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FRENCH CABINET CHOSEN
PICKED ENTIRELY
FROM LEFT
THREE WOMEN IN MINISTRY
Paris, June 4.
M. Leon Blum has completed his Cabinet, which is drawn en- tirely from the Socialist and Rudical Socialist. Parties. The main posts are as follows:
Premier, M. Leon Blum Foreign Minister, M. Yves Delbon Finance Minister,
Vincent M.
Duriol
War Minister, M. Edouard Daladier Minister of Interior, M. Salingro. There will is be three Ministers without portfolio, MM. Paul Boncour, Paul Faure and Camille Chastemps. The Ministry includes three women Under-Secretaries—Maduro Curie, Tor Selentine Besenres: Madame Suzanne Lacor, the so-called Socialbet Saint, for Child Wolfüre; and Mudnie Brunschbvigg, the Suffragette lender, for State Orphans and War Widows.
The Ministry of Colonies has been retained, M. Moutet having been ap. pointed thereto.
Many people will be ignorant of the constitution of the new Cabinet, owing to the decision of the Paris Press Syndicate not to publish news- papers, owing to diffleulties of dis iribution on account of the strike.- Renter.
CONVICT- KILLER ACQUITTED
LOEB'S FEARFUL. CRIME RECALLED
Joliet, June 4.
A jury to-day acquitted the convict, James Day, charged with murdering Richard Loeb, a fellow-prisoner in the Jollet Penitentiary, on January 30,
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FRIDAY,
JUNE
5,
1936.
日六十月四
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WARLIKE MOVES
IN ITALY
LEAGUE PUZZLED AT
SUDDEN ACTIVITY
MAY
PREFACE HAPSBURG RESTORATION
Geneva, June 4.
League of Nations circles are puzzled to know the meaning of warlike reports from Italy.
In the first place, schools in Northern Italy are being closed a month before the date of the normal holidays, to enable the buildings to be made available for military purposes.
Secondly, certain naval reserves have been called up. Thirdly, two more classes of reservists have been ordered to remain in readiness.
Fourthly, Italians at Geneva have been warned to be in readiness to join up.
Fifthly, there is much military activity on both the French and Yugo-Slavian frontiers.
The reports, coupled with the re-j turn of Marshal Badoglio, may be intended us a warning to the Powers if sanctions are maintained or intensi- fed, or they may be connected with the restoration of the Hapsburgs,
The fact that Dr. Schuschnigg, Aus- trian Chancellor, is at present visiting Viareggio, where he will possibly see Signor Mussolini, seems to support the latter hypothesis, and it is re- ported that an agreement regarding! the return of the Hapsburgs has been reached between Italy and Germany. --Reuter.
Assembly Convoked
Geneva, June 4.
In spite of the autspoken opposition of Italy, Dr. Edouard Berica, the President, has convolted a session of the League of Nations Assembly for n date to be announced later. The Assembly will meet some time in June.
DRAINING FRANCE'S BULLION
FURTHER LOSSES
REPORTED
GOLD FLOWS TO. U.S
SPEAKER BYRNS
PASSES
The late Mr. Joseph W. Burns, former Speaker of the finnar of Re presentatives, whose death occurred yesterday, is hare seen, on left, with
Fire-President Lanter Garner. The photograph was taken on their visit to Hongkong en' route to the Philip pines for the Commonwealth in auguration ceremonica last year.
FORTY-HOUR WORK WEEK ADVOCATED
LABOUR OFFICE TO ATTEMPT REFORM
Geneva, June 4.
SHORTAGE
OF FOOD
THREATENS
PARIS AFFLICTED BY STRIKE
LABOUR FEELS ITS POWER
Paris, June 4. The bread supply of Paris WRS threatened today when flour mill workers decided to join the strike, des- pite the assurances of Communist leaders, who are behind the labour tle-up, that the general food supply would not be interrupted.
The truck drivers' strike has made. difficult the delivery of vegetables, mcat, Ash and other food supplies.
The gas workers in the western suburbs are out and the supply tanks are dropping hourly,
Group after group of workers, fred. with the new sense of power in the They feel it is necessary to impress hands of the Leftists, fave struck.) the incoming Government with the necessity of granting the demands of the workers. They want, they say, n new dent in wages and working hours, and collective bargaining powers,
The strike has spread to the Lille| district ceal mines.
NEGOTIATIONS FAIL
Following the breakdown of the Ministry of Labour's settlement nego- lations, the metallurgical employees fasued a statement, saying the strike has created "an unprecedented situn tion of a revolutionary character" and
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"flagrant violation of the Princo Otto, the Hapsburg claimant rights of property."
to the throne of Austria and Hungary, Menawhile, the President of France, may have secured the joint support of Blum, the Leftist icader, to form a restoration, 1. Lebrun, has called upon M. Leon Italy and Germany in his quest for and the activity in Cabinet M. Blum has promised to Italian military circles indicates that present his Cabinet Ust to-day.
any backing from that quarter will be weighted with bayonets,
The Chamber of Deputies has elect- ed M. Edouard Herriot President and One of the main items for discus- the Leftist strength was demonstrated sion at the conference of the Internn-by the vote. M. Herriot, was given tional Labour Office, at present in 178.and M. Xavier Vallat, the Rightist session, will be the suggestion of a candidate, 150.
The Sarraut Cabinet immediately forty-hour week for workers.
resigned.--United Press.
The principle has been approved by most countries, having been thorough- ly discussed at last year's meeting, and it is expected that the application of the shorter working week will be immediately enacted, in at least five industrica.
The industries In which the forty
hour week will be first adopted, ac cording to the Labour Office's plans, will be building, construction and con- New York, June 1, Day admitted to having slashed at
Gold imports into the United States and iron and steel-Router Bulletin tracting, textiles, public works, coal, Loeb with a razor. He said Loeb and
for the week ended June 3, totalled | Service. The purpose-of-the-meeting-ls-to $22,725,000.- made immoral suggestions to him. --
London, June 6. Loeb, with another youth named consider the situation arising out of
of this total $12,001,000 was from
The sentenced to life im-Italy's annexation of Ethiopia, and France, $4,715,000 from Mexico, $2,- Ernest Brown, will reach Geneva at
of Leopold, was
Labour, Mr. prisonment for the murder of Bobby the problem of sanctions,
called on the initiative of
280,000 from India. 32,102,000 from the end of the week to lend the Bri Frani, a twelve-year-old boy, some years ago, Leopold and Loeb ware Argentine Government, supported by Colombia, $1,680,000 from the United tish delegation at the International the sons of wealthy parents and the the Latin-American states.--Unitedom and $4,444,000 from Russia. Labour Conference, which opened thrill murder shocked the whole of Press.
the United States. Bobby Franks was League Assembly
tortured to death.
Leopold is still serving sentence.
Renter.
Apprentice
Plan Not
Acceptable
LABOUR INDICATES
OPPOSITION
London, June 4. The Amalgamated Engineering Union, at its annual conference, is
tho discussing
Government's re- armament policy, and is determinedly opposed to the dilution of labour by the introduction of trainees.
THE
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and
the
London, June 4.
There were no exports, but gold Intocks lost $6,717,000 due to increased
carmarking-United Preas,
GOLD TRAIN
A Geneva press message received: in London this evening states that
Paris, June 4. The American banks here to-day following the demand of the Argen- tine Republic, and in conformity with chartered a special gold train to the decision taken by the League Cherbourg to save a day's interest by Assembly on October 11 last not to catching the S. S. Aquitania which close its 10th session, the Fresident United States, valued at
carried 143 cases of gold to the of the Assembly, M. Benes, after
150,000,000 con- sulting the President of the Council, francs-United Press. Mr. Anthony Eden, and the Secretary
LOSS TO FRANCE General. In accordance with recog nised procedure, has decided
Paris, June 14, summon a meeting of the Assembly.
The Bank of France shows a loss The date will be fixed very shortly. of 437,000,000 francs in gold for the week ended May 20, and gold cover has thus declined from 62.37 to 61.01 per cent.--Reuter,
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It is generally expected that the Assembly will be called for June 20 and that the Council meeting fixed for the 16th will accordingly be post- poned till the 20th.-British Wireless.
MR. LANSBURY RETURNS
London, June 1. Mr. George Lansbury
reached Southampton today on his return from the United States, where he has beon on t speaking
in tour
Conference has adopted a motion affirming that there is no shortage of skilled labour, if the connection with a peace campaign.— available supply i
is efficiently handled British Wireless,
Moreover, the Conference is in- atructing the Executive to use the whole resources of the Union de finitely to oppose dilution from shat- | evor angle, eithor Government employers, ita introduction is, sought.
-Reulor Special.
PUBLIC WILL SEE REVUE
GOOD PRICE DOWN
London, June 6. Gold currencies were again freely on offer in the Foreign Exchange Market to-dny.
The three months forward rate for the French France at the close was at a discount of 0.4/8.
Gold touched lowest its figure since August, 1934-British Wireless.
MEMORIAL FUND PLAN
WIDELY PRAISED
(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH”)
London, June 4.
The King George Memorial Fund has received widespread prominence in the Press, which extols, the dual nature of the imemorial, especially the proposal for the provision of playing fields throughout the country, and strongly commends the up peals to the public.
pro.
Minister
to-day--British Wireless.
LEADING CLUBS DEFEATED
CARDS AND GIANTS BOTH LOSE
YANKS TAKE TRIMMING
New York, June 4. The leaders in both Leagues were whippet today. S
'SARRAUT SEES BLUM
Paris, June 4, M. Albert Sarraut, accompanied by his Cabinet, has waited Lebrun, the President, and the Gov-
upon AM
BANKHEAD ELECTED SPEAKER
pre resignation has been ne CONGRESS MOURNS
cepted.
In accordance with custom, M. Sarraut consulted the presidents of the Senate and Chamber and then his Cabinet to the President to-night. saw M. Leon Blum, who will present -Reuter,
ANTWERP STRIKE
Brussels, June 4. The strike of 5,000 dock workers
has paralysed Antwerp and has complicated the work of M. Emile
Vandervelde United Press.
JOSEPH BYRNS
IMMEDIATE- RECESS
Washington, Juno 4,
Safety
First
ALWAYS FIT
DUNLOP TYRES
NANKING TROOPS MOVING
BUT ONLY AFTER COMMUNISTS
CONCENTRATION DENIED
Nanking, June 5.
A spokesman of the Nanking Government to-day described as entirely without foundation the report of heavy concentrations of the Central Government's troops along the borders of Hunan and Kiangsi.
The spokesman said that the Gov. ernment troops in those provinces had withdrawn from the frontlers in pur- sult of Communists, following the lotter as they retreated.-Reuter.
tical
CALL FOR ACTION
Canton, June 5, Supporting the policy of the Kuo- mintang, the South-west Executive Committed and the South-west Poll- Council, as manifested in their telegrams of May 20 and June 2, Generals Chan Chal-tong, Li Chung- jen and Pei Chung-hsl, and all divi- alon
and brigade
commanders in the south-west, circulated a telegram to- day strongly opposing the increase of paph in North China and Japanese troops urging the Government to offer atiff resistance...
that they are all ready to fight for The military authorities here say the recovery of the lost territory in the North.
tical
They request the South-west Poli- title and order an immediate general Council to give their armies a mobilization for the suppression of the invaders in the north.--Contral Prosa.
Chinese Jumps Overboard
SMART RESCUE BY CHIEF OFFICER
Macao, June 4,
A well-dressed Chinese passenger of the steamer. Chuenchow attempted- to commit suicide, by jumping over the side of the steamer half an hour after she set sall from Hongkong on her daily trip to Macao this afternoon. on noticing that a mari d. Capt. J. A.. Johnston,
Mr. William Bankhead, father of Was
to forin a Cabinet,the screen star, Tallulah Bankhead, the Chief Officer of the Chuenchow,
has been elected Speaker of the House let himself down to
GENERAL STAFF ADDITION
OFFICER ARRIVING
IN AUGUST
the water by
of Representatives in succession to means of a rope, and, swimming out, the late Mr. Joseph Byrns, who died took hold of the would-be suicide suddenly yesterday-Reuter Bulletin until rescued and rescuer were taken Service.
safely aboard a boat which was
lowered from the ship. subsequently
HOUSE RECESS
Capt. Johnston received nasty cute on both hands as the result of contact with the rope. The passenger, who would doubtless have drowned but Mr.for the timely old of Capt, Johnston, was none the worse for the experience on being taken back to the ship Our Own Correspondent.
Washington, Juno 4. Following an emergency conference of the leaders of the House of Repre. sentatives. the House elected William Bankhead Speaker. The China Command is to have mediate
The House then went to im
recess pending the state two General Staff Officers, Grade 3, funeral of Mr. Byrns from the capital when Captain H. S. P. Hopkinson on Friday. arrives bere in August. Capt. Hopkin- son is at present with the Battalion Rifle Brigade at Gosport but is leaving shortly.
istress.
The Senate has also gone into LONDON CROWD
CHEERS NEGUS
President Roosevelt in deeply affected by the death of the distin- He was promoted to Captain Inguished Congressman. 1933.
COMMANDS LIFE GUARDS
WEARIED BY LABOURS
Mr. Byrns died in his hotel apari- ment after a fatiguing day of work, harassed by the speed of pre-adjourn- ment routine. The cause of death The Earl of Athlone has been ap-was cerebral haemorrhage. of their series, but only by a margin pointed Colonel of the Life Guards in
His wife, his two brothers and
SL Louis went lown before the Brooklyn Dodgers in the second game
London, June 4.
of one run, the Dodgers turning eight succession to the late Field Marshat his closest friend, Representative hits into four runs. The Cardinala
DEMONSTRATION AT PRINCE'S GATE
London, June 4.
on the balcony of his temporary home The Emperor of Ethiopia, with the Crown Prince and Princess, appeared
were only able to score-three on ten ford Allenby.-Router Bulletin Ser-McReynolds, were at his bedside at in Prince's Gato this evening when
hits. They committed one error.
New York, in second place to St. Louis, was badly naufed by the Chicago Cubs, who blasted the Giants pitching staff with eighteen hits and eight runs. The Glants, mightily assisted, by Ott's two homers, scorod five runs on aine hits. They had one
crror.
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Boston, seven to five. Suhr's homer turning ten hits into a
a winning total.. Boston hit eleven times. Each team had an
Error,
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Phillies had a more impressive hitting Phillies vo to three, though the and fielding record... Philadelphia hit eleven times and the Reds nine, while the losers committed only two of the
game's five CITOTS.
vice.
the end. United Press.
FLYING ADVENTURERS
SURRENDER MAILS
Manila philatelists will be very disappointed to hear that the mail which they despatched on the Commonwealth of the Philippines monoplane destined for Madrid, is proceeding to its destination by the very prosaic medium of the P. and O. liner Chitral.
he was cheered by the crowds in the street.
the
The Princess said a few words to
"yle.
kindness and sympathy have given us great courage in our on. devour to appeal to the world for Justice for our cause," she Bald.- Reuter Bulletin Service.
SUCCESSFUL FINANCING
SHOWS
FREE ADMISSION ON
MORGENTHAU The mail was consigned to the ordinary mail to be sent on by the KING'S BIRTHDAY
machine flown by Arnals and Calvo, earliest available transport, which HIS PLEASURE the Filipino allers who are still in proved to be the Chitzel. With regard to the revue and The Times comments that from the tral fund will enable the more
YANKEES TROUNCED
Hongkong waiting to take their next The fault for the miscarriage really march past programme marking His first it was felt that the memorialsperous districts to help those less
Washington, June 4. The worst defeat of the day and one plant arrived last week, the Kowloon should have made up the but for of the U.S. Treasury, stated to-day
hop towards Spain. When the mona-lles with the Manila authorities who
Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary Majesty's birthday on June 43," It is
meat docisive
of the Post Office was telephoned and in- Manila and marked it for air that the financing operations of tho announced by the authorities that the should take two forms-n vialble fortunate and ensure that everyone of the
ведзен, was inflicted upon of proper dignity and its King George's playbig field.
the formed that there were two bags of delivery by the Commonwealth of the Department in June had been an un- public will be admitted freely to monument
The provincial journals also com Lengue leading New York Yan- mail watting to be dealt with. The Philippines, it is stated. Happy Valley to witness the revue beauty, and a philanthropid schemeinend the art remarks that bath Sox. The Sox knocked. Pearson out up and collected the mail. One was whether 'further mall will be taken! and tickets will not be necessary to to benefit the whole country,
Appeal. For example, the keen_____by tho Chicago White Post Office immediately sent a van Liverpool
It is not known definitely yot precedented success gain entrance.
The Morning Pact says: "We are objects of the appeal will be generally of the lot, scoring sixteen runs, and a bag for delivery in Hongkong; the on by the fliers as they have taken no the two note issues, totalling $1,000-
Applications for ninety per Formerly It was stated that applica- certain that the response will prove cordially received, and the playing Radcliffe and Sowell hit homers. tion must be made for tlekets to the once again how real is the nation's fields will have a beneficent purpose
other was loose mall addressed to action in consulting the Postmaster 000,000, had been received. Garrison Adjutant, and this order isregard for the King's memory."
Rolfe hit a homer for the Yankees, Madrid but consigned to Hongkong. General. It is believed that same- which must appeal strongly to the and the total of four hits yielded three Under these circumstances the local thing will be done about the matter conversion of bonds, already hoid
Of this total 03 per cent. requested now.cancelled.
The Daily Telegraph says the cen-whole nation-Reuter Special
(Continued on Pago 6.) Post Office treated the consignment aś1to-day.
Router.
cent, of