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JAPAN DENOUNCES THE

NAVAL TREATY

Ratio System Detrimental. To National Prestige

Washington, Dec. 29. Mr. Saito formally visited Mr. Cordell Hull and handed over the denunciation of the Washington Treaty to-day. At the conclusion or a fifteen minutes interview, Mr. Salto declared trat Japan does not plan to take the Initiative in re- opening the negotiations, but she is anxious to co-operate with a view to reach a new pact.

The chairman of the Senate Naval Committee Mr. Vinson, in a statement, expressed regret at the denunciation and said that United States security necessitated the,, maintenance of 5-5-3 ratios Irrespective of a Treaty- Reuter

JAPAN'S CASE

London, Dec, 29.

The Japanese case in support of the abrogation of the Washington Treaty is set forth in an official statement declaring

that the

Treaty not only permits the re- tention of offensive" arms but ad- mits disparity through a ratio sys- tem which 13 detrimental to Japanese "national prestige and is bound to remain a source of per- manent and profound discontent among the Japanese people.

Fer from entertaining the slightest wish to enlarge arma- ments. Japan is prepared to pursue with. „undiminishėd žeal friendly negotiations with other powers in an, endeavour to promote the cause of peace by establishing a prin- ciple of non-menace

and non-

aggression through suppression or drastic reduction of offensive

weapons"

ITALIAN POLICY

Rome, Dec. 29. Japan's viewpoint denouncing the Washington Treaty is under- stood in Italy, although such action is contrary to Italian dis- armament policy and believed to carry a risk of eventually pre- elpitating an armaments race;"

The Treaty is important to Italy inasmuch as under its pro visions France agreed to parity with Italy in capital ships. ---- Reuter.

A HOPEFUL FACTOR

London, Dec. 29. Neither the British nor the Americans regard the Japanese 'tormal denunciation of the Wash- ington Treaty tragically, notwith-

standing that both deeply regret the termination of the instrument that successfully limited arma- ments and averted the naval race threatened in 1922.

A hopeful factor in British eyes is that Japan has shown no de- sire to end the Nine-Power and Four-Power treaties which, with the Washington Treaty, form the structure or collective peace in the Pacific.---... Router.

EFFECT ON FRANCE"

London, Dec. 29.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 1934.

THE COMING YEAR

Optimism In England

London, Dec. 29.

FRENCH AND ITALIAN

PROPOSALS

Austrian Problem Involved In Negotiations

In Case the

propositions, Laval would proceed. to Rome on January 2. He will be staying in the Italian capital for three days

The New Year is being ushered in optimistically. The Archbishop of Canterbury in. B broadcast

Paris, Dec. 29. rate, so the papers report, it de- speech sald that recovery was in

The end of the Franco-Italian Dends on Mussolint's attitude vis- the air and was discerned not so

tension is believed to be in sight,a-vis the French compromise pro- much in statistics as in the at- morphere of the spirit. Let there Although the date of M. Laval's Posals whether or not Laval will

Speed, departure for Rome is not definite proceed to Rome. be recovery of the soul cinema and wireless were perils, ly fixed, indications point to an Fascist chief accepts the French The soul was going unheeded and, early departure.

"Le Journal" is even mention God was crowded out.

formering January 2 for M. Laval's im Mr. F. J. Blakemore, President of the National Cham- pending visit, which is interpreted ber of Trade, forecasts that the as meaning that good progress has

been made in the Franco-Italian TWO DIPLÒMATIC MOVES unemployed will be reduced to a million and a half at the end of rapprochement, as his actual de-

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily ́ 1535 and the home market will parture will imply that the most

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difficult problems have been solved

Paris, Dec 29. - Reuter.

at least on general principle.

The nature of the French com- Premier Mussolini Saw the promise regarding the Italian pro-. French Ambassador. in Rome on posals is stated by the Press in Friday. when it is, understood M Paris to consist essentially in the Laval's final proposals were com division of Central European poll- municated to Mussolini,

FLANDIN'S OPINION

Paris, Dec. 29.

1935 is destined to be a decisive year according to Premier Flandin Peace will dominate the world Reuter,

MANCHUKUO MAILS

Transmission From China

As far as France is concerned,

Shanghai, Dec. 30. the denunciation will not evoke

The "China Press" declares that much heart-burning at the Qual according to a spokesman of the D'Orsay, for the treaty was con- local Central Post Office. mails to sidered unsatisfactory in many

the so-called Manchukuo will be respects almost from the day of accepted by the CF.O. from signature, and, according to dip January 10 for transmission via tomatic correspondents, the chief Shanhaikwan and Kupelkow where factor holding France from asso- "Third Party Offices" are being When other Powers appreciate clating herself with the denuncia-set up to handle such mälis, the essential fairness of Japan's tion was her unwillingness to take claim and

the initiative in terminating any consent to make a sweeping reduction fighting instrument for world peace,

in strength on the lines she proposed France is now likely to come for- enduring peace will be established | ward with concrete proposals of on a solid basis.

her own, which naturally are pti- Renter.

martly concerned with he position vis-a-vis Italy; and in this con- nection it is unlikely that she will be content with absolute parity with the Italians..........

AMERICAN STATEMENT

Washington, Dec, 29.

Mr. Cordell Hull, expressing not only sympathy but regret for | Reuter.

Japan's attitude. declared that every nation desires to be on a

BRITISH REGRET

London. Dec. 29.

thereby thrust into the melting:

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Parcels post and remittances to the so-called Manchukuo will be transmitted effective on February Mails and parcel post to and from: the so-called Manchukuo must bear special stamps prepared by the Third Party Offices and the term Manchukuo must not be used in addressing envelopes. Reuter.

SUNDAY WORK IN GERMANY

-(Special to "Hong-Kons Daily Press") (Bg Telegraph, Copyright, Tale

Berlin, Dec. 30.

basis of absolute equality with According to this morning's pa- others, but experience teaches that pers, the greatest regret is felt in conditions for peace or measures) Britisir chryfes ay Japan's - de- for disarmament cannot be pro- nunciation of the Washington moted by a doctrine that all na- | Treaty. It is believed that the tlops, regardless of the varying degreatest. If not the only success-graphic Messages Ordinancs, 1894 fensive needs, shall have equality rul, step towards disarmament is Received, December 30, 7.30 p.m.) of armaments,

Japan's denunciation is generally | pot. regretted in Washington, says the statement, "but we recognise that any nation has a right to refuse to renew a treaty and any move- ment towards disarmament must, in order to be successful, rest on Voluntary agreements.

"Peace by disarmament and co- operation is still the foundation of United States foreign policy and the United States will be ready to negotiate whenever there seemed `a prospect of the arrival of a mu- tually satisfactory conclusion to

Work on Sundays will be the subject. of new regulations, an- nounces the Minister of Labour in a circular to the State, and sociại

While it is recognised that Japan has a perfect right to renounce the Treaty, Great Britain has set the greatest store on the Washing-ministries giving directions that ton system, which has saved the signatories millions of pounds in naval expenditure.

till the final regulations are draft- ed workers who are employed more than three hours on Sundays must

Apart from the immediate ef- have at least 18 hours free the fects in the sphere of naval dis- following Sunday or 36 hours com- armament, it is felt that the de- i prising the Sunday of every third nunciation may have undesirable week. In exceptional cases where effects on the general disarmament the nature of the work does not situation, but on the British side permit these periods the Ministers there is every intention of con- state that the workers must at

The French policy alms at secur- ing the pacification, not only of Austria but of the whole Danubian zone and thereby to end the rivalry of Italy and the Little Enten: about the Austrian problem,

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tical organisations into two pacts. Rome is said to envisage a plan which guarantees Austrian Inde- pendence, which is to be subscribed, to by German, Italy, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. In case Germany and Hungary do not According to rellable reports a simultaneously sign the protocol, protocol guaranteeing Austrian in their places would remain vacant dependence will be signed in Rome but the agreement would never- very soon by Italy, Yugoslavia.theless become valid immediately. Czechoslovakia, Germany And This first diplomatic move would Hungary, all these States being be followed by a second consisting geographically Austria's neigh of the conclusion of a sort of Cen- tral European guarantee pact, after

bours. Reuter.

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the manner of the Balkan pact Arrangements Being

GUARANTEE

which would also be signed by Paris, Dec. 29.

France and Rumania. In this way, In the event of Germany and Italy and the countries of the Lit Hungary preferring temporarily to the Entente would reciprocally reserve their attitude, the others guarantee their frontiers which is will sign immediately and the pro- the chief alm of French diplomacy. tocol will be left open for the even-

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LAVAI'S TALKS

[Special to the Hong Kong Daily

Press" (Copyright).]

Paris, Dec. 30. M. Laval held conversations on

Moreover France and Rumanis, which are not geographically Aus- tria's neighbours, would be request- ed to join the convention. Further. more the signatories to the Saturday with the Yugoslav Minis focol who are geographical neighter to Paris, Spalaikov and the bours would mutually guarantee Roumanian Minister to Rome who their frontiers

is at present here. It is under- The most serious obstacles to this stood that impending negotiations plan are the questions; Will Hun-between France and Italy were the gary surrender ber revisionist subject of discussion. Mussolini's Hey and will Italy accept a plan answer to the latest French pra- involving the stabilisation of exist.posals is expected by official circles ing frontlers?

to arrive in Paris on Sunday so The European situation domin-that in all likelihood aval will ates the negotiations, but terr-depart for Rome on Monday or torial cessions in Africa are also Tuesday——— mentioned; as, for example, the cession by France of a strip of ter- ritory in southern Libya and the northern part of French Somali- land not including Djibouti. There will also be a reciprocal tariff and quota agreement.— Reuter.

NEW FRENCH PROPOSALS (Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press”). (By Telagraphy Copyright, Tele graphic Messaget Ordinance, 1894. Received, December 30. 4.30 cm)

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BRITISH INTEREST

Made In Malaya

Singapore, Dec. 5.

Queen's Building.

THE FIRST NAZI

Prof Gottfried

Feder

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Dec. 12.

It is difficult not to be sorry for

It is revealed that first steps to-Frot. Gottfried Feder, the latest wards the establishment of an in-

ternal air service in British Malaya prominent Nazi to be dismissed. have already been taken, and it is for him there might never

| expected that within the next twelve months a passenger and mall service between Singapore and Penang will have been com menced.

have been a "Führer."

After the liberation of Manich from the Spartacist Red Terror Herr Hitler, as a member of the Defence Corps, was sent to study polities. Prof. Feder delivered a course of lectures on the relation ship of capital to the State. Herr Hitler writes in

Kampf. Immediately after listening to Feder's first lecture, the ides en- tered my brain that I had at last discovered the road to one of the essential principles on which a new party might be founded. "Heir "Hitler”Was moved to speaks:

The organisation behind this development is the well known merchant firm of Mansfeld and Co. Ltd, who are the agents in Malaya for Imperial Airways, and from whose offices in Ocean Build ing the area organisation of Im- perial Airways, under the direction of Capt. C. A. Barnard, is carried Messra, Mansfield and Co. in "this" connection are operating—in

association with another well-at Prof. Feder's next meeting of the

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known local firm.

At present the scheme for Malayan air service is in an em bryo, stage, the company not yet having been registered, but it will be entirely a local company. with Malayan capital behind it.

German Workers' Party in order to trounce a professor," who ran out, of the building like a drenched poodle before I had finished "

Hitler No. 7

London, Dec. 29... Press despatches from Rome and Paris reporting substantial pro- gress towards a Franco-Italian agreement and the probability of an early visit to Rome by the French Foreign Secretary, M. Laval have created an excellent impres following the suggestion of HE member of the new party.

sion in London. Special interest is taken in these negotiations since British diplomacy, as is well known, has for a considerable time past Parla, Dec. 29.

been directed at facilitating by all the Foreign Minister M. Laval yesment of such an agreement as one The morning papers report that means in its power the achieve

terday communicated with the of the essential factors in the French Ambassador in Rome, M. stabilisation of the European situa.

desire that the nations, will not be tinuing the greatest possible efforts least have time on every thi De Chambrun, the French Govem- tion.

burdened by avoidable and ex- travagant expenditure on arma

ments." Reuter

AMERICAN NAVY MANEUVRES Monster Display In The Pacific

San Pedro, Déc, 29, Bimultaneously with Japan's denunciation of the Washington Treaty, American plans for naval manoeuvres on an unparalleled scale in the Pacific are disclosed by Admiral Reeves, Commander- in-Chief of the United States Fleet, who announces they will be held next „summet to extend

to achieve an agreement in the substitution for the Washington Treaty Reuter,

OIL MILL OWNER KIDNAPPED

Shanghai, Dec. 30. Liu Ziang Tuh. the wealthy owner of the Litnh Oil Mill in Chapel was kidnapped at 7 o'clock this morning by four gangsters armed with mausers while enter- ing a hire car in the settlement.

Reuter.

DUTCH PREMIER IN FRANCE

(Special to the “Hong Kong

Dally Press").__

(By Talegraph, Copyright, Tata 1894.

throughout the East Pacific ven- praphic Meusapur „Ordinance,

waters,

The Fleet will cover over Öve

Sunday to attend Church. Transocean Kuo Min

JUDGE DEFENDS THE BOOKMAKER

No Great Moral Stigma "

In The Business

(Special Air Mall Servico).

London Dec. 12. A good word was said for the street bookmaker by Mr. Justice Goodard during a case at the West Riding Assizes at Leeds, in -which-two-men were charged with demanding money with menaces from bookmakers..

"Street bookmakers, the Judge said, "are especially the black- mailer's natural prey, because street-carrier bookmakers who may be perfectly decent citizens are carrying on a business which

turing almost into Oriental Received, December 30, 7:30 p.m.). the law prohibits.

Paris, Dec. 30. "It is not a business in which The Dutch Premier. Collin ar- there is any great moral stigma million square miles of ocean and rived here on Saturday, hating involved. Street bookmakers may it la claimed that it will represent flown from Amsterdam by the lead honest and upright lives. dishonest does not get much chance of earning a living

the largest and most powerful regular afternoon air service. After all, a bookmaker who is armada ever assembled under a Transocean. Kuo Min single command in naval history.

The exercising forces will com“

prise 177 surface vessels. 477 air-

craft, the naval airship Macon,

AZANA RELEASED

Song Dalle

pient's reply to Mussolini's latest It will be recalled that on the oc- proposals, and the Quai D'Ormay-casion of Bir John.Simon's meeting. according to the papers has given in Paris on December 22 with the It to be understood that these new French Ministers M. Flandin and French proposals form the last link Laval, Franco-Italian negotiations in the chain of discussions. Should were among the subjects discussed the Italian Government fall to ac- during a general review of the, cept them in toto," the Franco European situation which then Italan discussions would be took place

suspended for some time. At any Briljah Wireless.

MISSION WORK

IN CHINA

́STRAGGLERS IN THE

PEIPING AREA

Peiping, Dec 30 Thanks to the prompt action

The Spirit Of True of the local authorities, Liu Kwel

Christianity

Targ's stragglers who penetrated into the Peiping area several days ago were totally crushed. With a view to preventing the recurrence of such troubles, special, troops have been stationed at strategic,

(Special Air Blail Service)

London Dec 12 points in the vicinity of Peiping.-- Speaking at Bolton under the Reuter auspices of the Church Missionary Society the Rev. J. W. Dudding- ton of West China gave an ac count of a school where he is the to be a leader that was not chaplain and a teacher. The enough. The Chinese Church did. Government says "to us," he not need Britons with Imperialism "that we must not teach

dominant in thele nature, but-with- tianity in our school

were the spirit df Jesus Christ.

among you as he tha day: should be their text

INDIAN OUTRAGE

400

hea

These facts have come to light

the Governor, Bir Shenton Thomas, in his speech at Beletar en Sunday on the occasion of the inaugura- tion of the air mail extension, to Australia, when he urged that Malaya should establish internal air services as soon as possible. otherwise we should be forestalled by others. His Excellency prom ed his own hearty support of any such venture.

A week later he received a notice to say that he had been elected

I was more than astonish this method of getting memb

· ́and did not know whether to

annoyed or laugh at it. never imagined myself joining ready-made party; I wanted found one for myself.

However, he went, and was given "a provisional ticket of membershto bearing the number

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