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HEAVY SNOWFALLS IN SHANHAIKWAN AREA

FREE STATE SWINGING

DEFEAT OF DE VALERA ANTICIPATED

ELECTION UNDER DIFFICULTIES

COUNTRY FROSTBOUND

(Oor Own Correspondent).

Teteamph. Copyright, Telegraphie seng Ordinanss, 1794, Recstard, Jamsary 18, 10.36 a.m.j

London, Jan. 18.

Bitterly cold weather prevails | in Ireland causing restrictions in the rival election campaigns and rendering the task of testing the feeling of the country doubly difficult.

Nevertheless, while the strength of Mr. de Valera's following in

many parts of the Irish Free State

arq not under-estimated, there is

a growing expectation in Dublla

that Mr. Cosgrave will be returned. It is probable that he will at once find himself up against di- cultica. It Beems fairly cortain that if Mr. Cosgrave wins the elec- tion, hie majority will be a very small one and that his government will have a precarious existence.

DUBLIN OPINION.

CONGRESSMAN'S LITTLE JOKE?

WANTS

IMPEACHMENT

OF MR. HOOVER

Washington, Jan, 17.

A resolution calling upon Congress to impeach Prest- dent Hoover has been laid on the table of the House of Representatives by Mr. L. T McFadden, a Republican nten- ber of the House-Renter.

LADY ABE BAILEY LOST

LONG OVERDUE ON FLIGHT

MOLLISON TO BEGIN SEARCH

London, Jan. 18.

Lady Abe Bailey's where- abouts are now giving rise to considerable anxiety.

and the cause for alarm is accon- She is considerably overdue tuated by the fact

Bailey appeared, on her arrival that Lady at Oran, to be suffering from the symptoms of influenza.

Despite a rise in temperature and a general feeling of discom fort, Lady Bailey, in her anxiety not to bo defeated in her project of beating the England-Cape flight record, took off from Oran the same day.

Opinion on the Dublin Stock Exchange is, however, axjinitely, turning towards the prospect of a change of government and prices are rising in the country markets, fer within the next few hours, If no nows la received of the which is generally interpreted na Mr. J. A. Mollison announces that a sign of a widespread belief that he will start immediately in search the Anglo-Irish economic war will, of her in a new De Havilland soon be brought to an end.

seven-senter air-liner.

The Centre Party and the Inde pondents, whose spokesman is the Lord Mayor of Dublin, are deter mined to avoid another carly elec-j tion by the formation of a Nation al Government.

TOO COLD FOR MEETINGS. Meanwhi.o, the candidates are still atruggling to overcome some' of the ducities offered in their campa.going by the weather. A large part of the country is frost-i bound and as ninety per cent, of the meetings caled are in the opcji | air, the audiences dwindle away rapidly owing to the intenso cold.

Evon Mr. de Valora's own meet- ings have been affected in this way.

SANGUINARY FIGHTING

JAPANESE CLEAN-UP ROUND MULING

Harbin, Jan, 18. Japanese military headquarters state that six Japanese punitive expeditions are operating fanwise from Muling, cleaning up scatter- ed bands anti-Manchukun Volunteers.

of

Several sanguinary encountera have, it is claimed, resulted in heavy losses for the Chinese.- Router.

PRINCE GEORGE AGAIN ILL

CONFINED TO BED WITH FLU

London, Jan. 17. Prince George is in bed, with influenza and has had to cancel his prenosed vialt to-morrow to the Teamsloved Welfare Centres at Middlesborough.

Ho has telegraphed promising to keep the engagement when he han recovered. British Wiretean.

He will be accompanied by Flight-Leutenant W. L. Courtney and a mechanic.

will commance their search from They will fly direct to Oran and there. Reuter.

EXPERT PILOT'S DEATH

FLIGHT-LIEUTENANT D.L.G. BETT

London, Jan. 18. Flight-Lieutenant D. L. G. Bett, the pilot selected by the Air Mini- atry to undertake iritain's attack on the long-distance endurance re- cord, has died in hospital at Hal

Photo

shows (right)

Fit. Lt.

D. L. G. Bott and Lieut. Gayford who was to have bean bis companion on a Caps flight.

ton, Buckinghamshire, following an operation.

Plans for the 0,000-mile fight to the Capa la one hop were prac tically.complete a fortnight ago when Flight-Lieutenant Bett was taken suddenly ill-Reuter.

BOYS FIGHT

STAB WOUND IN BACK

FIGHTING STOPPED

BOTH SIDES MAKING PREPARATIONS

XIXTH ARMY MEN ON SPOT

Pelting, Jan. 18. Heavy snow falls interrupted aghting between the Ghinero an

apanese near Chiumenkow and Shih Ho, while only occasiona kirmishes are reported from: Shihmenchia.

Seven trains of Japanese and Corcan troops arrived in Mukden esterday morning and it is under tood they will be dispatched to the

engtien-Jenol

frontier when. .ccessary.

Japanese troops wore scen ́drill. ag at Shanhaikwan and putting p more defence works yesterday. .espite the heavy snow.

HO CHU KUO PROMOTED. Marshal Chang Houeh-liang has announced the promotion of Gen- unl Ho Chu-kuo for his moritori-

THE GREAT WHITE WAY!-Heavy snowfalls are reported from the North of England and drifts 4 ft. 'deep ava by no means uncommon. Photo was taken on the Yorkshire moors.

SILVER BOOST SOUGHT

Jus services, to the post of Com- NEW BILL BEFORE

mander of the Third North-eastern Army, concurrently with hia com-: mand of the Ninth Brigade,

Ho Chu-kuo has been given full cower to defend Shlhmenchia and

CONGRESS

districts along the railway which REMONETISATION

re still held by the Chinese..

Foreign sources report the quiet arrival in Chinwangtao of twenty officers of the Nineteenth Route Army, who participated in the Sino-Japanese war at Shanghai.

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Washington, Jan. 17.

A Bill aiming at the remone- tisation of silver has been in- troduced in the House of Re- presentatives by Mr. Steagall, Their arrival is considered import the chairman of the Banking

ant

JAPANESE SUSPICIOUS

Committee.

The Bill provides that the Se- The situation is still very tengecretary of the Treasury Depart- acting strictly on the defensive, silver in the open market at cur- but the Japanese appear to be ment shall immediately purchase

boir nir

and rent prices to the value of G.$250,- Occasional sorties being carried 000,000 and that thereafter, each out to prevent a surprise attack month, he shall purchase one- rom the Chinese, of which they twelfth of the estimated annual appear suspicious,

reconnaisances

COLD SNAP AT WUCHOW

BELOW FREEZING

POINT.

production of silver bullion in the

United States. Alaska and the Philippines.

Payment, for the silver, under the Bill, would take the form of silver certificates, which would be declared legal tender-Renter.

FORMER HEALTH

OFFICER

YORKSHIRE UNDER SNOW

HEAVIEST FALL OF

WINTER.

London, Jan, 17. The heaviest snowrall of this winter occurred to-day in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Wales. It in toot deep on the nigh Yorkshire moors and snow ploughs are being used. --British Wireless.

FLIGHT OVER EVEREST

VETO ¡OVERRIDDEN

INDEPENDENCE OF PHILIPPINES

SENATE PROVIDES A SURPRISE

Washington, Jan. 17. Confounding political pro- phets, the Senato to-day, by the required two-thirds vote, passed the 'compromise Philippines In- dependence Bill over the voto of President Hoover, following the example act by the House of Representatives.

Sixty-six Senators voted for over- riding the veto and only 27 record- ed their votes in favour of the President's views.

As a result, the Bill becomes inw and complete Independence for the Philippines will be achieved within from ten to thirteen years, provided the Philippines Legislature accepts the Bill within a year.

VICTORY FOR TARIFFISTS.

If the Philippinda Legislature re- jects the American Congress pro-

ATTEMPT TO BE MADE posals, as the Philippines House of

IN MARCH

TWO MACHINES

Representatives has indicated it will, the whole problem will be thrown back into the melting pOL.

The passage of the Bill in Washington is considered a victory for American agriculturists, cape- cially the sugar interests, who are tion and anticipato that when the very jealous of Philippine competi- atustamanna Expedition, led by Air-Commander Filipinos are granted their inde-. Fellowes, with Squadron Loader pendence, tarif walls will be erected

London, Jan, 17, Members of the Everest Flight

GIRL FLIERS leaves for Indin early next month pine products, futes against Luisip.

RESCUED

MISS PAGE'S LEG. BROKEN

COMPANION HURT ABOUT HEAD

and the attempt to fly over the world's highest mountain will be made in March,

MANILA OPINIONS, Opinions are mixed in Manila. The main base will we at Pur-The Quezon group are not pleased ses, about 150 miles from Mt. that the Bill has been passed over. Everest.

the President's veto, believing that

The flight will be undertaken its rejection would have opened the by two aeroplanes, each carrying door to an even better Bill from will be equipped with oxygen, cos-ence earlier, when President-Elect Ja pilot and an observer. Theac their standpoint, giving independ

tained in cylinders, made of the Roosevelt assumes office. Other special and extremely strong steel pinton is that the Philippines are London, Jan. 17.

recently produced by Vickers Jucky to have got what they have Armstrong. The two English girl flyers,

been given. Miss Joan Page and Miss Audrey Pegasus engines, have been cho-that it to just as well that the Fill- Westland aircraft, with Bristol General feeling appears to be Sale Burker, who crashed in the an for the venture and all the pinos will have an opportunity of African bush during a heavy Aying members of the expedition to see whether they like it or not." storm on their way from the have undergone tests in sealod

loxamining the Hayes-Cutting Bill Cape to England, have now been chambers at the Roval Aircraft

-Router. brought safely to Nairobi. establishment, in which the air DEATH OF DR. B. H.after an air search, having been mating to a height of 37,000 feet: They were located yesterday was rarified to an extent approxi- MELLON

missing since Saturday. Residents say that this is the

Bliss Page had suffered a broken falls to the ground without flut

In that atmosphere thin paper News has been received in the leg and her companion had slight toring and the tick of a watch is oldest snap Wuchow has ex- perienced for several years. The Colony of the death of Dr. B. H. head Injuries,

unheard as there is insufficient alr Both are now in hospital and are to carry the sound. All the mem- extreme weather is causing great Mellon, former Health Officer of

ardship among the poorer classes the Port, which occurred on Friday reported to be

comfortable and of people because of their inck of last, at Palama, Majorca Island. choorful.

bera passed the test. appropriate clothing-Our

The late Dr. Mellon, who was

The cost of the expedition is be They state that they were blown! Correspondent.

born in 1888, was a son of Mr. out of their course by the storming largely borne by Lady Houston. J. H. Mellos, of Greensland, Co. and in making a forced landing-British Wireless. Antrim. He entered the Hong-when their petrol was exhausted, kong Government service in 1921 the machine turned over-British As Second Health Officer, being Wireless, promoted to the substantive post)

Wuchow, Jan. 10. This morning, Wuchow enters on ita fifth day of severe cold weather, with the thermometer at times falling below the freezing point.

Own

THE SEARCH FOR HINKLER

SNOW MAKES TASK DIFFICULT

Wirelcas.

ARMY CHANGES

in 1923. During his residence here, he made many friends, who will learn with the utmost regret of his death. He leaves a widow and one child.

FROBISHER'S NEW ROLE

DEATH OF MRS.

FORSYTH

MOTORBOAT SUNK IN HARBOUR

COLLIDES WITH A LAUNCH

A motorboat, the Man Lik, was sunk late last night as a result of a collision with the steam

H.launch Hop On.

The accident occurred off Stono- cuttera Island at 8.30 p.m. The motorboat sank within ten minutos of the collision. The crew were rescued by the launch.

WUCHOW MAKES PROGRESS

WELL-KNOWN WORKER London, Jan, 17.

Dr. Mellon retired from the Go-

FOR CHARITIES

Chan Mak-siu, aged 17, was Captain Lawrence Hope continu-vernment service at the end of TRAINING SHIP FOR

later removed to tho Kowloon ed his air search for Squadron 1931, being invalided out.

Widespread regret has been oc. Hospital suffering from injuries Ho Leader Hinkler over the Swiss later went to Nice, in the south

CADETS

oasioned by the death of Mrs. to his kucos, auffered as a result peaks and valleys to-day.

af France, and whilst there was

Forsyth, wife of Mr. W. Forsyth, of the colifefon. Ila has now made Lausanne. his admitted to hospital with a broken

London, Jun, 17. qf Kowloon Docks, which occurred base and will carefully survey the leg. Subsequently, he went to tons, laft Chatham to-day for the

The cruiser Frobleher, 9,750 at the Matilda Hospital last night;; fering with, the search. British showed that Es had also been in training ship for cadets of Dart-resident of the Colony, made a Simplon area, but snow is inter Majorca Island, and recent news West Indies as a now seagoing extremely well-known as an old The deceased lady, who was hospital there. No news has been mouth and public schools. There large circle of friends by her received of the cause of his death, were 110 cadets on board. however,

kindly disposition and gonial na During her three months' cruise.turo. She was an indefatigable she will visit the Azores, Trinidad worker on behalf of the M.C.L

STREET WIDENING Grenada, Barbados, Saint Lucin. and other local charities, and

SCHEME Antigua and Bermuda, returning from the inception of Kewloon to Chatham on April 7th.

Wuchow, Jan. 10. Union Church had been a member The local authorities aro con- The shin's company is reduced of the Committee, also being to the minimum necessary for past President of the Women's dernizing Wuchow by widening. tinuing their programme of mo- unarviaton of the working of the Guild in connexion therewith. The another of the city's streets. Ex- ahin, so that the young officersAt Homo" which was to have cavation of the prospective street will be needed as working hands. been held by the Guild to-day has is now in progress, and it la ex- They will I've and work {" been indefinitely postponed in con-pected that before long it will bo ordinary seamon-British Wire: lers.

Lasquence of har danth.

Much sympathy will be folt with opened for publle traffic.

New generators are now being the husband and family in their installed in the plant of the Wu- In our report of the Yaumati heavy bereavement Amongst the chow Electric Company, and it School Prize.riving yesterday, the children loft are Mra. David Pur-will only be a matter of a few privertently even as Mr. Mstall. Its inr of Shanghai, and Mr weeks before the new machinery should, at marae, have been the Rev. Formyth. Int.,, who is at present, G.E.8. Upadall.

will ba functioning in the power In the Colony,

house-Our Own Correspondasid

NEW CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF

London, Jan. 17. Field Marshal Sir George Milne will relinquish his appointment as Chlef of the Imperial General Staff

A fight between two boys fol- lowing a game of marblea at Wil-on February 19th. mor Street, Wanchal, resulted in one of the youths, Wong Ping- kwan, aged 16, receiving a stab

At veaterday's meeting of the Ro-

Auditor, gave a most amusing talk on

Lagu Club, Mr. P.L. Collton, Colonial wound.

The injury was inflicted in the "Rod Tang and Green Penel which back and it was necessary for the

On that date, General Sir Arcbl- buld Montromery. Manningbord will leave the Adjutant-General's offino to aucceed k'm. and on the anme day General Sir Cacil Romer will teke un h's duties an Ad··

thraw many humorous sidelights on victim's removal to the Govern-jutant-General.-British, Wireless. Government anditing work.

¡ment Civil Hospital.......

STOP PRESS

LUNCH TEST SCORE

ENGLAND: 386 for 6

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