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MANCHUKUO-MONGOLIA

FRONTIER

Sensational Reports Of Large Scale Clash

Dairen, February 7.

The city is humming with sensational · report's concerning the possibility of a large scale clash on the Manchukuo-Mog- golia frontier.

A dispatch given prominence in the press declares that the Japanese and Manchukuo armies arc moving towards Outer Mongolia in view of Soviet-Mongol - preparations for Invasion of the new State, and it is stated that the Japanese-Manchukuo forces will attempt to dislodge the Outer Mongols allegedly occupying Hellainrto and Urabatga districts in West Manchu- kuo.

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The Kwantung Army announces that the charred wreckage of a Soviet plane was found in Manchukuo territory" near the border of Opter Mangolia, and five Soviet nationals have been arrested at Hafar as splex——Reuter,

PREPARING TO INVADE

Peiping, Feb. 7..

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Japanese tension with the Ualual dispute in Abyssinia, the "Man- Chinese reports from Kalganchester Guardian" blames Manchu- state that 5,000 Manchukuo and kuo in respect of the frontier and Mongolla troops, who occupied the

says she has some excuse in res- alx counties of Charber in Decemi- ber, are now preparing to invade pect of the breakdown of the de- Bulyuan province, Their alleged limitation conference last Noveni- purpose is to add five more dia ber. tricts to the area under their con- trol.

The Manchukuo troops are com- manded by General L Shou-hsta and their Mongol allies by To Shih-hal, who recently established an independent regime in the cap- tured Charhar counties.- Reuter

HOME VIEWS

London. Feb. 7. Comparing the Boir Noir frontier quarrel consequent. on Russo-

JAPAN TO WORK WITH BELGIUM

Trade Development In China

Manchukuo is willing to re- cognise Outer Mongolia's indepen- dence, but the Soviet will not per- mit Mongolia to have dealings with foreign nations, particularly the exchange of diplomatic repre- sentatives with Manchukuo: The latter has a plausible case, in 're» fusing an agreement with Mon- gola. which urgently desires Te- cognition but flatly refuses to be recognised Ieuter.

TAMBIEN AREA BATTLES

Red Cross Work Difficulties

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1936.

Crown Prince Umberto, of Italy, as 'he appears in a recent portrait

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, Feb. 7. Landon Bliver prices to-day were 1/8 up for Spot and 1/4 up for Forward as follow:-

Feb. 6. 19-7/18

Spot Forward .....

Feb. 7. 19-9/16

CANADA STATES

POLICY

Supporter Of The

League

Ottawa, Feb 7.

In a speech from the throne given by the Governor-General at the opening of Parliament yester- day, the Liberal Government reiterated its policy of adherence to the League of Nation.

ARMS INVESTIGATION

REVELATIONS

Home Industry Crippled By British Action

London, Feb. & years, while the B.S.A. stood prač-. The charge that the British Gov-tically idle, our company would be. ernment was buying arma abroad, working to capacity and in art em- to the extent that the British small ergency would be immediately able arms Industry was at a standstill to switch entirely to hoina 'require-. while foreign plants did a thriving ments." he declared. business, was made to-day at the

At home the question of unem- ployment will be dealt with, and Parliament will be asked with the The Crown Princess Marie Jose hearing before the Royal Commis

approval of the provincial govern- mėnis to provide a representativë on the National Commission to find. work and means for relief of those without employment.

The speech hinted that Govern-" ment will have closer control in big undertakings such as the Bank of Canada and the Canadian Nation- al Railways.

The Government also will ap point a commission to deal with the question of"broadcasting. Reuter's Bulletin Service...

of Italy.

NINETEENTH STATE LOTTERY

Shanghai, Feb. 7. The nineteenth State Lottery was drawn to-day with the fol- lowing results:

First prise-ticket No. 110582. Second prizes tickets. Nos. 217002. 51493, 112843, 217498-

.....10-3/8 19-5/8 OLYMPIC GAMES Reuter.

VIETISTHEPOT ESPOR

BRITISH AID TO FRANCE

Imminent Credit Rumours

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London, Feb 7. Humours of an imminent credit by a consortium of British bankers to the French Treasury continue to agitate the city where it is believed delay is caused by the recalcitrance of the Bank of France in refusing to place gold at the disposal of the French Treasury for use as col- lateral security for such loan,

It is understood that negotia- tions are not yet formal and there- fore the British Treasury had no occasion to grant permission for the deal.

Estimates of the amount involved range from fifty to sixty million pounds sterling.

ment, 1f any, will emanate from Paris as the British bankers are not entitled to divulge business with

Shanghai, Feb. 7.

Desstye, Feb. 6 The Kochu, Roshi (China De- Confirmation of the Ethiopians velopment of Tokyo has annoul claim of a great victory in the ced that it will co-operate with Temblen district, where heavy Belgian capitalists in the econo-fighting has been proceeding for mic development of China, hay the past fortnight, was given to ing come to an agreement. with day by Dr. Brophil, an Irish volun-Į It is expected that an announce the Belgian Economic Mission, teer ambulance worker. After recently in Japan.

working with his unit three mies Belgian capitalists are seid to from Makale, which was then be be willing to participate in Chin- sieged by the Ethloplans, he reach- ese exploitation on the basis of ed here after a fifteen days' mule the Kochu Koshi's investigations,

Journey. SAYS the announcement. The Japanese Foreign Ofce is said, to Dr. Brophil, who is the have been considering the possi-White man to return from the bility of inviting foreign partici- | porthern front, told a vivid story pation and the Belgan proposal of the difficulties under which the fits in with its ideas.

clients. Reuter.

ANNIVERSARY OF PARIS RIOTS

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

·Press (Copyright).]

British ambulance workers strug- River improvement is one point gle. They were all in good health, on which the two sides are in he said, but needed supplies badly agreement. In various parts of China river work is going on, but had had no mail or tobacco, no For the last two months they

Paris, Feb. 1. The anniversary of the bloodshed flood control, dredging and

milk and no salt. They ware of February 6, 1934 was observed in forth call for large funds and the working at high pressure

and complete order and dignity by the dealing with an average

of the of one members

Nationalist

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Kochu Koshi will get them from Europe.

The Kochu Koshi at its direc-hundred seriously wounded cases tor's meeting last Friday adopted daily.

of

Leagues, who throughout the day deposited wreaths at various spots where two year ago the demon-

a plan for establishment

Almost daily, he declared, his branch offices in Canton, Shang-

camp was bombed and machine- | strators were killed. hal. Tsingtao, Talaan and Tent-unred by Italian aeroplanes

sini in preparation for its survey

cf North and South Chins.

Union NewR.

INQUEST PROCEDURE

REFORM

London, Feb. 7.

Kleuter.

JAPANESE MOVEMENTS UNDER SUSPICION

Washington, Feb. 6. A charge that Japanese craft Sweeping reforms in inquest pro-operating off the Alaskan coast. cedure are recommended in the re- ostensibly for fishing, have been- 'port of a Departmental Committee acting for military purposes, was on coroners and their responsib-made by Mr. Birovich, member of ities.

the House of Representatives, be- It is proposed that a coroner fofe the House Merchant Marine should no longer be empowered to Committee to-day." commit a person to trial on a These Japanese vessels are tak-j charge of murder, manslaughter ing soundings, exploring water or infanticide, and that verdict of depths, photographing the "coast #suicide whole of unsound mind line and spotting possible aero- Telo de se should be abolished and plane landing Belds and submar- the verdict "died of his own hand" ne bases," said Mr. Sirovich. : substituted.

Mr. Birovich further stated that Japan's purpose is to grab Alaska

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The press, It is proposed, should

the

be prohibited from publishing then the avont of war, in order to account of an inquest on a suicide Japanese, who are ash-eaters-

provide food supplies for apart from the normal Andinga.- Heuter

BAIL REFUSED FOR RAVEN AND BROWN;

Shanghai, Feb.

F. Raven and J. W, Brown, who have appealed against the sentances of ⠀⠀ Imprisonment on charges of fraud and embezzle ment in connection with the A.0.5.0, collapse, have been re- fused ball Hetter, a

Renter

ICE-TRAPPED VESSELS NOW MOVING.

A requiem mass was held at the Cathedral de Notre Dame and at-

tended by the President of the City of Paris, Chiappe, who was Pre sident of Police at the time of the incidents, as well as by De la Roque, President of the "Croix de Feu league and many other pro- minent personages.-- ; - Transocean. New Service.

PARIS DISCUSSIONS UNFRUITFUL

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Special to the "Hong Kong Dally

Press" (Copyright.)] ||

Paris, Feb. 6. No positive results whatever came

RESULTS

America And Canada Win Ice Hockey

Garmisch, Feb. 7.

In the ice hockey tournament the Americans and Canadians both gained full marks yesterday. The United States beat Germany 1-0 and the Canadians heat Po- land 8-1.

To-day the United States beat Switzerland 3-0 and Canada beat Latvia 11-0.

ed.

The British have not yet play- The teams will be split up into four pools and the winners each pool will enter the final

MARKING TIME IN EGYPT

Wafdists Hope For Large Majority

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daliy

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sion investigating the arms manu- facturing and export trade' of the United Kingdom.

In 1930 the War Office concluded an agreement with the BS.A whereby, in consideration for its maintenance of a ride manufac- turing plant, the company would The heads of Imperial Chemicals be allowed to act as sole agent for Industries, who have been giving the sale of the government's Bur- evidence before the Royal Com-plus of rifles and Lewis guns. The mission, were succeeded to-day by agreement was now. terminating. Major Clark, managing director of It had failed to achieve its object Hadfields, a big Shefield organisa-on account of the embargo on the tion. He denied his firm had sold export of arinN, - their armour piercing shells, or allowed other people to manutan ture them on licence, to eight for eign countries.

Major Clark added there was no secrecy about the shell, as it was patented.

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During earlier proceedings, when 1.CJ wiluesses were giving testi- mony. exuerte refuted the general impression that mustard as "Was

easy thinke. They said that if one had raw materials given one it would be an extraordinarily dif ficult job to make the gas. expert said that even with his | twenty years' experience his ability

would be greatly taxed."

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Captain Ball, of the Soley Arma- ment. Company, which acted as BSA agents, said arms had never been sold to revolutionaries. Their business had been conducted pure- ly with governments.—- Hauter.

DUM-DUM BULLETS

Geners, Feb. 8.

unsubstantiated nature" ot

Reference to the reckless and the

Italian charges of British rom- picity in manufacturing dum-dum bullets for the Ethiopians, was British Government to the League made to-day in a note sent by the

of Nations, categorically denying Sir Harry McGowan, chairman that any Arm in the United King dom had supplied such ammuni of the IG.L. said his comiany

tion to the Ethiopian would not be concerned about any Neither dum-dum nor explosive allsation of the arms industry but purposes by British firms, the note private loss through the nation-bullets had been sold for military

insisted that nationalisation would be a great loss to the country.

NO POISON GAS In answer to a Commissioner's query, head the I.C.I did no make poison gas, and did not know of any other arm making it.

Another LCL ofser agreed that generally speaking it was neces sary to have peace-time orders to en-enable any concern to be ready for

Press" (Copyright):)

Cairo, Feb. 7. Prominent political personage declare that the present Govern- ment will remain in office until the elections are held on May 2, and that then a Government will be formed according to the com- pool

position of Parliament. The men's downhill race, form- The expectation is that the ing a half combined event the Wardists will obtain a large ma other of which slalom won, was jority and be consequently secured by Birger Rudd of Nor- trusted with the new Govern the emergency of war-time, way. The course was over 3.3 ment kilometres and the time 4 minu- tes 47-4/10 seconds.

The women's downhill race was won by Nilson Schou of Norway in 5 minutes 4 seconds.- Reuter,

CHINA'S DAVIS CUP PLAYERS

The beads of other large engi- Everybody realises that the ne-neering Drms gave evidence, gotiations with Britain will be ex- Where armaments plants existed ceedingly dificult. England's

'they were' very little used, they chief object will be to arrange its sald future relations with Egypt in a Mr. G. D. Barton, managing di- way that peace and order can be

rector of the 3.8.A., said the small maintained and guaranteed. This

arms industry in England bad been would imply that the military crippled through lack of govern- power should remain in England's ment support. If that were not so hand and that is in opposition to there would be no necessity for the the views of the Waldists' who

declared.

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Army.

The note points out that the strictest control is exercised over all exports, as a result of which the authorities were in a position to sea that international regul tions and standards were strictly carried out,

Rebutting the charges asinst the English firms, the note. mien- tions that Italian papers charge that Ethiopia had ordered 10,000.- 000 cartridges, "half of them to be clipped:" From this it was ug- gested by the Italians that the Ethiopians were ordering dum- dum bullets from Britain.“-

The note explains that the özl- ginal telegram ordering munitions has been, secured. It is found to read "half of this quantity in clips of five."

The note adds that the British Nanking Keb. 7. maintain that the present situa-overnment to purchase foreign Government expresses no opinion Kho Sin Kie, the national tennis tion is unworthy and should be makes of email arms, as they were on the accuracy of the Italian

doing. champion, has been chosen al-ended, and" Egypt regain her full

charges that the Ethiopian use "Instead of factories like Hotch-legal ammunition. It is concern- ready as one of China's represen- freedom. tatives for next year's Davis Cup.

Transocean News Servici.

kiss, Bren and Colt being busy aaea merely with the charges made they have been for a number of against British firms. - Reuter. but whether Day Chang, former Tientsin and Shanghai champion, now studying in USA, will be chosen or 'not' is still not known. cocording to Mr. Gunson: Ha, Inspector of Physical Education of the Ministry of Education today.

Mr. Ho further stated that the

number of the team to play in the Davis Cup may be increased to three, but the names of the other two are not yet known

entral News.

MEAT MARKET STRIKERS STAND FIRM

H.M.S. KENT ARRIVES- IN MANILA

Manila, Feb. 7. HMS. Ken, bearing Vice- Admiral Little, arrived at Manila this morning, for a short courtesy

visit.

LOAN REGULATIONS APPROVED

Nanking, Feb. 7. Regulations governing the issue

of Consolidated Loan were passed by the Executive Yuan this morn--

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CZARIST DEBTS TO FRANCE

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press (Jopyright.)];

Faris, Feb 7 The president of the French

No social" functions have been arranged, owing to the recent death of King George, but the fulting after an animated debate in owners of Russian bonds of the courtesies of the port are being which the proposal for a lower in-pre-war loan addressed a letter to extended.

terest rate was rejected.

Premier Flandin. asking the Regulations for Loan which is likely to bear five per any new leans to Russia, as long the Recovery French Government not to grant cent. interest were not discussed as the loans made before the War a changes are under considera- remain unpaid to the French tion by the Central Political Coun. creditors. CIL Beuter

Singapore are expected to arrive Three BAF. flying boats : from

here on February 12, and will stay three days, before proceeding to Hong Kong en route to Japan-

Landon, Feb. The Smithheld strike has not Reuter. been settled, but the distribution of meat has been organised so satisfactorily that Smithield has been eliminated as factor. The strikers, however, are not weaken- ed in their demands.— Reuter's Bulletin Service":

AUSTRALIA NEEDS IMMIGRANTS"

FATE OF PEIPING GAMBLERS

Five Executed Secretly

Felping, Feb, 7.

BADOGLIO VISITS MAKALE

The letter points out that the non-payment of the loan imposed on the savings of the middle class a loss of 20 milliard gold franes, that at the present rate of exchange would be 100 miliard francs, not counting the loan of the Bank of France to Imperial [Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Bussta or 10 minsrd gold francs,

Press" (Jopyright) J

which sum had been repaid to the Asmara, Feb. 6. ⠀⠀ Bank of France by the French Marshal Badoglio paid a special Government," and soʻ indire visit to Makale yesterday, where he was greeted by Ras Ghugsa, now Transocean News Service. known as "Ruler of East Tigre

the taxpayers Tra Sydney, Feb. 7:

The Premier, Mr. Stevens, or of the Paris diplomatic discussion New South Wales, discussing the

question of migration to Austra Turkish Minister Rushdy Aras to la, stated that Austrails would

said one of the participants, the

Midi”.

It is learned that five out of the 654 Chinese arrested in the recent raid on three gambling and dope dens were secretly exécuted. Jag

cores of gamblers who had not paid their fines were marched through the snow-covered streets at an average of seven hours daily

a correspondent of the "Periswelcome a flow of money, and men in the last three daysGLANG

Reuter. from Home, and that New South wales will bear the major portion of responsibility in finding work

for the immigrants- Renter's Bulletin Service,

He added, however, that this had not been the aim of the discus- sions, which had been held in or- der to examine the question of collective security by extension of Article 18 of the League Covenant.

The two experiments of collec- tive security which had already been carried out, namely the sanc tions and the despatch of the Bri- Tientsin Feb. 7tal Fleet to the Mediterranean, The weather and ice-bound combined with the Britials ques attiation having now improved, ationalreas to the assistance of general movement of ships is being other powers, justined the resumed. It is believed that I tion that collective security will not be necessary to accept the been successful since the Japanese offer to drop supalles se tension in the Mediterraneaz the trapped vessels by airplane months 850, Reuter

CAVELL SENTENCE RECALLED

Brussels, Feb. 7. desth has occurred of the Madam iced to death along

Cavell for Reale

from sentence was

ment,

NO NEW TAXATION IN AMERICA

After visiting the Coptic Cure, the Marshal visited the home of the army as well as Ras Gugia's troops. The latter were drawn up on the market square where he delivered a "short. ad- dress

Transocian News Service.

OIL EMBARGO POINT DIFFICULTIES

Geneva The sub-committee on oil, tran- sport to-day completed

It is understood that its IEDOT

shows Berlous practical

in the way of an em transport, notably, in of contro

The Co

Washington, Feb. 1./ A hope for the formulation of a

AUSTRALIAN MEMORIAL Tax Bill which will surprise the by not being so large, as

TO LATE KING! xpected, was expressed by of Representatives loaders

Melbourne, Feb 1pected a conference with President

The committee appointed to deal wee with the mat of a national ughton, Chairman of the memorial to King George decl Ways and Means Committee. to erect declared that no new taxes to meet tate the veterane bonus are indicated bero at present-

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