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INSURGENTS CLAIM TO BE WITHIN ELEVEN MILES

Baron Franz von Papen, Ger- man Minister to Austria, above. has been appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipoten- tiary in a Special Mission by Herr Hitler, for "conspicuously NUC- cessful service rendered in con- nection with the Austro-German agreement signed on July 11."

INDEPENDENT GOVT. IN KWANGSI

TO BE ESTABLISHED IN NANNING TO-DAY

GENERAL ATTACK BY NANKING

DECLARED PENDING ·

From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, To-day-

The independent Government in Kwangsi will be set up to- day in Nanning, the provincial capital,, with General Li Chang-jen or General Li Chai-sum as Chairman. Actual military power is in the hands of General Pai Hsung-hsi, who engineered the pre- sent movement.

Kwangsi riff-raffs are reported to have reached Tushing in} Western Kwangtung, and many shops and homes have been lool- ed by the vanguard.

About 13 Nanking divisions are entering Kwangtung from the north and east for the protection of the province. The de- fence has been strengthened by the arrival of three squadrons of Nanking bombers.

As soon as a new Govern- ment is proclaimed in Kwangsi,

SWATOW THREATENED the Nanking forces will launch

BY TYPHOON

DISTURBANCE CROSSES PRATAS

SHOAL AT 6 A.M.

la general attack on the insur- gent Government. Members of that regime. it is learned. in- clude Generals Chen Chi-tang, i Chen Wai-chow, Li Yang-ching, and Messrs Liu Lu-yin, Lam Yick-chung and Ou Fang-pu.

The British gunboats HMS.

"The typhoon passed over Pratas Shoal at 6 am. and ap-Moth and Seamew are at Wu- pears to be moving north-west, towards Swatow," said Mr. C. Wchow ready to evacuate British The US. gunboat Jeffries. Director of the Royal Observatory, early this morning, nationals.

Wu- Mindanao will arrive at when questioned by the China Mail

A later statement, issued at chow some time to-day to take 39.15 am. to-day, was as fol- care of American missionaries.

The Wuchow Customs at- lows:

The typhoon developed in 3 tempted to hold up a shipment trough of relatively low pressure of banknotes to the value of which has covered the Pacific to $80,000,000, but the military the east of the Philippines since forcibly took delivery. July 25. It was located 600 east-

NEXT OLYMPIC GAMES TO BE HELD AT TOKYO

Berlin. to-day-Tokyo has been awarded the 1940 Olympic

Cames-Reuter. -

MERCER 10 FOR 51

Best Bowling Feat Of Season

LARWOOD AND TATE IN GOOD FORM

London, To-day.

south-east of Manila on the 28th inst. and moved on a west-north- west track at a speed exceeding 15

It reached the miles per hour. coast of North Luzon on the eve- ning of the 29th, crossed North Luzon some miles south of Aparri, and entered the China Sea on the morning of the 30th, its speed at this time having decreased to 10 miles per hour.

MILITARISATION OF RHINELAND

Numbers Of Troops To Be Increased

Berlin, To-day.

There is

apparently no intention of sta

Incredible but true. Charles Erb, his wife and grandson were

in this wrecked sedan when it was pushed over a 30-foot embank- ment by a New York city sprinkler track last month. They open- ed the doors to walk out only slightly injured as rescuers rushed to their aid!

OLYMPIC TORCH

German Frontier Crossed At Noon Yesterday

Berlin, To-day. The Olympic Torch crossed the German frontier at noon yesterday. It is expected to arrive at noon to-day at the

Olympic Village, when it signals the beginning of the Réuter's Olympic Games. Bulletin Service.

KING'S VISIT TO SOUTHAMPTON

NEW LOCARNO CONFERENCE Italy Prepared To Participate

· GERMANY ALSO WILLING

Rome, To-day.

The Italian Government will in principle be glad to participate in

OF

MADRID

NEW MOBILISATION

ORDER BY GOVT.

FLYING BOAT DISABLED NEAR GIBRALTAR

REBELS NOW MASSING FOR MAJOR

ATTACK ON SAN SEBASTIAN

London, To-day.

While the Spanish insurgents claim to have reached a point only 11 miles from Madrid, the Government claims that the insurgents were routed 35 miles west of Madrid, losing 63 dead, a number of prisoners and a large quantity of war material. The Government has decreed the im- mediate mobilisation of the men of the 1935 class now on leave and the men of the 1934 class in re- serve in Catalonia and the Eastern seaboard pro- vinces.

A number of persons, believed to be foreign- ers, have been arrested in Madrid on a charge of spreading false reports, alleging that the foreign Embassies were leaving Madrid and that the garrison at Valencia had revolted

The insurgents are said to be massing thousands of troops for a big attack on San Sebastian. Rabat reports that 14 aero- planes, of the same type as the Italian plane-which crashed in Algeria on Thursday; have landed near Melilla.

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Gibraltar reports that a Spanish Government -flying-boat which bombed Algeciras, yesterday. morning, narrowly missing the British Consulate, was disabled by insurgent gunfire and com pelled to land in Kritish waters at Gibraltar. The were brought ashore in a launch.

Rome: The Government is! enquiring into the reported crash of Italian planes in Al- geria on Thursday. Official circles point out that the Ita-! lian Government is not supply- ing planes or arms to the con- tending forces in Spain, and if any have been supplied, it was purely a private transaction. Reuter.

PALMA BOMBED

a conference of the five Locarno Washington: A radio mes- Powers on

a date to be settled, sage from the captain of an stated the Foreign Minister, Count American liner reports that Ciano, to the French Ambassador from the air just after he had Palma, Majorca, was bombed

92 foreigners. Reuter's Bulletin Service. Charges d'Affaires yesterday. and the British and Belgian evacuated

He added that the Italian

DEFENCE OF EMPIRE

Communications

Vital Part

CONFERENCE PENDING

...

three

London, To-day.

Emphasising that empire tele-

ed an essential part of the de- graphic communications constitut-

fence problem, in the course of an address to the Bristol Summer School of the Royal Empire So-

Government thought it would Fierce Fighting For city, Mr. Wilshaw, Chairman of

Madrid

be useful that the conference

should be properly prepared by

an exchange of views through

Cable and Wireless Ltd announ- ced that Sir Campbell Stuart would preside over a committee whole

It is officially stated that in- creases in the number of German "From this point its track ap-troops in the Rhineland are to bej The honour of being the first

The step fol- bowler to take all 10 wickets in pears to have been westerly at a made gradually. an innings in a first class match speed of 5 to 6 miles per hour. lows the lapse at midnight of the this season has fallen to JackIt reached the position about 80 four months period in which Herr Mercer, the veteran Glamorgan miles south of Pratas Shoal at 6Hitler promised to refrain from player, who conceded only 512 yesterday, from which time sending more troops.

course was north-westerly While no precipitate steps are Thorough Examination runs when he performed this its

Pratas Shoal at 6 planned for this week-end it is Of Yacht "Mahlin” amazing feat against Worces-passing over

intention to increase the

the ordinary diplomatic chan- BRITISH COLONY EVACUATED which would consider the

problem. ter in their mid-week county am to-day, causing a squall of the

from east-south-forces 25 occasion demands and

London, To-day. nels, in the interests of the Madrid: The fierce fighting in championship match which re typhoon force

lofty aims of the conference defence of the capital continues- He pointed out that hitherto 'sulted in Gamorgan winning east with a minimum barometer circumstances permit.

HM the King drove in a royal itself. Count Ciano informed reading of. 28.14 on the first innings.

"If the present course is main-tioning troops any closer to the car to Southampton Docks yester the German Ambassador of this The Government claims. to have the British Empire had predomini captured Villanueva and Delase-ated in the matter of world com- The nearest approach to this is Verity's 9 for 12 against tained, the typhoon will pass near French frontier than at present day afternoon on a surprise visit communication.

of inspection of the yacht Nahlin. Berlin: The Foreign Minis-rena, which, when in the hands munications, but the position was The quayside was practically de- ter, Baron von Neurath, in-f the rebels, cut off communica-being seriously challenged and Kent, at Sheffield, towards the Swatow."

between Madrid and there was a grave danger of these end of May, and though the

He re-formed the British and French tions A report received by the Ameri-pass very close indeed to the Co- serted when he arrived.

90 minutes Ambassadors and

Oviedo is still in the communications becoming wholly same bowler again took 9 wie-

the Belgian Badajoz. kets, for 48 runs, when playing can Consulate from the Manila lony, if not actually making mained aboard for

and saw every nook and cranny. Minister that Germany accept hands of the rebels, being heavily meconomic. The Governments of the Empire, however, had agreed against Essex at Westcliff on Observatory at 8.20 am to-day direct hit.

conducted by Paymaster-Captained the invitation to a five-Pow-bombed by a miners' battalion.

er Locarno conference, and par- Practically the entire British that a committee consisting of re- Doyle. June 17, the honour of claiming stated that the typhoon, was si all the wickets, has so far evad tuated in about 116 Longitude

Afterwards he expressed de-ticularly pointed out that the colony has been evacuated. from presentatives of the Dominione ed him this season.

light at the arrangements for the discussion needed careful' diplo-Madrid to Valencia, where HMS. and Colonies should examine the Larwood and Tate, both foring north-west.

The local forecast for to-day, cruise, and cordially shook hands matic preparation in every res-Devonshire will pick them up and matter. He was confident that a

satisfactory solution would mer England bowlers, were in

found.-Eeater- fine form with the ball, and miles to the south-east of the Co-as issued by the Royal Observa-with the Captain and members of pect, especially as regarded the convey them to Marseilles.

A large crowd which programme. — Renter Ashdown was the only player, lony, and if the disturbance con-tory this morning, is north-west the crew. other than Sutcliffe, to run into tinues on its present path it should and south-west winds, fresh to had collected in the meanwhile at three figures, though Timms was only three short of the century when his side's innings came to a close.

Results, as cabled by Reu- ter, were as follows:

At Worcester: Glamorgan took first

innings points from the home county. Worcester: 143 (Mercer 10 for 51)

and 163 for 5 dee Glamorgan: 151 and 56 for 4

At Nottingham, Kent took first innings' points from Notts. Kent: 415 (Ashdown 101; Chalk 83) and 143 (Larwood for 64). Nota: 203 (Hardstaff 78) and 181

⠀⠀⠀ for 9 (Wright-6 for 12)»

At Hove, Sussex took first innings points from Northamptonshire.gal Northants: 169 (Timms 37 not outi?”

Tate 5 for 60) and 105 for 5. Sussex: 231 (Partridge 7 for 78),

(Continsed On Pres 10)

COLONY THREATENED

East and 21 Latitude North, mov-

The position given is about 170

(Continued in. Next Col)

FINE IMPOSED ON GAZA Expressly Refuted By High Court

-Reuter.

No. 7 signal is still up.

WEATHER REPORT

a

strong, probably increasing to a the

dock gate

cheered His

gale, cloudy generally, rain later. Majesty's departure-Reuter. STOP PRESS

China's Athletes In

-Berlin, To-day.

In Form Rumours Unconfirmed

the handball and football competi- The 72 active members of the tions, since in the handball con-: Jerusalem, To-day. Chinese Olympic team are in fine test they will meet such danger The High Court has refut-

trim on the eve of the Games, al-ous competitors as Japan, already ed the collective fine of £5,000 though the cool, unsettled weather in the very first line, while at imposed on Gaza, on the

that has prevailed during the last football the Chinese team will face ground that the neighbouring few days has prevented them from the representatives of the mother- railway and telephone. com showing their best form. The tem-land of football, England: munications were cut. Theperature during the last few days The Swimming group has under- Chief Justice emphasised has been so low that the bunga-gone strenuous training in the that the High Commissioner exceeded his authority in en- acting collective fines Ren- ter's Bulletin Service.

lows where the Chinese team are swimming" stadium and, according housed have had to be heated. to competent observers, showed The Chinese team have not been excellent form-Trans-Ocean. Ser- Lavoured by luck in the draw for vice.

The Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North, Colonial Secretary, “stated this morning that he knew nothing of the alleged arrival in the Colony to-day of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek

As the Generalissimo us-" mally travels in his own pri- vate plane it is thought that he would have gone "direct to Canton, Mas

Chief Detective Inspec for Murphy stated that he had heard nothing about it.

BADAJOZ FALLS? Lisbon: It is reported that mem-) bers of the Foreign Legion have

captured Badajoz from the Gov-

ernment troops.. The insurgents elain to have stormed the Com-] munist barracks in the Grada-

amma Mountains near Madrid

and to have killed 40 people and seized 30 machine-guns-Beuter-

POST OFFICE NOTICE

Arrangements For Bank Holiday

be

On. Monday next the General Post Office, Kowloon Central Post SMALL ITALIAN. LOSSES

Office and Sheangwan Branch Rome, To-day. The Italian Office will be open from 9 am to losses in repudiating the recent 10 amThe other Branch Post attack on

Addis Ababa by the Offices will be entirely closed. Abyssinian" insurgents were only! There will be one collection from slight, according to reports here. the pillar buzes, one delivery of The - rebels were commanded by ordinary, correspondence: 25 - on Rss Imru, but book to their heels Sundays, and one delivery of regis when the Italian bombing planes tered correspondence at 10 am. {went into action. Trans-Ocean The Money Order Office will be

Service.

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