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300 M-TA=ART WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1934.

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AMERICA LIKELY TO RECOGNISE MANCHUKUO

| SILVER""HOARDING

IN AMERICA

Senate Asks for List of Holders

Washington, Mar. 20, The Senate to-day passed a resolution calling on Mr. Morgenthau for a list of silver holders. If available, and if compatible with public interest, in view of the "current reports of tho of speculative hoarding silver."―outer.

PRINCET TSHEKEDI

ROOSEVELT POLICY

OF REALISM

TRADE BEFORE POLITICS

LONDON REPORT

London, Mar. 21. American recognition of the new State created in Manchuria is merely a mat

of time, as the hostility the Hoover! has become past, according

to

The Queen Mother of Holland, whose death occurred yaslar-

day.

the Washington cor- HITCH IN TARIFF

respondent of the Morning

GIFTS EXCHANGED Post.

AT GADERONE

AN INTERESTING EPISODE

[Special is "Telegraph")

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The correspondent declares that a new realist outlook towards the iproblems of the Far East is one' of the distinguishing fentures of the present Administration which is far more concerned regarding trade possibilities than it is about political issues.

It is pointed out that next year's naval.conference would, in any event, have brought Pacific prob- tems to the forefront as Pacific naval disarmament and the re- allotment of naval ratios could

NEGOTIATION

FRANCO-BRITISH DIFFICULTIES

ON THE VERGE

́OF FAILURE

(Spacial to "Telegraph”i

Capetown, Mar. 20. An interesting episode of curred in connection with volving, the Four-Power and the|BL712548 RM2, Prince George's tour of South Nine-Power Pacts and the mattor Africa to-day when the Prince of fortified basos, met tho reinstated. Chief; Taheked, at Bechuanaland.

hardly be discussed without in- My Telegraph. Cayyright, Zetopraphic

myra Ordinance, 41. Received March

Gaderone

.in

London, Mar. 21.

It is persistently rumoured in circles usually well-informed that the trade negotiations between France and Britain are not pro- ceeding at all smoothly.

EXCITING PRAYA GALE SCENES

BANK LINER BREAKS FROM MOORINGS

JUNKS DASHED TO

PIECES.

Violent gusts reaching a maximum of 68 miles an hour characterised the gale in the early hours of this morning. During the squall, the Bank liner, Pleasant- ville, broke away from her moorings at Buoy A.15 and was out of contorl for a few minutes. She has since gone into dock.

Considerable havoc was caused among small craft in the barbour, numbers being dashed to pieces against the sea-wall

SEVERE GALE IN

C. CHINA

Damago at Chinkiang and Hangchow

Shanghai, Mar. 21 According to messages from Chinklang and Hang- chow, both cities were -swept by a severo gale yos- terday, resulting in exten- sive damage to property, No casualties have been reported.

Many trees were torni'up, while the roofs. of many. huts were removed by the wind. Shipping at Chin- klang was dislocated for a considerable time.-Central News

DETROIT'S STRIKE RESPITE

INCOME TAX TO BE REDUCED?

BRITISH BUDGET:

SURPLUS

SPECULATION

IN LONDON

London, Mar. 20. The latest weekly Trea- sury returns show that up to March 17, the total ordinary revenue for the current nancial year amounted to £696,053,578,

Bur

This figure, which is within 42,724,000 of the estimated total revenue for the whole year end- Ing 31st March, showe pius over ordinary expenditure, including the American Debt paymenta of £3,804,892, of $29,262,971.

A sum of £7,215,097. has, how aver, boon allocated to the sinking fund for the repayment of debt,

VIOLENT GUSTS IN EARLY MORNING STEEL WORKERS NOW feaving a net balance to date of

The brief warning afforded by Conditions prevailing just be- ominous-looking signs of dirty for the galo developed its early weather to come undoubtedly.

evidence had saved many lives.:

At least fifty Junks were aunk peculiar. or waterlogged in the West Point

district, where they were swept from their moorings and smashed

GUST- OF SIXTY EIGHT M.P.H.

RUSSIA'S INFLUENCE. The correspondent further points The chor assured His Royal out that American recognition of

After a week of conferences be- Highness of his own and the Russia has also introduced a new

Observatory Report Bamangwato Trito's loyalty to the element of Interest in the possi-tween British Board of Trade including Mr.

on Gale Throne and presented the Princebilities of Improved trade in the representatives, with a magnificent set of skins. Far East, associated with the re- Runciman, and the French dele-

Prince George warmly, shook newed agitation for the improve-gation, headed by M. Lamoureux, M. C. W. Jeffries, Director of it is stated that the parties are no the Royal Observatory, informed hands with Tshekedi to whom he ment of the prics of silver,

While it is gravely doubtful

nearer an agreement.

the Telepraghi gave a walking stick.

The Prince also shook hands whether an increase in the price with Tahekodi's Mother Queen of silver would increase the pur- dramatic chasing power of the Orient, the Semane, who sent a appeal to King George when her preservation of peace is held to bo vitally necessary to an improve- Hon was suspended.-Reuter.

ment of trade.

HOME FOOTBALL

MOTHERWELL · AND SOUTHPORT WIN

OPEN DOOR.

Every effort is, therefore, likely to be made by the United States to remain on friendly terms with

Japan and Japan's rigid adherence

It is believed that the negotia-; ions are on the verge of adjourn to failure or deadlock. ment, which would be tantamount

The difficulties being experi enced are said to be due to Franco's request for an assurance from Britain that she will refrain} from raising the tariff on silk, cotton goods and wines for the duration of any agreement,

Besides there is Mr. Walter Elliot's unwillingness meet

to

to the doctrine of the Open. Door French wishes concerning British In Manchuria would more than importations of French cereals

and potatoes.-United Pros8.

London, Mar. 20. Possibly a Scottish Cup semi-compensate for a certain sceptic- final rehearsal, Motherwell visited St. Mirren to-day in the Scottisham on her part regarding the League. Motherwell's recent practicability of the Stimson lapse of form was not noticeable | Doctrine-Rester.

to-day. They won comfortably by

throo goals to one.

In the Northern Section of the

Third Division, Southport climbed Attack on

a little further out of the danger

zone by a 3-1 victory over Walsall,

-Router.

"INSULL REACHES PORT SAID

PROCEEDING THROUGH THE CANAL

British ¡Consulate

NANKING MINISTER'S

MISSION

Effort to Bring Capital To China

Nanking, Mar. 21. The Minister of Industries and Commerce, Mr. Chen Kung-po, is ONE KILLED AND planning a trip to the South Seas islands next month with a view SEVERAL WOUNDED to encouraging overseas Chineso

to invest in home. Industries, London, Mar. 20.

The Minister will visit the It is learned that Sir Alexander Straits Settlements, Java and the Cadogan, the new British Minis 'Alexandria, Mar. 21 ter to China, has just lodged a Philippines, and, if time permits, The steamer Malotis has reach-protest with the Chinese Govern- also Annam and Stam-Reuter, ed Port Said, with Mr. Bamuel ment against an outrage in Insull aboard, and la proceeding Kashgar last month during the

tribal through the Canal.

boatilities in It is surraised, therefore, that Turkestan. Inaull is heading for Ethiopia as The British Consulate at Koch- was earlier roporbed to be his gar Was attacked during the likely destination. Reuter,

FRENCH LINER

DISASTER

Chinese

disturbances and ono British Iidian employee of the Consulate was killed and several others were wounded.

RUBBER CONTROL

RUMOURS

restriction

negotiationa

"The squall this morning may be attributed to rapid local changes in temperature and pressure distribution caused by the strengthening of the anti-cyclone over China. "The early squall, of about half an hour's duration, com- menced at 2.80 a.m, when the wind veered rapidly from West to North in the course of which gusts of 46 m.p.h. were experienced,

After a lull of nearly one hour, the wind force increased rapidly, reaching its maximum in a gust from the north-west at the rate of 68 miles an hour `at 4.10 a.m.

"Later, it subalded and died down

to a moderate breeze at about 7.80 a.m,

The barometer ross 0.06 inch between two and three o'clock and the temperature fell from 69 degrees to 60 degrees."

seemed rather'

An excessively high temperatura

THREATENING

NEW PROBLEM

FOR ROOSEVELT

and thick blanket of fog were ex- perienced in the early morning. and these sigus appeared to possess special significance for the native boat people with the result that the smaller harbour craft were mostly Inshore by the time, #i, the wind sprang up with sudden force.

Shortly before two o'clock.

(Spacial.to_"Talograph”) (By Telepraph. Cowpricht, Telegraph

Ordiannes f133 DAL)

Detroit, Mar. 20. Detroit people are jubilant hundreds of these weather-wise folk at the respite gained for the were already on shore, apparently

not trusting to the safely of their city from the strike menace las the result of President

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£22.037,874.

000

The returna show that £11,966,- of Inland revenue and 57,762, 300 in customs and exciso wore collected last week.

During the financial year to March 17, the total yield of inland

revenue was £369,078,000 and the

total yield of cusióms,Cand-excise £277,227,000: Outgoings last week, lays a British Wireless messago, in ordinary expenditure amounted to 212,809,383,4

The majority of the British Cabinet, It is understood, are now in favour of effecting in tho

approaching Budget a reduction

of Income Tax and the restoration in part of the 1931 economy

cuta.

The present consistent inflow Roosevelt's intervention. of revenue to the Exchequor-made Automobile nptable by the appearance of an in conference actual excess of revenue over cx-

The Union of

TWO ACRES AND Worker meeting to acquiesce in penditure before the end of the

A COW

MR. LLOYD GEORGE BROADCASTS

BACK TO THE LAND

(Special to "Telegraph")

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphis_Man-

Ordinance,

2373. Hornívod

London, Mar. 20.

hle wish for postponement pending financial year has encouraged the Houso bellef that these reliefs can now the result of the White meeting with the representatives be granted. of the manufacturers.

Ministers believe that the pro. Detroit is gratified at the prospective Budget surplus will por- pect of a settlement through Gov-mit the reliefs, as well as the in- ernment agency. It was widely creases in the Service Estimates. The view of the Pricia Minister feared by business men and citizens generally that the strike would is that there should be "equality of sharing" in the distribution of the entire com- prove costly to the

Burplus. munity,

The manufacturers' committee has already left New York for Washington.

Prime Minister's Proposal

It is understood that he favoure -in common with other Ministers —the two-fold proposal that;

1 Income tax should be reduced by at least 3d.

STEEL THREATS. Meanwhile, the situation is critical in the steel industry.

Mr. William J. Long, head of a

2 The 10 per cent, incidence of Modelegation from the Weirton Steel

the cuts should be modified to & the Corporation workers, told Labour Committee of the Senate per cent. to-day that a steel strike national The adoption of this proposal:: "Back to the land" was in its scope will be declared if would cost approximately $30,000,- to pieces against the Prays Wall. the keynote of a speech by the Wagner Bill, creating a Na-1000, which, it is balloved, lles well tional Labour:Board falls to secure within the compass of the Ex- Much minor damage to house pro- Mr. Lloyd George which was enactment.

choquer's resources income tax- perty is reported from all over the broadcast from London this Colony.

jevening and which was re- The galo sweet. In und

unexpect edly a few hours after a similar miniscent of his pre-war occurrence Ind 'done'' much!

campaign damage in Chinklang, Hang-| chow and Shanghai

similar lines.

TWO DEAD.

on

somewhat

**

A reduction of 3drin

The Government, in the mean- timo, has failed an equity suit an awkward arithmetical units in the Delaware Federal Court not favoured by the Rachoquer on·· against the Weirton Steel Cor account of administrative di cul- poration, charging them with tie.

Midiators who hold of A number violation of N. R.. A. and other this view aro anxious to secure recovery menstires, including the instead restorations, if only in part, denial of the right of employees of the income tax allowances, which to organise for collective are of great importance to persona bargaining with representatives with a moderate income. of their own choosing.

HOUSE ATTACK.

In the House of Representatives, NEW EMPRESS OF

Mr. Lloyd George was speaking on disarmament and unemploy:| The only tragedy of the squallment. Concerning disarmament, thus far reported occurred near he declared that there was Waglan. Five persons were rescued no security against an ultimato war except the application of Versailles conditions of dianrm-Mr. Thomas Blanton attacked the tactics, amont to all nations alike, in other labour, leaders for their words, until the world had disarm- obstructing the recovery campaign,

on account of selfish unionisation WEDDING CELEBRATED od down to Germany's Jovol.

efforts United Press.

HANKOW.ALSO HIT.

Shanghal, Mar. 21.- A large area around Hankow was hit by a savorò gule yestor- day afternoon.j

UNEMPLOYMENT.

ho

Further details of the strike monaco in the United States will

be found in Page Eleven.

PU YI TO VISIT JAPAN

ANNAM

YESTERDAY

Huo, Mar. 20, Mas Nguyen Huhio, the daugh tor of a gront Indo-Chinese mou darin, became the Empress of Annam to-day when she married: the twenty-one-year-old Emparor Bao Dai with pleturoaquo ceremonial-Reuter,

BREAKDOWN DENIED AT THE HAGUE

Hague, Mar. 20. The Minister asked the Nanking

Hankow and Wuchang suffered Router's correspondent learns

The most hopeful, method of Government to take immediate officially that the rumours that more heavily than the outlying dealing with unemployment, atops to ensure protection of the rubber

districts. Throughout the whole Consulato.

of the resources of the land. have been broken off are without afternoon communications, both went on, was to make better use The Chinese Government, In foundation.

on land and on water wore

"If we In Britain had the samo raply, doclared that they extreme-i

of our people on the Poro scan blown down over a wide percentage next lowest country, The negotiations are still in ponded, while telegraphic wires ly regretted the reported occcur- progress.. rence of which they had no It is not possible to ascertain area,

of a prison in Wu-ve should in a few years have information as communications whether an early conclusion is 10he wallanged causlux injury absorbed all chronic unemploy had been interrupted for some sight or if there is a reasonable to several person

pointed by the so-called Emperor BETTER WEATHER Central Newsment.

Kang Teh, a Imperial: Envoy to The anticyclone has increased time.

chance of success.—Router " LAgency:

He declared that the hundreds Tokyo. He will leave for Japan in Intonnity, and continues to of millions of pounds sterling ly-to-day or to-morrow. His mission extend southward. A depression Ing tole in the banks could be in probably to pave the way for the covers the Sea of Japan. Local profitably invested in the develop coming visit of Pa XI to Japan-forecast: N E winds, fresh mont of the resources-Reuter Central News

cloudy, probably improving. Special Service,

MEDALS FOR SOVIET

¦ RESCUERS

Moscow, Mar. 21. The Fronch Ambassador has presented medals and diplomas to the crow of the Bovlets.s. Soviet- The latest raport of the situa-. skaynoft, which took a leading tion in Chinese Turkestan, re- part in the rescue work following colved from New Delhi, states that the disastrous fire aboard the all is now quiet in Kashgar-low Georges Philippar-Reuter.

tor

Mr. and Mrs. -AMW, da Roza KTM F

leaving on hand-the-world trip by the Chill from a capsized junk. ailing on the President Coolidge and No. 4 Police Launch later took

two bodies from the wreck.

Hatúrday,

Changchun, Mar. 21, Mr. Cheng Bhlao-su, Premier of the Puppet State, has been ap