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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 11,- 1935.
FRENCH MINISTER LEAVES ON EASTERN MISSION
Momentous interest is attached to
eign Minister, to the Palisk and Russian capitals
SOVIET WELCOME TO
M. LAVAL
Preparations In Warsaw
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")
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Berlin, May 10.
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AL. Laval's train to Warsaw passed through here this morning. Francols Poncet, the French Ambassador to Berlin, was waiting at the Zoological Garden railway station and entered Laval's sleeping car to accompany him to Frankfurt in order to furnish Laval with the latest information.
The Soviet Russian Ambassador, Surita was waiting on the the visit of M. Laval, French For-platform of the railway station at the last stopping place on the way through to Berlin. The train stops here for 21 minutes during which Suritz, boarding the train, conveyed to M. Lava) the cordial welcome of the Soviet Government and chatted animatedly about Laval's forthcoming stay in Moscow.
AN ALARMING
INCIDENT
Tientsin Bridge Vagaries
Tientsin, May 10.
An alarming incident occurred in Tientsin at noon when the Elant international bridge over the Halho, which had just closed for allowing a Japanese steamer to pass, suddenly 'opened, sending Dedestrians, rickshas and hand- carta sentiling to safety.
Chinese pedestrians were thrown down the steep surface as the bridge swung vertically, smashing a ricksha and hurling one hand- cart into the river.
Imperfect balance following, re- pairs is given as an explanation for the occurrence by an engineer who claims that the bridge opened of
its own accord.
No" tramcars and motors were passing over the bridge at the time and only four Chinese were in- jured... Reuter,
HUGE OFFER
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DECLINED
For Work Of Art
COMBATING DANGER
Then Laval stepped on the plat-
Parts, May 10. form to receive" the, greeting of the German Government conveyed "Conscious of the danger that by the Legation Councillor. Rin- threatens it, Europe has again telen. The French foreign minis- rallied round to France's standard ter seemed. in excellent spirits. and reached an" agreement up to Other members of the French a certain point concerning the delegation carried on brisk con- best means to be adopted against versations with the Berlin corres-this danger," writes Temps" in a pondents of the French news- notable leading article dealing papers. The train lett pictually with M." Laval's journey to War for the Polish frontier.- Transocean Kuo in.
POLAND PREPARES
Warsaw, May 19... Business-like preparations have been made to receive M. Laval and his general secretary here when the train arrives at 5.50 p.m. Colonel Beck meets Laval on the platform
Except for a swarm of French journalists accompanying the foreign minister not many persons will be permitted to witness the
meeting at the station which has been cleared by the Police. Only
a few Polish journalists selected by the Polish foreign office will be present on the platform and after that no contact with the press will be permitted.
The crucial point of the visit will be the lunch Saturday morning at the Palace when Pre-
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The paper goes on to say that the Soviet Union, through a pact with France, is now also definitely among the powers who wish to maintain the political map of Europe unaltered.
"Temps" declares quite frankly that the defensive system bulit up by France offers no possibility of disarmament or any slackening of political
tension since lasting Peace can be secured only with the participation of Germany
tions
of
But as long as Germany is not convinced of the peaceful inten- her neighbours "who desire nothing but, their own security" 30 long must those neighbours persist in a policy of defensive organisation- Transocean Kuo Vin
TO WARM UP FRIENDSHIP
Paria, May 10.- M. Laval left this evening on his Moscow. The former is, regarded
BELGIUM AND
SOVIET
Resumption Of Relations
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Brussels, May 8:"
The Belgian Government's on- nouncement that it intends to resume diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia is arousing much discussion in political quarters.
Premier The Deputy
Socialist Ignacy Moscicki, President of leader, Vandervelde stated that he Poland, will entertain the French had been commissioned to
Foreign Minister on his visit to¦amíne the question and it is understood an official delegation will shortly proceed to Moscow tą open negotiations.
Warsaw
GERMAN NAVY DEMAND
Britain Not Perturbed
النوم
Belgium, hitherto, has "refused to recognise the Soviet Gavern- ment on moral as well as judicial grounds, the anti-God movement in Russia being one of the chief objections raised against recognis tion. The change of this attitude. however, became apparent after a group of Belgian scientists visited Moscow last month and were ac- corded a royal welcome.
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dailysuming relations with the Soviet
Pres" (Copyright,).}
Paris, May . The British naval authorities are by no means so perturbed as
Press comments would lead one to belleve, at Germany's demand for a navy totalling 35 per cent, of the tonnage of the British Fleet, as- serts the Paris paper "Informa- ton".
Marine
It Belgium should decide on re-
Union there would be only four States left in Europe which" still refuse to recognise the Soviets Holland Switzerland, Portugal and Albania.--- Tramorean Avo Vin
THE PACIFIC COAST
General Maritime Strike?
Although the French Minister Pietri on his return from has recent visit to London to con- fer with the British authorities on the forthcoming naval conference made no statement indicating the attitude of the British Admiralty.. the paper claims authority for stating that the Admiralty takes
San Francisco, May 9. the view that since the combined
The Pacinc coast is threatened tonnage of the British and French fleets is about two million tons, with a new general maritime strike the navy of the size demanded by in sympathy with the 20,000 oil already demanding preferential hiring through their union.
Mr. Harry Lundberg. President of the newly-formed. Maritime Federation of the Pacific Coast states that the tanker season's committee has demanded a vote by the Federation on the general strike question within 72 hours
sident Moscicki will be the host diplomatic visit to Warsaw and Germany would not constitute a tanker men who have
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MARSHAL ILL
as more important than the Mos- Warsaw, May 10.
Con visit as it 19 considered Contrary to earlier arrangements necessary to smooth out mutual M. Laval will not be received by misunderstandings created by the Marshal Pilsudski during his visit Poilsh-German treaty and the to Warsaw according to an official Franch-Soviet pact and warm up announcement, which states that Franco-Polish friendship which the Marshal must, on the advice has recently tended to be cool. of his physicians, and in C03- It is learned that Marshal A sensational oner of £150,000 alderation of his
state
of his Plisudski is suffering from serious for Jan Van Eyck's Picture of the health; forego the planned conver-uremia and being in an anxious Annunciation was made in Court | Rations with the French Foreign condition he will be unable to talk to-day to Mr. Andrew Mellon by Minister
New York, May B.
Lord Duveen, the famour British. | Transocean Kuo Min.
art expert, who was giving evi-
dence in conriection with charges
of evasion of Income Tax against Mr. Mellon.
Lord Duveen described the Mel- lon collection of pictures as the greatest privately-owned group of old masters in the world,
The offer made by Lord Duveen would represent a proft of £50,- 000 for Mr. Mellon, who' paid only £100,800 for the picture.
Mr. Mellon, who was slouching in the front seat in Court chewing gum, smilingly rejected the offer. He declared that the picture was now worth a million dollars.--- Reuter.
ARMS SUPPLIES TO ABYSSINIA
Italian Warning
MAIDEN TRIP OF NORMANDIE
Madame Lebrun As Passenger
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DIESEL MOTOR TESTS
German Successes
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results in the international Diesel motor competition held by the Parls, May 10.
the transport authorities of the Soviet Among the passengers on
of the maiden trip
giant Union in order to determine the new French liner Normandie which is most suitable types. First, second expected by the French shipping and third prizes were all awarded to motors of German design, go- quarters to wrest the blue riband for the fastest Atlantic crossing ing respectively to "Man" a con- from the present holder, the North cern of Germany, the French com- German Lloyd liner Bremen" pany, Lillolse which builds Junk- w be the ship's sponsor Madameer's motors under Leence, and the Leburn, the wife of the French Hungarian firm of Lang, which president. After four days' stay makes Daimlerbenz motors under in New York, Madame Lebrun will licence. Tele again be a passenger on the Nor- The rigorous tests included
Amandie's first homeward voyage.— ] 4,700 kilometres journey over ̧di!-
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'Dcult roads and through changing
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Rome, May 10.
CYCLIST BANNED FOR LIFE
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· Prem' (Copyright):1-
Breslau, May 9.
A plain note of warning was sounded... by the semi-official "Gornale d'Italia" in an article dealing with the alleged arms deliveries by European Arms to Abyssinia. The paper stresses that Italy was well informed on the Identity of the firms concerned' as well as on the quantities of arms shipped and agents in the nego-. A cyclist here has been prohibit tlations of the deals, the Italian ed from riding again for life by Government having already made the police president in addition to representations to the Govern- a penalty of 100 marks fine or 14. ments which are permitting these days' imprisonment. deliveries.
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were
danger. Moreover, the building of a navy needs considerable time and it is impossible to carry it out secretly.
In face of these considerations the British Admiralty will be less disturbed at the Naval Conference which will probably take place in October, by the German claims than by the Japanese demand for complete equality of all sea Powers concerned.
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SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, May 10. London Silver prices to-day were up 1/2 as follow:-
Spot... Forward
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May 9 May 10 .32-1/2 39 .......32-11/16 33-3/16
London on New York cross rate at 2 p.m. to-day was 4.8558 com- pared with 4.8500 at closing yes- terday.
"HIGH SPOT BASIS"
Cotton Consumers Complain
struck,
Reuter
INTERIOR TROUBLES
Joplin, Mo., May 9. A thousand workers in twa large zinc mills at Cardin, Oklahoma, walked out to-day, demanding shorter working week and "a living wage."
This is the first local general strike during the sixty-dve, year history of the lead and zinc flelds, situated in Missouri. Kansas and Oklahoma.
All mines and factories are be- ing picketed.--- Reuter,
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GERMAN NETWORK OF MOTOR ROADS
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Berlin, May 10,
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RELEASING AMERICAN
CONTROL
Senator's Fears For The Philippines
Washington, May 9.
unchallenged in a position from Fear that the abandonment by which it could block Empire. trade the United States of it, role of routes. Great Britain would never guardian of the Philippine Islands tolerate the endangering of her might bring Great Britain and free passage to Australia from her Japan face to face in that section many points of interest in the Far
East of the Pacific, and thus disturb the Whole Far Eastern situation, was expressed by Senator Ernest W. Gibson, of Vermont, to-day, when presenting the Benate" with an in- dividual report on conditions in the East.
This is the second. report of in- dividual members of the Tydings Investigation Committee which visited the Philippine Islands last winter.
Senator Gibson strongly recom- mended that the Filipinos should ask Congress to withdraw its grant of sovereignty.
"Japan," he charged, "is moving in as we are moving out."
In the event of the final and complete withdrawal of the United States, Senator Gibson warned, Great Britain would be faced with a delicate problem. She would not in Senator Gibson's belief, suffer any other nation than the United States to be left undisturbed or
REVISIONIST
DEMANDS
Determined Stand By Titulescu
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press” (Copyright.}]
Bucharest May 9.
A. determined stand Was taken
NO WAR
Senator Gibson did not predict anything so startling as a war be- tween Japan and Britain, but did see the possibility of something equally, it not more distasteful, to America.
"The situation created by our withdrawal from the Philippines may bring Great Britain and the United States face to face in the Philippthes, with a common pro→ blem for solution, and may force them into a secret, proper, treaty to delimit the spheres of the in- Auence of each, the territory of their control and trade in the Islands,
Senator Gibson expressed the firm bellef that the Filipinos would be far better of if they were, to have some form of independence under American sovereignty,- Reuter
R.A.F. BOMBER SHOT DOWN
Hostile Tribesmen's Act
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Baghdad, May 10, The pilot and observer of a Royal Air Force bomber lazt their The first stretch of extensive by the Foreign Minister, Titulescu, lives when the machine was shot a reconnoltring fight in the new German network of motor roads against the revisionist demand of down by hostile tribesmen during some European countries in a now building throughout the Reichspeech made at a luncheon given Euphrates region British offiriat will be opened to traffic on May in honour of the former French quarters declare that the might 19 when a 23-kilometre section Minister, Paul Boncour, who is was not connected with the rising
will be officially inaugurated, as itals
region which recently caused
GENERALISSIMO AT YUNNANFU
Yunnar
May 10
linking Frankfurt with Darmstadt now on a visit to Rumanian cap of the tribes in Central Euphrata la cording to an announcement made After emphasising Rumania's Iraq government to send fire before the press by Dr. Fritztodt, solidarity friendship with France, battalions to that district.- "Better late than never" is the the director of German roads Titulescu asserted that Europe Fransocean Kuo Min.
system. Further sections totalling must accustom itself to regard climatic conditions from Moscow consengus of opinion la cotton 350 kilometres in length will be the political entities, which rose to Tidis and back, concluding circles here regarding the ad opened before, the autumn, de out of the world war, realities with a 64-hour bench test. Final-nouncement of policy made by Mrclared Dr. Todt, pointing out that which are continually assuming a ly the motors
dismantled Oscar Johnston, Vice-President of since Chancellor Hitler turned the substantial character. Should and all parts measured with pre- the United States Commodity cision Instruments to determine Credit Corporation. Liverpool dis- millions cubic metres of earth justice, to rebuild what so long. first sod on September 23, 1983, 80 one attempt, under pretext of tant futures immediately respond-have been moved by men employ ago had been abolished, that ed with higher prices,
ed on the gigantic project whose only meant artificially re-establish- It is believed that the AAAumber on May 1 was 93,000 anding the conditions which caused Chiang arrived from Kweiyang to
The Generallarime and Madame action is to level out the consider shortly to be increased to 120.000 the world war The only method day. They received a remarkably able disparity between spot and Transtean. "Kuo- Min. future, which will be gradually achieved thus rendering hedging operations again possible. Such
have operations recently
been exceedingly difficult and have ween stimulating American cotton ex- Dorts
the "wear; ...
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SEIYUKAI RANKS DWINDLING
FURTWAENGLER TO BONDUCT
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press (Copyright),
He cycled through the main "Giornale d'Italia" expresses the streets of the city carrying two hope that these steps will have a heavy beams on his shoulders and desired effect, adding that the collided with another cyclist who
Tokyo, May 10. Importers have complained more
Berlin, May 9. world should know that Italy's was reverely injured. In dellver- The Seiyukal party lost another about the "high spot-basia” than The principal conductor at Bay friendship is dependent op the ing this unusual sentence, the two leading members, Dr. Rentaro the high price; therefore, while reuth and Wangerian festival next attitude to be taken by the various magistrate stated that the offender Mizuno and Keisuke Mochizuki, the removal of the disparity is year will be Wilhelm Furtwaengl- countries in regard to the question was guilty of a serious offence, who have joined the National Po expected to be only only gradual, er, according to an announcement "of supplying Abyssinia with war endangering the life of his fellow-licy Council despite the party pre-it is anticipated that it will be on Thursday by the management
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that is practical is co-operation colourful reception and were wet- on the basis of common interesta, comed by amcialiom, the Consular as has been done by the Little Body and civilians. The route Entente and Balkan Union coun from the airfield was lined to the tries.
It is to the credit of France that and surl student she promoted this policy and we Beuter therefore sincerely welcome the two latest outstanding events on foreign policy, namely the rerump- tion of friendship with Italy and the Soviet Union
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