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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1936.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S

Sharp Criticism By German Press

SPEECH DESCRIBED AS SERMON TO EUROPE

With American Continent As A Model

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press

by Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Messages "Ordinance, 1594 Received, January \5, 4.30 4.1%)

Berlin, January 4. Long extracts from Presiden Roosevelt's important speech. to the Congress on Friday were given by the Berlin papers hut little enthusiasra is felt for its contenta judging by the critical ediorial comments.

The Berliner Tageblatt draws attention to the President's division of the countries of the world into expansionist nations with autocratic regimes on the one hand and peace-loving de-.. mocracies on the other hand, and to the statement that 85 to 00 per cent of the nations of the world are content with their frontiers, the remaining 10 to 15 per cent. being responsible for disturbing world peace.

"In speeches with a moral tendency," states the paper, "t is very convenient to illustrate points by means of black and white sheep. In the President's classification we doubtless bo- long to the black sheep. But is a pity when an eminent per- sonage utters such generalities which only create antogonisms and a pity that President Roosevelt contributed nothing in his speech for a solution of the problems, the existence of which

We will be, he acknowledges, except to recommend patience. glad, to exercise patience specialty regarding the misunderstand- ing of German policy and its aims."

more the

TO CONGRESS

MESSAGE TO

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INDIGNATION IN SWEDISH DOCTOR DIES

ETHIOPIA

Italian Excuse For *Air Bombing

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

(By "Telegraph, Copyright, Tein graphic Massages Ordinance, 1805. Received, January 5, 4.30 4.1:).

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Addis Ababa. Jan 4.

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Great indignation prevails here. at the Italian statement that the bombardment in the course which the Swedish Red Cross unit, wus hit was a reprisal for the de- capitation-of-Flight Lieutenant

Tito.

In official circles here it is de- clared there was every justification for the natives attacking with their primitive weapons, composed of swords and lances, the plane. which came down behind their lines and which both before and after the landing directed ma chine-gun fire against them.

The Abyssinians take the view that the right is entirely on their side against a highly civilised enemy, embittered by failure, who dild not shrink from dropping

01 the poison gas bombs

Red Cross unit and in addition from pouring machine-gun bullets into the unit.

the

Reprisals on the part of Italians would be comprehensible not only if the Abyssinians and the Italians were the aggressors. .GAS BOMBS USED? Reports from the northern front

The "Deutsche Allegemeine Zel-; In the field of commerce we have state that Italian armer. dropped tung" declares

President undertaken to encourage a that Roosevelt has

iesangole given Europe a

Interchange of well-intentioned sermon, uphold ward's goods.

"In the fed or international ing the American continint as s model. but forgetting the number, finance we have, as far as we aur- of hair-raising incidents which selves have been concerned, puc occurred there.

The United States 1s resolved not to let herselt be dragged into any conflict and to remain neutral In any war, concludes the article, which goes on to affirm that ou this point the United States policy is identifed with that of Germany. which als not to partake in the conflicts of others— Tranratena Rua Min.

EUROPEAN PRESS

London, Jan. 5. European newspapers give pra- minence to President Roosevelt's speech to Congress, but those Germany

and

discreetly Italy emitted that part in which he spoke strongly against autocracy and dictatorship,- Reuter's Bulletin Service..

an end to dollar diplomacy, money grabbing and speculation which the powerful and benefit only rich at the expense of the smal: and poor.

OF WOUNDS

Story Of Air Raid On Red Cross

“UTTERLY DELIBERATE ACT” „

(Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press"

(Bg Talsgraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Mesazyes' firdepance, Received, January 5, 430 am.)

Addis Ababa, January 4,

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HUNT'S

PORTS & SHERRIES

HUNTS

INTS SHERE

THÜLLALOM FÖR

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Dr. Lundstrom one of the two Swedish physicians who were wounded in the Italian bombing attack on the Swedish Red Cross unit near Dold; succumbed to his injuries on the day following the attack, and has been buried in the cemetery of the Coptic Church at Nugal, according to belated reports reaching here.

The aeroplane which left on Friday for the scene of the dis- aster returned here on Saturday with Dr. Hylander, the ill-fated Swedish mission's chief surgeon, who was also wounded during the attack and in now resting in the hospital here, where it is hoped he will soon recover from his injuries.-Transocean Kuo Min.

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JAW SHOT AWAY

London, Jan. 4. Press reports from Addis Ababa announce the death of Dr Lund- storm, Swedish doctor, who was wounded in the Italian air raid on the Swedish Red Cross unit. His jaw had been shot away and he succumbed while being conveyed to camp at Nugall

Dr. Hylander, principal medical officer

is in of the ambulance, Addis Ababa and is still suffering from the effects of the raid. In an interview he is reported to have said that at least twenty bombs must have been dropped. patients who were on the operating Dr. table were killed instantly.

nolue

Two

The

no less than 3.000 bombs in the Makale sector within the past week and that on December 31 they employed gas bombs excluHylander says he himself was in a that while seini-conscious condition and was sively. It is asserted

deafened nearly suffocated by smoke and

by the groans and screams of wounded were terrible. Many of them were half covered by earth and stones up by the explosions of fung bombs.

After a pause in the bombing the ed from the southern front where drening of the planes became loud- violent fighting is stated to be iner and a hall of machine-gun bullets

the Webbe Shibeli swept through the tents. Twenty progress on

these attacks infilcted great harm on the civil population they were from the absolutely ineffective military standpoint. 'The losses were

ten riven 19 dead, including two civilians, and Afteen wounded,

Increased activity is also report-

lay around us, amid the shrieks and groans of the wounded - and the crackle of blazing tents.

"It is Impossible to say how many bombs were dropped, but they must have exceeded 200, while thousands of rounds of ma- chine-gun ammunition were fired Ore tent has 425 bullet- at us. holes.

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PRESS WARNS

FRANCE

Danger On Two Frontiers

Queen's Building.

FLOODING OF THAMES

Castle Grounds Under Water

London, Jan. 4. There is good prospect of a relatively dry week-end through- out Britain to allow the floods to subside. The waters further re-. ceded in the upper reaches of the Thames yesterday and it is be

leved that the flooding" of the river generally reached its peak last night. A general abatement may now be looked for.

FATAL WOUNDS "Dr. Lundstrom, whose death was reported this morning, very severely wounded but kept to the crying: 'I must attend

(Special to the "Hong Kong wounded." De Lundgren, another assistant, was slightly wounded

Daily Press") and began to help the patients.

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele The unwounded Swedes and Abys-jraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894 sinian male nurses worked magni- aceited, January 5, 7.30 p.m.)

the blazing tents, ficiently, but

Paris, Jan. 6" The Italo-Abyssinian conflict is tumes from the bombs and gen- eral confusion made the

now at the most critical stage of its most difficult and dangcrops,

development in, the opinion of the "Practically all our stores were

nationalist paper "Liberte" in dis- was necessary $0 destroyed. It

.cussing the passibility of the adopt the crudest methods to treat United States Congress endorsing

Below Whidsor the floods spread the injured."

the oil embarge. In the latter yesterday and the greater part of NO EXCUSE FOR RAID

case a decision would shortly he the private grounds of Windsor "Directly the news of the disas-

made at Geneva to enrorce the Castle adjoining the river was ter was known Ras Desta's men

new sanctions including of which under water last night. rushed up and started to clear up till now has been postponed away the debris and to transport and the world would be brought the wounded to cover,

fearing into acute danger of a general that the planes would return. There war. ITALIAN-CONTENTION

Rome, January 5.

was absolutely no excuse for the rulduhe ambulance had Red In his apology to the Swedish

"It was an uiterly deliberate Cross emblems prominently dis- Minister in Rome for the bombing of the Swedish Red Cross unit and act," declared Dr. Hy.ander, when played, in accordance with the in- wounding of three" Swedes, the indignantly describing the Redternational convention.

"The Italian allegation that Foreign Minister maintained that Cross bombing in an exclusive in- the Italian bombers dropped audyterview with Reuter's special cor-Abyssinian chiefs and soldiers had

accidentally in respondent at Addis Ababa, Mr. one small bomb front of the hospital and that the Colllhs, upon his arrival here izam report regarding the extent of the the southern front by aeropiane, another Swedish doctor who was

"As a consistent part of her clear policy the United States is following a clear task of two-fold neutrality towards any and all na-' tinns engaging in war which is no immediate concern at Ameri-River in the region of Danane-eight patients and about 50 atten-

1: Transocean Kuo Min.

Cod 2.

Firstly, we decline to encourage the prosecution of war by permitt- obtain Ing the belligerents to arms, ammunition or implements of war from the United States.

Secondly, we seek to discourage the use by the belligerents of any nations of any and all American to facilitate products calculated the prosecution of war, a quan titles over and above our norma

dants were killed in the raid British Wireless.

DOCTOR'S STATEMENT

Addis Ababa, Jan. 4.

the

Bt. Peter's Church at Old Wind- sor was flooded and to-morrow services are being held to the Mission Church nearty

Many roads in the lower Thames France, the paper points out, ls. the only country participating in valles were still under water this. the sanctions which has a com- moming-- mon frontier with Italy. Thus British Wireless

bloodthirsty "Idiotic and Geneva policy compelled France to face the possibility of Italian planes destroying Lyon and Toulon and of the Bersaglieri descending into the French Alpine valleys.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S exports to them in peace time." damage has been greatly exag-accompanied by Dr. Eric Smith, not in the ambulance. My assis- But to withdraw the troops from

MESSAGE

Vigorons Challenge To His Opponents

Washington, Jan. 3. A vigorous challenge to his op- ponents to come out openly with the proposals for the repeal of "New Deal measures, instead of hiding under the cowardly chak

sident Roosevelt in

to-night.

Reuter.

SPEECH CHEERED

•

Washington, Jan. 4. President Roosevelt's speech was nation. broadcast throughout the Es spoke for early an hour 'n slow, measured tones, and greeted with a renewed burst of cheering at the finish. His sharp words to the autocratic rulers in Europe and Asia were received in deep silence.

gerated.

Reuters Bulletin Service.

IMPOSITION OF OIL SANCTIONS

Scandinavian Shipping Will Be Affected

Gothenburg, Jan. 4. It is understood that the Scan- dinavian oll tanker companies Els reference to the ead of will be adversely affected in the of generality, was made by Pre-dollar diplomacy" evoked loud event of imposition of oil Bane-

his annual

cheers and his denunciation of tions as 200,000 tong pf Swedis message to Congress, which WIS the money-changers were cheered broadcast "throughout the nation to the echo. His assertion that President Rosevelt urged Con-the control of the Federal Gov. ernment had returned to the city gress to continue wholeheartedly

of Washington was followed by the war on vested interests, which now that the immediate danger over a minute's cheering of economic collapse had been averted, repented of their abdica- tion in the panic days of 1993 and were turning savagely to read the "New Deal" policles.

LAW OF THE SWORD He deplored the reversion to the

also wounded.

For several days before the bombing. sald Dr. Hylander, Italian aeroplanes fired with ma- chine-guns all round the ambu- lance. "On the morning of the bombing." he said, "I was in the operating theatre. when a perfect tornado of bombs, and machine- gun bullets suddenly rained down upon na“

taken refuge in the ambulance are absolutely baseless. Even the es- cort provided by Ras Desta was

tants who were outside the operat ing theatre say that the planes new very low." concluded Dr. Hylander...

FINANCIAL CRISIS

IN CHINA

Bhanghai, Jan, 5: The Chinese Financial situation the Rhine trontier in order to pro- serious crisis, allegedly because of is said to be confronted with a fect the Aips would give a unique opportunity to Germany which silver created by the silver pur

the increased pressure on Chinese

thirsting for revenge.”

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GROANS OF WOUNDED

Economic sanctions had already chasing policy of the United States

Government.. Mr. Collins was the only Jour-increased unemployment in France..

To devise measures to cope with Now perhaps the country was on the situation, Finance Minister H palis at the aerodrome when the

the eve of mobilisation and the bla Fokker plane, piloted by Baron von Rosen from the south over virtually unknown territory, land- ed. The groarts of the wounded could plainly be heard above the SCENE OF CARNAGE"

whirring of the propeller as the Dr. Hylander continued: "I had plane taxied to a standstill. .. just time to see two lines of three. The first "wounded”. man

to

and Norwegian shipping has been planes each entlading the ambu-emerge was Dr. Hylander, who 'lance when I was hit and last staggered to the waiting ambu- chartered for oil carrying.

consciousness. When I opened my lance, followed by three badly in- Freights between the Gulf of

eyes again I saw the most terrible jured Abyssinians and a wounded Mexico and Italy have risen con-

scene of carnage imaginable. | gazelle, the mascot of the Swedish, siderably-----

Scores of dead, dying and wounded ❘ unit.-Reuter. Reuter.

U.S. OIL TANKERS FOR ITALY

On the other hand bls referen- ces to the policy of neutrality Fere only mildly applauded. Wa- shington comments on that pass- age ranged from "wonderful, courageous, aggressive" from one Democratic Party Senator to has contracted for the purchase of "cheap political claptrap" froin 3

a 2,250-ton American tanker and

reassurance

Washington, Jan. 5. An Italian group from Genoa

the purchase of three smaller tankers.

old belief in the law of the sword Republian Senator. and declared that the United The first reactions in New York the party is alag negotiating for States has sought earnestly, and Onancial quarters is consistently for peace. Bince the ined from his speech, partien- summer of 1933 the tempets and lart from the absence of any new

proposals, which purposes of the rulers of many legislation great populations to Europe and taken to indicate the expension of Asia did not point the way either the breathing spelf

to peace or goodwill among men. Reuter's Bidletin Service.

but the point had been reached where the people of the Americas must take cognisance of the growing will marked by trends towards aggression,

U.S. PRESS CRITICISM

***New York, Jan. 4: With such headlines as". "Rose- increasing volt raves at big business" the armaments" and the shortening of opposition press castigates the tempers a situation which in its speech as theatrical electioneer- many elements was leading to Ing. tragedy and general war,

US. POLICY

The policy of the United States

It is understood the intention is to recondition the vessels which will be sent to Italy with cargoes of oll, after which it is reported the vessels will be scrapped and the steel used for war materials. Reuter's Bulletin Service.

ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN MALTA UNIVERSITY

To Be Replaced By English

Malta, January 5, The Governor has issued a pro- and incitement, to haired at home: clamation giving effect to an

The "New York Herald Tribune" writes of the "sharp contrast be tween devotion to peace abroad

ANOTHER AMBULANCE

BOMBED

An Unconfirmed Rymour

Addis Abba, Jan. 4.

unemployed of to-day would be the corpses of to-morrow. There- fore, concludes the paper, it be- hoves France to get out of this "witches cauldron" as soon Dossible-

Transocean Kuo Min.

DR. SCHUSCHNIGG TO VISIT PRAGUE

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

F. Kung arrived here from the capital this morning and held long conference with Mr. T V Soong, chairman of the board of directors of the Central Bank of Chiba, This afternoon, he held é conference" of representatives of2 the Government banks, and other #nancial leadem, to which" Bir Frederick Leith-Ross, chief econo- mic adviser to the British Govern- ment, was invited. Mr. Soong was Biso present.

The belief is expressed in inform- ed Anancial circles, that Nanking will have to make major modiica-

(Dy Telegraph, Copyright, Telations in its currency reform pro

granume- graphis Messages Ordinance, 1893 Received, January 5, 7:30 pim.) (5)

¡nited News.

Vienna, Jan 5, Chancellor Bchuschnigg, "it" "is

DENIED

MRS. DWIGHT MORROW

IN FLIGHT"

Threats Against Family.

On The Increase. "

officially announced, will travel INDEPENDENCE RUMOURS An Egyptian Red Crescent am-

New York, Jan. 5. to Prague on January 16 by air bulance at. Daggahbur, a fortified Mrs. Dwight Morrow, mother-in-The visit should have taken place Abyssinian outpost on the southern; law of Colonel Charles Lindbergh, before Christmas, but was post front, has been bombed by Ita lan hamaalled secretly for Europe poned owing to the presidential planes according to an unconfirm aboard the liner, Bremen accom

panied by her youngest daughter. ed rumour here,

Friends Intimate that they are joining the Lindberghs in Wales. The visit had been planted be fore the departure of Colonel and Mrs, Lindbergh with their son Jon It is stated that threats against the family in the United States has increased lately..

•Leuter.

It is reported that five planes participated in the bombing. The casualties are not known.

A message from Rome states that nothing is known in author! tative quarters there about the reported bombing Beuter.

Kweihua Jan. 69) Current rumours alleging that elections in Czechoslovakia. Prince Teh, head of the Blingale In this connectión a review just League in Inner Mangolla ands made by the semi-official "Reien Secretary General of the Mongu post" at the book by the Hungarian Political Council has decis fad legitimist Bela Turientided the independence of his Lef foreign affairs and legitimist from the Central Government are question" becomes of some interest vigorously denied by responsible as possibly indicating the new quarters here.

Representatives of the trend of "Austrian foreign polley in the face of the changed situation lian Princes resident here profes regarding Italy.

ed complete ignorance Reichpost" läys special em- alleged independent phasis on the chapter of the book and asserted that both where the author"

DUCHESS OF YORK

liance, London, Jan 4 chess of

CHIANG'S MOVEMENTS

Shanghai, Jan. 5. General Chiang Kai-shek arrived. We have sought with earnest by a bitter one who omits no ap-hitherto taught in the Italian here, this morning reportedly tow ness every possible way in which peal to prejudice, selfahness and language in the University of the purpose of visling Mr. Warg to make progress to to limit world armaments and at- pasalon in his efforts to stave of Malta will in future bo taught in Ching wet, and left for Neuk

had been clear and consistent

the mpiling President is replaced ordinance whereby certain subjects

i

tain a peaceful solution of the defeat

disputes among all the nations Beater

Beuter

by plane at 5 pm

Beuter

the necessity of Aur co-operation and timally

states security would

dronascean

they'

chab." and "Yegheja

'never take' part in any plot.

*Most of the Inner Mong Princes, it was further, potnited

In Suly point to the

the Independence rumour