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Trade Negotiations To Continue
Batavia, Nov. 8, The trade negotiations between Japan and the Netherlands East Ludies, which for a time threatened to go on rocks, took a favourable turn to-day, as the NEI. delegates nade several important concessions Dr. Ranneft, head of the East Indles' delegation, withdrew the demand for Japan's purchases of 1.700,000 tons of sugar before 1937. which the Japanese Government considered excessive, and also pro- mised to reconsider other issues to which the Japanese delegation had made objections.
These concessions were made after Dr. H. Nagaoka, head of the Japanese delegation and Consul- General here, declared that further negotiations were useless unless the Netherlands delegation reconsider- ed its stand.
It was decided to continue the .conversations next week, with a view to eliminating the differences
one by one.
A joint communique issued after to-day's meeting declared that, al- though wide differences still existed, between the views of the two de- legations, "there were reasons for believing that
the negotiations would be successful in the near future. The communique conclud- ed by saying that the conversations will continue until an agreement is reached.
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LONDON NOTES
By The Air Mail:
(From our own Correspondent)
London, Oct. 26. There is an interesting account, which has apparently escaped no- ice, in the second volume at Lord Snowder's book, of the time when he was nearly challenged to a duel by M. Cheron, the French Minister of Justice who resigned under pressure recently.
to M.
During the Hague Conference Lord Snowden referred Cheron's interpretation of the Bal- four Note as "grotesque and ridi-
culous."
Although the conference inter- preter modined the expression to "wholly inaccurate,“ the French Press took it up and a storm arose.
1934.
he was sitting in Dr. Johnson's chair.
It also enabled him to draw a moral from the value of tradition, which he coupled with liberty. He tactfully avoided the Doctor's own on the subject-which dictum shocked the admiring Boswell.
Later in the evening he related with less modesty his experiences
at St. Andrews.
"I'm a doctor now," he said. "I don't know what of. But take it from me, I'm a jolly good one."
JAPAN'S NAVAL PARITY CLAIM
"No. Possibility Of A Compromise"
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Oct. 26. Rear-Admiral 1. Yamamoto, the Japanesc delegate to the pre- minary bi-lateral naval talks, has arrived in London, bearing instruc tions from his Government regard- ing Japanese naval policy.
Whatever may be the nature of his instructions, there appears to be very little likelihood of Japan being prepared to compromise on any naval limitation arrangement on a ratio basis.
NOT THE SINGING LARKS Mr. Stephen Gaselee, who, as 11- brazian of the Foreign Office knows everything ex officio, had previous This storm was apparently duely enabled us to enjoy the tradi-plan based on a ratio," said the to one of those differences in the
precise meaning in the two langu- ages of words which are identical in form. But I learnt afterwards that the reason why M. Cheron was so indignant at the use of this expression
was because he was
tional Fleet-street dish with a clear conscience.
The larks which are one of its vital ingredients, he told us, were not those of in articulate, and which the poets write.
Mr. Thomas, incidentally, proved habitually cartooned by his poll-hiniself an adept with the church- tical opponents in the French warden. Of the ladies present, Press in the character of a clown Lady Hilton Young alone showed Shortly afterwards Lord Snow-a determination to master its in- den had a visit from M. Cheron's tractable nature. seconds demanding an explanation. of his language. Lord Snowden, had little difficulty in pointing out that the "wards in English had not the offensive meaning they had in French, and were Parliamentary expression."
commen
... A HEAD OF CANON
ALEXANDER
THE YOUNG IDEA
"I do not think there is any. possibility of a compromise on any
Admiral, in an interview last night. "Japan objects to the ratio system and wishes to keep off the question or ratios altogether,
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will probably question therefore boll down to one of global torinage."
National Security Rear-Admiral, Yamamoto went on to reiterate the Japanese claim for parity with Britain and the United States. "The fundamental
FRANCE'S LOSS
Great Statesman Passes Away
(Special Air Mail Serviço)
London. Oct. 26.
M. Raymond Foincare, France's most illustrious statesman, passed away peacefully.
His death took the public by surprise, tor callers had been as- sured at his home in, the Rua
suffering from a slight indispoal" Marbeau that he had merely been tion and had completely recover- ed..
Apparently the purpose of this statement was to assure the tran quility of his last hours.
M. Poincare may be number ed with the victims of the Mar sefiles tragedy; which the mem- bers of his household are con- vinced hastened his end,
When be was told of the violent death of his old friend and colleague, who had been at his side in so many ferce political fights, he only said. "0. Barthou," and then wept. From that moment his decline set in.
His Memoirs
M. Poincare and his wife came to Paris three weeks ago from Sampigny, in the environs of St.
point of the Japanese case is this," | Mihiel, where he had had a modest villa for the last 26 years, and he said: "We desire that avery
In what I take to be his debut country shall enjoy the same rights where he was trying to finish bia
in journalism the 18-year-old Earl of Oxford and Asquith shows little respect for economists.
as far as national security is con- cerned.
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"Expressed in naval terms, this In a review in a Roman Catho-would mean that countries should lle magazine of a book on the
possess the minimum of arma- present economic system, by a
ments necessary to guarantee their
Mr. W. Reid Dick, R., is an priest, Lord Oxford declares that national security. But that mini-
gaged on a bronze bead of Canon Alexander, the Treasurer of Bt. Paul's.
He hopes to complete it in time for the Summer Exhibition of the
few economists or financiers are either disinterested or clear-think- ing.
His grandfather, that pillar of economic orthodoxy, would hardly
mum should in no case be such as to constitute a menace to any other Power:
"So, if you insist on using the word 'equality or parity, what
| Royal Academy. Subsequently it have agreed with his contempt for Japan desires would be equality or
will pass into the possession of the Cathedral. for Mr. Reid Dick is presenting it in memory of the the building, an preservation of achievement for which Canon Al- exander was mainly resporïsible.
The stone bases on which Slt. Edwin Lutyen's lamp standards rest on the west front of the cathe dral are modest examples of Mr. Reid Dick's work.
One of his notable achievements is the Kitchener Memorial Chapel. FAMOUS PHRASE'S ORIGIN
Lord Oxford is a freshman, at "the jargon of sound finance." Balliol, where his father, Mr. Ray- mond Asquith, and his grandfather had brilliant careers.
A CONFIRMED, OPTIMIST Major LL, B. Angas, who ad- dressed the American Chamber of Commerce in London at lunch yes- terday on The Coming American Boom," is a confirmed optimist as regards the United States.
His pamphlet, which bears the same title as his address, created a sensation on Wall Street when An odd reminder of how a strik-it was published a few months ago, ing sentence has passed into a pro-as Major Angas has a big reputa- verb is provided by the quaint glass tion as a prophet. of my illustration. It comes from the Francis collection to be sold at Christie's shortly.
It is evidence of resentment at the savage
propaganda for the purishment of Admiral Byng, who was shot on his own quarter-deck in 1757 for having allowed
When stock market trading in Wall Street dropped to the lowest polne in twelve years, brokers sald it was because everyone had stop- péd to read Major Angas's next prediction.
When there was a sudden re- covery a few days later they called
the French to occupy Minorca. I it the Angas rally." When the
need not point out that the artist has taken a poetic licence in show- ing the Admiral suspended from a gibbet.
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recovery wavered one broker re- maiked that "what this market another market letter- wants is writer from the Scottish Isles." Voltaire immortalised the officer
CHEAPSIDE FLOWER GIRLS In "Candide." "Why kill this ad-
When the flower sellers at Peel miral?"
asked that ingenuous Statue, Cheapside, were told some "Because." was the months ago that their "pitch” was young man. reply, he has not killed enough in danger, as the statue might be people; he began to fight with a removed, one of them said: "Well, French admiral, and it is said. her sha'n't worry; Fl lay the City was not close enough to him.
"But," said Candide, "the French admiral, surely, was as far from the English admiral as the latter was from Him.":
finds us another. They are very kind to us."
Since then it has been definitely decided that the statue must go in order that traffic control, by auto- matic signal may be improved.
The preliminary step has been taken. The flower-sellers' "plich," probably the oldest in the City, has been moved in preparation for the removal of the memorial,
parity in security."
of national respect
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To the suggestion that this did not necessarily mean ton for ton equality, in view of the geographi- cal
differences of the countries concerned, Admiral Yamamoto re- plied that he believed that the relationship of the Japanese Navy to those of the other Powers con- cerned was no different from the relationship between the navles of Great Britain States.
and the United
This, he said, was principally because the United States favoured while Great Britain wanted light capital ships and large cruisers, cruisers, but in greater numbers.
MME PICARD'S
BRAVERY
Saves Stratosphere Balloon.
woman
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Oct. 26. Professor Jean Piccard and his Wife, the only licensed balloonist in America, took off shortly after dawn to-day (11.57 a.m. GM.T.) 'on their long-delayed stratosphere fight from the Ford airport
memoirs.
Latterly his progress in this Mine. work had been very slow. Poincare told a visitor a few weeks ago that in the preceding three months he had written only eleven sheet
His liness took a turn for the worse. In the morning he had his usual short walk, but in the after- noon an attack of weakness seized him, and he was compelled retire to bed...
to
When he died M. Poincare was nearest re- surrounded by his latives and close intimates.
His body was removed to his study, and provisionally laid in Το state on a brass bedstead. privileged visitors" who were ad- mitted the departed. statesman seemed to be peacefully sleeping. His features wore an expression of complete serenity,
During the day nearly all the public personages in Paris called at.the house. Among the earliest were M. Doumergue and the Bri- The President tish Ambassador.
of the Republic was accompanied on his visit by Mme. Albert Lebrun. M. Doumergue stood for some tirae gazing at the man who, like him- self, had been President of the Republic, and like himself had heen called back to the Premier- ship after he had thought his life- work over..........
TEA - SETS
A hundred years ago a-solltary tea-bush was discovered by £1 hardy pioneer on the wild, North- East frontier of India. The "Em- pire tea centenary" is to be cele- brated by an exhibition to be held at the Forum Club in London.
At the Instance of Mrs. Henry Lidderdale the Empire Tea Growers and the Fine China Association are joining to commemorate not only
the birth of the Indian tea trade Dr. Piccard is a brother of the but the long association between Belgian professor, who made the tea and British tas-sets; for it Arst stratosphere flight.
was the introduction of tea-drink- Madame Piccard, who is in the ing and Oriental tea-ware into thirties, has three sons, two of England in the seven eenth cen- hom--Paul (aged 10). and Donald try which inspired or notters to (aged 8)-waved good-bye to enter realms far beyond their "Mommy and Daddy."...
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"Certainty," was the answer. "But in this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time, to encourage the others
"pour encourager les autres"). EVE-OF-BUDGET DINNERS
The "girls" with their baskets It would have needed a higher
The object of the flight was to are now outside the entrance-gate collect data rather than to achieve mathematician to compute the amount of money controlled by the to St. Paul's Cathedral Gardens, a new height record, and the guests of the late Mr. "Sammy" Faith in City Kindness had not balloon came down this afternoon Samuel at his eve-of-the-Budget | been misplaced. They had been in a forest near Cadiz (Ohio),
moved on, but only a few yards,
UNDERGRADUATE HOAXES An African potentate hoax dura-of approximately ten miles. Lion record has certainly been made by Mr. Misbah, the Birming- ham University student: He kept it up for four days.
dinners.
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Among the 130-150 guests were the Chancellor whose Budget speech the following afternoon would settle the disposition: £800,000,000 or so of the nation's money, Cabinet Ministers past and present, prominent MPs. bankers, captains of industry, of Kings like Sir Henri Deterding.
It had travelled about 200 "miles in nine hours and reached a belght
Disaster Averted There was a dramatic scene at the beginning of the fight.
Beauty and usefulness will be the keynotes of the exhibition. An enterprising grocer will explain to visitors the inner mystery of tea- making and the wise economy of busing only blends of the best quality. At tea-time visitors will be entertained by ten-minute trade talks from Mrs. Lidderdale: "Choice tea-sets, set off by specially chosen furniture, will be another feature. As the great balloon, with its of the exhibition. Among them swaying metal gondola, rose and visitors will be able to see the tea fell, then rose again and lurched sets specially designed by the Ro- across the aerodrome, Prof. Piccardya; Crown Derby Porcelain Com- and his wife worked frantically to
pany and W. T. Copeland and Bos avert what appeared to be im- as gifts to Princess Elizabeth and " minent disaster.
Princess Margaret. Children tested the cups before decoration to make
Then the startled onlookers saw
The classic escapade of this kind lasted only a few hours. I refer to Mr. Horace Cole's visit to Cam Although Mr. Samuel was very bridge as the Sultan of Zanalbar. abstemious, the vintages at these
It was carried through triumph dinners were of the rest. So, too,antly, though after having ex- was the food. No expense was pressed Oriental wonder at the spared. A few years ago he had splendours of Trinity where he Mme. Piccard climb out of the sure that they were large enough game Maccassar red fish brought in was, then actually in residence huge metal ball on to the top of for real use in the Royal nursery, tanks from the East Indies.
Mr. Cole disappointed his host by the gondola, where she calmly yet not too large for little hands to Mr. Samuel had the reputation refusing the sherbet and other re-worked, adjusting the rigging of hold. of being the richest man in the freshments hastly prepared for the swaying gaz-bag. House of Commons. It is doubt him in the Ouldhall ful, therefore, whether the tradi tion of the Budget dinner which he established in 1913 will be carried on-at least on the same scale.
MR. THOMAS IN JORNSON'S SEAT
The opening of the 150th Pud ding Season at the Cheshire Cheese last night illed Mr. J. H. Thomas with modesty at the reflection that
With quick presence of mind He did so, I have always under- Madarne Piccard also released a big stood, because it would have made 501b, bag of ballast, and the balloon him technically guilty of imper- immediately shot up and, carried at 10.000ft the adventurers closed
sonation.
Mr. Horace Cole, whose sister is Mrs. Neville Chamberlain, now lives on the Riviera
He hopes to reach his century he calms to have 95 hoaxes to his credit in due course,
was climbing back into the gondola.
by a brisk south westerly breeze, a trapdoor and hermeticans scaled swiftly disappeared from the view themselves Inside the small metat of the 50,000 spectators who had gondols, the thick steel sides of come to witness the ascent. Mr which protect them in the earth's Henry Ford was among them outer airlayer
The Crowd's last glimpse of The gondola Itself was little more Madame Piccard wek Just as the than 6ft in mameter.
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