MOBILISATION ORDER
IN ITALY
Best Answer To The League: Of Nations
1Special to the "Hong Kong Dalty Press" (Copyright),1
Rome, August 7. Thirteen divisions bave now been called for" service in Africa, the Italian press proudly points out in the course of lengthy leading articles published on the occasion of the ninth mobilisation order. This order constitutes the best answer to the League of Nations negotiations, in the opinion of "Tribuna."< which is well known for its hostility towards the League.
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As a responsible great power, the Italian nation "has an easy conselence and resolutely pursues its way, affirms the semi-official "Giornale d'Italin."
"Geneva could go on chattering and threatening--polemic discussions and interference by the League of Nations would neither restrain nor deflect the Italian will It was good that the world should learn Italy has a will and that this will is arm- ed."
1 Under the heading "Radical Evolution, the "Lavoro Fas cista" says that Italy will not abandon herself to any super fluous lusions. One must turn entire attention to the military side of the present situation. It is only by force of arms con- cludes the article, that a definite solation to the whole problem can be attained.—Transocean Kuo Min.
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Haifa, August · 7. Ships of the Lloyd Triestino plying between Trieste and Halla have been instructed not to take on any further freight, but to return immediately to their home port since the steamers are to be employed as troop transports for East Africa- Transocean Kuo Him
LAVAL THANKED
Paris. Aug 6. "The Emperor of Abyssinia has empowered me to convey to you his cordial thanks for your efforts to arrive at a peaceful settlement" is the text of a telegram received by M. Laval to-day from the Abys- sinian Minister in Paris, who is still in Geneva. The Minister also acts as the Abyssinian representa tive of the League of Nations.- Transocean Euo Min
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RED CROSS ADHERENCE
Addis Ababa, August 7, Seated on a green silk-covered throne under a red panopled tent surrounded by Ethiopian digna- tarles and with his two white- haired fox terriers, being at his feet, the Negus" presided at the opening meeting of the Ethiopian
Red Cross.
The Emperor announced that Ethiopia adhered to the Interna- tional Red Cross and emphasised its usefulness in peace or war- Reuter.
FRENCH GESTURE
Paris, August 7. What appears to be an eloquent gesture has been made by the French Government in conferring the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour on the Chief of the Italian General Staff, General Badoglio.
used for practice. Two hundred more have been ordered: They are twin-engined machines, cap- able of a speed" of 300, miles per
hour.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1935."
EUROPEAN WAR
DANGER
Belgian Senator's Warning
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Brussels, Aug 7. The imminent danger of outbreak of a European War was deplicted in vivid colours, by the Belgian Senator Doriodot, in a speech before the foreign politi- cai commission of the Senate bere, the speaker afirming, ac- cording to the paper "Nation Belge," that then hostilities break out Germany will have numerical auperiority of 25 to 35 per cent. over the combined French and Belgian armles, while Germany's armaments are far superior to those of France or Belgium.
In respect of aerial warfare. the Senator expressed the opinion that, although thanks to the En- tente with England; the Allies were now slightly superior to Germany, the position would be reversed if only Germany waited another two or three years..
The speaker came to the con clusion that the Franco-Belgian military alllance should be drawn ever closer so as to render it more effective.
An official communique has been received from London stating that the Italian Ambassador in London Senator Dorlodot then advocs" has received many ex-officers ed a more active policy of econo- British soldiers, engineers doctors mic co-operation with France on and nurses, okering to enroll the part of the Belgian Govern themselves voluntarily with the merit, Italian forces in the event of war with Abyssinia. The Italian Em- bassy has expressed appreciation of the offers which it has trans- mitted to the Italian Government with a request for further instruc- tions.
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NEW UNDERSTANDING! The removal of two further divisions from the Franco-Italian trontier by orders from Rome seems to lend credence to the re- port of a Franco-Italian military understanding, reached during the recent visit to Italy of General Gamelin, Stan.
the French Chief of
leved, enables the Italian Govern This understanding. It is be
ment to withdraw troops from the French frontier for service in East Africa or for the protection of her northern frontier against a 'pos- sible German invasion,
The new divisions, formation of two were announced yesterday, will replace those going to East Africa. The new
units will be sent to the South Tyrol frontier.
It is annoucned that the French Government has just conferred upon Marshal Badoglio, Italian Chief-of-Staff, the Grand the
Cross of the Legion of Honour.-- Reuter."
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Premier van Zeeland omitted to
reply to the 'observations of a poll tical nature made by Senator Do- lodot and contented himself with a reassuring statement regarding the Franco-Belgium economic nc- gotiations now proceeding.- Frantocens Kun Min
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SILVER MARKET-
From Our Own Correspondent)
· London, August 7.. London silver prices to-day were
1/15 for "Forward," as follow:- unchanged for "Spot" and down
Aug. 6. Aug. 7 Spot....... .30-3/16 30-3/16 Forward.........30-1/4 30-3/16 London on New York cross rate at 2 p.m. to-day was 4.9631 com- pared with 4.9587 at closing yes- terday.
FRESH DISTURBANCES
IN FRANCE
Orgy Of Destruction By Dock Workers
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright)]
Paris, August " '7. A new series of clashes between the striking dock workers and the "Garde Mobile" occurred at Brest on Tuesday evening. The strikers marched through the city shout- ing "Death to Laval" and "Long Live the Soviets," smashing númerous shop windows on route, and even stopped to set are to a naval motor lorry, threatening the i men of the fire brigade who at tempted to extinguish the fire.
The main centre of the rioting was Rue de Siam, where the de- monstrators again tried to break i through the police cordofla in order to storm the building of the Prefecture, whose main gate, they completely destroyed. Seeing their efforts folled by the military, the strikers erected barricades, but they were finally driven off by mounted detachments of the Colonial Infantry.
MANY CASUALTIES According to an official com- munique issued by the Ministry of the Interior, order had been restored in Brest by eight o'clock on Tuesday evening, but only after twenty. including five of the Mobile Guards "and two Gen- darmes, had been seriously injured.
One dock worker died from wounds received in the fighting in the early morning...
The number of those slightly wounded So far exceeds one hundred.
The Brest rioting was the main tople of the Press on Wednesday. morning. The papers of the Right declare that the riots are the result of Communist propaganda and the systematic action of the new. Red "undßed front," while the papers of the Left blame M. Laval and the Government's emergency decrees for the unhappy oc- currences.
The outbreak of disorders in France's two
naval porte almost at the same time causes the "Echo de Paris" to remark that Bolshevist revolution likewise started in these ports and expresses suspicion that the Brest and Toulon rioting merely intended as tests for inore serior's revolts planned for some future date.--
Transocean Kuo Mam
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COMMUNIST ANARCHY
Paris, August 7. "Since February 6 last year, we are in the midst of a revolution- ary 'period" says "Le Jour ink the events in Brest. The paper, goes on to ob- serve that the Communist anarchy evidently believed that its hour had come.
Asked whether Ethiopia would accept any form of economic man- date by the League of Nations, the Negus answered that the League, on numerous occasions, commenting on Marshal Petain informed 'Gen-
had rendered valuable economic eral Bodoglio by telegram of the
SETTLEMENT SOUGHT
and social ald distinction bestowed on him, the
to his country, London, August 6.
without restricting in any respect message stating that "the entire
The Minister for League of the "Independence of the people." French Army welcomes
Affairs. this Nations
Mr. Anthony honour paid to the Italian Army's Eden, with the Foreign Secretary.sistance if it were offered again." "should not refuse such as distinguished Chief Generat Sir Samuel Hoare, this afternoon he said.
Of
Staff- Transocean Run Mio"
THE AIR ARM
•Rome,
visited the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin,
Downing at Street and the three Ministers had allong discussion with regard to the Italo-Abyssinia dispute. In the light of Mr. Eden's report on and his impressions of the pro- ceedings at Geneva. It is still expected that a meeting of the Cabinet will be held in the next few days.
FOREIGNERS SAFE know that no danger exists for "Foreigners acquainted with us
them in the event of war," the Negus went on. "The Government contemplates special measures to protect foreigners' lives and pro- Perty in the event of hostilities pr vicinity." movements of troops in their
August 6. While Italy is organising a large army for service in Africa-she has just called another 70,000 men to the colours the Government is relying for success in 2017 cam- palgn upon its Air Arm. Inten- sive training of the Italian pilots It is expected that the French is being carried out in Steily with Government, as the inviting power, new high speed planer capable of will propose that negotiations be carrying 500 two-pound bomba, tween the representatives of either of tear gas or the deadly Britain, France and Italy, signa-proposed. chlorine or mustard gas, or, the tories of the 1908 treaty, to facili very effective shrapnel bombs.
tate solution of the Italo- Abyssinian dispute, should begin next week, either in Paris or in its neighbourhood,
It is understood that the open- ing of the anticipated Italian campaign in Africa is intended to overwhelm Abyssinia's defenders,
This arrangement will enable for it will burst upon the the conference to remain in touch Ethiopians when massed squadrons if necessary with the Abyssinian of Italy's Air Force roar over Minister in Paris- Africa. Four hundred planes using | British Wireles tear gas will be sent against the Abyssinians in the first great, drive, it is planned.
sider meeting Signor Mussolini on Asked whether he would con- neutral ground, if such a meeting. could be arranged, the Negus said that no such meeting had yet been
"If such a proposal were made consider 1 I believed I would be "obliged to
The Emperor impressed the correspondent with his determina- tion to do his utmost to preserve peace: But he also showed that he would wage war inexorably if the Italians invaded Ethiopia.
GRASP OF DETAIL
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Its well planned propaganda it "In order to be able to carry out
camouflages itself in a cloak of patriotism, the patriotism being the left wing extremists." at present the watchwood of all
"Le Jour" points out that. France is now going through a critical time and asks what the Govern- ment intends to do in order to
CHURCH BANS DANCING
Young People Warned
London, August ·7.- An astonishing attack upon dancing is contained in a state ment issued by the Northern Presbytery of the Free Freeby terian Church of Scotland in reply
The Emperor works eighteen to a petition which was the out hours daily and possesses a mar-"
come of the exclusion of Provost vellous grasp of the detail of his John Murray of Dornoch from the ration's organisation, civil and":
and privileges of the zights both in
Church milltary matters.
because he permitted dancing at a children's party in his house last Christmas
EMPEROR DETERMINED
Addis Ababa, August 6. Seated at a desk ittered with If pushed to, the Italians will papers and telegrams in the use poison gas; but the Govern-ground floor of the ultra-modern ment is anxious to avoid this palace, the Negus of Abyssinia The Tribal chiefs from all parts measure in view of world opinion despotic ruler of some 5,000,000 of the country are dedly calling and for humane reasons.
They do not wish to antagonise too greatly the population of the country which they desire to colonise. Furthermore, Italy wants to conquer Abyssinia but remain on friendly terms with the people. The Italian troops are being provided with a specially designed light gas-mask,
AS MORE PLANES
people, received "Reuter's" cor- respondent in an
at the palace and assuring the exclusive Negus of their loyalty and request audience to-day. Y
ing arms and ammunition, Attired in a handwme black cloak, the Emperor of the Ethiopians replied to questions concerning his movements in the event of war.
The Presbytery's statement was punctuated by quotations fron the Bible and gives expression", to a well-considered opinion.
The Emperor in supplying them to the best of his ability from his.
It points out, however, that the limited arsenal, but it is an open case of the unfortunate John secret that Abyssinia is extremely Murray was unomcially submitted short of all sorts of weapons.
to it and that it therefore was “Our traditiouis," he said, "re- The strictest secrecy prevails unable to pass formal judgment. quire me to be the commander with respect to troop movements The statement says: "We warn, in-chief of the Army Although and other preparatory measures the young against com deeply attached to the cause of which the country is taking to such Romanist practices peace I do not intend to evade my meet the threatened, invasion by of observing Christm sacred duty, and I shall lead our the Italian armies massing in promiscuous dancing armies in defence of our liberty Eritrea and Italian Somaliland a means of
Peuter.
lust of eye and pride of H
Fifty high speed planes, of the type to be used in the bombing attack upon the Ethiopian lides, have already been manufactured at the Flat works and are being and territory"
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bring to account-“ those people responsible for the mutinies in two of the largest naval ports.
The "Ami de Peuple" also con- siders that the disorders were a revolutionary manoeuire, which Indicates from which side the danger threatens.- (Tumwongan Kuo Mam
PARIS EXPRESS STOPPED
Brest, August 7. More or less serious disturbances continued all day long following the. strike of arsenal workers.
A tramcer full of people was stoned in the afternoon and M. Chalmel, the Police Chief was struck.
Later a thousand demonstrators swarmed the railway line and forced the Paris express to come to a standstill. They uncoupled the engine and sent it back to the sheds.
The strikers also torn down the tricolour outside the sub-Prefec- ture of Police to replace it with a ted dag. The sub-Prefect pluckily. climbed the wall and pulled down the red flag, while the demonstra- tors stoned the windows of the sub-Prefecture.
After this incident the shops in the main street hurriedly put up their shutters. Reuter.
SAILING DELATED
Le Havre, Aug. 1. The labour dispute and protests against wage" cuts have prevented the sailing of the trans-Atlantic
ner Champain- Reuter.
BANKERS ALARMED
London, August 7.. Opposition to the French economy decrees which has now taken the form of riots in Brest and street fighting in Paris and Toulon is causing nervousness in the foreign exchange market which has just recovered from the guilder scare. Consequently Bri tish control is once more obliged to depart from the uşuna séasonal practice of supporting sterling and is now buying francs heavily.
Speculators believe that I the pay cuts are causing difficulties in France they will prove all the harder to enforce in Holland where there's already a consider- able pro-devaluation party, espe dially in Rotterdam
Bankers at present are alarmed by the disturbances in France, but fear lest any spread of such developments might lead to many depuiles to dissociate themselves from unpopular deflationary mes-" nearness of the elections, More- sures especially owing to the
over
the Government candidate was defeated at the recent by election at Clermont Ferrand stronghold. which was the former Radical
A testing time for M. Laval win be during the autumn and many are of opinion that the fate of his Cabinet will then depend on the action of M. Herriot, who is re- garded in the city as the key, man of the French political situation Reuter:
U.S. CRUISER ON FIRE
Recently Launched Vessel
Quincy, Mass. Aug. 7.
A big fire in the engine room of the recently launched cruiser Quiney, all in the shipyard, is raging here.
masks
Firemen wearing gas stagger through acrid smoke to direct their hoses via the port holes.
Desperate attempts are being made to save the vessel
Fire brigade chiefs believe that the damage will be heavy Beuter.
FIREMEN SUCCEED
Quincy, Later. The Are was extinguished after a five-hour night, the Bremen working in three-minute relays
not be ascertained until the decks The damage to the vessel can
become cool- Reuter
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RELEASE OF JONES
Report Denied By Peiping
Peiping, August 7.
A Japanese report from Kalgan states that Mr. Gareth Jones will be released at the Chahar-Jehol | border on Saturday.
Queen's Building,
FOUR FLIGHTS PLANNED
Campbell Black's Ambitions
London, August 1 Weather permitting, Mr. Camp bell, Black begins on August." 10' a tentes of four sensational nights.
The first fight wll be to Cape- town and return vis Cairo.-
According to reports reaching Shanghai from Japanese sources
The second will be to Hong Kong and return. Both journeys, it is in-Pelping, Mr. Gareth Jonea was released and has arrived at expected, will be accomplished in
five days.
Chengteh. The release was effect ed by Manchukuo officials who negotiated with the captors in the Fengning district.
The third flight to Canada and return will be specially in the form of an 'experiments regarding the possibilities of communicating with ships when flying over the Atlantic
The fourth fight has not yet been disclosed.
These reports, however, are denied in Peping, where it is stated that the story of Mr. Jones, release is untrue. There is still no news' of his whereabouts. The constant movements of his captors make it very difficult to make or maintain contact with them...
Reports from good sources, but pot confirmed so far, state that machine will be 220 miles per hair the attitude of the bandits has with a range of 3,000 miles hardened in that they are increas- | Reuter.
ing the ransom demands. If this
He will fly a Comet in which new features are embodied since he won the Centenary race to speed of the
Australia
The
is true it means that the Chahar'| securing his release, which they Government emissarlea are still thought could be accomplished in contact with the bandits.- within a day or two after which Reuter.
they will take him to Jehol and then send him to Peping- Renter.
EARLIER NEWS:
Feiping, Aug. 7. Dr. Herbert Mueller, who return- Mr. Gareth Jones and Dr. Ber- ed from Kalgan last evening, de bert Mueller, a German newspaper. clares that the bandits have not correspondent, were captured with! collected the $8,000 ransom, which, their Russian chauffeur when they was unaccountably sent to Pao- were motoring in Inner Mongolia chang and have taken Mr. Gareth The bandits demanded $100,000* Janes, the British journalist, across ransom and freed Dr. Mueller with-j the border...
instructions, to obtain the money and thus effect Jones' release. Ur-- less the money was forthcoming. they said, Jones might be killed
Colonel Matsui, head of the Japanese Military Mission in Kalgan, informed Dr. Mueller that Mr. Jones was across the border. and they had ways and means of
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The travellers were taken on July 28, about 80 miles from Kalgan.
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