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PEACE OR WAR

RESTS WITH DEMOCRACIES

ROME, Aug. 15 (Reuter).-THE newspapers to-day unitedly declare that the issue of peace or war over Danzig rests with the Democracies, and the newspapers appeal for a pacific solution of the problem.

Signor Ansaldo writing in the "Telegrafo," says the situation is as grave as it was last September. "The German Government will sooner or later feel morally bound to accept the unanimous vote of the Danzig popu- lation manifested in a solemn form. If, when faced with German annexation, Polish militarists brandish Mr. Chamberlain's blank cheque, we shall arrive at a general

war."

The "Popolo d'Italia" writes: All the problems of Danzig are already solved de fateto in a proportion of ninely to ninety-five per cent. and there only remains the symbolicof question of a national coat of

It should not be difficult to reach a solution, even if it were only a temporary modus vivendi, to lessen tension.

Burkhardt's Talks

DANZIG, Aug. 15 (Reuter).-The frst ofcial statement on Dr. Burk- hard's conversation with Herr Hitler at Berchtesgaden was issued to-night | by The

SWISS- SOVIET RELATIONS

To Be Restored On! Diplomatic Basis

BERNE, Aug. 15, (Trans-

League of Nations Coin-Ocean)--THE Swiss Fede-

inissioner himself.

The statement declares that Dr. Burkhardy about internal Danzit questions. It

ed

going to

Japanese Hold British Subjects

SHANGHAI, Aug. 16 (Reu- ter). IT is learned that Fathers Courchesne and Re- naud of the Canadian Jesuit Mission at Hsuchowfu, who have been held incommunicado at the Japanese Gendarmeric headquarters since their arrest clays ago, are both British subjects.

.some

On the occasion of the raid on the mission in which the two priests were seized, the Japanese confiscated some spare radio parts and a few booklets. They also removed documents and some Chinese money from the room of the Father Superior, Father Cote, the American head of the Mission. The

accused Japanese Fathers Courchesne and Re- noud of being respectively President and Secretary of an anti - Japanese Association which holds meetings in the premises of the Mission.

The Mission emphasises that there is no basis what- ever for the charge.

CHINA'S CURRENCY

Gloomy Hint By British Paper

ral Council declined on had short conversations Tuesday to enter into diplo- denies that the Commisalener intend-matic relations with the London and adds: "I have Soviet Union by approving not been to Geneva and 1 have not the report of the Political LONDON, Aug. 15 (Reuter)The Department in which it was pight of the Chinese colt currency

one of the most difficult recommended that Switzer-problems that have been encountered land continue in her present even during the last twenty years of exchange chaos, says the Financial status as regards Russia. Times"

had a meeting with the Generati Secretary of the League,"

Poland Glaritics Army WARSAW, Aug. 15 (Router).-- Poland's annual public holiday for glorifying the army, fell to-day and

The report will now come before was given special significance this the Committee for Foreign Affairs. year by the international situation.

Ready For War President Moscicki attended an imposing review of

BERNE, Aug. 15 (Trans-Ocean) Vilna troops at and military displays were held at Switzerland has decided to pre- Is indientexi by the throughout the country, including Pare for war

measures taken by the Federal Coun-| Warsaw, while Polish radio stations ett on Tuesday for securing adequate relayed military songs and marches, supplies, of necessary provisions and

All the newspapers publish articles materials. emphasising thai Poland must now be

Department of regarded as a nation of soliders pre- Economy has

The

A Look Through The Telegraph"

50 YEARS AGO

deed

*

-RADIO-

*

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)

Half an Hour of Music By Grieg

BIZET SYMPHONY NO. 1

Radio

Tu

Orchestra; Fox-Trols-Weather Man; Ev'ry Single Little Tingle Of My August 16, 1889.

Heart....Jack Hylton and His Or- England, Austria, Germany and Italy

chestra; Fox-Trots-Thrg' The have replied to the note sent by Greece,

Courtesy Of Love (film The Voice rtaling that they are averse to diploma-I

of Scandal'); What Have You Done tie netion. His understood that the Powera have

George Elliott and Ills Sweet NOL allow Z. 11. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.c's. Makers; Wattz-Touch Of

tu Greece to disturb the pence of Europe and on Short Wave froin 1-2.15 p.m. (Alm

Your Hand Fax-Trol-Let's Roberta'); The agitation is spreading.

and 8-11 p.m. on

5.92 m.c's. per lexin (im Roberta)...Paul White- second.

H. K. T.

man and His Orchestra; Fox-Trois- Red Sails In The Sunset; Tur

your Turn Your 12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service Face To The of Intercession

Jackson from St. John's and His Orchestra:

Face To The Sun....Jack Cathedral,

Orchestra: Tangos-Monika; 12.30 The Aaron Sisters, The Four Cara Mari....Barnabas Vors Grezy and His Orchestra; Fox-Trot-On Thic Aces and Bob Crosby and His Orches-Beach At Ball Bali; An Old Hawailan Guitar.Roy Fox and His Orches- Muskrat Ramble-Fox-Trot...Bob tra; Tango Beside My

Caravan: The roads of the colony are again, Crosby and His Orchestra: How'm 1 Waltz-One Life, One Love....The after a few hours' rainfall, in a mont Doln? (Fowler and Redman); The R.U.C. Dance Orchestra. deplorable condition. Can nothing to St. Louis Blues (Handy).....Aaron done to remedy this perennial nuisance? Sisters; What Have You Got That The engineering talent of the Far Ea Gela Me-Fox-Trot (Alm no ier as road-making is concerted, se Models opparently limited to La culony of Marna.

Programme Broadenst by My Heart (hn Cafe CollMusic

The achtence of capital punishment passed on Mrs. Staybrick for the nur der of her husband, Inn bern commuted ir cotierines of the conflicting nature of the medical evidence,

25 YEARS AGO

l'ortuguese

'Artists

You're Lovely

Madama m

Modris

His Orchestra:

7.00 Closing Local Stock Quotu- tions.

'Arusta

7.02 A Russian Programme. and Bob Crosby and Fight Russian Folic Dances Melody Trumps No. (Liniow)... Leopold Stokowski and 2; Jutro; Is it true what they say the Philadelphia Orchestra; "Prince about Dixie Shoe shine boy: Lost; Igor (Borodla); Introduction; Great allence prevails in the main Would

you?; Robins

and

roses; Goody Polovist Dances.Les Chocurs De war theatres, only scraps of newn goody....The Four Acey (The Vocal L'Opera

Russe with Orchestra; Altering through.

Orchestra: At Your Service, Madame Chorus of the Young Polovisi Girls Liege in sull intact, and after fiveFox-Trot (film 'Story over Broad-Les Choeurs De L'Opera Russe lays fighting France maintain [OB-j way'); It's Great To Be In Love with Orchestra. Fusion of the crest of the Vosges and Again-Fox-Trot....Bob Crosby nnd | is repulsing well-directed German al-His Orchestra,

incka,

August 16, 1014.

Helgiunt has asked France to crinumodate 2,000 Germaŋ prisonera.

Time

7.30 Compositions of Grieg. Solitary Traveller, Op. 43, No. 2; and Weather.

Brooklet, Op. 02, No. 4 Butterfly, Op. Bizet-Symphony No. 1 In C 1.03 በሮ።

13, No. 1; Melodic, Op. 47, No. 3.... Major.

Elleen Joyce (Plano); A Dream.... London Philharmonic Orchestra Beniamino Gigli (Tenor) with the The French captured in the fighting conducted by Walter Gochr. along the Othain River battery!

Berlin State Opera Oorchestra; Lyrle Reuter and artillery, three mitrailleuses, and a Weather and Announcements.

Rugby Fress Sulte, Op. 54....London Philhar- munition waggons.

1.45 Latest Variety Numbers.

monic Orchestra conducted by Str Landon Ronald; Vocal--Junior

Ariette; To The

21

The British Fleet is gradually elr.

Fleet in the Far East,

1.30

(fim 'St. Louis

Lamour

8.00 Time. Weather and Announce-

cumscribing the action of the German Blues): Kinda Lonesome (nim St. Spring....Arthur de Greet (Piano).

Louis Blues').... with Orchest concentrating at Ram (Billy

Mayerl);

The German re

| Tokyo and Yokuhama preparatory

Wil-ments. Of The leaving, owing to the expectancy of Fir Tree (Billy Mayer)....

8.03 Two Wagner Songs by Maria Billy war between Japan and Germany. Mayer; Comedian-Flaming Phil, Muller (Soprano).

The Fireman (D

(Dave Freer); Tyrolean The French defeated and pursued the

.Dave Willis with Or- (Lindsay)

town of

of

(Rust)

Traume; Im

8.30 London

Treibhaus....with

Relay Kaspar

River Othata, Youth Montmeds chestra; Organ-Whispering Of The Pinno accomp. by Ivor Newton. They

Annihilated

8.12 Wagner-Siegfried Idyl. of Flowers (Franz v. Blon); Magic regiment A Dungeons, and cuptured A thousand Chimes-Intermezzo

Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra officers and men,

Marcel Polotti with Howalion Guitar; of New York conducted by Arturo Vocal This Night (Alm 'Honolulu'); Toscanini. The Russians captured the Austrian A Mist Is Over The Moon (film The

Sokal (Galicio after dis-Lady Objects')....Leslie Hutchinson Hauser' Part I. The fall of the Chinese dollar can lodging the Austrians with heavy losses at Ute Piano. not but interfere seriously with what The Russians purayed the enemy, agrsant t

An historical romance by Fitzmau- remains of British trade in China bui | the river Bug and destroyed two" bridges}

2.16 Close Down.

rice Hill. Based on such facts as are the causes of the collapse are military and a viaduct,

6.00 An hour of Dance Music, known about The Foundling of rather than economic,

Fox-Trots Your Heart and Mine; Nuremburg. Characters: Floid-Marshal Earl Roberts has been No Regrets....Roy Fox and His Or- Grunbaum, a citizen of Nuremburg: Hang Plated Colonel-In-Chief of the forcesi from Overseas,

chelraj Tango Fox-Trot-Where the Otto Binder, Burgomaster of Nurem Cafe Lights Are Gleaming.....Newburg, Professor Daumer, a citizen of Communication between Japan and Mayfair Dance Orchestra: Tango Nuremburg: Captain Carl von Europe in Interrupted.

Questa Notte Ti Diro! Waltz-Corona-Preusser,

of Commandant tion Waltz....Mantovani and His 8th Bulgaria has assured Russia that she

Horse Regiment at Nurem- burgi Fritz, a trooper of the 6th Horse; Marta, Housekeeper to

The the foundling of Nuremburg. action of the play covers the yeart 1828 to 1033 in the cities of Nurem- burg and Anspach. The production by Howard Rose.

The Stabilisation Fund has done good work but the recent drop shows clearly that the endeavour to hold the dollar at 8d in June, or even 660 National carly la July would have been im

full possible. The inception of the Fand

been necorded

pared to sacrifice their lives for the powers to deal with details in various was very largely the work of Britain will observe the strictest neutrality.

country.

to The newspaper's attitude visit to the Relch of Dr. Karl J.

branches of ceramic organisation of who, therefore, made a big effort to The Bank of England return shows its the the country.

upheld her own Interests and those positions as follows: Proprietors of establishments which of other countries with Far Eastern

Beserve Burkhardt, League of Nations Com-deal in essential provisions are urged associations; it is only

a negative Other Deposits Public Deposits missioner

to make arrangements to enable them satisfaction that the lack of success Other Securities in Danzig, is highly critical and they specially stress the to continue production even

reactions ирол the fact that the Polish Government had face of a lockade and emphasis is no knowledge of his visit to Ger-plared on the storing of grain and Japanese who provoked its failure, many which was undertaken purely on his own initiative.

fodder.

European In Overturned Car

the had

serious

the

THIS IS THE MAN WHO Professor Daumer; Kaspar Hauser;

STARTED IT ALL,

£15,500,000! 8,000,000, 83,250,000 70,750,000

Proportion of Reserve to Liabilities) 17 per cent.

50 YEARS AGO

(Continued from Page G.)

out again and

Britain cannot be expected to give active support to the exchange with-

went on inventing out a limit in the absence of closer

the way he would co-operation of others affected, but has recently

We notice that a Presidential Order things. I like

been issued in Peking cheerfully go to prison for the we can and should refuse the demands which aims at colonising certain out butcher's bill and then come out and of the Japanese who intended to make lying portions of the Republle. The register a patent for colour photo- us help enlarge their limited success districts selected are in Kanau, Sin

In implanting their own currencies in king the borders of Szechuan and Braphy.

Referring to the Italo-German talks at Salzburg, the Conservative news- paper "Czas" asserts that no decision was reached and adds that Berlin would like to take immediate action in Danzig but has so far been restrained by Rome which fest de- Mr. V. Osorgin. residing at the Chin and, thereby, excluding sires to secure the support of Spain, European Y.M.C.A., has reported town commerce from China.

the Poller that at 1 pan. yesterday Japan, Hungary and Bulgaria.

The Government newspaper when he was travelling on a nurrow "Gazeta Poliska" describes the sugath behind the Shamshuipo Police, gestion for the partition of Danzig station

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skidded made in some quarters as nonsensical. and telt over the embankment. The skid' was apparently due to the road being wet.

GOVERNMENT

EMPLOYEES: BE CAREFUL!

You'll

is why t

Confessions of a NAZI SPY

COMING SOON

TO THE

KING'S THEATRE

WARNERS MADE IT !! WARNERS MADE IT! I WARNERS MADE IT!!

In

The domage done to the car was] particularly heavy, but Mr. Osorgin was uninjured.

NEW SINGAPORE MILITARY

TALKS

Salvation Army Future At Stake

Yunnan, Kirin and Hellungkinng, and eurthe Order provides for the banishment

vitude for certain

9.00 Percy Fletcher-Sylvan Scenes Sulte.

London Palladium Orchestra con- duced by Clifford Greenwood,

9.15 London Relay-The News. 9.30 Violin Solos. Hungarian Dance No. 11 In D Minor (Brahms-Joachim); Spanish Dance (Granados-Kreisler)

.....Yehudi

Plano accomp. by Webster; Hora Staccato

When he died they wrote a lot Menuhin with

offences, to these life he had led, localities. The districts named are, un- like many other parts of Chian, very sparsely populated, and it la obviously I think he was probably a happy the intention of the Government to

.

La Capricciosa

...Alfredo Campoli with Piano

of prisoners, sentenced to penal ser- about him and said what a

traiettetz);

by Sidney Crookes,

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I don't think he had a tragic life. accomp. by don fielay--Sports News RETAIL & ACCOUNTS DEPT 20416

create these places regular settleman. He didn't mind prison and he and ments, with nu alm to eventual developed inventing things. ment. The prisoners affected will be

Footnote: I was wrong saying no- rebellion, gadi- those convicted of

LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuter)--The breaking, forgery, etc., and these in body was doing anything about to High Council of the Salvation Army dividuals may now have their terms of day being the fiftieth anniversary of which is in session at Clapton to elect imprisonment

converted into trons his great invention. Bristol where successor to the head of Army, portation to the places already me he was born, have sent me a letter General Evangeline Booth, was tiuned..

opened by Commissioner Lamb who

is due to retire in October.

Commissioner Lamb is a champion

10 YEARS AGO

August 10, 1025.

saying they want to put up a statue to him. And at Littlehampton fast night the Sussex branch of the Cinematograph Eshibitors' Associa- tion entertained to dinner his son

of the school who, for the past ten The death has occurred at the age Claude. years have advocated more democra-of 47, of Mr.. Joseph Warren, who until SINGAPORE, Aug. 15 (Trans-te control of the Army as against December last year was the Police Ocean)New Anglo-French military the exercise of autocratic powers by Commissioner for New York City. iscussions have been fixed for next the General. week.

It will be recalled that he was com The Governor-General of Indo-

to These considerations muy Influence polled by Mayor "Jimmy" Walker Chinn, M. Jules Brevie, will arrive in the election of the new General. resign from office in December inat ns: Singapore on Wednesday next week

the result of the continued expression abnord the cruiser Suffrén and at the

of public indignation at the repeated gangster outrages in New York. conclusion of talks he will return by the liner President Doumer.

Russia Suspends

Air Services

Man Kills Two, Then Himself

The record of his successor, Mr. Grover Whalen, is now being severely critletsed.

5 YEARS AGO

August 16, 1934,

Quest To Unite Near East States

Jerusalem, Aug. 15 (Reuter) —A delegation of the Moderate Nash National Defence Party led by Shibi has arrived at Beirut.

Market Noies.

0.50 Sibellus Alla Marcia and In-WHOLESALE & GENERAL OFFICE 22338 termezzo from Karella Suite, Op. 11. London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Walter Gochr.

10.00 Songs by Elena Gerhardl (Mezzo-Soprano),

The Poet; The Nose-Garland (Schubert); In Spring (Echubert).. with Plano accompaniment by Coenraad V, Bos. (Sung in German).

10.10 Military Band Music. Mirella Overture (Gounod, arr. O'Donncil). The B, B. C. Wireless- Military Band cond. by B. Walton O'Donnell; Clarinet Concerto No. 1 (Weber)...Garde Republicaine Butid

Des of France; Valse (Drigs); Amoretten Tanze (Gung') Of II. M. Coldstream Guarda .Band cond, by Capt. R. G. Evans,

10.30 A Light Orchestral Concert with Jeannette MacDonald (Soprano) and Nelson Eddy (Baritone).

stops pain Alouettes in 3 seconds

Love's

Sym-

Dusty Road (Rene); Years (Heyman-You The| They propose to tour Syria to Old Sweet Song (Bingham-Molloy).. ascertain the feeling of the Arabs to-Nelson Eddy ZURICH, Aug. 15 (Trass-Ocean).

the British

chestra; Idillo (Lock): With Or- Spring Song wards

White Paper The Communist, Karl Roemer, who

(Menlelssohn) policy for Palestine, and also to en-Me

Columbia had escaped from a German concen- Over a hundred people who had been quire whether there is any support pron Orometraj Farewell To Dreams tration cump and fied to Switzerland, guilty of travelling on motor buses of the scheme to offer the crown of (Kahn-Romberg);

vilzerint without paying their fares were driven Syria to Emir Abdullah of Trans-Donald (Soprano) and Nelson Moscow, Aug 18 (Reuter)-With-shot and killed two

(fim Maytime').... out any

explanation, the Soviet templed to assist the police in are out to Lung Ngen Tung, about twenty fordan, thereby making Syria and authorities have suspended 14 resting him. Roemer then committed Ave miles from the city, under ostert Trans-Jordan a joint kingdom. Eddy (Baritone) with Orchestra; of police and gendarmes, dropped by portant air

the rondaida and compelled to walk “until further notice.””

Since his flight from Germany, back to their home. "This was the The delegates report that they were The services include those to Cen-Roemer had held up cars and com- punishment inflicted on them fastead of welcomed enthusiastically in villages iral Asia and Caucasus,

Imitted burglaries.

The Impeition of Anez..

en route to Beirut.

lines from

Moscow suleide.

men

Ballroom

You Remem- ...Jeanette

Memories-Waltz Pat- pourri (arr. Robrecht)....Orchestra Mascotte,

11.00 Close Down.

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