ITALIAN TROOPS CROSS
THE FRONTIER
No Fighting Yet: Ethiopia Alarmed
MIXED OPINION ON · SANCTIONS
Latest reports from the Ethiopian capital confirm that Italian troops have crossed the undemarcated frontier Intò Abyssinia west of Mount (Moussail, but no actual fighting has taken place so far.
This report is causing grave concern at Geneva on the eve of "the resumption of proceedings of the Council when the report of
the Committee of Thirteen will be considered,
Britain's enquiry regarding the attitude of France to the event of an Italian attack upon the British Fleet in the Mediter- ranean is creating a painful impression # Rome where. It`is In- 'terpreted as an intention to blockade Italy. Itallan' submarines are reported to be prowling in the Red Sea on the look out for. vessels carrying munitions to Ethlapia.
The question of sanctions and the form they will take is the subject of speculation. Opinion in France seems to be against it." The Labour Party In England found large support for their re- solution favouring this course.
In any case the League bery w stand together event of such an act of slon.
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ASSURANCES ASKED
CABINET MEETING
London, Oct. 2. A full meeting of the Cabinet was held this morning when it is understood the international situation was further considered. It is stressed here that the re The Minister for League Affairs. cent British note to France webt Mr. Anthony Eden, who Will
as far as it is possible for any turn to Geneva to-morrow morn- British Government to go, as Ing to resume his duties as hend 's unlikely that the British public of the British delegation to the would welcome any detalled com- League Council meeting, was pre-raftments about hypothetical
sent.-- British Wizelans
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PREPARING DRAFTS
London, Oct. 1. At Geneva the League Secre- tariat is at work preparing drafts for the consideration of the Council Committee LI Thirteen when it reassembles Geneva ater in the week to discuss .5 report under Article 15 of the Covenant on Italo-Abyssinian dis- pute. No immediate or dramatic developments arc expected by wifn the under the slow
those in closest touch situation. Procedure
Covenant is by its nature
and steady.
that through various
cases. The French, it will be re- called, asked for assurances from Britain that the latter would back the League against any aggressor In Europe in future times. Britain mere telterated her support në and belief in the League Coven ant...
ITALY'S ASPIRATIONS The Government also answered Signor Musself's allegation that while. Britain. knew in January last about Italy's aspirations in clarifica- tion of her attitude until Mr. An- thony Eden, Minister for League Affairs, went to Rome in June. It
Ethiopia, she made ho
I pointed out that since the Wal- 13: Incident last November
clear the
In British circles It is claimed scarcely a week has passed with-
out Britain making quite her apprehensions, about Italian policy, and especially Ite effect upon the collective system. There is no Just Bcation, for saying that the British that
ment has allowed Italy any scope for Illusions, the
mem-
Govern-
stages 01 the League's action, right up to the present, the British Govern- ment has taken its full share of responsibility as a leading ber of the League and there 18 some little disappo'ntment. some other countries have not accepted their interests in. maintenance of the collective sys-
NO ISOLATED ACTION tem-which in the case of the With regard to the immediate future. It is pointed out here that smaller powers are very great. might have suggested. If the although there is little reason to League is to be effective it is not
hope that an outbreak of war can sufficient that only the great be averted, Britan nevertheless powers should accept their ubli-will do all in her power to get gations which membership invol- the best results from the League wee but that every member must machinery and to end the war as be prepared to play its part soon as possible. working League machinery.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1935.
QUESTION OF SANCTIONS
Resolution Passed By Labour
London, Oct. 2.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AT TANNENBURG
Transfer Of Field Marshal Hindenburg's Remains
(Special to the "Hong Kong" wall enclosing the memorial Here during Wednesday's cere- mony a number of soldiers a steel helmets. stood, mmovable like marble statues, to attention. Tranunccan Koo Mu
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Winding up the sanctions debate 3* the Labour conferenec. st Brighton, Mr. Herbert Morrison emphasised that the League with
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Tela ail its imperfections incipient in a
Telagraph, Copyright, Massager Ürdinance, 1X0 super-government world was the only good thing that came from Received, October 2. 7.50 p.m.) the Great War.
Tennenburg, Oct. 2. He contended that military With Impressive mi..tary cere- sanctions could not be ruled out. | monia, the mortal remains of the If the League 'collapsed on this late Field Marshal and President Issue it was more or less finished von Hindenburg were transferred Indefinitely,
Mr. Morrison contended that all Crown Colonies should be under the League, It did not follow that the British Crown Colonies would no longer be under British administration. He stui felt that the British were the most con-
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LABOUR RESOLUTION
London, Oct. 2.
on Wednesday on the 88th anni- versary of his birth from the "Feldherrn" or the Commander's tower of Tannenburg Memorial where it had been laid to rest on August 7 last year to the new- y-built vault in the so-called middle tower.""
1re-burla. The ceremony of the which was broadcast by all Ger- man radio stations was attended by Herr Hitler. War Minister Blomberg. Ministers Hess, the Commander-in-Chief
CHANCELLOR HITLER'S
PROCLAMATION
Berjn, Oct. 2.
On the occasion or the transfer of the late Hindenburg's morta: remains to the new vault in Tan- nenburg war. memorial Chancello Hitler issued the following pro-. clamation to the German people qn Wednesday:
"The mortal remains of the late Field Marshal von Hindenburg have been removed to-day, on the Frick. 88th anniversary of his birth to
Army. General von Fritsch. Field of the Marshal von Mackensen and num erous other representatives of the
old and new armies.
Here
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in Tannenburg Monument. a vault especially built for them WANG'S RETURN
on the site of his victory the Ten- nenberg veteran warrior found his last resting place, surrounded by his soldiers who were killed in the battle.
The Labour Party conference a Brighton cartled by 2.188,000 votes to 102.000 the resolution supperting the Executive's policy in favour of the Lengue applying
The Reich flag as well as the sanctions in the event of an out-Reich war flag were flying from break of war between Italy and all the eight towers of the nation-
"The laying to rest of this great Abyssinia.-
al memorial when the coffin was German within the walls of the
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slowly carried by sixteen officers immense battle memorial confers from the Commander's tower to on the latter a peculiaris sacred the accompaniment of a roll ut character and raises it to the drums to the inner hall of the dignity of a national shrine." In monument where a short service order to give tangible expression was held by the Army Bishop Dorto this significance to the Tan- mann. The Bishop then proceed-nenburg Monument, I hereby de- ed to the dedication of the new clare that it will henceforth be vault into which the coffin was known as Tannenburg Reich Na carried while the band played the tional Memorial! German National Anthem as well a Horst Wessel hymn.
SILVER MARKET (From Our Own Correspondent)
London, October 2. London Silver prices to-day were unchanged for Spot and up 1/18 for Forward as follow:--
Oct. 1.
29-3/8
Oct. 2. 29-3/8 Spot..... Forward 29-3/8 29-7/18 London on New York cross-rate at 2 p.m. to-day was 4.8987 com- pared with 4.9050 at closing yes- cerday.
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY "As the grave of the Field Mar- FLORAL TRIBUTES
shal and of twenty unknown sold- After a brief pause, Herr Hitler ters who are burled around him entered the vault together with the memorial 18 destined to War -Minister
be Blomberg. Field dedicated for all time to the Marsha:
von Mackensen and grateful memory of the g'orious placed on ・the coffin wreath achievements and herole sacrifices composed of leaves from East of the German Prussian oaks.
World War.
The Chancellor then deposited two similar wreaths before the graves of the twenty unknown German solters to the right and Hindenburg
British reluctance to continue with plans to establish strong defences on the Lake prove they are will-left of the New ing to subordinate this interest to vault. the generally more important de mands of League policy Teuter.
The National Memorial has now been completely transformed con- formably to the plan drawn up by Herr Hitler himself. In the centre of the inner courtyard stands a tertained as to the French reply
en-large black treestone cross while circular flight of steps leads to to the British query, but there the battlements on the octagona!
TO CONSULT CABINET
London, Oct. 1. In London. lttle doubt 18
will be no surprise there 18 it is appreciated that M. some little delay in making it, as will wish to consult the French Laval
Cabinet. Although the British Government question relates Britain does not intend to em- specifically to action against Erl- While the British delegation at bark upon isolated action apart tain, it is intended to clarify Geneva will not slacken in the from the League, Britain has situation in which other Powers- efforts it has been making in ful-played her full part in upholding as has been made known to the Alment of the polley of complete the League In the present Crisis loyalty to the Covenant enunciat- and it depends mainly upon the ed in Sir Samuel Hoare's speech part to be played by other Gov- In the Assembly on September 11, ernments whether a speedy solu- it is felt in London that it rests tion to this trouble is reached. very largely with other powers at If the League proves inerzective Geneva, both great
small, it is inevitable that the British whether the League is to achieve public will lose interest in it. the success, if not preventing an out-spokesman saya, treak of hostilities bich threat- enɛ them, at
and
ACTIVE PART
least in bringing- It is therefore essential that all them to an end as speedily as Governments must play an active possible.
part if the machinery for a pael- Beitic Wireles
fic solution to international dis-
pre-
British delegation at Geneva in recent weeks-have similar Occupations. British Wirelen.
SANCTIONS OPPOSED
Paris, Oct. 1.' It la announced to-day that the
PEDESTRIAN GUARD RAILS SCHEME
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people tn the
"The German Reich becomes to. day the guardian of Tannenburg. National Memorial and will never cease throughout the future "ages to keep jealous watch over it as a symbol of German fidelity to comradeship and the spirit of sacrifice."
The proclamation concludes with an expression of the Chancellor's heartfelt thanks to all those who helped to erect the Tannenburg Monument in these dmcult times. Tränsocean Kun Min
INTERNATIONAL TIN COMMITTEE
Home Journal's Comment
Queen's Building.
RECOVERY IN
AMERICATMTM
Hopeful Signs
London, Oct 2 The revival of capital construc- tion in the United States is con-
sidered by the Midland Bank Re- view to be one of the most hope- ful because by experience it is a rellable sign of recovery."
London, October 2 Describing Mr. Wang Ching Wei's return to office as a political tragi-comedy, the "Manchester Guardian” says that for some time Mr. Wang, an able, intelli- gent and genuinely disinterested business undertakings in the eight The conversion of issues by man, accepted an ungrateful part; months in taking responsibility for Gen- eral Chiang Kai. Shek's Japanese policy, despite health and odium after the last Chinese humiliation."
pro-
The position was so intolerable that Mr. Wang resigned. General Chiang Kal Shek, thoroughly alarmed lest he be compelled to openly accept responsibility for his own policy, exerted the utmost pressure on Mr. Wang to recon-
sider his décision.
Finally, Mr. Wang consented to resume the triple office of Premier and Foreign Minister.
totalled $1,136 million compared with only $283 million
in
esm-
the corresponding period of 1934; whilst fresh capital serues. amounted to $185 million pared with $123 million
conversion issues which are often The Review adds that the total
a first step towards capital ex- pansion are the largest since the war, while it is also evident that. legislation once thought to be crippling is not proving to CD- structive as originaly supposed. This view is supported, by the recent re-entry of capital to the market of leading personalities, for example Mr. Morgan.
General Chiang Kal Shek car still continue to hunt with the
The Review concludes that Chinese hare, says the paper-where the exercise of legislative Japanese hounds and run with the
danger exista in the
country Reuter
"restraint involves hardship owing
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1.
OCTOPUS POISONING IN JAPAN
Two Army Men Dead
الم
Okayama, Oct. 2.
men
1. to the natural ebullience of the
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ANOTHER TRIP TO-
THE COLONY.
Manila, Ock: 2. President-elect Manuels Queries
has reserved a passage aboard the President Coolidge and is return.. ing to Hong Kong to-day.
London, Oct. 2. The Minister of Transport is
London, October 2. expediting negotiations with the The International Tin Commit-
Over three hundred local authorities concerned for
tee meets in London to-morrow, ficers of the 39th Regiment of providing as a road safety experi- This announcement closely follow- Himeji participating in the inter- ment pedestrian guard
ralls on ing the publication of monthly division manoeuvres at Okayama each side of the main road on a statistics revealing an embarrassing, causing the abandonment of he needs a rest, which was inter
are suffering from octopus poison- He gives no reason except that: stretch of highway three miles
ing shortage of supplies set the their participation in the man-rupted during his recent trip jo lang in Stepney and Poplar.
market conjecturing as to the The experiment is on a much possibility of a further Increase in bigger scale than any of the kind the export quota and resulted Two men have succumbed hitherto attempted and
far is the marking down of quotations for development of plan for introduct spot and Forward by £6.10.0 and
ng such guard rails at busy cross- ings.
French Cabinet wall meet on Fri- day of the week. The Ministers for what is expected to be one of will assemble during the afternoon
One effect of the scheme will be! the most important sessions in re- to restrict pedestrian crossings to cent French history.
authorised places and it is hoped They will consider the British that it will check the practice of putes is to remain intact. Should request for a statement of polley Pedestrians stepping carelessly off the League decide upon aanctions in the event of an Italian attack they must confirm with two prin- upon the British
Flect in the ciples: firstly, that every influen-Mediterranean. tial country must be brought in:
REPORT CONF.RMED
London. Oct. 1. The report that Great Britain had asked France what the coun- try's attitude would De in the event of a sudden attack by the secondly, League action must not be rendered futile by acts of non- member states.
This point would be important
Italian Fleet upon
the British
Was
Fleet in the Mediterranean.
and a statement was Issued the matter,
ON
economic sanctions.
Meanwhile, according to "newa-
paper comments, it is impossible to prophesy the French reply to- the British enquiry.
'Le Journe! des Debats' is of the
and
that
outway
British Wirelest.
APPOINTMENT BY HIS
MAJESTY...
London, October 2. The King has appointed Briga- dler Charles Howard to succeed Admiral Sir Colin Keppel, resign- ed, to be Berjeant-at-Arms in Ordinary.
23,10.0 respectively.
Circles in close touch with the Committee, however, profess ignorance of the objectives of the meeting, believing the discussion conceivably to be confined to in-
vestigation of facts and figures leading to the present situation.- Reuter
WARM WELCOME TO LONDON
London, October 1." The Chancellor of the Exche-
It is the duty of this great officer of State to attend quer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in upon His Majesty when there is welcoming the delegates of 31 to the International no Parliament and for the time nations of every Parliament to attend Parliamentary Commercial, Con- upon the Speaker of the House ference to-day, reiterated that the. restoration of the international of Commons,-~~
gold standard was the ultimate British Wireless..
aim of British policy, but said he did not think that conditions apart from the present conditions of international crisis which pre- vented even a tentative approach to stabilisation were yet' sufa- olently favourable for so difficult an experiment.
confirmed in official circles to-day, particularly in the imposition of bellef that the reply is by no
There is evidence to show that adds that France
means a foregone conclusion. I' In making this enquiry. a GoT-
is absolutely ernment spokesman asid, there the United States would not be free to reply that she has absolu- League action and tely no intention of medding 'n was no question o: bargaining and inimical to
that Germany would not be likely the Ethiopian affair the undertakings given in the re- cerit note to France respecting
to play anything but a cautious while she respects the principles British policy in the event of ag-game, without letting herself be of the League of Nations Coven gression in Europe was in no way come involved in the dispute:
ant "we belleve in the present dependent upon receiving a far- THE MANCHURIAN DISPUTE case we should not participate r ourable answer about the naval Referring to the criticism that sanctions," situated in the Mediterranean. Great Britain had been stiff In *L'Intransigeant' is
even more The question or French support the present crisis while she emphatic. afose owing to a gap in Article tolerated Japanese aggression 12 f This paper says it would br XVI of the League Covenant, un- Manchuria, the statement points fatuous to deliberately sacrlace dér Clause 3, which stipulates out that it was impossible for the Italian friendship and plunge in- that all members of the League | League to take action in Man-to an adventure from which "we agree to stand together in case churla without the participation have everything to lose and no- of an isolated attack once the of Russia and the United States. thing to gain" and without re- League has decided upon collee but in the present case the Lea-ceiving from Britain the icast tive action. But no course has gue is capable of dealing actively i compensation.- Ibeen paid down for that interme- with the dispute and there is no Reuter.
diate period before a decision for excuse for its holding back. joint action is taken,
It is believed that France will Britain has conducted her policy Great Britain's enquiry regard- | bridges, and though serious] nearer to agreement than at any agree with the British interpreta- without regard to private Inter- ing the French attitude and in- damage was done to _the_banane time, since the Great War on the tion of the Covenant, and promise | ests. Britain is responsible for [tention in the event of an Italian crop, it is not likely that next directions which that policy ought support in the event of an attack | safeguarding Lake Tsana on be-
year's crop will be affected — to take.-— from Italy,
British Wirelear.
Britûk Wireleri
Finally, it is pointed out that :
half of Egypt and the Sudan but
ITALY PROTESTS
Rome, Oct. 1.
(Continued on page 12).
JAMAICA HURRICANE
London, October 1. According to information re- calved at the Colonial Office, there was no loss of life in the Jamaica Nevertheless, he thought the hurricane on September 27. Some lessons of the depression had not damage was done to roads and been lost, and, the world was
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