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三拜歳號六月二英港香 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1935. 日三月

JAPAN DICTATING

TO CHINA?

MAY BE PLEDGED TO QUIT LEAGUE

SIMON QUESTIONED IN HOUSE OF COMMONS

London, Feb. 5.

Has Japan requested China to pledge herself to withdraw from the League of Nations, and not to appeal to the Nations at Geneva for assistance in the event of further crises in the Far East?

This was the question asked in the House of Commons to-day by Captain Clifford Erskine-Bolst, Unionist, who requested that the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, informed the House if information of

The first Italian Ambassador to China, Signor Vincenzo Loscono, presented his credentials to the Nanking Government when he was received by President Lin Jen, Chairman of the National Gov- ernment (centro). The Italian Ambassador is seen at the right of the ploture while, at the left is shown Mr. Wang, Ching-wal, President of the Executivə Yuan

this matter had been officially brought to the attention Wyatt's

of the British Government.

Sir John Simon answered immediately that he had

no such information.

Captain Erskine-Belst was not

entirely satioiled. further questions.

He naked

Was the Forilgn Secretary able

to make a statement with rogard to the causes of the invasion of Chinese territory by tha Japaneso? he 'swanted to know.

were being

And what steps taken for the priservation of British commercial interests In that district?

Sir John referred his questioner to Capt. Anthony Eden's reply in the House the day previous, to the effect that the recent hosti;| littie

Japanese between

and Chinese in the vicinity of Kuyuanı wore a result of a misunderstand- ing on both sides.

He added that in view of the fact that there were no British interests in the area involved, as far as he was aware the second part of the question did not ap-| pear to arise.-Reuter.

Mexican Oil

Concession

Cancelled

SHELL SUBSIDIARY LOSES RIGHTS

(Special to "Talograph”)

FINAL DEFENCE TRUMP

FISCH "REALLY THE MAN"

LINDBERGH RANSOM

(Special to "Talugraph")

Strange

Strategy

WINS TOSS AND

BATS LAST

SUCCESSFUL ATTACK

George Town, Demerra,

Feb. 6.

R. E. S. Wyatt, captain of the M.C.C. Test team touring the

·Zupanjuod ̈paziodes nea „qjup West Indies, has developed a soq owmen zo erros qi fo penchant for winning the tosa quads somioj pun '5'8'a sua so unus and putting in his opponents to "DIM *H°°T **W *i*] *4L bat first.

British Guiana were helpleas against the bowling of Hellies, who took & for 29, and were all out for 102.

2 Ordinance, 1884. Received, February visitors started a three-day match

(By Talegraph, Copyright. Telegraphia Wes

We did this to-day when the 1 pan.)

Flemington, Feb, 5. |with British Guiana, but the move | Mr. Edward Reilly, leading proved successful. counsel for the defence of Bruno Hauptmann, charged with the abduction and murder of the Lindbergh baby, to day declared that he would prove that Isidore Fisch "was really the man who jumped over the cemetery wall and received the $50,000 ransom from Dr. Condon,"

At the close of play, the M.C.C. had scored 69 for the loss of one) wicket, being only 83 runs in) arrears.

Against the West Indies, recent- Mr. Reilly was examining a de-ly Wyatt won the toss, elected to fence witness, Mrs. Bertha Hoff, field, and England lost the match.

-Router. when he made this declaration.

Earlier in the day, Mrs, Hoff testified that Fisch had brought her two Rufteases to keep for him while he was in Europe.

It will be the allegation of the defence that these sultcases con- tained at least a part of the Mexico City, Feb. 5. The Mexican Government to-day never returned from Europe. He Lindbergh ransom money. Fisch cancelled the concessions granted died of consumption in Germany. in 1906 to the Aguila Oil Company,

combine.

The concession, which gave the the defence, Company rights to explore and ex-(United Press. ploit national oil lands, was can celled on the grounds that it was unconstitutional-United Press.

THE PRINCE ON HOLIDAY

U.S. SEAMAN REMANDED

NO MONEY TO FIGHT CASE

MARGIN COTTON TRADING

S'HAI UPHOLDS LEGALITY

BROKERS PROTECTED

(Special to "Telegraph"}

Thousands

Saved On

Pensions

CHILDREN REACH:

AGE LIMIT:

MANY WIDOWS MARRY AGAIN

(Special to "Telegraph")

(By Targraph. Copyright. Telegraphia' Mori gd Ordinanér, 1825. „Nescived. Pobruary 6. P.50 m.)

London, Feb. 52

There are 1,068,000 British people in receipt of War pen- alons or allowances, according to the latest report of the Minis- try of Pensions.

This is 69,500 fewer than one year ago,

DUNLOP

TYRES

SPECULATION ON

ELECTION

る

LIKELY TO PRECEDE LAST BUDGET

ISSUE OF CONTEST NOT CLEARLY DEFINED

(By The Per 0.66 alegraphic Messages Ordinance,

London, Feb. 5. Speculation is rife in political circles concerning the date of the next General Election, which must occur not later than October, 1986, when the life of the present Farliament legally expires.

1894 Received, February 8, 9.80 n..)"

Usually elections are held after Budgets have been brought down, but owing to the heavy prospective expenditure in defence services, the likelihood of a popular budget is delayed.

Moreover, it is the experience of British Govern ments that tax-payers are less moved by gratitude for tax remissions than by hopes of future benefits, and therefore the best of budgets is no guarantee -popularity when the people go to the polls,

GOLD CLAUSE FEARS

WHAT IS COURT WAITING FOR?

MARKETS REACTION

Opinion.is.crystalising in favour. of holding an election before the delivery of the budget in 1936.

This view is strengthened by the fact that the Government's heavy. leglatütive programme, în |cluding the India Bill, will occupy- Parilamont "until Christmas of this year.

ti the issue upon which the elec

tion will be fought remains to be found. Labour's main attack at the present time: that the Gove ernment is willing to spend on armaments: burt, not, on the un- employed. A

But apart from speeches by Sir Stafford Cilppa,' Labour has not Toffered, any comparable opening to

its adversaries in the Government." Hence there is a tendency on the ɔ part of election-mongers to revert bo Anancial issues which won, the A high Government official election for the National Govern-

(Special to "Telegraph")

Washington, Feb. 5.

The decline is due, to a great here to-day said that the ment in 1931-Reuter Special. extent, to the death of pensioners: Supreme Court might give 23,000 died last year. But there their decision on, the Gold were 27,000 children, receiving

allowances, who, since the last Cinuse case on the afternoon of

returns, have reached the age of Saturday, February 9, in which Guiding

16 and who no longer are entitled case the markets would have all to assistance.

day Sunday to digest the decision. *** Furthermore, 900 widows of

He said that markét,considera- service men married again, and tons, work against the · ruling thus lost their income from the being given on Monday, February Ministry of Pensions.

11, foreign markets are apon

The Ministry's gross expendi-on. Fubruary 12, and therefore ture for the year, £45,000,000, was foreign traders would be given an consequently 21,773,000 down. Opportunity to profit by a decision on Monday, while domestic) Reuter: Special,

traders, with thoir markets closed, would be soverely, handi- capped.

U.S. BANKING REFORMS

WIDER MEASURE OF CONTROL

-ADMINISTRATION DISTURBED,

Britain's

Air Mail

DIRECTION-FINDING STATIONS

London, Feb. 6, The Ait Ministry announces that...... Shanghai, Feb. 5,

plans have been approved for the The Chinese Court of Justice

establishment of a chain of civil |aviation - and wireless 'stations' hero to-day ruled that margin purchases of cotton on the New

The Administration, it was throughout the country so as to neubeldiary company of the Shell upon the ransom money will be the How Hauptmann got his hands

York Cotton Exchange are, not

learned later, a very much dis afford full facilities for direction- turbed by the fact that the finding, for communication with feature of the closing stages of Alva Chown, American carpen-gambling transactions...

it is

Supreme Court may be taking aircraft and between airports. expected-ter from the liner President

Marginal purchase: agreements

Three now stations came into the market reaction into con Grant, who la charged with are therefore considered perfectly manslaughter as a result of the legal and valid.

sideration in timing their opinion operation last year at Hull, Ports- death of an American shipmate, The Court ruled that a Chinese

on their Gold Clause case, be mouth and Belfast. A further six suitable sites nt Bruce Lindbergh, was remanded trader is Hable for the full losses

New York, Feb. 6. cause if the decision was to be will be placed

1985, of. a second time in the Kowloon sustained by the broker who sold

The Government will secure favourable to the Government, providing a direction-anding net | Magistracy this morning.

out the account when margin calls wide control of the Federal Re fear-United Press.

work covering, new internal routes, Chown was not represented by were not met.

serve System by tho Administra-

Washington, Feb. 4, as well as to serve the needs of counsel and told the Court he had. The Court decision awarding tion's Banking B1, a draft of

Rellablo observers hors are inidvidual aerodromes.

As the exact development of no money with which to fight his Messrs. A. B. Rosenfold & Son, a which was published last night. speculating on the possibility of

ow air lines in Britain cannot be Shanghai brokerage firm, judg- The Bill will create permanent the Supreme Court upholding the now airlines

wireless Consul for Hongkong who was faulting, trader L. 2. Koo, lo re-restrictions on a wide scale, and by a decision of five to four.

GaBily present told the Court that Chown garded as being extremely im- will give various Government. It is anticipated that the disson hicles

ed from place to place. By agencies swooping powers with ters will consist of Justices Pierce means organisation of com had money coming to him from portant-United Press.

regard to the regulation of banks Butler, James Cid and Van Dayanmunications can be rapidly and in- the ship.

and the control of credit-Reu-George Sutherland

readjusted as develop- expensively ment of air lines may require.

In addition to these mobile stations limited 'ä.ñumber of per manent stations of higher power

BRITISH FINANCES

TRAIN DELAYED BY SNOW

саве..

Mr. John Pool, American Vice-ment of $14,928 against the de-deposit insurance to loosen credit Government in the Gold Clause case accurately. You

The prisoner was consequently

romanded until to-morrow morn THE ANGLO-FRENCH

GOOD INCOME TAX YIELD

London, Feb. 5. London, Feb. 5. The Prince of Wales arrived at The latest Treasury returns Kitzbuehel this afternoon. As show that the total ordinary re- the Arlburg route was impassable, venue for the financial year up to the train made & long detour February 2 amounted to $597,258,- through Munich and arrived three Ing. 359, as compared with £548,224,122 hours late, baving encountered for the corresponding period of heavy snow. " last year. Including self-balanc The local Prefect gave the Ing revenue, the figures are £012,-Prince an official welcome, and 078,869

-and E610,876,122 respec- many vialtors were

prosent to tively.

greet him. It is hoped he will be allowed to enjoy privacy and quiet Income Tax collected last week during his holiday. Ski-ing con- amounted to $19,230,000, bringing altions pre the total to date to $141,437,000, as Wireless.

excellent.—British against £138,083,000 at the corre sponding date of last year.

SAAR CONVERSION

Saarbruecken, Fab. 5.

ed here which will pave the way

An ordinance has been publish-

Total ordinary expenditure up to last Saturday was £607,811,706, as compared with £585,110,976 on February 8, 1984. With self- balancing expenditure, the total

for the current year le 3071,968, for the oventual conversion of 765, against £600,066,076 in 1984 currency from franca to rolch British-Wireless.

marks-United· Press.

AUSTRALIA IMMIGRATION.

London, Feb. 5.

The Dominions Secretary, Mr.

PROPOSALS

*SEVERAL GOVERN MENTS STUDYING.

London, Feb. 5

ter

READY FOR CONGRESS

Washington, Feb. 6. The Administration has spon sored legislation virtually trans- forming the Federal Resorve into a Central Bank and the Bill-la ready

for introduction to Con- gress.

ter-United Press.

HONGKONG BANKER IN SHANGHAI

equipmenapable moved

are to be erected.--British Wireless..

IN WIRELESS TOUCH

SPECULATION AS TO J. H. Thomas, atated in the House In authoritative London circice The Bill is at present before the

The following ste PURPOSE of Commons that Mr. Malcolm the view is expressed that the re: House Committee, and discussions

pected to be: In MacDonald, during his recent ception given in Germany, Italy upon it are expected to commence

- Shanghai, Feb. 6, munication visit to Australia, had some in- and Belgium to the Anglo-French next week, pedagan

Financial circles here were very day: — Glansm formd discussions with the au thorities on the report of the In-proposala de of a generally favour. The provisions of the Blu provide much interested in the arrival yes igadakyDal

able character.KALA

for centralised banning control in terday of Mr. V. M. Grayburn the Kumsang ig ter-departmental Commities

None of Governments concern the Federal Reserve Board thus Chler Manager of the Hongkong Canton Mantr Migration, and he Tound eroad hang yet completed its bringing the Board closely, unde & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Nankas Maru, Bi would be further discussion with eximination of the document, and the domination of the Administrass in the opinion of many the salt Conte Verde Gene the Commonwealth Ministers when no definite reply is expected from tion, and also giving the Board a may possibly have some bearing on pingyang. Fushimi MT they visited British, British any one of them for some days.--- wider, discretion over credit fecill- the existing monotary, y cried Wireless.

British Wireless.

Kungur Kawalpindi,. Chengt

on

ties.--United - Presa padeves - United: Pruun.