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FRANCO-ITALIAN RELATIONS APPROACHING.

M. LAVAL'S FATE UNCERTAIN

Important Foreign Debate Pending

SOCIALISTS BECOMING

IMPATIENT

CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Paris, To-day.

M. Laval, who returned herej yesterday forenoon. was mediately received by President Lebrun for a conference lasting an hour, but the rumours that the; 15 ima-i Premier's resignation minent are denied in Goverament circles, where it is pointed out) that M. Laval, before his de parture for Geneva, would hard- ly have taken pains to obtain vote of confidence in the Cham ber if he had thought that his fate was bound up with that of the ill-starred peace proposals.

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The opinion prevails, however, that it is doubtful whether the crucial Cabinet will survive the foreign political debate scheduled for December 2, and there is al- ready much speculation as to M. Laval's prospective successor, the names of MM. Chautemps. Paul-i Bontour, Mandel and Herriot he ing prominently mentioned.

UNCERTAIN SITUATION The Left

wing meanwhile Is growing impatient, the keynote!

Socialist being sounded by the -Leader, M. Leon Blum, in an arzim cie published in the Populaire, which says: "The scene has shift-j ed to Paris, and here in Paris. te! fate of M. Laval mast cided—of M. Laval who has been

be de and the

the dupe of Mussolini evil spirit of Sir Samuel Hoare."

Political

observers take the

The marriage of Mis. Louis Clews Vanneck, grand-daughter of the late Henry Clews, 3° New York banker, to Mr. Ian Douglas Campbell in Europe, may exh the making of another American Duchess. Mr. Campbell is heir

to the presumptive

Duke of Accyll, head of the clan_Camp bell

LIGHTSHIP HIT BY FREIGHTER

ACCIDENT OUTSIDE

BOSTON

CAPTAIN CHARGED WITH NEGLIGENCE

view that even if the Premier should, in view of the growing, resigning opposition. decide on voluntarily rather than being over- thrown by the Chamber, President Lebrun would probably request

Boston, To-day. him to stay in office till the budget; has passed its final reading. The

The Boston lightship, stationed situation at any rate is very con- fused and uncertain, and it is im-six miles from shore with seven possible to foretell what turn men aboard, was struck in a fog events may take within the next by the British freighter Seven: -24 hours--Trans-Ocean Service.

Seas Spay, abose the waterline. |

SILVER IN FAR

EASTAR

Large Rise In Exports From Japan

CHINA SUFFERS FROM U.S. POLICY

Washington, To-day. Reports to the Department of Commerce show that the Japanese exports of silver during the first nine months of 1934 and 1935 amounted to 7,000,000 and 1442) 000,000 yen respectively. The Sep tember exports were 21,000,000. as compared with 1,000,000 in 1934

This is said to be far from the proportion of known Japanese stocks of silver on record as im ports, but the Department Commerce says. that it has also received reports of the arrests of smugglers seeking to carry silver From China to Japan.

Other Department of Commerce figures show that the United States exports to China in : the first nine months of 1935 amount- ed to $31,667.000, as compared

naval conference The American delegation to the London Knapped leaving the White House after conferring with President Roosevelt. Left to right are the United States Gader-Secretary of State, Mr. Whiten Phillip Mr. Norman Davis and Admiral William M. Stanilley, chief of American naval operations.

FUTURE OF PHILIPPINES -

ANOTHER CLASH IN MANCHUKUO

with $50,540,000 in the similar Protectorate By Brain Radiculed Mongolians Routed By

period of 1934 There are mo comments on this decrease, but the report says that Chinese of- Scials feel that China's buying power has been reduced by the rise in the price of silver in con- sequence of the United States Treasury's buying-Baxter,

·DISORGANISATION IN LONDON

London: The conditions in the silver market, which is still dis- organised, were much the same There were heavy yesterday.

Manila, To-day.

The suggestion that the Philip- pines might ask Britain to take them over in the event of the failure of the independence ex- periment is ridiculed by President Quezon:He added that it was disloyal za the Unked States to discuss a protectmen to for other countries so long as American sovereignty continues-Beuter.

offerings and the United States EARTHQUAKE IN

Treasury declined to buy more) than 8 per cent. of the total The! market therefore, was weak, the pot" price for a har being 7/16 Tower at 214d., and two months! |"forward” at 22d. It is official- ly stated that the market will be! closed every Saturday until fur-be ther

Wireless notice. British Service.

· LOCAL DOLLAR DECLINES

PACIFIC

REGISTERED AT MOSCOW

· CHINA, MAIL" SPECIAL

Mascow, To-day. An extremely violent earth- quake, which probably occurred in the Pacific Ocean near the British Solomon Islands, east of New Guinea, has been registered by the Moscow seismographie station, according to press reports Trans Ocean The local dollar has declined here yesterday. SENATOR BORAH and is taking in water fast. A opening on demand this morn-Service.

motor lifeboat is rushing to the ing at 1/3%L scene. The Seven Sear Spray had 21%, and there was no quota- STEAMER SUNK

AS CANDIDATE Champion Of Liberal

Programme

"Spot" Silver Down

Spot silver declined 7/16 to

just left Boston for Bilbos, but tion for "forward.** has now put about and retuned to port

The London on New York cross- Įrate was unchanged at £-US$4- 92%, while the New York on Lon- The Seven Sear Spray has been don cross-rate was quoted at £-- Washington, To-day.

ordered to be attached for a claim US$1.92%, as compared with Senator Berah has intimated his willingness to stand as candidate for $20,000 by the United States US$493. -

Government

for the Republican Party Presi-Government. Applying for a writ dential nomination. He declared the United States that his primary objective was to Attorney charged the captain of have the Republican Party adopt the freighter, Mr. C. W. Bartlett, a Liberal programme at the 1936 with negligence, resulting in a elections, on which he would collision. stand as a candidate. that if the Liberal forces thought Seas' Spray and the lightship are would help the Liberal cause returning to port. The former is

He added

Boston, Later: Both the Seven!

WINTRY WEATHER IN ENGLAND

Fogs And Snow Hold

-Up Traffic

AT QUAY Explosion In Cargo Of Saltpetre

WAREHOUSES SET ON FIRE

steamer

Japanese

BREAKING POINT

REPRESENTATIONS AT ROME

AMBASSADOR OBJECTS TO DUCE'S SPEECH FASCIST COUNCIL ADJOURNS WITHOUT REACHING DECISION

~-CHINA- MAIL" SPECIAL

Paris, To-day.

The growing tension between France and Italy appears to be indicated by the report that immediately after the publication of Signor Mus- solini's speech at Pontinia the French Ambassa- dor visited the Secretary of State, Signor Suvich. and strongly protested against the incomplimen tary passages in the speech directed against the Powers participating in sanctions. Signor Suvich is stated to have rejected the protest.

It is not yet possible to obtain official confirmation of the Geneva rumours that Signor Mussolini had been informed by M. Laval and Sir Samuel Hoare concerning the contents of the peace formula before the proposals were definitely drawn up, and that the Duce had privately given an assurance that he would accept the plan as a basis for peace negotiations. If the rumour should prove correct it would indeed help to explain some of the hitherto inexplicable events of the past two weeks.

Dairen, To-day. It is generally anticipated here that Signor Mussolini will re- frain from formally replying to the peace proposals. This would Seventy Outer Mongolians who mean that France, now as before, would be bound by sanctions are. alleged to have made an in-and most, if England so desires, even take part in the oil em cursion into Manchukuo territory barvo. Thus the critical international situation which M. Layal to the west of Lake Buiz were for some months past has been doing his best to forestall may routed on Thursday by 30 Jaarise shortly after the New Year - Trans-Ocean Service.

panese troops escorting the Ta pan-Manchukuo frontier survey

Bome: The Franco-British

party, according to Japanese re-proposals are still regarded ast There were no Japanese valid by Italian opinion: There] or Manchukuo casualties Reu- is no information that they have

been withdrawn, said thoritative spokesman yester day. He added that the Grand

iter

CHURCH AFFAIRS Council was meeting late last

IN GERMANY

Opposition Confessional

Prohibited

UNIFICATION AIMED AT

“CHINA MAIL = SPECIAL

Safeguarding the

night and might have sume- thing to say about them, but the Italian reply would not ne

cessarily be announced, since

SIR SAMUEL HOARE

TO RETURN

NAVAL TALKS

No

IN LONDON

Definite Conclusions

Yet Reached

PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS

CONTINUE

London, To-day.

In addition to the prelimin

the proposals were communicat- ed through diplomatic channels and the reply might well beary session of the Naval Con- ference on December 9 and one sent the same, way. “

meeting of the beads of the de- legations, there have been seven meetings of the first committee to date. The meet ings, which have been conduct- ed in a most friendly atmos- phere, have so far been devoted to consideration of the question of the system of the quantita- (tive of naval armaments.

The proposals which have been examined up to the present ares

(1) The Japanese suggestion for the establirment of a com- mon upper fuit, and th

Only & Matter Of Time

London, To-day. Last night's debate survived, the damaging Opposition stack and Mr. Stanley Baldwin made two effective manches.

Berlin, To-day. The Reich Minister for Ec clesiastical Affaire, Herr Kerrh issued an ordinance yesterday which states that since under: the provisions of the "Law for German Evangelical Church" and the various Evangelical Churches throughout Germany, all other church associations and groups, especially the "Confessional Council of Brethren,” organised by the confessional opposition, can no longer be permitted to exercise any executive and ad. It was expected that the com- unilateral and voluntary, declara- farmique issued after the most-Sons of future naval construction múnistrative functions.“

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generally recognised that Sir Sempel Boare zeturn to the Cabinet is only a matter of time. The House of Commons later: adjourned-Renter

(2) The United Kingdout scheme Lox limitation by mezus · of

ITALIAN SUCCESS REPORTED

Severe Fighting South

Santos, Brazil, To-day Several members of the crew A similar decree had been tamedling would in any event make over a period of years.

Renter were killed when the 8,000-ton some weeks ago for those regional the Italian Government's atti-

Britt-Marie, churches where new... administre Itade clear Swedish laden with saltpetre and lying, attive bodies had been set up at the COUNCIL MEETING ADJOURNED Grand Rome: The Fascist Since then. such th.ne the quay, sank immediately after a terrific explosion, which, alarm-have been created in all states and Council met at 10 p.m. yesterday: London, To-day.ed the whole city and wrecked a provinces, so that the ordinance and adjourned at 4 am. to-day to pledge their delegates to the apparently only slightly damaged. A large part of the Midlands warehouse on the quayside, now applies, to the entire Beich until January 18, without reach Republican national convention but the latter vessel has a wide and Southern England was en- The explosion hurled flaming It is hoped that by these mesing a decision on the peace plan. to him, he would co-operate fully gash in the coal bankers, which veloped all yesterday in a fog, sacks of saltpetre on to two war saves, which are calentated to in that plan.

has been partly filled up with piles which was expected to grow houses, setting them on fire Se-restrict the activities of the vari that of coal-sacks to prevent leaking thicker as the night went on, veral of the members of the crew fous opposing groups, another im que issued at the close of the Senator Borah indicated

Road, rail, and air communica and stevedores working aboard portant step will have been taken Grand Council meeting makes no This was as near to a formal state-Reuter.

tions have all been affected the ship are missing. A number towards the restoration of peace reply to the peace propos Express trains from the North of workmen in the warehouses and waity in the German Pro announces Italy's determination jare arriving in London three were also injured. All work in testant Church.

and four hours behind time the port has had to be stopped. Many motorists have had to enter. abandon their cars by the road-

ment about his candidacy as he would make before the Republican Convention meets on June 9-- Reuter

TRADE PACT SIGNED

ALL BLACKS TEAM SELECTED BETWEEN AMERICA

London, To-day:"

& NETHERLANDS

side...

There was a fog in the Channel yesterday afternoon The following will represent the

Washington, Today: when Mr. Anthony Eden and All Blacks in their third Rugby Union International encounter this! A trade pact between America other members of the British afternoon against Wales at and the Netherlands was signed delegation to Genera Cardill

yesterday by Mr. Cordell Enil and back.

-The steam

All Backs: G. Gibert, G. P. Hart, Mz. Lasping, the Dutch Director the partytrave

N. Mitchell, N. Ball and C. JA

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af Trade The agreement pro in reaching wides for mutual taria come

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fails are being withhe

British

FORMER BELGIAN MINISTERS SUDDEN DEATH

Paris, To-day. The former Belgiai. Minister and Vice-Presi

of theBelgian – Chambi Pittband, died here

ITALY STILL DETERMINED Rame, Later. The commní-

to intensify her. sanctions. It says This hope is strengthened by the Council notes the announcement: that the National the Paris prop Federation of Evangelical astors after they had Asociations, with a

ship. Tength by the of 16,000 Protestant - clergyman, Wednesday. fully endorses the new church law of September 24 for ensuring the útinned existence of the German Church, and has to

WEATHER FORECAST:

but

Grand

Of Abbiddi

-CHINA MALT SPECIAL Head to Rome, Today, An official comenteaque issued

states *After severe fighting our detach

sterday afternoon ments defeated and zesttered

roup of Abyssinian – warriors south of Abbiddi, whereby we fost "one-non-commissioned of- neer and one "Askirt besides 15 wounded The enemy suffered [heavy losses:

“Tribal leaders and notable waz- rio in Gorahsi from all the ter ritories of Ogaden and Rer Abdul- Cloudy with wome drizzle, pro-lak held a traditional meeting of best of bably Improving later, and freed their tribes and

winda, was the weather i

for to-day, as issued by Ogad

the Royal Observatory this mons

been in-