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五拜疆 號十二月三英港香· FRIDAY, MARCH 20,
1936.
日七十月二 GLM COPE 10 CENTE
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The Worlds.
Master Tyre
FRANCE AMENDS DEMANDS
POWERS REACH
ACCORD
EASIER TERMS FOR GERMANY
INTERNATIONAL PARLEY TO SETTLE DISPUTES
London, March 19.
The British Cabinet has approved the text of the Locarno Powers agreement and it is learned from Paris that the Council of Ministers has unanimously approved" the understanding.—Reuter.
FRANCE COMPROMISES
London, Mar. 19.
Details of the Locarno Powers' agreement, so far as can be gathered at present, slow that France has agreed to drop the clauses relating to the international policing of the demilitarised Rhineland zone and to waive conditionally her demand for the withdrawal of German troops from that area.
The agreement provides for an înternational con-
Members of the Victoria Nursing Division struck a new note at yesterday's inspection of St. John' Ambulance Brigade by Ilin Excellency the Governor, when they appeared in gna musky, as shown in
above picture, (Photo; Mre Cheung,)
LEAGUE CENSURES GERMANY
ference, the agenda of which will include the German | COUNCIL'S VOTE OF peace treaty proposals, the central European problem, disarmament and economic questions.
The agreement proposes to submit to the League Council a number of resolutions, the first reaffirming the safety of treaties, the second referring the Franco-Russian Pact to the Hague Court.
It is belleved that the terms of the agreement have already been communicated to Germany's representative at the Council session, Herr von Ribbentrop.-Reuter.
Cabinet Session
London, Mar, 19.
i
CONDEMNATION
REACTION IN BERLIN
London, Mar. 19, With only one abstention, Chile, the League of Nations Council to-day
will not touch the political or military adoptod the Franco-Belgian resolu side of that arrangement.
There was a further meeting of the
The British assurance of support Cabinet at 10 o'clock to-night and for Franco and Belgium in the case another is discussing the proposals of aggression is regarded as only to-morrow morning.
temporarily necessary, and to be of a The Cabinet is discussing the pro-duration only sufficiently long to posals to which the Locatino Powers cover the period preceding the formu have agrood and concerning which lation of new peace pucts to guarantee Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign the security of Western Europena Minister, will make a statement in frontier-Bruter.
the House of Commons between 3 and 4 o'clock to-morrow----Reuter.
Vital Amendments
London. Mar. 19.
Paris Approves
Paris, Mar. 10. Satisfaction is expressed in authorl- tative quarters at the agreement
tion condemning Germany for the violation of the Locarno and Veri sailles Treaties by sending troops into the demilitarised Rhineland zone. At the opening of the session, Mr. Stanley Bruce, the Australian de legate and president of the Council, said the statement made by the Ger man representative, Herr von Rib bentrop, had not altered his view that
was his duty to
it
Franco-Belgian resolution port the
ITALY READY TO CALL TRUCE
WILL END WAR WHEN
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London, Mar. 19.
League of Nations circles assert that Italy has informed the Committee of Thirteen that she is ready to cease hostilities in Ethiopia provided sanctions are abolished.
It is expected that Italy will formally inform the Committee of Thirteen on Friday that she is ready to suspend hostilities, but that she first requires a pledge from the League Powers that sanctions will be lifted.- United Pres8.
League To Meet
He said he thought that M. Pierre Flandin and M. Paul van Zeeland, the French and Belgian delegates, had showed the greatest moderntion in the face of trying circumstaneca,
After the vote on the resolution, act signatories Mr. Bruce invited the three Locarno
to express
their
London, Mar. 19, opinions, though their votes would League of Nations officials and to not be recorded. Herr von Ribbon day that the Italian communication trop, the German spokesman, de- with respect to Italy's willingness to clared that if his statement made cease hostilities in Ethiopia on the
the London conferences,
Immediately after arriving from during the morning were considered condition of the abandoning of sanc- M. Pierre more fully by the Counell the ment- tions would lead to meetings of the Fiandin, the Foreign Minister, con-bers would come to a different deci Committee of Eighteen and the full ferred with the Prime Minister, M. sion. He was convinced, he said, committee of League Powers to con- Albert Sarraut-Reuter,
that the Council's resolution would aider the cancellation of sanctions→ not be maintained in the judgment of United-Prose. history.
bcon
It is understood, two vitai amend-reached by the Locane Powers, ments have been made in the Locarno Powers' agreement. They have drop cause the impression has been gained France is particularly pleased be ned the clauses regarding the inter- that France-British co-operation tuus national occupation of the Rhineland and the French demand for the with
re-established, although not drawal of at least a part of the Ger without difficulty. man troops in the demilitarised zone. The agreement has been initialed but will not be signed until it has received the approval of the French and British Governpients. (This has now been secured).
M. Pierre Flandin, the French Foreign Minister, and Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, are expected to announce the terms
Statement Promised
London, Mar. 20. The Cabinet met at 10 p.m. yester
of the ugreontent in the French day and sat until 11.30 p.m. Chamber of Duputies and the House of Commons tomorrow.
Court's Ruling
Mr. Baldwin or Mr. Anthony Eden will make a statement in the House of Commons to-day at about 3.30 p.m., and the statement will be
The agreement is chiefly based upon accompanied by the White Paper the anticipated ruling of the Hague containing the text of the Locarno Court on the legality of the Franco-proposals. Russian pact, which will hind all The Cabinet also considered Mr. parties,
By the understanding, Great Bri- lain gives France and Belgium aa- Burances of support in the event of aggression.
Eden's report on his conversations: with Herr von Ribbentrop--Reuter.
Flandin Reports The French still hope that Ger
Paris, Mar. 20. many will agreo to, restore the con
The Council of Ministers met at ditions on the frontier which preceded pan, under the presidency of Presi the Rhineland re-occupation in the font Lebrun and concluded at 11.40 event of the Hague's ruling favour-p.m.
Tension Lessened
FLANDIN'S RETORT
M. Flandin replied that under in ternational law nobody was entitled to judge his own cause,
Germany desired it, to submit the He reiterated France's willingness,
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PROBLEM OF MUI TSAI
LITTLE HOPE FOR ERADICATION
London, Mar. 20.
Ing France. It is at present doubtful „Acommunique'. states that M. whether Germany will be willing to Flandin recounted the results of his In an editorial on the report on the go so far. Reuter.
negotiations in London, and the mui tsai systom of Hongkong, thej Counell unanimously approved M. Timos to-day says that all the com- Flandin's declaration, thanking and mittee's recommendations were well- congratulating him and M. Paul intentioned and the suggested they had defended the interests of obviously sound, but the dunenities Bancour for the energy with which pointment of an efficial guardian was France and the interests of peace, were manifold and multiferm and it M. Flandin will make a statement is hardly surprising that the White In the Chamber to-day-Reutor. Papor holds out no hope for eradicat-
Unanimous Approval
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Desperate Fighting
Addis Ababa, Mar. 19, Desperato fighting is proceding around Amba Alagi. Tho
Italian Ashangi, but are encountering vigor are trying to press on towards Lake
ous counter-attacks.
The Ethiopians claim to be hold- ing their ground, although it is ad- mitted that both siles are suffering heavily.
GERMANY
PRESENTS ARGUMENT
HISTORIC SCENES IN LONDON
RHINE ACTION EXPLAINED
(Special to "Tolsgraph")
140 DEAD IN U.S. FLOODS
EPIDEMIC FEARS IN DEATH AREA
THOUSANDS WORKING
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Washington, Mar. 19. 'The death toll in the United States floods has now reached 134, and is increasing hourly. President F. D. Roosevelt estimates that 200,000 are homeless in four- teen states.
Thousands of workers are striving to get relief to marooned people and to procure food and medical sup→ plies for starving and destitute. Outbreaks of epide mies are predicted throughout the death area.
In Pittsburgh there are two dead, in Lockhaven ten, Wilkshire five, Altona five, Moreville and Typone one cach, Wheeling (West Virginia) seventeen, Wellburg two, Buena Vista and Staunton (Virginia) one each In Ohio one is dead. Massachusetts, Brockton, Greenville, Hadley, Lawrenceville and Northampton all had one fatality. In New Hampshire one person was lost in each of three places, Goffstown, Nassau, and Warren. Two were drowned at Hancock (Vermont), one at Williamstown and Groton. Stanford and Nor- wich (Connecticut) lost one each, and in Waterford and Oswego, New-York-State, there was a death in each locality.-United Press.
Dead Now Total 140
New York, Mar. 20. The death roll from the floods now totals at least 140 and is still rising.-Reuter.
CHINA'S IMPROVED TRADE
LARGE AMERICAN PURCHASES
MANAGEMENT OF CURRENCY
Enormous Damage
New York, Mar. 10, Ninety-four are known to be dead, damage is estimated at $150,000,000 and 200,000 are homeless In cloven states, as a result of the worst floods: In the History of the United States which have inundated thousands of square miles in the east and south- east area.
For a distance of 200 miles along the Ohio River, the population, on both sides of the stream, has led to the blls in panic.
In Pittsburgh alone the damage is estimated at $20,000,000 and the city, is without newspapers or communica tions, without Hght nad largely with- out heat, for the electric power plants have failed and furnaces are flooded. The city is strown with debris and
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large part of it is still submerged.
Washington, the capital, is Washington, March 10.
paring for a crisis as the Potomac China's recently regained favour-River continues to rise steadily. Pro able trade balance with the United aident F. D. Roosevelt has postponed States increased during the month Florida and has issued a proclamation, his departure for a fishing trip to of January as the result of American calling for $3,000,000 for rollet work purchases of Chinese goods being in the flood areas.
ovor 100 per cent moro than those -In Lawremoville, Pennsylvania, a (By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraph of the previous January.
series of denfening explosions rocked The Emperor is reported to be a Ordinance, 184, Received, March
the town as the flood waters invaded directing the Ethiopian operations to, z CHL)
Imports from China during January it and thousands fled in terror to the for twenty hours every day
London, Mar. 19.
totaled $8,328,000 23 compared with highlands. One house crowded with without intermission, and is quite It was an historic scene when Herr $4,160,000 in January 1936, #
collapsed whom the undismayed by the heavy artillery von Ribbentrop, the German spokes
waters washed away its foundations.. and scroplane Bombardments-man at the League of Nation's Coun
United States exports to China and thirty persons were injured. Reuter's Bulletin Service.
cil session, presented his Govern-likewise increased by almost 100 per Router.. ment's case for the remilitarisation cont. Total exports for
January of the Rhineland
amounted to $5,424,000 as compared
Appeal For Aid with $2,875,000 for January 1935. Herr van Ribbentrop, dressed
Washington, Mar. 10. entirely in black, was one of the first
Authorities here regard the favour- of the delegates to arrive at St. able trade balance as the outcome of proclamacion to day stating that
President F. D. Roosevelt Issued Jamos' Palace, whero he was
wel-China managed currency P200,000 were homolcem. In eleven comed by the Council's chairmant, debod."that
dollar balances acquired therety will enable China totes as a result of the disastrous Hr. Stanley Bruce of Australia.
continue their currency management floods through the stern and south- When the plenary notation of the without the large silver sales which Castern lowerenising standiły. He
And that the num ber ** wna unged
the public contribute
MOUNT EVEREST
EXPEDITION
LEADER LEAVES FOR BASE CAMP
Bombay, Mar. 10.
A massage from Gantok, Sikkim,
tho
ing a custom sponsored by centuries staten that after completing finalFlandin, the French Foreign Minister, that China will use little of the $50-National and generously to the
Red, Groes,
Berlin, Mar. 10. Nows of the terms of the Locarno Powers' agreement is described in the Wilhelmstrasse as lessening the ter
Council opened the German delegates sion in Europe and the proposal for
walked to their seats. But directly were previously anticipated. an international conference has been favourably received, though the addi-
Here von Ribbentrop saw M. Pierre They have expressed the opinion. of tradition which, though ropugnant
he walked around the table to him, 000,000 recently acqulted in New York Meanwhile the Potomac River has tion to the agenda of the Central European problems is regarded as
London, Mar. 19.
in theory. In practice more often preparations for there, the sheer whereupon M. Fiendin rose and the by the sale of silver, as long as the overflowed with Washington Stoode la beneficial than reverso. Bomewhat encumbering the conference The League Council this afternoon
tion, Mr. Hugh Ruttledge, the leader, two shook hans.
trude balance continues On the other hand, Str alnco it is considered that the seven unanimously approved the Franco- Harris, in an article in
Joha loft for the base camp which he will. While Herr von Ribbentrop spoke,
Some 3,000 workmen have
boen China's favourable trade balance rushed to the construction of a points enunciated by Horr Adolf Belgian resolution finding Gormany Herald, declares no reform of this probably reach about the middle of his words coming rapidly M. Flandin Hitler, the Gorman Chancellor, are has committed a breach of Article 40 system.
ATTIL
sat back in his chair with his eyes for the six months ended December nineteen foot dyke to protect the -slavery will sufficiently far-reaching.
of the Treaty of Versailles, and cruelty. The system of ownership of
fized on the celling and Signor 1035 totalled $1,833,000 as compared Lincoln Memorial, and the huge now It is pointed out that an appeal to Instructing the Secretary-General to human beings must go, he maintains, attempt to reach the mummit any time upright with folded arms-Router 211,610,000 for the corresponding Washington Monument and Capitol The expedition hopes to make an Grandi, with an inscrutable face, sat with "da unfavourable "balazo of Government building between the the Hague on the Franco-Soviet pact (Continued on Pago
--Rätter.
after May 22~Router,
Special.
period of 1934 United Press.
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