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COLONIAL EMPIRE A

CLOSED MARKET

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Britain's "Selfish Policy" Criticised

ABYSSINIAN OIL CONCESSION

REACTIONS

London, September 2.

The Abyssinian oll concession is the theme of editorials in most of the newspapers. The "Times” says that the Foreign Office statement leaves no excuse for suspicion of the British good faith. The "Daily Telegraph" is of the opinion that the statement should have removed serious embarassment to the ne-. gotiations at Genera.

The "News Chronicle" thinks it is very strange and disquiet- ing that British Ministers knew nothing whatever about a move- ment of capital importance involving the economic future of half at Abyssinia and complicating immensely the issues Involved in the whole controversy.

The paper declares that it is imperative if our attitude is not to be permanently discredited that the British Government spare no effort to unearth and and disclose to the world all the details of this extraordinary transaction.

The "Morning Post" hopes that the Government's repudia- tion of the concession will convince our neighbours that their suspicious are unfounded.

"Dally Herald": The present distribution of access to hand and raw materials would be unfair not only to Italy but to other Powers and it is the duty of Britain to reverse the present sel- fish polley of turning her Colonial Empire into a closed market for Britain.

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Mr. George Lansbury in his foreign residents will be warned speech in London last evening said before the city is bombarded from that there was plenty of raw ma- the air. Abyssinian, official quar- terials and markets for everybodyters, however, point out that the and instead of the nations prepar- bombardiment of Addis Ababa ing to fight and scramble they would be a clear violation of in- should sit around a table.

ternational law. since the Abyssin- ian capital is an "open" city.”— Transocean Auo Hin

Britain should lead the way and say she is willing to pool the re- sources of the Empire with those other nations and establish an in- ternational commission' to share these things instead of fighting among themselves.

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THE FIRST REFUSAL

Paris, Sept. 2. The oil concessions granted by the Abyssinian Government were

senting an American firm, accord-"

The Archbishop of York in first offered to an Italian, repre- broadcast address last evening said that Britain must be ready to

ing to a French report from Addis Start the work of arranging for Ababa This firm was unable to means of satisfying the present

accept certain clauses of the con- need of nations, which is a lack tract and the concessions were of outlet. Beuter.

offered elsewhere.

BRITISH ENQUIRY

London, Sept. 2. The British Government, it is cficially stated, are making a rigorous enquiry to ascertain whe- ther British capital is involved directly or indirectly the con- erssion secured by Mr Rickett.

In the meanwhile the British Minister at Addis Ababa. Sir Sid- pey Barton, has telegraphed the Foreign Office stating that the contract is purely between the Ethiopian Government and the American Corporation and no men. tion whatever is made of British participation. No report has been received of Sir Sidney Barton's conversation with the Emperor.

It is learned that Mr. Rickett was at Addis Ababa from August 23 to 30 and had no contact with any Legation. It was then under- stood that he went to Addis Aba- ba ostensibly to arrange

Red Cross aeroplane to be presented by the Egyptian Copts and furnished. a letter of introduction to the Emperor by the Coptle Patriarch. Mr. Colson signed the contract as a witness owing to the fact that a ruling of the text in English was necessary to guarantee conformity

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Well-informed Ethioplan circles state. that the negotiations have been proceeding for three years and that no political question was involved. It was emphasised that the British legation had no know- ledge of the negotiations.

COST OF CONCESSION

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1935,

M. Stojadinov'tch, the new Pre- nder in Yugoslavia, arrived, in Paris, on Sunday to discuss with the French Premier current poll-

<tical problems.

MR. EDEN IN PARIS

Discussions With The Premier

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Messages Ordinance. 1891 Received, September 2. 4.30 pm.)

Paris, Sept. 2 The British Minister for League of Nations Affairs, Mr. Anthony Eden, win arrive here on Monday morning in order to confer with the Premier and Foreign Minister, M. Laval.

The conference which will probably begin, on Monday morning, will be mainly devoted to the discussion of the report on the Pants Three-Power Conference. after which the report will be sub- mitted to the League Councli by Mr. Eden.

As the British Government are

reported to be desirous of present-

the report jointly with the

French Government. It is expect- ed that Mr. Eden will try to per- suade M. Laval to agree to "the joint procedure.”

The concession granted by the Abyssinian Government to Amer- ican and British interests, which.

LITTLE ENTENTE

CONFERENCE

Findings To Be Discussed

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Daily. Press")

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to discuss with M. Lafal the de-

The Yugoslavian Premier and Foreign Minister, Stojadinovitch, hero cn Sunday evening in order Mr. George Lansbury, Labour Party cisions of the Little Entente Con should lead the way in pooling the leader, considers that Britain ference which had been recently

resources of the Empire and thus concluded.

prevent disputes

Some sensation had been caused by the report that the 45-year old terrorist, Budai Koleman, had been arrested at Mulhouse, Alsace, but a few hours before the Yugoslavian statesman pass:d" through that clty on his way to Paris..

Koloman, who It is said has already previously attempted to assassinate a number of prominent politica personages, aroused 'sus- icion by registering under an as- sumed name at the Mulhouse Hotel"

Transocean Kuo Min

SILVER MARKET

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(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, Sept. 2. London aliver prices to-day were unchanged for Spot and up 1/16 for Forward, as follow:-

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Aug. 31 Sept. 2 Spot

1.29. Forward

..28-13/18 28-7/8 London on New York cross-rate at 2.00 pm. to-day was 4.9593 compared with 4.9656 at closing on Saturday.

COMMUNISTS IN FRANCE

Hold A Monster Meeting

necessitated a, last-minute recri- mination of diplomatic procedure, will also be discussed by these two statesmen, the opinion : 'bere being that. Mr. Eden will prove to M. Laval that the British Govern- Addis Ababa, Sept. 1. ment had nothing to do with the There is no question of £10,000,-negotiations leading to the grant-graphic 000 being involved in the oll and ing of the concessions.—. » mineral concessions granted to the Transocean Kuo Min. African Exp'oration and Deve loptent Corporation, according to an official source, but the con- cession is based on rental and royalty sharing which bas not been disclosed.

In the event of minerals being discovered during the working of the all concessions, another con- tract will be granted on similar terms. A railway line is to be built to the sea when port, facilities are avaliable.-- Reuter,

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ANTI - ITALIAN

FEELING

Dock Workers Go On Strike

Capetown, Sept. 2. Dock workers here refused to

for the be-

CONCESSION HOLDERS

Paris, Sept 1.oad the Italian steamer Sabbia The New York correspondent of with a cargo of South African the semi-official "Petit Parisien" chilled meat destined furnishes the following particulars Italian army in East Africa about the American Company cause "they won't be a party to which has just obtained the Abys- any action promoting war which ir: the English text with the Abyssinian concession; the African Ex-18 now threatened." sinian as nine Ethiopians concern- ploitation and Development Cor- ed knew English.-Reuter,

ITALY TO FROTEST

Addis Ababa, Sept. 2 The Anglo-American exploita concession Is the all-absorbing topic of the political situation here..

The Italian-minister, Count Vinci will lodge a protest against the concession with the Abyssin fan Government on Monday morn- ing. The Italian protest is based on the argument that the conces Bion de an infringement of the earlier Italian rights. The Abys- ainian Government on the other hand contends that the protect is unjustified by treatles.

The concession, it is now ап- nounced, will be recorded in Abys- kinia as well in the United States trade registers. The capital of the concern, it is declared, will be 100 per cent, American.“

The Britisher, Frank Rickett, who signed the concession for the newly-founded company, it is sad. will attend the forthcoming meet ing of the League of Nations Council which, according to report received here, will probably be postponed til September 7

The strike decision was taken, at

poration, registered on July 30, a meeting of the Dock Workers 1935 In the State of Delaware, the Union and the General Council of purpose of which is stated to be the Cape Trades Federation, de the recovery of natural mineral clded to support the stevedores wealth in Africa, the capital of and workers by all means in their which is divided into 5,000 shares power. Tre decision was com

Hertzog, each of $100. The founders are municated to General Arthur Britten, Edward Williams, the South African Premiler. The and Vincent Westrup but the chief support of other ports is being shareholders are unnamed. The

sought. chief financial adviser to the Abys-

Minor trouble was experienced: Bintan Emperor is an American, at Durban where the coloured Everett Andrews Colson who held stevedores refused to load frozen the position since 1930. He has meat into the Italian steamer great induence with the Emperor Perla

However, other stevedores and undertook to pit Abyssinia's loaded the vessel. Ecater

financés on a sound basis and to stablise her currency. Transocean Kua Min.

TERMS OF CONCESSION

KING'S INJURY

"Addis Ababa, Sept. 1.

Brussels, Sept. 24 Concrete details about the Anglo- It is revealed that King Leopold American exploitation concession has sustained a broker rib in the furnished by an official statement Kussnacht motor smash. The in- were published here on Sunday. Jury fa mending satisfactorily. In the main, the facts agree with the original reports except that as regards the financial basis no

outer

particulars have yet been publish corporation will pay

special

ed. It is merely emphasised that contribution for rights to ming the African Exploitation and Deven them.Y

*** ITALIAN EVACUATION, lopment Corporations will pay (1) in ometal circles it is asserted According to the Italian Lega- a fixed sum (2) variable contut-that the agreement stipulates a tion the last male employee of button based on the amount of of yearly payment of £25,000 sterl the Legation as well as the entire recovered,

ing to the Emperor and a contri- omdial Legation staff will shorty If in the course of the work of bution of one shilling and 6 leave Addis Ababa The Tallan boring for oll in the concessioned pence for every ton of oil Te Legation likewise announced that territory, the company should ¦ covered-

the population of Addis Ababa and discove tals of any kind the Transocean. Kuo-Minj

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MODERN ARMY IN FRANCE

Great Manoeuvres Commence

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Paris, Sept. 2.

TRADE UNIONISTS IN FIGHTING MOOD

Opposition To Labourites Accepting Knighthoods

ITALIAN AGGRESSION TO BE CONDEMNED

London, September 2

Condemnation of Labourites accepting honours from the National Government with special reference to the recent knight-- · hoods conferred on Mr. Walter MoLennan Citrine (General Secre-- tary of the Trades Union Congress) and Mr. Arthur Pugh (Gen- eral Secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation and the British Iron Steel and Kindred Trades Association) are ex- pected to provide a heated debate at the Trade Union Congress meeting in conference this week at Margate.

Women particularly condemn such distinctions. Extremists also will hotly attack the Council's recent circular against the appointment of Communists to official positions as "gross inter- ference" with the Mberty of the Unions, but it is believed that an overwhelming majority are Moderates.

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Another resolution condemns the increase of 164,000 in the past year Government's precautionary men- i due to the industrial recovery and sures against alí, raids äs“ creation" at · · present the membership is of a war mind by psychological | 3,500,000. appeals." Nevertheless, Labour

Doctors will participate for the

strongly favours sanctions in sup-first time representing the newly port of the League.

GENERAL STRIĶE

by. the

formed Medical Practitioners Union containing several thousand mem- bers.

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ITALY CONDEMNED Mr. Kean, President at the open- againing of the Trades Union Congress

The question invoking a general strike for prevention of Italo- The great manoeuvres of the Abyssinian

War willi be French Army in the Rheims re- canvassed to-morrow when s gion which according to well in- solution will be moved condemning just, and rapacious assault on re-¡ at Margate, condemned "Mussolini's formed circles are the biggest Japanese-Italian aggression in the Abyssinia." manoeuvres to be held in France Far East and Abyssinia respec- Mr. Kean believed that the ap since the end of the Great War tively.

plication of economie sanctions and in which no fewer than four Despite the damper caused last would suffice to restrain Italy's divisions of full war time strength evening are taking part, began on Sunday. blacking out Margate's electricity mediately effective a further step

thunderstorm aggression. If they were hot m The manoeuvres are terised by the fact that not a single tion in darkness, the Congress to Italian ships would bring to a charac-and plunging, the inaugural recepin the closing of the Suez Canal horse is being used since all the meets in good fettle.

standstill. the Ears African cam- units participating are completely

Membership has been continu-paign." Such action might bring mechanised. The degree of me-ously deci'ning since the peak of the League Powers into war with chanisation is illustrated by the six millions in 1922, but now there Italy, but the issue must be faced. fact that for instance the 4th is an upward movement with an Peuter. Light Division from Rheims are disposing of no fewer than 2,200 automobiles 'of which 400 are equipped with radio Transocean Euo Min.··

DEAD QUEEN'S PARENTS

Arrive In Brussels

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Paris, Sept. 2... The.. monster demonstration

Brussels, Sept. 1. staged by the Communists at Garches, near Paris, on Bunday, day went

The capital city of Belgium to- about its daily tasks was attended by approximately sad-eyed and with a quietly con- 150,000 people including many Bo-siderate tread, while Prince Char cladists and members of the Left les and Princess Ingeborg of Swe- Wing Radical-Bocialist Party,

den passed through the streets towards the Palace where the body of Queen Astrid 1ies.

- Numerous speeches were made in which the Fascists were warned. while the announcement was also

In the Palace there were heart- made that the "United Commun-ending scenes. The Prince and

ist and Socialist Front" would pre- Princess from Sweden, parents of vent the outbreak of war which the Belgian Queen, came in the was now threatening.

afternoon, by train. They hurried to the death chamber.

A message from the French delegate at the recently concluded Communist Internationale Con- gress at Moscow, which was read at the meeting, exhorts the French Communists, to prepare, for the last decisive battle."— Transocean Kuo Man.

STATEMENT BY PREMIER OF NEW ZEALAND

Question Of Sanctions Has Not Arisen

Wellington, Sept. 2. The question of sanctions, has not arisen as far as New Zealand is concerned, stated Mr. G. W. Forbes, the Frime Minister. The Imperial authorities were in con- stant touch with New Zealand which is confidentially informed of every development in the situs- tion,

League,

Reuter

Princess Ingeborg. completely overcome, fall weeping upon the violet-strewn bed and embraced the body of her daughter. Prince. Charles sobbed brokenly. King Léopold was so much moved that Princess Ingeborg, despite her own grief, turned to comfort him.

Court mourning has been de creed in Belgium for six months. with full mourning for the Arst

three months- Reuter.

UNPLEASANT INCIDENT AT DANZIG-

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Danzig, Sept. 2.

An unpleasant incident occurred Mr. Forbes declined to comment during the reception given in con- on the Australian attitude on nection with the visif of the Ger Zealand would be concerned if any the High Commissioner of the sanctions, but said that Now: man battleship Admiral Scheer by decisions are

reached by the League of Nations, M. Bean Lestu, on Sunday, when the President of the Danz'g Senate, M. Greizer and other ameial representatives of the Free State departed immediately after arrival when it was known that the invited guests also in- cluded the former president of the Senate, Dr. Ranachning and other members of the opposition partien parties.

AIR DISASTER IN CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles, Sept..1. Two pliots and a stewardess were killed when a Western Air Express trans-continental passenger plane, other crashed and burst into fames a few minutes after taking off. There were no passengers, aboard Reuter

DR. KUNG'S PROPOSALS ABOUT TAXES

Nanking, Sept.

CHANGTEH THREATENED BY COMMUNISTS

Shanghai, Sept. 2. Government reinforcements are Dr. H. H. Kung has submitted a rushing to Changten, the most proposal to the Executive Yuan important town in North Hunan, requiring rigid enforcement that whither a strong force of Com-the budgetary system in the "pro- munists under the notorious Red winces, heen districts and muni- leader Ho Lung is advancing, cipal governments must be pub

Martial law has been declared Ushed, Secondly, that the local at Changteh, while all "British and governments should not be per- other missionaries in the area mitted to impose taxes other than where fighting is expected are those listed in the budgets. Third- evacuating.

ly, that the Central Government The seriousness of the situation proclaim to the people that they to indicated by the arrival of may resist payment of taxes not. HMS. Sandpiper at Changtshlisted in the budgets. Reuter

Reuter.

Doctor's

Striking Tribute

OVALTINE'

MANY unsolicited tributes to Ovaltine are

received from members of the medical profes sion. It te safe to say that no other product has ever received such a huge volume of world-wide medical testimony. The following letter is of exceptional interest, inasmuch as it relates the experience of a doctor himself in the role of patient-

Mesers. "Ovallinë" (A. Wander, Lid.) Sirs,

Some months ago I was in Hospital with badly dislocated knee. I suffered a good deal ol pain, and my standby, the only agent i could rely on to produce sleep, was Ovallino

I shall never cease to be grateful for the help this afforded me, and of course shall always insist upon its use by my patiente,

Further

At is my Arm conviction that 'Opalline, should be taken not only in a period of ill-health, but at all times. It is a genuina Fustaining food.

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Signed

Yours faithfully,

letter is given

B.C.8 LEOP

accordance with mediani etiquette, the mania

iress of the doctor are