BUT THE CHINA MALT AUGUS
EYSTON'S
BAD LUCK
Breaks World Land Speed Record Easily
But Timing Device JAPANESE
Fails On The
Second Run
Bonnesville Salt Flats, Utah, To-day.
Captain Eyston, driving his 6,000 horsepower, car
ATTACK IN
NORTH ANHWEI
RUMOURS OF
GERMAN DEMAND OF HUNGARY
War despatches reaching T
Hankow, To-day.
Budapest, To-day. Denying that in course of confe-
and the Hungarian guests, Germany
"Thunderbolt" beat his own world landspeed from the Chinese front tell of the rences between the German hosts record of 312.20 miles per hour when he aver-resumption of the Japanese offen-made demands upon her neighbour, aged 347.155 miles per hour on the northward sive against Hankow and of intense the special correspondent of the fighting in the vicinity of the Po-"Pester Lloyd" newspaper writes. run yesterday.
"Except for the expression of a yang Lake and near Singtze. Captain Eyston completed the southward run safe-
desire for strengthening the nat ly and at tremendous speed, which Eyston be-began on Tuesday afternoon to ad- friendship between the two States, The Japanese columns, it appears, ural and historical bonds of lieved to be even faster, but he had very cruel vance westwards from Hofei and not the slightest wish was express- luck as the timing device broke down, as the Chucheng along the roads running ed by either side.
parallel to each other. They had The Hungarians encountered trap failed to stop.
concentrated in this area those complete understanding of the forces which had been compelled | difficult situation in which Hun- to fall back owing to the inunda-gary has found herself since years, tion of the northern bank of the and Germany expressed gratifi- Yangtse opposite Kiukiang..
As world's records must be the average of runs both ways, the new figures do not count as a record.
Failure of the timing apparatus robbed Captain Eyston of a certain record as the southward run was estimated at 311.42 miles per hour.
Captain Eyston is allowing the rival motorist, Mr. John Cobb to 'attempt to beat the world record
next as he is taking two or three! days to overhaul the "Thunder bolt."-Reuter.
+
OUTWARD RUN
London, To-day
ELOPEMENT OR SUICIDE PACT?
cation over information from the Hungarian side regarding the pro- gress and the possibility of a sat- isfactory solution of the problem.
According to these despatches, the Japanese progressed about ten kilometres in the direction of Linan and Hwoshan. The main centre of Danube. area is in the interest of "Lessening of the tension in the the Japanese operations is believed all particularly of those most con- to lie south of the Yangtse and on cerned with our destiny and with the shores of the Poyang Lake peace in general.-Trans-Ocean. Elopement or the carrying out where on Wednesday morning about of a suicide threat? This ques-thirty Japanese warships were tion is exercising the police in stationed in the neighbourhood of
connection with a report made] Wucheng, 30 kilometres south of CATHOLIC
that Kwok Lai, aged 17, and his of Singtze and opened a bombard- Press messages from Bonneville sweetheart Chan Shan, aged 17, ment of the Chinese fortifications. Flats, Utah, report that Captain have missing from the girl's re- G. E. T. Eyston. in his 6,000 horse-sidence, No. 169, Wuhu Street, An attempt of the Japanese to power speedcar, "thunderbolt," yes-since 5 30 p.m. on Tuesday. The effect a landing proved abortive. terday beat his own. world land boy's father, who made the re-Trans-Ocean. speed record of 311.42 m.p.h., but port, stated that a letter had been owing to the failure of the electric found which stated that the cou- timing devices of the second South-ple were going to commit suicide ward run, the speed cannot rank by jumping into the harbour or as an official record.
over a cliff.
Captain Eyston covered the Some time ago the boy's father Northward mile at 347.15 m.p.h. had ordered his son to cancel his
RHODESIANS
and his outward run was made at forthcoming marriage with the REJECT JEWISH
346.8 m.p.h. British Wireless.
girl.
SOVIET "PURGE" PRIME MINISTER'S
CONTINUES
Moscow, To-day
STATEMENT
IMMIGRATION
London, To-day,
ACTION AND THE FASCISTI
"Osservatore
Rome, To-day. Romano," the official, Vatican organ, publishes the text. of an agreement conclud- ed between the Secretary of the Fascist Party, Signor Starace, and the Pressident of Catholic Action, concerning the question of simul- taneous membership in both organi- sations.
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The agreement states that "no restrictions or reservations of any kind have been made by the leader simul- Catholic
The Government of Northern of either organisation to Rhodesia has definitely rejected taneous membership in the proposal to allow Jewish re-Action and the Fascist Party. fugees to settle in that country, The hope is expressed that according to a communique from through this statement, the recent difference of opinion which was its London Agent-General.
based upon the belief that double membership was impossible will thus be corrected. Trans Ocean.
Ten of the leading officials of
London, To-day. the Commissariat of Agriculture,
The Prime Minister left London who are alleged to have confess yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. ed to being members of the Nain the country.
Chamberlain, to stay with friends
The communique says that after tionalist counter-revolutionary The Premier is resuming the careful examination of whole ques- organisation, were sentenced to
holiday which was interrupted tion the Government of Northern death yesterday..
They were found guilty of plot-when he had to return from the Rhodesia has reached the conclu- North of Scotland for treatment sion that Jewish 'Immigration, even ting to overthrow the Soviet Gov-for nasal catarrh and the expecta- on a strictly limited scale, would ernment and wrecking in connection is that he will proceed again be undesirable since it must neces- tion with cattle breeding.
to Scotland irext week. British sarily raise a number of problems Wireless.
Four-other officials were sen- tenced to terms of imprisonment ranging between 12 and 25 years.
-Reuter.
JAPANESE HONOUR FOR IL DUCE
Rome, To-day.
REICH LEGATION
which could not be satisfactorily solved without the approval and active co-operation of the popula- tion of the Colony.
The communique concludes by stating that under these circum
JUNK CAPSIZED
BY STEAMER
8,8..
Captain R. Holm, of the Sygna, has reported that when his ship was near Lycemun Pass yes- terday, a junk was caused to cap- size, either by the close wash of the ship or through the Junk being
IN MANCHUKUO stances, the Government of North- hit by the propeller. Kwong Yat,
Berlin, To-day. Mussolini received at the Palazzo is announced here that pur- Venezia on Wednesday the Japan-suant to the enactment of August ese Ambassador, who on behalf of 17, 1988, the German trade agency the Emperor of Japan, presented I in Hsinking, the capital of Man- Duce with the Chrysanthemum chukuo, will be dissolved and it has Order, which is the highest Japan- been decided to establish a German ese order.
Legation in that city. Mussolini
sador to. Lody
deep
atiti
Ocean.
ted the
mban- | It will be recalled that the Fue-
hrer, announced the decision
vermany, to recognize. Manchul
-speech of Febrű- Trans-Ocean:
ern Rhodesia is not in the position master of the junk, was rescued to give hospitality to Jewish ~ re- but his daughter Choi Yau, Is fugees:-Trans-Ocean,
drowned.
believed to
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