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BRITAIN, ITALY APPROACH ACCORD

MEDITERRANEAN Japan's Manchukuo and Mongol Troops Mutiny

GUARDIANSHIP

ΤΟ BE DECIDED

Both Sides Must Give

Full Guarantees

London, Mar. 4.

Important conclusions are anticipated as a result of the forthcoming Anglo-Italian conversations, the net result of which, if given effect, would be to make Britain and Italy joint guardians of the Mediterranean. According to reliable information, the following points will be embodied in a mutual agreement between Britain and Italy:

1. British recognition of Italian sovereignty in Ethiopia;

2. Italian. recognition of British rights in the headwaters of Lake Tana;

3. The reduction of Italian troops in Africa;

4. A declaration recognising Italy's rights as a Mediterranean Power;

5. Re-affirmation of the principles of the "Gentle- men's Agreements" aflirming there shall be no clash between Italian and British interests in the Mediterranean;

6. A settlement of the Spanish question-United Press.

CZECHO-SLOVAKIA AND

HITLER'S SPEECH

Progue, Mar. 4.

Reference to Herr Adolf Hitler's speech to 10,000,000 Germans ving beyond the German frontiers, formed the text of a speech by Premier

Hodza to both Czecho-Slovakian

Railway Taken

THEY HAVE DANGEROUS JOB

87 DEAD, SCORES MISSING IN FLOOD

20,000 Homeless In Califonia

San Francisco,. Mar. 4. Eighty-five people have perish-

From Shanghaied, and 117 are reported missing

in the flood disaster in certain

On El Mulcton Hill, beyond Teruel, artillery is blasting Loyalist lines. These men are far ahead of the guns and are watching the effect of the fire and directing it. Theirs is one of the least attractive jobs an artilleryman can have-in an advanced observation post.

ACCUSED RUSSIANS TELL OF PLOTS TO MURDER OFFICIALS

Moscow, Mar. 4.

The story of a plot to assassinate M. Voroshilov in

Houses of Parliament. He said that German Company parts of California. The havoc 1936 was told by M. Sharangovitch, former President of

it Herr Hitler implied that the 3,000,000 Germans 1 Czectio- Slovakia could be protected by the Reith that would constitute an un- with In- warrantable interference fernal affairs.

the

"Czecho-Slovakia is ready to talk and to co-operate, but only on n busts of equality. The population of the Czecho-Slovakian republie de-. fends every attribute of its

for. sovereignty,

and it is maximum sacrifice

estingly Czecho-Slovakia is

is stronger to-day than at any time in history. We have

berth afraid not been

for a thousand years, and we are not afraid to-day. All the ethical components of our State are being given sutlsfaction for the social and economie`requirements, and also the utmost human and civic ber- ties".---Itcuter.

GERMANY'S ATTITUDE JS DEFINED

Berlin, Mar. 4. The German nation certainly res peels every nation which stands up for its rights and liberties, snys the Diplomatische Korrespondens, reply- Ing to Mr. Hedza, Premier of Czecho- Slovakia, who criticised Herr Hitler's

Shanghai, Mar, 5. The Japanese-sponsored "Great Way" Government of Greater Shanghai has taken over the $1.000.000, 20 miles tong Pootung. to Chuansha rallway from Siemssen and Company, a Ger- man concern, and dismissed all the German employees.

German flags have been re- moved from the railway pro- perly.

The line had been taken over by Slemssen and Company owing to the failure of the Chinese owners to meet a long-standing loan-Reuter,

ADMIRAL LITTLE LEAVES

PRO-JAPANESE PRINCE OF ALASHAN SUBDUED AS TROOPS SURRENDER

Large Parties Deserting To Chinese Armies

Peiping, Mar. 5.

Reliable reports from travellers from Suiyuan province, confirm the official Chinese claims from Hankow of mutinies among the Manchukuo and Mongol forces operating under the Japanese west of Paotouchen, They state that recently considerable numbers walked over to the Chinese side.-Router.

PRINCE TA -SURRENDERS

Hankow, Mar. 5. According to Chinese reprts, Mongol troops under the Prince of Alashan in the western part of Inner Mongolia, have been completely disarmed by the Mohammedan provincial Governor, General Ma Hung-kwei, who has also ordered the Mongol prince to go to Ninghsia city. Since his troops are disarmed, Prince Ta has been forced to obey, and has promised to go to Ninghsia with his wives.

DELICATE RELATION ADMITTED

It is said that Prince Th was re- cantly secretly communicating with the Japanese and Manchukuo authori-". ties. preparing an anti-Chinese movement. Prince Ta's first wife is the cousin of Emperor Pu Yi of į Alunchukuo,

Japanese Banished

I

The Japanese Special Service, an organ established at Prince Te's head- and the Japanese plotters.

Hirota Would Regret.quarters at Tingyanying has been

extends along a 150 miles front. the Soviet White Russian Republic, at the treason trial

The waters are now receding to-day, when he said that M. Voroshilov attended the the rapidly, leaving a panorama of wrecked houses, covered with manoeuvres of the White Russian Republic, and that his mud, broken bridges, torn rail-death was planned by White Russian Fascists under way track, damaged orchards land farms.

instructions from the Right Wing and the Polish intelli- The authorities estimate that 29.000 gence service, through which, M. Sharangovitch said, he liminary estimates give the total was recruited in 1921 while a prisoner of war in Warsaw, ¿damage at roughly £5.000,000.--

Beuter,

jare temporarily homeless, while pre-

CHINESE GUERILLAS ACTIVE

and sent to Soviet Russia.

This organisation set itself the task of overthrowing the Soviet power and of separating the White Russian Ee- pubile from the Soviets, and of creat- ing, a White Russian bourgeois State under a Polish protectorate.

M.

Rosengoitz, former London Charge d'Agalres, testifying at the Moscow treason triat, described an alleged plot of May last year to seize the Kremlin and to kill the Soviet leaders, thus quining control of the Ogpu.

Tungkwan, Mar. 5. Despite the Japanese claim of sue- M. Rosengoltz said that Marshal cesses on the Tatung-Puchow Rail Tukhachevsky, Chief of the General way in Shansi, Chinese guerillas are Staff, who, with seven generals, was Intensifying their efforts to harass the excuted on June 11, assured him of Japanese troops, and have success-the support of the military for the Forced To Relinquish fully checked their advance at many putsch on May Day. But the putsch did not materialise, and Marshal Command By Illness Japanese detachment operating Tukhachevsky was transferred to the

in south Shansi was

repulsed nt Volga region on May 10.--Reuter. Sufficiently

from his slangyunn, whilst in Charles Little, former Commander. varguards at Hukwankou on the cast long illness to travel, Admiral Sir engagement a party #sk Germany to show itself to be dis-in-chlet on the chirm Station, wound- Shunsi border was put to fight.

speech. Nevertheless it regards it as a matter of courso that this respect be also shown to such groups of na- tionala as have been condemned by the Treaty of Versailles to share the road of the other nations,

and it

would be senseless and unnatural to

interested In such a ease.

No Czecho-Slovakian statesman

recovered

ed the P. and . liner Comorin for can deny that the bad treatment of England this morning.

national minorities contributed con-

siderably, towards the pre-war ten- alon, and disregard of the demand for genuine humaneness must lead also 10-day to dangerous disturbances.

Reuter,

paints.

11

of

two-hour Japanese

London. Mar. 4.

King Carol To Some 10 Juponese soldiers were killed near Yingchengchen by Chinese | pinluetothes men operating there and Pay State Visit Admiral Little is necompanied by about Lady Little and their daughter, Mrs. slain in an action where two Japanese To London Soon

200 Japanese troops were Robinson, wife of Lt. Cmdr. Robin-trench mortars and several machine- son R.N. Lady Little and Rubinson came out to Hongkong to

Mrs. uns were seized at Mallangehen..

A large quantity of ammunition

Icft nurse Admiral Little during the early was seized at Yaollen on the singes of his illness.

flank of the Tatung-Puchow Railway by a Chinese, company which dis- Admiral Little was forced by ill-persed the Japanese. ness to relinquish command of the land-grenades, China Station shortly after he re-

Japanese plane made a turned from Shanghai. Despite bistanding Linhsten on the illness he insisted on retaining com- Shanal border on the morning of

daya mand during the critieni London, Mar. 4.

in February

27. Upon landing the the north, and to this devotion to duty machine burst into flame and was

as destroyed and the was killed by

Japanese pliot Chinese soldiers.- Central News.

STOCK MARKET VERY DULL

Admiral Little was succeeded In

NEW

escorts

with

forced Honon-

ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL

King Carol of Rumanla İs paying a Stato visit to London on March 22, and ho will be stay-

·ing three days.

The Duke of Gloucester whil welcome King Carol at Folkes- tone and will travel to London with him by train.

At the London terminus. King George will be present on the platform 10 welcome Rumanian Bulletin.

the

monarch. Reuter

AUSTRALIA

WANTS

The Stock Exchange was very is attributed the fact that he, quiet to-day, movements generally since had to sever active association being downward, but there were with the Navy. occasional gains, noticeably among gilt-edged holdings which recovered some of yesterday's losses, Industrials command by Vice-Admiral L. G. E. were dull except for Aviallona and Crabbe, who postponed returning to Shipping, which were fractionally England on Iome leave higher. Kaffira were steady, coppera the new Commander-in-Chief, Vice-

IMMIGRANTS Armer and home rails regained Admiral Sir Percy Noble,

Canberra, Mar. 4. earlier losses.

Vice-Admiral Noble, who has been effect from March 7. The appoint-) The Cabinet has decided to resumo Commodities and foreign exchanges visiting Singapore, will return toment becomes effective with the the system of assisted Immigration gonérally were featureless, hut Wall Hongkong in ILMS. Cumberland on departure on teave of Mr. Thumaa from Britain, which was aboilshod Street was steadier-Reuter. Special. March 10.

Bläck.

some years ago Reuter Butlistini;~

10

nwalt

Mr. D. K. Stark has been appoint-

ed Acting Accountant-Generai, with

HOLLAND'S DEFENCES

ARE SOUND

Attack On Indies Would Be Met By Strong Resistance

The Hague, Mar. 4.

In the course of a debate in the

Mir.

U.S. Fortification

Of Pacific Points

banished.

General Ma Hung-kei has stated that he is determined to protect the Ninghsia province from Japanese' invasion.

Shantung

Tokyo, Mar. 5. "We shall greatly regret it if of Japanese-Manchukuo

At the same time reports are rife United States finds

pluns to it penetrate Ninglsla to Kansu in order necessary to strengthen her to cut off the overland communication defences on the Pacific coast

routes between China and the U.S.S.R. Many cases of Manchukuo troops, Lecause of relations with Japan,' declared Mr. Koki Hirota, Japan.

#groomed for the Japanese in the province, who have ese Foreign Minister to the Diet turned over to the Chinese, have been reported recently. The latest case is and America understand each fellow who with 300 men fins con yesterday, adding that if Japan that of a commander-"A black, tall other's position fully there is no Aghting in the Welshan Lake area in chance of a clash between them. Shantung, and who has come over to

the Chinese-United Press. Asked to comment on the press re- ports that the United States plans to strengthen her fortifications of Hawaii and Alaska, Mr. Hirota replied that Japan was seeking the promotion of relations with the United States on the basis of the spirit of the messages which he exchanged with Mr. Cordell Ilull on his assumption of the post of Secretary of State.

Foreign Minister refused to comment un reports that Britain might modity her China following Mr. Anthony Eden's re- signation.

DELICATE RELATIONS WITH SOVIET

STOP PRESS

SWEEPING

policy CHINESE

SUCCESSES

Hauchow, Mar. 5.

Relations between Japan and the Sweeping down the Taukou- Second Chamber with regard to the Soviet, Mr. Hirota admitted, are in a Chinghua Railway in north Ilonan, defence of the Dutch Indies, the delicate state, diplomatically speak- Chinese forces which had crossed the Colonial Minister, Welter, declared that in view of the ever, is to make every effort to keep Japanese troops from the cities of C. J. M. ing. The Japanese Government, how- Yellow River to launels a counter-

offensive, Increase in the Dutch air forces in the situation normat as a prerequisite

successfully 'drave the the Indies, and the presence of an for the establishment of friendly Po Al, Wochin, army of 30,000 soldiers in Java, intercourse.

Hsiuwu, Sinslang, Wellwei, Tuukou, would be very dangerous for a for-

Tsinholen and He added that Japan's policy

the wahsien. eign power to invade the Inlanda current conflict with Chinu is The strong Dulch air forces could maintenance of Japan's position In Railway and Nelhuang and Chang- Tangyin on the Felping-Hankow soon be tent to any point of the East the Far East, and the establishment yuan on the loan-Hopel border were also recovered, latest odvices from the front reveal.

he said.

tu

TL

the

e progress of the people fly foganisation in

Indian Archipelago with great speed, of peace and order in East Asia. The Dutch Communist leader, Mr.Japan, therefore, is making all efforts D. J. Wynkoop, urged that more preserve the pence of territories In

In their counter-offensive the re- native forces should join the Dutch under military occupation.

gular Chinese forces were actively Indies Army, because for the Dutch principle of Sino-Japanese mutual teers. The Red Spear

is necessary to recognise the assisted by the local peasant volun- Indies, there was only one chuiny-

Society, a Japan-Reuter.

during assistance current confilet, and also when the Honan, is

active

in harass- dispute

la terminated, and in order to Ing the Japanese troops. It Was achieve this goal, it will be necessary of Fo Al, the western terminus of mainly responsible for the recapture for Japan to co-operate with) the Chinese eer

economically.

the Tuoltou-Chinghua Railway, where Concluding the Foreign Minister as the Japanese troops were defeated serted that the Japanese Government and are withdrawing toward Tain- was determined to respect the prinel-cheng on the south Sharist border. İple of equal opportunities in China, Fighting is still going on along the Yorkshire mineowners at Manchester foreign interests-Router.

and not to close the China door to railway at Siang and Wellwet though the halen cities are reported agreed to give employees a week's

to have been recaptured. holiday with pay, at an estimated;

MINE WORKERS TO HAVE HOLIDAY

WITH PAY

London, Mar. 4. conference of Lancashire

and

cost to the industry of £230,000. ASSISTANT CROWN SOLICITOR Sixty thousand miners are affected.

His Excellency the Governer has The wook's holiday will begin this summer and the senle of pay will be appointed Mr. W. J. Lockhart- £3 for min and 30/-for women- Bulth to act ng an Assistant Crown; "Reuter's Sprolul,

| Sölleltör, as from February 28.

After being defented by the Chin ese forces, the Japanese troops at toward Changtel Central News. Tungyin are said to be withdrawing

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