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SHANGHAI'S FUTURE¦ INFANTA'S BURIAL.
ELECTRIFICATION OF HOME RAILWAYS.
IMPORTANCE OF FEETHAM REPORT.
UNIQUE TASK,
London, Saturday.
The end of steam traction in Britain within 15 years is en-
PRESS COMMENT,
on
DRESSED IN ROBES OF SISTERHOOD.
DEATH IN EXILE.
Paris, Saturday. With the simplest ceremony, body of the Infanta Isabella WAS placed in 4
coffin
in yesterday, dressed the brown robes of a Sister of the Order of St. Francis of Assisi, in which robes she will be buried.
London, Saturday. The Times, commenting visaged in the report of a Com-ho Feetham Report, refers to the mittee presided over by Lord the fact that owing to circum- Weir, recommending the com- stances in Shanghai precluding plete electrification of the public enquiry, much evidence British railways at a
cost of was given in private talk, or in £386,000,000,
written statements, The news
A small silver statue represent-. While the Committee recognise paper says that some of Judge that the task will be "unique in Feetham's most important judging Notre Dame del Pilar, for the history of world enterprise." ments might appear from that whom the Infanta had a special they earnestly suggest that the to rest upon his ipse dixit. devotion. was placed beside the mere magnitude of the sum in-
body, which is being moved to- volved should not be allowed to
day from the nursing home where obscure the economic and social
she died. merits of the scheme, and point out that the expenditure on roads during the past decade probably amounted to the colossal sum of £500,000,000, and now is proceed- ing at the rate of over £60,000,000 annually.-Reuter.
that
[It was announced last week a scheme which is un paralleled in the industrial his- tory of any country will be out lined by the Weir report on rail-
electrification, which, way
ac- cording to a forecast by the Daily Herald, consists of the
electrification of the entire 51,000 miles of British railways.
to
save
į
In fact, they do not but, even if they did, Judge Feetham's character and career are sufficient guarantee of their justice and validity.
The report is likely profound- ly to affect the history of the
International Settlement.
"Guardian's" Tribute.
The Manchester Guardian con- gratulates Shanghai on securing Mr. Justice Feetham's advice on municipal reform, and says that the first portion of the report is lucid and cogent and justifies confident anticipation of the second instalment.-Reuter.
BROKERS' TROUBLE.
ASSETS PRACTICALLY EQUAL LIABILITIES.
SUPPORT OF BANKERS.
The cost will be nearly £400,000,000, but it is estimated £12,500,000 annually. The newspaper asserts that the scheme has received the blessing of the railway companies which have even worked out the time
New York, Friday. tables, and it also appeals strong- Pynchon and Company, one of ly to the Government as it will the largest stockbroking firms in employ 60,000 men for 20 years.]the country, has been suspended from membership of the New York Stock Exchange for in- solvency, and also suspended by the New York Club Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trades and Cotton, Coffee, and Sugar Produce Exchanges.
KEMAL'S PLAN.
TURKS REJECT NEW PARTY PROPOSALS.
NO "INDEPENDENTS."
[A message from Paris on Friday
stated: Ex - King Alfonso's aunt, the octogenarian Infanta Isabella, who, though paralysed, insisted on leaving Madrid because she refused to die! in Republican Spain, died in nursing home at Passy this after- noon.
She only arrived in Paris on Monday night.]
8
son, the
Royal Naval Cadet.
London, Saturday. King Alfonso's third Infante Don Juan, who is en- tering Dartmouth Naval College, arrived in London last night.
More Recognition,
Madrid, Saturday, Japan, and also the Holy See, has recognised the Spanish Republic. Ex-Premier Berenguer has signed a declaration of loyal- ty to the Republic. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of!
J
General Mola, ex-Chief of Police of Madrid, on a charge of "rashness and indiscretion."
en-
"A Curse."
Madrid, Yesterday. "May the curse of God fall} upon Spain if the Republic takes root!" These words are reported to have been used by the Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo, who is Pri- No official statement of liabili-mate of Spain, in an address a ties is made, but it is reported week ago. that the firm had loans ap- The incident caused an proximating £7,800,000. It is quiry by the Republican Govern- believed, however, that the sus- ment and an official communica- pension is only temporary and tion to the Papal Nuncio. Constantinople, Saturday.
with the return of normal values The Minister of Justice de- The attempt by Mustapha of securities no creditor will suf-clares that the words themselves Kemal to limit the seven years' fer loss, and even with the pre-were never used, but that the dictatorship of his party by the sent abnormally low prices of Primate might have used phrases creation of an independent group securities the value of assets is which could have been interpret- in Parliament, appears to have practically equal to the liabilities. ed as indicating little liking for failed, according to the first re-It is understood that banking the Republican regime; hence in turns in yesterday's legislative creditors have offered to support a communication to the Nuncio elections in Turkey.
efforts to reorganise the firm the Minister expresses the hope with new capital.
that Rame will not support the attitude of the Primate which
overed by practically the whole of the
The Electoral College, com- posed entirely of members of the
New York, Saturday.
Peoples' Party, failed to comply E. A. Pierce and Company would be opposed to that dopt- with Kemal's recommendations is temporarily taking
to elect thirty freely chosen in- Pynchon's accounts. -Reuter's Spanish clergy, dependent deputies, in addition American Service.
to the 287 "candidates of the Peoples' Party he had already
nominated.
Results both in Stambul and Samsoun show that the electors have not cast a single vote for the candidates intended to re. present the new party, and it is believed that further results will follow the same tendency.- Reuter.
HUGE DRUG HAUL.
STRANGE "COTTON GOODS". IN NEW YORK.
New York, Saturday. Morphine valued at half a mil- lion dollars has been seized here by Customs officials. The drug is said to have been discovered in PRIESTS KIDNAPPED Landed from a German liner.--- packages marked "cotton goods,"
Reuter's American Service.
BANDITS ACTIVE IN FUKIEN.
Poking, Saturday.
message
A foreign (official)
any
The Government will not, in case, permit a "rebellious and unseemly attitude to vail."---Reuter.
pre-
FRANCE & BRAZIL.
DENUNCIATION OF MODUS VIVENDI.
Río de Janeiro, Yesterday. France has denounced the modus
INDO-CHINA'S 'REDS' vivendi regulating the Franco- Brazilian commercial relations since 1900.
STATUS."
GROUPED "INDEPENDENT
Moscow, Saturday.
This follows the recent Increase ' of Brazilian tariffs and the retail tax on foodstuffs and liquors, which led to a considerable decline from Amoy states that bandits, The Communist party in Indo-in French exporta in 1929. The on Wednesday last, captured China (which was formerly part value of Brazil's purchases from Bishop Prat and Father Alfino of the Communist party in France was 40 per cent. less than Andres, together with two Chin France) has been admitted to in- French purchases from Brazil. ese priests and a Chinese divinity dependent membership of theThe denunciation will operate as student, ten miles from Fengting, Communist Internationale.from September 10-Reuters in Fukien-Beater.
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