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PROPOSALS FOR
PRINCESS MARY ILL
LEAGUE'S
Est. 1845.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
BERNARDS OF HARWICH
GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS
PIONEERS OF Quality Goods at Reasonable prices,
CHATER ROAD, HONG KONG
AN EMPIRE CURRENCY DROPPED IN
CO-OPERATION
WITH CHINA
Delegate's Functions
Decided.
TO REPORT ON WORK OF ADVISORY EXPERTS
Mr. Soong Satisfied
Paris, To-day,
The functions of Dr. L. L. Rajch- mann, of Poland. Director of the.
PRINCESS ROYAL League of Nations Health Depart-
MUST REST
Acute Fatigue Caused By Public Duties.
London, To-day, The Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood has been ordered a com- plete rest by the Surgeon apothecary to the Royal Household, Sir Fre derick Stanley Hewett, who saw her late last night.
She is suffering from acule fatigue caused by too many public engagements, according to the "Daily Express."-Reuter,
ment, who was yesterday appoint- 'ed delegate to China to co-ordinate with the technical and advisory work to be carried out in China un- der the auspices of the League. were decided by the League Com- mittee, yesterday.
Firstly, he will supply in- from formation both ways,
Nanking to Geneva and vice versa, and send frequent interim reports and a detailed quarterly report to the Secre- tary-General of the League.
FINAL SESSION FIXED FOR
NEXT THURSDAY
Closing Stages Of World Economic Conference
London To-day.
A full plenary meeting of the Economic Commission of the World Economic Conference will be held on Friday and a similar meeting of the Monetary Com- mission on Monday.
The Bureau will meet on Tues- day and the final session of the full Conference will be held on members of Thursday when six
the leading delegations will speak on the results and the future of the Conference-British Wireless Service.
I.C.L
PLANT
TO PRODUCE
OIL FROM COAL £2,500,000 Plant To
Employ 2,500. 12,000 MEN REQUIRED FOR CONSTRUCTION
Britain's New Industry
Loudon, To-day.
A plant for the production of oil
Secondly, he will assist the Chinese Government and the National Economic Council and co-ordinate in the activities of the League's advisory experts from coal, that will give direct em- on China.
ployment to 2,500 miners and
RAILWAY BRIDGE. Eajchmann's appointment other workers, as well as much in-
DESTROYED
Feng's Troops Block Suiyuan Line.
STOPS ADVANCE OF PEKING TROOPS
Peking. To-day.
It was officially stated yes-
terday evening
that General
Feng Yu-hsiang's troops have cut the Suiyuan Railway by
destroying
iron bridge
No.
A
little this Bide
of
104. Suanhua.
A railway repair gang which visited the scene and attempt- ed to repair the bridge, was driven off by the troops-Reu-
ier.
DEFINITE REVOLT
Peking, later. Feng Yo-hsiang appears to have definitely thrown down the gauntlet
The Chinese!
is for one year. Covernment will pay his salary direct employment, will be operat- and expenses. He expects to ed by Imperial Chemical Industries leave for China in a week or so, possibly with the Chinese Fin Ltd. at Billingham-on-Tees, Durham. Sir Harry McGowan, Chairman ance Minister, Mr. T. V. Soong.
The Committee will meet re- of the Company, states that the gularly at Geneva, probably on new capital of about £2,500,000 receipt of each quarterly report would be furnished by the Com- from Dr. Rajehmann.
Mr. Soong has expressed satisfaction at the League's assistance in the re-organi- sation of China, Reuter.
Chinese Luncheon
In Paris.
MR. SOONG GUEST OF HONOUR
Paris, To-day. Following the meeting of the League Committee on China, yes-i terday, the Chinese Finance Minis- ter, Mr. T. V. Soong, was the guest 01 honour at a luncheon given by the Chinese Ambasaader to Paris, Dr. Wellington Koo.
pany's own resources.
д
STABILITY DESIRED
CANADA ONLY
DOMINION NOT
ON STERLING
to
a
Position Unaltered Since Ottawa,
OFFICIAL STATEMENT IN COMMONS London, To-day. Replying question in Parlia ment, yesterday, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mr. L. Hore-Belisha, for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that no further proposals for an Empire cur- rency or for stabili- sation of currency in the Empire, were under consideration.
He recalled that at Ottawa the import- ance of maintaining stability of exchange rates by countries within the Bri- tish CommonwealthTM whose currencies were linked with
fully
The Company have con- ducted research on hydro- generation of coal tar and
sterling was other material for six years, and in view of the undertak-
recognised. ing given in the House of Commons, to introduce Answering a supplementary ques
tion as to whether the questions proposal into the House in autumn, for a quaranteed
would receive consideration while preference of 4d. per gallon,
the Empire Statesmen were in LoD- for 10 years, in respect of
don for the World Economic Con- light hydro-carbon olls manu- factured in Britain fromference, Mr. Hore-Belisha said that indigenous, coal, the direc- torg have authorised the erection of a large commer- cial plant.
An initial output of 100,000;
the best answer was that since the Ottawa Conference, South Africa has come on to the sterling stand- ard, leaving Canada the only im
by destroying the Suanhua Bridge Among the many guesta were tons annually of first grade portant part of the Empire not on members of the Committee, M. petrol is aimed at by a process sterlingBritish Wireless Service. Avenol, Secretary-General to the using 400 tons of coal daily and
in order to prevent the advance of tite peking troops.
He is now definitely in revolt League of Nations and the Chinese by using altogether about 1,000| and seems likely to be dealt with Ministers to Holland, Spain and tons daily. as a rebel.
The attitude of the local authori-
Switzerland-Beuter.
lies is clearly set forth in a com- A FIRE - RAISING
minique in which the official spokes. men says "Feng has tried to deceive the public under the disguise of an anti-Japanese campaign he has been doing his best to gain public sympathy purely through propagan- | da."
Between the Ares of the Japan- ese-Manchukuo troops and the Pek- ing troops Feng seems likely to be "cleaned up" very shortly unless he departs towards the desert or capitulates Reuter.
..
GANG"
Arson Charges At Old Bailey.
ASSESSOR GRANTED BAIL OF £20,000
London, To-day.
Construction of the plant is estimated to take about one and
a half years and will call for much activity in the iron and steel and heavy industries.
Report On Trade
Subsidies.
England's Visit From A Des art Ruler-King Feisal visits the tomb of the Unknown Warrior at. Westminster Abbey soon after his arrival. H.M. is seen being received by the Dean, Dr. Foxley Norris.--(S. & G.) · ·
AN ALL – INDIA
DICTATOR TO
BE APPOINTED Gandhi Will Not Take
New Office.".
.
MASS. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE SUSPENDED TILL JULY 31
London, To-day. Mahatma Gandhi, in an in- terview with the press in Bom- bay, yesterday, criticised the Viceroy of India's (Lord. Wile lingdon) refusal to 'grant him i an interview.
Questioned as to the atti- tude the Congress would as- sume, he said that its Acting President. Mr. Aney, would issue a statement advising. for the time being. the sus pension of mass Civil Disobe- dience and of Congress organi- sations and the direct methods whereby they functioned, but permitting individual disobe- dience from August 1.
He added that it was pro- posed to appoint an All-India' Dictator with dictators in each province.
He would not commit any act of Civil Disobedience without previously warning the Government, and certain- ly not before July 31, Gandhi stated-British Wireless Ser- vice.
British Empire. Delegates.
LUNCHEON AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE
London, To-day.
British Empire delegates to the World Economie Confer- ence were entertained by Their Majesties, the King and Queen,
EMPIRE UNITY DESIRED
Free State Tariff War May End.
DOMINIONS ANXIOUS TO HEAL BREACH
London, To-day. The Government, will be urged, next week, in the House of Commons, to end the tariff war against the Irish Free State, and a Government state- ment is expected next Thurs- day.
The "Daily Express" states that the Dominions delegates to the World Economic Con- ference, especially General Jan Smuts the South African Pre- mier have been working to remove the restrictions.
+
The President of the Irish Free State, Mr. Eamon De Va- lera is represented as less un compromising regarding Em-, pire arbitration.-Reuter.
WALL ST. RISE CONTINUES. Profit-Taking On Silver Market.
New York, to-day.
LONDON
FASCISM
SPREADING
IN FRANCE
Tardieu. Leads Nazi Movement.
SPLIT DEVELOPS IN "RIGHT” GROUP
Paris, To-day.
The Nazi movement that' is taking form in France is In no way different from Fascism or Hitlerism.
Following the vote of the So- cialist National Congress, ostra- cising 80 deputies under M. Renaudel for supporting the Government on the Military Bud- get, members generally are de claring that they will follow their own consciences rather than the dictates of the Party.
Fascism among the Right group has been shaping for some months past under M. Tardieu and M. Flandiu and interesting developments are to be expected now that the Left, Group is following the
Reuter. same trend.
17 MILES ABOVE GROUND
Attempt On Piccard Record.
TWIN BROTHER TO FLY IN SEALED BALL
Chicago, To-day.
Plecard Professor Jean will to-day try to beat the record of his twin brother, Professor Auguste Piccard, the Belgian scientist, by sailing 17 miles into the stratosphere with Lieuten ant Seattle of the United States Navy.
י,
They will use a hermetically sealed ball made of "down-metal," weighing 14 stone.
Prof. Auguste Piccard and his assistant, M. Max Cosyns, reach. Jed a height of 10 miles on August 18, last year, beating the altitude record he set in 1931 by 1919 meters.
The 1982 attempt was made from the Dubendorf Aerodrome, near Lurich, the balloon landing 12 hours later near Lake Garda, after crossing the Alps. - Reu-
ter.
Profit-taking caused a decline in US. FINANCIER'S
silver following the opening of the market here, yesterday. Later, a
good commission house demand de veloped, carrying prices upward for the balance of the day. Foreign and bank selling was absorbed on the advance. ***
Business again reached a high figure, 6,690,000 shares being traded. and bonds made Industrials, rails
ESCAPADES
Harriman Jumps Into Hudson River.
$25,000 BAIL FORFEITED
The
New York, To-day. well-known United
States financier, Mr. Joseph Harriman who on Monday
slight advances, but, utilities de again disappeared from the
at a luncheon in the State Dinclined 05 to 37.51. ing Room at Buckingham Pa ince yesterday... There were -- -60 guests.
TERRITORIALS AND REGULARS.
London, To-day. The proposal that the Council of the League of Nations should at Seven thousand men will find its next session fix a date for the direct employment during this International Diplomatic Confer- period and it is, expected that there will be indirect employment ference. of all importing and ex for a further 5,000 men, - Bri-porting countries concerned was approved yesterday afternoon by tish Wireless Service.
the Sub-Commission of the World on indirect protec Conference tionism. The proposal is now be ing submitted to the Bureau..
"Members of the Royal family pre- A sensational development in
The Sub-Commission on aab-sentent included HRH the-Prince sidies and bounties also adapted its of Wales, and the Duke and Duchess the great fire conspiracy trial
drafting committed report, which of York-British Wireless Service. at the Old. Bailey occured yea terday, when Leopold Loula
summarises the discussions and Representative among the guests Harris, a fire assessor, whom
records the viewpoints upon the were: Mr. Ramsay MacDonald the prosecution had decribed
question of direct and indirect Neville Chamberlain, Sir John As the "head of a fire-raising.
subsidies, and particularly, ship Simon, Lord Hailsham, Mr. 7. H. gang," pleaded guilty to nine
Thomas, and Sir Philip Cunliffe- ping subsidies. The local dollár remains unchang- charges of arson and also some
the event of war, to serve either other charges.
The report makes it clear that Lister, (Great Britain), Mr. S. M. October 31, this year, are liable, in
(Australia), Mr. RB. ́éd, opening this morning at T/6%.
Silver prices advanced 1/16 70- He and another accused, Lonis air from Paris yesterday after the prospects of reaching useful Bruce
conclusions were largely affected Bennett and Mr. E N Rhodes in Regular or Territorial unsts. terday, spot silver closing at 184 Jarvis, who also pleaded guilty" con and forward silver at 18% yesterday on certain counts were Senior Prefect at Groton School, by the opinion of many delegates (Canada), Sir Samuel Hoare This important decision of; the The London on New York cross allowed Ball of £20,000 each. United States, Franklin Roosevelt that such must be conditional upon (India), Mr. Eamon De Valera Army Council withdraws the Smuts (South Africa), and Mr. G. ritorials, that they will serva over. rate closed at £-G$4.84% yesterday Four others pleaded guilty" Jar plans to spend part of his monetary, stabilisation, British (Irish Free State), General J, Cpledge hitherto given to Ter
W. Forbes and Mr. R. Masters (New seas only with their own units
Reuter. as against 2G$4.83% on Monday, during the course of the trial, leav vacation in Britain before entering Wireless Bervice.. The New York on London crossing 10 who pleaded "not guilty Harvard University British Wizz
less Bervice. rate yesterday closed at. 8-6$4.85,", still on trial-Reuter.
DOLLAR REMAINS
UNCHANGED.
Silver Prices Advance.
ROOSEVELT, JNR., IN LONDON.
Vacation Trip,
London, To-day. Mr. Franklin Roosevelt Jar, second son of the United States President, arrived in London. by
(Continued At food Of next Col)Zealand
Change In Status In War-Time.
nursing home where, he was undergoing treatment; has returned to the sanatorium. A warrant for Harriman's· ar- rest was previously issued and U.S.$25,000 bail, ordered to be forfeited.
Mr. Harriman arrived at the The sanatorium in a taxi-cab. cabman said that Harriman's clothes were soaking wet when' he hailed him in the street near' after the Hudson River.
London, To-day. Territorials enlisting
Harriman told him that
he had just climbed out of the river, and asked to be driven to the sanatorium in
a hurry. The police were in- Harriman has twice tried to formed, commit suicide by jumping in the river. Reuter.