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JAPAN EXPECTED TO DECLARE A BLOCKADE OF CHINESE PORTS

LARGE-SCALE WAR INEVITABLE HOOVER URGES

ENGLAND'S

SPLENDID

RECOVERY

Last Two Wickets

Add 102 Runs.

PAYNTER AND VERITY REPEAT ADELAIDE PERFORMANCE

Wicket Cracking Up

Brisbane, To-day. A magnificent eighth wickel part- nership between Paynter and Verity, the héroes of the Adelaide Test, ea- abled England to secure a lead of

16 runs on the first innings.

The wicket is, however, showing signs of wearing, and England's lead is not sufficient to suggest a triumph in the fourth innings.

Only 6,000 spectators were pre- and Bent when Paynter (24) Verity (1) resumed the England innings at 271 for 8 in glorious weather. The wicket, however, showed signs of cracking up.

McCabe and Ironmonger open- ed the Australian attack, and their steadiness caused the Eng lish batsmen to score painfully slowly. They had been batting 25 minutes before they added to the overnight total, Paynter sending a ball from Ironmonger to the cover boundary.

The Australian fielding was! not of the best, many errors giv- ing the Batsmen additiona? runs, and both players survived chances.

The third century was hoisted

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"Flaring Football Fans" at Charlton, London, on Jan. 14th, saw their home team lose by one goal to five to Bolton Wanderers. The match was played in a fog. Some of the spectators produced their own flares by lighting newspapers to overcome the darkness caused by the thick fog-(9. & G.)

CHINESE

CONTROL

OF CHINA

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'Doing Their Best For Law And Order."

QUESTIONS IN HOUSE OF COMMONS

U.S. OFFICIAL CIRCLES

APPREHENSIVE

GENEVA ABANDONS HOPE OF CONCILIATION

RESTORATION OF GOLD STANDAR

Part of War Debts May Be Used.

PLACE FOR SILVER

New York, To-day,

SIR JOHN SIMON UNDERSTANDS PART OF The restoration of the internation-

JAPANESE TROOPS WITHDRAWN.

al gold standard was urged by Pre- sident Herbert Hoover in his Lin- cola Day address at the National Re- JAPAN'S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE LEAGUE OF NA publican Club. It was unnecessary TIONS IS NOW REGARDED AS A FOREGONE CONCLUSION. GENUINE APPREHENSION EXISTS IN OFFICIAL CIRCLES for non-gold nations to restore their THAT A LARGE-SCALE WAR OVER MANCHURIA IS IN-currencies to the former value, but EVITABLE MANY EXPECT THAT JAPAN WILL DECLARE the value should be fixed, he said. A BLOCKADE OF CHINESE PORTS, STATES REUTER FROM Part of the war debt-payments might used to facilitate the restora- WASHINGTON TO-DAY.

The Japanese reply has been received at Geneva where all hope of tion. conciliation has been abandoned. Little further action is anticipated

G.B.S. AND H.K. |U.S. Millionaire preserve law and her to pro- before the Assembly meets on February 20.

ROTARY

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Mr. Cassidy Explains His Remark.

DR. T'SO THANKS AUTHOR FOR HIS ADVICE

Although

Mr.

Bernard Shaw was not pre seat at to-day's Retary, tiffin the famous author figured prominently in the discus- sion.

Kidnapped

The extent of the Chinese Govern- ment's control in China was the sub- ject of much questing in the House of Commons yesterday.

The Foreign Secretary, Bir John Simon, was reticent when asked to express British Policy in the Far East, but conceded that the Chinese Government was doing kỹ best to

tect British lives and property.

The policy of the British Govern ment, apart from the maintenance of peace, was generally, aimed at the maintenance of the Baser Protocol, ald Sir John Simon during quee tion time in the House of Commons.

Mr. F. Seymour Cooks asked: Denver Colorado, To-day.

whether Sir John Simon had asked. Although his wife and his grand-the Chinese and Japanese Govern- father have expressed their readi-

menta for explanations ness lo pi $60,000 ransom, nothing has been teard of Charlestond d Boettcher, the millionaire banker

of Colonel Lindbergh troops within the Chinese borderers understood that it is not of the cate and friend

at the beginning of the year, and gorical, nature requested but is de- who was kidnapped from his

whether Sir John Simson could com- scribable as evasively negative. doorstep on Sunday.

10 municate

the

arly House

The reply points out that the Ja- the panese standpoint has repeatedly

A Friend Of Colonel

Lindbergh.

own

In London, many questions on the Far East situation were asked by Members of Parliament, the Foreign Secretary explain- ing the position of the Chinese Government. Sir John Simon states that both the Chinese and Japanese Governments had com municated with him regarding the fighting in Shanhaikuan. He caused some surprise when he stated that he understood that part of the Japanese troops had been withdrawn.

Geneva, To-day,

The Japanese reply to the League or assur has been received from Tokic and snow in regard to All, dehling be- will probably be handed to the Se- It is tween the Japanese Gold -Chinese cretary-General tomorrow.

Mr. P. S. Cassidy, Vice- The gunmen who took part in the memorandum received from President of the Hong Kong affair had obviously planned the

after play had been in progress, Rotary Club, thought that hialcoup well for Mr. Boettcher has/Chinese Government regarding the been made clear and claims that it

for 514 minutes, Verity having collected 10. in 77 minutes.

matter.

He also asked if Sir John 'would make a statement on the policy of His Majesty's Government.

comment on Mr. Shaw's refusal only a few hours previously arrived: He was to address the Rotary, made at by air.from Kansas City. last week's meeting, had been opening the door of his carage when misconstrued in certain quarters. held up.

"In case a reflection is cast on the Rotary Club as a whole pleased his wife, who was still seat- would like to make it quite cleared in the car and who is expectingard to the events at Shanhaikwan.

that no criticism was intended..

"The remark was meant to be humorous," said Mr. Cassidy. "I am a great ad- mirer of Mr. Shaw and I have benefited intellectually from reading his works.”

Paynter, who has been suffering from an attack of tonsilitis, but who pluckily insisted on batting, reached his 50 in 162 minutes. In- cluded in his innings, which was featured by dogged bat- ting alternated by sparkling cricket, were six boundaries. At the luncheon interval the pair were together with the score at 321 for 8, Paynter being 66. and Verity 17. They had put on

Mr. Cassidy was reported to! 57 in an unbroken eighth wicket partnership and 50 runs this have stated last week after an- nouncing Mr. Shaw's refusal to morning.

A crowd of 18,000 saw Payn-address the Rotary, "I am sure

The it is his loss,” ter's downfall after lunch.

The Hon. Dr. S. W. Tao Q.B.E., left-hander attempted to drive!

easily LL.D., President of the Rotary, also Ironmonger, but Was caught by Richardson. 856-9-83, referred to 'G.B.S."

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a baby in a month's time. The gunmen banded her warning her "thet Lindbergh's baby would have lived if the ransom had been paid."

Sir John Simon replied in the negative, and said that explanations, received in re- however, had been

is well understood.

Although Japanese quarters claim that the conciliation pro. cedure can only be closed by the vote of the League Assem- bly, it is generally felt that fail-` lure to give a categorical reply

has destroyed the last chance of conciliation.

There is no doubt that the Aasem.

He added that on January 11, the Chinese Government communicated with the Boxer Protocol signatories bly will, on February 20, endorac contending that had in forcibly octhe Committee of Nineteens recom- cupying Shanhaikwan, the Japaese mendations.-Deuter. troops unlawfully took advantage of their special privilege under the Protocol, and stating that in these eircumstances the Chinese Govern-

not ment could

Assume respon- xibility for any situation resulting

Manchukuo Drive Into Jehol.

Tokyo, To-day.

from the exercise, by Chinese A message from Changchun states forces, in the legitimate right of that the Manchukuo Government self defence.

WORLD-WIDE AIR MAIL FORECAST.

Route Across Pacific

From Canada ?

London, To-day. Sir Eric Geddes, Chairman of the very glad to read Mr.) Shaw's comment on the Rotary and Imperial Airways, who arrived at we should be grateful to him for Croydon yesterday morning from a tour of inspection of the Imperial pointing out the real aims and pur-Airways' routes to South Africa, popes of the Rotary movement. As our distinguished visitor pointed said, he saw no reason why, within out, the Rotary is not meant marely the next two or three years, every portion of the British Empire to be a fa club,"

should not be linked up by air. In the House of Commons, Sir (Continued on Page 4.)

He prophesied that the Imperial William Davison asked over what G.B.S. ENTERTAINED Aways would in that time, have parts of China did the Chinese regular air mail services across the Government exercise effective con- Atlantic, linking up Canada, and so trol. Sir John Simon replied that

AT “IDLEWILDE." Island Tour With Sir Robert Ho Tung.

Replying to another question, Sir John outlined the events at Shanhaikwan, and said that the situation was at present reported calm. Part of the Japanese troops, it was under- stood, had been withdrawn your Beater,

on across the Pacific to other Bri-some difficulty was presented in tish Dominions-British Wireless answering such questions.

(Continued on Page 7.) Bervice.

Bernard Shaw accom Honour Slaying Case" Ends

¿Shaw was the guest.

L.Lady Hol

Other

and Mra

With Acquittal of 4 Hawaians

Robert The case

Hopolulu, To-day.

Heged aa-¡two. United States seamen, A. C. has Jones and E. J. Loud, were sentenc

|has issued a statement of its inten- Įtion to send a punitive expedition to i expel "bandits and other disruptive elements" from Jehol, meaning the Chinese troops-Rester.

GERMANY'S “MAN OF IRON" Hitler Suppresses All Opposition.

NAZIS PREVENT DISORDERS IN PROVINCES

The

Berlin, To-day, Provincial Govern- ment are continuing “ their work in suppressing all in- citements to disorder throughout the Reich. The

Nazi Government Ri. 2010 yeaza impriaesumment on a

manslaughter on April 30, Thuringia have forbidden the

the phobics was commutad vn display of red flags, while an elec-

Sir John Simon.

PACIFIC COAST DEFENCES

To Be Tested By U.S. Navy.

FLEET EXERCISES

London, To-day. The "Daily Express" naval correspondent refers to the forthcoming naval exercises of the combined American Atlantic and Pacific fleets, which is on the largest scale ever before conducted.

A place should be found for sil- yor in an enlarged subsidiary coin- age, he added.

"Debtors must co-operate towards restoring monetary stability," he said. "or the United States will be driven more and more to self-con- tainment and isolation and a defen- sive action against depreciated cur-. racies and cancellation of wardebts will not provide an international re- medy. Their importance in world trade was exaggerated."

SOCIALISTS

SAVE FRENCH

'GOVERNMENT

Compromise On Finance Bill.

MILITARY EXPENDITURE

REDUCED

Paris To-day

The Daladier Radical Government has been saved from the defeat which seemed imminent last week | through the support of the Socialists on the Finance Bil.

The Finance Bill has passed the Chamber of Deputies by 359 votes to 225. The Government made the division a matter of confidence.

Military Cuts.

Paris, Later. The Finance Bill passed after a record sitting of 87% houra.

The size of the Government's majority is due to the pact be- tween the Socialists and the Radicals who combined to en- A fleet consisting of 164 bat- force a supertax on incomes and tleships, cruisers; destroyers and

a number of luxury taxes, but air craft carriers will be testing

generally avoided economies the defences on the western sea apart from a reduction of 500,- 000,000 francs in military expen- The fleets will be divided into diture which was carried by 365 board of the United States.

under the "Blue's,'

Admiral votes to 226. McNamee who is defending, and the "Black's" under Vice-Admiral! Clark, who will attack the Cali- fornian coast from bases

Reuter.

Hawaii.

at

DOLLAR RISES BUT SILVER STEADY.

London Pound Value Improves.

The local dollar recovered.

mem-

M Daladier, the Premier, intervened to assure bers that not a sou was be ing taken essential from the services of the modern army. Security was not com- promised by the reduction, over five years, of 5,000 ofl. -vera, 5,000 horses and a few

generals.

The Bill now goes to the Sen- ate for debate, and will be dis- cussed on February 17. - Reuter.

GALLERY

London, To-day.

May 4, the - four accused, serving tion to appeal to the Centre only one hour's imprisonment.Party which is alleged to contain and was quoted at 1/3 this morn-NEW TRUSTEES FOR NATIONAL

It is alleged that they abducted & Sibel on Chancellor Hitler, led Ing.

Silver prices, spot and forward, nativa, Jos Kanahaws), on Janus to the suppression of a Catholic

this steady, opening ting trial: newspaper in the Friesoythe Dia- remained

trict by the Nard Government at morning at 16-0/16 and 18% res- Oldenburg.

pectively. nagian Government, for The London on New York cross William Llewellyn. and the distin-

suppressed rate

# fraction from guished architect, Sir Robert Witt,

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The distinguished artist. Bir

· newspaper| 6-G$3,42% to £-G$8.48%. There have been appointed Trustees of ner, the organ was no quotation on the New York the National Gallery in place of inner Republican en London rate yesterday being a Mr. Stanley Baldwin and Lord Iza.

holiday. Peuter.

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