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ITALO-ABYSSINIA DEADLOCK

COUNCIL OF LEAGUE MAY HAVE TO ACT

CONCILIATION APPEARS AN IMPOSSIBILITY

Scheveningen, July 8.

The deadlock persisted to-day in the labours of the Italo-Abyssinia Conciliation Commission which has not yet invited the Ethiopian spokesman, Professor Jeze of Paris University, to continue his pleadings.

Professor Jeze was interrupted on Saturday by the Italian members of the Commission who refuse to at- cept a part of his evidence. It is understood the hear- ings will be delayed until the Italian members have re- ceived instructions from Rome.

Meanwhile, in London, the Abyssinian situation will be the chief topic of conversation between Sir Samuel Hoare, the Foreign Minister, and M. Avenol, Secretary-General of the League of Nations, who arrived from Geneva to-night.

If the conciliation commission is p unable to appoint an arbitrator by July 25, the matter of the Italo- Abyssinian dispute will automati-; cally come before the League) Council.Reutar.

COMMONS QUESTIONS

London, July 8.

The insatiable curiosity of mem- hers of the House of Commons res pecting Mr. Anthony Eden's pro- posal to Signor Mussolini for the? cession of British territory to Abysinia in order to make possible | the settlement of

It- Abyssinian dispute, accounted for the large number of questions in- the House this afternoon,

the

unstireessful

SLAVE RAIDS REPORT.

ABYSSINIA'S GOOD. FAITH QUESTIONED

At the outset an -attempt was made to "draw" the"" Foreign Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare, in regard to what he would say at next Thursday's debate on The Halian demands fo Addis Ababa, The Minister did intoimub Lirut. Col. Acland-Tragte that one condition which would have ae- companied the proposal of eeding

MATTER FOR LEAGUE

(Special to "Telegraph")

My

Temp.

Ç'usurub. Undamore, pas

Telegraphic

London, July 8.

How far slavery and the slave

still exist in Abyssinia

British territory to Abyssinia was, traffic the guarantee that such ceded territory should not he resed in these were the subjects of a question

slave traffic in any way.

in the House of Commons to-day asked by Sir W. !1. Davison, Con- servative.

BRITISH AUTHORITY Light upon. the extent of the British authority in

Sir Samuel Hoare, the Foreign was next sought by Sir Arnold Minister, thereupon recapitulated Wilson. and Mr. Malcolm Mae- the stipulation under which

Somaliland

Fe

Donald, Colonial Secretary: Abyssinin was admitted to mem- piled.

bership in the League of Nations.

It was not British territory, he This provided that she en- said, but protectorate. His deavour to secure complete aup- Majesty did nut

fuil pression of the slave trade and possess sovereignty there but had ex-also adhere to the arms and ercised for many years full powers munitions importation rules in of administration and Jurisdiction, force in Afrien. She also pre-

by usage as well as the treaty of mised to consider any request by 188.1.

the League Council bearing, upan these mattera.

WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSULTED

The tribes would have been con- sulted, sold, the Minister, with view to arranging the transference of the necessary rights, had Signor Mussolini accepted Mr. Eden's sug- gestion.

the Ethiopian Government mea. It was difficult to say how fur. sares with regard to slavery had proved effiearious, said the Minis-

ter.

Sir W. II. Davison reported that The status of British Somaliit was well known that slavery land was the same as Uganda and had not been abolished ia Kenya, but Kenyans were British Abyssinin, and recalled that raids subjects whorens the Sontatilan- were made on British colonies for dors did not enjoy in the Empire slaves not long ago. all rights and privileges of A

Briton. They had to register with Sir Samuel said his information the police as allens on entering was that the Abyaaintan Govern- ment was doing its best to abolish alavery. In any event, the matter

for was given to Sir Was one

League.-

Britain unless Individually

Ex-

empted.

No answer

the

surance that the treaty of 1925,

Arnold Wilson's request for as Renter Special,

ceding Jubaland without the In-

habitants' consent, would not be NOTED ATHLETE

followed.

The port of Zolla, said Mr. Mac- Donald, was in a territory which contains thirty wella. It is country which is of the greatest importance

KILLED

to the well-being of the nomadic GUY NICKALLS ROWED

tribes which depend upon the wells

of the watering-places for an

existence. Reuter,

HEARINGS WORTHLESS?

Scheveningen, July 8,

FOR OXFORD

London, July 8.

The famous Oxford oarsman, The Italo-Abyssinia Commission hospital to-night from frightful Guy Nickalls, died in a Leeds will decide to-day whether it is worth Its while to continue its injuries sustained in a motor car

collision yesterday. Hearings in view of the Italian members' protests against the de- [Continued on Page 7).

Another man'was killed out- right in the crash.-Renter.

BLOW TO

SILVER HOPES

AMERICAN BUYING

SLACKENING?

HEAVY SALES

In the

FEARED

'London, July 8.

COUTNE of a leading

article in the silver question, the Financial Times says that private, advices from the United States have intimated an expectation that while not refusing to buy M. Avenol, Secretary General of more silver, the United States the League of Nations, who is visiting would no longer press London to discuss with the British

its pur- Government the question of possible

chases. League action in the Italo-Abyssinian dispute.

Germany's

New Navy

Programme

FORTY-EIGHT SHIPS TO BE BUILT

SUBMARINE FLEET

(Special to "Telegraph”)

[BM Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphe afronger. Dedimmery 4+ verived. July *,,,

Aramne

Berlin, July 8.

Germany's naval building pro- for 1985, in accordance with the provisions of the Ampl German Naval Agreement. was an- nounced to-day.

It is alisclosed that the following warships have been I' will be

started:

Two 26,000-Lum battleships, with #1-inch guns;

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It is thought that President Roosevelt has reachd the conclus sion that it will prove too expen- sive to buy off the "Silver Sena- tors."

It is taken for certain that if the President denies the demands of the importunate politicians, a fresh flood of silver sales will have to be faced.--Router.

A

BRITISH TROOPS CALLED

SERIOUS TROUBLE IN LAHORE

MOSLEM-SIKH CLASHES

(Special to "Telegraph")

General von Blomberg, German Minister of Defence, who attender the biggest military manoeuvres held in Germany during the week-end.

Chinese

Cruisers

Leave H.K.

END OF ADVENTURE OF MUTINEERS

ADMIRAL ON BOARD

After

a stay of nearly

three weeks in Hongkong harbour, the runaway cruisers Hai Chi and Ixi Shen left early this morning. bound for Shanghai, with Admiral Chan Chak, whin recently arrived to effect a settlement, aboard the first-named warship. Thus has been brought to an end a situation which gave considerable concern to the British authorities and at :

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COTTON AND SILK COVERS.

Prices $4.25 to $7.50.

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TERRIBLE FLOOD

LOSSES

FOURTEEN ALREADY DEAD IN N.Y.

ENORMOUS DAMAGE. IN ALL PARTS OF STATE

Albany, New York, July 8.

There has been serious loss of life, highways are flooded to a depth of from four to six feet, bridges and dams have been washed away, houses destroyed and crops ruined, by disastrous floods which followed torrential rains throughout New York State.

The damage is estimated at well over $2,000,000. One man has been killed by lightning, four others were drowned when a bridge collapsed into a raging river near Ithaca, two others were drowned when a motor car was swept off the highway by flood waters. Altogether fourteen are known to be dead and four more are missing.

TOTAL OF JOBLESS DECLINES

BEST EMPLOYMENT LEVEL FOR YEARS

BRITAIN'S STATISTICS

London, July 8.

Fifty families narrowly escaped death when a dam burst in Wood- stock County. They only avoided the rushing torrent of debris- littered water by, climbing a cliff 400 feet high.

Seventy-five persons are report- ed marooned, without food, in motor cars and buses throughout the stale.

Gas and, electricity is cut off from Hornell, where the police station, fire station and Salvation Army building are packed with re- fugees.

Villages in the Mohawk Valley are submerged in 19 to 12 feet of water.

AMONG THE MISSING Among the missing are a nurse jand two little children who are

one time looked as if it might lead in Britain

-The number of persons employed elleved "to have been drowned June 24 WHH The when the cottage in which they to serious developments.

highert since the record was made were living in the exclusive resort Unemployat Grñeva, N.Y, was swept into the cruisers fest fourteen years ago), Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic arrived in Hongkong on June 19, ment,

Jake. the same time, was the and two days after they left port flowed it has been for five years. Over 600 feet of railway track for ap unknown destination.

These were the official statistics was washed out at Canajoharie | When off Waglan Island, they divulged to-day,

and four trains are stranded at Buffalo. encountered the Northern cruiser

Birdsauce, Type de d

Lahore, July 8. Serious trouble has arisen be - Two - 10,000-ton cruisers, with tween the Moslems and Sikhs, necessitating curfew being pro- elaimed and British troops being called out.

8-inch guns;

Sixteen 1.625-ton destroyers. with 5-inch guns:

Twenty-eight submarines, two of which will be of 750 tens, six of 500 tons, and twenty of 250 tons.

Ning Hai, which called upon them 45,000 during the month and is The total of unemployed fell by to stop. This they refused to do. with the result that the Ning Hai Dow only 10 above the 2,000,000 drove them back into Rongkong by gunfire.

sub.

mark.

Most of the principal industries were represented in the improve, Iment-Reater Special.

STATISTICS

London, July 8.

Delaware, have overflowed their Several rivers, ineluding the banks and

have

caused havoc throughout the state-Reuter,

Floods Still Menacing

WATER RISING AT HANKOW

Nanking, July 9.

The Governor of Punjab, Sir

The Ning Hal, with Vice- Herbert Emerson, has arrived here to take charge of the menne-Admiral. Chen (Vice-Minister of ing situation.

the Navy) and Capt. J. V. Morse, MILITARY MANOEUVRES

The trouble rose in con- British naval adviser, aboard, Herr Hitler, General von Blom-sequence of a dispute regarding later came into port, and

a Moslem mosque, which culminat-equently several other worships Further considerable improve- berg War Minister) and General ed in the Sikhs making an attempt from the North arrived here ment in the employment situation Fritsch (Commander-in-Chief of to destroy it.

Efforts were made by Vice-Admiral in Britain is shown in figures for the Army) attended the final day of

Infuriated Moslems gathered in Chen to reach a settlement with June published by the Ministry of the biggest military manoeuvres

Labour. ever held in Germany, which kept the Sikhs, and the police were-com-

force for the purpose of attacking the runaway cruisers, but when these failed the Ning Hal and the

The number of the unemployed the population of the large area pulled to make a baton charge. other Northern cruisers departed, which are the lowest recorded between Dresden and Grafenwoehr Aeroplanes are at present circling (Upper Palatine) on the alert all over the city to assist the truthori Chak, of the Naval department of only by a hundred odd to bring A few days ago, Admiral Chan since the end of July, 1950, fail day and all night throughout the ties in locating special danger the Nanking Military Council, the total down below the 2,000,000

tween Hankow and Anking. arrived here from Shanghal for mark. the purpose of settling the dispute,

The Ministry estimates that at He immediately conferred with the June 24 there were approximately the level at Chungking and Ichang According to an official bulletin officers of the runaway cruisers 10,361,000 insured persons, aged has dropped considerably, almost and later announced that a settle- 16 to 6-1, in employment in Britain: a metre in the first instance and ment had been reached, under the This was 27,000 more than at May almost two metres in the second. terms of which the Hai Chi and 20 and 188,000 more than a year Hai Shen would return to Nanking.

week-end.

Recognised elements, including an anti-aircraft detachment, parti- cipated in final mock battle the "attackers" approached Grafenwoehr.

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During the day, civilians gather- ed in crowds to watch the columns of vans, miles in length, and during the alght they blackened out the town as an air raid was rehearsed. -Reuter Special.

DEFENCE OF CURRENCIES

spots. Reuter Special.

SMUGGLING CHARGE

BRITISH SUBJECTS

DISMISSED

Shanghai, July 9. The charges of amuggling some $300,000 worth of diamonds into Shanghai, brought against J. B. Ipekdjian, H,M. Gregory and F. R. Gabbott by the Chinese Maritime Customs, were dismissed with relation to the latter two defend-

ants in His Majesty's police court this morning.

NORMANDIE TO BE LAID UP

WON'T OPERATE IN WINTER MONTHS

INTERNATIONAL BANK

(Special to "Telegraph”) POLICY DECIDED Magistrato Haines, however, ordered the diamonds to be held by

Paris, July 8. the court pending the appearance Buale, July 8.

Because it has been decided that of Ipekdjian, at present

absent Common action to dofent any from Shanghai.

the giant now linor, Normandie. attack on the currency of any Counsel's application for costs cannot bo mado to pay during the country connected with the Bank on behalf of Gabbott and Gregory, winter months, she will be ind of International Settlements, was on the ground that the accusations up from early October until early decided upon to-day at a meeting were malicious, frivolous and March, the operators have decided, of the Board of the Bank.

fictitious, was refused.---Router.

The water level on the Upper

Yangtse receded Monday but a further rise was registered be

before, and is the highest number The rise of 2.4 metres at Han- recorded during a period of over kow, however, leaves cause for 14 years for which these figures are alarm, available. At the same date the numbers of unemployed persons on has allotted over $200,000 for flood The National Economic Council registers In Britain totallod 2,000,- 110 comprising 1,615,081

prevention work-Reuter, 56,647 boys, 283,308 women and 40,074 girls. This total was 44,642 less than on May 20 and 92,476 less than the year before.-British Wirclean.

DOLLAR AGAIN

DECLINES

men.

NOMINAL RATE NOW. QUOTED

[

EMPIRE VISITORS

London, July 8. Members of Empire Parliamenta in London, as guests of the United Kingdom branch of the Empire Parliamentary Association, wore. received to-day by the King at Buckingham Palace.-British Wire- loan.

rate was actually lower than the official quotation.

The Normandie, which holds the The Hongkong dollar declined a In London, allver dropped a record for the Atlantic crossing, halfpenny this morning to 26. 124. farthing yesterday. India, China" The one American official of the

will not race against the British the official rate at this figure being and speculators sold, while the bank has loft Baslo. There are

Shanghai, July 0. difficulties in the way of Anding

giant, the Queen Mary, which the quoted as nominal.

American Government bought free- Mr. Chang T80-pin, China's Am-Cunard-White Star line WI The business rates opened at 28. ly. According to Reuter, after the A suitable American representa-bassador to Tokyo, arrived in operate on the Atlantic shortly,1,31/16d, sellers and. 28. 1.18/168, (official "Axing Amorica tive to take his place owing to the Shanghal this morning aboard the during the winter. It will only be buyers, but Inter weakness de- further good buyer at about 1/16th bank regulations that the Ameri- President Grant. This is the first in summor and spring that these veloped and the rates sagged to to th under the fixed rates. can representative should reside time he has been on Chinese soil great vessels are in competition-28. 1d, and 28. 1.3/16d., creating In Europe. Reutar.

Silver declined a half in Now as an Ambassador-Reutér. Reuter Special.

n situation in which the business York.

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