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Stringent Policy Of Peace

(Continaed from Page 1}'

LABOUR SUPPORT The situation arising from the In the event of hostilities in dispute between Italy and Abys East Africa, whether the victor, besinia was the main subject of the Italy or Abyssinia, the effect would speeches in the debate on foreign the affairs initiated by the leader of be immeasurably harmful to League It would produce endless the opposition. Mr. George Lans and bury, in the House of Common res- He said the Labour complications. crises. The guiding spirit of Briterday.

controversy

tain and her French friends for Party would support the Govern

ment by every means in its power! generations had been to build a bridge between Europe and Africa, so long as the Government stood and between Europe and Asia.

SYMPATHY WITH ITALY

manner.

quite firmly by na obligations under the Covenant. They did not!

“We have shown our sympathy ask the Government to act alone. with Italy in more than idle but to stand without reservation words," the Foreign Minister con-by the League Covenant

Sir Herbert Samuel agreed that tinued. "If Italy has a complaint

essential that Britain against Abyssinia, let her makejit wAS them in the proper and regular should act with the other Powers These and particularly France, and that (Load cheers.) issues can be settled without a war the League should follow its own which would lead to confusion in established procedure and use Europe, the serious weakening of every effort to adopt measures of .the forces of peace, and a formid-conciliation; but he said that to It the great be careful did not mean that they able unsettlement of coloured races of the world. Bri-should be weak or indifferent. tain is using every influence avert the calamity."

to was incumbent on them to inter- rene strongly in the dispute and the League would fall in its duty

Sir Samuel Hoare denied the re

port that an undertaking had been if it failed to take cognisance of

ven to Italy to allow her a free the situation.

hand in Abyssinia.

SECOND TO NONE

The Foreign Minister. Si: FIRM POLICY OF PEACE

Samuel Hoare. when he interven- "The state of Europe." he con- cloded, “remains one of gloom andied in the debate, took up these We Austre references to the question before apprehension. examine our resources and see that the League Council He said that the Government approached it not Britain is brave enough to have a firm policy of peace and also strong with the desire to make deciama- enough to ensure that the worldtory speeches, but with a realist as a whole will respect it." (Loud and practical attitude that desir-

cheers.)--Beuter.

ed to

make

every reasonable Ther COUNTER PROPOSALS REJECTED effort for averting war.

states were second to none, in their in A message from Geneva

accept tention to carry out their obliga- that Great Britain cannot Signor Mussolini's counter pro-tinas under the treaties

amend.Covenant.

posals and stands by the

and

The effect of war between Italy ment introduced by Mr. Anthony Eden in the French draft resolu- and Abyssinia. whether long or tion on Wednesday night.

short and whichever were victor.

M. Laval Mr. Eden and Baron would be harmful beyond exag, Aloisi consequently met at 7 pm.geration to the League. The at

THE CHINA-MAIL FRIDAY AUGUST 2, 1935

The US Army is enlisting 47,000 men, the Navy 11,000 and the Marine Corps 1,100 to bring the nation's defence forces ap to the required strength, and recruiting stations are doing rushing business. The lower photo shows a group of applicants undergoing physical tests in New York for the Army. Soon the 60,000 will be enacting scenes like those at the top..

NEW YORK STOCK

MARKET

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"Wheat The market to-day

CORRESPONDENCE

The Tramways

to

To the Editor, "China Mail": Dear Sir, Much that is inter-)

share- Specula-

holders of the HK Tramways.) yesterday in the hope of reaching tempt of the post-war world te labsorbed considerable bedge selängesting, particularly

Small tion is slow and prices accordingly Ltd. was published in your valu- a solution of the difficulties. The substitute peaceful settlement for and some proft-taking. war would be frustrated

some decline. Total able paper of yesterday's date.

bbs. chief difficulty now is the Italian

Wheat. 58,126,000 insistence that the Council be in and weak countries would see the registered

protection upon which they had sales:

League Prestige On Thin Ice

Continued from Poje 1)

Abyssinian question and calls on." Italy moreover strongly objects the League of Nations to apply to these negotiations being in the sanctions provided in the tiated by the League Council and League Covenant.

"The proclamation further furthermore demands that a time

limit be fixed for the conclusion of strongly objects to the embargo the three-Power negotiations, on the supplies of munitions to which otherwise might be drawn/Abyssinia, thereby also tacitly criticising the Belgian Govern- lout for six months or more

ment, which includes five Social- FRONTIER. DELIMITATION

ist Ministers, since for some "time":

Government, like No official information is as yet the Belgian available concerning Abyssinia's other countries, has prohibited attitude, but it is generally anticall export of arms to Abyssinia pated that Addis Ababa will rot A certain piquancy is lent to acquiesce readily in having the the situation by the fact that the scope of the deliberations of the chairman of the Internationale is Arbitration Commission limited to the present Deputy Belgian Pre- the Ual Ual incident without remier, M. Vandervelde. ference to the question of the del

A later message from Geneva mitation of the frontiers.

The views on the prospects for states that the fresh diplomatic l'agreement on the Anglo-French activity which followed the re formals differ widely, but the best-ceipt of the news of Italy's reas- linformed circles are inclined to be tions towards the Franco-British lieve that despite the objections proposals has resulted in the raised by Italy an auspicious start French delegation working out has been made towards the settle-jand submitting to Mr. Eden ment of the dispute. M. Laval and compromise formula, which canTM

yesterday (siderably waters down the o Mr. Eden conferred forenoon with Baron Aloisi and the ginal British demands.

COMPROMISE FORMULA

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delecate. Professor Instead of an expressed obliga- Abyssinian Jere, but it is understood that the tion to refrain from hostilities it discussion did not lead to any tan-merely points out that both par- fties to the dispute are bound by gible result..

the treaty of 1906. Article of THREE-PARTY CONFÉRENCE.

83 yet this treaty provides that neither According to rumours, unconfirmed, a three-Power confer-country shall resort to arms ence between Britain, France and long as any dispute is subject to Italy at Vintimiglia or some other arbitration proceedings initiated Italian city is being contemplated.n accordance with the terms of in the event of no agreement being the agreement, or as long as it is the subject of diplomatic negotia- reached at Geneva

The fact that the negotiations Įtions.

The difficulties of the problem, been bave EXTRADITION CASE concerning the Abyssinian problem

are exclusively in the hands of the still appear not to ARGUMENT

great Powers and that none of the overcome by Italy's refusal other members of the League agree to Abyssinia participating Commeil uttered a single word dar-lin direct diplomatic negotiations ing Wednesday's debate is giving between the three great Powers of the treaty of rise to some unfavourable comment on the basis in League circles, where it Is 1906. pointed out that the Polish and Czechoslovakian delegates were |

Validity Of Hearing By One Judge

=

DECISION RESERVED

to

the

MONEY MARKET EXPLOITED A message from Rome states.. After hearing further legal ar-conspicuous by their absence and that the efforts to raise new cre- Nobody studying it could have guments at the Supreme Court that the entire proceedings afford. dits on a grand scale in London

exploiting zo was associated with the nego been depending gravely endanger-Corn, 11.288,000 bhs.

the question of whether one judge cant role played by the smaller attention is being turned on the **Cotton: The had been

Congressional been but struck with the remark-yesterday afternoon in regard to ed further proof of the insignis-until now having been fruitless,

increase of tiations of the three signatories of

Pacts which ed.

The rate of interest payable on the agreement to subsidise exports of able uninterrupted the 1906 treaty--Beuter.

labouriously concluded for PEASANT STOCKINGS TAPPED

The delegates of Britain, France the 12 months Treasury bonds end of June will A message from Rome states greater security of Europe would farm products is thought possibly passengers carried since 1905 in alone has the jurisdiction to hear member States in any dispute in possibility of

Justice R. E Lindsell, reserved that the interest on Treasury seem little more than scraps of to lessen the chance of a 12 cents the B-yearly period table set out a habeas corpus case concerning which one of the big Powers is money market at home

and Italy met yesterday evening at 1980ed at the loan on the cotton crop. The wea- In this connection, however, it is extradition the Paisue Judge, Mr. concerned bonds has been raised from 4 to paper.

Outside Europe the reactions ther is perfect for the growing hoped that the company will not his decision

The arguments arose as the re-jseven o'clock for a further ex-bear interest at 5 instead of 4 crop and some parties estimate a allow competition to put a setback

over the interest will be paid in would be no less deplorable.

in yield of over 12,000,000 bales. to their achievement. The recent-isnit of an application made by change of views on the Abyssinian per cent after August 1 More

advance. "For generations past we

"Rubber: Sales of tyres are bet y declared interim dividend of 40 Tong Man-kiu, alias Tong Chan-problem.

Deposits at the Post Office sar- A message from Geneva states Great Britain and our friends that Signor Mussolini's decision France have been engaged in ater and the actual rubber market cents as against 50 cents last year mung, for the quashing of an EX- for or against the draft resola-wise and generous policy of eli-is also acting well. We would ad- has revived the thought in some tradition orcer made against him

between the vise boldens to begin to switch that if the company will authorise by Mr. W. Schofield, the Senior that in a joint proclamation withings bank will also bear 5 per the 3rd Magistrate, at the instigation of the International Trades Union cent. interest, these changes hav The fa-Association, the Socialist or Se-ing been decreed by the Ministry Finance-Trans-Ocean Ser- tion on which Mr. Anthony Eden, minating issues

A war from September to distant months, a reduction of fare in

class or both if necessary, they the Canton authorities. M. Laval and Baron Aloisi bave white and coloured races. agreed, wil not be forthcoming that claimed to be a war between Total sales, 237 lets

the white and black races would "Flash: Brokers' Loans for the will not only regain what business gitive, who was represented by cond Internationale makes an at- of till this morning-Reuter.

throw intolerable obstacles into past week totalled $850,000,000 as that might have been lost since the Mr. F. C. Jenkins, K. C., instructtack on Italy's attitude in the vice. this path of reconciliation and compared with $880,000,000 the Bus Co. instituted the five cents ed by Mr. F. X. d'Almada, enr. ruutual understanding."

5 per cent with the object of tapping the stockings of peasants. MUSSOLINTS DECISION

COMMONS DEBATE

Lordon. To-day.

in

previous week."

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Latest Quotations.

August 2. The following quotations were ceived by Beuter-

fare but may actually increase was alleged to have embezzled [their turnovE".

money from a pawn shop in The suggested reduction is that Canton of which he was the man- every passenger on paying his or aging partner.

The application was first made her fare be given a coupon, four of which will entitle him or her to to the Chie Justice, Sir Atholl a free ride in the respective class. MacGregor, who upheld the Ma- It is understood, of course, that gistrate's decision, and the fugi- the above can only be carried out five then applied that the case. if it is not an înfringement of the be heard by another judge law. By this means the 10-cents Puisse Judge, fare is brought down to eight and the five cents to four.

At the suggestion of the Leadez

SYMPATHY WITH ITALY of the Opposition. Mr. George

As he had already told the Lansbury, which was warmls

to the Italian welcomed by Mr. Stanley BaldHouse, the Government were not win, the Prime Minister, last unsympathetic week, yesterday's debate on inter- need for expansion and their national affairs was of a general actions since the war had shown that their sympathy was. more character and no resolution was

If the Italian than idle words moved.

had complaints Mr. Lansbury deplored the Government failure of the Disarmament Con-against the Abyssinian Govern- ference and the lack of confidencement, let them make them in a manifest between the Govern. proper and regular manner. They would find the League ready to

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UNDERTAKING DENIED The Foreign Secretary then They had been concentrating mentioned a question addressed

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US. REGRETS REGARDING BREMEN INCIDENT

Washington, To-day. The State their efforts upon negotiations for to him by Sir Herbert Samuel re- Department has replied to the Ger as air pact; and when he said afr garding the rumours that at man protest, and has expressed re pact he meant also, of course,air Stress the

British and French geet at the Bremen incident.

some Beuter

limitation. He could not very Governments had given well conceive of an nie pact with- kind of undertaking to the Italian

out air limitation of some kind Government to give Italy a free Government is nor of the settlement of the air hand in Abyssinia. question without the considera-1

tion of bombing.

for it to wake..

"Speaking for His Majesty's own Chamber. None the Goverment, I desire to say that feel justified in

He regretted that he could not there is no foundation whatever quite certain,

report further progress, but

day passed without

some #new

neg

Service

for this report. I would add that men

estion of Abyssinia was would be

iscussed between the

of the three Govern

Go

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- It would be interesting to see

the

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To adjust the lands in the city

the result if the above suggestions which are perpetually leased to

Iwere adopted

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