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SPANISH REPUBLIC AT THE CROSSROADS

Catholic Agrarians Demand For Power

Madrid Oct. 2.

Catholic agrarians participating. The answer lies with the Fascist minded Robles who is tired nf

110 attempt to form a majority gov-† Spain is on tenter hooks as the jernment under Senor Lerroux with outcome of the political imbroglio precipitated by the Samper Cabinet's resignation which brings the Republic's regime to the cross-minority roads of its destiny.

The country, which since the September discovery of a planned Secialist and Communist uprising has been under a state of alarm, is now faced with two alternatives --full acceptance of the спр stitutions and provisions or sur- render to the combined Socialist syndicalists and Communists de. manding an immediate proletarian nictatorship.

Tule and

may,

order to secure & dictatorship, de- clare himself republican at the cost of much Catholic and all monar- chist support.

This would mean

open warfare for the Socialists who threaten in the event of such a move to "plunge their swords in the breasts of the Bourgeals."-- Kruter.

DECISION TO RESIGN [Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press Copyright).]

Madrid, Oct. 1.

The key to the situation les

As expected, the re-opening of in Senor G Robles Catholic | ngrarians, who. though the stron. Parliament on Monday, following kest party in the Cortes and hither three months vacation precipitat- to in the background during the ed a crisis resulting in the down- Coalition Cabinet's rule, have now fall of the Samper Cabinet. After adroitly taken advantage of the the Premier had delivered a leng- situation by presenting President thy speech in defence of the Gov- Zamora with a demand for power ernment's policy, the leader of the Catholic party immediately an- This President Zamora can only avoid by taking extreme action Inounced that his party would no dissolving the Cortes for the second and last time s this privilege. can only be exercised twice during one term of office.

OPEN WARFARE? · The President, despite probably a violent Socialist outbreak, is likely

BRITISH PLANE WRECKED

Six Lives Lost In The Channel

to-day.

London, Oct. 2.

longer support the Government. The Cabinet thereupon withdrew for hasty consultation, and half an hour later, the Minister of Agriculture announced to the Press that the Government has decided to resign- Transocean Kuo Man.

TRUNK 'PHONE

Congestion Follows Cheaper RatesTM

London, Oct. 1.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1934.

President Zamors of Spain faces an extremely difficult situation with the resignation of the Samper

Cabinet

FURTHER RISE IN GOLD

Market Rife With Rumours

London Oct. 3. Continued pressure against ster- ling has resulted in gold being fixed at a new high level of 142/21. Falth in the gold bloc which had been disturbed by the Belgian scare has now been fully restored.

Owing to an Improvement in United States trade, there is a heavier demand for dollars than last year, which is accentuated by continental bear covering caused by the interpretation placed upon President Roosevelt's speech as indicating no further devaluation.

The market is rife with rumours, which, however, are discredited by those well-informed. Some state that the dollar and sterling

CABINET CRISIS IN

ROUMANIA

Titulescu Determined. To Stay Out

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily informed circles. Titulescu is said

Press" (Copyright.)]

Bucharest, Oct. 1.` General surprisë has been caus ed here by the announcement Monday afternoon that Premier Tatarescu had handed in the Ca- binet's collective resignation to King Carol who immediately en- trusted the Premier with the task of forming a new Government. At the Cabinet meeting held on Monday afternoon, Tatarescu in- formed his colleagues of the de- cision to hand in the resignation and simultaneously made it known that he would make some changes in the reconstruction of the Cabl- net.

According to an official com- munique, the Government, resign- ed in order to "give the King an opportunity, before the re-open- ing of Parliament. to examine the political situation, especially in regard to the work accomplished by the Cabinet as well as the King's forthcoming visits abroad."

For some time past it has been clear that the reconstruction of the Cabinet is inevitable owing to the difference of opinion between the Premier and the lender of the Li- beral Party, Bratlana. The Pre- mier has now taken the opportu- nity afforded by the resignation of the Trade Minister Theodorescu and the death of the Under- Secretary, Mavrodi, to reconstruct the cabinet in accordance with his wishes.

Those in close touch with Titu- lescu state that the latter is not prepared to re-take the portfolio of

to have been dissatisfied, with the foreign political actions taken "re- cently by Tatarascu, the. Prime Minister, without any previous consultation with him."

It is understood that Tatarescu sent a long telegram to Titulescu on Monday assuring him of his complete confidence, asking him to retain the portfolio of Foreign Minister, and requesting him to reply by midnight. ".

King Carol also held a long telephone conversation with Titu- flescu who, however, is stated, to be adamant, in refusing to enter the new Cabinet whose formation is expected to be announced the course of Tuesday.- Transocean Kun Min.

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POLAND AND HUNGARY

Friendship Causes Uneasiness

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Prem"}, (Bg Telegraph, Copyright, Tuto Messages Ordinance, 1891

stabilisation pourparlers are now Foreign Minister in the new Cabr, lescu's resignation will cause wide" is trying to win over British sup-Raceinnd, October 2, 4.30 p.m.}~

progressing, while others opine that British control has been a buyer of dollars in order to establish the old parity of 4.86. Such a rate 18 believed to be agreeable to British and American authorities and it

seems that British control will pot

and difficulty in preventing a fur-

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That Germany. in addition to other countries is to blame for the Roumanian Foreign Minister, Titu lescu's resignation, is" alleged in all seriousness by, the "Echo de Paris" which, like the rest of the French papers, is manifesting the greatest uneasiness over the downfall, of has the principal figure which been regarded here rightly

main pillar on (B9 Telegraph, Copyright, Tela wrongly as the which the French policy in Cen graphic Messages Ordinance 1894. tral Enrope and the Balkans rests. Received, October 2, 4.30 p.m.)

London, Oct. 2. Under" the present circumstances, de Paris," Titü-

That the French Goevrnment graphia says the "Echo spread regret with all lovers of port for her forthcoming negotia peace while

"Excelsior" tions with Italy is alleged by

Budapest, Oct, 2 The great uneasiness shown by Polish Foreign British papers this morning. The pines that the Minister, Colonel Beck's bold more "Daily Herald" reports that the the Paris Press concerning Frem

ter Goemboes's forthcoming visit in Geneva in the minority issue Franco-Italian preliminary. dis- has been instrumental for the cussions preparatory to M. Bar- to Warsaw as well as concerning Houmanian cabinet crisis."

thou's visit to Rome are encoun- the recent visit between. Goenibpes" "Le Jour" blames France's tering growing difficulties in view and the former German Vice pro-Soviet policy for the Rou- of Mussolini's alleged excessive Chancellor, von Papen, at present minister plenipotentiary in Vienna manian cabinet crisis and Titules demands which France is unable

spent several cu's downfall which signalizes the to accept.. The French Govern--who last week

a hunting (By Telegraph Copyright, Tels disconnection of Roumania from ment thus approached the British days in Hungary on

dance. 1896 France. Roumanta, so the paper Government to use he: influence visit is giving rise to some tren- says, must now be placed on the on Rome with a view to prevailing chant comments by the Hungar Received: October 3, (30 p.m.)

Bucharest, Oct. 2. casualty list on which Poland on Mussolini to be more reason-Jan Press. The Budapest papers refer to the "hysterical allega- The real reason of the Rou- figures already.

All papers dwell on divergency manian Cabinet crisis was the re- signation of Foreign Minister of views between Premier Tatares- Titulescu which was telegraphed cu and the retiring Foreign Minis- from Montreaux, according to inter formation eraaniating from well- Transocean Kun Min.

net, and it is assumed in-political circles that Tatarescu will attempt to include politicians, not in the Liberal Party, in the new Govern- nient-

Transocean Fun Man,

An unprecedented congestor of Six lives were lost; including that of the pilot, when a British aero- trung telephone calls occurred ini plane belonging to Hillman's Air-Britain last night following the ther decline of sterling from that ways was wrecked in the channel introduction of cheaper rates, in-level. On the other hand the dif-

cluding a maximum charge of a ficulty will be to prevent sterling. shiling for three minutes conver-appreciating unduly later when graphic sation between Any two points there will be a seasonal demand for

sterling which is likely to be in during the slack evening hours.

creased by possible French political. and financial difficulties causing a flight of gold to London- Reuter.

Five bodies have been brought in to Folkestone aboard the cross- Channel steamer which saw the wreckage of the aeroplane three miles off the shore.

The aeroplane had flashed an "BOS" message to Croydon but did not have time to give nationality or position.- Beuter."

It is estimated that over 150,- 000 trunk calls; or three times the usual number, were made.

Considerable delays ensued everywhere,

At least one call was made be- tween Land's End and John O Groats, where the correspondents of the "Times" were connected a bare two minutes after the rates were made operative. Heuter.

CLEAN-UP IN RUSSIA

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally

Press”. (Copyright).)

Reval, Oct. 2. of the periodical clean-ups has been effected in 'Soviet Russia, according to 'dee- patches from Moscow. It is an nounced that during the past 24 hours, 61 chiefs of collective farms Transocean Kuo Mina

Another one

and Government estates have been dismissed by order of the public procurator. Thirty-eight of them i have been arrested on a charge of having damaged the interests of the State. Severe punishments are likely to be meted out to them.

ROOSEVELT'S REQUEST FOR A TRUCE

Non-Committal Response From Labour

New York, Oct. 1.

While President Roosevelt's 19- quest for a truce between capital

CRITICS COMPLAIN

New York, Oct. 1.

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, Oct. 2. London Silver prices to-day were up 3/16, as follow:-

Spot

.Oct. 1 Oct. 2 22-7/18 22-5/8 Forward........ 22-9/16 22-3/4 London on New York cross rate at 2 p.m. to-day was 4.92-1/8 com- pared with 4.92-3/4 at closing yes- day

DISAGREEMENT WITH PREMIER (Special to "Hoar Kong Daily Press”)

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT

Legislative Yuan Decision

Nanking, Oct. 2. The Legislative Yuan by 55 votes to 17 rejected an amendment to the craft constitution calling for direct election of a President and Vice- President of the Chinese Republic by the people."

NOVELIST TO REPORT MURDER CASE

Strange Similarity To

Plot Of Novel

able.

The Paris correspondent of the tons of the mysterious intrigues paper reports that M. Barthou is in Berlin, Warsaw and Budapest" now staking everything on the re- and affirm that the plain fact is sult of his forthcoming visit to that Poland, Hungary and Yugo- Rome. Barthou has good reason slavia are not French vassals but to fear that Mussolin will prove desire to maintain complete -..

dependence. to be a "very stubborn” negotiator

The -and will demand too high a price in the matter of naval parity, etc. Barthou is thus desirous that Downing Street will use the'r good offices with a view to converting Mussolini to 寇 more reasonable frame of mind. Transocean Kuo Man.

NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF NEW ZEALAND

London, Oct. 1.

Wilkesbarre, Penn., Oct. 1. Mr. Theodore Dreiser himself has been engaged by a newspaper kö-i report the proceedings of a murder. trial here which has been given wide publicity as the "American" His Majesty the King has ap- Tragedy: Case," because of its proved the appointment of Vis-

semil-offefal Budapesti Hirlap" writes "We do not under stand why the French Press should feel uneasy on account of the repeatedly affirmed friendship between Poland and Hungary who are both in favour of bilateral treaties and opposed to the pact system. The aim of the Polish- Hungarian friendship is to sup- port the real system for European peace, but the realisation of the latter is unfortunately far dis- tant."

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similarity to the plot of Dretser's count Galway to be Governor of office will expire in March next novel of the same name."

General of New Zealand in succes-HI-

It is alleged that the 23-year-old | sion to Lord Bledisloe, whose term | Britüh Wireless,

Bection of Article 32 Third accused, Robert Edwards, murder Chapter which gives the National ed his sweetheart Freda

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Peoples Congress the right to elect | Kechale. who was expecting" a or recall the President or vice-child, while they were swimming President was adopted after two in a lake, so that he would be free hours of debate in which Mr. Bun to marry: another woman. Fo pointed out that the draft is in Keeping with Dr Sun Yat Ben's political teachings. favouring the election of the President through the electoral college. Reuter.

Edwards has pleaded not guilty. and his counsel is maintaining that his "confession" was untrue and obtained under duress.

The jurors were selected on Mon- day and evidence will be given on October 2 Reuter

MORE CANTON ODDITIES

Long Hair And Mixed Dancing

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, Oct. 1. "Students should not grow J008 hair in 'American style"." This is the petition of the president of and labour, broadcast last night; While it is generally conceded received a favourable but non- that President Roosevelt has lost one of the government schools to

the Municipal Bureau of Educa committal response from the lat-none of his lucidity and charming tion, suggesting that students in ter, a counter-proposal has come radio manner. critics in many schools under the control of the from the heads of industry.

quarters complain that the Pre- City Government should have The American Manufacturers' gident, In his broadcast speech on

close cropped hair.. Association has urged, President Sunday night, confined himself to

"It is economical and convenient Premier Doumergue is credited Roosevelt to institute a truce by generalities and did not disclose to keep close crop hair," the pet-by theEcho de Paris with the proclamation, with the proviso concrete plans for dealings with tion says. "Hair cream or tonte, intention of launching a bold Mr. Anthony Eden who has that, during the armistice, period, the many pressing problems,

'Stay-comb' and all hair fixers frontal attack on Marxism in one been invited by the Swedish Gov- the present employment conditions

really make the tresses dirty and of his next broadcaste. In a direct ernment to pay a short visit to should remain unchaged.

brushing the hair require plenty appeal to labour, he will stigmation Stockholm, will leave Croydon by of time, which should be devoted the fallacious promises of the to studier."

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The Association has issued challenge to labour to join in such

action.

Francisco,

On the other hand, Mr. Will am

H. Green, President of the Ameri- cost lots of money. Combing and

A FRONTAL ATTACK

[Sycelal to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).3:

Paris, Oct. 2.

Socialists and the Communists.— Transocean in Bin,

MR. EDEN'S VISIT TO STOCKHOLM

London, Oct. 1

air on the 12th for Copenhagen,

can Federation of Labour, express

and has cordially accepted the in- ed approval of President Roose velt's appeal for an armistice be

vitation of the Danish Government Mr. William Green, President of tween capital and labour as time MOR

No Mixed Dancing

to spend two days in Denmark the American Federation of Lably, appropriate, and impressive.

before continuing his journey. Lt. Gen. Ho Lok Commissioner

He is due to arrive at Stockholm our, who is attending the Labour Convention" in San

President Roosevelt clearly an of Public Safety, has instructed promptly-issued a statement de-nounced b's decision to preserve the superintendent of the Po Wah with a male partner, but their on the 15th, and the arrangements provide for him remain ng in the was Police Station in Bai Kwa to keep season" here is a short one nouncing the challenge as a sub-collective bargaining, which

the fundamental thing for labour. a sharp watch on theatres or root Mixed dancing runs counter to capital until the 18th when he terfuge."Y KEPUR

tour will be "Let them first publicly an- Mr. Green hoped that the National gardens which offer dancing num- the revival of Confucian virtues will leave by night train for Oslo. two or nounce that they will obey the Association of Manufacturers, bera by male and female perform and is banned in Canton There The Beandinavia

asy the aruest. decisions of the constituted au- would respond to the suggestion era. Buch mixed dancing is deem are no dance halls here, as such concluded with a

overnment- thorities as the President suggest to use the facilities of the boarded contrary to public morals One diversion in harmful and is uncue three days in Oslo

Shanghai dancing hostess gave aping of western civilization in of the Norwegian ed on September 30, sa.d Mr, created by the Government.

some dancing exhibitions-here the opinion of the author des Green-Reuter

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