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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1937.

LOUIS-BRADDOCK TITLE FIGHT TO-NIGHT

JOE LOUIS

M. LEON BLUM RESIGNS

"We Want Measures

Of Prudence"

སྨཱ ཏི

Paris, June 20.

The Senate, by the decisive vote

NEGRO FAVOURED TO WIN CROWN

Advance Sales Promise Million Dollar Gate

Braddock Confident Of Knockout Victory

CHICAGO, JUNE 21."

DESPITE INCONSISTENT FORM SHOWN IN TRAINING, JOE LOUIS, THE BROWN BOMBER, IS 1 TO 1`FAVOURITE TO BEAT JAMES BRADDOCK IN THE TITLE FIGHT TO-MORROW...

If Louis wins he will become the first coloured heavyweight champion of the world since Jack Johnson won the erowa

Louis has shown Intense dislike in the gymnasium though occasionally his flerce onslaughts against sparrers has revealed the still susceptible right hand blow to the head which is Brad dock's strongest weapon.

Louis is punching harder but is sluggish and the negro has got the critics guessing.

Gamblers are fearing that Louis

of 188 to 96, rejected that Cham-is purposely misleading them thus ber of Deputies' amended Plenary Bill to-day.

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considerably hedging the wagers which were made following early

adverse reports from the Louts

camp,

The Cabinet Council immediate ly met to draft a declaration in

However, the Brown Bomber is which M. Leon Blum, Prime Min-

confident of winning very quickly later. will announce his resigns- tion in view of the Senate defeat. against Braddock, the conqueror of

the 'Senate

before

Addressing the vote. M. Blum sald he well knew the feeling of the majority of the Senate against the Popular Front Government, The Senate, he said, gave the Government neither confidence nor power, The Government only sought con- Adence; and if this were rendered impossible, what would happen to-

morrow?

M. LEON BLUM

"The Government as proud of its year's work, was supported by the mass of the people and respected abroad, M. Blum, challenged. He asked again for the conndence of the Senate."

Max Baer.

Realising the need for greater speed Braddock sparred against

LENGTHY MEETING

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the world's champions, Barney Ross and Sixto Escobar on Satur- day in order to sharpen up.

Braddock has seen Louis in his

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last five fights and has carefully studied motion pictures of the negro's style.

Braddock confident of

13 knockout victory.

Advance sales indicate a million dollar gate of which Braddock"will receive fifty per cent.

The fight starts at 10 p.m. local time.-

Reuter

Chiang Kai Shek

BRADDOCK

MR. KAWAGOE

LEAVING FOR

SHANGHAI

SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS

Tokyo, June 21."

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It is announced that Mr. Kawa- Japanese Ambassador 800, China, is leaving Tokyo on June 25 for Shanghai.

The spokesman of the Foreign BILBAO

Omice said that Mr. Kawagoe will certainly endeavour to promote friendly relations between China and Japan and also watch for s opportunity of resuming negotia- tions for the readjustment of Bino- Japanese relations Asked about

BOLS LIQUEURS

A SUPREME ENDING TO ANY DINNER

CALDBECK'S

RETURNING

TO NORMAL

North China, the spokesman said Il Duce Congratulates

Gen. Franco

it had long been the practice of the Japanese authorities in North China to negotiate with the focal Chinese administration for settle- 'ment of local issues. This prac- tice would continued while it will be left entirely to the discretion of the Japanese authorities in North China

to refer any issue

decide REPORTED VISIT Nanking Reuter.

Paris, June 21 M. Leon Blum resigned early this morning, after a lengthy meeting of the heads of the Popular Front Party Government at the Hotel Matignon. The Cabinet had whether it would present a new series of reform proposals or maintain the present scheme. The latter course was followed, whereupon the Cabinet automati- cally resigned.

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M. Blum went at once to Presi dent Lebrun.-

Reuter.

"A COMPLETE CALM”

Paris, June 21

President Lebrun, who has ac- cepted M. León Blum's resignation, is anxious to solve the ministerial crisis as soon as possible, and has already conferred with the Pre- sidents of the Chamber and Senate.

He will commence ai 9 a.m. to-day to summon potential premiers to the Elysee.

M. Blum, in a statement, said the Senate had refused the Gov ernment powers considered indis- pensible in face of the financial difficulties and the Cabinet had unanimously decided that despite

M. Joseph Caillaux. rapporteur the Chamber's. constant fidelity of the Finance Commission, re- the Senate's vote made it im- plying to M. Blum said: "Your | possible for the Government to words have been believed by your pursue its object, and therefore it acts. We want measures of pru- submitted its collective resigna- dence.

tion.

"The Government should bring "We shall make to all those us a clearly defined financial pro- | who, throughout the country, are gramme, without any mystery grouped in the Popular Front; ä about its intentions."

pressing appeal to maintain a com- plete calm," said M. Blum. The. interests of the country demand a transference of power. It should be done calmly, according to re- publican legality."

Thereupon, by a vote of 198 to 82, the Senate adopted it's own text of the Special Powers BUI.-- Reuter.

Paris, Jurie 214-M. Leon Blum resigned early this thoming, after a lengthy meeting of the heads of the Popular Front Party Govern- ment at the Hotel Matignon- Reuter

CITY RECEIVES NEWS WITH. EQUANIMITY.

Reuter CHAUTEMPS MAY RECONSTRUCT GOVERNMENT

Paris, June 21. Obedlent to M. Leon Bum's re- quest the people are taking the crisis calmly.

Paris June 21. It is expected that M. Châutemps The city received the news of the may try to reconstruct the Popular fall of the Blum Cabinet with Front Government with the Radi- equanimity. Even the Foreign Ex-cal Socialists predominant but af change market which in most present it is uncertain whether the directly affected failed to exbibit Socialists with agree-

more than the ordinary, nervous- Reuter.

ness usually associated with the downfall of any Government. The attitude of the latter, market is

at present one of wait and see with the result that the Franco-British authorities are easily maintaining the rate for spot francs at Batur day's level of 110.90. Widening discounts on franes for forward delivery which at the present are three and five francs for one and three months, respectively, testifies to the prevailing unejsiness but business is very small owing to the fact that while buyers are scarce sellers show na inclination to force the pacema Reuter

40-HOUR WEEK REJECTED

Geneva, June 21. "The representative" of the Bri- tish Government on the Interna tional Labour Omice rejected a proposal for a forty hour. week in Britain. He stated that the Gov- ernment was satisfied with the presen, arrangement of hours of work reduction of which would lower the wiges of the workers.— Heister's Bulletin Service,

TO SOUTH

Canton, June 21," Reports that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Nanking Executive. Yuazz and Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission, ta coming South, again have been persistent,.

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek la anxious to come South as soon

as possible, owing to the many pressing matters in Kwangtung Province, which he would like to attend to in person.

But, owing to the salubrious and beneficial conditions of the Loo Shan Health Resort, where Gen- eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek is to-

cuperating at present, and since army and defence and other mat ters are now in the hands of capable officials, there is no press- ing necessity for his Immediate presence in Kwangtung.

reliably It is

stated that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek will pay a visit to Canton some time during the month of July

next.

Accordingly, Civil Governor Wu Teh-chen has postponed his de- parture for Loo Shan, pending the arrival of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek-¦• Chinese Evenity Prea

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London. June 21.

Insurgent reports state that con- ditions in Blibao are returning to normal with business resuming and banks reapening very shortly. The Government at Santander in a communique to-day, however, denied that Insurgent troops cap- stated tured the whole city and that the Basques were putting up strong resistance on the right bank of the river flowing through Bil- bao.

THREE-POINT POLICY

Shanghai, June 21. Mr. Koki Hirota, the Japanese Foreign Minister, won his point in Insisting that his three-point policy in dealing with China'should be adopted in the instructioris to Ambassador Shigeru Kawagoe upon Mussolini has sent a message of his return to China, according to a congratulations to General Fran- Tokyo dispatch.

cisco Franco on his capture of the Basque capital- Reuter.

The three-point policy is (1) Sino-Japanese economic co-opera- tion to the exclusion of third parties, (2) recognition of Man- choukuo by China, and (9) Sino- Japanese drive against the Com munista. ".

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With regard to Japanese smug- Minister Hirota asks for a lowering of the Chinese tariff as a means to check this illicit traffle.

gling in North China, Foreign

In Sino-Japanese negotiations of all outstanding issues. Mr. Hirota wants first to discuss matters con- cerning communications.

pubile following a

These instructions were made statement of Foreign Minister, C. H. Wang that China would resist if she were attacked Union News

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NEW ERA IN GERMAN

FOREIGN POLICY

Von Neurath's Forthcoming

Visit To London

The entry of General Francisco Franco's victorious troops inte BD- bao was described by a Spanish BALANCE OF POWER IN EUROPE

journalist who accompanied the first company to push into the heart of the city, to-day.

As they moved along the streets,

("Hong Kong Dally Press" Spécial

WARSAW, JUNE 21.

alert for traps and snipers. there was hardly a soul to be seen. A THE GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER, BARON VON NEU- fed citizens peered furtively from RATH'S VISITS TO BELGRADE, SOFIA, AND BUDAPEST," AND their windows. But as the soldiers HIS FORTHCOMING VISIT TO LONDON ARE REGARDED EY" reached the centre of the city THE BERLIN CORRESPONDENT OF “GAZETA PÓLEKA,” WHICH they found a larger crowd, which

IS GENERALLY REGARDED AS- THE MOUTHPIEGE" OF THE POLISH FOREIGN OFFICE, AS" A „MAEK OF A NEW ERA "IN" gave them a great ovation, many THE GERMAN FOREIGN POLICY. lifting their hands in the Fascist salute

Recent conversations. of the sort of balance of power has been GENERAL BECK FOR BERLIN

Foreign Minister with established in Europe. The "pré- The Presidencia, the Town Hall German Berlin, June 20... General Back German Chief of and the "Ministry of the Interior statesmen of other countries as sent moment, so the correspondent the General Staff, who has been were handed over without blood-other countries as well as articles says, is particularly favourable for of welcome published on the oë. "such new balance, despite the spending several days in the shed.

casion of his arrival by the press mumerous antagonism: resulting French capital, left for Berlin op

Gradually the townspeople" ga of those countries, has, according | from the Spanish civil war Anglo- Sunday evening.

thered in the central sections of to the correspondent, shown the Italian tension and especially the city when it was seen that position taken by Germany in Soviet Russa's interference to there was to be no further vio-Europe.

Europe with the help of the lence, seething thousands packed The correspondent opines that Cominterm the squares, and thoroughfares, this position is due lemto Ger- The correspondent concluden while planes looped the loop over many having regained equality of that all European, powers are now

I ransocean News Service.

MADE FREEMEN OF ABERDEEN head, and banks and business hou- rights but to recourse to more prepared to discuss the imitation

· Mr. McKënste

London, June 21. Mr. McKemle. King' and Mr. J. A. Lyons,. Prime Ministers of Canada and Australia, respectively, were to-day made Freemen of Aberdeen.

The Lord Provost presiding at the ceremony said that the town was honouring two distinguished personages for their per- sonal qualities as well as for what they had done for the Do- minions of which they were the leaders of the Governments,.... Renter's Bulletin: Service::

ses strung out decorations in moderate methods in her foreign of armaments, but that this ques which the Nationalist nag predo-policy. If peace reigns in Europe tion has been complicated by the

this is not because of the League policy of Soviet Russia- iminated.

of Nations exists, but because & Tranivetan News Service.

MILITIAMEN CAPTURED

OPEN WAK DECLARED DR. ALFRED SZE AT

ON MR. E. BEVIN

NANKING

and

London, June 21.

Nanking," June 21 The Big Four of the Central Dr. Alfred Sze, former Chinesa Omnibus Committee Mesara Pap Ambassador to Washington, ar- worth, Enelling, Hayward and Big ved here this afternoon Warehas now declared war on called on Wang Chung Hui who the Secretary for Transport Mr. was his hot at dinner. to-nie Ernest Betin, and the General Reuter Workers' Union, on account of his

It not yet known how many Basque militiamen were taken pri- 'soner in Bilbao itself, for towarde the end of the alege the Insurgents had completely surrounded the city, and it is believed several thousand defenders surrendered. Since the beginning of theen- gagement, and the piercing of the Tron Ring" Bibacy's powerful de- fence line, no ises than 15,00 mil Ittamen have been taken prisoner.

Towards evening lorries began decision in the London bus strike to arrive with bread, meat and which was broken off under Mr. other food and wine, for the re- Bevin's innuence victualing of the city. The water supply, which had been cut off for four days, was re-established.,

BRIDGES BLOWN UP

General Franco has laqued (or- ders that all reprisals against the population of Bilbao are to be avoided.

Material damage to the city is less than was expected and is of

The Big Four" who are all Com- mumista, now accuse Mr. Beyin of having betrayed the cause of work- ers and demand his resignation Transocean News Beroscal

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

The closed

state that concord

no great consequence, apart from the six bridges blown up by the re- | xchi treating anarchists,

Reuter

trot of the

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Bavaria has

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