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MEETING IN LONDON

FATE OF NAVAL PARLEY

Parity Demand Upheld

By Japanese

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CONFERENCE MAY CONTINUE WITHOUT JAPAN

London, To-day.

The fate of the Naval Confer- ence is at present being decided at a meeting at the Foreign Office between Mr. Anthony Eden. Lord Monsell, Admiral Nagano and Admiral Nagai. The meeting was called on the British invitation with the ob- ject of ascertaining the useful-

ness of continuing on the pre-Reports of a 30-year oil con- sent basis.

In the event of an adverse de cision it is expected that the Conference_will_continue_without Japan, as the other four PowerS

TENSION EASED

RESTRAINED OPTIMISM

BREATHING SPACE

ALLOWED

FURTHER MEETINGS BETWEEN MINE OWNERS AND WORKERS

London, To-day..

The miners' Executive hasi decided to postpone lodging the strike notices. A national dele-¡ .. gates conference will be held on January 24. A further meet- ing with the owners is to be held on January 23. This an-

teession in Italy in exchange fænouncement is a sequel to the

id in the present oil crisis there

is denied by Walter C. Tearle,

above, president of the Stad

discussions lasting two hours yesterday between the parties,

he became its absolute... given -a buikdans

́ter of Wal

thur, Joseph.: Stalin Geft

by his regime," "with stal stories" about his mother, and

such as this, showing him in EE. Vorestilor, the Soviet: Miziz.

and Oll Co. of New Jersey: The after which the sub-committee S. AFRICA & SANCTIONS

deal is said to have been made

are near agreement, at least re- by Premier Mussolini and the of the mine-owners reported to

garding the plans for exchanging information of prospective pro-. gramines.

MEETING NEXT MONDAY: Later: As a result of the in- conclusive outcome of yesterday afternoon's meeting, the Naval Conference will continue, at:) for some days. It is

that the Japanese. maintaine their desire that the Conference should revert to discussion

quantitative limitation

∙of

It was agreed to postpone the pronouncement on

the Japanese

bead of the Standard Oils Ital- ium, subsidiary.

their executive.-

Laters The decision of the miners executive to postpone the {heading in of the strike notices

HEAVY WEATHER has caused a feeling of restrain-

IN BRITAIN

NEWED MENACE

OF FLOODS

MENAI SUSPENSION BRIDGE CLOSED

ed optimism is pointed out that even if a strike is ultimately decide

evitably be postpazed

middle of February, and it is pos sible that the conference will call

"HOPEFUL POSSIBILITIES--

FULL CO-OPERATION WITH LEAGUE PROMISED BY UNION

the Union onal No. 5 drą.

MAIT. SPECIAL

Genera, To-ČKY rica is the first country to reply etions Conference.

US. MUNITIONS ENQUIRY

SQUADRON

BUT NO CASUALTIES REPORTED

PRINCE ISMAIL DAOUD'S ALLEGATION DENIED

ITALY EMPHATICALLY DENOUNCES STORY OF MUTINY-

Cairo, To-day. -

In addition to attacking an Egyptian ambu- lance at Daggahbar eight Italian aeroplanes bombed and subjected to machine-gun fire an Egyptian ambulance unit situated at Bolally, 71⁄2 hours distant from Daggahbur. According to a telegram from Prince Ismail Daoud, the attack lasted a quarter of an hour. There were no ca- sualties Beater's Bulletin Service.

Rome: The responsible Italian authorities describe the Abyssinian reports of the reocc tion of the Tembien district as being coffpletely

false. They also deny that Italian plane ed the Egyptian Red Cross unit, near Dagi

Halian troops have begun

18 Oceɛn Service.

On the other hand it is declared in Italian quarters Litsi Abyssinians are abusing the red cross me to an ever-in extent Further, all thêzze gas warfare are emphat

London: The repos Itiny at the barracks.

which Romeinen

CIVIL FLYING IN GERMANY

FASTER MAXIMUM

SP

FINE PERFORMANCE - BY

PASSENGER PLANE-

“CHINA" MAIL * SPECIAL

Berlin, To-day. new epoch in the develop

yesterday's G In a letter to the Secretary which claim to he General of the League of Na connection with the tions the South African Gov- desertions among Tyrolean

ment declares that it will scripts across the frontier take the necessary steps to en Rome also denies, a Belgra sure that no country which wo message says that it is under- ceeds in accordance with Article stood that 2.000 Dallan mili XVI will lose the advantages tacy refugees are distributed arising from the most favoured among the barracks of Yugo nation clause.

iskavia. The authorities are con- On the other hand South Africa sidering making a concentrationent of civil aviation in Ger is prepared to consider renome, camp at Puzla Bosnia

mary began yesterday at the ing its rights to most favoureli It is reported that an Italian celebration of the tenth anni- nation treatment in favour of a woman spying on desertersversary of the German ziz ways, country suffering a loss of trade poen arrested at Maribor. About when a new fast type Heinkel officers are reported I was shown attaining a through sanctions against Italy. 120 Italian understanding that other countries This, however, is subject to an to be interned in Bistritza maassündem daspeed of 256. A Berlin message says that the mph on trial, with a capacity

off the strike if the terms which London, To-day.have been under discussion are parity demand to to-day's feet-

regarded as sufficiently satisfac ing to enable the other delega-

The unprecedented course of tory-Berter's Bulletin Service. tions to be sounded as to whether broadcasting an appeal to the

POLICE GUARD FOR they were agreeable to it. It is people to remain indoors until

MR. MORGAN pointed out that the British w the storm had abated

was London: The situation arising lingness to discuss the parity pro taken yesterday by the Chief out of the miners' claim for st posals does not mean that their Constable of Manchester at the wages increase took a more hope

PARTNER DOES ALL THE opposition to the common upper height of the worst gale of the ful turn last, evening, when, fol

TALKING limit is weakening, but they are winter, which in some places lowing further discussions be willing to discuss the matter fur-freached 100 miles an hour and tween the colliery owners and

Washington, To-day. ther before pronouncing on it. !caused widespread damage and miners' representatives, the Ex-

The next formal meeting of the threatens the renewed menacelcentive Committee of the Mine-ed at the table where Mr. J. P A strong police guard is past

Conference committee will be held of floods.

workers' Federation. me: last Morgan and his partners sit at next Monday evening-Reuter

Lancashire suffered severely night and passed a resolution, the munitions enquiry, and also are ready to treat South Afries Foreign Office declares that the average of 250 mph on roll- (Continued on Page 13).

the same way if a corresponding competent authorities have no time service fights. • the worst disaster at the with the effect of delaying the escorts them in their comings esse arises. Bin

knowledge of any large influx of The HE 11 carried 10 pas- mouth of the River Mersey decision as to the handing-in of and goings. It is recalled that

Moreover, South Africa will not Tyrolean deserters to Germany-

sengers with a full complement where the small cargo steamer the strike notices. The executive a madman tried to murder. M enter into any trade agreement on

Beaters Bradda

of luggage, and is the first was blown off its had been authorised by the dele- Morgan in 1915, when he broke basis of a tarif concession or

VIGOROUS DENIAL

civil aeroplane in Germany to course and struck a sandbank gates Conference in December to into Mr. Morgan's Long Island

the most favoured nation, principle

attain this speed. The fastest two miles from Formby Point order the banding-in

of notices home.

Rome: with members of the League ofj

A vigorously worded plane hitherto has been the HIE and overturned. There is only so that they should become effec

Mr. Morgan does not appear Nations that do not participate in denial of the report of untoward 70, with four passengers, which one survivor from the crew of tive on January 27 unless satis to be worried and spends most the sanctions against Italy-

incidents and the attitude of the attained a maximum velocity of six Five bodies have been factory proposals were made.

of his time smoking, leaving it washed ashore.

German-speaking population dur 23514 mph. to his partner, Mr. T. A. Lamont,

CANTON PROPOSES NEW SCHEMER

Second Three Year Plan Preparing

POOR RESULTS ACHIEVED BY FIRST

[From Our Own Corressondect}

Trans-Ocean Service.

OBITUARY

Famous Film Actor John Gilbert

ing the departure of the Alpine The HE III was built at the division from Merano was fasued Bostock works and has a per- There yesterday by the Ministry of fectly smooth outer surface. It Propaganda. The systematic is a deep-decker made of a falsehoods spread by a British light metal chassis, and the agency are" becoming more and tail-wheel folds into the body in more deplorable The reparts fight, minimising the windage regarding the departure of the The passenger space is divided Alpin from Merano are absolute into two compartments, one of ly fantastic. AM the detachments which is a "smoker" Trans- entrained in perfect order amidst Ocean Service,

Two people were killed by 2 On Wednesday night the Exeto do most of the talking falling tree at Rawtenstall, and cutive informed the Secretary for Evidence has been produced a girl was killed by the collapse Mines, Capt. Crookshank, that the showing that 84 per cent of the of a wall in Manchester. Five proposals communicated on Wed-arms and steel weapons which people were injured at Leeds nesday by the colliery owners the alles purchased from the Canton, To-day when a hoarding was blown presentatives were not satisfar United States before her entry Government officials are pe down.

tory. Last night's decision, how-into the war was sent through ing instructed to-day to speed The famous Menai Straits ever, postpones the final resolve the Morgan company.

LOVER OF THE SCREEN up the drafting of the various suspension bridge between for or against strike action me

INDIGNANT-DENIAL provisions in a second Three Anglesey and Carnarvon has til a further delegates confer Mr. Lamont indignantly de-

Hollywood, To-day Year Plan, as this work should been closed. the centre, spán ence, to be convened for January red the suggestion that the The death has occurred of the enthusiasm of the population, be completed by the end of having been thrown out of posi-24, has heard the report on the Morgan Company or Wall Street the film actor John Gilbert

tion, but the bridge is in no im-negotiations, which are not yet wanted the war to continue Beuter. mediate danger. Eeuter. ended, for there is to be another Mr. Morgan interjected Of 3 Gilbert, who was born on was]

joint meeting between the owners course they wanted it to stop. July 10, 1897, at Logan (Utah), and unions representatives on did not want my son to go to

made his stage debut at the AZ January 23.

the war, but he did."

March.

Considerable publicity given to the first - Three-Year?

Plan by the local official news

papers and news agencies, but} the result of the Plan, is very mengre. Only a number of Government factories were es-

WORLD SOCIAL PROBLEMS

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tablished while the controlled Women's Council Meet

economy as envisaged by the plan seems to have brought

business depression...

In India

NO FURTHER STATEMENT

No further statement was

sued by either side yester

as thousands of witnesses can

* Jeonfrm

(Continued on Page 2).

ONLY "INSUBORI Instruck: of come, when he was brought on General has issued Mr. Morgan's partner, Mr-in a Deam by his mother George Whitney, revezded the United States Tress

For some years, be followed paid off $294,000,000 worth of

but it was known that after the British private indebtedness Secretary for Miner reiteration at the interview on--Wednesda night of the Government's unwill- Dame Elizabeth Cadbury ingness to consider a subsidy "PHILADELPHIA CHOSEN FOR the conference at Calcutta of officials were going to urge

sailed for India to-day to attend aid of higher wages, the Unio

(Continued on Page 16)

DEMOCRAT CONVENTION:

London, To-day.

the National Council of the

of India, which del

to revise their offer

1918. He said this was done because the Leaury was about float a new Liberty Loan the obligations fél due. desire to compete

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