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SERIOUS OUTBREAK OF MALARIA AT SHING MUN

FLYING ARMADA IN IRELAND

Mishap to General

Balbo's Plane

London, July 3. Slight damage was suf- fered by General Balbo's plane during the refuelling of the Italian fleet of sea- planes at Londonderry. It is now being repaired.

Lord Londonderry, Secre- tary for Airflow from Lon- don this afternoon to wel- come

airmen the Italian

who are awaiting favour- able weather to start their Atlantic flight.-British Wireless.

SIGNS OF UNREST IN GERMANY

TROUBLE AMONG

NAZIS

HITLER ISSUES WARNING

Berlin, July 4. The feeling is growing that all is not well with the Hitler regime.

There are rumours of dis- content within the ranks of the Nazi storm-troops and of re- bellious feelings among populace generally.

the

Whisperings of a second revolu- tion are being heard,

That the stories abroad are not mere invention would seem to be illustrated by the tenour

of

Intensive Campaign

Campaign Undertaken

FORTY TO SIXTY

CASES DAILY

SHANGHAI LABOURERS MOST AFFECTED

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH”)

SOME DISQUIET HAS BEEN PROVOKED AMONG THE ENGINEERS ENGAGED UPON THE SHING MUN DAM SCHEME BY A SERIOUS OUT- BREAK OF MALARIA AMONG THE LABOURERS ENGAGED IN THE PREPARATORY WORK.

It is stated that although there are only from seven to eight hundred coolies engaged at Shing Mun at the present time, they have been reporting with malaria at the phenomenal rate of from forty to sixty per day, hampering progress A some extent, although the work now being undertaken is of no great im- portance to the main scheme.

to

•

The Telegraph's enquiries elicited an interesting fact in connexion with the outbreak. The workmen at Shing Mun are partly Cantonese and partly Shanghai Chinese. The incidence among the Shanghai men has been considerably greater than among the Cantonese, and at the present time, nearly all the patients are Shanghai men,

AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT

to Combat Trouble

RUHR PIT EXPLOSION

COAL-WASHING '

DISASTER

EIGHT KILLED AND MANY HURT

Berlin, July 4, A serious explosion oc- curred yesterday in the coal-] washing works attached to the Blumenthal Pit, near Recklinghaus.

In the first blast, eight of the workmen were killed and a larger number seriously injured.

M. Litrinaff; the Soviet Commissari

The explosion was followed by for Foreign Affairs, who has been

a fire which destroyed the machi finding much work in London out-nery and part of the building. side that of the World Economic

Conference.

DEFINITION OF AGGRESSOR

SOVIET PACT WITH 7 STATES

NO. EXCUSES

London, July 3 M. Litvinoff's visto Lendoj has been productive of a further important diplomatic success, the conclusion of a non-aggres-

sion pact between the Soviet and seven other countries.

The fact is noteworthy since it [ling the problem. The fields for recalls the experience of the half a mile round the quarters are

The pact was signed to-day by M. Litvino and the representa- Hongkong Police Force in the employment of Weihniwer police being thoroughly cleared and

tives of Afghanistan,--Esthonia, big, strapping drained, sub-soil drains and Latvia, Persia, Poland and Turkey. men. Although fellows and capable policeman, it

Fire fighting Equipment was brought from soveral parts of the Ruhr region to cope with the oubreak, which was soon got un- der control. The most serious damage was the result of the explosion-Reuter,

FATAL DIVE BY YOUTH

DROWNING MISHAP AT LAICHIKOK:

THOUGHT TO HAVE STRUCK BOTTOM

A drowning fatality oc-

DEATH ON P. & O. NALDERA

London Accountant

ኒ

Buried at Sea

Gibraltár, July 4.

On the arrival of the P. and O. liner Naldera from the Far East, the cap- tain reported that Alban Frank Mathews, a London accountant, had been found dead in his first-class cabin. and was buried at sea. Reuter.

SOVIET

STEAMER

SEIZED

|JAPANESE CHARGES OF

SPYING

ANOTHER - CAUSE OF FRICTION

Tokyo, July 4. Another incident has oc- curred to provide source of dispute between Japan and

ROOSEVELT the Soviet.

POLICY

ACCLAIMED BY MR. KEYNES

MAGNIFICENTLY RIGHT

Two Soviet vessels, one a steam- er of four thousand tons, have, been seized and a number of Russ slans have been taken into custody.

Allegations of spying have been laid against the Russians involved. The story is related in a megange from Otaru, which says that following reports that Soviet sub London, July 4.

jects were spying in the Kurlles, Speculations regarding the out-party of armed Japanese police come of to-day's meeting of the seized a 4,000-ton Soviet steamon Bureau of the World Economic and a 100-fon Soviet fishing-boat uninhabited Conference form the chief topics off Makkanro, an of the morning papers.

falet south-west of Paramushiro.

"SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS"

While President Roosevelt has. not had a good press in London, | denunciations of his attitude are They arrested thirty Russians by no means unanimous.

and announced their intention of The Daily Herald, on the con- taking the seized vessels and the trary, hails; it as "the first de-arrested men to Nemuro.

nite pronouncement by the head The Russians claim they were

of a great country in favour of a merely supplying, water, and pro currency adapted not to chance visions to the Soviet crab-canning exigencies of the supply and dis- ship which stranded off “Mak tribution of a certain metal, but kanro Into in May, but the to the economic needs of the Japanese assert their actions were most suspicious and tantamount to spying and invading Japancac Lerritorial waters.-Router.

nation."

.

MAGNIFICENTLY RIGHT. The well-known economist, Mr.

Maynard Keynes, in an article

President Roosevelt is "mugnifi-

fighting speech by Herr Hitler last was found that they were peculiarumber of special water channels It consists of five Articles and one curred at the Laichikakin the Daily Mail declares that BRITAIN AND THE

ly able. to contract malaria, are being constructed. The next!

the Cantonese offers a step will be the oiling of the en night, in the course of a speech wile

thus preventing the to Nazi leaders at Reichen Hall, vigorous resistance to the disease. tire area,

threatened to As far as is known, none of the larvae from coming to life. Ilitler

BLOOD TESTS. "suppress ruthlessly, not only all Europeans engaged at Shing Mun reaction-arties, but those who ven-has yet been affected. but every ture to consider an attempt at a precaution is being taken anil Second Revolution."

Ilerr

annexe.

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AGGRESSOR DEFINED...

The Treaty defines an aggressor

(1) the State which is the first

to declare var;

the

SOVIET

LENA GOLDFIELDS

ISSUE

bathing beach yesterday,cently right" and he challenges the victim being Cho Man-Britain to decide whether to trend the old unfortunate ways, or to sang, a young student.

explore the new paths leading to The deconsed who used the China managed currency, Mo Athletic Association's shed on Britain has an opportunity to the sterling-dollar It is anticipated that some (2) the State which invades the the bench, was seen to dive from consolidate

a height of ten feet. When he did bloc, comprising virtually efforts are now being made to months will clapse before the full territory of the other without. not reappear, it was feared that he whole world outside Western trace the main breeding-ground value of the anti-malarial work is declaration of. war;

had injured himself by having Europe, obtained, Hitler's warning followed so

(3) the State, which attacks struck the harbour bed, as there GOLD ULTIMATUM. closely upon the rumours of dis-of the mosquitoes.

Blood-tests carried out huve re-with land, seal or air forces the Workmen are now engaged in

only five feet of water Way

On the other hand, it is his satisfaction Among

that over fifty per cent. troops, ships and aircraft of the hereabouts at the time,

ported that the gold countries are troops and of growing unrest in clearing and draining all paddy venled

Captain Anthony Edon, in th The Police were informed and likely to demand the stabilisation large sections of the population, fields in the vicinity and Dr. R. B. of the labourers on the Shing Mur other State; c

be dis-Jackson, the Government mala-scheme are now malaria-infected. (4) the State which blockades assisted by the other bathers, they of the pound as a condition of the House of Commons said the pur that they can scarcely

riologist. is paying daily visits to although It has not been possible the coasts and ports of the other recovered the body of

continuance of the Conference, pose for which the embargo wa connected.

the scene to study the needs of the to ascertain how many brought

unfortunate youth.

falling which the Conference will imposed had thus been attains: situation.

dormant malaria with them.

be adjourned after roaching the Arrangements would shortly b largest measure of agreement pos- made to resume trade negotiation

terrupted. BRIDGESsible and appointing a committee at the point where they were in

REPORT DENIED.

storm-

__

the Meanwhile,

Propaganda Ministry, of which Dr. Goebbels

has charge, hús issued a denial of

· HOSPITAL GOING UP.

and

It was officially admitted that certain work has been held up as a result of the outbreak, but the

110 malariolog delay occasioned la of importance.

A resident Chinese doctor,

#L

a report that two hundred insub-dresser ordinate storm-troops have been ist are stationed at Shing Mun. confined in a concentration camp while a hospital is being built near Munich.-Reuter.

and is wearing completion.

AN EXPERT.

real

Dr. K. H. Uttley, the Medical Mr. Bach, an engineer with con-

experience 10Meer in charge New Territories, siderable

of

State;

(5) the State which supports armed bands in its territory which invade another State and refuses on the request of the invaded State to take the proper stops in its territory to suppress the bands. NO EXCUSES.

The Annexe stipulates that no

anti-consideration of any kind shall FUGITIVE BREAKS he has been attending the ma- malarial work in Singapore, is serve as a pretext or a justification

A LEG

AN UNAUTHORISE

LUMBER INDUSTRY

larla at Shing Mun, is himself re- engaged in the same task at Shing for aggression. ported to be ill.

.

SERIOUS PROBLEM,

to

Mun.

ENGINEERING PROBLEMS.

THREE NEW

OVER THAMES

the

Opened by the Prince of Wales

ro-

to prepare the basis of the resump- tion of the conference when cur- rency stabilisation becomes pos- sible.-Router.

CINEMA ROOF COLLAPSE M. Litvinoff, In a statement

London, July 3. which was issued simultaneously

Three now bridges over the with the text of the Non-Aggres-

Upper Thames at Chiswick, ELEVEN INJURED IN Meanwhile, there is also a flood sloni Pact; explains that the pre Twickenham and Hampton Court

CANTON No efort is being spared combat the outbreak, with its high of rumours in circulation regard-sent definition of aggressions is

Canton, July 4. of Wales. incidence of victims, the situation ing the engineering problems con- that which was submitted to were opened to-day by the Prince

Part of the roof of the Wah being, regarded as serious, not so nected with the construction of Geneva but which was found in-

conventent and embarrassing to The Bridges have been A regular lumber industry ap-much from the viewpoint of the the Gorge Dam.

certain States..

structed to meet the requirements Man Theatre, in South Chung started by needs of the moment, or the next

The dam in to be about two The Soviet Government thereof increased traffe due to road Wah Road, collapsed on Sunday trac-follers on Aplichau, when they few months, from the viewpoint hundred feet high and will repre-

Elevon persons' were injured. on point of the problem which will sent one of the world's outstand-fore felt it desirable to embody developments and the construc-evening when a popular picture raided an old pine plantation

The accident is attributed to the Island and selected the largest have to be faced when work on ing engineering works. Rumour the definition of nggression in a tion of new bypass roads in the was being exhibited. specimens.

the dam is commenced, with some has it that despite hundreds of Convention with a limited numbor western outskirts of London.

Thousands of people witnessed the ceremonies and the Prince faulty workmanship and the heavy or three In an attempt to discover how thousands of coolies engaged, if borings, it has been found im-of States.

WAS accorded an onthusiastic rains of the past two

days. forty large trees could have dis-preventive methods are not soon possible to decide upon, a satle

reception-British Wireless, appeared from the plantation at established,

pears to have been

Pak

Sha Wan, forest-rangerN - EARLY DISCOVERY. happened on a scone of activity.on

Official information is to the the beach as the remnants of the missing giants wore being sawed effect that the danger of a serious up, prior to being converted into malaria outbreak became apparent as labour was cheap fuel wood. They arrested almost as soon

drafted to Shing Mun In large two ex-reservoir coolles,

numbers.

factory site, borings to a depth of 150 feet having failed to, find conditions which would pass the requirements for a solid founda- lion,

LINK IN CHAIN.

CON-

M. Litvinoffanys that the Con- vention constitutes a new link in the chain of Soviet mensures systematically to reinforce peace- BALANCED BUDGETS ful relations with Its neighbours. The Soviet is ready to sign'n' almilar Convention with all other nations-Router.

PORTUGAL'S HAPPY POSITION

Lisbon, July 6

London, July 3. The Metropolitan Vickers en gineers .roleased from prison, lof Moscow last night and to-đá crossed the Russian frontier int Poland at Stolpce.

In those circumstances, ho coul

not at present give assurance a to the manner fo which the clai of the Lena Goldfelds Limits would be dealt with. Similar co aldbration applied in the caBO I the clause inspecting, private pr perty confiscated from British su jects-British Wireless.

FOREIGNERS IN DANGER?

QUESTIONS IN HOUSI OF COMMONS

Londan, July 8 The activities of General LIC

chun in the North China nout area, wore the subject of questio In the House of Commons to fl

Captain Anthony Eden said understood stopa wore being ta. FENG'S FUTURE

to regularise the position, arfi Peking, July 4. from General Li's occupation Negotiations between Marshal a short stretch of the railwa Fong Yu-halang and tho Peking tween Tangshan and Lutal. Military Council are said to have Captain Eden said he wAA definitely broken down.

aware that foreigners In that While he agrees to Soong Chih- na well, as in Peltalho, Chinwi yuan's return to Charhar, to take tao and Shanbalkwan Portugal and her Colonies have over the provincial government, ondangered, and therefore for the carrying out of the work The Royal Observatory reports, all achieved, budgets which are Fong Yu-halang insists that his special measures for prote In now, deciding which of two altes that pressure Is Highest over the other balanced or showing sub- anti-Japanese army at Kalgan had boon taken. Re The ground in the area is cover for the dam is the most satisfac Pacific to the North-east of Japan stantial surpluses for the coming must not be abolished as demand-

and relatively low over with the other captive this morned with paddy fields, most of them tory...

Chinn year according to statistics just ad by the Nanking Government.

The "Conta int revealed, a

Although no offefal, announce- Jug... Mr. Schofield imposed a fine in disuse, harbouring stagnant When a declalon has been made, generally. A depression

kassingasa hudost-ahawa, a jpnn hagsbron made it is stated Sunday at 7pm, from Bla commenced, special provisions bewe Local

west surplus of 2,000,000: escudos, that Nandini viwik Generally whilst both Macao and Timor have Militar Counell to mobilize the A number of other offenders. The chief-work now proceeding ing made to meet the peculiar con-winds,

budgets whichs balance. Reiter? Bard And: 87th National:D[v]}}+fs. at Shine Munch that of combate alilonuz.

One of them broke his leg while attempting to get away, and was removed to Hospital.

NO BASIS FOR RUMOURS. We understand there is no basis for these rumours, though the difficulties are, acknowledged. It Since then, there has been anis believed that the British con average of from forty, to sixty In view of the enormity of the absent every day as the result of tracting firm which is responsible offence, a serious view was taken the epidemic. by, the Magistrate when dealing

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