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AN ECHO OF DOLLFUSS
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The expulsion of Major Fer prolific writing from the Austrian Cabinet was the years sequel to the long-standing private Heifend between him and Prince Star- same hemberg.`
Fey, who looks like a Prussian jand is, indeed, of German origin, of has a great war record. His re putation, however, has suffered jever since the murder of Dr. Dell-
fuss.
WHAT FRENCHMEN
SEEK TO-DAY
PERIODIC CONTACTS BY
EX-SERVICEMEN
AGREEMENT WITH GERMANY IN GENERAL SECURITY SYSTEM
(By Francois de Tessau)
Former French Under-Secretary of State For Foreign Affairs
however
lin_1833. 5,92 cities and
He was with Dolifuss when the Hungary, bestowed, on his the Nazi "assassins burst into the zoom
hear periodically-that, Politically, Hong Kong, Saturday, Jan., 4. 1936-freedom of their city. The Gov-For several hours Vienna believed
Franco-German relations question is more delicate. The ernment published his collected that he, too, was dead. He emerg- are about to enter a new phase. German ex-soldiers are part of a totalitarian State. They had work and every adult Hungarian ed from the Chancellery unscathed Speeches are made, visits of to support the official doctrine
A Grave Moment In World History
hought 100 volumes. In his youth, after negotiating with the
marprominent or official personages both in internal andi sexternal- he was condemned to death-for re-derers.. Ivolutionary activities against. Ans- This unromantic escape helped to are announced in Paris and Ber-politics. Their watchword was An ingenious ruse on the undermine his reputation for de the possible evolution of reis-ments, and to be very cautious [lin, and newspapers point out to insist on bilateral agree-. ence depended upon the degree/Part of his wife saved him from ring-do. It did more. It enabled tions between the Third Reichfabout the return of Germany to This enemies to spread the rumour
the League that his forte was keeping in with
If the success of a Confer
of desirability that it should the hangman's noose. succeed we should have no anxiety as to the outcome of the London Naval Conference which was formally opened · inf London on December 10. Un- fortunately the records of the Disarmament Conference and
LOCAL NEWS
BREVITIES
both sides.
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+ AN ILLOGICAL POSITION"
With the aid of these suspicions Prince Starhemberg has now been jable to rid himself of his one zival
of the International Monetary His Excellency the Governor, jas a military leader. Conference are of too recent!
Sir Andrew Caldecott, has sign- For the moment it is unlikely date to permit of any facilehed his intention of being pre-that Fey will even try to make optimism that what Mr. Bald-sent at Madame Madalah Mas-trouble or that the Vienna Heim win called the calamity of a reson's recital on Tuesday next at wehr regiments will rise ап turn to unrestricted naval com-the Helena May Institute and Sir behalf. But his day may come petition must surely be averted Thomas and Lady South rn, un-again.
to yield a little of their maxi- Imum demands for the sake of the general good” The British Government, the Prime Minis Repulse Bay Hotel this evening
A dinner dance will be held at i
been arranged for the
.
conven-young man
*
***There's
Jis
in this class making a
and the French Republic:
Special attention has been - The great majority of French paid to this problem for some veterans, on the other hand. time. Gen. Goering, in an out- cannot conceive of any, diplo burst at Saarbrucken on Nov. 2. maky not based on fidelity to turned to the French to say: the League, a system of general
"Give up that extravagant idea security and the establishment that we are watching for the of a network of pacts with moment to spring at France. Welequal guarantees and responsi learned to know each other in the bilities. They do not deny great struggle between the pec lequality of rights to Germany, ples, and we esteem each other.
There is no longer any need to try) but they envisage their normal our strength in a passage of arms exercise in a Continental, and, We prefer to cease our, rivalries if possible, universal organisa- in peaceful works*
tion. Sach words do not leave the
The Only Chance In their eyes, Franco-German body hopes that a regime of neighbourliness will be estab-reconciliation has no chance of lished Everybody longs for a success save in the framework stable peace
Everybody, and at once vast and well-defined, of particularly the ex-Servicemen, an international understanding. This is the real reason why acknowledges German bravery,
direct conversations between veterans have hitherto given no positive result; and the same with others. The two views are fundamentally opposed.
In order that it may be averted der whose patronage Madame The weakness of the present Ads- all the Powers represented will asson will appear, will also be trian Government is that its exis-Frenchman untouched. Every have to show themselves ready:
there..
tence depends on Italian support
Your Daily Smile! ter said, attach the utmost im- A special extra bus. service has Professor (to class): portance to a continuance of || fimitation in both the quantits fierce of the patrons in addition jackass of himself. When he is fin- 2nd would like to see it applied
|ished; "I'll start”.
to Continental reconstruction. tive and the qualitative fields to the ordinary time table.
* They are anxious to see a re-
Mother: "Oh, Freddie, I thought
Veterans Meet duction in size in all the larger The monthly dance at the we had all agreed to economice, and
There have been frequent types of ships and in the guns Sailors and Selchers Home will here I and you eating bread with both
A very great-number-of-Ger- Tram and botter on 16
contacts between Freach and they carry "They will also be held on Wednesday next, Ian- Freddie Way, of course, Mother; German veterans. The first wants to use the League to im wans believe that France only press, as they have done conuary 8, beginning at 8.30 pm one slice of bread does for both. important one was Aug. 2, 1934 pose her hegemony on Europe, sistently since the war for the Tickets are now on säle, at the
between M. Henri Pichot, presi and to hinder the free develop abolition of the submarine. usual price of $1
A father and his little boy were dent of the Veterans' Federalment of the Reich. having a dismission on legal mat-
Union and Herr Oberlindober, Europe is for France," the What is a retaining fee?" asked head of the National-Socialist Berliner Boersen Zeitung recent the little boy.
fex-Servicemén There have remarked, “a great "sphere" of His father replied: *A retaining |
power are displayed: her footswol
2. When France
says "Evrope," she does not think of the swarm et States great and small,・・each wanting to live with the SIRE dignity and rights, and which think themselves happier in livingTM in friendship than in opposition. No, Europe is for France a means of carrying out French-zime.”
(Continued on Page 11)
Japan and France-have
hitherto rejected that proposi- It is notified that trains leaving tion on the ground that the sub-for Shengshui to-day, which will instrument and is indispensable Territories
Ters
*
marine is primarily a defensive enable the public to visit the New fee is a fee paid to a lawyer before been others since, the most rat impencer where her glory and
Agricultural Show, he will undertake to do any work for Cent a few weeks back. to the lesser Naval Powers will depart from Kowloon as fola chent"
On every
the occasion "Oh!" replied the little bay, "like veterans of the two countries
glorious brotherhood of arms, mutual esteem, and complete HORSE SENSE. "Dad, when has a fellow horse reconciliation. From a senti
mental standpoint they have "When he can y
been in perfect harmony.
25.00 Nor is there reason to oppost lows: 265 2m 3.35 am 12 100, puting a sy mag in the meter before have been at one and recaling s
that they have changed or will and 120 pm. change their point of view,
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marine has a far greater radins The Police Branch of the Min- of offensive action than aistering League are holding battleship. What may, how-whist and mahjongg drive at ever, with some confidence be the Police Recreation Club On expected is that all Five Naval Tuesday, January 14, beginning Powers will pledge themselves at 3 pm, admission $1 each, against unrestricted submarine which includes tex, Mahjongg warfare as it was practised by players are asked to bring their Germany in the Great War, own sets, racks, etc. though it was happily renounc-
led by Germany in her recent Naval agreement with Britain Lieut E O. Wanliss, of Kings
A fine of $3 was imposed upon As regards quantitative reduc-clere Hotel, Cameron Road, by ition. the larger success of the E L Wynne-Jones at the Conference, it would seem, de Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, pends mainly upon the attitude for failing to have a red light on finally adopted by Japan the rear of his private car No. Admiral Nagano stated in the 1452 at Sai Kung Road on De- first instance that his Govern cember 10 at 7 pm. B 1. Guter- ment stood firmly by the princi-res, of No. 22 Granville Road, ples of a common upper limit
was summoned for a similar of-
to be fixed as low as possible." fence and was also fined $3.50 If that is uncompromisingly adhered to as a condition pre-
[cedent hopes of the larger A Gazette notification states agreement will rapidly that the King's Exequator e- diminish.
powering Monsieur Soulange P.
The United States will not Tessier to act as French Consul at accept the Japanese claim to Hong Kong has received His equality in total tonnage, since Majesty's signature. it means a claim to an enor
mous accession of strength
Nor will it be accepted by Great| The number of emigrants Jerv Britain, whose Imperial in Settlements during the month of Sing the Colony for the Straits terests are scattered all over December was 7,560. the world, whereas Japan holds an impregnable position in her own Far Eastern waters and
The "Hong Kong (Non-domi
her Empire is compset and in-parties) Divorce Rules, vulnerable by sea. Japan's published in the Government principle of a common upper Gazette for general information {limit of atmaments may
sound reasonable
the
abstract, but the real point - is
that it is z proposal vastly to occasion calls on all the Naval increase and not to reduce naval Powers for common sense. for armaments. If security is the a bold application of the lessons justification for armaments, of naval experience since 1900, Japan's advantages are immea and for a serious attempt to surably greater than those of visualise the the ather Naval Powers Boos round tot
propos tom
monstrous *: wa
son.
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