HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1935.
VOTE OF CENSURE TO BE RESISTED TO THE FULL
Government Followers
At Variance
AMENDMENT SUBMITTED TO HOUSE
Labour Motion Expected To Be Defeated
London, December 18.
It is understood that the Government will regard the Labour Opposition's motion upon which the debate in the House of Com- mens will be raised on the Italo-Abyssinlan question on Thurs- day as a vote of censure which will be resisted to the fullest extent.
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In view of current division of opinion among Government followers, interest attaches to the terms of the amendment hich was handed, in last night by several younger Government upporters and which is in the following terms: "This" House, kcognising that the proposals set out in the White Paper for ittlement of the Italo-Ethiopian dispute are anacceptable, urges İs Majesty's Ministers to resume the policy outlined in Septem- by the Foreign Secretary ät Geneva and overwhelmingly" en- desed by the country at the recent General Election."
The "Times” says that if it is possible to press this amend- mat to a division it will be carried by a large majority for it adoubtedly - represents the sentiments of the House of Commons ass whole.
T "Telegraph," however, says that forms of procedure at the Hous may be held to render im- İ possile the moving of a reasoned ameriment on these lines on a vote censure
In hy event it adds that Mr. Baldwin his closing speech in the dichte will make it plain that the isse is one of confidence, and despitehe number of Conservative abstenons from a division, the re- sult w be a great majority for the Gornment- British Fareless
PEAE ACTION DELAYED
London. Dec. 17
A fgting speech is expected from SSamuel Hoare, Secretary for Form Affairs, and joint au- thor of he Paris peace proposals, when hopens Thursday's debate in the Hase of Commons and faces the Oppation's strong vote of cen- sure. 721:4:j? ,!!
LABOUR'S CENSURE "
London, Dec., 17.
Reuter announces from Prague that Dr. Edouard Benes, Foreign Minister in Czechoslovakia, "has been elected by the National As- sembly as the new President.
LONDON NAVAL" |
CONFERENCE
Proposal From Britain
London, Dec. 17.
DELEGATES ARRIVE AT
LEAGUE CAPITAL
Oil Embargo Proposal May Be Discussed
Geneva, December 18.
In view of the possibility that the oll embargo "will "form" subject for discussion at Geneva, a most significant fact connect- ed with the arrival of Mr. Anthony Eden and M- Laval this morning for the meeting of the League Council in the evening is the inclusion in the British delegation of Mr. F. C. Starling, of the Fetroleum Department of the Board of Trade.
It is generally believed that Mr. Eden will follow. the same course as developed at the meeting of the Committee of Eighteen last week, which would mean that the Paris proposals' are not sacrosanct but open to criticisms, modification and even rejec- tion-Reuter. S
PRIVATE CONFERENCE
London, Dec, 18. The Council of the League of Nations meet at Geneva this morning. but the Italo-Abyssinian question will not be discussed until
this afternoon's session
At this morning's meeting the Assyrian question was discussed.
The British Minister for League Affairs, Mr. Anthony Eden, and the French Prime Minister, M. Laval, travelled by the same train New ground was broken at the to Geneva and arrived early this Naval Conference to-day when Via-morning. They did not attend the count Monsell, First Lord of the morning session of the Counell, Admiralty introduced a proposal but--met-privately-to discuss the A vote of censure has been tabled Inviting the powers to state what attitude to be taken at this siter in Parilament by the Labour Party tonnage they contemplated icon- noon's debate. for. Thursday's debate, which wstructing in the next few years, entall a full explanation of the Government's attitude towards the Paris Peace proposals, and at which it is expected some sensational dis
closures may be made.
Behind the proposal is the iden that any eventual treaty will con- tain a clause recognising all the signatories' rights to equality of security and to the possession of a measure of armaments necessary for their national security.
nexed as a less formal undertak-
of the
The League Council is a'so meet- ing "in the abserice of the Italian delegation, whose representatives. are awaiting the result meeting to-night of the Fascist Grand Council in Rome. British Wireless.
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"Italy will not send out the flower of her nation to a distant and barbarous land until those lands are protected by the flag of Italy. The Italian people could resist the selge, for a very long time especially when its conscience
is clear and right is on its side.”— Reuter
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Rome, December 18" "Wedding Ring Day" all over Italy was celebrated as great national fete, every house and all public vehicles being beflagged. symbolising the ironwill of the Italian people, after exactly one
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imposed by sanctions, to resist. coercion to the enda
Since dawn an endless procession of married couples wended their way to the war memorials in every
city, town and village in Italy to deposit their golden wedding rings on the altar of devotion to ther Fatherland, replacing the original ITALY'S DEFIANCE
gold rings by iron emblems of "strength and determination, » Rome, Dec. 18. Italy's defiance of sanctions and i determination to impose her will in East Africa was announced by Signor. Musso'ini in an uscom. promising speech at the inaugura tion of the township of Pontinia situated in the reclaimed Pontine marshes,
At, ten minutes to "nine the Queen of Italy arrived at the National Monument at the Forum to perform the act of devotion, placing her own and the King's rings in a receptacle before the monument. The Queen ceived there by war widows and leaders of the Fascist Party.!
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The vote of censure reads: "That the terms put forward by His Ma- jesty's Government as a basis for No actual Agures would be man-. an Italo-Abyssinian settlement re tioned in such a treaty, it is be- ward the declared aggressor at the Iteved, but unilateral declarations, expense of the victim, destroy eol-containing tonnager, would be an- lective security, conflict with the expressed will of the country and ing than the treaty itself. the Covenant of the League of N»- Thus individual countries would tions, to the support of which the
not sacrifice their status by agree- honour of Britain is pledged; the ing on their building plan in ad- House therefore demands these vance, but whether annexes would terma be immediately repudiated." be made a contractual obligation I Duce Bild: It is the way of Major C. Fichard Attlee, the La-depends upon the support given to the poor and the masses. Against bour Leader. wil move the vote or the British proposal.
as are ranged the ranks of coh- It is uriderstood that the United servatism, egoism and hyprocrisy. Prior to framing the vote of cen-States strongly favours annexes be- We have been engaged in a battle sure, the National Councit of La- ing made. definitely contractual to face this array and it is a hard bour, representing the Trades and it is expected that America battle, but skall
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carry it Union Congress, the Labour Party will aggest an escalator clause, through to a finish. It was 筵 The Tthiopian delegates have and the Parliamentary Labour the same as is contained in the trial from which we would emerge Party, passed a resolution empha Iresent treaties, designed to main-victorious. It wou'd need time. tically condemning the peace pro-tain present ratios.—
but it wasn't time that mattered posals The resolution called upon Reuter
but victory. the League to apply effectively the sanctions policy and refuse to ze- cognise invasion or conquest or any part of Ethiopia as a basis for
Mr. Staley Baldwin, the Ertmecensure, Minister, will demand a vote of confidend But this is not to be taken ash vote in favour of the Peace Pia itselt.
With gard to proceedthes at Geneva-morrow, Mr. Anthony Eden, British Minister for League of Nations Affairs, may
elect to zbere to the line that the peace proosals are not intended to be impsed on either of the parties tothe dispate, but are put forward merely an a basis for dis-settlement. cussion! To attempt will be made | Reuter to push hem further than is ac- ceptable b the Leagué, he may aay.
On the other hand it is anti- cipated the Mr. Eden will repeat Britain's yell-known wilingness in take meapres to insure success in any coledive action decided upon by the Ligue- Beutro
1.S. VAR MATERIALS TO ITALY
Demongrators Attempt To Sop Shipment
Jersey City, Dec. 17. Carrying anti-war and anti- Fascist paters, a crowd marched to the pier where the Norwegian Treighter pero was loading scrap iron for Italy to-day.
were keps off by punce.
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VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
Paris, Dec. 17.
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JAPAN'S NAVAL STAND
Tokyo, Dec. 18. "Vice-Admiral Yamamoto, chief delegato at the naval CONYCEES- Hons in London last year, who is
A. Pierre Laval, the French now Commander-in-Chief of the Prime Minister, insisted upon and Naval Air Force, declared that Jaï obtained a vote of confidence "thpan could not approve the "British the French Chamber before leaving proposals. for the Geneva meeting morow. Kentler,
AIR DEFENCE IN GENEVA
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Japan would press the common upper limit proposal even if it re- sulted in the breaking up of the London Naval Conference-Beuter.
DR. BENES ALONE FOR CZECH PRESIDENCY
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Daily Press"), (Hy Telegraph, Copyright, Teli. graphic Mouagar Ordinance,
1804. Beccinat, December 18, 4.30 p.m.3
Prague. Dec. 18.
slovakian
ELECTIONS IN GREECE
Present Chamber To Be Dissolved
In Naples a procession was led by the Crown Princess, Marie of Piedmont- Transocean Kuo Min.
ETHIOPIA REJECTS
Geneva, Dec. 18.
banded to the League a note af- Arming inacceptability of the Franco-British peace proposals,-- Reuter.
MESSAGE TO EMPIRE
Christmas Day Broadcast
(Special to the "Hong Kong-
London, Dec. 18. Dalty Press"").
The BBC. announces that plans (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tela are now practically completed for grapáse Messages Ordinance, 1874 Home and Empire broadcast cul- "Receivel. December 18, 4-30 p.m.minating in the King's message to [his peoples" on » Christmas Day, The programme is entitled "This by Els Majesty's reference to his Great Family," the title suggested headship "of this great and wide- spread family in his Christmas message of last year.
Athens, Det. 18.
In a new proclamation to the Greek. nation issued by the semi- official news agency at Athens, King George II declares that he regarded the restoration conditions necessary for harmonious · co-
The programme opens at 2.25 operation of all Bections of the
pm with a prologue consisting, of country as the first duty in ac- An unusual situation has arisen
a relay of the bells of Church of The chairman of the Czecho-cordance with the proclamation of Nativity at Bethlehem. From 2,30 the Canton of Geneva
Professor November 25, in which he promis pm, onwards messages from vari of there-
Agrarians, fusal by the socialist majority Nemes withdrew his candidature ed to establish justice and equal ous points in Great Britain and the The paraders tried to board the ❘ in the Cantonal Government for the national presidency on treatment for all ship to protest to the master, but | to carry' out measures for Tuesday evening that then pursuance of these aims Dominions will be flashed in suc-
cession round the earth... the reorganisation of the passive elections of the foreign minister, I have appointed an interim
His Majesty will speak from The leaders of the demonstrators air defence which had been de- Dr. Benes, who is now the sole cabinet which is in a better post- Sandringham at 3 o'clock At the mounted foxes and spoke against ereed by the Federal Council some
candidate appears virtually as- tion to conduct negotiations end of the Royal message the Na- the shipment of war materials. time ago and meanwhile has been sured. Informed quarters declare between all parties and whose tional Anthem will be sung simul They were joined by nineteen | introduced by all other Cantons.
that Professor Nemes decision to duty consists of quickly drawing taneously from different points fr sailors from the Spero:
In view of the Reds refractory
withdraw from the presidential up a new constitution and the Great Britain, and listeners will The police arrested eight demon-attitude, the Federal Council contest was due to the uncertain holding of elections.
But I am hear it in succession from choirs strators after they had refused to has appointed a commission ar attitude taken by one of the forced to the conclusion that the In Northern Ireland, Scotland. three officia's headed by a high leading parties which made it prevalling circumstances, despite North of England, Wales and Lon- army officer with instructions to highly improbable that the condi- the goodwill shown by political don organise air defence in Geneva. tion on which Kemes had accepted parties, make it necessary to hold British Wireles
It will be recalled that under the candidature would be fulfil the e'ections, immediately in order that the nation, when all the the socialist administration the ed-
parties participate, can choose its i financial affairs of the Canton of Transocean. Kuo Mis Geneva, got into such a bad state
representatives for the new regime and the constitution that the Federal Government was
"With this in view I have de recently obliged to take charge of
cided the Canton's finances. —“
to dissolve the present chamber and order. the elections Transocean Kina Alin,
for a new chamber which wil have to deal with the work or reorganisation Transocean, Kva Min.
dispersa.< Reuter
NEW GERMAN PAPER IN FRANCE
(Special to the "Hong Kong.
Dally Pres
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele. graphie Messages Ordinance, 1894- Beceived, December 18, 4:20, p.m.)
Paris, December 18...
France and the official paper of The Deutsche Zeitung 1 the various German societies and Frankreich, the newly founded organisations in France, made its German newspaper which is to be first appearance here on Tuesday the organ of nationals residing in'! Transocean Buo Min
CAPTIVE MISSIONARY
Peiping, Dec. 18
Mr. Bosshardt, the Swiss mission ary and companion of Mr. Hayman who was recently released from captivity at the bands of bandits, was seen alive and well at Supr Central Hunan, on December 10 - Reuter
FREEDOM OF VOTE
All laws enacted by the former Kondylis Government, about 150
in all, have been suspended by a Royal decree until the formation of a new government emerging from the forthcoming elections.
General Papagos, who was the War Minister in the Kondylis Government, has been reappointed to his old post.
The Government announces that it will take all necessary, measures to ensure complete freedom of vote.
Transocean Kuo Min
London, Dec. 18, Another act of the North China drama is over, says the "Times” in an editorial to-day, but it has left the audience & trife puzzled by the departure from some of the pre- cedents set up on previous occa- slons All the stock characters have appeared-the Japanese mil. tarists, their subject allles, the Once, their Japanese Foreign creatures, the Chinese autonomists doing comic business in the wings.
Queen's Building.
FIRST TEST
Australia Wins By Nine Wickets
Durban, Dec. 18 South Africa scored 282, Nourse. (91) and Rowan (49) added 118 for the fourth wickety
The Australian bowlers were O'Reilly 5 for 49. Grimmett 3 for 83 and Fleetwood Smith 1 for 101.
Australia, won by nina wickets. when they scored 103 for the loss of one wicket, Brown contributing 55-
Reuter
(Early Cable on page 10).
Then there have been the specta- tor powers, some mute as oysters, SAFETY AND HEALTH OF athers.muttering disapproval
But there has been one impor- tant change, namely, that the Nan- king Government instead of suc «cumbing, resisted pressure and es- caped on batter terms than was expected.
MINEWORKERS
London, Dec. 18.
A Royal Commission under thei chairmanship of Lord Rockley has The question has been settled by been appointed to 'inquire whether health of the mins~; a compromise agreement, says the safety, and
workes can be better ensured by "Times, and it will certainly strengthen the Japanese position extending or modifying the prin- ciples or general provisions of the in North China; but not nearly so
Coal Mines Act 1911 or SIIRAKG- much as the militarists hoped.
The composition of the new Min-ments for its administration, has- istry at Nanking suggests that the ing regard to the changes that have taken place in the organiss- administration can co-operate with Japan if the Japanese militarists tion methods of work and equip. do not alenate it by further bully- ment since it became law and the
experience gained and to make re- commendations-- British Wirsius.
ing.
The ultimate aim of the Japan- ese in North China is still uncer- tada, but. more important than speculation upon this matter is the attitude of the Japanese Foreign Office, whose ... spokesman has severely criticized the Nine Power Treaty, a
in mind and that we shall bear more in that matter as soon as the discrepancy between the American naval" policy. and the Japanese claims becomes obvious
It is conceivable that the Japan- ese Government has some bargain) Reuter,
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