TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1926.
RUBBER NEEDS...
AMERICANS ON WAY TO A SOLUTION.
MR, HOOVER'S. EVIDENCE.
(Reuter's American Service.)
Washington, Jan, 18.
ALLIED DEMANDS.
"SATISFACTORY PROGRESS" IN GERMANY."
FEW POINTS OUTSTANDING.
(Reuter's Seroice)
Berlin, Jan. 18.
.: GREEK DEBT.
TEMPORARY DEADLOCK WITH AMERICA.
FURTHER LOAN DEMANDED..
(Eeuter's American Service,)
THE CHINA MAIL
KUO'S DEFEAT.
FENGTIEN LEADER'S STRANGE STORY,
JAPANESE BLAMED,
PETROL EXPLOSION.
COLLAPSE OF FOUR-STOREY HOUSE..
CHANDLER'S SHOP ON FIRE.
(Reuter's Service.)
this morning.
(Reuter's Service.)
Tsingtao, Jan, 18.. Washington, Jan. 18.
Berlin, Jan, 18. A Regarded in the light of the " Mr. Hoover, giving evidence
temporary deadlock has Speaking at a reception here
A shattering detonation due to before the Rubber Investigation German demarche mentioned on arisen in the Greek debt negotia-to-day, General Pl Shi-chon, a
prominent Fongtien leader, de- the explosion of gas petrol. Committee of the Congress, ex-Friday. interest attaches to the tions.
The Greeks informed theclared that the Japanese were aroused the residents of the pressed the opinion that the periodical, report of the Inter- Americans were well on the way" Allied Military Control Commis-American Commission that they responsible for Kuo Sung-ling's Moabit district, in Berlin, early
defeat. to a solution of the rubber pro-sion, which has just been for were not authorised to negotiate!
The Japanese, he said, fearing A four-storey house collapsed blem without Government, aid. warded to Paris, recording satis-for the funding of the fifteer He thought that relief would be factory progress in carrying out million dollar war debt unless the that Chang's downfall would re-like e pack of cards, burying the sult in the displacement of occupants in eight feet of debris. brought by action similar to that the Allied demands concerning | United States would extend a Japanese influence in favour of Seven persons were killed and of the American Motor Rubber disarmament and fair progress in further loan of $83,000,000. Company, which is contemplating regard to the effective strength. The Americans replied that the Soviet, actively supported twenty injured extricated. It is
The date on which the Com-they were not authorised to make Chang Teo-lin.
feared that there are many more definite projects in Ceylon. the
He alleged that Japanese sol-casualties. Dutch East Indies, and the Philip-mission terminates its work de- further advances under the war
The whole street is a scene of diers obstructed Kuo. Sung-lin's) perds on Germany's willingness credit.
A motor-ear to settle a few points at issue oat-
It is understood that the Greeks army at the Liao River, keeping wild destruction. standing.
are cabling Athens for instruc- them there until Chang could was hurled away and smashed to BRITAIN TO REPLY, ·
All windows in the mobilise and bring up troops, who pieces. During the war the United were then launched upon Kuo neighbourhood were broken and States extended a credit, of Afty Sung-ling's forces, who were cut window frames ara hanging over
Kuo Sung-ling was the streets, million dollars to Greece, but only to pieces. fifteen millions were actually ad- vanced. The Greek Government now apparently desires, as a con- dition of the funding settlement, to draw the balance of this wat credit after allowing for accrued interest on what was actually advanced.
pines.
Mr. Hoover stated that the Administration
advised had against direct loans by American banking houses to British rubber and Brazilian coffee interests on the ground that the financial strengthening of such interests would operate against American
consumers...
Mr. Hoover submitted definite proposals, including authorisation of Federal conservation of control in emergencies. also provisions for Joint buying of commedlites nt present under foreign control
WORLD COURT.
ANOTHER ATTACK MADE BY
BORAN.
POLITICAL, TACTICS,
(Reuter's Service.)
www.
Washington Jan. 18. In the Senate, Senator Borah matie another of his autacks on the proposal for the United States
To join the World Court. He suggested that on February 10 a vote should be taken on the resolu- tion of Amerien's adherence, but this is too distant to suit most of those who favour the proposal.
The situation is becoming dif cult for the opponeas of the World Court, as the Tax Reduc- tion Bill is the only other measure pending bevore the Senate
DISARMAMENT DELMATION. The House of Representatives. by 959 votes.to one, carried a resolution.
appropriating fifty
thousand dollars for the expenses of the American representation at the preliminary disarmament dis-
cussions at "Geneva,
NAVAL RACE.
COMPETITION NOT LED BY BRITAIN..
INTERESTING, DISCLOSURE.
Kruter's Service..
་་་་་་
London Jan. 18. Reuter learns that the British Government is at present paying atention to Germany's represen- tations regarding the number of Allied troops In Rhineland with a view to suitably replying to them after consultation with the French and Belgian Governments.
tions.
seized and executed.
CHINESE FINANCE.
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
EXHAUSTED.
LOCAL TROUBLES FEARED. (Reuser's Service.)
Peking. Jan. 18 The departure of Mr. Chen Chin-tao (Minister of Finance until recently) reveals the most acute financial stringency of the past decade."
[A cablegram from Berlin on Friday stated:- The Foreign
[A cable of January 7 report- Affairs Committee of the Reich- stag has adopted a resolution deed:-The Treasury has received claring that the retention of memorandum in regard to the ¡seventy thousand occupation Greek debt to the United States. troops in Rhineland would mean a It is recalled that a credit of fifty serious disappointment to justi-million dollars was extended to would be wholly incompatible with fifteen fiable German expectations and Greece in war time, but only million dollars were the political situation created by advanced. The Greeks believed the signing. of the Locarno that they ought to have had the The Government's present re- Agreements, and requesting the whole credit and have now de-sources are apparently exhausted, Government, in view of the im-veloped certain claims, which and local troubles are feared at pending political decisions of must be smoothed out before fund the Chinese New Year, unless foreign Powers, to continue mosting arrangements can be reached funds are procured by some But the situation. of energetic efforts to bring about a A Washington cable of January means. reduction of the occupation forces to the strength of the pre-war German garrison.]
POLAR FLIGHT.
ITALIAN COLONEL TO COMMAND AIRSHIP:
"
OUTLINE OF ROUTE
(Reuter's Service.)
Oslo, Jan. 18. During a conference in the past has been few days a contract agreed to under which Colonel Nobile, an Italian, will command the airship "Norge" on the Polar expedition,
The route will be taken from Rome to Spitzbergen, embracing Marseilles, Paris, Pulham, Leningrad. Vadroe, and King's Bay.
If Leningrad is not available the "Norge will go from Pulham to Vardoe via Oslo and Sweden.
There will be sixteen or seven- teen persons on board, and these will include, besides Amundsen and Ellsworth, Lieutenants Riiser Larsen and Omdal (of last year's expedition) and Captain Misting,
14 stated:At the opening of course, does not affect the proper- the Greek debt negotiations to-ly secured Chinese bonds. day the Treasury indicated that it
Dr. C. T. Wang (Minister of did not favour the proposal that Foreign Affairs) was, this morn the remainder of the credit origin-ng, offered the concurrent post ally agreed upon should be ex-of Minister of Finance, but he tended to Greece and the whole declined it. amount funded under one agree-the Cabinet is summoned for this Another emergency meeting of ment.]!
afternoon.
"WASPS' NEST."
HUNGARIAN FORGED NOTE
: SCANDAL.
BISHOP'S ARREST REFUSED).
(Reuler's Service.)
BIGGEST DAM.
GIGANTIC ENGINEERING
FEAT.
TRANSFORMING THE DESERT.
(Reuter's Service.):
Khartoum, Jan. 18. The streets were beffagged to-day and large crowds assembled Budapest, Jun. 18. to greet Lord and Lady Lloyd, The Public Prosecutor asked the who will formally open the Mak- examining Magistrate to arrest war Dam. It is a gigantic en
Zadravecz, Bishop
Chaplain-gineering feat, designed to fer General of the Hungarian Army, ise several million feddams of inconnection with the forged desert between the Blue Nile and French bank note scandal.
White Nile to facilitate extensive cotton-growing.
The Magistrate refused and the Chamber of Indictments, alas de- clined to prosecute the Bishop on the ground that he was not en- Kaged in criminal transactions of Amundsen's ship "Maud." and did not attempt to flee from The
justice. comprise remainer will scientific experts and an Italian
of
TRAM SENSATION.
A FATAL PLUNGĖ INTO A RIVER,
THIRTY CASUALTIES,
(Reuter's Service.)
Pittsburg, January 18, injured, and three are missing, au step Three persons were killed, 24 Hungarian the result of a tram-car plunging
into the river. merged, with one end resting on The car now lies half-aub- the bank,
London, Jan. 18. In a speech at Ludlow, review Jng the Government's record, Mr. W. Bridgeman, First Lord of
SOCIAL PROPAGANDA, the Admiralty. said that it was crew.
Count Apponyl, in a peach at not generally known that other [An Oslo cablegram of January the Social Club, declared that the great maritime. Powers, namely, 7 stated:-It is announced that supporters of legitimism were the United States. Japan, France, the and Italy, had hic down after the Lincoln Ellsworth, who
American explorer, Mr. organising not on political but on
parti-social lines. The next war over three hundred warships cipated in Amundsen's last Polar would be the institution of an from cruisers downward, whilst fight, will participate in the organisation Great Britain's contribution was Polar expedition which is being women under the presidency of only eleven, "so don't let anybody organised for next Spring in the the countess.. say that we led the competition in dirigible "Norge" as joint leader Count Apponyi added that the the new construction of war with Amundsen. The expedition wasps' nest of forgers must be ships.".
will be called the Amundsen-smoked out. Ellsworth 1926 Trans-Polar [Previous reference "to Flight, and its record will be Bishop was made in a Budapest written by the two leaders in message of January 8-as follows: co-operation. The expedition will-Giving evidence at a police en- be managed by the Norwegian quiry into the bank-note affair, Aero Club, and will sail under the the military Roman Catholic Norwegian colours.]
GENEROUS OFFER."
£6.000 FOR SERUM AND VACCINE RESEARCH.
(Reuber's Scrutce.)
Oslo, Jan. 18, The Norwegian Government has gratefully accepted the Rockefeller Foundation's offer of a sum not exceeding 1,086,000 kroner (£6,022) for the comple tion of the work projected by the new Government Institute for seram and vaccine research.
SOVIET CREDIT.
TROTSKY OFFERS A SUGGESTION.
TO APPEASE FRENCH CREDITORS.
(Router's Service.)
Moscow, Jan. 18. In an article in the "Pravda," M. Trotsky offers a concrete sug- gestion for satisfying French creditors and simultaneously securing credits in Paris.
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SOVIET ENVOY.
KRASSIN ON WAY BACK TO LONDON.
LONG HOLIDAY SOON.
(Reuter's Service.)
Paris, Jan. 18.
M. Krassin has arrived from Moscow. He leaves shortly to re- sume his duties at the Soviet Embassy in London, though owing to the state of his health he intends to take a fairly pro longed holiday in the near future."
AERIAL SCIENCE,
AN AMERICAN FINANCIER'S
OFFER.
the
Bishop, M. Stefana Dravecz, ad- mitted that he knew the objects. inspiring the forgeries but dis sociated himself therefrom direct- ly he discovered the proposed and the adopted means.]
PIECE-GOODS TRADE.
PLEA FOR COARSER COTTON CLOTH...
BRITAIN'S COMPETITORS.
(Reuter's Scrolos.)
London, Jan. 18. Urging that Lancashire should start the extensive production of cotton cloth of coarser grades; Sir William Clare Lees, ex-President of the Manchester Charaber of Commerce, in a speech, said that the growth of cotton In India and -China-was-g factor that would have to he reckoned with. So long as the Eastern peoples were M. Trotzky says that Russia is
ready to buy cloth made from that willing to pay high interest on The financier, Mr. Daniel cotton, Great Britain should strive foana. Hence, if the market Guggenheim, has notified Mr. for a share of the business. value of the loan is 7 per cent,, the Hoover that he has already set He quoted statistics", showing French Government might de aside $500,000 and la prepared to the remarkable increase of Japan mand 11 per cent. from Russia supply a further eum of 688 exports of pisce-goods to and give the remaining 4 per cent. $2,000,000 to foster the scrence of China and a corr to holders of Baisaia paper
* Flu Great Britain's
(Reuters American Serviot,)
New York, Jan. 18.
decline
When
FURTHER COLLAPSES FEARED. The fire brigade is working feverishly and is momentarily threatened with further collapses of loosened masonry.
The explosion caused the escape of gas which caught on fire and spread to a chandler's shop and ignited a barrel of benzine.
The house which collapsed was inhabited by 25 families. Forty persons so far have been extri- cated, of whom five are dead and 20 seriously injured.
SHIPPING COMBINE.
DEFINITE PLANS OF N.Y.Ê. AND T.K.K..
DISCUSSED BY DIRECTORS.
(Reuter's Service.)
Tokyo, Jan. 18. The Directors of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Toyo Kisen Kaisha are separately discussing. to-day definite plans, regarding a merger submitted by the arbitra- tor
It is expected that an an- nouncement will be made shortly.. It is understood that it is pre- posed that the NY.K. should take over all the Pacific regular ser- vices and facilities in return for the payment of 100,000 shares.. whilst the TK.K. in future will confine their activities to tramps only..
SPANISH SUCCESS.
SUBMISSION OF POWERFUL. TRIBE.
EVENT OF HIGHEST IMPORTANCE.
(Havas Agency.)
Rabat, January 18. According to the papers, the Andjeras, a powerful tribe living in the Spanish zone of Morocco, whose territories occupy an im portant atrategic position in respect to Ceuta and Tetuan, have submitted to the Spanish authorities.
Should the report be confirmed; the event will be of the highest importance.
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