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M. BARTHOU AND SIR JOHN SIMON IN QUARREL

TAIMOSHAN

AT DARTMOUTH

TRIP FROM HONGKONG

COMPLETED

WITHIN DAY OF ANNIVERSARY

London, May 30.

Within a few hours of the anniversary of their departure from Hongkong a year ago, five British naval officers sailed the "Taimoshan" into Dartmouth this evening, completing a long voyago across the Atlantic from Bermuda without touching land at any intervening point.

A great welcome was given at Dartmouth where a launch from the Royal Naval College, where the voyagers were once cadets,

Uproar at Meeting of Disarmament Conference

Lieut.-Comdr. M, Sherwood, R.N.,, the lender of the "Talmoshan" party, snapped aboard during the course of the voyage.

mot them at Dartmouth Castle and BRITISH EXPORT

towed them up the harbouri escorted by Hoveral parties of college cadets in giga.

The voyage from Hongkong is regarded as a fue feat and a tribute to their craft, a 24-ton ketch.

ENTIRELY UNDER SAIL, The year-long voyage was made entirely under sall, although the party had auxiliary power.

Lieutenant-Commander M. B Sherwood, of HM.8. Hermes, is the lender of the party, his com- panions being Lieut. R. E. P. Ityder, Lieut. P. S. Francis, Licut. G. 8. Salt, and Surgeon Lieut. Ommaney-Davis.

LOG OF JOURNEY.

The log of the "Taimoshan's" Journey follows:-

1933.

May 91 Left "Hongkong. Jake 5: Arrived Keelung.

June 9 Left Keelung.

June 20: Arrived Yokohama. July 10: Arrived Nemuro, Hokkaido.

CREDITS

LIFE OF SCHEME EXTENDED

BIG CONTRACTS FACILITATED

London, May 30. The life of the Export Credits Guarantee Department is to be extended until 1940, a tribute to the

activities, į success of its particularly in the last twelve. months.

The question of extension was before the House of Commons to- day and it was agreed almost un- animously to adopt the Govern, ment's proposal for keeping the Department In being until 1945.

The scheme up to now has been remarkably successful.

The Department has been the agency behind the covering of ex- Van-ports valued at over £50,000,000 and recently it has been increasing- Pedro. ly enterprising, having facilitated the conclusion of big contracts for British firms in many parts of the world.

Arrived Dutch August 31: Harbour, Alaska.

September 12: Arrived cover, B.C.

November 2: Left San

1934. January 6: Canut.

February 3; Left Jamaica, February 13:

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Reached PanATUS

Ashore

May 1: Left Bermuda.

It is learned that the Advisory on Committee directing the policy of

ness,--Reuter,

WATERLOO BRIDGE

SCHEME

SANDHAM SCORES 201 NOT OUT

Australian Bowling Thrashed

Another veteran England cricketer showed the youngsters how to play the Australian bowling to-day, at the Oval, when Sandham hit up 201 not out in a total of 372 for 3 in 330 minutes. Sandham played delight? fully free cricket after a slow start, his hits including He a six and 21 fours. established a record for a second wicket partnership against the Australians, with Gregory.

attrammanum NIHATARI

DISASTER FUND

CLOSURE OF LIST TO-DAY

ANGLO-FRENCH

BREACH CERTAIN

PERSONAL ATTACK ON SIR JOHN SIMON

CHANGE OF VIEWS PARADED

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GENEVA, MAY 30.

A COMPLETE BREACH BETWEEN BRITAIN AND FRANCE IN DISARMAMENT MATTERS

Mr. E. C. Fincher, the well-known Interport cricketer, and his bride, Mini Marie Kacker, leaving St. Andrew's

Church yesterday

after their wedding. (Photo: Ming Yuan).

THREATENS FINAL COLLAPSE OF THE DIS. FRANCE

ARMAMENT CONFERENCE AS THE RESULT OF

A SHARPLY-WORDED, IRONICAL SPEECH BY M. AND LOAN

BARTHOU, ATTACKING SIR JOHN SIMON'S EF.

FORTS TO REACH A COMPROMISE AGREEMENT. DEFAULTS.

The French Minister, addressing the General Com- mission,to,day, compared Sir John's resistance to Gor- man reatament a year ago with his readiness to make, concessions to-day in a manner which caused uproar.

The Beech was the culmination of a personal quar- rel between Sir John Simon and M. Barthou which has been pured in the corridors in the last few days. An end of Arglo-French co-operation seems the certain out-

come.

DAY GREN FOR EXCITEMENT TO SUBSIDE

The meeting of the General encourage and assist the wider Commission gened at 3.60 m. agreement that

our main and the first principal | speaker objective." was Britain's foreign Secretary, ile said that Britain could not tend herself to the indefinite con-

Sir John Simą.

TARIFF SURTAX

POSSIBLE

COMPLICATIONS FEARED

DETENTION OF SOLDIER

PRIVATE IN THE BORDERERS

NO CHARGE YET MADE

C.I.D. investigations into the murder of Mohammed Din, a special police guard, whose body was found in a nullah on Bowen Road just over a week ago, with a bullet-wound through the hand, have resulted in the detention of ļa private of the South Wales

Borderera,

It will be recalled that the dia Covery of the body was made by party of mon from the South walking along Bowen Routt on Wales Bordercra when they were

Tuesday of last week. There was ja bullet-wound in the back of the Indian's bond, and the man's ro- volver holster was open and the weapon missing.

It is understood that neveral mon of the Borderers have boon questioned by the pollce in the course of the investigations Into tho crime, but that no charge has 'been made against any of them.

NO CHARGE MADE.

The man now placed under de tention has not been charged, and police officinis state that until enquiries have been pursued fur- ther, it is not possible to say whether he will be.

A day or two ago, the police

Paris, May 30. International reprisals offered a reward of $500 for In- may follow a special French formation loading to the arrest tariff which is now under and conviction of the murderer er study.

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The Government. It is under- stood, is contemplating the pre- sentation of a Bill to the Chamber)

murderers.

providing for the imposition of REMARKABLE SPEED IN

special surtax on inports Trom

MOTOR RACE

Sir John prosed that the Continuation of vague and inconclu- countries which have defaulted on ferenze shouldpropare an agree-įsive discussions which justified their loans. ment covering frstly, hemical nothing better than sanguine warfare, seconly, budgetary pub- hopes.

BRITISHEFFORTS.

the

The proceeds would be devoted

to paying off arrears in the debts Over 100 M.P.H. Over

to French bondholders.

of

500-Mile Course

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felty, and thidly, the estabilah- After all, he said, something in ment of a l'ermnent Disarmament the way of a solution may turn

It is understood that the French Commission.

up. To-day witnesses the.

The difficultis of disarmament,

THE CHOICE,

Government is chiefly concerned about defaults on Far Eastern Later, he Crusted Island, in the Bahamas. the Department is recommending closing of the Telegraph he declared, jere endangering

bonds, recommented

and particularly thosej Refloated. Ropaired at Nassau. a reduction of thirty per cent. on Fund on behalf of the the whole system of co-operative

Conference to consider once again issued by Tokyo. the British Draft Trenty and the City and trade circles are Mar 23: Left Nassau,

the premiums for Russian busi-sufferers in the gasworks effort for peace and progress.

supplementary suggestions sub- the opinion that the Bill would 'en- April 2: Arrived Bermuda.

disaster, to which there has

mitted by the five small Powers. counter stim opposition in Par-| ****

32, 10.41 -mum,) been a splendid response. The Conferere must deal in

"We have to choose between the liament as it would entail inter- Temporary relief has been realities, and fr John, who re-chance that remains of an agreemational complications, raising

called the Bitishi .afforts to

ment oy the lines I have indicated the question of treaty rights. the list of applicants is now being achieve an agrement, pointing and a breakdown of the whole vast It might conceivably also lead American racing driver, won the re-examined by the St. John Am-to the Britlah ompromise plan effort with the consequences of to reprisals by the United States bulance Brigade

January, dptain Anthony unlimited competition in arma- for the war debt default.-Renter, distributing uf centre with a view to increasing Eden's visit to Bropean capitals, ment

and the dangers to the most in need of further assistance had been accured from Germany. ean measure

Explaining the Germany, in Full details of the grants made return for modente rearmament will later be available for inspechad agreed to a ive-year delay in |tion by contributora to the Fund.

the disarmianenfjof the heavily-

The "Taimoshan" was designed by Mr. H. S. Rouse, the Vice- Commodore of the Royal long- kong Yacht Club, assisted by Mr. E. Cock, Chief Manager of the Dock Hongkong and Whampoa Co., who constructed her.

!

She is bullt on racing lines, and it was the intention of her! owners to enter her in some of the

by the RoyalĮ races organised

at Home- Ocean Racing Club Henter.

STOP PRESS

San Francisco, May 30. 'Violent scenes were again wit- nessed on the San Francisco water.

granted in numerous cases, and

Rejected by House of the grants in the case of these and third a cured from on any future of the world which no man

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Indianapolis, May 30.

BI Cummings, well-known

Memorial Day motor race classic, completing the 500-mile course in four hours, 10 minutes, 25.21' seconda.

His average speed was 104.865 miles an hour. This established a new record for the track..

Maurie Rose was second, Lou Moore third, Deacon Litz fourth, Jue Russo Afth and Al Aller sixth-United Press.

BARTHOU SPEECH. Following Sir John Simon, M. London, May 31. Waterloo Bridge scheme Already acknowledged $1,199.50 armed nations, Sr John Simon Barthou, the French Foreign Minis said: "If a international trentyter, declared that the fate of the has been condemned by Parlin-Mrs. B. Fant

5.00 is to be offained, this German Nations was at stake, but he added Conference and of the League of

ment.

"Felix"

5.00 condition mist be modified or ac-1

France was not willing to The

Commons last St. Stephen's

cepted. Wimest face this issue. that College

compromise 11.65 The only ting that matters now night, by a majority of 194 votes

He recalled that Mr. Normannowa which appeared in to 159, rejected the plan approved Staff of the C. E. in C.

la un agrement. Is there a Davis and Sir John Simon had paper last evening to the effect new D.C. the South Wales Borderers, by the Labour majority of the Department, II

sible way b construct a bridge expressed approval of the control that a Francis Lee was fined $100, will arrived in the Colony on board London' County Council to Naval Yard, Hongkong 70.00 over the diferences ?"; demolish the existing Waterloo

$4,201.16 Bridge and to build a new one.- Reuter.

front to-day in connection with THE KAILAN MINE

the longshoremen's strike.

Eleven persons were seriously injured in a battle between pólice and & mob of seven hundred men and women, alleged to be Com- munists.

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Total

M.

ADMIRAL TOGO'S

DEATH

FRENCH MINISTER'S

NEY DANGERS. Britain un unable to agree to

Sir-With

reference

to

the your

Lieut, Col A. E. Willares.

of arms traffic, but drew attention or two months hard labour, for the Patrocaius on June 22. to the fact that only France had out the permission of the owner, rustrained her manufacturers from

BLAMES GERMANY.

having driven a motor car with-

nothing whatever to do with the The drastic increase in the Gor-above-mentioned cases, and it in man Budget figures for army, apparent that the offender in navy and air purposes, proved that question is an entirely different Germany was re-arming.

person to myself,

alno that the game man had supplying air material to Germany. been convicted last year on an indefin continuation of the

similar offence, I shall be greatly Disarmamet Conference because

obliged If you will allow mo a "failure tonake any real progress

He flatly blamed Germany for little space in your valued paper would infijt e grent and increas-the failure of the disarmament ef- as I wish to state that I had ing injurson the League and the forte. whole coreption of international action.

Further delay in reaching an agreemen must be related be- MESSAGE

cause Eupo faces new dangers, M. Barthou denied the allega- Since the publication of the "Goverments cannot be de- tion that the last French Note on above news in the press, it has been Paris, May 30, barred fam dealing with theso disarmament had killed tho-Con- neccesary for me on Innumerable The fire which broke out in the The Minister of Marine has dangers the specious plan that ference.

Occasions to correct Inquiries and tear-gasunderground electric winch-room telegraphed to Admiral Osumi, the goveiments are in conference "The door I still open. The which are by no means pleasant.

of the Kailan Mino at Tangchin- Japanese Navy Minister, expres- ut Genoj."

Conference must continuo and must.

FRANCE LEE, chwang has proved more serious sing Franco's condolences on the

succeed."

C/o Reiss, Massey & Co., Ltd. than was at first believed.

death of Admiral Marquis Togo.

The waterfront rioters stoned the police and tried to drag thera from their horsen. The outbreak was finally quelled by the free use of truncheons Reuter.

FIRE

THIRTY-TWO DIE IN

INJURIES

Tientsin, May 31.

One hundred and twelve work- men have been rescued but 32 Auccumbed,

permnent COMMISSION,

· TWITS SIR JOHN SIMON.

Chan

"I have been profoundly Sir In Simon also stressed

At the Central Magistracy, yealer- moved," he says, "by death of the that aermanent Disarmament M. Barthou waxed ironical when day, before Mr. Hamilton,

Bir Simane slattal on Abagat in Caina Boag waa Hamay sa maligare honoripus Camison would be something under control and the fire is being memory will always be cherished accomodate to teach a compromise and tried to misu u top Dir

outcomef dur labours and would by every sailor."-Router,

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