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FRENCH NOTE STRONGLY CRITICISED

CAPTAIN EDEN'S PLEA

FOR PATIENCE

British And German Press

Comment

London, March 24. The French. Note in reply to the British Disarmament Memor" andum is engaging the closest at- tention of British Ministers and will be prominently before them during the next few days.

the

Upon one matter Germany might would now definitely pledze Get many to return to the League upon

of un conclusion armaments agreement would do much to remove suspicions and enormously faciutate. further nego- tlations that must follow upon the French Note.-British Wireless,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1934.

REBELS IN

SHANTUNG

Pukow-Peiping Express Held Up

Nanking: Mar, 25,

HAMBURG

MARINE

CONFERENCE

Interesting Offer To Britain

Berlin, March 24.

CONSTITUTIONAL STAVISKY INVESTIGATION

REFORMS

New Laws For Austria

(Special to "Hong Kong

Daily Press")"'- (By Telegraph," "Copyright, graphic Messages Ordinance, Received, March 95. 7.50 p.m.}

Tela- 1894..

Lui Kwel, Tang's rebel' troops, who have been terrorising North Oltina since their mutiny last

A meeting of the Baltic and In- December, have entered Shantung ternational Maritime Conference

Vienna, March 24. Deliberations about the Constitu- and are now menacing Tientsin. at Hamburg decided to recommend tional Reforms were continued by The Pukow express from Pelping their respective governments to the Cabiriet on Saturday owing to was held up at Tsinan, yesterday. inform the-British Board of Trade the enormity and complications of, on account of the presence of that they are ready to-operate the task. It is now assumed that bandits in the Fenchow and Wan- ! with the British and other govern- It will not be possible to complete teh districts where Lul Kwel Tang's ments on the basis of a project the final draft before Easter. It] troops were reported to be ap- drawn up by the Conference, pro- is, therefore, likely that the Gov- proaching Talan yesterday morn-viding for the creation of a fund ernment will merely make a de- Ing with the object of crossing the by governments willing to foun an claration to the people and post- rallway..

international agreement.

pone publication of the new' Con-

Arst stitution unfl the

part of April.

Han Fu Chu, bas arrived at ONLY AN ESSAY

Chiehchow from Talan to direct (Special to "Hong Kong

operations and a clash is reported Daily Press"}

to have occurred at Felcheng, (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telenorth-west of Talan, on Friday graphie Massages Ordinance, 1991 night.-Reuter. Received, March 23, 7:30 p.m.)

London, March 24, Commenting on the French Note to the British

Speaking last night, at Bradford, Lord Privy Beal, Mr. Anthony Eden, said he could not then come ment, but urged that in the difficult days before the Con ference usumed on April 30, the public should not assume too hur- riedly that all had falled. There might be other less discouraging factors which did not appear on the surface. Answers from, Italy, Germany and France would be studled with the greatest eare, They had no illusions as to the difficulty, but in an endeavour of this kind the word "impossible" French should have

no

From the fund thus created, the shipping companies undertaking to lay up part of their tonnage will be financially supported.

As a general proposition, the shipping companies are prepared to lay up twenty-five per cent. of their tonnage. They will receive, under the scheme, ten shillings six months and twenty shillings for a year.

Disarmament LATEST PROBLEM for every ton laid up for

Memorandum the "Star" says the document is an essay and not a Note at all and observes that it reveals the prevalence in the

state of mind whose

IN U.S.

place in their existance is due to the Stavisky To Keep Prices Within opinion that the initiative of t

vocabulary. What the Government | scandal, wanted to achieve was the realisa- The "Star" continues that several

tion or the disarmament conven- members of the British Cabinet tion. Secondly the Government have carefully read throuh the. sought a resteration to the League text of the French,Note in the itself of authority which it could hope of fathoming the French "only enjoy from a fuller member-standpoint but up till now had not ship than it commanded to-day. been able to fathom it's contents: Although it was generally hoped The "Star" says it must be ad- that the French Note would mark mitted that prospects of reaching а greater advance towards an an agreement are weak. "The agreement, newspapers express the conviction it will not be allowed to bring exchanges of view to a close, and issues upon which fur- ther questions and answers are "obviously called for are freely dis

cussed.

"Evening. News" writes that the French Note means finally that France will not disarm, will not even

consider disarming, and would regard all further talk about disarmament a waste of time un- less Great Britain replaces the

Locarno Pact by a binding treats undertaking to support France attacked-Transocean Kuo Min.

(By

SACRIFICE OF TRADITION The "Times" says the conclusion cannot be escaped that if a new system of agreed limitation is to

GERMAN VIEW take the place of unregulated.com-

(Special to "Hong Kong petition every signatory state must

Daily Press”) be prepared to share the respon-

Telegraph. Copyright,

Tele sibility of maintaining intact, graphic

Messages Ordinance, 1894. The sacrifice of tradition involved Received, March 25, 7.30 p.m.) for Britain would be considerable,

Berlin, March 24. but there can be no doubt that

Expressions of feeling in the otherwise no continual regulation German Press on the French of military armaments is likely to

answer to the British "Memoran- be established. It must, however,

dum on Disarmament, reflect that be the essence of any convention

general disappointment is felt at that every nation should be able the apparent hopelessness of the to have its own defensive equip-"

whole outlook ment in men and material. In regulated system numbers amount will be agreed on known to all and verifiable. There will. In course of time, and if the system Is maintained,

no be armaments above the permitted

and and

I whole

The Deutche Allgemeiner Zettung in a leading article, "Retro-. gression," declares, "the contents of the Note are completely negative. partly illogical and as constitutes a step backwards. One cannot be amazed at the assertion that Germany has presented exag- erated re-armarment demands. In reality they represented for a No effort must be spared so long as there minimum that any state which is the smallest hope that this values, it's sovereignity must re-

level. The gain to International confidence and common prosperity would be incalculable.

the

quire.""

The Boersan Zeitung" Judges England it seems almost hopeless that, "after this French Note to to expect that France will be able to bring herself to make any ac- knowledgement of Germany's de- mand for equality of rights."

(Contents of the French are in

Page One)..

Bounds

The Sunday papers publish, a confirmation of the new Constitu- ion as recently announced. It is specially noteworthy that the new Constitution provides that laws drawn up by the Government. can- not be altered by legislative bodies, but merely accepted or rejected.

Apparntly there are to be four consultative corporations one, council of about forty to Afty BRITISH INITIATIVE

members to be nominated by the The conference expressed the Federal President for a period of ten years, two, a council of cul- be taken by government a ture of about forty to fifty mem- country with a big shipping in-bers, three, an economic council dustry, which would convoke 2: of seventy to eighty members and conference of diplomats and ship-tour, a confederate council of two New York, Mar. 23.

ping representatives to discuss the members for each confederate The monthly survey of the

situation, and to form sub-com-state and two for Vienna. Guarantee Trust Co. states that amittees to draw up a definite plan The Bundestag or Confederate most disquieting possibility in the to be submitted to the various Congress a body with decisive outlook in the Government's price- governments and shipping com- powers-will be formed by these raising programme is not that it panles for final approval.

four Chambers to a Council of will fall, but that it will succeed.

The next step, therefore, résts State. too well. Security purchases by the with Britain.-Reuter. Federal Reserve Banks and addi- tions of real" and nominal gold holdings, resulting from devalua- tion, have combined to produce a reserve base capable of support- ing enourmously the expanded credit superstructure. The Govern- ment's borrowing „programme, provided it will continue, will pro- vide an outlet for surplus funds that may make the creation of such superstructure a relatively quick development. The survey con- cludes, the time may not be far distant when the Administration's most serious problem will not be to achieve an advance in prices $5.10, but to hold the advance within bounds.-Reuter..

SILVER MARKET From Our Special Correspondent)

London. March 24. London silver prices to-day were as follows:-

Mar. 24 Mar. 23

20

Spot

Forward

20

20.1/18 20.1/18

The Loudon on New York cross- rate at the closing to-day was

STRIKE SITUATION IN

AMERICA

HOPES OF SETTLEMENT

BRIGHTER

New York Taxi Service

Nearly Normal

splendid objective can we reached

The "Dally Herald" says question of Britain's agreement to sanctions for a breach of full- mont of the Convention depends on what kind of sanctions and what kind of convention. In the first place if British people are to accept new obligations it could only be in return for disarmament so considerable that it would of itself be a pledge both of peaceful purpose and of honest intent. Secondly, it would be out of ques- tion to agree to enforce any con- vention which did not frankly fulfil the pledge given at Geneva in 1932. Lastly, any obligations. must be within the tramework of the League. On these lines the "Herald" conceives it to be possible for the British Government to dis-130/3d. Silver, spat 20, forward turers have yielded somewhat

cuss questions posed in the French Note.

the

FACED WITH A DILEMMA The "Morning Post," on other hand, believes the Disarma- ment Conference is faced with a dilemma from which there is no Escape and urges the British Gov- ernment to abandon further as-

LONDON STOCK MARKET

Washington," March 24. Definite proposals by the Roosevelt Administration for the settlement of the motor car strike have been promised the Trade Union leaders by General

Johnson, the N. R. A. Administra-

15

London, March 24. Stock markets are quiet, British tr Government Stocks were main- The nature of the proposals tained, War Loan 31 per cent,, has not been disclosed, but it is unchanged at 103 13/16. Gold understood that the manufac-

20 1/16-British Wireless,

"

EMPLOYMENT

IN GERMANY

from their opposition. to new elections to determine the right

The initiative respecting the new legislation lies with the Gov- erament.

COMMITTEE

• RESULTS OF PROCEEDINGS ANNOUNCED

Vote On

Parliament May Vote

Suspension Of Immunity

(Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press") Received, March 25, 1.80 q.m.).

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 189J

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Paris, Mar, 34, independent" republic would be Judgment as to the complicity delivered up to Stavisky's inter- of four presons examined by the ests. Galmot's fect grew cold and Parliamentary committee of in- his conscience active as arms be- quiry on the Stavisky scandal has gan to leave the French docks and Just been pronounced. The per- he gave the scheme away, to the sons are the 'Radical-Sociailst De-police. A few weeks later Galmot puties Proust, Hulin, and the Radi- died.. by polsoning in Cayenne. ca Senator Puis and Right Wing Such at least is the yarn publish- Senator Odin. After repeated❘ed by some Paris papers-Trans=" cross-examination of these Parlla-

Ocean. Kuo Min. mentarians the Committee decided to hand the documents over to the Public Prosecutor which virtually

MR. R. GEORGE HOME

Appointed Counsellor At Peiping

means that these four men will be brought up for trial Should the Court decide that the arrest of of these four men is desirabic the Stavisky Committee intend to call a special session of

Parliament which has just adjourned for vaca- tion to the middle of May, The object of re-assembly will be a vote of suspensión conclusion that will be convened during the course this, special session of the Senate

Shanghal, Mary: 25. of the coming week, and that the learns

The "North China Daily News suspension immunity will be cer- Howe, at present attached to the thint Mr. Robert George tain. The cross-examination Senator Odin led to the mention

of Foreign Office has been appointed of a former president, of

as successor to Mr. E.. M. B. Mn-, "the French Republie, as also a "cus-tish Legation and that he is sail- gram as Counsellor at the Bri- tomer of Stavisky." Pressed to ing for the Far East at the end give the name" Odin at last said of April,

was Millerand. When Premier Chautemps was examined on Friday, he denied emphatically

having Stavisky or Arlette Simon later became Madame Stavisky Transocean Kuo Min

Drafts of the new laws will be submitted to the various cham-

on, the consultations and delibert bers, for expression of expert opin

ations of which will not be made public. When the Government is in possession of recommendations from the various Chambers it will work out a final draft of the pro- posed laws and submit them to the Bundestag which is only empower - ed to accept or reject them.

An exception to this procedure will be made in the case of the State Budget, which goes straight to the Bundestag where it may be altered thought-t, thereafter becoming law by a single majority vote.--Transocean Kuo Min.

A FIRST CLASS

MYSTERY

Body Of Frenchman Discovered In Alley

Shanghai, March 24.

A first-class mystery is confron- ting the police in the Shanghai International Settlement following the discovery of the fully-clothed

dead body of a French subject J. Perrette, in an alley in the Bub- bling Well district to-day.

The body bore no marks of

mitting a list of Trade Union members to manufacturers. Manu-violence. facturers insist on this step, but A subseqnent police examina- workers contend no assurance is tion of his house anearthed gem- given that the list will not be used' bling paraphernalia, including a for the purpose of persecution

Toulette wheel and a room fitted Union leaders are now planning a

out for opium smoking. conference and Gen Johnson is

Enquiries Bre proceeding. making a further effort for a

Reuter. settlement.-Reater.

of the Unions to represent em-separated, the National Recovery ployees.

It is expected that the negotia- tions will end to-day one way or the other.

PART ACCEPTED. Meanwhile, the railway, mana-

suration of the initiative which is Recent Figures Show gers have accepted part of the

foredoomed advance.

The "Daily Telegraph" says the suggestion that the Locarno Treaty with its provisions against. aggres- sion should be extended to fron-

tiers of practically all powers of Europe is out of the question. But the door to a further exchange

Increase

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press"}

settlement programme of Mr. Joseph B. Eastman, Railway Co- ordinator, the terms of which, however, have not been disclosed. Mr. Eastman has indicated ́that there is ground for hope of a

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele. Speedy end to the negotiations

1894.

Reuter...

ot

of views on security is not closed.graphic Messages Ordinance, well smooth the path.

The peace plan for a settlement If Hitler Received, March 25. 7.30 path).

the labour dispute seems..to Berlin, Mar. 24. have been virtually. completed. The recently published official The Labour leaders again con- Agurës compiled from, material ferred at White House to night. furnished by labour exchanges, and the Michigan delegation showed that during February un- representing the disputing parties employment had declined by about leaves for "home to-morrow. -- 400,000.

Reuter.

NO DEPRECIATION OF CURRENCY

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")

(By Telegraph, Copyright,

Tele. graphic Meriager Ordinance, 1804, Received, March 25, 7.30 p.m.)

Belgrade, Mar. 24.

This is a very gratifying result which has now been confirmed by the Invalid Insurance figures which

TAXI SERVICE

New York, March 24. show that at the end of February The taxi service here- la now "Nothing can be further from the number of employed paying nearly normal. Verbal battles the intentions of the Yugoslavia premiums increased by 449.193 by between the authorities, taxi- Government than depreciation of comparison with the end of Janu-owners and labour leaders are her currency," declared the Fin-ary, ·

replacing pitched battles in the ance Minister before the Senate on By comparison with the lowest streets: Saturday. The Minister continued point touched by the employment Mayor La Guardia has angrily that all rumours to the contrary curve, that is the end of January, į arcused the taxi-companies of had not the slightest grounds for 1933,, the increase in the number endeavouring to conceal the fact foundation and that the Finance of employed persons is 2.84 mil- that "they have been paying policy followed by the Government llons or 21.6 per cent and by com- starvation wages."--Reuter. in the past would be continued parison with the end of February, steadfastly, because It promoted 1933, the increase ds 2.43 millione the highest interest of the State. or 21.1 per cent.-Transocean Kuo -Transocean Kuo Min..

Min.

U.S. LOAN TO FRANCE STOPPED

PROSPECTS OF A SETTLEMENT

Washington, March 24, Holding up two fingers, alightly

Administraton, General

Washington, March 24. Hugh Johnson, yesterday, sald:-..

it is learned that the Treasury has warned New York banks not We are only that far apart." He predicted the imminent to participate in the loan of 100, C00,000 guilders to France in an- settlement 01 the Automobile

ticipation of the enactment of strike.

President Roosevelt had talk-loans to nations not paying war Senator Johnson's Bill prohibiting ed with the manufacturers for 80

debts-Reuter. minutes before General Johnson's atatement. Reuter.

ROOSEVELT'S PEACE PLAN TO SAFEGUARD JAPANESE

Washington, March 24.

TRADE

The tension in the Uniter States labour situation has noticeably Upper House Passes Important

slackened as the consequence of President Roosevelt's peace plan.

BillTM

Tokyo, March 24.

Fourteen motor, can companies at Detroit have decided to reduce on or before March 31, the hours passed the Trade Safeguarding The Japanese Upper House has of productive workers from an B-Reuter. average of 40 hours to 36 weekly, on an annual basis, and to increase wages by 10 per cent. above the February rates. Reuter.

the Lower House.

The Bull which was passed by on March 20, empowers, the Government to al-

ter tariffs or any rates affecting Imports, and exports.

"DAMNED NONSENSE"

Japan now expects to join the Washington, Mar. 25 Convention for Protection of In- Differences in the automobile dustrial Property, a world-wide dispute have narrowed to one re-organisation. maining detail which Gen. John son described as "Damned поп- sense." Nevertheless, it has neces- sitated a postponement of the the conference until to-morrow.-- Reuter.

WAGE CUT REJECTED

New Mar. 25. New York, March 25. Railway workers have rejected Negotiations to settle the auto- the Company proposal to continue mobile dispute have resulted in a the present 10 per cent, wage cut. deadlock on the question of sub-Reuter.

HOME RUGBY RESULTS

London, Mar. 24, Swansea 11, Newport 7. Weston Supermare 11, Oxford

"Varsity 3. Glasgow High School 22, Watsont-

ans 5. Stewartonians 6, Heriotonians 8- Reuter,

ever

ex- cross

met who

DID NOT COMMIT SUICIDE Paris, Mar. 24

Mr. Howe is 40 years old and was educated

Grammar school and Cambridge. He served at Derby

as Charged d'Affaires in Copen- hagen, Belgrade, Rio de Janeiro and Bucharest. Reuter.

Paris, March, 25. A decree has been published re- Jucing the import taxes on goods from Malaya, Asla and Hongkong. -Reuter.

The latest, autopsy on the body IMPORT TAXES REDUCED of Judge Prince has revealed that suicide was out of the question. Careful investigation showed that Prince Was first choloroformed and then laid on the rails where he was run over by a goods train. Prince did not recover conscious- ness while this happened. The murderers mysteriously removed the Judge's shoes evidently with violence since one shoe was not un laced, the reason being unknown, -Tansocean Kuo Min.

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A DASTARDLY

47

ACT

Unknown Soldier's Medals Stolen

"

GALMOTS VIOLENT DEATH

Paris, Mar, 24. The bottomless Stavisky maw was once ready to swallow no less than the French Colony of Gulana | according to the results of the . special investigation here On Saturday, in connection with the Swindler's dealings in 1925, with deputy Galmot's political life and violent death. With Galmot who at the

time was Deputy for France's prison colony, Stavisky appears to have plotted an insur- rection by which Telons would be released, armed and turned loose on, the colony's garrison of 800 that 2 sentry is constantly on men, after

which the resulting duty in the building.---Reuter

Washington, Mar. 25. The police are investigating into the theft from the trophy-room in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, A at the Arlington Cemetery. number of medals presented to his memory including the highest decorations from every Allied na- tion were looted from the World War showcase, despite the fact

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