1936-02-07 — Page 9

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1936.

FISCAL INDEPENDENCE OF THE EAST HOPEI AUTONOMOUS COMMITTEE

Break With Provincial

Government

Demilitarised Zone Taxes To Be Retained

Shanghai, February 6.

The East Hopel Autonomous Committee under Mr, Ying Ju- keng has completely severed itself" from the Hopel Provincial Government," and thus the ́1,000,000 Inhabitants of the demili- tarized zone in North China “have been completely freed from the Nanking regime," states a "cable from" Tientsin,

The current monthly income of the East Hopel cómmilies. is estimated at $250,000 from the salt tax surplus and $100,000 from the Pelping-Mukden Railway Administration, because of which, he says, the financial status of the new administration is quite sound. Before the inauguration of the independent re- gine, the tax yield of the demilitarised zone totalled $12,000,000 m year, of which 38,000,000 was transmitted to the Hopei Provincial Government, leaving only $4,000,000 for local spending.

DANGER OF WAR NEARER

Motion For League Action

tion.

London, Feb. 5,

FRENCH BANK

RATE

Now At A More Normal Level

POLAND AND

GERMANY

Railway Traffic Reduction

Berlin. Feb. 6.2) The Reich Government", war level of 3 per cent. To-day's re-notited by the Polish Government- duction by per cent. comes at a that from midnight on Friday, time when M. Sarraut requires all February 7 a considerable reduc- the confidence obtainable in order too of trains, carrying both pas- to assure the stability of his Goy-sengers and goods, will be carried erament until the elections when out, on the route crossing Push the French monetary problems can territory in both directions be be successfully tackled.

tween East Prusala and the Rest

It is presumed that the, recent"; of the Reich, strength of the trane in terms of This decision la stated to have the dollar, resulting in reshipments | been taken as a result of the ne- of gold to Paris, appeared to pro-gative outcome of the negotiations vide an opportunity for another ¦ which were going on during the dramatic gesture designed to last few days between the two instil the French

联想 public Governments and which

London, Feb. 6. (Special to the "Hong Kong Daily A resolution expressing the pro-

Alter six changes in as many

Presa" (Copyright).), found belter in the futility of war months, the French Bant rate and urging the British Govern-again stands at the more normal: ment to make an immediate effort for the summoning of a new inter- national conference to discuss the economic factors responsible for the threat of conflict, was moved in the House of Commons to-day by Mr. George Lansbury, Labour, and former leader of the Oppasi-"

Mr. Lansbury, in a moving speech, declared "the danger of war is nearer to-day" than at any time in his long life. He had never known a period when armaments were so devilish, he said....

"Instead of a world safe for well as foreign investors, fin- from the accumulation of arrears democracy" Mr. Lansbury de-andlers and politicians with con- for transit charges made by Po-

to the East Hopel Autonomous pendent administration in North- last great conflict saw everywhere much needs from these Committee will be wholly retained: China is expected to augment its the growth of dictatorships. by "the" committee and spent on activities at once for the develop-

Mr. Lansbury urged an entirely

The gesture is also significant as the area under its self-given juris- ment of natural resources, notably new conception for League of Na-coming at a time when, despite

coal and oil, the improvement of

tions action and suggested the ex-

official deprecations, rumours are communicions, possibly including

tablishment of a World Conference freely circulating of negotiations the establishment of a direct radio

to determine how the world's raw

now proceeding for the British materials should be used for the service with Japan, and the culti-

authorities to provide a large short ration of special diplomatic rela-service of all nations

term sterling credit to France. Reuter. tions with Manchukuo,

Reuter.

Brose.

SCARRED WARRIOR OF

THE BATTLEFIELDS

Asafa Leading Stormtroops

Against Italians

Addis Ababa, February 6.

The consensus of opinion here is that the Ita£ans intend to contiore their activities in the south and be content with x stalemate position in Tigre province. While the Ixtest Italian communique announces resumption of General Grasiani's offen- sire, the Abyssinian Government is daily sending reinforcements to the Sidame theatre of war.” Italian-seroplanes are still very active at Ball and Sidamo, but the Abyssinian losses are small Scarred warrior of the battlefelds, Captain Asafa, Eritrean, who is fast making a reputation as a dashing stormtroops lead- er, arrived here by air from the north on the way to Sida»:" mu. • His atormfroops are travelling south by lorry from Dessle. Asafa, who fight against the Italans in Tripoll, organised a band of stormtroope known as "Asafa's Own." They have been a thorn in the Italians' tide, making daring bayonet. charges and embarking in barardous night patrols-Reuter.

In the future, taxes paid by re- Upon the appointment of the sidents of the demilitarised zone Japanese advisers, the new inde-clared, the men who fought in the Adence which the Government it-land in the normal way against BEGGAR THROWN OLYMPIC GAMES

diction.

This decision alone, presuming that 'the previous scale of taxation 13 maintained,

à willi cause $8,000,000 surplus in East Hopel's budget; and already various ways have been suggested to distribute this fund.

NEW FISCAL YEAR Beginning in April, when the new fiscal year opens, at least $1,500,000 will be available for undertaking additional adminis trative improvements in each hsten, and the remaining $6,000,000 for various other purposes, includ- ing the cultivation of raw cotton, the establishment of relief ware- houses and the maintenance of

large batch of Japanese advisers f'nion News.

JAPANESE ADVISERS

Peiping, Feb. 6. Plans are being put ahead in Tientsin for the attachment of Japanese advisers to each of the Hopel-Chahar Political Council's diplomacy, communication, trans- portation, agriculture, military al- fairs and mining.

Practical negotiations have been started to obtain the services of the advisers, and the Chinese have 'expressed a desire that each ad- viser be an authority in his res- pective feld, the dispatch said.

DIPLOMATIC. TALKS

„IN PARIS

[Speelal to the "Hong Kong Daily Fress" (Copyright).]

The Japanese advisers would be appointed to their posts before the end of this month

AN AMENDMENT

London, Feb. 5. Mr. Emrys Evans, Conservative, an amendment to Mr.

He agreed with the Arst part of the resolution, but added that he Was confident. the Government would take all practicable sters to promote International, prosper Ity and concord.

self

sources.

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondant)

London, Feb (6. London Silver prices to-day were

for Forward as follow: +

of

the German Government, owing to the latter's ability to transfer

Poland the necessary sum money, now aggregating to about 60 million Zlaty.

The German Government is prepared to put the sum la ques tion, at the disposal of Poland in Reichsmarks, to be used within the Reich. Foland is technically entitled to take this step, but the German Government had hopéd that the friendly relations between the two countries would

onable another basis of settlement being

found.

The step of the Polish Govern- ment reduces the traffic from East. Prussia to the "Reich to traction of normal times, and the Reich-Government has immedia-

窳 mere

INTO CREEK-

Witness Describes The Act

Shanghal, Feb. 8.

admissions were

OPEN

Ceremony Performed By Chancellor

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Sensational

From? (Copyright).] the British Bupreme

Garmisch Partenkirchen, made in Court to-day at the trial before a

Feb. 6, Special Jury of Sergeant Ermest William Peters and Probationary tain resort became the centre of This beautiful Bavarian moun→ Sergeant Willem Alfred Judd.world interest when, in the pre- Britishers, of the International Settlement Police, on a charge of sentatives of Germany and other sence of many prominent repre- murder.

countries as well as of more than

alleged struggle with a Chinese wards of 500 foreign newspap beggar. The police officers are men, Chancellor Hitler formall said to have thrown the man into opened the Fourth Olympic Game a creek, from which he was here at 11:30 on Thursday. rescued later, but as a result of which he died of pneumonia.

Mr. Robert H. Bernays, Liberal unchanged for Spot and 1/16 up (tely taken steps, such as increas- The charge arises out of an 1,000 competing athletler and up-

Among the ranking advisers wifi | moved be Major-General "Lawrence" Lansbury's resolution. Kenji Datara, head of the Muk- den intelligence bureau of the Japanese army in Manchuria.- Union News...

THREE-POINT PROGRAMME)

Shanghai, Feb. 6. Despite the Chinese Foreign Office's denist of the statement made in the Japanese Diet by Foreign Minister Koki Hirota that China has accepted his three principles for readjustment Sino-Japanese relations Japanese Embassy issued

2

of

f the Simon camp, declared M Lanzbury's way of securing peace was to give everything away. Mr. Spot...... Lansbury hotly dissented."

Mr. Bernays asked whether there was anything for which Mr. the Lansbury would urge resistance.

Mr. Lansbury retorted there was

onice here

Forward..

:

Feb. 5 Feb. 6 19-7/16 19-7/16 19-5/18 19-3/8.

communique declaring rothing for which he would take CENTRAL BANK

that it is plain the programme has been accepted by the "supreme leader" of the Nanking Govern ment

The communique, took the view that the Chinese Foreign Office had been kept in ignorance of the "supreme leader's" acceptance of the Japanese programme. and therefore had issued its denial in

good faith-Union Newi,

ROME PRESS ́ MINISTRY.

REFUTATIONS

Special to the "Hong Kong Daly

Presa" (Copyright.')!

buman life. There were other methods of fighting than killing somebody. He wished he had never taken office because he would rather dle than betray his pacific principle, he declared.- Renter.

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MOTION, LOST

London, Feb. 5. The House rejected, by a vote of 228 to 137, the latter part of Mr. Lansbury's motion, urging the summoning of an international conference. It had no quarrel with his bellet in the futility of

war.

307 to 125, Mr. Evans amendment The House passed, by a vote of which expressed confidence that Rome, February 6.

the Government would do all An authoritative statement possible to guard the peace of the issued by the Press Ministry states world and the interests of the Em- foreign countries, that, in case of Reuter that the rumours now current inpire.” be concluded on Thursday, some further intensification of sanctions

Paris, Feb. 6. The diplomatic conversations which have béen going on here since the last week will probably

of the statesmen having already Italy would immediately call one left the capital. There will be a short sequel next week when the million to the colours, is "atterly

Czech Premier Hodzas and the Romanian Premier Tatuzescu “are

fantastic."

Just as absurd, states the report, scheduled to arrive here to further is the rumour that the Council of discuss the problems which had Defence recalled General Bantini, been broached during the week-Meravigli from East Africa, end conversations. · ́

Likewise ridiculed " ore the Tumours that the Abyssinian

OF CHINA

Reforms To Gain Confidence

Shanghai, Feb. 6. The Executive Yuan yesterday officially approved details for the reorganisation of the Central Bank of China.

the confidence of the people in the The operation is designed to gain

efficacy of the nation's leading banking institution,

for capitalisation of the bank on The revised regulations provide

a ratio of sixty per cent, for pri- vate shareholders and forty per cent of Government shares, in- stead of the old ratio, which was precisely the reverse.

MR. HUCHES REJOINS

Among other salient points in CABINET

the revised regulations, the Cen- tral Bank will be a reserve bank Canberra, Feb. 6.

for all Chinese banks, with the Mr. Hughes has rejoined the express responsibility of regulating Australian Cabinet as Minister of the finances and establishing a Repatriation and was sworn in currency stabilisation bank with

ed steamer traffic from Stettin to Koenigsberg and increased air service, to provide the best possi

ble compensation.

It is still hoped that after fur ther deliberations ways wil found to resume the customar timetable.

Transocean News Service

SHIPS TRAPPED IN ICE

Reprovision Effort By Sledge Fail

Shanghai, Feb. 8. ' Efforts to reprovision the trap Bocaunt of the rough surface of ped steamers by sledige failed on

the ice packs which in some places were piled up thirty feet stretch- ing 50 to 60 miles to sea

An aamy of coolles laden with food and fuel are attempting & journey by foot to the vessels.

The Chancellor arrived shortly before 11 am at the Olympic Doo Sung Fu, driver of a police Stadium where he was welcomed car and the chief witness for the by members of the Internationaz prosecution concluded his evidence | Olympic Committee and diploma- this morning after seven hours the corps. “At. 11 am. sharp the gruelling examination and cross... questioning

procession of competitors repre- senting 23 nations began to enter Witness said that he drove the the stadium with the Greek team accused officers from the Police marching ahead and the German team in the rear banda Station in the early morning of

The President of the Organising January 12 to a point where. thay- picked, up the beggar, who was Committee of the Winter Games, placed on the running board, of Herr Ritter von Haltthen deliver- the car. He then drove to the ed a speech welcoming the com-- bridge over Hongkew creek where a stressing that all the par- petitors from Germany and ab-

the accused took the beggar by

the arms and legs and threw him telpants in the games were link- to the water. Next day he reported to each other by ties or friend ed the matter to the Inspector ship. The speaker continued by after some hesitation as the acaying tribute to the founder of cused were his superior ofcers the modem Olympic Gamer, Baron, Pierre de Coubertin and emphasised that in accordance with the latter's ideal, not victory nor competition in itself consti- tutes a principal factor games, but the spirit! the participants compete.

Reuter.

CANADIAN PARLIAMENT

OPENING

The steamer Suikong wirelessed that she was leaking and lacks Address By Lord Tweedsmur victuals and coal, pen

The Yello Maru... which

WEN

forced ashore by the ice near Taku, has been redoated and is battling her way to Tangku

After leaving her nine passen gems aboard the icebreaker, an- other Japanese ship lost her rud-

the which

UNITY OF NATIONS

"In the next few minutes the dag with fiya interowina Ottawa, Feb. 6. as a symbol of the solidarity, at The Canadian Parliament open- all the nations will be er to-day and the Governor whilst a fame wii blaze at the General, Lord Tweedsmu gave summit of the

address la both Eng and the surrounding com side far

The and wide and the stra French as was custom

of the

The nationalist newspaper Le Government algned a treaty with this morning by the Governor- j $100,000,000 capitalisation. This der but was towed to safety. Present Liberal Government ex- Olympic Hymn will resound - pro-" journates with some satisfaction on Saud, "The relations between General. in the absence of the capital will be secured by the late Typical of the plight of many pected to have better support than claiming to the whole world that

that the efforts to substitute 80 viet Russia for Italy as a guaran tor of the security in central and southeastern Europe ended in complete failure, the paper adding that it would indeed have been the height of folly to readmit Rusela to the position in central

Italy and Im Band have been very cordial."--" Transocean News Service"

ITALIAN BUDGET

always Attorney-General.

Europe which she had occupied (Bpecial to the "Hong Kong Daily

„before: the world' war, an opinion which is shared by the French and Yugcalar Governments as well as the King of Rumanta 7ransocean News Service:

INTERNATIONAL SUGAR CONFERENCE

London, Feb. 8..

The British desire to promote an international sugar agreement was exhaustively discussed at the Colonial Ofice at The Hague this week between the British and

Dutch Government representa

tives

Difficult questions requiring con- alderation before an international

onference can

in details

rened and evra)

The result of the

Pro (Copyright)3_4

In a letter to of 1,000,000 shares of $100 value the Premier, Mr. Hughes gave as each. When necessary this capital surances of unequivocable adher- may be increased upon the ap ence to the Government's policy proved of the National Govern regarding sanctions.

Mr. Hughes resigned his post Flon as Vice-President of the Exe cutive Counell last November at the request of the Premier owing to his differences with his colles- The budget estimates for 1938/7gues on the Cabinet regarding ap- show an expenditure of 1,609,891,- | plication of sanctions against 000 lire on the navy, that is ses Italy

Rome, February 6.

million more than last year. Heuter's Bulletin Bervice,

Italy proposes to spend on education 1,636,078,000 lire in the coming year, which is slightly more than last year. Transocean News Servicé, ut

RUSSO-RUMANIAN TREATY

London, Feb. 6

Russo-Rumanian treaty will be

LORD LONDONDERRY

VISITS GERMANY

(Special to the "Hong Kong Duh Press" (Onpuright;}];

Berli Teti 6. The former British the Marquess of London is now visiting Germa

shortly announced as the result of wife and daughter,

versations between M. Litvinor | Chai

Titulescu in London and

er of the Angio to the Morning Bocle win honour of the matic

and bi fam

ster

ment

Liberal except Alberta,“

steamers is that of the Halchow the last Conservative one as all the Fourth Olympic Cha which wirelessed "use of engines the Government's provinces are begun. Competitors is merely waste af coul. I am

countries will take shutting own steam, except tour hours daůƒ” Beuter.

· SISTER SHIP TO QUEEN

MARY

dew The Central Bank will enjoy special privileges, usually only the (Earlier cable on page 1). prerogative of a government, in the issuance of legal tender notes, customs gold unit notes, and standard subsidiary coins, and acte ing as the national depository of domestic and foreign loans, an

The bank will have a board of directors composed of seventeen directors, nine of whom will be up- pointed by the National Govern ment and the eight others elected by the shareholders who hold more than 100 shares) |

The ban will also have a board

super

whom wil

afional Gov-

hers will

mong

It is understa

NORMANDIE REPAIRS

HELDUR

The ceremonies connected with the opening of Parliament were dispensed with this year, owing to Court mourning for King George, Reuter's Bulletin: Servicz.

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES

Berlin

$1198

Of the 28 nationa

the

· Germ

metre

#race Tand

cath to full their duty fastically in spirit of manship and comrad

"We Germans wish world that faithful to the Mom

"respective Governmerite

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