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FRIDAY, ⠀ MARCH... ... 9,... - 1934..
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TYRE ECONOMY
LABOUR PARTY'S TRIUMPH IN L. C. C. ELECTION
Tokyo Startled By Another STABILISATION
Assassination Attempt
KAMAKURA OUTRAGE
· “JIJI" OWNER BADLY WOUNDED
POLITICAL MOTIVE?
(Special to "Telegraph")
(by Tatroraph, Caperight, Talographie Hoo 04.000
J. 1981 646)
1193. Boerived
March
Tokyo, Mar. 9.
Mr. Yamaki Muto, the President of the Jiji Shimoo, one of Japan's leading daily newspapers, was shot down and critically wounded in the suburban town of Ka- makura this morning.
in
The victim had just left his home on his way to bis ollice Tosye when the shooting occurred, at about 9.10 a.m.
At the moment, no reason
for
the outage nas boon vouchsafed,
but it is believed that political moves are at the back of it.
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The sabong was done by man named Sitkichi Sukushima, thirty-six years of age. Ho shot himself almost immediately after- wards.-United Press..
A Reuter cable gives the victim's as Mr. Sanji Muta nowo
and describes hum as a leading in- dustrial.st.,
ANGLO-FRENCH TRADE
DELEGATES MEET ON
WEDNESDAY
London, Mar. 8. Trade pegotiations Great Britain and France
Lieut. J. C. Richardson and kis
bride, Miss R. L May, leaving St. John's Cathedral after their wedding
Choung).
PETERSEN SUPREME
FOUR NEW
AIR SQUADRONS
BRITAIN'S POLICY IN AIR ARMAMENTS
EFFORT TO AVOID RACE
· London, Mar. 8.
As part of the scheme to give Britain air force purity with other nations, four new Air Squadrons are to be provided during the coming year."
In prasenting the estimates the
Air, Under-Secretary for
Sir Philip Bassoon, said:Thuse, cat!- mates, in broad ontline, are the out- come of our desire to pursue dis- armament and to study economy in the one hand and, on the other, of our reluctant conviction that he policy of postponement cannot be continued.
in air armaments.
RUMOUR
Mr. Morgenthau's Denial
1447
Washington, Mar. 8. Mr. Henry Morgenthau Junr. declared to-day that Professor Viiter is not acting in any Treasury capacity during his trip to Europe.
The denial' follows rumours tha Professor Vingr has been entrusted with the mission of arranging for stabilisation of the pound and the dollar-Reuter.
NAZI-VATICAN TENSION
ANOTHER PRIEST ARRESTED
FOURTH IN A MONTH
TORIES ROBBED OF CONTROL
LANDSLIDE TOWARDS
SOCIALISTS
VIRTUAL MAJORITY
LONDON, MARCH 9.
LABOUR CONTROL OF THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS IS VIRTUALLY ASSURED.
B
The Municipal Reformers have received: succession of shocks as the Council Elections, held throughout London yesterday revealed a heavy swing to Labour.
As the results from the different constituencies came in last night, Labour Gain followed Labour Gain, and the Party is already within reach of complete majority with twenty-six more results to be declared.
The final state of the?"partics"
Meanwhile, the known results
show that in a Council of 124 members, the Labour Party has already secured 61 seals. The Liberal Party, which was never strongly represented, has been completely wiped out!
in the new Council will not be London, Mar. 8.. "The resumption of the full
known until to-day, when the re- Almost immediately fol-maining results are declared, of 1923 has become inevit- scheme sterday aftemoon, (Photo: Meeable, but we do not want, at this lowing the announcement of stage, to put forward a programme the impending visit to Rome of construction which might prove to be the starting gun for a race of Captain Franz von Papen with a view to patching up "In the in-
peace between Nazi Ger- terests of world Poace, many and the Vatican, an- the initial mon- other Catholic priest has sure of ad-been placed under arrest.
The arroat appears to be a which these significant commentary on the reformers. Three of the twenty-six
stimates provision is be- Vatican and the ing decidedly while Herr Hitler ostensibly has
T.K.O. OVER BEN FOORD
REFEREE STOPS. CONTEST
Sir P. SheDON.
vance for
Ninety-olght rasults were an nounced last night, returning 61 Labourites and 87 Municipal Re-
ARSENAL DISPLACED
HEAVY DEFEAT AT LEICESTER
STOKE CLIMB OUT OF DANGER
London, Mar. 8. the last election. They are prae-
Arsenal lost their ad- tically conceded a repetition of their successes in these districts, vantage at the head of the which means that they must comFirst Division when they The arrest occurred at mand a majority even if their un visited the greatly improved.
Nazi regime,
sept within the been seeking to relieve.. most modest bounds."
London, Mar. 8. Jack Petersen, in the
NEW SQUADRONS. fourth contest of his "come- The Estimates amounted, he said, between back" campaign, easily de- to £17,561,000 net, which was an
increase of only £135,000. will feated Ben Foord, the South For this, four new squadrons, open in London on Wednesday African aspirant to heavy-made up of two for home defence,
Government has received a Note from the weight honours, at the Al- French Government asking ifbert Hall to-night. this date is suitable, and the Bri-
next. The British
HENTAI FRIGIDERS
RACING TRAINERS
REINSTATED
Foord fought pluckily, refusing to throw in his hand despite terri Ale punishment. He stood up courageously to Petersen's storm- ing tactics, boxing cleverly in the early stages.
The constant battery maintained
Messrs. Cl.apman and by the ex-champlon proved too
Taylor
London, Mar. 8. The Racing Calendar to-day announces that the trainers, C. Chapman and D. Taylor, have been- Instated-Reuter.
re-
tish Government has repiled in the affirmative.
The Franch delegation will consist of Munalour Lamoureux Minister of Commerce: Monsieur Delnbaumo, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Mesara. Bonne- funcraponne and Philippi, of the Ministry of Commerce: and Mona eur Lesage,' of the Ministry of Agricultura,
The British representatives will
be contributed by the Foreign
Office, Board of Trade, Ministry
much for the South African and although he avoided a knock-out, the referee thought fit to intervene to save him from further punish- ment in the thirteenth round.
(Continued on Page 7).
Foord was badly battered at the close.
This was Petersen's fourth con- test in less than two months, all of which have demonstrated his undoubted superiority to his opponents.
A return contest with Len Harvey, who surprised the critica by defenting Peterson in a cham- pionship contest last year, is ex- pected to be arranged very soon.
-Reuter.
NEW YORK MOCK TRIAL OF HERR HITLER
-
GERMAN AMBASSADOR LODGES
STRONG PROTEST
EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR
Washington, Mar. 8. German susceptibilities have
of Agriculture and other depart-been injured and much ill-feeling
menta-British Wireless,
BRITISH ARMY DEFEATED
IN INTERNATIONAL SOCCER
Toning Mar. 8. In the annual Army Interna tional
trisanlar tournament (baten Beitely France And Belgium), the British Army were defented hy two goals to one in Parin lo-day.
A large crowd witnessed a spirited game--Reuter.
ed at the White House last night and lodged an official protest against the holding of the "trial."
man Ambassador that it was im
caused by a mock trial of Horr
It is learned that the State De- Hitler which was staged in Madi-partment later informed the. Gor- son Square Garden, New York.
Tremendous publicity was givou to the affair and saveral promin ent people took an active part.
Hitler was found guilty by the mock court of "crimés against civilisation".
ponsible for the Administration to take any action in the matter. No Government official, it was pointed out, was in any way connected with the affair,
MAYOR IN PROSECUTION.
Wermerichhausen, Frankonia, of auccesses in other constituenc→ Father Koin being taken into ies does not continue.
protective custody" for alleged anti-Nazi utterances.
fourth
TORY LOSSES.
The remarkable change WES
NEA
M. Staviaky.
STAVISKY SUICIDE
POLICE CHIEF ON MURDER RUMOUR
THE PHONE CALL SUSPICION
Paris, Mari 8. "If you can end the abominable legend of a staged "quicide," I shall be grateful," feelingly. pleaded M. Thome, the former Director of the Surete-Generals, giving
ovidence before the Stavisky Commission.
M. Thome, who was one of many high police officials dis- missed from their posts as a result of allegations in con- nexion with the Stavisky frauds, was referring to the Parisian bellof that M Stavisky did not commit suicide at his Chamonix villa refuge, but, was shot by the. police.
It has been quite openly stated in Parla, that the polico get rid of Stavlaky lest his arrest and trial should compromise too many police and publie officials.
Leicester City side to-day, Huddersfield displace them Father Kotb is the
on goal average.
The City team revealed their
THE TELEPHONE CALL. Catholic priest to be the past effected by Labour's capture of 20 very best form outplaying the Germany in the course of the past month on similar charges.Reuter.new scals. The Municipal Re-Londoners and scoring four goals
formers lost twenty-five of them to one.
The story was ridiculed by M, Thome to-day when giving ovidence, and the Liberals four.
Stoke City have meanwhile and he explained the last-minute Interest in the election has been commenced to climb out of the telephone call from Chamonix to Their Paris, which mainly prompted.
over rumour that
the police shot to-day. Stavisky. The Inference drawn was that the police at Chamonix impor informed the Surete-Generale that table they had apprehended Stavisky and that the Surete then gavo instruc- tions concerning what they were to do with him.
SILVER STOCKS IN SHANGHAI
OFFICIAL REQUEST FOR FIGURES
(Special to "Telegraph")
zone.
ane
league
unusually keen, coming in the relegation danger middle of the Government's term victory by 4 goals to
Albion of office, as the result is usually West Bromwich regarded as an important indica- was well merited. tion of the Government's popu- Mid-week matches have Harity.
tantly altered the The Socialistas gained their as follows: triumph as a result of their attack on the L.C.C. housing policy. They promised wholesalo alum Huddersfield clearance and the creation of Arsen! garden cities.
Goals. P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis.
31 10 6 08 43 41
31 17 7 7 61 33 41 Derby
31 1507 68 33 30 Tottenhami .. 32 10 5 11 58 40 37 Sunderland. 31 12 Portsmouth
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of The Nanking: © Ministry
They also urged an increase of Blackburn Finance has requested the Native rents for well-paid tenants in Manchester C. 31 Money Association and the leading order to meet a proposed reduction West Brom.. 12:12 Wednesday. 02 12 Chinese and foreign Anancial of rents for pooror tenants. The Everton....
31 10 houses at Shanghal to register with Conservatives pointed out that Leicester 29.11 the Ministry the exact amounts of this virtually meant the applica-Leeda silver stocks they hold.
tion of a Means Teat for the well- Middleabro According to figures already paid, a principle to which they are Stoke supplied to the Ministry of bitterly opposed for the Wolves Finance, the value of silver stocks employed-Reuter. in Shanghat is in excess of $547,- 475,000. The Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation holda over 50,000,000 inals of Bliver ingots, while the Bank of China hold more than 20,000,000 taels,--Central News,
CHINESE MILITARY MISSION
and
Study Soviet Training Methods
Moscow, Mar. 8. The Chinese Military Mission headed by General Yang Chien was received to-day by M. Voroall foff, the Commissar of War
un-
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REFORM
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M. THOME'S EXPLANATION,
M. Thomie explained that the local. Surete Inspector found the door of the Chamonix villa locked and telephoned to Paria for instruc-. tions.
M. Thome ordered him to break down the door and the Inspector re- 40 30 turned to the villa, called upon M. Staviaky to open the door, heard a shot, entered by the window and found Stavisky dying.
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NEW U.S. BILL BEING STOP PRESS
SIMPLIFIED
Washington, Mar. 8.
Senator Fletcher indicates that
ho is willing to consider changes in
Kamakura, Mar, 9.
The local Inspector again rong up the Surete-Generale on the long- distance telephone and M. Thome ordered him to summon the magla-" trates-Reuter,
CHIEF SCOUT PROGRESSES
| LEAVES HOSPITAL FOR HOME
London, Mnr. 8.
to
the Flectcher-Rayburn Bilfor Mr. Muto was leaving his house "Lord Baden Powell; Chlef the regulation of stock exchanges when the assailant approached, Scout, in making good progress in killed a steward who attempted to after his recent operations and The changes which ho has mind include margin requirements, protect his master and then fired was to day taken on a forty miles aprovision requiring quarterly at Mr. Muto, who was wounded reports, and the segregation of in three places, thereafter commit journey from hospital in Londen his Hampshire home by brokers dealers.
ting suicide.
Fambulance. After a visit to White House, It is bollaved the shooting is the He will not be fit to fulai encuge- Senator Fletcher said he expected result of Mr.. Mato's recent ex ments for three months the Bill would be simplified as nonre of alleged scandals in con- British Wireless, much as practicable to direct its nexion with an fron and stool againat well-recognised merger of Government and private
enterprises, leading to the realgad evils of the Stock Exchange.
Meanwhile, a modifled draft has tion of the Commerce Minister, completed by the Baren Nakajima on February 8.-- been nearly Senate Bank Committee experts. Reuter.
-Reuter.
It Is notable that the twenty Buch a verdict 'under "such circumstances, has
The Miaston, accompanied the features naturally prosecutors in the trial included caused considérable annoyance the Mayor of New York, Major La War Minister on n vialt to the to German residents and strong Guardin, and the former Governor military training Institutions and resentment in felt.
of New York State and Prost- schools and also to detachments in dential aspirant, Mr. Al Smith the Moscow military district
Reuter,
The German Ambassador cali. · "Router.
The 14th annual meeting of the Chinese Y.W.D.Ai, le Borham Road, to be hold on Saturday at 2.80 p.m. Members and friends are cordially Invited.