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BRITAIN TAKES LEAD AT GENEVA: EDEN DEMANDS EXPLANATION
SITUATION
IN EUROPE
GRAVER THAN
IN 1914
ARMS PRODUCTION ONLY PROGRESS
STAKES HIGHER AND MORE TO LOSE.
London, To-day. The European situation was described by the Secretary of War, Mr. A. Duff-Cooper, as more grave than in 1914, when addressing a territorial army demonstration at Manchester yesterday. He added that the stakes were higher and there was more to lose.
The only direction in which we had made any real progress since the war was in the manu- facture of instruments of des-
The Rt. Hon Stanley Bruce (Amiralia), seen in the centre of the group above, made an eloquent plea for support of the principle of
collective security at yesterday's meeting of the League Comcil in
Geneva.
15 KILLED AND 110 HURT
truction. It was nothing less EARTHQUAKE HAVOC REPORTED
that the suicide of our civilisa- tion which we might witness in our time. He declared that if
de-
FROM LINGSHAN
From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, To-day.
we had no territorial army he did not see how we could defend England upon a voluntary basis. He challenged the leaders of
Fifteen persons were killed and about 110 were injured by the Church of England to
on the doc-carthquakes at Lingshan in South-western Kwangtung between April clare themselves trine that it is wrong to be all and April 5. according to belated reports reaching here from that-- soldier and fight for the things remote district. in which one believed. -Reu- ter.
SULLEN GLOOM"
IN PALESTINE
Echo Of Communal Passion
SITUATION FURTHER AGGRAVATED
Jerusalem, To-day. An air of sullen gloom has succeeded Sunday's out- break of communal passion. One clash was reported on the boundaries of Telaviv and Jaffa, but business gen- erally proceeded normally. though Arab youths parad- ed the Arab quarters of Jerusalem forcing shop- keepers to close their es- tablishments. ---- Reuter. Jerusalem: The grave situa- tion in Palestine was still further aggravated by the declaration of a general strike by the Arabs throughout the country. The Arab leaders announced that the strike will be organised on the model of
Most of the dead and injured were women, as the men were then working in the fields. The casualties were due mostly to
CHINA SOCCER PLAYERS' HURRIED DEPARTURE
Twelve Members Leave By m.v. Potsdam
the successive
ALL GOVERNMENTS MUST
COME OUT INTO OPEN-
PRESSURE MUST BE CONTINUED
AGAINST ITALY
BRITAIN READY TO IMPOSE FURTHER ECONOMIC
AND FINANCIAL SANCTIONS
Geneva, To-day.
The League Council adopted a resolution yesterday regretting the failure of conciliation and making a special appeal to Italy to bring to a solution the dispute in the spirit expected of a founder of the League. Italy voted against it.
The Ethiopian delegate complained that the resolution failed to satisfy Ethiopia's demand for increased sanctions.
The session was then concluded.
The public meeting of the Council listened with rapt attention to the outspoken declara- tion of Mr. Anthony Eden. the British delegate. He recalled that seven months ago the League decided that Italy had made war in defiance of the Covenant, and said: "At this so- Jemn hour every Government must show its responsibility and clearly state what policy, it "in- tends to pursue. Britain is ready to impose further economic and financial sanctions."
BARON ALOISTS WARNING
Delay In Mediation Would Handicap Co-operation
RUSSIAN DELEGATE DEPLORES LEAGUE IMPOTENCE
It was impossible to pass in silence the use
lof poison gas, which seemed to have been used Jagainst a people who were utterly unprovided with the means of defence against this form of warfare, which was outlawed by the two belliger- lents and 11 other nations and concerned the in- habitants of every great city in the world.
"How can we have confidence that our own people will not be burned, blinded and killed agonisingly here- after?"
Germans. throughout the Reich celebrated the 47th birthday of Herr Hitler, above, yesterday. The local observance took the form of a social gathering of National-Socialists in Hong Kong. when an address was delivered by Herr M. Hess eulogizing the Fuehrer.
NANKING REQUEST ·
REFUSED
Rice Tax Transfer Not Favoured
NO NEED FOR HELP FROM CUSTOMS
[From Our Own Correspondent) Canton, To-day.
Again asserting its indepen- dent position, the Kwangtung Provincial Government has not deemed it expedient to comply with the Nanking instructions
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As regards the general outlook, he said that every nation house collapses; the quake being felt over a radius of 80 miles.
there might some time need the protection of the Covenant, and to transfer the collection of
rice
Provincial tax from the During these five days 20
Geneva, To-day. much of the effect of it depended on the outcome of the present Department of Finance to the earthquake shocks were felt. The League of Nations Coun- crisis. Britain was prepared to act in accordance with League Canton Customs. The people were so terrified by cil met in a subdued mood yes policy to the same extent as the other nations and no farther.
The Nanking instructions do tremors that terday to consider the Commit-"If the League is now so shaken that its future utility is placed many were forced to sleep in tee of Thirteen's report on the in doubt, we should have to consider the policy which it will be not claim possession of the re- the open spaces.
failure to initiate peace nego our duty to pursue."
Meanwhile Mr. Eden concluded with an venne but simply ask the Cus- Several students in
the tiations between Italy and Abys appeal to each member to contribute the utmost in collective sup-toms to collect the duty on rice of the Kwangtung as agents county middle school were sinia. The declarations made at
Paul-BoncouT (France) Government. This step is to slightly injured. The first this opportunity by the various port of the authority of the League.
Baron Aloisi (Italy) declared
collection procedure, Twelve members of the All-shock happened about 10 am, delegates contained nothing un-that it was impossible to agree, asserted that notwithstanding the unify the China Berlin Olympic football throwing the school in a panic expected..
to the cessation of hostilities temporary failure of conciliation as in other provinces only the complement of 22 left for Shang-
Teachers and students dashed
After Baron Aloisi had defend unless the armistice gave Italy jit must continue until the con-Customs can collect rice duty the m.v. hai this morning by
out to the athletic field, manyed the Italian point of view, ac-joccupation of all the centres of clusion of the
both to and keep it for its own disposi- Potsdam, including Chan Chan-
being trampled on during the
including cording to which an armistice can,mobilisation,
the resfirm respect for international tion. wo ("Darkie" Chan) and Suen
So far the Customs in the Kam-thun.
for tactical and stragetic reasons, capital and also the frontier law and respect for the laws of
arms were war, and also because "we need ports of Kwangtung have not ly be agreed after a preliminary points from which peace has been signed, and stated delivered to the Ethiopians peace in Ethiopia in order to face yet collected any rice duty on that it was essential for any agree in other words, occupation of the menace hanging over Europe." behalf of the Provincial Gov- ment that the Italian army occupy practically the whole of the He was glad that Italy had re-ernment or under its own right. Addis Ababa and "other Abye-enemy territory. Sinisa centres of mobilisation,"
•
stampede. Seven others mem- bers of the party, including Lee Wai-tong. the probable captain of the side, will be leaving-to-
morning by the
morrow
Tutsuta Mart.
XLV.
I was originally intended that 18 players were to leave by the Japanese liner to-morrow morn- ing, but a last-minute change was made this morning and the 12 players who departed with members of their families, "were given only three hours to be on board.
The earthquake was also felt in Canton on April 3, but its Iraotion was slight and lasted
less than a minute.
LOYALTY OF THE COSSACKS
Restrictions Removed
Moscow, Today.
In consideration of the loyalty
the Abyssinian delegate, M. Wolde Mariam, criticised the Italian, at-
titude and demanded unrestricted application of sanctions.
In the afternoon session Baron shown by the Cossacks towards Aloisi, refuting criticisms, warn- ingly said that a delay of media- tion would necessarily delay Italy's co-opertion in the task of assuring ¡European peace.
the Soviet all the restrictions | hitherto placed on their service in
the Syrian general strike some CRISIS PENDING the ranks of the Red Army have
weeks ago, and will last until the demands of the Arabs have been met by the mandatory Power. The demands have been submitted
IN POLAND?
to the Government, but have not PREMIER'S POLICY
yet been published.
Further serious disturbances in Haifa and Jaffa as well as inj Telaviv, where several Jews were wounded, took place, British troops being sent to Jaffa.
The
state of emergency still continues.! ---Trans-Ocean Service.
CRITICISED
-CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Warsaw, To-day.
It is announced that the Pre- mier, owing "to sudden indis- cancelled his position," has
At the samme time the announcement becomes known that the last
FREE MEALS FOR journey to Budapest.
7,000 POOR
Silver Wedding
Viceroy Celebrates His issue of the fromer semi-official
was
been removed by a decision of the Soviet Central Executive Com- mittee.Reuter.
STOP PRESS
NEGRO STRIKE IN
COLOMBO
Armed Police Held
In Reserve
Colombo, To-day.
M.
war
cognised that fact and was glad A Nanking official came here that Britain remained faithful to twice to negotiate on this mat- the principle of collective security ter, but when there were dark clouds all both occasions. around the horizon.
was unsuccessful on
The Kwangtung Government PRIVATE SESSION
takes the position that rice tax The League Council west into is a provincial affair and should private session at 6.25 pm to con- be collected without the help of sider its resolution after everythe Customs.
member of the Council had
that It is understood spoken.
notably the Some 2,000 negro labourers em-several members, ployed at the naval dockyard have South Americans, opposed blam- EDEN'S SHARP TONE
jstruck for higher wages. No dis-jing either side for the breakdown The next speaker Wis
turbances are reported, but armed of conciliation. Anthony Eden, who emphasised
police are standing by.-Reuter's that the British Government still Bulletin Service. saw in the League of Nations' the best means for perserving peace. After declaring that the existing sanctions must remain in force, he the League Council remind all announced the British Govern members of the Convention ment's willingness to impose new 1925. zanctions if the other member States should judge it necESSSTY,
FRENCH SATISFACTION
EDEN SUPPORTED Mr. Stanley Bruce (Australia),
the before jspeaking
private session of the Council, said that: 52 nations had agreed to exercise its all the pressure in their power to of lend the aggression. That pressure If abandon- must be continued.
M. Paul-Boncour, while admit-}whole
Mr. Eden took the opportunity to ting that there was no reason for action and the rule of law in
Eden's human affairs. make an energetic protest against R
Shanghai, To-day. "There is such
a wide gulf between the
peace terms which Mussolini pro- and those to poses -which the Emperor is
disposed that I fear compromise at this time is impossible," said Mr. James Mills, who spent six months in Ethiopia on behalf of the Associated Press, when in- terviewed on his arrival in Shanghai yesterday.
"Gazeta Polska," paper, confiscated because it published jan editorial criticising the Pre- New Delhi, To-day.
These items of Saturday, the day on which mier's policy. Lord Linlithgow took over the news have thrown political cir-Negotiations, if they be- reins of office as Viceroy of India, cles into a high state of excite- was also the day of his silver wed-mcnt.
In commemoration of the ding.
Political circles are of the event Lord and Lady Linlithgow opinion that the latent antagon arranged free meals for 7,000 is between the Government poor people of all classes on Sun-and the Slavak group will now: day morning in the grounds of openly break out. There is even Viceroy's House-Reuter's Bulle-talk of an impending Cabinet tin, Service.
crisis. -Trans-Ocean Service.
gin at all, will, I fear, be long drawn out and dif- ficult," he added.
en-
Mr. Mills, who is gaged on a roving commis- sion, is staying in Shang- hai for a few days and will "then proceed to North
China and Manchuria. Beuter.
the alleged use of poison gas by optimism, welcomed Mr. the Italians against the Abysstatement that Britain would con-
against this outlawed method of warfare."
of Nations.
RUSSIAN ATTITUDE
GOLD MINE TRAGEDY
Entombed Men Found
www.
Moose River, Nova Scotia,
To-day.
The efforts to rescue the two entombed gold mine survivors
jed, it would be a fatal blow to the
of collective have hitherto proved unavailing." principle
Solid rock encountered in the ho rizontal shaft delayed the res- feuers' progress. Blasting was suspended owing to the fear that
They must do no-
He agreed with Mr. Eden that jsinians, "who do not possess the fine to adhere to a policy of col-these meant the destruction of the imprisoned men might get menus of defending themselves lective security through the League newborn hope in human dairs crushed by falling rocks. Eeu-
and would create an atmosphere ter's Bulletin Service of despair.
Later: The rescuers, after In very sharp tones, Mr. Edea The Soviet Russian delegate, Mthing to destroy the effort of col- reminded his hearers of the Con-Potemkin, deplored the League's lective action represented by the eight days' drilling though solid vention of 1928, which was signed impotence, which he attributed to League. It was therefore impera-rock, have reached the three men Mr. Magill, & Toronto by all the great Powers and many the lack of certainty as to whe tive to re-examine the whole entombed in the Moose River gold of the smaller countries and was of great ther all its members are prepared system of collective security in mine. importance to the inhabitants of to join in action in case of aggres the light of the events of the past lawyer and part-owner
seven months and see how best to mine, had already succumbed. Dr. great towns, as their only means zion.
Robinson and the mine official, of survival. If a convention like The Polish Delegate then ex-improve the situation.
Mr. Bruce characterised the use Mr. Scadding, were found hardly up and dis-pressed his country's readiness to this could be torn regarded, then people would have collaborate in the solution of all of poison gas as a hideous and able to walk and nearly drowned form of warfare by the rising food waters-Ren- right to ask what use treaties "problems in the framework of the disastrous
ter Reuter. Mr. Eden demanded that League--Trans-Ocean Service.
were.
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