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INTER-GOVERNMENT WAR DEBTS

-AMERICA'S ATTITUDE MAY-

CAUSE REPERCUSSIONS

(THROUGH "REUTER'S AGENCY.}

GENETA, Nov. 24.

It is feared that the American at- titudo on War Debts will havo

seriously damaging repercussions at

Genova,

Acuto observers foresce unfavour.

able renetions not only upon dis armament, but also upon the Sino- Japanese dispute and the world economic conference.

The Washington. Note of refusal to consider is post onement of the payments thus on December 18, des

pito the Franco-Britjal concessions to Germany, had come liko a heavy douche of cold-water upon the tendency in Franco to respond to American influence in regard to disarmament and the Manchurian dispute.

will. become

Consequently it is feared a more Chauvinistic spirit manifost in certain, quarters. Not Concerned with Disarmament. There is, of course, no reason to expect, similar reactions nanong the British delegates. On the contrary, the policy of Britain at Geneva, which has been independent, bas been solely directed towards the realisation of practical ends and is unlikely to be affected by the war debta issue, which, as far an Britain in noncorned, has no immediate re- lation to disarmament or the Far East.

♫ common

Delicate Bituation,

Nevertheless, it must be obvious that it there are deliberate efforts by powerful influences to torpedo the disarmament conference and to work away from policy on Manchurin, the prospecta of It satisfactory outcome negligiblo.

The fears may prove to be un- necessarily alarmist, hut there is no doubt that America's reply to the war debt overtrue had greatly, displeased France.

CAREFUL, CONSIDERATION

[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.}

Ruany, Nov. 24.

ATO

DEEP PESSIMISM

IN ITALY

OVERSETTLEMENT-OF--

MANCHURIA PROBLEM

(THROUGH REUTEN'S JORNOY.)

ROME, Nov. 24.

Deep pessimiem prevails in Italy regarding the prospects of a settle ment of the Manchurian problem by the League of Nations.

In the opinion of Signor De- marinis, the former Italian dele gate to the League, the Council a likely to content itself with a re- petition of the tepid recommend tions of the past, leaving open the question really dividing Utinn and Japan.

One of Italy's most prominent newspapers, Resto Del Cartino, says the question might solve itself if the parties to the dispute were

ly China and Japan,

But behind China is the United States. The real adversary of Mr Matsuoka Geneva is ant. Mr. W. W. Yen, or Dr. Wellington Koo, but Mr. Norman Davis, the United States delegate, working behind the

szones,

The journal sugests that Mr. Nor- man Davis not only discussed dis- armament during his recent visits to London, Paris and Rome, but also a Manchurian solution favour able to the United States.

JAPAN OBJECTS TO

PROCEDURE

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

GENEVA, Nov. 24,

SUN FO CRITICISES

GIANT AIR PORT FOR KING'S CROSS

HONG KONG · DAILY

PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1932.

DEATH SENTENCE RADIUM "STRIKE '

PASSED

IN CANADA

WILL PROVE AS VALUABLE.

AS KATANGA

LEAGUE

WILL NOT SETTLE SINO----

JAPANESE DISPUTE

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANONAI, Nov. 23.

of the present League Council

ON MOTHER WHO MURDERED HER SON

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 25. MR. Sun Fo predicts the failure MRS. DEMELKER was to-day found guilty of the murder of meeting to achieve a settlement of her son and sentenced to death, the Sino-Japanese dispute.

Interviewed by pressmen, he said but found not guilty of the riurder the League could not exercise the of her husbands, after a trial last- cause the Powers are not fully back- sanctions clauso against Japan being five and a half weeks... ing up the League.

He also pointed out that Japan could not withdraw from the League under the present circumstances, ualem the League definitely reaches a decision decidedly to the disad vantage of Japan, which he con sitlers most unlikely.

Mrs. Demelker pleaded not guilty.

dated Oct. 17 stated: One of the [A message from Jolinnesburg most sensational murder trials of recent years opened to-day at Daisy Johannesburg, when fra.

Mr. Su Fo concluding, declared: It is hopeless for Chins to place Louise Domelker appeared in the the Manchuria affair before the Lentlock accused of three separate gue for settlement. The only way poisoning murders. for China is to work out her own others." salvation instead of defening

BRITISH DYESTUFF

INDUSTRY

MARKED PROGRESS

REPORTED

[BRITISH WIRELESA SERVICE. Į

RUGBY, Nov, 24.

recom-

Mr. Demelker, who was formerly a nurse, is now the wife of the Rugby football player, Demelker, who was a member of the Spring bok team which visited England in

1900.

Sho is charged with murdering her two previous husbands and her twenty-year-old son.

Her first husband, William Alfred Cowle, died suddenly, as did Robert Sproat, her second husband, and Rhodes Cecil Spront, her son.

The prosecution alleges that the crimes were carried out through an insana raving for money. It in alleged that she poisoned her hus

THE report was issued to-night of the Dyestuffs Industry Deve. lopment Committee which mends that the Dyestuffs Importa tion Regulation Act, 1920, be con- tiqued on its present basis for three years, and that arrangements be

should be able to obtain their had made wille in her favour, and benzol, totuel and xylul at prices her son with arsenic for the soke corresponding to those paid by dye of £100 which, she was able to claim makers abroad.

from an insurance company.}.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov. şi.

The discovery in Canada of a new and rich source of radium and a and silver was described by Major mineral area producing both gold Benard Day to-night in an address ab the Institute of Mining in Lon- Major Day predicted that the area, which he stated to be near the Great Bear Lake in Northern Canada, will prove as valuable as present produces the world's radium the Katanga in the Congo, which at supply.

WORK TO START AT ONCE

(REUTER'S SPECIAL MAIL SERVICE,]

PRINCE VISITS UNEMPLOYED

RECEIVES ENTHUSIATIC

RECEPTION

(URITIAN WIRELESS SERVICE.]

London-A huge air pori to lo

RUGBY, Nov. 24. built above King's Cross Station, THE Prince of Wales returned to £6,000,000, is one of the projects spent two extremely busy day's in covering fifteen acres and costing London to-night after having featured at the Building Trades visiting different institutions de

Exhibition in London,

signed to ameliorate the lot of the Supporters of the project dcclare unemployed in the Lancashiro ‘ia that a special Bill will be intro-dustrial areas. duced in Parliament in the autumarti Daring to-day, he had a long con- in order that legislative authority versation with eight men from the for its construction may be seenred. miners' rescue station who did gal will become the biggest transport them at length about their experi If approved, work on the air port lant work during the recent colliery will start at once, and King's Cross dinanter near Wigan, questioning

contre in the world, for air, road, rail, underground and canal trans part will all converge at this one point

onces and about work in the mines generally.

Gold and Silver Discoveries. He further expressed the opium

Before leaving Barrington for that the silver vein discovered

-London, he to-day, visited Smithleen Judging from a model which is and opened in Widnes an Un would prove the richest and largest being exhibited, the air port, when employed Club crested by the mon in mining history,

viewed from the air, will resemble themselves. Wherever he wente he Discoveries of gold were reported a stupendous concrete wheol, with received a most enthusiastic recep over a distance of twenty-five miles spokes branching out from the tion. and anmples had bech assayed at centre. Each of the ** spokey" will from 17/8 to 220 per ton.

be a landing track, 200 feet wide,

It is anticipated that the gold enabling acroplanes to land from discovery will prove to be of major any direction according to tho importance before the end of next wind.

summor.

In addition, the copper prospects are excellent.

FRENCH. FOREIGN TRADE RETURNS

SLIGHT INCREASE OF EXPORTS

LONDON'S NEW SPORT

PELOTA A SPANISH BALL GAME

INDIAN PROBLEMS DISCUSSED

LEGISLATIVE ISSUES

PROBED

THROUGH REHTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov. 24. [REUTER'S SPECIAL MAIL SERVICE.]

WHEN the Indian Round Table

Conference resumed to-day un London-Pelota, the fast sport der the chairmanship of Lord known in all Spanish countries, is Sankey, a full day's discussion was being brought to London. It is devoted to consideration of legisla al roady said to be a popular pasive relations between the Centre time in Chicago, Cairo, Shanghai and the Provinces. and Miami.

It was finally decided to set up.. In pelota ball game that is so a small committee, over which Lord

The feature of to-day's League made whereby British dye-makers bands with strychnine after they show a slight increase of exports fast and skillful that it takes ten Sankoy will preside, to test gener

the

Council meeting, during which the Chinese and Japanese delegates again engaged in verbal duel, was Mr. Matsuoka's objection to Lytton Commission being asked to report their proceedings to the Council.

ablo technical and scientific progress The report refers to the remark- made and the high standard of re- search work. It says the range of products produced has been extend-

Despite the Japanese objection, the Council decided to make the reed in a marked degree and the

quest and the Lytton Commission quality of output has been main in Hong Kong

will submit a report on their fur tained at ther deliberations, to the next meet- ing of the Council.

high level.

British makers are now able

to meet about ninety per cent. the home demand for dye- about compared with

Replying to a' further attack by of Dr. Wellington Koo, Mr. Matsuoka scuffs, as declared that Japan hopes to re-twenty per cent. in 1913, while the The appropriate Government demain a loyal supporter of the Lea value of the total exports last year partments in London are giving gue of Nations, unless this proves was the highest since 1923....

areful consideration to the United incompatible with the existence of States Government's reply, which Japan and her policy of maintain- was received today, to the recent ing peace and order in the Far British proposal for a provisional

Enst. suspension of the war deht instal- ment due on December 13th, pend- ing a discussion of the whole mat- ter. It is understood the reply ja document of considerable length in which the view of the American administration in ret forth along the lines already announced in the

Sir John Simon is leaving Geneva on Friday for London, but will re- turn after a few days.

INSTITUTE OF

BRITISH STOCKS STEADIER

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE,]

Rusy, Nov. 24. THE London stock markets, after suffering a setback as a result of

statement inaned yesterday from the TROPICAL DISEASES Washington's attitude on war debita,

White HousO.

Complete Bilence.

Official quarters in London aro maintaining complete silence on the whole subject and the various statements in cireulation, purport- ing to forcenst the Government action, are completely devoid of authority. In the Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Nevid Camberinin rafused, this afternoon to mako any further statement on the position and said S1 the American reply has not yet gone before the Cabinet.

SIR ALDO CASTELLANI APPOINTED DIRECTOR

THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCS.

LONDON, Nov. 25, Aldo Castellani has been ap pointed Chief Director of the Institute of Tropical Diseases in succession to the late Bir Ronald Ross.

Sir Aldo is chiefly known for his of sleeping sickness and yaws and discovery of the etiological agents for descriptions of new tropical

recovered somewhat, and left off with a steadier appearance.

British funds finished well above the worst with war Loan Assanted 97 8/8 and New Conversion 3 per cent. 1 5/8 discount. Internation als were somewhat easier.

PECULIAR PEOPLE

MODIFIED BELIEF IN DOCTORS

In the meantime, the whole war debts question is naturally being widely discussed in many circles.

[REUTER'S SPECIAL MAIL SERVICE.] Mr. Stanley Bruce, the Australian Minister in London, speaking at the

London The Peculiar People's Thanksgiving Day dinner of the diseases. He has done much origin-Chapel in Konnington-road has American Society in London, emal work in the field of dermatology, been condemned by the London phasised the responsibility that lay parasitic skin diseasca and has pub County Council and is now being on those in authority in Britain fished a Manual of Tropical Medi- torn down, to make room for a and America to remove all obstacine, with Dr. A. J. Chalmers, cles in the way of mutual under- standing..

Will and Power.

The world, he said, was these days passing through a crisis much

He has been prominently connect ed with the floss Institute and Hospital since their establishment.

now building. But the Peculiar People will build another and larg- or church in Kennington."

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To-Day

COLDER

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, ISSUED BY THE ROYAL OURELVATORY AT 5.40 P.M., STATED:-

THE ANTI-CYCLONE NOW COVERS. N. CHINA AND CONTINUES TO IN- CREASE IN INTENSITY.

·LOCAL FORECAST: NE. WINDS. FRESH FAIR AT FIRST, CLOUDY WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN LATER COLOER.

TYPHOON WARNING.

The following typhoon warn- ing has been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory: Manila, Nov. 23, 3.10 p.m. Cyclone or typhoon E. of north- ern Mindanao, moving W.N.W.

ANCIENT CITY OF

VERULAM

MAY HAVE TO BE

RE-BURIED!

[RECTER'S SPECIAL MAIL SERVICE.]

London. -

The followers of this religious | movement which sprang up in the

2,000-year-old Roman little Essex village of Rochford, City may be re-buriel Archaeolo Dear Southend, do not believe in ns it had nover previously experi-economic system of the world doctors. Their creed is based on gists who have uncovered Verulam encod. If We were to emerge could bring back prosperity to the Bible. from these trials, it could only be nations, employment in individ

ium, the 2,000-year-old Roman city: through the most complete under: uals, and

'peculiar in the near St. Albans, are seeking some standing and cooperation between between classes, then the present peculiar people," explained Mr.

reasonable justice a Biblical sense of God's chosen or means of preserving the Roman United States and the British system could not hope to continue. Empire

T. W. Moss, one of the Elders of villas that have been unearthed. It Nothing should be allowed to in the church. It has nothing to do is possible that the ancient city may -To-day they had a greater op terfere, and he would even include with the everyday meaning of be re-buried, to go back under the portunity and a greater responsi- in such a category, the burning funny or strange. bility than ever before in history.

But while the British. Empire has terest on war, debts.

quiestion of the payment of the in- We believe in trusting in God dust where it was found.

for the healing of our body without the will, it has not the power to help as the United States.

Britain, by her efforts in mani power and finance during the War, and her gonerous treatment of her debtors in the postwar period, bad exhausted herself.

The Only' Issue.

a list of subjects suggested in an appendix to the second report st

PARIS, Nov. 18. The foreign trade returns for Oct. which rose from 1,028,000,000 Franes years to become a "crack" player al principles regarding legislative ports increased from 2,228,000,000 basket arrangement, called a cesta, the Provinces by applying them to to 2,123,000,000 Franes, to 1,702,000,000 France, while im--the players wear a long straw relations between the Centre and on their right hands. With this The foreign trade balance of the they serve" and return the bali first ten months of the current your in fast rallies.

the Federal Structure Committee, amounts -to 8,328,000,000 Frones in

Experts are to be engaged from and to re-examine the definition of favour of imports, while the total Spain, Mexico, and Carbs to show the subjects and the effect of the tu: cover is 40,800,000,000 Francs a London how the game is played in recommendations regarding them against 42,400,000,000 Francs dur- exhibition matches. Both themade by the Federal Structure Com- ing the corresponding period of

Prince of Wales and the ex-King mittee." 1031.-Transocean Kuomin

VIKING GRAVES DISCOVERED

THROW LIGHT ON EARLY COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES

KOENIGSBERG, Nov. 18. Twenty-three Viking graves, filled with jewelry and ornaments, spears and other weapons, and, with one of them containing a handful Arabio conis, more than a thousand years

of Spain are enthusiastic followers of the sport. If the game is well received in London, backers of pèlota plan to erect stadinnas. or "frontons" in Manchester, Bir mingham, Liverpool, Glasgow, and possibly Brighton.

A first class exponent of palota finishes his playing life at the age of 52.

PENNY-IN-THE SLOT WIRELESS

[REUTER'S SPECIAL MAIL SERVICE.] London-A penny-in-the-slot de

old, have been found near the vil vice for wireless has been invented. lage of Wiskiauten, by a small com- A coin, is dropped into the wireless bined expeditionary force of the set and then it gives a fixed amount Koenigsberg Museum and the of programme. Swedish State Museum.

Dr. Gaerte, director of the Prus sian Museum and the leader of the excavation work, stated, that a while ago one grave had been found accidentelly by a fisherman and

The device is a small box which fits into any wireless cabinet in such a way that the set can receive

current until a penny in insert-

operate a contact awitele It is possible to manipulate the

that the researches, which immedi-machine so that it will take any ately were taken up, had reaulted coin, so that anything from one to in this latest find. He added that twenty-four hours listening-in may

were be paid for at a time. altogether about 200 graves located in this narrow district and that they will be opened during the next few days.

These new discoveries, it is stated, throw an interesting side-light on the early commercial, activities of the Vikings along the coast of the Baltic and reveal at the same time much of their customs and habits.- Transdocan Kuomin

FIRST AIR-MAIL LETTER

£8,000. OFFERED FOR ENVELOPE AND STAMP

TWO GIANT TORTOISES

NEW ARRIVALS AT LONDON ZOO

[UEUTER'S SPECIAL MAIL SERVICE.)

KING TO BROADCAST ON XMAS DAY

(THROUGH · REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov, 24. IT is announced that His Majesty the King will broadcast on the afternoon of Christmas Day from Sandringham a Message to his peo- ple:

The temage will be radiated also from the new Empire Broadcasting Station at Daventry,

5,000-FOOT CLIMB WITH 'DYING GIRL

MOUNTAINEERS' TERRIBLE

ORDEAL

[HEUTER'S SPECIAL MAIL BERVICE.] Melbourne-A descent of 5,000 foot over rough mountain wichs, carrying a dying girl, faced ning who went out to rescue n woman shier,

12h013

The girl, Miss Mary Hill, was one of a party of skiers on the Razor- back. She slipped and fell into a chasm 200 feet deep, where she lay unconscious,

When her men companions reach- ed har, the girl was placed in al sleeping bag, while one of the party went to fetch, aid, th

When assistance arrived, ..

jured girl was carried on a stretch- er by relays of men to a hospital London.-Two- giant tortoises, seven miles away. An operation named James and Amelia, have ar

was performed at the hospital, but. rived at the London Zoo. The in failed to save her life. director of Reptiles has declared that there are less than 200 of these

great reptiles in existence to-day.| VICTOR SMITH COMPLETES

They have been brought from Çda-

1 bra Island; off East Affica;

FLIGHT.

· (THROUGH "REUTER'S AGENOF,)--

Tu prehistoric times, giant tor-

· [REUTER'S "SPECIAL MAIL SERVICE.]toises were found throughout the world but within human memory London-Something of a furore they have been confined to the Gala-

LONDON, Nov. 24. has been caused in philatelic circles pasos group, off South America, THE South African airman, Vie- tor Smith, who was at one time. by the offer, by a group of French and to Aldabra Island. first air mail lettera en slaughtered by ships crew at the week, to day completed his flight atamp collectors, of £8,000 for the Ever since 1811 they have been lost in the West African jungla for velope said to have been carried by rate of hundreds a year. In less to England from Capetown. the French aviator Jean. Blanchard than 40 years there were 13,000 || Ha was; - however, compelled to Jand. at: Ashford, Kent, soine forty- To preserve the Roman villas within his balloon Sight from Philadel caught by some 80 whalers

Janes weighs I cwt and is four five miles from his goal owing to doctors we believe in the words of heating systems, a costly weather however, doubt whether such an old. Giant tortoises can live for Croyden sent out a machine the aid of a doctor. Instead of their mosaic floors and "central phia to New Jersey in 1793

British stamp collecting experts, feet long and is over 100 years mochanical trouble, . The issue at the moment was the Bible, and that our elders shall proof building must be erected to envelope existe at all; since en-months on air.

Zames lived on pick him up. only whether the interest due on lay hands on the sick and they prevent the rains and storms from velones only came into common enctus on Aldabra Island but at the 18th December should be paid or shall recover." postponed. The interest had been pendicitis we resort to our usual cement and washing away the sur century,

For cares of ap disintegrating the 2,000-year-old use in the middle of the last Zoo his diet consists of cabbage,

carrots and bērt tops. deferred already for some fifteen methods, with anointing with oil, rounding earth works.

Blanchard was the first balloon- System Tottering

months. He did not think a further and, it necessary, we even call Three of the wonderful mosaicist to cross the Channel In

ATHLETICS FOR R.C. postponement would make much special prayer meeting." Heractions over the past twelve difference, except that it would

pavements have been lifted and 1763 he ascended from Dover and

SCHOOLS Doctors can be called in by emplaced in a temporary museum, after_an_exciting journey landed months to maintain her own sol- have a good paychological effech bers of the society without their explained Mrs. Mortimer Wheeler, safely in France. He had a narrow vonry had demonstrated that she and would be a contribution to being banished from the church, who, with her husband, is directing escape from drowning, however, could go little further in, assisting wards the succoss of the World Neither do the Peculiar People ob the work of excavation. One bns and only avoided coming down in othera

Economic Conference, the imject to wearing glasses or falso been re-buried and another is at mid-Channel by throwing overboard The United States with her portance of which could not be tooth, as they bellove these instru- present protected from the weather everything possible, including even Archt population and resources, exaggerated.

ments assist nature. had, notwithstanding all

by a wooden covering. Within the part of his clothing her After all, if that World Con *If we get a bad cold," said next few months the problem of difficulties, atill the strength pos- ference was failure, the obliga Mr. Moss, we resort to the lays what to do with Veralium will have tended high prioca, running Air stamps used on record flights seened by no other nation, tions on the war debts would ing on of hands Toothache is have to be faood."

Unlese, it short time, ways mean little. If it was a success & treated in the same way, but if a On a recent Bunday £12 in pen has so far, attained, anything ap. up to hundreds of pounds, but none could be found in which the solution of the problem should be tooth were decayed, we should have nies and sixpences were collected proaching the value of the mysteri.

(Continued on next columvið BRAY."

it taken out."

from eight ssers at the ruins.

ous Blanchard letter.

BIG MEETING TO-DAY AT

CAROLINE HILL

the QCY.M.S. with His Lordship Bishop Valtortons Patron," Mr. Shak Chang Ban as president, Dr. Tang Yoo Yeon and Mr. Chan Kack Leong ds vice-presidents

Besides the sover thousand student phaticipating in this ment ing many guesta ara expected to be present"This is the first Miss Fung Keung has kindly con time that as many as 20 schools sented to distribute the prizes to have taken part in a sports meeting for the Chinese Catholte Sasols in made an annual event to promote the winners at the sports macting and it is expected that it will hos the colong, which takes place at the physical development of the meeting is under the suspicos hom the realm of sports is gene p.m. to-day, at Caroline Hill. This students to the Chinese Schools, to (Continted at foot of nesi Volumn) rally unknown