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DISARMAMENT

CONFERENCE

SIR JOHN SIMON'S PROPOSAL

MANY NATIONS ENDORSE: BRITISH PLAN

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GINKA, April 9t Five untions wore represented ab the Marquis of Londonderry's Juncheon party, inahiding Mr.. Ramsay MacDonald, M. Tardieu, Mr. Stimson, Dr. Bruening, Signor Cyndi and Sir John Simon who have assembled for the disarma ment discussions which have reach- ed a critical stage.

Sir Thomas Harder, Mr. Mac Donald's dootor, the luncheon

was present at

The situation in sow ripe for a decision by the world's leading statcamen.

THE HOOVER MORATORIUM

INTEREST CHARGES DECIDED ON

THROUGH REUTERS, AGENCYTÜN

WASHINGTON, April 21 It has bong decided to charge in tarost at the rate of four per cent over & period of ten years on the debt payments postponed under the Hoover Moratorium.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN

INDISPOSED

SUFFERING FROM DENGUE

AT SINGAPORE

(THROUGH RECTEZ'S AGENCY:] The gravity of the position in,

SINGAPORE, April 21. shown by the fact that M. Tardieu Mr. Charlie Chaplin, is suffering has interrupted his cleotion cam- from a slight attack of denguio paign, while Dr. Bruening in re

fever. He e progressing antis- maining at Geneva, despite Geffactorily and hopes to leave hos many's pressing problems.

International support is rallying to the Britlah advocacy for a dis armament plan through the pro- hibition of certain classes of arma ments of the more aggressive type, The United States, Germany Italy, New Zealand and Canada have already endorsed the proposal which was submitted by Sir John! Simon. Tho, Canadian delegate, Mr. Perley, to-day declared that it

pital in two or three days, but is uncertain whether he will be able to leave for Japan on Sunday aboard the lines Flakosaki Mari

If he is not fit he will wait a wook and then travel with his brother Byd

BRITISH

GIRL

HONG KO

RAILWA CLOS

ACY GUARDS

RESULT OF TARIFF WAR

BRITISH GOVT. NOT TO ALTER PRESENT POLICY

IN S. AMERICA

(Renter's Special Service)

THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY:

THE

MANCHURIAN THREAT SITUATION

AMOY

SOVIET PLEA FOR FRIEND LY RUSSO JAP RELATIONS

ANOTHER EXPEDITION

PUNITIVE

LAUNCHED

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

From to day travellers between

VALPARAISO, April 21 Chile and the Argentine must realtoring its policy requiring ship London-April: 91- The Government does not intend vort to primitive ox-cart, for the owners to pay for Naval Cluards as British company controlling the protection against pirhey in the Trans Andean Railway has carried China Sens. If Byres-Monsell an- out its threat to close the line un- losa the tariff war between the coun brins, which is paralysing the railibilities do not extend to the prociralea there are advocates of far way's business, was ended.

To day the traffic on the world's highest railway coasad and tunnels

were sealed!

An attempt is being made in Chile to organis a southern mail service via Bariloche by masas of automo

bile, ox-carb and lake steamOT.

The only other direct moun of communication is by aeroplane.

TO REMOVE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE

BILL PASSES FIRST. READING

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 20 De. Valora's Bill to remove the obligation of the Cath of Allegiance upon members of the Free State Elegislature

Moscow, April 20 The facts have proved the in

IN RETREAT

CHEN

REFUGEES ON INTERNA TIONAL SETTLEMENT:

WILL JAPAN AGREE TO ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION?

THROUGH LEUTER

GENEVA Apr Br

solution of the Committee of

China having accepted there

toony giving Mixed Commis the right of deciding

The following message has been received from the Commander of H.M.S. Devonshire, at Amoy, by the Commodora, Hong Kong:

General Chang Chen's army in nounced in the House of Commons. Japanese military imperialists up into two main portions: One Japanese troops can witho

retiring in disorder, and has split portion is retiring in the direction from Shanghai, of Changpu with Genered Chang word rats with Japan. Chen, and the other portion in the

M. Hymans this afternoon idea direction of Timontr

voured to persuade Mr.

He added that the Navy's respon-

fection of vessels against outbreaks, of internal piracy, namely, mutiny or looting by passangers and crews, nevertheless in addition to all prac ticable stops to protect Britishers against piratical vessels, the Naval Authorities have organised foron vices will be available on payment of armed police guards whose her-

CANTON PLANE CRASHES

PILOT AND STUDENT INJURED

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

CANTON, April 2

A practice airplane belonging to the Cantoa Aviation School at Tai Sha Tau had a mishap yesterday city.

in the first concrete proposal after MARRIES A MOSLEM ing in the Dail this attar most road-afternoon while dying over the

three months' talking.

Conficta With French Bakema. The British proposal conflicts with the French scheme in placing all heavy bombing neroplanes at the disposal of the League, also heavy artillery, lange submarines warships over 10,000 tons.

Representatives the Irish

of Free State, South Africa, India, Japan, Holland, Australia, China, Switzerland and Bussin also sup ported the British proposal,"

and

MOSLEM PRIEST REFUSES TO PERFORM CEREMONY

[BRITISH WIRELESS: REKVICK)

BOMBAY, April 21.· A Moslem priest to-day refused to perform the marriage ceremony for Bhaukat Ali and Miss Formsby, on the ground that it was not clearly legal under Islamic law.

Young Moslems are said to have throaten M. Titulesco, Rumania, while not opposing the British proposal, sub-perform the ceremony.

ed the priest with violence it ho mitted a resolution on behalf of

Meani while, Miss Formsby is fourteen States, dealing with the closely guarded owing to fears of being methods of qualitative disarma kidnappia or worse.. ment.

The Conference has adjourned until Apeil 22:

M. Tardien. Accompanies Mr.

MacDonald to Geneva.

PARIS, April 20

Quite a surprise has. bonn. created

Shaukat Ali has expressed his determination to proceed with the marriage.

afternoon.

Mr. Blythe, a member of the Cosgrave Party, announced that he would submit an amendment sta later stage. The second reading has been set, for April 27.

and the plane plunged into a Engine trouble developed swamp near the Aviation Field The plane carried at the time of the mishap en instructor of the School and a student, bota of whom sustained serious injuries IMPERIAL AIRWAYS injured were rushed to the Canton The machine was smashed, and the

Sanitorium for medical attention,

SPECIAL PLANES BEING BI FILT

LONDON CAPE TOWN IN 9: DAYS

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

RUGBY, April 20

PRINCESS, ELIZABETH'S

BIRTHDAY

PARTY AT WINDSOR CASTLE

not be stopped at the capture of reaching aggression which would Manchurie

Thus, declared M. Molotoff one of the leading figures in the fiovios powerful speech at the Trades Government, in, the course of a Union Congress in Moscow to-day M. Molotoff emphasised the paramount importance of the Soviet maintaining peaceful and neighbourly relations with Japan, There are people, he said, "from White Guard degenerates from landlords and capitalists down, to agents of the Imperialia tie Powers and Chinese generals who are ready to defend their in- terente at any price, all of whom are striving to disrupt Russo Japanese relations,"

LEAGUE ATTACKED

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fugees are landing at Bulangsu certain number of civiliam re-

and arall bodies of armed troops, presumed to be those of Chang

Chen, are arriving in funks and motor boats from the vicinity of Shikme and are being evacuated cowards and to the southward in team lautiches presumably under the direction of Admiral Li. vhous gunboats are at present patrolling the waters of Amoy and Kulangan. Boat trafo is prohibited by the Chinese Naval authorities between 8 pm and daylight The local situation is quiet."

M Molotoff went on to atinel the League of Nations and de CHEN TSAI TONG RETURNS Unitely connected the plans" c Far Eastern imperialists with the General Staffs of cortain Westein capitalistic States.

show that the Disarmament Oon-

Everything he said, tended to.. ference conversations were intend ad to conceal an actual growth of armaments and an intensideation of the

wars.

menace

of imperialistic

LEAGUE COMMISSIONERS” MOVEMENTS

PRIPING, April 21. Mr. MeCoy and Signor Maree rost visited the Great Wall at Shanhaikwan yesterday, then, it is reported returned to Chinwangtan where, it is understood, they are waiting till they are informed that: Lord Lytton and other member of the Commission have arrived at Mulden, before travelling there by train

MURDEN, April 21

(THROUGH REUTER'S: AGENCE.}} It is expected that the first of sight four-engined passenger mono- planes of lightweight strip steel

LONDON, April 201 HRH Princess Elizabeth will construction, designed for the Im spend her eth birthday to-morrow LATER.

perial Airways Cairo Cape Town at Windsor Castle, where her A sections of the League Com- Shaukat Ali and Miss Formby route will be ready for preliminary grandparents, the King and Queen, mission arrived safely at a p.m. were married to-day.

trials within the next few weeks are in residence. and that, the entire fleet will be in birthday cake, decorated with six

The King's chef has baked a DR. KOO DETERMINED TO service towards the end of the yen oandles, for the ten party at why ACCOMPANY LORD, LYTTON

by M. Tardieu's sudden decision to THE MECCA secompany. Mr. Ramaay MacDonald to Geneva, despite the electoral campaign.

The decision is taken as an em phasis on M. Tardieu's sense of urgeney that he should be at Geneva simultaneously with Mr. Mac- Donald; Dr. Bruening and Mr. H. L. Stimson.

No commsaiqué, was issued after the meeting of M. Tardieu, and By. Ramsay MacDonald at the Quai D'Orsay which lasted forty minutes, but M. Tardieu told fournalists that they had discussed everything, especially Geneva.

PILGRIMAGE

LARGE DECREASE IN NUMBER OF PILGRIMS

(Reuter's Special Service.)

JEDDAH, April 21, has been most successful: There has The Mecca pilgrimage this year been no outbreak of any epidemic among the pilgrims, whose numbers From this statement, it may be have decreased from 18,609 in 1930, inferred that disarmament was the to 2,163 owing to the economic main topic. M. Tardieu did not crisis.

display pessimism regarding the

disafinament outlook...

The British Prime Minister pre- sided at the usual weekly Cabinet meeting this morning and after. luncheon left by air liner for Paria in wes and boisterous weather, Ho Badi arranged in advarica, to meet M. Tardieu this evening, His journey to Geneva, where he will make an important speech at the Disarmament Conference, is being continued to-night. Before leaving London he was seen by his occalist.

Geneva Rsolution.

MISCARRIAGE OF

JUSTICE

BRITISH SHIP'S OFFICER INDEMNIFIED

over

bis

chute.

Lord Lytton and Dr. Kdor de parted for Mukden by special train this afternoon.

The floot is being constructed by Their Majesties, the Duke and Armstrong Whitworth Limited of Coventry, at a cost of daughter, Princess Margaret, the interview Lo-day

Aircraft, Duchess of York, their youngest

DAIREN, April 9, Dr. Wellington Koo, in a Prees £160,000

Prince of Wales, with the Princess determination to accompany Lord

derinred Each machine will weigh cight tons, of which over two tons Royal and Lord Harewood, and Lytton wherever be goes in Man will be available for the accom

their two sons, will be present, modation of the crew, passengers, mails and goods. The maximum and cruising speeds will be respec- tively 150 and 120 miles hourly and a feature of the new machines is that they will be able to alight at 50 miles an hour. With the new don-Cape Town flight may, in due machines in commission, the Lon- course, be reduced from 11 to 0 days...

3247

CAPE FLIGHT RECORD

IN THREE DAYS 19 HOURS

THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENOT

CAPETOWN, April 21. The French airmen, Goulette and Salel, flying from Le Bourget, landed this morning, thirty nine minates after midnight, completing a record flight from Europe to the Cape.

They flow via, West Africa. follow- A verdict of not guilty, an order for the costs to be refunded and foring much the same route, as folli three days, nineteen lioare, despite, son and completed the journey in encountering headwinds and whirl- winds over the Sahara

TKOU REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BENGUELIA, April 20.

In the General Commission of the grant of an indemnity of £1,800; the Disarmament Conférence at were the results of the retrial to Geneva, the British delegate. Bir day of Mr. A. J. Brewer, a British John Simon, moved that without ship's officer, who was arrested at prejudice to other proposnia for anguella in 1927 and convicted, of discussion under later heads the petty theft, spending a Conference "declares its approval

prison,

Year in "HONOUR SLAYING The re-trial was due to energetic

of the principle of qualitative din British diplomatid action with the armament, namely, the selection of Lisbon Government. certain classes or descriptions of

Brewer always denied his guilt,

weapons, with a view to prohibiting insisting that it was a case of mois- by international convention their taken identity.

possession or use by any State.

that

He expressed the Viow qualitative disarmament was more effective as the most important thing was that no State should con- tinue to live under a rystem in which all classes of arméments were allowed.

Rival Plans.

TROPICAL DISEASE

EXPERT

SHARES MUSSOLINI PRIZE

4.

[THEOTOR ARCTER' AGENCY:]

Rows, April-20

TRIAL

"MRS. MASSIE'S "TERRIBLE ORDEAL

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

HONOLULU, April 20. Torribly distressing scenes with the women spectators weeping un- restrainedly, marked the evidence, of Mrs. Massie, wife of Lieut. Mas- sie, who is charged with murder in the Honour Slaying" Trial.

Mrs. Massia is only twenty-two

giving evidence of the outrage com mitted upon bar was almost more than she could, stand

A proposal on the lines of Sir. John Simon's resolution is before Sir Aldo Castellani, the well-years of age, and the ordeal o the conference in the plan put for known authority-on tropical dis ward by Italy and the United ones, is among four recipients of States. Another plan for the in- the Mussolini Prize of 50,000 lire ternational control of certain nima for special distinction last year. She sobbingly related the harrow ments has been advanced by France. Director of Tropical Medicineing details of the amault, stating, The Yugo-Slavia delegation sup-and Dermatology at the Ross In among other things-that-members ported the latter scheme o-day stitute and Hospital, Sir Aldo is of Kahahawei's gang laughed and and Sir John Simon's resolution chiefly known for his discovery of talked while the assault was com was approved by the German de the etiological effects of sleeping mistede v legate, Dr. Nadolny, was also sickness and yaws, for the elucida supported by Bit Thomas Wilford, tion of the etiology of several other New Zealand, and Signor Grand, diseases, and for decription of now Iply The debate was adjourned tropical diseases and their causes uniti to-morrow!

He was born in Florence in 1875

Mra Massie finally broke down and her mother, Mrs. Fortescun jumped up and saked counsel for the defence, Mr Clarence, Darrow, to cease his questioning,

“ MINERS", "HOURS

PROBLEM

NEGOTIATIONS AGAIN

URGED"

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ruosy, April 201

PUNITIVE EXPEDITION AGAINST LAWLESS

ELEMENTS

HARDIN, April 21, General Murai's brigade has The President of the Board of been sent on a "punitive expedi Trade, Mr. Walter Runciman, in tion against lawless elements,"

an interview with representatives along the eastern section of the of the Miners Federation, urged Chinese Eastern Railway, the resumption of negotiations with owners on the hours question, which in governed by the Act expiring on July 8

Later, Mr. Runciman met the Mining Association, which is the owners organisation.

THE DANUBIAN CRISIS

RESULT OF MEETING AT INNSBRUCK

[TEROUGH: BEÚTER'S AGENCY 1

INBAUCK, Apri? 20: The conférence convened by the International Chamber of Com merce to discuss; assistance to the Danubian States has conchided its deliberations

Arenolation was adopted ap pealing to all countries to do their utmost to areate conditions to help in the removal of the world crisis and restore mutual confidence.

THREAT TO PU VI REGIME

HARBIN, April 20

General Wang, Dei Ling has been According to Chineze reports, appointed Commander-in-Chief of the old Kirin Army, which is now called the People's Patriotic Army. General Lin Du has been appoint ed his second in command,

General Ting Chao has refused to join these forces and it is pre sumed that he will operate with Genéfni Ma Chan Shaa,

ANOTHER MANCHURIA

OUTRAGE

HARSIN, April 91. Seven bandits yesterday raided the station of Haraha, near Yio- min, robbing the station of El cash and seriously wounding the stationmaster.

The Conference felt that a Danu- JAPAN AND GEN. MA

bian Antarchy must not be con sidered, but close and permanent co-operation, of the States with. third parties is necessary

SECOND BRITISH BUDGET??

DEPENDENT UPON LAUSANNE

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE,

Mr. Banley Baldwin, replying to

• RUGBY April 20 Parliamentary question as to the desirability of having a second budget after the Lausanne and Ottawa Conferences, ideas of the Exchequer's statement that unable to go beyond the Chancellor proposals might have to be sub mitted to Parliament later to give effect to the measures agreed upon, been. deported.

CHAN SHAN

MENTION OF HIS "ACTIVITIES BANNED

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

SHANGHAI, April 21 A traveller from Japa declares that a strict ban has been placed on all mention of General Ms Chan cables referring to him are being Shan and his activities and 611 suppressed,

Ma Chan Bhan in reported to be somewhere near Bingovestchanak, having fed there, 618 allege Treasury in addition to a million with 88,000,000 from the Manchukuo of his own, N

Talanid in hatin hommunication with Chang Hauch Liang and with

Soviet aan 1 Manchull

TO CANTON

(Wah Vs Tat Puo.) ...

CANTON, April 811 mander-in-Chief of the Cantonese General Chen Tsai Tong Com Army, arrived at Canton on board the . Nam Tai this morning from his native town: and was wel comed by a number of high "offi- cids at the Government Wharf. He immediately drove to bead quarters where he granted an interview to Pressmen. He stated that he had not made up his mind to assume the appointment of the Central Goremment as Comman der of the Eighth Route Army.

On his return to Camton, the immediate problem calling for his consideration, perhaps in how to raise a campaign to relieve the Fukion Government from the "Red menace,

التالي

DR. ALFRED SZE RESIGNS

QUO TAI CHI APPOINTED MINISTER AT LONDON

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]"

NANKING, April 21.

Dr. Alfred Sze, Chinese Minister at London, has resigned a c count of ill-health

send to any course seeming

to agree, but he declined to con-

tunter the negotiations From Shanghai, to Genova. Mr. Nagee has telegraphed to Tokyo for structions.

SHAI OUTLOOK BRIGHTER

JAPANESE MILLS TO REOPEN SHORTLY

From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, April 21 The Municipal Council is formu lating a definite scheme fo relief of residents, both ore) and Chinese in the northern and eastern districts consisting partial tax remissious owing though residents in the contral and fossus in the recent hostility western districts are not inchided in the scope of the relief, inasmuot as the closure of shops and stores was not due to war danger bet to strikes by employees.

A most encouraging sign of turning to normality is furnicked by the announcement that TEC Japanese mills will throw opem their doors in a few days, and a rush for work is anticpated by thousands of former Chinese em ployees, thus solving the unemploy ment problem, It is believed that practically a normal basis of opera- tions will be possible within a short period after the re-opening

It is estimated that the Japan ese mills normally employ 60,000 operativos, while the total number of Chineso dependent on the mill for their livelihood is voNDERIÉ 200,000,00

TO PROTECT SILK INDUSTRY

NANKING INCREASES DUTIES ON ART, SILK

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

Quo Tai Chi, Political vice-

NANKING, April 91 Minister of Foreign Affairs, who The Government has derided to was China's chief delegate at the increase the import duties on arti Shanghai, has been appointed to recent Armistice Conference atrial sk and related prodincte

A resolution to thra effect, is Hsu M, Permanent vice-Minis-Yas today succeed bim

being passed by the Executive tor of Foreign Affairs, replaces Qu Ta Chi and Liu Tsung Chich,

ex-Minister to Spain, replaces Hair Mo..

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