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UNITED STATES WAR

DEBT REBUFF.

FRENCH GIANT

LINER

Much Interest in Graceful Ship's Activities.

IN JEOPARDY. · OFFICIAL TRICK AT

"EUROPE MUST SETTLE HER OWN SENATE REFUSE

DEBT PROBLEMS.”

LAVAL OVERTURE FAILS.

M. LAVAL'S ATTEMPT to secure

ASSISTANCE.

Paris, Jan. 19.

The Finance Commission to the Senate has rejected the Govern- ment's plan for financial assistance to the Compagnie Generale Transatianlieue, in connexion withi the building of the super-lle de

The Commi:sion decided apart fron purely temporary asure it could support would be: the establisment of A new or-

an assurance | Franer.

ABERDEEN.

WRECK OF THE HEDWIG RECALLED.

that JOURNEY TO MEXICO ON

LEAVING HONGKONG.

from the United States that if Germany is granted a relief in reparations, a corresponding reliefnancial arrangements, the only me. will be accorded America's debtors, has failed.

The American response to his overtures has been a ganisation within the framework declaration that Europe must settle her debts problem.

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of the general policy of development of the mercantile marine.

Such a project could not bu drawn up until the Company has When M. Laval visited the United States in October last,¦been put upon a sound financial it was insisted that Europe should take the initiative in basis. curtailing inter-governmental payments, but an assurance A questionnaire on the issues 1 was given that if reparations were reduced, America would is being submitted to the Cabinet. do its part regarding war debts. M. Laval sought a assurance in view of the antagonistic attitude of Congress, and while the door has not been slammed. he has failed to obtain confirmation of the pledge.

re-

It in a strange outcome of the professions with which America entered the war-"No indemnities and no repara- tion"that she maintains a position giving her the largest share of German reparations and declines to admit the fact.

THE BALFOUR NOTE BEAU GESTE.

BANDIT TRAIN HOLD-UP.

SPANISH CHAOS.

Madrid, 'Jan, 19. Twenty-five bandits attempted to hold up a gonds train travelling from Bilbao to Madrid to-day.

The alarm brought Civil Guards

London, Jan, 19. State Department has informed M,quickly to the scene. They fire The situation regarding the at that Europe must settle ita into the air and the bandits fled,, proposed keparations Conference is debts problem without interference but fteen of them were arrested.¦

the United States. Renters Reuter. still uncertain although clarifica-by

tion is anticipated during the next | American Service. day or two as a result of exchanges

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tween the Guvernments concerns

To-day, M. Laval outlined the

Gold Shipments.

New York, Jan. 19.

it is reported in Wall Street that

policy of his new Exbinet and it is arrangements have been completed generally expected that he will re- ;ior the shipping of G$25,000jme ty Geive a vote of confidence.

Meanwhile ргеня messages vitaRNMUNININKAICINE???" 245€ state that he has approached the

United Staten administration,

through the American Ambassador:

in Paris, regarding their attitude

to a ponible extension

Hoover Moratorium.

erf

the.

Washington prav manages state' that if Europe draws up concrete plans to meet the present emer- gency, the United States will give! them careful consideration, but they will not participate in the pre- liminary

negotiations. —- Brítish

• Wireless.

Reports Coolirmed.

Paria, Jan. 19.

It is officially confirmed that M. Laval han sounded the American Ambassador, Mr. Walter Edge, in;

the regard to

chances of the United States agreeing to a six months or a year's extension of the Hoover Moratorium.

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Mr. Edge has not yet received a formal reply from the State Depari- ment, but has indicated that publie and political opinion in the United States in against the renewal of the Moratoriums,

it is stated that Mr. Edgo also pointed out that as no Allied pay- ment to American are due be- fore December 15, 1932, there will be a de facto five and half months" extension of the moratoriumi. Moreover, the United presidential elections

States are being the result will doubtless influence the subse- quent

held in November and

Reuter.

American

attitude.-

Our liabilitics were in- curred for others not oure scives to cuable the Allies to continue in the war. The British debt to the United States and the Allied debts ta' Britain were incurred not to the separate ad- vantage of particular

States, but for a great pur pose common to them all.

LORD BALFOUR..

Washington, Dec. 19.

DOOR NOT SLAMMED.

“UNCLE" ARTHUR

HENDERSON.

BACK TO HIS WORK AGAIN.

London, Jan. 19. After his for menths" ilineos MV,

RECALLING ROMANTIC_FICTION stories

of the high seas in the brave days of old, and the drama of the Hedwig's loss a year ago, comes the revelation to-day of a suspicious enterprise, which started at Hongkong, found a change of scene in Mexico, and finally came to an inglorious finish by the confiscation by the Chinese Maritime Customs of the hand- some yacht performing the task.

Brought to light by Telegraph investigations, the story is bound up with intrigue albeit it has a glamorous side. One thing is very certain, the activities of the ship, which was built in Hongkong last year, have been the cause of much fluttering in the official dovecotes of more than one country. At least two of the men aboard the Marbella were also on the Hedwig when she was

wrecked."

The schooner Marbella, built a Hongkong last your, which has been anized by the Chinese Maritime Customs after an adventure which took her to Mexico recently.

PEAK ROBBERY EPIDEMIC.

BRITAIN'S

MID-WINTER

HEAT-WAVE.

CHARGE AGAINST BALMY BREEZES

SOLDIERS.

BLOW.

Police suspicions that two

soldiers arrested in a Yaumati MERCURY'S HIGH

restaurant on Monday have been concerned in recent thefts on

the Peak assumed a definite form this morning, when the men were brought before Mr. Wil liams, at the Central Police

BOMB FOUND ON VESSEL'S ARREST. Court, and charged with theft of

RECORD.

(Router's Special Service).

London, Jan. 19. Britain's claim to be the only country in the world which really experiences. "weather," the others merely enjoying climate, is receiving new support.

valuables from the residence of“

well- Mr. H. L. Dennys, the known solicitor. of thei When, in July last, a handsome authorities has learnt

The accused. Thomas Hughes Baking schooner of sogie 200, tons, existence of the whip and complete with two fine musts, white aeroplanes and battleships were and William Howells, both pri- vates in the South Wales Bor- sails and an auxiliary motor, sail-sent out to investigate.

At the present time, southern What the ed through Hongkong harlour, few results were, is not known, hut at derers, were charged with larceny England is indulging in a-mid-

from 168, The Poak of mis- people would have guessed that it fall events, the Marbella macellaneous articles, including a winter "hent-wave."

es anything but a pleasure yachi, to get away on a return journey General Service Medal and a Londoners are abandoning their [probably about to make its way to

: Arthur Henderson resumed work | Southern climes.

his Party Headquarters today.

He intends to have for Geneva

at the end of the month to preside; Laver the Disarmament Conference, i

-British Wireless,

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PRINCE OF WALES SCHOLARSHIP,

FOR ARGENTINIAN STUDENTS.

The establishment of a Prince of Wales Scholarship for Argen- tinian students at Oxford Univer. alty was announced by His Royal Highness at dinner held in Lon-

don to-night under the auspices of the Argentine Chamber of Com

merce.

in the Paraman Mercantile Service.

Ordered Out of Macas.

Victory Medal and miniatures, the hats am conts and are being total value of the property being encouraged to practice still fur- Yet there is excellent reason to The ship set a fast sall for the given as $611.50.

ther divestments by the official day to Auspect that the vessel, By-jopen sen, the vicinity in which it

After the charges had been forecast that "the inflow of sub- ing Panama Ung, and holding was harboured being rather "hot" read to the defendante, Hughes tropical Atlantic air is likely to clearance certificate for regintexilon | for it.

entered a plea of guilty, but

continue to be maintained. There Apparently anticipating that Howells pleaded not guilty.

la no indication of a break in the be Mr. T. Murphy unwelcome inquiries might

(Assistant made Ir they gain appeared in Director of Criminal Investiga-extraordinary mildness.” Hongkong harbour, the Marbellation) said Mr. Dennys was india- It anchored, almost in sight of made for Macao, but news of the posed and the police wished the Aberdeen, from where, it is "mystery ship" had already reach-name of complainant altered to lieved. number of Chinese, ed the Portuguese port, and when the Inspector General of Police. desirous of Immigrating to the schooner did

His Worship:-You have heard

was setting forth on a quest which set American officialdom

Was to

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arrive,

America. but seeking to avoid the was met with a curt official "Clear the pleas, do you accept them?: quota and the authorities demand Out."

to the fine-looking ship.

Counter "Propaganda." Before arriving, however, they found themselves in possession of number of pamphlets, warning

them against taking "risks."

There

The minimum night temperate of $1 degreen last night wan the highest auch January temperature ever recorded..

Winter allments, however, are Mr. Murphy:-No, your Wor-not less severe than usual. On for a G$1,000 deposit for the pri vilege, planned to make their way master but to obey, and it London, Jan. 19.

was nothing for the ship.

the contrary, influenza la more KA

His Worship:-Then we mustprevalent that it has been for some then the. Chinese Maritime Cushear the evidence.

years past. toms stepped ja.

Mr. Murphy said he understood Writing just outside the l'ort, we Mr. Dennys was in hospital. The understand, Customs officials board-police could not proceed until he ed the boat, searched it, but beyond was able to appear and give MONEY ROLLING IN discovering a live bomb, found no evidence. He asked for a week's The would-be immigrants, some

ELAJA Incriminating evidence.

iremind, in military custody "The of whom had, it is eald. paid as

"I would ask your Worship tổ Prince last year visited Bueno much as G$200, were told that the foreigners and Chinese, were not defer sentence on the first dofon- Aires and opened big British Marbella-as the craft was named detained, but the seizure of thedant," added Mr. Murphy.

was "full of rotten timber and chip seems to have brought to a His Worship accordingly re-

any moment." close a venture, remarkably well manded both prisoners for This, though obviously untrue, organised. which had caused week.

peraunde interest in more than one official the immigrants against "hasty ac- circle. tion," and they refused to aboard.

It will be recalled that the

|Trade Exhibition there.-Reutre,

liable to sink - at

SPANISH STRIKE semed sufficient

FEVER.

CATHOLIC PAPER

The general strike fever

to

Next in Mexico.

crow:

of composed

America's First Sight.

con-

"CHILDREN" OF CONGRESS.

KARACHI COURT

INCIDENT.

one

AT HOME.

INCOME TAXPAYERS"

RESPONSE.

the

London, Jan. 19. The remarkable response which Income-tax payers made to the re- queat for prompt payment of the largo. instalment which became One rather interesting episode

due on January. 1st. is shown by It amounted to the

Treasury Agures issued to-night to Undismayed by this hitch, this related.

have been more than maintained Marbella, It is alleged, then made innocent discovery of the ship by SUSPENDED. its way to Kwongchowwan, und an American news photographer

In the second wack of the quarter. to

During in It from there..

supposed, and his wife, who had been sent

week ending 18 her "freight" Madrid, Jan. 19.

WAB

January 16th, income tax paid shipped. la lonely spot off the America const

amounted ia Salling across the Pacific it even-to obtain pictures of wild bird

to £28,500,000, an in- The late Lord Balfour saw a ruging throughout Sonintually made tracka for a spot infe. Instead, they ran across the It is expected that the United

crease of no less than £18,000,000, States Government will reply to M. as far back as 1922 how the Workers in Gallein have declared the remoter regions of the Mexican Marbella.

Their curiosity

or approximately 176 per cent.. Laval'a moratorium overture by de-world could be saved from a strike affecting the whole pro- coast, south of California.

cerning the ship was naturally (Renter's Special Service). over the amount' collected in the claring that Europo must seek her

The story goes that the ship. not satisfled by the crew, who

corresponding week of last

year. awn Bottlement.

disaster, but the world did vince as from to-morrow.

however, suffered

Karachi, Jan. 19.

The total amount collected be- A lending Catholic newspaper fitted with wireless, sent a signal conceivably,

-Presenting remarkable figure, tween the lat. and 16th

January While there is no disposition in not listen. But his remedy, in Madrid, El Debate, has been to confederates in waiting the come rather anxious moments. the United States to slam the complete

$50,000,000. of suspended "Tor

Marbella anchoring just inside The Telegraph's investigations with a garland of white flowers was nearly indefinite Maxican walors and from out of led to the discovery that the round his neck and a vormilion with £22,000,000 in first door" against the ponsibility of debts. seems bound to come article criticising the Government the coves and rocky inlets of the skipper of the Marbella was mark on his brow (embleme of seventeen days of last year.

porlod for publishing a lending

Congress Volunteer The collection of surtax_to-day labour coast, dusled "contact boats", also the master of the Dutch sacrifice) a in connexion with the

which, which travel anything up to 40 schooner Hedwig,

in created a brief disturbance in as equally satisfactory. During troubles-Reuter.

knots, and which landed from the December 1930 was stranded and Karachi court-room to-day.

the week ending January 16th, Marbella whatever she had on lost On Pratas Shoal. Sigrid He burst into the Court while thero was received $7,350,000, Ypma, by name, he is of Dutch the Magistrate was in the midst compared with £2,450.000, in the nationality. It also beiloved that of the hoaring of a caso, and corresponding week of last year, The yacht then sålled into a

Government is and the tatal amount received in Mexican port, free of any evidence an ex-member of the American shouted: "The

the first mixteen days of the year of amurzung, and Korts were Custom Service, Richard Watson, going bankrupt !" Immediately put in hand to obtain who served on chief mate on the He then proceeded to try and is £15,000,000 which shows an in- the necessary clearance in order to Hedwig, was also

the soll small packets of contraband creams of £7,000,000 over the total salt. He was quickly placed un-roseived in the corresponding ider arrest.

period of 1931-British Wireless.

further American concessions. It is |

held to be essential to any such consi cesalons that Buropemna first restore ! confidence among themselves,

mont.

cancellation

eventually.

A. KATEREMPLATESUUTTUNA.SBORO PARANTEZINU KATREENICU

до

When that has been done, it iaj Parls from New York this week as indicated, America may consider a part of Franco's withdrawals of French account have been subject demand for further debt postpone-her balances in the United States.

to delivery on call. The transfor Those withdrawals sen exoceted of the balances to Paris is attribu- to involve nomp G$125,000,000. ted to French expectations of an It is explained that these ship onslor money policy in the United lower rate of ments will not affect the United States, involving The American Government's States' gold supply since the interest for French funds in Ame- 'raply has been dispatched. The balances hold In New York on rick-Reuter.

America's Reply Sent.

Lator,

board.

return.

By this time, the American

aboard Marbella as "super-cargo."

(Continued on Paga 7.)

compared

the