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六拜禮 號十二月正英港香 SATURDAY.
JANUARY 20,
1934
日六月二十
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GERMAN REPLY TO FRENCH
DISARMAMENT SCHEME
ITALY BACKING UP AUSTRIA
THE CHALENGE TO NAZIS
VISIT OF SIGNOR SUVITCH
Vienna, Jan. 19. The obvious construction has been placed on the sharp challenge to the Nazis which came from the Chancellor, Dr. Dollfuss yesterday.
His fighting speech was de- Hvored soon after "a long and cordial conversation" with Signor
Suvitch, the Italian Under-Secr3- tary for Foregin Affairs,
It is the general opinion that Dr. Dollfuss would not have been so outspoken in his challenge to the Nazis if he had not had a de- finite promise of Itallan support,
Signor Suvitch, questioned on the matter, replied very cautions- ly. He remarked that the peace
of Austria was the prerequisite
AN UNDESIRABLE
ALIEN
American Ordered to Leave Germany
Berlin, Jan. 19. The American solicitor, Mr. Gallagher, who particle pated In the unofficial
· London proliminary Reich: stog first trial, has been ordered, to leave. Germany within three days. The authorities regard him as an "undesirable" alien.- Reuter,
EXCEPTION
TAKEN P
ON ALL POINTS
MORE THAN 200,000 MEN NEEDED
SUPERVISION ISSUE
Berlin, Jan. 19. Germany's reply to the French aide memoire on
REVALUATION OF disarmament problems has
U.S. DOLLAR
BOSTON BANKER'S
ADVICE
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT
(says Reuter) been handed to the French Ambassador.⠀⠀ Exception is taken to nearly all the French proposals.
The Reply objects to a pro bationary period in disarmament on the ground that it is purely
intended to be discriminatory against Germany. It also objects to disarmament in two stages.
Two hundred thousand offec- tives, says the German Note, are Washington, Jan. 19.
insuficient for Germany's safety The devaluation of the Ameri- and it is considered highly desir of atability. It must be secured can dollar should not be under-able that the question of permis- before anything could be ar taken without an agreement alble weapons should be settled' with both Britain and France, | simultaneously with that concern- ranged.
said Mr. Roy Young, Governoring effectives, deep of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, to the Senate Banking Committee to-day.ha
Signor Buvitch also mado re- ference to Signor Mussolini's plan for Austria and this la ro- garded as indicating that Italy would give her support to an Austro-Hungarian combination- Router.
AERIAL MAIL POPULAR
RECORD BRITISH
FIGURES
:
VALUELESS OFFER.
The Reply desiros that the in- ternational supervision to be Mr. Young also urged that, saxercised over German so-called limitation be placed on the life of military organisations shall also the proposed Exchange Stabilian-be exercised over similar organian- tion Fund, which the Presidenttions elsewhere.
FATE OF CAPITAL OF NEPAL
IN QUAKE DISASTER
An air-mall photo of the disastrous crash of the Imperial Airways Ilzer, Appollo, which struck the sarial mast of the Ruystalds Radio Station, near Binges, and burst into famos. Ten persons lost their⠀ lives. Photo shows the tangled wreckage of the aerial mast, giving a vivid impression of the force of
the impact. (Planet News).
NANKING DRIVE IN FUKIEN
ATTACK LAUNCHED ON SEN YU
REBELS CLAIM
REPULSE.
Trochow, Jan. 19. The Rebel Government issued a declaration from Changchow to:
Books to create with $2,000,000,000 Germany welcomes the French day announcing that the removal from the profits of revaluation of offer of a fifty per cent. reduction the dollar.
Meanwhile, Senator
Carter in her air forec, but points out of the "People's Revolutionary Glass, rigid in his opposition to that the offer is valueless if Ger- Government to Changchow from the sequestration of the gold many le not allowed an air force Foochow was considered ex
INTERNATIONAL RESPECT. pedient"
stocks of the Federal Reserve
TOKYO TO ACT.
ELECTION CALLED
IN ITALY
For Probable Final Chamber
Rome, Jan. 19. An official decree has been issued. proclaiming elections to the Chamber of Deputies on March 25,
It is the Liniversal opinion that this will be the last Chamber: to be elected in. Italy.Router.
VISCOUNT HALIFAX DEAD
OLDEST PEER OF REALM
LIFE BATTLE FOR HIGH CHURCH
London, Jan. 19, Lord Halifax, the oldest Peer
CITY SILENT AS THE GRAVE
WORD ANXIOUSLY AWAITED
TRAGEDY TOLL MOUNTS
Bombay, Jan. 20.
There is grave reason to fear that the worst tale of catastrophe in the earth- quake disaster may remain to be told. Word is anxiously awaited concerning the fate. of Katmandu, the capital of Nepal, which has been com- pletely cut off from the rest of world by the quake.
Thus, although five days have dlapsed since the widespread infliction of disaster, it is still impossible to form any final esti- mate of the casunity toll.
Uniolicial reports show that the first estimate of the death-roll in Bibar, namely 2,500 killed and over 4,000 Injured, may be greatly ex- ceeded when the survey now pro- ceeding under exceptional difficul= tica is completed. *_*_MAZAFFARPUR PYRES-
All communications have broken Idown over an immense ares and further authoritive information re- garding the extent of the damage and the loss of life is awaited with fear of more and perhaps greater tragody.
of the Realm, and father of the An unconfirmed report states Minister of Education, Lord that no fewer than 2,200 corpaes Irwin, died this evening at his have been burned at funeral gyres least a thousand wre dead in the
KAISER TO residence near Doncaster, in in Mazaffarpur alone, and that ot
RETURN?
his 95th-year....
Charles Lindley Wood, 2nd Vis-Darbhanga diatrict. count Halifax, president of the English Church Union for over 60
KATMANDU'S FATE,
Board, has filed, a memorandum declaring that the seizure of the In a speech at Lemgo, Herr It added that while Changchow of his was the new seat of the Govern- gold by the Treasury would be un-Hitler, reviewing events London, Jan. 19.
Arst year in office, declared that ment, the Headquarters of the The weight of letters sent by constitutional and illegal.
Germany was slowly on the point XIXth Route Army was to bo air from this country during 1933
of gaining international respect. catablished at Chuenchow, in order SHARP COMMENT IN his mother's side he was descended centred upon the fate of Kat was the largest recorded in
It is true that there is not much to facilitate military operations love attached to it, year, and amounted to about 85
but in the against the Nanking forces.-- tons, as compared with 64 tons in
common course of life one must Central New forego affection for the sake of respect, at least in the life of the nations Is this the case.
1932.
ono
A message from Tokyo" says that. a gold-buying programme may be adopted by the Japanese There was also an increase of Government shortly as a result of 18 por cont. in the amount of President Roosevelt's
the figures plans. parcels sont by air being 67 tons last year and 67 tons in 1982. British Wireless.
GERMAN OFFICIALS CRITICISED
Expulsion Order On Bulgarian
monetary
Mr. Korekiyo Takahashi, Minio- tor of Finance, is planning to ask”
The Chancellor's voice rose to à high, pitch when he declared:
FRESH CONFLICT.
Changchow, Jan. 19.
COLOGNE
the
years, was born in June, 1889. On Alarm now, however, is chiefly
from Lady Jane Grey. He was manda, where there are a number
and educated at Eton
Christ of British residents, regarding Church, Oxford, graduating in whom no information is avaliable. Katmandu is, furthermore, the centro of a very crowded. popula tion; housed largely in wooden buildings
1865.
In the city there is a pricelese library of Sanskrit mauuboripts
Cologne, Jan. 19.
→ FRIEND OF EDWARD VIL (30 Growing rumours that Herr
Choem by the Prince Consort to A miliary report from Chuan-Hitler is contemplating the Diot at its forthcoming ses "It is at any rate more profitable the the afternoon states that restoration of the ex-Kaiser to Vif the boy friends of Edward VIL then Prince of Wales, he on-
The city fa also renowned for sion for authority, to restrict more to be respected as a strong nation the Nooking dorces launched an the German throne was the sub- Joyed the latter's friendship till his ita marvellous temples drastically the exportation of gold than to be loved as a weakling. attack on Son Yu early this mor
ning.
ject to-day of a sharp comment death. For some years he was
Groom of the Bedchamber, but rare occasioned by the thought that Fears for the safety on the town bullion from Japan, it is learned. Only by ensuring for our pepolo
Fukien troopa under Gen. Shum by Herr Grohe, the State Coun" signed when he became leader of the earthquake may have caused The Government considers that equality will we be able to lead
the High Church party. In 1860 such a stop is necessary for the them to a brighter and happier Kwong-hon and Miao Wel-shou cillor. control of the year on foreign ex future. Equal right and equal stubbornly realated and the Nan. The restoration of the Monarchy he was elected president of the outbreak of fire which would honour, these are the two view-king forces were forced to retreat in Germany cannot be discussed, English Church Union. A pro-
have wrecked terrible havoc. DEA JAMALPUR DAMAGE. Financial circles are urging the points which I have passionately at noon. They are said to have he declared, denying absolutely mising career seemed open to him Government to purchase moro, gold and fanatically kept, in mind suffered heavily-Wah, Kiu Yat that the Reich Chancellor in- in another direction, but he sacri bullion not only in Japan, but also since January 30, fast."
change.
abrond.
A spokesman at the Ministry of
Berlin, Jan. 19. Finance anid that President
A Bulgarian resident of Ger-Roosevelt's new monetary policy many, who acted as interpreter at will result in a falling off of the Reichstag fire trial for the Japanese exports to America
Router. female relatives of the Bulgarian prisoners, has been ordered to leave Saxony within twenty-four hours for criticising the officials.-Router.
DETAINED PLANE OFF AGAIN
RESUMES FLIGHT TO YUNNAN
H.M.S. NELSON SAILS
HELD UP BY GALES FOR A WEEK
London, Jan. 19.
GERMANY INSISTS ON AIR FORCES
Po.
AMOY RUMOURS,
Amoy, Jun, On rumours that Marshal Chiang Kafshek plans to send an army of two divlšlong under Gon. Chang Chi-chung to Amoy with Le Matin publishes a report the intention of attacking Chang- from its Borlin correspondent chow, the Amoy Chamber of Com- giving details of the reply which marce has appealed to Nanking to
being prepared by thefavold military operations in "the | Wilhelmatrasse to the French Amoy area.. aide-memoire handed to the Reich The 19th Route Army dre
Paris, Jan. 15.
tended a policy of restoration.
Herr Grohe threatened to order the arrest of anybody found to be supporting the so-called Kaiser Movement Router:
ENTIRE PEOPLE TO MIGRATE
Government early this year.” strengthening their defences on Assyrians To Be Settled
The text of this reply has not the road between Amoyand yet been definitely elaborated, ac-Changchow. All strategic points cording to the correspondent, who leading to Changchow are strongly adds that the document consists hold by troops at Gen. Mina Wel- of a demand for clarification of shou-Wah Kiu Yat Po.
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE
in Brazil
London, Jan. 19. The League Council, at Gonava discussed the Assyrian question at rome length this afternoon.
In Jamalpur, where 180 from fled it to 'his views.
out of 180 railway houses were In his earlier daye he was always completely wrocked, the dead aro involved in controversy and in estimated at 88- and the suure struggles with Bishops and in the at 48. Official estimates in Patna law courts over church matters place the total deaths at sixty Anglo-Catholic movement and the injured at 200 while 4,000 which he led has made great pro-houses wero-wrecked in the town gress in the English Church of late and its environs, tee
The
:
- REUNION WITH ROME”
For many years he worked for reunion, with tho Roman Catholic (Continued on Page 9.)
NAVAL VOLUNTEER
CORPS
LIST OF OFFICERS GAZETTED
The earthquake, the most gon- eral upheaval in India since 1807,- occurred in the area from the Gujerat weet to East Bengal and from Madras Presidency to the Himalayas and the Punjab.
"Ninety persons have been. re- moved to hospital at Pattin, where many families have been rendered homeless, while a number of dead and injured persons are lying in the debris, pada turad DEATH OF MRS, G.-W. BROWN. Sir John Simon expressed the
The fatalities Include) thanks of the Council to Brazil.
Brown, wife of the European for an offer to settle on agricul-
works manager at the railway. tural land in Brazilian territory. It is notified in the Gazette that workshop at Jamalpur station, 800 the whole of the Assyrians in Iraq, His Excellency the Governor has milles from Calcutta, and her made the following appointments children, and the wife of Mr. 5. the German MEETING OF BUREAU numbering about 10,000 persons.
Sir John Simon said it was the in the Naval Volunteer Defence Majumdar, the district medical NEXT MONTH Brat timo in history that an entire Corps:
officer. In both casos, death wan in a categorical manner that it
people had emigrated to another Mr. A. L. Shields, to be Honor caused by the collapse of living cannot agree to "any delay as
London, Jan. 19. regards the authorisation demand Mr. Arthur Henderson, Preal-phasised the successful outcome of Mr. H. S. Rouse, to be Probation The station roof at Jamalpur
part of the world and he emary Commander be Probation quartersation your fami --- PRIVATE MEETING OF ed by Germany to possess a certain dont of the Disarmament Confer the League's efforts to gat, this ary Lieutenant-Commander. By collapsed on ah incoming “goods;
number of pursuit plane squadrons ence, mot Dr. Benes and Monelour problem wettled.
Mr. T. P. K. Kemble, to ba Pro. train, causing a few casualtion and special anti-aircraft guns. Politis, this afternoon us tonera Special Committees were set
ware bet up, bationary Lieutenant, Havas
and decided to convene the full one in Iraq and one in Brazil, to Mr. 8. H. Ross, to be Probation-
How Bureau of the Comference on invertigate the methode of the ary Pay-master Lieutenant.
mont, suitable | Mr. L. 1. Davis, to be Pro
Very Rev. Dean Swaindeki
Shanghai, Jan. 19. The China Aviation Corporation has received a telegram from Cap tain Allison, the pilot of the plane, which made a forced landing on Annamita territory on her trial flight to Yunnan from. Canton, stating that ho was resuming his trip to Yunnanfu at ten o'clock this morning-Central News.
ILMS. Nelson, flagship of the certain points but does not ropre, Homo Fleet, which has been held sont at all a step forward on the up by storms in Portsmouth. Har-way of direct negotiations be- bour since last Friday, sailed this tween the two countries. afternoon and will join the other It is probable that the question vessels of the floot of the West of the Rosch'e air defence will bo Indies for the Spring Cruise trosted at length in the German British Wireless.
reply, contimuce the correspon dent, adding that Government will no doubt affirm
SAAR PLEBISCITE
LEAGUE
London Jan. 13.
"John · Ryrla Graaven, formerly of Nonwood, Tarregles, Stewartry, Kick cudbright, Scotland, and also of Thornhill, Dumfrieshire, died on April 18, 1989; leaving local estate The question of the Saar Pe sworn under $180,000. An applicablecite was under consideration at
The name of Mr. "A. B. Inkster February 15, to be followed-n-faw | múltration; meet the costs of ary Surgeon Lieutenant Dr tion by Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, solleitor, a private meeting of the League of ears. A. B. Watson and Co days later by a meeting of the territory to soal, confirmation of the executrix Council at Geneva this afternoon. Ltd has been added to the register General Commiliton British the enquiry 20,000 Swiss Francs of the-will has been granted.
-British Wiraless;
of chamlets and deugelste. ~
word votedBritish Wireless,
Wirelasa..
be Probationary Chaplafitag
Dammam was done tɗseveral sub lla buildings, in Calcutts Includia” the Governmentia, Beureta churches and the Imperial Bank Three hundred houses colla [and 7,000 others developed: era:
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