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MR. EDEN'S OUTLINE OF
BRITISH POLICY
Disappointment In Labour And Liberal Circles
London, February 25
The non-committal nature of Mr. Eden's speech has plainly disappointed the hopes of the Labour and Liberal press which ac- euses Mr. Eden of evading the lasue and asks what has become of the terrible young man at Geneva who wanted peace șo badly.
The Conservatives agree that Mr. Eden said nothing new, but strongly approve his firm restatement of British adhesion to col- · lective security and commonsense in handling the sanctions ques- tion,
The Times" says that the speech has stamped general Ca- binet approval, zupports Mr. Eden's thesis that British, rearma- ment is necessary in'örder to secure disarmament, and remarks that the appeal to the United States conscience in the matter of of sanctions will be resented by the majority of Americans as an attempt to saddle the Republic with responsibilities which had been consistently rejected.
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The Daily Mall" and "Express”„maintain the trade against collectivism, though the "Morning Post" gleans a measure of com- fort from the fact that there is no hint of Government taking the initiative in imposing further sanctions.-Reuter,
DEBATE OPENED
London, Fea, 24. Commons
If Great Britain were to play her part in colective security, Mr. The House of
was Eden argued, two conditions were crowded in anticipation of the undispensable. First, the system address of Mr. Eden "and the for- must be truly collective, and so eign affairs debate. The Labour-powerful as to deter any would-be lie, Mr. Hastings Lee-Smith, form-aggressor. Secondly, Britain shou'd
Minister in the MacDonald Covernment, opened the complaining that the
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b strong and determined enough debale. in policy and in arms to play her Govern- full part in the scheme.
ment's attitude towards sanctions was luke-warm, and urging the Government to try to promote an Immediate all embargo against
Italy.
"It is essential that. In rɛafirn- ing our attachment to the League und collective security we should distinguish clearly between that policy and a policy of encirclement.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1936.
BULLET WOUND
IN HEAD
American Removed To Hospital
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Shanghal, Feb. 25. Mr. George Oien, well-known American insurance man and po pular in club circles, was found with a bullet wound in his head this morning.
SYRIAN STRIKE CONTINUES
Promise To New Government
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MURDER NEAR KALGAN
Further Details Of * Outrage
Peiping, Feb. 25. The body of the late Mr. Ni-Ma- Jerusalem. Feb. 25.
20-teh-su-erh or Mr. Ni Kuan- The general strike continues un-
chow, who was murdered by gun- abated. The High Commissioner, men on January 23 while en route
de Martel, has written to
from Changpei to Kälgan has ar- new Government in Syria promis-rived in Polping for burial, ing to arrange a state treaty Iraq and further undertaking 'the pattern between Britain and
use his influence to effect Syria's entry to the League of Nations.
He further states in a letter that Com-those prisoners who are dot yet pany and he has been in Shangha! sentenced should be immediately for about five years. He is 37 amnestied. while the sentences of Changpel on the morning of Jan-
The discovery was made on en- tering his apartment and he was Immediately rushed to a hospital In the vicinity. of his home.
Mr. Olen is connected with the West Coast Life Insurance
years old, unmarried. and from Canclaire, Wisconsin.--- Reuter,
came
FLYING COLUMN
RAIDERS
Another Attack Reported
Addis Ababa, Feb. 25. Following the daring raid on northern front reported yesterday, Ras Imru stated later that
an-
to
those already convicted should be rellexamined and revised in a gen- erous spirit- Bransocean News Service,
NEW CABINET
Damascus, Feb. 24. The former Minister of Justice, Atta Bel cl Agubi succeeded on. Monday in forming a new Syrian Cabinet, which is composed of himself as Prime-Minister, and, the Nationalist Leaders, Sald two Ghazi and Emir Mustapha Chehot, дв Ministers of Justice Education respectively.
and
The reports that the French High Commissioner took a hand in compelling the old Cabinet to. resign, are denied in French circles here, where it is” maintain- ed that the old Cabinet resigned because it thought that a
new
to
The Chinese press this morning gives a graphic account of the as- sassination. Mr. Ni went Changpel about a week ago for a series of conferences with Prince Teh and General To Shih-hai, .commander of the Mongo tan
peace preservation corps. He left uary 23, accompanied by a secre- tary and three attendants armed with four revolvers,
DEADLOCK IN NAVAL CONFERENCE
European Quarrels Enter Into Discussions
London, February 25.
There is undisguised apprehension among circles in close touch with the negotiators that Admiral Raineri Biscla's return. from Rome threatens a deadlock in the naval conference and jeopardises the modest measure of qualitative limitation al- ready agreed upon.
The qualitative treaty virtually agreed to is largely based on the existing treaty of standards except cruisers of 8.000 tons in- stead of 10,000 and aircraft carriers of 23,000 tons compared to 27,000 tons.
with the name of Mr. Neville Chamberlain'-
houter.
The biggest financial saving will be in respect of cruisers, namely £300,000 per ship. Britain originally hoped for more substantial economies, particularly regarding battleships of which the heavy replacement programme must be started almost Im- mediately. The difference of 25,000 tonners requested by Britalo When the bus in ·which the
and agreed at 35,000 tonner, tepresents over £3,000,000. party was travelling arrived at The extent of Britain's rearma Monkey Hill, about 10 miles from ment programme wil not be avalı- Changpel, a gang of 16 armed menable officially until next week, but appeared and demanded that the unofficial estimates mount
week 5. car stop and, submit to search,
and are now put at over £300,000,- ; Not suspecting that the gunmen odo.
Of this the Navy, will take wanted to kill him. Mr. N alighted the lion's share. and produced his passport. One of the bandits asked if he was NI Kuan-chow, and, on receiving affirmative reply, opened fire. the bullet striking Mr. Ni in the head An attendant replied to the fire. upon which another gunman Ared two more shots at Ni. klling him instantly. The attendant was also injured.
After killing Mr. Ni the attack ers searched his luggage, paying
and letters. The gang escaped after looting the dead man of his valuables. and his attendants of their revolvers. Other occupants bus. however, were not
It is stated. that the Empire will be treated as a unit and armed ac- an cordingly. Some sort of a naval
agreement therefore is most
Im portant as a firm basis for official estimates and the Franco-Italian- representations are correspondingly unwelcome.
NO IMPROVEMENT
London, Feb. 24. The situation at the Naval Con- ference, where Britain, the United States, France and Italy are Etm tempting to create a draft treaty
all concerned, re-'- acceptable to mains unimproved to-day.
Special efforts to find a way out the deadlock were made when Admiral Count Giusseppe Raineri- Eiscia of Italy conferred with Vis- FRENCH RELUCTANCE
count Monsell, First Lord of the The trouble arises from drafting of the so-called protocols, British naval spokesman his latest Admiralty, and conveyed to the which accompany the naval treaty
instruction from Rome.
Both sides are reticent in discriss- machinery for securing the signing their conversations, but do not tures of Japan, Germany and Rus-deny that the question of sanctions. sia later in the year.
the
Mr. Lees-Smith called upon the The British Government will take other Abyssinian flying column Government might facilitate the particular attention to his paper and lay down the aspirations and
Ex-
Government to cease helping the this full share in collective secur aggressor nation by supp'ying it,ly. But we will have no lot now! with cotton, water, animals, etc. part in any encirclement plan,"
Mr. Eden replied. He declared
OBLIGED TO REARM that within ten days, of the de- Ha regretted the increased claration of war upon Ethiopia, penditure on armaments. which Italy had been branded an aggres-had become inevitable. But there sor and the League had proposed there was this measure of comfort; sanctions against ber. Нё sug-rearmament to strengthen collec- gested the League of Nations' re-tve security was the cheapest cord was remarkable for its rapid- form of rearmament. ity rather than for its dilatoriness. "We are obliged to rearr be- Referring to the contention that cause of the lack of confidence in ite League's sanctions were prov-the good-will of nations," Mr. Ing Ineffective, Mr. Eden remark eu, "That is not our information." He added that it was clear from Italy's efforts to collect go'd tha: the significance of sanctions was fully recognised in Italy.
EFFECT OF SANCTIONS
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Eden declared, "and the obsession of 'Zear!
Fear of unprovoked aggression could only be eliminated by the gradual strengthening of colective security, until every nation Wis convinced that. In no circumstan- The effect of the existing sanc-ces could aggression pay.— flons was continuous and cumula- Heuter. tive, said Mr. Eden, and must ul- timately have an important in- fluence in achieving the cessation of hostilities. He recaled that while the Persian Ol exports to Italy had declined from thirteen to four per cent., United States of exports had
LABOUR DISAPPOINTMENT
Loddon, Feb. 24, Mr. Clement k. Attlee. Labour leader, said he was most disap- pointed with Mr. Eden's speech. The Government, he declared, was not going to get a united country risen from six to by blowing hot and cold on League nearly eighteen per cent. The affairs. Government had not yet complet-
The case for more
armaments
ed its examination of the League's said Mr. Attlee, had yet to be made report on the all embargo propos-out. Whatever arms are required als, but it would shortly be dis were only for League purposes, and cussed at Geneva.
the Opposition would not
entered the enemy lines and sur- prised an Italian encampment near Adown which was easily put to fight after a short hand-to- hand struggle.
About 250 Italians were killed and a large quantity of munitions
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cestroyed.
The Abyssinian casualties were two dead and four wounded.— Reuters Bulletin Service.
ppeasing of popular feeling.- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
FURTHER PROGRAMME IN of the
NEW ZEALAND
molested.
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France's reluctance,
to admit
Germany and thereby condone breach of the Treaty of Versellies by recognising the existence of an "illegal" German Navy 15 un- diminished by reports that Ger- many is contemplating reoccupy
the ing
demilitarised Rhineland
It is generally believed that the motive of the murder is political. Wellington, Feb. 24, Mr. Ni was a member of the Cen- The Premier of New Zealand has tral Executive Committee of the announced a further programme Kuomintang and also of the Mon- whereby the Government Arbitra-solian Political Council at Pailing-zone as a reprisal for the Franco-
Hemlao. He was considered a strong Sovlet pact.
NOT WORTH DENYING
tion Act would be amended... stated that New Zealand was the supporter of the National Govern- Rome, Feb. 25.
only country in which Labour ment among the Mongols.— An official spokesman when asked about the truth of the re-
would have. arbitration on ques- | Union News. tions of wages, and other demands. port of a big scale raid by Ras Imru replied that reports from to fix prices for agricultural pro- The Government also proposed the Abyssinians are no longer ducts, reduction of mortgages to worth denging.- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
SILVER MARKET
دية
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, Feb. 25. London Sliver prices to-day were down 18 as follow:
Feb. 24 Feb. 25 ..19-7/8 19-3/4 .........19-13/16-19-11/16
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Forward
be a
In the judgment of the British party to the piling up of arms and Government. the sooner the report a policy of Imperialism and allian- v:ere discussed and decision ces.
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reached, the better.
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Lord Cranbourne, winding up
The British policy was to mala-for the Government, stated that tain steady, collective resistance to sactions were becoming increas- aggression.
Ingly effective. Many Italian ex- NO WEAKNESS
port trades had been most affect- "There can be no weakness ored. He emphasised that British wavering until peace, is signed," action in the Mediterranean he said.
purely defensive, and The League's Sub-committer of that Britain's good Five had examined the basis for a pledged to collective security. peace settlement. Unfortunately The fact that Britain's word was its terms were not acceptable to as her bond was the greatest se Italy. The British Government curity on which peace rested. The
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declared name Was
ETHOPIAN NIGHT ATTACK
[Specia: to the "Hong Kong Daily Press (Copyright)]
Addis Ababa, Feb. 24.
farmers, and an increase in old age pension4,
Shorter hours for labour would be fixed, to enable more of the un- employed to and work...... Heuter's Bulletin Service.
DEATH WHILE ON THE WAY HOME
Mr. R. K. Hamilton Of Shanghai
Colombo, Feb. 25,
TIBETAN MISSION IN NANKING
France is willing to initial the treaty, but presses the inclusion of a formula in the protocol design- ed to make the Anal ignature de pendent on a European general arms agreement.
ITALIAN INSISTENCE
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was raised by the Italian spokes-
man.
It is deduced that Italy has re- amrmed her intention of making Enal signature of the naval treaty conditional upon a statisfactory settlement of political issues.
AMERICAN DESIRE However, the Wotted States is: most unwilling to allow political. issues to interfere with or affect the signing of the treaty in any way. America has no intention of be- coming a party to a treaty which might involve any sort of entangle- ment in European diplomacy. Mr. Norman Davis, head of the Amer- Italy's similar Insistence includ- | lean delegation, saw Viscount Nanking, Feb. 25, Ing: a formula about sanctions goes Monsell after the British leaden Nanking is playing host to the further and antagonises the had talked with Admiral Count Tibetan good-will mission headed Americans."who made it clear to Raineri-Biscia, and Visedunt Mon-- by Mr. Long Tu Chla-chu, who arMr. Eden that they came to sign sell will talk with the Italian rived here yesterday from Tibet the naval treaty and conditions in chief delegate again to-morrow. by way of India.
The the United States preclude coun-
French attitude further Shortly after their arrival, the tenancing the naval delegation be- complicates the situation. France party called on Messrs. Wang Mu-coming embroiled in European insists upon the inclusion of politi shung and Yong Men-hou to re- quarrels, hence the fears of ap-ca allusions. In the naval treaty port on recent conditions in Tibet.proaching deadlock and nullifica- protocol. She is Just
in- Central News,
tion of the anticipated budgetary sistently in favour of such an ar- benefits."
rangement as the United States is
JAPANESE ADVISERS IN NORTH CHINA
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Meanwhile Mr. Eden's speech re- | opposed to it. It is therefore ob- emphasises the imminence of for vious that the Naval Conference midable rearmament and arouses is facing a most difficult and de- again speculation as to the per-cate situation, and there is a fear The Scottish engineer, Mr. R. K.
Changchun, Feb. 25. sonality who will head some new that, having lost Japanese support, Hamilton, who was on 'his way Mr. Selki Yano, chief of the organisation to co-ordinate the the conference may also lose Amer-
and Home from Shanghal, has died in | Asiatic affairs section of the For- three. Defence Services. So far Bir lean sympathy
degenerate the hospital here,
eign Ministry, to-day was appoint- Samuel Hoare is a favounte, but into a strictly European affair, Kouter.
ed adviser of the Foreign Affairs the newspapers to-day are busy Renter Department of the Hopel-Chishar Political Council, while Mr. Minoru Aoki, counsellor of the planning department of the State Council, .was appointed adviser to the Eco- nomic Department of the Pelping
FRENCH DEFENCES AT THE FRONTIER
Ras Kassa's troops are reported to have carried out a successful j night attack or fortified Italian (Hong Kong Daily Press" Special) Council, it was announced here.--- positions north of Aksum, which is tar in the rear of the Italian Hines, the Italian losses being given at
considered the report discussed by outlook was sombre, and there 812 of the Home-Army, besides
Paris, Feb. 24.
The War Ministry announces that War Minister Maurin, who
has just returned from a tour of the League as a basis for a peace was a feeling of restless insecurity numerous Azkaris. ·
inspection of the fortifications on ful settlement of the Italo-Ethio-in the world. England aloha stood. The reports turthermore staré the French eastern frontier, is plan controversy, at remained like a rock between the shifting the road from Adowa to Makale very much satisfied. His attention the foundation upon which any sands, and it should be her prime has been occupied. at several was chiefly directed to the work further peace efforts should be purpose to make that TOCK as place. Heavy nghting between carried out in the spring of last made. The proper place for peace strong and stable as we could. patrols are reported to have taken year. The building of a new bar- discussions was Geneva, where the That was the supreme and pos- place between Makale and Atalo. racks is making good progress.—| atmosphere and machinery were albly the only justification for re- where the Italians are said to be ransocean News Service, favourable.
consideration of our armaments-busily engaged in fortifying their Reuter.
newily won positions. Trancean News Service.
FOREIGN REACTIONS
London, Feb. "25.
The Government, sa'd. Mr, Eden, was perfectly willing at any time to examine the question of colonial raw materia's, mentioned by Sir Samuel Hoare as Geneva.
But he ksued a warning that such pro posals as those made by his pre-. Mr. Eden's speech at the Com- decessor in office would not be a mans debate on, foreign affairs re- magic touchstone for all ills. The celved widespread comments in issues were far more complex than the press of other countries. might appeal.
The German papers dwelt chiefly
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ITALIAN VIEWPOINT ON SANCTIONS
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Press" (Copyright.)] ||
Rome, February 24. ̧
The Italian Government's alleg-
FRANCE IMPRESSED BY MR. EDEN'S SPEECH
Paris, Feb. 24, The fumness with which Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, announced the wavering continuity of the British policy regarding sanctions, has created a considerable impression in French circles.
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STRIKE ARRANGED IN Į JAPANESE GÅRRISON IN
COPENHAGEN
NORTH CHINATM “
Important Changes In Command
("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special)
Copenhagen, Feb, 25.
All attempt at conciliation hay- ing failed, a lock-out, was proTM claimed for Monday, when 125,000 workers will become jobless. Be- sides these there is a large number of other workers indirectly render ed idle because they are dependent on the work of the locked-out
men.
Tokyo, Feb. 25. The "Asahi Shimbun" forecasts
officers in March. Lieut-General a number of shifts of military Bell Kozuki has been appointed. General Officer Commanding the Rome, February 24.
North China garrison with Major- The Arst religious service to be held under water was held in ai1
General Belichi Kita aghis- Onter This development. has aroused Italian submarine in the part of. great uneasiness among all
of Star, while Major-General Ta- the Taranto, by the Archbishop of the workers, the Trades Unions pro- chief of the Special Service Corps kayoshi Matsumure will become elty, who accompanied by the Ad- posing that on Wednesday, when in Mukden in succession to Major- miral and leading civil authorities work ceases, the transport and General Dothara, who has been went on board, In, the torpedo.port workers should declare a
promoted to the rank of Lieuten- sympathy strike as a demonstra- ant-General and the Archbishop proceeded to tion against those who have taken Reuter. read the Mass, atter which he part in the lock-out---- prayed for the repose of the souls Trantocean News Service, that had fallen under Italian colours, in the attempt to bring salvation and economic welfare to an as yet, uncivilised people... Transocean News Service.
room ап Altar
erected, was
SABOTAGE ON BRITISH DESTROYER
London, Feb. ̈ 24.
PROBLEMS. OF 1014
with his remarks on collective Dealing with the International security and encirciement. “One situation, Mr. Eden said it con- paper stated that England was stituted no great tribute to the like a Roman gladiator with award
It is painted out that the Bri- world's collective wisdom that in one hand and shield' in the
ed intention to denounce the tish policy in 'no way conflicts with eighteen years after the Great War other to enforce the opponent to
Franco-Italian Agreement of Janu- the French Government's attitude, they should find themselves con- abide by her will at the point of ary 15, 1935, as reported in the which stands for the full support French Press, should the French of whatever collective action is fronted with the same problems as the sword. those of 1914. They had a dread- In Rome the press made refer-
Government continue to adhere to adopted by the League of Nations The Admiralty announces that it ful similarity. he asserted. The tace chiefly to the part of his her policy of sanctions, is denied council, without taking any initia-ia investigating another case of must urgent task of statesmanship speech dealing with sanctions, by informed quarters here. Italy's tive in the matter.
suspected sabotage at Chatham was efficient action to prevent the while Geneva: "expressed dlaap-repeated viewpoint is recalled, ac- Mr. Eden's emphasis on Great Dockyard, concerning the destroy- recurrence of war on an even pointment that Mr. Eden did not cording to which Italy must re-Britain's need to re-arm in the in-
er Velox, making the fourth incl greater scale than during 1914-18, make a definite statement as re- serve her full liberty of action interests of collective security is dent of a similar nature within and suffering of a commensurate gards sanctions,--
case the sanctions are intensified cordially welcomed by all pariles three months. severity.
Reuter's Bulletin Service.
Tronancean Ness Service:
Keuter.
Neuter
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INTERNATIONAL RUBBER
COMMITTEE
FOOTBALL LEAGUE'S
BOMBSHELL
Very Short Notice Of Fixtures
London, Feb. 25.
London, Feb. 25. No communique will be issued The Football League 'dropped a after to-day's meeting of the In- further bombshell on promoters of ternational Rubber Committee.
pools by the intimation that Satur It is reliably informed that today's fixtures are not likely to be day's meeting was concerned only announced until late on Friday with routine matters. The Com- night.Clubs travelling a long mittee's an organisation and pro- distance will be notified by tele- cedure were the subject matter of gram and the remainder by post the discussions. There was" no- thing of commercial or Anancial ixtures on February 20 will re- Many quarters believe that the
interest
main unchanged." Beuter.
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