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No. 14290
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THURSDAY, MAY 3,
1934.
日十二月三
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HONGKONG QUOTA FOR JAPANESE IMPORTS?
KOBE MYSTERY UNSOLVED
No Trace Of Missing British Naval Man
No trace has yet been found of Stoker Potty Officer R. Gidley, of H.M.5. Berwick, who disappeared in Kobe.
He went ashare with companions on the evening of April 21, separated from them and was again.
never scert
DRAMATIC CHANNEL
→ RESCUE
Possibility of Action, With Other Colonies,
BRADMAN'S CENTURY
ON FIRST DAY OF THE TOUR
112 NOT OUT IN TWO HOURS
London, May 2. Don Bradman has start- led the new tour in the fashion which has come to be expected.
In his first appearance at the wicket, aguinat Worcester be rattled a century in bright style, being undefeated at the
YOUNG AIRMEN MAKE jelose of play with 112 runs out of
FORCED LANDING
a total of 199, ..
Bradman was at the wickets
for only two hours, and hatted
DISTRESS FLARE with freedom, scoring all round
OBSERVED
London, May 2.
A dramatic rescue from an aeroplane which had fallen into the English Channel has
the wicket
Mr. Matruḍairs,
the Зарапезе He hit thirteen fours, Ambassador in London, who is s00- His personal total was equal to] ing Mr. Runciman to-day.
1 of the entire Worcester eleven. Batting first, the cuunty side found the bowling of C. V. Grimmeit too much. for them and they Grimmett took five wickets for 63
runy
were all out for 112.
been revealed with the safe The Australians replied with arrival in port of two airmen 199 for three wickets. Woodfull made 48 and was dismissed. who were flying from Geneva Kippax was sent hack without
| scoring-Router, to Southampton.
They had an exceedingly lucky? escape.
יי
They made a forced landing st night in a tog. Fortunately, they were carrying distress flares and. fishing! these were observed by a smack.
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DISARMAMENT DOLDRUMS
GENEVA MEETING ON MAY 29
NO PROGRESS IN NEGOTIATIONS
MR. RUNCIMAN TO SEE AMBASSADOR TO-DAY
ACTION IN ABSENCE UNDERSTANDING.
London, May 2.
OF
London and Manchester are to-day envisaging the possibility of the despatch by the Secretary of State to all British Colonies of instructions for the imposition of a quota against Japanese imports.
Negotiations with the Japanese Government for an agreement have not made progress and it is expected that Britain will be compelled to take inde- pendent action.
No official intimation has been made and it is not known how Hongkong's special position would be affected.
JAPANESE APPARENTL
Mr. Rancluna,
UNCONCERNED
Reported
PERRY TO PLAY
NINTH SUCCESSIVE LONE HAND
VICTORY
Colombo Establishos A Record
London, May 2. 'Lord Clanely's unbeaten colt Colombo, who won the Two Thousand Cuineas, first of the season's classics, in the presence of the King at Newmarket to-day. winning his ninth successive
race.
Wos
His starting price, 7 to 2 on, was the shortest for the race in living memory.- British Wirelēns.
HARDCOURT TENNIS TITLE THRILLS
JAPAN FALLS
SIX NATIONS. IN LAST EIGHT
London, May 2. Representatives of six nationalities have fought their way through to the last eight in the British Hard Courts Tennis Champion-
H.K. DOLLAR ships at Bournemouth.
FALLS
A FARTHING
WEAK SHANGHAI MARKET
not
Some thrilling and sonsutional tennis has been witnessed. Mr. F. J. Porry is the only surviving EugHehman (Austin enter), all three of the Japanese Davis Cup players recently arrived, from Japan have been viiminated, but H. Miki defeated D. P. Turn- buli, one of the Australian players. Three of the Australian Davis |Cup players appear in the last feight.
Some great play to-day produced [the following resulta:
[· F. J. Perry. (Britain)- beat C. E. Maitrey (New Zealand), 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0,
R. Miki (Japan) beat D. P. Turn- Įball (Austrália), 10-8, 6-0, 6-3.
Hare (Britain) 6-1, 6-4, 6-3,
V. McGrath (Australia) beat &
SILVER DOWN IN NEW YORK
Reflecting a very weak market in Shanghai, the Hongkong
(V, G. Kirby (South Africa) beat dollar declined a farthing to la. Jiro Yamagishi (Japan), 4-6, 6-1, It is revealed that the negotin- Japanese circles seem to suggest 414d, on opening this morning, 7-5, 6-3. tions between Mr. Walter Runci- that Japari has no special contribu
Board of tion to make. They seem to take but later in the forenoon there man, President of the IMPORTANT REFORMS ARRANGEMENTS Trade, and Mr. Matsudaira, the the attitude that it is entirely was a steadier undertone, the in-
Japanese Ambassador in London, | Britain's business.
ter-bank rato being Is. 4.3/8d. | regarding Japanese competition in According to Japanese quarters, |British colonial markets, have not,juny proposals, to be
The opening quotation was first quoted nominal, but later up
was free selling.
there
--Silver rose a halfpenny in Lon: don, reacting the New York London, May 2. rise of the previous day, but in Mr. Walter Runciman, President New York there was a fall of hif of the Board of Trade, when asked a cent to 42.5/8d, with the market for a statement on the conversa- weak.
IN MANCHURIA
COMPLETE
discussed
to the present time, produced should omanate from the British
circles. Endeavours to find a basis per-
The airmen were naPrefectures Instead of spicuously encouraging, arrange-1), erstanding, according to Government. Reuter.
nineteen-years-old Bombay, and M. Hell, of Vienna, who is twenty years of age.
Provinces
(Special to "Telograpli")
London, May 2. in an Atmosphere not con-
ments are being made to resume disarmament discussions Geneva.
at mitting direct negotiations have
[been unproductive.
A LAST WARNING. “
COMMONS QUESTION.
tion next werk.—British Wiretries.
Adrien Quist (Australia) beat K. C. Gandar Bower (Britain), 2-4, 6-2, |5-7, 6-3, 6-1,
D. Prenn (Germany) beat E R Avery, (Britain), 6-4, 6·3, 6·2.
C. Boussa (Franco) beat H...O.. Hopman (Australia), 7-5, 6-3, 6-2,
J. Crawford (Australia) beat Jiru Fujikura (Japnu), 6-1, 6-1, 9-7, They made a forced landing in
ix believed that French
HARE'S PROMISE. the Channel during the night when their petrol supply was ex-
opinion with be sounded out next
There were some thrilling games hausted. Distress signals sent up.
week during the meeting of the It is believed that Mr. Runciman, tions between the British and Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and in the second, round also, one of Council of the League of Nations, who is seeing Mr. Matsudaira Japanese Governments relating to Fritz's New York office were observed by the crew of the
Changehun. May 4.
Preparations for the reassembly again to-morrow, will inform the the cotton and rayon industries, Ing on silver state:"Despite con victory of young Hare, who is only report the outstanding results being the Prench fishing boat. La Rafale, which was 19 miles north-west of Important changes in the Manor the Disarmament Conference Ambassador that unless an under-aid he was having a further continued heavy buying of spot and nineteen years old, has a hard Dieppe, and both airmen were chukuo administrative system are have been completed, except on the standing can be reached, Britain sultation with the Japanese Am July silver, the market declined court victory over Perry to his rescued having suffered no injury planned. Twenty-seven prefec-point of whether the Bureau of will be compelled to adopt measures bassador to-morrow and expected on heavy liquidation of speculative credit, and is regarded as one of tures will he created in place of the Conference should meet on May to protect her own interests in co-to make a statement on the posi-positions, especially at the close." Britain's coming International. In apart from bruises.
The airmen who have been the existing four provinces, and 20, the same day as the General operation with the Colonies.
Asia Lands advise through Reu-the second round he eliminated undergoing advanced aviation in the police organisation throughout Commission or on the previous day. Lancashire Members of Parlia-
tar that Messrs, E. A, Pierce of Andre Merlin, the French Davis will be reformed. structions at Southampton were Manchuria
The decision will probably dement prediet that when Mr. Runci-
New York. report:"Futurca Cup player. returning from an air pilots' con- Japan Farious police head-end en where the Birou tu go House of Commons on Monday, he ECONOMIC ucted at the outset, but steadied Gandar-Dower defeated Hideo
the posts in the head-worth for Bureau when at Geneva mishap occurred.-British Wire-quarters.
any further into the study of the Jess.
The Manchukua military au- British Draft Convention. thorities are also contemplating Mr. Arthurs Henderson, the CHURCH OF HOLY the introduction of a conscription chairman of the Conference, is not system and in the preliminary at the moment engaging in formal stage. 500 young men will be conversations, but disarmament SEPULCHRE
selected from each district to may be broached with M. Darthou
short service 21
army-the French Foreign Minister, on the accusion of the league Council Central News.
Imeeting on May 14.-Renter,
ference
FINANCE ASPECT OF
REPAIRS
London, May 2. The Colonial Secretary was fur ther questioned in the Commons to-day regarding the repairs necessary to prevent the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem from falling into ruin.
Io replied that certain works regarded as immediately necessary
had been carried out and would be
form
ENGLISH LEAGUE
1
FOOTBALL
LIVERPOOL DEFEAT
- CUP WINNERS
London, May 2
GERMAN FOREIGN
-DEBTS
TALK WITH CREDITORS CONTINUES
London, May 2.
The
will announce the adoption by the Colonies of a quota system for the entry of Japanese goods.
act upon their own initiative.
DOMINIONS SYMPATHETIC.
The Dominions will be free to
of the Dominions are sympathetic It is believed that the majority
towards British policy and that, | where possible. they will follow
snit.
STOP PRESS
Bombay, May 3.
CHAOS
I.L.O. DIRECTOR ON REMEDY
NATIONAL ACTION
INSUFFICIENT
Genova, May 2.
The need for international co- operativo action if the balance
under
in
later on renewal of scattered com- Nishumura, the Japanese Davis mission house support, some "off Cup player, in the second round. which was credited to foreign ne count. The foreign markets were steadier, but turned reactionary at the close,"
WHO'S AFRAID
BRITISH BATTLESHIP
POLICY
London, May 2.
The First Lord of the Admiralty,
ANGLO-DANISH TRADE
..THE PAIRING,
In the next round, the last eight are paired as follows:
Perry v. Miki
Kirby v McGrath
Quist v. Prona
Boussus v. Crawford,
Perry, Kirby,, Prenn and Craw- ford are the fancled semi-finalists, --Renter.
WAICHIAOPU MOVING,
Nanking, May 3.
900000006696
EFFICIENT SERVICE IS THE BEST
of the world commerce is to be in reply to a Commons question to- restored is stressed in the I.L.O day said the polley of the Ad- report just issued,
The offices of the Waichiaopu miralty was based upon the con-1 The Director of the International clusion that a battleship would be will be removed to a new building completed by the end of April. Liverpool completed their Eng-
Labour Office, in the introduction able to defend itself against all on Saturday, which is just belug The discussion between The coat of the temporary work ish League fixtures to-day, defent-]
to his annual report, emphasises methods of attack, including attack completed. Central News, that no individual national action from air.-British Wireless, was being defrayed provisionally ing Manchester City (F. A. Cup German authorities and croitora
A meeting of the leaders of the will suffice to solve the problem by the Government of Palestine, winners) at. Liverpool by three regarding Germany's foreign in-
debtedness in respect of medlun Swaraj Party, consisting of mem- of over-production and and question of the provision of goals to two. funds for temporary work and In a Southern Section match at and long-term loans were continued bers of the National Congresa consumption. Analysing to-day, and a Berlin report states who favour conicating the cloc- permanent repairs would be a matter the Valley. Charlton Athletic de that the question of German exports tiens to the Indian Legislature in various countries, the report says
the situation for discussion with the ecclesiasti- fented Swindon by the only goal was one of the principal matters the Autumn was held at Ranchi. that the remarkable advance in cal authoritiesBritish Wireless of the match. The victory enables discussed at the meetings of the Bihar Province, yesterday. Japanese exports cannot be due hem to jump to fourth position in transfer Conference un Uwo The meeting decided that the merely, to a sudden expansion of the table-tenter.
main points of the party's pro production or of productive TONKIN SALVAGE
A question was asked in the Com-gramme would be (1) opposition capacity, nor has there been any Armons on the subject of the sur-tons of Importul Prefer drastic deterioration in wages or methods of collecting ence, (2) a demand for inquiry inbour conditions, gested RESUMED IN BETTER HIGH SCORING
interest due on these debts to Into India's public debt and (3) British creditors, but Sir John rejection of the White Paper con- Simon Bald it was undesirable to stitution, make any statement of policy while Gandhi, who arrived at Ranchi, of the Depressed Classes, is being consulted at every stage by the Swarnjinta-Reuter,
WEATHER
With the marked improvement
TOTTENHAM
technical sub-commitices,
CURRENCY FACTOR.
EFFECT OF RECENT AGREEMENT
London, May 2. The Anglo-Danish trade agree ment bocamo operativo in Jant, The principal factor was, he 1933, and Dr. Burgin of the Board
the dopreciation of of Trade, stated in the Common Japanese currency, a fact which to-day that during the nine months strikingly illustrates, the disturb ended March 31st last, the total ing effect on international cam-declared value of Imports from mercial relations produced by in- Denmark amounted to £25,020,000 stability of foreign exchanges, while exports to Denmark amount. His summing up of the positioned to £9,722,000, including re- la the United States ia distinctly exports valued at £602,000.—-Øri- optimistic.-Reutor.
tish Wireless.
In the weather conditions yester- CORINTHIANS BEATEN petitions were, pending in the course of a tour on behalf Jerres dny, salvage operations on the 6.B. Tonkin, which wont ashore Nauchau Island, off Halrian, aboutj ten daya ago, were resumed, und
on SEVEN TO FOUR
It is hoped that the vessel will soon be ro-floated.
A tug from the Talkoo Dockyard 1s carrying out the salvage work.
|British Wireless,
2
London, May 2.
The Ladles Club, 1st Battalion the In the Sheriff of London Shield South Wales Bordorors, will hold their match to-day, Tottenham Hotspur fortnightly whist drive and tambola defeated the Corinthians by seven in Murray Barracks on Saturday, 12(l goals to four-Reuter.
May, commencing: at 8 p.m.
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