FRENCH RIGHTS IN
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THE SAAR
Four Important Points
Stressed
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tion.
Paris, September 1.
memoran-
Ordinanes, 1894
COMMISSION'S REPORT
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Geneva, September 1. The League of Nations Secre- tariat published on Saturday 1 the latest quarterly report of the Saar Government Commission for the period April 1 to June 30 this year, and also, 2, the report ta the League of Nations of the Saar Governing Commission about the documents conâscated in the office of the voluntary labour service of the German Front.
The alleged details of che French Government's dum to the League of Nations on the Suar question were published states in the "Excelsior" which that the memorandum wil nd- the duce a proof of fact, that French Government has nrmly resolved to protect the rights alike of France and of the Saar popula.
calls the The memorandum League Council's attention part!.
four cularly to the
following points which are stili awaiting settlement: firstly, the fate of 15.000 French citizens inhabiting the Baar region; secondly, the
The former report deals with be the usual social, economical and future commercial relations tween France and the Suar which political administrative develop- is a matter of great importancement in the Saar territory but has since the Saar is one of the prin-
no special political significance. elpal clients of France; thirdly,
One noteworthy fact emphasised the future status of the Saar therein is that the unemployed in mines; and fourthly, the recovery the Saar at the end of June was by France of from 1,200 to 1,500 31.980. 'million gold francs now circulat- ing in the Saar region" and which in the event of the incorporation of the region in the German Relch, may not be exchanged for paper marks.
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"Excelsior" expresses the The bellef that the memorandum will also draw the League Council's attention to the future military status of the Saar region which momentous problem, the neglect of which is liable to en- the tall grave consequences and maintenance of peace. The paper points out that France likewise is interested AM the question of police, all the more so since ac- cording to the previous decision. of the League Council, the Saar Governing Commission is entitled, in case of need, to request that
French troops be despatched into the region in order to restore order,
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TRAIN SMASH
OUTRAGE
Two Foreigners Recaptured
AEROPLANES TO THE
RESCUE
Harbin, Sept. 2. Mr. Johanson and Mr. Lury, of the
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Alkm organization, who were kidnapped
by bandits in the attack on the train bound for Changchun on Baturday, have been recaptured. They are unhurt. }
Mr. Murakami. B. Manchukuo civil servant, has also been rescued and arrived in Harbin,
It is revealed that the bandits were found on an island on the Sungard River forty miles south-
·ward of Harbin by aeroplanës. As a result of this discovery Japan- ese marines and soldiers were landed from gunboats. ·
Despite a threat that he would be shot, Mr. Murakami shouted when he heard Japanese volces. The bandita fired, wounding him thrice.- Reuter,
ANOTHER ATTACK
NEUTRAL POLICE FORCE
The second, report about the confiscated documents really con-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1934.
U. S. TEXTILE
STRIKE
A Million Workers Affected
New York, Sept. 3.
It is estimated that at least "a. million workers are directly or indirectly affected by the strike beginning at 11 p.m., including 15,000 workers in the woollen and worsted industries:
Half a milion workers in the cotton industry employed in 1,200 mills throughout the 'country and 200,000 workers in the stik and artificial silk industries in addition to 250,000 cotton garment workers are expected to join in the strike. ---Reuter.
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New York, Sept. 1.
AIM TO DIVIDE THE POWERS
French Press Views Of Monetary Policies
Paris, Sept. 2.
and including premium of 2/4d. over the dollar at 4.89% and seven pence over the franc at 74 23/32. Sterling was slightly firmer-on most of the principal centres to-
The fall of sterling continues to agitate the Press. It is suggested that Dr. Schacht's recent declara- tions are really aimed at accentuat- ing the fall of Anglo-Saxon eur-day. rencies with a view to dividing the
only means of defeating such a powers on monetary policy The
manoeuvre would be an Anglo- American agreement or at least a -provisional arrangement to stabil-
ise the pound and the dollar.
NO SETTLEMENT
authoritative paper, the Hopes of a settlement lo the "Agence Economique et Finan textile strike faded to-night when clere," argues that the Bank of Mr. Francis J. Gorman after an France should refuse to receive hour's meeting of the United Tex-gold on foreign account, so that" olle Workers' Union of America, holders of gold abroad will be ob- said that the situation was onliged to realise it solely in London changed-
Reuter.
MILLS CLOSED
New York, Aug. 2. The great. textile strike, in view of the fact that it is the week-end, | will not actually be noticeable un-. til Monday morning in he south and Tuesday morning in the north east sections where there is a Labour Day holiday on Monday: It was observed that the mills had automatically closed.-- Reuter,
sists of a lengthy letter from Mr. RUSSIAN WOMAN
the
of the president Knox. Governing Commission to the General Secretary of the League. of Nations, accompanied by three supplementary documents already printed in part by the Saar daily press. Mr. Knox declares that he was obliged to forbid Voluntary Labour Service, in the Saar, and once again urged the League of Nations to support the Saar Governing Commission in its en- 'deavours to obtain a neutral police force for use in the Saar to cope the situation revealed by the contents of the documents corifiscated from the office of the German Labour
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DUKE'S VISIT
E
Programme For
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Return Trip
London, September 1.
The Duke of Gloucester arrived in London early this morning from Balmoral Castle where he has been staying with the King and Queen. He proceeded at once to Bucking- ham Palace and is now engaged in completing arrangements for his departure on Tuesday for Mar- selles to join the cruiser Bussex for his voyage to Australia where, as the King's representative, he will attend the Melbourne Cen- tenary celebrations,
The following is the programme for the Duke's return journey in HMS. Australia from New Zealand His to England after his visit. Highness will leave the Bay of Islands on January 27 and arrive at Sura. Fi on January 30, where he. will remain until February 3. On the 4th, he will arrive at Apia in Western Samoa which he will leave on February. 6. From 23rd to 26th February he will be in Panama Canal Zone and will arrive
at Kingston. Jamaica On February British Wireless.
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EPIDEMIC. IN POLAND
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Fress" (Copyright.1]
Warsaw, Sept. 1.
"
TORTURED
Allegations In Moscow
Moscow, September 2.
which will cause a reversal of the present tendency of sterling to drop and render future operations on gold and sterling practically impossible.- Reuter.
NO ANXIETY
London, Sept. 1.
The downward movement of the past few days has caused no 'an- xiety in city financial circles where there is confident relief that it is; mainly due to "Bear" sales and that covering of such operations will shortly produce recovery in rates. It is realised that no change has occurred in the econo mic situation of the country to warrant depreciation.- Router.
GOLD STOCK PROFITS
Washington, Sept. 1. Reports that the United States Government contemplate" using the gold stock profit to redeem bonds is disproved by the Treasury
announcement
that US$1,246,- 000,000 worth of 41 per cent. Li- berty Bonds maturing on October 15, and also TT. 8. $325,000,000 worth of 14 per cent. certificates price of gold to a new high record | maturing on September 15 will be of 141/5d took place "to-day, the increase on yesterday's price be
A further advance of 544, in the
met by a new issue, the terms of which will be be announced later.
ing based on supply and demand | ---Reuter.
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BUDGET HEADS | OPERATIONS OF
IN AMERICA
Assistant Director
Also Resigns
BROKERS
Federal Board- Control
New York, Sept. 1.
Washington, Sept. 1. President Roosevelt has accept-
The intention of the Federal After the Soviet press allega-ed the resignation of Mr. Louis W. Reserve Board to supervise with tions that the Japanese had tor Douglas, director of the Budget, microscopic minuteriess the mar~- tured the arrested Soviet em- who is understood to have been ginal operations of brokers and ployees of the CE.R., the Assistant some time out of sympathy with stock traders is revealed by the Foreign Commissar, M. Stomonya-the major measures of the N.R.4. preliminary draft of the regula- kow drew the attention of the. Mr. Daniel W. Bell, Commission-tions which provide for an exten
Ambassador
the Japanese alleged torture of a Soviet woman, Mile. Golvina, by the Japanese police at Harbin..
It was asserted that metal bars were thrust between the fingers resigned. which, were tightly bound. She Reuter, was beaten in the face with the fist, hair was torn out, and water was poured into. the Dose and mouth until she was unconscious. -Reuter.
UNEMPLOYMENT
IN ITALY
New System To Be Tried
"
Rome, Sept. 1. With the object of checking the serious rise in unemployment and
had
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SILVER MARKET --
sion of
traders
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Contains
the greatest percentage of those important properties which are considered by the
Medical Profession to be.
FACTS
To those who Value their
the most beneficial to the system.
"Lancet report
on every bottle.
NO COLOURING MATTER NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS
Health
Only
the Purest Gin
Beneficial
The Largest Gin Distillers in the World
BROADCASTING
THE SABBATH
Action Against The B.B.C.
London, Sept. 2.
A serious challenge to the musty
Sunday Observance Act 1677 is Promised shortly when the Com- the B.B.C. for broadcasting the
mön Informer will proceed against
Sabbath.
Since similar action was highly successful against cinemas several
keepers, garages and newsboys.
credit to er of Accounts, has been appoint- ed as acting Director of the Bud- between 55 per cent and 75. per get.
cent. of the stock prices, making Mr. F. W. Lowery, assistant
marginal requirements ranging Director of the Budget. has also from 25 per cent, to 45 per cent. years ago. Increasingly numerous cases are being brought through- These ngures, however, are tenta-out the country against shop- tive, and may be made in fuller detall to cover the margins for
It is understood that the action varkus price groups.
contemplated against the BBC., The draft details at great however, is designed to end petty length how margin accounts may prosecutions by enforcing a re- be continued after the original vision of the law.- extension of credit, and this is Reuter, being vigorously criticised by brokers, who feel that the board is attempting to go so far that brokers might be required to Aug. 31 Sept. 1
double the number of their ́em- 211 21.11/16ployees in order to deal with the new conditions which are likely to arise.
Brokers
(Fram Our Own Correspondent)
London, Sept. 1. London Silver price to-day were down 3/16, as follow:
Spot
Forward
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are also
SALVATION ARMY
NOMINATIONS ⠀
London, Sept. 1. 21.15/18 21
Nominations for the election of
London on New York cross rate
General of the Salvation Army concerned in succession to General Higgins at closing to-day was 4.984 com- pared with 4.981 at closing yester-in case these new rules should will be formally presented on
further decrease the liquidity of Monday.- day.
the market. Beuter,
OIL RESERVOIR
FIRE
Danger Now Over
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· ITALIAN KING TO TRAVEL ABROAD
the success of the co- ensuring operative government system, "Big- nor Mussolini is attempting to attract the former Socialists, who
[Special to the "Hồng Kong Dally are now outside polities, into the Fascist Party.
Press" (Copyright.)1 Il Duce has reported that he
Parts Sept. 1. meeting with a cordial
Buenos Aires, Sept. 2.
The "Petit Journal" reports from Signor Caldara, the Socialist ex- Mayor of Milan, and suggested The recent, fire in Campana Rome that whereas Mussolini does his forming & Left Wing of the has now diminished. The danger not intend to leave Italian terri- Fascist Party in which the, old of other oil reservoirs being set tory to return calls of foreign Influence with the masses could on fire is believed to be over. státeeman, the King of Italy plans barrenni to travel abroad. In official cir- Some inhabitants are returning eles, the mutuai visita of the Ital- pathetically, wandering in the lan King and the President of streets trying to salvage the re- France and of the former's trips mains of their possessions. The to London, Brussels and probably police and military are alert to Vienna, are being talked of prevent looting.
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be used to support the new system.
Meanwhile, labour officials are Harbin, Sept. 1.:
holding conferences regarding un- Another outrage occurred to-day
employment proposals, including a reduction of hours, the abolition of when bandits, using fog signals
overtime and holiday work and a stopped a west bound freight train
drastic reduction in female labour. The damage is expected to 18 miles east of Ashiho and then subjected it to a fusillade of
It is noteworthy that in connec exceed £1,000,000. The casualties bullets, wounding the Russian
The virulent evidente of dysen- tion with the latter, the newspaper so far konwn remain as "three engine driver and the Manchu tery has taken a total of 250 lives Popolo d'Italia" publishes an killed and 50 injured- fireman,
out of more than 1,400 cases smit-article probably written by Signor Reuter, ten with the disease in the East Mussolini, attacking female labour Polish counties of Volhynian and a hindrance to the production
of families- Stanislav according to the semi-
Reuter official "Gazeta Polska" on Satur day night.
Notwithstanding, his wounds, the driver successfully withdrew the train eastward to Erhtlentantze. Reuter.
NEW LIBRARY AT CAMBRIDGE
All public meetings including marketing days fre prohibited throughout the affected districts while a small army of doctors and nurses are sent out from the aur- rounding" cities,
ITALIAN DECORATION
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Vienna, Sept. 1.
RUNAWAY LOCOMOTIVE
CRASH
Fifty People Injured
BELGIAN MINISTER IN PARIS
Appeal For Larger Quotas
Paris, Sept. 2.
B. Jaspar, the Belgian Foreign Minister - conferred with M. Bar- thou in Paris yesterday,
London, Sept. 1,
It is understood, inter alia, that Paris, Bept. 2.. The new Cambridge University
he appealed for larger quotes for library butt and equipped at a The epidemic is officially at The Minister for Social Admini- Arunaway locomotive crashed Belgian imports to France on the cost of about £500,000 from designstributed to the scarcity of well stration. Herr Neutaedt-Stuermer at a stationary suburban train at ground that gold, bloc countries
should help each of Bir Gilbert Scott will be official-water in this section of the country has been awarded by the King of Garedelest this morning/
Many coaches were mashed. of the vagaries DI
sterling ly opened by the King on October and the widespread practice of Italy the inaignia of the Grand 22-
esting raw and uncleaned fruit Cross of Corona D'Italia,
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--Reuter.
British Wirelean.
STORMTROOP MOTORISTS
An Independent Organisation
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Berlin, Sept. :12 The Motorist Division of the Stormtroops" was constituted" an independent organisation on Saturday by a decree of the Fuehrer, being totally separated from the Brownshirt and Black- shirt organisations. The new body WHA amalgamated with "the National Socialist Power Corps" to form a 'distinct unit immediately. responsible to Hitler.
"The National Socialist Power Corps" includes a great percentage of motor cyclists in the Reich, both party and non-party mem- bers who undertake to place their machines on special" occasions `at' the disposal of the party's ward officers for themselves to take part in the regular road manoeUTTEL *
The Corps chief, Muehnlein who also held the highest Stormtroop rank of "fast group leader, was appointed by Hitler to con- tinue
the to "lead
enlarged organisation. Transocean Kuo Min.
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