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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1936.
CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF
PORT OF HAMBURG 'TRADE
(Hong Kong Day' fress" Spec.ai)
Hamburg. June 4, The amount of goods" handled in the port of Hamourg during the nest three months of 1936 snows.
Compared an increase of 49 with 1933 this is a rise of 680,000 tons or 14% which is fairly evenly distributed between incoming and outgoing cargoes. Thirty-five per cent, of German imports and 29
exports pass through. of German Hamburg and the inana- trade revival and rising demand for raw materials has naturaly made "i- self felt.
The increase in exports is cun- sidered to be largely due to suc cessful co-operal.on between the Hanseatic export firms and the
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CONVICT MURDERER ACQUITTED
Jollet, June 4.
A jury to-day acquitted the, con- vict, James Day, charged with murdering Richard Loeb, a fellow- prisoner in the Jollet Penftenti- ary, on January 30.
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Antonor, B. & S., June 19. Denledi, Loxley's, Juna 16. Beareneh, Loxley's, June 9. Bremerhaven, Mel June 9
July 9. Hurdwan, P. 0.. Canada
0.8.K., June 14, Maru, Canton Meru, O.S.K., Juno_10. Changte, B. & 8., June 12, City of Bath, Bank Line, July 5. City of Christ Church, Bank's, June 10 City of Elwood, States Co., Jane 25 Day admitted to having slashed City of Mobile. Back Line, June 7.
Conto Verde, Lloyd Triestino, June 20 at Loeb with a razor. He said Cormaville, Bank Line, June 29. Loed had made immoral sugges-Corfu, P., June 10,
June 10. tions to him,
Cremer, J.C... Line, D'Artagnan. Messageries, June 10 Loed, with another youth named Demodocus, B. & S., June 10, Leopold, was sentenced to life im-
Jebsen's, Jane 12. for the murder of prisonment Bobby Franks, a twelve-year-old boy, some years ago. Leopold and Loeb were the sons of wealthy parents and "the thrill murder" shocked the whole of the United States. Bobby Franks was tortur- ed to death.
Leopold is still serving sentence.
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more barter, trade with a number of overseas countries and the in- troduction of so-called Foreig ners' Special Accounts for Inland Payments." known as "Aski" for short, have led to a definits revival 11. trade with the countries con- cerned.- Transocean News Service.
TRANSLATIONS OF SHAKESPEARE
two
Hong Kong Daily Press Specia:
Welmar, June 4. The translation of Shakespeare was one of the chlef Items on the agenda of this year's conference the German Shakespeare Society which was founded in 1884 in this
been There have town, schools of thought on this subject and the Riech's Minister of Pro paganda. Dr. Goebbels has invited the opinions of three members of the Society as to which transia tions they considered best the modern version of Hans Rothe or the older ones of Schlegel and Teck published about 1890,
All three members spoke. Iri
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against the Hans Rothe transla- tion. The Schlegel version is said to be faultless, whereas the Tieck translations might be improved upon, but the Rothe version is not considered a suitable substitute.
Schlegel version.- Transocean News Service.
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NEW PENAL CODE
© Hobg Kong Dally Presa" Special?
Le.pzig. Juhe 4. The special Committee entrusted with the "preparation of a new Penal Code for Germany reports good progress. As far as known will be three present there categories of punishment: hard- labour, imprisonment and custody, as hitherto, but the difference will lie in the various grades of seve rity. The food. Will be the same, but those serving sentence of hard labour will have to work more hours day and the rules about pocket money and visitors will be stricter. Thrashing and silent confinement will not be introduced, but clothing and the number of letters which may be received will vary accord- ing to the seriousness of the penalty. Sentences of hard labour will mean
M the loss of civil rights and right to serve in the army. tody will be the penalty for slight infringements of the law, which do not amount to a crime, The en-
Will forcement of the law stricter all around.-- Transocean #ews Service
GERMAN YOUTH
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Hong Kong Dalty Press Specia
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At the International Youth Ex- conveying their good wishes to
the cohibition in Chacao, where the VIII and King Edward ference ended with a performance various countries are able to show
tu til the Third"
what they have done in the sphere of youth welfare, education and youth movement, Germany, also taken a stand. A great num- ber of enlarged photos and tables of statistics will show what the work of Germany for her youth amounts to. This opportunity will be taken to demonstrate again to the world that the German youth is prepared and willing to work in all friendship with the youth of all other countries- Tranzuccan News Service.
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Mussolini-Schuschnigg Meeting
('Bong Kong Daily Press Special)
Rome, me 4.
The Secretary of State of the Foreign Office, Suvich, has left Rome for Forli, where he will stay tl Friday evening. It is now ge-. nerally assumed that the meeting between Mussolini and Schusch- 13.70 nigg will take place in the pre-
sence of Suvich on Friday, and" would thus gain added sigulac-
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ETHIOPIAN ROYALTY IN LONDON
London, June' 4. The Emperor or Ethiopia, with the Crown Prince and Princess, appeared on the balcony of his temporary home in Prince's Gate this evening when he was cheer- ed by the crowds in the street,
The Princess said a few words to the people.
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Mr, Lyle suggested that the time had arrived for a complete review of the subject of de-rating
"Your kindness and sympathy "My own view, to which I do not
have given us great courage in necessarily commit others," be said, "is that the time has fully our endeavour to appeal to the world for justice for our cause." of view arrived, in
changed economic conditions, the assistance she said. At the National Chamber of Trade which many great industries are euter's Bulletin Service Conference, Mr. Lyle remarked that now receiving under the Import the recovery, while it might be Duties Act, and the present in- more perceptible in the southern equity to other classes of rate- counties, was not wholly confined payers, when the de-rating scheme to them, and was gradually spread should be repealed in favour of ing. "The general standard of one more equitable, under which many distinction should be made between advancing, living thousands of our people are pur- deserving and non-deserving cir
cumstances." chasing their own homes, and are living in greater comfort, are better dressed and better fi; and what at one time were regarded as the privileged luxuries of the few are now enjoyed and treated as for the normal and many.
is
necessary
Many a business, said Mr. Lyle, had been crippled by death duties, and he suggested that life insur- ance should be permissible to provide specifically for death duty without being aggregated with the rest of the estate.
R.A.S. MEMBERSHIP
"Hong Kong Daly Press" Specia
London, June 5.
Dr. Wilhelm Geiger, professor of Indian and Persian philology at the University of Munich has just been made an honorary member of the Royal Asiatic Society for Great Britain and Ireland.— Transocean News Service.
OUTGOING CABINET
Paris, June 4.
M. Albert Sarraut, accompanied by his Cabinet, has waited upon M. Lebrun, the President, and the Government's resignation has
been accepted.
Emp. Asia, C.P.S., July 2 Emp, of Canada, C.PS., July 17. Emp of Japan, C.P.S., June 19, Enp. of Russia, C.P.S., June 10 Folks Roussel, Massageries', June 30, Fernbrook, Jebsen's, July 1. Fuktkon Maru, 0.8.K., June ." General Lee, Staics Co., June 19. Caucus, B. & S., June 19. Hamburg Mar, 0.9.K., June 19. Harana Mara O.S.K. May 31.
Hong Kong Mar, 0.S.K., June 17. Hozen Haru. O.S.K., June 13 Isar, Melchers, June 7, Ixion, B. & 5. June 7 Kateri Maru, NY.K, June... O.S.K. June 8. Maru.
Leverkusen, Jebsen's, June 8. Liston Mara N.V.K. Jnne Mar. Joffro. Messagering. July 30. Meerkerk. I.C.J. Line, June 11. Memnon, B. & S., Jane 7. Nagara, Cilman's, July 19. Saldera. P & O., July 8. Neckar. Melchers', July 4. Nellore, E. & A., July 4. Oldenburg, Jebsen's, Juns Oder. Melchers', June 13 Panam 3aru, 0.5.K., June 16. 'Patroclus. R. & S., July 1.
Paul Dommer, Messageries, June 13. Polping, Ginian's, June 18. Philoctetes. B. & 8. June 29. Potplan. Melchors, July 8. Pres. Aduras, Dollar's. July 3. Pres Cuclides Dollar's, July 2 Pres. Grant, A.M. Line Jene 12. Pres. Hoover, Dollar's, June 12, Pres. Jackson, A.3. Line, July 10.
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Pres. Jefferson, A.M. Lize, June 26. Prem Pierce, Dollar's, June 2. Pres. Polk, Dollar's, June 10. Preussen, Johsen's, July 3. Ranpura, P. O., June 12 Rheinland, Jebsen's, June Santos Mara, 0.8.K, June 23. Scharnhorst, Malchers', June 9, Selandia. F. A. Co., June 9.
Juna 9. Shirala, B.T. (Apar), Silversandal, Furness, Jure 7. Soley, Jebsen's, June 23. Somali, P. & O., July 0. Somerville, Bauk Line, June 98. Soudan, P. & O., June 19° Sahinx, Mangeries. Juno 15. Stentor, B. & S., June 9. Suisang, B. & S.. June 12,
Sumatra Maru, 0.8.K., June 18.....
Szechen, B. & S. June 6.
Tai Ping Yang, Dodwell's, June 17 Taiping. B. & S., July 7. Talihybias, H&S, July 10. Тежать,
Gilman's, July 2
Tatsuta Maru. N.Y.R.. June 11, Taurus, Thereson's, June 9. Taybank, Bank Line, June 24. Tilaws, B.I. Apear), June 23. Tjibadak, J.C.J. Line, June Takeman, J.C.3. Line, June Tsarees. J.C.J. Line, June 14 Toulouse. Thoresen's, June 24. Trove, Melehers', July 5
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NEW NELSON MUSEUM
The Victory's Bowsprit To Be Changed
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ITALIAN SOVEREIGNTY OVER ETHIOPIA
DECREE APPROVED BY SENATE
Rome, May 17.
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The Senate showed no less pat-
THE WESTERN AIR PACT
London, May 16. Some of the questions put to Germany by the British Govern ment will hardly receive a straight answer-those, for example," that amount to an inquiry as to whet- Der Germany really considers her- self able to honour her own signa- ture under an agreement,
But there is one question that will have to receive a straight an- swer the question with regard to air armaments." Both here and in rlotic enthusiasm than the Cham-Paris it is agreed that the proposed. ber had done when it met yester-western air pact is of Httle og no day to approve the Royal Decrees use if it is not accompanied by a pr claiming Abyssinia to be under imitation of air forces on a basis the full sovereignty of Italy, the
of parity as between Great Bri- assumption of the Imperial title by tain, France, and Germany. Hitler the House of Bavoy, and the "sp-
has colue to no final decision as pointment of Marshal Badoglio to yet, but there is good reason to be- the post of Viceroy. The Frince of leve that he and his advisers are Piedmont, the Count of Turin, and
opposed to limitation on this basis. the Duke of Genoa themselves took The reason they give is that Ger- part in the voting, which was 'un-
many cannot accept an arrange- animous in favour of the decrees.
ment that would leave her air force Their presence was made the oc-
in a position of inferiority to the casion of repeated demonstrations Russian Air Force, or even to the of loyalty to the Dynasty by a
Combined Franco-Russian air for House that was packed with all
ces, which would act in unison un- the men most prominent in Italiander the Franco-Russian Pact. public life.
London, May 18 A new museum is to be provided In Portsmouth Dockyard for ex- hibits associated with Nelson and
Signor Federzeni, the President HMS Victory. Such objects have of the Senate, opened the ditting Eitherto been displayed in one of with a speech in which, after pay- may now finally realize the futility the sheds beside the Victory, which ing lofty tributes to the Royal of not recognizing accomplished is now needed for other purposes. Family, he dwelt on the historical facts. Much prominence is given to It is therefore proposed to form a importance of the days in which the decision of a credit consortium Victory Museum in the oldest dock-they were Uving and declared that for public works to draw 100,000,000 yard building, which dates back to the manifestations of devotion to re (about £1,600,000 sterling at the time of Trafalgar or earlier. Signor Mussolint represented the current rates) from its reserve
In carrying out alterations to the proud feeling of
a. people An- funds, in order building the utmost care will be ally revealed to itself, conscious autonomous br them harmonize henceforth of being the master of This burst of et taken to make with the architecture of the TTB-its future, sure of its own forces, new Empire la t Pre-falgar period and with the Victory and ready, after having overcome a reason for disbelieving reports berself. The cristing facade will one formidable test, to face any that Italian intrigue is at the bot- be retained and a new wing added other whatsoever. should it be tom of unrest in Palestine, Egypt, on each side.
In accordance with custom, M. Sarraut consulted the presidents of the Senate and Chamber and then saw M. Leon Blum, who will present his cabinet to the sident to-night- Reuter.
NEW SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
Washington, June 4
A new bowsprit is being fitted in H.NS. Victory. The bowsprit which she carried at Trafalgar was replaced afterwards-apparently
necessary.
At the conclusion of this speech, which was frequently interrupted by enthusiastic applause, Bignor the ex- Mussolini demanded that
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establish an
in Abyssinia.
siasm for the er adduced as
and else where. Italy, it is assert- ed. prefers to spend her money on useful and profitable enterprises.
Another straw showing the way the wind is now blowing is the an-.....
before 1859-by the present one, | amination of the Decrees be sub-nouncement made here yesterday
which came from smaller ship.
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This bowsprit is now so badly Jected to special procedure, and the Marchese Marconi was made "rap- Mr. William Bankhead, father of
worm-eaten as to be dangerous,
porteur of the committee, which the screen star, Tallulah Bank-
and will be replaced by a new one included Grand-Admiral Thaonment after the murders of "King head, has been elected Speaker of of metal of the proper size. As the the House of Representatives in length of the bowsprit affects much Revel, the Marchese Imperiale, for- succession to the late Mr. Joseph of the rigging of the rest of the merly Ambassador in London, and Byrns, who died suddenly yestership, the change will make it pos- sible to copy the original" work day- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
more accurately.
ARMS SURRENDER IN ETHIOPIA
Rome, June 5. Acting Viceroy "Graziani has extended the time for handing over ammunition and arms by the Abyssinians for another month in view of the difficulty of Aibys sulans in the outlying country in
surrendering arms by coming into
towns with Itailan military posts. Reuters Bulletin Service.
ATHLETIC "RECORD
BROKEN
London, June 5. The British 100 yards record of 9-7/16 seconds set up by Eric Lid-. dell in 1923 was broken yesterday at Cambridge by Godfrey Brown who was competing for Cambridge Univeralty against the Amateur
Athletic Association, British Wireless,
Marshal de Bonu.
At the close of the sitting a mar- ble slab was unveiled recording the first article of the Decree under which Italy took Abyssinia under Her full sovereignty and the King assumed the title of Emperor for bimself and, his successors, This ceremony was also attended by the Royal Princes, who were greeted with renewed applause when they left the Benate,
that the Italian Government had released Pavelitch, one of the two Croats whose extradition, was de- manded by the French Govern-
Barthou Alexander and M.
in Marseille 'No mention was made yesterday of the other, Kvaternik, but a fuller statement will, it seems, be made to-morrow." Mean- while the reason for the release ap- pears to be that no sufficient grounds for a trial have been found
Count Clano, Bignor Mussolini's' son-in-law and Vittorio and Bruno, Mussolini arrived back in Rome" this afternoon from East Africa. Count Clano has been awarded the Grand Cordon of the Colonial Or- der of the Star of Italy, and has been promoted Consul in the Fas- cist Militia for exceptional merit
MONEY FOR PUBLIC WORKS with yesterday's vote in the Senate the proclamation of the Empire has been carried to its con Signor Mussolini's two sons have
stitutional conclusion, and hopes are expressed that foreign nations
been promoted to the rank of cen turion.