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FIVE DAVIS

CUP MATCHES

IN PROGRESS

America, Japan And Germany Winning.

ITALY EXPECTED TO WITHSTAND YUGO-SLAVIAN RECOVERY

Nourney Displaces Prenn

Five First Round Davis Cup en- counters are now in progress. America, Japan and Germany have secured commanding positions and Italy and Holland are expected to win the remaining two matches.

Italy's Hard Fight.

Florence, To-day.

Yugo Slavia are making a deter- mined bid for entry into the Se-

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO BROADCAST HIS POLICY

New Protection Measure For United States Investors

New York, To-day. President Roosevelt will broad- cast a review of his policy at 9.45

Eastern Standard Time on May 7 (10.30 a.m. Monday, Hong Kong Time).-Reuter.

The House of Representatives yesterday passed a Bill requiring the publication of details of secur ities in order to protect investors from fraud.--Reuter.

CHANG STUDIES FASCISM

To Meet Mussolini

In Rome.

cond Round of the Davis Cup. Yes- "YOUNG MARSHAL" GROWS

terday their doubles players Ku-

kuljevic and Pallada won a thrill-

ing five set match against the Ita-

Ilans to place the scores 2-1 in Italy's favour.

STOUTER ON VACATION

FRANCE TO CO-OPERATE ON DISARMAMENT

GERMANY DEMANDS ARMS EQUALITY

ABOLITION OF AIRCRAFT AND SUBMARINES

MR. MACDONALD FOR GENEVA TO CHAMPION BRITISH PLAN

LONDON, TO-DAY,

THE GERMAN AMENDMENTS TO THE BRITISH DRAFT CONVENTION NOW BEFORE THE DISARMAMENT CONFER-- ENCE WERE PUBLISHED AT GENEVA YESTERDAY' AFTERNOON. THEY DEMAND THE RECOGNITION OF THE RIGHT OF GERMANY TO EQUALITY OF ARMAMENTS -IN THE EVENT OF NO FURTHER REDUCTION IN ARMS OF OTHER POWERS, ALSO THE ABOLITION OF SUBMARINE

Famous Guards Band to visit France. The Band of the Grenadier Guards will attend an International Music Festival at Cannes. A quiet rehearsal by the saxophones.—(8. & G.):

WARFARE AND OF NAVAL AND MILITARY AIRCRAFT COALITION

Hope is expressed that a reduction in the naval armaments

of the big naval Powers will be brought about by 1935, falling which, Germany will demand equality with other nations. In the meantime, Germany will keep her arms within the limits of the Versailles Treaty.

Rome, To-day. Marshal Chang Hsuch-liang in- The following were the scores: tends to make a very close study of day. Kukuljevic and Pallada (Yugo Fascist institutions during his stay Slavia) beat Morpurgo and Rado in Italy. It is learned that the 12-14, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3,

party will move into a villa on the Earlier Scores.

outskirts of the town as soon as

Morpurgo (Italy) heat Pancee possible.

9-7, 6-3, 6-4.

In an interview with Reuter, Stefani (Italy) best Kukuljevic Marshal Chang declined to dis- 6-4, 6-0, 3-6, 6-2.

Poland Holland 1

Hague, To-day. Poland and Holland concluded yesterday's play in their Mist Round encounter at 'the' Rage all-

square.

Scores were as follow: Timmer (Holland) beat Hebde 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.

Tloczynski (Poland) beat Hughan 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.

cuss politica, and expressed de light with Italy. He said that he intended to stay for several months.

Countess

The Bureau will discuss the German amendments on Mon

The German amendments to the British Disarmament Plan propose the abolition of submarines in exchange for which Germany will not ex-

·ceed until December 31, 1936, the limit of surface vessels allowed her.

She agrees to only lay down. the keel of one vessel in order to replace an obsolete capital ship

Edda Ciano, daughter of Signor Mussolini and wife of the Italian Min-

The air proposals provide for ister in Shanghai, who

the destruction of all military, recently returned to Italy for naval and air material by one a vacation, will shortly take half within a year of the opera-l Marshal Chang to see the tion of the Covenant, and the Italian Dictator.

other half before the expiration Marshal Chang has grown of the following year. Germany led Egypt by two mat-left China with a result that he accept effective control of civil considerably stouter since he Germany is also prepared to ches to nil as the result of yester has had to buy new clothes.. day's play at Wiesbaden.

aviation. Reuter and British; He has received many tele-Wireless Service. grams from China, expressing

Germany 2 Egypt 0.

Wiesbaden, To-day.

The following were the scores:

Nourney (Germany) beat Bog- the soldiers' disappointment at

dadley 8-0, 6-1, 6-1.

Von Cramm (Germany) beat Wa-|

hid 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.

Japan 2 Hungary 0

Budapest, To-day.

Jiro Satoh and R. Nunol gave Japan a two-love lead over Hungary at Budapest yester- day.

The following were the scores: Satoh (Japan) beat Gabrowitz

losing him. Reuter.

MR. T. V. SOONG

IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, To-day.

Mr. T. V. Soong, Chinese Mini-

to

Premier Going To Geneva.

CAPT. EDEN RETURNS TO-MORROW.

London, To-day.

NECESSARY

IN BRITAIN

National Government's

Work Reviewed.

| ANGLO-AMERICAN

CO-OPERATION THE "SPIRIT OF THE COUNTRY"

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Result of Washington Conversations.

WAR DEBT SETTLEMENT: ESSENTIAL

London Today:n

In a broadcast tall wish night, the Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, summed up the results of his Washing ton visit,

He stated that a final decision had

MR. BALDWIN'S TRIBUTE TO

London, To-day.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin, at the Con- servative demonstration in Lon- don yesterday, discussing the necessity for the Conserva- tion Party to continue work in the National Government, said that the Government, without na tional backing, could not have un- dertaken the recent great domestic problems which had demanded drastic measures involving heavy burdens on all sections of the com-

ster of Finance, and other members Enquiries in London confirm the of the Chinese delegation Geneva report that Mr. Ramsay Washington, visited the Century of MacDonald is likely to go to Gen- Progress Grounds here, before con- eva shortly to try to give freah Im Nunoi (Japan) beat Kehrling tinuing their journey to Washing-petus to the British Disarmament to bring about a general improve-same spirit would persist to the 4-6, 8-0, 6-3, 6-1.

ton-Reuter.

6-4, 6-2, 6-3.

Mexico City, To-day.

The United States, represented by Wilmur Allison and Clifford Sutter, accured a two-love lead over Mexico City in the North America. Zone on the latter's courts.

The following were, the scores: Allison (U. S. A.) beat Ricardo]', Tapin 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

Sutter (U.S.A.) beat Reyers 6-1, 6-0, 6-1-Reuter,

CONVERSION LOAN OVER-SUBSCRIBED.

JAPAN - SOVIET CONFERENCE.

Moscow Considering Tokyo Proposal.

Tokyo, To-day.

BIG NAZI RAID ON COMMUNISTS

3,000" Brown Shirts" Aid Police.

150 ARRESTS AT ESSEN

DUESSELDORF

KIDNAPPERS

RETURN GIRL

FOR $60,000

Parents Negotiate Secretly.

GANGSTERS ESCAPE NEW YORK. POLICE › MAN-HUNT

Harwich Port, Mass., To-day. Margaret McMath, the 10-year- old daughter of a wealthy Detroit family, who was kidnapped while leaving school was returned to her. Parents yesterday, after a ransom, reported to have amounted to G$60,000 had been paid to the ab ductors. She had been kept in a boat off Harwich Port.

The family gained contact with the kidnappers on the night of May 8, and promised 48 hours":" secrecy regarding the negotia- tions.

The girl was transferred to friends in a motor boat, but the news of her safety leaked out AND despite the parents' efforts.

Cologne, To-day. Three thousand Nazi troops assisted the police in a huge anti-Communist drive at Dues- seldorf yesterday. Troops sur rounded the district of Gorres heim at 4 a.m. and searched all buildings and even sewers.

They arrested 90 persons and seized arms, signalling ap- paratus, and an immense quan- tity of seditious literature....

Sixty arrests were made in a similar drive at Essen.-Reu ter.

NAZIS SEND DELEGATE .TO BRITAIN,

-Reuter.

London, To-day.

NORWEGIAN CARTOONISTS

· RESIDENCE RAIDED.

Economic Conference been made to open the World munity.

on June 12, | In 18 strenuous months, work ́had,

been done which, would have taken President Roosevelt and he had held three years at least, under the sys- mutual examination into the tem of a party Governinent~~if then causes of the world crisis and the it could have been accomplished.

· Herr Rosenberg, a member of the Nazi "Big Five", arrived in London means of overcoming them through

They had now reached the stage yesterday, to explain to British when further progress at home de diplomats and politicians, the atti- jan International Conference.

pended on international consulta. They were both agreed that

tions, and the nations of the world tude of the present German regime. the success of the Conference

were to be examined and, if pas-j depended upon war debt set-sible, solutions found. tlement

Times were difficult and in some They had discussed ways and ways dangerous. So far, the won- means of co-operation for bringing derful spirit of the nation had car the Disarmament Conference to a ried them through in safety, and successful issue and had attempted he had every confidence that the ment in the friendly relations and end and would help to carry other It is understood that Captain mutual cateem between Great Bri-nations with them." Anthony Eden who has been intain and America.

(Continued on Page 14.) |charge of the Plan before the Dia-

The Geneva Disarmament; Con- armament General Committee, will ference, the Premier said, had] INTERNATIONAL return to Geneva from London, to reached a serious crisis. The

FINANCES. morrow.Beuter.

Washington conversations" ---ħad brought the two countries closer to gether on the practical proposals and the visit had already been American co-operation during the fructified In the splendid· Anglo-

fortnight at Geneva-Beuter,

Herriot Returns,

Plan

U.S. DELEGATE CONFERS WITH PREMIER.

It is authoritatively disclosed

London, To-day, that Mr. Arita has proposed to M. Captain Anthony Eden, Under-last Yurenev that a conference between Secretary for Foreign Affairs, re Japan, the Soviet and Manchukuo be turned to London from Geneva ye convened at Tokyo, to seek solu- terday morning, and conferred with Hon of the outstanding differences arising from the Soviet's interests

(Continued on Poge 14.)

High Tenders Granted in Manchuria.

In Full.

London, To-day, Tenders for £50,000,000 27% per cent. conversion loan 1944/49, and Treasury bills, were opened at the Bank of England yesterday,

A total of £87,230,000 was

piled for, and 23,400,000 conversion Ioan and £46,600,000 in bills were, allotted."

It is understood that M. Yurezer has referred the proposal to Mos cpw.Reuter

Applicants for loan at £96/8/01/

YANGTSE NAVAL COMMAND,

Rear-Admiral Chilton Appointed.

London, To-days and above, received their require The appointment has been ap ments in fall

ploved, of Rear Admiral Francis G. For bills dated 12 daya, Monday G. Chilton to be Rear-Admiral and 10 Friday tenders at 409/27/9 re Senior Naval Officer on the Yangtare, ceived about 24 per cent.Tenders in succession to Rear-Admiral above that were received in full. Richard Hill, to date from August

Those dated 91 days, Saturday; at 25NP 000/17/9 and above received re- He will assume command on about putréments. In fall,” CUNEO October 21

GERMANY TO CO-OPERATE.

DISARMAMENT PARLEYS WITH ROOSEVELT.

Havre, To-day,

US. Note To Paris.

Washington, To-day,

Two coastguard surfboats. visited the motorboat and took the child ashore with her father.

She was rushed to the coastguard station at Woods Hole, presumably for inter- rogation concerning her ex- periences.

Harwich Port, Inter. It is now indicated that the MeMath ransom was $80,000.

Three men are stated to be concern. ed in the outsre, which aroused the

greatest man-hunt since the kidnap [ping vol v The, Lindbergií, baby, The Chief of the Michigan State Police refused to grant a respite in the hunt gira, the parents an opportunity to Не negotiate with : the kidnappers. | anticipated that the present "ease would lead: him-15 the solution of the Lindbergh affair.

US. ASIATIC FLEET

Scaremongering Reports Of "Secret Orders.”

SIGNIFICANCE OF SUMMER CRUISE

Shanghai, To-day. Copenhagen, To-day.

The submarine divisions of the Seven men raided the Berlin re United States Asiatic Fleet, ac sidence of Baron De Muckedell companied by the submarine ten Berlingskelidende, and seized cor- to-day for a short stay before they correspondent of the Danish paper, der Canopus, arrived in Shanghel respondence, and other papers. leave for Tsingtao for the Summer

The raid is believed to be, the sequel to the publication by the Berlingaketidende, of caricatures by a Norwegian cartoonist-Reuter,

INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE,

Provinces.

The State Department has de- New Governor of Central clined to either confirm or deny the| report from Paris that a United [Blafes, Note was sent to the Quij [D'Orsay," "dealing with : financial

This means that practically the whole of the United States Asiatic Fleet is at present in Shanghai as a preliminary to the usual Summer sojourn in Chefoo, and Tsingtao.

*In this connexion it is note, worthy that scare-mongering is rampant in Manchukue and else where

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"It is declared, that the "Asiati= London, To-day.Fleet is proceeding to North China His Majesty the King has ap-under secret orders", and "to pro-

It is believed that some communi proved the appointment of Mr. tect the China coast, cation, was, despatched, but owing Hyde Clarendon Gowan, Indian Civil United States Navy officials des to the delicacy of the financial al-Service, to be Governor of the cribe the rumporn as bunk, declar tuation, its nature was not dis- Central Provinces, in succession to ing there is no special significance M. Herriot returned from Ameri- closed Reuter.

Bir Montagu Butler, on the appolat attached to the Fleet's forthcom ment of the latter to be Lieutenant-ing Summer cruise-Reuter.. Governor of the Isle of Mano

Economic Delegate Inca yesterday, and was welcomed

Washington,

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