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五拜禮 號六廿月七英港香
FRIDAY, JULY
26,
1935.
日六廿月六
China's Art
FRANCE TREADS TREADS
WARILY
STRICTLY NEUTRAL
POLICY
ROME SEEKS TO RESUME ARBITRATION
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1804. Rercived, July 26.
8 a.ft.
Paris, July 25.
The Cabinet has approved M. Pierre Laval's attitude in the Italo-Abyssinian dispute: the scrupulous avoidance of offence either to Great Britain or to Italy. At the same time, says the Prime Minister, they will remain faithful to the principles of the League of Nations.
M. Laval gave his colleagues a summary of negotiations between Paris, London and Addis Ababa, in which an attempt was made to find an acceptable formula for bringing about a peaceful settlement of the dangerous dispute between Italy and Ethiopia.
But
No Arms At
Present For
Abyssinians
BRITAIN WANTS TO KEEP ISSUE CLEAR
JAPAN MAKES NO PROMISES
(Special to "Telegraph")
(** Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie Meeper Ordinance. PL. Heceived. July
24. n.
London, July 25.
Sir Samuel laure, the Foreign Minister, announced to-day that Great Britain at present would not license armaments exports to Abyssinia or Italy.
"We are doing our level best
ment of The
Italo-Abyssinian
make possible a peaceful cities trouble and do not wish to pre
judice the situation." sald Sir Samuel.
Howeyra, he said that the Transit of arms to Ethiopia terri- through adjacent British tory would be permitted.
Meanwhile, it is learned here that M. Shigemitsu, spokesman
for the Japanese Government, has informed the Italian Ambassador to Tokyo that Japan reserves the right to export arms to Ethiopia. event.United Press.
He
It is believed that M. Laval will go to Geneva's League Council meeting without any fixed policy. he declares that he still hopes for a peace solution. has not intimated what his attitude will be in the of an outbreak of hostilities in Africa.
It is learned from London that there will be a debate on international
the the
in situation House of Commona on August 1, previous to the House rising for its summer recess on August 2.-- Reuter Special.
ANOTHER OFFER
Goneva, July 25,
A further offer to Abyssinia is contained in a nate from the i Italian Government published by the the Secretary-General of League to-day.
The note expresses the desire! to carry through to completion: the procedure of "conellation by urbitration interrupted. Holely
owing to the fact that the agent of the Ethiopian Government pre-! sented to the Scheveningen com. mission claims for the discussion of questions excluded by the arbi-} tration agreement.
the
resume
continue
JAPANESE
The
AGREE WITH FRANCE
London, July 25.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, who is considering the position created by the resignation of the Colijn Govern.
ment.
ANTI- BRITISH
FEELING
Foreign Secretary, Sir ROME CROWDS SHOW Samuel Hoare, making his pro- mined statement at question time In the House of Commona to-day
AVOIDING on the supply of arms to Italy and
INFLATION
SOUND ECONOMIC
POSITION
The
"Post-war experience Indicates
Abyssinia, said:
"The transit. of arms destined For the Government of Ethiopia ncross British territory or British protected territory adjacent to Ethiopia will be permitted in nc- cordance with Article Nine of the treaty of 1930. The French Gov ernment, I understand. interpret their obligation under the treaty in the same manner,
RESENTMENT
FLAGS CUT ASUNDER
Rome, July 26. Over 100,000 Roman citizens
at 10 gathered
o'clock last night in the precincts of the Foreign Office to stage a parade of devotion and solidarity, to Duce.
11
But all the venom engendered by the long and bitter press cam- : paign turned upon the respective Lions of Britain and Judea,
As to the issue of export licences His Majesty's Government are do- Ing their best to make possible a peaceful outcome to the present un- Bearing banners, one of which happy dispute and would not wish pictured the Fascist axe sundering to do anything which might pre- the British and Japanese flags and judice the situation. They will another showing the Ethiopian therefore for the present not issue Emperor hanging by his trousers licences for export of arms froni to the Fascist aheaf symbol, the this country either to Italy or parade noisily traversed the Abyssinia".--British Wiretens.
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British Troops Raid Village
INDIAN DIES OF INJURIES
|
streets of Rome.
"DOWN WITH ENGLAND !" Fascist Youth organisations, in- terspersed revolutionary songs with shouts of "Down with Enk fund, Ethiopia and Japan.”
re-
May Change
West's Views
SINGLE DOFT 16 GENTI
(1.00 PER ANNUM
COLONIAL EMPIRE TRADE GAINS
LONDON EAGERLY SOUND POSITION IN
AWAITS DISPLAY
FATEFUL
POWERS
PAST YEAR
London, July 25. HONGKONG ONE OF FEW
TO SHOW DECLINE
Captain Errol Manners, comman der of H.M.S. Suffolk, who has the greatest carried to England shipload of rare treasures ever sent out for exhibition from China, has been promoted Rear-Admiral, and retires co-incident with his return to England.
The Suffolk's cargo from Cathay appeals to the imagination of the to the ad- London press, much vantage of the publicity side of the coming Chinese art exhibition.
The Times remarks that there is small doubt that the beauty of the exhibits will justify more than all arrival has the excitement their cnuscil,
at BLES
The exhibition comes opportune moment since gradually, I
and Laurence thanks to Hobson
linyon and other atudents, the general public has recently been much educated with regard to the greatness of Chinese art.
The Chinese artist loves and reverences the world, the Times
goes on, and does not, 'like some of the younger Occidentals, hate and fear it, and wreak upon It his need for self-assertion against some- thing greater than himself. It would be amusing if Western art catches another attack of Chinoiserie in the form it most needs.
These ninety-three boxes may let loose some strange and fateful pwera.-Reuter.
Will Rogers Goes Aloft
JOINS WILEY POST ON ADVENTURE
(Special to "Talagraph">
Los Angeles, July 25: Wiley Post, Mrs. Post and Will
Post's flying t
big Rogers, monoplane, took off at 1.20 p.m. to-day, for Russin, it is believed.
The mechanle of the plane said it was only a practice flight, but Post had earlier stated that he intended attempting La reach Moscow by flying close to Aretic circle.
e
The League of Nations also
He is attempting to beat a Rus- ceived invectives, but the gigantic sinn plane which is to attempt to posters and streamers caricatur fy to America frum Moscow ing the above countries and bear-across the Polo.-United Press. ing slogans "Rome Will Save Eur- ope: We Shall Win" were most conspicuous.
the
Some of the posters depicted Europeans and Japanese fraternis. ing with Africans, while others alluded to the slave traffic.
U. S. MAY QUIT OLYMPICS
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretary of State for the Colonies, will strive for the expansion of the British
·Colonial market, seeking to increase the exports of the overseas possessions to England particularly, he ́an- nounced in the House of Commons yesterday.
The general economic health of the Colonial Empire was good, he said, and the finances of the.... Colonies were generally sound. Hongkong he men- tioned as one of the few areas where conditions had worsened during the past year. But there were many examples of improved trade.
Malaya and Ceylon were amongst the more satis- factorily affected Colonies, the first having increased her export trade from £47,000,000 to £66,000,000 during the year and the second having advanced its overseas sales by about 33.1/3 per cent.
7,000,000 FLOOD REFUGEES
ENORMOUS TOLL IN NORTH CHINA
STAGGERING FIGURES
(Special to "Telegraph")
London, July 25, The Empire's colonies, among their other crops, produced every conceivable kind of problem, de- clared Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, son of the former British Prime Minis ter and now Minister for the Colonies, when he spoke, in the House of Commons to-day intro- ducing the Colonial Estimates.
This year, he said, Kenya, Malta and Federated Malay States had Joined the Colonies having a balanc
ed budget, while only Gilbert and Ellice Islands had dropped out of that group. Northern Rhodesia and Nigeria, he said, had greatly reduced their deficits and hoped to have a surplus for the current year.
FINE SHOWING
An enormous Increase in Ceylon's exports was recorded, he said, the total having jumped from £13,500,- 000 to £18,000,000 largely-as-a-re; sult of the better prices for ten and rubber, while Malaya had ex- perienced a similar advance, exports Increasing in value from £17,000,- 000 to £46,000,000 for the same
Shanghai, July 26. Vernacular papers siate that the death list in the Tsining. Shanlung. Bouds is "enormous".
Thousands of bodies have been reason. recovered at Chowksien, Shantung, Hongkong's position, suld the Colonial Minister, was slightly they add.
But improvements had reported from Uganda,
There are numerous breaks in worse. the Grand Canal dykes and the been
Juped with the food water.
The unfavourable trade position in surrounding territory is being de- Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Kenya was caused by the climatic conditions, but recovery at an early date was anticipated, he said.
It is oficially stated that there are over 7,000,000 flood refugees in Hupeh.-United Preas.
S'HAI EXCHANGE MARKET
SPECULATORS
AWAIT
ARMY'S BIG PROGRAMME
Tokyo, July 26. The Nippon Dempo, states that with the Budget season in full swing, the various Ministries and OFFER TO RESUME
Departments
pressing Are
re The Note intimates that Italian Government has sent fur quests for appropriations. ther Instructions to Abyssinia
Meanwhile, the Finance Minis. confirming the offer to proceedings before the commissioner, Mr. Takahashi, has issued a on the undertaking from Addis statement advocating precautions Ababa that discussions should re- against inflation, He says: "The
The Colonies had all minde a great main within the limits of the present situation in the national
effort to meet the depression by re- arbitration commission agreement economy of Japan makes the issue
red bonds inevitable.
lucing the costs of production- and asking that Abyssinia with of draw la claim and thus enable Government should take precau.
Agriculture research had assisted its tions in order that the bonde may the commlsolon to
materially, particularly in the The absorbed smoothly and with-
direction of lenses due to pesta work.
and 'diseases, while marketing The note is regarded as an in-at the slightest menace to nation-
systems had been reorganised, dication that Italy considers the life, even if it is neccessary to conciliation procedure, has not yet issue auch bonds in the future
TIN CONTROL been exhausted and is taken to for the execution of military and
Referring to the tin industry, imply that she will seek to con. industrial programmes.
London, July 26.
Mr. MacDonald said that the con- fine the discussion at Geneva to;
The under-Secretary for India,
trol scheme had had rather an un- and the that the authorities must guard Mr. R. A. Butler, answered a ques- the frontier incidents
Shanghai, July 20. fortunate experience this week, terms of reference to the concilia againat over-issue, despite the tun in the House of Commons to-
circles advocate
The foreign exchange market prices having sky-rocketed when tors, leaving the Council to sux- fac that aeme
day regarding a reported incident
a shortage of stocks became ap- best the desirability of nominating limitless issues, or inflation. The near Jubbulpere in India in which
was fairly steady this morning. a fifth arbitrator.
fact that Japan's economy is not British soldiers and Indian
There was a general feeling that parent in London, but he This policy would meet with the faced with a serious situation, villagers were concerned. He said views of the French Government, despite the 'red' bond issues since the India Office had only so far a
Mr. Jeremiah Mahoney, Presi-it will remain steady for several advised that this position
Athletic days due to the inclination of purely temporary. remain delaying a general discussion for 1932, le due primarily to the brief telegraphic report of this a month. But it is doubtful if amount of bonds which have re-regrettable incident, but a more
background and await Similar meetings and demon- Union, said to-day he favoured speculators to the Abyssinian delegates will con-niained
of detailed account would be received sent to this procedure.
Japan's financial institutions to when the local investigations had strations were carried out in all the American withdrawn fr States silver policy developments Malayan representative, he said, the big cities of Italy and in view the Olympic Games at Berlin if and the visit of Sir Frederick had done everything he could to
of the reports
protect the producer interests, The League has also received a absorb, and also because of care been completed,
against the
In Germany were
at 9.16 am. which had certainly not been communication from Abyssinia ful currency
national control.
of the feeling aroused
Exchange rates Britala and Japan the embassies peraecutions
U. S. confirmed.
dollars -38-15/16, neglected as far as the Colonial were closely guardeti.
Gold Bars Office was concerned. 1/8-13/16, French, Italian and British The United States is becoming
Sterling $800.00. diplomatic circles are intensely Increasingly antagonised by the
market The foreign exchange
Mr. MacDonald paid a tribute active and urgent messages have alleged ill-treatment of Jews in
was very quiet at the close of the to his predecessor in office, Sir been taken throughout the day to Germany-United Press.
morning session. Rutes were: Phillp Cunliffe-Lister, saying that Signor Mussolini who has retired
U. S. Dollars 88-7/8, Sterling 1/6 every territory had been benenting to his fortress home, Rocca
13/16, Gold Bars $860.90.—United economically from his work in the last three and a half years. Camminata, where he usunity goes to make his critical decisions,
Nevertheless, he did not think Last night a liner left Naples OVER SIX INCHES IN
that work was finished? for East Africa carrying 1,000 machine-gunners, enrolled from
THREE DAYS Bections.- dfabanded cavalry
within the
power
Mr. Butler read an official state urging the necessity of a Council faith and confidence, and because ment issued at Simla to the effect meeting to consider its appeal foreign exchange rates and com that, from reports, received at under Article XV of the League modity prices have remained
Army Headquarters, the facta ap- stable." Covenant.-Reuter.
TWO ALTERNATIVES
Mr. Takahashi added the Go Peared to be as follows:
On July 17, a woman of the ernment authorities musta naaure village of Karodi was frightened Genova, July 25.
that Japan's antional economy by a British soldier, and, fearing The Italian note to Abyssinia does not all a victim of the bad molestation, gave an alarm, whore- practically reopens the concilla effects of inflation.
upon some villagers turned out tion procedure, according to League While the War Ministry has not and Knulted the soldier, who revealed its budget plana, it is was rescued by individuale from If Abyssinia replies in the reported that it is working on another village and is now In affirmative to the Italian proposal ave-year plan of arms Improve-hospital.
circles.
to exclude from discussion all but ment requiring 180,000,000 zen The next night a party of men the frontier incidents, it would be annually. It is stated that this from the soldier's regiment raid- regarded as equivalent to extend-programme calls for a total expend another village, mistaking it ing the period of negotiation to diture of 200.000.000 yen in for Karodi, and injured thirteen August 25, anvisaged by the Manchuria.-United Prens.
villagers, of whom one has since earlier resolution of the Council.
died. 'The question of a Council meeting
next week would automatically be orased.
་
If Abyssinia replies in the
COAL MINE DISASTER
Occasionally cries of "Maita! Malta!" rose above the din.
General Starnce, Secretary of the Fascist Party, harangued the crowds from a balcony, demanding expansion of Italy's OverNews
territories.
EMBASSIES GUARDED
Reuter.
do
BOMBAY SILVER PRICES The statement announces that as soon as the incident was re-
Ronter advices from Bombay ported, the local military com- Calcutta, July 26. mander began an investigation, state that the price of "ready" afternoon Thirty-three persons have been in consultation with the civil silver at 3 p.m. this
was down 11 annus, meeting must take place and it is killed and 76 injured in ex authorities, and that in the mean-
To-day's obvious that the Italian Govern
Price... ment will endeavour to confine displosion in the East Indian Rail-time, the regiment concerned had
-barracks.. way. coal mine
Giridih been confined to at
70.10 Britiel Wireless.
negative, however, the Council
(Continued on Page 7.)
United Press.
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Yesterday's
Close
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GERMANY'S CONDUCT
dent
RESPONSIBLE
New York, July 25.
of the Amateur
DEVELOPMENTS
religious Leith-Rosa.
HEAVY RAINS
The rainfall registered at the Royal Observatory for the 24 houre ended at 10 a.m. to-day totalled 2.90 inches, bringing the year's total to date to 46.94 Inches, compared with an average for the period of 50.26 Inches,
On Wednesday, the fall was 2.02 Inches and on Thursday 2.75 inches. The total for the past three days, therefore, is 7.07 inchos.
A
To-day's forecast is that im- proved weather is probable.
were:
Press.
In the
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The scheme had improved the United prospects of the industry. The
TO COMMAND TIENTSIN
COLONEL HOPWOOD'
APPOINTED
London, July 25. Colonel A. H. Hopwood has been appointed to the Tientsin area.
Ha appointment dates as from July 29,Reuter.
FORMER MINISTER PRAISED
There were still other means to | be adopted for the development of |the Colonial resources, particular- ly in the expansion of their mar- keta in Britain and 'some countries oversean. He believed they would be able to do something very effective to push the movement still further.--Reuter,
GENERAL POSITION
London, July 25. The new Secretary for the ¡Colonies, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, in submitting the Colonial Office (Continued on Page 7.),