HIGH HOPES OF EARLY WITHDRAWAL OF VOLUNTEERS Non-Intervention Committee's Progress
Franco-Italian
Negotiations May Be Resumed
London, To-day.
Hopes of the success of the Non-Intervention com- mittee meeting presided over by Lord Ply- mouth yesterday morning have been fulfilled
to some degree. According to well-informed circles, the meeting concluded with unreserved approval by Soviet Russia of the British plan for the combing out of volunteers and stricter control of the sea and ports. This paves the way for the immediate dispatch of committces charged with ascertaining the number of volunteers fighting on both sides.. The meeting lasted approximately
HUMPHREYS VARIES STORY UNDER
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MILLION POUND DAILY FOR ARMS
London, To-day.
Britain is spending about one million pounds daily for arma- ments, declared the Secretary of State for. War, Mr. Hore-Belisha yesterday, addressing a meeting of Liberals.
In spite of this huge expendi- ture, he pointed out, Great Bri- tain has spent fifty million pounds more for social welfare work each year than formerly. Trans- Ocean.
EARTHQUAKE IN RUSSIA
Moscow, To-day.
A number of villages were des- troyed by a severe earthquake in two hours.
Central Asia a few minutes past] The Non-Intervention Committee | midnight. The centre of the dis- met again in the afternoon to dis- turbance is sixty miles southwest cuss the financial side of the British
of Almaata, capital of Kazakhs- tan.
plan. It was emphasized, however,
CROSS-EXAMINATION that the afternoon negotiations were
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in Sydney, spoke of the persons -he disliked on board the ship, Accused in particularly mentioned Dickinson.
Accused said that he had three rounds of ammunition in his locker
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of minor importance and would not alter the agreement of the five great Powers.-Trans-Ocean.
'SOVIET VIEW
London, To-day.
INCENDIARY
BOMBS DROPPED NEAR WONGSHA
(From Our Staff Correspondent)
Canton, To-day.
Japanese planes appeared shortly after 6 a:m. to-day and dropped a number of bombs near the military positions at "White Cloud Mountains and to the north of Wongsha Station, where one heavy bomb and about ten incendiary bombs landed, starting a number of fires.
The raiders, which flew at a great height numbered six planes, and again flew over Shameen while bombing their Wongsha objectives. From Our Staff Representative,
THIRTY CASUALTIES
Thirty casualties were caused in Loud subterranean rumblings, morning when six Japanese planes the Wongsha vicinity early this which preceded the shock, woke appeared and dropped nearly a many inhabitants. A Govern-dozen incendiary bombs and one ment Commission has been ap-thirty-five buildings and causing large aerial torpedo, demolishing pointed for the relief of the suf-fires in numerous places. ferers. Reuter.
Fire brigades and rescue work- ers are still busy among the ruins. The raiders again flew over
and that he intended to shoot Dickin- The Non-Intervention Sub-Com- Cross-examined, witness replied that mittee, sitting two hours, made ex- threats were frequently uttered, but cellent progress on all points. not taken seriously. The reason why The Soviet delegate stated that Quarantine restrictions have Shameen while approaching Wong- witness recalled the threat Dwyer the Soviet Government had careful- been imposed against arrivals from 'sha despite recent foreign protests. made concerning Dickinson, was be- cause a few days later Dickinson was ly examined the new proposal re- Shanghai on account of cholera, -Reuter, actually shot.
garding sea control by Lord Ply- Re-examined by Crown Counsel, mouth. While they did not consider witness said that he had heard many the proposal fully satisfactory, the threats before, but never of anyone threatening to shoot a man, until ac-Soviet Government was prepared to 'cused made such a threat.
adopted it in a spirit of compromise, and as a step toward the Soviet. point of view..
INFLUENCE OF DRINK
Hopes for a resumption of the
Stoker Morris testified that Dwyer told him that he disliked Dickinson Franco-Italian talks was increased and that he was going to shoot him by the progress made at to-day's, when he got the chance.
meeting.
Accused said he had two rounds, one for Dickinson and one for himself.
Witness, however, advised accused not to be so foolish and to forget the idea. This conversation took place in the New York Hotel in Sydney in the presence of Stoker Regan.
'fluence of drink when he made these
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL
It was stated officially that, the Non-Intervention Sub-Committee un- Cross-examined, vitness Bald that animously approved of the British Dwyer appeared to be under the in- Government's plan of including pro- threats. Witness took it for granted visions for the restoration and that accused did not know what he strengthening of a land and sea was saying, and witness forgot all control, and the establishment of about the threats after leaving the hotel,
observers in certain Spanish ports. The committee, after sitting two
In answer to the Crown Counsel, witness admitted that Dwyer was hours in the afternoon, adjourned talking coherently.
A CASUAL REMARK
until Friday when they are to dis- pose of certain details concerning |the financing scheme by the res-
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Leading-Seaman Hawstan testified pective governments. that in the New York Hotel "Dwyer The full-Non-Intervention Com- said he hated Dickinson and threa-mittee will now be apprised of the tened to shoot him from the booms. Witness did not pay any
scheme and meet shortly to approve attention to these threats as he did of it. The scheme will then be not think. Dwyer would do such a presented to both sides in Spain.- thing.
particular
Cross-examined, witness stated that
he was quite sure that Dwyer said that he would shoot Dickinson from the booms..
Able-Seaman
McKay said
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that do in sewing up corpses for burial at
in Sydney, Dwyer asked him whether sea.
it was possible to commit a murder This was only a casual remark”,
on His Majesty's, ships and get away added witness.
with it. Witness paid no particular Accused, continued witness, suggest-
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The case is continuing.