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WORLD CONFERENCE COMMITTEES TO CONTINUE TO
OTTAWA
AGREEMENT
EMPIRE AIR ROUTE EXTENDED TO CALCUTTA TO-DAY
INFRINGED Imperial Airways Liners To Make
Trip From London In Seven Days
Singapore Merchants Under-Selling.
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF EMPIRE PREFERENCE
New Zealand Protest
Wellington, New Zealand To-day.
The allegation that Chinese and
London, To-day.
The Imperial Airways London- Karachi air route is to be extend- ed across India to Jodhpur, Delhi, Allahabad and Calcutta on arrival of the India air liner at Karachi to-day.
Calcutta on
She is due at Saturday afternoon, seven days after leaving London.-British
Wireless Service.
Japanese merchants in Singapore Hitler Plan To
are under-selling British goods has been made before the Tariff Com- mission here:
It is declared that these mer- chants are taking advantage of the British Empire preferences under the Ottawa Agreement and at the same time manufacturing goods at low cost by means of native labour.
Professor Murphy, a mem- ber of the Commnission, said that under the Ottawa Agreement, New Zealand undertook to afford Crown Colonies and Protectorates and certain mandated terri- tories the same preferences received by Britain.
Industrialise
GOLD COUNTRIES DEFEATED
BUT USEFUL WORK WILL
BE IMPOSSIBLE
ONLY A SKELETON
REMAIN
LIKELY TO WITHIN A FEW DAYS
LONDON, TO-DAY,
THRILLING
RACING AT
HENLEY
German Collapses After Great Win.
CAMBRIDGE SUCCESSES
Henley, Today. Thrilling racing in the heats of the Diamond Sculls featured the. second day's programme of the Healey Regatta, which opened on CONTRARY TO EXPECTATIONS, THE BUREAU OF THE WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE HAS DECIDED TO CON- Wednesday. Cambridge men scor- TINUE THE CONFERENCE. BOTH THE MONETARY AND ed notable successes both in the ECONOMIC COMMITTEES WILL CONTINUE THEIR WORK Diamond Sculls and in the Stewards ED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE Cup, breaking a long-standing re- MONETARY DISCUSSIONS. SUB-COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN cord in the latter event. ASKED TO REPORT ON JULY 10, WHAT WORK IS TO BE DISCUSSED, WHEREUPON THE BUREAU WILL DRAW UP FUTURE AGENDAS.
East Prussia BUT THE GOLD BLOC COUNTRIES HAVE INDICAT-
To Prevent Speed Of
Polish Influence.
Berlin, To-day.
The rural province, East Prussia,
is to be industrialised on a large
scale in a desperate attempt to pre- vent Polish influence from penetra- ting into the province, according to the newspaper, "Konigsberg" “Pre- ussischi" "Zeitung."
If Japanese traders were dis-
Chancellor Hitler's plan pro criminated against, their might start manufacturing in tion with the leading industries Singapore and elsewhere in the of the Reich, especially metals Malay States, thus invalidating and textiles, the Ottawa Agreement. - Reu
firms vides for Government co-opera-
ter.
Waterways will be brought
up to-date to make the best use of export possibilities, while Konigsberg is to be
DUKE'S HEIR SUED made a special source of cul-
FOR DIVORCE
Denies Charge Of Infedility.
LORD BEAVERBROOK'S DAUGHTER
London, To-day. The suit of divorce brought by Mrs. Janet Gladys Aitken' Campbell, daughter of Lord Beaverbrook, against her bus band, the heir presumptive to the Duke of Argyll, began to- day before Lord Fleming at the Edinburgh Court sessions.
The proceedings brought on the grounds of Campbell's alleged infidelity which he denied.
were
The initial move for the de- fense was the raising of the question of jurisdiction--res- pondent was born in Paris and claims his domicile is French, and hence that he is not sub- ject to the jurisdiction of the Scottish Court in matrimonial affairs. Reuter.
LABOUR M.P.'S DEATH.
Mr. Charles Duncan.
London, To-day. Mr. Charles Duncan, Labour, Parliamemnt for the Member of Clay Cross Division of Derbyshire since 1906, except for a period from 1918 to -1922, has died after a long Illness. He was 60 years of age.
At the general election, his majority in a straight contest with the Liberal Nationalist was 9,552. -British Wireless. Bervice,
SENATE BANKING ENQUIRIES ADJOURNED
Washington, To-day.
ture, the University being raised to National rank. The plan is said to involve the! breaking up of the huge Junker estates for division amongst workers. Reuter.
A BRITISH· LOAN TO CHINA
Soong Is Actually
Negotiating.
REVELATION IN COMMONS
London. To-day.
The Conservative Member for Macclesfield, Mr. J. R. Re- mers will ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain in the House of Commons, on Monday, if he is aware that the Chinese Fin- ance Minister, Mr. T. V. Soong- is now negotiating with a pro- minent firm, of London bank- ers, for a large loan for China,
An international tussle between Opel, of Germany, and Saurin, of
H. R. H. the Emir Sand, eld. est son of King Ibn Saud and beit to the throne of Arabia.
FUNCTION
MISS ROUND
IN FINAL
HELEN WILLS
DEFEATED IN
MIXED DOUBLES Hughes And Perry Lose To Japanese Pair.
WIMBLEDON
SURPRISES
London, To-day. Dorothy Round, the No. Z seeded player at Wimbledon, entered the Final Round of the Women's Singles
The ceremony of declaring the Championship yesterday when she eliminated Helen Jacobs, last year's finalist by 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Emir Sand heir to the throne of Saudi Arabia, took place at the Great. Mosque of Mecca last month. (8. & G.).
The gold bloc has been defeated for the time being, but the France, provided the most excit- BRITISHERS' real situation remains unchanged, and it is obviously impossible for the monetary side to do any useful work in view of the ab-ing event, the German oareman GOOD SHOWING stention of the gold bloc countries, while important economic winning his heat of the Diamond sub-commissions like those dealing with tariffs and subsidies, can- Sculla by one-third of a length, not function owing insistence by the gold nations of their futility beating his rival almost on the until stabilisations is agreed.
The only work possible will be in connection with commodities like silver, timber, wine and sugar, and within a few days it is unlikely that anything but a skeleton will remain of the great World Economic Conference. Reuter.
Moley Will Not Resign.
“WAS NOT SLIGHTED BY ROOSEVELT. '
London, To-day. The United States assistant Secretary of State, and adviser to President Roosevelt, Profes- sor Raymond Moley yester day motored to Southampton to embark on the liner, "Man- hattan".
to
His adviser, Dr. Swope, re- plying to a question as
Moley whether Professor would resign as soon as he reached Washington, said that he certainly would not. He had not felt any slight as the result of President Roosevelt's
statement.
Dr. Swopé emphasised that Professor Moley had not re-
Further Business At Conference.
BUREAU RECOMMENDS STUDY BY SUB-COMMITÍEES'
London, To-day.
The Bureau of the League of Naij tions Financial and Economic Con-
ference sat almost continuously throughout yesterday, to consider the present stale of the work of the
line.
Opel was behind for the greater part of the race but made a splendid rally in the last few yards. Immediately on crossing the line, he col- lapsed and had to be as sisted ashore.
AT ST. ANDREW'S
Abe Mitchell Round
In 68.
SARAZEN TAKES A SIX AND
DUNCAN FAILS··
Hagen Leads Field With `140 London, To-day.
Miss Round, the first British wo- man finalist since Miss Kitty Mc- Kane (Mrs. L. A. Godfree) lost the title in 1927 will meet Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody, the bolder, and five times winner of the title, in the Final to-morrow.
In a day of surprises: R.
unof and Jiro Satoh, the Japan- ese Davis Cup pair, caused the biggest sensation when they eli- minated G. P.. Hughes and Fred Perry, Britain's leading pair, in the Fourth Round of the Men's Doubles.
The scores were 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-9.
Warren, of Cambridge, scored a
The defeat of Hughes and The consistent form of Walter Perry, on the eve of the Davis comfortable victory over Cajes, of
Cup Zone Final against Austro- Barclay's Bank who, on Wednge-Hagen, four times winner, enabled
lia has caused a drop in British day, caused a surprise by beating the famous American to lead the stock. The Japanese pair were Guye, amateur champion and Wing fick of 61, qualifiers in the British beaten by Crawford and McGrath Open Golf Championship at St An- in the Semi-Final Round of the field Sculls holder.
Perry's poor form. Britain's chances of meeting America are remote.
In the third heat of the Diamond drew's yesterday with an aggregate European Zone, and in view of Sculls, Askwith, the Cambridge score of 140.
Out in 35 and home in 37 Hagen oarsman, beat Rutherford, of Prin-
The brothers, led E. D. Dudley, another American ceton, America, Bigland, of Cheater, eliminated the entrant, by one stroke, At the close of Italian hopes, De Colsandro ând
Conference.
the afternoon ses- Bianchi:
sion
& communi-
que was issued
stating that the
Bureau had un- animously adopted
solution presented
Pembroke College, Cam- bridge, shattered Fawley's eighty-year-old record of 3 minutes, 36.2 seconds in the
the following re-, Steward's Challenge Cup, beat- Germany, ing Spindlesflder, while Mannheimer, Germany, beat Third Trinity "B," Cam- bridge.
by its President, Mr. Ramsay Mac- Mr. MacDonald Donald, after con- sultations with a number of his colleagues.
Gene Sarazen, the holder, went round the first nine in 33 and played perfect golf until the short eleventh where he took a 6 to return a 40 for a round of 78. Bls agregate was 145 Ave Istrokes behind Hagen.
The "Mixed Doubles title, will be won by a new com- bination this year. Yester day Enrique Maier and Elizabeth Ryan were beaten by Von Cramm and Fraulein Krahwinkel, the German. pair, in straight seis. -- News given a chance to settle
George Duncan, the veteran down in the first set the holders British Ryder Cup player, falled strove desperately hard in the to qualify. He was one under second set before being beaten 7-5, fours for thirteen holes and then The German pair are now in the
(Continued on Page 4.)
America' scored two victories in took a 10 to the fourteenth to Semi-Finals.
His the Thames Challenge Cup heats, finish with a card of 78. Hun School and Kent School beat-aggregate was 154. "Whereas the Bureau is firmly ing Kingston and Jesus College, [determined to proceed with the Cambridge, respectively-Reuter.
work of the Conference to the ut
commend stabilisation, but most possible extent and as rapidly ANOTHER FLIGHT
had merely passed on informa- tion-Reuter.
as possible, and whereas on account [of circumstances which have re- cently arisen, countries on the gold
the proceeds of which may be OPPORTUNITY FOR standard find themselves obliged
used to purchase goods ab- road, and if the Chancellor will make a condition in sanc- tioning the issue of such a loan that it should be expended in the purchase of goods from Great Britain.-Reuter. FORCE TO BE USED AGAINST FENG.
Charhar Situation Critical.
Shanghai, To-day, The China Press learns from Peking that General Pang Ping-hsun. Commander of the Shant armies, has been ordered by the Central Gov- ernment to lead his forces into
· Charhar -- and commence a “bandit”......... suppression Cam paign.
EMPIRE
Non-Gold Countries Should Continue,
London, To-day
to declare that for the time being it is impossible for them to take part in any discussion of monetary questions, the Bureau. agrees un- animously to:
Firstly, request each sqb-com- Press comments on the World mittee to meet as soon as possible ito draw up list of questions Economic Conference decision, are which can in these circumstances generally somewhat cynical, but be usefully studied by it. "The Times" expresses an opinion Secondly, to meet as soon as the that there is no reason why the reports of the sub-committees have non-gold countries, whose joint in- been received in order to make re terest in international trade is more commendations as to arrangements than double that of the gold stand-which should be made for further
business of the Conference, ard countries, should lose the op- The Barean will meet again on portunity of reaching agreements to promote trade revival...
The newspaper suggests that future discussions of the Con- ference might lie at present, bes tween groups of countries na- This indicates that the negotiaturally drawn together by their The Senate Committee which has tions for an amicable settlement geographical situation or trad- been investigating private banking of the Charhar situation are breaking interests, concerns in the United States, basing up and that force will be used gone into recess until October to suppress General Feng Tu Reuter.
bajang-Reuter,
cha
For example, it would be
the greatest waste of preci ous opportunity if the Bri-
Monday to receive the reports re- quested from the sub-committees.
British Wireless,
tish Empire representa tiver did not take advantage of the present meeting to consolidate Industrial, con mercial and agricultural com operation, Reuter
TO ENGLAND Australian Pilot Hops Off For Batavia.
Broome, W. Australla, To-day.
Mr. James Woods, a war time pilot, took off at 1249 a.m. this morning in a Gipsy Moth plane, for Batavia,
He is en route to London. on an attempt to break the Australia England flight re- cord. ··Renter. - 'KING AND QUEEN CELEBRATE.
40th Anniversary
Of Marriage:
London, To-day Their Majesties the Kin Queen, jeste their visit to
Chatsworth
and
hire
BAIL
Their Majesties celebrated the 40th
of their mar -Wireless Service,
Abe Mitchell played a magnificent round of 68, very nearly equalling Nolan's 67 course record. As the result of his fine effort the famous. British Ryder Cup player finished up only two behind Hagen
(Continued on Pagê 12.) *Hagen (U.8.A.)
68-+-72 *Dudley (USA) 70-4-71 *Mitchell (Britain) 74-4-08- Reberaton (Britain) 714-71 Cyril Tolley (Britain) 70-478... Boomer (Britain)
| Cotton (Britain)
*8.
*Horton
(Britain)
Shute (U.S.A.) Dunlap (U.S.A.) Compton
Farrell (U.S.
140
-141
142
142
148
MEN'S DOUBLES
Semi-Final
Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon (France) beat N, Farquharson and
J. V. Kirby (S. Africx) 5-7, 3-8B,, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
Fourth Round
R. Nanol and Jiro · Batoh⋅ (Japan) beat Fred Perry and G. P. Hughes (Britain) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4; 1-6, 6-8, :
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Fourth Round
Joan Ridley and Mrs., Pittman (Bri• 144|tain) beat Betty · Nothall "and". Mrs. 144 Fearnley Whittingstall (Britain) 6-8, 145) 8-5, 6-1-
160
146
(Britain) 78+
145
73-+-73
148
724-71
Craig Wood - (USA) 77+72 Sommerville (Canada) 784-78
"Daten (U.S.A4):76-1-78
WOMEN'S SINGLES
Dorothy
Semi-Final
Round “Tritain) best 146 Helen Jacobs (U.S.A.) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Helen: Willa-Moody (U,B.A)': beat- Fräulein Krahwinkel (Germany) 6-4,
140
146
146
REMIXED DOUBLES
Fourth Boună.
N. Farquharson and Mary Heeley, beat Henri Cochet and Mr. Fearnley Whittingstall 6-6, 10-8, 6-1
*Hayers (Britain) 80-4-72 1 152 1
*** 1983. Ryder Cup. players.,
BOXER MARRIES ACTRESS:
Max Schmeling the boxer.
and
werk
civil ceremony
QUARTER-FINALS
Jean Borotra and Betty Nathall beat
V. Kirby and Mille. Bigart 10-8, 2-4, Godfres
(Britain) | best? G. P. Hughes and
Helen Wills Moody G-1, 6-1,
Vou Cramm and Frauletu "Krak. wijdcel (Germany) beat Enrique Mater and Miss Hyan 6-1, ̃7-5.
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