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SOVIET PLANES REPORTED
SPIRITED
VERBAL DUEL
IN COMMONS
GRAVE SITUATION ADMITTED
Mr. Runciman Offended SOVIET REFUSES RETURN
By Sir A. Chamberlain,
"GET SOMEONE ELSE IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT"
Reduce Dalies To Germany
London. To-day.
OF ROLLING-STOCK
MANCHUKUO VIOLATION OF MUKDEN AGREEMENT ALLEGED
HARBIN, TO-DAY.
A spirited verbal duel in the House of Commons yesterday berj
A GRAVE SITUATION IS OFFICIALLY ADMITTED TO tween Mr. Walter Runciman, Pre OVER THE CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY. IT IS AN HAVE ARISEN BETWEEN MANCHUKUO AND THE SOVIET sident of the Board of Trade and NOUNCED THAT THE SOVIET WILL NOT RETURN THE Sir Austen Chamberlain marked the EVACUATED ROLLING STOCK. CUSTOMS OFFICIALS, AT- discussion preceding the adoption of MANCHULI ARE REPORTED TO BE RETURNING TO RUS- Mr. Runciman's motion to reduce | SIA. SOVIET AEROPLANES ARE ACTIVE ON THE MAN- the duties affected by the Anglo- CHUKUO FRONTIER. —, REUTER. German Trade Agreement.
The House adopted the re- solution by 285 votes to 33, after rejecting Sir. Austen Chamberlain's motion for an adjustment to consult the affected interests, by 269 votes to 80.
Mr. Runciman said that if Sir Auster Chamberlain's motion was adopted it would be impossi ble for the Government to con- tinue trade negotiations, He. claimed that he had made a good bargain.
"If the House does not like the agreemerit, then they must get someone else to bargain for them," he said.
Tokyo, To-day.
The second Soviet protest in regard to the Chinese Eastern Rail- way dispute alleges that Manchukuo has violated the Mukden Agree- ment of 1924, providing for joint operation of the railway, Manchu kuo denies that the agreement is binding and suggests a new treaty. -Reuter.
MANCHUKUO GOLD
EMBARGO.
Regulations Drafted
Changchun, To-day, The Manchukuo Department of Finance has drafted reg
regulations governing the virtual embargo on {the export of gold, which it is ex
Under the Anglo-German trade pected will be enforced some time
agreement Germany bas agreed to this month.
take a minimum of 180,000 tons of
British coal monthly, in return for
Under the new regulations a
tariff' concessions on a number of special licence will have to be ab-
articles comprising toys, musical¦tained before gold may be export- luxtruments, clocks, jewellery, hol
Jow ware, safety razor blades and ed.-Reuter.
chemicals.
The agreement operates from HULL WIN
May 8-Reuler.
PITTSBURGH'S
TWELFTH WIN IN
U.S. BASEBALL
Grace Hits Homer With Bases Full.
INDIANS BEAT WHITE SOX
New York, To-day. Pittsburgh Pirates consolid- ated their position at the head of the National League Table yesterday when they secured an overwhelming triumph over the Phillies by 10 to 0,
CHAMPIONSHIP FROM WREXHAMİ Stockport's Win Solves
Soccer Problem.
YORK'S PLUCKY DISPLAY.
London, To-day. Hull City won the Third Division (North) Champion ship yesterday when they beat York City, and Wrex- ham went down at Stock-
སྟམ
port. They will be promoted Lo the Second Division next: season.
After Vaughan had homered to avoid relegation, put up a York, fighting desperately hard Grace performed an unusual feat stirring struggle at Hull and went when he made a circuit hit with all down by only the odd goal in the babes filled. Both players en three. Wrexham also put up & tered the home run parade, for the titanic resistance at Stockport, first time this season, -
Soviet Demands^ Ridiculed..
ACTIVE ON MANCHUKUO FRONTIER
Interesting photogra tempting to climb Mou The picturesque" Himals in”
HITLER'S FOUR YEAR PLAN
FOR GERMANY
The Harbin, Times, a Japanese A Compulsory Labour
owned newspaper, has treated the arguments of M. Kuznetzov, Vice-
Service.
President of the C.E.R., with con- NAZI CHANCELLOR'S "RIMEDY,
tempt in a seathing article. letter to Mr. Li Shao-keng
Stalin, Soviet Ruler,
His Pre-
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT??
May; Day Celebrati
Symbolising the disappearance of the last stronghold of Marxism and the end of clan warfare in Ger- many, yesterday's May Day celebra- Gions throughout the country were on an elaborate scale, ¡
Chancellor Hitler, ins broadcast address before a huge gathering at the Templehofer aerodrome, yester day evening, outlined the first year's programme of the Government's Four Year Plan.?
He said that he hoped to re- duce unemployment by public and private works and compul- eory labour service in which every young German would have to serve a period of manual la bour.
nection with the Expedition, led by Mr. Hugh Rutledge, which is at on foot, and whose base is at Darjeeling. "Midst Himalayan Mist.” way going over the "loop" carrying visitors to Darjeeling. (8. & G.)
MANCHURIAN MAIL PROBLEM
· FOR POSTAL CONFERENCE
To Lodge Protest Against Manchukuo's Usurpation.
Nanking.
The question concerning Man: chukue's usurpation
of postal functions in Manchuria will be · the Chinese delega- brought up by
alon at the forthcoming conven- * tion cof the International. Postal Union to be held in Argentina,"
BRITISH
CONCESSIONS
TO PERSIA
Stipulations In New Oil Agreement.
HALF ORIGINÁL TERRITORY GRANTED TO COMPÁNY
Chines delegation will seck £10,000 Payment for Education
RAF
Action in curbing the
TRAGEDY
Lord Lytton's Son Killed.
WELL-KNOWN SPORTSMAN AND AN M. P.
London, To-day. Viscount Knebsworth, son and : heir "of ", the Ear) of - Lytton and Member of the House of Commons,~ was killed at Hendon aerodrome last night, when a Royal Air Force plane which he was piloting, crashed,
sident of the Board of Directors of
The victim was an experienced |the railway; demanding that, normal
pilot, and since 1931 had been ya "We begin by giving treaties Pilot-Officer in the County of working conditions be restored, on the C.E.R., and asserting that the the importance they deserve," he London (Bombing) Squadron, raflway belongs to the Soviet, said, "especially as far as agri-Reuter, evokes laughter, declared the paper, culture is affected thereby,
Manchukuo 'denfes the Soviet claim to ownership, and the fear. that Manchukuo will resort to force to solve the issue, da prevalent. Mr. TI insists on the prompt return of rolling stock now being held in Soviet territory
SOVIET AMBASSADOR IN NANKING
Nanking, To-day. M. Bogomolov, the new Soviet but lost their chance of promo Ambassador to China, arrived at
the National Government offices at|
"Our commercial policy will be such as to protect our production without harming the interests of our farmers.
(Continued on Past:4)
25 KILLED IN US. TORNADO
Havoc In Southern States.
Brilliant pitching by Swift blanktion by the only goal scored ed the Phillies for the first time Had Wrexham won their re- 11. this morning and presented this season. This was the Phil maining two fixtures they might his credentials at noon-Router: HOUSES
delphia team's eleventh defeat in have secured promotion by vir
sixteen matches.
tue of a better goal average.
Results as called by Reuter were as follow:-
The only other game on the pro gramme 'provided Cleveland dians with their tenth win in the American League, Vosmik and Burs nett hitting their first four-baggers Hull to trounce the White Sox by 8 to
1.
Resulla as cabled by Reuter were
as follow
Pittsburgh
National League.
R
Vaughan hit a homer, and
homered with the bases fall, PhiladelphiaVRED
Bwift pitched.
Chicago
Gleveland
American League,
Stockport
Third Division (North).
2 York 1 Wrexham (Tables on Page 9.);
ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN PRUSSIA
By order of the Prussian
ter of Education; Englis
Vosmik and Burnett hit homers, ¦¦ the ~ ciassical
DOLLAR GAINS SLIGHTLY
Silver, Advances While US. Dollar Drops.
The local dollar showed a slight Improvement of son yesterday's being given at 1/4% this
wahowed an up- kyan-
Edward Authony James Lytton, Viscount" Knebworth, would have been 80 years of age on May 13, Educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, he became a director of the Army and Navy Co-operative So ciety in 1929, and was last," year.; electedVice-Chairman.
US. URGES
AN IMMEDIATE
TARIFF TRUCE
President Roosevelt As A Guest?
"MAY ADDRESS WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
New York, To-day According to special correspon dents in Washington, President Roosevelt may attend, and possibly address the World Economic Con- ference as a guest and not as a delegate:
President Roosevelt has asked Mr. James M. O. Cox, an Ohio newspaper proprieter, and Demo- grat nominee for the Presidency In 1920, to join the United States delegation.
Mr. Norman Davis, United "States delegate at Geneva, has been instructed to press for an Immediate tariff truce,
even if it includes the
Franco-British reservations permitting a surtax if the American dollar depreciates.
Reuter. America's Foreign Obligations.
CANNOT BE PAID IN GOLD.
Washington, To-day,
The United States Treasury has prohibited gold exports to
Statur efllestions heli abroad or to pay the interest coupo thereon-Reuter..
Teheran, To-day,
usters here, approved grantmg of the new concession to the Anglo- Persian Oil Company. The agree❝OLD MASTERS” ment was signed in the presence of the Pertian Minister of Finance, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Daring Theft At Brook Minister of Justice, and Sir John Cadman, Chairman of the Company.
Sir John -Cadman:
In 1981 he contested the Parlia mentary seat of Hitchin Division Mapy modifications" haya Herts, and was returned as Con-made on old servative member.
A well-known sportsman,
the Persian Govej
Vis
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NATIONAL AVIATION
FUND.
Special Amusement
In Peking,
AS DOSS
・000.
STOLEN
At Museum
PAINTINGS VALUED AT G$35,000, STOLEN
New York, To-day. One of the most daring robberies of modern times, involving the loss of a number of 'Old Masters," was
etrated at Broklyn, during the week-end, when thieves broke into the Art Museum and stole Paintings valued at G$35,000 – €
Immediately the discovery was made, the United States': police broadcasted an inter- national alarm making it impos
for the treasures to be rought on to the open market.
mong the paintings stolen
Van Dyk Law Cranach, Rubens Romney and Angelo Others, by known painters, were also rom their frames. — Reu.
been cut
BIG SPECULATION ON WALL ST 6,000,000 Shares Change Hands
PROFIT-TAKING FAILS "TO" CHECK ADVANCE