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二拜禮 一月二十英港香 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, ¦ 1936.MUHATAT
FLAMES
CRYSTAL
SHOP
BAZAAR
EARLY
NOW
OPEN
DESTROY
PALACE
Firemen Labour In Vain:
Near-By Homes Evacuated
EMPLOYEES TELL
OF
NARROW
FROM
DEATH
WAR DEBTS
SETTLEMENT
SEEMS NEAR
France and U.S. In
Close Conference
BRITAIN MAY PAY—AND BE REPAID BY DEBTORS
Paris, Dec. 1.
It is authoritatively stated that the United States and France have agreed upon the advisability of liquidating all war debts.
This disclosure came a few hours after M. Yves Delbos, the French Foreign Minister, and the American Ainbassador, Mr. William C. Bullitt, had conferred at length. It is stated they agreed on principle,” indicating that detailed negotiations will take place later.
It is understood the agreement would provide that United States write the French debt on a new basis, payable in 20 annuities, provided Great Britain agrees to join a tri-power settlement plan. The settlement would be intended as a consequence of and sequel to the new monetary accord, just signed. The form of the agreement would be affirmation of the sanctity of signed engagements.
It is learned that the French Prime Minister, M. Lean Blum, has informed Mr. Built that France is ready to negotiate liberally, without bargain- ing, ond that he requested nothing from America,
The compact, 11 is stated, would be Umited to the United States, Britain and France, and would not affect ather debtors, the most important of whom is Italy.
Huge Sums Owed
At the moment, France owes about U.S. $4,000,000,000, including interes: un the principal, and Great Britain owes slightly more.
France's last payment was in 1932 and Britain defaulted in 1933, bui continued small token payments for some time.
:
The French hope the agreements will coincide with other political wid economic agreements destined to con- solidato peace and restore world comunergo through reducing quotas and lowering tariffs.
11 is understood that under the present proposal Britain's debt would remals farger than Franco's, but that in the course of the tri-power adjust- ments France would CHOTHOUS
It is understood the United States and France will discuss in detail a pay- ment plan, following the fixing of sum total of French debts, and it is possible that M. Blum go to
debt to Bin her
Rebels Again
Pound Madrid
Madrid, Dec. 1.
Lale yesterday and early to- day the rebola re-opened their allack on Madrid with the most violent bombardment of the siege. It was chiefly aimed al the Rosales and other outlying districts and planes bombed the loyalist lines continuously.
The roar of artillery is louder than ever before, indicating that the long-awaited, concerted at- tack has commenced. ·
The ecatre of the city has not suffered from· bombardment-- United Press,
SPANISH LOYALISTS CLAIMING SUCCESS
Washington to arrive at will our REPORTED GAINS ON
He would travel as a special Am- bassador, on the understanding that France would no longer be regarded
· as a defaulter.
Lowering Indebtedness
The French and British debt levels, it la understood, would be fixed lower than they were at, the dates the two powers 'defaulted. However, they
MANY FRONTS
FRENCH PLANE ATTACKED
Valencin, Nov. 80.
Dolores Ihaburri, Communiri “Passion Flower,” la not the only woman' orator to issue flaming appeals in beleaguered Spanish capital. Here is a picture of an Impassioned militia-woman orator-motor-car-, as - rostrum-urging fighters to hold out to the last man, and women to
join them in -digging trenches round the city.
Tragic Death
Of Educator
SIR EDWIN DELLER ACCIDENT VICTIM
London, Nov. 30.
Sir Edwin Deller, the brilliant Principal of London University, fell -a-victim to a tragic accident when he was making a tour of inspection, of the University's great new building in Bloomsbury, along with other officials on Friday last.
The accident occurred when an emply skip fell on the party from a storey above,
AUSTRIA, HUNGARY ALOOF
WON'T JOIN ANTI- COMMUNIST PACT
NO
ESCAPES
London, Nov. 30.
London's famous Crystal Palace is gone-and with it treasures of science and art-in a swiftly moving, all-devouring fire, whose fierce heat could be felt half a mile away.
Police have ordered the evacuation of houses around the Crystal Palace, endangered by the enormous blaze, and from the roofs of which firemen are working in short spells, staggering down to the ground when relieved, and back from the scorching inferno. Streams of molten glass flow in the gutters.
At 10.10 p.m. the thousands of spectators could see two of the Palace towers standing. The rest of the structure was in ruins.
The fire spread with astonishing rapidity, consuming the wooden floors and window frames. Within twenty minutes of the outbreak the centre part of the building, including, the roof of the famous West transept, crashed. The fall was audible a mile away.
It was apparent, then, that the whole structure was doomed.
CHINESE
VESSEL
PIRATED
WOMAN-IN-GANG-OF- RIVER ROBBERS
MILITARY ACTIVITY IN JAPAN
Millary WISH TO OFFEND
Vienna, Nov. 30. Austria bas finally refused to join
German-Japanese. anti-Com
Sir Edwin Deller was rendered un- the conscious, and had since been attend-munist alliance. This decision was ed by Lord Dawson of Penn, but he announced by Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg the Chancellor, in the course of con- died to-day. The deceased was the versations with the Hungarian Prime son.cz a carpenter.-Reuter Special,
Dr. Kolomon Daranyi, and Minister, the Foreign Minister, M. Kolomon de
STOP PRESS
M.C.C.Declares
4528 For 8
Kanya,
Dr.
and
$10,000 LOST
IN LOOT
News has just reached the Colony of the piracy of the Chinese-owned motor ship, Wo. Ping Yea, whilst on the run from Hongkong to Wuchow, early on Saturday morning, the total loss suffered being about $10,000.
Dr. Schuschnigg's statement was made in reply to the suggestion by
Austrfa Daranyi that Hungary should Jointly reinforce the anti-Communist bloc..
Austria's refusal is due, firstly, to The vessel, which Bies the Chinese the fact
that
Austria has learned that flag, had reached Nam Kong Hau, a he German-Japanese alliance is not point on the West River about sixty regarded in Western Europe as a con- iniles below Wuchow, at about 2 tribution to peace, and Austria does a.m., when a party of five pirates, not wish to create a bad impression one of whom was a woman, managed in England and France; secondly,
to secure control of the ship. They Communism is not a-real danger forced the officers, crew and compra- Carrying their overnight totalAustria, where it is felt the Govern- dore Inte one cabin, and then pro-
ment, loyally supported by the army of 453 for three wickets to 528 for and police, could cope with any at- eight, the MC.C. tourists, in a four-tempt to disturb the peace-Reuter, day match with Queensland, del clared at the 'luncheon Interval fo
day.
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Brisbane, Dec. 1.
NO SECRET CLAUSES
London, Nov. 30. .. Ames had added 60 to the BLC.C. The British Government has ro- score, but the whole the Ave colved assurances from Madrid that English wickets were not strongly there are no secret; clauses in the defended and the batsmen were German-Japanese pact against Com- dismissed cheaply,
munism-Keuter.
M.C.C. scored 215 In their first Government despatches denyinnings, to which Queensland replied would not become more symbolical the reported insurgent successes with 243, Thus, at the declaration, west of Madrid and claim, on the Queensland are exactly 500 runs
payments.
It is recalled that France's defaulted contrary, that the loyal militla behind. payments at present amount to U.S. has advanced several miles in 3218,000,000, which, according to the
Later2ueensland have lost one
old agreement, adds little to the vast the course of a counter-attack, wicket for 18 runs-Reuter,
At the same time, it is stated,
total of U.S.$6,500,000,000 which has Government columns on both banks
to be repaid by 1987. This total in of the River Tagus, 50 miles south of
cludes a very heavy interest payment, for the principal of the original loan was only U.S.$4,023,000,000.
Efforts to kees the talks secret are so intense that the French Foreign Office "even" denied to-day that Mr. Bullitt had been a viator--United Press.
claima
Madrid, are in a position to attack: the insurgent communications.
The Government also successes In the province of Santander and alleges, that a force of militia is operating" only 40 miles from the rebel capital of Burgos. This unit has occupied several villages and kill- cd 200 rebels, it is stated.
Successes ago also claimed, on the Malaga front, where Loyalists re- pulsed an insurgent attack, lafileting a loss of 40 flied and 00 wounded. Reuter.,
· GOVERNMENT GRATIFIED
EDEN QUESTIONED
London, Nov. 30. Questioned in the House of Com- mons regarding the agreement sign- ed at Berlin on November 25 by re- presentatives of the German and (Continued on Page 4.)
PANTING POLITICIANS PALAZZO PARADE
Rome, Nov. 30.
ceeded to loot the ship.
——Tokyo,–Dec.-- 1.
chieftains 10-day were rushing preparations for building an adequate force "lo cope with the situation" on the Manchukuo-Soviet
border.
in recalled that the War Office several weeks ago issued a lenificant pamphlet in which 14 answered the crilles of. the new
out.. not
Budget's extensively
lay. The
mention deact
the
phase of frontier armaments, but
Implication was very plain. It is estimated. the Soviet strength in the Far East is 200,- 000 troops. 1,000 planes and 1,000 lanks-United Press.
LUDWIG EXPECTS
BIG WAR
The Crystal Palace orchestra was rehearsing at 7.30 when a giri em-
the Palace fold ployee of
the musicians that a small fire had broken out. It was 'not dangerous. the rald. But in five minuto flames burst upon the musicians, who had a very narrow escape.
Londoners Look. On
A large section of London's popu-- lation flocked to the scene, blocking "The "roads and impeding,” the "fire" engines, which responded to repeated cells in unprecedented numbers.
Among other things, the cradle of. | television, the whole Baird Television Apparatus, worth many thousands of pounds, was destroyed.
Eight miles away, Members of the House of Commone watched the fire from the terraces. The windows of the House of Parliament reflected the ruddy glow of fire,
Tremendous Explosions
At 9.15 p.m. there. Were three tremendous" explosions, which shook the neighbourhood. At this time the utmost anxiety was felt for the North Tower, abutting the railway. Train sarvices had been suspended, mean- while. All fire-fighting apparatus. concentrated on saving the North Tower. But the flames defented. Iha fremmen, The North Tower fell, ·
The glare of the flames has been reported visible from Devil's Dyke, Brighton...
Daring Flying Cameramen At the height of the blaze the were tranzixed at the
The safe was ransacked, all the passengers were robbed of their WARNS FRANCE OF crowds money and Jewellery, and a'quantlly of valuable cargo was stolen before the pirates made off. No casualties were suffered..
The ship' arrived at Wuchow at about 4 pim. und made a report of the occurrence.
It is noteworthy that a sleter ship of the Wo Ping Yee, the Wo Ping Yat, was pirated some four months ago in the same vicinity, whilst return- ing from Wuchow to Hongkong.,\"
Adjustment
Of Empire's
Reciprocity
CANADA TO MAKE CONCESSION
Ottawa, Nov. 30.
GERMAN MENACE BRITISH WILL AID FRENCH
Boston, Nov. 30.
| intrepidity of cinema cameramen and their pilots, who, skimmed the flames nad flow through columns of sparks. One. machine nose-dived apparently Into the centre the volcano of Bame, though actually it had side- slipped to safety by the narrowest of margins.
of
Members of the Palace orchestra Mr. Emil Ludwig, noted Jewish fare grieved at the loss of their famous biographer: and critic, historian and organ, but relate with some grail- political commentator, in a speech fication that they themselves escaped here to-day, expressed the opinion incineration by a matter of seconda that world war was imminent and They rushed out of the building just on, the front of the centre transept Inevitable,
In his opinion Germany would at crashed into the road, burying motor tack France because Herr Hitler had cars parked at the kerbside,—Reuter. - taught Germans that they cannot
HISTORY OF BUILDING 2 "regain their soul" until they conquer:: France on the battlefield.
The Crystal Palace, mainly of Mr. Ludwig said he believed Eng glass and iron, was flest erected in land would aid France, but that Hyds Park, London, for the Great Italy's position was uncertain. Is Exhibition of 1891. It was designed. interviews with 11 Duce had con- by Sir Joseph Paxton, was 1,600 feet. Vinced him that Signor Mussolini long, 23 acres in area and cost £1, does not want war with England or 450,000. France. He regarded the italo- German-alliance as "merely a mono-
affair
It was taken down and re-erected at Sydenham," where""Queen Victoria
The police and the public gasped with wonderment when they saw the whole Cabinet and four hundred Deputies headed PROTECTING NEUTRALITY
walk. by Signor Mussolini, parading through the streets at a running
Signor
Mussolini despises Hers opened it in 1884 The north London, Nov. 30.
The Ministers and It is intimated that the Januaryler and thero is little in common transept of the building was burned At the conclusion of a sitting of dented scene.
Palazzo
session of Parliament may consider between tlio two dictators, declared down in 1800. Intended as a per- manent exhibition of the art and To-morrow, the Government
the Chamber.
Mr. Ludwig Bignor
Mussolini Deputies arrived at the
revision of the Ottawa trade agro- Venezia singing the "Glovariezza.". proposes to ask the House of " Còm-
The next war, he asserted, would culture of all nations, it had a series ments; by which Canada will give bring about the formation of the Lure and sculpture of different civili ordered the Deputies to form nine .... At the meeting In the Chamber
of-courts representing the architoc- mona to pass through all its stages
Britain now concessions on textiles, United States of Europe, sations, a pleture gallery, a musdur. abreast in the Parliamentary Square all the Deputies and military and the bill making illegal the carriage Reports from the Bpanith civil war
,and: follow him to the Palazzo naval personages wore the fascist iron and
products, while atce
Asked why he had not written à of war materials to Spain in British zones indicate that the Government Venezia, and the party set off at the uniform. There were enthusiastic Britain's concessions to Canada will blography of Herr Hitler, Mr. Lud and a school of practical engineering.
traditionally brisk Bersaglieri march, outbursts when Count Clano, the be modified,
I write only on great it later became a place of popular wig replied ships. A motion for rejection of the own memorie
forces are more than holding their police hurriedly tried to Foreign Minister, unveiled a tablet It is understood sifat Britain is die men
Kalkvota ngang, entertainmentär Bill will bo moved on behalf of the
diver the -trafic
Into: alde, streets commemorating the foundation of inclined to renew, the present agrede, mit flikhoteworthy that. Me, Ludwig ; . A similar "Palace') was Bracjed for Labour opposition by Mr. Noel muniqués anys.the enemy's continued politicians,
A Madrid Defence Committee coins to make war for the penting the Empire and announced that the ments upon their expiration next living in an impound exile from the Worldrary invertova York in Baker-British Wireless,
„while” cameramen raced crown Princess was expecting a | summer Badkar Unk, Beljustment nie germany, the land, where "he" was 1883; but was der (Continued an Page: 4.).
aboad to photograph, the unprece= | baby next yearReuter “Specials) medal. Unlled: Press:
Born-United Press,
London,
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