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BRITISH YACHT FAVOURED FOR SECOND RACE
GERMANY'S AIR FORCE AMBITIONS
NEIGHBOURS' ARMS PURCHASES
US. Sales Record Shown At Inquiry
(Special to "Telegraph">
thy Teŭrorapk, Copyright. Telepraskie Man moges Ordienner, TAPI, Received, September
Geneva, Sept. 17.
The publication of the League Year Book on the traffic in arms and munitions discloses that even in 1932 Germany's immediate neigh-
bours were assiduously im-
porting armaments.
The combined Dutch, Belgian, Polish and Swiss
of purchases
armaments
from abroad in 1932 totalled U.S.$2,700,000.
The Year Book niso reveals that' Japan, according to her own US.$5,000,000 figures, received worth of armaments from abroad' in that year-United PreAR.
GERMANY'S DETERMINATION,
Washington, Sept. 17.
That Germany was determined
to have an air force and that her
Endeavour challenger for iho
America's Cup, which, as the result of magnificent sailing, defeated Rain. bow yesterday.
U.S. STRIKE DEADLOCK REMAINS
STRONG
MILITARY GUARD KEPT
BITTER ENMITY AGAINST N.R.A. Washington, Sept. 17. With 11,000 National
determination was then taking Guards on duty, the textile
DEFENDER STILL CONFIDENT
ENDEAVOUR'S MISHAP IN FIRST CONTEST
SEAMAN BADLY HURT WORKING ALOFT
Newport, R.I., Sept. 17.
A brisk breeze is predicted for the America's.
Rainbow, defender of the America's
day but was beaten by Endeavour.
Cup race to-morrow and the odds, which before Cup, which sailed a fine race yester- to-day's event were in favour of the defender, have suddenly turned to Endeavour's advantage on the strength of her first splendid victory. There is very little money being laid, however,
Both Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith and the Vanderbilt, Syndicate, owners of the Endeavour and Rainbow re- spectively, are confident and satisfield with craft and
crews.
Mr. Sopwith, after to-day's race said gleeful- ly: "It was one of the grandest races I over sailed. If all the others are like it, it will not matter who wins. It will have been well worth coming for.'
SPORTING GESTURE. Mr. Sopwith denied that he had requested postponement of the start of the race this morning, but recognised it as a very sporting Committee to have ordered the
"We
definite form, was reported by conflict remains deadlocked.gesture on the part of the Race Mr. Thomas F. Hamilton, Euro-
Into the sea
fallen, either upon the deck
scrica.
or
Mr. Vanderbilt, who is sailing the defender, is most cheerful in spite of the first reverse of the He attributes his defeat to "too many minor accidents. The Rainbow's mishaps were chiefly
chute spinnaker.
Mr. Vanderbilt said he had no intention of claiming a day's again postponement to which he is entitled, but would race
MORRO CASTLE TALE RESUMED.
QUESTION OF CREW'S WORK IN CRISIS
CAPT. WARM'S SUSPENSION
(Special to "Teiegraph”)
[By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic Hess age Ordinenen, 1891. Heceived. September: 13, 8.33 a.m.).
New York, Sept. 17. How far the crew helped pas sengers to esenpe, the presence of infummable polishes aboard and the functioning of the fire-doors, were the chief points of concen. tration at the resumption of the
FRANCE DEFENDS LEAGUE
ACTION
RUSSIA'S ENTRY WELCOMED BY GREAT BRITAIN
BARTHOU ASSAILS NARROW OUTLOOK
GENEVA, SEPT. 17.
FOLLOWING THE ATTACKS UPON RUS- SIA BY SPOKESMEN FOR PORTUGAL, SWIT- ZERLAND, BELGIUM AND OTHERS, AT THE SESSION ON THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS POLITICAL COMMISSION TO-DAY, REPRE- SENTATIVES OF THE GREAT POWERS DE- FENDED THE SOVIET AND THEIR OWN DECISION TO ENCOURAGE. HER ENTRY INTO THE LEAGUE.
M. Barthou, French Foreign Minister, replied in strong terms to the criticisms of the smaller powers of the anti-Soviet bloc. The isolation of Russia would inevitably lead to war, he warned.
When a vote was taken it was found that the Com- mission approved, by a large majority, the entry of Russia into the League. Only three votes were cast against her admission, while 38 were in favour and seven abstained from voting altogether.
SPIRIT OF MODERATION
pean representative of the United Gains by the employers in brief delay: not have got in line the gear operating the para Morro Castle disaster inquiry to- he admitted that, like Japun, ho
pany in 1933,
Aircraft Corporation, to his com- the South, where a score of This evidence was given to-day factories have reopened, are by Mr. Hamilton at the Senate at least partially offset by a Committee's inquiry into arma- ment firms' operations during the walk-out of 1,500 additional
further workers in Maine. past few years. It was revealed that the United Aircraft compuny sold 176 aeroplane motors and eight seroplanes to Germany in 1933.
that his
Mr. Hamilton added converantions with various Ger- man Government departments in
diented their interests
extended
The intent development in arrest of two Georgia is the hundred pickets,
The turbulent Rhode Island zone and most of New England are quiet.
Eleven members of the Silk Code
nt all oftherwise," he admitted. SEAMAN INJURED.
ᏄᏁᏌ
to his
The professional seaman of the
who Endeavour's_crew seriously injured when sent aloft to disentangle a halyard, might
to-morrow. very easily have fallen
He does not contemplate any death, except that he was lashed changes in the gear or personnel in a bo'sun's chair, Mr. Sopwith of the Rainbow, either, he added explained.
As it was, the sailor was knock. He la satisfied with all-Reuter
A description of yesterday's race, ed unconscious. Had he not been won by Endeavour, appears on Page secured he would certainly have 16.
T
M. Barthou raised a laugh when
had fought against the Soviet in day.
"And" he added, "I am in One steward, giving evidence, 1922. declared he had never seen the favour of religious freedom, like fire-doors working and did not M. Motta and Senor da Mata. But know how they operated.
am a statesman and i-must-faco Second Steward Pond, however, realities." lestified that he saw the fire-door
M. Barthou declared that the leading to the writing room tested smaller nations could not impose frequently by engineers of the humiliating conditions upon the eatry to the League of a nation of shi examination of Steamboat 180,000,000 people. Inspection records showed that
Why cannot we all consider Captain Warms, chief officer of the proposal of Russia's entry in a The Morro Castle at the time of the spirit-of-moderation? Why must
far beyond matters of commercial Authority have voted unanimouk SAVAGE RING BATTLE FOR tragedy, was suspended eighteen we descend to personal quarrels?"
traffic.
During 1933, business totalling $1,445,000 was done, as compared with $234,000 In 1932.-Renter.
petition for an open N.R.A.
hearing in an effort to settle the silk division of the strike.
However, the Labour leaders have persisted in their assertion that they would not participate in any proceedings under N.R.A.
in office.
U.S. GOVERNMENT'S while. General Johnson continuer
AID TO CHINA
(Spacial to "Tolograph”),
NO INJUNCTION. At Jersey City, the silk em- ployers have been denied as in-
( Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphie Mejjunction to prevent their em- *.08 Ordinance, $44. Broelred, September ployees from striking, the Court
13. $.50 0.70)
Evidence
aren are
holding that the Union contracts Washington, Sept. 17.
have not expressly bound labour given before the from calling a walk-out. The Munitions Investigating Com- Labourites hail this ruling as a mittee under Senator Nye to-day significant victory. indicated that the Department of On the other hand, 20,000 dye Commerce in 1933 had aided in workers in the same the establishment of an American neething with resentment as the flying school in Canton,
result of an injunction granted Correspondence from the files by another Court restraining them of the United Aircraft Foreign "even from discussing a strike."
Meanwhile, the U. S. Depart- Sales Corporation, alleged that Mr. Leighton W. Rogers, former ment of Labour has launched n Chief of the Department of Com-aludy of textile wages and hours." merco's aeronautics trade divi-The results will be turned sion, selected the personnel for to the Mediation Board. Reuber. the lying school which was to
STRIKE VIOLENCE. instruct in commercial dying at Canton.
New York, Sept. 17. There was violence
R.F.C. LOAN DIVISION.
over
WELTERWEIGHT TITLE
MCLARNIN
REGAINS CROWN IN
FIFTEEN ROUND FIGHT WITH ROSS
(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")
(By Telegraph Copyright Telographic Messager Ordinance,
1894. Received, Sept. 17, 11.48 a.m.)
New York, Sept. 17. "Baby Face" Jimmy McLarnin, of Vancouver, Canada, was given the decision over Barney Ross in the fifteen-round battle here to-night for the world's welter- weight title.
McLarnin had a bare one pound advantage in weight, whereas on the last occasion the two met, he was considered out of Ross' class because of his "poundage". On that day, last May, Ross took Mc- Larnin's title.
years ago for falling to hold fire M. Barthou asked. drills aboard another liner, Reuter Special.
Doctors
Boycott Hospital
EXTRAORDINARY· NAZI MOVE
He argued that the differences between the capitalist and Soviet irrelevant to the system wore question of Russia'a entry at Geneva:
Baron Alaist of Italy would wel Come the Soviet into the League, he said.
CORDIAL RECEPTION.
On behalf of Great Britain, Capt. Anthony Eden spoke briefly. Bri tain, he declared, would. cordially welcome Russia.
Dr. Skelton, the Canadian dele gate, said that Canada would vote in favour of Russia's entry, hoping it would mean a new, and better era of League accomplishment. However, he added, Canada was & (Special to "Tolograph")
believer in the freedom of the 10y Telegraph, Copyright. Talagraphia žem supra Ordinance, 1883. Received, September Press and of speech and religion, while the principles of liberty, 18, 8.59 m.)
Berlin, Sept. 17. tolerance and political democracy
the Soviets. An extraordinary boycott im- were absent among posed by Nazi doctors on the "Still, we recognise that these, Catholic Hospital at Dusseldorf is also, are not the principles of other rovealed by the Berlin doctors countries which are members of journal.
the League," he said.
Geneva, Sept. 17. It is stated that the President
the Dusseldorf. Doctors' Although bitterly opposed to by of
Ansociation has elecularised the Russia's entry to the League a Nations, the anti-Soviot bloc members to the effect that in plebiscito held on August 19, the Geneva will not weaken St. Mary's Hospital rejected Hitler League's structure by resigning. and National Socialism by over 50 Spokesmen of Portugunl, Switzer-
ant of per cent,
votos cast.
land and Belgium, notably, at This is provocation of our pro- fession,
McLarnin carried no extra Donovan decided the issue weight to-night, however;' excopt, raising McLarnin's hand.. inperhaps, in his punches. Thirty UNITED PRESS. SCORE.
The United Press gave thousand attended at the Madison
McLarnin Tour Square Gardens and saw one of Ross ten rounds, the most savage, yet skilful exhibi-and called one oven.
McLarnin's left eye was com tions, in welterweight fight history.
Mr. Francia Love, President of several districts to-day where the Sales Corporation, said he did the textile strikers are be not think this neaistance obligated coming troublesome.
China to buy American gooda,
the
Mr. Love said, furthermore, In Waterville, Maine, that ho did not think that China! had diverted It.F.C. loan money stones whizzed over for the purchase of arms. heads of women workers and
Sonator Nye answered: "Thore is no testimony before the Com-windows were shattered
mittee concerning the diversion when pickets attempted to of RFC. grain. This has been alleged and the Committee will attack a mill ultimately develop the facts.
SALES TO GERMANY,
Wholesale arrests of pickets were made in Newnan, Ga., by National Guardsmen who patrolled The United Aircraft Export in flying squads and rushed to any Company officials testined that point where disorders were re- iber And Bold E1 445.000 worth of inerted, neroplane equipment to Germany
Préparations (Continued on Page 5).. In Adlanta, Ga.,' for the construc
tho
of
at
the
COLONY TO TALK: TO EUROPE
New Telephone Service Plan
.. Mr. T. Y. Deane, head of the Canton Telephone Ad- ministration, informed the Telegraph this afternoon that wireless telephonic communication between Hongkong and the rest of the world will definitely be established by the summer of next year.
Communication will be. made from the Colony along : the existing trunk cable to Canton where it will be wirelessed to a large trans- mission station proposed for Shanghai, and from Shang-. hai to Europe and America.
Mr. Deane stated that the cost of a three minuto conversation.. to Shanghai' would be in the region of $10 and for a similar period. to Europe £4 or £5.
STOP PRESS
Washington, Sept. 17. Reports from Nome, Alaska ion, the city and the State, lacked Russin to-day at the session of the Political Commisalon, but So evenly were the fighters pletely closed and he was bleeding says the circular, which adds except that some of them voted state that all federal building
and the entire business section matched, and so greatly were they at the nose and mouth at the "We must therefore try to punish against the Soviet's entry
finish. But he had survived the this allen attitude by boycotting abstained from voting, they will punished, that at the falsh the most grueling early punishment the hospital until its utter financial take no further action to impede the clty, have been destroyed judge's disagreed and Referee and came back at the finish with ruin is assured.
an abundance of strength and The President of the Association The Commission's resolution Bre. A United States cutter ha
fourteenth and adds:"No patients must be sent recommending to the Assembly boon dospatched from Uni afteenth rounde were his with there. I will publish the names of the admisalon of Russia was out a doubt.Uafted Press.
doctors disobeying this order."- Reuter Special."
tion of a barbed wire internment courage. The camp for arrested strikers.
The threat of the strike loader, Mr. William Gorman, to call out: the remaining branches of the textilo industry, may mean that 100,000 workers of the dying rayon, underwear, knitted goods, Leacost and rux Industries will be
affected by the walk-vue.
:
LOSES HIS TITLE.
Toronto, Sopt. 17. The National Boxing Association has deprived Maxle Rosenbloom of his fight-heavyweight title for slowning in the ring and ridicule
ing his opponent enrol
TYPHOON WARNING
The Manila Observatory, roport
the move.
Favourable, 38, Opposed, 8 Nome to take succour to 400 home Abstentions, 7
A stout array of small nations loss refugees-houter. launched the long-awaited attack on the Soviet..
After crowds had struggled to ing at 8 s.m. to-day, states that gain an entrance to the Longe the typhoon is situats in 128 Long, of Nations assembly chambor, the
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