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LORD PEEL ADVOCATES BRITISH MEDIATION
CONQUEST OF DANZIG
NAZIS HOPE"
FOR MAJORITY:
AT ELECTIONS
Constitution Change Main Objection
DR. BUERCKEL'S FIERY SPEECH
Berlin, To-day.
Leading Nazis, including General | Goering and Dr. Goebbells, are ac- tively participating in the election campaign at Danzig, where the polling takes place on Sunday for. the new Diet' in which the Nazis hope to secure a two-thirds major-
Martin Itjen, operator of, Ska- guay, Alaska's trackless trolley ear, brought his famous car along when he accepted Mae West's 'in- vitation to "come up see her sometime." The ex-sourdough had
not been out of Alasks for 35 Fears until he decided to see Holly wood and particularly Mas Weat
ity with a view to petitioning the RED FORCES League of Nations for permission
to change the constitution.
Dr. Buerckel; Reichsfuehrer! Hitler's special commissioner for the Saar, In a fiery speech at Danzig last evening vigorously uttacked the opposing Catholic and Social Democrat parties and praised conscription for Germany as a measure to. defend peace.
He concluded: "On January 18 we proclaimed on the western|
frontier in the Saur that Ger
many holds to its honou
ADVANCING
ON KWEIYANG
Loyalists Lose Five
More Regiments
FRANTIC APPEALS FROM
·PANIC-STRICKEN CITY
From Our Own Correspondent)
peace, to its only liberator, Adolf ... With the Cons Hitler. Now it is your turn on miles away, the the eastern frontier" Reuter
yang, the capital of Kweichow, are
GOLD COINAGE IN||panicky and have sent several
FRANCE
Considered Unlikely
For Five Years
Paris, to-day, Gold coins, the re-introduction of which was announced by M. Flandin, French Premier, yesterday, are not likely to appear for some time.
It is learned that the Bank, of France is unwilling to substitute gold currency for paper until: the stock of five milliard francs le mint-
telegrams to Canton urging for reinforcements.
General
Chiang
Kai-shek,
Chairman of the Military Affairs
"CHINA YEAR" PRESE IS OPPORTUNE MOMENT
DETENTE BETWEEN ALL COUNTIES INTERESTED PROPOSED
SITUATION REVIEWED N HOUSE OF ORDS.
London, To-day.
A new situation has arisen in the Far in the last few months, declared Lord Peel House of Lords yesterday, drawing attenti the situation in the Far East.
The facts that Japan had left the Leag China had ceased to be a member of the suggested that there was weakening of between the Far East and Europe.
Lord Peel emphasised that he wished to deprecate any of hostility towards Japan, and said that enough ready been done by ill-considered denunciation
Britain had a long and Intimate association East and had a right, even a duty, to examine closely and offer advice to both parties as a friend knowledge of the situation.
DE VALERA ON
ANGLO BRITISH
Interference Again Deplored
PLEBISCITE URGED
Dublin, To-day
Lord Peel quoted) ments of the Ja Minister fear enter
btain control aituation was full
which was being increased rather than lulle
____________ JAPAN'S AIMS
The question was, he said. what were the aims of Japan.
Anginusual view of the usunty grim Premier of Japan Keisuke Okada," is provided as he joins in the feat marking the wedding of his son, Capt. Nobora Sadashige, The bride is at the right. A Cabinet crisis prevented. from attending the wedding itself.
EAST
AUSTRIA ARMING
CONSCRIPTION
REINTRODUCTION
NOW BEING SOUGHT PERMISSION ASKED FROM POWERS
ARMY INCREASE TO, 60,000 INTENDED SHORTLY:
powers
atement issued afte meeting lagi
day.
The communique says - Cabinet was presided over by the Chancellor, Dr. Schusch higg and dealty with the
U.S. NAVAL MANOEUVRES question of the enlargement of
BRITISH MOUNT EVEREST. EXPEDITION
by
F.R.G.S
pproves Of
At
Mount Everes "British Wireless Serv
PAYS HIS SECOND
The Citizenship Bill in the Dail Apparently she wished the have Commission, was reported on from De Valera who said that the the Western Powers as regards ADMIRAL DREYER
was preceded by a vigorous speech the final word in any projects of Tuesday night to have left Kweiyang in his Ford plane on
Anglo-British Peace Treaty could China. We must recognise her Monday, as Kweiyang may be easily be signed provided that Bri- need for expansion and desire for
tain would cease to interfere with further markets and raw mater entered by the Red forces at
Ireland. any time. There are no forti-
iale; which were growing daily. fications in that vicinity, a Com- The majority of Irish people had Discussing remedies, Lord Peel munist invasion being heretofore not wanted the country partitioned said the ubylous course was to call unexpected.
as a plebiscite would show, if Bri- meeting of the signatories to the tain would consent to hold one. Nine Power Treaty, but this might The present bill rejected the title be unduly alarming and offend
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ed, and as the estimated present THROSTLES WIN AT of British subjecte for Irishmen Japan and worsen the position,...
capacity of the French mint is one milliard francs It will be five years before the first batch will be re- leased. Reuter.
POLAND VISIT SAID SUCCESSFUL Eastern Pact Question May Bear Results
Warsaw, To-day,
Mr. Anthony Eden, the Lord Frivy Seal, and his party left
VILLA PARK
Certain Irish ports were still held
by Britain notwithstanding that they had frequently assured Bri
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Chester Take Lead Intel that they were prepared to de TYPHOON WARNING
Northern Section
fend the coast so that no foreign country could use Ireland nau bass for an attack against Britain. London, To-day. "Fight only to the end when every West Bromwich caused a sur-inch of Ireland is controlled hya Prise in the First Division yester Government elected by the majority day when they visited Villa Park of Irish people, he concluded and beat the home side by the odd Router goal in five to advance above.
Derby In the League table. **T
Second Report Shows No Change
A second typhoon warning from. the Manila Observatory, was sued this morning at Lhrough the American
Chester assumed the leadership STRATHMORE LAUNCHING BY and gives ther
of the Third Division (North) yes-
5.18 p.m. yesterday and were bid-terday when they beat Rochdale at den farewell, by Col, Joseph Beck home by the only goal, while Bar-
- DUCHESS OF YORK TO-DAY-
London, to-day The Duchess of
nty/B
the Follah Foreign Minister. They row, as a result of sharing two York will launch; the new were met at Prague at 8 am to goals at York, advanced two posi- liner- day by Dr. Edvard Benes, the Czetions in the table.
day
choslovak Foreign Minister 2002 In the Scottish League, St. John by rail
Enquiries in well-informed cir stone were held to a home draw of Duchess cles give the Impression that Mr. one goal all by Aberdeen Router pay Eden's visit to Warsaw was defin itely a success and has not been entirely without rasult-even- on
the thorny question of an Eastern pact, on which Poland made clear her difficulties to Mr. Eden
(Tables on Pajo:6)
British Wi:
grees:
to the fir
Anglo-Polish Communique WEATHER FORECAST
London, to-day communique
Experta associated with Mr. Ein Warsaw on the conclusion yes
day afternoon of the
en appear definitely: favour. Bri:
ompletely fulfike
The des
GOODWILL
VISIT TO
YOKOHAMA have been taken."" -
Swanson Advocates German Inclusion
Confere
manoeuvres, Navy Secretary Swanson) to
bad
feeling in Japan on account of the manoeuvres.
Speaking as an individual Mr.
Swanson advocated, the
of Germany in
VISIT TO CANTON Conference. He had
Official Courtesies Exchanged
LEAVING FOR HONG KONG DOG TO MORROW
[From Our Own Correspondent]
His Exce
der Dreyer, KCB., rived
ROYA
any proposal from
Mr. Swanson explained
proposed German,
450,000 tons, and shoul
aval
but
was
affect the 575/ ratio as far, 88
the United States, Great and Japan were concer Reutere
AUSTRALIAN NAVY
Sydney To Replace Brisbanes
LONDON HESPITALITY TO OFFICERS AND MEN
SUSPECTED OF RABIES
Peak District Now
Ived
the Austrian army. It was un animously opined that the grant ing to Austria of full equality was a self-evident supposition. The necessary preparatory steps It was considered remarkable that Prin
Vice-Chan
DIVISION IN HOUSE OF COMMONS Jubilee Allocation Criticised
BUT VOTE CARRIED BY 137 TO NIL
London, To-day
the House of; night resul
none;
LONDON PREPARES FOR JUBHER
ommons
RECEIVE THEM VESTMINSTER
tain'e bear sibility
her a
ions states they
thony Face
In
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