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CZECH PROBLEM | BORDER TROUBLE

OPTIMISM

Prospects Of Solution

London. July 23." The prospects of a solution of!

minorities Czechoslovakian question is regarded with optimism this morning by papers.

more the

The Times" states that the draft of the Nationalities Statute will provide for four independent parliamentary corporations · !0

NOT SERIOUS, SAYS MR. hull

Washington, July 24. Basing, his judgment on State Department advices, Mr. Cordell Hull. Secretary of State, declared at a press con- ference yesterday that he was Hitle disturbed by the Russo- Japanese tension.

Nothing reported has been sufficiently important to merit detalled discussion, he said.- (Reuter).

Bohemia, Slovakia, Moravia-Shiest. PLAN FOR NEW

and Carpatho-Ukraine,

NOW

SHIPS

SHELVED

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London, July 23. The two new ships which it was

EXCUSES IN TOKYO

Generous Attitude With Soviet

4

"Tokyo, July 23. The chorus of the Japanese press today extensively dealing with reports of the Russian troop movements in the Far East, is of particular interest since they are ! giving A comparative harmless interpretation to Russian military measures and refuse to see their reason in an inrecasing of tension

MONDAY, JULY 25, 1938:

FOREIGN MAILS

Parcel Post Service to the Province of Yaunaa is temporarily suspended.

Air mall letters may be posted in the ordinary posting boxes. They should be clearly marked "By Air Mail" and bear sufficient postage. In- sufficiently prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post Office.

Ale Mail Services to Shanghai, Nanking, Tsingiau, Tienisin and

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Tegelberg

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Soviet-Japanese relations, Straits.

The Tokyo "Asahi Shimbun" de- Tientsin and Swatow.. clares that the Soviet troop move-Japan

ments are not reinforcement from Tientsin other districts but merely regular Straits and Manila

rellet movements. The measurës Japan were, possibly taken for reasons in connection with the re-Shanghai

safety Rabaul

These regions would be accord- ed independent administrative rights and would assume a number! of obligations which have hitherto been in the hands of the Central Government.

Attention is.. also called to the recently proposed should be built cent light of General Lüshkow.

for the declaration of the Czechoslovakian in Britain

Canadian- Government that the Nationalities Australian line, will not be built Statute is not intended as a docu- at present, owing to the fact that ment which must be accepted or the cost of building had reached rejected in its entirety but as a an uneconomical pitch.

for consideration-(Trans- basis ocean).

New National Organisation

CIVIL AIR GUARD TO BE ESTABLISHED

WITHOUT DELAY ·

London, July 24.

Sir Kingsley Wood, Minister for Air, announced yesterday that a new national organisation to be known as the Civil Air Guard will be established without delay and

GENERAL KOISO'S

STATEMENT

Calcutta and Straits.

Straits

date, | Imperial

Airways Plane Suwa Maru... Kwangtung. Lycaon..

Haruna Maru....

Chung king

Islami.......

Hothow......

Friderun....

Tyndareus.

Rawalpindi

.....│Glenapp....

OUTWARD MAILS

6th Aug.

REGISTERED AND PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier. chan the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mala are advertised to close at or before 9 am, registered and parcel maila are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day,

Great attention is also being paid in Tokyo to a statement of Saigon... General Kolso hitherto commman-Japan and Shangbai. As soon as it is economically der-in-chief of the troops inShanghal possible, the ships will be con- Korea, who likewise connected the structed.

Russian troop movements with The draft of an agreement has the fight of General Lyshkow. been submitted to the Govern- Japanese military circles add ments of the United Kingdom. that the troop movements might Australia, Canada, New Zealand possibly result from a complete and the Fifi Islands, providing for regrouping of the Soviet border the construction of passenger and garrisons. cargo-vessels for the run from General Koiso declared that he Vancouver to Suva, Sydney, Wel-did not believe the border incident lington and Melbourne.--(Reuter). would assume serious proportions. On the other hand, some poli- tical circles here opine that the occupation of the Chankuteng hills by the Soviets and the nega- tive attitude of the Soviet Govern- ment in this matter had created a situation that must be carefully watched-(Transocean),

Bradman Again

I

will be open to all between the BUT ENGLAND IN

ages of 18 and 50, irrespective of

sex

The scheme, said Sir Kingsley: Wood, is to bring about a revolu tionary change in dying costs with subsidies paid to lightplane clubs. to which the scheme is linked.

The cost of qualification for an "A" licence will be reduced by ap- proximately £2.

|

It is believed that the scheme, by reduces flying costs

which

about half a crown per hour, will

produce a pool of experienced flyers from which it will be pas sible to draw pilots and other use ful aviation assistants in time of emergency-Reuter).

FAIR POSITION

DOUBLE BATTING

FAILURES

(BY “NEW LE.W.") .*

Shot out for a beggarly 223 on a

good 'wicket, England nevertheless

U.S. SPRINTERS ON THE SCREEN

Albritton's Jump In Slow Motion

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For

MONDAY

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Date and Time

Monday, 25th

Tal Hing

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Tal Lee........

11.00 AM

7.30 PM

3.3J PM

Samshui and Wuchow. Kongmoon Swatow. "Shanghai and Tientsin... Hangsang.

Benvenue Dairen Ale niall for Slan, Lanchow, Chang-

sha and Chengtu

etc.

(via Hankow) by the "Eurasia Air- ways Service" (To further points by'surface transport as Services permit).

TUESDAY Samahui and Wuchow.. Batavia and Sourabaya.. Kongmoon

Eurasia Plana

G.P.Q. & K.P.O. Reg. Und,

4.30 PM 5.00:3

Tuesday, 26th

Kongning.

.8.10 AM

Tibadak....

On Lee...... Soochow..

8.30 AM N 10.00 AM

10.30 AM

3.P.O. & K.P.O.

at

Airmail for "France Orient Airways

the

10 30 AM

Ord.

11.00 AM

Amoy and Shanghál

Service”—due Marsellies, 7th Ang. Jeah Laborde.

The newsreel being shown found herself in comparatively the King's Theatre in conjunction sound position at the end of the with the screening of the fum, saigon, Ceylon. India, East & South second day's play in the Fourth "Girl of the Golden West," depicts Test match at Headingley. In several scenes from the Pennsyl- fact, but for another inimitable vania Relays. Bradman, she would in all pro- bability have found herself with

a first innings lead!

Bradman's innings was a typical

CHANGSHA RAID effort, rivalling-in fact surpass

Action pictures to be seen are: Don Kinsey, of Duke University. Ls shown winning a high hurdle race from Fuller of Virginia.

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"WEDNESDAY... Samshui and Wüchow Kongmoon. “................. Holhow, Pakhoi and Haiphong...... Swatow and Bangkok.. Shanghai

Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin....

THURSDAY

C.N.A.C. Plane

Tal Ming.

Fook On".. Kiungchow... Kweiyang.. Anking...

Kaying..

G.P.O. & KP.O.

B &

Ord.

LUAS AM

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GP.D. & KP.O..

Bag.

4.00 PH

Ord.

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3.30 PM

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Parcels

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Reg.

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Thursday, 28th

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Emp. of Asia... Trinan.

78.30 PM 4.30 PM

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5.00 г 6.00 PM

5.CDPM

Airways Plane Ord:

*7.00 PM.

Ben Johnson, who may yet ing-that of Hammond earlier on. claim the title of "Fastest Human Changsha," July 24. He it was who stemmed the tide Ever' is anown sprinting to victory Changsha was subjected to af-[of the England shock attack, at over Pender, of Cornell, And other raid by 17 Japanese planes least to some extent. Thriving, as Weast, of Columbia. at 100 yards. yesterday morning.

he has always done, against fast Johnson also. shown out- The raiders coming in two bowling (that is, all fast bowling running" another famous negro groups of eight and nine dumped that fell short of the speed and sprinter, Enos Hicks, of Xavier, to over 60 bombs in the northern | accuracy of Larwood), he stood be- win the sprint relay for Columbia suburbs, killing two farmers and tween his side and complete col-University. wounding seven. Chinese anti lapse and his 103, scored out of Dave Albritton of Ohio State is aircraft guns fired heavily at them. 153, must rank as one of his best shown clearing the bar to win the

(Central News).

innings.

bigh Jump 'title at @ feet 6 inches, NANCHANG BOMBED

Full credit must be given to the He has reached 6 feet 9 inches Nanchang, July 24. English bowlers for the way in at his best. A good slow-motion A squadron of 20 Japanese which they tackled their very sequence of the jump is also planes raided Nanchang early tough task, and, though from this shown. yesterday morning. Some 20 distance, one can only surmise," 1 Dick Ganslen, of Colámbia, and bombs were dropped, landing on think it is a very safe guess to say Bill Harding, of Yale, are shown *Swatow. *Blianghai and Tientsin.. Sandviken open fields,

that Hammond must have hand clearing 13 feet 7 inches in the Manila Throughout the day Japanese led his bowling extremely well. In pole vault.

Swatow and Shanghai.. planes made extensive reconnais-him England seem indeed to have William Lynch of Princeton, one sance.

over/north Kiangsi.--(Cen- discovered, quite apart from his or the finest hammer throw tral Newa),

greatness with the bat, another prospects in the USA, is shown KIUKIANG HEAVIT BOMBED Maclaren or Plum Warner.

performing at his specialty. Kiukiang, July 24. The position now is full of in

Long John Woodruff of Pitt is Despite a drimle, Japanese air-terest. England are 19 runs be shown winning one of the classic craft subjected Klukiang and the bind on the first innings. Open-mile relay races in track history points in the neighbourhood to ing in their second venture to the from Jim Herbert, of N.Y.U., and continuous, raids throughout yes crease, Edrich and Barnett Bre Harley Howells of: Ohio State: terday.

on the together with 49 runs Hundreds of explosives were re-board. Despite or perhaps, be leased by the enemy machines, cause of. Edrich's recurring tal-MR. WANG CHUNG-HUI The casualties in Kinklang atoms lures, I am offering the bold opin- numbered roughly 300 whilst about ion that he will do something 300 civilian houses were wrecked; really worthwhile this time, and The resultant casualties and Barnett has already been tried Mr. Wang Chung hul, accompanied damage at Shihpipu and other and proven. When we add to this by important members of the For- points are believed to be heavy too. that there are still the mightyeign Office staff will leave for Chinese planes raided a concen- Hammond and the others, to go, Chungking on July 30, Mean- tration of Japanese warships early England does not by any means while, the remainder of the staff yesterday morning, but the dam seem to be in such a bad position will proceed.up-river by steamer-

(Reuter), age has not been ascertained.

after all

Hankow, July 24. The Chinese Foreign Minister,

Airmail för "Imperial Airways

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Ord.

Friday, 29th G.P.O. & K.P.Ó.

4:00 pW 4.30 PM

|GRO, & KPO,

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5:00 PM

Suwa Maru.

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