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ENGLISH GIRL FIRST CHINESE IS BEATEN

TO SCALE EIGER.

Few Men Preceded “

Daring Climber.

A DIFFICULT PEAK.

Interlakens, To-day. An English girl, Mise. Jean Howard, has achieved the dis-1 tinction of being the first woman to climb Mount Eiger by the difficult route that only a few men have taken.,,

The first successful climber was.

a Japanese Yukomoki, in 1920

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TO DEATH.

Brutal Murder "At West Point.

NO MOTIVE REVEALED.

Three Assailants Sought By Police.

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CLOSE SECRECY AT OTTAWA.

Soviet Dumping

Major Problem.

CAUSE OF DELAY.

Is

Ottawa. Yesterday,

The problema of Russian dump- Pun Tai, 58, a building contrac-ing and Australian meat were tor, died of injuries inflicted by strongly hinted as underlying the escaped yesterday: His skull was closing date. three men who attacked him and postponement of the Conference ||

Yesterday's discus-

fractured by a terrific blow fromsions, which were conducted with the closest secrecy, dealt with a heavy bar.

those problems.

The man was struck down in Western Street, West Point, about]: Miss Howard, accompanied by 6.30 p.m.

Canada and some of the Domi- nions are pressing for rigid con- trot and restriction of Russian imports into Britain.

The conversations were called off this evening, a negligible ad- vance having been recorded.

a guide, took two days travelling Meagre details supplied to the by Algiglen and Mittellegi. She Police by the dead man's mother, made her base in a hut on Mit-show that the deceased left homo tellegi ridge, whence she reach-at 6 o'clock to work on a building the Eiger Peak after four and a at Mongkok. After walking a half hours climbing in about short way, he was attacked, a blow

A Conference agreement benefit- half the time of previous ascents. from an iron bar felling him. A

Snow and ice conditions. were friend who found the injured man, ing. the important Canadian fishing and industry is practically assured, ac exceptionally favourable. Rea- hurried to tell his mother,

when he arrived on the scene, her cording to well informed Canadian son was lying unconscious, bleed-circles. Details are not available ing profusely from the mouth." but the Canadian demands, which took him home. He regain-are said to be now satisfied, includ- ed consciousness after three hours, ed an increase of preference tariff but was only able to give the barest from 10 to 20 per cent. story of the attack. He did not The foreign countries affected recognise his assailants. He died include Russia, Scandinavia, Japan shortly after 11 o'clock and it was and Portugal. Reuter. not until then that the Police" were Informed of the murder.

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VON PAPEN CALMLY CONFIDENT.

"We Shall Remain In Office A Long Time."

WARNING TO NAZIS.

'Berlin, Yesterday, "We shall remain in office for a long time." declared the Chancel- lor of the German Republic, Herr von Papen, in an exclusive inter- view with Reuter to-day.

No, motive for the crime haa been ascertained, but Police are investigating the case.

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CAPT. LANCASTER ACQUITTED.

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Herr von Papen was confident Miller, an Australian airwoman

FORTUNE TELLER CHARGED.

Two Counts Against Temple "Keeper."

that his appeal to the common-of some distinction. On the wit-Ho Tit-yim, described as a for- sense of the political parties would ness stand, Mrs. Miller told of tune teller of world repute, was be successful, but should a vote the jealousy of Lancaster for brought before Mr. Wynne-Jones of non-confidence be adopted, the Clark. When the former had in the Central Police Court this Government would take action in learned that she and Haden were morning, charged under the accordance with the situation, with to be married, he was most de- Chinese Temple Ordinance, 1928, every intention of respecting the pressed, she said, and laid plans with keeping an unregistered to commit suicide by deliberate-temple at 223, Queen's Road Cen- He declared that Germany's ly "crashing his aeroplane. The tral. claim to equality with other idea was that she was to benefit nations as regards disarmaments from his insurance.

constitution.

Det.-Inspector F. W. Staftain,

was vital for Germany, who could. Mrs. Miller did not tell the attached to the S.C.A., appeared no longer submit to discrimination court what she did to deter him, for the Prosecution. He explain- and be treated as a second class but Lancaster changed his minded that he was very doubtful power. Germany still aspired the when found his insurance himself as to whether the charge return of some of her colonies, the policy was no longer in force. would stand or not, but, if His retention of which was unjustifi- Thereafter he quarrelled with Worship would rule against him able discrimination against Ger- Clark, but, apparently on the night then he would substitute the many and must be remedied soon-of the alleged murder they were charge by one under the Va- er or later,

friends again. All three were grancy Act. He alleged that de He hoped the Nazis would not living at Mrs. Miller's Miami home fendant professed to tell fortunes. resort to illegal measures, but in at this time.

His Worship explained that

to

any case, the Government would Clark was found shot and the charges were not alternative, not hesitate to suppress revolt authorities bellaved it was a case as he could not see what the promptly with force and arms-of suicide until investigating cer-Vagrancy act had to do with Reuter.

tain notes, allegedly written, and Chinese temples. Both were Nazis' Anticipations. signed by him, but which Lancas-lodged.

Berlin, Yesterday." ter subsequently admitted to hav- Defendant was remanded "Within a few weeks the politi- ing taken at Clark's dictation and Monday at 2.80 p.m. on ball of cel conditions will result in the signed on his behalf. Lancaster $500, pleading not guilty though Nazis' assumption of power" de- said he found Clark in a dying con- |counsel, Mr. Peter Sin. clared Count Hellfort, leader of dition, having been awakened by the Berlin "Brown Army", to-day. a pistol shot.

He has issued a manifesto to his On the purely circumstantial troops, announcing that all the evidence in their hands, police atormtroops will be given leave arrested Lancaster. The trial last until August 28, when all leave led for almost a month. Reuter. will be cancelled-Reuter. L

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