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14, 1934.
日五初月七
No. 14374
JAPAN TO DENOUNCE WASHINGTON NAVAL TREATY
A LANDMARK IN ENGINEERING
Shropshire Bridge To
Be. Proserved
London, Aug. 13.
The first iron bridge ever bulit,
which
the spans Severn in Shropshire, is to be preserved as an ancient monument.
It was opened in 1779 and was' considered so re- markable that engineers came from many countries to examine it and to meet its constructor,
Abraham Wireless.
Mr.
Darby-British
CHINA BANS
COINS
MEXICAN DOLLAR AND SILVER YEN
ORDER TO CHINA CUSTOMS
:
Nanking, Aug. 14. The Ministry of Finance has issued instructions to the Chin-
NO FORMAL DECISION
BUT
RATIO DISPUTE'S NEW TURN
ON THE VERGE
(Special to "Telegraph")
Received August
(Dy Telegraph, Copyright Telegraphía Bɛan-
1896. sage Ordinance, 16. 12. pal
Washington, Aug. 13.
An early move by Japan
BINGLE COPT 20 VENIS
$30,00 FEN - ANNUM
WHITEAWAYS
SUMMER
SALE
NOW ON
AUSTRALIA STAGGERED BY
H.M.S. Dragon, which struck and sank a steamer in Montreal Harbour
yesterday.
BRITISH CRUISER RAMS AND SINKS STEAMER
COMISSION OF VOCE
A. W. CARR AND THE M.C.C.
THE NEW TEST CONTROVERSY
VIVA VOCE!
London, Aug. 13. Controversy focussed on the failure of the English
Test selectors to Voce in the team
include
W. Voce.
for the NEW
in the international naval! COLLISION OCCURS IN MONTREAL (Oval on Saturday seems un-
armament manoeuvres foreshadowed.
is
Information reaching dip-
lomatic circles in Washing- ton indicates, according to authoritative quarters, that Japan is on the verge of de- nouncing the Washington Disarmament Pact
is
The Washington Treaty Es tablished the principle of the 5-5-3 ratio in battleships and not duo to expire until December 31, 1936. It contains provision for a further conference of the Naval Powers next your.
Japan's motive is believed to be a break with the ratio restriction prior to the conference...
"STRONG SENTIMENT."
Omcluls
the Japanese
HARBOUR
ALL ABOARD RESCUED
(Special to "Tolograph">
Maplebranch
likely to dia down until the Final Test is actually in pro- gress.
The conflicting statements con- by the cruiser, cerning Australia's attitude to Voce's bowling published this which escaped with comparatively morning have merely added fuel
to the flames.
*y Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphie Mittle damage.
Rencived August {
mages Ordinance. IPPs.
16.
a.m.)
It is contended in some quarters
H.M.S. Dragon is a light-cruiser of about 5,000 tons and, after tak-
the Daily Mairs comment Montreal, Aug. 13.
ing Mr. Ramsay MacDonald from that
the Selectors being H.M.S. Dragon to-day col-Nova Scotia to Newfoundland, had about
as this is the first of lided with and sank the steamed up the St. Lawrence to stampeded on one performance is to play Canadian steamer Maple-Montreal in connection with the foolish
return from Australia branch in Montreal Har-celebrations of the landing of portunity Voce has had since his
Jacques Cartier.
against the Australians and he' mottle The Maplebranch was a steamer he already shown his bour,
oivned by the against them in both countries. The steamer was cut nearly in of 1,780 tons, two and sank rapidly, but there Steamer Colin W. Co. and was was no loss of life, the crew of the engaged principally in trade on the British erulsor rescuing every-Lakes Beuter Special boly nboard...
Details of the mishap are brlof, but the collision impact appears to hole being cut in the side of the
eso Maritimes Customs that the Embassy, seen by the United Press have boon violent, a great gaping ARMED HOBBERY
importation of foreign silver coins into China is prohibited.
The Customs
to-night, said that no formal de- cision to denounce the Treaty has yet been taken in Tokyo, but
are ordered to "there is a very strong action Slum
prevent such importation,
The Ministry of Finance state- ment says that "Mexican coins, minted-in-Mexico, are circulating
in Japan for such United Press.
Clearance
in China for use in Far Easter TRAGEDY OF THE In Shanghai-
trade, while the silver yon bas
been abolished by Japan.
"Since these coins are no longer legal tender in the country of minting, their importation into
China should be prohibited in order to regularise blie monetary system.
subaldiary "Other principal silver coins at present in use in other countries are not allowed to circulate In China, but small quantities of these carried by travellers may be permitted to do exchanged at the money shops." Reuter,
BULL-RING
FAMOUS VETERAN
KILLED
RETURN FROM RETIREMENT
(Special to "Tolsgraph") (By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphie "Man Ordinance, 1884. Received August
J
Madrid, Aug. 13. One of Spain's most BOYCOTT MOVE IN famous first-rank matadors LANCASHIRE was killed in the bull ring
to-day at Manzanares,
COTTON WORKERS AND AUSTRALIA
London, Aug. 14.
He was Senior Sanchez Mejias, one of the veterans of the ring. and he died of injuries after being gored by a bull.
He was forty-seven years of As a result of the prohibitive age and but for the fact that he tariffs imposed by Australia on was training his son to follow in yarns and ploce-goods from Lan-his footstons he would not have cashire, there are signs that anboom in active service to-day. unoilleinl "boycott" may be imposed
by some sections of the community
in Lancashire on Australian dafry produce.
TRAINING SON.
He retired from serlous bull- Aghting in 1929 and only returned
The cotton trade organisations Acently to train his son, who is disclaim any connection with the only seventeen years of age, He movement which began spontane-was,
in
any event, definitely
ously in Bolton, Blackburn and giving up at the end of the present other small cotton towns, and season." which now threatens to spread to Manchester-Reuter.
AMERICAN AIR EXPANSION
OVER 2,000 PLANES FOR NAVY
Washington, Aug. 13.
Construction up to 2,100 Navy
kn
Sonor Fason. another well- known matador, gave a blood transfusion a desperate at tempt to save the life of the veteran, but Senor Mejtas failed to rally-Reuter Special.
MURDERERS OF DR. INGRAM
TO BE EXECUTED :
Tiensin, Aug. 2.
for.
CAMPAIGN BEGUN
BY MAYOR
the poorer
Shanghai, Aug. 14.
SHOWERY WEATHER
AT AU TAU
CARR'S COMMENT. Mr. A. W. Carr, the captain of the Notts county cleven, (anys
Reuter) is particularly disap- pointed by the omission of Voce
DEAL ON ITS TRIAL
U.S. ELECTION PRIMÀRIES
PRESTIGE IN THE FARM BELT
(Special to "Telegraph") (De Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie
saga Ordinance, 12. 14, $1.54 a.m.)
GERMANY TO SILENCE CRITICS
DR. GOEBBELS' APPEAL
THE PLEBISCITE CAMPAIGN
(Spacial to "Telegraph"}, (Du Telegraph. Copyright. Thepraphia' Mom mages Ordinance. 1893) "Received" "Aurort 13% 10,234.m.)
Berlin, Aug. 14. Another challenging de- mand that other countries mind their own business was made last night by Dr. Goebbels, who opened the plebiscite campaign which is to continue until Saturday.
Dr. Goebbels addressed
of eighty thousand uudience people and his speech was broad- cast throughout Germany.
Ati
The Nazi Minister of Pro- paganda began provocatively.
"A hostile world had pinned their hopes upon the death of President von Hindenburg, expect- Received Agusting that it would precipitate a
crisis within the Nazi Party.
New York, Aug. 13.
To-morrow's primaries in
FUTILE HOPES.
"Our adversarles placed their Nebraska and Chio are be-trust in futile hopes of a dis- ing awaited with the closest agreement among the Nazi lenders.
from the England team. interest by both political They have been and will be de
"AUSTRALIA NOW LIKELY TO WIN".
parties:
local interest only."
ceived. Our tasks are so great that we walk hot aquander, ouk forces in jaternal dissension..............
He says that without the Notts bowler, the England team is not
The results will possibly sharp- fairly representative, The M.C.C.
"Foreigners, Dir.: Gosobela pro- have now proved that they aldely affect the New Dent prestige
cooded, "havo "need or reason to teli us that our situation is WOMAN STABBED BY with the Australians over the leg in the troubled Farm Belt.
The other primaries to-morrow, dimcult. We know it, but we are theory controversy.
in Arkansas and Idaho, are of organised and our difficulties will RAIDERS
In Nebraska, Representative be overcome.
We wish all governments were "The England attack can only be Burke is seeking to secure the described as incomplete without Democratic Senatorial nomination as stable as Hitler's. Other Voce," states Ryder, the former and he is opposed by an anti-countries are simply unwilling to
in a Australian captain,
cable Administration candidate, the face the facts," Victor Governor, Mr. Charles Bryan. Sydney, from Richardson, formerly vice-captain of the Australians, says that Voce's omission is a staggering. surprise to Australia.
He added, Reuter days, that the
the Final Teat. Australians are now likely to win
WATER-CAN AS "SILENCER"
while
· 1930 EXPERIENCE.
OHIO STRUGGLE.
NATION BEHIND HITLER.
A FAIRY TALE.
The unusual method of jam-
Dr. Goebbels declared that ming a water-can over a man's
In Ohio, Senator Flas, necking everybody in Germany was aware A campaign to rld Shanghai of head to keep him quiet was re-
the Republican nomination on a that the entire nation is behind its alum districts and to provide sorted to by armed robbers who classes with better invaded a brick-maker's hut in
is certain of re-nomination by Party's power is overlasting. the
18 exports, "Such problems race for his party. The shelter has been initiated by Mr. the Au Tau district of the New
platform of New Deal opposition Herr Hitler and that the Nazi
Wa Tich-chen, the Mayor of Territories last night.
Democratic nomination lles be-currency and disarmament cannot Greater Shanghai, according to
Li Yuk-kei, the brick-maker,
tween Representative West, a Now be mastered by a divided nation, the China Prena,
The story is being related of Deal enthusiast, the ex-Governor and there is only one man who is It is stated that a Committee of aged 61 years, was lying down in foreign and Chinese housing ex- his shed at Lim Fa Ti village at ports have been invited to map about seven o'clock last night how Voce was kept out of the of the State, Mr. Victor Donahey, entitled to speak for the whole out plans for the construction of when a gang of five armed rob England side when the Austra- and Governor White. Governor nation-the world must know that One of the In Hans last visited England in 1930. White is also New Deal sup- Herr Hitler to the unrestricted bers entered.
"The Australians porter, but he is, however, con-leader of the whole nation." houses in the suburban districts.
The plan will require well over truders seized the old man by the Wisden says:
nock and another held him down themselves were apprehensive of centrating upon State issues and a million dollars-Renter.
Ho eulogland Herr Hitler, do- The occupant refused to tell the his inclusion. So, when they mot may possibly split the vote. in
Notts at Tront Bridge just before favour of West.
claring: "His life is like a fairy. DEM. SPEARHEAD. robbers where the keys of his the Third Test match they de
tale. It is hardly credible and in boxes were, and tho intruders
and prove, by devoting their President Roosevelt's promise our times practically unknown. The Royal Observatory reports then struck him on the head and cided, whatever the coat, to try
head of a great. that pressure is highest over the forced a water-can over his head.
is to be the spearhead of the become the Pacific to the enat of Japan, and Two of the robbers then senergies to hitting him, that Voce of far-reaching social legislation that a poor man has risen to would be unsuccessful against is relatively low over the northern guard over him whilst the others them. McCabe and Richardson forthcoming drive to re-elett nation."
He went on to emphasise the carried out the task with con Democrats to Congress.
for part of the China Sen and in the proceeded to ransack the place.
overybody In spicuous success and in the second
The United Prces learns that neccosity. vicinity of Guam. Local forecast:
Innings, Voce only took one wicket
Is being drafted Germany to vote on Sunday next. S. E. winds, moderate; cloudy,
for 112 runs. In this way, the the strategy showery.
monstration which once and for The old man's wife, his concu Australians effected their purpose. along three lines. Points to be "because we want to stage a de-
selection com- (Continued from Page 11.)
all will eflence the world." bine, one of his children, a girl. At any rate, our
a foki were seized by the mittee, no doubt influenced by his this occasion, robbers, and all were gagged and ineffectiveness on
did not consider him for any of bound.
BRITAIN'S "RHINE” When the wife declined to aay the Tests that season." where the keys were, she stabbed twice in the back, seriously, whereupon she gave In Australia, when Larwood them the information they sought.and Allen bore the brunt of the
Eventually, the robbers, left England attack, after taking away articles and Match average was:
R. W. Aver. 0. M.. money to the total value of 489;
180
15 24: 407
and
WIFE STABBED.
MR. ARIYOSHI'S POLICY
was not
REVIVAL OF RUMOUR OF RESIGNATION
Shanghai, Aug. 18.
́ ́IN AUSTRALIA.
LADY HOUSTON AND THE GARTER
Veco's Test PREPARED TO ACCEPT
27.13
EUROPEAN GIRL BITTEN
BY NEIGHBOUR'S DOG
A PAIR
FRONTIER
General Goering's Comment
Opening the campaign for Hitler: Generál London, Aug. 13. in South Germany, Lady Houston, who owns and Geering,, at Munich, made a re edits The Saturday Review, doesn't ferenco to Mr. Stanley Baldwin's mind being, perky occasionally, statement that Britain's frontior for air defence purposes is on the She writes:
"The deaths of the Dukes of Rhino, Wellington and Marborough have
statesmen do no "If" foreign created an unexpected problem, recognise their political frontlet that of filling the two vacancies as the borderlines of their militar that have arteen in the Order of security, we should be excur
we too think of the security. the Garter.
to frontiers United Preen "As one would be of no uso me, I modestly auggest
The five robbers who were Dr. William Béobs, the world.
Dorothy Young, agod 12 years, murder famous marine biologist, who dan tho aeroplanes, authorised by. Con-responsiblo xress, in contemplated in the now of Dr. Ingram, the well-known candad 2,500 feet under these in Rumeur le again alleging that of 14 Stanley Terrace, was yester be given both of them!" five-year naval air expansion pro-American missionary, at his home the queer-looking spherical ball, the Mr. Ariyoshi, Japanese Minister day bitten by a brown terrier ba Lady Houston is famous for big seramma now being drafted by Bir. In the Western Hills, have been inspiration for which came from
Frof. Piccard's stratosphere gondols, to China, Intends to tender his longing to Mr. W. Weir, of 13 financial gestures. Vinson, Chairman of the Navy contenced to death.
of the uceneful, defence, or the The dog was sont to the Committee of the House of. Ro- The execution will take place to-
Pyles: presentatives, with the co-oper-morrow morning at Ilsinowang
ceived treatment for her injuries chuang, where the murder was ation of the Navy Department.-
committed.Reuter, * Reuter.
It will be re
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