1935-01-22 — Page 1

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BRUNO HAUPTMANN ENCIRCLED BY CHAIN OF DAMNING EVIDENCE

CONTINENTS

KEEN DEMAND

FOR DOLLARS

Paris Nervous Over "Gold Clause ”.

INHERENT WEAKNESS OF GOLD CURRENCIES

London, To-day.

London's mystification anent the very keen demand for dollars on Continental account has elicited the following:---

Paris's demand for dollars de veloped an early nervousness as to the decision in the "gold! clause" case, which is expected to-day. Also some circles are aa- suming that the issue of 5,000,-| 000,000 francs in treasury, bonda will lead to inflation.

The market is impressed by the weakness of Belgian and Swiss! francs, while short-term loans ati 3 per cent. indicate the develop-i

ment of a bull campaign in steri- ing against france.

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U.S. SUPREME COURT ADJOURNS

NO RULING ON GOLD CLAUSE

Washington, To-day.

The Supreme Court has ad- journed until February 4 with- out giving a ruling on the con- stitutionality of the abrogation of the gold clause. The ruling

is expected on that day.

The Supreme Court promised

RISE IN ASSETS FOLLOWING

FOLLOWING RANSOM

The recent heavy rain and swollen streams wished huge rocks down on Foothill Boulevard at Montrose, Calif, as is here shown. Trafic was tied up until relief workers removed the huge bonl

dera.

EMPEROR PU YI AT PORT ARTHUR

Arrival Amidst Salvo Of 101 Guns

CITY EN FETE

Port Arthur, To-day.

to direct à ruling on the consti- Emperor Pu-yi of the so-called tutionality of the National Re-Manchukuo and the imperial covery Act by agreeing to re-suite arrived from Changchun at view the decision of the Alabama 7 p.m. yesterday amidst a salvo courts in holding the N.R.A. and of 101 guns. The entire city was lumber code invalid-Reuter. beftagged with puppet regime

end Japanese flags.

1916 CRIME ECHO

Tom Mooney Petition Refused

New York, to-day. The Supreme Court has refused Tom Mooney the right to file Habeas

Corpus proceedings to compel the

State of California to defend its action in imprisoning him.

Mooney was sentenced to impri-

Bonment for life in 1916 for alleged complicity in a San Francisco bomb outrage.-Router.

CANADIAN TRADE PACT WITH US

2 Months' Preliminary Work Necessary

Ottawa, To-day,

Emperor Pu-yl, who appeared [in the beat of health, immediatè- ly proceeded to the ex-residence of the Chief. Commander of the Kwantung Army, closely guarded

police. Reuter,

BRITAIN'S AIR: MAILS DURING 1934

43 Per Cent, Weight Increase Over 1933 Figures

London, to-day. Air mail sont from Great Bri- tain last year weighed 122 tons,

compared with 85 tone in the previous year, an increase of

per cent.

during, 1954–British Wireless

HUGE STOCK PURCHASE

"JAFSIE" CONDON'S | TELEPHONE NUMBER

IS FOUND IN BRONX

HIS SIGNIFICANT ABSENCE FROM WORK

CINEMA CASHIER'S IDENTIFICATION:

Flemington, To-day.. Evidence of a sudden rise in・ Hauptmann's assets immediately after the date on which the Lindbergh baby's ran- som was paid was given by a Treasury Bureau agent on the resumption of the Hauptmann trial yesterday. The agent further testified that Hauptmann bought $50,000 worth of stock during the months, sub- sequent to the payment of the ransom.

Evidence was given also that Doctor "Jafsie" Condon's telephone num- ber at the period around the time of the ransom

was

the

Nearly 6,000,000 air mail lat-negotiations tera were sent out of Britain. same as that found pen- cilled in a cupboard in Hauptmann's home, in the Bronx.

Service,

HOUSE-BREAKERS FRUSTRATED

Hauptmann's employ- er testified that Haupt- mann worked for him

PAYMENT HIROTA'S

Keith Barrowcliff, under sheriff of Hunterdon County, NJ.. points to the chair in Flemington courthouse in which witnesses in the trial of Bruno Hauptmann are testifying during the most sensational trial in the history of America.

18 TROOPERS AND 88 SOMALIS MASSACRED

Abyssinian Tribes On War Path

Djibouti, to-day -A French administrative ófi- cer, 18 troopers and 88 Somalis

·•have been massacred in French

territory by marauding tribes-

men from the Abyssinian border. province-Reuter,

SALE OF C.E.R.

VALVERDA

ASSUMED OUT

OF DANGER Reassuring Message

From Captain

FLAMES SUBSIDE WHEN ENGINE ROOM GUTTED

SPEECH

PUPPET REGIME

PROBLEMS NOW

FULLY SOLVED

Japan Seeks Closer Relationship With World Powers

PLEA FOR PEACE

Tokyo, To-day.

At the recent extraordinary ses sion of the Diet i had the honour to present the outline of our foreign relations, whereof the most gratifying aspect is the notable ac- cretion of the cordial sentiments - between Japan and the other Pow ers," said Mr. Koki Hirota in his speech at the sixty-seventh session of the Diet yesterday, “It is, the cordinal principle of our foreign policy to promote Japan's peace- ful and friendly relations – with every country of the world, and to develop further cultural and com- mercial intercourse.

Now that the work of laying the national foundations of the

Puppet regime has been complet

ed her future progress will largely depend, I believe, on the

unreserved co-operation between her people and ours,

in the economic field, it may well be expected that by ministering to each other's wants we shall be able to achieve ample measures of natural well-being and pros perity.

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London, To-day. The owners of the oil tanker "In these circumstances "Valverda" have received a re- cannot but be moved greatly by assuring message from Captain the announcement that the Em- Thomson to the effect that the peror Kangte of the puppet re- engine-room is gutted but the gime will visit His Majesty the flames have now subsided. No Emperor of Japan at Tokyo this mention is made of the crew.spring, and thus add to the ties

The owners assume that the of amity between the two ing "Valverda" is out of danger perial houses. It is certainly a and the...

rare privilege and hangur for our entire nation to have the oppor Lunity of welcoming to our shores His Majesty the Emperor of the

by a full force of gendarmes and Light-Sleeper Foils from March 21 to April 1 AGREEMENT NOW Reuter Crew are unharmed.

FLYING OVER CHINA

NEW REGULATIONS ARE ISSUED

Nanking, To-day.

Theft Attempt

in 1932, but did not at

HUSBAND'S PROMPT ACTION tend work on April 2, the day of the ransom pay. Two or more men made a daring ment, not returning till attempt at robbery at 9 am this morning at No. 15, Star Street, the April 4, when he left wit residence of Mr. Tam Wing Kwong, ness's employ. chief clerk and interpreter of

The cashier of the Mesara. Peter H. Sin and Company, Foreign planes intending to Ay solicitors. Their attempt was Sheridan Cinema identi over China must apply through frustrated by the awakening of Mrs. fed Hauptmann as t

the their legations or embassies for Tam who happened to be a light

a man who paid in a $5 permission from the Chinese Gov-sleeper. **** ernment one month before the It appears that the thieves used ransom note to her on flight, according to regulations justis ladder and climbed over the wall issued

November 26, 1933. of the yard on the ground floor, Application must describe the and then used another ladder, Reuter.

which was on the premises, to get route over China and give assur- ance that the fight is in no wise on to the back verandah of the

first floor.

The United States intention of connected with military purposes. negotiating a trade agreement with Visiting planes must not deviate Canada was announced by the more than 20 kilometres radiuser

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HMS. Kent, flying the, fag of the

to-day.

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BRISTOL CITY WIN AT LAST

REACHED

WILL BE SIGNED. NEXT MONTH

Tokyo, To-day At the eighth meeting be- tween the Soviet delegate, M. Kozlovsky, and the Jap anese delegate, Mr. Togo, an agreement was reached con- the sale of the cerning CER to the puppet regime at 2am in the morning.

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NAVAL QUESTION.

45 RESCUED FROM puppet regime.styl

JAPANESE BOAT President Jackson Answers S.0.8.

Seattle, To-day. During a heavy gale with raging seas two lifeboats from the liner President Jackson rescued 45 mem- bers of the

crew of the Japanese steamer Hokuman Maru which sent

The Committee, comprising out distress signale owing to a Soviet Japanese, and Manchu serious list while 180 miles west kuan delegates, will now proceed of Vancouver Island Reuter, to draft the actual agreement, which is expected to be signed In Tokyo Text month.

Most of the details have been settled in favour of the puppet

RATIONALISATION

OF SHIPPING INDUSTRY

"The Japanese Government are paying particular attention to the naval disarmament question. (Continued on Page 9.)

NO EXCEPTION

CAN BE TAKEN

TO THE TONE

TIMES” COMMENTS ON "NEW POLICY"

INDIRECT COMPLIMENT

London, To-day Little exception ein be taken: to the tone of Mr. Kok Hirota's

declares The Times

Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. Rfrom the court described in the Cin.C. left for Manila at 7.80 zm. Bury Eliminated From regime, the Soviet withdrawing Draft Scheme Prepared datem

B. Bennett, in the House of Com application-Reuter,

mons yesterday, s

This is the culmination of the

efforts begun in the spring of 1933 55 British Entries For

when Mr. Bennett conferred with President Roosevelt at Washington. Two months preliminary work will be necessary before anything definite can be arranged.-Rauter.

WEATHER FORECAST

The anticyclone has increased in intersity and covers

of

FA Cup

London, to-day.

the demand for an international arbitrator in connection with the fulfilment of trade contracts and also the ownership of

In the FA Cup Third Round sular lands and

Monte Carlo Car Rally replay Bristol City entertained and however will be

London, To-day There are::55 British

one-

third of Carlo

hole cognized.

beat Bury by goals to 1 in their charge, indwänite second replay yesterday.

They now meet. Portsmouth Saturday in the Fourth Round

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