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HONG "ONG DALY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1936.
QUESTION OF COLONIES LEAGUE REFORM AMERICAN SHIP DUAL MEETINGS HURRIED FLIGHT OF THE
AND MANDATES
Mr. Neville Chamberlain States
British Attitude
London, April 7.
In the Commons debate last night both Mr. Winston Chur- chill and Sir Austen Chamberlain asked for clear and authoritative statement on the Government's attitude in regard
Mr. to colonies and mandated terrliories.
Churchill sald Sir Samuel Hoare's September declaration in Geneva regarding raw materials, though carefully guarded, brought up the whole coloni- al question and he asked if the Government could state the principles by which they would be guided in dealing with this matter in future.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, In raplying on the debate, pointed out the distinction between colonies and mandated territories." As far as he knew none had ever suggested that the British Empire should give up any of its colonies and he need hardly say that if such demand were made it could not possibly be entertained for a moment.
The mandated territories were in a somewhat different cate- gory, These territories formerly belonging to enemy powers were allocated to the principal allied and associated powers who volun- tarlly undertook the mandate for the League of Nations to which from time to time they were bound to render a report as to their administration.
It was not apparently contem plated when the mandates were allocated that there would ever be any change in these mandates. There was no provision made for transfer to any other power. In order to effect a transfer there would be required the assent of the mandatory power and of the power to whom the territory was to be transferred. and finally the assent of the Council of the League.
The British Government nad not considered and were not consider- ing handing over of any of the British colonies or territories held under mandate. He could not pledge the action of the futur Government. But mandates were not held by Britain alone.
DEFINITE OBLIGATIONS Mr. Chamberlain added: "I can- not conceive that any Government would ever discuss the question of transfer of its own mandate irre- spective of what was to happen to mandates held by other countries. In addition we do recognise that we have definite obligations to the people who inhabit these territories "and that we could not think of
surrendering those obligations handing over those territories to another power even for the sake of cbtaining a general peaceful settle- ment unless we were satisfied that the interests of all sections of the populations inhabiting those ter- ritories were fully safeguarded."— British Wireles».
GERMAN CLAIM
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cellor of the Exchequer, said that as far as he knew nobody had ever suggested that the British Empire give up any colonies
I PROPOSALS
French Plan To Be Submitted
Paris, April 4.
The Counel of Ministers to-day approved the memorandum pre- pared by M. Pierre Flandin, the Foreign. Minister, and a staff of experts, answering the German counter-proposals, to the Locarno Fowers' peace plan.
A communique issued to-day states that a project for tructive action In quest of peace has also been completed and that the Government intends to sub- mit it to the League of Nations Counell
cons-
It is understood that the plan proposes. for one thing, to abolish the unanimous vote at present needed by the League before re- vision of treatles can be attempted. A two-third majority, in the French view, would be more rea- sonable.
SABOTAGE
President Orders Investigation
Washington, April 7, The correspondent of the "New York Times" says that recent cases of alleged subolage abcard Ameri- can ships were mainly, committed by foreign-born crews. This has caused the President to instruct the Secretary of Commerce to open an investigation into the names of ships affected. It is being kep; a secret at present and the order will not affect passenger and business lines involved.
It is revealed that the State Department has
informed from Honduras that two sailing ships, reported to be of American registry, left a Mexican port with cargoes of arms and munitions for revolutionaries States.
AT GENEVA
Difficult Situation
To Be Faced
("Hong Kors Daily Presa" Special)
Deneva, April 8. The summoning of the Commit- tee of Thirteen for next Wed-
and nesday
the decision to simultaneously hold B confer- ence of the Locarno Powers here has taken the League cir- cles by surprise, and once projects Geneva into the centre of the world attention. The Locarno discussions will probably not begin until Thursday, since the Belgian Premier, van Zeeland is not able to arrive here on Wednesday,
Diore
The Committee of Thirteen will find itself confronted by a dim- cult situation in view of the fact that Italy is evidently determined
ETHIOPIANS
Emperor's Car "Abandoned On Roadway
"Hong Kong Daly Press" Specia}
Asmara, April 7.
The Askari troops, pursuing the fleeing Abyssinians south of Quoram, have found an abandoned American motor car de luxe with the Imperial Crown and coat of arma enamelled on the doors, indicating that the car was the personal property of the Negus. The presumption is, that in a hurried flight, the, car con- tracted motor defects, sime it was drawn mp at the side of the roadway alongside several lorries obviously used for conveying the Emperor's personal baggage.
The abandonment of so much booty was the consequence of the rapid advance of the Askaris, who overtook the Abyssinians at Alamata where resistance was attempted but soon collapsed. The Askaris are now 15 miles south of Quoram, the whole re- gion round and about the town having been deserted by the Abyssinians.
The shores of Lake Ashangi. are
the United
not to take part in any peace The destroyer Manley negotiations within the League as was immediately sent in pursuit long as the sanctions remain in just now serving as a bathing place and made a record passage to the force and that Britain will, It is understood in usually well- Panama Canal in under five hours
ac for the Italian troops, which after cording to reliable Information, in-weeks of forced campaigning, ur- Informed circles that the French and is now speeding to Honduras sist on the cessation of the hosti- gently need this relaxation. peace plan will suggest to the with orders to watch, but not totes before consenting to open Deague a complete schedule for capture the two alleged gun any direct negotiations with Italy. have pounced on the job of mak- Meanwhile thousands of workmen the revision of peace treaties, re-runners when she overhauls them. In view of this situation, the ing a motor road to construction of the economic re- -Reuter,
Quoram so Commitice will have to restrict it-that the motorised troops will be gime in Europe, control of arma-
self to the preliminary discussions able to reach Dessie in the near of the procedure with small pros pects of reaching concrete deci-
formation of a League army.
The demand for a return of Germents and also a scheme for the man colonies, if made, could not possibly be entertained for a mo-
ment.
The French suggestions, in short, BIDDING
are bullt upon M'Aristide Briand's When the mandates were al-
famous scheme for
"United located it was not contemplated States of Europe," as has been in- that there would ever be anydicated.
change in them. He believed the France favours a return to the transfer of mandated territory 1924 Geneva protocol, which was would require, at least, thus assent approved by all the members of of the territory concerned, the the League Council except Britain, country. to which it was to be and consequently became a dead transferred and the League of Na-
letter. tons Council.
POSITION MADE CLEAR
It is understood that France pro- poses these steps be taken in view of the "unconcillatory nature" of The position of the Government the German letter of March 31 was made perfectly clear by the However, the programme will not Secretary for Colonies, Mr. J. H. be contained in the written me- Thomas, when he said the Govein-morandum which is a reply to the ment had not considered and was German
proposals, but will be not considering handing over any brought up at the meeting of the colonies or mandated territories, Locarno Powers at Geneva by M. Mr. Chamberlain asserted
Flandin himself.-
Reuter
While he could not pledge any future Government, he could not conceive of any Government even discussing the question of a trans- fer of own mandates, irrespec- tive of the fate of mandates held by others.
The Government recognised it had definite: obligations to the in- habitants of mandated territoriek and it would not think of handing over such territory to any other power, even for the sake of obtain- ing a general peaceful settlement, unless it were satisfied that the Interests of all sections and the populations of such territory, were fully safeguarded.
London, Apr. f Replying to a question of Mr. Winston Churchill in the House of Commons with regard to the re- ported German claim for colonies. ment.- Mr. Neville Chamberlain. Char&euter.
CATALAN STRIKE TO CONTINUE
"Employers Refuse To
Sign Agreement
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
Barcelona, April 7 Announcement that the
The
Cheers followed this announce-
DR. GOMBOES FIGHTS A DUEL
Sequel To Quarrel In Parliament
Budapest, Apr. 7. The Premier, Dr. Gomboes, and Eckhardt, leader of the opposition party, had a quarrel in the dispute with pistols. Parliament and decided to settle
AUSTRIAN REARMING
RESENTED
Little Entente Protest
Vienna, Apr. c. The Governments of the Little Entente have handed to Austria & note protesting against the in- troduction of compulsory nation- al service, on the ground that it is a violation of the military clau- ses of the Treaty of St. Germain. They reserve the right to ao- nounce later measures to be taken for the preservation of their in- tereste.
It is officially announced that the Austrian Government does not intend to reset to the protest, which is regarded more as a war- ing to Hungary and Bulgaria not to follow Austria's example than anything else.-- Reuter
IDENTICAL NOTES largest | ("Hong Kong Dally Prem" Special)
Prague, Apr. 6. Three identical notes, defining the Little Entente's attitude to wards the introduction of a com- pulsory military service in Austria have been handed in to the Office of the Federal Chancellor in Vienna on Monday, by the Ministers of Rumania, Yugoslavia and Czechos- lovala, according to a semi-official announcement here on Monday evening. Transocean News Service.
50.000 workers of the Catalan Metal Works would resume work seems
At 8.15 this morning both parties to have been premature.
When representatives of
arrived on the "parade ground with the workers and the employers met on
their seconds and doctors and Monday night to sign the agree-fought a pistol duel. Each fired ment reached after considerable one shot at twenty paces and both discussions, it was suddenly an- nounced that the employers håd refused to sign the draft agree- ment.
The workers thereupon declared that the strike would be continued, and that the provincial workers would likewise go on strike. With the inclusion of the provincial workers, the number of strikers, is now 70,000,--
Fransocean News Service.
BRITISH EMPLOYMENT
IMPROVEMENT
missed. The seconds then stopped further fighting, but there was -NO reconciliation between the duelista after the fight.— Heuter's Bulletin Service,
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INCOME TAX " LAW INTRICACIES
London, Apr. 7. The Income Tax Codification Committee. which was appointed 8 years ago has to-day issued a report and draft of ja bill to make
GENERAL STAFF TALKS ON APRIL 15
London, Apr. 7. It has now been arranged that the general staff talks provided for in the March 19 draft proposals of
the law relating to income tax as the four Locarno powers shall be- intelligible to the taxpayer as the gin in London on Wednesday, April nature of such legislation will ad- 15- London, Apr. 7. mit. The Committee state, how- British Wireless. All administrative districts of ever, that laymen who expect the Great Britain with the exception result of their "labours to satisfy of South Wales share in the im- their aspirations for a short and provement in employment which simple code are doomed to disap- is disclosed in the Labour Minis- | pointment.
HOLY WEEK BEGUN IN SPAIN
try atatistica issued last night. The existing legislation on the There was some reduction in em- i subject consists of nearly 800 dis-
"Hone Koux Daly Fress" Specia") ployment in the mines of South,tinct provisions embodied in 19
Madrid, Apr. 7. Wales and in some other coalfields, different Acts of Parliament and Holy Week began with enthusias but better conditions in the manu- the number of reported cases deal- tic, participation, in, religious cere facturing industries made the gen- ing with the income tax law is monies by, an everwhelming ma erál position elsewhere better. The about 1800. The draft bill put for-jority of people a'l' over Spain, but number of insured persons in em-ward in the report is a very bulky particularly in the Seville classical ployment rose in March to the re-. document comprising 417 clauses town of Easter processions, reports djord figure of 10,630,000,--.
and eight schedules-
the bourgeoise papers here British Wirelete.
Crantocain News Bermban
British Wireless,
UP THE FRANC
Teaching The Bears A Lesson
London, Apr. 7. With the seling wave of franes at least temporarily subsiding, Bri- tish control proceeded with yester day's polley of bidding of francs which "consequently Improved to 25.00.
The market is most interested in this latest phase of the tussle be- tween the authorities and specula- tors:
It is asserted that the object in driving of the franc beyond the present natural level is to teach a lesson to the bears who short-sold francs on Friday at say 75.22 for cellvery yesterday and to-day, thus
sions.
future.
EMPEROR'S STATEMENT
methods of warfare in the hope of "the most horrible and barbarous,
gaining victory before the League intervenes. Italian reports to the contrary are odious lies." he de- clared.
Reports of the battle north of Lake Ashangi are filtering in. It is admitted that the Imperial Guard suffered severe. losses; but. they claim to have given as good as they got, before beating a strategic retreat.
Reuter.
Other workmen are kept bire- day and night burying thousanda The conference of the Locarno of corpses" of those who fell in the
The Emperor himself manned a Powers will be chiefly concerned recent battle and were deserted by machine-gun in the front lines for with the examination of
the the Abyssinians in their precipitate, two days and two sleepless nights.-- French counter-proposals to Elt-
flight- ler's Plan. The political circles Transocean News Service here consider Eden's task to be especially delicate, since he taun- doubtedly anxious to hasten the proceedings in" the Abyssinian question and must, to this end, overcome the French objections to energetic actions, while at the same time he will have to take into consideration that the French plan provides for further British obligations, which are undoubtedly obnoxious to the British public.
Flandin, on the other hand, may also be compelled to choose be- tween Eritain and Italy, so that the far-reaching decisiona will probably be weighed in the course League of Nations' continual delay The Emperor complained of the of the week.- Transocean News Service.
BADOGLIO'S JOKE
Rome, Apr. 6, Addis Ababa, Apr. 6. "All is finished. I am in danger "Ethiopia is undefeated and my of losing my job,” replied Marshal · armies are prepared to fight un- Pietro Badoglio, the Italian com-" til there is not a single Italian ag- mander-in-chief in Ethiopia, gressor left in our territories. We smiling and enjoying his little are certainly not suing for peace," | joke, when questioned as to the declared the Emperor, Halle progress of his troops during the Selassie when interviewed in his last few days of fighting. general headquarters "somewhere south of Queram" to-day.
incurring a oes of about twenty SETTLEMENT OF
two centimes.— Truter,
Forward........ 19-7/8
CIVIL AND REVENUE ESTIMATES
السبت
CONFICT
Italy's Minimum Demands
He is rallying his shaken but un- daunted Imperial Guard, following the reverse suffered at Lake Ashangi.
He was resting in his headquar- ters at Endajesus when he grant- ed an interview to Reuter's Corres- pondent.
"The Negus sealed his own fate," he pointed out, "by crossing the Agumberta pass and forcing a bat- tle which proved perhaps the
in applying really effective sanc-bloodiest of the whole campaign- tions, enabling Italy to employ Beuter.
WORK FOR COMMITTEE
OF THIRTEEN
Geneva, Apr. 7. At the meeting to-morrow, the Committee of Thirteen will have to decide whether Benor de Mada riaga accepts the Italian - invita- tion to meet Signor Mussolini in Rome to discuss peace proposals.
RUMANIA'S DISLIKE FOR SANCTIONS
Symbolic Gift Of Oil To Italy
BRITISH ARMY OFFICER'S DAUGHTER
Engaged To Austrian Prince
Marie Therese Wood has the ré- putation of being one of the most beautiful women in Viennese so- ciety where she has a host of near relatives. since her mother, the wife of Capt. Wood. was by birth Countess Longay.---` Transocean News Service.
SILVER MARKET
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special) (From Our Own Correspondent)
Vienna, Apr. 7. London, April 7.
The engagement is announced London Silver prices to-day "Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
The Committee will also discusa here of Prince Ernst von Hohen- ̈ were up 1/16 as follow:-
Italian bombing of open towns and berg, the second son of Archduke Rome, April 6. April 6
April 7
Use of poison gas. What would probably be Italy's
Franz Ferdinand, the heir pre- Spot
19-7/8 19-15/16 minimum demands for settling the
The question of rearmament of sumptive to the Austro-Hungarian* 19-15/16 Abyssinian War, was set forth by
Austria in connection with com- Imperial Crown, whose assassina-` the Editor-in-Chief of the "Tribu- pulsory conscription will betion at Berajevo precipitated the Marie Therese na," Davanzati, in a leading arti-brought up by the Little Entente World War, to cle
which declares that Austria cane Wood, the daughter of a former The peace with Abyssinia could not make a new law and reject her British army officer, George Jervis:
obligations under the treaties.- not be settled with anything `re-
Wood, celebrated for his African Reuter's Bulletin. Service.
Explorations and his big game motely resembling the dead and London, Apr. 7. decayed proposals of the Commit-
Lunting, In a general examination of the tee of Five, but must take the fact civil estimates and Revenue De- of Italy's victory into full account. partment's estimates for the cur- Neither was there room for the rent financial year, the Financial ill-witted proposals based on the Secretary to the Treasury in a assumption that Italy was not memorandum points out that the capable of achieving a complete civil estimates at £365,253,914 are military £4,417,425 less than those of 1935 direct or indirect interference by victory. Any eventual,
and the Revenue Department's the League of Nations in the final estimates at £82,835,800 are £3,- settlement was rigorously excluded 415,493 more, making a net de- by the very fact itself. The League ""Bong Bong Daily Press" Specia.) crease of £1,001,927.
of Nations had also to take into consideration, that the Tribes of all Abyssinia, from those in Tigre lans, headed by the Rumanian and Somaliland to those in Am-Council, presented the Secretary of hara and Haussa trusted the Ita- the Fascist Party with 60 bottles of Han rule.
Rumanian petroleum decorated From now on Italy would be in with ribbons of the Rumanian na- Abyssinia's place as neighbour totional colours as a gift, symbolising the Sudan, and to Kenya and their disapproval of British Somaliland.
This victory, says the "Tribuna." the Secretary' to forward the pre- against Italy. The Consul asked is also proof that Italy is strong in sent to Signor Mussolini as a pre- Europe. It would be enough for sent to Italy- "111 advised* Europe to abandon the hostilities against Italy, in or der to find her where she had al- ways been-ready, fully ready to take part in European politiès, not only with words but with deeds. A shipment of 645 sheep to Japan The situation on the eve of to-day has been bought by the Geneva demanded that full ac- Japanese Government which in-count be taken of the fact which tends to start a wool industry in Japan.-
The increases over the original estimates for 1935 are due in the main to automatic causes or to continuance and extension of the government's programme for im- provement of social and industrial conditions.- British Wireless."
JAPAN BUYS. SHEEP FROM N. ZEALAND
To Start Wool Industry
Wellington, April 7,
Reuters Bulletin Service..
RIBBENTROP STILL IN
LONDON
London, Apr. 7 Herr von Ribbentrop, who is still in London, will probably return to Germany to-morrow,—--. British Wireless,
had influenced Italy and would in- quence her in the future.--- Transrean. News Service.
BODY OF HAUPTMANN CREMATED
Milan, Apr. 7. In Venice a group of 60 Ruman-
Transocean Nowe Service.
JAPANESE HOLDING ILLEGAL LEASES
Philippine President To Act
Manila, April 7, days will be fixed on Davao Bay. All eyes during the Easter holl- sanctions Mindanao, where President Manuel
RIFLES FOR HUNGARIAN COMMUNISTS
Intercepted On The Way
"Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
Vienna, Apr. 7.
A goods waggon containing rifles was confiscated on Tuesday at the raway station of Line. The con- signment came from Finland and was on its way to Hungary. In- vestigation showed that the wea pons were destined for Hungarian
department secretaries, other lighə Quezon, aboard a yacht with three
government officials, the Japanese Consul in Manila and two leading Japanese" businessmen, wal' con verge on a study of the question of legal land leases in Davao held by Japanese engaged in the hemp industry. "
An order for ejection of the Japanese holding the liegt Teoses was issued several months ago, but it had not been acted on and it is now anticipated that the whole question will be cleared up once
and for all-Beuter.
· ACTRESS AND DANCEH PASSES
"New York, Apr. 7. The death has occurred of the
New York, April The body of Bruno Hauptmann has been cremated after taking off communists and have been describ- actress and dancer Marilyn Mil]- ̈ the death maak from the face-ed in way bills as "machine parts." er
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