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Great Triumph For Roosevelt Follows Acrimonious Debate DRASTIC EXPORT BÁN

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IMPOSED BY MALAYA

SINGAPORE, Oct. 27 (Router).-Maloya has forbidden. the export of goods to countrios outside the sterling blac

Excepted are rubber and tin which will be exported to countries who are willing to pay in storling in London.

REPEALS ARMS EMBARGO STANDARD PRICES

SMART LINES are evident in the unique design of the yacht Elvira, which was launched by, moonlight on Thursday night. The odd time chosen for the coremony was due to tidal difficulties. The yacht is owned by Mr. A. Carmelo, Mexican Consul in Manila.

£220,000,000 For War Preparations

ENORMOUS ITALIAN ARMAMENT BUDGET

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

A "REUTER" MESSAGE From washINGTON

STATES THAT THE

UNITED STATES

SENATE YESTERDAY REPEALED THE ARMS EMBARGO FROM THE NEUTRALITY BILL, LEAVING THE WAY OPEN FOR APPROVAL OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S MEASURE WHICH INCLUDES THE CASH-AND-CARRY SYSTEM.

Earlier in the long and vitriolic debate, Senator Nye's proposed alternative neutrality maasure which included a mandatory arms embargo, was defeated by 67 votes to 22. STORMY DEBATE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (Reuter).—The galleries at the Senate were crowded to-night for the closing stages of the debate on the Neutrality Bill.

It was one of the most important and stormy

debates in history.

An amendment proposed by Senator Clark, restoring the embargo, has to be taken before the final passage of the whole Bill through the Senate which the Ad- ministration leaders in the Senate expect late to-night.

The House of Representatives expects to begin the debate on the Bill on Tuesday.

After joint conferences of the Senate and the House, the Bill will then reach its final form by next Friday.

Amendments Rejected

ROME, Oct. 27 (UP)-It has been officially announced that the Italian Government is spending, 17,476,000,000 lire (about £220,000,000) for the further development of-all-WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (teuter). armed forces.

Allotments to the forces over the past 17 years have totalled 133,281,000,000 lire or about £1,687,000,000.

U.S. National Debt Sets New Record

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UP)-- Treasury stallaties show that the na tional debt exceeds 41 billion dollars and reached an all time high tast Wednesday when it equalled appro- | ximately $315.00 debt for every man women and chlid in the country.

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-The Senate rejected by 65 votes to 28 the amendments to the Neutrality Bill banning armed merchantmen and submarines of belligerents from United States ports.

CALLED UP rejected Secutor Champ Clark's pro-

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BY GESTAPO

University Professor Killed In Prison

PARIS, Oct. 27 (Reu- ter)-Professor Benedikt Schmittmann. of Cologne University, was assassinated in a Gestapo prison, accord- ing to a "Havas" despatch from the frontier.

i'rofessor Schmittmann was an active leader in the Federal Movement in. Ger- many, believing that as long as Prussia dominated Ger many neither liberty in Germany nor peace in Eu- rope would be assured.

FLOODS AT THE FRONT Action Confined To Air Reconnaissance PARIS, Oct. 27 (Reuter).

TAXATION The weather at the front

LEAGUE

Telegraph Roaders Want

Taxes On Luxuries

***THE FINALTM analysis of "If I Were Treasurer" letters from the "Telegraph" readers of shows an overwhelming aversion to Income Tax.

Only two renders of all those who j submitted suggestions voted in favour of the system,

is still abominable.

The Floods are very severe. Rhine yesterday rose a further the two feet, Operations in flooded areas are almost at a complete standstill.

FOR FOODSTUFFS

New Retail Prices Announced In "Government Gazette"

STANDARD retail prices for butter, tinned con- densed, evaporated and powdered milk, tinned corned beef, tinned pork and beans, tinned sardines, tinned salmon, margarine and vegetable lard, and rolled oats and oatmeal ure announced by the Food Controller, the Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie, in the "Government Gazette" to-day.

It is believed that the modus operandi in connection with this list of standard prices is that if the imported prices rise further (or fall) importers, retallers, or members of the public may make representations for a revision.

The standard prices sted in to- day's "Gazelle" are operative forth- with and will remain force unti further notice.

Soviet-Reich Co-operation

Russian Workers For Nazi Factories AMSTERDAM, Oct. 27 (Reuter). Germany and Russia have reached a The attention of drug stores should basic agreement on the introduction be particularly directed to those fems of a large number of Ruslan en- which concern them, such as powder-gineers and workmen into German ed milk, for they, like the compra-factorles for training in order to con dores, insy not sell above the official duct industrial enterprises to standard prices,

founded by Germany in Russin, ac- The full list of the new standard cording to the Berlin correspondent. prices is us follows:

of the newspaper "Niewe Rotter- danische Courant."

Butter

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The correspondent adds that 10 per cent, of German exports will go to Russin directly commercial traffic between the two countries Is' in working order.

Bulter-Best quality. 1.36 per lb.

Sweetened Condensed Milk Eagle, 14 oz. 50 cents per tin, Eagle, 7 oz. 25, Engle, 2 oz. 12, Gold

The Soviet is thus superseding Medal 42. Lighthouse 35, Lighthouse, Holland as Germany's best customer. 23% oz, 09, Peacock 38, Longevily, 14 uz 44. Longevity, 7 oz. 23, Longevity, 2 oz. 10. Swan 34.

Evaporated Milk

Despite the weather, Allied planes made five reconnaissance fights over-ldeal,-16-oz. 34-cents-per-tin- ideal; the immediate German lines and 100 miles le Germany,

Goz. 18, Milkmald, 144 oz. 31. St. Charles, 1412

St. 9z. 31, Charles, 0 oz. 15, Nestles, 141⁄2 oz. 30, Nestles, 6 oz, 13, Peerless, 141⁄2 oz. 29, Peerless, 6 oz. 15, Dykeland, 14 oz. 28, Carnation, 144 Oz. 31, Carnation, 6 oz. 10, Gloria, 14% 02.

German planes tried to reconnoltre in the Lauter region, but muly pene- |trated a mile or two.

Artillery Active

Armed Merchant Ships

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

PARIS, Oct. 27 (Reuter),—-A war communique to-night reports increas- WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UP)-By

This is a contradiction to a pre-ed activity on the part of units in a vole of 65 to 20 the Senate to-day vious questionnaire by the "Tele-contact and of the artillery on both posal to ban belligerent armed mer-Graph" given in 1937 when 75 per sides.

No Offensive chant ships from United States ports: ct, of the lolal voted in favour of

Income Tax. and territorial waters except in

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 27 (Reuter},— To-day's analysis of answers re- The tightening of German censorship erived last night and early this is merely application of, measures morning shows that the majority long prepared and is not connected of Hongkong readers want Govern- with the imminence of a great offen- ment to raise exira revenue from sive, according to the Berlin corres- taxation on wine, spirits, beers. pondent of the "Dagbladet." horse racing. club and olber This correspondent adds that there sweeps and tobacco and rigarettes, | are no indications that a big offensive all of which might be termed is expected immediately, luxuries.

emergency,

New List Published In "Gazetto"

"A 5-inch gun in the lern does not Since the start of the current, SEVENTY additional mem-constitute a war vessel," said Senator #scal year, July 1. the debt has been

Relations Committee, Increased by $553,000,000. The legut bers of the Hongkong Naval Pittman, Chairman of the Foreign Senator Tom Conally said there is Emil of the debt is a maximum of 45] Volunteer Force have been called' billion dollars which may be reached up for active service under "no danger as long as the ships are this year and Congress, nt it's next!

issued by His armed for defensive purposes only."

Senator McCarran supported Sena- session, will have to raise the stata proclamation

Excellency the Governor which)

tor Clark, saying: "Such ships are

as armed cruisers", but he added that | he realised that he was talking against certain defeat.

tory Hmit.

The Inclusion of the Government's is published in the “Gazette" to just as much part of the British Navy contingent Habilities would result in day. an aggregate federal debt of np- proximately $46,350,000,000.

Pope's Attack On Naziism

Interpretation Of Encyclical

VATICAN CITY, Oct.

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(UP) Pope Pius encycli-

The men will remain under actual servico until further ordera.

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Bonds For Foreign Crows WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (Reuter). Those called out under the The Senate approved the amend proclamation are:

ment by Senator Thumus requiring the posting of a band tu ensure tant the crews of foreign ships landed in the United States would not remain 10 the Immigration here contrary Lowe,

Senator Thomas suld that since Use S. Lewis, A. Pollock and C. H. 1looper.war started, 1.053 foreign seamen had deserted from their ships in United Cadet J. T Brown. Probationary Cadets. A. St. G. States ports. Walton, R. R. T. Smith. R. Ruther-

Decisive Voto

Lieut. n. W. C. Lansont. Sub-Leluts. K. C. Mecke, G. Stainl-Thomson and D. G. Wilson.

Acting Sub-Lleuls. D. it. Hazell, J. W. Eastman, J. Jackson, H. C. F. Dawes, D.5.0, 0.B.£., J. E Harvey, A.

cal is interpreted as a strong ford and J. If. M. Thornhill. attack on totalitarianism.

Able Scamen H. Chun, Cheung You and Tong Loung.

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Lord Gort Visits The Front An interesting_suggestion by one render is that Government should

FROM REUTER'S CORRESPON- institute a heavy tax on married DENT WITH THE B.E.F., Oct. 27.- women who work whilst their hus- Lord Gorl, the British Cominander- in-Chief, to-day visited the front and bands are in good positions.

Another reader suggests that the inspected a baltollon of the famous present receipt stamp duty of 10 Scottish Regiment, cents should be altered to 10 cents Lord Gort spent considerable time

for every $1,000. He believes that in conference with General Sir John revenue in the direction would in- Dll. crease ten fold on such'a tax.

Radical Suggestion

White the conference was in pro-

gress in a first floor room, men of the | Royal Engineers were busy below CILU. makts radical suggestions] converting the cellars into elaborate for for curtailing Government expendi- sand-bagged emergency offers ture. He would like to see all Civil use in the event of an ale attack.

After the Inspection, Lord Gort Service pensions reduced by halt, and Civil servants work in the visited the front line trenches where Colony for least 30 years before he thoroughly, scrutinised prepara- they could quality for a pension, tions. In fact the C-in-C even one sand-bag which was Their Home leave periods should noticed also be reduced.

placed the wrong way round, with the team facing outwards.

Lord Gort linnediately drew atten- tion to this,

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Attractive blonde former Holly- Cow and Cute: Mojlified for in-wood flm star Anita Page, who after films married * a fant Feeding $4.04 per tin, Full Crean, playing in 2 lbs. 4.64, Full Creum, 1 1b. 2,41, Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, arrived Half Cream, 2 lbs. 4.24, Half Cream, here this morning by liner from San 1 ib. 1.87,

Francisco on her way to join her Glexo, 2 lbs. $4.19, Glaxo, 1 lb. husband, stationed in Manila.

A. 2.25, Lactogen, 3 lbs. 5.87, Lactogen. 2 lbs. 4.20, Lactogen, 1 lb. 2.19, Lactogen. b. 1.16, Nestogen, 1 lb.

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Australia To Supply Food

Iter husband Lieut. Herschel Houre, to whom she has been married. three years, is stationed i Manila.

Asked if this was her first mar- riage she said “Yes, my first and my. last. It geta happier and happier."

Among the navy filma Anita Pago. appeared in were "Navy Blues" and

her "The Flying Ficot," but she won chief fame

"The Broadway Melody."

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"I am thrilled with the Orient and my one wish now Is to ride in one of your longkang sedan chairs," she told A Telegraph representative.

Born in New York. Anila "Page," whose real name is F'omaren zaade.

£100,000,000 Contract ter screen debat in 1928. She want to Hollywood and secured a tóns wijn: With Great Britain: ..

Parziount. As a result she played, the lead with William Haines in "He CANBERRA, Oct. 27. (Rou- Learned About Wonton." She had' tor)Within a month of the leading roles in Our Danclar Daugh- outbreak of war, Australia had to and the "Girt front HayANE” finished "negotiations for the purchase by Britain of £100,000,- 000 worth of her products, mostly foodstuffs.

This was stated to-day by the Federal Minister of Commerce, Sena- tor McLeay, '

Britain has agreed to provide sufficient ships to transport the goods from Australia.

Seo Back Page Forg Further Late News

60 BODIES RECOVERED FROM U-BOAT WRECK

Warrant Officers J. E. Ternel, A. E. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH It is reliably said that the address Nobbins, J. Ross, W. Robertson, A.

WASHINGTON, Oet. (UP)-By a The same reader suggests a reduc- in the number of school- which Pope Pius XI finished just D. Humphreys, E. C. Norris, W. Nash, before his death, but never published, M. Pollock, A. S. Mitchell, A. Ivete of 67 to 22 the United States tion:

Burnie, G. A. Harriman, BC Senate to-day rejected Senator teachers in the Colony.

110 Divisions Mass is incorporated in the encyclical. Proulx, IL A. Odell, W. S. Drake, Gerald Nye's substitute neutrality

A.F.N. believes that the time hon

LONDON, Oct. 27 (Krater)—Ao- The fact that there are good rela-1. L. Goldenberg, B. F. Blakeney. W. bill with a mandatory embargo on

German the Civil cording to the Agures of tions between Italy and the Holy See N. A; Smalley and P. E. Nettic.

shipments of arms and munitions to come for Government to carry out

retrenchment Holley in Chief Petty Officer So Tseung Man. belligerent Powers. is especially mentioned and is inter-

Service. He believes that there are troop concentrations along the Swiss This vole is considered to be a

Govern- and Dutch frontiers given by Rome many directions in which preted as removing the sling from the Lending Seamen Li Chiu and. Kum

Wireless, there are 18 divisions on decisive indication of general sentiment could economise. attack on Totalitarianism as far as Sul.

ment in the neutrality issue.

the Dutch frontier, and 12 on the Italy is concerned, leaving it directed

A suggestion for a graduated poll Swis frontier from Batle to Lako mainly at Germany and Russia,

The Senate. also adopted an amend- This is further substantiated by the Ordinary Signaimen (Probationary)

Hetween 75 and 80 divisions are Pope's reference to the resurrection Ng Wol Man, Ip Ham. Lun, A. Dment proposed by Senator Thomas tax was made by a reader who did Castanoc

entering United States ports to furnish The healthy voting in favour of now massed on the Western Front, of Poland, which is tantamount to a Hartcam, Chu Kim Man, John C. of Utah requiring belligerent ships not sign bis name.... disapproval of the Russo-German Kim, B D. Lay. Yip Kam Wa and a bond against alien seamen remain taxation on luxuries in a somewhat including 31 in the Pirmasens sector.

LONDON, Oct. 27 (Router)-Several bodies (one report partitionment,

Lee Fook Kec.

Bittor Local Actions Ordinary Telegraphists, Lai Kiming beyond the time axed by the significant trend, Indicating that

people in thls Colony are quite will

mentions 60) have been recovered from the wrecked German Immigration Law.

PARIS, Oct. 28 (Router)-There Hung Chan Sul On, Lau Cheong

By: 60 to 42 tho Senate. refused ing to make, sacrifices in this direc

submarine on the Goodwin Sands. They have been landed at Man, Ng Kim Chuen, T. K. Thomas Lam and Hung Sun.

Senator. Wheeler's motion for rotion in times of emergency. One or was not much rest for the front line,

two days ago, and it is thought, thật Yesterday

Deal Fishermen report that a great the submarine might have been at Operations continued to be local Ordinary Telegraphists (Probation-consideration of the vote whereby to readers have suggested that the art outposts facing the Germans Doyer. ary), George Wong, Wong Chun Senator Champ Clark's cariller pro- Colony is living "too high."

A third of the suggestions were in Bong. Lo Ka Yau, Lee Ching Wal, posal to give Congress representation favour of a motion of bachelors and ed, but were conducted with a larger part of the conning-tower is sticking tacked. KEE

out of the water; d

No action was seen, however, pwling STOCKHOLM, Oct. 27 (Reuter) Kwan Kam Tiny Chow U Tuen, Iu on the National Munitions Board.

Sanator, Wheeler, argued that much only one qualified this proposal by number, of, men denna kama wraiding 1 While there, is no oficial explana-te the inick sen mist

Recoartalance patrols and Field Mursbal Hermann Goering in Tuk « Chiu, Lò. Pak Ning, Tain Tu the first recipient of the new Order Wink, Chan Shlu, Wing, Ng Pang Yin; in mearure would enable Congress to suggesting that the tax should be on

PLEASE Turn To Pago A marine, gun-fire was heard at Deal how at work on the U-boating cent HEN PLEASE Turn To Page 48 of Danal Cross Inaugurated by Kai Shiu Kee, Eau Cheong Man, Lam keep in touch with the President's bachelors over 30 years of age and parties pressed for objectives with ton of the wrecking of the sub-if As falvage varsel and divers are Danzig Natie Willi Hitler's approval Ho Ching, and Wa Kwok Tung. foreign policy.

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