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二拜禮 號九月四英港香 TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1935.

No. 14880

ITALY MAY SEEK

ALLIANCE

MOVE TO RESTRAIN GERMAN AMBITION

"NORDIC DANGER" FELT BY GOVERNMENT

Rome, April 8.

FARMERS

FIGHTING

NEW DEAL

NO BENEFITS FROM. LEGISLATION

COTTON GROWER

IN REVOLT

Washington, April 9.

The contest between Congress | and the Administration over te cotton Processing Tax and cotton (extile imports is expected to be carried to President Roosevelt this

There is considerable satisfaction in official quar-week for adfadication. ters here at the news that both Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the British Prime Minister, and Sir John Simon, Lord Privy Seal, will attend the conference of nations at Stresa.

Official quarters believe that if German ambition is to be restrained, the three former Allies, Britain. France and Italy, should establish a common front, and solidly, when they meet at Stresa.

Some doubts are expressed, however,with regard to England's attitude. There have been some bitter comments in the press with respect to Britain's reputed desire to keep out of any further European commit- ments.

Meanwhile, the danger of a war with Germany is a common topic, ! and the Government bas shown! apprehension by countermauling orders to some high grade officers to depart for the Colonies.

There is little doubt that Signor Benito Mussolini. the Italian Prime Minister, will recommend at Stress that Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria shall be accorded an incrense in armaments to counter- balance the "Nordic danger."--

• Reuter.

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NO REPRESENTATIVES

Washington, Apr. 8. Mr. Cordell full, the Secretary of State, to-day fold newspaper Interviewers that the United States had made no plans to have observera at the Stresa Confer

ence.

TYPHOON

LOSSES MOUNTING

OVER THIRTY DIE IN SAMAR IS.

THOUSANDS HOMELESS

Manila, April 9. Reports from the country over which the typhoon-raged-Sunday The United States envoys in delayed tenuse of the interrup Europe were being relied upon totion of communications, show that keep the Stuto Department fully the loss of life and properly was informed

021 proceedings at very much more severe than at Stresa. Reuter Special.

MR. EDEN'S ILLNESS

London, Apr. 8.

Sir John Simion.

irst appeared.

Instead of four killed in :14e Philippine Islands, it is now stated

Facing rising dissatisfaction on, the part of the cotton Industry

Clyde Pangbourne, the American and labour, owing to the closing sleman, who is to make an attempt of entton mills in virtually all to By round the world in four, and verbions of the That and the half days, non-stop, Hi, route South, the question has been raised as to whether practical politics or economie theories shall prevail.

JAPANESE IMPORTS

Mr. Henry Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, as, been hitterly

assailed by members of the Cot-

on Blue, which indicated that it

should bring him within 100 miles of Hongkong. He fi shown in picture tracing the route which he followed in the England Australia race.

Col. Burkhardt Promoted

BECOMES G.S.O. (1)

IN CHINA

Lieut.-Colonel Valentine Rt. Burk hard, D.S... O.RE.. RA.. has been appointed G.8.0. First Grade,

would do its utmost to induce the President to reject the proposala for the suspension of the Proress- ing Tax for a period of one year and resort to Work Relief appre- priation for benefit payments to, farmers. Other members of the Roosevelt Cabinet are expected to back up Secretary Wallace, notably Mr. Cordell full who is opposed China Command, with effect as to the Tinker Tariff with a view to from the Autumn. cutting down imports of Japanesement was made to-day.

This angoNCE- cotton textiles, but at the same time discounting the claims that Japanese imports are demoralis ing the home market.

Conservative elements in the South-traditionally the backbone

Colonel Burkhardt was Military Attachent. Peiring in 1932. He was commissioned to the Royal Artillery In 1903, won

his cap- tringy in the first year of the War of the Democratic Party-mean- and thereafter received promotion while, have taken the war-path, rapidly. He was Staff Captain, threatening to wreck the entire | Royal Artillery 28th Division, at. "New Deal" less its' demands the outbreak of War.

are met.

He was three times mentioned in Cotton growers and manufacdespatches, being decorated with the turers have apparently reached s.o., Legion of Honour and Croix the conclusion that the Agricul de Guerre tural Adjustment Administration system has worked to their dig advantage rather than to their benefit. Therefore, they are unit, ing in their efforts to destroy it.

HOME MARKET THREATENED

While the immediate provoca

The Prime Minister, Mr. Mac-that at least thirty-three have tion is the recent drastic drop in Donald, announced in the Com-Perished and ofany more have the price of cotton, there is also mon to-day that the British re-Island, where the typhoon struck States is rapidly losing the export Ireen seriously injured in Samar the realisation that the United presentatives attending the Stresa with greatest intensity. Conference would be himself and

market, and even the home market, The entire population of Beron-it alleged, la seriously threatened. The situation has an important bearing on the pending Bili containing amendments clarifying and strengthening the Agricultural ministration.

in putting a question on this gan, numbering 21,000, is home point to the Prime Minister. Siricas. Austen Chamberlain said he ex- pressed what die felt sure would,

It is feared that later reports that the storm's

be the general feeling of sym-will show

pathy in all parts of the House casualties are even more extensive with the Lord Privy Seal, Mr.than at present known.-Reuter. Eden, and said they hoped for his speedy recovery,

The Prime Minister said:"I need hardly tell the House how heartily I associate myself and colleagues with the regret my expressed by Sir Austen Cham berlain that the Lord Privy Seal cannot also attend the Conference at Stress as one of

the Govern ment's representatives."

"PUBLIC ENEMY”

CONDEMNED

SENTENCED TO DEATH A SECOND__TIME_

Huntsville, Texas, April 8.

He was with the Inter-Allied Commission of Control, Germany in 1920-23 and was G.8.0. (2) and Brigade Major in North China, 1923-28.-Reuter,

BELGIAN FINANCE SCANDAL?

Adjustment A JUDICIAL INQUIRY

These amendments which, ac- cording to Secretary Wallace, are imporative unless the operation of the entire Agricultural Ad-{ justment Administration is to be Imperiled, recently met with determined opposition, presaging a major struggle, the outcome of which may well affect the future course of the "New Deal" Policy

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UNDERTAKEN

(Special to "Telegraph")

ty Telegraph. Copyright Talagroshla Meangis Ordinance, 1894. Received, Aped

Brussels, April 8, Arising out of the judicial in- vestigations of manoeuvres which fed to the devaluation of the Belgian-frane, the police-to-day carried out a raid upon the offices of a number of Ananciul new papers which conducted pro-

Raymond Hamilton. America's Siam Submits paganda in favour of devaluation.

ME Eden, who is sullering from heart strain resulting from his illness while flying from!- Prague to Cologne, and the latest Public Enemy No. 1, was strenuous nature of his re-to-day sentenced to cent tour, is for the present re-electrocution for the murder of a death by maining fa bed, on doctor's.orders. prison guard here last July. It Herr Hitler is among the many is the second time he has been who have sent him telegrams convicted of murder and sentenced sympathy..

to death.

CABINET CONFERS

The guard was shot down when This morning's meeting of the Hamilton and four others made n Cabinet waa resumed this evening sensational break from the death for further consideration of the cells where they had been con. European situation, in view of thened to await execution. *Stress Conference.

CHINA LOAN 'PLAN

To Quota

AGREES TO 40,000

TONS A YEAR.

Singapore, April 9.

Currency purchases by various banking house will also be la vestigated, as will various accrot transactions made since the State. took control of exchange-Router Special.

CROYDON-PARIS FLIGHT

RECORD ATTEMPT

It is reported from Bangkok that the Slameno Assembly has Since then police have been on approved the rubber.output quota It is anticipatod that the For- ulga Secretary will make a Parlia-the trail of the murderer, corner of 10,000 tons, after negotiating montary statement to-morrow re-ing him sometimes but generally with the International Rubber Com garding the visits Mr. Eden paid with him. It was not until April

being unable to exchango shots trol Committee. on Moscow. Whreiw and Prague that a sheriff alippod up behind

TO-DAY -British Wireless.

The Siamese Govrcament, Inst him and jammed a gun into his Septembor, refused to enter the

London, Apr. 8. ribs, calling upon him to sur production restriction scheme on machine In which Jonas Rad The De Havilland Comet trender.

the basis of the Committee's offer Waller flow from England to Aus Hamilton, who had sworn nover of a Rai rato output of 15,000 tons | tralia and back in 13 days, and Nanking, April 8- Sir Alexander Cadogan, British to be taken alive, throw up his

which, together with the Recond Minister to Chins, is proceeding to

Wandslaster,

Unofficially, It is presumed that machine of the same type, has Peiping this afternoon after a brief

the output of 40,000 tons annually been bought by the French Gov- Rojourn hero. He will likely pay

signifies that Slam, like the other ernment, will tomorrow be flown nother visit to the Capital in the `Chan Kwal; an 'amah, was bitten major producing signatories of from. near future if it is necessary in gasterday by a dog belonging to the International quota agreat hope of breaking Paris in the the record of 67. Cubection with the negotiation Mrs. Kent of 7 Ho Man Ting Road, ment, will henceforth be subject minutes for journey as

or the proposod International Hospital for treatmentachdog has of her output quota as doerced in 220 miles, and the Come

and the later went to the Falcon to periodical changes in the size The thistano in straight line- ninancial aid for China. Central been removod tasteiz depopra

alttoos-exported to take about

Matäukök.

a year.

日七初月三

FAMOUS

PUBLISHER

PASSES

MR. ADOLPH OCHS' NOTABLE CAREER

OWNED NEW YORK TIMES'

(Special to "Telegraph")

New York, Apr. 8. Mr. Adolph S. Ochs, owner of the New York Times, best known of America's newspapers, died at his summer home in Chattanooga to- day, the United Pross reports.

Born in Cincinnati in February, 1858, his father was a native of Babaria. He started work as a newspaper "boy" on the Cincinnati Chronic and at 15 was ap prenticed to the printing trade, bạ coming! a compositor.

At the age of 19 he was apprinted editor of the Chatinonga Doily Depich, which he bought in 1878 and amalgamated with the Times, Even after he became a power in New York journalism be retained this little paper.

The New York Timer Was in serious financial diffenties' when he offered to purchase it in 1896 and finally obtained a controlling interest. In two years he was facing ruin His Board urged him to increase his rates and prices, but he had the bright idea of re- ducing them, and it was his salva- tion. To-day the New York Times has an aunual Income of $25,000.. 000.

Mr. Ochs was also a member of the Executive Committee of the Anaociated Press.

YOUTH HOSTEL

MOVEMENT

MARKED EXPANSION

REVEALED

London, Apr. 28. The remarkable success of the Youth Hostel Movement was em phasised at the Association's annual meeting -

BINGLE DOPY. 11_CENTE

$34.00 PER ANNUM

MONDAY, April 8th to 13th

CHANCE UP ↑

PRICES DOWN 1

ARMS LIMITATION

"IMMORAL"

LUDENDORFF GIVES HIS OPINION

SELF-STYLED HEATHEN PROUD OF BELIEFS

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance. 1804. Received, April 9, 9 a.m.)

Munich, 'April &

"I am an anti-Christian heathen and proud of it," declared the seventy-year-old Field Marshal von Ludendorff, in a birth-day interview given to Reiten to-day.

He gave it as his opinion that any limitation of. armaments was immoral.

The re-introduction of conscription in Germany guaranteed peace, he believed,

He thought all peoples, even the French and Ger- mans, wanted peace, he said, but they mere being in- 'cited and driven to war "by those underground powers. which secretly seek to dominate the world."

HUNANESE. PREPARE DEFENCES

REDS TURN TOWARDS EAST COUNTRY

RETIRE FROM KWEICHOW

Field Marshal Ludendorff is staging a political come-back simultaneously with the celebra- tion of his seventieth birthday and he will complete bis recon cillation with the Nazia to-morrow when all public buildings in the country will be flag decked in hla honour, by order of Herr Hitler, former corporal of Ludendorff's army.

The Reichswehr leaders will ceremoniously visit him and offer congratulatory speeches.

WAR RECORD

Next to Field Marshal von Hindenburg, Ludendorff is prob- ably the most conspicuous of Germany's war figures. He It was who took charge of the assault upon Liege. He was the arst Gorman, to enter the citadel,

Kweiyang, Apr.-9. According to Army air obacz vers, who returned lust, evening

Under von Hindenburg in East from an observation flight to spot Prussia, he made his name as a the latest Rod movemonts, the strategist against the Russlans, It was founded in 1932 and at main body of the Reds under Chu and although his. superior officer the end of that year the member Tch and Mao Chek-tung is moving got the glory, It was Ludendorff ship had grown to $7,000. The

who was the brains of the com number of hostels in the United towards the Eastern border disbination. They won Tannenberg Kingdom now totals 212, with 5,478 tricts of beds. The overnight use of this ac-after falling in their drive on great drive against the Russians Kweichow Province, and the battle of the Maurian Lakes together and devised the commodation increased last from 157,000 to 221,000..

year

Kwelyang.

in 1915.

In addition to providing this ue- commodation for young people

It is feared, however, that they

"BLACK DAY" After the failure of the offon-

touring the most picturesque parts will menace the Hunan border | of Britain, the Association has re-area in their attempt to seek an alve against Verdun, von Hinden- cently made special arrangements outlet if they are hard pressed by burg and Ludendorff came to the for railway concessions for mem- bors and for transport of bicycles the Government forces from the proved of the retroat from the Western Front. Ludendorff ap- for parties visiting the Continent.

A party of walkors representing

many

West.

Hindenburg line early in 1917-

nationalities, Including Hence, Marshal Chiang Kai-and thereby probably saved the Danes, Swiss, Swedes, Austrians, shek, who is directing the cam-breakdown,

German armica from a serious Japanese and several English, are at present on a walking tour in the English Lake district-British Wireless.

Von Ludendorff, on August 8, paign at Kwelyang, has instruct- ed General Ho Chien. Military 1918, offered his resignation to the Governor of Hunan, to mobilise High Command when the British strong force on the Hunan-Kwel-attacked from Amiens and smash. ehow border and at the same time ed. a way through his lines. He ordered the despatch of the units called this Germany's "Black Day". under General Ho Chu-kuo, and the beginning of defeat. Ou reinforce the defence positions office.Neuter Special. there Central News,

STOP PRESS stationed in Hupol, into Hunan to October 26 he was relleved of his

PLAN FOR BIG SPORT MEET ·

CHINESE LEADERS IN HONORARY POSTS

Shanghai, Apr. 8. -

JUVENILE CRIMINALS IN RUSSIA

"BOY GANGSTERS" IMPRISONED

Shanghai, Apr. 9. Mr. N. G. MacDonald, a Scots- man employed in the new Ed- gineering and Shipbuilding Works,

At a meeting to-day of the Pro- Ltd., was accidentally shot dead, fiminary Committee of the 6th with bullets through the head and National Athletic Meet, to be held. (Special to "Telegraph") heart, during an affres between at Shanghai on the next Chinese

National Day (October 10th), it remapes Ordinance, £183, "Revvivad, April Phys'elegraph. "Coperlyht Telegraphie police and an armed robber in was resolved to elect Mr. Lán Son, a Hongkow Market to-day. He was | Chairman of the National Govern- **.

Moscow, Apc, 8. proceeding to his office from his the Meet, while General Chiang especially crimes of violence, are ment, as Honorary President of Criminal activities, and more home, near-by, when struck down Kai-shek, Mr. Wang Ching-wol. Mr. assuming such grave proportions by the stray bullets Ho died Sun Fo, Dr. H. H. Kung and six amongst minors over twelve years instantly-Reuter Da

othors will be Honorary Vice of age, that a decres has been Presidents

Issued making them amenable to

ngeters

Dr. C. T. Wang will be appoint the laws of the Innd In the same ed Chairman of the Contest Com-way as adults. mittes with a number of pro- A group of boy minent personagos In Chinese was to-day sentenced at faghkar athletic circles, including Wm. 2. to from two to six years imprEN Sung and Ke Kang-shang ment for terrorising school be nominated as members Central and committing rowdyism

streets *Reuter, Special