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AUSTRALIA AND

SENATORS

PROPOSE

INFLATION

To Formulate Monetary Reform Policy.

MEETING CALLED FOR FRIDAY

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telegraph, l'oppright, Telegra phic Mensages frdinner, aut. Re- reined November 13, 1152 pm.)

Washington. Yesterday.

NEW ZEALAND

Polaris to the Manager

BERNARDS OF HARWICH

GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS

PIONEERS OF

Quality Goods Reasonable prices.

CHATER ROAD, HONG KONG.

STRENGTHENING DEFENCES

PRECAUTION AGAINST JAPAN'S MENACE

EMPIRE'S POLICY IN PACIFIC

BRITISH WARSHIPS SENT

TO AUSTRALIA

+

Senators Thomas. of Oklahoma ARTHUR HENDERSON MAY RESIGN

and Senator Smith of South Caro

lina, yesterday issued invitations to FROM DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE United States political, industrial and farm leaders to meet on Friday to formulate a monetary reform policy for presentation at the next Congress, in January.

LONDON, TO-DAY.

DURING THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Debate, YESTER- DAY EVENING. ON THE LABOUR PARTY'S MOTION OF Senator Thomas said that he CENSURE ON THE GOVERNMENTS DISARMAMENT POLICY, planned proposing an adequate THE LABOUR MEMBER FOR MERTHYR TYDVIL WALES metallic basis for sound currency, MR. R. C. WALLHEAD, ASSERTED THAT AUSTRALIA AND upon which the 1926 volume of NEW ZEALAND, AFTER CONFERRING WITH CANADA AND bank deposits credit could be re- THE IMPERIAL DEFENCE COMMITTEE, HAD BEGUN TO buit.

STRENGTHEN THEIR DEFENCES ON THE COAST NEAREST JAPAN, AGAINST POSSIBLE ATTACK.

He said that one of the purposes of the conference would be to consider silver's proper place in a broadened metallfe base.

British warships had been ordered to Australia to strengthen the defences there.

SENSATIONAL

ALLEGATIONS

BY LABOUR

"Britain Encouraged

Japan.

|PREMIER PROTESTS – STRONGLY AGAINST CHARGES

London, To-day,

In the House of Commons, last night, the Opposition vote of cen- sure was defeated by 409 votes to

54. Sir Herbert Samuel's Liberal followers from voting abstained.

The Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon declared that was most fallacious to suppose that they were Imposing on Germany, Ho gave as a first instance what was called the trial period.

He emphasised that all other to countries would be bound not increase armaments, and as a re- sult, France would have to con siderably reduce her .-.military atrength.

The Government still hoped that

As a result of this policy, Japan and the United States had begun German equality might be

Senator Thomas revealed that a gigantic armament race, he alleged.--Reuter. he felt that the price of gold, should be double the statutory figure so as to provide adequate

LONDON, TO-DAY,

IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT MR. ARTHUR HENDERSON HAS ALREADY DECIDED TO TENDER HIS, RESIGNATION Senators Key-Pittman, wheet for THE PRESIDENCY OF THE DISARMAMENT CONFER

currency.

er, Borah and Harrison are ex«ENCE/REUTER. pected to attend the conference. --United Press. par: S. C. Gold |

Co.

Representatives Favour. Inflation.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

1.

My Telegraph, Coppright. Tricor: phie Monnages Ordinance. 1801 -ecived. Noocnlar 14. 11,55 mani

Washington, To-day,

House

of Representatives shows

LABOUR'S CRITICISM OF GOVERNMENT

London. To-day.

[**TRAGEDY" OF ARMS CONFERENCE.

Lart night's sitting of the House Started With League's

of Commons was again devoted to the debate on Disarmament. The discussion arose out of the vote of censure moved by the Opposition

Failure With Japan.

London, To-day.

In the House of Commons, yester-

tablished by cutting down as close.

Busy, but all with a few minutes to spare to watch the Inter port Cricket series. A typical gallery watching the Shanghai match from Queen's Road. The Hong Kong enthusinsť takes his cricket seriously, and hurried tiffins are the order of the day at present.

LITVINOFF SUMMONED TO WHITE HOUSE

Special Two-Hear Conference With Roosevelt

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL, (Ry Telegraph, Copyright, Triagra- his Messages Ordinance, 1894. Re- ceived November 13, 11.58 p.m.) -

Washington, Yesterday. President Roosevelt unexpected-

ly as possible to the present Gerly summoned the special "Boviet man level.

envoy, M. Maxim Litvinof, to the White Kobee, at û p.m., last pight; for a two-hour conference

CONTROL OF

INTERNATIONAL GOLD MARKET

Roosevelt's Plans Outlined.

TO INCREASE WORLD PRICES

London, To-day.

HONG KONG

ON TOP

CERTAIN TO

WIN CRICKET

INTERPORT

Shanghai Fail After Good Start.

116 FOR TWO-147 FOR SIX

After a great deal of.

it was definitely announced by Don- ald Leach, the Shanghai skipper, this morning that the Interport game between Hong Kong and Shanghai will be played to a finish.

It is understood that the game between Shanghai and Malaya will be commenced to-morrow imme- diately after the present match is over-that is if it does not finish to-day.

Hong Kong are all out. for 212, leaving Shanghai with 350 needed for a win.

Tom Hayward (65) and Ernie Fincher (0) went out at 11 am to resume the Hong Kong Innings 149 for '6-286 runs abend.

"Tarrle" Wilson's first ball of President Roosevelt seeks con-his incompleted over went for 4 trol in the international gold bye and Hayward then proceeded market - so much leaked out to cut him for 4 and turn him to about the President's private leg for 2 and collect a single. Unlued States recognition of thevisers, saya The Times Washingtore with a single to deore the sult yet in the negotiations for conference with his fanncial ad- Ernie Fincher the opened, his Soviet, but the conversations would be continued later-United Press, per S.C: Gold Bar Co.

Allar: the M.

"The British Government will do its utmost to sscureiz am2 interâu. tonal Disarmament monteraald that at there, no divino Sir John Simon said Manter.

Sir Herbert Samnei-dwelt om - the power of armament in- terests. He urged the natiowM 25 to make an öffer which, Ger

many could really be exper GOVERNMENT-

ed to accept.

Germany's departure from the League could and should be re-

versed.

The Government's policy should| in order to ventilate the proposals day, Sir Stafford Cripps. K.C., the be directed to securing the return adopted at the Labour Party Con-Labour Member for East Bristol, of Japan to the League, the entry The United Prene poli oof the [ference recently held at Hastings. read a message from the Geneva of Russia and eventually of the

The motion was submitted by Mr. correspondent of the Daily Herald United States. that 68 per cent will favour in Morgan Jones, the Labour Member' which quoted Mr. Arthur Henderson! Aation at the January session of for Caerphilly, Wales, who Congress tlon's menнUTER results.

Twenty-one per cent. are oppos ed to inflation and 21 per cent re- main neutral or undecided. Unit, ad Press, per S. C. Gold Bar Co.

on

after

as saying that he had not decided

Sir Stafford Cripps declar- ed that Mr. Henderson's state- ment showed that the Dis- armament Conference had fail- ed.

Moving the vote of censure, Mr. Morgan Jones aroused a heated scene by alleging that Japanese policy, in the Far East' was encouraged not de- liberately but inferentially by the British Government - and Conservative leaders.

"CONTROL OF

FARM LAND

Amazing Forecast By U.S. Official.

ROOSEVELT'S SPECTACULAR

PLANS

Chicago, To-day. The complete control by the Administration of America's farm land, with only the rich soil to be used for agriculture and the remainder to be de........... Chamber-voted to forestry, recreation

He made specific mention of Mr:| Amery and Sir Austen lain.

unless the Administra contending that the strong desire to resign, but that unless the pre- produce marked the British people for an inter- sent most satisfactory situation is national agreement Disarma changed, he could no longer continuo ment had not been reflected in the to be President of the Disarmament Governmeal policy at Gengva, said Conferente. he cordially admitted that the draft convention put forward at the Conference, by Great Britain, was the first definite scheme to be pro- duced. Although it was not per haps so advanced as he could have

Sir Auston Indignantly repudiat- |desired, it was one worthy of full. The Labour members were of the ed the suggestion, while Mr. discussion, he said

fopinion that the tragedy of the Dis- Ramsay MacDonald strongly pro The heads of the Labour Party's armament Conference had

started tested against; tha statement that proposals, submitted by Mr. Mor-with the Sino-Japanese dispute and the Government had encouraged gan Jones, were:

that the Government's failure to Japan, which, he stated, was take action in regard to the dispute true. Reuter, had caused the first set-back to Dis

Woodin Backs Roosevelt.

POSITION

NO TREASURY OPPOSITION TO GOLD PLAN

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL,

By Telegraph, Copyright. Teleprá phie Menge Ordinance, 188k. P reived Navcaber 14, 11.66 m.)

Washington, To-day, The United States Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Willim H. Woodin, yesterday vigor. ously denied that he or the Un- ited States Treasury are oppos. ed to President, Roosevelt's They

the inter surveyed national gold and domestic com- modity price situations.

The participants have, refused to comment on the discussion.— United Press, per S. C, Gold Bar Co.

ROOSEVELT CONFERS WITH GOLD ADVISORS

Complele abandonment of all air bombing..

Total abolition of all prohi÷· armament. bited weapons.

International control of civil

flying.

Immediate reduction by eli nations of armament expendi- ture.

International armament 10- pervision and control.

The Creation of an interns- tional police force.

The definition of aggression on the basis of the proposals made to the Conference Com- mittee."

PREMIER REPLIES,

The British Government should)

not

have urged the League of Nations JAPAN-MANCHUKUÒ·

to take immediate steps in regard

to Japan's entry into Manchuria.

Re-armament in the United

CONFERENCE»

States and the action of Aus. Seeking Joint Policy On

tralia and New Zealand in strengthening armaments, mil arose from the 'refusal of the British Government to initiate action against Japan-Rester.

at Geneva with other nations, es

Soviet Problem.

Tokyo, To-day

The Japanese Government will hold another important conference of high Japanese officials of Man- chukuo, including "General & Kelso,

Chief of Staff of the Kwantung

The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay pecially the small European na-Army, will attend, MacDonald, who remarked that tions who had a great stake in this half of the contents of the vote of question., censure had been borrowed from

President Roosevelt yesterday the draft convention, said that the had a lengthy conference with convention had not been abandon Mr. William H. Woodin, Uniteded and still remained the basis of States Secretary of the Treasury, the Geneva deliberations.

"We ask Germany" to come in, not at the end, but now,” said MacDonald.":"W, Wand

and

Germany to be ila own repre sentative and its own spokes- Mr. Jesse Jones, Chairman of the If Disarmament was to be atẻ

"The exchanges of views Reconstruction Finance Corpora- tained, there munt, he said, be an tion, Mr, Black, of the Federal] international agreement, including the conversations to which I have Reserve Bank, Mr. Henry Mor Germany. In the end there; had referred, are not anti-German, bnt genthau, the financier, and other to be such an agreement, mondo pro-European. They are not to "advisors.""

The British Government, were punish, but I tó, establish peace, in close touch with France, Italy he continued. and the United States and in tonch (Continued on Page 9.)

(Continued on pape 12.)

grounds and residential arcas. was the amazing forecast made yesterday by the United States. Secretary of agriculture, Mr. Henry C. Wallace.

He said that the spectacular things that the Administration had done so far this year were only a faint foreshadowing of some of the things which would ultimately be necessary.

He predicted that the 1934 - acreage of harvested: “ crops would perhaps be 35,000,000 acres less than in recent years.' ---Reuter.

HITLER'S FRIENDLY

GESTURE.

Amnesty For Majority Of Political Prisoners.

The object of the conference, it is understood, in to formulale" a "joint]

Berlin, To-day? policy for Japan and Manchukuo, to

Chancellor "Hitler's: senasty for deal with the Soviet problem...

The problem of re-organising the Arded as probable fellowint political prisoners, which fe re-

administration of Kwantung (so) | AE-

to strengthen its relations with the their "aplendid demonstration of Manchukuo Administration, will also faith in Hitler," will not include

serious political.'' and' [he discussed.--Central Newy Agency,

criminal offenders..."

WEATHER REPORT.

* The move is understood, to be ́ ́a gepare for pacifying foreign opinion and encouraging a more with fresh "north-wasberly thorough study of, the present winds, in the forecast issued to-day conditions: in Germany. the

Royal Obsar

[ foreign presa Reuter.

ton correspondent.

eighsh run of the overa

The correspondent adds that it is

Isaacs) was put on at the Navaj argued that when the United States Yard end for the first time in the abandoned the gold standard it was match and conceded two singles. left in a position of impotence be cause it did not enter the gold mar ket, while Britain, by its. Exchange

Equalisation Fund was enabled both

to restore her own position and to determine the value of gold.

Hayward was quite obviously out for quick runs and did not lose an

portunity to score. Fincher aide

"was prepared to take risks " and runs came much faster than they

The control of the international did yesterday. After 15 minutes. market in sought in order that the the pair had added 21 of which increase in commodity prices shall Hayward had scored 184 not be confined to the United States

With the score at 177 Leach but to be so general as to influence introduced Fat Madar at the Supreme. all other currencies Reuter.

Court end in place of Wilson' (who had given away 14 runs in hi thred overs.

U.S. COTTON LOAN

TO CHINA.

Large Chinese Crop Causes Anxiety.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telegraph, Copyright. Telepro» pkin Messages Ordinance, 1894. Re- ceived November 11, 11.58 a.m.)~

New York, To-day. American cotton traders are closely watching the re- sults of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation's loan to China and are wondering how China can consume -800,000 bales of American

The slow-bowler should have had Hayward caught in the long field, but Sinclair lost the ball in the sun and was hit on the mouth, necessitating his retirement from the field. Harry Owen Hughes, the Colony skipper, deputised in the field.

Hayward bad then scored 81. In the slow bowler's next over, however, Hayward hit one right into Leach's ready hands at mid; off, 180-7-89.

Hayward batted for 165 minutes He for his 83 scored out of 180.

hit eight boundaries in an innings which was chanceless” unt!) BI. He

cotton. In view of the Chin-batted brightly this morning scor...

eno crop being reported one of the largest in history. United Press, per S. C. Gold Bar Co.

STOP PRESS

TEA INTERVAL

Shanghai 219 for 9 wic kets (Maghaw.

out

B. T. A Madar not out 10 Extras 22)

ing 18 out of the 81 added for, the seventh, wicket.

In 'Taxaca', next over Pereira was [clean-bowled after scoring only one.

185-8-1.

34 Runs In 30

The Arst half hour's-playe duced 84 ruan.

Both Fincher and Beck went for the bowling in no half-hearted man- ner, puteve

Beck hit two boundaries in Madar's fourth over to send up the 200 after the innings had been in progrena... for 167 minutes.

Isaacs again had first use with the new ball, and was swinging to leg to give Mayhew an anxious time be- [hind the sticka,. With his last ball; however, he got Beck caught by Pat Madar at allly point off a poor stroke: : 203-9-101|-

Wilson, relieved Madar in the next. over and it" was after his first ball- that Sinclair returned to the field.

Dunkley hit one glorious boun dary off Torrie Wilson but was well caught in the slips by Laach off the (Continued en Pape; Alt