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THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1925.

THAT SECURITY PACT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS TO DECIDE.

PREMIER'S PROMISE.

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When the Allies Will Leave Cologne.

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The House of Commons will have full opportunity to discuss the proposed security pact before the country is committed to signing that document with. France and Germany.

ALLIES AGREED.

(Reuter's Service.)

ment was strictly bilateral. He proposed to obtain French Banc tion to communicate the text to Parliament immediately the repy London, June 19.

was despatched to Berlin.- Replying to several questions in Replying to Commdr. Kenworthy. I the Ho of Commons. Mr. Mr. Baldwin declined to be drawn Ronald McNeill, Under-Secretary with regard to the question of for Foreign Affairs, stated that Germany's eastern frontiers pend- the Allies would order the evacua-ing a full dress discussion and the tion of the Cologne zone as soon publication of the document and as Germany carried out the mill- Mr. Austen Chamberlain's return tary requirements set forth in the which is not likely to be before i note of June 4.

June 18,

ELUDED.

Lieut-Commdr. Kenworthy's questions regarding Germany's eastern frontier were evaded by the Premier,

EARLIER CABLES..

London, June 10. Later information concerning the proposed Security Pact shows the intention to make it absolute- ly of a bilateral and mutual character, Brita contribution to the aegis of the League of Nations being a guarantee of the existing Rhine frontiers against aggression both from France and from Germany. An essential

preliminary to the operation of the pact will be Germany's entry into the League.

LORD DERBY'S VIEWS..

(Havas Agency.)

BOMB PLOT.

THE CHI

King of Spain's Escape.

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STUDENTS TRIED.

TWENTY YEARS FOR THE RINGLEADER.

Hendaye, Pyrenees, June. 10. of the school of engineering were

It appears that young students, responsible for the attempt on the royal train on June 5.

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The King of Spain.

Paris, June 10. Lord Derby speaking at the luncheon given by the Associa- tion of Francé and Great Britain referred to the agreement be tween M. Briand and Mr. Cham- berlain regarding the security pact, and declared that it was)

A court martial has sentenced absolutely indispensable that France and Britain should co-the ringleader, to twenty years' operate, for if they stood apart it jail and nine others to was good-bye to the peace of the ranging from four years to ten.

The Premier, Mr. Stanley Bald-world and safety for France and win, in a statement, emphasised Britain. that no security pact had yet been signed or would be concluded until the House had been enabled fully to discuss it.

The position was that the British and French Governments, after ccnsidering the German pro-

Former British Ambassador to

France.

posals, were completely agreed on certain basic principles for a part between the Allies interested in the Rhineland and Germany on a footing of equality. It was ex- pected Belgium and Italy would adhere to this,

The Premier confirmed the re- port that the contemplated settle-

FLYING AWARDS,

(Reuter's Service.)

terms

Travellers from Barcelona per- Lord Derby added that at the sistently reported an attempt to present moment there existed in blow up the train in which the Britain greater friendship and King and Queen of Spain had love for France than had ever arranged to go to Madrid. · A bçen known in their histories and bomb weighing eighty kilo-

SAFER FLYING.

HANDLEY-PAGE AMAZES THE EXPERTS.

THRILLING AERIAL DISPLAYS.

Vision of Frightfulness In Next Air War.

When Fokker, the Dutch aeroplane designer, arrived at Croydon with a gathering of experts, before whom he proposed to give a demonstration of his new safety monoplane, which, he claims, will survive all engine trouble in the air, they were amazed to find a

able stunts. British Air Force machine in the air, performing the most remark-

While A. G. H. Fokker, the height of 200 feet, recovered con- famous Dutch aeroplane designer trol and landed safely.

His and

flier, was preparing to passengers confessed to having demonstrate his new safety, slow-been alarmed when they saw flying commercial monoplane Fokker release the controls and before a gathering of inter- loll nonchalantly in his seat.. national experts, including the Mr. Fokker, gave a newspaper: Director of Civil Aviation, Major-representative a vision of the next General Sir Sefton. Brancker, at air, war, in which, he declares, the Croydon aerodrome to-day unheard-of engines of destruction attention was directed to an Air will be used, Force machine which was hover- ing, Bpparently beneath the clouds.

motionless,

The experts were astonished to see the new-comer like a drunken sky-rocket, perform every evėlu- tion calculated to end in disaster. He flew tail down and repeated stailing only resulted in the uero.. plane slowly sinking horizontally to the ground.

Mr. F. Handley-Page disclosed to the special representative of "The Sun" that the machine was fitted with his new patent "slotted wing," which he proposes shortly to demonstrate in Australia, and which he is also fitting to numerous British commercial and Air Force craft.

Fokker was the first to con- gratulate the Air Force test pilot, Bulman, after which Fokker and Bulman proceeded to take part in a thrilling aerial hovering contest, Bulman, in a half gale, appeared to drift backwards without losing height,

Fokker, carrying eight passen. gera, stalled his machine at &

CORRESPONDENCE.

HOME INCOME TAX.

the expression of that feeling was grammes was said to have been (To the Editor of the China Mail. best shown in the Brinnd-found in a tunnel, and nineteen Chamberlain agreement.

arrests were reported to have

AMERICAN COMMENT.

been made. Their Majesties were Sir, I thought it well to call said to have postponed their the attention of such of your (Reuter's American Service.) departure and to be remaining at readers as are thinking of returning The "Herald-Tribune" com-Barcelona.

permanently to England to a prac- menting on the Franco-British The Spanish Embassy in Lon- tice of the British Revenue Authori- accord on

security says it is a don discredited the story of an ties which may give them consider. most important step for the attempt on the Spanish Royal able trouble. stabilisation of Europe which train and said the report is would be visibly hastened were merely a part of a campaign to Germany to accept loyally the discredit Spain, allied proposals.

The "New York Times" says that despite the vagueness. of the reports regarding the agreement the virtual Anglo-French accord is a great advance.

£73,000 TO DATE,

GOVERNMENT'S SINGAPORE

OUTLAY.

(Router's Service.)

London, June 10. In the House of Commons, in answer to questions it was stated that including the cost of the preliminary survey-and-engineer ing expenses the Government up to the present had expended £73,000 at Singapore,

SILK TAX LAW.

DELAYING AMENDMENTS

REJECTED,

(Heuter's Service.)

LONDON, June 10. The House of Commons 50b- stantially rejected a number of amendments mostly designed to delay the operation of the silk tax.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Churchill declared that he was convinced the duties would con siderably stimulate the British. natural silk industry.

The duties were adopted by

Berlin, June 10. The following awards have been made for the round Germany. Flight: First group up to 40 h.p. and 80h.p.. Hochmuth on a Udetflug Zeugbau; third group 260 to 135 voter. between 80 h.p. and 100 hp. Bitter од an Onkaspartheiss, Wenke on R Junker, Schneebale on a Junker.

and

New York, June 10.-The corTÓS- pondent of the "New York Times"

LACK OF FUNDS.

GERMAN INDUSTRY'S TROUBLES.1

The

SHIPYARDS CLOSE.

(Reuter's Service.)

securities on the Bourse.

It is

several

In a recent instance with which I have been dealing, & public ser- vant invalided home, was ropaid u large sum to which he was entitled from the Official Staff Provident Fund accumulated over a number of years. The Crown Agents, how- ever, by instructions from the British Rovenue Authorities, de- dincted full tax at 4/6d, on this sun when it was paid to my client in England and it was only after a very drastic correspondence with the Revenue Authorities that the amount was refunded in full..

In my opinion such a sum paid to man who through residence abroad, was never linble to Britisa

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BERLIN, Jane 10. financial difficulties of German industrialists are reflected tax at all throughout the period of in the all round slump in industrial the accrual of the fund, is not Assessable to British tax, merely because it happened to be paid to concerns are faced with a similar him on his arrival in England. In position to that of the Stinnes this particular instance, however, concern and have been forced to my client had tot actually become throw their holdings irto

the technically resident in England and market.

so the matter was beyond dispute.

reported that

The offerings are so heavy that securities are not being absorbed even at low prices.

A typical case is provided by the Reiherstieg shipyards at Hambugr closing down in spite of big orders on account of the lack of fund with which to carry on.

MOROCCO FIGHTING.

CIVILIANS EVACUATE

TOWN,

TRIBESMEN PRESS FORWARD.

(Reuter's Service.)

PARIS, June to

A message from. Wezzin states that owing to enemy. pressure- which resulted in mady penetra tions of the French line along the Wadizess, the French command decided precautionarily to remove $50,000,000 LOAN the civilian population of Wezzap to the south. The evacuation was carried out very calmly.

it

(Reuter's American Servise.)

NEW YORK, June 10 Messrs. Morgan's are offering aboard the presidental train return- $50,000,000 Belglan Government ing to Washington-from-Minnesota loan at 7 per cent. interest; issue

ys that President Calvin Coolidge price ninety-eight.

appears to have gathered the im-

mco fundamentally--sound and Toalonas, June 10. —1

nexion that the West is gaining

in prosperity and that his policies

migalating. He was impressed by

omy tuz reduction plans, and,

wide endorsement of his In an terview

more-determined funn even do

front to

and firm in his policy of the and the possibility ollection of foralen.deble in view. | Branish

this hard sconecto conditions in

the North West ---Renter'■ AmoRY.

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Moscow, June 10.-Ap aerial ax pedition consisting of six aeroplanes, including four constructed in Russia, left this morning for Peking In de prosence of thousands of people including members of the government, Many other neropiques. escorted the expedition on the stage of the pur was gcang, which is to surve

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tto China Franco: is proposed to, Chinees.

To avoid this difficulty, might suggest that it would be prudent to have any such sum paid over before departure to England as all. But

Chief among them will be steel armoured "super" war planes, the size of battleships, and almost

as effectively armed, with holds; filled with veritable hornets' nests will be possible to launch and take of fighting aeroplanes, which it

in in mid-air, and with tons of bombs and poison gas cylinders.

They will have the latest wing designs, tending towards slower landing, and making it practically

Death from the sky-

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impossible for the machine to stall."

Aircraft, as demonstrated to- day he said, opened a new field for the designer, removing all limits of size and weight.

Fokker graphically described a visitation of such machines from if that cannot be done and the taxa base 1,000 miles distant, defying in actually deducted in the arbitrary all defences, and hovering over a fashion indicated above, this should city as long as they liked, going not be submitted to, na in most home after, two or three days cases it will probably be found that aloft. Multiple propellora would the Revenue have no right to any be driven from a central bomb- Auch deduction where a fund has proof engine room, and crude oil been accumulated wholly abroad by would be used, removing the risk a person not subject to British Tax. of fire.

Tours, etc.,

CHAS. H. TOLLEY.

Fokker le considering the catablishment of an air service between Holland and Batavie, 4, Great Winchester St., E.C. 2 using large monoplanes.

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