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TOKYO PACIFIC MANDATES: GENEVA SENSATION
400-YEARS MYSTERY
OF
THE TOWER
MURDER OF YOUNG PRINCES
AN ACADEMIC ·
INQUEST
KING HENRY VII ABSOLVED
London, Dec. 1. Something sensationally new in the realms of scienti- fic investigation and of con- siderable historical interest, is given considerable pro- minence in London papers to-day.
•An academic inquest on the bones of the young Princes who were murdered in the Tower, namely, Edward the
Japan to Retain Islands Unless
Unless America Protests
BINGHAM BOMBSHELL
WASHINGTON GETS
SURPRISE
EXCHANGE FUND STATEMENT
Washington, Dec. 1. Puzzlement has been caused in official circles in Washington by the state- ment of the American Am- bassador in London that an exchange equalisation fund exists in the United States.
Mr. Bingham made the state- ment in the course of his speech at the Thanksgiving Day dinner given by the American Society'} lust night.
When reports of the speech were sent scross the Atlantic, the nowspaper kopt their Washington correspondents busy with
en-
quiries, but oflleials here said they
could not explain it. They inter- pret the statement as a reference to the R.F.C, $60,000,000 account
guld.
The American fleet in the Pacific, led by the U.S.S. Panneylvania.
Fifth and the Duke of York the purchase of newly-mined BATTLE OF
Juas confirmed the traditional necount of the crime (which has been widely doubted by historians) that their mur- der was at the hands of their uncle Richard in 1483.
·
A MISNOMER.
They declare that thin is the even remotely ru- only fund sembling the British Exchange Equalisation Fund, but it is at-dissimilar bath in size and object that it can hardly bear comparison.
The evidence complete solved Henry VII, to whom some quarters attributed the crime.
in-
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THE BUDGET
CHAUTEMPS MEETING CHAMBER
The London Financial Times this morning anys that Mr. Bingham's statement that the fund has been working satisfactorily docs not re-seem to be borne out by events night unicas the Fund has been given VOTE EXPECTED
The story of the modern vestigation of the affair was vealed at a meeting held last of the Society of Antiquaries.
BONES EXHUMED.
A paper rend-by Professor_Wil- Ham Wright, the Dean of
the
the wrong name and is meant to be an Exchange Depreciation Fund."--Reuter.
London Hospital, revealed that GERMAN
with the authorisation of the Dean of Westminster, ho bud opened the urn containing the re mains of the young Princes for an anatomical investigation.
Professor Wright is of the opinion, as a result, that the ages of the children was twelve and ten respectively, which is incompatible, with their having been alive at the time of the Battle of Bosworth.
Henry VII, therefore, could not have been connected with. their murder.
CHURCH
REVOLT
Ecclesiastical Conflict
CONFIDENCE
Paris, Dec. 1. The_now Premier, Mr. Chau- temps will stake the life of his new cabinet to-morrow when hol will seek a vote of confidence on his ministerial programme of
HELD LEGALLY POSSIBLE
WASHINGTON DECLINES TO COMMENT
..
POLICY NOT FINALLY DETERMINED
sensation has been caused in Washington and Japan by reports from League circles at Geneva stating that the League does not intend to make any attempt to deprive japan of hor mid-Pacific mandated islands after her resigna-' tion from the League takes effect, unless the United States enters a protest.
State Department officials in Washington decline to comment on the report. Tokyo's attitude is that if the report is accurate, it is FUKIEN, LAND OF just as well. Japan had no intention of giving
PROMISE
up the islands which she regards as vital to her for defensive purposes.
Adventurers Pouring Into Foochow
Foochew, Dec. 1,
Foochow seeme ta 'be full of political adventurers, or journal- ints, a large number of people having arrived in the last day or two.
There are many politicians and militarists looking for jobs, but most of them are destined for disappointment, the Provisional Government being hurð
U]}, Special.
MURAIMIMINNAN KETENCER
starskie dará
2
financial restoration. Observers A MINISTRY OF
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believe that he will be given) support on Saturday, but the real fight will start on Tuesday next-when the discussion of the Berlin, Nov. 30.
finance measures will begin. The contemplated installation! next Sunday of Bishop Mueller as A fast emptying treasury, wide-
protcal meetings the Primate of the Unified German spread Evangelical Church has been minera "work and bread" de postponed owing to the resignation monstrations have greeted the new of all the members of the Church's "public safety" cabinet.
In banking circles It is reported UNUSUALLY TALL...
The resignations wore the re-that the government is preparing sult of a conflict between the ex- to borrow £10,000,000 or £50,000,- Professor Wright discovered that treme Nazi "German Christiana" 000 in London de meet the Decem- Edward V, the elder of the two led by Bishop Hossenfleder and ber expenditure. boys, suffered from a serious dental tho more orthodox clerics.- M. Bonnet, the Minister of disease, while a stain of blood Reuter, #cross the face of the bones afford-
ed evidence of violent death.
Both boys were unusually tall
for their age, Edward being 4 feet 9 inches, and the young Duke of York 4 fest 61⁄2 inches. It is pointed out, in explanation of any doubts concerning their age, that the father was 6 feet 3 inches. In height.
Ecclesiastical Ministry.
DEFENCE
QUESTION AGAIN
RAISED
LINDBERGHS IN BATHURST
Flight From Cape Verdi Islands
London, Nov. 30, Colonel and Mrs. Lind- borgh to-day roached Bathurst in British. Guinea having flown from the Cape Verdi Islands. -British Wireless.
KOWLOON OUTRAGE
WIDE SEARCH FOR HOUSE COOLIE
MRS. HUNTER'S CONDITION.
The Police were actively last night and this morning engaged during the whole of in an endeavour to trace Ah Wing, the house coolie who made a murderous attack on Mrs. H. J. Hunter in her re- sidence 56A. Nathan Road yesterday afternoon.
AMERICAN CLAIM TO CONSULTATION Colony is under sbservation
It is indicated in Washington
Every possible exit from the
and adtectives are combing eyary train
to the time of going to press this No arrests had been made up afternoon.
The situation has been. mundo that the Amorienn intention is to more complicated by the repeated aypid disclosure of policy until the official declarations. In Japan that selected time,
Japan will never waive her con
We learn that there is a foar trol over the islands and will fight that, as the result of her injuries, any Power in order to retain them.unable to retain full use of her Mrs. Hunter will most likely be
not
It is believed whether or the United States will acquiesce in the continuation of Japan's man- date will be regarded as a strictly polley question, relating to Pacifle naval and political stability.
U. S. CLAIMS.
League officials indicate, how-
left arm.
ever, that the United States has and boat leaving. A close watch is Consistently exercised claims and also being kept on several of his P. 1. QUESTION OPEN. interests in the mandates which known haunts and on the water may be asserted again at a time fronts, both on the Island and the Whether the Philippinesques which tion, now in the balance, will figurenuspicious. It appearя
Washington regarda as Peninsula. in the American attitude
certain that these will challenge Japan's matter of
some considerable claims to title to the island and speculation.
dence under some other plan.
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SERIOUS CONDITION.
SIGNOR · MARCONI
IN PEKING
may even dispute her right to Mrs. Hunter, who is 55 years of As the situation now stands, continue as mandatory under the age, is at presont lying in hospital Congress has offered the Phillip League when she is not a member. in a serious condition with severe pines Independence undor the Unre The United States claims rights
(Continued on Page 11.). Hawes-Cutting act, and the Fill-In the Pacific mandates, as well as pinos have rejected the offer, while in those held by France and Great THE PREMIER'S their leaders aro secking Indepen-Britain in other parts of the world,
COMMENT
on grounds that the torritories If events shape themselves were wrested from Germany by that the United States will continue the joint action of the prinicipal London, Nov. 30. sovereignty over the Philippines allied powers, who retain equal LIKELY TO STAY FOR Finance, announced recently that "The question of the co-ordina indefinitely, presumably the United interest in them and equal rights France needed 2,000,000,000tion of the fighting services is States would be much more 'con- to determino their status. francs while the Intest statement now being actively discussed cerned over the status of the
A WEEK The United States first express-
Peking, Dec. 1. Signor Marconi was accorded an official and educational circles on his arrival from Tientsin this morning.
RED ROUND-UP IN shows that. the government's following, Mr. Baldwin's state. Marshalls and the Carolines thaned this claim shortly after the war,
balance in the Bank of France is ment during the debate on Bri-if the Philippines achieve carly and when the then Secretary of State, onthusiastic welcome by Tientsin
PEKING
HUNDRED ARRESTS
Ja
Poking, Dec. 1. At least
hundred persons One of the brothers, snid Pro suspected of "Red" tendencies fessor Wright, had an abnormal have been rounded up by the tear duct, showing that he "cried | Peking authorities in the läst few his eyes out,"
days.
TRADITIONAL VERSION: The traditional version of the death of the young Princes is that they met their doatha as result
Jater
of the ambitions of Richard III, who was Duke of Gloucester when Edward IV. dlad In 1483. They were placed in the Tower and Richard, after felgning reluctance, assumed the crown himself. When a movement was organised to free the young Princes from captivity, it became known that they were already dead and though it was generally belloved that they had been murdered, twenty years elapsed before the manner of the deed came to light.
WALPOLE DOUBTS.
According to Sir Thomas More,
Most of them have been con- victed na genuine "Reds.". Of the convicted the more important ones will be sont to Nanking for further trial-Central News.
only about half this sum.
HERRIOT'S RETURN.
The new cabinet, the fifth in less than a year, is thought to have little chance of survival and bears un-
DE
DUBLIN RAIDS SENSATION
tain's air strength.
complete independence.
NO GREAT CONCERN.
funds in accordance with the demandated islands, in a ring around pire, France, Italy and Japan." fensive value of each service. the Philippines and shutting off
Mr. MacDonald replied that the communications between them and Estimates were examined by the Hawail, form a potential naval Chancellor of Exchequer, fu con-throat from Japan in event of sultation with his colleagues in trans-Pacific war.
ments.
Ho will be the guest of honour.
as Huang
Mr. Bainbridge Colby, addreaalug The Prime Minister was asked
the Council of the, League of Na- in the Commons to-day whether
tions on February 21, 1921 said,, any Government body or any other States would have no great sinke ceded in the Versailles Treaty at a dinner party given by General
In the latter event, the United that the German territories were body was charged with ed-ordinat ing the annual Estimates of the then as long as the sociated powers, to wit, the United Peking Political Council, this
to the "principal allied and
Fu, Chairman of three fighting services with a United States is responsible for States of America, the British Em-
the view to allotting the available the Philippines, however, the
ovoning. Local leaders in other spheres will also hold a reception CONTENTION ADMITTED, in honour of him,
After a week or so in Peking, ho He added: "As one of the prin-will proceed to Nanking where he elpal allied and associated powers will be the guest of honour of the United States has equal con- the Nanking Government. Contral VALERA SPRINGS charge, of the defence depart Reporte some months ago in cern and inseparable interoat News.
League circles, alleging that Japan
with the other principal allied and A SURPRISE
The final decision on the main was establishing submarine bases associated powere in the oversens lines of policy rested with the on some of the mandated islands, possessions of Germany and SIR MILES LAMPSON Dublin, Dec. 1.
Cabinet:
would be another cause for Ameri: equal voice in their disposition, Police yesterday raided the ra- Naturally the criterion alluded can concern in this
which it is respectfully submitted aldences of General O'Dully, Mr. to in the question was at all times Japan's withdrawal
or effec- tho cannot be undertaken'
tuated without its consent." Flying Visit to Chiang HEAVY SENTENCES ON Finance, the headquarters of the Wireless.
Ernest Blythe, the ex-Minister of carefully borno in mind-British | League of Nations will not become
The League Council tacitly,ad- Farmers and Ratopayora League,
mitted this contention in its re
Kai-shek and the headquarters of the Blue
ply, also by deferring action on Shirts,
certain "A" mandates and by in-
Peking, Dec. 1. viting the United States to the Sir Miles Lampson, the retiring next meeting to consider mandates. British Minister to China, In A United Press message
Extensive correspondence with paring to fly to Nanchang on an- the League, nounced the decision of the League powers successfully developed and Chiang Kai-shek. From Nanchang and other allied | Monday to bid farewell to Marshal to make no attempt to deprive embodied the United States he will fly to Shanghai vin Nan;
ATTACK ON NAZI TAVERN
COMMUNISTS
Hamburg, Nov. 30. Sentences ranging from fifteon, to nine years' hard labour wore ed. passed to-day on seven Commun-
Numerous documents ware' solz- AUSTRALIAN NAVAL
The affair was raised in tho
Ists for an attack on a Nazi¦ Dali Elrrann into last night. Mr. Tavern, in which the owner was Ruttledge, Home Minister, do- slightly injured.
clared that the documents solzed
STRENGTH
con
formally effective until the spring of 1936. By that time it is likely that the government's Philippines polley will be somewhat clarified.
Permanent CONTROL.
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Sixteen other Communists ro in the raids proved conclusively DESTROYER FLOTILLA Japan of the 1,000 islands in the claims. In troatles with Franco king.-Central, News,
Sir Robert Brackenbury refused to ceived smaller sentences. Reuter.that the Young Ireland organisa-
oboy a command to put them to. death but agreed to give up his koya for one night to Sir James that the deed was committed by Tyrrel, who arranged for the as-order of Henry VII. sassination.
There has, however been littlo iforace Walpole has attempted to real doubt that Sir Thomas More's cast doubts upon the murder, and story was substantially correct. Sir C. R. Markham has argued | Router.
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tion was revolutionary.
He added that' arms and 'an- munition were also Bolzeu
He assorted that the Blue Shirts, despite the ban, were con- tinuing to work without a change In objects or tactics.-Router.
(Continued on Page 7.)
ON WAY
North Pacine mandated to Japan. in 1923, with Belgium in 1924 and The covenant provides that Japan Great Britain in 1926 the United may legally continue the mandates States secured, most favoured na- The destroyers Stuart, Vampire, despite withdrawal Waterhen, Vendetta and Voyager League.
from which have been lonnod by the British Navy to the Austrailan Many quarters in Geneva, how Government arrived in Singapore over, believe that the United States on Wednesday and left for Port conference,
will protest, necessitating-an-allied Darwin yesterday.
FINE WEATHER
pra-
the tion treaties in the Cameroons, The anticyclone remains ovar Togoland and East Africa, as well North China and South Manchuria, as guarantees that no change A depression is situated between would be made in any mandate the Loochoos, and the Boring. which affected America without Local forecast: NE. winds, frosh; Its content;
fing.