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BETTING LOTTERIES BILL PASSES THIRD READING IN HOUSE

U.S. GOING OWN WAY FOR DISARMAMENT

SEPARATE AGREEMENT

NOW SOUGHT

ASIATIC POWERS TO BE SOUNDED

Washington, To-day.

That the United States has abandoned hope of an immediate general Disarmament agree- ment was disclosed yesterday by the Secretary of State, Mr. William Cordell Hull.

He confirmed that the United States Government is seeking a separate agreement for International control of arms traffic. He hopes that this can be done without waiting to include that subject in any general Disarmament agreement.

MR. HULL STATES THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS OR- DERED MR. HUGH WILSON TO SOUND THE EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC POWERS AS TO WHETHER THEY WILL BE PARTIES TO DRAFTING AN ARMS TRAFFIC AGREEMENT.

---REUTER.

FLANDIN PASSES

FIRST TEST WITH

FLYING COLOURS SWEEPING VOTE OF CONFIDENCE,

EVEN SOCIALIST SUPPORT FOR NEW CABINET

Paria, To-day. The new French Cabinet form ed by M. Pierre Etienne Flandin last Thursday, following the re- signation of the Doumergue Gov- ernment, yesterday passed its first test with ease.

London, To-day,

As he stood at the Cenotaph on Armistice Day he vowed that Great Britain would be an instrument in

making war a thing of the past, declared the Premier, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in a speech at South- amption yesterday.

The Government, he said, were zealously pursuing peace. He was working day and night Ito diminish armaments and

would accept no defeat.

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NAVAL TALKS SITUATION EXPLAINED TO MINISTERS

London, to-day.-A meeting took

Here is Jelzcie Square in the heart of the Yugoslav city of Zagreb, controlled by the Croatian element, which is regarded as the "powder magazine" of the new kingdom. Rioting broke out in the city an an aftermath of the assassination of King. Alexander; and police were forced to disperse a group of students who attempted to make a hosille demonstration before the Italian consulate."

BRITISH FLYERS SEEK NEW RECORD

Jones And Waller To Take Off For Capetown On Sunday

London, To-day. Cathcart Jones and Kenneth Waller have provisionally fixed

Sunday, at dawn, for the start of

their attempted record-breaking

night to Capatown in the De

Havilland Comet in which they recently made the return flight to Australia.

They will carry sufficient fuel for a non-stop flight of 2,900 miles, and propose to Ay vir the Sahara

Desert and Nigeria, down the west coast of Africa. British Wireless Service,

GOVERNMENT SERVANTS' HOME LEAVE

NEW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR

LOCAL OFFICIALS

London, To-day.

SPARKLING ATTACK BY LADY ASTOR

MR. CHAMBERLAIN GOOD HUMOURED BUTT

SIR

WM. JENKINS COLLAPSES

London, To-day. The Betting Lotteries Bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons last night by 206 votes to 38.

The closing stages were marked by a spark- ling attack by Lady-Astor against Mr. Churchill, who led the Opposition to the Bill.

The House was kept rocking with laughter in which Mr. Churchill good-naturedly joined.

"I AM AMAZED TO HEAR HIM TALK OF GRAND- MOTHERLY LEGISLATION," LADY ASTOR EXCLAIMED. UN- FORTUNATELY OUR GRAND MOTHERS WERE NOT LEGIS- LATED BECAUSE THEY HAD NO VOTE. IF THEY HAD, THE COUNTRY WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER THAN IT IS. TO-DAY.

PROFESSIONAL

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As the Bill originated in the

there: for consideration of the House of Commons amendments.

The report of the committee presided over by The Under- LESTER STOEFEN NOW House of Lords, it now returns Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Earl of Plymouth, ap- pointed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies in October, 1932. to consider the leave and passage conditions of the Colonial ser- vice, recommends inter alia, the length of tour and leave allow ance in Ceylon, Hong Kong, and Malaya: be every 2 or 3 years with five days per month, respectively, for senior officers, and "every 3 or 4 years and four days per month for Junior officers.

All leave allowances should exclude voyages.

NEW YORK FIFTH CONGRESS-

IN CANTON STILL TENSION

BEING SOUGHT South-West Council Support

DECISION NEXT MONTH

The Chamber of Deputies' vote place at the Dominions Office yes- POLICE RUSHED

dom Ministers, including the For TO IMPORTANT

of confidence resulted in victory terday between the United King- by 422 votes to 118..

The Chamber's vote of confidencejeign Secretary, Sir John Simon, and in M. Flandin is one of the most de- the Dominions' Secretary, Mr. J. H. finite ever giver to a French Gov-Thomas, and representatives in ernment.

CITY CENTRES

London of the Dominions and Indin. STRONG GUARDS IN

M. Flandin even gained some to place informally before the Socialist support, for there are 133 latter the latest position with re- Socialists in the Chamber out of gard to the naval conversations S00 Deputies. There were only 60 with foreign Governments, which, abstentions..

for some weeks past, has been pro- M. Gaston Doumurgue's vote in ceedings-British Wireless Ser- February was only 402 against 125, vice. --Reuter.

ELECTIONS IN INDIA

Congress Party Hopes Revived

LARGE NUMBER OF WOMEN VOTERS

Bombay, To-day. From the results of the elections

ANGLO-AMERICAN NAVAL TALKS| TO CONTINUE TO-DAY

WALL STREET

NEW STRIKE MENACE

[From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, To-day. Concerning the recent request of Kuomintang delegates to the Fifth National Congress that the gather- New York, To-day. ng should be held here instead of in Nanking, Mr. Hsiao Fu-chen," Following the rumours leading member of the South-weat of a walk out by building Political Council, stated last night that the question will be decided service employees, hun-

after the Fifth Plenary Session of dreds of police were the Kuomintang Central Executive London, To-day-In connection drafted to offices in the Committee on December 12. with the naval conversations, a fur- ther meeting between the British financial district of New sympathy with the views of the and United States delegations will York, including the Stock Canton group and will visit here take place to-day-British Wireless Exchange, Messrs. J. P. prior to proceeding to. Nanking. They have also urged the South- Morgan and Company, west authorities to stand by their |GERMAN ARMS ADVISER CALLS and forty other build views as set forth in their circular telegrams. of September 8 and 25, ON SIR JOHN SIMON

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Service.

ings.

Fifty mounted police

The South-west delegates are in

JOINS "BIG" BILL TILDEN'S CIRCUS

Sir William Jenkins, while standing in the Chamber listening to the debate, "col- Japsed and fell heavily to the floor and cut his head. He was taken to the Labour Whip's office where two medical members attended him. He was then taken by ambulance to hospital, where his head was bandaged.. It was hoped that he

New York, Today: Lester Stoefen, the American The leave proposed is leave on Davis Cup tennis player, has full salary. If the officer tra- joined the professional ranks vels aerially, the Government and le now a member of "Big"

Bill Tilden's Circus should pay his full fare, also his wife's fare if she accompanies Partnered by George. M. Lott. him, and the officer should be who has also recently become a pro- granted extension of leave equal fessional, they won the 1934 Wim would be able to leave to-day to half the difference between bledon and American Open Doubles Reuter the time taken on the journey and tennis championships. Reuter. the standard period for the sea voyage.Reuter.

Francisco Caballero, was the leader of the recent widespread strikes in Spain which developed into a new revolution. He is despite the fact he is a Socialist, something every Communist hates

for the Indian Legislative As- sembly, so far, It is announced that bentrop, President Hitler's adviser

London, To-day-Herr Vos Rib-were also on duty in the PREMIER HELD UP known as the "Lenin of Spain" the Congress Party hope to be in on the subject relating to disarma district, while the gar-

a position to fight the Government ment, made a courtesy call on Sir ment centre was guard- with a narrow majority,

John Simon, at the Foreign Office ed by 500 armed con- The Congress Party won all the yesterday.-British Wireless Ser four contested non-Mohamadan vice.

divisions, and it is already an-

nounced that Congress hopes to

stables.

The president of the

I

BY RAIN Dramatic Rush To Sydney By Car

Sydney, To-day.

capture a total of B0 seats, while ANDREW MELLON local Union charged While being rushed to Sydney INDIGNANT some owners with violat- from Canberra, where he was taken

Mr. Malaviya, whose supporters

normally vote with congress, Ex-

be returned.

There was an increased number

Washington, To-day

AIR SERVICE SUBSIDIES Britains Lags Behind

And U.S. Leads

London, To-day: Questioned in Parliament yester

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RECOVERY REACHES NEW STAGE IN U.S. Government Stops Being Money-Lender

Washington, To-day: There are two indications that President Roosevelt belleves that national recovery has reached a point at which private lending agencies can resume their normal functions.

NEW HOPES FOR

PEACE IN BANDIT

STRICKEN SOUTH

CANTON CHEERED BY VICTORIES

THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS - TAKEN IN KWANGTUNG

[From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, To-day. Officials here are more optim.

5.

Firstly, the Home Owners Loanistic to-day following the big Corporation, which is a Govern- victories of the Cantonese forces ment agency, has closed its doors over the Communists at Cheng- against new applications.

kow, Chiufeng and Yenshou, Kwängtung, during Secondly, the Reconstruction northern Finance Corporation la not seek-the week-end. Thousands of ing further funds from Congress, Red troops have been taken pri-

President Roosevelt recently an sured bankers that the Govern- The attacking Communist ment would withdraw from the forces composing the First,

soner.

money-lending field as soon as pri-Third, Fifth Seventh and Ninth vate business demonstrated that Army Corps, which invaded the it was capable of functioning, border towns, were obliged to re- Reuter

treat upon the arrival of Govern- ment reinforcements from the Bouth Though possessing an imposing name, these five Army Corps number less than 20,000 men, most of whom are recent recruita,

UNEMPLOYMENT IN AMERICA

Gigantic Relief Drive Reports Denied

(Br Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAT

ill during a Cabinet meeting yes ing the agreements terday, the Australian Prime pects that six of his candidates will: Additional Income Tax framed after the previ-Minister and Treasurer, the Rt.

Claim For U.S.$2,000,000 ous strike truce between for two hours in the bush amid day, the Under-Secretary for Air,

Hon. Mr. J. A. Lyons, was delayed

the Union and the own-torrential rain.

Sir Philip Sassoon, said that the phis Messages Ordinance, 1893, Be "Impertinent, scandalous, anders which expired yes- Travelling in the car with him approximate total amounts of subceived November 11, 5:08 am.)

was Mrs. Lyons, The unfortunate sidles, as given in the various esti Washington, To-day."- terday Reuter

Following a conference with couple had to wait until repairs to mates for expenditure on the opera- their car could be effected.tion of regular air services. In Ave President Roosevelt, the Federal Administrator Emergency Relief No unfavourable development years to 1988, were:

Colonel Harry Hopkins, scoffed océurred, however, and on arrival

of voters, as compared with the last elections, and an unusually large number of women voters was an outstanding feature of the elections-Reuter..

FORTHCOMING-WEDDING

improper," declared Mr. Andrew Mellon, former United States Ambas sador to London, when replying to the claim of the Internal Revenue Burcau for about U.S.82,000,000

The forthcoming wedding of additional income-tax from him for Harry David James, of H. M. S. 1981

BELGIAN CURRENCY NOT TO BE DEPRECIATED

Brussels, To-day

Wild Swan, to MaryAugusts Mr. Mellon's reply denied that of Deputies has Brown, widow, of No. 787 Nathan he owed more money, and contend- jected, the proposa Belgian currency Road, first floor, Kowloon, is an-ed that his 1981 report was proper

and

nounced.

ly prepared Reuter

at Sydney, specialists made -- an Chamber x-ray examination of the Premier

reThe result indicated that an oper upnécessa depreciate! tion

Prime

"a painaare

Japa; acute,

Britain 41,921,184,

France $7,590,529.

Germany £4,482,105,

United States £19,008,808.

Earlier reports that Jul- chin was evacuated by the Communist troops are con firmed by Nanking dis- patches stating that the Communist. capital in Klang sl is now occupied by the. Government forces.

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WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy weather, with drizzle or.

at the reports that the United States Government is planning a mist, probably improving later, and gigantic system of shops and fac-fresh north-east winds, was the The conversions of currency were tories to absorb the unemployed. weather forecast for to-day, as reckoned at par rates of exchange. United Press per S. E. Levy and Isaned by the Royal Observatory

Company.

this, morning. ritish wirelest (Servi