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EDWARD QUITE UNPERTURBED BY ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE

KWANGTUNG

FORCES ARE

RETREATING

Desire To Avoid Pitched Battle

COLLAPSE OF MILITARY

REGIME EXPECTED

[From A Special Correspondent)

Canton, To-day.

To avoid a pitched battle with an overwhelming enemy force. Kwangtung troops are withdraw- ing to Ying Tak, which is 70 miles south of Shaokwan and 85 miles! north of Canton.

Shaokwan is

in now

the

NEW REGIME FOR

CANTON

INDEPENDENT GOVT. TO

BE FORMED

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

From Our Own Correspondent!

Canton, To-day.

A new independent. Government will be formed here on August 1 after an extraordinary session of the Central Executive Committee, it was learned last night.

The object of the separatist Government is to fight the Nanking Government. Mr. Hsiao Fu-chen, veteran Kuomintang leader, is designated as the chairman of the new regime.

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Mr. Hsiao is at present in Hong Kong, being in disagree- ment with the separatist policy of the military here. Lieut.- General Chang Jen-min, aide to General Li Chung-jen, and Mr. Lin Yih-chung, adhérent of General Chen Chi-tang, went to hands of General Yu Ho-Hong Kong yesterday afternoon to persuade Mr. Hsiao to return. mou's troops. He is awaiting the arrival of more Nanking troops before he launches the! drive southward. Crack Nan- king units are rushing down from Hunan to join the attack on Canton.

In spite of the apparent | stubborn attitude of the South-

BANK OF CANTON

Reorganisation To Be Undertaken APPLICATION GRANTED BY

CHIEF JUSTICE

west military authorities, there is a feeling that the collapse of the military regime here is

At the Supreme Court this of high likely. All families

have gone to Hong morning, the petition for the spproval of a scheme with the creditors for the re-opening of When General Chen Chi-tang's wife the Bank of Canton, and for left for Hong Kong last week, she took with her about 30 pieces of sanction of a reduction of the lagrage. This means she will take capital of the Bank, was grant

officials Kong.

Mr. Sun Fo, President of the Legislative Yuan, sent a tele gram from Nanking to Mr.

Hsiao in Hong Kong, urging him to go to the capital to give! his services to the Central au-! thorities, Mr. Hsiao's return here is unlikely.

There will be rapid develop- ments between now and August | 1. Whether the new Govern- ment will be formed here by then remains problematical.

ARMS INDUSTRY IN FRANCE

up permanent residence in the Colony, ed by the Chief Justice, His NATIONALISATION where she has property holdings.

Honour Sir Atholl MacGregor,

adjournment

PROPOSED

BILL DEBATED IN THE CHAMBER

Chun Tien (Kwun Tien), who, however, remarked that about 35 miles above Canton, is he was sorry he could not make on the the last line of defence. If it an crumbles. the cause of the strength of the submission put forward by Mr. H. C. Mac- South-west will be lost. One or two battles will decide the amara, who stated that any such adjournment would prove fatal, as the time that would

A bill proposing the nation- elapse might result in thealisation of the armament in-

issue.

CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Paris, To-day.

His millions of subjects throughout the world will rejoice that the attempt on the life of His Majesty King Edward-VIIL" above," in Hyde Park yesterday afternoon, was uusnccessful. The King him...”, self was the coolest vest in the crisis, and displayed fine COMETE."

HAS ROUND OF GOLF AFTER LUNCHEON COOLEST MAN AMID ALL

EXCITEMENT ::..

EUROPE RELIEVED AT ESCAPE

London, To-day.

The coolest man' amid all the excitement yes- terday afternoon following the alleged attempt Jon His Majesty the King's life was the King him- self. He rode on as if nothing had happened.

After luncheon he motored from York House to Coombe Hill golf club, where he played his usual vigorous-game. This was: in accordance with his original plans, as he had no official visits in the afternoon. The King returned to London in the evening and attended to State business at St. James's Palice. -

Rome:-The attempt on the life of the King is given pro- minence in the evening papers, which denounce the wicked, and insane" act. The Osservatore Romano expresses satisfaction that divine-providence.preserved His Majesty, Signor Mussalini per sonally telephoned to London for news and instructed the Charge d'Affaires to call at Buckingham Palace and convey his heartfelt congratulations on the King's escape..

Paris: President Lebrun hasi

instructed the Ambassador at

London to convey to Bucking- FIVE-POWER ham Palace congratulations on

the King's escape, -tatt

CHEERS. IN LORDS:

London: Her Majesty Queen Mary was one of the first to enn-i

son gratulate her

MEETING IN

SEPTEMBER?

his Best Possible Event In

The

safe retaren to London. House of Lords abandoned their traditional restraint and loudly

Cause Of Peace

catered wm Lord Halifax, the BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE OUTLINED Lord Privy Seal, at the conclusion

tof his announcercent of the attack

London, To-day.

on the King, added an expression The date, agenda and composi of profound thankfulness that the ton of the Locamo Conference,

PROTEST AGAINST FINE risk to which the King had been originally contemplated for July

BY MOSLEMS

exposed had been so happily 22, are still opes, as the result of·

laverted.

Save the King:"

Berlin: The news of the at-

NEW PLANES FOR wavering of opinion while the dustry was the subject of an

AMERICA expense incurred would be animated debate in the Cham-High Court of Palestine against the fiue of £1,000 imposed on the tempt on the life of the King has effecting a European settlement,

Large Order Reported structed

Placed

New York, To-day.

An order for 50 aeroplanes for the United States Navy by the has been received Consolidated Aircraft Cor- poration, at a reported cost of · G.$4,898,000-Beuter.

AIR ACCIDENT IN POLAND

Two Well-Known Airmen Killed·

“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

The audiences and companies of the Cabmet decision yesterday several London theatres last night morning. The view is taken that UPHELD BY PALESTINE COURT joined in the singing of "God whenever the conference is held it should be solely with the object of Jerusalein, To-day. Ten Moslems representing the town of Gaza appealed to the

Herr and this can best be done by a

enormous.

ber yesterday.

town by the Government as punishment for attacks on British greatly shocked Berlin. Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jur., in- Deputy Laurent, who was the troops and interference with the railways. The Court granted Hitler has sent the King a tele-five-Power meeting at a later gram of heartiest congratulations date, perhaps the begining of by Messrs. Leo principal speaker for the Right an order nisi restraining the collection of the fine.

Another British soldier, Fri- on his escape from the danger. September.

PROFOUND THANKFULNESS D'Almada 'and Company, ap-parties, severely criticised the bill!

But if France feels that a vate Purly of the Lancashire

London: A feeling of pro- three-Power conference is es peared on behalf of a section of itself as well as the general atti-

Regiment, was slightly wound- found thankfulness at the the creditors, while Mr. H C. tude adopted by the Government

sential in order to prepare for a ed on Wednesday night when a Macnamara, instructed by towards various matters of na-

military patrol was fired on by King's escape is everywhere sp-larger meeting later, then Bri- Messrs. Johnson Stokes and tional

Messages describing tain is open to persuasion. But defence. M Laurent

parent Arabs near Nazarethi Master, on behalf of the Bank, stressed that he and his friends supported Mr. D'Almada.

were opposed to any form of res- In addressing the Court, Mr.triction of personal freedom, and D'Almada said that the petition demanded respect for private pro- was to seek the Court's approval perty.

of a scheme between the creditors The present laws, said the and the bank itself for its re-speaker, gave sufficient guarantee opening. Counsel went on to say for strict control over the arma-

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CONCILIATION HAS NOT

FAILED

ment industry and to pre- vent war-time profiteering. M Laurant, MOTEOVET expressed the fear that the exportation of war materials from France, London, To-day-Replying to a which totalled 1,000,000,000 francs、 Warsaw, To-day. Parliamentary question yesterday annually might be endangered by Two distinguished officers of the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ar the new measure. the Polish Air Force, Genera1thony Eden, stated that the situa- Orlicz-Dresser and Colonel tion envisaged in the proposals reassured the Deputy by stating the that these fears were unfounded, in London by Loph, lost their lives when a drawn up military plane plunged into the Locarno Powers, other than Ger- since the State itself was already Baltic Sea off the port of many, on March 19, in the event amongst its chief exporters. Gydnia yesterday. The pilot of of the failure of conciliation, had the plane was also drowned-not arisen-British Wireless Ser- Trans-Ocean Service.

vice.

The War Minister, however,

BILL PASSED

Paria, Later: The Aviation Committee of the Chamber passed the bill recommending the nation- alisation of the armaments indus- try 24 votes to 1 yesterday.

EX-IRON GUARD LEADER The Committee in a previous sit- SHOT DEAD IN HOSPITAL ing had rejected the bill by 11

POLITICAL MURDER IN BUCHAREST

votes, to 9-Trans-Ocean Service

TYPHOON WARNING

ELECTRIC STRIKE IN MEXICO CITY

Canadian Owned Power-House Affected

Mexico City, To-day.

All the electric services in Mexico City were paralysed by a sudden strike at noon yee- terday of the employees of the and Canadian-owned Light Power Co. The electrical workers in eight Merican States struck simultaneously.

Beuter.

..

arrived Egypt Reuter.

from

“KIDNAPPING" OF ACTRESS

Two Students Fined At Edinburgh

#

RANSOM MONEY FOR CHARITY

Edinburgh, To-day.

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Cairo: The 11th Hussars and the intense relief are pouring in Britain is not prepared to at a company of the B.A.S.C. have from all countries. "God Save tend a three-Power conference the King" epitomises the press solely in order to register the in Palestine

comments of all shades of lure of the efforts at concilia opinion.

tion, without the object of el- It is stated that McMahon fecting a settlement of Europe. is also known as Jerome Ban- It is strongly felt here that nigan. He was born in Tyrone, the affirmation of the Western Ireland, but since his youth has bloc - France, Belgium and lived with his parents in the Britain in the face of a Cen- Govan district of Glasgow.tral European bloc Germany, McMahon is described as a so-Austria and Italy will not cial reformer engaged in writ-serve the cause of peace. Mr." ing pamphlets.

Anthony Eden, British Foreign It appears that a woman was Secretary, explained these views primarily responsible for the to the Belgian and French Am- arrest of McMahon. She noticbassadors when they called on ed that he was holding a revol him yesterday afternoon. Two University students named ver and attracted the atten- Reuter Roderick Johnston and Kenneth tion of a special constable, who Braner, the latter a South African promptly knocked the weapon and a University Rugby player. ter. were found guilty at the Sheriff's Cout yesterday on a charge of as saulting the actress Renee Hous- ton, whom they "kidnapped" and Warsaw, To-day held to ransom recently for £25 The violent storm which has for a charity. In the course of Reginald Whitcombe raged over Central Europe for the "kidnapping a certain Wins Irish Open the last two days and caused amount of force was used, and many accidents on sea and land the lady suffered certain injuries, visited Poland with special vio

VIOLENT STORM IN POLAND

Considerable Damage To Crops And Cattle

“CHINA MAIL." SPECIAL·

DRAWING UP AGENDA Paris: In French diplomatic from the man's hand. ---- Ben-circles it was stated yesterday

evening that according

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TITLE KEPT IN FAMILY

a semi-official: communication from London, the British GOT ernment was ready to partici pate with France and Belgima in a preparatory conference in Brussels on July 22. The ob-

jeet of this preliminary confer- ence would merely be to draw up a programme for the Five- Power Conference, Trans- Dublin, To-day Ocean Service. Reginald Whitcombe, yesterday Ma won the Irish Open Golf Cham-Davis was second with an aggre

A message received by the lence, causing in the Kielca die mcluding a broken rib. Bucharest, To-day. -- Shouting "You traitor, you are about American Consulate General trict alone damage to crops to die," eight Storm. Troopers of the Fascist Iron Guard riddles from the Manila Observatory amounting to 3,000,000 zloty, The Sheriff said that there was pionship, thus avenging the de- gate of 283, while John Adams, with ballets the body of M. Stelescu, former leader of the from this morning stated that at 10 over 3,700 acres of standing no excuse for such conduct, whefeat he sustained last year in the Scottish Open champion, and Guard, after breaking into the hospital where M. Stelesen was am a typhoon was situated in corn being mowed down by hail ther for charity or otherwise, and play-off of the Final at the handa, James Fallon (Huddersfield) when he returned an aggregate Bobbie Locke, the South Africas recovering from an operation for appendicitis. The assailants about Longitude 133 E. Lai At a farm in Lublin a single had better cease He would of his brother, Ernest Whitcombe, shared third place with 254.

Leading inde 11 N., moving west-north-flash of lightning which struck impose a comparatively moderate of 281, made up of rounds champion, was the then marched to the police station and surrenderti

amateur, sharing the eighth place M. Stelesen left the Iron Guard after the murder of the west. The position is about 500 a brick cattle house killed 11 Rumanian Premier, M. Toca, in 1933 and formed his own Fascist miles due east of the Philip horses. 166 cours and 60 sheep, penalty Jobuston was fined £5 of 72, 72, 68, 69.

The Ryder Cup player W. with a score of 287.-Benter. land Braner 5. Trans-Ocean Service group, called the Crusaders, Renter

pines.