1935-04-12 — Page 9

MOMENTOUS MEETING OF THE POWERS

Statesmen Gather At :

Borromeo Palace

Stresa, April 11.

The Three-Power conference. fateful in its bearing to European security, opened at 11 o'clock this morning when Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Sir John Simon, Signor Mussolini, M. Flandin and M. Laval gathered round a square ornately gilded table in the music room of Bor- romeo Palace.

Lake Maggiore, with fairy islands just discernible in the sun-pierced, mist, presented an inspiring picture for the pending peace talks when the French delegates, in their formal habit of wearing top hats, and the British delegates in lounge suits sped across the water to Isola Bella in fast motor launches.

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While the conference was in session, access to the island was limited to officialdom. Therefore no news can be gleaned till the delegations return to Stress late in the afternoon

It is understood that until lunch time the attention of the states- ment was occupied with Sir John Simon's account of Mt. Anthony Eden's tour of European capitals.

MUSSOLINI'S PLAN

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY APRIL 12, 1935.

BOMBING FROM

THE AIR

Battleships Still Fortresses

London, April 11.

The recent Greek revolt and exhaustive American experiments have shown that bombing from

U. S. SILVER

POLICY

London Views

London April 11.

THE AWAKING EAST

Review By Mr. Lloyd George

MANCHUKUO OIL MONOPOLY

Japan's Reply To America

Tokyo, Apr. 11. The Foreign Office has handed. to the American Ambassador an alde memoire replying to the American communique regarding

kuo enforced on April 10,

Once again the United States* silver policy, holds the centre of

The following" was written by, of the old Chinese Empire was an the stage. Bullion interests bedr. David Lloyd George, and ap effective opening for her cam- Heve it is only a question of time peared in a recent issue of a Lon-paign, Japan could not hope by before the world price again don day:

military measures alone to extend catches up with the increased, In- The report that Japan is now her dominion over the whole vast the air has not made battleships ternal American price," when the engaged in pressing upon China-"extent of China: proper. For this the all monopoly law in Manchi- obsolete, said the First Lord of the Administration presumably will negotiations for a large Japanese a more persuasive and pervasive further raise the internal price till loan, with the possible effect of strategy was wanted, and is being ultimately bimetallists dream of linking Chinese currency to the adopted. 1.29. dollars for an ounce of silver yen, is but another straw that or ratio of sixteen to one with gold' shows which way the may possibly come true..

'Admiralty, Sir Bolton Eyres-Mon- sell at the Institution of Naval Architects.

As an example, the old cruiser Averot was particularly instruc- tive. Though she had no deck protection and only two anti- quated three-inch anti-aircraft

guns, she was hotly pursued by a modern air force and continued to about unhampered exactly go

where she wished.

"I am

Few realise the defensive power of even old battleships against air The Italian delegation will be attack and future battleships will accommodated in the Palace of be veritable fortresses of defence, Isola Bella "where part of the sald Six Eyres-Monsell second floor is reserved for Musso- sure the battleship will remain as in whose ensign with golden Lic- the pivot of imperial security and tors is now flying from the top-that is the considered opinion of most turret. A large number of every serving seaman." Fascist guards aave taken Up quarters on the island with strict orders to prevent any orle from Landing ar leaving without special

permit:

The French delegation is due here on Wednesday late in the evening while the British delegates are not expected to arrive before Thursday morning

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Despite the report that Il Duce will present a definite plan for European stability, it is now clear he will confine himself for the time being to drafting an agenda The little town of Stresa containing a most exhaustive.ex-swarming with newspaper corres- amination of the European out-pondents from all "parts of the look consequent on German con- world and the air is thick with scription. the British tour of rumours and conjectures concern- European capitals with its effects on the London communique,, and possible armament catcessions, to Hungary. Austria and Bulgaria.

The Italian authorites are tak

ing the plans alleged to have been hatched in various European chan- cellores The chances are, how- ever, that Stresa will prove to be merely a preparatory to the Lea-

The naval and shipping corres- pondent of the "Daily Telegraph,” Mr. H. C. Bywater, reveals that the French naval authorities re- cently decided that battleships shat form the backbone of the future fleet reversing the earlier faith pinned in submarines and light surface vessels Renter.

AGROUND ON

MUD BANK....

ing no chances regarding the gue Council meeting next week Mishap To Liner

safety of the delegates, frontiers.which in turn may lead to another rallway routes and roads along and larger conference to include: "which they passed being heavily Germany, Soviet Russia, the Little

guarded by troops and police and Entente and, possibly, Poland.-- even machine gun posts,

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his.

M. Laval abruptly ended morning stroll outside the hotel when he found himself accom- panied by twenty plain-clothes

men.

At 8.40 a.m., Signor Mussolin met Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Sir John Simon at the station, halling the British Ministers in English, while an Italian military band played "God Save the King." -Reuter.

WHITE HOUSE IN TOUCH

Washington, Apr. 11.

A GOOD JOURNEY-

had

Aquitania

London, April 11. “ Strenuous efforts of nine tugs steaming full speed at high water London, April 10.

at 4.10 am, failed to refloat the The Prime Minister, Mr. Mac-liner Aquitania which grounded at Donald and Sir John Simon, flew Thorne Knoll mud bank at the in a two-engined service aeroplane entrance to Southampton Water from Hendon to Le Bourget, Paris, yesterday afternoon when return- this afternoon. There they joining from her Mediterranean cruise ed Sir Robert Vansittart, Fer- with three hundred passengers manent Under-Secretary for For aboard. eign Affairs, and other members

The liner was turning into of the British delegation to the Southampton Water when she was Stresa Conference," who

caught by a thirty Ave miles an travelled by train and boat.

hour wind which drove the stem The British Ministers had re- gently on the mud bank eight A confidential report of Bri-mained in London this morning to minutes before high water. tain's contemplated

The polley at attend the weekly Cabinet meeting engines were immediately put full Stresa has been handed to Fre- and at its conclusion they pro- speed. estern and seven, tugs, #ident Roosevelt from the Amer-

ceeded at once to the aerodrome. summoned by wireless, did their. ican Ambassador in London atter A south-west gale, registering 55 utmost, but she stuck fast. bis interview with Sir John Simon, miles per hour, was blowing when passengers were later landed by The

they took their places in the aero-tender. plane but a good Journey was Meanwhile the tugs stood by and concentrated their attention Before leaving the Prime Minis-on preventing the stern swinging ter said "We are starting on our round and blocking the Channel. mission of international goodwill, while the vessel lightened by co-operation, united security and pumping out all fuel from the peace. I hope with all my heart tanks and water was pumped, from that we shall he successful. We forward to aft to lighten her bows, shall certainly try to be.”—

but she was still "aground at 5 British Wireless.

a.m. after high water had passed --Reuter.

Reuter.

EARLY SCENES

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

Stresa, Apr. 10. Mussolini was the first one to arrive here on Wednesday for the portentous three-Power conference which will open here on Thursday and expected to have an import- ant bearing on the future develop- ment of the European situation. The Duce, accompanied by Secre- tary of State Suvich; had flown here in a three-motored seaplane which alighted on Lago Maggiore' Dear Isola Bella, a tiny island off Stresa which will be the scene of the forthcoming, consultations

AERIAL POLICE FORCE

Question In House

Of Commons

London, Apr. 10.

made.

A CORDIAL WELCOME --

#tresa, Apri 10. M. Flandin and M. Laval arrived in Stress at 10.30 o'clock and were cordially welcomed by Signor Mus- solini, a band at the station play- ing the Marseillaise........... Beuter.

HITLER'S BIRTHDAY

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

Berlin, April 10.

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OPERA DISPUTE SETTLED

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily"

Press" (Copyright.)].

Berlin, Apr. 10.

The document points out that outside interference is {73 WAIS Her previous aggressions have rantable in the operation of law breeze is gone far to convince China that and says that Manchukuo, which it can look for no practical help has seceded from China, cannot against Japan from any of its be expected unqualinedly to ad- Japan is now here to the "open door" and equal. nominal friends. convinced that the League of opportunity principles which were Nations may pass resolutions, but agreed between China and other will do nothing further. She has countries- also come to the conclusion that! Reuter; the United States and Britain will stand aside, and watch inactively her ruthless forward march. It is

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blowing on the far side of the It is pointed out that the United Pacific. It is a breeze which is States still has considerable leeway intended to become a trade wind, to make with the silver purchase, unless it meantime develops into policy which constitutes a strong & Typhoon "bull" point for metal, encouraging Evidence" which no intelligent speculators, especially Chiness." man could ignore has for years Bullion circles and bankers, while past been accumulating to show stressing that China is divorced that Japan is setting before her from silver, deprecate the action self the definite aim of establish of the United states as tending to ing full hegemony over her vast not to be wondered at if some of bf the world' as a whole. But un- China's leading statesmen areless some unforeseen circumstance render Chinese currency difficulties neighbour, China, more acute owing to intensifica- |- The *Twenty-one Derdands" swinging round to the view that occurs to interfere, It is a develop- tion of exports of the metal.

which

she forced on China in they had better resign themselves ment as inevitable as the rising of The City Editor of the News 1915, when the Western world was willingly to the domination of the sun; and it would be childish Chronicle" says the responsibility distracted by the Great War, Japan, and make such terms as folly for us to shut our eyes to the fact, however unwelcome "we for continued rise of silver rests hinted plainly enough at her ob- they can with her.

may deem it. Within a measur with the United States, whose Jective. For a time she was held

The reports of the latest nego-able period of time we have to leaders appear determined to play in check by the sturdy co-opera- havoc with the monetary standard tion of the United States and tlations between the two countries, expect the accomplishment by of China and concludes that if the Britain, which brought about the and of a prospective loan to China Japan of a huge Eastern Asiatic a population of United States objective be pur-Washington Treaty of 1921, estab by Japan, indicate that sich an Empire, with

the more than 500,000,000-upwards of sued as ruthlessly in future as in uishing the "Open Door" in China, alliance is now well above the past, China would be well ad- the authority" of China, in Man-horizon. There may be setbacks a quarter of the whole human vised to hasten her search for a churia, and the limitation of the and struggles, writhings and re- race; a bigger and far more com Japanese Navy. But this action volts of the loose-limbed Chinese pact empire than the world has new currency standard.— Reuter.

succeeded only in making Jepan dragon under the driving spears ever yet mown, ruled by an ener postpone her policy, not abandon of the Samural. But steadily regetic, militant, emcient, ambitious morselessly, the Japanese win race, intensely patriotic, and quitas In 1931, profitting by the finan-press their points home until there inexorable where their country's clal distraction of Europe and is final surrender and acquiescence interests are involved – America, she began her conquest on the part of their gigantic but whether that vast new empire"

friendless of Manchuria, and next year irinde helpless and

prey will be a boon or a curse to the her raid on Shanghal-a too pre- China, it may be anticipated, will worth at large, we must face the Löndon, April 12.

mature venture, from which she gradually yield herself to closer fact that its establishment is more London Silver prices to-day were found it necessary to withdraw. Japanese control financial, politi-than a probability, and its coming up 3/4 as follow:

Since then she has consolidated cal and administrative. Western will profoundly affect the fature of April 10 April 11

China has infinite her position in Manchuria, and advisers and Western indiuences humanity. Spot. 28-15/16 29-11/16

added the province of Jehol to her will be steadily busted by Japan- possibilities. It is populated by an Forward.........29-1/16 ̈.. 29-13/16 | London on New York cross rate collection Recently she has beese, until the story of Manchakus industrious, patient and highly in at 2 pm to-day was 48362 com- gun a further move against Inner has been re-enacted in the vast telligent people. All they need is

Chinese commonwealth.

unity, organisation and a Such a development may not be start. But while such military penetrain the best interests of China. It tion and annexation of the fringes may not be in the best interests

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SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

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pared with 48462 at closing "yes-

terday.

THE ONLY SOLUTION

London, April 11. President Roosevelt's increase in Financiers, have long foreseen price to home producers of silver since with a rise in world prices obviously he could not pay abroad more than he paid his own people. with

depreciation of sterling, diminished export of silver from China and the huge quantities of allver required by America under the Purchase Act, higher prices appear inevitable.

World finances are not affected

already acted beneficially to a although sliver shipments have

minor extent in liquidating America's trade balance.

It is belleved the only solution is for China is come off sliver and link herself to some other cur rency.

stons

It is thought that the discus

have actually gone farther than on financial aid, to China

as described by Lord Stanhope in the House of Lords on April 3- Reuter...

CHINESE EGGS AGAIN IN COMMONS

11.

London, April 11

"In the House of Commons to-

đáy, Dr. H. C. Harlem (Conserva tive) inquired whether the Minis

The conflict which had arisenter of Health is conducting fur- last December between the famous ther" bacteriological examinations conductor, Furtwangler and the of Chinese eggs, including both Relch authorities in consequence disease-producing and putrefactive of an article published by Furt micro-organisms waengler in support of the modern Mr. G. Shakespeare replied: German composer, Paul Hindemit- that the Minister proposes to carry All public buildings throughout hand which led to his resignation out further examinations as the Reich will host flags on from the post of director of the promised and will communicate April 20 on the occasion of Hit- Berlin State Opera appears to have results if desired -- ler's 46th birthday, according to been settled to mutual satisfac-Beuter: ari order issued by the Reich tion. An official communique on Minister of Interior on Wednes Wednesday states that Furtwaeng- ler at his own request had been day

granted an interview by Chancel lor Hitler, which resulted in re- establishing complete, accord Transocean. Koo Min.

The Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. Transocean Kuo Min.

H. Thomas, was asked in Pärilä-

ment whether any of the Domin-

lons had at any time been consult-

ed regarding the French proposal of the League of Nations as an

of March, 1939, for an interna- organisation with an “armed forcé „tional aerial police force for the of its own.

purpose of preventing misuse of Answering - civic aircraft.

supplementary

question, Mr. Thomas cited, as the

He said that throughout the pronouncement of ; one of the

DUTCH PREMIER'S HEALTH

FOREIGN LABOUR IN HOLLAND

[Special to the Hong Hong Dab Press (Copyright).]

· The Hague, Apr. 10. The limitation of opportunities of employment for foreigners in Holland, enacted by a law passed on May, 1934 has been more cle

course of the Disarmament Con- Dominion representatives General Special to the "Hong Kong Ba'l, defined and subjected to -201

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alterations by a new Gore decreer Certain classines The Hague, April 10, as domestic serv Premier Collin who underwent Ƒstaurant persoza an operation a fortnight ago left longe irected- the nursing home on Wedrésday, of

ference there been constant epn- | Emats in" which,

" he said:"" If an sultations with representatives of attempt were made now to, trans- the Dominions on all aspects of the form into a military machine the problem involved. So far as he | League of Nations, to carry on wat was aware no Dominion Govern- for preventing or ending: wür ment had made any official pro think its fate is sealed I cannot nouncement on this particular to conceive the Dominions" maining He will, however not assume his posal, but there had been publish in such a League,

the duties for the time being but will

ed from time to time statements Dominions, leave it, Great Britain Like a short holiday for recupe-

of Dominion representatives in- is bound to follow”. dicating dissent from a conception British Wireles

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Conclusive EVIDENCE

(To Be Continued);

Counsel Will you tell his Lordship what effect, the accident has had

apen Toay?

Witness Tony never want to sleep until well after midnight unless he

Fudge:

had sleeping draughts...and Tony took these ragni rly through laat Winter. As I considered these harmful I stopped the sleeping draughts and put him on "Ovaltine instead, and he has had 'Ovaltine ever since.

What was it you gave him?

Oraltine.

And did it answer the purpose equally

Witness Tes, my Lord; it did

When Touy fell sleep was it a restless or a sound sleep P Witsers. A very deep

my Lord.

THE foregoing is an extract from evidence actually given in a recent High Court case. In bringing this to the attention of the proprietors of Ovaltine, the writer addas,

properties

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