NO DANGER OF ARMED CONFLICT
Conclusions Reached By Mr. Anthony Eden
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to accept the proposal for a col- lective system of security based on military mutual assistance. There 1894.18round for belief that Italy is
to be included in that category,
Germany refuses both London April 6. "
the Eastern and Danubian pacts as That the danger of an armed
but declares they stand.
her confilet in Europe is less im-
willingness to extend the prin- mediate than generally assumed
ciples of bilateral non-aggression although the international situa-
pacts into
a-multilateral pact tion is unsatisfactory is stated by the "Daily Telegraph's diploma-provided the commitment is mere- ly an undertaking not to assist an Aggressor. The general view in all the capitals canvassed" after Sir John Simon's visit to Berlin is that the German contribution does not go even so far as the League Covenant.— Keuter.
tic correspondent to be the con- clusion which the Lord Privy Seal, Mr. Anthony Eden reached as the result of his journey.
The correspondent writes that Mr. Eden is convinced that it is possible to overcome Poland's op- position to the collective system of security and that the Lord Privy Seal had gained an impres- ison in Berlin that it is by no means certain that Germany would always persist in her pre- sent attitude,
Mr Eden, according to the correspondent, is also convinced
that none of the countries he visited is entertaining any aggres- sive intentions and all of them earnestly desire the organisation of peace, an alm which England can assist Europe to attain. The correspondent states that France and Italy will come to Stress with definite proposals and that Signor Mussolini will demand a clearer definition of "Article XVI of the League Covenant under the terms of which League members are obliged to take economic and, "if necessary, military sanctions against an aggressor.
The Rome correspondent of the same paper reports that Signor Mussolini will propose that Aus- tria. Bulgaria and Hungary be released from their adherence to the military clauses of the peace treaties in order to "neutralise the German perll" by rearming those countries.— Transocean Kun Min
MR. EDEN'S REPORT
TO CABINET .
Decisions For British Government
London, April 7. The Britian Government must now decide whether the next step In Europe will be an attempt to negotiate
general a
security system, Britain being a party to sanction on the analogy of the Saar International Force, or whether Europe should be left, to her own
resources of regional
WEEK-END REVIEW
London, April 6. Mr. Eden will review the result of his tour during the week-end. and report on, Monday to the full meeting of the Cabinet which will then be in a position to decide the British course at the Stresa con- ference.
Conversations are proceeding in London between representatives of the Governments concerned in regard to the agenda It is almost certain that the talk at Stresa will begin with the British
report on the result of the visits to European capitals.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald has not yet decided whether to go. Thế names of the British representa tives will be announced in the House of "Commons on Monday-- Reuter.
FRENCH PROGRAMME
Paris, April 7. The decision on the French programme for the Stresa con- ference has been postponed until Tuesday in order that Mr. Eden's report on his round trip to the European capitals and the con- elusions arising out of the British cabinet discussion on it may be considered at a meeting of the French cabinet on Tuesday to- gether with the new report which M. Laval is now preparing. Laval leaves for Stresa on Wednesday-
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1935.
FINANCE BILL”
IN INDIA
Rejected By The Assembly
New Delhi, April 6. Despite a grave warning, which. the Viceroy sent to the Legisla- ture Assembly, it rejected the Finance B by 64 votes to 41.
were
The Viceroy had pointed out that the revenue suffered a loss of £3,750,000 if the series of anti- Government amendments adopted, and the finance member, Sir James Grigg to-day said that some amendments were absolutely impracticable.
Congress Party leader. Bhulaphal Desai, warned the Government against flouting the decision of elected members. The leaders of the European group
The
ment.
41
amend-
PRESIDENT OF PORTUGAL
Conferred Rank Of Marshal
of
the
and Independents declared neu-Lisbon, April 7-The rank trality as a protest against non-Marshal was conferred on acceptance of a single
State President, Carmona by the Portuguese National Assembly, Carmons is the second Marshal created in Portugal during the past 70 years—Transocean Kuo Min.
Sir James Grige drew attention to the fact that the Congress Party systematically tried to carry out their policies of forcing the Government to exercise its emergency powers.
The Govern- FORMER POLISH
ment were prepared to consider their views as fully as possible if
co-operate in the interests of the the opposition were inclined to
people...
A3 a result of the Assembly vote, the Bin will be certified by the Viceroy and placed before the it is expected to be passed- Council of State on April 9 where
Reuter.
SILVER MARKET "
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(From Our Own Correspondent)
London. Aprue. London Silver prices to-day were up 1/8 on Spot and 1/18 on for- ward, as follow-
Apr. 5. Apr. 6. Spot
28-5/16 28-7/16 Forward .... 28-7/16 28-1/2 London on New York cross rate at closing to-day was 48487 com- pared with 4.8537 at closing yes-
terday.
EXPLOSION IN BOMBAY
Fireworks Factory Tragedy
Moscow, April 6. extraordinary diplomatic activity displayed by Soviet Russia is evidenced by the fact that "an unusually large number of Soviet envoys are arriving here to report on the international situation and to receive fresh instructions. The Soviet Ambassador in
4. Paris. Potemkin as well as the Soviet Ministers in Bucharest and Prague are due here on Sunday while the Bogomoloff, the newly appointed
PREMIER
Demand For His Extradition
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).].
AMERICAN POET CURRENCY PROBLEM
PASSES
Mr. Edwin Arlington
Robinson.
New York. Apr. ́6.
The death occurred to-day of the poet,
Mr. Edwin Arlington Robinson at the age of 65.
IN EUROPE
Speculators' Attempts Cause More Anxiety
Special to the " Hong Kode
Dally Press")
Mr. Arlington, who was born at Head Tide Maine, received bis education, at Harvard Col- lege. His poetical works in- clude Collected Poems, 1921: Ro-graphic Mearnges man 'Bartholow, 1923: The Man Beceived, April 7, 4.31} a.m.) - who Died Twice, 1924; Dionysius
Reuter.
EMPLOYEES IN PORTUGAL
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Paris, April 6. in Doubt. 1925; Tristram. 1927;
Attempts on the part of spect Sonnets, 1928; Cavender's House, lators to drive the Dutch, gulden 1929: Collected Poems (new edi- of the gold standard are causing tion) 1939: The Glory of the considerabla an lety since, after Nightingales, 1930: Matthias at the collapse of the Belga, the gold the Door. 1931: Nicodemus, 1932: bloc cannot afford to suffer any Tallfer, 1933.-
loss of prestige. When the boursu here opened On Saturday the gulden was quoted between 1,005 and 1.010, that is about 2 per cent. below parity and 1 per cerit. under gold point Bear attacks were considerably more 'severe than in 1933. At that time the Bank of Holland was able to by parting quickly and courageously with 300 million guidens worth of gold. In the past week: the Bank of Holland gave up altogether 50 millions, but the opinion here is that under the present turbulent conditions this is inadequate.
The bulletin "Quotidien" criti- cises the Nederlandsche Bank sharply for insisting on making gold payments in coins instead of
Hard Choice Under rescue the currency
New Laws
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Holland's total gold loss last week at 7 to 8 million pounds, sterting.
·Gold worth about half a million sterling also' arrived from France. Tramocenn Kuo Min.
FRANCO-BELGIAN TRADE (Special so "Hong Kong "Daily Press")"
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Brussels, Apr. & The mission to Brussels of the Marchandeau, with the object of French Minister of Commerce,
discussing the possible effects of the devaluation of the Belga, on Franco-Belgian trade has been: brought to a successful conclusion. by the drafting of an agreement. under which. Belgium undertakes to keep the prices of goods des markets at the level prices pre- tined for exportation to French valling in the world markets while France renounces her plan of im
posing a special exchange surtax on Belgian goods.
News of the agreement was re- ceived with relief by the Belgian political and where it had been feared that. economic circles London, April 7. Secret societies, including Free-
which the protective measures masons, form the subject of new gots, Inscribing.. this as "childish | Franch had threatened to take legislation just promulgated by complains that "the gulden is not procedure." The Paris "Midi”
would largely counteract any the Portuguese national assembly. being defended by the note back-
economic benefits to be derived: Warsaw, April 5.
All persons belonging to the army ing as if it were real gold c27-|Tianmerun" Kya Hin
from the devaluation.- The meteoric career of the one the civil service as well as
-rency,”........ Uneasiness, moreover, time national hero and Polish ployees of private firms, accas-
arose through a misunderstanding
RATIFIED BY CABINETS Premier. Korfanty has now reach-
tomed to execute orders for the on Saturday which led to the
Paris, Apr. 6. ed its anti-climax in the demand government are now fequired to
rumour that gold payments were The French Cabinet during a for his extradition. by the public inform the police authorities whe-stopped altogether whereas it meeting on Saturday ratined the prosecutor at the court of ap- ther they are members of a secret turned out that gold was only Franco-Belgian economie agrée- peal at Katowice, the capital of society, Freemasonry
or lodge
being paid up to midday. These ment drawn up on Friday, śm the semi-autonomous region in similar institution. Those who
steps were clearly taken to
Brussels between the Minister of dis- Upper Silesia. The Senate will reply in the affirmative must then.
courage those who are' withdraw-Commerce, Merchandeau and Pre- probably agree to this request choose whether they will cease to
ing gold from the barik for hoard- mier van Zeeland, while it was since the Upper Silesian Parlia-belong to a secret society
ing purposes. One carious result
also ratified by the Belglan Cab- ment which is already closed will resign their positions.
of the fierce attacks on the Dutch inet at a meeting held the same be formally dissolved shortly when Moreover, in future meetings of gulden is the improved position of day- Korfanty's immunity as a deputy secret societies must be held in the Swiss franc, which was caus- Transocean · Kuo Min. will come to an end,'.'
public. Representatives of the ing anxiety early in the week but Korfanty will have
to stand Government have the right at any is now profiting by the fight trial on charges of embezzlement moment to inspect the books of from the guiden and steady at a and other crimes of a non-politi-accounts, minutes of the meetings lower gold point- cal nature since his opponent wishes and correspondence.→→
Transocean Euo Min. to avail the ex-Premler's adherents, Transgcean Euo Min. · setting him up as a victim of political intrigue. Korfanty took a prominent part in "advocating the separation of Upper Süesta from the Reich at the time of the Plebiscite and rapidly attained position, honour and dignity in the young Republic culminating with the Premiership in 1922 and
of the PFsudski movement, his influence began to wane and the
pacts, alliances or combinations. | Soviet Ambassador. in China, terrific explosion at a fireworks end of his political career coin
says the "Observer's" diplomatic
correspondent.
Minister in Teheran. Pastuchof and other Soviet diplomats are already here for consultations with the Commissariat for
The gist of the report which Mr. Eden will make to the Cabinet to-morrow is understood to be that Russia, Poland, the Little Foreign Affairs.-- Entente and France are prepared i Transocean Kuo Min.
GRAF ZEPPELIN LEAVES FOR S. AMERICA
Indian Apes On Board
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Daily Press"}
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SOVIET DELEGATION
AT PRAGUE
Military Aviation Study
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MILITARY EVOLUTIONS IN AUSTRIA
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Daily, Press”).
to
Vienna, April 7. Those who belonged to the old Imperial Austro-Hungarian army
OUTFLOW OF GOLD (Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press") (Bo Telegraph, Copyright, Teta eraphic
Messages Ordinance.
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London, April 7. Gold bars worth more than three million pounds sterling ar
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NOULENS SUFFERING FROM TYPHUS
Life Sentence Prisoner. In China
Nanking, Apr. 6... Paul Ruegg (Noulens) who" is serving a life sentence in Klang- su prison was conveyed to the Central Hospital alst Thursday suffering from typhus according statement issued by the
1923. but with the growing, strength either in a professional or mini.rived in Croydon by airplanes ['to a Bombay, April 5.
tary capacity or who served under from Holland during Friday and Ministry of Justice. Sixteen persons were killed in a
compulsory national defence Saturday. "City" circles estimate Reuter. factory in the outskirts of Bombay. cides with that of the Upper Sile-sheme, providing they held no
A large quantity of fireworks stan autonomy.— destined for the King's Jubilee Transocean Kuo "Min. celebration blew up in the ex- plosion which precipitated a land- slide on a nearby hillside.
The landslide wiped out a small. village occupied by potters, many of whom and their families were injured.- Bruter.
FAMOUS DUTCH PILOT AMONG KILLED
Air Liner Crashes In A Forest
TERM OF CONSCRIPTS EXTENDED
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Paris, Apr. 6. The Supreme. War Council's re- commendation to retain those re- cruits who Anish their term of service on April 13 under..colours for a further period was approved Baturday's meeting of the French cabinet which fixed the latest date of their dismissal for July 14
The contingent in states
official an
at
question, communiqus,
Friedrichshafen, Apr. 8. The airship Graf Zeppelin started her first South American
Prague, April 7.
Amsterdam. Apr. 6, trip of the season 1835 on Batur-
Soviet Russian military' Mr. Soer, the famous Dutch aviation delegation led by General pilot who made a day with Captain von Schiller in
record fight comprises of 60,000 men who will charge. There were sixteen pas Lavrof arrived here and inspected from Amsterdam to Batavia last be dismissed when the training of sengers on board, four booked for
the military airplane factory at December and Mr. de Vlugt, son this month's recruits is sufficient- Pernambuco and twelve for Rio Lainon and also the airplane motor of the Burgomaster of Amster-ly advanced, but in no case later de Janeiro. Among the passen-
works at Walter. The Russian dam. Were anong six persons than July 14.- gers were Dr. Edmund Stinnes,
airmen paid official calla on the killed in a crash this afternoon, of Tranentean Kuo Min. the industrialist, Baron von Tcho- Czechoslovakian defence minister, the Royal Dutch passenger air- der, the Hamburg banger. Jung- the chief of the general staff, and liner in a forest near Cassel on hanns. the well-known clock the general inspector of the army, the new Prague-Amsterdam route. manufacturer of Schramberg in During their ten days visit the deuter the Black Forest.
Russians will inspect all institu- The airship also carried 120 tions in Czechoslovakia connected kilograms of mall. 695 kilos of with aviation cargo of which 50 kilos consisted Transocean Kuo Min, of a number of Indian.apes for the science institute in Rio de Janeiro. The weather was very rainy when the Graf Zepplin left.'| Transocean Kuo Min.
INDIAN DUTY" ON RICE FROM SIAM
New Delhi, April 8. The Indian Assembly has im- posed an import duty of twelve annas per maand on broken rice to meet Siamese competition in South India Router.
DR: BENES INVITED
BY MOSCOW
(Special to the “Hong Kong Dells Press" (Copyright).].
Moscow, April 5,
M. Litvinoff issued an invitá- tion to Benes on Friday to visit Moscow, according to a report in the semi-oficial Isvestia which claims authority in stating that the Czech Foreign Minister bas accepted the invitation Transocean Kuo Min.
DANZIG ELECTIONS
MACEDONIA REBEL LEADER SHOT
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).)
Athens. Apr. 5. The death sentence pronounced on Thursday by the court martial at Balchika on Commandant Vol- ante, leader of the rebels in Ma- cedonia was carried out on Friday morning when Volanis was shot.
Geneva, Apr 6, League circles expect that at least eighty. per cent of the elec- torate of Danzig will vote Nazi will consequently endeavour to re- It is pretty certain that the Senate
cast the constitution in an unde- Transocean Kuo Min. " mocratic sense, but it cannot do so without; consent of the League. Council which is most unlikely to be given..
DEATH OF ACTRESS
London, Apr. 6. Well-informed opinion here The death is announced of the holds that, in that event, Germany actress Winifred Barnes, who was is not prepared to confront the leading lady in many famous war- League with a fait accompli Reuter
time musical comedies-- Reuter
higher rank than captain, are permitted according to an oficial announcement by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence--to take part in the military evolu- tions of Austrian defence forces between May 13 and September 15. This permission is granted. says the official communication, in response to the wishes express- ed again and again by members of the old army. Participation will take place only at the wish and cost of the applicant and will be limited to a period of four weeks at a time. Horse, motor cycle and motor car may be brought but at the participant's
own cost.-
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PREMIER TSALDARIS
INDISPOSED
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Athens, April 5. Owing to a sudden attack of iliness, Premier Thaldaris' wás ob- liged to leave his duties which have been assumed for the time being by Kondylis. The Lex- Foreign Minister, Maximos will represent Greece at the extraor dinary session of the League of Nations. Council on April 15 Transocean Kuo Min.
MORE TROOPS FOR AFRICA
Rome, Apr. 5. The shipment of troops to Italian East Africa continues, the overseas, steamer “Eelan- camano having started from Messina with part of the Florentine division, Gavinans while a large Italian passenger boat."Ab- baria" is loading troops and mater Jal at Naples D
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