1936-12-03 — Page 1

"RICKSHAW” BRAND

CELEBRATED : CEYLON

TEA

SOLD BY ALL COMPRADORES

FOR PURINE STRONGES

AJO FLAVOURG

FINAL EDITION.

"The dollar on demand, to-day at 1/2 27/32.

China Mail

<<DAVIE, BONG& CaÍN

Est. 1845

THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST, Est. 1845.

No. 29,514 HONG KONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1936 PRICE $3.00 per Mouth

Court

"Carrier

Zarnett

WEATHERMAKERS

'Are Built in all Sizes"

to

Air Condition the Smallest to the Largest Building.

ANDERSEN, MEYER & COMPANY, LIMITED

Tel. 25091

Sole Agents Tel" 28091

David House, 2nd Floor

CRITICISM OF THE KING EXPRESSED BY BISHOP OF BRADFORD

COMMENT BY

PROVINCIAL

PRESS ORGANS

GRAVE CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES

INVOLVED

HIS MAJESTY'S NEED FOR “SELF-DEDICATION”

London, To-day.

Eight of the leading provincial papers, headed by the "Manches- ter Guardian," the "Birmingham Post" and the "Yorkshire Post," yes- terday published leading articles concerning the position of His Majes- ty the King. The text upon which these articles were based is an ad- dress by the Bishop of Bradford, Dr. Blunt, to the Diocesan Confer- ence, criticising the suggestions recently made by the Bishop of Bir- mingham, Dr. Barnes, for changes in the Coronation service.

NAVAL INCREASES IN FRANCE Programme Outlined By Minister Of Marine

Paris, To-day.

By 1943 France will have five $5,000-ton battleships and tea 10,000-ton cruisers commissioned. the Minister of Marine, M. Gas- pard, told the Naval Commission of the Chamber yesterday. The estimated cost is 24 milliard

· francs, spread over half years-Reuter.

four and a

PLANE FLIES ITSELF

UNIQUE RECORD IN

FRANCE

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Paris, To-day.

A record unique in the annal:

of the air was set up near Bourgesi

by a military plane which stayed i

The Bishop of Bradford emphasised the point that to sever the crowning of the King from the Communion Service would be a public humiliation of the Church's chief act of worship,” (adding that the benefit of the Coronation depended on the self- dedication of the King himself. The Bishop said they hoped the | King was aware of his need of God's grace, adding: "Some of

us wish he gave more positive signs of such awareness.”*

The Birmingham Poet writes: "The Bishop must be allowed | to speak but the truth himself, when he gives warning that in the eyes of the people of this country, as in the eyes of subjects of the Crown overseas, the private and public life of the King are inseparable.”

The Yorkshire Post, referring to rumours regarding the

raise a constitutional issue of the gravest character."

The question of "grave constitutional issues” is mentioned by the principal provincial papers in England in connection with a criticism of His Majesty the King, shove voiced by the Bishop of Bradford.

FIGHTING RESUMED

IN N. CHINA

NANKING FORCES HOLDING THEIR OWN

(From A Special Correspondent)

Canton, To-day.

COMMENT BY GREAT LONDON JOURNALS

KING'S HIGH OFFICE IS A SACRED TRUST

WISE AND WEIGHTY WORDS, BY "THE TIMES"

London, To-day. "The Times," in a leading article headed "The King and the Monarchy," says:

"The remarkable address by the Bishop of Bradford let loose à flood of comment yesterday in most of the newspapers in Northern England. Not only in Leeds and Bradford, but in Manches- ter, Nottingham, Darlington and Birmingham were anxious questions put forward indepen- dently by the local press. These comments in the great provincial organs were not directed to de- tails of the supreme and historic religious act of Consecration; they were not in the least concern- ed with the controversy between two Bishops.

"One or two hinted ----- it may be hoped, without full know- ledge- at a grave constitutional issue to be raised by a con- flict between the King's intentions and the advice of his Minis- ters, but nearly all of them saw that the real justification for the

King published in American and some Dominion papers, says: Fighting was resumed in North China on Monday night at Bishop's remarks lay, in the words of the Yorkshire Poet, it cer "An increasing number of persons are led to fear lest the King 9 o'clock, when the Mongolian-Manchurian bandits under Wang Lain statements which appeared in reputable United States jour- may not have perceived bow complete in our day must be that Ying and Li Shou-suen, escorted by foreign tanks, suddenly at-nals and even some Dominions, newspapers, which cannot be self-dedication of which Dr. Blunt spoke. Deep disappointment tacked Hingwuchen and Tulin in the cast of Saiyuan Province. treated with indifference. must necessarily result if there should develop a dispute be-The Government troops replied with heavy shelling, while the "It is a simple fact that the Įm tween the King and his Ministers, such as must almost inevitably Government Divisional Commanders Wang Men-nin and Wang city, so long visely ignored in ALLEGED PLAN FOR GREEK

American campaign of publi- Chung-lim have rushed to the front to direct the defence. It is

#thia caratry, has now reached

REVOLT: The Manchester Guardica sug-reported that fighting was still continuing late last night, bol gests that the Cabinet meeting the Government troops claimed that they were holding their point at which it goes far bet

yond that side of His Majesty's last Friday was - concerned positions. with "a domestic problem that

It is learned that the foreign be private.

life which may justly be held to The remarks of authorities have notified the Sui- the trans-Atlantic journals are the relation of the King to his THE DEFENCES aan Provincial Government to subject to periodical waves of some parti have the Government troops re excitement about OF MALTA

moved from Paklingmiao within above all, such a topic as the cular topic, personal for choice. Ja definite period, or the place will personality of the King of Eng-

be invaded from the air. It is land.

MOLLISION MISSING

Grave Fears Felt For Safety

London, To-day.

in the air for more than an hour | after its pilot, a young pupil of At 8.30 p.m. (local time)

anw

involves an important constitu- tional issue, since it bears on

Ministers and his readiness to be guided in all matters which may affect the welfare of the British Commonwealth by ad-) vice which the Prime Minister

?

No Renunciation By

For Americans are es Britain

also learned that the handits have sentially personal people, in the the flying-chool, had jumped from yesterday Mr. J. A. Mollison sees ft to offer." the machine by parachute.

and his co-pilot, who were ex- Other papers comment in si-

been reinforced by Manchurian habit of assessing other coun- London, To-day. strain. The young aviator, who waspected to reach Cape Town at milar

Although the

troops from Jehol, with foreign tries by the character of their

to The Colonial Secretary re-military officers making one of his first fights by the end of a flight from Eng. London press gives prominence

direct the outstanding figures. The late himself, after the takeoff found land shortly after 4 o'clock, had to the Bishop of Bradford's ferred at Commons question-fighting, and they have decided to King stood to America for the himself in a bank of clouds and in still not arrived. A Cape Town address no editorials have so time yesterday to the reports invade Saiyaan from three differ solid worth of England; the

far appeared. says that great

The present King came to the throne his helplessness decided to jump message

in circulation in irresponsible ent directions this time.

better known to them xiety was felt in air circles Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the quarters, to the effect that the Mongolian, bandits, directed by for safety. The abandoned plane there, and it was feared the Prime Minister, had a lengthy Government did not intend to foreign officers, are leading the than any of his predecessors, whose engines were running at

fiers must have made audience of the King at Buck- mainain the defences of Malta left wing to attack Hingwachen; with a greater opportunity for full speed, continued on its flight. forced landing on a lonely part ingham Palace last evening. A These reports, he stated, had the

bandit commanders Wang

perpetuating and strengthen- descending at times to an altitudeį

nervousness од the no foundation in fact low as 20 feet, and fmally of the coast. They took off certain

Mr. Ying and Li Shon-onen are leading ing tradition to the crashed into a forest some 70 kil from Kimberley at 1 o'clock. Stock Exchange, with a conse-Ormsby-Gore added: "His Ma- the centre to attack Tullin; and mense advantage of the rela In the event of no further quent fall in prices, is attribut-jesty's Government have com-the Mongolian Commande Cheaktions of the two great English- after a pilotless flight of some 60 search parties would set out at foregoing.

to the publication news, the report stated that ed

of the mitments in Malta, both, to the Chap-hai is leading the right wing peaking democracies." kilometres.--Trans-Ocean Service dawn to-day. British Wire-

Maltese people and to the gen- to attack Paklingmiao. (Continued on Page 12) eral defence of the Empire. less Service.

They have no intention of re- FORTHCOMING WEDDING nouncing these commitments.”

-British Wireless Service.

35

ometres from the starting point,

ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE

SCHEME PROPOSED

BY FRANCE

a

MISSED A RECORD Capetown: Jim Mollison failed to beat the record for the fight

The forthcoming marriage be- tween Mr. Karl Mosse, a physician from Croydon to Capetown. He had not arrived here at 3.57 p.m of Shanghai, and Miss Sosanne GIT, zero hour for a new

Oppelt, also of Shanghai, has been cord.

announced.

re-

N. ZEALAND MINISTER IN

LONDON

(Continued on Page 9)

GEN. EVANGELINE

BOOTH

Invited To Visit Batavia

im

Padiosters Arrested And Banished

Athens, To-day. A number of former Minis- ters are reported to have been - arrested and sent to the Aegean Iclands, accused of plotting with senior officers to overthrow the Government. £ strict censorship has been established in the country- Reuter's Bulletin Service.

DUTCH EAST INDIES

ALARMIST RUMOUR

DENIED

NO PARTITION BY JAPAN AND GERMANY

EXCESSIVE LENGTHS The paper observes that the American

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL press have even gone to the lengths, during the

The Hague, "To-day. last fortnight, of predicting a mar An emphatic protest against the riage incompatible with the rumour that Germany and Japan throne and announcing Queen are planning the partition of the Mary's approval thereof-sugges- Dutch East Indies between them- tions which may well seen start-selves was uttered by the Foreign ling to most of the King'a subjects Minister, Jonkheer de Graeff, in London, To-day-Mr. Walter

in England, but which are doing the course of a speech in the Half an hour earlier it was re-

Nash, Minister of Finance

infinite harm in the United States Second Chamber yesterday on the and Flans for a trans-Atlantic air ported that Mollison had

London, To-day. over- FATAL MISHAP TO TRAWLER Customs in the New Zealand Gov-

and the Dominions. For the re-Foreign Office, - estimates. The service between France and the shot his mark, having missed his

The Governor of the Dutch East action of the public to this spate Minister stressed that the absurd ernment, met the Overseas SettleIndies has invited General Evan of gossip is by no means United States were outlined by Mway, and was about 200 miles off Calsis, To-day-Nine out of the ment Board at the Dominions Of geline Booth, head of the Salva- might be expected by those whose been officially denied by the what and alarmfat rumore had already Pierre Cot, Minister for Air, behis course.

jcrew of the· Lowestoft trawler fice on Tuesday and took part in tion Army, to visit Batavia. The whole impressions of America is Japanese Government. fore the Air Commission of the He was reported at 3.30 p. Norah, which went ashore on the an informal discussion on Chamber yesterday. He stated that over Cape Agulhas, the most treacherous coast east of Calais, question of immigration in relation Middle and Far East and expects it is neither light-hearted and cer-ed the friendly relations prevall- the General is at present touring the derived from their popular press. conection the Minister emphasis

In this

the cost of the service was esti-southerly point of Africa-Beu- have been drowned-Reuter's Bal- to New Zealand—British mated at 60,000,000 francs, and ter.

Wire to arrive at Batavia on January tainly not sympathetic.

28-Renter's Bulletin Service.

Paris, To-day.

that the formation of a company representing Air France and the French shipping line was contemn plated.

The State would own the ma jority of the shares, and interna- tional agreement would be reach- ed so that the service would not: clash with those of other Powers. Mall would be carried next year ¡or the year after.

Hess Service.

letin Service.

SPECIAL AREAS.

BILL

Too Many Dishes In

German Restaurants

To Be Introduced In

Commons

London, To-day.

TYPHOON WARNING

On the ing between the Netherlands and contrary, there is clearly a most Germany. profound and widespread sense af

Referring to the German-Japan- | bewilderment, extending far be yond the Individual monarch to se Pact, the Minister stated that.

the

Netherlands Government' The following typhoon, warning the admired and envied institu- from the Manila Observatory was tion of the British Monarchy it could not adhere to it, since it did not wish to bind itself by joining received by the American Consu= self. Berlin, To-day. In view just the thing to be prevented by late-General-to-day at 9.30 am:

in any agreement of a political na- (Continued on Page 12) tof the criticismá of the the nation-wide campaign now be The typhoon, which was first re-

ture. With regard to the re- The Government is introducing excessive number of dishes listed ing conducted under the slogen ported yesterday in Longitude 125

establishment of German sover a new Special Areas Bill in Janu-on the bills of fare in many Ger-"Prevent decay" in connection East, Latitude 14 North, moving

CAMPBELL BLACK LEAVES

eignty over her inland waterways Two routes were being considerary, the Minister of Labour, Mr. mau restaurants, the victualling with the four-year plan. The ci west, is now reported in Longi-

$4,736

the Minister said that the rele ed, namely, vix the Azores and via Ernest Brown, declared at a meet- trade organisation has appealed to calar letter also saks restaurants tude 121 East, Latitude 14 North,

vant provisions of the Treaty of St. Pierre. They were being studi-lug at Cardiff yesterday. He add its members to reduce the number to substitute fish for meat dishes west-north west, or in the direc- London, To-day The will of Versailles no longer applied, but ed by M. Codos, the trans-Athan-jod: "We are not only thinking of dishes offered to guests." - A and points out that the serving of tion of Pakbol

the airman, Captain Campbell that the Articles of the Vienna tic fier, and Captain Foreller re- about: the Commissioner's propos-(circular letter to the members de- huge portions of "pigʻastrotters","tr

Black, who was killed in an aero-Treaty of 1815, to which Holland spectively. Sexplane bases would als regarding new industries, but clares that the greater the number is hardly justifiable at a time The disturbance is at present drome accident in Liverpool-on attached great importance, were he installed at both the Azores and we are thinking in much wider of dishes the greater also the when pork is rather acume. about 250 miles distant from the October 19, has been proved at still in force. Trans-Ocean Ser “St-Pierre-r Renter

terms: than that.

amount of food wastage, which is Trans-Ocean Service. !---

Colony

154,736,-British Wireless Service.