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FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1933.

日七廿月三

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A feature of distinction and a factor of safety

OPPOSITION DEVELOPING TO U. S. INFLATION

LABOUR AND MOSCOW

TRADE EMBARGO PROTEST

KELLOGG⋅ PACT VIOLATION

MAKING APPEAL TO SOVIET

(Special to "Tolegraph")

(Telegraph. Causight. Telegraphic Mess

Seceived. mages Ordinaner, 1994,

April 31, 198 p.m.)

London, Apr. 21.

A joint meeting of the Labour Party and the Trades Union Con- gress held to discuss the Anglo- Russian situation, decided to

cm-

protest against the trade bargo as a violation of the spirit of the Kellogg Pact and to ap- pead to Moscow to release Messrs. MacDonald and Thorn- ton in the interests of Anglo- Russian relations.

Moscow, Apr. 20.

In

Republican Hostility: Check to Legislation Expected

The New York Stock Exchange Wall Stroot, thronged with

people.

HITLER'S BIRTHDAY

ENTHUSIASTIC CELEBRATION

The Soviet Government has GERMANY ON FETE given no blat of action upon the

the

for the

representations made

sentences communtation of passed upon Messrs. Thorton and MacDonald.

The Russian counsel who re- presented them in the trial have' announced their Intention of lodg ing an appeal for clemency with the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet, but no decision is ex- preted for some days at least.

TRADE EXPERTS LEAVING.

(Special to "Telegraph")

Telestruphie. Stone даль Received, April

(Telegraph, Copyright.

21, 1,2 11,m./

ritinanec,

Berlin, Apr. 20. The popularity of the celebra- tion in pre-war days of the ex- Kaiser's birthay was at least the forty- equailed to-day on

It is announced on behalf of fourth birthday of Herr Hitler. London that Mr. Ozersky, the head the Nazi Chancellor.

the Russian Trade delegation in

The peace of titler's mountain

FULL DETAILS OF

ROOSEVELT PROGRAMME

DEBASING THE GOLD DOLLAR

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH”)

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messagçs. Ordinance, 11894. Received, April 21, 11.60a.m.)

WASHINGTON, APR. 20.

IT WAS LEARNED LATE TO-NIGHT THAT OPPOSITION TO THE DEMOCRATIC INFLATION AND CURRENCY DEBASEMENT PROGRAMME IS BEING ORGANISED BY THE REPUBLICANS AND THAT THE LEGISLATION MAY BE DELAYED,

The inflation amendment to the Farm Bill has been published. It authorises the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the Federal Reserve Banks for the pur- chase of three thousand million dollars' worth of Gov- ernment bonds to be held by the Reserve Banks for an agreed period of time.

PEKING WAR FEARS

NEW JAPANESE OFFENSIVE

ATTEMPTS TO CROSS THE LAN RIVER

(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)

Telepath, Copyright. Telegraphis Mian

Ordinance. 1891.

anggen

Bi 7.25 d. m.)

*

Peking, Apr. 21.

April

Attempts by the Japanese to cross the Lan River at several points are giving rise to increasing apprehension of an extension of the sphere

The destruction caused to a row of houses in Mitcham on March 30 when an explosion occurred at a distillery. One was killed and many injured. An aerial view will be found on Page Seven. (Planet News.of operations to the Peking

By Air Mall).

CAPT. LANCASTER STILL MISSING

FRUITLESS SEARCH BY 'PLANES

(Special to "Tolagraph") (Telegraph, Copyripas. Telegraphic Mice]

JAPI. Received. April aapt Ordinance, 1.58 m.)

The President is authorised to lower the gold con- tent of the dollar by not more than fifty per cent. and, also to accept silver to the value of G$100,000,000 in part payment of war debts at a price not exceeding fifty

cents an ounce.

SHARP RISE IN SILVER PRICES

President Roosevelt

Is

also had exceeded 7,130,000, the most

of the delegation, and his two assistants, will proceed to Moscow home in Bavaria was greatly dis- authorised, under the amendment, active trading since the panic of on Monday for consultation with turbed by the arrival of enormous to fix the weight of the gold 1929, the Soviet Commissariat of For- quantities of presents from all doliar in grains nine-tenths are, eign Trade.

The market absorbed proft- over Germany, including an auto-at an amount necessary to pro-taking in the afternoon, resistance United States against the adverse Intimation that a three thousand The Anglo-Russian trade agrco- graphed photograph of President! tect the foreign commerce of the being strong in consequence

Hindenburg.

effect of depreciated foreign million dollar infiation, power, has ment expired last Monday,

Everywhere

currencies.

[been placed in the hands of Pre- It is authoritatively explain-sident Roosevelt, ed that the amendment is primarily intended to secure an expansion of credit rather than of currency.

throughout the The British embargo on commo- dities representing 80 per cent. country, buildings were be-flaggedi

to Britain and the populace organised pro of Russian imports proclaimed yesterday following cessions and feles in Hitler's the sentences on the British ac-honour. cused, is due to take effect next Wednesday,

UNION JACK HAULED DOWN. Mr. Alan Monkhouse, who was] the chief representative in Rus-

Nazi storm-troops sold Hitler's favourite flower, edelweiss, in the streets of Berlin and gave the proceeds to charity.

The unemployed were gladdened sia of Mesars. Melropolitan Vick-when they called to collect their

"PROPER LEVELS." The object of the Inflationary measure, It is stated, is not only

LONDON REACTION.

After somewhat erratic day in London in the foreign exchange market, the dollar rate on sterling improved at the close to 3,85. Other markets were at first con- can developments, although British iderably affected by the Ameri-

Loan 3 per cent, unaltered.

Little solling occurred in the The plans for the reduction of. the gold content of the dollar is Kafir market which finished firm

ers, together with Messrs. Nord. dole and received an extra gift to raise commodity prices in the funds changed ifttle, with War

wall, Cushny and Gregory, left

for England under the expulsion sentence at 10.45 p.m. by the in- ternational expresa.

of food-Router.

Mr. Nerdwall was accompanied MORE KILLING

by his Russian wife, who has been granted relief from her Soviet eltlzenship by the C.E.C. of the Soviet.

The British party was seen off

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at the station by the staff of the "BEST SHELL IN WORLD"

British Embassy.

The laat act of the engineers be- fore leaving Russia was to pay a visit to the log-cabin in which they lived outside Moncow, where they solemnly hauled down the Union Jack,

"The flag has been flown here for nearly ten years." Mr. Cushny told Reuter, with a wry smile, "but now wo think it is time to haul it down."-Reuter.

BRITONS SAFE

INVENTED

BRITISH CLAIM

(Special 10 "Telegraph")

Telegraph, Copyright. adgra Ordinance, 18.

1. p.m.),

Telegraphic

Retired, April

London, Apr. 21.

Atre-

A claim that his firm have invented the best shell in the

United States, but also to main tain them.

to facilitate international mone- as did also internationala gen-

levels."

economic convictions.

HOSTILITY DEVELOPS.

crally,

GOLD REGULATIONS.

Alglers, Apr. 20. Despite searches conducted from Timbuctoo, Gao, and Colomb Bechar, in the course of which another plane was forced down and the airman injured, no trace of Captain Lancaster has been found.

He has now been missing for eight days. He had food sufficient only, for five days and fuel to carry him 1,500 miles. Beuter.

PRINCE'S BETROTHAL

LACONIC FAMILY

STATEMENT.

RENUNCIATION OF RIGHTS LIKELY

Berlin, April 20.

SOVIET

REJECTS

DEMAND

REPLY TO MANCHUKUO ON C.E.R. ISSUE

WILL RAILWAY -- BE SEIZED?

(Special to "Telegraph"}

and Tientsin areas.

Heavy clashes occurred at several points along the river yesterday, the offensive being commenced during a torrential downpour of rain, according to latest despatches from the front.

Severest fghting took placo in front of Sahochlao, where the Japanese attempted to enrry the

Chinese defences by storm. It is

claimed, however, that all attacks wore repulsed, after a battle.

sevoro

PROLONGED BATTLET Another prolonged battle". re- ported from Tachongku, where the Japanese attempted to cross the river without success, although the Japanese artillery continued to shell the Chinese. positions.

(Telegraph, Copyright Telegraphia Mee until late into the night.

wages Ordinance, 1891. Received. April) 21. 4. ..)

Official bulletins adds that the casualties on both sides were very Moscow, Apr. 20. heavy. The Chinese are now con- The Sovcit Consul General at structing works west of the Lam Harbin has been authorised to liver.

reply rejecting the demand of the Manchukuo Government for the retum of the rolling-stock taken into Russia from the Chinese Eastern Railway.

REFUGEES FLIGHT.

The plight of thousands of war refugees is described in latest dis- patches, which state that in the It is understood that the reply Tongshan mining district alone has already been sent from Harbin there are 30,000 rofugees waiting in the form of a letter, in which for transport to Peking and Tien- the Consul General, for the Soviet tsin, while 7,000 distressed people, Government, emphasizes that not including many women and child- Go only is the rolling stock of the

C.E.R. the property of the Soviet ren, are reported at Kuych and Government, but that, in addition,

Kaiping,

the Chinese Eastern Railway ja It is believed that during the Indebted to the Soviet for the use week-end the Japanese will com- of the rolling stock for a number mence a big drive to eliminate the of years past.

Chinese, troops under. Soong Chih- yunn near Halfongkow.

TREATY OBLIGATIONS. The letter requests that

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con- tions in the Luan Ho districts,

where the authorities have had to ex hoist the British flag to prevent The Soviet Government presses the hope that the Man Japanese planes from dropping.

refugees' chukuo Government will "in bomba

in camps future, refrain from abstructing tration the normal working of the rail- wny."

on

tho

concon-

open.

CHARHAR ANXIETY

MANCHUKUO POSITION.

Travellers describe the terrible The Hohenzollern Administra-questions arising out of the pre- plight of refugees in the Kaiping tary stabilisation si "proper After the close, the latter show-tion in Berlin has issued asent position of the Chinese Eas- mining distrlet and at railway sta

The attack on the proposals is ed renewed strength in the Street laconic statement regarding the tern Railway be settled in coming from the Republican ranks, markets, Nickels jumping from engagement of Prince Wilhelm formity with the treaties. There is no indication whether 164 to 17%, and Brazil Tractions of Prussia, son of the ex-Crown Prince, to Miss Dorothy von "sound-money"

Democrats will from 10% to 11.1/16.

Salvaiti, follow their President or their

The statement announces: President Roosevelt's gold em- Prince Wilhelm's engagement oc- bargo order, which was issued to-curred without the previous

Peking, April 21. Senator Reed (Rep.) declared day by the Treasury Department,

Moscow is now awaiting Man-i Some anxiety is felt regarding that he would strive by all prohibits the ear-marking of gold knowledge of the head of the

clnikuo's reaction. Last week, It the situation in Charhar. Chinese means to delay the legislation for foreign account and also the family (the ex-Kaiser) or of his

will be recalled, the Foreign despatches from Kalgan unaort in the Sennte in order to give exports of gall bullion or gold cer-

Court circles regard the declara- Ministry at Changchun quesented that three thousand troops, re- the anti-inflationists timo to tificates,

as indicating that Prince the Soviet Consul-General at Har presenting the vanguard of the The few exceptions include one tion organise public opinion against to the effect that the Secretary of Wilhelm may ronounce his claim bin with a Note demanding the Japanese Western Expedition have the Troasury may licence the ex-to the Throne in favour of his immediate unconditional return of ranched Chaling on the border and clashed on April 18.with the In consequence of this declara-port of gold already earmarked younger brother, Prince Ferdin-all C.E.R, locomotives.

The opinion was expressed that if Chinese garrison. tion, the Democratic leaders do and held on trust for a foreign and.

Mlag von Salvaiti is a deacend the Soviets called a strike or a The altuation along the border not expect the Bill to be passed government, a foreign central bank

the Bank of International ant of an old aristocratic Italian lockout, or hedge regarding the is regarded as critical. this week,

family, but Prince Wilhelm has demand, Manchukuo would

seize

Chinese troops are reported as broken tho Hohonzollern rule the Chineso Eastorn Railway-boing rushed up to reinforce the against an alliance, "below rank. (--Router..

it.

FOR PRESENT world, and that it had sucess there was little speculative buy-

BRITONS SAFE

FOR PRESENT

Peking, April 21.

fully passed Admiralty tests, was put forward by Sir Robert Hadfield to-day..

Sir Robert Hadfield, a famous steel-master, is the chairman and

PRIOR CONTRACTS.

Sterling closed in New York at Bettlements. 3.81. The market was quiet and ing-Reuter's Special. Copyright.

HECTIC DAY, '.'

parents.".

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U.S. AMBASSADOR IN ITALY

MR. BRECKINBRIDGE LONG APPOINTED

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NEW

CONSTITUTION FOR INDIA

Invitations by Joint Committee

garrisona. Japanese aeroplanes have been activa in bombing the border towns, causing a large exodus of refugees.Ratitor.

* London, Apr. 20, The King, accompanied by the Queen and the Princess. Royal at- tended tde Epsom races to-day..

Ho aw his horse "The Abbot": run a dead heat with an animal called "Jime Thon."British Wire- Tess.

The Secretary of the Treasury may also permit the export of gold which has been imported for re- New York, Apr. 20. export also reasonable amounts One of the most Hectic days in for the trade requirements of re- importing gold-bearing managing director of Hadfields, the chequered career of the New finers Limited, one of the biggest Arms York stock exchange followed materials under an agreement to of America's export gold, also for gold required It is learned that none of the In Sheffield, and he made the claim full realisation

entered into prior to the date of three Britons Messre. Johnson, at the annual meeting of share-abandonment of the gold stan- for the fulfilment of contracts

holders to-day.

dard. Ho cinimed that the shell' was New York was flooded with buy-the embargo order.

(Special to "Telegraph") Hargrave and Blue, who wore

EXCHANGE REGULATION.

(Teleproph, Copyright. Telegraphia Me abducted from the Nanchang, was capable of perforating at long ing orders from all over the coun-

(Special to "Telegraph”) The Treasury has also issued gas Ordinaune, 1795. Received, April hurt during the recent fight in range the armoured protection of try and both stock and cont-

Twisprash. Copyright. Telegraph Me Parliamentary Joint Committoo, wagen Ordinance, 119), Florived, April which they were captured from an enemy ship if attacked, with modity prices took a steady up-

Washington, Apr. 20. ward swing, the gain being from President Roosevelt's executive P.MJ disastrous results.

which is to consider India constitu- order authorising the Secretary their original abductors.

Mr. Breckinridge Long, pro-

London, Apr. 20. tional referitis, as soon as Parlia», This, he said, was never possible one to nine points.

"In the first half-hour of trading of the Treasury to regulate foreign minent international lawyer, has It fa understood that among the

A list has been published of mont reassembles, have decided to the tickers were utterly demoralls- exchanges. gang now holding them are several before with any certainty,

The proposed legislation In con-been appoointed United States

Ambassador in Italy.

seven ministers representating the call into consultation.

The British-India representatives brigands who were formerly in The projectilo; ho added, had ed, being more than half an hour

Fram 1917 to 1920, under Prest-Indian States, and twenty one re- Pet Pa-tion's gang, which last passed the latest and most severe behind! Over 1,700,000 shares nexion with the President's powers September captured Mrs. Pawloy tests at the Government's proving changed hands in this period and a "Dollar Dictator" has now been dent Wilson, he was Assistant presentatives of all of the com- Include also representatives

(Continued on Page 7.)

Secretary of State-Router. Imunities of British India whom the labour and women.—-Reuter, and Mr. Charles Corkran-Neuter. ground at Shoeburyhens. Reuter, before the end of the day, the total