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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1935.

GOVERNMENT TROOPS OCCUPY

SERRES

Cruiser Surrenders:

Rebels In

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Athens, March 11. An official communique given out late last night on the, military operations in Macedonia has it that the infantry detachments crossed the left bank of the Struma River. The

Orllanko

bridge which has been destroyed has been repaired amid the fire of the rebel artillery. Immediately thereafter the artillery. Infantry and cavalry detachmants crossed the bridge and the offensive was begua. The insurrectionists de- fended themselves in their forti- fied positions which were fitted with barbed wire but were unable

ال

Flight

at Larista, thus cutting out all communications between Athens and Salonika. The revolters claim that they have got the upper hand In Macedonia and Thrace and ex- pect the battle for the possession of the capital to take place shortly. On the other hand Government troops say that they heavily bom- barded the revolters' positions on Saturday whereupon panic broke out and several fortified positions were evacuated. Four Government airplanes again bombed the war- ship. Averoff, which is in the hands of the revolutionaries, causing more serious damage. Ar attack was also made on the towns Drama and Kavalla and Port of Rethym-

'Mr. Henry Morgenthau, U.S. Trea- sury Secretary, announces that the profits derived from gold de- valuation will be used to retire 675 million dollars worth of bonds. This is regarded as an important financial step inasmuch as it will and reduce the national debt effect a saving in interest charges.

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DEVALUATION PROFITS

To Be Used To Pay Off Bonds

Mr

Washington, Mar. 11. Henry Morgenthau,.. the Secretary of the United States Treasury, has announced that le will apply 875 million dollars of the gold profit derived from de- valuation in order to pay off, dur- ing the summer, six hundred mil- lion dollars worth of the two per cent Consols issued in 1930, 75 milions worth of Panama Canal Bonds in two issues, 1916-1936

and 1918-1938.

move

HOUSE OF COMMONS UPROAR

Defence.

The Treasury proposes to issue Mr. Stanley Baldwin, replying for through the Federal

Reserve the Government, resented Maler Banks an amount of gold certi- Attlee's vote of censure in connec

equal of the tion with the White Paper on cates about the

The bonds being retired. is regarded as one of the most important, financial steps since the dollar's devaluation as it will reduce the national debt by the smount mentioned and also save the Government nearly 134 mil-

nous, the bomb explosions causing CHURCH WAR IN Boo dollars annually in interest

a panic among the inhabitants.

GERMANY

Nazis Condemned From the Pulpits

The Government issued a com- to resist the onslaught of the unique on Saturday night stat- loyal troops.

They have been Ing that owing to the improvement driven out of their positions.

in weather conditions they have Over 200 prisoners and Ave

been able to put the revolters un- guns have fallen into the hands der artillery Are and bombed their who positions with the use of airplanes of the Government troops. were, however, unable to march The rebels have been thrown into into Serres because they were complete confusion. Numerous of surprised by, nightfall ten kilo- the Rebels' positions have been metres off the city where they taken by the Government troops

Berlin, March 10. The Evengelical Church war has encountered resistance at "Belitza whose aim how is to clear east dike. On Monday morning they Macedonia and Thrace. The reared up again in Germany dur- will march into the city and let volters are hardly able to offer any ing the week-end, when pastors.

serious resistance.→→ their forces advance

opposing Reichsbishop and Kavalla.

The Government Traneorean Kuo Min. troops suffered slight losses, two dead and four wounded.

on

GEN. PLASTIRAS

Drama

the

charges.

Renter.

SILVER MARKET

UNREST IN CUBA

"State Of War"

Declared!

Havana, March 10.

The Government of Cuba has declared Havana to be in a state of slege.

and

throughout

its

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, March 11, London Silver prices to-day were up 1/4 on "Spot" and 3/18 on Forward, as follow:-

The city is quiet to-day after Mar. 11. a night of continuous shooting Mar. 9. 26-15/1627-3/16 Forward ... 27-1/16 27-1/4 London on New York cross rate Nazi German Christian Church, at 2 p.m. to-day was 4.7875 com- read a manifesto from the pulpitspared with 47787 at closing on, condemning the Nazi philosophy | Saturday. as "anti-Christ."

Mueller's

PREMIER'S CONFIDENCE (Special to the "Hong Kong Dally The communitque closes with

Press" (Copyright.).] the assurance that both

The manifesto declared the new morale of the Governmerit troops

Athens, Mar. 10. Nazi religion was a revolt against and the bearing of the Govern-

Premler Saldaris told members the first Commandment, making a ment airplanes are excellent.of the Press on Sunday that "to- god out of blood and race and Transocean · Fun Min,"

day will begin the joyful news of nationality, honour and liberty. the victorious advance of our This setting up of blood and race troops in Macedonia against the as a force of national authority rebels. I am certain that every day was undermining the nation. from now onwards, will bring us The Secret Police issued a decree good news.

It is

great mistor-forbidding the reading of the tune that those who have raised manifesto in any churches ni arms against our fatherland are Prussia, but a former submarine Greeks, The nations which show-comrhander, the Rev. Neumueller ed such confidence in the Govern defled the decree in his own church ment must be convinced that we at Dahlem, a fashionable Berlin will win.”—'enloneran Kun Mia. suburb. :

Paris, March 11. The whereabouts of General Plastiras, the man said to be behind the revolution in Greece, continue to form a source of speculation. According to a Milan despatch Plastiras, 12 company with his secretary, returned to Cannes but nothing is known here pf his arrival.- Transocean Kuo fin

GOVERNMENT SUCCESS

Athens, March 11. The rebel Greek cruiser Helli has surrendered to the Govern- ment at Kavalls,

Government troops have cupied Serres. The rebel

manders are

fleeing,-

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com~ reported to

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EARLY MESSAGES

Conflicting Reports From Both Sides

be

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Spot

MILITARY LAW

IN FRANCE

Increase In Term

Of Service

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Press has published further details about the proposed law which will be submitted to the Chamber for immediate decision. According to

the Press statements which con-

Paris Mar. 10. TURKEY'S INTENTIONS

Secret Police agents at Stettin

The increase in the period of confiscated copies of the manifesto military service to two years is ex- [Special to the "Hong Kong Daly Press" (Copyright).]

und arrested two pastors in an- other town in Pomerania who read pected to be the sole tople of dia- cussion at the cabinet meeting the manifesto from their pulpits convened for Thursday next Ankara, Mar. 19. · "The allegations that Turkey is They were released after the ser- making military preparations in vice, it is understood.......... Thrace are entirely devoid of Reuter- truth," said Foreign Minister Ru- chdlaras to Pressmen on Sunday. The Minister continued that Tur- key is prepared to prove the sin- cerity of her statement before the League of Nations and the world.. Turkey, he said, had not increased her strength in the army by a single man. Naturally Turkey is determined to make full use of all the rights permitted by inter- national treaties, but without per- forming any act that would ime perli peace-Tranxossan Kua, Min. I

ITALY'S POSITION

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Athens, Mar. 10. Complete divergence of tendency exists in all reports about the pro- gress of the revolution in Greece, both sides claiming that a decisive victory was imminent. A message

Mian; Mar. 10. from Kanes on Crete declares that The "Cover Della Sera," one on Saturday night Venizelos pro- of the most authoritative news- claimed the island independent, papers in Italy, in discussing the raising the flag of a new repubic eventa in Greece, declared that at Kanea. Thereupon he made an Italy could not remain indifferent appeal to the whole Greek nation, to what is going on in Greece in calling on the people to support connection with the revolution led the revolutionaries who claimed to be sure of victory.

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DEATH COMES

AT LAST

Explorer's Tragic Later Years

London, Mar. 11.

bombing length and breadth.

Communists and students fought police and troops, and four per- sons were died and eight wound- ed before the morning dawned.

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British- The employees of owned railroad struck this after- noon paralysing transport through- out the island. A few trams and buses are running. - ..

Troops are operating the electric plant which supplies the city. maintaining a strong guard there. --Reuter,..

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"WAR-MINDEDNESS" OF

GOVERNMENT

Vote Of Censure Moved

London, March 11.

lip service to the League as Britisfi statesmen of all parties since the League's formation, had played more than their part and he

The alleged war-mindedness of the National Government will be the issue of to-day's "defence at the debate in the House of Com-hoped they would continue to do mons which "will provide an op- so in the future... portunity for the speakers of all Reuter. parties to deal with the recent White Paper. Simon's visit to Berlin. the Navy, Army and Air

Estimates "and the Government's foreign policy generally.

An' unusual course will be taken by the Labourites who will be moving & vote of censure only formally at the beginning of the sitting in order to enable · Mr: Stanley Baldwin to rise Immedi- ately to explain the Government's case before, instead of after the Opposition attack. Bir

Austen Chamberlain, moving a counter- amendment, will be defending the Goverrument..

Both the Labour and Liberal oppositions regard the increase of the Defence Estimates by ten- and-a-half millions as the best

election card they are likely to hold. In addition to the debate, & mass meeting in the form of service for peace will be held at Christ

Church. Victoria Street

LAUGHTER AT COMMONS.

Theft Of Military Attache's Trousers

London, Mar. 11.

In the House of Commons to. day, Sir William Davison" raised the question of plate and furni tore removed from the British Embassy to. Petrograd by the Bol- shevists and asked whether · Sie John Simon was visiting Moscow before this theft of Government property by Soviet offlrials VISLIG dealt with.

Mr. Anthony Eden replied that. it was clearly a matter which could be reftied through diploma- tic channels.

Sir William Davison retorted that as diplomatic channels had- fa Bed, would Sir John Simon ralie

and will be taken by Maude Royden the matter when he goes to Mos-

late in the afternoon after which the congregation will proceed to Parliament, to the lobby of the Commoners to protest against the alleged rearmament- Reuter.

·MAJOR ATTLEE'S VOTE

* OF CENSURE

Cries Of Nonsense

JJ

COW.

Клох

Major. General

asked whether Sir John Simon Was aware that the Bolshevists took not only furniture and plate but also the Military Attache's trous- ers (laughter)—Renter

VISIT TO BERLIN

London, March 11.

Londen, March 11. The British Ambassador at Bcr-. Moving a vote of censure, Major Attlee referred to the deplorable in was informed yesterday by the White Paper issued just as Sir German Foreign Minister that the John Simon-was preparing to cold and hoarseness, from which begin friendly conversations with Chancellor Hitler is suffering re- Germany to whom offence hadquired two weeks' special treat- been given.

ment Subject to Herr Hlider's recovery Baron von Neurath hoped remarkt would be possible for the post- poned visit of Sir John Simon to Berlin to take place March 24 to 30- British Wireless.

FURTHER BOMBINGS

Havana, March 11. The Cabinet has now declared that

state of war exists throughout Cuba.

Further sporadic bombings and shootings have occurred, but a two-year-old child who was hit | sense" ́ greeted when a bus was fired on, was the only victim.

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Loud ministerial cries of "non-

Attlee's

that the White Paper amounted to a repudiation of the League So far the shooting has been abandonment of the basic ideas of the League, and the failure to mostly of an intimidatorý nature. The streets are almost complete-make the League effective raised A heavy police and Frankenstein armaments which is ly deserted. military guard is patrolling the alarming the world. city in order to test the Govern- ment's strength;-

Several more Unions

bakers, stevedores hands.

and

MR. BALDWIN'S REPLY · Mr. Stanley Baldwin replied have that if the House expected him struck, including the milfmen, to stand the white sheet" because brewery of the White Paper it was making In the White a great mistake. contends Paper a democratic, government told what it believed to be the is a truth to democracy. Mr. Baldwin the resented the charge that Government was paid only as a

firmed the information given by Transoceán some days ago, but ada’ new particulars, the existing."law

President Mendieta prescribing one year milltary train- ing would not be repealed but that the strike is a result of merely utilised to accomplish the Communistic agitation and end in view through the invocation dishonest effort to undermine the of section 40 which empowers the Government. He refuses to re- War Minister to retain recruits unlinquish power and is said to be der colours beyond the period of supported by the principal one year if the defense of the political parties. country should necessitate this step.

Heuter,

A RIGOROUS WINTER

JJ

IN ENGLAND

SINO JAPANESE

PARLEY

Question In Commons

between

SOVIET SATISFACTION

London, Mar. 11. The Russian, Ambassador call ed at the Foreign Office on Sa- turday and expressed the satis- faction of the Soviet. Government. at the prospect of the visit.. by the Lord Privy Seal, Mr. Eden to Moscow. It is hoped that it will be possible shortly to fix a

for the visit. British Wireless.""

date

SIX ALEXANDER

CADOGAN

Departure For Nanking

A famous explorer has died in The plan is that recruits called the person of Mr. W. J. A. Grant, in April will serve eighteen ed, after vainly offering his life months while those who were call- to science.

ed up in October will do two years He was a participant in ·nine

but at the same time the age at

London, Mar. 11. Arctic expeditions, one of which which service begins will be low- Strong and bitter east winds discovered the large tract of land ered from 21 to 20. The modified maintained the abnormal cold west of Franz Josephland, where law will remain in force until 1940 weather

London, March 11, over the wték-end Capt Grant was named after him.

In the House of Commons " to=" the end in due course the three-year | throughout

British

· Pelping,” March 11, He was in his eightietti year.

Isles. day. Sir John Wardiaw-Mine, ask- period service will be eventually Snow showers occurred at many ed whether the Foreign Office were

Sir Alexander Cadogan, the Bri For some years he had lived lowered to one year.- by Venizelos because this move-in Devon, suffering from a pain-Transocéan Kuo n

places in Eastern England and in able to give the purport of the king by this afternoon's express.

tish Minister, proceeded to Nan- Channel Island The Tempera- Sino-Japanese conversations. Mr. ture remained nearly

While it is understood that he is or below Anthony Eden replied that the freezing point-

Government had no information not going for initiation of dis- British Wireless.

beyond the fact tat they were cussions in connection with the directed towards improving the proposed international loan, the relations of the two countries;

question of China's currency is one Sir John then asked whether it which will naturally come up dur was not possible to get other in- ing his conversations with the formation for the House as it is

Waichiaopu. now some time since the conversa tions, which were of the most im portant nature, had occurred.

ment might perhaps lead to com- plications in the Balkans penin- sula.

Another report which reached the outside world by a round-about route asserts that the insurrec-

"Italy", continues the "Corriere, tionists in Macedonia and Thrace would not range itself on either have assembled another 27,000 vo- side but being itself a Mediter lunteers. General Kamenos has ranean power par excellence, is ordered a general mobilisation. The directly affected by the events as strategic plans of the rebels aim she is the owner of the Dodecanese at 'outflanking Government - forces · Islands.”- Transocean. Kuo Min.

that

ful illness. He had frequently offered his life to selence 1 me- dical men would guarantec he would not live after they had performed operations upon him. He even offered money to be kill ed painlessly. No-one accepted.

His last message was published in the press to-day, saying he wanted to die. His body, he said. could be taken by anyone who de-.. sired it for experimental pur

TWO CENTURIES few of the subjects that may be poses.

OF LETTERS

and the Boxer Rebellion, are, but a studied in the letters of the men Reuter who were thert.

The collection is very large more than 180,000 documents prior" to this century, most of which

Miscellany In S.P.G. have never be read since they

Archives Room

were received. Perhaps the gres- test treasures are the American papers.

NEWSPAPER IN TROUBLE

MYSTERY FOR POLICE

Disappearance Of Davidoff

MARTIAL LAW IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Sioux Falls, Mar. 10. Martial law has been proclaim ed in Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Riots followed the declaration

Mr. Eden promised consideration for this request but added that of & strike of meat packers here there was no reason to believe Shanghai, March 11. and the National Guard has been that both parties will not give in- The disappearance of Michael called out, armed with machine formation in due course.—

Reuter. Davidoff, 35, an engine-room runs and tear gas bomba mechanic of the Soviet steamer Reuter Sever has provided the Shanghai police with a baming mystery,

Davidoff, missed the Bever when she sailed

Vladivostock on

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Fress” (Cópyright).XA The Society, which has not

My Bofia, Mar, 10 For 234 years, the Society for the hitherto possessed funds for the The last number of the news- February 15 and unsuccessfully. Propagation of the Gospel. in proper care of these records, is paper, “Dosluk” which is published fried overtake the

Foreign Parts has preserved its now indented to the Pilgrim Trust, herein the Turkish language, has launch. He lived at the

adence from all parts of for squipping the Archives Room. been confiscated by the Bulgarian consulate awaitin corresp the world. Kings and princes, which was opened on February 20 authorities because it was alleged sel statesman and pioneers, natives by Lord Macmillan, chairman of to have attacked the Turkish, GoT-

Ma missionariel, have contributed the Trust, and also for providing,

miscellany The birth of funds for an expert staff for ernment fiercely for the course of with Dominions, the Indi wars term of years The Archbishop of action it took in connection

the Canterbury, president of the inter-state events which

Society, took the chair at the open recently in the Baika ing ceremony,

Tranioccari Kun Ma

Americathe

Mutiny the Zula Mand Kadir rising the Bouth African war,

ANOTHER TRADE MISSION

the next ves-

De Presider Mean

"having made friends | "and some White Rus

he be lea ith left the consulate late in Fe uary. Emorniz

Marchand

beer seen since.

Reuter

GRAND NATIONAL

Crafty Alice Withdrawn From Race

The Minister will remain in Nanking for about a month. Reuter

WELFARE OF YOUTH

IN UK

The Duke of Gl