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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
TOKYO PARLEYS STRIKE A HITCH
Old Age Pensions Debate
THE
London, To-day.
motion of censure
Six Hour Talk On Currency Demand
Tokyo, To-day.
HE Labour Party's It is reliably learned that the long session of the round table conference yesterday afternoon, which lasted for six hours, failed to achieve agreement on what the Japanese term “econo- mic questions” affecting Tientsin. Japanese are seeking to secure the handling of Federal Reserve Bank notes by the British banks and the prohibition of the circulation of National Currency.
on the Government on the subject of old-age pensions was rejected by the House of Commons by 356 votes to, 163 yes- terday....
The Prime Minister's statement that Government would carefully
examine that question took the wind out of the sails of the Opposition.
Mr. Chamberlain referred parti- cularly to financial burdens which would arise for the Treasury by an increase in pensions from to 20 shillings a week and to shillings for married couples.
SOCIAL EXPENDITURE
The
ARMY STICKS OUT ITS CHEST
Special to China Mall
Chungking,To-day.
A Tokyo report received here last night stated that the Japanese mili- tarists have declared themselves
ready to fight not only Great British and Soviet Russia but also the the Treaty of 1911 has come as a great shock to Japan.
United States, whose abrogation of
When the move to abrogate the treaty was made in the Senate, poli-
tical, circles in Tokyo interpreted
it
ав
a domestic political in foreign diplomacy.” gesture than as a new suggestion Our Own Correspondent.
KING
It is believed that a large de-Tientsin has left for Tokyo to par gree of success has been achiev- ticipate in the deliberations of the PREMIER SEES ed regarding arrangements for joint committee formed to discuss elimination of anti-Japanese ele practical measures of cooperation ments at Tientsin. It is under- for the maintenance of security and stood that during yesterday public order in Tientsin. 10 morning's session, considerable 25 progress was made in connection with the maintenance of peace and order. in the British Conces- sion.
London, To-day. The Prime Minister, Mr. Cham- berlin, was received in audience by The departure of the British po-the King yesterday. lice chief does not necessarily mean It is learned that the main object that a disagreement of a serious of the Prime Minister's visit' to character has arisen, but it may be Buckingham Palace was to report The six-hour afternoon session taken as purporting that the nego to the King on the measures that ture had increased within the last was, however, adjourned until tiations will not be transferred to are being taken against the Irish 16 years from 102 million pounds to-day, without reaching any re- Tientsin.--Trans-Ocean. to 224 million pounds annually and sult. The Japanese are de-
He declared that social expendi-
emphasized that the expenditure manding, primarily, the prohibi-
extremists.Trans-Ocean.
for defence must be given prefer- tion of the circulation of Central A ROLEX OYSTER WRIST
ence.
Government notes in the British Concession.-Reuter.
CANTON REPERCUSSIONS Canton, To-day. Kwangtung notes were yester
The "Daily Express" takes the side of the disappointed old-age pensioners and criticises the Gov- ernment which, it says, had not. hesitated to guarantee the Inde pandence of Poland but was, hesi- tating to guarantee the indepen-day at 4 per cent. premium over dence of old people in England,
What these old people were get. ting was a promise that an inver tigation would be made. Trant Ocean,
RUMANIAN RULE UPHELD
Bucharest, To-day. Certain Rumanian Senators have sen deprived of their sente in the ate for this year's degislative
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National Currency for the first time since the introduction of the latter into Canton.
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This was due to the heavy mand for Kwangtung lowing loss of confidence in the National Currency based upon the fear than any Anglo-Japan- ese currency agreement in North China may include the prohibi- tion of the circulation of Nai tional Currency in Canton Reuter.
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