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LINDBERGH AND NOT BABY SHOULD

"Modern Napoldon" in the de-,

PRO TENNIS

OFFERS

BILL O'BRIEN

STANDS BY HIS

STATEMENTS

HELEN JACOB'S BAIT RAISED

"MRS. WHITTINGSTALL HAS ACCEPTED"

New York, To-day. Despite denials by all the three players concerned, Bill O'Brien, professional tennis manager of "Big Bill" Tilden's Circus, main- tains that his original statement regarding Fred Perry, Helen Ja- cobs, and Mrs. Fearnley Whitting

Reichsfuehrer Hitler's personal emissary, General Joachim ven Ribbentrop, returned to Berlin from Parls after hearing Foreign Minister Laval's speech calling on Germany to."make known whether it accepts or shuns the duty of maintaining present frontlers.”

stall (nee Eileen Bennett) is true. COAL FOR

He now states that Helen Jacobs, America's leading lady player and 1934 Wimbledon final- lat turned down the offer of U.S.$15,000, but that it had now been increased to U.S.$20,000.

He adds that Mrs. Whitting- stall has accepted, despite the fact signation being given Gen. Jose that the British ace says she has

Reuter

Estigarribia (below), commander of the small Paraguayan army. which ranted the larger and bet ter equipped Bolivian army led by Germen war veterans, in the cam paign which has virtually ended the six-year war over “Chaeo" Eeft!" tory, Euseble Alaya, President, of Paraguay, is shown above.

MORE REFORMS IN

KWANGTUNG

New Single Land Tax To Be Levied

WEEDING OUT INCOMPENT OFFICIALS

[From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, To-day.

refused the offer.

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CHINESE BANKERS

TO PETITION

CATTLE

ANGLO-IRISH AGREEMENT

NEWS ANENT DUTY UNAUTHORISED

Despite

London, To-day.

that the infor- ation that British coal was to be admitted to the Irish Free State

ADDRESS BY

PRESIDENT

SURPRISES

REPUBLICANS, LAUD CONTENTS

BORAH FAVOURS DOLE

ELIMINATION

ashington, To-day. Surprise has been created President oosevelt's.- address: "to the Senate, in view of the fact that it contains no estimate of the cost of the far-reaching plaas sabmitted.

The Democrats naturally praise the tone and contentelor the mes- sage, while the Republicans aro more cautious in their comments. Senator William E. Borah; how- ever, whole-heartedly approves the President's; recommendation for the elimination of the dole. *-

President Roosevelt's address has| created some surprise owing to the scope of the proposals and to the fact that the cost of the plans hay yet not been-estimated

The Democrata whole-heartedly praise the recommendations of their leader, Senator Joseph P. Robinson of "Arkansas, declaring that the

principles announced in the legis

lation proposed are both sound,

The Republicans are more

BEAUTIFUL

JOSEPHINE C GOWNS

For The Early Spring

PAUL RENNET et CIE

*190; Nathan Rd.

Kowloon

HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED!

SUGGESTION BY THE DEFENCE

JIN.

Still hopeful that her husband will eventually be cleared of the charges despite the fact that more evidence" is being heaped upon him, Mrs. Anna Hauptmann, wife of Bruno Richard Haupt- "mann, indicted suspect in the Lindbergh kidnapping case much of her line with their Infant son, Manfried." "This graph shows the mother taking Manafried for a ride, in his bagay.

cautions; their leader Senator 1934

Charles A. MENDEZ yopining that the President vantusage is interesting and forward-look- **ing:"

Senators William E. Borah and

Restriction Exemption duty-free emanated from the of Key Pittman bayq both voleed their

On Silver Shipments Sought

Shanghai, To-day.

fice of the Irish High Commis sioner in London, the position is very confused.

The statement has surprised The Chinese bankers' native Dublin, but no denial has been is bankers' associations have decid-sued led to petition the Ministry of

Finance to exempt from the Mr. Dulanty, the High Commis usual restrictions all silver ship- sioner, has now made a statement

approval of the recommendation for the elimination of dolen.

» The "address has not affected the|||| stock marketa-Reuter.

PIERRE LAVAL IN ROME

ments between China points ne that whoever supplied the inform Welcomed At Station

cessitated by the final settlement ation from his office was unaware day, which is fixed for February of the facts. 3. -- Reuter.

An official of the Kwangtung LOCAL DOLLAR Provincial Government announced { ・・

on Thursday night that the pro visional land tax will be collected early in the Spring throughout the province and that the yearly rate

is one per cent. ad valorem.

ADVANCES

Silver Prices Improve

The local dollar has advanced, This tax, according to this of-opening on demand this morning at ficial, replaces

1/8/1. numerous other

Spot and forward silver prices. duties on land. By efficient collec- tion, he said, the income would be improved, being quoted at greater than ever before, although 24-11/16 and 24-13/16, respective-

the burden on the people would be no heavier. He did not state.

under that the new tax will net about $10,000,000 a year.

ly.

No clarification, however, is yet available, but Dublin is asking

whether Free State cattle will ter Britain duty-free, Reuter.

SHIPPING DISPUTE

Same Privilege For All Owners

By Mussolini

COURT ROOM ELECTRIFIED

FATHER IN

WITNESS BOX

FOR 90 MINUTES

...

Hauptmann's Rabbit Like Stare

HOUSEHOLD DOUBTS

Flemington, To-day.

Yesterday's hearing of

the case of Bruno Haupt- mann, the German car- penter, who is on trial for his life in connection with the kidnapping and death of the infant son of Colonel Lindbergh, famous American man, was chiefly occupi by the examination and cross-examination of Col-

in the

tness-box for an

DECLARED ANXIOUS onel Lindbergh, AND BUFFETTED YEAR

LORD PRIVY SEAL PRAISES

LEAGUE ACHIEVEMENTS

London, To-day.

hour and a half.

Counsel for the de- fence made the starting suggestion that

lonel Lindbergh himself, not the baby was the kid- real objective,

Speaking at Newcastle yesterday, Captain napp Anthony Eden, Lord Privy Seal, said that 1934

the some time trying

was an anxious and buffetted year, but that its to discredit the trust- closing weeks saw a definite, even startling, im-worthiness of the Lind- provement in the international outlook. This, in the bergh household main, was due to the course of events in Geneva Counsel for the defence eles

court-rocur one of red Rome, To-day during the specially summoned meeting

the suggestion that Colo Lind M. Pierre Laval and his daugh- most momentous in the League's history — at bergh himself was to have been ter arrived in Rome at 7 pm yes which the Council of the League was confronted kidnapped, not the baby,

enterday and were welcomed at the

station by Premier Benito Musso- with two problems. lint and other prominent Italian persons-Reuter,

Much Interest is displayed here

in the conversations about to take

COMMODITIES MARKET

New York Produce Exchange Renamed

New York, To-day,

Colonel Lindbergh spent the morning in the witness-box, in-

The first concerned the ar- cluding 90 minutes cross-examin rangements for the Saar Plebisation by the defence. cite on January 18, and more es- Hauptmann, who was pale and pecially the maintenance of order hollow eyed, kept his eyes fixed during the Plebiscite period. The on Colonel Lindbergh with a rab- solution of this he felt confident bit like stare

had been greatly facilitated by Counsel for the defence did his the Initiative of the United Kingutmost to prove that the staff of dom Government in its proposal the Lindbergh household was un- to contribute troops to the inter-trustworthy Colonel Lindbergh national force stationed by the admitted that he did not examine The New York Produce Ex League in the Saar and by the the references of his butler and change will be known solely as the generous readiness of other coun his wife also that It last evening at Commodities Market not later tries to co-operate in the creation possi

one in the to remove the baby throu the Was accorded than February 28, as the board of of such a force

hall with him or his wh seeing Reuters

place in Rome between the French Minister, Monsieur Pierre Laval, and Signor Benito Mussolini, at The "As the owner of the s.s. Sun Nam which the negotiations on import Hol had been allowed to make a few ant European and other questione The London on New York cross-slight amendments to two clauses in which, through diplomatic channels, rates was quoted at -U.S.34.92%, the agreement drawn up by the have been proceeding for some what amount it will yield, but it is as compared with U.S.$4.92% China Coast Oficera Guild, those time, will be supplemented by more

The New York on London rates who have not yet, signed and who direct exchanges of vie was quoted at £—U.S.$4.921⁄41⁄2, Bare also cliente of Mr. Peter H, Sin

On his compared with--U.S.$4.924.

will automatically be granted the Rome M same privilege," stated Captain W. most cordial THEFT ON BANK SITE E. Kirby, Secretary of the China who accom

ters Coast Officers' Guild, to the China Min For stealing 88 cement bags Mail this morning. from the new Hong Kong and Mr. Sin's clients have already de- Shanghai Banking Corporation site, finitely instructed him not sign the Wolg Ming, aged-18, was sentenced agreement, but they are willing, to to six weeks hard labour when he pay the Arbitration Award scale appeared before Mr. E. J. Wynne A special meeting will be held on

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BUSES COLLIDE IN KOWLOON

ENGINE TROUBLE

RESPONSIBLE OF

A nasty accident was narrowly Jones at the Central Magistracy Monday to discuss whether to sign averted this morning outside the this morning

Peninsula Hotel in Kowloon, when

two omnibuses collided.

Two buses on the No. 1 and No. 7

the agreement or not.

routes were travelling past the Government Appointments

hotel when the engine of the frati inand

bus stalled, and the rear bus, fol- His Excellency the Governor has lowing close behind, was unable to been pleased to appoint Mr. Alfred

pull up in time to avert a collision, Reginald Seymour Major to be L

off Member of the Committee to minister the ¦ Mercantile

although It swerved

the right rear mu

damaged the rear of the to a

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To-day. The British

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His Honour the Chief Justice, Mr.HMS. Kent and Suffolk which A. D. Ar Maciregor, has ordered that left the Colony for

the next. Criminal...

held on Monday

mencing at 10 a.m.

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