FRANCO-SOVIET PACT CONCLUSION
Another Reference To Moscow
(Special to the Hong Koon,
Dally Press")
¿By - Telegraph, Copyright, Tala Brothe Messages Ordinance.
Received, April 27, 4.20 p.m.)
Paris, Apr. 27. The Soviet Ambassador, Potemkin had one hour's conversation with Laval on Friday evening and on leaving the Qual d'Orsay stated to Pressmen that the two Govern- "ments bad reached an agreement on fundamental points, adding, "however, that some minor difficul- tles in the drafting of the text proposed by the pact still remain- ed to be overcome, so that legal experts would have to be called in. In the next conversation which was scheduled to take place on Satur- day.
It is generally anticipated in political circles that the discussions will be brought to a successful con- clusion on Saturday or Sunday.- Transocean Kuo Min.
MORE DELAY.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1935.
SHARP RELAPSE
IN SILVER
Profit-Taking By Speculators
London, April 27. To-day's sharp relapse, in silver. was due to heavy profit-taking by
ception by the French Communists at a meeting at Lyons when he at-peculators who were unwilling to maintain open commitments, fear- tempted to justify the introduction of the two-year period of military
service.
ing adverse week-end developments in the United States Very large business was "transacted, brokers order to clear up their books. working late in the afternoon in
that he had been received with the M. Herriot reminded his hearers greatest honours in Moscow but even this failed to appease the the market. Some believe that the Two ruinours were circulating in Communists who hooted the Minis-United States will fix the purchas- ter and shouted him down until the chairman found himself compelled to close the meeting.--. Trauern Run Mix.
ing price of both domestic and roreign silver at $1.29 per ounce: others expect President Roosevelt to fix the domestic level only at $1.29, leaving the world market to take care of itself, in which oven & collapse of the present large bull position is considered to be a real menace.
EARLY CABLE
Moscow. Apr. 26. It is now confrmed by In- formed quarters here that follows ing Thursday's meeting of
the Council of the Peoples Commis-
The action of Mexico in with- suries. Litvinoff forwarded new drawing silver coins from circula- instructions to the Soviet Ambas- tion has caused no surprise. It is sador In Faris, which, in the pointed out that the decision tur- opinion of political circles, will ther reduces the potential supplies shortly lead to a successful con-
of the world market. clusion of the Franco-Russian
Reuter. pact negotiations....... Trumorean Kun Min,
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LAVAL'S VIEWS
Paris, April 27. An early initialling of the Franco- Soviet pact is expected to follow
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MEXICAN LAW
Mexico City, April 27. The Government's action to safe- guard the silver supply la announc- ed in the form of a decree by which all silver coinage is ordered to be withdrawn from circulation.
Paris, Later.' M. Laval again conferred with the. Soviet Ambassador, Potemkin on Saturday afternoon but no oficial Anformation as to the results was obtainable. It is, however, stated on good authority that Potemkin as the result of new instructions į All future transactions are to be. will report to Moscow on the present from Moscow to M. Potemkin sent stage of the negotiations and the Soviet Ambassador here. will awalt further instructions so that the negotiations will probably not be resumed before Monday or Tuesday.
The French hopes for an early conclusion of the pact must there fore once more be deferred. Transocean KunMin.
HERRIOT UNPOPULAR
Paris, April 27. M. Herriot, the zealous advocate of a Franco-Russian alliance, was occorded an extremely hostile re-
MONARCHY IN GREECE
Kondylis Dispels Rumours
(Special to the "Hovg Kong Daily Press")
(By Telegraph, Copyright, graphic Messages Ordinance, Received, April 27. 4.10 p.m.)
Tele. 1894-
Athens, April 27. The predictions being made in foreign countries that the mon- archical form of Government will be resumed in Greece in the near future are causing such unrest here that the War Minister, General Kondylls, who is now deputising for Premier Tsaldaris, made an official statement to the freign Press on Friday night to the effect that the. Republican form of Government adopted on March 25, 1924 is re-. cognised by all the political parties," Up till now, the question of a change in this form of Government has not been discussed.
The general elections to the National Assembly are about to take place. The present Govern- ment is of the opinion that the question of the form of Govern- ment must not be made a party controversy. If later the plebiscite on the question of "republic or monarchy" should reveal that the Greek people, irrespective of party. wished to revert to the monarchy, the Government would, as a mat- ter of course, carry out the nation's mandate.
M. Laval, the French Foreign Minister, in a speech declared that the pact were such as the Soviet communique recommended, (name ly an unlimited contract of mutual military assistance), it would land France in a war and he would re- fuse to sign .
The pact as he envisaged it in the agreement with Moscow aimed at preventing and not provoking war.-
Reuter.
FRENCH TAXATION
ANXIETY
(Special to Bonz Konz Daily Press"}
(By Talegraph. Copyright, Tale graphic Messages Urdinancs. 1394. Heceited, April 27, 4.30 p.m.)
Paris, April 27, Anxiety is caused in the financial and economic quarters by the Fin- ance Ministry's admission that the Tax receipts for the first quarter of the current year were 788 million less than it had been estimated. The situation is considered serious although no immediate danger to the State's financial status is seen,
made against paper money with the addition of copper coinage for odd amounts up to 50 cents.
The decree becomes effective im mediately. The banks, are closed in order to prevent undue specula- tion and to give the country time to adjust itself to the new condi- tions- Reuter.
SILVER MARKET!,
(From Our Own Correspondent)
April 27 35-1/8 35-1/4
`London, April" 27. London Silver prices to-day were down 1-1/8 as follow:- April 26 Spot............... 38-1/4 Forward....... 36-3/8 London on New York cross rate at closing to-day was 13208 com pared with 4.8112 at closing yes terday.
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MALVERN HILLS
ALARMIST VIEWS OF
U.S. AIR CHIEF
Potential Anglo-French
Menace
Washington, Apr. 27.
ploying hundreds of instructors to "In an emergency the United train Peruvian troops and. It was States must be prepared to seize not beyond the realm of posšibi- the British and French islands nearity that some fine morning we American shores," was among the may read that there had been a recommendations made to the successful raid on the Panama Military Committee of the House Canal as an initial step prior to of Representatives by General An- the declaration of war.—
Beuter. drews, Chief of the Air Force.
General Andrews declared that the enemy had many bases avail-
muda, Jamaica, able including Newfoundland, Ber- Trinidad and Honduras. He went on to say that the situation was sufficiently vital we must be prepared to setze these outlying bases of operations against us," but he did not explain what he considered such an emer- gency to be.
It was also revealed that at a later hearing. Major Kerr, of the Air Force Headquarters, said that he had rellable information that a "certain Asiatic Power was em-
LORD HYDE'S
DEATH
Shooting Mishap In Africa
Kimberley. April 27."
Lord Hyde, son of the Earl of Clarendon, Governor-General - of
Union of South Africa, died at Kimberley hospital as the result of accidental discharge of a rifle while shooting at Springbok with a party including the Earl of Clarendon,; thirty miles from Kimberley.
The Governor-General's party were the guests of Mr. de Boers at a shooting box Lord Hyde was walking on the veldt when he was seen to stumble and an explosion followed. Other members of the party rushed to the spot and found that the bullet had entered the abdomen and bad crpssed close to the heart. First aid was given and Lord. Hyde was hurtled to hospital. but he died immediately after admission.
NAVAL BILL
Washington, Apr. 27. Having overwhelmingly defeated all efforts to delay the construc- tion of new ships till the Spring of 1936, the House of Representa- tives passed the Naval Appropria- tions Bill, which recommends the largest peace-time programme in the United States' history, by which the expenditure will be $457 million rising to $555 million after 1941.
The bill now goes to the Senate. -Reuter.
GERMAN NAVAL STRENGTH
Official Circles Silent
Berlin, "April 27. While German official circles are very silent in regard to its naval
plans. it is learned from a diplomatic source that the Ger- man naval authorities are very keen to get the latest information on post-war submarine Construc- tion and bombing machines
Unconfirmed rumours are to the effect that a leading designer visit- technical questions with German ed Berlin recently and discussed military authorities and also that orders
for the bullding of sub- marines were given the Schichau Yard while the submarine engines
are being
ing work constructed at the Elb- Reuter.
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Movement In The North
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THE AIR
Lord Londonderry Opens Wind Tunnel
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Apr. 8. save no less than £40,000 a year
Lord Hyde (George Herbert Arthur Edward Hyde Villiers). eldest son and heir.of the 6th Earl of Clarendon (George Herbert Hyde Villiers, PC, G.C.MG.) was born
The Marquess of Londonderry, in the petrol bill of the Royal London, April 27. in May, 1906. In 1932 he married
Secretary for Air, pressed a but- Air Force The southern portion of Malvern the Hon. Feodorovna Louise Glyn,
ton which started a 2.000 ID The coestruction of the tuner Hills which Mr. Baldwin recently elder daughter of 4th Baron Wolver-
direct-current electric motor at has been no mean engineering described as having "most beautiful ton He leaves a son, George
the Royal Aircraft establishment feat, for which Messrs. Boulton: silhouette in Britain' is to be pre- Frederick Laurence Hyde Villiers,
here to-day. This motor drives and Pan, of Norwich, and Messrs) The economic journal. Journee served from all danger of spellation born in February, 1933. Lord Hyde
the fan of a new 24-feet aero- Holst and Co have been mainly Peiping, April 28. Industrielle, points out that Gov- by the National Trust scheme,
was educated at Eton and Trinity
pautical research ́ wind-tunnel.
responsible. Mr. Yuan Liang, Mayor of Pei-j ernments spending in excess of made possible by the generous at College, Oxford.-
ping, has issued two new orders
Poised in the hurricane of wind earnings had always and every-titude of local landowners and by Reister.
which his most ardent supporters
thus created. '3 single-seater where ended badly, and predicts contributions from the Pilgrims
doubt can be made effective. The Fighter aeroplane quivered and that unless a miracle occurs the Trust and Midland Counties, the
Mayor has ordered the cessation of trembled. It was a Gloster Gaunt same will happen to France purpose of which is to "advance Transocean Kuo Hin.,
all co-education in the middle let, and its presence in this test the well-belor or the people" and
schools in Felping and he has also chamber was due to a resolve to I to assist in preservation and re-vallers, arrived by express train | instructed the Social Welfare Oca aralyse secrets of its perform ried columns faintly lit by a my— :
storation of many things" in Eng-from Johannesburg this afternoon. of the Municipality to see that the preserving " British Wireless.
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STRIKE IN BELGIUM COLLAPSES
(Special to "Hong Kong
Daily Press”)
(B Telegraph, Copyright, Tela graphic Maragda Ordinance, 189$
Received, April 27, 490), p.m.)-
AT CAPETOWN
Capetown, April 28. The Earl of Clarendon with his younger son, the Hon Nicholas
ance,
land which are abundantly worth The comin containing the body of landlords do not let rooms in the Late in the day though it may
RUSSIAN SINGER'S
ILLNESS
(Special to "Hong" Hoù Daily Preas"}
(By Telegraph, | Copyright, Tan Manager Ordinance. 189). Received, April 28. .30 .m.)
Paris, April 27. The strike of the Belgian workers from across the border who were employed in French textile industry in the Roubaix district and who had recently downed their tools graphia because their employers cut their wages by 20 per cent., following the devaluation of the Belga, collapsed on Friday when the strikers resum ed work unconditionally," which If General Metaxas fights in the means that they had accepted the coming general election on this wage-cut--Tranzocenę Kuo Alim
question of Government, it would. not hinder his electoral propaganda, unless thereby public order is im- perilled. But iri any case when the upheaval caused by the recent insurrection has passed and the Greek people can consider diz- passionately the question of re- stitution of the monarchy, the Government will submit the matter
AMERICAN ECONOMIC
Paris, April 27. The famous Russian singer, Fedor Chaliapine who arrived on Saturday at Le Havre on board the liner "Paris". was taken seriously with an attack of grippe during the passage from New York and is therefore unable to continue his journey to Paris, Chiliapine had to be conveyed in an ambulance car to the Hotel le Shanghai, April. 28.
Havre where he The first section of the Ameri-under doctor's orders-
Is now lying can Economic Mission including Transoccan Kun Min the leader, Mr. Cameron Forbes, is proceeding to Canton by air at 6.30a.m. to-morrow. j The second
MISSION
to a referendum if convinced that section leaves on Tuesday morn-
the greater part of the nation.de-ing-
sire the matter to be settled in this Reuter.
way once and for all--
Transocean to Min
ELECTION HOPES
Paris Apr. 28.
the forthcoming elections
SOVIET INTERNAL LOAN DIFFICULTY
(Special to the "Hong Kong *Daily: Press")
(By Talagraph, Copyright, Tate
|
After, the artificial hurricane · started by Lord Londonderry had subsided, I went behind the scenes and found myself in an almort dark chamber of vast size, and in which were almost endless sex-
sterious elgetric Dine. –
Groping there one felt dwarf- Lord Hyde was taken to Govern-same courtyard to men and women, } seem, there remain many myster- | sa into pitiful insignificance in A ment House by motor hearse...
where These instructions, the Mayores of the air to clear up. Aero- | strangely lovely temple. The Earl of Clarendon, after says, are issued in accordance with plane designers are often baded close-serried columns of pillars breaking the news to Lady Hyds, the New Life movement. He adds by unforeseen frustration, and soared upwards to an Indiscerni who is in a delicate state of health, that it is contrary to good morals sometimes, as in the presere case, the roof. stated that Lord Hyde while shoot-for men and women to live in the are rewarded by unaccountably
This was the great theatre. Ing on the de Beers estate near same courtyard even if they occupy good, results.
where the tremendous winds of Kimberley yesterday tripped over
different rooms.
Professor Melville Jones, of the machine whirled and eddied his rife which accidentally dis-
A vernacular paper refers to him Cambridge University, explained and were drilled into even fot charged, inflicting a fatal wound as a Chinese women educator on for the first time the other day for the work to which man hai Hester.
middle schools order, saying “Mr. that a 10 per cent, reduction of called them. In other chambers Tan has apparently mistaken co- | friction in what is known as the they were Iterwards, dispersed education for cohabitation." The "boundary layer of air sweeping and tamed,
AMBITIOUS SOVIET PROJECT
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press") " (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tala graphic Menagen Ordinance, 1881. Beceived, April 25, -80a.m.)
Moscow. April 27.
paper trusts that Mr. Yuan's order will be overruled by the Ministry or Education. Router.
SAFETY MEASURES IN INDO CHINA
over the wings of an atropiane in fight might be translated practically into a 100 per cent. Increase of speed to a given out- put of power. The boundary air is that which runs the “surface and is known to be often veszi turbulent,
It may not be possible to make good all this theoretical profiti but it is obviously a line of in-
Paris, April 27. The plans for one of the most In view of the advance or Com-vestigation worth following. ambitious construction schemes munist troops in Yunnan, the
WIND AT 115 MPH even been undertaken by the Soviet French Minister for Colonies an Government the building of a nounced that stringent precau- "The new wind-tunnel: As» de- canal linking up the Volga with ions are being taken to protect signed for such research. It is Moskva River," are now being the frontler in Indo-China and not the biggest in the world, but elaborated by the Council of the the Yunnan Railway, but at pre- it can deal with aeroplane Public Works. The project which sent the inhabitants in the 56-ft. in span and 3j1 tons will be carried out within the. frontier are not endangered---
framework of a ave-year plan, en- Greece on May 10, which" is ex-
visages the shifting of long stret -pected to result in a clear-cut de-
ches of the Moskva River channel, cision in favour of the restoration | graphic · Masenger Ordinanon, 1991 the deepening of the shallow acce of the monarchy. It is streased Recaived, April 87 4.90 p.m.) tions and raising of six bridges in Moscow, April 27, Moscow. The canal will have a "Technical difficulties" are given width of 260 feet and, besides en- as a reason for the fadefinite post-suring an adequate water supply ponement of the 34 milliard roubles for Moscow will connect the capi internal loan planned by the Soviet tal with Russia's most important Union Government- Transocean. Kuo, Ming
Although the Press reports that ex-King George of Greece, who con Thursday passed through in these circles that the ex-King Paris on his way to London, had" | would not hesitate to return to attended a secret meeting of Greece if he should receive from Greek Monarchists during his stay the Greek constitutional assemb here are flatly denied by inform-ly a request in prescribed legal ed quarters, it appears that the form King's entourage pins faith on Transocean Kuo Afin.
system, of river tra Fransocean Kuo Min.
Easier"
POLE VAULT RECORD
ight
The speed of the air
an aeroplane under investi
by the currere may be as 115 miles an hotm
smaller wind-tennels
Santa Barbara,
twice that air-speed is swept over CAL, Apr. 28 scale mode Bi Graber, created a new world Lord Londonderry record for pole vault by clearing speech to translated 14 feet 5 inches, He held the new wind previous record with a clearance terms of 14 feet 4 inches---
Reuter
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BLACK WORKERS'
ARRESTED
(Special to the "Hong Kong
graph
Heceived
er
April
cow, Apɛn 27. More than 17,000 black
Ehose workers are called
to the
Kuo Min
during the