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INTERNATIONAL POLICE

FOR THE SAAR

To Maintain Order During The Plebiscite

Geneva, Dec. 6.

It is expected that the Saar Committee of Three will proceed Inmediately with plans for organi- sation of an international police force during the plebiscite. The general opinion is that a force of between 1,500 and 2,000 men will be considered sufficient, comprising contingents of Britain Belgium and Italy as signatories of the Rhine- land security pacts.

The moral influence of this force is expected to be all-important. This is the second international force raised under the League's authority, the first being in con- nection with the Leticia disputa which nearly led to war between

Colombia and Peru when the dizaculty regarding the League's flag was solved by holsting a white table cloth. --- · Reuter.

A HAPPY AUGURY.

Geneva, Dec. 6. - The League Counteti unanimously adopted the Saar report, the coun- cillors vieing with one another in complimenting Baron Aloisi and his colleagues.

The Lord Privy Seal, Mr. An- thony Eden, declared that the agreement reached in Rome was a happy augury for Franco-German relations as well as relations be- tween nations in Western 'Europe generally."

M. Benes said that the agreement has caused general relaxation in tension between the countries con- cerned

It is understood that Holland will be invited to send a contingent and will probably acquiesce. Although It is rumoured that a Scandinavian country might also be invited, it is generally believed that the force will be comprised of the three contingents mentioned.--- Router.

FRANCE'S AGREEMENT (Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press"}

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele- graphic Kerages. Ordinance, 1894. Received, December 6, 730 p.m.) -.

Geneva, Dec. 8.

he was happy to be able to an- nounce France's entire agreement with all the conclusions of the 're-] port. Regarding the Franco-Ger- man financial and commercial agreement on the Saar M. Laval stressed that both sides have been most conciliatory and expressed the hope that the League" Council would recognise the French Gov-

ernment's readiness to make con- cassions.

M. Laval then proceeded to re- fer to his declaration of December 1 that in the event of majority votes being cast in favour of the maintenance of status quo, League of Nations would acquire full sovereignty alike in fact and in law over the Saar territory. If the Saar population so Laval went on to say were to proclaim its wish to return later to Germany, France would not oppose the second plebis- elte being held for this purpose. Transocean Kuo Min.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY - DECEMBER 7 1934.

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DUTCH GERMAN

TRADE

Clearing Agreement Signed

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Daily Press").

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Ordinance. graphic Atslager

1891. Received, December 8, 7.30 p.m.)

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The Hague, Dec. & The Dutch-German negotiations for the new clearing agreement was brought to a successful con- clusion with the signing of the provisional pact which will replace that of September 21 which was recently denounced by the Dutch Government. The new agreement provides for mutual clearing- sys- tem which will also be extended to German trade with the Dutch In- dles. Surinam, Curacao.

In order to accelerate the liqui- of outstanding Germar thedation

trade debts to the Netherlands, the percentage of the proceeds derived from the German exports to Holland and her Colonies made available for this purpose by the former agreement will be increased from 10 to 18 per cent. By these means it is hoped to liquidate all old trade debts within a period of two years. The new strange- ment is applied provisionally since December 1, and will be valid til December 31 after which it is to

for 1935 in view of which the ne- be replaced by the new agreement

gotiation is now being drawn Transocean Kua Min.

PRESS COMMENT (Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press"} (B) Telegraph, Copyright, Tais graphic Massager Ordinance, 1894- Received, December 5, 7.30 p.m;}.

Berlin, Dec. 8. The improvement of the Franco- German relations by the co-in- Buence of the Sxar agreement which was announced on Wednes- day in Geneva, was reflected by the

German Press comments, Boersen- zeitung characterising France's abandonment of the threat tc send French troops under certain circumstances and Laval's state- ment that France will abstain in taking part in the suggested organisation of the International police for Szar as a "gesture which we are able to appreciate."

The paper goes on to say that ft nevertheless

unable in view of the discipline `maintained by the Saar population to under- stand the necessity of organising the international police at all | adding that the question

15 to which states will contribute con- tingents requires elucidation.

was

The paper expresses the hope The League Counell met at 11 on that Czechoslzraka win, by her Thursday morning in order to dis- reserve in this matter, "take due 'cuss the reports of the Committee account of the spirit of concilia- of Three on the Saar, The first tion and objectivity breathed by speaker was the French foreign | Laval's declaration." minister M. Laval who stated that Prasarean Kuo Min »

OPERA LEADER RESIGNS

Controversy Sequel

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")

BARRISTER'S STRIKE

(Special to "Hong Kong

· Dally: Preax")

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tale graphic Massage · Ordinance. 1894 Received, December 6, 4.30 p.m.)

Bucharest, Dec. 6.

A barristers strike has broken out here in protest of the recent ministerial decree providing that every lawyer should, hand over to the treasury tea per cent. of his Income for purposes of public hyglene. Two Wärristers who did not follow sult and acted as strike breakers were badly, beaten up by their infuriated colleagues, The

za and Ploeɛti and is expected to involve the whole country.— Transocean Kua Min.

(B) Telegraph, Copyrijke, Tele- graphic

Ordinants.

· DE BARG YOUT

1894. Received, Deceinber 6. 7.30 pm.).

Berlin, Dec. 6. In connection with the "contra- versy centring around the well- known German composer Hinde- mith and which led to Furtwaeng-- ler retiring from his posts as vice-strike has also spread to Constan- president of the Reich Chamber of Music, and conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic" and chief director of the State Opera of Berlin, it is understood that the other eminent conductor, Fritz- kleifber who is the leader of the State Opera Orchestra has like- "wise - proferred his resignation, which, however, is said to have been declined by the Prussian pre- mler Goering.

SOUTH AFRICAN PARTY LEADERSHIP:

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SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, Dec. 6. London silver prices to-day were up 1/8 as follow:-

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24-7/8 25.

Dec. 5 Dec. 61 Spot 24-3/4 Forward..... 24-7/8

London on New York cross rate

at 200 pay to day was 495-3/18 compared with 4.94-3/4 at closing yesterday,

GERMAN DEBTS TO,

BRITAIN

London, Dec. 8.

AMERICA'S POSITION

ADEFINED

Public Statement On The Naval Outlook

London, Dec. 6. Mr. Norman Davis, chief United States delegate at the naval talks in London, in the first public state. ment of the American position, says that the "American Govern- ment stands for continuance of the equilibrum established by the Washington Treatles and that the suggested alternative based, on equality of armaments would not give equality of security.

Stating that the United States favours progressive reduction. Mr. Davis says, "under · instructions from President Roosevelt, I pros posed a substantial all-round re- duction of naval armaments to be effected so as not to alter the re lative strengths or leopardise the

01 „ibe security

"participating ps established by those nations treaties.

"Failing agreement for a reduc- tion, I made known that we are Devertheless prepared to abide by the Washington Treaty and renew the London Treaty with only such modifications in detail as circum- stances require and so as to meet the wholehearted support of the other parties thereto."

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JAPAN'S NAVAL ASPIRATIONS

No Competitive Building

Boston, Dec. 5. "Japan is prepared to strike off half her navy if the British Empire and the United States will follow sult, declared Mr Hiroshi Saito, Japanese Ambassador to Washing ton, in a speech atla dinner given in his bonour by the Japan

Society mi

Referring to the proposed ter mination of the Washington Treaty, he said that Japan. was not expecting an era governed by no treaty, but earnestly desired a better international agreement on

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The liquidation of outstanding German commercial debts was car a more rational basis. ried a step further with the pay Japan, he continued, was in no meat of £750,000 by the Bank of way challenging competitive naval England into a special-fund, mak-building she desired a drastic ing a total of £1,400,000 available reduction, and was somewhat be for immediate payment to British wildered when views were express- creditors. The news is generally ed that Britain and the United accorded a favourable reception, States would build 've ships to but it is painted out that exporters Japan's three. Japan hever said may be encouraged to send goods that she would build one ship. to Germany, without insisting on, much less three-

Reuter cash payment, thus tending to in crease German indebtedness. It is realised that security for bank credit will not be dependent on Germany but ön debts owed to

Germany by British importers which is considered to constitute adequate provision... Reuter.

NEW AUSTRALIAN - TARIFF

"

Canberra, Dec. & In accordance with an ... agree- ment for adjustment of taricis reached when the country party joined the government on October 31, the Minister of Trade and Cus- toms tabled' a new tariff· schedule which reduced the tariff in 104 classes of British, 'and 101 foreign, increases of eleven British and 15 foreign.

(Special to "Hong Kong Dally Fresa"} By. Telegraph, Copyright, Tele

Foreign duties are mostly thred graphis Messages Ordinance.

1894 midway between the recommenda- Frankfurter Zeitung reports the Received, December 6, 4-50 p.m.)

tions of the tariff boards for the rumour that the renowned con-

London, Dec, 6.

present and 'normal' conditions en- ductor at Vienna Opera, Clemens

According to a despatch from able, the Government to

enter Krauss,

possibly succeed Bloemfontaine, the Premier, Gen- reciprocal trade concessions with may Furtwaengler at the Berlin Opera, eral Hertzog, former leader of the other countries. Provision is made in which case Furtwangler would Nationalist party has been elected for automatic increase in duties as replace Kracks at Vienna. The head of the new "United South exchange fails. With certain ex- editor of the leading Nationalist African Party." Eight hundred re-

ceptions, cotton duties imposed in Soolailat organ Vollkischer Beo-presentatives of the first congress August are unchanged,----- batrhter, Rosenberg, discussing in party ovationed both Hertzoe and Reuter. that paper the "Hindemith case" Smuts, hitherto leader of says that the latter has now de- South African Pity veloped into the "Furtwaengler "ransocean Kuo lên. case" which according to Rosen- berg reveals "deep sented differen-" ces between the outlook of life of liberal nineteenth and the nation- al-socialist twentieth centuries. Franinrean Kuq Min,

SPANISH EMERGENCY

PROLONGED.

the.

(Special to Hong Kong Daily Plessy (BY: Telegraph,, Copyright, Tele graphié / Mauages. Ordiamos," "189) Beceived, December 8, 7.30 pm,

Madrid, Dec. 6. state of seige was proclaimed during the October revolt for the whole of Spain has been prolong ed for another month by a decr issued here on Thursday ChTransocean, Zuo Min.

LORD RIDDELL DEAD

London Dec. 8. Lord Riddell well-known news paper proprietor, politician, author, and philanthropist, who had been m for some rocks, died yesterday at the age of 89 Press British Wireless.

INDIAN CONGRESS DECISION

To Reject Report Of The Select Committee.

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VOTE FOR WOMEN IN TURKEY

Angora, Dec. 5. Parliament has enthusiastically adopted a proposal to entranchise women, A score of well-known women have already decided to stand at the next general election.

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Mr. Davis declares that the abandonment of the principles in- volved in the Treaty of 1922 would lead to conditions of insecurity, international suspicion and costly competition without any real ad- vantage to any nation. Reuter,

STATEMENT CONFIRMED

Washington, Dec. 6.

The statement cabled earlier is accepted as an authoritative "ex- of the United States position Government's view. It was point- ed out that it is the Arst official

America's explanation of

goal. Neither President Roosevelt nor Mr. Cordell Full has ever made a statement on the subject, refer- ring always such inquiries to Mr. Davis, Although the oficial an- nouncement that the United States proposed a substantial all- round reduction had never pre- viously been made, Mr. Swanson, the Navy Becretary, allowed it to be made known that the United States accepted a twenty per cent cut or more if Britain and Japan. did [email protected] Reuter.

ASSASSINATION

SEQUEL

Expulsions From Yugoslavia

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SOVIET EXECUTIONS

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Prem"), ( Talapraph, Copyright, Telu graphic erages Ordinance, 189.

Beceived, December 6. 4:30 pm.)

"Moscow," Dec. 8.

Budapest, Dec. &.. Owing to anti-Hungarian feet- ing, due to the Hungarian Govern- ment's alleged harbouring of assis sins in the Marsellles crime, goslavia is expelling hundreds of | Hungarians who have to leave within a few hours and are allow-

The sixty-one persons who were ed to take only a few chattels Asentenced to death by the Soviet thousand of those expelled arrived thion's Supreme Court for high in Hungary yesterday. A further treason and terrorist acts," among two thousand are expected to be whom was one woman, have been entrained for Hungary to-morrow executed directly aften sentences

The arrivals include - s sixty- year-old woman with her 85-year seven of those summarily sen-

been pronounced. had old blind father and four-year-tericed were dealt with by the old girl born in Yugoslavia where Lenin ad division of the Supreme she stayed with her grandparents Court- whom the authorities ordered to Transocean Aue Kin send back with her to Hungary. She arrived at Budapest wearing a large card on her chest, with her parents' name and address......... Reuter.

JEAN HARLOW FILES DIVORCE

Los Angeles, Dec. 5. The film star, Miss Jean Harlow, has led a divorce salt on the ground of cruelty by her husband, Hál. Rosson, Hollywood camera-

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EX-MAYOR OF VIENNA RELEASED

(Special to "Hong Kong 02 Dally Pres")

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AFRICAN WOOL FOR GERMAN GOODS

(Special to the Hong Kong Dally Prime"). Telegraph, ---Gaplyright, graphic Maimages Onliuance,

Beceived, December 6, 7.304pm.

Capetown, De

sation agreement between Ger The conclusion of the pRDRK many and South Africa hereby Germany will receive Bouth African wool to the value of million sterling in exchanges for

the finance minister Havenga German goods was announced by

Transocean Kuo Min

BLAZE IN A BARN

(Special to "Hong Kong

by Dally... Premá”) |

· (By. -- Telegraph, Copyright, graphic, Meuages Ordinance, 1804- Received, December: "8;:: 7:30 pm).

Paris, Dec. Fifty persons mostsis women and

1891,

children were seriously injured in

[[By · Telegraph, Copyright, Teto graphic Messages Ordinance, Received, December 6, 4.30 p.m.) a violent blaze which broke out Vienna, Dec.. In a large barn in the city of Ex-Mayor Beltz of Vienna who | Ferpignan during the fierzarmen has been under arrest since Febry staged by an itinerant“”“” din man, whom she married in Sep-ary 12 this year in connection troup. Since the sole ext tember, 1933, following the suicide with riots has been released after the barn was blocked by the of her second husband, Paul Bern he had pledged to abstain from the spectators had to leap Miss Harlow and her present hus any acts hostile to the State,

abeefs of fame in order to band separated seven months after

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Transocean Kuo Min. their marriage-Reuter.

CRITICAL STAGE IN WORLD HISTORY

Danger From Denunciation Of Washington Treaty

the

London. Dec. 5. critical stage in world history and "We are approaching a most

• most⠀⠀ far-reaching conse- quences will turn on the policy, the British Government pursues in the Far East during the next three to six months": declared Lord Lothian, speaking la the House of Lords to-day.

If this diplomacy of power nation can tear up a treaty, it is succeeds in the Far East and a

possible that another nation can tear up the Treaty of Versailles, and you will have a world lined up for a fresh world war. But u we can vindicate the neutrality of the Pacific we will break down the principal barrier to a collec- "There is no longer any doubt tive system; namely, the absten- that one party of the Washington tion of the United States"- Treaty intends to denounce it has 1.?;;

In that lay the world's surest fore the end of the year. hope for peace, Lord Lothian M.

"If Britain stands for the prin-

ciples of the treaty she will have-dicated

-behind her the United States o

America, though I would much like to ask how far America in tends to go to make these prin-

Calcutta, Dec. 8. The Working Committee of the Congress Party has passed, a re- solution requesting all members to ciples effective, reject the Select Committee's re-There are, too, Russia and port and appealfag to the nation: China favolved in the ison, China to support Congress in securing relles för support – tro "the objective of complete tridepen

dence,

Reuter

Britain more than frem any country And there are the treety zignitofies

Lord Stanhope: replying for the Government, declined to discuss the Far East question" beyond say ing that the conversations of the three great naval Powers were still going on.

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