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三拜雞號一十月二十英港香 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

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NO COERCION IN PEACE PLANS

BRITISH POLICY

AMPLIFIED

LEAGUE PRINCIPLES NOT DAMAGED

FORMULA MERELY SEEKS BASIS FOR ACCORD

London, Dec. 10.

The principle that any peace proposals in connection with the Italo-Ethiopian dispute must be acceptable not only to Italy but to Ethiopia and the League of Nations, remains the firm policy of the British Government, declared Mr. Anthony Eden, Minister for League of Nations Affairs, when replying in the House of Commons to-day to the Labourites strong criticism of the reported Paris plan, agreed to by M. Pierre Laval, the French Prime Minister, and Sir Samuel Hoare, the British Foreign Secretary.

Mr. H. B. Lees-Smith, Labour's spokesman, had declared that if only half of what had been reported were correct it was a contradiction of the Lengue Covenant and abandonment of the foundation on which the Government had fought the election.

Mr. Eden, replying, affirmed again the policy of the Government, insisting that it had not changed its attitude or

11 KILLED

IN PLANE

DISASTER

AIRLINER CRASHES IN KENT

NOTED BRITISH

ENGINEER

London, Dec. 10. Sabenas passenger airliner; bound from Brussels to London crash-i ed at Tatsfield, Kent, to-night.

Tho pilot, a crew of three, and seven pas-į Rengers were killed. The plane was wrecked completely.

The dead include two Englishmen,

one Sir John Carden,

BELGIAN OWNED

The airliner was Belgian owned,j Mr. Anthony Eden, Minister for. operated by the Belgian Sabonn Air League of Nations Affairs, who des Hino, and it is understood that the nice that Britain is seeking to force Belgian Government is the chief peace terms on Ethiopia in dis- shareholder in the company.

The plot and his crew of three) wero'all Belgians..

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In addition to the two Englishmen aboard, the plane carried four Ger- Sir Frederick Leith-Ross; who Two women were in the machine- passengers, and ono, Belgian, has incurred the anger of the Router. autonomists

North China, There are rumours that he has heen threatened with death.

abandoned the principle that a settlement must be acceptable THREAT TO

to all parties.

He emphasised that the Parls proposals were only a first step in a long and complicated enterprise.

There were three main principles |

on which the pence proposals wore based, he asserted. The first of these Was that an exchange of territory be arranged which was definitely ad- vantageous to both parties to the dis- Assist- pute. Secondly, the League's ass ance to Ethiopia in matters of

Bocini. economic and administrative develop ment was essentint. Thirdly, it was necessary to provide special facilities for Italian settlers and companies in connection with the economie develop- meals contemplated.

of 7 DROWNED

INACCURATE REPORTS Mr. Eden described many of the press versions of the Paris prapoanis most inaccurate. Others were

20. MISSING IN FLOODS

ENORMOUS DAMAGE IN TEXAS

nrutually contradictory. It was im- TORRENT POURS

possible at the present stage to pul lish the proposals, however. It would be an unprecedented thing to publish them before they were presented to the principals in the case or communl. cated to the Lengue.

declared.

INTO CITY

Houston, Tex., Dec. 10. Seven have been drowned and 20 are tuissing in the worst flood in the his- try of this city.

BRITISH ECONOMIST

SIR F. LEITH-ROSS IN DANGER

MUDDLE IN SILVER

(Special to "Telegraph").

EYE.WITNESS STORY

London, Dec. 10.

It is now learned that the Sabena crash occurred on the summit of Pitsio H, near Biggin Hill Air Station Bencon.

regard of the Leigne.

PEACE FORMULA APPROVED

The plane was flying low apparent TERMS DESPATCHED

TO DISPUTANTS

ly because of an Ice formation on the wings.

People in the neighbourhood kaw one wing crash into the tree-tops on the small hill. Thọ wing appeared to: fall off. The machine staggered aud the pilot apparently tried to gain height. But the machine crashed] almost instantly,

It was completely wrecked. Its parts littered the woods for a hundred yards around.

STRUCK HILLSIDE

-An-eye-witness-relates how he heard the noise of the crash and-rush- ed out of his house, near-by, im- mediately. He saw a inats of twisted and crumpled fabric and steel. He hurried to lend aid.

(hy Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic testhe bod sages Ordinamas, 1894. Received December 1, 10 m«<}

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Tientsin, Dec. 11.

The Keishin Nichi Nichi reports

that the Hopel-Charhar autonomists are planning to drive Sir Frederick Leith-Rosa from the North.

"We never said that either party

It is charged that Sir Frederick | | bought, $20,000,000 at a 20 to 30 per must accept the proposals," Mr. Eden We are not necking to

Swollen by heavy rains, the Buiralo cent, premium, for which he used pose them on anyone,

and Bayou Rivers have overflowed British banknotes. ne in to puts the their banks, and citused a swirling munications with the dispute, whether it is possible to dis-torrent to rush through the heart of

to

cover a basis upon which peace nege

ns should be possible.

Further it says that the Northern authorities are considering requesting: the city.

Japan's aid to prevent shipments of The low-lying county round about this money to the South. "If the proposals are contrary to Houston has Buffered excessively, the principles of the League of Na- Dainage is already known to have tlong

tiations

It is also rumoured here that Sie

death-United Press.

in for the Longue to say no," reached a total of more than $2,000,- Frederick has been threatened with he went on. "If it does we shall not 000.

complain. We are ready to accept

its judgment, just as we have been rendy to take our part in this unwel- como tank.

#I shall go to Geneva to-morrow be enuse the спике palley of the British Govern- its member- ment remains based

upon ship in the League. I shall seck with my colleagues from many countries to determine the best course to establish pracn and to maintain the authority of the League."-Router,

AGREEMENT CONFIRMED

Parin, Dec. 10.

It is now confirmed that an agrer- ment has been reached on the panco the League, terms to be offered to Italy and Ethiopia.

The British Government is now satisfied the original plan having been altered in detal! folowing its sub- mission to the British Government. and the suggested changes having

Many part of the business sections

of the city are still submerged and

National Guardamen are patrolling MORE

the streets

Renter,

to prevent looting.-

Sabotage On Warships

ADMIRALTY GIVES CONFIRMATION

AID FOR SHIP SUBSIDIES

BRITAIN AIDING TRAMP VESSELS

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With others who had rushed to the scene, he assisted in getting some of out of the wreck. bodies "We were able to get five out. One woman was decapitated. The other occupants were crushed by por- tions of the machine"

The well-known angineer and de- signer of Carden engines, Sir John Carden, who helped design the Army's tanks, was one of the dead-Router.

SUPPORTS CONTINUED TREATIES

BRITISH ARGUMENT AT NAVAL TALKS

JAPAN TO PUT HER CASE

MODIFIED TERMS

Parla, Dec. 10.

U.S. WON'T CURB SILVER SLUMP

WON'T OPERATE IN LONDON MARKET

SUDDEN CESSATION OF BUYING SUPPORT

London, Dec. 10.

Events in to-day's silver market were explained, to Reuter, by silver circles as resulting from, considerable offerings of metal following the attitude adopted by the United States Treasury yesterday, and fallure of America to support the

market.

After meeting at the usual time, the brokers decided to suspend the session, hoping America would send buying orders for all offerings, as she had done heretofore. On resumption, it was found that the U.S. Treasury, despite repeated appeals, was not prepared to absorb offerings, but only to buy a limited amount, estimated at one-seventh of the total, and at a rate. lower than yesterday's,

Brokers had no alternative but to unfix prices, owing to the rule that all offerings must be absorbed before fixing prices.

Well-informed outside quarters intimated that the greater. part of the offerings were of forward silver. It is understood that America is willing to buy 2,000,000 ounces of apot silver at 28%, whereas brokers have received selling orders for 5,000,000 ounces.

SILVER POLICY RUMOURS

The pence Lerma drawn up in the talks between Sir Samuel Hoare, Bri- tish Foreign Secretary, and M. Laval, French Premier and Minister for Foreign Affalra, were transmitted to Itome and Addis Ababa last night.

It is believed that the British ro- for a clear-cut presentatives asked declaration by France that the pro- posals must be acceptable to the League and the Nogus, as well as BLOW TO SMUGGLERS Italy, and that the agreement reached avo satisfaction to the British Gov-

| ernment.

The original peace terms included the ceding to Italy of four provinces in Ethiopia, in return for which Italy was to be asked to provide an outlet to the sea for Ethiopia nt Assab, or, alternatively that Britain provide a seaport in British Somaliland. It was this latter proposal which aroused opposition in certain quarters-in-Bri- tain.

IN CHINA?

OR SLAP FOR SPECULATOR?.

GRUNN CHARUNANDI ORGANIZERESENTATORIKINI

HEAVY DECLINE.

London, Doc. 10. The allver market was again dia- organised to-day. At the beginning there was-a-stump--in-the-eash quotation of fine silver 26% per sunce, a fall of 2.5/16d, from yes.

whilst for three torday's price, months forward quotations of Ano silver ware nominal.

After a suspension of dealings for two hours, It being found that only а small amount. was bid against selling orders for apel proximately ten million

ounces

It was decided not to fix quotations for silver to-day,-British" Wirbleas.

Forward offerings are estimated in the rieighbourhood of 12,000,000. g. Reuter.

REFUSE TO COMMENT

Washington, Dec. 10, In the temporary absence of Br.. Henry. Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury, afficials of that department on the to-day refused to comment" collapse of the London silver market owing to lack of Luyers, but it is learned that Mr. Morgenthau is fully informed of the situation

which

(Special to "Talograph")

to one French source, According

Washington, Dec. 10: modifications in thego torma wero

The United States Treasury con- finally agreed upon, the compromiso involving a considerable dimunition of tinues to refuse to comment on the the territory in Tigre Province to be silver situation on the grounds that

modification otherwise they would conceded to Italy, and in the Italian rights in the territories hand to speculators. proposed to be thrown open for

The Secretary of the treasury is brokers attribute to the absence of colonisation but remaining under the not present, but associates said that purchase offers from the United sovereignty of the Negus-Router.

BALDWIN'S STATEMENT

revent

their

they are receiving frequent informa- States, tion on the situation.

The Administration has repeatedly The rumours regarding he Treasuld that it is carrying out the Silver London, Dec, 10.

Purchase Act in good faith, but it In the House of Commons, Mr. Sury's future policy include:

should be remembered that Mr. Mor- Stanley Baldwin, Prime Miniatur,

(1) that the Treasury is negotiating genthau previously emphasised that announced that on Saturday and Sun- directly with China;

the monetary policies of the United day, Sir Samuel Hoare discussed with

States were on (2) that Mr. Morgenthau has de basis; that is to say, they might be.

a twenty-four hour

M. Laval certain proposale in ncided to punish speculators; jattempt to find a basis for a settle.

changed overnight.

NO CLARIFICATION.

London, Dee. 10. An Important British statement ment of the Italo-Ethiopian dispute. (3) that the Treasury has refuse which started the serious business at No suggested bysin had yet been sub-to make purchases beenuse of thu this morning's meeting of the Naval mitted for the view of either Italy large quantities being smuggled from Conference, is understood to have sugor Ethiopia, and it would clearly be China into Japan. (In this connection monte It is not known how long the In the absence of olarifying state- gested the prolongation of the prin premature to make a statement at it is pointed out that the United Treasury will remain out of the world ciples of the Washington and London present.

States promised China to conduct

market. London, Dec. 10. anval treaties, but with modifications

their purchases with as little injury Major Attlee, Labour leader, asked to China as possible);

Members of the State Department. necessitated by altered international. In reply to a Parliamentary ques circumstances,

whether the proposals were subatan-

too, declined to comment on roports The needs of individual powers tially the same as those appearing in tlon regarding the continuation of the

(4)*China. Itzolf is selling in order that the absence of Government buy- London, Duc, 10.

to acquire a

dollar and sterlinging was connected with the Sino- The Admiralty insued a statement tramp shipping subsidy, Dr. Leslie must be taken into consideration, the the Preas. to-day confirming that two cases of Burgin, Parliamentary Secretary to British statement allegedly asserts, Mr. Baldwin repiled that there had balance in order to stabilise the yuan Japanese situation.

A British apokeaman also suggest quite obviously been a lenk in France, and their sales have exceeded the Silver supportera in Congress pro- endtage had occurred, one aboard the the Board of Trade, announced that

of a detailed examination; ed abolition of subntarines.. result

which made

most dimeult and United States ability to absorb the fess to have no Information with ro the Mr. Norman Davis, America's delicato matter incomparably more offerings.

gard to the situation, but aro inclined to the opinion that the Treasury's This is the most plausible reason action doce not indicate any per about a distinct improvement sire to see a twenty per cent. all there were considerable differences in Dovoport dockyard in versels were Landon, Dec. 19.

in British tramp shipping and in the round reduction in navies, and added between the original proposals and that due to the lassoning of the Eur-manent change in America's silver opean war fears, the silver buying policy. It is folt that the present and that the United Staten was ready to the Press reports, The Opposition forced a division in for refitting.

employment of British officers

Mr. Baldwin added that he had could not be continued without causing position is merely of a temporary the House of Commons to-night, The statement adds that inquiries seamen, not only by its direct effects, explore any reasonable proposition.

The conference will not meet until spent the whole morning over an undesired sharp advance in the character.-Reuter, against the Address, as a protest are proceeding but that it is not in but also as a result of the measures against the reported Paris peace pro- the public interest to make any state of co-operation which the subsidy has to-morrow afternoon, in order that messages concerning the matter, and sterling price, and hence the Treasury

MARKET SUSPENDED to introduce. Viscount Bienseil may attend tho the enabled shipowners

was not sure that finality had yet has halted buying-United Prou. ment at present-Router. pornia.

bcon reached. In the adverse circumstances which Cabinet meeting in the morning.

An Immediate, dis-)

DISCREDIT REPORTS

London, Doc, 10. the withdrawal of the Interesting developments are excussion might do very serious harm.

Silver brokers hero eusponded doal- ould endanger & continuance pected at this next meeting as it is He undertook to inform the House and subsidy

Washington, Dec. 10. ings for the day..

Offerings were Boven of those measures of co-operation and understood that the Japanese intend facilitate an early debate as soon as

times tho Responalblo Chinese here have dis- normal volume from the Orlont on Jeoparding the improvement that had to explain their narity claim in detail. the proposals were agreed upon and

credited the reports that the Chinese the boller that the United States had been affected. The Tramp Ship- The Japanese delegates will have the hnd boon submitted.

alivor offerings have contributed to altered their buying policy.United. The United States Supreme Court ownorn Committee have

LABOUR INTENTIONS the London impasso. and the-Beuter.

Press.

icy.

In the Navy, and another aboard the of the battleship

Royal Oak.

brén rushed through in Parls.-Neu- submarine Oberon; ond of the biggestį as operation of the subsidy, spokesman, repeated America's de-difcult and delicate. He understood

Roth apparently occurred while the ernment are satisfied that it han

DIVISION FORCED

The Opnanition was defented by 281 to 130, Router.

DEBATE RESUMED

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Lorton, Dec. 10,

The debate on the address in reply

·HOOSAC MILLS CASE

Washington, Dec. 10.

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to the King's Breech was resumed to-day took up the Hoosne Milla continuance of the subsided for door for most of to-morrow's meeting. }

In the Commons to-day on a Liberal peal against the processing taxes Government have decided to mek amendment,' moyed, by Mr. Graham under advisomont after ex-Senator Parliament to make available for A Walte, who, along with subconuent Popper had pleaded that the procosa-period of 12 months from January 1 neakers. laid stress on the necessity Ing tax invadon State rights and next a further sum of £2,000,000 on of initiating international co-opera- exceeds the taxing power of Congress. the same general terms and conditions

as before.--Briliah Wireless. (Continued on Page 7.)

-United Press.

COMMTTEE MEETS

London, Dec. 10.

The first meeting of the drst com- mittee of the Naval Conference took . (Continued on Page 7.).

New York, Dec 10,

Major Attico said the published do- Also they have placed no credence

NEW YORK PRICE ports threw over the whole basis of on the reports that the United States the League system. Labourites did Secretary of the Treasury la negatlat Monara. Handy and Harmon fixed not desire to embarrass the Governing with Nanking for the

United mant, but they felt chlired to press States purchases of Chinese silver the price of aliver more than four

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