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LONDON'S FAMOUS CRYSTAL PALACE DESTROYED IN HUGE FIRE
ANOTHER PACT TO BE SIGNED
Near-Eastern Powers Show
Some Apprehension
Istanbul. To-day. A four-Power pact will be signed at Teheran. probably on January 1, by the Foreign Minis- ters of Turkey, Iraq, Afghanis- tan and Iran, according to s statement to the press made bere by the Afghan Foreign Minister, whose entourage said that the most troubicsome international situation rendered the enforce- ment of the pact most imperative. *Reuter.
BANISHMENT OF
WAR
Pan-American Parley In Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires. To-day. Throngs extimated at 500.000 gathered to welcome President
Roosevelt when he arrived to oper: the Pan-American Peace Confer- ence to-day. An United States of- icial, broadcasting, said:
The conference will be ù meeting of 21 friendly nations to discuss what? to do if an epidemic of war breaks out, as well as to make sure th war shall not break out in this hemisphere."-Renter.
BLAZE WATCHED BY
THOUSANDS
FLAMES VISIBLE FROM BRIGHTON
MEMBERS OF ORCHESTRA HAVE VERY NARROW ESCAPE
London, To-day.
There was a serious fire at the Crystal Palace last evening.
The flames were seen and the crashing of woodwork and glass was heard miles away. Thousands watched the blaze. The roof of the central fransept. collapsed with a crash andible a mile away. Renter's Bulletin Service.
London: The Crystal Palace fire spread with as- tonishing rapidity, due to the wooden floors and window- frames. Within 20 minutes the centre part of the build- ing, including the roof and the famous west transept had crashed with a noise audible a mile away, and within an hour the north tower collapsed.” The whole structure is doomed. At 7.30 pm, the Crystal Palace orchestra was rehearsing when a girl employee to the Palace told the musicians that a small fire had broken out but was not dangerous. But five minutes later the flames barst in and the orchestra had a very narrow escape. A large section of the population of London flocked to the scene, blocking the roads and impeding the fire engines. *which responded in unprecedented numbers.
The Crystal Palace, among other things, was the cradle of television, and the whole Baird television 3p- paratus, worth many thousands, has been destroyed. The Members of the House of Commons, eight miles away, watched from the terraces of Parliament, re- flected in the glow.
At 9.15 pm. three tremen- dous explosions shook the neighbourhood. There is the!
Farg. above, the Kent bats- man, scored 112 in 226 minutes against Queensland, thus record- ing his first century of the tour. He and Barnett (259) added 295" rubs for the first wicket
NEW PACT
AUSTRIA
REFUSES
ADHERENCE
Hungarian Invitation Turned Down
NOT AFRAID OF COMMUNISM
SUCCESS CLAIMED BY MILITIA ARMISTICE REPORTS
DENIED
NEUTRAL ZONE BOMBED BY
INSURGENT PLANES
Valencia, To-day.
The Government forces deny that the insurgents have been successful west of Madrid and claim that the Militia advanced several miles in the course of a counter- attack yesterday. At the same time they state that the Government columns on both banks of the `Tagus, 50 miles south of Madrid, are in a position to attack the insurgent, communications. The Governmetri also claim successes, in the province of Santander and allege that a force of Militia is operating only 40 miles from the rebel capital of Burgos and have occupied several vil- lages and killed 200 rebels. The Government troops" claim a success on the Malaga front, repulsing an at-- tack by the insurgents with the loss of 40 men killed and 60 wounded. According to a Talavera message, the insurgent headquarters have categorically denied that General Franco has proposed an armistice to the Gov ernment at Valencia, - Reuter. Seville: The insurgents offi-
cially claim that three Rus- sian ships." "one of which was carrying a cargo of sheils, were sunk in the air bombardment of Cartagena.
London: Particulars of the air raid at Alicante which have reached London show that the
MILITIA HOLD THEIR OWN
Brilliant Surprise Attacks
OGPU RULING IN MOSCOW
Arrested Foreigners Debarred From Seeing Consuls
"CHINA MAR." SPECIAL
Moscow, To-day
The foreign nationals recent ly arrested by the Ogni agents have been forbidden to receive visits from their Conside until further notice by ó special or der of the Ogpu outhorities, allegedly in order not the pre- judice the enquiry here. The Consuls of the countries affect- ed by the prohibition have em- phatically protested to the Fo- Foeign Commissor, M. Lit- rioff, against the measure. Trans-Ocean Service.
CONDITIONS ON BALEARICS
Some Breaches Of The Agreement
QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT
“CHINA' MAIL" SPECIAL:
: London, To-day.
Replying to an interpellation in the House of Commons yesterday,
as to whether the British Consu-
Vienna, To-day, raiders dropped bombs over the ENEMY PRESSURE REPULSED las agents on the Balearic Islands
inentraî zone, and the ships
FUTURE PROSPECTS IN most andety, for the fate of the German-Japanese: Pact was to sea, Two British warehouses
CHINA
the north tower abutting on the railway, on which the train-ser vices have been stopped. All the
centrated at the fire. The glare is reported to the visible from Devil's Dyke, Brighton.
BRITAIN'S JOB TO RENDER HELP re-fighting apparatus is con- Premier and Foreign Minister, Frenchmen, Poles, Belgians, Itacommunique says that the enemy's Palma
London, To-day.
The banquet of the China Association was held last night, there being the largest attendance for many years. Lord Winterton presided and the chief guests were the Chinese Ambassador, Sir Frederick. Leith- Ross, Mr. W. M. Kirkpatrick Mr. Adriza Moreing, Sir Alexander Cadogan, Sir John Caulcutt, Lord Kennet of Dene and Lord Alnes. Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, in a speech, paid a tribute to the success and smoothness with which the managed paper currency was working in China, and recalled that paper currency had circulated throughout China at the time of Kubla Khan.
Referring to the attempt to adopt direct taxes, he said that before there could be an acceptance of that principle by the foreign communities the administration must ensure confidence in its fairness and competence. British traders, however, must not seek to perpetuate the immunities which they enjoy, but consider China's fiscal needs in a constructive spirit.
MOLLISON'S FLIGHT
Mollison
Khirtum, Today. arrived at 4.45 p.m. yesterday. He hoped to resume his flight at 10 p.m., and to reach Kisumu at Gain today--Eeater.
MARK TWAIN MEMORIAL
American Gift To British People
EVACUATION OF HOUSES Later: The police have ordered the evacuation of the houses around the Crystal Palace. The heat can be felt half a mile away and is seriously affecting the fire men perched on the neighbouring roofs and ladders, who are only worked for short spells.. Streams of molten glass are flowing in the gutters. At 10.10 p.m. it was aeen that the two towers remained standing. but the Test of the structure was in ruins.
At the height of the blaze the crowds were transfixed by the intrepidity of the cinema- tograph airmen, skimming the flames and flying through columns of sparks. One machine nose-dlived,
appar. ently into the inferno, and actually
into side-slipped safety by a very narrow mat» gia.
He emphasised that with the present improvement in trade the revenue from indirect taxes was mounting, and recovery would be further assisted if the tariffs were revised.
As re- gards the rapid development go ing on, he urged the Chinese Government to defer all but) The members of the orchestra the most necessary schemes are grieved at the loss of the until they could be financed on famous argan. reasonable terms.
von
which
The refusal of Austria to join there mediately steamed out
de had been instructed to report at London, To-day. encerif Italian troops were pre- expressed by Chancellor Ton were detroyed.
The latest reports of the Spanish war indicate that the Government sent on the islands, the Foreign Schuschnigg in the course of the
Barcelona: Several hundreds forces are more than holding their Secretary. Mr. Anthony Eden, de- conversations with the Hungarian anti-Fascists, consisting of
own. A Madrid Defence Committes clared that the British Consul in had communicated “cer- MM Daranyi and von Kanya, yes lians, Germans, Austrians and continued pressure on the central tain information concerning the terday. Dr. Schuschnigg's Hungarians, have left for Ma-front has been repulsed, and the conditions on the island statement was made in reply to adrid to join an international Foreign Minister, Senor del Vayo, constituted a violation of the non- suggestion by M. Daranyi that column. Reuter's
Bulletin who has arrived Austria and Hungary should Service.
om Valencia, intervention agreement.” announces that the results of the jointly enforce an anti-Commun-
Mr. Eden then admitted that he recent operations are exceedingly was aware of the fact that there ist bloc.
satisfactory. The Bilbao radio
were Italian volunteers in "Mallor- last night declared that a brilliant
ca, but added that the British series of surprise moves by the Government did not intend to take Militia 20 miles to the south of any steps in the matter, since Le- Madrid destroyed a long stretchgionaries of non-Spanish nation- of the insurgents' lines at Sesena ality were also serving in various and brought them within striking parts of the Spanish mainland.— distance of Toledo.
Trans-Ocean Service.
Dr. von
Serious Misgivings was due, firstly, to the fact that
Schuschnigg's refusal.
At Geneva Austria learned that the German- Japanese Pact was not regarded
COUNCIL MEETING WELL in Western Europe as a contribu-
BE USELESS tion to peace, and Austria does not desire to create bad feeling i
Geneva: There are serious mis- Britain and France; and secondly.
givings in all quarters here with Communism is not a real danger regard to the outcome of the meet-
ASSURANCES
WASHINGTON INCIDENT
ia Austria, where it is felt that mg of the League Council asked Washington: Fifty people, in- the Government is loyally support for by Spain, which is generally cluding a girl and several negroes, ed by the army and the police and thought to be fixed for December were arrested when the police dis the absence banded an anti-Nazi demonstration could cope with any attempt to 14. It is felt that disturb the peace.
of Germany and Italy will make in front of the German Embassy jany public discussion too one-last evening. The demonstrators sided to serve any useful purpose, were protesting against alleged London: The British Govern-and the Council cannot do more German intervenion in Spain.
than the non-intervention ment has received assurances
com-Reuter. from Berlin that there are no se-
mittee in London It is believed cret clauses in the German-Ja-that, the Foreign Minister of the panese pact-Benter.
Spanish Government, Senor del Vayo, way, with the support of the Soviet, propose a blockade of the
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WAGE-EARNERS AS insurgent ports and sources of
SHAREHOLDERS They relate that they escaped Incineration by a Sir Frederick suggested that the
matter of seconds. They rushed Chinese Government should
out just as the front of the centre fully utilise foreign officials, and hel
transept crashed into the road, hoped they would not reduce the burying motor-cars parked at the
|Kerbside.—-Benter.
·
foreign personnel in the salt ad- ¡ministration but would engage more foreigners in other branches of the administration. For ample, foreigners would be more likely to accept additional taxation It has been announced in con-if its assessment and collection nection with the celebration in the were entrusted to foreigners.
London, To-day.
United States of the Birthday of} (Continued on Page 103) Mark Twain, that the Mark Twain:
Foundation Society farmed for
purpose of erecting a national me- FRANCE'S NEWEST SUBMARINE
morial in honour of Mark Twain in
FREEMASONRY IN SCOTLAND
Duke of York As Grand Master
London, To-day.
Lord Nuffield's New Scheme
London, To-day.
Lord Nuffield announced yester
day a scheme by which he will part
with £2.125,000 of his interest. în the vast organisation.........-comprising nine motor manufacturing.com panies at Oxford, Coventry, and" Birmingham of which he has con-
supply, but the chances of any sach proposal's meeting with League support “are negligible.—- Beuter.
SOVIET UNION AND PEACE
German Rejoinder
Russian Speeches
RUSSIAN AID FOR REDS
Officers In Command Of Militia
OBITUARY
Sir E. Deller Dies From Injuries
London, To-day.
Sir Edwin Deller, Principal of London University since 1923, who was severely injured in an accid- ent last week while inspecting the progress of the new University building in promotion of the scheme for which he had worked indefatigably, died from his in- [juries in hospital yesterday, aged 53. Sir Edwin had been associat- fed with the administration of Lon- A Russian General and 100 Rus- don University for a great many sian officers are reliably reported years and was Academic Registrar to have arrived in Malaga and to for eight year before becoming have taken over full command of Principal
Gibraltar, To-day,
the Militia there. It is also re-
Torted that 20 triple-engined sero-
Berlin, Today.
planes, believed to be Eussian, are expected at Malaga in a week.
The Public Prosecutor at
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Sir Henry Lytton's
Estate
Malaga has escaped from there Sir Henry Alfred Lytton, the
An authoritative rejoinder" to jaboard HMS. Ardent disguised famous Savoyard; who died last
trol, to create a fund under which the recent speeches at the All-as a coal-heaver, after swimming August, left £14,877-British wage-earners employed in these Union Soviet Congress is made in from the shore. On arrival here Wireless Service. businesses will share in the profits, an article in the Deutsche Diplo he visited Mr. Grice-Hutchinson, For this purpose he is conveying matisch Korrespondent, to which the so-called Scarlet Pimpernel. into the hands of trustees 1,000,000 Reuter understands officia!: circles Anti-serial bombardment of units of the recently-marketed attach special importance. It says Algeciras this morning resulted in
"QUEENSLAND NEED 501-
Brisbane, to-day - The
claring their innings at 528 for
need 501 rds for victory. Reiter
HEH the Duke of York has -New York City, has offered as a Cherbourg, To-day. France's been installed at Edinburgh as gift to British people a cast of the most modern submarine, the Grand Master Mason of Scotland, stock of Morris Motore, Ltd., the that the statements in Russia about many towns-people seeking re-M.C.C. added 75 before de head of Mark Twain from the Quadrant, 1,380 tons displacement, in the presence of delegates from dividends upon which will be utiis peace are accompanied by undis fuge in Gibraltar Beuter large memorial erected to him in was launched. on Sunday.” The all over the world, including re- ed to build up a fund for distal-guised war, threats. It is dimulta East River Drive Park The gift vessel, which has a speed of 20 presentatives of the District bution among the employees. He to believe that the continuous en- HMS HERALD DUE TO-DAY 8 at lunch Queensland thus has been accepted. The place at knots on the surface and 10 Imots Grand Lodges under the jurisdle- szid: "The achame means that the iphasis of such aggressive senti- which the head will be set up is when submerged, cazzies 11 tor- tion of the Grand Lodge of Scot- men will become ordinary, share ments can be merely overlooked or under consideration. British pedo firing tubes. Trans-Ocean | Iænd, including Hong Kong and holders of the - concern.
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