VIOLENT PERSONAL
. .
ATTACKS
Likely to Mark Debate on
Stavisky's Affairs
PROMINENT CITIZENS
FOR INQUIRY
Special to the "Hong Kong Dally
Press" (Copyright.)]
Paris, January 11. In connection with the Stavisky at Bayonne late last nightlaid three promin- further charges against
ent persons which attracted con- alderable attention. The magis-- trate will demand the suspension of Parliamentary Immunity of the Radical deputy
Bonnaure, who
was Stavisky's lawyer.
Warrants
have been issued for the arres
of Albert du Barry, and Aymard, an
Camille
the
of ex-director
Nationalist "Liberte."
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1934.
ONLY THREE
DAYS TO LIVE
Paul Noulens" In Critical Condition
Nanking, January '1 Noulen's began the twenty-third day of his fast to-day. His con- dition is critical and doctors fear he will not live more than three, days. His wife, Gertrude, entered the afteenth day of a similar fast and is rapidly weakening and looks like a ghost.
SENSATION IN YOKOHAMA
British Visitor Found Dead
visitor. DETAINED
FRENCH QUOTA DECREE
Vigorous. Protest By Britain
London. January 11. A protest by the British Com- mercial Counsellor in. Paris has been handed to the French Gov- ing allowed Stavisky to finance l'etnment, challenging "the recent his election campaign
Bonnaure is charged with hav-
and pay quota decree.
which
at
his tailor's bill for 15,000 Francs. 1* The protest is couched in very and the early According to le Matin, Albert. vigorous terms du Barry obtained 2,000,000 Francs restoration is anticipated of the Ay-seventy-five "per. cent. cut in the from Stavisky and Camille
quotas allotted to British goods, mard at least 6,000 Francs on two
was announced the separate occasions. The arrest of these two well-known journalists beginning of the year. who are highly esteemed by their colleagues, has created a great sensation in Press
Du Barry was considered a most in fluential journalist.
circles.
At a meeting, or the Radical Socialist Party, M. Merriot declar- ed that those guilty would be ex-
the pelled from ocean Kuo Min..
PartyTrans-
Paris, January 11. Violent recriminations and per- sonal attacks are likely to mark Chamber to-day's debate in the on the Siavisky affair which pro- mises to be one of the stormiest in its history. Six Interpellations will be made subject to the Gov- ernment's attitude, seeking to fix for political and responsibility
which the administrative errors
with frauds disclosed, and also
the ne- the object of indicting
officials éri- gligent Courts and suring protection of public say- depre- ings against such future dationa.
"I
The colossal impudence of the Bayonne operations has provoked an unprecedented national objur- gation on the regime with a de- mand o purge a reform.
Stavisky's end has settled no. political atmos- thing, and the phere remains laden with
tual distrust. Suspicion
mu- that
the politicians shared Stairisky's
gaine and
Su
T
apprehension of
for
It seems that France finds it difficult to forgive Britain abandoning Free Trade, and seems inclined to discuss tarifs in a different temper with Britain than with countries, which have always had tariffs.
France recently cancelled, the Afteen per cent. surtax on British imports but immediately cancell- ed out the concession to Britain
simultaneously reducing by seventy-ave per cent. the existing quotas.. for British imports and adding 130 new articles to the lat of goods subject to quota restric- tions.
The action directly affected £8.000.000 of British exports to
Paul Noulens has drawn up his will, entrusting the guardianship of his six year son to Madame Sun Yat Sen.
Twenty Chinese girls imprisoned In another Nanking Gaol for poll tical offences entered the eighth day of fast in sympathy with the hunger strike-Reuter.
EXECUTION OF VAN DER LUBBE
Why He Was Guillotined
21
the
Tokyo Jan. 11.
in
SPECIAL MESSAGE RUMOUR OF TAM'S SUR-
TO CONGRESS
RENDER DENIED
From President Roosevelt
Washington, January 11.
Decisive Battle in a Day
or Two?
Emergency CANTON HAS NOTHING TO LOSE
I
MILES SENT TO OLD BAILEY
In a special message to Congress, A shock has been provided for the President Roosevelt proposes an
the foreign community in news from amendment to Yokohama of the death, in suspici-Farm Credit Act "to enable the
pt a ous circumstances.
British Government to guarantee the prin- cipal of the two thousand million
(From Dar Special Correspondent) The victim of the affair was a dollar bond issue for financing
Canton, January 11. well-known British
accountant, Farm Mortgages, interest on which
In an interview with the repre- Mr. Alfred Copp.. of the arm of is already guaranteed." President
sentatives of the Press to-day, a Maurice Jenks, Percival and Isith Roosevelt says he is convinced it the London chartered accountants. is the Government's moral respon-high officer of the First Group
Mr. Copp's body was this morn-sibility to guarantee the bands ing found floating in the sea of which by his action will be put on
Bund. Yokohama
the a level with Treasury securities. neighbourhood of the New Grand The securities offered must be Hotel.
backed not only by Government credit but also by physical pro- There were indications of foul perty of a very definite value. De- mocrat leaders have no doubt the play.
necessary legislation will be passed. The wrist-watch which Mr. CoppReuter. was wearing at the time of the apparent murder stopped at 12:55.
Mr. Copp was a Lieutenant in the Great Fusillers and Treasurer of the Bri- tish Ex-Servicemen's Association in Yokohama His wife is in England.
14
FOUL PLAY?
Army contradicted the reports from Hangchow and Nanchang that Shulkou and Kutjen, the two strategic, points about 55 miles north-west of Foochow, have fallen to the hands of the Government troops and that General Tam Kai Shou, a well-known commander of the Nineteenth Route Army, has surrendered to the Central Govern- ment.
He pointed out that if General Tam Kai Shou had deserted Fu-
And Case Against Haddon Opens
London, January 11. Ex-Chief Fire Officer Miles who
was charged at Bow Street Police Court last year with conspizing to
War in the Royal N. CITY BANK OF Hen, the People's Revolutionary defeat the ends of justice has been
The Police are reported to be Working on the theory that he
NEW YORK
Government at Foochow would committed to trial at the Old' strongly denounce him. General Bailey, ball being granted as be- Tani had not made, any official fore.
Counsel for the defence pleaded proclamation in throwing his lot with Nanking. He declared that "Not Guilty" had reserved is de-
was run over and killed by a taxi Shareholders Approve the Nineteenth Route Army is still fence.
whose driver being panic stricken dragged the body to the water's edge and threw it into the sea for the purpose of concealing evidence. of-Reuter.
Berlin, January 10, The decapitation of Van der Com- Dutch Lubbe, the young munist, following his conviction On charges of setting fire to the Reichstag. should not be inter-
form pretea
milder a execution than hanging, states the Nazi headquarters.
as
They add that he was guillotin- ed instead of hanged because, wolle hanging is an ignominous penalty reserved for traitors and such like, Van der Lubbe commit- this crime out of conviction. Reuter.
MEETS DEATH CALMLY **
[Special, to the "Hong Kong Daily
Fress" (Copyright.)]
Leipzig. January 11. Van der Lubbe, who was de capitated this morning, met his doom calmly: According to Press reports the Dutchman declined France,
the comfort of the prison Chap- The Import Duties Act in Britain and refused to write letters tain entitles the Government to to his family. He made no last add one hundred per cent. tax on requests. Transocean Kuo Min. all goods from countries which discriminate against Britain, and it is a coincidence that the im- ports by Britain of French wine; and fruit approximate silk. £8,000,000 annually-Reuter.
DISARMAMENT PROBLEM
MORE EXAMINATIONS
Yokohama, January 11. Despite the fact that Copp left
alorie the New Grand Hotel
Share Sale
holding Shulkou and Kutien where a decisive "battle would be fought within 1 or 2 days. He added that the victorious reports from Hang chow and Nanchang were merely How-
New York, January 10, The decision to offer preferred TWO RESIDENTS DETAINED
shares to the Reconstruction propaganda from Nanking. According to unconfirmable but Finance Corporation was almost ever, he admitted that the Gov- ernment troops are gaining ground seemingly reliable reports, Copp unanimously approved at the an- was found with a bullet wound inual meeting of the National City and that the Fuklen forces had suffered losses during previous en- the head. The police are holding Bank of New York.
A recapitulation of the proceed-counters, two local residents one British and
Referring to the military ac- one American for examination.-ings at the meeting has been.
Issued by the head office of the tivities of the Kwartung forces Reuter.
along the East River districts the Bank, stating:
"The shareholders overwhelm-speaker emphasised that Canton ugly re-elected all the Directors has nothing to lose in dispatching several battalions to take up the and endorsed the present manage- atment, and voted to sell $50,000,000 garrison post of the 19th Route Ave per cent, preferred shares Army in southern Fukien while the latter army is concentrating its forces to combat the entire Nanking troops in Shulkou and Kutler.. He said that when the Kwangtung troops took possession of southern Fukien they will re-
forces were defeated by Nanking since the relations between the Central Government and the au- thorities of the South-west are in close accord, and that the Canton troops would be permitted to re- main there.
midnight and, afterwards visited
the Japanese to the R.F.C. a Japanese cafe, police at 10 p.m. were still de- taining and CT058 questioning four Britishers. Kruger a marine surveyor, Parsons
an
employee
"The attendance was the largest the Bank's 122 years' history. 2,300 To One "The preferred share sale re- of Singer's Sewing Machine Com solution was carried by 4,847,348
and Attreethird posed. the "Corfu."
The trial opened at Old-> Balley. of Clarence Guy Gordon Haddon who was charged with uttering, letters and demanding money from the Crown with menaces.
On the application of the de- fendant the judge agreed to issue
Haddon but said that it would be subpoenas for witnesses asked by his duty to decide whether they will be heard or not. Hadden de- clared he had witnesses to say that his mother secretly married the Duke of Clarence, and the judge replied that "we won't say any- thing about that for the moment."
The case was adjourned and ball under. wes renewed on the same taking that Haddon had given be- fore, that there will be no cortes-- pondence of any sort-Rexter.
pany, Sheffeld, fourth mate of shares against 2,722 shares op- main there even if the Fukien M.C.C. IN INDIA
wireless operator of the "Corfu" "About three-quarters of the Copp bank's who parted company with
90.837 shareholders at the Yokohama Club at 9 p.m. represented either in person. last night-Reuter.
by proxy.
WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF
BACK TO THE VICTORIAN
ERA!"
what ramifications are yet to be Discussed by British ported by Sig. Mussolint. The new
revealed.
the
This is the real back- ground of the debate in Chamber while in public. the to- pics of conversation are memories of the Panama, Bonnet Rouge
Cabinet
WHO IS SELLING THE BABY?
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally
Press" (Copyright.)]
-
London, January 11. Washington despatches received here state that the new Russian Ambassador to the United States.
Rome, January 11. The Pope's campaign against "unwomanly athletics" is now sup- regulations in Fascist Feminine Associations forbid "all unwoman- ly athletics, training or particl- pation in contests such as Olym-Trojanovesky, has declared that pics or even races," and adds that the Soviet Union must arst obtain credit from the United States be- all Fascist girls must be prepared London, January 10.
to carry out missions as wives and fore she is able to place larger
orders in American markets, Du Barry a Director of la Volonte
Disarmament problems were fur-
Transocean Kuo Min. and Camille Aymard, ex-Director ther considered by the Disarma- mothers, and take only such exer- of in Liberte have been summon- ment Committee of the Cabinet cise as may improve their figures. ed to appear before the examin- which sat at. No. 10, Downing including tennis, skating, swimmin; ing. Magistrate.-Reuter-
Street for two hours this after- and walking-Reuter.
and Oustric cases. At Bayonne
noon.
The Prime Minister, together
FRANCO-RUSSIAN with Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Sir
RELATIONS
Minimum Tariff And
Easy Terms
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright.)】
Paris, Jan. 11. The French Ambassador to Mos- cow: M. Alphand had an interview
Hailsham,
John Simon, Lord (Minister, for War). Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell (First Lord of the "Admiralty), Lord Irwin and Mr. J. H. Thomas, were present.
Only one member of the Com- He is the Minister for Air, Lord London-
mittee was absent. derry, who is in India, where he is inspecting the Royal Air Force
units.
NEW JOB FOR SIR SAMUEL WILSON
London, January 11. Sir Samuel Wilson has been elected Chairman of the Tin Pro- ducers Association in succession to Sir George Maxwell, who has re- signed owing to some disagreement on the Buffer Stock proposals.
Reuter.
C.E.R.
This was the meeting of the Ministers to whom the disarma- NO SUSPENSION OF ment question, has been remitted, since the return of Bir John Simon from his visits to Paris and. Rome. British Wireless Service.
with M. Litvino on the subject of GERMAN CHURCH
the Franco-Russian commercial re- lations and the Trade Pact which was signed to-day (Thursday).
The Franco-Russian Trade Pact, which was initialled on Wednesday. by the Ministry of Commerce was signed on Thursday at the Foreign Office. It constitutes & provisional agreement and is composed of three parts, dealing with customs formalities, Rússian orders to be placed in France and with the es- tablishment of a Soviet Russian Trading Bureau in Paris.
REVOLT
Bishop Mueller Reprimanded
Berlin, January 10.
A surprising development has
All Russian products. not, com- occurred in the German Chuch peting with Home products will be revolt,
President von Hindenburg has accorded a minimum. of tariff. While the quota system will be reprimanded the Nazi Primate, applied to commodities whose im Bishop Mueller, for his dictatorial ports may prove to be disadvan-actions in Church affairs, and tageous to French productions. particularly for his attempt to dis- The Soviet Union engages herself sclve the Protestant Youth Move- to place orders totalling 250,000,000 ment-Reuter.
The Church revolt, led by Pastor Franes in France during the com-
ed
Harbin, January 11. The possibilities of a suspension
Soviet and
by an agreement betweeni
;
were
or
"The shareholders approved the action which will result in its Bank Trust Affiliate, the City
On the other hand, if the Nine- Farmers' Trust Company joining teenth Route Army made good the Federal Reserve system, thus progress they will push towards enabling it to join the new Cheklang and with Nanking as that Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-their ultimate objective so
they would not give any serious at- poration.
tention on southern Fuklen as it Earnings of 1933. "The annual report of Mr. is of zo great military or political James H. Perkins, the chairman of importance. the Board of Directors, showed. that earnings in 1933 were slight- is in excess of two dollars per share on the 6,200,000 shares at present outstanding under the Bank's changed capital structure,
"An unallocated reserve amount-
ing to $40,000,000, not appearing
in the balance sheet, has been set: up. This is a new departure in
conservative European practice. American banking and follows the
does not
A RUSSO POLISH PROTECTORATE
Scheme Causes Surprise [Special to the “Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright)}a
1
'
Remarkably Low Scores
Benares January 10.- Low scoring marked the match between the M.C.C. tourist team and the Vizianagram XT which commenced here to-day, the India team being dismissed for 124 and M.C.C. making 79 for 6.
The Vizianagram team presented by practically the en- including tire Iridian test team
Niksar, C. S. Naidu, Mahommed C. K. Naldu. Amar Nath,, Amar Singh and Dilawar Hussian.
WAS TE-
But for a gallant last wicket stand between Mahommed Nissar and C. S. Naidu, the Vizianagram XI would have fared even worse, The ninth wicktt fell at
88 but Nissar and Naidu put on. 38 runs before the stand was brought to an end.
Book Value Of Shares
Reval, January 10. "Mr. Perkins stated that the
The top scorer for the Indian Reports of Soviet Russia's scheme book value of the Bank's common
con- team was C. 8. Näidu who to establish a sort of Russo-Polish shares, including the Bank and
protectorate over Baltic States fributed a valuable 31 wi±n Nissar the Trust Company, was in excess
Notable failures were 0. K. Naidu who riade six; by Moscow-are now being con- of $21 per share. This book value reports which were recently denied next with 14.
Bhare- include the
4 and holders' equity in the City Com-firmed by a statement published Amar Nath who scored
dgá pany of New York. Inc. amounting by the Esthonian News Agency to Dilawar Hussain who was to more than Afteen million the effect that the Esthontan missed after scoring a single.
Government has been requested to Townsend was `mainly respon define its position in regard to the sible for the downfall of the In aliate proposed Russo-Polish, pact guardians, taking five wickets for 30
anteeing the neutrality of the runs. Baltic States.
A UNITED FRANCE
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]
Paris, January 11. The Permanent Administrative Committee of the Socialist Party dollars. had decided to get into touch with The latter company was the the executive of the Communis! (Bank's security selling Party and Independent Commu- and the Bank's shareholders were nists in an effort to establish a now divesting themselves of its United France. The next Socialist ownership under the Bank Act. Party Congres, which is scheduled (1933. for February 10, has been trans- ferred to a later date.-Transocean Kuo Min.
NO FRIENDLINESS! [Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright.)]
"
Madrid, January 11.
in the C.ER. services owing to a shortage of coal has been eliminat-
It now transpires that the news Manchukuo railway carried by the paper El Sol to the officials to immediately purchase effect that the Foreign Minister 30,000 tons from Manchukuo cal-Titaromero has been appointed lleries with delivery of a similar Spanish Ambassador at the Vatican
is incorrect....
According to latest information from the Foreign Ministry there is no likelihood of friendly relations between Spain: and the Vatican being resumed for some time to come.--Transocean Kuo Min.
amount later-Reuter.
ALL DOUBTS REMOVED
Changchun, January 11 The enthronement of Pu Yi on March Is rentoved beyond doubt with the announcement that the State Council and Privy Council have jointly decided on an “epoch making. Governmental Reforma tian on Manchukuo's second anni- versary."-Reuter.
TILDEN DEFEATS VINES
ARMS CONFERENCE-
POSTPONED
Deposits Return "Deposits at the end of the year, as shown in a statement
The statement adds that the Esthonian Government has 3 proved of the proposed Russo Polish pact on the principal con- dition that it be extended to other
The M.C.C. began their innings. equally badly, only B. E Valer line offered any resistance to the bowling of Mohammed Nissar. Valentine had obtained 30 and was still undefeated when
made public to-day, aggregated / countries as well. This comes astumps were drawn, -
$1,117,159,220.
This represents a recovery
01
Nissar bowled splendidly taking five wickets for 38 runs
a surprise to diplomatie observers bere Finland recently rejected the Soviet Russian suggestion and Latvia and Esthonia were also re- At the close of play. M.C.U more than half the loss in de- posits sustained just prior to the
were 45 runs behind with four closing of all American banka by ported firmly opposed to any at-
The match is Fresidential . Proclamation in tempt at establishing a Soviet pro wickets in hand. March last.
tectorate for the BalticTrans-schedule to last three days Reu ocean Kuo Min.
"The capital funds of the Bank
$184,335,657, without including the and its Trust amillate, now total City Company, of New York, Inc."
-Reuter,
ROYAL WEDDING AT MUNICH
Munich January 10, The wedding was solemnized: yesterday morning of Princess Elsbeth of Greece, second
Count daughter of Prince and Princess Theodore Nicholas, nesto
of
Speelal to the Hong Kong Daily
Press" (Copyright.)].
Toerring-Bettenbach, nephew Paris, January 11. That there will be a further Her Majesty, the Queen of the postponement of the Arms Con- Belgiana-Reuter./ ference till sometime in February, is a foregone conclusion by 1ált- In a professional tennis match tical circles here. It is under TIN PRODUCERS' SCHEME
at-stood that Dr. Benes and M.
New York, Jati 10.
ing year and will be granted credit Niemoeller, has a following of 1,500 at Madison Square Garden,
London, January” 10, to discount bus lasted to cover de- clergy from all parts of the coun-tended by a very large crowd, Folltis the two men in charge of
The Council of the Tin Pro- livery. The bills which are re-try, who arc openly defying Bishop William Tilden defeated Ellsworth the Arms Conference machinery-- Vines in straight sata. A have already reached an under- deemable within twenty-two Mueller,
The two famous players had standing with the British Govern- dacers Association have un- months. will be accepted by the In addition, thousands of in- Soviet Russian. Trading Bureau dividuals and Church congrega- terrine duel in the firsy set, whichment and the League Secretary animously approved the principle and endorsed by the company in tions have written to the Bishop went to fourteen games, but regarding the necessity of post of increasing the output quota for charge of distribution of Russian threatening to leave the Church if Tilden afterwards asserted his poning the meeting for at least the specific purpose of forming an petrol in France Transocean Kuo the Nazi ecclesiastical programme superiority, the scores being 8-6, another fortnight, Transocean eight thousand tons stock, the
Kuo Min is carried out."
6-3, 6-2, in his favour,-Reuter. Min.
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ter.
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