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JAPAN SILENT :

NO REPLY TO HULL'S

STATEMENT.

Tokyo, May 3.

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1934.

RULER OF YEMEN BELIEVED SLAIN.

TROOPS RETREAT FROM

BATTLE "

CONTRACTOR'S CLAIM.

WORK DONE AND MATERIALS SUPPLIED IN ALHAMBRA

St.

The acting Puinne Judge, Mr. The Foreign, Offlca has definite-

London, May 9,

Justico P. Jacks gave judgment ly decided not to reply to Mr. It in reported that the Imum of for Mr. J. McPartland, of 1, Fuk Cordell Hull's statement on Yemen has been assassinsted by his Japan's "hegemony" declaration subjects, who seized the opportunity Wing Street, Kowloon, at the and the rights of foreign nations of the invasion of Yemen by the Supreme Court yesterday after- in China.

troops of King Ibn Saud of the noon, in his claim against the Hejaz

Concrete Products, Ltd., of Somo political circles are of to engineer

rovolt. the opinion that Japan should The quarrel between Ibu Saud George's Building, in respect to have replied immediately to Mr. and the ham is centred in the con-materiala supplied and work done Hull's vigorous and uncomprising trol of the provinces of Asar and in the Alhambra Theatre, statement, but Viscount Saito Nairan. Asir was too weak to re-

Giving judgment. his Lordship the encroachments of her insisted on maintaining allence powerful neighbours and Nefran is stated that the defendants in the United Press. -

well-defined area chiefly inhabited caso were contractors for a portion of the construction work at the by bandits.

Ibn Saud occupied both provinces Alhambra Theatre and, in Novem Tokyo, May 3,

about a year

into agreements with plaintiff In The third gubernatorial con- resisted the go. The Imam hotly ber and December, 1933, enteret ference, since the present Govern-| An armistice was declared last which plaintiff agreed to supply ment assumed offlee, has been March, but Ibn Saud accused the labour as well un laying graye convened by the Prime Minister, Imam of failing to perform his blocks at a certain price. and Vincount Salto,

undertakings and thereupon awept plastering at 3 conta per aquaro

Governors Mecting,

sist

occupation.

In his speech to-morrow, the down the Red Sea const and cut off fool. These agreements did not Prime Minister is expected to the Yemen army. He subsequently specify the amount of work to be of Japan's new policy towards best fighters in Arabia, caused termination thereof.

Temen troops, accounted the provision for the duration

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GOVERNMENT BEATEN,

BUT FREE VOTE IN DAIL ·

LACKS SIGNIFICANCE

Dublin, May 3. The Government was defeated for the first time since it came into power 18 months ago, when an Opposition amendment was carried in the Dail to-day by 50 to 48 votce,

the Y

much surprise. It is stated, how-

The claim had been for $687.14, ever, that the Imam Ill-paid his men and treated them intolerably. being as to $351.04 for work done, His ancestors have ruled Yemen $144.40 damages for breach of since 80 A.D. but there is now contract and $191.70 for sand every prospect that Yemen will be supplied.. Plaintiff had watved absorbed into Ibn Saud's domains. the damages. Of the remainder, British aircraft arc assist-$100 had been paid on account, ing in the protection of British | $260.82 had been paid into Court, lives and property in the war area, leaving $185.92 in dispute. Ilis jand particularly at Hodelda. Which Lordship disallowed the sums of the Yemen troops have evacuated $10 and $45.92 which had been in the face of Ibn Saud's advance.

Our Own Correspondent.

BATISTA INDICTED.

The amendment had to do with the Redistribution of Seats Bill.

CUBA'S REVOLUTIONARY The clause concerned the Rev-

CHIEF CHARGED graphical definition of a Dublin constituency. Since it was a free

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