1937-02-23 — Page 24

FASCIST RIOTS IN RUMANIA

BUDAPEST, TO-DAY.

BETWEEN

RU-

CLASHES MANIA'S FASCIST ORGANISA-

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POLAND'S BID

No Reduction In

FOR

Air Forces

London, To-day.

TOTALITARIAN

A proposal to reduce the cast of STATE

air travel to India by fifteen to twenty per cent. was rejected by a joint conference between Im- perial Airways, Air France and the Netherlands K. L. M. held in London to-day-Reuter.

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL”)

Warsaw, To-day.

The proclamation for a

move-

TION AND THE SOCIAL DE-ent of national unification, made MOCRATS ARE TAKING PLACE AND BECOMING MORE BITTER (ɛ ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. -

The latest encounter of this kind is reported from the town of Mis- kolo, where a crowd of Social-De- mocrats made an attempt to break up a Fascist meeting.

Police had to be called out to break up the serious riot that fol lowed.

Reference to this latest clash be tween the two groups was made by the leader of the Rumanian Fascist "Arrow Cross" movement in an ad- dress yesterday.

He said that no display of vio- lence would make them renounce their political objectives.

Meanwhile the Minister of the Interior has announced the Govern ment's firm intention to put a stop to further strife between the par- ties.-Trans-Ocean,

SIR THOMAS BEECHAM'S BERLIN TRIUMPH

Berlin, To-day.

Sir Thomas Beecham, the famous English conductor, scored another outstanding success when he con- ducted a Mozart programme at the State Opera House yesterday.

TRAGEDY DENIED

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL").

THAT GEN-

ADDIS ABABA, TO-DAY RUMOURS ERAL LIOTTA, CHIEF OF THE ITALIAN AIR FORCE IN ETHIOPIA, WHO HAD A LEG AMPUTATED

FOLLOWING

THE BOMB OUTRAGE ON SATURDAY, IS DEAD, ARE OFFICIALLY DENIED HERE. A communique says that the operation was completely success- ful and that he is resting easily.

Marshal Graziani and the head of the Coptic Church, both of whor were wounded, are improving and the doctors state their condition 7 satisfactory.

Vigorous punitive measures have already begun, though the inqui now being conducted by the mili tary tribunal is expected to last

some considerable time. for Trans-Ocean.

PORTSMOUTH AS

BASE

FOR EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS

Sir Thomas received a great oya- tion at the fall of the final curtain, the demonstration being a repeti- tion of the enthusiasic scenes which occurred at the conclusion of his. directing of Gluck's "Orpheus" consider a revised scheme by which with which he began his pro-Langston Harbour,

gramme here.

The English conductor is in Ber lin as guest conductor, and is meet- ing with the same success as on his former tours Trans-Ocean..

BELGIAN NOTE CONFIDENTIAL New Western Pact Negotiations

London, To-day. Portsmouth City Council are to

Portsmouth, will be landlocked for the purpose providing the base for flying-boats on the British Empire air routes.

At present the flyng-boats are us- ing Southampton Water as a base

cost The present scheme will £1,250,000, of which the Govern- and is making other concessions as well.

by Colonel Adam Koc, right-hand men of Marshal Rydz Smigly, In- spector-General of the Polish Army, has evoked widespread com- ment.

Pledges of support have been re- ceived at his headquarters from Polish organisations all over the country.

devote the The

newspapers greater portion of their news pages to the new movement.

The entire nation is in favour of the aims, but the question of how they are to be attained remains to be solved, says one. Trans-Ocean.

IZVESTIA ON THE ARMS PLAN

the

Moscow, To-day. "Izvestia," commenting on British arms programme says? that the Soviet must preserve full free- dom of action and adds that the splitting up of Europe into two camps, which the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, is trying to avoid, is one of the un- avoidable results. Trans-Ocean.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction

On

Monday, the 1st. March, 1937 commencing at 11.00 am at their Sales Room,

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3. Cases Barrel Taps

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2 Cases Motor Indicators 1 Cases. Thermometers 4 Boxes Veils

also

The previous scheme was reject- ed by the City Council as costing too much and also on the grounds that the Government contribution A Quantity of Valuable Household of forty per cent, was inadequaté

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CUP FOR CANCER RESEARCH

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LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 23rd Feb., 1937.

London, To-day. Asked to communicate to the House of Commons, the contents of the Belgian reply to the British November 4, re- British -note of garding negotiation of a new Wes- tern Agreement, Lord Cranborne re- plied: "This note forms part of a

instructions to sell by Public Lord Nuffield has given a silver Undersigned have received preliminary exchange of views be- tween five Locarno Powers. It has trophy which will be awarded to Auction

the town or village collecting the been decided that these preliminary most money per head of popula- exchanges of view should be re-

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"They have indeed rendered real service to suffering humanity by their effo

NEW LOANS FOR AUSTRIA

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Further loans to Austria have thousand been agreed upon by representa had assis tives of the guarantee Powers, in their annual meeting held in Rome pea

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After compiling 216 for 4 by lunch-time to-day. Victoria, playing against the M.C.C. were dismissed by the tea in- terval for 292 runs. Gregory Vic- was top scorer-with 86. toria led by 105 runs on the first innings. This is the last day. A drawn game is virtual- ly certain-Reater.-

"There will be no more yield- ing of power or prestige," says the "Ta Kung Pao" comment- ing on the results of the C.E.C. session. "In the joint march towards a National Front, there should be leaders, neither Right or Left-Reuter.

GOVERNOR'S CUP

RESULT

1-Coronation Day.

2.-Araxy.

3. Atomic Star. Won by 3 lengths; 1⁄2 length.

Time: 2.05-2/5.

Eighth Race Sweep

No. 916

1829

$1908.20

545.20

$3667

272.60

Unplaced ($50 each),

2038, 3450, 2120.

Lord Nuffield gave the British Empire can-

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