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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 12, 1938.
Matron At Shanghai
"Treaty Was Designed For Lasting Peace
NINE-POWER THREAT BY
Chinese Foreign Minister Speaks
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CHUNGKING, Dec. 11. THE CONTENTION that the Nine-Power Treaty be revised or abolished because a fait accompli has been brought about by acts in violation of that treaty, is absolutely untenable”, stated Mr. Wang Chung-hui.
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The Chinese Foreign Minister was commenting the contention by Mr. Arita, the Japanese Foreign Minister, in interviews with the British and American Ambassadors to Tokyo, that "the present changed conditions necessitated a revision of the principle of equality of opportunity, or the ‘Open Door' in China as formally embodied in the Nine Power Treaty."
Mr. Wang declared: "Though the report lacks official confirm tion, it would not be surprising, in view of Japan's flagrant violu tion of the Nine Power Treaty in recent years, should she ad- vance one step further, and de- wind revision or abrogation of the said treaty.
"wish, therefore, to declare unce more that the Nine Power Treaty was the result of careful deliberation at the Washington Conference in 1921 22, and was entered upon freely by all its signatories, including Japan.
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object of the treaty primarily to deline the principles and policies to be pursued by the Powers in matters concernlag China, with a view to bringing about conditions of stability and security in the Pacifie
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JAPAN
Jewels Lost At Hongkong Club
MRS. R. E. LIND- SELL, wife of the acting Chief Justice, lost a gold ring, set with five pearls, as she was leaving the en- trance of the Hongkong Club on Saturday even- ing.
The loss has been reported by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell to the police, the report add- ing that the ring is valued at $250.
New Rumanian
To Increase
Sweden's King
Hospital
Awards Nobel Prizes In Tragedy
Stockholm, Dec. 11.
The Nobel prizes were presented by King Gustav in the Town Hall lo- day.
Only two people were present to
SHANGHAI, Dec. 12.
MISS JEAN MCLEAN MARTIN, British matron
receive their prizes, Mrs. Pearl Buck, at the Shanghai Police the American authoress, who was Hospital, was killed yester-
awarded the literature prize, and
Professor Enrico Ferint, the Italian day morning as the result reientist, who received the physics of a fall from the roof of prize.
The peace prize, awarded to the the hospital building ad- Nagsen Omee fur Refugees Geneva, and the chemistry prize,
joining Ward Road Jail. were reserves.--Reuter.
Miss Martin, a native of Scot- land, was formerly on the staff of the Municipal Isolation Hos-
Attack By Armed pital. She had lived in Shang-
Band On Nazis
hai for a number of years.
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She net her death about o'clock. The body was taken fromm Pressburg, Dec. 11. I the pavement where it had fallen und An armed Hungarian band attack-taken to the General Hospital where l members of the German Party in Miss Martin was pronounced dead. Slovakia, who held meeting at The inquest wil be held by the Untermetzenseifen, near the new British Coroner to-day. Slovak-Hungarian border this even-
ist.
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Mis Martin was the second mem- Several Germans, including the ber of the Police Hospital nursing trader of the Germans in Slovakio, staff to die within three days. On
wounded by shots or stones.
the assistant matron, died #1 the Slovak police, using frearms and Country Hospital-Reuter.
Karians Over the border.--Traun- Ocran,
Pactory Herr Karmasin, were Friday last. Miss Amelia Zita Davies,
Traders bombs, drove back the Hum-
Memel Police Beat An important trade agreement with
Up An American
Memel, Dec. 11.
An American free-lance journalist, Robert Seller, was beaten up by Memel regular police early this
morning.
Bucharest, Dee, 11.
Rumania has been reached by the German trade delegation,
New Glider Record
ARMED ROBBERIES By German Airmen
Kowloon City
The treaty is retrospective to October 1, and will remain in effet Man and Wife Held Up In until October 1, 1939. It contains a commercial clearing agreement, and in principle, is only a prolongation of the treaty which recently expired, but with certain modifications.
The volume of trade between the
According to Sellmer's arcount, he was set on by three uniformed two countries has been increased to Neuma quants for not replying to a total of £15,000,000, but no money the Eitler salute,
changes hands. Intervened and
Two policemen tool: him to the police station where, Sellmer states, they seemed infuriated irenuse he could not reply to their question in German.
Selinter states that one poleeman him while another struck him with big fists. He was then released. His face was badly brused, and one eye is entirely closed.—Reuter.
EXCHANGE
Selling
"The treaty has neither a time limit, provision concerning its termination, thus showing that the two great principles embodied therein
-namely respect for the sovereignty.T.T. London rritorial, administrative
and
Dr
in Demand... tegrity of China, and the preservation T.T. Shanghai of the 'Open Door' commercial T.T. Singapore equality in Chim-were intended to T.T. Japan
Insting principles to be T.. India faithfully observed by the Powers in T.T. U.S.A. matters concerning Chion.
serve
T.T.
Manila "In other words, the treaty was T.T. Batavia designed to bring about lasting order T.T. Bangkok and peace in the Pacific aren, which TT. Saigon could not legally be terminated by T.T. France
T.T. Germany any single
Furbermoney.
T.7. Switzerland it is pointed out that the new #tuation in East Asia. T.T. Australia as alleged by Japan, has been entirely
Buying
brought about by her violations of the 4 m/s Le London
do. Nine Power Tronly. The contention [4 m/e D/p that the treaty should be revised or 4 m/s 1/c U.S.Aff abolished because of falur accompli4 m/s France by acts of violation of that treaty, is 20 d/s India absolutely untenable."-Reuter.
U.S. Cross rate in London
Two armed robberies neeurred] yesterday.
Berlin, Dee: 11. A new world record for a two- seater glider flight has just been established by two German airinen, Huedecker and Zander, who succeed- ed in remaining in fight for hours 15 minutes.
لاد
A building contractor, Tam Man- lung, and his wife were robbed of The two airmen sturte from the money and jewellery to the value fying ground of the glider school at of $247 as they sat on a rock close Rossitern at 10.45 am, on Friday and to the Hau Wong temple, Kowloon remained in the air until Sunday City. Two of the three men
who midday. held them up were armed, one with |
that a revolver and the other with a dag-1ating this time they circled at an
BARTER SYSTEM Goods will be exchanged on the barter system,
Financial circles estimate under the
tax agreement, Rumania's total imports come from Germany, while one-third of her exports, including 25 per cent. of Rumania's oil, go to Germany,
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Germany has agreed to take 200,- 000 tons of maize and will supply Itumanla with manufactured goods, including machinery.
Meanwhile, it is understood that the Government has protested against 15. 27% German press and radio
attacks .15. 2% 175 Nom.against the drive on the Iron Guard movement which, until the last mo- ment, threatened to lead to a supture } in the trade discussions, which had lasted for 40 days-Reuter.
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Budapest, Dec. 11. The new Hungarian Foreign Minis 1/33% 1/3.5/32ter, Count Stephen Osaky, will travel abroad in the near future, and will 20 .11.60 pay his first visit to Berlin.
It is stuted that the Foreign Minis- .84% 4.87% er will inform Herr von Ribbentrop about the course he intends to pur- sue as Foreign Minister.
MEMEL REPERCUSSIONS
Elections May Have Aftermath
Kone
MEMEL, Dec. 11.
ALTHOUGH THE OFFICIAL results of to-day's elections to the autonomous Diet of Memel will not be known until next week-end, the German Party headquarters stated this evening that they believed they had secured 26 out of the 29 seats.
the polls, Budges Particular interest is attached to had the elections owing to the categorical distributed to those who had voted declaration that Germaans intend, represented Borussia, the Britni of early in the New Year, to demand Memel Germans,
When the polls were closed it was the district to annexation of the
estimated by the German Party that Reich,
95 per cent of the electorate voted, total ^
75,000 volers are which compared with 91.3 in 1935. participating at 220 polling boths, Reuter. which are open from 8 am to 9 p.m. the No alcohol will be sold until booths close.
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Memel Germans have been given badgn to wear on leaving the booths.
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party is presenting the electors with which there is every indication, the A booklet giving details of their possibility of Memel territory being candidates, with one candidate to the included in the Reich before Christ-
page.
mas is by no means excluded.
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of between 100 and 3430) metres between the starting place
d Kurischer Nehrung. Despite the biting cold and bad visibility, the airmen continued until exhausted.
Armed with scissors and led dag- gers three men entered a house in Hennessy Hoad, Wanchai. The men gained admittance by saying that they were representatives of a sh They have beaten by 10 hours the | establishment and ente they were previous world record also held by inside the house weapons were drawl. the Germans, Toni Kahlbacker and Money and jewellery were stolen. Joseph Fuehringer.--Trans-Ocean.
ROME PRESS TAKES
A HOLIDAY
ROME, Dec. 11.
PRESS COMMENTS of alleged French provocation
in Tunis are almost entirely absent from the Italian newspapers this morning, after having occupied the front pages during the past few days.
The significance of this, as Tunis have arrived in Palmero states well as the policy which Italy report. intends to pursue with regard to in the recent incidents in Tunis, had These refugees, who had taken part Tunis, is a mystery to observers fed to escape apprehension by the
French authorities.
Political circles believe that he will also attempt to dispel the feeling of annoyance resulting from Hungary's altitude in the Carpatho-Ukrainian here. question.
The question of the rights of 60,000 Germans of Hungarian citizenship Iving in Hungary is also likely to be discussed.-7'rans-Ocean.
Loyalist Fighters
Many feel that much will depend on the internal strength of France, and that so long as M. Daladier has the reins fully in his hands, Tunis may be relegated to the position of "stalking horse" for Italy's Suez Canal and Djibouti claims.
Cross The Border further than a mere pres campaign.
Among the refugees Wos onc fuscist whose fascist badge had been torn by a French policeman from his buttonhole. When the Halian resent. cd this and tried to defend himself, he was arrested, taken to the police station, and manhandled by French police.—Trans-Ocean,
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It is also said here that Italy muy whether German not be certain
A "HUGE BLUFF" lo ко support is at present ready
Tunis, Dec. II. All citizens here have now res- There is, however, no authoritative) indication on these points.ponded to the call of the Resident-. General for calm following the re- cent demonstrations against Italy's claims.
Paris, Dec. 11. Further foreign members of the Reuter. International Brigade arrived in Saturday after- Perpignan late on noon, serording to reports received here to-day.
could not
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RESPITE FOR TUNIS
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No further incidents are expected Tunks, Dec. 11,
unicas definite provocation is given For the first time since Monday, and the authorities have taken all There were altogether 104 French-Tunis has had a respite from con- necessary measures to preserve peace. There are sumelent police to meet men. 113 Poles, D9 Italians, 24 Ger-taual series of demonstrations and
small number of Greeks, cuunter-demonstrations.
any emergency, the local strength this and
Six Italians, arrested in Thursday's having been increased by mobile Belgians, Dutch, Czechs, Danes, and persons without nationality.
demonstrations, are to be charged guards from Algeria and Spuhls, lo with uttering insults against France. who are native mounted gendar London, Dec. 11.
Of these, 27 were sent back
uncter Two of them are employees at the meriè Loyalist Spain as their presence In
civil control, from The Memel elections are being
Oudjak. with close attention in France was considered undesirable. Italian consulate-Reuter.
notionality Each voter is required to put a cross watched
CHURCHILLS WARNING
On the frontier facing Tripoli is beside the 20 names. Each of the London says
London, Dec. 11. the Sunday Times Their
the army corps behind o "Maginot" Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking line, regarded an Impregnable, of parties the Unlied German diplomalle correspondent, who adds ascertained.-Trans-Ocean.
wire Party
four Lithuanian that If the Nazis succeed in obtain- and
aviation at Chingford, Essex to-day, said that massed barbed tho
overwhelming majority, of candidates. Each ing na parties has
while the Mediterranean was being camps, beyond which is mountainous, thrown into increasing disturbance by arid country, Additionally there is u Italy's demands, which were pre- seaboard linc prepared for any The following quotations were, re-occupying France, tier was on the contingency.
In many scetions of the community Europe.
described Italy's claims are The correspondent says that there ceived after the close of the morning verge of a further movement in Enst Voters may put a whole booklet are signs that Biemel Nazis, if their session through Reuters:
"We don't know what direction It "huge bluff”.—Reuter. into the balint box, or make a list by election hopes are fulfilled, intend to
will take. Since Munich and the selecting individual candidates.
destruction of Czecho-Slovakia he har had so many cholees open that his trouble is which to take first: whether it should be Memel Danzig: whether to stir up the Polish Ukrainions against Poland, or the Transylvanian population against Rumania. None enn tell, but every- The Nazi lender, Herr Neumann
Han Mauriclo Neither Lithuania nor Poland could buyoe, ku
thing points to an appealed for discipline and order
early resumption of Nazi aggression, and no concerted among his followers in an eve of the oppose by force German occupation. United Paracale....
The following in Swan, Culbertson resistance is being made against
11." nt election
Heydekrug. six Bearing in mind Czecho-Slovakia's Бресс
Mr. Churchill added that he miles from the German frontler.
fate, Lithuanin might be willing to & Fritz report on this morning's
never seen such division upon foreign 4 All over Memelland, Neumann agree to the territorial change in re-market:
The Manila markel held a quiet policy in Britain in his Ilfetime. guards, whose uniform, but for the turn for concessions for trude through
ression with most atacks remaining The country was deeply divided and colour and absence of the swastika, Memel.
However, Antamok it was hampering There might thus be negotiated a unchanged.
the whole progress in the same us the Reich storm-
revision of the 1924 Memel Conven- showed a gain of one point, while of national defence-Reuter, troopers, patrolled various districts.
ITALIAN REFUGEES Votings brisk in Memel and, ftation to which the guarantors, Britain, Benguet Consolidated, San Mauricio
Milan, De. 11." suburbs and outlying villages, where France, Japan and Italy would be and Bagulo Gold thowed losses by midday, about half the population usked to agree-Reuter.
respectively of 10, 2 and 4 points. The first Italian refugees from
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The German Party secured seats in the 1935 elections, when Germans
were not permitted to circulate electioneering propaganda. No incidents have been reported during the polling.
petition the Reich Government for formal recognition of the territory as Antamok
In this manner they would Alox
Naruto Oold German
be following closely the methods Benguet Cons... adopted in Austria. At the request Coco Grave .......
Consolidated Mines of the Memel Government, German Demonstration troops might then, it is feared, cross the border from East Prussia.
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