AUSTRO-GERMAN CUSTOMS UNION.
FIRST STEP TO CENTRAL EUROPEAN THREE-FOWER ECONOMIC BLOC
REFERENCE TO INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE DEFEATED.
(THROUGH KRUTER'S AGENOT.?.
GENEVA, May 18. At midnight, efter long deliberations, the German delegation to the League of Nations' Council' announced that, both "Austria and Germany are determined to persevere with their proposals for an Austro-Gernina Customs union, in spite of the French arguments, The German delegation insists, that the proposed ceonomię union does not affect in the lenat Austria's political independence, The juridical aspect of the affair was the one which particu larly concerned the Council of the Longue to-day, Mr. A, Hender, son, the British Foreign Secretary, in opening the League Council proceedings moved tant the Protocol for the establishment of the Austro-German-Customs Union should be referred to the Permanent Court of Intemational Justice for an advisory opinion as to whether the régime stablished between Germany and Austria, on the basis, and within limits of the principies of the Protocol of March 10 of this year were compatible with Article 58, of the Treaty of St. Germain, and Article 1 of the Protocol of Geneva of October 4. 1929. The Court was asked to treat the inatter as urgent,
Doctor Schober, the Austrian Vice-Chancellor, speaking in English, unreservedly supported Mr. Henderson's proposal while strongly maintaining the legality of Austria's action.
M. Briand also supported Mr. Henderson's proposal.
In replying to Mr. Henderson's proposal, Dr. Schper assured the Council that Austrin would not proceed with the proposed Union until the Court had decided and the League had discussed its decision.
Dr. Cartius and Signor Grand strongly supported Mr. AN Henderson's proposal.
The Cound adjourned at 1 a.m. till May 10, when the pro posal had been defeated;
AUSTRIA'S CASE EXPLAINED.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1931.
BOMB-THROWERS BUSY.
DEMONSTRATIONS IN [FAVOUR OF DICTATORSHIP.
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Bomb
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LARGE SEIZURE OF CIVIL WAR IN CHINA
OPIUM.
CONSIGNED AS "DRIED FRUIT"
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MADRID, May 19.
ANTWERT, May 18. throwers are busy in
Warned by Dutch detectives the several districts of Lisbon where police seized four large cases con. cleven persons were injured on the taining eight hundred kilogramnice occasion of demonstrations in pof raw opium, disguised as "Dried port of a Dictatorship..
Fruit," consigned from Conatan The most serious outrage, which tinople vid Rotterdam to Antwerp. caused a huge crowd attending an. It is believed the consignment was open-air meeting to panic, took ultimately intended for Paris. place in the centre of Lishen,
P. & O. SALARIES REDUCTION..
GUNMEN MENACE. LONDON.
DISCOURAGED.
NORTHERN GENERALS ADVICE TO CHEN.
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"NEW GOVERNMENT” POSTPONED.
SOUTHERN GENERALS IN CONFERENCE.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}
BRITISH FILMS WINNING.
NEW INDUSTRY FOR
· LONDON,"
"QUOTA *** NOW TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
JANKOW, May 15.
CANTON, May 18. The Provincial Governments of Owing to certain preliminary ar
This year may be remembered in Hunan and Hupeh have wired Chen mangements not being ready, the cinema history as the one in which Tsai Tong urging him to desist from lenders of the Canton rovelt have British filin production, was estab stirring up civil strife and pointing this morning decided to postpone
Fished as a great national industry. out the fate met by Feng Yu Isang the inauguration of a Provisional of our leading producing companies A careful survey of the schedules and Yen Hat Shan, who had a can-National Military Government in for the next twelve months aug siderably larger army.
Canton to Wednesday or Thursday. NANKING, May 18.
General Pei Chung lisi, slender nearly 140 Glms, the aggregate cost',
Resta. that our output will be Chang Hauch Liang and other of the Kwangsi troops, arrived in of which, irrespective of distribut important Manchurian leaders, in- Canton from Wuchow yesterdaying expenses, will be cluding Chang Tso Hsiang, Wanafternoon at 4 o'clock by special Fu Lin sud Tsang Shih Yi, Gover
£2,000,000. nors, respectively, of Kirin, Hei. langkiang, and Fengtien, have Lanned a circular telegrain deploring the eventa in Canton and urging the necessity of settling political differ. While the defeat of "Big Bill"ences by peaceful means, and final- Thompson in the Chicago mayorally pledging their support of the A ten per cent reduction in elections, and the accession. to Central Government against any salaries, which becomes effective on miwer of the party of reform, is attempt against its security. August 1, applies to all staffs of | hailed as a staggering blow for the the P. & D. Co. affont and ashore, gangsters, police" authorities are from the Chairman downwards. seriously perturbed as the increas- ing number of crimes in which firearms are used. '
TO APPLY TO ALL STAFFS.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Lesnos, May 19.
DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
RAIN INTERFERES WITH MATCHES.
(THROUGH REVIER'S AGENOT.]
INCREASING NUMBER OF CRIMES.
Still another case of a raid by armed motor bandits occurred re. |cently-and in the centre of Lon-
don.
A. street-sweeper was held up at the point of a revolver in the early morning by one of thion men who took part in a smash-and-grab," ATHENS, May 17. ! Czecho-Slovakia beat Greece hall, the watch manufacturers, in raid at the shop of Messrs. Inger.
Kingsway
four matches to one in the second round of the Davis Cup. In the coneluding games at Athens to-day", Hecht beat Zerlendi, 6-0, 6-4, 3-0, and Menzel C.S.) bent Garau- gioti (Greece), 6-1, 6-3, 6-1,
The window was shattered, and the bandits escaped in their coupe motor-ear with about £50 worth of watches.
ONTARIO TO PROBE CANCER TREATMENT.
ROYAL COMMISSION OF
INQUIRY
Toronto, Canada.-A Royal Com. mission has been established by the
government of Ontario to study present knowledge on the cause and eure of cancer and, in particular, the use of radium in treatment the disease.
Whether the Government shai. Purchase a quantity of radium for
this
purposes, as has been propos will be decided when the Com mision makes known its finding. The Government takes the position that cancer is a pubite health pro
"Rightly viewed, the situation usefully he asked to form a Cus created by
the Austro-Geim toms Union with Czecho-Slovakia, agreement," said an Austrian écon
on account of her aspirations to
OSLO, May 17.
This is but the latest of a long omist to me, “is a parallel to that Czecho-Flovak territory. The mai of the summer of 1914,” writer Mr. lines of the scheme are that fist
Heavy rain throughout the day
series of crimes in England in G. E. R. Godge, the London Daily of "all the industrialised States of prevented a continuation of the which the participants have made
contest between Poland and Nor Telegraph correspondent for Cen- Czecho-Slovakia and South-Easter way, which Poland has already won
use of firearms, and nothing is tral Europe. "Once again the smal-Europe, which are forced to impathy three clear matches. It was Inter than this growing tendency to copy
more disturbing to Scotland Yarden of great importance and that the Department of Health should Jer States of South Eastern Europe most of their foodstuffs, should decided that the remaining matches
will not be played,
the methods of American. gunmen.
have the benefit of the most ad are stirring up the Great Powers to combine in as close a union as
PARIH, May 17, ́" It is believed that the proper- nction-once again the policy of the possible, and then a second similar
vanced opinión in formulating Persistent rain prevented further Wilhelmstrasse is being guided by blow should, is formed by the tennis matches between Britain and arms is at least three times what
play in the international club lawn tion of criminals who now carry policy for combatting it.
According to figure given, the the needs of the Ballhausplatz. akrarian States which have a big France, the match thus being re-it was before the War.
Legislature, cancer garded as a win for the British
18 increasing The happy difference to-dry is exportable agricultural surplus,
These two State blocs should then result of the first day's play.
clubs by six matches to five on the
There were that the States which were then
smash-and-grab raids in London promoters of strile are to-day set-try to work out a system of prefer.
TURIN, May 17.
alone last year, and in many cases ting in motion machinery which ential tariffs to secure the Bon Cup contest between Italy and The closing singles in the Davis.
the criminals were armed. Nearly will make for peace and prosperity of what, in Dr. Schober's view, is Holland were also suspended owing one of the most pressing problems to rain, and as Italy has already Europe to-day-the preservation Dutch players decided not to piny established a winning lead, the of the agrarian States of the Balaff the remainder. kans from an imminent economic breakdown, and consequeat"
pea This could be ent cominunism," secured by exempting inter-Euro- en grain imports from the most- favoured nation clause.
for Europe."
Dr. Schober Himself and Austrian
enthusiasts for the new proposals generally consider themselves, en- tirely innocent of the charge brought against them in Paris of having endangered peace and em- played the methods of undesirably secret diplomacy to confront the world with a fait accompli, They
Czacho-Slovakia Too. are strenuons in their assertion that Dr. Schober hopes, now that the invitation to other States to Great Britain seems to have lost join in the Austro-German scheme | her earlier distrust of this idea, is entirely sincere. Only the mini. that great progress will be made mum was settled privately, they with it at the meeting of the Euro assert the hare decision to form pean Committee, which will assem
FRENCH TEXTILE
STRIKE.
100,000 WORKERS OBEY
STRIKE ORDER.
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Romax, May 18. The strike order has been obeyed The majority of Belgian employees are still working.
a Customs Union-hetoro the worldble under the presidency of by 100,000 out of 130,000 workers. was notified of their intentions. Briand in May next, and that ever Diplomacy, they confend, could not the Oversen States will recognis: be said to exist if a modicum of the necessity of its adoption. private economic discussion between two States is to be condemned 'as plotting against international peace, Two State Blocs.
It is, of course, impossible for its
as
at least
That estimate does not include the sum likely to be spent by Ameri-
Britain to comily with Quota " can ammpanies on making films in
regulations.
£260,000 from U.S.A.
This is the first year in which American companies have felt com. Pelled to take the "Quuta” sori- ously, and it is probable that they will spend at least £250,000 here.
train. He was accompanied by General Li Ban Sin and Mr. Ip Ki Cheung. Mr. Fung Cho Man, the Li Tsai Hsin ahministration Commissioner of Finance during here, who was sent to Wuchow by Gencial Chen Toni Fong to escort these Kwangsi leaders to Canton, The Kwangsi party was given a also came back with the party. rousing welame as they alighted from the train at Shek Wai Tong, by a group of high officials of the Canton Government, including Gen- eral Lin Shik Taing, Commander of the Canton Garrison: General Chen Hing Wan, the Canton Police Com. will grow rapidly, and it is con- missioner; and Mr. To Yick Him,ceivable that the expenditure on of the Canton Military Headquar-film production in Britain next ters, The party, heavily guarded, proceeded to the Tooi Si Club in Tangshan in automobiles to call on General Chen, Toni Tong.."In the evening they were the guests of honour at an elaborate banquet given by the Canton Commander in-Chief in the Tooi Si Club.
In an interview with local Pressmen this morning. General Pei Chang Isi said that he came to Canton in response to the re- quest of General Chen Tan Tong for a conference to make plans for Shek, General Li Taung Jen is still An expedition against Chiang Kai in Wuchow, but General Chang Fat Fui is already on his way hare.
TROOPS CONCENTRATING IN KWEILIN.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
The contribution from that source
year may rise to £4,000,000.
This represents a great new in- dustry for London, as nearly all our film production is carried on within a few iniles of the metropolis, chiefly at Elstree.
The British International Com- pany now has seven stages equipped for sound, and a schedule of about thirty films, to which must be added about ten films likely to be made in their studios by other companies.
The British Instructional Com- pany at Welwyn will probably pro- duce six films. The British and Dominions Company, at Elstree, with facilities for three producers to work simultaneously, may le expected to turn out ten films. Gainsborough Pictures, at laling. ton, and by arrangement elsewhere. may be assessed for about twelve
CANTON, May 18 According to an official communi- qué froin Kwangsi, received here today, a large part of the troops films tion is now concentrating in Kwei- of the Kwangsj-" Ironsido" ́enali. in, prepared to march into Human
Many Money-Makers. "The Gaumont-British Gorpora- tion, at Shepherd's Bush, though
scale, will have six gound stages anticipated to have at least thirty ready by the summer, and, may ho
films to their account by this time
many as 246 steadily and in 1929 killed 8,787 to check the advance of Chiang late in starting on a considerable
persons in Canada. In Ontario st Kai Shek's troops from the North. causes one death out of every cle-mander-in-Chief of all the anti- General Li Tsung Jen is the Com ven. In 1902 there were 47 cance Nanking troops in Kwangsi and deaths in the province to 100,000 General Chen Trai Tong is in con of population; in 1910 the figure mediately under Li Tsung Jen. are
trol of those in Kwangbang. Im had gone up to 33; in 1920 to 93 Chang Fat Fui, Pei Chung Hat and
Wong Hok Ling.
2,000 cars wero stalen in the same period-many of them by motor bandits who abandoned them after
they had been used for raids.
Scotland Yard has a list of at least seventy Lonilon criminals who are known to go about'ärmed. They are all young men, and most of them beleng to gangs who us motorcars for their expeditions.
There is now a regular traffic in the underworld in the sale of revol vors. The guns are smregled into the country from France and Belgium.
Women. Terrorised.
and in 1924 to 104.
ARMY OFFICER MYSTERY.
COLONEL'S BODY FOUND,
(THROUGH.LEUTER'S AGENCY.]
"SHOCKING SENTENCE'
ON EUROPEAN.
APPEAL BY RUBBER ESTATE
ASSISTANT,
next year.
Other smaller, but active, British companies include Associated Bound Film Industries, Associated Radio Pictures, Archibald Nettfofold Pro- ductions, George King Productions, Audible Filmeraft, Julis Hagen Pro- ductions, and the Welsh-Pearson combination.
·
Masterpieces may be few and far between, but money-makers will be many.
At the High Court, Rangoon, Mr. Justice Dunkley heard the appeal of Mr. G. R. Maydwell against the The boom in British talkici has prisonment passed on him by the shows no sign of slackening. If one sentence of two years' rigurous im-
How lasted, for twelve months and Sessions Judge of Tavoy and Mer- gui on a charge of misappropriation took the box-office as the sole cri- to Maymyo, which is in the "rebol" of Rs. 16,000 belonging to the Merterion one would be tempted to say
gui Crown Rubber Estate.
RANGOON, May 18. Considerable alarm is felt for the enfety of Lieutenant Colonel H. T. forhead, of the Royal Engineers,
whose pony has returned riderless
zone.
Mr. T. F. R. MacDonnell appear. that there is no such thing as a baď
British Alm.
It does seen possible to say that Arguing the appeal, counse! said the British film industry is not for that the appellant had been for five from becoming solidly established, her Estate as accountant and book-of which we used to hear so much, years employed in the Mergui Eub and that the "inferiority complex keeper and also as field assistant has been broken. It appeared the appellant misap
been rande on shops and post offices An alarming number of the raids in the last twelve months have There have also been many cases of women being terrorised by ra
It is foared that Col. Morsheaded for the appellant. volvers, and of policemen being has fallen victim to a tribal attack.
arrest. fired on by criminals in danger of
Col. Morehead, who did good work in connection with the survey. The general opinion at Scotland of India before the War, during Yard in that the only way to pre-which he served in Flanders, was a member of the Mount Everest ng prevalent in England is to Expeditions of 1021 and 1822, vent gangster methods from becom-
RANGOON, May 16. The body of Lieut.-Col. Morshend has been found.
The cause of his death is not yet known.
The German-Austrias Custom One hundred and sweaty-five thous A messago dated May 17 stated: Union is seen as the Arst step to and workers in the Roubair and 8 close a union as possible d Tourcoing zone have been ordered Germany, Austria
by the Textile and General Work- and Czechors' Union to go on strike on blay Slovakia. If Czehco-Slovakin is to 18, in opposition to the employers come in it is recognised that some proposals to reduce wages gradual most fervid protagonists to deny that an Austro-German Customs of her industries would require Metal workers, transport workers Union is a move which would make considerable protection from Ger and engineers engaged in the textion at the ports. an eventual political union a very many, as would several Austrian ile factories will support the much simpler matter. But Austria industries from the competition of claims that she turned to Germany Czecho-Slovakia, where wages are low. Austria and Germany con- only after the Leagis had appealed again and again to her other neigh-stitute both Czecho-Slovakia's most bours to lower their tariffs, with important market and source of out any result.
strike.
TEXTILE TRADE IN FAR EAST.
Impose still more severe penal- ties on criminals caught in posses sion of firearmas; and
Tighten up the Customs inspec
Judges are determined to lo everything in their power to sup- press the armed gangs, and heavy Bentonces have been imposed whe gunmen have been convicted at ns- sizo courts. Mr. Justics Humphreys recently sentencod a man to ten years' ponal nervitude for shooting at a policeman,
"It was all over in less than a
"SYDNEY MORNING
HERALD."
HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATED.
This new industry would be safely propriated Rs. 10,800 of his employ established, for all time if it could tion was discovered, the appellant foreign ownership or control of our er's cash. After the misappropria-be assured of proctection against was arrested in Hangoon in the be- ginning of March and had been in foreign monopoly of sound-record. cinema theatres, and againet the custody ever rince.
ing and reproducing systems.
The misappropriation had enne to light mainly through the appcl- lant's confession to the manager, of the estate. The money was repaid in full to the estate by, a third
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AUSTRALIAN AIR MAIL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}]:
SYDNEY, May 15, extension of the normal cervice The first Dutch air mail, which is. from Batavia, arrived to-day and
party, an hour after the 1rport was DUTCH SERVICE WELCOMED. made to the police. It was paid supply.
on the condition that the prosecu. Furthermore, it is recognised that COMBINE BEING FORMED.
The rail in Kingsway took place
tion would be withdrawn as the em Dr. Schober, the Austrian Vicecome change in the political struc-
at 1.45 a.m. The sweeper who was
ployers had suffered no loss. When Chancellor and Foreign Minister, ture of Czecho-Slovakia, to remove
held up was George Smith, aged
the matter came before the District Sydney, April 17.-The hun- Magistrate, made no secret Geneva last some of the grievances of her
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] twenty-four, who is employed ydredth anniversary of the first mado supported by the Public Pro- an application was Westminster City. Connell. September, that he was pursuing an German minority, would be derir-
publication of the Sydney Morning secutor to withdraw the case, hut active policy in favour of regional able. Her co-operation is, there- fall of the textile trade in the Far
LONDON, May. 18.
minuta," Smith and afterwards. Herald, the oldest existing news the District Magistrate committed was officially welcomed. In an attempt to meet the rapid "A car pulled up with a jerk. I paper in Australia, was celebrated the case to the Sessions Judge. agreements to break down tariff fore, bound in any case to be a Enet, a
ttrolled over towards it, and to to-day by a 63 pago centenary num. walls.. I am able to give the first thing of the future.
Before the Sessions Judge, he' number of wall-known my surprise a man in
ber which contains an acknowledge. pleaded guilty and urged in ex Manchester shipping houses are overcoat stepped out and thrust a message from the newspaper.
a heavy ment from the King of a loyal tenuation that the money, had been authentic presentation of hir gen. The South Eastern Customans
forming a combine, to be known revolver in my face. eral line of thought, which has yet Union, or agrarian blac, would con-Trades Company).
Motco" (Manchester Overseas
repaid and that the prosecution had "Make a movo and this will It also contains congratulatory been continually pressing for the appeared.
aponk,' he said.
messages from Mr. J. H. Thomas, withdrawal of the case. sist of Rumania, Jugo-Slavin, and It is expected that the combine
But the At first I thought he was drunk the Secretary for the Dominions, Sessions Judge, continued counsel, The Schaber.
Schober plan first presin Hungary Already at the Confenferunthable cats in Traight maid Cut that out or something Zealand. Mr. Cosgrave, President and sentenced him to two years' will reduce overhead costs and or joking but beadsaid M. Forbes Prime Minister of Berprefemmisto-convict the ropellant posed that no Customs Union a once of Sinaia, in July, 1930, the charges, thus enabling them to offer will happen? He held me covered of the Executivo Council of the rigorous imprisonment. practicable between two States two former countries agreed in prin. lower priced goods in India, China, while two other men amashed the Irish Free Stato, Sir Eric Drum: living in political camity; it would cigle upon the desirability of a
Burma and Sourabaya:
window and grabbed what they mind, general secretary of the The combine's experts will pool could: he doomed to failure within: à year. | Culatēms Union..
Prague of Nations, Bir Isaac their knowledge for the purpose of Hungary, for example, would not
Then the three made off in the Isaacs, the Governor-Genaralofof two years. this, scheme.
car like 1htning."
'Australia and others.
(Continued on Page 12.)
Counsel submitted that in a case of this kind the Sessions Judge had erred in passing a shocking sentence
Orders were reserved.
EGYPTIAN ELECTIONS.
SIX PEOPLE INJURED IN:
RIOTS.
[THEOCOM REUTER'B' AGENCY.]
CAIRO, May 18, crowd in a village near Mitguar
The elections end; to-day, Troops were obliged to fire on a when six persons were wounded,