HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1933
HOUSING PROBLEM IN BRITAIN
PRINCE'S SPEECH TO BRITISH LEGION
BRITISH WIRKTESH SERVICE.)
RUGBY, June
PROPOSED FOUR POWER PACT
FRANCE APPROVES FINAL DRAFT
REUTER" AND BRITISH WIRELESS |
PARIS, June 7.
THE Prince of Wales attended THE Four-Power Pact is virtual.
two conferences in London ta
day.
First he went to the annual con- ference of the British Legion of Ex-Servicemen, and afterwards he visited the international gathering of building sosieties.
Speaking to the British Legion he declared: "I do not hesitate to say that the ex-aprvicemen of this country have received from succes aive Governments more benefits and consideration than those of other country which fought in the Great War.
any
ly ready for signature accord- ing to well-informed circles.
The following is a semi-oficial summary of the undertakings of the Pact, which will be signed by Great Britain, France, Italy and
Germany.
WORLD ECONOMIC.
ATTEMPT TO KILL VENIZELOS
FIGHTING IN THE NORTH
CONFERENCE
DETAILS REGARDING GERMAN DELEGATION
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
BERLIN, June 7.
NARROW ESCAPE OF GREEK STATESMAN
[THHOUGH REUTER'S, JOENCE)
ATKINS, June 7.
MANCHUKUO TROOPS OCCUPY PAOCHAN
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CHINESE reports state upon the life of M. Venizelos,
SOVEREIGN RIGHTS AMERICAN LOAN TO
OF CHINA
RE-ESTABLISHMENT" URGED
· AT MONTREUX
PRIPINO, June 7.
some between fighting broke out the veteran Greek statesman and Peiping and Ealgan, to-day, when ex-Premier.
troops belonging to Fang Chen
nations represented at the A. Venizelos escaped unhurt, but Wu, who is accepting Feng Yu both Madame Venizelos and his Heiang's orders, tried to disarm chauffeur were wounded by the forces belonging to Feng Chan assassin's bullete.
Hai, who recently declared he is loyal to Nanking.
at present not
THE ficial German delegation AN attempt was made last night
will be as follows: Barch von Neurath, Foreign Minister: Count Schwerin von Krosigk, Finano: Minister; Dr. Hugenberg, Minister of Economics; Dr. Schacht, Pre sident of the Reichsbank; Herr Krogmann, Lord Mayor of Ham- burg; Herr Filhelm Keppler, the well-known engineer; and Herr von Hoesch, the German Ambas
The preamble declares that the principal aim of the Pact is to give more effect to the proceedure Established by the League of Na-sador in London. tions Covenant, with the proviso M. DALADIER'S PLANS that the decisions of the four
PARIS, June 7. Powers shall not infringe the rights M. Daladier will probably leave for London on Sunday to attend the World Economic Conference and will probably stay for three days.
of other "States.
Five Articles.
Under Article One, Britain, France, Italy and Germany agros
"If the Legion is to be efficient and to use its influence to the best advantage it must adhere always to one of the most important secto collaborate. tions in its charter-that it must be entirely non-political.
My message to you to-day is that we must close our ranks still more and help this country through the depressed and vary difficult times through which it is now passing.
Housing Problem,
Article Two stipulates for ал exchange of views, particularly with a view to applying the provi sions of the League Covenant, especially Ariticle Ten (mainten ance of the territorial status quo),
IN
T. V. SOONG IN ENGLAND
Article Sixteen (Sanctions in the TO MEET BRITISH PREMIER
case of an aggressor) and Article The active interest which the Nineteen (Revision of Treaties). Prince displayed in the housing Article Three of the Pact lays problem, was reflected in his re-down that in the case of the fai- marks to the Building Societies lure of the Disarmament Confer- 'Congress.
snee, the four Pewers shall consult
He traced its close connection to find a solution of unsolved pro-
with the health, education' and mbral welfare of the community and remarked that, in spite of the great advances made since the war inore homes of the right type were still wanted.
blems.
Article Four states that the four Powers may likewise, consider toge ther economic questions in which they have a common interest in Europe.
Article Five fixes the duration
While as building societies they might not be directly concerned of the Pact to ten years, which is with slum clearance, nevertheless | renewable for further ten years they could render invaluable as unless notice in given at the end
sistance by supporting those of the eighth year, schemes which had for their ob jective the provision of alterna tive and better accommodation for
the lower paid workers.
Statement of Mussolini. Signor Mussolini, speaking at the opening of the Senate in Rome to-day stated that the negotiations
for the Four Power Pact had reached such an advanced · stage that its conclusion is imminent.
In Paris, the Council of Minis-
Alternative Accommodation. Until älternative accommodation had been provided, the problem of demolishing unsatisfactcry and in- sanitary dwellings would be extre-ters to-day authorised the Franch mely difficult. He recalled that the Ambassador in Rome to accept the building society movement with present draft which is also accep- ideals of thrift and home owner-table to Britain. Notification of ship first sprang up on British the German approval is expected
SOON
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rucny, June 8,
THE Chinese Minister of Finance, M. T. V. Soong, who is pay- ing a brief visit to England, will meet the Prime Minister and other members of the Cabinet. It is assumed that Anglo-Chinese rela tions will be discussed.
The Times in a tribute to Soong ays his financial ability, his cour age in the face of appalling diff. culties, and his reputation for integrity, have won bim the trust of those shrewd judges, the Chi- nese merchants, and respect of the still important foreign communities of the treaty ports."
Overcoming His Fatigue THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT]'
LONDON, June 7, Mr. Soong is from the fatigue of
now recovering his long journey and he seemed much bet ter when interviewed by Reuter to- day on his return from his visit to
Oxford
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M. and Madame Venizelos were
The result is returning to Athens from Kiphissia last night by car, when they were known. fired on. A single individual was
Meanwhile, the Manchukuo com. responsible for the outrage. Hemander, Liu Kuei Tang is threa poured a hail of bullets in the tening Kalgan, Fong's base. general direction of the occupants, is stated that Liu reached and but M. Venizelos was not hit.
occupied Panchan, sixty miles from Kalgan. MDM. VENIZELOS SERIOUS- LY INJURED
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LATRE. THE gunmen, from a car, fred on Venizelos tour miles from Athens. Madame Venizelos "being struck four times in her legs and
CHINA
CONSUMMATED BY MR. T. V. SOONG
[TRROUCH „BEUTER'S AGENCY.)
NANNING, Jane 7.
MONTREUX, June_8. THE resolution, moved by Lady
Gladstone, urging the League COMMENTING on the loan of of Nations, to do its utmost to re-
G.$30,000,000 to Chinn by the establish the sovereign rights of Reconstruction and Finance Cor China has been approved by all foration of the United States for conthe purchase of American wheat and cotton, a spokesman of the National Government said to-day that the negotiations for that loan had been progressing for more than a year and was only consummated hy Mr. T. V. Soong himself during.. his recent visit to America.
ference of. League of Nations Societies here, with the exception
of Japan.
TSINAN RAILWAY STRIKE
WORKSHOP EMPLOYÉES DOWN. TOOLS
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
TSINAN, June 7. THREE thousand employees of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway workshops at Tsinanfu, have come out on strike in protest against the non-payment of their wages.
The spokesman emphasised the mutual Chinese and American .ad yantages of the loan
SINO-AMERICAN FRIEND- SHIP STRENGTHENED
(18RODON REUTER'S AGENCY).
NANKING, June 7.4
RAIN PREVENTS, JAPANESE
~ WITHDRAWAL
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
PEIPING, June 7.- stomach. Their personal guard was IT is reported that the Chinese Authorities have decided that killed and the driver badly wound- "ed.
they would not be able to enroll the forces under Li Chi Chun in Luantung into the Paoantui" which will control the area to be evacuated DANGEROUS TRADES hospitality and courtesy extended
The motive of the attack is not knów. M. Tealdaris has promised energetic measures to apprehend the assailants who escaped,"
DRAMATIC ACCOUNT
OF ATTACK®.
LATER.
by the Japanese troops. Instead, the Chinese commanders decided to treat them a bandits and take necessary steps to suppress them.
An unconfirmed report states that the Japanese will assist the Chinese to dispose of the elements whose the Peiping-Mukden presence on Railway is preventing thousands of refugees from returning to their bomes.
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A DRAMATIC personal account of the attempt on his life waS given by M. Venizelos. He stated that the assassins opened fire from
Very heavy rains of the past few a sevun seater car which got be- days prevented further withdrawal tween his car and the one carrying of the Japanese artillery forces, but He took his wife in his with the return of fine weather, his escort. arms, both crouching on the floor gradual evacuation of the Japanese of the ear, and ordered bis chauf- forces is expected to feur to dash at full speed to Athens.
Meanwhile, the assassins reloaded" and kept up firing for three miles. All the time he kept asking his wife if she was wounded, but she replied in the negative.. Later be found his wife had been wounded. Three passenger busses which
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VOLUNTEER HEROES' ARRIVAL AT NANKING
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
NAKKING, June é.
LEAGUE AND PRIVATE ARMAMENT FIRMS
BY HEBE SPAULL.
MR. LIN SEN has received the
following reply from President- Roosevelt to a recent metenge froim Nanking in which Mr. Lin Sere expressed his appreciation of the
to Mr. T. V. Soong by the President and Government of the United States of America.
I am very glad to have Your Excellency's cordial message to assure you that the visit of your Minister Mr. T. V. Soeng and his distinguished colleagues was very gratifying. Our conversa- tions have, I am sure, strengthen- ed the ties of friendship between our two countries and have in- creased my confidence that the Economic Conference will go far world re- toward prompting covery,"
After many years of experiment with first one method and then an- other, the League of Nations has at last established a fairly com prehensive method for dealing with the traffic in dangerous drugs. The latest and most effective measure to- wards this end is to be brought into operation in July. This is the new Convention for limiting the manufacture of dangerous druge.very interesting comments,
For one thing, he comes to the As the nations have yet to dis cover a means for dealing with an- conclusion, that "all measures of other dangerous.trade, pamely the publicty, the object of which is to
Secretary General contain some
soil the first recorded building quite soon and when receive the beauty of the "colleges in company plight, preferring to get out of was thronged with a tremendous of arms, the Council of the Leagur the manufacture of and trade in" where he admired the passed took no notice of their The Nanking Railway Station traffic in and private manufacture make known the whole movement of..
society having been founded in Pact will be formally concluced.
1781.
Referring to the remarkable progress in house building sincs
-FLIGHT
the war he said that about two ROUND THE WORLD million houses had been erected in Britain since 1919 and that to the various forms of State and local government assistance, mist be added the practical contribution of the building societies in helping to finance such a gigantic effort..
British societies since 1919 had advanced £896 millions to assist! in house purchase: He hoped the
movement would continue to gain ground throughout the Empire and
In all countries represented at the
Congress.
SIR E. DRUMMOND RETIRES
LAST COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY
[LAITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]
Ruoay, June a SIR Eric Drummond, the retiring Secretary of the League of Na- tions sat with the Council for the last time in that capacity to-day and members paid a warm tribute to his services.
He does not officially lenes the League until July..
MATTERN EN ROUTE TO CHITA
[TROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Moscow, June 7.
JAMES MATTERN, the American
round the world flier, left Omsk
at one o'clock this morning, bound
for Chita.. The weather "condi tions were favourable.
STRATEGIC BRAIN OF THE ARMY
GEN. BARTHOLOMEW TO
REMAIN IN OFFICE
of Mr. Quo Tai Chi, Dr. Yen and Dr. Wellington Koo,
Mr. Soong has so far done no business in connection with the conference. He is spending his time visiting many Chinese and British friends in London and has not yet seen Sir John Simon.
Until the Conference opens Mr. Soong's visit will be regarded as Durely private.
He was entertained by a party of Chinese friends to lunch at the Dorchester Hotel today.
£12,500 A YEAR FOR TRAFFIC CHIEF
ANOTHER WHOLE-TIME MEMBER: TO BE PAID £10,000
(Special Air-Mail-Service)
LONDON, May 23.. Mr. Oliver Stanley, the Minister There is reason to believe that House of Commons, in regard to of Transport, yesterday told the Lt. Gen. W. H. Bartholomew, who the salaries of the chairman and has just been promoted to that members of the new London Passen- rank, is receiving six months ex- tension in office as Director of fixed the salary of Lord Ashfield, ger Transport Board, that he had Military Operations and Intelli- the chairman, at £12,500 per an num; the salary of Mr. Frank
gence.
a year.
range of the bullets,
He urged his chauffeur to drive quicker and they eventually reach ed a hospital in Atliens.
Madame Venizelos' injuries ard not serious and she is progressing satisfactorily.
The garrison has been confined to "barracks and public meetings and gatherings are prohibited.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
LONDON, June 7. FOLLOWING ARD THE BILVER QUOTATIONS ON THE
LONDON
MARKET TO-DAY:
June 7 SPOT....
39 3/16 FORWARD. 101
June 6. 19
AMERICAN LOAN ISSUE
19
[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
WASHINGTON, June 7
MR. WOODIN has announced the issue of some five hundred millions of five-year 2 7/8 per cent. Treasury Notes and about four
This is one of the key posts, pick, the whole-time member of the perhaps the key post, in the War Board, at £10,000; and those of the Office For its occupant is, in a remaining members, who were ap He is succeeded by Monsieur very definite sense, the directing pointed on part-time basis, at £750 Avenol.
Sir Eric was named first Secre him centre the threads of intelli- strategie brain of the Army, In tary General of, the League at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference and gence from all parts of the Empire All the members had agreed to a temporary reduction from these has since then built up an interna and outside, as well as the study salaries of 73 per cent. tional civil service in the League of potential operations.
Lord Ashfield had agreed to ac- In the normal course of events cept from the Board, on censing to hundred million nine-month 3 per Secretariat, where practically all nationalities are represented and
he chairman, an annual sum of cent. Certificates of Indebtedness, which works smoothly and efficient the post within three months of approximately £1,050 or, at his to be used to meet maturing debte, his promotion. His extension may option, a lump sum in lieu thereof. to pay the interest of public debt have a special purpose, and have He was retaining his chairmanship and to provide funds for the in- been, made with a view to keeping of the operating company and of destrial recovery programme. NATIONAL GALLERY the appointment open for an off-
cer who is already employed in the two holding companies for the another responsible post that he purpose of winding them up as cannot conveniantly vacate at the soon as possible.
Retaining Dictorship.
Jy.
LORD DUVEEN APPOINTED A TRUSTEE
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICĖ.)
Ruapy, June 6. LORD DUVEEN, the well-known art expert and benefactor, has boen appointed & Trustee of the National Gallery in succession to Mr. F. S. Clarke, who has resign
ed.
ON THE SICK LIST
CARDINAL BOURNE'S CON-
DITION IMPROVING ·
(BRITIBA. WIRELESS SERVICE,]
THE
Gen Bartholomew "would "vacate
moment.
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LONDON'S HEAT WAVE CONTINUES
It is likely that the intended re- Lord, Ashfield was also retaining cipient may prove to be Major- certain directorships-namely, those Gea. J. G. Dill, who is at present of the Midland Bank. Imperial
· ·· [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. } Commandant of the Staff College. Chemical Industries, and the North Among those whose names are Metropolitan Electric Power Sup
RUGBY, June 6. mooted as possible successors to ply Company-but so long as he him at the Staff College are Major remained chairman of the Board he THE wonderful summer weather Gens. B. D. Fisher, C. O. Armi would not accept any new director- Lage, and C. P. Heywood; also ships without the permission of the Brig. D. J. C. K. Bernard, who is Minister of Transport. likely to be promoted to mafor- Mr. Frank Pick's salary was open general in the near future.
to revision at the end of three years.
* As to the forthcoming appoint
ment to the Western Command at Mr. John Cliff would resign office Chester, Bir Basil Burnett-Hitch as assistant general secretary of the cock is the logical choice an Transport and Workers' Union, grounds both of senitory and abili- and would cease his connection with ty. Abe, although four years the union during the term of his older than Gen.. Ironside, he is office. several years younger than most of
his contemporaries. £7
J.
and
RUGBY, June 6. Should he be passed over, it in to that rank. Both have die condition of Cardinal thought probable that the Com- tinguished records, Bourne, who has been critic-mand will go to either Lt. Gen. Gen. Thomson is, 56, and Gen. ally ill, continues to improve and Sir William Thomson or Lt. Gen. Kirke, who has recently produosd he is regaining strength. Etrong W. M. St. G. Kirke, who are what is said to be a striking re hopes of his recovery are now held among the more recent promotions port on the overlooked lessons of
the war, is be. (Continued at foot of next col.). out.
over the Whiteuntide, bringing everybody into the open air, con tinued to day when the shade tem- perature in London, although below that of yesterday, reached 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
FEMALE TERRORIST. SENTENCED
Calcutta, May 23. A Bengali woman terroris named Nanibala Dasgupta, was sentenced to-day to five years rigorous imprisonment
She was found guilty of taking part in a conspiracy to blow up European houses and Government buildings and of being in possession of 75 sticks of dynamite.
crowd waiting the arrival of Gen-of Nations is to suggest to the arms, might well. (it would seem) Disarmament Conference that the be reproduced from the Convention. erala Ma Chan Shan and Su Ping methods employed in dealing with relating to drugs. Such measures Wen who are due here shortly after the trafic in drugs may provide would relate to (1) factories, (2) 10 o'clock this' evening.
nature and quantity of products persona engaging in the trade, (3), manufactured, imported, exported, etc."
ments.
As soon as news of their coming useful analogy in regard to arma The League of Nations has just to the Capital was received the local public bodies made hasty pre-published an interesting Memoran- parations to welcome these two dam by the Secretary General on In regard to control, it is stated heroes. Huge banners are hung this subject. It is divided into that there would seem no reason
speaking across the main thoroughfares of four chapters. The first deals with why-technically the Capital with posters displayed the Nation of Illicit Traffic; the apart from political considerations
extremely complete. in the City proclaiming the wel second with Publicity; the third the come to the two national heroes,
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and
and
with Restrictions on the Freedom rigorous control that has been set of Traffic, and the fourth with Con-up in the matter of drugs should Generale Ma Chan Shan and Sutrol. Much of the document is not be reproduced in connection Ping. We have arrived and were necessarily of a technical character, with the manufacture of and trade welcomed by a huge crowd.
They are at present staying at the but the conclusions drawn by the
(Continued on next Column). Officers' Moral Endeavour Associa tion's premises.
MA CHAN SHAN TO CONFER
WITH CHIANG
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NANKING, June 3.
in arms, subject to such adjust- ments of detail as may be necessary.
We are now offering at an
General Ma Chan Shan and Su EXCEPTIONALLY LOW PRICE
Ping Wen who are at present pay-
ng a visit here, told interviewers today that they would shortly proceed to Nanchang to report 10 General Chiang Kai Shek regard- ing the position of the Chinese Volunteers in Manchuria.
The two generals who are at pre- sent the centre of interest in Nat- king, are staying at the Officers Moral. Endeavour Association as This guests of the Government. morning they paid a visit to Dr. Sun Yat Sen's Mausoleum and placed wreaths before the Kuo- mintang leader's tomb.
After their visit to the Mauso- leum, they called on Mr. Lin Sen,- rent. In the afternoon they called Chairman of the National Govern-
on several of the Cabinet Ministers. They also called on Mr. Wang Ching Wei to whom they submitted afreport regarding their activities in Manchuria last year.
Generals Ma and Su will be guests of honour at a banquet given by Mr. Wang Ching Wei to-night.
MR. ARIYOSHI - GOES TO NANKING
VISIT. OF NO POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)':
SHANGHAI, June
MR. ARIYOSHI, Japanese Am- bassador to China, accom- panied by his wife and the First" Secretary, Mr. Arino and his wife, left for Nanking by train at 10 a.m. to-day.
Interviewed by Router at the station, Mr. Ariyoshi declared nd political significance was attached to the trip, which was a purely personal visit. He said he had not. decided when he will visit North China.
Mr. Ariyoshi is expected to re turn to Shanghai on Sundayiş
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