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GOVT. FORCES LAND ON MAJORCA, BUT ARE BEATEN BACK

KWANGSI STANDS

FIRM

LEADERS PERSIST IN

DEFIANCE

INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENT TO BE FORMED ON AUGUST 30

[From Our Own Correspondent],

Canton, To-day.

Every effort is being made by the Kwangsi military authori- ties to prevent further desertion of their training or fighting planes, without which they will be unable to defy General Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Executive Yuan and chairman of the Military Affairs Commission.

One hundred and fifty workmen were buried in the debris when these three matsheds collapsed at Stanley yesterday, when the gale was at its height. The good work of the Police and the Fire Brigade, however, resulted in 147 of the men being taken out alive,- (King's Studio).

The defection of three training planes to Canton over the week-end does not affect the Kwangsi Air Force, which still has some 50 fighters and several bombers. A Cantonese. Brig--TYPHOON DAMAGE IN MANILA General Lam Wai-shing, is still in command of the Kwangsi Air Force in Liuchow.

Reconnaissance planes are daily flying over the borders to observe the movements of the Nanking troops in Kwangtung, Human and Kweichow. Only loyal aviators are permitted to take off.

Many political agents claiming to represent northern mili- tary leaders have arrived in Kwangsi, to support its cause. Circular telegrams have been issued in Nanning by these repre- sentatives in the names of the northern leaders in support of| the Kwangsi secessionist movement.

NEW OFFICIALS FOR CANTON

Judicial Officers On Transfer

Shanghai, To-day.

Mr. Shih Yen-chang, the new

General

Sung Cheh-yuan,

Chairman of the Hopei-Chahar

Political Council. General Han Fu-chu, Chairman of Shantung Provincial Government, and General Fu Tso-yu, Chairman

Luzon Island Threatened With Famine

Manila, To-day. At least 11 people were killed when the typhoon struck, the north of Luzon Island. Houses and crops were destroyed, and famine is threatening the in- SUPTCY habitants. The U.S. ship Fathomer was driven aground-Reuter.

It was reported yesterday by Reuter that the Fathomer was lost, although her crew had of the Suiyuan Provincial Gov-been safely taken off. ernment, are supposed to be backing the Kwangsi cause.

The evening papers reported AMAZING POLITICAL

on Sunday night that Generals Tsai Ting-kai, Ou Sou-nien and

President of the Kwangtung other officers of the abolished

High Court, and Mr. Chu Ku-

19th Route Army have arrived

Hanoi,

Indo-China.

LANDSLIDE

40 Years In Quebec

min, Counsellor of the Ministry at Lungchow, West Kwangsi Liberals Defeated After of Justice, are going to Canton via to-morrow morning by the s.s. Accompanied by Mr. Liu Lu- President Jefferson. Mr. Wangvin, former Minister of Pro- Chung-ho also arrived. here paganda in Nanking and propa- from Kuling last night and is ganda director in Canton, these going to Canton shortly on pri- retired officers will join the slide has occurred. vate business. - Reuter.

THE CONQUEST OF ETHIOPIA

Turkey's First Step

Kwangsi regime.

An independent Kwangsi' Government will be form-

ed on August 20, according to another report.

Montreal, To-day.

200 KILLED AT MACAU, WORST TYPHOON IN 14 YEARS:

CITY IN DARKNESS

COUNTER-ATTACK BY REBELS

ALL BRITONS REPORTED TO BE SAFE

FORT GUADELOUPE HOLDS OUT

London, To-day.

Reports reaching London state that the landing of Government troops at Majorca, men- tioned on Sunday, proved unsuccessful. The in- surgents allowed the landing and then counter- attacked, killing 500 of the Government troops. and taking two or three hundred prisoners.

There are still five or six hundred Britons remaining in Union Jacks have been painted on the roofs of the British Em- -Reuter's bassy at Madrid as a precaution against air raids. Bulletin Service.

Spain, of whom about 200 are in Madrid and 100 at Majorca

Gibraltar, Later: Reports from Majorca state that the ea- sualties suffered by the Government forces who were repulsed by the rebels after landing on the island were not so heavy as at first believed.

All Britons are reported to be safe, and the British cruiser Galatea is standing by to protect the British interests.

It is reported that the Spanish Government forces are mak-

The worst typhoon in 14 years struck Macau in the early hours of yesterday morning, the wind velocity being very much the same as that recorded in the Colony.

Although due warning was given to Chinese fishing craft,ing a further attempt to capture the island as soon as possible.

Berlin: A semi-official message states that all the Germans many were not able to reach the safety zone in time and, accord- ing to an eye-witness on the s.s. Sui Tai, a great deal of wreck-arrested in Spain have now been released, including the crew age was seen in and around Macan

of the aeroplanes seized by the Madrid Government. The re- Abnormal tides added to the horror, and the Canton-Macau leases were achieved after energetic diplomatic representations. Steamboat Company's wharf, was completely submerged, the Sui Tai looking as if she were anchored in mid-stream, whereas she was actually moored to the wharf

SHANGHAI LAWN the streets.

BOWLS TEAMS

Powerful Quartette For First Interport

GLOVER, HALL AND JENSEN NOMINATED SKIPS

Berlin: It is understood that RICHEST MAN.: the German Government, with

IN SPAIN NOW Macau was in total darkness certain reservations, associates

HELD AS HOSTAGE and as much as four to six feet itself with the British and of water was seen in most of French declarations regarding in Spanish A sampan' con- non-intervention

PRISONERS SHOT taining a woman and two chil-affairs. The German reply to

BY MARXISTS dren was seen to overturn as it the French plan has been hand- made valiant efforts to gained to the French Ambassador Berlin, M Francois-

NATIONALIST PROGRAMME the shelter of a side-street only in a few yards away. The three Poncet.

FALLS INTO POLICE HANDS occupants were not seen again.

“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

ITALIAN STATEMENT

of the Rome: The difficulties Italian adherence to the non-in-

NEW ALTITUDE RECORD

Mary house collapses were also reported by the Police authorities and the loss of life is estimated A remarkable political land- The Liberal

to be over 200, so far as is knowntervention pact are denoted by an official statement following the at present. Government, which has been in

News has been received in

wit-1 Indescribable scenes were power for 40 years in Quebec, has the Colony that Shanghai will}

on the water-front, the been overwhelmed in the pro-be represented by the following messed vincial elections by the National in the Interport Lawn Bowls edge of which was up on the pave Union Party led by Mr. Maurice matches against Hong Kong ment next to the houses owing to Mr. Ku Cheng, President of Duplessis, consisting of Conser-next month:- the Judicial Yuan, General vatives

and rebels among the Cheng Chien, Chief-of-Staff of Liberala. the Military Affairs Commis-

"The Premier, Mr. J. A sion, and General Huang, Shao-

Godbout, several members of hsiung, the new Kwangsi Paci-

the Cabinet and the Speaker fication Commissioner, may go

have been defented. from here to Kwangsi to make an cleventh hour appeal for a peaceful settlement.

1st Interport-F. Medina, C. Richards, T. G. Main and C. W. Glover (skip).

Paris,

French to-day--The airman Georges Detre has es- world altitude tablished · * ZEW

The record of 14,836 metres. previous record of 14,433 metres had been held by the Italian air-"

Donati since April 1934

Tutek

Paris, To-day. The bombardment of San Sebastian and Irun began yes- terday, the attack being made from both land and sea. Two warships of the insurgents are anchored outside the harbour. They shelled Fort Guadaloupe and Fuenterabia near Iron. Sailing the abnormal high tide.

About 1,200 Right-wingers who vessels had their masts stripped

were arrested as hostages are clean and mapped at the base by

being kept in the fort by the wind of hurricane force. The

Marxists, who assumed that the Sui Tai and other vessels at the

insurgents would not fire if the lives of so many supporters 2nd Interport-C. M. Se-wharves went through a trying

were in danger. queira, C. F. Remedios, J. E. time and the crews of all ships

According to rumours from of The latest returns show that Harvey and A. J. Hall (skip). did excellent work

a number The aftermath of the terrific

San Sebastian the National Unionists hold 74 3rd Interport-W. P. Man-

gale saw scores of houses in ruins, meetings of the Foreign Minister, hostages were shot yesterday had Count Ciano, with French and Bri-morning in fulfilment of the NANNING REGIME

seats and the Liberals 14. Two ley, H. G. Howard, J. P. Campos while parts of the sea-wall Canton later: The revival of results are still outstanding-and G. D. Jensen (skip). been badly damaged by the territish diplomats. It is stated that threat to shoot five hostages Addis Ababa, To-day.

the 19th Route Army in Kwangsi Reuter.

Reserves A Harvey (No. fic battering it received from the Italy desires absolute, universal for every shell fired. The bor

neutrality. Authoritative circles bardment was not heavy, only of General The Turkish Charge d'Affaires under the command

1), J. W. Brierley (No. 2).sea and wind.

declare that this spirit is not

one shell being fired about shown by the other nations that has left Addis Ababa and has ask. Tsai Ting-kai presages the early received here last night.

every half-hour. The new regime is to be head-0. Madar (No. 3) and David

Ramsay (skip).

favour a non-intervention agree- Count Romanones, reputedly ed Marshal Graziani to look after formation of a separate regime in

ment. It is denied that Italy is the richest man in Spain and the interests of Turkish subjects in Nanning for the avowed object of ed by Generals Li Chung-jen, Pai "saving the country by resisting Tsung-hai, Tsai Ting-kai, Li Chai-

procrastinating to gain time for well-known politician, her own ends.

To Recognition ABYSSINIAN LEADERS STILL PREPARED TO FIGHT

Ethiopia. This indicates the first Japanese aggression," stated a sum, Mr. Liu La-yin and other step in the recognition of Italy's telegraphic report from Wachow conquest of Abyssinia.

Djibouti: Dr... Hylander, the commander of the Swedish: ambulance in Ethiopia, has ar rived here with the ambulance after wandering through Ethio- pia in an attempt to reach Djibouti en route to Sweden.

Interviewed, Dr. Hylander stat .ed that the war in Abyssinia was not over. Ras Desta and other Ethiopian leaders have

sworn

ceaseless guerilla warfare against the Italians. Many times the member of his ambulance nearly? lost their lives owing to the Abys sinians' mistaking them for Ita- lians-Reuter's Bulletin, Service.

FLEET MOVEMENTS

*

HMS. Grimsby leaves to-day; for a cruise in Malayan watera.

The Chinese craiser, Cha Tail and the Transport vessel King Cheung arrived in port to-day from Amoy."

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The remains of the garage and quarters at the Police Training' School at the corner of Prince Edward and Nathan Ronda yesterday. The Police Emergency Unit Tax, which was being housed in the garage at the time, was completely hidden by the debris after the collapse, but escaped unscathed!" (“Ching Nail" photo).

Canton Escapes Lightly

The Colony team is as fol-

Canton, on the other hand, lows: A Hyde Lay (K.C.C.) (Captain), HL A. Alves (Re-perienced strong gales, but none creio), A. E. Coates (C.C.C.), of hurricane force, although these

(Recreio), F. V. V. Ribeiro

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J. F. MacGown (C.S.C.C.), and

P. E. Knight (C.SC.C).

OFFICIAL PROGRAMME

The following is the full pro- gramme of matches arranged for the Hong Kong players:

Monday, September 7 Recs Recrea- tion Ground (Rees"green). ́.

Tuesday, September 8 Lusitano Hongkew Park (C. L green).

Wednesday, September 9 lat. INTERPORT Hongkew Park (PL. E. C. green). *----**

Thursday, September 10. Country

Club, Country, Cinh green.

S.L.B.C.

Friday, September 11 Eecreation Ground (S.LB.C. green).

Saturday, September 12 2nd IN- TERPOET Wayside Park (Y.B.C.

Monday, September 14 3rd INTER

Ground PORT Recreation

(Rece

{green}.ja

Tuesday, September 15 Junior G.C Golf, Cinb› greczi.

The Interport dinner will be held on Monday, September 14.

Reuter.

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This is what happened in Nathan Road in the early hours of you. terday morning, when a garage collapsed, burying beneath the debris several motor vehicles, luck without, the loss of any life Mail photo).

was ar-

rested, it is reported, and add- ed to the prisoners being held as hostages in Fort Guadaloupe. NATIONALIST PLANS Madrid: The Socialist leader, Senor Prieto, published on Sun- (day the programme which the Nationalists intend to put through, should they finally seize power, the programine having fallen into the hands of the police in the course of a raid. ·

Amongst other things the mili- tarists, according to Senor Prieto, intend:

To put the Republican constitution out of force and introduce an interim constitution. A

To suppress, all Left-wing parties. Combine ... all" Right-wing parties into one big organisation.

Prohibit all, Left-wing papers Restrict the freedom of press assembly, s

Gfre complete liberty to religi teaching, and conclude with the Vatican..

[*** Dismočre' all: trade"mion

Prolabit strikes.

13-Plan: mm^/ambitions, acheme

public works

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