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NATIVE PLOT IN JAVA

REVOLUTION PLANNED

PARTY LEADERS ARRESTED

(Special to "Telegraph")

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24. 750 a.m.)

Received, February

Amsterdam, Feb. 25. An incipient revolution in the Dutch East Indies is be-j lieved to have been nipped in the bud by swift action on the part of the authorities on the first hint of danger- ous possibilities.

Rumours of Actual Fighting Denied at Berlin and Salzburg ROOSEVELT

Mrs, Thalia Massie, who, a fow hours after obtaining her divorcoat Rono, attempted to commit suicide in a night club,

VIOLENT GALES

LASH U.S.A.

HAVOC-WREAKING-

SNOWSTORMS

WILD WEATHER

New York, Feb. 25. -Another-blinding-snow- The Governor-General has lo formed the Dutch Government storm which began at mid- that all members of the Executive Committee of the National Indo-

NAZI INVASION THREATENED

DEFENCE PREPARATION ON RIVER INN

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COUP PLOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, February 26, 7.15 am.)

VIENNA, Feb. 25.

AUSTRIAN TROOPS, REINFORCED BY HEIMWEHR FORCES, HAVE BEEN RUSHED TO THE BAVARIAN BORDER TO MEET A RUMOURED THREAT OF AN ARMED INVASION BY AUSTRIAN NAZI FORCES, WHO HAVE BEEN ARMED AND TRAINED IN GERMANY IN PREPARATION FOR A COUP D'ETAT.

Reports have been received by the Government alleging that a force of Austrian Nazis ten thousand in strength, armed with all the panoply of war is await- ing orders to move against Austria, with the seizure of Vienna as the principal objective.

Already the capital is full of rumours asserting that clashes have already occurred, but it is believed that such reports are purely alarimist, no collision hav- ing actually occurred."

Dr. Dollfuss is, however, taking the every possible precaution. All Nexian Party, including their Eastern States has lashed leave has been cancelled for the

leader, Mohammed. Iatta, haVO been arrested,

day to-day

across

itself into a violent gale in New England.

army, the Heimwehr is being fully equipped as a regular army corps. The Chancellor himself ordered

the military concentration on the

The arrests were ordered upon information reaching the police The fierce blizzard is threatening that a revolutionary plot against serious damage in the State, where the Dutch Administration was be-the snow from Inat Tuesday's frontier.

Is still piled heavy snowstorm ing hatched.

The houses of all the members high.

the Nationalist Party All trafle has been completely Batavia, Sourabaya.. and disorganised over a wide area Bandoeng have been raided by Some of the roads are feet deep in detectives

All air mail services have had to be cancelled.

evidence of United Prens.

and

In

for

now. Rearched the conspiracy

Batavin, Feb. 25. All members of the executive committee of the native nationalist party have been arrested. House searches are being made in the principal towns of Java-Reuter.

JOHN J. MCGRAW PASSES

FAMOUS BASEBALL

PLAYER-MANAGER

New York, Feb. 25. John 3. McGraw,

famous throughout the United States as one of the outstanding player- managers in baseball history, died

Many Long Island families are still snowed-in by the pre- vious storm and the appearnce of the new blizzard preventing efforts to release them, threa tens an acute food and fuel shortage. Reuter.

18 INCHES IN ILLINOIS.

A fall of 18 inches of snow is recorded in Illinois and 16 inches in West Virginia,

A women was frozen to death in

Philadelphia.

Winds of tornado force have been experienced in Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama. Eight people have been killed and 12 lajured, while many properties have been destroy- ed.

AIR LINER'S PLIGHT. One of many aeroplanes search- the storm-swept Wasatch

ing

to-day na the result of uremic Mountains sighted an airliner poisoning.

Which had been missing since it left

He retired in 1932-from the post Salt Lake City on Friday in n blind-

Yorking snowstorm, carrying eight pas- | of manager of the New

KHOMUNICARUKÜLCIMERANCANTARA INZERTOLIN

"Captain Foster's,' roview of to-day's Dorby prospects. together with tips on other races, will be found on Pago 8.

Giants, after having occupied it] for thirty years,

His club won the world sorica three times and the National League pennant on

casions.

moro

sengera.

The majority of the troops have. been rushed to Braunau on the River Inn, which separates Aus- tria from Germany, and where it is expected that the Nazis will attempt to enter Austrin.-United

Presk.

CLASH DENIED.

Rumours

CADOGAN IN SHANGHAI

ANGLO-CHINESE RELATIONS

Shanghai, Feb. 26.

Greeted by a number of British

Picture shows members of the Heimwehr in Vienna recolving rifles at their barracks after Vice Chancellor Emil Foy had ordered strengthening of defences in anticipation of trouble on, the

Bavarian border,

CASPIAN SEA DRAMA

Four Hundred on An Ice-Floe Marooned

Moscow, Feb. 25. Four hundred fishermen and 190 horses are adrift in the Caspian Sea on an ice- block which broke away -from-the-ice-field

An aeroplane has been sent out to locate the ice floe and drop food and medicines, as well as to direct ice-breakers which will attempt to rescue the party-Reuter.

SILVER

JAPANESE "PEACE" MISSION

POLITICAL WORRIES

| AVOIDING BATTLE WITH

`CONGRESS...

TARIFF CONTROL CONTROVERSY

(Special to "Telegraph”)

(Bu Tetegraph. Copyright, Teleprophio Ma«»-

Orelungice, 1111. Received, February - £6, 1.87 m/

Washington, Feb. 25. The troubled international outlook, including Europe and the Far East, is causing the Administration much anxiety and influencing its policy in many directions.

Caution, for instance, is being exercised in initiating any moves in Congress which might servo to aggravate the situation, and for this reason, it is likely that the war debt and World Court issues will not reach Congress at the present time, perhaps not even during the present Session.

on

TARIFF PROPOSALS.

Some recommendations tariffs may be forthcoming shortly though there is agitation for delay.

Some people bellove that the" President is withholding his pro- posed Tariff Message because he

PRINCE TOKUGAWA IN does not want to provide any more

UNITED STATES

controversial matters which might delay the session of Congress be- yond June 1 at the latest.

Republican opposition to the assignment of powers by Congress

PU YI, CHINA AND to President Roosevelt to negotiate

PHILIPPINES

(Special to "Telegraph")

(Bu Telegraph. Copyright, Telepraphis How DOSTA Ordinance, 1994, Reoriund. February 33, 7.15 a.m.)

reciprocal trade agreement would most likely prolong the session to be a very considerable and un- desirable extent.

Meanwhile, most of the usual trade signs indicate that the business curve is moving up. ward at an increasingly fast pate.

New York, Feb. 25. Prince Iyetatau Tokugawa, the former President of the

STOCK MARKET CONTROL. Japanese House of Peers, who is now engaged on a tour of the

wide re- Observers predict a world, told the United Press that vision of the Stock Exchange Re-

EXPORT TAX Mr. Pu Yi is a capable ruler and gulation Bill,

SHANGHAI

accom-

plished man, who possesses a great sense of reality and responsibility.

"There Is nothing artificial. about him. "There

Mr. E. A. Piorce, the head of the

officials, Sir Alexander Cadogan,

anything but a puppet. the new Minister to China, landed here at 8.15 this morning

"Mr. Pu Yi, who is shortly to bei and proceeded to the British Con-

crowned Emperor of Manchukuo, country's largest "wire-house," sulate-General, where with his

said that the New York Stock Ex- wife he will stay as the guest of NEW PROPOSALS IN is a most agreeable and Sir John Brenan, the Consul-

change could have averted the 1929 debacle by raising its margin Berlin, Feb. 25.Genorul, and Lady Brenan. The

requirements that clashes have ses Cadogan have registered at occurred on the Austro-German the Cathay Hotel. frontier are officially described Interviewed by Reuter, here as pure invention.-Reuter.. Alexander Cadogan said he would!

do his utmost to foster Sino- Slazburg, Feb. 25.

British 'relations in a spirit of co- The authorities in charge of operation and friendship. He had the Helmwehr detachments here not yet received instructions with state that they have no know regard to the suggested revision ledge of alleged frontier fight-of the Sino-British Commercial ing-Router.

SUVITCH TOUR COMPLETED

BLOC-FORMATION SUSPICIONS.

London; Fab. 26. The "mystery" tour of Signor Suvitch, the Italian Under-Secre-

on

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Sir H. H. KUNG AGREES

(Special to "Telegraph")

Shanghai, Feb. 26. As a result of a close discussion Trenty, bat he would study the between Dr. H. H. Kung, Finance question carefully and submit his Minister, and local Chinese Anan- clal leaders and bankers, tho lewa to London.

The new Minister added that he following recommendations' have been adopted and will be sub would be proceeding to Nanking on March 2, and ho intended to mitted to the Central Government

for consideration: study the question of the removal

(1) an increase in the customs of the British Legation from. Pe- king, as, in principle, the Legation rates on a wide range of imported should not be so far from the goods, (2) taxation on exported enpital-Reuter.

silver, or the limitation of the ex- port of silver and

measures лге

18.

furthermore, no

prospect of an attempt by the Pu Yi Dynasty to absorb China."

The Prince added that he thought there was no chance of a war between Japan and the United States United Press.

PHILIPPINES FUTURE

He suggests minimum deposit of $2,000 for opening a stock account, but he questions the wisdom of placing the control of the stock exchanges with the Federal Trade Commission.-United Pre88,

A

ROUND TABLE PARLEY.

Washington, Feb, 26. more liberal commerefal policy, according to Mr. ¡Cordell ́ Hull, Secretary of State, may, be ́expected to result from the round-. table conference being held to- day between President Roosevelt

Guarantee From Japan and his trade advisors, amongst

Wanted

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whom an acute differenco of opinion exists,

The conference has been called to reconcile this difference and to evolvo a definite and comprehen sive foreign trade policy, nimod at Increasing exports,

REACHING CLIMAX.

By Telegraph. Copyright. Teleprarkle Ms yer Ordinancs, 1814. Received. February

Washington, Feb. 25. (3) postponement of the ratifica-Statos will attempt to obtain a It is understood that the United The airman described it lying on tary for Foreign Affairs, who has entertained to dinner by Signor a special mission to Mussolini later, and will leave for top of a canyon, but he could not been

The conference will also discuss determine whether or not it was Vienna and Budapest on behalf of London on Wednesday after fur-tion of the London Silver Agree guarantee at the 1935 Naval Con- forence that the Independence of Signor Mussolini, has concluded ther meetings with Signor Musso ment. wrecked.-Reuter:

and he returned from Budapest to inl.

The Chineas financial lendera the Philippine Islands will be the question of asking Congress for authority to negotiate re- maintained, Rome last night.

The Italian newspapers are of bellave that the

It is bolloved that President ciprocal tariif agreements, car- Nothing has been stated official- y roaring the purpose of the the opinion that no agreement is necessary if the adverse effect excursion, but it has aroused con-possible on the basis of the Briwhich is likely to follow the boost-Roosevelt and the Hon. Mr. Manuel ticular attention being given to

Barlin, tish Pinn. It is felt that no subing of the silver price in the Quezon discussed the matter at siderable l-feeling in where it is believed that an anti-stantial mensure of diaarmament is United States is to be offset. the White House Conference in which the freedom of the islands The Bankers' Association of the was negotiated.—United Press, German military bloc has been possible in the present state of arranged by the Italian Govern- onion in Europe and that the best City of Shanghai (Chinese) yeater- ment, with the idea of closur Aus. that can be hoped is an agreement day cabled their views to President tro-Hungarian union, backed by to prevent unlimited armament Roosevelt on the silver situation

construction in the future."

They expressed the opinion that Italy.

STATUS

any allver measure not calculated quo.

to stabilise its prico would cer

SIR JOHN SIMON'S DENIAL

HOME OFFICE RUMOUR "INVENTION"

:

DISARMAMENT.

London, Feb. 26. Sir John Simon denies the re- He was a brillant player in his ports that he is probably to be younger days, being among the moved to the Home Omco in a Meanwhile, Mr. Eden, tho Bri-It is felt, therefore, that the tainly tend to have an extremely best third basomon aver soon in reshuffle of the Cabinet which tleh disarmament envoy has reach-Italian Plan for the retention of adverse effect on the Far East. exchange the game. He won prominence as might be expected shortly.

od Rome, and will meet M. Suvitch the status quo, with some re- They feared that the a major league player when he Ilo declared that there was not to-day. Mr. Eden will have his armament for Germany can be the market would be thrown into con- was only eighteen years of age the smallest foundation for this last moeting with Signor Mussolini only basis of an agreed: Convan fusion by a sudden rise

(allvor prico-Central Nows. Invention-Reuter.

int ave o'clock this evening, will be tion-Reuter,

Reuter.

in the

NEW AMBASSADOR TO PARIS

GEORGE CLERK APPOINTED

SIR

London, Feb. 26. Sir George Russell Clerk has

war debts.

Financial and polltient circles are not surprised at the decision. to call the conference, In view of the feeling that the tariff quoe- tion is rapidly reaching a climax- upon the question as to whether

or noʻprices can be hold to their. prosent Javelwithout some

stimulant-Reutor.

baan appointed Amba Paris," inducesssion to Tyrrell, who is, retiring shop Reuter.