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THURSDAY, · ¦ FEBRUARY 4, 1937.

Flood Menace

Subsiding

BUT CAIRO WONT BE SAFE FOR FOUR DAYS

Convicts Helping To Build New Levees

Washington, Feb. 3.

Flood conditions, menacing Cairo, Illinois, are improved, but the peril will not be passed for another four days, President F. D. Roosevelt was informed to-day by experts who are leading the fight against the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.

All dykes downstream from Cairo, which is at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi, are reported to be holding, but the levee patrols at Cairo itself continue to watch the river crest with apprehensiveness.

The river is now falling at Louisville, Kentucky, but is still 20 feet above flood level. Deaths in Louisville alone total 221 and 220,000 are homeless there. Damage is estimated at £40,000,000. The total damage in the .state of Kentucky is believed to be £70,000,000.

It is estimated that 8,000 ure home- less In Illinois.

Leg-irons clanking, 500 convicts are helping to construct sand bag levees at Memphis, Tennessee, and their reward will probably be reduced sentences."

-Canned beef, put up after the Government's cattle purchases during,

being the drought of 1934, is now used by the carload to feed the flood victims.

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MANY TOWNS AFFECTED Flood casualties and dumuge reported from the following towns:

Osceola, Arkansas, 35 dend, 45,000 homeless;

Evansville, Indiana; 11 dead, 20,- 500 homeless, damage £10,000,000 to

£20,000,000;

Huntington, West Virginia, figures available;

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Clacinnati, Ohio, 14 dead, damage

to the city, £3,000,000.

These four, with Louisville, were the chief sufferers among the larger a

Paducah, cities, though Pittsburgh, Tiptonville, Cairo, and a .score others have also been severely hit,

of

In the State of Virginia 14 are -deud, 10,000 are homeless and £1,-

200,000 damage has been done.

In the State of Ohio damage amounts to $5,400,000.—Reuter.

COMMISSION AT CAIRO

Cairo, Feb. 3.

President Roosevelt's Flood Carn- mission, led by Mr. Harry Hopkins of

U.S. To Spend

Millions To

Fight.

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Britain Keeps

Close Guard

On Mandates

EDEN GIVES ASSURANCES TO HOUSE OF COMMONS

London, Feb. 3. ́··

The British Government's intention of adhering to the policy already announced with regard to its mandated territories, was made clear by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, in the House of Commons to-day.

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Mr. Geoffrey Mander, Labour, had asked a long question, in the course of which he requested Mr. Eden to state what action the Government proposed to take with reference to the German demand for colonies, as

Work is nearing completion at the Kowloon Docks on the construction of a new vessel for French Indo- reiterated in Herr Adolf Hitler's speech of Saturday last.

China.

The ship, which will be named "Legążple" will be launched in the near future. - Stoff

Photographer.

STRIKERS Hongkong

IGNORE COURTS

SHERIFF READY TO EJECT THEM PEACE PARLEY

IN PROGRESS

Flint, Feb. 3. The sit-down strikers have so

National Guardsmen, sent to the scene, have been leaning on their rifles all day, grinning at the workers' quips.

Won't

See Tattoo On

Mr. Eden referred Mr. Mander to his statement made in the House of Commons on July 27 last year. To that, he asserted, he had nothing to add.

EUROPEAN STALEMATE CONTINUES

Coronation Day DELBOS OUTLINES

The phu to hold a Military Tattoo in Hongkong during Coronation week has been abandoned by the Coronation Committee. It is understood that the military authorities offered to hold a full Tattoo without charging admisålon, providing the cost were borne by Government,

Floods far ignored the evacuation order, uncertainty of weather conditions in May, as well as for other

Washington, Feb. 3.

A Blood prevention plan, cost- ing U.S.$2.750,000,000, and spread ́over a six-year period," was"&ub"" milled to Congress to-day by President F. D. Roosevelt.

The scheme was drafted by the National Resources Committee with a view to preventing a re- currence ∞ the disastrous perience of other years and of the past few weeks.

It provides for the hunediate expenditure of U.S.$118,000,000 to improve the dyke and levee and to build new reservoirs in the valleys of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers-Reuter.

Ship Ashore

At Woosung

the Works Progress Administration, RADIO REPORT SAYS

red

CREW IS SAVED

•

Sheriff Thomas Wolcott announces that he refuses to go into the plants until the General Motors Corporation Dles a complaint that the election order has been ignored. He added: "If the Court orders me to, I'll go there with plenty of men and help to put them out."United Press.

NEGOTIATIONS RESUMED

Detroit, Feb. 3,

Mr. Lewis Knudsen, Vice-President

|

The Coronation Committee deelded that in view of the

reasons, it would be better that the proposed tattoo should not be held.

A review of all the services, however, will take place at Happy Valley, where the salute will probably be taken by the Officer Administering the Government,"

Arrangements for this review are already well in hand.

DAYLIGHT

SAVING

of General Motors Corporation, has ABANDONED

DO

resumed negotiations after a minute conference in which he first

met face to face the Union delegates, EXPERIMENT FAILS

The

conference WDA

arranged

through President Roosevelt's Inter-

vention, which is evidenced by the

fact that Governor Murphy presided

IN PHILIPPINES

as the President's special representa- BUT HONGKONG

tive.

It is understood that Governor

Murphy proposed that the law must

be recognised as the sole agency in-

volved in the diapule, and that the alt-

turn for a guarantee

MAY TRY IT

The Philippine Islands have)

down strikers must withdraw in re-decided against Daylight Saving that the Time after a trial of less than Corporation will not resume produc- tion at present in the plants occupied three months. But Hongkong)

may try it.

by the strikers.--United Press.

BLIZZARD OVER JAPAN ISLANDS

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Daylight Saving was introduced throughout the Philippines on October 30 last year, when clocks were advanced:60° minutes. A pro- clamation was issued by President Quezon on January 15, discontinuing the measure as from that date.

Immediately after daylight saving was introduced, the Philippines Gov- crnment was inundated with protests. principally from business-men.

Influenza In

Britain Takes

Serious Toll

Londori, Feb. 13. ' Influenza, which has reached serious epidemic proportions In Great Britain, accounted for the deaths of 1,153 persons last .wook....

The work previous the total was 1,137,-Reuter Bulletin Ser- vice.

HAYASHI TO KILL BUDGET

DIET ASKED TO ADJOURN

has arrived here, the chairman promising rehabilitation, with "every federal aid possible, without tape,"

At 5.30 this morning it was re- Cairo has apparently won the light ported that the following S.OS. had against the nation's worst flood. The been sent out: Ohio River is now stationary at 60,59 "S.S. Hwel Kong, collided with the feet and the levees walls are intact. * breakwater just outside of Woosung, Weather experts forecast rain to-near Shanghal. In view of the clr- night and snow Thursday in the flood-cumstances the situation is not very lands. But the fall will probably be dangerous. All are safe and may be Insufficient to complicate the situation. saved by lifeboat."

Fire and looting are threatening

Tokyo, Feb. 3. Paducah,

An hour Inter another message despite the fact thai

North-east Japan and Hokkaido National Guardsmen and Coast was tramsmitted from

are being visited by blizzards.

Tokyo, Feb. 3. Guards have arrested 16.-United | stating that everything was now At one place, an avalanche over- Press

It is stated that the new Hayashi "clear"" and the crew saved.

turned a train, causing about fifty

No reason was given by President

the Budget The vessel, Chinese owned, is an country, live charcoal burners were

casualties, In another part of the Quezon for the abrupt termination Cabinet will withdraw

of the scheme, but it was generally presented by the previous Govern- a northern run, believed to be be buried by another avalanche Re known in Manila that Daylight Sav-ment. tween Shanghai and Tsingtao.

ing caused difficulties with em-

The Cabinet la meeting daily to ployees in both government. and discuss its programme of legislation business offices. Parents objected to and has asked the blet to adjourn the daylight saving plan particularly | vojuntnelly until nex! Wednesday, because it cut abort the rest period of children, who had to get up an This afternoon, members of the last Cabinet handed over their seals of hour earlier. T

office to the new Miniators.-Router.

Planes Bomb

Royal Oak

SPANISH LOYALIST.

AIRMEN BLAMED

London, Feb.. 3.

Three Spanish Government aero- planes dropped three small bombs near the British battleship Royal Oak,. while she was steaming in the neigh- bourhood of Europa Point to-day, oc- cording to information received in London.

Woosung,

fcr.

LYNCH GANG HUNTS FOR MORON KILLER

Willow Springs, Mo., Feb. 3.

A lynch mob is hunting Robert Kenyon. Kenyon, a 22-year-old, aclf-confessed kidnapper and killer,

is in police custody. He is described as a moròn.

Following termination of Daylight Saving, the Manila' Dally Bulletin conducted a plebiscite of its readers, in which they were asked: ""Are You For Or Against Daylight Saving in the Philippines?""

An overwhelming majority of readers voted against Daylight Sav-.

Meanwhile, in Hongkong, steps aro being taken by the General

To-day the kidnapper-murderer led filet where. Dr. Davis worked are Chamber of Commerce to ascertain officers to the body of Dr. J. C. B. incensed, for the man was loved for the feelings of local business houses on the proposed measure for this

The British Charge d'Affaires at Davis Kenyon told how he had his generosity and ability.

The State Troopers arrested Colony. VON WHEN LA

It is believed the planes mistook the battleship for a

a rebel cruiser.

Valentia has been asked to draw the slain' the man after trying in vain to Kenyon, but Washington states that attention of the Spanish Government secure $5,000 ransom. M

even though federal law.applies, they to the incident, and to request that When the lynch mob-assembled the will turn Kenyon over to the State steps" be taken to avoid repetition police rushed Kenyon, to gaol in authorities for his prosecution for #Reuter Bulletin" "Service,"

| Dodge City," "The people of the dis-murder.--United Press.

It is understood that the Chamber. has issued a circular to all members, king them to vote for or against the proposal.

STOP PRESS

FRENCH VIEW

NEXT MOve is BRITAIN'S

Paris, Feb. 3, Herr Adolf Hitler's speech has

Supplementary to another question relating to the access of nations to raw materials, Mr. Eden was asked, if he would assure the House that there would be no question of trans- ference of territory.

"Oh, yes, certainly," Mr. Eden replied. Reuter.

LORDS' DISCUSSION

London, Feb. 3. The future of the British Colonies will be discussed in the House of Lords later this month on a motion tabled by Lord Buxton calling on the Government to consult the Dominiona and other Colonial Powers with a view to applying the mandate system to the majority of British and other Colonies.

The motion will point out that

dangers may arise by the exclusion of other nations from equal opportunities

produced a stalemate in Euro- for development and trade-Reuter.

pean international affairs, the gist of a

is

statement which

it is understood the French Foreign Minister, M. Yves Delbos, made to-day in the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chamber of Deputies.

The situation, he said, remains na it was at the time of the recent speeches of Mr. Anthony Eden, Bri- tish Foreign Secretary, and M. Leon Blum, French Prime Minis made overtures to Germ

to Germany. Pubile conversations had ended, he vent on, but talks almed al securing

on

who

international agreement would be continued in diplomatic channels.

It is stated that M. Delbos added that the initiative was with the Bri- tish Government, which was mainly concerned with Herr Hitler's colonial claims and Germany's refusal to dis- arm.---Reuter.

Mr.

His

DISCUSSES PACT

London, Feb. 3.

new Negotiations for u

Locarno Pact were outlined in the House of Commons to-day the Foreign

by Secretary

Anthony

Eden. who recalled that on Novem ber

Govern- Majesty's ment had addressed Note to the other Governments concerned, which contained a comparison of the Views expressed by the five GoverT) → ments on certain questions in respect of which preparation was considered to be essential before the conference met.

to

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Mr. Eden

RUMOUR DENIED

London, Feb. 3. Herr von Ribbentrop, German Am- assador, has returned to Lordon from Berlin, which he visited shortly before Christmas to sign the anti- Communist agreement on behalf of Cermany with Japan.

It is rumoured that the Ambassador is bringing with him memorandum regarding the colonial question for discussion with the British Govern- ment, but the rumour is not confirmed. in Berlin, and seems to be without foundation-Reuter's Bulletin Ser-

vice,

EGYPT SEEKS REFORM

WOULD REPLACE FOREIGN JUDGES

IN MIXED COURTS

Regordlog the transitory regime of

On November 19, His Majesty's Government had addressed a further

to

(Special to "Talagraph”) the other. Governments alving their views on the various opinions expressed by the five Gov-

Cairo, Feb. 3. On ernments on this question:

The Egyptian Government has December 19, His Majesty's repre- sentatives at Berlin, Brussels, Paris handed a note to the Capitulatory and Home were instructed to enquire Fowors, dealing chledy with the pro- whether the respective Governments blem of mixed courts, which it is expected shortly to be able to reply understood Egypt stipulates should be

abolished within twelve years. their memoranda. added that the French Government had replied on December 1 but no the mixed courts, the note proposes reply had yet been received from the that the civil and commercial powers Belgian, German or Italian Govern of the Consular courts and questions personal status should be: trans- Answering a supplementary ques-ferred to the mixed courts, which tion suggesting further requests for

Egypt

will

ទ promulgate new repiles Mr. Eden said: "It is just a criminal code and penal laws. much In their Interests to answer as The note proposes also that: In ours."

In another reply the Foreign elvil and commercial jurisdiction for The Egyptian courts will exercise Secretary observed that the German man Chancellor on March 31 last did not any foreigner willing to submit to

DOL them propose any immediato generol pego-- ttalions other than ∙new security The mixed courts will not have ogreement for Western Europe be the power to discuss the validity of tween the Locarno Powers. Mr.ucts or of sovereignty, concerning the Eden added A comment that,

menta.

of

for

Egyptian Government's laws and indicated in the communique of July decrees;

23 last, it always had been the ex- pectation of His Majesty's Govern-

No distinction between Egyptians, ment that progress in the negotiation and foreigners will be made in the of a new Western agreement to take composition and presidency of the the

place of the Treaty of Locarno mixed courts, but vacancies will be would lead to a widening of the area Alledbog Egyptian Judanej pererade of discussions so as to include other: The abolition of lonpitulation will problems, the solution at whleis: le "be discussed at a conference cuential to the peace of Europe Montrinix early in April-Reuter- British, Wasiakas