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SAFEST TYRE

LEG-THEORY CONTROVERSY DECISION TO-DAY

CABINET OF THE LEFT

FRENCH GOVERNMENT OFFER

M. DALADIER AS NEW PREMIER

Paris, Jan. 29.

President Lebrun has invited M. Edouard Daladier, Minister of War in the defeatel Paul- Boneour Government, to form at Cabinet with himself as Pre- mier, and M. Daladier has ac- cepted the task.

It was first reported that M. Daladier had reserved his reply which is customary in the cir cumstances, but it was later learn- the ed than, on the contrary. Radical leader and definitely ne-i .cepted the Premiership before

leaving President Lebrun.

DETERMINATION AND ENERGY.

In a brief interview outside the Elysee, he declared: "I am quite aware of the diflenities of th moment, but I think the solution. is only a question of determination and energy,"

The prospective Premier is only 18 years of age and this will be his first attempt at forming. o Government though he has been a Cabinet Ministor since 1924, æfter five years as a member of the Chamber of Deputies,

LEFT WING LEADER.

He leads the Left Wing of the Radical-Socialists, having caused a

George Bernard Shaw, with his wife, starting out on his world lour. He is hare seen touring his London residence, bound for the -Empress of Britain, aboard which Mr. and Mrs. Shaw are making their trip. They are due in Hongkong on Saturday, February 11th

JUBILEE ROAD MURDER

CRIMINAL SESSIONS TRIAL OPENS

SINGLET CLUE

An allegation that three

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TALKS

LAMPSON SAILING FOR NANKING

SECRET SYDNEY MEETING

BOARD OF CONTROL

IN SESSION

HAPPY FACES AT BEGINNING

Sydney, Jan. 30.

The Australian Cricket Board of Control met at half past tan this morning to discuss the reply of the M.CC. to their "body-lino”! bowling protest, which has given rise to the bitterest controversy

n the history of Test cricket.

The M.C.C. in'n carefully worded and dignified reply to Australia's ...rotest, objected to the suggestion that the BI.C.C.. side wore employ- ing "unsportsmanlike" tactics and

indicated their readiness, if the

Australians thought it desirable, to cancel the remainder of the tour.

No inkling his been given of the reactions of the Board of Control to this rather curt reply, but as most of the dele-

gaten arrived With lagching faces, it is suggested that there may be lumpay solution of the probleni. The discussions are being held secrecy behind In the greatest closed doors but it is anticipated that a statement will be issued when the Board has concluded its ac Dy Telegraph, Coppright. Igrankis liberations on exed question. Messages Ordinanes, 1884. Brocivsh, January —Renter. 20, ki zm.)

(Special to "Telegraph")

Shanghai, Jan. 30.

Sir Miles Lampson, accompanied

KANSU

WASHINGTON DEBT.

CONFERENCES

HOOVER-ROOSEVELT

CONVERSATIONS

New York, Jan. 29. After a conference at Warm Springs, Georgia, Mr. Frank- In coosevelt and President Hoover Lo-dny issued a joint statement announcing that they had informally and very satisfactorily conversed con- cerning the tentative arrange- ments for the coming debt meetings

Washington,

which they hope will tart early in March-Reuter

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KAILUAGAIN BOMBED

JAPANESE TROOPS IN

THE BATTLE

ATTACK BEATEN

OFF

¡

JAPAN AND GERMANY'S

LEAGUE

MANDATED ISLES STAND

THE SPOILS OF WAR

Tokyo, Jan. 27.,

PROBLEM

HITLER IN DOUBLE HARNESS

DIFFICULTY OF COALITION

Berlin, Jan. 29.

A Government spokesman de- clared to-night that Japan views the mandated Islands, such as the

Hitler and von Papen running Carolines and the Marshalls as the jin double harness'seems to be the apolla of war, and intends to up-solution of the political probles, hold this position, This is taken

to nic that if Japan withdrawsif Parliamentary government is from the League of Nations, she to be restored, though there are will insist on the retention of these doubts in some quarters whether inlands.

it is possible for them to team up

and

1

A Rengo dispatch from Shaniai.without friction. kwun stated that a three-hour battle

Nevertheless, opinion is grow? was fought early on Friday morning that Herr Hiller will become in at Chiumenkow between the the next Chancellor and will form Japanese garrison there and a body in Cabinet with Herr von Papen lof Chinesu.

The Chinese force, belleved to be long to the command of Ho Shu-kuo; Chinese commander of the Shanhai- kwan district, was said to have, nt- tacked the garrison, and after the

engagement retreated westward.

CASUALTIES UNKNOWN.

Japanose reinforcements were rushed to the scene, an important Peking, Jan. 30. pass in the Great Wall, from Sui- Japanese military opera-chung, a point on the Peiping-Muk- den railway north of Shanbäikwan, tions in the Kailu area are No casualtica were mentioned in the continuing, according to dispatch, Chinese reports, which state that the city has again been subjected to a heavy aerial bombardment.

The Japanese garrison was estab-! shed at Chiumenkow on January

after the occupation of Shanhai- Von Papen and Hitler.

cavalry regiment! kwan, when a from Chinchow and Japanese in- as a powerful Vice-Chancellor, asj funtry from Shanhaikwan effected In fact, the effective controller of a junction. Marshal Chank Hauch-1 Germany's destinies.. The air force machines engaged lang, it was alleged, had been send- in the operations are cooperating ing troops Into Johol province with the military, who appear to through this point.

the city.

SAILOR CREATES

DISTURBANCE

AMERICAN FINED

THREE COUNTS

+

COALITION HOPES.

Hitler's success in the Dist will be dependent upon the support of the German Nailonals, the Hugen. borg Party, and the toleration of the Centre Party and the Bavarian- People's People.

Such a coalition, it is felt, has the best chance of success and it

split between his group and the were concerned in the murder of by his entire staff, including Sir SEVERE QUAKE IN have the intention of occupying Right Wing which supported the Lam Kum-chuen, at Victoria Road Erle Teichman, Chinese Secretary, Poincaro Government. He has on September 27th Inst. was made and Mr. E. M. B. Ingram, Counsel;

A feree attack was launched on boon successively Colonial Minis-by the Crown when the trial open-lor of the British Legation, is

the night of January 26, Kalluj ter, Minister of War, Minister of ed at the Criminal Sessions this boarding the Saiwo to-night and is Education, Minister of Public morning, before Mr. Justice Wood railing early to-morrow for Nan HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE being heavily bombed from the air, while Japancre and Mongal alian king. Works and Minister for War in and a jury, of Chan Kau.

AND DAMAGE troops attempted to storm the ciy.l The British Minister expects to various governments.

Chan Sam. who appeared on the

The attack, it is claimed, was capital charge,

remain in Nanking for several Hele a grant friend of M.

Despatches from Chinese sources driven off and the city is still i In a previous trial, the murder-days at least, exchanging' opinions Calllaux and there is a distinct possibility of the return of the ed man's foster-father was acquit with Mr. Lo Wen-kan. Foreign in Kansu tell of considerable dam- the hunds of the Chinese, who re famous politico-financial expert to ted on a charge of procuring the Minister, and other officials-Rex-age done by the recent earthquake port that in the course of the in that province. The shocks were fighting. thirty-seven Japanese

A disturbance created by an the Finance Ministry if M. murder.

very severe at Chiuchuan, Yumen. and Mongola were killed and American seaman in Kowloon last Daladier aucceeds in forming a

Tinghsin and Kaotai in north Knn; several hundred wounded.

night was described to Mr. Butters

Cabinet.

st, causing considerable loss

The Japanese allege that Kailu at the Kowloon Magistracy this life and much damage. Many by being employed as the base for morning when C. Nelson, of the U. At the moment, the Centre houses collapsed completely. the Volunteers who have been S, S. Summerville, was charged on Party forms the greatest obstacle General Ma Chung-yin, the local constantly, harassing commanien-counts of being drunk and diaorto conlition, because their lenders military commander, has sent en- tion on the Tunglao Railway, derly, damaging a ricksha and demand guarantees from both veys, to lavestigate the extent of which has been cut at several damaging Government property. Hitler and Hindenburg that the the damage and to devise ways and points recently by Chinese raiding means of helping the stricken in-parties-Reuter. habitants of those towns. The loss

HERRIOT'S SUPPORT. He told pressmen that he hopes to complete the formation of a Cabinet of Republic Action by this evening. BI. Herriot and M. Paul Boncour have promised him thoir full support-Router

RAILWAY STRIKE IN N. IRELAND

MEN "DOWNING TOOLS" AT MIDNIGHT

At to-day's trial, Mr. J: A. Fraser, Assistant Attorney General, with Mr. T. S. Whyte- Smith, Assistant Crown Solicitor, appeared for the Crown, while Mr. R. C.-H. Lim (Instructed by Mr. F. X. d'Almada, snr.) represented the prisoner.

The jury was composed of the following:-Messra. T. R. Parsona (foreman), F. P. Ribeiro, J. Finnie, A. J. Palmer, G. von Ehren, G. R. Payne and E. C.. Fincher.

ter.

BIG TOKYO BUDGET DEFICIT

BOND ISSUE PLAN ATTACKED

DIET BATTLE IN MAKING.

of

in north Kansu is estimated rough-

y at ten milion dollars.

ON will also meet the approval of President Hindenburg, who has instructed Herr von Papen to im- press upon Hitler that a new re- fusal to join a coalition would have disastrous consequences.

CENTRE PARTY CONDITION,

It wna alleged by Sergeant conduct of the government will be Smith of the Water Police Station, kept strictly within the constitu-: that defendunt was drunk near the tion. Dr. Bruening is the most Star Ferry Wharf at about 11 powerful influence in the Centre Mr. J. Owen-Hughes, who was to o'clock last night. He picked a

Party. have left on Home leave on Saturday, quarrel with a ricksha coolle and The suggested coalition would has been seriously ill for some duya damaged the vehicle to the extent give the Hitler von Papen Cabinet past with influenza. He had a better

CAR CRASHES INTO night last night and is progressing of $5. Both parties were taken to a majority of 82 In the Reichstag,

WALL

MAN AND WOMAN

INJURED

- CASE FOR CROWN. Opening the case for the Crown, Mr. Fraser said that Lam Kam-

as well as can be expected. His many the Water Police Station, and in with the Centre Party holding the chuen, the murdered man, was the

friends hope that he will soon be the charge room, defondant contin-support of power. The Govern restored to his usual good health. ued to behave in a disorderly nient would be assured of the sup ann or adopted son of Lam Kum-

manner. He tried to assault, Ser-port of the Nazis, 195 seats, the shek who came to Hongkong from

Tokyo, Jan. 29. the Tong Hang village, in

Sun

geant Smith, who was on charge-German Nationalists, 51, and the With the Diet starting its de-

'imposed a Wui district, some years ago, and liberation on the budget estimates

fine of $10; on the room duty, and in doing so broke Bavarian People's Party, 18, giv

ing them .264. second $20 with $5 compensation some brass rails. now occupies a position in for the coming fiscal year, con-

Defendant pleaded guilty to the A mass meeting of all grades of Imports and Exports shop in Can-

flicting opinions are being ex- A Chinese man and woman, paa-to the ricksha coolle; and on thei rallway workers in Northern Ire- naught Rond Central. He was pressed regarding the wisdom of sengers in a hire car, were injured third $20 with $25 compensation charges.

On the first charge his Worship land was held in Belfast to-day also interested in to discuss the proposed wages known na the Man Hing Choung filling up the huge deficit of over when the vehicle crashed into a to the Government.

tailors' shop, of Queen's Road Y900,000,000 between revenue and wall near the Taikoo Recreation The meeting decided to strike Central. The deceased young man expenditure by means of bond Club in Shaukiwan Road restor

cuts.

Belfast. Jan. 29.

the business

| day.

was about 27 years of age andļissues,

The Recident occurred when the at midnight on January 30 as a

while swerving to protest against the wages reduc-lived with his father who had sup-

It is, in fact, the question of how car skidded ported him for the past seventeen tion.

The injured persaus were Fung The strike, which has been years. The man lived in the Man this deficit ought to be met, rather avoid tram. threatening for some time, willing Cheung ahop, but he acquire than therecordbreaking size of the

Yu-chuu, 30, a clerk, both of whom affect five thousand railway em-ed bad habits, got into bad com- than the recordbreaking size of the Ming-kwan, 46, a widow, and To ployees and bring the whole ofunny, was an oplum smoker and come the centre of controversy,

a gambler.

The swelling of the hudget live at 171, Lockhart: Rond Wan- The Great Northern system to a Atandstill-Reuter

The relations between the fa-gures is almost wholly due to the chal. They were taken to the ther and son were apparently heavy military expenses, necessitat Governmont Civil Huapital. Their fairly normal, but on Confucfused by the oporations in "Man injuries are not considered Birthday Inst year. September 27, chukuo," and to the emergency re- serious. the body of Lam Kam-chuen was lief measurea found in Victoria Road, otherwise poverty-stricken known as Jubilee Road.

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UNITED STATES AND SOVIET

LABOURITES AGAINST

RECOGNITION

EUROPEAN'S DISCOVERY.

for helping the agrarian com-

munitioa

"UNAVOIDABLE”.

-

be

strongly opposed to this policy and Is urging the necessity of taxation roform and administrative roadjust-

INFLATION FEARS.

A lamp-lighter, walking from Little criticism is therefore like-mant, and that loan fasues should Aberdeen about midnight, saw the ly to be made against other of be replaced by an increase In body but said nothing about it. these two large items, as, under taxes. Washington, Jan. 29. At 6.45 on the morning of the existing circumstances, the feeling The Amorlean Federation of 29th, a European gentleman,mo amongst the peuple as a whole 18

The main fear of those who Labour has issued a statement toring along the road, also saw that they are unavoidable. It is doclaring itself to be against the body and made a roport to round the question of the deficit oppose the seemingly reckless re- American recognition of the the police.

that the main battle is likely to sort to the prosent loan policy is, Sovict Government.

The victim was found to have rage, and although there seems of course, that serious inflation Interest. In America's relations beon stabbed.. There were brui- little likelihood at the moment tt will be, the inevitable result. • The with Moscow has been aroused of sea on the head and fissures in the Government will budge from Government, however, profess late by suggestions that Presid- the skull compatible with the use its belief in the advisability of confidence that nothing of the, ent-Elect Roosevelt may introduce of a large stone. A rope, used covering it solely and entirely by sort will happen, he adequate a change of policy when he takes a8.a gav, was tied over the mouth, bond issues, it is noteworthy that stops have been taken to prevent

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12 LOTERIA 12

Pleture shows crowds outside the lotlary, offen In: Harselona, where

thouïands:awalted the declaration of the great Christmas Jattery.

THE OPPOSITION,

The Opposition would be form- elf by the Sociallata, 121, the Com- munists, 100 and other parties, 27, à vote of 218. The Centre Party hold 70 seats in the Reichstag unil as long as they are prepared to support the Government a clear- majority in assured. They coul

ab. not encompass a defent by staining from voting, but a few adverse votes would suffice.

In the circumstances, it is co- Rential

that the government aliould secure some assurance of support from Dr. Bruening, and it is not thought likely that this will be enay to obtain.--Renter.

WEATHER OUTLOOK

The anticyclone remains stationary over the Lower Yangtee Valley, and continues to decrease in intensity, Fresh to strong monsoon will pre- vall over the China coast and the Northern China Sea. Local fore cast:-N.E. winds, fresh; fair,

“Much, sympathy will be felt with Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lang, formerl of/Hongkong in the death of their 19-year-old daughter, Bheila which Focaurred at Chisshurst, Kent,

the 8th Instant..