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FEBRUARY

1, 1937. 日十二月二十

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DUNLOP FORT '90

M.C.C. OVERHAULING AUSTRALIA SLOWLY

Barnett Passes Century Mark

ENGLAND MAKES UP FOR

HITLER SHOCKS

EUROPE

Door Slammed On Peace

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Shanghai

CONVERSATION

COMMERCIAL

LEVEES

CRASH

Flood Gains

EARLY SET-BACKS

Wyatt Out For Three; AMBIGUITY”

Leyland Also Fails

England suffered the loss of two valuable, wickets for only 21 runs before lunch in the fourth Test match against Australia, which was resumed this morning at Adelaide.

Leyland had only added ten runs to his score when, he was caught by Chipperfield off Fleetwood-Smith, whilst Wyatt, playing his first game of the series, was out for a mere 3; being caught off O'Reilly by Fingleton, However, Barnett succeeded in passing his century, and with Ames the score was taken to 253 for 4 at the lunch interval, England being thus only 35 behind Australia's first innings score, with six wickets in hand. At the interval Barnett was, 124 not out and. Ames still batting with 30 to his credit.

PLAY RESUMES

Adelaide, Feb. 1. When the fourth Test match was resumed here this morning, there was a crowd of 25,000 present. The weather was warm and sunny, and the wicket appeared to be susceptible to spin bowling. To-day in a public holiday, being "Austraila Day."

It was announced before play started that McCorakk, the Australi- an fast bowler, was no longer suffer- ing from his finger injury, which hud completely recovered,

Overnight, England were 174 for 2, Barnett being 02 and Leyland 35, both not out. An early loss for Eng- land was registered when Leyland, who had reached 45, was caught by Chipperfield in the slips. lle reach- ed forward to Fleetwood-Smith's fourth ball of the over, turning the ball slightly to give Chipperfield a catch.

The score was now 190 for 3. Ley- land had batted for 18 minutes, and his score included three boundaries.

WYATT-DISAPPOINTS

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man

suffered in. was

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A further disaster when Wyatt, next. cought by Fingleton off O'Reilly. He played forward and sent up dolly catch. He had only made three runs. The score was now 185 for 4. At this stage, Barnett was playing reached- ultra-cautious cricket. He

his century in 208 minutes batting, This score having included one 0 and

eight 4's.

Ship Owners Prepare To

Man Vessels

San Francisco, Jan. 31. The striking maritime uniona are expected to ballot on the pro- posed settlement with ship oumers immediately, and their returns will probably be com-

3. plete by Foruary

Meanwhile, employers are ten- tatively planning recommission of their ships, and it is thought services may reconimener February 4-Reuter.

THREE VESSELS CALLING

On

NEW YORK HEARS SOS APPEALS

New York, Jan. 31. Ames then caino in and at the lunch The Radio Marine Wireless to-day interval he was still with Barnett, the reports the American freighter Mean- abandon score being 233 for 4. Barnett was; ticut's crew preparing to then 124 and Ames 30, both not out. ship if the bulkheads between No. 1 --Reuter.

STOP

PRESS

and 2 holds collapse.

Earlier a distress message said No. 5 hold was flooded during a storm and that the vessel had lost two lifeboats. Two remained.

(Special To "Telegraph")

London, Feb. 1. Fear was spreading through Eur- ope to-day that Herr Adolf Hitler's Reichsing speech has slammed the door on statesmen's efforts to secure a lasting peace fabric.

British officials call the speech vague and negative. It is believed Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, called the attention of the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Bald- win, to the fact that Herr Hitler did not even mention a new Locarno:

Pact one of the prime objectives of

British foreign policy.

France promptly retorted to Herr Hitler through her Foreign Minister,| M. Yves Delbos,

Italy joyously praised the speech

of Der Fuchrer, especially his attacks

on Com here that lorr

It is

Hitler has brought into bold relict the division of Europe at present un- der

wny, with the alternatives Fascism, Communism or a middle. course neutralliy.

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LEAGUE DISAPPOINTED League of Nations officials Geneva are deeply disappointed Arst, because Herr Hitler said that; body could never be really effective; second, because it had failed to ad- -vance new proposals for the settle

ment of pending issues, he charged.

The German Chancellor's silence regarding the British and French offers to negotiate a general political (Continued on Page 5.)

ATTACK NANKING

TROOPS

North Hot-Heads Take Offensive

NEW CRISIS AT HAND

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DURARTINCHIS

TICA.

At Memphis

CASUALTIES

UNKNOWN

(Special to "Telegraph").

Memphis, Jan. 31. The

Mississippi-o sullen prisoner for the past ten days- surged against the sandbag levees on a 15-mile line and smushed a half-mille hole to-day,

The first docket issued by the Hongkong Telephone Company for a radio-telephone call from Hongkong to pouring into the lowlands to a Shanghal. The call was booked by its Excellency the Governor to Mr. Wy Teh-chen, Mayor of Shanghai, and depth of seven feet and leaving

the call was put through thortly after 7 o'clock this morning.

H.K. TELEPHONES

LINKED WITH OUTSIDE WORLD

Governor

Talks To

Shanghai

MAJORITY OPPOSES STRIKE

JAPAN'S

CRISIS

PASSED

terror and destruction behind in the village of Bessie.

Thus far rescuers are unable to breast the flood and discover the total of the casualties.

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All 800 workmen who tolled to save the levees are sale. They stood Wolst deep

and won their battle on

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the break-through on the

Comme gap. But they could not

narrower front.

The water from the Bessie break is working its way back to the main stream, thus lessening the danger to

WITH Tipton.

COMPROMISE

ARMY ACHIEVED

MINISTERS SELECTED

THOUSANDS LABOUR

The Mississippi steadily' awept higher to-day, threatening to smash the billion-dollar leves. system in the south reaches, while 103,000 men tolled without ceasing to fight back the flood.

There are now 300 dead,

It is understood, says Reuter, that a Japanese Cabinet cont-

Rain is predicted, with cold, in promise has been effected and Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee. that General Senjuro Hayashi ther threatened the levees, but Army At Tipionville on earthquake fur- has succeeded in forming a Gov-experts still hope to hold the flood "BACK TO WORK" IS ernment with the collaboration At Evansville the crest was 53.7 feet.

of the Army and Navy. Hongkong telephone

LABOUR CRY sub-

Tokyo,. Feb. 1. General Senjuro Hayashi, com scribers became linked to the

manded to form a Cabinet last Fri- outside world for the first time!

Detroit, Jan. 31.

day evening, la now hurrying his It is understood that conversa- to-day, with the inauguration The General Motors Corporation of the radiophone service be-has announced that 123,724 of its tions with Army and Navy officers tween this Colony and Shanghai, 140,249 employees are supporting there pral Rotoro Nakat hus not

since

task.

but was not expected to rise, Calro expects the flood crest Thursday. It Is believed the levees will stand la Arkansas.

National Guardsmen have been forced to

to use bayonets to evacuate recalcitrant residents of Louisville, Ky A dysenters epidemic is feared

and there are hundreds quarantined.

At Memphis, Army experts warned their men that a full month more of work against the floods confronted them.

General Kolaro Nakamura "back to work" movement. via canton.

been definitely chosen

War OW Meanwhile, Governor Frank Mur- The first inward call on the new phy of Michigan has revealed con-

Minister.

The Lord Privy Seal and circuit was made at 7 am, by the acts made with both sides

Grand Vice Minister for Communientions, the collapse of the Washington effort. 9,20 m. yesterday, and remained FURTHER RAIN THREATENING

Chamberlain went to the Palace at Mr. Pang Hop-pul, to His Excellency He said he had a definite plan; and until mid-night. Their visit was the Governor.

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that it coull be put into operation outward cail, first

New York, Jan. 31. was ****

the quickly If Washington ceased its presumably in connection with made by

Excellency His

the

The threat of more rnin is political situation, though detalis of efforta to soothe both sides.

their Governor to the Mayor of Shanghai,

purpose were not The G.M.C. is labouring to perfect vealed. Later developments may affected states bordering the re-increasing the anxiety of the Mr. Wu Te-chen.

its se for His Excellency spoke direct, from

case

Government House, and both tall Court Mondation to the Appeal plain them.

TWO NEW BONDS

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the

it hopes to by which

appointment. United

1

forecast that the Lieut-Generat

nonilnica,

with General

Lieut-General Ictagaki

here an, will become Minister ofį

system between Cairo and New Orleans.

The Army is prepared to spend two or three months guarding the (Continued on Page 5.)

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Motor Lorry Dangers

Hayashi' STRINGENT RULES

It is further reported that Mr.

FOR LONG LOADS

It is generally understood that Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. injunction to res-General Hayashi is having dificulty The Mississippi flood is creeping the circult being described by officials train the sit-down strikers at Flint.

in settling the problem of a War up the 1,200 mile long leveo Mr.

Du Pont, of the Telephone Company as being

questioned

at Minister's "clear and satisfactory,"

sald "I endorse the post- Press. Washiierre

tion taken by the General Motors Corporation in the strike situation. I COMPROMISE REACHED

He thought am perfectly satisfied."

Tokyo, Feb. 1. In reply to a message of greeting the majority of stock-holders would and friendship from

A compromise is reported to have the Vice-be of the same opinion.

been Minister of Communications, is

reached betweeni Generdi Mr. A. P. Sloan, G.M.C. president, Hayashi and the Navy authorities Excellency said: "I warmly re-denied Miss Frances Perkins' claims

the selection upon ciprocate your kind words and that his

of a Navy company had violated its Minister, under which Vice-Amerial: sentiments, and ask you to accept agreement with Labour.-United Mitsumaza Yonal, Commander-in- my since

sincere congratulations on the Press.

Chlef of the Grand Fleet, will take Inauguration Nanking, Feb. 1.

of this telephone ser-

the post. The hitch in the Shensi nego have been here only just over a between our two great cities.

10,000 COMING BACK

Newspapers Army's and at tiations, which may precipitate even

Akron, Jan, 31. civil war in the North, is believed thought of leaving in April, but it The Goodrich factory The Dutch steamer Adam is ex- to be due to the demand of the

will

always be source of great

cat nounced that 31 compounding depart. pected to reach the Meantieut soon.--

troops of Yang Hu-cheng, and res Governorship, Shanghai and to return to work at midnight, pend-

me that during my ment sit-down strikers hud agreed Vice-Minister, grauifcation United Press.

Chang Hsuch-liang's old army Hongkong have been linked together ing

further study of their wage Toyotaro Yuki, Governor Now York, Jan. 31. The New York Radio Marine has

of the for "the liquidation of ex-by two new bonds of communication, requests, and thereby permitting BARNETT OUT

The traffic authorities have been the Industrial Bank, will become Minister picked up an SOS message from the penses and the Communist first the air service of the C.N.A.C. 10,000 hands to come back to of Finance, and Mr.

Kakicht giving careful consideration to the Adelaide, Feb. 1. Russian steaner Irtych

of the 105th and now this telephone service. The factory--United Press. miles

Kavorada, director of the Association donger caused by protruding loads former The bewildering change in the she is drifting ashore a hundred that tendencies

makes the establishment of which

refus- has

for Harmonisation of Labour and carried by motor vehicles, following personal

contact between out res

recent fatal accidents in which such complexion of the game Inspired the cast of Aberdeen, as well as another Division,

that is reported

General Australian Belders, who crowded in distress signal from the

lorries have beas involved. As a the settlement hours, and the latter makes verbal

Inyashi hús offered Mr. Hirosi Saito,

result, near the wicket, whilst the bats- Ingaro stating that she has broken designated in

the conditions for permits to men were strictly defensive in play, her steering gear whilst 150 miles

Ambassador at Washington, the For carry long loads are being tightened. "This perfection of communication Scoring was very slow, the 200 being east of the Pentland Firth, Scotland. With Nanking by the Tungkwan contact a matter only of minutes.

up. eign Ministry.---Reuter. conference. The Uner ClTwood is proceeding to

between us is typical of the progress

Under the ́éld 'regulations, all Içads- registered after 200 minutes play.

The troops of the 105th Divi-that now characterises your great McCormick took a

have to be properly stacked and ball at assist the latter vessel..

The Redio Marine has also picked siòn have assumed the offensive country and it will, I am confident, 217. but Barnett scored 17 off his

secured, whilst loads which project dispatch of first over, including four boundaries. up an SOS from the steamer Corona.

It is authoritatively stated that Mr. business

beyond any part of motor vehicles but facilitate

only be carried by permission of the Inspector General of Police. Such of friendship. I ant the Kwangtung Provincial Govern- They have cut telophonic and cipate therefore a speedy popularisa- ment, General Hu Han-now, Pac-

permits cost $5, and may be for any telegraphic communication bellen of the service and am proud ct. Sention Commissioner, and Mr. Treng

particular Particul occasion or for any period not exceeding twelve months. tween Tungkwan and Sian.the honour which you have done me Yang-fu, the Mayor of Canton, are in asking me to take this Arst coll."

The conditions of these permits are proceeding to Nanking together on Reuter

The Mayor of Shanghai next con- | February 12 to attend the Plenary-

being made more stringent. versed with the Governor. Audition | Session of the Executive Committee

Under the new rules, lorry-owners: (Continued on Page 5;) - of the Kuomintang.

have to adapt their vehicles for Miami Beach, Jan. 31.

carrying long loads. If the loads Mr. Huang Mu-sung, who has been Ellsworth Vines defeated Fred | protrudo, they have to, bo properly; recuperating from his recent indis-Perry here by 5-7 7-8 0-4 in the stacked and bound together to pra NAZI POLICY ATTACKED

position, has now fully recovered... first outdoor match of their tour. vent their playing over the idea, Munich, Jan. 31. The Mayor, Mr. Tseng Yang-fu, This brings Vines wins up to eight, whilst where the loads actually, prre Roman Catholic officials announce who returned here on January 29, is compared with Perry's five.", trude in front of the lorries, the ends

plan to | activites "Both players made due to Inch. The tota: ince Janused 0,41 118,714.20 191 over the correspond that the orice protest to the resuming his reconstruction nettviler parts insinya court, but Vines must be adducation is still being

were $2,572,900,000.-United against the Nazi campaign to close the rumours that ho is being trans drop shots began to work in the studied, with a view to doing every

thing possible to prevent denger,page third pet-United Press,ne parochial schools-United Press.

new

Capital, the Home Minister. steamer ed to withdraw to the positions pretive citizens a matter only

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CANTON RUMOURS

DENIED

Canton, Feb. 1.

The partnership between Barnett Iff unknown whether this ship is against the Central Government not only accelerate the happy Huang Mu-sung, the Chairman at

and Ames had yielded 50 in a Canadian or Norwegian. The liner Clawood is, however, standing by minutes.

Later, the vessel, which is being steered by When Barnatt had scored 129, he hand, seas washing over her. was out, the score then standing at Meanwhile the steamer Rosewood

is-proceeding to the 250 for 5Reuter,

assistance of the Ingara

The Adam reports having sighted the Meanticut, which is still a fost, and states that she will soon be along side.-United Press.

Hángkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending 10 to-day, totalled 0.88-

| 2,81 Inches, against an average of 1,27

taches.

forces.

INCOME TAX UP

Washington, Jan. 31. The Revenue Bureau income tax collections.for the first month of 1037 are $695,041,608.49, an increase at

tione Press

Intercourse

VINES DEFEATS PERRY

FIRST OUTDOORS MATCH

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