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Receipt by members of the Hauptmann furý panel of a book- let containing the imaginary story of the trial of a case similar to the Lindbergh

nearly resulted in the calling of a new panel. Mrs. Mary Bello Spencer, Chiengo attorney, is author of the pamphlet, but sald she did not know who melled coples to the prospective jurors.

CARPENTER

PERTURBED MARKETS

STRAUSS CRASH

AFFECTS MANY

COMMODITIES

Whispering Campaign In Mincing Lane

RUBBER MARKET NERVOUS BUT POSITION SOUND

London, To-day.

The financial difficulties of the well-known grain firm of StrankS is causing "nervousness in other markets, especially in Mincing Lane, where rumours are rife, a broker likening the conditions to gossiping old ladies” at a tea party.

Rubber, cocoa, pepper and shellac are all under the in fluence of the rumours.

Recently a big financial group has been buying pepper at rising! prices and there is no doubt that COMES TO AID OF

their commitments are very HAUPTMANN heavy, which has been causing

some nervousness, which in turn is accentuated by the news of

SURPRISE WITNESS the Strauss difficulties.

SUPPORTS ALIBI

(Continued on Page 12)

WILENTZ CROSS-EXAMINATION CURRENCY

UNAVAILING

Flemington, To-day.

On the conclusion of Haupt-

STABILISATION

IN EUROPE

Of Gold Bloc

mann's three and half days, graell-France Only Upholder

ing experience on the witness stand

his wife gave evidence providing

alibis for Hauptmann on the days

of the kidnapping and the payment

of the ransom..

POLITICAL DIFFICULTIES AGAIN COOM

貔

The alibi was strengthened by Increasing pressure for currency a surprise witness called by the stabilisation is being exerted in defence, a carpenter named Carl-Europe, French influence alone up- strom, who said he saw holding the GoldTM Bloc states Hauptmann at the bakery where special Washington cable to Messrs. Mrs. Hauptmann worked at 8.30 S E. Levy and Company. It i pan.. on the day of the kidnap possible that this is being main- ping. He was-sure of the date lained with the hope that outside because March 1 was his birthday pressure will force revaluation. Mra. Hauptmann served him. Premier Flandin's credit in He did not know the accused per-flation for counteracting deflation] sonally, but recognised his face is meeting with doubtful success, from newspaper photographs. while the limited character of the Mr. Wilentz exhaustively British recovery is emphasising cross-examined Carlstrom with a the need for stabilisation. view to discrediting his story.

(Continued on Page 61 Reuter..

EX-FINANCE MINISTER DIES IN JAPAN

CHAHAR PEACE CONFERENCE

-TO OPEN AT TATAN

NEXT SATURDAY

Feiping, To-day.

Tokyo, To-day.

Arctic gales, and zero temperatures recently took their toll on land and sea in New England. The top picture shown the straw- ker Boston arriving home from the fishing banks coated with ien, and the lower picture, a parked automobile in Boston buried under a shower of bricks from a chimney that was blown down by the gale,

RED ARMY PREPARES

SOVIET OFFICIAL

FORESEES WAR

IN THE FAR EAST

FURTHER GRANT FOR DEFENCE.

COAST FORTIFICATIONS STRENGTHENED

Moscow, To-day. After announcing that the Red Army now numbered 940,000, and declaring that war against the So- viet was intensively preparing, Mr. Tuchachevsky, Vice-Commissar for

Though her sister · Isobel" Steele, was guoled by Nazia as a spy mus- pect, Miss Marian Steele, of Los

Angeles, will go to Germany next Spring to marry a Nazl Heutenant.

Defence, in a speech to the All BOIR NOR

Union Congress of Soviets, stated that 5,000,000,000 roubles were spent on defence in 1934 and al further 6,500,000,000 --would be spent this year, owing to the ne- cessity of completing and equip. ping the fortifications in the Far East.

STRUGGLE

MONGOLIANS ATTACKED

Kowloon

FLIGHT

ATTEMPT ON RECORD

FUTURE MEDIUM

OF LONG-DISTANCE

AIR TRANSPORT

AMERICAN PLANE MAY BE USED

AMY BIDS HUSBAND FAREWELL AT SOUTHAMPTON

London, To-day.

Mr. James · Mollison" sailed for New York from Southampton last evening to make preliminary ar rangements for his projected stra tosphere flight by aeroplane...

According to a Reuter's message he said he would have to fly to at least 50,000 feet to reach the stratosphere and beat the present. attitude record of about 46,000 feet. There was little doubt that the stratosphere would be the future medium for long-distance air transport, and any data or information obtainable about the

have a direct bearing on long- distance air routes, particularly over the North Atlantic.

JAPANESE CAPTURE conditions in that region would

SENSATIONS IN F.A. CUP He added that the coast defen- KHALKAMIAO

DESTROYER TOUCHES 45 KNOTS

French Claim World Record

L'Orient, to-day."

A world speed record for des... troyers is claimed for the new destroyer Le ̈ Terrible, '2,569' tons, which in trials yesterday attained à speed of 45 knots.— Reuter.

SCOTTISH CUP DRAW

Rangers Draw Third Lanark Again

HEARTS ENTERTAIN KILMARNOCK

London, To-day. The Rangers, holders of the Scottish Cup, have been drawn egains! Third Lanark in the Second Round of the Cup, to be played on February 9, for the second year in succession. In their clash last

Finance Minister

The death has occurred of ex-year the Rangers won by three

Fujii from clear goals.

tuberculosis. - Reuter.

(Continued on Page 5)

The present Finance Minister, The draw an cabled. by Realer ‘lus- Mr. K. Takahashi, took office 'on Dundee United the retirement of the late. Mr. Motherwell

Colonel Takahashi, the Japan- ese Military Attache, interview- Fujii in November of last year.

ed this morning, said that the

peace conference to settle the Chahar trouble would open, at

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

A

Rangers

1St Mirren

Hearts AirdrieonianS Aberdeen

Tatan next Saturday between Leung Yim, a lorry driver. Brechin the representatives of the was charged with the mans-St. Johnstone Kwantung army and that of laughter of Lau Cheuk » So on Clyde, General Sung Cheh-yuan.

Tuesday on Island Road, Re- Hiberalan

Celtic

'v Queen's Park.

บุ

Morton

v King's Park

Third Lanark Forfar Kilmarnock

v Rosyth Amateurs

Albion Ralth Dumbarton Hamilton Clachnecuddlä

Partick

The Chinese delegates will be pulse Bay, at the Central Magis- 'Buckle Thistle drew a bys General Chang Yuch-ting, chief tracy this afternoon.

He was

PORTSMOUTH

BOW TO BRISTOL

CITY IN REPLAY

SUNDERLAND LOSE TO EVERTON

LEEDS ELIMINATED AND NOTTS FOREST WIN

LONDON, TO-DAY. SENSATIONAL RESULTS [FEATURED THE FOURTH ROUND. REPLAYS OF THE [P.A. CUP YESTERDAY.

(Continued on Paye 5). Results as cabled by Reuter

were:-

Fourth Round (Replays) Bristol C. 2 Portsmouth Manchester U. 0 Notts F. Leeds

1° Norwich Everton

6 Sunderland

-Reuter.

ARSENAL BEAT THROSTLES Chelsea Win London "Derby"

ces of the Far East had been great- ly strengthened in the past four years.Renter.

THREE POWER

PACT URGED FOR

FAR EAST PEACE

BRITAIN, AMERICA AND RUSSIA

Japanese Aggression "Discussed In

Commons

London, To-day."

Tokyo, To-day. Japanese and

Manchukuo troops started fighting with the Mongolans last night in the Lake Boir Nor district, ac coring to a Hush cable, re-

ceived from Changchan.

A later

report states

that the Japanese troops have captured Khalkamino-Ren- ter.

"

Mongolians Suffer Heavy Losses

He will be away two to three weeks and will probably use an American machine, because America is ahead of Britain in altitude flying.

Amy saw Jim off at Southamp ton. Reuter.">

NEW HONOUR FOR KEN WALLER

AWARDED SEGRAVE

TROPHY

London, To-day. The Segrave Trophy for 1934 has been awarded to: Tokyo, to-day.

Kenneth Waller, the British' la the House of Commons yet that Japanese troops delivered thres

Press reports from Hailar state, airman, for his fights to Aus terday Mr. Edward Doran, Unionist attacks in the Khalkamlao aren, to

tralia and the Belgian Congo. M. P. for Jottenham North, drew the north of Lake Boir Nor, last memory of Sir Henry Segrave, to The Trophy was instituted in o attention to the recent Japanese night.

be awarded each year to the Bri- movements in Manchuria and asked

After a two-hour struggle they tish national deemed to: have ac- routed the Mongolians and drove complished the most outstanding whether the Government, in con- them southwards after inflicting demonstration of possibilities by junction with the American and heavy losses-Router. Russian Governments, would make the necessary representations to the Japanese Government against the recent aggression,

the Foreign Secretary, to con He requested. Sir John Simon.

Assurance To China By War Minister

land, air, or water. Renter

Mr. Kenneth Waller was the co-pilot of Lieutenant Cathcart- Jones in the great England to Australia race, in which they secured fourth place, and shared Tokyo, to-day.. the honours for the record Interpellated in the Diet in con-breaking return trip:

sider the advisability of entering nection with the Jehol-and-Kbalka into an agreement with the incidents, War Minister Hayashi, PALACE SURPRISED BY LUTON American and Russian Govern- when outlining events, declared ments with a view to maintaining that in any event he was sure that peace in the Far East. London, To-day.

the Japanese and Manchukuo. troops (Continued on Page 12) would not go beyond the border into

Chinese territory.Reuter.

Arsenal, the First Division {leaders, ' fürther enhanced their

prospects for the Championship by GOVERNOR TO GO

beating West, Bromwich at the Hawthorns by three clear goals, yesterday, while. Chelsea surprised Tottenham at White Hart Lane by 3 goals to 1.

(Continued on Page 6) The results, as cabled by Reuter

FIRST, DIVISION.

were:-

of staff of General Sang Chehremanded in police custody and we are informed that Mr. E. W. yuan, and two officials of the will appear in Court to-morrow Hamilton. will succeed the late Mr. Chahar Provincial Government, at: 11 a.m. Inspector Elston is in Lloyd as Superintendent of Imports Tottenham 1 Chelsea Messra, Kuo Yuch-kai and Chang conducting the prosecution. and Exports. Tsu-teh..

The Japanese delegates will be

General Tank and Colonela Rubber Regulation Scheme

Iwanaga and Matsul

General Chang Yueh-ting left Shows Satisfactory Results

Pelping this morning for Tatan,

vin Kalgan Reuter.

CHINESE LEAVES $84,500

West Bromwich 0 Arsenal

SECOND DIVISION -

Bradford

ON LEAVE

Departing From Colony

On May 18

7,000 MALARIA VICTIMS

CEYLON EPIDEMIC AS GRAVE AS EVER

CHINESE OFFICIAL EXECUTED

Transporting Narcotics In Govt. Planes

GENERALISSIMO'S "ACTION

Nanking, To-day. The former Commander of the Hunán Aviation Bureau. General Huang Fei, was executed on Tuesday at Nanchang by order Colombo, To-day of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. He 3 in May, leaving Hong Kong on May have died of malaria in the Kegalle narcotics in Government" zero- Seven thousand are reported to was charged with transporting 318, accompanied by Lady Peel, by district alone in the past two planes. Reuter,

1 Newcastle THIRD DIVISION : (South)

2Crystal

Palace Z

www London, To-day thesefigures to show that the Speaking in the House of Com-scheme had hitherto worked Aldershot |mons, yesteray! Sir Philip Cun- very satisfactorily..

liffe-lister, Secretary for the the fact that during the initial

Mr. Daniel Leong Chong, who Colonies, referred to the rubber period the scheme had operated

Reading

Swindon

3 Northampton 1

|| (Tables on Page 5)~-

His Excellency the Governor,. Sfr William Peel K‚C.M‚G., K.BE, is going on leave, prior to retirement,

the ss. Naldera, an

They will spend a fortnight in months. Persons on the spot state that the epidemic is as grave Malaya with their son John, who is las ever. a Cadet, in the Civil Service there, and will then proceed Home by the ka"

8.8 Ranpura

GOVERNOR OF QUEENSLAND DUE NEXT WEEK:

died on June 20, 1928, as: No.-161, communique id drew attention to closely to the plan reflects For stealing a suit of clothing from Sir Leslie Wilson, Governor

Szechuan, Road, Shanghai, laff en- to the fact that the actual ex areal credit on those who had had the basket of Leu Tall S4 year-old tate valued at $84,500; 21: Probate porte the last seven month has been granted to Kuck Ting Tállaigh exceeded 486,000 ton allas, Philip Gockchini manager of compared with the quota amou the Wing On Co.Ltd

Lot 499,000m Kcommented

lucult task of administer widow, So-Ching,

he added employed, was sentenced to

months hard: labour”,“by- |Hamilton" at; tha «Kowloon,

Queensland, accompanied by Lady

ilson, and, their! son

there

The villagers are losing faith in quinine and are less inclined to at- tend the dispensaries. They being continually refpfected by the malarial mosquitoes and it la fea that these latter, will increase the rains come Reuter,

a. Chitral and will be staying in rout istracy

the Calony,for a few day

WEATHER FORECASTA"

The anticyclone is moving east- ward and now estende "from east

to Manchuria, pressure; bei! ghest near Shanghai JĀ #situated to, the east th-east.

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