CONFERENCE OF THE GREAT POWERS
Difficut Task For British Delegation
London, April 10.
The Stresa conference · monopolises the morning papers. most of whom give their blessings to the British delegation on the difficult task before them.
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The "Times" considers there will be no settlement in Earape so long as Germany is on one side of the fence and other leading countries on the other. The useful results of the Bri- tish visit to Berlin must be utilised to the full at Stresa.
The Telegraph" says that Herr Hitler's assertion that pos- session of coloales is indispensable to equality status is the most challenging of all, but if it is to be seriously pressed, Nerr Hitler will have to revise the manner of its presentation. The colon- les were lost in a war, and were never before demanded back in tones like these.
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The Morning Post" thinks that we had better maka, up our minds to join those countries ready to combine for common security of our present policy... Ineffectual meddling merely pro- duces irritation and uncertainty.
The "New Chronicle" says we should make one last effort to save the League, by putting ourselves unreservedly behind the strengthening covenant and more precise sanctions under Article 18.
The "Daily Mail”, thinks that British pošley should be, to announce frankly that the Government has decided to look after British security immediately and build a supreme, air fleet. » Reuter,
WORLDWIDE INTEREST (Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press"}
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Stress, Apr. 10.
Worldwide interest is now con- centrated on the conference be-
ginning here on Thursday as - dicated by the arrival of between 250 to 300 pressmen already. Signor Mussolin himself has not yet appeared. M. Laval and the British Minister are expected on Wednesday night and M. Flandin on Thursday morning. Well-1-
formed circles here expect the conference to fast only 48 hours, ending on Saturday,
While it is believed that the British will bring no cut and dried plan, it is expected that they will propose to call a London "confer- ence on a wider basis to take place after Stresa when Germany,
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1935.
THREE PRIME MINISTERS TO MEET
M. FLANDIN
SIGNOR MUSSOLINI
· MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD
London, April 10. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Sir John Simon will leave Hen- don by air at 1,40 p.m. for Paris en route to Stresa, Officials of the British delega tion and also the Italian Ambassador. Signor Grandi. left Victoria this morning. by boat train. A Paris message says that Premier Flandin and M. Laval left for Stresa at 9.30 a.m.--Reuter
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, April 10. London Silver prices to-day were con-up 1/8 as follow:-
April 9 April 10 .28-13/16 28-15/16
28-15/16 29-1/16
the present conditions, template the inclusion of Lit-" huania in any pact of
non-ag- Bression Germany also suggested that if, in spite of this pact of non-aggression and consultation. hostilities should break, out be- tween any two contracting pow- ers, other, contracting
powers
should engage not to support the
aggressor in any way.
י.
In another connexion, however, Herr Hitler dwelt on the difficulty of identifying the aggressor. Ask
ed as to his view, if some of the other parties to such pact" enter-
Spot....
Forward...
London on New York cross rate at 2 p.m. to-day was "4.8575.com- pared with 4.8412 at closing yes- terday.
As regards the navy, Germany claimed 35 per cent of the British
ed into an agreement of mutual tonnage and, ali parity between Germany, assistance' as amongst themselves, Britain, France" and
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LORD TRENCHARD PAYS
A TRIBUTE
Crime-Fighting Efficacy Of The Police
London, April 10. The Metropolitan Police Com "Your blinking squadrons are misalaner emphasises the need for fair muckin' up crime," was the wholesale enlargement of Scotland testimony by an old lag to the Yard or the removal elsewhere of efficiency of the police wireless every branch of police work, which organisation cited in Lord Tren-has become immensely more com- chard's report on the Metropolitan pilcated in the past forty years. Police in 1934.
with their own group of experts and specialists.
The wireless patrol cars resulted in 821 arrests in the second hell of last and the thieves were often caught in actual possession of the
Herr Hitler stated that he const-provided the Soviet air force did stolen cars within a few minutes
dered this idea was dangerous and objectionable, as, in his opinion; it would tend to create special terests in a group within the wid- er system.
MOSCOW'S, VIEWS
In Moscow the Lord Privy Seal
Mr. Eden learned that the Soviet
Russia and other neighbours of the Reich would be invited. At Government considered that the this conference all correct and present international situation political questions including "arma- ments and security would be dis- cussed.
made it more than ever necessary to pursue the endeavour to pro- mote the building up of a security system in Europe, as contemplat ed in the London communique and in conformity with the prin- ciples of the League.
The Borlet Government
not require revision.·*
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Limitation reached Germany would work for ar agreements involving supervi- sion fr applied to all powers equally.
Germany favoured the sugges- on of an air pact between the
Locarno Powers.
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RETURN OF COLONIES Herr Hitler reiterated the state- ment that Germany would continue her participation in the League if she remained in an in- fertor position and declared that Germany is in an interior position without colonies.
It is assumed that Italy would support this plan. provided that three of the Strega powers would first adopt a common programme. At Stresa, Italy's chief aim, will be
em- The British Minister expressed. to form a common front of all phasized that in its view the pro-strong disagreement with certain three powers. This would be posed. Eastern Pact did not af points; indeed at the conclusion shared by France. England still at "the Isolation or encirclement wants to figure as inter-mediator, ol any state, but at the creation, but both France and Italy urge of mutual security for all parti that the "time for Inter-mediation | elpants, and it was felt that par- has passed and time for action ticipation of both Germany and has arrived,
Poland in the pact would afford the best solution of the problem.
An authoritative French source states that the French delegation is bringing both memorandum and draft of the decisions to be presented at the League of Nations Council. Transocean Kus Min.
RESULT OF VISITS
of the Berlini interview Sir John
dimiculties in the way of an agree~ expressed disappointment at the
ment.- Reuter."
of the thefts.
Lord Trenchard pays a tribute increased crime-ighting to the efficacy of the police and stresses the difficulties due to the growth" in London of the numbers In motor cars. Districts, which were only felds in 1933 are now miles of houses, ill-protected, and offer- ing opportunities for thieves.
SECOND DEATH
SENTENCE
For Macedonian Terrorist
(Special to the "Hong Kong
Sofia, April 10.
It is urged that overcrowding hopelessly impedes the administra- tion. Many work in corridors by artificial light Criminal records which are continually needed are pilled in passages from the floor to the ceiling. Senior officers are often engaged in the most con "fidential conversation crowded three and four together in tiny rooms. The fingerprint staff is jammed together Eke warehouse
clerks in a Christmas rush. Reuter.
TELEVISION SUCCESS
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Demonstration In Berlin
"CLOSELY SCRUTINISED" In Warsaw the Lord Privy Seal
Berün, April 9. learned the view of the ́ ́Follan The speech of Sir John Bimon, Government On this question. British Foreign Secretary, dealing Morsleur Beck, the Polish For with the Berlin conversations in eign Minister, explained that Po- which he discused the possibility. land had. by her existing agree÷ | of war prevention pacts with Baron ments with the Soviet Union on von Neurath and Herr Hitler, is the one hand and with Germany being closely scrutinised officially, London, Apt. 9.
on the other; established tranquil before it is issued to the press for The Foreign Secretary, on the eve of his departure for the three conditions upon her, two frontiers publication to-day.
and the question Poland Wes It is understood that official power conference at Stresa, made bound to ask herself was, whether circles feel that 8ir John has in- a statement this evening in re-any new proposal would improve suficiently emphasised the post-tary court in Nevrokop in the equipped with new apparatus sew gard to the recent exploratory or trouble the good atmosphere tive side of the Berlin discussions, tour of the European capitala. Sir
thereby established... John Simon said that it would be appreciated that just as the visits paid to Berlin, Moscow, War- saw and Prague arose out of the London declaration of February 3, so these visits, which were to pro
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CHANGING LONDON
London, April 10 Estimates for 5 millioza..... pounds programme of slum clear-
and housing development “ placed before the London County, Council are understood to fore shadow one of the greatest shum clearance, reconstruction and re- development schemes ever under- taken in the world. The Chair~” Berlin, April 10.
man of the Housing Committee the morning of General states it is eventually hoped to Goering's wedding, the execution.replan and reconstruct a very er's axe «fell on the heads of large portion of the East End of Epstein and Zeigler at Berlin pri-London son, their appeal against the death "British Wireless. sentence passed for complicity in the murder of Horst Wessel in 1930 having been rejected by the Su- preme Court at Leipzig. The
As the Fuehrer, in view of the circumstances, saw no reason to exercise his prerogative of mercy, the execution was duty carried out at 6 am.
DANISH DIPLOMAT MARRIED
Appointed to Shanghai
London, April 10.
The case. 18 unique in criminal Mr. Poul Scheel, Counsellor to history as both men were tried for the Danish Legation who is about murder in the revival case by to take up the position of Consul Nazis, whereas the actual murder- General and Judge in Shanghai er was convicted three years pre- under the Danish Legation," was viously on manslaughter sentences married to Miss Anna Britta to six years' penal servitude, | Vieweg, of Grasberg, Sweden, at a though he "died" in prison shortly London Registry Office to-day after the Nazis came to power Beuter. Reuter
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THE MOTIVE
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Berin, Apr. 10 As evidence during the trial Daily Press")
graphic Messages Urdinance 1803. Sentence of death was passed proved beyond all doubt that the By Talegraph, Copyright, Tel: Received, April 10, 7.30 p.m.) on Bally Epstein who was born crime was prompted by political graphic Messages Ordinance. 1RUL.
Berlin, April 10. on February 3, 1907 and, Hans Zic-hatred, painstakingly planned and Received, April 10, 4:30 pm:) :)
Tuesday, April 9 was of historie gier, barn June 15, 1901, both con- maliciously carried out, the Fuels- importance in the development of victed of complicity in the mur rer refused to exercise the right German applied science because der of Horst Wessel anda execut For the second time within re for the very first time what laed at siz o'clock on Wednesday the Macedonian revolutionary or shown to a large gathering of cent weeks the notorious leader of described as "real television" was morning. sanisation, Ivan Mihailon, Bul engineers and pressmen Hitherto garias "public enemy No. 1, has only pictures had been transmit been sentenced in contumaciam ted by means of electro magnetic to death, a second sentence being ultra short waves, whereas imposed on Tuesday by the mill-Tuesday persons using telephones
trial of nine members of this or the party at the other end of the ganisation on charges of having line with whom they were speak- under instructions from Mihailoffing without the interposition of murdered former members of their aim as heretofore.KAID This demonstration, which was perfectly successful, took place in the lecture hall of the Reichsposta Ministry where, from now on- wards, the apparatus will function on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thurs- days from 10.30 to 12 o'clock as part of the regular television broadcasting and be open to
and Germany's 'willingnes to as- sist in the pacification of Europe SHORT INTERVIEW The question of an Eastern Pact and even to make practical pro-
posals in this connections was, however, reviewed in a short interview in which Mr. Eden had fische Korrespondenz declares that
The officially inspired Diploma-group. with Monsieur Benes at Prague. Germany is ready to participate in As regards the idea of a Central any arms convention creating for the other Governments, were con- European Pact which was more all its participants equal rights. nected with the Stress meeting of particularly topic of the Franco- obligation sand security... the British, French and Italian Italian meeting at Rome, the Bri- Goernments which will begin an tish Minister understood in Ber- Thursday,
In that the German Government
vide material as to the views of
In these circumstances, he could did not reject the idea of such an only make a summarised state-
arrangement on the grounds of ment of what had been ascertain principle but did not see its. ne- ed as to the views of the other cessity and saw great dimculty in states and it would not be possible defining "Non-interference" in re- to use the occasion for the pro-lation to Austria, nouncement of the British Gov- British Wireles··· ernment's polley."
As regards the so-called East-
ern Pact Herr Hitler made St.
GERMAN DEMANDS
London, Apr, a.
Reuter.
FRENCH DECISION
Two other
accused besides Mihalion have likewise been given capital sentence, while three were sentenced to imprisonment for 11te and the remaining three to 15 years' penal servitude...
Mihailoff is the only one to ex- cape the actual, punishment since (Special to the "Hong Kong Daily he had filed from the country last Inspection by the general public.
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year and is now living in Turkey. The object of these regular. de- Tranioccan Kuo Ain.
LOWER INTEREST FOR NEW. BORROWERS
Paris, April 0. The cabinet council which took place on Tuesday afternoon with Fresident Lebrun in the chair decided to conform to the expecta- tions that the French delegation for Btresa will be headed by | plain that Germany was not pre- In the House of Commons to Premier Fandin since England
London, April 10% pared to sign an Eastern Pact day, Sir John Simon reviewing and Italy are also represented by.
Five of the largest London under which Germany would be the negotiations in Berlin, said their Frime Ministers. The Cabl Building Societies announce that bound to mutual assistance. In that Herr Hitler stated that Gernet meeting lasted four hours, M from to-day the basic rate of in- particular Germany was not pre- many required 36 divisions, repre- Laval delivering a lengthy state-terest charged to all new bor pared to enter into a pact of senting a maximum of 55,000 sold- ment on the international situa- rowers purchasing dwelling, houses mutual assistance between herself Ters, including a division of Nazi tion and on various security Pro for their own occupation will be and Russia. On the other hand, Guards and militarised police. posals advanced by France and reduced to 41 per cent per Germany was stated to be in fav Germany claimed the right to other coun out of a non-aggression pact be possess all types of arms, possess Minister tween the powers Interested in ed by other countries, but grayed the East European questions, togeth- prepared to retrain from the con- and er with provisions for consults struction of certain types if other tion if aggression was threatened countries would cease to make We Herr Hier was not prepared, in them.
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