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EMO XALXF WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1932.
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LAUSANNE CONFERENCE NOW IN JEOPARDY
FRENCH ATTITUDE WATER
STIFFENS
HERRIOT RECEDES FROM EARLIER POLICY
WON'T BUDGE AN INCH
A BOMBSHELL HAS BEEN DROPPED INTO
CONFERENCE CIRCLES AT LAUSANNE IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE FRENCH PREMIER RE- TURNING FROM PARIS AND AMAZING EVERY- ONE BY NOT ONLY REFUSING TO MAKE ANY CONCESSIONS TO GERMANY BUT EVEN GOING BACK ON SOME POINTS OF THE FRENCH EARLIER POLICY.
This startling development looks like wrecking the prospects of a settlement of the reparations problem, despite the tremendous efforts which are being made by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald to effect a reconciliation in the French and German viewpoints.
M. Herriot has gone so far to assert that if the Conference is not satisfied with the French claims, the Young Plan must be continued.
It is noteworthy that the French hardening of attitute followed an offer by Germany to increase the suggested payment by half a million marks, and after Germany had been new plan suggested by Sir favourably disposed towards a Walter Layton.
GERMAN
CONCESSION IGNORED
Lausanne, July 5.
been criticised for this in France, A sudden hardening in the but he was not bound thereby and attitude of M. Herriot, the French reserved the right to revise thei Premier, since his return from demand. Paris. is jeopardising the fate of
Mr. MacDonald is now convers-
the Conference, and has amazeding with Herr Yon Papen. while Conference circles.
Towards the end of the day there were most intensive discussions,
Was
The
in which Mr. Ramsay MacDonald
figure. the central British Premier showed obvious signs of strain.
It is stated that M. Herriot at the last moment not only re- fused to yield an inch, but even receded from his earlier stand- point.
M. Herrio1.
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT.
It is understood that the French Premier refused to entertain Germany's politlent conditions, declined to disenas the War Guilti Clause in the Versailles Peace! Treaty, and finally asserted that if the Conference is not satisfied with the French claims, the Young Plan must be continued.
During the course of the day, il is learned, Mr. MacDonald} 'pointed out, in outspoken manner.
the consequences of failure.
As a result, the Germans Ginally increased their offer by half a milliard marks, but re- quired satisfaction
other points.
on
Then came news of M. Herriot's adamantine intervention. Ho is reported to have stated that France reduced her original demands from seven to four millard marks at Mr. MacDonald's earnest solicitation.
RIGHT TO REVISE. M. Herriot added that he had
M. Harriot remains within hail.
NEW BRITISH PLAN FAILS.
POISONING SCARE
NANNING WELLS POLLUTED
Deliberate Work of "Reds?"
(Our Own Correspondent).
Nanning, July 2.
The whole city has been in a panic for the past few days, and still is, in conse- quence of reports that or. ganised bands of water-poi- soners have arrived here with
view to polluting the water supplies.
+
It is suggested that the nefarious
campaign is the work of Bol- sheviks, who desire to disturb the
peace of Kwangsi Province.
The story most commonly eur-l rent is that these hired water- poisoners have come to Nanning! from the Wat Lam district, wherel it is stated that the whole of the inhabitants of one village wern drinking polluted supplies. recently poisoned as a result of
several
WILL HE SUCCEED?
JERR VON PAYEN, who has been rainly endeavouring to settlement of Franco- German difference in respect to Reparations at Lausanne,
хасига
P
DE VALERA TURNS
TO AMERICA
IN ORDER TO FOSTER
IRISH TRADE-
OPPOSITION TAUNT
CRICKET
KENT
LOSING
GROUND
YORK MAKING
BOLD BID
Two Curiosities in Scoring
London. July 6.
With Kent losing first in- nings points to Middlesex, and Yorkshire winning it very low-scoring match, against Sur- rey, the championship struggle has again assumed a most in- teresting position, with the "Tykes" making a very deter- mined bid for leadership.
in
The cricket generally went favour of bowlers, although no less than nine centuries gistered.
were
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. York (211 & 160) bent Surrey (126 & 97) at Sheffield by 178 runs. Derby (365 & 99 for 1) beat Essex
(364) at Leyton on 1st innings. Innes. (131 & 19 for 1) beat Warwick (125 & 175 for 7 dec.) at Nelson on la innings. Middlesex (421) beat Kent (221 & 298 for 9) at Tunbridge Wells on lat innings. Gloucester (361) beat Glamorgan (279) & 303 for 6) at Bristol on 1st:
MANY ARRESTS. The scare has been heightened from the face that several people violently here have been taken sick, and, as a consequence, the ¡ police
-arrested have suspicious characters.
Dublin, July 5. Wells are at present being care- fully
while guarded,
water-
innings. The possibility of Irish trade carriers are requested to keep their pails covered so that no-one can with Britain being adversely Northants (464) drew with Somer-
Nel (163 for 8) at Kettering. affected by the new British Leicester (366 & 122 for 6 dec.) bent drop poison in them.
Hants (205 & 61 for 1) at Leices- ter on at innings.
Exciting scenes were witness- ed when the police effected the tariffs has evidently caused Mr. arrest of numbers of suspects, de Valera to turn to the United hundreds of people, in a thren-States, in the hope of fostering tening mood, following
arrested people to the police Irish markets there. station.
It has not yet been disclosed
In the Dail to-day, the fact that
It is also disclosed to-day whether any of those arrested have Mr. de Valera had sent a Com- that an interesting plan sug-been found guilty of actually missioner to America to investigate į gested by Sir Walter Layton, wisoning the water supplies.
which seemed likely to secure Franco-German support, eventually
dropped. I
WILN
pro-
pozed the abolition of the mor- atorium and the annuities,
The plan divided the lump sum
SERIOUS MOTOR
SMASH
facilities for the development of Irish-American trade
dis- WAB
closed..
This was made clear in a state- ment made by Mr. de Valera in
payment into two-one to be issu-TWO KILLED ON THE reply to a question.
1ed at 90 and the other at 95, with
interest from four to six per cent.j The Germans were favourable!
MAINLAND
A serious motor accident is re
the Castle Peak Road at about nine
to the scheme, subject to three parted to have occurred on conditions:
press.
GLADLY SIT ALL NIGHT.
A motion that the House shouldi it all night to conclude current
voked sharp heckling.
4. I the bonds could not be o'clock this morning, when a lorry business, and thus enable Minis- issued for ten years, then they be and a motor bus came in collisiontera duly to depart for Ottawa pro- whilst rounding a bend approxi- automatically cancelled:
(2) The Germans wanted satis.mately 12% miles from town.
Details are scanty, the police:
The Opposition ex-inister, Mr.) faction in the matter of equality still being on the spot as we go to of disarmament:
Patrick McGilligan, asked what Two persons are reported to the Ministers were going to Ottawa of the Treaty of Versailles, dealing have been killed outright, while for. Nevertheless, as the Con- with reparations,
another is all to have been serference there would open with a iously injured.
loyal resolution to the King, he The ensualties, as far as is for one would gladly stay up all After the plan had been con-known, were women who fell off night to enable the Ministers-to
be early-Reutor, sidered. Herr von Papen announc-fthe lorry.
Aunulment of Article 231
FRENCH REJECTION.
ed that the Freach had rejected hoth the plan and the German con- ditions attacked thereto.-Reuter.
UNBEFALUJEJTINAAM GENTI CON TRE
A LAST TRIBUTE
Portuguese Monarchists May Go To London To Sprinkle Soil on Late King's Collin
(Special to "Telegraph">
Lisbon, July 6. Five hundred Oporto mon- archists may go to London with a quantity of Portuguese soil to sprinkle on the coffin at the funeral of the late King Manoel,
In the meantime a number of prominent people are urging the President to allow the remains to be brought to
Portugal, accompanied by
the Inte King's copsort and his mother Queen Amella.— Renter.
BELIEVED DROWNED
THREE PEOPLE MISSING FROM CAPSIZED BOAT
Tragedy befel a passenger boat drowned, as no trace au since been yesterday morning when it was on seen of them.
its way from West Point to the s.. The passengers were. So Ho, # Kwong Kin. Threo occupants of man aged 56 years; a woman the craft arc minning. while named Chau Kwong, aged 36; and another has been sent to hospital So Hok-sik, a youth of ten years auffering from the effects of im- of age.
The rescued Loki of the boat was mersion.
A report of the fatality was made later sent to the Kwong Wah
Hospital. to the police by the mastor of the
bout who stated that at Ba.m. yesterday he was conveying three passengers from West Point to the
ANOTHER MISHAP.
against leaders!
batsman treated the Kent bowling with scant respect when he hit up 131 at Tunbridge Wells. FRIENDLY MATCHES,
CENTUR Middlesex
Notts (188 & 288) beat All-India (125
127) by 224 runs at Notting-1 ham.
Sussex (326 & 142 for 7 dve.) drew|
with S. Americans (257 & 113 for 3) at Eastbourne.
HONOURS LIST.
Batting.
V. W. C. Jupp (Northunts) v.
Somerset
Berry (Leicester) v. Hants
103 148.
L. G. Crawley (Essex) v. Derby 138 Burrough (Somerret) v. Nor
thants
135 131
130*
128 111
V.
110
Hearne (Middlesex) v. Kent Ames (Kent) v. Middlesex Langridge, J. (Sussex) v. S.
Americans Smith (Derby) v. Essex J. Knox (S. Americans)
Sussex *****
Signißes not out.
Bowling.
Amar Singh (All-India v
Notta Lee (Derby) v. Esnex Langridge, J. (Sukavy) v. S.
Americana The occupants of a passenger 8.. Kwong Kin which was anchor-bont which was on its way from R. W. V. Robins (Middlesex) ed in mid-stream. As the boat Yaumat! to West Point capsized
cashlro was sailing towards the steamer it during a sudden squall in the har-Paine (Warwicks) v. Lan- (Yorkshire) V. capsized, throwing all the occu-bour yesterday morning and throw
all the occupants into the water, Verity
Surrey pants into the water.
fortunately without any serious Brown (Surrey). v. York-
shiro
v. Kent...
SHANGHAI LOVE TRAGEDY
JAPANESE CABARET GIRL AND FILIPINO FOUND SHOT.
DEATH ENDING TO ALLEGED LOVE ENTANGLEMENT
(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH".)
Shanghai, July 6.
IN the room of a Japanese hospital in North Szechuen Road, five shots rang out yesterday morning, ending a love tangle involving a pretty Japanese girl and two Filipinos, both her alleged lovers.
Mattern.
Griffin.
ROUND WORLD
FLIGHT
START MADE BY U.S. AIRMEN
OUT TO SET UP NEW RECORD
New York, Julý 5. Two well-known American airmen, Jimmy Mittern and Bennett Griffin, hopped off this morning from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, bound for Ireland.
They are making their Atlantic the crossing, it is believed, on Arst stage of a round-the-world light, in which they hope to beat the present record set
by Wiley Post and Harold Gatty last
year.
up
The airmen are using a power- ful Lockhead Vega machine.-- Router.
SIX BOYS BLOWN TO PIECES
Over 200 Deaths From Independence Day Celebrations
(Special to "Telegraph")
New York, July 6.
Six boys were blown to pleces by dynamite caps to which they were setting fire during Independence Day cele- brations in Montana, their mangled remains being pick- ed up some distance away,
The large number of violent deaths which usually occur on Independence Day rose to 200 оп Monday, Including 80 fatalities in motor aceldents, and a further 50 from drown- Ing-Reuter.
As a result, both the Japanese girl and one of the two men are 'dead. These are Miss M. Yasu- shima, a cabaret girl, and Juan Alanso, a young Filipino.
It appears that Miss Yasushima and Alanso, who had been on friendly terms for about two years, separated recently, and the girl is alleged to have turited her affee- tions to another Filipino, Gull- lermo, a musician in her cabaret, but, at the same time, she did not forget Alanso.
FIVE SHOTS.
of
Becoming despondent, she swal- lowed poison on Monday evening and was admitted to hospital.
Yesterday morning, the in- mates
the hospital were startled when they heard five shots fired. They broke into Miss Yasushima's room, and found her dead, shot through her head and heart.
Beside the girl's body lay Alanso, also dead, with a revolver nearby-Router.
JAPANESE STEAMER BEACHED
BADLY HOLED AND LEAKING
re-
NEAR TSINGTAO
According to messages ceived by the naval authorities in Hongkong this morning the Japanese steamer Choshun Maru, trading between Shang- hai, Tsingtao and Dairen, leak- ing badly. has been Beached on Surveyor Island, 40 miles north of Tsingtao to prevent her from sinking. The cause of her mishap is not indicated.
The first SOS message was re- 5 ceived by H.M.S. Wishart at a.m. and was immediately passed on to Capo D'Aguilar Radio Sta- tion. The mesange read:
"SOS to All Stations.-Come to
Long- rescue. Moet danger. itudo 121.25 East; Latitude. 36.15 North.",
At 6.50 am, a further message was received by the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Asia, which is due to arrive at Hong- kong this afternoon.
TAKING WATER.
The message 'received by the Empress liner, which was also re- layed to Cape D'Aguilar Station, stated that the Choshun Maru was taking water badly in the boiler room and was attempting to proceed to Haiying to beach. The samo position was given in the latter, message.:
arrive at Tsingtao this morning: 7 for 55 It is understood that she is carry- Owing to the signals from, the ing a large complement of pas-stricken ship fading with the
7 for 67
7 for 87 engers for Shanghai.
..8 for 45
no further coming of daylight, MANY PASSENGERS.
messagos have been received.
owned The Choshun Maru is The Choshun Maru was
Kaisha con by the Dairon Kisen for 62 structed at the Osaka Iron Works Company and, with the Hoten
cargo service botwoon
& for 30th 1907 to the order of the Osaka Mard and Dairen Maru, is em
Shonson Kafsha Company. Shaployed in a regular passenger and Dairon, G for 41 atcol crow steamer of 1,728 The master, who, together with results. one foki, were the polo members The mistress of the boat. Leung Bowes (Yorkshire) v. Surrey & for 43 tons nett, and has luxurious Tsingtao and Shanghai. of the crew, managed to cling to Sze, atates that she left Yaumati Voce (Notts) v. All-India & for 61 cabins de luxo and other accom- Kent & for 78 modation for first-class passon the upturned boat until the arrival at 8 a.m. yesterday and whilst on Durston (Middlesex)
and third class of assistance but the throd passon-her way to West Point her boat Nayudu (All-India) v. Notts 6 for 95 gors. Second
(Continued on Page 7.) gers are all belloved to, have been turned turtle in a strong wind,
passengers are also carried,
The vessel left Dalron on the roturn voyage to Shanghai at 11 am. yesterday and was due to (Continued on Previous Columns.)