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350 CHINESE STUDENTS: “LOST”
Shanghai.--A "petitioning curs
of about 350 students, en route to Nanking from Pelping to ask that Marshal Ching Hsueh-liang be permitted to fight for restoration of Manchuria to China was "lost" somewhere in North China on May 23..
FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1937.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
Group Captain's Posts
'Group' Captain H. Gordon-Dean, A.F.C., on completing three years in command of the Electrical and Wireless School, Cranwell. is "up- pginted Senior Air Staff Officer in the now No. 4 (Bomber) Group formed at Mildenhall on April 1. droup Captain. J. II. Simpton. at Hsuchow in northwestern hitherto Assistant to the Director Klangsu province. Others said of Signals. Alr Ministry, succeeds they were still north of Tsinan.him in command of the School. Shantung province,
Reports of the progress of the Northeastern University students conflicted. Some said they halted
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Censors torbade North China newspapers to publish news of the expedition, which started with a slt-down strike in the Pelping railway station to obtain free passage to Nanking. Railway authorities professed not to know what happened to the group.
Unconfirmed reports said a regiment of gendarmes and a large police force left Nanking for Hsuchow to halt the students.
Some beleted the demonstrators would be sent either to Kaiteng or Slan. Others thought they I would be received in Nanking.. under strict supervision to prevent disturbances, and would be per mitted to name representatives to present their case to the govern ment.
The
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youthful demonstrators
sought restoration of complete former power to the Manchurian "Young Marshal" whose" troops Chiang
detained Generalissimo Kai-shek in Stan last December. They also asked that he restored as head of Northeastern University.
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Japanese reports from Pelping : said plans to transfer the
university
from. Pei-
to Slan
pl have already been cancelled.
"Manila Bulletin,"
RICHARD TAUBER
At The Albert Hall
"The song recital given recently in the Albert Hall by Mr. Richard Tauber was listened to by a large assembly of admirers who applaud- ed at every available opportunity. and were rewarded by an equally generous allowance of encores.
PERMANENT COMMISSION.
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ROYAL NAVY
New Tactical Course
A new term at the Senior On- cers' Tactical School began recently and will last until July 23. Among the students will be Rear-Admiral R. Vesey Holt, D.S.O.. M.V.O., late In command of the RN. College. Dartmouth, who was promoted to fag rank last year.
RETURN OF THE SHROPSHIRE
H.M.S. Shropshire, Captain W. E. C. Talt, M.V.O, 'has returned to Portsmouth from a 24-year com- mission in the Mediterranean, the latter part of which has been spent In Spanish waters. She will "take part in the Coronation Review, and 1 afterwards to be retted and recommissioned for further service in the 1st Cruiser Squadron.
The next examination of short- service officers for permanent cum- missions and medium service will be held on November 2 and 3. and
ists of officers recommended are NAVAL APPOINTMENTS to reach the Air Ministry by The following appointments are September 1. The following va- made by the Admiralty:-- cancies are offered for competition Capts.-R. E. Phillips, D.S.O.. to to those desiring permanent coin | be Chief of Staff and Maintenance missions by specialization:-Aero- | Capty, the Noce (Aug. 20); W. Luch nautical engineerings; signals; 3: armament. 3: navigation, 4; and photography, 1.
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Jackson. D.S.Ü., to be Director of Training and Staff Duties Division Sept. 211; A. W. L Bisset, to Shropshire (Oct. 18); J. M. Mans- feld, to Norfolk (on recommg.), and B. CS. Martin, to be Director of
Physical Training and Sports, and in charge of the School of Physical and Recreational Training (Oct. 16).
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ENTRY OF ELECTRICIANS In view of the increase in num. ber and complexity of the electrical Installations and apparatus in air craft it has been decided to rein- troduce
the trade of electrician (Group II), which was abolished in 1925. Skilled and semi-skilled. electricians are being recruited, Lt.-Cdrs.-F. R. W. Partsh. tn and courses of instruction not ex-Shoreham (May 12); and C. B. S. ceeding 12 months will be held at Clitherow, to Wishart (May 10). the Home Aircraft Deps. Henlow, from July next.
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Cdr.-A. F De Salts, to Vernon (June 1).
Lts.-G. 8. Salt to Starfish (May 30); G. H. Greenway, to Osiris; and H. A. V. Haggard, to Rover.
Mid.-T. F. P. U. Page, to Ramil- lies (May 21).
Promotions
Rayr. Lt. (Retd.).—J. R. Truscott, to rank of" Payr. · Lt-Odr, (retd.) (aeny. May 8).
London, May 26. The principal delegates to the
Sub-Lts.-J. W. R. Spedding. to Imperial Conference met for the of Lt. (seny, Dec. 1. 1936) A. C. seventh time at No 10. Downing Tupper, to rank of Lt. (seny. Feb. Street to-day. Mr. Baldwin presid-18); O. J. R. Nicolls (F./0, RAF), Sir Samuel Hoare spoke on. H H Culme-Seymour, D. J. the naval situation and after Godden, and C. J..R. Cave, to rank further discussion the meeting ad-of Lt. (seny. May 1). journed until tomorrow morning. Cd. Elect.-J. W. Cooper, to rank It is expected that at that meeting of Elect. Lt. (seny, May 12). the delegates will begin a review of the economic questions in rela- tion to the Empire- British Wireless.
NO MEDIATION
Salamanca, May 27. Nationalist press refers once more An official statement in, the
The programme included a num-" ber of light Viennese trifles by Johann Strauss and Lehár, which were sung in Mr. Tauber's most winning and compelling style. They brought the house down and #ccasioned more encores than any other group of
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the meeting of songs. Among these encores
League of Nations, and states that was a song with words by Miss Diana Napler and Nationalist Spain would not tole- music by the singer, as well as a
rate any interference in matters song out of the forthcoming pro- herself in the only possible way. which she was determined to solve duction "Paganini."
As has been the case before, it namely on the battlefield. All was both interesting and instruc-projects of mediation would only tive to hear how Mr. Tauber dealt mean support for the Reds. Any with great music such as Schu-
medlation, furthermore, would mann's "Dichterliebe" six out of come either too late or too early, the 18 being sung), four of Schu- but never' at the right time. bert's most widely known songs,
Transocean News Service. and an aria from Mozart's' "Sera- glo." Once again one felt that as a Mozart ainger Mr. Tauber is almost certainly a real loss to the operatic stage. As a leder he is always pleasant to hear because
VIOLENT FIGHTING
San Sebastian, May 27.
of the case with which he pro- Fighting in the, Mungula and. duces attractive tone, the clarity Jata sector was continued with of his diction, and the general great violence to-day according affability of his method of ap- { to Nationalist reports, The proach.
Nationalists conquered a number His strong sense of the dramatic of important positions. The vill drew attention at times away ages surrounding Mungule are said from the song. An instance of to have been evacuated by the this was the sob at the end of Basques, and Nationalist artillery Schubert's "Doppelgänger," which is rendering Basque troop move- which brought one with a joltments most difficult, Franco's air back to earth, turning what had force bombed places of military been a moving interpretation into importance on the coast and in clever artificiality.
the mountains.- Transocean News Service.
"Ich grolle nicht" he sang as a sorrowful love song instead of as the bitter and disillusioned com- mentary upon feminine weakness which the song really is.
Throughout the recital there. were countless examples of bril- liant vocalisation. one of these being the second verse of Schu- bert's "Du bist die Rub," which for sheer singing was remarkable.
Sir Austen Chamberlain's Property
London, May 26. The estate of Sir Austen Cham“ berlalu has been proved at £45,-
044.
His accompanist was Mr. Percy Str Austen left the Millais por- Kahn, one of whose songs served | trait of Mary Carnegie, the wife of as an encore. Miss Lisa Minghetti. Joseph Chamberlain, as a family the violinist, contributed a succes heirloom but on the failure or de- sion of items to the fine accom- paniment of Mr. Gerald Moore.
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termination of his trust the por- trait is to pass to the National Portrait Gallery or the Birming- ham Art Gallery, conditional upon the portrait of Joseph Chamber- lain by Bargent being also accept- ed and the two exhibited together. – British Wireless.
London, May 28. Bands played and, there rousing cheers from ship and shorethampton for home in the lined when the Canadian Services con- Montclare; to-day. The Mayor of Ungents, including the famous Bouthampton was at the dock to Northwest Mounted Palice; who bid them farewell came for the Coronation, left, Bou-British Wirdesa,
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