1934-02-15 — Page 11

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1934

AMERICA

JAPAN

AND Movieland Marriage

Strive For Peace In

The Pacific.

NEW AMBASSADOR TO WASHINGTON

Washington, To-day.

The new Japanese Ambassador | to Washington, Mr. Salto, present- ed his credentials to President Roosevelt on Tuesday. Mr. Saito declared that he was sure whatever question can, will be aml- cably composed.

that

President Roosevelt emphasised that he was still devoted to the prin- ciple of maintaining peace in the Pacific region and elsewhere.

"It is our constant desire that by the eu-operation of all countries the Pacific region may continue to en- Jay peare and attain abiding pro- sperity," he said.

Mr. Saito mentioned Manchuria, saying that the peace of Eastern Asia had been, and ever would be, i the genuine aim and abiding aspire- Lion of the Japanese nation.

In a refererer to trade he exi pressed an opinn that the United States and Japan could profitably umite their efforts in the common struggle against the depression.— Router

CONFIDENCE IN US.

Huge Loan Subscribed Four Times Over.

Washington. To-day. The Unts of America's new 1.S.$800,000,000 loun have been

closed.

The Jour WILS over-subserited Jour times.

The Treasury announced the issue

Monday, for

financing. Tilf the issue is in 22-month two-

on

h:W

remainder in three-year three per

t. notes.

Hollywood's newest newlyweda. Mr. and Mrs, Ricardo Cortez, are pic- tured just after their marriage at Phoenix, Ariz. The bride is the former Mrs. Christine Lee, of New York, which also is the home city of

the screen here groom.

IRON AND STEEL

INDUSTRY.

Time To Reorganise.

REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS IN BRITAIN

London, To-day, Correspondence has been publish- - fed which was exchanged between Sir George May, Chairman of the Import Duties Advisory Committee, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer,

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEW AMERICAN

HEAVYWEIGHT

Hamas Secures Surprise

Win Over Schmeling.

GERMAN'S EYE GASHED

Philadelphia, To-day.

Today's Short Story.

Steve Hamas, described as the I most promising young heavy weight boxer America has proe duced in recent years, caused a sensation here yesterday when' he secured a convincing points deci- sion over Max Schmeling, for- mer world champion.

THE RED ROOM

By H. G. Wells.

a ghost The man with the shade became aware of my presence for the first

CAN assure you," said I, woman took no notice of his arri- "that it will take a very val, but remained with her eyes tangible ghost to frighten me." fixed steadily on the fire. And I stood up before the fire "I said—it's your own choosing," with my glass in my hand.

said the man with the withered "It is your own choosing," said arm, when the coughing had ceas- the man with the withered arm. and ed for a while. glanced at me askancs.

"It's my own choosing.” 1 an- Judges awarded Hamas eight have lived, and never

"Eight-and-twenty years," said I.swered. of the twelve rounds, the German have I seen as yet.” two, and the remaining two were decided as even.

The old women sat staring hard time, and threw his head back for Schmeling's eye was gashed in into the fire, her pale eyes wide open. moment and sideways, to see me. the ninth round, almost blindingy," she broke in: "and eight-and-1 caught a momentary glimpse of him with blood, but he fought twenty years you have lived and his eyes, small and bright and in- never seen the likes of this house, I flamed. Then he began to cough gallantly until the end. Reu-

reckon. There's a many things to and splutter again. sec, when one's still but eight-and- "Why don't you drink?" said the twenty."

lowly from side to side. "A many ing the beer towards him.

She swayed her head man with the withered arm, push- The man with the shade poured out a that a shaky arm

ter.

-

Schmeling was world champion until Jack Sharkey secured the

things to see and sorrow for." crown on a very doubtful points de-}-

I half suspected the old people glassful with !cision. His first effort to stage a were trying to enhance the spiritual splashed half as much again on comeback resulted in him being terrors of their house by their dron- the deal table. A monstrous sha ing insistence. I put down my dow of him crouched upon the wall empty glass on the table and looked and mocked his action as he pour- about the room. and caught aled and drank. I must confess I | glimpse of myself, abbreviated and had scarce expected these grotes

broadened to an impossible sturdi-que custodians. Doss, in the queer old mirror at the! end of the room.

knocked out by Max Baer, Jack Dempsey's protege. Schmeling won the title from the late Young

the fifteenth round.

Stribling on a technical knock-out in

World Title Bout Postponed.

Carnera To Meet Loughran On February 28

Miami, To-day.

The 15 round bout for the world's)

"Well," I said. "if I see anything to-night, I shall be so much the wiser. For I come to the business with an open mind."

"It's your own choosing," said the man with the withered jonce more.

Arm

I heard the sound of a stick and

Mr. Leville Chamberlain, agreeing heavyweight boxing championship a shambling step on the fings in

28.

[October 25,

The scheme will be discussed by Reuter. the National Federation of Iron and

first.

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be **A Chaparral Christmas Gift," by O. Henry.

that the time has come to re-organise between Primo Carners, the holder the passage outside, and the door inhuman

There is to my mind something| the iron and steel industry on the and Tommy Loughran, arranged creaked on its hinges as a second crouching and atavistic; the hu in senility, something lines of recommendations, made by for next Thursday, has been post-old man entered, more bent, more man qualitfes seem to drop from National Advisory Committer on poned until Wednesday, February wrinkled, more aged even than the old people insensibly day by day. April 6, last year.

The additional duties an iron and The reason for the postponement single crutch, his eyes were cover-uncomfortable, with their gaunt si- He supported himself by a The three of them made me feel. and-a-half per cent. notes and the steel products are due to expire on is that there are two many competed by a shade, and his lower lip,lences, their bent carriage, their] ing attractions on February 22-half-averted, hung pale and pink evident unfriendliness to me and

from his decaying yellow teeth. to one another. He made straight for an arm-chair "If," said I, "you will snow ma RUGBY on the opposite side of the table, to this haunted room of yours I sat down clumsily, and began to will make myself comfortable cough. The man with the wither-there," ed arm gave this newcomer a short The old man with the cough glance of positive dislike; the old jerked his head back so suddenly

that it startled me, and shot an-) other glance of his red eyes at mej from under the shade; but no one) answered me. I waited a minute,) glancing from one to the other.

The will bring the Treasury's cash

balance to over the $6,000,000,000 Steel Manufacturers on February 22. ALDERSHOT

mark,

TEA TRADE LOSSES BY EMPIRE.

American Markets Lost To Dutch Growers.

London, To-day. imports of British-grown ten in to the United States fell by 7,750,- ong the in 1938, while imports of Dutch-grown ten increased by 7.

-Reuter.

The recommendations advocate the establishment of a number of regional associations each dealing with a group of products co-ordinat- fed by a body styled "The Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain". The Corporation would be charged to promote amalgamations and to! Fimprove plas1.

JAPANESE COTTON DISCUSSIONS.

500,000 lbs., states the review of Two Sessions In London

the ten trade for Inst year, issued

by Messrs. Brooke, Bond and Com- puny.

The tall is due to the fact that

Yesterday.

TRIUMPH.

Bristol Beaten And Blackheath Win.

London, To-day. Aldershot Services caused a mild 'sensation yesterday when they beat; Bristol by 12 points to nil in their] home Rugby Union fame.

In the only other leading match yesterday Blackheath beat London University by 15 points to 5 at the Rectory Field,

WITHIN 30 DAYS

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FUTURE DOLLAR

FLUCTUATIONS.

"If," I said a little louder, "if you will show me to this haunted room of yours I will relieve you from the task bof entertaining| me."

"There's a candle on the slab

The game between Guy's Hospital Will Be Corrected By outside the door." said the man

und

Cumbridge University fernched.-Reuter,

wan

•

repre-

TEXTILE IMPORTS INTO D.E.I.

London, To-day. Negotiations between the the Empire preference, sentatives of the United Kingdom owing to Java tea can

be bought at much and Japanese cation and rayon in- more attractive prices by the UB-

dustries opened yesterday, and two ited States importera.

sessions were held,

The production of British-grown tes during the year fell by 108,-

750,000 The.—Reuter.

STOCK EXCHANGE

REFORMS.

Drastic New Rules In New York.

New York, To-day. The Stock Exchange here has adopted new rules prohibiting mem-) bers from having any interest in the profits of any pool or other market

The British Government is

not

participating in the negotiations bui Mr. Waller Runciman, President of

Rise In Prices.

the

with the withered arm, looking at my feet as he addressed me. "But if you go to the red room to-night"

"The night of all nights!" said the old woman.)

"You go alone." "Very well," I answered. "And, which way do I go?"

London, To-day. Commenting yesterday on future course of the dollar The Timex points out that while the Immediate Restrictions, dollar is falling in parity with gold currencies, the commercial demand may be templed to wait till the readjustment is completed.

a bit," said he, "until you come to Therefore, when parity is reach-a door, and through that is 1

Batavia, To-day.

A Bill restricting textile imports

sond

The United States Government

"You go along the passage for

the Board of Trade, who was pre into the Dutch East Indies became ed there may be a temporary respiral staircase and half-way UP sent at the opening, said that the effective from yesterday, for a three-bound, probably leading to a resump that is a landing and another door Government was deeply interested month period. The bants for the tion of gold shipments, but the discovered with balze. in their outcome and hoped that the quota system will be relevant to the turbance in Europe will be less vio that and down the long corridor discussions would proceed in & import figures of 1930.

Go through round table spirit.-British Wire. Importers are required to

lent than when the dollar was first to the end, and the red room is on less Service.

their licence requests before March

¡devalued.

your left up the steps," I to the Department of Economie expenditures remain the most in- and repeated his directions.

"Have I got that right" I said, Affairs.Reuter.

portant factor in business improve-corrected me in one particular. [ment as expenditures are likely to "And are you really going?" said the man with the shade, look- A further rise in prices seemsing at me again for the third time, Iinevitable, which will gradually cor-with that queer, unnatural tilting|

rect the undervaluation of the dollar, of the face. -Reuter.

JAPANESE COTTON TALKS COMMENCE

London, Yesterday.

It was stated in the House of operation used intentionally for the Commons, on Tuesday, that the! purpose of unfairly influencing the discussions between market price of any security.

NEW RUBBER RESTRICTION SCHEME:

www.d

London. To-day. the United The Amsterdam correspondent of Kingdom and the Japanese cotton' the Financial News learns that the Another rule prohibits any mem-and rayon industries would begin International Association for Rub- ber acting us specialist, or his firm to-day.-British Wireless Service. ber Culture in the Dutch East Indies or any partners therein, from ac-

will meet at London to-morrow to quiring or granting any option on stock in which that mombor is

discuss restriction. specialist.-Reuter.

SIR F. S. JAMES PASSES.

Former Commissioner Of Malay States.

A

COURT REPLY TO LINDBERGH,

It is learned from an authorita-| tive source that the Dutch Govern- ment will stipulate that any restric- tion measures will have to be taken,. principally, by the European pro- ducers. Reuter,

MANCHUKUO INVESTMENTS BY FRANCE?

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POLICY OF NEUTRALITY

grow.

TRADE

BRITAIN'S

IMPROVEMENT

1.

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"This night of all night!" anid the old woman.)

"It in what I came for," I said,. and moved towards the door. As I] did so, the old man with the shade |rose and staggered round the table, [so as to be closer, to the athers and to the fire. At the door I turned and looked at them, and saw they Re-exports during the month totalled £4,033,000 sa compared against the frelight, staring at me"] were all e close together, dark with £4,043,000 in the previous over their shoulders, with an in- month and £4,189,000 in January tent expression on their ancient of last year.

faces.

The increase th ́imports, as com- pared with last "year, was

4

"Good-night,” I said, wetting iba due door open.

mainly to the large purchase of "It's your own choosing," "naid.

raw material, while

AIR ROUTES REDUCED

(Continued from Page 1).

Washington, Yesterday. The American air mail roules, to be flown by the Army air force following the cancellation by Pre- sident Roosevelt, on February 9, of London, To-day. The death has occurred of Sir all domestic air mail contracts, Frederick Seton James, K.C.MG 27,000 miles to 11,00 miles, during will be temporarily reduced from

gratifying the man with the withered arm. K.B.E., C.M.G., former Officer Ad- the period of service carried on by

feature of the export position is I left the door wide open until ministering the Government' and

that the exports of British manu- the candle was well alight, and High Commissioner of the Malay Army machines.

factured goods showed an in- then I shut them in and walked Stabos-Reuter.

It is understood that, it is Presi Apropos Tuesday night's refer dent Roosevelt's intention to eliminence to the French financial move increase, as compared with year down the chilly, echoing passage,

ago, of £2,036,251. Manchukuo, authoritative quarters ate direct commercial subsidies,

Iron and steel machinery wool, payment to be made instead on the emphasise that any negotiations be and vehicles represented the prin- amount of mails transported tween, French and Japanese Indus cipal Increases, while cotton and Brigadier-General Oscar Westover, trial groups are entirely private, as coal showed alight decreases, has been placed in charge of the French relations with Japan and the British Wireless Service. The death has occurred here of new service, which will probably Boviet necessitate the avoidance of Mr. Charles Raniett Flint, the wall begin on February 19: It will be from her policy of strict neutrality, ADY MODERIENCE of Frazion departing. known merchant and banker, at the operated at Arat by 100 machines. ngs'of: 84,*, Ho was widely known

"FATHER OF TRUSTS" IN AMERICA PASSES.

New York, To day

as the "Father of Trusta:"--Bauter.

{Reuters

Paris Later

I must confess that the oddness. of these three old pensioners in] whose charge her lady-ship had left the castle, and the deep-ton- ed, old-fashioned, furniture of the housekeeper's room in which they forgathered, affected me in splie #11 mail for of my efforts to koon myself; at a

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