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No. 15073

SHARE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1936.

9,

RUMOUR PERSISTS

KING DETERMINED

UPON ABDICATION Baldwin Believed to Have Received His Decision

London, Dec. 9.

It is believed that the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, following a five- hour conference with King Edward last night, has received His Majesty's decision and that he is prepared to inform a Cabinet meeting at 11 a.m. to-day of the results of the latest conversations. Mr. Baldwin met the Duke of York, the Duke of Kent and Mr. W. T. Monckton, K.C, when he was with the King last night.

It is understood that an Australian Cabinet meeting, scheduled for 6 a.m. G.M.T., hurried King Edward's decision-United Press.

London, Dec. 9.

A strong feeling persists that the King has decided to abdicate, and that his decision may be announced in the House of Commons to-day.

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It is believed in financial circles that the King has informed Mr. Baldwin of his decision to take this step.

Meanwhile, Mr. Baldwin has departed from Fort Belvedere and hurried to London to confer with Sir John Simon.-United Press.............

LLOYD GEORGE REASSURED

Kingston, Jamaica, Dec. 8.

Mr. David Lloyd George, former Prime Minister and Libernil leader, has decided to continue his vacation here, instead of returning to England. He feels the crisis is "Vintually over,"

Said Mr. Lloyd George: "The King's sympathies and in- stinets are fundamentally sound. It would be a tragedy if he had to quit the throne, not only for England but for the Em- pire.

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"He is a man of remarkable gifts and has all the makings of one of the best Kings the Empire has ever had. I am still hopeful that some means will be found of keeping him in his exalted position."-United Press.

Important Talks -At-Belvedere-

London, Dec. B.

Important discussions are appare ently proceeding at Fort Belvedere, the King's residence, where Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister, arrived by motor car at 5.30 p.m.. accompanied by Mr. W. T. Monck ton, K.C., Anancial adviser to the Duchy of Cornwall whence the King is entitled to draw revenues.

It is understood that. Sir Eric Mieville, the Duke of York's private secretary, was also present,

brief reference to the situation.- steuter.

Eden Will Remain In London

EMPIRE NEEDS ITS SOVEREIGN

ABDICATION WOULD BE TRAGEDY NEWSPAPER'S WARNING

London, Dec. 9.

"The more one considers the

Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign consequences which will follow Director Nations Council meet from a decision which entailed Secretary, has decided attend i ing at Geneva on Thursday and Great abdication, the more one realises Britain will be represented by Lord) Cranborne-Reuter.

the sadness into which this country and the Dominions would be plunged," declares the Daily Telegraph to-day.

Lengthy Conversations

At Belvedere

"The King has a magnelle quality leadership and the and India have been

London, Dec. 6. The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, conferred at great length of personal with King Edward to-day. He spent Dominions several hours at Fort Belvedere and apparently dined there while thengerly loosing forward to welcoming him once more among them as their | King weighed his problem.

The Duke of York is believed to sovereign. I the whole, programme have been present at the conversa- had to be changed, the adjusting task tons, as his car was seen to enter the would everywhere be undertaken grounds by the rear entrance.

The King's tragle romance is ap- with great reluctance. parently swiftly approaching Д

The Duke of Kent had been with 11ls Majesty for some time when the Duke of York's car entered the back gates of Fort Belvedere at 6.30 p.m. with an unidentified occupant.

Simon Awaits Prime Minister's Return

After dining with the King, the Duke of York and the Duke of Kent. llmax. It has been authoritatively "We are convinced that the general Mr. Baldwin lefl Fort Belvedere at suggested that a decision will be feeling throughout the Empire will reached to-morrow night. Other be one of profound rellef and thank-

10:15 pm.

To No. 10 Downing Street, the sources said it might come to-night.

Prime Minister's official home, enme Sir John Simon, at 11.30 p.m. The Home Secretary arrived before the Prime Minister and waited for him.

Informal Talks At

Downing Street

Pulness, if the King's decision proves

to be in accordance with the general desire, while the King's Ministers who have felt bound by their sense of moral and political duty to refuse his request will rejoice most of all."

MADRID PREPARES TO MEET ATTACK

FOREIGN TROOPS TO FIGHT FOR CITY

ARTILLERY ACTIVE

Madrid, Dec. 8.

At daybreak to-day Leftist military authorities moved fresh ahock troops into the front lines. This is believed to be a sure sign that the anticipated “big attack” is at hand and that the Leftists" have word of it.

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Furthermore, Madrid was subjected to a shattering ortillery bombardment throughout the night, in which the Rightists batteries concentrated their Are on the north-western sections at the defenders' lines. Apparently they are attempting to pave the way for an infantry attack in that direction.

In the last few days tho Rightists have moved up many carloads of arms

ms and munitions and 40 new acro planes.

are

Meanwhile, the Leftists feverishly. entrenching themselves and have hurriedly erected barbed wire entanglements at weakened points.

The Catalonian authorities at Barceloan estimate there are 27,000 foreign volunteers assisting the Left- ists. The majority of these have been despatched to the front to re- inforce the Foreign Brigade, which has suffered heavy losses.

It is believed that the impending battle for Madrid will largely be fought between two foreign armles.. INTERNATIONAL PORCE

Reliable quarters

the state that Leftist International force. Includes 0,000 Frenchmen, 8,000 anti-Faselst Italians, 1,200 anti-Nazi Germans, 800 Belgians and 200 Poles. No mention is made of Russian troops, who have large numbers. been previously reported in Spain in

General Francisco Franco, the rebel leader, is reported to have as a back- bone of u now offensive army, 22,000 Germans, 14,500 Italians and Irish Fascists-United Press.

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MEDITERRANEAN

With repeated crises developing in the Mediterranean, the activities of British warships there have 'been the cause of comment and criticism in recent months. One of the most important units of the Mediterranean "Flect is HMS. Furious, above, whose brood of fighting planes broadens the horizons of

watchful men-o'-war.

ENGLAND WINS FIRST

TEST

Lucky Ground For England

ALWAYS WON AT BRISBANE

English cricketers have reason to regard Brisbane 13 their lucky ground.

WITH

RAIN SPOILS WICKET

Australians Collapse ·

AIR RAIDS CONTINUE

Including the match finished to- Madrid;-Dec. 8-day, only three Tests have been Quiet conditions still prevail on played there, but each has been won

The first Test match between handsome Australia and England finished all fronts around Madrid, except that by England and.. by

margins.. the bombardment of the capitul con- tinues. Insurgent planes carried out a number of raids to-day.

upped Government column

well- harassing Toledo, the service of the equipped French Embassy was shot between Madrid and Toulouse, at Pastrana, and were injured and a Red Cross repre- two newspaper correspondents sentative wounded-Reuter Bulletin Service.

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TROOPS FROM MOROCCO

Gibraltar, Dec. B. ' It is reported that three. French

for Alicante' steamers are en route carrying troops for the insurgents from Morocco-Reuter Bulletin Ser- vice...;

FORCING STRIKE TO END

FEDERAL SCHEME ADVANCED.

TO CURE US. MISERIES

"The first match there, played dur-sensationally at Brisbane this 'morning with Australia being ing the 1928-9 tour saw England win by D15

In s runs.

muten the dismissed in their second innings Visitors scored 521 runs in one in-for 58 runs the lowest total in nings. *

ä Test game between these coun- The second match was played in tries for the last 34 years. 1932-33, when Englund succeeded

England thus won the match by by six wickets,

This umee Brisbane ground has 322 runs. provided England with a322 runs Victory.

EASE

Fifth Lowest Test Score

AUSTRALIA HOLDS RECORD

Australia's score of 58 is the Afth. lowest in the history of the Test series between England and Austra- Jing

The lowest ever recorded-was-24- by Australia al Sydney in 1807-8. In 902 Australia were dismissed for 36, this being at Edgbaston.

At the Oval in 1890 the, Austro-

lane were dismissed for 44, while at Sydney only score 43 in one innings.

in 1886-7, England could

By curious coincidence, "Australia holds not only the three lowest but also the three highest. In 1030 scores ever made in one Test innings,

at Lord's they scored

129 for

| wickets, which is an all-time high amassed 701 and in 1830, again at record. At the Qval in 1934 they the Oval, they compiled 005. "Eng- land's highest aggregate in one fa- ninge is 030, put together at Sydney

- This was the 135th test match between Australia and England. Incidentally on this ground in 1929, when. England won by 676 runs, both countries now having won Australin were dismissed in their 53, with 29 left drawn. second innings for 68 runs.

“G. O. B. Allen, “England's captain, und W. Voce, brought about the rout in 1928+0. of Australia on arain-damaged

MUTINY -AMONG MONGOLS

1,500 SURRENDER TO CHINESE

wicket." Allen was almost unplayable. and finished with an analysis of 6 for 38 after taking three for one at ono stage of the inaings. Voce had', the fine figures of 4 for 10..

The first Ove wickets fell for 10 runs, Brädínan bèlng out for a ̈“duck” off his second ball Only Chipper- Beld could make runs and his knock of 20 is described as "desperate."

AID FOR FLOOD VICTIMS

McCormick was unable to bat owing DREADFUL TOLL IN

to his lumbago.

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Overnight Position

PHILIPPINES

Manila, Dec. B.

London, Dec. 8.

Peiping, Dec. 9.

When the match was resumed this, After dinner, says another source, Informal consultations were con-

Chinese press, reports"agree that morning the state of the game was The provinces of Isabella and Mr. Baldwin returned to Downing tinued to-day both at Downing Street

1,500 of Wang Ying's bandits, under | highly interesting, England Jiad | Cagayan, In the Cagayan River valley, Street from Fort Belvedere, and there and at Fort Belvedere in connection

Opens Road Of Hope.

General Shih Yu-shan have surzen- | spored 368 and 256 in her two Innings, | are totally" cut of" from the outside will be no further meetings to-night, with the situation arising from the

dered, to the......... Sulyuan Army, at while-Australia, in her first visit to world by floods which are reported to Mrs. Ernest Simpson's proferred

Wulanhus, 30 miles north-east of the wicket had aggrogated 234 and have claimed thousands of lives and An ordinary meeting of the Cabinet question of the King's marriage, but

Wuchuan S

overnight had lost one wicket for to have rendered thousands more will be held at 11 o'clock to-morrow Primo Minister has not attended the posal that would hurt or damage His no statement has been made, and the abandonment "of any action or pro-

homelesa. three rins. They gave up their arms yesterday The home team therefore required morning.

House of Commons. In his absence Majesty or his Throtia" changes the

**Army planes took off at dawn this following a mutiny,

an additional 378 runs to win with morning to survey the inundated Meanwhile, Major Alexander

the. Home

Secretary replied this ole position, suggests the Daily

It is reported they brought several nine wickets. In hand when the play areas. Hardinge, Private Secretary to the afternoon to an enquiry by Mr. C. R. Mall. It opens a way to a speedy end

field guns as well as machine-guns started to-day,

Meanwhile, the fate of

thousands King, drove to Lambeth Palace from Attlee, Opposition leader.

to this grave and disquieting crisis.

and rifles with them to-the-Chinejo. Messages at the close of yesterday's of villagers in the Buckingham Palace during the even-

Valley is "The Prime Mrs. Simpson has rendered It possible Sir John Simon said:

lines,

Ably indicated that the wicket was still unknown, though the death roll

Cagayan ing to see the Archbishop of Canter- Minister has asked me to express his for the King, to continue upon his

Washington, Dec. 8. A representative has been sent to showing signs of wear and had begun de known to have been enormous, bury.

regret at not being able to reply in throne, and thus relieves the country It is learned that a high Govern negotiate with Wang Xing himself to crumble. Rein also threatened; Government ships are rapidly load- Mrs. Simpson's statement, that she to add to the statement which he loss his abdication would have in anonymous, due perhaps to the fact

that she person. Ho has, however, nothing and Empire of the heart-breaking ment official who insists on bemaling for ble surrender, but his terms were and it was generally recognised: that ing food and medical suppiles to be

so excessive that the Sufjuan: Army would retire from the scene it by this) made yesterday.”

volved.

that he is an important deure in the could not accept them--United Prest,ustralia faced an Imposing task rushed to the flood victims ofer

This was emphasised by Alan means she could help His Majesty, Mr.

settlement of the maritime strike.

Kippax in his broadcast heard last is regarded as a victory for the British Rig. Atties then asked: "Can the

Honourable gentlemen give

FASTSTILL ADVANCING TE “We can rejoice," the Dally Express presented to President Roosevelt the

Ight in Hongkong, that if Australia Government. But members of the indication as to when the House will adds. "The crisis has pased into day before he departed for the

Peiping, Dec. 9. were to win to-day it would require Royal Family fear that the King receive further information?

history and the King is still with us. Buenos Aires peace conference, 'n dow It is reported that the Sulydian | the finest chivalry will impèl, him to refuse "NO Sir, Mra. Simpson's o

I must leave the Prime the Cabinet has arisen, nor have the been designed to force a settlement of Pallingmino and are approaching

No question of the Crown over-riding tailed programme understood to have Minister

troops are still advancing cast of ever playings Don Bradman had do that sald Sir John. to

Nevertheless the wholesale collapse This morning Sir John Simon and Ministers imposed surrender upon the the seamen's dispute with employers Sharamuren, an enormous Lamasery, of the Australian team came as a In any event, the next step is the Sir Samuel Hoare were with Mr. King in a highly personal issue in the event of a stalemate continuing 75 miles east of Failingmino, garrison- surprise this morning.

to the day of the President's return,

and Mongol

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troops. plan envisages, a system of Meanwhile, invasion

, mean hipping bureaux in the prin- threatening eastern Sufyuan, 10,000 was submitted and no official state-present hiring halls

men having concentrated in a position. In sultry and cloudy weather; 2,000 The throat hanging over the Blam disammunition

to attack as soon as they receive ground, this morning to

spectators "turned uplatit urid upplies from trails resume her

offer,

King's It is believed to be possible Baldwin at No. 10 for nearly two that His Majesty will fly to Cannes to

hours fo the afternoon

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Lord

talk to Mrs. Blameson bodore making Halifax called and later Mr. Bald-out

his decision United Press.

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accompanied by

Street about 11 p.m. after having Attorney General to

spent nearly, Aivo hours with the

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