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COMMUNISTIC ATTACK AGAINST ABSENT PREMIER IN COMMONS SENSATIONAL SCENE IN PUBLIC GALLERY

SOVIET ARMY

MECHANISATION

IMPROVEMENT

FOURFOLD INCREASE IN FOUR YEARS

BETTER DEFENCE WORKS IN THE EAST

Moscow, To-day. In the past four years the Soviet has increased its army mechanisa tion fourfold, declared the Presi- dent, M. Molotov, when addressing the All-Union Congress of the So- viets yesterday..

He said

that the army possessed larger numbers of ar- tillery, tanks and aeroplanes, tõ- gether with better defensive for- tifications in the East..

now

He admitted that the first five-year plan was incompletely fulfilled owing to the unforeseen increases in defence expenditure.

Some of the delegates trekked hundreds of miles over snow and ice with reindeer and dog-sledges to attend the Congress, at which 2,000 delegates cheered Stalin uninterruptedly-for-five-minutes.

-Reutor.

CANTONESE

TROOPS AT

STANDSTILL

May Not Continue Their March To Kweichow

WILL NANKING REORGANISE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day, The reported attempt of the Na- tional 'Governnient

to- dis-

of the

Dressed in one of his famous cos- tumes, General Hermann, Goering, Nazi Prime Minister of Prussia. elle a hunting story with appro- priate gestures after a boar chane in the Bavarian mountains.

STABILITY OF

PRESENT GOLD

DOLLAR VALUE

Bank Of France Shows

Its Confidence

STILL SELLING DOLLARS IN LARGE QUANTITIES

CRIES OF "DOWN_WITH THE NATIONAL GOVT."

VIRULENT SPEECH MADE BY MR. GEORGE BUCHANAN

PANDEMONIUM FOLLOWS

OUTBURST

London, To-day.

One of the biggest disturbances which has ever occurred in the Public Gallery of the House of Commons broke out last night during a debate on a supplementary estimate for £5,000,000 for the newly created Unemployment A Assistance Board which standardises the countrywide rates of assistance for ablebodied unemployed who have exhausted their unemployment benefit.

HARBIN

··TUNGNING

KIRIN

PLADIVOSTO

The Government's proposals were warmly criticised on the ground that they were "inadequate by Mr. George · Buchanan, Member of Parliament for the Gorbals Division of. Glasgow, who

Japaceno-trained Manchukuoan troops, similar to those shown in the above startled the Commons with a virulent attack on Mr. Ramsay picture and strong Soviet Russian forces (below) were recently mobilised" MacDonald, (who was not present) whom he described as along the Manchukuoan-Biberian border as the result of an incident near mountchank, a swine, and a low dirty cur, who ought to be horse-Tungning. Red troops, who occupied an island created by a shift of the whipped and alung out of public life,

Amur river, were scized by Manchukuóan soldiers. Both sides -chaimed the MR. BUCHANAN'S OUTBURST WAS FOLLOWED BY A new island was in their territory. -SCENE IN THE PUBLIC GALLERY ́WHERE WOMEN · ROSE AND SHOUTED. “DOWN WITH THE NATIONAL GOVERN. MENT" AND "DOWN WITH BABY-STARVERS.”

The demonstrators were im-

EMPIRE AIRWAYS mediately turned out, but others

Paris, To-de

SCHEME

Delegation Leaves On. Inspection Tour

FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE

SOUGHT

London, To-day.

The Daily Telegraph" status that a joint delegation from the Air Ministry and the Post Office, The abatement of the bullish consisting of Messrs. F. G. Ber-

tram, Director of Civil Aviation,

miss General Wang Chia-wave on the foreign exchanges re-in the Air. Ministry, and T. L Kwel-garding the possible revaluation of Guinness, M.P. a Flying Officer the dollar is arousing widespread in the British Auxiliary Air

lich, Chairman. chow Provincial Government, and to place all Kwelchow troops under the command of General Hsuch interest. Yoh, the commanding officer of aix

-

took up the interruptions and. pandemonium ensued for some minutes.

After 60 had been ejected the

Speaker ordered the whole Gal lery to be cleared-Reuter.

CANTON-NANKING

RAPPROCHEMENT

NOW IN SIGHT|

Chahar Difficulty Overcome

PRESIDENCY OFFER TOʻ SOUTHERN LEADER

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day."

Force, with Brigadier-General Sir In the opinion of market ex- Postal Services, and Sir Edward F. H. Williamson, Director of Nanking divisions in Kweichow, perts the fact that the Bank of Campbell, Parliamentary Private As the Chahar "ncident is un- may hold up the progress of the France has been selling dollars Secretary to Sir Kingsley Wood. likely to develop inte serious pro- Kwangtung expeditionary force to in large amounts and are appar- the Postmaster-General, will portions, an eleventh hour under- that province.

ently willing to continue this leave Croydon by Imperial Air standing between Canton and Non- All the Kwangtung expedition-policy, is taken as a sign of con- ways to-day for India, Siam, king is now in sight. ary troops are concentrated at Llu-fidence on the part of the French Singapore and Australia, to dis- Mr. Lee Hsiao-shepg, a close as chów, Kwangsi. It is uncertain authorities in the stability of the cues with local experts the groundsociate of Mr Hu Han-min and whether they will continue the ad, gold value of the dollar. vance to Kweichow in view of the The Bank of France, it is point. Empire air services in further Council, is now in Shanghai for the organisation and co-ordination of member of the South-west Political ed out, would be reluctant toance of the scheme.announced by purpose of concluding an agreement: vincial Government. Moreover, the part with a large portion of ita Six Philip Sassoon, Under-Secre Communists are located on the dollar holdings at the present tary for Air, in the House of

time if there were any likelihood Commons on December 20. of the dollar being restored to its Reuter. old parity.

Reuter.

reports of reorganising the Pro-

northern borders of the province with every intention of invading Szechuén, no that Kweichow is no longer in danger..

(Continued on Page 9)

REDS SAID TO BE RETREATING

Preparing To Fall Back On Kwoontao-

OFFICIALS GONE ALREADY

Canton, To-day.

After being hard pressed by the Government troops, the Red out-

STERN CASTING DAMAGED

Report On-Renown- Collision

London, To-day. The complete report of the damage sustained by HM.S. Hood, which was in collision with H.M.S Renown during ex- Gercises off the coast of Spain Inst Wednesday, has not yet been received by the Ad- iniralty.

laws in North Kwelchow have re- It is known that the Renown's

(Continued out Page 12)

CHINESE ACT TREASURES

For Burlington House Exhibition

Nanking, To-day-

Despite the agitation in

A

It was at first feared that the

PREMIER REVIEWS NAVAL DISCUSSIONS

HOPES FOR NEW AGREEMENT

THRILLING CRICKET

ENGLAND LOSE

TEST MATCH IN

LAST 30 SECONDS

Wyatt Reverses Batting Order When Facing 325 Total

CONSTANTINE'S FINE BOWLING PLACES WEST INDIES ALL

SQUARE IN SERIES

Port of Spain, To-day. The West Indies and England are now on level terms in the present Test cricket series as the result of the West Indies's thrilling win by 217 runs with only 30 seconds to spare yesterday. The third Test will commence, at. Demerara On Thursday, February 14.

(Continued on. Page 97

Scores, as cabled by Reuter, were: West Indies England

C.

WEST INDIES.~(2nd Innings).

Christiani, Farrimond, Smiths B

Jones, e Wyatt, b Paine ..... G. A. Headley, Id.w., Smith B. Sexley, e Hammond, b Leyland G. Grant, e Hammond, b Paine LN: Constantine, c. Ames, b Pain 0: da Costa, not, put R.Grist, not out

"Extras

Smith Wyatt

Total (for 6 wkts. dec.)

BOWLING ANALYSIS,

302 258

280

0 MARW .30 973

8 2 26

42 10 109

10 0 17 0

London, To-day. Donald, said in the House of Reviewing the results of the re Commons yesterday that they had for which cent preliminary bilateral Naval fully served the purpose conversations in London, the they were intended, namely to en- Paine Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsey Mac.able the Governments concerned Hammond

to understand their respective Leyland,.. problemá and view the points and ENGLAND (2ad Innings.) discuss the number of tentative Townsend, e da Costa, b Achang suggestions for overcoming exist-Farrimund, e Headley, b Hylton

Paine, hit wicket, b B. Grant difficulties. This process Smith, run not ing

SOVIET MACHINERY ORDER FOR BRITAIN

£1,000,000 Contract Given On .Cash Basis

It is

Landou, To-day, announced that Arcos Limited, the Soviet Trade Agency in London, has placed orders in Britain for £1,000,000 worth of machinery and equipment for shipment to Russiaón a cash

basis.

The orders, which will provide employment for large number of mon, will be executed in from three to 12 months,-Router

Chahar fighting would estrange the TRANSFER OF two sides owing to the non-resistance of the Chinese troops, but the mat- (Continued on Page 18)...

FARM LANDS IN KWANGTUNG

Agriculture Claims Over 71⁄2 Per Cent. Of Area

Canton, to-day. According to statistics. compiled by the Kwangtung Food Control

some quarters, the Govern-Board, the total area of farm lands

ment has decided to adhere

to its original plans to send

a number of art treasures for exhibition at Burlingtony

in this province is 20,427,400 mow, being more than 7.5 per cent, of the total area of the province- Central Presa."

THE SAAR TO

GERMAN RULE

Actual Date Not Yet Definitely Fixed INTERNATIONAL FORCE WILL LEAVE AT SAME TIME

13 3 41

would continue through diplomatic Hammend, b Constantine channels, and as soon as the situa- Hendres, run out. tion developed, so as to justify a R. E. 8. Wyatt, e Headley, resumption, appropriate

stepe Constantine would be taken by His Majesty's Government.

(Continued im Page: 7);

JAPANESE NAVAL DELEGATES

LEAVE LONDON

Leyland, 1.b.w., b Constantine Ames, Achong, b Hylton

Iddon, e'Christiani, b Hylton' E. R. T. Holmes, not out

Exxtras

Total

BOWLING ANALYSIS

∙14.59

Constantine

London, to-day-Admiral Yame-Hylton moto, the leading Japanese delegate Sealey. at the recent Naval discussions In Achong

R. Grant London, accompanied by his colores leagues, left for Tokyo, yesterday, Martindale via Siberia Reuter,

EMPLOYERS

AND WORKERS

DISCUSSIONS

Problem Of Absorbing More Unemployed

SHORTENING HOURS OF, LABOUR IN BRITAIN

London, To-day Referring to his discussions last

di Costa

0

INTERPORT RUGBY TEAM LEAVE

Supporters. Attend Departure

FLAG AT MASTHEAD

203

107.

The Interport rugby side, cap- tained by D. MeLellan, were accord- ed a tumultuous send-off this morn London, To-day,

shanghal by the RMB. Empress of ing, when they left the Colony for The actual date on which

Japan.com Ke the international force will week with representatives of the A very large crowd of supporters leave the Sear is not yet fixed national bodies of employers and were on the wharf as the Empress The Foreign Secretary, Sir John employees relating to the p possibi- slowly backed out into the harbour, Simon, answering a question in lity of absorbing more workers in- Hundreds of multi-coloured the House of Commons yesterday, to employment, and including the the vessel as she gave thres

streamers broke from the decks of said that the various contingents proposal for shortening the hours binats signifying her dep were expected to leave at the same work, the Minister of Labour, and presented a colourful time as the Governing Commission A moderate anticyclone covers German authorities, House of Commons that he was together on the promenade dec

handed over the territory to the Mr. Oliver Stanlef, stated,” in the against the white hull of the vessel.

The interporters were grou nsportation, and pro-China. and. Manchuria. It has de-

creased slightly in intens

Arrangements, it was under-sure that the assistance of all we while the Interport flag was flying will be exhibited depression between Yap: | Guam stood, would be discussed with the had had actual experience buld

from the foremost maskaad. ghai; appears nearl stationary The Commander-in-Chief," the Govern

They were Meartily cheered as 15, so that the local forecast

made for the middles

treated to Tungchi and are ready stern casting la damaged, and that However, in order to remove to retreat to Kwoontao for fear of it will possibly necessitate her re-misunderstandings, it will make being attacked from different turn to England for repairs in due 'aides...

course,

The latest despatch from the Meanwhile, HMS. Hood may states that a portion of the Red return to England now to complete officials. In Tungchi and the head- her repairs before the Combined quarters of the hogus Central Exercises Government in Chunghum have re- A Court of Enquiry took place at moyed to Kwoontes already, Gibraltar yesterday British Wire- gentl

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