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THURSDAY,
AUGUST
22, 1935.
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CABINET DECIDES Foreigner
ON COURSE
Convicted
In Hankow
SANCTIONS AGAINST FRENCH PROTECTION
ITALY POSSIBLE
FINAL DECISION WILL BE MADE TO-DAY
London, Aug, 21.
REFUSED
ESPIONAGE CHARGE
Hankow, Aug. 21.
Joseph Waldon and six Chinese accomplices, including a woman. I have been found guilty on charge of espionage by the Hupeh High Court.
Their sentences will be nounced next weck.-Reuter.
Waldon, when he was arrested
his
An emergency meeting of the Ministers of the British Government, presided over by the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, was held at 5 p.in. to in Shanghai, claimed he was day. Sir Samuel Hoare, the Foreign Minister, Mr. Frenchmab, but since that time Anthony Eden, the Minister for League Affairs, Mr. the French authorities have in-
vestigated him and found Malcolm MacDonald, Colonial Secretary, Mr. Neville claim unsupported. He is charged. Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Siri upeh, with having assisted in John Simon, Home Secretary, were present.
the dissemination of Commvalst propaganda. To-morrow's Cabinet meeting is called o'clock, the unusual hour indicating a prolonged cussion.
for 10:
dis-
ty.
It is believed that the full details of British policy will not be elaborated to-morrow, but a decision on general principles is expected.
The Cabinet is believed to be divided on the issue of sanctions against Italy, those favouring this step be- lieving they can be imposed without involving the gravest of consequences, and the others holding that Britain's effort should be confined to restricting the conflict to Africa.
It
is understood that
emergency meeting of the Minis-)
tery comprising
the Foreign.
Allairs Committee, after hearing
ITALIAN
Mr. Edlen's report to-day on the ATTITUDE
Paris tri-power conversations and
w
Sir Samuel Houre's views thereon, decide what policy it should recommend to the Cabinet to-
morrow.
Sir Samuel Hoare'and Mr. Eden also conferred to-day with Mr. Whiston Churchill and the Labour; Opposition lender. Mr. George Lansbury,
ᏓᎦ
CHANGING
NO HOSTILITY TO ENGLAND
COLLABORATION DESIRED
(Special to "Tulegraph")
POLICY RECOMMENDED
It is understood that result of the meeting to-day of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Cabinet, that a policy has been decided upon for recommendation to the full Cabinet meeting to- morrow. The recommendation will be that Britain should stand firmly by her obligations under 2. ↑ Bond the League of Nations Covenant.
The decision implies the use of | There is different tone to sanctions against Italy as last recent articles in to-day's "Gayda" ronort if the Lengue Council contribution in the Giornal d'Italia, agrees to this step.
headed. "Italy and England: Not
GROUPS INFORMED
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Rome, Aug. 21.
It is believed that France is in Conflict, but in Collaboration." emphatically inclined towards the The article says there is no attitude which the British Govern-general hostility In Italy against | mant intends to adopt.
England. The policy of Fascist directed Italy has always been towards frank and active CO- Consultations which Sir Samuel operation, which had its origin in! Hoare held with the lenders of Europe but should extend to alt various other political groups to parts of the world, including day were definitely designed to Afrien. inform them of the genera] [ines
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Twenty Men
Feared Dead In Cave-In
BERLIN TUNNEL
DISASTER
UNDUE HASTE
ALLEGED
(Special to "Telegraph"}
Berlin, Aug. 21.
It Is dictally admitted that twenty workmen are missing in the Brandenberg Gate disaster.
A gang of eighty men is work-I ing in the great pit in shifts, attempting to recover the missing! men and restare urmal condi-i tions.
Meanwhite, sixteen miners are) flying from the Ruhr with special! salvage apparatus fq assist in the regene work,
Workmen allege that construe- The trial has been long delayed. Minister, who has interrupted his was being unduly hurried with a Mr. Stanley Baldwin. Primetion of the underground railway pending the settlement of the argument over Waldon's nationall-holiday on the Continent to preside view to completing it as the show
of next year's Olympic| which has been complicated the emergency Cabinet meetings piece
in connection with the Italo-Games-Renter Special. by the fact that he speaks English, German, equally well.
French
Russlan FLTRAS
ITALY'S FINANCE MUDDLE
BUDGET SHOWS
DEFICIT
Rome, Aug. 21.
The Tivasury accounts for July
show that 26,250,000 have been i spent upon the East Africa advon-: ture thus far.
000,000.
Abyssinime crisis.
SUPPORT TAX ON COTTON
U.S. SEEKS CONTROL
OF IMPORTS
The
WANTS PACT WITH JAPAN
Washington, Aug. 21. periul Cabinet committer
JAPAN DEMANDS PARITY
NAVAL PARLEY IN OCTOBER?
Tokyo. Aug. 22.
It is learned that Britain re- cently sounded Japan on the ques- tion of a resumption of multi- lateral avid talks in London in October.
The Cabinet is reported to have The July budget deficit is £8, which has been, studying the lex- 350,000, the public debt is £1.771,-ile industry to-day opposed disecided to instruct the Japanese Embassy to remind Britain of the continuance of the cotton pro Japanese demand for parity, with essing tax.
a common upper limit for tonnage, | Among other recommendations, the committee suggested controll and to stress the point that, fail- ing prior neceptance, Japan will of Japanese goods, decline of imports
to resume the Metal coverage, minus the for-preferably by means of a voluntee
ry friendly agreement" with eign obligations, amounts to 36.21
Japan. per cent.-Reuter.
Liquid cash in the bank of Italy, the Mint. holdings abroad, total £11,783,000,
The committee also recommended! the establishment of a committee to study the problem of regional wages differentials in the textile:
Addis Ababa industry, and also the rejection
Guard
BRITISH TROOPS TO BE SENT
(Spécial to "Telegraph"}
Simla, Aug. 21,
A small detachment of the 5th of the policy which is likely to be The change of “Gaydn's" -tone. Battalion of the 14th Punjabis is pursued as a result of to-morrow's who has sometimes acted as the being despatched from Bombay to Cabinet session. These conversa-othelal mouthpiece of the Govern-reinforce the guard at the British tions which were in the nature of menit, is believed due to the soli-Legation at Addis Ababa. a now departure, were taken to darity shown in British policy, and indicate that the Government has by a large part of the
no present intention of summon-press--Reuter Special:
ing Parliament to meet before the
British
scheduled date, October 29.
The emergency meeting of the export of arms to Abyssinia. Cabinet ended at 6.55 p.m., after almost two houra' of dellberation.
-Neuter.
DOWNING ST. ACTIVITY
London, Aug. 21.
EMPIRE INFORMED
Earller talks between Empire representatives, the High Com-
A communique states that the question of reinforcing the guard was recently considered by the Indian and British Governments [with a view to facilitating the pro- tection of British subjecta in Abyssinlı, many of whom Indiana.
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of the proposal that raw cotton now financed by the Government be made available to manufacturers for the production of export goods with an allowance of seven cents a pound upon exportation of the inished product.-Reuter,
FEAR OF REPRISALS
Washington, Aug. 21, President Roosevelt has sub- mitted to Congress the Cabinet ZELENÝJESTRALASATEENUSA
FORCING SILVER TAX REPEAL
Filibuster Throats In Senate
talks.-
LEAD AND ZINC DUTIES
OTTAWA
AGREEMENT
AMERICA GUARDS NEUTRALITY
SENATE WOULD BAN ARMS EXPORTS
PORTS MAY BE CLOSED TO BELLIGERENTS
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Received, Aug. 22, 8.40 a.m.)
Washington, Aug. 21.
The Senate has passed and sent to the House of Representatives the neutrality resolution, which, first, prohibits the shipment of munitions to all belligerents; second, prohibits foreign submarines using American ports as bases; thirdly, requires that American citizens. travel on the ships of belligerent nations at their own risk; and fourthly, requires the registration of muni- tions manufacturers.
In the debate on the Bill, Senator Key Pittman, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate declared:
The Kellogg-Briand Pact does not provide for sanctions. The League Covenant does. But we do not subscribe to that.
CATHOLIC. BISHOPS CONFER
PRIVATE SESSION IN BAVARIA
PROBLEM IN GERMANY
Berlin. Aug. 21.
"I do not favour, by notes OF otherwise, mixing 401 - foreign affairs.**
NOTHING CAN BE DONE
Senator Borah, Western leader, ndded:
"Nothing at this time will stay Mister Mussolini.".
He had long ago charged that British mud Italians had coveted water- iamtopian minerals and
¡ power and he charged further pat rtain had tried to exploit China and the American oplum market during the just century. ile warn- ed the United States not to align herself with any European nation, particularly with regard Ethiopin.
to
HCorn
Attended by twenty-eight Car- "Let no sympathy or trade ties dinals, Archbishops and Bishops, delude us," he advised. "Remember the annual conference of Cathaliene unpaid War Boots as well Ax
the European and Asiatic- Bishops held its meeting privately for our attempts to end war."-- at Solda, In Bavaria, under the United Press. presidency of Cardinal Bertram of | :
NO VOTE TAKEN Bresinu, to consider problems affecting the Catholic Church in
Washington, Aug. 21. Germany, including the Reich Law
The Senate passed the Neutrali- of June 20, 1933, introducing sterilisation for hereditary afflicty Resolution without a vote being tions.
taken, and the Bill has been for- Iwarded to the House of Represen-
tatives.
The Law was passed before the signing of the Concordat with the Vatican, and conflicts with the
I
VARIED
London, Aug. 21. The Treasury has issued 111
The Resolution establishes order, on the recommendation of
Munitions Control Board with the Import Duties Advisory Com
which all exporters and importers mittee, fixing as from August 27 The conference hopes that a and manufacturers of arms must the duties on unwrought lead and compromise may eventually be be registered.--Reuter. zime at 7s. 6d. and 12s. 6d. per ton reached on this matter.
cent. respectively, or ten per
nt
to the
Catholic Faith.
WANG DECIDES TO REMAIN
UNCERTAIN FEELINC
Washington, Aug. 21. The House of Representatives action on the neutrality resolution
tres upon the fact that whereas the Senators favour a mandatory arins embargo, the House is known to prefer discretionary powers, an approved by the State Depart ment
President Roosevelt and Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of [State, are not commenting, but it | is learned they are paying close attention to the Ethioplan ́eltua- tion and considering the Govern- 'ment's position carefully.
ad valorem whatever is less,
Other subjects being discussed are the future of the Catholic The change is in' response
Youth Organisation, recently for representations regarding
bidden by the Government; cur- working of the "world · price"
rency smuggling by Catholic formula embodied in the Ottawa priests; and resistance to the civilis nertain. The opposition cen- Agreement. The Governments of authorities by priests. Canada, Australia and India have the accepted the ubrogation of
Thousands. of Catholics from ail Ottawa provision, and the new parts of Germany have arrived (Special to "Telegraph")
arrangements are the subject of to witness the gathering of the An understanding between pro- Bishops and to pray at the grave Washington, Aug. 21. 'ducers, consumers and the London of St., Boniface for succour of the
church.-Reuter, Now threats of a silver filibuster Metal Exchanges. developed to-day, when Senator
The Committee indicates that! Oklahoma Do the arrangements are an
experl.i The present step is being taken Eimer Thomas, missioners of Canada, Australia | to ensure that a contingent of mocrat, announced that he and and New Zealand, and members picked men will be available in the several others would speak ex- mental compromise, subject 19
reconsideration
need. The Not sines the domestic crisis of of the Foreign Affairs Committee, near neighbourhood" in case of tensively during the present main feature is the substitution sion "unless we secure an agree of a speelfie duty, as stated. for 1931 has Downing Street in were described ax "mainly in- necessity.-Reuter, Special,
ment that the Senate will take up the present ten per cent. duty with August presented such a scene of formative." activity as it did to-day. Large
and pass the McCarran Amend- This term suggests that the
no obligation on either to supply crowds watched the arrivals and Dominions' representatives have
mant. departures of Ministers and other been asked to communicate with
The McCarran Amendment re- or buy Empire metal,--British| AGREES TO WITHDRAW
Wireless. leading statesmen.
the quires tho repeal of the Afty per Numerous their Governments and ascertain Continent this afternoon, accom- cent, tax on silver transactions in photographers and representatives incir views upon certain points. of British, and foreign newspapers The suggestion is made that panted by Mr. Neville Cham-America-United Prass.
barlain, whom he were also presont.
met on route.
to Sir Samuel Hoare, when he saw The Prime Minister immediately exille committee's cotton recom- It is understood that the Foreign the United States Charge Affairs Committee of the Cabinet d'Affaires, requested a change in proceeded to Downing Street. will discuss the agenda of to the United States' attitude. This morrow's meeting of the full is authoritatively described as a Gabinet which will contain three foundationless reporte main topics: namely, Mr. Eden's report of the Paris conversationa, the British Government's attitude
morrow's meeting.
Mr. Baldwin arrived from
mendations.
•
The report also draws attention the current discussions with
Reports that Britain has asked the United States, to re-state its
policy in connection with develop ments between Italy and Abyssinia have been denied.-Special.
·RESIGNATION
Nanking, Aug. 21,
Japan regarding America's reton- formed that, following to-day's con-
REAL ENGLISH SUMMER Router is authoritatively in-
tion of an important part of the versations with General Chiang
London, Aug. 21. Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, First The recommendations reject the Philippines market. However, Kal-shek, Mr. Wang Ching-wol
The warm weather in London : Lord of the Admiralty, landed at industrialists' proposal for a sub principal reliance is placed upon definitely agreed to withdraw his and Southern England continues, Portland from a yachting trip and sidy for exports of manufactured stabilisation of world-currencies resignation.
82 degrees Fahrenheit being ta now on his way to London., cotton, to be financed by federal and the reduction of trade barriers"
It Is understood that the recorded in London this afternoon,. Viscount Cecil has visited the crop loans, in view of the posel when the question of improvement Practically the whols Cabinet is Foreign Office-Router.
bility of retaliatory measures by of exports is considered-United Generalissimo is kaving very short compared with 80 at the same time at Geneva, and question of the now amembled: in London for to- |
foreign countries."
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