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三拜禮 號四十月八英港香

WEDNESDAY,

AUGUST

14,

1935.

日六十月七

LEAGUE CONTROL LI. George

OF ABYSSINIA

BRITAIN TO

TO URGE MANDATE

POLICY MAY RESULT IN COMPLICATIONS

Paris, August 13.

The critical three-power conversations, concerning the Italo-Abyssinian dispute, will open in an atmosphere which was authoritatively described to Reuler to-night as earnest, without either pessimism or optimism.

On the whole, however, opinion seems to tend rather towards pessimism than optimism. It is felt here that Great Britain holds the key to the riddle, but noborly knows at present what she is going to propose, except Mr. Anthony Eden, the British chief delegate, who, when he arrived this evening, made no statement to the crowd of eagerly waiting journalists. He drove directly to the British Embassy.

It is upon Great Britain's attitude, it is felt, that the outcome of the conversations depends.-Reuter.

BRITISH DEMAND

London, Aug. 13.

It is learned that Great Britain has demanded that the League of Nations should place the Italo- Abyssinian problem first on the list of the agenda for the meeting of September 4, after it was dis- closed that at present the subject occupies the twenty-second place on the list of twenty-five toples.

This placing of the subject was Interpreted in London as an effect to delay consideration of the ques- tion and permit Italy more time to prepare for her proposed cam- paign In Africa.

The British. action is construed as confirming the Government's determination to fully discuss the whole dispute publicly in the event of negotiations failing to achieve a settlement..

KEEP ARMY FREE FROM POLITICS

JAPAN'S LEADERS DETERMINED

COLLISION OF OPINION

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Tokyo, Aug. 14.

ob- Remarking that foreign servers were basically mistaken in assuming that Army differences were responsible for the conflict between Conservative and Radical

Moanwhile, it is widoly believed elements in Japan, the Japan Times that Mr. Anthony Eden, the to-day declares that Major-General British Minister for League of Tetsuzan Negata, murdered by Nations Affairs, will propose a Colonel Aizawa in the Course of the three-power conference

A quarrel yesterday, was Paris that Ethiopia shall be placed sidered one of the War Ministry's under a League of Nations man-most able lieutenants.

SECRET NOTE

in

cun-

Will Appeal

To Nation

FIGHTING FOR HIS

NEW DEAL

NATION-WIDE CAMPAIGN

(Special to "Telegraph")

fly Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphio Mee- Амрна! anges Ordinance, 119). Revived. 14 m.

London, Aug. 13

Mr. David Lloyd George, the

former Liberal Prime Minister, it was learned to-day, intends to em- bark upon a nation-wide campaign in the autumn, in support of his New Deal proposala.

The campaign will be organised by the Council of Action for Pence Separate Reconstruction. and Councils are being established in

Wales and Scotland.

Mr. Lloyd George proposes to address a big Welsh convention in September 13 to which he has invited already re mid-Wales on presentatives of the Churches, in dustrialists and members of Parlin- ment of all parties.

It is understood that Mr. Lloyd George, who is giving up his holi- days to preas on with the plan of campaign, also proposes to visit the industrial areas of England and appeal to the people there to give his New Deal a chance. Reuter Special.

"God" Of Sect Imprisoned

WITNESS TELL OF EVIL ORGIES

OLD GERMAN'S WILD CLAIMS

Berlin. Ang, 13. Remarkable evidence was given today at the trial of the 70-year old Josef Weisenberg, "God" of the Weissenberg Sect, who sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment and loss of all civil rights for five years further.

WAN

Mr. Chen Kung po, Minister of Industries, who has followed the example of Mr. Wang Ching-wei by

rosiguing his post.

1,000 DIE IN FLOOD

CATASTROPHES IN ITALY

ENTOMBED MINERS

Rome, Aug. 13.

Flying Boats

To Span New

Trade-Ways

MIGHTY BRITISH

FLEET

WELDING EMPIRE

(Special to "Talograph”)

( Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic Mani Ordinance. 11. Received, August Li...

London, Aug. 18.

which

Far-reaching changes, will affect the future of British air routes the world over, are -being planned by the Air Ministry, in conjunction with Imperial Air- ways, according to the Evening Standard.

It is believed that a thousand people have been drowned as the result of the bursting of a dyke in the township of Ovada, near Alessandria..

The country has been inundated over an area of 25 miles by 16 miles, a number of factories have boun destroyed, and four bridges swept away.

When me dyke burst. hundreds of people crowded on to the roofs of submerged houses, but were engulfed as the houses erumbled away--Reuter.

A United Press nitssage states that the disaster occurred when torrential rains weakened the dam of Lake Ortiglieto, which broke. pouring thousands of tons water upon the city of Ovado and neighbouring villages.

ANOTHER DISASTER

of

He was charged with offences

Rome, Aug. 13. minors and abuse of against

A message from Grosseto states date, economically, and that Italy The policy prohibiting the guardianship.

that water fifty foot deep was re- shall be the administrator on be of the Army for political ends,

Witnesses stated that the man's leased by an explosion in the half of the Longue.-United Prore. | which had aroused formidable disciples drank spirits, which were Nente Castini Company's ignite)

opposition among certain elements, 75 per cent, alcohol, until they mines at Larobellu.. was at the back of much of the were incapable, after which choir Many minors are trapped, and Paris, Aug. 13, discord to be seen in polities, children sang until they were all hopes of rescuing them have M. Pierre Laval, the Prime Many believed sincerely that the

been cut off.-Renter Special. Minister of France, is awaiting a present domestic and international They declared that the accused secret note from Emperor Selassio situation demands the Army's the of Abyssinia which is expected to greater provide a basis for the three-power nation's political affairs, the paper conversations scheduled to com- says, mence to-morrow between Britain, France and Italy,

participation

in

The War Ministry was de termined to preserve Army's in- The Italo-Abyssinian situation tegrity as an efficient war machine, Increasingly-affects the European status quo and France will probably believing that political-activities estrange public have to decide whether she will would tend to side with Britain against italy or opinion and lead to the formation

of Army factions. Reuter.

the reverse.

The Anglo-German naval agree- ment supports the implication that Britain will seek an ally in Berlin If France supports Italy. Converse- ly, Signor Mussolini might decide to terminate military co-operation with France and Britain and revive the Italian policy of supporting thono nationa desiring a rovision of the World War treatics, If France' supports Britain,

DANGEROUS SITUATION

POST OFFICE PUBLICITY

NEW OFFICIAL TO SERVE

sober.

adopted young girls for education, and poisoned them morally.

Weissenberg told the court that he had raised a corpse and that be had held spiritualistic talks with Bismarck, Goethe, Lather and ot hers. He claimed several thousand followers-Reuter,

H. K. DOLLAR DOWN

LOWEST SINCE LAST APRIL

PEASANTS SIGHT MONSTER

TERROR ON ITALO- SWISS BORDER

AUTHORITIES TO ACT

The Standard's air correspondent writes that it is proposed to establish a vast air base for flying boats, the most modern of air- liners, and commercial craft of all sorts, at Portsmouth.

All Empire services and the j coming Atlantic service base will be transferred from Croydon to this now centre. Only the British European service would continue to operate from the old Croydon aerodrome.

The correspondent also learned. he sakl, that air services to India, Singapore, Australia and the Cape would ultimately be operated en- tirely with Aying boats.

The Air Ministry in an official statement says that no decision has yet been taken with regard to a base for operations of flying boats which are operating or will operate from Britain to all parts of the Empire over a vast chain of But the matter la nir routes. under active consideration.

It would be quite impracticable to make any further statement at prescut, the Air Ministry added.-- Reuter Sperial.

FAR EAST BRANCH

London, Aug. 13.

(Fur East) Imperial Airways Itd. was registered to-day with a nominal enpital of £10,000 in sovereign shares to business in aerial transportation and act na agents for Imperial Airways, Reuter,

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SILVER ALLOWED

TO SLUMP

AMERICAN ACTION CAUSES DROP

ATTEMPT TO SHAKE OUT. "BULL" SPECULATORS

London, Aug. 13.

The sudden change in the American silver buying policy, which took London completely by surprise, was responsible for the sharp fall in silver prices to-day,

London expected America to continue to buy around 68 cents and therefore there was little change expected in the price, although it was known that the Far East was selling very heavily.

America confounded expectations by refusing to buy at the fixing, except at much lower levels, which caused the spot price to fall three-sixteenths. After the fixing the Far East holders continued to sell very heavily.

DISTORTED EVIDENCE ALLEGED

MOONEY'S BATTLE FOR FREEDOM.

IN PRISON SINCE 1916

Baltimore, Aug. 15.

Allegations that the whole of

America commenced her uper- ations by paying the rates asked, | but graduállý lowered her buying - price, final quotions being about three-sixteenths below the fixty.

Brokers point out that despite the recent heavy American pur- chases there is stil a large bull position outstanding-Beuter.

NEW YORK PURCHASES

New York, Aug. 13. It is reported that the United States Treasury bought in New York approximately 320,000 ounces of silver at 67.62, and Inter an additional 250,000 ounces at 67.12. This compares with the previous buying price of 68 cents for for eign bur silver.

In connection with to-day's the evidence given by John. Mac-weakness in the world silver mar- donald, the star witness in the kets some trade quarters hold the Case against Tom Mooney, whis theory that in view of the specula war sentenced in 1916 to life im-tive position built up by some oper- prisonment in connection with ators, presumably in anticipation bombing incident at San Francisco, that the Treasury's next move when many lives were lost, had would be a higher price of silver. the Treasury migliį have thought been distorted by the police made by Modney's counsel to the referee who is taking depositions in connection habeas corpus application.

are

expedient to withdray support at the level at which silver was recently pegged with the intention Mooney's of shaking out speculators and at John Macdonald, now an old, the same time accumulating addi-

with

Another Nazi paralysed man, has declared under tional sliver cheaply. Reuter.

Protest

U.S. WON'T MIND PROTEST

oath that he had nover either Mooney, or his associate,

seen

Was

San

HEAVY PURCHASES

Warren Billings, bufore he

London, Aug. 13. confronted with them in the

One authority here to-day stat Francisco prison after the bom-ed that the United States had been of bing.

purchasing silver at the rate He has also affirmed that a 2,000,000 ounces dally in order to though he protested that Mooney support the world price of the was a complete stranger to him, metal. .

a police lieutenant, Charles Goff, It is recalled that twice previous-

Boston, Aug. 13. Baron von Tippelskirch, Ger-reported that the witness identifi-ly the United States prevented a man Consul-General, has protested Mooney as the man who left to the Speaker of the Massachu- Belts State House of Representa-minutes before the tives against a resolution passed

by the House condemning Nazi racial and religious persecutions.

the street suitcase in

thrown. Reuter.

#

bomb

aprice collapse, once reportedly few buying 50,000,000 in ono operation. was United Prene.

The Consul General described HOUSING GROWTH

the resolution-as-an-unwarranted. and unpardonable interference with the domestic affairs of Ger- many, which is in no wise within the Jurisdiction of the Massachu- Betts House of Representatives.

The Speaker of the House has ropiled expressing the view that way inter- the resolution in no

in fered with domestic matters Germany, but merely expressed the opinion of a group of citizens on a subject exciting worldwide Interost-Reuter.

IN ENGLAND

BUILDING SOCIETY

ACTIVITY.

THOMAS' THEORY

Washington, Aug. 13. Senator Elmer Thomas to duy attributed the decline lh allver prices to the absence of Treasury purchases or else to the fact that the Treasury were trying to buy silver cheaply which, he says, is not the object of the Silver Act.

Senator Thomas said: "There is no sense in buying and burying silver and thereby injurying other (uations.

London, Aug. 13. The part played by the Building

"We want a higher price for Society movement in the promo-

of silver and if we adhere to the Con- tion of the notable increase | housebuilding in recent years agressional mandato it will enrich shown by figures issued of sums ad- ua by enhancing the value of gold vanced on mortgage, the annual, of which we have the largest total of which has grown from stock; and I, for one, do not ob £9,000,000 in 1913 and £74,000,000 ject to that.-United Press. In view of reports of Nazi pre-in, 1920 to £240,000,000 last year. The assets of the movement, in

CAUSE OF PALL” secutions of Jews and Catholics, Senator Petor Gerry, speaking in Britain now amount to £650,028,- the Senate, suggested that United 811-British Wireless, States' sportsmen should seriously consider the question of America's

OLYMPICS AFFECTED

Washington, Aug. 13.

COLONIAL, APPOINTMENTS

The Hongkong dollar declined

Monte Rosa, Aug. 13. 5/8ths this morning, the official

The "Lochneus Monster" has its rate on opening being 28. Od. This London, Aug. 13.

is the latest rate since early April. counterpart here, on the Italo- The policy of active publicity At that time, however, silver was Swiss border, a score of peasants The extent of the Anglo-Italian which has been a feature of the 28.5/10d per ounce, whereas to-day testifying that they have seen estrangement is indicated in re- Post Office work in recent years, it la 29.15/d. The Hongkong dollar during the past few days a sort of

London, Aug 15. dragon, which-ls reputed to have ports that Great Britain has ship- and which was marked by the ap- is now below parity.

"It means that the price which the pod large supplies of gas masks to pointment of a Public Relations Inter-bank rates this morning lived in neighbouring woods for

United States is prepared to pay for Malta and adjacent territory. Omcor in 1933, is to be pursued. were 2s. Od. sellers and 28. 0.1/8d. the past four years.

London, silver depends upon the It la noteworthy that ́ Malta,

movements of the dollar," "declared Sir Stephen Tallents, who was buyers. The market is disturbed It is stated that this creature withdrawal from the Olmpic Games,.

a prominent bullion merchant when' Groht Britain's Mediterranean Secretary of the Empire Market- owing to heavy selling by India

Interviewed by Reuler on yesterday's. London, Aug. 18. by various people, but it recently Reuter Special. --- naval base, is only forty-five miles ing Board from 1920 to 1933, was and China yesterday, the tone had been seen from time to time to be held in Germany next year.

fall in the price of silver. from Sleily, the southermost the first Public Relations Ofcor.being easy.

peasant ота

It is announced by the Colonial

The market has recently been won Italian territory In Europe. He recently accepted an appoint- During the morning, the market disappeared. A

Office that Mr. J. II. Jarrett, Atoring whether America fixed her United Press.

ment as controller of Public Re-developed further weakness, business describes it as a huge

There were large audiences at the

torney General of Bahamas, is to buying price in London at 68 British Broad-ness being done at low as le 11d.serpent, of a yellow-green colour.

be appointed Colonial Secretary or 30 3-16d. Yesterday weaknes lations to the casting Corporation, which takes The tone was a little steadier lator, over nine feet long, its body being Queen's Theatre yesterday, when th management initiated an experiment London, Aug. 13. effect in October,

by putting on a variety programme at Bahamas, in succession to the of the dollar revealed that the au and it there being sellers at 18. 11.9/16d. as thick as a log. Preliminary talks, which begin now announced that Lieutenant In London, alvor pricos de Country folk in the neighbour-comprising no fewer than tor Alms. Hon. Mr. C.C.F. Dundas, who is thorities' decision to adhere to the 08 novelty pictures, now Chief Secretary of Northern cents basis had caused some disp

appears to be

on the dol to-morrow, and more formal con-Colonel E. T. Crutchley, at present clined 3/16th apet and a farth-hood are so terrified that the au- These included

organising a huge sports specials, "Silly Symphonies Rhodesia, and that Mr. J.E.S. Mar-pointment, as the price of aliver now. versations, which start Friday, the Representative in the Common- ing forward yesterday. Indin thorities aro betwoon the representatives of wealth of Australia of His and China sold, while Amarica drive to lay the monster once and and Mickey Mouse cartoons. The pro-rick, Deputy Chief Secretary of

gramme was greatly enjoyed, the kid- Uganda, is to be appointed Chief The weakening of the dollar L France, Britain and Italy, will be Majesty's Government in the United bought. The market, which was and for all, so as to enable the dies, who attended in large numbers, Secretary of Uganda in succession generally ascribed to heary Ari followed with close and anxious Kingdom, will succeed him as quit, closed steady, New York villagers to go out at night with being delighted with the Walt Disney

(Continued on Page attention in this country where Public Relations Officer to the Post silver prices declined 8/8ths out: quaking in their shocercetes will be repetition to Mr. E. L. Scott-British Wire can purchases of silver, but,

(Continued on Page T.) Omen-British Wireless,

ALIVE TO DANGER

yesterday.

Reuter.

of the programme-to-day...--

Jess.