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PROF. SPRAGUE'S DRAMATIC RESIGNATION Outspoken Criticism of President's Monetary Policies

Complete Failure Predicted

CRISIS AT GENEVA

CONFLICT AT LAST MOMENT

ITALY & FRANCE DISAGREE

} Geneva, Nov. 21. A crisia

in the

arose

disarmament talks to-day following a general agree- ment on the question of ad- journing the Conference un. til January.

A draft resolution has been pre- pared which states that the Bureau of the Conference recommends that the alms of the Conference baut be promoted by diplomatic negotiations, between the

Can

Powers

and also that there should be no

meetings provisionally of the general committees.

FRENCH VIEW.

When it was thought that this resolution would meet with com- pleta approval, M. Paul-Boncour, the French delegate, sald he believ ed it would be dangerous to Bus- pend all the activities of the Con- ference.

He felt that the work of the thro technical committees should go on,

Aircraft and warships ara zoarching off the Atlantic coast for trace of Commander Settie, who is believed to have been carried out to see following his ascent into the stratosphere. - Nothing has been seen of the balloon since. Photos above, show the balloon sacanding and (inist) Commander Settle.

being symbolical of the fact that NA KAN TIL the Conference was still alive.

ITALIAN OBJECTION,

The Italian delegate took the op posite view, pointing out the danger that some question might un expectedly lead to an explosión.

It is believed that the French desire was to emphaalse that the Conference was continuing on the basis of the agreement of October 14, while the Italians wish to make it clear that-a-new-basis-must-be. sought-Reuter

PREMIER ON THE 'OUTLOOK

Statement in the Commons

London, Nov. 22.

BRITISH TRADE

WITH SOVIET

Satisfactory Pact Near Conclusion

London, Nov. 21. An interesting announce- ment was made in the -House-of-Lords-this-ovening.-

during the Address Reply to the Speech from the Throne.

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Lord Hailsham indicated that the trade negotiations with the Soviet will soon be concluded on a satisfactory basis.-Reuter,"

OLYMPIC GAMES

IRONIC URGE TO INFLATION

DOLLAR SLUMP FOLLOWS ANNOUNCEMENT

CREDIT BREAKDOWN THREATENED

Washington, Nov. 21.

Mr. O. M. W. Sprague, special adviser to the United States Treasury, former American adviser to the Bank of England, has tendered his resignation to President Roosevelt.

The resignation in itself has occasioned no surprise. It has been expected in well- informed quarters for some time past.

The tone of Mr. Sprague's letter to the President has, howe er, caused something of a sensation, foretelling as it does the failure of the Roosevelt monetary policy.

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A Warm Springs message says for labour and materials. There

WAR DEBT VIEWS 'IN AMERICA

Sir Fredk. Laith Ross Gives Opinion

London, Nov. 22. "I believe there is a change of opinion towards war debts in administrative circles in the United States," declared -Sir Frederick Leith Ross on his arrival home from New York.

It was, he added, diffi. cult to say whether there was any change in Congres- sional opinion as the Ameri- can people have other things to think about at present.-Reuter.

PRISON OUTBREAK

GRAVE RIOT IN PHILADELPHIA

WORKSHOPS ON FIRE

Philadelphia, Nov. 21.. Five hundred extra police, armed with machine-guns, assisted by the City fire brigades, were needed to quell a serious riot in the Eastern State Penitentiary to-day.

The outbreak began whon thirteen hundred prisoners were exorcising In the prison yard.

The attempted coup scomed to have been carefully prepared...

Seventy-five of the convicte rando a sudden, rush for thir machiño and weaving shop, which they get on fire after smashing the

RUSHOLME machinery.

RESULT

CONSERVATIVES WIN NARROWLY.

HEAVY DROP IN POLL

London, Nov. 21. Another big increase in the

GERMAN REPLY TO that President Roosevelt accepted is nothing to show that the de-Labour vote at the expense of

A.A.U.

VIENNA PLEDGE

AFFIRMED

Pittsburg, Nov. 21.

the resignation without concern preciation of the dollar has in-the National Government. was

and without comment. His secreduced such a demand. |tary said that Mr. Sprague's action |would 'not' affect the President's

monetary programme.

NO-DEFENCE.

In his letter to the President, Mr. Sprague says there is no de fence against the steady drift into The National Convention of the unrestrained inflation in thu

United States, other than American Athletic Union has reganised public opinion, to which ceived a cable from Berlin from he proposes to contribute. the German Olympic Committee He adds that he fundamentally disagrees with the President's representativen reafirming the

|monetary policies, pledge of non-discrimination

CERTAIN TO FAIL. `

Professor Sprague believes that the present policy threatens a complete breakdown of the Government's credit.

PROFESSOR'S IRONIC ADVICE.

recorded in the bye-election in the Rusholme division of Man- chester, where polling took place to-day to all the vacancy caused by the appointment of Sir Boyd Merriman to the presidency of the Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court.

Other convicts set fire to mattresses in the cells.

The flames aproail to the kitchen and the laundry and completo fusion prevailed. ::-

MACHINE GUNS PREVAIL.

con-

Fearing attempts at a "break- but," machine-guns were mounted on the walls, but the polled even tually herded the recalcitrants into corner... with machine-gub bullets and eventually to lead them back to their cells.Reuter.

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MANDATE OVER

SYRIA

FRENCH AGREE TO SURRENDER

WITHIN FOUR YEARS

aris, Nov. 21.. The French Mandate over Syria will be terminated within four years under a treaty signed between France and Syria to-day

The Treaty is subject to by the Syrian

The alternative, he concludca, is to abandon the present policy or The Conservative majority de- tura with additional paper money. General Election to 2,899, to meet the Government's expendi-clined from 18,498 at the last The distrust of the currency shrinkage of 15,599, while Labour already manifest would then ox-polled 4,086 more than in 1981. tond into a frantic desire to hold As at the General Election, anything but currency or securi- there was a three-cornered contest, ttes yielding a fixed income return.and the result was as follows: Ho is strenuously opposed to the

Upon news of Professor Mr. Radford (Con) wold purchases abroad because he The cable reads:

Sprague's resignation reaching Mr. Woods (Lab.) ....... 11,005, ratification is convince that the polley is New York, the dollar ensed from Mr. McDougall (Ind. Lib.) 2,603, Parliament "We declare solemnly that the certain to prove ineffective in its

$5.35. to 5.39 and then to 5.42. pledge undertaken at Vicana ~re-aim of securing a speedy rise in

Con. majority garding the participation of Ger-prices.

Wall Street la of the opinion that Such man Jews In the Olympic Games

a rise, he says, must the flight from the dollar will and accepted na satisfactory by develop from a sustained demand Intensity-Reuter.

When the Commons reassemble SILVER CONTROL ninat German athletas of Jewish

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this afternoon, the motion that n humble Address be presented Reply to the Speech which His Majesty this morning delivered. from the Throne was moved and accorded in accordance with custom by two private members, Messrs. W. II. Cross and Mr. Kenneth Lindsay, the latter making his first speech in the House..

After the customary compli ments to these speakers, the lender of the Opposition embarked on a preliminary criticism of the Government's policy us outlined in the speech but took the occasion to welcome its declaration of loyalty to the League of Nations.

CONVENTION

INDIA AGREES TO RATIFY

RISE IN PRICE 'EXPECTED

New Delhi, Nov. 21,

faith made at Vienna in June.

Messrs. Galland and. Sherrill (the Amerlean representatives at the Vienna Congress) will. strictly be observed and that since the meet- ing neither the German Govern-i ment nor the Olympic Committeo have Issued any decree or order

FUKIEN BID FOR ALLIES

The future of silver formed the to discriminate against German INVITATIONS TO CHAn chai-tonG subject of an important debate in Jewish athletes.

the Legislative Assembly to-day, "We trust our American Inter-

On that point the Opposition when the ratification of the In-national Olympic Committee col- would give the Government their ternational Silver Convention was longues will stand to their Vien- full support since they Baw no proposed.

neso vote." alternative to the League but the The Convention places a limit formation of nations into groups upon exports of silver by the

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·GRAVE RIOTS IN MADRID

ELECTION RESULT · CONFUSION

AND LI CHUNG-YEN

1.

13,904,

Ita main provisions are the tor- +2,899.mination of the French Mandate,

France also undertaking to pra In 1931, the figures were:-Str pare the way for Syria's entry In- Boyd Merriman (Con.), 24,817; to the League of Nations at the Mr. J. Adelicad (Lab.), 6,319; Mr. end of the period of four years. F.C. Thornborough (Lib.), 4,658.

The maintenance of French in-. The Conservative vote has thus Atence over external policy and. decreased by 10,913, while the military matters. is provided for Liberal nominee polled 2,156 in the Treaty, while the special fewer than at the General Elec tion.-Reuter,

BRITISH FINANCES

POSITION STILL I cable is signed, Lowald. “WOULD FIND MUCH IN COMMON"

SATISFACTORY

London, Nov. 21. Foochow, Nov. 22. Foreign Minister. The inaugura- The latest Treasury returns

Government of India.

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Ritter von Sir Felix Schuster, the Finance Halt Herr Lewald is the chair- Minister, welcomed. the Convention man of the German Olympic Com-

na a practical achievement and as mitteo and the others are mem"people's Provisional Government" will jointly assume their posts will current financial year, up to 18th It is fearned that the Fuktention ceremony, in which the officials show that ordinary revenue for token of international co-bers.-Router.

a

operation.

A mere rise in the price of silver

could not, he said, increase India's MAINTENANCE

purchasing power, although the

position of China whose currency. was on a silver basis was dif ferent.

An increase in China's purchas- ing power owing to a rise in the Madrid, Nov. 21. Serious rioting broke out to-day price of silver would be only tem- In the main streets of Madrid. Porary, however, as rising exchango whore Communists clashed with would temporarily encourage Im-

ports.

LEAGUE

British Government Committed

has formally invited the Kwang-be held this morning at ten o'clock November, smounted to £800,668,- tung and Kwangel generals, includ-at the Fukien Provincial Govorn-664. At the corresponding date of ing the two Commanders-in-chief, ment Headquarters.

last year, the amount stood at

Ordinary expenditure to-date for

OF Chan Chai-teng and Li Chung-yon. Side by aldo with the Provisional £847,069,849.

WIDE INVITATIONS,

up to the corresponding dato of last year British Wireless.

DISCOVERY IT'S VOYAGE

to join the independence movement Government, there is to be or the current year totalled £400,222, The Secessionist Government will ganised. the Fuklan provincial 614, as compared with £490,511,987 be controlled by a so-called" "Re- government: under tho Cult publican Government's Central Ex-| Governor. : ecutive Committee,” which con- sists of Messrs. Li Chef-aum, Chọn Ming-shu, Chfang Kwang-nal, Teni

The Provisional Government has Ting-Kaly Eugene Chen. Tai Chi, aunt telegrame inviting the follow- George Hau Chien, Li Cheung-tat ing leaders to proceed to Fukien ta 200 shock police. One Communist The Assembly agreed to ratifica

and Ho Kung-kum.

participate In the fadependent re- London, Nov. 21,

Marshal, Li Chal-sum has been gimo: Mesara. Hu Han-min, Heiao wanted and several Injured.

The House of Lords unanimously appointed to act concurrently as Fu-chong, Tang Tae-yu, Chow Lu, Confusion still exists as regardation of the Convention-Reuters approved, their Add-ons in Reply Minister of War while Chiang Chan. Chal-tong, Li Chung-yen and the election results. The latest

to the Sprach'from the Throne, Kwang-nai le Minister of Finance. Pol Chung-hal,

ford Hailabam. Secretary of. The report that Chiang Kwang- estimate gives the state of the chief Parties na follows: Right 100 alleged, Wong King, a married wo-State for War, langthily defended nat was appointed Chairman of the

Attacked by her husband, it seats, Radicals 56 monts. Monar-man living at 62. Main St. Kowloon the Government's disarmament Military Commission appears now chists 20 seats, and Socialists 21 City, was admitted to the Kowloon efforts, attaching the greatest to be incorrect. Boats--Router.

Hospital yesterday with

chonimportance to the maintenance of wounds in the head. The man is in police custody. He has been without the Ing of Nations, declaring work for some time and the tragic, that Britain would do ita utmost Incident. Iskanld to have resulted to carry on the negotiations with from a quarroi,

In its framework,Reuter

The Ben Lina. Bangloo is dus here from Home ports via Singapore on the 27th instant.”

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The telograms of Invitation state

CALLS AT: TRISTAN, DA CUNHA that as these leaders have long The Royal Research ship Dig-

London, Nov. 21, maintained firm opposition to Mar- covery 11 has visited Tristan da shal Chiang Kai-shek they will find Cunha, landing mails and stores. CEREMONY TO DAY. E a lot in common with the "People's She left the island on Saturday Provisional Government, which to resume her voyage to South Other appointments announced has been organised for the solo Georgia and the scientific investi yesterday have been confirmed, in- purpose of overthrowing the Nanations on which she is engaged. cluding Mr. Eugene Chen's post asking Commander-in-chief,

British Wirelòds.

agreement between "the Syriam Government and the Iraq Petroleum' Company will remain in force-Reuter.

STOP PRESS

Washington, Nov. 21.

"I think the sun will rise to- morrow and the next day and. That the birds will still sing was Mr. Morgenthau's · Com ment of Professor Sprague's- resignation,--Router,

Shanghai, Nov. 28. "All reports linking my name in any wies with the recant do- velopments In Fukien, or, even more, preposterously announcing my departure for Foocho, aro stupid and malicious falsehooda,” announced Madame Sun to-day-Reuter.

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