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SAD ·BANIA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1934.

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PARIS IN DANGEROUS MOOD: POLICE UNREST

CHANNEL TRADE WILD RUMOURS

WAR THREAT

Discussions Still

Proceeding

London, Feb. 5. Discussions between the British and French Govern- ments, in regard to France's new quota policy are still proceeding.

Colonel Colville, replying for the President of Board of Trade, to a Commons ques- tion, said that it was to per- mit of such a discussion that the French Government allowed ten days

wero before the British Govern- mont adopted retaliatory Wire- measures British

less.

STEEP RISE IN STERLING

IN RELATION TO THE FRANC

FRENCH RESPONSIBILITY

Paris, Feb. 5. The steep rise in dollars, and sterling which developed in Paris to-day was not the result of any fundamental weakness of the franc, ac- cording to impartial-obser-

vers.

Experts are of the opinion that French operators are largely re- sponsible, accking to undermine the government.

OF REVOLT

POLICE CHIEF CHEERED WHEN LEAVING "IN DISGRACE"

MACHINE-GUNS MOUNTED

IN CHAMBER

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, Feb. 6, 9.59)

́PARIS, FEB. S.

THE SMALLEST SPARK MAY CAUSE A DEVASTATING EXPLOSION IN PARIS SO IN. TENSE IS PUBLIC EXCITEMENT FOLLOWING THE STAVISKY SCANDALS AND THE DISMISSAL OF THE POLICE CHIEF, M. CHIAPPE.

The populace is quite clearly in a very dangerous mood. Rumours of revolutionary plots are openly spread and the pregnant situation is given added seriousness by signs of an undercurrent of unrest in the police force, as the result of the dismissal of M. Chiappe.

He was rousingly cheered to-day as he left the Pre- fecture of Police "in disgrace."

The Douglas 40: Haï Ning;-lying #ground under the pilot-house at Namson Island, just outsida Swalow

harbour. We understand that efforts to refloat ber yesterday were unsuccessful.

U.S. Silver

CRYPTIC COMMENT

TREASURY PLANS KEPT SECRET

NEW MONETARY ACTION?

New York, Feb. 5. The strange unexplained interest which the Treasury is taking in New York's silver stocke hat provoked The treatment of Paris's idol is the principal bone of conten-much speculation, tion. Paris is asking the question very pointedly: "If M. Chiappe is involved in the Stavisky affair why promote him Re- sident General of Morocco, If he is not, why is he sacrificed?".

The mystery has merely been deepened by attempts to persunde Mr. Morgenthau to disclose the purpose behind the investigation ordered.

30,000 TROOPS AND POLICE READY The Secretary of the Treasury

Tempers are badly frayed and agitators are active in the streets.

see

The Royalists are particularly pro-i minent and it is difficult to how serious riots will be avoided. A commentator says that Paris certainly appears to be

on the

tack on the Chamber is certain,

Since all traiße for half રા mile around the Chamber hus been slopped, the machine-guns there are not likely to be called into service.

Impartial observers deduce from the fact that the forward pre- mlums on sterling rose to sixty centimes for one month. and to Fres. 1:60 for three months, that

"If there is a single demonstra- the outset by opponents of the So-verge of a sharp upheaval, though tion, you will be dimissed," is the the market was manipulated from

forgotten that warning which is reported to have cialist Party, who are seeking to it must not be discredit it.

France is endowed with unbound-been given by the Minister of the Interior to M, Chiappe's successor at the Profecture of Police:-

The warning has been passed on to the various police chiefs,--Rok- ter,

GOLD SHIPMENTS- The price of gold in London no longer responds to true parity with the frame rate as fow operators can undertake to ship gold owing to the unknown factor constituted by the sterling rate.

The technical difficulty of ship- ping gold freely from Paris is also responsible for a rise in the value of sterling as gold shipments can not sufficiently compensate for the demands for sterling-Reuter.

LONDON PRICE.

London, Feb. 5.

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ALARMIST RUMOURS.

Later.

wildest

the Paris is full of alarmist rumours to-night,

The words "Coup D'Etat" and "Revolution" are being freely bandled about.

Thirty thousand police gend- armes and troops are available to may quell any violence which occur, though it is considered im- The price of gold rose one shil-probable that the troops will be ling and ninepence to a new high conspicuous unicas the police are

A total of overwhelmed. record of £7 an ounce. about £1,540,000 in gold was sold in the London bullion market to- day-British Wireless.

MACHINE-GUNS READY. Two divisions have been brought up ready for emergencies, equip-' cara and ped with armoured

CHINA'S AIR STRENGTH machine-guns.

According to the Action Fran- calad, machine-gune are actually | mounted in the Chamber of Do-

BRITAIN AND MANCHURIA

NEED FOR TRADE COMMISSIONER

NOT REGARDED AS URGENT

London, Feb. 5. A suggestion that a British appointed in Manchuria was made in the House of Commons to-night by Mr. A. V. G. Dower (Con. Stockport).

Thousand Machines As puties itself, in the belief that if Trade Commissioner should be

Objective

(Special to "Telegraph")

Shanghal, Fob. G. The Aviation Dovelopment Com- mission of China announces that a total of $880,000 has been received, through the Ministry of Railways ropressenting donations from em- ployees of the national railways for the development of milltary aviation.

the public excitement develops into a mob demonstration an at-

COMMONS TO DEBATE

DISARMAMENT

Cabinet Committee's Preparation

morely made the cryptic remark that since October 20, the price of gold has advanced by twenty- one per cent, and the price of silver by twenty per cent.

This and his non-committal

answers to a shower of questions have merely intensified curiosity.

FURTHER ACTION.

Investigation Mystery

SPECULATION IN SILVER

Curious Step by U.S.-. Treasury

New York, Feb. 5. Treasury representatives have begun an investigation of the names and addresses of all holders of speculative silver stocks.

The move is reported to 'bo designed to check the ownership of silver stored in bank vaults which is be- lieved to amount to a hun. dred million ounces. Reuter.

THE

DOLLFUSS

GRANTED

WIDE POWERS

› AUSTRO-GERMAN

DISPUTE

LEAGUE APPEAL

ISSUE

London, Feb. 5. Developments in the Aus- tro-German dispute are be- ing watched with the closest

HIGHER PAY FOR attention by London, Paris

RED ARMY

IN FAR EAST DISTRICTS

STALIN DECREE

and Rome.

The outcome of the present ten- nion is still very doubtful.

A communique issued in Vienna after a special meeting of the Cabinet shows that Dr. Dolfuss, the Chancellor, was given wide powers and wide discretion,

- He was empowered by the Cabinet to subruit the dispute to the League of Nations, but it is left to him to decide upon the questions of the date and method of any approach to the League.

more

Moscow, Feb. 6. The salaries of Red Army troops stationed in parts of

SUBMISSION TO POWERS? Eastern Siberia and in the Trans-Baikal area will be raised The Cabinet has also empower- by a decree signed by M. Stalined him to take other action which

The might consider to be and M. Molotoff, according to fruitful of reaults and in some the Tass Agency.

circles the opinion is expressed There will also be an increase that Dr. Dollfuss may submit the. of from ten to thirty per cent, on matter to the Powers, particularly the wages of office-workers.

to the signatories of the Four- Collective farms and their Power Fact, Britain, France, Italy workers will be relieved from and Germany. obligatory grain deliveries to the

Router's Geneva correspondent

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DANZIG State for six years, and individual anys that if Dr. Dollfuss décidos

PROBLEM

GERMAN-POLISH RELATIONS

HOPEFUL OUTLOOK

Warsaw, Feb. 5.

pensants for three years.

The measures are intended to to appeal to the Leaguo, it is facilitate labour conditions of the believed to be most likely that the workers and the economic condl-Council will appoint a Committee tions of the settlers in these re- of Enquiry in accordance with gions and the Burlat-Mongolian Article Fifteen of the Covenant.. Republic.-Router.

POSTPONEMENT LIKELY.

CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT

There is now a disposition to believe that he may postpone such an appeal indefinitely.

No attempt is made to hide the fact that the submission of the. dispute to Geneva at this stage would almost certainly prove

The Polish Government at SUPPORT IN POTATO highly, embarrassing not only to

He was asked in vain, to make taches the greatest importance clear whether the Government to the development of closer suspects illegitimate activity, con- cerning silver or whether some Soviet-Polish relations, stated further monetary action affecting M. Beck, the Polish Foreign silver is contemplated:

Minister, in an address to the Somo quarters are inclined to

the think that silver. action is In Foreign Commission of minent, perhaps utilishing the Senate to-day. Pittman amendment to the Monet ury Bill.

He said that -Poland did not·|

POLL

the League, but to the Powers who are striving to improve the at- London, Feb. 5. masphere in Europe with a view The Minister for Agiculture, Mr. to the conclusion of a disaṛmment Walter Elllot, announced in the convention.-Router. Commons to-day that the result of

BRITISH POLICY. the potato marketing scheme which was declared to The Foreign Secretary, Sir John day, was overwhelmingly in favour Simon, stated in reply to a question of the scheme remaining in force in the Commons to-day that His Of votes submitted, 90.44 per Majesty's Government were watch-

poll

on

by a long way, share the practical-cent. were in favour of the scheme Ing the situation in Austria with

ly universal distrust in Europe remaining in force and 9.56 nor the closest attention, adding that with which Horr Hitler's rise to cent, were against, British Wire

GOLD HOLDINGS. Meanwhile, the Treasury's daily statement shows listed gold hold-power was-greeted.

$7.020,000,

From the very first, the Polish

and German Governments found means of treating their problems which would form the basis for working out more permanent rela- tions.

being attributed to imported gold The statement also indicates that the Stabilisation Fund is not yet working.

Federal Mints have received Studies of the Danzig question 117,554 ounces of silver for mint-would doubtless furnish a favour. ing under the Roosevelt Proclama able method of collaboration- tlon setting the price at 64.5 Router. cents an ounce. Reuter.

TURKESTAN REVOLT COLLAPSING?

Urumchi Garrison's Firm Stand

Moscow, Feb. 5.

LATHAM GOODWILL TOUR OF EAST

Australia's Relations With Neighbours

leas,

THE POST OFFICE SURPLUS

£11,000,000 PROFIT.

REVEALED

the statement of the Government's attitude as given by him in the Commons on. December, 21st still represents their policy in the

On that occasion, Sir John Simon. mid"The policy of His Majesty's,

remains Government is and directed towards doing all that wo can by our Influence and by our advice to sustain the integrity and Independence of Austria, We maintain, most strictly, the only The Post Office commercial wise rule that it cannot be any part accounts for the year 1982/38 havo of our business to interfere with, been presented to Parliament by the internal government of another: the Postmaster-General,

London, Feb. 5.

country, but at the same time, the For the year ended 31st March Independence and safety, of Austria. Jast the Post Office business are an essential object to which resulted in a not surplus, after British polley is directed"-- charging interest on the capital, of fish Wireless. £11,055,717 compared with

210,631,794 in 1931/82-British

Wireless.

GERMAN-POLISH

ᏢᎪᏨᎢ ;

BULGARIA AND

BALKANS PACT

OBJECTIONS MADE KNOWN

*Colonel Colville, the Secretary of

Melbourne, Feb. 5. the Department of Overseas Trado,

The Attorney-General, Mr. In reply, "called attention to the

Severo fighting la reported to Latham, will depart on his Far fact that a Commercial Secretary was appointed in August, 1930, to be occurring in Chinese Turkestan Eastern tour on March 17 and will reside in Harbin.

between the provincial troops and be away for about three months.

The tour will embrace China, He was later transforred to the army of Tangans commanded

Japan, Hongkong, the Dutch East BRITAIN EXPRESSES

Sofia, Feb. 5. SATISFACTION. Peking because it was found that by Ma Chung-yin.

Indics, Singapore, the F.M.S and

Bulgaria's attitude to the Balkan his services would be more valuable General Me is reported to probably Franch Indo-China and

London, Feb. 5. Pact has been made known semi- and were more urgently needed possess vast supplies of ammuni- London Feb. 5. elsewhere.

Australia's object in the foster Replying to a question regarding! tion, but hitherto ho has failed to the Philippine Islands The Cabinet Committee on Dia- British trade interests in Mans tako Urumcht,

Ing of the present friendly rela- the German Pollah Pact of Non- officially.. His troops have suffered heavy tionship between Australia and Aggression, Sir John Simon told It is stated that she would profer from armament studled the latest churin were, he said, adequately

the Commons to-day that the two to havó a Pact of Non-Aggression According to a report official sources, the Nanking Gov- phases of the altuation to-day, represented by His Majesty's Con- losses, while loyalist reinforce-hor northern neighbours, ******

The mission will not concern Governments concerned had boon with the League of Nations and in ernment has set as an objective an and to-morrow Sir John, Simon sular officers, but he fully apments are rushing to the support increase in China's air strength up will participate in the Commons prociated the importance of the of the Urumchi garrison to 1,000 pinnes this year if possible. dobato OD the recont British point raised by Mr. Dower and The Tungans are reported to be member of the party will be able which His Majesty's Government as the best means of strengthenin's A big norodronto will be built in memorandum on disarmament assured him that the position would abandoning the revolt and sur-toelen all necessary information. have learned of the conclusion of the cause of peace in the Balks.

Router

the pact-British Wireises, Router rendering their arms-Reuter. bo carefully watched Reuter. Fukien Provinco-Central Nows. British Wireless.

The Commission proposes to de- vote this aum to the purchase of ten Ford chasing, 'planes.

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tant with trade matters, but a informed of the satisfaction with conformity with the Kellogg Fact