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AIR COMMODORE WELSH DENIES R.A.F. EXPANSION IN FAR EAST

TRAGEDY IN

FRANCE

FOUR KILLED

WHEN TRAIN

IS DERAILED

BREAKING OF AXLE HELD RESPONSIBLE

CARRIAGES TELESCOPED AND LINE COMPLETELY BLOCKED

Bordeaux, To-day. A terrible railway disaster oc- curred-last-night-in France, when an express train, travelling from Libourne to Bordeaux, became de- railed at a point about 10 miles from the latter place,"

The cause of the accident is at, present unknown, though it is thought that it may possibly have been due to the breaking of an axle.

Four persons were killed out- right, seven were seriously wounded an many others more slightly inju. ed.

The second coach of the train | was overturped, while other car- riages were telescoped, the wreck- age blocking both the up and the down lines.

EUROPEAN LEAVES $209,400

Late Mr. James Dalziel's Local Estate

James Dalziel, late of Seven Slatera, Teat-Tze-Mul, Hong Kong, who died at Cowhaugh, Kirk Yet- holm, Roxburgh, Scotland, on Au- gust 26, 1984, left. local estate valued at $209,400.

Letters of

administration with the will annexed to the estate, have been granted to Cobin Bent Raft, of the Chartered Bank of In- dia, Australia and. China.

MR. J. D. LLOYD LEAVES $147,900

John Daniel Lloyd, late Regis- trar of Imports and Exports at Hong Kong, who died on January 24, 1935, left local estate valued at $147,900.

Probate of the estate has been granted to "Dorothea Southwell! Lloyd, widow.

SIR JOHN SIMON'S

BERLIN VISIT

High Hopes Of It` Materialising

Undercover agents have been called in by insurance companies who issued policies on the U.8.$250,000 ip gems stolen from Mrs. Margaret Beil of New York, by robbers who trussed her up, in Miami Biltmore Hotel, Miami, Fla., while she was in the com pany of Harry Content, New York broker. The two victims and the hotel are shown.

ARSENAL WIN

TOTTENHAM

TROUNCED BY

SEX GOALS

LEEDS DRAW AT GOODISON PK.

Birmingham Win Point Against Pensioners BOLTON BEATEN

London, To-day,

There were several surprises in the Home football programme yes- terday, although the leaders, with the exception of the Second Divi- sion, held their own.

(Continued on Paje 12) Results, as cabled by Beuter,

were:

FIRST DIVISION

Chelaoa

2 Birmingham.

Everton

4 Leeds...

0 Arsenal

Huddersfield 3 W. Bromwich 0

Tottenham

Preston

1 Portsmouth SECOND DIVISION

1

Bolton

1 Hull THIRD DIVISION (North)

O Millwall-

2

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H.M.S. HOOD ON WAY Aldershot

BACK TO MALTA

Renown To Dock At Portsmouth To-morrow

London, To-day.

THIRD DIVISION - (South): Hartlepools 8 Rotherham (Tableson, Page 5) ..

HENDREN SCORES

CENTURYS

The damage sustained by .M.S. Big Partnership With

Hood, flagship of the battle cruisar squadron, in the recent collision with H.M.S. Renown,, has been quickly repaired by the Navel Dockyard at Portsmouth, and, fly. ing the flag of Rear Admiral Bailey the Hood left on Tuesday to rejoin

the Fleet at Malta.

Surrey Skipper

M.C.C IN ARREARS

Kingston, Jamaica, To-day, Adding 29 runs to their aver- night total, Jamaica were yester- day dismissed for 305 by the tour- ing M. C. C. alde in their friendly three-day match which concludes

H.M.S. Renown will dock at to-day. · Portsmouth to-morrow for repairs Moodie, who participated with which are likely to take longer to Barrow (108) in a big stand on complete.-British Wireless

Ser-Tuesday, added. 17 to his over

night total of 77.

Despite his physician's assertion that testifying before the United States Senate munitions probe might endanger his life, Arthur P. Homer, self-styled former business · | vice, ' associate of President Roosevelt,. was forced to appear as a witness.

FRENCH INDO-CHINA COAL EXPORTS

Unexpected Setback To Britain

GOLD MYSTERY £21,000 Missing At Croydon

London, To-day.

The mysterious theft of gold London, To-day.

to the value of £21,000 occur British coul exporters to Italy red at Croydon Aerodrome In are faced with fresh competition the course of Tuesday night, from an unexpected quarter. The gold, which consisted of namely French Indo-China.coin and bars, disappeared fron According to the "Financial the strongroom of the Imperial Air- The postponement of the visit to Times" a contract, was recently ways, where it had been brought Berlin of Sir John Simon, the For placed for shipments of coal from on the preceding evening from Lon- eign Secretary, has led to a general Indo-China to Italy. It is under-don banking houses for transport review of the situation by the Cabi-stood that a total of at least to Paris by air yesterday. British net, who are confident that the visit 80,000 tons is involved.-Reuter. Wireless Service."

London, to-day.

will materialise when Reichsfuchrer

Hitler has recovered his health.

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Preparations for the visit to Mos- British White Paper Not To Be Withdrawn-Sir J. Simon

cow and Warsaw aro proceeding.

notwithstanding the check to the

Berlin project, but it is still hoped. London, To-day. In response great regret, have to be postponed that Herr Hitler's recovery will en- able Sir John Simon, and Mr. An-to a request from the Leader of to a later date,

MISSIONARIES FEARED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED

Asked if there was any idea when the meeting would take

Kenneth Farnes, the Middlesex

fast bowler, took four wickets. for 68.runs.

The M. C. C. had scored 289 for 9 at the close of play, the partner- ship between Patsy Hendren (118) and E. R. T. Holmes (72) featur ing the innings.-Renter,

An excellent portrait of President Roosevelt made by 7. 0. Jordon on the eve of the President's fifty-third birthday, last - January 30

ROAD SAFETY

1 DIRECTION-FINDING FACILITIES INSTRUCTION

FOR COMMERCIAL AVIATION

New Directional Stations 46 «

Operate In Britain

London, to-day, Arrangements to improve direction-finding facilities for commercial atreraft flying over Britain, are well, advanced, and new directional stations will be put into operation gradually from next month. It is anticl pated that directional facilities will be provided at Heston, Hull, Renfrew, Bristol, Ply mouth, British Wireless Ser vice.

BANDITS ACTIVE NEAR TEHCHOW

Attempt To Disrupt Rail Service

Tientsin, To-day,

INSPECTION

VISIT

SINGAPORE CONFERENCE IS MISINTERPRETED

Domestic Questions Only Discussed PERMANENT SHEDS FOR KAI TAK AERODROME":

That there was no question of expanding either the equipment or the personnel of the Royal Air Force in the Far East, was the text of the remarks made by Air Com modore W. L. Welsh, D. F. C., A. F. C., when interviewed by the “China Mail” shortly after he ar rived here this morning by the 1.3. Cathay from Singapore. Comimo- dore Welsh is accompanied by Col.

J. F. Turner, D. S. O., Air Cómmo- dore S. W. Smith, and Mr. C. 0. Woods.

He went on to say that their visit was merely a routine in [spection similar to that carried, out in England, although natur ally, with much greater intervals It is possible that they will build permanent Sheds and bulldinga

FOR CHILDREN at Kal Tak aerodrome in place of

Part Of Curriculum

In Schools

BRITAIN'S MOVE TO CHECK TOLL OF THE ROAD

London, To-day

the temporary establishments at present existing there.

Referring to the Conference he And the other Air Ministry officials. were stated to have held, in Singa pore," and which was observed with great importance in some quarters, he laughed. “We had, no Confer ence at all, the matters which came

An Inter-Departmental Commit-up for discussion were purely of tee is being, set up to devise road understandable that, where there a domestic character. It is readily safety instruction for children as are eight or nine. hundred part of the curriculum in the men congregated, many problems.

will arise.. schools of England and Wales.

These were what we Its members will include re- The officials will remain in Hong

[dealt with"\ presentatives of the Board of Education, the Transport Minis return to Singapore by the

Kong, until Tuesday, when they will Aoneas.

try, the Home Office, local au-

and evidence will be taken from

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They will then take the first Im-

thorities, and school teachers, motoring and other organisa-reria Airways' liner to Irak where they will carry out another in-

tions.

At the request of the local edu- spection. cation authorities a scheme has

been worked out for selected off LOAN TO CHINA

cers of police traffic patrols to w

London, To-day Answering a question in the

give brief lectures to illustrate Sir John Simon Answers According to Chinese reports schools of the Metropolitan Po- Questions In Commons road danger in the elementary | bandits under the rebel lender lica, district and the use of the Liu Kwelstang are concentrating cinema in schools for the same on the Hopei-Shantung border purpose will also be considered. near Pingyuan and Tehchow, ap-established for Scotland. Bri- the Foreign Secretary, Sir John A similar Committee is to be House of Commons yesterday, parently with the intention of tish Wireless Service. but disrupting the train service on the Teinpo Railway.

WEATHER FORECAST

Simon; said that tentative pro posals were put forward Laat December for a loan to the Chin- ese Government, but they did The anticyclone has decreased in not appear to His Majesty's Gov- son forces to give adequate pro-ow centred over the Eastern Sea. tion, to provide a satisfactory re intensity and moved eastward, it is ernment after careful examina tection to the trains Beuter.

The two provincial govern- ments have instructed. the garri-

UNCONSTITUTIONAL NRA

Federal Judge Borah's Declaration

That the

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thony Eden, the Lord Privy Seal, to the Opposition, Mr. Lansbury, for adhere to the original programme of a statement on the postponement place, Sir John stated that he was visiting Berlin frst-Reuter.

of is Berlin vialt, Sir John Simon, in communication with the Ger Faign Secretary, said in the man Government on that subject. House of Commons yesterday that Replying to a further question the German Foreign Secretary had from Mr. Lansbury Informed the British Ambassador would advise his Hankow, To-day. Mr Stock-in Berlin on Tuesday that the withdraw the W} ley, the British Consul, tele- German Chancellor, having caught til after the con graphs from, Sian to the Consul cold during his visit to the Saar Fors here that he is convinced that area, was suffering from great cert Mr. Frencham, the captured mis hoarseness and that on his doc sionary, has been killed to- tor's orders the conversations, gether with his wife, but the which had been arranged to fake circumstances will only be known place this week with the British when Ningklang is recovered Ministers in Berlin, would, thers. Reuter.

fore, to the German-Governmenta

New Orleans,

overy · Ad- Jonal was expressed by Federal rah yesterday

ation of the Ad

A moderate anticyclone has formed medy for the situation. over the upper Yangtze Valley. The Government, he said, were The local forecast for to-day as watching the financial situation fasued by the Royal Observatory in China closely. They attached this morning was north-east winds, great importance to co-operation moderate; cloudy

between the Powers primarily concerned, including Ching and are in touch with those Powers, No project for a loan to China jesty's Government. British Wireless Service Part

STOP PRESS was at present before His Ma

Singapore, To-day.. The death has occurred in the Singapore Hospital of Tunku Mohammed, heir apparent to the Sultan of Kedah. It was arranged be Sfore his "should,

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COMMERCIAL ATTACHES FOR CHINESE LEGATIONS

Nanking To-day try of Industry is cont the appointment of ttaches to the var

Consulates

Sou

eting