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PERIL OF INTERNATIONAL ARMAMENTS RACE
General Hugh Johnson makosa public appeal for support for his Recovery Campaign.
FREEING BANK DEPOSITS
A LIQUIDATION BOARD
MORE CONCEALED INFLATION? Washington, Oct. 15. Another colossal effort is being made by President Roosevelt with a view to the re-opening of banks and re- leasing frozen asseta.
The President has announced the immediate creation of a Do posit Liquidation Board.
The duties of the Board will be to anslut the depositors of the closed banks by lending them about a thousand million dollara. It will also be entrusted with the tank of ensuring a more order. ly liquidation of the frozen aggots of the closed banks.
R.F.C. ACTION.
In addition, n special division within the Finance Iteconstruction Corporation will disburse funds in proportion to the assets of the banks which have closed down since January 1 up to a maximum of fifty por cont. of their deposits, including any distribution funds which may have alrendy been made, Reuter,
MIDNIGHT
Powers Seeking Counter-Measures: Germany's Attitude
FRENCH CABINET ENDANGERED.
GENEVA CONFERENCE TO ADJOURN
THE FIRST SHOCK OF GERMANY'S ABAN- DONMENT OF THE LEAGUE AND DISARMA- MENT BEING OVER, MINDS ARE NOW CON- CENTRATED UPON THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE ACTION AND MEANS OF PREVENTING THE FURTHER DESTRUCTION OF CONFIDENCE.
An adjournment of the Disarmament Conference to-day is practically assured, probably meaning an end to practical efforts towards disarmament for some con- siderable time to come.
The small Powers, however, seem to be in favour
Embarked on the seas of matrimony. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Easter- brook photographed at the commencement of their honeymoon cruise after their wedding on Saturday. The brido's going-away costume con sisted of shorts and shirt, She was formerly Miss Audray Syken. (Photos King's Studio).
of the conclusion of a Convention without Germany MUNICH “OMEN” DRAMA based upon the proposals made in Sir John, Simon's speech yesterday. The great Powers see no value in pursuing the matter at the present critical juncture.
IMPORTANT TALKS IN GENEVA
London, Oct. 16. as most of the principal délégates
Europe is still in a flutter over will by then have already left Germany's withdrawal from the Geneva, most of them having de League and from the Disarmament rided to return after to-day's meet- Conference. Little else was talking, it is doubtful whether the pro- ed about to-day and there was ceedings will be seriously resumed considerable activity in diplomatic then, circles in nearly every capital.
A COMPROMISE. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald return. ed to London this evening and had a long conversation with Mr. Lo recommend an adjurament is in Yesterday's meeting's decision Stanley Baldwin. Later he tele the nature of compromise, as it phoned to Sir John Simon at le realised that a recommendation Geneva,
There have, however, been noto adjourn sine die might provoku
strong opposition. from the further developments British angle,
DALADIER ENDANGERED.
adjournment, and the Ameri-
NAZI SYMBOL SHATTERS
SHOCK FOR HERR
HITI R
SILVER HAMMER INCIDENT
QUEER AFFAIR
Munich, Oct. 15.
An incident full of bad Italy openly advocates anomen for the superstitious to occurred at Munich this senting the small Powers, strongly afternoon at the laying of
the foundation stone of
cand are
inclined also favour it, but Dr. Benes, repres
!
To-day's meeting- also drafted a
In Paris, the conviction is grow-| ing that Germany's action has precipitated the possibility of the posed. fall of the Daladier Government- no event which would render even more remote the likelihood of con- cessions to Germany.
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ARMOURED CAR
MISHAP
RUNS OFF ROAD WHILE FIRING
EUROPEAN CREW ESCAPE
BERLIN REPORT OF. DEPORTATIONS:
Soviet Denies - Action Against Engineers
Moscow, Oct. 15.
It is denied in Soviet circles that there is any basis for the report emáñat- ing from Berlin declaring that all German engineers in Russia are being deported to make room for French engineers-Router.
Three European members of the Armoured Car Company, H.K.V.D.C. had a narrow cscope 2 yesterday when involved in an accident during firing practice in
the New Territories.
NAVY JOINS
The armoured section consists REVOLT
of three care which at about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, werd carrying out combined operations
on the Fanling-Shatnukok Bond. SIAM'S ARSENAL.
New Territories.
Two practices by the cars pro- ceeding along in line and firing one after the other at a target, a Copso across the paddyfields, had been curried out. The accident occurred during the third practice.
No. 1 Car, bringing up the rear, was travelling at about 80 miles an
SPY SCARE IN hour, firing at the target, when it
SAAR AREA
FRENCH PLANS IN GERMAN HANDS
MAN ARRESTED
SEIZED
REBELS CAPTURE
STATION
Penang, Oct. 16. Steamer passengers arriv
left the road, and fell into n wet paddy field on the left side of the ing here from Bangkok road. The car, weighing five-and-declare that the Siamese a-half tons, rolled heavily over an
soft mud.
its side, and came to a rest in Navy has joined in the re- volt staged by Prince The turret dropped off, and tho
Bovaraddej. **
three crew, including the driver,
Pte. N. Mathieson, who were
trapped within, were able to crawl
out through the hole.
..
It is also declared that the rebel forces have seized the
Although the car had dropped Government's chief arsenal. The important station of
about four fest none of the crow were injured beyond a shaking.
Geneva, Oct. 10.
The crew of the ear comprised Petchburi is reported to be Pte. N. Mathieson (driver) and in the hands of the rebels. With the French frontier in the Ptes. J. H.. Bradford and Edkins. Reuter. throes of a spy scare following | Lt. Wright was in charge of the the report that Germany had Armoured Car Section At the obtained the detailed plans of time of the mishap he was watch-
French secret fortifications, delcing the firing practice from a spot BYE-ELECTIONS IN
gates to the League of Nations were nervous to-day lost recent incidente In, the Saar basin should produce a criale.
200 yards away,
The car was deoply imbedded in the soft earth. It was being. salvaged this morning.
FRANCOIS COTY.
DISMISSED AS DIRECTOR
Despatchen reported that the French had already arrested a Bezret foreinan engaged on the fortifications on a charge of de livering the plans and specifier- tions to German agents. This was followed by a Paris message A beautiful silver hammer, saying that an engineer named Weber, had been detained 'at Metz which the Nazi leader was on suspicion that he was the using for the first time for go-between in the dealings be ceremonial purposes, shat-tween the foreman, Emile Schopf,ment of the newspaper Le Figaro
and German agents. tered in his hand.
MACHINE-GUNS.
letter in. reply to the charges of new art gallery by Herr
Hitler. Baron von Neurath; which is being aubmitted to to-morrow's meeting M. Daladier's enemies are al of the Commission. It is inder- ready very strong and they are stood that the communication firm- attacking him rigorously by alleg-ly rejects the von Neurath charges, ing the failure of the Govern-Reuter. ment's conciliatory foreign policy, and draw attention to the fact that a further arms cut was agreed upon in the teeth of strong home apposition.
GERMANY CALM.
CAR MISHAP there was no demonstration of any
POLICE SEEKING
DRIVER
EUROPEAN SAID TO
BE CONCERNED
AMERICAN FEARS.
Parls, Oct: 7.. The action taken by the manage,
ENGLAND
Government's Strength to
be Tested,
A miniature general clection is now pending and is likely to in- dicate the strength or otherwise of the support for the present Nation- al Government throughout the
country. ¡ _/ ||
The death last week of Mr. in dismissing the newspaper's principal stockholder and head of N. W. Smith Carington, Conserva- the well known perfumery concern, Live member for the Rutland and M. Francois Coty, from his post of Stamford Division, brings the director, is causing a sensation in number of bye-elections to alx, the
other five newspaper circles here.
being Kilmarnock It appears that the action was (where a four-cornered contest is taken at the insistence of Figaro's likely between Socialist, Indspend- editor-in-chief, Count St. Aulaire. ent Labour Party, Scottish Party In a counterblast published in and Scottish National Party can- Friday's issue of the newspaper didatas), Market Harborough,
Washington, Oct. 16. Government officials to-day ex- A profound shock was caused: pressed their agreement with the throughout the distinguished com-
Two civilians wore later arrest, decision to recommend the recess pany, which included the Papaled at Saarbruecken, charged with of the General Commission of the Nuncio, Prince August Wilhelm, conveying a motor lorry loaded The people of Germany are fac-Disarmament Conference, but stand Dr. Goebbels, the Mindster of Pro-with
the intent type French ing the situation very calmly and firmly against dual adjournment. paganda, and Baren von Neurath, machine-guns, Schopp was said The State Department declared as well as nearly all the German to have confossed that he stole kind yesterday".
that Mr. Norman Davis had State Governors and the foreign the machine-guns from the French The idea that Germany is being authority to support such s re-consular officials in Munich,
supply stores. treated unfairly as a second-class commendation, without consulting
'Ami du Peuple, which is also own East Fulham, Skipton and uatlon has so long been inculcated Washington,
The foreman. Schopp, according ed by M. Coby Count St, Aulaire is Rusholme, Manchester. In the average German by press
Official circles are of the opinion
to reports here, was considered to. charge with, having played a The inst four of these returned. and radio propaganda and he is that Germany cannot be brought
be entirely loyal to France and questionable role in the Quatric Conservatives by overwhelming convinced
that "atrong man" back into the Arms Conference,
had been trusted with all secrets scandal. pertaining to the construction of
Ordre claims that Figaro's finan- The Labour Party will oppose the majorities at the last-election. the fortificatione. He had beencial status is far from being antig Government candidates in all
Hiller will reconstitute Germany at least not for a long time, and it as a powerful nation. Hence the is felt that the Conference should cnim attitude,
be saved from a break down, which might mean the start of a great International armaments race.- Renter
to
The Chancellor has already been inundated with thousands of Kowloon police are searching telegrams promising support for the European driver of a car the death.
The subject of re-armament in
which crashed into a pedestrian
island on Nathan Road at about not being mentioned anywhere.
"half an hour after midnight.
The incident occurred almost
opposite the Mongkok
Police
HITLER WAITING.
It seems likely that the German
COMPANY SHOCKED. Everyone was thunderstruck.
The Bavarian Minister of the Interior handed the Chan- cellor the silver hanimer, con- ferring it upon ¦ Herr - Hitler "as a symbol of the future of the Nail movement."
He expressed the hope that the Chancellor would use it on all similar occasion,!!
Herr Hitler applied it to the foundation stone."
The hammer broke in half at the first tap.
employed on one piece of construc- tion for eight months.
Other arrests are expected hour. fly it was reported here, and it was feared that the: Fronch threat, mada recently, that Ger. many would be arraigned before the League on charges of open would be put into effect. violation of Versailles treaty
NEST OF ESPIONAGE. NEST OF E
factory.
H.M.S. Suffolk left Hongkong this morning for exercises and will return on Thursday; and the U.S. Gunboat Mindinng left for Canton. The French gloop Savergnan de Brazza le expected to arrive on October 24 and will leave on November 2.
those divisions and Liberal can- didates also are likely at Market Skipton and Harbourough, Rusholme-Router.
SERIOUS. MISHAP TO SMALL BOY
GETTING ON AS WELL AS EXPECTED
Geoffrey White, the five-year-
OPENING BREACH.
Berlin, Oct. 14. The German Reichstag has been dissolved by a special order from Tho Station and the car was over Government has no intention what President von Hindenburg.
The whole company gasped.
a nest of espionage and intrigue, came while a League committes turned as the result of the over of violating existing treaties, new elections which are fixed for collision. The occupant cacaped but is awaiting the effect of its November 11, will give German
SPEECH COES UNDELIVERED. As the despatches were ro- had in its possession · the répert with very slight Injuries it is measures on the world generally electors in opportunity of expres belloved.
and on France in particular before sing their views on the Internal Hitler was most affected. He celved to-day, the League already of the governing commission Nazia In the A Fire Brigade, appliance was dociding upon ita further course and external polley of the nation, sat down heavily in his chair and had before it a report from the charging German
League's governing, commission area with religious persecution, brought into service to enable of action,
Chancellor Adolf Hitler, in his did not deliver the speech he had in the Baar vallby covering din Intimidation of Sear officials and old son of Mr. and Mrs G. H. the car to be rightod, whereupon As the outcome of a mesting at manifesto to the German people, prepared.
In an earlier speech, he dissipated turbing incidents that have taken abusive attacks on the governing White of Kowloon Docks, who the driver got inside and drove Genova of the great Powers, Mr. declared that Germany is most dis-
was seriously "Injured "early: you. pince there throughout the sum-body. away. It was understood from Arthur Henderson will to-day appointed that despite ull readiness fears that the Government of the mor and the onrly autumn.
The governing commission was torday morning in a fall from a nim that he was merely testing the recommend the adjournment of the to carry out her Disarmament, if Reich Intended to attempt to break Most of the delegates had hoped appointed by the League for a verandah, was this morning re- General Commission of the Disnecessary to the utmost, other Gov- down the customs and characters that a resolution, Instructing the period of fifteen years, its func-ported to be going on as well as
ernments could not decide to full of the various Gorman States as a League Council to watch Sanrtions to cease In 1985, following could be expected. The police are new anxious to armament Conference.
the pledges aigned by them in the result of the polley of unifying the development closely in order to a plebiscite to determine whether The unfortunate lad fell on his Peace Trenty. Vi
Relch. Ho declared that these safeguard European peace, would the people of the basin desire to face shattering the jawbone and It is alkoly that the adjournment The Gorman people and the Gov customs would be helt sacrosanct-- be sufficient. Now that now be under French or German rule. causing complicated compound will be for a brief parlod-only, not ornmont are most humiliated by the Better, an
Irritant, has been replied to the As the time for the plebiscito fracture.. general political situation, dele draws nearer, the French and A pair or scissorn was wielded with longer than a week, and will be deliberate refusal of real moral
The corpse of a Chinens Infant, gates were not certain what would Germans are both increasing their The P. and 0 us." Comorin left disastrous results in a fight between catensibly for the purpose of on- and actual equality for Germany
offorts to swing the opinion of Singapore for this port on the 14th two Chinese yesterday at Johnstone bling the Governments to review after the Government of the Reich believed to be the one drowned when tako place. A Road, Wanchal Ng Pul, 16-year-old the situation created by Gemanya had declared itself, as a result of a sampan ladon with osi, caught fire The report from the Saar with the 790,000 Inhabitants that are instant at with the outward the equality promised on November in Taun Won Bay on Thursday, was the statement of a French omcial under, the nominbi, government of English Malls, and is due here on the youth, recolved a wound in the armpit, retirement ederkind fending to his admission to Hospital. It is pointed out, however, that (Continued on Page Go) Z recovered from the water yesterday. Ithat the Saar basin: had become the League in their own favour, - 18th Instant at about 8. p..
vehicle.
get into touch with him. It is stated that they have the 'number of the car.
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WEEK'S ADJOURNMENT.