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AN ATTEMPT TO "HUMANISE" WAR.
PRES. HOOVER AND FOOD SHIPS.
LONDON PRESS CRITICAL,
THE MOVEMENT TOWARDS PEACE.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE:]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, President Hoover, in a speech to the American Legion at the Armis- ties Day ceremonies said that the nation would discharge its obliga- tions to the dead, including the redemption of the promise that- their sacrifice was to help to bring peace into the world.
LONDON PRESS VIEWS.
A THORNY PROBLEM,
[ONITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
ROBY, Nov. 1. Much attention is devoted here to
the notable Armistice Day sperch The machinery for a pacific set- | b3 "President Hoever, outlining the tlement of disputes was still in-procedure, which America is prepar- adequate. "Our State Departmented to follow for the maintenance must firstly be strengthened as a and organisation of world pence, great arm of the Government dedic: ¡ and suggesting for consideration, ated to the organisation of peace. not exclusively but primarily, of Our trenties with other countries the British and American people must be further.extended, provid.proposal, "That food ships should ing for methods of conference.
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We need under proper reserva- tions the support of a world court, in order to secure a judicial ter mination of certain types of con- troversies, and to build precedents in International Law, Furthermore, in view of the préservation of
Among pcaco other nations, there
bo must further development of the methods for the reference of un-
he made free of any interference in times of war."
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1929.
| SIR ALAN COBHAM'S BLIND V.C. PLACES
TOUR.
MAKING ENGLAND
"AIR-MINDED."
4,000 TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS!
[United Press.]
WREATH
TOUCHING CEREMONY AT
CENOTAPH.
UNIQUE GATHERING.
(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE}
OBSERVERS LULL ON NORTHERN Telegrams in Brief.
WANTED.
NAVAL AUTHORITIES' PROBLEM.
NO MORE PILOTS REQUIRED,
[United Press.)
London. If I can't be a pilot I don't want to fly."
As a resuk of this attitude on
FRONT.
NANKING'S CONFIDENCE
GROWING.
KUOMINCHUN CAPTIVES.
'{THROUGH' REUTER'A AGENCY.]
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The story of the attack on Signor Mussolini is emphaticaly denied.
The Board of Trade returns for October show imports as £110,270,000, an increase of £18,000,000 43 compared with September: £81,580,000,
£0,500,000.
"T"
exports ut increase"
IF
The Appeal Judge has upheld the conviction of Dr. Satyapai, who was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and a line of 1,500 in July' for making a seditious
term already served. speech in March. The Court, how- ever, reduced the sentence to the
RUGBY, Nov. 11.
HANKOW, Nov. 11. London. Sir Alan Cobham, fant
The British Broadcasting Cor-
It is learned from foreign sources ous for his flights from London to
this evening that the Kuominchun Australia and back, and London poration's broadcast of this morn-
the the part of British junior naval of the occupation have not been have occupied Laohokow, but details to South Africa and back, has just ing's Armistice Service at completed a 60,000 miles during his Cenotaph wax successful relayed officers, the Admiralty at the pre-ascertained. It does not appear five months tour of the British Io. by beam' telephony to Canada and sent time is having a lot of trouble that there had been any severe àght- Wang, the Chinese Foreign Minis re-broadcast by a chain of stations in finding a sufficiency of naval airing. It is officially stated that the throughout the Dominion.
observers and in this respect, it is arrival of the eighth and thirteenth On the advice of his doctors the understood the sitaation paralle's divisions at Sincheng has consider King spent the morning in Buck- one which confronts United States ingham Palace as a private indivi- naval authorities." dual. He observed the two
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tes and during which he has car- ried more than 10,000 children for the purpose of making "Young England" air-minded. These have been carried without injury.or serious accident~(though he bad one marrow escape) in an eight-minutes Silence in his own rooms, It was his wish that his observance seater, single engined DeHavilland
should be exactly the eams as that passenger airplane.
of an ordinary man in his own home.
Consequently, no oficial statement was issued from the
During the tour, which was fin anced by Sir Charles Wakefield, the millionaire lubricating-oil "manus factgrer, Sir Alan made no fewer than 1,000 take-offs, and of course, an equal number of landings. He also made 558 speeches, an aver age of four a day for 21 weeks on the subject of the safety and prac ticability of air travel.'
Despite the fact that Fleet Or- the
In reply to the Note by Dr. C.T ter, requesting an immediate Sino- American discussion on extra-lerri totality, the United States Govern- ment has sent a Note repeating its willingness to open negotiations for the grada) relinquishment of extrality rights.
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In the House of Commons the Secretary for India about the extension of the Indian asked
air mail service to Calcutts and
Rangoon. He replied that negotia tions were at present being carried on for an extension of the service
ably relieved the situation, and official confidence is expressed that the Kuominchuu will soon be rooted ders constantly emphasise
our from Mihaien and Tengfeng- necessity for more junior officers to come forward to train as air ob A thousand Kucminchun prison- servers, there is only a meagre crs arrived here from the, front, and trickle of names coming in, though is believed that they will be in it must be admitted that the fewterned at Wuchang, Further batches. volunteers who apply appear to be of the fifth division, which revolted the very best mon that it would be at Sinych, have also arrived and from Karachi to Delhi, and subse. possible to find for the work. are being re-organised under newquently to Calcutta. When experi-
officers. The Queen, accompanied by Prin-
Complicated Training.
ence had been gained of the work. ing of the Karachi-Ca'cutta section, cess Mary and the Duchess of York,
The reason for the paucity of was in the Home Olce" in White-applications appears to be the fact
would be considered, hall looking down on the Cenotaph that the young officers with the
initiative want and joining in the Armistice Ser-type that want to fly themselves, to get into the
vice.
and the idea of being merely a passenger has no special appeal,
Falece.
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President Hoover explained that he did not offer this suggestion as a "Governmental proposition" and especially it was not one for con sideration at the forthcoming Naval Conference, which had been sum moned for a definite and limited purpose. Ho put it forward as one to be beaten out "on the anvil of debate"
among civilised peoples. settled controversles to a joint in. end as one which cuts through the ) establishing landing grounds if to the Cenotaph and placed a cross | take off from the deck of an air-
complexities of such a subject as maritime contraband.
quiry by the parties, assisted by Friendly nations,
Armaments.
The Baily Telegraph says, "If the proposal is less simple than it Another great task is the removal sounds that does not arcessarily of deeper causes of frictions lead-mean it is impracticable. It is not ing to disputes, one of which is quite simple, for example beckuse. competition in armamentä. It is there are commodities classifiable as first and foremost to rid ourselves important foods-fats are an out-
In addition to the 10,000 child- ren, Sir Alan, during the tour.car- ried several thousand municipal officials in JL.21 effort to xn- vince them of the necessity of
their towns were to keep abreast of the development in air travel
that are to come.
but I feel amply rewarded for my "It has been a strenuous time, efforts" said Alan, when he landed at. Stay Lane aerodrome near Lot- don at the conclusion of his tour. "As for the machine itself. it has
The march of holders of the Vic- toria Cross past tho Cenotaph after the service was a
most im- pressive feature.
Captain Sir Busheroft Towse, the blind hero of South Africa, was led
of red poppies at the.. foot of it. Then he bowed in reverence and was led back to the ranks of the march past amid the cheers of the heroes, Admiral Jellicoe led the
multitude. The band of V.C.'s
was a stirring little army. Men in silk hats and frock coats marched beside men in rough clothes brought
Yet, according to the Admiralty authorities, there is far greater... need in the navy for trained ob servers than there is for trained
A
comparatively suall pilots. pilot to learn to fly and land and amount of training will enable a
craft carrier satisfactorily. But the complicated matter involving very job of being an observer is a very special training and calling for
situations. observation, and ability to size up qualities of mature judgment and
of this danger that I agnin initiat. standing instance-which are im travelled through without a single in from mining villages; men that.no appeal to the jurior officers and
ed the naval negotiations. I am full of confidence of the success of the naval conference next January.
We must reduce the limit of warships by agreement only. I have no faith in reduction of arma- ments by example alone. We will reduce our naval strength in pro-
portant also in the manufacture of munitions. Grain and other food- stuffa may be used for the making of industrial alcohol.
Another possibility of objection arises if we consider the case of two combatants, one depending mainly on sen-borne food, and the other de- portion to any other. It only re-pending mainly or overland im- mains for the others to say how ports of food, cutting off of which low they will go. It cannot be too low for us.
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"No engine in the history of aviation has had a greater test.
I am sure no other form of mechani- cal transport could have stood up. to it. I venture to say it is the hardest job an airplans engine has ever tackled,"
it is net proposed to make illeg. HONOUR FOR MR. KELLOGG Such considerations arise at the very outset of the examination, which as President Hoover is justi find in hoping, will be given to what he admits to be a wide depar- ture from accepted ideas."
"Humanising War."
EFFORTS FOR PEACE RECOGNIZED,
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{REUTER'S AMERION SERVICE)
Freedom of the Seas.
Another age old controversy is the so-called freedom of the seas, otherwise, the rights of private citizens to trade in wartime. If the world succeeds in establishing
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. The Daily News is included to
In the presence of representatives peaceful methods of settling con- | doubt whether all attempts to of the original signatories of the troversies the whole question of Humanise wer" are anything Kellogg Pact, the French Ambassa trading rights in wartime becomes but pitiful delusions. While Pré-
dor, M. Claudel, to-day conferred the Grand Cross of the Legion of purely academic, but I offer for the sidens Hoover's suggestion demands Honour on Mr. Kellogg, in recogni world's consideration, not as a gov serious attention the Daily Newstion of his efforts on behalf of
iden thinks that the same
world peace. ernmental proposition, an which might break through the in- | should be given to the proposal re- volved legal questions, namely, thatcently revived by General Smuts nl food ships be placed on the same that in the exercise of international footing as hospital ships in war-law 'M clear distinction should time. The time has come when the be drawn between "public" war starvation of women and 'children | waged as police duty and "private" should be removed from the wen- pons of warfare,
attention.
war banned under the Kellogg Post. That involves an interpretation of freedom of the seas which seems a more useful line of approach to the organ-problem.
"AMBASSADOR'S BRIDGE.”
HANDS ACROSS-THE-
RIVER.
tered by wounds were wheeled by tall bronzed men from oversea and blind men linked arms with their neighbours. -
In New York.
were
NEW YORK, Nov. 11. The Two Minutes Silence was observed throughout the United States. Memorial services held from coast to coast. President Hoover paid the Nation's tribute by laying a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery. A memorial service was held in the afternoon at the tomb of Woodrow Wilson at the Nation- al Cathedral-Reuter & American Service.
HEAVY GALES IN
ENGLAND
R101 RIDES THE STORM.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
was
It takes far more training it is than to make a good pilot. Never said, to make a good observer, theless, these considerations so far at any rate, appear to have made the result is a dearth of naval.ob. servers that is causing the Ad. miralty much concern.
Unless there is an improvemcat in the situation shortly, it is, under stood the Admiralty may resort to peace-time powers it possesses to compel all junior officers, regardless of their personal tastes, to qualify
as observers.
C.E.R. DISPUTE.
BRITISH INTERVENTION
INADVISABLE.
(THOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
LONDON, Nov. 11. Mr. Arthur Henderson said that In the House of Commons to-day
the Sino-Soviet dispute as regards the Chinese Eastern Railway was still in a state of deadlock. The Chinese Foreign Minister had in- formed the British representative at Nanking that China does not in tend to appeal to the League of Nations until the Soviet declared war or seriously invaded Chinese territory.
Mr. Henderson said that he was aware of the disturbance to com- merce caused by the interruption of traffic on the Chinese Eastern Railway, but he did not consider British intervention advisable at
CUBAN ANNEXATION
FORECAST. HAWAIIAN SUGAR PIONEER'S
Rroby, Nov. 19. The most severe gule of the year swept Britain yesterday, and heavy rainstorms caused widespread floods, particularly in Wales and the Lake District. Some roads were made {REDITE'S AMERICAN, SERVICE]
impassable, telegraphic and tele- present. phone communication
inter. DeThor. Nov, igrupted, and many ships had to seek refuge in harbour. The average concluded
Described as a monument to the velocity of the wind maintained President Foover
ever increasing friendship between over the British fales for the whole cherish that it had been his
Canada and the United States the day was approximately 42 miles an ed hope positively to
"Ambassador Bridge" across the hour, Detroit River the largest suspen- ise the foreign relations of the The Timca also calls attention to.
In several parts a wind of over sion bridge in the world, was form 60 miles an hour was recorded, and a high founda-General Smuts's recent analysis of ally dedicated to-day. United States of tion, building up the spirit of the the effects on trading rights in war-
at Cardington'a gust of 83 miles an goodwill and friendliness among time that would follow from a
bour was reported yesterday after. noop. Fears were felt for the nations, Hence he visited the logical development of the Pret of
FLIGHT safety of R.101, which was tethered South American Presidents, and Peace, and says that if private war
her mooring mast, but the is illegal then the party resorting welcomed the visit of the British to it is outlaw. If he were treated
giain airship rode the gále satisfac torily, and sustained no damage. He had no fear a Prime Minister.
of inability to impress every cour try with the single minded good will of the American Keart.
American Press Approval,
New Your, Nov. 14.
"LAND OF SOVIET
by
BANNED.
REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW YORK, Nov. 12, The Aviation Society of Moscow banned the Transatlantic fight the "Land of the Soviets,"
outlaw then the whole ques- revolutionized, and the doctrine of tion of neutral rights would be freedom of the seas would cease to
hae have any practical importance.
The Times thinks that although the problem is important it is hypothetical, and should not be allowed to distract attention from The American newspapers of all the business in hand, which is to parties hail President Hoover's make the Naval Conference a que- Armistice speech as epoch-makids.implify the solution of such pro- Buch auccess would greatly and foreshadowing the success of blems. the London Naval Conference.
The Manchester Guardian ex- messes the view that so far as The speech marks, Bays the Britain's own interests are
con- Democratic New York Times, the cerned she has two main subjects;
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DIFFICULT QUESTION OF MONGOLIA.
WHERE BRITAIN STANDS. (THROUGH KEDTER'S AGENCT.]
LONDON, Nov. IL In the House of Commons at
British Consul at Urga was a prae- tical impossibility, as Chion had no authority or influence over the would it be possible to send a Government of Outer Mongolia, nor British Consul to Urga, supposing the Mongolian Government consent ed to receive him, as this would be tantamount to recognition of the independence of Mongolia
to
SUGGESTION.
Washington, November B-Mr. Rudolph Spreckles, pioneer Hawaii sugar magnate, in a statement fore- casts the ultimate annexation of Cuba by the United States.
Such a move is inevitable, be zid, although the suggestion may cause resentment on the part of the Cubana because of antional pride.
Mr. Spreckles said he had the utmost confidence, however, that time will prove that their future welfare can best be served there by,"
SATURATION POINT" IN extension of the service to Rangoon
AIR TRAVEL. · ́
GERMAN EXPERTS' THEORY.
VOICE FROM TOMB OF ABRAHAM.
TERRIFIED ARABS IN
HEBRON.
[United Press.)
Berlin, German aviation experts studying the German när traßße statistics for 1928 are wondering if the saturation point in air travel is figures show that, while there was not-rapidly being reached. There
Arabs who live in the neighbour- an increase in practically every hood of Hebron, where So many department of air traffic in 1929 Jews were killed in the Yroent mostly small in comparison with state of abject terror by rumours over 1927. these increases were strize, have begen reduced to a
where, according to tradition, the of ghostly voices which are gaid to come from the Cave of Maepelah bodies of Abraham, Lease, and Jacob are buried.
the increases in 1927 over 1990.
1928 was 11 per cent greater than For instance, the mileage flown in 1997, but the distance flown in 1997 was 30 per cent, greater than that flown in 1926. Eight per cent.
more passengers were carried than during the previous year, but in 1927 the increase was 64 per cent. over 1996.
salem is that
The story aroulating in Jeru- heard from the tomb asking, "Why has been a voice
have my children been slaughter- ed ?"
Low Costs Per Mile.
Subterranean Cries. Freight increased 40 per cent, az
The Palestine Bulletin, a daily compared with 123 per cent. in English newspaper published in cent., whereas in 1997 there had living in the Hebron district have 1027 baggage increased to per Jerusalem, states thet Moelemis been an increase of 47 per cent.
been terrified by subterranean cries Trafic Company
The total receipts of the Air of."Yo sons of Ishmael, why have
dishonoured 8125,000 to 87,625,000, but latal
increased by ye
your fathers" Dame 1'? expenditure increased by $450,000 These and similar cries are said to $3,873,000. The operating cost to have been heard by the Hebron of the lines works out at approxi- Arabs night. after night for seven mately 11 cents per mie, which is days. fairly low.
During the year the air lines carried 111,115 passengers. 1,195 tons of freight, 318 tons of mail, Receipts from postal traffic aingunt ed to a little more than one-third of the recripts from
passenger traffic.
UNFAITHFUL WIFE MURDERED.
HUSBAND ACQUITTED,
The old Latin law that a man has a right to kill his wife if he dis- covers her to be unfaithful was vindicated again in Rome last month when Professor Guiseppe Castro win tried for shooting and killing his pretty young wife. The couple were married in 1924 and had two children. Castro is re- presented try everyone who knows him as a man of the highest char
At first, it is said, there is a low moan from the tomb of Abraham. This is followed by a wail, and words are
uttered indistinctly, growing clearer as darkness falls. Women are said to have heard women's voices asking: “Why did ye shed the innocent cod? Why had ye no páty?"
The Arabs of Hebron are report. ed to be trying to discover some means of calming what they con sider to be the troubled spirits of. the patriarchs.
KEEPER OF THE WORLD'S SECRETS.
PRIME MINISTER'S WOMAN SECRETARY.
WAN
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The woman who knows the world's secrets-and keeps them. day by a man of affairs at a party This was the reply given the other neber' and an excellent husband and
when a fellow-guest asked him who father, while it was notorious, on the other hand, that his wife looking woman who was
the dark-haired, vivacious- centre neglected her home and children and had a craving for amusement
of interest. The guest looked start)- ed,
freely as her husband was frequent- and admirers, She was alle to
Was it possible for such a wonderful member of the opposite indulge in these tastes all the more
sex to exist axent from his home in Rome his duties a Professor of Agriculture in Sardinia
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The tragedy occurred just a year ago. Professor Castro, having cent hie wile and children to the seaside, went off to his work at Cagliari He had only been there a few days when he received a letter from Maria Filipetti, a servant who had been: for some time in his employ- ment, begging him to come home at once as the Bighors" was betray- ing him with two lovers The wo man enclosed letters which gave convincing proof of what the asserted
INDIAN MATI ERS. QUESTIONS ON POLICY.
(BRITISH WIRELESE SERVICE) It cannot be hoped that an ade-
quite sugar supply can be produced The unhappy mas, who had full Brony, Nov. 19. upon the American mainland be faith in his wife's integrity, though Mr. Stanley Baldwin, in a letter cause both the labour situation and he knew her to be light and careless, to the Prime Minister, calls atten- elimate conditions are not favour-broke down completely under the tion to the fact that the Commons' able to economical production. blow. He left at once for Scauri, debate on India ended without any "Our present insular dependen- near Gaeta where is family were answer being given by the Secrecies are so limited in area that they staying, and on his arrival found tary for India to a question whe- have about reached their maximum his wife sitting in the drawing-room ther the Viceroy's recent proclama production," continued Mr. Spreck-with friends." He struck her on the tion implied any change in the les. The status of the Philippines face and accused her of unfaithful
She is Miss Rose Rosenberg, private secretary to the Prime Minister," his informant explain
ed.
Donald to the United States when Sho went with Mr. Ramsay Mae- he left for his official visit at the end of last month.
Her Second Term. There is not much time for ex- pressing excitement in that room at No. 10" which Miss Rosenberg makes the centre of her activities. The eficient, energetic private se- Prime Minister's affairs that abe cretary is so buy looking after the literally has not a minute to spare for her own. It is ber second time at Downing-street.
She could always keep a secret... from the time when, some years alist leader. ago, she went to work for the Boci- She began to earn her living at the age of seventeen, when the be American, and Mexican came assistant to the editor of an journal, and long before that, at
mining
highest level the President has yet touched as a devoted, intelligent, tungled in war, and secondly that son anid that the appointment of a time when Dominion Status may be look there for our needs. Besides, her bedroom, and Castro, following finished playing with toys, she was
if war comes her population shall and "aggressive leader in the cause not he starved, as more than the of universal brotherhood and peace.population of almost any other
The New York World declares under modern conditions of war
great State it is liable to be starved that President Hoover's suggestion fare. It thinks President Hoover's proposal would be a notable con- to treat food ships as hospital ships,tribution to the achievement of the it adopted, will profoundly alter second, to less than the first, of the whole modera problem of war. these aima,
attained,
obviously in the unhappy event of war wo could not transport sugar across the Pacific.
Rican and Philippines sugar enter The fact that Hawaiian, Porto duty free into the United States is
The Prime Minister, in reply, states that the answer to both parts MacDonald adds, "The policy, as of the question is."No." Mr. you will remember, is set out in the preamble of the Government of a distinct mennee to the best in- India Act of 1818, and it stands dustry of the American mainland, unchanged unless and until Parlia- which must pay an American stand ment edcides to amend that Act".'ard of wages."
her, found her in the act of throw-interested in the suffrage move- inga bundle of letters out of the ment. She joined the Socialist window. He drew out his revolver Party in 1918, and became pritato anyone in the house could interfere, in 3021. and killed her on the spot before secretary to the Prime Minister
The jury acquitted Castro by Innge majority, on the ground that the shock he had received rendered him for the time entirely. balanced.
in-
dismissing those visitors she really does not want to see or who wish She has a perfect genius for
to see her chief at inconvenient times.
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