THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1935.
ITALY MOBILISES SANCTIONS
40 MILLIONS
IL DUCE APPEALS FOR SOLIDARITY
"LET NONE THINK HE CAN BEND US"
(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1884. Rereived, Oct. 4, 8 a.m.}
Rome, Oct. 2. The long-awaited civiliari mobilisation order was issued at 3.30 p.m. to-day. Amid church bells ringing and the repeated blowing of factory sirens, shop- keepers hurriedly closed their premises and sent their employees scampering to don their uniforms. They had two hours in which to prepare themselves and re- port for duty.
WILL MEAN CONFLICT
MUSSOLINI WARNS HIS PEOPLE
SOLEMN HOUR
AT HAND.
Rome, Oct. 2.
A cheering crowd of 100,000 assembled in the Piazza Venezia to hear Signor Benito Mussolini's speech, which was broadcast to every corner of Italy to-day,
The Secretary of the Fascist Party, General Achile Starace, headed the procession of 10,000 people to the square. The British Embassy was guarded by 300 men, including Carabinieri, policemen and soldiers in steel helmets. Every approach to the. Embassy armed men.
also closely guarded by
Wid
The Ethiopian Legation, on the outskirts of the vily, had a triple
barrier of soldiers surrounding
it.
SOLEMN HOUR
BULGARIA SWINGING. TO ITALY
GOVERNMENT NIPS CONSPIRACY
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED
(Special to "Telegraph”).
Sofin, Oct. 2. Martial law has been proclaimed throughout Bulgaria following the discovery of an alleged plot to overthrow the Government and force the King to abdicate.
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Many arrests have been made. including Colonel Damian Velt- cheff, leader of the movement to restrict the power of the King, and 31 Todoroff, former Minister Finance.
of
ment action as being apart from groups known to be pro-Yugo extent, pro-British, and interpret Slavian, pro-French and, to sonie
Some circles regard the Govern-
After knowledging the mighty the crowd, Signor Mussolini de Government to its former cheers which rose to him from
In every town and city the air was filled with martial and patriotic music from the bands of marchingclared that a regiments and from radio loud-speakers. A forest of flags appeared outside the houses.
Signor Mussolini broadcast his address to the Italian people throughout the world at 5.30 p.m.
Il Duce appealed for solidarity at this hour of national crisis when it was possible that the beginning of hostilities might be announced at any minute. Meanwhile it is raining heavily and the demonstrators in und around Rome will be drenched,
40 MILLIONS MARCH
"It is not only the Army which marches towards its goal, but for- ty million Italians, moving inj unison with the Army, because an attempt is being munde to com- mit the blackest injustice against į them, taking from them their¦ Hittle land in the sun," declared
Duce in the course of his ad- dress.
Lo
R.F.C. DEBT TANGLE
NEW YORK LOAN EXTENDED
New York, Oct. 2.
The . F. C. lean of $15.000.000 New York. which matured yesterday, was extended sixty days, Twenty years, we have waited pending a final decision on the patiently while the circle has been proposed refunding of the entire drawn round us, which would have.C. debt of $27,500,000 and the suffocated our rising vitality.
bank debt of $63,000,000. "Let none think he can bend us.
The latter has been the subject Never before as in this historic of prolonged discussions, culminat perlod has the people of Italy re-criticisms by the R.F.C. and New ing in heated exchange of vealed its strength, spirit and power of ita character. Yet York's financiers-Renter Special. ngainst this people, to which hu- manity owes its greatest con- quests, posts, writers and artists, they dare to speak of sanctions." -Reuter.
PASSIONATE APPEAL
Signor Mussolint concinded him; speech with a passionate appeal:
"Italy of Vittorio Veneto and the Fascist Revolution, to your feet, Let your cries and the affirmation of your unshakable devotion reach our soldiers in East Africa, bring
ROOSEVELT SEES MANOEUVRES
LEISURELY CRUISE THROUGH PANAMA Aboard U.S.S. Houston, Oct. 2.
President Roosevelt viewed the greatest battle fleet manoeuvres in the nation's history prior sailing on a leisurely vacation
to
solemn hour wan
conio about in the history of Italy.
Twenty million Italians were at that moment gathered in the public squares throughout Italy.
it as marking a reversion of the pro Italian policy-Reuter Special.
RADIO BROADCAST
Relay of Hongkong Hotel
Dance Orchestra
Z.E.K. PROGRAMME
From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilocycles):
5-7 p.m. À Relay of the Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra..
7-7.30 p.m. A Concert. Pinnoforte. Solo-ungarian Rhapsody No. 11 (Linzt). Pianoforte Solo--Feux D'Artifice
(Delu
Clampi.
Song-Solveig's Song ("Peer song--la, Here the Gentle Lark
Gynt (Grieg).
(Bishop).
Mavis Bennett (Soprano). Song-Always ("Puritan Lullaby"). Song-Castles in the Air.
Derek Oldham (Tenor). Cello Solo-Piece en Forme de
Habanera (Ravel). Cello Solo-Cortege (Ghubert).
M. Maurice Marechal. 7.30-7.47 p.m. Talkie Tunes. Selection The Gold Diggers of
Broadway:
Selection-Merry Widow (Lehar),
7.47-8 p.m. Vocal Items. as I'm Wrong again, Another one gone.
Norah Blancy and Gwen Farrar. Lets iny our heads together-
"Jill Darling").
I'd do the most extraordinary
things ( Darling").
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The United Press reports that martial law has been proclaimed in Bulgaria following the dis-
Frances Day and Arthur Riscoe.
Local Time and Weather D.m. After Italy had contributed to Boris and overthrow the Govern- tions,
covery of a plot to dethrone King Report: Closing Local Stock Quota- the common victory in the Greatment, and states that numerous
8.05.10.30 on wounded, she received only Opposition parties have been im-
11.M. Chinese Studio, War, with 600,000 dead and a mii- military leaders and others in the
Concert.
19.30 p.m. Close Down. 8.05-10 p.m. European Programme from ZEK. on a frequency of 640 kilocycles.
the crumbs of the bounty which fell to other powers. Signor Mussolini insisted that he refused to believe that France, with her memories of Italy's dead, would agree to participate in sanctions.
Italy had tolerated provocations from Ethiopia for forty years, he went on, and the time had come to put an end to them.
sanc-
WHAT OF BRITAIN? He refused to believe, he said, that genuine British people would- tions in defence of a barbarons associate themselves with nation. Nevertheless, they must not pretend to the possibilities of sanctions.
be ignorant of
"To sanctions of an economic
character we shall reply with acts of war," he added, "but Italy will do everything possible ensure that this colonial conflict to
European conflict."-Reuter. shall not assume the range of a
PHILIPPINES CEREMONY
DELICATE QUESTION
-OF-INVITATIONS
Washington, Oct. 2.
prisoned.
NOT EXCITED BY WAR
IMPRESSION GIVEN BY ITALIANS
(Special to "Telegraph")
Tokyo, Oct. 3. In an exclusive interview, the Tokyo Asahi to-day quotes Mr. Toshiharu Harima, First Secretary who arrived at Shanghai and was of the Japanese Embassy in Rome, questioned by a staff correspond!
ent to-day..
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Mr. Harima is reported as have ing stated that the Italian people are not openly opposing war in Ethiopia, but they are not much excited.
He added that Italy was neither prepared nor disposed to Oght with Great Britain.
Signor Mussolini Was not especially cancerned with the pro- Ethiopian tone of editorials in Japanese newspapers. He also in- tinated that since Italy and Japan were commercial competitors in protect her own trade there against Japanese competition in the event of obtaining economic control of the country.
Harry Roy and
8.05-8.18 p.m. his Tiger-Ragamuffins.
1. Shine; My Sweetie went away; Sweet Jenny Lee: 2. Farewell Blues; You Rascal You; Muddy Waters: 3 Fox-Trot Medley (Slow. Tempo); 4. Fox Trot Medley (Fast Tempo).
8.18-8.35 p.m. Song Memories, Form Fours-War Songs Mesley. 50 Years of Song.
8.35-0 p.m. Orchestral Music. Pacific 231 (lonegger).
Orphee et Eurydice-Ballet (Gluck). Orpheus in the Underworld Overture
(Offenbach).
9-9.15 p.m. A Relay of the Daven- try News Bulletin (Copyright by Reuter),
9.15-9.30 p.m.
Five Songs by Richard Crooks (Tenor).
1. A Dream of Paradise (Gray); 2. My Song gues round the world; JO Song Divine; 4. Only my Song (Lekar); G. Tell me tonight (Spal- kunsky).
9.30.10 p.m. Dance Music.
10 p.m. Big Ben: Press Bulletins. DOG WITHOUT
MUZZLE
CHINESE WOMAN DOCTOR FINED
185 Sal
Ing them comfort and assurance," cruise through the Panamá Canal, approved of invitations to foreign Ethiopia, Italy might take steps to Yeung Choi Street, appeured be-
Questioned-regarding the Manila report that Washington had dis- to attend the Philippines inauguration, the State Department explained. it
official The sky-line of San Diego. Was II Duce concluded without a de- finite reference to hostilities instill visible when 400 planes, East Africa and Immediately after-commanded by Admiral Butler,
missions
wards General Starace called for roured overhead.
was felt it would be undesirable opening П cheers for Mussolini and announced demonstration in which 130 wur foreign governments. It is
to have partial representation of felt that the test mobilisation would ships and submarines took part.-all Governments should be invited end at 7 o'clock.--Reuter.
when indepen- to the ceremony dence is finally established.
-It is pointed out that such world-wide representation
United Press.
ut
ex-
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF -NO PERSON, WILL HAVE OCCASION Mr. D. Luens, of 21 Granville Road, present would involve heavy TO COMPLAIN OF THE WANT OF TIME, TUports to the police that about Da.m. | pense both 10 fore irru and WHO NEVER LOSES ANY.-Thomson Tuesday he lost a gold wrist watch, Philippine Governments. How- Jefferson,
somewhere in Granville Rond, valued ever, Washington, approves of at $60.
The Burns Philp Line M.V. Neptuna from Melbourne, Sydney, Salman, Rabul, Sandakan, and Maniia, left Manila last night for this port and is due to arrive here on Saturday.
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The forthcoming wedding nouneed of Mr. Fred Edmond Tomkins, zelerk, of Palm Court, Kowloon, ́ and Miss Mary Ann Kirkwood, of 24 Mindoro Street, Manila, who is on route to the Colony per es. President Coolidge,
Manila's resident consils being invited to the inauguration. Mr. T. Gardiner reports to the These are British, Spanish, police that while driving his car Ne French, Japanese, Chinese, Ger- 1524, in Nanking Street, he collided man, Dutch, Italian, Swiss
and i with a ricksha, and threw out
Soviet European passenger, but no-one was
representatives.~United injured.
Preas.
"
Ou Mah-phh, muster of trading Junk No. 262411, reports to the police that white his junk was anchored in Shaukiwan Bay, on Tuesday, some- " one boarded it and stole cargo valued at $188.
PIG SLAUGHTER
CHARGE
PREMISES WHICH
Trae WERE NOT LICENSED
Charges of keeping swine at No. Queen's Road West, and
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Local estate to the value of $3,500 Mr. A. Brostedt, Asiatic was left by Sun Wa, alior Shum Wing Mannger of the Canadian Nationali Kwong, broker, late of 232 Hollywood Railways, returned to the Colony from Rand, who died at the Tung Waha business trip to the Straits Settle-50 Hospital. on July 18, 11:35, Lotters of ments und Java by the P. and O. liner slaughtering the animals in administration to the state were Cathay yesterday, being accompanied dwelling not duly authorised were granted to Lam Wo-sun, Widow.
brought against Lo Hing, aged 23, shop keeper, when he appeared be fore Mr. Macfadyen at the Central Magistracy this morning.
W&B
by his wife.
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"Italy is borrowing the state ments Japan made to the League of Nations during the hearing of the Munchurian case," Mr. Harima is quoted as saying.-United Press.
WRECKED AIR LINER FOUND
BUT NO TRACE OF OCCUPANTS
the
A woman medical practitioner, Dr. M. C. Ing, of No. fore Mr. Wynne-Jones at Kowloon Magistracy this morning to answer a summons for allowing her black and white terrier to be at large without September 21, and was fined $25.
n muzzle
Defendant insisted that she personally muzzled the dog before it was allowed' out and when it returned it still had s
muzzle
on,
on
Sergeant Doyle, who appeared for the prosecution, stated that the summons WILA taken out against defendant on the com- plaint of a man who had been bitten by the dog.
Lo Kwang-to, of No. 144 Prince Edward Road, stated in evidence
that at 7 a.m. on the day in ques Melbourne, Oct. 2.
tion he was
walking with his The wreckage of the airliner puppy along Sa! Yeung Chơi Lion, which disappeared whilst Street when a black and white en route from Melbourne to terrier came up from behind and Launceston, in Tasmania, has been barkeit. Witness picked up the discovered by an aeroplane sent puppy in his arms and was bitten out to search, two miles from Flinders Island.
on
the arm by the terrier. A report was later made at the The liner carried f crew of Shamabulpo Police Station. three, as well as two passengers. inflated rubber lifebelts found on the beach, but there is no trace of the occupants of the machine,-Reuter Special.
were
NEW. U.S. CHIEF
OF STAFF
MAJOR-GENERAL
· MALIN CRAIG
Further evidence was given by Chiu Ho, the amah of defendant, who alleged that she was fallow- ing the terrier.
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On fining defendant the Mingis- trate said, "We've got to impress upon people the absolute Import ance of proventing dogs from biting people."
Defendant: I haven't anything
to pay the fine with.
His Worship: Well, I will have to issue a distress warrant.
It was stated that the dog had been inoculated.
SHIPPING INCREASES
Lo Cheung, unemployed,
Convicted on a charge of keeping brought before Mr. Macfadyen at the gaming house at the Kim Lee con- Central Magistracy this morning, tractor's matshed, Wood Road, yes charged with returning to the Colony terday, Mak Tong, a blacksmith, wasR before his term of haulshment had fined $25, or in default, three weeks Wood stated that Sanitary Inspec- Senior Sanitary Inspector R. R. expired. He pleaded guilty and was hard labour by Mr. W. Schofield, for. Stevens conducted a raid on No. sentenced to six months' hard labour. at the Central Magistracy this morn Defendant was banished for a period ing. Fifteen other defendants charged
69 Queen's Road West, second floor, of 10
years from July 7, 1935. with gambling were each fined $2, yesterday at 9.46 a.m. as a result of or in default, five days' hard labour, Information received. Going out to Brought before Mr. Macfadyen at sum of $6.81 picked up from the the kitchen he found three dead
Washington, Oct. 2. the Central Magistracy this morning, table was put in the Poor Hox. sucking pigs, and the defendant in President Roosevelt has appoint- Mak So, aged 20, described as JAYS! electrical plater, was
the act of scraping one of them (ed Major-General Malin Craig the larceny by servant of six nickel employed, of Canton, appeared
When Luk Hul-tung, aged 30, un-with a knife. On the roof a crate Chief of Staff of the United States
London, Oct. 2. plates valued at a total of $00, from fore Mr. Macfadyen at the
be containing six more pigs was found. Army in succession to General
The net tonnage of vessels his employer Kong
Central of 26, Magistracy this morning on a charge no circumstances would a licence be on December 15.
Inspector Wood stated that under Douglas MacArthur, who retires which arrived at porta in the Gough Street.
| United Kingdom during August, of stealing a basket of orangen at
General MacArthur will organise with cargo for discharge at the wong only carried them on to a steamer locality.
the defences of the now Common- port of arrival, was 4.2 per cent. yesterday morning was stopped in a see anyone in charge of them. Comprisonment, was imposed on the pines.
A fine of $16, or one month's im-wealth Government in the Philip greater than in the same menth rickaha by a distriot watchman who plainant was Ng Luk-man, licensed first charge, and a fine of $36, or
last year, while the net tonnage noticed a bulge under his clothing. hawker. His Worship warned de-six weeks imprisonment was im France, and has commanded
of vessels that departed from On being searched, the six plates fendant to leave things alone were discovered. Sentence
ports at which they had loaded of." month's imprisonment was passed.sonal-band,
one time and bound him over in a per-posed on the second charge. The American Ninth Corps Area Hinco cargo was 1.9 per cent, greater.→→
pigs were ordered to be confiscated. 1930. Reuter-
British Wireless.
T. Cashman
charged with
Dotem tendant the Canton Wharf, he pleaded that he granted to anyone in that particular!
stated that
was employed at the Tat lying at the wharf because he did not
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