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"RED" STATE IN HEART OF CHINA MR.

Shansi-Kansu Anti-Nanking Alliance Formed

The Soviet's New Constitution

Moscow, To-day.

The new constitution of the Soviet Union was unanimously approved yesterday, during the final extraordinary session of the 17th annual Congress of the Soviets.

M. Stalin will assume a post equivalent to that of President- wder the constitution. Trans-Ocean.

IMPORTANT

POLITICAL

CHANGES

IN KWANGTUNG

REORGANISATION

ON BIG SCALE

NEW MAYOR FOR

CANTON

Canton. To-day.

It is rumoured that the Kwangtung Provincial Govern- ment will shortly undergo a complete reorganisation follow- ing the indisposition of General Huang Mu-chang, Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Gov- ernment who is on sick leave.

It is stated that Mr. Tang Shao- yi, the Kuomintang veteran and former magistrate of Chung Shan, will be appoirted as Huang's successor.

INDEPENDENCE EXPECTED TO BE PROCLAIMED

CREATION OF AN INDEPENDENT COMMUNISTIC STATE IN SHENSI AND KANSU, WHICH MAY POSSIBLY ENLARGE ITSELF BY COMBINING WITH INNER MONGO- LIA AND SINKTANG, ALREADY UNDER MOSCOW'S IN. FLUENCE, IS NOW ENVISAGED AS A LIKELY OUTCOME

OF THE SHENSI CRISIS. !

Foreign observers estimate that with the backing of Yu Hsueh-chung and the communists, the rebel leader, Yang Hu-chen, has over 250,000 men at his disposal.

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Chang Hsueh-hang's North-Western Army is believed to be definitely allied with the rebellion.

Shanghai, To-day. *Efforts to arrange for the

Herr Hitler,

contem- plating a direct ply to Mr. Eden's speech when he addresses the Reichstag nexfäweek>

HSIN PEKING IS withdrawal of foreign residents HITLER TO

BADLY HOLED

ALL PASSENGERS NOW SAFE

in Lanchow, the capital of Kansu, are likely to be made in the next few days.

MAKE DIRECT

The troops of General Yu REPLY · Hsueh-chung, Pacification Com-

missioner of Kansu, are re TO MR. EDEN ported to have definitely gone! over to the "Reds" after sit-

BEACHING EFFORTting on the fence for some time.

TO BE MADE

Nemesis

Shanghai, To-day. All the passengers of the Bat

Hsin General terfield and Swire steamer The Commit-Peking which struck tee of the Provincial Council and Rock near Ningpo early yesterday. heads of various departments will morning and is still hard on the

reef, have been safely transferred | also be changed.

It is also learned from official to rescue ships. quarters that Mayor Tseng Yang-j

It is believed that Yang Ho-chen, Chang Hsueh-liang's old army and the communists plan to join forces with the idez even- tually of establishing an independent State within the boundaries of Shensi and Kansu.

doubt

Ia-

BRITISH APPEAL.

FOR COLLABORATION

NEGOTIATIONS WITH FRANCE

Berlin, To-day.

Pope Feared To Be

Sinking

Fatican City, To-day. His Holiness the Pope's com dition was considered to be precarious last night and fears are now expressed of gangrene setting in

Gloom has settled over the Vatican where it is feit that His Holiness is sinking.- Reuter

JAPANESE DIET DISSOLVED

AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

BUTTER.

DES VOEUX SUCCEEDS TO BARONETCY

MR. ALFRED EDWARD DES VOEUX, THE WELL-

KNOWN HONG KONG EXCHANGE BROKER, IS A BARONET

TO-DAY, HAVING SUCCEEDED TO AN OLD TITLE ON THE | DEATH OF HIS COUSIN, THE SEVENTH BARONET, SIR

FREDERICK DES VOEUX. :

Sir Alfred, as presumably he will be known în future, confirmed the news in an interview with the "China Mail" this morning, but was reluctant to discuss his good fortune and did not indicate whe- ther or not it is his intention to proceed`ts England. One of the best known figures ↑ in local exchange broking cir-i cles, he has spent 21 years in the Colory. He has an office in the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation building.

Sir Frederick Des Voeux, thej late baronet, was nearly 80 years of age and succeeded to the title on the death of his father in

HIROTA CABINET 1914

CRISIS

SEQUEL TO HOUSE DEMONSTRATIONS

Tokyo, This Afternoon

The Hirota Cabinet has decided!

He married, in 1899.

Hylda Henrietta, CBE, daughter

of the late Sir Victor Brooke of Fermanagh, but the only Issue of the marriage was a daughter.

His death occurred in London recently, it is understood.

The new baronet is himself years of age

to dissolve Parliament in CO-ITALY NOT

sequence of the strong hostility to

PLANE SHIP TO

RUN GAUNTLET

MERCANTA BRICO FROM U.S.

FRANCO PATROLS ON WATCH

Gibraltar, To-day.

Mercanta

The steamer,. Brico, which a fortnight go left the United States with a | cargo of aeroplanes for the Valencia Government is now about due and the British naval authorities are extreme-

the Government which marked FAVOURABLE TO ly interested in seeing whether

yesterday's session of the Diet.

The extraordinary scenes bed to NEW FOUR

suspension of the sitting The Cabinet decision

this afternoon POWER PA

presumably means that a new jelection will be ordered. ́

Both

Houses reflected

much the same attitude.

DEAD SILENCE Foreign

41

NEW CONDITIONS SINCE 1933

Milan, To-day.

on

the ship will succeed in reach- ing a Government port "in safety.

The prospect of the

steamer assing through General- Franco's — gunboats stationed in the Straits

regarded as somewhat doubtful, although the Mercanta Brico is considered to have a sporting

chance, since it is assumed that

the ship has been repainted and It is expected in well-inform- The

Minister, Mr. Commenting

various the name changed al ́ ́ ses imme-- This view is taken by Mr. E. Wed quarters that Herr Hitler Hachiro Arita, had far from ea- rumours

abroad that thediately after leaving New York Damage to the Hain Peking is Middleton, a C. 1. M. missionary will reply publicly to Mr. An-thusiastic reception fu will be transferred to Nanking feared to be extensive but an at-who arrived here to-day from thony Eden's speech to the Diet reassembled.

when the Stress Front may be revived It is also probable that the steato- to take up another official appoint-tempt is to be made to-morrow to Sianfu, and expressed a

and on the talk of the forma-er is sailing under sa assumed ment in the capital and the ma-refloat her

House of Commons last Tues- and then beach her whether any of the three groups day. whereir

The House of Peers greeted the tion of a new Four-Power Pact, fag--Trans-Ocean. yorship in Canton will be filled by nearby.

an appeal was ministerial speeches in dead silence, the "Corriere Della Sera” had any serious intention of General Li Kui-wen, chief of Poli-

madesto Germany to co-operate while in the Lower House the spee-writes that, it is obvious that throwing out a challenge to tical Training of the Fourth Route If the operation is carried out

with other nations for peace. ches were interrupted with jeers the Stress Front cannot be re- i pan. Army.

successfully, she will then to tem

Hitler is, at the present mo- and laughter and cries of “no”. stored since it is dead and no be up and General Huang Mu-chung will porarily patched

They appeared to be using the ment, studying the full text of The voice of the Premier was trace of it remains. ・・ her anti-Japanese war-cry as a subter-Eden's speech at Berchtesgaden drowned when he tried to reply resume his former post as the head brought to Shanghai under

The Four-Power Pact, continges fuge. of the Mongolian and Tibetan own steam-Renter.

and the reply is expected to be to an interpellator and fmally he the paper, was excellently suited Affairs Commission at Nanking.-

delivered at the special meeting angrily left the rostrum. Union News

of the Reichstag on January 30. If such a new State should be

Meanwhile further Franco established in the North-West, it German conversations have taken

FRENCH AIR DASH TO TOKYO

Doret And Michelette Leave Karachi

Karachi, Today.

REICH ATTACKS

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

COMMUNIST ZONE

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IMPERIAL RESCRIPT

to the situation in 1933, and if all its signatories had respected their obligations, Earope might have At the request of Mr. Hirota, been spared many disturbances.

BRITAIN TO ACT. AS MEDIATOR

Reported Offer To M. Delbos

Geneva, To-day, After the usual lunch given by

would probably be joined with. In-place and, according to diploma-an Imperial Rescript read It was not Italy's fault that the League of Nations, attended ner Mongolia and Sirkiang which | tic circles, the question of suspending the Diet session for things had turned out otherwise by all the Council delegates "at are already under "Red" influence negotiations is in the air. It is two days in the hope that mean- The political and diplomatic situa-noon yesterday, the British and Comment In House order to carry out these believed, however,

that Herr while the political parties will al- tion in Europe was to-day entire French Foreign Ministers, ME Of Commons

plans, Ymg Hu-chen's forces, Hitler is pondering in the Eava ter their hostile attitude towards by different from what it was four Anthony Eden and Mr. Deltor, have started preparations and are rian mountains, on the advis the Government.

years ago and the task of main-met at dinner in the evening. Istoring up food supplies.

Grest significance is attached to London, To-day.

ability of making a definite state- The position in the Diet is retaining European peace could not Mr. Middleton Bays that the

ment as to whether Germany will ported to have developed seriously be entrusted to the Powers which this, diplomatic dinner because it The French airmen, Doret and

strength of The Foreign Secretary was combined

be prepared to meet the would-be following a statement by Mr. had in the past done so much to is said that Mr. Eden offered to Michelette, on their attempt to asked in the House of Commons groups can be estimated at a quar negotiators halfway, provided the Hamada, a veteran member of the wards prejudicing it.

act as a mediator between France break the record from Paris to whether His Majesty's Govern-ter of a million men-Beuter. Tokyo, arrived at Karachi at 5 ment were aware of the cam-

other side is ready to negotiate Seiynkai Party, which, the Minis- The realities of the hour were and Turkey on the question of a.m. to-day and took off again for paign of anti-Czechoslovak pro-

with Germany on a basis of per-ter of War, General Tersuchi, al- the new political line between Ber- Alexandrette and Antioch.

In the course of the conversa-- fect equality---Beater.

leged was an insult to the Army.lin and Rome and the Anglo-Ita- Allahabad three hours later. pagands being carried on in the

It is considered probable that German press.

lian Mediterranean gentlemen'ztion between Mr Eden and the agreement-Trans-Ocean,

Turkish Foreign Minister, Rishdi they will attempt a direct hop from)

Aras, the first step in this direc Allahabad to Hanoi-Reuter.

tion was made. This morning de liberations on the Danzig ques- are to take place between Mr.

ac-

COLD RECEPTION

Nanking, To-day. « A very cold reception waS Lord Cranborne, who replied corded to Li Chun-kan on his re- for Mr. Eden, said His Majes-rn from Sianfa Jast night, to re- ty's Government had not failed port the failure of his attempt to to observe that a number of persuade Yang Hachen to enter- articles had recently appeared for a peaceful settlement,

tain the Government's proposals in German newspapers Not a single Government of taining attacks on CzechosloScial went to the aerodrome to meet the peace delegate. "Mei The maintenance of good Chun-lin and Pao Wen-yneb re- neighbourly relations between mained at Sign, which indicates London, To-day. these countries is naturally the that Yang Hu-chea's reply to the

WAGES RISE IN BRITAIN

Record Proportionalvakia

Increase

con-

M.C.C. MASTER BOWLING Barnett Gets His 1,000 For Tour

Retter.

BANDOENG CONFERENCE: MR.

R. A. C. NORTH TO ATTEND STOP PRESS Eden and the Polish Foreige Min-

"It is officially announced that the Honourable Mr. E A. C.

The Minister of Labour inform-desire of His Majesty's Govern-|Government's-counter - proposals batsman, completed his thousand February 2, 1937.00

ed the House of Commons at ques-ment and I am glad to have was misvourable enter tion time that in those industrien this opportunity of making this for which statistics were regular clear."

- British Wireless.

North, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, will represent Hong Kong at the Conference of Cen- Adelaide. To-day.

tral authorities in Eastern Com- CJ Barnett, the Gloucester tries which opens at Bandoeng on ms for the MCC tam of Aus- Mr. North will leave by the P. SUNG CHEH-YUAN NEUTRAL

tralis shortly after the lunch in 0. ship Rampura, sailing to Peiping, To-day, terval, to-day, when in the match morrow and will be accompanied While opposed to the commun-against South Australia, he had by Mr. North LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST |ists, General Sung Cheb yuan, scored 47 not out.

Chairman of the Hopei Chahar

The MCC, established a :: com/ The Eyal Observatory reports Political Council, declared to day, plate mastery of the South Aus It was estimated that in the in-that a string anti-cyclone covers that he would not take part in any tralla sitack and mettled down to dustries for which information China and Manchuris. A shallow civil war. He would fight only 66 without, des was available the average level of depression is moving slowly east-those who “avade our territory wages rose by about three per ward to the south of Japan, fore- and humiliate uses cardi cent, during the period, the larg-cast:-

ly complied, changes in the rates

́of wages: reported during the year

just ended were estimated to have resulted in net increase of F487,000,

to the workpeople.

This statement sa interpreted est: proportional increase in my Nand M. E. winds, moderate to, mean that the North (China year since 1924-British Wireless freak; cloudy.

(Continued on Paja

FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN

Paris To-day.

French

ption that The newly appoin

„Barriett|"Ambassador to Tokyo,-

87 Henry: left;

route to

Strike parleys in Washing- ton have collapsed and the

representatives of the Gen-

eral Motors Corporation" are

leaving the

Renter's

Washington-

Tex Score: M.C.C. 350 for 4-

arnett 78.

ister, Col. Beck-Tram Ocem.

MALAGA BATTLE Cavalry Attacks By Insurgents

Selamarca, General Fras Army continues advance on Mal

osdeasti

One squadrom dazing raid, on chen, with which

| surrounded.

from Malar, the to have admitted that inextreme danger's

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