Gold Standard Delegations Confront Roosevelt Over Stabilisation
Five gold standard delegates France Italy Belgium Switzerland and Holland held talks at the Savoy after a message to President Roosevelt. The group pledged to maintain currency stability if Roosevelts policy diverges, while Britain's stance remains pivotal to the conference future. Cordell Hall faces Monday assurances on gold currency protections.
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France
Italy
Belgium
Switzerland
Holland
MacDonald
Roosevelt
Savoy
Britain
America
Cordell Hall
Roosevelt Rejects Stabilisation Proposal in Present Form
London reports astonishment as President Roosevelt informs Cordell Hull of rejection. Hull will elaborate policy Monday. Delegation leader confirms stance. Moley warns failure to back stabilisation may end conferences.
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London
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Coriell Hull
Lasder
Moley
Conference Adjournment Hinted as Deladier Supports
Report from Saturday notes renewed talk of adjourning the conference. It is understood that M. Deladier agrees with the adjournment position, indicating a potential pause in proceedings.
Roosevelt Opposes Dollar Stabilisation By Government
News from New York reports President Roosevelt will not permit U S stabilisation by the government at present. He would leave stabilisation to central banks and aims to balance world budgets. A Washington conference with advisers will decide next steps before his return from Campobello.
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Roosevelt
United States
Washington
Indianandlia
Campobello
Ttmn
Woodin
England
Plans to steady the dollar in foreign exchange
The New York Times financial editor reports banking circles have definite plans to temporarily steady the dollar in the foreign exchange market to support the World Economic Conference. The Central Reserve Bank will cooperate with foreign central banks in New York while not conflicting with domestic recovery, aiming to end violent swings without pegging to other currencies.
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New York Times
Central Reserve Bank
Plana
Hindenburg Orders Hit The Church Prussia Talks Begin
President von Hindenburg directs Chancellor Hitler to start talks aiming at settling tensions between Prussia and the Evangelical Church. Hitler asks Interior Minister Frick to open relations with church groups as police close Catholic Society offices and seize documents. The Catholic Centre Party weighs legal action and party fears over Reichstag deputies. Von Papen meets Pope Pacelli in Rome to explain Hitler’s Catholic policy and discuss a concordat.
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Herr Hitler
Prussia
Evangelical Church
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Christian Social People's Party
Centre Party
Rejchetag
Nesi
Rome
Herr von Papen
Cardinal Pacelli
Hitler
Search Fails Over Tasman Sea No Sign of Missing Colliers
A search operation spanning the Tasman Sea fails to locate survivors or wreckage linked to the missing colliers. Authorities say weather and sea conditions hinder detection as ships, crew, or cargo remain unaccounted for.
Kingsford Smith Resumes Two Day Flight Search
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith flew the Southern Cross on a two day search for Christina Fraser, departing Mascot late evening and scanning a wide sea area with excellent visibility. No sign of the vessel or wreckage was found, and shipping circles fear the missing survivor may have foundered in heavy seas.
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Charles Kingsford Smith
Christina Fraser
Mascot Aerodrome
Sqm
Kingsford Smith
Four Die In Domestic Tragedy After Triple Murder
Four persons are dead in a shocking domestic tragedy described as a man’s death by his own action following a triple murder. The incident details and motives remain under investigation by local authorities.
Domestic Tragedy in Enfield Murders Wife and Children
In Enfield a man killed his wife Florence Perkins and their children Vera 12 Laurel 7 months and Herbert 48, then wounded son Marshal 7 before killing himself. Police say impending theft charges may have driven the attack and suicide. doctor reports the family died about 13 hours earlier.
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Enfield
Herbert Perkins
Florence’ Rose Perkins
Vera Avia Perkins
Laure) Perkins
Marshal Perkins
Perkins
Harry Baker
Croydon
George's River Road
Marshal
Ofurice
Burwood
Carrall
Willis
Laurel Perkins
Sheldon
Ashfield
Australian Wheat Plan Seeks Export Restrictions
Australia and the states agree a temporary scheme to limit wheat exports if it serves national interests with broader international cooperation. The plan seeks to reduce abnormal surpluses, bolster prices in 1934 35, and channel benefits to buying surplus for domestic use or export under limits.
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Sydney
Australia
German anti-dumping proposal in Berlin debate
Dr. Schacht urged co operation among gold standard nations to curb Anglo American dumping. He said countries devaluing Germanys exports cannot demand the same payment for damages as buyers of German goods.
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Berlin
Schacht
Germany
Rumania Adopts Import Quota Scheme
In Bucharest on a Saturday, Rumania announced an import quota plan allowing the Minister for Commerce to levy up to 50 percent extra tax on imports from nations that tax Romanian exports. Funds raised will subsidize agricultural prices.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Flood Devastates Tokyo as Rakutiko River Rages
In Tokyo the Rakutiko River overflows after a week of the heaviest rain in eight years. Twenty people are dead and about one thousand houses are demolished as floodwaters persist. Foreign exchange markets react as London Conference details unfold and experts describe the plan as mainly bookkeeping.
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Tokio
Rakutiko
Hurricane Havoc Strikes Paloseco Oil Fields in Trinidad
A hurricane in Port of Spain Trinidad devastates the Paloseco J oilfields causing at least 21 deaths and leaving thousands homeless. About 100 houses destroyed in Erin. 0 Trinidad Petroleum Company derricks toppled. 20 wells disrupted. storage tanks emptied as a main delivery line runs 11 miles to a United refinery. The storm moves northwest toward Jamaica.
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United
Jamaica
Ulm Reported Safe After Basra Sighting Near Persian Gulf
ULM DOWN NEAR PERSIAN GULF BAGHDAD Saturday. Belief grows that Basra sighting of the machine was not Mr. Co. T. P. Ulm's craft. Ulm still in Persian Gulf, where he made a forced landing on Thursday. He hopes to resume tomorrow and is repairing the plane.
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Baghdad
Basra
Piracy and Murder On High Seas Seized Chinese Steamer Shanghai
Chinese steamer Shanghai bound from Tientsin to Shanghai was seized by five stowaways who killed the captain his wife the Russian mate and seven crew members. The mutineers planned to reach America to sell the ship and cargo for 30000 and 80000 dollars respectively before grounding near Hoshigouri Beach Manchuria. Three pirates were arrested by Japanese police. others escaped. Captain Tau den a German and two companions Chuler and Besta were identified among the arrested.
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Dairen
Tientsin
America
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Tientain
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Chang
Datren
Pat Hoshigouria Beach
Manchuria
Tauden
Chuler
Besta
Transatlantic Record and Auctions Featured in Briefs
Bremen establishes a new New York to Cherbourg record at four days one hour fifteen minutes at 28 knots. Sotheby’s auction of Lord Rosebery’s library yields £14,639. Shakespeare editions fetch £14,600 to Dr. Rosenbach. Gandhi aims for Simla interview with the Viceroy as policy remains unchanged. Hughes to address World Economic Conference. speech to be broadcast. Rescue efforts continue for world flyer James Mattern. Dartmoor convicts plot to escape Newport Gaol. rope ladder and tools found. leaders admit intent.
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Bremen
New York
Cherbourg
Shakepeare Falls
Lord Rosebery
Sotheby's
Shakespeare
Rosenbach
Philadelphia
James Mattern
Siberia
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Dartmoor
Newport
of Wight
Reichsbank to pay Dawes loan interest in full
The Reichsbank will cover the interest and sinking fund payments on both the Dawes loans in full, but will pay only interest on the Young loan, withholding sinking fund payments.
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Berlin
Reichsbank
Conference Decisions on Wheat Policy and Surplus Handling
The statement outlines several resolutions from the Premiers conference on wheat. It supports limited wheat exports from Australia to ease world surplus, calls for fair schemes, and seeks cooperation from major exporters and importers. It also approves non expansion of wheat growing areas and restrains stockpiling in Australia for 1944 45.
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Latham
Australia
United States
Canada
Argentine
Bruce
Soviet Free Engineers as Trade Embargoes End
The Soviet Union commuted the sentences of Metropolitan-Vickers engineers Thornton and McDonald and they were released. Britain lifts the embargo on Russian goods and countersoviet trade bans as talks resume, with the engineers heading to London from Moscow after overnighting at the British Embassy.
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Thornton and McDonald
Britain
United Kingdom
Sir John Bimon
M. Litvimoft
Metropolitan Vickers
Thornton
McDonald
Foreign Office
Moscow
Trontier
Douglas Social Credit Address In Canberra
Mrs Lilli Beirne and Mrs Arthur Smith arrived in Canberra after a lecture tour of the South Coast and Southern Tablelands and will speak at the Y W C A rooms tonight on the Douglas Social Credit movement.
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Tablelands
Lilli Beirne
Arthur Smith
Canberra
Y.W.C.A
Douglas
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