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STERN DIPLOMATIC ACTION FORESHADOWED BY MR. KAWAGOE

REBEL ASSAULT

ON IRUN

OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN

PENETRATED

ATTACK ON SAN SEBASTIAN AGAIN MEETS WITH FAILURE

“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Hendaye, To-day.

The major attack on Irun and San Sebastian began yester- day with three columns of the Nationalists advancing on these strongholds of the Madrid forces. The thunder of artillery fire was heard here all morning, and bombing planes were active, des- pite the heavy fog, which completely concealed the towns. The Nationalists are determined to capture these two points, in order to cut off the connection with France, and stop the transportation of war materials. According to reports, the Nationalist troops were augmented by several hundred foreign legionairres from Spanish Morocco.

Heavy bombing planes went into action in the afternoon, the houses in Hendaye trembling from the shock of their drop- ped shells. Late reports have it that, following a desperate hand-to-hand bayonet battle, the Nationalists succeeded in gain- ing the outskirts of the town of Irun.

The vicinity of San Sebastian resembles the "No Man's Land" of the war, every foot of ground being covered with barb-| ed wire entanglements. The Fort Guadaloupe is bombing the road to Pamplona continuously, since this is probably the route along which the Nationalist foreign legionairres are making their advance.

The first attack on San Sebastian was successfully repulsed, and, according to a report from the new military headquarters of. the Nationalists, at Valladolid.no xttempt to encircle Madrid will be made till Irun and San Sebastian are taken.

President Manuel Azana

is

reported to have left Madrid for Valencia

PERMANENT

COMMITTEE

DESIRABLE

French Suggestion In Neutrality Issue

HEADQUARTERS IN LONDON?

Paris, To-day,

A permanent committee posed of representatives of the countries adhering to the Spanish non-intervention agreement, with its headquarters in London, is unli derstood to have been suggested by the French Government 12

The object of the committee would be to maintain a close con- tact between the countries cou cerned, and to receive details from each Government of the measures, taken to ensure nputmility, and also: to consider any extra" measures. which might be advisable to fake. Meanwhile, France in spreding up the work on the non-inde tion plan, partdentarlyrin an demarches on countries not, yet groclaimede an bargo against Spain.

Hendaye: The appeals to maintain discipline and order lare becoming more and more frequent in the Left-wing press jin Spain, according to reports

Torpedo-boats Nos. 1 and 4 whích desert-

ed from Canton Jaly 12 last were xi- chored off Taikoo Dock for repairs until inst Tuesday, when they returned to Can- tog These boats, each carrying a crew

of 16, are command- ed by Capt. M`K. Kong and Capt. S. K. Tung China Mail" photos).

here. It is added that these COUNTRY-WIDE PURGE OF

appeals are characteristic

of

KOWLOON TO EUROPE

Train Service Of

Near Future

CANTON HANKOW LINE COMPLETED

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day.

JAPANESE VICTIMS

IDENTIFIED

SHANGHAI JOURNALISTS KILLED BY RIOTERS IMMEDIATE SUPPRESSION OF MOB RULE DEMANDED IN CHENGTU

Shanghai,, To-day.

The two Japanese who were killed in the Chengtu outrage have been identified as Keiji Fukawaga and Kozaburo Watanabe, two Shanghai journalists whose bodies have been removed by the mob and have not yet been recovered.

The other missing Japanese have been found, all of whom were slightly injured.

A fierce fight between the police and the rioters raged in the hotel, a Chinese policeman being kiled and many policemen and civilians injured. The rioters also attacked and wrecked the Bureau of Public Safety and also a store alleged to have been selling smuggled Japanese goods. The Japanese gunboat Hira has left for Changking from Ichang.

Regular traffic on the Can- A demand for the immediate suppression' of the "mob rule” ton-Hankow Railway between was presented to the governor of Szechnen by the Japanese Con- Wuchang and Canton will begin sul-General in Chungking.

on September 1, when the "Stern diplomatic action" is foreshadowed by the Japanese through trip will be completed Ambassador, Mr. Kawagoe, who is at present in Tsingtao in about 40 hours. Thus Can-Renter.

ton is to be connected with the A sequel to the opening of

IN COLONY

Yangtze Valley and Central the Japanese Consulate iDR. WANG ARRIVES China through this trunk line. Chungking was an attack, yes- Thereafter a through trainerday, by a mob of some 2,000 will leave Canton for Wuchany people, on four Japanese who every Tuesday and Friday. If were staying in a hotel The passenger and freight traffic newly-appointed Consul-Gen increases the service all beeral, Mr. Bichi Iwai, was not, augmented.

at the time, in Chengtú, as he Eventual connection of Can-Iremained in Chungling attend- ton-Hankow Railway with the ing to some busineme Canton-Kowloon Railway will

Arbitrator In Dispute In Kwangsi

VOLUNTARE RESIGNATION FROM WORDF COURT",

be effected in the near future. NO MORE GAMBLING Dr. Wang Chung-hui, for-

Both the British authorities in

Government are in favour of

Hong Kong and the Nanking

the anxiety felt in Loyalist TROTSKYITES EXPECTED this connection, thereby en-

quarters over the unruly beha- viour of the Government's ad- herents.

An article by the Socialist leader. Prietz. strongly de- mands co-ordination of the

“HIDDEN ENEMIES” TO BE EXPOSED

abling passengers from Kow- loon to take a train to Europe the Canton-Hankow and Peiping-Hankow Railways.

This recently completed rail- Moscow, To-day: A country-wide purge of way will bring more business Government forces under a su- all Trotskyites is expected to follow the executo South China and Hong Kong. preme commander, and empha- tion of Zinovieff and other leaders. The entire tically denounces isolated ac- tion.

Soviet press demands an investigation into all An officer who filed from Mauria the people in the leading Soviet institutions to declares that three distinct groups"expose all the hidden enemies."

*

THREE POLICE GROUPS

of secret police have been OI- The Pravda say that only ganised, after the pattern of the the leaders have been destroy- notorious. Russian OGPU, each offed, but the treacherous rem- which is making arrests and ex-nants of this band of skilfully ecuting the arrested persons

will.

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HOLLAND BUILDING MORE.

IN KWANGTUNG

Even Mah-Jongg Not Allowed

ATTAINING PERFECTION

[From Our Own Correspondent

Canton, To-day.

the

mer judge of the World Court at the Hague, who voluntarily. resigned his post in order to act

arbitrator between as Kwangsi war lords and General- issimo Chiang Kai-shek, er- rived in the Colony this morn- · ing on board the ss President Coolidge and was met by a large number of representa- tives of the Chinese and Euro-

The direct advantage to Canton is negligible under the joint Four days' hence gambling pean press. service, as the warehouse and of any nature, including fan-

Dr. Wang admitted that he transportation business will be tan

and mah-jongs, will be was on his way to Canton to transferred to Kowloon, while prohibited in the whole Kwang-meet the Generalissimo and leave the considerable export and im-tang Province, and proprietors would probably. port trade of Central and West of gambling houses, mainly Colony either this afternoon or

to-mofrow morning. China will pass through Hong those in Honam, Canton and Kong via the Canton-Hankow Shumchun, SHIPS AND PLANES

are now looking

"I AM HERE" for new business sites in Macan.

Dr. Wang would not give a From September 1, all civil direct answer to the question LOCAL ENQUIRIES

servants in Kwangtung will be Enquiries locally this morning dismissed and imprisoned as to whether he was sent for elicited the information that, al-found gambling, and all citi-by any of the two parties to settle the dispute between though the Canton-Hankow Rail-zens are subject to heavy pen them, merely stating "I am way was completed last May, the alties if they commit the same here?" He added that he through service will not be put offence.

would do his best to try to

at masked people continues their To Reinforce Army In East Indies

activities for which threei

STOP PRESS

REBELS ROUTED

London: The Popular Front in Irun claims that after a six-hour struggle, the rebels fled in disorder, leaving over 200 dead

In Madrid, the Minister of Justice ordered the creation in all provinces of State tribunals, composed of 14 "Peoples Judges" and three, civil servants, to try any person or persons charged with zebellion or sedition.

These tribunals: have, al- ready begun to function in certain towDS in Catalonia. Two rebels were tried, and shot in Lerida and", three in Novales-Renter.

PAKHOI SEIZED ?

An unconfirmed report has beerï received in the Colony to

the effect that the Kwang

"troops have crossed the south- en Kwangtang border and are already in possession of Fakkof, the mea port below Lita Chow.

of their contemptible chiefs] have been executed.

The special article published in the London Evening News regard- ing M. Stalin's broadcast message to the Bed army is flatly denied by the authorities here, who state that no such broadcast was made. STALIN'S BROADCAST An earlier message was to the effect that in the broadcast speech to the Eed army yesterday, M. Stalin said:

course

of

"We are on the eve of mentous events. At any moment you may be called to lay down your lives in the defence of the proletarian birthland.

→ CHINA, MAIL * SPECIAL The Hague, To-day. — The Premier, Dr. Coljin, announced in the Chamber yesterday that the Dutch Government has de- cided to place contracts for building two destroyers and four submarines. The Pro-- mier added that the Govern- ment will furthermore require 39 bombing planes. for the army in the Dutch East Indies and 30 pursuit planes in addi- tion to the Dornier Flying boats previously ordered. - Trans-Ocean Service. "

HONOURED

"This is the moment that you CHINESE CELEBRITY (have been expecting, and now your i birthland is expecting you to do the duty you have so eagerly await- ed.

(Continued on Page -12).

BRITAIN'S RETAIL TRADE

London, To-day-The value of

Dr. Tai Chi Tao In Berlin

“CHINA. MAIL" SPECIAL

Frankfort-On-Main,

To-day.

Railway.

into operation until the Double The New Life Movement will bring about a conciliation be- Tenth when the opening of this be started in Kwangtong ontween the provinces of Kwang- important railway will be the the same day. The principles of si and Kwangtung, and if pos main item on the programme of this movement, as already apsiple avert a civil war.

•

He had met. Generát Li and Gen- this year's celebrations of China's plied in Nanking and other provinces, are neatness, cleanli-

Jeral Pai, the Kwangsi warlords |National Day.

ness, simplicity, diligence, several years ago, and had meant Mr. E. D. Walker, manager of rapidity and perfection. the Kowloon-Canton Railway, however, revealed that, as from September 1, the service between Canton and Hengchow will be inangarated A change-over will be necessary at the latter place for the journey to Hankow.

The Canton-Hengchow journey Įtakes about 22 hours. Up,trains: will leave Canton on Mondays and Thursdays. and down trains will leave Hengchow on Wednesdays fand Saturdays.

* EXHIBITION OF

CHINESE ART

Explorer's Sketches Impress

**CHIKA.MAILS SUPECIAL

Stuttgart, To-day The exhibition of Chinese scroll paintings, by contemporary - tists from a collection of the G

to go to. Kwangai before. he took up his position as a Judge at the Hague, but he was unable to do 30. He would;, however, make it his business to make an early trip to see the two generals as soon as The had consulted General Chiang

Kai-shek in Canton. ...:

CANTON DELEGATION. Among the people who specially came down from Canton to meet Dr. Wang were Madame Chiang Kal-ebek and her hashand's.. Euro- Iperi: zésisez-Me-Hauld, "Mr. Tse

retail trade in July was 5.8 per] The China Institute gave a tea AIR CONFERENCE AT PRAGUE man Ambassador to China, Deng chen and Mr. Ngai To-ming. cent higher than a year ago. party on Wednesday in honour of

Trautmann, was opened in the members of the Canton Provincial Stocks were 17 per cent, greater the president of the Examination

Budapest, To-day-The Catho-Art Academy, here yesterday. Government, and Mr. Wang Leung- shi, former Education Minister to in value and employment was 2 Town, Dr. Tai Chi Tao. Those lie organ Új Nemzedek, which is German: visitors were particu-|

the Central Gavende per cent. higher British Wire present included Privy Councillor usually well-informed on Balkanlarly impressed by pictures from

Mr. Wong L shi, interview less Service

Balzer, from the Foreign Office in matters, asserts that a conference Esu Shu Hong, and Yu Be Hong

ated that General Chen Cht- Berlin, Colonel Teng Tie, Military of representatives of the Soviet Ju Peon), depicting cedar trees

Pacifica

Hong LONDON-DUBLIN AIR SERVICE Attache of the Chinese Embassay Union, French. Exmanian and and mountains. In addition to in Berlin, Dr. Wy Ting of Frenk Czechoslovakian air forces will be the Chinese paintings, a number

be leav Dublin, To-day-A daily air fort University and the China In-held at Prague early in Septem of sketches by the well-known service between London and Dublin stitute and Professor Rasselber M. Fierro Cot, the French Swedish explorer, Sven Hed whibited. Taara-Oce will be inaugurated on September Director of the China lastitute Air Mister, will be taking part were

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