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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1932, PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
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BRITAIN PAYS AMERICAN WAR DEBT FROM BANK GOLD RESERVES
FRENCH RADICALS MAY SUCCEED HERRIOT SIR SAMUEL
AMBASSADOR
FOR SOVIET
FACES EXILE
Charged With Plotting Stalin's Downfall.
FORMERLY POSTED IN LONDON.
London, To-day. The "Dai'y Express," from its Moscow Correspondent, learns that the former So- viet Ambassador in London, M. Sokolnikoff, has been ar- rested in the Russian capi tal by the Ogou, Sovlet Secret Police, and that he is charged with having plotted the overthrow of Stalin.
M. Sokolnikoff is faced with possible exile to Siberia, grave-yard of political pri- sonera in the Czarist re- gime, as in this present sup- posedly advanced democracy.
Joseph Stalin.
M. Sokolnikoff was a con- spicuous figure in London, a quiet-spoken, scholarly per- son, whose demeanour was more that of the aesthetic than of the practical man affaira.
JAPANESE
of
HOPE TO
TAKE SU
Would Make Pact To Obtain Prisoner.
BANDIT RAID REPORTED.
Harblu, To-day.
AMY JOHNSON'S HOPES FOR RECORD DWINDLING.
Bad Weather Forces Her To Land At Beniounit.
Oran, To-day.
Bad weather conditions forced Miss Amy Johnson, (Mrs. J. A. Mollison) to land at Beniounit, 450 kilometres from South Oran, She will afternoon. yesterday leave as Boon as the weather clears.
Mrs. Mollison, who is attempt- ing to establish a new Cape-Ex- land air record left Capetown at p.m. on December 11, and reach- ed Gao at 6.15 p.m. on December 13, after being delayed by fog.
Persian Oil Dispute
League Council Will
Hear Case.
LONG BRITISH··
STRUGGLE TO
ERASE DEBTS
Chamberlain Reviews Whole Transaction.
WON'T PRESS CREDITORS.
London, To-day.
The entire history of the war debt transaction, parti- cularly as it affected Great. Britain and America, was re- viewed in the House of Com- mons yesterday by Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain, Chan- cellor of the Exchequer.
FULLEST SUPPORT FOR FRANCE WILL
GOVERNMENT POLICY
NO CRITICISMS HEARD IN COMMONS DEBATE
NATION'S CREDITORS REASSURED.
LONDON, TO-DAY.
GREAT BRITAIN WILL PAY THE INSTALMENT DUE ON HER WAR DEBT TO THE UNITED STATES IN BANK OF ENG- LAND GOLD. SHE WILL MEET THE DEMAND OF THE UNIT- 'ED STATES GOVERNMENT WHEN THE NOTE FALLS DUE IN
NEW YORK TO-DAY:
"Our position,” he said, "still · In the House of Commons debate yesterday only the fullest
remains where it was at the time of the Balfour. Note. We shall not ask of our debtors more than we are called upon to pay our creditors, but they can hard- ly expect us to be content with less." London, To-day.
Soon after the war, asked Mr. The Under Secretary for Foreign Chamberlain, Mr. Lloyd George Affairs, Capt. Anthony Eden, stated had suggested to the late Presi in the House of Commons, that in dent Wilson that the question of view of the intimation contained in war debts should be reviewed. And at that time America first the reply of the Persian Govern ment, that they contemplated an appeal to the Council of the League of Nations, which would entitle the Persian Government to require the Buspension of any proceedings in- Istituted before the Permanent Court
of International Justice.
The British Government had de- cided not to pursue their demand for the reference of the case to the Permanent Court, but instead, to refer the matter to the Council of
Convenant.
cil.
M
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intimated she would demand every dollar owed to her.
At that time there was due Britain from Germany, £1,450,000,000; from France and other Eropean debtors, £1,300,000,000, from Russia, £650,000,000, ** Against that Britain's debts to the United States, together with accrued interest at that time, amounted to £750.000,000.
Change in Opinion.
But
satisfaction in the Government's policy was voiced. It was un thinkable that Great Britain 'should avoid an obligation, the trend of opinion held, “..
Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, ex- plained to the House that Great Britain's position had not changed one jot from what it had been in the past. No matter how she was pressed, she would endeavour to deal as lentently as possible with her creditors. She would never ask for more than she was asked to pay, he stated.
From Paris, it is learned that M. Herriot will probably refusc to try to form a new Government.
A crowded. House of Commons, ed by the British Government. cheered the statement that'Great! The whole of our war debt to the Britain cannot default and is go United States was incurred after America had entered wax, shu sald. ing to pay America in gold to-day. Expenses in that period amounted to meeting her, war debt obligation in 81,444,000,000, of which we found from full.
our own resources £259,000,000. We Rt. Hon. Mr. Neville Chamber-were to be reimbursed by our
allies their behalf lain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, for our expenditure on opening the debate on the war and the remainder, namely £816,000,- financed by loans from the
000, waa
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debta, showed that Great Britain United States, The whole of that had previously relied upon the aum was expended for purposes of Owing to a remarkable change in United States encouragement to war, on goods purchased in the Unit European public opinion, it was settle the European debt dim-ed States.
Whether on ammunitions blown to the League, under Article 15 of the possible to achieve at Lausanne culties as the best method of a pieces in Flanders or on food consum- success far more complete than had preaching the United States to ed by people and soldiers, or on uni- The effect was secure a settlemont there. He de- forms worn to raga in the war, the A telegram; has accordingly been been anticipated: despatched to the Secretary-General! to put an end to the existing sys-clared, nevertheless, that, to de- whole of the expenditure was just as of the League of Nations, M. Avenol, tem of reparations, for ultimate fault, was unthinkable, and such a non-productive as if spent entirely on submitting the matter to the Coun-maximum liability to which Ger- move, If taken, would profoundly tanks, artillery or ships.
many is now exposed in respect of affect the respect for British A Geneva message states that the reparations is only £150,000,000 In-obligations throughout the world. subject has been placed on the stead of 51,600,000,000, as it was agenda of the present session of the left under the Young Plan. Council, to be dealt with next week. the Lausanne Settlement was only provisional, whereas if the United -British Wireless Service.
States had been willing to send a
Lausanne representative to might have made a final settlement on the spot, the Chancellor added,
Anticipating that discussions with The deficiency will be met by nav- America would begin immediately the Ings in the sinking fund, and the presidential election was over, requests Interest on treasury bills, which if An emergency decree, preparing for payment as between interaliled the payment had not been made for the laying down of a program- debts. were suspended until either the Lausanne settlement was, ratified or would have been available for the me for the relief of the unemploy
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reduction of any kind of debt, fed and involving the expenditure of There will be no increase in the 1,500,000,000 marks, has been pass fiduciary lenue at presented
F.A. CUP REPLAYS
Bristol Rovers Triumph
While City Lose.
BRIGHTON WIN 3-2. ON WREXHAM GROUND.
London, To-day.
Bristol Rovera, Brighton and Hove Albion, and Tranmere Rovers advanced into the Third Round of the F.A. Cup as the result of yes
terday's Cup replays.
We
MANY STARVE *
IN SHANGHAI'S
BITTER WINTER
Race Clubs To Help Destitute Families.
BIG SWEEPSTAKE PLAN.
(From Our Own Correspondent.).
Shanghal, To-day.
Mr. Chamberlain, winding up the Commons debate, said the gold for to-day's payment would come from he reserves of the Bank of England and would' be paid for by the Government at the current price of gold In Treasury Bills
FORM A NEW
GOVERNMENT
Herriot Likely To Decline Task.
THE PROBABLE THREE.
Parla To-day.
One of three prominent Ra- dicals, M. Paul Boncour, N. Caillaux and M. Steeg, is likely to be the next Premier of France.
M. Herriot will likely be the first requested to form a Ca- binet, but it is probably he will refuse.
It will be only a few days before the others are tried.
Mr. Caillanx.
WILSON HERE
FOR VISIT
Under-Secretary For Colonies Arrives.
REMAINING A WEEK.
Sir Samuel Wilson, Perman- ent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, arrived here at noon to-day on the s.s. Ranchi from Singapore, after a month's stay in Malaya, where he has been looking into the decen- tralisation question.
On his arrival to-day he ex plained to press representatives the
reason for his
to Hong Kong.
visit
"I was so near the Colony that. I thought it a good idea to pay a visit and get acquainted," he Isaid. "It is not an official visit.”:
Sir. Samuel spoke in glowing terms of the beauty of Hong Kong before speaking of his acti- vities, in Malaya and his pro gramme after leaving Hong Kong.
On arrival this morning, Bir Samuel and Lady Wilson were met. by Captain F. Walter, A.D.to His Excellency the Governor, and before leaving the ship for: Gov-|- ernment House, Sir Samuel smil- ingly granted the request for an Interview.
He said that aláre he was Per- |manent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, be thought it would be good idea to pay a visit to Hong Kong since Hiromiesför had brought him within such easy reach;MOLADAS
M. Herriot's government was defeated on the War Debts "When I decided to come, L Issue In the. Chamber yester had no iden Hong Kong day morning, at the end of a such a beautiful" "place," debate which lasted until 5 a.m): said "The entrance to M. Herriot favoured a polley Härbour is magnificent.” of payment of the war debt in-
Depression Felt. stalment to America and pre» "There is not very much that T servation of the united Anglo-
can say about my mission to French front, but while the
Malaya,” he continued. "The rea- Chamber cheered. Great Bri-
son for my going there is well tain's stand in the matter, it
known. My visit lasted exactly a was not prepared to accept any month, and I thought that the con- plan which would entail a fur-ditions there were very good. Of ther payment of French gold to
Germany Tackles Washington,
Unemployment
Emergency Decree To Use 1,500,000,000 Marks.
Berlin, To-day.
There was no divialon and the Germany, up to recently, had debate yielded no new standpoint more than 8,000,000 unemployed
and could not in any way affect the men on her hands.
course, they are feeling the dean- cial position and the depression, Public feeling in France is very especially in the tin and rubber. strong over the war debt difficulties, industry, and during the debate in the Cham-Regarding my views on the de- ber riotous crowds shouted in the centralisation -question, which I streets, "Not scent for America." came to Malaya to investigate, I can say very little. I shall have to collect my ideas, for as yet I have had scarcely any time to call my own” and
COMMERCIAL
*PRESS PLANS
Sees Rulers.
PLANT HERE The reason for Sir Samuel's
Factory Destroyed In Shanghai,
$16,330,504 WAR LOSS.
Government's decision to pay. With the coming of winter, the Criticisms of the policy were antion is faced with a most critical aimed mainly at Mr. Stanley, Bald-state of affairs, with thousands ac- The Commercial Press is con- win's Washington Debt Agreement, tually hungry and Improperly templating the purchase of 100- and the Lausanne Reparations clothed. The emergency decree 000 square feet of land at North Treaty but the speakers were un- lays the foundation for relief work. Point from the Government for animous that default by Britain was unthinkable.
O
Premier MacDonald was ab sent from the House, suffering from a chill ADAG
Britain's Burden.
London, To-day.
with the China Mall,Z
visit was to secure firat band in- formation on the conditions, since Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, Becre- tary of State for the Colonies, was not prepared to come to any da cision as to the course to be par aued in Malaya unless that course were to be in the best Interests (Continued on "Page 4.).
BRITAIN SEEKING TO CHECK SMUGGLING.
Communicates With H.K. Government.
London, To-day.
Japanese information states that Colonel Komatsubara has
After visiting Bristol and forcing arrived at Hailar and is investi-
CHENG'S FATE TO BE the establishment of a factory. gating the reasons for the re- the Rovers to share two goals
DECIDED.
according to Mr. Wang Yun-wa, cent mutiny of General Su Ping-Gingham failed badly on their
Managing Director of the Com wen It is reported that he is own ground and lost by 8 goals to 1. the also investigating whether the Brighton failed to plerce
Counsel Meet To-day, mercial Press, in an interview anti-Manchukuo forces west of Wrexham defence on their own
A million dollar sweepstake in Hailar have received any assist ground, but yesterday they succeed-aid of the Shanghal war re The debate on the American war "We are awaiting sanction from Mr. Wang, who is staying at ance from outside sources, ed in gaining the upper hand in
Japanese officials consider it their away Axture and won by the fugees, sponsored by the Greater debt payment in the House of Com-HE, the Governor as to whether a the Hotel Cecil," stated: the loss
In answer to questions in the Shanghai Municipality, is likely ons opened with an impressive reprieve will be granted to Cheng possible that the handing over of odd goal in five.
to obtain support of the British tomon by the Chancellor of the or not? declared M. F. A. Hop sustained on books during the House of Commons yesterday, Bir Sino-Japanese hostilities was Philip Cunliffe Lister Secretary of General Su Ping-wen by the So- Starting four goals at Britol on and American Consulates, inas Exchequer, Mr Neville Chamber king, Ansistant Superintendent of viet authorities in exchange for a Saturday Tranmere were again much as many destitutes are tain. He said that only by exam Frisons. In a statement to the $16,880,540. Regarding the in State for the Colorice announced pact of non-aggression may be faced with stern opposition yester facing starvation and even death in the whole history of this aftdir China Mall this morning.surance claim for $6,000,000, Mr that he was communicating with the
day, only their ground advantage from the intense cold here was it possible to
Cheng Kwok-you was convicted Wang stated that the insurance Hong Kong Government regarding More Banditry.
turning the scales In their favour The Shanghai Race Club, the strong was Britain's title
of procuring the murder of George firm had refused to pay the sum measures to assist ship-owners to According to the Russian by 8 goals to 3 after extra time had Kiangwan Race Club and the claim
revision, how consiste Fung and sentenced to death on and the Central Government co-operate with the Chines Chinese Jockey Club have agreed
ársistently each
September 14 last by the Chief Jus could not forward any subsidy to check smuggling press, 200 Chinese bandits re- been played,
overnment bad
Lice, Sir Joseph Kemp, K.C owing to financial stringency, cantly attacked and pillaged The following, are the teams to hold a special race meeing, at Henztaghotze. They are said to yesterday's successful combinations the Senior Course, the enure pro- have rounded up all. Chinese will meet in the Third Round, the ceeds from which will be utilized,
home team being mentioned first for rellet work. Eastern Railway employées.
arranged.
the town and to have transported Brighton, them to Lidahotze, where they Tranmere were taken to the hills to be held Aldershot for ransom. Reuter.
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