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C# WE+A+A## TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1933,

HATALOG FER ANNUM

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MEN'S

SAXONE SHOES

WHITEAWAYS

INSPECTION INVITED

GENEVA CONDEMNS GERMAN PRECIPITANCY

Withdrawal Reasons Not Accepted As Valid

REBELLION OVER

FANG CHEN-WU IN

TIENTSIN

CHI WANTS TO ∙GO TO CUBA

Poking, Oct. 17. Generale Fang Chen-wu and Chi Hung-chang did not, after all, en-f ter Peking, but late last night motored instead to Tientsin, where | they are now romaining ponding a decision by the Government as to their futura.

It is understood that they have expressed a wish to travel abroad, and it is expected that their wishes will be met.

General Chi Hung-chang, how ever, does not appear to have completely overcome. his rovolu tionary instincts, as ho- says he wants to proceed to Cuba.

With the end of the rebellion, North China is looking forward to A period of peace and reconstruc-i tion after a hectle year of war, in- vasion and rebellion.-Reuter.

Chinose roports this morning alleged that the rebel generals had broken their parole and fled to Tientsin.

FIRE TRAGEDY INQUIRY

CARBON MONOXIDE

POISONING

FIVE QUESTIONS

AN ADJOURNMENT FOR TEN DAYS

FURTHER DETAILS OF POWERS' OFFER

GENEVA, OCT. 17.

HAS

THE DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE ADJOURNED FOR TEN DAYS, FOLLOWING AP. PROVAL OF 'MR. HENDERSON'S REPLY TO GERMANY'S MESSAGE OF WITHDRAWAL, DE- CLARING INABILITY TO ACCEPT THE REASONS GIVEN AS VALID.

Dr. Benes, Czecho-Slovakia, the rapporteur, of the Disarmament Conference, expresses the opinion that a Disarmament Convention through negotiations by the Great Powers is impossible. It must come through Geneva.

The best course to follow at the present time, he said, was to give Germany time to appreciate the real facts of the situation, and lot a sense of complete isola- tion thoroughly sink in.-keuter.

DEFINITE PROGRAMME DRAWN UP

London, Oct. 16. completed within a limited periodí The Disarmianient Conference and provided for the realisation to-day decided on a ten days' progressively, in accordance with adjournment to enable the dele-the resolution of the Conference in gates to consult their respective which Germany herself had con- Governments in regard to the armaments comparable with those Bitantion created by Germany's contemplated in the convention withdrawal.

submitted to the General Com-] mission,

The Bureau of the Conference will meet again on October 25 and the General Commission on the day

An inquiry into the tragic fire at 36, Eastern Street on September following. 28, when six Chinese lost thoir ilves, was commenced at the Cen-gates adopted the text of the reply Before adjourning; the delo- tral Magistracy-this afternoon, :

to Germany'a notification of with- when Mr. Schofield, sitting drawal from the Conference. Coroner, opened an inquest on Lam Yiu-ching, 22, a woman vic- tim.

The Jury empanelled was 15 follows:-Mr. G. Duncan, M.D.E. (foreman), Mr. H. Dreyer and Mr. V. Yvanovich.

The Coroner, addressing the Jury, drew their attention to Ave questions, namely, (a) the cause

This reply, which has been despatched by the President of Conference, Mr. Arthur Hondor- son, to Baron Von Neurath, the German Foreign Minister rend as

follows:

INOPPORTUNE MOMENT.

"I have no communicated to of death? (b) the cause of the the Genaral Commission your outbreak of fire? (c) wan escape | Excellency's telegram of October possible, if not, why not? (d) did} 14th announcing the decision of all the offers engaged at the fire the German Government to die- do all that was possible for the continue participating in the work anfety of the deceased and four of the Conference for the reduc- others? (0) any recommendations tion and limitation of armaments as riders that the Jury may wish and indicating the reasons for that to make.

decision.

Dr. R. S. Bogble, the first witness, Bold that the cause of

"The German Government took

death was shock due to burning this step at a moment when the

and carbon monoxide poisoning.

Bureau had just decided to submit

Reply to the Coronor, the doctor to the General Commission a de-i aald the carbon in the deceased's Buite programme.

lunga was not enough to counc

15phyxiation.

The hearing is proceeding.

STOP PRESS

Calcutta, Oct.. 17. Ulm loft for Akyab nt 9.05 am local time--Router:

"This programme was

to be:

U.S. TAKES FRIGHT

KEEPING OUT OF CONFERENCES

ENTANGLEMENTS

Washington, Oct. 16. - The Roosevelt Administration appears to be alarmed at the possibility of "foreign entangle ments" arising out of Germany's bonds, converting the Fourth recession from the League. Liberty Loan and providing cash It is announced that the United for immediate needs, had been States has decided to leave the

Washington, Oct: 17. Tho Treasury announced Into last night that the new issue of

voll over-subscribed. Reuter

Now York, Oct. 17.

It is atated that 1,875 members

of the New York Stock Exchango

European Powers to decidol whether disarmament efforts shall be continued on a general scale, and the United States will not be

curred, of ✡ reduction of

"This programme provided also security and of the realisation of that equality of right which the German Government had always demands. pliced in the forefront of its

"I regret the grave decision which has been taken by your Government for reasons which I am unable to accept as valid."

AContinued on Pays 7.)

The British Wisarmament delegation, left to right: Sir John Simou, Anthony Eden, and Lord Tyrrell, the British Ambassador in Paria. Mr. A. M. G. Cadogan, shartly leaving for Ching to take up the office of British Minister, is behind.

BRITAIN'S STAND

MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S

ATTITUDE

PRECIPITATE & ILL-JUDGED

- London, Oct 16: The first member of the British Cabinet to make any public comment upon Ger

PEACE ORmány's withdrawal from

COLLAPSE

MR. HENDERSON'S

WARNING

INTERNATIONAL ANARCHISTS

Geneva, Oct. 16.

"The choice before us is peace jor war, progressive disarma-

ment by world action or a mud】

the Disarmament Confer- | ence was Mr. Nevillé Cham-

berlain.

| AACHENILÁNKOUSTONENÍEZ ANN

ULM MEETS BAD WEATHER

Compelled to Take Refuge

London, Oct. 16.. Mr. Charles Ulm, the Australiari airman who is attempting the England... Australia record,” when he reached Calcutta to-day was slightly ahead of Kings- ford Smith's schedule despite head winds and heavy rain which necessitat- ed a landing on the way from Karachi, British Wireless.

WHEAT EMBARGO:

DAKOTA PROTEST

ACTION.

U.S. MONETARY OUTLOOK

New York, Oct. 16.

It is learned from Blamarck, North Dakota, that the Governor has proclaimed an embargo upon the export of wheat from the Stato as from midnight on October 19.

The embargo will be continued indefinitely, its object is to raise

GERMANY NOT TO REPLY:

"We Have Said. Oûr "Say”

Berlin, Oct 16.0 Germany does not intend to reply to Mr. Arthur Henderson's letter according to Baron von Neurath the German Foreign Minister, who, when interviewed by Router to-day, said "If they think our reasons are not well-founded, I must leave that to them. We have Gald our say."--Router.

prices and to draw the attention NAZI COUP

of the nation to the plight of the farmers.

Finance

The Reconstruction Corporation to-day announced that it had allocated $250,000,000 to the Commodity Credit Corporation for cotton loans.-Router.

The possibility of an early atabilisation of the dollar to the pound sterling under a plan that

FOILED

IMPORTANT LINZ. ARRESTS

would give silver an improved PLANS TO SEIŽE

monetary standing is, however, still regarded as the most important factor in the present situation:

GARRISON

Vienna, Oct. 17.

While oflleinis say they have no announcement to make regarding actual monetary affairs, several im- A Nazi coup in Linz has portant financial statements have been forestalled, together

been issued and New York reports that the governors of the Fedoral probably with a nationwide Reserve Banks are already working development of the uprising

plotted.

out the basis for stabilisation have not been denied.

Sir Frederick Leith-Ross and the Under-Secretary of Treasury, Mr. Dean Acheson, alike decline to com- ment on the progress of the debt conversations.

Financial and monetary experts agree that that stabilisation should precede any debt agreement. The sudden alump in gold valuca in London may not be entirely dis connected.

.

"NOT FAR OFF".

Wall Street attributed the im provement in the dollar quotation to reports which, certain bankers declaro were reliable, that "stabill- sation is not far off,

While the Government is áp- parently awaiting the completion

The affair was nipped in the bud when police raided a house. known to be a Nazi meeting-place and arrested an acting Lieutenant in the Austrian Army and a num ber of higher officers and civilians,

They were found to be in pos- session of detailed plans for the seizure of Linz Garrison,

All arrested will be charged with-high-treasoll-Router."

CHEER O CLUB

LATEST DONATIONS TO

BUILDING FUND...

The following further contribu-

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, EX-KAISER HAILS everywhere interprote the Admini- Staff, Ellis Kadoorie Indian

In the course of a speech at Natting-

| ham, described Germany's'action as

"precipitate and ill-judged."

Ho thought that the decision was exceedingly regrettable.

Mr. Chamberlain emphasised', that Sir John Simon's proposals, seeking to reduce Franco-Ger- man differences to à minimum, were supported by France, the United States and Italy,

They were, he added, designed to give Germany complete equality of treatment within a reasonable

race to increase both, defensive and offensive weapons of war, peaceful development of the world or a collapse into bar- barism," declared Mr. Arthur period. Henderson, President of the Dis armament Conference in a broad- cast speech to-night..

HITLER

APPLAUDS LEAGUE RECESSION

MONARCHICAL ISSUE

of its present financing programme tions to the Choor O Club Building and certain other matters before Fund have been received: Issuing any statement regarding Sisters of the Government. the monetary situation, bankeri Civil Hospital viver stration's moves as Indicating a School .................. sound money policy.

Leigh & Orango Elleen and Doris Woods Previously-acknowledged. "28,064

$16,229

TYPHOON MOVING

NORTH

WELL TO EAST OF BALINTANG

- Total

PETROL TAX IN CANTON

PUT INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY

$85

14

100

10

The Royal Observatory reports that the anticyclone over N. China continues to decrease in intensity; Amsterdam, Oct. 16.

an intense depression is situated to 'The ex-Kaiser.. gave an the north-east of Heldaldo and interview to-day. on the the typhoon about 500 miles cast

Canton, Oct. 17. moving Immediately following the a- latest, developments, in the of Balintang channel

northward.

nouncement of `n regulation in- The situation demanded very disarmament situation. The southern depression has posing a business tax On With our experience of the hor-calm and very deliberate considera- He applauded Horr Hitler's probably entered the conat to the petroleum, it became, effectivó fore and adyagery of modern war, tion. He deprecated any hasty action warmly and said that the north of Cape Padaran and filled yesterday in Cantou. no offert should be spared to comment, any alarmist speculation, only surprising thing was that up. Javert calamity.

Local weather forecast: North-

FUTURE COURSE.

C.

and urged that judgment should be Germany had remained a member It is vital, he said, that the reserved until the representatives of the League of Nations for so east winds, fresh; fine generally Disarmament Conference should of Great Britain and other coun-long.

produco a genuine convention teles have consulted regarding the Germany, he declared, entered despite Germany's withdrawal implications of "this unfortunate the League with honest intentions, "We cannot let world law and incident," and on the course which but had always been 'tronted upon order be undermined by, inter ought now to be pursued-Router, an unequal footing.

national anarchists, no matter

on what pretext they propose to

flout the law.

Mr.

SCRAPS OF PAPER! .

Honddraon continued:

represented at the conferences on "Through world co-operation based upon the upholding of the

the Continent this week.

CATHEDRAL FUND

FURTHER DONATIONS-

ACKNOWLEDGED! ·!!.

The former Kaiser added, when questioned, that there was no like

hood of his Immediate return to Germany. The question had not been raised.

MINIMUM PRICES FOR U.S. OIL

80,000 STEEL STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK Washington, Oct. 10. He fully realised that Herr

Mr. Harold L. Ickes, the Secro- It fa disclosed that America is Covenant of the League and the

Hitler at the present time had other things to think of than the retary of the Interior, has fixed the minimum prices of petroleum and will be sub-poenaed to appear be very anxious that there should be Parla Peace Pact, we can finally The following additional dona-storation of the Monarchy, with its products, to become effective ns

no political entanglements in the get disarmament and make peace tion to the St. John's Cathedral in any case, was not a part of the from December 1mb les fore the Bonate Banking Com- negotiations, arising from the secure, but if we suffer treaties Rostoration Fund has been re- Nazi programme, Reuter, mittee which Is Inquiring Into present crials,

„g to become scraps of paper, wo Stock Exchange transactions, It is felt in Washington that shall not got disarmament but on

auch unity of purpose as existed other war.

Mra, D. M. Raikes: following the refusal of the Board previously centred entirely on "A grave and torrible respon- Previously acknowledge of Governor to submit to Mr. world disarmament matters and sibility, therefore, rests upon us

that the United States must not all to see that the collectiva ponce] Fecora's questionnaire.—Router.

become politically aligned with system based upon the Longue any European Power-Reuters not destroyed.”—Reuter,

colved:

All petrol sellera and agencies are required to register their daily transactions with the Petroleum [Tax Office. **AT

The petroleum tax has also boon Introduced, :- at: Holkow, Swatow, Kongmoon and other elties in the Province-Contral- News Agency. ·

BIGGER CROWDS AT MOTOR SHOW

BRITISH EXHIBITORS

PLEASED

The basis is 30-gravity mid-

London, Oct. 16 Continent crude oil fixed at U.S.- The daily attendances, at the 31.11 por barrel, other prices vary. International Motor Show at- $20

The wedding is amounced to be 8,804 celebrated in the near future of Peing upward and downward accord. Olympia, London, so far show a

James Leille Bryant, Lincolnshire Ing to quality,

considerable increase on last year, .$8,824

Rort, Shamshulee Camp, and Min The Labour Board have settled and Brtish axhihitors report: ex- Lucy Leong, dancing girl, of 77, Jans the strike of 80,000 steel-workers centionally briak ... business. Btreet.

In the Pittsburg area-Reuter. British Wireless,