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Competition In Election Ruled Out

But Russia Getting All Worked Up

Moscow. Dec. 10. Public excitement is being worked up for the elections to the first Soviet Parliament on December 12. The original expectation that there would be a party fight has been destroyed by the announcement that there will only be one candidate for each con- stituency. There are 1,143, sents to be filled

State Railways May Be U.S. Development

Washington, Dec. 10. President F. D. Roosevelt declared at a press conference to-day that while they wanted to avold Govern- ment ownership of the rallways, steps must be taken to adjust their faunelul condition.

He reminded his hearers that real receiverships could not continue with out such steps, therefore they desired prompt decisions on the freight rates questions.

The President revealed that he had discussed loans, but they would be small and would be temporarily made pending the outcome of the freight rates case.

An election meeting here to-day addressed by M. Molotov, Chairman of the People's Commissars, was opinion that an Inter-State Commerce President Roosevelt Was of the marked by a wild-ovation for Stalin and Molotov, who, explaining the new management and ownership of rail- Commission aliould originate the electoral system, said that 2,000,000 Communists belonged to the ways.-Reuter.

only

Soviet party, with 500,000 "sym- pathisers".

Over 20,000,000 electors outside the Communist Party would go to the polis, but the Communist election banner called for the creation of a "unanimous election blow of Com- munists with non-party workers, non-party peasants, non-party cm- ployees and non-party intelligentsia,” Reuter Special.

WINDFALL FOR TIN MINERS

U.S.

COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

New York, Dec. 10, The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are issued by Reuter:

Dec. Jan.

QUOTA ARREARS ARE March

DIVIDED

May

July

Oct.

Spot

New York Cotton

Opening

Closing

81.05/04

8.04/04

8.04/02

#.01/04

8.08/00

8.12/12

0.13/13

-0.14/15

8.18/17

8.17/17

8.22/21

8.22/22

8.22

New York Rubber

15.75/79

15.00/92

15.48 N 15.82/72 15.83/84 10.03/06 15.90 10.15/15 10.00 N Sales for the day:-1,120 tons. The last Notice Day for December

London, Dec. 10. The tin quota for the Drst quarter The First Notice Day for January of 1938 has been fixed at 70 per cent., Cotton is Dec. 27 and the Delivery but Bolivin, Belgian Congo and Indis-Date Jan, 3. China have agreed to surrender their arrears, plus a certain additional Dec. tonnage up to approximately 11,500 March tona, in the total for 1038. The May tonnage surrendered will be divided July between the Netherland-Indies, Sept. Malaya and Nigeria proportionately to their standard of tonnages.

This arrangement will emble these Rubber is Dec. 20. countries to export at a rate approximately 11,550 tons. In the total May Dec. for 1938. The tonnage surrendered will be divided between the Nether-

July Jand-Indies, Malaya and Nigeria proportionately to their standard of tonnages.

nf

Dec.

Chicago Wheat

131/03 07/87

THE HONGKONG

H.K.N.V.F. Wins Rifle Shoot

Still Unbeaten On Miniature Range

Officers of the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force competed with two teams from the Middlesex Regiment yesterday afternoon on the miniature range aboard H.M.S. Cornflower and preserved their undefeated record, though marksmanship was not of n consistently high quality. Middlesex "A"

Team

Colour-Sgt.

Colburne Sgt. Dedward Sgt. Brayford

Private Cox

I.K.N.V.F.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1937.

French Police Arrest Modern

Blue Beard

German Confesses To

Five Murdors

Paris, Dec. 0. George Weidmann, a German engineer, has confessed to the murder of Avo persons, including a 20-year old dancer named Jean Dekoven, of Brooklyn, New York.

While questioning Weldmann at the ancient Versailles Prison, detec- tives were amazed at the calm and methodical revelations, and dubbed 75 Lt. Grenham 02 | him "the new Blue Beard." 41 Sur.-Lt.

After being questioned for thirteen Mackle

hours. Weldmann said hia Ilvelihood was earned by means of murder. He killed Miss Dekoven and robbed her of $24 enah and $500 in travellers'

Other cheques.

victims were Raymond Le Sobre, lease agent, Roger Le Blond, Arthur Frommer, German, and Jean Coutty, chauffeur,

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48 Sub. L.

Ashby 47 Lt. Vernall

201

55 65

207

Middlesex "B"

Tenm

Li. Cortney Private Noble

Private Stites

Private Tever

60

69

73 Sub. LL.

Ashby

60 Lt. Grenham 40 Sur. Lt.

Mackie

34 L. Vernall

210

Weldmann further admitted that Miss Dekoven and at least one other were buried in a "murder villa" in an Isolated and exclusive district of 80 country estates behind Napoleon's Gtal Maison" castle, which he gave to Josephine in suburban Lavoutzie. The Police later found the bodies of Miss Dekoven and Frommer. The former was strangled and the latter shot. The Police innounced they are

malce an arrest shortly. It is sald Miss Deloven was the first victim.

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Two Admirals seeking an accomplice and hoped to

Leaving S'hai

Sir Charles Little Believed On Way To Hongkong

Shongbal, Dec. 11. Shanghai is losing two Admirals within three days, for Admiral Sir Charles Little salled for the south this morning abourd H.M.S. Fol mouth, while Admiral Harry Yarnell of the United States Asiatic Flect is leaving for Manila on December 14, 95%/9534 With the departure of the Fal- 923/093% mouth the only British warship left 064/80% is II.M.S. Folkestone.

The arrest of the murderer was due to his forgetting to take away a calling card bearing the name "Herr Schott" from Le Subre's body. The Police traced Scholt, who recalled be

it

to Weldmann.

fave police

to

The Police are reported to be hold- ing a buxom blonde and a shelkish, | Kinve man, who are suspected

have been Weldmann's lures. It is expected the Police will announce a formal arrest soon-United Press,

LANDON WON'T RUN AGAIN

Thursday's Sales:-

Washington, Dec. 10. Although the destination of the Mr. Alfred Landon, former 27.320,000 bushels. Falmouth is not divulged, it is re Governor of Kansas, who unsuccess- Chiongo Corn

ported that Admiral Little is bound fully contested the last Presidential 55/95% for Hongkong. The date of his re-election, staled that he would not be 5815/583 58%/58% turn to Shanghal is uncertain, but Ita

candidate for 59/591

the Republican 09/50% is expected to be before April.

presidential nomination in 1940. He I would not accept the nomination if

it were offered him, he said.

nominee in the 1936 election and was Governor Landon was Republican heavily

defeated by President

This arrangement will enable these May countries to export at rate of ap-July proximately 80 per cent, while the The last Notice Day for December quota remains at 70 per cent.

Grains Is Dec. 30,

Winniper Wheat

1154/110

The next meeting of the Inter-| national Tin Committee will be held Dec. at The Hogue on February 18, 1938. May Reuter.

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