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AUSTRIAN PROVISIONS FOR AIR FORCE
While John Barrymore, fishes on his yacht Infants, off Florida. Hollywood hears his agent has re- quested his wife, Dolores- Castella (above), to move from their Ber- erly Hills home. She is reported to be moving to Los Angeles
OPPOSITION
TO DEAN TENG
IN CANTON
Move At Sun Yat Sen University
RESIGNATION DEMANDED
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton. To-day- Professor Teng Han-chi, Dean of the law school of Sun Yat-sen University, is being severely criticised by his students, who have launched a movement to] oust him. The charges against -the professor are that he is not learned and is not of high moral character.
The students have organised a body to remove incompetent tea- chers and President Chow La bus been requested by the under- graduates to dispense with the services of Dean Teng.
AIRMAN'S S. O. S.
KINGSFORD SMITH
LOSES PROPELLER
الله
ON JUBILEE FLIGHT
OTHER ENGINE
SPLUTTERING
FAST DESTROYER IS URGENTLY NEEDED
Wellington, To-day. Sir Charles Kings- ford-Smith, who left Sydney on a special Jubilee fight with air mails for New Zealand, sent wire- less message to say that he was in diffi- culties half
way across the Tasman Sea. He said that one propeller had gone and that the other engine was spluttering.
"I am dumping the cargo," the mes- sage continued. “I am able to keep my height, and may have to dump the -mails and petrol I hope Sydney will have a fast destroy- er handy, but I hope to reach the coast.”
A later message from Sydney stated
Sir that
Charles
Students in the law school say that they do not understand the lectures prepared by Dean. Teng. while the latter says that written lectures represent highest authority and contain the Kingsford-Smith
best literary flavour.
his
the
his!
The professor once told students that had General Chiang Kai-shek attended his lectures. he would have, been more suc- cessful in life.
(Continued on page 9.)
JAPANESE LEGATION IN CHINA
Elevation To Embassy Not Opposed In Army Circles
Tokyo, today.
At a meeting of the Cabinet the War Minister, General E. Hayashi, declared that, though some sections
idea.^
sent out an S.O.S. from a point 500 miles from there.. Apparently there are no ships near him and the only seaplane here be- longs to the cruiser, Canberra, but it is not in a fit condition to help.
The cruiser itself is going to the rescue.
-Reuter.
A happy picture of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, who difficulties over the Tasman Sea, while on a Jubilee flight from. Australia to New Zealand.
SOUTH AFRICANS WIN
AT THE OVAL
SOMERSET'S SENSATIONAL
COLLAPSE
London To-day.
Undefeated centuries by Siedle and Nourse enabled the you
ful South African side to record. their fourth success in as many games when they met Surrey at the Oval.
Faced with 381 runs in the fourth innings, the led only 190
Notts dropped first innings points at Trent Bridge, where Gloucester just got home by 38] runs in a slow-scoring game:
(Continned on Pape 13. Scores, as cabled by Beuter, were: The South Africans beat Surrey by 190 runs at the Oval South Africans: 367 and 280 for 2 dec
(J. 1 Siedle 104 not cut, A. D. Nourse 108 not out). Surrey: 266 and 191
Gloucestershire bezt Notts on the first innings at Nottingham. Notts: 250 and 270. Gloucester: 258 and 13 for 0.
Northamptonshire beat Somerset at Taunton by 48 runs. Northants: 171 and 237 (Timms 121.
Wellard & for 64). Somerset: 285 and 75 (Clarke
32, Matthews 5 for 31).
5 for
“WET” OR “DRY”?
Citizens of Georgia To Vote
IMPORTANT PLEBISCITE TO-DAY
Through a referendum vote on three liquor measures to-day the State of Georgia will dete, mine whether or
its 25-year-old bone-dry prohibition law will be scrapped or not.
10T
In the event that a majority vote repeals the State prohibition law,
total
RAF. STRENGTH TO BE DOUBLED IN 2 YEARS
Cabinet Considering Plans
London, to-day-
The "Daily Telegraph's" air correspondent understands that plans for the expansion of the Air Force are being considered by the Cabinet, who propose to treble the Home Defence force -' from Le squadrons, with 498 machines, to 128 squadrons, with 1460 machines, in two years, which will amount, approzrimate- ly, to doubling the total strength of the Royal Air Force-Bear ter.
58 GAMESIN TWO SETS
Stedman Surprises At Eastbourne
NOW ON
DEFY TREATY CLAUSES
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
CONDITION
CRITICAL BUT
SOME HOPES
KING'S SURGEON CALLED IN
OFFICIAL SECRECY LIFTED
London, To-day.
Lawrence of Arabia is likely to be unconscious for several days.
The veil of official secrecy was lifted yesterday afternoon, when lit was admitted that Lawrence! was suffering from concussion and a fractured skull. Major- General J. W. West an honorary surgeon to the King, and an other specialist were called into consultation, which lasted
nearly midnight, after which it was announced that Lawrence's condition was still critical, but that there were hopes of re- covery. The authorities in Lon- don are being kept constantly in- Cormed of Lawrence's condition.
Lawrence was apparently flung ja considerable distance from his machine. It is thought that he attempt to avoid a collision with jammed on the brakes fully in an the boy cyclist, who suffered
CRAWFORD MATCH ABANDONED į-
Eastbourne, To-day. Jack Crawford, 1933 Wimbledon
mild concussion.
(Continued on Pure 12) COMMONWEALTH -
CONSTITUTION IN
[It is reported – that Prince Starhemberg (above), leader of the Austrian Heimwehr, will be ap pointed Commander-in-Chief of the new air force contemplated in Austria:
ANTI-PIRACY
WORK TO BE
CONTINUED
DESPITE ARREST OF
COMDR. TSAT
REORGANIZATION FOR BETTER EFFICIENCY
[From Our Own Carrespondent
* Canton, To-da Although the coastguard Bay have been disbanded,
spokesman for the military
fies amoenced on Monday night PHILIPPINES that the efforts to round up the
50 To 1 Ratification Reported
the tion
Manila, To-day. The Filipinos have by an overwhelming majority ratified
commonwealth Constitu Early returns here show a 50 to 1 majority.
Despite the elaborate pre- parations for demonstrations, the Sakdalistas were peaceful Women voted for the first time.Reuter
Manila, Later.
Incomplete official returns of the plebiscite on the new Constitution show that it has resulted in 645,-
381 voting in favour, and 21,145
against Beuter.
COLLIERY DISASTER NEAR TSINANFU
Relatives Of Chinese
Mines Threaten To Riot
pirates in that locality have not been relaxed,
The spokesman explained that searches for pirates are under- taken by Colonel Chen Shun- wing. director of the Piracy Suppression Burean at Bias Bay.
and that Commander Tsai Teng- fei, who is at present detained. was a subordinate under Colonel Chen. The arrest of Commander Tsai and the disbandment of the coastguards do not affect anti- piracy work, the official added.
(Continued on Page 12)
NRA. EXTENSION FOR 10 MONTHS
Unanimous Vote In Senate
LA FOLETTE'S WARNING
Washington, today
The extension of the NRA re
Senator P. M. LaFolette. Jr., had
DECISIVE
STEP
GERMANY'S
EXAMPLE
FOLLOWE
STARHEMBERG E
COMMAND
LITTLE ENTENT
CHALLENGED
Vienna, To-day. Following the ex ample of Germany Austria has taken what may be re garded as a decisive step towards the building up of an official air force, con- trary to the peac treaty.
A meeting of the Heimwehr General Staff last night de cided to form a spe cial Heimwehr Fly ing Corps, with Prince Starhemberg Commande
Chief
political circles as an This is regarded in
experiment to test the attitude of the Little Entente to- wards an Austrian air forceRenter.
QUESTIONS
IN COUNCIL BY
HON. MR. BRAG. Pig And Poultry Committee
OUTCOME OF REPORT
At the Legislative Council meet ing to be held to-morrow, His Ex cellency the Governor, Sir Willia Peel, will make his last appearang before he
Friday.
leaves the Colony
The Hon. Mr. Jose Pedro Bra pursuant to notice, will following questions:--"
by:
to accelerate the implementing
the said Committee's recomme tions?
1. Will Government state whe gime for 10 months only, instead of steps it has taken to implement the two years demanded by the ad-recommendation of the Pig ministration was voted almost un-Poultry Committee which reported the decision as to the selling of legal champion and Australian Davis Mr. Koichi Nishida, the Japan
Tsingtao, To-day.
animously by the Senate, after in September, 19347 Sydney. Later.
whisky will be left with each county-Cup captain, was given a gruelling ese
2. Is it not a fact that the of the army oppose the raising of flying the Southern Cross, left provides that upon petition of 15 New Zealand's No. 2 ranking play to despatch troops to the scene
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith. Bringing out local option, the act match yesterday by J. Stedman has asked General Han Fu-chu recovery law as dead as a doormail Poultry Committee have been Consul General at Tsinan, azed them that it would all the commendations of the Fig the Japanese Legation in China to here at 8 pm. local time pester per cent of the qualified voters of jer, in the First Round of the Da- owing to riot threats by relatives!
The measure was then sent to the hesitatingly endorsed an Embassy, the army authorities 23 a whole are not opposed to the day with a navigator, Mr. Taylor, a county an election must be called vis Cup, and after the first two of 400 Chinese miners who were is believed that the leaders favour 3. Will Government take
House of Representatives, where it Economic Commission? and a
wireless operator, Mr. within 40 days from the date the sets had produced 58 games, the drowned in Tzechwan colliery a two-year period Bexter. He hoped, however, that in view and 14.000 pounds of freight, part
Stannage, carrying 34,000 letters petition is filed.
match was abandoned in the third near Tsinanfu as a result of the Whether or not a county of the importance of Chinese proof which was taken from Mr. C. calling in election is to be wet or leading 4-3. blems, closer contacts would hence-Ulm's former plane Faith of dry is to be determined by the forth be maintained between the Australia, which intended to ac-majority vote at such an election.
(Continued on Page 12) Foreign Office and army cficials
Scores, as cabled by Reuter, company Sir Charles Reuter. After such an election is held not were concerning the future concrete mez-
other may be held within two years, sures in connection" with China-
-"Sydney, Later.
3. A. Crawford (Australia) Sed: J Renter
Kingsford Smith has
and only then upon the petition of Stedman 14-12, 17-115, wirelessed, from a point 220 per cent of the qualified voters. miles from Sydney (whither he is returning), to tell his wife! not to worry as he is still flying. The pilot steamer, Captain
London, To-day. His Majesty New York, to-day, Cook, has gone out to meet the the King received at Buckingham Pichards, the famous American plane Beuter.
Palace Mr.Geoffrey Knox CMG, professional lawn tennis player and
airman of the Saar Gover-ex-Davis Cup representat Commission, whom he Knight announced that his tenis career has
ted with the insignis been, finished
Commnades
thus set, owing to ruin, with Crawford bursting of a hidden spring. TRAMWAY FARES The Hon the Colonial Treasure
(Continued on Page 9),
2,000 GUESTS AT BALL AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE
London, to-day-The first of the two Jubilee Balla which Their Majesties the King and Queen giving at Backingham-1
held last night. The guests bered 2,000-British Wireless
Now
GEOFFREY KNOX KNIGHTED
Sydney, Lztering was Kingsford Smith wirelessed at ed num-2.05 pm local time: "Afraid of
Knigh am in the sea. Old Man centre Order motor gone DOW
Reuter
Schnel
VINCENT RICHARDS NOT TO PLAY TENNIS AGAIN
the result
which flooded the galleries with in 40 minutes-
One Japanese engineer was also drowned - Reuter
WEATHER REPORT
Rumours Of Decrease
Denied
Interviewed this morning by the Chino Mail, Mr. L. CF. Bellamy, The saticyclone to the east of General Manager of the Hong Japan, is weakening. The anticy Kong Tramways, denied the rum clone to the north of the lower ours now current that the Company angtre Valley is increasing in were contemplating a reduction in intensity and extending south their first-class fazes from ward. The depression is moving to 5 cents, and their third part of the Sea of Japan. The east-north-east across the north fares from 6 to 3 cen
their monthly season tickets forecast for to-day, as issuer the Royal Observatory ing was east winds, mode fresh, cloud.
from $9 to L
will move that the Council approv the expenditure during 1983 $29,834 for re-siting and telephone cables.
Continued on Paye 9)
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