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ROOSEVELT FORMS COMMITTEE "TO TAKE PROFIT OUT OF WAR"

FIRE ALARM DELAY

ALLEGATIONS

FOLLOW KERN'S

HOTEL DISASTER

· EXPLOSION THEORY

DENIED

39 Bodies Found

Lansing, To-day. Allegations are being made as a result of official investigations into the fire that gutted the Kern's Hotel here on Tuesday morning, resulting in heavy loss of life, that a delay occurred in sounding the alarm when the fire broke out,

A woman declared that she no- tified a clerk at 5 a.m. that she smelt smoke, but the Fire De partment's records show that the first alarm was received at 6.30.

a.m..

It is both asserted and denied that an explosion preceded the fire.

The police announce that 22 of the victims have been identified, while five bodies, charred beyond

Because the America Supreme Court ruled that his senatorial, Immunity, does not protect him against arrest in such a case, Sen- ator Huey P. (Kinglish) Longs of Louisiana, below, must stand trial. In a District of Columbia court where Gen. Samuel T. Ansell, At- torney, shown above, is suing the Kingfish for $500,000. Long, alleg- edly. had called the general a "scoundrel and thief" on the Sen- ate floor and malled copies of the speech to the voters in Louisiana,

recognition, have been removed KWANGTUNG

from the ice-coated ruins of the hotel. Twelve other bodies of victims who leaped into the icy! waters of the Grand River and into the street, are lying at the undertakers. Reuter.

1,500,000,000 MARKS FOR THIRTY-YEAR PETROL MONOPOLY

NEW OFFER MADE TO GERMANY

NEGOTIATIONS SUSPENDED UNTIL AFTER PLEBISCITE ·

Berlin. To-day.

INDUSTRIAL

CONDITIONS

NANKING OFFICIAL

INSPECTION

FACTORY TOUR TO-DAY

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day. Ja an effort to probe the indus. trial conditions of Kwangtung off- elals of the Ministry of Industries will inspect Government-owned and private factories to-day, Executive members of the Chamber of Com- merce will act as guides.

These Nanking officials will tour Following the denial of the re- port of the Royal Dutch Com-other provinces in South China, but, pany's offer of a loan to Germany, they will spend more time in Can- it is now alleged that an Anglo-ton owing to the existence of many Dutch-American group proposed factories here owned by private to pay 1,500,000,000 marks in interests and the Provincial De- three instalments for a 30-year partment of Reconstruction. monopoly on petrol in Germany. Ministry

MOVE SEEN AS CHECK TO ARMS ENQUIRY

UNEQUAL MOBILISATION OF HUMAN BEINGS

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LEGISLATION BEING PREPARED

Washington, To-day.

President Roosevelt sprang a surprise on the country yesterday with the announcement that he had called a conference yesterday to

o map out a programme of legislation in regard to war profits.

I believe the time come when legislation should be enacted to take profit out war," he has declared.

He pointed to the important maladjustments of the post-war period, including, he said, over-production, enormous personal pro- fils, and a complete lack of co-ordination in the economic sys- tem.

He asserted that there was unequal mobilisation of human beings, thus boys who fought in the trenches got a dollar a day,

and those working in munitions factories were paid from $8 to

$10 a day.

He attributed the present demand for the payment of soldiers'

་་་ bonus to this state of affairs.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S ANNOUNCEMENT WAS NOT ENTIRELY TO THE LIKING OF SENATOR GERALD P. NYE, CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE ARMS INQUIRY COMMITTEE. WHO, WITH OTHERS. WAS INCLINED TO REGARD IT AS FORESHADOWING A VERY SPEEDY END TO THE INQUIRY.

'NO JUBILEE' CONFERENCE PLANNED NEXT YEAR Opportunity To Be Taken For Informal Discussions

Louden, To-day. The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay McDonald informed the House of Commons yesterday that, whilst it was not proposed that any form of conference should be held during the cele- bration next year of the King's Silver Jubilee, the Government in the United Kingdom would of course, welcome the oppor- tunity afforded by the presence. in England of the Dominions Prime Ministers for such per- sonal and informal discussions of questions of common concern. as might be thought desirable. -British Wireless Service.

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Japan is accused of fortifying the Marshall, Caroline, Ladrone and Pelew Islands, formerly occupied by Germany, in violation of the mandates over them granted by the League of Nations. This is denied in Tokyo, it is affirmed by neutral observers.''. Meanwhile, Japan is barring foreign visitors, from, the Islands,

DOVE OVER EUROPE

FRANCE AND

ITALY REACH

NEW ACCORD

DECLARATION OF FRIENDSHIP

COLLABORATION PROSPECTS

Paris, To-day.

"A complete settlement of out- standing questions between France and Italy is imminent,” declared" M. Henry Berenger, Fresident of

INDIAN REFORM DEBATE the French Senate Foreign Affairs

LORD SALISBURY SEES DANGER

IN GOVERNMENT'S HASTE

London, To-day.

Commission, when leaving "Rome yesterday after conferring with Signor Massolini in regard to the forthcoming visit of the French Foreign Minister, M. Laval to

India was the subject of debate in both Houses of Parlia-Rome. ment last night. It was the last of the three-day debate in the He added that the settlement Commons and the first in the Lords where Lord Halifax, ex-will be accompanied by a declara- Viceroy, moved a resolution accepting the Joint Select Commit- tion of friendship which will en Senator Nye declared that it tee's recommendations as a basis for the revision of the Indian able the two great Latin nations would be most unfortunate if Constitution, and considering it expedient that the bill should be to collaborate in Europe and legislation was concluded before introduced on the general lines of the report. all the facts were known. He

was amazed that an effort should MOMENTOUS

now be made to chack the work of their Committee

Senator Arthur H. Vander- berg described the Preal- dent's step as a "sidetrack- ing move."

"This is one instance where

Congress will write its Own ... ticket," he declared. vestigation will continue."

"The in-

Subsequently, President Roose velt appointed a committee head- Jed by Mr. Bernard Baruch, ex-

DEBATE ENDS

IN COMMONS

Packed House Hears

Brilliant Speeches

Africa.

It is earned in well-informed Amendments, tabled by Lord Salisbury expressed. sunwilling quarters in Paris that the date of mess to pronounce in advance the val's visit to Rome has not centance of far-reaching re- yet been fixed, but it will probably commendations until there had be early in the New Year, if not been an opportunity of consider carlier.

ing the particular recommenda M. Laval prefers not to em- tion which the Government had bark on a tete a tete with 20. Dace adopted an proposed in their bill. until he is assured that Italian. Lord Halifax maintained that policy in Central Europe will be the Federation to be set up was brought into line with the French the only real solution of India's policy. difficulties. The Central Govern- It ja opined, here that Italy's On the final day of the Indian ment, which the report recom-conciliatory attitude at "Geneva

MR. BALDWIN'S APPROVAL

London, To-day.

Chairman of the War Industries debate in the House of Commons, mended, would, he believed, be has created a more propitious at Board, to formulate a programmeja Labour amendment, urging that stronger than the existing Gov-mosphere for a Franco-Italian en-

As

to safeguards,

"to take the profits out of war." the India Bill should be based on ernment.

President Roosevelt expressed the report of the Labour members which he preferred to call emertente than has existed at any time

since the advent of Fascism. his appreciation of the work of of the Select Committee in order gency powers, "the committee be- Reuter.

lieved that in most cases their the Senate arms inquiry, which to provide. eventual Dominion.

existence would render it un- was helping to mould public opin-status for India, was defeated by necessary to invoke them. ion for a big task.

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491 votes to 49 after which the

MOVING TOO FAST Government's motion was carried

Lord Salisbury maintained that, by,410 votes to 127.

the Government were moving too The minority of the latter divi far and too fast, and that there sion consisted of Labour members were large numbers of people in

of Reconstruction The CAPTAIN AND MATE NAVY COMMISSION and Conservative opponents com- India who would disapprove at the

It is declared that the only operating factories in Kiangsu and difficulty in the way of complet wishes to find out how they com- ing the deal is the existence of pare with those in Canton. Rumanian and Russian trade treaties with Germany.

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Negotiations with this group ANGLO-FRENCH AIR

and Sir Henri Deterding's group are said to have been postponed until after the Snar plebiscite,

next month. Reuter.

AGREEMENT

KILLED AT SEA

Victoria Maru Towed- To Falmouth

London, To-day.

taken.

COTTON INDUSTRY

TAKES A LEADING

PLACE IN SOVIET

Machinery Purchases From Britain

EUROPEAN SITUATION

RESIGNED

bined, the latter totalling 75, which committee's majority report when was bigger than expected.

they understood its implications. GALLERIES FULL "China Mail" Story

The closing stages of the mo- amendments to the Government re- In the Commons, the Labour mentous debate was heard by a Confirmed

packed House. All the galleriesolution were moved to the effect were full of eager visitors and that provision should be made for

The satisfactory arrangement the recognition of the right of In- Shanghai, To-day. every seat in the House Wadia to Dominions status, and for its made regarding the Balkan situa The North China Daily News

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tion and the settlement of the Saar A Dulch tug from Cork is

The highest standard of debate states that L-Commander F. H. E

question removes the possibilities British Planes To Go

of war which have been pre- towing the s-s. Victoria

Skyrme, anti-piracy officer instruc-Was maintained throughout. Bril-

liant speeches were made by Sir SAAR G.O.C. LEAVES dominating, feature influencing BRIDGEWATER BACK Over French Territory

Maru into Falmouth harbour, tor of the Hong Kong Naval De John Simon and Sir Austen Cham- IN PORT

It transpires that both the fence Force, has resigned his com bariain for the Government and LONDON TO-DAY affairs in Europe states a special Washington wire to Messri, 8. E Paris, To-day Captain and Chief Officer were mission in the Royal Navy to take

Levy and Company. With the war a special appointment with by Mr. Winston Churchill against Jup Eighth Destroyer Flotilla The French Air Ministry an-killed when the bridge was swept Messta, Jardine, Matheson the Government, while the La- 12th Lancers And Eight threat removed, European nations

nounces that as the result of away by mountainous seas.

bour spokesmen. Mr. F. Seymour Armoured Cars To Go can now concentrate their efforts At Singapore

Company. negotiations between the British Later the third officer was lost It is understood that he will

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on economics and finance and they and French Air Ministries, the overboard. Seven of the crew work with the floating staff of the

London, To-day.

are looking to America to give thamm H.M.S. Bridgewater, the sloop, British air services, to India and were injured. Reuter,

Major-General Brind, Comman- a lead towards recovery, which took part in the recent the Cape, will traverse French The Japanese steamship, Vić-Indo-China Steam Navigation Com- search for the s.s. Tai Shan which territory, via Paris and Mar-toria Maru, bound from Amster-pany-Reuter. was lost with all hands in a gale seilles.

-This news was announced, ex-)

Saar Force, will leave London for ing exchange will theoritically keep dam to Philadelphia, sent out an

Saarbruecken to-day with mem-Italy on the gold standard, but re- in the vicinity of Lienyun Har The agreement may be con-S.O.S. call on December 10, reclusively, in the China Mail Inst

bers of his staff.

valuation of the lira is predicted to Hong Kong sidered as already reached.. porting herself disabled in mid-Friday.

A party of officers and non-within a year? Reuter.

Atlantic.

commissioned officers yesterday

bour, returned yesterday evening.

1

The First Destroyer Flotilla, which is relieving the Eighth| Flotilla on the China-Station, ar- rived at Singapore yesterday.

WEATHER FORECAST

Pressure has again decreased

Report On Hungarian Exiles

Answering

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NAVAL WEDDING

The forthcoming marriage is an- nounced between Lt. John David London, To-day expelled by certain Yugoslavian Luce of H.M.S. Medway, and Mary * Adelaide Norah Whitham, of No. Parliamentary authorities.

As the persons concerned were 10 Shek-0 Road,

&

over north China and Manchuria, question regarding the recent ex-not of Yugoslav nationality, the but remains highest and station- ary over the lower Yangtse. The pulsions from Yugoslavia, the provisions of the treaty with

Sir John Yugoslavia for the protection of The marriage will take place abortly local forecast, as issued by the Foreign Secretary,

Royal Observatory this morning, Simon, said that during the past minorities would not therefore goyal Packet Navigation Co. Batavia, was north-east winds, moderate; two or three weeks, between 2,000 apply to then y

fair.

and 3,000 Hungarians had been

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between Corstiaan Kop, engineer of the

and Myrtle Agnes Bingson; of No. 20 [7] Fort Street Hong Kong,

STOP PRESS der-in-Chief of the International Signor Mussolini's decree regard-

London, To-day- One hundred and eighty, Including many children, were injured, three seriously, as the result of the collapse of- the floor during a concert in schoool hall at Liverpool, which was attended by over 500 peopleThe audience. were precipitated, 40 feet to the floor below. Three were Injured .... seriously, while many others were allowed to go home after treatment at the hospital to which they Were. thed by every avail. able vehi Reuter

proceeded to Calais, to make ar(Continued on Page 7) rangements for the transport of hea

the main body, which is expected

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