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THE FOUR-POWER PACT

MISUNDERSTANDINGS OVERCOME:

CHANGES IN TEXT

FIRST STEP

TO PRESERVE EUROPEAN

PEACE

(THROUGH REUTER'S KORNCY.).

ROME, June 8.

THE misunderstandings which find arisen in regard to the terms of one of the articles of the proposed Four-Power Pact have now been resolved and the initialling of the agreement took place In Rome last night.

Although changes have been made in the text of the Four- Power Pact, it is faithful to the spirit of the original draft. declared Signor Benito Mussoliul, speaking at the Italian Senate, yesterday. The galleries of the Senate were crowded with diplo matic representatives who listened intently to the Italian Pre- mler's speech.

Signor Mussolini stressed the fact that the Pact was not directed against any Power or group of Powers and that it did not constitute a united front. He admitted that difficulties, which were now overcome, had been mainly centred on Article Three,

Article Three of the Pact lays down that in the case of fallure of the Disarmament Conference, the four Powers consult to find a solution for the unsolved problems.

PROFESSOR EYDOUX PARDONED

ACADEMY CHIEF RELEASED

Rome, June 8.

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Following the successful clusion of the Four Power Pact, Signor Mussolini pardoned the French Professor Eydoux who, in- timated that be may remain in Italy for a short period for a rest.

It will be recalled that Pre- fessor Eydunx, head of the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, the famous military academy. was sentenced on February 4, fast by special tri bunal to imprisonment on & charge of espionage. His secretary, Mile. Bonnefond, was sentenced to three years and four months.

In consequence of the amnesty, however, Eydoux will serve only two years. Mile. Bonnefond was released immediately.

The prosecution at the time alleged that Eydoux visited Italy almost every year and furnished reports, giving foreigners valuable information of Italy's war prepara tions.]

TO INSPIRE CONFIDENCE IN EUROPE

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

LONDON, June 8.

The official text of the Four Power Pact has been issued. It adheres closely to the semi-official version cabled earlier.

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The preamble expresses that the signatories have the convictions that the disquiet throughout the world can be only dissipated by reinforcing their solidarity, so as the to strengthen confidence in peace of Europe.

Uuder Article One, the signa- 'tories undertake to make every effort to pursue, within the frame- work of the League of Nations a policy of effective co-operation be tween all Powers, with a view to the maintenance of peace.

Articles Two, Three and Four substantially as cabled earlier.

Article Five provides for a 10 year duration of the Pact, but if i

GERMAN POLICY OUTLINED

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BERLIN, June 3. That the Four Power Pact in no way fulfils German hopea in

standpoint in German official quar- its present diluted form, is the tere, bart the essential thing is that it was possible to conclude the Pact at all at presint.

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The Pact envisages starting-point for the treatment of European political problems. The fact that the Pact contains an Ar- ticle dealing with the revision of the Treaty of Versailles is regarded as important, but it is regretted that it was found impossible to re- concile the French and German | viewpoints..

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Regarding equality in arma ments, it is emphasised that the French insistence for the right to veto German armament plans in inadmissible!

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The German declaration of May 12, regarding armaments equality. and everything that Chancellor Hitler said in his Reichstag speech, is still valid, unreservedly, and in ne way limited by the Four Power

Pact.

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IL DUCE TELEPHONES TO HITLER

(THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY)

ROME, June 8. It is learned that the German adhesion to the Four Power Pact, was still doubtful yesterday morn ing but was made possible by Signor Mussolini personally tele phoning to Chancellor Hitler in the afternoon.

no Power has given notice of ter-ONLY THE FIRST STEP FOR

mination before. the end of the eighth year, the Pact remainin force indefinitely, each party then having the right, to terminate it'

by giving two years' notice.

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The Pact will come into force as soon as the ratifications are de- posited in Rome.

GERMANY ACCEPTS

EUROPEAN PEACE

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PARIS, June 8. French Government circles re- gard the initialling of the Four Power Pact as only the first step towards the stabilisation of Euro- pean peace.

AGREEMENT

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Officiala state that before 'Bigna- ROME, JUDO 8. tures are attached to the Pact, Germany has accepted the Four negotiations must be renamed to Power Pact which was initialled fix the practical application of the Pact and improve Franco-Italian at 7.30 p.m., last night.

relations, and afterwards, the re- The Four Power Pact has been lations between Italy and the

Little Entente. initialled.

LATER.

EXCLUSION FROM

WORLD CONVEN-

TIONS

NO RECOGNITION OF

MANCHUKUO”

¡THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, June 7.

the re- ACTION to prevent

cognition of Manchukue in all spheres of international activity, is

DAVIS CUP TENNIS

CZECHO-SLOVAKIA, TWO UP ON GREECE

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PRAGUE June 8. CZECHO-SLOVAKIA are leading Greecel by 2 matches to nil in the Third Round of the European Zone of the Davis Cup.

The following were yesterday's results:-

Sibo (Czecho-Slovakia), beat

Menzel (Czecho-Slovakia) beat Stalios 0-2, 6-4, 9-7.

provided for in a report adopted | Nicolaides 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. by the League Advisory Commis sion, dealing with the Far Eastern question.

The report aims at making im- possible the adhesion of Manchu- kuo to the various, international. Postal and Telegraph Unions,

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PERRY BEATS MORPURGO EASILY

LONDON June 8. while Manchukue currency would A Eastbourne in the Davis Cup, Perry Great Britain beat Mor purgo Italy, 64, 7-6 and 84.

not be recognised."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1933

MR. T. V. SOONG

PREPARES STATEMENT OF CHINA'S AIMS

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LONDON, June & MR. T. V. SOONG and the whole Chinese delegation are engaged in lengthy conferences in prepara tion for the Economic Conference. Mr. Soong is still without any official engagements but is being rushed off his feet by the very heavy work. He has prepared a statement of China's aims which is expected to be released shortly. but he declined to intimate the contents in advance.

DINNER IN HOUSE OF COMMONS

LONDON, June 8. THE Chinese Finance Minister, Mr. T. V. Soong does not_in- tend making any statement on Far Eastern or economic questions at present.

The next outstanding engage- ment for Mr. Soong is a dinner in the House of Commons on Tues- day next, given by the China Co- mittee.

THE DISARMAMENT QUESTION

CONFERENCE AGAIN. HASTILY ADJOURNED

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GENBYA, June 8.

PRES. ROOSEVELT GENERALS MA AND ROUND THE WORLD

IS READY TO RECEIVE REQUEST FOR DEBT REVISION

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

SU PING WEN

ENTERTAINED BY WANG CHING WEL

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NANKING, June 7. GENERALS Ma Chan Shan and

FLIGHT

MATTERN FORCED TO LAND AT PROKOPIEVSK

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, Moscow, June 8. MATTERN. was forced to land at Prokopievsk, 000 kilometres

Su Ping Wen were guests of honour at a dinner given by Mr. from Novosibirsk. and

Wang Ching Wei, Chairman of the Executive Yuan, to-night. Almost all members of the Cabinet as well. as high military officials were pre-

NEW YORK, June 8. RESIDENT Roosevelt has issued a new statement expressing his readiness to receive any official request for debt revision reiterated that the first step must be made by debtors. Whatever he the attitude of Congress regarding a war debt mortorium, President Roosevelt has powers vested in him, under the Constitution, to grant such relief as was thought fit according to the advisers of the President,

Bent.

An aeroplane, with a mechanic, flow from Novosibirsk to assist. MATTERN TAKES OFF IN OPTIMISTIC MOOD

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FAMOUS FLIERS CRASH

UNDER CARRIAGE OF:

'PLANE COLLAPSES

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LONDON, June 8.

and Amy Mollison attempted to take off at Croydon agro- drome at 6.30 this morning in an attempt to fly direct to New York from where it was planned to make a record non-stop flight to Bagdad, but after travelling 100 yards, the machine toppled over.

The strut of the under-carriage collapsed and both under wings were broken,

Mr. Wang Ching Wei in his speech welcoming these heroes paid

NEW YORK, June 3. a high tribute to these two

Jimmy Generals as a model of military Oklahoma flying culonel, was far but it is believed impossible to Mattern, 29-year-old The Mollisons were not injured out over the Atlantia to-night on atart within a week, In their replies, the Generals modestly declined the compliment of a world fight, provided all has machine was carrying a load of route to Europe on the first leg When the mishap occurred the

men.

U.S. CONGRESS TO declaring that they would strive to their utmost to serve the country in her time of crisis in order to atone for the past defeat.

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=་ཡ《ཏ AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE TARIFF PACTS SHELVED

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WASHINGTON, June 8. PRESIDENT Roosevelt yesterday

informed the leaders of the United States Congress that in or

der to secure an adjournment of

Congress this week. he will not soek authority to negotiate tariff pacts

U.S. DELEGATION TO LONDON

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CHINESE FOREIGN

MINISTER

CONFINED TO HOUSE WITH

EYE TROUBLE

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well since he bade farewell three tons and had not risen from to America and skimmed out over the ground. the Atlantic.

The plane is not wrecked" but the propeller was bent and the angines torn away.

Mattern, hoping to make the first solo fight around the world, took off from New York at 5:20.m., shortly after dawn.

He followed the coast northward, crossed Nova Scotia and Newfound land.

At 2. p.m., Newfoundland day- light time, he passed over. Lewis- port, 150 miles north of St. Johns, and 20 minutes later passed Wad ham Island, his last bit of land until he reachen European soil.

Bound for Berlin.

Reports from St. Johns indicat. ed everything was going well as he stepped out over the ocean.

He expected to land in Europe" sometime to-morrow, possibly a Berlin.

Mattern had a 20 mile tail-wind and favorable weather as he left Newfoundland.

NANKINO, June 7. THE Foreign Office officially atates this evening that "Dr. Lo Wen Kan, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, due to a sudden turn for the worse in his eye trouble which is giving hiin in tense pain, has asked for sick leave for two weeks. He has not attended office since Monday and ter said, just before he took off. the World Economic Confer all important documents are being sent to his private residence where he goes over all State business with the assistance of his secre- taries."

(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.

LONDON; June 7.

DIFFICULTIES on practically THE United States delegation to due in England to-day, headed by Mr. William Cordell Hull, United States Secretary of State.

every important issue includ- ing security, and the definitione, of aggressors and naval and aerial Disarmament, have again plunged the Disarmament Conference into the doldrums,

As a result, the Bureau of the Executive Committee decided to adjourn the Conference until June 27.

Mr. Hull took a prominent part in the Washington conversations MacDonald between Mr. Ramsey and President Roosevelt, and he will probably visit the Prime 10, Downing: Meanwhile, Mr. Arthur Hender- Minister at No.

President d the Disarma-Street, to-morrow morning. som ment Conference, is leaving for London at the week-end, to nego- tiate with the various delegations in an endeavour to smooth out the difficulties which are holding up the convention.

Hopes, in the meantime, are cen- tred on the talks in Paris, to-day, between the French Premiery: Daladier, the United States Envoy, Mr. Normann Davis, the British Secretary for Air, Lord Londonderry and Captain Anthony Eden.

The meeting is aimed at finding some basis for "understanding on the main difficulties.

French Amendments Criticised.

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(URITISH WIRELESS HERVICE.}

RUGBY, June 7. The general commission of the Disarmament Conference yesterday considered the French amendments on the questions of limitation and supervision of arms manufactures which were criticised by German, Italian and British delegates, who reserved the attitude of their Gov- ernment..

A resolution was adopted request- ing the Chairman; Mr. Arthur Henderson, to negotiate with the delegates chiefly interested.

PREMIER PRAISES

JEWS

GREAT SERVICES RENDERED TO CIVILISATION

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GERMAN BONDS SLUMP

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

New YORK, June 9.

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THE NANCHANG CAPTIVES

PROSPECTS OF RELEASE VERY GLOOMY

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MUNDEN, June "S. GERMAN bonds yesterday drop- .ped from one to five points, owing to the Berlin report that THE prospects of the release of Germany will tecture

the kidnapped Nanchang off torium on foreign payments, cacers is gloomier than ever.

In spite of the fact that a dozen August 8.

relatives of the handits are being heid

counter-hostages, the pirates, whose ranks have been swelled to two hundred, still insist on fabulous demands and have scornfully disdained offers of im- munity by enrolment in the Man- chukuo Army.

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

LONDON, June 8. FOLLOWING ARE THE SILVER. QUOTATIONS

LONDON THE MARKET TO-DAY!

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June 8. June 7. SPOT......... 191

18.3/18 FORWARD...... 19.5/16 104

BOYCOTT ON INDIAN COTTON

AS RETALIATION TO TARIFF RISE

[THROCON REUTER'S AGKNOW.}

TOKYO, June 8.

A BOYCOTT on Indian cotton as

COURT MOVES TO WINDOR CASTLE

Ruosy, June 7.

a retaliation to the tariff rise THE Prime Minister, Mr. Ram Bay MacDonald, doening the

was decided at an urgent confer ence of the Cotton Spinners Anglo-Palestine Art Exhibition in

Committee held at London yesterday, paid a tribute Federation to the great services which the Osaka this afternoon. " Jewish people had rendered to progress in science, art and poli tics and civilisation generally,

Recalling his experiences during his visit to Palestine, he referred to the remarkable offorts of all classes, in building up a National Home for Jewish people, and he agreed with Lord Reading, who presided, that the future of the people of Palestine depended on healthy, loyal understanding and co-operation between the Jews and the Arabs

PRINCESS ELIZABETH ATTENDS MILITARY

TATTOO

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"I don't know"where I'll land, but I'm shooting for Berlin," Mat

Both Amy and her husband, are very disappointed,

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YOU CANNOT GAMBLE INDEFINITELY

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James Mollison and Amy John- son Mollison, hope to set three re- cords, for the flight from Croydon to New York, for an around-trip fight across the Atlantic, and for a non-stop distance honour.

Thereafter they intend to quit stunt flying.

You can't gamble on your luck indefinitely," Mollison said, ex plaining why this couple of aerial adventurers then would be willing to retire..

Mollison's most famous fight was made last August, from Port

"I've got a good tail wind and Marnockstraed, Ireland, to Ben- six oranges.

feld Ridge, New Brunswick, the In actuality, beside his oranges first solo non-stop fight westbound Mattern had a quart of tea, a gal across the North Atlantic.. lon of water and a package" of sandwiches."

He came to fame, after several years in the Royal Air Corps, by making fights from Australia to England and from England" to Cape Town, South Africa.

In 1939 he married Amy Joha famed for fights between Britain and. Australia and across Asia to Japan.

son,

He also had 80.30, which he thought would do him.

The plane be is using & Lockheed monoplane called the Century of Progress." has 600 horsepower and no radio.

Optimistic..on Take-on,

Last Noyember Amy set a record It is the same plane, which he on the route from England to Cape and Bennett Griffin used in their Town, covering the distance in 4 attempt last year to beat the days 8 hours and 53 minutes to around-the-world time set by. Wiley beat her husband's previous time. Post and Frank Gutty the year

Then this February. Mollison before, of 8 days, 10 hours and made a solo fight across the South minutes.

Atlantic to South America/A

Mattern and Griffin were oblig. Already they have won recogit ed to give up when they damaged tion as the world's most adventure their--plane in a forced landing some aerial couple. If the Molli over Russia.....

sons succeed on their newest pro- The plane was salvaged and reject, their friends think they will built. The pair previously decided cinch this honour for a long time. to resume their attempt this year, to come. but the plans were changed" and Mattern decided to make the flight! alone.

Post is also planning world! solo flight, with the assistance of the services of a robot pilot.

Afattern said he expected to fy

Robot Pilot Makes Record.

NEW YORK, June 2 The new robot airplane, pilot came into bis own to-day when Frank Hawke, one of America'

The Japanese-authorities have come to the conclusion that negotia | via Berlin, Moscow, Yakutsk, aerial speed demons, arrived here tious will not avail and that more Rome, Edmonton, Chicago and drastic measures are required.

HEAVY DAMAGES

IN TOKYO AERODROME

EXPLOSION-

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TOKYO, June 8, WITH fres still raging and ex- plosions continuing, the extent of the casualties and the damage in the Hamamatsu disaster is still unknown.

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It has, however, assumed the proportions of a major disaster, and further extensive damage is feared.

New York.

He was optimistic as he took off, and promised to be back in week,

to set a new trans-continental non- stop record.

Hawks and his robot "pal" flow from Los Angeles to New York in 13 hours and 27 minutes, landing at 11:16 p.m.

Can't Make Short Cut. Moscow, U.S.S.R., June 3. Hawks used an all-metal mono- Jimmy Mattern, while flying plane equipped with the mechanical across Russia and Siberia on his steering and operating device which proposed world fight, must folhas been tested Successfully recent low his officially-approved route, ly in many ways. officials said to-day in comment on press dispatches that he intended to go by way of Yakutsk.

They said he had been given au thority to fly via Moscow, Navosi berak, Irkutsk. and Khabarovek,

The latter route is farther to the south than the one to Yakutsk. Tries to Beat Post-Gatty Time.

LEWIS, NEWFOUNDLAND,

June 3. Jimmie Mattern, daring army- trained flier, is winging his way over the North Atlantic to-day, in an effort to cut down the, round- Fifty aeroplanes are reported to the-world time of Wiley Post and have been wholly or partly des-Frank Gatty.

He took off in New York, at troyed.

Three powder magazines have 4:20, (Eastern Standard time), already gone up with terrific ex-this morning, and swang his plane over here and out to sea at pine plosions.

minutes after twelve, noon.

A big ammunition dump bas dis. appeared in a series of shattering detonations.

A petrol tank, several large oil tanks and a large number of public

have been destroyed, "

buildings.

Origin Uncertain.

It was observed that he was Post and slightly lower than Gatty on his first lap, since they made the hop to Harbor Grace in eix hours and fifty two minutes, while Mättern. took approximately seven hours and a half. Mattern however, with a favorable tail wind The origin of the disaster is and fuel tanks which had 702 gal. uncertain, but it is believed to lons of gas at the start did not have been due to carelessness in stop in Newfoundland, but com. the handling of air-bombs which tinued direct. Post and Getty were being transported from the stopped for three hours and forty Arsonal

minutes. The first explosion occurred at

Mattern expects" to "circle the: 8.40 p.m. on Wednesday, but it was globe in one week. As he taxied (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY]

of small proportions and only up to the start, he called to friends, LONDON, June 8. minor damage was caused. The "I'll be seeing you within a week. THEIE Majesties the King and blast, however, atarted a conflag. I am aiming at Paris and if I Queen left Buckingham Palace ration which siz minutes after the have enough juice left, I'll go on He figured that yesterday afternoon, by road, for explosion set fire to the main to Moscow." Windsor Castle, where the Court petrol tank at the air station. without the Nowfoundland stop be

Explosions then followed in rapid could make Paris in 27 hours. will remain for about a fortnight. The King will return to London succession. The three powder He carried six oranges by way on Monday to open the World magizines were soon, disappearing of food for the first hop of the Roger, June 7. Economic Conference.

ing in smoko, the ammunition long flight. After Moscow he ex- Unusus) views of London ward Princess Elizabeth with ber dump was next to go. In the nocts to make stops at Yakutsk, gained by H.R.H. Prince George, parents, the Duke and Duchess of dump were a large number of Siberia, Rome, Fairbanks and who, yesterday afternoon, climbed York, yesterday attended the full heavy aerial bombs and it was Edmonton. the network of temporary steel dress rehearsal; df the Aldershot these that caused the greater part He got a splendid start with scaffolding erected around the Big Military Tattoo, at which 60,000 of the damage and the casuelties. weather conditions perfect and

The oil tanks have been blazing strong tail windea Ben clock-tower at the Houses of children, in school parties, were Parliament.

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ever since.

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PRINCE GEORGE SEES LONDON FROM BIG BEN

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Motor Breakdown,

Moscow. LatCY. MATTERN'S forced landing was 'due to a breakdown in the motor, The tail of the machine is also broken and local engineers are assisting in the repair work.

In the office or in the home-at work. or at play—neat- ness counts! de And, by the way, did you “Nugget", shoes this your morning?

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