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No. 29,175 HONG KONG, TUESDAY
"ON THROUGH THICK AND THIN
ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN FULL BLAST
MR. BALDWIN ON RISK OF BLOCKADE
SAMUELITES REINFORCED
London, To-day.
Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister, opening his election campaign at Wolverhamp- ton yesterday and referring to the risk of block-
Mr. Stanley Baldwin Opened ade which might arise out of future sanctions, his election campaign at Wolver hampton yesterday.
FORCED STUDY
OF PORTUGUESE
OBJECTED TO
Macao Regulation
Rouses Ire
CANTON PETITIONED - TO INTERVENE
[From Our Own CorrespondentI
Canton. To-day. The Kwangtung Provincial Government has espoused the cause of the Chinese residents
in Macao, who object to the Pat
tuguese requirement that Chine
ese
said he would never sanction Britain's indulging in a blockade of that kind unless assured of the sympathetic support of America, Germany and Japan.
Regarding armaments, there had been no question of huge ones. What we want is to replace our pre-war naval constrac tion by modern ships
He added "If this island is isolated and refused to play a part in war, Britain has to be made into an armed camp” The founders of the League realised that. if left to itself, the war would not be localised and if no attempt were made to
IN THE FAR EAST
1935
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PAUL RENNET et
NEW ARRIVALS
OF
AUTUMN HATS
hater Ed. Hong
LATEST SLOGAN FROM ROME
zien te folke
ier Ma Han regiment tis East Africa as it
ate a war between two great Powers it would end up in a world RECONSTRUCTION WORK
war
London: The election cam- MOTOR ROAD
paign as in full blast yesterday.
also
Mr. Eden, Lord Zetland and TO MASSAWA Sir Kingsley Wood are making speeches. Frenzied attempts are being made În
many constituencies to find
candidates
school children should!
The inclusion of Mr. Lloyd) study the Portuguese lan- guage and that Chinese adver George and Viscount Snowden tisements must also be written in the Opposition Liberal list of concurrently in Portuguese. »
official broadcasters gives sup-
joining the Samuelites against the Government.
An official will be sent to in-port to the report that they are vestigate the matter on the spot. The Ministry of Finance is also in receipt of a complaint from the Macao Chinese to the
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same effect. The matter has BRITAIN'S VIEW
been referred to Dr. Kan Chia- hou, the Special Delegate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here: for action.
OF SITUATION
UNALTERED
Hopes Of Settlement Abandoned
t
The Chinese in Macao object to the forced study of Port guese, which is of no use to them except for the few who wish to secure civil service posts with the Colonial Govern- FOREIGN ment The Portuguese lan guage has no application in China or anywhere outside Por- tuguese territory. Chinese re
SECRETARY'S VISIT TO GENEVA
London, To-day.
COMPETED
Opening Ceremony By Vice Governor
ABYSSINIAN CHARGE D'AFFAIRES LEAVES
IN CHINA
GENEVA PAYS TRIBUTE TO SINCERE EFFORTS BEING MADE.
Geneva, Tod
ECONOMIC SIEGE IN
NEXT FEW DAYS
DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS
UNAVAILING
SANCTIONS LIKELY TO BE APPLIED ON NOVEMBER 15
"CHINA`MAIL" SPECIA
Rome, To-day.
The conviction having become general here that the diplomatic efforts to reach an agree ment whereby the East African conflict would be terminated amicably, have definitely failed, the slogan that is in every mouth is "Em through thick and thin
No doubt any longer exists-that Italy will virtually be in a state of economic seige within a very few days, involving the rationing of all the chief foodstuffs and industrial raw, including fnel for motor railways and households, so that many accustomed comforts will disappear for a long time to come.
knows what it is facing writes the
The Italian peop Lavoro Fascista, knows moral and material. passions and the vile the eternal past, star Nations
ly, the stand thick
A tribute to the sincere fort at reconstruc tion and reorganisation that is being made by Chinese Government was paid by Mr. Robert
Italy's position Haas, Director of the League section of commum which has bec cations and transit, in his report on his mission dictator to the
but, on the other; to China at the beginning of the year. He says the other States of the Fascist march on Bome he was particularly struck by the wholesale spirit in consenting
tions was celebrated rejoicingly in in which the Government's efforts were received.
CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL..
Asmara, o-day. The fourteenth anniversary
the occupied territory yester-
when day.
Vice-Governor
Scabelli officially opened the
new motor road to Massawa.
Ras Seyoum Receives Instructions
The Chinese Government and where cause suspicion or authorities, be says, can now content. set out on the path of recon- He adds that for the near fo
struction without fear Public ture, as far as is at present fore opinion is behind them and alseeable, the League will probably ready more critical of inertia be called on to co-operate chiefly and timidity than of boldness. in road transport," hydraulic! Rome: The Abyssinian Charge Mr. Haas was also impressed works, co-operative development, D'Affaires took the Italian steam by the tendency to devise original public health, technical and agri- er "Victoria" at Naples yesterday solutions conceived with a strict cultural development as well as afternoon for Djibouti, from regard to the special conditions certain questions. of industrial Sir Samuel Hoare, the For-where he will continue his jour of the country and says that technigne Beate sidents believe that the scheme sign Secretary, is proceeding to ney to Addis Ababa.
League co-operation cannot any-i is merely aimed at giving em- Geneva on Thursday and will ployment to Portuguese tea-probably remain there until chers and advertisement writ- November 3. An. unimportant Council, presided over by the Em- ers. They also brand the re- decision to be taken is given as peror, and attended also by a nna- quirement as a cultural inva- the reason for the visit, which ber of foreign advisers, decided. does not indicate any change in after long deliberations, to in- strongest possible resistance to struct Bas, Seyoum to offer the
Italian columns advancing oni
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sign:
Dr. Kan Chia-hou, who is the British policy now in Hong Kong, may pro- Mr. Eden is also leaving for ceed to Macao to-day to nego-Geneva to-morrow, and will be re- tiate for the cancellation of this maining there for the duration of requirement.
the League meetings-Beuter.
FLKING OF DATE
ROUGH WEATHER IN When the Co-ordinating Com
ATLANTIC
Work
mittee adjourned the State me |bers were asked to advise the Secretariat by yesterday of the
Addis Ababa: The · Crown.
CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
CORFU COMMANDER SERIOUSLY ILL
Ship Racing All Out For Hong Kong
JUS. TO N. ZEALAND
BY AIR
Passenger Service
Next August-
Wellington, NZ, To-day-
Mr. J. G. Coates, Minister of Transport has announced the
liner Carfa (14,500 tons) is
The big F and 0 passenger completion of arrangements
present racing at full the Colony in order to pert medical
Miraculous Rescue measures they had taken or were South-West Delegates French,
London, To Shipping circles are lating themselves on the fact no lives were lost in the
which lashed the Atlantic
week-end, in contrast
vious week-end, when
z very large number ties.
Despite the loss of two steamers, the “Berwin the Esthonia, off the coast, the entire cre most miraculously wind Lex breaking
after the personnel
by boate
Issue Statement
Shanghai, To-day. Minister of Finance, Mr Kung, left. Changchun ain for Nanking yesterday
prepared to take in execution” of the committee's recommendation. The replies of the Governments will be before the Committee when Lit reassembles, and its principa, task will be to appoint a date for the concerted application of the proposal for a ban on imports Central coming from Italy
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WEATHER REPORT
vesse
hieved
with Pan America to for a service be
for
Airways the tim ed States and New Zealand probably
August, with Auckland as Cuminal
the
mpany will carry pasa
Reuter
flying
and mala
#At the is drafting indicia Mussol
as the daw
an attempt will be made to breat tance and sees clearly the despicable erint interests and desire for revenge for he sanctions or the League of
Time Limit Expires At Genera
-NOVEMBER 15 CONSIDERE
Blockade" Gaps Revealed
FIERY PUBLIC
ADDRESS BY
MUSSOLINI
SANCTIONS
Years Have
MUST BE FACEÐ ATTE DEIES AND PATIENCE®
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