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No. 14819

五拜益 號四十月二英港香 FRIDAY,

FEBRUARY 14, 1936.

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GIANT PLANE PLUNGES AT SEA

CHINA CONVERTS HER SILVER

SELLING METAL TO UNITED STATES

69 MILLION OUNCES CHANGES HANDS

Washington, Feb. 13.

Mr. Henry Morgenthau, the Secretary of the United States Treasury, to-day revealed that the total of the Treasury's silver purchases from China negotiated during November amounted to 50,000,000 ounces.

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The Treasury paid the then prevailing world price of 65 cents an ounce for the metal, and the cost was $32,500,000 in U.S. currency.

THIRTY

PERSONS

ABOARD

H.M.S. FURIOUS TO

RESCUE

ORDERED TO SEARCH

'Madrid, Feb. 13.

At least thirty persons are feared]

to have lost their lives as a result of

le crash of a ginrit airliner in the Allantic.

A despatch from Madeira states that a big plane, with thirty passen gers aboard, lins crashed into the sea of Teneriffe, the Canary Islands. The British aircraft carrier Furious has been ordered to search for the

lost machine and she will utilise her planes in an effort to locate the wreck,

Details of the mishap are not yet at band. It is presumed the plane trade, was one in the inter-coastal and not a trans-Atlantic liner, which

China, said Mr. Morgenthau, kept a large balance in New York banks, and had recently requested the conversion of 10,000,000 ounces of silver into gold. The conversion was made on Monday. China could have the remainder of her credits filled in gold at anytime she desired, Mr. Morgenthau suid. He expressed admiration for the success of the new Chinese cur-quently used as a hopping off place rency developments.

generally do not carry so many pas

sengers. Teneriffe, however, is fre-

by trans-ocean machines.--Reuter.

Tenerife is the largest of the

Mr. Morgenthau denied that any special price arrangement had been made in connection with purchases of Mexican silver. Canary Islands, having an area of Metal was bought from Mexico at the daily New York rate. 785 square miles. It is traversed by

Reuter,

MORGENTHAU'S TRIBUTE

Washington, Feb. 13. The United States Treasury De partment to-day announced that 60,- 000,000 ounces

of silver had been purelmand recantly from the Chinese- Government.

appro

The price paid had been ximately 65 cents per ounce.

The Chinese Government had de- posited $32,500,000-of-the-proceeds from the sale in New York banks.

Recently they had withdrawn $10.- is now ear- 000,000 in gold which marked and being held in New York. It is also indicated that the Chinese Governminder of their de will purchase gold with the posit.

The roeunt silver purchase by the Treasury Departmont brought the total purchases from China up to €9,- 000,000 ounces.

The Secretary of the Treasury, com menting on China's monetary policy said, "I have the greatest admiration" for the way in which the Chinese have handled their Stabilisation Fund and currency

He vald that the United States were

ESPIONAGE RING IN GERMANY

NUMEROUS ARRESTS

NO

REPORTED

OFFICIAL KNOWLEDGE

(Special Te "Telegraph")

Copenhagen, Feb, 13. Sixty arrests have been made fol pledged to co-operate with China in flowing charges of espionage, accord- helping to solve their manetary pro-ing to reports here from the German blems and that China was in constant senport, Flensburg,

touch with

the proponents of the

Silvor Purchase programme in Con-

The authorities believe the prin-l

is a waiter named gress, displaying great interest in ita cipal prisoner

Stockmann, the alleged leader of a progress-United Press.

gang of spies.

COINAGE VALUE

The recent

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German

New York, Feb, 13.

This man served in the large purchases of silver are shown to have boosted the Army during the war, was takon pri the Treasury's soner by the French and worked at coinage value of holdings to about 21 per cent. of its the German Naval Headquarters at gold supply, with a monetary value of Kiet after the war. Latterly he has over $2,100,000,000, which compares been a walter at Flensburg. to the $10,154,000,000 of gold hold ings-Reuter.

BIG RUBBER SHIPMENTS

AMERICA BUYING LARGE AMOUNT

ELATION IN LONDON

Landon, Feb. 13. Mincing Lane is elated at the ship- ments of rubber to New York.

It is reported that at least two thousand tons have been engaged for shipment very shortly, while some quarters place the total nearer six thousand tons, and suggest the the special ship will be chartered purpose.

that a

No substantiation of this report is as yet forthcoming, but it is known

that New York purchased 1,500 tons last night.

It is also reported that a lleutenant In the German Navy and eight others have also been urrested at Kiel on in- formation given by Stockmann Router Special.

volennic mountains, uf which Tenerife Peak is the highest. It is

a well-known tourist and health re-

sort.

JAPANESE TROOPS "STAND BY"

Deeply Disturbed-By Olohotka Bombing

Shanghai, Feb. 14.

A Japanese report from, Tsitsihar states that the Japanese detachment there has been ordered to stand by as a result of the clash.at Olohotka.

Reports from Changchun last night stated that Olohotka. చ Manchukuo town, had been bombed by two planes from Outer Mon- golia and the Foreign Office considered it as tantamount to an act of war. A most serious view is taken of the affair and counter-measures are being 'considered.- Reuter.

EXECUTED

KING RECEIVES

MD BALDWIN

More than usually severe winter weather has been experienced during the past few weeks at Chefco,

the entrance to the harbour being completely frozen over. Pictures ahow steamers battling their way through

UNCERTAIN

PEPPER MARKET

EXPERT

EVIDENCE

AT OLD BAILEY

CITY MEN ON TRIAL

the ice.

ROYALIST LEAGUES DISSOLVED

AFTER SOCIALIST LEADER BEATEN

INDIGNATION IN PARIS

(Special To "Telegraph")

Sanctions Future Uncertain

LONDON WILL NOT COMMENT

PROTEST TO ROME

It is stated in London that the deliberations of the Committee of Government cannot anticipate the

WOMEN IN EMPEROR'S NEW ARMY

MARCH TO MEET ITALIANS

THREAT TO ERITREA

(Special To "Telegraph"),

Elly Telegraph. Coveright. Telegraphic tes moen Ordinance, 1886. Received February 1 10 them)

Addis Ababa, Feb. 13.

A new army is marching to meet the Italian troops in the Temblen region of Ethiopia. And at least ten per cent, of these new troops, stendily concentrating at the front in well- equipped columns, are women. They dress the game #5 the men, and are fine physical speel- mens, but there is no disguising their *CX

This is the story told by a relinblo eye-witness who has just come back from the northern front, where severe fighting has been in progress for many days and where the Ethio plans claim to have inflicted heavy casualties, unofficially extimated at 20,000 dend, upon the Italian army.

All the Ethiopian troops are cheer- ful and well supplied with food, but ammunition is nearce. None of the fighting men has more than 150 rounds of ammunition.

It in the opinion of well-informed observers that the stream of rein- forcements proceeding to the Temblen area indicates that Ras Kassa and Has Seyoum, whose forces are co- operating in that direction, conten- plato a further offensive. They have recently been joined by n strong body of men under Ras Imba.

An offensive through the Tembien, if it meets with success, would carry the Ethiopians to the Eritrean frontier. They could then strike at Italian territory.

The morale of the Ethiopian army is unshaken by the daily air_raide from the Italian siile. Reuter Special

Deadlock At New Delhi

ASSEMBLY VOTE ON CRIMINAL LAW ACT

New Delhi, Feb. 13. By the deciding vote of the President of the Assembly the B sponsored by a Congress member pro- pusing to repeal the Criminal Law Act of 1900, was rejected to-day.

The Criminal Law Act gave the Government authority to declare any association unlawful.

Sixty-six members voted on each

DEATH FOR CROATIANS

London, Feb. 18. Oficial British circles refuse to London, Feb. 13.

Comment upon the oil-sanctions com- The fact that black pepper could

(ly Telegraph. Cepyright. Telegraphie Mermittee's report, which points out side, whereupon the President voted bo converted into white pepper played

11. Received, February amongst other things the difficulty of against the Bill, amid official cheers. an important part in the affairs of ages Ordinance,

an effectual embargo on this comteuler. Messrs. James and Shakespeare, the 4, Ritt amid

Paris, Feb. 13.

modity without the co-operation of company which erashed in the pepper

The attack upon M. Leon Blum, the the United States. market crisis of last year and whore leading partners are on trial for the Socialint Icader, made yesterday by isaue of an allegedly deceptive pro spectus. This was the testimony of Royaliste, has caused serious re- un expert witness at the resumed Percussions, and the incident is by Eighteen. This body,' which is res-! bearing of the case against Garabed no means closed. It is feared that ponsible to the Longue for action in Bishirglan, John Howcson and Louis ropriaals and possibly a serious clash respect of sanctions, might con-

of factions may develop.

caivably doelde. to pursno nn oil em- London, Feb. 18.

Meanwhile, two powerful Royalist bargo scheme in spite of the lesser His Majesty the King received Mr. Hardy at the Old Balloy to-day,

conclusion and t-organisations have been dizaolved by committee's Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister,

Mr. Duncan McKellar, the at Buckingham Palace, where they countant who examined the books and decree, though this does not mean changed situation in the United States conversed for half an hour.

documents in the case, testified that that they will disintegrate. They will with respect to neutrality,Router

BRITISH PROTEST: Yesterday, the King gave audience he was unable to obtain definito, in- probably carry on their work, "under to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the Lord formation regarding the existence of cover." President of the Council, and Mr.a pepper poot but he had discovered

NO KNOWLEDGE, The Ministry of Propaganda to-day

Strong indignation was manifested stated that nothing was known about any arrests of mon charged with Neville Chamberlain, the Chancellor references to a mysterious gentleman in the Chamber of Deputies follow-

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attack on Blum. The of, the Exchequer Reuter's Bulletin

Ling the espionage.at Flensburg.

Service.

President and leaders of all parties Joined in condemnation of the at

at

The arrests aro unconfirmed by official quarters

Flensburg Router Special.

Roosevelt In For Fight

ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDATURE

SPEED SKATER SETS OLYMPIC RECORD

Garmisch, Feb, 13.

tackora.

the

BUT WANTED MEN SAFE IN GAOL

Paris, Feb. 13. In connection with the life sentence. passed on the three Cronts for com- Rome, Feb. 13,

plicity in the assassination of King A protest has been lodged by the Alexander and M. Barthou during the British Ambassador at Rome with the farmer's visit to Marseilles, three Italian Under-Secretary for Foreign others who were absent were given. Affairs with regard to the Italian rodeath sentonces. ports that Colonel Holtethe British Two of these are now imprisoned military attache in Ethiopia, was act in Italy, but, the Italian Government Ing as the chiof military advisor of has refused to extradite them.- Emperor Hallo Sclassic.

Reuters Bulletin Service.

-The Socialist spokesman said M. Blum had been saved by workmen who first rushed to his rescue when The British Ambassador pointed out Royalists set upon him, and pulled that there was not the slightest him out of his automobile. Police ground for such an allegation, which eventually ranched the centro of the he characterised as absurdRouter milling crowd, and rushed M. Blum

AIR ESTIMATES bleeding pro to hospital. He was fusely from a severed artery.

LEAGUES DISSOLVED

RESERVE EXCESS

DANGER

WARNING TO U.S.

·BOARD.

Washington, Fob, 13. Renowing its warning of the danger

Romo, Feb. 10. An Olympic skating record was smashed today by

The Budget for 1936-37 provides one and a half million sterling moro Charles Mathsen of Norway when he won the 500 metre speed. skating event in 2 minutes 19.2/10 seconds as compared with

As a result of this assault, the for Air Force expansion.

This sum is only for the permanent Royalist Longues, Action Francaise the previous record of 2 minutes 20 8/10 seconds..

jand the National Federation of Air Force of Italy, and not for tho Ivar Balinngrod of Norway, who to one and Czechoslovakia overcome Students of Action Francaise, wore Air Force serving at the front-

of a huge excess reserve the Foderat dissolved by decree this evening. The Reuter's Bulletin Service. was placed second also broke this Austria by the odd goal in three.

United States beat; Sweden by two decreo

Reserve Advisory Council, aftor a signed Ly President Was rocord, returning a time of 2 minutes

goals to one while Canada defeated Lebrun under the law passed on

moeting with the new Federal Reserve 20 2/10 seconds.

Board, left, the latter a series of ro- January 10 to deal with dangerous Germany: 6-2.

commendations favouring immediate The Pools finalista are thus United political organisations.

London, Feb. 10, steps for the reduction of the excDes The disschition of the two Leagues v. Beftains.

accords with the demand of the In Parliamentary circles, it is borsorte.

Bowever, informed circles are Ernst Bajor and Max Horber, two Socialist group in the Chamber of liaved that the Budget statement will Germany to day won the Pairs Deputies, upon whose support the be made in the House of Commons the opinion that no action, on the Figure Skating title at Garmisch, Barraut Government depends for it on either April 20 or 21British matter is likely in the near future.

Wireless:

Router. aggregating 11.5 points-Reuter, loRouter Special.

Springfield, Fab. 10. Definitely declaring his candidature

Birger Vasenius of Finland was for a second term of office, President Franklin D. Roosevelt to-day filed his placod. third. Leo Freisinger of

enter The extent of the drain of rubber nomination papers to

the America fourth, Max Stiopl of Aus from warehousas both fa London and Linola: Democratic presidential-pri- tria fifth and Karl Wazulak States v. Czocho-Slovakia and Canada Liverpool can be estimated by the mary election, to be held April 14 Austria Birth-United Press. p fact that the market is freely talking

Coloral Frank Knox, the of a reduction of weekly stocks by Yesterday, between three and four thousand tons. Republican leader of Chicago, fled

his papers' here Router.

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