1932-11-18 — Page 7

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1932.

COALITION SOLVES GERMAN PROBLEM

ELECTION

TIGHTENED PARTIES' DEADLOCK

VON PAPEN STRONGER

Italy, Hungary

Settle Accounts

Conventions Agreed Upon In Controversies.

THE CHIN

THE SEVENTH SNAKE ·

By W. Gilkespy.

A DEFINITE

re-

DAM CHAND'S craven heart knowing that the crafty bunnia Rome Italy and Hungary to- sak when the man whom would cheat him over each deal. In day settled accounts emanating he had betrayed to the police en- the inal deal the shrinking from the World War through a tered his shop and gazed at him cefver would die for his treachery, series of three conventions agreed with savage intensity. He tried but he would torture him first.

"I will let him live awhile-la- upon by Premier Mussolint and to meet the Pathan's eyes, but Premier Goemboes of Hungary. Sher Khan read the terror in his hell-the hell of his acorching. It was announced that Premier shifting glance. The knowledge fears, the Fathan decided. "If I been reduced to a minority. With last night after spending three fears as a musician sets thell will move with judgment, as he-f Goembees returned to Budapost that he could play on his enemy's kill him now I may be caught, so only any attempt to form a coalition in- days here in conferences regarding strings of his instrument vibrat comoth a true follower of the Pro- stability and alter the inpossible (two 'von Papen parties will in any the conventiona covering the debts ing filled him with cruel glee,

Berlin, No. 10. ін Germany's method to win back to political eluding parties

Coalition

her statesmen are their voyage.

of the Right, the

The

and credits.

Tho conventions placed, into effect agreements on debts and

phet. And for the few days which remain to him his fears will drag. his blind sould through the tox tures of the pit."

"It is time I thanked thee for

17.

"I will let him live till evening," effects of a minority's attempt to case hold the key position.

"His liver will turn to ho decided. govern. She bus chosen between decrease of the National Socialist

complete dictator (Nazis) poll is also regarded as credits reached in 1924 and 1927 water as he watcheth the death ho coalition and ship. Sho has set her course and favourable for the Chancellor be-and settled all pending questions/ Cannot escape draw nearor each 1,

preparing for cause it emphasises his contention regarding the Italian occupation of moment. Oho! Ohol Slow suspenso! thy great-kindness to me,” he said|

that the National Socialists were Flume, Adriatic port city, by shall melt the marrow in his boneal when they were again alone. not justified in demanding the force under Gabriel D'Annunzio ere my thirsty blade reacheth bis have to thank then for paying whole situa- power of Government all for them. elections, is selves as they did at the now his- after the end of the war.

toric meeting between Herr Hitler and President von Hindenburg on Auxyst 13.

A review of the tion, following the enlightening.

The keenly awaited results have aa keenly not brought the just hoped-for solution of the deadlock. With the decrease of the polt of

Communists Win.

Berlin was practically the only

A commission was created to foster trado relations between Italy and Hungary.

MADRID POLICE.

the National Socialists, Social large election district where voting SARO SURRENDERS TO Democrats, the Clerical Centre and was heavier than on July 31. Here the Bavarian People's Party, and the poll was as follows: Com- the increase, on the other hand, of munists, 861,000; National So- that of the National People's Party.cialists, 720,000; Social Demorcats, Its ails, the German People's 640,000. Party, and the Communists, the

All the other parties got less powers in the Reichstag are con- than 500,000 each, headed by the with siderably shifted.

People's Party

Chancellor's Gains, Aside from

Auccess

National 314,000.

the undoubted One of the strange features of

Count Playa Of Ixdain Must Stand Trial.

HONOURABLE CONDUCT

Madrid, Spain, Nov. 12. General Leopoldo Saro, the the poll at Count, Playa of Ixdain, was visit capital of Saxe-

ed in his military prison to-day

black heart."

Very slowly he drew his knife and felt the razor-keen edge while his revengeful eyes bored into the Hindu's soul.

a lawyer to defend me and bribing witnesses to speak in my favour; it was not thy fault that the judge did not believe me. The money, I can repay, but how can I repay thee for the kindly thought?"

"I seek my fee," he said slowly. "What talk. is this of repsy- "The traitor who sent me to stew ment?" the bunnia shouted, bois-

in that hell which men call prison. terous now in the sudden revulsion Throughout Sind I have sought of feeling, and buoyed up by sur- him, through the Punjab and Baba- ging relle?, "Who needs payment wulpoor; over burning desert for helping a friend in his hour of tracks, and from village to villago, in the hills. i-sook-my-fee." Who betrayed me?"

"Mohan Lal betrayed thee." The trembling whisper pleased the Pa than and he pretended to believe the lie.

a ja

of the Communists and the election, which, may be regard- the fact that the two Marxisted as significant, though in itself parties again exceed the National not important, was Soelálists, the outstanding feature Coburg, the of the elections is the success of Coburg, which the National So- by the responsibilities commit-, our nor courage, and he fled to La- the parties backing Chancellor von cialists regarded as one of their Papen, inasmuch as the potential strongholds. There the National majority coalition of the National Socialists lost as much as one third Socialists, Clerical Centre, and the of their former poll.Trans-Ocean Bavarian People's Party has now Kuo Min.

BRITISH PLAN FOR ARMS CUTS TOLD TO WORLD.

.

(Continued from Page 1.) Regarding the naval proposals which include cruiser size reduc- tion and abolition of submarines, į further conversations are now procceding at Geneva hetween re- presentatives of the chief naval powers.

a

Sir John Simon emphasised in his speech that immense arma- ment reductions made in recent! years by British preclude her from going further without general agreement. British pro- posals are primarily directed to finding a basis whereon Ger- many's claim to equality of status could be dealt with while! bearing in mind that the object]

Four Stages.

FRESH BUT CLOUDY.

The Royal Observatory's for to-day weather report states:-

The anti-cyclone remains. centred near the mouth of the Yangtze, and has regained In- tensity.

A fresh monsoon will con- tinue along the China coast, and over the northern China Sea.

winds,

Forceast: N, E. fresh; cloudy.

VON PAPEN'S GOVERNMENT

SURRENDERS.. (Continued from Page 1.)

TO-MORROW'S STORY.

To-morrow's short story will be "As It Was In The Beginning," a story of pri- mitive, strife,

by Dulcle. Deamer,

need?

"Why?" he asked. "He sought favour with the lice; such as he have neither hone hore lest thou shouldst find and

We who are at war with tee, headed by Cordero Bujeda.

The committee heard Saro's slay him."

an A customer entered the shop! the police, are. we not brothers?" declaration, whereafter it nounced that the trial of the while Ram Chand served him Sher Sher Khan smiled genially as he general would probably not be Khan squatted on the floor and did left him.

He went back again and again, held before the end of December. some hard thinking, A Pathan of

kaoping the bunnia on the rack. Royo Villanova, one of the the turbulent Gilzhal tribe, he Sometimes he was effusive in his members of the committee, said would have scored to have any gratitude to Ram Chand and the he received a letter from Saro in dealings with the other, except wretch would know blessed relief September, expressing his inten- when he used him as a fence," from dread of the knife, At other tion to surrender to the mittee, but saying hitherto hel was prevented by illness,

com-

The committee had full know- ledge of Saro's movements at all times. Bujeda told the United Press that the committee Was greatly impressed with loyalty and gentlemanly conduct of Saro, who surrendered when he might have remained in the times Philippines, earning ten more than his former military salary in Spain.

REVENUE TAX TO

BE REVISED.

MR. DAVIS TALKS TO ITALY'S DICTATOR.

the Looked At As Mediator

On Disarmament.

Rome, Nov. 14.

times he would profess doubt as to Mohun Lal's gullt, hinting that someone else must have betrayed

him.

"What does he know the traitor would mutter through parched lips. "What can he know? if I had only stayed in Karachi! If I had only met him at the prison gates and blamed Mohun Lal then that that butcher would have slain him that same night and been

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satisfied. If I had only stayed! Mr. Norman Davis, the Ameri- rfif" A mouse rattled a piece Saro preferred to respect the can delegate to the Disarmament of paper near the wall and he Over-wrought Cortes' decision and agreed to Conference, has had a series of started in terror.

with

Premier brain bade him court sleep; fear of give an account of his conduct in conversations connection with the coup d'etat Mussolini. These parleys are be- dreams in which Sher Khan's knife in 1929 when Premier Primo de ing followed with a good deal sought his throat kept him awake. Rivera took the helm.

of attention by diplomatic and Again he knew relief when the. Saro returned only a few days political circles, inasmuch as Mr. Pathan saved him from imprison- of the conference was to Sunday's elections. The President!

He Davis only recently had lengthy ment. Two thievos entered the effect the maximum measures of furthermore informed the Chan-jago from the Philippines.

cellor that in accordance with the was arrested at Barcelona and meetings with the British Frimo shop with stolen jewellery for Ram disarmament.

lidea of "national concentration" brought to Madrid to face trial. Minister, Mr. MacDonald and Chand; while they haggled over French Premier, M. Herriot and the price, Sher: Khan hurried in Sir John Simon suggested, under which had prompted him to en--U.P,

is believed to act, though, un- and anatched the loot from them. four heads, the best means of trust Herr von Paper with the achieving equality: firstly, all Euro-task of forming a Government, he

officially, as a mediator in an Ha seized a bowl, dropped the attempt to bring about an under-ornaments Into it and held it to- an should at once consult the party: pean countries should join in

standing amongst the leading wards the bunnia, p agreement not, to attempt in any leaders in question to ascertain)

"owers on the, disarmament, pro- "Fill this with sugar-quickly," circumstances to solve any, dlfi- whether they were willing to sup

blem.--Transocean Knomin. he snapped: "The police are com- culties by resort to force; secondly, port the present government in

ing. Fill it full. Now talk-laugh limitation of Germany's armaments carrying out its political and

-haggle-why, sit like frightened should be contained in the same dis-economic reform programme.

owls?" He wheeled round as a armament convention as that which As a result of these instructions

police officer entered and thrust The revision of revenue taxes is will define the limitation of arma-the Chanceller will lose no time in.

the bowl under his nose, and ments of other countries; thirdly, getting Into touch with the leaders the reason for the visit, of Mr. Shiu

Behold this trickery, oh Protec- German limitations would last for of the National. Socialist, the Ger- Chung-kam, Superintendent.”

tor of the Poor," he blustered. the same period as the limitation im-man National People's, and the Customs at Chui-Mei, to Canton.

Mr. Shiu, who arrived here from The report of the death of Mrs. This bunnia hath charged me for posed on the armaments of other Clerical Centre Parties, though in countries; fourthly, Germany should view of Herr Hitler's recent strong Swatow, yesterday, said he had been, F. C. Goodman, at Home, which good-Delhi sugar and given

worded anti-government pro urgently requested to discuss the appeared in the China Mail last. "Begone, this is no business of have the legal right to possess arma-ly

ours. Begone with sugar and ments permitted other countries on nouncements it is considered rather revision with Mr. Lam Chung-yick, Tuesday, is incorrect.

re-doubtful whether

dest son, who thy clamour, the officer ordered.

& Chandon Dry |1 Qt. Superb Tawny Port National Socialists will consent to Canton, and he proposed to return conveyed the news to the China Sher Khan hurled bitter abuse over 1 Q Moet

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turned and set the bupnia's heart cable arrangement: taking shape be-

at rest, fore the opening of the first session of the new Reichstag, which

armament.

In practice, full realisation. of the principle of equality cannot be 'achleyed all at once and therefore the British Gov ernment, has put forward its conception of a practicable programme of stages, A

Official Hurries To Canton Parley.

of

REPORT OF DEATH PROVES INCORRECT:

A, denial was made here today,

according to the constitution Democrat Victory May

I have hidden that stuff in the cellar," he whispered, "Those men must come here no more; give me

I

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