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BRITAIN LIKELY TO MAKE DEBT CONCESSION

STRIKING DEBT Temporary Withdrawal of "Capital Payment" Stipulation

COMPARISONS

London, Dec. 12. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in written replies to Parliamentary questions, says that if the British war debt to the United States had, from the outset, been settled on the same basis as the French war debt to the United States. the amount which the British Government has already paid, would exceed the amount due on such a basis by C$795,700.000 and no further payment would be due until 1940.

Similarly, if the British war debt had been settled on the basis of the Italian Settlement, no further payment would be due .until 1955.

If, however, past pay. ments were ignored, and the future payments in respect of the actual capital debt now out-

standing, were made on the basis of the French Settlement, the amount payable by the British Government on December

15th would be 22 million dollars instead of G$95,500,000, and simi- larly, if the future pay- ments were made on the basis of the Italian Settle- ment, the amount payable on December 15th would bo C$2,750,000 instead of C$95,500,000.

Approximately 29 per cent. of the British debt to the United States would have been paid off by the payments which Britain had already made If the settlement had. been made on the same basis as either the French or Italian Settlements. Under the terms of the existing settlement only of the four per cent. capital debt had been repaid.-British Wire-

Ics8.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

GIVES A HINT

RESERVE RIGHT TO PUT IT FORWARD LATER

FRENCH PROBLEM

LONDON, DEC. 12.

THE WAR DEBTS TANGLE AND AMERICA'S REJECTION OF THE STIPULATION ATTACHED TO BRITAIN'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF HER IN- TENTION TO MAKE THE DECEMBER 15 PAY- MENT, IS PROVIDING ÁLMOST THE SOLE TOPIC

Doorn House, in the cellare of which would be assassin was found yesterday, is seen on left, while on right the ex-Kaizer is seen returning to his residence after an outing, ~

OF DISCUSSION, ALTHOUGH DIPLOMATICALLY EX-KAISER'S

THE MATTER IS, FOR THE MOMENT, HANGING FIRE.

A hint of Britain's likely response to the new situa tion created was given by Mr. Neville Chamberlain in a speech at Birmingham when he said: "We don't ask that our proposal to the United States be accepted at this stage, but we'reserve our right to put it forward at the beginning of the discussions, which, if treated, in the same friendly spirit hitherto shown by both govern-

ment, are bound to lead to a settlement.

Mr. Chamberlain also made it clear that there is no question of asking Britain's debtors to pay anything at present.

A full dress debate on war debts will be commenced in the House of Commons to-morrow.-Reuter.

FREE DEBATE IN COMMONS

NO PARTY ISSUES ON DEBT QUESTION

HERRIOT FACED BY DEFEAT PROSPECT

DEBT DEBATE: BRITAIN TRIBUTED

London, Dev. 12.

Paris, Dec. 12. In response to a request by the

M. Herrist is faced with a seri Lender of the Opposition, Mr.

the George Lansbury, that a Governous prospect of defeat in ment statement, relative to the Chamber of Deputies if he insists American debt payments, should upon making the payment of the be made to the flouse of Commons December war debt instalment to before Thursday, under conditions the United States.

SHOCK FOR enabling the House to discuss it.

BERTRAM

FINDS STOWAWAY ON PLANE

(Our Own Correspondent), (Dx Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphio

Messages Ordinamer, 58P1, feceived, Das. 23, 10 am)

London, Dec. 13.

Hitherto, the attitude of the 20- Mr. Baldwin to-day announced clalists has been a matter of doubt, that the Government had arranged | To-day, however, before the meet- to devote the whole of Wednesday ing of the Chamber, they reached to a debate on this subject, and decision to oppose the payment. that the appropriate stateme.it even with reservations, would be made, probably by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

ENCOURAGING OPENING.

to

ESCAPE

DEBTS AND NEW WORLD

CURRENCY SYSTEM

ARMED MAN FOUND IN SCHEME TEMPORARILY

CELLAR OF HOUSE

ABANDONED

London, Dec. 12. The Council of the Bank for International Settlements, at its

MURDER ATTEMPT monthly meeting to-day, decided

SUSPECTED

Amsterdam, Dec. 12.

A sensation has been created by news from Doorn of the discovery in the cellar of Doorn House, the residence of the ex-Kaiser, of an armed German.

not The identity of the man is yet known. He has refused to armed reveal his name. He was with a revolver and a big knife.

He put up a struggle when his presence was discovered, but he was overpowered and placed under. arrest.

It is suspected that the intruder! intended to make an attempt on the life of the ex-Kaiser-Reuter,

SINO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS

enta-

to abandon its intention to blish a new pionetary system bas ed on gold, until the delta -ques- tion has been settled between the governments interested.—Britinh Wireicna.

JUSTICE IN SHANGHAI

REVIVAL OF MIXED

COURT URGED

SIR JOHN SIMON'S VIEWPOINT

AGITATOR GAOLED

F. A. CUP DRAW

THE THIRD ROUND PROPER

SENIOR TEAMS

UNLUCKY.

London, Dec. 12.

The draw for the Third Round Proper of the F.A. Cup Competi- tion, bringing in all the premier teams for the first time, was mado to-day, with an extraordini- arily unexciting result.

Needle games are notable for their scarcity, the most promis-

ing belog Aston Villa's visit to the Bradford City ground.

Luck has favoured the least prominent clubs. Only Boven of sides |twenty-two First Division

have been drawn at home, whereas twelve of eighteen Third Divi- ision teams will play before their own supporters and the Second Division splits twelve at home, and ten away.

LONDON'S BAD LUCK,

London has been particularly un- fortunate. The only games in the metropolis will be at Millwall,

ĮMAXIMUM SENTENCE ON where Reading or Coventry-will

ELIAS

HUNGER MARCH

SEQUEL

London, Dec. 12. At the Old Bailey this afternoon,

| provide the opposition, at Charlton, where Bolton travel, and Corin- thians v. West Ham. Arsenal, Chel- sca, Tottenham, Fulham, London's strongest clubs are all drawn

Bradford gets two games ILM does Birmingham. Both Nolta |toam: travol as do also the Meracy-

aiders, Everton and Liverpool.

The draw is as follows: Carlisle or Hull

City

Oldham

sf Gray's Inn Road, was found Sidney Job Elias, aged 36, a clerk, Juilty of inciting Walter Hanning iton to cause discontent, dissatis- Brighton or Wrexham faction and -will between dif- ferent classes of His Majesty's Bradford C. nubjects and to create public dis-Darlington turbances against the peace,

Elins was arrested at the offices Walford

of the National Unemployed Work-radford era Movement on November 4, lanch. Un. following the riots of the previous Bury,

Birmingham Tuesday and following the

dis Corinthians covery of a remarkable letter from Swindon Moscow written' by Elias, in the Leicester course of the police search of the premises.

Wolves

Bristol C. or

Tranmere Shanghai, Dec. 12:

Hackpool THIRD INTERNATIONAL..

Walsall Further questions concerning

The National Unemployed West Brom. the Shanghai District Court Workers' Movement was the body

Millwall were asked in the House of responsible for organising the Commons to-day, Sir N. Sande- marches of the unemployed, Elias, AGREEMENT REACHED man (Con., Prestwich) suggest in September, was in Russia, and Gripisy

Huddersfield ing that other Powers should be was apparently there acting under Gateshead AT GENEVA

Chester approached with a view to re-the instructions of a section of the Geneva, Dec. 12.

instating the old Mixed Court. Third International, charged with Stoke

the control of the unemployed Doncaster The Government would not put With other groups opposed

M. Litvinoff's unexpected visit

Captain Anthony Eden, Under

Swansea down a motion and the Houac payment and yet others doubtful, to Goneva has already had one

Secretary for Foreign Affairs, movement throughout the world. would have a perfectly free do

important result,

The letter was sent to two off. Lincoln bate, enabling the subject to be

The rumours that Sino-Russian replied that Sir John Simon Cocials of the Movement in England Barnsley of the and conveyed directions which, Aldershot negotiations were in progress re-siders that such a step would not discussed from every view-point. PREMIER RETURNS.

garding a resumption of diploma- be in the true interests Minister reached The Prime

tle relations have bean definitely British community in Shanghai, Landon from Geneva this after-

confirmed by an official announce- Captain Hans Bertram, the Ger

roon.

He was soon in consulta

ment that as the outcome of to- man avlator, who left Port Darwin tion with his colleagues, among

day's meetings, Sino-Russian at 6.46 a.m. yesterday in an at- the matters receiving considera-

diplomatic relations have now tempt to reach England in sovention being the United States'

been résumed.-Reuter. days, landed at Souradaya at Reply to the Noto in which the 6.10 p.m.

British Government notified their In the course of the flight from intention to pay in gold on Thurs- Australia, the airman received a day and that the payment was to shock when he discovered a stowa- be considered as a capital sum of way aboard his craft. The in- which account should be taken in truder was handed over. to tho the final settlement which should police on the arrival of Captain be concluded before June 15th. The American reply was that the Bertram at Sourabaya.

Secretary of the Treasury MISHAP THIS MORNING

without power to concur in the Sourabaya, Dec. 13. Captain Bertram, taxi-ing across British proposal and was bound to the flying ground here this morn- regard the gold as an instalment. ing was unable to take off owing It is anticipated that the Cabinet

when will meet to-morrow

Was

the

to his machine being overloaded. question whether a further com-

He crashed into a ditch.

The undercarriage of the chine and the propellor smashed. The airman was hurt-Reuter.

munication should be sent to the ma United States is expected to be con-

sidered.

wero

un-1

THE FIVE POWER MEETING

INCOME AND OUTGO.

Major General Sandilands being with the Girl invested

banks Badge" by little Miss Nors Didsbury yesterday afternoon, (Phates Ming Yuen).

SU PING-WEN'S ARMY

BELIEVEĎ SENT TO

CHITA

transported

Wednesday Newcastle Charlton

it was expected, they would carry! Later, Sir R. H. Craddock (Con.. out. The letter reached England Combined English Universitica) apparently by hand

"POLICE TERROR." requested that the British repre-

In the course of the lotter,Router. sentative in Shanghai should be instructed to inuiat on such re-Eline wrote:- forms in the Court as will end the existing abuses.

vi Sunderland

v. Tottenham

v. Chelsea r. Aston Vilin v. Torgung or Q. P. R.

v. Southend

v. Plymouth

v. Middlesbro. v. Notts Forest v. Preston

Y. West Ham.

v. Burnley v. Everton

Notts County

v. Purt Vale

v/ Arsenal v. Liverpool v. Reading or

Coventry

v. Portsmouth

v. Manchester C.

v. Folkestone Y. Fulham

v. Bouthampton

Halifax

r. Sheffield U.

v. Blackbara

v. Derby County

v. Luton

v. Bristol Rov, or

Gillingham v..Chesterfield.

v. Leedu v. Bolton

Matches to be played on January 14.

TWO M.P.'s PASS AWAY

"Now to take up one or two qacations that I have been charged to speak to you about. GROUNDS FOR COMPLAINT.

"Birkenhead From the papera Captain Eden, in replying, said there is no clear Indication that the Chinese Government had al- the Movement is trying to break ready had its attention drawn to through the police terror. There the difficulties in working the Nola a great deal of talk about the BYE-ELECTIONS NOW

NECESSARY 1 Court in Shanghai, and sugges- spirit of Birkenhead and the fact tions had been made for the elimi-le being overlooked that the polico

London, Dec. 12. Harbin, Doc. 13.

successfully breaking the

Two Parliamentary bye-elec- According to Japanese informa-nation of certain grounds for com- aro tion, it is believed that General plaint. The Government was na-Birkenhead spirit.

"Some proposals must be made tions are pending na 'n result of to our comrades in Birkenhed the death of Colonel Sir James Su Ping-wen's 4,000 troops, with turally continuing its work to

that end. their families, were

Mr. J. S. Wardlaw Milne (Con., and Liverpool on the methods of P. Reynolds, Conservative mem- ber for the Exchange Division of to Chita from the 86th verst on Kidderminster)-Would the Gov-fighting the police terror.

"First, the agitation must be Livorpéol, and Sir Duncan Millar, Saturday,

ernment consider recommenda-

streats. continued in the

The Liberal member for East Fife. The Japanese military au-

must Sir James Reynolds, who was thorities are without information Lions by British organisations?

Captain Eden: We are caro-N.U.W.M. branches there from the U.S.S.R. regarding the fully considering the China As-organise on a street group basis. knighted in 1920 and made a Get out leaflets, organise meetings baronet in 1921, was a director of sociation's Memorandum and are where possible to keep the agita-banking and insurance companies. In 1907,he was President of the "Side by side with this we must Liverpool Cotton Association. At work in the Trade Union branches the last olection, he had a majori and develop agitation for the dis- honoured," he exclaimed. missal of the Chief of Police, and ty of 18,144 over hie Labour op

Sir Duncan Millar had a lengthy Proceeding, M. Herriot and he in addition now-not later the ponent. favoured the making of the Decem. I.L.P. should organise a public Parliamentary career, represent- ber payment to France with cer- inquiry at which these statements: uprightness, particularly in moneyinin reservations, but until he had appearing in the Dally Worker ing St. Andrew's in 1910, North-

a further opportunity of discun.Ican be given publicity-Router. File In 1922-24 and again: 'since. matters,

He begged the House to re- along with Britain, he was unable

Reported stolen from the City Hall 1929. He was a member of both Rect upon the danger of seto define the nature of the reservada Austin rober or belonging the Scottish and English Bars." parating Britain and France

to Mr. 1p Man-chi, proprietor of the and was returned, unopposed “ kë A'vote on the issue is not expect International Motor Supply Company, the last election as a National 'ed until to-morrow night-Router, has since been recovered.

Liberal.—British Wireless,

whereabouts of Generál Su and his staff.

-General Ma' Shuan-ahuan, thekeoping in close touch with the lion going.

anti-Manchukuo

WAR

loader, Guide

General. Liu and arrosted by executed at Lishuchen, to tho north of Muling, yesterday.— Router.

In a written reply to a Parlia mentary question regarding British receipts and payments on account of reparations and war debts, the Chancellor of the Excliequer. has Riven detalls showing that Bri- London, Dec. 12.

receipta in war debts. A Genova message states the 'tain's Fiva Power meeting, with Mr. amounted to 71.1 million pounds Arthur. Henderson attending in his and la reparations 121.3 million armament Conference, will be held million pounds. Her payments to tromely dimeult situation, though capacity as President of the Dis- pounds, making a total of 192.4 M. Herrlot la confronted by an ex- in London on January 16th, to set- the United Statea for war debts he met with an encouraging recep- te various points connected with amounted to 320.2 million pounds, tion on opening the debate,"

The Primo Minister, for in- yesterday's doclaration made by the thus exceeding her total receipts Five Powers regarding equality of from war debta and reparations stance, drew loud cheers from all status, security and progressivo di-,by 183.8 million pounds.British sides of the Chamber when he paid la tribute to Britain's loyalty and armament-British Wirolesa.

Wireless.

at the present juncture.

"France's signature must be

Municipal Corporation.-Reuter.

tions.

East Lanark in 1911-18, and East