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PARTIAL MILITARISATION OF GERMANY'S AIR FORCE ON APRIL 1

HELPING

CHINA

ROOSEVELT'S

SILVER POLICY

DENOUNCED

Caustic Comments By "Financial Times"

SUGGESTED BAR SILVER

LOAN CRITICISED

London, To-day.

FIVE REGIONAL AIR COMMANDS

GOERING "GENERAL OF

FLIERS"

FRENCH ANXIETY INTENSIFIED

Berlin, To-day.

Germany's military air force formally comes into existence on April 1, when General Goering will assume the title of General of Fliers."

The country will be divided into five regional air commands and one naval air command. It is understood that these facts were recently official-

His Excellency the Governor, Sir William Peel K.G.M.G., KRE., in- The silver export duty equalisa-specting the nurses section of the St. John Ambulance Brigade at Caroline

1 yesterday.-—(King's Studio). tion tax has done as little to strenghten internal financial conft- dence in China as to raise the re- putation of the Roosevelt Adminis- tration, whose acts are responsible for them, declares the "Financial Times,” commenting on a corres- pondent's suggestion cabled yes-

FOR SPEEDING MOTORISTS by communicated to the air attaches of Britain,

ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL TO NEW POLICE

BE PRESERVED

terday that a loan in silver baru Bill Controls Excavations Within

might reduce speculative risks by excluding the direct American "dol- lar exchange factor.

But if the price of silver soared,

it remarks, the repayment of the loan would have to be made under conditions singularly difficult for the debtor, China ́is only justi- fied in borrowing silver if a rea- sonable prospect of financial, con- fidence and stable conditions are restored a cofrequence. Reuter.

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· C. E. R. AGREEMENT

"Times" Comments On Comforting News

PROOF THAT JAPAN AND RUSSIA DO NOT WANT WAR

London, To-day. Comfort may justifiably be taken from the news of the initalling of the CER. agreement, declaros

mon sense over

•

Prescribed Arens

London, to-day.

The second reading took place in the House of Lords yesterday of a bill to preserve the founda. tions of St. Paul's Cathedral by controlling excavations for building purposes within a pre- scribed area.

Speaking in support of the measure, the Archbiskop of Canterbury said that enquirios made some years ago, when an ziety was first felt with regard. to the stability of the Cathedral' revealed that the greatest dan- ger lay in the possible weaken ing of the foundations-British Wireless Service.

JAMAICA DECLARE BUT GAME DRAWN

Fuller And Moodie In Century Stand

Kingston, To-day.

The Times. It is a victory of com- The second friendly match mutual fear and between the M.C.C. touring eleven suspicion. It has not removed the and Jamaica, resulted in a draw underlying causes of the Russo-yesterday.

The home team added 205 runs Japanese tension, but it has eased the tension by removing one of the to their overnight total of 247, Fuller scoring 113 and Moodie sources of friction.

It has demonstrated that neither contributing an undefeated inn- aide really wants war and that inge of 60. Faced with the task there are level-headed statesmen of scoring 181 to save the inn still sufficiently in control to avertings defeat the tourists were 109

for 3 at the close of play.. a conflict.

Scores as..

cabled by Reuter, M.C.C.: 321 (Leyland 47, Hendren 54,

All that is needed to preserve peace, it concludes is that military and civil leaders on both sides should go on keeping their heads. --Reuter.

WEATHER FORECAST

A moderate anticyclone has form- ed over north China and Manchuria and a ridge of moderately high pressure extends across the Loochoos

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were:—

Ames, 89, Iddon 58, Johnson 5 for 71, Beckford 5 for 90), and 109- for 3.

Jamaica: 452 Tar 6 dec. (G. Hendley

TRAPS FOR

OFFENDERS

Unmarked Cars For Detective Use

BRITAIN'S NEW SCHEME TO START ON MONDAY

London, To-day. Plain-clothes policemen policewomen in "plain-clothes" cars

and

are to be used in London to txap motorisis exceeding 30 m.p.h. ^ in. bullt-up Areas, beginning on · Mon- day next

Saloons, tourers, and commercipi cars, will be used, sometimes driv- ing at 80 m.ph.

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Anyone who overtakes a police Jear will be signalled to halt by the sounding of a gong and the display of police notices on the car.

No cautionary letters or verbal warnings will be made that offen- dera will be summond. The pen- alty for a first offence will not ex- [ceed £20 and for a second offence £50, but licenses will not be endors- ed.--Reuter.

BIRTH RATE INCREASE Statistics For England And Wales

London, To-day.

The statistical return made by the Registrar General In regard to the population of England and Wales for 1934 shows that a definite increase of the birth rate occurred last

year for the Erst time since

1920,

The increase was to 14.8 per

France and Italy,

A. Paris message states that the German : Government's an- nouncement of the partial militarisation of the German air force renders negotiations with Germany on the basis of the London agreement of February 3 more imperative, according to authori- tative French circles.

It is asserted that this act shows that Germany is leaving the Versailles Treaty further and further behind and an indivisi ble security settlement on the lines fixed on February 3, is the

only real road to peace.

GREEK REVOLT CRUSHED

Meanwhile the French Minis- tera have reached full agreement

that military service must be ex-

one

H.E. Major-General O. C. Borest. C.D., CM.G., C.BE., D.S.O.. photographed inspecting the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force on Murray Parade ground yesterday.— (King's Studio).

BRITISH SEA DISASTERS

RUNCIMAN

ANSWERS

QUESTIONS

CORONATION PREPARATIONS. COMMENCED IN SIAM

Boy King To Leave Lausanne At The End Of May

Neither Unseaworthy Nor Undermanned

Bangkok, to-day, The boy king, Ananda Mahi- dol, who has been staying with his mother at Lausanne, is leav ̈ ̈ ing for Siam at the end of Mou for his coronation, which the Government is planning to cele-recent losses of British, steam- brate extensively.-Reuter,"

FORMAL INVESTIGATION INTO LOSS OF USWORTH

tended to two years from during the lean years from 1985 to 1989. The Radical. Ministers! have hitherto opposed the ques- Venizelos And Aides At tion being ventilated before the municipal elections in May, but no opposition for tactical pur roses is likely to deter M Flandin, the French Premier, [from strengthening the army in

accordance with the insistent ad- STATISTICS

Casos Island

AVEROFF SURRENDERS -

Athens, To-day. The 10-day. Greek revolt has been crushed.

M. Venizelos, his wife and 100 officers, who fled from Crete on board the cruiser Averoff, ... were

yesterday landed on the island of Casos in the Dodecanese.

The cruiser Averoff later proceeded to Greece to sur- render-Reuter.

vice of Marshal Petain and otheř military chiefs. Reuter

DEATH OF BRITISH JOURNALIST

G. E. Buckle, Ex-Editor Of "The Times "

London, To-day The death has occurred' of Mr.

Eternal Ostracism Fate George Earle Buckdo, M. A., the

Of Rebels

A later message from Athens states that eternal ostracism will be the punish- ment of the rebels, accord- ing to an announcement by the Premier, M. Tsaldaris in a speech at yesterday's vic- tory celebrations.

Meanwhile the crew of the last warship in the hands of the rebels, the submarine Kaisonis, have mutined, ar- rested their officers, and ap

pealed to the Government

for help Reuter.

127, Barrow 69, Fuller 119 bot out 1000, compared with the low recordHAVANA TENSION

Mondle 60 not out),

ST, MIRREN'S HOME WIN. OVER AIRDRIE

jof 14.4 per 1000 set up in 1983.

The death rate was 0.5 per 1000 lower than in 1933 and only 0.4 Above the low record of 1990. ...

EASED

Infant mortality at 59 per 1000 Traffic Almost Normal: London, To-day. In the only live births was 5 per 1000 below

to the Bonin Islands. The depres-Scottish League match playod yes the figure for 1988 and the lowcel aton moving into the Pacific to the terday, St. Mirren, who are soon record-British Wireless Bar- north-east of Japan. The Jocal fore-cond from the bottom of the table; vice.

cast for to-day, as issued by the beat the Airdreonians by an only Royal Observatory this morning, goal in thiefr home fixture.-Reu- was north-east winds, light to mo-]ter, ́derate; fine to cloudy,

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TAYUN FALLS

13

Hunan Troops Capture

British Treasury Returns Red Stronghold

London, to-day. --With- three Income tax collected last week weeks, to run before end of the amounted to £10,805,000, bringing

Hankow, To-day After severe battles lasting

the total to date to £212,388,000, as several days the Hunan troops

Journalist and author.

Mr. Buckle, who was born in 1854, was educated at Winchester

OF IMPORTS

TO CANTON

British Goods Take First Place ATTRIBUTED TO HONG KONG . FACILITIES

[From Our Own Correspondent]

London, To-day. Questioned yesterday about the.

ships at sea the President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Walter Run- Felman, replied that in the caber in which enquiries, had been com pleted there was no evidence that vessels were, unseaworthy or un- dermanned.

Enquiries were still proceeding in regard to the loss of the Blair gowrie and the Usworth, and the question of seaworthiness' would. of course be examined, but there was no doubt that the two vessels were adequately manned.

The loss of the Usworth would in due course form the subject of. formal. investigation. It would de pend on the results of the preli minary enquiries whether similar British Imports to Canton have investigations would be made in exceeded those of any other conn- the cases of the Blairgowrie and

Canton, To-day.

and New College, Oxford. He was try, while the United States and the oil tanker La Crescente. the winner of the Newdigate Prize Germany come second and third

of the Foreign Trade Committee of

British Wireless Service

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

European Involved

Mr. A. E. Ainsworth was formal

In 1875 and was subsequently a respectively according to an official Fellow of All Souls, Oxford, from 1877 to 1875. He was called to! the bar in 1880 and the same year the South-west Political Commell.

He said that Canton is import was appointed Assistant Editor of The Times. He became Editor in ing machinery from all the three February 1884 and held the post countries and that British imports till August 1912. His publica-consist mostly of cotton and wool. tions include a Life of Disraeli len goods, bicycles, cigarettes, ty charged with manslaughter be

metals and sundries. Therefore Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the and Letters of Queen Victoria,

dominance of British trade In Kowloon Magistracy this morning, South China is attributed by' this following the verdict returned by official to the facilities, rendered by the fury at the Kowloon Magistracy, Hong Kong. Mak

or Monday at the enquiry Into the The United States, said the same death of a Chinese named Ma Ho

UNEMPLOYMENT. IN SCOTLAND

NEW EXPENDITURE AUTHORISED

London, To-day

official, exports motor cars, petrol, tai, who died as the result of a motor oil products, iron and steel goods, sccident on February 1. Mr. Ains agricultural products, wireless re worth was the driver of the car. ceiving: sets, fountain pens, etc. The case was remanded for one while Germany sends fertilisers, week, ball of 1500, in addition to It was announced by the Secre medical supplies and writing re- two large sureties, being granted, tary of State for Scotland in the quisites. The official added that In the case of the sureties not being” House of Commons: yesterday Indo-China and Slam send a con found, the recognizance of Mr. J. M. The situation is improv.that the commissioner for spo-siderable quantity of rice to Can D'Almada Remedies, who is defend ing, as a result, of the Gov.

cial areas in Scotland had been?? (Continued on Page 18):-... ing Mr. Ainsworth, would stand. ernment's stern measures. --

already authorised to spend ap

Strike Over

Havana, To-day.

of work in distressed districts/

Other schemes involving a large Egyptian Mission To London

President Mendieta yester-proximately £106,000 on schemes day stated that it is expect ed that normal conditions wid be restored within three <daya:

Taxis are now operating, publi

turn fa alm

Anancial year, the latest Treasury compared with £211,582,000 at the have finally captured Tayan, in 943 returns show that ordinary revenue corresponding time last year. The north-west Hunan, according to

raffic

up to March 9 amounted to 2668.-budget estimate for the whole year reports from General Ho Chien, local curio merchant of No. 207

Biegfried Komor, the wall-kno

326,254, which is £21,727,885,"more is £219,500,000,00

chairman of the Hunan Provin-wood Road, who died at

unhas Hospital at the

than last week's = figure: The "er- Total ordinary xpenditure timate for the year is £706,620,000. March 191984, The tot

At the corresponding date of last timate of ordinary expe year ordinary revenue totalled the current your - 15 6715.769,0 (8675,908,092,0

British Wirninas Service.

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been

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riment

Increase in the Scottish come

missioners' expediture, were un- London, To-day. — It is under-|- After staying in London for a der active consideration.

stood that the mission of econo-week as the guests of. His ́ Ma-

Sir Godfrey. Collins also reveal-mic enquiry which the Egyptian jesty's Government they will ed that the Scottish Department Government are despatching to visit Lancashire and other indus- of Agriculture" had received a the United Kingdom on the In- trial districts which are of im- free gift from & prominent resi-vitation of the British Govern-portance to Anglo-Egyptian dent of Dundee, Mr. Mathews, of ment will arrive in London on trade? a 188 acres farm, as well as a April 4.

The objects of the mission are trust fund amou Ingi to about The mission will be Headed purely exploratory, but it is hop $80,000 and

l of over ose of sett

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Britléh

making Hafez Aff Pasha, formerly ed that their visit will result in

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