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NARROW ESCAPE OF FRANCE ON NAVAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

GOVERNMENT.

MAJORITY OF EIGHT IN

COAL BILL VOTE.

LIBERAL-TORY COALITION GOES

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DOWN TO DEFEAT.

SECURITY.

| LEARNED “NO” · FROM MR. SNOWDEN.

KING TO OPEN THE NAVÁL

'CONFERENCE.

AMERICA'S NEW BASES.

IN GERMANY.

FRICTION BETWEEN SCHACHT

AND HILFERDING.

|BANKER GETS HIS WAY,

Berlin, Dec. 19, The friation between

Dr. Schacht, the President of the Reichsbank, and Horr Hilferding, the Finance Ministar has been

renewed in connexdon with the

Government's efforts to negotiate n loan with American bankers of As the date for the Five G$100,000,000 to replenish the Power Naval Conference in Lon-empty exchequer to meet the

NIGERIAN RIOTS SUPPRESSED.

NATIVE WAR-CANOES ON THE RIVER.

TROOPS EFFECT RESCUE OF CHIEFTAIN.

SHOOTING JUSTIFIED.

London, Dec. 19. That there were a large num-

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SECOND TUNIS AIR THE CAPE FLIGHT

DISASTER.

SMASH FEARED.

THREE FRENCH AIRMEN NOW MISSING.

NO NEWS FÖR 4 DAYS.

Paris, Dec. 19.

Grave anxiety is felt regarding the whereabouts of three French airmen; Lasalle, Rebart and. Fal- tot, who left Le Bourget "Aero-

There has been no. news of the

MACHINE OFF COURSE IN RAGING STORM.

HIS MAJESTY'S MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY:

MATTER OF MINUTES.

London, Dec. 19. The Cape flight disaster and the

drome, Paris, last week-ond in an attempt to fly to Saigon, following.. Le Brix and Rossi.

don approaches, growing inter-obligations of the end of the year, ber of native war-canoes lying in illers sirice they left Tunis on. De death of the two gallant officers Dr. Schacht is reported to have the river during the rioting in cember 16th (Monday) for Bong piloting the ill-fated Fairey mono- est is being taken in the pros-refused to assent unless

a new Opobo, - Nigeria, evidently hazi, and official enquiries in Plano, has caused a profound shock, pects of an agreement being Finance Minister in appointed to brought along for the purpose Libyan and Egyptian territory particularly as it seems to have reached by the participating na-more energetically and in con-

handle the finances of the country of carrying off loot, is revenied have proved fruitless. The plane occurred through no fault of the machine or the pilots, but as the tions.

result of a fierce storm which formity with. the policy of the by the latest information of the has not been seen,

Hente Herr Hil- serious disturbances in the early been specially requested to search the long flight. "In a few minutes. The British Government has broke at the most difficult stage of ferding's resignation fo likely. Relchabank

part of this week.

to the neighbourhood of Malta for probably the most hazardous the missing airmen in view of the stage of the flight would have been possibility that they changed their passed, plane and attempted to cross the

EXCITEMENT IN HOUSE. reached by the participating na-

A narrow escape, but a triumph for Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald's Government will be the verdict on the criticnt debate on the Coal Mines Bill. The division was taken shortly before midnight and Labour, mustering practically full strength, de- fented the combined Conservatives and Liberals by the narrow margin of eight votes. ·

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His Majesty the King is to open the first public plenary meeting of the Conference, and will deliver the opening address. Meanwhile, France is adopting a somewhat independent atti be the sole judge of what is necessary for her security.

Two Liberals voted with Labour, five abstained and forty-tude, contending that she must one, including Mr. Lloyd George, joined with 228 Conservatives In opposition to the Government.

The two most important speeches were made by Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald." The Liberal leader described, the Bill as incredibly bad and as containing all the worst features of Socialist with none of its redeeming features. He severely criticised the marketing proposals and demanded provisions for the compulsory grouping of mines.

The Premier defended the principle of price, protection, but contended that the Bill was pre-eminently one for com- mittee discussion.

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The division resulted as follows:

For the "Government: Against Government;

.281

.273

Twenty members were paired and the House, therefore, mustered ʼn strength of 579 against a full strength of 615, a remarkable commentary on the Importance attached to the dobute and the activity of the Party Whips.

Great excitement prevailed throughout.. It is understood that the Government will now exhaustively examine details of the Bill, preparatory to the tussle which is certain in com:

mittee.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S INDICTMENT.

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Premier's Announcement.

London, Dec, 19. The Premier, announced in the

House of Commons to-day that the first public plenary meeting of His Majesty the King will open the Five-Power Naval Conference, which will be held on January 21st in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. His Majesty will deliver the opening address.

The second plenary meeting of the Conference, and all subsequent meetings, will be held at St. James's Palace, which the King ban placed at the disposal of the Government for the duration of

the Conference,

sequent proceedings of the Con-

All questions relating to the sub-

ferener and the holding of further public meetings will be left for discussion by the Conference it. self-British Wireless,

French Atlitude.

Paris, Dec. 19. mittee, complete provisions

"We shall go to London in the compel the grouping of mines. spirit of fair play: we shall lay He described the Bill as "in-down our figures on the inble, but credibly bad" and said lie did not London is only a stage en route to

Later,

saved his post, at least for the Herr Hilfording as apparently

time being. The Government has agreed with .Dr.. Schacht to drop the loan negotiations with the

SHARE CRISIS REPORTED

"IN SHANGHAI.

Several Broker's Paco Possible Expulsión.

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SETTLEMENT PROBLEMS,

Shanghif, Dec, 20. Further difficulties have oc- curred in connexion with the Stock Exchange settlement

It is reported, that another broker, hitherto considered sound, has suddenly and un- expectedly found himself un- able to meet his commitments, a big amount being involved, It is believed.

Several brokers are said to be facing possible expulsion from the Stock. Exchange, and *ncepticism is growing regard- ing the wisdom, of the recent amalgamation of the two Exchanges. Our Qum Corres pondent.

·London, Dec, 19. The House of Commons to-day resumed the debate on the second reading of the Coal Mines Bill, which had been adjourned from believe the Government would try Geneva." Thus declared M. Dumes-A Tuesday.

to put it through in anything like #il, the Rapporteur of the Minis- Sir Philip Cunlille Lister on its present shape. He hinted that try of Marines Budget, in the American bankers, Messrs. Dillon Tuesday moved a Conservative if Mr. Ramany MacDonald was course of a debate in the Chamber Reed and Company, and

to ob- amendment for the rejection of the prepared to make concessions, the on the Ministry's Estimates, tain the necessary R.Mks.150,- Mensure, while" Sir

Liberals would not interfere with Herbert

M. Dumesnil proclaimed France's 600,000 from German banks. the second reading, but they would sovereign right to Samuel, the Liberal

be the sole

The Government parties have adversely criticised its provisions reserve complete freedom to deal judge of what is necessary for her brought an urgent Bill into the

[with ita "vfeious provisions" in

Reichstag, guaranteeing the Committee.

amount required, by taxation and economies in expenditure.

· spokesman,

for the marketing schemes.

Sir Herbert Samuel put certain questions to the Government

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security.

Hle declared that the prin- ciple of the abolition of sub- marines was inacceptable.. M. Leygues, the Minister of Ma-

There is little doubt, therefore, on an organised scale. that. the rioting was carried out

When a contingent of the West African Frontier Force arrived in the nick of time, they drove off the canoes and then dispersed the mob.

Mediterranean,

Meanwhile, Le Brix and Rossi, who have been making splendid progress, have been forced, down at Agra by a raging storm. The Chieftain Seized by Mob.

landing was effected safely with! Soon afterwards It was learned out damage and if the bad weather that Markpepple" Jaja, the permits, they will resume to-mor Chieftain, has been seized by the row. rioters and was being held a They are on their way to Alla prisoner. In the native quarter. habad and they "expect to reach Apparently, Jaja, who is a member Saigon during the week-end or of the Nigerian Legislative Coun-early next week.—Router, cil, endeavoured to stay the riot. ing, and was overwhaimed, by the angry mob.

The troops were immediately despatched into the native quarter and after some little trouble rescued Jaja, who had suffered no real harm.

Control Gained.

Latest information reaching London is to the effert that the situation is now well in control.

The death-roll among the natives

FAILURE OF US. CORPORATION.

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IMPORTANT CONCERN HIT BY CRASH.

New York, Dec. 19. On a petition by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, the Federal Judge has appointed a receiver fa given as twenty, including for the International Engineering

number of worten.

In the House of Commons. "Mr. F. Montague, the Under-Secretary for Air, stated that he was not yet a position to and materially to the information already published about the most regrettable disaster.

Guard on Machine, The reporta so far received from the British Consul General ant Tunis, merely stated that the machine crashed in the hits some. thirty miles to the south of Tunis, the weather at the time baing both cloudy and stormy.'

and

Squadron-Leader Jones Williams Flight-Lieutenant Jonkine were both killed.

A military guard had been placed over the machine and the Consul-General loft at dawn this morning for the scene of the accident with a view to obtaining the fullest possible information and bringing the bodies to the Military Hospital at.Tunis,

despatched a technical adviser to The Air Ministry had already Tunis in order that the fullest Corporation, one of the leading expert inquiry practicable might The number of wounded is be-power-generating equipment con- be, made on the spot. lieved to be heavy, but the exact cerns in the world,, figure is not yet known,

Before the crash, the Corporaport by the technical adviser, no

Pending the receipt of the re tion's stock was sold at $103; cause could be assigned for the to-day it stands at $0.

The Corporation is a holding Company for nearly forty sub

Warchouse Attack. Troops of the West African Frontier Force arrived at Opebo just in time to prevent the mob from looting the warehouses t the railway station.

The riolers attacked the troops, who tried to persuade them to disperse without resorting to force.) The natives, however, en- denvoured to snatch the rides from the soldiers, who under grent pressure, were obliged to fire, on When the order was the mob, given, a volley dispersed the rioters, who retired rapidly leaving many casualties:

were

no

sidiaries.

accident.

Mr. Montaguo added, amid cheera, that the responsible The failure has had a distinctly French Authorities had given the bearish effect of the market.— | greatest possible assistance. Reuter's American Service.

THE TARIFF TRUCE CONFERENCE.

INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND AFRICA NOT GOING.

Geneva, Dec. 10. The Governments of India, Aus- tralia and South Africa liave ex pressed their inability to partici

House's Sympathy. ̈

• He was sure the whole House would join with him in deploring the loss of the liver of two gallant officers of such outstand- ing promise, and in conveying to their relatives an expression of the most profound sympathy of the House.

It is stated at the Air Ministry that while a représentative of the Ministry has already left for Tunis to investigate the cause of

Mr. Lloyd George insisted that rine, here Interrupted M. Dumes- Finance Minister until after the The Administrative Authorities, Pate in the Tariff Truce Confer. the disaster, it is not likely that a

Mr. Ben Turner's answer to Sir Herbert Samuel's question on the which were answered by Mr. Benpoint of mine grouping was that Turner, the Minister för Mines.

the Government had power in the These replies were considered Bill to appoint commissioners to yesterday outside the House by the draw up amalgamation schemes. Liberals, who regarded. them us unsatisfactory.

provisions for compulsory group-uil's speech and expressed agree- When the debate was resumed,ing must be contained in the Billment on this point, amidst loud Mr. Lloyd George, the Liberal itself. This matter, he cald, was cheers, when M. Dumesnil added: leader, made an eagerly awaited vital and the Liberal Party would "It is useful for Parliament to speech.

deal with the matter in the com- manifest determination on mittee stage.

point." #

socialism.

Premier. Winds Up. After a long debate, in which

this

He declared that the Bill con

-- Mr. Snowdeŋ's "No." Lained the worst features of 80- the Conservatives expressed' dis-

Continuing his speech, M, cialism and individualism without approval of the whole Bill, Mr. Dumesnil declared:-"We must the redeeming features of either. Ramany MacDonald wound up the adopt the same policy in London

The two provisions of the Bill discussion with of which he approved were those and conciliatory speech.

a well-balanced as at Geneva-that sea, land and

air armaments are independent." relating to the reduction of hours The Prime Minister reminded and to the establishment of a Na-the House that the existing to any "No." Mr. Showden taught He added:"France has a right' tional Wages Board.

legislation affecting the coal in Nine-tenths of the Bill consist-dustry would terminate in 1931 Router.

be how to say it in English,”--- 'ed of a fixation of prices and a and that the position must be

·limitation of coal output.

faced long before that.

He contended that there were There could be no solution of two `ways of meeting the deficit the coal problem, he said, until the

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New US. Bases,

Washington, Dec. 19. on the working of coal mines. problem of price had been faced The Naval Committee of the Ono was the crude method of put-

House of Representatives has ap ting up. prices. The other was a

Extravagant Competition.

proved a Bill authorising an ex- method of recorganising the in-

The Government was of the penditure of G.$7,500,000 for the dustry so as to save in production opinion that there had been extra-construction of naval bases on the and distribution.-

vagant internal competition and cast and west coasts of the United The latter was the method that Coal had been sold at lovels which Canal zone and at Hawail.-eu- they were trying to stop this. States, as well as in the Pariama would boneft miners and mine-did not permit the decent organlanter's American, Service." owners and the country as ation of the industry itself, which

whole

did not permit the payment of de- The Government had chosen cent wages to the miners and the crude burdensome method,

which did not permit of any pro- fts on the industry. easy but pernicious, of mere- Royalties, he said; must be ly putting up prices.

nationalised without delay.

As regards he Bill which had The alternative to this was been submitted, he contended that grouping of the mines in such it was pre-eminently one for Com

way as to save the costs of mittes discussion. production and distribution. He now asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Government would undertake to Introduce Into the BIF in com-

"The House", of CommonA“ passed the second reading of the Coal Miner Bill after Lin (Continued on Page 14-)

Apparently there The Government's financial dif- ficulties are, thus at an end, casualties among the 'troops. at least temporarily. It is the Only Possible Course. general opinion that Herr Hilferding will remain AS Order has now been restored. Second Hague Conference

ence which is being held in formal service court of inquiry that he will then resign in favour enquiry into the affair, are of the Nations Assembly resolution.

who have already conducted an accordance with the League of will be held in view of the special circumstances in which tho of someone approved by Dr. opinion that the derision of the

officer, to order the troops to fire of the Board Trade, is to represent

Mr. W. Graham, the President disaster occurred. Schacht-Reuter.

was the only possible course in the Britain.-Router, difficult-circumstankes.

HOME, FOOTBALL ·

RESULTS.

and

ROTHERHAM WIN'F. A. CUP. REPLAY

London, Doc. 19.

The factories at Opobo have now been re-opened. The troops have

In regard to the removal of the machine and ongine, no decision can be taken until further details are received.

been withdrawn, and the police ere FURTHER TROUBLE IN *- Expert Opinion.

in control,

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The authorities are of the opinion that there will be no re- currence of the rioting, which seems to have been fomented by the womenfolk under a misappre hension regarding the Govern-

Appar

At Rotherham Co-day, in the mont's poll tax decision. F. A. Cup replay, Rotherham de- ently, it was thought that a special feated Scunthome by five goals to tax on women was to be imposed. four and qualified to meet Notts Of course, this was never within Forest in the next round, at contemplation.-Router.

Rotherham,

In the Northern Section of the Third League, Halifax defeated Wrexham by two goals to nil Reuter,

NANKING OUTLOOK

IMPROVES.

BRITISH WOMEN RETURNING

TO MORROW,

RECENT KIEL ARMS SMUGGLING.

BERLIN.

· UNEMPLOYED STORM THE TOWN HALL

Among air experts little doubt is felt, that the disaster occurred some time before eight o'clock on Tuesday evening. This calcula? tion is based on the fact that the nirman reported their position by wireless at four o'clock when they

Berlin, Dec. 19. A number of unemployed attempted to atorm the Town Hall while the now City Council' was holdinga, its firat meeting. message four hours later.

The demonstrators stoned, the police, who charged and dispersed them. Several arrests were made, It is believed that many of the demonstrators were injured, but all were carried off by their com- rades. Reuter,

were sixty miles off Sardinia, and should have sent out another

LATEST MEXICAN

· SENSATION.

GENERAL EXECUTED BY TROOPS.

They crashed before the four hours bad elapsed but, meanwhile, had covered some 400 miles. Darkness would have fallen befors eight o'clock and all the circum- stances point to the machine getting off its course in the storm that was raging and crashing into. "the mountains without the pilots being able to see the high ground in front of them.”

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King's Message

His Majesty the King

the following message Thomson the Sec

· DEFENDANTS. ACQUITTED: SECRET TRIAL

U. S. Paper Creates Trouble.

Berlin, Dec. 19. Washington, Dec. 19.

The six alleged munitions The peaceful atmosphere sur

smugglers, arrested as the result rounding the visit of the Japanese

of a haul of millions of rounds delegation to the London" -Con-

of ammunition at Kiel recently, In ference has been shattered by a

Logadan, -Dec: 19.

boxes marked "Machinery"" and controversy which has suddenly arisen as the result of an out that the local situation is steadily acquitted, with costs against the Reports from Nandng state destined for Chine, have been

New York, Dec. 1971 spoken leading article in the improving, and confidence has State.

A message from Nogales states plan, near Tunis Washington Post which Mr. Stim- been restored.

Make that General Carlos Bouquet Throughout the trial the Press | chiat supporter of the defeated son has described as deliberate The British Consul General is and public were excluded from Presidential candidate, Jose: Vas- attempt to make trouble among authorising the return of British the Court. The Press were not concelos has been executed b the American delegates to the

o Federal tro (Continued on Page 10.)

women to the town on Saturday even allowed to bear the -British. Wirelenti

(for the fuditzent Reuter