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RIFT
DEVELOPS
GLOUCESTER
IN BRITISH CABINET OVER DISARMAMENT
BUILDING BAND SHIPPING SUBSIDY BY GERMANY
SLANDER CASE
"Action Merely To Get Money."
COUNSEL'S CHARGE TO PLAINTIFF
Adamson's Evidence
A sensation was caused in the Gloucester Building slander case this morning, when Mr. W, A. Mac- kinlay, respresenting Mr. P. I. New- nam, manager of the Gloucester
Matter On Agends Of World Economic Conference
London, To-day,
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, Dr. E. L Burgin, replying to a question yes- terday, in the House of Commons, regarding the
that press reports the German Government are pro- posing
grand subsidy ΟΙ 20,000,000 marks to German ahip- ping, said that the question of shipping subsidies was included in the Trade Agenda for the World Economic Conference, British
Wireless Service.
The Latest Dictator. Extra Building (Residental), charged Mr. ARMS DELEGATES
ordinary powers granted to
the President of Chile, Don
Arturo Aleasandri-(S. & G.)
NAZIS REBUFFED
IN AUSTRIA
F. L. Adamson, former leader of
| the Gloucester Restaurant`orches-
tra, with bringing his action merely
ADJOURN
to get money out of the Gloucester Conference To Meet In Building.
Three Weeks.
BRITISH PLAN AS BASIS
Geneva, To-day.
The action, in which Mr. Adamson claims $1,000 damages) for slander and libel from Mr. Newman, commenced its second day's hearing before Mr. Justice It is understood that it has been R. E. Lindsell, the Puisne Judge, decided not to take the second read-
the Supreme Court, this morning.
ing of the British Disarmament Con- POLICE SEARCH HOUSES OF testimony, Mr. Mackinlay said, Disarmament Conference for three After hearing Mr. Adamson's vention to-day, but to adjourn the]
Government Refuses Coalition Offer.
NAZI LEADERS
$
Vienna, To-day.
Police yesterday rigorously searched the Nazi headquarters at Vienna and also the houses of the Austrian Nazi leaders in Vienna, and other towns, in- cluding the house of Herr Ha- bicht, Chancellor Hitler's agent in Austria, who has been ne gotiating with the Austrian Chancellor, Dr. Dolfuss, for the formation of a Coalition of Nazis and the Christian So-
cialist (Government) Party.
Herr Habicht declares that negotiations have failed be- cause the Government are un- willing to grant the Nazis a share in the Cabinet correspon- ding to their strength.
UTOPIAN ASPECT IN GERMAN BILL
Marriage Encouraged By Financial Support.
GIGANTIC HOUSING SCHEME
Berlin, To-day,
von
lat
The Bill authorising Count Schwerin
Krosigk the Finance Minister, to issue bonds up to M.1,000,000,000 to finance the Government scheme for creating work was passed yesterday by the Cabinet. The Bill is sponsored by Dr. Schacht, President of the Reich-1 bank, who is to deal with the fin ancial part of the plan, which in- cludes repairs to public and pri vate buildings, the erection of Buburban garden cities, agricul-] tural settlements, and new roads throughout the country.
The Bill also provides a
means for transferring women from business employment to households, and encourages: marriages by giving couples adequate financial: support
"I put it to you generally that weeks. while certain incidents in your evidence effect
are true, the general
Meanwhile the Bureau of the
of it is untrue, Conference will draft a fresh Con- and that this action is merely an vention based on the British plan, endeavour to get money. out of with amendments-Reater. the Gloucester Building,
To-morrow's Meeting In Paris.
"And I also put it to you that you brought this action thinking the Gloucester Building would rather pay than come here and stand the publicity which makes FRENCH, US. AND BRITISH good reading, and that you are a
DELEGATES TO CONFER very disappointed man because you are now here."
From the witness stand, Mr. Adamson related several disgree- able incidents that occurred in the restaurant during the repetoire was in no way responsible for the decline in business suffered by the restaurant.
Between December 10 and 15 last year, witness said he was seated having a drink in the lounge of the restaurant with his wife and ifriend, when the No. 1 Boy inform
ed him that his credit had been stopped. He immediately went to see Mr. Gladstone, the assistant manager, but the latter informed him that he knew nothing of the matter. Mr. Newman also claimed ignorance of the suspension..
Geneva, To-day.
The French Foreign Minister, M. Paul Boncour, left here for Paris yesterday evening.
SIR J. SIMON TO RESIGN?
OPPOSES
AIR BOMBING:
FOR POLICING
Foreign Secretary Also In Ill-Health.
NOT GOING TO GENEVA THIS WEEK
London, To-day.
7.
In connection with the rumours that Sir John Simon is about to resign from the post of Foreign Secretary, for rea- sons of health and owing to his dis- agreement with the majority of the Cabinet regarding air-bombing for police purposes, to which he is opposed, Reuter learns that Sir John Simon has no intention of re- signing on account of the air-bombing question.
He will not, how ever go to Geneva this week anyhow,
London Telegraph, boys are being equipped with motor-cycles · to speed up the delivery of telegrama.—The inspection of the mo- tor-cyclists by the Postmaster-General, Sir Kingsley Wood, in the Yard at the G. P. 0, London. (5. &G),
TRUCE REACTION U.S.-JAPANESE
IN PEKING
Mixed Reception In
Chinese Press.
"MERELY A MILITARY AFFAIR"
Peking, To-day.
The Sino-Japanese Armistice gets a mixed reception from the Chineje press here this morning, some" pa- pers condemning it as a surrender, and others welcoming it as a relief from the continued and useless warfare.
The latter congratulate them selves that the Armistice is mere
and may take a restly a military affair and China's poli- after to-morrow's debate, in the House
Reu-
of Commons, on For- eign Affairs. ter.
London, To-day.
It is understood that there will be a meeting in Paris to-morrow morning, when Mr. Norman Davis, United States Envoy to Geneva, Sir John, Simon, British Foreign Secretary, and M. Paul Bon-dent of the Council, replying to cour will discuss the general. Disarmament questions yesterday in
situation.
BRITA
FOOD
PRODUCTION
He then enquired at the office, Sufficient För 20,000,000 and the suspension of credit was confirmed.
the office was quite right in stopping
Later, Mr. Newman stated that
the credit facilities...
"After the ballroom had been reopened, the crowds were not the same as before it was renovated.
People.
MAJOR ELLIOT'S ADDRESS ON AGRICULTURE
London, To-day,
Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Lord Presi-
the House of Commons with refer- ence to the British reservation for
tical and legal stand concerning Manchuria is not prejudiced by it.
-Reuter.
CRAWFORD AND
MISS SCRIVEN
WIN TITLE
Perry And Betty Defeated.
the use of aircraft for police pur- poses in outlying areas, said" that the Government would obviously BOUSSUS continue to employ such aircraft as they might be allotted under the convention in such a manner and in such places as they might think fil, subject to any international regula: tion that might be agreed upon British Wireless Service.
Foreign Minister Since 19313
SIR JOHN'S - NOTABLE CAREER.
ELIMINATES SHIELDS
Paris, To-day.
FRIENDSHIP
UNCHANGED
Viscount Ishii's Claim
In New York.
“SYMPATHY WITH STRUGGLE AGAINST COMMUNISM"".
New York, Today Viscount K. Ish, Japanese delegate to the Washington conversations, in an address, last night, at the banquet of the Japan Society, referring to the converstaions with Presi dent Roosevelt, said that he found that he and President Roosevelt were of accord on many points, and that in more respects than one America and Japan stood common ground.
од
"We came to the belief that the friendship between the two countries remained un- changed despite the discordant note of the last 20 months,"
Viscount Ishii declared.
America sympathised with Japan in the struggle in the Far East against the "Ding tive forces of Communist pro- paganda", he said.”“
THE C.E.R. DISPUTE
PRETEXT FOR
JAPANESE
VIOLENCE
Soviet Allegations Against Japan.
TOKYO DISCLAIMER RESPONSIBILITT
Both Nation Hapa -
-Peaceful Settlemen
A Japanese disclaimer for the ac- tions of the Manchukuo. Govern- ment and the Soviet retort that this is merely a formal pretext" are the main features of the change of notes between the two governments regarding the Chinese. Eastern Railway despute.
The Japanese Note, replying to the Soviet demand of May 16, that the Japaneke Government. take effective measures to pro- tect the interests of the Soviet in regard to the Railway, points out that many of the alleged in- fringementë. of "these i bjereyta mentioned by the Soviet are ex- clusively within the province of the Manchukuo Government, and that Japan could not accept the responsibility for the actions of Japanese officials and advisers: acting under orders from that Government.
The Japanese army aa taken care not to harm the interests of the railway, and. the Note assures the Soviet of Japan's desire for a speedy and just settlement of the dispute.
It declares that the maintenance of peaceful relations between the Soviet and Manchukuo is most in- portant to the basis of peace in the Far East.
The Soviet reply notes the as- surances, and states that they exclude the possibility of the Japan- ese Government having any inten- tion of evading the responsibility for the violation of Soviet rights by the Manchurian authorities under the formal-pretext that they are ex clusively within the province of
The Soviet hopes that practical conclusions will be drawn from these assurances."
In another speech, Viscount Ishii said that the League Co-Manchukuo venant and the Kellogg Pact would be ineffectual peace in struments unless amended to forbid Treaty-breaking and economic boycotts -Reuter.
SOUTH AMERICAN
PEACE.
Peru And Colombia In Agreement.
Fred Perry and Miss Betty Nut hall, Britain's finalists in the Mixed Doubles at Auteuil, were beaten yes- terday by Jack Crawford, ranking No. 1 player in Australia, and Miss "Complaints were numerous re In a broadcast speech to the |garding the state of the floor, which United States farmers the Minister
Margaret Scriven, who startled the has been so badly waxed that one for Agriculture, Major Elliot, yes-
British tennis world last year --- could draw one's name on the floor. terday evening said that there
The scores were 6-2, 6-9. '- Ah Lung, the No. 1 Boy' told me was a general idea that Britain that the floor had been waxed twice, was nearly all one big manufactur
Frank Shields, the only leading and Mr. Newman complained that ing town kept alive by food from
American player competing,” WAS The net been told about it."
abroad,
Sir John Simon, P.C., G.C.8.1 ellminated in the Fourth Round of Britain produced more variety in K.C.V.O., has been Secretary crops and stock from her own of State for Foreign Affairs the Singles, Christian Boussus, the farms than any Dominion, except since November, 1981. Ho com- French Davis Cup doubles player, Canada, and employed more men on menced his political career in winning by 6-3, 6-2 2-0, 64 announce that the agreement for the land than any, Dominion, raising 1905, when he -was-return-
· Crawford and Miss Scriven beat the settlement of the dispute be about enough, food for 20,000,000fed as Liberal candidate for the people.
(Continued on Page 12,) EL G. N. Leo and Miss James in the twegh Peru and Colombia
semi-final, while Perry and Betty gigned on May 25 at Genera America, in which agriculture was AVIATION IN NORTH and Miss Ryan,
Nathall eliminated N. Farquharson The agreement was based on the the third biggest Industry, was
formula, adopted by the League London, To-day, vitally interested in agricultural
Perry, ranked No. 2. in Britain, Advisory Committes, and provided The War Office announces that prices, and he briefly traced price
won the Men's Doubles on Tuesday for the Immediate cessation of hos Colonel A. 1. Ellis, D.S.0, has maintenance measures taken alnce Two German Aeroplanes in partnership with G. P. Hughes, tilities and the despatch to Leticia, been appointed to command the 1924, when the country wasÉS British troops in the Tientsin boards were set down, to more re- cent efforts to plan markets based
(Continued on Page 7.) BRITISH TROOPS IN TIENTSIN.
Col Ellis Appointed In Command.
area: Reuter Pres
Major Elot went on
My Ki
∙to say
Col Ellis, who la 63 years of age, on an undertaking by the legisla entered the Army in 1901, serving ture, to control foreign supplies in with distinction in the Border Regl ment. He fought in the Bonth Airi- return for guarantees, by organiss
It also encourages industry to incan War and the Great War, and com- tions of farmers, and to supply pro crease production in order to frua, mandad the 2nd Batt Border Regiment duce of good quality at reasonable trate dumping by countries with from 1925 until 1929. He Comes depreciated currencies Renterander of the Nigeria › Regiment,
Cont sed on Page 7)
E.W.AF.F. in 1980.
CHINA
Purchased.
Berlin, To-day, Two German aeroplanes, boug
Sino-German
London, To-day. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, in the House of Commons, yesterday said that he was glad to
rritory
Frank Shields, who two years ago. within 30 days, of a Commission was forced to concede a walk over nominated by the League Council. to Sydney Wood, another Americap, The Commission would, in the In the Wimbledon dual owing to anname of Colombia, take over the Injury to his foot, has been dia- administration of the placed by Calford Butter, the whiri-jevacuated by the Peruv orib wind", New Orleans, player, an and carry on fis tank sterday America No. 2 singleplayer, mum of one year, pending Templehot Shields was attempting a comeback. tions for a final settlem
tish Wireless Serv
The Soviet reply adds that the Hallway dispute has been utilised by Manchukua," with the aid of Japanese officials as a' pretext for violent and un-
· lawful actions inimical, to the interests of the U. S. S. R, and. that the Japanese Government is unable to bring a single argument to justify Mon- chukuos claim to the rolling stock retained by the Soviet.
(Continued on Page 1)
LINE BLOCKED TO VLADIVOSTOCK
Manchukuo Close C.E.R. From Manchuti.
Harbin, To-day dispute between a chakna and Sovjet Hussla
the alleged Borlet
the
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