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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
AVALANCHE HITS
Wang Chung-hui Now. Foreign Minister
Shanghai, To-day.
In accordance mith predic- tions. Dr. Wang Chung trường former Judge of the Hague Court of International Justice and ex-President of the Judicial Yuan, was to-day appointed Minister for Föreign Affairs, in succession to General Chang Chun-Reuter.
Husband And Wife Make History
London. To-day.
For the first time in the history of the Royal Academy, a husband and wife to-day share the honour of being Royal Academicians.
CRACK EXPRESS
Huge Mass Of Snow And Earth Crashes On Berlin-Milan Train
BRENNER PASS DRAMA
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA-MAIL”)
Milan, To-day.
The Berlin-Milan express was overwhelmed by an avalanche in the Brenner Pass yesterday while it was speeding into Italy.
PANIC BROKE OUT AMONG THE HUNDREDS OF PAS SENGERS WHEN WITH A SUDDEN ROAR, HUNDREDS OF TONS OF SNOW AND EARTH FELL ON THE ELECTRIC EN GINE AT THE HEAD OF THE EXPRESS
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Belgian Neutrality
The train was brought to an Mr. Harold Knight, member of abrupt halt, passengers being hurled the Royal Portrait Society, who about the compartments. Fortun- was elected an A. R. A. in 1928, ately, the avalanche did not cause was elected a Royal Academician any derailment, and the pas Two First Balls End the Fifth " yesterday.
Test sengers were soon quieted by rail- His wife, Dame Laura Knight, way officials.
Are You Gas-Conscious League Revolutionaries D. B. E, was similarly honoured last year, and is one of the only Salvage squads which were rush Rebels Defences Shattered At
Toledo and Oviedo three women admitted to full mem-ed to the scene of the accident from
Debate Full-Dress
on British bership of the Academy since its the nearest railway station, worked
Foreign Policy frantically for several hours before Ribbentrop Speech inception in 1763.
Mr. Gilbert Ledward, the scalp the train was able to proceed on Sabotage In British Arms Fac- tor, was also elected to the Aca-its journey. demy yesterday. Reuter.
CHINA IGNORES EXTRALITY Takes Advantage of Spanish Crisis
Shanghai, To-day. The Chinese Ministry of Jus- tice has sent orders to all Chin- ese courts in China that the Nan- king Government has decided to
Most remarkable feature of the alarming incident was that al- though most passengers suffered severely from shock, nobody seriously hurt Trans-Ocean.
LIU YU-YING
Immediate Trial To Be Granted
Was
Shanghai, To-day. An immediate hearing will be ac-
assume jurisdiction over Span-corded in the case of Liu Lu-ying
ish subjects in China.
by the Hupeh High Court when he The action follows the issuing arrives in Hankow by the ss. Kian- of a summons for arrears of gan to-morrow or Friday, accord- payment against a Spaniarding to the Chinese press.
Accompanied by relatives and named Valles yesterday on the friends and guarded by Chinese request of a Greek complainant police officers, Mr. Liu, accused of The Spanish civil war has led complicity in assassination plots, to some confusion in the matter left for Hankow yesterday. Reu- of Spanish diplomatic representer. tation in China.
The Spanish acting Consul in Shanghai, Senor E. F. Ferrer, re- cently issued an announcement to
MORE FOG OR DRIZZLE
The Royal Observatory reports weak anti-cyclonic area Manchuria,
contin- depression has moved into the Eastern Sea, and pressu
the effect that he was in sym- that pathy with the Burgos Govern covers ment but that he still represent-ental ed his country in China.
Recognition of his status as continues low over Indo-China. Consul for Spain was subse- Forec E and SE winds,
quently refused by the Nanking moderate; cloudy generally Government, Beuter
fog or drizzle.
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BRADMAN
Melbourne, To-day. Paying a tribute to the English- men after the Test debacle, Brad- man said: The rain dealt England a cruel blow, but I did not hear a
word of complaint
I hope I shall be able to renew acquaintance with England in 1938.”
G. O. Allen remarked: “If I had Bradman's ability I should be very happy. Australia owed much to her captain, who was magnificent, first with the bat and then with the in- fernal coin.
He added: Bradman says we do not complain, but I think it will be agreed that we are not the luckiest team that has toured Australia,
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