CABLEGRAMS

Western Star, 13 June 1933, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

x~ JAPAN’S ACTIONS CONCERN IN EUROPE. DEMAND FOR NAVAL PARITY AGREEMENTS BROKEN LONDON, June 9. A Sun service message says that the Japanese demand for naval .parity with England■ and America, coupled with a trade threat, brings the Pacific more importantly into world problems than ever Japan will press for parity until the 1935 conference, but her breaches of the Washington Treaty are caus-ing the utmost perturbation. Japan undertook not to attack China nob to seek a viriation of the 5-5-3 ratio, and not to fortify the Pacific, but bas abused the agreement by attacking China and has then demanded naval parity with England and Arneica. She is now ruthlessly assaulting world trade. The British Government is anxious and the position has beer constantly discussed in Loudon and Tokio, but thus far without signs- of h solution.

The Tokio conrespondent of the Daily Mail says that, as a- result of India’s tariff on non-British cotton goods; Japan - has virtually declared an anti-British tariff war. The Japanese Foreign Office indicates thafc it will' neither support nor oppose a boycott. The Foreign Office and the Ministries of Finance and Commerce are report ed to have conferred and to have de cided to seek an emergency ordinance for retaliatory tariffs on Empire goods, whaiclr will probably be enforced in July. It’ is intended tc levy the prohibitive duties ') specifically on Australian wool and wheat, Can adian timber ami wheat, English machines and steel and Indian cotton goods and, iron.

TAX EVASION. MORGAN PARTNERS. SENATE INVESTIGATION CLOSES LEGAL ACTION LIKELY ’ WASHINGTON, June 9. Th e . Senate investigation into the affairs of the J. P. Morgan Banking Company closed to-day with three junior partners on the stand explaining ' liow in 1930 they avoided income tar payfftent s by selling stocks to members ■of their-families at depreciated prices, thus showing capital losses to offset .earnings. ■ - Thomas S. Lament, a son of Thoma; W. Lamont, details of whose transactions were typical of the other two. -transferred securities, to liis-wife whe gave him a personal-note. Later the stocks were returned, when the note was cancelled. The only cash involved was the interest on the note. It is expected that legal action will be taken in due course to deal with : such evasions. ' "Meanwhile, other private financial institutions are to be in vestigated.

WORLD FLIGHT. PROGRESS OF MATTERN IRKUTSK, June -9. - James Mattern, who i s flying round the world, has arrived at Beloyee and departs for Khabarovsk to-morrow i PLANES WRECKED. COLLISION ON GROUND. SYDNEY, June 11. During an aerial pageant at Graf ton yesterday two aeroplanes collided on the ground when one was "landing and the .other taking off. The machines were practically ruined. A Idea farmer, Henry Cjlark, the occupant o.' one aeroplane, was severely injurer about the head, but the pilots were uninjured.- The affair caused consider- _ able excitement. - SEARCH FOR SILVER.

DETECTIVES ON WANGANELLA

SYDNEY, June 11. When- the Wanganella arrived thi; levelling: detectives searched; the ship fori smuggled silver. No arrests were made, but development's are expected before the vessel sails for Melbourne. EXPELLED FROM PARTY. STATE LABOUR MEMBERS ’SYDNEY, June 10. . Eleven members of the Stale Aus tralian Labour Party were expelled at an executive meeting for then - association with Mr Willis in the Bulli byelection. Messrs Kilburn, M.L.C. anc O. Morgan, a nephew of the successfu' candidate, Mr Sweeney, weio amour, those declared outside the party. MARATHON RUN.

FERRIS’S EIGHTH VICTORY . LONDON,-June 10. A 1 member of the Air Force, Sarr Ferris, won the polytechnic Marathoi from Windsor to London in 2 hours--42 minutes 0 1-5 seconds. Ibis is his eighth victory in nine years. SUIT FOR DIVORCE. MR ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT. LOS ANGELEE, Jure 9. *-Mrs Roosevelt announced that he. ton Elliott, aged 22. will be divorced from bis wife, aged 22, who is a member of a prominent Philadelphia fain ilv, on the ground of. incompatibility. GRAF ZEPPELIN. FLIGHT ACROSS ATLANTIC. PERNAMBUCO (Brazil! -Tune 9 The Graf Zeppelin departed to-night-for Germany on her second round trip tlrs year over the Atb'ii.t’c.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cur» Foj Children's Hacking Cough-

TRAGIC EXPLOSION, NINE PERSONS KILLED. OTHERS FATALLY BURNED. NEW YORK, June 9. A message from North Arlington (New Jersey) states that nine persons were killed and several other's are believed to have been fatally burned as a result of an explosion on Friday night which wrecked the premises oi the'Atlantic Pyroxylin Waste Company. Flaming celluloid from the skies showered on bathers on the beaches. Panic followed a s screaming women and children, their limbs seared, lay on the beaches. The noise of the explosions was heard for miles. At least six died of burns.

HEAT WAVE. • DEATHS IN AMERICA. NEW YORK, June 9. An unseasonable heat wave in the eastern and southern sections of the United States to-day resulted in almost a hundred deaths. The officia 1 Temperature in New York was 9(5 degrees Philadelphia schools were closed m account of the heat. NAZI ATTACKS. ’ CATHOLIC CONGRESS. DELEGATES ROUGHLY HANDLED GATHERING BROKEN UP. MUNICH, June 11. Owing to l brutal Nazi attacks on delegates, the Catholic Congifess has been abandoned and the delegates are returning to their homes. Storm Troops attacked the congress restaurants and dormitories early this morning and assaulted the inmates, two ol whom had : their jawbones broken. They also tore off the priests’ badges.

Lorry loads of Nazis- formed a cordon round the side of the special service by Cardinal Saulhauber, compelling its abandonment because, the police refused to accept any responsibility for the safety of the participants The leader of the Swiss delegation was roughly handled and he has lodged an official protest with the Bavarian Government.

The Nazis used their truncheons on the members of the congress, including foreigners.

Herr von Papen took a leading part in the congress. He- lias cancelled his remaining Munich engagements and soile to Obseralzburg to interview Hen Hitler

PRIEST BEATEN TO DEATH MUNICH, June 22. Professor Zinsser, who was a priest, was beaten to death by Nazi rubbei batons. None of the ten English delegates was assaulted. NEARING A CRISIS FATE OF BRITISH OFFICERS. HELD BY CHINESE BANDITS. SHANGHAI, June 11. '1 lie fate of the'British oflicer 8 of the steamer Nanchang. who have nowbeen held in captivity in the vicinity of Newcliang for nearly two months, is- reported to be nearing a crisis.. Hitherto the negotiations have been left in the hands of the Mancliukuo authorities, whose latest offer to pay a ransom of 30,000 dollars was scornfully rejected by the bandit chief. Despite the Tact that the authorities hold his relatives as hostages, the bandit chief is demanding 1,000,000 dollars, as he originally required. Tin matter now passes to the Kwangtung military authorities, who', aften a con-, sultation with the British authorities; have decided to envelop the pirate: by land and sea, afterwards despatching troop s and aeroplanes to bring the matter to a speedy conclusion.

Four British officers, wore captured by pirates, but one, F. L. Pears ' oi Newcastle, was released with a demand for ransom. The captives are A D. Blue, of Glasgow; C. Johnson, oi North Wales j and W. E. Hargrave, of Ripon (Yorkshire);

- GIRL PRODIGY SHOT. NOTED WRITER AND REFORMER CRIME COMMITTED BY MOTHER. MADRID, June 11. The career of a youthful prodigy was terminated when Hildegart Rodriquez, a noted .writer 1 and reformer, aged 19, was shot dead by her mother, aged 30, who surrendered herself to the police. Havelock Ellis, writing in the Adcli>lii Magazine, extols the amazing • talent. of the girl, whom he styles St. Hildegart, owing to her pioneering spirit.in the case of humanity. Tilt a-.other, who was a remarkable woman. :.eared her .daughter eugeh’ically -without baptism or religious instruction. Hildegart, whom tb e mother taught could make words with letter-blocks a; 11 months of age, could read at 2i months, write at 30 months, and went to the - university in her 13tli year. She wrote prize essay* on th e world’; famous lovers at 14 and ’ secured liei law degree at 17. She studied medicine philosophy and music and was an accomplished’ linguist.

STRUCK BY PROPELLER-. TRAGEDY AT AIR PAGEANT. LONDON, June 12. During a n air pageant organized b Sir Alan Cobliam at Middleton, uea-L-ceds, two schoolboys were killed when an air liner with 20 passengers landed, a propeller striking tli e boys in the presence of hundreds of lioiU'ified spectators. Apparently the boys got to; near when they planned to go on -tin next flight.

AIRWOMAN OVERDUE. NO NEWS OF MRS BONNET. CALCUTTA.-June 12. No news lias been received of Mr,f",l,-,.’- since she left Karachi or June 2. Woods’ Gi-oaf, Peppermint. Cure First aid for Coughs, Colds, Iqfhtea?*.