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No. 29,553 HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1937 PRICE $3.00 per

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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

BUTTER

CRUSADE AGAINST BOLSHEVISM GRAPHIC STORY

General Goering On Italo-German Intentions

Post Office Vessel

Wrecked

Nanking, To-day.

A steamer chartered by the Post Office has been wrecked in the Haitang Rapids, be- tween Icheng and Chungking. causing probably the biggest postal loss in years.-Reuter.

NEW LIGHT ON K.C.R. DISASTER

GUARD KILLED IN ONE COACH

APPALLING RUSH

OF FLAMES

Fresh Light on the KCR coach fire disaster, demonstrat ing the appalling rapidity of the fire's spread, is revealed by new evidence in the possession of the railway authorities.

Major R. D. Walker, general manager of the British Section, told the "China Mail" this afternoon that there were two ticket collectors and two of the railway guards inside the coaches when the outbreak oc- curred.

So swiftly did the flames

from the moment of the first

flash of the celluloid package that

DETERMINED TO PREVENT SPREAD

ROME, TO-DAY.

IT IS THE DETERMINATION OF ITALY AND GER- MANY TO OPPOSE AT ANY PRICE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BOLSHETISM IN SPAIN, ANNOUNCED GENERAL GOERING. GERMAN VICE-CHANCELLOR, IN A STATE- MENT TO THE PRESS ON THE NATURE OF HIS CONVER- SATIONS WITH SIGNOR MUSSOLINI

Italy and Germany, he said, have the same ideals, the same opinions, the same system of at- thority and order and recognised the need of firm collaboration to overcome the great danger which Bolshevism had brought into the world.

This danger, Goering added, had now reached its most acute phase and Italy and Germany were determined to oppose any

development that might increase it.

Foreign reports which had suggested that the Italian Gov- ernment had sought to persuade the German Government to desist in its policy in Spain were false.. His reception in Italy had exemplified Italy's appreciation of Germany's friendly sup port in the Abyssinia conflict. Reuter.

EMIGRATION IN EMPIRE

SITUATION MADE CLEAR DOMINIONS TO SAY WORD

London, To-day.

COMMENT ON EDEN SPEECH

Berlin, To-day.

Mr. Anthony Eden's speech in the House of Commons last- right (reported elsewhere in this issue) is described by the Nazi official newspaper, "Voel- kischer Beobachter," as "one

Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden and his wife, Princess Sybilla, to whom a daughter was born at Stockholm yesterday.

Daughter Born To Princess

of

Stockholm, To-day. Princess Sybilla,, wife Prince Gustao Addf, grand- son of King Guntar of Sweden, has given birth to a daughter who will: named Brigitte In- geborg Alice.Trans-Ocean.

of those rather overdone ap-E3K12 (ZETEST EMANUELEKEENINDUSEERITREA ESTRELI peals to Germany which

have so often heard."

we

Another journal, "Lokalan- zeige," reiterates the appeal that

The Dominions Secretary moved Britain's foreign policy should one of the guards was burned to a financial resolution in the House show a greater realisation of the death and one of the collectors is of Commons yesterday afternoon as danger of Bolshevism.--Reuter numbered

among those in a prelude to the introduction of a hospital. It will be recalled, too, bill dealing with Empire settle- that a staff bar-boy (who was in ment. The present act expires at coach No. 92) died in the Kow-the end of May. loon hospital.

The evidence seems to in- dicate clearly that there was chance of warning being given by any member of the train

practically no

ITALY'S VIEWS

DOCKYARD.

DISMISSAL

CHARGES

VICTIMISED FOR POLITICS?

MAJOR ATTLEE'S SUGGESTION

ANGLO-IRISH TALKS BROUGHT NO RESULTS

NEGOTIATIONS MAY FOLLOW-

London, To-day. No' concrete decisions were

OF GALLANTRY IN NORTH SEA

Oslo, To-day. Thrilling messages relating details of heroic efforts to rescue the crew of a doomed steamer have been coming in from the North Sea, where a terrific gale is raging.

The gale has caused extensive damage to the southern and western coasts of Norwal and well as playing havoc among ship- ping.

Two steamers, one a Norwegian and the other

a Russian ship, are reported to be drifting helpless. ly before the wild weather,

Little is known about the fate of the Soviet s-s. Imen, but the Norwegian vessel, Trym, has been helpless for the last 24 hours. Her crew in that time has been working desperately at the pumps to keep her alive in mountainous seas, while a Nor- wegian mail liner, herself slightly damaged, has been cruising round and round her pouring off on the water in an endeavour to rescue her crew of nineteen.

All the Try's lifeboats

have been smashed and the SHAH OF PERSIA

boat is gradually sinking.

The Umen is drifting with RECALLS

her steering-gear smashed and MINISTER FROM for help in the last ten bours PARIS

bas been continually asking]

-Reuter.

OFFENDED BY

ARTICLE IN

NEWSPAPER

Paris, To-day.

The Shah of Persis. has re-

Berlin, To-day. Remarkable weather vagaries Germany were recorded in yesterday with temperatures of 15 degrees Centigrade below freezing point in the past, amer"] 5 Centigrade above freezing point in Western Germany."

While Berlin is buried under called his Minister from Paris reached in the recent convers the first heavy snow of this and has withdrawn Persia's contribution to the forthcom- tions between Mr. de Valera winter, which is causing heavy and Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, train delays, it was raining in ing Paris international exhibi- beyond agreement to maintain Munich and in Upper Bavaria. tion, according to a report in "Le Matin," which is, however, an existing trade agreement. A blizzard is raging over

The Dominions Secretary

az-Hamburg, the North Sea and not published by any of the nounced in a reply to a Commons the Baltic which has embarrass other papers.

The cause of the Shah's dis question on the relations between ed shipping considerably.

pleasure, continues the paper, be- the United Kingdom and the Irish The German steamer,

gan a few months ago when the Free State Government, that it had Schleswig, experienced en-

French papers made inaccurate been agreed to continue for an gine trouble on the Lower

statements about Persia. The in- other year the trading Birränge

Elbe River and had to be

jcident

settled was. however, ments concluded at the beginning

towed to : Hamburg, while through the paper printing a cor of last year, subject to modifica- the Norwegian steamer

(rection which was conveyed to the tions of detail within the general Tryan, after sending out

Shah by the French Minister in framework, discussions on which SOS. calls, foundered with

Teheran. were proceeding-

the loss of her crew of 19, in the North Sea Trans-Ocean.

Rome, To-day. The Italian Government will submit its answer to the British the Mr. Macdonald warned House that the fact that the Gov. proposals regarding the volunteer erament was proposing, amending question at the end of the week.

It is assumed in informed poli-| legislation did not portend unilat

London, To-day, It was tical circles bere that Italy will ex- eral action in the matter.

The recent discharge of five for the Dominions to say the word, press agreement, in principle, to

the control of volunteers, but will workers from Naval Dockyards in

Mr. Malcolm Macdonald went on "Go."

addition, every Britain was made the subject of to refer to his conversations with He hoped the day was not far demand that, in distant when they could make a type of propagandist and financial a question in the House of Com Mr. de Valera and emphasised that

mons yesterday by the Leader of the talks which had been on Major Walker added that the beginning, with the co-operation support be prohibited

Such measures, alone, it is de-the Opposition, Major Attice, who number of matters affecting the train carried. fire extinguishers, of the Dominion authorities, though not in the carriages. They expand the present volume of Em-clared can bring about a solution alleged they were dismissed be relations between the two to the Spanish problem.

The cause of their political affiliations-tries had been informal, and that were kept in a coach about twopire migration. - coaches removed from those in-

crew

which would have mînimetźsted

the tragic loss of life.

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

KC "

to

com

ex-

SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS TO BE

London, To-day.

Recently, however, a paragraph appeared in a Paris weekly which the Shab regarded as insuiting to. him personally. This-led to the recall of his. Minister, who les Paris on Monday evening.

The Persian Legation is now in charge of the First Secretary, who, in reply to' inquiries by pressmen, stated that he hoped. the incident would soon be clear- led up. He pointed out that Per- [sia's preparations for the Paris

The First Lord of the Admiralty,no formal negotiations were Two changes were forecast by "Giornale d'Italia" expresses re-

consider query, asserted that although, be- volved in the fire. They were not the Minister. The maximum figure gret that the French answer to Sir Samuel Hoare answering the progress.

Arising out of that conversat EXPELLED? used as they would have been quite which the United Kingdom Gov- the proposals failed to useless to combat a fire of the jerament could spend on migration them from a wider and more gen-cause of the nature of the case, the ions, certain matters were under magnitude it assumed so rapidly schemes would in the light of the eral European viewpoint. —Trans- facts could not be made public, examination and rutil that

the civil authorities who had con amination was completed, he could The well-known member of the Exhibition were considerably ad- Major Walker stated that the realities of experience, be fixed at Ocean.

ducted the investigation were not say whether any further dis-Labour Party, Sir Stafford Cripps]] vanced and the first consignment were very interested in 1,500,000 annually while, at the

animous in their conviction that cussions were imminent.

will in all likelihood be expelled jof valuable rugs and other works ograph published in the same time, the maximum perces-PARIS ESCAPES tage grant which they could give

the men were unfit for farther em-

He added that the United King from the party next week owing of art had already arrived. MEATLESS DAYS

Trans-Ocean, ployment as dock-workers.

dom Government was ready to to the action he took regarding Major Attlee declared himself take any opportunity which prethe "Socialist League.” not satisfied with the answer and sented itself of reaching a satis This action, it is stated announced that he would take steps factory settlement of the outstand-Labour Party circles, is a direct to investigate the matter furthering questions between the

two challenge to Party Leaders, ---Trans-Ocean. »

countries-British Wireless,

th.

would

"Chi Mail yesterday showing to any individual scheme two distinct columns of smoke ris be increased from 50 to 75 per ing from the coaches in the early

cent. stages of the fire, soon after the train had been brought to a stand still,

JUNK PIRACY AT DEEP BAY

BOATS AND CARGO · ARE CONFISCATED

The resolution

approved was after Mr. Macdonald had given anj assurance that the maximum of! | £1,500,000 would be increas, 1 if]

it ever were found inadequate. British Wireless.

Butchers' Strike Goes

-To Arbitration

Paris, To-day. Following conferences between delegations of the Butchers Asso- ciation and slaughterhouse' em- ployers, together with Minister, M. Dormoy, the strike of 3,600 butchers which threatened to (leave Paris, without meat, has; London, To-day been provisionally settled.

Both

DUKE OF KENT GOES TO SANDRINGHAM

The Duke of Kent, who made aparties have declared themselves

A junk piracy in British waters tour yesterday morning of the willing to have differences adjust-

has been reported to the Police by social service centres in Londen,led by a Committee appointed by

FURTHER BRITISH

PROTEST

Rebel Craft Firing At Steamer

London, To-day.

The British Ambassador: to

PLANE STILL AT SIANFU

Still Waiting For Other Foreigners -

Shanghai, To-day.

The Eurasia plane which went

attaches

in

At the instigation of Sir Staf

畔

COL. BEAR'S VISIT TO BERLIN

ford Cripps, the Socialist League Connected With League

Problems

and Independent Labour Party had decided to form a common front with Communists, a decision

-Berlin, To-day. in opposition to the official "at-

The Polish Foreign Minister, finde of the British Labour Col. Beck, who is accompanied by Party, which only recently his chief secretary, left Warsaw reaformed its resolve not to make yesterday evening en route to a common cause with the Com- Geneva for the forthcoming meet- ing of the League of Nations Council. He will interrupt he

munists--Trans-Ocean.

LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

Kwong Kau, who states that at left by car in the afternoon for the Government and as a result Spain, who is at Hendaye, has

journey and visit the German For- about 8 p.m. on Monday he was Sandringham to join the King work will be resumed next Monday. been instructed to enter protest to Sianfa with the British

eign Minister, Baron von Neurath, in the vicinity of Black Point with and Queen and Queen Mary and It is reported that an agreement with the Spanish insurgent an American military

The Royal Observatory reports this morning, according to infor four other junks carrying a cargo other members of the Royal has been reached on the question thorities against a case of inter- aboard, remained overnight at of salt and sugar to Chinese terri-family-British Wireless.

of 40-hour week in the abattoirs, ference with British ship on high Sian and was still there at 10.30 that the anti-cyclone over. China mation received here by Trans tory. Five other junks`sudden-] ——

but employers refuse to comply seas on January 12, when the am waiting to evacuating the rehas increased in intensity, and is Ocea

moving eastward, pressure being It is supposed in political cir- ly surrounded them and one-of When they reached Deep Bay with the demands of the batchers Cardif steamer Branthill was maining five foreign residents.

highest to the north of the Lower cles that German-Polish relations the occupants fired two shots, the robbers transferred the cargo, for a 22 per cent increase in fired upon by the insurgent arm-Reuter.

Yangtze Valley. The depression as well as the Danzig question will They were then forced to Deep valued at $165, into their own boss wages. This will be settled by ed trawler, Larache.

is moving into the Pacific to the be discussed, the latter being in- Bay near Un Loong

and forced the occupants of three arresAs a remit of the The protest was announced in

Bramhill East of Japan Local forecast:cluded in the agends of the forth The robbers numbered 18 in all boats into two. The robber strike, the price of meat increased

British NE and E.

fresh; coming session of the League armed with rende off towards/Chek Wan" tall about 40 per cent

cfl.—Trans-Ocak 2 ing three of their victims' boats. Trans-Ocean.

and five were valvers.

the Commons at question time, ascertained that the

by the Foreign Secretary, who carried no contrab added that z British erniser had! Wireless."

cloudy.