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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1935.

UNDERSTANDING WITH SWEDISH WOMAN AGREEMENT REACHED

AMERICA

Mr. Lloyd George On The

"New Deal?

London, Jan. 18.

Mr. Lloyd George emerged from long retirement from active poll- tics to deliver yesterday, on his 72nd birthday, his opening speech of the "New Deal" campaign. In this he gave an

outline of his Ideas on national policy and be proposes to develop these in later speeches. He emphasised he was not out to launch a party campaign but that Els desire was national unity in driving forward ari ac- tive and comprehensive policy.

INTERNATIONAL SITUATION In reference to the International situation, Mr: Lloyd George said: "whatever social and economic

precarious and perilous interna-. tional situation. '

"We must take a very defnite and much stronger line, than we have hitherto done in recent years in ensuring adjustment of ques- tions that threaten peace in the East and West totally on disarma- ment and on the Chinese situa- tion. The world is ready and eag- er for settling up of international, differences if Britain gives a clear lead and stands by it. We have no special interest in racial con- flcts of Europe. That is in our favour.

AUTHOR

Works Adopted On Stage and Film

AT GENEVA

Reunion Of The Saar With Germany

London, Jan.”17.

cisier to have the Star returned

An agreement was reached at to Germany on March 1 as a mat- Geneva this evening between theter of course, did not fall to pro- French and German representa perly appreciate the attitude of tives and Baron Aloisi's committee of three upon the various arrange- ments bound up with the transfer of the Saar territory: thus enabling the committee to submit its report for adoption by the League Coun-

This report, it is understood pro vices for the reunion with Ger- many of the entire Saar teeritory upon which all the results which flow from the Treaty of Versailles, U.S. CO-OPERATION

including the incorporation of the "The United States, I feel con- Sejma

Saar in the demilitarised zone, Lagerlof, the *** famous system you build up, however per-dent, would co-operate with us Swedish

The woman author, whose shall take effect.

date of fect. It may be in its design and in any action on broad lines and works have been translated into transfer will be March 1. its materials, unless it is based on the world cannot afford to disre-different languages and "which- peace, will be founded on quick-gard these two powerful communi- have made great success on the sand and will come" crashing to ties.

films. the ground

stage and in` the

"I rejoice in the settlement of the Saar and also of the Yugoslavia Hungarian dispute. They were both highly dangerous. We have every reason to be proud of the part played by Mr. Eden in remov- ing complications which had aris- en over the deplorable assassina- tion of King Alexander.

"I believe the situation is, now ripe for another attempt at gen- eral appeasement. I believe that with a strong policy which means a. bold, decisive and firm lead by Great Britain, we can improve the

MOSCOW TRIAL SENTENCES

Ten Years For Zinovieff

Tala 1A93.

That applies not merely to the state of things in Europe but in the Pacific which from the point of view of trade development is more full of promise and from the standpoint of war is more full of menace than even Europe.

"Fruitful action especially in the East involves as the Arst condi- tion of success a complete under- standing with America." I would immediately take steps to reach a common agreement with that great country and then Ect tai gether in a combined endeavour to secure pacification of the world,” British Wireless.

BATTLE WITH

PIRATES

Stern Lesson At Woosung

Shanghai, Jan. 18.

Over arty pirates; were killed and 20 captured, while a number went overboard and were drown-

SILVER MARKET

the League Council and the con- ciliatory spirit of the French For- eign Minister, M. Laval, which it considers as a good omen for the forthcoming direct Franco-Ger- man discussions which, it is con- Adently hoped, will pave the way for a lasting and ultimate Franco- German understanding.

"Voelscher Beobachter", Hit- ler's organ, commenting on Laval's speech says that the French For-. eign Minister's statement was least, the first move which It is hoped will lead to Franco-German reconciliation.

Prananetan Kun "Min.

at

TRANSFER MEASURES A commission composed of re-

SAAR EMIGRANTS presentative of France, Germany (Special to the "Hong Kong Daily and the Saar Governing Commis

Press" (Copyright.).] sion will deal with all measures in

Paris, Jan. 18. connection with the, transfer and Four hundred and seventy-four will report on February 15. If a Baar emigrants have thus final agreement has not then been crossed the French, border, accord- reached, Baron Alola's committering to the malal news received will submit a report to the League at and given out by the French Council, which, if necessary, would | hold a special session.

In regard to the demilitarisation of the territory, the little that re-

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, January 18. London silver prices to-day were 1/16 up as follow:-

Jan. 18 ....24-5/8 24-9/18

quires to be done is left in the Forward......24-3/4 24-11/16 bands of the Governing Commis- London on New York cross rate alon

Spot

Jan. 17

"at 2 pm to-day was 4.8818 com-British Wireless.

pared with 4.8800 at closing yester- day.

GOLD SELLING DISCOURAGED

raz

Home Ministry. The French pa- pers, this morning were bound to admit that nowhere in the Saar had' serious incidents taken place.

HUNT'S

PORTS & SHERRIES

HUNTS

FOOLRICH PORT

DODWELL &

Tel. 20636.

Sole Agents.

OKAKA SEEKS SUPPORT

Party Leaders

Some amusement was caused by Conference With The the bombastic statement given out in Paris by the beaten Saar Com- munist leader, Plordt in the course of a Press reception in the pre- mises of the anti-Fascist League lamenting the fiasco of "Einheits- Tele-front" in the Baar territory.

FRENCH PRESS APPROVAL (Special to "Hong Kong...

'Daily Press"):

(By Telegraph, Copyright, praphie díussages Ontinence. Received, January 18, 4-30 p.m.): -

Paris, Jan. '18. The dennite settlement or the Saar issue in Geneva last night meets with general approval in the French morning papers which mate agreement was due to a com- promise between the French de mands and the German conces

Attempt To Weaken report, from Geneva that the ulti-

The Dollar

Paris, Jan 17. American "control" entered the

<Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press") (By Talegraph, Copyright, graphi Mersopas Ordinance, Received, January 18,480. p.m.)

ed as the result of an anti-buccan-Foreign Exchange market to-day Leningrad, Jan, 18. eer campaign outside Woosung and dollars were sold through the The sensational trial of Zinovieff, Harbour recently, according to in- Bank of France. Francs were thus Kameney and their seventeen co-formation from the third district acquired to be used to take the defendants on charges of compli-Kiangsi Water Police Headquarters Bold earmarked from the

in the counter-revolutionary at Woosung.

eame conspiracy against Stalin and the murder of Kirov ended on Thurs- day evening with all accused being found guilty of high treason. They were sentenced to long termas of imprisonment.

city

After lengthy preparation, the police steamed outside Woesung and the gunboats launched a fierce attack on the pirates who had been

cruising off Tacchikow to the north of the Yangtze mouth prey- Contrary to expections and the demands by the Press for "drasticng on small Chinese funks and

punishment" no

was

death sentence passed, the most severe punishment being meted out to Zinoviel and five others who were given ten years' imprisonment

each

fishing boats. --

Following an hour battle, the

police rounded up twelve pirate junks, sinking four and capturing eight."

The captured pirates are being

source."

The Bank of France has dis- couraged prospective gold sellers, which is interpreted as an attempt

to

sions.

"Execelior. declares that must be honest enough to admit

and

Prordt declared that he would "protest against the Plebiscite as well as attack the Plebiscite Com mitee Traninesan Kus Mia.

"Tokyo, Jan. 18. ·· Political circles are Buried at the official announcement that the leaders of the three political parties have accepted Premier Okada's invitation to meet him at a conference on January 19.

CO., LTD.

·

Queen's Building.

REGENERATION OF RACE

Reich Statistics Issued

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press"), graphic Manager - Ordinance,

(B) Telegraph, Copyright, Tets Beceived, January 18; 4.30 p.m.)

1894

Berlin, January 18,

A convincing proof of the effec- tiveness of the policy for racial regeneration instituted by the

HASTY DEPARTURE

The Premier yesterday saw Mr. Machida, Jeader of the Minselto Baaregueminej Jan. 17. Reuter's correspondent reports Party, and Sir Adachi, leader offer regime is furnished by the that he has just seen a procession the Kokumin Domel when he ask-rital statistics for 1934 Just Issured of 500 men, women and children ed for co-operation in pulling-

by the Reich statistical office dejectedly trudging to the station, through the national emergency. whose population exceeds 100,000 comprising all German cities where they were given a free meal Mr. Suzuki, leader of the Belyuka During the period in question the first declined the Fremier's in-

number of marriages solemnised vitation, but reconsidered and se- cepted later.

was 243,855 15 against 203 363 in 1993 and only 163,418 in 1992,

one and then entrained for Toulouse, Their departure has been hasten that the agreement was mainly ed by a report that the Governing due to the Reich Government's Commission had warned them that broad-visioned spirit which were duly appreciated They are mostly Germans who hai conciliatory it was unsafe to remain longer by the French Foreign Minister. taken refuge in the Saar from The settlement of the Saar issue Hitlerismi:— bade fair to a Franco-German rap- Reuter prochement, and

Le Journal! too opines that Franco-German collaboration play-

NUMBERS INCREASING

Saarbruecken, Jan. 17.

ed an important part in the settle-frontier has revealed that the A tour of the Saar-Lorraine

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weaken the dollar, thereby tightening the Paris money market.

As a rise in the dollar level is ment.-- causing losses to French impor- ters, everything will be done to Blower

the value of American money.

Gold will be rushed to New York If the Supreme Court adjourns for a vacation before delivering' ita

"gold clause" in American bond contracts. Thus France will pre- pare for any eventuality: -Reuter.

number of refugees fleeing to France is increasing steadily daily. They represent all classes, includ- ing Jews.

Over 400 men, women and chli- dren have already passed through: Saargemund.

Six others were sentenced to detained by the police for investi- judgment on the validity of the with reller the news of the reing strict control, admitting only. eight years while seven received gation.-

terms of imprisonment ranging from five to six years, Kamenev having to serve five years.

The property of all the accused. has been ordered to be conoscated.

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SEVENTY SEX BANISHED

· Moscow January 18,

The Ogpu have banished, an-

Reuter

CONCENTRATION

OF TROOPS

other batch of oppositionists total Japanese Threat

ling 76 all of whom are said to belong to the Zinovieff Opposition and directly or indirectly implicat- ed in the recent attempts "of conspiracy. The 76 Oppositionists among whom are many leading Communists who occupied im portant posts and who belonged to the old guard of the Communist movement, have been exiled to Siberia from two to five years- Transocean Ruo Min.

HAUPTMANN TRIAL

INTERRUPTION.

Accused Shouts At WitnessTM

In Jehol

Tokyo, Jan. 18. It is announced trom Mukden

that the Japanese garrison in Jehol City have decided to take appropriate measures to deal with the troops under the command of General Sung Cheh Yuan, Chair- man of Chahar, who has shown an. "utter disregard of the repeatel requests to withdraw his troops from the western section of Jebol Province.""

It is also learned that a Japan ése concentration in Western Jphol fa proceeding

Bester

PEIPING DOUETS

Flemington, Jan, 17,

Felping, Jan. 18... For the first time since the be The Tokyo report that Japanese ginning of the trial guards used troops in west Jehol are concen- force and jerked Hauptmann back trating for the purpose of attacking in his seat after he had interrupt General Sung Cheh Yuan's troops ed the evidence of Federal Agent is dificult to understand as no Bisk Listen Mister you're lying. Chinese troops entered Jehol Pro shouted the prisoner, who was vince. A spokesman of the Pel- trembling violently and on the ping Military Council declares that verge of swooning::/ Men there vis not a single, Chinese Hauptmann's counsel Ammediate soldier on the Great Wall, let apologised and promised to avoid alone in Jehol province,

on, but the guarda held Genera

Political observers attach impor-

notwithstanding the Belyukat tance to to-morrow's conference

Party's assertion to the contrary Reuter

M.C.C. IN THE WEST INDIES

Trinidad Match Drawn

Still more gratifying are the results showing an increase in the

birthrate over the same period of abservation, namely, the number

born and living in the year 1934 was 279,178, as compared with 208,787 in 1933, 206,988 in 1932. Reduced to the customary unit measurement, the living birth rate which was only 10.8 per thousand in 1832, 10.5 per thousand in 933. has risen to 14.4 per thousand in 1934

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PRINCE'S TRIBUTE TO PRESS

London, January 18, The Prince of Wales pald

Press of

LONDON COMMENT [Special to the "Hong Kong. Daily Press" (Copyright).]

London, Jan. 18- The morning papers welcome The Mobile Guards are exercis moval of the obstacles which those producing French visas threatened to protract the settle- These are being given quarters ment of the Saar issue, The "Daily and are being fed by the French Telegraph" congratulated Baron authorities, though the cost will Aloist and his Committee of Three eventually be debited to the Lea HONG KONG SILVER FOR goodwill shown by France and Reuter

and praised the commonsense and

gue of Nations, SHANGHAI

Germany. The fixing of such an early date as March 1 for the

news, declares the paper, while the transfer of the Saar is gratifying

London Times stresses that in the admirable spirit of common

One hundred thousand marks a minute the total of 159 forg British Farcices. sense now prevailing the German have been set aside by the Minis- wickets being reached in 80 minu

Shanghai 18. The second shipment, totalling 800,000 silver dollars of the twenty millions bought from Hong Kong by the Foreign Exchange Stabliza tion Committee arrived by the steamers President Taft and E press of Russia 'to-day Router.

MARRIAGE IN THE SAAR

(Special to the "Hong Kong".

Dally Press") (By Talagraph, Copyright, Tala. graphic Massager Ordinance, 1894 Received, January 18, 4:30 pm.)

Saarbruecken, Jan. 18. That even the serious and some times most anxions work of the Plebiscite Commission leaves room for lighter feelings is shown by the marriage which took place in the picturesque little town of Dudweller on Thursday between Dr. Svanstroen, the Swedish chief commissioner of the town and Miss Greta de Wrede, a Dutch girl, who was also employed by the Plebiscite Commissio

become so

It was

Chen Yuan is at Icem

rived from Kalgan some days ago.

Router.

oner's arm during the represent

of the session:

as well as the French had been met — TransoceanTM Koo Min.

DISTRESS RELIEF- [Special to the "Hong Kong Daily "Press" (Copyright) 3 4

Berlin Jan. 18.

there was a wonderful finish to

Trimidad, Jan. 17. Although the result was a draw, the MC.C's match with Trinidad today, a thrilling effort by the local side to knock off the runs, only “just, falling, w

When stumps were drawn, Tini- dad still required 15 runs to win with two wicrew in hand, but to Imperial Press get as near as this, the batamen is to be held had scored at a rate of two runs Africa

demands ter of Interior Dr. Frick far re tes

Heving distress amongst the poor- The MC.C made a somewhat est section of the Saar population late declaration at 200 for 6 m and, as the Minister states in his their second knock, leaving Trini- the Baar Herr Buerckel, aangun to put together 174 It was a telegram to the Commission for cad but an hour and 20 minutes

cing this action, for assisting theeze Berlin, Jan. 18. relatives of whose who gave their T The German Press, while com- Uver for their homes in the Saar. sidering the League Council's de- Transocean to Min

"A GOOD OMEN [Special to the Hong Kong Dal Prem” (Copyright).3

BELGIAN HONOURS FOR DUKE'S CRUISE TO VEST

AIRMAN

INDIES

London, Jan. 17

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