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ANTI-TERRORIST CONVENTION

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Geneva, Dec. 10.

Mr. Anthony Eden, representing Great Britain, Baron Aloisi, of Italy and M. Laval, Foreign Minister of France, have persuaded Yugo-Slavia, acting in concert, to accept a compromise solution of the Balkan trouble. Hungary will thus be invited to continue to investigate the alleged terrorist activities within her borders.

The three Powers representatives will recommend the formation of a convention against terrorism to the League Council, which will meet again at 10.30 p.m. to approve the plan,

Later.

The League of Nations Council NO MONEY

Ar-

met at 10.45 p.m. and unanimously approved the compromiso

reached between rangement Yugo-Slavia and Hungary, and the anti-terrorist convention as well-United Press.

MODERATE ATTITUDE

Geneva, Dec. 10. Much more moderate, compared of M. with the flery attack Titulescue, Kumanian Foreign Minister, was the address of M. Edouard

the Benes,

Czecho- Slovakian diplomat, when he rose! to explain his country's-position before the League in respect to the Yugo-Slavian charges against Hungary of harbouring Interna tlonal criminals and plattera against the lives of the Yugo. Slavlan Royal Family.

He spoke to-day with calm but convincing fluency, opposing any

FOR CHURCH?

GERMAN THREAT.

TO REBELS

FRICK LOSING PATIENCE

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11, 10.03 n.m.)

DIFFICULTIES STILL AHEAD

BUT HOARE CONFIDENT OF ULTIMATE SUCCESS

LONG PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE COMMENCES

London, Dec. 10.

The House of Commons was crowded this after- noon when Sir Samuel Hoare, the Secretary for India, moved that the House accept recommendations of the Select Committee na a basis for revision of the India Constitution and consider that an expedient Bill should be introduced along the general lines of the report.

Sir Samuel began the six-day debate on the India Constitution, three of which will be in the House of Commons and three in the House of Lords. The debate. ends on December 18.

Unless a special Conservative Party contence is requisi-

Sir Samuel Hoare.

GOLD BLOC

tioned in January, this will be the last stage of the various EXPECTED

Parliamentary and non-Parliamentary, deliberations on the India Constitution before the Government introduces Bill of some three hundred clauses containing its proposals for the constitu- tional advance of India,

mention India's goal of Dominion status,

The Bill will probably be in-to troduced early in the New Year. Discussion of Its details and its final passage into law is expected to occupy the greater part of the House's time in 1935.

KEEPING PARTNERSHIP

He emphasised that it was the Labour Party's desire to see, a Constitution which would enable the minases to rid themselves of social and cennomic evils. The

TO CRUMBLE

AMERICAN VIEW OF FINANCE

Washington, Dee. 10. The opinion here is that the Indian people felt, after one Gold Bloc cannot hold out much Sir Samuel said the Government hundred and fifty years of British longer and the break may come considered-that-the-Report's pro- rule, that the masses remained any time. The probable effect posals would help to keep India poor and ignorant and were ex- the United States is expected

to be minor. for an all-time partner of Britain plaited.

within the Empire. Indian public The delay in giving responsible men had been taught for genera government to India was a real iny Telepratch, Compright. Telegraphe Meations to work on a Westminster indictment against the British and inger Undisaner, 1861. Berelved, Livermber model and it had become clearer constituted a powerful off-ust to and clearer that India's social the material benefits Britain had Beri'n, Dec. 10.

problems could be dealt with undeniably given India. effectively only by responsible The aea that Indans must al Indian politicians.

ways be ruled for their own good TI lonely white man Was a

Sir Sarouel said he would not

by

Nineteen million Americans are now on relief, costing the Govern- ment $145,000,000 per month.

NANKING ARMY

FORD PLANS EXPANSION

Huge Sum For Building

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Dearborn, Dec. 10. From his Michigan head- quarters, here, Mr. Henry Ford, multi-millionaire

motor magnate, announced to-day that he would spend an additional U.S.$8,000,- 000 in expanding and im- proving his River Rouge plant.

The total improvement allotments for this great organisation are U.S.$20,- 000,000, to be expended during the next ten months. -United Press.

CHARGES

RCE MADE IN AMERICA

INQUIRY INTO ARMS SALES

METHODS EXPOSED

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Washington, Dec. 10. "Graft," so the Senate Arms Industry Investigating Committee was told to-day, is "an old Chinese custom."

Officials of the Du Pont com pany, testifying before Sena- OCTROSTATIC Ator Nye's Committen, said that "graft" had been involved in the company's powder sales to China in 1929. :

Japanese

Ship Near

Sanctuary

BADLY BATTERED IN ATLANTIC.

Major K. K. V. Casey, military sales director for the Du Pont interesis, said: "We were prac- tiently told. that it was an old Chintee custom to pay graft,"

Senator Nye read documents showing that the Shanghai office of the Du Pont company dye stuffs department had arranged to pay four per cent, commission to "the Chinese army at Nanking." plus smaller commiscions to several company agenta on tha

1929

RELIEF VESSEL powder transactions,

STANDS BY

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"Only the four-per-cont.-WHB- graft," sa. Major Lasty-United Prese.

GERMANY

Retail sales for 1934 will exceed

New York, Dec. 10.. those of 1933 by three billion dollars. Christmas trade is like-that the Japanese freighter, Vic-1 ly to be the heaviest in years. toria Maru, terribly battered by an Atlantic gale, her First Officer Indications are that credit is killed and her Third Officer miss-

Radio Marine Wireitas leSURE OF

cree in January stopping the state make any optimistic prophecies, for Victorian sentimentally, he said.\gaining in velocity-Swan, Culbert-ing, and seven of her crew badly

and

Opposition Church circles I plan for revisionism, but appealing press the fear that Dr. Wilhelm to the Longue Council to afford Frick, Minister of the Interior, is Yugo-Slavin satisfaction.

considering the issuance of a do- M. Jevitch,

the Yugo-subsidies

to Protestant Slavian Foreign Minister Catholic Churches outside the followed him, declaring that Nazi Church ruled by Reichs

bishop Mueller. the Hungarian remoran- dum before the League was] merely a denial of Yugo-j Slavian charges, without the slightest supporting proof of innocence..

As for the Hungarian counter- charge, placed in the form of com. plain before the League, it was nothing more than A political manoeuvre, he declared,

EXAMPLE OF BAD FAITH

As an example of Hungarian bad faith, sald M. Jevitch, he would remind the League Counell that it was only after the Yankaputchta camp, where the terrorist plotters) sheltered, had existed for Lwoj years that the Hungarian Govern-i ment admitted knowing anything about it. It then took them sevon months to liquidate it, he added.

Hungary, charged the Yugo-

Dr. Wilhelm Frick. Slavian spokesman, had moved in the case of only one terrorist, not-

These fears are based upon withstanding the Yugo-Slavian recent speech by Dr. Frick, In complaints of them over a period which he said that Germany was of five years. And even in the entirely uninterested in financing churches. that fight among them-

be

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new

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he expected that they would meet

DEBATE ADJUÓRNS. unforseen difficulties and many disappointments. But he thought

probable that the

After speeches by Mr. Isanc stitution would develop along its Fout nud other Conservatives, jown distinctive lines, and not supporting the motion, and some along the lines of a Westminster Conservative opponents, Sir model. It was believed, neverthe Donald Somervell, Solicitor- leks, that if the Bill were passed General, wound up for the Gov- along the general lines of the Re-ernment, port, that the Constitution would jwork.

CONGRESS SUCCESS

He explained the question of the proposed federation.

The debate was adjourned until to-morrow.-Reuter.

NOBEL PEACE

PRIZES

The successes of the India Con-i gress Party at the recent Assembly election did not come to hit ng aj surprise, said Sir Samuel, for he knew that the party would wrin many seats. It had been the settled policy of the Viceroy (Lord Willingdon) himself

for many years to bring the Congress Party back from the barren fleld.of rion-} co-operation and into the Legiala- turo's responsible public work.

The lesson of the Assembly elections was that as system was continued under which 1933 and 1934 have been awarded

AWARDED TO TWO ENGLISHMEN

London, Dec. 10.

long as a The Nobel Peace Prizes for

NO SIGN OF WEAKNESS

son and Fritz.

EMPLOYMENT IMPROVES

LATEST FIGURE FROM BRITAIN

INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

London, Dec. 10.

hurt, is limping towards the English Channel, closely cacorted by the steamer Amsterdam.

The Amsterdam picked up the staggering Japanese ship within a few hours of her wireless calls for assistance,

Since then the weather has! moderated to some extent, and; with her consort the Japanese Vessel is making for shelter,

THE SAAR

NO DANGER IN PLEBISCITE

FOUR NATIONS SENDING TROOPS

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Ordinance, 115, Resived. Decembar Bu Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphie Mas-

mas n.m-s

She was bound for New York) and was about two days out of the Channel when the gale overtook, [her and huge sess pounded her

Paris, Dec. 10. severely. She should reach port Herr Hermann Roechling, the within a few hours-United Press. biggest German Industrialist in the Saar, confidently predicts that 97 per cent, of the half million vates Unemployment returns lasued The m.s. Tibedak, one of the "big in the plebiscite will be cast in. to-night show that at the end of three" of the Java China Japan Line, favour of a return of the territory November there were approx 13 at 4 a.m. with 160 cases of fresh

is due to arrive here on December to Germany. mately 10.212,000 insured persons. aged 16 to 64, in employment in and 3,000 tons of white nugar from Catholic vote. He suggested that mangoes from Pasoerecan, East Java, would lose the decialve Roman Interviewed by Lo Petit Journal, Great Britain. This

wns 6,000 Semarang. more than a month ago and 252,- 000 more than a year ago.

Im-

boot and shoe and motor Indus- trios. There was a substantial| reduction in the numbera tem- porarily stopped in the mines, and some improvement also in the shipbuilding yards and dia tribution trades.

an understanding had teen reached with Rome assuring this vote for Germany-Router Special.

FOREIGN GUARDS

success was depentant almost ex- to two Englishmen, Mr. Arthur Employment continued to clusively upon attacking the Henderson, President of the prove in the cotton, wool, hosiery, STOP PRESS Government, the elections in India Disarmament Conference, and Sir would almost invariably go the Norman Angell, the well-known same way.

London, Dec. 10. writer.

The Foreign Secretary, Sir John' Ceremonies in connection with

Simon, to-day announced in the the award took place at Oslo to-

House of Commons that in addition The Constitutional reforms were] day, and the Norwegian Premier,

to Britain and Italy, both the one case in which the Hungarian calves instead of helping the being proposed on their merits and M. Mowenckel, in presenting

Netherlands and Swedish Govern authorities were prevailed of in to

Philadelphia, Dec, 10. not because the Government had the prizo to Bir. Henderson, referr-

ments had now accepted the invita take action, the terrorist dis- people spiritually.

On the other hand, there was n Japan will commit national aui-tion of the League Council to send Separation of state from church been driven into making.conces ed to his courage and tenacity in further reduction in building and cide if necessary to pursue appeared before he could

weakness through

her contingents to the Saar during or the cause of peace and disarm-public works contracting,, brick plan of establishing peace in the the Plebiscite, might amount to an annual losa sions arrested-euter.

amorit-British Wireless. of income amounting to 4,600,000 timidity, or vacillation.

manufacture, shipping and in the Far East Mr, Salto, Ambassador Sir John Simon said he hoped the marks to Protesinnt churches and "We proposed them because we

tailoring and pottery industries. to America, is reported to have forces provided by these four states 2,000,000- marks to Catholic believe they are for the better

declared in an extraordinary would be on duty in the Saar before Geneva, Doe, 10. churches.

Government of India, and will

The registered unemployed interview in the Evening Bulletin. Christmas-British Wireless. Tho storm in the Balkans The Opposition churches are keep India a contented partner

numbered 1,729,898 wholly un- She will pursue this policy even has blown over following the expected to mert before Christmas With Great Britain in the Em-

The following steamers are ox-

employed, 909,643 temporarily if she has to fight Britain and the Hungarian acceptance of the draft to consider this eventually and pire" declared the Secretary for pected to be la wireless stopped and 81,804 normally in United States, and regardless of resolution dealing with the Yugo-what u to be done in view of it. India.

inunication with Hongkong to

casual employment, a total of the whims of these countries. Slavian-Hungarian dispute, -Rontor Special.

day: Mary Moller, Tergeated, than a month ago, but 169,232 mind-Reuter.

2,120,785, This was 1,150 more) However. Japan has only ponce in Bengal Maru, Glengarry,, Apoey,

· Mr. Clement R.Attlce, '(Labour) Everett, Noshiro Maru,

year ago. The total Juan less than Limehouse, on behalf of the Op-Sebastian, Bulyang. Empress of comprises 1.701,189 men. 01.108 position, condemned the Report of Canada, Conto Verde, Ranchi boys, 806,778 women and 48,676 the Select Committee for falling Delagoa Maru, Tinegara.

girls-British Wireless.

STORM PASSES

The rasolution condemns the! Marseilles crimes and expressoa

Seven hundred students of King's the view that no state can neglect College left by special train this

"(Continued on Page 7.)TM morning for a plenie to Sheungshut

CONDEMNS REPORTS

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HERRING INDUSTRY

London, Dec, 10. Legislation for reorganising the herring industry based on the recommendations of the Sea Fish: Commission will be introduced Into Parliament next week British Wireless.