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EDEN TO MAKE STATEMENT ON MAFFEY REPORT TO-MORROW

LONDON NAVAL

PARLEY

MORE COMPLICATIONS

ARISE

POLITICAL ELEMENTS INVOLVED

London, To-day.

Dr. T. Wang, above, mem ber of the Central Executive

He

The French and Italian political desiderata now advanced threaten further complications and the protraction of the winding up of the

Committee of the Komintang Naval Conference. As an outcome of the seriesrived in the Colour resterday of bilateral meetings between Mr. Anthony Eden, by the s.. President Grant Mr. Norman Davis, Admiral Corbin and Signor Grandi, it understood that difficulties have arisen over the text of the protocol to accompany the technical naval treaty.

is making a tour of South China as Governor of the Sist District of Rotary

and addressed local Rotarians last night at the Hong Kong Hotel

PACT

France desires a firm affirmation that air, land and sea arma- FRANCO-SOVIET ments are interdependent. and a restoration of the ruptured Stresa alliance. Signor Grandi is reported to have indicated that Italy is at present not raising the questions of sanctions or the withdrawal of the British Fleet from the Mediterranean, but asks that the protocol be so worded as to enable such political ques- tions to be pursued when the Naval Treaty is initialled.

POLITICS IN FRANCE

Sarrant Gets Vote Of Confidence

STORMY CHAMBER DEBATE

Paris, To-day.

M Sarraut challenged, and ob- tained a vote of confidence from, the Chamber by a majority of 229 at the conclusion of a stormy de bate, when be expressed his inabi in- lity immediately to furnish formation demanded by the Right Farty regarding the Communist attack on the Action Francaise! headquarters. Another Deputy al- leged that the Government had!

In vies of the situation ini the United States Mr. Norman Davis has declined to sign a document involving American connection with European poli- ties.

- Better.

ELECTIONS IN JAPAN Seiyukai Leader Defeated

Tokyo, To-day... The election results, as known at midnight, were as follows:-

Minseite, 105. Seiyukai, $4. Special Mass, 15.

Showaki, 11..

Kokumindomei, 4. Independents, 13.

The most noteworthy defeat

Violation Of Locarno Treaty?

GERMANTS CHALLENGE

Berlin, To-day. The definite statement that Germany regards the Franco-i Soviet agreement as a violation of the Locarno Treaty is made! ina, cornrique, issued by a Geroran Chews agency Reuter.

Berlin: During Thursday's de bate in the French Chamber can- cerning the Franco-Russiany alli- ance pact, M. Herriot made a statement that in the note of May 25, 1935, the German Government, although with some reservations, stated that the

Locazio

SECRET DOCUMENT LEAKAGE

HAS KEY TO RIDDLE

BEEN ASCERTAINED?

WESTERN POWER INVOLVED

London, To-day.

Private enquiries are understood to have es- tablished the fact that the secret Maffey document published by Italy was improperly obtained. Mr. Anthony Eden will make a statement in the House of Commons on Monday next. The Government for another successful season at may decide to publish the document-Reuter.

Berlin: The Rome correspondent of the "Berliner Tageblatt,”

foreshadowed address in the House of Commons, says that he was given to understand where the key to the riddle of the documer- tary leakage is to be found

reporting on the "Giornale d'Italia's statement about Mr. Eden's

"From quarters customarily best informed, the conjecture is voiced that the document did not reach Bome be

Mr. L. Dunbar, leading owner for many years, is likely to en-

the Valley this year.

HIS THIRD WIN

“HAT TRICK" FOR LIBERTY BAY

Small Crowd Present For Foochow Cup

RAIN SPOIL-SPORT AT ANNUAL RACE MEETING

Unlike last year, the 1936 An- nual Race Meeting opened to-day in dismal weather, and only a small crowd witnessed Liberty Bay's third successive win in the Foochow Cup

BETTING POOLS record is expected to-day-

ON SOCCER

rect English League Games

To Be Cancelled?

SENSATIONAL REPORT

way. There are weighty reasons for supposing that the British report was sent to some Western Power that had worked together closely with Britain in the Abyssinian quesion, for its information,

RAS MULUGETA

RETREATS

Defensive Position In

Mountains

HEAT UNSOFFERABLE IN

OGADEN PROVINCE

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Addis Ababa, To-day

"In the country in question~~-~- where_sympathy for Italy pre-

Landon, To-day.

no

The track is in a very soft condition as the result of this morning's downpour, and

Despite the rain, the JOC- key Club is a very fine sight, with the flags of the various

stables flying above their respec

tive boxes, while the muti-colour- led flower plots against the white back-ground of the Grandstand present a striking picture.

A small army of Chinese is strewing straw down on the grass In order to circumvent bet-swas, and there are one or two rails even to the highest Gov ernment positions it is alting pools the Football League, pools of water to be seen in the in most a rule rather than an ex- according to an unofficial state side of the course, but the ception to treat such officialment, has decided on the sense track does not appear to be great- material with a certain latitude, tional step of cancelling all fix-ly affected by the conditions. so that it is not difficult to tares for this week-end and for There is likely to be a certain guess what course the report the remainder of this season, amount of mud slung about, how- in question took after having only announcing them two days ever. reached the hands of the Powerloze the matches are due to Although the rain cause

be played The Saturday fix-several Judita 2016 general in question."

will be circulated onlieved that Messes: Tester and tures It is added that the above Thursday evenings. statement can naturally not be proved, and must therefore be Although the League declines accepted with appropriate re-to confirm or deny the report, it (Rapier's selections and .comments Trans Ocean Service, is assumed to be correct. Án on today's race will be found, an

official statement will probably Page 4).

Pact

It is stated here that the serve Minister of War, Bas Mulugeta,

would not be affected by the has withdrawn his forces from HIS MAJESTY TO be issued in a few days.

Franco-Russian Pact

the Enderts province to some

It is declared by authoritative extent, so as to take up strong- quarters here that the statement er defensive positions in the of the former French Premier is mountains.

in direct contrast with the facts, The Italians are "making new

for the Gerinan Memorandum of

suppressed the Royalist Leagues was that of the veteran bed-rid-May 25, 1935, addressed to the

monstrations Front

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attempts with aeroplanes to supply the garrison of Makale with pro- the Locarnovisions and ammunition but had yet authorised illegal de den Seiyuki Party leader, Dr. Ki- Treaty, discussed exhaustively

From the Somali front the by the Popular saburo Suzuki, who was at the

the question whether the treat Abyssinians report that Bes bottom of the poll in one Tokoha-obligations which France bu has made further progress

The Seiyukai!

posed to undertake towards

towards Caron. In Ogaden the M. Sarrant replied that the de-ma constituency. monstrations were authorised ow-Party leaders held an emergency Soviet Russia would be recon-

heat, which grows steadily, has on meeting to discuss the matter. cilable with those of the Locarno

begun, and will become worse til ing to the recent attack

It is believed that the success-Pact, and the conclusion was that April. As it is already becoming Leon Blum, which were the oct- come of a prolonged and violent fal Seiyukai candidate, Mr. Ito, the German Government did

unsufferable, it will severely ham- will resign his seat and offer it to think it possible. press campaign by the Action

Bulletin Dr Suzuki-Reuter.

Apart from the legal impose the activities of the motorised Francaise - Reuter's

| troops

Trans-Ocean. Service. sibility of this reconciliation, the Service.

ITALIANS” ADVANCE general political condition would

PEPPER CASE ENDED

ALL DEFENDANTS SENTENCED

NAVAL VISIT

Japanese Admiral In Colony

OFFICIAL CALLS AND SALUTES EXCHANGED

The Japanese cruiser Yabari, Hosokays, Commander of the 5th Destroyer Squadron, arrived in

She fired port this morning.

carrying Rear-Admiral Inushiro

London, To-day. The casts of the pepper trial, which was concluded yesterday, are in the neighbourhood of £3) 000. All three defendants were found guilty on all the counts,

general slate of 21 guns, which Bishirgan and Howeson being sentenced to 12 months' imprisen- was replied to by the Fort at

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not allow a smooth conciliation. Bome: A further small Italian is known to all the signatory advance on the northern front to Powers that this is the attitude Aderat is reported by Marshal of Germany, and it is known that Badoglio, Aderat is 22 miles this attitude has been expressed south of Makale, which is sup- by Germany from the very begin-posed to be the present objective |ning, maltered until this day-Beuter's Biletin Service.

Trans-Ocean Service.

GERMANY AND COLONIES

dian Medical Union's Reprisals

QUEEN MARY” Vessel Found To Be Vibrationless

London, To-day

BROADCAST

Message To Empire

On March 1

London, To-day. His Majesty the King" will broadcast to the Emplie at 4

· pm GMT on March Renter's Bulletin Service.

London, Isteri Reuter learns that the wave length on which the King's speech

{ Abraham's "The

Frost) ~will marry- - off Stakes.

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

Silver Prices Fall

The Scottish matches will not be affected. “Mr. W. Mac- Andrew, Secretary of the Scot tish League, said that they did not think it worth the trouble. It was unlikely that the Scottish

The local dollar is steady, open- League would take immediate ng on demand this morning action, but they might do Bo

1st 1/322 next season

"Spot". silver declined 1% to The Football League thinks 19%, while "forward" fell 1/16 to that betting pools are a me

Reuter to the game —

(Continued on Paja 12).

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The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at US$4 199, as compared with £-US-

on March 1 will be broadcast NO MORE BODIES3% while the New York on

from Daventry station and the times at which recordings will be broadenst will be in- nounced later— Renter

NEW BRITISH COINAGE

King Consults Mint Official

RECOVERED

Excavation Work

Completed

HOUSE COLLAPSE IN YAUMATI

After working almost inces- santly since 1-45 pm on Thurs day, the coolies engaged in the excavation, work at the scene of London, To-day, the Chinese tenement house His Majesty the King received collapse in Woosung Street, the Deputy Master of the Beyal Yaumati, which occurred last Mint at Backingham Palace in Wednesday morning, completed connection with the new coinage their labours at about 8 p... bearing the King's figy. His Ma-last night... jesty inspected the plaster cast of

ment each and Hardy to also fired a salute in honour of GERMAN GOODS BOYCOTTED Pressed that the Canard-White his head, which is likely to bel -No further bodies were found!

months, all in the second division -Beuter.

MOUNT EVEREST

EXPEDITION

Selection Of Native

Porters

Darjeeling, To-day.

The confidence frequently Star liner Queen Mary would be used for medals as well as coins yesterday, though on the pre- the visiting Admiral..

almost vibrationless has proved The King also received Vivious day, seven were recovered Bombay, To-day. The Japanese cruiser fred a The Bombay Medical Union justified by the initial dock trials count Swinton, Secretary of from the debris. It will be re- further salute of guns when has passed a resolution declar of her 200,000 horsepower pro. State for Air Bester's Bulletin called that the earlier reports the Japanese Consul left the ship ling a boycott of German goods pelling machinery, with the pro-Service. after calling

on the Bear-as a reprisal against the speech pellors uncoupled Tests of the

complete, propelling unit, will be GENERAL AMNESTY Admiral, and also z salute of 11 of Herr Hitler on January 27 icarried on until the vessel leaves igins for Commodore Sedgwick, Reuter

A message dated January 27 her fitting-out berth on March 24 when he paid an official call.

At 1045 m. Read-Admiral stated that the right of European-British Wireless Service. Hosakay called on His Excel nations to colonise was emphasis lency the Governor at. Governed in Chancellor Hitler's speech

A large number of native perment House, where he was re-before a rally at Munich, of 6,000 ters have been selected for the ceived by a Guard of Honour pro- Mount Everest expedition by a vided by the Fast Lancashire jor Morrit, but the final selection Regiment. His Excellency re will be made by Mr. Hit Ratt-turned the call at 1115 ledge, the leader of the expedi The criser will remain in port

-Eater's Bolletin Service stundlik March 3,

SWISS GOVERNMENT STANDS FIRM

erne, To-day.

beurt has refused to

cision to ban Ka

Switzerland

IN SPAIN

Approved By Cortes

Committe

were to the effect that about text people were missing

On the morning of the col- lepse six people were removed n the to the hospital, wh |same evening "a bärd was

rescued from the wi

WEATHER FORETAST

London cross-rate was quoted at {£-US$4.99, as compared with

US$4.59%-

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