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TYRE ECONOMY
BRITAIN WILL NOT PRESS HER DEBTORS IN FINANCIAL CRISIS
CUP HOLDERS
TO MEET LEEDS
AT ELLAND RD.
Arsenal Visit Walsall In F. A. Cup.
CORINTHIANS v. HAMMERS.
London, To-day, -
Newcastle United, the Cup- holders, have drawn Leeds at home for the Third Round of the F.A. Leeda were eliminated by Queen's Park Rangers in their first game, and from all In- dications a Newcastle win is assured.
Cup. Last year
Arsenal, last year's finalists, are:
SUSPECTED ASSASSIN FOUND IN EX-KAISER'S CELLAR.
Big German Armed To Teeth Overpowered By Servants.
Amsterdam, To-day.
An unknown German, armed with a revolver and a big knife, was found in the cellar of Doorn House. He was overpowered and Arrested.
The man is suspected of plan- ning an attempt on the life of the former Kaiser, Wilhelm of Ger. many.
This is the first attempt made on the life of the ex-emperor, so far as is known-Reuter.
GENERAL SU'S
away to Walsall, and should en- ARMY GOES TO
WAR DEBT PROBLEM UNSOLVED
CABINET CONSIDERS REPLY TO AMERICA
HERRIOT URGES FRANCE TO
STAND BY ALLY
DISCUSSION IN COMMONS,
LONDON, TO-DAY:
GREAT BRITAIN WILL NOT PRESS, HER CREDITORS IN ORDER TO REFILL A DEPLETED TREASURY IN THE EVENT OF AMERICA ACCEPTING HER CONDITIONS AND THE HUGE PAYMENT OF WAR DEBT IN GOLD DUE FOR PAYMENT ON | THURSDAY. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE BY THE
CHITA CAMP CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER IN A SPEECH AT BIR-
counter little difficulty in proceed- Ing lato the next round. Aston Villa, dour Cup fighters, will find Bradford City a stiff proposition, Leader's. Whereabouts
Blackburn but they should 'win. Rovers, who share with the Villa Unknown To Japan. the distinction of having won the Cup on aix occasions, are away to MA BELIEVED EXECUTED. Lincoln, while Bolton Wanderers, winners
Harbin, To-day. on five occasions, vieit London to play Charlton Athletic. According to Japanese inform- London will stage a big match it is believed that General Su when the Corinthians, the moat Fing-wen's four thousand troops, famous amateur club in the Bri-together with their families; tish Isles, play the Hammers at the were transported to Chite from Crystal Palace, Two First Divi- the eighty-sixth verst' on De-i sion clashes are down for decision cember 10. when Leicester entertain the The Japanese military authori- League champions and Liverpool ties are without information "as visit the Throstles.
to the whereabouts in Soviet Rus sin of General Su Ping-wen and his Staff.
The following is the draw for the Third Round of the F. A. Cup to be played on January 14 -
Carlisle or Hull v. Sunderland. Oldham v. Tottenham. Brighton or Wrexham v. Chelsea. Bradford C. v, Aston Villa." Darlington v. Torquay or Queen's
P.R.
Watford v. Southend
Bradford v. Plymouth Manchester U. v. Middlesboro'.
Bury v.. Notta F.
Birmingham v. Preston. Cerinthians v. West Ham.
Swindon v. Burnley,
Leicester v. Everton.
Bristol C. or Tranmere v. Notts C. Blackpool v. Port Vale,
Walsall v. Arsenal.
West Bromwich v. Liverpool. Millwall v. Reading or Coventry. Grimsby v. Portsmouth. Gateshead v. Manchester C Huddersfield. v. Falkestone. Chester v. Fulham.
Stoke v. Southampton.
Doncaster v. Halifax.
Swanson 7. Sheffield U.
·
Lincoln v. Blackburn. Wolves v. "Derby.. Barnsley v. Luton. Aldershot v. Bristol R. or Gilling-
ham.
Wednesday. Chesterfield. Newcastle v. Leeds," Charlton v. Bolton..
British Trade
Balance Up
November Figures A Slight Gain.
London, To-day,"s The United Kingdom tradora- turns for November issued yester day show a slight increase in both imports and exports compared with
the previous month.
Compared with November last year, an Improvement Intrade
MINGHAM.
HERRIOT FACES
DEFEAT IF WAR DEBT HONOURED
Socialists Opposed To
Any Payment.
PARIS CHEERS BRITAIN.
Paris, To-day.
Premier Herriot is faced with the serious prospects of defeat if he insists upon making the debt payment at to-day's meeting of the Chamber of Deputies, in con- sequence of the Socialists' decision to oppose the pay- ment even with certain re servations or conditions such as Great Britain insists upon. It is expected that the Cabinet will meet to-day to consider But Premier Herriot at the whether or not it should, under the circumstances, make any fur-opening of the debts debate drew loud cheers when he paid tribute ther reply to the American note.
to Great Britain's loyalty and up- Meanwhile; in Paris, Premier Herriot is facing a crisis. It is rightness, particularly in money unlikely that he can obtain a majority to support his plan to follow Britain's leud and pay, under conditions, the note America is de manding. He has pleaded with the Chamber of Deputies to give him time to discuss further the debt situation and to support Great Britain.
In a speech at Birming- ham, Rt. Hon. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said: “We do not ask that our proposal to the United States be ac
Mr Chuan-chuan, the anti-cepted at this stage, but we - Manchukuo leader, was arrested by General Liu and exected at Lishuchen, northwards of Mu- ling, yesterday, according to an- other report. This man is an aviation officer, not to be confused with General Ma Char-shan. --- Reuter.
DARK BLUES' RUGBY DEFEAT.
Trinity College Win At Home By 6-3.
London, Today.
reserve our right to put it forward when discussions. begin which, if treated in the samme friendly soirit hitherto shown by both Governments, are bound to lead to a settle- ment. There is no question of our asking our debtors to pay anything at present.” -- Reuter.
In response to a request by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. | George Lansbury, that the Gov- ernment statement relative to the American debt payments should be made to the House of Commons before Thursday' under Oxford University, who beat discuss it, Rt. Hon. Stanley Bald conditions enabling the House to Cambridge in the Varsity Rugbywin announced that the Govern match, sustained a second check ment had arranged to devote the on their Irish tour yesterday when whole of to-morrow to debate on they lost to Trinity College, Du- this subject and that an appro blin, by 6 points to 3.
On Saturday they lost to a Northpriate statement would be made of Ireland fifteen by 18 pts. to 18. probably by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Cham-| Reuter.
berlain The Government would House would have a perfectly free not put down a motion and the
debate enabling the subject to be discussed from every view-point.
DEATH OF TWO M.P.'S OF PARLIAMENT.
P
Sir J. P. Reynolds And
·Sir J. D. Millar.
The Earl of Crawford and. Balcarres presided at the Na- tional Conference for the pre- servation of the beauty of the. country-side, at Norwich. He is a leader in the movement to preserve rural England and the
reflect upon the danger of separ- old, historic landmarks. matters, and begged the House to ating Britain and France at the present juncture.
France's signature must be honoured," he declared. He favoured a payment to
Bertram Crashes
America with reservations, but On Take-Off
chequer has given details show until he had had an opportunity ing that Britain's receipts in war for further discussions with debts amounted to 1,100,000 Great Britain he was unable to and in reparatious $121,300,000, define the nature of these reser- making a total of £192,400,000 vations.
Her payments to the A voter is not expected until United States forwark debta to night Rötter, vide amounted to £326,200,000, thus
exceeding Her' total receipts from PERSIA'S PROFIT
war debts and reparatione: by £183,800,000.") ....
·
The Council of the Bank
for International Settlements - at its monthly meeting yes.. terday decided to abandon its intention to establish a new, monetary system based on gold until the debis question had been settled between the Governments interested. -*- British Wireless Service.
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Britain May Not Pay
Chamberlain Makes No Promises.
Birmingham, To-day. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Exchequer, declares that he does not know that the British debt payment will be remitted. It will merely be held in sus- pense,
FROM D'ARCY OIL
Airman Unhurt At Sourabaya.
EUROPEAN
FOUND SHOT
IN KOWLOON
Mr. Johan Frederiks's Tragic Death,
REVOLVER AT HIS SIDE.
Mr. Johan Lonis Mah Frederiks, head of the pas- senger department of the Java, China, Japan Line, was found dead with a re- volver by his side in the bathroom of his home at No 6, Carnarvon Road. Kow- loon at 8.45 a.m. to-day,
The man was shot through the head and apparently died instantly,
The tragic discovery was made by his room boy, who at his master's request, had prepared a hot bath shortly before. A pecu llar circumstance connected with the affair is that no one in the house heard the shot which was fired from a pistol of small call- bre.
The police were notified, as soon as the discovery was made, and following investigation, a report was filed at Headquarters stat ing: "Johan Frederiks Dutch subject, 38 years of age; found shot dead with his own re- volver in the bathroom of No. 6. Carnarvon Road, ground floor at 8.45 am.. to-day, believed aul- elde."
Motive & Mystery. Neither Police not friends are aware of any motive which might Hans Bertram, the German be, held accountable for Mr.
Sourabaya, To-day
pilot, was unable to take off here Frederiks suicide, nor does it this morning and his plane seem possible that his death crashed into a ditch: he could have been accidental
Bertram taxied down the field
CONCESSION at high speed, but his machine. Only last night Mr. Frederiks, an extreme popular member of overloaded, would not rise: He crashed into a shallow ditch the Hong Kong community, was wrecked his undercarriage and a dinner party guest of a com- mercial traveller from his native propeller, but was himself un-land. They dined at the Glou |hurt, tanga
cester Building.
£11,265,000 Total Paid To Date.
BRITAIN'S HOLDINGS,
London, To-day. Further particulars re- garding the Anglo-Persian
Oll Company's D'Arcy Com cession were given in res ponse to a House of Com- mans question, by the Under- Secretary of State for For eign Affairs, Captain An- thony Eden.
The German hopped off from: Port Darwin yesterday on a pro- jected flight from Australia to London. -Reuter,
MIXED COURT
Mr. Frederiks rose at the usual time this morning, ordered his bath drawn, and dismissed his servant. When the servant re- tarned to summon him to break- fast, he found his master dead. Mr. Frederiks was living with | Mr. and Mrs. L. Le Fevre, a French
CONTROVERSY
AIRED AGAIN couple; as a paying guest.
Commons Discusses
New Phases.
GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING.
He said that the concession was granted by the Persian Gov- ernment for 60 years from May, 1901, and contained no provision which would now allow cancella-
London, To-day. tion by either side. The only
In the House of Commons power of cancellation in the con-Sir Nairne Sandeman naked whe Cabinet Discussion,
cession was the provision that if ther other powers would be ap Prime Minister reached Lon-
within two years the concession-proached with a view to reinstat don from; Geneva yesterday
aire should not have formed the ing the Mixed Court at Shanghai. "If unhappily, it should be afternoon. He was soon in con- found impossible to ratify first company to operate it, the Capt. Anthony Eden, Under- sultation with his colleagues and the Lausanne Agreement because concession should become null Secretary for Foreign Affairs, re- Two Parliamentary By-elections among matters receiving consi-the signatories are unable to make and continue are pending as the result of the deration was the United States' satisfactory settlement with the death of Colonel Sir J. P. Reynolds, reply to the debate note in which United States, then we will return Conservative member for the Ex-the British Government notified to the position existing before the change Division of Liverpool and their intention to pay in gold on Hoover Moratorium and our claime of Sir Duncan Millar, Liberal Thursday, and that the payment upon our
debtors will revive member for East Fifeshire, Ser was to be considered as a capitalull force
www.
London, To-day.
| land. British Wireless Service. (Continued on Page 12.) U
WARNING SIGNS TO BE POSTED.
Dangerous Corners Designated.
Indication of the Government's balance is indicated by the decline intention to place new block of over £21,000,000 in imports as signs to assure slow driving at against a decrease of £275,000 in dangerous cross roads in the
Colony, was given by Traffic exports
For 11 months of the rear, im-Inspector Alexander before Mr. ports show a decrease of £142,500 Wynne Jones In the Central
exports
524,000,000
responding period, Imports £642,
leas Berylon.
Police Court this morning dur- the coring the hearing a case
which the Chinese driver, of i ex Rattonjee Co. lorry was sum fre-moned for dangerous diving. (Continued on PDITJES
in
(Continued on Page 7).
ITALY REDUCES IMPORT TOTAL
sum of which account should be The announcement was greeted Encourages Reciprocal taken in any final settlement with cheers-Router.. which should be concluded he-
fore June 15, CONT
The American reply was that the Secretary of the Treasury was without the power to concur in the British proposal and Was bound to regard the gold as on instalment, ale po to
It; is anticipated that the Cabinet = will + meet to-day when the question as to whe ther a further communica- tion should be sent to the United States is expected to ba considered
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET QUIET.
World Trade.»
Rome, To-day,
plied that Sir John Simon consl- ders such a stop would not be in the true interests of the English community of Shanghai
|_ Mr. Craddock requested that the British representative, in Shanghai be instructed to insist
(Continued on Page 12.), ***
ARMS DISCUSSION ON JANUARY 16.
London Fixed As Parley Venue.
ぶさい
London, To-day.
A Geneva message states that a
(Continued on Page 12.)
Sino-Soviet
Diplomatic
Agreement
Genova, Todayan
As an outcome of meetings held here, it is officially an -nounced that Chinese and Rus
sian diplomatic relations have: been resumed.
The arrival of M. Litvinoff in Geneva yesterday gave rise to the belief that he and Dr. W. W. Yen, of China, would discuss the resumption of "re-- lations.
The renewal of official Sing Russian friendship is possibly significant in view of the League's desire, to; have Rug- sla participate in discussiona to solve the Manchurian situa-
Later.
Nanking, To-day The Chinese Foreign Office official-
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A resolution to reduce foreign imports into Italy, while encour New York, To-day. aging the international reduction To-duy's session throw little of tariffs and revising Italy's the New York own tariffs with a view to ob market situation,” repor Messrs. taining more reciprocity, was E. A. Plerce & Co. In cable, dea- passed at the final session of the patches, received to-day, They be Fascist Grand Council. Flye Power meeting, with Mr. ly announced this morning. lieve that the popular mind, still The countries supplying her Arthur Henderson attending in his that relations were resumed between
rials will be approach capacity as esident of the Dis- the Chinese, and Sövlet
Italy's armament Con ence be held
yesterd eta on in London on
various rece
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