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五拜體 號四月正英港香 FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1935.
ABYSSINIAN TOWN F. J. PERRY
BESIEGED
ATTACK BY ITALIAN TROOPS ALLEGED
APPEAL FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS' AID
Geneva, Jan. 3.
The Abyssinian Government has lodged a tele- graphic appeal with the League of Nations, alleging that Italian troops are massing near the town of Gerlogubi and that they attacked the Abyssinian garrison there on December 28.
The message adds that two of the defenders were killed and two wounded and that Italian aircraft are now flying over the town and tanks can be seen re- connoitring in the neighbourhood.
The Abyssinian Government requests action under Article XI of the League Covenant and the pressing of every measure to effectively safeguard peace.
The Secretary-General of the League of Nations has replied to Adia Ababo, telegraphing the Abyssinian communication mean- while to members of the League Council which is to meet on Janu- ary 11--Reuter.
(Specini to "Telegraph")
(By Tapuph, Copyright. Telegraphia Man January sage Ordinanov, 1134, Rooslusd,
Geneva, Jan. 3.
LINDBERGH
READY TO TURN 'PRO |
WOMEN STARS ALSO TEMPTED
NEW YORK REPORT
New York, Jan. 3. Fred J. Perry, considered the greatest tennis master in amateur ranks since Tilden, will turn professional when he ar- rives in San Francisco on March 23, from his prolonged tour in
Australia,
According to a statement made
The Duke and Duchess of Kent are by the sports
promoter, Bill to-morrow leaving for Munich to of O'Brien, he
an offer of visit the Count and Counters cabled
Jattenbach. The Countess is a sister $40,000 to Perry and received a
of the Duchess. The royal couple reply:
ara here shown an their honeymoon at Himley Hall, Staffordshire.
"Have contract ready."
O'Brien adds that he also cabied Helen Jacobs, number one Tanking women's player and Mrs. Fearnley-Whittingstall, offering them a contract for $20,000 and $10,000 respectively.
де
He states that Mrs. Fearnley- Whittingstall has definitely cepted and that he expects Mins Jarobs to follow suit-Reuter.
New York, Jan. 4. Tilden, interviewed by Rouler, expressed the opinion that Perry may decide to withhold turning
Davis Cup contests.
KIDNAPPING professional until after the 1935
EVIDENCE
Abyssinia has lodged an appeal MOTHER OF CHILD
to the League of Nations under Article XI of the League Covenant; complaining that Italian troops aru massed
before
Gerlogubi and]
requesting Intervention to prevent
hostilitics.-United Press.
BORDER FIGHTING
Geneva, Jan. 3.
Abyssinian Government The
VICTIM CALLED
HAUPTMANN RESTLESS
Flemington, N.J., Jan. 3. Mrs. Charles Lindbergh, has asked for League assistance mother of the child whom Bruno in connection with the settlement Hauptmann is charged with of the dispute with Italy which having kidnapped and murdered, threatens to precipliate more testified to-day at the trial of fighting on the border at Italian the one-time German carpenter, Soma Bland,
In a low voice, her eyes filling Abyssinia's appeal conies as a with tears on occasions, she gave real surpriar and it to feared
evidence that it may complicate the Ram She described the window through for forty-five minutes. negotiations between M. Lavni of which the baby was carried by France and Signor Mussolini of the kidnapper and unflinchingly Italy, who are seeking to formu identified photographs of late a pact for the preservation of Austrian integrity and also to de-baby's toys, and a tiny, sleeveless fine the interesta of France and shirt
Italy in Africa.
the
the
"I put that little shirt
on him One of the main points of the myself, she told the jury. The
undor-small garment proposed Franco-Italian
Was upon standing is the question of child's body when it was found. Italian Interference in Somaliland,
Hauptmann, the accused, stirred Eritrea and Abyssinia-Reutor.
restlessly in his chair during the taking of Mrs. Lindbergh's evid-
CATHEDRAL BLOWN UP
TO AVERT MAJOR CATASTROPHE
Coimbra, Jan. 3.
ence.
FATHER CALLED
The father of the murdered child was called. Colonel Lindbergh told how he had heard a crash during the night of the kidnapping, such as might have been caused by a ladder falling outside the house.
The prosecuting counsel, during his earlier address, had made the With a view to averting a major significant disclosure that "Haupt- catastrophe, the huge belfry of mann has got this ladder right the 12th century cathedral of around his neck He took boards Santa Cruz here, which
from his attack walls to build the threatening to topple into the Indder."-Reuter, atreet, was blown up by dynamite to-day. It crashed into the prin- cipal thoroughfare of the town, completely demolishing both the
WB3
JURY COMPLETED
Flemington, Jan. 3. The jury was completed to-day post office and prison buildings, and the trial of Bruno Hauptmann but no-one was injured.
All electric light and telephone eight men and services were disrupted by theUnited Prost fall of tons of masonry, however, and transport was interrupted.—
Router
four
Perry is due at San Francisco on February 23 not March 23.-- Reuter.
Four Lives
Feared Lost
In Collision
INVESTIGATION ORDERED
NEW YORK TRAGEDY
New York. Jun. 3. An immediate inquiry has been dered into the New York raterfront collision between the Lexington and the Arrow Line steamer Jane Christenson yes- terday, which is believed to have cost four lives.
LAVAL ON EXPRESS
FOR ROME
TO NEGOTIATE WITH MUSSOLINI
MAY EXTEND EUROPE PACT.
(Special to "Telegraph”)
iny Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphia kam Razer Ordinumer. 1411. Received, January
Paris, Jan. 3.
The French Foreign Minister, M. Laval, acting in the capacity of negotiator for a Franco-Italion agreement, leit for Rome to-day, accompanied by a party of secretarics and assistants, The French delegation entrained at 8.20 p.m:
Meanwhile, it is authoritatively stated in Rome that M, Laval in his conversations with Premier Mussolini, plans to extend the Four Power Pact to include the Little Eutente and Russia. It is believed that Signor Mussolini is not averse to such a manoeuvre. United Press,
"VIVE ITALIE!"
Paris, Jun. 3.
The Coast Guard offices firat reported that all of the passengers Amid reapunding cheera, "Vive and crew of the Lexington had Laval!" and "Vive Italia!" the been saved. It now appears that French Foreign Minister, M. Lava!, there have been at least four left on the Paris-Rome Express to fatalities. The men are thought to night.
have been trapped below decks at He was seen off at the station the time of the collision and to by the Czecho-Slovakian and Yugo- have been unable to escapo when Slavian ministers to Paris, M. the vessel sank in forty feet of Politis, the Greek Minister, and water.
the Air Minister of France, The investigation will be con- General Donain, in addition to a ducted by Captain Fried, veteran red-shirted and be-medalled group hero of many a sea adventure and of Garibaldi's old campaignors, the of hundreds of lives. wbo la responsible for the rescue groy-hatred leader of whom warm- ly wished M. Laval "bon voyage" denied reports of panle after the
The master of the Lexington and good luck.
Before entering the train, M. collision. The confirm the statement that the
(Continued on Page 7.) crew behaved in the most orderly mannor, but there was necessarily wild confusion among the passen- gora themselves in which the crew was involved.-Reuter,
passengers
aleo
Portuguese On Trial
BOY VICTIM ON STAND
commenced. The jury comprises ed to broadcast his address to the women. jury. The defence would seek to prove that the kidnapping was planned in the Lindbergh, home, but that no member of the family was implicated.
Luigi Jons Ribeiro, the Ind whose names would be disclosed. Frederic
He added that five persone, alleged to have been kidnapped by
(Special to "Telegraph") Flemington, NJ, Jan, 3.
. Mrs. Anne Lindbergh testified at the Hauptmann trial to-day jury.
Barretto and Luiz
NAVAL OFFICERS following the completion of the were involved. He said the child Antonio da Rocha, gave uvidenco
HONOURED
WELL-KNOWN ALONG CHINA COAST
London, Jan. 3.
Two naval officers, well-known
→→→The Attorney-General. Mr. Wilentz, presenting the state's case, said the kidnapping and murder were unquestionably.com mitted by one man,
"The prisoner is sitting before you," he said.
was carried out of the house by at the Kowloon Magistracy this the stairway rather than by afternoon, when da Rocha again laddor from the nursery window. appeared to answer two charges, Mr. Reilly has appeared in over to which he is pleading not gulity. 1,000 murder trials In the last 25 The lad, who stated that he wOB years. He gave an example of the nine years of age, said he remem reason he is considered one of bered having been taken to an- the ablest defence lawyers in the other house about a month ago United States when, at the con- by Barretto, whom he identified clusion of Mrs. Lindbergh's ex-in amination,
as "Sonny
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SUPERLATIVE QUALITY
U.S. MUST ANGLO-IRISH PACT
BUY MORE SILVER STOCKS LAGGING
BEHIND GOLD
1935 MARKET OUTLOOK
(Special to "Tulograph”)
Washington, Jan. 3. Mr. Roger W. Babson's Statis tical Bureau reports favourably | on constructive factors such as | inevitable credit expansion and possible currency inflation, which should supply the founda- tion for higher stock values in 1935,
The $400,000,000 influx of gold] into the United States since June hag virtually nullified tho Govern- mont's efforts to increase silver stocks to one-third the value of gold stocks.
Gold stocka wore valued at $7,778,888,214 while those of silver were $835,762,767, or only 10.7 per cent, of the total monetary reserve, on May 31 last. On December 29, gold stocks amounted to $8,232,- 732,078, while those of sliver had risen to $1,027,461,169; thus the silver stocks on December 29 con- atituted only 13.2 per cent, of the totul reserve, despite the fact that the Treasury /meanwhile had acquired tens fof millions of ounces of silver.
If the Silver Purchase Act's ultimate objective is to be accom-: plished on the basis of the present; gold stocka, it means that the: Government must buy 1,330,000,- 000 additional fources of silver.
It was learned to-day that only $200,000,000 of the $2,000,000,000 stabilisation fund have been used so far for all the purposes for which the fund was established.- United Pres
HIGHER PRICE SEEN
Washington, Jan, 3. ---London-expects--a-silver-price-
advance.
American consider Nilver
Treasury
officials political
BOON TO TRADE
OTHER AGREEMENTS PROBABLE
BOTH SIDES EXPRESS SATISFACTION
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance; 1894. Received, Jon. 4, 10 a:m.)
London, Jan. 3.
It is anticipated that all imports of coal into the Irish Free State will henceforth come from Great Britain. This will mean an increase of United Kingdom coal exports to the Free State of at least 1,- 250,000 tons annually, representing the additional employment of some 5,000 miners.
This announcement is contained in an authorised statement from the office of Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary of State for the Dominions.
The statement adds that the position in regard to the importatiin of Free State cattle has been considered in relation to arrangements for the assistance of the home livestock industry when the Cattle Industry Emergency Provision Act of 1934 expires on March 31.
CONGRESS FACING ORDEAL
- HUGE VOLUME
OF LABOUR
WORRIED OVER
Free
News of the Anglo-Iriah trade agreement WUN received with gratification by the Irish State, not only by the immediate interests but by business men generally.
It is confidently expected, both in Northern and Southern Ireland, that the agreement marks the first sep towards the adjustment, of 'differences botwein Gront Britain
and the Irish Free State:
ULSTER AFFECTED
The agrement will make a big difference to Uister.coal exporters · and Belfast colliers will jesume their visits to Irish Free State roris.
Mr. De Valera, President of the Irish Excortiva Council of the
· FINANCES.
Washington, Jan, 3. The Seventy-fourth Congress Free State, interviewed, said the rather that a monetary problem of the United States, containing agreement is the type of under- and purchases in world markets
standing which the Erie State will be continued, the volume be the greatest Democratic plurality Government had always indicated ing determined largely by gold in the history of the party, met its willingneas to make.. movements towards the United at noon to-day, commencing u States.
Opportunities for further simi- Beason at which it must deal lar understandings will doubtless Silver purchases are likely to with 2,400 separate measures, present themselves in time, he be larger when gold stops coming
Many of these are of the greatest added, and will probably be ac- national importance and must be cepted by both sides in the same. International commodity price handled with the utmost care and spirit.-Renter Special.
expected. Swan, only passed or rejected after the
in.
advances
are. Culbertson and Fritz.
Waterfront
Strike May
deepest deliberation.
Mr. Joseph Byrns, na was ex- pected, was elected to the Speaker's chair in the House of Representa tiven,
FULL REPORT
London, Jan. 3. The Dominions Secretary, · Mr. Thomas, authorised the folicwing statement:
The House now only awaits the "As a result of discussions, a deliverance of President Roose informal understanding has been velt's 4,000 word message on the reached on the subject of exports state of the nation, which he will of coal from the United Kingdom
from the Irish Free State to the
Be Settled Bring to it tomorrow, before it to the Irish Free State and of cattle
NEW COMPROMISE PLAN SUGGESTED
ONE VESSEL RELEASED
The China Coast Officers Guild and the Marine Engineers Guild of China, which have caused a tie-up of shipping here
Hoes into action.
There is general anxiety regard- United Kingdom, ing the general budgetary situation, "It is anticipated in future all In view of the fact that the Trea- Irish Free States coal imports will Bury Department closed Its books be purchased in the United King- for the first half of the fiscal year dom. This will mean an increase in with a deficit of U.S.$1,699,985,000, conl exports from the United King- while the publle debt reached the dom of approximately 1,250,000 record figure of U.S.$28,478,604,- tons a year, representing the full 000.-Reuter.
employment of about 5,000 mipers..
"Coal producing districts secur- ing the main beneft are those which are benefiting least from the Scandinavian trade agreements, namely South Wales, North Wales, West coast, of Scotland. Lancashire, Cumberland and the
(Special to "Telegraph”)
VITAL MEASURES
Washington, Jan. 3. No bills were introduced in the
in order to secure the owners Souste to-day, but in the House of recognition of the wage scale Representatives 2,400 bills were fixed by arbitration in 1919, tabled.
Whilst the regulation of cattlo imports from the Irish Free State
provision is being made. for
may agree to allow to sall the The measures introduced in the are being continued on existing ships of all those who are willing House included and for the carly to sign the wage pact.
The uncompromising stand of the. Guilds that they would not
(Continued on Page 7.)
cattle to be admitted into the United Kingdom during 1935 to be. in the case of fat cattle, at rate of 62.2/8 per cent. of the 1938 quanti-
contemplate calling of the strike Chow, Anjou, Tolshan and Fing ties, and in the case of other re- until all officiera (discharged Sang as to whether the wage gulated classes of cattle a figure sinco the strike) had been agreements were satisfactory. An approximating to the average for reinstated, now has been altered, soon as they are signed the ships the years 1930 to 1982."--British it was pointed out to-day. It is will be released.
Wireless.
He described the crime, saying on the China Const, were included the state would prove that Haupt-
they are Llout. Commander execution of the ghastly business. The defence feels for the grief Hopson, Kraft officer stationed He would demand, a firat degree or Mrs. Lindbergh and requires away, sald "Sonny pu
in the New Year's Honours List. mann plotted at length the final to the Bigamatically turned 14 Court, and to whom he referred will be removed, it is hoped.
maid:
Asked why he went to the house,
pulled
10
at Shanghai, and Surgeon-Com- murder verdict, he ackledUnited no cross-examination.
The Crown concluded its cERG mander D. W. C Murray Medical Press,
The newspapers wore, unand: this afternoon, and it was intimate Officer at Welhalwol, both of
Later.mous in their praise of Mrs. Linded that da Rocha would later go whom have received the O.B.E. Mr. Edward Reilly, defense bergh's courage in the witness into the witness-box. NAK
counsel, aunounced that he plann-stand. Reuter.
The hearing proceeding
(Military)Reute
felt that if the wage agreements This will leave only the Yuet are signed and the ships are freed On to be dealt with. Her ownera that owners will feel more dis- discharged - the Guild officers
LC.C. CONVERSION LOAN: posed to reinstate Guild officers. serving upon her at the time the Thus the causes of the quarrel strike, was called, but the Guild
London, Jan. 3. hopes that if it agrees to release At a spopini menting, which The Guilda announced this the ship, following the signing of lasted only seven minutes, the afternoon that two companies had the wage agreement, the company London County Council to-day already been released..
will be willing to reinstate the agreed to the issue of $10,000,000 An extraordinary meeting of men without farther pressure stock, at 24 per cent. to replace Guild members decided upon this being brought to bear, e
By the £10,000,000 811⁄2 por cent stock. move this morning
Indications to day, were that the which testimated, will st This afternoon the Guilds were situation had taken ■ decided turn the Council 388,000 VENOM waiting for word from the owners for the botter, the Guilds an during the
Vof the Tai Li and On Li, the Chien nuncad.