THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1984.
NAZIS PROCLAIM AN ARMISTICE FOR A WEEK IN AUSTRIA Dollfuss Cabinet Given Week to Accept Terms DEATH OF MR. T.H.A.
ANGLO-RUSSIAN TRADE PACT
TEXT PUBLISHED
IN LONDON
OLD AGREEMENT QUALIFIED
CANTON NOTES
CHRISTENING PARTY
AT SHAMEEN
(Our Own Correspondent).
Canton, Feb. 19.. The christening of Rosemary Ethel, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Roland Farmer of Canton took place at Christ Church, Shamoen, on Sunday. The London, Feb. 19. Rev. Br. Wittenbach ofetated. A A qualification of the usual reception was, afterwards held at most-favoured-nation clause, in a the residence of the parents, where manner, which will not frustrate the baby's health was drunk, and preferences or injure home pro- the guests afterwards enjoyed
delicious cokl collation. duction, is one of the features of most
been given this com-Rosemary has Anglo-Soviet temporary mercial agreement, signed in name which signifles "Remem- London on Friday, the text of brance" since she was born on which is published to-day.
the anniversary of her grand- was father's death.
The previous agreement denounced in October, 1932, firstly,
it because
Waa felt that Usual .most-favoured-untion
the pro-
ORDERS FROM GERMANY
HABICHT RADIO. BROADCAST
GERMAN SOLUTION
DEMANDED
(Special to "Telegraph")
GOVERNMENT HOUSE FUNERAL OF
CAR IN COLLISION
Mr. Pilcher Averts Head-On Crash
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KING ALBERT
KINGS & PRINCES TO ATTEND
COURT MOURNING FOR 6 MONTHS
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(By Tetepraph. Copyright, Telegraphie Mes Ordinones, 1121. Received, February
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NEW HOME FOR ASSYRIANS
MISSION ARRIVES
IN BRAZIL
McCARTHY
P. AND O. BANK ACCOUNTANT
on his 31st
It is with deep regret that we have to record the death of Mr. T. H. A. McCarthy, accountant of the P. and O. Banking Corporation, London, Feb. 19.
which occurred at the War Memor- The Mission entrusted by the Jai Hospital this morning, from
preymonia. Lengua of Nations to examine land; which may be utilised for the A and feature is that Mr. Mc- settlement of Assyrians from Carthy passed away
birthday. He was taken fil on Iraq, and to ascertain whether it Friday and admitted to the hospital is likely to meet their special on the following day. Despite all needs, has arrived at Londrina, in that could be done for him, he the State of Parana, Southern passed away this morning.
The late Mr. McCarthy had been Brazil, which is the chief centro in the service of the P, and O. Bank of the Parana Plantation Com- since 1923, and prior to coming to pany, owners of the land in ques-Hongkong ho served in Bombay, Calcutta and Singapore. Although tion.
ho had only been In the Colony since September last year, he had made many friends, being of a most like- able disposition. He was ona of the most popular officials of the
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A head-on collision which was narrowly averted through the presence of mind of Mr. J. G. Pilcher, Private Secretary to IIis Excellency, the Governor, when he swerved to his right as another car cut in between his car and bus at Morrison Gap Road, had sequel before Mr. Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy this morning. when Bachan Singh was fined $10 (By Teingrash. Copyright. Telegraphic Me for failing to keep to the left side adges Ordinance, 1975. Received. February of the rond.
Munich, Feb. 20. Traffic Inspector Nicol said that)
Brussels, Feb. 20. The Mission was welcomed by While the German Government the incident took place near the
The Belgian Court has the authorities and Immediately The new picture house, namely disclaims any interference with Monument. The bus was coming visions incorporated in the agree the Grand Theatre, has just been the internal affairs of Austria, towards Morrison II Rond, and gone into mourning for six commenced its work. ming to the fact that the foreign opened in Canton share Herr Theo Habicht, the Nazi was being overtaken at the stop months in memory of King
the ing place by
The League Secretariat hopes to Bank, and was looked upon as a given the name of the beat theatre propagandist agent in Munich, trade of one of the parties was in town, and if one is to judge by to night proclaimed an armistice! House car driven by Mr. Pilcher. Albert.
be in possession of the Mission's young man of great promise. Mr. conducted by the State, and it was the very artistic decorations and In the course of a lengthy radio The defendant came from Wong In addition to the King of not possible to
sympathy will be felt with his rela most-favoured-nation
provisionalighting this most certainly is true.nddress, Herr Habicht said that Nel Chong Road, going towards England, the Kings of Italy. Norrat report in about ten days and McCarthy was unmarried. Much The first picture shown was "Allco the Nazis were still prepared to Queen's Road, East, and cut in way and Sweden will be re-a special committee of the League tives at Home in their sad bereave- have been infringed, on the ground in Wonderland", most excellent
give Dr. Dollfuse an opportunity between the private car and the presented at the funeral by the council will then meet-Britishment. that a monopolistic State refrained film, but marred by the faulty of coming round to their way
of bus. from buying United Kingdom Hound production. Had the audi-
thinking. goods; and, secondly, because it ence not known the well known fwas felt that the obligation under book, it would have been com taken to Canada at Ottawa
pletely impossible to follow the safeguard preference against creu-
picture. tion or maintenance of low prices by State action made it impossible to continue to give unqualified mest-favoured-nation rights in the Soviet Union.
ment did not operate satisfactorily,
claim thut the
bear in each year an increasing ratio to Soviet proceeds until, after a transitional period of four years, there is an approximate balance of payments.
QUALIFED ARTICLE.
The first Article of the now agreement is
most-favoured- Article Four provides that trade nation article on the usual lines, between the United Kingdom and It is qualified in Article Two of Soviet Union will be eligible for the agreement, which provides that any Government export credit either party may represent to the facilities on the same basla as other that such prices are being trade with other countries. The created or maintained by the latter Protocol to the 1980 agreement Ra are kely to frustrate pre-contained a similar provision. ference recorded or to injure homej production.
The Austrian Nazis would therefore observe an armistice until noon on February 28.
Government
Heirs to the Throne.
The King of Bulgaria will attend
in person, the Queen of Holland
Wireless.
Mr. Pilcher stated that there was very nearly a head-on collis fon. He just managed to swerve will be represented by the Prince Mrs. Cardiner, of Harbour View] to his right in time to avert the Consort, the King of Roumanie by Hotel, Chatham Road, was summoned collision. Defendant's car struck his brother, Princo Nicholas, and the left rear wheel of his car and the King of Denmark by Prince before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kow- In the intervening period, all
loon Magistracy this morning, for members of the Nazi Party are for-the right rear wheel of the bus, Axel-Reuter'a Special Service.
allowing two dogs out near Brussels, Feb. 19. Defendant had been driving bidden to attack the Government since March, 1929, and had a clear It was announced to-day that Chatham Road. Children's playground of Austria by word of mouth or by record. Mr. Hamilton said that the King of Slam will attend the at 11.30 nm. on February 2 without writing, or by any other means.
but for this the fine would have funeral of the Inle King Albert.—muzzles, She plended gulity and was
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"GERMAN SOLUTION".
BRITISH POLICY.
London, Feb. 19.
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been heavier,
DANGEROUS DRIVING.
Reuter,'
BRITISH SYMPATHY.
Aned 38 on each suntmonx.
went into mourning.
the
The funeral takes place this oven- Hing, passing the Monument at 5
p.m.
OCTOGENARIAN BEGGAR
GETS FORTNIGHT
IN GAOL
The Government of Austria is
A Shanghai mendicant, Wong therefore given full opportunity to
J. H. Maycock was coutloned on
London, Feb. 19.
Hung, aged 82 years, who begged grant the Nazi demand for
a summons of dangerous driving The Prince of Wales will repre- German solution."
sent King George at the funeral of Offkers of the Guard on duty at in Caine Road, was sentenced to Herr Habicht said that if the in Queen's Road Central.
Inspector Nicol said that defen. King Albert and according to pre-Buckingham Palace wore crope fourteen days' imprisonment by Nazi demands are not granted or
and sent arrangements, he will leave mourning bands and mourning Mr. Balfour in the Central Police Another if the reply of Dr. Dollfuss and dant cut between n ricksha
as for Belgium, probably by air, on was worn by officers in Parliament, Court this morning. his Ministers is regarded as un- the off side of the rond just
the Speaker of the Commons hav-beggar, Chan Yau, 56, arrested by satisfactory, then "the fight will Mr. Stewart Smith was alighting Wednesday.
The King has requested Admiral ing white lawn cuffs to his court Sergeant Fryer in Bosham Road, OTHER PROVISIONS.
of from the ricksha. be renewed on the expiration
Defendant pleaded not guilty. Sir Roger Keyes to accompany the dress and the sergeant-at-arms, was sentenced to ten days.
black gloves.
Two Shanghai women, Ko Yuen- Such representations ure to be
Article Five deals, on similar the armistice."-United Press.
Mr. Stewart Smith said that at Prince.
shi, 40, and Ko Kwal, aged 18, with followed by negotiations, and if provision as the 1930 agreement,
9.20 am, on February 10 he was
Flags flew at half-mast on all The Prime Minister, in the Com-bobbed hair, were also given ten these negotiations fall, the first with the position of the Soviet
proceeding in the direction of the public buildings in London to-day mons, announced to a hushed days' prison each for begging in party may, nt three munths' Trade Delegation.
National City Bank from notice, intimate that most-favour-
the and in the press eloquent tributes assembly that he will to-morrow Des Voeux Road Central opposite. The joint communication on the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank are paid to tho Ariele Six provides for re-
memory of the move an Address asking the King the Commercial Press. The elder -ed-nation treatment in respect of ciprocal grant of most-favoured-Austrian situation issued by the his riekshs, which was keeping to late King who was a frequent visi-to convey the sympathy of the woman pleaded that her husband import restrictions and prohibi-nation treatment to shipping. French, Italian and British Gov- the left side of the road. Opposite tions shall cease to apply to the
Article Seven contains certain ernments, declaring that they took the French Bank he made a signal or to England where he was uni-House to the Belgian Royal family was dead and she had no means of
versally respected. The Court and people.-British Wireless. goods in question.
reservations in respect of prefer-a common view as to the necessity with his right hand of his inten of maintaining Austrian indepen- tian to draw in to the right pave ences, etcetra.
Article Eight provides that as dence and integrity in accordancement. He noticed the motor cycle In Article Three, the Soviet long as Soviet goods receive most-with treaties, was read in the just behind at the time. His Government express a desire to favoured-nation treatment in any Commons to-day by Sir John ricksha drow into the right pave spend more of the proceeds of the Empire country, apart from the Simon, who was asked whether any ment, and just as the sale of their goods in Britain dominions which are outside the fresh information on the subject touched the ground, the motor upon the purchase of British scope of the agreement, the goods had been received.
cycle awerved round, between the goods and on British shipping of that country shall receive such
He added that on his instrue-ricksha and the kerb, wobbling. services, and undertake to give treatment in the Soviet Union. tions the British Minister at: Mr. Hamilton remarked that effect to the provisions set out in The Agreement is torminable at Vienna had expressed to the complainant too was to blame in the-schedule-where-it-is-laid six months notice on either side. Austrian-Government-the-earnest pot stopping the ricksha on the down that Soviet payments are to-British Wirdess.
hope that a policy of clemency and left side of the road, which was appeasement would be followed the proper thing. with reference to the recent grave disturbances.——British Wireless, ·
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Defendant said that he was about to overtake the ricksha, and was about two yarda short of be ing abreast of it, when it suddenly swerved across the rond. Ho
HELENA MAY RECITAL. noticed the complainant's signal,
MISS AMELIA LEE TO GIVE PIANO CONCERT
but as he was so close he had no option but to swerve with the ricksha and pass between it and the kerb. He admitted he did not asund his horn when overtaking. Mr. Hamilton said he should Miss Amelia Lee will give her first Hongkong piano recital on really fine them both: Mr. Smith Thursday next, February 22, at for a technical offence, and defen 15.30 p.m. Although she has beendant for failing to give some indi- cation that he was going to pass heard from time to time on the wireless, she has not made a public the ricksha.. appearance in Hongkong since the Overseas League concert a year ago, and ber re-appearance is awaited with much interest.
Apart from the facile technique
SNIPERS ACTIVE
possessed by this young Chinese | PANIC IN SUBURB OF VIENNA |
lady, her playing has evoked much comment on account of "the high.
Vienna, Feb. 19.
degree of musicianship she dis- A panic was created in the plays and the fact that she finds it | Meidling district of Vienna last easier to play with her eyes shut evoning when fighting broke
out from beginning to end of her per- between the police and a band of formances.
Socialist diehards.
'
Crowds of sightseers were ins- It may be mentioned that, in the course of her brief musical career, pecting the scene of last week's Miss Amelia Leo has played most fighting, when unseen snipers on of Bach's piano works, all Beeth. the roofs of municipal flats fired foven's Sonatas, the principal works on the police near George Wash-
of Schumann. Schubert and Liszt, ington and Indian Court overy piece that Chopin wrote, and (which give the area the nick- 21 Piano Concertos; and she played name of "the American quarter"). A strong force of Heimwehr
fiata
a large number of these works from troops were rushed to the spot and the buildings housing the
¡ memory.
On Thursday, her programme snipers were surrounded by a commences with a Chopin group, alrong cordon-Reuter. Including a Mazurka, a Nocturne
and two Studies. The second
group consists of a miscellaneous NO REASON FOR WAR. set of pieces by Finnish and Russian composers, including a particularly fascinating Concert Waltz by Glazounov.
to
JAPANESE RELATIONS WITH AMERICA The second half of the pro gramme is devoted entirely to
Washington, Feb, 19. Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Con- | The Japanese Ambassador certo in C Minor, which has been Washington, Mr. Hiroshi Saito, in described as the most popular plano a speech here to-day declared that concerto of the present day. The a war between the United States orchestral part of this work will bo and Japan "would be a crime." [played_on second piano by Mr.
"There is not the alightest ras- A. M. Bowes-Smith.
aon for it," he declared. "You The Recital is one of the regular do not want an inch of JapanosD Holena May Instituto winter territory, and we do not want an series, and admission is at the usual inch of American territory." popular prices.
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