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NO. 1 POLICE LAUNCH STRIKES SUBMERGED ROCK IN MIRS BAY
FRANCE SUPPORTS
BRITAIN
NEW SANCTIONS POLICY APPROVED
FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEBATE TO BE HELD NEXT WEDNESDAY
“CHINA NAIL" SPECIAL
Paris, To-day.
The French Government will support the Bri- tish Government in demanding that sanctions be raised after the forthcoming League of Nations session in Geneva, according to a communique issued after the conclusion of the Cabinet Council held in the Palais des Champs d'Elyssees yester- day, with President Lebrun in the chair. communique 'declares:
The
bank, Dr. Schacht, above.
has
The President of the Reichs
significance about his recent visit denied that there is any political
to South-Eastern Europe, which was only concerned with economic matters.
ALL OPEN AND ABOVE BOARD
The Foreign Minister. M. Delbos, reported regarding the foreign political situation, particularly concerning the problems which are on the agenda of the forthcoming League session. Loyal to the principle of colective action, the French Govern- ment will support all decisions taken by the League of Nations. DR. SCHACHT'S TRIP
"In view of its information regarding the present sanctions situation, the French Government believes that consideration of} · the actual facts must lead to the sanctions being raised. The French Government has, therefore, approved of the instructions to this effect, which will be sent to the French diplomatic repre sentatives abroad to-day. The French Government examined the means that appear suitable for strengthening the system of collective security and decided actively to pursue their realisa- tion."
It is further animuïted: fhat”
WINGS OVER AMERICA
Huge Increase In Air Force Authorised
Washington. To-day---Com- gress has passed and sent to the White House.the McSwain Bill authorising an increase ́of 2.320 planes in the Army Air Force. The present au- thorised · strength : comprises 1,800 planes. Reuter..
SEA ADVENTURE ENDED
Girl Pat Towed Into Georgetown
CREW REMOVED TO POLICE STATION
Georgetown, To-day. The Girl Pat has tied up at the Customs wharf, and the crew has been removed to the police station - Reuter.
An earlier message stated that the Girl Pat, the Grimsby traw Ier, whose master took her off for an unauthorised treasure hunt, was being towed into port by the Government motor-vesse! Pome- room, after a thrilling chase in which the fugitive displayed amazing seamanship.
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OLYMPIC GAMES
TO S.E. EUROPE
NO POLITICAL DESIGNS
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Budapest, To-day. Declaring that his trip to south- eastern Europe was "wholly free from political aspirations,”
2
end-
a foreign political debate will the President of the Reichsbank, be held in the Senate and Cham-Dr. Schacht, speaking here at ber on
Wednesday. Trans-Press reception yesterday. Ocean Service.
phatically denied the imputations Rome: A sense of calm and made by some of the foreign faith in the future is the feeling papers. prevailing in Rome, following Mr.: "It seems curious
to me that
Anthony Eden's speech at the for-every effort made by Germany to eign affairs debate: in the House improve the international econo
of Commons yesterday. According mic situation should be eyed with
to official circles, if sanctions are suspicion, as having some political removed it is stated that the motive," he said.
FRANCE TO DEFEND HER CURRENCY
DEVALUATION FEARS DISPELLED
CAPITAL LEVY WOULD PROVE TO BE DEATHBLOW-
Paris, To-day.
Devaluation was rejected by M. Vincent Auriol, Finance Minister, in a speech in the Chamber yesterday. He said that the only policy to-day was the call to the nation to save itself and its currency.
It is estimated that 26 milliards of French capital has been exported since January last year, and 36 milliards hoarded. The budget deficit for 1936 will be between 'six ́and seven milliards. Treasury commitments from June to December, 1936,
It is suggested that, having
effected
settlement with
Kwaestuez. Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-shek, above, wili now impose his will on Kwangai, using force if necessary.
are 15 milliards against which the Government is entitled to is I.R.A. DECLARED sue 840,000.000 francs in Treasury Bills during the remainder of the year. The Bank of France has advanced the State 14 mil- liards.
PROPELLER DAMAGED
CAUSE OF MISHAP UNKNOWN
Being Towed Here By No. 4 Launch
MOST RECENT ADDITION
TO FLEET
"No. 1 Police Launch struck а submerged rock in Tak Mun, Mirs
Bay, off Long Harbour, at 3.15 p.m. yesterday afternoon. I do not know the cause of the accident, but the propel- ler of the launch has been damaged and she is being towed in by No. 4 launch, and is due in M. Auriol yesterday tabled
the harbour some time four Bills providing penalties
this morning,” said the for concealing funds abroad after a given period, the severe
Hon. Mr. T. H. King, dicial to the State, the reorgan-formally declared the Irish RepaChina Mail" whether repression of any action preju- The Free State Government has when asked by the lisation of the Bank of, France, blican Army an illegal organisa=||
The permanent public debt has been reduced by 44 milliards since 1932, the re emable debt has increased by 75 milliards, the short-term debt has risen to 321% milliards and the floating
debt to 66 milliards.
HERZOGIN CECILE REFLOATED
Towed To Salcombe For Repairs
London, To-day.
The windjammer 'Herzogin Cecile, chick acentoground of the coustaf Devon some two months ago, has been re- leased from the rocks and towed to Salcombe for repairs. -Renter's Bulletin Service,
OBITUARY
Mrs. D. Tollan Passes At War Memorial
VERY BRIEF ILLNESS
economic retaliation measures will Recalling that Germany and also be removed. Should normal other countries were involved in
established relationships be
no the tangle of debts through the
It will come a great shock to (Continued on Page 12). Treaty of Versailles, Dr. Schacht
put the question whether, if every her many friends in the Colony attempt of the debtor nation to to learn that Mrs. D. Tollan, wife
ALL NOT LOST IN ETHIOPIA
"Still A Sovereign State "
London, To-day- The Abyssinian Legation in London has issued a statement reiterating the claim that Western Abyssinia is still un- der the control of the Ethio- pians and is ruled by a Re- gent. The Legation maintains that Ethiopia is still a sove reign country.
It is added that the E- peror has received several messages from his subjects at Gore since his arrival in Lon- don. — Reuter's Bulletin Ser- vice.
improve its and thus the creditor's of Mr. D. Tollan, of the Hong position was to be eyed with Kong Telephone Co., Ltd., passed suspicion, the creditor nations away at the War Memorial Nur-. were at last prepared to renounce sing Home at 245 am, to-day
from internal complications. their claims.
Continued on Page 121
The late Mrs. Tollan was only 1 for five days and her demise has robbed the Colony of one of
U.S. PRESIDENCY its oldest European residents.
NEW CANDIDATE IN THE FIELD
ILLEGAL
To-morrow's Parade Prohibited
FORMAL ORDER MADE
Dublin, To-day.
and the simplification of the tion and has prohibited the par he could confirm the public finances. Private banks lades arranged for to-morrow.
rumour that the No. 1 are not to be nationalised, but The Government statement de Launch had met with an
are subject to control to preclares that the "methods and ac- vent "abuses.”
ous
tivities of the organisation styling accident in Taipo Har He warned the Communists itself the Irish Republican Army bour. that a capital levy was danger-and the commission of crimes of
and impossible; it would violence, obviously organised, The Hon. Mr. King "all the French Treasury" makes it necessary that it should added that, apart from The Government would shortly be made clear that the contin- issue short-term bills of small uance of this unlawful organisa-the damage to the pro- ¡denominations, in which the tion will not be permitted.
man in the street could invest. Government has, therefore decided
The peller, the launch sus- In the meantime he would ask to make an order formally declar tained no other damage,
the Bank of France for à credit
association."
The statement adds that the
and the public would be asked to ing the organisation an unlawful and added that the ves- subscribe to baby bonds.
sel is the one which had Government has decided to pro- only recently been put hibit the holding of the mobilisa-jinto commission. She tion arranged for to-morrow st
was built locally, at Tai- Sallins and Bodenstown, and warns all citizens to avoid visit koo Dockyard, and car- ing these neighbourhoods to-morries, in addition to other
BANK CREDIT VOTED Parix, to-day-The bill rati- fring the convention between the Government and the Bank of
France, providing for a tempor- ary advance by the Bank to the Government of * maximum 10,000,000,000 francs to meet the forthcoming Treasury needa, has been voted in the Chamber by 340 votes to-208---Beater.
row.----Reuter.
NEW CABINET IN SWEDEN
AGRARIAN PARTY
INCLUDED
Stockholm, To-day.
THE LAST DITCH Mrs. Tolian leaves three daugh-
The bill voted on Friday night ters in the Colony, one of whom in reality gives the Government is Mra. S. C. Clemo, while she has 22,000,000,000 francs to spend, for another married daughter at in addition to the 10,000,000,000 ad~| Home, Mrs. C. S. Woods. Mr. and vance the Government obtains the The newly-formed Cabinet Washington, Today.
Mrs. Tollan first came out to the Mr. William Lemke, member Colony nearly 30 years ago. for North Dakota in the House-
The funeral will take place this of Representatives, has annourne- afternoon and will pass the Monu- ed his candidacy for the Pre-ment at 5 p.m. įsidency as the candidate for the new "Union Party." It is widely
predicted that Father Coughlin, SOLAR ECLIPSE
the "Radio Priest," will support Mr. Lemke-Reuter.
France Not Competing Guthrie Pilots Norton To
Officially
ECLIPSED
New Star Discovered
In Germany
A
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Berlin, To-day.
Fine Win In Senior T.T. Yesterday's total solar eclipse
armaments, a
pound gun.
three-
BIG FIGHT ON
NO LIKELIHOOD OF POSTPONEMENT
New York, To-day.
right to issue a further 12,000,- consists of six members of the A cable despatched yesterday 000,000 worth of Treasury Bills by Agarian Party and six Govern-from New York stated that the an ingenious bookkeeping device. ment officials and non-official fight between Joe Louis and Max The next step will be to launch political experts. The Prime Schmeling, scheduled for last s Baby Bond loan to which the na Minister is also Minister of night, would definitely take place. tion will be invited to subscribe; as, the last ditch against devalua- tion-Reater.
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NEW TRACK MARK
400 METRES IN 46.1 SECS.
Chicago, To-day." Paris, To-day. The Isle of Man, To-day-Frith, also on a Norton, was third, was self-eclipsed, as far as Berlin
Archie Williams, formerly of The Government has decided Perfect conditions favoured the his time being 3 hours, 7 mins. 55 University Observatory was con
cerned, by the unexpected dia-California Univerzity, broke the. that France will not officially par-premier motor-cycling trophy secs, averaging 84.49′m.p.h.
record for 400 With broader
a covery of a new star during the world's "track -corners and ticipate in the Olympic Games, race in the world, the Senior]
amazing observations of the scheduled Metres when he clocked 46 1/10 but a bill. will be tabied in Parlia-T.T., which was run here yes-better road surface,
The seconds yesterday. The previous ment to open credits to enable re-terday.. There were only 20 speeds were achieved by the com- astronomical phenomenon. presentatives of the French starters, which was the small-petitors, who whizzed down the new star is situated 14% degrees best time was 462 seconds, set up Sports Federation to participate est number in many years, but straight stretches at over 120 south of the star "Epsilon," in the by W. A. Carr, also of America, in --Beater's Bulletin Service, again all records were shatter-m.p.h. Guthrie led throughout the constellation "Cephens," and is of 1932-Renter.
ed for the seven lips over the race, closely followed by Woods. third to fourth magnitude.
This is the first time that the Faris: France's participation in 264-mile course.
The winner twice established new the Berlin Olympiad; which was James Guthrie, on a Norton, lap records in the second lap Berlin University Observatory has for some time doubtful in view of won in 2 hours, 4 mins. 43 she reached a speed of 86.59 mph discovered a new star, and curi- the shortage of funds of the conds, averaging 85-80 miles per and in the fifth his speed was ously enough it was reported from French Sports Association, is now hour. Stanley Woods, on a Velo-86.76 mph. In the sixth lap, how-both stations in the observatory secured, as the Government is cette, was second in 3 hours, ever, Woods averaged 86.98 mph.at Neubabelsberg and the branch prepared to foot the bill--Trans-15 mins. 1 sec., at an average speed and came within 22 seconds of at Sonneburg practically simul ltaneously.Trans-Ogran Service, of 85,66 miles per hour, while the leader-Beuter.
GERMAN REPORT
Ocean Service.
Agriculture.
---Reuter. The previous Cabinet re-
The fight was postponed from signed following defeat by Parthe previous night on account of lament on the question of old rain. Both men are reported fit age pensions, which therefore and each one expressed confidence necessitated the formation of a of being able to win, but ringside new Cabinet. Beuter's Bul betting showed that the Brown [letin® Service.
Bomber was a bot favourite.
PHILIPPINE DEFENCES
10-YEAR SCHEME WILL COST $80,000,000
Manila, To-day,
A plan to make the invasion of the Philippines impossible by using speed-boats armed with torpedoes, in addition to air de- fences and the introduction of universal military instruction, has been submitted to the Commonwealth Assembly by Field Mar- shal Douglas MacArthur, former United States Chief of Staff, who was appointed Field Marshal of the Phillypine Army,
**M. MacArthur, $80,000,000 involves an army make the conquest of the Phi- consisting of a regulars and re-lippines no costly in men and air money as to give pause to the serves, supported by an force and a marine division. most ruthless and
power- Land when completed will, ac-iful — Reuter.
STOP PRESS The 10-year scheme costing (cording to
Max Schmeling won in the 12th round on a knock out. Beuter.