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FOUNDED 1441

No. 100ts

CA VETAEXWE TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1933. 日九廿月二十

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DUNLOP

TYRES

SHARP M.C.C. REPLY TO LEG-THEORY PROTEST

His Excellency the Governor (Sir William Pool), is hora sean inspect- ing a youthful detachment of the St. John Ambulance Brigade at Caro- line Hill yesterday afternoon. (Photo: A. Forg).

AMERICA'S DEBT OFFER

DOWNING STREET COMMUNIQUE

PROPOSAL UNDER CONSIDERATION

London, Jan. 23.

The Washington Invitation to the British Government to parti- cipate in a discussion on British war dehis to the United States. and on world economic problems, WAB the subject of a statement issued at No. 10. Downing Street to-day. It was as follows:

"Mr. Stimson informed Sir Ronald Lindsay on January 20th that Mr. Roosevelt would be glad to receive representatives of the British Government at Washing- ion early in March in order to dis- enss · British debts to the United States.

"Mr. Roosevelt wished it to be understood that this discussion must be concurrent with and con- ditional on a discussion on world economic problema, and that, therefore, representatives should also be sent to discuss methods of improving the world situation.

"The United States proposal is' at present under consideration by the departments concerned and was discussed to-day between the -Prime Minister and the Foreign

Secretary."-British Wireless.

THE SOVIET AND RELIGION

Will Cancel Rest of Tour if Australia Thinks it Desirable

RELUCTANT BUT

PREPARED

AUSTRALIAN CHARGES

DEPRECATED

FULL CONFIDENCE IN JARDINE

London, Jan. 23.

THE M.C.C. TO-DAY CABLED THEIR REPLY TO

THE AUSTRALIAN BOARD OF CONTROL ARIS- ING FROM THE LEG-THEORY CONTROVERSY.

Drafted at a specially-convened meeting of the Committee, the reply, while generally approved, has coused a sensation in England and is likely to provide Australia with an even greater shock.

Further pictures taken after the recent Sino-Japanese clash at Shanbaikwan, Left, the Head- quarters of the Japanese Army established after the capture of the city; right, hexagonal tower which was almost completely destroyed as a result of the Jupažinię bombardment.

LEAGUE'S

If Australia' thinks it desirable, the M.C.C. is pre- NEXT MOVE

pared to cancel the remainder of the tour, since it has the fullest confidence in D. R. Jardine and the team managers and is not prepared to dictate or in any way interfere in their policy. The M.CC. reply is follows:

"We, the Marylebone Cricket Club, déplore your cable.

"We deprecate your opinion that there has been unsportsmanlike play by the English team in the Test Matches.

:

DRAFT REPORT NOW PREPARED

CALMER SPIRIT PREVAILS

Geneva, Jan. 23.

"We have the fullest confidence in the captain and Japan having proved intract- the team managers and are convinced that they would able towards the efforts of the do nothing to infringe either the laws of cricket or the Committee of Nineteen to devise spirit of the game.

"We have had no evidence that our confidence has been misplaced.

"Much as we regret the accidents to Woodfull and Oldfield, we understand that in neither case was the bowler to blame.

"If the Australian Board of Control wish to pro- pose a new law or rule, it shall receive our careful con- sideration in due course.

"We hope the situation is not now so serious as your cable seemed to indicate, but if it is such as to jeopardise the good relations of English and Australian cricketers and you consider it desirable to cancel the remainder of the programme, we would consent, but with great re- luctance."

(Signed), W. Findlay.

Secretary, M. C. C.

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SCOTLAND YARD'S

SECRETS

DISCLOSURES AT A CONFERENCE.

(Our Own Correspondent).

Talegraph Copyright, Telegraphie : Kleusesa Ordinamon, 1872. Žinosiumd, January

London, Jan. 23.

The secrets of Scotland Yard will be disclosed as a private con ference of Police Chiefs which was opened in London this mora- ing, Lord Trenchard, the Commis-

dele sioner, welcoming eighty gales from Britain and various parts of the Empire.

During the week, Home Office experts and Scotland Yard of ficials will lecture upon advanced methods of erimo detection.

a conciliation formula satisfac. tory to both parties to the Sino- Japanese dispute, action under ¦ can Para. 4, Art. 15, has begun.

The League Secretariat has al-) ready prepared a draft Report,

LAST OF THE

embodying the historical outlines LAME DUCK of the dispute, as well as the Lytton Commission's observations

and conclusions.

This draft Report will probably be further elaborated by the Sub- Committee of Nine, without how- over entering upon the question of recommendations.

RECOMMENDATIONS.

The recommendations to be made, of course, furnish the most delicate part of the task before the League and with the object

CHANGE IN THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

THE TWENTIETH AMENDMENT

Washington, Jan. 23. The present will probably of formulating such recommenda- be the last of the sessions of 'AUSTRALIA'S PROTEST. by the batsman the main consi- tions, for subsequent submission

as the deration and causing intensely to the Assembly, the Committee Congress known The Australian Board of Con-bitter feeling between the players, of Nineteen will meet again be "Lame Duck Sessions." trol's cable to the Marylebone as well as injury.

fore the end of the month. They

With the favourable action of Cricket Club stated that "body- "In our opinion it is unsports-will, it is understood, merely

approval the line bowling has assumed such man-like and unless stopped im- make suggestions for the Assem ne oval of Missouri to-day, the The new system whereby every the beat interests of the game, friendly relations existing between

proportions as to be a menace to mediately, it is likely to upset the bly to considur.

What will happen in the ovent alx States has been obtained for! Soviet citizen over the age of six-making the protection of the body Australia and England."-Rueter, of Japan declining to act upon a change involving an amendment

HOSTILE CAMPAIGN

SLACKENED

Moscow, Jan. 23,

M

teen must have a passport has begun to be enforced in Moscow, Leningrad and Charkoff, where re- sidents who have not received a

TUAN CHI-JUI IN SHANGHAI

pasaport by April 15 must leave within ten days.

Similar restrictions will prob-

any of the recommendations made of the Constitution.

of The new amendment will be by the League is a matter much conjecture. The general at-known as the Twentieth Amend- mosphere to-day was much calmer ant and it will have the effect of and oven flory champions of the eliminating Lame Duck scagions. Covenant seem to realise that there can be no question of sanctions, in League could not take any step to bring Japan into lino.

ably be enforced later in other big NOT AFRAID OF JAPAN IF CHINA IS which case it would seem that the

cities,

Prieste of all denominations, al- though they will be refused pass- porta, will, if engaged in the ac- tive practice of their profession, be allowed to stay and conduct porvices as usual-Reuter.

BRITISH CABINET

PREPARED FOR DEFENCE

Shanghal, Jan. 24.

Marshal Tuan Chi-jui arrived

in Shanghai from Nanking carly

MANDATED ISLANDS.

INVIDIOUS POSITION.

LONDON BUS STRIKE

UNION REPUDIATES MEN'S ACTION

FIRST SIGNS OF COLLAPSE

CHINA'S JOAN OF ARCH

EMERGES

BRIDE OF A MONTH INSPIRED

GOING TO FRONT

DISAPPEARANCE EXPLAINED

(Special to "Telegraph") /

My Telenranh. Caryright, Telegraphi Messages Ordinance, 1885. Barsired, January 11. 20 a.m.)

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Shanghai, Jan. 24. Twentieth Century "Joan of Arc," in the person of Mrs. Shih Mei-fan, a nineteen-year-old bride of a month, has emerged in China in the moment of her present national crisis,

Mrs. Shih Mel-fan is the daugh- ter of a wealthy Chekiang family and is a graduate of a Higher Primary School. She was married In December last to Shih Chíu yuan, an employee of the Nanking branch of the Commercial Press, since when, filled with the ardour of youth and patriotism, she has gone to inspire. China's soldiers to honour and glory in the war with Japan.

LEFT HOME WITHOUT WARNING.

According to a Shanghal verno- cular paper, she left her home at Huahan, near Ningpo, on Thurs- London, Jan, 23.

day of Inst week and is now on her The partial strike of the way, if she has not alrendy arrived; London General Omnibus at the North China war-front.

On the morning of Thursday Company's drivers and con-last, she told her parents that she ductors appeara to he was going out shopping. collapsing.

She failed to return,

LETTER TO HUSBAND, The strike began on Saturday morning and involved about anxiety on the part of her parents- When, after one night of keen

12.000 of the Company's 20,000 In-law (she was staying at the

men

search was instituted it was dis-

engaged in this work. home of her husband's family), It was called as a protest against covered that she had left the dis-

the now agreed work schedules. trict, but their fears were some- The men's Union have repudiated what rolloved when they received a letter from the Post Office ad- the strike as a breach of the dressed to their son, the letter agreement and because It ignored revealing that Mrs. Shih was pro- conciliation machinery.

ceeding to North China to join The Company declared that the the Rescue Corps on the war front strike was a monnee to collective "In order to perform her duty as bargaining and required the menja citizen of China." to return to work at once.

As a result of the announcementi

| RETURNING WHEN WAR IS WON.

of the attitude of the Union and The budding "Joan of Arc" cit of the Company, about 25 per cent.ed the Japanese occupation of of the strikers resumed work this Shanhaikwan as the motive of her morning, and some hundreds of determination to be in the fore- those still out returned to duty front of "the battle." during the day.

" will return home," she adda in her letter, "and renew my love It is expected that most of the for you after the lost land in the remainder will report to-night-North is recovered for China."-

Reuter.. British Wireless,

WOMAN WITH BOMBS

LENIENCY SHOWN

BY COURT

CARAVAN SHOP ROBBERY

LOSS HEAVIER THAN FEARED

over

Subsequent investigations made It will also do away with the

Following enquiries from the by the proprietor of The CaravAD, dificult and rather Invidious

Chinese authorities, the Hong- an Oriontal goods shop of the situation created by the presence kong police applied to Bir. Wynne Peninsula Hotel, have revealed an at the White House of a defeated Jones at the Central Police Court additional loss of $1,432 over and afraid of any country in the

President.

this morning for leniency In the above the figure originally given world to-day.

The critical situation in this res-

In future, the Congress elected case in which a woman, named To to the polico In connexion with the pect lends added interest to the

the this morning, accompanied by It is useless to depend on charges recently laid against Japan 1 November will be convened on Kit-wah was arrested as she was burglary committed Tuan Hung-kuan, General Wu others. China must help herself, that she has violated the mandate January 3 of the following year about to depart for Canton with week-end.

According to the original re- Kwang-hala and Gon, Fu Lin. Marshal Tuan is in good health agreement by which she took over instead of In the following Oc-two Mills bombs entrusted to her by

pork, some 180 jade and antique rings, valued at $5,000, wore. He was met at the station by and will give a formal reception to Islanda in the Pacific between the tober and the President-Elect and ja military official in Swatow.

When the case was again men stolen. the Press very shortly. He is now Philippines and the United States, Vice-President-Elect will take the the Mayor, Mr. Wu Tich-chon, Mr.mutting up at 893,. Ferguson Road, by fortifying them for use as naval oath of office on January 20 after tioned before his Worship this Chang Chuan, Mr. Yu Chia-chin,

their election instead of March 4morning. Mr. A. R. 8. Major, As- Mr. Du Yuch-ahon. Mr. Yeh Kung- under a strong guard when Mar-

The North Station was placed bases. Fo's representative.

Aistant Superintendent of Police. F.A. CUP REPLAY cho, General Tai Chi and Mr. Sun hal Tuan's train pulled in this allegations; which have been dia

Tokyo has formally donted the as at present-Reuter.

said he was Instructed to inform morning.

cussed by the League's Permanent

the Court that full enquiries had Interviewed by Router at the It is understood that Marshal Mandates Commisión.

been made of the authorities con- READING DEFEATED London, Jan. 23.

atation, Marshal Tuon said the Tunn vill remain in Shanghat for

cerned and the police wore satin- The first of a series of Cabinot situation in North China is, in the time being and will visit Ilang- AMERICA'S POSITION.

fled that the defendant had acted

London, Jan. 23. At Reading 'to-day, In the F. A. meetings to d'acuas disarmament, deed, serious bocause the Japan-how and Makanshan when the.

In ignorance, and the work that is to come be militarists have already lost weather us warmer. Ho has not dicate that the United States policy particular foreign situation must

Cun replay, Millwall' defeated Oh that account, the police Reading by two goale to nil and fore Parliament whon the session, their heads,

the of non-recognition of Japanese, of course come from the Secretary thought that the authorities con will now, play Aldershot at Alder- We are not, however, afraid' natablishment of the Republic. He gains by-arms will not be changed of State of the United States. I cerned could asfely be left to deal shot on Saturday. of Japanese aggression, but it last passed through when he re- hy the installation of Mr. Franklin am however wholly willing to make with the matter.

The poller, In the first round of the Seat- would be dangerous I China turned from Germany twenty Roosevelt at the White House. clear that American foreign poll- therefore, were asking for his tiah Can. Glasrow Rangers defeat. were not prepared for defence. years before the downfall of the Mr. Roosevelt says:

cles must uphold the sanctity of Worship to exercise lentener If Chlon is prepared, wó aro not; Manchu Government-Router. "Any statement relating to any international treaties."--Router. A fine of $100 was imposed.

MEETINGS

DISARMAMENT ISSUE DISCUSSED

In continued was held to-day, the Prime Minister presiding

Cabinet meetings have also been called for Wednesday and Thurs- day.—British Wireless.

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The Hongkong Tramways, Ltd., announcea a final dividend of 70 cents per share.

Messages from Washington In-

led Arbroath by three goals to one.

Router.