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四拜禮·號八月三英港香 THURSDAY, MARCH

1934.

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CALL AND INSPECT.

REVOLUTION FEVER SPREADS THROUGH SPAIN

MYSTERY THEFT OF GOLD

UNION CASTLE LINER'S SHIPMENT

SEALS INTACT:

CEMENT INSIDE

London. Mar. 7.

detectives

Scotland Yard

are investigating the my- sterious disappearance of 930 ounces of gold, valued at

over £6,000, part of a gold

Mr. Edsel Ford.

STATE OF

ALARM

DECLARED

STRIKES PART OF PLAN OF REVOLT

RAPID GROWTH

OF UNREST

(Special to "Tolegraph").

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Madrid, Mar. 7.

A State of Alarm, amount-

shipment from South Africa EDSEL FORD ing virtually to martial law,

to London."

The discovery that the builion had been stolen was made when an assay was begun on a shipment brought by the Union Castle Itner, Balmoral Castic.

One of the boxes supposed to contain gold was opened and found to be filled with cement of similar weight.

SEALS INTACT.

The gold came from Bulawayo and was loaded off the Balmoral Castle when Bhe touched st Southampton.

The gold may have been stolen aboard

between the linor or Southampton and London, but in-

IN HIDING

ARMED GUARD ROUND COTTAGE

KIDNAPPING THREATS

New York, Mar. 7.

The Ford Cottage at Miami

asmuch as the scals of the box of Beach is surrounded by a heavy cement ware apparently intact, the' London police are inclined to the guard of men armed with

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was proclaimed throughout Spain to-night following succession of reports to the Ministry of the Interior con- cerning the unrest in the provinces.

The decree had been forcaceu, although it was not expected so

2000,

Renewed turbulence is reported from Spain to day. Left, troops are shown searching suspects for arme in Sargosea, while on right armed siyle guards are suon aboard a tramsar driven by a naval rating

Latest information, however, A FAMOUS EARLY

shows that public order is only being maintained with the difficulty in Barcelona krentent and Seville, Minor disturbances have occurred in many parts of the country and industry has been

VICTORIAN

brought to standstill by a succes DEATH OF MARQUIS slon of strikes.-United Presa,

belief that the theft occurred be-chine-guns, on duty day and QUICK CHANGE OF fore the box was put aboard the night, protecting Mr. Edsel Ford, Balmoral Castle in South Africa.

WASHINGTON “COUP“. Almost coincidentally with the news of the theft, came a report from Washington announcing that gold coins worth £16 and a number of imitation gold bars wore stolen from a showcase at the entrance to the Treasury Department, al though a guard is always on the spot when the Treasury is open.

The gold bars which seemed to be real and were doubtless the

main objective of the thieves, would have been worth $30,000 had they been genuine. Actually they wore valueless,

The police declare that this is the first time in the history of the Treasury Department that such a thing has happened.-Reuter

AIR MAIL CONTRACT SCANDAL

PRES. ROOSEVELT'S

PROPOSALS

BAN ON CERTAIN

EX-HOLDERS

Washington, Mar. 7.

the son of Mr. Henry Ford, from kidnappers.

These remarkable precautions have been taken in consequence of threats by two rival Detroit gangs to kidnap him and hold him to ransom.

MIND

Revolution in the Making

OF ABERDEEN

VICEREGAL ADVENTURES

London, Mar. 7. The Marquis of Aberdeen died this afternoon aged 87 years. Although his health had been Indifferent for some time, he was able to attend the funeral of Lord-Sempill-last-week.—----

In the course of an active political | career, he was Govenor-General of Canada from 1893 to 1898 and was

in Barcelona.

U.S. STOCK MARKET REGULATION:

President's Attitude

Not Revealed

Washington, Mar. 7. Confidence that some part of the Stock Market Regulation Bill will be passed this sension was саргеняса the White House to-day, although the President's attitude on the Fletcher-Rayburn Bill was not revealed.

The President has not yet taken up the subject with his advisers, pending completion of the NRA.. meetings.—Itenter,

BENSELESAIKAN TINTA INNERSTATUERCANTIK DANNAMALAISANAKIRITIL

Madrid, Mar. 7. A eritical siluntion exists When the threats were made in throughout the country. At 1010 Detroit, Edsel Ford hustily orp.m. to-night, it was computed that ganised a special fishing trip to there are at least a hundred thou-

and men on strike. Miami.

A proclamation declaring twice Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The special guards are in addi-State of Alarm was lion to the usual detective squad minutes after the Minister of the quis of Aberdeen and Tomair, was John Campbell Gordon, first Mar- protecting the Ford Cottage when Interior had appeared in the the third son of the Earl of Aber- ene

or ollier of the motor Cortes and informed the Deputies feen and was magnates is in residence.-Reuter. that the Government did not con- drew and Oxford 1870, his MANCHESTER DRAW

AMERICAN NAVY

BUILDING

MR. SWANSON'S COMMENT

(Special to "Telegraph")

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Ordisaner, 1384. Received March

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Washington, Mar. 7. The Secretary of the Navy De- partment, Mr. Claud Swanson, is

Vinson-

highly pleased with the Congress ional approval of the Trammell Bill, providing for the construction of 102 new warships and 1,184 new acroplance.

made ten

sider that the proclamation was yet necessary.

-SPECIFIC PLAN OF REVOLT,

When he returned to his office, reports arrived of such a nature as to necessitate the Proclama- tion immediately.

Strikes, are being organised aili over the country, in accordance, It is believed, with a specific plan of revolution.—Router.

MRS. ROOSEVELT

IN WEST INDIES

ST. THOMAS ISLAND

GREETING

New York, Mar. 7.

educated at St.

two elder brothers having died, ha succeeded to the earldom. In 1877. he married Ishbel, daughter of Lord Tweedmouth, an able and charming woman who helped him grently in his career. A prominent Liberal

(Continged on Page 7.).

SOVIET'S COTTON

OFFER

ON 5-YEAR CREDIT. TERMS

CUP REHEARSAL

WITH VILLA

PRESTON LOSE BIG OPPORTUNITY

PIQUANT ROME SITUATION

GIANT CUNARDER

GOVERNMENT POSITION EXPLAINED

London, Mar. 7... The North Atlantic Ship- ping Bill, which empowers the Treasury to advance money to the Cunard Com- pany for the construction of one or more large vessels for the North Atlantic shipping trade, was debated in the Commons to-day.

Mr. Hore Belisha, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, moving the second reading recalled that in December, 1930, the Canard Company decided to lay down ships of a size and speed unlikely Lo be excolled by any other in existence or in contemplation.

It was to be

of 75,000 tons Krosa and of such a speed as maintain-n

to

Programme of fortnightly all- ings throughout. the year which no other service could at present provide.

Hore.Belisham.

The laying down of the alp meant the expenditure of £411⁄2

GERMANY AND THE millions the employment for

VATICAN

VON PAPEN'S MISSION

Rome, Mar: 7. Germany is proposing to

make a further attempt to heal the breach with the Vatican.

three years of 1,000 shipbuilding hands, in addition to employment In the large diversity of trades ongaged in making the machinery plant.

CREDIT DIFFICULTIES.

It was with general cousteran- tion that a year later, the public learned that credit difficulties had orisen. Progress was abandoned and the Government was pressed to go to the assistance of the

company.

The precedent of 1004 when £12,000,000 was advanced to the same company, by the Treasury tho constructions of the

It is announced that Captain for von Papen will arive in Rome Lusitania and Mauretania was re- on March 14 with the definito in-called.

tention, it is understood, of trying

to

Mr. Hore Bollohn said that resume the negotiations be that generation was told that the tween the Nazi Government and policy of the big ship, was mis the Vatican which were broken consolved, that the finance was off after banning, by the Vatican, uneconomic, and that the loss to

taxpayer was inevitabe.

in February of a book by the Nazi

But the policy of the big ship propagandist agent, Dr. Rosen- berg, declaring with a Nazi's idons had prospered, finance proved to on religion.

be well secured, taxpayers had Piquancy is added to the pro-lost nothing, the interest had been posed visit of Captain von Papen duly met and the capital was re- by the fact that he will arrive in funded in full.

RUINOUS COMPETITION. London, Mar. 7.

Rome on the same day as Dr. The visit of Manchester City Gomboes (Hungary) who are con- Chancellor of Exchequer examined Dollfuss (Australa) and Dr. In these circumstances, the to Villa Park in a league match ferring with Signor Mussolini on the plea for succour and came this afternoon drew a huge the Italian proposal for the closest to the conclusion that if the pro- crowd, additional interest being economic association of Italy, blem

Was rétention of the

lent to the encounter by reasonAustria and Hungary, and whose nacendency of Britain of the of the fact that it furnished a visit is apparently regarded with Atlantic, ruinous competition be Cup semi-final rehearsal.

auspicion in Germany.

tween British firms should be

No specife lesson was learned. In some quarters, a direct con- eliminated as being a hindrance Washington, Mar. 7. Defences prevailed in a keen nexion between *he announcement that the tussle and neither side managed Soylet propose to purchase 600,000 to score.

An

bales, of United States' cotton if Preston North End, beaten at sultable credit, terms can be ar-home in the Cup on Saturday, lost

|noduzed-Teuter.:

ranged, was made by Mr. Jessu ground in their bid for promotion PREMIER

Jones, chairman of the Reconstruc-to-day when they suffered defent

Corporation.

The BI will bring the United

Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt, accom- tion Finance Corporation, follow-before their own supporters once States Navy up to In a Special Message to Con-strength, declared Mr. Swanson, and two photographers, arrived by Export and Import Bank with M. Division. A victory would have full Treaty panfod by four women reporters ing a conference of officinis of the again, this time in the Second gress, President Roosevelt sug- who added: "It shows that the air at St. Thomas Island in the Bognanoff, chairman of the Soviet permitted North End to displace gosta that the air mail carrying country in determined to have an West Indies this afternoon.

Brentford In the runners-up contracts should now be re adequate and good navy." Tho First Lady was enthusiastic. turned to private commercial | United Presa.

Jones added that the Bank position. ally welcomed by a large crowd.

The results of to-day's league companica and that new con

Replying to an Address of Wei-trustees had not yet come to a

decision on the Soviet's suggestion | gamen follow: tracts should be negotiated as

come, ale expressed greetings to that they be granted five years'

FIRST DIVISION. soon as possible.

people of the island from credit-Renter.

He recommends that contracts should be granted for a period not exceeding three years "on full, fair competitive bidding, with a limila- tion on the rate of componention abovo which no contracts will be awarded."

The President proposes legisla tion to protect the public interest by prohibiting the award of con- tracts to any companies whose officers were parties to obtaining the former contracts in circum- stances which were contrary to good faith and public polley-Reuter.

JAPAN AND CHINA

“Important" Instructions to Mr. Ariyoshi

President Roosevelt.

Mrs. Roosevelt was the guest

of honour at a reception at Gov.

Router.

ernment House in the evening.-TREASURY CONVERSION

Aston Villa Portsmouth

O Manchester C. 2 Leeds United

SECOND DIVISION.

3 Hull City

1

visits is to the main objective and that all our resources as well as experi- ence, should be concentrated in one single channel.

Ho, therefore, made it clear that DEFENDS forthcoming If the effective fu

financial assistance could only be

GOVERNMENT :

TASK NOT YET COMPLETED

sion of the North Atlantic ship- ping intereste of the two rival companies were to take place. Negotiations to that end had now beon brought to the point of achievement.

The Merger. Company would be London, Mar. 7. In possession of £3,000,000 payable The Primo Minister, Mr. so and if required for working

capital. Ramsay MacDonald, who attended

NO EMBARRASSMENTS. the inaugural lunch of the South London Exhibition which was Whatever was required would be opened at the Crystal Palace this at the disposal of Merger Com afternoon, in a brief speech said pany In order that it might du

which

its business without apprehcasion 3 the safety of overy stage 1 the Government had taken in of embarrassment. The Goyern- mensures to restore prosperity had ment did not withhold the pos- boon carefully considered in its siblilty of assistance in construc- o relation to the whole scheme oftion of a further ship or ships.

progressivo evolution. That was In respect of this ship, costing. the course they were ondeavouring £4,500,000 the Government were to continue.

to have the prior charge of £3,500,- They had not gone in for great 000. In addition they had

·SCOTTISH CUP

plans. They had carefully studied charge on the assets of the Cunard London, Mar. 7. in detail the problems of Industry Company of £1,000,000 and n Motherwell made no mistake in and had done their best to face charge on any mim allocated by on March 15 to convert into four-their second meeting with Albion and solve them ons after another, the Merger Company to the de- year three per cent. Notes. Rovers in the Scottish Cup this. They were still engaged, in that prociation of No. 364. But the The move eliminates cash sub-afternoon, folning Rangers, St. task, and when It was ac prosperity of the company was scriptions and has surprised Johnstone and St Mirren in the complished, the characteristic task the best and only ultimate safe- 5 Onancial quarters which expected semi-finals.

of the present Government would guard, and the Government were

tävässling It 9 the announcement of much larger Motherwell to-day scored six have been finished-British Wire Roaring nothing a ~Reuter,,--:] borrowing---Reuter,

| goals without reply.-Reular.... | Lone:

HOME RUGGER

BERKSHIRE DEFEAT

SUSSEX

London, Mar. 7.

OFFER

Financial Circles Get Surprise Washington, Mar. 7.

(Special to "Talegrepl")

Peking, March 8 The Japaneso Legation states that Mr. Ariyoshi, Japanese Minis for to China, has received

important instructions from the · Berkshire scored a convincing Mr. Morgenthau has announced Tokyo Foreign Office and that he victory over SusBox in a' county the offer to holders of $450,000,000 Fire broke out at midnight at 84, is preparing to proceed to Japan rugger match this afternoon, ob- of Transury, certificates maturing Queon's Road East, completely. loat the end of this month or early taining seventeen points against stroying the first floor on which were noxt for consultations with Mr. eight by Sussex."

medicine shop and a general store Iirota on Sino-Japanese problems, Other rugger games resulted by the Fire Brigade provented the Mr. Ariyoshi has summoned Mr. follows:

the Suma, the Japanese Consul-Gen Abortillery 8 Newport Second Boot. Damage estimated at ral in Nanking, to Shanghai-R.A.F.

No-one was injured and good work

famos from getting a hold on

$7,000 was done.

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