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三拜疆 號三十月三英港香 WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 13, 1035.
GERMANY ARMING NEW LANDS
IN THE AIR
ACCORD IMPERATIVE FRANCE URGES
FLANDIN WILL HASTEN ARMY STRENGTHENING
Berlin, Mar. 12.
The German Government's announceinent of the partial militarisation of the German Air Force renders negotiations with Germany, on the basis of the London Franco-British agreement of February 8, more imperative than ever before, according to authoritative French circles.
French officials assert that this act, on the part of Germany, shows that the country is leaving the Versailles Treaty further and further behind. An in- divisible security settlement along the lines laid down in London is the only royal road to peace, they argue.
Meanwhile, French Ministers have reached full agreement that the country's military service must be extended to two years, instead of one, during the lean years of 1935-1939.
Radical Ministers have hitherto opposed this extension of compul- sory, army service, and the ques- tion will be ventilated before the Municipal elections in May, with out a doubt. But no opposition, for practical purposes, is likely to deter the Premier, M. Flandin, from strengthening the army of Franes in accordance with the insletent advice of Marshal Petain and other military chiefs-Router. COERING IN COMMAND
Berlin, March 12, Germany's military Air Fores will formally come into existence on April 1, when General Goering, President of Prussia and former War ace, will assume the title of General of Fliers.
VENIZELOS
REPORTED CAPTURED
GREEK REBEL'S FLIGHT
SEIZED IN CASOS
(Speciał to "Telegraph")
(My Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie Ordinanos, isui. Receitad, Marak 18, 1.15 0.m.
Rome, March 12.
FOUND IN ANTARCTIC
NORWEGIAN SHIP'S DISCOVERY
MAY. LEAD TO. NEW CLAIMS
(Special to "Telegraph") '
( Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphis Masagan Ord/maner, 1894. Received, Marak
Oslo, March 12.
New land was been discovered in the Antarctle by the Nor- wegian oil tanker Thorshavn, which has annexed it in the name of Norway, naming it Ingrid Christen Land. ***]
The new discovery, which is announced in the Norwegian Journal of Commerce and Ship- ping, is not only important in its bearing upon the mapping of South Antarctic regions but may lead to Norway's antioxation of more Antarctic territory.
The new land, which is partly covered by ice and partly bare, with some sparse vegetation, is situated between 80.45 degrees East and 67.50 degrees South, and 73.00 degrees East and 69.10 degrees South, in the Enderbyland quadrant.
The
Thorshavn's discovery meane that the Norwegians have at last discovered the missing llak between King Leopold's Land, Queen" Astrid's Land and Lara Christen Land---Reuter Special.
Cuba Revolt Broken
CONDITIONS BACK TO NORMAL
Havana, Mar. 12. The altuation in Cuba, and especially in this city, is improving, as a result of the Government's stern measures.
Senar Mendieta, the President, states that he expects normal condi.
His Excellency the Governor is here soon' presenting awards at the annual pection of the St. John Ambulance Brigade" yasterday. (Photo: Ming Yuan),
Exhaustive
Tests For
Car
日九月二
LOAN OF
SILVER
USELESS
CHINA POSITION ·
DISCUSSED
CONFIDENCE LACKING
London, Mar. 12. The Silver Export Duty and Equalisation Tax in China had done na tle to strengthen the internal financial confidence of the country as to raise the re- putation of the Roosevelt Adminis tration, whose acts were respon- elble for them, declares Financial Times, commenting on the correspondant's suggestion, reported yesterday, that a loan in silvor bars might reduce the spovulative risks by excluding the direct American dollar xxchange factor.
the
But if the price of eliver soared, repayment of the loan would have to be made under conditions
Driveraingularly dificult for the debtor.
MAKING BRITAIN'S
ROADS SAFER
PRÁCTICAL AND ORAL EXAMS.
China would only be justified in borrowing aliv. if there was reasonable prospect of financial confidence and stuble conditiona being restored as a consequence, ---Renter.
PLANTING NEW WOODLANDS
VALUE OF ARBOR FESTIVAL
of all classes, as
SINGLE Ôore in oklers'
116.00 PER ANNUM ·
DUNLOP Fort
unequalled by any other Tyre in the world
RELIEF WORK IN SCOTLAND
GENEROUS AID FROM PRIVATE SOURCES
U.S. MOVE TO PROTECT COTTON FARMERS
Recognising the necessity of assisting agriculture, and the value of the industry in providing a means of absorbing unemployed, Great Britain and the United States are going their separate ways towards the same end.
In the distressed areas of Scotland, expenditure of £106,000 has already been authorised, it was announced in the House of Commons, according to reports reach- ing Hongkong to-day. Generous gifts from private sources are acknowledged at the same time, their object being to provide employment.
The United States will probably take action to protect the cotton growers, whose future is uncertain owing to the state of the market.
SPORTS WRITER PASSES
WISDEN'S EDITOR 'DIES SUDDENLY
MR. SYDNEY · SOUTHERTON
London, March 12, Mr. Sydney James Souther ton, editor of Wisden's Cricke- ters* Almanack since 1933, and partner in the Cricket Reporting
London, Mar. 12. It was aonounced by the Secre tary of State for Scotland in the House of Commons to-day that the Commissioner for special areas in Scotland had bren already authorised to spend approximately {$100,000 on schemes of work in
the distressed districts.
Other schemes involving a large increase in the Scottisk. Com missioner'a
expenditure under active consideration.
wore
Sir Godfrey Collins also revealed that the Scottish Department of Agriculture had received a free gift from a prominent resident of Dundee, Mr. Mathews, of a 188- more farm, da woll as z trust fundada amounting to about £30,000 and other gifts, making a total of over £30,000 for the purpose of settling on the fand unemployed men from Dundee British Wireless
(Spatial to "Telugraph”) (D Telemushi ·Copyright. Telegraphie Massagen Grdinanas, 18969 Iconnivety: Murus
London, March 12. Applicants desirous of ob- Įtaining;}. or retaining,” motor
Nanking, Mar, 13. licences, for the nrst time since flast March 31, to-day underwent
Reports reaching here from all driving tests in accordance with principal cities and towns through- the new Act of Parlament which out the country indicate that the is designed to make the roads | Arbor Festival was enthusiastically more safe for motorists and observed by the people yesterday. The festival fell on the tenth anni- pedestrians alike..
of the death of Dr. Sun Would-be motorists are
versary first
Yat-sen.
COTTON CONTROL":" questicaca on the highway code, the use of lights, horn and signals, A big gathering, which was Agency, died to-day, while at Probably it would have been!
Washington, Mar. 12. and are then accompanied by an representative
Senator William B. Bankhand to Impossible to find a more desirable
examiner in their cars along well as the Government, came to tending a meeting of the Surrey
none of thỏ leader for such a forte. He was
treats and suddenly ordered to Shiao Ling Mountain, outside the County Cricket Club at the Ken-day predicted that
proposed amendments to the Bank- the
of Baron von
|tions will be restored within three Buccossor
***op" of tart up' on the city of Nanking, yesterday after-nington Oval. It is learned in official circles Richtofen, greatest of all the
days.
stecpast hills to be found.
noon. Presiding over this meeting
Born in 1874, Mr. Southerton had head Cotton Control Bill would be
accepted. Contral Powers' aerial comman- that the aucnorities of Casos
Taxis are now operating, public The examiner has the applicants Mr. Chen Kung-po, Minister of been clonely associated with cricket ders, deadly in single combat, and have seized and interned the employees are returning to work turning and reversing unul he is Industry, read an interesting re-
He also forecast a satisfactory for many years. In 1894 he joined loan plan for the 1995 crop if the a sort of inspiration. Goering, (Greek rebel leader, M. Venize.os, and traffle is almost normal-Reu-satishad that the drivers are port on the accumulated results of the staff of the Cricket Reporting condition of the cotton market re- when von Richtofen was shot who' will be treated as a political [ter.
capablo.
the observance of the Arbor Agency and has been a cricket re-
quired. down, took command of his
non he takes them to an im- Festival, which had its inception in porter and general sports writer
Further he expressed confidence "Circus" and proved na fearless Prisoner-United Press,
provised car park where only 1980;
vor since. Casos le a small is.and to the.
in maintenance of cotton prices. and capable a leader as the Baron. East of Crete. It is beneved that
limited space is available. "Put
He said that since that year, the commission in the Queen's Own favoured the impounding of all In October, 1915, he was given a
Senator Bankhead said that he your machine in there," he says, The whole of Germany under a Venize:es may have attempted this new plan, will be divided into to escape trom Canea, Crete, wuere
trees planted by the people In Royal West Kent Regiment, and cotton held in the Commodity Gro various provinces on successive served until the end of the War. dit Corporation and Government five regional air commands. There, he had been directing the move-
Arbor Days amounted to 23,958,770, At the conclusion of the War he was Pool. will bo one naval air command, in ments of the revolutionary alles,
covering 588,706 mow of land, admitted to partnership in the addition, it is understood.
There is a mixed opinion on and that he landed in Ca808.
Althougn Crete was largely In These facts wore officially comfavour of
tho Liberal saction, municated to the Air Attaches of which M. Venizelos led, the re-
London, Mar. 12. Britain, France and Italy recently veraes suffered on the maintand of
Satistical returns by Greece by the rebel torces aie Regletrar General in regard to the probably responsible for the break. population of England and Wales down of, the Venizelist movement for 1934 shows that a definite in- in Crete.
ercase of the birth rate occurred it had been suggested that an independent Government last year for the first time since. might be set up at Canen, under 1920.
1. Venizelos, but it now appears
The increase was to 14.8 per that all hope of the success of such thousand, compared with the low aventure has evaporated.
record of 14.4 set up in 1933:
Router.
Film Contracts For Amateurs?
TENNIS WORLD IN CONTROVERSY
London, March 12. Franco, Germany and Holland) have joined the United States in opposing the proposal of Czecho- Slovakia that lawn tennis amatours be allowed to make Instructional films for money.
The Czecho-Slovakian proposal will be supported by Great Britain, South Africa, Austraila and, probably, Belgium.—Reuter.
CHINA OPPOSES G.E.R. SALE
1
CHINA'S TRADE DEMANDS
CONSIDERATION BY BRITAIN SOUGHT
Nanking, Mar. 13. Acting on the recommendations from the Ministry of Industry, the Chinese Foreign Office will present
demand to Sir Alexander Cado- gan, the British Minister to China, for the same favourable treatment of Chinese exports to Great Britain as have been accorded to Germani,
BRITISH BIRTHS INCREASE
HIGHEST SINCE 1920
the
The death rate was per thousand lower than in 1933, and only 4 above the low record of
1930.
Infant morality at 69 per thou- sand live births WAS
per thousand below the figure for 1933 and the lowest on record. British Wireless.
PRESERVATION OF ST. PAUL'S
pointing to a little, narrow aperture. The driver tries, back wards and forwards.
a
Sucerastul drivers receive a "pink ticket" and failures get "yellow. ticket.”
Testers have been waruod not to frighten those they are examin- ing.-Reuter Special.
CROWN OF SIAM FOR BOY KING
CORONATION SET FOR MAY
NATION WILL CELEBRATE
1
while these planted in plantations Cricket Reporting Agency, and to Wall Street regarding the im Under the direct control of the accompanied Chapman's M.C.C. mediate trend of equity prices, dus Ministry of Industry during the tourists to Australia In 1928-29, entirely to the prevailing norvous- period 1082 to 1934 were estimated presenting Reuter's and the Press ness in the cotton market. at 13,526,771
He concluded by saying that the Government's affarestation
pro-
gramme would be successfully carried out through the observance
Association-Reuter.
British Ships'
of the Arbor Festival by the prople Loss Probed
in years to come-Central News,
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
EUROPEAN GIVEN
REMAND
A. E. Ainsworth appeared before Bangkok, March 13. Mr. Grantham at the Kowloon The Boy King of Siam will Magistraey this morning to answer arrive in the national capital at a charge of manslaughter arising the end of May for his Corona- out of a molor accident on Febru tion, which the Government is ary 1. planning to celebrate ex- tensively,
Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios appeared for accused, and on the application of the police a week's remand was granted."
substantial sureties. If these are Ball was fixed lo $500, with two not for forthcoming; the Magle- trate intimated that Mr. Remedios recognisance would be accepted,
NO EVIDENCE OF UNSEAWORTHINESS
London, Mar, 12.
SLUMP TO BE AVERTED,
Mr. Roosevelt discussed tho cotton situation with Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr., Democrat of Georgia, to-day.
After the discussion with the President, the Senator expressed the opinion that the United States Administration would not permit cotton prices to drop to any great extent.United Press.
OLD AGE PENSIONS Questioned to-day about recent
Sacramento, March 12 lonnes of British steamships at The California State Assembly.. son, the President of the Board to-day approved a resolution ask- of Trade, Mr. Walter Runciman, ing Congress to adopt the Town- replied that in cases in which on-send Plan. Tuiries had been completed, thore The plan proposed by Dr. F. E. waa.no evidence that the vessels Townsend was to give all over or under the age of 60 years $200 por were unseaworthy
month. The resolution now goes manned.
Enquiries were still proceeding to the Senate.-United Press. In regard to the lobs of the Blair gowrie and the Usworth, and the question of seaworthiness would, of course, be examined, but there was no doubt that the two vessela wore adequately manned. -
DOLLAR STILL UNCHANGED
MARKET RATHER
4
STEADIER
The lose of the Usworth would of a formal investigation. It in due course form the subject would depend on the results of preliminary enquiries whether
The Hongkong dollar opened similar investigations would being The business rate wat 2/- unchanged at 1s. 11 d. this morn made in the cases of the Blair allers and 29. 0:1/8d. buyers rowrie and the oil tanker La The undertone was steadier bul Cressconte, British Wireless very little business was rand
BILL BEFORE HOUSE OF LORDS
The now King. Prince Ananda Mahidol, is only nine years of 28. London, Mar. 12. Danish and Norwegian export in the House of Lords to-day of February 3. Prince Ananda will The second reading took place. He is the nephew of the ex-King, whoos abdication is dated back to through the conclusion of new tariff pacts with theea nations. the Bill to preserve the found-
The Chinese claim is based on ations of St. Paul's Cathedral, byrule with a Council of Regency.
Ex-King Frajadhipok, who has "the most favoured nation clauses" controlling excavations for bulld contained in the existing Sino-Bri- Ing purposts within a prescribed retired to his estate at Cranleigh, England, approves of his nephew's tish Tarif Treaty-Central News, | BT05.
S solection as heir to the throne. Speaking in support of the maa The Council of the Regency, com While walking in Shantung Street, Burt, the Archbishop of Canter-prising Prince Anuwaban and Yaumati,, last night, Chan Brc, 23, Nanking, March 18. of the Chinese Eastern Railway to bury said that enquires made some Prince Abitaya, is already active. a.married woman living at 918 Canton. It is learned in high official Munchukuokan penentur de years ago, when anxiety was firstNews.of the abdication of King Road, was suddenly attacked by a Enquiries made at the Government the tong basje, kdms. circles that the Chinese Foreign Instructions have been given to felt in regard to the stability of Prajadh pok and the proclamation man. "Dazed by a blow over the left Civil Hospital this morning Office is prepared to issue an im Dr. W. W. Yen, Chin se Ambas the Cathedral, revealed that the of King Ananda, up to to-day of gold bangle, valued at 124. A yesterday admitted patien
dyo, she submitted to being robbed | that Gaplain. C. A. Mutton, who portant statement to the world sador at Moscow, to lodge a pro- greatest danger lay in a possible had been suppressed. A strictus-and-cry-was-mised, and later a ing from bullet wound explaining China's position in test with the Soviet Government. weakening of the foundations. censorship is being maintained suspect was arrested in Reclamation. In definitely better and _dealing with the illegal transfer ---Central News,
over the whole of Slam.--Reuter. Street.E
WILL PROTEST TO MOSCOW
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