THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, -1937.
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Japan May Attend Brussels Parley RADIO
CHANGING POLICY INDICATED
Move Would Show Roal Spirit Of
Conciliation
Brussels, Nov. 8. The possibility of Japan attending the Brussela con- ference is suggested in a state- ment issued by circles in very close touch with the Japanese Embassy at Brussels.
The statement points out that the Japanese Government is fulfilling the terms of the Nine- Power Treaty by a full and frank discussion with represen- tatives of America, Britain, France and Italy in Tokyo.
that addie The statement
of
the
conference is inspired by the League Nations and includes Soviet Russia, which is not a signatory to the Nine-Power Treaty, and 11 elalny that if Japan should agree to send delegates to the conference it would be showing a large spirit of conciliation, and makin
reat concession.
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NOTHING POLITICAL : ABOUT BRITISH TRADE AGENTS WITH FRANCO
London, Nov. 8,
The proposed appointment of Agents to represent - British interests in that part of Spain now under General Franco's Government, was again brought before the House of Commons to-day, when Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary explained the proposals announced by the Premier. Mr. Neville Chamber lain, on November 4.
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arrangement liad been conditional on part of Spain.
inid negotiations for [this] Power with large interests in that
the settlement of questions concern-
DUTIES OF AGENTS ing seized British ships and cargues,
possibility The Satisfaction in this direction had been Consular officers from poris where accorded,
of transferring
they functioned to Salamanca or Durgos was' dismissed because their Mr. Eden referred to the many appointment with new commissions
of recognition of
RUSSIA PROTESTS TO ITALY
Adherence To Anti-
Soviet Accord Unfriendly Act
Rome, Nov. 8.
It is offelally announced that the Soviet Ambassador fus informed considers Count Clans that Russia Italian adherence to the anti-Comin- tern Pact as an unfriendly set.
BROADCAST
Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on wavelengths of 300 metres (045 k.c's.) 31.49 metres (9.82 m.c's.).
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7-11 p.m. European Programme, 7.00 Philharmonic-Symphony Or chestra Of New York.
Overture 'Semiramido' (Rossini); A Midsummer Night's Dream' (Men- delssohn),
7.20 Bongs by Alexander Kipnis (Bass) with Gerald Moore at the Piano.
O Wuussi' Ich Doch Den Weg Zurucks; Vier Ernste Gesange, Op. 121 No. 3 Tod, O Tod, wie bitter. (Brahms),
7.30 Closing local Stock Quola- tlons and Hongkong Exchange Mar- ket Report.
2.35 Carroll Gibbons (Piano) and Ills Boy Friends and The I Bilfen. Sleepytime Down South (L. and Q. The Polish Ambassador also called on Count Claso und Is understood to Rene and Muse). Orchestra; Hulling have discussed the paet, but it is Down The Hilly-Billy Trail (Callia) dented that anything was said about....The Hill Billles: Love Is Love, Poland adhering to it.
Anywhere; Let's Fall In Love (From film)....Orchestru; Susana Frem Alabarria (Ted and Ezra); The Illy ac-Billy Band....The Hill Billies; With of Thee I Swing (Stillman, Hyde and Midnight In of Adam)... Orchestra;
Mayfair (Chase)....Carroll Gibbons (Plano).
PACT VIOLATED
It is revealed that Russia also millions of British capital Invested from. the King and the grant tocuses the Italian Government In the extensive territories occupied them of an executor by the Sula-islating the Italo-Russian Pact by Ge
General
Franco, und said the manca authorities would have im-friendship signed in 1933, British Government had been at aplled a measure
8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Power in protecting its interests sideration the Government had come informed that the greater disadvantage than any other those authorities. After mature con-on Count Clano this morning he was Report and Announcements.
directed 8.03 Studio-Raymond Lul and Spain and wan necessary establish machinery to end this state could be best met by an exchange of
to the conclusion that the situation against the Comintern was not anti-Ha Hawaiian Serenaders.
Russia, of affairs,
and therefore it gave Agents.
grounds for Soviet complaint.
At the conclusion of Mr. Eden's statement, and the putting of supple- mentary questions, it was arranged that a debate on the rubject should take place later in the day,
The duty of the Agent appointed by His Majesty's Government was the protection
of British
When the Soviet Ambassador called
pact
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1. Honolulu Honeymoon; 2. Howall, Moonlight, Flowers and You; 3. Mali- hine Mele; 4. Honolulu Moon; 0. ex-Hilo March,
Lord Relay The
A description of the scene as the procession passes through the streets of. London.
After cabling Count Ciano's stabjectsplanation to Moscow the Soviet Am- and inclustrial and traffe interestsbussador received further instructions throughout the area, In addition and again called on Count Clane.-
Kruter, sub-agents would be appointed at Halted number of places to be agreed between the two parties.
Mr. Eden added: "The reception of auch an Agent in London will not In any way constituie
recognition by His Majesty's Government of the
the i
TEMPERATURE STEADIES
The full conference will meet at 4 p.m. on Tuesday in scerel com-
ARRANGEMENT CRITICISED mittee. Meanwhile the delegates are discussing questions of procedure.
Mr. A. V. Alexander in the course Mr.
Matcom MacDonald, Secretary of the subsequent debate stated that of State for the Dominions, hart the arrangement was likely to pre- Informal talks with Dominions' re- Judice the situation in Spain and be- presentatives whom he mei this fore the rest of the world, and to
review the situation--bring Beltish interests and the British authorities of the territories under evening to Reuter.
into danger. The decision to the control of General Franco and change
missions with General neither party will accord or expect Franco went
n long way towards to receive diplomatle status for recognition of General Franco, and Agents. No appointment to the port the move was definitely a contraven- of British Agent has yet been made." tion of the spirit of the non-interven- He explained that before giving tion agreement.
final approval to the proposal, His Majesty's Government head insistet vatory at 10 am. 10-tiny was 68 a satisfactory settlement of two degrees higher than the cor- two points-sever ships until lately responding reading yesterday, but had been detained at Perrot or else-humtelity was 63, four per cent. where and two cargoes of British-lower. owned fron ore during the summer had been confiscated. Satisfaction
DANGEROUS
DRIVING
TWO LORRY DRIVERS
IN COURT
R. A.
D.
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Surminned before Mr. Forrest at the Central Mapsstrney this morning for dangerous driving Blong Des Voeux Rond West October 27, Chan Pul, driver of motor lorry No. 2248, was lined $25. On a second summons for falling to stop when called upon by a police officer, he was fined $5.
Police Constable MacDonald saki¦ he was an patrol in Des Voeux flund West near Water Street on the
evening of October 27, when he noticed a lorry travelling at a high speed. The constable put up his hand and flushed his torch to stop the lorry, but the
driver accelerated, swerved across the road, mounted the pavement, regained the ioad and sped un. The constable was in full white uniform at the time, and defendant could not have missed seeing him.
His Worship, in imposing the fines. said it was a very dangerous thing for defendant to de
the
very
FINE WEATHER FORECAST
·
Temperature at the Royal Obser-
8.25 London Mayor's Show,'
9.15 Gilbert and Sullivan Excerpts, The Pirates Of Penzance-Vocal Genz Columbiù Light Opern Com- 'Patience' So Go to Him.... pany: Bertha Lewis and George Baker; It's Clear That Medieval Art....D. Old- ham, M. Green and D. Fancourt; Love is a Plaintive Song....Winlfred Lawson.
9.30 London Relay-The News. 9.50 Tchaikovalky-Theme and Variations Trom Suite No. 3 in G.
Played by the London Symphony Mr. Eden interrupted the speaker
Orchestra conducted by Sir Landon Ronald. with the remark: "This gives no whatever." Reuter's
(Baritone). recoglion
10.10
Songs by Gerhard Rusch Special.
Die Ehre Gottes Aus Der Natur GOVI RNMENT WINS POINT
(Beethoven); Die Beiden Grenadiere London, Noy, B.
Maximum temperature yesterday (Schumann); Don Giovanni-Cham- Mr. Anthony Eden to-day informed had been obtained in both cases. was 73, fall of ten degrees fromagne Aria: Treibt der Champagner" In conclusion he stated that while Sunday's highest, and minimum was:
(Mozart). Mozart). the House of Commons that arrange--
10.20 Light Variety Concert, ment to appoint "Agents" in Insurgente matter was one which essentially, three degrees less than the pre-
be Spain would completed
Plano-Invitation To The Dance British concerned
Interests, the vlous day's recording. French Government had been in- Totul rainfall since January 1 (Weber). Ignaz Friedman; Voral shortly.
formed of the British Government's remains at 10.85 ins. arainst -Sweet Confessions (Ernst); Listen To The Old Weil'a Rippling (Altmann Intentions.
average of 6282 ins.
The anti-cyclone over China and Lahner)...Joseph Schmidt (Tenor); Manchuria has decreased consider Violin-The Zephyr (Jeno Hubay); After Sundown (Scott).....Efrem There were several supplementary ably in Intensity, depressions are Zimbalist; Vocal-Helen' (Offen- questions and at the end Mr. Clement altuated to the east of Luzon and bach) Divine Couple; To shield Attlee asked for a discussion on an between Japan and The Bonins. the husband's honour.....Friedel Lacat forecast:--North and north-Schuster (Soprano); Orchestral--In- adjournment later and this Was agreed to by the Prime Minister. In cast winds, fresh; fine generally. the course of answers to supplemen- |tary -questions, Mr. Eden stated It was intended that Agents appointed by the British Government to Franco's territory should be under the general direction of the British Ambassador at Hendaye,
The arrangement did not recognise General Franco as the Government of Spain or as a belligerent.
The Agents' purpose was limited to trade protection and the protection of British nationals.. The task was aut political,
A Government motion for the ad- journment on which the matter was debated was carried by 241 to 107.- Reuter.
MR. EDEN'S COMPREHENSIVE
STATEMENT
London Nov. 8.
A long statement was made at end
SPANISH GOVERNMENT STILL RECOGNISED
told
of the House of Commons question At one of point in his statement time by the Foreign Secretary on on the exchange of Agents Mr. Eden the propused exchange of agents by uld the House that diplomatie con- the British Government and General tiel with the Spanish Government Franco.
would continue to be maintained by He made clear that in the Govern- the Charge.d'Affaires at Valencia, be moving to ment's view, the step they now pre-who would shortly posed to take was essential for the Barcelone, now the seat of the Span
Ish Government.-British Wireless. proper protection of British commer- cial industrial, and financial interests in the part of Spain under control General
These territories continental Spain and practically all of her over-
Chan To, driver of motor lorry, No. -3430, was Aned $5 for speeding along Connaught Road West at 25 miles per hour on October 10 at 6.30 p.m. Truffle Sergeant A. Bethell said the road
at was fairly crowded time.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY. Ricardo Young, motor lorry driver, was charged on two counts alleging that he had failed to stop when called upon at 4pm. and 430 p.m. on included October 29 at Victoria Road. Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared for Young and pleaded not
Frards of
of
FOUR FALL
HD
AND LAND IN HOSPITAL
Several cases were reported by Queen Mary Hospital to the police yesterday. While unloading timber from the steamer Sul Tai, a coolic, Yam Hol, 38, fell and Injured his spine.
dan Love Lyrics (Woodforde-Fin- den-Arr, Mikulicz): (a) The Temple Bells; (b) Less Than The Dust; (c) Kashmiri Song (Pale Hands); (d) Till I Wake.....Morck Weber and His Orchestra; A Waltz Dream Potpourri (Sirnus, arr. Dostai)..... Marek Weber and His Orchestra,
11.00 Close Down.
DISPOSITION OF
H. M. SHIPS
Following is the diaposition of
II. M. Ships in North China: Shang-. Ng Fu, 22, of 04 Des Voeux Road hat, H.M.S. Cumberland, Defender; Central, was trying to close a window Tsingtao, H.M.S. Duchess; Welhalwel, in the cockloft of his house when he HM.S. Delight, Suffolk, Sandwich; fell from a
Hankow, H.M.S. Capetown; Amoy Indder. Falling from the verandal of 34 II.M.S. Adventure; Min River, H.M.S. Queen's Road Central, Yuen Yee, Daring: Tientsin, H.M.S. Grimsby; 101 widow, dropped into the road, in- Swatow, H.M.S. Decoy.
EXCHANGE
Selling
.1s. 2% .2s. 2%
.5234
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seas territories, not including the TT. London. guilty. Hearing was Canary Islands or the Spanish zone Demand djourned until 11.30 pm, on Novem-
of Morocco. There were
pounds
sterling of British in this area--the
million
many TT. Shanghai
T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan for parking in Duddell Street without renter part in respect of Iron ore, T.T. India
October 20. Traffic sherry industry.
mines and copper und lead a permit on
the a
T.T. U.S.A. Sergeant Bethell said complaints had
T.T. Manila been received from car owners who In normal times a considerable Ba
T.T. Batavia had permits to use the street that part of the total British trade with T.T. Bangkok, other car were taking up all the Spain was carried on with the same T.T. Saigon area which took large quantities of TT France . parking space.
coal from South Wales. These Bri-T.T. Germany tish interests had suffered from the TT Switzerland existence of the civil war and the TT. Australia resulting difficulties had become in.
Buying creasingly acute from the absence 4 m/s L/C London of regular means of contact with the 4 m/s D/P do. Insurgent authorities, in which mut-4 m/s L/C U.S.A. ter, the British Government had been 4 m/s France throughout the past year at greater disadvantage than any other U.S. Cross rute in London
a 30 da India
ber 10.
A fine of $2 was imposed on M. | **** Talan, of the American Lloyd, Ltd., capital invested
in
Mr. F. Willey, of the R.A.S.C., Wellington Barracks, was cautioned for driving without head-lights Hennessy Road on October 28. Mr. R. A. Rodgers, of 531 the Peak. and Mr. T. M. lang, of 31 Robinson Road, were both cautioned for park- ing beyond the time limit of two hours in Pedder Street on October 25. For a similar offence in Chater Rond on the same dute, Harold Chan wan. fined $2.
Mr. John Poon, of 68 Hennessy Road, was fined $3 for driving on the prohibited part of Chater Road on
Juring her head. She was hangin
out, washing
A Chinese, Lee Lin, 35, was found 31 lying in the stairway of a house in ...92 Laichikok Road with a scalp wound, 553 and was sent the Kowloon Hos 140%pital. He had apparently fallen from 100% the verandah of a house, and had .D.10 crawled into the stairway, where he .76% collapsed.
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DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
In view of the several functions
ABYSSINIA UNREST
Rome, Nov. 8. Ten
Italians, including seven officers, were killed by Abyssinians last month according to an offlelal announcement which says that the Knocked down by private car No. men died in the course of polleo
Abyssinian tribesmen.—Reuter, of operations, "mopping up" hostile
October 25, and Mr. Cheung Wah-due to take place on Armistice Day, 2199, driven by Henry Choy, kok, of 7 Kwong Hon Terrace, was the Hongkong Philharmonic Society Rutland Quadrant, Kawloon Tong, at fined $1 for driving through Kennedy has cancelled this week's Thurs- Boundary Street yesterday, Cheung Road without a permit on October day
evening rehearsal for the Ming, a man, was taken to the Kow- loon Hospital with injuries to his head.
27. It was stated that there were ARCADIANS." signs notifying the public of this at both ends of the road.
DOG OWNERS FINED
DUKE OF WINDSOR SENDS REGRETS
A dog belonging to Mrs. Sulter, of 254 Prince Edward Read, was re- Caught loitering in the stairway of moved to the Mataukok kennels for No. 98 Queen's Road East, first floor, observation yesterday, after a report at 4'un, on November 7, Chen Kul,
Washington, Nov. 8. had been laid with the police by Mrs. 22, unemployed, appeared before Mr. Odell, af 9 Homuntin I, that the R. A. D. Forrest at the
President Roosevelt has received a Central
Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy at the Kowloon Hospital,
Appearing before Mr. K. M. A. November 6. The youth was treated tenced to four months' hard inbour, expressing regret
dog had bitten her son, Jack, 16, on Mnglatracy yesterday, and was nen- message from the Duke of Windsor concerning the visit to the this morning to answer a summons
Inspector A. V. Boker sald Chan was postponement of his
States, which for allowing his dog without being
President caught by a Chinese, detective, and Unlied With a record of eight previous mentioned that such offences were be- Roosevelt has acknowledged by tele- convictions against him, and still coming very frequent in the Wanchal graph-Reuter.
'muzzled or on a lead on October 21,
Mr. C. de Saille Robertson, 220 Prince under police mupervision, Chan Wa- district. Edward Road, said that he believed the compradore coolie had let it out. kl, 20, unemployed, was charged be
L/Sergt. W. Sykes sai the dog had fore Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Cen- Charged with the theft of an abacus been in the road for about five trol Magistracy this morning with the from No. 300 Queen's Road West, minutes. Imposing a fine of $10, the theft of a wallet containing $4.00 in ground floor, and with returning from Magistrate suggested with o
Hongkong currency, and $1.50 In banishment before the expiration of
from Iu Canton currency,
smile
*
Li-cho, his period of 10 years, Chan Ping, 32.
KING OF GREECE PAYS COURTESY CALLS
London, Nov. 8, King George of Greece, who is
that defendant reduct it from thes, managing partner of the Tak Sing | street coolie, was sentenced to twoistaying at Buckingham Palace as the
A similar ane wat inflicted on Co., at the junction of Connaught months hard inbour on the
first guest of the King and Queen, drove Cook, 300 Portland Road West and Morrison Street yes-count, and to 12 months'
compradore's billi
Capt. A. G. Street, when
In the first court to allowing his dog out on. October 24,
on
the
to Marlborough House this morning
he pleaded gulity terday, Inspector W. Mair sald Chan second, when he appeared before and called on Queen Mary. He through an agent before Mr, K. Keen went up to lu and extracted the wal- Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central afterwards visited the Duke and
let from his pocket. Sentence of Magistracy yesterday. Inspector W. Duchess of Glaucester at York House,
six months' hard labour was imposed. Mair prosecuted,
~British Wireless,
MOSCOW ENJOYS A GENERAL HOLIDAY
Moscow, Nov. 8.
A general holiday to-day brings to close the three day celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Sovici Republic. United Press.
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