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London. Dec. 10.

The Paris peace, plan, reportedly perfected by Sir Samuel Hoare and M. Pierre Laval Inst. Saturday, has aroused consider- able anxiety in Parliamentary circles, according to this morning's papers.

The Opposition parties intend to demand an explanation Trom the Government, it is stated.

Sir Archibald Sinclair, for the Liberal party, will press the Government not to consent to territorial and economic concessions unacceptable to Ethiopia.

The Times suys the proposals, as reported. have created an unfavourable impression among the rank and file of the 'Government's supporters in the House of Commons and if the proposals, even in the broad outline, are correct they go far beyond anything the House of Commons has been naked to approve. Reutër..

SLIGHT CHANCES

I'nris, Dec. 10.

It a learned that while the British Cabinet has virtually approved the text of the Iloare-Laval peace terms, it has proposed certain detailed amerdments.

Upon there the British Embassy vas instructed to get into inmediate communication with the Quai d'Orsay: No doubt entertained In Paris that these minimum differences will

VEHICULAR

FERRY OUT OF ORDER

be ironed out and that Signor Musso- KOWLOON SERVİCE

lini should be in possession of the Franco-British proposals to-ılay,— Henter.

· ETIOPIA OBJECTS

Addis Ababa, Dec. 9.

Emperor Haile Selassie will refuse

to cede any territory whatever to| Italy, according to a statement from

circles.

TIED UP

TROUBLE AT WHARE

Vin du-kong, leader of the auto- nomy movement in North Ching, against when Priping students have been demonstrating.

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SILVER PRICE DECLINE

AMERICA DELAYS

PURCHASES

MARKET MUCH PERTURBED

London, Dec. 9.

JAPANESE PARITY ARGUMENT

NAVAL CONFERENCE WILL FAIL

PREDICTION.

OF ASAHI

Tokyo, Dec. 10,

The Japanese publie is not sur- prised at the discrepancies revealed u policies at the London Naval Con- ference because newspapers have long been foretelling that there war Hitke hope of success,

Although the Navy Department Minister for War, who is bring General Ho Ying-dhin, Chinese, Fund Foreign Office have not yet

North China situation.

publicly expressed an opinion, the praised for his hauling of the general view is that the Japanese Navy sees nathing in the American and British views to make it alter it: demand for parily,

The Osalin Asahi in an editorial cansutered a Tair

expression of the Japanese

Altitude,

says that although the opening speeches on the surface seem flawless, they actually show craftiness ar

and seliskness, The Anaki redicts a breaktion in the confer ence, adding:

"The American, Mr. Norman Davis,

address

in hiy

was most disappoint- ing because he continues to adhere to

DEFENDS DEMOCRAT POLICIES

TO CRITICS

the maintenance of the present matin ROOSEVELT REPLIES The American contention confilets with the fact when saуя that limitations do not involve the sacrifice of any vital interests on the part of participants.

the

Japan fails to fit any basis for

American

contention

except America's feelitug of superiority."

MOVING AGAINST CURRENT Regarding President Roosevelt's statement by the powers should rightly be reproached in the event) that they moved against the current

na

HELP FOR FARMERS

even

(Special to "Telegrapli")

Chiago, Dec. D. President Roosevelt's speech to Silver circlen to-day tre

of progressive thought, the Ahi com 12,500 delegates of the Farm Bureau letely mystified at to-day's action courageous in showing an example pre pointed than his speech at

com.lenda

that Americans buld be Federation here to-day was of the United States Treasury with of unselfishness in seeking genuine Atlanta City in which he inferred respect to prices of the white metal, disarmament, otherwise America must that hankers and Industrialists-were- Brokers met as usual and reported criticism for "oving against crying "Wolf!" while economic gains fairly heavy general selling, but no the current of progressive thought. increased. American buying orders for

The Tokyo Nichi-Nichi asseris: The President reviewed the Ad- these Although summoned offerings were made, with a view to armament conference, it is actually ket reply to all his critica. He said: dis-ministration's achievements as a blan. preventing a price collapse.

Brokers decided to wait and see armament conference.

A showing the atmosphere of an "Lifting form prices to a level where whether America would not

change

the farmer can live, has been opposed "We ty

of the fact that chiefly by a few who profitted heavily Japan alone has Later the U.S. Treasury did send of substantial dearmanent and is their best to ferment the city people in buying orders, for gradually in-prepared to support the programme against the

definite, programme from the depression. They are doing creasing amounts but at receding with the utmost enthusiasm.

farmers' programme. prices. Finally, around 1.45 p.m.

"Yet I know that the great musa of all offerings

Unless the Foreign Office and Navy people are fair-minded. They, like (G.M.T.) absorbed by America.

lind been decide that developments

require yourselves, suffered deeply, from the further instructions for the delegates, depression. I believe with all my The City is wondering whether to-little official comment for publication heart that the millions-struggling back in the American silver buying piley, day's developments portend a change is expected.-United Press. and the market is unsequently very

towards better days, resent the at tempta ut personal advantage nervous and is awaiting a statement

seekers of profit who help ridi- from Washington-Renter.

eule upon the efforts all of us are making

Dilling on the reported Anglo- Hongkong and Kowloon is out' off her mind and eventually buy.

Secretary salini Foreign

For the first time since its inception, the vehicular ferry service between

commission to-day.

rench agreement, engineered by M. Pierre Laval the French Frime, The breakdown of the service is due Minister, and Sir Samuel Henre, the to the fact that one of the cables British

ficial

which lifts the bridge at the wharf on circles here believe

Signor

the Hongkong side gave way at 9.90) will accept and that thereafter, the this morning, making it impossible, in force of the League of Nations the absence of an alternative wharf, sanctions will gradually be diminished for the boats to load or discharge,

The Ethiopians feel it is unrenson- Numerous cars were unable to get able that they should be expected to atross the harbour this morning, in cede territory. Thitherto been tutqunce that there are alder Italian successes have

freight hold up on both sides! negligible.—Router.

SUSPENDED JUDGMENT.

Rane, Dec. 9. Italy is suspending judgment of the Anglo-French peace formula until the terms are made known officially. It is expected they will be communicated. to the Italian Government to-morrow. Absolute reserve is maintained in political quarters, but

an authorita- lve spokesman

admitted there sigris of goodwill on all sides, Reuter is informed that the pro-

weでむ

posals will be studied by Rome to dia- cover if they can be made to appro ximale reasonably Italy's minimum demands.-Reuter,

DEFENDING INTERESTS-

Rome, Dec. 9. Signor Benito Mussolini, in a speech before, the Senate to-day, de- clared:

"I can assure the Senate that the Italian interests in Africa will be atronuously defended."

of the harbour.

The work of repairing the defect has been proceeding all day, and, it is hoped that it may be possible to resume the service sume time to-night.

EGYPTIAN RIOTING PERSISTS

MAKING NO STATEMENT

Washington, Dec. 9. make no statement with respect tu its The United States Treasury wil silver policy,

Its delay in absorbing the silver offerings, to-day is not explained. Reuter.

DECLINE TO COMMENT

New York, Dec. 9. With the Treasury Department de clining to comment on the break In the silver markets, due to its redue-! then of its buying price abroad, local

reason

ASTORS WIN $10,000,000 LAW SUIT

LONG FIGHT WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT

and

The President aid that the Cana dlun reciprocal tradunty would benefit agriculture "alled its critics "dispensers of discord."

"The nation applauds the swift doaling

with

kidnappers and racketeers: applauda the saving of innocent victims from wild-cat bank- ing, watered stocks and other kinds of confidence games.

CHARHAR CITY ATTACKED

MANCHUKUO ARMY RAIDS KUYUAN

CHINA PROTESTS TO JAPAN AUTHORITIES

Peiping, Dec. 10. Chinese sources report that Manchukuo troops yesterday assaulted the city of Kuyuan on the Charhar border.

The Manchukuo army.used tanks and aircraft in the attack and the infantry units fired with machine-guns upon the city's defenders,

The Chinese Peace Preservation Corps units stationed at Kuyuan returned the fire of the attacking parties and defended the city against the assault successfully, as far as can be ascertained. There is no report upon casunltles.

It is stated that Chinese military leaders have protested to the Japanese authorities, who have promised to telegraph

to Dolonor requesting the authorities there to ortier the cessation of hostilities.-Reuter.

U.S. CROP CONTROL

JAPANESE PROTEST

Peiping, Dec. 10, It is learned that Major Takahashi, Japanese military attache here, called on Mayor Chin Teh-chun of Peiping last night and protested against yesterday's student demonstrations. on the grounds that they were ant!-

IN DANGER Japanes Retter."

A.A.A. ALLEGEDLY

INVALID

HUGE TAXES INVOLVED

(Special to "Tolograph")

(By Telegraph, Cdpuright, Telegraphic åtan- anges Ordinemes, 181, Received, December 40, 11.30 0.

Washington, Dec. 9.

One of the most vital cases the

900 TROOPS IN ACTION

Peiping, Dee. 10. The latest reports from Kuyuan stale that 000 Manchukuo troops, sup- ported by tanks and neroplanes, at Lackel Kuyuan on the Charhar-fehol border, but were repulsed by the Chi- Hese militia defending the city- Reuter.

REBELS IN CONTROL

Peiping. Dee, 10. It is learned here that the robet troopa who have rolzed Jenchlu have barred the city gates and duffed Gen- eral Shang Chen's troopa to oust them. has arrived here from Fnotingfu, Ho General Shang Chen, meanwhile, he has come to see General Ho Ying-ching as well as to attend to

business He has

ваун

United States Government has ever private récelved any reply to his

fought, one which involves $600,000- 000 in taxes and the whole of the crop game Nanking resigning the control programnie, was before the chairmanship of Hopol Govern- Supreme Court of the United Statenent and his command of the Tien- to-day

tein-Tangku Pence Preservation Corps. To stated he had decided not to ac- It is easily the most impurtant case involving New Deal Na- the Hopel Political Recovery Act's validity was Council. He wished to go abroad, ho contested.

added, and would hand over the com. In a crowded chamber and in anmand of the 32nd. Army to the Gov- atmosphere of greatest tension, the rnment--Reuter, Government, through the Solicitor- General, Mr. Stanley Reed, argued that the Agriculture Adjustment Administration processing taxes are

STILL HOLDNG CITY

•

Peiping, Dec. 10. The chief of the Peace Preservation

"It applauds the maintenance of the taxes for revenue and not re- Carpa at Kuyuan, Charhar, reports fair rewards for labour; and applauds counsel for opposing side, former tanks and acroplaner, attacked Ku- zulators of industry. The chief that 900 Manchukuo troops, cavalry,

the efforts to

give greater social Senator G. W. Popper, representing van Monday. He says he la still necurity to the aged and unemployed."the floosne Mills, submitted that the holding the city.

organised

taxes ere regulatory and hence un-

The Peiping authorities say they approached the Japanese military

He said that he used the

power

of the nation because forty-constitutional.

BUT WOMEN TAKE sudden decline.

a loss to know these themselves at DEATH DUTIES MEN'S PLACES

life of the entire nation-United volves much larger issues. It i WON BACK

administer their individual laws The actual case involves only $81,-here who promised to telegraph Dolo

CD4 in taxes which the Hoosne Mills or to order the cessation of the at- adequately to balance the agricultural refused to pay, but potentially it in tack-United Press.

POLICE USING STICKS

His omission of controversial utter. anees strengthened the hopes that (Special to "Telegraph”) Homething might come from the

Cairo, Dec. 0. Anglo-French effort at mediation. It is likewise

Schoolgirls and other female stu- considered I significant that dents to-day replaced their male re official news broadcast quoted iatives and friends in the principal

quarters

in Paris as expressing anti-British and anti-Government de the belief that the peace proposals mo

monstrations.

un

oficial

would be satisfactory to Italy.

The police had to use sticks when

It is believed that Signor Mussolint the girl students got out of hand will shortly instruct Baron Alolai to near St. Mary's Cathedral. The proceed to Geneva-United Press.

PARIS IS 'HOPEFUL

Paris, Dec. 9. Official circles state they are hope

students worked themselves into n state of hysterin, reviling the police, crying, weeping copiously and shrick. ing patriotic cries.

ful that Signor Mussolini will accept that of the wilder olementa vented

Jampa

wrath on tramcars and street the Anglo-French peace plan a basis for discussion at least..

Elsewhere, schoolgirls rofused to French authorities are convinced 11 enter their classrooms and screamod Duce will not reject what is considered Nationalist war cries at the police here to be the most advantageous stationed outside the buildings. The offer yet made to Italy, or that it is constablos indulgently smiled but stop- possible to make Router.

ped the students when they tried to leave.

In the meantime, the Premier, Nossim Pasha, who will see Sir Miles Lampson, the British High Commis

BRITISH CABINET MEETS

London, Dec. 9.

A special Cabinet moeting has been aloner, to-lay, maintains his cus called to consider the Anglo-French tomary allence regarding his inten-

(Continued on Pago 4.) tions--Renter Special,

•

Sonic,

for the believe it unlikely

any ow's action indicates

that the

change in the silver

Washington, Dec. 3. Lord Astor and Major John Astori

policy but think it is merely an in- dtention that the Treasury is unwill ing to take all foreign metal offered won a victory over the United Staten at the old price, thus adhering to its Government to-day after a ten-year policy but na economically as possible, battle to obtain a refund of $10,000,- Beyond that any speculation with 900 in deaths duties paid on their regard to the motives of the Treasury father's estate with respect to two

(Continued on Page 4)

trust funds valued at $40,000,000, created for his two sons and their three daughters.

Hauptmann Can Appeal

U.S. SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT

Washington, Doc, 9. Bruno Hauptmann, the man who là sentenced to dia for the murder of the lost child of Colonel and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh, has won a point in his fight for life.

Lord Astor and Mr. John Astor petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States to review the case or allow a new trial in, the lower court. The United States Government, on the other hand, appealed to the Supreme Court to direct the lower courts to dismiss the suit entirely.

The Supreme Court dismissed the Government's cross appeal.--Reuter.

Press.

realised that the ense may have a· great bearing upon the 1830 prosi, dontial election, amongst other

Each side was glvon two hours to argue its ease. A decision is expect- ed before the new year;

Another Crisishings

In Spain

I

ANOTHER CABINET

RESIGNS

(Special to "Telegraph").

Madrid. Dec. 9. Sonor J. Chapapriots and his Cabinet realgnod to-day, despite protests that the crisis thus precipitated would ba inopportune, due to the uneasy In- ternal and international situations-

STOP PRESS United Press.

ALL NIGHT SESSION

Madrid, Dec. 9. The Cabinet resigned to-day follow ing an all night session, following the The Supreme Court of the United

Sydney, Dec. 10.

discovery that the former Colonial States to-day allowed his application The M.C.C. touring eleven playing been implicated in the misuse of Under Secretary, Senor Calvo, had for a review of the case,

against on Australian eleven, won by official fonda, Jersey Court of Pardons for com-

Ho may now appeal. to the New 203 runs to-day...

The Prime Minister's economie mea The Australians made 188 in their aures are also thought to have been mutation of the death penalty second innings, Sims taking four partly responsible for the crisis Router.

wicket for 81-Reuter.

United Preat.

+

Meanwhile, the possibilities' of a split decision are being discussed in légal circles in the light of questions put to Mr. Reed while he was arguing for the Now Deal-Reuter Special

BLOW TO NEW DEAL

SUPREME COURT'S

DECISION

NEW NANKING CABINET

LATEST PREDICTION ON PERSONNEL

Nanking, Dec, 10.

The latest information in political circles here is that Mr. Chen Li-fu will probably become

Secretary General of the Exceutivo Yuan, Mr. Shao Li-tzo will be Minister of the Interior, and H. Chen Kung po WIN remain as Minister of Industrien,

it is reported, General Ho Ying-ching will almost certainly main as Blinister for War-Router.

Deal by ruling invalid the suction of NEW CLIPPER

DEPARTS

ro-

Washington, Dec. 9. The United States Supreme Court to-day struck another blow to the Now

the Ilonte Owners' Loan Act, of 1938 authorising the Federal incorporation of building and loan associations against the wishes of a State. the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision The Court, unanimously supported

Alameda, Dec. 9. that three Bilwaukee building and The Philippine Clipper, infer sea- loan associations must remain under plane to the China Clipper, took off chartered as State corporations air mail fight for Manila, carrying State control because they were to-night on the second trans-Pacific Reuter,

18,000 places of mail-Reuter

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