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PREMIER'S

BROADCAST

TO AUSTRALIA Optimistic Note When

Reviewing 25 Years

SPIRIT OF EMPIRE NOW NEEDED MORE THAN EVER

London, To-day.

The Prime Minister Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, yesterday broadcasted greetings to the Commonwealth of Australia from the Cabinet Room of Number 10 Downing Street. Re- ports received from Melbourne after the broadcast said that the reception was perfect.

The Prime Minister, in reference to His Majesty the King's Silver Jubilee, said: "His Majesty has borne the sceptre of Sovereignty and maintained the unity of the Empire in times of war and peace and of prosperity and stress. We shall look back in May on 25 years. of as momentous and eventful his- tory as has ever appeared in the annals of the British Empire.

"During these years the world has been transformed. Its problems and its conditions have changed, as its opportunities have changed. Wa are now living in a world which has

an increasing needs of the spirit of Empire-championship of

our

liberty, respect for the individual, and the pursuit of world peace."

* MORE HOPEFUL OUTLOOK The Premier said that the idea of the British Commonwealth of Na tions was the idea of the League of Nations and was the only way of salvation for the world and ite civilisation. For the last quarter of a century there had been a trans- formation, but he added, "We now find ourselves providentially able to look forward with more grounds for hope."-British Wireless Service.

MODIFIED CODES FOR FRANCE

New Bill On N.R.A. Lines

Paris, To-day.

A bill giving France. modified codes on American National Re- covery Administration lines has been introduced in the Chamber

REFUSES TO BE REFRESENTED ON LEAGUE COUNCIL

WIN TEST MATCH

SUCCESS BY 4 WICKETS

GRANT CAUSES

EXCITING FINISH

BY DECLARATION

HAMMOND HITS SIX FOR WINNING RUN

MARTINDALE 5 FOR 22

Barbados, To-day. England, set 73 runs for victory, beat the West Indies by 4 wickets in the first official Test match on West Indies soil after an exciting three-day's play on a rain-södden wicket.

The confidence Lillian Hellman. now 29, had in heelf two years ago when she left her job to devote herself to writing, has been re- Commencing the last day of warded. Her first play, The Chil-play 64 runs ahead with 7 wic dren's Hour, is a kit. divorced husband she.cow says, 1kets in hand, the West Indies lost

like the guy."

Of her

HOLLYWOOD

SURPRISED

FOR ONCE

Hylton, Christiani, and George Headley for the addition of only 18 runs on a water-logged wicket which had beeh further affected by overnight rain. Play was 82- tually held up until 3.80 p.m.

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Scores: West Indies

MODEL MARRIAGE. England

ON ROCKS

MARY PICKFORD'S ACTION

Los Angeles, To-day. Hollywood's model mar- riage has suffered shipwreck.

Mary Pickford was yester- day granted an interloctory decree from Douglas Fair- three- banks, Sen. after a minutes' hearing, the news of which leaked out despite ex- fraordinary precautions - to keep it secret.

The decision has come as a bombshell to the Holly- wood colony, which was igno rant of its imminence.--Reu-

ter.

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81 for 7 dec. W. INDIES 2nd INNINGS

R. Grant, e Paino, 6 Smith".

EA Martindale, Lb.x., b Smith

|Hylton, 1.b.w., b Smith

E. Achong, b Smith

Christiani, b Smith ';

C. A Roach, not out

G. Headler, e Paine, b Farnes

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Total (for 6 wkto, dec.)

BOWLING

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Farnes Bmith Hammond

- Paine

The American Mail Line advises that the 8.5. President McKinley, which | arrives

at daylight to-morrow, for

The first public view of the Clipper No. 5, the world's largest airliner, displayed at the Glenn L Martin plant at Baltimore where it was built. Designed for trans-Atlantic or trans-Pacifle fying, the four-motored plane will accommodate. 43 passengers and a crew of four. It la 90 feet long 24 feet high and bas a wing span of 180 feet. CoL Lindbergh assisted in designing the air leviathan.

CANTON TROOPS PREPARED

Southern Divisions For Kweichow

EMBARKATION IN PROGRESS

[From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, To-

Kwangtung, - troops, are, légy Canton to-day by fusks and oller craft for Kwelehow to strengthen the forces of General Wang Chiq- 19 Ref, Chairman of the Kweichow „Provincial Government. Embar- kation has been going on since yesterday afternoon, and the 11, fourth, fifth, and sixth divisions will have left by to-morrow after. 51

rioon.

11

The Communists are pushing Wwith all speed towards Szechuer

8 4 15 from Kweichow, being eager to 0 occupy Szechnen before Nanking Odetachments arrive there. Tsun

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ENGLAND 2nd INNINGS

Smith; c Christiani, b Martindale K. Farnes, © G. Grant, b Hylton Hendren, b Martindale

E. R. T. Holmes, e G. Grant, b

Martindale

Leyland, e R. Grant, b Martindale Hammond, not out..... Paine, e B. Grant, b Martindale }R. E. ́8. Wyatt, not out

Extras...

Total (for 6 wkta.)

of Deputies by the Minister of Manila midnight to-morrow will sali Martindale. Commerce.

Agreements must result from private initiative, as the Govern *ment is assuming, the right of en-!

forcement.

The bill; which is limited to industries that are subject to grave! difficulties or playing an import ant part in national economy, In cluded the Imitation hours, the withholding of stocks, and the is- sue of loans. Reuter.

SUEZ CANAL DUES MOUNTING

Larger Earnings Despite Reduction

London, to-day.

Transits, through the Suez Canal in 1984 amounted to 5,668 vessels.

Receipts amounted to 856,410,000 francs, thus, despite a four-and-a- quarter per cent. reduction in dues, receipts were 4,180,000 francs higher. than in 1988. Router

SOVIET OFFICIAL IN LONDON

General

London. To-day Putna the Soviet Union: Attache who was recent pointed to Great Britain reached London yesterday afternoon to

take up his appointment.

41h Wireless Serv

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instead of at 6 p.m. as scheduled.

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Ti and Tung Tzu are being bom- barded by Communists guns and once these towns fall, the way will

MILITARY MISSION TO EUROPE

Guns For Coast And

Air Defence

CANTON MEANS TO HAVE. LATEST ARTILLERY

[From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, To-day.

With the object of modernising the Rwangtung divlalons, the Can- ton military authorities have de signated a Military Mision to visit England and Continental "coun- trics. They will leave for Europe Jon Monday

The members of the Mission are: Lt-General Tao Yih-chien, Deputy Superintendent of the Yentang Military Academy, Lt.-General Li

The Foreign Minister of Yugo- slavia, Bogolyub Tevtich, startled the League of Nations Council by his declaration that the Hungarian Government was responsible for the assassination of King Alexan-Chen-chiu, Executive Officer of the

der through the harbouring of Croatian agitators.

20 be open for a quick dash into TROTTING HORSES

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Szechuen.

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TEXT OF THE

ANGLO-INDIAN

TRADE PACT

General Principles As To Duties

INDIAN PIECE GOODS TRADE IN THE COLONIES

London, To-day,

NEGLECTED

SHANGHAI S.P.C.A.

·LODGE PROTEST

Shanghai, To-day. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has drawn the attention of the Government

of Greater Shanghai to the shock Jing condition of the trotting of the defunct Chinese Jockey horses stabled in the compound

Club alleging that they are de- bilitated by general neglect, lack of proper food and clothing, and The text of the United King-bad stabling conditions. dom-India trade agreement, The horses were imported from signed on Wednesday, was pub- Australia for the Shanghai Trot- lished yesterday evening, ting Club races, which were not It is supplementary to the held because the license was re- main Ottawa Agreement with fused. Reuter India, and deals in the main with

India protective duties in regard

to which it was not possible at MURDER SUSPECTED

Ottawa to secure any very definite understanding. It is the result Chinese Found Drowned of negotiations which arose dir- ectly out of the work of the mis-

With Wrists Tied sion which went to India from Lancashire in 1988, and the scope

of the agreement was extended to fother industries in the course of fa

those negotiations. The agreement;

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|1st Army, Lt.-General Huang Chih- wen, Officer Commanding the Eighth Division, and Lt.-General

MATTER OF PRINCIPLE

BRITISH

SUGGESTION

APPRECIATED

NEGATIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS GENEYA

GOVERNMENT DECISION FULLY ENDORSED

Berlin, To-day. Though there is an apprecia- tion in Germany of the friend- ly spirit actuating the British Government in suggesting Ger- man representation at the League of Nations · Council meeting, opening to-day, com- mentateri endorse the Ger man Government's decision, if only for the sake of the prin ciple involved.

The Editor of "Deutsche Al- legemeine Zeitung" writes: “Germany is "negatively div posed towards Geneva because of the defective recognition of her rights of equality and that there is no necessity for Ger- many to be present at the - Council sitting, which will d

that one motive refusal may have been the sire to give no point to the per sistent rumours of German's return to the League,– URGE FOR EARLIER. DECISION

Lin Shi-ching, Commandant of the German Communique Canton Gendarmerie Corps.

Berlin, Later. The Government has de clined to send representative to Geneva to receive the Saar decision.

Their sojourn abroad is fixed at six months, but during this period. these senior officers will learn how to manipulate light; artillery and coastal defence guns and how to protect cities from air raids. They In reply to

,

an informal en

will visit ordnance depots and quiry addressed through the barracks and will witness military British Embassy to the Berlin manoeuvres.

(Continued on Page 15.)

GERMANY INVITED

TO ATTEND LEAGUE

COUNCIL

FRANCE AND ITALY APPROVE

London, To-day, Through the British Embassy in Berlin, an informal inquiry has

Foreign Office, a communique, announcing Germany's refusal refers to the reports that the de- cision will not be taken until a

later meeting of the council and

saya that delay would consider

ably damage the industry an

trade of the Saar. It urges, a decision at an earlier date Reu-

Speedy Termination

SAAR DIFFICULTIES THAT MAY ARISE

Geneva, To-day.

addressed to the German It is expected that the Saur

Government as to whether they question will be quickly dealt would consider the desirability of with

being represented at the meeting The procedure of the Council of the League Council, when next will depend solely on the result of week's result of the Saar plebis the voting cite will be under consideration,

·body of an unknown Chinese se

the WAS

Should all the Communes vote was made with the for Germany or the status quo, the cognisance and approval of both Council's task should be easy, but if some vote one way and some French and Italian Govern ments. No reply haj, as yet, been another the problem will be more

Renter

It is pointed out in London that,

body should the decisions of

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rmany

d to take her share

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