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LIPTON'S China a

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No. 28,997 HONG KONG, MONDAY APRIL 1935

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GERMAN CONSCRIPTION SCHEME TO OPERATE

CONFERENCE

SUMMONED BY

CHIANG KAI-SHEK

Communist Return To

North Kweichow

NO CO-OPERATION BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH YET

[From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, To-day, General Chiang Kai-shek, Chair- man of the Military Affairs-Com- mission, has summoned his officers for an important military confer ence at Kwelyang to-day in view. of the third attempt of the Com-. nunists to invade Northern Kwei- chow from Southern Szechuen,

It is said that Tungtzu and Taunyi in Northern Kweichow,are, again in the hands of the Reds, who have returned after their failure to gain any headway in Southern .Szethuen, If the Red outlaws push farther south, Kweiyang may be in danger. In any event, Gen- eral Chiang's tri-motored mono- plane is ever ready for an emer gency exit,

The Kwelyang meeting is so lin- portant that General Chiang Pah- cheng, Nanking's liaison officer in Canton, left last Saturday' for

The opinion of sceptics in con- firmed in the case of Frank Greges (above), $5.A week New York aign. carrier, who found $12,000 in bonds and returned them. He was re warded with U.S.$75 in cash and a ward Jub and is now, in the insane of New York hospital. Greges went mad in Bowery

hotel, ahout ing at a room-mate "I am God and you are about to die." The man fell dead at his feet.

Kwalchow via Wuchow and Liu WAITRESSES

show..

As General Chiang Kai-shek inj still in Kweiyang, it is unifkely! that he will fly to Canton. The

Canton Daily Sun stated this » mor÷" ning that no Kwansi generals are

attending the Kwelyang conclave,

which tends to show that South-: west-Nanking co-operation is, still some way off.

CHIANG KAI-SHEK

NOT EXPECTED TO

VISIT CANTON

Rumours Are Merely 'Ballons D'Essai

TWO PROVINCES STILL HOLD OUT AGAINST NANKING

[From Our Own Correspondent)

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INVADE CANTON

RESTAURANTS

Strong Objection By

Waiters' Guild

GIRLS TOO ATTRACTIVE TO MALE CUSTOMERS

From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day. Restaurant waiters here are erecting barriers and fortifica- tons against feminine invasion of their profession and at the proper time they will launch a

580,000 OF 1915 CLASS

CALLED U

ARMED FORCES WIL

NUMBER 750,000

· NATIONAL DEFENCE CONCIL

Berlin, To-day

According to a reliable source, munitary con scription will he carried out as follows: To-day the class of 1915 will be called up, numbering |580,000, of whom 300,000 will be kept with the co-

lours.

The classes of 1901 to 1909 will be trained in short-service periods, not exceeding eight weeks, in the course of the next few years. The 1901 class will be called up on October 1 and another batch on April 1, 1936.

...THE SELECTION WILL BE SEVERE, AND EXTENSIVE) CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO MARRIED AND PRO- FESSIONAL MEN.

IT IS NOW THOUGHT THAT THE GERMAN ARMED |FORCES' WILL NUMBER 750,000.”

Preparations for the accommodation of the new recruits are well advanced. A new Defence Law will announce the creation of a National Defence Council of which Generals Lettendorff, and Seeckt will be the most influential members.

ABYSSINIAN APPEAL

Immediate League Action Sought

Geneva, To-day. The Abyssinian Government, in a fresh communication to the League of Nations in re- gard to the dispute with Italy, wishes the Coimell to take up its appeal under, Article XV without delay. Beuter.

counter-offensive. This is a life MR. MACDONALD'S and-death struggle in the opinion of the rank and file of the waiters' gulid. ‚·

Recently several restauranta

RECOVERY

Will Retain Premiership and tea houses were opened here During Jubilee Responding to the requests of which offer the services

Canton, To-day

waitresses

to

of their patrons

The

Celebrations

London, To-day.

"In view of the enormous BUD required for the army and navy, the Minister of Ensures sald to be racking his braink to find u means to balance the budget.

In order to enable Germany to carry-on meanwhile, a 'special law has been promulgated, authorising, among other thinga, the Minister of Finance to assume certain guaran tees, for example, for the promotion to Germany's export. trade, up-to

creating purposes and up to 89,000;- 000 for agriculture-Reuter,

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LADIES

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TWERD SUITE SUND

PAUL RENNET

FROM TODAY

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BiThe wedding group taken after the marclage between Dr. Ernest To and Miss L. Hermine Lespolatře Long at Pokfulam on Satur- dar, hay Fou

REICH CONTROL OF

JOBS

VISTI

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SOVIET RELATIONS GREATLY

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Was cine

Mr. Ede thanked: pitality

FOR YOUTH META

UNEMPLOYED

NEW LIMIT

of Mr. Anthon

een

improven lations:

200,000,000, marks will be made A NEW and more vigorous assault on unemploy available. Up to 1,000,000,000 ment lists in which the Government will have Eastern marks will be allowed for work the position of a feudal overlord begins to-day in Berlin. There are admittedly more than 2,000,000 unemployed in Germany.

Most young people will be forced to give up Mr Eden excha their paying jobs and place their services at the President of the Cot complete disposal of the Government Labour missars, on the same Service, which will send them to farmers need- ing help, construction projects, and "voluntary" THE WEATHER OF

DEVALORISATION OF BELGIAN FRANC

23 Per Cent. Rate Fixed By Government

EXPECTED HEAVY DEMAND FOR CURRENCY

his Canton colleagues to hasten Entire establishments are operat here for the discussion of Imed by young women, from the

Brussels, To-day. The Government has fixed the| portant political and milltary

The "Observer" is able to an rate of the devalorisation of the problems, General Li Chung-in cuisine is said to be good, but nounce that Mr. Rumsay-Mac Belgian francs at: 28.per cent.

manager to the cooks. Commander-in-Chief of

ne the better reason seems to be Donald has fully recovered from The gold content of one Belgian Fourth (Kwangsi) Group Army. returned here on Saturday morn that the waitresses are attrac- his recent severe cold.

He will retain the Premiership franc will now be 0.150682 gram- itive and attentive enough to ing in the company of Mrs. LJ|

draw increased custom. Bus-throughout the Jubilee celebra and staff.

High officials called on Generaless is therefore quite satisfactions and for some months after- wards and will play a full part tory

*

Li on Saturday evening to dis- cuss the politico-milltary situa- tion' with special reference to the

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proposed visit of General Chiang JAPAN SEEKS Kai-shek to Canton and the

future of the two Kwangtung

divisions in Liuchow, and Wu- hauan, Kwangsi.

Well-informed observers here do not believe that General Chiang will-fly to Canton, hold- ing that all the reports of his coming are deliberately released aa a trial balloon on senti- ment in Canton One competent observer declared to-day that General Chiang will go only to those places where several divi- sions of his own troops are stationed.

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BAG SNATCHER GAOLED

NEW PROPORTION

OF S.M.C. MEMBERS

CIVIC INTEREST SHOWN

"GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT”

* NOT ACKNOWLEDGED.

In the coming ceremonials.. Reuter.

K.C. PASSES IN SHANGHAI

Mr. Hiram Parkes Wilkinson

Shanghai, To-day.

The death has occurred of Mr.

mes,

It is expected that the new value will lead to heavy demands for currency owing to the fact that the discount in, foreignymETY kets, la between 12 and 15 per

labour camps.

NANKING-WUHU LINE

COMPLETED

Freight Train Makes Trial Run To-day

CHEAPER TRANSPORT THAN

BY

This plan, which provides for drastic punishment and admits

with DMME

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MARCH 1935-

of no loopholes, will be enforced Minimum Temperature

particularly in the lower-Rhine district, but parts of it are being used nationally. The complete scheme is expected soon to be a pattern for the whole country.

Its specific purpose is to open positions for older men and those

On Last Day

RAINFALL NOW EXCEEDS YEAR'S NORMAL

The month opene by

with dependents. All positions of cloudy weathe

for persons under 25 years occasional falls MOTOR BUS

will be state controlled, and the whole labour market will be con took place Nanking, To-day-solidated under state domina- that date cent, whereas it is now discount The Nanking-Wuhu Railway, tion.

weat ed by 28 per cent in Belgium.

usually Within the last six days the Na98 kilometres in length, has been

year. tional Bank loat, by export abroad, completed. A trial run on the

350,000,000 france in goldline for freight traffic is being *(Continued on "Page:12)" made to-day, while the regular service will be formally opened

BRITISH NAVAL in the middle of this month. APPOINTMENTS

The 12 locomotives purchased from America somo time ago

Hiram Parkes Wilkinson, KC-New Lord Commissioner have all arrived and been sent to Reuter.

The late Mr. Wilkinson, who was Shanghai, March 28 born in June 1866, was the son of

Of The Admiralty.

FLEET

No knowledge of the so-called Sir Hiram Shaw Wilkinson of ADMIRAL OR DULEY POUND TO gentlemen's agreement" where Belfast. Educated at the Methodist BE C-IN-C. MEDITERRANEAN by the seats on the Shanghal College, Belfast, and Excter Municipal Council are apportion College, Oxford, he was called to ed among British, America, and the Bar at the Middle Temple in Japanese in the ratio of five, two, 1889. two, was professed yesterday In Chinese male, Young Fuk, was a statement made public by Mr. recommended:. by: Mr. AAM Amano, chairman of the Macfadyen this morning for effect Amalgamated Associations of ing the arrest of Lam Ta? heung, Japanese Street Unions, writes unemployed, who was sentenced the North China Dai Nowe

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DRAW FOR LOCAL SWEEP POSTPONED APRIL 20

Londony To-day Admiral Sir Dudley, Pound bas been appointed Commander-in- erranean Fleet

Wuhu. There are one large and three email, bridges, on line.

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ARCHBISHOP OF month

WESTMINSTER

Monsignor Arthur Hinsley Appointed

^TO-DAY'S CONSISTORY:

It was announced at Vatican:

The price of a single ticket be- last week that the Pope tween the two cities

(WILI be Monsignor Arthur Hir $2.40, which is less than the cat Canon at St. present

Chekiai succeed the late Card Agency.

MONTAGU C. NORMAN BANK

OF ENGLAND GOVER

Archbishop Consi

wet: monso ther

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