Page
THE HONGKONG DAILY-PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPIAMBER 7TH, 1935-
THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL
AGENCY, LTD.
Tol. Central 238.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
3, Queen's Buildings.
BELL'S UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LTD.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
"Victor Metallio." "Dagger,"
**Quadruple
D and
"Reefer" Fackings.
Bell's Asbestos Compositions
"Salamandor" Engine & Cylinder Ols
"Salamanderite" Jointing.
TOILET & MEDICATED
SOAPS
You will find in Greatly Variety in Stock at
THE CHINA DISPENSARY
82, QUEEN'S ROAD C.
SALE NOW ON
Come Now !
A FRESH STOCK OF
MANILA HEMP HATS
FOR LADIES. Latest Styles, Various Colours and Shapes
AT LOWEST PRICES.
Come Early !!*
Don't Miss the Opportunity!!! SWATOW DRAWN WORK CO., 16. Des Vœux Road Central, Hongkong.
F. O. Box 445.
SHIPBUILDERS,
SHIP REPAIRERS,
.:
BOILER MAKERS,
FORGE MASTERS.
OXY-ACETYLENE ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL AND
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
Telephone No. 2860
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED. TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
DRY DOCKS.
Length 787 Feet.
Length on Blocks 750 Feet
Dept. on Centre of
Sill (EW.OST.) 34 ft. 6 ins.
THREE SLIPWAYS.
Capable of Handling Ships Up to 3.000 Tone Displacement Electric Crane at Sea Wall. Capable of Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Badins.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
(Joan Swin & Sons, Ltd.),
HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN,
TH. ADDEZAR': "TAIIDODOCK, Horazowo," AGENTS.
TEARPHONE NO. 212.
CALL FLAR: “C” (vm A#s, Purrant.
MICHELIN
CUSHIONING
CAPA
ENSURES
COMFORT
Sole Agents:
LEPACK CO., LTD, 50-52, Queen's Ed. C.
CABLES.
б
LATEST CABLES, [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.} ITALO-GREEK DISPUTE. ITALIANS DENY FIRING ON. GREEK STEAMER.
Rour, September 8th. It is officially denied that an Italian submarine fired on the Greek steamer mentioned in a cable message dated Sept. JL.
LON. MEETINGS ADJOURNED." GENEVA, September 4th. At a meeting at the Bureau, the As sembly last night in conjunction with the Council decided, in accordance with Lord Robert Cecil's suggestion, to adjourn sine, ie the plenary session of the Assembly, which was to have been held this morning, in order to avoid questions with regard to the Italo-Greek conflict and to give the Council time to examine the conflict and to communicate with their Governments.
EARLIER CABLES,
THE CONFERENCE OF AMBASSADORS.
Loxbox, September 5th.
It is anticipated that the decision of the Conference of Amahesadors will settle the Janian murders, hat. the question of the occupation of Corfu remains.
It is understood that the Conference is inenmpetent to deal with the occupation of Corfu, and presumably the League of Nation's will find the solution.
AMBASSADORS' CONFERENCE ·
DECISION.
PARIS, September 5th, The Conference of Ambassadors took formal note of Greece's readiness to vay reparations determined by the Conference and her proposal for a Commission of Eu- quiry three Powers represented on the delimitation commission. The Conference, recognising that the responsibility of States for political crimes in their territory is thy principle of internatonal law, will immedi ately consider details of the proposed quiry, This decision has bun communien t to the League of Nations.
|
LATEST CABLES.
RAILWAY DISASTER AT
· HANOVER
TWO EXPRESS TRAINS COLLIDE,
BERLIN, September 5th, "Ten persons were killed and 8fteen in- jured in a collision between the Berlin to Amsterdam and Dresden «to" Amster- dam expresses near Hanover.
-1
Two conches on the Berlin to Amster dam express were demolished, STERLING' ON NEW YORK DECLINING.
Lastos, September 5th. Sterling on New York has recently been steadily declining. Yesterday it tauehed 1/303 and closed at 4/51).
U.S. IMMIGRANTS. DISPUTE SETTLED,
WASHINGTON, September 5th. The Immigration Commissioners have ordered the admission of the 1,800 im- migrants who arrived promptly for the September quota (as enhled on Septem her 3rd), but fried the transporting ves sels em gold each.
The Tho
[The ground for refusal to admit the immigrants in the first instance was that the stendiers were docked a few minutes Lefore midnight on August 31st August quotas, were exhausted. Captains of the vessels maintained that they arrived immediately after midnight.
ED, IL.DK.|
EARLIER CABLES,
BAVARIAN MONARCHIST COUP DENIED.
BERLIN, September 5th. The Chicago Tribune's story announcing a Monarchist coup in Bavaria is denied. It is stated that doubtless it are from the parade of a hundred thousand mem- bers of Bavarian defence organisatious at Nureuburg on September ud on the an en-niversary of the French surrender of Selan. "The parade was watched by Gen- eral Ludendorff, Admiral Von. Scheer and many other prominent military officials of the old regime.
GNA, September 5th At a meeting of the Council of the League Signor Salandra in a long state meat of the Italian case urged that the dis pute with Greves should be referred to the Conference of Ambassadors. M. Politis. on behalf of Greece, protested against this and the Council, after hearing Lord Robert Cecil's views, adopted the sugge tion of the Chairman, Viscount Ishii, to adjourn the discussion till to-morrow to permit an examination of Signor Salan. iru's grave statement.
THE GREEK CASE:
14 New York cable published yesterday stated:"A report by the Chicago Tribune which up to the present has not been con- firmed, announces a Monarchist coup in Bavaria, Fascisti, numbering 400.000 nad clad in their old-time uniforms, marched to Nuremburg, hauled down the Republican flag and hoisted the Kaiser's standard. is said that they completely control the town"]
DUTCH QUEEN'S JUBILEE.
AMSTERDAM, September 5th.
[t
A civle welcome was accorded the Queen, the Prince und Princess Juliana on arrival at Amsterdam, the Burgmnaster rending an address after which the Royalties drove in state along a three mile route, the procession taking two hours. The entire City was lavishly decorated. and the en thusiasm of the crowds was remarkable, Representatives of several hundred - So- cieties, carrying flags, lined the route and afterwards marched past the Royalties who
After Signor Salandra's pronouncement ENTHUSIASTIC DEMONSTRATIONS. M. Politie explained the Greek casetin an abic speech, which appeared favourably to smp the pune without evoking a druscastration. Pontis repuliated the ggestion that breves desired to escape her responsibilities and said shy urgently squired an international enquiry in order to throw the fullest light on the affair. She was ready to abide by the consequent of the enquiry. The seizure of plages was munecessary is both parties were inen ters of the League Lord Robert Cecil, at whose insistency to-day's proceedings were held in public, urged the Council to B were on the Palace balcony."
decision ta-thorrow to enable him to i- form the Assembly immediately. LEAGUE DEBATE.
GENEVA, September th It teworthy that, while Signor Salandra contended that, the creation of the League did not consitute renunciation of the rights of states to act in defence of their safety and dignity, he remarked that the authority of the League of Nations. which the Italian Government had not in- tended disowsing, must be maintained and respected. Ho added however, that the peace of the world has not been disturbed ar threatened by Italy's art of Gnarantee. M. Politig replet that to admit that the Council ought to abstain from intervention did because one of the interested arties not recognise its competence would lead to the
of the Longue inns much as it would always be possible for any Nation to pretend the covenant did not apply.
IMPORTANT COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS.
GENEVA, September 5th, Today's proceedings in the Council of the League of Nations, which are regard ru as heing the most important ever held, were conducted in a larger ball than the previous sittings, which was crowded to suffocation.
RUSSIAN CURRENCY ·
· CANCELLATIONS
Moscow, September 5th. The Government has decided to cancel the Czarist and Kerensky Currencies.
NEW AMERICAN DIRIGIBLE.
LAKEHURST (NEW JERSEY), Sept. 5th. The great naval alirigíbla "Z.R.I. made a successful iniden flight of an hour and landed without mishap."
MARKS!
LONDON, September 8th. Marks are down to between 100,000,000 and 110,000,000, CHAMPION EQUINE CONTEST
LONDON, September 3th, Following a conference as Loudon, be- twrey Mr. B. Irish, owner, and Mr. B. Jarvis, trainer of Papyrus, and Mr. Fitz- gerald, representing Major Belmout, the chairman of the Americau Jockey Club, to discuss the
match proposed
between Papyrus and an American horse, a state- ment has been issued declaring that the contest depends upon certain details, the chief of which concerns the transportation of Papyrus and the permission of the United States authorities to import English fodder for the horse,
The delegates to the Assembly and the general public were breathless with interest. when Signor Salandra opened the proceedings by reading a letter at tenuating the bombardment of Corfn and aspersing the conduct of the Corfu Authorities, after which he delivered a public, which were immediately sup lengthy statement, contending that as the pressed.) murdered members of the mission were It was noticed that Sighor Salandra appointed by the Ambassadors "Confer-and M. Politis had a friendly conversa ence, it was for the Confercice and not. tion before the proceedings began. for the League of Nations to decide the issue. He asserted that Greece had ap- nealed to the League in order, to escape ber responsibilities for the barbarous act, Signor Salandra affirmed that the Italian Government have no intention of recognising the authority of the League expected, my declaratious yesterday to intervene. It was the Italian Govern ment's irrevocable opinion that the Coun- cil of the League should not proceed with the affair.
Viscount Isbii proposed an adjourn
ment till to-morrow.
EXPLANATION BY ITALIAN PREMIER.
ROME. September 6th. Premier Mussolini, in a statement be fore the Cabinet, Raid: As was to be
caused a certain commotion in Great Britain and at Geneva. Their purpose was to provoke a serious reflection on certain foreign elements who consented to the Greek attempt to change the pack of cards. Let us await the decision of the Council of the League of Nations. We are sure of our rights, and firm and tranquil in our conscience.
Lord Robert Cecil agreed, but he asked that Articlce X, XII and XV of the Covenant he read in French and English, CHEERS FOR LORD ROBERT CECIL.
Bose, September Bil. "Anti-British articles continue in the Press When this was done Lord Robert Cecilin view of the attitude of Great Britain, remarked that these 'Articles were not The Socialist Signor Avanti alone opposes merely contained in the Treaty of Ver- Bignor Mussolini's attitude. sailles, but were also in the Treaties of Neuilly and St Germania and the Trianon. If they were got taken into couladera- tion, then the baren of present-day Europe would be shattered. (Cheers among the (Opntinued at just of next Column.)
SPLENDID NEWS:
ATHENA; September 5th The Prefecture at Corfa telegraphs that all Greer civil and police authorities have
resumed duty.
Do you take a Pride in your Table Linon ? » Has your Cloth, Fine Spreads, Centre Piocos got that Snowy Whito-
ness and Fine Gloss that makes
ather
Women Proud of their Pablo Linea
Sanitary, Laundry
Service,
Dyalag and Dry- cleaning of ull Descriptions.
STEAM LAUNDRY CO.
1979.
HEAD OFFICE and WORKS /AUMATI, Tel. K 32. HONGKONG DEPOT: 16 Stanley Street, Tol
02, Praya East. KOWLOON DEPOT: 19, Caaton Road.
CANTON: 19, Sharki Central East.
PIANOS
Write or Phone for: PRICE-LIST.
FOR SALE OR HIRE.
TSANG FOOK PIANO CO.,
TEL. 2127.
D4A, WANCRAI ROAD.
SOME DISTANCES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND PHILIPPINE ISLANDS BY CAPT. G. H. PENNEFATEER
BREWER & Co., Pedder Street.
On Sale at-
YE OLDE PRINTERIE, LD, Queen's Rond.
AILSA CRAIG
MARINE MOTOR;
A first-class British-made Motor at a reasonable price.
1 Cylinder to 6. Cylinders
4 B.E.P. to 50 B.EP
Prices and particulars from
SOLE AGENTS:
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Machinery Dept-
Telephone C. 1030.
ASAHI
BEER
SPECIALLY BREWED FO3⁄4EKTOET
DAI NIPPON BREWERY CO.
LIMITED.
TOKYO, JAPAN.
MITSUI
SOLE AGENTS
BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD
HONGKONG.
RUSSIA RUMINATING- "MANCHESTER GUARDIAN'S"
WARNING PA
Moscow, September 5th The newspapers hero prophesy i change the grouping of Powers in the Pacife which will be favourable to Russia.
HOME CRICKET.
LONDON, September 5th -H, I), G. Laven-Gower's eleven llefente rd, the West Indies team by four wickets, The visitors cores were 110 and 135, Parkin took 3 wickets for 3 and Rhodes • -
for 37, both in the sensing: Late sat-Gower's elesen / h, (Tylmiry (E) contributing 57) and for a wiebels (Francis taking 4 wickjun 12