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GREAT FORTRESS
FOR HAWAII
三拜油號三十月二英街
U.S. DEFENCE PLAN
IN PACIFIC
NOT RESULT OF TREATY ABROGATION BY JAPAN
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Mesnapen Ordinance, 1894, Received, February 19, 8,30 a.m.)
Washington, Feb. 12.
The Administration has submitted to Congress a $38,000,000 navy construction programme, in which the building of a great air and naval defence fortress in the Hawaiian Islands is the most outstanding feature. For this work of fortification an inaugural expenditure of $15,000,000 is requested by the Government.
The programme also provides for increasing by more than 12,000 men the personnel of the United States Navy,
The chief item of the Hawaiian defence plan is a $10,000,000 floating drydock to be built at Pearl Harbour.
Another $1,000,000 is ear-marked for construction of a Fleet air base at Pearl Harbour.
Funda are roquested in this pro- : posal for the erection of radio stations which will link Alaska with Panama..
Part of the funds which the Administration asks for will be used for construction of new sub- marine bases, possibly in Alaska and certainly in Hawall
NO NEW SHIPS
am-
No now warship construction is Involved in this programme of fortification in the Pacific, but $610,000 la provided ter armour replacement, armament and munition for naval vessels.
Carl Vinson. Representative author of the Vinson "Big Navy BI, and who has been active In naval affairs and on the Houso com- mittee dealing with these subjects, declared to-day:
Japan's renunciation of the Washington Naval Treaty is not : responsible for this programme of
construction."
He added that the building of Pacific fortifications was merely a national defence menure to mo- deraise, and perfect the naval "establishment.-United Press.
Campbell
Attempting
New Speed
HOPES TO REACH
300 M.P.H.
150 YARDS IN A SECOND
London. Feb. 12.
MURDER PLOT NIPPED
ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF GENERAL
TWO CHINESE ARRESTED
UNKNOWN
ADMITS
CRIME
MINISTER'S. ALLEGATION
MAN WAS NOT HAUPTMANN
Flemington, Feb. 12. What was probably the greatest sensation of the whole of the Hauptmann trial occurred to-day when a Congregational Church minister rose in the body of the court and shouted:
"A man, not Hauptmann, con- fessed to kidnapping the Lind- bergh baby to me, in my church."
An uproar followed the outburst and a deputy sheriff hustled the minister from court.
The Jury appeared more an- the noyed than surprised, and Judge was considerably vexed. The case, was immediately ad- journed until to-morrow.
The minister's interruption came at the close of the address by Mr. David Willentz, State Attorney- General, who is leading the pro- secution, and who had Jusi demanded a conviction on a charge of first degree murder, and the life, of the accused.-Reuter,
Australia's Trade
COMMISSIONERS
FOR CHINA
Sydney, Feb. 12.
It was announced hers to-day that the Federal Government had decided to appoint, trade com. missionera for Australia in China, the Dutch East Indies and Japan.
Tientsin, Feb. 12. An alleged plot to assassinate This move is believed to be an Major-General Kenji Dolhorn, outcome of the recommendations whose exploits have won him the of the former Attorney-General, soubriquet of Japan's Lawrence Mr. John G. Latham, who recently of Manchuria," was revealed hero made an extensive tour of China, to-day.
the Indica and Japan with the Japanese ocial sources con-object of strengthening friendly firmed reports in the Japanese relations between the nations. preas that the vigilance of railway Ho announced his belief in the ad- guards had prevented an attempt vantages which would accrue from upon the life of the head of the the appointment of trade commis. Japanese military mission Insionora when he first returned from Manchuria, while en route from his tour-Router: Peiping to Tientsin.
Two armed Chinese, it was officially confirmed, were arrested aboard the Peiping-Tientsin press which brought Major-Gener al Doihara to this city.
ex-
On the persons of the two arrest- ed men were found pistols, while one of them carried a newspaper photograph of the Japanese officer, apparently to assist them in identifying him.
Several bombs also were found it the baggage of the two'men.
Pending further, investigations, the suspects are now being held in custody by the Chinese military authorities here.
MEAT TRADE INQUIRY
ANGLO-ARGENTINE MOVE
London; Feb. 12.
and
The United' Klagdam Argentine Governments have now agreed to set up a committee to carry out "a joint Inquiry Into the economic and financial structure and the working of the meat trade, with particular reference to means to be adopted to ensure a reason- able return to cattle producta", as for in the Anglo- Argentine Convention of Mar
No details of the plot have yet boon divulged, but it was assumed that the arrosted men were mem bors of one of the Chinese patriotic societies advocating resistance to provided Japan, although they may have been seeking to embarrass the 1933. Nanking government by creating new difficulties with Tokyo..
ì
The forthcoming attempt of Sir Malcolm Campbell to reach a speed of 300 miles per hour in his Blue Bird car is awaited with exceptional interest in Britain and
Bir George Schuster has been ap elsewhere, although so far the
General Doibary had been feted | pointed Chairman of the Com- visiblity and general condition of in. Peiping, where Chinese officials mittes, of which the United King the 10 miles stretch of aande at spared no effort to afford him dom members will be Mr. H. F. Daytona, Florida, have prevented overy possible courtesy
Carwill, of the Board of Trade, Sir Basil Mayhow and Sir Thomas Robinson, and the Argentine mem. bers Dr. Arias, Economic Coun.
Ferander'
tests.
To achieve his ambition Camp-protection.- United Press. bell must cover a mile in both
and
directions at a mean time of 12 might hole them with disastrous sellor to the Argentine Embasay, seconds.
consequences.
Senor Earlque
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
1.1935. 日十初月正
SINGAN COFT- 18 CIRIES
The Macon, photographed: from an udusual angle.
AIRSHIP
SINKING
*REDS FIGHT POLICE
DISTURBANCES IN VIENNA
TROOPS ON PATROL
Vienna, Feb. 12. Apart from a revolver battle between police and communists, in which one of the latter was killed and a detective seriously wounded, the day which had threatened a pitched battle be tween the authorities and rebels. passed in comparative quiet.
Police had been aware for some time that communist elementa were planning an adventure of some sort, and elaborato precau- tions' were taken.
There were many arrests, how- ever. Stool-helmeted police and Heimwehr troops, armed with sub-
AT SEA machine-guns haunted the city's
NAVAL CRAFT SENDS S.O.S.
FEARS FELT FOR MACON
San Francisco, Feb. 12. The United States Navy dirigible Madon has sent out distress calls,
streets. Scores of troops lay in readiness behind barbed wire on- tanglements and barricades, watching for snipers and guarding the palace in which Prince von Starhemberg resides. Communists had threatened to murder the Prince, who is vice-Chancellor and loader of the Heimwehr, and an avowed royalist.
A communist broadcast, from an unknown source, Interrupted a radio concert during the after noon, and gross insults against the Government were shouted over
the air.
The districts in which com- She reports she is falling 150 munist workers live were in com- miles south of San Francisco.plete darkness during the night, owing to the Socialists having pro- Reuter
claimed an electric strike.-Reuter.
The Macon, which to 'sister ship to the ill-fated Akron, was placed under construction in 1932. She has an overall length of 785 feet and i a maximum diameter of 132.9 feet. Various improvements have been made in the Macon,_as_compared with the Akron, her eight propellors being bigger but slower. The eight engines, four on each side, total 4,480 horse-power.
The Macon le slightly longer than the Graf Zeppelin, which has a length of 776 feet. Her miximum spoed if 48 miles per hour.
FORMER DISASTERS
The history of dirigibles in Ambrice, and Britain, has been particularly unfortunate.
China Needs Assistance
WANTS HELP FROM. JAPAN ?
Kobe, Feb. 11. "The only way for China to work berself out of the present economic Impasse now confronting her is by getting foreign loans," declared Mr. Heltaro Yokotake, commercial councillor of the Japanese Lega tion in China upon his arrival in Kobe to-day.
DUNLOP
provides the greatest possible
TYRE
ECONOMY
ABYSSINIA NOT SUBDUED
DEFIANT IN FACE OF WAR THREAT
NO COMPLIANCE WITH
ITALIAN DEMANDS
(Bu Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Mosanges Ordinance, 1894. Received, February 13, 8.30 a.m.)
Addis Ababa, Feb, 12.
It is understood that the Government of Abyssinia is not likely to comply with Italy's demands. The Italian Government, it is reported, has asked for a formal apology for the Ualual incident, an indemnity and a salute to the Italian flag.
Since the Abyssinian Government denies any act of aggression against Italy on the Somaliland frontier or any advance of Ethiopian troops in that direction, but rather alleges that Italian troops precipitated the fight- ing at Ualual by encroaching on Abyssinian territory, it is not likely that the Government will readily acknow- ledge the justice of Rome's request for apology, in- demnity or a sign of surrender.
RUMOURED
The Government here further announces that so far it has not received any Italian ultimatum, is it aware of any Italian
Пог
CHANGE IN mobilisation, except through re-
CABINET
OFFER: TO...MR. LLOYD GEORGE ?
SIMON MAY. TRANSFER
Paris, Feb, 11.
ports appearing in the press,
It is understood that the Gov- ernment will continue to rely upon the League of Nations and is lu- sisting upon mettlement of the dispute with Italy at Geneva, Italy. objects to arbitration, it has been reported United Press.
ROME'S DEMANDS.
Rome, Feb., 12, The Italian Government has de
A report on an eventual remanded an indemnity-and-formal- shuffling of the Cabinet, destined excuses from the Abyssinian. Gov- to enable Mr. David Lloyd George, ¦ ernment, which must also salute wartime Prime Minister and the Italian flag. Italy has also Liberal leader, to enter the demanded the appointment of a National Government, appeared mixed frontier commission as well this morning, in the provincial as an Abyssinian Government guarantee to respect the frontier. edition of the Echo de Paris,
Mr. Lloyd George, the paper says, "would hardly tolerate by his has been appointed to command General Rudolpho Graiania, whọ side Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Italian expeditionary force, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and has, had considerable colonial ex- Sir John Simon, the Foreign perience. He recently command. Secretary.
ed an Army Corps on the Udine Austrian frontler.
"The Manchester Guardian stated on two different occasione recently
Italian outposts report the MAKE- that Sir John had been approachedng of 30,000 Ethiopians on the with the request to resign from the Italian borders. While mobilien- Foreign Office, and accept some tion is being continued, diplomatic exchanges are taking place in which Italy is saking for com that have occurred so far. plete reparation for the incidents
"I think I can say for certain that China is desirous of obtain- ing economic help from Japan. It On April 4, 1933, the US Navy is a fact that money is actually dirigible Akron crashed into the extremely tight in Shanghai, and Atlantic, a few miles from the it seems to me that unless China American coast, in thunderstorm, sota up a plan of national re- other post instead. There were 78-lost and only three covery, single-handed, there will survivors. Among the killed was be no return of prosperity in that Paris goes on "that the Foreign "It was rumoured," the Echo de Rear-Admiral William Moffett, country," Mr. Yokotake said. chief of the Bureau of Aeronau-
Secretary had been offered either The returning official went on the post of Lord Chancellor or
ties.
To-day's negotiations offer soms In 1930, while dying to India, to point out that he believed that Secretary of State for Home promise of a settlement for the the British airship, R-101, largest there is a call for urgent measures Affairs.
Immediate Incidents, but mobiil- In the world and valued at £1,000,- "for temporary application."
sation is being undertaken in "The results of the Wavertree readinem for any further in 600, crashed into a wooded hill. Whether Japan will give finan-by-election in which a Labourite aldenta. side in the south of France and cial assistance to China, 1 cannot candidate triumphed due to a split was destroyed by fire, Seventeen say," he continued. "I, myself lives were st
am of the opinion that, since China in Conservative votes, have un-
"A commission of mixed, na
On September 3 at 6 a.m., in is turning friendly, we had better doubtedly shaken the position of tionalities has been appointed by 1925, the United States dirigible extend the helping hand to her. the position of the Government and the League of Nations in order to that of the Conservative Party, examine the claims and to estab- Shenandoah was destroyed in mid- After all, it is gratifying that air over Avá, Ohio, and not one Sino-Japanese
Moreover," the article concludes, sh a just frontier to obviate fur... relations are man of her crew escaped with his gradually returning to normalcy." "Mr. Lloyd George's personality ther maraudinga United Press.
--United Press.
[still appeals to the masses as múch as ever, so that it is only In 1922 the Roma, purchased by
natural for the head of the the United States Government,
National Government to have con- crashed. Thirty-four lives were
colved the idea of winning over lost.
this force.”—Havas,
When two years. ngoho 08- The design of the car is largely Senor Anselmo Viana, Publie STOP PRESS
tablished the exlating record of dominated by the fact that and National Accountant. British 272.11 miles per hour. his mean resistance Increases by the square. ¡fire-less, · time was 18.23 seconds.
of the speed so that it is nine times
Sir Malcolm travelled thousands as great at 800 miles per hour as
MINISTRY
GENERAL HUANG FU
PLEADS ILLNESS -
Nanking, Feb. 12.
of miles, is spending thousands of at 100 miles per hour, the bulk CANNOT SERVE IN pounds and is risking his life to of the energy of the great engine Loock 1.29 seconds off his previous being spent in overcoming this record.
prassure.. His 2,500 horas-power Napler As Bir Malcolm hopes to travel engine has been tested on the at nearly 150 yards a second the bench and can unquestionably least deviation would send him full the requirements, and the and the car into the sea. specially constructed tyres have While the 10-milea stretch on also been tried, under requlette which the attempt is being made (stresses. As heavy tyres could is hardly adequate to allow the
General Huang Fu, who has been not withstand centrifugal forces machino to reach its maximum here for a long time, has not yet at 800 miles per hour the tyron to speed it is, however, the most decided to asume the Ministry of be used are so light that one of suitable site for the enterprise on Interior and is now pleading to be the main dangers will be contact the world's surface, British Wire-excused from responsibility because
with sharp shells on beach which legs.
of illness Central News,
San Francisco, Feb. 12. · The Madon is down, about ton miles at sa but casualties are unknown. A cruisor is stand ing by
A mossage from the dirigiblo states she encountered a galo and the crow were prepared to abandon ahip as soon as she landed on the water. Rouler.
THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER
WELCOME HOME ARRANGED
London, Feb. 12. The Duke of Gloucester will re- turn to London from his boven. months' tour to Australia and New Zealand on March 28. Plans are now being completed for his wal come, and it is probable that the King and Queen will drive to Vie toria to meet him.
CEYLON MALARIA
POSITION
GOVERNOR. ISSUES STATEMENT
London, Feb. 12. The Colonial Office has received
BRITISH ADVICE
London, Feb. 12.
been in constant touch with Sir The Emperor of Abyasinin has Sidney Barton, British Minister to Addis Ababa, who has advised him to avoid atepe likely to lead to further trouble and to enter into direct negotiations as quickly 15 possible. Router. *ougejal
AMERICAN INTEREST
Washington, Fob. 12. The United States is showing an interest In the Italo-Abyssinian altuation. This interest is seen in the announcement by the State Department, that Mr. Geor
a report from the Governor of Hanson, American Consul-Gene Ceylon stating that no epidemic at Harbin during the Inpat According to present arrange- other than malaria aviate there, invasion of Machuria ment, the King and Queen will there the malaria position though recently in Mowoow, hab no return to London from Sand- still serious is gradually, improve ringham on Saturday. Their ing. that only certain districts in Majestles are dxpected the remain the island are affected, that t and at Buckingham Palace for about and industry are unaffected ten days before proceeding to the that visitors to Colombo South Coast for the stay at Eat Hil bourne-British Wireless.
trade
and the ed