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Mr. Herbert M. Morrison, -a Labour Member of Parliament and leader of the London County Council, governing body of the British metropolis, "photographed as he delivered a radio address in New York on "International Com- plications and the Road to Peace.”

CANADA & AMERICA

INCORPORATION INTO US.A.?

Resolution Introduced

Into Lower House

ADVANTAGES STRESSED

Washington, To-day.

BUDGET TRIBUNAL

SURPRISING EVIDENCE

ON FINAL DAY

CABINET MINISTER'S NAME USED IN "LIGHT GOSSIP"

London, To-day.

The judge's questions elicited interesting re- velations in the final day's evidence at the budget tribunal yesterday. Mr. Kenneth Butt, son of Sir Alfred Butt, M.P., certified that his firm was annoyed when it discovered that he had done bud- get business and asked him for an explanation, which he furnished; but he omitted to mention his father's name in connection with the transactions! because he wished to hide the fact that his father was engaged in them.

There was a further surprise when the financier Waterton. who last week certified, mentioning the name of Mr. J. H. Thomas, Colonial Secretary, interrogated on his statement by the judge yesterday."said that Mr. Thomas's name only occurred to him as he was thinking things over about lunch-time on April 20.

A Wimpole Street doctor, Dr. Reginald Grigg, attended a din- GUFFEY GOAL ACT IN AMERICA ner party with him, at which

Ends To Be Sought By Other 'Means

Washington. To-day. President Roosevelt declared that the only answer

to the Supreme Court's invalidation of the Guffey Coal Act was to make a fresh effort to reach the ob- jectives of that inw, but he de- clined to state whether fresh legislation to that end would be introduced in, the present session.

A resolution calling eate for the incorporation of Canada into the United

Dr. Grigg told him that he was! able to get information from a member of the Cabinet, even- tually mentioning Mr. Thomas's name, but he agreed with the judge that it was really in the

light gossip.

nature of Reuter.

PRICES RISING IN CANTON HIGH PREMIUM ON H.K. DOLLAR

States was introduced EARTHQUAKES AT MANAGED CURRENCY VALUES

into the House of Repre- sentatives yesterday by Mr.

HUP PO

Disastrous Tremors

Felt

34 KILLED AND MANY HOMELESS

DIMINISHING

Lienz Commander Kneffer McGinnis, left, is shown receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross from Admiral William H. Standley. chief of naval operations. Commander McGinnis was given the de- coration for his work in connection with the fight of a huge navy plane from Norfolk, Virginia, to San Francisco, by way of the fleet air base. Coco Solo, Canal Zone.

RIOTING AT ZANZIBAR

COMMISSION REPORTS POLICE JUSTIFIED IN OPENING FIRE

WORK TO COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY FASCIST MILITA TO BE STRENGTHENED

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE MEETS

“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Rome, To-day.

An extensive programme for road-building in Abyssinia has been drawn up by Signor Mus- solini, in his capacity as Minister of the Colonies. Work will immediately be begun on the motor highways connecting Addis Ababa with Debra in the Lake Tsana region, as well as with Adigrat in the north and Gimima in the south-west, and on roads linking Dessie with Omager on the western Eritrean frontier and with the Eritrean port of Assab. Another road leading from the capital to Dolo via the lake region and connecting Abys Isinia with Italian Somaliland will be built at a later period.

All roads will be provided with deep ditches so as to be pass- able in all seasons. A special Road Construction Office will be established in Addis Ababa, and will be under supervision of the Viceroy, Marshal Badoglio.

Rome: All Fascists between the ages of 25 and 55 who are capable of bearing arms will be drafted far the Fascist Militia, in accordance with the "solemn oath sworn by the Italian nation on May 9 for the defence of the newly-won imperium.” A deci-

Nairobi, To-day. -The Commission enquiring into the riot-sion to this effect was taken by the National Executive of the ing at Zanzibar early in February considers that the action of Fascist party yesterday. the police in firing on the mob was justified, as the possible mas-

CHALLENGE

ARABS

nit

The report, however, ad-5,000,000 lire towards the erec- SINO-AMERICAN

The Executive moreover re-2 sacre of all the European officials was thereby avoided.

solved to contribute a sum of versely criticises the adminis- tion of, a monumental building TOtrative and agricultural depart-to be erected in Bome in com- ments for the methods employ-memoration of the foundation ed in dealing with the discon- of the Fascist Imperium. tented Arabs whose copra was building, which

The will probably rejected on the grounds of its be located on the Via del Im unsuitability for export. The perio, will contain a memorial Commission expresses the opin-ball for those who fell in the ions that insufficient steps Fascist revolution as well as an were taken to acquaint the wild, jimmense assembly hall for party turbulent and mischief-making meetings, and will also house

Jewish Immigration Into Palestine

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Jerusalem. To-day.

gration into Palestine.

of the Fascist

AGREEMENT

Favourably Received

By Bankers

ARRANGEMENT HELD TO BE "DECIDEDLY SOUND"

New York, To-day. The Sino-American agreement is favourably received by the Preparations are being made, leading bankers and monetary au-

move

connec-

From Our Own Correspondent] William Sirovich

Canton, To-day. (Dem., New York City).

Considerable anxiety is felt The resolution asked

here in banking and commercial]

The decree fixing the number Mangas with the intentions of an exhibition circles over the steady rise in

of immigration certificates to the law, and there was failure revolution. for the appointment of

the premium on Hong Kong dol-be granted to Jews has just to instruct them in the me- a joint committee of the

lars, which jumped to 58.9 last been published, and since thethods of improving their copra. House and the Senate to

[From Our Own Correspondent]

number has been greatly in- A contributory cause of the dis-according to press reports, to jvious record.

night, thereby breaking its precreased, this decree must be/order was that previous acts of publish an Italian newspaper in horities, who express the option Canton, To-day. study the practicability

taken as a challenge to the violence in Zanzibar were The disastrous earthquakes

not Addis Ababa

The necessary that the transaction is the most of effecting the

Commodity prices are going up Arabs, who insist on a complete checked by the police, leading the plant and type are being taken sensible en-which struck Lingshan

side by side with the soaring of in

yet undertaken from the former Imperial print-by the Treasury in trance of the Canadian South-western Kwangtung dur- the premium on Hong Kong en suspension of all Jewish irami-natives to believe that such

Itions could be committed with iming works and the premises of provinces into the Unit-ins the early part of last month rency. Prices of foodstuffs have

the French panity-Reuter.

tion with the silver policy. It is Another murder occurred in caused 34 deaths and injuries to been mounting for the past four ed States, which, it as-76 people in Hup Po, another weeks, and this brings suffering morning, when the son of the

paper "Corriere the Jewish quarter yesterday

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d'Ethiopie. The paper will be held that the arrangement is de- edited by the "Secretary of the cidedly sound, when contrasted serted. would be to the county 60 miles south of Ling-to the

wage-earners and poor Jewish Burgomaster was shot

Fascist Party of Addis Ababa." with the practice last year of bid- advantage of both coun- the Hup Po County Magistrate.

shan, according to a report of people.

The rise of the Hong Kong cur-strike-leaders have been fined dead in the street. Two Arab

-Trans-Ocean Service. tries. It also pointed Altogether 679 houses were des-of paper money.. The exact num-

ding up the silver price. rency is due to the excessive issue 25 each for having incited to out the advantage to troyed by the tremors. The Pro-ber of banknotes in circulation is

civil disobedience and Canada of securing the incial Department of Civil Af-not known.

payment of taxes. Trans- use of America's ice-relief. This amount is not

ffairs has appropriated $2,000 for Foreign goods are particularly

Ocean Service. free ports in winter ficient, and further support is to Hong Kong money. In many ways foreign goods than it exports na-

suf-expensive, as they are paid for ins' time, the union of the be rendered by local charitable Canton has to depend on imports. tive products. railway systems and the

institutes.

Certain officials believe that the

non-

The diminishing value of the

SMUGGLING IN N. CHINA

Animated Discussion In Commons

SITUATION-REVIEWED

London, To-day. There was an animated discus-

US. COURT FOR CHINA

Jurisdiction To Be

Extended

Washington, To-day.

However, there is not much hope for early international cur rency stabilisation by a series of bilateral conferences, as hinted by Mr. Henry A. Morgenthau, Secre- tary of the Treasury.

use of American capital shortly after the quakes, as their motes more exports, but on the affect on foreign trade in South sion at a meeting of the China House of Representatives by It is understood that

Many people were homeless low value of Canton money pro-managed currency here has a bad

to build up Canada's un-houses had cracks and were unfit whole Kwangtung imports more China in general.

explored areas, which ..millions

on for habitation. Some of them have been repaired since then. of Even now unemployed Americans live many people have

with their relatives and friends.

could settle.

to

Finally, it stressed The report from the county ma- that the Statute of gistrate states that minor earth- Westminster permitted uakes are felt from time to time.

Owing to poor communications

LOCAL RAINFALL NOW

ABOVE AVERAGE RESERVOIRS BACK TO NORMAL

Silver circles are now most in- terested regarding the scope of A bill introduced into the the prospective silver purchases. a defimite sub-committee of the Foreign Af-Mr. Hatton W. Summers (Dem., schedule of purchases for an unan- fairs Committee and members of Dallas) extending the jurisdic-nounced period has been agreed

hold Reuter.

WEATHER REPORT

says

the House of Commons yesterday, tion of the United States Court under the chairmanship of Lord for China over offences commit- upon.-Reuter. Winterton, which discussed the proved by the Foreign Affairs

ited on the high seas was ap-- London Reactions smuggling into North China. Re-Committee

The yesterday.

London: Discussing the United presentatives of the British Resi-bill provides that if offenders States silver agreement with dents Association and the China are found in or brought first China, the "Financial Times" the Dominion Parlia-and the distance from Canton, Although the water storage in the Colony has been increased

Association were specially invited into Chins the jurisdiction shall

that, broadly speaking, the agree ments to make laws the earthquakes at Hup Po were by a further 153 million gallons as the result of the 2.35 inches of to explain the situation in all its having extra-territorial

ment seems advantageous for not known here at the time of the rain which fell over the catchment areas for the 24 hours ended bearings.

at 6 am. to-day, there is no likelihood of the restrictions on the

China on balance. An important It was decided to give the at- operation.

Island being lifted for some time to come, although Kowloon has most support to the Government in

point is that China, having suffer- The resolution was re- VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN NEW again reverted to the 10-hour supply, commencing from to-day.

We were reliably informed this morning that the storage Pressing for a general clarification over the Lower Yangtse and point and in-consequence aban- ferred to the Commit- SPANISH GOVERNMENT . the Island reservoirs was increased by approximately 130 million of the position, especially as re-has moved into the northern itee on Rules. Reuter.

gallons from 6 am. yesterday to 6 am, to-day, while the Kowloon gards the urgent need of enabling part of the Sea of Japan, dard, has enjoyed a substantial re- Madrid, To-day. The Mem reservoirs have been replenished by 23 million gallons. The Japanese cruiser Karakaya is vote of confidence in the new ¦ saturated, constant streams of water are being carried into the users along the coast of Hope forecast for to-day, as issued byviously should be furthered as bers of Parliament passed a Due to the fact that the catchwaters are now thoroughly ventive service, both by revenue to moderate; cloudy, showery, rency system. That improvement China to institute an efficient pre-South or variable winds, light covery on the basis of its new cur- probably improving, was the The total rainfall since January 1 has been 18.25 inches, as and barriers at the railways to the Royal Observatory this an additional link in the chain of against an average of 17.45 inches.

*check contraband goods. Reuter.¡morning.

world progress. Reuter.

outbreak.

due to arrive in the Colony next Saturday, and will stay here a couple Government at the first meet-reservoirs.

of days. The Japanese gunboat Sagaing since the new election.

is also due on that date.

Reuter's Bulletin Service.

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A weak anti-cyclonic area lies ed deflation almost to breaking the Eastern Sea; the depression doned silver as a monetary stan-