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五拜禮 號一十八三英港香
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1938.
日十初月二
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AUSTRIAN
DIRECTED
PLEBISCITE
MOTORISTS
WHOSE MOTTO
1 Safety
First
DUKLOP
ALWAYS FIT
DUNLOP TYRES
ANGERS BERLIN
MOVE THOUGHT Too Many Recruits for Britain's New Army
AGAINST NAZIS
Little
Likelihood Of
Defeat of Schuschnigg On Independence Issue
Berlin, Mar. 10.
Considerably irritated by the turn of events, the Nazi party and Government circles plainly regard Sunday's Austrian plebiscite as an anti-Nazi manoeuvre-United Press.
Vienna, Mar. 10,
Both the Austrian Nazis and the Fatherland Front sup- porters are convinced that the plebiscite on Sunday will result in a decisive majority for Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg, the Chan- cellor even if the Nazis voted "No" to the question whether they back the government independence policy.
The Nazi provincial centres have telegraphed President Miklas und Herr Seyssinquart protesting that the plebiscite is unconstitutional.
Herr Seyssinquart and Dr. von Schuschnigg were engaged in ncgotiations to-day which were stated to be partly political and partly economic. It is believed that Herr Seyssinquart's hand in this connection has been greatly strengthened by the arrival from Berlin of Herr Keppler, Secretary of State and Herr Hitler's economic adviser, who is believed to have brought a message from Herr Hitler.
It is understood Herr Seyssinquart told Dr. von Schuschnigg that he could not tolerale "bolshevisation of the Fatherland
when refer
ring to the solotions (
for
the
support of the workers, and Herr Hiller was of the same mind, It is suggested that the Nazis are demanding other Government post- ttons, and considerable pressure being brought to bear on this.
is
Meanwhile, instructions have been issued to the Nazis to abstain from voting on Sunday, with thic rider: "Unless a contrary order is given on Saturday
that the
It is generally believ
demands made by lierr Seyssinquart to Dr. von Schuschnigg included, Erstly, the postponement of the plebiscite to give time for a Nazl propaganda compalgn: secondly two more Cabinet posts to be given to the Nazis.
JAPANESE ACROSS
YELLOW
RIVER
Chinese Aircraft
Raid Nanking
Shanghai, Mar. 11. The Japanese officially claim that two detachments crossed
BRITAIN,S
ATTITUDE
IN EUROPE
DEFINED
But Germany Wants
To Talk Of Old Colonies Problem
It is
London, March. 19. believed that Lord Halifax in a talk with Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, German Foreign Minister, to-day, out- lined the attitude of the British Government towards the problems of Central Europe, particularly in Austrin and Czecho-Slovakia.
The main purpose of the talles was to decide on an opportune moment to follow up the earlier contacts be- tween Viscount Halifax, Sir Neville Henderson and Herr Adolf Hitler. it is believed the British Government is no less anxious for settlement with Germany than with
with Italy,
The German view, however, is thick colonies is the outstanding quest between the two countries. Britain maintains that this is a subject in which other countries are concerned, and any discussion of the German colonial claim must be linked with
the wider question of European peace. —Renter.
TALKS LAST TWO AND A HALF HOURS
London, March 10, Herr
Ribbentrop Vou
visited Viscount Halifax at the Foreign Oce to-day, the conversations fast- ing nearly two and a half hours, which was longer than expected. The German Foreign Minister was necom- panied by the German Charge d'Affaires.-Rewer Bulletin,
RIBBENTROP DISCONCERTED London, Mar. 10. Herr von Ribbentrop returned to the German Embassy from the Foreign Office amid hisses from the crowd. It is reliably stated that the German Foreign Minister is concern- ed that his absence from Berlin coin- cldes with the Austrian plebiscite. which according to the Evening Star, "completely surprised him,"
Press,
as being of far more immediate im- The Austrian plebiscite is regarded the Yellow River in the portance than the prospective pro- Herr Keppler is understood to have northern-most section of Shansi, German talks in London.-United pressed for acceptance of Germany's opposite Huku, at dawn yester with Austria, involving an extensive day, and that by the evening plan of barter of Austrian agricul- they were in possession of two tural products for German arma- small villages on the far side of ments, and a substantial diversion the river.
scheme for economic co-operation |
of Austrian raw materials to Ger- The Austrians have hitherto many. resisted this demand-Reuter,
RUMOURS OF PUTSCH
iting. TUBIOUS
VIENNA DISTURBANCES
Vicano, Mar. 10.
The river at this sector is still frozen, and this is the first) Japanese mention of a crossing. -Reuter.
0
Indictment In Whitney Bankruptcy
Grand Larceny In First. Degree
New York, Mar. 10.
Arm of
PLOTTERS HATE HIM
UFS
This is Colonel Batista, Cuba's "Iron Man," and his wife is with him.. Plotters against his strict regime want his life, and there has been a rumour spread lately, indignant- ly denied by Americans, that the enemies of the dictator are not unpopular with United States interests.
Reincarnated Dalai Lama Discovered
Chungking, Mar, 11. Relucarnation of the Dalai Lama, in the person of a tour year-old boy, has been discover- ed in an unnamed place in the Chinghiat province on the north- east border of Ribel, according to We Chinese press.
Tabelans are making plans to welcome the new Luma at a cost of £35,000-Reuter.
POLICE HUNTING KILLERS
Gunman Murders Chinese; Companions Wound Another
Q
his
DUCHESS
STRUCK.
AT BUOY
Haruna Maru Hits Warship, Doing
Slight Damage
The Nippon Yusen Kalsha liner Haruna Maru, while proceeding slowly through the harbour this morning, collided wilk H.M.S. Duchess, which was moored at Buoy No. 8, off the Naval Yard.
It was not a heavy impact, and caught the destroyer on her starboard bow. Damage is reported to be very slight, but no details of the mishap are yet avaliable.
naval authorities. Inconically The announced, which questioned, that the collision occurred at 7.15 a.m., the Duchess suffering slight damage. They were awaiting a full report from the ship at that time.
It was ter
revealed that the Haruna Meru vas steaming from westward just before the accident. She swung between navol buoys 3 and 4, in mid-harbour, dropped her anchor and turned on it. Then, down-tide and struck Duchess. weighing anchor, she apparently came
HALF MILLION MEN AVAILABLE NOW IN EVENT OF EMERGENCY
Hore Belisha Introducing Far-Reaching Reforms
London, Mar. 10.
More men are trying to join the British army than is required. This was revealed by Mr. Leslie Hore Belisha, War Minister, when introducing the Army Estimates to the House of Commons to-day. He added that they were applying at the rate of nearly 60,000 a
year,
At the present time over 500,000 soldiers had been raised in Britain under the voluntary system, and they can be mobilised for action in the various fields of Britain's imperial responsibility. This figure excludes the 150,000 soldiers maintained in the Dominion, the Indian Army which, with reserve, is 170,000 strong, and the many thousands in the local forces of the colonies and protectorates.
"We suffer no difficulties in man-power," continued Mr. Hore Belisha, "but its correct organisation and distribution."
Japanese To Guarantee Loan Service
London, Mar. 11.
It is understood by Router that an agreement has been virtually reached in the Anglo-Japanese negotiations whereby the Japan- ese Government will disburso from the Chinesa Customs revenue sumcient funds for the service of foreign loans secured on the Customs.
It is understood there will be no interference with the present Customs administration in Shang- hat--Reuter.
STOP PRESS
Discussing the considerations which impinge on the distribution of the army, Mr. Belisha pointed out that the number of units to be stalloned In India is predetermined, and as an essential feature of the distribution was that units at Home were inter- chargeable with units in India, the pace of the re-adaption of the rest of the British army was influrred by the speed in which the Govern ment of India found Itself able to *proced.
Continuing, Mr. Hore Belisha said the duty of defending England against an air attack was entrusted to Territorinis, with a total establish muni manning 76 batteries and 100 searchlight composites. Twenty- Teleh Belich battalions were now stationed overseas, excluding India and Burma.
REVISION REQUIRED Lord Haldane's strategic reserve of fixed division required revision in the light of
of developments, especially in the
defence strengthening of methods. There should be two types of division, the Arst of which was
motorised, based on the light machine gun, and the recond a mechanired based on the Bred
of the former Divi Battalion sion should each possess 60 Bren guns. The object underlying the changes was for an inflexible organisation of the regular forces at Home being cop- able of producing a greater number of divisions better sulted to meet the
It is officially stated that the THREE HELD IN commitments.
Bertin, Mar, 10. According to an unconfirmed re- CHINESE RAID NANKING port from Rome, because of the
Hankow, Mar. 11. Austrian developments Herr Hitler possibly will not visit Signor Musso believed to have been destroyed on More than 10 Japanese planes are lind in May, but offelal quarters in the
ground Berlin brand the report as ridiculous. squadron of Chinese planes staged
yesterday when A Vienna message says that heavy another raid on the cordons of police are stationed at all airdrome outside the Kwanghuamen ner of the stockbroking
Tachlaochang Mr. Richard Whitney, sculor part- Bay View district were disturbed The usually quiet surroundings of approaches to the Chancellery, which Gate in Nanking.
Whitney and Co., which went into carly to-day when a mati named Kun has given rise to
The Chinese ralders caught the voluntary bankruptcy this
the worship is Kon-wing with a knife wound in his damage to weck, putsch is feared United Press.
Japanese entirely unprepared. No has been Indicted by the New York back and story of murder un he superficial. altempt was made by the Japanese to Grand Jury on a charge of grand lips, staggered into the Bay View fly of the 20 planes lined up on the larceny in the frat degree, based on rolice Station. His brother, sald aerodrome, and no anti-aircraft were the alleged misappropriation of be fun, was lying dead on the hillside One hundred foreigners were left fired: After
bomb tween US. $105,000 and $110,000 above the Anlatle Petroleum Com- marooned in shops when the police racks, the Chinese their
airmen piloted from a Trust Account.-Reuter. puny Installation, Bay View district, closed the Koernter Strasse, main their planes
back to their base
Pablle Prosecutor Dewey to-day a victim of a ruthless gang of mur during Another shopping_street in Vienna, rioting. They used rubber Jack to disperse the Nazi demonstra-important railway town in Anhwel, after Mr. Rosenthal, Mr. Whitney's communicated
black planes, meanwhile, flew Pengpu, into the Whitney bankruption derers who had used a revolver.
affair The Police Station Immediately with the Centrai tors-United Press.
with the mission of raiding the former private scerelary, had testi-Station and soon the hillside was a Japanese airdrome there. But and-
Bied
that customers' securities to the scene of great activity, policemen ing no planes on the airdrome, they value of U.S. $108,376 were, in Janu- scouring the bombed instead a Japanese
neighbourhood. Mr. troop ary, turned over to the personal. E. Heath, Assistant Director of train near Linhwalkwan station on control of Mr. Richard Whitney. the Tientsin-Pukow Railway south off
Criminal Intelligence' (Crime) De- Meanwhile the Federal Depariment the Hwal River. The damage is yet attorney is making a separate in partment was at the scene unknown. Central News.
vestigation, He said that any evid- ence of violation of Federal statütea would be placed before the Federal Grand Jury-United Press,
INSURGENT TROOPS ATTACK
squadron
of
Chewing Gum King Makes Huge Profits
Chicago, Mar. 10.
+
BUDGET DAY APRIL 26
Madrid, Mar. 10. Brilliant spring sunshine, which is melting the mowa, hus brought a Bare-up in the. Guadarrama moun- Laing, and Government forces admit that the Insurgents captured two passes and n 7,000 feet peak, 15 miles Cast of Segovia,
It is believed the object of the chewing gum manufacturers made a
London, Mar. 10. madden Insurgent attack was to pre- net profi in 1987 of U.S.38,743,891, Minister, announced in the House of Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime the Lusts from using the which is equal to $4.37 per shere Commons to-day that the budget Pentase for an attack on after payment at depreciation and would be introduced to Parliament on
April 26----Reuter Bulletin
The firm of William Wrigley," jr.,
at
1.80
only
Victory March For Japanese Eyes Only
O
MURDER HUNT
Mr. Hore Bellshn asked why, un- like the Navy and the Air Force, should heads alone be counted in the Army, and fire-power and mobility Three men are
discounted. He proposed mearures In custody ná a consequence of the police investigato alter this. He mentioned the ro tions of a murder committed in the ressive elimination from soldiers drill of all superfluous postures and Bay View District, near the Asiatic Petroleum Company's Installation, superfluous gadeels requiring polish, carly to-day. One of them is said and that now clothing be adapted for to have been carrying a revolver and the soldiers' increasingly mechanised
function. the others knives.
The murdered man, a Chinese, was shot and his brother seriously wound- |ed with a knife...
WARRANT OFFICERS A. warrant officer to-day
surely was capable of commanding o platoon, therefore he proposed to enlarge the complement
of warrant officers by the creation of a new class of this soldier, and also to effect a reduction in subalterns, which in turn,
enable officers to rise more would
Shanghai, March 11, Japan's second victory march in the
100,000 CHINËŠE International Settlement was held yesterday in commemoration
CASUALTIES Meahwhite Hun Kon-ning had been | Japan's vistory over Rusain at given emergency treatment and Mukden 34 years ago. It passed off
Peiping, Mar, 11. rushed to hospital, and although he without incident.
Japanese official despatches from could spook he could give no reason The march was held in the Japan-Shans! claim that during the why, he and his brother had been ese sector of the International Settle-operations in the southern half of twelve years with the colours, with attacked by a gang of at least three ment which was cordoned off, and, Shanal the past month, Chinese certain prospects (subject to suit- only Japaneen nationals were allow crualties were 100,000, while the ability) of being re-engaged for a
men
at
cd inside.-Reuter.
A police report issued this morning said that five men wore walking near the Petroleum Company's Installation DR. SCHACHT APPOINTED when suddenly a shot was fired
REICHSBANK PRESIDENT · them, killing one of the men on the spat. One of the five men, Hún Kon-
Berlin, Mar. 10, followed by three of the attackers collor, has reappointed Dr. Hjalmar wing, tried to run away and was Herr Adolf Hitler, German Chan- who stabbed him in the bed. Sobank for a period of four years. Schacht-to-ba-President of the "Police Investigations, are proceed"
United Press,
|Japanese added an area of roughly 200 square inlies to their possessions.
Reuter
(Further Stop Press News on
Page 12.).
The Government proposed to ex- periment with direct antistroent for
pension.
Other financial benefits Inelde. Cour cumulative'increments of three- pence per day at the end of the first, second. eighth and thirteenth years, In addition to a special 3d. Increase for proficiency par. There would be an increase in family allowance for: married men over, 16 to ≥178); and