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BRITAIN'S DRAMATIC INVITATION TO WORLD
DRASTIC
Peril of Crash of Western Civilisation Not Yet Averted
ECONOMIES GOLD DEBTS SOMBRE WORDS IN
MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S WARNING
RAID ON SOCIAL SERVICES
Drastic curtailment of so- cial services appeared to be in the mind of Mr. Neville Chamberlain last night when he made an important speech, hinting at the possibility of frosh economies in Govern- ment expenditure, to be passed on to the taxpayer.
London, May 10. "After a careful examination of the national expenditure I have come to the conclusion that to make the substantial reductions incres- sary in order to give the taxpayer a real and effective relief would in- volve changes in national policy|
IN SILVER
NEW PROGRESS IN
HAYDEN PLAN
Washington, May 10.
PARLIAMENT
An important step was taken GOVERNMENT READY TO
by President Hoover to-day in reference to Senator Hayden"s resolution, introduced in the Senate, providing that until the year 1936 one ounce of silver should be accepted for every dollar of debt, if the debtors world agree to restore their silver coinage to a finencas D- 1uths of silver. ·
President Hoover has agreed to submit the resolution to the rarions Government depart. ments concerned for study.
The resolution has now been
that the Govern amended so ment would be authorised accept silver for gold debts
to at
far exceeding anything yet con- i the rate of 66.66 cents per templated," stated Mr. Neville Chamberlain in the course of a speech at a din- ner of the Brit- ish Bankers' As. Hociation in Lon- don this even-1 ing.
once. The market rate of sil-) ver in New York to-day is 291 cents an ounce.-Reuter.
sible cliizens.
The Chancel- Jur of the Ex- chequer did not, say that at this moment it might be neces- Sary to inflict further trials upon the antion.[ but ir Government
the 19
foreed, by pros- aure of circum- stances to carry out these new and infinitely more drastic
reductions in expenditure, he trusted that: they would have
the support of
all clear-think-
ATLANTIC AIR RECORD
GRAF ZEPPELIN'S
FEAT
(Reuter's Special Service).
Berlin, May 10.
CO-OPERATE ·
FINANCIAL CHAOS REMEDIES
"THE
THE PERIL OF A CRASH OF WESTERN CIVI- LISATION HAS NOT YET BEEN AVERTED. DANGERS SUCH AS WE HAVE NOT YET KNOWN STILL LIE BEFORE US. LET US (THE WESTERN WORLD) ADVANCE TOGETHER.”
In these sombre words, Major Elliott last night conveyed a dramatic invitation to the world for collaboration in solving the monetary troubles besetting the world to-day, intensifying the world trade blizzard which first burst in 1929 and shows no signs of cessation.
MR. CHURCHILL'S WARNINGS
Mr. Murai, the Japanese Consul-General in Shanghai, with his wife at the Fooming Hospital, rapidly recovering from the injuries received in the Hongkaw bomb outrage. Yesterday, it was disclosed that tho S.M.C. lodged a protest against the military' demonstration, when Mr. Mural declared it to be too late to change the arrangements,
PRESIDENT
OF FRANCE
M. ALBERT LEBRUN
ELECTED
Versailles, May 10.
RIVER TRADE DESTROYED
UNUSUAL SCENES IN HARBIN
(Telegraph Special.)
Harbin, May 11.
War
NIGHT CLUB QUEEN CONVICTED
MAGISTRATE'S OFFER
MRS. MEYRICK IN. DILEMMA
PROMISE ASKED
London, May 10.
The Marlborough Street magistrato to-day suggested an extraordinary method of dealing with Mrs. Meyrick, London's Night Club Queen, and the mother-in-law of two British peers, who was again before him after a raid upon her famous club at No.43, Gerrard Street, Soho. Mrs. Meyrick, who has been con- victed on several occasions and has) served prison sentence, found guilty, with two other people, of charges connected with the un- licensed anle of liquor.
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Miss Nancy Meyrick, who had been charged with alding and abot- ting her mother in selling liquor at the Bunch of Keys Club, was die- charged for lack of evidence.
ROMANCE RUMOUR.
M. Albert Lebrun, the President |
Recently it was reported that of the Senate, secured 633 votes Because of the continued
Miss Nancy Moyrick, on the ovo of Indied that it was the present aim of the 826 cast in the Presidential conditions and the general sense the Ion. Charles Fitzicy, son and. London, May 10.
her arrest, had become engaged to During the second day's debate of the National Government ad-election ballot, which was more or of insecurity in North
Man- in the House of Commons on the ministration to encourage any at-less formal. the result being churin, practically all navigation
heir of Lord Southampton, second reading of the Finance
and trade on the Sungnri River Eill. Mr. Winston Churchill, for-tempt in the way of friendly coloured.
M. Paul Faure received 114 has been brought to a standstill. mer Chancellor of the Exchequer, laboration with friendly nations, votes, M. Painleve. 12, M. Cachin The river at Harbin now pre- made strong demand for inter-inside and-outside the Empire.
A new trans-Atlantic record for national action on money problems.] airships has been made by
Capitalist civilisation, he mid,!
BRITAIN'S STRENGTH.
thei Graf Zeppelin, which has just was adrift and no single Power! Major Elliott drew attention to from in the world was strong enough the strength of British gilt-edged accomplished the journey Pernambuco to Friedrichshafen în to take the helm.
securities as contrasted with the 78 hours.
The strength of three or four position of the premier securities However, owing to the fact that of the greatest powers would be re-¦af France and the United States.
He concluded: contrary winds prevented the air-quired.. ship from landing immediately on
her arrival. she had to circle over
lie did not believe that
or
ex-
her home port for five hours dividual, unrelated inflation
ing and respon- before finally entering her shed, individual unrelated credit
Referring to the fall in the prices of primary commodities, Mr. | Neville Champerlain said that it might be one of the Government's objectives to raise aterling prices to a level which would enable trad- ing to be carried on remunerative- iv.
The full development of the Government's policy, however could i not take place without international) co-operation-Router.
POOR ELECTION POLLING
ABOUT 47 PER CENT. GO TO BALLOT
in-1
Although, there were some dications yesterday morning that the poll in the Sanitary Board election was likely to be a heavy one, final figures proved this was far from being the case.
Out of a possible total of 2,355 voters, only 1,103 recorded their votes-just under 47 per cent. It is Impossible to indicate the pro-
The Garf Zeppelin over the Atlas-
Echener, in the look out cabin, The record may not, therefore,
tic, with, below her commander. Dr.
portion of Europeans who polled, be officially recognised.
but it was apparently small.
One votor, possibly labouring under the oxcitement of the occasion, became forgetful when at the recording booth, and loft a pair of gold-rimined glasses. They can be secured on application to the Registrar at the Supremo Court.
FOOTBALL FIELD
TRAGEDY
MAN HANGS HIMSELF
of
to
Of a total of 1,662 on the jury list, only 606 voted, while out 698 exempted persons eligible vote, 497 went to the poll.
SERVICE IN A NEW FIELD
pansion by various nations would solve the problem and the dillioul- ties.
arreat!
"There is a peril around us, the peril even of the crash of Western civilisation is by no means yet avoided and dan- gers such as we have not yet known still lie before us.
"We are advancing experi- mentally. Let UB advance together."
FALL OF PRICES.
International action to the fall of prices was the sole hope of averting a world crash and he urged the Chancellor of Ex-|
Th Labour Party's motion for chequer to reconsider the decision! announced during inst night's the rejection of the Budget avas debate that at-present a Currency afterwards defeated and the Bud- second get Bill
was given a Conference could not be called.
reading-Reuter and British Wire-
PURCHASING POWERS.
and
8, and various other candidates, sents a most extraordinary sight, iten between them. Blanks and being chock-a-block with river [cancelled votes totalled 49. steamers, barges, lighters, and After the election, M. Tardieu all kinds of craft belonging to performed the ceremony of in-the various steamship lines vestiture, handing to M. Lebrun transporation companies. his election and the Great Seal of afraid of confiscation the official documents proclaiming) The owners of the vessels are if they France.
move far down the Soon afterwards, M. Tardieu | Reuter formally tendered his resignation of the Prime Ministership to M. Lebrun-Reuter.
NEW SILK DUTIES
IN BRITAIN
EXTRA TEN PER CENT. FROM MIDNIGHT
river.-
HARNESSING CHINA'S |WATER-POWER
BIG DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
Nanking, May . 11. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce is planning to develop
Miss Nancy Meyrick,
and
some credence was given to the story as romance, like the police, had often knocked on the door of No. 43, Gerrard Street. It was denied by Mias Meyrick, however.
TWO PEERESSES.
London, May 10. The Chancellor of the Ex-China's enormous water power, fle approved the specific pro-icas.
chequer's financial resolution in which is estimated to total twenty posals mule by the Government!
the Commons to-night, to give million horse-power if properly)
Miss Dolly Meyrick, Mrs. Mey- ind regarded tariffs as necessary, but only world action could curej
effect to new duties on allk and developed.
A committee of experts to draw de Clifford. She was
rick's eldest daughter, is now Lady artificial silk, which takes effect
married London, May 7. the world evil and no such action
up a programme has already been secretly in 1926 to Lord de Clif- could taken except through the
Britain and the Professor Gustav. Cassel, in a ler-Tariff Advisory Committee, pro will attempt first to develop an was married to the Earl of Kia-
The eminent Swedish enonomist, from midnight and remaine
force pending an inquiry by the appointed. co-operation of
It is believed that the Ministry ford, who was then 19.. United States.
MAJOR ELLIOTT'S HINT.
in the world's monetary system, vides for an additional duty of electrical power Project
--Reuter,
at
ture at Oxford to-day on the crisia.
existing over the said that now-a-days the general ten per cent. A further hint that the Govern-view wna that it was an advantage customs duty on yarns and fabrics Ichang, at the scene of the rapids. ment is aiming at international to abandon the gold standard in parel, a.duty of ton per cent, or a other than apparel and on ap- monetary co-operation was given jorder to return to It at new by the Financial Secretary to the parity below the internal purchas duty based on the weight, rang Treasury, Major Elliott, when ing power of currency, winding up the debate.
Countries off the gold standard, He alluded to Mr. Winston he declared, were eager to suppress Churchill's, suggestion of co-opera- the external value of their curren tion with the United States and efes below the internal value.
CANTON-NANKING FRICTION
STATEMENT BY GENERAL CHAN MING-SHU
ON GOAL-POSTS
Shanghai, May 11. ' It was also stated by General | Commenting on the dramatic Chan that he had had satisfactory Frequenters of the Yaumati developments at Canton, whore talks with Mr. Sun Fo and would School football ground at King's the possibility of a fresh breach report on those when he returned Park early yesterday morning with Nanking is indiented, Gen- to Nanking in three or four days were shocked to see the body of a eral Chan Ming-shu, former Chair time. man auspended from goal-posta,
Ing from ninopence per pound to twelve shillings per pound, ne- cording to the amount of silk or artificial allk in the garment.
Of the alternative duties which- over is the higher will be ap- plied.
The resolution was approved by 275 votes to 30-Router anil British Wireless.
SOUTHPORT GOLF TOURNEY
CHINESE SILK INDUSTRY
GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR REVIVAL
Nanking, May 11. The Chinese Government has decided to adapt proposals for the relief of the Chinese silk industry which is threatened with extinc- tlon unless help is quickly forth- coming.
The proposals Include:
In 1928, Miss Mary Merrick
nounced on the day that the earl's noull, their engagement oeing an frst wife was granted a divorce decree against him in the Court of Session at Edinburgh.
The Marlborough Street magis- tráte, Mr. Dummett, at the con- clusion of the case to-day, revlow- ed Mrs. Meryick's position and pre- vious offences, and adjourned sen- tence to enable the polico and Mrs. Meyrick an opportunity to consider the possibility of an understanding.
NEVER AGAIN.
Mr. Dummett suggested that Mrs. Meyrick might give the police an honourable undertaking over. again to be connected with a type of business like the present and (1) an increase in the import that if she ever, runs a dance clab duty upon silk and artificial silk the police shall have ECOGES
thereto day and night-Reuder. (2) the exemption from export |
goods.
| duty of raw silk.
(3) the import duty on silk and
| artificial silk manufactures to be
increased by 40 per cont.
EMIR FEISAL IN LONDON
MISSION OFFICIALLY ENTERTAINED
YOUTHFUL PRO. AT HEAD OF FIELD
(Router's Special Service),
(4) the increased Customs ro- one of the man of, the Kwangtung Provincial It has been disclosed that the
London, May 10,
vonua from the higher import duty Government, said the Nanking Nanking Government is disposed Cecil Donny, the 23-year-old pro- en silk goods (estimated to reach The body was subsequently cut Government believed that the to accept Mr. Sun Fo's recommen- fessional, led the field of qualifiers a total of eight million taels an down and found to be that of altuation would bo straightened dations for the establishment of for the Dunlop Southport Gelfnually) to be used within a period Tam Chuen-kwong, agod 22 years, out without recourse to hostilitics, & constitutional government and Tournament to-day, with a return of six years for the improvement a hawker of no fixed abode, who had evidently committed suicide.min had assumed the rule Shanghai, May 11.
General Chan said Mr. Hu Han for the reorganisation of the Nan of 140.
of the Chinese slik Industry. of king Administration.
The Ryder Cup players Davies modiator and was negotiating in Mr. Sun Fo will accordingly Easterbrook, E. Whitcomb and morning and is sailing for Dairen three cases of diphtheris, one of small. rival factions now at cross par‡Chiang Kai-shake and--Mr. Wann others who qualidadewan try Improvement loan, bonds to be Hedian and Nefd, headed... br.
Yesterday's health, return shows Hongkong with the leaders of confer at Hangchow with General George Duncan were among the
14TH DIVISION LEAVES SHANGHAI
The Japanese Fourteenth Divi- ston embarked at Woosung
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2). London, May 10: The Foreign Becretary, Sir John (6) the employment of the sun Simon, gave a dinner to-night at." to be received in duties as security the Foreign Office in honour of for the flotation of all Indus the omeini mission from King of Husand to the value of $50,000,000 Emir Felsal-British Wireless. 3.