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Attack on Russian Girl ALHAMBRA Has Sequel at Sessions

GERMANY'S MORALE CHINESE

WEAKENING

(Continued from Page 1.)

Heinrich Himmler, chief German police.

uf

The

Field Marshal

"It Is sald that Goering has been cautioned that he is in personal danger, and has been warned not, to appear In public, or even to visit his country estate-with- out a bodyguard.

"SLOW-DOWN STRIKE"

for "Geering knows that

some

Czecho-Slovak crisis, the production

PLEADS GUILTY

AMERICA'S HUGE BID FOR DEFENCE AGAINST ATTACK (Continued from Page 1) would cost eight billion dollars.-- United Press.

NATHAN AD, HQWILDON DAILY AT

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A SPECTACULAR PICTURIZATION OF MIGHT AND GRANDEUR OF ANCIENT RO

EXPEDITING DEFENCE BEFORE THE CHIEF

Washington, Jun. 10. - JUSTICE, Sir Atholl Mac-

The committee of both Houses in Gregor, at the Criminal Congress to-day concentrated on ex- pediting the national defence pro- Sessions this morning, gramme.

Major-General H. H. Arnold told mysterious reason, ever since the Wong Sang, 32, unemployed,

SCIPIO the House of Representatives military guilty to two Affairs committee that the United

new air SATURDAY of robbery with States defences require

bases nt Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii, cent. There has been no decrease in

Wong was re- and two in continental United States. the number of workers or work-hours,

until the next He said that construction of five and the answer is reported to be manded

bases,

ses, with provision for 3,000 new something like a 'slow-down' strike Criminal Sessions for aplanes and the training of additional by the workers, who have no other way of registering their disapproval medical report on his condi-personnel, should be undertaken im- of a polley which they feel is leading tion on admission to prison mediately, and the new bases occu-

in Germany's key Industries has pleaded fallen off by approximately 20 per charges

violence.

towards an unwanted war.

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pied within two years.

Other War Department officials warned the congressional committee that the Panama Canal must be made destruction-proof to assure uninter rupted fleet movements between the Atlantic and Prelile const in the event!

of war.

"The Reichswelt is described as to be made. still opposed to the Fuchrer's un-

In lower court proceedings, necessarily provocative attitude, and Wong was unid to have attacked is also reported to oppose is too Mrs. Vera Miranoff, a Russian extreme anti-Semitic and anti- religious

nursery-governess, at Queen's policy. "The morale of the German nation Garden, near Conduit Road, on

PLANS PREPARED in represented to be noticeably on the December D, when he stole her

The Secretary of War, Mr. Harry of Staff, This is not connected with handbag after a struggle, dur- Woodring, and the Chief physical disconfort, because food

course of which Mrs. General Malin Craig, appeared before supply is up to the standard of recent ing the

forced to the the military affairs committees of Some other reason must be Miranoff

both the Senate and House, revealing sought. One answer suggested in the ground, and was bitten on the hat plans had already been prepared perpetual strain to which the German face by the defendant.

to construct a supplemental channel populace is subjected day and night.

Wong was also said to have attack-and locks at strategle Canal points

warships co

could use in The RESERVISTS READY

ed another woman, Yuen Ngol-fan at which Garden Road on December 24, when event of the regular locks being des- Thanks to the Fuehrer's policies he stole her handbag. Yuen shouted troyed by an enemy. They estimated there can be no telling when the ex-out and two students who passed by that the construction of this unit plosion might come, from within, or chased after the defendant and ar- would cost between $200,000,000 and from without.

rested him

$300,000,000.

"As an example, German reservists -virtually every able-bodied man within the Reich in a reservist-have| been ordered to be ready for service early this year. That is all they, or their families know. They can only guess whether they will soon be marching off to war, or whether this is merely the Fuehrer's method of keeping thei alert. Nevertheless, this is reported to be affecting their nerves."-United Press.

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Senator Morris Sheppard, chairman of the Senate military adairs com- mitice, revealed that the creation of Secretary of No- a new Cabinet pust, tional Defence, had been suggested Li Sze, mother of nrirance ed her in order to facilitate co-operation be- TO - MORROW son had been very good and bad been tween the Secretaries supporting her. He had been in re- Navy as well as the proposed Secre- gular employment as a shop assistant tary of Air.

PRESIDENT'S WARNING for eleven years, but during the past

At Tuesday's press conference, two months had been out of work, and as a result both of them had had President Roosevelt cautioned nothing to eat.

porters and correspondents against STARVING WAS

speculating on the reported plans to it Addressing t

the accused, his Lord-fortify Guam, suggesting that ship said: "You have pleaded guilty would be a good idea to wait until

naval

op- to two very terrible cases of robbery experts had made their

irropriation requesta

before asserting with violence. Your attacks were

as that fortifications were contemplated. not only cowardly in as much

Officials of the State. Department both were on unaccompanied wome but they were brutal in every sense, and many Congressmen criticised the "I have been told were driven proposal to establish a major air and

you were to commit this terrible offence be-naval base at Guam as needless, and cause you

starving. On out of work and jus antagonising the Japanese Gov-

the appalling

ernment. nelther occasion of

Testifying

before the House your attacks and

military affairs committee, Major- amount of force and brutally you General Arnold warned against over- showed indicated you were weak.

"I further observe that the medical stocking of present model ofleer

of war-

in the prison is satisfied that planes, and stressed that in 1930 technicians sought for a speed of you may safely be either flugged or 300 miles an hour, but we are look-

urs is the type of case where in to 500 miles an hour for to-

ofi

Ile

a flogging is obviously the correct morrow" type of punistiment, but ta view of 4,000 onleers, or 2,400 more than the said that the army would need what your mother and your uncle have said as to your past history, I am going to remit your sentence to the the medical next Sersions, when officer will be called to give evidence

J.

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Imperial Airways plane due at on your condition on admission to increase acroplane production if 2 DAYS ONLY! TO-MORROW AND SATURD, o'clock this afternoon is bringing mail prison.

Mr. from Austraila and

His Lordship directed intermediate

who ports опу.

Whyatt, Crown Counsel, pro English mall dated Janitary 15 Issecuted, to produce the medical expected by plane arriving on Satur- oficer to testify whether the defer

dant was emariated or weak when It is stated that air mall dated admitted to prison. January 11, which should have arrived to-day, is now missing "some- where west of Suez."

day.

In

Furthermore, the Generat warned Congress that it must substantially desires to attain the objectives of President Roosevelt's $552,000,000 defence programme, and to meet any potential foreign threats, He sa.d that the United States pinne produc- on was now approximately 2,500 planes per year. which could be in-

a year creased to 12,000 planes

years. However, even then it would lag behind Germany's present production, which is estimated to be

000 planesval of the PTC-|

year. Ilence lie urged quick Rumours were widespread insident's recommendation to appro- Hongkong last night that Mr. Neville prate $300,000,000 for aircraft, say Chamberlain had been assassinated! ing that this envisaged 3,032 new

This morning the "Telegraph" re- plunes within two years over ceived several telephone calls from above the present army authorisation Hersons seeking confirmation of re- of 2,320 planes. ports that the Premier had resigned. There is, naturally, no foundation for either rumour.

Rumours Sweep Hongkong

[1

and

He said that he felt Congress about 5,600 should fix the limit of planes for the army-United Press.

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Paper's WORLD SURPLUS COT League

U.S. May Call International Mee

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.

ACCORDING TO Mr. Henry A. Wallace, Secretary for Agricu

ture, the Administration is tentatively considering an ternational conference of the cotton-growing nations on how IN a leading article to-day, the Hongkong "Sing Tao Jib Pao" dispose of surplus cotton stocks. expresses the hope that the League of Nations and the various

This statement was made follow-duce good results, and he member states will seriously consider, and respond to, the appealing a White House conference which same would hold true for for an embargo on aeroplanes and petroleum made by Dr. Welling- Senator Bankhead arranged ton Koo at the meeting of the League Council on Tuesday.

sent.

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after Reuter. yesterday's inconclusive meeting of cotton Senators.

Miners Will

Aid Defence

The

The latter are expected to resume The League and the member, East. She is greatly exhausted after States, the journal states, can 18 months war and is unable to wag their discussions later this week.

a war with other countries at the No decisions were reached at the. and should take this step at pre-same time, The United States, which while House conference except that|

non-member state, is ready to cotton was a serious problem.

London, Jan, 1 Act and ધર્ Lak-

A New York message says that The fallure of the League to take revise her Neutrality

The South Wales Miners Execut positive actions against Japan in the ing a strong attitude towards Japan. there is mixed comment in cotton Council decided yesterday not to

the regarding past in the opinion of the paper was It is high time to apply sanctions circles

prospective

operate in the Government's natio, due to the following three reasons: against Japan in order to reap effec-

results of an International cotton

defente schemes. Firstly, most countries belleved that tive results, the journal states, adding conference, with the majority. not A resolution passed by the Cov

Council states Japan's invasion in Ching would stop that the League should not lose this too sanguine. at an opportune time;

opportunity to restore is prestige. Meanwhile, Mr. Wallace, at a press commit the Federation to co-opt Secondly, they believed that the It is true that the League has its conference, stated that he would in the voluntary defence s of economic sanctions political weaknesses, as ainted by the welcome conferences with the officials until the Government adopts a 1 application of

would lead

London Times," the journal to the

con of other countries, but he declined to which clearly Indientes that against Japan

cludes. But these weaknesses are danger of a world war; and

the seriously opposed to Fasciam, say whether he would take

the Finally, they believed that the brought about by the disunity among itiative. He said there was con- supports

maintenancy sanctions would involve economic the member States and their retreal siderable hope that similar confer- democratic institutions

In the face of aggresears. Should the Now, the paper proceeds, Japan member States adopt a firms and un-ences on wheat and sugar will pro- and abroad."---United Pre has torn the Nine-Power Treaty to animous attitude and bring pressure

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by Fazbenicя Piner FLA pleces and has manifested her desire to bear upon Japan, the League will

losses to member states.

refuses

to establish hegemony in the Far become strong again.-Central News,' at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victrela, Hongkong.