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DEMOCRAT PARTY CONVENTION OPENS TO-DAY IN PHILADELPHIA
ROOSEVELT FACES STERN OPPOSITION GOVERNOR LANDON'S BOLD BID
PRESIDENT'S PERSONAL APPEAL STILL VERY POWERFUL
Philadelphia, To-day.
The stage is set for the Convention of the Democratic Party, opening to-day. The consen- sus of impartial opinion is that the re-election of President Roosevelt, which a few months ago seemed assured, can now be secured only by strenuous and untiring efforts to round up every
A fine photographic view of the traffic accident which occurred just outside the Sincere Company shortly after 1.45 p.m. yesterday. Lorry No. 4218 can here be seen in collision with taxi No. 132. For javailable vote.
timately no Otle Wis injured. ("China Mai" photo).
BIRTHDAY HONOURS
TWO LOCAL RESIDENTS
IN THE LIST
Mr. Alfred Smith's declaration of war on President Roose- velt, with allegations of graft in the New Deal and failure to
at the outset of the campaign. It is believed that Mr. Alfred Smith may take his friends over to Governor Landon, while the Lemke Party, the new Left-wing organisation, is thought likely
balance the budget, is among the dificulties facing the President
detract from President Roosevelt's vote.
The question is asked whether it will be possible to prevent the hundreds of thousands of Republican votes, with which Mr. Roosevelt was elected, from going to Governer Landon. It is London, To-day- pointed out that Mr. Landon is younger than Mr. Roosevelt and The Birthday Honours include four Barons, three Privy the new Republican chiefs, headed by Mr. Landon's manager, Mr. Councillors, five Baronets, four Companions of Honour, and a long John Hamilton, are vigorous mid-Westerners, far more formid- list of Knighthoods. A Dame Grand Cross of the Victorian Orderable than the harassed clique that surrounded Mr. Herbert Hoover is conferred on Queen Mary and a Viscountey on Lord Dawson in 1932. of Penn
The new Barons are Sir Her- The new Knights include Mr. bert Austin, Sir Henry Caut- Irving James Albery, MP ley, Sir Malcolm Hailey and Mr.(U) for Gravesend since 1924. J. W. Beaumont Pere. Sirjand Dr. Alfred Webb Johnson, Ferbert Austin is the well-Hunterian Professor of Sur- known motor-manufacturer: Sirigery and Pathology, Royal Col- Henry Cantley is Unionist M.P.lege of Surgeons. for the East Grinstead Division) of Sussex and has
KENT WIN OVER WORCESTER
Freeman Again In Limelight
JEAN. BATTEN HONOURED been Re- The Dominions list includes a
London, To-day. Companionship of Honour for Mr. J. A. Lyons, Prime Minis- Results of first-class cricket ter of Australia, and a Com-matches which concluded yes mandership of the British Em terday were as follows: pire for Miss Jean Batten, forį services to aviation.
AIR FORCE CROSS
Awarded To Leader Of London To Singapore Flight
to
London, to-day.The Air Forcé - Cross bas been awarded Squadron-Leader A. F. Laing, leader of the fight for flying- boats from England to Singapore in 1935.Eeuter.
of
The honour bestowed on Queen Mary is the highest decoration in the Royal Vic- torian Order, and has never previously been given to anybody.
At Worcester, Kent beat Worces- ter by wickets.
Worcester: 169 and 122 (Freemar
for 46).
Kent: 148 (Howorth 5 for 39) and
144 for 3
At Lord's, the M.C.C. beat Oxford University by an innings and 123)
run
M.C.C.: 323 (Hendren '98, Edrich 114).
On the contrary, Mr. Roose- velt's personal appeal to the voters is still very powerful, while New Dealers point out that if the graft charges were true the conditions would be worse if individual StatesTM con- trolled their relief, as Mr. Lan- jdon proposes. Reuter.
BRITAIN STANDS
FIRM
Italian Conquest Not Recognised
London, To-day. The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Oxford: 128 and 82 (Smith 7 for 31). Anthony Eden, will meet the ¡by 9 wickets.
Christian George Andrew Patrick David) by the Grace of God of His Most Excellent Majesty Edward "Vin (Edward Albert
Britain, Ireland and of the British Dominines beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, who celebrates kis 42nd birthday to-day.
RE-FORTIFICATION OF DARDANELLES
SEAPLANE'S ESCAPE
FORCED LANDING ON NORMANDIE
Nearly Sucked Down Into Funnel
THRILL FOR SIGHTSEERS AT COWES
London, To-day. A curious accident occurred at Cowes yesterday, when a Royal Air Force seaplane made a forced landing on the gist French Einer Normandie, which was transfer- ring passengers and cargo to ten- ders.
The seaplane struck a wing on a derrick lifting a motor-car, caus- ing the car to hit the Normandie's. rails, resting half aboard and half cut. The plane, by marvelloms kick, rested upright, not seriously damaged, on the forecastle deck.
The seaplane apparently got into an air-pocket above the Nor- mandie's famele and narrowly avoided being sacked down into the funnel. The liner carried the machine to Havre.---Router's Bul- letin Service.
BELGIAN STRIKE ENDED
Workers To Return To Work To-morrow
Brussels, To-day.
The Socialist Trade Union Committee, which controls the bulk of the 400,000 strikers, has ordered a resumption of work to- morrow, the objects of the strike
CONFERENCE OPENS AT having been attained for an im-
MONTREUX
"CHINA-MAIL" SPECIAL
Montreux, To-day.
The Duke of York has been Jappointed a personal Naval and At Westcliff, Essex beat Glamorgan Negus at the Ethiopian Lega- The Ten-Power Dardanelles Conference opened here yester- Air Aide-de-Camp to the King Glamorgan: 142 (Eastinan 5 for 36)tion in London at 245 p.m. today at 4 p.. under very auspicious circumstances. Essentially and the Duke of Kent and Lord and 128 (Eastman 4 for 24).- [day. Louis Mountbatten persons] Naval Essex: 213 (D. Davies 6 for 50) and! Aide-de-Camps to the King.
61 for L
-Reuter.
SIR CYRIL DEVERELL SUCCEEDS LORD ALLENBY
M.
mense majority of the workers." Workers still resisting employ- ers are assured of the full sup- port of the Trade Union organisa- Ition-Reuter.
ALGIERS CRISIS
the Dardanelles Conference is one of all the Powers who signed Algiers, To-day-The strike at In the House of Commons the Dardanelles. Treaty in 1923, whereby Turkish sovereignty Algiera is still spreading, and yesterday Mr. Eden, at ques was severely curtailed, in as much as the Turkish State was then now includes the transport and tion-time, announced that the compelled to consent to its most vulnerable region remaining en-wine industries. The dockers Government did not intend to tirely undefended The Conference has met voluntarily to dis-were to have walked out yester- propose or to give assent to the cuss a revision of the Treaty, ardently desired by Turkey, day-Reuter's Bulletin Service. recognition of Italy's annexa-
Sunderland since: corder 1918: Sir Malcolm Bailey has had a distinguished career in
DR. MELLY'S REWARD the Indian Civil Service. having been Governor of both the Pun-t The Albert Medal in gold has jab and the United Provinces at been posthumously awarded to Dr. various times; and Mr. Beau-C. J. Melly in recognition of con-
tion of Ethiopia or the title of The central figure in yester-Ito guarantee free passage in time, mont Pease is Chairman of spicuous gallantry during the dis-
London, To-day H. orders in Addis Ababa in May, in
the the King of Italy as Emperor day's proceedings was Rushdi of war, providing Turkey itself HONG KONG CLUB AT HOME Lloyds Bank.
Aras. Conspicuous among remained neutral. The Members of the House efforts to rescue British and other King has approved of the ap of Ethiopia.
Abys-pointment of General Sir Cyril It is learned that no Italian those who crowded the confer- The speaker said that Turkey's of Commons Lt-Col-D. J. Col.
the Home" will be held at the Hong ville, Under-Secretary of State sinians. Dr. Melly received fatal Deverell to be a Field Marshal, troops have been withdrawn ence room were Federal Coun-most vulnerable region was
in succession to the late Lord from Libya. It is stated that cillor Dr. Motta, who welcomed Dardanelles, but after it had been Kong Club at noon to-day, when injuries. Captain Euan
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the additional troops there will the delegates to Switzerland, called the danger zone for over members and their ladies will at- be withdrawn when Britain (Lord Stanhope (Great Britain), 1200 years, the speaker hoped that send. The loyal toast withdraws her home fleet from M Paul-Boncour (France), Mthis legend would now end- given by Mr. G. A. Pentreath, the the Mediterranean.
Reuter. Litvitnoff (Russia) and M. Trans-Ocean Service.
chairman of the Club.
for Scotland, Wallace, Secretary for Over-
seas Trade, and Earl de la
Warr, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of
nationals and
wounded
Have been made Privy Coun-Public Reminded To Be Early
cillors.
LON BARRY ENGLISH "SCULLING CHAMPION
U.S. STATEMENT
Titulescu (Romania).
The Australian delegate, Mr.
F. M. Brace, who was Chairman
For King's Birthday Review Washington: Announcing that at the last League session, was
the American Government has ap-elected President, and the Greek). The public are reminded that The Police, represented by two proved the appointment of Signor delegate, M. -Politis, Vice-
as Ambassador to the President. unless they are in their places by companies, will be under the Suvich 15.15 p.m. at the latest they will charge of Mr. W. La Bart Sparrow, United States, Mr. Cordell Hull,
fnd it very difficult to gain access. H. C. Calthrop, A.S.P.
D.S.P. (Kowloon), assisted by Mr. Secretary of State, states that the London, To-day-The English
(Hong approval did not raise the ques- Sculling Championship over the to the ground at the King's Birth- Kong) and M, G. S. Wilson, tion of the recognition of the Putney to Mortlake course, of day Review which is being held at‡A_S:P. (Kowloon.)
Italian annexation of Ethiopia about 41⁄2 miles, was won by Lon the Race Course this evening. His No. 1 Company, with Mr. Cal- Barry, who beat Ted Phelps, the Excellency the Governor will be throp in command, will comprise holder, by 10 lengths in 24 min-arriving about that time and the Chief Inspector F. E. E. Booker, utes 50 seconda.-Reuter.
entrances to the ground will be European Sergeants and Con- closed.
stables, Inspector- Fazal Ahmed,
QUEEN MARY'S SECOND TRIP?
Reuter.
The Secretaries of the British Indian and Weihaiwei constables STOP PRESS
Legion, Hong Kong and China Mr. Wilson will be in charge of New York, To-day. The Queen Branch, notify that accommoda. Noc 2 Company, comprising Ins Mary completed her second voy- tion for members will be available pector W. Chester Woods, Ins-- age from Southampton in 4 days in the public enclosure.
pector: Chiang Jen-yu, Chinese!
16 hours 13 minutes. The record! For the first time in the history and Weihaiwai constables. was not attempted on the present of the Colony the Hong Kong A company drawn from the voyage. Reuter's Bulletin Ser-Police are taking part in the Heng Kong Police Reserve = will vice.
King's Birthday Review,
also parade...
All-China - Olympic-
PROPOSALS EXPLAINED
Rushdi Aras, as first speaker, explained the proposals made by the Turkish Government, declar- ing that the Agreement of 1923 having lost the reason for its existance and proved utterly un-i tenable, the Turkish Government wanted to set an example in peace ful international, collaboration in regulation of the Dardanelles.
The Turkish Government, said Rushdi Aras, had taken into ac-
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count in the most far-reaching|A" large holiday crowd in naually to be seen at the Dragon
manner the interests of commer- team were held to azal trafic between the Mediter- goalless draw by Penang on
and the shores of the Black Sex, and has gone so far asi
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Boat Festival Races at · Aberdeen: each year," and "conditions at "to- day's festival are not likely to be an exception. Above is sOER S line-up for the start of one of the contests last year, the photograph being taken from the Ching Shing Asociation's bulking beach Kennedy · Town. -- (Photo, Kingʻa Stoiljo