The Age from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Page 11

THE AGE. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4. 1030. IT.

ABOUT PEOPLE. BRITAIN'S DEFENCES. SHIPPING SUBSIDIES. NAVAL LIMITATION: FINAL EFFORT FOR PEACE. AUSTRALIANS WIN.

LATE NEWS. Th finvprnnF and TjiHv YTiinHnatia.n' nvmiuniMl bv Mlaa l-llxahplh Rprhnnr Repairing Deficiencies. and attended by Captain Barbour, A.U.O., NEW SYSTEM IN U.S.A. LEAGUE COMMITTEE DECISION. Is Agreement Nearer? GERMANY WILL NEGOTIATE.

Direct Government Bounties. By Innings and Six Runs. GRIMMETT AGAIN. DURBAN arr.h PROPOSALS OUTLINED. LONDON, 3rd March.

Hie White Parier setting nnf. ih jeit Mciouuriia iui vHiiucm yeswroay evening, where they will ba the guests of the Governor-General and Lady Cowrie. Captain and Mrs. Holford and Captain J. M.

HoUord left Oovemment House yesterday. Vlce-Admlral Sir rrancls Hyde, First Member of the Commonwealth Naval WASHINGTON, 3rd March. The various Government ArenrtM 1n. posals to repair the denclencies in th i KING EDWARD AS INTERMEDIARY? Ideal weather favored thn rmrinnin. Before his denarture fnr npnpva rhp volved to-day reached a compromise on national defences Is 18 pages long.

It SEVERE STORM IN TASMANIA. LAUNCESTON, Tuesday. A severe thunderstorm In north Tasmania to-day brought the third fall of rain since last Christmas eve. At Wynyard, on the north-west ttml, the full severity of the stenn was experienced. The' railway nation was struck by lightning and day's play in the fifth Test match between South Africa and Aii.lrnli.

Is divided Into two parts. The first is largely historical, and the second, deal. ruiuiKii oecreiary (Mr. Eden) received Prince Btsmark, of the German embassy. uie compucatea question of ship subsidies, and it now appears likely that legislation will be adooted thi north-east wind tempered tho morning ing with the Government's oblectlves.

of Congress ellminatmg the system by Board, accompanied by Ills secretary, Commander J. B. Foley, passed through Frcmantle on the Orient Uner Oronsay vesterday on his wav to Mhlbnnrna. ho declares that there Is no alternative In neat, urunmett and McConnlck rc- at the Foreign Office. The purpose of the visit was to convey to Mr.

Eden the reply of the German Oovemment to the proposal made to the German ambassador on 26th Febniarv that, nwrnm. sumea Kie attack. BRITAIN FAVORS OIL EMBARGO. the present state of tho world but to review defence and nrovlde tha nwmJ Mitchell took 4 ait Mprnnni.v wiucn tne uovemment nuances slilpplng through mall contracts. Under tho terms of the nrnmuvi p.

attended various naval conferences dur result of a well-tlmpri too- sary means of safeguarding ourselves promise a maritime aui.hnriti k-. should negotiate a bl-latcral naval agree The batsmtn appeared quite equal to Tli LRffiia nf Narinnit ia mjilcino jt fmitl nftnrt fn ing nis sue montns stay in iiondon. -Sir Geoffrey. Whiskard, as High Com ag-inra, aggression ana playing our part In the enforcement of lntpmntinnni hii. perious damage caused, Telephone wire was torn from the wall, and several sta ment wun tnis country, embodying the created to aid shipping companies througt direct Government bnunt.ip..

in vuiuucits Dowung, but against Qrlm gallons. men mey were forced to exercise re icuiu oi any agreement reached at the Naval Conference. mtssloner for the United Kingdom In Australia, passed tbj-ough Premantle In, ance with their needs and the service conciliation in the Italo-Abyisinian war. The Committee of Thirteen ha been convoked to initiate fresh peace proposal. straint, and wait patiently for short- tion employes narrowly escaped Injury.

Prince Blsinark Intimated that his Go The Oovemment exhaustively surveyed the fighting services. Tho proposals do not go bevond ahKniutA to American shipping requirements they render. rm.b. uronsay yesieraay on Ills way to assume office In Canberra. He la the ucuvenes.

Which wore few and far between. vernment was In nrlnr.lntp. rppHw in atari The telephone poles were splintered and A year after this an iietsuviauons i or sucn a ol-lateral treaty, O'Reilly relieved MrrAnHi.b. tials. The air situation diifnn rm the entire railway telephone and tele created all ocean mall contracts will be his third ball, which was short pitched.

Removing an Obstacle. It it reported that the Emperor of Abyssinia is prepared to discuss peace, provided King Edward acts as intermediary. TL 17 ft A- rJ .1 graph service dislocated. mat or most other nations, whose air forces can, without risk, be concentrated In limited areas neap thir nwn Ehn. first Dominions official to bo appointed High Commissioner.

Sir, Geoffrey Whlsksrd Is accompanied by lady but their family of two tons and a daughter has remained in England. He is making- bis The Anglo-German naval neimiiaHnn. uuwmi course, who attempted a big hit. voiaeu. provision Is made to limit the I salaries of officials of shipping companies so aided, while the are aunarpntlv a nrplitrip tn tha Hl.an- The sloW hno.1 pre IMnnMll- 1 1 The Italo-Abysslnlan dispute Illustrates pearance of one of the chief difficulties share In all their nrnflu nampermg tne conference.

It will doubt- AUSTRALIAN BOWTING. Bowling. McCormick. 15-J640; now me claims on Britain's defensive strength may arise at short notice in second visit to Australia, having accom-nanled Mr. la.

8. Amprv ipn Committee of Eighteen that the British Government, havlner read the exnerts reDort. favored the imDOsition ue iouowcq Dy a untlsn aDnroar.h The COmPrOnifSO Wax raanhatt i bastnien on the retreat, making them treat each ball with tho respect It deserved. Mitchell eventually broko the monotony of patting back tho ball to tO RUSSia. OR it lit nnl-.

avnantnA that nu i-ic-Ol- dent Roosevelt's request, which Indicates! of State for. Dominions Affairs, on his Germany will accept qualitative llmlta-l of oil sanctions against Italy. MtCabe, Grimmott, nm. no uneiios to force its enactment lour inrougn tne Dominions in 1927 and various parts or the world. Tho Government was only able to safeguard the position in the Mediterranean and Red Sea August bv denuding nthir uoiia wnicu mo soviet have not ac 1820.

oy nittlng O'RcllljMo the on boundary. Vlljoen then took a hand brlghtenlnr un thp ini cepted. There Is no reason in pyrrol-, that. na. NO UNDUE DELAY.

STEP TO ARMISTICE VI 3373fl: O'Reilly, 40.118474; Chip, ptrflcld, 81200, to an extent which might have Involved! CRISIS IN JAPAN. Grtmmett to the leg fence, after tak- Isla will raise any difficulties, but Anglo-I Amongst the large complement of passengers who are sailing to London aboard the Orient liner Orontes, which sailed from Station Pier, Port Melbourne. great ri5KS. The White Paner draws ittrnUnn in uerman ana Anglo-Russian treaties will depend on the Powers In the conference i-j. vuuiw wun a push to the on.

MeanwnUe O'Reilly kept pegging- away Reply in Forty-eight Hours M. Flandin's Proposals German rearmament, and the yesterday afternoon, are the Earl and tne defence exnendlture in Pmn" T-IWTW-lM IrH U.rpli ugieemg. America Is awaltlnor a Frpnnh pnm. Thn newBDaners arc SMculatinti as MILITARY RULE Belgium, Russia. Japan, tho llmrnrf A flnnl tn hrlnir anniit.

noapa hv Countess or Strafford, tho Hon. Edward and Lady Carson, Captain and Mrs. ford. Ladv Sinclair Lnolchart thp ahai. to the meaning and effect of M.

Flan States and elsewhere. conciliation between Italy and Abyssinia iL'nc rirlriH iinan at. thn mppt.ina nf munlcatlon regarding battleships, which the United States are not likely to modify, despite the other rcnevea orlmmett, and got amaaing assistance from the wicket making Mitchell ni. I din proposal. man of directors of Messrs.

OoldsbroughJ NEW CABINET PROBLEM. Importance of the Navy, "The "News Chronicle" recards It the League Committee of Eighteen, which Aiub biiu vmr. m. mall), the certain strokes. Viljoen.

on th. GERMANY ANNOYED. rowers' desire for a reduction. The ri. mm i.nNnnw ia i.

a renewal of the French attempt to pre consul for cnue Melbourne (Mr. In Plastrler) nnH Mr naa met at ueneva to consider tne question of extension of sanctions to include hand, appeared equal to the new bowler's wiles, and nnrp hit hi imply the abandonment nf inn nnllf nf MiaiMii, According to the Tokin utner tecnnical points are ttw so-called PlailCP Hup tn th. rnn vent real pressure on Italy. v. tu, avuoacu, chairman of the Commonwealth Port- of on steadily discouraging armament compctl- tho "Dally Herald" the minto The "Dallv Herald" asks whv M.

Flan anese withdrawal, and the settlement of INUb, The proposal jano. lament L.O. h.j iuare 10 tne boundary, despite the well-placed field. loff O'Reilly, whn kpnt auui us icrms for co-operation with dln waited until the Committee of Eigh Hitler's Gesture to France. me gap oetween the displacement of cruisers and ennitnl Rhine nu.an wii.

aiie vvnuc raper reitcratea the lovcrwhelmlng Importance of tho Navy for the preservation of made hy Professor D. B. Copland, of the McJ um reconstructed Cabinet, Insists upon a strong man as Prnmi.i- th M. Plandin was teen was sitting when he could have the bourne Uulvcrslty. has been Invited by on the worn nath Th hn tlons.

The failure to arrive at a general render cruiser limitations effective. This latter should not be difficult when the proposed conciliation last week. Foreign the Japanese oovemment to deliver foreign policy and the replenishment of feTf1 the national Minister, so suddenly that even Olddeld could not who course of lectures in a Japanese unl agreement on naval limitation docs not imply the Intention of other Powers to capital question of ships has been set- The ueneva correspondent of the 'Times" savs that M. Flandin's action VersitV. It iS DronOKed that, a rll-Hn.

This is lnteroreti-rt tn urged tnat tne uca. Cold Reception Resented. LONDON, 3rd March. 1 The Berlin correspondent the 'Times" srjllpa that althnnoli snmn nf in une and went on to crash O'Reilly to the on fence, viljoen was out fli- haii r. ucveiop meir naval strencth tn an v.

of Hon an-ainat. rhin. -j nJi Committee gulshed Japaneso professor of economics rcas foreshadowed by discussions throutrh tent that will upset the balance of Russian "B'51 Thirteen the i- nuicn. gnouia aiso visit jueioourne and deliver out the morning with Mr. Eden, after iooiung lor the leg break, but The Toklo cmrnnnnrf.nl nf councu wimoui security.

The present -plans of the Government do not contemplate such development. It Is in) a course of lectures at the University. A i sub-committee of the Univprjeitu npunnii which M. Flandin, M. Paul Boncour SS came 5traKht.

through. 'Times" foresees a consHtniinh.i Italv should bo tho indignation is artificial, it would be the greatest mistake not to take seriously tho German dlsannnlntmnnf. Mr. Eden and M. AvenoL tlio secretary- BRITAIN AND EGYPT.

MOVE FOR AMITY." Js considering whether It will be possible wicket. Vac placement early in 1937, when two new general of League, lunched toccther. tlon of the Cabinet crisis after consult- nved tion with the Supremo Military CouncU. day to taltlat0 This Is unprecedented, hut. th.

fresh P0108 Pr- lor rroiessor wopiana to accept the ln- GrlmihCtt Was mntlnn 1-llnEt nr M. Flandin's proposals are expected to the worn wicket pm.in onips win Da laid down. The modernisation of the existing battleships will contmue. The Oovemment alms at the French reception of Hcrr Hitler's offer of friendship. Germany' is greatly I unset at the prospect of the final ratification of the Franco-Soviet Pact.

t.i posals. It Is an- vitauon, as ne is at present Acting Vlce-. Chancellor, and Intends visiting Harvard University to deliver lectures there in be nothing more than in the nature of 1 taiAill Ull Which ORelllv coneentrntprt tu wini, wiu uoer oi any action Is responsible for all itx M. FLANDIN. Ian appeal to both parties, which may uruiKuiK tne cruisers nn tn nn ui.

morning. The ball turned prodigiously mhmt ereptemqer. produce an armistice before an lrrc quenccs. Well-Informed circles thereforer argue that the armVa resnnnslhi.it.. fn! the oninlttee to both parties cruisers will be Included In the 1936 programme.

The Drenenh rnln nf rm.ln, NEGOTIATIONS OPEN. LONDON, 2nd March. PrelimlnarV CnnvPtHntlnna 4n itnnnaa A srml-ornclal statement deeply resents tho fact that Hcrr Hitler's frlcndljr wbrds ijittjuu lorwara to it, It backwards to slips for Richardson vocable decision Is taken. eludes cooperation In giving the coun- we' mmm Iepllra wunm tion of sloops and small craft will con- Captain O. Dlttmer, MJ8.E., M.O., New Zealand staff corps, has arrived In Melbourne on liaison duty with the Aus met "hairsplitting.

DhlloIOKlcal criticism i to take a hlch mit i.pnptpr. i. If negotiations result, the Committee tnr a calmlnir ariminutmtinn lorty-eignp nours. tion with the negotiations for an Anglo- of their text." uoaten oy me Dig turn of the ball. In supporting M.

Flandln's proposal of Eigh teen's meeting may be carried into 'France, if she wLshed rnnlrt-Minvn ana a steady replacement programme for destroyers and submarines is contemplated. A new aircraft carrier uaiaskas withstood three overs from tralian ouutary forces. Ho has proceed ed to camD with the infant at. flpv. What of' Foreign Policy? tne BrlUsh Delegate, the Foreign Sec- next week.

cgypuan treaty were formally opened in Cau-o tolay. For Britain they are being conducted bv Sir Miles Tjimnsnn urunmett ana then nrespnted R.iphprri ended every alleged German danger, because Germans fullv. trust their, lendpr. The ForeiTn Office w.t-rt. th.t.

th. Mr- mour. He will later make other Italian Reaction. foreign nollcv will nnf. nh7nrt ma s0 tne more Blnce Whole son with a slmplo catch in slips.

Mitchell alone anneared- tn fpt.hnm the High Commissioner, with the assis- who wishes for friendship with France," or inspection to the other units and arms of the service. wm do lam down at an early date. There will be considerable expansion of the fleet air arm, and the personnel of the Navy will be increased by 6000 men Official circles in Rome are oratifled the statement adds. compass of the Leagues endeavors otTsnofed eh ZT.L I strength of the attack, and continued It is nointcd out that the'cnnsnnuptirpg at the Geneva decision to call the Com to bat solidly. Richardson mt iii h.t itiuiiu a year.

To undergo twelve months' intensive training with the British army, Lleu-tenant-Coldnel V. P. H. Stanke, of the Zt the war to an end. The procedure neeo ery when deprived of his heart's deslreLuse no undue delay, as he understood, JaDanese.

whn snnll nil 4.h.h Mnm trick of calehcs In. aiim wh.n mittee of Thirteen for a final attempt Increasing the Army. snappea up Vandcrmerwe two Xcct be- uie committee ot tagnteen stiu naa will be grave, as France refuses to recognise the German claim to equality. Nothing Germany can say or do -appears to be right. Accordingly Germany mav isnce, among others, or officers of the Royal navy, army and Royal air force as expert advisers.

The leader of the Egyptian delegation In Nahas Pasha, a former Premier, who In his opening speech expressed the hope that the occasion would result In the final settlement of Anglo-Egyptian relations On a haKfa Whlph nrmilH NuimnlM at Italo-Abysslnian conciliation. Signer Mussolini Is anoarentlv sancuine. since luuu tlio W1CKCG. TT, mutu)ou WW! work to do in connection with the ope- nffifWR with H-Wla in I Tne White Pannr. Minh.

u-t Australian stair Corps, sailed for London aboard the Orontes yesterday. Lieu- i. mm- ration or existing sanctions nrphnnefhla tn I I he Is reoorted to have Indlcntpd in M. compared with 1014 the army has been go her own way. He added: lenant-uoionei stanke, who Is accom DOhlCd bV his Wife.

Is the dlrepfcir nf nr. Chambrun, the French ambassador, his Herr Hitler's declaration that thn Holdmg himself responsible for the re- the same time I think It fair Dy si oattaiions of Infantry. Although peace commitments are ereator bels selzlnu the ammunition- In ranisatlon and personal services at army nis Franco-Soviet Pact will crcato a new in Hit rnmmillM ihnt ahfttllrl Egvnt's Indpnpnripnpp hut. at. tv.p the.

present fnrrox am hopes that Halle Selassie will abdicate, enabling the Crown Prince to make charge. Major Takesuke Amano commit awtUAlUlUbCIV IKfinn situation is a minimum statement, the time would safeguard British Interests, neaa quarters, Melbourne. A London message Indicates that Mr 'Times" corresnnndenfc nrnppprts r.pr. I peace. The situation ma? be clarified "uui tvlllVII iUl- mcdlate reinforcements for any part of ted nara-Kin witn a revolver.

The insurgents, while in possession of the War enaoung me two countries to contribute whm fhi TJ-aHun Ca Vifnof. monts tivmnr me ciiiDiro can no npnTim Th. Douglas Hacking will succeed Lord who is retiring from the uie maintenance oi peace. Sir Miles LamDsnn said It. wnj.

fhp omce, snot, out not fatally, Major Ka- rnw hi if. fba moonUmn fllonrai flaifHo ment, therefore, proposes to raise four mans at present regard the demilitarised Rhlneland zone as the most glaring example of inequality. Something- is obviously Intended as a step towards -Its removal hi View of the Rnml-nrnHnl nh. ll.Qliallv rncrarHort a a Miiccnlinl'e muifVi. taitura, wno upDraiaen ineir aisioyaity.

Another sub-lleutenant was to-day dls opinion of the British Government, as chairmanship of the Conservative party owing to the pressure of other resnonsl- Deitaiions or infantry, which make plain the view of his Majesty's Government on the report of the experts on an oil embargo. The Government Is prepared to accept any decision to which this comml( tec may come, bat It must make It clear that, having considered the findings of the experts, It favors the Imposition of an oil embargo by the members of the League, and Is prepared to join in any application of piece, reiterates that. Italy Is determined some extent will mitigate the present missed from the service. it was its ardent hope, that by the exer- CLSe Of Patience AnH linriprKfjanHlna- anrt billtlM. Mr.

Hacking will, for the pre- wj continue ine aavance. UMIUJUIUCB OI DOllClnor T. wnt, contmue nis duties as Under Sec- a diSDlav of cond will nn hnt.h pIHp. It perial resnosibllltlHi Australia. First Innings 455 South Africa.

First Innings zzz Second Innings. Stedle, Brown, Grlnniiclt 48 Wade, O'Reilly 25 Nourse, O'Reilly 41 Langton, Grlmmett 3 Vigoen, lbw, Grlmmett 25 Harvey, Richardson, Grlmmett 1 Balaskas, e. Richardson, Grlmmett Crisp, Richardson, O'Reilly 0 Vandcrmerwe, Richardson, Grlmmett 0 Davits, O'Reilly 0 Mitchell, not out 72 'Sundries 12 TotI "22V Conscription in. China, servation that Germany must take account of the spirit which refuses to ae- inary tor tne Dominions. THE ITALIAN VICTORY, would be possible to reach an agreement JKisimg formations will be organised NANKING.

3rd March. typi, ueiinan.goou win towards France. Mr. P. J.

Trainer, secretary of the West Australian branch of the Australian Ul tne mOSC etTOOttV an Tho Central Government announces tnat wouia satisfy the individual and joint Interests, and tho alms of the two countries. equipped with the most modem arma that a conscription measure, providing Definite Strategic Success Labor party, has been selected by the THE RHINELAND THREAT. ment and material, with ninnin such sanction, if the other principal supplying and transporting States, a-fin am mtunhura nf lit 1 martin nf With a view tn rpmnoln. ot thn u.tr inures ana Labor Councils as the Aus- Roma enmmnnlniipji nmnllftf thn rip. serves of ammunition and I for two years' military training of all able-bodied men between 18 and 45, will be enforced Immediately throughout the workers' delegate to the- Inter- field artillery will be thnmnonw J.r scrlptlon of the Abyssinian fllehL but uuaiuuea to agreement wmcn had been experienced In the rin.it.

it had hppn Aa. Nations are prepared to do likewise. Ued.J'-The territorial army, whlch'is the still display uncertainty regarding the fate of Bas Seyoum. The Italian losses country. cided that as a preliminary to the neJ France May Ask Britain's Help.

1 1 GENEVA, 3rd Mai-oh. It'Ls learnt nn the tilphp.t.-.pitflinrltv Status Quo Basis 'i liatlonaJ Labor Conference -at Geneva. The nomination of Mr. Trainer will be submitted to. the Federal Government.

Mrs; Bracken, of WUllamstown, and I iuib oi coast anti-aircraft at home, wilt be required to support the are declared to be light, considering the suuaiions lor a treaty settlement there Should be confidential riLmi.fnn In thp According to the Geneva corrcspon- STRIKE AFTERMATH. lhat France will formallv ask- Britain in rlonf ftf t.h "nalltf Mn.ll.' t.hn nrnnnsAt Haunt umy aoroaa. requrrea, eeerv- nature oi tne ngnting. Rtimnr Mllacnllni l-lafl the nCXt few da'S What, ahn Is nrpnprprl air. v.

it. Bveielgn, of North Pltzroy, Were annotated bv- t.hp tx-ppntfuD nmtn. spirit ot potential allies, of the matters which had caused the -most difficulty M. Flandln is making to the Commit-. ihk not as araits, out as us own units.

The Government infonn. in Marshal Badogllo In glowing terms. Australia won by an innings and 6 cll yesterday as special magistrates for tee or Thirteen that Italy and Abyd- 1n1a shnuTrl Via Invlt'vt tn statA vrlt.hfn to do if Germany rearms the demili-larlsed Rhlneland. M. Flandln and M.

BonCOUr Will CXUlain that Fra nrn pirn. EU11S. me muiury correspondent oi the in tne iuju negotiations. The British Government he added, looked forward tn t.hp -ip a SYDNEY COMPLAINTS. Hie nuoxens courts at Wllllamstown utmost to encourage recruiting.

Increase the efficiency of the and "Times'1 uraes thn siunpnslnn nf lnrin- fortv-einht hours to the Lcaane whether ana Fitzroy respectively. ment regarding the Italian victory. Mc slders that the violation of the Bhlne- improve- the present itmrfammfA ALICE SPRINGS FLOODS The following additional' Justices of the a result of a treaty, freely e. 'ered into they are prepared to conclude, a peace settlement on the basis of the status quo land would be the gravest step Germany recalls that tne previous Italian "vlc- tnrv" in Tpmhlpn nnnnimpprt ac Union Seamen Not Employed ment and training. The modernisation of the coast defences Is nrnrnpHinw of.

an pence were appointed Dy the Executive Council vasterdav? Mes.rs that is, wiui Italy rcmainms in pos- ins ye. contemplated, and unless there was a protest all France's alliances would SYDNEY. Tuesday. Complaints were L.in nf ih. Ahini.n in-iinrv h.

oy notn parties, a new era would be established In the relations of the two countries an era In which, with Egypt havlnir AJUIimpH hpr pnmnlptp accelerated rate, and the reorganisation Tnnrlff nl. O. maalintr nf t.htt Bnaman'a Sandringham, and P. P. Marshall, Kew' (for Central balliwck); Mr.

N. B. John PLANE LOOKS FOR LANDING oi anti-aircrait dnrpnrpn i tu.in complete, yet the Abyssinlans were afterwards found to bo In full possession, while the Invaders were no further forward. Apparently Italy has now gained e. ipso broken.

The French Government hn Hpai.iaH tt I i v. nas au-eaoy occupiea. a sviutlsuv UTiluta. a vtnw trt nrnfm-flnv fl. tM in such an eventuality tn n.iir thp: had been declared off ahnut twn w.l FMPF.ROR'S A 'I 'l'I'l'1 anu tne grounds lor past rmsunaerstand- intr havlnc hppn rammrart tt.no nmolrl son, Geclong West (for Southern bailiwick), and Mr.

A. c. Everett, Brim (for iPortant' Industrial rilst.vlc.ts in ihn ripflnll.A Ktralpvln nupppea hut. Il.a ma uation of all tha nrovkinns nf thp-ri. ago comparatively few members of the ana norm or the country.

Train Wreckage Seen From Air western bailiwick) appeal to the world as allies and equals. terial results and Influence cannot yet camo treaty. Including French' occupa- do gauged. period only about 150 members of thcjKing Edward as Mediator ALICE SPRINGS. Tuesdav mna At last night's rehearsal by the Royal Victorian Leldertafpl thn nraclripnt Hjir Building Up the Air Force "i 'no ieic Dank of the Rhine, and will also seek the help of Britain and Italy as co-sie-natnripa' ajia.

union naa oeen given employment. AMERICAN PLANES. Italian Losses. The air force has riehtlv rprnivnrf InA ta uouig experienced nere to-day lor the flrSt time for nparlv a fnrtnlffh. 1 E.

Lionel Wilson, presented the When tho general secretary, Mr. J. clal attention, as nrimn fnnHAn A MRrslin.1 -Rnrlmrlln's pnmmnnlnna n.art- ocreuiry, jar. is. a.

Hocking, with the France Xecls that tho fact that Britain Keenan, said lie was 'securing legal L.e at Geneva. almost the entire town is Batherlnz (providing an effective deterrent to attack on tho vital interest. nf thn sum uaune oi me society for signal services rendered. uiupiiruoms. ma roaa River Is once vice to ascertain whether under the meiaagti award tha owners wero nhiirt Emperor of Abyssinia was re ass and obtained an assurance ot French help if attacked In the Mediterranean entitles her tn asir hhii.j...,j..

tions that the troops are continuing to "mop up" tho vast and intricate battlefield. The defeat, nf t.hp Ahvcclnlana more a niaclfl stream. is the most urgent and most important! At a meeting of the State Board of Purchases for Australia. NEW YORK, 2nd March. Extensive niimhftKPJt nf Amriran anrn.

Pat Hall, who arrived In hip union labor, he was abruptly Interrupted CCJ nd and trans-bv a member, who niaimM fhf. tho mltted to Mr. Eden. German troops marched intn. thn now seen to have been more disastrous Victorian Division of the ui-ieiiuti requirement or tne programme.

Additions will be marl tn tha plane on Sunday, said there was not as Rluneland. truth should be told. H. t.ht thJ was to tn0 elIect the Emperor institute or Accountants. Mr.

A. L. Pren Dlanes bv Austral inn 1nrjritA Viavn tnan thought. The enemy left many thousands nf rlpnH nn fhp hatflpHplrto of aircraft, brinzine theflrst-iinpuirsnih mpn hart uimo ahanaa omi.mi- was prepared to discuss peace on the ST. uv.wuen Alice springs and Oodnadatta a mio-hi-.

hp pv dergast, F.F.I.A., was elected chairman IcUTTed Kincn thn Annnnnnumfint. nt tho nPfiljWl. Thp train mkUU they had lost the preference clauso' In basl3 ot tns stahis quo provided the King ui tne air iorce up to 1750 machines, ex Italian losses' were 30 officers, 450 Italians contemplated issuance of permit for the jt tne ensuing year, and Mr. E. L.

Wll son, FJM.A., vice-chairman. AUSTRALIA'S FUTURE. w.wvii uitKtuuu over the bridge near Alice Well was clearly clusive ot tne fleet air arm. hut inMrf. ana iiu Eritreans.

Two aeroplanes are An nflliaT nt tha i.ntnn Ik.t iunyuituon oi American macnines-to tne mrcing. Ing four new auxiliary squadrons which are being formed for co-operation with i' Pf' "5 over 2000 volunteers It te exoected that Mr. Eden will re- i common weaiui. cuguio was almost; upside down, with two trucks behind It. The OTiarri" Van hart nnt att th vvcie employment The Australian Assnrlniprf pnu Ipsmo cuu jerntonais.

Further complaints were made by the wai xvzwic, whkh apparently Canada Annoyed at Consul. MONTREAL. 2nd March As ten inches of rain fell there' last that one of the largest air lines operat- DEFENCE A VITAL PROBLEM The Government nrnnncna fhnt menu secretary that the secretaries oflcipaa i'lanams proposal. general secretary that the secretaries of wuos, mib roaa irom Alice springs to mR in JNcw aoum wales and Queens- SDeClal Increase Of twelvn Binailmn, fn. btiu myiwiuiiu aim jsrisDane oranencs.

The SUffffestlnn thnfc nnnnrio. shratlrl nruunga is unpassabie. This afternoon British in Mediterranean. iana nas piacca an order for three Sun- tho purpose of imperial defence will be ask Italv to recall thn nnnKiil-trpnprnl MILK CAMPAIGN. SUPPLY FOR SCHOOLS.

Position of Metropolitan Council. tenntinuiner fn him Tfnmmisi ihn sons, one of which has already been Turnbull and Manninir. left fnr Ari. It was announced in the Commons jt was announced the common; 1 41, i iir vt.avi Signor Lulgl Petniccl, on the grounds at convenient points on tho air Speech by Sir H. In an address tn ninmh.

tunga In an effort to make a landing huiiiiku ftiiuum oe invitea 10 attend at v.m- Private Individuals in New Rmifh WnlP rouis. apcciai measures are being taken to tram tho personnel aa ihn nrnvlclnn nr tnat ne had made a most Improper and dangerous speech at Montreal, was made mecung in eyancy next Monday to con- once oi uie special navai, military ana IsidCr the ailtinil ftf ihn rnnrmnleoflnn alu nnAaiitlmn In Brighton East branch -ot the United Australia OreanLsaLInn ip.t. adequate reserves In men and material! of the union. th nrnBnk wav Message From Alice Springs. "It aDDearS V-Ht nn nrmrleUn ,..111 Tho mn nn wnc I and Queensland in tho former case a business man, and in the latter a charter-service pilot have also purchased two Stlnson's.

There is the also that A well Imnurn Austral Inn itatrn. Lmto Ti; jSriTK." about 500,000. i-oaenuai. nans for alr-rald precautions are approaching the stago when they can be put Into operation. made for the distribution this year uie nouse oi commons oy Mr.

woods-worth, who said he had been told that Signor Petrucci was organising secret Fascist organisations in Canada. Signor Petruccl's aneeeh wiu nn Attar Gullett, Minister In Charge 'of Trade Treaties, said that It was Inevitable that a redistribution nf n.a.,1 JI11IK to rnilrlran Railway Line Four Feet Under claimed that, following the attacks which Mr- Morrison, who replied for the hod been mado on Messrs. Casey and Chancellor of the Exchequer when Clarke. It Was not. rnnaiatont.

in nnnr aU I t. dergartena and creehea di.U Water. Plants in "Distressed" Areas. Nam leum company will purchase a' Stinson shortly. on Uie Ijeamje nf NnMnns wllh a prill.

these ofuclaU Let nnnrpi uitv. ham 1.. nwuiu mae piace before the next Federal elections, and ho thought the proposed scheme would he adopted. That would mean that Brighton WOUld be Plimlnptprf The Sixteen naSKPntmrn and rnlln-av pn. ouppiy mem," said the hon.

secretary of the Metropolitan Milk Coun- The Government lntenrb in mnae.ni tnis mnnev. iprt. un mr" clsm of Canada's approval of sanctions. ine mouon. nowever.

was r.nrrlprf 1 The DoubtIax Rtlturm nnrl WHerVif vy. gineers who are marooned at Finke River munauiea ana Diaee lmnnrrjint. ntvinrc ffine Comnftnv In funrilnD prrwtrha tn im. (Mr. r.

a. James) yesterday. He was referring to the nubllshert atrnp. raiiwav CrOSsmff. in Central Anatralia ti'alla to teach the use of its machines electorate, which would be a big; joss- to within the special areas known as "distressed" In' connection with the rearmament scheme.

accbrrNntr f.n an annnnn- because of floods, will have to remain mcnt of Mr. Riorbv. a rialrvtnnn tn t.hp OIL TANKER STRIKES REEF. CHARGED WITH. MURDER MOUNTAIN TRAGEDY.

ana tne maintenance of the engines I mere lor some days longer. Heavy rain Dealing with thn aihipVi' was sliu iauin? in tnn nrpa vpaiprriav ment by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald In the and the possibility Of Wnr hn Bali-l -u and at the crosslnor thn water 1a nnut mat at the present wholesale price 10,4 a gallon wa to continue the supply of milk tui Khool children at Id. a bottle. Mr.

'James added that. -h wi.hBi SIXTEEN WORKERS KILLED EAGER U.S.A. INVESTORS. nuuae oi vommons. The Air Ministry.

Mr' Ma.n,.M DOCTOR ON TRIAL. Reported to be Badly Damaged four feet over the line, with nrosDentji was no doubt that ono of tho greatest dangers to the peace of Europe was the sensational Journalism. It was the mnn. of a further rise. Efforts are to be made added, would also nmuihiv ratahiicn BRISBANE.

Tuesday. With hnr hnt. Engine Tender Breaks Away to erect a "nylng-fox" over the river, so t.hpt. t.hp np. nonpars man ha l.1..

station In South Wales, which would torn badly damaged as the result, nt clear that the statement Issued by of Jrarhslism, and al- Bodies Dismembered. VANCOUVER, 3nd March. Sixteen flannrilnn Tippinp wr UUJ UU bPCll ItVl UPB to link up with railway motor trucks. This, howejer, will not be possible for ciwpiuy uunaiaeraoie civilian labor. A new Oovemment factory in connection With t.hn mapmamonf 1 Rush to Buy Government Securities.

WASHINGTON, 2nd March UJr naa no oeanng whatever on the work of the milk council, which striking Danger Reef off Point Danger, 70 miles south of Brisbane, the Norwegian motor vessel Vardaoa mil tma LONDON. 2nd Marph. 1 Kl I IttVBttkUtlUU WUUIU uuia contmue to provide children Thp hlTypct. miirripr tr.pl nt ranant hww tnt 1UWIKU 1 kMcd when the tender of a locomotive was derailed at night in the British Co- Slraith trnra tha Wlnlra a.i. It rcauired onlv nnn dav fnr (h.

iwnaing ktadergartens, creches and re- lyears began at Manchester to-day when, which left Singapore on 17th February ten washaways have occurred on the rall- Treasury to raise 1,250,000,000 dollars, as otnoois, ana, necessary. State luuwian mountains. A SnOWSllde Crojthpd InlA tha tnnn- oouna tor oyoney wun a large consignment of crude oil In bulk for thn shpii uiic, ui auuic spoia it is iwo ieet under water. This flooding will necessi- WHALING IN SOUTH. investors nocicea to nuy tne securities as a sequel to tne tuscovery oi ine dismembered bodies of.

two women In a ravine In Dumfriesshire on 18th PfP'e tnose of other countries, it was almost motive. The tender was rpnlnpprl nn tha Company, Is now anchored mt Knrth Iv.Ih anaaa 1. 1 1 wim miiK; moreiore there will -no discontinuity of 1 service. Mr. James explained that the council Provided milk for the children on five offered yesterday In the Government's financing programme.

Mr. Morffenthati. tha flpprpfprv nt tha rails and was being towed, when it broke Point, on the Inside of Cane Mnrptnn October, Dr. Buck Ruxton was upu, b)aw niicu waters lull, A relief train arrived at Finke River arralimpd. uiuuuig un fliuuiwy iron, vuorn, witn sueitcruig jrom ooisterous south-easterly weather.

Thn nantaln nHvleprf hv Mlin tn tu ANTARCTIC SEAS. away ana ran down a steep Incline at terrific speed, crashing Into tho crows Working in the rfarlr In narrna, Riimrlu waq nppaalnnpd htf fhp fppl thedeS VSSS "Hi "mcd in lblij wees, as ions Treasury, Is Jubilant at the rapidity with which the Government tempa havn hppn iooa supplies. A mninr oaf IpPt Allaa enrtv.a thpt. Rilvlnn ma. phproprf nnlw wlfh wiiiKut that he cannot proceed, and was awalt- Irfpvs ppn with mails fn.

ttt- Money raised by public subscription permitted the council channel. There was no chance of es sold. It Indicated, he said, that the ad murder of his wife, though he had also cape. au a. IU1 ClIMiUll, and nothing has since been heard of the driver.

It Is. presumed, however, that he ditional 559,000,000 authorised might not uig uian uutiuns irom tne nead omce. It Is expected that the Vardaas may have In remain nt. tta onnlunm, ouuuiy mose lnsutuUons-and milk ClUbS within nrf.l i- W1? "onTrthefn1 hP? Deen committed on a cnarge or the murder of Mary Rogerson, a maid In his immediately ne oiierea tor sale. Japanese Complaint.

TOKIO, 3rd February. The widely read Toklo dallv "Yomluri. until an fifteen trains were held up in the mountains bv foitv siiHpa in nop M.P.C.. pMcibvi Ruiuewuure. empty ou tanxer can be sent from Syd 'IfiSL mty-flfty "id milk was nouse.

ney ur buinu utner pore Position at Tennant's Creek. paralysing the traffic to and from the Thprp will hn Avm IflA nrflnnciM p( MORE TAXES IN ALBERTA. under the heading "While the Oriental rnuuo coast. the trial; which may last a fortnight among tne registered Catho-m schools as the result of a grant pro-aea by the Government. Tho basis TENNANT'S Tupsdav could probaWnndVomeTotire'? or 437,000,000 was uVf ebn8t Whaling Company advances southward, Australia irlvpft a nnpnr IhtiKit frnm thn A bto- Arrav of counsel is ena-aa-ed.

University Bursaries Awarded. oi aistnoution was that A packed court, In which-were fifty overland mall, which left Alice Springs last Sunday week. Is still bogged about 200 miles from here. No carriers have The Retrfstrar of thn TTniupreitw txnr PRICE OP GOLD. LONDON.

Sri. side," prints tho remarkable story that fSia.M)? Bet 'back to woiua co-operate with the rcnortcrs. nsienca to tne Lrown coun J. P. BalnbrldgcV yestcrdav annnimpprt First Social Credit Budget' EDMONTON, 2nd March.

Alberta Citizens learned hvriav nf In The Plica Of ffOld In T-rmH-r trwlav sel's opening in which he quoted Australia, under British pressure has lllltlatarnllv ripplarpH thp Anlarptlp whpl- the followlne awards of hnranripn tu ouppiymg anik at id. a gal ion over the board's whoIuii r.ti WRS at 7 11 nor Ann li made the trip on the road for nearly a fortnight. The last to get in was forced In Ippvp hi. Inarf at. tha Hf Shakespeare's Othello: wisnici.

inev were local unemployment and Immigration, and scholarships: lng waters within Australian territorial to ihJn highly appreciated "Trifles light as air creased taxation when the Provincial wiui mn iiifr on Monday. Altchlton Undfrsrsduiu Scholarahli In voiuniarny assistea about 100 miles away. There is a short "Are to the Jealous, confirmations W. brl" British people here Treasurer brought down the first social waters. British and Knr.

uiieiiiiiioymcnt age oi various jood supplies, but the position Is not serious. The transport strong "As nrnnrs nf Hnlv (Srat MVERPOOI WHEAT MARKET. crcoit ouaget. Thprn la tn hn npw 9 ripi ppnf rp woalan whaling Interests. It la asserted h.fmib a voie oi inanks to the nly per cent, of the money I.

D. afo alarmed by tho Increasing competi Tho tnntlve for the crlmn. hn aalri urns lMa A "vwiwunj OMU IP JIUW va ccnt 10r tne tall sales tax on all commodities, and. the At Llvemnl fwiaw (fourth year enslnetrlns) W'l Collin, -n. l.

vu juvtnuiuiis iur social service tax will bo higher. wUBCu ttv-jut, mm iiuico UUW11 me roau. ANOTHER DRY BELT SOAKED tion from the Japanese company, the Oriental. Whaling which Is prcpar-inff an anneal tn thp Pnrplim Offlr. tn counrll i.

sBia an riit Prl In foreign conn-inPpApli' thl coun'ry could hold 200.000.000 people, and that 7.000.000 had a monopoly ot lt. The truth was that It COUld nnt Alltmn-k mnrp than in nnn naa War foolish Jealousy by a man possessed of a violent temper. Ruxton first strangled his wife and then killed the mold. nm. Burssru uu.Bniica.

Yvonne ivuilll. h. IirSV mww luiurcs were: May, ftni; July, 61 2110, yppr aru). Dorotny S. Uummertoo (llret Yelp ti m.1 na willing to proviae the ")l5'b-tlon of milk required by; arta)i FIXED TRUSTS.

protect Its rights under the freedom ot bably with a knife, because the latter Thn hnMpr nf tha au.ui mgtrupouuin area. tne seas. was an Both women bad scholarship, Mr. C. J.

Home, who Is at LONDON SHARE MARKET, it "NDON' Mirth. Heavy Rain at Winton If he was a Federal member he would lay that "everything In the garden was but tho Commonwealth mother. WhO Waa hnrn afar h.a. certain blemishes and peculiarities by 2 1 i waioru, nas naa nis term ex- No Sunday Sale. Restriction.

"uiuB nnrrn wr inactivtt on which thpv eniild hn IdpnMflprf All kvuucu iur an extra year, RRTRRANK. TllPftriaV P.nln fall "MOURNING STAMPS." Inquiry in Great Britain. LONDON, Snd March. Thn pnmnnpltlnn nt t.ha Hpnprtmpntal thpu tuorp rpmnvpri hw mtllln. i mnA jsssa.

Vxyrsst all divisions of the State during the going about dressed In ermine and furs Whilst her r.hllHrpn mprp ln i.na jveulneld eouncU was Informed last ilit by the Mflk Board that, although wider tha Espioriuon. ii' win. Gold ut nours enaea a.m. to-day. There dismembering their bodies which was the work of a man skilled in annrprv plsuse).

rnmmlllppt fn Inmilrp Inln 1raA Im.l. EXCHANGE RATES ON LONDON. LONDON, rd March. Kxchange rates on London tarfav am- were many good falls, ranging up to 4 Inphpp. nharlpvlllp pu.iul 1 tt.

Ml. A1U. CIU 10 adcl-lvrle were prohibited after Ruxton might have thought himself in all their aspects, and to report what Messrs. Tyner and Chandler, supported the voto of thanks. Tn thp fpr ppntral a 11 Kangaroos Poisoned.

HAY. Tuesdav Thp mum m. nn Nazi Colonial Propaganda. LONDON, Snd March. The Nazi Colonial' Organisation New York.

4.09 5-1 rlnl In tha nuou up 1 74 UlUII. clever, but mado bad mistakes. It had hppn tnilv Aalrf. "A ffnnrf liar mitat hpi.p action, it any, was desirable in the public Interest, was announced In the Com- mnn milk bfn.mal- to prevent the sale of at dairies that day. Farls, 74y t.

to the pound. These rates BVVIWIl UI miscreant In ihrmuini, ui, was rccoroeo, wnue in near the central west falls were much better, (he largest rppt.lrpl.lnn hplna- 9U In.hiu in it. a good memory," the Crown Prosecutor TELEPHONE BREAKDOWN. Issuing "mourning stamps." They arel were uncnangea from Monday. Imatn 8lr Alan Anderson.

M.P.. for the City north-west up to 2 inches w'cre rcgls- accurate reproductions of the stamps of puiowi uuiui into tho animal enclosure In the park at Hay has resulted the death of seven kan-jsroos. This morning the ranger found an old man kangaroo, which was over A HOLIDAY SDOOESTION. Easter trim at Bnppl.li.. lormer uerman colonies, surrounded by a black border, and bearing the legend.

The outlook In the Longrcach district Is better now than any March (or the np.t. fpn va pro Rpirprol in Six Hundred Subscribers Affected. A HOUOAr SUGGESTION. WiU'lLl'1'" "Peclally reduced rales and -mmged on T.S.S. Taroona to Laun.sston, Burnle and Aow 30th Mh to 11th to Viii for return up oi ixmaon.

a airector or tne Bank or England, and former president of the Chamber of Shipping and of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, will act as chairman. COLOMBO TEA BALES. Colombo, am mrcn. At fnlnmlut Ih ihia mpm.i hcen arranged on T.8.S. Taroona neignt, lying dead.

'Do not forget -our colonies." Used on letters In addition tn th. nr. winton district wero mnnlng high to- Early yestcrdav mnrnlno- tan iip.Hpn Yes let us have OOOD TEA iin to ijaunccstnn, Burnlo and pevonport from 30th March to 11th April Inclusive, avallablo lor return up to 18th May. Return fares: First class, 4 4: aeennd plpju art iai cables In the city area failed. of the cllv aprvpri hv ihp.

pjui. dlnsry stamps, they serve the double purpose of supplying the Colonial Organisation with funds and spreading prices of (f In cenii pr lb. wera under: Broken Oratis Peko: Common, 5S e. to 91 mdiiim, 7ft c. to 03 Una, no iao c.

Broken Pekot: Common, ST e. to merJlum, fl c. to flnf, 00 c. to (i Brokene: Common, 00 e. to nsedlum.

SU GLEN VALLEY GREEN iihj. n. tuvtvtanv iiuiii oouna lo-nignt staled that further beneficial rain had fallen In that district and over the north-west. Burke River roso rapidly last night and broke lis banks. People In the flood area have been removed to E-f'y p- Phoncs orntra1'1 ANTWERP TOPS MARKET.

ANTWERP, 3rd March. Anlwern futures tcrdav wens oiilet. nilCAtlnn la arlvlpahlp r.i.t-.l Richer Flavor. More Clins. Rptlpr bounded by Fllndcrs-slrcet, Que-n-street, Flinders-lane and Bwaniton-etrort, Approximately 600 subscribers' lines were l.960-B3H.-rdt.) Bonus.

-lAdvU Quotations: May, July, 28d. to 88 a. tile vvryii. nil iimita uiu if till, citvu iur eeverai noiurs,.