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The
FINAL EDITION
Supreme Court
Hongkong Telegraph
FOUNDED ISL
No. 14761
四片磕,淡九月二十央港香 THURSDAY, DECEMBER
5,
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THE VERY LATEST. AT
WHITEAWAY'S
PEACE PLAN SUBMITTED TO ITALY
ROME REACTION UNKNOWN
OPTIMISM GAINING IN EUROPE
HOARE TO MEET LAVAL ON SATURDAY
(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, Received, December 6, 145 p.)
Paris, Dec. 5.
The new Anglo-French peace plan has been com- pleted and submitted to Italy. Details of the plan have not been disclosed and it is still too early to learn what reaction has occurred in Italy.-United Press.
OOPTIMISM increasING
Paris, Dec. 4.
There is talk of peace in the air. Best informed quarters assert that while nothing definite in the way of a compromise by the Italian Government has been disclosed, the atmosphere is nevertheless moro favourable than for a long time.
There is every reason to suppose that when M. Pierre Laval, the French Prime Minister, and Sir Samuel Hoare, the British Foreign Minister, meet on Saturday they will be in possession of auflicient information to continue useful conversa- tions.
It is authoritatively reported that an exchange of terri- tories between Italy and Ethiopia, with Ethiopia being given an outlet to the sea, has been mentioned in high places as the possible means of solving the Italo-Ethiopian problem...
Simultaneous suspension of hostili
ties and anti-Italian sanctions would be regarded as 14:1 essential pre- Iniinary to any real peace discussions. However, there is hope that progressį towards peace will be marked during the next few days.-Reuter.
ROME INTERESTED
Rome, Dec. 4.
Reports that Sir Samuel Hoare of
Britain and M. Pierre Laval of
AUTONOMY WITHIN
24 HOURS
II. E. the Officer Administering the Government (Sir Thomas Southern) inspecting the Fire Brigade at yesterday's display, accompanied by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King as Chief Officer of the Brigade," and Superintendent H. T. Brooks. (Photo: Mee Cheung).
AIR FORCE CRUISE TO JAPAN
PLANES
SINGAPORE
PLAN JOURNEY
WILL CALL AT HONGKONG
London, Doc. i.
The Air Miniatry announces to-day that with the permission of the Japanese Government arrangements are being made for a squadron of the Royal Air Force to fly from Singapore to Japan shortly. This will be the first visit of a foreign air force
quadron to Japan.
The cruise will be undertaken by Squadron No. 205, of Short "Singa- pore" flying boats. It will commence
mid-February and will be complet
IR
France will discuss compromise pre- SUNG CHEH-YUAN'Sed the second week in Murch. The
posals for the solution of the Italo-
Ethiopian conflict during a Saturday meeting in Paris, have been received with Interest.
hbrer
made
It is believed that Signor Musso- lini, the Italian Prime Minister, has undoubtedly
known Italy'
minimum demands for settlement, but only to
A peaceful
the French
and British leaders and in JL very guarded and secret way.
4.
ANNOUNCEMENT
JAPAN'S KEEN INTEREST
(Special to "Tolograph"
distance of the round-trip fight is about 7,000 miles.
Bound for Japan, the planes will follow B
raute which will take them to: Hongkong Their itinerary is as follows: From Singaporo they will make their first leg to Kuching, hop to Kudat, Manila, Hongkong, Amoy, Shanghal,
Tokyo
in Kagoshima and turn.
ultimate destination will be Tan, or some other place ap proved by the Japanese Government.
GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL LOCAL EXCHANGE RATE
CALLING IN ALL H.K.
SILVER HOLDINGS
Important measures in regard to the currency of the Colony were taken by he Legislative Council this afternoon, when it passed an Ordinance to make provision for the estab lishment and management of an Exchange Fund and to amend the law relating to legal tender and to the notes issued by certain banks.
The object of the legislation is to establish Government control of exchange in the Colony with a view to prevent undue Aluctuation.
The Ordinance provides that lawfully issued bank notes shall be local currency and legal tender to any amount, and provision is made for the surrender by the note-issuing bunks of all silver coin and silver bullion which they have hitherto been required by law to deposit against their note issues,
MASS ATTACKS
EXPECTED
ETHIOPIANS MOVE UPON MAKALE
ITALIANS ANTICIPATE
PITCHED BATTLE
Asmara, Doc. 1.
A strong Ethiopian force, including units of the Emperor's own army, is marching towards Makale. It has already come within sight of the Italian advance posts.
It is stated that the Ethiopians are well armed with rifles -and machine-guns, and that they have with them artillery of n
modern type.
It is believed an Ethiopian offensive on a large scale is. imminent.
The Italian forces, according to a communiquo, are elated: ut the prospect of coming to grips with their opponents who have fought a guerilla campaign hitherto. The Italians are. confident that they can crush completely any offensive which the black warriors attempt and that a pitched battle would materially assist them in their campaign of conquest-Reuter,
ATLANTIC AIR MAIL
BY 1937
EXPERTS MEETING “AT WASHINGTON
U.S. READY TO CO-OPERATE
Washington, Dec. 4.
JOINING FORCES.
Asmara, Dec, 4. The movements of Ras Kassa's troops indicate that the first large scale fighting of the war may secur shortly on the northern Ethiopian
front
It is reported here that Ras Seyoun is loading 30,000 mon towarty Amba, Alagi to effect a function with Ras Kassa's forces and that the two armica will then hurl, themselves upon tho Italian lines around Makale.
United Prosn.
·LESS-PUBLICITY
Rome, Dec. 4, . Keeping his promigo that there would be losa publicitý given to the Aghting In Ethiopia, Marshal Dado glio, Italian commander-in-chief, has Issued a brief communique from his headquarters, nying:
"There is nothing to report from
Mr. James A. Farley, Postmaster-aither front"-United Press. General of the United Btates, an · HUSBANDING RESOURCES
Rome, Dec. 4. nounced today that he would request funds for the initiation of a trans- The King and Queen have donated. Atlantic air' mall. service at the gold wedding rings which they have forthcoming session of Congress. worn for thirty-nine years in the
gold Experimental flights will be started campaign to secure old to bolster next summer and a regular service the country's metal reserves. will probably be in operation by 1937, It is expected that a huge pile of The air mall contract would go to gold rings will be placed at the foot Warrior Mr. of the tomb of the Unknown an American company, said Farlay, but in view of the necessity on December 18, "Faith Day," and the of foreign landing grounds arrange- rings will later be melted down and ments would be made, in all probabi- made into ingots to be stored in the
service by two companjen,
one of donors wil
will receive steel rings from them American and the other a the Government. foreign concern.--Beuter.
Provision is made for the issue by the Treasurer of cer- tificates of indebtedness instead of silver as backing for bunk notes. It is also made clear that nothing in the Ordinance will empower any note issuing bank to issue notes in excess of any maximum limit laid down in the Ordinance or Charterality, for the joint operation of the vaults of the Bank of Italy. The governing the issue of such notes.
There is much speculation as to what Il Duce is demanding, but so
The squadron will remain in Japan A further provision is that every far it is mostly guesswork-Reuter,-
(Hy Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphic Mea about a week and on its return flight person holding British dollurs, Mexi miges Ordiwanor, 111. Retrived. December will follow the same route as far as can GOVERNMENT'S 'PLANS
dollars, Hongkong subsidiary Toky, Dec. 5. Hongkong From there the flying silver coin, or silver Luifion exceeding London, Dec. 1.
boats will travel via Kamranh Bay, in amount or value ten dollars (other Widespread interest in the affair Cochin-China, to Singapore. When the dobnie on the reply to the
of North China has been revived
than the silver coin and silver bullion Address from the Throno wong - following reports that General Sung commanding the Air Force in the Far render the same within one month, to
Air Commodore S. W. Smith, officer referred to in section f) shall sus tinued in the House of Commons 10- Chek-yuan has announced the estab- Rast, will accompany the Equadron. the Treasurer who will pay for the day speeches donit mainly with Home fishment of an autonomous Govern Three flying boats will be employed kame in Hongkong eurrenes. Affairs, mentioned in the. King's ment for the whole of North China, in the flicht, and will carry a total speech.
"Foreign Affairs will be raised to to become effective within twenty-fou crew of 25 officers and airmen.
COMMUNITY PRAISED Faciltles are being sought from the murrow when the Foreign Secretary,
The Hun, Attornoy General (Mr. C. Sir Samuel Hoare, will refer to the
flowever, the reports are unean-squadron to fly over their parts and said:-Sir,- think that Your Ex- Governments concerned to enable the G. Alabaster) in introducing the Bill, British policy with regard to the pre-firmed. sent stage of the Italo-Abyssinian dia-
territories-Router. "puta_and' other current International Meanwhile, nil circles are watch-
problems.
ing the moveatents of the Nanking War Miniatur, General Ho Ying-ching who is at present in Pelping.
Japaneso newspapers
Enter this week Sir Samuel will leave for Switzerland to take a much needed rest, but he will break his
tion
this
in
tours.
assert that
in Parla to have a conversa Britain and the United States are Jou with the French Premier
Great interest is being displayed to hump, the influence in an effor View of the to hamper the autonomous movement.
However, all of the League
correspondents of Eighteen to consider the Japanese newspapers predict. Im-
developments question of adding oil and other key portant
in North commodities to the embargo
Chinus soon.-United Press, Ilst and
anu
in view of
or
the discussions
in' Parla between
Fronch
proposals which
of Nations," The last ocea
the
Briti
experts
upon
the
of devising
"Ale to three parties i
the words of the King's
DE BONO ARRIVES. IN ITALY
in
the dispute,
Ethiopia and the
League
sion when Sir Samuel Hoare and M. NOT NOTICED BY THE Laval met was at Geneva a month
when the League requested Franco and Britain të
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currency
celiency would wish me, in introducing this Bill, to express the Government's appreciation of the quiet good sense of the community in the dieult
exchange and
position through which the Colony has been
It is hardly too much to say. passing. that I
market If our exchange used only by the Hongkong com munity, it might be possible to allow the currency to remain in the present anomalous position until conditions in other parts of the world became clearer, and it was possible to take a final decision about the future.
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JAPANESE DEFEND SUBMARINE
VALUABLE WEAPON FOR DEFENCE
OPPOSED TO ABOLITION
DELEGATES ARRIVE
Washington, Dec. 4. A delegation of Canadian, Irish Newfoundland and English experts has arrived to negotiate concerning the proposed trans-Atlantic air mail service.
Mr. James A. Farley, Pastmastor- General, has indicated that he s willing to seek from Congress funds to establish an ocean air line at the proper time.-United Press.
An Important move towards the
establishment of the proposed trans
Atlantic air service was announced in London recently on the departure
for Ottawa of the British aviation ex- ports. Colonel Sir Donald Banks, director-general, General Post Oflee: Liout-Colonel F director-gen Humphery, !
of Civil mordine,
Mr. G. E.
and
the
Further evidence that Royalty in. assisting in -conservation of Italy's resources, is the announcement that the New Year's Day reception at the palace, at which the diplomats of all the nations usually assemble, has been cancelledUnited Preat.
CLIPPERS
TO COME TO CHINA
PROBABLY WITHIN: SIX WEEKS
Aviation ng TERMINUS AT.
director of Imperial Airways, accom (Special to "Telegraph").
panied by Air Ministry Dominions Office, and Post Office
oficiais, Tokyo, Dec. 5.
Representatives of the Irish Free A Foreign Office, spokesman cate. State and of Newfoundland also par- gorically denied the London reports ticipated in the discussions in Ottawa,
tho
MACAO
(Special to "Telegraph") -
Washington, Dec. 4. Mr. Harles Branch, Assistant Post- master General, to-day expressed the
China
WALLACE PLEASED
WITH PROGRESS:
and all have now gone on to Washing But this is of course not the caso. that Admiral Nagano, chief of the anda Chiengo, Dec, 4.
the ton. Henry C. Wallace said to-day that is open not only to those who have the press that Japan would not oppose coast of Ireland, and Galway Bay, would extend its service
The Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. The exchange market of the Colony Japanese naval dologation to
London Naval Conference, had told Bantry Bay, on tho south-west opinion that Pan-American Airways the Administration would have ac- legitimate interests hore, but also the abolition of submarines If a which is understood to be favoured within a month, or six weeks.
to: wish to make who may coptable substitutas if the Supreme to any
of Pacific non-aggression invalidates all or part of the Court
of the it Thero is therefore a danger that cluded, or that Janan pact ware con-as the Irish terminus for the pervica |
The Company is understood to have would
welcome have been inspected. the AAA.
exchange value of the Hongkong
completed negotiations for making auch a
a proposal.
It is likely that a great aeroplane He declared any decision of the dollar may be subjected to wida
the terminus Macho He said the Japanese delegation or flying boat base will be establish- Pacific service, but the United
of the trans
States Supreme Court would be red
(Continued on Page 12.)
asked for Tokyo's instruc-ed near the spot whore Sir Arthur Goverment has not completed.nogo- received
had never with equanimity. If the processing
tions in such a connection, and so he Whitten Brown and the late Sir John tiations with the Chinoso Government taxes should be ruled unconstitutional Pacific, but such a scheme is incom- cannot bellove any such statement Alcock the Britons who wore the for handling of maila after arrival Rome, Doc. 4... ten alternatives were available, in-patible with Japan's Far East policy, was made,
Brat to fly the Atlantic-landed at Macao, where they would be de Marshal do Hono, the conqueror of, cluding a sales tax and a higher in- and consequently the report that Submarines,
are an years ago, and there will be aerial verod to the Chinese authorities, Adawa and Makalo, arrived on Italian come if the AAA. had come up Japan's delegation would not enter in economical defensive weapon and.com communication with Dublin, Belfast, instead of at Canton, as
originally any navel parles until such a pact sequently an Important part of London, Paris, and all parts of the
planned. while his arrival has not been noticed worked botter than we anticipated. untrue.
obviously bo
Japan's naval policy. Japan would Continent.
Pan-American A rough outline of the suggestions by the Press.
Airways, it is under The farmors co-operation has been He anid, Japan waa of France and Britain for what they The Marshal met the local author)-| whole-worted. I-venturo to say that a continuance of the "rons fortifica. or abolished offensive weapons. consider might form the basis for ties at Syracuse, but no plans have no matter what party Is In power on clause of the Washington Treaty in the Pacific is a theoretical thing Goddes, chairman of Imperial Air in Canton or Hongkong. The date of This suggested non-aggression pact. Lose than a month ago, Sir Eric waters here are less congested than terminal, it being pointed out that the the settlement of the Italo-Ethiopian been announced for his reception something like the AAA, will con- If other powers concerned propose it, based on the collective organisation ways, told shareholders that the com- the inauguration of the passMEET war,, have beca paased on to Signor when he reaches Home to-morrow continue in operation, Reuter but Japan would not take the fallis of nations to preserve peace in the pany already has under construction morvion is still undecide
(Continued on Page 7.)- Reuter Special,
Special.
tive in this matterUnited Press Continued on Previous Column) Hey Continued on Page 7): the question of fares,
possibilities of hastening the ro
catablishment of peaco-British Wire-
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