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SALE of

“CB" Corsetry

NOW ON

CANTON BEGINS DRASTIC CLEAN-UP OF BIAS BAY PIRATES LAIR

EUROPEAN

POLITICS

SUCCESS SEEN

FOR LAVAL ON

WARSAW VISIT

POLISH SUPPORT OF

NAZIS WEAKENING

PRO-FRENCH - FEELING AMONG ARMY OFFICIALS

Geneva, To-day-

Behind the pomp and pageantry of Marshal Pilsudski's funeral the French, German and Polish politi- cians are playing a political game

bere, with Foland as the stage.

The opinion is generally held

that M. Laval: French Foreign eussed. War. Palazzo Baromeo, on the Isle of Isola Bella, in the placid waters In an ancient setting the most ancient topic of all was recently die Minister. is emphasising to the of Lake Maggiore, at Stresa, Italy, was the Mecca to which the highest Poles that Russians and French, statesmen of France, Italy, and Great Britain met in the greatest peacetime combined. are à far more valu-meeting since President Wilson went to Paris. able ally than the Germans, and

at present it seems that he may succeed.

He will be helped by the news that Czechoslovakia is in agreement with the idea for a mutual assistance pact and also by the death of Mar- shal Pilsudski, who was a great op-] ponent of the Russian alliance, and

iny

further by the pro-French feeling among many high Polish army off- cials and the public, led by the Jess; while Polish culture has more common with France than Germany and Poland is more Catho- He than Nazi Germany.

with

M. Laval may go to Berlin in a month or so, and clearly he will be in a much stronger position then, if Germany seems to be losing Poland's friendship--Beuter.

PROTEST AGAINST

GERMANY

Labour Members Voice Indignation

London: To-day- Nine members of the Parlia mentary Labour Party have tabled a motion in the House of Commons urging the Govern- ment to bring to the notice of the German Government the feeling of repugnance caused by the mass terror now prevailing in Germany, and inviting the Gov- ernment to inform the German

Government that this condition of affairs has an unfortunate in-i fluence upon the cordial relations which it is desirable should exist

between Germany and Great Bri- tain Brtish Wireless Service.

MEMEL NAZIS

LOSE APPEAL IN

SUPREME COURT

RIGHT TO PETITION REFUSED

MINISTER OF WAR THEIR ONLY HOPE

Kaunas, To-day.

ap-

The four Memel Nazis, whose appeal against the death sentences passed on. them, together with the peals of about 80 others against sentences of imprison- ment, were dismissed by the Supreme Court on Thursday; the court, refused to exercise their right to petition the Pre- sident for demency.

It is understood, however, that the Minister of War bas the right to appeal on their be- half, while the President can commute the death sentences on his own initiative – Renter.

COLD SPELL IN

BRITAIN

Racing And Golf Held Up By Snow!

اله

Sir William Peel, the retiring Governor, bidding goodbye to well- wishers at Queen's Pier before leaving the Colony yesterday.

MIDDLESEX

LOST AT HOME

MACAOS RIGHT

TO WANG KUM

ISLAND DENIED

Fine On Fishing Junk Revives Dispute

FOREIGN OFFICE DELEGATE TO INVESTIGATE

From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day. According to a Chinese news- paper report the captam of a} Portuguese gunboat at Wang Kum Island fined the master of a Chinese fishing vessel $20 for fishing in those waters without t a license issued by the Port guese authorities in Macao This amount is said to have been İpaid under protestive

The 'gunboat is patrolling the neighbourhood of Wang Kam- Is-

ple there... land for the protection of the per-

The island, which is located few miles South of Macao, has been occupied by the Portuguese under coin mits of the Guard of Honour provided at his official farewells rester

The retiring Governor, Sir William Peel, inspecting Royal Navy and Liu- the right known by law as pres-day-CA. Fong). cription, but when Mr. Tang Shao-

vi was magistrate of Chungahan County he insisted that Wang Kum Island was included in the territory of Chungshan County

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SIR ERIC DRUMMOND IN ENGLAND

International Affairs Discussed

London, To-day. Sir Eric Drummond, British Ambassador at Rome, who has returned to London for a con- sultation, met the Foreign Secre- tary, Sir John Simon, yesterday morning, and later attended a

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA STILL UNCONSCIOUS

Suicide Attest, Ramontes" Declared Unfounded:

Lawrence of Kalla vastast. inconscious at 7 pm. last night. His condition is still adiel and artificial feeding has been resorted to. He held his own all day long, his condition

remaining? changed.

The rumours that his injuries are due to an attempt on his life are dechired to be basslesz-Rez-.. ter

meeting of the Cabinet Council GRAN CHACO

SETTLEMENT

FORESEEN

at which it is understood the in- ternational situation, including the present position of the Italo- Ethiopian dispute, were under *consideration in view of next

TO WARWICK week's meeting of the League of Chilean And Argentine

A B

PAINE AND MAYER

DEADLY

South Africans Held To Draw At Oxford.

55 RUNS PER WICKET!

London, To-day. Warwickshire defeated Middle- sex by 144 runs at Lord's yester- day after totalling only 164 in their first innings.

(Continued on Page 12) Scores, as cabled by Reuter,

were:

Oxford University drew with the South Africans at Oxford. :'

¡Nations Council at Geneva-

Influence

"DOC" BARKER SENTENCED

NEW PLANIN OPERATION INHABITANTS TO

BE GURANTEED

BY 10 FAMILIES

FORTHCOMING CENSUS

LAND FORCE INCREASED

[From Our Own Correspondent).

Canton, To-day

An effective plan to piracy has been mapped out First Group Army, which has [Rear-Admiral Chang |cond-in-Command of

Navy, and Rear-Admiral·li )

man, Chief of Staff, to

conditions at Bias Bay.

A census will be taken. efforts will be made to find out the occupation of the peo This is one way in which thoped to comb out would tpirates A system of

TO LIFE TERM tee has also been worked

KIDNAPPING CASE

SEQUEL

U. S. GANG ROUND-UP.

St. Paul, Min, Today: "Doc" Barker, the lea

a notorious gang, has been sentenced to imprisonment for. Fife in connection with the kidnapping of the St. Pad banker Edward Brewer last.

# January

The other members of the gang have also been convicted. They were all captured after Before leaving Rome Sir Eric

a gun-battle with the police at was received in audience by GENEVA MEETING ON MONDAY Ocklawaha, Florida, in Jan. Signor Mussolini, who says aj (Rome communique. conferred

nary, in- which “Ma” Barker, with him regarding the develop- ment of negotiations for multila the Bolivia-Paraguay dispute, in ring-leader, Karpis, were kill- The prospects of a settlement of her son Fred Barker, and the teral serial past, in accordance connection with which there has re- with the resolutions passed at cently been sanguinary and in- Stresa. British Wireless Ser-conclusive fighting near the Villa !vice.

Montes Oilfields, are now consider

ROYALTY ATTENDS CHINESE PLAY

Queen Admires Costumes

London, To-day Her Majesty the Queen, se- companied by the Duke of Glon-

London, to-day. Wintry conditions prevail over a large part of England necessitating the abandonment of the race meet- South Africans: 372 (A. D. Nourse (cester, attended the performance

ing at Haydock Park, which was covered with snow and of the golf competitions at Southport Tenby, South Wales. :.

and

It is many years since racing has been stopped by know in May. Several degrees of frost were regis tered on Thursday night and Lun- dreds of scres of fruit crops in the vale of Ivesham have been damaged.

-British Wireless Service.

WEATHER FORECAST

148) and 269 for 1 (EF. Wade 89 of "Lady Precious Stream" at} T. 1. Siedle 164 not out, E. A. B. the Little Theatre last evening. Rowan 104 not out). Oxford University: 429 (N..S. Mitchell The Queen was most interest-

Innes 168, Bem- 90).

ed in the oriental costumes used Warwickshire beat Middlesex by in the play; they were specially 144 runs at Lord's.

lent by the Chinese Ambassador, Warwickshire: 164 (E. W. V. Robins Mr. Que Tai-chi, and, were 8 for 58) and 253 for 7 dec. (Croom brought to the Royal box during Middlesex: 112 (Paine 5 for 24) the interval at Her Majesty's re

161 (Mayer 6 for 46).

quest. Beater.

15:101)

GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS OT

It is notified in the Government Cloudy, with occasional rain and Gazette that His Excellency the light to moderate east sad south- Governor has been pleased to easterly winds, was the weather make the following appoint TLH Prince and Princess Chichi-forecast for to-day, as issued by the ments: bevattended the atheist-Banks riving Service on the occasion of the Loyal Observatory this morning.. Mr. Geoffrey Robley Soyer and Silver Jubilee of His Majesty, King

Mr. Walter Schofield to be Cadet) George V of England, at the St. As Mr. WJ. Carzie, head of the Officers Class 1; Mr Arthur John

Sanitary Department and Chairman of Collins Taylor to be Chief Ac the Committee appointed to devise countant, Kowloon Canton Rail- means of popolarizing Hong Kong why way and Mr Thomas Henry has been on a visit to Japan, returned to the Colony yesterday on board the King to be Inspector-General of

a. President Grant

Police

drew's Churca next to fix English Church, Sakaecho, Saiba, Tokyo, on May 6 H. E. Sh Robert Clive British Ambassador to Japan, bee seen greeting the Imperial emple at the entrance of the Church.

ed brighter.

London, To-day,»

This is due to the success of the mediatory efforts of the Chilean and Argentine Governments, which at the request of the League of Na- tions Assembly Advisory Com mittee have been on the Assembly's | report and recommendations of

November last

ed-Reater.

whereby each person woached for by 10 farni

The land fores as be increased to one regi

the adjacenti, raters, boats will be on perman With an efficient patro and water, pirates will not to make their get-away Whenever pirates are at large, rewards will be offered for capture.

These measures are believed be capable of exterminating pirate who are at present a constant mo ace to steamers plying along the China coast

OFFER TO MAYOR OF BERMONDSEY

COST OF MEETING.

THE KING

CHILDREN COME FIRST

An offer has been made to Co cillor S. R. Weightman, the May of Bermondsey, which it is hoj will enable him to meet the Ki at Camberwell Green to-day, a

GARNER SIGNS BILL His Majesty is to receive Sou

FOR VETERANS

Roosevelt Drafts Veto Message

Washington, to-day.

London Mayors during his drive through South London:

Councillor Weightman armour recently that he would not be pre {sent, as such attendance would

| cost from £30 to £100 out of – his [Mayoral purse of £500, and

this would rob 30 poor crippled Mr. J. K. Gazner, President of children of a week's holiday by the House of Representatives, has! seaside.” DUBLIN STRIKE signed the Paimen Bonus Bil,

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ENDED

Peace Proposals Accepted

Dublin, to-day. The tram and bus strike, which has lasted eleven weeks, has ended. A ballot of the strikers resulted in 2,112 for and 605 against Fac

RICHBERG SEEKS ceptance of the peace proposals of

RESIGNATION

DECLARES HE NEEDS REST

Washington. To-day. Mr. Donald Richberg has announced that he wishes to

of the

which was sent to the White Hos yesterday morning.

Roosevelt devoted the afte

writing his veto message,

is understood will be coached strongest possible terms, probably be sent Congress MondayBeater

GERMANY DESIRES EMBASSY STATUS

Berlin, to-day

[Mr. Sean F. Lemass, Minister for Industry and Commerce, provid- the establishment of a conciliation man: Foreign ¡ing for an increase in wages and that Baron von Neu

Board Beater.

GERMAN VESSEL LAUNCHED

Berlin,

received tha

informed him Government has

proposing One-ment that

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