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FALL OF MAQUEDA CAUSES CONSTERNATION IN MADRID CIRCLES

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INDIA AND THE LEAGUE

Reduction In Contribution

Approved

Simla. To-day.

The Council of State, by 35 votes to , has carried a motion Tecommending the reduction of the

India's contribution League of Nations. The Gavern- ment approved the motion, bat opposed a motion in favor of India's leaving the League. on which Mo vote Rerter.

taken.-

LOUIS WINS. Al Ettore Knocked Out

In Fifth Round

EASY FOR "BLACK BOMBER"

Philadelphia, To-day. Joe Louis, sensational Negro

TO-DAY'S MEETING

AT NANKING

PROBABLE NEW DEMAND FROM JAPAN

CHINESE CIRCLES SHOW CONCERN

(From A Special Correspondent)

Canton, To-daj.

Having received fresh instructions from the Japanese Gov- erament. Mr. Shigeru Kawagoe, the Japanese Ambassador to China, has notified Mr. Chang Chun, the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, that he will meet the latter for further prelimin ary discussions regarding the Sino-Japanese negotiations at 4| p.m. to-day. The interest of Chinese circles everywhere is focuss meeting. ed upon the probable new demands from the Japanese at to-day's

Carrying the orders of the Generalissimo to Mr. Chang Chan and the Central Government officials as to how to meet the pre- heavyweight boxer, who suffer- Judicial Yean, General Ching Chien, Chief of Staff to the Gen- sent foreign critical situation. Mr. Ku Ching. President of the ed his first professional

setcralissimo, and Mr. Chen Lap-fo, Chief Secretary of the Central back at the hands of Max

Executive Committee of the Kuomintang, arrived at Nanking by Schmeling two months ago air at 2.20 pm. yesterday. The Generalissimo, having to con- added another scalp to his long sider important questions in the South, may not return to Nan- list of victories when he knock-king to meet Mr. S. Kawagoe

ed out the Italian-American Al

Ettore, Philadelphia's "Blond

Tiger, in the fifth round of a

scheduled 15-round contest here SAFETY IN AIR

last night.

TRAVEL

Wireless Stations On Empire Route

20 TO BE ESTABLISHED

before the Double Tenth.

04

It is reliably reported that the 19th Route Army has completely evacuated Pakh and the place is now garrisoned by Generals Tam Shui and Mo Kien-hang of the 4th Ettore was no match for Louis.

Route Army. The Japanese gun- He was foored early in the first

boat Saga, with the Japanese round for a count of two and

Consular representatives again in the fourth for a count

board, has arrived at the port, to- of nine. A hard left then feled

gether with seven Japanese war- him in the fifth round. followed

ships. Japanese bluejackets have! up by two terrific left-books that!

already been landed at the place would have bowled over an ox, and

Ho protect the investigators. Mr. from these he was unable to rise,

London, To-day. Philip K. C. Tyau, the Special Louis took four out of the five

Twenty wireless stations will Delegate for Foreign Affairs for rounds, the third being even. he established for the use of the two Kwangs, sent a cable to The time of the knock out was the day and night Empire fy instruct Mr. Ling Sze-fan, the

ing-boats. The new

flying-Chinese investigator, to-go ashore boats, which will be used by with the Japanese representatives A crowd of 50,000 watched the Imperial Airways on the Em-yesterday afternoon, so as to start fight. Braddock, the world champire routes, have the latest the investigation into the death of pion, and Dempsey, former titlist, direction-finding wireless sets the Japanese druggist, Mr. Junzo being among the attendance. --- installed, whereby the airliners Nakano. It is learned that both will be able to communicate the Chinese and Japanese investi-

minute 28 seconds after the round had started.

Reuter.

HE BEAT BRADDOCK!

James J. Braddock, the present world champion, when the lat-

CHAIN COMPLETED

night.

The good ship Constellation, shove, is here shown leaving Jersey City with an expedition ? 22 treasute-seekers under the command of Captain Alvin Loesch "inset, with his wife). They are bound for the Virginia Capes and wreck of the Fixer Merida, from wkich they hope to take millions in goki, silver, mahogany and jewels.

ARMY MANOEUVRES IN

WEST GERMANY

MECHANISED TROOPS AND PLANES PREDOMINATE

REBEL BOMBERS WIN THE DAY

GOVERNMENT MILITIA

DEMORALISED

140 SCHOOL-CHILDREN HELD BY REDS AS HOSTAGES

Lisbon, To-day,

Desperate fighting and a terrific bombardment by insurgent planes preceded the fall of Maqueda. Three insurgent columns attacked at dawn on Monday from the south, centre and north and were held up by the Government's mechanised forceg until {insingent planes bombed and destroyed the Government defences. The Government Militia were demoralised by the bombard- ment, according to the correspondent of the "Diario Noticias,” and retreated in motor-buses in the direction of Torrijos, pursued by the insurgents headed by Moors. It is reported that thou- sands of Militiamen were killed.

After the fall of Maqueda a terrific air-fight is reported to ... have occurred between insurgent and Government planes, which arrived too late to help the defenders of the town.

ILLICIT ARMS TRAFFIC

Monte Video: Uruguay has broken off diplomatic relations with Spain and has withdrawn her Legation from Madrid. The action is alleged to follow the execution in Madrid of three sisters [of the Uruguayan Vice-Consul there.

London: The morning papers Istate that the Spanish delegate jat Geneva, the Foreign Minis- ter, Senor del Varo, will hand a note to the Powers protesting against alleged breaches of neu- trality by Portugal and report- fed detailing instances of the supplying of munitions to the insurgents. Reuter.

CHILDREN ABDUCTED

а

Plot Discovered In Belgium

MILITARY ATTACHE SAID TO BE INVOLVED

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Brussels, To-day.

Was

St. Jean de Luz: A telegram: from the Mayor of Saragossa. Ito the effect that 140 school- children who hall been spending Ja holiday of four weeks in

The arms smuggling affair, near Orio were ab- camp ducted by the Reds to which came to light when the Ibe beld as hostages, was Spanish Military Attache lost

received with the utmost his attache-case, which indignation here. Immediately found to contain compromising after the capture of Orio by the documents, now seems to im- Nationalists the Mayor pro-plicate an increasing number of Berlin, To-day. -The German ara y manoeuvres in West ceeded there to bring the chil-well-known political personali- with the new wireless stations. Igators landed at Pakhoi last Germany are proceeding apace under great secrecy, with me dren home. They had been un-ties. The papers assert that Al Ettore has one outstanding

chanised troops and aeroplanes predominating in the exercises able to communicate with their the Socialist leaders involved victory to his credit he beat-Reuter's Bulletin Service.

The Japanese Consul at Han- The Generals commanding the opposing forces will not know kow is dissatisfied with the de- beforehand which side wins the battle, as is the usual case in parents since the beginning of in the affair include the Secre

the civil war.

tary-General of the Socialist ter was a nonentity in 1933, routes 20 20w

London: Along the Empire airfclaration of Mr. Wu Kwang-ching, army manoeuvres, but a decision will be given at the end of

He came to find them gone, Party, M. Delvine. wireless stations, the Mayor of Hankow, that the the manoeuvres.

and eye-witnesses told him how The Flemish organ “Stan- and until his defeat yesterday embodying the latest devices erdi-Chinese authorities are not re-)

The correspondents of the on their flight the Reds had dard" alleges that M Delvigne was seriously considered as aved by scientists and technicians sponsible for the death of the

newspapers have not been "white hope" in the heavy-for the ground

come to the dormitory at two did not only buy arms and am- service of air-Japanese consular policeman,

WOMAN DIPLOMAT HURT given details of the troop move-o'clock in the morning, remov-munition for the Spanish An- weight division.

ments, in order that one side ed the frightened children into bassador, but that he also act- Louis, the most sensational craft, are being established. These since the incident occurred in the

Another Suffers Broken Leg While Trying will be unable to read in the motor-lorries new stations will complete the Japanese Concession,

and made off ed as a recruiting agent to en- heavyweight since Jack John-

were chain which stretches from Eug-lot of Japanese marines

To Stop Runaway Trailer

papers what its opponent in with them. in the course of a year and to Egypt, Africa and India transported

list former Belgian officers tends doing- -Reuter's Bulle-

MORALE SHAKEN

who were to serve in the Span- tin Service.

Paris: The report of the cap-Tish Government forces as in- world titlist. Paulino Czeuden, and eastwards to China and as-Shanghai yesterday.

tralia, and will be ready in time!,

ture by the Nationalists of the structors or machine-gunners. who had hitherto never been knocked out,

Primo Carnera for the big new Empire air scheme

DISARMAMENT town of Maqueda on the Talavera-Trans-Ocean Service which comes into operation next

front has been received with con-† COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE Kingfish Levinsky, Charley

sternation by the Madrid Govern- Brussels: The Government has Retzlaff and Jack Sharkey, who sear only lasted three rounds in a re-

[ment, since the positions of the appointed a small Ministerial Com-

cent bout

Government troops, which had mittee to enquire into the alleged been carefully prepared, had been farms scandal, aiming at the sup- considered virtually impregnable. įply of large quantities of arms to It is now learned that the Red Mi-Spais. The affair is reported to litia, which seems to have been have been discovered: through, the

circles that France does not in-cent successes of Colonel Yague, full details of the scheme in a tend to lay a cut and dried diser-evacuated Maqueda without offer-{train. Antwerp is alleged to be mament plan before the League.jing serious resistance. The Na-the centre of the illicit traffic. Some statement regarding disar-tionalists captured 200 prisoners The police raids continue, and it mament is expected, but it will in the action, while the Bed Mili-is stated that one raid was carri- not take the form of definite protia lost 400 dead and wounded. led out on the coast and that a !posals.-Beuter.

· (Continued on Page 10) seizure of machine-guns was made

at Ostend.-Renter

son,

knocked out Max Baer, former

MOTOR RECORD BROKEN

US. Success At Salt

Lake City

JENKINS SETS NEW MARKS

Salt Lake City, To-day. The American A. E. "Jenkins, who is attempting to break Cobb's 24-hour and Captain Eyeston's 48- hour records, broke the 5,000 kilo- metre record with an average speed of 153.95 miles `an hour, compared with Cobb's 150.21 miles an hour-Benter.

In the 28 new Empire flying-boats under construction for use on these services wireless instalia- tions are being fitted which, it is claimed, are the most efficient with which commercial aircraft have yet been equipped. Direc-

tion-finding appparatus is em- bodied in the main set instead, as heretofore, in a separate unit- British Wireless Service.

THE DORADO ARRIVES

One Passenger For Colony

to

Hankow from

PROBLEMS AT

GENEVA

Ethiopia's Status To Be Determined

REFERENCE TO HAGUE COURT

Geneva, To-day. The Credentials Committee's decision to hand over to The Hague Court the matter of the credentials of the Ethiopian de- legation will have first to go before the whole Assembly.

New York, To-day. America's anly woman.dip- lomat, Mrs. Buth Owen Rohde, broke her leg yesterday while touring with her husband on be- half of President Roosevelt's election campaign. The accident occurred when she attempted to stop a runaway motor-trailer on A steep hill-Renter.

FIRM ACTION IN PALESTINE?

-Cabinet Committee

Meets

J

ISSUE

France To Make Some Proposals

Paris, To-day.

It is gathered in well-informed completely demoralised by the re-finding of a suitcase containing

PRACTICAL JOKE ECHO

Well-Known Footballer

Sentenced

“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Belgrade, To-day,,

FRENCH TEXTILE

STRIKES

Minor Troubles Still Experienced

Paris, To-day..

POPE'S HEALTH AFFECTED

Upset By Reports From Spain

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

London, To-day. This in itself raises a new Troop transports to. reinforce problem, namely, whether re- the British garrison in Palestine course to The Hague Court re-are continually leaving British quires a unanimous or only a ports. Yesterday two battalions majority decision of the As- of 700 men each sailed from The Imperial Airways liner sembly. If an unanimous deci- Southampton. It is believed here FULLER DETAILS

Dorado arrived at Kai Tak from sion is deemed necessary it is that as a consequence of the Bri- Later: A. B. Jenkins, driving a Penang at 1.15 p.m. this after- unlikely to materialise, for thetish Government's decision to re- Mormon Meteor in an attempt on moon, after having been held up non-sanctionist countries, Aus inforce the garrison in Palestine, the world's 24 and 48-hour re- at Tourane, owing, to a water-tria, Hungary and Albania, not only the first division will be corda, broke the 24-hour record at logged aerodrome,

would vote against the pro-sent, but also other units.

The well-known football player Some 30,000 textile workers an unofficial average speed of Dr. F. Feiser, a German na-posal,

The Cabinet Committee for Glaser, who often acted as goal-fresumed work on Monday, but Pope Pius XI, whose health has 153.75 miles an hour, compared tional, was the only passenger

(Continued on Pape 10) Palestine met yesterday morning, keeper for teams representing minor strikes in the nearby been giving rise to anxiety. with 150,1829 miles an hour "aet travelling by the plane, which

with the Lord President of the Yugoslavia at international:con-districts are breaking out. some time, has decided to "pro by Jo Cobb (England), on carried 182.424 kilos of mail off yesterday morning, but this Council, Mr. Esney MacDonald, tests, has been sentenced to two Boiler attendants and me-long his stay at his summer re- September 12. During the run matter. -

was found to be impossible ow-in the chair, and it is believed years' imprisonment for mum-chamics in the textile factories sidence, Castel Gandolfo, till the Jenkins also broke the world's The Dorado took off from ing to the water-logged condi- here that a definite decision as to slaughter. He had, as a practi- in Lile have threatened to end of September 5,000-kilometre record at an aver- Fenang according to schedule tion of the serodrome, and her the proclamation of martial law cal joke, pushed a club coquade strike unless the employers. It is reported that the Pope is age speed of 152.95 miles an hour, on Monday morning, arriving at departure from that port had may already have been reached into the water. The latter, who agree to a revision of minimum tremendously upset by the tragic compared with Cobb's 150.21 miles Tourane on the same evening. to be delayed until this morn yesterday afte0oon. Trans-levald not swim, was drowned, Wages. Beuter's Bulletin reports he receives fries Spain- an hour-Beater.

An attempt was made to take ing

Ocean Service

Service

Trans-Ocean Services

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Rome, To-day.

Trans-Ocean Service.

for