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BRITAIN'S GREAT BID FOR ARMS AGREEMENT
FREE STATE AND ECONOMIC War
Senate Urgos De Valera
to Conciliation
Dublin, Jan. 31.
A Control of Imports Bill has been tabled in the Dail, authorising import quotas.
Meanwhile, the Senate, by ninoteen votes to 16, approved a motion urging,
the Government to approach
the British Government with a view to appointing a joint commission to end the economic war.-Reuter.
WAR DEBT
JAPAN TO
HOLD MANDATED ISLES
PLAIN SPEAKING BY HIROTA
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(ly Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Wear angea. Ordindner, tips, Recelerd, February 1. 10.04 p.m.
Tokyo, Feb. 1.
Japan has no intention of surrendering her control of the Mandated islands in the Pacific under any circum-
AGITATION stances;
SENATOR BORAH'S
ENQUIRIES
SEEKING INSIDE
STORY:
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ily Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphis Mies anpei Ordivaner, 1891, Recefeed, February
10.36 0.9.J
Washington, Jan. 31. An agitation concerning war debt defaults xoems to be develop Ing in the Senate, where a number
This declaration was made in' the House of Poera this morning by Mr. Koki Hirota; the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in response to questions regarding the policy of Japan when her withdrawal from the League of Nations be- comes effective in April, 1985.
"Japan will hold the mandated Pacific islands despite her with- drawal from the Lengue,” said Mr. Hiroto.
The islands concerned include the Marshalls and the Carolines, which are of considerable interest both to the United States and insisted that the disposal of the Australia. The United States has
islands cannot be decided upon without her consent and that Japan has no claim to them other than governorship under League
of questions were put to the auspices.-United Press. Treasury Department to-day,
Tho Treasury spokesman in- formed the Senate that fifteen na- tions were in arrears of payments to the United States, the total sum of war debt arrears being $304,- 155,592.
Senator Borah, who is a leading
Bombing Planes
|| Large Mobile Guns for Use in Offensives
Sir John Simon
Big Tanks
The implement nd aggressivo,way which would be outlawed,
antially reduced, under the
British Dliermament Plan.
PRACTICAL EQUALITY
FOR GERMANY
PARITY IN ALL SPHERES BY.
PROGRESSIVE STAGES
SOVIET BALLOON WITH RETURN TO LEAGUE
+
DISASTER
figure in the chal Victims to be Buried in
lenge being made,
wald--that be-in- tends to demand the production of the correspon- dence which has passed between the State Depart- ment and
debtor nations.
Kremlin Wall
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(By Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphia Blem the mor Ordinaner, 1991, Received, February
1. 12.0 p.m.!
Moscow, Feb. 1.
re-
He is particu- larly interested to! The death of the three acronauts know whether, in in the stratosphere balloon ascent, the State Depart- which created a new world's ment's communications, the United cord, has profoundly shocked States ever indicated that defaulte Soviet scientific circles. in payment would not be frowned upon.-United Preas.
INSULL GAINS A RESPITE
TO STAY IN GREECE FOR A FEW DAYS
(Exclusive to "Telegraph")
(Dy Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphio Wea aupi Ordinance, 1894. Received, February 8. 19.08 $1.m.)
Athens, Feb. 1.
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They appear to have been over; come by the atmospheric condi- tions after their supply, of oxygen was exhausted.
The Communist Congress to-day passed a resolation Instructing that the three victims be buried within the Kremlin wall.----United Prees.
BRITISH INTRIGUE
ALLEGED,
DEVELOPMENTS IN SINKIANG
Mr. Samuel Insul, wanted in the United States in connexion (Telegraph Special.) with the collapse of the Chicago utilities trust, has scoured
Peking, Feb. 1. respite from the order requiring him to leave Greece.
A spokesman of the British Owing to his continued - Legation to-day described as ab health, permission has been given surd the suggestion that Britain for him to remain in Greece for had designs on Sinklang Pro: several days.—United Preaa.
vince. The allegation arose from the rumours of an Independence movement in that province. He added that personally he had no idea of the latest developments in Sinklang.
ANTI-VACCINATION BODIES BANNED
Dissolved By General Goering
Berlin, Jan. 81.`
AN ESSENTIAL
London, Feb. 1.
We must seek a solution where a solution can be found, says the British disarmament memorandum, which makes wide concessions to Germany's claims, declaring there to be no escape from the conclusion that arms permitted one State cannot indefinitely be denied to another.
FIGHTING IN NINGHSIA
DEFENDERS CLAIM SUCCESSES
Peking, Feb. 1,
OFFICER'S CAR GYMNASTICS
QUEER MISHAP ON CASTLE PEAK ̧RD.
NARROW ESCAPE
A motor mishap in which a mili- bary officer was involved is re ported in the Intest list Issued by the Trame Office in connexion with. the "Safety First" campaign.
At about midnight on Tuesday, Lieutenant T. R. Shields, R.A., while driving private car No. 2067- on the Castle Penk Road in the. direction of Castle Pank, failed to negotiate properly the bend before entering the straight part of the. rond bofore Taun Wan.
The offside wheels of the cor 'ran off the right of the road and wero in ono place two feet below the road fevel. The car rán along for a hundred feet An official bulletin issued here with its offside wheels off the road land guapped off a small tree which states that general Ma Hung-was in its path. kwei's troops launched a strong skidded broadside for some 40 The car regained the road, attack at dawn on Sun Tien-feet, and then went backwards ying's forces and succeeded in re-over the other side of the road and. came to rest, wedged between -R covering the ground lost after low bank of earth and a tree. severe fighting.”
No persona were injured and with exception of and ripped off rear mudguard, the burst rear tyre car seams to have escaped serious. damage.
Attempts are now being made to dislodge the invaders from
RE-ARMAMENT IN other points.
AMERICA
NEW BILLS
ANOTHER MISHAP
Although it to chimed that Sun Tidning's troopsy in their dea-. perate effort to capture Ninghsin Wong Hunk, licensed motor bus over-reached themselves and are driver No. 4976, reports that at 1:30 SENATE TO ACT ON after several days of strenuous motor bug No. 678 aleng Leighton now suffering from exhaustion p... yesterday whilst driving combat, several days are likely to Hill Road from west to east, and be required before the limits of whon near Craigengower Cricket | Ninghsin city are cleared of Club, he stopped his bus at the
hostile forces.
Sun Tien-ying has not replict gera alighted..
stopping place, when two passen- Tramear No. 25, to General Ho Ying-ching's tele- which was travelling in the same (Bu Telegraph. Copyright. Telegrapho Megrum ordering him sages Ordinanec. 101. Recelead, February hostilities, and his continued de- of his bus, causing damage to the cense direction, collided with the rear 1. 10.0 p.m.
fiance is expected to result in rear lamp and rear part of the bus,. Washington, Jan. 81;.
measures for sending a punitive, The Senate has arranged to expedition.
(Exclusive to "Telegraph")
to
Sun Tien-ying has more than
FARMERS
consider the Vinson Bill, providing forty regiments under his.com- WARNING TO U.S. for the construction of 120 new mand, but it is stated that his warships in five years, and the army is little better than a rabble Trammell Bill, providing for the which would be unable to resist ballding of a new air fleet of the Government's forces.--Reuter. 1,180 military machines, before the week-end.
Quick action is predicted. It is generally believed that the Bills will be passed for the Pre- sidential signature without en-
countering any real opposition in
After submitting proposals for guaranteeing security, Britain suggests that it is not impos-the Senate-United Press. sible to find accommodation between the 200,000 effectives suggested in the Draft Con- vention and the 300,000 demanded by Germany.
Military training outside the army is to be prohibited.
The maximum calibre of guns even in for- tress defence systems should be limited.
Tanks over sixteen tons are to be destroyed progressively. Britain would agree to the new German short-service army being equipped with tanks up to six tons, and with 155 millimetre guns, those of other Powers in excess of that calibre to be destroyed progressively.
SOVIET'S POWER IN THE AIR
WORLD'S SECOND
STRONGEST
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pagne Ordinance. 3893. Received, February |
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PETROL DUTIES INCREASE
LATEST NANKING
IMPOSTS
COOPERATION OR COMPULSION
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(By Telepraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Mesm Ordinance. 1894. Received, February 1. 10:46 am.)
An
Washington, Jan. 31. Nanking, Feb. 1.
important warning to Increased duties on gasoline and American farmers was given by kerosene becoming effective to-day the Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. have been announced.
Henry Wallace, in the course of The new duty for gasoline is a speech at Madison, Wisconsid Customs Gold Unit 2.1 on each to-day. · drum of ten American gallons, and C.G.U. 2 for every shipped in tankers."
Mr. Wallace is one of the m ten gallons progressive of the Socialist Y.
of the Administration.
For kerosene and other illumina».
He declared that the future was thy Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphia Mesench drum of ten gallons, and ernment regimentation of agricul
ting oils, the duty is CGU: 1.8 for in the farmers' hand. Strict gov- OGU 1.7 foevery ten gallons ship-ture may result from a failure of London, Feb. 1. ped in tankera.-Reuter.
the farmers voluntarily to control Later. strong pressuro boing
their production. Customs officials explain that
He added, however, that the crease Britain's strength In the clrange boing in the system of rimentationUnited Press. air, resulted in another discussion measurement,, which has been nl- on the subject in the House of tored
litres American Commons last night.
The
oxerted on the Government to In the Ineroase is negligile, the main Government would not relish re-
Mr. Rameny MacDonald admit- ted Captain Balfour's contention that the Soviet Air Force was one of the strongest in the world,
United Presa.
Germany would be permitted to acquire air force parity over an eight-year period, in which. efforts would be made to secure reductions in the existing air forces of other Powers.
The return of Germany to the League of second only to that of France-- Nations is considered by the British Government to be an essential condition of an agreement.
He also stated that the British TEXT OF REMARKABLE DOCUMENT
HEAVY SNOWFALL IN PEKING
from to/gallona-Reuter,
AMERICAN OFFICIALS ABROAD
Compensation for Fall in U.S. Dollar
(Exclusive to "Telegraph");
(By Telepraph.Geparight. Telegraphia Mon=" sages Ordinance, 1894. Rectlood. February 1. 10.30a.m.).
CONGRESS REJECTS SALES TAX
SURPRISE ACTION ON REVISION BILL
sug
(Exclusive to "Telegraph").
(Dy Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphio, biza- Ordinator, JEF). Rvcsford, February
14 10:08 PM).
Washington, Jan. 31.
Government would welcome the return of the Panchon Lama to
directive suggestions BREAK IN UNUSUALLY The Mentorandum, in which the out now Tibet if he did so with the ap-attitude of the British Government would lead to further disappoint-
DRY WINTER proval of the Nanking Govern in the present dlearmament situa-mont, and that an agreement is mont.Central News.
tion is clearly dofined was publish- most likely to be reached on a
The Ways and Beans Committee od in the form of a White Paper.
Poking, Fab. 1... brond basis which combines the
Washington, Jan. 81. of the House of Representatives' It represents a further positivo regulation of armaments' with After the hoavisat fall of ́anow The Appropriation Committos of considering the tax révision bill contribution to promoting re-assurances in the political fiold. for many years, Peking's ancient the House of Representatives has to day has rejected the proposed. All anti-vaccination organisa-
́ ́CLOUDY WEATHER.
conciliation of views and Indicates
walls and towors and palaces were reported on the supply bills sales tax, `adjustment `NEEDED... tions in Prussia, including Medical)"'The antleyclone is now centred the lines of compromise which His D
overlaid with a mantle of white providing $7.125,000 to adjust the The action of the committes is Associations anti-vaccination ac-lover South Manchuria and a de- Majesty's Government ballovo Discussion, since last March, this morning.
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salaries of Government officials a blow to Administration officials, tivities are forbidden, and ́exomp-pression is crossing the Loochoos should be generally acceptable. however, has shown that the The show is still falling heavily on foreign service who are suffer although a similar tax proposal tion certificates will be granted on a north-easterly track. Local The Memorandum states that it British draft convention, the Local farmers are rejoicing that ing as a result of the fall in the was rejected by Congress during only in extreme cases finder forecast:-N. E. winda, fresh; is recognised that the resumption underlying conceptions of which this is welcome break in an unusual gold value of the American dollar. the regime of President Hoover. doctor's orders-Router,
cloudy,
[of the negotiations at Geneva with- Continued on Page 11.). ly dry winter-Router..
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