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Palestine Policy Criticised
Mandates Commission And White Paper
LONDON, Aug. 17 (Reuter)—-CRITICAL observations by the. Permanent Mandates Commission on the British White Paper policy for Palestine, and the United Kingdom Government's comments in reply, have now been published.
If Mandate Ended
The Commission, in a report comes, that the rights of both com- which will be submitted to the munities shall be Enfeguarded. League of Nations Council, states unanimously: "The White Paper policy does not accord with the interpretation which the Commission, in agreement with the Mandatory Power and the League Council, has
The League Council bear the fina responsibility for termination of the existing inandale and the Memoran- dum notifies the intention of the Government to invite the Coupe!! to Five due weight to the general situa- always tion in Palestine which the policy placed upon the Palestine ninn-was designed to meet, and asks what date."
the effect would be on Palestine If a pelley was pursued without provisions
Japan's Same
Old Plea
OSLO, Aug. 17 (UP)~ JAPAN has no territorial
demands on Chinx said Mr.
Kito, Japanese delegate to
the Inter Parliamentary Union Congress which is in
session at Oslo.
Mr. Kito said he regretted the Sino-Japanese conflict. He invited the Congress to meet in Japan next year.
The Commission is not, however, for regarding immigration and other The Habeas Corpus in agreement as to whether the man-Important matters, The memoran-
date might not perhaps be open to a tlum declares that an interminable Struggle new interpretation which, while still period of Government by force would maintaining its main principle, ensue. be sufficiently fexible for the would White
tite Paper policy not to appear at variance with it.
Four members fell unable to state that the polley conformed with the mandate and
and considered that any contrary conclusion was ruled out by the very terms of the mandate and
by the fundamental intentions of its authors. The other three consider that existing circumstances justified the White Paper polley if the Council did not oppose it.
British Reply
In
The four members of the Com mission who held the view that the British White Paper was not necordance with the mandate, were the Belgian, Swiss, Norwegian and Dutch
representatives, Portuguese, French and British dele- gates took the opposite view.
while
the
present during the debate on Palestine The Spanish member was not while the Italian, Japanese and Ger-
Jan
representatives had already resigned from the Commission.
Walt Disney
A Look Through The “Telegraph”
50 YEARS AGO
August 18, 1859.
Peace Plan Reports Are Denied
--RADIO-
p.m. on 9.82 m.e's. per
(Van
ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Peter Gracey's Fourth Talk13; Intro: September in the Rain; Carelessly: Broken-hearted Clown; On Great Composers They can't take that away from me; Rumours Part Of
Where is the Sun; Slap that Bass.... A few weeks ago we took the liberty
| WESTERN CABARET RELAY The Ballyhooligans; Jumorous Mo- of suggesting to the local Government "War Of Nerves”
nologue-Murksman Sam (Edgar and Radio that it would be for the best interests.
Programme Broadcast by Holloway). ..Stanley Holloway with Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.c's. Wolseley Charles at the Plat of the colony if the hybird institution
Plano;
OF known The Sanitary Hoard
ля
LONDON, wera
(Reuter) and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p. chestra-Nobody's Sweetheart (Kahn Aug. 17, quietly suppresand; we now venture to White British newspapers have been and 6-11
and Others); Moon Glow (Hudson say the time has arrived whon that full of reports from various Capitals second.
and Others)....Joe Daniels and His public laughingstock should be forcibly of Europe on the so-called peace plan, H. K. T.
Hot Shots in "Dru
"Drumnasticks"; Vocal "jumped on" or otherwino anmarily Reuter's diplomatto correspondent 12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service The Yodelling Working Extinguished. The drainage system
lears in officials circles that nothing of Intercession the city is doustlens about na radically
It's Party Time Again (Van defective as it possibly could be, nad is known of any peace conference Cathedral.
George Van Dusen with we are quite prepared to believe that whatever. It is landing menace to the health
rumour most prominent recent- of the community, but better defective ly is that there exists a plan for a drains or no drains at all then these four-Power conference of Great Bri- ever-recurring Sanitary Honed squab tain, France, Germany and Italy, but bien, which disgrace the colony and this rumour is felt in London to be prade what ought to be a useful in.] Cus stitution. If the Sanitary Board were merely another move in the so-entled Punch-and-Judy' debating society, war of nerves, and its circulation is specially holding meetings for the pur considered to be propaganda with the pose of providing public amusement, Gbjects of sowing the seeds of sus- Soucz could both understand and appreciate picion in Polish quarters regarding Spanish
have become
The rur
12.30
from St.
Man
John Dusen Orchestra-Selection; In-
+
Mendelssohn-Trio In Minor, Op. 19.
Cortot, Thibaud and Cusals, 1.00 Time and Weather, New Light, Symphony Orchestra.
1.93 Ina Souex (Soprano) and the
Orchestra;
tro:
Summer Night
on the Texas
Trait; Roll along little doggle; Billle Boy: My True Love Has Gone (Re- Itobison and Fils bison)....Carson Piunters; Vocal-He's Tall, Durit And Handspine (Tobias and Sherman); Blue Flöge
રી
uve, I Give You My All (from Virginlan and Others)
aly "hd
Besly)....Ina in My Heart
and
with Orchestra;
with Ted No, 3 (Granados) Sophie Tucker wit Ted Shapiro the weekly anties which
His Orchestra; Humorous Monologue (Albeniz-Orchestrated by With Fler Head Tucked Under- the scandal of the town; but when we the real intentions of
the British Trian
Arbos) find that it in all this important com- Government; and also giving the
...New Light
neath Her Arm (Weston and Lee).. conducted Powers
Eufent by 1sualty possesses in the shape of a ather
with opportunity Orchestra
Charlalloway
Wolseley direct representation of their interests, to paint to the rejection of such a
Goossenst Love
Find A
at Piano; Vocal-A Song of the Mountains the land; vnt la frisure that it is our Municipal Council and plan by what might then be called My Hero) from The Chocolate Sol-J'aime tes grands yeux: Qul J'aime; numbers among its members several of the "bellicose Democracies."
dier. Straus)....In Soucz (So- Le bistro du port; Lo chaland qui prano) with Orchestra: Romance passe; Le moulin qul fasc....Lya
LONDON
our ment prominent and best trusted.
| citizens, we can only marvel tint Gover
nor Des Voeux has not long since taken'
RULING GIVEN
Methods Impossible
with
decisive step for its abolition or sus-Į The impossibility of such methods (Tchaikovsky); In A Monastery Gar- Gauty with Orchestra (French). pension, Week after week thene sunit-solving the Danzig problem must be den (Ketelbey)....New Light Sym- 7.00 Closing Local Stock Quota-
phony Orchestru. safeguarding the health of Hongkong. First and foremost, if there were to 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, tlons.
Weather
ary reformers, the maen entrusted with considered patent to all observers.
It is understood that if the League Summons Granted peiled in self-defence Council renely decision involving any change in the mandate, the post- The British Government, memorandum on August 5 to Mtion will be submitted to the House
in A
that
of Commons.
P
for
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
"in
to give effect to their grievances.
the Governor, as the
by of opening the
endence, recently published. The busi- ness of that meeting was, to decide whether the expression of opinion by the residents should be made by lettori
them to ventilato their views on the
Military Mission Conferences
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
(UP)-The
Forecast and Announce 7.02 Ifawallan Music,
1.45 · A Scoliish Programine with Moray
Macdonald (Soprano) and
liebr
.Moray
Masc
The Boatman....
with Piano
Kohala March; Honolulu March.. ..Frank Ferera and John K. Panluhi (Hawaiian Guliars); Maybe It's The Moon (Whiting); Rock Me In A
Trio;
Cradle Ot Kalua (Wending) Rose
The Road Sticks Stars Come Out
Valley
have done nothing but indulge in vulgar be such a conference, Poland would squabbling and offensive mutual re- NO.
riminations, until affairs generally have have to be the principal country re-menta. reached auch a pitch that an influential presented. Nor could the Soviet
have been Union be omitted, compelled to convene a Regarding the desirability of such Sidney McEwan (Tenor). public meeting at the City Hall in order a conference, the feeling in London The 79th Farewell To Gibraltar
is that this is not a matter for the March; Monymusk.-Strathspey; Lady Frank Ferera's Hawaiian LONDON, Aug. 17 (UP). Aveno), Secretary General of the
Between twenty and thirty of the lai- British
Mau-Waltz Government to decide upon Murray-Reel; The Portree Men of
(King)........Don League of Nations, commenting on
Zionist Congress
-THE first stage of the Colony assembled at the City Hall this an
pans and dwellers in high places in the nor one on which they can express March; Because He Was A Bonnie Barrientos and His Hawaiian Orches
Lad-Strathspey: The opinion.
Wind That trn: Good-Bye, Hawaill-Waliz the observations of the Permanent Mandates Commission, notes
afternoon, to enter a vigorous protest] GENEVA, Aug 17 (Trans-Ocean). Struggle to prevent the against the fiery Gitaard sticks at the of the Polish Government in the face of H. M. 2nd Battalion
The admirable and calm patience Shook The Burley-Rec!..Pipe Band (Berles)....Normon. Clarks and His four places on the Commission of--teporting before the Zionist Con- surrender of the four Chin-Fisk, and are what should be done, to of ever-increasing provocation is fully Hebrides. Kenedy
lion Scots Guards; South Sea Islanders,
of Galley eleven were unoccupied
the "for sume gress here on Tuesday, the Zionist
7.20 Turner Laylon (Tenor) at the Plano, reason or other."
lender, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, dese in Tientsin commenced party. Mr. Pa dacintash presided, and appreciated in London. In British The memorandum points out that [clared that the British Secretary
too, there is no feeling of boat
Cool River (Johnstone and Layton); proceedings circles to-day in the King's Benchey recapitulated the circumstances nervousness at the present situation (n) the four mentioned in the Commis- the Colonies, Mr. Malcolm Mass Division when Mr. Justice which led up to the meetstveniment
in Water Boy (arr. Robinson); Au (Sung in slon's observations were impelled to Donald, basured him that the
Gaelic); Glasgow Highlanders (arr. Revolr (Gilbert). Mr. wrote to
7.30 banco Music by Victor Silves- disregard the political background would never be given minority status Cassels
Diack); Meg Merriices (arr. Dlack) which was freely discussed during the and promised that they would never
Chambers" early in April to complain of the state
Scottish Country Dunce Orchester and Jils Ballroom Orchestra, of the drainage at the Penk, and that proceedings. The Mandatory Power, confronted with a felt accompli granted the issue of a sum-letter was followed by further correR-
tra cond. by Michael Disct; Ye Banks
Are Dewdrops: And Bracs (arr. could not ignore this background and He denounced the British plan to mons to apply the Habeas
Council must similarly have a bring Jews and Arabs not only from
(arr. Murray); To The
Istes (MacLeod-Kennedy-At Night (alm Big Broadcast of rard for It
Fraser) regard
Sydney MacEwan (Tenor) 1936'); Waltz Moonlight Palestine but from other Arab States Corpus act in respect of the The Government replies to
with Instrumental Trio: Bonnie (film 'Secret Service'); Quickstep- the together for a conference because this accused men, to be returned that placed the Jews at a disadvantage.
Scotland-Medley (arr. Pether) 4 Sailboat In The Moonlight; Swing principal arguments advanced the
MOSCOW, Aut. 17 During the negotiations Mr. Mac-by Tuesday next when the
New Mayfair Orchestra. new polley conflicts with
The Way: the mandate. These arguments concern Donald supported the Arab stand-new application.
2.15 Close Down.
clone 204 Showed
Fox-Trot-Where Are the decision to make Jewish imm-point in
0.00 A Variety Programme.
(Alm Top of the Town'); Quickstep gration after Ave years dependent ou
Orchestra
cezes Girls Were Made To Love And Summer Arab acquiescence, the prohibition
King); Daddy Long Legs....The Kiss (Operetta Faganlal): Waltz and regulation of land transfers, and
Bohemians;
ans; Vocal-Life Begins At Love, Live For Ever (Operetta the question of the future Constitu-
Forty (Yellen-Shapiro); When A Paganini); Slow Fox-Trot-Poor natural, will leave the Hague to-morrow tion which the four Members of the
Meets A Lady
Gentleman unless the
Down Battery. Commission think may involve the
other Powera present a South (Oppenheim and Others)....
Weather 8.00 Time,
and 'political subordination of the Jewish
satisfactory formula promising a mottle-Sophie Tucker with Orchestra and nouncements. National Home to the Arab majority.
ment. 25 YEARS AGO
Certain proposals were submitted to Orchestra-Favourite Favourites, No.
Ted Shapiro at the Plano; Dance 8.03 Next week's programmes.
8.07 Mozart-Concerto In E Flat the principal British delegato by M. August 18, 1914. Franequi (Belgium) but they were de-:
Major, K. 449. clared to be inadequate. M. Loucheur
and The Rudolf Serkin (Plano) the gaol An omcial Paris despatch says the (France) is now taking up the attitude
Adolf Busch Chamber Players con- authorities that they would be French forces drave a German Army that the Young Pian cannot be altered
ducted by Adolf Busch. Corps from the heighta directed to bring the four men Bamont and Olrey back on Sourburg, Staten.
the commanding without
consent of the United)
The prospect is exceedingly gloomy. (Continued from Page 6.) The Germans suffered nerious Cosses,
5 YEARS AGO a number being taken prisoners.
August 18, 1934, Silver In London yesterday reached ranks, men indeed!
cover courage and return to the
British public against ramours of the London market since 1929.
The Oflelal Press Bureau warne the the highest prieg registered arrival of wounded
on the
The Highlander? The price Tone disabled
a further one-eighth.
auch rumuuza to be, without exception, and 21.11/16ths for forward delivery.
Immigration
every
Weizmann stated.
particular,
Dr
France Keeps Close Watch On Far East Co-operation With Great Britain
argued.
or through n deputation. In asking; matter he pointed out that, important Military Missions were in conference will be the drainage question that of as usual to-day but are expected to the water supply was even more interrupt their meetings on Friday to After a palafu paure, Mr. Ede Bug- gested that a deputation nbould be attend the aerial display at Tusinov. appointed-Mr. Whitehead named the Court's Instructions
Hur J. Keswick, Hon. B. Layton, Mers, Noble, Ede, Leigh, E. Macintosh, Meanwhile the Court has and Dr. Cantlle. Mr. Franela secunded,
with Sanitary Board speech. notified the British Foreign Office, the British Consul- General in Tientsin, the British | Chairman of the Tientsin Muni- |
cipal Council and
before a British Court, or to re- after a hot engagement.
lease them if the Habeas Corpus is granted.
Breezes
THE BENEFITS OF BIFURCATION
The Government maintain with regard to immigration that the White Paper of 1822 meant only that immi- gration should not exceed the economic absorptive capacity of Palestine and that it did not exclude and was never intended to exclude, the possibility of immigration falling
The application has been made on PARIS, Aug. 17 (Reuter).-behalf of Professor Norman Bentwich, below that level owing to other and The evolution of events in the Miss Murgery Fry and Lord Listowel,
The Council is reminded that the Far East is being followed here President of the China Campaign ships in Great Britain, and declares of a penny an ounce in 21 d. for canh; However, it is merely since the
relevant considerations
Mandates Commission have incurred attentively and French policy the view that the mandate's obliga-remains one of the closest col- Lions are to regard the two sections of the population as of equal weight, laboration with Britain.
Referring to their dimeulty in keep- It is pointed out that on questions ing a just balance between their com- of purely British interes! the negotia- plementary obligations, the British tions have been left entirely to Government decided to provide for Britain, but on matters of such joint general
powers with regard to the interest as the silver question, it is lond question because it had been made clear that France is giving advised that the rights and of Arabs on land might be prejudiced in the fullest support.
Criticism in
the French news- by the failure to prohibit or regulate papers regarding the handing over of Iand sales
the Chinese is not generally shared With regard to the constitution, there where it is felt that the proper is pointed out that the White Paper (policy is to settle secondary malters definitely lays down certain ruling and stand firm on those of essential. principles to ensure, when the time importance..
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Slapping Incident
Japanese Apology To America
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
TISZ
Br
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baselean The Bureau saya that the It should be noted that in 1926 the relinquishment of the kilt for all
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8.80 Studio Short Blographical Studies of Great Composers by Peter Gracey. No. 4: Haydn.
•
0.00 Haydn Symphony No. 104 In D Major ("London").
Edwin Fischer and His Chamber Orchestra.
0.15 London Relay The News 0.30 London Relay-More Food for Though!".
Short talks on matters of topical interest.
9.45 London Relay--Sports News and Market Notes.
Buccesses and reverses of the British quotation was at the gold value whereas except purposes of display and arms will be announced ofcially with yesterday's price was in sterling. the Scots invasion of the South out delay.
Further Interesting observations, may-and everywhere else-that he he gathered from the quotations of the Hongkong dollar in 1529 and to-day, has turned his attention to 0.50 The Eight Piano Ensemble,
In 1920, the lowest quotation in Lon-higher finance. In the days
The Germans are concentrating for an attack on those of the Llege forts which tre on the left bank of the river Meuse,
The French Ministry of War an- nounces that the French troops entered Belgium at Charlerol, and are"advancing, on Gembloux In force.
don was 21.5/10tha, o farthing below!
cer and Carmichael); Speak Easy Dinah (Akast); Lazy Bones (Mer-
(Gensier).
that of yesterday, while the Hongkong when his swishing draperies dollar in that year did not fall at any daily covered, more or less, his
10.00 tone below 1. 74d. on demand.
London Relay-Western Cabaret. To-day's opening quotation
bony frame his occupation was, Was Is.
Presented by Harry Pringle, 64d, unchanged since Friday of laat in the main, the extermination of work..
10.30 Dance Music, the clan next door, which, after Fox-Trols-Words Without Music; Britain's financial position to-day is all, is mere animalism; the an-That Moment Of Moments....Eddy mans are endeavouring to envelop the only four and a half millions sterling ticipated objection is therefore Duchin and His Orchestra; Fox-Trot
on the wrong side as compared with There have been one or two engage-; inst year, despite the romlusion of taxe not even the exception which And Then Sume....Paul Whiteman
The OMetal Press Bureau announces that there are indications that the Gor-
extreme left of the Allied Forces.
ments, but mainly outpost affairs.
WASHINGTON, August 17 The French and Belgian Artillery (UP) MR. Sumner Welles, fantry does not determinedly fare the continue superior, while the German In- Assistant Secretary of State to bayonot. day said a Japanese Embassy official had conveyed to the from the direction of the neighbouring A cannonade was heard at Tirlemont American Embassy at Peipingiliages of the Dost and Hougaarde st an apology for the slapping of it is believed to be the beginning of the American Mrs. Richard in the great battle. Tientsin.
The Japanese official said the Japanese military authorities are eon- nuing their investigation of the in- cident.
Blanket Protest Likely
o'clock on Saturday afternoon,
By beating America, Australasin bas won the Davis Lawn Tennis Cup,
10 YEARS AGO
August 18, 1929.
Hopes of a reconciliation at the Mr, Welles sald the State Depart- Harua are dwindling rapidly, and it is ment has so far only received a pre- now feared that a complete deadlock liminary report, but that the Consular of the Reparations Conference is in- and Embassy officials in China are ovitable. still compiling a record of all cases
Me. Philip Snowden · maintains, his of Japanese mistreatment of Ameri-Arm determination that the Young Plan cans.
must be modified · in ferour + of Great Power, This will presumably be used in Britain, but the remaining blanket protest or in the presentation Franco, Belgium, Italy and Japan are
aqually firmly united aguinas Grant | of the American esse if and
when Britain, negotiations for a new
commercial
Things have reached a pass where treaty with Japan are opened.
It is stated that Mr. Snowden, as is
tion and the restoration of the cuts.
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