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Nine-Power Talks May Be Delayed November 3
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Brussels, Oct. 25,
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The Belgian Cabinet, at meeting this afternoon, decided to resign.
It is semi-officially announced that owing to the Ministerial crisis the Nine-Power Conference may be postponed for a few days.
November 3 is now suggested: as a possible date, but no definite decision has yet been taken.- Reuter.
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Meeting Discussed
London, Oct. 25. Count Dino Grandi, Italian Ambas-
sador to London, M. Charles Corbin, the French Ambassador, and Dr. Woermann, German Charge d'Affaires saw Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary at the Foreign Office to -day, when, it is understood, they discussed to-morrow's meeting of the Non-Intervention Centmittee,
Reuter.
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Paris, Oct. 25.
A remarkable account of the recent interview between Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, the German Ambassador to London, and Signor Benito Mussolini, which took place in Rome, is given by the newspaper Le Jour, which asserts that Herr von Ribbentrop told It Duce that a programme of Colonial claims would soon be published in Berlin, which includes the return to Germany of the Cameroons and Ruanda Rundi, and the creation of a vast international territory in Africa to be exploited by Britain, France, Italy and Germany,
German Advice
The article further stated that a Colonial Office is Interviewed by the Deutsche being created in Berlin. Allgemeine Zeitung shortly the resignation of the Belgian Cabinet, M. Paul Spoak, the Belgian Foreign Minister, referring to the Nine-Power Conference, said it was faced with a very difficult problem.
It could only solve, its task, in at a tribunal sitting in
degree satisfactorily, if it was not organised as judgment over the actions of a cer--- Lain Power, but if the delegates made a lncere effort to smooth down the existing differences in views.-Reuter,
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Herr von Ribbentrop is also said to have suggested. a sort of International Government for Palestine, similar to that which controlled the Saar before the Plebiscite, and to have advised Mussolini not to cause a violent break in the Non-Intervention Committee, but to gain time. He urged him to sign an Anti-Communist Pact with Japan before the opening of the Brussels Conference.- THURSDAY Reuter.
Maisky Denies Rumour Government
London, Oct. 25.
The diplomatic correspondent of the Evening Standard has reported that M. Ivan Malski, the Russian representative to the Non-Interven- tlon Committee, has been entrusted to inform the committee that Russia is withdrawing from the committee whole on the grounds that "the
down at hus broken machinery present, and that camouflaging has presented an cutirely different situa- lich.
Whitehall oficials professed ignor- unce of the report, and when inter- viewed, M, Muiski danfed there were any new developments, and said he had not received any instructions.
United Press.
Van Zeeland Resigns
Brussels, Oct. 25.
It is reported that M. Paul van Zeeland has sent in his resignation as of the a Deputy to the President Chamber,
M. van Zeeland was elected at the Brussels bye-election last April when he was opposed by the Rexist, M. Leon Degrelle.--Reuter.
Happy U.S. Is In Nine-Power Conference
Hull
Reduce Aid
For Farmers
OWING TO HUGE COTTON CROP
Washington, Oct. 25.
A reduction of two million acres In an area in which farmers who wish to quality for the Government's benefit, may plant cotton in 1038, was announced by Mr. Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture to-day.
Officials of the Agricultural Ad- justment Administration state that the change has been decided upon because of this year's unusually large
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A scarelly of first grade oranges in local markets is responsible for the increase In the cost of this fruit. Explaining to a Hongkong Telegraph reporter why the price of his Sunkist oranges had risen from $3.56 to $2.04 per dozen, a fruit dealer said: "We The original nereage estimate Tor are receiving very little supplies cotton was twenty-nine to thirty from America." Some stores are million acres, which has now been charging $2.40 per dozen for ordin- SPECIAL revised to twenty-seven to twenty-ary Sunkist oranges. nine million acres. Reuter.
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Payment Benefits For Farmers
Washington, Oct. 25.
In order that farmers co-operating in next year's cotton programme should not suffer by the reduction in the acreage rate, benefi, payments are simulaneously increased from two centa to 2.4 cents a pound.
Washington, Oct. 25, The National Peace Conference, comprising 40 organisations have sent a letter to Mr. Cordell Secretary of State, applauding the Government's participation in the Omcials estimates that smaller The letteraerengo will mean a reduction of Nine-Power Conference. says it is not enough to condemn war about 080,000 bales in the 1938 crop. or quarantine military aggression. Reuter. Economic and political justice is the only foundation on which an endur- ing peace can be built, and the Con- ference believed that the United Buales, concurrent with the Brussels Conference, should initiate steps in looking towards economlo adjustments to improve the living standards of all peoples.~Reuter,
Britain Insists On Schedule
Brussels, Oct. 20.
As a result of the Cabinet crisis, the Government has requested a four day postponement of the Nine-Power Conference.
It is understood, however, that Britain has insisted that the schedule be adhered to-United Press.
Japan Not To Attend Brussels
Tokyo, Oct. 26. This morning's newspapers agreed that Japan has decided to decline to
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Highly valued for their health- giving properties oranges are always in great demand here, especially during the dry season, and are mostly imported from. California in cases of 100 and 150. The last con- |signment arrived on Sunday, and according to a fruit dealer not more than 500 cases were landed, which amount was scarcely sufficient for distribution among local firms.
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Two important items on the house- keepers' shopping list, charcoal and
increase lard, have shown on wholeanle market prices, costing respectively twenty-five and ten cuita more per catty than before: Formerly taking $4 from the con- sumer för 100 entties, charcoal is now being sold at $4.23 for similar quantity, while the cost of hard has catty. risen from 30 to 40 cents Retail prices vary.
CANNED GOODS
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Shanghal, Oct. 20. A Japanese plane dropped one huge bomb close to the Soochow Creek. section of Chapel near the Cantonese eemetry opposite United States Marine defence Although the price of raw food- sector, to-day, apparently Igniting stults has increased considerably in oil, or something similar, as a very the past four months, that of canned heavy pillar of smuke and leaping goods, it was learned yesterday, has flames were seen immediately after remained unchanged. wards.
Corned beef, Vienna sausages, meat, Threa huge columns of smoke, the chicken and ham preserves, which outcome of bombings, are visible at bre much used by householders sell Chenju—United Press.
at their old price of 30 and 35 cents per in.
́CHINESE STILL
VALENCIA TOO HOT A SEAT
HOLD TAZANG
Shanghal, Oct. 20. Domel declares that the Cabinet
Chinese claim they are still hold- will endorse this decision and willing Taxang despite attacks by several then obtain Imperial Sanction, after {molorized units, nideď by thó strafing which a formal reply will be made to and bombing of ten planes, and sup Belgium.
borted by waves of Infantry, from the north and north west,
Parks, Oct. 25. Fighting is Intenso two miles from It is understood hero that the Nantlang, and is often hand-to-hand Valencia Government is transferring the Japanese continue to drive on to Barcelona at the end of the month. from Chenchianhang-United. Press-Reuter.
The Asahi Shimbun," however, states that there is still some discus sion of the actual wording, and this may delay the reply for, one or two daya-Reuter,
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