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FRENCH PESSIMISTIC REGARDING FUTURE OF THE
Emperor liaile Selassic, emperor
of Ethiopia, hired Pittman Potter,
erstwhile University of Wisconsin
professor, to advise his country in
TREATY IS FLOUTED
FRANCE AROUSED
BY GERMANY'S NEW
AIR DECLARATION
Legal And Diplomatic
· Questions Raised
FLAGRANT CONTRADICTION OF
ANGLO-FRENCH COMMUNIQUE
Paris, To-day.
Germany's official admission of
the possession of an air force is
the present crisis caused by the unlikely to be accepted in silence
clash with the Italian army on the border....
here.
It is pointed out that the admis sion of an infraction of the Treaty: riumber of
“AUTOMOBELLES" of Versailles raises a
London Press Ridicules Police Trap Scheme
BANDIT HOLD-UP DANGER
SAID TO BE INCREASED.
London, To-day.
A storm of criticism, ranging
legal and diplomatic problems, which the Qual d'Orsay is examining, and
introduces into the Simon negotia- tions In Berlin a new factor. "which should normally lead the Govern- ments interested to take concerted: action in accordance with the agree ments of Rome and London." (Continued on Page 0)
from indignation to ridicula, AIR CONFERENCE IN
passed in to-day's morning papers, en Lord Trenchard's motor police traps news of which was cabled yesterday.
The iden of plain-clothes police
as speed spies is described as un-
fair and un-English and it is point-
ed out that the Road Traffic Act provides that motorists
3
AUSTRALIA
The schooner "Seth Parka" on which Phillips Lord (left) shows with his muiling master, Capt. Constantine Flink, is making a South Sea islands cruise, safely rods out Bouth Pacific hurricans, Laat month, after sending out distress, messages, H.R.H the Duke of Gloucester to England, rushed to the vessel's assistance. Lord is known to radio The British cruiser, H.M.S. Australia, carrying listeners as "Seth Parker."
Marggat
SALE
ALL DEPARTMENTS
LADIES WEADER
'KNIT SUITS JUMPERS
TWEED SUITS
SHOES WINTER COATS UNDERWEAR
PAUL RENNET et CIE
Hong Kong
Kowloon,
GOLD BLOC
BELGIUM'S DEMAND FRANCE MUST INCREASE
HER IMPORTS Entry Into Sterling Bloc Considered
ITALY HAS PRACTICALLY ABANDONED GOLD
Pound And Dollar Aided
Paris, To-day. Market circles are viewing the future of the Gold Bloc with mis- giving.
A strong short interest yeater- day developed against the Bel- gian franc, but it is felt that this currency will only fall if and when Belgium takes a decision, as
Miss Grace Lee Brandon, San Antonio stenographer, appears in court at Topeka, Kansas, to testify for the government In the murder. trial of Major Charles A. Shepard. The former Army surgeon fo accused of having poisoned his wife to be free to marry Miss Brandon.
CHENGI CAPTURED
the market is too narrow to per- Bombing Planer Confirm mit of a short attack with suc
cess.
It is stated that at the forth- coming Franco-Belgian conversa-
RANGERS V. HEARTS IN SEMI FINAL tions Belgium will demand that
NATIONAL
Encouraging News
Received
PUBLICITY
BUREAU Committee Of Three Appointed
London, To-day.
NOT BETTERED
The under-Secretary for Air, NATIONAL PARTY PROSPECTS are only Sir Philip Sassoon, saló yesterday obliged to halt for the signal of that while he was at present un- uniformed policeman...
able to make a statement regard- It is also pointed out that the police will be unable to sound theiring the recent conferencea in Aus-
tralla
gongs in the silence hours, while
on the Government's air
to
London, To-day. The National Publicity Bureau carry out & progranda work
the regulation, will increase the mail policy the recent telegram for the National Government will
danger of bandit hold-ups, because motorists will not be able to dig tinguish between gongaters and gangsters in deserted suburban streets at night.
SUGGESTED NAMES The Daily Express suggests that the polleewomen trappers be call- ed "Mobile Marys," "Prowling Pollies," "Automobelles," "Watch- ful Winnies," "Brake On Your Broke Girls," "Speedsweeties,' or "Lynx-eyed Lizzies."-Reuter.
(Continued on page 9.)
BANDITS DEFEATED IN KIANGSI
Women, Bandits Among Those Captured
Canton, to-day.
A regiment of the Kwangtung First Army Corps, killed more than 100 bandita with a seizure of 28 machine guns and over 100 rifles in an encounter with the first and second branch corps of the bogua South Kiangel Army in Pan-ling on Saturday last, according to a tele- gram received here from General Yu Han-mow yesterday. The out- laws taken prisoners were several hundreds, including woman bandits. (Continued on Page 12)"
BRITISH PREMIER INDISPOSED
Attends Cabinet Meeting
Despite Severe Cold
ceived about the proceedings was generally "encouraging. Wireless Service,
British
be established under the control of a committee consisting of Sir Kingsley Wood, the Postmaster- General, Lord Hutchinson, and Mr.
AIR SERVICES OF Malcolm Macdonald, the Premier's
BRITAIN
29,000,000 Passenger
Miles Flown In
4934
London, To-day.
son and Parliamentary under-Se cretary, for the Dominions, repre- senting the three parties.
Lt.-Colonel E. H. Davidson, will
be the organising secretary of the
Bureau which will work in close) collaboration with the existing ex-
SENATE AMENDS MONUMENTAL RELIEF BILL
Preventing Expenditure Additional Armame
Washington, to-day. The Senate has amended the Administration's monumental relief bill so as to prevent ex- penditure on additional work on munitions, warships, and mili- tary material-Reuter.
STRACHEY ON BAIL
ABERDEEN
WILL MEET
HAMILTON
SCOTTISH CUP DRAW
more Belgian products be import- ed into France,, but France is! already at a loss to consume such products, which are identical
with her own.
It is rumoured that Bel- gium will ask this favour as the price of keeping the Bel- gian franc at ita present parity, but that, if no com- mercial arrangements are concluded, Belgium will enter the Sterling Bloc
Earlier Reports
CANTON TROOPS UNDER GENERALISSIMO -
Chungking, To-day. ing fights over
Aeroplates returning from bomb- the Communist front confirm the reports of the capture of the 'strategically Im- portant city of Cheng on the road Three squadrons of Central Gay between Kwelyang and Chungking..
ernment aeroplanes make daily. bombing fights to the fronts, Re cent reports that the Kwantung and It is observed that Italy has by. the Central Government not to Kwangsi forces had been ordered practically abandoned gold, with enter Kweichow province are en- Glasgow Rangers, League and an 8 per cent, discount on the lira, tirely unfounded. Generals Chen Cup holders, will meet the Hearts and is now profiting by the ex Chi-tang. Pai Chung-chi have wired in the semi-final round of the change bounty. Scottish Cup at Hampden Park on
the Generalissimo pledging their These misgivings cause the March 30. In the other semi-final strength of sterling and U.S. dol- Communist campaign and placing whole-hearted support in the anti- game Aberdeen will meet Hamilton lars, the latter of which is ex-all the Kwangtung and Kwangsi
pected shortly to reach the gold troops at his disposal.
GAMES ON MARCH 30
Academicals.
London, To-day.
The Rangers elminated Hearts in their Third Round clash;
last season by the odd goal in three, while Aberdeen also lost to the holders in the following round by
WILL FIGHT
FALSE CHARGES an only goal.
TO LAST DITCH
Sir Philip Sassoon, Under-Secreating Party. tary for Air yesterday stated that 29,000,000 passenger miles were known the policy, achievements;
The organisation will make U.S. LECTURE TOUR own last year in the regular and plans of the National Govern-
CONTINUED
Accused Of Subversive Propaganda
United Kingdom air transport serment.. vices in Britain and abroad--Bri- tish Wreless Service.
SIGNATURE OF
SINO-JAPANESE
PACT CERTAIN
When Japan Secedes
From League
AGREEMENT OF DEFINITE ALLIANCE
[From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, To-day.
Nanking reports stated on Tues-
The formation of the bureau in no aense heralds the formation of a National Party.-Reuter.
BRITAIN'S TRADE INCREASES
New York, To-day. Mr. Evelyn John St. L. Stra- chey, the well-known British au-| Export Figures Showther, for whose arrest and depor
Big Improvement
tation a warrant was issued by the Federal immigration authorities, London, to-day has been released on bail of A fresh rise in Britain's trade is!
$500. shown in February's figures, exporta
the export of Paris-Reuter.
PRINCES' VIEWS ON Ling University-Reuter.
INDIA BILL Issue Of "White Paper" Promised
Yesterday afternoon the Generalissimo, with Madame Chiang; inspected Chung-
(Continued on Page 12) The draw, as "cabled by Reuter, -
Rangers
Aberdeen
v Hearts
London, to-day. The Secretary for India, Str
EUROPEAN PEACE PROBLEMS
East And West From One Question
(Hampden Park). Samuel Hoare, stated in the House ▾ Hamilton
of Commons yesterday that he hoped
London, To-day. (Ground not yet fixed).to issue, in a few days, a'. "White The Ministers of Esthonia, Paper" giving the text of the Latvia and Lithuania yesterday.
BRISTOL CITY
ORIENT DRAW WITH criticisms of the Government of called separately on Sir John India Bill, as communicated by the Simon, the Foreign Secretary, Princes and their Ministers to the to express on behalf of their res Viceroy, and the comments of the pective Governments their appro British Government thereon-Brival of the communique issued on tish Wireless Service.
February 8 at the end of the London conversations.
St. Johnstone Win Over Albion
London, to-day. Two games were played in the Third Division (South) of the Eng- lish Football League yesterday,
MR. MACDONALD
OUTLINES REASONS
FOR WHITE PAPER
being £34,098,000, which is an in- He has left Chicago for Cleve- Clapton Orient holding Bristol City WRITES ARTICLE IN
table as a result,
two
crease of £4,088,000, or 18 per cent. land, Ohio, to continue his lec-to a goalless draw in any away fix- as compared with February 1934.' Lure tour. He declared that the ture, while Torquay shared
Imports were 456,802,000, which charges were absolutely false and goals at home with Millwall, who day night that the National Gov. is an increase of £10,620,000. Thus that he will fight them to the last advanced one position in the Longue ernment will conclude, a definite the adverse trade balance for ditch. Reuter, alliance with Japan, covering January and February is only (Continued on Page 9) {political," military and economic 430,100,000, as compared with; questions, on March 27 when £50,921,000 for the corresponding Japan formally secedes from the period last year. League of Nations. The agree The Increased exports were chief- big loan from Japan and excludes ment, it is understood, includes a ly manufactured goods.--Reuter,
any financial assistance from the London, To-day. United States and Great Britain.
Japan undertakes to help China
Mr, Ramsay MacDonald, the
PORTUGUESE SLOOP WILL ARRIVE HERE ON MONDAY
The new Portuguess sloop, Gon-
which was due to ar
Prime Minister, had sufficiently in freeing herself "from the In- recovered from his severe cold, to ternational yoke and to help her to calves Zarco, come to London yesterday in or stand on her own feet. In gen-rive in the Colony yesterday from der to preside over the usual eral, the Nanking Government and Macao, has extended her visit to weekly Cabinet, but he returned to Japan will co-operate for co-axis Macko and consequently will not ar Chequers afterwards and will retence and co-prosperity. Mr. rive here until Monday The war main there until next week, when Wang Ching-wel; President of the ship is on a tour of all the Portu- he hopes to resume his Parliamen- Executive Yuan, has a clear con- guese colonies, and tary duties. British Wireless science in making friends with Hong Kong, will proceed
(Continued" on Pans 12) hai and Japan.
Service
HAVANA REDS IN HIDING
Government Threat Taken To Heart
Havana, To-day. The strike of Government servants and school teachers: is breaking up. The postal service are normala rose
Government threat to adop the Americ method tow
htened the Com aders into hiding.
In the Scottish League, Albion lost at home to St. Johnstons by 4 goals to 2. The Saints are now in the fourth position in the table Reuter.
"NEWS LETTER” PEACE PROSFECTS DETERIORATE
London, To-day. Reasons necessitating the adoption by the Government of the polley set forth in the recent "White Paper" on defence are referred to in an article which WEATHER FORECAST the Prime Minister contributes to this week's "News Letter," Moderate anticyclones cover the National labour fortnightly. central China and south Man- He says he was greatly con churia, pressure being highest,cerned at the way in which the over the lower Yangtze Valley. peace prospects of Europe were The depression is passing into deteriorating, and that a virtual
The Ministers also stated as the European security in both East view of their Governments that and West is in fact one question
to be desired. British Wireless
and that measures to ensure so- curity in the East are eminently
Service.
SIR JOHN SIMON'S BERLIN VISIT, Leaving England On Sunday Week
London, To-day, Bir John Simon, British Foreign Secretary, and Mr. Anthony Eden. Lord Privy Seal, will fly to Berlin on Sun- daywook and the Anglo-Ger- man conversations will take place on March 25 and 28. The British Ministers will stay
the Pacific to the east of Japan standstill had been reached at at the Adlon Hotel, The local forecast for to-day, as Disarmament Conference, and he insued by the Royal Observatory had been impressed by the aupins this morning, was north-east indifference which many pe winda light to moderate; fair in Britain seemed to some for or mist in early mora wards the trend of world arm Ling
47ments, « (Continued on Pas
The date of Mr. Edene Inde pendent visit to Moscow stin lar discussion with the Bovlet ernment, but it is hop
announcement, shortly frelesi
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