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GENEVA NEGOTIATIONS

OUTCOME

Hopeful Views Held By French Press

ABYSSINIA TO STAND FIRM

(Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press") (By- Telegraph, Copyright, Tele graphia". "Messagez

Receted, September 5. 1.20 p.m.)

Ordinance. 1893-

Paris, September 5.

The Press here are relatively satisfied with the results of the first day of the Geneva negotiations. A settlement may not have been reached says "Le Journal" but the clashes which have heen feared and which might have led to grave rupture falled 'to take place.

"

The papers express mild appreciation that Mr. Eden did not speak of sanctions but merely reported оп the Three-Power Conference in general terms, thus leaving open all- possiblities, The statement made by Baron Alodi` likewise WIS regarded hopeful by "Le Jour" which points out that the Italian delegate, although rejecting direct talks with Abyssinia, did not refuse to co-operate with the League Council.

If the League of Nations will offer Italy sufficient satisfac- tion, and if she succeeds in obtaining the Negus' consent, then Italy would be willing to abstain from military operations, as- serts the paper, adding that the reply to the question of whether there will be war or not solely depends on the attitude of the League of Nations and particularly of "those powers to whose voice Addis Ababa is prepared to listen."

It is reported from Addis Ababa that instructions were sent to the Abyssinian delegate at Geneys advising him to strict- ly maintain the previous Abystinian viewpoint and not to seeept

a compromise solution. Official quarters here are now inciled

to regard the situation with considerable optimian.

The Emperor of Abyssinia on Wednesday night sent a telegram to the Pope thankding the Holy Father for the latter's peace manifestation.--Transocean. Kao Min.

NERVOUSNESS IN ALEXANDRIA

Alexandria, Sept. 5.

Although the presence of British

warships gives a sense of security,

Alexan-

AIRPLANE MANOEUVRES"

Milan, Sept. &

the nervousness of the inhabitants. The British planes began their the Suez Canal in Alexandria is reflected in a manoeuvres in food of applications for insurance i area states "Corriere Della Sera" policies. Companies in

in a message from their Alexandria dria. Port Said and Suez at pre- correspondent. Ismailia, which is sent are overwhelmed with re-half way along the Canal, is be- quests from warehouse owners and lag used as a base for the man- oeuvres which Include practice by citizens wishing to insure against bombardment risks for which pre-bombing planes and anti-aircraft mlum is quoted at two shillings guns.---- per cent, per day.

British warships keep up steam all day and warships' pinnaces are mounted with machine guns which are described as "routine fittings." Reuter

ARTICLE XV

Geneva, Sept. 8. Artic: 15 will be invoked at to-morrow's meeting of the 'Coun- cil at which the Ethiopians will reply to the Italian charges.

This will entail the appointment at a sub-committée of conciliation consisting of Ave members.

Mr. Eden this morning had a lengthy conference with M. Laval alter which he saw the Danzig representative.

Conversations on a broader basis

continued during the lunch given by Mr. Eden to M. Laval, M. Averol, the delegates of Poland;" Turkey, Argentine, Australia other influential personages— Reuter

NO MEETING

and

Geneva, Sept. 5. No Council meeting bas" been fixed for to-day and it is not

expected that it will assemble

until the Abyssinian delegates are prepared to reply to Italy.

To-day will be devoted private talks and meeting

various delegations- Reuter,

to 01

ADDIS ABABA ACTIVITY ...

Addis Ababay Sept. 5. War materials in the arsenal near Addis Ababa are being trans-- ferred to various points west of the capital as precautionary mea- sures against air attacks according to a high Ethiopian army officer who states that the Italians will be unable to destroy anything of military value. The only victims of aerial attack will be the civilian population in the palaces, churches and buildings

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Transocean. Kuo Min;

ARMS TO ITALY

Paris, Sept. 5. The Communist Trade Unions of railway men, metal workers, dockyard labourers and chemical Industry workers have decided to take appropriate action for pre- venting the manufacture as well as delivery of war materials to Italy, according to a report "Humanite.”— Transocean Kuo Men.

CHINESE LABOUR

Shanghai, Sept. 5.

in

A Japanese report that the Italian authorities are conscript ing Chinese labour for service" in Abyssinia is denied by the Italian Legation.-- Reuter,

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ALOISI SEES PRESSEN

Geneva, Sept. 4 Contrary to the customary pre cedure of the Italian delegation, Count Aloisi received international pressmen yesterday evening. of fering to answer their questions.

Among the replies given the Baron emphasised that Italy's de- termination to retain a free hand in Africa was "unalterable. Asked whether Italy planned to leave the League of Nations, Baron. Alots! said the League of Nations must make its choice between Italy and Abyssinia,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1935.

TWELVE YEARS OLD TO-DAY

Young Ruler Of Yugoslavia

(Special to" "Hong Kong Daily Press")

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telo- graphic Mairages Ordinance, 1894 Received, September 5. 7.30 p.m.)

Belgrade, Sept. 5.

The twelfth birthday of the youthful King Peter II on Friday will be his first birthday as ruler of Yugoslavia. The occasion will

KING PETER IL

be celebrated by a great parade of troops after being ushered in on Thursday night, by torchlight processions in the capital Agram and other larger towns.

HEAVY LOSS

LOSS OF

OF LIFE IN FLORIDA

Congressmen Blame The Government

'

Miami. Sept. 3. With the wind sweeping in the direction of Georgia to the Atlan- fie and absting to land gale force. Florida is beginning to count the cost of the hurricane. The total death roll must exceed 500..

One survivor, Mr. Lowe, told Reuter how he escaped from Tavernier with a woman tied to his belt and a three months' old baby in his arms.

Lowe and six relatives "of his were forced to leave their homes and seek shelter in some stronger building. Their houses simply fell to pieces, for they were close to water and the waves engulfed them. The building in which they had pinned their highest hopes they found was not sufficiently

Aeroplane flying over the keys re- port shambles of devastation. Huge areas of roads and railways have been washed out every- where.

The damage to property on the West Coast totals millions of dollars. The entire fruit crop has been destroyed in many dis-strong to hold against the con--

tinual buffets of the waves. They were forced to flee again.

tricts.

PASSENGERS RESCUED Passengers from the steamer Dixie which ran aground are be- ing disembarked. They are wet and exhausted and have not had *any Todd since midday on Mon- day owing to destruction of the ship's galleys. Nevertheless the highest traditions of the sex were maintained aboard.

FLUNG DOWN

Each man of the party tied a woman to him with a sheet wound about the waist of each. They fought their way against the suck- Ing under-tow of receding waves in this way. Repeatedly they were flung down, clutched at trees when they were neck deep in water, un- miraculously they were able to scramble« upon a'small building

The work of rescuing the re- maining 280 passengers from the vessel was suspended last night owing to bad weather and resum-floating- past.”

crouched in

the

ed in the morning. About 120 were There they rode out the storm, left on board, but the rescue, of the whole lot was completed later.

precariously, small house which was pitched about by the waves for hours.

A survivor from the wrecked rescu: train described how, the waves tossed the coaches about like straws..

ALLEGED BUNGLING Congressmen have telegraphed Mr. Harry Hopkins and President Public buildings and numerous Roosevelt enquiring why the many private houses are already flying war veterans were not removed flags in preparation for to- from the camps when the hurri-

The death toll in the hurricane morrow's festivities when the cane warning was first given. la variously estimated.

Some say Regency Council and members of Local indignation is increasing that 500 are lost and 200 badly the government will be present at against alleged Government bung-hurt Others put the death list the parade.

ling which

was responsible for at a much higher figure, but it is great loss of life.

sul too. early to do more than es- Reuter

timate, as there are miles of de- SURVIVORS' STORIES

vastated country from which no Miami, Sept. thi

reports have yet been heard, Haggard survivors tell heart- rending stories, of the desolation destruction throughout

To mark the occasion new postage stamps bearing the head Transocean Kuo Min of the young King will be issued.-

and

the

PASSENGERS SAFE"

Passengers are being taken off Florida keys where the hurricane the stranded steamer Dixie, which SILVER MARKET

has swept with sudden and tre-is pounding to pieces on the refs

on Florida's southermost tip. mendous force leaving a dreadful (From Our Own Correspondent) wake of death.

London, Sept. 5. Houses are flattened and there London silver prices to-day were is no sign of life of man or beast. down 1/16 as follow:

The birds have vanished. It is im- Sept 4 Sept. 5 possible yet to tell whether the *Spot........ 29-1/8

29-1/16 inhabitants of the hundreds of Forward......... 29-1/16

scattered farms have escaped or whether they London on New York cross-rate

are buried in the ruins of their homes. 2 p. to-day, was 4.9450 compared with 49512 at closing yesterday.

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MR. EDEN SPEAKS Speaking in solemn tones, Mr. Eden declared that Great Britain would exert herself to reach t peaceful settlement. They had all tried to create a new internation- al order to save mankind fromN the scourge of war, he said. The machinery of the new order which had been established by the Co- venant was in Geneva, and if the Epirit was there they could not fall.

The British Government was acutely, conscious of its responst- bilities as a member of the Lea- gue, Mr. Eder continued, for the world was watching them all. The League was facing 2 vital test which, if it did not pass success- fully, would gravely impair its in- fluence.

A collapse of the League and of the new international order in things would be a calamity, the British spokesman asserted.

NO QUESTION There was no question of any political or economic conflict be- tween Britain and Italy, Mr. Edea

Questioned whether Italy would be hindered in military action by the signature in the Kellogg Pact the Count answered that like Great Britain, Italy had made a told the Council. Britain's sub- reservation when signing that this stantial interests in Ethiopia had would not apply to her colonial ter- been explicitly recognised by Italy ritory

and the British Government does not apprehend that they will not continue to be respected. · ·Britain' was only concerned in the Italo Ethiopian dispute as a member the League and a signatory of the Briand-Kellogg pact...

Transocean-Kun Min

SESSION ADJOURNED

Geneva, Sept 4. Several short speeches, followed During the past month

a long discourse by Count Aloist atores and munitions left Addis after which the Fresident adjourn

army

It was their duty to use the League machinery. If they ob- tained the loyal co-operation of the two parties in the dispute they

PROBABLES FOR

ST. LEGER

Fox To Ride The Favourite

London, Sept. 5.

In spite of the terrific seas and the strong wind, four steamers are standing by and their boats are bringing the 235 passengers and 118 of the crew of the Dixie to safety. The lives of all aboard the wreck now appear to have been savid.— Reuter.

TERRORISTS IN

INDIA.

Ruthless War By Authorities

Calcuttă, Sept. 5. The following are the probable Quie.ly but ruthlessy-war is be- starters and jockeys for the Sting waged.ca the terrorista. Sus- Leger to be run next Wednesday: pected houses are continually searched for arms, according to a Bengal police report on activities in 1934.

Babram Buckleigh Fairbairn Field Trial Flash Bye Hairan Flassy Pry IL Solar Ray Baodal Batholdi

Beater

(Fox)

(A, Wragg) (G. Richards) (Dick) (Brennan) (Smirka) (Perryman)"

(Beary)

.... (Birrett). (No Jockey) (No jockey)

LATEST BETTING

London, Sept. 4.

Although there were no cases of overt terrorist crime, the perpetual discovery of arms, explosives and ammunition proves that terrorism Is ever active and malignant.

A most brilliant stroke of the year was the rounding up of the most dangerous "Bengal Volunteer Corps" which was responsible for

many outrages.

Secret police seized many re- The following was to-day's call-volvers, guns and cartridges. Twen- over for the St. Leger to be run ty two arms smugglers and brokers over one mile and 1,472 yards al were expelled from Calcutta, Doncaster on September 11.

enter.

4/7 Bahrami (jald and wanted) 9/1 Fairbairn (0)` 10/1 Flissy. (o) 103/9 (t) 100/7 Field Trial (t and o) 15/1 Bolar Ray (b, and o) 25/1 Hairan (o). 25/1 Buckleigh (0) 33/1 Flash Bye (ar 66/1 Fry II (6) 100/1 Barthafat? 100/1 Baodal Reuter

COUNTERFEITERS IN FRANCE

(Special to “Hong Kong Daily Press");

DRY GIN

DESTILLE

LONDO

if it's

Gordon's

GIN

you know what you're drinking

NO COLOURING MATTER

NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS

WHITEST

PUREST

BEST

The Largest Gin Distillers in the World

NEW ROMAN EMPIRE

Views Of American Colonel

New York, Sept. 3.. "Italian armies in Africa, may lay the foundation of a new Roman Empire great enough to give, the Italian people a chance to breathe. If Signor Mussolini succeeds, Italy will expand in Africa without ex- ploding in Europe."

JAPANESE WAR MINISTRY

Soviet Interest

(Special to "Hong Kong

Dally Press") • (By" Telegraph, Copyright, Tele- graphic Merages. Ordinand, 1804- Heceived, September 5, 7.30 p.m.)

"

Moscow, Sept. 6.

War Minister Hayashi's resigna" tion and the succession by General Kamashima is the subject Thus writes Colonel House in the Press. The papers point out that of lengthy comments in the Soviet magazine Liberty." Colonel House

the new War Minister is known who was formerly the late Mr.

to maintain neutral attitude" in de- Woodrow Wilson's adviser,

polities and go on to express the clares that world peace depends on hope that the experience which Britain, France, Russia and the the Soviet Union had with hits United States, who now possess predecessors, Generals Araki and the world, but at the same time Hayashi, will not be repented, recognises the insistence of Italy, Germany and Japan to be given their proper share of colonies which they failed to receive at Versailles. !leuter:

EGYPTIAN AGREEMENT WITH SUDAN

Tsana Lake Question

Mazaagsi

1894

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press") (B Talegraph, Copyright, Tai

Urdinanca. graphie Received, Septimber 5, -4-30 p.m.)

Cairo, Sept. 5. the receipt of a

tion

General Araki in particular was regarded here 15 & dangerous enemy of the Soviet Union. Transocean Kuo Min.

ALSACE VETERAN PASSES

(Special to "Hong Kong

--Daily Prem")

(B, Telegraph," "Copyrighi, For graphic Mariages.... Ordinanes, 189 Received, September 5, 7-30 p.m.)...

Paris, September 57.

The well known Alsatian auto- namist Dr. George Ricklin, died in hospital at Dammerkirch aged 73 on Wednesday, Both before Following

and after the war: Hicklin; playedkar telegram from the Egyptian Lega- a prominent part in the political in London the cabinet life of Alsace. In 1928, when he council at a secret session ap was elected deputy, the French him and proved of a draft agreement with Government accused Sudan on the Teana Lake ques other antonamists of plotting higher tion The pact project dating treason. Ricklin was found gufity: back to April this year when, and sentenced to a years impris following invitation from the sonment. The sentence, however Abyssinian Government, to take caused such an agitation through-v part in the conference on the out Alsace that Ricklin was par Tsana. Lake question, the Egyptian doned shortly afterwards, but was as well as the Sudan Governments unable through the fact of having replied that it must settle the been imprisoned to take seat a matter between themselves first, a deputy in the Chamber since Egypt possesses greater Transocean Xuo Km. rights · for⠀⠀ utilisation of the Nile, springs

Transocean :Kuo ̧Min;:

HOT SPRINGS IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS

(Spectal to":"Hong "Kon""

ZIONIST CONGRESS

(Special to Hong Kong

Dally," "Press"). Telegraph, Copyright, sniphie Mazagar Ordinamos. 1895 Receitad, September 5, 4:30 pm

Luceme, Bent 5.

The session of the 19th Zionist Congress here has been:

7. (By:. Felagraph, Copyright, Tele graphic Messages Ordinanca, 1894-

Daily Preschi Received, September 5, 7.30 p.m.)

Belegraph, Copyright, Tou with the election Paris, September 5. graphie

Message Ordinance,

Weiz Two Italian false coiners who Received, September 5. 450 p.

Moscow, September culating spurious ten franc pledes Three hot springs have been were arrested by the police on discovered in the Arctic Regions Wednesday in a dwelling where a according to a report received by

the Leningr

would not fall to achieve a peace- CONFERENCE IN MOSCOW had been manufacturing and cir-

WORK LAUDED

M. Pierre Laval, Prime Minister

ed the session without intimating Ababa nightly by mules, horses and lorries. As a very strict eur

when the next meeting would take few exists from 7.30 p.m.,

the place, but announced that the moyement is carried out secretly. Abyssinian representative had re- served the right to deal in detail BLACK AIRMAN »

with the points raised in the Italian ful settlement. Colonel Julián, famous black speech and the Italian memoran-

Moscow, Sept. 53 airman of Harlem, has been ap dum.. pointed Commander-in-Chief of It is therefore assumed that for of France, welcomed the work of The first International Confer-complete coiner's workshop was the Ambo garrison which will be the time being the Council win conciliation which had been un-ence for Topography was opened discovered.

deal with other questions dow be dertaken by the League. He was here on Wednesday. fore the Assembly, and will only re-convinced, he said, that its aim from England, France, Germany turn to the Abyss n'an confict might still be assured within the and the United States and other after the great powers have con- scope of the League Covenant ducted exhaustive direct negotia-That was the talk of the Council tions with one another on the mat which was assured of the full col-

laboration of France. terFOR A Transocean Kuo Min,

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used as advance headquarters for concentration of western Ethiopian

forces.

It is stated that Colonel Jullan left the air force because the Abyssinian planes were not mo- dern and useless for war purposes, Zepter

Scientists

countries are attending the con- terenos in which more than 40 addresses on various branches of

opography will be delivered Transocean Eno MinerT8, 201

from the lead

In addition to a large sum of Expedition money.

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