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No. 1176
1934. END WATABEDF. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18,
H沉初月三
HINIALE OUPY 1 CENTE
CREDA PER ANNETTE
In a class by itself
DUNLOP FORT
THE FIRST CHAPTER OF "GREAT EXPECTATIONS"
REMONETISATION
OF SILVER
Roosevelt Arranges
Conference Washington, Apr. 17. Senator Ning announces
that arrangements
monetisation
have
been made for the leaders the re- at the move for
of silver to President with Roosevelt on Thursday.-- heater.
conter
EMPRESS BOAT'S
QUEER CARGO
FOUR REAL LIVE DRAGONS
AND BLUE-GREEN TREE SNAKES
TERRENITENTITEKTURZELENUREDINETALJNUcavonzza sengers
TROTSKY
ORDERED TO QUIT
RESIDENCE PERMIT WITHDRAWN
NOWHERE TO GO
(Special to "Telegraph")
APT
(lly Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Ma
Reerived Qviivavet, TAPI. angre 3. F.X+ 0.2%)
When the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Asia leaves Hongkong on Friday, she will have aboard some strange pas
in the form of four specimens of the only probable descendant of the prehistoric the Saurians, now known as Varanus Komodoensis, or the Komodo dragon.
These reptiles, which are being
taken to the United States by Mr. Lawrence Griswold and Mr. W. H.: Harkness, jr., are only found on
Mr. Neville Chamberlain's Lucky Bag
Mr. Neville Chamberlain.
the faland of Komodo in the Dutch HEALTH
East Indies, an Island. whose to-
pography is strangely reminiscent
of
the moon.
Lumbering flying TOASTED
foxes and lizards, and abundance fof wild deer, pigs and other game
abound on this mountainous island IN
which is covered with coarse grass, i while in the valleys between the peaks which range to a height of 2,200 feet, are found a few trees.
LIVES IN CAVES.
The Komodo dragon, which lives incavea, grows to about 16 feet In length and with its large forked is tongue and ferocious aspect probably the origin of the Chinesa Although M. Trotskydragon legend." These reptiles caused, the Surete-Generale live on deer and wild pigs. with
Paris, Aur, 18.
an occasional enrabao
ponn.
N
horn
THE STREET
MR. CHAMBERLAIN POPULAR
LABOUR M.P.S' COMMENTS to look rather foolish by d'oeuvre. Their long curved teeth!
London, April 17. their raiding his Barbizonjare admirably suited for this pur-
For a few hours at least, villa,
near Fontainebleau, The dragon normally runs on all expecting to find a gang of four legs, but when fighting to Mr. Neville Chamberlain was which it is not in the east bit to-day, without a doubt, the crooks when they should adverse--or when its attention in most popular man in Eng- have known all about the attracted by anything unusual, it
rears up on htud legs and tail. -occupant, the French police are determined to have the last laugh.
M. Trotsky is now under orders to leave France, ostensibly because tot been actively organising a
Fourth International.
land.
men. Remarkable
were Keenes
wit
ONLY TEN IN CAPTIVITY.------
There are at present only ten specimens in captivity, right of were trapped by Mr. which Griswold and Mr. Harkness. were left in Socrabaya for the messed outside the Stock Exchange Dutch Government who have re- fused permission for any further when the Chancellor's proposals trapping for the next five years.
Four
ROSY PROSPECTS QUAKE SHOCK IN.
FOR RECOVERY
FIRST TAX RELIEFS FOR MANY YEARS
STRICTLY BUSINESS
:
ATMOSPHERE
London, Apr. 17.
The Budget which the Chancellor of Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, presented to the House of Commons to-day was the first for some years to lighten the burden of the British taxpayer.
In the belief that the country had "passed the worst" and could "look forward with confidence to further progress in the new financial year," the Chancel- lor felt able to use his substantial surplus for reducing the standard rate of income tax by sixpence to 4/6d in the pound, for restoring, in full from July 1st next, the cuts made in 1931 in the allowances to the unemploy- ed, and in restoring from the same date half of the pay cuts also m
made in 1931:
CALIFORNIA
Temporary Panic In
Santa Ana
New York, Apr. 17. The severast earthquake shock since the disaster of March 10, 1933, sent the inhabitants of Santa Ana,
California, rushing from
their homes and office buildings to-day. No damage is, however, report- cd.-Router.
SINGAPORE BASE BARGAIN
RUMOUR
DENIED BY SIR JOHN SIMON
London, Apr. 17. Rumours that a political understanding with Japan would form an important feature of negotiations for a textile agreement were dis- SANKRANTEE posed of in the House of
Commons to-night.
RUSSIA PREPARES
NEW TERRITORIAL
RIFLEMEN
It has been suggested that Japan would be prepared to make concessions in the tex- tile field if Britain retarded the development of the naval base at Singapore or aban- doned it.
Britain, however, has no inten- tion of mixing business with de
CRACK SHOTS FROM fence problems.
TRADE UNIONS
Riga, Apr. 17 It is reported from Moscow
The Chancellor also proposed a reduction in the tax on private cars from £1 to 15/- per horse-power from that a new armod force of three January 1st next, with a corresponding reduction for imotor cycles, and announced the readjustment of the preference on colonial sugar and new duties on patent riflemen will be created in Russia leather and hydrocarbon oils.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE “PROFITS"
hundred thousand territorial
the House of Commons would be
Replying to Mr. V. la T. McEnter (Lab. Walthamstow), who asked for information in regard to the extent to which political relations will now be involved in the Anglo- Japanese commercial negotiations, and who sought an assurance that
informed, at the earliest opport- unity, before we entered into
any sort in the Far East, Sir John Simon said that he had no inten tion of introducing political ques- The central labour authoritications tute any discussion of co- are said to have circularised the mercial matters. Trade Unions ordering them to No question of further political assist in organising the new body commitments in the Far East arose.
Each Trade Union must pick two--Reuter.
within the next three months,
This was the third successive, Treasury bill and savings certi-ner cent, of its members and train His health was drunk-year in which Mr. Chamberlain had- festes-together-at-their-lowest them into crack shots for enrol- in the streets by City presented the nation's budget.. point was over £1,200,000,000 but ment.
At the outset of a two-hours' the interest amounted to little more! The "Voreshiloft Riflemen" re- speech, he recalled that In 1932 than 2.5,000,000,
cently created are to be an adjunct During the year £40,000,000 of of the Red Army-Reuter. many dark clouds still hung around the horizan. Last year, he said, nl-4 per cent. Treasury bonds and though the outlook was distinctly 224,000,000 of 5 per cont. United Ting that M. Trotsky is now preparing to
brighter, there was no settled feel-Kingdom dollar-bonds were con- they had reached nerezted into 2% per cent, converaton} of announced. Hundreds were
weather. To-day, however, the at-loan or conversion bonds. The net leave France, although he does not
These intrepid hunters were on stockbrokers and their clients as-mosphere was completely brighter, reduction in the nominal total of know where to go following the
During the Inst twelve months, deadweight debt on year was withdrawal of his permit to reside the island of Komodo for seven in France after the alleged din-weeks and in the course of their sembled in the street, cheered the
tinued to accumulate. There was a wanderings discovered a mountain Chancellor to the echo and drank evidence of improvement had con- £21,500,000. and river which had not previously his health.
small but distinct rise in wholesale been charted. They also have with
The market then witnessed a prices, the rates of short-term in-
covery that he has been engaging in propaganda.
Mr. Max Eastman, a noted radical friend of Trotsky, in an interview with the United Press in New York
them four blue green tree snakes
UNEMPLOYMENT CHEAPER. Turning to the prospects for the
which are highly poisonous. Pre-boom in all industrial shares,terest had achieved new low records, future, Mr. Chamberlain said that said that the Fourth International Vious reports on these rare snakes/Business continued in the street, and the position of long-term Joannelther last year nor the year be
have been that they are of a leaf until late in the evening. is already powerfully organised. with headquarters in New York green colour, and other world centres.
were
The Opposition does not, how When asked how these snakes ever, think that the Chancellor
Mr. captured
Harkness made the best of his chances. "Its aim is real world revolucasually explained that they were tion," he declared, adding that shaken out of trees and then Trotsky concealed his whereabouts caught with a forked stick. He because he feared for his life-did not explain what one did if in United Press.
shaking the trep you Were un- fortunate enough to be where the anake fell!
TRANS-ATLANTIC AIRSHIP LINE
$12,000,000 SCHEME IN CONGRESS
FOR BRONX ZOO.
The Komodu dragons are being taken to New York where the Bronx Zoo has first call on any specimens that are still alive, and the rest will be delivered to the Smithsonian Institute in Washing- ton.
others.
Sir Herbert Samuel expressed the view that all the pay cuta should have been fully restored.
hud improved to such an extent that stocks such as the old 2 per cent. Console actually stood higher to
day than before the war,
SLUMS.
ON MANCHURIA BORDER
Japanese Military and Soviet
(Special to "Telegraph"}
(By Telegraphy Copprions, Telegraphic Hos
Ordinance. 2874.
churian border.
further political commitments of
SOVIET ORDERS FOR BRITAIN
DIVERSION FROM AMERICA
JOHNSON BILL RESULT
(Special to "Talegraph")
• 18ly Tsinaraph. Copyriens, Trautapklo Mfar- 1853. rages Ordinance.
Recalend April 18, 0.19 6.m.)
fore had he made provialon either for the payment of war debt to America or for the receipt of war (debts or reparations by Britain, sh) EQUILIBRIUM RESTORED. and in the absence of any further! A MEAN BUDGET.
development he proposed to follow!
Tokyo, April 18. Industrial production had very the same line this year.
Major-General Nelji Okamura,
Moscow, Apr. 17. Major Attlee, speaking on be much gone up and equilibrium been He said the fixed dest charge the assistant Chief of Staff of the half of the official Labour Party, restored in the country's balance of would stand at £224,000,000.
Big Soviet Government the Budget as the payments.
Among items of expenditure, he Japancae Kwantung Army, sald to- orders which were formerly described menneat on record. He said that Statistics of such things as retail mentioned that the continued day that Soviet troops are still destined for the United Mr. Chamberlain had been wondertrade, consumption of electricity, decline in unemployment had en- fully generous at the expense of transport, iron and steel produc-abled a saving as compared with being concentrated on the Man-(States, may be given to Bri-
tion, and house building. In every last year of £10,688,000,
tain and the British Empire case showed a revival of activity.
It is, however, the opinion of the All this, combined with the sub- atantial surplus with which the
Japanese military authorities that as a result of the signature financial your had 'onded, had es-
Provision hud to be made for the Soviet forces cannot take the by President Roosevelt of tablished in men's
minds a new such measures as the slum clear-offensive owing to the present the Johnson Bill,
situation. General ance campaign, botter. marketing internal spirit of hope and confidence.
for agricultural products, and im-Okamura declares, therefore, that
The now American loglalation HOME MARKET EXPANSION,
provements in rural water supplies, the situation is safe for the takes discretion in debt mattera out Certain unpleasant facts, how But taking a reasonably optimistic present.--United Press. here ever, still had to be reckoned with View of the course of trude he was the before their troubles were ended. Justified in expecting a larger yield form all the most important the The improvement in the country's
position was due almost entirely to sources of revenue.
Dealing with the preference on A Conservative momber, Mr. F. an expansion of the home market
and the export trade, although colonial sugar he said that, in A. Macquisten, K.C., complained better, was still far behind the agreement with the Colonial Secre that nothing had been done for the Agures reached only a few years tary, he proposed a new scheme COMPANIES SUING THE regime-Router. Highland distilling industry which
which would be a bonent to had shrunk to one-third of Its pre-war level.-Router.
от
MR. MAXTON'S SALLY.
Mr. Jumea Maxton, the 1.LP. The Canadian Pacific is taking leader, declared that he was able all possible precautions to ace that to congratulate Mr. Chamberlain Washington, April 17. A Democrat member, Mr. Con these nets are kept comfortable unreservedly since "I came nothing from don, has introduced in the House and warm on their long journey expecting of Representatives, a Bill directing and have made arrangements with National Government the Reconstruction Finance Cor- the Chief Steward of the Empress capitalist system." poration to lend twelve million of Asia to see that they are fed dollars to the Respess Aeronautical their regular diet of five pounds Engineering Corporation of Cran- of raw beef at noon every day. ton, for the purpose of establish- ing a Trans-Atlantic airship ling. tho The company would vac money to construct two airships with a une coacity of 700,000,000 cubic feet. They would also end- struct a terminus in the United States The loan would be repay- able in ton annual Instalments, the first of which would fall due' in 1937-Reuter.
AMPHIBIANS DELAYED
NOT FLYING HERE TO-DAY
BANKHEAD BILL
· CONGRESS ACTION
ngo.
U.S. AIR MAIL DISPUTE
P.M.G.
New York, April 17.
of the hands of the Administration and forbida the United States to extend credit facilities to any debtor nation.
The description embraces Soviet Russia as a result of the American- loan to the Kerensky Government which is repudiated by the present
Tokyo, April 18.
The Soviet Government has solocted Vladivostock as the gate-- way for American commerco. Ac- Four United States air lines, cording to the Japanese Foreign
Britain hud now regained her Colonies of about the same value place as the first exporting country as the facilities they had been re- but the channela through which the colving but which would permit the trade formerly flowed so freely traffle in sugar to flow freely either were still diminished.
to Canada or Britain, In accord- ance with the normal demands of the Bosing Air Transport Com-Offee, all American goods for CHEAP BORROWING.
Russia will pass through Vladivos trade.
pany, the National Air Transport tock and thence via the Trans-
· SUGAR QUOTA. Twelve months ago, the Chan-
Company, the Pacific A. T. Com-Siberian Railway to Moscow. callor sald. he had to report' a
This they expected to accomplish deficit of £32,000,000.
that, they have fled This year he estimated a real by a reduction in the general pre-pany and the Varney air Lines, United Preas.
ference on all colonial sugar to the announce surplus was about £39,000,000.
In analysing the year's accounts. old rate of 3/9d. por hundredweight complaints in Washington against H.E. the C-in-C., Admiral Sir will be unable to take off from The House of Representatives to- Salomaque to-day for Hongkong day approved the Senate's amend Mr. fiimmberlain drow attention to and replacing the quota proference the Postmaster-General secking to petion of 11.1.8. Cornflower, th
which was given on a limited but
recently handed The American submarios tender on the last how of that flight from mente to the Bankhoad Bill for the the netraurdinary cheapness of the varied amount by a new quola pro prevent him from enforcing the vessel which was
compulsory control of cotton pro-interent on Treasury bills which.
are claiming Force as a training ship, and gave, a Canopus, accompanied by the mine-Singapore to Hongkong. sweeper Preon and six submarines,{ If the weather Improves the duction and marketing, and the he said, worked out on an average ference of 8/- por hundredweight order cancelling their air mail over to the Colonial Government for
[short talk to the cadete, damages-Router. arrived here this morning from fourney will bo rosuraed to measure now goes to Prealdent over the whole year of only 12/ad. upon a fixed amount of 360,000 tone contracts. They
Roosevelt for signature-Reuter. par cent. The whole, amount of
Owing to the high winds and Tough seas prevailing, the three The P. and O. Jiner Carthage is due glant Royal Air Forco Super- here from Shanghai on Friday at marine-Southampton
a.m.
Saigon.
morrow.
amphibians
COMPLETED
Washington, April 17.
(Continued on Page 7.)********
Froderie C. Dreyer, made on informal
ne by the Hongkong Naval Defence,