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MUSSOLINI
No Sir Francis Drake exists, bat gullible Americans are still in-
vesting dollars in a scheme to col lect an estate supposedly left by. Queen Elizabeth's 17th century sailor favourite. “Oscar M. Hart-
zell (above), who bilked thousands
of midwesterners of $20,000,000 with the scheme, is carrying on the frand from prison, American autho ritien charged, after - arresting Hartzell's brother, Canfield, in Chicago.
S. AFRICANS
RECORD THEIR
FIFTH WIN
Nourse Again Shows Good Form
MERCER BOWLS WELL AT "
SWANSEA
London, To-day. The South Africans seemed their fifth win in the course of
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PAUL RENNETS
SALE of
“CB" Corsetry
NOW ON
COMPROMISES IN ITALO-ABYSSINIAN DIFFERENCE
U.S. BONUS ISSUE
ENACTMENT
OF FURTHER
BILL UNLIKELY
Congress Members Lose Enthusiasm
SESSION TO BE ACCELERATED
Washington, To-day.
With the Bonus issue at least temporarily settled, President Roosevelt and Congressional lead- ers have changed the remainder of the Legislative course with a view to bringing about as speedy as possible a conclusion to the Ses- sion,
•
After a general discussion of the still pending Administration measures, the President Fester. day conferred with Labour re- jpresentatives concerning the ex-
A historic scene in the Cabinet Room in the White House as President Roosevelt presided-at the signing of the Boerich pact by the United States and 18 Latin Americas republics. The sign- ing of the pact, which coincided with "Pan American Day" is a memorial to - Nicholas Roerich of New York, noted scientist and scholar, who worked for 30 years for its adoption. It rendery in- violable the cultural monuments of America, in case of war, and crestes a tag that will be fown : from all buildings and structures protected under its terms. This flag, a sister of the Red Cross Banner, consists of a triple crimson sphere, within a crimson circle, upon a white background. The scene at the signing is pictured. Those seated at the table, left to right, are: Dr. Felipe A Espil, Argentine Ambassador to the United States; President Roosevelt, and Mr. Henry A. Wal--« Jace, Secretary of Agriculture, who signed for the United States The representatives of the other sigmatory nations are included in the group behind the seated trio.
tension to the National Recovery Administration and the Indus-1 trial Disputes Bill, with an indi NEWSPAPER approving the principles of the
BOYS GAOLED
cation that the Administration is
Disputes Bill
Mr.
William
Green, President of the Ameri- lean Federation of Labour, said: "The conference between Labour
IN CANTON
PETITION ILLINOIS
FAILS
leaders and President Roosevelt SEQUEL TO BAN ON WEST AUSTRALIA
was highly satisfactory."
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seven matches when they beat N.R.A.
the21
Hampshire yesterday by 110 runs -Oxford University, and MCC have held them to draws-
(Continued on Page, 9j". Results, as cabled by Reuter.: were as follow:
EXTENSION
Months Tentative
Agreement
Washington. To-day.
JOURNALS
AUTHORITIES TAKE ACTION
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, To-day.
As a sequel to the alleged plot by the late Mr. Chu Cho-wen, 12 news boys, here are in gaol. They President Roosevelt and the were found selling the Kang leaders of the Senate and the Sheung Po, a vernacular paper House of Representatives have published in Hong Kong, and the Worcesters: 261 (Mercer 6 for $3) and agreed tentatively on the exten- Searchlight, another outport- bi- 149 for 6 (Mercer 5 for 65). sion of the NRA.. for 21% weekly, both of which published
months.
inside stories concerning the death
Glamorgan beat Worcestershire on the first innings at Swansea. Glamorgan 279 and 241 for 9 dec.'
Cambridge University drew with Nottinghamshire at Cambridge. Notts: 345 (A. Staples 125) and 2491 (Bought Bought 7 for 100). Cambridge: 405 (Bartlett 183).
The South Africans beat Hamp shire by 110 runs at Southampton. South Africans: 204 (A. D. Nõurse 75)
and 249 Hampshire: 197 (Crisp 5 for 59) and
245 (Arnold 79).
EARLIER RESULTS
Yorkshire beat Oxford Univer- sity by an innings and 59 runs at Oxford
Oxford: 192 (Smailes 5 for 46) and 202, Yorkshire: 453 (Leyland 125).
Lancashire beat Gloucester by 8 wickets at Gloucester,
Gloucester: 163 (Booth 7 for 53) and
280.
Lancashire: 341 (Washbrook 92) and
84 for 2
(Continued on Page 9)
TIN CONSUMPTION FIGURES
Considerable Increase
Shown
London, To-day
It was also agreed that the of Cha NRA. should have jurisdiction over business
AND SECESSION
PARLIAMENTARY REPORT
· London, To-day-- The Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament appoint- ed to consider the petition of the State of Western Austra-
lis for secession from the Commonwealth of Australia has presented its report
(Continued on Page 121.
PROPOSALS MODIFIED COMPLETE
AGREEMENT
REACHED
HURRIED COUNCILA MEETING HELD
BRITISH MEDIATION
SUCCESSFUL
Geneva, To-day.
Italy has accepted a compresse in the Abymuiza dispute.
The three points in the pro- posed solution of the Italo-t Abyssinian deadlock to which Signor Mussolini objected are firstly, the reference to the
It is aly a few yeaïs ago that Clara Kimball Young, above, Was the undisputed qutes of the mov earning U.S.2200,008 2 year. savings swept away, Mas Younging now working as an aturosphere EKS ten in a Hollywood 'production
whole article of the Italo-LOCAL SHIPPING Abyssinian Treaty of 1928 which t
Situation Becomes
provides for arbitration and par HORIZON DARKENED ticularly that there be no re- BY STORM CLOUDS course to force; secondly, fixing! a time limit for the procedure of reconciliation; and thirdly, fixing TENSION
another meeting of the Council RELIEVED if the conciliation procedure does
not succeed Given time the Ita ¡lian Government submitted counter-proposals which were onsidered entirely. adequate.
{Continued on
$5,000,000 Of Federal
Funds Released
CRISIS NEARS END
Springfield, Mass To-day.
The Federal Rebef Administra-
Over By League
London, earlier-Private
.com-
More Tense-
OMINOUS MEETING HELD
There are
tor, Mr. Harry Hopkins, after a versations between the British, conference with Governor Horner, French and Italian delegates wers further actio announced that $5,000,000 of Fe-continued yesterday at Geneva in the disgruntled
reference to the Italo-Abyssinian deral funds would usediately be dispute. released to Binois, to help to end Despite serious difficulties en-meeting of British
Wednesday
the cats. Reuter.
countered there is no 'relaration of
employed on effect a compromise well-known company agreement. 4
(Continued on Page 12)
the Chin
Coast, was resolution was passed
This is the final act in a long efforts to standing dispute between the Fight To Be Renewed people of Illinois and the Legis
lature, on the question of the Sales Tax Bills. On the night
An official military communique! "substantially stated that Chu was shot and kill-{ affecting" inter-State commerce-fed by a guard when attempting to! -Reuter
Melbourne, To-day. escape detention, while the
"The people of Western Austra- two lis will fight on until they have foregoing papers
insisted that Chu was summarily executed
received justice from the Common wealth Government," said the ¡Shek Kee near Macao. This re-
Phillip "Toller, port enraged the military anthozi-mier, Mr. ties here, who ordered the police menting on the report of the committee of the Lords and
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
Silver Prices Fall
The local dollar is steady, opening on demand this morning at 2/5.
Spot silver fell to 34% and forward to 343%.
[to
confiscate
journals.
such
at
misleading
(Continued on Page 12)
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL IN AMERICA
Washington, to-day-The Senate, Lon-by 55 votes to 18, passed the Naval at Appropriations Bill, which will now with be sent to a joint conference of
both Houses Beuter...
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £U.S.$41945. as compared with US$4.92, while the New York don cross-rate was -quoted £-US$4.96, as compared }£ US$4.925
OF
Empire Air Day In Britain
London, to-day-Forty-five Royal, parts of the Empire similar cele Air Force stations are to be oper brations will take place to foster to visitors to-day to enable them to public interest in aviation and ex- inspect the normal work of the hibit the advances made in aviation units and in some cases to witness science. ⠀
mons
May 7 a body of 500 demon- strators marched on the State capital to demand that the relief! Pre-depots in the State be re-opened at once. Governor Horner in- coformed a committee of the de joint monstrators that the only hope Com-1
of getting the funds was to force the passage of two Bills by the (Continued on Page 9)
TREASURY BILLS ISSUE
He added that the present, posi- tion was intolerable, and that m less there were great changes the Federation would not last a de cade Reuter.
TEACHERS
ITALIAN GOSPELgainst the payment of a
MUSSOLINI'S HINT TO THE WORLD
LION AND LAMB METAPHOR
Rome, To-day
able bonus to married:
offices and other shore positiom as opposed to that paid to the staff afloat.
It was also mentioned that a feeling of dissatisfaction was run
"Nobody in Italy or abroad mustting high among the officers and mistakenly think that we shall not engineers of these ships because of be circumspect before taking a de this alleged injustice. cision, but once that is taken we Ishall"march direct”
The minutes of a similar meet-
London, to-day-The total amount This hint at the Italo-Abyssinian ng held in Shanghai on May 17 applied for in tenders for $40,000,-parleys at Geneva was thrown out were read at the meeting held an 000 Treasury bills was 557,385,000. by Signor Mussolini while he was Wednesday, and it was noted that The maximum amount was allotted addressing members of the ser a resolution of the same rabine APPEAL FOR in bills at three months, and the vices on the occasion of the two had been passed at the Shang
average rate per cent was 10/5.90d,tieth anniversary of Italy's entry SALARIES as compared with 10/2.95d a week into the war. aga.— British Wireless Service:
LAST PAY DAY IN DECEMBER
MAYOR DIU TO MEET DELEGATION
IFrom Our Own. Correspondent]
Canton to
With their saizzies alus
A considerable increase in the the rehearsals of items under pre- The Air League of the British months in arrears and tin consumption for March and Paration for the Hendon display Empire has received from HRH prospects of for the first quarter of the year next month. Fifty-three civil the Prince of Wales a letter ex-near future,
revealed by the May issue of aerodromes are also to be open to pressing his confidence that the the International Tin Research inspection. The occasion is the success of the first Empire Air Day: schools
Empire Air Day, and
Bulletin
World consumption in March was 12,685 tons, as compared with 10426 tons last year while consumption in the first quarter amounted to 34,000 tons. com-
pared with 32,000 tons last year.
and
in many last year, when, in the British Isles to see Mayor
alone, 137,000 people visit before ed aerodromes, will be outdone, rassme This is highly probable as it is The being held this year on a Saturday weeks instead of in midweek. The Prince Dece adds. It is impossible to exaggerate have bee
untry.
WEATHER FORECAST
The United States consump Cloudy, showery, with moderate the importance tion particularly increased cur east and south-east winds, was the the development of ing March, totalling 6,500 tons, for for to-day as isstied by
ły" among
as compared with 2,919 – tond | the
last year.
Reuter.
morning.
Observatory
British
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REICHSTAG SPEECH
Britain's New Highway Code EXPLANATIONS
London, to-day.In the House of the number of vehicles using the Commons yesterday the new high-roada.
In London the reduction in fatal- way code, which in many respects ties in the last nine weeks was do modifies, in the light of recent less than 30 per cent, and perience, that of 1981, was approved juries, 15 per cent, whi The Minister of Transport, Mr. crease in the number Hore-Belish, said that a copy of licensed was over the new code, which lays down code was, he adde
ules for the
road contribute to the
including
nid embodied suga
JOHN BUCHAN
OUR
Germany To Reply To British Enquiries
Berlin, To-day British Ambassador. Bir Erfe
Ber