ARMAMENT DEBATE AT COMMONS
GERMAN REARMAMENT ANXIETY
British Policy Outlined By Mr. Baldwin
which an
London, Nov. 28,
The debate on armaments in important speech was made by Mr. Stanley Baldwin took place in the House of Commons to-day. It arose on an amendment to the address to the throne moved by Mr. Winston Churchill, stating that in the present circumstances Britain's defences, especially in the air, were inadequate.,
given, also from a very good source. is not over 1.000. The probability is that the figure ranges between these two, but nearer, which Umit, I cannot say.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1934.
THE RYDER CUP HOME FOOTBALL
Cotton Cannot Play
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Nov. 12... · Britain's best professional golfer will be unable to play in the Ryder Cup match against America at Ridgewood Country Club, New Jersey, next year.
Henry Cotton, the British Open Champion, has decided to main tain his connection with the Water- los Club, Brussels, for another year The Ryder Cup deed of gift limits the British team to British-born professionals resident Britain. So Cotton is ineligible.
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Cotton's last appearance in the "It is interesting to note that the Ryder Cup match was at Leeds In French Government gave the Bgure 1929 when he beat Al Watrous by of military aircraft at 1,100. So four and three in the singles. He far as we know no service units
was invited to play at Seloto, Ohio, have yet been formed, although in 1931, but declined to accept a they have some bombers, but there
condition which prevented him from prolonging his stay in the United States.
great secrecy in their construction, and as to where they are."
Britain's first line air strength at home and overseas was 880 alr- craft, behind which was a far Jarger number held for replace- ment, experiment, etc.
Mr. Churchill, Inmoving the is great haste being shown in the amendment, said that to urge pre-preparation of aerodromes and paration for défence was not to as- scet imminence of war. Germany, be said, was rearmed, and what concerned Britain most was that Germany was rearming in the alr. Britain contended Mr. Churchill ought, at all costs, to maintain in he next 10 years a substantially ronger Air Force than Germany. There was, he added. no reason I assume that Germany would at- tuck Britain, but it was not plea- sant to feel that her Government ight soon have the power to do NO. The German arming must be cleared up.
He contended that Government ineasures for strengthening the Air Force were inadequate, and added that Britain would be unable to intervene in sustaining the peace of Europe if she herself were the most vulnerable of all
MR. BALDWIN'S, SPEECH Mr. Baldwin, who stated that the subject had engaged the attention of the Government for some time past, said that he had not yet given up hope of some kind of armament limitation or restriction. He de- sired to say nothing which would make more difficult the approaches which must follow from their dia cussion, but one of the foundations of suspicion and malice in Europe to-day was ignorancë outside Ger- many and secrecy inside.'
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Because Stan Prior has not been showing the form at centre-for- ward for Chariton which charact- Crised his play at the back end of Last season, the Valley club felt I. Imperative that a new leader for their attack should be secured, if only to bridge the period before Cyru Pearce is able to return.
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Cyril's broken leg la now, out of plaster and Pearce feels very con- fident that he wil be playing again early in the new year, That may Be so, but Charlton's promotion prospects might have evaporated by mid-season without a leader capable of rounding off the clever play of the remaining. members of
the attack
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· Manager Beed was given orders Soon afterwards Cotton left h
to go and get another centre-for- | 10-Comparatively mature (5). club, Langley Park, to take an apward. He did not touch lucky in pointment with the Waterloo Club his first effort, and was pipped at at Brussels, and thus could not play the next hurdle when an exchange
11-Single-yet more than one (5), 12-A matter of "give and take" for Great Britain at Southport last
Anancially speaking, and cor- year.
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A Piquant Position Catton's brilliant victory in the Open Championship at Sandwich, last June, when he equalled the there was no ground at this mochampionship record aggregate of ment for undue alarm and still less 283. and twice beat the Royal St. .ground for wär. No immediate George's course record, makes his menace confronted Great Britain continued absence from the team or anyone in Europe. There was
a tragedy for British golf. Piquancy no actual emergency, but they
is lent by the fact that Cotton, must look ahead, for there was following his victory at Sandwich, ground for very grave anxiety.
automatically was.clected captain That was why the Government of the Professional Golfers Asso- had been watching the situation clation. In that office he will for many months past and would superintend all the arrangements continue to watch it with regard for a match in which he cannot to their own position and were sub-play,
of players was agreed on with
(5).
Queen's Park Rangers. Both clubs rupt at that (7). had come to an arrangement where-14-Holiness (5). by Reed the Rangers' centre-fox- 15-River of Scotland (3). wird, went to Charlton in exchange 18-This Tur is found in bundles forward, who does not figure in the 17-Items of office equipment (5). for Boulter, the young Welsh inside
Charlton first team these days. 19-Noisy birds phonetically (3). This deal was off when Boulter re-21-Might be wise for a sailor to fused to leave Charlton to go to the Rangers.
Mr. Seed sounded Brentford re-
take them in "when in their neighbourhood (5).
23-Ds in debt, we hear! Very
-'naught-y!" (7). garding their reserve centre-for-25-A room in the roof is natur-
24-Clean by rubbing (5). ward, Ralph Allen, and the two clubs agreeing on the matter of
ally up above (5). fee, a transfer was soon effected.
·Allen made a very successful debut for his new club against Clapton Orient at the Valley last week-end
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scribers to the Hague Covenant. Mr. Samuel Ryder; donor of the Should an emergency develop, al cup, stated to-day that so far as though at the moment they did not he was concerned there was no by scoring both goals which en-Across.-1. Topic, 4. Excalibur, §. sce any signs of one Great Britain likelihood of the deed being re-abled his club to win and so regain Bungler, 10. Leghem. 11. Fylfots, the leadership of the Southern 12. Scythe, 15. Unlike, 17. Tuscany, 21. Munster, 29. Prosper, 23. North- Section.
west, 24, Dodge.
Cotton probably will not visit "America during the next 12 months. He says negotiations have fallen through for his proposed "world's championship ' futra, American Open champion.
match with Olin
would not be caught unprepared.vised.
The Government's announced programme proposed the formation in 1935 and 36 of 22 squadrons for Home Defence and three squadrons for the Fleet Air Arm. These 25 squadrons were additional to the four already formed in the current year,
The fist line, by 1936, would therefore be increased by some 300 aircraft over its present figure.
Behind them would be the hum- ber considered necessary as the normal
The Society Halve With Mid-Surrey
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Nov. 12. Despite prophecies of snow,
reserve for training or wastage. Arrangements were be- ing made for accommodation and personnel and an increase of rehall, and other unpleasantnesses serve of air officers.
the most perfect November day greeted the Soclety when they made their annual pilgrimage to the Old Deer Park on Saturday The course was in beautiful order.
NO BRITISH INFERIORITY Replying to questions put by Mr. Winston Churchill. Mr. Baldwin said it was not true that Germany It always provides; as the late was rapidly approaching equality with Great Britain as regards a military air force. They estimated that Great Britain had a margin in Europe alone of nearly 50 per cent. The Government were determined on no condition to accept any posi- tion of inferiority in regard to any force Germany mght raise in the
Arthur Croome used to say, an ad- mirable examination in golf, and in the late autumn sunshine it pro- vided excellent and friendly fun into the bargaini.
He preached on the political developments in Europe during the last year or two, following the change of regime in Germany, and particularly referred to the with- drawal of Germany from the League of Nations and the Dis- armament Conference, which oe- curred at a moment when there were tair hopes of accomplishing something substantial, and which had been the case for many years. Team-work at Geneva among the European nations was thus broken In relation to the nation whose presence was of first importance.
Mr. Baldwin referred to the signs of 'nervousness which followed in diferent parts of Europe, and which would not have occurred had not Germany left the League. and had hot her internal actions in regard to armaments been future. shrouded from that date in mys- Concluding, Mr. Baldwin express-in comparison with E.E. and JH, tary. He expressed the hope thated his conviction that the state of when this question was consider-apprehension in Europe largely ed in Germany they would ask existed through want of knowledge themselves whether the price Ger- of What was going on inside Ger- many was paying In this mental many. condition of Europe was worth the secrecy that was being maintained and the breaking of the link at Geneva.
If the match had been a cinema- | tographic drama it would inevitably have been advertised as "featuring the two Taylors." and it is idle to deny that everybody was dwarfed
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Cricket
K.C.C. v. ARMY
The following have been selected
to represent the Army in the above friendly match to be played at Sookunpoo on Saturday, December 1, 1634, commencing at 2 pm:
Major V. T. Bonavia, RAMC, Capt. D. B. Michell, RA, Capt. L. J. Walch, R.A.B.O, LA. C. C. Garth- site, R., Lt. J. P. Williams, E. Lanes, C.S.M. T. Elvin, E. Lanca Corpl. W. H. Colledge, RAMC, Corpt. D. Ballard, R.A.S.O., Sapr. A. Tucker, RE, Pte. B. Baker, E Lancs, Pte. E. Dewey," 1/Lines.
Reserve: Bdmns R. S. Whitehead, E. Lancs.
Scorer: S/Sgt. F. Flood, R.A.S.C. Umpire: WOI. R. Jordan, R.E.
HOME RUGGER
London, Nov, 28. The following were the results of Rugby football matches played to- day:-
Eastern Counties 19, Surrey 5... Kent 14. Middlesex 18.
Port'th. Services 11, Guy's Hos
pital 30. Aldershot Services 5, Bristol 13. Reuter.
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mon, 14. Pulpit, 16. Ketch, 18. Crowd, 19. Orle, 20. True.
The City always carry their own last-well, nearly always. The ham per was closed at Oldham and
Brentford first teain, Allen has had With Holliday on duty in the ttle oppportunity of gaining the ing very freely for Golcar, a West imelight of League football with Riding club. But ever since Arthur the Bees, but his goal-scoring Hydes joined Leeds United, Barns- record with the very successfulley folks may be excused for show-quickly wheeled to the front door on Brentford reserve team, 149 goals ing an interest,
in three seasons, speaks for itself. With the support he will get at Charlton, Allen may well prove quite as big a success as his elder brother, Jack, who did big things in the goal-scoring line after being transferred by Brentford to Bhef- feld Wednesday.
Jack Tresadefn, the Crystal Pa- face manager, is indeed unlucky. By a nasty stroke of fate he su- stalned a fractured leg while tak- ing part in a practice game at Sel- hurst Park, this being the third time this same leg has been brok- en.. He will be laid up for some weeks in consequence but he is very cheery over the mishap and will be quite content to follow medical in- structions if the boys keep winning.
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the Millwall defence but the at- There is very little wrong with
tack is causing great anxiety at the Den. Changes have been rung with the hope that a successful line would be found but all to no pur-
aged, between them. 129 years The astonishing thing was that on the first day this redoubtable couple managed to lose not one but two matches. It is perhaps signi- pose. Germany, behind her cloud, was feant praise that the most striking concentrating on recovering her part of J.H.'s game was the maani- domestic industrial position. Sheficence of his niblick play.
had poverty and unemployed such No defamatory remarks about as all in Europe had experienced. R.E.. is meant, for he, too, was put Situated as she was Germany was in sand now and again. In the more, dependent than most on morning Mirfield and Langford friendship and trade with her putted extremely well to beat these
two by two and one. This, how ever, was an ordinary match as compared with their afternoon one against Whitaker and Gów.
GERMAN SECRECY Referring to particular points raised by Mr. Churchill in regard to the extent of German rearma-neighbours. ment, Mr. Baldwin said that the secrecy, enshrouding what was go- ing on in Germany had made it difficult for him to give particu- jars.
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The Society pair went off with a rush, holed the first seven holes
When Halifax and York City meet next, there will be aix úr posed to each other, Taylor, Craig seven ex-Bristol club players op- and Mercer are at Halifax, and Turner, Eyres, Dando,-and-another Bristol player at York.
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Bradford City believe they have got the budge on their friendly neighbours, Barnsley. Not that Barnsley folks agree, but the City certainly have got in their service a footballer who is Barnsley-born. and whom the Oakwell club' have never handled.
"May the day soon come when she will recognise this, tear away the Tell of secrecy, and allow things that alarm Europe to be dis- cussed, so that we may see even now that may be done. Then she might be able to resume conversa- in one under 4's, and stood four up tions with her neighbours all of Then H.E. put a good tee-shot on whom are ready to help her. So the eighth green. JH holed long as she stays by herself, more the putt for 2, and the old gentle-. and more suspicion" must grow." men were in their stride at last. This is Ernest Watson, an out- He hoped that the debate might They had another 2 at the 11th, side-left." Barnsley officials raised lead to the first step towards bring- and from the seventh to the 14th an eyebrow when Watson was pro- ing the nations of Europe together they had a score of four under 4'mduced to play against their reserve once more and that a voice of wis. By this time they were 2 up, and no team in a recent mid-week game." wander, but in the hour of victory
Rumours had been prevalent about the formation of the army. The British Government bollered they were founded on fact and that Germany was increasing and extending her long-service army of 100,000 men into a short-service peace time army of 200,000. That was the claim made for her at the time, she left the Disarmament Conference. To what extent it fom and peace would yet be heard. had been completed he could not | British Wireless. say for certain. I think it ia cor- rect to say that the Germans "are. engaged in creating an air force continued Mr. Baldwin,, "I think (most of the accounts given in this country and in the press are very much exaggerated.
"I cannot give the actual number of service type aircraft, but I can give two estimates between which the correct figures can probably be found. The ages we have range from a gure given on excellent authority dadd from the source of Indisputable authority of 600 mill- tary aircraft, altogether, and the highest figure that we have been
F. A. CUP REPLAYS
they faded and faltered. They They were unimpressed when took three putts on the 15th and told that the player had been scor- they needed five strokes to the one-
shot 16th. Whitaker and Gow with
a noble spurt won all the last tour-
holes and with them the match by Jun, in the afternoon, and, as London, Nov, 28. two holes. Nothing else much usual, won his match. The only In the FA Cup replaya, New mattered, but Sanderson and edd thing about it was that he won Brighton and Southport falled Darwin managed to win both their by so small a margin as a single again to reach a decision after ex-matches for the visitors The first hole.
tra time had been called. The victory was entirely due to Sander- On the second day Mirdeid and
following were the results:
New Brighton 1, Southport 1. Lincoln 4, Shildon 0, Exeter 5, Charlton 2. Stockport 4, Blyth 1. Hartlepools, 2" Halifax O. V Reuters
son; in the second his partner may claim a fair share, for, if he did not hit very far, cild himself could hardly have bisected the fairway more accurately,
The venerable and lustrious D. Wood took the place of JH, Taylor,
Borgnis (who had heroically halved both his first matches) made way für Loveday and Chronander. The inatch ended all even, Mid-Surrey sweeping the board after luncheon after being four points down with only four matches to go.
"Is everything in the hamper? Yes, everything except the last!" Hull City's three-way boot last must be getting famous for its elu- siveness. It was nearly left behind at Oldham last Saturday.
a barrow. The City had a train to catch Then someone remembered the last. It was found on the dressing-room floor. The players took turn about of carrying it until such time as it could be safely stowed away in the hamper at Manchester, It's a bit of a nuis- ance at times, but it's a great last.
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