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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1934.
ACHIEVEMENTS
NAZI REGIME
Hitlers Speech at Special
Reichstag Session
FAVOURABLY RECEIVED BY
BRITISH PRESS
HITLER'S SPEECH
DETAILING OF THE NAZI REGIME AND ITS TERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY, IMPRESSION IN ENGLAND."
HAS
London, January 31.
THE ACHIEVEMENTS FUTURE POLICY, IN-
CREATED A
GOOD
THE REICHSCHANCELLOR WAS FIRM IN - HIS PRO- TESTATIONS OF A PEACEFUL POLICY · AND URGED THAT FRANCE AND GERMANY SHOULD FIND A SOLU- TION OF THEIR
DIFFICULTIES,
HAS THE SPEECH
CONSIDERABLY ALLAYED THE FORMER UNEASINESS OF THE BRITISH PRESS, WHICH EXTOLS HIS APPEAL ΤΟ FRANCE TO BURY" THE HATCHET, WHILE EXPRESSING A WISH THAT HIS ALLU- SIONS TO AUSTRIA HAD BEEN MORE RE-ASSURING.
MIXED COMMENTS
THE " MORNING POST" ALONE IS OPENLY SCEP. TICAL, BECAUSE ** HERR HITLER'S WORDS DO NOT ALWAYS SQUARE WITH HIS POLICY." NEVERTHELESS, THE CONSERVATIVE JOURNAL HOPES THAT HITLER IS SINCERE AND IS NOT MERELY
IN „DIPLOMATIC
HIS PROFESSIONS.
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ONLY ONE REGRET, HINT
AT GERMANY'S
THE "DAILY TELEGRAPH' 'RECOGNISES THAT ON AN OCCASION WHEN A SMALLER AUTOCRAT MIGHT HAVE SOUNDED, A CHALLENGE. THE MASTER OF THE REICH HAS EXTENDED A HAND,
THE "NEWS CHRONICLE" HAS THAT THE SPEECH DID NOT RETURN TO THE LEAGUE.
"THE TIMES" SAYS IT IS CLEAR THAT HERR HITLER CAN PURSUE A POLICY OF INTERNAL - REFORM AND EXTERNAL CONCILIATION WITH GREATER FREE- DOM AND POWER THAN WAS `POSSIBLE ΤΟ ANY OF HIS PREDECESSORS.-Reuter.
CHANCELLOR RECEIVES WARM
WELCOME
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally
Press"
(Copyright.)}"
Berlin. January 30, The Special Reichstag session held to-day the anniversary of the accession of the National Socialists to power when Adolf Hitler became Chancellor. took place
FOREIGN POLITICS
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]
Berlin, Jan. 30.
BY
INDO JAPANESE TRADE TREATY
Strongly Criticised By Lancashire
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London, January 31. The Indo-Japanese Trade Agree ment
strongly criticised by trading circles is Lancashire, says an official statement issued, after
of
Commerce.
The
POUND AND THE DOLLAR
No Stabilisation Agreement
London. January 31. Despite Mr. Chamberlain's, denial in the House of Commons of negotiations for an Anglo-Amer can stabilisation agreement, rumours on this subject continue to emanate trom America.
AMY DEFIES
POLICE
Fined $50 At Palm Beach
Palm Beach, Jan. 31. Mrs. Amy Mollison's altercation with the police was related when the airwoman was charged with exceeding the speed limit in her motor car. She was also accused with resisting the police.
INDIAN EARTHQUAKE
CASUALTIES
6,040 People Reported Killed
BUT MANY MORE FATALITIESTM
EXPECTED
The professions of the strength She admitted speeding but mis- of equalisation funds on both took what she thought looked like sides are ukened to the attitude plain clothes police for gangsters of a pugilist's" on the eve in the and hit one on the jaw and step-
****ped on the gas. She tried to Official figures of those killed in big of a fight.
New Delhi, Jan. 31.
Then the Indian earthquake are report- Although the idea of a currerer escape but was overhauled.
in Darbhanga and 1.929 a meeting of the Executive of the war is generally deprecated here, she led on foot and when over-ed to total 6,040, of which 1,887 India Section of the Manchester the City is not inclined to over taken again hit out lustily. She were
estimate the effectiveness of was fined afty dollars or sixty Muzaffapur. Chamber
The magnitude of the disaster in Nepal is becoming realised as criticism is based on the grounds American weapons as it is pointed days'Reuter,
It is stated at Khatmandu, Patan that the agreement is inadequate but the American fund lacks ex- in exchange manage-
and Bhatgaon three thousand to check the danger of Japanese pertence
are declared ment, moreover, should the Bank
dead have already been recovered low prices which
and there are still "hundreds in rather to be encouraged by a of France decide on an embargo reduction
the burning wreckage. in duty to fifty per on exports of gold to non-gold countries the amount cent, while as regards the total standard quota the opinion is given the available for the American fund decline considerably. $8 volume is too high and the divi- would
hoarders would be inclined sion into categories is inequitable. The Chamber's views have been compete with stocks on the Lon- conveyed to the President of the don market. Board of Trade with suggestions in regard to Government's policy in the immediate future-Reuter..
co-operation |
to
LARGER U.S. NAVY
120 Warships To Be Built
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Purchases of sterling and francs is the only way to neutralise the demand fox dollars, but Buch operations might be regarded as
Washington, January 30 an act of aggression leading to a
The House of Representatives currency war in which the British fund would probably
overwhelming majority purchase by neutralising thus
the yesterday pased the Vinson Naval effect of the American funds pur. Bill to authorise the building up of the American Navy to the full strength allowed by the London Treaty by the construction of 120 new warships,
HEIGHT RECORD dollars."
BROKEN
But At What A Price?
Moscow. January 31.
chases
Prominent authorities in Lon- don. however, are becoming in
the view that clined to
the American fund will probably be for domestic pur used mainly poses not on foreign exchange markets despite Mr. Morgenthau's recent stazement--Reuter..
SILVER MARKET
The bodies of three alemmen in w the Stratosphere balloon which attained a world's record height, yesterday,
found la were balloon's gondola
Potlusky village, on the Moscow-Kazabn (From Our Special Correspondent) railway-Reuter. “
at
the
January 31. Following are the Silver Quotà- tions on the London market to-.
MYSTERIOUS DIS-day:
APPEARANCE
Of Shanghai Businessman
CHINESE NAVAL
CADETS
Jan. 31 Jan. 30 Spot
..18 19.9/16 19. 19.9/16 Forward The London on New York cross rate to-day at 2 p.m., closed at 4.99.
A ( :FIT
U.S. MONETARY
BILL
The House of Representatives also authorised the construction of 1,184 aeroplanes to equip the modemised feet.-Reuter.
The Maharaja of Nepal was £2- camped outside Khatmandu, his capital, when the, earthquake oc- curred: He and his family escap- ed injury but the Royal Palace was completely destroyed "and several members of the Royal Family killed.
North Bihar roads and railways are twisted and impassable, "large areas are covered with sand de- posits varying from an inch to four inches in depth. Seven sugar factories. daily crushing a capa- city of 4,750 tons, have been in- capacitated for the rest of the season
Damage generally will amount to several millions pounds.
Torrential rains are adding to the sufferings of those rendered homeless.-Reuter.
ሆይ .
INDIAN EARTHQUAKE
FUND
The following further dona- tions towards the abore fund have been received by us:- A. K. el Arculli Esq... $50,00 Abdul Curreem, Esq. ... 5.00 Already Acknowledge 150.00
$206.00
THE COTTON WAR
Negotiations To Start
Soon
London, January 30.. Referring to the recent inquiries in Lancashire made by the Pre- sident of the Board of Trude, Mri Runciman, regarding the cotton industry and Japanese competi-
NAVAL CONFERENCE AT Gandhi Appeals Fortion, the Overseas Trade Secret-
SINGAPORE
Only A Matter Of Routine
Bolton
Funds
struction of Bihar Reuter.
ary, Colonel Colville, said the Gov- ernment fully realised the impor tance of the time factor in this problem.
He added that within the last Bombay, January 31. Gandhi has issued an appeal to 24 hours, the Japanese Ambassa Indians, non-Indians and friends dor had informed them that the representatives of the Japanese throughout the world, particularly London, January 30.
and cotton industry and the Rayon British in Africa, America The First Lord of the Admir Japan to contribute to the recon-Textile Exporting Association had alty, Sir
Eyres-Monsell, speaking at Lelcaster last night, said that the moral strength of England was being put to a test by proposals which she was now making to the world on the grave problem of Disarmament, on the solution of which the peace of the world must so largely depend..
These proposals, he said, were being made, not by one political party, but by united England, and this fact would give them the greatest possible weight.
CHILANG VISITS CHINA INSTITUTE
Frankfurt, January 31. General Chiang, President of the Academy and Nanking Military former Chief of General Staff to Marshall Chiang Kai-shek, arrived.
been duly authorised by the` Japanese interests concerned to enter Into formal negotiations: with the representatives of the British cotton industry. This in- formation had been communicated to the special committee in Man- chester and he hoped that ar- rangements, would be made forth with for the commencement of discussions.-British Wireless and Reuter.
The First Lord referred, during here in the course of his journey where he was received by direc his speech, to the absurd stories through Europe and, visited, with tor Russelle and by the curator of
Institute the University, Herr. Visser. published regarding the recent his suite, the China meeting at Singapore between the
Signed By President Naval Commander-in-Chief of the
Roosevelt
Washington, January 30. President Roosevelt signed the Monetary Bill at 3.54 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, but the devalua~ tion proclamation wil. Do be
issued before to-morrow.
Hitler in his speech, entering the before sphere of foreign politics described trowded galleries, the Réichstag himself as a sincere protagonist of building. Itself being surrounded the. policy of reconciliation among
Shanghai, «January 31. by thousands of enthusiastic clti-nations, conditional to the best at
Leonard Wedderburn, an Eng- zens who loudly greeted Hitler on
national honour and equality of lish business man in Shanghai. his arrival. When Hitler entered Geramny's status with the whole disappeared overboard from the the Chamber the whole assembly world, this principle being the es- NYK liner Tatsuta Maru Just rose as one man according him sential one for the National Socia- before the vessel docked to-day the German national salute. Rel- list foreign policy.. The Reichs from Japan. His brother, four chstag President Goering address Government was fully convinced years ago similarly disappeared ing the House briefly reviewed that by the continuation of the overboard a steamer from Dairen. what the National Socialists regime fight for German equality they were en route to Shanghal-Reuter, "had placed to its credit during the contributing to the recovery of the Erst year of its administration. world' economic relationship, be- Goering emphasised that even the cause until the political almo- most "superficial comparison of State affairs to-day with those a sphere was cleared confidence in
Internal economic year ago show immense develop could not return. Referring to the ment and that it has been brought German-Polish Conciliation Pact about amounts to nothing less than
the Reichs-Chancellor declared the rebirth of the German
that it has seemed to him neces- It nation. At the
time same* Germany
brief sary to prove a concrete example. Legation has been instructed to over of all monetary" gold.--Reu- had 1m this period succeeded in inspiring the The Relchs Government therefore arrange with he Chinese Govern- ter.
found the ment for senaing a further batch whole world with respect for its was happy to have accomplishments. Goering pointed broad-minded help by Marshal Pil- of Chinese cadets to be trained in out that for the first time of its sudski enabling the Pact to be history the Reichstag consists of signed embodying as it were a con- tribution of the German-Polish peo- men a subscribing to same poli-
ple to world's peace. As for the tical creed and the same pro-
of action. The Reich Chancellor admitted that to the
German-Austrian relationship the TO INVESTIGATE SINKIANG gramme stag's principal function from now Relchs Government's great regret onwards would consist in putting the prevailing state of affairs be- into effect, the programme of tween the two Governments is un- national construction. As soon as satisfactory but the fault did not the Bill for "Reconstruction of lie on the German side. The as-
Nanking, Jan. 31.'
the German Reich" WGS con-
The Government is thinking of sertion that the Reich intended to stitútionally passed by the Reich-
to violate the Austrian State is sending General Wang Shao Hung, stag. Adolf Hitler mounted the absurd and could be substantiated. Sinklang, to investigate the situa- the Minister for Home Affairs, to
tion. Reater..
rostrum to dellever his eagerly awalted address.—Transocean Kuo Min.
LIFE TRANSFORMED IN
GERMANY
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally
Press" (Copyright.)] ́
But it was evident that the great fundamental ideals that has seiz- ed the whole of the German people with overwhelming power would
The President has issued execu- London, January 31. understood the British tive orders governing the taking
the British Navy.-Reuter.
SITUATION
East Indies, and China Stations and the Admirals In-Command of the Australian and New Zealand Navies.
He said the meeting was mere- ly one
and of their periodical routine talks together, and Singa- Dore was, geographically, the most natural place to mect-British Wireless Service.
BRITISH PROPOSALS
TO-DAY
Lodon, Jan. 31. The British Memorandum · on disarmament will be issued to
U.S. GOLD REGULATIONS night for publication in to-morrow.
morning's newspapers. Ita terins were communicated to Paris, Berlin, Rome and Washington on Monday and other governments
concerned principally
received coples to-day.
Washington, January 31. The new gold regulations au- thorise the Reserve Banks to ac
Government by quire from the redemption of gold certificates In his Reichstag speech, yester- such amounts of gold bullion as day, the German Chancellor in the Treasury deems necessary to expressing appreciation of efforts the purpose of settling interna- of the British Government, said the equal purchasing power of every receiving keen consideration. To- tional balances and maintaining British Memorandum was already kind of currency in the United night's press will contain a full States.
summary of this important, docu- ment.-British Wireless.
Banks may acquire. gold from eboard.
not halt at the frontler especially duction of the Chancellor's peace-
Gold may be held, transported, where on the other side lived a ful intentions and his declaration imported, earmarked .or. put in nation German in blood and lan- that. Germany, will indefatigably
custody for foreign or domestic guage whose soil had been an in-continue to struggle for equality.
account for the above purposes. tegral part of the German Reich Le Matin's Berlin correspondenk Imported gold may be re-export-. for centuries. Hitler said that the declares he has discovered ined without, licence if it remains struggle for equality of rights Hitler's utterances "a peculiar de- in the custody of the Customs. could not end better than a re-velopment towards the left," and otherwise, a licence must be ob- conciliation between the two great revolutionary tendencies as well tained. Reuter- nations, France, and Germany as intensification "of the struggle whose sons had so often in the for, well-known German doctrines last century-spilt blood on the field in the sphere of foreign policy. of battle even having changed Transocean Kuo Min.. anything essential. France teared for her safety but nobody In Ger
"any threatened and Germany was willing to furnish proof. Once
BOME PAYS TRIBUTE
has been swept away forever" the Baar was returned to Germany (Special to the "Hong Kong Daily
Berlin, January. '30. Hitler opened his address with that had been A resume of all. accomplished since the last year, whereby "at one blow Government based on middle-class legitimates compromise and philosophy which scorned hero but honoured coward and attached more importance to mere numbers that human values,
This volcanic upheaval that had transformed the life of the German. people was rendered possible.by.an unexampled capitulation by respon- sible pillars of State before petty insurrection of the International Maxist army of deserters, shaking to its very depth the confidence of the German people in their des- tiny. For this reason the National Scolalist revolution has been able in one year not only to smash these parties' and break their power once and for all but also extinguish them even from the memory of people. "The paat will never return" said Hitler-Trans- ocean Kuo Min;
no territorial dispute between the' two countries could remain, that was why, said Hitler, its return now, would clear the atmosphere and hasten lasting peace. Tran-
socean. Kuo Min.
PARIS VIEWS
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]
Hitler's
Press" (Copyright.)]
Rome, January 31." speech before the Reichstag is reproduced at great length in the Italian Press, which splashes in big headlines the Chancellor's tributes to Mussolini and Fascist Italy.
OIL FROM COAL
London, January 31. announce that the progress made Imperial Chemical Industries
in the construction of a great coal- oil plant at Billinghan will enable: production to begin in about twelve months--British Wireless.-1
CHIEF SCOUT-
IMPROVING
People d'alla writes that the Reichstag meeting was an impos- ing manifestation of, discipline, rendering possible the rapid pass-
London, January 31. ing of a reform bill which places The Chlef Scout Lord Baden Gov-Powell, passed good night and unrestricted powers in the
hands Transocean is "slightly better this morning. ernment's
British Wireless Service;"
Paris, January 31. Great significance is attributed here to Hitler's speech as eviden- ced by the fact, that papers de- vote many columns to the repro- Kuo Min.
NEW GOVERNOR OF, HAWAII
Washington, January 31. President Roosevelt has nomin- ated an Hawalian, Mr. Joseph B. Poindexter, as Governor of Hawai -Reuter
CRICKET GROUND
OUTRAGE
Participants Sentenced To Death
Chittagong, Jan. 31. Chakravarty and Chowdhury the the | surviving..., participants; in
cricket ground bomb qutrage on January 7 were sentenced to death by special tribunal- to-day. -Reuter:
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