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FOR
CONSULATE SHIRTS & PYJAMAS : LILLEY & SKINNER FOOTWEAR : ROLLS RAZORS: WOLSEYS KNITWEAR : MACCLESFIELD SILK. NECKTIES: MOORES FELT HATS.
CHATER ROAD, HONG KONG.
OF SIX BRITISHERS
FURTHER SENSATIONS AT MOSCOW TRIAL OF
ARSENAL
*SHOULD ANNEX
MR. EDWARD J. KELLEY NEW MAYOR OF CHICAGO
SOCCER TITLE Democrat Leader To Succeed Trounce Wednesday At
Highbury.
CUP FINALISTS WIN
Many Surprises la Easter Holiday Fixtures
London, To-day.
The Arsenal took a big step to- wards annexing the premier league championship yesterday when they entertained the Wednesday, their pearest rivals, and won by 4 goals to 2. As the result of their win
they have now secured a 7 points lead in the championship race.
Late Mr. Anton Cermak
Chicago, To-day. Mr. Edward J. Kelly, a civil engineer and a Democratic lender was yesterday elected Mayor of Chicago by the City Council, in succession to the late Mr. Anton J. Cermak.
at-
The late Mayor Cermak was fatally wounded when the Italian Aasain, Zangara, made an tempt on the life of President Roosevelt at Miami, Florida, on February 15. He died on March
PARIS TO TOKYO
FLIGHT
French Aviatrix Lands In Shanghai.
SUCCESSFUL HOP FROM HONG KONG
MACDONALD'S PLEA MR. SOONG AS
MUST STAND
THORNTON RETRACTS
HIS CONFESSION
RUSSIANS GIVE, EVIDENCE OF PLEA TO WRECK PLANT STATIONS
MOSCOW, TO-DAY.
DELEGATE TO
WASHINGTON
Nanking Invitation To Finance Minister.
MR. WANG CHING-WEI OUT- LINES WAR SITUATION
Shanghai, Yesterday.
In an interview granted to Reu- ter, Mr. Wang Ching-wei who ar- rived here from the capital this THE DECISION OF THE JUDGE THAT MACDONALD'S morning, stated the Government PLEA OF "GUILTY" MUST STAND, WAS ONE OF YESTER: still intended to send Mr. T. V. DAY'S SENSATIONS AT THE TRIAL OF THE SIX BRITISH ENGINEERS OF METROPOLITAN VICKERS, MESSRSLAN Soong to Washington to participate WILLIAM MAC in the international discussions on CHARLES THORNTON, MONKHOUSE, DONALD, JOHN CUSHNY, CHARLES NORDWALL ANDA. W. world economic problems and he GREGORY, WHO ARE FACING CHARGES OF MILITARY AND had specially come to Shanghai to
TRADES' UNION HALL, HERE.
mission.
Mr. Sean T. O'Kelly, the Vice-President of the Free
SILVER PLANS
LIKELY TO BE
DEFEATED
Should Be Considered Separately.
SENATE NOT NECESSARILY OPPOSED TO INFLATION
Schemes Will Probably Be Held Over
New York, To-day. Efforts to include currency in- flation and silver provisions in the Administration's Farm B, are
State Executive Council, and destined for defeat, according to
Democratic of the United States.
De Valera's right-hand man- (S. & G.)
Manchester City. F.. A. Cup finalists, secured two valuable points by a narrow margin over the Throstles, and now appear cer- tain to avoid relegation. Everton,
Shanghai, Yesterday. their Wembley opponents, were not Mlle. Mary Schilz, the French engaged in yesterday's programme. airwoman who is making a Paris-
The statement, he said, was made under duress, when he had Middlesborough and Leicester Tokyo flight, arrived here at 3.00!
reached a point where he neither knew nor cared what he said. both dropped maximum points and P.m. to-day.
She will hop off for Seoul to-j Among the large crowd that packed the Courtroom were, Mr. Blackpool's home win over
M. Karl Radek. one of the burn Rovers has placed these two morrow, en route to Tokyo, if the Peitze Chen, son of Mr. Eugene Chen, clubs at the foot of the table with weather permits.-Reuter.
Mlle. Mary Schilz landed at Kai Soviet Government Executive Heads and M. Borodin.
POLITICAL ESPIONAGE, SABOTAGE AND BRIBERY AT THE persuade Mr. Soong to accept the ----
He said Mr. Soong will decide BRITAIN'S The afternoon session on Thursday and yesterday's proceed- ings brought to light many details of the alleged plot to wreck whether to go or not this even- the electrical power stations of the Soviet, and when the Courting. Mr. Sun Fo is not going, resumed at 6 p.m. on Thursday, after an adjournment, Thornton because of pressure of work in retracted his alleged confession in the indictment that the entire the Legislative Yuan. British personnel of Metropolitan Vickers in Russia were engaged in espionage.
Binck-
Amendments offered those include of Senator Huey Long, (Lousiana) authorising the purchase of G$100,000,- 000 worth of silver against which currency will be issued, -and Senator Wheller's plan for remonetising silver with
ATTITUDE TO
ROME PLAN a ratio of 16/1 with gold.
Foreign Affairs Debate In Commons. AGREEMENT MADE IN "FOUR
POWER PACT"
Concerning the war situation in North China, Mr. Wang Ching- wei declared that General Sung Cheh-yuan and Shang Cheng are assuming full charge of the war operations at the front. The NO recent withdrawal of the Chinese troops from the Great Wall was necessitated by military tactic
BASED ON SENATOR BRYAN'S PLAN
Senator Robinson, the Democra- tic leader, pointed out that the re- jection would not mean that the Senate was against inflation, but that inflation should be considered In the House of Commons, on separately.-Reyter. Reinforcements are being rush-Thursday: Sir John Simcha, cwinding ed to the North according to ori-
poor prospects of avoiding rekerskaerodrome at .6.15 p.m. on Despite Macdonald's denial of sent statement regarding the coat which cannot be regarded as a
tion.
Charlton, bracketed with West Thursday evening, and stopping Ham at the foot of the second Divinly for the night in Hong Kong, guilt the Judges consider that the and the pre-trial statepefChinese defcat. sion table, provided the sensation left agala at 6 a.m. yesterday for original plea of "Guilty" holds
of the programme by defeating
forced to
Shanghai.
In attempting to beat the record;
French aviatrix left the Paris on
good
The main issue before the Court
Stoke City, potential champlons. between Paris and Tokyo, the when the third day's proceedings
The Spurs were
NORDWALL IMPRESSES.:
COURT
and made an excellent Impression
London, To-day.
ginal plans, he said, and the Gov-up the foreign affairs debate, pro- MR. MACDONALD'S mised to present papers soon, re- ernment's policy of resistance re- mains unchanged under all cir-garding the so-called Four Power
Pact. cumstances.
Communism.
He declared that such a high- Regarding the Communist situa-sounding description was inappli
VISIT Programme For Pres. Roosevelt.
After a three-hour adjournment, home draw by Plymouth and are April) and arrived at Hanol on started yesterday, was whether the Nordwall again went into the box now on level terms with Stoke with April 6.
3,000 roubles given to the Russian by the curt and decisive answers the advantage of a game in hand.
She was held up at Hanoi by ad-engineer, Dolgoff, by Thornton was he made to the questions.
tion in Kiangsi, Mr. Wang Ching- Another example of good London verse weather conditions and lost
a loan or a bribe.
Nordwall referred to a mistake wei said that before General Chiang cable to the Rome conversations, combination was provided at the all hope of breaking the record.
Dolgoff declared that he re-in the erecting of a turbine. Kai-shek's departure for the North, and the whole idea that Mr. Ram- Crystal Palace, where the home de
garded the money as a corrupt Regarding this, Ollenik, one of the campaign made considerable say MacDonald and himself had feated Norwich to enable Brentford.' HOP OFF FOR SEOUL.
payment, and had handed It over the Russian employees of Metropo- headway, but when General Chiang been hypnotised into agreeing to who recorded an away win over Bris
to the authorities. "I am very litan Vickers, in reply to a question, was called up to North China, the the rough draft of Signor Musso tol City, to gain a three points leads over their nearest rivals
Mile. Mary Schfiz hopped of conscientious," he declared, and declared that Nordwall was to Communist forces again became it's plan was complète moonshine, MacDonld, told the House of Com-
Tranmere Rovers offered severe for Seoul at check to Hull City when they won Reuter.
at home by two clear goals, Chester's! home win over Rochdale caused
change in the leadership.
Results were as follows:
Arsenal
Blackpool
Chelsea
Liverpool
FIRST DIVISION.
Burnley Charlton
SECOND DIVISION
Chesterfield
Fulham
Shanghai, To-day.
G.40 a.m. to-day.
GIRL PILOT MEETS BAD LUCK
¡despite his self-righteousness, blame for the error
his confident answers made overlooked a mistake
prints. good impression on the Court.
Thornton admitted making the
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WAR DEBTS, DISARMAMENT AND PRICE LEVELS
London, To-day.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay
because he tive, but now with General Chiang
mons on Thursday, that when he is in the blue again in Kiangal, the situation is although they had examined the
in hand.
document with great care and at-in the United States, he will dis- The Communists have practically tention.
cuss with President Roosevelt, war been surrounded by Government!
He assured the House that the debts, wholesale price levels and troops.
Government did not intend to disarmament. (Continued on Page 34.)
SOUTH AFRICAN BEATS GAINS.
that he had Nordwall retorted gift, but asserted that the PIP
100 oxşam Kur paaien jou money was a loan for buying a the expert Commission. It was un- room. He took no receipt, as true that he was pleased with the
"accidents.
2 Forced Landing Near Dolgoff said it was unnecessary.
Karachi.
THREW BOLT INTO GENERATOR,
Karachi, Yesterday. Miss Jean Batten, the 23-year- old New Zealand girl, who is mak-next held the stage.
ing a solo light from England to
0 Lasbenna State, about 35 miles
4 Wednesday
3 Blackburn
0
Leicester
1
2
Huddersfield
2
Manchester C.
1
West Brom.
A BROKEN PROPELLOR
0
Portsmouth
2
Derby
0
Sunderland
J
Birmingham 0
Wolves
2
Middlesboro'
01
1 Oldham
0
Australia. made a forced landing,
1 Stoke
0
yesterday, near Shah Lekhera, in
I West Ham
1 Preston
0
5 Bradford
1
from Karachi, India.
0
Bradford C.
0
2 Millwall
6 Notts C.
◊ Plymouth
0
1 Coventry
1
Southend
2
Sunday morning.-Reuter.
1
Brentford
1 Watford
21 ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA
2
Exeter
2
ATTEMPT
4 Norwich
4 Reading
Grimsby Lincoln
Notts F.
Port Vale
Southampton
The propeller of her machine broken. She is travelling
3 Manchester U: 21-was
Tottenham
THIRD DIVISION (South)
Aldershot
Brighton
Bristol C.
Cardiff
Clapton
Crystal P.
Gillingham
Luton *Newport
6 Swindon
V
Bournemouth
Queen's P.R. I Bristol R.
* unplayed.
THIRD DIVISION (North),
Carlisle
Chester,
Darlington Doncaster Gateshead
5. York
2 Bochdale
1 Walsall
1 Wrexham
0 Stockport
Hartlepools 2 Rotherham
Southport
Tranmere
1New: Brighton
2 Hull
to Karachi this morning by motor
2 lorry.
Mina Batten, lying a Gipsy Moth aeroplane, formerly owned by the
M. Kotllarevsky, head of the Turbine Department of the Zuevka electricity works said that acting on MacDonald's request, he threw a bolt into the generator and wrecked the
"BRIBED TO OVER LOOK DEFECTS"
McCorkindale Wins By With Knock Out.
DRAMATIC LAST ROUND.
The "confessions" of sabotage, A Garrulous Russian named Sie executed on the incitement which bert then gave, evidence. He said accused MacDonald and Nordwall,
that he had never worked for Metropolitan Vickers, but was friendly with Thornton, who told
London, To-day. him that there was no need to
A large crowd, including H.R.H. examine Metropolitan, Vickers machinery too closely because it The Prince of Wales, saw Don McCorkindale, the South African was all good stuff. MacDonald paid him 1,000 Witness.caid that he told Thorn-heavyweight boxing champion roubles for doing so. He also sup-ton about the defects in the awit knock out Larry Gains, Canadian plied MacDonald with blue prints ches which slowed up the work and British Empire champion, in generally, Thornton thanked him the tenth and last round of their of the Zuevka station.
Succeeding witnesses charged and handed over 300 roubles.
motor,
combine with the other great Powers in an attempt to impose their will on other people
Mr. George Lansbury, the Labour leader, complained that Sir John Simon was si- lent regarding the Sino- Japanese situation, and hop- ed that he would take an early opportunity of dealing with the matter-Reuter.
(Continued on Page 14.)
FRANCE'S BUDGET. Final Deficit Of Four Billion Francs.
Paris, To-day. After an all-night sitting, the chamber of Deputies yesterday] Prince of Wales, left Lympne last, Nordwall with inciting sabotage: Thoraton stood up and said that fight in the Albert Hall on Thurs-
and asserted that they had faith- he did admit that allegation. He day night.
McCorkindale fought a draw passed the Budget at 6.15 a.m., by
514 voles to 87.. fully performed the task on a fair gave Siebert 250 roubles, as a
The deficit ly extensive scale.
bonus because he did his work with Gains earlier in the year, and lost the return beut on points, the
francs-Reuter, The principal witness declared well... that Nordwall paid him 5,000 Siebert declared that he started tigrish onslaughts of the negro roubles:
sabotaging because he respected giving him the British Empire Italian Pilot Flying To Burna
Nordwall listened with great as-Thornton very much and believed title. Signor Roblano, the Italian air. tonishment and then warmly told all be said.. man who left Lympue aerodrome on the Court, "All this evidence is ab-gory started counter-Soviet propa Sunday morning, in an attempt to solutely untrue. I did not bribe ganda as soon as he came to Dnie. break the England to Australia and I did not plot against the prostroy.
Soviet,"
flight record, departed from Calcut.
to the Argentine Consul 9, Mount
He is flying in the direction of Victoria Point, Burma,"
AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND FLIGHT
FUR COAT DEAL IN EVIDENCE
He added, that. Gre McCorkindele will fight Pierra Charles, the Belgian champion, for
GREGORY'S HOT DENIAL OF CHARGES
A. W. Gregory, constructional of Metropolitan Vickers, speaking fa A fur coat transaction between a strong Welsh accent caused a stir Nordwall and one of the accusing In the Court by sherply declaring: witnesses was brought into the "This man Siebert insults me and case. Nordwall explained that he injures my reputation, and the Port Darwin, To-day sold the coat to the witness on be Judge accepts his word without *: Mrs. Harry, Bonney, cousin of half of an English engineer, and question. Is this justice?"
Judge Ulrich stopped his His Excellency the Governor of Mr. Bert Hinkler, took off from received the cash for it, which be
cutbart, saying, "Limit your Macao, Lient, Col A. Jose Bernardes here at 6.50 a.m, to-day on a Sight remitted to, the owner. de Miranda and Capt. Jose Caut to England, Ribaleo are passengers for Singaporn
Crewe Mansfield
2 Barrow
0 Barnsley.
..
The prosecutor M. Vishinsky,
crepancies between Nordwall's pre
by the Hakusan era which leave Her first hop will be to Koepang made mout of certain miner ́dia- port today.
-Rauter:-"
self to facta. Your time la cut- ing."
Continued on Pags 4.)
Both Governments were agreed there should be a preliminary and candid examination of the war debt situation, the settle- ment of which would be one of the greatest blessings to the pre- sent generation.
The next instalment of the debt payment became due on June 15, and before then there would have to be a personal and candid examination, for it was not going to be merely a matter., of experts.
No provisional agreement, however, subject to the ac the Cabinet, ceptance of would be entered into a result of his Washington visit. There would merely he an exchanges of views. Mr. MacDonald added that he would take the opportunity of the visit to speak to President
2004 4,177,000,000 Roosevelt as President of the In-
REPULSE BAY OPENING
ternational Economic Conference. No great success could result from that Conference unless part -- of the obstructions raised in the
The bathing beach at Repulse Bay way of international trade, was
removed.
round bout in Brussels on Wednes-eral public, from Monday May 1, in- the European title in a fifteen will be open for the use of the gen-
clusive. day, April 26-Reuter."
Germany Protests Against
He wanted to get co-operation. of the most cordial character and if he could do that he thought that his mission would be success. ful British Wireless' Service.
Tone of Parliament Speechs JAPANESE DELEGATES TO
Berlin, To-day,
ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
"Tokyo, To-day.
The German Ambassador to Lon-favour peace or be a jew and Mr.
It is learned from authoritative don, Herr Von Hoesch, has been in- Winston Churchill declared that if structed to protest to the British Germany was given full military Government against the statement equality, a general European war sources that Viscount Isbfl will be Japan's chief delegate at the Econo about Germany made in the House of would be in sight.
London with MP” It is intimated that German of-mid Conference Commons on April 18, when Mr. Austen Chamberlain declared that ficlal circles are displassed because Matsudaira and Elgo Fukul, the this is no time to talk of coficésalons Sir John did not rebuke these speak to a country where if is a crime to fers-Reuter
f the Bank of Japan,