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"ITALIAN TROOPS WILL ENCOUNTER UNEXPECTED DIFFICULTIES" Abyssinian Emperor Outlines Situation
BANKING BILL
PASSED WITHOUT
VOTE BY SENATE ADMINISTRATION
CHECKED
SUBSTITUTE PROPOSALS
REJECTED
Washington, To-day- The Senate without the re- cording of a rote passed the Banking Bil substantially as remixed by the Senate Banking Committee. The bill now goes to conference with the House of. Representatives, which passed aj much more drastic reform the measure
of
Prior to the passage of the bill the Senate, despite Administration
Mr. J. P. Mergan, above, is head of the banking house of that name, which is likely to have its security business restar-
ed by the passing of the
Banking Bill
opposition, voted by 39 votes to 22 HUPEH FLOOD-
to retain the provision permitting the restricted underwriting of securities by commercial banks and also voted down by 59 votes to 10 a substitute proposal to create a Government-owned central bank-
Reuter.
COMMITTEE AT WORK A message dated June 30 stated that the Washington correspondent of the New York Times learned. that an important amendment of the Banking Act, which became law earlier this year, had adopted by the Senate Banking
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been
PROTEST FOLLOWS P.W.A. ORDER
Bethlehem Steel Cpn. Up In Arms
Washington, To-day.
It has just been revealed that the public Works Administration issued an order on May 25 de
of borrower any claring that $10,000 or more of the P. W. A. funds must purchase products abruad if obtainable there at
WORSE THAN
DURING 1931
49 Out Of 70 Districts Inundated
NOW DROUGHT ADDS TO SUFFERINGS
Nanking. To day. The present flood in Hupch is more serious than the catastrophe of 1931, de- clared Mr. Kao Yi-han, a member of the Control Yuan, on his return from, a trip to the Yangtze Valley.
He stated that 49 out of the total of 70 districts in Hupeh had been inundated. while a few of the districts which escaped "being direct- ly affected were at present suffering from drought.
Reiter.
prices 15 per cent below the FRENCH BIRTH RATE prices of similar domestic pro- ducts.
The Bethlehem Steel Corpora- tion announced that it had pro- tested to Washington against the order: Reuter.
CODE STANDARDS
Report On American Factories
New York. To-day. The monthly summary of
the Federal Reserve Board says that although factories suffered
DECLINES
More Deaths During First Quarter
* CHINA MAIL “ SPECIAL.
Paris. Today.
LOYALTY OF NATIVES
QUESTIONED
MODERN WEAPONS NEXT TO USELESS
ABYSSINIA'S GREATEST ANXIETY IS SHORTAGE OF AMMUNITION
*CHINA-MAIL SPECIAL
Paris, To-day.
"If war breaks out I will be Abyssinia's first soldier," declared the Negus in an inter- - view given to the correspondent of the "Paris Soir," at the same time stressing that he did not desire war; but he was equally emphatic in as- serting that no foreign Power had the right to accelerate the development of Abyssinian ci- vilisation.
The Emperor then expressed his conviction that the war would end unfavourably for Italy, pointing out that the Italian army was divided into two parts by the French and British territory lying between their colonies, and that the Italian troops would encounter unexpected difficulties, high mountains -It would surrounding Abyssinia: on every side but the south.
In be impossible for them to make use of modern weapons the Ogaden desert in the south there was absolutely no water. Although Italy now had native troops from Eritrea and Somaliland in the army, their loyalty would be doubtful when it came to fighting against their brothers of the same race
The signing of the Italo-French peace pact which is now the cause of so much uncertainty in relation to the Italo-Abyssinian dispute. Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy is here seen signing the pact, which Premier Pierre Laval of France is seen in the
background.
NO CHANCES TAKEN IN BARCELONA
STATE OF SIEGE CONTINUED
· CHINA, MAIL" SPECIAL A
Madrid, To-day.
The state of siege in the province of Bar. celona has been prolonged one month more by
HOLLAND'S CRISIS
AALBERSE®
MAY NOT FORM
NEW CABINET
Socialist Support Doubted
COLLIN MAY HAVE TO
BE RECALLE
CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
The Hague, To-day. The chairman of the Cathohe group in the Second Chamber, Professor Aalberse, entrusted by the Queen with the task of forming a new Cabinet on the broadest possible Parliamentary basis, has not yet definitely de- clared whether he will accept the commission or not.
Political circles here doubt whether Dr. Aalberse will succeed in securing the support of the Socialists, without whom a dur- table Cabinet could not be formed It was expected that Dr. Aal- berse would seek another audi- ence with the Queen last night!
Should be have failed in his mis- that Dr. Colijn will again be en- sion, the prevailing opinion is
Turning to the organisation to accept the continuation of the the Spanish Government. Trans-Ocean Ser-trusted to build up a Government.
of the Abyssinian army the conciliation procedure and the-ap-vice. Negus said that he had seven pointment of a fifth arbitrator.
whereupon several changes world. be made in the composition of the Cabinet, but no variations of policy.
highly capable native leaders.: If Abyssinia agrees the Council Another Madrid message each in command of an army will re-affirm Article of the states that the Left-wing parĮ, corps. Owing to Abyssinia's in-Italo-Abyssinian Treaty of 1928, ties made a declaration to the SILVER PROGRAMME Most of the Ministers are op ferior position as regards wea- whereby both parties agreed not to Centre on Thursday night that pons it would be necessary to resort to arms, and the meeting if the Agrarian Reform Law abandon some of the principles may terminate within 48 hours were passed without considera- of modern warfare, but all the If Abyssinia insists on the fulltion being given to the amend- troops would be led by specialist discussion of the whole situation, ments submitted, the members detachments, while the pupils of incinding her proposals to send of the Left-wing would with the French military college of neutral observers to the spot, aldraw from the Parliamentary
sessions altogether.
St. Cyr had all been givén res-] ponsible positions.
grave situation may develop/ Renter
NO DISORDERS IN ROME
Rome A message from
IN AMERICA
Roosevelt Answers
His Critics
PURCHASE ACT DECLARED ADVANTAGEOUS TO PUBLIC
Washington, To-day.
posed to the dissolution of the Second Chamber and the holding of new elections, fearing at this juncture an undue increment of [votes for the extremist parties. —.
Trans-Ocean Service:
PARTY LEADERS CONSULTED
Amsterdam, To-day- The chief motive for this pro-
Prof. D. P. J. M. Aalberse, The Emperor's greatest anxiety,
test from the Left is that the
| leader of the Catholic State Party, he stated, was a shortage of am-
proposed law provides for com
{spent yesterday afternoon.com- munition, and be regarded the
states pensation to those Spanish
Replying to a petition signed sulting the party leaders and arms export embargo imposed by that the guard at the Japanese grandees whose property was various countries, as well as the Embassy has been reduced to six confiscated when the republic by 46 Senators requesting Presi-political personalities, including the President of the Lower Cham- sudden cancellation of the agree-Caribineers.
Trans-Ocean dent Roosevelt to speed up the ber, Jonkheer Dr. Ch. J. M. Buys ments with Belgian, Czech, and that, though
silver programme, the President de Boerenbrouck. United States firme, as highly re guarded the Embassy and the
answered that he would execute In Parliamentary circles it is grettable. Trans-Ocean Service,
Abyssinian ... Legation during MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
strongly doubted, however, whe the Silver Purchase Act in the ther Dr. Aalberse will succeed in AT NEWCASTLE
most advantageous to enlisting the public interest
majority.—Benter. Opened By Minister For Air
MORE OPTIMISTIC FEELING
It is noteworthy was proclaimed.
Service EXOTINOVS forces
Thursday's demonstrations, - the crowd showed no signs of hostility * Geneva, To-day. "A... somewhat more optimistic and did not attempt to move in that Although, as the statistics for all feeling prevailed here yesterday direction-Renter France for the first quarter of with regard to next week's Conn- (Continued on Page 9)..- the year 1925 show, the number cil meeting. It is expected that the strong pressure will be brought
of marriages increased and
divorces declined, a striking fact to bear on Abyssinia to induce her DANZIG NOT TO-
is that the births declined. and
deaths increased.
Marriages were 59,120, against
56.325 for the same period last. EUROPEAN LEAVES $4,400
more than a seasonal reduction year: divorces were 4,306, against
than seasonally.
deaths were
of output. in June, they reduced 4.309; whereas births were only Mr. George Thomas_May, late their employment payrolls more 166,590, against 176,962; and of No. 3. Soldiers Club, Queen's 200,046 against Road, Central, who died at that address on February 14, 193, That is, the births were less left local estate sworn under $4,- than the deaths by 33,456, against 400 Letters of Administration | Įonly 12,283 in the same period of have been granted to his son,
last year. Trans-Ocean Service George Thomas May, jur.
Observers regard this as indi- | 189,214. cative of at least a partial break in the previous code standards. Reuter.
JAMES O'NEILL TO RESIGN FROM N. RA,
Washington, To-day Pre- sident Roosevelt has accepted "the
Franco-Italian Project
SIGN DEATH
WARRANT
Polish Requests Unreasonable
ECONOMIC DEADLOCK-
of of
?
the support of the
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APRIL FINANCIAL STATEMENT
$13,453,080 Balance
Stating that be was complying with its
broad objects those of for attaining the wider use. London, To-day.
silver — "such particulars as the Opening the new municipal air-amount of the price of day-to-day port at Newestle yesterday, the purchases and the issuance Secretary for Air, Sir Philip Can-silver certificates in excess liffe-Lister, said that it was a real the cost of silver must be left, The financial statement for business asset to have a first-class as provided by, the law, to the the month of April, 1935, gives airport, and he hoped the port judgment of the Secretary to the the revenue for the month as $2-- would increase the beafness of the Treasury. Beuter. Tyneside. There were in Great Britain some 25 great municipal airports already, and five more were under construction - British Wireless Service.
TYPHOON HEADS FOR SHANGHAI
Situated 1,100 Miles E.S.E. Of Gap Rock
LOCAL DOLLAR
DECLINES
Forward Silver Down
The local dollar has declined a farthing, opening on demand this morning at 2/1
554,091:36, while the expenditure incurred was $1,866,079.97.
The excess of assets over Lia- bilities on March 31, 1935, - was $12765,068.61, which leave a ba lance of $19:153,080.00.
EUROPEAN ETTEN BY- SIAMESE CAT
→ CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Danzig To-day Poland's reply to the Danzig uote of protest of July 23
Spot silver was steady at 30-3/16 wan, a Siamese cat belonging to After having bitten Mr She- Revives Danubian Pact against the new Polish Customs regulations was handed in to resignation-from July 31 of Mr. Rome, Today--The Danubian A draft has been submitted to the Danzig Senate on Thursday
but forward declined a farthing to Chinese named Tang Ho, of James O'Neill, acting Chairman pact received new life as the re- Germany, who is understood to and published yesterday.
30/1
{Fanling Lodge, was removed to of the National Recovery Adminsult of a project submitted by be unlikely to accept the pact un-
The London on New York cross-Mau Tau Kok for observation. Mr. istration, who is returning to France and Italy to
Poland takes the standpoint Austria, less a bilateral agreement is ex that by instructing the Castors Can Consulate General from the rate was quoted at US$4-1Shewan was treated at the private business.-Beuter.
Hungary and the Little Entente, pressly included, and it is beehee not to carry out the regula Manila Observatory at 9330 am 96% as against US$495% Government Civil Hospital. who are understood to be favour- lieved that at present there is no tions the Senate has overstepped to-day states that the typhoon is while the New York on Lenden ably disposed to it
mention of a bilateral agrees powers and has infringed the at present situated in about 133 cross-rate was quoted at US obtain Germany's approval Foland's.agreements with Danzig east-south-east of Gap Rock ment which is unsufficient to legal obligations arising out of deg East Longitude and 21 deg. $496%, as against £ US$4964
It is stated here that there is The Free City's request for the an idea of proceeding with the signing even if Germany does not
TREASURY BILL'S ISSUE" London, To-day. The totalition of Austrian independence; The main points are the affirma-
amount applied for in tenders for the affirmation of non-interfer- £40,000,000, treasury bills was ence in each othe £56,000,000. The average rate affairs, including per cent. for the bills at three aggression and
months was 10/9.778 per cent." "as aggressor”-and- ||compared""""with" 12/284d a
ago-British Wireless Service
the event of
breaking the pac
participate
The project is also being tted to Britain and Poland,
A cable received by the Ameri
North Latitude about 1:100 miles
tion
by the Polish
of the Finance Mmis moving in a north-westerly direc of July 18 must the
If its course remains unchang
Fed it should
the Chins
this
Coast in the
Shanghai
WEATHER REPORT-
CHINESE BITTEN BY DOG.
After having been bitten by a dog belonging to Mr. 8. C. – så than of No. 198, The Peak, Chinese male, Fa Yec, was moved to the Government Civil Hospital for treatment Be Royal Observatory his address as No. 20 Des Voeuz Roid, CentraĴK
Moderate easterly and south
winds, cloudy, show
recast