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GERMANY ALONE

TEN RUNS

SUFFICE TO

END TEST

150 Witness Farcical Conclusion.

SUTCLIFFE HITS SINGLE FOR ENGLISH VICTORY,

Sydney, To-day.

There were no last-minute drantatic sensations to-day as the first Test match con- cluded.", 75 spectators were present at a fame and farcial finish which saw England win by 10 wickets.

On a wearing "wicket the two bowlers, O'Reilly and Wall, were unable to accomplish what the "star" batsmen had failed to do yesterday, and the innings was rapidly brought to a close, only nine balls being bowled.

Voce and Allen fought for the easy wicket, the Notts man im¬ proving his average by bowling O'Reilly with the third ball of his second over. Allen bowled maiden over.

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Mr. Samuel Insult, Junior, ar- rives in London from Paris for a vacation and is returning to America after a look around the museums. He said he was unable to say anything about his father's affairs (S. & G.)

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Persia Risks

Nothing

Oil Development All.

British.

OBJECTS TO

SUSPENSION OF

U.S. DEBT NOW

MOST UNLIKELY

British Press Feels Cold Pessimism.

HOOVER SPEECH REACTION.

London, To-day.

The enigma of the third step in the debt question exercises the British press which takes President Hoover's message to Con- gress as a cold douche upon the hopes that America will not insist on the debt pay- ment due Dec. 15.

This fact is regarded as preci- nitated by this evening's Anglo- French meeting in Paris to dis-

"Gentlemen's

Maneger

Fort DUNLOP

In | class

by

itself

AMERICAN ARMS REDUCTION PLAN

LYTTON STILL HOPES

FOR NEGOTIAIONS

FAR EASTERN SITUATION

NOT YET HOPELESS

ASKS

JAPAN'S CONFIDENCE

نیست

SOLUTION OF THE FAR EASTERN PROBLEMS CON-- FRONTING THE ASSEMBLY OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AT THE PRESENT TIME, WHILE DIFFICULT, WAS NOT BY ANY MEANS UNATTAINABLE, DECLARED LORD ETTION YESTERDAY.

It but required an attitude of compromise by Japan and China,

a willingness on the part of both to trust in the good judgment of

cuss the position in the light of the League; and perhaps consent to negotiation, and the settlement the Lausanne

could unquestionably be effected.

London, To-day.

Agreement."

From a legal viewpoint, pay- ment of the December instalment

Lord Lytton spoke last night IRISH STAND

cannot be construed as failure to nt a dinner of the League of Na- zain a satisfactory agreement tions Union before a distinguish- with America and as a paymented company of members, includ- is necessary antecedent to nego-)

GIVES CHINA

SATISFACTION

BANKS AND "BEARS" DRIVE COTTON PRICES DOWN.

British Government. Feels Concern For Industry.<

London, To-day.

The Financial Times correspon- dent in Caira says that the cotton gathering is complete and the year's crop totals 4,450,000 can.

Lars

The Government is much con- cerned over the big drop in prices, which, it is understood, is partly. due to the pressure applied by, the *Banks, who are requiring addi tional cover against advances, and partly to the bear manoeuvres on the Cotton Exchange-Reuter.

Wild Opening Of Reich

House Adjourns After.

Uproar.

Berlin, To-day,

DECISION

OF POWERS.

NOT FINAL

Suggested Agreement Promises Equality.

FRANCE ALSO CRITICAL OF PLAN.

Geneva, To-day, At the meeting of the Five Powers, when discuss- fog the question of the re- entry of Germany into the Disarmament Confer- ence, Baron Von Neurath, declared that Mr. Norman Davis's plan, so far as it con cerned the adjourned settle ment question of the German claim for arms equality, was not acceptable to Germany, but at the same time, no made certain suggestions which he hoped, would keep open the door for the con- tinuation of discussions...

London, To-day.

In Geneva yesterday a Five Power conversation took place. The opening of the Reichstag Mainly, it is understood, the na- Refusal To Recognise sent in full strength, dressed in man Davis, United States dele- yesterday found the Nazis pre-ndum put forward by Mr. Nor tions consulted basis of a memor-

Manchukuo Praised.

their party uniforms,

gate Herr Goering was re-elected The main features of this pro Speaker by a vote of 279 out of mediate convention, to run until

posal are the provision for an im 1980, when naval agreements In his opening speech, ha denow in force expire: This doen- presentative, in the Assembly be given power as the only solu- they had come to know Thienolly, the Trish Free Stata reclared Herr Adolf Hitler should ment is to embody, inter alia, the

London, To-day. Larwood was not tried owing "The Persian Government was tlations for settlement, of the ing men of the Japanese Em- to his injured hip.

never asked to participate in the problem, the Lausanne issue does bassy and the Chinese Ministry The English Akipper was form- riak involved in the development not at present arise.

Lord Lytton 'declared that the al to the last, sending the open-any time furnished any of the decided to make full payment. be merely abstract and take of the oll venture, nor has it at Though Britain has virtually Far East situation had ceased to ing pair, Sutcliffe and Wyatt to capital required," says an Anglo-France, if she even pays, is likely dealt with no longer as a mere

dta obtain the one run necessary to Persian Oil Company statement to suspend the transfer for which legal problem, but that it was a give England the victory. The to stockholders, setting out the M. Herriot will probably get a result of action of individuals

history of the D'Arcy concession narrow majority Yorkshireman wasted no time, and pointing out that the conces The Liberal and Labour press the background was always one pushing the first ball from Melon contains no clause entitling regards the Paris meeting as an of personalities. Cabe to mid-on for a single the Perslan Government to can effort to "gave Lausanne," though

In addition to the 75 who paid cel it admission. 80 press representa- tives were present.

This is England's 48th victory against Australla, the Commonwealth having won 50 of the remaining 77 matches.

Persia has threatened to do this, however, and the British Government has sent the Asiatic state a note of warning. ter.

It envisages the possibility of the conference's reconvocation.

"Pay in Daily Gold." The Herald states Premier Mac Reu-Donald will tell M. Herriot that France need not pay her debt to England,

Later.

The British Government has now received the Persian reply to the recent note protesting against the A feature of the match was the cancellation of the Anglo-Persian total failure of Verity who did vil concession.-British Wireless not take a single wicket. Ames, Service. preferred to Duckworth for his batting, made a "duck."

SEAMAN'S

Larwood was revealed as the HEROISM most dangerous fast bowler In the world. while Hammond en-

IN STORM chanced his reputation as one of the greatest

all-rounders in Hang's Over Ship's Side

To Stop Leak.

cricket.

Scoresi

Australia-1st Innings

AUSTRALIA 2ND INNINGS.

W. M. Woodfull, b Larwood

W. H. Ponsford, b Voce.

J. H. Fingleton, e Voce, b Lar-

wood

360

40

§ McCabe, L.b.w., b Hammond 32

V. Y. Richardson, e Voce, b

Hammond...

A. F. Kippax, b. Larwood

W. A. Oldfield, Leyland, b

Larwood

C. V. Grimmett, e Allen,

Larwood-

L. E. Nagel, not out

T. Wall. c Ames, b Allen

3. O'Reilly, b Voce

Extras

Total

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19

1

21

20

LUXURY LINER'S MISHAP.

Aboard M.S. Conte di Savoia,

By Radio, To-day.

The heroism of an Italian ** of what had off aggravation sailor prevented

unces of a grave dilemma at sea yesterday, This huge luxury liner sprang" a leak through its exhaust valve.

It was an exciting episode when the lights went out, the cooking apparatus failed, water rose to six feet of depth in the lower bilge and the huge ship

7 listed ten degrees, with a heavy

17

sen running.

A bad leak, just below the water

164 line, was discovered. A seaman

Fall of the wickets:-1 for 2; 2 named Amatruda volunteered to for 10; 3 for 51: 4 for 61; 5 for plug the hole.

100; 6 for 104; 7 for 105; 8 for 118; He dangled on a 70 foot rope,

9 for 161,

Larwood

Bowling Analysis.

Allen

Voca

Hammond

alternately above and below the waves. He stuck to his task un

O. M. R. W. til finished and was hauled up 18

17.3 5 54

1gers, the captain remarking. It

28

5 amid the cheers of the passen

13

2 was the bravest thing he ad

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15 6 37 2 ever seen. Verity

41 15 The dynamos repaired, the ves England-First Innings 622 sel is proceeding slowly towards

ENGLAND 2ND INNINGS. Batcliffe, not out.

R. E. S., Wyatt, not out

Extras

Total: (for no wicket)

Bowling Analysis.

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The Daily Express says Bri tain' must now review the con- cassions to her creditors.

The Times is resignedly trusting that Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Hoover will ultimately see the necessity of International co-operation, and says the only alternative is to pay the debt in gold, which will de- plete our reacrvé, deprecinte the dollar value and pound, and foreclose for

gold price commodities,

British return to the gold stand- ard...

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Mr. Quo Tal-chi, Chinese Embassador: to London, and a member of China's delegation at Geneva,

Answering a question as to

'FIGHTING AT MANCHULI,

Shanghai, To-day.

The remarks of Senator Con-

at Geneva yesterday to the effect that the Free State will definitely refuse to recognisa Manchukuo, are hailed with satisfaction in Chinese circles, which express the hope that the delegates of the other Powers will valce similarly clear out views.

In some quarters, however, pessimism prevails as to‘whe- ther any action taken by the League will result in the with- drawal of the Japanese troops into the railway zones.-Reuter. Tokyo Reports.

Tokyo, To-day.. The Japanese vanguard is report. ed to have entered Manchuli at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

Reports have been received here

a long time the possibility of what chances existed for solution that General Ma Chan-shan, regis- of the problem, Lord Lytton said tered as a merchant and disgula- It is understood that disarma, his first impression of last week's ed as a coulle, escaped with General ment also will be discussed in the League Council meeting was that Su Ping-wen into Sovlet territory Paris talks, which are expected to very little progress had been on December 4. end to-morrow, whereafter Mr. made but added that he was con- it is stated that he plans to pro- MacDonald, and later M. Herriot, vinced the time had not been ceed

to Peking vla Chingge will return to Geneva-Reuter.

wasted. He llelieved, he said, Turkestan, whila Su Pingwen wil that if a disposition were shown leave for Shanghai via Vizdivos

tok-Reuter. to accept the Report on behalf of the two most interested parties.

BRITAIN AND

FRANCE TALK ON WORLD DEBT

Fate Of Lausanne Pact Discussed.

DEPENDS ON AMERICA,

London, To-day. Premier Ramsay MacDonald _left_night" for Paris, today travelling by the same train na left Geneva last night for Paris, Premier Herriot, and will be joined there today by the acellar of the Exchequer

negotiatione, the Council would meant there was nothing in the welcome it and such an indica commission's recommendations In-

as a storting poir of new had been made a year ago. That

tion would be passed on when consistent with the interests of the Remort went to the Assem- Japan.

bly with a recommendation that It was true Japan now preferred negotiations should be started. another solution and those who rejected it should agree on an al ternative solution which they could also get Japan to accept

There were some crumbs of comfort, as a result of which the Assembly would meet in a spirit of hopeful expectation.

- Encouraging Report. *Lord Lytton" 'cited as a reason for hopefulness, a newspaper mea- sage from Tokyo, stating that the commission's proposals would have been acceptable to Japan if they

Lord Lytton belleved the em- ergency was great enough to Justify the expectation that China and Japan would get together. If the League fall ed to find settlement by agreement, conâdence“ woul be still further shaken

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Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlian, Police Officers Badly Thrown

afternoon

London yesterday

The British Ministers will dis

545,

tion of the present crisis.

The House adjourned until to day.

formal, recognition of Germany's right to arms equality and France's right to security, both to be worked out within the next Uproar marked the opening of three years, and provisions re- the House R

garding Imitation of land gun calibres, size of tanks, 23% per General Lietzmann eulogised cent. reduction of effectives, abo- Herr Hitler and brought screams lition of air bombing, gas. germ of protest from, the Communist and flame warfare, and the ad members who cried repeatedly, heston of France and Italy to the "Down with Him!"

Tondon Naval Treaty,

It is understood that the Ger man Foreign Minister, Baron von Neurath, regards the proposal as unacceptable in its present form and that Premier Herrlot was also critical of It.

RUSSIAN BOY

FOUND LIVING

AS CHINESE Developments are considered

Police Baffled By Strange Story.

DESERTED IN CHAPEL,

(From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, To-day. Police are completely baf- fled by the origin of a blue- eyed, brown-haired boy, In unkempt Chinese clothes,

speaking, reading and writ- ing Chinese fluently, whom a Sikh constable found wAD- dering on the waterfront, spparently lost.

He is obviously of Rusafan parentage but speaks nothing except Chinese. He told police The hailed from Ninghai, near Ningpo, where he had lived for | eight years, but of the years be- fore that be has only vague re- collections,

unlikely until the week-end," when the British and French Pre miere, according to present ar rangements, will have returned to Geneva from Paris and Baron von Neurath will have consulted. the German Government. Reu ter and British Wireless Service. U. S. Army Increases.

Washington, Yesterday. Increases in both commissioned and enlisted personnel of the army were recommended in his annual re- port by General Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff, despite administra- tion and congressional movements. for economy.

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Meat Prices Rising

Reflection Seen In London.

London, To-day. Answering the House of Commons question, regarding the Improve About a year ago he came toment in wholesale ment prices since Shanghal together with his the introduction of the import ro grandmother and lived in Cha-strictions, Doctor Burgin, a mem- pei. The woman had just debe of the Board of Trade, sald serted the boy, who is left to he understood that the prices paid fend for himself.

producers in the Argentine had definitaly, Increased

In Motor-Cycle Accident He relates how, in Ninghal, he He was informed that: the in-

Sergeants Brand and Brow

ycle with Sergeant Brown

ち

caught river snakes and sold crease in price in London, of mutton

New York Passengers were cusa, with M. Herriot and M. Ger- never endangered despite the main Martio, French Finance the Hong Kong Police Force, wer billion rider, in the direction of them to local pharmacists for 20 and lamb, had been resected in the alarming appearances of the sit-

lavol in a motor accident a autla Peak When near the 15 cents apiece, with which money price paid to Australian producers, ouation

ister, the status of the Lauskang

The Conte di Savola is the new agreements in the event the con est of Italy's gigantic luxury tinued refusal by the United States liners and this is her maiden voy

to pick one th No explanation of the ac cident can be given at this time (ments das December 15 103Renter

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ut milestone, the mischide skidded, he bought sweets. (1

throwing both heavily

The Russian Immigr Although necessitating his resociation is moval to hospital Sergeant: Brown's trict Cor fajuries are not considered serious, boy

Sergeant

in the Sowlöch

from head

to:

• that be was driving his motor hurt

geant: Brand-reported

Brand was

take care

care of himself. Heut

while there had been some incrisse

price of beef, New zealand souson was just

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