THE
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1934.
GRAVITY OF
BRITAIN'S NEW TYPE OF PLANES
.
Capable of Rising 20,000
Feet In 9 Minutes
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")
(hy Telegraph,
Copyright, Telegraphic Messager" frdinance. 189) Received, February 8. 7.80 p.m.)
London, Feb. 8.
- Keenest public interest has been
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awakened by a communication DOLLAR STILL
made on Wednesday night in the course of a House of Commons de- bate on defence matters, according to which Britain now possesses an entirely new kind of fighting capable of aeroplane which is
rising almost perpendicularly "just. like a lift." reaching a height of 20,000 feet in nine minutes.
UNDER VALUE
Rise In Wholesale.. Prices
According to Thursday's Press
London, February 8. a Hawker Super notices this is":
The rise of twenty-two per cent. Fury machine". of which up till now only two have been bullt. of American wholesale prices since decline of twenty Three of these machines would President Roosevelt Inauguration one bombing represents a cost as much as 'plane. The great future of these eight per cent. in terms of gold. machines is for anti-aircraft de-indicated that the dollar is stil! fence. Twenty minutes after an seriously under valued as compar- alarm, the machines could attacked with low currency where there no corresponding de- has been any kind of invading planes so that-milltary aviation now enters valuation. a new epoch. This 'plane cannot The present situation, therefore seems to resolve itself in a race be used for attack because it is only a single seater and has in-against time, the critical question sufficient lifting power to carry being, whether Inflation of U.S. bombs nor has it a wide radius of Prices can relief the tension be- cperations, hence it is quite unable fore the pressure of the devalued to undertake expeditions into an dollar drives the gold block off the enemy's country--Transocean Kuo gold standard as further ination by the latter would be very hard.. Min.
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ANGLO - SOVIET TRADE
Agreement Now Being Drafted
London, February 7
tion for some time
THE SHIPPING WAR
Britain Claims“ Equality
London, February 7.
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THE
FRENCH
RIOTS STILL RAGING
Police and Demonstrators Clash
DOUMERGUE WELCOMED AS
NEW PREMIER
(Special to the Daily Press
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1891. Received February 8, 7-30 pm),
Paris, February 8: Wide spread relief is felt by all the middle class in France at the consent” of M. Gaston Douergue "to undertake the task of the formation of a new Government.. When Doumergue's train left, Toulouse on Wednes ay night, the new Premier M. Doumergue pro was given an enthusiastic send-off by the public. He arrived in Paris on Thursday morning where similar scenes occurred at the railway station. ceeded at 11 o'clock to the Elysee Palace to receive froin President. Lebrun who succeeded Doumergue as President. of the Republic for the formal commission to”. compose a new "Cabinet. Doumergue's intention is to ignore party differences and assemble in the Cabinet a group of public persons in whom the whole nation has full confidence. The majority of these may-be non parliamentarians or senators, for instance, it is expected that Marshal Liaubey will be Minister for War, while the ex- police perfect, M. Chiappe whose discharge from office produced such public uproar is proposed for the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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The gravity of the present national crisis is so keenly felt by all that the vari ous political parties have agreed to suspend strife for the time being in order to » make M. Doumergue's task casier. Pending Doumergue arrival in Paris Lebrun had on Wednesday commissioned Jeannenay, President o the Senate to take discue- sions with Party leaders. Among those approached were Herriot, Chautemps and Tardieu in the Chamber and Laval, Ciallaux, Paul Boncour, Barthou and Millerand. in the Senate. All agreed to observe the truce as a point of honour. It is quite possible that Doumergue will ask Tardieu, Laval, Herrio and Chautemps to accept portfolios so as to make the Cabinet nationally represented and entirely eliminate any party politics,Transocean Kuo Min...
DALADIER QUITS
Paris, Feb., 1. Though Daladier held the whip hand in the Chamber on Tuesday, his victory proved to be a pyrrhic cne, the pressure of public opinion which is holding him chiefly res- ponsible for Tuesday's bloodshed forcing him to quit under fire.
The drafting of "the Anglo- After a brief debate. the House 1 resolution Soviet, trade agreement which of Lords agreed to has been the subject of negolia-calling for the immediate" and Following the Cabinet Council the past is now most serious attention of the Gov. Premier on Wednesday afternoon proceeding and it is expected ernment to the question of main-handed in the Cabinet's collective that the signing of the agreementtaining the well-being of British resignation to the President of the will take place in London shortly. shipping.
The Foreign Secretary, "Sir John
"Replying on the debate, Earl Republic who accepted and imme-t the Under-Secretary diately got into touch with late Simon, in the Commons this after Stanhope,
for Foreign Affairs agreed that president Doumergue offering him the agreement is not being delay British shipping had been heavily.
noon, said that the conclusion of
new
ed by the question of food sup-hit by the world economic situa- the commission to form a plies to the British Embassy tion but had shown a steady im-government. Doumérgue who had Moscow.
provement during the last year or already been offered the task after "In
2.5 much as
the, Soviet two: to secure In Government, seek
Although there were 2,000,000 the fall of Chautemps ministry de- their trade agreements with other tons of British shipping idle, theclared himself generally unable to countries diplomatic privileges for their trade representatives and in proportion of idle British shipping accept but requested more time for
certain was less than that of any of the view of the fact that
sulted with senator Barthou and restrictions have been imposed on great maritime powers, except consideration. Lebrun then con-.
Japan.
It is generally assumed that the
the purchase and importing of
He proceeded:For, one hun- supplies by His Majesty's repre-
dred years foreign, ships have had sentatives in the Soviet Union, the British Government requested free right to enter our ports and latter or some other personality the Soviet Government to give an the only thing we can assurance that the necessary sup- take action and press plies would continue to be avail-facilities from foreign able at reasonable,prices and that for our shipping, such supplies as they found it necessary to import would not be subject to import duties.
EQUAL CHANCE
trade
us
".
M. Lebrum, President of France, who had been called upon to make some quick decisions, this last week.
DOUMERGUE'S CONDITIONS
Paris, February 7. Ex-President Domergue inform- ed President Lebrun on Wednesday do is to high in the nation's esteem will for equal
form a new Government but "the next be offered the Premiership that he accepted a commission to countries
Echo de Paris claims that Dou- with the task of forming an emer-
made acceptance condi- gency cabinet for government "Du mergue
tional on immediate dissolution of We cannot continue to give for-salut public" Doumergue should
new elections for at least six mon- eign countries facilities which decline the task. Daladier's cabl- the Chamber and postponement of ths. The ex-president who is માં ment overthrown within the year,
71 years old and living on bi "The Soviet Government hay- they deny to us and we may bave net was the sixth French govern-
to retallate, ing declined to give such assur-
We have got something to sell: but its fate differs from the others ance and it being an essential of satisfactory relations that "proper we have got markets: and if for inasmuch as it was not devoured country estate in central France by a hostile parliament but fell, a will arrive in Paris on Thursday victim to the public's wrath, this morning. The papers call atten- treatment should be accorded to eign countries wish to
is a member of neither Chamber His Majesty's representatives, the our markets-they-must give
nor" Senate. The possibility of" a Government have made their post- an equal chance to trade in theirs. being the arst case of its kind sin- tion to the fact that Doumergue
Wednesday
general strike being proclaimed tion clear to the Soviet Govern-If they sell to us they must take ce the Panama scandals. In a ment in a formal note:"-British our exports and if they don't take statement issued on
our merchandise. they must take night Daladier motivates his re-
signation with the desire to avoid by trade unions threatens to fur- Wireless.".
our services.
The official ther aggravate the situation. The The Government was giving the further bloodshed.
Trade Unions Jouhaux called on utmost attention in its power to communique emanating from the Secretary General of the French Daladier on Wednesday and in the problem and the President of Home Ministry puts the list of ca-
formed him that members of all the Board of trade hoped to pro-sualties" down at twelve dead and
the labour organisations would be duce something that would help are hundred and eighty wounded. Wire- The number killed includes six de- British shipping-British
monstrators and six, members of called upon to stage, a mass de- monstration in protest and oppo- the Republican Guard, the com-
staged munique asserting that the corpses sition to Tuesday's disastrous de-i of the latter were thrown into the monstration which were river Seine by the infuriated crowd exclusively by the Right Wing or- The number of injured comprises ganisations and the Communists. hundred and seventy de- Jouhauv also is said to have thre- monstrators, one. hundred and atened a general shrike if the Following the visit of the Secre-eighty Dollce, one hundred and Right Wing demonstrations should The mui-tsal system in Hong tary for Air, and Colonel Shelmer-thirty members of the Republican continue, Transocean Kul Min, Kong was once again the subject dine. Director of Civil Aviation to Guard, and one hundred gendar of questions in the House of Com mons, of much the usual type and Rome recently, a provisional agreemes of the "Grade mobile".
ment has been reached enabling Transocean Kuð Min, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Under-Imperial. Airways aircraft operat
fox the of State Secretary Colonies, declared that the num-
THE MUI-TSAI SYSTEM Again Raised In Commons
London, February 7.
receiving the usual replies
legs.
AIR AGREEMENT WITH ITALY
London, February 7
ing on the African Air Service to cross Italian territory by the most convenient route. It is expected
ber of mul-tsais in Hong Kong that the new route will be operat was very much decreasing.
Mr. Kirkwood, the Glasgow Letting in about three months.-BN- Winger, declared that the mui tsai tish Wireless,"
system was a form of slavery.
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald replied that it was no longer a system of alavery because the girls were re- gistered,.. were perfectly free and were paid, as domestic servants. If they wished to leave their positions, facilities are ready for them to do so."
SIR PHILIP CUNLIFFE LISTER
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CROWD IN NASTY TEMPER
Paris, February 7... The nasty temper of the crowd was in no way improved by a bad night's sleep. "Police and, troops who appeared overworked weary were heavily stoned as they managed to disperse and redisper se thousands again, assembling on the Place de la Concorde on Wed-
and
JEAN. THE FRETENDER
Paris, February 8. Jean, the Duke of Dalse, the pretender to the French Throne and forced by the French Consti- tution to live outside France is taking advantage of the universal dissatifaction prevailing in France at the present moment and uses the Action Francaise as a medium. to direct a stirring appeal to the.. whole Frenih people. The text of, which reads, as follows: -
"It is now clear whither sixty London February 7.
and' Colonial
"Becretary, Bir Philip Cunliffe Lister, who has nesday afternoon. On several of years of Republican rule
aits corners were thickly packed party politics have led "French- He was satisfied that the exist been lying 11 in Nairobi with ing system of registration and septic throat is now on the way masses singing the Internationale, men of all parties and all social to monarchists principles upon which inspection was sufficient and that to recovery and if progress" is and on others there were strings parties excaimed that the hour It was being so worked as to make maintained. no further bulletins of red cross ambulances silently has come to rally in support of and which sustained the nation Impossible a continuance of the will be issued. Lady Cunliffe Lis waiting till their turn came
Transocean Kuo Min. system of slavery as it existed ter has arrived in Nairobi by ait drive away their capacity load the greatness of France depend
from London-British Wireless, before-Reuter
The
of centuries. The principle alone can guarantee peace, order, jus- tice and a continuity of her alms and actions."
proclaimed in The 'Duke.. was exile on February 7, 1934-Trans- ocean Kuo Min.
(Continued on Page 12)
CRISIS
MORE TROOPS FOR FUKIEN
And A Squadron of Airplanes
(From Our Special Correspondent) Canton, Feb., B Meanwhile the defence works at- Nanking troops and air force in Chiu Ling and Mei. Halen (Mi In Yuen) in Eastern Kwangtung are Fuklen will remain there
may be
further being strengthened and the air definitely and strengthened by three divisions torce at the latter border town is? and one squadron of Afteen air-increased from nine to fifteen un- planes.composing of eight bombers der the command of Squadron The and seven fighters, according to Leader Wu Chien Wen, a well- semi-official reports received here known Cantonese aviator. to-day.
It has been repeatedly reparted here that General Chiang Kai Shek, Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission, will proceed to-day or to-morrow to Foochow from Hangchow
military, authorities, decline to at- tach any significance to this pre- paration, adding that this, is purely for the defence of the province.
to direct re- MR. KUNG RAISES HUGE LOAN· habilitation work in Fukten. His
To Meet Government Deflets picked divisions under Generals
Shanghai, February 8. Chiang Ting Wen, Wel Lap Wang
"Evening and Chang Chi Chung are con-
According to", the tinuing to move farther down
Post," à forty-four million dollar Southern Fukien.
Upon enquiry from Canton, the loan on security of the Italian stated that Boxer Indemnity Fund was raised Nanking command their troops are moving in the by Mr. H. H. Kung from sixteen:
South local Chinese banks. direction of Lungyen,
where General Apart from a small proportion western Fukien, Tsal Ting Kai, the insurrectionear-marked for bandit suppres leader, is still strongly entrenched ston expenses, it is reported that in defiance of the Central Authori- the money will be used to meet However, General Tsal has a Government deficits which run force of about 2,000 men, while into millions of dollars monthly. 5,000 others have been incorporated Reuter.
ties
into the First Group Army and are now known as the Third Inde- pendent Brigade..
GENEROUS GIFT
Of Planes And Money
General Chen Tsal Tong. Com- of the First mander-in-Chief
Pelping, February 8, Group Army, is reported to have
The Chinese press quotes Ma telegraphed to General Chiang Kai Shek not to move his troops too Hung Kuel's representative here. pursuit near to Kwangtung, lest misunder- as saying that the National GOV- standing should arise and mar the ernment has sent two present friendship between Canton planes, two bombers, two scouting and Nanking. General Chen, planes, one thousand bombs and a hundred thousand dollars to the was learned, pointed out that there are twelve Nanking divisions- and Chairman of Kansi who holds a post in the pacification commis 36 fighting planes in Fuklen and that such a big force is not necession in Ninghsia, for use in the sary now that the 19th Route coming "drive against Sun Tien
Ying-Reuter. Army Ls scattered to pieces.
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