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LITVINOFF CONDEMNS NATIONS' VERBAL PROMISES OF
OF GUARANTEES
SOPWITH MODEST
AFTER HIS SECOND ·
SOPWITH FAVOURED
24
YACHT TRIUMPH FOR AMERICA'S CUP
DELIGHTED LAME
BOAT WON
Cabin Changes Made
On Challenger
RULES DIFFERENTLY INTERPRETED
Newport R. I. To-day.
POSSIBILITY OF FOUR
STRAIGHT WINS
ENDEAVOUR'S TRIUMPH DESPITE
SPLIT GENOA JIB
Mr. T. 0. M. Sopwith told Recording her second win in the third race of "Reater" that he was elated at the America's Cup series in record time, Mr. Tom his success, but was modest, and praised his crew and craft. He Sopwith's Endeavour, recognised as being the was almost pleased that he tore best challenger for many years, is now thought
the Genoa jib at the start, since it by experts to be almost certain of winning the showed that the Endeavour could Cup for Britain for the first time since it was won win, even when lame.
by America in 1851.
The Genoa jib split above the clew when it caught in a hank of forestry. "We were unable to set it again for the last lag, because it split more. We were forced to set a light balloon jib on the homeward run. but we were unable to sheet it in as close as we wished, which was the chief reason that the Rainbow closed in on the Endeavour in the final leg" concluded the, winning. skipper.
Mr. Vanderbilt was not dis
A feature of the third race was the vast improvement shown by the Endeavour's amateur crew, who were stated to have been the cause of the loss of the first race, which was left unfinished when the time limit expired, the Vanderbilt syndicate's defender, Rainbow, then being in the lead.
THAT THE ENDEAVOUR WAS ABLE TO WIN WITH
A SPLIT
Waving a fond greeting to the United States in general and Mary Pickford fu' particular, Douglas Fairbanka is shown as he arrived in New York from England. Pictured at Pickfair, her beau- tiful Hollywood home, Mary Pickford walted for an expected visit, A reconciliation was rumoured.
STRIKE AFFECTS 421,000
MINIMISING ACCIDENTS IN
LONDON STREETS -
GENOA JIB, WHICH COULD NOT BE USED ON THE HOMEWARD VOY- Amber Globes Mounted On Black AGE, SPEAKS WELL FOR THE STERLING QUALITY OF THE CHAL- LENGER, AND THE BRILLIANT SEAMANSHIP. OF SOPWITHI
FOREIGN FUNDS
couraged by his second defeat, USED BY GERMANY
and said that he knew the Endea- vour. was very fast.
ENDEAVOUR CHANGES The New York Yacht Club had grunted permission for the challen- gers to remove a portion of the Endeavour's cabin fittings, in order to bring them down to the weight of the Rainbow's.
(Continued on Page 41
CENSORSHIP
OF CANTON'S
RESOLUTIONS
SHANGHAI'S FOREIGN PRESS MUZZLED
AN IMPASSE LOOMING
From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, To-day, Regarding the Canton telegram of September 8 as a direct chal- lenge to the National Authorities, the Central Propaganda Committee of the Nunking Kuomintang has ordered all newspapers in Shang- hai, Nanking, Bankow, and Peiping not to publish that message, ac- cording to reports from the capital.
The full text of the telegram was translated into. English by a
FOR AEROPLANES
Aircraft Builders Subsidised
SENSATIONAL REPORTS IN AMERICA
Washington, To-day. Further sensational reports regarding Germany's acquisi. tion of aircraft were read at the continued hearing of the Senate arms inquiry, yester day. One was that Germany is using foreign funds to subsi- dise German aircraft mann- facturers.
Other evidence purported to show that on August 5, last year, the American State De- partment took cognisance of the sale of American-made aeroplanes to the German Government and warned ex- porters that the United States. Government was opposed to such exports-Reuter.
Kuomintang organ here and was MEXICO TO PAY
radioed by usual arrangement to a leading foreign news agency at Shanghai for release to the foreign
press.
Although the
foreign
HER DEBTS
papers are not under the direct Finance Minister Plans
control of the Central Propaganda) Committee, the text of the telegram was not published.
Chinese newspapers in Shanghai and Nanking also complied with the order.
U.S. Visit
TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegro
Newport, R.L, To-day. The Endeavour turned the se cond mark at 1.53 p.m., half a length in front of the Rainbow,
who turned at 1.57 pm.
Two miles from the second
mark the Endeavour led by fully 300 yards, but the Rainbow re- mained on the port tack, hoping to get the windward berth should close work be necessary at the buoy.
It was then thought that the boat rounding the se cond mark first would be the eertain winner, barring acci- dents.
SOPWITH SUPERN
Sopwith at this time was sail- ing magnificently.
Both Yachts set their Genoa Jibs immediately after the turn.
RECORDS SHATTERED The Endeavour's time on the wind- ward leg was 1 hour 17 minutes 1 second, and bettered the Cup record established by Reliance in 1903 by 2 minutes 57. secondi.
And White Standards
London, To-day.
As a further niensure to minimise the risk of strect acidents, amber globes, mounted on buck and white standards are to be erected in Lone, don streets to mark the under controlled and Police, controlled pedestrian crossings, bon
Such indicators will not at pre- sent be prectol at junctions con- trolled by traffle light signala.----- British. Wireless Service.
NAWAB ON TOP
HAMMOND JUST
BEATEN
PAINE LEADING BOWLER
London, To-day. The Nawab of Pataudi who The Endeavour broke the record scored 12 and 10 in the Test for the triangular course set by match against the Australians at Enterprise in 1930, the official Trent Bridge and who was subse- times being:
100,000 MORE
ENDANGERED
BY DECISION
ROOSEVELT ORDER ISSUE
IF REVISED 175,000 WILL ́BE CALLED OUT":22
'NEW YORK, TO-DAY. A FURTHER 100,000 WORKERS -WILL-BE-AFFECTED BY, THE DE- CISION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUN- CIL OF THE UNITED TEXTILE WORKERS UNION TO AUTHORISE, THE STRIKE COMMITTEE TO CALL OUT ALL THE ALLIED GROUPS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE LABOUR LEADERS.、
The groups are the dyeing, Rayon, underwear,
goods, carpet, and rug
SECURITY DEMANDS WITHOUT MISTRUST
REVISION OF LEAGUE
CONVENANT SOUGHT
NO CO-OPERATION PROPOSED
WITH LABOUR OFFICE
GENEVA, TO-DAY.' FOLLOWING THE · DECISION OF THE LEAGUE ASSEMBLY TO ADMIT THE SOVIET TO.THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS, THE ASSEMBLY YESTERDAY EVENING GRANTED THE SOVIET A PERMANENT SEAT, ON THE LEAGUE COUNCIL, 39 NATIONS VOTING FOR THE PROPOSAL, NO NATIONS CAST NEGATIVE VOTES, ALTHOUGH 10 AISTAINED FROM VOTING.
M. Sandler, Chairman of the League Assembly, in a speech of welcome, said that the presence of the Soviet delegation proved that the tendency of the States is to work towards universality despite the differences of race, language, religion and political sys- tem, and towards harmony,, with a distant ideal of united ha- manity.
There was some applause as the Soviet Foreign Commissar, M. Maxim Litvinoff, ascended the rostrum. His speech was largely ex- plaining the Soviet ideology. He declared that the failure of the Disarmament Conference "compels us to seek more effective means to preserve peace.”
CHIANG PAYS
FLYING VISIT
TO S. FUKTEN
'DISTURBING PRESS REPORT
CANTON PERTURBED
"Peace and security cannot be organised in the shifting sands of verbal promises and declara- tions," he continued. "We should establish that any State is enti-
tled to demand from its neigh-
bours guarantees for security, landṛthat such a demand should not be considered an expression of .mistrust.
REVISIONS SOUGHT":
He emphasised that a new member of an organisation cannot be morally responsible for decisions made, without its Concurrence,
M. Litvinoff enumerated passages from the League Covenant. Ho would like to see revised, for exam- Įple, Articles XII and XV relating [From Our Own. Correspondent)
to legislation In certala instances Canton, To-day.
of war, Article XXII on mandates, Vernacular newspapers state
land Article XXIII which emits knitted that a certain "important per-undertakings to ensure race
Indus-son" flew from Kuling to Lungyen equality. tries.
The Executive Council stated in South-western Fukien for a that this will be done by next Mon-brief visit in connection with the day.
anti-Communist campaign in that province. It is now learned that
It is understood that the Soviet, this person was none other than Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, accord- at present, does not propose to co- perate with the International La- ing to the Japanese
paper bour Office, but a Russian Under- All Fukien Daily, published at Secretary General will be appointed to the League Secretariat, together Amoy in the Chinese language.
Whether Marshal Chiang Kai-with several high officials in vari
ous departments-Reuter. shek actually visited. Lungyen it not certain. Lungyen, which is very close to Kwangtung, was the former headquarters of General Tsai Ting-kai when he was command of the 19th, Route Army.
(Continued on Page 7)
U.S. Copper Strike Settled
:
Butte, To-day. The copper miners, by two to quently dropped, headed the 1934 one, have accepted the compro- Endeavour 2 hours 50 minutes 40 English Cricket batting averages
mise ending the strike.-United seconds.
with 78.75 as against Wally Press, per S, E. Levy and Com- Rainbow 2 hours 51 minutes 25 Hammond's 76.32 for twice as pany. seconds.
many innings.
The leading three in the bat ting (eight completed innings) and bowling (ten wickets' quali-i fication) averages for the 1934
(Continued on Page 4),
UNMUZZLED DOGS ON BEACHES
Two European Owners Fined $20
1
season, including the scores in the Champion County v. The Rest match, are cabled by Reuter as follows:
120,000 May Be Called Out At Week-End
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAI...
Washington, To-day.
The Textile Unton executives empowered the Strike Committee to call out the allied textile workers. (Continued on Page 4).
The Committee Chairman, Mr. BATTING Inns Runs H.S. No. Avge. Francis Gorman, said that if con- 15 945 214 3.78.75 ditions were unchanged at the Hammond. 35 2366 362" 4 16.32 week-end he would probably call
51 2487 239 8 57.83 out
120,000 workers. -United
Patandi
Summoned for allowing his two Tyldesley... dogs to go abroad unmuzzled on Shek-O Beach on August 25, Mr. T. P. K. Kemble, of Mesars, Wilkin- Paine son, and Grist, was this morning Verity fined $20, by Mr. Q. A. A. Mac-
fadyen at the Central Magistracy.
Pleading guilty to the summonses, Mr. Kemble said that the dogs were
The United Press was able to pick up a part of the message from phic Messages Ordinance, 1894, Beon, the beach not more than, five
Hong Kong and relayed it to Manila
and the United States, although its} version was, somewhat different from the orginal text."
(Continued on Page 9)
BRITISH CABINET MEETING THIS WEEK
further
London, To-day, A series of Cabinet meetings is to be
ived September 19, 8.45 am)"
minutes, and that their muzzles Mexico City, To-day. were bitten off by the dogs.
The Mexican Finance Min-- Mrs M. A. Whitham” was also
merlans to
Ister, Senor Gomez, plans. leave for New York on Fr day. It is reported that he will start negotiations with the United States Treasury Secretary, Mr. Henry Mor genthau, to pay Mexico's US, $267,436,000 foreign debts, to, the United States, Great Brl--
fined $20 for allowing her two dogs to go unmuzzled at Big Wave Bay Beach on August 26,
AMERICA USES MORE RUBBER
New York, To-day The United States consumption of rubber dur.
held before the Assembling of, Pary, fain, and France on the “abl-;" ing August, was 2 per cent, above
Bament, which will take place next lity to Tuesday--British Wireless Ser-|- Frem
vice.
basis. United that of July, but 25 per cent below r^^8 E. Levy, and--that of August last yest
Press, per S. E. Levy and Company, i
BOWLING
:
0. 1285.5 463 2664.156 17.07 5122 108 1415 82 17.25 Larwood
1282.1 500 2645-150 17.63
M. R. W. Avge. Press, per S. E. Levy and Company.
ELLSWORTH BOUND FOR ANTARCTIC Expedition Sails From New Zealand
Trinedin, New Zealand.
To-day. The expedition headed by Mr. Lincoln Ellsworth and Sir Hubert Wilkin, has sailed
· fce-breaker, Wyatt further exploratio
EASING CREDIT. IN U.S.
Washington, To-day-The United
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in
TWO TYPHOONS REPORTED
BOTH UNLIKELY TO
·STRIKE COLONY
The typhoon is situated about 150 miles south of Naka, moving north- (ward, according to a warning issued
STOP PRESS by the Royal Observatory this
morning.
This warning is confirmed by the Manila Observatory, in a report issued through the American Con- sul-General, which "gives the poul- After retiring for only 10tion as East of Balintang Channel. minutes the Jury returned a verdict of guilty in the trial of
This typhoon is about 1,000 miles from Hong Kong and on its present
States Treasury Secretary, Mr. Keung Chi-pun, charged at the course can have no local affect.
Henry Morgenthau, states that the treasury will shortly make definite nection with the Government's pro- recommendations to banks in con-
gramme for easing credit. United par S. E.Levy, and Company.
UPTURN IN US. CAR INDUSTRY
New York. To-day Automobile production in the United States last week totalled 42,980, care, 15| against 68,166 cars the previous week and 48,053 cars in the corres |panding week of last yearum This represente' a less than seasonal gain United Preas, per S. E. Levy and Company
Supreme Court with the mur der of Keung Wal-lam at No. 211, Laichikok Road, Shamshuf- pa on July 20. His Honour the Chief Justice, after stating that It was the only possible verdict on' the 'evidence, passed· sen- tence of death.
Before sentence was, passed the prisoner said. "That woman was my wife and that man had committed adultery with my wife. I did not intend to mur- der her, but I found them both - naked. I was then in u- rage and do not know, how I stab- bed"
Another warning, received from Manila, states that a typhoon is. located in about 129 degress cast longitude and 24 degrees north latitude, moving north-west.
This typhoon is alredy north of the Colony, about 1,000 miles to the east, and is moving towards Shang- bai,
WEATHER FORECAST
Generally cloudy, with rain later and moderate south-east or variable winds, was the weather forecast for to-day, as issued by the Royal. JObservatory this morning.