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MONETARY POLICY
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN.
DISCUSSIONS
WALL STREET NOT INTERESTED
New York, Aug. 28. Wall Street appears to be taking little if any interest in
the meeting between President Roosevelt, Mr. Montagu Norman (of, the Bank of England) and Mr. Harrison (Governor of the Federal Reserve Board).
It is believed that the subject under discussion concerns tho monetary polleles of the United States and Great Britain, with a view to an adjustment to a cunimon policy.
Important decisions may possibly be reached, but so little is known about the progress of the talks or their nature that it was not sur prising to find that there was no reaction on the foreign exchange market, which showed Ilttla activity-Router.
GOLD PRICES FALL.
London, Aug. 28.
Today's fall of 71⁄2d in the
mado.
To Protect Japanese Interests from Red Menace
FOOD PRICES IN
"U.S.A.
HONGKONG TRIP
Up 18 Per Cent. Since CALLED OFF
April
Washington, Aug. 28
The Labour Department has issued a statement con- taining a survey of retail food prices in the United States.
The statistics show that groceries in America to day cost approximately eighteen per cent, more than they did in April, which was the year's lowest level. Renter.
REAR-ADMIRAL ABOARD INCOGNITO
SAGA TO STAY IN CANTON
WAR PERIL IN PACIFIC
WIND-UP OF BANFF CONFERENCE
NEW ZEALAND WARNING
Banff, Aug. 28.
The war menace in the Pacific) occupied the thought of most of the delegates at the concluding
The Japanese cruiser, laudea, which was expected in Hongkong this session of the conference of the morning, but which has been diverted to Foochow owing to the Com-Institute of Pacific Relations to-
muniat menace in Fukien.
day.
In view of the Communist entry into north-west Fakien the Japanese cruiser, Isudza, which w was due in Hongkong to-day on informal visit, has been diverted to Foochow to watch
MOROCCAN Japanese interests there.
WAR
LAST BERBER. SHEIK SURRENDERS
END OF FRENCH CAMPAIGN
Aboard the Iaudza is Rear-Ad- miral Yamanouchi who is stated to be travelling as a passenger. The reason given to the Telegraph ut the Japanese Consulate this morning for this was that it was not intended that the Ad-
miral should exchange formal calls with the Hongkong Govern- ment.-
In the event of the trouble in Fukien not proving to be serious, the Isudza will return from Foo chow to Makong.
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Rabat, Morocco, Aug. 28. price of gold caused some profit Reduced to a choice between caused no little concern, and the The Communist advance hag taking but not enough to with-dying of thirst in his strong- United States authorities have ad- stand the demand for gold shares held in the Great Atlas Moun-vised all American subjects in the and substantial advance were tains and surrendering, with area to withdraw to the coast. As his weakened forces, to the result most of the American mie- Kafira were mainly affected but, French punitive West African Indians and West Shelk Ouskounti has surren-Foochow
expedition, by boat down the Min River to sionaries in that region travelled Australians all went up,
dered.
Sunday, although Johannesburg-telegrams-report Ouskount was the last of the ferred to stay at their post at three-Catholic Fathers-have-pres excited dealings upon which to die-hard Berber chieftains ro-Kienningfu for the present. day's drop in the gold price had maining in active hostility to the only a slight effect. The
the
Yenping, which is not strongly
main feature on the London Stock sory surrender completes
other French forces and his compul-held, has been reinforced by 1,000 markets to-day was the continu- pacification of French Morocco.
men of the 19th, Route Army to inco of the steady rise in Home rails. British funds were inactive French territory which is likely which was coming to Hongkong to
There is only one part of the
meat the Communist advance. War Loan 3 per cent. being to give trouble. This is
The Japanese warship, Saga, quoted a 99%-British Wireless.
Anti-Atlas region in the extreme meet the Isudan la staying in Can-
"A SOCIAL GATHERING."
Later.
the
Bouth.
Up to now over 4,000 Herber families have surrendered to the "No business was transacted. French, comprising over 20,000 It was merely a social gathering," persons. Over 2,000 rifles have announced President Roosevelt, boen captured in recent opera- after the conference with Mr. tions.-Reuter. Montagu Norman and Mr. Harri-
SON,
Mr. Norman had tea with the
President, the function being at NEW PRISON AT!
tended by others not connected with official life.
Previously, the Governor
of
the Bank of England had been
LAICHIKOK
ton.
BRITISH WEEK BOOST
FLYING BOATS FOR FINLAND
AMATEUR PHOTO
CONTEST
Thursday the past Day
For Entries
Intending competitors in the "Telegraph's Amateur Photographic Competition" are reminded thating entries can be received after Thurs- day this week, August 31,
The judging will be undertaken on Friday after- noon by Mr. H. Hunt, Q.B.E. and Mr. EX A. von Kobza-Nagy.
GOLF TITLE
BID
A GOOD START BY
MISS WILSON.
LEADS AMERICANS BY 2 STROKES
warning was,
INSULL’S SƠN. ACCUSED
Alleged Violation of Bankruptcy Law
Chicago, Aug. 28. Samuel Insull, Junior, has forwarded a security of $10,000 in answer to an indictment charging him and two others with viola- tion of the bankruptcy, charges similar to those laid against his father-Reuter
manu
TIENTSIN
SWISS FRONTIER instance, delivered by the Nor TRAIN RAID
INCIDENT
VIOLATION BY GERMANS
STRONG PROTEST
Basle, Aug. 28. The Swiss Government has lodged a formal protest
Zealand Finance Minister, Mr. Downle-Stowart, who, in a striking speech; declared his conviction that unless immediate stepa were: taken to create a peace machinery, there was grave danger of war.
TWO CASUALTIES HN BANDIT COUP
BIG HAUL BÝ EX-SOLDIERS
Tentative plans for the forma tion of a Pacific Socialist organi- sation, sponsored by Lord Snell. the well-known British Labour Peer, were submitted to the Con- ference with the object of further-
Tientsic, Aug. 29. ing the movement for a Leaguo of Pacific Nations in order to ensure and a Chinese passenger was
One railway guard was killed. peace, and
mutual wounded following a sensational economic problems,
bandit coup on one of the trains No resolutions were passed by of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway
to solve
in Berlin against the re- the Conference, but the heads of
peated violation of the the various delegations announced on Sunday evening. Swiss frontier by German that the meetings had proved most
illuminating, beneficial and amic-train and searched all the pansen- Twelve bandita boarded the agents, apparently over-able, despite the controversial gors, taking away booty consisting zealous Nazi leaders.
aspect of many of the questions of valuables, money and other be which were discussed. Reuter.longings totalling many thousand
SECRET TALKS.
A storm of Indignation is sweeping through Switzerland as a result of the incursions into. Swiss territory,
Secret and unofficial negatia tions, looking to a settlement of two The Intest incident-concorns-outstanding questions between Czecho-Slovakian. It is fairly well the Orient and the West, word known that he has been smuggling undertaken by delegates to the sugar into Germany, but the fact Institute, of Pacific Relations to remains that he WILK in Swiss day. territory, near the border, three Germana crossed, seized him the conversations. It is the under
Despite the unofficial nature of and dragged him into German ter-standing here that the Far Eastern ritory.
delegates, at least, expected them
wken
the American
and
A Swiss Customs officer who to result in official action. *** witnessed the incident attempted to The conversations were surround- rescue the victim, but single-handeded with all of the secrecy and im- New York, Aug. 28.ho was outwitted in the struggle. portance that usually attends a Miss Enid Wilson, Britain's A little while back, two Swiss diplomatic conference when the foremost lady golfer, who is picnickers were arrested on island delegates retired to consider the making a further bid to cap-(which the German claimed, to be repeal of ture the American title, revealed German territory) on a charge of Canadian Oriental exclusion laws splendid' form in the qualifying being Communists-Reuter.
and the Japanese proposals to be round to-day..
made at the Simla tariff conference. Some of the Far Eastern repre-
ary ground may be covered in the unofficial negotiations.
PACIFIC
** quota issue. Both and
:
Chineso
dollars."
The bandits, it is now ascer tained, boarded the, train at Tsing Hsien Station and.decamped at the Hing Tse Station,
hat the gang was composed of men The railway authorities suspect who were formerly troops under Chong Kwei-lin.
the bandits leads to the belief that The passengers' description of some of them fought recently against the Japanescr
WHEAT - ACREAGE REDUCTION
DEFINITE DECISION TAKEN IN US.
Washington, Aug, 28. Mr. Wallace, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, has formally announced that a' Afteen per cent, reduction in
the guest at lunch of the Federal BUILDING TO COST Plymouth to-day on a three weeks of 76, two better than her nearest given by the Manila Observatory Canada, and the United States, undertaken during the coming sea-...
Reserve Board, The lunch was altended by Mr. Harrison, Mr. Eugene Black and a number of) prominent bankers-Reuter.
RECOVERY PLAN
DELAYS
Before the doors were "closed, a
son. Router.['
The championship is this year TWO TYPHOONS IN sentatives admitted that prelimin being played over the Exmoor Country Club's course near High- land Park, Illinois, and a medal London, Aug. 28. round of eighteen holek was played Four Southampton flying boats, to-day, the best sixty-four scores MANILA WARNINGS part of the 204 flying boat qualifying.. squadron, Royal Air Force, left Misa Eald Wilson returned a card Warning of two typhoons is delegates and with those from American wheat acreage will be $55,000
cruise to the Baltic in connection American rivals.
this morning. with the "British week". which The leading American playere miles, to the east of Manila, moy. Americans and Canadians would be wheat reduction would reduce The first is about five hundred Japanese spokesmen said that the Mr. Wallace estimated that the Government is proposing opens in Finland on September 4th. were bunched in second place, Miss. to tackle the problem of insuffleiont prison accommo-stop at Felixstowe and are proceed-elen Hicks all returning cards of Pacific, in about 142 degrees both China and Japan immigration bushels.
The flying boats made their first Orcutt, Miss van Wiegand Miss Ing towards Formosa,
asked to use their influence at planting by 9,000,000 acres. The second is far out in the Washington and Ottawa to give and production by 124,000,000 dation by erecting a tem-ng to Esbjerg, Copenhagen and 78. porary gnol at Laichikok Stockholm and then to Helsingfors. It will be recalled that after win- Long East and 10 degrees Int. quotas and do away with exclusion He added that the American which is to cost $55,000.
By the time they return they will uing the British Indies open cham- North, moving WNW in the which has been responsible for supplement to the London agree- have covered approximately 3,600 plonship once again, Miss Eold general direction of Hongkong, understanding between the East on August 29, but no detalls The Finance Committee of the ecu miles-British Wireless,
much of the confusion and mis- ment was expected to be signed Wilson declared her intention of but over fifteen hundred miles and West. He said that Canada could be divulged for the present. Legislative Council will be asked
giving up competitive golf. She away. temptation or make rare at The Royal Observatory reports and sethod, destrating of a wide
vesist the
FINE GENERALLY.
and the United States could adopt Renter
of at tempt to win the American title that pressure is highest over Reuter.
Pacific to the south-East of Japan, and Japan. would not insist on a It was indicated that both Chinn and la relatively low China,
over N. quota based on the 1800 Oriental A typhone is indiented about 500 The Americans, however, said that, population of the United States. miles east of N. Luzon; its direc-if & quota should be granted, it tion of motion is at present un- would have to be on the same basis certain.
As others are granted. Local Forecast South-East or variable winde, moderate; fine
BADANGLO-JAPANESE TRADE.
New York, Aug. 28. generally
New York State to-day suspend- Meanwhile, Japancao dolegates ed the anti-trust laws In order to were closed with delegates from permit the full operation of the Great Britain and plainly attempt National Recovery Act within the. Ing to Hound British opinion with State's borders
Scheme for Applying on Thursday to vote this sum for
Pressure
the purpose of erecting such a building.
It will take the form of the New York, Aug, 28.. prison already in existence at Methods of speeding up the Re-Laichikok and will have accommo covery Plan were discussed at Hyde dation for 200 prisoners, thereby
SIR P. RAMSAY'S APPOINTMENT
Park to-day, in conversations be- being in the position to absorb PLENIPOTENTIARY, TO tween President Roosevelt and Mr. the overflow from the congested Ickes, the Secretary for the In- Victorin Gaol.
forlor
After the conference, Mr. 'Ickes;
declared himself in favour of the
withdrawal of allotments from the HIMALAYA DAM
Recovery Fund in cases where the projects were not started within a spected period.-Reuter.
QUEEN GOES TO BALMORAL
ENDS VISIT TO HER DAUGHTER.
BURSTS
WATERS RUSHING DOWN TO SIND
BUDAPEST
SINO-RUSSIAN TRADE
BIG CORPORATION PROJECTED
London, Aug. 28. The King has been graciously { pleased to approve of the. ap pointment of the Hon. Sir Patrick William Maule Ramsay, His Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at
Shanghai, Aug. 29: Great progress has heen made in Atheus, to be is Majesty's Envoy connexion with the projected Extraordinary and Minister Plont formation of a gigantic: $8,000,000 potentiary to Budapest-British Sino-Russia ignora
iVireless.
MINING CODE.
Simin, Aug, 28. Reports of the bursting of the great Shyok Dam in the Himalayas have boon confirmed.
AM When the dăm burat în 1020, disastrous floods caused henvy. BASIS don Aug. 287loes of life, and much damage to nded her vialt property, but the prokont, floode
on is, qui, sternot so serious and 3 or Ent
Bord likely taħlast longi
with hond offices in Shanghul and Tientsin for the impu of goods fromí Äld Whibl
PERRY AND MISS ROUND
IN ARREARS IN U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP
New York, Aug 28
ANTI-TRUST LAWS SUSPENDED
-NEW YORK STATE
ACTION
regard to the Japanese proposals The stop has been contemplated to bo made at Simla. It was for some little time.Reuter. evident that the Japanese expected
the British delegates to cable their
viaws-to London and thus: smooth the path of the Simin: conference in advance,
T. V. SOONG IN SHANGHAI:
Bbaughal, Aug, 20 MTV Soong arrived
the Prozidane
in the semi-finals of the United Japan, it was Bald. here, will Statex Mixed Doubles champion. Instead of the United States ice
offer to buy her raw cotton in India Bhalighat at 8:30-5th is being played at substantial quantity, Fort Japanees the sitne time as the textiles are allowed to enter India bles, Ellsworth Vinds and onto HA SKATTERSON.