Antioch Disturbances Over Turkish Claims Alexandretta, June 2.
Friction between Turks and Arabs has culminated in disturbances ai Antioch, where a number of people have been killed in the last few days, Shots and explosions were he: throughout the night on Tuesday, ud the populace is in terror, Indignation is expressed here bei cause it is proposed that the Turks have 22 seats in the new Legislature against eighteen for all other ele ments, and that the new Governor of the Sanjak of Alexandretta, in Antioch, ye a Turk, although the Arabs are in the majority, Protests are being sent to Paris and Geneva At the same time, according th "L'Intransigeant," the Centrist newspaper in Paris, Turkey has informa France that she wants the question jof the Sanjak settled quickly, French diplomatic circles, however, empha: that the request has not been pr sented in the form of an ultimatum In London the British Government is closely watching the situation at Antioch and hopes to see an adequate and friendly settlement reached between France and Turkey, both of whom are good friends of Great Britain, Reuter.
Buildings Were Damaged Hongkong, June 2.
Lingnam University, outside Canton was not hit by Japanese bombs during the Japanese air raid on "the City of Rams" on Tuesday, "Prof.
Clinton Laird was quoted by the "South China Morni British-owned newspaper here, toda; His denial was made in the face of agency reports that the institution had been bombed Japanese bombs, Professor Laird was reported to have so did not fall within a mile radius from the university.
"Classes were carried on without interruption throughout the da he added.—Domei London, June 2.
A toast to "the King of Italy and Emperor of Ethiopia" was given here for the first time last night during a banquet organized to celebrate the regular air service between England and Italy The Ai Secretary, Sir Kingsley Wood, w represented by the assistant-director of civil aviation, Mr.
W. M. Hildred, The Foreign Office was consulted on whether the representative of the Government could attend a function during which a toast to the "Emperor of Ethiopia" would be given, The Foreign Office replied that as the function was organized by Ttalians,, no objection could be raised.
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