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EĦD WETALS WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1932.
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AN UNPUBLISHED PACT SIGNED AT LAUSANNE
HOSPITAL DRAMA
FATHER SHOOTS
DAUCHTER
MATRON'S BRAVE INTERVENTION
(Reuter's Special Service).
London, July 13.
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The grim story of a remark- able shooting incident in London hospital, yesterday is
the! prombantly featured in newspapers this morning.
The father of a girl of twenty- ORE, who was a patient to the hospital, murdered the girl and then attempted suicide.
The shouting appears to have; been premeditated. The man was! visiting his daughter when he suddenly drew a revolver.
A matron, standing nearby, made an heroic attempt to avert! She threw herself, the tragedy. between the girl and her father) and received the first bullet it merely Fortunately. fired.
struck her wrist.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
She was then roughly thrown กา A1 aside by the father, who
have been temporarily insane, and who opened fire upon the helpless girl, shooting her dead.
The revolver was then turned) himself and he gravely upon wounded himself, doctors believing) that he cannot recover.
HARBIN CUSTOMS
SEIZURE
MR. PRETTEJOHN NOW ORDERED OUT
Harbin, July 1 The Manchukuo authorities con- tinue to adopt a high-nunded at- titude on the Customis issue.
is the
The latest development seizure by the authorities of all the safes and keys and contents; of the Customa building here.
They have also ordered the Com missioner, Mr. Pretlejohn, and his to evacuate the Customs stat
ving quarters,--Reuter.
SINO-SOVIET RELATIONS
C. T. WANG REPORTED
MOSCOW-BOUND
Shanghai, July 18.
SO-CALLED GENTLEMEN'S
AGREEMENT
PRIME MINISTER GIVES AN EXPLANATION
NOT INTENDED AS AN
ULTIMATUM TO
THE
BRITAIN,
WASHINGTON
London, July 12.
STORMY DEBATE IN THE DAIL
THE OATH BILL RE-BUILT
LAND ANNUITY DUTY LIST
Dublin, July 12. After an extremely stormy debate in the Dail Eirann, the Senate's amendment to the Bill for the Abolition of the Oath of Allegiance, was re- jected.
Valera
SOVIET ADVANCE ON FRONTIER
OCCUPY MANCHURIA NEUTRAL ZONE.
Harbin, July 13. Chinese Eastern Railway cir- eles state that information has been received telegraphically from Manchuli, on the Man- churin-Soviet border, disclos- ing that Soviet troops are nd- vancing towards the frontiers and are now occupying the middle of the three-mile neutral zone established by the Habarovsk Protocol.
The report is denied by the Japanese Military Command, but nevertheless it is generally believed to be true.-Renter,
The voting gave the de Government a majority of ten. 71jmsuum COBERTORES EL CONGRE
comuna voting in favour of rejection and
UNITED STATES SUSPICIOUS
THE DRAMATIC REVELATION THAT ACTUAL *SENT
DOCUMENTS WERE SIGNED AT LAUSANNE FRANCE AND ITALY, BETWEEN EMBODYING THE SO-CALLED GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT, CONCERNING WHICH THERE HAS BEEN MUCH SPECULATION IN LONDON
AND SOME SIGNS OF ALARM IN CERTAIN Gentlemen's Agreement
CIRCLES IN THE UNITED STATES, WAS MADE
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO-NIGHT.
The suggestion that this "secret agreement is tantamount to an ultima- tum to America was firm- ly and clearly dispelled by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, but there was a feeling in the House that the docu- ment should be published, Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Churchill both urged publication. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said he did not object, but as the gist of the documents fad already been published, there was no occasion to publish them. Mr. Neville Chamberlain declared that Britain could not publish them without! the consent of France and Italy. Mr. Lansbury also thought it better to publish. Nothing should be per- mitted to stand which might lead to suggestions that Sir John the Governments had something to hide. Simon later announced that he had cabled to Paris and and Rome for consent to publish.
Mr. LI. George.
Mr. Lansbury, '!
Statement
Washington, July 12. The United States is not bound in any way by any supposed Gentlemen's agree- ment, either expressedly or declared by implication, Senator Borah this after- noon, quoting Mr. H. L. Stimson, the Secretary of State, in the Senate with Mr. authorisation.- Stimson's Rentry.
ORANGEMEN
AVOW
LOYALTY
REMARKABLE SCENE AT BELFAST
ed in a field just outside the city!
61 against
MIDNIGHT CAR SMASH
NARROW ESCAPES of EUROPEAN AND LADY FRIEND
OVER A 20-FOOT EMBANKMENT
Remarkable escapes from serious injury were the good fortune of Mr. G. G. Stopani Thompson and a lady friend when a Hongkong Hotel car. in which they were proceed. ing along the Island Road, at about midnight, went over an
The Senate, it will be recalled, TEN WICKETS FOR bankment.
threw out Section Two of the Bill. its most essential part, providing for the deletion of that part of Act the Free State Constitution
the of 1922 giging the Treaty force of law.
were
Other amendments passed by the Senate, altering the Bių beyond recognition. The ather changes are also certain of rejec-
lon by the Dail.
SUSPENSION LIKELY. After the Dafl has restored the Bill to its original form, the Bill will be returned to the Senate,
10 RUNS
Although the ear toppled down a bank of more than 20 feet and
tree struck a
before reaching the bottom of a gulley, Mr. Thomp son and the lady were not injured
VERITY'S FINE beyond a few minor scratches.
FEAT
The driver, Cheng Kum, was less fortunate, being injured in the back, but his condition is not re-
Hedley Verity, the Yorkshiregarded as serious.
It appears that the mishap left-hanted slow bowler, achieved aoccurred on an incline about a phenomental feat at Leeds yester-mile Trom Aberdeen. The car was day, taking all ten Notts wickets proceeding towards Pokfulum, and ascending the hill. The in their second innings for 10 runs! was
The Notts-Yorkshire match, won driver, it is understood, changed by the Tykes by ten wickets, was gear, causing, it is thought, the vehicle to swervo and shoot over also notable for
the side of the road. the The Bill will then remain in sus.
eighteen Yorkshire declar- Dese for a period of month unless Mr. de Valera deed their first in- eides upen some other course of nings action.
which will, inost probably, refuse to accept it.
fnet
that
closed while still 71
runs in arrears
In the meantime, it is learn of the Notts first
that the British Government are innings proceeding to action upon the basis The move
total.
waa
of the Free State Special Duties attended by,
Bill, which is designed to enable wonderful re the collecton of the land annuities, wards. Notts
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"ROLLY-POLLY",
The car turned over and over two or three times and crashed against a tree before its downward career was checked.
Police from Aberdeen Station, apprised of the occurrence, haa- tened to the spot expecting to discover the occupants seriously
now being withheld by the Irish were dismissed for 67 und York-hurt, and were agreeably surpris of a duly shire then made 139 for 0 wicket. Thompson and the lady standing Government, by means
Britain. upon Irish imports into The duties will cease to operate im- medlately the funds requred to meet the obligation have been collected.
TREASURY ORDER.
ed when they discovered Mr.
Gloucester at last achieved an- beside the wrecked car.
The driver, who had also been vistory. J. Cung clear, was the only person other victory and Middlesex - gistered a sound White look 15 wickets for 96 runs injured to any extent, and he was Numerous cen- promptly taken to the Government for Sunteract.
turies were scored, and the details | Civil Hospital, A Treasury Order issued in Lon-will be found on the Sports Page. don last night imposes a duty of twenty per cent, ad valorem on the following imports into Britain from
the Irish Free State, as from thurs. THE NOUIENS CASE
(Router's Special Service).
Belfast, July 12. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald hinted that complete
Remarkable scenes were witness-day success of Lausanne might depend on the Disarmament) Conference. Sir John Simon, dealing with this point, ed at Belfast to-flay when a hun paralleled the Lausanne atmosphere of "Something dred thousand ingenuen gather- Must Be Done" with Geneva's "Something Ought to Bend proclaimed their loyalty to the wire and faith in the Protestant Done," and expressed the hope that the former watch-King and their belief in the Em-
| Church, words would prevail at Geneva this week.
The occasion of the demonstra- ition was the two hundred and
the i forty-second anniversary of Battle of the Boyne.
PREMIER'S ASSURANCE TO U.S.A.
WAY
who
There was a five mile long pro-i The viewpoint of its debtors, cession from the city to the scene who were the recipients of resof the celebrations. parations.
next:
Live animals, for food. Live animals, not for food. Butter. ERRY
Cream.
Bacon.
Pork.
Poultry,
Game.
Other meat of all kinds.
The duties are, it will be seen,
MR. LO WEN-KAN
RESIGNS
Nanking, July 13.
MOTOR CARS IN COLLISION
LOCAL DOCTOR'S
ESCAPE
Dr. J. H. Montgomery, of the
Mr. Lo Wen-kan last night ten-Matilda Hospital, was involved in
dered his resignation from the position of Minister of Justico.
It is believed that he has resign- ed because of certain aspects of the Noulens case,
motor car collision yesterday, but escaped injuries.
About 0.15 p.m., he was return-
ing to town intending to drive up to Wongneichong Gap.
Whilst
came
np-
This morning, Mr. Wang Ching-rounding a bend, his car Free wei stated that Madame Sun Yat-into collision with another private Irish farm produce, the to be imposed upon every kind vi State's principal exports.--Renter,sen and Mr. Tsai Yuan-pei would car, owned by a Mr. Lee, of 25, net as guarantors for Mr. and Mrs.Seymour Road, which had entered Noulens if they were removed to the band from the opposite direc-
tion. Dr. Montgomery's car hospital for treatment.
have escaped lightly This is being done and Mr. Lo pears to Wen-kan has concurred in the ar-from the collision, a smashed offaide mudguard and headlight rangement.
Mr. Wang Ching-wei said that being all that was suffered. The there was no reason for Mr. Lo extent of the damage suffered by Wen-kan's resignation, which the the other car is not stated.
No-one was injured. Chinese Government have reject- ed.--Renter.
The British THE
AGENDA. FOR OTTAWA
A COMPREHENSIVE DISCUSSION
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, According to the China Press; Ur.. C. T. Wang, why until some was greeted with a storms of cheer- months ago was China's Foreigning when he rose to make his pro-i
Fortunately, the gist of speeches presentatives said: "You will get ex- agreement. Minister, has been chosen by the mised statement on the meaning of i
other expressions of your agreement if you now excuse National Government as the Chin- the Lausanne
The British debts problems American public opinion amounted us all our debts." ese plenipotenitary delevate tu pro-haustively reviewed the repara-and the
to this: "Let Europe decide on the delegation had repited "You must ceed to Moscow to conduct negotin-tions and tinns for the resumption of diplo-from all angles.
While reparations lasted, he practical settlement for itself. Let wall and sce.".
is the profit on anything it receives from matic relations between the two
derlared, there could be no com-it publish its views and we shail Government is not out to make any countries.
part which Amerien, in equity, can reparations and war dehta,
NO BLÁME. The paper says that the offer was plete economic recovery for the consider reasonably what
world. made to Dr. C. T. Wang some ago
The results of the Lausanne play."
None has a right, he went on, to
London, July 12. by Mr. Wang Ching-wei and that
GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT.
The agenda for the Imperial Dr. C. T. Wang has now signified Conference could, he believed, lead
Much had been written about blame America for taking up her his intention of accepting.-Reuter, to a settlement of the reparations
problem, but until Germany
our work would have been sim-Economic Conference nt Ottawa covered as a world factor there the so-called "Gentlemen's agree-jattitude. Had we all got together
ment."
It includes discussion of trade could be no recovery for us.
Apparently that arose out of the plified, but America felt she had has been issued. reply he made at last Friday's to be consistent and I for one and tariffe policy, the extension to the whole Commonwealth of all ISOLATION.
to him by the German Chanceller uttered a pledge nor in any way Empire Preferences, and the ex- plenary session to a question put although America as to whether, if their plas failed, indicated how far she is prepared tension of tariff advantages ac- Common- of the the Germans would be guaranteed to meet us-bellove that there is corded to foreign countries to all that another conference would no nation in the world more ready the members system
follow. He replied that it certain-to lend a hand in straightening wealth.
out the entanglements and trouble back on tho Germany to fall
SILVER
RATHER
EASIER
HONGKONG DOLLAR
UNCHANGED
re-
con-
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald went on to dent with the dieulties fronting the world in achieving solution of inter-governmental obligations. Under the which they hoped to bring to an
has
nover
NOTED ADMIRAL
PASSES
AUSTRALIAN NAVY "FATHER"
London, July 13,
ADDITIONS TO FREE 'LIST
LATEST BRITISH
CHANGES
London, July 12. Fresh additions to the Free List under the Import Duties Act have been announced in a Treasury Order which will become operative include the following:
Paintings, Drawings,
The death is announced of Ad- The agenda also includes expartmiral Sir Reginald Henderson, age of 85 tralian Navy, at the within the Commonwealth. The Hongkong dollar remains end, Germany paid reparations toy would. Instond of allowing with which we are now surround-bounties, and anti-dumping duties G.C.B., the "Father" of the Aus from Thursday. The additions
Discussion of commercial treaty years.
He entered the Navy in 1860.
Museum specimens and exhibita, unchanged at 18 34 to-day, de- the European Allies and the Allies Young Pian, they agreed that they ed than America and hor people.
In view of the serious results
policy includes the Interpreta-
Logs and reeds used in paper- spite the fact that allver has de-pald war dehts to the United would, in such an event, take up
follow likely to
any upon
of the Invincible at the bombard-making, elined both in London and New States.
clause. Each of those three groups quite the matter again and aco if soma
suggestion that Europe hadtion of the most-favoured nation and served as second in command
Solvents used in the manufac»- other method were available. treat ita
of celulose York. The local market is dor-1
The basis and means of inter-ment of Alexandria and afterwards
enamels, combined, simply to present con- mant, with a slightly easier under-properly refused to
They were, however, contractual obligations so as to
something in the nature of an Imperial co-operation will be con- in command of an armoured train ture
varnishes, etc.. vinced that their plan would
ultimatum to the United States, aidered, including industrial co- there.
Bromine used In the manufac- He retired in 1911, in which London, Allver declined mix itself up with the position of
not fall through.
I wish to make it perfectly clear operation, the various currencies 1/16th. There was 110 special any of the others.
that all Lausanne did was to and monetary standards within year, at the invitation of the Com-ture of bromide,
Boron minerala and concentrates fonture, and the market was
of the Gentio The German Chancellor, Herr
The substance
straighten out the internal the Empiro, and the feasibility and monwealth Government, he visit
of Europe difficulties
restoring and ed Australia and presented a re-used in the manufacture of borax and desirability of quietly steady. After the official
Von Papon declined throughout man's Agreement had boon public- fixing, the markot was rather dull,
to admit that Allles war debts ly announced on Friday. Without!
agree on proposals stabilising the general price lovel port giving his advice with regard and boric acid,
Certain olla used in perfumery, with Amerien Inclined to sell.
to America were any affair of it, the British delegates would
which the nations there repre- and the stabilising of exchanges to the establishment of the Aus-
Reuter.
tralian Navy-Router.
pharmacy and flavouring-Reuter, (Continued on Page 7) his, while Washington said it have been in a difficult position could not consider debts from when the Italian and French re-1
tone.
In
New York report, a decline of 1/8th in allver prices, on a dull market.
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