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MINOR MINISTERIAL

APPOINTMENTS.”

"CONSERVATIVE MINISTERS TOTAL: FIFTY-ONE.

(THROUGH" REUTER'I" Agusut.]

LONDON, Sept. "a.

The bulk of work in matters of detail which the crisis has thrast upon the shoulders of the Prime Minister is shown by the fact that the minor ministerial appointments have not been submitted to His Majesty the King personally in no cordance with, the usual customs.

CHILDREN BEFORE

POLITICS.

BARCELONA `STRIKERS RECEIVE A SHOCK..

(THROUGH REUTER'S ADUNOY.]

Making

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1931.

GERMAN LINER AGROUND.

PASSENGERS AND CREW TAKE TO LIFE-BOATS.

(THROUGH REUSER'S AGENOT.]

SEOUL, Sept. 4,7

BABELLONA, Sept. 4. Children balors poli-It fe reported that a German ties "their stogan hundreds of steamer, believed to be the Burgen. wives of the strikers have struck land, ran aground in the vicinity of against their husbanda, announcing. Fukusa island, of Korea, this after to-day that they refuse to prepare noon on her way to Hagorn from for them meals till they return to Tsingtao. The ship is badly leak work. The last straw was the dia ing and the 25 passengers and covery that gas supplies were run- crew of 60 here taken to the lie ning out and that a shortage of] boats; broad was likely.".

His Majesty is at present at Balmoral, whither Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, would normally hays : There was further, shooting this gono personally, to explain the morning, Communists Bring on- reasons for the various appoint the Palice who returned the fire. mente and to satisfy His Majesty One Communist was killed and two of the ability of the new adminis | injured. trators. The task which the Pre- mier is facing will, however, for a long time prevent him going further afield than Chequers.

II.

Police Use Machine-guns..

BARCELONA, Sept. 4. town and the authorities are using Firing is going on throughout the ro-machine-guns against the strikers, the streets are deserted as people have been shot at.'"

For this reason, official despatches between London and Balmoral placed the personal audienes.

Some of the M.P's named in the list have actually been working in their departments since the begin- ning of the work."

The list of the remaining non- Cabinet Ministerial appointments was issued from No. 10. Downing Street to-day, disclosing that the posts have been filled" arnetically entirely by Conservatives and Liberala.

The notable exception is the ap- mointraent of Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald's son, Malcolm, ns: Under Secretary of State for the Domi- nions,

mandeered for use as prisons.

Two more shipa have been com-

Strike Settled.

LATES It is officially stated that the strike has been settled:

Many Distressing Sights.

Sir Wiliam Jowitt retains the Post of Attorney-General, but the city. Stafford Crino has given up the nasition of Solicitor-General,

Conservative 'Posts, The Conservative "plums" in. clude:

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Major W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, Under-Secretary for the Colonies in the last Baldwin Government, to be Postmaster-General,

Major G. C. Tryon, Minister of Pensions in the last Baldwin Gov. ernment, to return to that office.

Captain Anthony Eden, formerly Sir Austen Chamberlain's Parlia mentary Private Secretary, to be Under-Secretary of State Foreign Affairs,

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Sir Hilton Young, ex-Financial Sceretary to the Treasury, to be in charge of the Department of Overseas Trads.

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LATER.

The 0.8.K. Haer Baikal Maru is, hurrying to the scene,

DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.

JAPANESE DELEGATES

APPOINTED.

[RUO MIN NEW AGENCY.]'

SCHNEIDER TROPHY SURPRISE

ITALY AND FRANCE MAY COMPETE.

THROUGH REUTER ISAGENOTO)

LONDON, Sept. "Another "surprise in connection

JAPANESE CAPTAIN STILL NO NEWS OF CHENCHOW TAKEN BY CANTON TROOPS.

MURDERED?

POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS'"',

-DEVELOPMENTS.

(THROUGH XUSUNʼn AGENCE.]"

TOKYO, Sept. 4.

There are indications that the militarists and others are becoming increasingly incensed at the serios of Sino-Japanese incidents, and particularly at the Chinese attitude towards the alleged murder of Captain Nakamurs in Manchurin recently.

with the Schneider Trophy Race was spring this morning, when it was learned that France and Italy, after receiving intimation that the co could not be postponed, tele graphed at midnight, the names of pilots nominated in their teams, This is considered by well-informed.

According to the evening vorna circles to mean that both countries cular papers they are now demand. may reconsider the whole questioning strong action if the Chinese fail to give satisfaction promptly. of their participation

The Italians are Major Cusinelli,,

It is noteworthy that several army Lieutenants Scapinelli, Neri, Bellini hende are reported to have been and Sergeant-Major. Agello.

openly addressing the officers both The French pilots are Captain on the netive and reserve lists, Sadi Lecointe, Lieutenant Assolantwarning them of the possibility of and Captain Vernhol Reserves: developments in Manchuria and Lieutenant Retourna and Sergeants Bailet and Dumas,

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TOKYO, Sapt. 4. Following the decision that Mr. Matauidaira he head of the delega=" tion to the Disarmament Conference the Cabinet has decided to appoint Mr. Sato, Ambassador to Belgium, as chief Foreign Office delegate, Lieut-General Iwane. Matsui chiefing received an official notification Army delegate and Vice Admiral Shushin Nagano head of the Navaj Delogation.

ON.

The dramatic announcement of the settlement of the strike came while the streets were still reeking with the fames of gunpowder. The reign of terror prevailedal tho morning, firing going on all over AMY STILL CARRIES

The authorities using machine-guns against the strikers, The main streets including the Plaza Cataluna were deserted an any people showing themselves were fired on either by the strikers or by the police. Among the may distressing sights that were witness ed was that of women clinging to their menfolk and imploring them to go home to safety.

The authorities requisitioned pri vale vehicles for, the transportation of mobile columna to the more threatening spots, and several ships in the harbour were commandeered and used as prisons.

People arriving from Barcelona report that trenches have been dug Boross the roads.

that next week's emergency budget Sir Thomas Inskip, K.C., exwill include an increased tax. "Attorney-General, to become "Soli-

citor-General,

Earl Stanhope to be Parliamen- tary Secretary to the Admiralty,

Sir Philip Sassoon, who han large interests in the Far East, to become Under-Secretary of State for Air, a position which he held in the fast Conservative Admicia tration.

Liberal Posts.

Tea merchants are making heavy clearances from store in anticipa- tion of new taxation. Satisfaction in Government Circles,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

RUGBY, Sept. 3.

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ARRIVES SAFELY AT MOSCOW.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, Sept. 3. Miss Amy Johnson, who is flying. from Japan to England, a return journey, has met with mishap.

been received to indicate the ex-

Earlier News of Withdrawal.

(DE1TION WIRELESS SERVICE,)

FUOBY, Sept. 3.. The Royal Aero Club this mora- from the Aero Club of Italy and the Aero Club of France that un-

less the British Club was prepared to grant a postponement of the Schneider Trophy Race for 'at least six months, both countries must definitely withdraw from the contest.

The reasons given by both coun-. tries were bad weather, bad luck, the loss of a pilot and the loss of aircraft:

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Mongolia, and urging the necessity of preparedness owing to the grow. ing seriousness of "the situation,

ROUND - TABLE CONFERENCE.

CHANGES IN INDIA STATES DELEGATION.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, 7.

The India Office states that since the announcement of the delegates

NAUTILUS.

DOUBT CONCERNING SIGNALS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

NO RESISTANCE OFFERED BY NANKING FORCES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

CANTON, Sept. 4) LONDON, Sept. 4.

military communiqué rom Thero is still no definite now as southern Hunan received her to- to the whereabouts of the Nautilus day states that the advance troops Router's correspondent at Odlo of the anti-Nanking forces under doubts whether the signals inter Brigadier-General Chen Toh Kin capted by the Norwegian coal ship have captured Chonchow, an im- Ingertre were frems Sir Hubert portant commercial centre in south- Wilkine, as they wore on a wave-ern Hunan. The capture of Chen- longth which he had never pravi chow was an easy matter, as the ously used in communicating be- Nanking garrison there made prac- tween Borgen and America,

tically no attempt to defend it. After a short skirmish the northern troops retreated towards Hong- chorfu, sóme: 70 miles north of troops are concentrated Chonchow, where the main Nanking

Relief Expedition.

. Dato, Sept. 4. that the Norwegian Government The Prime Minister announces will probably take measures to send a relief expedition in search of the Plans will formed in Nautilus,

detail during the day

LATER. The Prime Minister added that either the scaler Veiding or the.sis, Fridtjof Nansen would be sent.

The Premier states that the sloop Fridtjof Nansen, which is now at Harstad, has Boen ordered to be in readiness to sail northward in search of the Nautilus. It will probably be ordered to sail during the day

MEXICAN ANTI-

CHINESE MOVEMENT.

EXPULSION: ORDER EXTENDED INDIFINITELY..

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Fotowing their initial victory, the Southern forces are rushing north- ward with Hengshowfu as their objective. The Kwangsi troops are also taking an netive past in the drive. Stiff resistanes in expected to be encountered at Hengchowfu when the Southern forces arrive there, which will be about two works from now. That Marshal Chiang Kai Shek's troops have dug in at Ilengehowfu and are prepared to defend the city by ni menos, la indicated by photographs taken by Cantonese: airmen when reconnoiter- ing the enemy positions.

A krge number of wounded sol- diers returned to Canton for medi-"

cal treatment yesterday. Whether they were wounded as a result of thair initial clash with the Nanking forces an tuentioned above, or while suppressing Communist bandits on the northern frontier of the Pro vince, the writer has not been able. to ascertain. They were carried to various military hospitals hord in

NOGALE, Arizona, Sept, 4.stretchers. The exodus of Chinese from north Mexico has been temporarily check-

to the Indian Round Table Cop-ed by an order issued by the The application was considered ference the following changes have Mexican Government extending in- by the Royal, Aero Club at a meet-been made in the India States dele definitely the time limit for expul ing this afternoon and subeequent-sation.

sion which originally ended on Sept. 5.

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ly it was announced that the Chub In the unavoidable absence of the hind sant letters to the Aerr Clubs | Maharaja of Kashmir and the Mn- of Italy and France, informing haraja of Patiala, on account of them that the rules of the contest urgent and important business in would not allow of a postponement their own States, the representation

and that the committet. had no

Her plane, the Jason 11, has been forced down between Arsk option but 10 refuse the request, and Kazan, but no details have yet Italians and French has been re News of the withdrawal by the tent of the damage, if any, or sug.ceived with the keenest regret by the British team at Calshot which, gesting whether or not Miss John- Bon was hurt.

Moscow, Sept. 4. Miss Amy Johnson left Kazan, for Moscow at 7 a.m.

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Her forced landing near Kazan was due to shortage, of petrol, a supply of which was rushed to the scone after the despatch of an 8.0.8.

Moscow, Later.

Miss Amy Johnson arrived here

A Cabinet meeting this alter:: moon, which lasted for two hours, at 12.45 p.m. was devoted to the general businARA The Liberals who have obtained of the Government's proposals for dealing with the financial emer, Government ports include: "

Sir Robert Hamilton, ex-Chick seney. These proposals-both thos Justice of the East Africa Protec. relating to drastic economies in national expenditure and those con-

torate to be Under-Beurotary ofcerned with the raising of neces State for the Colonies.

Mr. P. J. Pybus, of the Powerary additional revenue-are. now and Traction Finance Company, to draftsmen and everything is in in the hands of the Government's

be Minister of Transport.

Mr. H. Graham White, Assistant fraín for the meeting of Parlia

ment on Tuesday next. Postmaster-General,

Mr. Isnad Foot, Secretary for Mines.

Mr. Gilyam Lloyd George, son of the Liberal lender, to be Parlia mentary Secretary to the Board of Trade.

There is considerable satisfaction in 'Government circles that matters are already so well advanced. The Cabinet will not meet again until Monday evening.

Further Cabinet Meeting on Monday.

The fifty Ministerial appoint- ments of the National Govern- ment, including the members of In the interval, the Ministers will the Cabinet, have been divided as be able to give undivided attention Jollows:-Eight Labour members, which the strenuous work of the to their departmental duties for eleven Liberals, and thirty-one Cabinet during the past few days Conservatives.

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ZEPPELIN STARTS ON RETURN FLIGHT.

BRAZIL-GERMANY NON-STOP.

(TEROJGH REUTER'S LOKNCY.]

PERNAMBUCO, Sept. 4. The Graf Zeppelin took off at 240 am, on her return flight to

Friedrichshafen,

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GOVERNOR OF BAHAMAS.

SIR CHARLES ORR. RESIONS.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Sir, Charles, who was formerly in the Royal Artillery, has been at the Bahames since 1023. He has seen considerable service, including the Chins War of 1900. Amongst the positions he has held are those of Chief Secretary at Cyprus and Colonial Secretary of Gibraltar. He was born in 1870.

has left them little time. In view Labourites Getting Cold Feet. of the enormous amount of busi

RUGDY, Sept. 3. The Colomal Office announces LONDON, Sept. 4.

neas still requiring the attention of The Cabinet will not meet again the Prime Minister, it is now re the retirement, on health grounds, before Monday afternoon, when it garded as unlikely that he will be of Sir Charles Orr, Governor of the will put the finishing touches to able to make a week-end journay Bahamas, with effect from. Decem the Parliamentary programme.

to Scotland to inform the King perber 7th next... Mr. Ramsay MacDonald has left sonally of the progress made. for Chequers where he is spending At Monday'a Cabinet, the Minis the week-end with a mass of de- tore" will be in a position to make tailed work and now there is no the final dispositions for the meet question of his going to Balmoraling of Parliament on Tuesday. It before the opening of Parliament probable that on the motion set. to report personally to his Majesty ting up a Committee of Waya and on Government intentions, which Means-which must be done to en have already been conveyed by able the Chancellor of the Exche quer to introduce his financial despatch.

The precise line of action to be proposals either on Wednesday cr taken by the Labour Opposition is which the Prime Minister, Mr. Thursday there will be a debate in being closely guarded and inquiries Ramsay MacDonald. Mr. Stanley regarding plans of their campaign Baldwin and Sir Herbert Samuel are being discouraged.

It is apparent that among a cor will speak for the Government and tain number of labourites there is Mr. Arthur Henderson will reply, evidence of indecision and even

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.00 p.m., stated:

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A depression remains over S.W. China and the NW. China Sea. The northern de- pression appears to be nearly stationary at S.SE. of Vladi. vostock.

Local Forecast: Southerly winds, moderate, generally cloudy; some rain.

of course, has had to face and over; come severe disappointments and misfortunes due to adverse weather and loss of personnel and materi- al n the Italian and French teams,

New Record Probable.

As the race must be held, the British pilots will fy round the course on September 12 and will, it is certain, set up a new record. This, following her two previous victories at Venies in 1927 and at Southampton in 1820, will give Britain the right to retain the Schneider Trophy permanently.

An attempt will also probably be made on the world. speed ro- cord, set up after the last race by Squadron Leader Orlebar.

In

Britain's Wonder-planes.

aeronautical, étroles, satis

faction is expressed at the ability of the British aircraft industry, despite the lateness of the British deersion participate in the race to produce the ewwonder plance" (as the, high speed pilota have christened them) reports OB the performance of which have no doubt convinced the Italians and British Fund Läns Improve.

French that it would be useless to entered the machines at present The determination; and the effi-available for their teams, ;, ciant and harmonious co-operation. One of the Vickers Supermar shown by the Cabinet in the man-ine Rolls-Royce S-8 B seaplanes ner in which it has gone to work has already. In the course of on producing plans for dealing with training flights, reached a speed the crisis has, according to Prece of 405 miles an hour. with comment, gone a long way to res tors confidence throughout the country. The announcement that the proposals were completed last night was followed by an improved tone to-day in the stock-markets, the outstanding feature being the strength of British Funds.

War Loan. Fives have risen half Arrangements are being made for to 100% while both Consals Fours the Chancellor of Exchequer, Mr. and Conversion 33 are up at Turther Tobacon and Tax Tax?

Philip Snowden, to broadeset a 881 and T8 respectively. Funding Every tobacco firm in Britain bas talk on the Government's dnancial loan was bid up to 914. Stock mar Yereived official intimation restrict proposin after he has introtextckets were generally cheerful and ing its clearances from bond. This the special budget in the Comfollowing the lead of the gilt edged seems to indicate the possibility monspection, there were many.jndustrial

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Government Majority Expected nervousness at the prospect of liting division will be taken as a pillaried in the printed division" list of the vote against the Govern- vote of confidence and a Govern ment on Sept. 8, in consequence of ment majority of between 50 and 60 which it is not unexpected, that a is expected. large number may be found at It generally, anticipated that the Bristol attending the Trade Union Prime Minister will be in a chal Congress on Tuesday instead of longing mood when he defends his Westminster, the result of which action in forming the National would be a larger Government Government-before the House majority than expected.

This may be compared with the speed at which the last Schneider Hace was won by Firing Officer Waghorn-326 miles an hour.

American May Help to Seek Solution.

BANDIT SUPPRESSION

IN KIANGSI,

CANTON REQUESTED TO ASSIST WHERE CHIANG FAILED

(CENTRAL TREES.]

CANTON, Sept. 2.

The people in southern Kiangai have sent an unanimous appeal to

(REUTER'B AMERIČAN. BERVICE.] of the interests of the former has

*- WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. been entrusted to Colonel K. N. The State Department has ad- Hakar, who is already a delegate, vised the Chinese Legation that the and of the latter to Nawab LinquiU.S. Govornment might be able to the National Government request- ̧ Hayat Khan, Prime Minister of help to seek a solution to the con- ing them to dispatch an army to | Patiala State:

troversy in connection with the ex-wipe out Communist-bandits in pulsion of Chinese from Mexico, Kiangsi, since Chiang Kai Shok is unable to curb the netivities of the. Red-bandits in the province,

The Maharaja Hokkar of Indore and the Maharaja of Cutch inve also been invited to join the dele- gation,

The Maharaja of Dholpur, who is already a delegate, has been ju« vited to join the Federal Structure Committee.

AUSTRO - GERMAN CUSTOMS UNION.

FORMALLY RENOUNCED BÝ DR. CURTIUS.

ÍTULOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

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GENEVA, Sept. 3. Dr. Curtius, the German Foreign" Minister, followed the example of the Austrian Chancellor, Schober, at to-day's meeting of the European Union Commission, and formally renounced the Austro- German Customs Union.

The statement was practically identical with that of Dr. Schober, who said he had taken tho decision. in view of the altered position of. European economic affaire since the proposal was formulated

M. Flandin, the French Finance Minister, said the declaration would contribute to a spirit of co- operation and good understanding in Europe.

M. Flandin's remark is interpret cd as expressing French satisfao- tion

UNOFFICIAL SILVER CONFERENCE.

"TO TAKE PLACE AT PARIS ·

SEPTEMBER 17. "

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

The "anti-Chinese movement is most marked in the States of Sonora and Sinalon, where there were until the expulsion order some 15,000 Chinese, merchants and farmere.

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COTTON EMPLOYERS AND

* WEAVERS:

BREAKDOWN OF NEGOTIA- TIONE.

ITHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

LONDON, Sept. 3. The joint negotiations between the employers and the woavera of the Lancashire cotton industry on the issue of "more looms per well- ver" have again broken down,

It is understood that the deadlock occurred on the question of wagts. TEXAS OIL FIELDS TO RE-OPEN.

UNDER NEW PRODUCTION RATIONING.

(TÉROUCH: REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AUSTIN, TEX. Sept. 3 The dispute between the Governor and the Texas Railroad Commission has been settled and the East Texna oilfield will reopen on Saturday under, a production rationing scheme, with the approval of the

Governor.

Martial law in the area will not, however, be lifted for the present

A CONTEST IN SCANTINESS.

ACTION OVER BATHING. COSTUMES.

The so-called bandit supprcasion campaign carried out by the Nan- king troops under Chiang Kai Shek has so far achieved no satisfactory results. The Nanking troops are said to be 200,000 strong in Kiangai and Chiang Kai Shek personally directed his army three times but met with no success. For over a year the Nanking troops have failed to achieve results.

as activ The Red-bandita are as active as dvor and their strength has been greatly increased since three of the divisions of the Nanking troops have recently been defeated by the Reds in Tungku

RELIEF FOR FLOOD

REFUGEES.

· NANKING'S ACTIONS

CRITICISED,

(Wah Tie Fat, Paoi)

SHANGHAI, Sept. 4. The progress of the negotiations between the Nanking Government and the American interests for a supply of wheat to relieve the Yangisze flood sufferers has met another check as some sections of popular opinion urge the renounce ment of such a bargain on the ground that surplus wheat produc- ibn in Manchuria is quite suficient to meet the Yangtaze flood relief needs.

A leading vernacular paper, chil Seh Hain Pao, advances a new suggestion that the Russian portion: of the returned Boxer Indemnity Fuad, which amounts to 20 per cent, of the whole fund and is lying idle, Paris-A Paris tribunal is" de aling with the problem whether the ahould be used for flood refiel pur

posca. This suggestion emulates laws governing inventions are ap

the Finanes Ministry's idea of font.) plicable to various types of Ating a series of $15,000,000 Flood tenuated bathing costumes, i WASHINGTON, Sept. a. An artist of la mode devised a As unofficial conference of finan- bathing dress the scanty sections of cial experts for a discussion of the which are held together by he silver problem has been 'arranged | thods which no laymen dare van- to take pines in Paris on Septem-ture to describe in detail. Briefly ber 17, under the auspices of the it is a marvel of exiguity, and the International Chamber of Com- maintenance of the ensemble de merce..

peads precariously on a series of The experts will give a close straps,

Relief Treasury Bonds and that of a series of $60,000,000. Loan Bonde, suggested by the Legislative Tuan

The Legislativo Yuan and the Finance Ministry are fighting each other in defence of their respective, League of Nailons Relief Scheme Recommended. study to the silver depression,

The ercation was a great sucCELE THROUGH REUTER'S ACKNOT. LONDON, Bapt. The move has apparently been with lady swimmers so great a

The International Executive Com initiated by the United States success that a competiter in the Chamber of Commerce, which had industry set his brains to work te mitteo of the World Alliance of In It is believed at Calshot that previously sounded other countries, doviso ayet more abbreviated zeinntional Friendship, through the The experts invited will come affair. Whether or not he succeed Churches. Mosting at Cambridge, nero-engine experts in every coun try in the world will be astonish from Great Britain, France, India, ed in reducing the area of the has passed a rezolution sympathi cd when the statistics of the per China, Japan and the United cloth seems to be in dispute, but sing with the people of China over- the first modiat is claiming £600 taken by flood and famine and urg- formance of the new Rolls-Royce Staten racing motors fitted to these planes It is explained that the confer damages in respect of alleged in ing national representatives to can be published. The engines once has not been called with the fringement of the general idea, bring the matter to the notice of fitted to the 1020 planes developed idea of stablising silver, but to The case undoubtedly bristles with their respectiva governments with a 1000 horse power continuously prevent wide fluctuations. The de difficulties. The easiest aspect cf view to immediate large scale relief. through the race though tetalled cirions of the Conference will be it has bout the packing of the The Committee recommands below the maximum power submitted to the Council of the In rival examples of cantiness inte troliet scheuse through the

This year, the power of the unit ternational Chamber of Commeros the portfolios of the contending of Nations or som

in Pari on October 23. has been considerably increased

organisation

couns