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DUNLOP

50 YEARS OF GROWTH/

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The Tyre with 2,000 Teeth

HULL GIVES NATIONS OMINOUS WARNING

WORLD MUST Shanghai Council Lodges Three-Point Protest

CHOOSE ARMS

OR REASON

"All Will Have To Go In Same Direction"

ENUNCIATES AMERICA'S CREED OF PEACE

Washington, Aug. 16.

Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, dealt extensively with the foreign situation in a nation-wide broadcast hook-up to-night.

A clear issue was facing the world to-day as a result of recent menacing developments: namely, said the Secretary of State, that, the future of the world is either to be determined by universal reliance on armed force and frequent aggression and international anarchy, or peace, morality and justice based on economic well-being, security and progress.

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Referring to developments of science, Mr. Hull said it would be soon impossible for some nations to choose the way of force and others the way of reason.

"All will have to go in the satne direction." he declared ominously.

Elther trade barriers between nations must be removed, or the pressure of nations to gain access to needed raw materials by conquest of mailed additional territory and the fist twould become intensified.

"Disintegration of the structure of world order is proceeding with stap- Hering rapidity and threatens the foundation Gif civilisation." very dectured Mr. Huli.

When destruction and impoverish- ment afflict other areas we cannot. escape the impairment of our own economic well-being.

When freedom

destroyed in

prens elsewhere, our ideals increasing preas

Individual liberty are jeopardised.

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"Hence, it is neerssary for United States to become increasingly resolute in taking effective measures

co-operato with other peoples

to

within the range of our traditional non-entanglement--and policles of support only the programme whleb (Continued on Page 4)

Misgivings Allayed

In France

French Air Chief Welcomed By Nazis

Paris, Aug. 10.

British Army Lorry Hits

Land Mine

Jerusalem. Aug. 17.

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A British officer soldiers were killed yesterday when a military lorry which was leading a group of four veliteles and was struck a land mine blown to pieces.

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Following the shooting British officer on the highway be- tween Jerusalem and Bethlehem last week, 35 Bedouins allegedly Impileated in the ambush have been arrested-Trans-Ocean.

BRITISH GENERALS RETIRE

One Formerly In Hongkong

London, Aug. 1.

Authoritative clreles continue

A further stage in the operation of express regret that so much attention the new conditions for Army officers, on the German announced by the Minister for Wor, has been focussed army manoeuvres,

Mr. L. 1tore-Belishin, in the House of

The British and French Govern Commons on July 26, was marked in ments are remaining in the closest the London Gazette announcement

George Bonnet, M.

1c-day of the retirement of 13 General contact, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, la Staff Oglcers.

in continuous telephonic contact with

the French General Staff.

General Sir George Jeffreys and

THIS SHIP IS CROSSING A MOUNTAIN RANGE! One of the mot astonishing engineering feats of the world's history is that encompassed by the Columbia River dam scalock, which allows steamers to cross a spur range of the Rocky Mountains from

Here the arrow indicates the ship Charles L. Wheeler, first to navigate the

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Vancouver, Washington, to Dalles, Oregon. CABINET'S

waterway. DOWNFALL REPORTED

Negrin Believed To Have Resigned

Perpignan, Aug. 16,

I is reported that the Spanish Government resigned at 8 p.m. to-night, says the United Preas. ~~Tranz-Ocean.

The Government, which was led by Dr. Juan Negrin as Prime Minis- ter and Minister for Defence, was formed on April 5 this year, replac ing the previous Popular Front Government led, since a few weeks after the outbreak of Civil War, by Senor Francisco Caballero, leader of the Communist Workers' Front,

February, The elections held in 1930, gave the Left Wing in Spain a the preponderance of 145 seats in Cortes of 140 deputies, and the first

DISEASE RAVAGING

CHINESE, JAPANESE

GRAVE ACCUSATIONS HURLED AT JAPAN'S S'HAI AUTHORITIES

Bombs, Leaflets and Armed Agents Draw Complaints

Shanghai, Aug. 16.

The Shanghai Municipal Council lodged a vigorous protest with the Japanese authorities to-day.

The protest covered recent alleged Japanese activities in the International Settlement, namely:

1. The flights of a Japanese aeroplane over the International Settlement on Friday and the dropping from it of leaflets of an anti-British nature;

2. The entry into the U.S. Sector of the Settlement on Saturday of an arined Japanese in civilian dress;

3.The discovery of ten military hand-grenades in the rooms of an hotel in the International Settlement, occupied by members of the Japanese Army Special Service Section.

Seven Killed

ARMIES ON YANGTSE In American

Shanghai, Aug. 17.

Following closely on the heels of the floods, which are rapidly abating in the Yangtse, another of Nature's weapons,' cholera, is threatening to bring operations along the Yangtse in the battle for Hankow to a further standstill

Chinese and Japanese forces alike are suffering seriously from the dread disease.

Civilians are also dying in hundreds from "China's Left Wing Government was formed Scourge," which is raging hand-in-hand with the less

days

Sogn, leader of mortal but equally contagious malaria.

Exact information regarding the among disenses extent of the twin

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by Senor the

Left Wing, Senor

resigned on the out- break of Civil War and there were three Left Wing premiers in three Japanese troops is not obtainable, but until, on September 6, 1930. Japanese traveller who has just Senor Caballero formed his Ministry, returned

rhed from Klukiang estimates He resigned in April this year and

that the number of soldiers affected was replaced by the present Premier,

in that are exceeds 5,000. Dr. Negrin.

Another estimate, from

source, well-informed Ministers who resign with Dr. ceedingly Negrin include Senor Jose Pereira, places the number of Japanese troopis for 24 hours the premier just after in hospital owing to cholera, malaria, the outbreak of the Revolution: dysentery and typhoid, in the whole Senor Idatescto Prieto, Minister of of China, at 20,000.-Reuter." Economics: Dr. Manuel Minister of Justice, and Dr. Julio del Vayo, Minister for Foreign Affairs.

RESIGNATION CONFIRMED

Barcelona, Aug. 10. Dr. Juan Negrin's Popular Front Cabinet has resigned.

Trujo,

It is hoped that a new Cabinet will be formed to-night without any. Im- portant changes.-Reuter.

Britons May Soon Return To Kiukiang

Shinghal, Aug. 10.

Cholera Raging

Nanchang, Aug. 17, The serious outbreak of cholera in and around Nanchong is causing the authorities, both military and civilian, considerable concern.

No less than 100 cases have been Cholera admitted to the Nanchang Hospital alone in the past fortnight,

21 have already diet.

and

In an effort to combat the epidemic health stations are being established throughout Asta in order to treat all suspicious cases and inoculate others. million doses of anti-cholera One vaccine have been issued in the past week, and over 20,000 inoculations have already been made.

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Czech Army Secretly Mobilised

Prague, Aug. 16. Czecho-Slovakia has secretly mobilised between 350,000 and 400,000 men in preparation for "war games,"

A communique states that the manoeuvres will be "restrained In character."-United Press.

AIR FORCES OF EMPIRE CO-OPERATE

London, Aug. 10. For the first time in history unit of a Dominion air force has be

Air Force.

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Plane Wrecks

San Diego, Aug. 16.

The

U.S. Nayal authorities disclosed to-day that seven men were killed in three air accidents yesterday.

Three were killed when a buge bumber plunged into the sea, one died in a faulty landing of an- other bomber, and three were torpedo killed in a crash of bomber-Reuter.

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JAPANESE MASSING TROOPS

Steady Stream Of Transports Coing Up Yangtse

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Hankow, Aug. 16. Chinesd airmen reported to- day that the Japanese continuing to transport troops up the Yangtse in the direction of Kluklang on a large scale.

The Chinese airmen observed over seventy Japanese Vessels steaming upstream near Matang.

It is beloved that the Japanese intend to land strong, reinforcements renew near Kiuklang in order to their advance in a westerly direction on Hankow, 140 miles away, The Japanese offensive

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The Japanese told the police that these bombs had been placed in the hotel "for the protection" of Japanese army men occupying rooms there.- Heuter.

Seaforths to Remain On Garden Bridge

Shanghai, Aug. 16.

I was announced last night that

a guard of Seaforth Highlanders will permanently patrol the Garden Bridge in future.

The Seaforths took over the bridge sector from the Russian Regiment of the Shanghal Volunteer Corps last Friday in view of the approaching anniversary of the nutbreak of hostl{}-

in Shanghai. thesis at est believed that this

was a temporary arrangement, but un ofetal announcement issued last night states that the Seaforths' guard on the bridge will be permanent.——— Reuter.

STOP PRESS

SLOVAK LEADER IS DEAD

Prague, Aug. 16. Father Andrej Munka, leader of the Slovak Catholic Peoples' Parly (Slovals Autonomists) died to-night.

A medical bulletin issued an hour before his death stated that he passed a quiet night, but that continuous less of strengh had severely taxed his-re- sistance.

Thousands of peasants from the neighbourhood waited patiently. out- side the presbytery of the little town Rosenberg, awaiting news of the leader.

Following Father Hlinka's death the

of

at present operating in the It is understood that British sub-area, in full co-operation with the come allied to a unit of the Royal Hwangmei, on the northern- bank of Czech Supreme Defence Council held

occupation of before the Japanese the Geiman munoeuvres do not re- Lieutenant-Generals Sir Hugh Ethe city, and who were recently re-cumps around Nanchang, 15 per cent. His Majesty the King has approved complete standstill owing to floods. the situation did not call for any

jeets who evacuated Kiukiang just local health authorities.

The French General Stoff feels that General Sir Harry Knox retire and

distant future.

In the not too

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COMPARATIVE LULL

Out of 7,000 labourers working in The Air Ministry announces that the Yangtse, has been brought to u

and Walter Pt-Taylor,

Sir

The campaign. against this discase 1s Squadron of the Australian Citizen. present any new phase fraught with Sir

Shanghai, Aug. 17, Immediate danger, and stress is Inid Reginald Ridyard become Generals, fused permission to re-enter, will be are at present stricken with maiaria. of No. 31, "City of Melbourne," seriously hampered by lack of sup- Air Force being allied to No. 600, "City of London," Fighter Squadron

A comparative lull exists on the 1eroon

on the welcome given to General General Sir Hugh Elles retires on allowed to return

The Japanese naval authorities, it plies of quinine-Reuter. Vuillemin, Chief of the French Air promotion.

of the Auxiliary Air Force, to current visit Force, during his

General Officers who are retiring is learned, have notified the British

Lord Lloyd is honorary Air Com-Yangise front, and Japanese activity modore of the London squadron while has largely been confined to air force Berlin. The cordial welcome nc-include Major General G. T. Raikes, naval authorities that while they can

Lord Huntingfield, Governor of operations.

Apparently the Japanese Army corded General Vuillemin, it is felt who was in Hongkong until 1031 ax give no acual date, Britons will de-

Air Commodore. Victoria, L honorary

command has ordered an incessant in Paris, is intended to alloy mis- Officer Commanding the South Wales finitely be allowed

of the Melbourne Squadron.

bombardinen! of Chinese givings arising out of the operations Borderers. Others retiring are Lieu-Kiuklang soon. Reuter. Kiukiang

Brilons who evacuated

The Australian Cluzen Air Force aerial Tokyo, Aug. 10.

on bath sides of the tenant-Generals Sir Henry Karslake. scross the Rhine.--Reuter.

- Sixty-five aro

an organisation composed of positions already Sir Arthur McNamara, Sic Geoffrey are aboard the B. & S. steamer Wen-

dead in is NO SIGNIFICANCE

Volunteer airmen who, in Ume of Yangise in preparation for of land anil and chow, which is anchored about five Berlin, Aug. 15. Howard, Sir Bertle, Flasher,

Heavy rains which began on Mon- war, could be called up for internalsumption

defence Router.

operations-Trans-Ocean. General Milch, State Secretary of Major-Generals E. O. Lewin, R. J. miles above Kluklang. They have floods in Northern Korea,

day are still falling.-United Press. the Air Ministry, who represented Commings, H. A. Lewis and A. L. not been allowed ashore since the

Ransomo-Reuter,

occupation of the city last month. (Continued on Page 4.)

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65 DEAD IN KOREA FLOODS

It

re- naval

a PD-minute meeting, but decided that special measures-Reuter and Trans- Occan.

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