HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1936.
INTEREST SHIFTS TO GENEVA
For
Delegates Gather
League Meetings
NEGUS TO DEMAND
JUSTICE
Britain And France Agree On Attitude
London, June 26.
Representatives of many countries reached Geneva this morn. fig to attend the League meetings. Particular interest was dis- played when the Emperor of Ethiopia arrived and a crowd of several thousands assembled at the station to express their sym- pathy and to cheer him. "
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The Council meets to-day for the first time since May 13. Its proceedings are expected to be shorn of 'much of their interest by the meeting of the League assembly convened for Tuesday. The Council is expected to pass on to the latter body the task of considering the Italo-Ethiopian dispute for the Assemb- ly will have as its sole item of discussion the examination of the situation brought about by the annexation of Ethiopia and also of the situation in regard to sanctions enacted by the Assembly,"
It is expected that representatives of the majority of the nations in assembly will desire to make statements, a
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"The British and French foreign Secretary's statement in the House ministers travelled by the same of Commons. train from Parts to Geneva which! Prantzun News Servic they reached this morning.
After last night's talk at the British Embassy between Mr. Eden. M. Blum and M. Delbos, it was an- nounced that complete agreement had been reached between Britain and France on the attitude to be adopted at the League meetings.
It was the Erst occasion "Mr. Eden and M. Delbos had met and they lunched together at Geneva to-day-
Pritish Wireless.
GENEVA ARRIVALS
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Geneva, June 26. Emperor Haile Selassie, accom- panied by Ras Kassa, arrived here on Friday morning by train from! Paris and was received at the the station by Pas Nasibu and Abyssinian delegation to the,, League of Nations who reached Geneva on Thursday.
The British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Eden and the French Foreign Minister, M. Delbos, also arrived by the same train- Transucran News Service.
ITALIAN RESENTMENT.
Rome. June 26. Italian political circles manifest considerable dissatisfaction with
the Emperor Haile Selassie's Journey to Geneva and resent his frequent assertion that he is assur- ed of Britain's support.
Gazzeta del
TO CLAIM JUSTICE
Paris, June 26. Mr. Eden, M. Delbos and the Negus left Parts this morning for Geneva where they are expected to arrive at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
Emperor Haile Selassie is now at Geneva to cia'm justice and fäir dealing for his country from the League of Nations.
IMPERIAL FLAG
· VENERATION Peiping Incident Explained
Paping, June 26. Extreme veneradon of Japanese soldiers for the Imperial flag was the explanation offered by the Japanese military attache for the Incidents during the parade mark- Ing the presentation of new colours received from the Emperor on June 23.
Where the flag goes they go-- perhaps desperately." states the explanation.....
However.
the military attache has promised to do his utmost to Prevent a recurrence of such in- cidents.
This explanation was forthcom-
Conversations between Mr. Eden, M. Blum, M. Delbes and the British Ambassador at dinner last night at the British Embassy are under-10g in reply to American and stood to have been most cordial
and satisfactory.
The Negus. interviewed, stated he was going to Geneva to claim justice and fair dealing for his country. Large crowds are walting In Geneva for his arrival.-- Reuter's Bulletin Service,
BRITISH SYMPATHY
London June 25 Amid cries of "Good luck" and "God bless you," from a cheering crowd to which he responded Hallie dignity, Emperor with Selassie, fugitive ruler of Ethiopia, departed from Victoria Station for.. Geneva to day.
"At the moment of his departure he conveyed his heartfelt thanks to the British people for their strik- ingly manifested sympathy
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The Ethiopian Legation, in statement on the Emperor's inter- view with the British Foreign Secretary. Mr. Anthony Eden, on June 23, mentions that the Em- his Intention of peror intimated
Geneva Popolo severely igorously protesting to criticises Halle Selassie's recent against the raising of sanctions declaration concerning his con-
urging stronger measures versation with Mr. Eden. This against Italy, an aggressor na-
tion.- declaration, says the paper, is in contradiction with the Foreign Heuter Bulletin Servica
AIRSHIP OVER. ENGLAND
Passenger Wave To Spectators
London, June 26. The airship Hindenburg passed over Cromer in the east coast early this afternoon.
She was flying only 300 feet up and passengers waved to interest- ed spectators in the town. British Wireless.
NEW AIRLINER ("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
Friedrichshafen, June 28.
and
POSITION OF CABLE AND WIRELESS
New Scheme To "Be Prepared
London, June 26.
that understood
Tu- It is examination of Cable and Wireless Limited's position, foreshadowed on Wednesday in the statement announcing Mr. Denison-Pender's resignation as chairmanship, will be undertaken chiefly by the existing Imperial Communications Advisory Committee of which Sir Campbell Stuart is chahman.
As indicated in an official state-
French protests at the Japanese Embassy in Peiping against alleged rough treatment of their nationals
who were watching the parade. bayonets being thrust against the people on the pavement- Renter
JAPAN'S ANGER AROUSED
Alleged Firing On Moeiki Maru
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TIN QUOTA INCREASE
Market Resorts To. Heavy Selling
London, June 28.
The tin quota decision took the market aback and caused heavy selling which to-day is still unex- hausted, prices sagging to the lowest level in nearly three years.
It is learned that the Committee experienced considerable difficulty in reaching agreement, Bolivia strongly opposing the increase in which, according to the "Financial Tinics" from Amsterdam, she was supported by Holand, but even- tually yielded to Britain's sistence
The increase releases about an extra 2200 tons, but since May the statistics show the Bolivian exports to be 1.991 tons compared with 2,388 in April out of the quota of 3,293 tons and clearly the full amount will not be produced.
Balvian labour difficulties are complicated, apart.. from the problem of reacclimatisation of demobilised military, by the fact that many conscripts compelled to labour in the mines during the Chaco war now refuse to work even for wages.
ONLY ALTERNATIVE Although the world visible Sup- plies at the end of May increased about 1.500 tons compared with April the next months are expect- ed to decline about 500 tons. Therefore the British attitude is believed to be that raising the quota offered the only alternative for. redistribution of Bolivia's arrears among other producers since stocks are still about, 10,000 tons under normal, whereas con- sumption is about the level of production and increasing with expansion of the tin plate and motor industries in Britain and America.
The next meeting will be held on September 4.- Reuter.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, June 28. London Silver prices to-day were down 1/8 for "Spot" and 3/16 for "Forward" as follow:--
June 25: June 28, .19-3,4 19-5/8 19-13/16° 19-5,8
Spot
Forward
BRITISH TROOP DEMOCRATIC PARTY
CASUALTIES!
Second Death In Palestine
London, June 26. The second death among British troops since the Palestine dis- orders began occurred yesterday when a corporal of the Seaforth Highlanders died from wounds re- ceived in a clash with Arabs near Akrabeh in which two Arabs were also Elled,
Four Arabe were killed in en- gagement with the Seaforths near Qubalan village southeast of Nablus. An armoured car patrol discovered about 50 marauders concealed on a hilltop 200 yards, from the Jerusalem-Halfä road awaiting the dally convoy. An aeroplane sent A message to a wireless van in escort of the con- voy and a detachment of Sea-
forths from Nablus skirmished up the hill with machine guns, dis persing and pursuing them.
A suitcase containing primitive bombs with a smoking fuse was discovered in a bus in Haifa. The driver extinguished the fuse and no damage was done.--" British Wireless,
A
SOLDIER KILLED
Jerusalem. June 24. sance-corporal of the
Sea- forth Highlanders was killed in action with Arabs" to-day.
PROGRAMME
AIM TO CURB SUPREME
COURT POWERS
AMENDMENTS IN CONSTITUTION
Philadelphia, June 26.
The powers of the Supreme Court will be curbed if the pro- gramme adopted at the Democratic convention comes into force. The party's platform foreshadows amendments in the consti- tion of the country if industrial, economic and other problems cannot be effectively solved under the existing constitution.
The platform makes no mention of the League of Nations, sanctions or the Hague Court. President Roosevelt will address the convention to-morrow-Reuter's Bulletin Service. .
Philadelphia. June 25. Police were called to restore order at the evening meeting of the Democratic convention here when Roosevelt and Al Smith supporters came to blows,
Ised as to prevent the former wide fluctuations in value." There is no mention of gold, silver or War debts.
The civil service plank calls for Immediate extension of the civil
Smith's henchmen were ajected service principle to all non-polley- after a lively first fight.
making positions in the federal service.
With regard to the constitution,
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The Democratic Party's platform. described by Senator Robert Wag- ner. who is in charge of its draft- the manifesto states the New Deal ing, as "the greatest Democratic will seek clarifying amend- platform ever presented to the ment," it practice shows the prob people," was placed before the lems of the country, such as national convenuon later.
drought, floods, minimum wages...
hours. President Roosevelt, to whom it, maximum
labour,.. child Six Arabs were killed and "four
was telephoned at Washington, ap- working conditions in monopolistic injured in the same engagement proved the platform, which con- and unfair business practices can-. There was fierce fighting betains no direct proposal for a con- not be handled adequately by state tween the British troops and the stitutional amendment.
and federal legislatures within the Arabs when they met on the Nabi-
Constitution as it now stands. us-Ramallah Road.
The platform was adopted with- out debate.—Aquier.
The platform declares that it is a self-evident truth that modern One engagement, in which most Government has three inescapable of the casualties were suffered, oc- | obligations to its citizens: curred near the village of Kabalan, It lasted for five hours.
Troops and police afterwards searched the adjacent hillside vill- ages for arms. Reuter.
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Firstly, protection of the family and the home;
Secondly, the establishment of a "democracy of opportunity:" .
Thirdly, to ald those overtaken by disaster.
FOREIGN POLICY With regard to foreign policy, the platform manifesto. advocates con-
ALL-NIGHT SITTING
Philadelphia, Juna 25. -After an all-night, sitting, the Rules Committee of the Democra- tie National Convention decided, by 38 votes to 12, to abolish the rule that a majority of two-thirds of the delegates is necessary to no-
Presidential niinate
candidates, but in order to pacify the opposi-
FRENCH SEAMEN nuance of President Roosevelt's tion, it is prepared to recommend
TO RESUME
Situation In Paris Improved
"good neighbour policy," resfarma- tion of the Kellogg-Bṛtand pact, maintenance of neutrality in the disputes of others.
a re-apportionment of delegates for future Conventions.
The Platform Committee also broke up at dawn after a night's deliberation on the Party's elec-' tion programme.
Members are pledged to strict secrecy pending President Moose-. velt's approval of their efforts. It is reported that the chief problem is the wages and hours plank. Party leaders want a pledge which
It pledges the nation to work for peace, to take no profits from war and to guard against being drawn by political commitments, inter- national banking er private tzad- Paris. June 26.
ing into any war which may de- The strike in the city is prac-velop anywhere. tically over. It is estimated that
The foreign trade plank endorses strikers in Paris are now only nine Mr. Cordell Huil's reciprocal trade will satisfy Liberals and Labour, thousand, but the strikers in the treaties and pledges continuance without specifically committing provinces still number about a of protection to farmers and the Party to the hazards of a cam- SOUTHWEST AND hundred thousand, some of whom manufacturers against dumping. paign to amend the Constitution so
NANKING
Civil War Danger Increasing
Tsingtao, June 28. The resignation of the Commis- sloner of Customs at Tsingtao. Mr. A Campbell, a Britisher, and an apology from Sir Frederick Maze, Inspector-General of Chinese Maritime Customs, were included among other matters in resolution at a mass meeting of Japanese re- dents in connection with the alleged firing on à Japanese vessel, the Moelki Maru, wounding four agency reports that the Nanking of the crew, off Tsingtao on June troops in Southern Klangsi have 21 by the Customs preventive vessel already commented to attack Kajani.
Kwangtung forces.
Two Japanese destroyers with a staff of officers are reported to be proceeding to Tsingtao from Fort Arthur to investigate the incident.j
-Reuter
PEIPING DEATH ENQUIRY
British Soldiers Charged
Pelping. June 26.
Canton, June 26.
An official Kwangtung news
TENSE SITUATION Chinese evening papers report that the situation on the Fukien- Kwangzung border is tense..
The bandit menace there is re- ported to be gradually growing.----- Reuter
ATTACK PLANNED
Canton, June 28. It is reliably understood that General Chiang Kai-shek has ceased anti-Communist operations In Szechuen and Kweichow and is shifting his entire forces to the south with a view to attacking the Southwest.
The second Nanking army under command of Hsieh Yoh has been ordered to move into Kwelchow.--
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When the British Consular Court | Reuter. resumed this, morning the pro- (A statement by Southwest lead- ceedings against Privates H. Hunters at a local meeting with press and D. Cook of the British Em- representatives appears bassy guard, who are charged with 11.) manslaughter in connection with the death of Kisaku Janaki, a Japanese officer of the Manchukuo War Ministry. · a rickshaw-man" testified to the
While the giant siriner Hinden burg aid the veteran Grag Zep- pelin are flying over tae North and South Atlantic on their respective..scheduled journeys, the keel of the Hindenburg's sistership, LZ130, has been laid here in the immense hangar in which
It is Hindenburg itself was built. staced that the construction of the new airship will proceed as rapidly as possible so that it may be com- pleted at the end of next year.-- Pranautean News Service
LADY DAVIDSON PASSES
Lady Davidson, widow o1 Dr. Randall Davidson, late Archbishop of Canterbury, died to to-day: She was a daughter of Archbishop Tait.- British Wirelcin.
ment, the organisation established after the previous investigation in 1929 now requires further develop ment and considerable work re- mains to be done, but it is anti- cipated that Sir Campbell Stuart with the new Cable and Wireless managing director, Mr. Wilshaw, and members of the Advisory Com- mittee will be able to prepare u scheme acceptable to the Empire Governinents without needing a special Committee of Inquiry. Reuter,
QUO TAI CHI'S MOVEMENTS
seeing two. foreign soldiers leaving a cabaret;;
Witness stated that he also saw two Japanese nearby. One of the
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KWANGTUNG PEACE DELEGATE
Shanghai, June 26.
are coming out a second time.
The seamen strike at Marseilles is definitely ended and work is of Government. to balance the ing maximum hours and minim- being resumed at mid-day- budget and "reduce the national debt at the earliest possible mo- ment."
The budget plank declares: "We las to enable Federal or State Gov- are determined to reduce expenses ernments to enforce laws regulat-
Keuter's Bulletin Service.
EARLIER MESSAGE
Marseilles, June 25
As a result of the ship owners' refusal to sign the agreement reached between the Seamen's Unions and the Government yes- terday. the shipping strike here will be rantinued.
The owners natly declined to put their names to the Government- inspired agreement, in spite of | Government orders.
Thousands of seamen cheered the decision to continue strike-
Kester's Bulletin Seruioni
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ALGERIA STOPPAGE
Oran, June 25. All shipping in this port of Al- gerta ta at a standstill, owing to the strike of 2,000 dock workers.
Some vessels have been occup!- ed" by the strikers.- Reuters Bulletin Servica,
U.S. OCCUPATION
OF ISLANDS
Britain Considering Action
London, June 25.
- A curious situation has arisen as
SOUND CURBENCY The currency plank states: "We approve the objective of a per- manently sound currency so stabi-
AMERICA WILL NOT SIGN
Opium Convention Criticism
the
Geneva, June 26," The United States delegate, Mr. s. J. Fuller, bas informed Oplum Conference of America's refusal to sign a convention on the ground that it constituted a step backward in the world's anti- narcotic campaign.
Mr. Fuller particularly criticised the articles empowering any state to refuse to extradite à trafficker taking refuge in its territory and convention complained that the had not dealt with the extra- territorial zones where the drug question is most acute.
All other delegates, including the British, have signed the «con-
CHINA RAILWAY MATERIALS
a result of the United States claim-vention —"Reyter. ing three British islands in the Pacic, namely Baker, Jarvis and Howland Islands, barren, coral formations. administered by the Colonial Office but leased to an Australian firm of merchants and ship-owners.
Big Orders Placed In Belgium
soldiers knocked witness down' and The mission having concluded, when
he saw a Mr. Feng Jui, Kwangtung "peace
The islands are important to the Japanese lying in the road and delegate" is sailing for Canton to-
Brussels, June 26. another Japanese came up and morrow. He called on Dr. H. H United States for the development
of their Pacific air routes. took him away in a rickshaw. Kung this morning for a discussion
Extensive ordern are being placed Witness said that he was unable which was reportedly confined toIt is reported that an American for Belgian rails and roiling stock Honolulu, landed for the renovation of a Chinese to identify the assailant.-Reuter, Kwangtung's financial problema. cutter, from
Router,
twelve American school boys from railway which has not been named. MORE EVIDENCE.
that mid-Pacific port upon, the generally believed to be the Lang- desolate little islands and that hai Railway. Pelping, June 26. Three Chinese witnesses, a haw-turned
these boys have hoisted the Amert- to ker, coolle and hotel employee, dishes.
can 'fing. The witnesses failed to identity testifled to have been assaulted by two soldiers, believed to be British, the accused... who wrecked a rickshaw and over-' Reuter
London, June 26. Mr. Quo Tai-chi, the Chinese Ambassador, Is proceeding Geneva to-morrow. Afterwards he will have short holiday in Germany --Router
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a food stall; smashing
Whitehall is now considering the question of diplomatic action.-- Reiter.
The Belgian Government guaran tees payment which is spread over several year. The amount of the order is reported to be £3,000 000.
Reuter.
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um wages.
Governor Landon, the Republi can candidate. has already pledged himself to support a constitution- al amendment giving the States. the right to make such legisla- tion Neuter.
MACHINE GUN CARGO
Hong Kong Daily Press" Specia
Madrid, June 26. Eleven cases containing machine
rumoured to guns,
have been "destined for the Spanish revolu-* tionaries, have been found op board the British ship Banta Maria in the port of Cadiz during the examination of the cargoes òf
After a the incoming vessels telephonic conversation with the government of Madrid, the muni cipal authorities of Cadiz gave strict orders that the landing of the arms was permitted under no circumstances and that an in- vestigation be immediately begun ascertain tho origin-and to destination of the consignment.— Transocean News Service,
ITALIAN AIR SECRETARY
Bong Kong Dally Prass' Special),
Berlin, June 25, The Italian Becretary of State for Air, General · Valle and his staff, accompanied by the German Secretary of State for Air, Mich, paid a visit on Thursday to the fighting squadron "Hindenburg": No. 152 stationed in Greifswald, a small port on the Baltic Sea, north of Berlin. After an inspection of the aerodrome and a demonstra~. tion of formation flying by the squadron, the party proceeded to the town of Wustroy nearby, where an anti-aircraft Artillery School was inspected, and target practice witnessed.n Pranavezan. News Sarmite.