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SOVIETS DISCUSS "PREPOSTEROUS COMEDY" PLAYED IN LONDON

NATIONAL DEFENCE

IN NORTH CHINA HANGCHOW MEETING

CONCLUDED

MR. CHANG CHUN INSTRUCTED TO REJECT CERTAIN PROPOSALS

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[From A Special Correspondent]

Canton, To-day.

It is reliably reported that satisfactory results were produc ed by the Hangehow Conference yesterday. The Military Affairs Commission will send a company of Stan Officers to the Northern provinces to direct the national defence there, and the military officials of those provinces have pledged their support and loyalty to the Central Government, so as to maintain the sovereignty and national rights for the country. Among those present at the con- ference were Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission, General Ho Ying-ching, Minister of War. General Han Fu-chu, Pacification Commissioner for Shan- tung. Mr. Kuo Ting-yuan, representative of the Hopei-Chahar Po- litical Council, General Chu Weing-chang, representative for both Shansi and Saiyuan Provinces. It is learned that after this! morning's memorial service to the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen at Hang- chow, these officials of the five Northern provinces will return to their respective provinces.

MANIFESTO ISSUED

By Teachers At Shanghai

•

After four weeks' silence, Mr. S. Kawagoe, the Japanese Ambassador to China, will call Jon Mr. Chang Chun, the Chin- ese Foreign Minister, to resume their fourth meeting to discuss the Sino-Japanese negotiations! to-day. It is stated in Chinese circles that Mr. Kawagoe will {probably voice the North. China; demands to Mr. Chang Chun, lout the latter has been instruct- The first support of the mani-Ted to reject any proposals èn- festo of the 77 professors and tailing non-equality of status or teachers of Peiping, arging the the violation of Chinese sover- Chinese Government to cancel eignty.

JAPANESE INFLUENCE

IN S. CHINA

[From A Special Correspondent]

Canton, Today.

Ân,unnenal picture of Squadron SM, United States Elmét, Mx- rive Force, in one of the manoeuvres for dispizylgt vitet National „Air Esces in Los Angeles. The service-fiers Seffnot pặt 'in¬cnempetitions, but girve demonstrations of naval fying? 9.

YORK TO AMSTERDAM

NON-STOP

Flight Planned By Giant Dutch Air Liners

the Tangku and Shanghai General Yu Hoa-mow, the NEW Agreements and to recover the Pacification Commissioner for lost territories, is a manifesto Kwangtung, and General Chiang sent by the professors and tea-Ting-men, the Pacification Com- Fukien, have chers of Shanghai universities missioner for and schools, with Mr. Huan been entrusted with the coastal Yen-pu as the principal signa-defence of these two provinces tary.

respectively. It is learned that Swatow is the place that the General Yu will station large Japanese have their eyes on injnumbers of troops in Swatow South China. It is reported and the rest of Eastern Kwang- that the Japanese primary stud- tung.. ents, led by their teachers, were sketching on the Bund on Friday last, but were stopped by the police.

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N. CHINA SITUATION EXAMINED

Nanking: The prospects of an early meeting between Mr. Chang Chun and Mr. Kawagoe for the formal resumption of the negotiations to settle the Sino-Japanese differences has receded during the past few: days. These negotiations will only begin when the prelimin- ary conversations now proceed- ing between Mr. Kao Thung-wa and Mr. Suma afford some indi-

FORMOSANS

CHARGED

Armed Rebellion Said To Be Planned

Trichu, To-day. Twenty-five Formosan naz tives have been committed to trial on a charge of planning an armed rebellion with- the object of restoring China's suzerainty. · In addition 316 ́others were bailed out, while 84 were released during the examination.

All concerned

were arrested in September - 1934 in the course of wide- spread police raids-Reuter.

cation of possible agreement STOP PRESS

At present that indication is lacking.

Although both the Chinese and Japanese authorities de eline to divulge the outcome of the conversations, it is learned from usually well-informed cir- cles that the two points of view are still widely divergent.

In the meanwhile the Chinese authorities are watching closely the developments in North China The forthcoming milf- tary manoeuvres of the Japan- ese North China garrison are held to be full of dangerous possibilities. Beuter

W. AUSTRALIA 108 FOR 3 Perth Today, Declaring

at their overnight total of 469 for 4, the MC.C secured three West Australian wickets for 108 runs before lunchto-day The tome team now require 219 to save the innings defeat. Benter.

"Tokyo, To-day,

A Cabinet crisis is reported to have been: averted by the decision of the Ministers of War and the Navy to ease their agitation for drastic re- novation of the administrative machinery and accept Premier Hirota's wish to postpone tae discussion of this question u- til after the Diet session. The two. Ministers' will now com operate with M. Hirota in the gradual readjustment of the administrative machinery, while the Cabinet: will concentrate on the concrete formulation of the next budget Beater

News was received to-day of the death of the Singapore Manager of the Manufacturers) Life Insurance Company. Mr. W. L. Morgen, who passed away on Sabraday morning fu Singapore after a short illness.

The Hague, Today.

• Royal Dutch air liners -planning, a non-stop flight from New York to Amsterdam by one of the latest type of giant flying- hotel liners purchased for the

Amsterdam-Batavia service. ----

Renter.

BÈLGIUM'S NEW POLICY

Socialist Party's Opinion

LOYALTY TO PRINCIPLE OF COLLECTIVISH

pate

POSSIBLE MEASURES HINTED AT

GREAT POWERS ASKED FOR "CLEAR ANSWER' POSSIBLE SUPPLY OF ARMS TO MADRID GOVERNMENT

· “CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Moscow, To-day...-- Aking and strongly-warded article appears in yesterday's semi- Pofficial Irvestio, which deals with the non-intervention question, speaking of the "preposterous.comedy” played at the London Dan- interventioncommittee's meetings. The greatest disappoint ment is expressed in the attitude. of England and France, and a "clear answer” is demanded.

In the same article the paper hints at measures which the Soviet Government will take in ease its demands are not fulfilled... In the latter case one would have to make the assumption that the non-intervention committee had ceased to exist, and the Madrid Government had therefore again acquired the right to buy arms.

A. Burgos message states that the fortification of Madrid is already well advanced, according to a message broadcast by the War Minister, which states that it will be completed within 2 few days.--Machine-gun and heavy artillery emplacements have been made in accordance with most modern methods and are commanded by foreign officers.

Eleren inhabitants of the capital; concludes the broadcast, were shot-during-the last few days because they refused to par- ticipate in the erection of the fortifications.

VENICE EARTHQUAKE Fifteen People Killed And A Number Injured

Burgos: The military head- quarters are giving further de- tails about the capture of Ovie- do and the relief of the garrison. It is stated that its vanguard - entered the city at 6.20 p.m. on Saturday. The enemy, aband doned all the positions and the battlefield was *strewn with corpses" of their dead. MiG- tarist planes had participated in the engagement with great success and pursued the fleeing EARTHQUAKE IN defenders of the city as fat ca

@Venice, ""o-day. Fifteen people were killed and a number injured in yesterday morning's carthquake, owing to

Reater.

RESCUE WORK BY the collapse of old houses--

BRITISH NAVY

Great Enthusiasm.

In Bilbao

CHEERING POPULACE LINES THE STREETS

St. Jean de Luz, To-day. Extraordinary enthusiasm for the British Navy's refugee rescue}

ITALY

Severe Shock Felt In Province of Venice

23 PEOPLE REPORTED

KILLED

Bome, To-day. At least 16 people were killed we used by the behaviour in the earthquake which shook

yesterday morning, of the Bilbao populace when the Venice destroyer Eak brought 44 refugee. There were no fatalities nor schildren from Navarre to San material darnage" in Venice it- Sebastian yesterday. The town self, so far as is known at pre- was beflagged and the street sent, but at Caneva di Sacile were lined with people shouting in the province of Venice, frantically: "Viva escandra where the shock was very less the naval escort took severe, 15 people were killed the children to the British Con- and a number injured by the collapse of their houses while they were asleep, and at Corne The enthusiasm was in contrast liano, where part of the historic to the situation a few days ago,castle collapsed, one person was on Saturday the when the children were due to ar-killed and six were injured. Central Committee of the Belgian rive overland but the lorries stuck Falling buildings elsewhere re- Socialist Party considered King

in the mud on the hillside and ar-jsulted in injury to several other Leopold's declaration on

the rived at Bilbao, without the chil-persons. fature Belgian policy, and remedren. The crowd threatened to DEATH ROLL RISES to the following conclusions:

lynch the lorry-drivers. The cap-

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Brussels, To-day.

In a session

sulate.

Gijon. Before their departure the Government forces explod led the power-store of the city."

Raymond Vanker, a French -journalist at Hendaye, observing the Spanish war from that from- tier town, heard that:a baby had been left in a house in Irm which was under heavy fre. Be dashed anzèms the bridge and resend the child, cambart. He`i shows" 23 he "crossed. ""the" "international bridge with the child in his awIEK.

FASCIST COUP IN FRANCE? ALLEGEDLY DUE TO-DAY

Report In Left-Wing "Populaire"

Members of the Spanish Fascist

"CHINA MAILE, SPECIAL movement known as "Phalanxists”, resident in Germany have está-

Care. Paris: To-day: blished local branches in Berlin The Left-wing..paper Populaire Hamburg, Mannheim, Stuttgart claims to be-in position to siste and Koenigsberg. The movement is that the leader of the French Fire also said to extend to the Spaniards Cross movement, new going under living in Italy and England. Trans-Ocean Service.

GOVERNMENT WEAKENING

Illescas Occupied By Insurgents

LITTLE RESISTANCE

OFFERED

| the mane of the "-"Social Party," |Colonel : de^^la Booque,, intends to

carry out à coup-to-day." Colonel | De la Rocque andikis, followers, declares the paper, are planning to occupy the Trade Union Office and the Socialist offices.

The question of the duration of the Popular Front Government was zained by the Premier, M. Leon Blum, in a speech in Orleans yes- terday, The Fremier emphasised that the Popolar, Front Govern- ment was there to stay but admit- An insurgent column has oc- ted that the attitude of the Com cupied. Illescas, on the Madrid munist Party gave rise to consider- One was faced Toledo road, 24 miles fromable misgivings. Madrid, zu important point in with the question, said the Pre- the defence of the capital. The mier, whether the Communist Par-

Talavera, To-day.

1. There can be no question ofjtain of the Esk learned of the chil- Venice, Later: The death Government Militia did not offer ty did not constitute a foreign ele- Belgium's leaving the League of dren's plight and picked them up. roll from the earthquake is serious resistance to the insur-meat in the Government, which Nations:

to the principle of collectivism;

2 This fact provides, loyalty

3. All obligations undertaken

Reuter

zow 23-Reuter.

gents

sooner or later would have to eme The Government forces still erge hold a few mountain posi

But without the Communist Par-- between Madrid and Esc

ty the Popular Front could as little accomplish its task the advance of the insurge

as without the support from the south-west

Trade Unione Should the Com- mumisis resily desert the Govern-

hitherto by Belgium still hold CHILLY RECEPTION FOR but are likely to be cut

good; ·

4. "It is not very likely that the Belgian Government intends to erect fortifications in those sec-

SCHUSCHNIGG

ture of the frontier which are not STIFF SILENCE GREETS ADDRESS

threatened.

CZECH REACTIONS

A Prague message states that, zị close parallel between the political

AT MONSTER RALLY

Viena, To-day, Chancellor von Schuschnigy had a chilly interests of Czechoslovakia and reception when addressing at Schweiz the greatest those of Belgium was drawn by in Austrian history" The meeting was: eli the Confefal -organ of the Agrarian advertised and the rafferays curled 150,000 Party, the Venkow, in te com- parts of Lower Austri

meats on the declaration of King breakfast and also tickets for Tootball match Leopoldon Belgian neutrality, cinemas gratis. About 250 After Poland this was now the 36 Dr. von Schuscha cond neighbour of Germany which his policy on the

had emphasised the independe

of its foreign policy.

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ARSON RENEWED went, the only solution would be to

IN BOMBAY

Governor's Visit To Riot Area

{British troops were called oat and Bombay, To-day. rushed to the scene. - The Gover- Yesterday morning opened zor and Home Member arrived on

fut as the day wore on Saturday from Fooms, althey visit arson and loating wern resumed, ed the riot “great wall conte The Hindu temple near the Bhendi with the Hindu and Moslem

was completely; burned fem returning to Peco

I down and the situation, continued évening: The mills WERE ame works, and when at 5 yesterday to keep Large-scale kotlüg: Began (occupied.