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London, Yesterday,

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THE R.A.F'S. WEEK OF CRICKETERS WIVES

MIMIC WARFARE.

'TONS OF BOMBS."

ONLY NINE RAIDS-COMPLETELY

SUCCESSFUL.

INTERESTING COMMENT.

London, Yesterday.

BANNED.

ON TOUR

SOUTH AFRICA · FOLLOWS' 'AUSTRALIAN EXAMPLE.

"A NUISANCE.”

The South Africa cricketers An official communique says who will tour England next year durance record has been estab-that there were 57 bombing raids will not be allowed to bring their lished by Captain Broad flying a on London during the course of wives with them, Gypsy Moth" 24 hours at Edg-the past four nights' Air Force This is the first time such a manoeuvres, of which only nine rule has been laid down in con- were: completely successful in nection with a South African The British Wireless report evading the defence,

tour, and there is a certain It is estimated that 171 bomb-amount of feeling about it, though states that Captain Broad went jup last evening with fuel for ers were "destroyed" and 131 the consensus of opinion is that

twenty hours and to-day had been defending aircraft. About 250,- the decision is a wise one.

"Flies Itself."

in the air longer than that time. 000 miles were flown and the sole Mr. Frank Bond, who has act The previous best was that of accident befell a pilot whose ma-ed as manager to both South Hinkler who, on his journey to chine overturned and his nose African and overseas teams, says Australia in a light plane, was on was slightly damaged.

candidly that wives are a nuis- the first stage of the journey in What Mr. Lloyd George Thinks. ance on tours. But he is a

Visions of London and the bachelor.

the air for 13 hours. Broad's

in

future war

Deane As Captain.

South Africa is already busy:

The

machine is the same type of craft Home Counties being laid to The Board of Control is, of on which he secured for Britain waste

have course, merely following the ex- the world's speed and altitude re-been evoked as a result of the ample set by Australia in 1924. R.A.F. week of mimic warfare. when the "no wives" rule was cords for light aircraft.

The machine was laden with Mr. Lloyd George, interviewed, brought into force for the first petrol equal to the weight of envisages "devastation, annihila-, time, about four men. Broad had not tion and nothing less." He de- set himself any particular course clares that pacts are useless while but wandered at will over Eng-nations are perfecting the ma- land. He has been averaging achinery of devastation. It is pos-making preparations for the tour, speed of about 80 miles an hour. sible to defend cities against which begins next. April, When flying on a straight course aerial attack but air armaments team sails from Capetown on the "Moth" is so easy to guide should be very drastically cut March 29. H. G. Deane, whose

down, "for we that Broad is able to set the lions on a little Air Force which a responsible for their fine perform- are spending mil-brilliant leadership was largely controls and read a book. He was met in the air to-day by to be particularly ineffective."

week's manœuvres have proved ance against the last M.C.C.. Captain White, also flying a

elected captain. Mr. O. Frieling- Moth," at a height of 4,000 feet. He was then reading and eating sandwiches while the machine flew itself,

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the Air Ministry, told Reuter Trial matches are to take place! that he pictured the result of on turf wickets at Capetown and future warfare as indiscriminate Durham. This will be the first killing and maiming. He estim-time that turf has been played on ated that bombers, during the in games of this sort. The iden week, dropped 300 tons of bombs is an excellent one, and should on London, the same amount the help to guide selectors in discard- Germans dropped on England ing the clairns of men-especially throughout the war. He declared bowlers who, though formid- that the defence of London was able on matting, are quite ordin- Havana, Yesterday, of only secondary importance, ary on turf. Already there are General Machado de Morales, and urged the development of doubts about Nupen, undoubtedly President of Cuba, has formally bombers able to attack enemy South Africa's best bowler, being able to turn out. He is now a The public is particularly warned against the practice of send-recognised the Chinese Nationalist cities.-Reuter.

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An invitation for the team to

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he cussed by the Cricket Board, but of the English tour has been dia-

· Later. Cuba's recognition is interpreted na a move to create a market for surplus Cuban sugar in China, which course was recently strongly Nationalist Party and that recommended by the Department of can only be thrown out by such not definitely accepted, Agriculture. This view is supported Congress in session again. by the announcement of the State)

It was announced at the same How. Mr. Wu was pacified and meeting that the Australians Department that pourparlers would how Mr. Chen was induced to would be invited to visit South be opened immediately with Chine stay away from Nanking remains Africa after their tour of Eng- for the conclusion of a commercial treaty.-Reuter's American Service,

China and Germany.

Nanking, Yesterday.

Dr. C. T. Wang (Foreign Minis- ler) and the German Minister have signed a treaty whereby. China and Germany agree to grant each other absolutely equal, treatment in Customs and related matters, and engage to enter as soon as possible into negotiations for a Treaty of Commerce, based on the principle of perfect parity. The new treaty is supplemen- tary to the Sino-German agrec- ment of May 19. 1921.-Reuter. Full Report.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

A delegation from Manchuria

headed by Hsing Shih-llen is

General Li Tsung-jen,

Jand in 1930.

CAPTAIN COOK.

150TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS. DEATH.

HAWAIIAN CELEBRATIONS.

Waimea, Hawail, Yesterday. On the occasion of the one hun- dred and fiftieth anniversary of the death of the explorer, Captain Cook and his discovery of Hawail, a monument was unveiled in the presence of a number of naval officers representing Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and America, brought here by the

going to Nanking to submit a full a mystery-a mystery which United States Battleship "Pennsyl- report of the recent political gives Marshal Chiang Kai-shek vania." crisis created by Japan, also to credit as a make detailed arrangements for mise.

the adherence of Manchuria to --the Nationalist Government.

General Chang Hsuch-liang has appointed Hsing Shih-lien re- sident representative at Nanking. --Reuter.

Chinese Protest,

Shanghai, Yesterday. The Chinese Minister at Tokyo has been instructed to lodge a strong protest against the expul- sion by the Japanese Expedition- ary Force of Chinese magistrates from parts of Shantung,~-~ Reuter.

Labour Unions,

Peking, Yesterday: On instructions from General Yen Hsi-shan, the local author- ities have fasued a proclamation ordering all labour unions to dissolve. The authorities state that communist activities have recently increased, making such an order necessary in order to prevent class strife-Reuter.

master of compro- After the ceremony. national aalutes of twenty-one guns were fired by the warship lying off the island, and a number of Army and Navy areoplanes circled overhead. from-Reuter.

CONVENIENTLY SICK.

Generals Who Stayed Away

the Conference.

Political circles have been ask-ney from Peking to Nanking, to ing whether General Yen Hal attend the fifth plenary session.

A rumour is current that Gen- eral Yen Hat-shan became suspi- cious that a plot was being hatched against either his posi- tion or his welfare. At any rate, The withdrew a large number of his troops performing garrison duty in Peking and is now in the fastness of Shansi.

There was another incident concerning a Nationalist General. This was Pei Chung-hai, who was appointed commander-in-chief of the expedition against the rem- nants of the Northern Army hovering near the Great Wall. He became sick, however, and was admitted into the German Hospital in the Legation Quarter Pel Chung-hei is one of the London, Yesterday-The Ad-

Kwangel big four. Another of miralty are applying to the Soviet shan of Shansi (who joined the the Kwangsi big four, General Li authorities for the return to Eng-Nationalist Party when the Na-Tsung-jen, is sick also, in Shang- land of the remains of the forty tionalist Army was advancing hai. Sickness does hide a multi- men killed in the submarine L.65.— and came in on the flood- tido) tude of excuses in Chinese public Reuter,

Iwas really sick when on his four- affairs,

General Yen Hai-shan.

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