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FRANCO-SOVIET ALLIANCE CATEGORICALLY DENIED IN PARIS

INSULL TRIAL

DEFENCE COUNSEL

MAKES FINAL PLEA

FOR ACQUITTAL

"REMOVE THIS

'STAIN"

"SEND OLD MAN BACK TO THE HOME HIS SON HAS PREPARED FOR HIM"

Chicago, To-day.

A final plea for the acquittal of Samuel Insull, the former Middle- West "Utilities Tsar," and his brother, Martin Insull, on charges of fraud, was made by their coun- sel, Floyd E. Thompson, yester day.

He urged the jury to "remove this stain."

"Send this old man back to the home his son prepared for him. Send this young man back to his job and his motherless boy," he appealed.

"He said that they were caught

by an uncontrollable depression. Mrs. Ingull wept silently dur- ing counsel's address-Reuter.

This is Mra. Daphine Muir, noted English novelist, whose eyesight has been restored in a delicate operation which involved the graft- ing of the healthy tissuer of a

human eye upon her eyes. Mra, Muir, who had been blind for 10 years, explained the miracle oper stion, performed by Dr. Tudor Thomas, of Cardiff, Wales, before

the American College of Surgeons in Boston.

CHILD HEIRESS CASE

Mrs. Vanderbilt Seeks Higher Court Appeal

JUDGE CAREW CHALLENGED

Insull went on trial on Octobre, de

New York, To-day.

2, with 16 other men whom he The Appelate Court has granted carried to fortune in his rise from the application of Mrs. Vander Immigrant steerage to a Lake Shore bilt requiring Judge Carew to mansion, on charge of using the show cause why a writ should not mails in defrauding thousands of be issued calling him to sustain or investors of the savings they en-diamiss her writ of habeas corpus in trusted to his golden, touch.

HIGHER GOLD PRICE SOUGHT IN U.S.

"Grange" Resolution To Roosevelt

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

(By_Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra,

connection with the awarding of the custody of her 10-year-old daughter to the child's sunt, Mrs.

Harry Payne Whitney, following

allegations of "fast-living" anti the consequent inability to care properly for her child lodged against Mra. Vanderbilt.

Judge Carew must comply be fore November 30.

The purpose of the application

is to force Judge Carew to give a definite decision against which

phic Messages Ordinance, 1891. Reshe can appeal to a higher Court. crived November 24, 1030 am)

Hartford, To-day,

haa

The Grange Convention adopted a resolution asking Pre- sident Roosevelt to increase, the price of gold to an unspecified amount, for the purpose of "res- toring and maintaining a normal balance between the prices of

-Reuter.

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

Silver Prices Firm

The local dollar remains steady, basic commodities and inflexible opening on demand this morning at items."--United Press, per S. E. 1/74. Levy and Company.

GOLD PARITY TO BE MAINTAINED

'Belgium Must

Fight"

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

(By Telegraph, Copyright;-Telegra- phia Messages Ordinanon, 1895. "Be-| ceived November 25, 1030 am.)

Brussels, To-day.

The Minister of Justice, M.

Spot and forward, silver prices also remained steady, closing, yes-i terday at 24-9/16 and 25-11/18, re- spectively.

RUSSIAN MILITARY "OFFER" UNFOUNDED

STATEMENT REGARDED AS POLITICAL MOVE GERMANY SCOUTS "ASTRONOMICAL" FIGURES OF RE-ARMAMENT

Moscow, To-day.

Doubt exists in semi-official circles that an of fer of Russian military aid was ever made to France, as was stated by the rapporteur of the French Military Budget, M. Archimbaud, in the Chamber of Deputies, yesterday. "Russia has a solid, well-equipped army which she offers us in case of a conflict between Germany and us,” he said.-Reuter.

Absolutely no Franco-Soviet alliance or military agreement exists, a high French authority informed Reuter yesterday in Paris in reference to M. Archimbauds statement: in the Chamber of Deputies. The French Government, he said, had never accept- ed the Soviet's tentative suggestions for a military alliance to which many members of the Chamber opined M. Archimbaud re- ferred when he spoke of the Soviet "offer."

HE FURTHER STATED THAT FRANCEÈ WAS. CONTINU. ING TO EXPLORE, WITH THE SOVIET, AVENUES, OF AP PROACH TO AN EASTERN PACT WHICH WOULD INCLUDE POLAND, AND GERMANY-REUTER.

PIERRE LAVAL

FRENCH TRADE MISSION

BRITISH EXAMPLE FOLLOWED

MANCHUKUO VISIT

Paris, To-day.

It is proposed to send a French

The London on New York cross-trade mission to Manchukuo for rate, which closed on Thursday at the purpose of studying the pos- -U.S.$4.99%, closed yesterday atibilities of the development of £U.S.$4.99%, while the New York

economic relations.

on London rate closed at £-U.S.

U.S.$4.99%.

Berlin, To-day. Wilhelm- Istrasse circles ridicule 11 Archimbaud's -"astronomical " figures of German gearmament

Dathing beauties and "Dad", Jowett, 75-years-old World War - veteran who travelled from his "hideout" on Jackass.. Mountain In Oregon to Miami for the American Legion: convention, “:"Dad" is the oldest legionnaire, but be already feels 50 years younger,

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LINER FIRE RECALLED SENSATIONAL

REVELATIONS

AT INQUIRY

Atlantique Wiring

.*.

Criticised

INSULATION TOTALLY INADEQUATE

INSURERS CLAIM

Paris, To-day. "Electricity was wandering ab over the ship at its own sweet will," declared counsel for the in- surers of the burned French liner, Atlantique, during the continued hearing yesterday of the law suit in the Appeal Court here.

It was alleged that the insula tion of certain electric cables aboard the vessel was only, for 4,000 ohms, whereas 500,000 fohms was insisted upon by. Messrs. Veritas, and 1000,000 ohms by the Germanica Lloyd firm.

It was contended that the non- disclosure of the state of the elec- tric wiring automatically annull- ed the insurance policy.

Counsel declared that there

and very strongly protest against NAVAL TALKS DEADLOCK were 124 miles of wiring on the

doubt being cast on Germany's peaceful policy.-Réuter.

LITVINOFF SILENT Geneva, to-day.The Soviet For- cign Commissar, M. Maxho Litvinoff declined to comment on M. Archimbaud's .statement which the majority, of informed opinion here regards as political manoeuvre designed to commit the French Doreign Minister; M. Laval, to the pro-Russlan policy favoured by M. Edouard Herriot and Inte M. Louis Barthou.

the

M. Laval has hitherto shown a tendency to follow a more independent line, and has not excluded the possibility of a better understanding... with Germany. Reuter.

Paris, earlier. A sensational disclosure that Russia had offered France her solid and well-equipped army in the event of France- German

war was made by M.

SIX KILLED WHEN BRUSSELS FREPARES FOR EXHIBITION

Ten Injured When Scaffolding Collapses: More Casualties?

Brussela, To-day, Stx workmen were killed and 10 injured, some very seriously, as the result of the collapse of some scaffolding here yesterday, during building operations for the International Exhibition, next year.

Other victims, it við „fedreh may be buried under the debris.

Reuter

Archimbaud, rapporteur of credits LORD MAYOR DRIVES

[for the French Ministry of War, in the course of a debate in the Cha- ber of Deputics, yesterday. Reu- ter.

SEASONAL GAIN IN U.S. LABOUR

Wholesale Price Index Improves

TO PALACE

Formal Presentation Of City Wedding Gift

KING OF NORWAY ARRIVES ́ ́IN ENGLAND)-

CORDELL HULL

APPRECIATES

Atlantique which was fitted In a most unsatisfactory manner. Also, there was 100 much wood used in the ship's construction and ton much nitro-cellulose paint, which the Government had

** DIFFICULTIES since prohibited for use on ship

·SIR JOHN. SIMON

· PRAISED

ANGLO-AMERICAN ACCORD

-. 'GUARANTEED

Washington, To-day.

-Reuter.

LOCAL WIRELESS

ཟ་ཙ

The United States Secretary

TELEGRAPHY

Government School To Open January 2

of State, Mr. Wiliam Cordell The Hong Kong Government Wireless Telegraph School will open Hull, yesterday declared that he on January 2, 1935, for the purpose. had read Sir John Simon's speech of training candidates for the certi- in the House of Commons on ficate of proficiency in wireless Thursday with particular inter- telegraphy.

Candidates for admission must est. It was, he said, a lucld ex-

A good

Potion of the difficulties of the be British subjects and

knowledge of English is essential.

naval talks.

One of the bright spots of the Approved candidates will be given negotiations had been the close, one month's trial free, and, on the friendly relationship of the dele- satisfactory completion of the trial, gations. Sir John Simon's refer-will be accepted for training. ences to the armaments Industry (Continued on Page 1p) were friendly and courageous,

"When Mr. Ramsay MacDonald PORTUGUESE AIRMEN

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atates that the British Govern- ment attaches the highest value London, To-day.to the close friendship and The Lord Mayor of London, operation between Great Gritain wearing his robes of office, and and the United States, I can as- the Sheriffs and Aldermen, drove sure him that this Government to Buckingham Palace yesterday heartily reciprocates this state

four coaches, followed by ment," he added.--Router. members of the city corporation,

(Continued from Page 1)

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.. The mission will be strictly $4.99%, as compared with private, but will enjoy semi-of-

New York, To-day. ficial support. It will be compon

According to the United States ed of representatives of the lead. Labour Department, the October against 75.8 in September and 79.8.

*****mally, the City's wedding gift of] for October last year; and that pay-plate and towellery to IIRII: the BRITISH MINISTER rolls were 60.9 at against 57.8 in Duke of Kent and Princess September and 50.4 last year. Marina.

ported in Madras during the weeking French Industrial and com-employment, index was 78.6,8}}n 15 motor-cars to present,"for:[

Fourteen cases of cholera were re-

ended November 17.

mercial undertakings. Reuter,

Albert Deveze, in a statement issued Chancellor Of Exchequer

yeáterday, declared:

"Perhaps one day we shall be

obliged to devalue the franc. In] Speaks On Indian Problem

the meantime, however, we must

fight for the maintenance of the gold London, To-day-Mr.

Neville upon a session of outstanding Im parity."-United Press, per S. E. Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Ex-portance in the history of the Bri Levy and Company.

tish Empire, notably in reference to chequer, in a speech at Birmingham the question of the future of the yesterday, said that after three Indian Empire

U.S. GOLD ACQUISITIONS

RISE RAPIDLY.

Continued on Page 18)

years with a three-party Govern- mant in power he did not think the country, yet desired the combination|WEATHER FORECAST

New York, Today The United to come to an end. States gold acquisitions during the Although, in the nature of things, current movement were over $120, it could only be transitory, the 000,000, whereof halt, has been re-world condition was end

celved United Press; per 9. E could not afford to lose such a stable Levy and Company

government.

DUE MONDAY

The Labour Department wholet le many years since the Lord Admiral Dreyer Arriving sale price indox was 76.7. as against Mayor has made a semi-state visit |76,6 last week and '71.7 during the to the Palace,

On H.M.S. Kent

TAKE OFF

Flight To Shanghai

Lt. Humberto da Cruz, the, Por tuguese aviator who arrived here yesterday from Macao on a flight from Lisbon and Timor, took off at o'clock this morning for Shanghal.

The sylator, who is accompan- ied by a mechanic, First Sergeant Havilland Tebpard Moth mono- A. J. G. Lobato, la piloting De

plane, with single spread, wing; which is painted red and beare aging speed of 120 miles an hour.

the name "Dilly" It has a cruis

corresponding period of last year Other doputations bearing pre-

United Press, per S, E. Levy sents, including Mr. Montagu H. M. S. Kent, flying the And Company.

Norman, as Governor of the Bank of H. E., the Commander-in-Chief LOCAL SHIPBUILDER LEAVES of England, were also received by Admiral Bir Frederick

$59,200 ESTATE

Macfarlane Simpson, late

erley Terra

the Duke and Princess, **j

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Dreyer KC B, C. B. E pected to arrive in Hong from Shanghal at 7 o clock Monday mo

WEDDING

CH. MS

Kong

Crying Bir British ested to

where

A return fight to Lisbon will be made after a brief stay st Shanghai, calling at Goa en ronte.

LIGHTHOUSE WATCHMAN, FINDS WATERY GRAVE

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100°

Bighthouse.