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BRITAIN'S NEXT STEP ON WAR DEBTS ISSUE "Huge Payments to United States While Receiving Nothing From Our Debtors Would be Insufferable":-Mr. Chamberlain

KENT WOOD MURDERS

SOLDIER FOUND GUILTY

BUT INSANE

WOMEN VICTIMS

'London, Nov, 25..

James Thomas Collins, private of the 2nd Battalion The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), aged 26, was charged at Maidstone Assizes with the wilful murder ofi

Mrs. Janie Swift, aged 6, of Ye Olde Sportsman's Inn, Seasalter, near Whitstable, Kent. Her daugh-

ter

Mrs. Janke Tremayne Stemp. aged 36, of The White Hart Inn, Wadhurst, Sussex, and--

Peggy Stemp, aged 13, daughter:

of Mrs. Stomp.

He was found guilty but frisane and was sentenced to be detained inring His Majesty's pleasure.

All three victims were Hound dead on June 13 from gunshot wounds in King's Wood, close to The Ashford-Faversham road 01 Challock Hill, about a mile from The village of Challock.

The discovery was made by lus conductor, who had seen parti of a woman's dress through thei Lrees on the fringe of the wood. : He reported what he had seen when he arrived at Ashford, and mobile police rushed to the spot. Reutor.

The Prime Minister on tour.

SOVIET OIL

FOR CANADA

NEW AGREEMENT SIGNED

Telegraph. Copyright. “Pulmastavit |Mewangia Gedinner, 1824. Bersine Nor

Ladon, Nov. 25.

WAR DAMAGE ATgreement for the supply of oil

LAICHOW

THIRTY THOUSAND

HOMELESS

(Special to "Telegraph".)

A Morrow message states that! products to Canada was signed at few days ago by the Soviet Oil Exporting Trust.

This year. 50,000 tons ofl Russian oil products, valued over half a million dolines, have! |been exported to Canada, this be

ing the first time that Soviet uil has been supplied to the Dominion, The new agreement provides for the supply of 120,000 tons, valued

1 Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphicnt a million and a half dollars, Mesenger Ordinance, 2016. Renewel, Bor

24. 10.30 15.m.)

Chofoo, Nov. 26.

It is now revealed that the recent reports of the damage caused at Lalchow-fu, as a result of the civil war, were in no sense exag- gorated.

No fewer

than 30,000 people

are homeless as a result of damige

GERMAN STALEMATE

ia property, the greatest part of CENTRE UNABLE TO

which was caused by

operations on both sides.

The neighbouring

military

towns of

Shaho, Pinglition and Chukio have! opened relief funds to aid the Lai! chow-fu sufferers.

FORM CABINET

(Our Own Correspondent).

Elly Telegraph. Copyright.

Telegraphic

General Hah Fu-chu's nominee fraper Ordinance. 2891. Reerived, Nov. has

undertaken the duties of de, this mil Magistrato at Laichow-fu, and this is expected to allay anxiety in the district.

EUROPEANS ON A SPREE

PUBLIC MOTOR CAR COMMANDEERED

Two unknown Europeans com-

London, Nov. 25.

A Berlin message states that the political crisis is still un- solved.

AMERICAN REPLY

TO BRITAIN

HISTORIC POSITION AS SHEET-ANCHOR

INSISTS ON NEED FOR PAYMENT

་

BRITAIN'S NEXT STEP IN THE WAR DEBTS PROBLEM IS AWAITED WITH KEEN EX- PECTANCY, A DRAMATIC SUPPRISE IS CON- MINISTERS SIDERED POSSIBLE. CABINET ARE MAKING CAREFULLY PHRASED SPEECHES ON THE SUBJECT THROUGHOUT THE COUN TRY, APPARENTLY PREPARING PUBLIC OPIN- ION FOR THEIR DECISION.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain, at Birmingham, said

that British policy called for the wiping out of war

debts and reparations.

"We have never contemplated," he said, "a state of affairs in which we might be asked to make payments equal to one shilling in the pound on our income tax, while at the same time, we will receive nothing from our debtors. That, alike from the point of view of justice and the possibility of maintaining our industries, would be insufferable."

The full text of the American Reply to the British. Note was published in London last night.

PRIME MINISTER'S COMPARISON

Mr. Neville Chamberlain, who endorted Mr. Churchill's views on war doble at Birmingham yester. day.

MANCHURIA DISPUTE

SPECIAL MEETING OF ASSEMBLY

JAPAN IN DOUBT

Geneva, Nov. 25.

The Council of the League

NEW YORK SILVER SLUMP

LOWEST PRICE IN HISTORY

New York, Nov. 25. Silver touched a new low record for December delivery on the Now York market to-day bring quoted at 25.88 cents an ounce.

Chinese currency was down by three-eights of a cent and the ruper by two-fifthw of a cont.- Reuter,

BRITISH

meeting again to-day to discuss ARMY CHIEF

|the Manchurian dispute, proposed that the whole question be re- ferred to a special meeting of the Assembly of the League.

The proposal was immediately accepted by Dr. Wellington Koo lon behalf of China, but Mr. Matsuoka declared that he must | first consult his government in

“SIMANTA BATERIEISSTANGEFESTIGA ESAN ZORLU (MOKSTI PROTEZIOLANUTEN MADRE the matter.

STERLING SLUMP

RECORD LOW LEVEL YESTERDAY

New York, Nov, 25.

A sensation was caused in Wall Street to-day when the pound sterling slumped to the record low level of 3.20. It recovered slightly to 3.20% at the close.-Reuter.

the various depressing conditions,

but says that the Americans are

were conse-

The discussions quently adjourned until Monday.! --Reuter,

NOVEMBER HANDICAP

ROCKCLIFFE AND DISARMAMENT SCRATCHED

SIR MONTGOMERY MASSINGBERD

HINDENBURG LINE TRIUMPH

London, Nov. 25. General Sir Archibald Mont- gomery-Massingberd. who bas been Adjutant-General of the Forces since 1913, has been

ap- pointed Chief of the Imperial General Staff in succession to Field-Marshal Sir George Milna.

Sir Archibald was born in De-. cember, 1871, and was educated. ut Charterhouse and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Ho served in the South African war. was mentioned in dispatches and was wounded. At the beginning: of the World War he hold the rank of Brevet Llout. Colonel, but promotion came rapidly and his services were nine times men- tioned in dispatches.

In the last year of the war he

London, November 28. Rockclife and Disarmament were falso hard hit and expresses the scratched from the Manchester

Pinion that by the payment of the November Handicap to-day, and was Chief of Staff to Lord Rawlin Instalment due on December 16. neither of the Wragga will be son's 4th Army and as such con- the prospects of a satisfactory riding, Lowry replacing S. Wragg tributed vitally to the great sur approach to the whole. question on Seardroy.

would greatly increase.-Reuter. The probable starters and jockeys

TEXT OF REPLY.

The American Reply states: fully appreciate the importance of London, Nov, 26. Neville Chamberlain who said the the proposal contained in your note "I do not believe for a moment decision which must be made was of November 10th and the serious- that if a real effort is made one of the most difficult and|ness of the situation upon which it together. I both sides endeavour delicate which had ever fallen to is predicated. The mere fact that

put themselves in the the lot of any Government. other's shoes, a solution

to

con-

not be found that will enable December 10 to be

passed without economic dislocation, the future examined and new agree- ments made between men of good- will, who understand that the pre-

sent unfortunate financial situr- tion means to the world," declared Mr. Ramsay MacDonald in speech at Retford to-night.

The Prime Minister dealt at some considerable length with the war debts Issue, pointing out that Britain's loans to the Allies were almost exactly the same as the loans made by the United States,

BRITISH REMISSIONS.

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After negotiating with party But Britain has written off at leaders all days, the Centrist teast sixty per cent. of the debts leader, Herr Kaas, informed due to her and, furthermore, has President Hindenburg that it paid the United States £200,000,000 was impossible for him to form more than we have received from

Europe. Parliamentary Cabinet.

mandeered a public motor car last THE HIGH COST OF

night and, after assaulting the. driver, abandoned the vehicle which was subsequently found by the police.

"LIVING"

summary

At the date of funding. Franca owed Britain £600,000,000, the capitalised present value of the is £227,000,000, repre- senting a debt remission of 62 per cent.

The Italian Debt at the funding

your Government suggests the necessity of a review of inter- For years past, he said, the governmental financial obligations polley of this country with re- presents a circumstance which gard to both reparations and must be given the most serious war debts had been that all consideration. should be wiped out.

"They went to Lausanne and there came to a certain agreement that all reparation should be suspended.

payments

"In a matter of such importance, there must be allowed no oppor- tunity for misunderstanding or failure to reach conclusions eatin- factory to both Governments and peoples. With this end in view you will permit me to recall very briefly some of the essential condi-1 "We never contemplated a state tions and limitations which would in which we might be asked to control on the part of this Govern- make payments equal to another ment such a review and might shilling in the pound on our in-effect its desisione.

"INSUFFERABLE".

CONGRESS POWER.

.Peryman

.Childra Weston

follow:

Sans Espoir

Pahokee

Guiscard

Cobequid

Overall

C. Richards

Scardroy

Wing Lowry

Rock Star

Arona

G. Richards

Ray

Apperley

Beary

Clogheen

Epicure

Lingerie

Codiell

Dictum Silver Castor Anna Isthmus Hypostyle North Drift

Graves .Sirett

Fox Lone

Steve Donoghue

Dines

.E. Smith Novett Richardson .Dowdall -Reuter.

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CANADA'S HUGE LOANS

FINE RESPONSE TO NEW ISSUES

come tax while at same time we will receive nothing from our debtors. That, alike from the "Not only is there reserved to point of view of justice, and the Congress the ultimate decision in possibility of maintaining

Ottawa, Nov. 25. industries would be absolutely in-or amendment of these inter-eighty million dollars have been

our respect to the funding, refunding

The Dominion internal loans of sufferable."-British Wireless. governmental obligations under

over-subscribed, consideration, but Congress in the past has itself provided machinery 000 in three-year four per cent. The loans consisted of G$26,000,- In the shape of a World War Foreign Debt Commission for the bonds at 99.20, and a twenty-year Investigation of facts and for mak. four per cent. loan of G$55,000,000 ing recommendations upon which at 98.46.--Reuter, action might be taken,

FULL TEXT OF U.S. REPLY

DECISION RESERVED TO CONGRESS

"The Executive might recom- [mond but the facts and the ovid- ence were submitted to and the de- cision made by Congress acting through this machinery.

·

CHINA INVOICE

SCHEME

OPERATING FROM DEC. IST.

prise attack of Aug. 8,1918, which: has been termed Ludendorff's "black day", for it led to the breaking of the Hindenburg Line and the steady advance to victory,

SERVICE IN INDIA.

war

At the conclusion of the he went to India as Deputy-Chief of the General Staff and romained there until 1922 when he returned

to Sir

to England to command the 53rd Welsh Division ⚫ Territorials. From that post he was transfer- red to Aldershot In the follow- Ing year as commander of the 1st Division of the army. In June,. 1928, with the rank of Llout. General he was promoted Com- mandor-in-Chief of the Southern. Command in succession A.J. Godlay. In 1930. he was promoted General.

His father was the late Rt. Hon. Hugh de F. Mongomery. In 1926, however, the General obtained a Royal Heenee to

add "Massingberd" to hle aurnamo. It was the name of his wifa'a mo- ther by her second marriage.

He received his first knighthood (K.C.M.G.) in 1919 and was made K.C.B. In 1925. He is a Comman- holds. French der of the Legion of Honour and and U.S. WAT medals.-Reuter and I.B.5.

THE SHANTUNG SETTLEMENT

ALL LIU'S TROOPS LEAVING

Chefoo, Nov: 26. It is now

expected that all General Liu Chen-nlen's forces will have left Chefco by December

16.

London, Nov. 25. The text of President Hoover's was £500,000,000, but the capita-Note to the British Government A NEW SCALE OF lised prosent value is £77,800,000 A report of the incident was

has now been released for PENALTIES made by Yam Hol, aged 22, motor

representing a remission of 86 per

"Your present suggestion of a cont. The Rumanian, Portuguese, publication. driver, who stated that at 10.30

The main points were outlined general review goes far beyond Increases in the maximum fines Greek and Yugo-Slavian Dobta inat night his car was engaged by

anything contemplated or proposed two Europeans, who wore accom- for various forms of drunkenness were remitted by from 63 to 68 per in the statement lasued from the at any time in the past, either by

Or cont. on the same basis.

White House two days ago,

President Hoover or by this

Liu la at present at Lalchowfù....... panied by a Chinese girl, near are contemplated under an Garden Road. The fares were dinance to amend and consolidate HAD NOT ASKED FOR REVISION. President Hoover lays further tion quoted in your Note was not ment appearing elsewhere that ammunition are loaded at Tiger In the course of the Reply, Government, and even the sugges. It is intimated in an advertise-while most of his supplies and driven to Belchors Street, whore the law relating to

The point he was making zoed emphasis on the American con adopted by the Congress of the merchante exporting goods from Hond.. thoy alighted. The diver. asked offences, the draft of which has

not be unduly emphasised, but it tention that reparations are solely United States.

Hongkong, to any part of China just been issued.

Provincial Government Bo- for his fare, but was refused:

are required, as, from December mineca are already, acting in the Under the One of the men is alleged to

Ordinance, the was worth remembering. After European question, having no

LAUSANNE

1st., to obtain certified consular towns of Tengchowfu, Hwangh- have struck the driver and held maximum fino for being drunk in all, Britain had not asked the connexion with war debts to the United States and · in which the

"I appreciate the importance of invoices.

sion, Fushan and Chofoo---Router. of the oxisting debt

Forms and information can bọ charge of the wheel and drove the 18 to be raised from $10 to $25,reduction

at Lausanne in respect to repara- car along Des Voeux Road Central, while that for being drunk and agreement, but merely for the involved.

NO INFERENCE.

CAPT. EDEN RELIEVES tions and the possible effect upon Central, fourth floor, On passing the World Theatre, disorderly and for being drunk postponement of the date of the

those creditor nations of the loss

SIR J. SIMON He feels nure, therefore, thint no of that source of income. I am not He emphasised that the Anglo- the mon pushed the driver out of when in charge of a vehicle other payment of the next instalment.

In view of a change in orders, tho than a motor vehicle will be raised

London, Nov. 28. in the British Note of November world-wide depression and the Rev. F.E. ("Bob" Ford, Toe H.

Under Secretary for 10 that the settlement of the re- concurrent fall of prices has in- Padre and Mr. H. Chappell, are Foreign Affairs Capt. Anthony paratione problem at Lausanne oressed the weight of debts in travelling to the Colony from Fre Eden, leaves on Saturday morning was made la reliance upon any many parts of the world nor to the mantle, will not arrive until Decem-for Geneva to take charge of thes commitments given by the United fact that the decrease of interna-bar 24th, instead of December 18th British delogation during the

mon tional trade has increased the dimas stated yesterday. The two States Government.

President Hoover appreciates

are making a world, tour in connex absence of Sir John Simon, who is (Continued on Page 7.)

ion with the Toe H. Movement.

[returning to London. --Reuter,

or

him down whilst the other took public places or licensed premises United States for cancellation United States. is not, in any way, tho stop taken by the Governments obtained at 5. Queen's Road)

the

-

cer and proceeded in from $25 to $100. The Magistrates Amorlean dobt discussions were [Inference.could have been intendea | oblivious to the fact that the all tanker "Corato", by which the

easterly direction.

In making his report to the consider the lower penalties

police the driver intimated that he dropped a $10 noto during the Acume,

In-

not arousing any bad feeling be tween them.-Reitter.

CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH.

sufficient.

the near

Ferry Wharf, a short distance The car was subsequently found from where the driver was pushed

Yaumati out,

at Birmingham this afternoon by

the Chancellor of Exchequer, Mr.

|

abandoned

The subject was also referred to

Tho