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SECRET VIENNA TALKS: THROWING OVER ITALY?
Major Fay, Austria's “Strong Man," who li believed to favour a rap- prochement with the Nazis.
SILVER BOOSTING CHARGE
VIOLATION OF AGREEMENT !
CHINA MAY NOT RATIFY
(Special to "Telograph")
Nanking, Feb. 27... Commenting on the silver situa- tion. Mr. Tang Ching-po, Chief Secretary of the Nanking Minis- try of Industry and Commerce, declared in an interview that the Chinese Government could find o reason to ratlify the London Silver Agreement, If the spirit of it was violated by the boosting of the silver price by one of its signa-
torice
The London Silver Agreement, he said, aimed at the elimination of fluctuations of silver prices and did not imply the bousting of such prices.
. Later,
On his return. It is believed that' something definite will emerge in the allver situation.-Central. News,
Austrian Leaders in
RAPID MARCH OF EVENTS
POLITICAL PICTURE'S QUICK CHANGE
BERLIN OVERTURES
:
IN PRAGUE
(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH”)
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphis Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, February 27, 9.15 a.m.):
LONDON, FEB. 27.
THE DIPLOMATIC WHIRL IN EUROPE IS GATHERING PACE; CHANGING THE PICTURE WITH STARTLING RAPIDITY. WHILE ITALY IS NEGOTIATING: AN ALLIANCE WITH AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY, GERMANY IS ESTABLISHING HER POSITION WITH HER EASTERN NEIGHBOURS.
The most important development emerging from the activity in Europe's chancellries, however, is the prospect of the patching up of a peace between Austria and Germany, based upon à closer friendship between the Austrian Fascists under Prince von Starhemberg and the Nazis,
It is learned on very reliable authority that Austro-Gorman peace is likely to be achieved by early March if not before, though the means may possibly serve to create fresh anxieties in Rome and Paris.
BACK INTO THE MELTING POT
It is otticially stated that Ger-
Negotiation
MARYSE HILZE IN
HANOI
Hongkong Arrival Date
Not Known
Hanoi, Feb. 26. Mademoiselle Maryso Hilze, who is flying from Paris to Tokyo; landed at. Hanoi this morning... It is not definitely known when she will arrive in Hongkong, -Reuter,
ANGLO-ITALIAN ACCORD
ON DISARMAMENT PROBLEMS
EDEN'S TALKS
IN ROME
London, Feb, 26. Mr. Anthony Eden began his conversations with Signor Mussolini at the Venice Palace this evening.
Enriler to-day he had an audience of the Pope. He was ac- companied to the Vaticanby Sir Robert Clive, Minister to the Holy Sec, und bis conversation with
an
His Holiness lasted for half Pacelll, the Papal Secretary of Slate, and, afterwards mado a tour of the Vatican.
hour, Mr. Eden also met Cardinal
An official statement concerning the Rome conversations, issued in Rome to-night, stated that the head of the Government received this afternoon. at the Venice Palace, Mr. Eden, the Lord Privy Seal, who informed him of the con- versations which had taken place in Paris and Berlin.
with Hitler Agents BETTER DAY
Our picture shows great ics floss in the Hudson River, which, in the Arctic
conditions prevailing, has been practically frozen overigen
BIG PRIZE WON BY SYNDICATE
Staff and Workmen
in Factory
Ticket No. 45735, which drow the first prize of $146,321.58; in the South-, China Athletic Association Derby Sweep, was held by a syndicate of the staff and workman of the Fung Keong Rubber Manufactory, the Colony's leading rubber factory.
SHIPPING SLUMP
ICE-FLOES MENACE
FISHING FLEET IN PERIL
FOR PUNTERS
TRACK DRIES UP WELL. FIRM FOOTHOLD
RESULTS OF THE EARLY EVENTS.
Better times, keenør rac, ing and the more effective “suppression” of outsiders was expected, at the races to-day as a result of the im- proved conditions.......
Tho.course had dried up remark- ably well, giving a firm foothold, and it was not anticipated that dark horses would be so much in prominence as they were in the first, two days of the meeting...
This bollof seemed to be confirm ed in the early events. In the Kalyan Plate, King Willow won with a fair degree of comfort from Chesterfield, and Mr. A. J. P. Heard reversed the order of arrival with Mr. Y. S. Chang in the Tlent-
ator home. In front of King's Worthy."
WILD WEATHERain Stakes when he brought Gladi
IN AMERICA
HEARD-CHANG RIVALRY.
Now York, Feb. 26,
In Good Time led for most of The terriffic snowstorm the way in the opening event, in which broke over New a field of sixteen. He was joined. England and other Eastern Chesterfield. (Heard) at The Rock, by King Willow (Chdng) and States at noon yesterday is King Willow passing him on the still raging with undiminish- bend, followed by Chesterfield. ed force after more than challenge on the run in.
King Willow resisted Chesterfield's twenty-four hours.
Gladiator (Heard) won the Tient- Wild weather continues in the sin Stakes much as he liked. Zero. Southern States also. Enormous set the pace, but was overhauled damage has been done by a series by Oak Bay, Gladiator being kept of tornadoes which have ripped in hand until the Rock, where lie through the countryside leaving was lying sixth-When Mr. Hoard death and devastation in their gave him his head he went straight path.
(Continued on Page 7.) Six deaths attributed
to the
| Arctic conditions have occurred in the Eastern States, whilò in four Southern States, sixteen have been killed by storm 'wreckage.
CASH SWEEPS
LUCKY NUMBERS AT THE RACES
Race No. 1
No. 388
tr"
48
GROWING ALARM..
IN FRANCE
Germany has also carried her
DEPUTATION SEES What part Dr. Dollfuss is play-
FRESH SURVEY.
M. DOUMERGUE Dr. H. H. Kung. the Finance ing is not known. He is keenly rapprochement with Poland a good Minister, is returning to the interested in preserving. Italy's deal further.
This information enabled them
Paris, Feb. 26.
The Red Cross Society la rushing capital from Shanghai this morn-support of his policies, but there ing after his consultations with is a hint that the decision may be many and Poland have now agreed
The French mercantile marine supplies to the devastated areas. to far-reaching cultural coopera- to examine afresh the British and taken out of his hands,
Nearly 82,000 men are clearing Chinese financial leaders.
is in the grip of a severe de- the snow in New York, but the It is learned that negotiations tion, which aims at stimulat- Italian memorandum,
Thoy .found themselves in pression, about one-third of all blizzard is raging and the snow were commenced at Vienna during mutual understanding and sympathy by concerted supervi-
of public accord as to the object to be French ships being laid up ac- oiles up again almost as quickly ing the week-end between aion of the agencies Prince von Starhemberg, the opinion, like the press, wireless, reached, and in particular as to cording to a deputation which as it is cleared.
There are great, snowdrifts in chief of the Heimwehr. Major cinemas, literature, theatres and the possibility of finding a basis waited upon the Premier, M.
Doumèrgue to-day.
New Jersey. Fey, the Fascist Vice-Chancellor public speeches. of Austria, and several Ger- The agreement has real signi- of general agreement.
**FISING FLEET'S PERIL The alarming altuation is attri-
316 " mans who are close friends of ficance as meaning that both The Cabinet Committed on dis-buted in French shipping circles to Disaster is threatening the great Unplaced runners ($50. dach) Herr Hitler.
countries will renounce propagan; armament mot to-day, and it is French tariff policy, the fall in fishing fleet at Provincetown, Nos. 218, 94, 192, 40, 120, 239, 227,
the members con- foreign currencies, particularly of Massachusetts, which is valued at 117, 157, 278, 386, 138, 88. Several conferences have been da of aggression one against the understood
the other, which has been a market sidered the reports from Mr. Eden the pound and the dollar, and half a million dollars. held between them with
ahas diverted trade from French imminent peril of destruction by The vessels of the fleet are in avowed objective of ending the feature of German-Polish rela-of his conversations in Paris, and foreign shipping subsidies, which
Race No. 2 rivalry between the Nazis and the tions since the par-United Press. Berlin. Mr. Eden will make
short stay in Paris on his journey bottoms.
being crushed in the harbour by Fascists.
from Rome, and is expected in To view of the crisis, the deputa- great ice-fives, or by breaking from . DOLLFUSS IN THE London at the end of the week-tion from France's leading shipping their moorings. ---
British Wireless. SWIM?
companies that waited on the Pre The fishermen are frantically mier to-day urged him to facilitate trying to save their ships, daringly. Unplaced runners ($50 each) legislation to protect French ship walking on the larger flocs dragging Nos. 820, 87, 233, 244, 4, 204, Png Including the introduction of a small boats to tow the larger craft 423, 148, 80, 30, 21, 162,
423, 145ace No. 3 special surtax of .05 por copt on to safety, Reuter, all Import duties to provideginem- ¦ployment benefit to scamen.
FORD FACTORY FOR CHINA
$4,000,000 COMPANY
AGREEMENT
(Special to "Telegraph")
Nanking, Feb. 27. The Nanking Ministry of In dustry has concluded negotiations with the Ford Motor interests, for
They hope it will be possible to secure an agreement to cease the feuds between the two branches of the Fascist cult and to renew old friendships.
„PRAGUE APPROACHED,, Meanwhile, Germany is tackling
an agreement governing the es-the problem of strengthenlig Its! tablishment of a mictor-ear factory pcsition in another way,
in China.
An official Berlin etatenicut says
tend to
"No Trouble Expected" To-morrow
DESPITE EXPIRY OF ULTIMATUM.
-ABLE SEAMAN'S
SUICIDE
SUBSIDY PROVISION.
J
pald to French Colonial growers of rubber and other products should, The deputation also urged the in future, be paid only to growers: BODY RECOVERED IN creation of free ports in France and shipping their products in French
a provision whereby. the subsidies bottoms-Reuter.
HARBOUR
Vienna, Fob. 26. The draft agreement, which is that a non-aggression understand-
The Chancellor's Dmca an- expected to be signed next month, Ing between Germany and. Czécho- provides for a capital of $4,000,000 Slovakia is impending, following nounces that Dr. Dollfuss 18 send-
The body of A. B. Bain, who dis- for this enterprise, to which the the Polish-German understanding, ing no reinforcements to the
appeared from H.M.S. Whitshed on Ford interests will subscribe three-both of which are intended and frontier and that all is quiet along fourths Contral News.
consolidate Germany's the Austro-German border.
February 18 was recovered by the relations with hor Eastern Moreover, pays the statement, Water Police yesterday afternoon
anticipated on no trouble is noighbours,
The United Press correspondent February 28, when Ilorr Habicht's shortly after 4 o'clock in the Naval
anchorage near H.31.S. Cornwall. in Prague Bays that the Czecho-ultimatum expires. Slovakian Government ore under Hableht threatened a renewal The naval authorities were im- atood to view the German over of anti-government activities by mediately notified and a pest mor- tures for a Non-Aggression Pact the Nazia in Austria unless Dr. tom examination was hold. The favourably, provided that it is Dollfuss agreed to cooperate with body was Identified by Lending made perfectly clear that it does the Nazis. Reuter. not interfere with their relations with France...
MANCHUKUO POSTAL PROBLEM
Settling Accounts Internationally
London, Feb. 24.
· THE ITALIAN" WEDGE.
Prince von Starhemborg
Vienna, Feb. 27.
Scaman Wooddete; of the Whit- akod. At the time of recovery the
Bain loft duty at seven o'clock
body was attired in naval uniform.
ANGLO-JAPANESE COTTON
· PARLEY HITCH
LANCASHIRE COMMITTEE GIVE
PLAIN HINT
No. 168 436 128
No. 84
499.
82
$665 100 95
151.
$1,085
310 160
Unplaced runners ($50 each) Nos, 245, 112, 400, 207, 419, 68, 11 254; 444,
Race 4
No 409
204
*412
320
206.
Unplaced runners ($50 Nos. 487, 518,
London, Feb, 26. the geographical arons to be LEEDS SPRING
SURPRISE The course of the Anglo-covered by the discussions, and unanimously endorsed the policy on the morning of February 18 for!
negotiating com recess and when called up for duty Japanese cotton discussions and action of the
The Committee felt that world BEAT WEDNESDAY IN
SHEFFIELD again at 9.30 am, was found to be is not proceeding as smooth-mition.
wide scope for the discussions missing. In view of the fact that ly as was hoped.
After the meeting to-day be was.osscutial if they were to serve splash was heard shortly after a.m. and a bucket attached to the
London, Feb, 201
It is indicated that Czecho Speculation has been aroused by I am unaware that the Man Slovakia will not commit herself the fact that Prince von Starhem chukuo Department of Communica- to the prejudice of her relations berg last night attended a Mon tions has made representations in with France, but that Dr. Benes, archist mass meeting at which he regard to Improved postal services the Foreign Minister, feels that a was given a warm vatn the re- missing man's belt was recovered tween the British delegates in the the object which the British In the First Division of the Eng-"
The speakers demanded between Europe and the Far East," Non-Aggression Pact with Ger said Sir John Simon, replying to many will help to offest the vocation of the laws banishing the by divers later in the day. It was Anglo-Japanese textile discussions interests have throughout rogard-
Japanese competition, It was The Hope was expressed that sprang a surprise on Sheffield Mr. W. Nunn, in the House of Com-embryonic Italo-Austro-Hungarian Hapsburgs as a preliminary stop presumed, that Bain had committed and the Lancashire committee on ed as indispensable, lish League, to-day, Leeds, United Alliance, which threatens to push towards the restoration of the Mon suicide stated that the Committee had following the Anglo-Japanoso dis- Wednesday going to Hillsboro and mona to-day, AMEL
He added that
the
question of a wedge between the Little La archy, but there was no suggestion. At the time at the ocident placed on record its regret that cussions to take place on Wednes leaving with both points, settling, postal accounts had boen tente and which is worrying that an immediato restoration was HM.8 Whlshed was tied to a diflonity should have,arleen at day, the present diflculties would. Leads scored two goals without
| sought---Renter-
buoy opposite the aval Canteen.this early stage on the question of be overcome.--British Wireless.replyRetter. Faised Reuter.
Czecko-Slovakia.
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