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No. 24603

五拜禮 號二十月四英港香 FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1935.

TREATY MUST BE

RESPECTED

FRANCE AND ITALY UNITED IN DEMAND

INSIST BRITAIN JOIN IN

CURBING GERMANY

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, April 12, 1 p.m.)

日十初月三

Laft to right: Signor Mussolini, Mr. Ramsay Mas Jonnid, and M. Flandin--the principal delegates at

the Streak Conference,

Stresa, April 11. Communists

The first definite move in the international con- ference here was the presentation to the delegates of the text of the French memorandum to the League of Nations, calling the Council to act in view of the threat of war, provoked by Germany's re-armament.

The memorandum will probably be published on Monday. It is most pessimistic in tone, and though it does not predict war, it stresses the serious nature of the present crisis. At the same time France argues that the crisis can be solved if the effort of the Powers are seriously applied.

M. Laval submitted the text of the memorandum to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, British Premier, and to Signor Mussolini, Italian Premier, but did not ask their approval because the message to the League was purely French.

M. Laval, who, is France's Foreign Minister, pointed out that he proferred to equaint the other former Allex with his arguments, sinco Germany's act may. have serious consequences if reapset for treaties is not enforced upou all signatories.

It is considered unlikely that the British or Italian Coveraments will auggest any modification of the French memorandum.

.

DEMAND BRITISH AID

It is stated on the beat authority: that France and Italy will demand Britain's aid in curbing Germany from any further violation of the Treaty of Versailles.

The Franco-Italian programme j

is roughly as follows:

1. They will demand penalties against Germany for any further

the Trenty

and Austria shall be inviolable:

of

FLANDIN'S GRANITE POLICY

ALLEGEDLY BACKED BY ITALY

Stresa.

ANTI-GERMAN COURSE

course

Just Escape

Destruction

SORDID MURDER TRIANGLE

CLEVER OPPONENT IN YOUNG WIDOW AND

CHAUFFEUR HELD CHIANG KAI-SHEK

GENERALS HAVE MUCH TO LEARN

London, Apr. 11.

BOTH ASSERT GUILT

London, April 11 The strange story of a seaside

New Record

For British

Aeroplane

LONDON TO PARIS TIME REDUCED

WON FAME IN AIR MARATHON

(Special to "Talegraph”)

(By Telepraph, Copyright, Telegraphia

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It is ridiculous to pretend that villa tragedy was related in Chinese communists have volun- Bournemouth Police Court to-day Messer Ordinones. 1854. Breaved, Apri tarily abandoned the strongholds when an attractive young widow,

London, Apr. 11. with they have defended

auch Mrs. Alma Rattenbury, 31, and al

Notwithstanding the unfavour- pertinacity for the past six months, 19-year-old chauffeur, Georgeable flying conditions, the Do says the London Times in un Stoner, were charged with the Havilland Comet machine, which murder of the woman's husband, set the record in the England to Francis Rattenbury, a retired Australia and return fights, to day knocked fourteen minutes off architect, 67 yóárs of age.

the London to Paris air record. Dramatic but ronflicting state-|

The Comet accomplished the ments by the accused were read tourney beween Croydon, and Lo in court.

Bourget control towers in fifty-

editorial today.

They broke out from the ring of Government troops to avold destruction, the Times adds, but the Chinese general staffs have not yet learned how to exploit their

successes.

Whatever, was the cause, a gap was left in the encircling line and the communists poured through and escaped towards Kweichow:

According to the prosecution three minutes, at an everage counsel, the woman stated:

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speed of 220 miles per hour.

ed.

SINGLE COPC, 10 CENTE

19400 FER ANNUM

provides the greatest possible

TYRE ECONOMY

FREE COINAGE OF

SILVER NEAR?

HEAVY TRADING IN WHITE METAL

SECRET OPERATIONS OF

U.S. TREASURY

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH”)

New York, April 11. The sharp advance of silver issues was the feature of the Stock Exchange to-day and in Montreal silver rose again, more than a cent, The London bullion market and India speculators are believed to be buying on the assumption that the American policy pre- supposes a more or less indefinite advance in world silver prices. The United States, it is understood, is not buying.

Bullion merchants here are quoting silver at 6534 cents, as against yesterday's 64%.

The silver advance is regarded as of the utmost importance in Washington, and is believed to indicate the nearer possibility of free coinage of silver. Some. quarters believe free coinage will commence when silver reached $1.29 per ounce. The present price is 71 cents to native miners.

SHANGHAI DOLLAR WEAKER

SILVER EMBARGO

the

:

The pilot, Hugh Buckingham, "I was playing cards with my

carried passengers In husband and he dared me to kill machine, which was the same as but their success there is pro-him as he wanted to die. · I picked that in which Ken Waller and blematical

upa nallet and he said: You Cathcart Jones won-fame-in-the- In General Chiang Kai-shek they haven't the guts to do it. I then England-Australia air marathon, an opponent of far higher calibre

They accomplished the journey to Paris, April 11. than the Americanised Individuals bit him on the head with he Australia and back in thirteen French correspondents credit who at one time seemed to control mallet which I later hid outside and a half days, it will be recall- violation of

New China. He has shown re-the house. the Prime Minister. markable capacity M. Flandin,

in turning Rats had lived too long," Mrs. The machine is being delivered Versailles;

2. They will insist that the with the intention of following a failure into success. lis efforts Alma is quoted as having told the to the French Government. Independence of French Rhineland strong anti-German

at to rescue fifty million people of police, "Rate" being her familiar Another record was set up to Szechuan Province from corrupt name for her husband. I'll make day by the Dutch passenger air For example, Le Matin, always officials and tyrannical militarists proper job of it next time. Ilinor on the Croydon-Rotterdam treaty to include Czecho-Slovakin, well-informed, believes the French are meeting with remarkable sue have made a proper muddle of it." route, which is the second won by Thus her first statement con-it this week. The ship did the cluded. will request formal

journey of 203 miles in 65 minutes. Rumania, Jugo-Slavin, Austria delegates

It is still too early to prophesy

In a subsequent statement Mrs. -Reuter Special. and Hungary in a complementary affirmation by the conference of Danubian treaty:

Germany's blame in breaking down the consequences of Chiang Kai- the peace structure represented by shek's campaign: In any event Alma assorted: "No, my lover did

his journeys by aeroplane with it." the Treaty of Versailles and the guard or escort in the wild west Stoner has allegedly given the League of Nations.

China, and the enthusiasm with police another statement, saying: which he is welcomed everywhere, "Mre Rattenbury had nothing to give ample do I did the job Reuter

3. They will ask for un ex- tension of the Locarno security

4. France will demand that the League Council reprave Germany for "the brazen and overt violation of signed treaties."-United Press,

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This paper also reports that M Flandia intends to propose

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12, 1.45 a.m.]

COMMON FRONT

Stresa, Apr. 11

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Great Britain, France and Italy based upon the points of Article Sixtoon of the League of Nations Germany. further It is learned here that Great Covenant, if Britain, France and Italy have violates the peace treaty.

to bar least, if Germany continues agreed to allow nothing to

orignore her obligations, France will them from a common course nction with respect to Germany's ask that financial and economic announced intention of re-arming, penalties be imposed.

into German hands.

Chinese Eggs Mistrusted

FURTHER TESTS IN GREAT BRITAIN

And then I told her."

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Pensions For

RUMOURS

NERVOUSNESS.

APPARENT

(Special to "Telegraph”?!

Shanghai, Apr. 12. The Exchange market turned weak at mid-morning on a strong rumour that an embargo is being imposed on silver.---Reuter,

NERVOUS OPENING

Shanghai, Apr. 12. The Foreign Exchange Market

Senator Key Pittman of Nevada in a speech In tho U.S: Senate to-day predicted: "Within a very few months, the price of silver throughout the world will be stabilised, and the whole qucation will be settled," says, the United PYCSA.

SECRET OPERATIONS

Washington, April 11, The Treasury has announced that the United States.. bas acquired 418,500,000 ounces of silver since the rehabilitation pro- gramme was made effective last yeur.

On March 20;1935, the Treasury held

the 1,104,600,000 ounces, total monetary value of which was estimated at $1,450,000,000.

Over half of this amount waa . acquired in the open market by work purchases through socret operations of the Stabilisation Fund

Another 112,594,155 ounces were acquired through the nationalisa- tion of the white metal and 32,- 611,000 ounces have been newly mined.

The Treasury figures, howevor, is very nervous here this morning. show that the United States Gov- ernment is still over a billion The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation is apparently ounces behind their objective

United Press. the only good seller of exchange.

Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secret- U.S. dollars are 38 1/16, sterling

ary of the Treasury, writes to Patrick McCarran, warning that the world's monetary system would be menaced by any Congressional action tending to diaturb the Government's ecutive authority over gold, and

Welsh Miners 1/6 18/16 and Gold Bars $862.

A letter signed "Alma" was found upon Stoner's

person, FUND MARKS KING'S written from

prison before

JUBILEE Storier's arrest, saying: "I must sco you, darling. Please write to me. My

love be with you

London, Apr..11. always.”

The South Wales Coal Owners' The bloodstained mallet alleged Association intends to mark the ly used in the slaying of Ratten- King's Jubilee by raising among bury was produced in court. The themselves a sum of not less than prosecution alleges that Stoner 250,000, to be used as the nucleus fetched the mallet to the Ration of a fund to provide special old bury home from his grandparents' age pensions for minera houso on the night of the tragedy, } -Reuter.

PANCHEN LAMA PLANS TOUR

The exchange markot is firmer Senator at 10.30 am, but is still easier than yesterday despite the sharp | rise abroad.

ex-

Due to the fact that the ex- change equalisation rate is un- changed. It is anticipated that allver.

Elimination of the President's Individuals are likely to ship, al- though it is believed that this will authority to nationalise silver and deter the banks from shipping on the right of the Treasury to re- their own account.

gulate or prohibit trading In Senator US. Hollars are 38.1/8, sterling silver, demanded by 1/6 15/16 and Gold Bars 847. McCarran and his group, would The exchange market was very paralyse the Government la pro- weak at the close of the morning tecting America's monetary system, session. U.S. dollars were 37 5/8 Mr. Morgenthau warns. The levy and sterling 1/6 5/8. Gold Bars of the 60 per cont. tax on silver

transaction were $800.

profite is also a This wae due to a prevailing necessary brake on speculation, fear that the Government will take says the Treasury's Secretary,..... come currency action coupled with United Press.. unconfirmed reports that the Customs have refused permission to make shipments to London. United Press.

MARKET BOOMING

The Paris Soir correspondent at in contravention of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, The Stresa, reports that France and powers are convinced that any Italy are already agreed. with disagreement would be playing respect to this matter of sanctions. In Paris to-day Rentes recovered No modifications, therefore, will sharply on the Bourse as a result

London, April 11.

The Association. in notifying be made in the text of the French of optimism as to the outcome of

the South Wales Miners Federa- Mr. Henry Hnalam, Unionist

tion of this proposal, stated its memorandum to the Lengue asking the Stresa parley. Whether the

M.P. for

Horncastle Division

object is to celebrate the occasion for a show-down" on Germany's rumoured Franco-Italian under.

since 1924, to-day asked in the flouting of the Versailles Treaty. standing has had any effect upon House of Commons whether the

by an act which will result in Great Britain is reported to have the Boursa la problematical..

permanent beneat for those who Minister of Health was conduct exercised a deterring influence Othor French sources, M. Laval, Ing further bacteriological..cx-

have spent their lives in the coal upon the Italian and French de- the Foreign Minister, to-day ex-

Industry and the Association has aminationa of Chineso eggs,

invited the Federation to appoint reasons that led Including both disease producing legatos, who are apklaus for more plained the

representatives to co-operate in vigorous action against Germany: France to demand convocation of and putrefactive micro-organisms.

It is learned on good authority the Lengue Council in the matter

Mr. G. II. Shakespeare, Parlia- SPREADING GOSPEL BY drawing up this pension scheme. that Germany, Poland and Russia of Germany's conscription de-

montary Secretary of the Ministry

MODERN METHODS.·

At a conference in Cardiff this

the Miners Federation Silver prices in London yester- will eventually be invited to attend cision.

evening, of Health, replied that the a second-conference of the powers Moral condemnation of Germany Minister proposed to carry out

Nanking, April 12.

decided not only to nominato re day advanced three farthings, at Strosa-United Press.

would result, It is forecast, in the further examinations and promised The Punchen Lama's office' at presentatives, as suggested, but malding the spot price 29.11/10d., adoption by the Council of a re-to-communicate the results to the Nanking has announced that, at 20,000 towards the proposed July, 1926.

Wall Street traders are some- an additional which is the highest recorded since also to subscribe

what morosa over their limited solution approving the French House if they' were desired the request of the people and London, April 11. demarche without Germany neces Router.

The Hongkong dollar again opportunities to proût by the Buddhists of Tibet, Chinghal and funds.British Wireless.

reacted to the rise in prices this advance in silver prices, while There is criticism abroad of thesarily being mentioned expressly,

morning, the official rate being 2s. mining Interests are frankly. fact that the British Government or sanctions taken against hor.-

is hopeful of an ultimate price of has not yet come out with "a Reuter, strong statement on Germany's

The business rate is about 28. pointed out how high the price of polley, and the criticism has not

1.0/16d, and 28. 1.d... The market. (Continued on Page 4.). escaped London's notion

is very firm.

Shanghai still continues to re-

BRITAIN CRITICISED

Reuter understands that the grave anxiety which is apparent on the Continent is fully appre

QUITS MINE BOARD

Bikang, the Panchen Lama has arranged to start on an trip

H.K. DOLLAR UP.

New York, April 11. With the silver markets through. out the world booming, New York bar silver was officially_fixed at 65.75 cents an punce, Later, it was reported that the price had reached 66 cents.

Airs. G. E. I. Divott, driver ofte dashal, from inner Mongolia, HOME FLEET MOVEMENTS, which to any closing rate. 51,20 an ounce, Honde, Or private car No. 1010, was fined $6 by on Saturday. He has undertaken Mfr. Schofield, at tho Central an extensive, preaching tour to last Magistracy this morning, for leaving for two months. On his way to the car unattended in Queen's Road Chinghai ho will break his journey Central, outside the Oriental Sik

London, Apr. 11. Among many vessels of the

London, April 11. shop, on April 7 from 7.20 pan to at Lanchow; Kanau where he will Home Floet to visit Southend and main unaffected by silver prices. more pronounced every day, the | stay for a brief period, then, the Thames between May 15, and the market opening this morning cross-rate this morning being 135. clated in Britain and is to some Mr. John Howeron has resigned Pm. J. E. Walsh, driver of private On receipt of information of 22 will be the battleships Nalaon, at 18: 15/161., the same as yes- The advance in London allver extent shared here.

hla directorship. In Consolidated Cat. No. 1220, and C. P. Wu, driver of There is no disposition, to go Goldßelds of South Africa, one of private car No. 2707, were also fined in coming visit, the authorities Rodney and Vallant, the battle terday's closing rate, but later it prices was due to Ameri

speculators buying India and back on the attitude, adopted at the biggest mining concerns of the oach for leaving their cars of Chinghat are preparing a cruiser Hood and the aircraft dropped to is 63

carriers Courageous and Furious, The disparity between Hong China operated both ways, and the unattended In Chater, Road on March residence for him at Shining.

Central News.

| British Wireless."

kong and Shanghai is becoming market closed steady

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world. Reuter.

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