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BRITAIN WILL HONOUR HER WAR OBLIGATIONS

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1933.

LUIGI BACCALI

SETS RECORD

NEWSPAPERS SUSPENDED

A PETITION TO CANTON

Sir F. Leith-Ross Leaving On For Two Thousand For Publishing Nazi By H. Kong Chinese

November 8

BRITAIN EXPECTED TO MAKE

“TOKEN" PAYMENT ON DEC. 15

Washington, November 5. The British Embassy has announced that Sir Frederick Leith Ross, the British War Debts' Emissary is leaving on November 8.

Washington, November 5.

It is believed that Britain will make another "token" payment on December 15 and, that the whole issue will be postponed until the national monetary problem is settled.

Reuter.

CAPT. EDEN'S STATEMENT AT

SKIPTON

London, Nov. 3. Referring to the European situa tion during a speech at Skipton Yorkshire, last night, the Parlia- nientary Under-Secretary fur Foreign Affairs, Captain Antaony Eden, said that it was not surpris ing" that Germany's withdrawal from the Disarmament Conference, and the League of Nations had

caused some contem and a mea- sure of uneasiness in Europe.

There was, however, no oc casión fot scare-mongering. The situation could without doubt be redeemed. "To do so, we must keep our heads and our engag- ment," he said.

He proceeded to defend, against certain criticism, thë Locarno Agreement, which he described as one of the most effective instru- ments for

in Western peace Europe.

"The main instrament in that settlement," he said. "Is the treaty of mutual guarantee. This is not an alliance of Britain and France

against Germany-far from it. is a conclusive agreement ta, which Germany, Belgium, France- nd Great Britain are all parties.

The arrangements made are' purely defensive, and supplement ary to the League Covenant,

They do not constitute in any sense an alliance between certain Powers directed against other

Britain Must Agree.

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Milan, November 5. Luigi Beccali ran a thousand yards in 130 seconds to-day, thus record-Reu- creating a world's

ter.

BOXING

Rosenbloom Beats Mickey Walker

Propaganda

MEETING OF LEAGUE COUNCIL REQUESTED

Merchants

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, November 5. Chinese merchants in Hong Kong have petitioned to the South-west Folitical Council that

their manufactured goods pro- duced

from Chinese capital should not be treated as foreign goods when imported into Can- ton and other places in Kwang- tung, according to the vernacular press.

It is said that the South-west Political Council is

Warsaw, Nov. 5. The High Commissioner of the League of Nations at Danzig, M. Rosting, has re- quested: a meeting of the Council of the League to dis- cuse the constitutionality of the action of the Danzig

considering Police in suspending this matter and that the Hong New York, November 4.

merchants after having Danzig newspapers for pub- Kong Maxie Rosenbloom, the holder. beat Micky Walker on points in lishing a speech of the vice submitted their petition and ex- plained their predicament have a fteen round fight for the President of the Senate, M. returned to the Colony. The ver world's light heavyweight boxing Greiser, instructing the Dannacular papers stated that the title at the Madison Square Garzig police they must hold petitioners represented the tobac- deo to-day.

co manufacturing concerns, salt A crowd of 10,000 saw Rosen- Nazi opinions. M. Rosting ash dealers, printing companies, Enitting factories and the Chin- ese chemists' guild of Hong Kong.

bloom secure the

easily. He won twelve of the fil-

teen rounds after he had lost the

first round during which he was ever, won the next seven rounds, twice warned for fouling. He how punching Walker all round the ring.

Walker

two

decision very neked the President of the

Danzig Senate, M. Rausch ing to revoke the suspension, and declared on the contrary NO INCREASES IN but M. Rauschning refused

he would issue an order for the imprisonment of the com- plainants on the ground that their action endangered the security of the Free City.

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"Since Great Britain is a per- rianent member of the Council 1t is clear, therefore, that no de- clalon can be taken without our assent.

was hampered by The only exception to this

shorter reach, but very pluckily governing condition 15

rallied in the ninth and tenth that in the event of a flagrant violation rounds when he obviously of the undertaking not to go to

tressed Rosenbloom with a spirit- war, or of demilitarisation of the ed, but short lived, twofisted at- Rhineland Zone by one

of the tack parties, we are bound, immediate- After this, however, Rosenbloom ly, to go to the help of the in- jured party if we are satisfied that | Reuter. the violation constitutes an un- provoked act of agression and that immediate action is necessaLy

"But we are the sole judge as to whether this obligation had be- come applicable," he declared.

The Treaty of Locarno, Captain Eden pointed out, contained no provision under which any of the

The Labour-Socialist Asso. 2 ciation of Danzig has also.j protested to M. Rosting had matters all his own war against its dissolution by the police on the ground of en- dangering security. Reuter.

BRADMAN IN FORM

parties could withdraw from it. Scores 200 Against

War.

Some critics had suggested that if such a course were possible, Bri- tain would; be less likely to be involved in any European The very opposite was the truth.

"We shall not avoid another war by saying that in no circumstances shall we go to the aid of Powers unjustly attracked," Capt. Eden continued.

"Queensland

TAXES

Customs' Officers" Statement

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, Nov. 5. Officials: of the Chinese Mari- time Customs here to-day stated that they have no instructions to KLEIDERANDREAAardenbatetan levy duty on imports by an in-

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Special Correspondent)

"London, November 4. Following are the Sliver Quota- tions on the London market to day:

Nov. 4 Nov. 3 18.9/16 18.9/16

181 ...... 189 The London on New York cross rate to-day closed at £=US.

"Spot

Forward

Brisbane, November Bradman, the famous Austra- Zouble lian cricketer, scored, a century in his Esst tonings of the season when playing for New 4.851. South Wales against Queensland in the Sheffield Shield series.

Bradman" was in scintillating form reaching the boundary

creased rate of twenty per cent. of the present schedule from the beginning of this month.

was

Recent press reports circulated here were responsible for the statement that the import duties would be raised by 20%, and colour to this "report

lent by, the heavy shipemnts of goods from foreign.ports and

few "day's "before" Hong Kong a November 1.

Some ships were overloaded, and tide waiters

time had a busy

clearing the goods,

It was pointed out that -any. increase of customs duties is, as

ROOSEVELT TO ADHERE TO GOLD BUYING

Confidence In U.S. Monetary Unit Must Not Be Shaken

GENERAL ADVISER TO TREASURY

TO RESIGN

S$

New York, November 4. President Roosevelt's determination to adhere to the Warden gold buying experiment despite the growing seep- ticism of his financial advisers is, according to the opinion expressed by the Washington correspondent of the New York Herald Tribune the reason underlying the reported decision of Mr. Sprague, General Adviser to the United States Treasury, to resign.

NO PROTESTS FROM BRITAIN OR

FRANCE

The

President bas indiested, Thursday, violence has flared up that no protests were received in the farm' strike. from Great Britain or France

Two men were severely beaten. when they were informed of the by. pickets, at Woodbury County, American objectives. The United Iowa yesterday, during States does not wish to injure the break in which several shots were franc or to drive her off the gold Area. Other minor disturbances standard.

are also reported.

an out-

A special meeting of the New

A dynamite explosion wrecked York State Chamber of Commerce.

two creamerles at Shawano." Wis- has unanimously passed are consin, where pickets were trying solution demanding the most to prevent the marketing of milk prompt measures towards the re- Five hundred members of the storation of a permanent gold Farm Holiday Association at Ma- standard declaring that the Addison, Wisconsin, have voted in ministration should unequivocally favour of the continuation of the announce that it will not adopt & farm strike. managed commodity dollar, The Chamber belleved that" confidence must not be disturbed by the un- certainty of the future of the USA. Monetary Unit-Reuter, Farmers Resort to Violence.

New York, Nov...4. Despite the fact that the an- nouncement of a tentative plan to relieve the farm emergency was made by the White. House on

GENERAL HEUNG TO RESIGN

Britain is still a great Power and has the responsibilities of a great Power. If we fear to dis- charge those responsibilities we Powers. By his Treats of mutual shail invite the disaster which will twenty-six occasions in his knock REVOLT IN SIAM the tariff will be duly announced (Hsiang Han Ping), officer com-

agreement and guarantee, the follow

on

which lasted 184 minutes.-Reu

signatory Powers, severally and "The policy of isolation to-day 'ter. collectively are guaranteed terri- torial status quo resulting from the frontier between Germany and Belgium and Germany and Francs the inviolability of those frantlers, and the demilitarisation of Rhine- land.

is a policy of folly. With the Recognised as the world's lead- development

of air power, Eng- ing batsman Bradman holds the land has ceased to be an island. record individual score in a Test Even if we would go back upon match between England and our word we cannot.

Australian-334 at Leeds. He also holds the world record of 452, scored against Qoeensland.

"But of course there is no ques- tion of our doing so," he conclud- ed.

"The Treaty is interwoven with .the machinery of the League. As Mr. Baldwin said recently, With one excepilon, the decision what Britain has signed she will to be taken under it must be adhere to. She has adhered to taken by the Council of the her signature with regard to Bel- League. The Council' can take no glum. · Her signature to these decision except if it be unanim- | Locarno- agreements is sacred'."—

ous.

British Wireless Service.

PASSENGER CARRYING

ROCKET

Successful Experiments By German War Ministry

HEIGHT OF 32,000 FEET REACHED

London, Nov. 5.

The

passenger was unin⭑ For the first time in history jured, though white and successful experiments were shaken. He said he lost con made with a passenger" carry-sciousness, momentarily, ow ing rocket, says the Sunday ing to the tremendous ac- Referee. A most secret trial celeration at the start but re flight being made in the Baltic covered to find the altimeter island of Ruger under the registering auspices of the German War Ministry who bought the plans of the Rocket from Otto Fischer.

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A brother of the designer of the rocket. Bruno Fischer, risked his life to demonstrate the machine which is twenty-four foot long steel shaped torpedo.

It was fired from a steel framework, after which it was impelled by rockets in the tail released automatically at timed intervals. The huge projective soared over miles into the air, the force of the desent being broken by a parachute attachment and landed safely.

Reuter.

32,000 feet.-

CAMPAIGN FOR MORE ITALIANS

Mass Christening

St. Peters

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HOME RUGBY

Results Of Rugby

Union Matches.

London, November 4. The following weret he results of the leading Rugby Union mat ches played to-day-

Cheshire 3 Lancashire 23.

(at Birkenhead) Durham 17 Yorkshire ..

(at Hartlepool Leicestershire 17 E Midlands

23 (at Leicester) Northumberland 5 Cumber-

land 3 (at Newcastle) Notte, Lincs., and Derby 14

North Midland 19 (at Lincoln) Blackheath 17 Guy's Hospital 11

Bristol 9 Hartlequins 7 Coventry 0 Bath 7

London Irish 5 at. Bart's

Hospital 0

London Scottish 16 Cambridge

University .8

Monseley 16 Leicester 3 Oxford University 27

Richmond t

Plymouth Albion--8 Newport-8 - Swansea 6 Gloucester 8

-Reuter.

MISS WETHERED TO TURN "PRO"?

Guerilla Fighting Continues

Singapore, November 4.

a rule, decided by the Nanking authorities and that changes of

General

Canton, November 5.

How Heung

Ping

by the customs authorities here. manding the second Kwangtung Importers greatly relieved by army, issued a statement to-day this denial, as increase of tärif | stating that he is determined to will strike a heavy blow on for-resign from his military com- eign goods in Canton, which are mand and his concurrent duties Communissioner already affected by the depreciat- as Pacification ing value of local currency and of Central District. the present sufficiently high tariff rates, not to mention the weaken-

The revolt in Siam is continuing of the market on account of ing with unabated vigour. Ac-world-wide depression.

·cording to a Bangkok message,

delayed by the censor, querilla

warfare is being carried on

against the insurgents in north- RE-CAPTURE OF

eastern districts.

Damage to the extent of sAY- eral million ticals is estimated to have been caused by the revolt The expenditure" on

FUNING

paign is seriously affecting the

ecting Bandits Driven Into

administration which is already faced with financial difficulties.

The Siamese army has success- fully exploited mechanised trac- tion, aeroplanes and wireless in "the present operations,

The Hills

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Peiping, Nov. 5. "After an all night and most The Women's Party, under the leadership of the wife of the severe engagement in which Premier of Blam, are

assisting the recently arrived heavy the Government troops. work, however, is confined to the the bandit defenders, Chinese Their artillery played havoc with rear of the fighting line and to

help in feeding the troops. Special Police re-captured

The King's evacuation

his residence at Singora has not ing to a Chinese telegram from Funing this morning, accord- yet been reported, and it is as from Changli. sumed that he is still there. Reuter.

[Continued on next column).

REICHSTAG FIRE TRIAL

Goering Denies Fire Plot

plan. He extolled the strictly Parliamentary method employed by the Nazi. -

"He described how as head of the Frussian police he imbued them with a feeling of the true anti-Marzist spirit. He stated, that he also imbued them with a feeling of reliance on him✨ by telling them that. When you shoot, I shoot.""_

Berlin, November 4. Dimitrof, the leading figure in the Reichstag fire trial, which has been occuping the attention of the Supreme Court at Leipzig London, November" 4.

for the past month, has been re The "Dally Mirror" announces admitted to the Court. With the on reliable authority that Joyce exception of brief intervals dur- at Wethered, four times British lady ing the opening stages of the golf champion, is turning protes trial, Dimitroff, who is charged sional in the near future, and with high treason, has been ex- that she has already discussed eluded from the actual hearing.

He raised a laugh in the Court the possibility with her advisers. The special dispensation was

when he referred to the com- The London pictorial further granted to-day to enable the ac paratively humane treatment of states that in an interview Miss cused man to hear the test the Communists by the Nazis. Wethered has refused to confirm money of Captain Goering, the

Court I am not so foolish as to ima or deny the report in the above Premier of Prussia. The statement and says that her was crowded with police officers Sine that Dimitroff's revolution- ary tribunal would have proceed- plans for the future are inde-with clanking swords, 5 NEA inite.. Spo

Captain Goering contemptuous ed so gently with as if our posi-, Miss Wethered told the Daily I refuted the Brown Book's tions were reversed," he remark- Mirror that she contemplates "grotesque and absurd" allega-ed

To this. Dimitroff nodded playing in exhibition.matches tion that he fired, the Reichetag throughout the country-

in accordance with Dr. Goebel's vigorous assent-Reuter

Rome, Nov. 5%. Following the successful mass wedding on October 30, mazs Christening, organized by the fas cist Party, was held this evening, when forty babies were christen ed at St. Peters after which an official reception was held when each child was given a baby out fit from Il Duce and a medal from His Holiness. the - Pope-Reuter,

About half of the 1,500 de fenders are reported killed or wounded, the rest escaping to the hills.

It is generally believed in Chinese circles here that the bandit situation in Luantung has been settled with the re capture of Funing-Reuter.

An even more disquieting re- port comes from Minnesota. A message declaring that the farm- ers are organising military units, armed with tear gas bombs, has been sent to President Roosevelt by Mr. Francis Shoemaker, a con- gressman; of "Redwing. He urges

raising the immediate

of farm prices as & necessary move to avold serious trouble.-Reuter,

PALESTINE ÅGAIN NORMAL Special Police Disbanded

Jerusalem, November & While the feeling of tension has not completely subsided, Palestine has returned to a nore mal "outward condition News- papers are reappearing and special constables have been dis banded. The situation is quiet. -Reuter.

"Paris, November 4. The new French Cabinet, head- ea by M. Albert Barraut, has passed its first test. The Cham- ber of Deputies passed a vote of confidence in the Government, by 320 votes to 32 on Friday, Reu- tex.

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