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ABYSSINIAN GOVERNMENT DECIDES NOT TO SURRENDER TO ITALY

Empress And Royal Family Leaving Shortly For Jerusalem

CANADIAN

BUDGET

BUSINESS TAXES INCREASED

Some Specific Duties Removed

BRITISH PREFERENCE

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Ottawa. To-day.

in the Canadian budget the in- dividual income-tax is unchanged. the corporation income-tax is in- creased from 1312 to 15 per cent., the tax on the consolidated income! of a company and its subsidiaries is increased from 15 to 17 per cent.. and the sales tax from 6 to 8 per cent. Under the British pre- ference all iron and steel and ma-i chinery not made in Canada and a number of other goods are put on the free list.

The existing specific duties. on all yarns or fabrics wholly cotton

or artificial silk are removed. The

duties on a number of goods im- ported under British preference or an intermediate tariff have been reduced-Reuter.

MISSION AT NANKING

MANY RECEPTIONS

ARRANGED

CHINESE BOXING SHOW

Nanking, To-day. The Chinese Overseas, Mission! from Manila was entertained yes- terday at the Central Native Ath- Jetic Association, where the party witnessed an exhibition of Chinese boxing. being the guests of the Chairman of the Association. Mr. Chang Chi-kiang, who recently? took the Association's basketball team to play a series of games in the Philippines.

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The wife of the President of Brazil, with their son. Getulio Vargas, Jr., photographed after they had arrived in Miami vix the Senora Vargas and her son were Pan American plane recently.

met by the Brazilian Ambassador to the United States, and by a representative of the U.S. State Department,

GERMAN-MANCHUKUO PACT

CHINESE FOREIGN OFFICE TAKES SERIOUS VIEW OF ACTION

NEGUS APPEALS TO POPULACE

DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO

STEM ADVANCE

RAS GETACHU AT HEAD OF

LOYALIST BAND

London, To-day.

Amid civic and military pomp at Los Angeles harbour, the President-

It is learned in authoritative circles in Lon-elect Miguel Mariano Gomez of Cuba was ushered impressively into the don that Great Britain has not put forward any United States for a pre-inaugural tour of the country. He arrived aboard the 8. Talamanca, accompanied by his wife and three daughters. Our photo- new terms for peace in Abyssinia.

graph shows him as be inspected batteries of the Coast Artillery at the Wii- At the left is Lt Col Homer R. Oldfield, U.S.A.. of Fort MacArthur.

EGYPTIAN ELECTIONS

An Addis Ababa message announces that itmington pier. is understood that the Emperor and the Govern- ment have decided not to surrender. Believing in the absolute justice of his cause and despite the defeats caused by overwhelming numbers and superior equipment, the Emperor has decided to continue the struggle.

It is believed that the Empress and the Royal family will shortly leave for Jerusalem, but the Emperor and Crown Prince will remain in Abyssinia, while the Government will probably more to the west.

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WAFDIST MAJORITY IS CONSIDERED CERTAIN IN POLITICAL CIRCLES

Cairo, To-day.

A Wafdist majority in to-day's elections to the Chamber of Eighty-five Deputies is considered certain in political circles. Nanking, To-day.

The Emperor held a conference with the diplomatic corps yes- Wafdiets will be returned unopposed and with a few exceptions Questioned concerning the trade agreement concluded beterday afternoon to discuss the precautions necessary for the pro- the Wafd are contesting all the remainder of the 147 seats.

The election will be held tween Germany and Manchukuo, a Foreign Office spokesman re-tection of foreign nationals in the event of an Italian entry into

under the democratic constitu- Red that on April 29 the German Charge d'Affaires called at the the capital.

The Emperor specially appealed to all able-bodied citizens totion of 1923 by universal direct Foreign Office and informed the Chinese. Government of the im- rending conclusion of the arrangements, which the German diplomarch to the nor today with five days' provisions to stem the suffrage, and will be followed a mat pointed out were purely of a commercial character and devoid Italian advance. The leader of this forlorn hope will be Ras fortnight later by the election

Getachi. Reuter."

of 100 members of the Senate, of political significance.

Rome: It is announced that two-fifths of whom, however,

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY

Of Great Strategic Value

DISPUTE ABOUT MAIN STATION

From Our Own Currespondent)

Canton, To-day.

The Foreign Office, which is jawaiting the text of the ar

rangements, is taking a serious view of the matter, he added, and the appropriate steps would be decided after the text had

been received and examined.

OBITUARY

Death Of Well-Known Poet

A. E. HOUSMAN

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a completely equipped airport are formally nominated by the for flying-boats is in the course Crown.

CHILEAN GIRL IN FINAL

Defeats Mrs. King At Bournemouth

of construction by an Italian.en- The constitutional position gineering corps on the shores of arising from the death of King Lake Tsana, sula of Gorgora-Reuter's Bul- Premier meets the National meet Miss Kay Stammers

near the penin- Fuad is somewhat obscure. The

letin Service.

KING VISITS WINDSOR

FIRST OFFICIAL FUNCTION

London, To-day.

KAY STAMMERS WINS

Bournemouth, To-day. Senorita Lizana (Chile) will (Bri- Front to-morrow to submit

tain), the holder, in the Final of recommendation to the State the British Hardcourts Women's legal department that the Pre-tennis championship. mier and Cabinet continue to Yesterday the Chilean invader exercise the constitutional beat, Mrs. M. R. King, conqueror powers of the throne until the of Dorothy Round, 64, 1-mâ new Parliament meets. It is 6-1, while Miss Stammers beat understood that the Wafd fa- Mlle.

(France), who vours the summoning the 1930 triumphed over Betty Nuthall, by Parliament to deal. with the 6-2, 6-2 in the other semi-final

matter. Reuter.

·U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS

DETAILS OF PACT, Tokyo: Under the German- Manchukuo trade agreement the Gezzan foreign exchange ad- ministration, it is reported, per-

London, To-day. mits the importation of Manchu-i

The death has occurred of A. E. kuoan products to the amount of!

12 Housman, the poet and Professor 100,000,000 yen during the months beginning on June 1, Ger- of Latin at Cambridge University. many paying three-quarters in-Reuter's Bulletin Service. The party is also busy attending Work is being actively pushed foreign exchange and one-quarter

Housman's best-known work Reichsmarks. Manchukuo!

His Majesty the King attended factories to complete the 120 miles of the in receptions, inspecting and industrial establishments and unfinished portion of the Can- agrees to utilise the said Reichs-was "A Shropshire Lad," publish his first official function at Wind- scenic spots in the capital-Reu-ton-Hankow Railway, so that marks for the payment for Ger-ed in 1896, but in addition he pu-sor Castle yesterday when he re- the line will be completed by the man products exported to Man-blished one or two books of poems ceived in audience the Dean and end of this month in view of chukuo.

and many editions of the Latin Canons of St. George's Chapel Subject to certain sitpulations.classics.

Addressing the church dignitaries the military value of the rail-

He was 20 honorary he said that he had the deepest way it was learned yesterday. a certain proportion of Japan's)

and trade balance with Germany will Fellow of St. John's, Oxford, and affection for St. George's Chapel Regular

passenger freight traffic will begin aus-

be made available for additional had been a Fellow of Trinity since, owing to its connection with the

Eoyal family. piciously on the Double-Tenth German imports from Manchukuo. 1911.

The King also saw the Mayor Celebrations (October 103. Negotiations for the renewal of

He was born on March 26, 1859, although the railway may be the trade agreement must be open and was educated at Bromsgrove and members of the Corporation used any time next month. ed not later that April 1, 1937-School and St. John's, Oxford. He of Windsor, to whom he said that An amendment

was a Higher Division Clerk in he welcomed them as neighbours of the League baseball matches to the Post Owing to Canton's opposition, Reuter. Office regulations concerning the the question of linking that line

H. M.'s Patent Office from 1882 to and friends. - Reuter's Bulletin

Service. carriage of air mails is published with the Canton-Kowloon Rail- WEATHER REPORT

1892, and Professor of Latin in the Government Gazette. The way is being shelved for the rates for carriage of correspon- time being.

Moderate easterly and south-University College, London, from The Central

1892 to 1911. He contributed al dence by sea to Singapore and by Authorities are in favour of easterly winds, cloudy generally,!

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Dizzy Dean In Form For Cardinals

DODGERS OVERWHELMED

New York, To-day." The following were, the results

Henratin

In the Final of the Men's Cham- Ipionship Fred Perry, the holder for the past four years, will meet Bunny Austin for the second sue- cessive year-Reuter.

GOLF TOURNEY AT DEAL Boy Champion In Final

Deal, To-day. Stowe eliminated Lister Hart- ley, conqueror of Leonard Craw. ley, in the Sixth Round of the

Close Amateur E. English

Golf 1[Championship yesterday when be

won by 2 and 1. -

In the semi-finals J. D. Langley, jan 18-year-old 'schoolboy and the

2 youngest player ever to reach the

played yesterday:-

National League

LORD WILLINGDON AT GIBRALTAR-

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Boston

G 10 Moore hit two home runs. Pittsburgh

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Philadelphia.

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Cincinnatti

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Dizzy Dean pitched.

Louis

12 14 Ogrodowski hit a home run.

The game between New York

Gibraltar, To-day. Lord and Lady Willingdon a7-.

2 last four, beat Cyril Tolley by one up, while H. Bentley beat. Stowe 4by the same margin.-Eeuter.

Langley won the British Boys' 1 Championship last year.

HOME RACING

In 1,000 Guineas

Canton and Nanking are dis- To Iran (Djask or Bushire): puting the choice of a grand Government letter, 80 cents; postcard, 35 terminus. Canton's argument

The following appointment etc. Mr. John Robertson Masson and in favour of having the main

notified in the Government Mr. Li Tse-fong to be members of rived yesterday morning aboard St. To Holland (Amsterdam), Other stop here is not accepted by

the Court of the University for athe" P. and Q. liner Strathmore. Countries in Europe and Great Nanking, which proposes that Gazette:

Hankow be the chief station.

Mr. William Ngartse Thomas period of three years, with effect Sir Charles Harington, Governor A solution is

Wong from April 16 and 23 respectively; of Gibraltar, paid a call aboard not possible Tam and Mr. Benjamin

Mr. Robert Lucian Moncrief to the ship and had lunch with Lord and Chicago was postponed on ac- Lord Derby's Fifth Win For the carriage of correspon-ints, the political ranking are Council for a term of three years, be a Probating val Volunteer continuing their journey all the count of rain.

relations be- Tape to be members of the Urban

Lieutenant injand Lady Willingdon, who are dence by sea to Hanoi or Saigon adjusted peacefully or other with effect from March 30; and by Air France onwards the wise.

Force, with effect from April 3;' way by sea. The Hon. Mr. Ts'o Seen-wan, Mr. Kenneth Keen

Lord Willingdon was suffering Chicago to be Dis- C.BE, LL.D., and the Rev. Frank triet

the Officer in

Northern from a slight chill and couse New York Short to be members of the Board District of the New Territories,quently did not go ashore--Eeu- of Education for a further period with effect from May 2, with auter's Bulletin Service.

Detroit London, To-day-General Sir or two years, with effect from thority to hold a Small Debts

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London, to-day-The private Lefty Grove pitched. 80, 35 and 35 cents; and to France rangements of British forces in

Office, Ping Shan, and the charge (Marseilles), Other Countries in France during the Great War Mr. Sydney Hampden Boss to rooms of the Police Stations at view of the Royal Academy open- Boston Europe and Great Britain (Los-and who also served at the be a member of the Court of the Au Tan, Ping Shan, Sha Tau Kok, ed yesterday, which is nenally re- don), $1.20, 52 cents and 52 cents. Ministry of Munitions. died in University of Hong Kong during Sai Kung, Sha Tin, Sheung Shui, garded as the opening of the Lon-St. Louis

season-Beuter's Bulletin Washington Government notifications NonLondon yesterday at the age of the absence from the Colony of Lok Ma Chan and Castle Peak, don

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