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COMPLETE FRANCO-ITALIAN ACCORD FOLLOWS ROME MEETING
PACT WILL BE SIGNED TO-DAY
President Salamanca of Bolivia
lowing a coup d'etat headed by
COLONIAL QUESTION
MAIN DIFFICULTY
GERMAN ATTITUDE SUGGESTS
DEFINITE UN CERTAINTY
COOL PRESS RECEPTION
Rome, To-day.
A sharp struggle is progressing between the Italian Premier, Signor Benito Mussolini, and M. Pierre Laval, the French Foreign Minister, over the cession of African territory to Italy.
The two statesmen met for three hours on Saturday and two yesterday and discussed the
Wearing á Laxan sombrero, Vice-president Garner heads the official part sident and Mrs. Roosevelt on their return to Washington from Warm Springe group are the Secretary of Agriculturé :Mr. Henry C. Wallace, the Becretary of Henry Morgentkan, and the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Huili p
PIRACY Hostages Taken
OUTRAGE NEAR MACAO
The On Ting, a Chinese owned steam-launch on the Canton-San Mei run, was pirated at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
Twelve men boarded her as passengers, and, When they had decided
question amicably, but determinedly, being sup KWANGTUNG'S THREE YEAR PLAN they were far enough military lenders and the Vice-Preported by their African experts.
sident Jose Boranzo,
DA ROZA WINS
KOWLOON GOLF
CLUB TITLE BEATS WILSON 4 & 3 IN FINAL
SUPERIOR THROUGHOUT
Displaying a higher standard of golf A. W. da Roza defeated!
ITALY'S CLAIMS ARE BASED ON THE PROMISE OF SHIPPING
AFRICAN CONCESSIONS GIVEN TO ITALY BY BRITAIN AND FRANCE WHEN ITALY ENTERED THE WAR IN 1915.-
The Colonial questions are
divided under four heads:
DEADLOCK
CONTINUES
Firstly, how many generations OWNERS REFUSE TO of Italians living in Tunisia are
entitled to retain their nation- ality.
Secondly, in regard to territory
SIGN AGREEMENT
LOCAL SHIPS FOR SALE.
"We have aZE
FOUR DOCUMENTS TO BE SIGNED Embodiment Of Texts Of Agreement
south of Italian Libya the Italians ONLY ONE TO BE PUBLISHED want the territory south of the
IMMEDIATELY
Tibesti man,but the French ships to sail an u when propose that the Italians should sign the agrofe
bost involved in the confine their territorial ambitions size will be released immediate Paris, Later. to the north of it, fearing that a D. C. Wilson, the holder, by 4 Four documents embodying the wedge would be formed between ly the owner puts his signature on and 3 in the Final of the Kowloon texts of the agreements have reach. French West Africa and French the agreement, Mr. W. E. Kirby, Secretary of the China Coast: Of Equatorial Africa. Golf Club Championship, which ed Rome to be signed by M. Laval Thirdly, the Italians are asking ficers' Guild, told the China Mai was played over 96 holes at the and Signor Mussolini to-day. for a piece of territory 50 miles this morning.
Firstly, a statement recording in length, which now belongs to "The Guild," he added, "have the identity of the French and French Somaliland.
decided to waive, temporarily, the The morning round produced Italian views on the principal pro-Fourthly, Italy wants more problem of the as, Yuet On, as steady golf by both players, but blems and general policy. than the 2.000 shares of the Adis they do not wish to see the owners din Roza's superiority in the short Secondly, a joint recommenda- Abeba railway offered by of the other ships further penal- game gave him an early lead tion to the neighbouring and the France. Reuter. which he held throughout the succession. States of the old match.
Kowloon course yesterday.
Austro-Hungarian monarchy to UNCERTAINTY IN At the ninth hole da Roza held conclude a convention with res lend of two holes and went further pect to frontiers and non-inter-
GERMANY ahead in the second nine to stand vention.
8 up at the end of the first 18 holes, going round in 71 to Wilson's '74.
A feature of the morning round
was the number of holes won in two. Wilson secured 2's at the 2nd, 19th, and 15th, while da Roza holed out in two at the 6th.
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COMPLETE ACCORD REACHED
"We Will Sign To-day”
Rome, Later.
feed.".
(Continued on page 9.)
RESOLUTION NOT TO SIGN
London.
GOEBBELS ON SAAR
SUCCESSFUL
SECOND PART
REPORTED inancial Difficulties
Overcome
₤1934.
their
COMPLETE DETAILS
authorities in
from justice to commit their nefarious deed, pro- duced arms and attacked the crew
After gaining complete con- trol they ordered, the launch to be taken to some small islands south of Macao Here they completely ransacked the vessel from atem to stern, sparing no one. They seized all the money and valua blea of the passengers, which was stimated to be worth nearly 815,000
– At michient" they disembarked And
ith them fane two passen
gers as
arrived at Cheung
ning and made a re-
The results as shown in port at the police station here
orts are as follows:
|| (1)—Pacification and bandit suppression.
POLICE WARNING
On Saturday, the Police lasted a
(a) East District The ban- dits hiding in Chao-pu and Nan-
report that a party of 10 pirates had ahan were entirely eradicated by recently left the Blas Bay area and the second Independent Division had proceeded to Shanghai with the The remnants in Haffeng," Luk-
MAY CEMENT
FRANCO GERMAN feng Chic chin, and Walyang object of committing a piracy, on a
RELATIONSHIP Independent Division. Com-
were also dispersed by the Fourth ship leaving that port
Century-Old Quarrel
Impression Of Playing Ship-Owners Reply To May Be Patched Up
For Time
·PRESS BECOMES.COOLER
Berlin, To-day.
Guild Demands
Determination not to sign any, agreement drawn up by the China Coast Offers Guild was voiced at Full information of the Rome the ship-owners conference which discussions will probably be hand- lasted 15 minutes this morning at Complete agreement on all theed to the Foreign Office by the the office of Mr FH. Sin questions discussed, including those on colonies, was reached late last French and Italian Ambassadors The anticyclone remains station- night by Signor Mussolini and M. to-day or to-morrow. ary and has weakened considerably; Laval.
WEATHER FORECAST
The owners have resolved not to sign the agreement, In spite of the by the The French Ambassador paid privilege, granted to ther
Guild, to make the game amend- pressure is highest over the Lower "We shall sign the agreement several visits to the Foreign Office Yangtse. The local forecast to-day, to-day," said M. Laval after, his last week in order to keep the Garments us the owner of the s.s. Sun Nam, Hol wa wed to do to two as issued by the Royal Observatory meeting with Signor Mussolini at man Government fully informed as clauses In the agreement. this morning was north-east winds, the French Embassy, where a re to the progress of the negotiationg, OWNERS LETTER moderate; cloudy, some drizzle or ception was given by the French light rain.
Ambassador-Reuter.
Meanwhile German official quarters declare that they have no authoritative information with regard to the terms of any new pact or proposal and the tons of the press comme on the Rome meeting markedly coolery
ras da thoughy: Germany:
The following letter was sent to Captain W. E Kirby, the Ching Coast Officer Mr. Peter H Sin, auth sentative of the
Continued on
Frepre
NORMAN DAVIS
ere playing for time to consider STILL HOPEFUL
fully before committing
NEW PEACEFUL ERA SEEN
Berlin, To-day. In opening the Saar exhibition, yes- terday, Dr. Goebbels, Reich Minister for Propaganda, – s aid "The Saar may be come bridge be- tween Germany and Fran
fer: the
munication in the whole district has been resumed.
(b) Central District After
According to the Police it is said that when that ship was pirated it would be taken to Chilong Point.
many defeate, all the bandita in AMERICA
Kootow Mountain surrendered to
AND
the Government forces. All of WORLD COURT them were sent to Hainan to as
sist in the work of rehabilitation: The notorious robbers in Yinping, Kaiping, and Hokahan, number- ing over 30, were also killed, one by one.
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KWEICHOW BANDIT MENACE
Expeditionary Force Starts On Thursday
CONFERENCE OF OFFICER'S. CALLED TO-DAY
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