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Bernd Rosemeyer, of Germany, is shown with his trophies after averag ing 82.564 miles per hour to win the Vanderbilt Cup race at the Roose- velt Speedway, Mineola, L. L. His prize money for the 800 mile grind totaled better than $20,000.

GENERAL PERSHING

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Self-Defence

Berlin, To-day

An important statement on defence of the Philippines was made yesterday by General John Pershing, American Commander-in-Chief during the Great War, who is on a short visit to Germany,

Speaking to newspapermen here yesterday, General Pershing pointed out the tremendous dif ficulty of landing an invading force of even 100,000 men in the Philippines, which the General describ ed as being "quite capable of standing on their own legs."

Questioned regarding the "Japan- ese peril in the Islands, General Pershing replied that Japan al- ready had her, hands full else

where.

Moreover, if she were to under- take an expedition southward, she would be seriously threatened by Soviet Russia from Vladivostok in the rear.

SINCERE COMPANY MURDER CASE

That Mr. H. G. Sheldon, KC, The General stated that Japan is and Mr. John Wyatt, Acting As- 5,000 kilometres distant from the sistant Attorney General, will be Philippines, and that creation of a acting on behalf of the prosecution Japanese base in Formosa would in the "Sincere Company Murder be very difficult and expensive. Case" was revealed this afternoon. Trans-Ocean,

LEAGUE DELEGATES

when the four men, Li Fuk-chong, Ko Wah-tak Leung Wong and Au Hing, charged with being connect London, To-day. Ted with the murder of the late Mr. India will be represented at the David Chen (Chen Lai-tsun}}, Assembly of the League of Nations were once again remanded, for a this year by the Aga Khan, Sir week by Mr. E Himsworth at the Denys Bray, Roa Sahid, and Pandit request of Inspector A E. Carey, Dharam Naraink

who stated that Mr. Sheldon will Substitute delegate will be Sir not be able to attend the proceed- Govindrao Pradhan-Reuter.

ings until next week~

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