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OUTFITTERS

CHATER ROAD:

DOUMERGUE THREATENS DISSOL ITION OF FRENCH PARLIAMENT

GOLD BAR

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ACTION

GOVERNMENT

DISCONTINUE

LICENSE

MR. CHAN SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE.

G. P. O. TAKE POSSESSION OF WIRELESS SET

The Hong Kong Government has

new made a move in the

MUSSOLINI RECEIVES HISTORY OF ROME IN CHINESE

Il Duce To Write European,

History For Chinese

Rome, To-day..

The Italian Premier, Signor Mussolini, yesterday received Mr. Chang Nai-yen, the Chinese Mini- ater to Brussels, who presented him with

a history of Rome written for him in Chinese.

Signor Mussolint has announced that he proposes to write a history of Europe for the Chinese- Beuter.

RECOGNITION

House Street Gold Bar Campaign," OF DE VALERA by discontinuing the wireless re- ceiving licence held by Mr. Mary

Chan, wife of Mr. F. S. Chan, one

of the brokers behind the move, who resides at No. 126, Kennedy Road.

DIRECT

LOANS TO

INDUSTRY

No U.S. Intermediate Credit Banks,

$800,000,0000 MIGHT THEN BE AVAILABLE

Washington, To-day. The Senate Banking Committee has discarded the Administration Ed for intermediate credit banks and has substituted a Bill offered by Senator Carter Glass.

Senator Glase propose that Federal Reserve banks be empower- ed to make direct. loans to Industry. in exceptional, circumstances, up to

This is the Cabi Health Edouard

CONFIRMED five years from surplus funds, while US STEEL

American Minister's Credentials.

Mr. Chan, although still reticent ARRANGEMENT WITH BRITISH

on the matter, indicated that he

"intends to take further steps in the matter through the medium of| hir legal advisers,"

AUTHORITIES

Washington, To-day.

·

Mr. Chan this morning-con- It is now revealed that Mr. Mc- firmed the fact that radio off-Dowell the new American Minis cials from the General Post Office ter to Dublin, did present his cre- yesterday rerved a notice on his dentials to President Eamon De wife, discontinuing the receiving Valera instead of to the Governor Jicence: Since any person General. holding a licence may not keep a

Mr. McDowell told the American

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the Federal Reserve: he also thorised to make loans through pri vate banks, if the latter bear 20 peri cent. of the risk.

The Federal Reserve Banks would

be allowed to loan up to six times

their surpluses. Thus, more than U.S.$800,000,000 would be available for loans, according to Glass-Reuter.

Senator

Former Plan Discarded.

FROM. FEDERAL RESERVE

SURPLUS FUNDS.

First Photo of New French Cabinet.

pistane of

Pierre Flandia, and Albert Serrant. Among those fu Fight (front)+= Laberin ris, Pubile rear are Germain Martis, Pierre Laval, Corres Fardien, Premier Gaston Dotmergos, Qualille and Marshal Patain, Minister of War, who it Loals Harthou, Adrian Margosy one of Frapor's most beloved World War barose.

INDUSTRY

PROSPECTS

President's Success Revives Hopes.

DEMAND HAY CONTINUE ON UPWARD SURGE

SPECIAL TO CHÍNA NAIL. lly Telegraph, Copyright: Telegra: phic Messages Ordinance, 1895. Be ceived March 21° 8.66 #993

from Age,

To-day

The

SENATE

ACCEPT BANKHEAD BILL CHANGES Three Amendments Need House ConcurrENCE

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL

Washington, To-day

The Sanate has accepted the Barden amendment exempting long staple American and EgyP- tian cotton grown in Arizona and California, from the Bankhead Bill

The Senate has also accepted the. Bailey amendment exempting the first six bales grown by farmer and alag the Dickinson amendment limiting the operation to one crop a year instead of two. "All the ammodments necessitäte the concurrence of the House if and when the Senate passe-thay-

ROOSEVELT

DEFIED BY

CONGRESS Independent Offices Bill Veto Over-Ridden,

HOUR OF IMPASSIONED AND BITTER DEBATE

Washington, To-day. The United States. Senate by 67 votes to 28, yesterday over-rode Pre- ident Roosevelt's veto on the Im dependent, Offices BUI.

The Bill thus becomes law, over the President's head.

· receiving · · set on the premises, giste - Department that headlong" carded the plan to create in...... | stéel operations are m£; 45 per cent,-United Press, par 8.C, Gold Bar STORE NO 42 2009 abgering. §

at the request of the Fred State

Mrs. Chan accepted the East master-General's offer boatore i the radio set in the official de Government, who informed the partment, and the set, a Phillip's American Legation that the mat- 4-valve receiver, was forthwith fer was discussed between the

removed.

Mr. Chan this afternoon stated that owing to the fre quency with which his line was being used, the Hong Kang Telephone Company had requested him to instr a private line. Consequent- ly his. free service had ceased at 2.15 p.m., but would re- sume again in a few days when the private line was in operation.

Irish and the British authorities and agreed to by His Majesty King George.

A Dublin message states that this report is confirmed there.

The Dublin message states that arrangements were made between the British and Irish Free State Governments some months ago.

In future, all representatives of foreign Governments will present their credentin) to Mr. De Valera,

Mr. Chan also revealed that radiojaa Foreign Minister, instead of to) officials visited his Kennedy Road the Governor General,-Reater. residence on Tuesday, but took na action beyond inspecting the mises.

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pre-

QUIET REIGNS IN ICE HOUSE ST.

Rumours Of Confiscation Of Wireless Set.

GOLD BAR SIGNS STILL BEING POSTED

RUSSIAN

FREIGHTER

REFLOATED

Mysterious Cargo

Not Dumped.

HENRY KESWICK PROVES SUCCESSFUL:

Washington, To-day, The United States? Renate Banking Committee Joni alla. termediate credit banks, and has substituted/ a new B under which Federal Reserve Banks are empowered to.

of capacity, dus to the labour si- Co. tuation in the automobile industry.

President Roosevelt's success inn

A

The ult of the division was division followed an hour of impas- sioned and bitter debate.

make a direct loan to indus averting the motor industry strike, U.S. SUGAR BILLS speeches was made by Senator Car-

try from the Federal Reserve banks' 'surplus funds, for a period not exceeding five years. Reuter.

INDIAN CASTE RIOT

Moslems And Hindus Clash In Holy City.

HOUSES BURNED BY MOB

Lucknow, To-day. Three people were killed and 20 injured in a riot be- iween Hindus and the Mos lems at the Holy Hinda City. of Ajodhya, near Fyzabad yesterday.

however, has revived the hope that the iron and steel demand

COMPROMISE

may soon continue the upward Two Quota Adjustments

surge.

:

Introduced.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL

One of the most outstanding

ter Glas, who declared, with tears] in his eyes, that he had two sons "over there."

"I would disinherit them if they

ever accepted a dollar from the The journal calls attention to?

Government, although they were in the several 10 per cent, wages in-

the front line treaches", he said. creases, and considers it unlikely By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra

Thirty-three Republicans 29 De that the volume will expand suf- uhis Afessages Ordinance, 1894. Remocrats, and one Farmer Labour ficiently in April and May, to

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member voted against the veto." cover the added costs of the in-

Washington, To-day, 1

The minority consisted solely of creases on Monday.

Senator Contignan, in the Senate, Democrats-Reuter. While some major companies, and Representative Jones in the The House of Representatives, by notably the United States Steel House of Representatives, have 810 votes to 72, over-rode President Corporation and the Bethlehem introduced a new compromiseen, Roosevelt's veto on Tuesday. Steel Corporation, have made no the sugar Bills, fixing the domestic President vetoed the Bill on the announcement, it is believed that beet quota at 1,550,000 tons and grounds that it contained increased more than 300,000 steel workers in the domestic sugar cane quota at allowances to war veterans and the east and the middle west will 260,000.

Government employees, greatly ex ceeding the budget estimate,

President Grievously Wounded.

get a 10 per cent. wage increase The Secretary of Agriculure, Mr. jon Monday, M

Henry C. Wallace, will be authoris Among those companies which ed to fix insular and Cuban quotas have already "announced an in- based on the average production of Three mosques were damaged crease are, the Public Steel Cor-jany three years of the last eight and many houses burned to the poration, that American Rolling years-United Press, pár 8,07 Gold ground by the rioters Mills, Messrs. Megan and McKinney, Bar Co.

JULIUS TANDLER RELEASED. Socialist-Democratic Membership.

Youngstown Sheet Tube Company, the Carnegie Steel Corporation, which is a subsidiary of the Steel Band Corporation, and the Sharon Steel Corporation-United Press per 8.0. Gold Bar Co.

It is understood that the trou, the Wheeling Steel Corporation, ble arose over the sacrifice of a Mesar. Jones-McLaughlin Na The Soviet freighter, Kuznet-cow by the Moslems. Reuter tional Steel Corporation, the Conditions on the Ice House dessou, which ran aground on a Street front were considerably reef just off Pratas Island on the quieter this morning, although night of March 11, was refloated Chinese figures, said to indicatolat 1.30 am, last night with the advance gold bar prices direct assistance of the Hong Kong and from Shanghai were being dis- Whampoa Dock tug, Henry Kes played in the small window above the Ice House Tobacconists.

wick The cold and wet weather, which It is reported that the vessel prevailed this morning, cleared the is still at Pratas in the Company watching crowds from the street, with two other Bussian vessels, and only an occasional passer-by awaiting instructions before pro stopped in glance at the gums coeding on her voyage. rxhibited

The yease! is owned by the Although "not' officially confirmed, Chinese, Eastern Commercial very strong rumours exist on Ios Ballway Agency, and was travell House Street that the

ng from Leningrad to Vladivos through which the

Vienne, To-day.

sor Jullus Tandler, arrested in Vienna,

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WAGE INCREASE IN AMERICA.

GOLD EXTENSION

IN AMERICA

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graphs

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the 80-May Join Movement Party has Reuter

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Nation

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US PRESS OPINION

The

Washington, To-day. Overriding the yelo is a direct blow to President Roosevelt him- Belt, declares the New York Times to-day The Immediate efect is to leave him grievously wounded in the House, been: his friend.

Herald Tribu

hayn laid him

ich has

POWER FOR CABINET

ATTEMPT TO

BALANCE THE

BUDGET

APPEAL AGAINST

INFLATION.

POLITICAL BODY - THREATENED WITH DISMISSAL

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL [By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegras phie Messages Ordinance, 1891. Be ceived March 29,-8.45 am)

Paris, To-day.

The French Pre mier, M. Gaston Dou- mergue, is fighting the demands for the devaluation of the frane, and has threatened to dis solve Parliament un- less it empowered the Cabinet to effect a 4,000,000,000 franc vings in “an effort

nce the Bud

In the event of dis solution, he said that he would appeal - to. the country against

nflation.

Mr. Doumergue particularly wants to dismiss 40,000 Gov- ernment employees who, as a body, are politically powerful. United Press, per 8. G. Gold Ber Có SWISS REMAIN ON GOLD STANDARD

BUDGET MUST BE BALANCED

of M

Covered

the Federal Council ha of Finance

cided

hat the Budget