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ALF THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1932.

日四初月六

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FORT

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The Tire of Rugged Strength

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NEW HOPES OF REPARATIONS SETTLEMENT

TREATY

AWAITS

SIGNATURE

GERMANY NOW TO PAY £150,000,000

STARTLING CHANGE IN

SITUATION

LAUSANNE, JULY 17.

AFTER FLUCTUATING HOPES AND FEARS, THERE IS ONCE AGAIN A PROSPECT OF A DEFINITE SETTLEMENT OF THE REPARATIONS PROBLEM BEING REACHED, SO MUCH SO THAT A NEW TREATY DEALING WITH THE WHOLE ISSUE IS LIKELY TO BE SIGNED TO-DAY.

The Treaty comprises a document of 2,500 words, and its main provisions may be summarised as follows: (1) The conditions contained in the Treaty of Versailles, as far as they concern reparations, to be abrogated;

few annuities a sum of (2) Germany to pay in a £150,000,000 to the proposed European Reconstruction Fund; (3) Part VIII of the Versailles Treaty, relating to Germany's war guilt, to cease to have effect;

(4) The signatories to the Lausanne Agreement to undertake not to do anything capable of disturbing the economic peace of the world.

WAR GUILT DIFFERENCES

It was stated that the Germani met by a formula devised by jur-- tdical experts, and That the only stumbling block was the question

out, must be ratified by the political demands and been larges

The Agreement. it is pointed various Parliaments concerned, but only when America's

Debts titude towards War definitely fixed after the

sidential election.

WAR GUILT CLAUSE.

is Pre-

of the amount of Germany's pay-

ut in Bon of reparations.

FUTILE MEETING. Representatives of the six Powers There may be some change in met in an endeavour to bridge the the phrasing of the War Guilt pap, Lart 34 was arunced later Clanse, which The French find that the meeting abjourned late unpalatable. ht the negotiations at night without any agreement

have advanced to such

reached.

a point hering reached. that neither the Frene nor the

German de- The French and Germans would be willing to as- sume respon-Bility for a rupture,legates are adamant in standing by Mr. Rainsay MacDonald, who all their clains, and are most pey

of any solution being! alot has refused to admit the simistic possibility of deteat, and who has

who been feeling the strain of the ne Mr. Ramsay MacDonald,

otiations, developed severe has been exerting tremendous en- headach yesterday afternoon. deelines, however, to admit defent.

kenter. The result was that M. Herriot were left and Herr on Papen alone, and this had led to reports in some quarters that the French and Gernians have stiffened their attitude.-Reuter,

A SURPRISE.

"L

EARLIER HOPES.

London, July 6. The Standing Orders Committee of the Lausanne Conference met

NEW FLEET OF AIR LINERS

BRITAIN LEADING THE WAY IN CIVIL AVIATION

ENGLAND-CAPE IN NINE DAYS

London, July G.

within a few weeks,

POLICE HELPLESS

CANNOT ACT ON OWN IN REGARD TO CHOLERA.

CO-OPERATION WITH SANITARY DEPT.

CHINA'S

HUGE

ARREARS

BIG SUMS DUE TO BRITAIN

GOVT. PRESSURE

London, July 6. Arrears of interest duo from the Chinese Government up to Juns

SOCIETY WOMAN ACQUITTED

COUNSEL COMPLIMENTED BY JUDGE

the to the prohibition of the sale of 30th totalled Tacla 4,210,000, JURY DELIBERATE FOR

for Foreign

Affairs, in reply to a question in the House of Commons to-day, while arrears in respect of amorti nation totalled $5,856,000 (Chinese currency).

The suggested adoption of a Part of the fleet of eight large more definite procedure in regard

intanded for monoplanes African routes of the Imperial cut fruits, jellies and other com- stated Captain Anthony Eden, Airways is now undergoing anal modities, which are banned by re- Under Secretary tests at the Coventry works of the gulations brought into force to Armstrong, Whitworth Company. cope with the outbreak of cholera, The whole fleet will be completed was made by Mr. Wynne Jones at the Central Police Court this Each machine, fully loaded, will morning, when he advised the the police themselves had no power weigh 8 tons and has a wing police to co-operate with the Sani- pari of ninety feet. The liners try Department in the matter, as

hawkers. Mongoose 340 horse-power, air-to arrest or take action against His Worship had before him a designed to meet the difficult flying hawker charged with selling jelly conditions characteristic of the without a licence. African airwaya.

are powered with four

cooled radial

motors,

doubled

and are

re-

These figures, it was explained, which default began at different covered a number of loats on times since 1924.

Captain Eden said he was un- able to state precisely what pro- portion of the arrears was due to British subjects, but It was certainly high.

in

TWO HOURS

London, July 7.

AFTER nearly two hours' deliberation by the jury, Mrs. Elvira Dolores Barney was acquitted at Old Bailey on charges of murder and manslaughter, the de cision bringing to a close one of the briefest "celebrity"

sses in history.

Extraordinary scenes marked the closing stages, thousands of curious on- lookers blocking traffic in the vicinity of Old Bailey, waiting hours for the result.

A poignant feature of the defence was the ovi- dence given by the accused, and later a wonderful and dramatic speech was made by Sir Patrick Hastings, which Mr. Justier Humphreys described as one of the finest forensic efforts he had ever

heard.

"believe," said his Worship, be-it is right according to law that Several of the aerodromes tween Cairo and Capetown are action, under the new regulations,

His Majesty's Government Isituated more than 5,000 feet can only be taken by the Sanitary above the sea level, and the new Department; that the police have China, said Captain Eden, had liners are designed to operate no power of arrest or action in constantly brought pressure on normally at a height of 9,000 feet, respect of these new regulations." the Chinese Government to meet Continuing, his Worship its obligations, and these efforts even with one of four motors idle.

were being continued. The craft will be among the marked that he had before him a

Replying further, the Govern mat of com-

charged with selling jelly fastest civil aeroplanes

licence. He asked ment spokesman said he was un- parable size yet built, and they without

be-whether the police informed the aware that railway earnings had will shorten the air journey tween Croydon and the Cape from Sanitary Department of the ar-been diverted from British bond-

holders to the building of eleven to nine days.-British Wire-rest

NO INSTRUCTIONS.

Ministry of Railways in Nanking, lees.

Sergeant Armitt (officer in but he hoped shortly to have an GRIM STRUGGLE FOR REVOLVER

discussing the charge of the Hawkers Depart opportunity of ment) replied that the police had matter of railways generally

CAMBRIDGE

WITH THEIR

TAILS DOWN

OXFORD'S BRILLIANT

RECOVERY

VARSITY CRICKET LEFT DRAWN

*

received no instructions on the Sir Miles Lampson.---Reuter.

point.

Sub-Inspector J. Dick (officer in charge of the case) informed his

Worship that the police might All

ment in future.

-His Worship suggested that, ow-

the to

seriousness uf the present cholera situation the police might consider the point instructions and perhaps take

of from the Inspector General Police.

AN ANOMALY.

It appeared to htm (his Wor- ship) tu be rather foolish to have a man in Court with a basket of. London, July 7.

say, cut oranges, which they new Oxford not only made a gal-to be in direct defiance of the law, lant recovery against Cambridge and yet not be able to proceed in the Varsity cricket match at against him. If the police arrest- Lord's which ended today ined a man on any charge and he a drawn state, but had, by the was selling prohibited articles, the time stumps were drawn, got police should inform the Sanitary fairly on top of the Cantabs, Department. dismissing nine of their batsmen

Sub-Inspector Dick agreed that

the

ith

the World's A

Telephone

Wonderful Chain of Communication Being Established

DOMINIONS TO BE LINKED UP

London, July 7. Throughout the Ottawa Confer- ence representatives of Great Bri-

in the second innings for 163 the Sanitary Department should taln and the Dominions will be

runs.

be informed so that they could lay the charge.

thing about it,"

able to communicate by telephone with their own countries at any hour of the day or night,

This meant that when play

MUST DO SOMETHING, stopped Canihridge were only 220

A chain of Imperial telephonic In suggesting that the police runs ahead with one wicket out-

communications has been 1- take instructions from the Inspec- landing.

most completed by a new direct Oxford's reply to the rather for General of Police on the point.

24-hours telephone service be- tween London and Canada. t-day for the purpose of complet- frightening Cambridge total of 41 his Worship remarked that "we

The service will open early next ing the co-ordination of the Bri- was to put 368 on the board--must obviously try to do some The new development has come tish and French drafts of areard really magnificent effort. followfag In the case before him, his Wor-week at a charge of £2 for a single

of report reached by the creditor nations. as it did an indifferent start. as a surprise in view

ship said he could not take notice call from London. 1. W. Hone carried off the bat of the fact that the man was how- from Lausanne last night to the was later stated that fulf effect that hopes of an imminent agreement had practically been ting honours of the match, carry king jelly. settlement had been shuttered. reached, and the Committee reing his overnight score of 64 to

A fine of $4 for lacking a ficence a meeting which was 167 before dismissal. It was an :1

was imposed. After the disappointment felt by ported to

the circum- the hardening of the French at-held this evening in Mr. Ramsayings which, under

TRAGEDY Litude yesterday, a spirit of opMacDonald's room at the Beauri-stances, compared favourably with timism was engendered by deve-vage Hotel. Those present in the record-breaking achievement of Mr. MacDonald, Mr the Nawab of Pataudi in 1981 when lopments which foreshadowed the cluded

Neville Chamberlain, 31. Herriot, he scored 238 not out. possibility of a settlement,

Herr von Papen, Signor Mosconi

Farnes was the most successful

· NEW STUDY

It

state

(Italy) M. Renken (Belgium) and Cambridge bowler, capturing half Mr. Yoshida (Japanin).

the wickets for 98 runs.---Renter. Lausanne press reports that the draft provides that the agreemont to be reached at Lau.

sanne will only be final when ratt- fied by the Parliaments concerned, and that such ratification will not be made until the United States attitude on war debis has been made known.

TWO OUTSTANDING POINTS. Two outstanding points still await settlement. The first has

HONGKONG'S

CINEMA

NEW

HUGE CROWDS AT OPENING

Hongkong's new opan-air cinema,

over

reference to the amount of the re-the Garden Thontre, met with in- parations payment by Germany, stant success at the opening per- and the second is the German re-formances last night, when

people enjoyed quest that the settlement shall in four thousand clude a clause annaling he Rection Maurice Chevalier's excellent film of the Versailles Treaty which "The Smiling Lieutenant."

Situated on the now Reclama- places the responsibility for war

tion at Wanchal, the Garden Then- upon Germany.

Reports state that Mr. Mac-tre is exceedingly well appointed, Donald is determined to reach a and the liberal use of large plants Bottlement to-night, howevor long and palms creates a most pleasing. the negotiations may last, and that atmosphere. There is comfortable the delegates have accordingly seating accommodation for some boing Intimated their inability to attend two thousand people, and,

dionet being given talkevening easily reached, this theatre should

VICTIM

It is hoped to establish a further! service to India in the autumn and when this is done 95 per cent. of the world's telephone subscribers will be in direct communication with the Dominions.-Reuter's Special Service.

SILVER SLIGHTLY

DECLINES

Silver is down 1/16th. spot and forward, in London. China bought and aoid yesterday, while the Continent sold. The market was! qulet. After the official xing, the market ruled inactive.

New York reports silver prices unaltered, while the cross-rate now 3.55.

Locally, the dollar is unchang

Sir Patrick

Hastings.

.."

Mrs. Barney, who was charged were struggling together-h with the murder by shooting of wanted to take it away and Thomas William Scott Stephen at wanted to got it back-it went off a Knightsbridge fat on May 31. Our hands were together; his hand

I di was a pathetic figure throughout in mine for a few minutes. the three days' trial.

not think anything had happened He seemed quite all right, and LOVE QUARREL

did not think anything serious went into the bedroom an Entering the witness box to give He gyidence, she testified to her affec-half shut the door. He said tion for Stephen and her desire to 'Fetch a doctor. I asked 'Do yo really mean it? I did not hav marry him.

She was, however, unable to se.the revolver then. I think it ha cure a divorce in England owing Callen to the ground. to the fact that her husband was "Stephen said, 'Why does no an American national.

the doctor come? I want to to

On the night of the tragedy him what bas happened. It wa a quarrel developed because she not your fault, He repeated the was unresponsive, when Stephen over and over again. I tried t made. love to her.

cut his tie off. I put a pillo He rose from the bed, and she upon his cheat and got towels, threatened suicide. A struggle saw he was dead and just waited. JUDGE COMPLIMENTS COUNSEÏ

Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C counsel for the defence, in th course of his final speech whic Mr. Justice Humphreys descri ed

សម later

one' of th finest forensic efforts had

ever heard, emphasise that the evidence against Mr Barney was not sufflelent 1 hang à cat,

He dwelt at length on the u varying consistency of her stor of the tragedy, pointing out the both her statement to the polls and her evidence during th trial were consistent.

"HYSTERICAL INTIMACY", Mr. Justice Humphreys, summing

alluded to {7},

t} life of pasalon and devotion an the sort of hysterical intima: between Mrs. Barney and Stepho and strongly suggested that.. atruggle had acutally occurre during which the accused pulle the revolver trigger, either inter tionally or unintentionally.

His Lordship expressed th ensued for the revolver which opinion that Mrs. Barney's sto accidentally went off.

Mrs. BARNEY.

STATEMENT TO POLICE,

ty

Was not Inconsistent with t known facts.

The jury, which Included When arrested by the police, women. deliberated nearly tv Mrs. Barney made the following hours before returning a verd! statement:

of not guilty of murder or "We had a quarrel about 4 slaughter. woman that he was fond of. I

ad, with practically nothing doing. have had a revolver in the house, The undertone is again elightly I have had it for some yeara. I easter.

T

SOCIETY LEADER. Mrs. Barney is the daughter don't know where it came from. Sir John and Indy Mullens, a It was kept in various places. Last night it was under a cushion Was one of the leading mombe of London society. Mr. Stepht Brilliant photography, remarkably on a chair in the bedroom near vivid acting, and a new technique, the bed. I used to hide it from who was 24 years of age at t features the German film "4 Infantry-time to time, but he know where it time of his death, was, the son

Mr. J. H. Stephon of Penshuri, mon" which is the current attraction was last night.

at the Queen's Theatro. Though the "He took it, saying, 'I am going Kont and London manager of th dialogue is in German, the super to take it away for fear you kill North of Scotland Bank. Imposition of English titles, and

Sir Patrick Hastings, one of the expressive work of the actors and yourself. He went into the room THE LATE Mr. T. W. S. Stephen, director make the story onsy to follow, on the left. I-ran after him and leading figures of the English Bu Attorney General in, th re tried to get it back. There was was which prevent war no struggle in the bedroom. It Labour Government of 1924 SPRITZEAN ernamle foye,sl was outside the doorway. An wo Reuter.

ver hi kilas t

of the scenes

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