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FRANCO-ITALIAN AGREEMENT BIG STEP TOWARDS WORLD PEACE
LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS TO BE REVIVED
ROOSEVELT'S STATEMENT
ON BUDGET
ANXIETY IS
EXPRESSED BY
BOTH PARTIES PUBLIC DEBT SUM RESPONSIBLE
"PREVENTING RECOVERY"
Tax-Payers' Burden Will Be Heavier In The Future
Washington, To-day. Early comment on the President's Budget statement reveals that some concern at the prospective increase in the public debt is felt by mem- bers of both parties.
Mr. John Taber, republican member of the Appropriations Commission, declared "if we keep on in this way we are going to pre- vent recovery."
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Senator Charles L. McNary, the Republican leader, regretted the inability to balance the bud- get, but recognised the necessity for caring for the unemployed
Senator Ellison D. Smith, South Carolina Democrat, said "unless and until we find some means of restoring our foreign trade we can never effect recovery."
CONTROL ADVISED Other commentators opined that it would be wise for Con- gress to exercise some control over the vast expenditure proposed by President Roosevelt.
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H.B.H. the Prince of Wales was included in the New Year's Hon- ours list. He was promoted from. vico-admiral to Admiral of the Royal Navy, from Heutenant». general to General of the Army. and from air marali to“Air Chief Marshal of the Royal Air Force He had held his former positions for four years,
SOVIET TRAIN CRASH
Heavy Loss Of Life Feared
EXPRESS WRECKED AFTER COLLISION
Paria, To-day
A disastrous express, colli?” slon occurred early yesterday, 135 miles from Leningrad, on, the Moscow main line, resulting in very heavy loss of life, according to a Petit Parisien dispatch from Moscow. Several carriages were smashed to emithereens and three are re ported to have caught fire- Reuter.
STEAM-LAUNCH SINKS
ITALY GIVEN COLONIAL
CONCESSIONS
FREE HAND IN ABYSSINIA STATES UNOFFICIAL REPORT "CRUCIAL YEAR BEGUN
Rome, To-day.
The Franco-Italian agreement was signed last evening. The Protocol in this invites the Great Powers to come to an understanding concerning the limitation of armaments.
Under the Colonial Convention, Italy has obtained a number of concessions which include a strip of territory North of the Tibesti massif, 800 miles long and 100 miles wide, and also terri» Lory near Babel-Mandeb. -French Somaliland, but not including Protobok. Haly will also purchase between 2000 and 3,000 shares of the Djibouti-Adis Abeba Railway, Reuter.
'Appeal For Peace Will
Be Heard"
Rome, Earlier.
While a brief oficial commun- que issued last evening gives no details of the terms of the agree Rome, To-day,ment, and makes no reference to M. Pierre Laval, the French the subject of limitation of arm Foreign Minister, In a statement amente there is no doubt that to the press after the signature of this forms part of the agree "We neither of us sacrificed any contains a virtual French invitá- the Franco-Italian pact declared: ment which, it is understood, thing of our essential interests. tion to Germany to return to the We are determined to leave no League. stone unturned in order that the Abyssinia is the crux of this conventions might become reall-colonial agreement. It is stated ties
But in some quarters that France has Our policy offers all Govern accepted the retest Them Italy in ziente, on basis of moral equall be allowed a free hard in Abye ty, the possibility of joining an sinia for commercial and colonis undertaking the exclusive aim of ing purposes, but, there la no off- which is the organisation of peace, cial-confirmation of this and no I firmly believe that our appeal reference is expected to appear
be heard.--Reuters
in the written agreement
Both the British and French
Sir John Simon Pleased
Governments have been trying to persuade Italy to try and come to a friendly settlement with Abys London, To-day sinis, and Italo-Abyssinian rela- Sir John Simon's return to Lon- tions seem to have improved dur don was yesterday delayed by sing the last few days. fog over Paris, which stopped dy-t
He ex
Her Majesty Queen Mary lifts her youngest grandchild, Princess Margaret Rose, to the balustrade of the balcony of Bucking- ham Palace so that she (might see the crowds acclaiming the newly wedded Duke and Duchess of Kent. The little Princess' is the second daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York,
LONDON'S THIN MANTLE OF
SNOW FOR FIRST TIME
Roads Reported Ice-Bound In Northern Districts
London, to-day Slight snow fell in London for the first time this winter.
Heavier falle occurred in Isles, and in many barts of Empi several places in the refiritish land and Scotland the roads dre ice-bound as the result of the sudden cold spell British Wire- less Service
OBITUARY
Sir Walter de Frece Passes In London
VESTA TILLEY'S HUSBAND
London, To-day.
FOREIGN POWER
SAID SUPPORTING
CHINA DIVISION
Report From Political Circles
SZECHUEN ACTION MIGHT: PRECIPITATE CRISIS
From On Own Correspondent)
Canton. Toʻdsz
NEW NAVAL PARLEY
INCLUSION OF
GERMANY IS NOW
URGED BY FRANCE REPRESENTATION TO TOKYO
JAPANESE REFUSAL
Tokyo, To-day.
It is learned that the French Ambassador to Japan yester- day afternoon informed Koki Hirota, the Foreign Min- ister that France finds her Low: don Treaty auxbary tonnage ratio distasteful and, inprinciple, Japan's abrog tion of the Was ton Treaty, and desires, in view of the changed conditions, that other Powers, notably many, be invited to part in the coming Dayal confer ence
Mr. Hirota, replied that pan was not agree parti
of any other than tory
BRIGHTER OUTLOOK British Premier's Confidence
It is learned from political circles that a certain foreign Power" with close interests China Isat
est London, To-day. |tempting to block the coming – co-
On arriving in London yester operation and unity between Can-day from Lossiemouth, the Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay Mac- ton and Nanking, and a certain Donald, expressed the view that high civilian official in Nanking is the outlook, both, at Home and Another view is that financial
reported to be utilising that coun-internationally, was really better, business interests will find them-
try to keep China divided, so that and that the New Year could be selves more doubtful than ever
The and his supporters may retain faced with increased confidence. The steam-launch Ah Shun over. Ing. The Foreign Secretary, how Crucial Year Bégun and that the tax-payers' burden turned and sank when going down ever, left later by train.
their high government offices.... The Prime Minister was visit If a Canton-Nanking understan-ed by several Ministerial col the slipway at Kwong Shing Hing preased deep personal satisfaction
The death has occurred of Sir ding is effected, the National leagues and by Sir Maurice Han Shipyard, Shamshuipo, at 1 am. at the news of the agreement be-Signor Benito Mussolint in a Walter DeFrece, husband of the Government is bound to be reor key Secretary to the Cabinet and to-day. No casualties are reported tween France and Italy. Peace speech yesterday, declared: "We ex-actress Vesta Tilley. Reu-ganised. Several leaders in Canto the Committee of Imperial Des and no further detalls are avail-will be all the more strengthened" must not feal that all le dones, we tera
he said. British Wireless Service, must continue to cultivate the Sir Walter de Frece, who was office in the Nanking Government, from Australia, New Zealand, and ton will be invited to accept high fence, who has just come back friendship between two countries born in 1870, was educated at the There is a long way to go, how Canada. British Wireless Ser which are stamped with a common Liverpool Institute, and later, in ever, before anything in the na- vice. glorious civilisation and recent Brussels. He married Matilda ture of co-operation will material grave trials...
Alice Powler (known ander the se. In paying tribute to M. Laval I stage name of Vesta Tilley) In Another possible split in China Duce emphasised their personal 1890. He was Unionist M. P. for is the threatened secession of sympathy, because they underwent Ashton-under-Lyne 1920-1924 and Szechuan, similar political experiences. "A Blackpool 1924-1931, and received Government. Although reports to from the Nanking crucial year, hegald, has begun a knighthood in recognition of this effect have not yet been con- with the happy signature of this his services while at the Ministry Armed General Liu Wen-hui is agreementReuter
of Pensions,
will be heavier in the future. *Reuter.
U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING
N.R.A. Clause Declared
Invalid
LABOUR DEPT. SOLICITOR SEES END OF ACT
Washington, To-day. In the first decision on the Fed- eral "Now Deal" legislation the Supreme Court to-day ruled as invalid the clause of the National Recovery Act under which the Government is attempting to cur- tall oil production.
In announcing his decision the Chief Justice, Mr. Charles E. Hughes, said that the wide range of the delegation of legislative authority cannot be approved without limitation being applied, and added that nothing had oc curred which would warrant Con gress assuming that it had the constitutional authority to make an unlimited delegation of legisla- tive power
While some lawyers declare that the Court's decision does not affect the remainder of the Na tional Recovery Act the Labour Department solicitor, Mr. WY Sanzke says, "It means that the whole NBA is done
Other constitutional authorities
that all co itive ordi
able.
Greatest Move For World Peace Since War
London, To-day Franco-Italian accord was
at Rome last evening Benito Mussolini, and
(Continued on
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Unemployment Assistance
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