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LABOUR ATTACKS WHITE PAPER
ALLEGEDLY UPSET BERLIN PARLEY
HITLER'S COLD SIMPLY AN EXCUSE?
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, March, 7, 10.10 q.m.)
London, Mar. 6.
The inclination of the Labour Party to blame the Government's White Paper on Imperial Defence plans as the real cause of the postponement of Sir John Simon's visit to Berlin, became apparent in the House of Commons this afternoon, if it was not already.
Incredulous Labour members' laughter greeted the Foreign Minister's reference to Reichsfuehrer Hitler's cold, which, it was alleged, had been responsible for the delay of Sir John's visit to Berlin to discuss the entry of Germany into a possible Western European peace preservation pact.
However, Sir John added that he was communicat- ing with the German Government in order to arrange a later meeting with Herr Hitler.
the
ap-
Mr. Georgo Lansbury, Labour leader, who had criticised the White Paper on its first pearance because it referred to "the National Government" rather than His Majesty's Government, thereupon asked Sir John whether ho would advise his Cabinet collongues to withdraw the White Paper until after the Anglo-German conversations were completed.
Sir John replied: "Certainly not"
Mr. Lansbury then inquired whether the Foreign Minister thought it was conducive to friendly conversations to Issue n unfriendly document Bre the
White Paper.
Sir John, replying, intimated that the matter might be dis- cussed during the defence debate. on Monday.
Labour
LOYALISTS SURE OF VICTORY
GREEK REBELLION END IN SIGHT
OFFENSIVE OPENS
(Special to "Telegraph")
Athens, March 6.
Mr. F. S. Cocks.
the
(ly Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphla Messages intinaser, 196. Recefeld, March journalist member, suggested that.) Sir John might viall Moscow- "where they had not lost. their voicca," This threw the House inte prolonged laughter and anded
discussion,-Reuter} the Special.
SIMON EXPLAINS
HONOUR BANDIT ..TO DIE
KING OF MAQUIS CONDEMNED
LAST OF HIS BAND
(Special to "Telegraph")
( Telegraph. COPYNDAL Telegraphia assages Ordinames, 1495. Received, March 7. 8.36 m.)
Basta, March 6.
THURSDAY, MARCH 7,
1936.
日三初月二
Andre Spada, last of the famed Corsican "honour bri- gands," was sentenced to death to-day.
of
He was tried a the Grand Theatre, this Robin Hood Coralco, who for years had robbed the rich and fed the poor.
Religion, Enid he during his days of imprisonment before his trial, is all that is left for, him. He has fashioned à rude wooden crnas, which bangs about his neck.
ile muttere prayers as he paces his cell, and will see no-one but a priest.
Thirteen years ago Spada killed- a gendarme. But for the cr.me, he might have escaped with a prison sentence, though he has been a chlef of bandits for years. In April of 1933 he was arrested as he was leaving a church.
Recently his band has been tracked by police and tronpa, until every one of its number had been hunted off the hills. The last of the honour bandits" will die in Spada, King of the Maquis, whose allies were murderers, E who fed a thousand of the poor and robbed and disciplined many tyrant.—United Press,
CUT-THROAT COMPETITION
JAPANESE
TRADERS
WAR IN NORTH'
#
Mukden, March 7. Hundreds of persons
Chinese, as well as other non- sus-Japanese goods, are suffering pected of having collaborated more
kega competition with with the rebels, instigated so Japanese goods than ever before. the Government alleges, by the The Japaatse products are dump- former Prime Minister and on the Manchurian market at Liberal chief, M. Venizelos, have absurd prices.. been imprisoned in a huge con- centration camp at Thebes.
M. Tsaldaris, the Prime Minia.
In
consequence of the domin- ance of Japanese trade interests, almost two thousand Chinese firma In the leading rities in Manchuria,
London, March 6. In response to a roquest from the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. George Lansbury, for a statement on the postponement of his Berlin visit, Sir John Simon said in the ter, issued a statement this morn such as Makdes, Kirin, Changchun House of Commons to-day that the, saying: The struggle to-day and Harbin, are reported to have German Foreign Secretary had will enter upon decisive phase. informed the British Ambassador con entegorically, assure the been compelled to close down in in Berlin yesterday that the country that victory is absolutely the part few months, and even a German Chancellor, having caught | certain."
number of leading European firms cold during his visit to the Saar,
bave shared the same fate, as they Government forces are opening luck all advantages, which are was suffering from great hoarse- ness and that on he doctor's an
offensive against the rebels possessed by Japanese tradera.- orders the conversations arranged along all fronts to-day, it is stated Central News.
to take place this week with the British Ministers in Berlin would therefore, to the German Govern- ment's great regret, have to be postponed to a later date.
Asked if there was any idea when the meeting would take place, Sir John stated he was in communication with the German Government on that subject.
-United Preas.
DOLLAR RISES AGAIN
BUT MARKET STILL UNCERTAIN
но
ANTI-RED WAR IN HUNAN
CHIEN PREPARES FOR OFFENSIVE
Changsha, March 7.
H.M. submarina Regulus, which, with the Rover and Regent, is to join the submarine Notiila on the China Station.
Shooting
- Declared
Accident
WOUNDING OF BRITISH A.B.
FIGHT OVER DANCING GIRL
Shanghai, March 5.
Declaring that he did not shoot!
Japanese
Attitude
To Chian
.
NO CO-OPERATION WITH POWERS
SUSPICIONS UNJUST
(Special to "Telegraph")
Tokyo, March 6.
is to give international economie assistance to China.
He also denied that Japan had received overtures from China re- garding a loan.
A. B. Kirkland, of H.M.S. Grims-i by, with intention, but that he The Japanese Vice-Minister of had struck the British seaman Foreign Affairs, Mr. Shigemitsu, with a loaded platol which went to-day declared that Japan had off with the shock, Sgt. Fernandantly refused to paricipate in dis- Pensard, of the French Colonial Infantry," now being hold by police, made a statement of events that led to the Incident on Sunday morning, at the inquiry held by the French police yesterday.
According to the report of the inquiry, A. B. Kirkland, who was pronounced out of danger yeater day morning. following. n vory dieult operation which removed a bullet from his head, was sit- ting with his companlon, L/S
NICOTINASURANSIENNALENTINOUSIAI
EPIDEMIC, IN KIANGSI
Dreaded Plague Breaks Out
(Special to Telegraph”)
Changsha, Mar. 7.
An epidemic of cerebral meningitis has broken out here and the Provincial authorities have ordered all theatres and schools closed.
The -National Health Administration is rushing vaccine to the city by aero- plane and every effort is being made to prevent the spread of the disease.— United Press.
plan to give assistance was mere
Further, he stated that Japan's ly an attempt to co-operate in an effort to assist China's economic. recovery. Therefore, he said, there for is no reason
Japan to bị inoked noon with suspicion by Great Britain, the United States ur other powers-United Press.
BRITAIN WATCHING
London, March 6.
In the House of Commons to day. Sir John Simon told a quer tioner that in December last year, Great Britain had reerived and examined a tentative proposal for
a loan to China.
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FRENCH DEPUTIES FIGHT DUEL
CORSICAN LAWYER BADLY WOUNDED
POLICE TAKE STEPS TO PROSECUTE BOTH
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(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1804. Received, March, 7, 10 a.m.)
Paris, Mar. 6. One of the fiercest duels fought in France for many years took place early this morning between two Corsican members of the Chamber of Deputies, M. Cesar Campinchi, the well-known barrister, and M. Horace de Carbriccia, the fiery director of a weekly newspaper, Le Gringoire.
M. Campinchi was badly hurt in the forearm by a bullet, which passed clean through the limb. He will be forced to spend several days in a nursing home.
Each of the men fired two shots in quick succession, but the aim of neither was particularly good.
AMERICA'S DEBT AND
The duel arose from à referonco made to M. Campinch! in Le Gringolre recently. M. Car- briccia refused to publish a re- traction or to make any apology, and accepted, the
Campincht with alacrilege of M The men went to the duoling DOLLARS site in Le Parc des Princes at
NO DEVALUATION PLANNED?
MISLEADING REPORTS.
(Special to "Telegraph”)
dawn, acc
accompanied by two dis tinguished men for, seconds.
Usually the duelists exchange one shot and then embrace, Bat there was no reconciliation here. They each fired a
a second time, and when M. Campinchi staggered backwards, wounded,
his an-
Lagonist made no move to assist him with their seconds.
They went their separate
waya
Police arrived shortly after the fight and took particulars with a view to prosecuting both deputies, and Paris in wildly excited, in consequence.--Reuter Special
PARIS EXCITED
(Special to "Telegraph"). cus Ordinance, 1891. Received, March (By Tetaprank, Copyright. Telegraphie
Washington, March 6. -After-a-conference--with-the Press hero to-day, wherein President Roosevelt said that he feels that the dollar and the country's debt
structure ure am still out of line, an attache of the White House declared that
contemplated
were
Paris, March. 6. Two Deputies of the French
It was decided, said Sir John, any inferences that the Preai- Chamber to-day fought a duel that a loan would not afford n dent
further on the football ground in Le entisfactory solution to the situa- devaluation
absolutely Parc des Princes, and Paris is tiou.
wildly excited over the story, untrue. However, he said that Great Also he declared that nothing
The famous lawyer, M. Cesar. Britain attached the atmost im- that President Roosevelt had said Campinchl, Deputy from Dastia, portance to the closest co-opera- could be construed as containing Corsica, was shot through the tion with the powers concerned, the slightest suggestion that there right arm when he met another including China. and therefore was any intention of further de- Corsican member of the Chambor, they were walching the financial valuation, which position must be M. Morace de Cariccia. altuation closely.-United Presa.
The quarrel was due to a num- made clear as a result of some Quarters having
ber of articles which had appeared misinterpreted NO BRITISH PROPOSALS
in President Roosevelt's remarks.
weekly newspaper, Lo President Roosevelt had ex-Gringoire, edited by de Carbriccia Peking, March 7.
Both men refused to be re- pressed the belief that the purchas- The British Legution hire has ing power of the dollar should be conciled, even after the fight.- Issued a statement sayings in lifted further to ease the burden of United Press. view of the misleading reports debts, which, while having been re- circulated on the subject, His Heved enormously, had not been Majesty's Minister desires to state reduced sufficiently, and because of that no proposals have been made this, the Debt column la the Na- by His Majesty's Government for tional Balance Sheet was still too a loan to Chinn,
high.
with
EXPANDING FAR
EAST TRADE
U.S. MISSION LEAVES SOON FOR CHINA
"The facts are that the present] TARTALMENT GUČJU Puma financial situation in
When asked whether the very China re fact that the dollar had not yet cently formed the subject of an been adjusted to the debts alone Baldwin, at a table in the Crystal exchange of views between the meant further devaluation, the Pre- Cabaret, adjoining the one at Chinese and
His Majesty's Gov-sident laughed and shook hia which were Sgt. Ponsard and his ernment."
hend in the
negative. companion, Corporal Charles Ria-
"He Majesty's Government in His observation as the result of Replying to a further question from Mr. Lansbury whether he
(Spacial to "Tológraph") terracci. Ponsard was in civilian naturally anxious to see China a question na to whether commodity would advise his colleagues to
dress, bag Risterracci, as the Bri- afforded such assistance as may prices had been stabilised, caused a lish Ballots, was in uniform,
be possible in connection with drop in the dollar due to his indica-
San Francisco, March 6. withdraw the White Paper, on The Hongkong dollar improved The Hunan Government is resum- Both parties danced with a theae difficulties. They are con- tion to the Press that the dollar Mr. W. Cameron Forbes, Ameri- defence plans until after the con- farthing this morning to Is. ing a vigorous campaign against dancing partner of the cabaret vinced that in auch a matter it was not yet cheap enough in rela-can
economist and banker, versations, the Foreign Secretary 11.3/8d., but the market remains the Red remnants in Western throughout the evening and the is essential to act in consultation tion to the debt burden.
Honorary President of the Chius said:
somewhat uncertain, Business Hunan. "No, air, cortainly not,
other interested Govern- In Chicago, grain prices soared Association of America, arrived girl, Fannie Loutchova, had also! I can rates varying from 1s. 114d, to 2s. General Ho Chien, Military Goy drunk with each party successive monts, whom they have therefore nearly two cents as a result of the hero to-day, preparatory to head- hardly imagine that anyone would 0.1/Bd. have been quoted, but ernor of Hunan, is proceeding to ly. When the cabaret closed, at informed of their discussions with President's statement, which wasting a trade commission to the wish to take seriously the sugges- buyers are holding off and no Shuengteh, where he has estab about 4.15
Chinese Government, the a.m., Corporal RIB
and bullishly construed.United Press. Orient on March 22. tion that if you have a statement actual business WEN
Mr. Forbes, who has had còn- to make you should reserve it until up to 11 am.
trananeted lished his anti-Red hearquarters, to terrace wished to accompany the Whose views they would desire to
ANOTHER VIEW after such conversations
direct the operations.
aiderable commercial experience girl to her home. She, however, have on any concrete proposals Shanghai opened at 18. 7.7/161,
that may emerge.”
Washington, March 6. In the East, has expressed the place."-British Wireless..
A strong dotachment of Hunan gave the British sailors the pres. on an uncertain market. The over- Provincial Government troops is forence, and the quarrel arose.
A member of the British Lega Some quarters have interpreted conviction that opportunition atill; 3) sold position there le rumoured advancing to. Lehetung from Shen- As reported yesterday, L/stien said that the statement re- President Roosevelt's remarks in exist for the expansion of trade to be as high as six millions. chow to intercept the Reds, who Baldwin was struck as he was go-ferred to various newspaper re-respect of the dollar as a desire in the Orient, despite the fluctus-
In London, silver advanced are attempting to effect a conjuncing down the cabaret steps and patches and the local Press com- prices without interfering with
poris, Including foreign dia- to promoto Increases in domestic tions in exchange.—United Press, 1/8th apot and 8/18tha forward | tion with other groups of the scufte following, the pistol yesterday. America and specula- | marauders. Central News, went off, the bullet lodging in ment~United Press, tora bought while China and
A. B. Kirkland's head. speculators sold on the rise, tho market bring steady,
BRITISH AERIAL
FACILITIES
Lako
DIRECTION-FINDING STATIONS
directional stations will be put
next month.
COMMUNISTS EXECUTED
Amoy, Mar. 6. into operation gradunily from So Kuo-hai and Liang Blu-yen, London, Mar. 6,
two important Communist leaders Arrangements to improve direc It is anticipated that direction- recently sentenced to death, were tion-Ending facilition for com-al facilities will be provided at executed early this morning at the mercial aircraft flying over Britain Heston... Hull, Renfrow, Bristol Amoy
Polico Headquartors aro ́well "advanced, and new and Plymouth British Wireless, Central News.
the present dollar.
The President, however, gave no indication of how much fur- ther the process should go. United Preza,
SZE'S INQUIRIES
Nanking, Mar, 6. On Inquiry in Nanking official circles It is learned that during his interview with Mr. William
EXPECT NO HELP. According to Sgt. Ponsard's further testimony, he then took
Nanking, March 7. to his heels but, knowing that he
A spokesman of the Executive was pursued and that, in fact, Yuan, and others, among them ho was about to be caught, be the most important members of
A.D. John Allan Kirkland, of H.M.s. Phillips, the American. Under stopped opposite No. 149 Rue du the Nanking Government, to-day Grimsby, who was recently shot in the Secretary of State, on March 4, Consulat, and not the pistol to his expressed the opinion that they do head during a quarrel at Shanghai, is Dr. Alfred Sze made no suggestion right templo with the intention of not believe that any effactual in- stated to be atlll'in a serious condi- beyond a more enquiry of the aring it. He was prevented, how-ternational financial aid for Chination, but shows a slight Improvement nature and results of the recapt evor, from carrying out his inten-will be forthcoming for the pro-U.S.S. Sacramento left for Manila Ing
Anglo-U.9 conversation concer Bent--United Press.
China's problema?--
tion)
this morning,
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