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ALLEGED ESPIONAGE

IN SINGAPORE

Inquest Into Mysterious Death

Suddenly Nishimura fell forward and collapsed. Ee died in the presence of four doc tors within twenty muutes of en- tering the room,

Singapore, Dec. 13. disclosed. According to the Government Analyst, strychnine crystals found in the stomach was the cause of death of Y. Nishimura, managing director of Ishihara. Sangyo Koshi, Ltd., and President of the Singa- pore Japanese Society. whose death occurred suddenly while the police were enquiring into alleged

espionage activities by certain

Japanese.

Japanese medical evidence showed that Nishimura was nor mally healthy and had not been prescribed medicine containing strychnine. One of the Japanese doctors stated that he had tele

phoned to Nishimura од the

This evidence was given at the morning of December 5 reminding inquest which opened as custom-him of the meeting at 8 p.m. at ary without a jury and in thethe Japanese Club, of which

the presence of a small crowd, mostly Nishimura Japanese.

Nishimura promised to attend."

Was

The police gave evidence that a Japanese named Kashima found in Tokiwa Gardens in the outskirts of Singapore at 6 p.m. on December 4. When he was questioned he replied that his passport was in the hands of Nishimura, who was summoned to Police Headquarters that night and produced the passport show- ing Kashima to be an employee of his firm. Nishimura also pro- duced D. ticket for Kashima's passage to Japan next day.

SUDDEN DEATH

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FLEET ATTACKS INDIA DEBATE AT THE

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Armed Troops On Watch Ashore

COMMONS

Select Committee Report

Recommendations

London, Dec. 12.

The Labour Amendment, urging the India BI should be based up- on the report of the Labour mem- 'bers of the. Select Committee on India Affairs, in order to provide

dia, was defeated by 491 to 49. eventual Dominion status for In-

votes in the House of Commons to-day.

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who would disapprove the mittee's majority report when they understood itą implications.⠀

LABOUR AMENDMENTS

In the House of Commons Lab- our amendments to the Govern- ment resolution were moved to the effect that provision should be made for recognition of the right of India to Derilnion's status and for its attainment by, pro- gressive development and expan- sion of responsible Government obtaining political power by con- and for placing the possibility of

stitutional means.

Singapore, Dec. 13. Eighteen destroyers, "the aircraft carrier Eagle with twenty-four planes aboard and the cruiser Cumberland will leave to-night for somewhere in the China Seas in order to launch an attack on Singapore *

Contact is expected to be estab lished on Saturday afternoon when the first movement will be opened by four reconnaissance. Southampton flying boats and twenty-four Air Forte "torpedo bombers which will try to locate ried by 410 to

The Government's. motion car- 27 votes. The the attacking fleet and bomb it. minority in this latter division con- but whatever happens in the ses, sted of Labourities and the Con- the navy! will be allowed to sapservative opponents of the report, Presidentproach shore in an endeavour to

who numbered. 75, and was con-

Mr.

the Cocks, who- moved land. They will be resisted by

siderably greater than expected.

amendmenti urged the house to four thousand heavily armed

The closing stages of the mo- remember that the goodwill of the troops including Volunteer Corps.

mentous debate were heard by Indian peoples was the strongest The Air Force success will de-packed House. An the galleries safeguard.

He said the Labour pend on visibility.-

wera Alled with eager visitors and Party wished to sweep away all Renter.

every seat in the House was taken. second chambers in India. In the The highest standard of debate lawer chamber 10 per cent of the was maintained throughout. Bril-seats, should be alloted to Lab- liant speeches were delivered by Sir John Simon and Sir Austen Chamberlain for the Government, and Mr. Winston Churchill against the Government, while the Labour spokesmen, Mr. Cocks and Mr. made statesmanlike Lansbury speeches.

WIDOW CALLED ··

ok petite young widow Nishimura also gave evidence at the inquest. She was most com- posed and spoke quietly in Japan-

ese. She said that her husband returned home at lunch time on December 5, which was unusual. He had "lunch, went to the bath toori, and left the house at 2 p.m.

Fukada, a rubber broker, said that Nishimura on December 5 endeavoured to persuade him to change his mind regarding attend- ing the meeting of the Japanese'' Society that night which witness

Nishimura returned to Police Headquarters the following day to give further information required; had previously decided against. by the police and he was giving Nishimura intended to go to the evidence to a senior Asiatic inspec- meeting later and left witness to tor of the Special Branch Police aterid Police Headquarters. when the Japanese police inter- preter- entered the room and spoke a few words to Nishimura, the nature of which has not been

AMERICA'S RECOVERY

The

PROGRAMME

Leading To Currency Collapse

New York, Dec. 13. Administration's recovery programme is leading to Inevitable currency collapse which would be

The inquest then concluded. The Coroner's finding will be given on December 15- Reuter,

HOLLAND-AMERICA TRADE PACT

Wheat Circles Interested

Washington, Dec. 13, The State Department AZ- nouncement that Holland is add ed to the list of countries with which the United States wishes to

fact that

METAL EXCHANGE AND SILVER DEALS

London, Dec. 14"

It is learned to-day that a sub- Committee, comprising one direc- tor and three members of the Metal Exchange. has been formed to study the question of alver bullion -dealings. No decision has been reached, but. It is understood the

sub-Committee has found a wharf- inger who is prepared to store supplies of bullion.

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"RIGHT THING TO DO” Mr. Baldwin wound up for the

Government had received assur Government, declaring that the

ances from the Government of India and the provincial govern One informant states that there ments that the Select Committee's is a distinct possibility that deal-report was workable and that there would be people to work it. He concluded by commending the Government motion with all sin- required for settling the details-cerity" and with full consciousness of the risks entailed and of the gravity of the decision,

ings will be introduced in February 1935, but the consensus of opinion seems to be that more time will be

Neuter.

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, Dec. 13. London silver prices to-day were 1/8 down as follow:-.

Dec. 12 Dec 13 Spot

24-7/16 .24-9/18 Forward 24-11/16 24-9/16 London on New York cross rate

our so that they could work for elimination of social evil. There should be adult suffrage in towns and more effective franchise of Indian women. Government should insert in a preamble of the Bill the declaration that they regard- ed Dominion status for India as the goal and that it should be at- rained w.thin a measurable period of years.

SIE- SIMON INTERVENES

There from

Bir John Simon, who intervened at an early stage in to-day's de- bate, pointed out that neither the amendment nor the labour mem bers' minority report proposed to establish here and now complete self-government in India. was, therefore, recognition the omcial Opposition that it was inevitable they should proceed, by stages. Worst of all errols in providing for a future constitu- tion of Government was to imagine that the rate of advance depended" upon a time table. Changes de- being of India that we can depended on what happened and vise."

"I believe it is the right thing to do, and there is nothing more but to go forward with courage and to weld the Report into the best instrument for the well-

The Government majority of 442 against the Labour Amendment is the biggest majority in the history of the present Parliament. The previous best was in March, 1933.

Select Committee. Reuter

on the way 'co-operation between British and Indian elements en- able the scheme to be advanced rapidly or otherwise.

Sir John Simon pointed out that both the Statutory Commission

a ghastly social and economic negotiate, a reciprocal trade pact calamity, prophesied Mr. Lewis aroused interest in wheat circles," Douglas, formerly President Roose who are alive to the velt's budget director, la an ad-Holland buys four million dollars at 2.00 p.m. to-day was 4.94-3/16 on a motion to establish the Joint and the Joint Select Committee

worth of wheat annually from the compared with 4.84-3/4 at closing United States, but twenty million yesterday.

dress here.

He declared that it is impossible to balance the budget by 1937 and worth from South America. It is the only road to recovery lay in believed that Holland will use the stimulation of heavy industries for prospective wheat purchases as a balancing the budget and discon-bargaining weapon to obtain in- tinuance of civil and conservancy creased Dutch products to

corps. Reuter,

United States.-- Reuter.

LONDON NAVAL TALKS

TO BE ADJOURNED

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Tentative Decision By The British Cabinet

London, Dec, 13.

The American naval delegates are not leaving for home on Batur day. They will spend Christmas in England and will continus the talks until December 20 when they will all leave for the Christmas holidays including the Prime Minister,

The Americans are leaving for

New York on December 29. The reason for the postponement of the sailing is understood to be the de- lay in the Japanese delegates re- ceiving Instructions from Tokyu Beuter

the

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OLYMPICS IN JAPAN Meeting Members From P.I."

Tokyo, Dec. 13.

The "Nichi Nicht" states that complying with the request of Mr. Manuel Quezon, President, and Mr. Vargas, Vice-President of the. Oriental Athletic Federation who are due aboard the President Collidge, the Japan Athletic Federation are arranging a com- mittee meeting in Tokyo to- morrow to discuss the organization talks whose text has not yet been of the first oriental champion- received by the Japanese Govern-ship games in Tokyo in 1938, and ment. It is pointed out in official legalization of the Federation's circles that Japan-desires-a-con-constitution A Manchukuo dele tinuance of the preliminary talks, gate is leaving for Tokyo by siz but if the British and American It will be remembered that the delegations agree to an adjourn J.A.F. severed relations with the ment, Japan may acquiesce.

It is emphasised that Japan doesing dissolution of the Far Eastern dot want an adjournment, She Athletic Federation in May 1934 desires a definite date to be fixed Reuter. for resumption of the conversa- tiona. It is also emphasised that

| both Britain and America would be disappointed if they hope the adjournment of the London talk, will affect the Japanese demand for naval equality.

Meanwhile the procedure for de- nunciation of the Washington Treaty is being expedited.—

A NEW DECISION.

London, Dec., 13 The naval discussions are being adjourned and the United Stater delegation is laying for home next week. The adjournment was Reuter, announced after an interview be tween Mr. Craigle and Mr. "Atherton

at which the decision of the British

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considered that the only really satisfactory conclusion of the In- dian constitutional problem was a Federation which embraced a India, both the states and British India.

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Landon, Dec. 12. 'India was the subject of a de- bate in both Houses of Parliament to-night. It was the last of the

A NEW PROSPECT three days' debate in the Com- Since the Report of the Statu mons and first in the House of tory Commission a new prospect Lords where Lord Halifax, ex-had arisen as a result of the num Viceroy, moved

A resolution ac- ber of declarations which had cepting the Joint Belect Committ- | brought the possibility of an All- tee's recommendations as a basis India" Federation considerably:

(By · Talagraph;". Copyright, ⠀⠀ Fela- for revision of the Indian Consti- nearer. The question to be decid-graphie Massages" Ordinance 189 graphic Messages Ordinance; : #1805-

Received, December 15, 4.30 p.m.) tetion and considering it expediented was whether in the light of this Received, December 13, 4-30 p.m.)' that a Bill should be introduced new prospect of Indian : States

Vienna, Dec. 13,

The Hague, Dec. 13. on the general lines of the report. coming within an All-Indian Poverty was the cause of the The Dutch contingent for the Amendments tabled by Lord Federation it was wise and politicsuicide of Frau Bertha Fall, widow international Baar police will con Salisbury expressed unwillingness to provide such an opportunity in of the famous composer of musi- gist of, 300 men made up of ax- to pronounce in advance accept their new legislation under con- çal comedies, Leo Fall. Frau Fall teen machine gun detachments, ance of far-reaching recommen- ditions that were the only condt-who had been living in straitened according to an official announce dations until there had been an tions which would secure the prin- circumstances for the past few ment. The troops will be sent opportunity of considering the ces adhesion, or whether they years took

poison to the Saar on December particular recommendations which should decline to take such steps Transocean Kuo Min.

Transocean" Kuo His: Government adopted and proposed as too big a risk That was the in their Bill. Lord Halifax main-issue on which the House must tained that the Federation to be vote.

." set up was the only real solution "Every single surviving member of India's difficulties. A Central who served on the Statutory Com- Government, which the report re mission four years ago, tald Sir commended, would, he believed, b: John Simon, is to-day of the opin- stronger than the existing Govern- len that instead of standing stimy ment. As to the safeguards which by the proposals contained in those

China Athletic Federation follow-be preferred to call emergency two volumes we should at any powers, the Committee belleved rate advance as far as the Joint that in most cases their existence select Committee proposed" would render it unnecessary to He added that if the · Indian Invoke them;

States did not come in they would Lord Salisbury maintained the help to establish a Federation of Government was moving too far Greater India upon the only pos- and too fast and that there were able basin.—

MALARIA IN COLOMBO

Severe Epidemic Raging

Colombo, Dec. 13.

large numbers of people in India British Wireles.

BRITISH AIR LINES TO TRAVERSE FRANCE

DRICH RUBBER EXPOI

DUTY REDUCED:

Batavia, Dec 13. The basic export duty on native rubber, from December 16 will be decreased from twenty cents to sixteen cents per kilogram dry

native production which last weight. The object is to stimulate coon-month has been below the quota. Export figures are considered to Dea gus atee for the

Paris, Dec. 12. The French Air Ministry an- nounces that as the result of ne-

Cabinet which met earlier was An American spokesman sald

a million people are strick gotiations between the British and communicated. The decision to that the "cobwebs have been en down with malaria in Colombo French Air Ministries, the British in the worst epidemic in twenty air services to India and the Cape adjourn was reached by the Ca- cleared away and opinion binet tentatively pending recept of crystallized lines on which to years, which is attributed to the will traverse French territory, via word from Tokyo.

proceed are now definite." It is great drought. About 70,000 have Parts and Marseilles.

The "agreement may be now felt that each of the three been treated in the hospitals and nations had a definite naval dispensaries, but many have died dered as already reached,

ficuter policy which it can prepare for a especially children. In some areas Stage ninety per cent of the population naval conference,

Mr. Norman Davis is not dein affected pressed at the failure of the talks Harrowing reports of hunger are to accomplish

concrete. coming in and there is a lack of He feels the delegates, by hard medical faculties work accompli result in clearing creating sound defin

It is understood that Japan would not oppose the adjournment and the United States delegates state that the talks will be resumed "if and when there is something about Routers

JAPAN'S ATTITUTE

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