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MUSSOLINI

No Sir Francis Drake exists, bat gullible Americans are still in-

vesting dollars in a scheme to col lect an estate supposedly left by. Queen Elizabeth's 17th century sailor favourite. “Oscar M. Hart-

zell (above), who bilked thousands

of midwesterners of $20,000,000 with the scheme, is carrying on the frand from prison, American autho ritien charged, after - arresting Hartzell's brother, Canfield, in Chicago.

S. AFRICANS

RECORD THEIR

FIFTH WIN

Nourse Again Shows Good Form

MERCER BOWLS WELL AT "

SWANSEA

London, To-day. The South Africans seemed their fifth win in the course of

The

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PAUL RENNETS

SALE of

“CB" Corsetry

NOW ON

COMPROMISES IN ITALO-ABYSSINIAN DIFFERENCE

U.S. BONUS ISSUE

ENACTMENT

OF FURTHER

BILL UNLIKELY

Congress Members Lose Enthusiasm

SESSION TO BE ACCELERATED

Washington, To-day.

With the Bonus issue at least temporarily settled, President Roosevelt and Congressional lead- ers have changed the remainder of the Legislative course with a view to bringing about as speedy as possible a conclusion to the Ses- sion,

•

After a general discussion of the still pending Administration measures, the President Fester. day conferred with Labour re- jpresentatives concerning the ex-

A historic scene in the Cabinet Room in the White House as President Roosevelt presided-at the signing of the Boerich pact by the United States and 18 Latin Americas republics. The sign- ing of the pact, which coincided with "Pan American Day" is a memorial to - Nicholas Roerich of New York, noted scientist and scholar, who worked for 30 years for its adoption. It rendery in- violable the cultural monuments of America, in case of war, and crestes a tag that will be fown : from all buildings and structures protected under its terms. This flag, a sister of the Red Cross Banner, consists of a triple crimson sphere, within a crimson circle, upon a white background. The scene at the signing is pictured. Those seated at the table, left to right, are: Dr. Felipe A Espil, Argentine Ambassador to the United States; President Roosevelt, and Mr. Henry A. Wal--« Jace, Secretary of Agriculture, who signed for the United States The representatives of the other sigmatory nations are included in the group behind the seated trio.

tension to the National Recovery Administration and the Indus-1 trial Disputes Bill, with an indi NEWSPAPER approving the principles of the

BOYS GAOLED

cation that the Administration is

Disputes Bill

Mr.

William

Green, President of the Ameri- lean Federation of Labour, said: "The conference between Labour

IN CANTON

PETITION ILLINOIS

FAILS

leaders and President Roosevelt SEQUEL TO BAN ON WEST AUSTRALIA

was highly satisfactory."

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seven matches when they beat N.R.A.

the21

Hampshire yesterday by 110 runs -Oxford University, and MCC have held them to draws-

(Continued on Page, 9j". Results, as cabled by Reuter.: were as follow:

EXTENSION

Months Tentative

Agreement

Washington. To-day.

JOURNALS

AUTHORITIES TAKE ACTION

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day.

As a sequel to the alleged plot by the late Mr. Chu Cho-wen, 12 news boys, here are in gaol. They President Roosevelt and the were found selling the Kang leaders of the Senate and the Sheung Po, a vernacular paper House of Representatives have published in Hong Kong, and the Worcesters: 261 (Mercer 6 for $3) and agreed tentatively on the exten- Searchlight, another outport- bi- 149 for 6 (Mercer 5 for 65). sion of the NRA.. for 21% weekly, both of which published

months.

inside stories concerning the death

Glamorgan beat Worcestershire on the first innings at Swansea. Glamorgan 279 and 241 for 9 dec.'

Cambridge University drew with Nottinghamshire at Cambridge. Notts: 345 (A. Staples 125) and 2491 (Bought Bought 7 for 100). Cambridge: 405 (Bartlett 183).

The South Africans beat Hamp shire by 110 runs at Southampton. South Africans: 204 (A. D. Nõurse 75)

and 249 Hampshire: 197 (Crisp 5 for 59) and

245 (Arnold 79).

EARLIER RESULTS

Yorkshire beat Oxford Univer- sity by an innings and 59 runs at Oxford

Oxford: 192 (Smailes 5 for 46) and 202, Yorkshire: 453 (Leyland 125).

Lancashire beat Gloucester by 8 wickets at Gloucester,

Gloucester: 163 (Booth 7 for 53) and

280.

Lancashire: 341 (Washbrook 92) and

84 for 2

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TIN CONSUMPTION FIGURES

Considerable Increase

Shown

London, To-day

It was also agreed that the of Cha NRA. should have jurisdiction over business

AND SECESSION

PARLIAMENTARY REPORT

· London, To-day-- The Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament appoint- ed to consider the petition of the State of Western Austra-

lis for secession from the Commonwealth of Australia has presented its report

(Continued on Page 121.

PROPOSALS MODIFIED COMPLETE

AGREEMENT

REACHED

HURRIED COUNCILA MEETING HELD

BRITISH MEDIATION

SUCCESSFUL

Geneva, To-day.

Italy has accepted a compresse in the Abymuiza dispute.

The three points in the pro- posed solution of the Italo-t Abyssinian deadlock to which Signor Mussolini objected are firstly, the reference to the

It is aly a few yeaïs ago that Clara Kimball Young, above, Was the undisputed qutes of the mov earning U.S.2200,008 2 year. savings swept away, Mas Younging now working as an aturosphere EKS ten in a Hollywood 'production

whole article of the Italo-LOCAL SHIPPING Abyssinian Treaty of 1928 which t

Situation Becomes

provides for arbitration and par HORIZON DARKENED ticularly that there be no re- BY STORM CLOUDS course to force; secondly, fixing! a time limit for the procedure of reconciliation; and thirdly, fixing TENSION

another meeting of the Council RELIEVED if the conciliation procedure does

not succeed Given time the Ita ¡lian Government submitted counter-proposals which were onsidered entirely. adequate.

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$5,000,000 Of Federal

Funds Released

CRISIS NEARS END

Springfield, Mass To-day.

The Federal Rebef Administra-

Over By League

London, earlier-Private

.com-

More Tense-

OMINOUS MEETING HELD

There are

tor, Mr. Harry Hopkins, after a versations between the British, conference with Governor Horner, French and Italian delegates wers further actio announced that $5,000,000 of Fe-continued yesterday at Geneva in the disgruntled

reference to the Italo-Abyssinian deral funds would usediately be dispute. released to Binois, to help to end Despite serious difficulties en-meeting of British

Wednesday

the cats. Reuter.

countered there is no 'relaration of

employed on effect a compromise well-known company agreement. 4

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the Chin

Coast, was resolution was passed

This is the final act in a long efforts to standing dispute between the Fight To Be Renewed people of Illinois and the Legis

lature, on the question of the Sales Tax Bills. On the night

An official military communique! "substantially stated that Chu was shot and kill-{ affecting" inter-State commerce-fed by a guard when attempting to! -Reuter

Melbourne, To-day. escape detention, while the

"The people of Western Austra- two lis will fight on until they have foregoing papers

insisted that Chu was summarily executed

received justice from the Common wealth Government," said the ¡Shek Kee near Macao. This re-

Phillip "Toller, port enraged the military anthozi-mier, Mr. ties here, who ordered the police menting on the report of the committee of the Lords and

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

Silver Prices Fall

The local dollar is steady, opening on demand this morning at 2/5.

Spot silver fell to 34% and forward to 343%.

[to

confiscate

journals.

such

at

misleading

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NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL IN AMERICA

Washington, to-day-The Senate, Lon-by 55 votes to 18, passed the Naval at Appropriations Bill, which will now with be sent to a joint conference of

both Houses Beuter...

The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £U.S.$41945. as compared with US$4.92, while the New York don cross-rate was -quoted £-US$4.96, as compared }£ US$4.925

OF

Empire Air Day In Britain

London, to-day-Forty-five Royal, parts of the Empire similar cele Air Force stations are to be oper brations will take place to foster to visitors to-day to enable them to public interest in aviation and ex- inspect the normal work of the hibit the advances made in aviation units and in some cases to witness science. ⠀

mons

May 7 a body of 500 demon- strators marched on the State capital to demand that the relief! Pre-depots in the State be re-opened at once. Governor Horner in- coformed a committee of the de joint monstrators that the only hope Com-1

of getting the funds was to force the passage of two Bills by the (Continued on Page 9)

TREASURY BILLS ISSUE

He added that the present, posi- tion was intolerable, and that m less there were great changes the Federation would not last a de cade Reuter.

TEACHERS

ITALIAN GOSPELgainst the payment of a

MUSSOLINI'S HINT TO THE WORLD

LION AND LAMB METAPHOR

Rome, To-day

able bonus to married:

offices and other shore positiom as opposed to that paid to the staff afloat.

It was also mentioned that a feeling of dissatisfaction was run

"Nobody in Italy or abroad mustting high among the officers and mistakenly think that we shall not engineers of these ships because of be circumspect before taking a de this alleged injustice. cision, but once that is taken we Ishall"march direct”

The minutes of a similar meet-

London, to-day-The total amount This hint at the Italo-Abyssinian ng held in Shanghai on May 17 applied for in tenders for $40,000,-parleys at Geneva was thrown out were read at the meeting held an 000 Treasury bills was 557,385,000. by Signor Mussolini while he was Wednesday, and it was noted that The maximum amount was allotted addressing members of the ser a resolution of the same rabine APPEAL FOR in bills at three months, and the vices on the occasion of the two had been passed at the Shang

average rate per cent was 10/5.90d,tieth anniversary of Italy's entry SALARIES as compared with 10/2.95d a week into the war. aga.— British Wireless Service:

LAST PAY DAY IN DECEMBER

MAYOR DIU TO MEET DELEGATION

IFrom Our Own. Correspondent]

Canton to

With their saizzies alus

A considerable increase in the the rehearsals of items under pre- The Air League of the British months in arrears and tin consumption for March and Paration for the Hendon display Empire has received from HRH prospects of for the first quarter of the year next month. Fifty-three civil the Prince of Wales a letter ex-near future,

revealed by the May issue of aerodromes are also to be open to pressing his confidence that the the International Tin Research inspection. The occasion is the success of the first Empire Air Day: schools

Empire Air Day, and

Bulletin

World consumption in March was 12,685 tons, as compared with 10426 tons last year while consumption in the first quarter amounted to 34,000 tons. com-

pared with 32,000 tons last year.

and

in many last year, when, in the British Isles to see Mayor

alone, 137,000 people visit before ed aerodromes, will be outdone, rassme This is highly probable as it is The being held this year on a Saturday weeks instead of in midweek. The Prince Dece adds. It is impossible to exaggerate have bee

untry.

WEATHER FORECAST

The United States consump Cloudy, showery, with moderate the importance tion particularly increased cur east and south-east winds, was the the development of ing March, totalling 6,500 tons, for for to-day as isstied by

ły" among

as compared with 2,919 – tond | the

last year.

Reuter.

morning.

Observatory

British

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REICHSTAG SPEECH

Britain's New Highway Code EXPLANATIONS

London, to-day.In the House of the number of vehicles using the Commons yesterday the new high-roada.

In London the reduction in fatal- way code, which in many respects ties in the last nine weeks was do modifies, in the light of recent less than 30 per cent, and perience, that of 1981, was approved juries, 15 per cent, whi The Minister of Transport, Mr. crease in the number Hore-Belish, said that a copy of licensed was over the new code, which lays down code was, he adde

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JOHN BUCHAN

OUR

Germany To Reply To British Enquiries

Berlin, To-day British Ambassador. Bir Erfe

Ber