ravaged by the drought.

"DEATHROLL MOUNTING

New York, later: The deathroll

in the heat-wave is now 375. One

Reater's

SANCTIONS ABOLISHED IN FRANCE

Paris, to-day--The · decree

of the victims was Joe Humphries, abandoning sanctions against Italy

the well-known Madison Square as from July 15 has been official Gardes prize-fight announcer, whely published.-Reuter.

has died of a heart attack owing|

to the heat He claimed that hel

had introduced every heavyweight BRITISH TROOPS

boxing champion since John L Sullivan -Reuter.

SECRET FRENCH GUN

Allegedly Furnished To Soviet

RIGHT-WING DEPUTY REBUKED

IN CHAMBER

Paris, To-day. The vote arising from the opposition" interpellation against the Government, al- leging that the latter furnish- ed the Soviet with plans for a secret aircraft gun, resulted in confidence being voted in the Government by 378 votes to 10.

The gum mentioned is re- ported to be able to fire 800 shots a minute, and was in- vented by a Swiss working for a private firm. Only six exist--Reutez.

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HONDURAS "WITHDRAWS FROM

THE LEAGUE

IN ACTION

ANOTHER CLASH AT NABLUS

Jerusalem, To-day.

ATLANTIC

SERVICE TO BEGIN INSIDE SIX WEEKS

Washington, To-day.

A fast seaplane service will established between shortly be England and the United States under the terms of an agreement officially announced between Im- perial Airways and Pan-American

Japanese Bluejackets Now Patrolling Area

KUOMINTANG FACES NEW CRISIS

BLACK GOWNED CHINESE BELIEVED ASSASSIN SHOOTING OCCURS IN CHINESE TERRITORY

Shanghai, To-day.

The Hongkew district was transformed into an armed camp last night as a sequel to the at- tempted murder of a Japanese business man named Kosaku Kayan, who was shot and serious- A heavy ly injured by an unidentified person. force of Japanese bluejackets, wearing steel hel- mets and with their bayonets fixed, were rushed out of the barracks and are patrolling the area on foot, motorcycles and lorries. Two blue- jacket motor-cyclists, going at full speed, were critically injured as the result of a head-on col- lision with a motor-car.

The Japanese horseman Baron Nishi recently arrived in Berlin for the Olympic Games, when he was given an enthusiastic welcome by countrymen in the German capital.

Kayau was carrying a neighbour's child in his arms and was leading another by the hand. Neither was injured. About 30 or 40 Chinese BRITISH OLYMPIC ACES coolies sleeping on the pavements nearby have ON VIEW AT WHITE CITY

been rounded up for questioning.

Later: Kayan, aged 32, was wounded in the head and admit-STOTHARD-AND EATON FAIL BADLY

The

ON HEAVY TRACK

ted to hospital. He is not expected to recover. cyclists, mentioned earlier, came into collision at the scene of the shooting with a motor-car driven by a British subject, Mr.

London, To-day. C. N. Brooke, an official of the Chinese Customs.

Later: Kayan died in hospital at 1.05 a.title

The Amateur Athletic Championships, constituting the Bri- Shanghai, Later: British potish Olympic trials, were held at the White City Stadium yester- lice officers went to the scene day under very poor conditions, the track being very heavy zs

MORE DEFECTIONS REPORTED

and are co-operating with the the result of the recent heavy rains.

Chinese police and the Japan-

In the Two Miles Walk Final, the holder, A. A. Cooper (GL. ese Consular and naval authori-Britain), retained his title by beating Bernhard (Latvia) by 60 ies in investigating the affair, yards in 13 minutes 50 seconds. Churcher (Britain) was third. which occurred on Chinese ter-! High Officers Desert

J. C. Stothard, the former ritory adjoining the Interna-: To Nanking

tional Settlement. A Japanese Cambridge University Presi- woman heard a muffled report dent, holder of the half-mile SEMI-INDEPENDENT STATUS

and turned and saw Kayan col-title and an Olympic bope, sur- but there prisingly failed to qualify for lause in the street. TO BE ABOLISHED?

was no sign of the assailant.. the Final, but Jack Lovelock, [From A Special 'Correspondent] · The shooting was followed by the sensational New Zealand the usual Japanese warning to the miler, and S. C Wooderson, Canton, To-day.

were who has beaten the former on Chich-chi, Chinese authorities, who Lieut-General Li

Airways. The service will prob-commandant of the Bocca Tigris urged to do their utmost to appre- several occasions recently, both

Tao, director of the Shek Cheng vide better protection for Japanese Mile. ably start in six weeks-Reuter. forts, and Major-General Huang bend the culprit and also to "pro qualified for the Final of the

Arsenal, are reliably reported to nationals in the future."

14 MASSACRED

Italian Journal's Report

NO SIGNIFICANCE AS MOTIVE WAS ROBBERY

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

massacre

be among the latest persons to desert the Canton camp.

NEW FRICTION

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FIRE AT OIL REFINERY

KING'S CUP AIR RACE Eliminating Heats Run Yesterday MRS. AMY MOLLISON FORCED TO RETIRE.

London, To-day. The leading British airmen piloted 26 machines yesterday while competing in the eliminat- ing contest for the King's Cup air race. The competitors were divided into three groups, ac- cording to engine power, and the qualifiers will take part in the final, which is being flown Willemstad, To-day. to-day, over a 612-mile course,

at Three Gasoline Tanks

Ablaze

A big fire has broken out in the starting and finishing at Hat

Later: The Kayau incident has General Chen Wai-chow, garri-

source of Sino- son commander of Kwangtung and Created a fresh

Japanese friction, just when the

assembled jelder brother and confidential ad-

Kouminteng has viser of General Chen Chi-tang. Nanking to discuss the means of went to Hong Kong yesterday appeasing the South-west's demand afternoon on an important politi-for war against Japan. It is cal mission. He drew large sums hoped that the incident will be Rome, To-day. After the first report about the of money from two banks there to localised so as to avoid embarras- A bomb was thrown yester-

of Italian airmen by be remitted elsewhere, it is learn-sing the Nanking Government's Royal Dutch-Shell refinery bere field and passing through Nor-

efforts to compose the internal Three gasoline tanks are ablazewich, Reuter. day in the precincts of the po lice headquarters of the city, Abyssinian' marauders, which said ed.

a resolution that but little damage was suffered that four Italians were killed, the Fears are current here that the differences. The sniping continued during semi-oficial agency Stefani now Kuomintang plenary session in Thursday night and a private of reports that altogether 12 mem-Nanking will pass the British forces was slightly bers of the air force lost their abolishing the semi-independent and saw a black-gowned Chinese,

to two native status of the South-west. injured when snipers fired on 2 lives, in addition village in which he was patrol-interpreters. ling. Reuter's Bulletin Ser- vice."

shots

A Japanese passer-by declares į

he beard two

who rushed past, turned and fred at him without effect. He gavé

The Giornale d'Italia, commert- RECORD FLIGHT chase, but the man disappeared in

ing on this report, says that in- cidents of this kind are bound to Later: After an ambush of follow a colonial conquest, and are an omnibus convoy between Jenin and Nablus, in which two therefore of no great significance, British soldiers were slightly since the sole motive for the at- Federal injured and one Jew killed and tack was robbery.

ABANDONED Defect In Wings Of Machine

an alley-way-Reuter.

HINDENBURG SETS OUT CARRYING FIFTY PASSENGERS

www

►CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Frankfurt, To-day.

OIL WORKERS STRIKE Producing Centres

Paralysed.

Mexico City, To-day. About 12,000 employees of the British Aguila Oil Co. have struck, paralysing nine important produe- ing centres in the State of Vera Cruz-Reuter.

Nottingham, Bristol, Shoreham and Coventry.

Most of the competitors Co countered stormy weather and those who were forced to retire. included Mrs. Amy Mollison and Captain Hope, three times winner. of the cup. The fastest time re- corded was by the Duke of Kent's Percival Guil, pilotel by. Capt. E.-: W. Percival, which averaged 171.75 miles an hour.

In addition to this machine the 24 which qualified included Lord Wakefield's T.K.2, piloted by Mr. R. J. Wright, Lady Wakefield's Miles Hawk, piloted by Flight- Lieutenant Tommy Rose, the mar ADMIRALTY CHANGES

quess of Londonderry's Percival Gull, piloted by Mr. Palic, and Mr. CWA Scott's Miles Falcon, London, to-day-Sir John Kelly 50 has been selected for special pro-piloted by himself. Benter.

Swiss Berne: The

Vienna, To-day. two seriously hurt, troops were

Lord Sempill has abandoned his rushed from Jenin and Nahlus Council has decided that the and engaged the insurgents, of Italian journalists who have been attempt on the record for the fight to whom four are stated to have compelled to leave Switzerland Australia, it is understood, owing to of his machine, and has decided to

The airship Hindenburg started been killed and one captured, after causing the disturbance dar- defect in connection with the wings It is believed that several were ing the speech of the Negus in return to London immediately.

Geneva, will not be allowed to re- It was found that the fabric of the yesterday at 8:50 pm on its 5fth Reuter. wounded-

enter the country, unless the wings had cracked, making ́s long North Atlantic flight, with to distance fight mate. The damage Secretary-General decides as

has been temporarily repaired and passengers on board. For the motion to Admiral of the Fleet in Lord Sempit, is Sying back to Eng- first time in the history of the recognition of his distinguished SIR OSWYN MURRAY PASSES airship the vessel carried a travel-services, and consequently Sir land to-night-Beater.

WEATHER REPORT

their future. At this oppor Moderate south-westerly winds,tunity, the Swiss. Government fair generally, with local showers, studying the question of the keep Geneve, to-day-Honduras has is the forecast for to-day, as is ing of order in the League of notified her withdrawal from the sued by the Royal Observatory Nations building by Switzerland.

Trans-Ocean Service. League Renter.

this morning.

Sport cables will be found on

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ling group of 20 leading automo-Edward Evans has been promoted London, to-day-The death has bile representatives, going to Admiral "and reappolated Com- occurred of Sir Onwyn Murray, America on "business. Trans-mander-in-Chief of the Nore Permanent Secretary to the Ad-

Imiralty since 1917 Beuter, Reuter. Ocean Service