HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1934.-
DOLFUSS AND HEIMWEHR NOW
MASTERS OF AUSTRIA
Socialist Uprising Practically
Quelled
RESTRICTIONS SLACKENED AND
CAFES OPEN
AGAIN
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily, Press")
(By Telegraph Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance. 1895. Received, February 16, 7:30 p.m.).
Vienna, February 16.
Although the Socialist uprising appears to have been practically quelled, the list of dead is still increasing hourly and will eventually reach a formidable total owing. to the big percentage of wounded in hospitals, who are not expected to survive.
Two thousand three hundred Marxists are now under arrest, but it seems doubtful whether the Court-Martial will continue to function much longer as it is rumoured that the various Foreign Legations have advised the Gov." ernment to put a speedy end to these trials.
Some of the restrictions imposed under martial-law have already been slackened and the tramway service has been resumed.
Police and military cordons have been reduced except in the immediate vicinity of public buildings, while the closing time for restaurants has been prolonged from 8 p.m. till 10 p.m.
The Government Commissary for Vienna, Dr. Schmitz, announced that the capital will henceforth revert to its ancient coat-of-arms with a double-headed eagle in- stead of the single-beaded eagle adopted after the war.
News from the provinces indicates that there will be little further fighting in open country, but numerous groups of insurgents have taken a refuge in the forests near the towns of Steyr and Bruck.-Transocean Kuo Min.
JEWISH REFUGEES
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra- phie Messages Ordinance, 1894. Re reived, February 16, 2.30 p.)
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Warsaw, Feb. 16 Five hundred Jewish refugees from Vienna have arrived at Lodz
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The fact that the order for the general strike was almost unheed- ed, was proo! of the complete change in the mental attitude of the majority of workers, who had morally already abandoned Social- ism and had accepted the Govern- ment's ideas of the new order.
He stressed that a new consti- tution was being prepared to safe-
FASCISTS TO UNITE
Decision By Spanish Organisations
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(Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press")
SWORN SECRECY BOMBS ON THE
At Rubber Growers Meeting
Amsterdam.
February 18..
Extraordinary precautions and secrecy marked the meeting of the International." Association of Rub- ber Growers in the Dutch East. Indies when all present swore on oath to maintain silence and not inform their business partners of its proceedings.
It is reported that no decision has been reached regarding re- strictions, and allocations to European and native rubber grow- Reers-Reuter.
(By Telegraph, Copyright: Telegra. phic Messages Ordinance, 1894- ceived, February 10, 7.30 p.m.)
LONDON MEETING
EXCHANGE
Young Boston Lawyer Fined
New York, Feb. 18. Eugene Daniell, jnr., 28-year-old Boston lawyer, was fined $500 or alternatively 30 days' imprison- ment for placing tear gas bombs on the New York Stock Exchange" last August.
Daniell was described as the and Communer leader of the International Party."-Reuter.
London. February 18. GOVERNMENT
Am-
Simultaneously with the sterdam gathering, a meeting was the aus- held in London der
SILVER MARKET”.
(From Our Special Correspondent)
London. February 18.
Madrid, Feb. 16. The two Spanish Fascists or ganisations have decided to join forces and form a single organisa- tion in view of the general un-pices of the Rubber Growers As- certainty in the situation. A joint sociation when a similar secrecy
was observed.-Reuter. manifesto issued on this occasion stresses the distance separating the Fascists from the other Right ( Wing
and defines the groups parties programme as follows:---
National Unity "direct action" against Marxism anti-parliament- arism and economic revolution..
Although rumours of internal dissensions in the Cabinet con- tinue to be denied by the latter, it is generally believed that the. divergencies between the right and the Left Wings of the Radical Party are too wide to be bridged and must inevitably lead Bocner or later to a ministerial crisis. Transocean Kuo 'Min.
BAN LIFTED
FRENCH NOTE ON DISARMAMENT
Evokes Indignant Echoes
From German Press
‘SOMETHING MORE THAN
PERSONAL CHANGE”
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press") (By Talegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894- Received, February 16. 7.10 p.m.)
Permission To Make the German Press, which is
Film In China
Berlin February 16. standing forces whose limitation The latest French Note on dis- to be defined by convention." Sin- armament evokes indignant echoes ce the German Government has not discussed these two points and the programme practically unanimous in its out thereby rejected spoken criticism of the French outlined in the aide memoire of
50 attitude:
continues January 1,
the The National-Socialist organ, French note, the French Govern- Voelkischer Beobachter, regardsment on its part declines to answer Nanking, Feb. 16.
the Note as evidence of France's questions attached to the German The Government objections to Alming the famous novel, "Good unwillingness to disarm and her memorandum and reverts to the anxiety to find new arguments old demand that these questions Following are the Silver Quota- Earth" on the grounds that it and pretexts to conceal this fact be discussed simultaneously by all tions on the London market to-discredited the Chinese peoples. The paper expresses regret at the states interested.
have been overcome.
Frerich objection raised in the Feb. 16 Feb. 15 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have been question of the non-Aggression
demands dlm the Pact "which. Germany had offered 20.5/16 20.3/16 granted permission " to Forward
201 201 exterior scenes in China for the with the best of intentions," add- effective supervision should be- The London on New York cross-plature.--Reuter,
ing that the recent German-Polish grin to-day Tate at the closing
Agreement offered conclusive proof Convention of the importance attached to this, and 5.087.
question by Germany,
·day:----·
Spot
FRANCE'S DICTATORIAL
METHODS
Regarding Import Quota System
and the vicinity, according to the guard the full rights of the work-RETALIATION
Kurjerczerdoney which states that ing classes, to eliminate class waT- the refugees are convinced of the fare, and to co-ordinate all forces complete defeat of the Austrian for national welfare.-Reuter.
Socialists and of the impending rise to power of Austrian National- ists.
"
As Jews played a leading part | also in the Austrian Marxist move- ment it is generally anticipated in Jewish circles that the National- Socialist Government in Austria would take immediate action to restrict Jewish Influence there.- Transocean Kuo Min.
EXODUS OF JEWS FROM
VIENNA
Report Denied
'London, Feb. 15.
Te report that an anti-Semitic CURFEW ORDER MODIFIED
drive has started in Vienna and Vienna, Feb. 16. the masa exodus of Jews begun, is Apart from isolated pro- categorically denied in an official vincial centres, Dr. Dollfuss and statement received at the Austrian Eelmwehr are now masters. of Legation in London-Reuter.
Austria, but the Socialists appear
to be planning a new guerilla war-
fare. Shots were fired at Stadt-
Was
BY BRITISH
GOVERNMENT APPROVED
apparatus, which was subject to a customs duty of 22 per cent., an exchange compensation surtax of 15 per cent., and an import tax of 81 per cent, making altogether
London, February 15. The House of Commons, by 165 votes to 44, yesterday spproved the Government Motion for Re- tallatory Measures Against France la connection with the quota dis-45 per cent. advalorem. pute after the president of the
"Although heavy. this would board of trade, Mr. Walter Runct- have been borne with equanimity man had announced readiness to I the French had not granted to negotiate, conditionally, with Belgium relief not granted to Bri France, securing the early re-tish Belgium Imports pald 24.5 moval of the differentiation against per cent. as against the 45 per Britain and Britain removing the cent. pald by the British The Retallatory Duties.
same figure applied to Italy.
The Labour and Liberal mem-
bers criticised the Government': action as precipitate and dicta-
park in the inner of Vienna early QUESTIONS IN HOUSE OF torial Others, including Sir Aus-
this morning and are believed to have been intended for the pass- ing ear of Major Fey. The streets of Vienna are resuming a normal appearance, business proceeding as usual and the curfew order has been modified permitting cafes and theatres to remain open until 8 p.m.
clalists are now accommodated in factories and barracks and sum-
COMMONS
London, Feb. 15.
In the House of Commons yes- terday the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, was asked by the Acting Leader of the Opposition, Over 2,000 of the captured so- Major C. R. Attice, whether, in view
of the news from Austria and the above the existing customs duties the possibility of developments en-upon
peace, he produced mary courts with power to impose dangering. European
France. would take whatever action was death penalty have been con- stituted throughout Austria. Many within his power to secure an ear- mass trials have begunı and ly meeting of the League Council. replied. "The Sir John Simon master painter who was hangman during the War has grave and most distressing events been nominated executioner. in Austria of the past few days are At Ling the political situation is being closely watched by His M very obscure but uncompromising Jesty's Government. demand for a defuite Fascist course is expected to be made by "Starhemberg when he interviewed
Dr. Dollfuss to-day-Reuter.
former
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CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY
Vienna, Feb. 16. The confiscation of the Socialist part of the property has begun in sixty four district Councils where the Socialists majority have been dissolved-Reuter.
Reuter.
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the
INDIAN COTTON MILLS
Threatened With A Lock-Out
that
Supervision Demanded The French note
immediately after the comes Into force reiterates the PAŠUTINCO that she has no intention of seling After pointing out
the the first favourable opportunity of French Note "as it was to be ex- replacing her home troops disband... pected" once more advances the ed in accordance with require- argument of alleged military ments in the Convention by Bri- Concerning characters of the National So- gades from overseas. cialist troops. the
demand that the Voelkischer the German Beobachter declares that the German short-term army should French military experts should be have a strength of 300,000 men the in a position to know that this French answer repeats the state- assertion is part and parcel of inent that the maximum number French propaganda.
to be fixed by convention must
In conclusion, the paper calls apply to a 'totality of forces bay- Ahmedabad, Feb. 16...
attention to the remarkable facting military character, and the Over seventy cotton milla em-
that the French Note scrupulous French Government takes it as an ploying seventy thousand workersly avoids touching upon the Bri- are threatened with lock-out on tish disarmament proposals or the Match 1, unless the workers agree Italian Memorandum. which "go to a cut which is reported as far towards doing justice to the amounting to twenty-five per cent. German standpoint." of their wages.-Reuter.
NEW RAILWAY PLANNED
Nanking To Changsha
Nanking, Feb. 11. The Ministry of Railways is understood to be planning to build a railway connecting the Capital with Chungsha, provincial capital
of Hunan.
The projected line is to start from Nanking and pass Nanchang, provincial capital of Klangsi, via the Yushan-Pinghsiang and Can- ton-Bankow Railway to Changsha; Surveys of the route have been made and as soon as the question of financing is settled, construc- on work will be started on the Nanking-Nanchang section.- Kuo
Something Deeper
established fact that the descrip- tion applies to storm detachments and Black shirts, known as BA ̈and 88.
The French Government ad- heres tenaciously to their former standpoint on this matter and de- The Deutsche Allgemeine Zei- clares it would be impossible for tung recalls a recent statement France to put its signature to any made by the Echo de Paris that convention that would leave the future to decide whether these "Chancellor Hitler and his coun- cillors in studying the text of the
formations have a military value French Noté will become aware
or not." The answer "closed by ex- that something more than a mere pressing a wish on the part of the personal change has taken place French Government in bealthy at the Quai d'Orsay," The Ger appreciation of the European spirit man paper replies that the Qual to collaborate for the improvement d'Orsay evidently has not yet be of existing situation, indispensable-
to the welfare of the world for come aware that in Germany as far back as January 30, 1933, which, however, loyal and com- something more than a personal plete agreement with Germany - j change bad taken place in the an essential condition and a gun- compositions of the German Gov-rantee Transocean "Kuo Min..
FRENCH DISARMAMENT NOTE
ernment-Transocean Kno Min.
THE BRITISH ATTITUDE
CONSIDERED UNHELPFUL
Paris, February 16.
Berlin, February 16. -The British attitude. on the Government quarters in Der- Disarmament question has been many consider that the French criticised by various note delivered here on Tuesday sharply papers in view of Captain Eden's evening, does not help to bring expected arrival here on Friday Disarmament. a, step nearer: solu afternoon. "Fertinax" writing in tion, as it repeats the allegations the Echo de Paris says that M. already disproved by Germany. Barthou will inform Captain Eden
"STORM, TROOPS" ARE SOLDIERS
It is noted with" satisfaction, that France cannot renounce her however, that the note does not liberty in the matter of arms. The close the door to further negotia. British compromised -proposals tions. which are nearly identical with Germany will reply i due the German thesis which is al- | course.--Reuter. ready shelved in consequence of CONFESSION OF
the French Note to Germany.
Saint Brice writes in Le POLITICAL ERRORS
Journal that Great Britain herself has evidently abandoned her Russian Exile Reinstated former proposals and is only seek-
ing an honourable way out. any case, both Paris and Rome are in agreement that at present it is impossible to reduce any of the existing armaments.—Trans- Ee-ocean Kuo Min.
In the case of woollens and Worsted tissue, Britain was called upon to pay 3,294 franes in taxes and Belgium and Italy only 1,686. ten Chamberlain, stressed the He claimed that the British need of BT understanding and Government had been very pat-Min. urged the utmost efforts for lent, considering how their trad- friendly negotiations.
ers suffered. They protested Mr. Runciman, moved a motion August, 1932, and raised the mat- ter on many subsequent occasions. to approve the import duties for-
order. This Last autumn, the French Govern- elga discrimination
ment were warned that if measure imposses a 20 per cent. "ad valorem" duty
and representations were disregarded. over
British Government would
classes certain
of goods have to take action, and in Nov- month's notice of a and manufactured in ember, a
special duty was given and "the
(Special to "Hong Kong The order was framed with a French Ambassador, was informed
Dally. Press") would be view to effecting a reduction of that the tariff truce
(Bg Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra- Imports from France equivalent denounced and they would thus pkie Menager Ordinance, 1894- Lausanne under-sized, February 16: 7.30 p.m.) to the reduction in British ex- be free of the
Reveal, February 18. ports to France resulting from taking.
A former member of the Soviet- the French differential quota re- In November, the attention of strictions. *
the French Government
Was Russian Central Executive Com Mr. Runcimanı, who expressed called to Britain's most favoured mittee and managing editor of the regret that it should be necessary nation rights in regard to the Pravda, Sosnovski, who as a mein- to move this order. traced the quotas, which were then becoming ber of the Trotzky opposition was course of events for the last two important, at which the French exiled to Siberia, has now been years which had led up to it. He proposed that if the claim for reinstated after making a contes- recalled that in November. 1931. abolition of surtax were with- sion of his past "political errors," "As regards the international the French applied 15 per cent.drawn, the British: quots would according to reports from Moscow.
not be reduced.
It is generally expected that the situation I am sure the House will surtax to British goods.
of the In February, 1932, the surtax
former ambassador to London and appreciate the necessity
Paris, Rokovski, who at one time rule that one country cannot claim was removed from coal, but in a
was Chairman of the Ukrainian to interfere in the internal affairs Bill of the same year, the French
Council of the Peoples' Commisar of another."-British Wireless Ser-import turnover tax was increas- vice.
ed and that was also a discrimin-
les and one of Chicherins closest ation against British trade.
collaborators-will likewise be re- instated shortly.Transocean Kuc Min.
י
"The House is aware that the Austrian Government, in connec" tion with its International position, has decided to appeal to the
League.
HEIMWEHR LEADER'S
STATEMENT
#
“NO DISCRIMINATION
BRITAIN RETALIATES
AGAINST FRANCE
That suggestion, Mr. Runciman Baid, was rejected, and on Novem ber 23, he made a statement in "A CRIMINAL ADVENTURE ·
the House of Commons that re- At Lausanne, the French and taliatory measures would be "un- Vienna, Feb. 15. The uprising in Austria Was
British Governments promised not dertaken against the surtax and to discriminate against each turnover tax which had been con- yesterday "described as a criminal adventure and sheer madness, by
other. There were, at that time, tinued the whole of that time London, February 16. the Chancellor, Dr. Engelbert Doll-
There is no possibility of a Nazi two taxes which had been impos-unaltered and undiminished, al- though Belgium and Italy, and fuss, in an exclusive interview with regime in Austria, declared Prince ed upon British imports and which
von Starhemberg, the commander- had to be paid by British traders, possibly other countries, had been "E emphasised that, simultaneous In-chief of the Austrian Helwehr, namely, surtax and turnover tax. given a lower scale of duties.
that the Mr. Runciman sald Although Britain naturally ob- with the outbreak of the revolt at in an interview with the "Mor-- Linz, where the Socialists fred on ing Post" correspondent at Linz. jected in principle to receiving duties imposed under the order the Police, orders were issued for There was a brutality about the worse terms than any other na- were estimated to be as much, in a general strike throughout Aus- Nazi doctrine, he said, which was ton, the objection was not on the aggregate, as the amount of the tria, but thanks to the bravery and repellent to the Austrians.
ground of theory alone. Britain injury to British trade done by had most favoured nation rights the French discriminatory order, loyalty of the Army the Police
Anchiusa (Austro-German, amal-with the French under the Con- namely £500,000 a year. and the Gendarmeric, the revolt had been overcome comparatively gamation) could not seriously be vention of 1882, and expected that
The British Government were, considered at present. It would those undertakings would be re- however, prepared to open a dis- precipitate a war. He expressed pleasure that
spected, but the surtax and turn cussion in regard to Anglo-French eat number had voluntarily They must now have an un- over tax both operated against trade, with particular reference
down their areas and had de-checked Dictator in Austria until very severely.
to the French quota policy, Mr. their future loyalty to the the new constitution is in proper He gave an instance, among Runciman said Reuter and Art- foment.
working order.-—Reuter."
other cases, of that of wireless tish Wireless Service.
Sogn,
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally From" (Copyright.)]
In
Paris, February, 16. - That Nax "Storm Troops" must be counted as soldiers is an out- standing feature of France's reply
to
the German Disarmament memorandum of January 19.·
It fatly rejects all the German proportions and declines, to answer NO ADEQUATE EXPLANATION the series of questions attached to
the German note.
The reply has caused disap- Special to the "Hong Kong Dally pointment in Berlin although it is
·Press" (Copyright.)]
noted with satisfaction that 16: (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele does not close the door to further graphic Manager Ordinance, 1834 negotiations. Received, February 16, 150 am)
Germany will reply in due course, Heuter.
(Special Air-Mail: Service)
Berlin, February 15. The French answer to the Ger- man disarmament note of Jan. 19 was published in Berlin on Thurs- day night. The French Govern- MR. WELLS SEES HIS FILM ment begins by expressing astoni- shment that the German memor-. andum gives no adequate explana- Praises Hollywood Production tion from the German standpoint respecting the question of super-
of 'The Invisible Man vision and regrets that Germany has not reacted to the observations contained in the French Aide 1 about Memoire of January the significance of NON-REE- ression pacts and their relationship to the Locarno Treaty. The French Paris, February 15.
answer continues comparison of The Doumergue Cabinet faced the respective, strengths of the the Chamber on Thursday after French and German armles
can noon for the first time when by only be applicable to Effectives votes against 125 and 88 that they are those troops reserved 402 abstaining the French Chamber for the defence of the Mother adaptation of his book. The Shape passed a motion to postpone the country and comparison only con of Things to Come," for London until after the ceivable all aghting forces films. He said yesterday that he Interpellations passage of. the Budget, this which possess any degree of a mi had been afraid of the Alms for s amounting to a vote of confidencetary character without restrictions king period.
"They will introduce a love in the Domergue Cabinet. The to be determined by convention. Bocalist leader, Leon Blum, pro- Equalisation in respect to material interest which frequenly destroys tested against the postponement can only take place after the trans the point of the imaginative: sort and demanded the dissolution of formation of the German army of nim," but in "The Invisible the Chamber but was treated with and absorption of the extra milit Man the love Interest" had been ley silence-Transocean Kuo Minary organisations by the regular subordinated to the main theme.
London, February 27, Mr. H. G. Wells broke all personal precedent yesterday by attending lunch and praising his adaptation "of one of his novels,
The Invisible Man" directed- Hollywood by Mr. James Whale.
Mr. Wells is writing afim