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Italian Charges Refuted
BASED ON FALSE
INFORMATION
STATEMENT IN
COMMONS
London, May 18.
Mr. Anthony Eden, the For- eign Secretary, in the House of Commons to-dur strenuously denied the Italian allegation thal Great Britain had supplied the dum-dum bullets used by the tribesmen during the recent campaign. He denied that these were supplied by British firms or that export permits had been granted to British firms sinec the opening of hostilities.
Describing "an attempt to fabricate evidence," he revealed that the Italian Embunny had acquired spurious in formation upon which it based its allegations from "n notorious pur- veyor of false information, a British subject of Polish origin," known as Colonel Lopez, Mezler, and by other aliases.
Armed with a forged introduction from the Bank of Egypt, Lopez visit- ed Birmingham and the firm of Messrs. Gorge Bate, and obtained samples of ammunition, including 7.9 soft nosed sporting cartridges, together with a letter, which he dictated, and addressed Ethiopian Minister in London, certify. ing that the cartridges were of Bri- tish manufacture.
to the
Later, under another, alias, Loprz visited the Ethiopian Minister offered, in return for concessions, to supply the Ethiopian Government with large quantities of arms and ammunition. He asked the Minister for a letter authorising him to buy these goods.
NEVER APPROVED The long list of items included three million soft-nosed bullets and earl. ridges, which the Minister declared he had not approved. These letters were reproduced in Italun news-
pajera.
Mr. Eden entegorically, repudiated | the charge that any British soft-mesed ammunition was supplied and said the Government had informed the Italian Embassy that the employment of a man of this disreputable type would not assist in the niaintenance of good. relations.
The Italians subsequently cancelled the Note containing the allegations, which had been addressed to the League of Nations.
Mr. Eden's statement was geners) ly cheered-Reuter Special.
Amateur
Photograph Contest
"TELEGRAPH'S" BIG ANNUAL EVENT
Amatours will have an oppor Lunity of winning substantial prizes in the Hongkong Telegraph Amateur Photography Competition, which opens on June 1 and con- tinues during July and August.
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This is the sixth annual Com- petition sponsored by the Telegraph and it is expected that record in the number and stand- ard of entries will be established this year. In addition to two handsome silver trophies offered by Messrs. Ilford, Ltd., of London, and numerous cash prizes, there will be other awards, details of which will be announced shortly.
This year, there will be six classes, as follows:
1. Story-telling pictures.
2. Chincee studica.
3
Views, Including seascapes and landscapes.
4. Still life studies.
5. Snapshots by children,
6. "News happening" pictures. Class 6 is new to the Competition, and for this, section a handsome silver cup has been donated by. Dr. II. F. Bunje, Entries. in this class
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WORLD
FOUNDED 1981 二拜禮·號九十月五英溶香 TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1936.
CURRENCY
STABILISATION .
Mr. Henry Morgenthau, U.S. Secretary of the Treumrit, whe throws open the door for, inter- national currency stabilisation, hald. ing that the time in ripe for bilateral
talks on the question,
PROBING PALESTINE -DISORDER
ROYAL COMMISSION TO BE NAMED
GOVERNMENT DECISION
London, May 18. Mr. J. Thomas, the Secretary State for the Colonies, informed the Hour of Commans to-day that the Government had decided to appoint a Royal Commission which, without bringing into the scope of its inquiry the terms of the Palestine mandate, | would investigate the causes of unrest there and the alleged grievances on the parts of Arubs and Jews.- Render Bulletin Service.
TROOPS IN CONTROL
Jérusalem, May 18. British troops have assumed the responsibility for preservation of order here and are imposing a strict curfew following the week-end's Arab-Jewish disorders in which three Jews were killed nad two wounded.
The streets of the city are being constantly patrolled by inen of the Cameron Highlanders stationed here." -United Press.
TROOPS.ACTIVE
Jerusalem, May 18.
A further showing of the flag is occurring in small towns and villages throughout Palestine by British in- fantry, accompanied in some ensex by light tanks arki armoured-cars.
from
The infantry includes the Cameron Highlanders
Jerusalem, the Royal Scots Fusillers from Sufarundi, and the Royal North Lancashires from Haifa.--Reuter,
JAPAN'S UNJUST DEMANDS
NO RIGHTS UNDER TANGKU TRUCE
CHINA'S LOSS OF REVENUE
Noaking, May 19.
A spokesman of the Foreign Office to-day declared emphatically that there was absolutely nothing in the Tangku Truce agreement to justify the Japanese interference with the operations of the Customs Preven~
ve Service in East Hopei.
The Tangku Truce was a purely military agreement, he said, having no political clauses, nor any re-
will be judged solely from the ference lu administrative and fiscal
standpoint of pictures which would matters.
Le idan for newspaper reproduc-
The Ministry of Finance ins an- awards
tion as of definite "news" interest nounced, meanwhile, that
c., depicting some Incident or equal to, forts per cent. of the aue- happening.
tloned value of detained smuggled Intending competitors should cargoes will be given to informers.
Reater. watch the Telegraph for full details of competition, including rules and prizes. Entries should be sent in as early as possible, commencing on Juno-1.
Reports received from Peiping last night stated that the Japanese had demanded of the Hopel-Charhar Council that the smuggling preven tive guards be immediately disarmed.
HELPING CHINA
TO STABILISE
AMERICA WILL BUY
NANKING SILVER
PURCHASES TO START
IMMEDIATELY
Washington, May 18.
日九廿月三街
ITALIANS
ARREST
BRITON
MAN DAY DIE AS RESULT
LEGATIONS NOT
RESPECTED'
A
Djibouti, May 18.
1L
message from Diredawa states that British subject named Bonner, a warrant officer attached to the British nm- bulance unit in Ethiopin, has been arrested by the military authorities.
Italian
Hlouner, it appears, had been bitten The Secretary of the United States Treasury, Mr.before his arrest, and was being rush- by n dog believed to be mad shortly Henry Morgenthau; to-day announced that an agreed to Aden for treatment. He was ment had been made to start regular purchases in sub. stantial amounts of Chinese silver.
This agreement had been made, he said, with the intention of helping the Chinese Government in their monetary programme and also to fulfil the requirements of the United States Silver Purchase programme,
Also he said that an agreement of this kind was helpful in achieving international currency stabilisation and indicated his readiness to consider further stabilisa- tion steps with other countries.
He said that he thought that conversations with other countries singly was a better method of progress toward stabilisation than an international conference would be.
Mr. Morgenthag disclosed that the United States was ready pay Chlen gold or dollar credits for their silver.
He said that the amount of silver to be purchased was to be kept secret, but that the purchases would sturt immediately and that the price would) be the average of the monthly world market quotations.
Dr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese Au- hassudor to Washington, said that) China will use the proceeds of the silver transactions for a stabilisation Joad-nited Press.
Opens Door To World- Wide Stabilisation
Washington, May 18.
Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury, to-day announced that the U.S., Government had agreed
CHINESE BABIES' CRECHE
ANONYMOUS DONOR OFFERS PREMISES
bibouti. Later he was arrested. prevented from eatching his train to
It is feared that the delay of his departure may endanger Bonner's
e
that the rights of foreign legations Reports from Addis Ababa allege are being undermined by the Italians, who enter the Legation grounds in search of foreign residents.
It is stated that the presence of the Sikh guards is maintaining the
British Legation's dignity for the
moinent,
It is reported that the Indian troops were' ordered by the Italians to give The Fascist salute to the army of occupation, but that they refused.--- Aleuter.
MASS EXECUTIONS
Djibouti, Moy 18. Ruthless suppression and punish- ment of banditry and pillage is being carried out in Addis Ababa, accord- ing to travellers urriving here,
Mass executions follow the Italinu Courte Martin), the looters being dém. natched by machine-guns in groups of thirty or forty the bodies being buried in roadside graves.
Among those executed is the former umbrella-arrier of the Neran, who was the tallest man in the country, standing seven feet. nine inches high. He was charged with espionage and banditry-Bater's Bulletin Service,
NECUS TO VISIT GENEVA? · Geneva, May 18. The rumour that the Emperor of
strengthened by the fnet that a villa on the shore of Lake Geneva, owned by the Negus, which had previously been rented, is now being taken in Thanks to the generosity of an hund by decorators for renovation.
This Indicates that the villa is be-
ACCEPTED BY Ethiopia intends visiting Geneva is LOCAL S.P.C..
may
to buy a large amount, of Chinese anonymous benefactor, there silver to provide a dollar exchange to help China stabilise her currency.
Boon be established in Hongkong ang prepared for the use of the Em- peror, who, it in reported, will arrive creche for Chinese babies whose in Geneva before the next meeting of the League Council, to be held in June-Renter's Bulletin Service.
against $1.66 in March and $1.49 in February.
A satisfactory financial position was reported, the returns showing receipt of the Government, grant of $5,000, Referenco wax made 10
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Mr. Morgenthau simultaneously mothers are employed in factories or opened the door again to foreign pas coelies. This development figured proaches on the subject of interni- tional currency stabilisation, stating:amongst matters dealt with ht the "I believe that only through a full monthly meeting of the Executive and frank exchange of views, similar Committee of the Society for the Protection uf Children, held last to that which has just taken place evening under the presidency of Mr. between the representatives of the II. Kotowall. Chinese Ministry of Finance and our selves, it will be possible to improve The subject was before the meeting the percentage of revenue the internal stability uf nilona! on a report by a sub-committee cel
ceived during n period of eurrency and with this achieve greater whose members had been investigat months from the Women's Auxiliary, international stability."
ing the possibilities of a scheme which had contributed $4,470 during arising from the offer of the owner the half-year, out of a total, exclud.
house Clarence
in had offered to loan the promises to The Executive Committee expressed Terrace, who ing the Government grant, of $10.700, the Society for an experimental period its deep appreciation of the efforts of
years, for use as a creche, the Auxillary. undertaking at the same time to put the premises into a proper state of repair and to contribute $100 per month towards the upkeep of the in- stitution.
He emphasised, however, that he was not advocating an international conference at this time.
Replying to a specific question on this subject, Mr. Morgenthau said he would prefer to confer with one na- Lion at a time.
He refused to reveal the amount of Chinese silver to be bought but saldi that payment would be made at the average of the world price monthly,
The series of silv; conferences in Washington has ended.--enter.
Amount Not Known
Shanghai, May 19. The monetary measures announced by the Chinese Minister of Finance are regarded as proof that the United States has definitely agreed to trade another gold or dollar credits for large block of Chinese silver, although the amount is unknown.
of
of two
The sub-committee reported on provisional arrangements being made with the Canadian Sisters for the operation of the creche, and the Executive Committee decided to ae. cept the anonymous donor's generous offer, with thanks, and em powered the sub-committee to pro- coed with the financial arrangements neeensary for realization of the pro- Ject.
MONTH'S CASES
The Chinese members of the Exe- cutive Committen
were appointed, with power to co-opt additional mem- Ibers, as a sub-committee with a view to raising funds for the Society from the Chinese community.
OTHER MATTERS
It was announced that the Women's Auxillary were contemplating the holding of a bazaar in aid of the Society in November, and an offer by the International Institute of Accoun- tancy and Commerce to hold a charity ball and concert at the Hongkong Hotel in June was accepted with thanks.
Lady Pollock reported that Mrs. The Committed had before it the C. C Knight, before her departure, case report for the month of April, hnd kindly donated a Victoria gramo which showed that 141 now cases were expressed for the gift, the dis phone to the Society, and thanks The return of the silver to the were handled during the month, mak posal of which was left in the hands Treasury has evidently been obtained ing the total under supervision at the of the Women's Auxiliary. by an agreement that the Chinese will end of April 818. Inspectors visits not dump all their silver on the world markets, since the Chinese propose to retain a silver reserve of at least 2G per cent of the note circulation. Reuter,
The Japanese demand cume strongly worded note.
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The Hopel-Chorhar authorities will endeavour to show the Japanese authorities at Tientsin that the armed guards are acting solely against smugglers and that they in no way Interfere with legitimate Japanese traders.
to homes totalled 560, whilst the number of visits by parents to the Society's office was 2,895.
Mr. G. 1. de Martin resigned his post ILA Executive Committee's nominee on the Women's Auxiliary, on account of. his impending depar The average income per head per ture on holiday, and Mr. F. IL Loseby month of the cases handled was 81.71, was nominated in his place.
BRITAIN TO INCREASE
SMALL SHIPS FLEET?
Washington, May 18. Great Britain has requested the State Department's views Sir Frederick Maze, Inspector-ou a proposal to increase the British destroyer and submarine General of the Chinese Maritime strength. Customs, has issued another state-
ment, warning the Nanking' Govern- Well-informed opinion here holds | lieve their national security s ment that China's loss of revenue that the request is merely a polite threatened by non-algnatory púwork": through the operations of smugglers gesture, since the signatories of the construction. is increasing dally. Tientsin col-
It is understood the British · Goy-
lections have dropped 23 per cent. in London Treaty are not obliged to ernment has sent a simliar requent the past four months, he says. ***** obtain the others' consent if they bel to Japan-Renter:
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Chicago, May 18, Er-President Herbert Hoover has ingued a formal statement enying he is not standing as a candidate for the Republican Presidential nomina tion-Reuter Special.
CHICAGO DEFEATS BRAVES
LEFTY GROVE IN SUPERB FORM
TIGERS BEAT WASHINGTON
New York, Mny 18,
KNEW NO BUDGET SECRETS
SIR ALFRED BUTT MAKES DENIAL
SON GIVES EVIDENCE
London, May 18.
"I have been in the House of Com- mens since 1992 and during the whole of that time I have never asked or received from any Cabinet Minister, including Mr. J. H. Thomas, any in- formation regarding the Budget or other confidential mintter of any De
Government," declared Sir Alfred Jath at the resumption of the inquiry into the alleged leakage of Budget information to-day.
InsuranceS
Sir Alfred went into the box after his son, Kenneth, and Mr. B. D. Davis, A stock-broker, and given evidence of Increases in income against tax and tea duty, which Sir Alfred hund effected on Budget Day. - Mr. Kenneth Butt said that evening of April 20 his father did not on the think the income tax would rise, but he was probably influenced to change his mind by the reports from Lloyds next morning.
This witness described how his father had telephoned at about 11:0 A.11. on April 21 and said he had been asked to underwrite more income tax insurance.
"I told him he was mad as every one seemed to be doing it the other way." Si Alfred naid he rentized that he had been making a
bet and gave Mr. Dovis aid
of selling orders.
Referring to his call on Mr. Thomas at the Colonial Office on April 21, Sir Alfred said they discussed racing for two or three minutes, but he left as Mr. Thomas was so busy.
The question of the contents of the Budget was, never hinted at, Sir Alfred maintained.--Renter.
PRESS BEST INFORMED
London, May 18,
Sir Alfred Bult, M.P., testifying at Last year's champions of the Na-Budget teakage, denied to-day that the special tribunal on the alleged tional League, the Chicago Cubs he had obtained information front dashed their pennant-winning form
of State for the the eve of
the pre-
Lea
against the Boston Bruvas to-day and the Secretary won as they like, seven to two. Yet Colonies on their hitting was not much better than sentation of the Budget. Boston's. They connected ten timex He took out insurance against a to Boston's eight, and had une error, Increase in income taxes and
Campbell's home run for the Cin-duty when he heard the rumour that cinnati Reds gave them a vletory the publisher, Lord Camrose, was so against the Dodgers, nine to nix, insuring. Tie said he had learned by though they were out-hit.
experience that the press was usundly The Dodgers smacked "The Reds' best-informed on possible Budget pitcher thirteen times, and the Cincin- changes and said that nobody gave
direct nati butters hit eleven. But Camp-him
Information. -- Väited bell's mighty effort, with bases landed, Press, pulled the game out of the fire. Iloth teams committed two errors,
Ott and Leslie gave the Giants home runs to
bent the Pittsburgh Welcome
Pirates four to two, and here again the winners were on the short end of the hitting total. Pittsburgh got twelve of the Glants, including n not homer by Vaughan, but could bunch their butting to score, The Giants got but seven hits, including the two home runs, and profited by Pittsburgh's two errora,
MIZE GETS A PAIR Mize walloped a pair of homers for the St. Louis Cardinals, playing at home, and brought the stands to their feet yelling. The Cards scored eleven runs on their fourteen hits and had one error,
Their opponents, the Philles, scor- ed six un eleven connections, Whitney hitting one home run. They had two
errors.
Rain unset the American League schedule. The Philadelphia-St. Louis and the New York-Cleveland games were postponed.
GROVE BLANKS CHICAGO Lefty Grove, Boston's ace hurler, held the Chicago White Sox scoreless at Boston. The mighty south-paw allowed only four hits, in spite of an error in the field.
Heavy
Rainfall
OVER 32 INCHES
IN 24 HOURS
Heavy rainfall last night materlily - alleviated the position that hud arlsen in Hongkong owing to the water shortage.
For the 24 hours ending 10 o'clock this morning, a total of 3.00 incives as recorded at the Royal Observa-
tury in Kowloon.
The heaviest fall occurred just after the vivid lightning display, 1.440 inches being recorded from, 10.30 to 11.30
p.m.
As a result of the comparatively heavy rains experienced since Friday the total rainfall recorded this month is only approximately two inches be low the average.
Meanwhile, however, water restric- Ilia mater turned a total of five tions aro still being enforced. hits into two runs,
Detroit, visiting Washington, ran out easy winners against the Sena- The champions played an air- tora. fight game in the field, hit eleven Limes and scored Reven rus. Washington scored once, on five hits and bungled twice in the field Reuter.
London Treaty Ratified
U.S. SENATE'S ORAL VOTE TAKEN
Wheat Pit
King Wins
Court Case.
ADMINISTRATION BAN UPSET
Washington, May 18. The Administration has suffered a further
the Supreme Court,
This time the Supreme Court up-
roverse
מן
..
hold the lower. Court's Judgment
Washington, May 18, The United States Senate to-day against the, Grain Futures Commin-
Bion. rutified the London Naval Treaty erally, without a recording vote, This body had desired to bar Mr. Only a small group of Middle Western Arthur Cutten, the Wheat Pit King, Senators, led by Senators William as he is known, from the nation's "Nye and Frazier, opposed ratifica- kral markets for a period of two
tion,
years on the ground that Mr. Cuiten They donounced the pact
falled to report his grain holdings in Swiss cheese treaty," because it was 1030, and 1931 for the purpose of so full of holes,--Renter;
manipulating the markets. Raiter.