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SAID INCREASING IN FAR

LORD PEEL ADVOCATES BRITISH MEDIATION

CONQUEST OF DANZIG

NAZIS HOPE"

FOR MAJORITY:

AT ELECTIONS

Constitution Change Main Objection

DR. BUERCKEL'S FIERY SPEECH

Berlin, To-day.

Leading Nazis, including General | Goering and Dr. Goebbells, are ac- tively participating in the election campaign at Danzig, where the polling takes place on Sunday for. the new Diet' in which the Nazis hope to secure a two-thirds major-

Martin Itjen, operator of, Ska- guay, Alaska's trackless trolley ear, brought his famous car along when he accepted Mae West's 'in- vitation to "come up see her sometime." The ex-sourdough had

not been out of Alasks for 35 Fears until he decided to see Holly wood and particularly Mas Weat

ity with a view to petitioning the RED FORCES League of Nations for permission

to change the constitution.

Dr. Buerckel; Reichsfuehrer! Hitler's special commissioner for the Saar, In a fiery speech at Danzig last evening vigorously uttacked the opposing Catholic and Social Democrat parties and praised conscription for Germany as a measure to. defend peace.

He concluded: "On January 18 we proclaimed on the western|

frontier in the Saur that Ger

many holds to its honou

ADVANCING

ON KWEIYANG

Loyalists Lose Five

More Regiments

FRANTIC APPEALS FROM

·PANIC-STRICKEN CITY

From Our Own Correspondent)

peace, to its only liberator, Adolf ... With the Cons Hitler. Now it is your turn on miles away, the the eastern frontier" Reuter

yang, the capital of Kweichow, are

GOLD COINAGE IN||panicky and have sent several

FRANCE

Considered Unlikely

For Five Years

Paris, to-day, Gold coins, the re-introduction of which was announced by M. Flandin, French Premier, yesterday, are not likely to appear for some time.

It is learned that the Bank, of France is unwilling to substitute gold currency for paper until: the stock of five milliard francs le mint-

telegrams to Canton urging for reinforcements.

General

Chiang

Kai-shek,

Chairman of the Military Affairs

"CHINA YEAR" PRESE IS OPPORTUNE MOMENT

DETENTE BETWEEN ALL COUNTIES INTERESTED PROPOSED

SITUATION REVIEWED N HOUSE OF ORDS.

London, To-day.

A new situation has arisen in the Far in the last few months, declared Lord Peel House of Lords yesterday, drawing attenti the situation in the Far East.

The facts that Japan had left the Leag China had ceased to be a member of the suggested that there was weakening of between the Far East and Europe.

Lord Peel emphasised that he wished to deprecate any of hostility towards Japan, and said that enough ready been done by ill-considered denunciation

Britain had a long and Intimate association East and had a right, even a duty, to examine closely and offer advice to both parties as a friend knowledge of the situation.

DE VALERA ON

ANGLO BRITISH

Interference Again Deplored

PLEBISCITE URGED

Dublin, To-day

Lord Peel quoted) ments of the Ja Minister fear enter

btain control aituation was full

which was being increased rather than lulle

____________ JAPAN'S AIMS

The question was, he said. what were the aims of Japan.

Anginusual view of the usunty grim Premier of Japan Keisuke Okada," is provided as he joins in the feat marking the wedding of his son, Capt. Nobora Sadashige, The bride is at the right. A Cabinet crisis prevented. from attending the wedding itself.

EAST

AUSTRIA ARMING

CONSCRIPTION

REINTRODUCTION

NOW BEING SOUGHT PERMISSION ASKED FROM POWERS

ARMY INCREASE TO, 60,000 INTENDED SHORTLY:

powers

atement issued afte meeting lagi

day.

The communique says - Cabinet was presided over by the Chancellor, Dr. Schusch higg and dealty with the

U.S. NAVAL MANOEUVRES question of the enlargement of

BRITISH MOUNT EVEREST. EXPEDITION

by

F.R.G.S

pproves Of

At

Mount Everes "British Wireless Serv

PAYS HIS SECOND

The Citizenship Bill in the Dail Apparently she wished the have Commission, was reported on from De Valera who said that the the Western Powers as regards ADMIRAL DREYER

was preceded by a vigorous speech the final word in any projects of Tuesday night to have left Kweiyang in his Ford plane on

Anglo-British Peace Treaty could China. We must recognise her Monday, as Kweiyang may be easily be signed provided that Bri- need for expansion and desire for

tain would cease to interfere with further markets and raw mater entered by the Red forces at

Ireland. any time. There are no forti-

iale; which were growing daily. fications in that vicinity, a Com- The majority of Irish people had Discussing remedies, Lord Peel munist invasion being heretofore not wanted the country partitioned said the ubylous course was to call unexpected.

as a plebiscite would show, if Bri- meeting of the signatories to the tain would consent to hold one. Nine Power Treaty, but this might The present bill rejected the title be unduly alarming and offend

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ed, and as the estimated present THROSTLES WIN AT of British subjecte for Irishmen Japan and worsen the position,...

capacity of the French mint is one milliard francs It will be five years before the first batch will be re- leased. Reuter.

POLAND VISIT SAID SUCCESSFUL Eastern Pact Question May Bear Results

Warsaw, To-day,

Mr. Anthony Eden, the Lord Frivy Seal, and his party left

VILLA PARK

Certain Irish ports were still held

by Britain notwithstanding that they had frequently assured Bri

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Chester Take Lead Intel that they were prepared to de TYPHOON WARNING

Northern Section

fend the coast so that no foreign country could use Ireland nau bass for an attack against Britain. London, To-day. "Fight only to the end when every West Bromwich caused a sur-inch of Ireland is controlled hya Prise in the First Division yester Government elected by the majority day when they visited Villa Park of Irish people, he concluded and beat the home side by the odd Router goal in five to advance above.

Derby In the League table. **T

Second Report Shows No Change

A second typhoon warning from. the Manila Observatory, was sued this morning at Lhrough the American

Chester assumed the leadership STRATHMORE LAUNCHING BY and gives ther

of the Third Division (North) yes-

5.18 p.m. yesterday and were bid-terday when they beat Rochdale at den farewell, by Col, Joseph Beck home by the only goal, while Bar-

- DUCHESS OF YORK TO-DAY-

London, to-day The Duchess of

nty/B

the Follah Foreign Minister. They row, as a result of sharing two York will launch; the new were met at Prague at 8 am to goals at York, advanced two posi- liner- day by Dr. Edvard Benes, the Czetions in the table.

day

choslovak Foreign Minister 2002 In the Scottish League, St. John by rail

Enquiries in well-informed cir stone were held to a home draw of Duchess cles give the Impression that Mr. one goal all by Aberdeen Router pay Eden's visit to Warsaw was defin itely a success and has not been entirely without rasult-even- on

the thorny question of an Eastern pact, on which Poland made clear her difficulties to Mr. Eden

(Tables on Pajo:6)

British Wi:

grees:

to the fir

Anglo-Polish Communique WEATHER FORECAST

London, to-day communique

Experta associated with Mr. Ein Warsaw on the conclusion yes

day afternoon of the

en appear definitely: favour. Bri:

ompletely fulfike

The des

GOODWILL

VISIT TO

YOKOHAMA have been taken."" -

Swanson Advocates German Inclusion

Confere

manoeuvres, Navy Secretary Swanson) to

bad

feeling in Japan on account of the manoeuvres.

Speaking as an individual Mr.

Swanson advocated, the

of Germany in

VISIT TO CANTON Conference. He had

Official Courtesies Exchanged

LEAVING FOR HONG KONG DOG TO MORROW

[From Our Own Correspondent]

His Exce

der Dreyer, KCB., rived

ROYA

any proposal from

Mr. Swanson explained

proposed German,

450,000 tons, and shoul

aval

but

was

affect the 575/ ratio as far, 88

the United States, Great and Japan were concer Reutere

AUSTRALIAN NAVY

Sydney To Replace Brisbanes

LONDON HESPITALITY TO OFFICERS AND MEN

SUSPECTED OF RABIES

Peak District Now

Ived

the Austrian army. It was un animously opined that the grant ing to Austria of full equality was a self-evident supposition. The necessary preparatory steps It was considered remarkable that Prin

Vice-Chan

DIVISION IN HOUSE OF COMMONS Jubilee Allocation Criticised

BUT VOTE CARRIED BY 137 TO NIL

London, To-day

the House of; night resul

none;

LONDON PREPARES FOR JUBHER

ommons

RECEIVE THEM VESTMINSTER

tain'e bear sibility

her a

ions states they

thony Face

In

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