1935-01-30 — Page 9

MR. HIROTA'S CHINA POLICY

Some Salient Points Disclosed

Tokyo, Jan. 29... The political correspondent of the "Osaka Mainichi" declares that the fundamental principles | of Mr. Hirota's China policy in 1935 is expected to be based on efforts to show China the necessity of throwing overboard her age-old traditional policy of befriending distant states and antagonising neighbours.

any other aid to any individuals or groups autficlent in calibre to assume full responsbility for a unified China.

Secondly, respecting the mili- tary problems in the Far East, Japan desires China will pledge not to appeal to the League and even withdraw from the League, also replace European and Ameri- can military advisers by Japanese. the Thirdly, Japan considers The correspondent gives nine formation of Japan and Chinese salient points the Foreign Office

puppet. regime" bloc imperative, to

is taking into account in the for-which end she is prepared to ac- mation of Japan's China pölley-cord China extensive financial Among these are the following & aid.

tour:-

Fourthly, if China shows suffi- Firstly, while the Japanese Gov-alent sincerity in all points, Japan ernment, traditionally stood for is prepared to make the North non-intervention in China's la- China truce pact a permanent ternal dissensions and neutrality treaty and establish a permanent in her factional strife, neverthe-neutral zone between China and less Japan is prepared to extend the puppet regime.- political, economic, military," and Reuter.

FRENCH VISIT

TO LONDON

Flandin Talks With

Pressmen

1

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

из

"Press" (Copyright).]

Paris, Jan, 28. Among the preparations now being made with a view to facili- tate the forthcoming conversations in London between M. Flandic and M. Laval and the British Govern- ment, was a further interview be- tween.M. Layal' and the British Ambassador to France, Sir George Clerk.

Addressing newspaper correspon- dents later in the day, M. Flandin stressed that the visit to London was of a purely informatory nature, stating no negotiations, still less a conference, would be held, the ob- ject of the Journey being "merely a friendly meeting between the statesmen of both countries with the object of discussing the present situation as well as the possible solution of the pending problems. Least of all could any definite de- cisions be expected. London being nothing but the starting point for large scale diplomatic action to be initiated by France and

Great British. The security and guar- antees proposed by Great Britain do not appear up till now to be viewed as adequate in political cir- cles here although it is understood that the British Government would regard the passage of the demilt- tarised Rhineland zone by German planes making air raids as falling within the scope of the Locarno treaty.

The British views on the return of Germany to the League of

SAAR MINES PAYMENT SUGGESTION

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press (Copyright).1.

LORRYMEN'S THREAT

Strike Hangs On Court Order

New York. Jan, 29: Twenty thousand waterfront lorrymen who called a strike "In

an

endeavour to prevent Court signature of an injunction forbid- ding the Longshoremen's Union and who refused to move freight handled by non-unionists returned to work almost as soon strike started.

as the

has been postponed pending the It is announced that the strike

Court's decision in a week's time, but if the order is signed all the Unions sympathetic strike-

threaten to join Reuter.

the

LABOUR -OFFICE

DIFFICULTY

www

No Seats For NewTM Members

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press").

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1935.

MUSSOLINT'S PLAY

Krauss In Role Of Napoleon

Werner Krauss, one of the world's reatest actors, who plays the role of Napoleon in Mussolini's play "The Hundred Days" which has been released....He bad great suc- cess in Berth as "King Lear."

SILVER MARKET

(From Our-Own-Correspondent)

London, Jan, 29. London Silver prices to-day were unchanged as follow:-

Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Spot ... 24-3/4 24-3/4 Forward..........

24-7/8 24-7/8 London on New York cross rate at 2 p.m. to-day was 4.8725 com- pared with 4.8637 at closing yester day.

GOLD VALUE OF DOLLAR

French Confidence In Stability

Paris, Jan. 28.

The abatement of the bullish

wave on the foreign exchanges re- garding the possible revaluation of the dollar is arousing widespread interest.

SIR CECIL CLEMENTI'S

ARGUMENTS

Unsuitability Of Peking As Legation Seat

London, January 28. The "Times" gives prominence to an article by Sir Cecil Clementi arguing the

unsuitability of Peking as a seat of the British Legation,

It says that Europeans find it hard to understand how far Peking is outside the stream of Chinese life. History shows it was the capital of four foreign dynas tles but never a Chinese dynasty except when the Ming Emperors found it necessary to supervise the defences of the Great Wall against northern Invaders.

Peking will never be chosen by the Chinese as a capital of United China. Now it is reduced to the level of 2 prefectural town. Peking is not a suitable station for diplomatic envoys to China.

Admitting that the exact form of the Chinese constitution is still uncertain Sir Cecil Clementi urgea the British Legation to be tem- porarily accommodated in Shang- hal so as to be within easy reach of Nanking and able to maintain friendly relations with the facto rulers in China and in close touch with British Interests solely Situated on the extreme north-centred "in the peaceful trade.- cast, it is easily vulnerable and Reuter.

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THE SHENGAN PIRACY

Appellate Court Verdicts

Dairen, January 29,

A Port Arthur message contains echo of the Shengan piracy with the Appellate Court verdicts on the death sentences on Taudien Westermann, Gäutchi and Muller and ten years imprisonment for Shroeder.

The defence counsel was absent, but the prisoners intimated, that they will appeal to the Supreme Court at Port Arthur.

All the pirates were apparently not suffering badly physically and took the verdict coolly.

The verdict confirms the death sentences for Taudien, Wester- mann and Schroeder but alters lo Ilfe sentences the death sentences for Gautchi and Muller-- Reuter.

SOVIET ORDER FOR BRITAIN

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London, Jan. 28. announced that Arcos Limited, the Soviet Trade Agency in London, has placed orders in Britain for £1,000,000 worth of machinery and equipment for shipment to Russia on a cash

basis,

in from

In the opinion of market, ex- perts the fact that the Bank of The orders, which will provide France has been selling dollars employment for a large number of in large amounts and are appar-men, will be executed

1804fidence on the part of the French

ently willing to continue this po three to 12 months.— licy, is taken as a sign of con-

Reuter...

authorities in the stability of the gold value of the dollar.

graphic Messages Ordinance,

(By Telegraph, Copyright,

Received, January 29, 480 p.m.)

Tele.

Geneva, January 29.

national Labour Office which is The Governing body of the In- meeting on Tuesday is confronted by an awkward dilemma, caused by the recent entry of the United States and the Soviet Union into

Or

the body.

Nations, entailing the abandon-the International Labour ment of the military clauses in the ganisation Versailles Treaty, are therefore con-Versailles treaty, eight of the most According to the sidered somewhat premature and important industrial countries are efforts are being made to find a given permanent seats new formula asking Germany to labour office's "governing take her place again in Geneva these countries being at present Transeran Kuo Min

Belgium, Canada, France, Ger- many, Great Britain, India, Italy and Japan, Since the United States and the Soviet Union are undoubtedly entitled to permanent seats, since moreover it is not to. be expected that two of the pre- sent eight permanent members will voluntarily vacate their seats A suggestion that the sum pay- and since Japan, despite her with able by Germany to France for drawal from the League, retainéd the return of the Saar mines membership in the Labour office should be raised by public subs and Germany's seat to be held cription has been made by nume-open pending her expected return rous persons in a letter addressed to Genera, there appears to be no to the treasurer of the National way out of the difficulty except by Socialist party," according to a

forcing two of the present" mem- bers out by virtue of the raajority statement. emanating from the party headquarters here on Monate. The increase of permanent day. The letter which was written seats could only be brought about by laborious procedure taking by persons of slender means ex- pressed the wish to assist

several years. Under these efr- Fatherland.

cumstances, the Labour Office has Tranincian Kun Min;

entrusted a Committee of experts with the task of drawing up a

Munich, Jan. 28.

INFLUENZA RAGING

IN RUMANIA

the

ed out, would be reluctant to part The Bank of France, it is point- with a large portion of its dollar holdings at the present time if there were any likelihood of the dollar being restored to its pid parity. Reuter

MEMEL DIET AGAIN IN DIFFICULTY

(Special to the "Hong Kont Daily Prem").

raphic Mouages Ordinance,

(By. Telegraph, Copyright, Tele

1894 Received, January 29.3.20 p.m.)

Kovno, Jan 29. For the sixth time in succession the Memel Diet which was con- vened by the Lithuanian Governor of the Memel territory for Mon-

day was incapable of forming a quorum since only 18 of the 24 deputies whëse mandates are re- cognised by the control

commis

sion had put in an appearance, Ave Lithuanian and three other

TRUNK DROPPED BY

AIR LINER

Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).],

Paris, Jan. 28. "

The trunk found in the neigh bourhood of Abbekille in Northern France is now proved beyond doubt to have been dropped out of the freight compartment of the air- iner which lost the guid. It was, however, found to, contain clothing with the name "Waldtenfe!".

It is now officially stated by the company of the air liner that the

CONCESSIONS TO GERMANY

Paris Newspaper Criticism

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(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press"). (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tais- graphic Messagor

Ordinance, 189.4. Received, January 29, 4.30pm.}

Paris, Jan. 29. Criticising..the British sugges- "Le Temps" stresses in a leading tions for concessions to Germany, article on Monday that France desires an armaments race as little as England and sincerely wishes,

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SOVIET ARMY STRENGTH

Fourfold Increase

"In Four Years

Moscow, Jan. 28. During the past four years the ovlet has increased its

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Queen'e Building.

ADDRESS BY MOLOTOV

Soviet Affairs Reviewed

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press") (By Flagraph, Copyright, Telé

Ordinance, 189

aceited, January 20, 4-10 pm). Moscow, Jan. 29.

In the course of his address.be

to see Germany to rejoin the chanised army fourfold, declared graphic Messages peaceful comity of the nations.

Although France is willing to

the President, M. Molotov, when facilitate Germany's return she addressing the All-Union Congress regards "certain minimum guaran-

of the Soviets here, to-day. tees as essential, these according

The army, he said, now possess-fore the seventh Soviet congress, to "Le Temps" being: Germany's ed larger numbers of artillery, Molotov, the president of the return to the League of Nations tanks and aeroplanes, together Council Peple's Commissaries, and her participation in the re- with better defensive fortifications dealt at length with the economic glonal pact system, the creation

in the East.

and domestic Issues pertaining to of margin of safety between her and France's military forces "in order to compensate Germany's superiority provided by the great er population, armaments military training for her youth The final guarantee, states the paper, must be provided by Great

Britain's active

and

support in the

form of dennite obligations and adequate armed forces.

He admitted that the first five the Union, referring in particular year plan was incompletely ful-to the large credits the Govern- filled owing to the unforeseen in ment appropriated for the recon creases in deferice expenditure.

struction of industry. He referred Some of the delegates, trekked to certain measures adopted for hundreds of miles over snow and the industrialisation of the Far ice with reindeer and dog-sledges East which, because of its wealth to attend the Congress, at whica and natural resources, has a pro- 2,000 delegates cheered Stalin un mising future and which will be of interruptedly for five minutes.-- particular importance both in poli- Reuter

tical and economic respects. Mo lotor pointed out the strides made by the beavy industry, mentioning also the deficiency still existing in the food supply. Molotow – also pointed out the new railway tracks under construction in Biberis, em- phasising the great importance of the new rail line between Baikal

Nevertheless, concludes "Le

WAR. WITH JAPAN Temps" in referring to the forth- 11

Moscow, Jan. 29. coming London conversations, Molotoff declared

we must friendly admission of divergencies reckon that the immediate danger of opinion would be better than of war with the Soviet has been an ambiguous agreement-

increased. Certain Transocean Kuo 3in..

URUGUAYAN PLOT

Buenos Aires, Jan. 29. A

plot

ta overthrow the Uruguayan Government was fore stalled by the arrest of the prin- cipal leaders of the Opposition, while aeroplanes were despatched to the Brazilian borders to prevent armed groups of exiled Uruguayans from entering the country Beuter.

missing gold had been discovered in England. Transocean Kuo Min.

COUNSEL ATTEMPTS TO TRAP HAUPTMANN

Merciless Attack In Cross-Examination

Flemington, Jan. 28.

deputies being absent for the ob vious purpose of preventing a

hesitated and foundered as At quorum The Governor who at trial of Hauptmann for the mur

At the afternoon session of the torney Willentz mercilessly plied tended the meeting immediately

him with questions in regard to suspended the sitting before the der and kidnapping of the Lind- his relations with: Fisch, president deputy, Reichert couldbergh baby, Attorney-General Wil-The gruelling cross-examination lents, counsel for the prosecution, by Attorney Willentz provided a open the proceedings. The 18 de continued to bait Hauptmann in fresh sensation when counsel re- report establishing the principles paties present thereupon sigued a for determining the relative in declaration protesting against the an attempt to trap him by quick vealed that Hauptmann's notebook dustrial importance of the various arbitrary and persistent action

questions to states under which two present or the Governor in placing obsta-

contained drawings of the window There was a scene when counsel and ladder, but accused dented members would be automatically eles in the way of the Diet as accused the prisoner of lying, the that he had made the damaging deprived of their seats. The re- port will be discussed during the

sembling and in depriving a num-atter angrily shouting "You lied entries,

to me in this court.” her of deputies of their caused the forthcoming session but I is con

mandates.

Hauptmann later admitted that sidered extremely doubtful that Transocean Kun Hin. an agreement will be reached so

he had not told the truth when ho wrote Fisch's relatives that he that the final decision may have

had loaned Fisch $5,500 to be left to the League Council

Another dimculty yet to be settled is how the Soviet Union will meet the requirements that every member of the Labour Office

Bucharest, Jan. 29. Six Cabinet ministers who are il with influenza cabinet meeting to be postponed to the end of the week. The epidemic, though mild, is ravaging the country. Thousands of em ployes are absent from offices. while schools are closed in many places. Reuter,

be represented by delegates of Hauptmarin wilted under the workers as well as emplo

fire of questions, his brow shining with perspiration and bends trem

rgeols

eption of emp

Befo the

tired

end he was and

groped

In answer to another question Hauptmann said that he did not tell his wife that he had for $14,000 fi gold notes notes). He retorted "why shou I make her exc

He was submitted to sever

connection

authoritative

circles in Japan for a long time have openly spoken of war against the Soviet. One must not forget that a new governing party exists in Europe which openly proclaim- ed the seizure of the territories of the Soviets as its historical task One cannot close one's

eyes to

the changes which occurred in Bovies-German relations with the advent of the Nazis.

and Amtr

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM Dealing with the domestic issue, Molotov urged the need of consti- tutional reform. He surveyed the decline of the so-called civic ele- ment within the Soviet Union and referred to the opposition currents which threatened to endanger the Referring to Hitlers book "Mein- Communist doctrines. It is true, kemp," Molotoff asked is Hitler's he said, that the revolutionaries statement still valid regarding the again and again are busy turning necessity for adopting territorial the wheel round the other way as conquesta in Eastern Europe, also the shots fired at Kirov had prov when Nazis refer to new lands in ed. We will under Stalin's leader and border states? Europe do they contemplate Russia ship most ruthlessly wage war on these adversaries of our dictator- Molotoff continued that "ap ship and ruthlessly exterminate parently this statement is still the Zinovies and Trotski groups valid because it is only in the who still dream of the restoration light of such propositions that of capitalism. We will also exter- many things in Russo-German re-minate civic elements and origin” lationis become intelligible besides ate a new order of society that the German attitude towards the will form the basts for socialia Eastern Pact.

Our constitution is obsolete ands He concluded that we must draw must be framed anew in order to, conclusions for ourselves

safeguard the maintenance of the Beuter.

H.M.S. HOOD COLLISION WITH RENOWN

Communist dictatorship. Transocean Kue Min

CHINA'S ART TREASURE EXHIBITION

Nanking, Jan 29, Despite the agitation

London, Jah. 28 The complete report of the damage sustained by IMS. Hood, which was in colision with HMS quarters, the Renown during exercises of the cided to ad coast of Spain last Wednesday, plans to has not yet been received by the treast Admiralty.

ton

It Is mown that the Renown'e How stern casting is damaged, and that unde it. wiH possibly necessitate her re- turn to England for repairs in due

coura

to England now!