FRENCH STRIKE
SITUATION
ANOTHER THREAT AT LILLE
Municipal Employees Ready To Support Textile Hands
Parls, September 16.
Municipal employees at Lillie covering all public services an- nounced their readiness to, support the strikers if necessary and occupy al administrative buildings. The newspapers are moder- ately hopeful of a settlement, but extremist strikers are inclined to give a political aspect to the strike, declaring that the am- ployers' real object is to smash the Popular Front Government.
At Vosges, the strike is spreading and 800 more are out. The strikers now number 24.000. At Lille, the strike is typical of the conditions throughout France.
EMPLOYERS COMPLAIN
France is a country of small- acale industry. In the textile in- dustry alone there are 30,000 firms, hence the enormous difficulty of arranging collective contracts pre- scribed by the Government lasc June to regulate wages, hours, machinery for setting disputes and forty-hour week.
The employers declare that the concessions already made have deeply eaten into the narrow mar- gin of profits severely reduced' by decline of exports-> Reuter.
FACTORY "BESIEGED" 'Hom Kang Dally Press" Special:
Paris, Sept. 18.
A factory in Thoon, employing 2,500 workers, was "besieged" by Communists on Tuesday. according to the "Figaro," with the object of preventing the workers from en- tering the factory buildings.
SELLING PRESSURE
RELAXES
Future Of The Franc
Government's
London, Sept. 16. A more hopeful attitude taken in the French strike situation, coupled with M, Vincent Aurlol's assurance. that the French efforts will be continued within the Iramework of the present capitalist system resulted in relaxation of selling pressure against the franc to-day."
British control was thus enabled to bring about a slight recovery of the frame to 76.85, while three months forward discount narrowed 4 to 42.
London foreign exchange circles. however, continue to regard the chances of the franc's survival as very slight, which feeling appears to be shared by French capitalists who continue to send funds from France, resulting in a drain of French gold stocks which constant
are already reduced to the ratio of 58.39, and to-morrow's return is expected to show a still further decline.
The paper complains that the Mobile Guard, when it arrived on the scene on an appeal for help. Instead of clearing the entrance to the factory,
and thus enabling work to be resumed, attacked the workers with truncheons. The workers thereupon marched to the Town Hall which they proceeded to occupy and only consented to evaquate the edince
after the authorites had promised to take
COST OF LIVING RISES the necessary measures to enable
It is pointed out that the French them to resume their work.
Government must fnd about The paper adds that the twenty thousand million francs authorities falled
this before the end of the year, the to keep promise, and that the factory is commercial deficit piling up at the still beleagered. the police con-
rate of over nine thousand million tenting themselves with assuming
franes annually, and it is ten per a merely passive attitude.----
cent. more expensive to live in Transorena News Service.
France last May than the previous May, while French prices are now 40 to 60 per cent, over world prices. making France the most expensive country in the world excepting Russia.
TEXTILE STRIKE
IN LILLE
Sination Enster
f
Paris, Sept. 15. The situation in the textile strike at Lille is easier. since a meeting of delegates from 1 number of factories has agreed to return to work immediately,
Fears of a general strike ap- pear to have been dispelled by the refusal of the Texille Union of Nord to consider extension of the atrike, to other industries of the north.
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M. Leon Blum, the Prime Minis- ter, M. Balengro, Minister for the Interior, and M. Camile Chautemps, Minister without Portfolio, receive delegations from employers and employees of the Lille District sue- cessively to-morrow, when it is
be
hoped the Government may able to make an arbitration award. Reuter
SIR SAMUEL HOARE AT GIBRALTAR
London, Sept. 16.
time- Bruter
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1936.
MEETING OF LEAGUE
Ethiopia To Send Delegate
ITALIAN REACTION
London, Sept. 16.
The League Assembly is meeting next week and the Abyssinian Legation in London stated that Ethiopia is sending a delegate to attend, but the name of such dele- gate has not been divulged.
There is speculation as to what will be Italy's reaction to this step as she previously had protested against Ethiopia being represented.
NEW LOCARNO MEETING
Much Preparatory Work Necessary
DATE TO BE- ARRANGED.
attention
London, Sept. 15. Preliminary diplomatje prepara- tions for the proposed meeting of the Locarno powers to which the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthory Eden, despite his recent enforced absence from his department has been giving constant atace his return from his holiday. are now making progress. A Com- munique of July 3 envisaged the early opening of negotiations for a It is understood that the ques-new agreement to take place tion was discussed by M. Avenol. Secretary-General of the League, arst business in
the Rhine Pact of Locarno as the with Signor Mussolini
the programme when the former visited n Duce recently. means of a
for consolidation of peace by Reuters Bulletin Service.
general settlement achieved by free co-operation of all powers concerned. The Communi- que declared that steps should be token to arrange a five power meeting as soon as it could con- veniently be held and there was
NOT DECIDED
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Rome, Sept. 16. The question of Italy's parta- elpation in the forthcoming ses- alon of the League Council is not yet decided, according to informed quarters here, which state that the decision will largely depend upon whether Abyssinia will again be represented by a delegation.-- Transocean Nexen Service.
BRITISH DELEGATION
London, Sept. 18. Lord Cranborne, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, left London yesterday by road for
Geneva where he expects to arrive to- morrow
in readiness for opening of the League Council meeting at which in the absence of the For-
eign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, he will lead the British delegation.
Mr. Eden will reach Geneva on Monday in time for opening of the meeting of the Assembly. He will fly to Paris on Sunday afternoon and take the night train.
London to Geneva by rail on Sun- Lord Halifax will travel from
day.
delegation will leave London on Other members of the British
"Saturday.
British Wireless.
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SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondents
London. Sept 16. London silver prices to-day were up 1/16 on "Spot" and un- changed on "Forward" as follow: Sept. 15 Sept. 16 .19-7/16 19-1/2 .19-7/16 19-7/18
Spot Forward
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LITTLE ENTENTE CONFERENCE
These factors combine to show that although many assert it is safe to allow the Banque de France ratio to fall to 45. it is most likely that a lull will be produced by the technical ability of the French Finance Minister to ward off the "Hong Kong Bally Press" Special) evil day which will soon break, and.
Paris, Sept. 16. the franc is really going this
The Conference or the Little Entente at Bratislava continues to attract much attention here. The "Echo de Paris" writes that special Importance is due to the con- ference because Titulescu is absent. The correspondent adds that whereas Ruman'a and Czecho- slovakia have based their hopes on France and Great Britain since 1934, Jugoslavia seems only in- terested in military ald in case of an attack by Italy.
cording to the paper, took the view King Carol and his advisers, ac- that marked leanings towards France policy showed and Soviet Russia Transocean News Service.
EMPIRE EXHIBITION AT JOHANNESBURG
Proceedings Broadcast To England
London, Sept. 15. The opening ceremony of the
Titulescu's
Empire Exhibition at Johannesburg was broadcast to listeners in Eng- land by the British Broadcasting Corporation. The High Commiss- loner for South Africa in London. Mr. Te Walter, and the Domi- nions Becretary, Mr. Malcolm Mac- donald "were among those who listened in to the opening speeches. Lord Clarindon. "Governor-General of the Union, read a message of good wishes from the King to 15,- 000 people who attended, the cere- who had not visited the land for mony. These included old pioneers
London, Sept. 16. statistics show that the twenty years. General Hertzog, number of wireless receiving the African Premier, welcomed the licences in Britain in August was
WIRELESS LICENCES IN BRITAIN
Latest
Sir Samuel Hoare, First Lord of the Admiralty arrived at Gibraltar this morning in the Admiralty yacht Enchantress. He called at visitors and the recorded speeches 7,744,472. The "Morning Post" says Government House,- British Wirelën.
DUKE AND DUCHESS OF KENT
London, Bapt. 18. The Duke and Duchess of Kent left Munich last night by rail for Paris en route to London.—
British Wireless
speculation at the time whether it would assemble before the open- ing of the League Assembly.
Subsequently in the House of Commons. Mr. Eden emphasised
SOVIET PRESS ATTACK
Hitler's References Ridiculed
Moscow, Sept. 15. Reichsfuehrer Adoit Hitler's den- unciation of Bolshevism during the recently-concluded Naal Congress at "Nuremberg, led to-day to t ter press attacks upon Germany by Russian official organs.
"Isvestia" describes the Nurem-
berz Congress as an attempt to in- timidate and blackmail states
foreign
It ridicules Herr Hitler's covetous reference to the Ukraine, the Urals and Siberia, which the Reichs- fuehrer said should make a na- tion prosperous, and accuseя the Nazis of alming to disrupt the sys- tem
of rcllective security Europe. Neuter.
in
BRITISH VIEWS
London, Sept. 15. British circles are not perturbed unduly by Herr Adolf Hitler's den- unciation of Bolshevism, which is felt to have been designed prip- cipally for home consumption.
Nevertheless, the chances for a European settlement are regarded As more remote, though it is point- ed out that Herr Hitler's declara.
LULL IN
IN SPANISH CIVIL WAR
NO BIG ENGAGEMENTS
REPORTED
Both Sides Claim Minor Advantages
London, September 16.
There is a fall in the Spanish civil war and no big engage- ments are reported, though both sides claim minor advantages. Government quarters claim that there is rising unrest among the insurgent forces and that a column of Foreign Legionaires in Morocco revolted, whilst the insurgents stated that a revels of Civil Guards at Blibao has started in, which many officers have been killed-Reuter's Bulletin Services.
BILBAO MUTINY
PLAN UPSET
("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special)
Hendaye, Setpt. 18,
An abortive mutiny of some 800 men ofthe Marxist forces in Bil- bao took place last week, as report-
the view of His Majesty's Govern- tion of inability to make a pack teers intended to leave Bilbao on ment that & great amount of pre- with Bolshevism, while it seems to Friday and join the insurgents but
must
paratory work
be done through diplomatic channels, be- fore the meeting could usefully take place, and the German and other Governments in accepting invita tions, to the meeting also stresse-1 the importance of caretol diploma- tic preparation. It was with the Idea of allowing plenty of time for diplomatic exchange that the Bri- gested the second week of October tish Government tentatively Aug-
as the date for the conference which they hoped would be gener- ally suitable and which they had reason to think would be accept- able to the German Government,
PRELIMINARY EXCHANGE Since the preliminary exchanges are to be made through diplomatic channels the League meetingin the next few weeks do not involve any interruption of work and the date therefore was thought to leave ample time for preparing the ground. There is strong feeling in London that the prospective date is among the arst essentials to be agreed on by the participating powers if the danger of a drift, which would be most regrettable in the present state of Europe, 1s to be avoided.
exclude Russia and Germany trom any bilateral agreement, does not necessarily exclude German parti- cipation in multi-lateral agree- ments, to which Russia might also be a party. --
Reuter
DUTCH PARLIAMENT OPENED Queen Officiates
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became known and the would-be Owing to some leakage the plan
traitors were arrested. Transocean News Service.
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ALCAZAR SIEGE CONTINUES
Nationalists Hope To Capture Toledo
ed here on Tuesday. The muni- "Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
Paris, Sept. 18."
quarters at Burgos are hopeful The Spanish Nationalist head-
that Toledo will soon be captured by their forces, according to des patches here. It is added that strenuous efforts are being made to achieve this object, so as to effect the rescue of the ofEders and cadets that are holding out on the Alcazar in Toledo
SPANISH SUBMARINE
LOST ----
Paris, Sept. 18..
The sinking of the Spanish sub- marine "G. 6," belonging to the Madrid Government by a Nationa- list cruiser off the coast of San The Hague, Sept. 16. Queen Wilhelmina opened Farcadid is reported in
Fernando in the Province of a message from Jaca...mas Transocean News Service.
Hament on Tuesday with the tradi tional speech from the Throne. After thanking the Dutch people for the sympathetic interest they had taken in the engagement of PORTUGUESE... LEGION Princess Juliana, the Queen de elared that the Government would continue its strenuous efforts t overcome the unemployment crist and try to eliminate the difficulties which were now hampering indus- trial production,
The Queen went on to point out that the state of public finances still gave rise to some anxiety, and that an extremely careful financial polley was necessary.
The conditions in the Dutch co lonles, except in Curacao, were still far from satisfactory from the economic and financial point of view.
The proposal of His Majesty's Co- vernment for the meeting to take place before the end of October has been found agreeable by the French and Belgian Governments and it is understood. these Govern- The opening of Parliament was ments, in what is regarded as an
attended by the customary pagean- interim reply, hare expressed they, the Queen and Princess Julians opinion that the meeting in Octo-driving in a golden state coach ber would provide insufficient time from the for continuation of the preparatory discussions.
Palace to Parliament through densely crowded streets.-— Truntean News Service.
BRITISH VESSEL STOPPED
FORMED
Answer To Communism
has
Lisbon, Sept. 16. Communists
A. Portuguese Legion against
beer: which is the outcome of the pro- formed test to the Prime Minister by the anti-communist party against in- creasing Communist propaganda and minor Incidents.
The protest was signed by 20.- 000 members of the party.-- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
PLOT AGAINST AZANA
Ꭻ
The Italiar. Government whose
Lisbon, Sept. 15. reply was delivered by Italian Am-
Following the discovery of ап bert Vansittart, Permanent Under- bassador, Signor Grandi, to Sir Ro-
alleged conspiracy against the life of President Azana by Fascists of secretary at the Foreign Office this
Madrid, the correspondent of the afternoon, in thanking the British.
"Diario de Lisboa" states, seven of ed that before fixing the actuar Government fprits invitation add-
Gibraltar, Sept. 15. those implicated were shot to death A Spanish Government cruiser.to-day... lomatic exchanges should continue. date for meeting they thought dip-British vessel in Spanish waters, which overhauled and stopped a
Reater.
The date for the conference re- mains, therefore a matter for fur- ther discussion- British Wireless.
ITALIAN REPLY
Rome, Sept. 15.
fed from the scene at the approach of two of His Majesty's gunboats to investigate the affair to-day.
The cruiser instructed the British
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It is also stated that the total number of Nationalist forces on all fronts is now about 800,000 and that 3 well-equipped army of 170,000 men is ready to march on the capital,—— Transocean News Service.
NEW FUTURE FOR SPAIN
Mola's Indications
Burgos, Sept. 15.
In a speech delivered in confid- ent tones, the rebel General Möla, conqueror of Irun and San Sebas- tian, to-day promised a new fu- ture fer Spain.
He asserted that the generation which helped to lose Spain's co- lonial empire had passed its time in fruitless lamentations, justify- ing its errors by sophistry.
The present enthusiasm of the youthful Spanish volunteers is to make a united, strong and Ca- tholic Spain, and give her a place in the world like that she occupied at the time of the Catholic con- quest.
General Mola warned the coum- try that after the conquest of the the work of reconstruction must present regime by the insurgents, be done by the military, on account of its character and the knowledge of the problems which are to be faced.....
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In reply to the British Govera-proceeding to obey, under escort ment's proposal that a conference of the Spanish craft, the two Bri- the Italian Government says it held in the second half of October. of Locarno Treaty signatories betish gunboats appeared
horizon.
versation should be preceded by go her own way." considers it necessary that the con-
The Spanish cruiser immediately made off, leaving the steamer to adequate diplomatic preparations.
Another British vessel, the sec- This is precisely the German ond in as many days, was bombed point of view, as outlined by Ber-without effect by an unidentified Jin's Charge d'Affaires in London, plane to-day. She suffered Prince Bismarck in his recent damage of any sort. talks with Sir Robert Vansittart, Permanent Under-Secretary of the
Foreign Ofce.
Reuter.
DISCUSSION IN
POLAND
of Mr. Stanley Baldwin and the that the satiety point was former- Prime Ministers of other Dominions y believed to be about 10 million, were heard Some three millon but it is now estimated at nearer.
Warsaw. Sept. 18. visitors are expected before the ex- 12 million and that in anticipation The Inspector General of the hibition closes its doors and ar-
of a steady increase in the number Polish Army, Marshal Rydz-Smig- rangements have been made for during the next few years a further 11. the Premier, the visits by large numbers of school programme of developments are in Premier, Foreign Minister › Beck, Deputy children from all over the Union prospect.
were received together in audience The United Kingdom Government
Revenue from licences already with the President of the Repub pavilion is dedicated to the pea- amounts to £3,872,238, but if anti-lic. Mosnicki, The discussion last ple of Union as a tribute of esteem cipations are realised a considered four hours, and dealt with the by the people of the United King-able advance on this sum is looked foreign policy of Poland and Mar dom.-- British Wireless.
for in the near future,
British Wireless.
chal Rydz-amigits visit to Paris Transocean Newt Service.
Reuters Bulletin Bervice.
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OF JAPAN
по
Honorary Membership For Prof. Kolkwitz
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
Berlin, Sept. 18. . Professor Kolkwitz,
of Berlin University, has just been nominat- Botanical Society of Japan. ed an honorary member of the Kolkwitz is a departmental direc- tor of the Prussian State Quice for Water, Ground and Air Hygiene, and he has undertaken trips both to East Asia and South America
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