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SAFETY
FIRST
A
TRAGIC DEATH OF YOUNG NAVAL OFFICER
SHOT ABOARD THE VERITY
INVESTIGATION NOW PROCEEDING
REPORTED TO BE SUICIDE
Strict secrecy is being preserved by the naval authorities for the present concerning a tragedy aboard the destroyer, H.M.S. Verity, which occurred last night.
It is understood that Investiga- tions made on board after the firing of a shot had been heard revealed the dead body of Sub. Lieutenant D. E. Gillesple, the mast junior officer on the ship.
Report has it that the death was due to suicide, Fit no informa- tion is yat available from authoritative quarters,
It is understood that H.M.S. Verity was returning to Hongkong when the shooting occurred. She is now lying alongside the wall at: the Dockyard.
INVESTIGATION PROCEEDING.
An oMelal inquiry is believed to be proceeding into the affair.
محمود
Sub-Lieutenant Gillespie, who was promoted to his rank in 1982, joined the Verity on the China Station in February, last year***
The funeral is taking place to- morrow morning, leaving the Naval Hospital at Wanchai at ten į o'clock,
ANOTHER CHINA. PARTITION
INDEPENDENCE IN SINKIANG
GOVERNMENT
FORMED.
Moscow, Jan. 23.
Definite fears of another war are entertained in Vienam. Preparations
THE ARMAMENT CONFLICT
GERMAN REPLY TO FRANCE
DISAPPOINTMENT FELT
Paris, Jan. 28.
It is reliably learned that the French Government is definitely disappointed with the nature of the German
are being made by the provision of bomb proof shatters and civilians bave Reply to the Frenchme- been compelled to practice. Photo shows a bored locking party wailingmorandum on disarmament.
for the "enemy attackers” to draw off.
NEW MOTOR PEER'S
HANDSOME GIFT
New Block of Wards at Guy's
London, Jan. 23. Lord Nuffield, better known as. Sir William Morris, the motor.car manufacturer. has given £45,000 for the erection of a new block of private wards at Guy's Hospital. London.-British Wirelcas.
JAPANESE BUDGET
163 MILLION YEN FOR MANCHURIA
AUSTRIA TO FIGHT TERRORISMĮ
VIGOROUS SPEECH BY DOLLFUSS
VIENNA AUDIENCE
STIRRED
LIVELY MANCHESTER ANTI-JAPANESE SCENES
NEPAL VALLEY DEVASTATION ·
Europeans Believed To Be Safe
..
London, Jan. 23. The India Office has been informed by the Govern- ment of India that a tele- gram has been received from Colonel Smith, Acting British Envoy In Nepal, stating that the Nepal Valley suffered very sevard- ly from the earthquake. Ho mentions no casualties among Europeans and it is therefore presumed that they arc safe-British Wireless.
While the text of the document s still withheld, it is understood that the Garman Reply makos né concessions to the French pro- osals, but instead courteousl resents reasoned arguments in justification of Germany's prem vious demands,
The Note further puta: a num ber of questions on technieni points and these are being studied by the French Ministers who are on the National Defence Committee of the Cabinet. ©
It is generally, expected that the French Government's reply to
NEW NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
Germany will be made as rapidly PREMIER CHEERED AND
the Internal political situation allows
BRITISH INTERVENTION?
In the meantime France at-
BOOED AT LEEDS
ACTION DEMANDED
PROHIBITION OF IMPORTS
HUGE PROTEST MEETING
London, Jan. 23. Lively scenes were wit. nested at the great anti Japanese dumping protest demonstrations in Manches- ter to-day, although per fect order was maintained chroughout the
proceedings..
Action! Action! Actiont was the demand of the speakers, who ddressed an audience of over aven thousand representative of aast of the important elements, in jao Lancashire cotton industry,
No fewer than seven Conserva Live M.P. were on the platform
Signor Mussolini shown with Dri Gomboss, the Hungarian Imador. The alian Premier is credited with an
Austria and Hungary,
A resolution was unanimously important scheme for the re unies ef bassed calling; for immedia.v Jovernment action against Japan-
HAPPY DAYS
competition,:: demanding, IT Among otueri tainga, that ni. Anglo-Japanese: Commercini Agreements containing the most. Cavoured nation clauso should be denounced and that, the Dominions
do the same.
aches the greatest importance to MIXED RECEPTION and the Colonics be persuaded to
PROHIBITION DEMANDED,
Vienna, Jan. 23. Another fighting speech was delivered to-night by the Chancellor, Dr. Dollfuss, expressing the Government's he possibility that the British Cabinet will tomorrow decide to determination to fight the nake proposals to Germany from
· London, Jan. 23.` Nazis with every weapon at the British anglo in an effort to Ramsay MacDonald, had a most Lt. Commander FW Astbury
The Prime Minister, Mr. modify what is regarded in uncomfortable meeting at Leeds (Con, Salford West) asserte heir command.
"gance as. German intransigeance. to-night when inaugurating the that to put a tax He declared that Austria's-Router,~
ön Japanese official National Government goods was useless. They wanted patience and forbearance hau The Disarmament, Committee of campaign to restore confidence in prohibition -pure and simple...
eached the breaking-point; haa, Ee Cabinot met this afternoon the present Ministry.
They were no.
Mr. Richarda predicted that .n fact, ended, "
oing to put up with terrorism when the members had before them. Any longer.
ho texts of the German reply to Austria, as a united nation was
he British: questions and to the determined to assert itself and to
rurh terrorism within its
French Alde Mémoire own
Jents.
ARMY AND NAVY borders, while regafung terrorio
Y.300,000,000.
·
Tokyo, Jan. 23. Presenting the Budget in
the
A new government, pro- the Lower Chamber of claiming its independence of Diet this evening, the aged China,, has been established Minister of Finance, Takahashi stated that
Mr.
rom abroad, tao Chancellor con. irmed that he is considering lodging an appeal to the Longue o. |Nations if Germany does not give
the assurances demanded to pre vent the flood of propaganda weapons and money from crossing the Austrian border.
Dr. Dollfuss has addressed ac enormous crowd consisting 01 alto- thousands of members of the new
Patriotic Front, who were whippe
at Kashgar, according together the expenditure will
lo a fever of enthusiasm
on
arma-
A full meatlog of the Cabinet akes place to-morrow. British
ireless.
AMERICAN TREASURY LOAN ISSUES
Tass Agency report from total Yen.2,112,000,000. speech of the Chancellor.-Router. Totalling One Thousand
Tashkent.
Since the present economic
not
Hotan Emir, whose domain is condition of Japan does near the Indian border, is said to warrant any increases in taxation,
be actively supporting the now it has been decided to raise Yen STOP PRESS
government, wnwa 18 said to have 881,000,000 by loans, which re- declared their the government of presents a decrease in loan flotation the whole of the eastern part of of Yon.131,000,000 as compared Sinkiang Province, and has also with last year. declared its full separation from Mr, Takahashi outlined the more mportant Individual appropriations
China
Savit Domuta, a well-known mer-as follows: chant, who la looked upon as a prot.ge of Hotan Emir, heads the
now Government.
A dolegation has been sent to
Kabul to negotiate mutual recogni-|
tion with Aignanistan.
Manchuria, Yen.163,000,000. Emergency Relief, Yen.125,000,-
000,
Army, Yen.110,000,000.
Navy, Yen.190,000,000.
Foreign Exchange losses, Yen.
It is understood the mission will 80,000,000.
afterwards go to India.
In the declaration of Indepen-
dence published by the new govern-
iment, the watchword is "Banish the
Router.
Shanghal, Jan. 24.
Million Dollars
Washington, Jan. 28.
ARE NEAR AGAIN
NORTH ENGLAND OPTIMISM
ENGINEERING.
London, Jan. 23. A more cheerful review of the
The campaign-is-the-Govern- únicas something was done, the GREAT ACTIVITY IN. ment's response to the shocks, next election would sweep every disclosing everywhere provided in recent by-elections, member of the Cabinet from office.
a sharp
··· ́Mr. Shackleton asked why a'ump in National Government the Japanese delegation had stock. It meets the complaint that been in Britain for several nothing has been done to meet the steady campaigning of the oppost-
months without receiving in-basic industries of the North structions from Tokyo.
of England than has been pos tion in the country.
sible for several years The resolutions were
given by Mr. Allan Paton, the with acclamation-Reuler.
chairman, to the shareholders of Martin's Bank at Liverpool to-day.
The Premier was not, however. woll receivėd Cheers went up on his appear ance
but they were accom
panied by boo-ing and catcalls, and Mr. MacDonal was repeatedly Interrupted.
In the course
of his address the Premie
over ranged
The Treasury Department an-wide field. Ho nounces the Issue of short-term referred to the
oans to the value of $1,000,000, and expressed the opinion that Anglo-French tariff negotiations
France's latest proposal was very unjust to British industry. He bo- lieved that the French would also come to think so.
GOD:
Half of the sum will be in Treasury Notes Upating Interes: at the rate of two and a half per cent, and maturing on
March 15,1
.985.
The other half will be in the orm of six-month cortificates of A Chinese employee of the ndebtedness, at one and a half Chartered Bank has been arrested per cent. interest, maturing on in connexion with the forgory of | Jeptember 15.—Router. cheques for $130,000, drawn on the British-American Tobacco Com-
Chinese from Stakiang." Router. JAPAN'S NEW WAR pany. In the meantime, the Rus
SOUND BRITISH FINANCES
MORE REVENUE; LESS
EXPENDITURE
London, Jan. 23.
MINISTER
TO PURSUE ARAKI POLICY
stan named Ionin, who was " ar- rested on January 20th, is still fo custody after being charged with obtaining money by forgery.
The fact that the serial numbere of the forged cheques corresponded to those in the British-American Tobacco Company account led to Tokyo, Jan. 28. the bollef that an employce or em The newly appointed War Minis-ployees of the Bank had alded, ter, Gen. Sonjuro Hayashi, was and the arrent to-day was a sequel. duly sworn In office this morning) -Kouter.
returns at the Imperial Palace,
The Intaat Treasury show that ordinary revenue for
In an interview with, presamon,
the current financial year up to ho declared that he was prepared 20th January amounted to $491,- to
874,170. At the corresponding
carry out General Araki's
date of last year, the amount stood policies. He did not contemplate any change in his predecessor's
at £485,620,480,
hat pollen. nor any addition
Ordinary expenditure to date for to them--Central News,
tho current year totalled £553,053,-
624, as compared with £402 818,-
668 at the corresponding data last The P..& O. liner Corfu in due hors yearBritish Wireless.
| from Shanghai at 7 a.m, on Friday,
AT THE SECOND ATTEMPT
ST. MIRREN DEFEAT PENICUIK
London, Jan. 28.*
In their replayed Scottish Cup To to-day, St. Mirren defeated Penicuik by four goals to ono, On Saturday, the First Division afde wore hold to a draw of hišo goals all-Reuter,
SAFETY FIRST I
The ABC of "Safety First- Always Be Careful
TRADE BARRIERS.........
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carried
ESTHONIA TURNS.
FASCIST
was
He summarised the outlook na follows:-Cotton more hopeful; shipbuilding, a better output na- eured: iron and steel, a steady Improvement; engineering, great SALVO OF GUNS AS activity; agriculture, a decided change in the outlook; wool and woollens, a decided change in the outlook.
SIGNAL
Koval, Jan, 23.
To the gain in these directions, The clocks striking" midnight said Mr. Paton, were to be added was the signal for a salvo of the cheering statements con-, twenty-one guns, announcing the cerning the national revenue, and Esthonia. birth of a now Fascist State in the renewed confidence In storling. He said Great Britain's recovery
The occasion was celebrated at was prozcoding on pormal lines midnight mesting of the and expressed the view that her Cabinet, at which the Premfor polley of concentrating on lower Dr. Phets, assumed the adinterim rates of interest had had good functions of the President until cffects on industry. elected by popular vote--Reuter.
to
PRINCE GEORGE
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The Government, he added, was ready to stop, in and take up the work of getting government
to remove come, to agreements ennoсessary trade barriers
as circumstances made satisfactory conclusion likely,
Ho reaffirmed that the Govern- mont was loyal. to the League of Nations and hoped, in co-operation
B000
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WARMLY RECEIVED IN MADEIRA
CLYDE OUTLOOK.
Although only 31 vessels were launched on the Clyde last year, it still maintained its position us the premier shipbuilding river in the world, stated the Provident of the Glasgow Shipowners at tho annual meeting today, AINA
alha maid, bad, soon) London, Jan. 23.・ shipbuilding at its low, water, with other nations, like Italy and The 8.8. Carnarvon Castio mida output of all ship France, and the smaller Powers, roached Madeira this morning, ning nations had totalled only i to devise a means to make the and Prince George, who la travel: 680,000 tons Ra; compared with League more secure than ever to ling by her to South Africa, was 970.000 the previous year face the problems confronting greeted there by the British them-Router.
INight.
EARTHQUAKE
NORTH CHINA
MANY CASUALTIES IN BARRACKS
ima merzent paar was bound to Consul, the Governor of the show a great improvement and Island and Vico-Admiral James. now connage placed with the who arrived in H.M.8. Hood last Clyde was already 260,000 tons compared with last year's outout The Prince spent some hours of 56.300 tons. It required half a aahore, visiting Mount Terreiro million tone to make the Clyde Luta, and everywhere was given an Yarde oven moderately busy," he anthusiastic greeting. --
added, British Wireless," The voyage was resumed in the afternoon-Britian Wireless,da s
Panthern Shanal, was also severely Kalgan, Jan. 28.
shaken by a series of tremors Kalgan and elsewhere in Charhar with the result that many houser A severe earthquake shock and Sulyuan wrought damage to collapsed or wore damared and, was folt yesterday over a wide property and inflicted casualties many inhabitants killed or Ininred, arna in North China provinces. has yet to be discovered, ents
A military, hatracks at Wuruen. The exact extent to which the According to a report from collapsed, bringing death, to about. quake, which was recorded in Kwolhua (Sulyuan)Wuyuan, ini
· 100 soldiers-Control-Neol":