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tic rise in expenditure during 1935 on the new construction in volved by the programmes su thorised in previous years and constituting part of the normal replacement policy allowed by the terms of the London Naval Treaty of 1930 which is still in force.
The number of ships in the British Navy had been already drastically reduced, and, in view of imperial responsibilities, the Government could not agree to a further numerical reduction. At the same, time they were anxious Ito join in an international agree- ment for the reduction of the In sizes within the categories. particular, they would like to see: the tonnage of battleships fixed guns, at 25,000, with 12 inch and cruisers restricted to 7,000 tons, with 6 inch guns.
Failing the total abolition of submarines, which they favour. ed, they would like to maintain the qualitative limitations of the London Treaty, and drastically reduce the maximum permissible submarine tonnage.
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Mr. W. L. Clayton, of Houston, Texas, rated as the world's largest producer of cotton, photographed in Washington, where he appear ed before the Senate agriculture committee to discuss means of cotton the falling bolstering export trade.
PRESSING THE COMMUNISTS IN KWEICHOW
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THE TEST MATCH
(Continued from Pace 1), Headley was now well set And scoring freely all round the wicket in characteristic manner, and Sealey was given all the confidence he needed. At the close of play the pair were together after adding 148 for the third wicket.
Headley has hit 16 boun. daries in one of his steadiest Innings of the season, scoring with confidence all round the wicket.
One of the features of the day's! play was the brilliant fielding of the tourists, who were set an ad- mirable example" by their skipper, Hammond, and Hendren.
LORD PRIVY SEAL'S
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London, To-day. Arrangements have now been completed for the visit of the Lord Privy Seal, Mr. Anthony Eden, to Moscow. At the conclusion of the talks, which Sir John Simon and he will have with Herr Hitler and other German Ministers, Mr. Eden will leave Berlin by the train on
the
These proposals for a qualita-According to the same dispat the night of March 26 and arrive tive limitation would be of an ches, General, Ho Chien, military in Moscow on the morning of the enormous advantage to the world head of Hunan, and General L 28th
During his stay of four days he because they would preserve the Chung-jen, head of the Kwangsl relative strength of the different armies, also flew to Kwelyang yes will have the opportunity to dis- cuss with M. Stalin, M. Litvinov, countries at a greatly reduced terday. It is even said that Can-
concluded. Icost, he
British ton will be represented by a high and other prominent members of
The provincial the Russian administration military official, Wireless Service
troops of these three provinces general European situation in the DROUGHT-RESISTANT will join in the drive against the light of the Anglo-French commu-
Red insurgents.
nique of February 8. Although earlier reports stated Mr. Eden will leave Moscow on that the Reds had been driven the night of the 81st and proceed out of Tsunyl, Northern Kwei-to Warsaw. The definite program- chow, several thousand remnants me for his Polish visit has not yet are still hiding in the mountain-been fixed, but it is expected that ous regions in the vicinity. These Mr. Eden will remain about two Roerich, eminent were spotted by Nanking recon days for conversations with mem- Dr. Nicholas Russian archaeologist and recognoitring planes from Chungking bers of the Polish Government.
Central Asia,
British Wireless Service. nized authority on
NEW TYPE OF SAFETY SIGN
Must Be Altered Each Month
Search Conducted In Gobi Desert
and his son, George Roerich who have been spending some time in Pelping, expect left about March Mon- 16 for the Gobi desert in ¡golla.
KWANGTUNG TROOPS WIPE
...OUT REDS
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rifles in Ping-chang while
There they will endeavour to wo find a type of drought-resistant pursuing the remnants. A regi- grass suitable for transplanting inment of the First Division, which for Red, out-' the United States, to be used in WAB sent to search
A new type of safety sign, bear- rebuilding ita ravaged western laws, wiped out a band of some 200
bandits in New-ling. In the battle ing the words "Safety first, Four range lande.
Sent out by the U.S. Department more than 20 of them were killed, killed, 127 injured in December, a machine 1984," has been erected by the cor- of Agriculture, Dr. Roerich heads over 10 captured; and the expedition and with his son, gun and about 20 rifles taken. On poration on a tramway standard in George, as an assistant, plans to the same day, the troops of the Croydon High Street.
An official said the figures refer- remain in Mongolia through the Second Division seized many wea pons in Yih-ahlu, Shek-poi, and
red only, to the Croydon area, and autumn," supervising the research.
Chin-chie. These were reported would be altered each month JAPAN LOOKS TO HEGEMONY yesterday by General Yu Han-now new statistic became available.
-OF ALL ASIA
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Commander of the Kwangtung First Army Corps.
Another raport which also come
to hand yesterday from Colonel Li Chin, Commander of the First Re-
MASS SUICIDE REPORTED
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the health of Mr. Hu, it is under-giment of the First Division, states stood that the two leaders discuss that his troops have dispersed the A police party under Sub-Insper- ed important political problems. remnant bandite attached to the ter Collins made a search, but, as were dia. While the South-west leaders bogus First and Second South it was growing dark fast, no traces have cancelled their circular tele Kiangel Army in Chin-sha, Lo-hung, of the missing women gram criticising the pro-Japanese Shek-leu, and Yah-por-hung. More covered.
Yesterday, however, the 'bodies policy of Nanking, their view has than 200 of them including a bogus remained unchanged. At the pro-commanding officer were killed, of the five women were "dragged" per moment, they will voice their over 700 captured, and about 350 from the ravine, and taken to the opposition, on the ground that Ja-rifles taken in the battles staged Public Mortuary,
Three of the deceased were married women.
pan is attempting to establish hegemony over East Asia.
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