1929-06-07 — Page 7

THE HONG KONG DAILY

POPE DEFIES MUSSOLINI MYSTERY OF THE MR.

DICTATOR'S "HERETICAL VIEWS."

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VATICAN REPUDIATES PRINCIPLE OF

In

LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE.

THROUGE RUTER'S AGENCY.]

ROME, June 3.

long letter to Cardinal

situation might be defined as fol- laws-Asovereign State in the Kingson of Italy. A. Catholic Church with certain pre-eminencies,

"UGO MARU.”

FATE UNCERTAIN.

SERIOUS ALLEGATION AGAINST SOVIET.

[THROUGE DECTER'S AGENCY.)

TOKYO. June 8.

Mystery appears to surround the

PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1929.

THOMAS GETS DANGEROUS SHOALS NEW JOB.

OFF WOOSUNG.

TO CURE THE ILLS OF UNEMPLOYMENT:

ALREADY AT WORK.

(THROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY.)

LONDON, June 6. After bis visit to Winder

U.S.S, LUZON AGROUND.

SISTER-SHIPS AND "KENT "

TO RESCUE.

[TRROCCH REUTER'S AGENÚT.]

SHANGHAI, June 6. Whilst returning to Shanghai

CHINA'S FOREIGN POLICY.

GRAVE DIFFERENCES WITH RUSSIA.

** N.C.D.N.” BAN LIFTED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

A

NANKING, June 6. A Central Executive Committee meeting this morning decided that

Telegrams in Brief.

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One of the most historic land- marks of New York, the Old Bowery Theatre has been burned down

The death is announced from London of Admiral of the Fleet, Sir- Cecil Burney.

Gasparri as his Secretary of State, loyally and, voluntarily recognized, report of the Ugo Maru's destrus Castle, Mr, Ramsay MacDonald from target practice in the open the postal ban on the North China completely withdrawn from the.

replying to recent spreches by Sig. Mussolini during the discussion of the Lateran Treaty in the Chamber and Senate in which Mussolini, inter alia, claimed that the Church in Italy is subject to the authority of the State, the Pope emphatically dissents from many of Mussolini's views, and after recalling that the Concordat forms an integral part of the Treaty for the solution of the

Free admission of other forms of worship.

tion en route to Kamchatka.

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A Thrust Against the Old

Romans.

The Soviet Trade Commissioner asserts that telegraphic enquiries að Vladivostock brought a reply that

arrived at the meeting of the

sea the U.S.S. Luzon, fagship of Executives of the Parliamentary the Yangtsze.. patrol, with Rear- Labour Party and the National Admiral Graven aboard, went Labour Party, being given an en-nground on the shoals of the

Daily News should be lifted.

Interviewed by Pressmen this afternoon, Dr. C. T. Wang stated that at present Sino-Russian rela

A new development in the Franco- American Blm war, negotiations for the settlement of which broke down last month is a Note from the ... Statement Department, forwarded at the request of American Alm in- teresta, informing the French Gov- ernment that American films will be

French market if the proposed quota of four to one on imported Alms is established in France.

The 45th United States Destroyer Squadron, which is at present at States. It is being replaced by the 38th Division, from San Diego.

The long review of the history the vessel arrived safely at it./thusiastic demonstration from his north-end of Woosung breakwater tions are extremely grave and the Tsingtao, is returning to the United

of the negotiations which Signor Mussolini then proceeded to give was supported by frequent extracts from a huge bundle of papers by his "side.

Every now and then he enlivened his speech by some charac-

far

destination on May 29, but neither confirmation or denial has so been obtained by the Japanese in- terests concerned, despite their en- quiries.

The general opinion appears to

supporters as he drove thither,

At this meeting. Mr. MacDonald announced his appointment to the

Premiership.

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at 10 o'clock last night. Her bow inatter is being considered by the was badly holed.

Government authorities. This in- The Oahu and Helena, whichdicate that a move of 21 most accompanying the Lazon, drastic nature may have to be taken stood by to render assistance while by the Government. Shanghai from up-river. hove to

Were

H.M.S. Kent, which was bound for

The Foreign Miniser pointed out that China had broken off "normal

Roman question, ands with the teristically humorous interjection, be that either the Soviet is par Cabinet will probably be publish and put out two motor launches, relations with Russia, but Rugais

ominous words: "It follows that but he hastened to suppress any posely suppressing news, fearing together they stand or fall even it signs of merriment. Thus, for ex- the effect upon recuiting for the the Vatican city should fall as a ample, on one occasion, speaking of fishing fleet, or else the whole story consequence," thus clearly indicate Julius Crear and the old Romane, is a fabrication, or one grossly

The list of Ministers which he submitted to the King this morn. ing was incomplete, and the full

ed on Saturday, when the new Premier again sees His Majesty.

The latest Labour Cabinet "fore casts suggest that Mr. J. H. Thomas

one of which was damaged.

still maintained her Consulates in Preparations were made to re North China, and China still had move the Luzon's personnel, but diplomatic representatives in Rus later this was considered, unneccssia. He added that China bes not

being damaged was transferred to tives in Russia. sister ships.

ing that the Vatican would con- he referred to them ne having been exaggerated, circulated by interest may be allotted the special task of sary, and only gear in danger of so far withdrawn her representa

sider the failure of the Italian; Government to observe the clauses of the Concordat as A sufficient reason for the non-ratification of the Lateran Treaties,

The Pope's letter expresses sor- row that the joy which greeted the conclusion of the Lateran Treaties should have been so profoundly and painfully disturbed only three

months later.".

"Heretical Remarka,"

It describes as heretical Musso lini's remark that the Christian religion, had its headquarters not been transferred to Rome, would have flickered out, like any other religious sect which flourished in Palestine.

"those formidable Englishmen of ed parties. antiquity," with their formula, "I first, then I again, and then my dog. and, finally, my neighbour," but softened this thrust by adding, "It is not, however, true. that this is the formula of our English Iriends of to-day."

Signor Mussolini went at great length into the relations of the Church with Napoleon, and at even greater length inte the policy of Cavour. "Why," be finally asked, am I making this long historical survey? Because not only do we not deny the Risorgimento, but we are now completing it,"

The Final Negotiations.

A "DRY" EMBASSY.

SIR ESME HOWARD'S FIAT TO STAFF.

VOLUNTARY DECISION.

[RICTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, June 6. Sir Exme Howard has decided to make the British Embassy dry He has informed members of the staff that henceforth he will not ign requests for the importation

dealing with unemployment, Measures Proposed.

LATER.

It is reliably stated that Mr.

Efforts are being made to day to J. H. Thomas will be Lord Privy save the Luzon and repair vessels

Seal, and combine with it the new. post dealing with the unemploy. ment problem.

Mr. Arthur Henderson, is MED- tioned for the Foreign Secretary.

ship which rumour previously

assigned to Mr. J. H. Thomas.

Mr. J. H. Thomas's plans to solve the unemployment problem are foreshadowed to include rail. way re-organisation and develop. ment, also the revival of the Trade Facilties Act, to enable railway

tion, and other methods of modern- It appears that no representa.isation.

bave gone to the scene.

"TERRIBLE MAJESTY."

VESUVIUS AGAIN IN ERUPTION.

VILLAGES BLOTTED OUT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}

ROME, June 5.

•

At the request of President Hoover, the American Red Cross authorities have sent a mission to China to investigate the conditions existing in the famine areas with a view to alleviating the hardships of the population.

The Chinese Government Minis- ter, Mr. Wu, has proposed to Washington that the Legutions be raised to the status of Embassies. plied that the State Department Secretary of State Stimson has re-

is considering the matter.

NANKING TROOPS ARRIVE

He added that as a result of recent conversation with Sir Miles A "BIG PUSH" EXPECTED.

bá Lampech negotiations would started shortly for the taking over of Wei Hai Wei by China.

DAMAGE TO LUNGHAI RAILWAY.

MINISTRY'S REPORT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, June 6.

Reports from Changsha are that according to the latest census, the After a lull in the morning, population of Hunan is 31,500,000,

When he had spoken for over two of diplomatically immune alcoholic companies to undertake electrifica Vesuvius commenced re-erupting households 6,110,000,

the President to suspend the session hours, Signor Mussolini requested

for 10 minutes. Resuming, he came down almost at once to the begin. ning of the final negotiations.

liquors.

tions whatever were made by the The question of privately-owned American Government upon the wagons, also the creation of a new railway"ring" around London, in

matter.

RUSSIAN TRADE UNION CRISIS.

PRESIDENT DISMISSED.

The Pope complained that many pasanger in Mussoloni's speeches placed in doubt the bvereignty and and independence of the Charch.

With regard to Mussolini'a state-

More Secret Diplomacy." ment that the church in Italy is

He opened this part of his speech subject to the authority of the State, the Pope declared that the with a warm eulogy of the late Pro- Holy See was the supremo organ of fessor Barone, who had died on the the universal Catholic Church and eve of the signature of the Treaty, the legitimate representative of Signor Mussolini had spoken at the

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] church organisation in Italy. As beginning of his speech of there regards Mussolini's statement that having been at least 1,000 projects full liberty of conscience and dis- for the settlement of the Roman

RIGA, June 6. cussion would be permitted, the question. It appeared at one mo- M. Stalin has removed, M. Tomelty Pope says that absolute liberty of ment to some of his hearers as from the Presidency and member.. discussion is inadmissible because though he were going to analyse ship of the Trade Union Central it can easily degenerate into veiled each one of these plans, but this Council, according to the Soviet

expectation was dispelled when he Press. propaganda.

remarked that there were in exist- ence many documents which could not possibly, be published before 1950 at the earliest.

Absolute liberty of conscience is also inadmissible because it is tant amount to saying that human beings äre not subject to God.

The letter concluded by express- ing the belief that the peace be tween the State and the Vatient would be lasting.

MUSSOLINI'S SPEECH. Signor Mussolini's aperch on the Treaty of the Lateran and the Con. cordat (in the opinion of the Times correspondent in Rome) will prob ably go down as one of the best he has yet made. It was not an easy speech to make. But the ex- pectation, however, that Signor Mussolini would rise to the occasion was amply justified, and the packed benches, both on the floor of the House and in the gallery above, listened to him with an attention which for the first two hours was scarcely broken by a single inter- ruption.

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This is due to the miserable re suits of his management, which per- mitted the persecution of workers who disclosed irregularities in their factories.

The Trade Unions are reportedly infected with bureaucracy, and the mismanagement has created a seri ous crisis.

order to reduce difficulties in and costs of handling goods traffic is also likely to be tackled. Another "Thomas" scheme is to provide men of 60 or 65 with an adequate State pension to enable their retire ment and replacement by young unemployed men, who are at pre- sent, receiving the dole.

Mr. Thomas appointment is ready hailed in Labour circles,

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this afternoon, continuing with un- diminished intensity for the rest Nanking

The Ministry of Railways at of the day and evening, belching wrought by the Kucminchun to staice that damage millions of cubic feet of lava

the Lunghai Railway consists of 7

The devastating streams have been

pouring down the Valley of Hell' destroying everything in that path, crumpling up villages as with the twist of an iron wrist.

The hamlet of Pagano and the village of Lavini have been blotted off the map, while half the village of Terrigune has been submerged.

IN HANKOW

(THROCOH REUTER'S LOKNUT.]

!!

HANKOW, June 6. Hau Yuan Chuan arrived here yesterday with the balance of his forces, while it is learned that further troops are proceeding here from Nanking. indicating that a big push against Feng will spen

continence,

Wa's troops have occupied Ewei- Vernaculars claim that Fang Chen

teh, there being no trace of Feng's men east of that point.

There is no further news from North Honan, and matters appear

standstill, pending deci

miles of rails ripped up eastward to be at a

of Eweiteh, 200 telegraph poles sive action by the Government. torn down, 10 railway phones re- moved, two telegraphic transmitzers smashed, and 35 bridges blown up..

Tang Seng Chi's troops, from Lungha: Railway to Kweitch, which Hsuchow are proceeding by the

it is expected they will occupy very

CHIANG KAI SHEK AND RETIREMENT.

(Wak Te Yot Pao.)

SHANGHAI, June 6.

The region reserabled an impres alsion of Hades. The dust of the fall shortly. Fang Chen Wu's forces To an interview with Pressinen. ing houses mingles with the fumes into South-East Honan from Lu to the Government on June 3 ask- are reported to have penetrated | Chiang Kai Shek anid he appealed

At Downing Street.

LONDON, June é Messrs. MacDonald, Snowden, and J. H. Thomas spent an hour and a half with the secretarial staff at 10, Downing Street, this morn- ing..

of the lava and the clouds of smoke. while the crash of falling buildings punctuates the steady roar of the volcano. And all the while the earth trembles in concert with the subterranean rumblings.

The remaining villagers are flec- seting to safety.`'

Interviewed by Reuter this after noon, Mr. MacDonald said: "We went to Downing Street to moving the organization of work connected with the first read hand- ling of the unemployment problemu. Work has already begun."

One interesting disclosure was the Duce's account of the negotiations) between Signor Orlando and Mgr. Ceretti in 1919, during the Peace Conference at Versailles." At that time, the Duce explained, a certain measure of agreement had been reached; including, it appears, a promised guarantee of Papal inde- NEW ZEALAND AND THE State, approached with regard to

pendence by the newly created League of Nations. Signor Orlan do's fall, however, had put a stop to these negotiations.

Signor Mussolini then outlined the last negotiations, which had cul- minated in the Treaty of February 11. He dwelt upon the sense of enormous responsibility with which he had accepted the various clauses, and he paid generous tribute to the no less onerous burden of res ponsibility resting upon the Holy Sec. The words "fortunately we have a truly Italian Pope," with which he concluded his tribute to the Holy Father, were received with a storm of applause.

Church Nelther Sovereign Nor Free. The opening portion of the speech was almost entirely historical. The only exception was a reference to the speech of Signor Solmi, who

'Studiously Non-Committal, had spoken about A free and sovereign Church, free

Unfortunately, towards the end of Bovereign State." This phrase, said his speech, the Duco's voice showed the Prime Minister, might appear signs of fatigue, and it was impos equivocal. It might lead to the sible to catch everything that he belief in the co-existence of two said. He was heard, However, to the present Concordat Sovereigns. These two Sovereigns compare did not co-exist, but existed to with those recently concluded with gether. On the one side was the Poland, Bavarin, and other coun-

and

k

EAST;

TO SUBSIDIZE SHIPPING.

(THROUGH 'REUTER'S AGENCY.]

The appearance of the volcano is majestically terrifying. A pillar of smoke three miles high, is red- War Debta Question. deaned by the glow of the internad WASHINGTON, June 5. fires, while faming particles can se Mr. H. L. Stimson, Secretary of

seen, burled to a height of 15,000 the interview accorded by Mr. Ram- fect. say MacDonald to a lady correspon- dent of the Petit Parisien, said he knew no aspect of the debt ques- tion which could be discussed with Britain.

Oxford University Poll.

Oxford University has returned two Conservatives, these being Lord Hugh Cecil and Professer Charles Omaa

WELLINGTON, N.Z, June 6 The Premier, Sir Joseph Ward, states that directly a favourable There is thas no change in nancial balance is restored the Hugh Cecil and Professor Oman political complexion, as both Lord Government will subsidize steamer were returned at the last slection, communication between New Zea polling 4,320 and 2,868 respective land and the East in order to devely, against 2,832 polled for Pra lop markets for staple products. fessor Gilbert Murray (Indepen-

dent).

The state of the Parties is now as follows:-

Labour

SUGAR REFINING MERGER.

C

ENGLISH FIRMS TO COMBINE.

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Conservative

287 237

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Liberal

Independent

There are four resulta till to come.

chow.

ing to be allowed to retire and go abroad. He is now waiting for the

MARSHAL FENG AND HIS approval of the Government, but

SUBORL NATES.

** DISLOYALTY" A FEINT?

[NAN CHUNG TUO NEWS SERVICE.)

before he leaves the country, he will carry on, bis duties as usual,

"Another Version."

· [NAN CHUNG KUO NEWS SERVICE.) SHANGHAI, June 6. SHANGHAI, Jure 5.

Practically all the highest man- New developments in" Chinese bers of the Central and Provincial politico military affairs with nation- Governments, favourable to Feng. wide effect are bound to occur as Yu Hsiang have 'either resigned or & consequence of the 'duel alliance been dismissed by the Central of Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang and Executive Committee of the Kuo- Yer Hai Shan against the Nanking mintang at Narking.

No one, however, takes seriously Reports still state that Sheng the intimation of General Chiang Chien and Hsu Yung Chang, sub- Kai Shek that he, too, would like MANY KILLED AND INJURED.ordinates of Yen Hai Shan, are to resign.

EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTH AMERICA.

·

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

BUENOS AIRES, June 5. Mont el Nevado, which is about

A further series of carthquakes have struck Mendoza, many have been killed and injured on Mont el Nevado, while a number of miners have been entombed in the lead- mines as the result of earthquakes.

STRANGE BIRDS SHOT.

OF ASIATIC ORIGIN.

[United Prosa.]

group,

eiding with Feng Yu Hsiang and

that other generals, including Tang LI MING SHUI'S NEW POST. Seng Chi and Feng Chen Wu, are also favouring the same movement.

Reports from Shanghai, last week

(Wah Tu Yat Poo,)

2.

REPORTED SINO-DANISH

TREATY.

a hundred miles from San Fafeel announcing the retirement of Feng in the Province of Mendoza, where Yu Hsiang and Yen Hai Shao, and

SHANGHAI, June 6. many fatalities occurred during their meeting at Yuncheng, in The Disbandment and Reorganiza. the weekend earthquake, has become south-western Shami, in order to tion Committee has appointed an active volcano...

start a joint trip abroad, wero merely a plot to mislead Chiang General Li Ming Shui as deputy in Kai Shek...

full charge of the disbandment and The statements that Hen Fu Chu, reorganisation of the troops of Shih Yao San and Mia Hung Kwai (Feng's right hand men) have de Kwangsi and has telegraphed to serted him and pledged allegiance him ordering him to assume the. to the Nanking Government are not post at once. reliable. According to competent observers, it is not unlikely that Han-Fu Chu and his colleagues pretended to desert Feng in order to get Chiang Kai Shek to send ammunition and money and at the same time to mitigate Chiang's

(Nam Chung Pao.) preasure on the Kuominchun.

Han Fu Chu has been with Feng It is stated that Sine Danish

SHANGHAI, June 6 Biella, Italy. A number of strange web-footed birds, stated to Tu Hsiang for more than ten years A bulletin. issued at Windsor be of Asiatic origin and belonging and their friendship has never Treaty has been approved and will Castle this afternoon, states:-" to the cormerant species have been been broken. Moreover, Feag. Yu be shortly be ratified,

"The King has had a good Campigli, a local sportemen...

killed here by Signor Virgilio Hsiang's circular, telegram denounc

ing Chiang Kai Shek some time_ngo night and that his general health The birds are believed to have was signed first by Han Fu Chu. ia satisfactory. His Majesty is been driven out of their usual re-It is also significant that Han Fu now able to sit up during a gions by violent winds of the ex-Cha's genuine circular telegrams portion of the day (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

The local ceptional weather of last winter have never been published in the trouble is making steady pro-No such specimens are known in Chinese Press owing to strict LONDON, June"

Italy and four of the birda hor ↑ cemoraphanengelenektonick Captain Dewar (of the Royal Oak The bulletin was signed by Dr. by the local sportsman have been nothing was mentioned about Feng

Henry Marton, Sir Stanley Hewett stuffed

and

the local Yu Heiang rebelling against the and Lord Dawson of Penn,

Central Government.

CAPTAIN DEWAR'S

(THROUGH BEOTER'S agency.]

LONDON, June 8. Vatican City, and on the other side tries, and he argued that so preIt is understood that a merger was the Kingdom of Italy, which eminently Catholic, & country as of the two great sugar refining was the Italian State. It must be Italy could scarcely be lens generous companies Tate and Lyle (London remembered that. between the than countries having a smaller pro- Italian State and the Vatican City portion of Roman Catholics. This and Liverpool) and Fairrie and there was a distance which might reply to recent criticism on the part Company (Liverpool) is imminent. be calculated at thouanads of miles, of certain Catholic extremists-was- even though five minutes were suf further amplified when he appeared Bicient to go and see this State to suggest that such criticism was and 10 minutes to go round its fundamentally an indirect method of boundaries. There were, then, two reviving certain political parties no Sovereigns, distinct, different, but longer in existence.

The studiously non-committal perfectly and reciprocally recog- nized, But in the State, the torms in which for the most part Was not sovereign. and the Duce analysed the last negotia was not even free. She was not tions was perhaps a disappointment free because in her institutious and to some heavy, but that the apach in her men she was subject to the as a whole made a profound impres general laws of the State and also sion was evident from the prolong- subject to the special clauses in the ed applause with which it was greet-dispute) has been appointed Concordat. For this reason the cd.

Church

HONOUR.

MADE A.D.C. TO THE

KING.

Naval A.D.C. to the King,

HIS MAJESTY, HEALTH SATISFACTORY.

(BRITISH WIELLEBE SERVICE.]

LONDON, June 5.

museum.

sent to

DIPLOMATS BACK IN

"PEPING.:

"[THEOUGH REÜTZR'S' 'AGINOY.}

TETING, Jané The special train bringing back. the Diplomatic Body from Nanking arrived this morning.