THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH
STRANGE UNEMPLOYED SCENE AT
Italy's
No Reduction
Arms Plan
The Italian Government memo randum which was communicated to Sir John Simon during his con- versations with Signor Mussolini, expressing the Italian point of view on the disarmament situation, le summarised as follows:-
If the heavily armed Powers are really willing to make substantial reduction of their armaments, Italy is ready to follow upit.
Failing such willingnéen, delay is dangerous, and facts must be faced.
As matters stand, the most im- portant problem is not to hinder the rearmament of Germany, but to prevent such rearmament from woing beyond the bounds of regu- Intion and control,
CONCRETE PROPOSALS.
A Convention which could be realtsed to-day and remain in force
Part of Welfare Island prison after the recent raid,
until January 31, 1940, might be UPROAR IN
no follows:
(1) Abolition
warfare.
of chemical
(2) Prohibition of the bom- bardment of civil populatione.
(3) Restriction to their pre- sent lovel of the military ex- penditures of the heavily-armed Powers, and limitation to the present level of their land war material, except for replace- | ments.
NEW YORK PRISON
SIX RIOTS IN
A WEEK
PROMISSORY NOTE MARCHERS
DISPUTE
LAWYER WITHDRAWS
FROM CASE
By dint of careful saving dur- ing the 10 years he has been am- ployed in the Colony as a night watchman, Harnam Singh, of 8 Anton Street, saved $1,000.
In October of last year he leat tho money to Massa Singh.
RUSE REACTS
WAIT HOURS IN SNOW
AND SLEET
money lender of 10 Queen's Road EARLY ARRIVALS
Central, on condition that it was ropaid in two instalments.
LUCKIER
London, Feb, 28,
the
1934.
HOUSES
BRITISH RETAIL
TRADE
BETTER BUSINESS
REPORTED
London, Feb. 28. The money value of salos in Britain's retail trade last month was 30 per cent. above that of January. 1933, thus recording a fourth consecutive monthly in- [crease."
Sales were higlier in every main largest expansion being in Helen
entegory except isney goods, the
of furniture. Stocks at tho and of the month wero..0.7. per cont. lower than last year, and employ- ment was 2.6 per cent, greater. British Wircices.
PETROL FROM COAL
GREATER USE BY
'R.A.F.
OF PARLIAMENT Violent Nazi Inspired
Scenes at Innsbruck
CONFUSION
IN CITY
SMOKE-BOMB ATTACK BY DEMONSTRATORS
HUGE BEACONS
ON MOUNTAINS
Vienna, Feb. 28. Violent scenes were wit. nessed in Innsbruck, storm.
ARMS EMBARGO
BILL
Passed By Senate With Amendments
(Special to "Telegraph").
'(De Telegraph, Copyright, Tolsgraphie Mas- magen Ordinance, 24.. Regeleid : March
Washington, Feb. 28..
After holding it in abeyance for nearly twelve months, the Senate to-day passed the Arms. Embargo Bill, which the House
centre of the Nazi movement approved last Spring.
The Bill authorises tha. Pre- in Austria, following the sident to prohibit the shipment of expiry of the Habicht ul-arma to any country if it in thought the shipment might on- timatum to the Austrian courage or promote a conflict Government.
The Bill has been returned to the House of Bepresentatives for ita concurrence In a Senate amend ment making the legislation apply impartially to all parties to a por- sible war. United Press.
This morning he sued Massa Singh for $800, the balance of the: deposit, but was threatened by the Judge for committal for per- An unusual scene was witness. ed in the vicinity of the House of Jury, and lost the case.
Mr. Horace Lo who represent-Parliament this afternoon when ed defendant, said hia dutence some hundreds of unemployed, in- was that the original agreement cluding representatives of several two sections of those who had march- to pay back the deposit In Instalmenta was varied by an-ed to London from distant parts other agreement, made at plain of the country to take part in last till's request, to pay the money Sunday's Hyde Park demonstra- back in monthly instalments of tion, presented themselves in- $60. Alternatively, the promissory dividually for admission of the notes were invalid, and the claim House of Commons, ostensibly to was illegal because plaintiff was interview the members for their not a registered money-lender and constituencies.
London, Feb. 28. evidence would be brought to
Normally, the applicants for ad-
Only small quantities of petrol Ishow that he lent money to an- mission to the louse do not
other person.
Plaintiff gavo evidence that he bic, but in view
overtax the accommodation availa extracted from coal were used by the Royal Air Force for test and of the large
The Nazi demonstrations took a intended banking the money, but number presenting themselves at experiment pre defence dundren form which revented that they had plaintiff called on him and usked the public entrance to-day,
when one home squadron been under preparation for several him for a loan and he handed him Police on duty found it necessary
flew solely on such fuel,
days, and many arrests have been $1,000. The agreement then was to restrict the admissions.
The Under Secretary for Air, made. to repay in two instalments, but Those awaiting opportunity for Sir Phillip Sassoon,, stated in the The rlotern refrained from any as it was undated he later asked admission were marshalled in a Commons to-day that in view of Massa Singh to draw up another long queue by the police who were the very satisfactory results of move until after dark, when the damage to the famous Innsbruck on aimilar lines, He could nel mounted and on foot.
signal was given by gigantic glass-painting establishment... this trial, a contract had now been awaatikas of firo, which burst out The police made scores of ther read nor write himself, but
placed to cover the requirements on the Nordkette Mountains, six arrests and an order was issued SNOW AND SLEET.
of seven squadrons.-British Wire-thousand feet high.
that for every smoke bomb thrown second agreement stipulated
two Nazia should be arrested. Snow and Bleet which fell
in-less. payment in monthly instalments
VISIBLE FOR MILES.
VIENNA QUIÉT. of $50. He accepted one instal-termittently during the afternoon New York, Feb. 28.
The mountains dominate the Polico reinforcements have ment and then consulted his added to the discomfort and taxed
the patience of those waiting Charged before Mr. Balfour, at Innsbruck area, and
There were no demonstrations in (2) Acceptance of Germany's been rushed to ironically-named solicitors, who advised him not to their turn to enter the House but the Central Magistracy this morning swastika beacons were visible for Vienna er along the Austro-
with possession taels of
German frontier. of New accept any more auch instalments, be realised In Welfare Island, sceno
good order prevailed. York's city prison, where six but to insist on the original agree
pared oplum at, Connaught Road miles.
Moanwhile, it is reported, that After waiting for about two West, Ng Yau was fined $1,800, or
Almost almultaneously, the serious differences have arison be serious riots and an incipient ment
Re- Plaintiff added that defendant hours, those who had been un- twelve months' imprisonment mutiny have occurred within a
the Nazis began a bombardment in the tween Herr Theorder Habicht, who advantage of
Officer Grimmitt said his successful in securing admission venue week.
concealed in de streets with smoke bombs. One la at the back of the Austrian din- ́ WHA who oplum The guards at the ponitentiary Ignorance and he himself was a dispersed. Large numbers fendant's waist,
real bomb caused considerable orders, and. Herr Hitler-Router. were admitted were entertained to have been kept continuously at mg (Chinese for "fool."): The Italian Government sug-duty for a week without respite and
Following cross-examination by ten by their members of Parlia- gests an ultimate meeting of the the closest watch is being kept for Mr. L on the incidents which led ment, one party comprising be-
loan, plaintiff wad tween forty and fifty. Foreign Ministers or heads of the slightest indication of more up to the
eventually reprimanded by the! Mr. James MacCormick, the Judge, who said he was lying.
Mr. M. A. da Silva, who appear. Commissioner of Correction, told reporters that the signaled for plaintiff, asked if he could
and ex-retire from the ease for the disorders was an
permission hy Mr. plosion in the prison hospital granted which put the heating apparatus Lindsel!. out of action.
Instend of the complictaed sys- tem of reductions fald down in the MacDonald Plan of 1933, the Italian Government is inclined to negotiate, on the basis of
for the
(1) The status quo heavily armed Powers, and
demanda, to stages.
For the concessions to Germany contemplated above France would have an immediate and effective counterpart in the retention of her armaments as a whole.
REVOLT OVER NEW RECIME
Governments of the four Western serious trouble. Powers and of other Great Powers Interested, and also the desir- ability of Germany's return to Geneva.-Reuter.
PU PI ENTHRONED AS NEW MANCHU EMPEROR
(Continued from Page 1.)
mosphere of great solemnity, Mr. Pu Yi was this morning crowned Emperor Kang Teh of Manchukuo.
Former "Boy Emperor of China" he presented a distinguished figure in gorgeous ceremonial robes, the principal ceremony, which conclud- od shortly before nine o'clock,! being deeply impressive.
The Anal ceremony connected with the coronation takes place at noon-United Press.
FESTIVE SCENES,
MEAL RIOT.
Rioting followed almost immeili- ately, but the prisoners were kept under control until at meni hour Some time later when the 1,800 prisoners, in a body, staged * "revolt" of protest against the four, which they swept from the tables to the floor, yelling impre calons in the dining hall until the
warden, Recompanied by armed guards marched in.
Reprisals are threatened unless the rioters cease their activities.
RAID SEQUEL.
was told afterwards that the
had taken
re-
WAB
Defendant testified that plaintif was conversant with the terms of the second agreement which was
a valid one.
MACGOVERN PROTEST.
the
The subject has raised in Chamber by the Labour member, Mr. MacGovern, who on n point of order, Interrupted a debate and protested that unemployed accking access to their members were
being denied the right of admission and were being discriminated against fa favour of other mem- bers of the public.
Evidence was nise given that laintiff had lent out other montes,
Air. Justice Lindsell, in giving The Speaker sald that there judgment for the defendant with had been no change in the ordinary costs, said the defence of the rules governing admission. He illegality of the promissory notes accepted entire responsibility for had been established.
·
the rules and did not propose to alter them.
The rules involved no distinc
CO-OP. "WAR" ON tion as between one class of persons
RETAIL TRADERS
NEW BRANCHES TO
BE OPENED
1
and another.
Mr.
to
MacGovern continued protest and eventually, ungrily, left the House..
EXPLANATION ACCEPTED.
Later the question Was again raised by another Labour member,
The Welfare Island penitentiary has been in a state of unrest since the dramatic raid carried out by Mr. MacCormick which uncovered
A new phase in the "war" be-and the Deputy Speaker, who was that startling evidence
gang lenders,
tween the Co-operative Wholesale then in the chair, said he had made living
In comparative luxury, were the real controllers of society and the retail trader was enquiries and hie information was started when at a meeting in Man-that nothing outside the ordinary A holiday atmosphere will per- the prison..
Drugs, narcotica, wireless re- chester the Society decided to re-practice had been done, vade the city until Saturday
No discrimination was being night. The streets are bedecked ceiving sets, private food stocks and gister a separate society, to he with flags and to-night there will an apparatus for making home-known as C.W.5. Retail Co-opera-
acting in accordance with he a blaze of light and colour, brew were among the things found tive Society, Ltd. The function exercised and the police
of this new body will be to open usual rules, which precluded the with the Introduction of special the cells,
branches in areas that are at pre- Most of the prison officials were
entry of further persons into the Neon light Tentoons, with grent
jaent without co-operative stores. illuminatet arches at all im-regime established. The change of
immediately replaced and a new The meeting was attended by passage and lobbies so long portant centrca.
conditions has not. of course, representatives of nearly a thou-they were na full as was convenient. This morning the birth of the one pensant to those responsible sand socletics, and despite the Others, therefore, could not new Empire was reported to the
or the former almost idyllic proposal which came from Ashing-admitted until some went out.
The House accepted the explana- Sun Goddess, Amaterasu-Ornikami, arrangements, and have been maitton (Northumberland) to postpone
were their
bo
at the Changchun Shrine and at Ing their objections known.--Ren- 3,065 votes against 716.
ja decision, the scheme was carried, tion and routine business was pro- noon there was masa celebra-
tion in which hundreds of school-. children took part in Talung Bquarc.
HOTEL PROFITEERING.
This afternoon there will be a
ter.
NAVAL RELIEFS.
London, Feb, 28. fancy dress parade and a parade Honghong in
H.M.S. Calcutta will leave for March, carrying of decorated motor-cars and to- night a magnificent fireworks dis-reliefs for the British gunboats on
the Vanstre River. play will enhance the air of festivity..
The Manchester retail treders
are up in arma against the scheme
ceeded with,--British Wirclean..
on the part of the C.W.S: to open EX-PREMIER EXILED. a chain of retail shops. They stato that their opportunities of making a livelihood in many new housing catates will be seriously jeopardised by competition from a body with many millions of pounds
at its back and with so many The exact date of departure la facilities to produce, buy, and sell Thousands of Journaliste and not known.-Router,
tourists are in the capital and hotels and boarding-houses ATC
commodation.
AL VALDERMAS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT
Kovno, Feb. 23. Lithuanian military authoritica
at prices which the individual have exiled the ex-Premier, M. trader cannot touch. It is possible Valdermas from the capital, and London, Feb. 28. that an appeal will be made to the, have ordered him to reside in the The Admiralty announces that Corporation not to grant permis- provinces.
110-
charging fabulous prices for ac-Admiral Henry Parks has been alon to the Society to open shops on He is alleged to have, beon In-
retired at his own request, Vice- housing estates over which it exer- volved in anti-Government To-night, foreign nowspaper Admiral Preston is promoted Ad-claus control. correspondents are to be enter-miral and, among others, Captain tained at a dinner given by the Crabbe la to be Rear-Admiral. rado, which represents the retall The Manchester Chamber of Department of Foreign Affairs. The
Those appointments date from to- United Press.
SURPRISE FOR LONDON
Part of Ceremony -
Hoard By Radio
London, March 1.
[tivities-Renter,
day. Rear-Admiral Colvin is to be trader, is holding a special meet and loan capital invested in the Vice-Admiral and Captain Charles ing to consider the new dangor. C.W.S. by the retail societies was, Rear-Admiral, these ap- One proposal that will bo put for in 1932 £16,722,330, an incrons of
should make immediate represon tations to the Government.
want to date from to-mor/Ward is that the national body. £5,711,219 on the previous year. |
row-British Wireless.
Man-
Hainking (Changchun), churla, describing part of the ceremony proceding the anthrono ment of Mr. Pu Y
REPRISAL FOR BUDGET TAXATION.
The Co-operativa. Wholesalo So-
In the three years 1980 to 1912 Inclusive, the money returned to the retail societies by way dividend amounted to no less than £8,470,822.
of
-This determination on tho part
The voice of the London an-ciety has nearly. 1.300 mtsil 87% of the C. 9. to open retail shops nouncer faded and was replaced cieties in membership. Most of is intended to speed up the growth A surprise awalted Hatenors to by an Eastern chant of ceremonial the totail societies buy the bulk of of the movement and is admittedly i the Inat nowa bulletin from the music, followed by a speaker, whe their supplies from the rats and part of the programme of reprisale London regional station at night gave a vivid description of the receive a dividend, on their pur- for subjecting the societies to in- when they heard a broadcast from Emperor's robes.-Reuter
chases. The total amount of share come tax in the last Budget.
the great
GALENS
STARTS TO-MORROW
A TRUE POWERFUL PICTURE of lonely
women confronted with the greatest decisions of their lives!
Richard Dix's most
powerful screen role
since his great triumph
in
"CIMARRON"
RICHARD
DIX
DAY of RECKONING
with MADGE EVANS CONWAY TEARLE
Metro-
Mayer
STUART ERWIN
PICTURE
#KUTRO-COLDWYN MAYBE. FACTURING