HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1933...
CRISIS EXPECTED IN RECOGNITION OF DE VALERA AND
CUBA
All Business At A Standstill
SERIOUS THREAT OF GENERAL STRIKE
Havana, September 17.
Business in Cuba has practically stopped as, owing to uncertainty. Americans are refusing to participate in any transaction unless they have a cash advance. Meanwhile, tension is increasing, owing to threats of a general strike aiming at the overthrow of the Government.
Five hundred Cespedesian officers are still holding out at the Hotel Nacional, but, their supplies have been cat uff and they have been sent an ultimatum that they must surrender by Monday, when three hundred have been or- dered to return to their commands, while others will be expelled from the island."
"After a talk between Mr. Welles, with the Committee of the Student Directorale, a member of the Committee stated that Mr. Welles had declared the United States will not intervene, though Marines might be landed if the lives or property of Americans were endangered,
Washington, September 27. Government cireles believe a crisis may be expected in Cuba within the next twenty-four hours, in which it may be decided whether the San Martin regime can hope to restore order.-Reuter.
STRONGER GUARD FOR OFFICERS IN NATIONAL HOTEL
Washington, Sept. 17. 'The aggravation of the Cuban disorders is enhanced by the pos- sibility of the landing of United States troops, as the lives, and property of Americans are in- creasingly. Jeopardised,
It is reported that infuriated mobs have attacked an American ice factory and a Spanish shoe factory at Manzanillo,
MANCHUKUO LABOUR AGREE
Celebration At Shanhaikwan
No Elections At Present
Dublin, Sept. 17. MR. De Valera in addressing a
Shanhaikwan, Sept. 16. The entire population turned out this morning to witness an importat ant ceremony at the residence of General Hirata, in commoration of the anniversary of the recognition of Manchukuo by the Japanese Government.
gathering of twenty thousand Cork, announced that the Government and Labour have agreed on all the main issues 31 policy likely to arise during the life time of the present Dall and hence there was no need for any immediate elections.
The Manchukuo flag was first huisted, and this, was followed by
In his first public reference to The unveiling of a photo of Pu Yi. the United Ireland Party, Mr. Later over 200 guests took Juncheon De Valera described the National, in General Hirata's residence. Guard as the Military Wing of the Speeches were made and toasts New Party, but as the govern- given to the Emperor of Japan, Purent did not permit any military Yi and the President of the Repa- movement to develop under cover blic of China.
of Party politics. Mr. De Valera did not spare his own supporters and condemned the anti-Bass raids and similar "shameful in- cidents." He warned the authors that they were encouraging the British and discouraging every sane and patriotic Irishman.— Reuter.
A full day's programms of sports and theatricals followed. Two Manchukuo figs are flying over the ||| | station. —Reiter.
SITUATION IN CHAHAR
Fear Of Further Fighting
Peking, Sept. 13.
General Sung Cheh-yuan is hurrying back from Tentsin to-
BOYCOTT OF BRITISH BEER
Terrorists Raid And Smash Shops
Dublin, Sept. 18.
night to enfer with General HoTHE boycott of British beer is Ying-ching concerning the situation
if the
completely overshadowing the
in Chahar, created by the Japanese political situation. threat of drastic action Chinese troops do
As a consequence of innumerable not withdraw raids, British beer is no longer dis- from Kuyuan.
played in, windows, but, police all Chinese circles are of the opinion over the country insist on dealing that the Japanese warning was with the terrorists, who, armed prompted by a fear that the divi- with sticks and mallets. lurch sion of General Sung's troops un-round the shops, awaiting signs of der the command of General Chao the appearance of British ales, Teng-yu, which recently occupied whereupon they smash all visible Kuyuan may continue their ad- bottles. Vance on Dolonor, which city is at present held by Manchukuo troops, It is reported that the local mili- tary authorities have already wired Following are the Silver Quotato General Chho, ardering him to tions on the London market to-halt his advance-Reuter.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, Sept. 16.
day:
An abortive rising in the pro-Spot vince of Pinar del Rio, although Forward stamped out by the Government has increased the general appre- hension.
A stronger, guard, reinforced by machine guns has been posted
over the 500 officers loyal to ex-
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A BLOW TO COMMUNISTS
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The London on New York cross rate to-day closed at £-U.S $4.697.
President Carlos Cespedesy Ortis TREASURY ISSUE
who are still imprisoned in the Hotel Nacional.
Meanwhile, President Crau San Martin has rejected the proposal
OVERSUBSCRIBED
of the leaders of the political fac- £62,440,000 Applied
tions that he should resign in favour of Dr. Cespedes. Reuter.
DISARMAMENT PARLEYS
MacDonald and Mr. Davis to Meet
London, Sept. 18. The Prime Minister is expected in London to-morrow night from Leeds where he is to-day, breaking his journey from Lossiemouth in order to see his youngest grand child, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs: Mackinnon. During the next week he will be "engaged in consultationis with ministers and a meeting of the Cabinet may be held towards the end of the week,
One of his first official visitors on Monday morning will be Mr. Nor-
For
London, Sept. 15. THE amount applied for in Trea- sury bill tenders yesterday was £62,440,000. «
The amount allotted in bills at. three months was £45,000,000.
The average rate per cent. was "5/11 30d. as compared with 6/7 34d. week ago--British Wireless Service.
JAPAN AND BRITAIN
Economic Accord "Indispensable"
www.
Tokyo, Sept. 18.
"ECONOMIC accord with Britain is indispensable in order to strengthen the bond of traditional
Lin Wan Hsuan Arrested
Nanking, Sept. 10. Among the fifty Communists- Arrested at Chengtu were Lin. Wan Hsuan, Tsen Shaochow, who re turned to China in 1931 to direct Communist activities after many years spent in Soviet Russia, and Lo Chang-an, a member of the "Szechuan Provincial Soviet."
A large force of police "scoured the south of County Dublin all last night, arresting twelve suspects- Reuter.
Dublin Military Tribunal Acts. Dublin, Sept. 16.
A force of detectives swooped down on the headquarters of the National Guard in Parnell Square and seized quantities of documents and literature, the Military Tribun- al' having earlier issued an order authorising the closure of the pre-"). mise.
The Commission in the Reserve
of Officers of the General Secre-
tary of the National Guard has been withdrawn by the Govern- ment.-Reuter,
UNION JACK. PULLED DOWN
Replaced by British
Sailors
Information received in Nanking states that the Red organization in Szechuan has suffered a heavy blow through the arrests. It is stated
London, Sept. 18. that forty Communists of lesser
An answer has now been received importance have renounced their from the Persian Government faith and have volunteered to assist in the anti-Red campaign.
It is also said that a rapproche ment has been effected between Li Hsiang and Liu Wen-hui, following the latter's offer to join the forces operating against the Communists, -Reuter.
AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
Shanghai, Sept, 16,
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man Davis, United States Envoy, friendship between the two Em- with whom he will discuss dispires" declared Mr... Koki. Hirota, portant, is now taking place at Mr. A conference, believed to be im armament questions prior to the Japanese Foreign Minister, in a T. V. Soong's residence between the departure of Mr. Davis in the after- brief written statement to the Finance Minister, Mr. Wang Ching- noon for Paris,
Press to-day-Reuter's Pacific Ber-wei and Mr. Sun Fo. Capt. Anthony Eden, Under-Se-vice. cretary for Foreign Affairs will leave London. for Paris on Sunday after-
Mr. Wang and Mr. Sun arrived by train from Nanking this morn ing, the former detraining at Chen-
acon, and on Monday w RESTRICTION OF and completing the journey by
ministers in
Paris-
in disarmament conversations with French British Wireless. »
SHANGHAT'S EASY WIN
Triangular Swimming
Contest
IMPORTS
Bill Passed In
Batavia
car-Reuter.
COMMUNISTS IN SZECHUAN
Nanking, Sept: 16. Batavia, Sept. 18. Fifty Communists, including the THE BIll for the general regula-most active leaders, have been ar-
ANTI-WAR CONFERENCE
Where Will It Be" Held?
Shanghai, Sept. 17. THE "North China Daily News"
learms that Lord Marley has applied to the Shanghai Municipal Council for permission to hold the Anti-War Conference in Shanghai. The decision of the council has not yet been announced-Reuter.
NAZIS THROW SMOKE, BOMBS
Serious Incident At Graz
Graz, Austria, Sept. 17. A DOZEN smoke bombs were thrown by two hundred" Nazis who attempted to break up a de- monstration by vice-chancellor Winkler's "National "Front." Ten persons, Including women. were burned of which eight were sent to hospital while ten Nazis were al- most lynched by the infuriated crowd before the police rescued and arrested them. Over a hun- dred -arrests were made.
Attention was drawn by Nazis when they raised their hands in the Hitler salute during the Aus- trian National Athem (the same tune is Deutschland Über Alles) to which the Nazis sang the words of the latter, then came the crack- ling of smoke bombs trom all sides. The crowd panicked until mounted police charged and scat- tered the Nazis..
Graz is the capital of Styris, the chief Nazi Centre in Austria Reuter,‚
GERMANY AND DISARMAMENT
A Few Hints Given To France
Berlin, Sept. 15.
it was thought, by the argu- ment that Germany merely want- ed a period of rest before resort- ing to a policy of violence, that the, domination of the victors over the vanquished could be per- petuated, it must decisively be de- clared that Germany would refuse to put up with such a situation any further.
This
statement unequivocal upon Germany's attitude to dis- armament was made to-day by the Foreign Minister, Baron von Neurath, in a speech at a recep- tion given to foreign journalists. The only alternative to equality of armaments, declared Baron von »Neurath, was the collapse of the whole idea of disarmament, with tragic consequences for which Germany would not be responsible. "Fully armed nations," he went
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on, have no right to talk to a defenceless Germany, like schoolmaster. They will not be listened to in Germany.
garding the incident at Basidu iu the Kishm Talaud in the Persian Gulf, where recently some Persian naval officers landed and pulled down the Union Jack. Basidu has been in British occupation for 100 years and in response to a protest
One-Sided Defenselessness. by the British Government assur ance has been given by the Persian
Referring to the allegation Government to the British repre sentative in Teheran that the adtion that Germany desired to re-arm, of the officers in question was quite Baron von Neurath declared that the accusation was a deliberate unauthorised. Regrets at their be haviour have been expressed.effort to hide the fact that her The Union Jack has been replać- | sim was "merely the removal" of ed in position by the British Navy, her present position of one-sided
A visit is at present being paid defencelessness.
Persian Gulf by a destroyer Flo- to friendly sheiks of the Southern tilla of the Mediterranean Fleet.-- British Wireless.
BRITISH PRICE LEVELS
The, suggestion that the disarm- ed nations should be subjected to preliminary control, prior to the international control of armaments applied to all States," was quite unworkable and quite unacceptable to Germany.
Turning to the situation in Austria, Bron von Neurath de- clared that: Germany had no in London, Sept. 16.).
tention of interfering in the At September 1st the average Internal affairs of Austria, or of level of retail prices was approxi-violating existing agreement. mately 41 per cent above the level of July 1914, as compared with 39 per cent one month earlier and 41 per cent one year earlier...
At the same time, however, Ger- many must demand that other nations refrain from interfer- ence in the Austro-German con- flict,
It needs hardly be pointed out
tion and restriction of importa rested at Chengts-Reuter's Pac-NO PLANES OVER that the disarmament statement.
has passed the People's Council fic Bervice.
Dennité limits of exports are not fized, but provision is made for
the Government to act immediate-
ly in regard to the export of all
Kobe, Sept. 17. - sorts of commodities, if necessary, QUO TẠI CHỈ GOING TO The interport triangular swim and inland transport of commodi- ming contest between Shanghai, ties may be restricted at short Yokohama and Kobe was won easily notice.
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by Shanghai scoring e 'total of The measure empowers the Cov sixty-one points. Yokohama being aernment to restrict exports of poor second with fifteen points and various commodities to enable them Kobe a point behind Yokohama. to safeguard domestic consump- Benter.
tion-Reuter.
GENEVA
London, Bept. 15.
MUNICH
During Reichstag
Trial
Mr. Que Tal Chi is leaving for Geneva on Tuesday to attend the
Berlin, Sept. 17- meeting of the League Assembly It is officially announced that no and the disarmament discussions. aeroplanes will be allowed to fly
by Baron von Neurath 1. very significant in view of the forth- coming Anglo-French dizarma-
H.B
BEER
BENEFITS
OF BEER
Ye savants who assiduously follow The complicated science known as
'stinks
You fairly seem-forgive the phrase--
to wallow
İn analytical notes about our drinks. And now I learn that when I quaff a
bumber
Of even quite the mildest bitter beer It tends to make my skinny figure
plumper,
A thing I need not fear.
A simple truth! How strange that you
should strike it!
I, knowing it before, remain, unmoved, Besides, I drink my beer because I
like it
And not because my figure is
improved
I do not crave an outline gently rounded,
a normal
Nor seek what you might think
waist;
My liking for the pleasant
founded
On pure and simple taste.
ment talks which open in Paris NO RESTRICTION ON RUB on Monday-Reuter.
over Leipzig from September 17 until Nov. 7. “in order to pre- vent | any disturbance during the trial of the Reichstag Incen- diaries" Reuter.
BER IMPORTS
stuff is
TOUCHSTONE.
Peoples' Council, does not refers to the possibility of the introduction of a restriction on rubber exporta
The Ordinance, empowers "the"
Amsterdam, Sept Government to restrict exports of
various products to enable them to
It is now confirmed that the safeguard domesic consumption. Crialce Export Decree, introduced Reuter. by the Netherlands East Indies Reuter
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