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四拜禮 號七月八英排香

BRITISH PROTEST Big Yachts

TO ITALY

NO ANSWER

ANSWER COMES FROM ROME

ABYSSINIAN PLAN OF

CAMPAIGN

London, Aug. 7.

It was revealed to-day that the British Govern- ment has made strong. representations to the Italian Ambassador against the constant attacks against Great

Competing

At Cowes

FAMOUS CRAFT IN COMPETITION

BUT WIND LACKING

London, Aug. 7. The Arst stage of the com- petition for the special Silver of Jubilee Commemoration Cup the Royal Yacht Squadron WAS won to-day by Mr. H. 8. Pauls Astra, with a corrected time of 3

hours, 58 minutes, 44 seconds,

Mr. H. A. Andrea's Candida

21 seconds, whilst Mr. T. O. M.

was second in 4 hours, minutes,

AUGUST 8, 1935. THURSDAY

Samuel Inaull, who, after his vin.

hai now been placed on the pension list of four of the big firms which he founded.

2日十初月七

Heavy Loss

Of Life In

Philippines

FLOODS IN WAKE OF TYPHOON

STATE OF EMERGENCY

EMERG

Manila, Aug. 7.

Floods in Central and Northern Luzon, following in the wake of a typhoon, have caused heavy loss of life and much damage to property.

So far, 126 people are reported to be dead or missing, whilst the damage is estimated at one and a half million dollars.

Britain by the Italian press. The protest was delivered Sopwith's Endeavour camo in several days ago and the Italian Ambassador under-third with a corrected time of 4 dication following serious charg** with the object of preventing food took to convey it to Rome, but so far no reply of any sort has been received.

Meanwhile, there are no sensational developments in the Italo-Abyssinian dispute. The only new angle on the situation is the fact that, subject to confirmation from Rome, the proposed three-power conference will be held in or near Paris. Britain, France and Italy, with the collaboration of Abyssinia, will endeavour to find some means of preventing war at this meeting.

At the same time it is divulged that M. Politis, the former Prime Minister of Greece, has agreed to act as the fifth arbitrator on the Arbitration Commission which is to continue its hearings with respect to the incidents at Ualual, upon which Italy bases the claim of necessity of mobilisation.

It is learned from Addis Ababa that the Abyssinian Emperor has evolved a plan of strategic Import- ance for the defence of his realm,

The Negus, instead of opposing the Italians along both the Eritrean and Italian Somaliland fronts, may concentrate the bulk of his forcos, including the pick of his troops, near the Italian Somaliland frontier where he may

ITALIAN

FOREIGN

LEGION

launch an attack the day the ROME CONSIDERING

Italiane advance, with their main African armies, from Eritrea.

Such a move might well lead to an Ethiopian victory in the South which would counterbalance the loss in the North:

FORMATION

VOLUNTEERS READY

(Special to "Telegraph")

(by Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphio Mese August ore Ordinance, 119), Beseived,

Rome, August 7.

hours, 11 minutes, seconds,

Other times recorded were: Mr. C. 1. Fairey's Shamrock, d hours, 12 minutes, 16 seconds;

Mr. G. R. Lambert's Yankee, hours, 16 minutes, 42 seconds; Hix Majesty the King's Britannia, 4 hours, 22 minutes, 21 seconds.

The cúp will be presented to the the competitor obtaining highest number of points during

three days racing. on the basis two of four points for a win,

points for second, and one point nt full

for third,

The big yachts are strength again at Cowes with the return of the Yankee, which the King inspected yesterday, and the Britannia, on which is Majesty

resumed racing.

Lack of breczo caused to-day's big race to be curtailed one round.

Router.

INSULL’S SERVICES REWARDED

PENSIONED BY FIRMS HE BUILT

VINDICATION

COMPLETE

The Governor-General has pro- claimed a state of emergency in several of the stricken townships, i

profiteering.

The health authorities are striving desperately to prevent epidemics from breaking out.- Renter.

.

Matrimonial Doctor

MAGISTRATE TELLS OF EXPERIMENT

SUCCESSFUL HEALING

London, August 7.

Chicago, August 7. The directors of four of the principal Inauil utilities: com- A report has been issued by one panies, which Mr. Samuel Insull of the Metropolitan Magistrates,

Iron And Steel formerly headed, announced to Mr. Claude Mullins, upon new pro

Arrangement.

BRITAIN OPENS DOOR TO CARTEL

valorem...

The policy of the court has been to see that as far as possible ap

separation orders plicants for under summary procedure realised the consequences that would

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$36.00 PER ANNUM

HITEAWAYS SUMMER SALE

HOW PROCEEDING

GREATER AND FURTHER BARGAINS

BEING OFFERED, DURING AUGUST

Whiteaway-Laidlaw &

Co., Ltd.

LAVAL POLICIES ATTACKED

STIFF OPPOSITION FROM BORDEAUX

SHIP STRIKE SPREADS: RIOTERS QUELLED

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages. Ordinance, 1894. Received, Aug. 8, 8 a.m.)

Paris, Aug. 7.

The first formal protest from a big city against the economy decree laws introduced by the Laval Government, was made this afternoon by M. Adrien Marquet, the politically powerful Mayor of Bordeaux. of the He recently sprang into prominence as one leaders of the neo-Socialist party.

M. Marquet said it was impossible to further reduce the city's expenditure. The municipal employees were already paid much less than the civil servants and the city's budget was only six times greater than that of 1913.

M. Laval, the Prime Minister, has written to M. Marquet asking him to set forth his whole argument in writing-Reuter Special.

WORLD SUGAR CONTROL

PRODUCERS APPROVE

SUGGESTION

BRITAIN. MAY.. CALL PARLEY?

Special to Th

Brussels, Aug.

ALL QUIET

Brest, August 7, All is now qulot here. Soldiers have been withdrawn from the streets and the shops have re- tho opened. But the town has appearance of having undergone a siege. The streets are littored with heaps of debris and many of the street-front houses have been damaged and shops wrecked.

Some of the Arsenal workers

have resumed work, but have adopted a "go" slow" polley.- Renter.

MORE FIGHTING

Brest, August 7. There was further street fight- ing this afternoon.

Following the dockyard dis Lurbances yesterday, the crowds remained inclinor la demanates and finally rioting broke out in the afternoon. The police charged with batons and the workers

day that they had restored their cedure in hearing of matrimonial old chief's name to their pension disputes which was introduced at rolls.

the beginning of the year at South- Mr. Insull'e pension will date wastern Police Court. The ex- as from January 1, 1934, boing periment has aroused consider- able interest in circles concerned Į retroactive.

It will be recalled...thatthe with legal and social reform and former, utilties magnate has only the first seven months' results are London, Aug. 7.. recently come unscathed and un- commented upon favourably-in-the On the recommendation of the emirchod through three of the press, Import Duties Advisory Committee, longest and most arduous trials in a Treasury order, under the 1932 the history of American business. Act has been issued which reduces He was found not guilty" on all the GUERILLA WARFARE

from to-morrow, for five months, tharges against him, which in- customs duties on certain iron and volved alleged, fraudulent mani steel products to 20 per cent. ad pulation of bis utilities company follow the order before a summons world sugar production under the barrage of bottles, stones and Only a few troops, who will

An attempt to regulate the showered the gendarmes with a assots during the market crashes was issued. Steps have employ the tactics of guerilla war- fare, will be left in the North, It

The report of the Committee and of 1029-31, g

been Chadbourne plan is favourably sticks, then broke and fled. But -Is believed. These will harass the

the order, follows upon an agree- Although Mr. Insuli poured the taken to facilitate interviews be viewed by producers, and the there were many, injured.-Res- -advancing Italians, endeavouring

ment reached between the whole of his personal fortune tween the parties and the court's British Government. is to be sp-ter. to cut their water supplies, to in It is understood that the Govern- British Iron and Steel Federation into his tottering companies, he probation officers out of court in proached to call a World Bugar

CREWS QUIT SHIPS terrupt their lines of communica.

Le Havre, Aug. 7. tion, to cut off and annihilate their ment is considering the question of and the Continental Steel. Cartel a was unable to prevent the collapse advance of public hearings and to Conference for this purpose.

the effect forming a Foreign Legion for the fortnight ago

of of some of the major business humanise proceedings so as to

These conclusions were reached The crews of all the French patrols and to ambush them when enrolment of the many volunteers which will b to limit Iron structures he had built. Their ure that magistrates got to to-day at a meeting of the Interna-liners here abandoned their ships ever possible. In this type of war-eager to join the Italian colours in and steel imports into the foundations were undermined by understand the real causes of each

to-day. fare the Ethiopian tribes excel. Britain, Hungary and elsewhere United Kingdom from cartel the collapsing values of securities case of domestic misunderstand-tional Sugar Council,

The Chadbourne restriction The 28,000-ton Champlain failed Even the Ethiopians themselves overseas. Many offers have been countries to 670,000 tons in the first and by the attacks of operators in

plan, which expires on September to sail for New York at 2 o'clock. are unable to estimate the strength received at the Embassies and Con-year, and 625,000 tons in each sub the Stock Market who were With the latter object, hearings aimed at the elimination of The ships officers have also left were generally held not in the surplus sugar stock, and an In the Lafayette and the Colombe; trustworthy calculation puts the women, anxious to serve in a war in Iron and steel exporters the same

STERN CHASE.

on August 8 and 9: total at roughly 780,000, although Africa.

proportion of the total export trade

When the Federal Government.consulting room. In the drst 7 position in regard to stocks has im- respectively. In addition to the not all of these are armed with It is understood that many offers of the contracting parties as they modern weapons. Furthermore, of service in a possible Abyssinian constituted in 1994, with special sought at Insull on criminal months of this year 220 summons proved under the plan, but it has men of the Normandie and Cuba, many of the fighting men are not war come from British Fascists, allowance in excess of this quota indictments he was persuaded by had been issued of which 38 cases not been possible to raise the price, here, those of the Ardennes at properly organised and they willThe offers are welcomed by the for the first year.

friends to leave the country, and had been settled out of court after owing to increased production by Rouen have refused to accept the pay as a protest against the Gov- be operating se independent com: Itallan press, which has auddenly

The Advisory Committee has re- there then commenced one of the interviews with probation officers, countries not signatories of

ernment's ten per cent, wage cut. manda. But their value is still consed its anti-British propaganda, ported that the agreement will prove most sensational chases on record. and 7 cases after hearing, follow-agreement.

The strikers have The Council will consider to-

written to -considerable.

Many foreigners are seeking to Reuter Special

apparently on official instruction. of great value. It is pointed out For a time Mr. Insul found a re-ing further talks with probation

morrow whether it is desirable to the Managing Director of the that satisfactory operation of the fun in Greece and In Turkey, officers.

General. Transat- enlist with the Abyssinian forces,

In 63 cases with proceedings continue to keep the plan in being. Compagnie agreement is held to require the Travelling under en assumed

¡lantique avowing their attachment but only a few experts are being

institution of a system of licensing, name and always moving with the adjourned or an interim order --Router Special.

to the company but declaring that accepted.

but that is a matter of Government utmost secrecy, for many months granted there had been no further

their tract is a private, one, policy, calling for legislation.→→

| he eladed pursuit.

proceedings, while 28 cases had

ratified by the marine' working British Wireless.

Finally, however, he was caught|been dismissed. Out of the total

code. after extradition proceedinga had of 220, therefore, only 89 cases been taken against him and he have resulted in final orders for attempted to escape from Grock separation or maintenance.* The territory on a specially chartered report stater that the magistrate freight slap.. The Vessel was is satisfied no one is denied his or overhauled by a destroyer and Mr. her legal rights under the pro- Insull was taken back to the cadure while hearings on old- United States by the federal fashioned lines would certainly

ing.

of the Emperor'a armies, but asulates of Europe from men, and sequont year, and secure for British'i hostile to Mri:Insull himself.:~\polico court but in the magistrate's ¦ crease in the world price. The due to sall

gas

masks

Meanwhile, 3,000 from Germany have arrived and another 20,000 are en route Reuter

HUNTING FOR FUNDS

New York, Aug. 7. The New York Sun this evening states that Italy is negotiating with a number of New York banks for the financing of large purchases of American cotton, variously re- ported to be between 250,000 and 500,000 bales.

·TURKISH CAUTION

Istanbul, Aug, 7. General Wehbi Pasha, the Tur Lish strategist, who has offered his services to the Abyssinian Govern, ment, is no longer acting at Addis @Ababa tinder official instructions from the Turkdah Government. Further, he has forfeited his citi-week-end ́zenship, it is stated.--Reuter.

HUGE MANOEUVRES

In contrast to their previous stoney attitude towards feelers for the financing of war purchases, the banks have now turned attentive ears to the cotton purchase proposal and it is not 'Improbable that there will be an agreement before the

SILVER BLOC OPTIMISTIC

HOPE TO AMEND TAX LAWS

(Special to "Telegraph")

FLYING ACROSS

N. POLE

In the meantime there is the greatest confusion on the quay amongst the hundreds of passen-- gera. · Those' of the Champlain" are stranded.

agents who had followed him so have resulted in a considerably WILEY POST OFF ON Champlain's passengers from Lou

long.

-

dejta | greater number of final orders.

** He was a "figure för sympathy | British Wireless, "-

at his trials, white-haired "and aged, but still courageous. His

CAMP

FOUR HUNDRED

The banks take the position thạt

Washington, Aug. 7. first acquittal was greeted by DUKE VISITS BOYS' cotton, even if for war purposes, is Senator Elmer Thomas, De cheers: But he had two more a commodity transaction which they mocrat of Oklahoma to-day an- grave "indictments" to meet. He 7. Romë, „Aug. 7. may 'properly Inance

nounced that the silver bloc in the fought them successfully, and has It is announced that 500,000. It is reported that the credits Senate will attempt to attach | won rest and freedụng - But, hé troops an August 20 will open the would be arranged by a short term Senator McCarran's silver amend- will never again enter the big greatest manoeuvres in history at operation which might be handled ment to the Tax Bill,” A business field, he declares, Brenner Pase, leading through the through bankers acceptances at the He said that more than a dozen Reuter. Italian Alpe Into Austria.. M market-Router.

prominent members of the Silver Blos had unanimously approved of my 27The cetylcbest sedrecy in bộing

this measure being adoptød,¿be, preserved, but if✨ is--understood

cause they regarded the repeal of (that - Signor Mussolini himself

„directe-United Press.

the allvar profită taxías. bàing pertinent to: tax, legislation, **

"Benjamin" "&"-Potta

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COLONIAL APPOINTMENT

London, Aug. 7,

It is announced that Mr. J. He expressed the opinion also

Benior Assistant Colonial that the majority of

ry at Kenya, is to be ap- Benators who signed.

£Bedretary of FL Pre

Swould Donet

STOP

· UNDER CANVAS

EPIC VOYAGE

WILL ROGERS GOES ALONG

I

· The Minister of Mercantils Marine has refused to intervene.

The departure of 250 of the

don to Southampton, a port of call, has been cancelled. Reuter.

MOST UNPOPULAR MAN „

Paris, Aug. 7.

·M, · Piørre Leval, the Prime, Minister, said, to-day that he was aware that at the moment he was. the most unpopular man in France, He intends to submit to the

Seattle, Aug. 7. Wiley Post left here this after- noon for Alaska on the second etage of his fight over "The Top of the Cabinet to-morrow a score of de- crees reducing the prices of basic The airman is accompanied by foodstuffs, at which the farmers The Duke of York to-day joined will Rogers, the screen star come and shop-keepersanger "will

London, Aug. 7.

World."

PRESS four hundred boys under canvas alan, but his wife, who had down probably rival that of the workers

at his holiday camp, at which boys with him from San Francisco, de whose wares are being out by ten drawn equally from Industry and cided at the last minute not to fly per cent.

the public schools meet each year, further, saying, the trip might be Bowever, M. Laval is determined BELTHE JAmp..which this year, in too ftrenuous.

to work out him economy, pro»

near Southwold, in Suffolk, started it is believed that Wiley Poet's ramme-United Press. ion Baturday," and is divided into present destination is Juneau, in

octions for better inan- Alaska. He will attempt to fly

ment, and to promote burlihy from there direct to Modenw over that Will Roger

ition-án, gazes and, catro the Northwest ESA KUTO