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Two small motor accidents were reported to the Police in Kowloon yesterday in one of which a 18- year-old youth was removed to hospital sufering from injuries to

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16th December, 1935.

It appeared that public car No. 172 was being driven towards Star Ferry and while near the junction of Prince

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CHINESE AMBASSADOR

*TO JAPAN

Shanghai, Dec. 15. General Chen Yi. Chairman of the" Fukien Provincial Govern- ment, is appointed "Chinese Am- bassador to Japan in succession to Mr. Chiang Tso-pin, who will be- come Minister of Interior. Gen. eral Chen is married to Japan ese lady and recently attended a centennial celebration at Talhoku,

Formosa.

The new Fukien chairman will bo General Chiang Ting-wen, dir. ector of the Foochow Pacification Office, who came into the lime light by defeating the 13th Route Army in Fukien in early 1934. Union News.

BRAZIL FLYINGBOAT SUCCESS

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Port Natal, Dec., 15. The Brazil Tyingboat with Lieut. Devaisseau arrived here from Dakar after a successful flight across the South Atlantic Bruter.

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Hos Rosa, DECEMBER 16, 193D.

ITALY FACES SANCTIONS

Italy has decided to stop pub- lishing details about her Anancia position--they made too depress- Ing reading. True. It was only a few experts who understood thet true significance. and the Fascist Press was carefu to hide

the

Madrid, Dec. 15-Gil Robles, the Catholle Fascist leader, is actively opposing the new Cabinet. He has ordered all municipal officials affillated to the Catholic Party to resign their posts-Reuter.

4 Gossip We Must

(By "CHANCE">

On Tuesday evening Squadron Leader Keary and the officers of Kal Tak gave a large cocktail party for the opening of their new mess and it was attended by a large and distinguished crowd. The mess. inside is exceedingly nice, very large and comfortable and taste- fully furnished, Force Band played during the The Royal Air evening which added an galety.

air or

Air Commodore and Mrs. Sydney Smith were there, she very smart in a black and gold spotted tunic. Mrs. Keary was charming in a

truth from the mass of the people NEWS SUMMARY cocktail gown of beige and i was

Still, the truth might have leaked

out, and its gradual diffusion from mouth to mallth might have damped the ardour of the Fas- cists. So they are to be kept in the dark

Meanwhile Mussolint has EN- nounced with the customary flourish of trumpets that there wil be "reprisals" "against the countries which enforce sanctions against Italy. It sounds resolute and determined and courageous and is intended to impress opinion Luside and outside Italy with the firmness of the Government's at titude and with their indifference

to sanctions."

sanctions.

What do these "reprisals" mean? They mean that Italy is cutting off avenues of trade with the League Powers-which is pre- cisely the object of Seeing her foreign trade doomed, she is trying to make the best of a bad job. Better

to cut one's own nose off than to have it cut off by somebody else." But the effect on the face is much the

same either way.

A severe blow to Italy has been the announcement that Germany Damage to mudguards was sus- wil collaborate to a considerable tained by two private cars when extent in sanctions. Shc has they collided with exch other.published a list of products the Private car No. 2957 while being export of which will be strictly driven out of Hunter's Arms by controlled. Austria, also, has so Mr. C. L. Gregory came into collitat swung over to the League as ston with another private to prohibit the export of arms to driven by Mr. F. M. Ellis.

Italy.

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UNIVERSITY GRADUATES

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CELEBRATE

Canton, Dec. 15. Graduates of the University of Michigan held an annual dinner last evening at the Air Force Club, Tungshan which was attended by 120 graduates and guests, The programme, which included dancing. tap dance by three girls o Fool To Academy, and a panto mime was thoroughly enjoyed by these present.

A special dance orchestra was provided by a band from Hong Kong The non-talking show WAS the highlight of the evening. The secretary of the U. of M. club. Dr. Y. T. Tang, Chief Surgeon of the Air Force, was the director, of the show and a high grade per- formance was given by a talented cast including Brig.-General 8. Q. Wong, Chief Architect of the 1st Group Army Union NewT.

HWEI PING SAFE

Shanghai, Dec. 14. The steamer Hwel Ping has been found anchored off the Shantung coast to the north of Tsingtao, where it sought shelter on account of heavy seas. All the crew of 30 are safe. Reuter,

LAUNCH TRAGEDY

Shanghai, Dec. 14.

What will be the effect of all this upon Italy? It has already been reported that she has but six weeks supply of petrol, and the price has been raised to an extraordinary level. At the pre- sent time, when sanctions have not yet been put into force fully Italy is finding herself in con- siderable economic difficulties. But her troubles in this respect are barely beginning.

From Abyssinia there constant- ly come reports of desertion by Itakan native troops to the Ethio- pian side.

It is difficult to say how far these reports are reliable, but it would certainly not be au- prising if they proved to be true. For whenever a difficult and dan- gerous advance has had to made, it is always the

native troops who have had to bear the brunt of the fighting. Only when it comes to festive events such as the occupation Blackshirt divisions moved up to

be

of Makale are

the front line to share the honour

and glory.

The Club drew first blood in "the triangular rogger tournament when they beat a strong naval fifteen on Saturday. The game' was watched by 3 large and distinguished gathering including His Excellency Sir Andrew Caldecott, the Gover- nor.