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DUNLOP

TYRES

THREE KILLED IN HOME FOOTBALL MATCHES

BLACK WEEK-END OF SPORT

CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS

ASTONISHING

COINCIDENCE

(Special to "Talograph")

lity Telegraph, Copyright. Teleproghin May- Yance, 247i. Kerewed, Bréember

· London, Dec. 2. was England's

This darkest week-end in sport-| ing history. No less than three players in different football matches were fatal- ly injured during the course of the games.

The first fatality was Raleigh, Gillingham centre forward, who injured in the first five minutes of the game with Brigh-

Was

ton.

TENSION EASES IN EUROPE

FEARS DISPELLED BY GERMAN STAND

REACTION TO BRITISH DEFENCE DEBATE

London, Dec. 2.

Following the British statement of policy in the House of Commons debate on Imperial Defences, and the broad hint that Germany should give the Powers some reassuring word, there have been rapid develop- ments of disarmament and peace problems in European capitals. The new factors in the situation appear to be of a more hopeful character.

The most notable of these developments is Baron von Neurath's declaration that Germany is ready to consider sympathetically any proposals for Europe's pacification.

Gormany's attitude is at present

Ho and another player collided,| their honds coming together with defined as one of "passive resis- great force, when they both jumped)

in an attempt to head the ball.

tance." She is determined to lako

Raleigh was stunned, but he re-so steps towards r return to the turned to played and went through League of Nations without being almost the whole of the second given a formal invitation. But she half.

equally Then, towards the end of

anxious

avoid the match, he handed the ball polemics likely to handicap her cleanly, and fell unconscious.¡juture prospects. He died in hospital,

SIMILAR ACCIDENT · The same sort of thing hap- pened to W. T. Marshall, playing ccatre forward for the Marion Reserve team in the Forest Dean League. Marshall, unlike Raleigh,

was an amateur.

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The suggestion that Germany | may raise the question of the re- turn of her Colonies or the matter of the Polish Corridor, is regarded as premature. These are likely to arise until her arma ments equality claim is settled.

not

Herr von Ribbentrop's vinil to Paris has arouned-much-apecula- He, too, collided with as oppon- tion, but it is believed unlikely ent when heading the ball and then that it will lead to any now direct

He died Franco-German talks, collapsed unconscious.

In the Club's headquarters,

THIRD DEATH

the French attitude is: "Let Germany first return to the League." France is not likely, to alter her stand in

A)

Another amateur, Ronald this connection.

!

SURPRISE FOR

PARIS

FRANCO-GERMAN

CONVERSATION

Paris, Dec. 2 At the request of the Ger- man Ambassador, M. Laval, the French Foreign Minister, this evening received Herr Von Ribbentrop, special en- voy of President Hitler.

The news of the Franco- German conversations came as a complete surprise to Paris, as it was widely be lieved that Herr Von Ribben- trop had already left for Berlin-Reuter..

Griffiths, playing for Croydon, Meanwhile, it is reported from bominuantumcena kemanaCICERONNENALE was struck in the body by a hard-Rome that the League Committes

kicked ball.

He was knocked unconscious and died in hospital.-Reiter Special.

Railways Bid For Silk Trade

SNATCHED BY JAPANESE

MILLIONS LOST TO AMERICA

(Special to "Telograph")

on the Saar plebiscite is nearing agreement on arrangements for this highly important expression of feeling-Reuter.

AID FOR VETERANS

U.S. RELIEF FOR EX-SOLDIERS

COMPROMISE LIKELY

(Special to "Telegraph")

ily Copyright.

Telagrande, Cup. Heceived. Desember

Washington, Dec. 2.

Che Telegraph, Conwright, Telegraphia Mass, 30 a.m.) engte Ordinance, $194. Barrived. Dezembr

Washington, Dec. 2

RECOVERY'S UPWARD TREND

HUGE EMERGENCY EXPENDITURE

The scene at the funeral of King Alexander of Yugo-Slavin. At left, King Carol of Romanis ir seen In company with President Lebrun of France, whilst on extreme right Prince George of England is walking beside King Boris of Bulgaria.

COLONY FUTURE IN AVIATION

President Lebrun, who is to preside at the French Colonial Conference being opened in Paris to-day.

Beaten By Dynamite Thieves

ASIATIC

FLYING

CENTRE

İRAPID DEVELOPMENT

ENVISIONED

BRIGHT OUTLOOK

(Special to "Telegraph")

FRANCE COUNTS

RESOURCES

PRESENTATION

IN SHANGHAI

Hongkong's Gift

To College

Shanghai, Dec. 3. The presentation of a silk altar cloth from former pupils of St. Joseph's Col- lege: Hongkong, was the outstanding feature of a in connection ceremony with the Diamond Jubilee of St. Francis Xavier's College

in Shanghai to-day.

was

The presentation made by Mr. C. E. L'Ozarlo, representing the sister col- lege in the Colony.—Kruter,

CLOSER

EMPIRE UNITY

CONTROL OF

· PRODUCTION

CONFERENCE

AT PARIS

(Spacin) to "Telegraph")

CB Telegraph. Conpright. Telegraphia Moo agen Ordinanze, 1905. Received, December 13. 0.85 1.m.)

Paris, Dee. 2. President Lebrun; the Colonial Governors, and leaders of the Administra- tion will gather to-morrow for the opening of the economic conference which

WUCHOW

OUT OF

DANGER the French themselves are

RED THREAT REMOVED

EXAGGERATED

REPORTS

calling "the French Ottawa Conference."

For the past two years prepara- tory work for this drawing to- gether of the French Empire's imits has been progressing, but even so much remains to be ac- complished and before the smooth- working arrangements contemplat- ed are effected it is expected the the reports received Conference will have sat for thres locally regarding the Red menace months. to Wachow have been grossly.cz-

The Conference alma at the aggerated, the Telegraph in able control and rationalisation of to authoritatively state to-day production, the establishment of following an interview with an inventory of the existing local official who returned from French resources, the oxamination Wuchow yesterday.

That

*Wuchow

has

never

been

of an

"Prac-

of the possibilities of centralisa- on of information, and the con ciliation of the various interests involved in French Empiró producă The Conference, the Government confidently expects, will be nilestone in French history.--- Router Special

Recent aerial developments in the Far East are sufficient to menaced, except in a general way" convince the most sceptical that informed in the course

In Telegraph representative was tion. -Hongkong is on the eve of an interview this morning.

unparalleled expansion in aviatically all the rumours originate tion. Thanks to her strategic from the report, authentic in position on busiest ocean high-itsef, of an incursion of between

Reds and 10,000 ways of the Pacific, Hongkong, 7,000

into

RELATIONS WITH SOVIET

Paris, Dec. 2.

months. Reuter,

A

now

in terms of shiping tonnage, northern Kwangsi about nine days has become one of the five lead-axo.

M. Marchandau; Minister of ing seaports of the world, and "As far as I was able to acer Commerce, together with a num What has happened in shipping tan," said the informant, "that GANG STEALS is how happening. under our incursion was made with the her of experts, has grone to Moscow in the hope of concluding", with primary object of obtaining am the Soviet Government a 400 STICKS

very eyes, in aviation.

This statement is not the result munition and food as the Com

agreement extending into the Three men, wielding bamboo of the working of a vivid imagina munists were running very short economie ftold the good relations poles, made a sudden raid on a tion, but is based on facts which of both. The Reds are very poorly which have existed between Franca dynamite magazine at Lan Nel indicate that the next five years equiped and the Kwangsi Generals Wan, at Stanley Boach, shortly bo-will see, Hongkong develop into an are quite confident that they are and Russin during the past few fore 3 o'clock this morning. They airport of not only local import able to keep the feds out of the attacked, the watchman, Cheng Mulance, but into one of the great Province. when he resisted, and escaped up, international airports of the world. The band of Reds which attack. the hillside, taking with them" # | There are three intercontinentaled to the north-east in the direc-

driven case containing 600 sticks of ex-air lines in operation within a few tion of Pluglo was Washington, Dec. 1.

plosive.

flying hours of Hongkong. The again, and the report that Pinglo The course of business When the police went to the installation of the missing Hong-and Chauping had fallen was over the next few months, it magazine they found the watchman kong-Bangkok link will see this quite without foundation,

knocked almost Into a state of Colony hooked

with is expected here, will be insensibility, and had him convoyed air lines now connecting the Far deal of heavy fighting but I gather,

these three up

"There was undoubtedly a good generally upward, with the to hospital.

East with Europe. The French The dynamite belonged to a have recently announced the it was not as bad as the reports rate of recovery retarded in building contractor employed on a tension of the air lino from Saigon have indicated. January and February by constructional undertaking at to Hanol, bringing the Indo-China- Stanley. For fishing purposes terminus within five flying hours

AMERICAN FORECAST

coolles.

MINISTER AT SHANGHAI

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RUSSIA MOURNS

ASSASSINATED LEADER

Moscow, Dec. 2.

The whole of Russia is maurn-

ex-

Legislative leaders are, making Congressional outbursts: dynamite ER a desirable article of Hongkong, but our immediato "Strong Garrison dofences have American railways are reported an effort to make the coming Probably four to five billions of amongst the native boat-people. efforts should be to connect up been thrown round Wuchow as a ing the death of Sergei Kirov, ona to be secking modification of session of Congress both short and dolldre in omergency expenditure The men engaged in the raid had with the Imperial Airways at precautionary measure and the of the leading members of 'M. · rates and other arrangements, în nċtivė,

Modelja (will be made next year...

the appearance of being Hakka Bangkok giving us direct com-disposition of the Government in Stalin's regime, who was shot an effort to recover at least a part

munication by means of British the north-eas of the Province, dead on Saturday afternoon st It is apparent that the Adminis- of the trans-continental silk tration has virtually decided on price averages is expected. The Not much increase in commodity

airways and personnel with Eng based, malay at Kweilin, their the Smolny Palace, which is now ▼ traffic, worth something over three outstanding controversial Federal Reserve Industrial Pro-

land and Australia.

Headquarters, and up as far as the headquarters of the Lening- U.S.$6,000,000 annually.to the matters.

Chuanchow, with the Central and Soveit, whilst busy at work. duction Index is now around lines, formerly.

BARGAINING WEAPONS

Government troops guarding the The murderer, who was im First, it is increasingly likely to seventy-live, but is expected to

If it is true that the French do Hunan border and the Kwangtung mediately arrested, was L.could Previously, the entire silk compromise on the voterans' bonus reach eighty-five by April M

not allow British planes to fly over troops defending their borders. Nicolaey, 30-year-old former em business from West to East coast question by making payments to Currency Inflation wil be a con-

French territory, it is a mystery: The Communists are concen-ployee of the Workers and Pos- points was hundied by the rail-War veterans who are actually in tinual threat while Congress is in

Indeed, why the British do not use trated in the south-west corner of ants' Inspection Bureau, who dia- ronds, special trains rushing from distress.

session. Dollar stabilization will

Shanghai, Dec. 3. the same bargaining weapons in Hunan, in the Yungchow-Trochow closed his identity after an San Francisco and Seattle to the

Sir Alexander. Cadogan, British their hands? Besides the advan-aren.

amination lasting all day. Eastorn markets. But it presentĮ

Secondly, the Administration is be an acute lasuo-due to the ex-

The late B., Kirov is the first most of the rich cargo is trans-anxious to escape any widespread pected crisis in the European Gold Minister to China, accompanied by tages of a direct mail and

"The situation is, however, ported by fast Japanese silk ex-that

Ineroase of taxation and is hoping Bloc.

Lady Theodosia Cadogan and three ger link with Europe, the comple- business Improved

successful attempt has been made press ships via Panama,

The housing programme, which daughters, arrived from Hong- tion of the Indo-China link will be boing watched with keen interest national. Jender on whose life a The Japanese ship masters furnish increased federal revenues, is the biggest single recovery issue, kong aboard the P. and O. User followed by an increasing number the Reds will have to attempt since Dorakplan in 1918 shot at of French civil servante, tourists to break through in one direction M. Lesin, inflicting a wound from caught tho American rallways And, thirdly, it is anticipated is retarded by the conflicting, Corfu this morning.

They are staying at the Cathay and commercial travellers visiting of another. If they cannot get which the latter never, recovered. asleep at the switch, and captured that liquor tariffs will be reduced policies of various Government Hotel, while Sin Erie and Lady Hongkong either on pleasure or in through to the north it is quite-Router. this trade from them almost over-in an effort to halt the food of agencies. night.-United Press.

illegally imported alcohol.

Telehman and other members of order to catch the different fast possible that they will prega The American Government, as the Minister's staff are staying at steamers for Europe and Shanghai. southwards, but the Government On Monday, the Ways and evidenced by the Belgium credit, the British Consulate-General as At the present time very few pesfordes should be able to deal with ing by for several days, and A patient admitted to the Kowloon Means Sub-Committee meats in is assisting the European Gold Bloc the guests of Sir John and Lady ple care to undertake the two day them effectively. They have the US.S. Mindanao left Wuchow this

Journey between Halphong and distinct advantage of being well morning. H.M.8. Cicala in how-- Hospital; during the week-end, Tam Washington to study tax structure to avoid a crisis which might ad- Brenan. Wing-kal, aged 22, is said to have in an effort to plug loop holes and versely affect our domestic prics-It-Is-understood that Sir Alex-Hongkong on account of the poor equipped.

ever, remaining in the Upper West- HMS. Robin arrived in the River in the vicinity of Wuchow to boats operating over that run, but boch injured through being unscated clarify administrative provisions level and fores further dollar ander Cadogan returning when attempting to ride a push-bicycle rather than increpee tax rates devaluation. Swan, Culbertson and Peking via Nanking about Decem-it will be a different story alto Colony this morning from Wa-until the situation becomes more

Fritz.

|ber 11-Reuter.

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chow, where she had been stand-settled,

-on the Castle Park Road."

United Press,

will