1937-08-17 — Page 6

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•TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

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STIRRING AS

THE CRY OF A

WOMAN IN TERROR!

VICTOR

WALTER

McLAGLEN CONNOLLY

THURSDAY

PETER LORRE NANCY STEELE IS MISSING!!

JINE LANG - ROBERT KENT

Mae West in "-GO WEST, YOUNG MAN"

INSURANCE GERMAN PLANE

RATES COMPLETES

GO SKY HIGH ATLANTIC HOP

Berlin, To-day.

SUGAR

THE CHINA MAIL AUGUST 17. 19

ATSINGTAON

INGIDENT

RIOTS INAMAAN SINGA

MAURITIUS

London, To-day

A strike of casual labourers, on four sugar estates in one area în Mauritius led to a clash yester- day on one, estate between the-es- tate staff and the strikers, in which four men were killed and three seriously wounded."

The strike continues but the si tuation is under control, states a telegram received by the Foreign Office from the Acting Governor of Mauritius Renter

ADMIRALS IN CONFERENCE ON CUMBERLAND

Tokyo, To-day.

Chinese Declare It Was Wholly Japanese Affairs

Nanking, To-day.

Regarding reports that two Ja- panese sailors had been fired at Lin Tsingtao, it is stated in Nanking

circles that Government

cording to a Chinese eye-witness. fone Japanese was wounded during an armed dispute between two Ja panese silors and a Japanese civi- lian in European clothes.

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Chinese quarters express the fear that Japan might use the incident as a pretext for opening new hosti- lities in Shantung-Trang-Ocean.

SEARCHLIGHTS CAUSE PANIC

Tsingtao, To-day.

The local situation has been fur ther strained by the reported land-

The importance of the Shanghai ing of scores of Japanese marines conflict is officially recognised in a lat a point in the vicinity of Tsing- declaration made by a spokesman tao yesterday. Immediately of the Foreign Office, who stated landing they took yesterday that the conflict showed around the wharis.

on

up positions After night-

a tendency to convert a purely fall, five Japanese warships lying local disturbance into a national off the coast constantly swept the conflict between China and Japan. city with search-lights, which creat-

The spokesman confirmed that led a panic-Hua Nan conversations had taken place on

:

PAPER SUSPENDED

IN MALAYA

The four-engined German Diesel board the British cruiser H.M.S. LONDON, TO-DAY. EXTREMELY SHARP RISES plane Nordmeer landed as schedul- Cumberland between the Japanese IN MARINE

tion, Vice-Admiral Hasegawa and INSURANCE ed at 1137 am. yesterday at Port Commander in Chief, China Sta

New York, after IN Washington,

Singapore, To-day. the British and American Com- AGAINST WAR RISKS

manders-in-Chief

From Penang it is reported that CHINA WERE RECORDED AT carrying out the first German

The conversations in question the Chinese newspaper, "Modern LLOYD'S YESTERDAY, QUITE trans-Atlantic test flight.

were motivated by Japan's refusal Daily News," has been suspended A HEAVY BUSINESS BEING It had been catapaulted at 7.09 from the floating air base Schwa-

te abandon anchorage of Japanese for a month for a series of inflam AB TRANSACTED.

benland, near the Azores.

warships in the immediate vicinity atory articles on the Sino-Japanese of the International Settlement

dispute Beuter. Trans-Ocean.

The Shanghai rate rose from 6d The plane crossed the Atlantic to £3 per cent, no risk after dis-ja distance of 3,850 kilometres, in charge, and to £10 per cent. for 16 hours 28 minutes. warehouse to warehouse and fif-

MIDDLESEX REGT

SAILING

Leaving Singapore In Blue Funnel Ship

According to a report from the HUGE BOND ISSUE teen days after, while the insur-commander of the plane the ma-

Nanking, To-day. ance rate from Hall to Shanghai chine had to fly through several

It is officially announced by the jumped from 2/68 per cent last storms during the night. week to 10/- on Saturday and $1 The flight opens this year's Central Government this morning series of trans-Atlantic experie that National Salvation Bonds to yesterday.

All rates exclude Chinese and mental flights undertaken by the the amount of $500,000,000 will be issued at par at denominations of

The "China Mail" was officially Japanese flags, which are a matter German Lufthansa.

Further flights will take place $10,000, $1,000, $100, $50, $10, $5, informed this moming that the 1st of private negotiations.

Rates are fluctuating with in-as soon as the two floating air and $1, redeemable by drawing at

bases Schwabenland and Friesen- the third year after the cessation Bn. The Middlesex Regiment is tense rapidity.

sailing for Hong Kong from Singa- land have reached their final of war.-Da-Dao.

pore on Friday, in the Blue Fun destinations.

nel liner, Menelaus.

As regards houses and proper ty in Shanghai, a broker told Reuter yesterday that it would

The former wil be stationed in

New York harbour while the latter, be well-nigh impossible to find an which has only recently been put underwriter prepared to accept into commission. goes to Horta, in war risks for Shanghai

The marine rate to Japan is m- changed.

GERMAN DECISION

From Berlin comes a message

stating

that special insurance

the Azores

Trans Ocean

against risks in the Far East wil FRENCH LODGE

henceforth be required by insur- ance companies on all goods trans-

ported to Japan, Korea, Manchins OFFICIAL

and China.

Manchukuo

This decision-is contained in a resolution passed by German insur- ance companies yesterday. Reu- ter.

PRESIDENT OF

PARAGUAY

PROTEST

Paris, To-day.

A

CANTON

SENATOR BLACK EVACUATION OF

ENDORSED BY SENATE

Washington, To-day.

Japanese Cruiser To Bring Down Nationals

The Japanese destroyer,

Sanae,

is expected to arrive in Hong Kong By 13 votes to 4, the Senate Judi-

to-day, carrying Japanese refugees ciary Committee yesterday approv-from Canton. led the nomination of Senator Black

Evacuation of Japanese nationals

as a member of the Supreme Court. is not complete.

Senator Black was appointed by It is understood that about 100 President Roosevelt to replace Mr.

re staying on Shameen. Justice Vandervanter, who retired, and the appointment caused much

The French Foreign Office has unrest, it being felt it was purely lodged an official protest with the of a political nature, since Senator Chinese Government against the Black is an ardent New Dealer. dropping of bombs in Avenue Ed-Reuter. ward VII in Shanghai.

The French authorities in Shang- make Asuncion (Paraguay), To-day hai have been instructed to

angements for evaen ing about Dr. Paiva, the military nominee

In the Con- and intimate friend of Colonel Par-1,000 French resident ades, was sworn in yesterday as

Chan Kam-yau, aged 12, was ad- to the Kowloon Hospital, with injuries sustained when he down by a lorry in

sterday

Was Canton Road

President of Uruguay in succession The plan drawn up for the evacua- to Senor Franco, who signed after tion foresees the despatch to Shang- that the last week's bloodles

home

iner Aramis, at also help

bound

from The

out under

Conta

in French Far Eastern squadron

Trans-Ocean.

JAPANESE ALL LEAVING VISINGIAU

Compulsory Order May Be Issued

Tsingtao,

The voluntary evacuati panese women and children by sea is being carried out by boats leav ing daily.

is being.