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14. THURSDAY, MAY
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JAPAN
DECLINES Where Disaster Threatened Ranpura
ANTI-SMUGGLING
COLLABORATION
BRITISH ANXIETY NOT ALLAYED
SIR FREDERICK MAZE : SEES COMPLICATIONS
London, May 13.
It is understood that Japan's reply to the British Ambassador's representations concerning the dangerous increase of smuggling in North China, does little to allay British anxiety over the situation.
It is understood that no promise has been given by Japan to the Ambassador, Sir Robert Clive, to co-operate in measures against the smugglers.
It is known that Great Britain and other powers, including the United States and Germany, takę a grave view of the North China situation, the alleged determina. tion of the Japanese authorities that Chinese revenue officers shall not interfere with smugglers and China's consequent helplessness. It is reported that consulta- tions between the interested powers are in progress.
The seriousness of the situation is stressed by Sir Frederick Maze, head; of the Chinese Maritime Customs, who points out that the general de- crease in Chinese customs receipts must necessarily affect China's in- demnity and loun services.
Sir Frederick added that ns Shang- hai and other northern ports were responsible for 88 per cent. of the total of China's customs revenues, the question was no longer a purely do- mestle one. It might become an In- ternational issue, he said.
It is understood this statement from Sir Frederick Maze reflects the
official anxiety regarding the rapid increase of smuggling under the al- leged protection of Jupmese military authorles--Reuter,
LEAGUE FINISHES AGENDA
COMPLETES LARGE VOLUME OF WORK
Lendon, May 13,
CONVICTS BREAK PRISON
BATES TELLS OF THOMAS DEAL
BOUGHT HOUSE FOR MINISTER
AS PAYMENT "ON ACCOUNT"
London, May 13.
The friendship of Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary of State for Colonies, and Mr. Alfred Bates,
whose insurance against tax changes in Britain was one of the direct causes of the probe of alleged Budget leakages, oc- cupied the tribunal this after-
noon.
After Mr. Bales' tudy secretary, Mrs. Stubbs, had testified upon the insurance she had effected on Mr. Bates' behalf, Mr. Bates himself was recalled to the witness stand.
He stated that his friendship with, Mr. Thomas had lasted for twenty He firmly denied that Mr. years. Thomas had told him anything about i the contents of the Budget. His only business transaction with the Seere- tury for the Colonies was disclosed in a letter from Mr. Bates which counsel read. The letter started "Dear Jim," : and offered £20,000 for Thomas autoblography, to be completed with-
DO MURDER WHILE in six months of Mr. Thomas retire-
IN FLIGHT
CARRY ONE
_HOSTAGE_
(Special To "Telegraph")
McAlester, May 10,
ment from polities. The letter offer- ed a further share of all profits over £25.000
MR. THOMAS ACCEPTS Mr. Thomas had replied, said the witness, that although he had had other substantial offers he was in- fuented by the fict that Mr. Bates was prepared_to_make_an. immediate advance
Mr. Thomas told Mr. Bates that if he could get him a certain houso which Mrs. Thomas was keen to own, he would accept Mr. Bates' offer.
Mr. Bates said he acquired the
ROME'S MOVE AWAITED
WILL MUSSOLINI QUIT LEAGUE?
ITALY HAS HAD ENOUGH
OF GENEVÁ”
(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")
Rome, May 13.
Signor Virginio Gayda, who is regarded as the spokesman of the Dictator, Signor Benito Mussolini, in an editorial in Giornale d'Italia to-day declares:
"Italy has had enough of Geneva.
"The unjust verdict of the League of Nations has, been accepted in Italy with disciplined reserve and disdain.
"The departure of the Italian delegation from Geneva is significant of the resolute detachment of Italy from the League."
In view of this assertion, many believe Signor Mussolini will announ ce in the Chamber of Deputies to. morrow whether or not he intends to resign from the League.
the
Baron Aloisi, the chief of halian delegation to Geneva, ap- proached to-day, refused to comment upon his departure from Geneva.
Twenty-three prisoners in the Oklahouse for C15,100, and informed Mr.That is all we know," he insisted.
"We were told to return to Rome.
homa Penitentiary brickyard rioted) Thorus of the fact on March 6. He during the lunch hour to-day and asked for acknowledgment of this killed, the Prison Superintendent, C.jsum “on
the auto- or account" D. Powell. One convict is believed to blography contract. have been slain.
STOP PRESS
The P. and O. finer Ranpura, which arrived in Hongkong to-day with the Chinese freontres which have been displayed in London, escorted by a British crufery and with a guard of Royal Marines aboard, at one stage of her journey here was threatened disaster. Bhe run agrimind off Gibral tar. After three days tugs succeeded in refloating her. The illustration shows the liner with a powerful tup trying to haul her clear.
TREASURE
ANTI-GAS PLAN BY
SHIP IN HONGKONG LOCAL
EXPERTS Ranpura Arrives With Escort
CHEAP MASKS FOR ALL HONGKONG
Exclusive details of the anti-
Air Raid Precautions Committee are divulged on Parge Seven of this issue of the "Telegraph."
It is disclosed that efforts are
WITNESS TELLS gas plans developed by the local
OF STRANDING
Escorted by the light cruiser
H.M.S. Dauntless, the P. and O. being made by the Committee to
the
liner Ranpuri arrived in Hong-ensure that: kong from England at 7 o'clock Selected. buildings in this morning carrying the im-Colony are adequately protected; mense treasure of Chinese arti The first and second floors of objects which have been on certain public and private build- exhibition in London.
ings are marked for rapid con- The voyage has been an unter-version into gas shelters; tunate one for the liner, which on April 15 went aground at Gibralter. A local resident who was on the ship at the time described his experience
Water and food supplies are rendered safe from infection; in the following terms.
Recognised signals may be given to the population in the late afternoon and the ship was the event of a sudden attack;
"We arrived at
at Gibralter in
Ambulance services, doctors ing inspected owing to a couple c cases of chicken-pox on board. A and tire brigades are familiar Kale sprang up very suddenly and the with their special duties; and was only a few minutes before we reach of the pocket of every ship began to drag her anchors. It Effective gas masks, within ly the ship was lucky to hit where inhabitant in the Colony, are were aground on a sandbank. Actual
yards.
or so to the available.
she did, for only 50 side was a cluster of
The new Hongkong & Shang- "There was nothing in the nature hai Banking Corporation pre- of a panic and no-one was distressed, since it was clear that there was no mises, the Genoral Post Office, danger. First Admirally tugs and Gloucester Hotel, Peninsula then a Danish tug from Lisbon tried Hotel, and European Y.M.C.A. to get us off, but without avail.
SORRY TO BE FREE
are among the places mentioned by the Telegraph" writer as We were three-days-on-the-bank obvious buildings marked by the- and some of us, at least, were a bit
Committee 115 possible gas Borry when finally the ship was free. We had arranged to go and see a shelters. bull-fight just over the border on the Saturday but the ship came off on Friday! We always had to be en board by 6 pm, so actually we never had a chance to get across and do a of the little exploring in Spain.
Vienna, May 14.
Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg will become Asked whether he expected to re: important reconstruction
the sole dictator of Austria by an turn to Geneva, Baron Aloisi refused Cabinet, according to a semi-officia! to reply. But another of the delega-
to-clay.
"After an inspection by divers, ឆ.រ. the Ranpura continued on her voyage, or remarked: "I doubt it. The communique issued at 12.46 situation is undoubtedly serious,"
apparently little the worse for her adventure-though some passengers All the ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED.
most important home, were rather nervous when two days foreign and political offices will be later we went through a second
gale concentrated in his hands, it is stated, which thoroughly tested the liner."
The reform is undertaken
"with
The Rappura has been unfortunate the abject of giving, by means of n of late. On her way from Colombo to
strong concentration of ali forees London on her last trip she damaged
in reply to questions Mr. Bates stated that he had had other frans- A guard, W. W. Gossett, was octions with Mr. Thomas, and that seriously wounded.
from first to last he did not receive The Foreign Secretary, Mr.
from any source any prior knowledge From another source it is learned Anthony Eden, kad another busy day Powell, five prisoners escaped in a
It is reported that after killing about the contents of the Budget. that Signor Mussolini is expected to in Geneva, This morning he SAW
Evidence showed that Mr. Bates' announce to the Deputies to-morrow the Roumaniah Foreign Minister and truck, carrying a guard named Cope offer for Mr. Thomas' autoblography Italy's future policy towards the Greek representative, Monsieur Po-as a hostage.
was dated November, 1935, and that League, and whether he intends to ready to build up Austria, political her propellers which had to be repair- litis, as well as Mr. Sean Lester,
shelter to all supporters the house was purchased for Mr. retain his seat there.
of aned in London. On her way to South- Thomas In February last-Reuter. League oficials say that Signor Independent Austrin within the ampton she struck a floating object
Mussolini alone in aware of his Inten-Fatherland Front","
and had to be examined on reaching tiona
The communique adds that the port, and twice on the way out she Although obviously enraged at the main outline of Austrian home and hit a buoy. continuance of the League's sanctions, foreign policy is unchanged.—Reuter. Italian diplomats called the situation grave, but doubted whether Italy will leave the League because of them.- United Press,
Nine, others who escaped from the League High Commissioner fer brickyard were recaptured immediate. Danzig. and Herr Gressler Pre-ly after they came into the open. sident of the Danzig Senate.
It is reported that the Council this evening appointed, Mr. Lester High Commissioner for another year, in the request of both the Danzig senate and the Polish Government.
Warden Roy Kenny said the con victs were armed with guns and knives. They shot Gossett in the breast and took Powell and Cope to a waiting truck. They apparently shot Powell through the head and after traversing McAlester dumped During the two hours' silting the his body into the roadway. Council hurried through n long It is said the prison-brent is led agenda at top speel. It now stands by Claude Beavers, who first attacked adjourned until June 16.
Cope, whom he used as a shield whon
There was lively argument, it is forcing the tower guard to throw stated, in the course of the private down its guns.-United Press. Aession regarding the report sub- mitted to the Slavery Committee by the-Italian-Government.
According to press telegrams the up- what was the report was circularised to members of the Slavery Com- -mittee with a note attached that the contents had been communicated by a military authority occupying for- eign territory In violation of the Covenant.
Investigators Arrive
The main business at the public TO STUDY MUI-TSAI
zession was the offer of seats on the
Council to China.as a representative
TRIAL BY PEERS
London, May 13. *
PROBLEM
ST. LOUIS BACK IN OLD FORM
him as an authority in military occupation of Addis Ababa.
In one of several other replies Mr. Baldwin reminded an Opposition
Also arriving on the Ranpurs this morning were the members of the Commission sent out by the Colonial Office to study the mui-fand problem.
SEAT FOR CHINA?
Geneva, May 13.
Full story on Page seven.
VANDALS DESTROY STATUES
VETERAN ARTIST'S STUDIO INVADED
INEXPLICABLE
CRIME
New York, May 13.
The famous sculptor, fr. George [G. Barnard, whose work was known to the savants of the world as long ago as 1804; has disclosed that vandals
COUNCIL ADJOURNS
Geneva, May 13, The session of the League of Na-
The. League of Nations Connell to-broke into his studio on Friday and New York, May 13. tions Council was adjourned to-dly member that the Government had re- day approved the report of the Com-destroyed six pieces of statuary with The St. Louis Browns' taste of until June 10, when discussion of the peatedly stated its policy in the dis-mittee favouring the election of China a aledge-hammer.
re- pule was based on the collective to the League Council, and a definite success yesterday, when they beat Italo-Ethiopian dispute will be New York Yankees after thirteen Kumed.
decision by League. Nations.-British decision new rests with September's successivo defeats, may have gone to A
Spasion of the Assembly-Router.
their heads. They committed two Genever of delegates are leaving Wireless.
to-night, but Mfr. Anthony errors and were vanquished by a Eden, the British representative, Is violent New York attack to-day. remaining here until, to-morrow to
The Yankees pounded the League's fulfil a number of engagements- lowliest for eleven hita, scoring four Router. runa. St. Louis scored once on alx connections.
the batting
Baldwin Questioned
•
LOOKING OVER EASTERN
He sald
ECONOMIC
PARADE
Washington, May 13.
They poured for over the fragments, Three of the statues were in plaster models, of which he had no copy, sald Mr. Barnard. The others were of marble, and included two figures of Christ.
Only the famous war memorial, Rainbow Arch, on which Mr. Barnard has Inboured for fifteen years, was unscathed.
The sculptor is unable to suggest d motive for the crime, and declares he,cannot understand the psychology of the perpetrators-Reuter
POISON CAKES KILL 42
Boston Red Sox beat the champion
London, May 13. Tigers three to one, assisted by Werber's homer. They had nine hits In the absence of the Foreign of Asia, and to some one •of the
to Detroit's six. There were no Secretary at Geneva, the Prime smaller European powers not belong Among the arrivals here this morn errors.
Minister had a large number of!
relating In the National Leaguo Philadel-questions
to the Italo- ing to one of the already recognised) ing aboard the liner Ranpura were the
Mr. Charles K. Moser, the Chief of the Far Eastern section regional groups. This recommenda- members of the Mui-tens Commission, phio defeated the Cincinnati Reds, Abyssinian dispute to answer in the
of the Department of Commerce, in his annual review, said that tion was referred to the Assembly comprising Sir Wilfred Woods, Mias hitting fourteen times and scoring House of Commons this afternoon. for conskloration in September-Picton Turbeville and Mr. C. Will Inndley and Lombardi hit homers Italian ambassador handed to the communicated to exports' movements by the new Chinese silver.
nine runs. with Grace's homer. British Wirelesa.
Mr. Haldwin sloted that when the the main feature of China's situation is that the swift impulse Sir Wilfred is accompanied by Lady for the Reds, bringing Woods.
The party was mot on arrival by total to fourteen safe drives. Each le yesterday Austin policy in November 1936, has failed to carry through the spring Mr. J. Jeff, Secretary to the Conimli cam had an error.
the Italian decree annexing Abyssinia months. sion, who arrived in Hongkong from feated at home by the Boston Braves, informed the document was circles profess to belleve that should sald Mr. Moser. The Bank of Japan
The Pittsburgh Pirates ware de to Italy and conferring the title of
Emperor
that Stanghal financial conditions remain remarkably slabic, JAPANESE SCHOOL upon the King of Italy, he Singapore a short-tato ago. They four to three, in a then proceeded to Government House
nock-and-nock
SPORTS TRAGEDY The Buil for the abolition of the where they will stay for the next fort-on error and the game went to to submitted to the Foreign Secretary to prove serious, the
Bolli teams had nine hits and accepted in all reserve and would be the adverse trade balance continue hos mei all requirements without
Government any emergency netion and no вет
Hamamatsu, May 13, bers of the peerage possed its third;
may stabilise the yuan at a still lower blance of a panic, despite the shock Sir
No fewer than 27 students and 16 reading in the House of Lords this comment on the subject of the Com-
home run which decided the Issue.
Describing the contents of the noto exchange level.
of February's coup d'etat, afternoon. In the Commons,
However, he said that the general Japan's industrial production, des- adults are dead and 180 studenta and The St. Louis-Brooklyn game and received by the British Legation, the mission's investigation before his the Chikago-New York Exture in the along with other diplomatie missions situation at present appears to be pite the curtallment of some in-ed cake which was distributed at the Solicitor General stated that to work was begun, stating that ho parti-National League were postponed on Badegilo, the Prime Minister sald Sir years.
others til as a result of eating polson- cost to public funds of the recent cularly desired not to give any wrong account of rain.
Addis Ababa, from Marshal better than it has dong for many dustries, hus continued at a high Hamamatsu Biddle School after the
level, he said. Some think that the holding of an athletic meeting, *prosecution of a Peer before the Impressions of his attitude.
House of Lords was £888. It was
Likewise, the Washington-Chicago Sidney Bation was Instructed to Mr. Moser added that the Philip cotton spinning industry has reached Both Sir Wilfred and Lady Woods and the Philadelphia-Cleveland en make it clear in his reply ilunt for pines anticipate a prosperous year a plateau from whence no sudden serious condition. ill are in a
Many of those taken this case which gave rise to Lord aro old friends of Sir Thomas and gagements in the American League the present his communications with and that gold experts will probably expansion may be expected, unless Sankey's Bill, which now goes to the Lady Southern, who passed them were also postponed for the same rea-Marshal Badogilo were on the foot exceed any year since 1930. Commons-British Wireless,
⚫unanticipated demand between Singapore and Colombo.. son-Reufor,
Ing that Sir Sidney-Barton regarded Japan's economic and financial created.-United Press.
privilege of trial.by Peers for mem-n Wilfred declineil to make any innings bofora Lopez smashed out a on his retum.
some
The polles are investigating a re Isport that the cakes were poisoned
maliciously,——Router.