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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY DECEMBER 21, 1934.
FRENCH EFFORTS FOR AN UNDERSTANDING
Foreign Policy Disclosed By M. Laval
Special to the "Hong Kong Daily
· Fress" (Copyright)-1
Paris, Dec. 10. Declaring that co-operation be- tween Germany and France in in- It is to be hoped that the Prine ternational politics is a real guar- antee to pence, M. Laval, in his Minister has cleared the air con
sus eagerly awaited speech on the for- siderably of picions by denying that Britain is eign policy in the Senate on Wed- thinking of returning to her oldnesday, asserted that France wur alliance with Japan.
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never do anything entitling Ger- many to belleve that, France's policy is to isolate her. Referring
creditors of the above-named Company which is being voluntarily wound up, are required, on or before the second day of February, 1995; being the day for that purpose fixed by me I. W. Shewan of Ba Des Voeux "Road Contral, he Liquidator of the said Company, to send their name and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, and the names and addresses of their solicitors, if any, to the undersigned, and, if so
When the naval" negotiations required by notice in writing from
began, Americans were more
to the East Locarno Pact, Laval the said Liquidator, are by their perturbed about Britain's attitude solicitors to come in and prove their than Japan's. It seemed to Wash-stressed the Soviet Union's desire for International co-operation in said debts or claims at such time and place as shall be specified in auchington that Tokyo did not want
France will continue negotiations notice, or in default thereof theran agreement. In that event it the cause of peace and stated that will be excluded from the benefit of was vital to Washington to know Any distribution made before such where Britain stood. The uneasy debts are proved.
teeling prevailed that Eitain was lending an ear to Japariese over- Dated this 21st day of December,tures for an eatente. The Atlantic 1934.
I W. SHEWAN,
Liquidator.
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had. wafted over more than one rumour of negotiations behind the scenes looking to recognition of naval equality for Japan and of the independence of Manchukuo in return for political agreements safeguarding Eritish laterests in the Pacific.
In the nineties Britain used to boast of what Lord Salisbury called "aur splendid isolation." Isolation for Britain went hand in hand with dominion of the seas. TWO challenges persuaded London to come out of its political shell: those of Germany and Russia. upon to check both these am- Could the British, Navy be relled
bitious powers? The answer of the British taxpayer would have been in, the negative. So, rather than the sailor, "the diplomat was relied upon to eke out the de-
ficiency in tons and guns with political agreements. In 1902 Britain reached an alliance with Japan If that understanding served the rising kingdom "in the East, it certainly served the British Empire no less well. Russia was humbled and then absorbed into the scheme of alliances on Britain's
till 1914.
DR HIN L TSANG begs to side, Germany was held in check
announce the removal of his Dental Office to the Bank of Canton Building, 5th floor. Telephone 22366.
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The new world order after the war required similar guarantees in the Pacific in place of naval armaments. The rise of the United States to eminence in world affairs THE FAN LING HUNT & put the British Navy in an even
RACE CULB.
A Special Train will leave Kowloon on Sunday, 23rd December, at 1.10 p.m, returning from Fanling at 5.30 p.m.
THOMSON & 00.,
Secretaries.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT "Mrs. A. R. Abbas and family thank their friends for their messages of sympathy in their recent bereavement, also for floral tributes sent and for atten- dance at the funeral.
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Laval reassured the possible ap- prehensions on the part of the Lit ile Entente by affirming
that France's friendship was unshake- able and the Little Entente coun- tles must regard any plans which France should make jointly with Italy as being in accord with their|||
Interests.-
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AMBASSADORS CALL
Paris, Dec. 20. The French Foreign Minister, Laval had a busy day yesterday received the Belgian,, when he Italianjang Japanese Ambassadurs and the Lithuanian Minister *.S well as the Soviet Charge de the East Locarno Pact in an
Adaires, in succession. "Laval and endeavour to secure Poland's ad-
the Japanese Ambassador discuss- herence. "Germany," said Laval,
ed the formal adjournment of the "will again be invited to participate naval talks on Wednesday and in in this pact within which she 13 his interview with the Italian assured of receiving the same guar- | Ambassador touched upon the antees as other countries it impossibility of Italian-Franco re- cludes. Very soon we will resume prochement within the framework our conversations with Germany of diplomatic discussions that had who must Aay whether she been going on for months between will adhere to the proposed both governments. collective pact
not and thus give proof
sincerity to her desire for solidarity. We do not shut our eyes any longer but we also do not abandon hope, be- ing convinced
that permanent achievement is only possible on the basis of sincere and effective, ap- plication to the principle of inter- national co-operation."
OF
To
rapprochment, Laval stated his in- Referring to the Franco-Italian
The French Government once more made known their desire to Mussolini "respecting Franco-Ital- fan understanding and communi- cated details to Rome. Apart from the settlement of purely Franco Italian issues, Paris desires the re- taxation of the tension between Rome and Belgrade." Paris would welcome a public statement from Yugoslavian Mussolini solemnly recognising the
unity
andı BOver-
tention was not only to settle.ques- | eignty, The
French government tions directly concerning the two hold that their proposition should countries but to reach an agree-be either accepted or rejected on ment to all essential points in the the whole. general policy. Asserting that France and Italy must join in 'co- operating for the cause of peace.
EMPIRE AIR MAIL
SCHEME
London, Dec. 20. The Under Secretary for Air, Sir Philip Sassoon: announced, at the Commons to-day a far reach. ing scheme of Empire air mail development expediting time of schedules with increased fre- quency." - India will be reachable in just over two days, Singapore
and Capetown both in four days,
and
seven days.
Laval will inform his minister- tal colleagues of the discussions.- 7'ronsocean "Kuo Min".
REORGANISED SZECHUEN
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General Liu As Chairman
Nanking, Dec, 20. The reorganisation of Szechuen Provincial Government is reported
to be impending. It is understood that General Liu Hslang, Bandit Suppression Commissioner,
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER
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THE INTERVAL
Though marriages may cause the wise to groan And quantitative weddings often weary, us, Upon the grave occasion of my own, I claim poetic Hoence to be serious.
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So, friends, look round to laugh at someone else Until a doubtful day, a few weeks hence, When I shall đơn again 'my cap and bells,
To earn few pounds, more shillings, and mach⋅ pence. P.S.—I'm sorry about "else," and "bells" bạt you know
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NEW BUILDING OCCUPIED
CHINESE ART ADMIRED
NEWS SUMMARY
A pretty wedding took place at the Union Church, Kowloon › yes- terday when Miss Eleen Bonnar became the bride of Mr. A. J. Ropes.
Page 7.
Two well-known local Chinese familles were united when Mr. C. 1. Kwan married Miss W, F. Chow. Page 7.
Mr. Yeung. Sul Yick. S. China's football star married Miss Leung Sau Ying.
Page 1.
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The continuation of "Manliu re-visited" will be found on
Page 10.
The HK Hockey Association decided that it was not possible to select a team to visit Malaya, but that an Interport game against Macao will be played at Chinese New Year.
Page 10.
Most Impressive At Pictures Viewed In kidnapping.
Capital
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Prom" (Copyright.)]
Nanking, Dec. 20. The removal into a new · build-
ing, one of the most impressive at the Capital, was completed by the Ministry of Communications yes terday.
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The Directorates of General Posts, Postal Remittance and Savings Banks now in Shanghai will be removing in January to the building which cost $1,200,000. It was begun in 1931 and Inter- rupted by the Japanese invasion and continued in 1933.
will be
Oc-
The old premises cupled by the Arsenal Administra tion Ministry of Military Affairs. China United Press.
FIRST SIGHT OF A TRAIN
Enthusiastic. Welcome By
Population
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright:}]
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Slab, Dec. 20 The track laying on the Tung- kwanslan section of the Lungha Railway was completed yesterday afternoon, the engineering car "ar- riving at the station outside the North Gate being enthusiastically welcomed by a curious population. The majority saw a train for the
first time.
Further remand was opposed by Mr. M. K. Lo when Luiz Antonio da Rocha was brought up before Mr. Hamilton on three counts of Barretto Frederick another Portuguese is also in- volved.
Page 6.
American Football will make its London, Dec. 19.
appearance in Hong Kong on Mr. Quo Tal-chi, the Chinese Sunday.
Page 10. Ambassador to Britain. gave a
London
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reception at the Chinese Legation The 8.1. Ann Stathatos has when a selection of Chinese con-stranded on Hainan Island. The temporary pictures, which will be Henry Keswick has left to render exhibited in London in February, assistance.
*Page 7. was shown to a large and dis- tinguished company, including A verdict of accidental death was Mr. Laurence Binyon and all the returned by a jury sitting on the
The pictures were leading critics.
inquiry of the death of a 15 year mired and, while the old conven- terday at Kowloon.
greatly ad- old stonebreaker's apprentice yes... -
Page 6. tional style had been preserved,
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been broadened by world inuen-was convicted and fined for apply- the method and treatment had The Bino-American Optical Co.
ing a false trade description on towers it was generally agreed
In the painting of birds and goods, which they sold. Page 5.
that the Chinese remain unsur- passed.--
CURRENCY INFLATION
RUMOURS
Denial By Finance Minister
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Piesa" (Copyright).)
TENNESSEE MOB AFFRAY
Attempt To Lynch A Negro
Belbyville, Dec. 19. Three men are belleved to have * Shanghai, Deb, 20. been killed to-day when National Rumours regarding the Govern | Guardsmen fired on a Tennessee ment intentions to adopt a eur-
mob which was attempting to rency inflation policy through selde, and lynch a negro--charged- lowering the fineness of the silver with attacking a white girl, dollar are categoricalyl denied by the Finance Minister, Dr. HH. Kung.
A test run is scheduled for to- will day. Ticket selling will be made China. United Press. become concurrently chairman of on December 25- tha Szechuan Provincial Govern- |(7hina United Press.
ment.--
less favourable position than it was lu pre-war days. It was necessary
Australia in
or possibly five services to come to an understanding with Four
Washington weekly to India, three to Singa- the United States. disliked the treaty with Japan. I pore, two to South Africa and wanted wider understanding Australia are foreshadowed. The which would stabilize the Pacific. | scheme depends on co-operation The new modus of relations as of Empire Governments and it Reuter. finally laid down consisted of will be two years before it will be British recognition of American able to operate.- parity with the British Navy and ↑ Reuter: the series of "multilateral treaties con- safeguarding Paclic order cluded at the Washington Con- ference.
FLIGHT TO BELGIAN CONGO
London, Dec. 20. Kenneth Waller, who with Cath- cart Jones recently flew to Austra la and back in 13-1/2 days, left yesterday for Belgium to make a fight to Belgian Congo in the Comet Aeroplane used in the Aus- The range of the by has been reduced
which the Roosevelt Administrato demonstrate the possibility of tion, no less than the Hoover a regular air mall service on this Administration, stands.
route-
Nanking, Later.
It is confrmed that the 8ze- chuen Provincial Government has
been completely reorganised with General Llu Hsiang as Chairman -Renter.
NEW YEAR HOLIDAY IN NANKING
Nanking. Dec, 20.
The Government has decided on a three-day New Year holiday. Formal celebrations, however, will be discouraged owing ta the
National crisis.- Reuter.
CITY CULTURAL CENTRE
FINANCE..
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dall Press" (opyright)}
Pelping, Dec. 20,
re-
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN CHINA
Nanking, Dec, 20, The establishment of high, voca- tional school encouragement and As a result of Mayor: Yuan vocational education throughout Liang's visit to Nanking, the Cen-China are among the proposals to tral authorities have decided to be discussed at a joint meeting appropriate $2,500,000, to be of various Boxer Fund Committees mitted in twelve monthly, instal- which opened to-day. The Educa ments, for the purpose of making tion Minister Mr. Wang Shih a city cultural centre. The budget Chieh and representatives of the is for $2,000,000, the balance to be Bureau of Budgets and Estimates supplied by the Municipal Gov-i and Ministry of Audit were among
those present,---- Reuter:
ernment.—
China United Press.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
This order has now broken down. The treaties insuring the status quo” in the Pacific have become scraps 91 paper. To Britain the problem BIRTHS
is: What shall we put in their WHITE-On December 11, 1934, at
į place?
An influential school of the Country Hospital, Shang-thought, extending to the Do- hal, to Mr. and Mrs. D. W. minions, has been insisting that White, a daughter..
Britain shall come to terina, with tralian fight. HUGHES.-On December 15, 1934, Japan. That would have meant a machine
at the Faber Krankenhaus. break with the policy of non-weather modifications introduced Tsingtao. to Mr. and Mrs W. recognition of Manchukuo
for to the journey which is intended E. Hughes, A.P.C., a daughter, Mari Eiddwen.'' THAYER. On December 15, 1934, at Kobe, to Mr. and Mrs. John Thayer, a daughter.
DEATH KEMP.-On Sunday, December 18, 1934, in Shanghai. Ostice An- derson Kemp, aged 42 years, Bellingham. Harriet Octavia bargaining weapon with Britain.
to Great Britain by the Chinese Sir Chow, Bou Son and Mr. R, R. Bellingham, Ta Trevaniori Road, Still, the issue, obviously, reveals
Lord Londonerry, the Air Minis-Government Purchasing Commis- Roxburgh were among the passen- W. Kensington, widow of Harvey the Pan Asianism back of Japanese ter, proposed the health of Scott ston from January 1 to a grand gers of RM.S. Empress of Russia against there. It was star slated Bellingham, late of Tientsin, China, navalkam Might not Japan use In her 81st year,
un entente with Britain for the sole purpose of advancing its domin in their honour by the Royal Aerores, 225 freight cars, general The HR and Yaumati Ferry Co. ence on the Asiatic continent? Club last night. Over 1,000 guests railway equipment, B power advise that the Vehicular Ferry For Britain to lean upon such a included the pilots of the Dutch station, telephone equipment.will be maintained up to 2 am on reed would be to risk a detente air liner. Parmentier and Moll, wireless apparatus and reinforcing Christmas Morning, Thursday,
who took second place in the race, steel bars-
DANISH FINANCIER
ARRESTED
Brought To Paris
(8pecial to the "Hong Kong
Daily Press")
It is reported that the olish Wireless. monopoly faue in Manchuria
la swinging British sentimenta against accepting Japanese over- tures. An equally tenable theory is that the scheme represented a
with the United States
MELBOURNE AIR RACE HEROES FETED
London, Dec. 20.
CHINA'S PURCHASES. IN BRITAIN ·
London, Dec. 20. Orders for 16 third class steel. aleeping cara costing £60,000 for
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Roffey re- the southern section of the Can- ton-Bankr Railway from the Farned to the Colony yesterday on Binaingham Raliway carriage and the President Coolidge. Wagon Company bring the orders
and Black, winners of the Mel- total of £1,745,000. "The orders which arrived yesterday. bourne air Race, at a dinner given include four steamers 34 locomo-
Even talk of such a course is British Wireles deeply disturbing to a vast body of British oplaton. General Smuts apparently expressed the popular, if not the official, sentiment of the
By Talegraph, Copyright,' Tele¡ "grophic Mensager Ordinance, 1894 Dominions in declaring his pre-
Received, December 20, 4.30 pm.)
DEPORTATIONS FROM YUGOSLAVIA
London, Dec, 19,
The Foreign Secretary, Bir John
Reuter,
NEW INDIA BILL
London, Dec. 19. Bir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for India, has formally introduced in
December 27 and New Year morn-- ing, January 19
Only one case of cerebro-spinal fever was reported to, the Health Authorities for the 24 hours ended December 19,
Queen's Road East on October 28 were discharged.
The mob tried to storm the gaol here but was repulsed by tear gas, It reassembled later in the day and tried to rush the courthouse where the negro was on trial.
National Guardsmen who were treated within and fired from the on duty outside the courthouse re-
windows. Three men in' the mob are reported to have been killed, and several others wounded, in- cluding the brother of the negro's alleged victim.
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Reinforcements of cavalry were rushed to the scene, and 85 horse- men joined with the 110 guards on duty in an attack which finally cleared the streets,
Meanwhile, the negro was ruah- ed away by motor car in chage of a deputy sherif, the prisoner dia- guised in a National Guardsman's uniform. Reuter
COURTHOUSE RUINED
Selbyville, Dec. 20. The mob has now been dispersed, leaving two dead, two dying, and seven not very seriously injured
The town's $150,000 courthouse 's a smouldering ruin. The Governor dcclared that be employed militia, otherwise the mob would have burned the whole town-
This step was taken on the ap
of: Detective-Sergeant Reuter- plication
Fitches, who told his Worship that the police could offer no evidence
that the evidence collected against them could... not even sustain "a charge of alding and abetting
Only one man, Li Shing, allas Ying-wah, aged 26, is being held in connection with the murder.
APPOINTMENT FOR DR HANS FRANK
(Special to "Hong Kong 'Daily Press”) {y Telegraph, Copyright, Tale graphic... Messages Ordinance, 1893. An application was made by Received, December 20, 4-30 p.m.). Sub-Inspector Cunningham yester.
Berlin, Dec. 20 day before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at The Bavarian Minister of Justice the Kowloon Magistracy for the Dr. Hans Frank has been appoint- committal of Leung Cheung ageded a Reich Minister without port- 33 of No. 73 Tee Wo Street charged folio by Etiler, who in a letter in- with stealing $1,81 from Fang Cho, forming Frank of this appointment
thanks him for valuable work car ried out as Relch commissary for
the House of Commons, zilito The Civil Service Cricket Club Defendant had previously plead-
ference for an understanding with, Paris, Dec. 20. the United States. His statement The Danish financler Moeller is to be considered in conjunction simon, stated, in reply to a Com- make further provision for the who is involved in the new two with Mr. MacDonald's, and may mons question, that mass ex- Government of India The Ell hundred million francs scandal prove even more important.
isions of Hungarian refugees was read for the first time. and was consequently arrested at Grasse has been delivered up a
from Yugoslavia ceased more than British Wireless v
is holding its annual prize giving and Children's Christmas Tree on Boxing Day, December 26
Before Mr W. Schofald at the
Paris He made the trip from however, the police detained a week ago, and though a limited Grasse to Paria in his own car and Moeller, handcuffed him and trans-number of deportations would them were the result of normal Central Magistrady yesterday four stopped at every inn renowned for ported him to Paris under heavy seem to have taken place since application of the ite good cooking. Two secret ser guard
vice men escorted him. At Lyons, l'ronzornan Kue MIN.
for reasons which cannot be stated regu
with certainty, the majority of Briti
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out of the five men charged wi the murder of a coolle Lam Ming, alles, Lan Chan Hing aged 32 in
ed guilty to the charge
Defendant's record showed that he had served sentences of 2 years" by two magistrátes and 18 months" at the Supreme Court think the case had better be dealt sum marily" his Worship remarked and remanded the defendant for 24
the co-ordination of justice in various German states, which task is now completed by the enactment of a law on Deten terring direct control of the ministration of Justice Reich,