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GERMAN ACTIONS IN SPAIN INTERPRETED AS STATE OF WAR BY WASHINGTON ·
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Arms Embargo May Be Declared Against Reich As Well As Spain
“DANGEROUS GAME
BY HITLER"
wil be issued to put an end, "SANCTIONS” MAY OPERATE AGAINST
to the rumours.—Trans-Ocran
Service.
BREAK-UP OF
NEWSPAPER
COMBINE
DAILY TELEGRAPH
OWNERSHIP
LORD CAMROSE IN SOLE CHARGE
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
London, To-day. Important and fanda- mental changes in the newspaper group controll- ed by the Berry brothers. are announced.
The Berry brothers either: own or control almost one- third of the newspapers pub-! lished in Great Britain, includ- ing leading London dailies and provincial dailies.
are
The principal shareholders and proprietory
Lord Camrose. Lord life and Lord Kemsley.
They have now agreed, it learned, to a redistribution of their respective interests.
is
Most significant development so far as public interest is concerned
is that the
extremely influential
GERMAN SHIPPING
AMERICA PREPARING
FORMULA
Washington, To-day. Sensational reports are current here that President Roosevelt will place an arms embargo against Germany as well as against Spain.
The ground for the action, according to poli- tical circles, is that the American Government holds that the German Navy and the Spanish loyalists are actually in a state of belligerency.
VALENCIA
DEFIANCE
These reports are not official- ly confirmed but the "Washing-- ton Post" in the course of ~al strongly worded editorial, com-
ments:
a dangerous game
OF REICH that Herr Hitler is playing
FIGARO BLAMES
MOSCOW
and he may shortly be im- peded by the American Government.””
The journal adds that should President Roosevelt declare that a
INCIDENTS OFF state of war exists and warn Ameri-
BILBAO
Paris, To-day.
In an article dealing with the "Daily Telegraph" and the "Fin- Naval incidents ancial Times" from now on
cans against travelling in belli- gerent ships, the effect upon Ger- man shipping might be disastrous.
RESOLUTION TO BE RUSHED
It is revealed that a plan is un- off Bilbao,der consideration to rush a joint attributes the resolution through both houses of be exclusively controlled by Lord "haughty" tone adopted by the Congress, prohibiting the export Camrose. Trans-Ocean.
will Figaro"
QUEEN MARIE IN ENGLAND
YOUNG
SON TO ATTEND ENGLISH SCHOOL
less Service..
Valencia Government towards of arms to Spain with retrospec- Germany to the influence of tive effect where licences for ex- Moscow.
It is not without some amuse ment, says the paper, that Mos-
port have already been granted.
Foreign affairs is now the prin- cipal business before the new Con- gress once formalities have been
LINDY GIVES DE VALERA HIS FIRST FLIGHT
Arriving in Doblin in his new Miles Mohawk monoplane. Col. Charles Lindbergh, surveying. possible landing fields for transatlantic planes, took President de Valera of the Irish Free State for his first air ride. Lindbergh is shown at the left with de Valers already in the cockpit.
Gasmasks For All In Britain
London, To-day. The Home Office announces that arrangements are being made to give all families in 'dividual instruction in the fitting and using of garmasks. of which 30,000,000 will short- ly be available.
at
Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd is open- ing the first factory exclusive- ly devoted to gasmasks Blackburn on January 12. This factory will have an output of at least half a million weekly. -Reuter
cow regards the turn taken by disposed of and the leaders of the CANTON'S THREE
and
NEW LICENCE
YEAR PLAN ·
BEING SENT TO NANKING FOR APPROVAL
BODY TO BE EXHUMED
BELGIAN ENVOY'S
TRAGIC DEATH
FOREIGN OFFICE STATEMENT
Brussels, To-day. The alleged murder of the Belgian diplomat, Baron Jaques de Borch- grave, in Spain, is occupy- ing the attention of the press in an increasing de- gree, although the only offi cial statement yet made is from the foreign ministry. This confines itself to a brief account of the steps taken to clear up the case.
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Mutineers To Be Pardoned
Amsterdam, To-day.
All mutineers of the warship "Zeten Provincien" who rebell ed when the vessel was in the Netherlands East Indies in 1923, will receive the benefit of the Royal Amnesty on the occasion of Princess Juliana's wedding.
The amnesty is very wide in its scope, including 1,300 income tax defaulters who are absolved from their liabilities. -Beuter.
POPE CAUSING ANXIETY
ALARM YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON
ENGLAND SET
689 TO WIN
TWO WICKETS FALL FOR 98
BRADMAN BATS FOR SEVEN HOURS WITH "FLU
BEATEN AT 270
Faced with the al- most impossible task of scoring 689 runs for victory, England had lost two wickets for 98 runs at the tea interval.
The last four Australian wie- kets added 64 runs, Bradıman taking his score from 248 to 270 before being deceived by the pace of one of Verity's cleverly flighted deliveries. He had bat- ted for 7 hours and 38 minutes, and it was announced after- wards that he had been suffer- ing from influenza during the last two days! It was certainly. (a captain's innings.
FORLORN HOPE
No eleven in the history of the Tests has topped the 450 mark in the fourth innings and England's hopes of winning the Ashes in straight wins have now been dashed to the ground.
The match is in its fifth day, having commenced on New Year's Day.
There was a crowd of 25,000 present in cloudy and mild wea- ther when Bradman (248) `and McCabe (14) went out to re- sume Australia's innings this morning at 500 for 6.
The wicket was in good shape jand 'Fishlock, England's twelfth man fielded in place of Voce, who is nursing a sore ankle.
MCCABE LEAVES AT 511 Bradman reached his 250 after 1401 minutes.
Only 11 runs were added before the English bowlers met with suc- tess, McCabe stepping in front of a straight one from Allen and be- ing given out under the new Ibw.
aling. 511-7-22. He had bat-. ted for 42 minutes and hit two boundaries.
Darling again failed, playing Allen's next delivery, an inswin- ger, hard on to his wicket. 511-- 8 0.
BRADMAN MISHITS
events, since it must not be for-House and Senate are expected to gotten that, in the opinion of lead concentrate to-day upon devising ing political authorities, Moscow's
la formula empowering the Presi-
The Belgian Government, ac- political game consists in making dent, with a minimum of delay, to
cording to the statement, sent a London, To-day-Queez Marie scapegoats of others.
jextend the Neutrality Act to both
Note to the Spanish Government bi Jugoslavia and her eleven-
The batting now became most In the Far East, for instance, Spanish factions—and, possibly, to year-old son, Prince Tomislav, the Soviet-Union had exploited the Germany.
¡on December 29, requesting that
dull and 38 runs were added be Canton, To-day. arrived in London yesterday- differences between Japan
exhaustive investigations should
fore Bradman General Huang Mow-sung. Chair-be made,, whereupon an
IMPROVES LATER
was deceived by The Prince has come to attend China in order to divert Japan's
the pace of one of Verity's well- man of Kwangtung Government, was received through the Spanish school in England.-British Wire attention towards the South, and In the meantime, the State De- held a meeting yesterday morning Ambassador in Brussels, to the ef-
fighted deliveries and, in attempt Vatican City, To-day.
ing to pull it to the boundary, in Europe, it was adopting the partment has announced that it to discuss the three-year plan for fect
that everything possible The condition of His Holiness skied it into has just granted a licence to a the province before it is sent to would be done.
the safe hands of the Pope took a sharp turn for Allen at mid on. It was Verity's **Figaro" also(munitions dealer to export U. S. the Nanking Central Government On Monday last, the Spanish the worse this afternoon, but second ball of the day.
for approval It is learned that Government officially expressed its the crisis passed and there is exploitation of natural resources regrets to the Belgian Governo immediate danger.
(Continued on Page 5). in Hainan Island is included inment, and declared that the body the plan-Our Own Correspondent of the dead diplomat would be ex heart attack and the action of the England 1st Inas....
The Pope suffered slight Australia 1st Inns. 200 for $ dec. -76 for 9. dec. humed and a complete investiga heart caused considerable anxiety
AUSTRALIA-END INNS, tion begun. Trans-Ocean Ser-until signs of improvement were L OB. Fleetwood Smith, e W. J. O'Reilly, e and b Voice ¦
Verity, b Voce
KING TO REVIEW FLEET
DISPLAY AT SPITHEAD FOR CORONATION
London, To-day.
same methods.
Nevertheless,
throws blame on Germany, which the paper includes in its attack.
FRENCH POSITION
The article takes sharp excep- tion to France making a common cause with Communists and anar- chists in Spain where, the paper The First Lord of the Admiralty declares, there is no longer any has announced that the King has legal Government and no Spanish ordered a review of the Grand democracy.
It was serious that in France his Corona-and in the Popular Front, there were extremist elements which
Fleet, at Spithead, for May 29, in connection with tion.
The last occasion on which the looked to Spain for victory for Grand Fleet was reviewed was in their own revolutionary aims, but 1935 when his late Majesty, King French public opinion on the whole George V, visited the Senior Ser-refrains from following the lead. vice in the Silver Jubilee celebra--Trans-Ocean. tions-Reuter's Bulletin Service.
French Protest To Spain
Paris, To-day.
The French Government has lodged a strong note of prò... test with the Spanish Govern- ment concerning the shooting .down of the French Embassy plane last month. The French Government demands the punishment of the guilty and· compensation for the victims. -Renter.
$4,500,000 worth of aeroplanes, LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST rifes, machine-guns and ammuni- KING'S NEW POST
tion to the Spanish Government The Royal Observatory reports. The shipment has been booked that a moderate anticyclone has through the Spanish. Ambassador London, To-day-His Majesty formed over N. China. The de- in Mexico but the chances of de- the King has assumed the Appression is moving into the Paci{livery are extremely slight in view pointment of Air-Commodore-in-fic to the North-east of Hokkaido of the imminent possibility of
Forecast N.Eg winds, mbder- Congress Intervention:
(Continued on Page 5)
Chief, of the Auxiliary Air Force. -Reuter's Bulletin Service.
ate; fair,
vice.
RALPH FOX DEAD
SERVING WITH LOYALISTS MAY BREAK OFF RELATIONS
IN MADRID
London, To-day,
The English Communist writer, Ralph FoL has died at Madrid with the International, Column, according to the "Daily Herald.”
Fox wrote several books on communism. He served as a Bri-i
MARCHIONESS PASSES
Brussels, To-day.
A rupture of diplomatic relations between the Bel- gian Government and the Spanish Government of Valencia, is emphatically. demanded by the Press here.
Scores:
+
noted by physicians.
Last evening, his condition - Ward, e Hardstaff, b Verity.. showed no change but he suffered L. E. Rigg, Ibw, & Simg
W. A. Brown, e Barnett, o Voce Father more pain owing to the J. H. Fogleton, c Ames, b Sims.. formation of varicose ulcers in D. G. Bradman, c`Alien, b Verity the right leg as well as the left. McCabe, Lb.w., & Allen
Darling, Allen [leg-Renter.
W. H. Sievers, not out W. A. Oldfeld, lbw b Verity
Extras
be accepted 28 29 established Indignation at the assassina-fact.
Total
Bowling Analysis
O, MER.
.120
11 2 46
109
18:
tish officer in the World War and tion of the Belgian diplomat, The attitude taken by the Bel-Yoce... later lived for several years in So- Baron de Borchgrave, by the gian Government in the matter so Hammond viet Russia Trane Ocean.
Allen Spanish Beds, is running high far is criticised for its “lack of
Varity and is being voiced in long arti-vigour" by the opposition press. Robins [cles couched in extraordinarily and even by some of the Govern- Sima
sharp language.
ment Party organs.
Worthington Although definite . oficial con- They demand that the Govern for 8; 2 (Fleetwood Bauiti) for 3:2 Fall of the wicketa: 1 (0 Trilly) London, To-day-The death firmation of Baron de Borcament, take energetic steps in ward) for 88; 4 (Brown) for, 14; took place yesterday of the Mar- grave's death at the hands of Valencia, in order to assure that 5 (Big) for 27: (Fingleton) for chioness of Aberdeen, wife of the loyalista is still lacking, the gen- those responsible for the murder for 511; 9 (Bradman) for 5427. 10 443; 7 (MeCabe) for 511; 8 (Darling) present Marquess--Renter's Bul-eral view prevailing here is that meet well-merited punishment.
(Oldfeld) for 564. letin Service.
the murder of the diplomat mustiTrans-Ocean Service..
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