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SCOTLAND YARD HAVE SLENDER CLUE IN RAILWAY MURDER CASE

LEASE OF

PANAMA

CANAL

AMERICAN CHEQUE ·

FOR $250,000 IS

AGAIN REJECTED

DEPRECIATED CURRENCY NOT

WANTED

- Doing fine! Is the latest report on the son of Mrs. James Kollopp

THREAT OF BOND (shown holding him) of Malanc

DEFAULT

Panama, To-day.

On the grounds that the agreement for the

N.T., who was born dead. Heart action ceased before its delivery.. Thirty minutes after birth, the attending physician succeeded, In getting the heart beating again by the infections of adrenalin.

lease of the Panama CHURCHILL Canal stipulated pay ATTACKS GOVT. ment in gold, not, in a

OF INDIA BILL "depreciated currency,"

39.

the Panama Government DECLARES FEDERAL again rejected the che-f ́SCHEME DEAD que for $250,000 received

from the United States SIR SAMUEL HOARE WARMLY Government. A similar

cheque was rejected November.

in

CHEERED BEFORE MAKING

STATEMENT

BRITAIN'S GOODWILL TO CHINA

BELIEVED TO BE FULLY

APPRECIATED

FAR EASTERN SITUATION AGAIN REVIEWED IN COMMONS

LONDON, TO-DAY.

IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS YESTERDAY MR. GEOF- FREY MANDER. LIBERAL M.P. FOR EAST WOLVERHAMP- TON, ENQUIRED THE PRESENT POSITION AS REGARDS THE SINO-JAPANESE NEGOTIATIONS AND ALSO WHE- THER IT WAS PROPOSED TO CALL A CONFERENCE OF THE NINE POWER PACT SIGNATORIES TO DISCUSS THE FAR EASTERN SITUATION AND WHETHR THE INTEREST AND GOODWILL OF BRITAIN AND THE WESTERN POWERS GENERALLY TO CHINA HAD BEEN MADE CLEAR TO CHINA.

Mr. Anthony Eden, the Lord Privy Seal, was unable to add] to his previous statements, but as regards the first and second parts of the question he added that every suitable opportunity would be taken of demonstrating the goodwill of Britain to China: and the interest left by Britalu in her welfare

I HAVE NO REASON FOR BELIEVING THAT THIS IS NOT FULLY

Freezing weather added to the discomfort of flood victims at Marks, Missouri, last month. This group composes a scene of stark minery as they flee on a railroad handear. Note the little lamb rescued by one of the boys.

¡MOBILISATION

APPRECIATED BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE HE WEST AUSTRALIAN SEPARATISM OF KWANGTUNG

SAID.

MR. MANDER THEN ASKED WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WAS CO-OPERATING WITH THE UNITED STATES ON. THIS SUBJECT: MR EDEN REPLIED THAT THAT WAS A DIFFERENT MATTER PEUTER Committee To Consider If Petition

BRITISH PROTEST TO ROME

Import Restriction Injustice

OTHER COUNTRIES SEEK TO BARTER

In the 'House of Commons on February 18 Capt. Peter Mac- Donald Unionist M.P. for the Tale of Wight, asked whether, in view of the danger to world peace caused by the Vagueness of the boundaries in the vicinity of Mongolia and Manchukuo, Sir John Simon, the Foreign Secre tary, would consider the desir- ability of arranging a joint con- ference between China, Japan, Russia and other Powers in terested in the Far East.

London, To-day. The note returning uel Hoare, made a statement in The Secretary for India, Sir Sam- the cheque states that the House of Commons last night unless the United States adopted in Bombay on Monday with regard to the resolution pays the equivalent of by the conference of Printes to $500,000 in gold, Panama the effect that the Government of India Bill and the instrument

London, To-day. will default on the pay-of accession could not in their

Britain bas lodged an energetie Sir John Simon replied that he ments on $16,000,000 present-form be regarded as ac- protest in Rome against the Italian hardly thought these large issues

import restrictions. worth of Panama bonds ceptable to the Indian States.

could be dealt with at question When the House resumed con- Britain's move la almed at time, but assured Capt. Mac- held in the United States sideration of the bill in commit minimising as far as possible what Donald that any influence he

Winston Churchill, who has tish exporters.

on which the "debt/ser- tce yesterday afternoon Mr. is considered an injustice to Brilcould exercise would be used in

vices have been hitherto throughout vigorously opposed

A later message from Rome the interests of peace.

the manner most appropriate in maintained Reuter. the measure moved a resolution states that it is learned that while to report on the progress of the Britain has only hitherto protested bill in view of the Princes' reso-against the import restrictions HOOD AND RENOWN AUSTRIAN MINISTERS lution, which he said had created other European countries promptly

LEAVE LONDON

Satisfied With British

Relationship

a new political situation in so`far 'as the bill's future was concerned.

Mr. Churchill said that the ques tion of the accession of Princes was the foundation of the whole policy and expressed the view that the Federal scheme. was dead.

Sir Samuel Hoare, who was Sir Robert Vansittart, represent-warmly cheered at once rose to re ing the Foreign Secretary, the Lord move what he said were various Privy Seal, Mr. Anthony Eden, and misunderstandings.

London, to-day.

It Was not.

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THEIR MAJESTIES AT EASTBOURNE

COLLISION

Rear-Admiral Bailey Acquitted

London, to-day.

Can Be Received

London, to-day... The House of Lords yester- day agreed to the motion moved by Lord Hailsham, the Minister for War, that a committee of three Lords, Viscount Goschen, the Marquis of Lothian, ant Lord Wright, be appointed to join with a committee of the the petition of the State of House of Commons to consider Western Australia for a bill to effectuate the withdrawal from the Federal Commonwealth of

·Australia and to report whether. the edme was proper to be re- ceived-British Wireless Ser

vice.

GENERAL CHANG'S

RETURN

Former Fourth Army G.O.C. Ends Aviation

Course

REDS MENACE KWEICHOW

ARMY VETOED

Canton Views Taken

To Nanking

STRONG FEELING AGAINST. GENERAL POLICY

[From: Our Own Correspondent)

MYSTERY OF LEGS

THREE MEN

MAY CLARIFY

SITUATION

Strange Behaviour At Hounslow

SEEN WITH BROWN PARCEL

LONDON, TO-DAY. CEASELESS AND MOST IN- TENSIVE POLICE ACTIVITY HAS UP TO NOW NOT"SUL- CEEDED IN THROWING ANY LIGHT ON THE MYSTERY OF THE - LEGS FOUNDAT WATERLOO IN A TRAIN.

Every luggage, office,, railway station and cloak room in Lon don and south England was searched yesterday by scores of police.

examined the compartmnd, and the police, aided by Sir Bernard Spilsbury, concluded that a young ... man probably under 30, was murdered in or near London early the day before yesterday. The legs were skilfully servered below the kneecap.

Sir Bernard Spilsbury and, four finger-print experta thoroughly which the legs. were

The police are anxious to com- municate with three men seen by |â book stall clerk and the station Canton, Yesterday. master at Hounslow with a two- After reporting to the military foot-long brown paper parcel. authorities on the pro-Japanese Their strange behaviour attract- policy of the Nanking Govern- ed. the station-master's attention. ment and the reasons for coun-Reuter.

termanding the mobilisation of A apspiefously heavy parcel was the Kwangtung Expeditionary discovered by a cleaner on the ar Force to Kweichow, Mr. Yang rival of a local train at Waterloo Teh-chao, representative of the Station from Kingston on Monday. First Group Army in Nanking. When opened in the Lost Property will leave here this morning, for Omes it was found to contain a pair the capital via Hong Kong. of male human legs, severed at the

It is learned that Mr. Yang is knee. views of General Chen Chi-tang, taking back to Nanking the

Commander-in-Chief of the First Group Army, on diplomatic and military questions. Final instruc- tions were given by General Chen to Mr. Yang last night, when the former gave a dinner in honour of Mr. Yang at the general's home: In Plum Blossom Village, Tungshan

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WHITE STAR LINE WINDING UP

Liabilities Found To Be Too Heavy

London, To-day. The White Star Line has call- ed an extraordinary general meeting for March 7 in order to winding-up resolution owing to

yesterday acquitted by the Court (From Our Ows Correspondent BABE RUTH SIGNS Wheir ability to con-

Canton, To-day.

General Chang Fa-kuel, former ... of the Fourth Army, is on

Loyal Demonstration Rear Admiral, S., R. Bailey, was

On Way Down

Martial at Portsmouth on the charge of hazarding the battle London, To-day.. cruisers, B.M.S. Hood and H.M.S. the Austrian Minister were at the aurprising that such misunder Their Majesties the King and Renown, which came into collision station to bid farewell to Dr. Von standings should arise in dealing Queen were loudly cheered as they during exercises off the Spanlah his way to China from Europe and Schuschnigg the Austrian Chancel-with such complex questions when passed through a village on their coast last month. for, and Baron Von Berger Walde the principle: were 6,000 miles drive to Eastbourne, where they in- negg, the Austrian Foreign. Minis-apart.

ter, when they left London... for... Vienna yesterday, afternoon."

During their two days", visit the Austrian Ministers have given mem- bers of the British Government full Information, la regard to current events in Austria and their recent conversations, with..., the, French Ministers. They also expressed gratitude for the assistance. given Austria by Great Britain in effect ing the recent conversion of the League of Nations Ioan.

The Austrian Ministers were as- aured that the British Government were following, with sympathetic attention, the efforts being made to stabilise political and economic-con- ditions in Central Europe. British Wireless Sérvice.

WEATHER FORECAST

The anticyclone over China has Increased to moderate-intenalty, and is extending southward. The depression is moving eastward to the south of Tokio. The local fore cast for to-day, as issued by the Royal Observatory this un was cast winds, moderate","cloudy.

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WITH BOSTON

21 Years

THREE-YEAR CONTRACT

America to become Chairman of the League Transfer After The court martial is the first of General Chang has completed KweichowProvincial Government; tend to atay for their next few three to be held in accordance with weeks-British Wireless Service.

the normal procedure following such couses in military aviation during an accident. At the other two Cap Europe, most of which time was his stay of almost two years In tain Sawbridge, of the Renown, and

Captain Tower, of the Hood, will be spent in London.

tried: 2

court martial he blamed the. Renown

Service

tinue business in consequence of the liabilities of the Company. This has no connection with the recently formed Cunard White Star Company-Reuter

TUNGCHOW PIRACY SEQUEL Wounded Engineer Leaves For Shanghai

Mr. K. MacDonald, second en gineer of the pirated ss. Tung-

New York, To-day. Babe Ruth, former Home Run All the troops in Kwelchow are H.M.S. Hood Is Rear Admiral Hsueh Yob, Director of Kwelyang the New York Yankees, and Emil under the command of General King, Colonel Rupert, owner of Balley's flagahip, and at yesterday Pacification Headquarters, who was Fuchs, owner of the Boston formerly a subordinate officer of Braves went into conference last for the collision.British Wireless General Chang Fa-kuel Another night promising a decision as to

of his former subordinates: Is Gen. Babe Ruth's future at 2 o'clock. eral Wu Chi-wel, whose troops, now A later message states that chow, sailed for Shanghal to-day in- Kwelchow, were trained by Babe Ruth has signed a contract by the ab. Diomed. General Chang,

with the Boston Braves in Mr. MacDonald, it will be re- the National League after 21 membered, was one of the two men years with the American League, fired at by the pirat sioners of the Treasury have re- The Boy Scouts Annual Meeting will He will hold the position of Vice- victim being a Russ

the other appointed Sir George May to be be held at, Sandilande Huto-day

ident and Assistant Manager. died as the result of Chairman, and. Sir Sidney Chap 8.18 p.m.

ntinued on. Page 12)~! Mr. MacDonald

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMPORT DUTIES

London, To-day The Commis

man and Sir G. Powell to be mem

bera of the Import Duties Advi

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