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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,
JULY
DANZIG FRICTION AIRED IN GENEVA
Alleged Discourtesy By German Cruiser
DR. GREISER ADDRESSES
COUNCIL
Violent Attack On High Commissioner
VICTIMS SLAUGHTERED
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Geneva, July 4.
The trouble which has been working up for some time in Danzig between the Nazis and the High Commissioner, Mr. Sem cruiser Leipzig Lester, and culminated in the visiting "German falling to observe the customary courtesy towards Mr. Lester en gaged the attention of the League Caunel this afternoon.
Colonel Beck of Poland stated during the Danzig discussion that it was unjust to accuse the rapporitur and the Council of being prejudiced
Fresident of the English, the Council, Mr. Eden, announced that the session must be adjourned in view of the fact that the bureau assembly would be meeting in a few moments in order to vote on resolution for the lifting of sanctions.
AMAZING SCENE AT MEETING
Nazi Salute By Dr. Greiser
UPROAR IN PRESS GALLERY
Geneva, July 4.
6, 1936.
SHOOTING IN MADRID
Fascist Revenge On Socialists
Madrid, July 4
Seven Socialists were killed and twelve seriously injured when Fascists from motor cars used revolvers and machine guns on Secialist demonstra. tors in Madrid in revenge for the murder of three Fascists. Two other Socialists were mur- dered elsewhere in the city to-day.
EARLIER REPORT
Madrid. July 3. Bomb outrages and revolver bat- tles between Fascists and Social- tats have disturbed the city during the past twenty-four hours
The Assembly meeting to discuss-Reuter. the Danzig situation closed yester day with an amazing scene.
After the passage of the resolu ton, Dr.
Greiser gave the Naal salute to Mr. Eden, M. Delbos and Colonel Beck. This caused hilarity among the public, especially in the ranks of the pressmen, and as Dr. Grelser passed to the press gallery outward he put his Angers in his noise in an offensive gesture which caused uproar among the journal-] ists and a storm of protests.
Mr. Eden, when he was was 23k- ed what had happened. said that he did not see the incident, but declared that the best way to treat such conduct was to ignore it com- pletely.
The Danzig delegation later left
HAILE SELASSIE
DISAPPOINTED
ABYSSINIAN AFFAIR
"CLOSED"
NO LOAN FROM THE LEAGUE
Genova, July 4 The League Assembly to-night adopted the draft resolution "closing" the Abysinian affair. Forty four States voted in favour, only Ethiopia voting against, while South Africa, Panama, Venezuela and Chile abstained; and Mexico was absent.
The Assembly rejected the Ethiopian request. The two Abys- sinian resolutions were, firstly, that the Assembly will not re- cognise any annexation obtained by force of arms, and secondly, a request for a loan of £18,000,000. After voting on the draft re- ASSEMBLY BUREAU EFFORTS A new building in the main
Geneva, July 4. street was blown up by four bombs solution, the Assembly dealt with
The The Assembly Bureau which is at inid-day, while bombs exploded the Abyssinian resolutionis,
voted on as it is attempting to compose the Italo- in a working-class suburb last first was not right, causing considerable dam-covered by the Assembly's resolu-Abyssinian dificulties has agreed age.
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Two Fascists were murdered and a third seriously wounded in a cafe in the centre of the city this morn- ing.--
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the building escorted by police PEIPING DEATH
amid a storm of booing.
Mr. Eden then remarked that the President of the Danzig Senate
Earlier in the proceedings Mr. had been invited out of courtesy to Eden - expressed complete con- attend the Council's session," and, fidence in Mr. Lester and regretted not to bring up the Danzig pro- the tone of. Dr. Grelser's speech. blem. The League of Nations was
He declared that although the not responsible for the statute of League was not responsible for the Free City, but had merely been the regime in Danzig, neverthe- entrusted with the task of super-less it was entitled to expect cour- vising the statute in the interests tegy in its relations with all con- of Dandy,
cerned.
Dr. Greiser, Nazl head of the Danzig Government, who came Lester's protest, dis- by air with all haste on learning of Mr. played great annoyance in reaching the meeting at finding the police guard unaware of his identity. They barred "his entry to the council chamber as he did not ppossess the necessary pass. Italian The guard had been trebled in consequence of the demonstration. and the Czechoslovak photographer's suicide. Dr. Greiser. addressing the ment at this incident to an ad- Council complained that Mr. dress which would probably be Lester's protest had been prema found in Berlin. turely published in Danzig. He
"TACTLESS BEHAVIOUR" " declared that he spoke for 400.000 Germans and proceeded to vio-
As a National Socialist and a lently attack Mr. Lester whom he German. he would like to state accused of persistently supporting his frank opinion that after "the the minority against the majority, tactless behaviour of the High "Even during the war I have Commissioner on the occasion of
POLAND'S VIEWS never seen corpses so hacked as the last visit of a German warship
The Follsh Foreign Minister, those victims slaughtered by per sens supported by Mr. Lester" ban the previous year" there was no
the Colonel Beck, stated that in ac-
did not expect any other reply in cause for astonishment at commander of the cruiser Leipzig cordance with the obligations oc-
view of the League's dilatory met- not paying a visit this time. The cepted w his country he was prehods and said at a later stage of fact that the Danzig Government pared to undertake the investiga-
been called for the ton of the question embodied in the proceedings that the whole of had now second time within a year to give the resolution and report to the The in- before the Council in the results." an account of itself
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Dr. Greiser stated that the al- ternative way was either to re- placé Mr. Lester or abolish the post altogether and empower the President of the Senate to report direct to the League.
DEFIANT GESTURE Dr. Greiser concluded by throw- ing his papers on the table de flantly amid loud boos from the galleries. while he. commented, "Now I feel better."
The Council's resolution requests Poland to deal with the matter of friction between the Nazis and Mr. Lester diplomatically on its behalf in view of the fact that Poland has undertaken to conduct Dan- zig's foreign relations in accor dance with the statute of the Free City. Poland is to report, to the next ordinary session.
The resolution was unanimous ly adopted by the Council.- Reuter.
COUNCIL RESOLUTION
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Geneva, July 4.
The Danzig question came up for discusalon on Saturday soon after the beginning of the public session of the League Council when Mr. Eden, in his capacity as rapporteur for Danzig, submitted the following resolution:
"The Council has received" a re- dated June 30 from the port League High Commisioner con- cerning an incident which occur. red on the occasion of the recent
the visit to Danzig of
German cruiser Leipzig, and has come to the conclusion that this incident has an international character.
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TAUNT AT LEAGUE
After the resolution had been passed, Dr. Greiser said that he
the German
to
people would
look the League Council for a decision which would liberate the
from the necessity of ever appear-
world imposed on him the obliga-cident mentioned in the resolution President of the Seriate in Danzig don to deal exhaustively once and had nothing to do with the Danzig
a whole for all with the Danzig question problem as
Danzig's Internal questions. as a whole.
resolution submitted by the rap porteur för Danzig. Mr. Eden, alm-
DANZIG'S SEPARATION
He appeared there not as a red at reaching a practical solution and it was therefore unjust to ac- vant of dead letters and theoreti-
cuse the rapporteur and the Coun- cal papagraphs but as a regent of
ell of being prejudiced. 400,000 Germans who did not want their destiny for all
The Kasion was then adjourned, to chain eternity to the League of Nations
it being announced that it would be resumed later in the evening in but who were bound by blood and Tace to the German nation. His
order to continue the debete, on High Commissioner Lester's report impression was that Danzig bad not been separated from the mo-
and give him an opportunity to ther country for the reason the reply to Dr. Greiser's speech -- world had been told. Why then,
Transman News Service he asked, was this separation ear- ried out? The reason was that the Polish nation was to have free ac- cess to the sea and this cisim, the em- speaker wished to plainly phasise, was entirely justined.
But if it Had only been à matter.
"LESTER MUST GO"
Geneva, July 4. The League 01. Nations will tr day tum aside from the Abyssinian probien to face the troubled and
ing in Geneva again..
Mr. Eden quietly replied that the Council was dealing only with its agenda.
INQUIRY
British Soldiers Acquitted
JAPANESE NOT SATISFIED
Feiping. July 4.
British Cook, one of the two
tion.
The second was rejected by 23 votes to 1, with 25 abstentions.- Reuter.
LIFTING OF SANCTIONS
Geneva, July 4. The annual meeting of the As- sembly will be held on September 21, a fortnight later than usual.
Sanctions possibly will be Afted to-night in order that Italy may -participate in the resumed con-
ference at Montreaux on Monday. Neuter
Bulletin Service,
BASEBALL TEAMS
All-Star Players
To Meet
London, July 5, The following are the teams in soldiers acquitted of the charge of the big baseball match at Boston the AR-Star the murder of a Japanese subject on July 7 between named Sasaki in a brawl, but National v. American:-
National: Joe Medwick (St. of assault of one Onishi was made Louis), Melott (New York), Wally against whom a prima facie case out, in the opinion of the magis- Berger (Boston), Frank Demarec Grate, has been acquitted of the as- (Chicago) Joe Moore (New York). Bill Herman (Chicago), Arky sault charge.
The magistrate said that the ac-Vaughan (Pittsburgh), Bill Terry cused was on trial because he had (New York), Stuart Martin (St. been identified as having assault-Louis), Arthur Whitney (Philadel ed "Onishi, but the evidence was phia), Dizzy Dean (St. Louis), quite clear. He believed that On-Carl Hubbell (New York), Van shi was in the room at the bar Mungo (Brooklyn), Lon Warneke when assaulted, but he was satis (Chicago), Gabby Hartnett (Chi-
cago), Ernie Lombardi (Cincin nati).
Dr. Greiser was then prepared, to leave the hall and the incidents fed that Cook and Hunt did not described above occurred prior to
do it. He believed their alibi and his departure.-
dismissed the charge. Reuter.
ESPIONAGE TRIAL ̈IN AMERICA
Petty Officer Makes Admissions
Los Angeles, July 4. Thomas Thompson, a former
American: Joe Dimaggio (New
on the text of a draft resolution in very general terms for submission to the Assembly.
The Negus's request for the non- recognition of the Italian regime and a loan is covered in a separ- ate report to the effect, that the question of the non-recognition of the sanexation is covered by the present resolution, while, Abvs- sinia's demand for financial a sistance has already been com- sidered on a previous occasion and rejected --
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REGATTA AT HENLEY
FINAL RESULTS
London, July 4. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Premier, was present to watch the Regatta Finals at Henley to-day. The wen- ther was sunny andja slight wind was blowing.
In the semi-finals of the Thames Challenge Cup, Kent School (America) best rownie-Nichols (America) by half-a-length in 7 mins. 49 sec The other semi-........ final resulted in a win for, Tabor- Academy (America) over Kingston by three-quarters of a length in 7 mins. 42 secs.
Leander Rowing Zurich beat Club in the final of the Grand Challenge Cup by 1 lengths in 7. mins: 25 secs.
First Trinity (Cambridge) · beat
7 minutes 48 seconds to win the Ladies' Plate...
The Japanese Residents Asso-York). Earl Averill (Cleveland), ciation is organising an indigna-George Selkirk (New York), Ray tion meeting to protest against the Radcliff (Chicago) Ben Chap-Clare (Cambridge) bý 21 lengths in man (Washington), Charlie Geh- decision.
ringer (Detroit). Luke Appling The Japanese community is
(Chicago), Lou Gehrig (New York), most dissatisfied with the verdicts Jimmy Foxx (Boston), Frant Hig- in the Sasaki case, and tempera are rins (Philadelphia), Lefty Grove reported to be rising. The Japa- | (Boston),
Gomez (New mese Residents' Association 18 York), Monte Pearson (New York) meeting on Monday to decide on Lynwood Rowe (Detroit), Mickey Its attitude. It is forecast that it Cochrane (Detroit), Bill Dickey will adopt a resolution asking the (New York).— British Embassy for a “sincere. so-'| Reuter
lution.
of access to the sea. It would not delicate situation arising from the Petty Officer in the United States Reuter.
Nazi activities In Danzig. The Cound is meeting this afternoon to deal with the position follow-
missioner, Mr. Sean Lester, or the recent developments, which began when the captain of the visiting German warship Leipzig last moment declined to pay the customary courtesy visit w High Commissioner.
have been necessary to separate Danzig from Germany and he would almost like to assume that this was done in order to establishing the report of the High Com- a perpetual centre of unrest in Eastern Europe and & Bource of friction between Germany and Po land. Even in the League of Na- tions circles, Danzig was termed "the powder barrel of Europe" and it was only thanks to two great European personalities, Pilsudski and Hitler, that this barrel has not exploded,
"In consideration of the fact
ATTACK ON LESTER that according to the statute of the Free City of Danzig, Poland
The speaker then made an at- has undertaken the obligation and
tack on the High Commissioner, conduct of Danzig's foreign affairs,
Mr. Lester, whom he accused of the Council resolves to request the disregarding the principles of true Polish government to investigate democracy and giving "a destruc- this question in the name of the tively acting minority the possibil- Connell through diplomatic chan-ity of shamelessly terrorising the nels and to submit to the Council constitutionall elected majority.” at the next, ordinary sessior: a re- port on the results and measures which it may have thought neces- sary to take."
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The Government's best, solution to the trouble in Danzig will be to appoint a new High Commissioner who would "refrain from all con- cern with the Free City's internal politics, or take the opportunity forthcoming in the reforms of the League of Nations to dispense with the appointment of any Commis stoner in Danzig at all.
DR. GREISER SPEAKS On the conclusion of brief in- troductory remarks by Mr. Eden and Colonel Beck, the President of the Danzig Senate, Dr. Grelser. to speak. After expressing
"If here and there in the world," astonishment at being summoned
Geneva and still greater asto- concluded Dr. Greiser, the opin nishment at the contents of the lon has been expressed that the High Commissioner's report, Dr. prestige of the League of Nations Gieser stated, however, that, he has suffered, then I believe that shown you the way by fully agreed with the High Com-I have missioner in thinking that the which you can make a great con- omission of a courtesy visit by the tribution to the restoration of your commander of a German warship. prestige in the world. Such a de- cision would be an historical act ought to be mentioned in the re- port. But to bring this in connec-of the very greatest significance."-
Prapancean Mesa Serviza. tion with the Danzig Benate or its President seemed to him to be ab- solutely wrong. 20
As bead of the Danzig govern- ment, he must ask the League members to direct their astonish
EDEN'S ÉXPLANATION
Geneva, July 4 After Dr. Greiser's speech had been translated into French and
at the
the
The fears of an impending Nazi coup have been growing, but it la not belleved that the Reich is at present ready for such a step. Dr. Greiner has left Berlin for Geneva. He will attend the tenth an- venary celebrations at Weimar of the Nazi Party Convention, at which Herr Hitler will be present. of the Herr Forster, the leader Danzig Nazis, is also reported to have been summoned to Germany to confer with Herr Hitler.
Navy, being tried on a charge of espionage, has been convicted and faces a possible 20-year sentence. He admitted supplying "clippings": about the United States feet and receiving a salary of $700 in one-
Ultimately he resigned "from the service of the Japanese Government.”
year.
Miyazaki, who is also alleged to be involved, has, it is reported es- caped to Japan. The trial con- tinues in his absence.— Renter.
ARREST OF AN INDIAN
British Representation. In Tokyo
CHINESE MOB REVENGE
Attack In Japanese Concesson
Tientsin, July 5. According to the Chinese press, a Korean guard was seriously in- jured and sent to hospital when a mob of forty Chinese wrecked a large gambling den in the Japanese "Concession whose Chi nese guards for protection of the house against extortion, were re- cently dismissed and replaced by Koreans. The dismissed men re- sented their discharge and raided the premises.
The Japanese polle arrested two raiders. The others escaped- -Reuter.
U. S. AND THE ARGENTINE
Mutual Contribution To Peace
Buenos Aires, July 5.
Vernon
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, July 4. London Silver prices to-day were up 1/8 on "Spot" and 1/16 on "Forward," 23 fóllow:-
Spot Forward
July 3 July 4 10-3/8 19-1/2 19-7/16 19-1/2
DUKE OF KENT IN HOLLAND
Amsterdam, July 4 HRH the Duke of Kent arrived in Holland yesterday and visited Rotterdam and The Hague, where he attended the British Art Ex- hibition. His Royal Highness is dining with the "Queen to-night and is flying to England to-mor-
row.
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INCOME TAX IN CHINA
Unless Dr. Greiser's attitude complicates the situation it is ex-' pected that the Council will re-
Tokyo, July 4.' quest Poland to use her good of-
The British Ambassador called fices is smoothing out the situa- to-day at the Foreign Office and is] tion In the meantime the Nazi reported to have requested the im desire to get rid of Mr. Lester is mediate release of an Indian Jew-. voiced in the Berlin Nazi paper eller recently taken into custody "Voetischer Beobachter." Writing by the Manchukuo police at Hsin- ou the theme "Lester Must Go," | king. Apparently this is a test case it declares that since Danzig and
of British extraterritorial rights in In a letter to the press on the Poland are settling their own pro- Manchukuo.---
occasion of the anniversary of bleme the need for a High Com-Reuter.
Argentine Independence, the United missioner has disappeared.
States Ambassador, Mr. Weddell. Reuter.
declares that in major internation- al questions the United States and Argentineare approaching by
that foreigners resident in China different ways the same end, name should pay income tax, the same ly an essential union,
COMMITTEE DECISION
Foreign Residents Also To Contribute
Nanking, July 5., The Chinese authorities propose
PROFESSOR PASSES Geneva, July 4
Leyden, July 4. The council in private session
The death has occurred of the
Mr. Weddel adds: "I am con- as Chinese when the new regula- decided to establish a committee consisting of British, French and Orientalist" Professor Christiaan vinced that our mutual contributions are enforced according to Portuguese representatives to keep Burgronje, aged 81, the doyen of tion to peace in this hemisphere to-day's Chinese press. In touch with the situation in the surviving Arabian explorers and the whole world is a great It is stated that salaries, business Dands instead of the rapporten, He was famous for his work in the factor in the progress of civilian profits and other sources of in-
Dutch East Indies-- Mr. Eden--
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come are able to the new tax Reuter,
Ruff, the Swiss favourite for the Diamond Sculls, retained his title. by beating Tyler of the Thames Rowing Club by 3 lengths in 9 mins. 22 seca.
London beat" Reading by three- lengths in the final of the Wytold Cup, the time being 8 mins. 26 sees, while in the Final of the Visitors' Challenge Cup. Jesus Col- lege (Cambridge) beat Oriel Col- lege (Oxford) by two and two- thirds lengths, the winnmg crew taking 8 mins, 34 secs. over the course.
In the Final of the Thames Challenge Cup Tabor Academy beat Kent School by four lengths in 7 mina.. 44 secs. **
Zurich won the Stewards' Chat- lenge Cup, beating Leander Row- ing Club by two lengths in the Final, the time being 7 mins.” 50
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In the Final of the Silver Goblets, Offer of Kingston beat Wingate Baddeley, of. Vesta by 14 lengths in 9 mina. 17 secs-Reuter
ITALIAN AIR FORCE
Increase In Personnel And Material
Rome, July 4. An increase in the personnel and material of the Italian Air Force 1s provided in a decree approved by the Cabinet to-day. The nature of the increase la riot announced.
The decree also approved mea- sures to provide protection against air attacks; particularly against cil refineries or deposits of all
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ITALIAN CABINET
MEETING
Rome, July A Bimultaneously with the League Assembly the Italian Cabinet is meeting to discuss developments a Généra, & political statement may be made following the meeting Renter