Hongkong, July 8.
England and which ceased last week owing to the suspension fof the connection between here ud Bangkok, will now carried in China National Airways Corporation planes, via Chungking, connecting with the Imperial Airways at Rangoon. The first mail on this route left September when counted. Worse violence is expected throughout the country when the ballots are counted, Twenty-three persons were killed in Mexico City alone yesterday. Four Fothers were killed at Coatepee and Jone at Monterrey Two Americans, Faward Wallen of Tulsa, Okla., and Leonard Bruso were injured by stray bullets, Mr. Wallen is ina serious condition ity a local Hospital. Five million "Mexicans Began voting at @ am. and the polls were open until 5 pin, Backers of Sr. Avila Camacho, War Minister who resigned to oppose Gen. Almazan for the Presidency with the Support of President Lazaro Cardenas, launed wide stecess for their candidate last ni at least eight oF the 28 states.
Gen, Almazan's strength in the northern provinces was expected, bitt he also drew a very heavy vole yesterday in Mexico City and Vera Cruz Most of the clashes at the polls yesterday were a result of the Mexican which provides that the first nine rene reaching the polls are entitled establish an electoral board.
Both factions used armed guards 10 the other from the polling places.
Singapore, July 2, Britain was rushing the construc tion of additional defence works in gapore, Penang and throughout Malaya today because of the threaten ing situation in the Far East, Owing to changed circumstances recently." said an official communique issued here today, "additional steps have been taken toward the com= pletion of defence plans both Singapore, Penang and throughout Malaya, Works have now reached the stage where it is necessary {0 carry out the demolition of obstacles along the south coast of Singapore Island and to erect wire entanglements both there and in other places, "These steps are being taken to bring our defences to a higher, pre arranged state of preparedness in view of the general situation prevail~ ing in the For East, They should not be interpreted as indicating that any immediate danger to Malaya 1s feared, They have been taken merely normal military precautions which fre necessary at the present time,"
Details of the defence preparations planned here, except for those men~ Hioned in the ofielal_announcemer constitute military secrets. Orders min to the British defence forces, however, in effect will place Sing: pore and all of Malaya on a final footing for Aefence—United Press, Followers of Gen, Almazan in many places set tp their own ballot boxes when Sr. Camacho's supporters had taken over the offici Dolls. first United Press, Mexico City, July General Lazaro Cardenas, the President, personally intervened stop a fight in the main avenue here afler six persons had been killed and 17 wounded by machine-gun fre, He reached the leaders of factions (hrough rushing, fleeing crowds, and finally calmed them, Military or police Bre guarding every street corner Mexico City, which is still 'a condition of Serious upheaval.
The headquarters of the National Revolutionary Party claim that their candidate, General Camacho, has carried 23 of the 20 states—Reuter.
London,' July 3
The British Government Inst night had under review plans for the evacuation of all British nationals from Japan.
OfMeial quarters said, however, that the immediate evacuation of Briton from Japan was not planned, Such plans have been drawn up, they said, and are being kept up to date, Britain, it was understood, is prepared (0 insliwet the British' Amba: sador in Japan, Sir Robert Craigie, 10 reply to Japan's demands for the closing of the Burma highway to the transport of war materials to the Chungking Government, Australia is being consulted, how-cover, before the British Government's reply is sent to Tokyo. Because Japan's demands regarding the Burma highway actually would involve mainly American and Russian goods, Britain also may consult Washington and Moscow before replying 10 Tokyo, it was understood, Foreign commentators here doubted that Japan would be satisfied by the contemplated transfer of British (cops from Shanghai to Hongkong. British authorities indicated last night that Britain iv determined to defend Hon-ong "in "every eventuality.—United Treasury Appoints lor of the Ex Tord Catto hae accepted appointment in the Treastry fas financial advise addition, "the Chancellor pointed! a consultative council con sisting of the following: Mr.
Beale, chairman; Mr. Colin F. Camp: bell, Chairman of the National Provineial Bank; Sir Walter" Citrin General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress: Mr M.D. Henderson, Rew search Fellow in economics of All ils College, Oxford; Sir Bertram Hornsby, Chairman of the Commereiat Union Assurance Company and form-Jerly Governor of the National Bank Egypt, Mr, J. M. Keynes, well known economist: Mr. George Riddle, chairman of the finance Committee of the Ca-operative Wholesale "Society, and Lord Riversdale—Reuter.
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