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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1933.

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DUNLOP

is the

SAFEST TYRE

BASES IN PACIFIC ISLANDS

STARTLING CHARGE AT GENEVA

DELEGATES ADMIT £100,000

ALREADY SPENT

MANDATES COMMISSION'S SECRET CROSS-EXAMINATIONS

JAPAN HAS BUILT

AUSTRALIA SNUBBED IN CABLED REPLY

PROTEST DEPRECATED

AND DEPLORED

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SERIOUS SPLIT THREATENED

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OVER 'LEG THEORY

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THE CONTROVERSY OVER LEG THEORY BOWLING HAS NOW ASSUMED SERIOUS PROPORTIONS AND A DEFINITE AND AUSTRALIAN SPLIT BETWEEN THE ENGLISH CRICKETING AUTHORITIES IS THREATENED, FOLLOWING THE DESPATCH OF THE M.C.C. REPLY WHICH IS COUCHED IN DEFINITE AND UNCOMPROMISING TERMS.

The possibility of the cancellation of the remaining part of the

English cricket team tour of Australia is indicated in the M.C.C.'s reply which states that the M.C.C. would consent, although with great reluctance, to the abandonment of the rest of the tour if the leg theory attack is so 'menacing that it might jeopardise the friendly relations between Australian and English cricketers.

The English team yesterday concluded a match at Ballarat, Vic- toria. The fourth Test is scheduled to commence at Brisbane on February 10. Speculation is now rife concerning the reaction by the Australian Board of Control to the sub from London.

The M.C.C. reply reads:- "We, the Marylebone Cricket Club, deplore your cable, and 'we deprecate your opinion that there has been unsportsmanlike play.

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"We have the fullest con- fidence in D. Jardíne, the cap- tain, and the team gers, and we are convinced that they would do nothing to infringe either the laws of

cricket or the spirit of the game. We have no evidence that our confidence is mis- placed.

"Much as we regret the auci. dents to Woodfull and Oldfield, we understand that in neither! case was, the bowler to blame.

. "If the Australian Board of Control wish to propose a new law or rule it shall receive our in due careful consideration

course."

We hope that the situation is not now as serious as your cable seemed to indicate, but if it is such as might jeopar- dise the good relations be- tween English and Austra- lian cricketers, and you con sider it desirable to cancel the remainder of the pro- gramime, we would consent, but with great reluctance.

Signed

FINDLAY.

Australian Cable. The Australian Board of Control sent the following cable on Janu ary, 18 to the Marylebone Cricket Club, Lord's, regarding the "leg theory" controversy;-

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"Body-line bowling has assumed such proportions that it bocoma a menace to the "best Interests of the game. It makes the protection of the body by the batsman the main consideration, and is causing intensely bitter feel ing between players as well as in- juring them."

D. R. Jardine, the captain of the M.C.C. cricket team now in Australia.

SECRET NAVAL

Croydon's welcome to Mrs. J. A. Mollison of her return Hose after establishing the double record for flights between Eugland and Capetown. The picture on the left shows her machine, followed by escorts, landing at Croydon, while on the right she is seen standing on the left of her equally famous husband, after being greeted by Mr. F. G. L. Bertram, Deputy Director of Civil Aviation (wearing glasses), Sir Malcolm Campbell can be seen between Mr. and Mrs. Mollison.

U.S. DEBT OFFER CONDITIONS

World Economics And War Debts.

LONDON CONSIDERS PROPOSAL

London, To-day.

The Washington invitation toj the British Government to partí- cipate in the discussion on Bri- tish war debts to the United! States and on world economic pro- blems, was the subject of a state- ment issued at No. 10, Downing Street, yesterday.

The message states: "Mr.

PARLIAMENTARY PROGRAMME AND DISARMAMENT.

First Of A Series Of British Cabinet Meetings.

London, To-day.

The first of a series of Cabinet

A CALMER

ATMOSPHERE

AT GENEVA

Sub-Committee Draft New Report.

LONDON, TO-DAY. THE ALLEGED BUILDING BY JAPAN OF SECRET NAVAL, BASES IN THE PACIFIC WAS FEATURED ON THE FRONT

OF THEDAILY PAGE

HERALD," THE ENGLISH LABOUR ORGAN, WHOSE GENEVA CORRESPONDENT RE VEALS SOME STARTLING FACTS AND STATES THAT HE PORTS REGARDING THE BUILDING OF THE BASES WILL COME BEFORE THE LEAGUE COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION THIS WEEK..

He avers that the Japanese representatives have Bntly dented the allegations when cross-examined in secret sessions of the Man- dates Commission, and that the latter body is by no means sattalled by the explanations given.

meetings to discuss Disarmament ARTICLE 15 STILL A BASIS OF DEFENCE OF THE

and the work that is to come ba foro Parliament when the session is continued, was held yesterday, the Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, presiding.

Cabinet meetings have also been called for to-forraw, and Thurs day British Wireless Service

Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of BUS STRIKE

State, informed Sir Ronald Lind- to

say, British Ambassador Washington, on January 20 that Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Pre- sident-Elect, would be glad to re-

COLLAPSING

IN LONDON

ceive representatives of the Bri- Most Employees Return

To Work.

tish Government at Washington early in March in order to discuss the British debts to the United States.

"Mr. Roosevelt wished it to be understood that this ds- cuasion must be concurrent with, and conditional on, the discussion on world economic problems and that therefore representatives should also be sent to discuss methods of im-

CONSTITUTIONAL proving the world situation,"

CHANGES

U.S. Eliminating "Lame Duck" Sessions.

PASSAGE OF 2016 AMENDMENT ASSURED.

Washington, To-day. With a favourable action from Missouri to-day, the

approval requisite from 35 States has been obtained for the change Involving the Amendment of the

·Constitution which will have the effect of elimin- ating the "Lame Duck" ses- sions in Congress,"

The new Amendment, known

EFFECT

TRIM STAND BY COMPANY.

London, To-day. The partial strike of the London General Omnibus Company's drivers and con- ductors appear to be collaps- ing.

DISCUSSION.

محبت

Geneva, To-day.

The Secretariat has pre- pared a draft report embody- ing the historical outlines of the Sino-Japanese dispute as well as observations and con clusions...

This draft will probably be fur ther elaborated by the sub-com- mittee without, however, enter ing into the question of recom mendations regarding which the

Committee of Nineteen will

meet again before the end of the

month to make suggestions.

The general atmosphere yesterday was much calmer and even the fiery cham pions of the Covenant seem to have realised that they cannot question the sanc- tions, -Reuter, EN Composition of The Sub-Committee.

Cette London, To-day." The League Assembly Committee of Nineteen, whose efforts to settle the Manchurian dispute, by concl The strike began on Saturday liation under Faragraph 3, Article The United States proposal is at

involved about 15 of the League Covenant have present under consideration by the morning and Departments concerned and was die 12,000 of the Company's 20,000 failed, has appointed a sub-com- It mittee to draft a report under Pa cussed yesterday between the men engaged in this work

me Minister and the Foreign was called as a protest against ragraph 4 of the same Article.

The Sub-committee, which met the new agreed work schedules. Secretary..

The announcement that an early The Men's Union repudiated yesterday afternoon, consists of de war debt discussion between the the strike as a breach of agree legates representing Germany United States and Great Britain had ment and because it ignored, the! (Chairman), Britain, France, Italy, been agreed upon by President conciliation machinery. The com- Spain, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Bel- and Switzerland. British Hoover and Mr. Franklin D. pany déclared that the strike was glum Roosevelt, was made on Saturday.a menace to collective bargaining Wireless Service.

and required the men to return British Wireless Service.

to work at once.

As the result of the an-

STALIN'S CONCESSION nouncement of the attitude of

TO FARMERS

Free Trading In Grain In Certain Districts.

Moscow, To-day.

the Company, about 25 per cont the Union and of the at 25 per cent Company, about yesterday morning and same hundreds of those still out re turned to duty during the day, while most of the remainder rc- ported for duty last night. The stoppage affected 160 city Mr. Stalin and Mr. Molotov have and suburban routes, many han of bowling is unsportsmanlike provides that in the future Con- decreed that free trading of grain dreds of vehicles lying idle. The and, unless stopped immediately, gress clected in November shall be permitted to collective farmers is likely to upset friendly relations be convened on January 8 instead and others In West Siberia the dispute arose over grievancer-re- "exlating between Australia ant of in the following October and northern district of White Russia, garding the new time schedule for

Wireless Service, that the President Elect and the Uzbekistan, Turkestan and Krakol speeding up the services British England.dan

(Continued on Page 7.) Vice-President-Elect take oath pakia, in which Staten the annual on January 20 instead of on grain provision demands were ful

alled before the required date March 4.

"It is our opinion that this type as the Twentieth Amendment,

CHINESE PAY INTEREST ON BIG WHEAT PURCHASE.”

Chicago.

The Chinese government has

Under the present Constitution the Presidential, election takes place every four years. From November until March, the retir Ing President and Congress mäin

LEAGUE

"Can Only Drat Just

Report.

"THE TIMES" WAXES CRITICAL OF JAPAN.

London, To-day. "Those who deride the League's hesitations forget that temporization may oc- casionally be the best of all policies," says the "Times”. In an Editorial regarding the step in the Manchurian issue.

"The Japanese representatives have not removed the misgivinga regarding what is happening in

Marianne and Pelow Islands," he states.

He adds that the Japanese have, under cross-examination, admitted that they have spent more than $100,000 on naval bases and are going to spend fur ther sumis. Reuter.

Japan's Naval Estimates.

Tokyo, To-day. Interest has been aroused here by the Navy Minister's admission during yesterday's session of the Diet, that the Naval estimates of Yen 370,000,000 for the coming fiscal year include a sum of Yen. 87,000,000, for the first: Instalment of the second Naval replenishment pro gramme,

-Renter.

Charges Made Last Week Charges that Japan has been in- proving harbours in the mandated islands in the Mid-Pacife, between the Philippines and Hawail, to ac commodate naval craft were aired in League of Nations circles last Wednesday, reports the United Press

To Make Charges.

With respect to the mandated is lands question, It was learned that the mandates commission will out- line the charges in its report.

Japan, the report declares, ad- mitted appropriations for the In- provement of harbours in the la lands have more than tripled since 1927, but stoutly denied that the barbours were being fortified in violation of exleting treaties. In Anstead, the improvements were for

the benefit of fishing vessels,

Prince Bibesco is well-known in diplomatic circles, and is the grandson of the late rolgn ing Prince of Reumanis. The paper cites Prince toine Bibesco's letter, published

CHINA NOT

PREPARED

FOR DEFENCE in an adjoining column, to the

Marshal Tuan In Shanghai,

"CHINA MUST HELP HERSELF.

effect that the League is not a Super-State but a mechanism for a joint policy negative or post- fivo.

The requisite conditions for ac tion certainly do not exist in the cage of the Sino-Japanese dispute therefore the League can only draft what it considers to be a feasible and just settlement.

The solution must be found on the lines of the Lytton Re port which Japan has unres: sonably refused to accept as D basis for settlement

Shanghai, To-day, Marshal Tuan Chi-jul pròlv-| ed here at 8.10 a.m. from Nan king accompanied by Mr. Tuan Hang-kan, General Wa Kwang- hain and General Fu Lin At the station, he was met by FRENCH CABINET CUT ARMS Mayor Wa Teh-chen, Mesars, hia-chin, Chang EXPENSES

Chang, Chun, Yu Hsiao-lin, Du Yueh-shen, Yeh Kung It la not the duty of the States cho. Gen alTai Chi, and Mr. Sun of the League of Nations do pass Fo's representative. At the sta-moral judgment on one or other of tion Marsha Tuan said:The its members,

thly hopS China is indeed Japan, can

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It was learned that Japanese representatives were sharply questioned in secret sessions, but hotly denied that: the har bour Improvements were for the purpose of accommodating 3,000 ton submarines.

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MOSCOW SCORNFUL OF GENEVA.

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