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LPO WAJI+ANT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1933,

日一廿月十

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All that is known about tyre making is embodied in

DUNLOP

TYRES

SERIES OF SHOCKS IN EUROPEAN DIPLOMACY

Herr Hitler's Disappointing Reply 7 to Signor Mussolini

LOST SCOTT MSS NO PROPOSALS TO

DISCOVERED

In Archives of Museum

in Moscow

Moscow, Dec. 7.

The manuscript of Sir Walter Scott's novel "The Talisman," which

was,

bought by the Russian Ambassador in London in an auction in 1868 for £1,000 and which was subsequently lest, has been found in the archives of the historical museum.-Reuter.

JEANNINENAKAUNTERESANADILIGENTILAZINAWARTZOARE COM

IRISH DILEMMA

MR. DE VALERA ON THE BRITISH NOTE

SENATE ACTION

Dublin, Dec. 7.

MAKE

EITHER ON LEAGUE OR

DISARMAMENT ·

FRENCH ACTIVITY

London, Dec. 8. Meanwhile the clear indica- tion has come from France against any inclination to

A succession of shocks to

em-

Mr. Wm. Bullitt.

MR. BULLITT'S MISSION

DE VALERA FIGHTS WILL SUIT

AN OLD WOMAN'S BEQUEST

BROTHER LOSES ACTION

London, Dec. 7.' Mr. de Valera, President of the Council of the Irish Free State, successfully de- fended an action in the Pro-

bate Division of the High Court to-day.

The case concerned a will madej in favour of Mr. do Valera by a seventy-two-year Irish woman re- cluse named Miss Polly Fitzpa- trick, who bequeathed her entire estate, valued at about £3,000 to the Fianna Fail feader. the

on the ground that Miss Fitzpa- trick, at the time of making the will, was of unsound mind.

high expectations from the bark upon direct conversations AMBASSADOR IN diplomatic negotiations on with Germany at this stage. the disarmament situation France first desires to make ENGLAND

sure of her position with occurred during yesterday. Czecho-Slovakia and other of The chief comes from the smaller Continental Powers. Rome, Reuter's correspon- before making any move.

M. Benes, the' Czecho- dent announcing that Signor Slovakian Foreign Minister, has Mussolini is profoundly dis-accepted an official invitation appointed by the attitude of to visit Paris on December 14 SHORT STAY IN contested the validity of the will

and after the conversation there Germany,

has been concluded, M. Paul

MOSCOW Signor Mussolini, follow- Boncour, France's Foreign ing his gesture in support of and Prague.

Minister, will visit Warsaw

London, Dec. 7. The Senate to-night approved Germany's announced demand It is assumed, therefore, that

Mr. William C. Bullitt, the the recommendations of the Im- for reorganisation perial Committee on economic League, has been in communica-cussed towards the Italian de- Moscow, arrived at Plymouth the a common policy will be dis-first American Ambassador to consultation and co-operation. tion with the German Am-mand for the reform of the on his way to Russia to-day.

Mr. de Valern, replying to a bassador, but the Ambasador League, which, in French eyes, taunt that the Free State "could not last night inform Il Duce has assumed most importancenine year-old daughter.

Mr. Bulliit accompanied by his walk into the British Common that Herr Hitler had no pro-in the current political sitna- wealth with one leg and out of it posals to make, either in re-tion.

He is expected to\nfrive In Mos- with another," said that co-opera-gard to disarmament

It is also thought uniikely Washington within a

cow on Saturday and to return to tion was based upon absolute free reform of the League of Na-that any French conversations his immediate task being to explore fortnight, tom of choice to enter and to leave. tions.

with Germany are likely until the ground in discussions with M. Referring to the moral and Con-

The Italian Premier is be- an assurance of indentity of Kalinin, to make arrangements stitutional right to secede, Mr. de Valera said that the purpose of his lieved to be surprised and not viow between France and Bri- for the establishment of Consulates last despatch to the British Govern- very pleased.

tain has been obtained.-Reuter, and the Embassy and to report personally to President Roosevelt on the situation.

ment was to get the position clearly

defined, but they ran away from it.

"He expressed the hope that the

of

or the

British Government would under- LEAGUE AIR FORCE PLAN Russia. He is created

stand that the Irish people were not going to be a slave people and that they would not be content to have any dictation-Reuter,

FRANCE STICKING

TO GOLD

FINANCE MINISTER'S

outsido

ASSURANCE

assurance

:

CONDEMNED

NEITHER PRACTICABLE NOR A

DESIRABLE POLICY

LORD ALLEN'S. ATTITUDE

Ino 801180,

LEAGUE AIR FORCE.

and

inter-

д

Mr. Bulllit is not a stranger-to-

with secret mission to M. Lonin on be half of the American delegation to the Peace Conference in 1919 and ho has paid several unofficial visits

to Moscow since.

There are also stories that he con- ducted sceret preliminary negotia: tions with the Soviet Government prior to President Roosevelt's in- vitation to discuss the opening of diplomatie nogotiations.-Renter

MUI TSAI ISSUE

AGAIN RAISED IN PARLIAMENT

The Court decided that Mr. de Valera's counsel had established that Mr. de Valera intended to the validity of the will,"

It was stated during the hearing

Use the

money as a trust for public purposes.-Renter.

BRITISH LIQUOR FOR U.S.

NO, AGREEMENT

AS YET

-London, -Dec:7

NANKING OFFER TO CANTON

H.M.S. Verity, which was ordered to Foochow last night, giving rise to rumours of trouble. Apparently, the Varity is to relieve the Whitehall for other duties in connexion with the Nanking blockade of Fukien ports.

CHICAGO FORGERY

SENSATION

Large Counterfeiting Plant Scized

Chicago, Dec. 7. Half a million dollars In counterfeit 'money, and a complete counterfeiting plant, were seized in a raid on a cottage here after the arrest of two men, one alleged to be a henchman of Al Capone, who were found carrying $30,000 in counterfeit notes,

COALITION CABINET

SHORTER PERIOD OF TUTELAGE

FUKIEN REVOLT.

NEGOTIATIONS

Shanghai, Dec. 8.

The prospects of a political solution of the. Fukien revolt have been brightened by an announcement that the punitive expedition against the rebels has been suspended, pending the plenary session of the C.E.C.

The C.E.C. is scheduled to meet In the meantime, four peace delegates from Nanking, Mesars. Chang Chi, Ma Chao-taun, Huang Lu-yi and Chen Shao-ying are due from Nanking this morning on their way to the South, for which the ss. President Pierce.

RATE WAR at Nanking on Debember 20,

OVER

3

N. ATLANTIC SHIPPING they are sailing to-morrow aboard

AGREEMENT

PASSENGERS

Anawering a Commons quea NEW FARES FOR from tion, the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Anthony Eden, said no liquor marketing States and Britain was in exie- agreement between the United

tonce.

now

CONCESSIONS TO SOUTH.,

Political feeling aro sald to in cludo a shortening of the period including people who are not of political tutelage and the forma tion of a Coalition Government members of the Kuomintang Party.

The concessions made to Canton

-Reutor..

The China Press says the dele- gates carry a favourable response Chiang Kai-shek, Mr. Wang Ching-wei and other Govern- ment leaders. in connexion with proposals made by the South-West Political Council for the solving London, Dec. 7. The international shipping war of the Fuklen revolt and satisfy-

Southern aspirations, [ing over passenger transport Lr the United Kingdom had not yet been France, Germany, Italy, United The effective total quote for the North Atlantic, involving Britain, determined. He understood that States and Holland, has ended.. certain proposals covering the transitional period from 6th De-rate question was reached in Lon- Complote agreement upon the cember to 31st January next were don to-day at a conference of the under consideration, and representatives of the various Bri- that it was possible that, during tish, Continental and United States that period a quantity equivalent shipping linca, presided over by to four months supplies of the Mr. A.B. Cauty, of the White Star.

VERITY FOR FOOCHOW.. minimum annual quotas would be At the conclusion, it was on- admitted at once in any

British naval strength at Foo event, nounced that the conference had chow is being Increased by the but conversations on the subject quite succeeded in reaching a com- despatch of H.M.S. Verity, which were still proceeding with the plete agreement regarding the left for that port yesterday: United States Government, and it classification of ships and the

It is understood that H.M.S. was not at present possible to give consequentla! rate adjustments Whitehall, already on the scene. figures.British Wireless,

that have occupied, the attention to move down to the mouth of of the lines for several months the river to watch British ship past.

ping interests there, in view of The new rates will become effec-the blockade which has been tive for sailing after January 1st, instituted, and that the Vority 1934, and will be communicated to will go up to Pagoda Anchorage the public in Europe and America to act as a link between the White-

on December 23rd, 1943.

hall and Foochow..

FOREIGN GOLD LEFT ALONE

R.F.C. CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

All other outstanding matters were satisfactorily disposed of: and the conference closed in com- plete harmony-British Wireleas and Reuter,

hardly PRES. ROOSEVELT

London, Dec. 7.

F new policy. The The question of the interna-Government adhered to the policy: Paris, Dec. 7.

tionalisation of civil and military they had put forward at Geneva, The Government declares cate-aviation was raised in the House namely, that of purity for the gorically that France

will not of Lords to-night by Lord Allen grent Powers who at present abandon the gold of Hurtwood, who urged the possessed air armaments, com- standard, said M. Government to consider taking bined with their reduction from Bonact in

the a further initiative at the resumed their present strength, both in course of the Disarmament Conference to quantity and quality, ponding an Budget debate in secure the total abolition of milit- examination of the difficult the Chamber to-ary and naval aviation

on the complicated question of the Inter- day.

lines of the British draft conven-nationalisation of civil aviation

THE GOVERNOR'S The finance tion and the internationalisation with a view to the abolition of air Minister gave an of civil aviation.

armaments of overy kind, if n

DESPATCH really practicable. solution of that that

The Air Minister, Lord London-problem could be produced. the Trane will be derry, replying on the discussion, protected from

London, Dec. 7. said Britain could not acept con- pressure although he tinuance of her present inferiority

The old issue of the mui stressed the serious position of the in air and if parity could not be Government did not think that the cropped up once again in the Lord Londonderry said the tsai problem in Hongkong Treasury-Reuter,

secured by reductions elsewhere, thon the converso proposition must nationalised air force at the dis-House of Commons to-night.

establishment of дл

Washington, Dec. 7. follow and they would have no posai of the League of Nations was

Foreign purchases of

gold option but to begin to build up either a practicable or a desirable

under the Presidential monetary wards whilst continuing their policy, and they were convinced

Replying to Mr. Mander, who programme have been sought Information efforts to secure an international that its adoption would, by no the progress achieved in carrying for a set of false teeth," declared regarding enough "to make good bridgework agreement in fixing parity at the means, necessarily be followed by out the Mui Teal Ordinance, Mr. Mr. Jesse Jones, President of the lowest level to which other the happy results which its ad. Hudson, on behalf of Sir Philip Reconstruction. Finance Corpora- natlone would subscribe.

vocates anticipated.-British Wire- Cunliffe-Lister referred to He emphasised that this was, in less.

tion to-day. dospatch from the Governor, (Sir The purchase of newly-mined William Pool) dated July 4 deal-domestic gold had, he added, pro- ing with the matter;"

cooded on

a fairly substantial Mr. Hudson pointed out, that acule.. The I.F.C. had purchased the registration provisions applied a total of 854,000 ounces, valued only to ex-mul taal girls and, that at $11,850,000-Router. three full-time inspectors were employed for the purpose exercising supervision over them. INSTALLATION OF

Particular of prosecutions takon LORD IRWIN

under the Ordinance wore given and the despatch stated that no London, Dec. 7.

Саво of ill-treatment. of a ro- Washington, Dec. 7. Lord Irwin was this afternoon gistored mul taal had bom re- the purchase of a million barrels, President Roosevelt announced installed as Chancellor of Oxford

ported. which would be marketed slowly to-night that the issue of $950,- and in such a way as not to dis000,000 worth of One-Year Cert University, with traditional core- turb prices. Reuter.

fientos of Indebtedness dated monjal.

PETROL PRICE MAINTENANCE

STABILISATION PLAN SUBMITTED

Washington, Dec. 7. A scheme to stabilise petrol prices by using an equalisation dund to keep the current price

from doprossing by kooping supplies of the market had boon

LOAN REDEMPTION

ISSUE

submitted to Mr. Ickes, Secretary American One-Year Loan

of the Interior, by sections of the

oll industry.

The scheme, it is understood,

proposes that members of the In-

dustry should contribute funds for

Over-Subscribed

The lats havá been olosed..

NEW CHANCELLOR OF OXFORD

of

escorted him to Sheldonlan, December 15 was over-subscribed. Heads of the House, doctors, formulad and a speech by the whero, after the usuni Latin Sir Shouson Chow returned to the The money is to be devoted to proctors and the Public Orator Public Orator, Lord Irwin was Colony by the abs, President Van the retirement of loans maturing met the now Chancellor at the admitted na Chancellor, British

on December-16-Reuter. |great gutes of the old schools and | Wireless,

N

NAZIS TO FREE PRISONERS

THE APPROACH OF CHRISTMAS

INTERVENES

PACIFIES THE

DISPUTANTS

MORGENTHAU'S DECISION

M

ANGLO-RUSSIAN TRADE

PROGRESS REPORTED

London, Dec. 7 In the House of Commons, the President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Runciman, said the. negotia- tions for a new trade agreement with the US.S.R: word; stili pro- ooeding, and progress. had been made-British Wireless.

himself took a hand in the affair.

Subsequently, Mr. Wallace, the Secretary of Agricultura, stated that they, all had the same ob lective, namely, to get the farmer a fair share of the national In- como,

MORGENTHAU ATTITUDE

Washington, Dec. 7 Efforts were made to-day, with personal intervention of Pre- sident Roosevelt, to bridge over the gaps which appeared over night in the ranks of leading Ad

In the meantime,. Mr. Morgen ministrations officials,

thau, acting Secretary of the Both in the Department of Treasury, has announced that the Londan, Dec. 7 Agriculture and in the Treasury Secret Service will be removed sonors will be released from con el dissension,

Five hundred good conduct pri- Department, there has been mark from the control of the Assistant contration camps in Bavaria, "in

Secretary Mr. Howes, because view of the overwhelming. Nazi All the disputing parties were he (Morgenthau), must have direct victory in the elections and the day whore President Roosevelt of the branches, Reuter

Invited to the White House to contact with the men in charg approach of Christmas"-Router.