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HITLER AS GERMANY'S SAVIOUR: NAZIS FOUR-YEAR PROGRAMME

GENERAL ELECTION

ON MARCH 5

REICHSTAG DISSOLVED

IMMEDIATELY

MANY KILLED IN CLASHES BETWEEN

COMMUNISTS AND NAZIS

BERLIN, TO-DAY,

THE GERMAN REICHSTAG HAS BEEN DISSOLVED AND A GENERAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 5.

THUS

HEAVY ENTERTAINMENT.--Elephants from Mr. Bertram dillis' creus, which gave its aprua! Christmas performance in London, have caused great interest in the metropolis. On the left, an eight-months-old infant is seen in company with its mother Ignoring the policeman's signal as it am- bles its way to Olympia, while on the right, an elephant cricket match is seen in progress. the outsize in pads and caps.

GERMANY WILL BE PLUNGED INTO THE TURMOIL OF AN FIRECRACKER

ELECTION CAMPAIGN FOR THE FOURTH TIME WITHIN TWELVE MONTUS, THE LAST TWO ELECTIONS HAVING PRODUCED A POLITICAL STALEMATĖ.

MERCHANTS

CONVICTED

Sentence Deferred Till Saturday.

Recent campaigns were bitterly contested and marked by much bloodshed, and it is feared that the increasing tension between the Nazis and Communists will be attended by further outbreaks of vio lence. Since Hitler's elevation to the Chancellorship clashes have oc- GOODS curred in all parts of Germany and many casualties are already re- ported.

The dissolution of the Reich- stag is due to the refusal of the Centre Party to support Chan- cellor Hitler, causing the lack of

New Elections.

Berlin, To-day. Parliament has been dissolved

a working Parliamentary majori-and a General Election fixed for

ty.

· ́ ́ Vice-Chancellor

Von Papen

counts over 50 per cent. of the electorate vote for the Nazis and their allies.

He urged that the election should take place as soon as pos- sible before the enthusiasm of the masses for Hitler has time to cool,

It is likely that the new elec- tions will be held on March 5 for the Prussian Diet which has a Left majority. -- Reuter.

German Aviation. Development.

VERSAILLES TREATY TO BE

IGNORED.

Berlin, To-day.

March 5--Reuter.

Four Year Plan To Save Germany.

Later,

A Four-Year Plan to save Germany from chaos is in the programme of the Hitler

Government, which was an- nounced by Hiller in a most remarkable speech broadcast throughout Germany yester- day evening.

MUST BE REMOVED.

Six Chinese fire-cracker impor- ters, who were yesterday fined $10 each for failing to notify the Hon. 1. G. P. of the address of the pre- mises in which they stored their fireworks, made a second appear. ance at the Central Magistracy this morning, on a charge of storing the crackers in premises that did not conform with the regulations...

PRINCE'S INTEREST IN THE OYSTER INDUSTRY:

Visit To Helford Beds During Cornish Trip.

London, To-day, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, who is making a short visit to Comwall, arrived in Falmouth early yesterday morning and breakfasted aboard the Cornish Riviera Express before proceeding

to. Helford.

At Helford, he was accorded a warm welcome and witnessed the operation of hauling up oysters from the oyster beds-British Wireless Servies,

Mr. F. H. Loseby appeared for the ROOSEVELT

defendants, and sentence was de- ferred upon his undertaking to see that the goods were removed to aultable premises by Saturday next.

The defendants were:

Ip Shul-lim of 216 Des Voeux Road West, Tse Tuk-choi, of 382 Des Voeux Road West, Yung Pun, of 360 Des Voaux Road West, Ng Yim-pun, of 812 Des Voeux Road West; Wong Fook Chan of 17, Ko- shing Street; and Yum Wing Yu.. of 12, Wilmer Street.

He declared that within four years the German peasant must be dragged from misery, and un-

Opening his case Mr. Loseby said employment have definitely over-that he had spent the whole of yes-

come.

(Continued on Page 12.)

The war against Communism has HINKLER MAY BE

already begun.

The Police have forbidden all Communist open-air demonstrations in towns like Berlin, Dusseldorf, Liegnitz and Gleiwitz.

The Deutsche Allgemeine fore- shadows the appointment of Count Heldorf, leader of the Nazi “atorm- troops" in Berlin, as Police Pre- sident in Berlin.

IN CHINA

Wife Convinced. Of His Safety.

Sydney, To-day, Interviewed by "Smith's Week- ly," Mrs. Hinkler, wife of the fam- "Bert is not Captain Goering, the new Head ous airman, said: of Aviation, and a brilliant war in the Alps. I shall hear from tirue "flying ace," has announced him shortly.

interests of the nation's safety.".

terday afternoon in the company of the Deputy Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, Mr. Fitz-Henry, look

regulations, but they had been ing for godowns conforming with

unsuccessful.

Coursal believed that they could be found, providing His Honour gave counsel a seven days adjourn- ment.

..

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NEW LEG-THEORY SENSATION,

Objection To The Term,

Unsportsmanlike.”

Canberra, To-days, ¦

DRAFTS

Note

TRAFFIC OF

WOMEN AND

CHILDREN World Co-operation To

Combat Evil.

LEAGUE REPORT ON CONDITIONS IN THE EAST.

to

Geneva, To-day. International co-operation combat traffic in women and child- ren in the East through the creation of central authorities in each coun- try is recommended in a report to the League Council by the Commis- sion of Inquiry which investigated the evil for 18 months

The Report also urges the sup pression of licensed houses, which in its opinion, provides the sur-

DEBT PLAN est market for international traf-

World - Wide Tariff Favours Wanted:

Warm Springs,

Georgia, To-day.. President - Elect Roosevelt and Sena- tor Hull are reported to have drafted de- tails of a plan for world-wide lowering of tariff walls and stabilisation of cur- rencies in exchange for the remittance -Reu- of war debts. ter.

fickers.

The report deals with RussiRN women in the Far East, exiled

FIERCE FIGHTING IN THE NORTH

VOLUNTEERS ATTACK

CHIUMENKOW

BOTH SIDES SUFFER MANY CASUALTIES

PEKING, TO-DAY..

AN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE STATES THAT ÁT 4 A.M. YESTERDAY VOLUNTEERS ATTACKED THE JAPANESE POSITIONS AT SUICHUNG AND CHIUMENKOW SIMULTANE- OUSLY. THE COMMUNIQUE REPÜRTS THAT AFTER A FIERCE ENGAGEMENT, LASTING FOR FOUR HOURS, THE

VOLUNTEERS WERE COMPELLED TO RETREAT, OWING TO

THE INTENSIVE JAPANESE BOMBING FROM THE AIR, AS THE VOLUNTEERS LOST

WELL AS ARTILLERY FIRE,

SEVERAL OFFICERS AND MEN.

Yesterday evening another attack was made, the fighting belag of a "more sanguinary nature, both sides losing several men. "At a late hour yesterday, fighting was still going on, sinco when no arwa has been received. —— Router.

CHINA MAY

WITHDRAW

FROM LEAGUE

-Nanking Forecast.

BRITAIN ALLEGED TO BE PRO-JAPANESE.

Nanking, To-day.

Land destitute and driven to pros- While all Chinese circles are ea

titution.

It also refers to the num» bers of Chinese victims of the traffic found in all the Far Eastern territories, South China and the Middle East, and as far west as In- dia.

BRITAIN'S

POLICY ON

MANCHURIA

Uninfluenced By Aims.

In Tibet.

GOVERNMENT PREPARED TO --BACK LYTTON REPORT.

London, To-day

gerly awaiting the League's decision the British Foreign Office states la a statement published to-day regarding the question of Maacha that there is no truth whatever in kao, interest has been aroused by the newspaper report from Geneva the report of the official Central that the British Government is work- News Agency stating that certaining to secure a free hand for Japan in Manchuria in return for a free Details are given of the traf influential quarters maintain that hand for Britain in Tibet. fic in Japanese women, and its China should withdraw from the

The statement adds that a characteristic aspects in China League if the League fails to declare "free hand" in Tibet is not and and elsewhere.

itself against recognition of Man-never has been the ambition of chakuo

His Majesty's Government of the The same Agency categorically United Kingdom or of the Gov- states that unless the Assembly Reernment of India, port contains a definite declaration Majesty's Government's attitude in regard to the Sino-Japanese jof non-recognition of Manchukuo,

:

(Continued on Page T.)

DR. KUNG'S TOUR OF

MANCHESTER.

Chinese Industrial Mission.

Tibet.

and His-

it will be rejected by China. Al dispute is not influenced in any though the possibility of China's way by considerations effecting withdrawal has not yet been publicly mentioned by any high official, there," is no doubt the that the Chinese Government to places the greatest importance

question of Manchu the 03

London, To-day. Doctor Kung, Envoy of Chinese Industrial Mission Europe and America, accompanied

BELFAST TRAIN by Mr. Quo Tal-chi, Chinese Am-kuo, regarding it as a pivotal point

DERAILED

that the Cabinet is fully agreed to "He told me that possibly I should "support German aviation financial- ly to the extent it deserves in the have no news for some time, and The latest development in the leg not to fret. It is feasible that he theory controversy is that the He adds that the fetters of the may have gone secretly to China. M.C.C. has Inyoked Mr, Air, the Versailles Treaty which have pre-Reuter.

British Government representative vented aerial development in Ger- Squadron Leader Bert Hinkler in Australia, to ask the Board of Two Passengers Killed.

"

many must be discarded and Ger-disappeared on January 7, the day Control to withdraw the word "Une many's aerial equality established. he started from Croydon on an at- sportsmanlike contained in the tempt to break the England-Austra- cable dispatched to the M.C.C." In lla air record. He was last seen at London.

BIG DEATH-ROLL IN NAZI-RED CLASHES

Berlin, To-day. Reports of deaths of several Nazis and Communists, and injuries to others are coming in from 'all' parts of the country,

S

Bussyenothe in the Forest of Otho, The M.C.C. team felt that the and it in thought probable that he publication of the word left a per- crashed in the Swiss Alps whilo.at-sonal atigma and are distressed at tempting to fly through the Simplon entering the field for the fourth Pass Into Italy.

Test at Brisbane with the fourth

SOVIET FARMING

SCHEME.

unremoved-Reuter

R.A.F. INSPECTION QUIN MIDDLE EAST.

Air Secretary Returns After 3-Week Tour.

London. To-day.

To Plant 95,000,000 Hectares of Cereals.

Moscow, To-day.

SKELETON SERVICE UNDER ARMED GUARD.

bassador In London, called on the

on which the Chinese Government Lord Mayor of Manchester and will decide its final attitude to the made a tour of the cotton mills at League Salford.

Official quarters hold the view Later he met the business leaders that the failure of the League ex of Manchester, including the Pro-plicitly to declare itself against sident and some of the Directors recognition of Manchukuo net only. of the Chamber of Commerce defeats one of China's vital conten Reuter.

tions but contradicts the Assembly. Resolution of March 11,' 1982.

"(Continued on Pago 4.)

JAPANESE BLOOD BROTHERHOOD.

Dublin, To-day Two persons were killed when a passenger train, en route to Belfast 14 Members Committed was derailed near Dundalk, The

To Trial. accident is believed to have been due to the removal of a rail.

Tokyo, Feb. 2. The preliminary examination of fourteen members of the Ketsu Meldan "Blood Brotherhood," who wire-Implicated in last year's as- sassinations of Mf. Inouye, on Fe

ATLANTIC FLEET MOVEMENTS.

Second Cruiser Squadron Commences Tour.

London, To-day,

"Sir John. Simon, made it quite plain at Geneva that in the event of the conciliation: failing, His Majesty's Gov- ernment will be prepared to see the Lytton Report adopt- ed," the statement concludes.

Reuter.

BUSY SESSION FOR PARLIAMENT.

Cabinet Meets For General Review.

London, To-day,

A further meeting of the Cabinet was held yesterday under the Chair- manship of the Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald,

Parliament will resume fts kit tings next Tuesday and the work of the session, which will be a busy one, has in the main, been reviewed by the Ministers.

The train was manned by Yesterday, a Nari policeman was killed at Homberg, Lower Rhine and

voluntary workers and was another Nizi was stabbed to death

part of the skeleton service at Luebeck A Communist was kill

maintained under armed

Shortly after the House of Com-

ed at Welberg, In Rhinelands

guard since the strike began

The Cruiser "Cairo and the mons meets, a statement on the

In a fracas at Wernigerode,

The strike was declared on bruary 9th, and Baron Takuma Sixth Destroyer Flotila, which have Government's attitude to the Salter several people were seriously The Soviet Spring Plan provides Lord Londonderry, Secretary for January 80, at midnight affect Dau, on March 5th, and who plan been visiting Casablanca, rejoined report on road and rail transport wounded and many arrests have for the planting of 95,000,000 Air who has been visiting the Royal ing 5,000 workers. A mass ned the assassinations of twenty the main body of the Atlantic Fleet will be made, particularly dealing boon made.

hectares of all cereals, of which Air Force units in Egypt, Palestine meeting of all grades of workers other prominent personalities, in at Gibraltar yesterday, while the with the parts of the report which All Communist newspapers in the 10,000,000 hectares are to be planted and Iraq, returned to London by air decided upon the measure as a cluding the Genre, Marquis Safondi, Second Cruiser Squadron and the recommend the regulation of the Ruhr have been suppressed for one on State farms, 67,000,000 hectarea liner from Paris yesterday after protest against a wage reduction. Marino and others, has been com- Mindlayer "Adventure salled for a licensing of goods motor vehicles.

cruise which will include visits to The statement will probably in- month, and the Nationalist organg on Collective farms, and 18,140,000 noon.

It is affecting the employees pleted

duced.—British Wireless Service.”

are urging that severe measures bol hectares by individual farmers. He left Croydon on January 10 taken against the Reds. Reator. Reuter.

British Wireless Service,

of the whole Great Northern All fourteen have been commit Madeira, Las Palmas and Teneriffe (dicate what legislation will be intro-

British Wireless Service. Railway system. Beuter.fed to public trial-Router.