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LONDON WAITING FOR

GERMAN REPLY

Y

Delegate In Conference

With Chancellor

London, March 31. LE It is anticipated that Heer von Ribbentrop will fly to Lon- don to-day with Herr Hitler's further reply to the proposals of other Locarno Powers, the English version of which was publish- ed in a white paper. Herr von "Ribbentrop is reported to have spent the greater part of yesterday in conference with the Ger- man Chancellor.—British Wireless.

BERLIN DISCUSSION

Berlin, March 31..

The Cabinet is rediscussing the reply to the Locarno powers" proposals this afternoon. It is now considered likely that the reply will be communicated, to the British Government, through "the usual diplomatic channels rather than be brought by Herr von Eibbentrop.-Reuter's Bulletin Service...

WORKING ON REPLY

Ber in., Mar. 31. It is expected that Chancellor Hitler's specia; ambassador, von

Ribbentrop. will return London to-day.

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Herr

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Meanwhile the Chancellor is still working on his further reply to the Locarne

memorandum powers which may not be ready before April 2- Revier

LONDON DISCUSSION

London, Mar, 30

A meeting of ministers was held this morning at which, besides the

Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Cham- berlain, Lord Hailsham, Lord Mon- sell, Lord Swinton, Lord Halifax, Mr. Anthony Eden and Sir Thomas Inskip, new Minister for the Co- ordination of Deferice, were pre- sent.

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to the carrying out of the existing obligations of the British Govern- ment under the Locarno Treaty in case of actual unprovoked aggres- sion,

NO DATE FIXED

It is understood that no date for the beginning of conversations has yet been axed' and this question may come before the Cabinet on Wednesday. Meantime, considera- tion is being given to the condt- tions under which talks would be held, and it is assumed that this was one of the subjects upon which the French Ambassador spoke with the Foreign Secretary, when he called at the Foreign Office this afternoon.

HONG"

ONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1936.

MARCH THROUGH FRENCH PRESS

DESERT

Italian SuccessTM Reported

Reuter.

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ON GERMANY."

Mixed Comment On Election

BRITISH AIR

SUBSIDY

Imperial Airways. Praised

London, Mar 30,

of the

ABYSSINIA PROTESTS TO THE LEAGUE

Bomb Devastation At Open City

"Hong Kong Dally Press" Special)

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Geneva, March 31 Two telegrams were received by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations from the Abyssinian Government protesting strongly against the Italian bombardment of Harrar, the latter elty having been declared open and serving for accommodation of wounded. Numerous buildings were destroyed by the Italian planes, including the Catholic and the Coptle Churches, the French Consulate, the wireless station and the prison.

Djibouti, Mar. 31. "Hong Kong Dally Press" Special) Italian blanes again bombarded

When members of Parliament Harrar on Monday morning, but

Paris, March 30.

attacked the Government's the damage was alight.

The theme of the all but unani- to increase the subsidy to British plan Italian columns from Assab, Red

mous declaration of loyality to-commercial air transport compan- Bea, are reported to have crossed

wards the Fuehrer and his policyies and criticised the Empire's air two hundred miles of torrid desert by the whole German people, out-services, Major F. B. Hills retorted and occupied Sardo, which is the weighed all other toples in the that the Imperia, Airways was the seat of the Sultan of Assab and French press on Monday, the Ber-best operating concem in the fly- the function of the caravan routes in correspondents of the leading ing word. from north Ethiopia to the sea.

Parts.dailles describing at great Aeroplanes supplied food

and length the enthusiasm which theyed the slowness of some

In answer to those who ar.tick- water to the columns which beat declare "proves that the German Imperia: Airways' schedules, he of repeated Ethiopian attacks. people forms an indissolubly weld-declared it was impossible for the

Moreover Afteen buildings of the Egyptian Red Crescent and the Abyssinian Red Cross were wrecked. The Palace of Ras Imru "ed block with its Fuehrer."

company to order the necessary

and the Italian Consulate were also damaged by bombs. It is The "Echo de Paris" declares new and faster British

asserted that all hospitals clearly bore the Red Cross, and were machines that the course of the election was for Empire routes until the subsidy

easy to recognise.-Transocean News Service, absolutely correct-the only ques-question had been settled. tion now being what the Reichs

MUSSOLINT'S STATEMENT * Geoffrey Mander, Labour, government will do with these 44 said there was every

Rome, Mar, 31. for million supporters.

Signor Mussohni met a the country to be proud of Imper- tion of

delega- lal Airways, but he believed it

the International Red Cross and reiterated Italy'a seru- would be in the national interest pulous respect for the Red Cross companies could apply for a He stated, however, that should subsidy or mall contract for Em-

the Red Cross emblem be misused "The Fuchrer has been given pire or world routes nat

a ready for military purposes, then Italy 'carte blanche' permit, but nobody covered by Imperial Airways.

will not be responsible for any knows what he will do with it,” Sir Philip Sassoon, the writes the Berlin correspondent of Eecretary for Air, replying point-Heuter's Bulletin Service.

damage through bombing. — the "Matin," the Fuehrer has proved. but that Imperial Airways coV- ed to his people that he is Ger- many and Germany, is he."

TRICOLOUR HOISTED

Rome, Mar. 31. Marshal Badoglio's communique states that the troops' after a dim- cut march of 350 kilometres oc- rupled Sardo in the heart of Aus- za, near the River Awash. The tricolour was holsted at the TC- sidence of the Sultan of Aussa. Alrcraft conducted a wide range for bombing and reconnaisances.

Renter's Bulletin Service,.

HEAVY FIGHTING

Addis Ababa, Mar. 30. There is heavy fighting south Pf Daggahbur between General Graziani's advance guards and Ras Nassibou's outposts and casualties have mounted on both sides until they have reached the numbers of major "engagement. Over 1,000 have been killed cr wounded on both sides.

"Le Jour" records that the Ger- man people almost unanimously approved of the "arbitrary act" of March 7.

Mr.

reason

Under

ered a greater yearly mileage th.. POISON GAS ALLEGATION

London, Mar, 30. In the House of Lords this even- of the cross-Channel traffic lasting. Viscount Cecil, called attention year, exceeded that of all foreign to the allegations of the use of never be competitors combined.

Moreover, Poison gas by the Italian forces in foreign nations were Increasingly Abyssinia, and asked whether the copying the British system.

Government had information, if At present the Government sub- these charges of the breach of the

French, Dutch or Italian lines on far smaller subsidy. Their share "The

Hit-

with

INCREASE OPPOSED

'The Archbishop of Canterbury said that the methods used in the Abyssinian war were opposed, not

foundation for these reports. At present he had no information and could only associate himself with everything said by the pre- vious speakers. If the reports in fact turned out to be true, they and gravity which no speech could exaggerate.

It would be for the

League Committee of Thirteen to action. But if the reports were consider and to decide appropriate.

true it would be the daty and de- sire of His Majesty's Government's" representative on the Committee to use his utmost efforts to secure bot only the practical condemnation of so great an outrage upon etvilisa- tion but also to take whatever steps it were possible to secure the world against a recurrence of the action so condemned.- British Wireless.

REPORTS DOUBTED

London, Mar. 31 All who took part in the debate ir. the House of Lords last night on the persistent, reports of the use of poison gas regarded the re poris with natura' scepticism,

The "Matin" "continues: German people understood ler's appeal, and answered In agreeing to the conversations

'yes, with a majority between the staffs in connection

fore known in history. with their reaffirmation of the

"Equipped with absolute ple- Locarno obligations-which was a

Fighting has been in progress for nary power. the contribution of the British Govern- many days. But it was during the now,

Fuchrer sidy is £1.000 000 annually. The Italian Government of yet another in the eyes of ment to the restoration of con- last two days that the Italians people and of the whole world,

his Bill under consideration to-day treaty obligation, were well found- Contrary to newspaper reports,fidence by compensating Belgium brought heavy pressure. to bear. has accepted a responsibility ne-

proposes that this be increased to

ed and if so, what steps it pro-. that the meeting would be con- and France for the loss of security. They pressed forward twenty-five ver known in

£1,500,000 as from December 31, posed to take, the world before. 1940. the subsidy to remain at this cerned with the approval of the resulting for them from the re-miles to a point near Warandab On the coming Tuesday he will level until December 31. 1953. proposed technical conversations militarisation of the Rhineland- but Ethiopian night attacks forced

have to give the world the answer with the general staffs of powers the Government, it is recalled by them to retreat to their former to the question: German People still adhering to the Locarno political commentators, had before positions.- Treaty and thereunder, it is point them the example of similar tech-

BADOGLIO'S REPORT ed out in official quarters that the ntcal exchanges, in which the Cabinet's approval of these talks French Government,

Rome, Mar. 30. was involved in the decision of the agreed. at their request, to parti-long report Marshal Pietro Badog- In the course of, an unusually Government to accept the pro- cipate in connection with the pos-to

tne Italian posals, drawn up at the recent four sibility of unprovoked aggression

Commander-in- power conferences. The technical in the Mediterranean and in ae- white troops, with Eritrean, yester- arrangements in question were cordance with Article 16. para-day occupied Debarech. capital of provided for in the third section graph 3, of the Locarno Covenant. of the proposal and relates solely British Wireless.

Wogera district, and an important market town of northern Ethiopia. After negotiating an almost in- accessible pass, the Lemalemo, a journey accompanied by incredible dificulties, the troops swept down upon the town.

and Fuehrer of the German peo-zon, moving rejection of the Banity, but the most elementary Covenant and of the Kellogg Pact,

ITALY AND LOCARNO

MSETING.

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recently

AIRSHIP STARTS FOR

SOUTH AMERICA ·

Hindenburg's Maiden Voyage

Friedrichshafen, Mar. 31.

"Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)

Rome. Mar 30 Authoritative quarters here an- nounce that Italy will probably take part in the meeting of the The world's biggest airship, the Locarno Powers in Brussels, al-Hindenburg, left on her maiden though the Italian Govemment voyage to South America at 5.30 Excellent weather prevailed at dime of departure and the ar- rangements worked without hitch- Reuter.

adheres to its reservation which it. has already emphatically announ- ced. that this meeting shall have nothing to do with the intended General Staff discussions.-- Transocean News Service.

FIRST NUMBER OF "PICKWICK".

Centenary Celebration In London

London, Mar. 31.

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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN SPAIN

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Gil Robles Raises Objections

"Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)

Madrid, Mar. 31. GI Robles, lender of the Catho- The one hundredth anniversary llc People's Party just published a of the first number of "Pickwick" declaration that the municipal was celebrated by an exhibition of elections which the Government manuscripts, proofs and other contemplates are unlawful as the relics of Charles Dickens at Vic-law prescribes that elections be toria and Albert Museum by a dinon'y held every three years. ner of the Pickwick Club attended The Government, in support of by the Lord Mayor of London and

Its action, insists that all seek this

by a coach drive from Charing election, feeling that no real elec- "Cress to Rochester in which mem-

tion had been held for the last five of the London Dickens'

years." Transocean News Service.

bers Fellowship dressed

costume

in

period and representing Mr. other characters

Pickwick and

from the book, took part.

The coach, which was drawn by four horses, was followed by 300 other Dickensians from all parts of the world in cars and motor coaches.- «British Wireless.

CATALAN MINERS ON STRIKE

"Hone Kong Daily Press" Specia”;

Barcelona, Már. 31, Twenty thousand workers of the Catalan mine industry laid down their tools on Monday. The strik ers, who assert that they were forced to work 48 hours per week instead of the legal 44 for a full 15 months under the former Gov- erament, now demand that the employers pay them for these overtime labours and then they will rename work- Transocean New "Service.

VOTES IN SPAIN INVALID

(Hong Kong Day Press" Special)

Madrid, Mar. 31.

Chief in East Africa, atates that'

The Third Army Corps moved from Fenarua and marched along the rivers Samre and Tzellare, un- til it came to Sakota, which it oc- cupled yesterday after an extreme-

ple, will you make to the world a

contribution that will permit fer- le negotiations to be begun on the reorganisation of European Peace?"

"L'Oeuvre" takes a peevish at- titude; declaring that "yesterday's ballot is one hymn of thanks ad- dressed to the Fuehrer."- assocean 'Werbe" Serpier.

SILVER MARKET

From her Own Correspondent)

London, March 31. Silver prices to-day "Spot" and

London were down

1/8 for

ly difficult march. Sakota, says 1/18 for "Forward." as follow:--- subsequent advance into the Wag the report, will be the base for a

region, of which this town is the capital, and an important centre of roads leading to Dessiye, Addis Ataba and Lake Tsana.

SOLDIERS PRAISED Marshal Badoglio specially praises the 4,000 soldiers who, besides car- rying their arms and equipment, bore sixty tons of food supplies on their shoulders, travelling twenty- five miles in one day,

The Marshal's communique makes brief reference to thirty aeroplanes of the Somaliland Air Force which bombed Harrar yesterday.

He says these attackera hit tary and other well-known ob- fcctives with visible effect. Rester

Spot

Forward

Mar. 30 19-15/16 ........19-7/8.

to write

In spite of the violation of the

believe that the Italan Government would proceed to a deliberate breath of the Geneva protocol.

Lieut.-Co.. J. T. C. Moore-Braba-only to the principles of Chris- declared the Empire civil aviation principies of humanity itself. He service

i was hard to would be immensely relieved i was "nothing home about." Mrs. Mavis Tate charges were either unfounded or assurance could be given that these seconding the rejection, pointed out that Australia intended to take charges were true and well found- greatly exaggerated. But if those

Sydney, at present operated by world would be ready to enter into aver the service from Singapore toed he hoped that the people of the British planes. with American solemn expustulation and protest. machines. Pan-American Airways was going to run a service to Aus- trala, she dec'aréd.

Eas

"It is imperative for our inter- ests in China and the Far generally that we run A servic from Singapore, to Hong Kong and

WAR

had an open town, but for such

Red Cross hospitals, it known, had been bombed and so violations it may be that excite- GOVERNMENTS REPLY

ment or a genuine error on the part of the airmen engaged might Replying for the Government, perhaps be responsible. The Lord Halifax said he

USE wished it

of polson gas, however, is open to were in his power to give the no such explanation.- assurance that there was no British Wirelen.

to Shanghal. But the Pan-Amer- BORING FOR OIL

Ican Airways, in conjunction w the Deutsche-Lufthansa are car turing the trade there."

It is believed, said Mrs. Tate. that the latter, 2 German line. Mar. 31. intends to extend its service from 19-13/18 China to India. Persia and Greece, 19-13/16 and thence to Europe.

FUEHRER'S GRATITUDE

("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)

Berlin, Mar. 30.

The Fuehrer and Reichs char- cellor

announced un Monday

The Bill was given second read- ing and passed 140 to 35.- Reuter.

HAUPTMANN'S DOOM SEALED

as

the

IN BRITAIN

Portsdown Hill Tests Begun

London, Mar. 31 Test boring for ol on Portadown

RETURN OF ART TREASURES

Admiralty Providing Protection

London, Mar, 31. "The Admiralty has informed the H above Portsmouth Harbour Chinese Embassy of the following. were begun yesterday, when the arrangements for escorting the plant which is capable of drilling Chinese art treasures aboard the nearly three miles was set in mo- P. and G, Ranpura to China on tion by Mrs. Crookshank, mother April 9:

New York, Mar. 30. night that so many assurances "jected the appeal of Richard Bruno The Court of Pardons to-day re-

of the Secretary for Mines.

Scout escorts from Tilbury to the loyalty had reached him from his Hauptmann, condemned

The site of the borings, extending open sea; HMS. Wolfey trom supporters in the Reich and trois kidnapper and

to five acres has been secured by Gibraltar to Malta; HMS. White- 2 murderer of the

subsidiary those wishing him well in foreign Lindbergh

company of the hall from Malta to Port Said: mili-countries, both during the election last hope of

baby.

Anglo-Iranian O!! Company Hauptmann's

and HMS. Defender and Second campaign and after its close, that Courts of the land vanished when up to £60,000.

succour from the work may take two years and cost Destroyer Flotilla from Suez to it would be a matter of impossibil- this august body refused his plea

Aden: HMS, Dauntless from Sir John Cadman. Chairman of Colombo to Shanghai. ity to return the thanks individ-for clemency ually, and asked a'l who had sup-the case for six hours.

after considering the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, sa'd that in choosing this particu- ported him in this way to aceepi Hauptmann's only remaining lar site they had been guided by by public announcement. the as hope is Governor Harold Hoffman the volume of geological evidence. surance of his, sincere gratitude. Transocean Special Service.

of New Jersey. From him, at the Many miles to the east and west Iast minute, may come a reprieve. of the site there were outcrops of But as far as the law is con- certain rocks. It was hoped that cerned, Hauptmann is doomed. He the drill would And these rocka dies tomorrow at. 8 p.m.----

porous and suitably folded ta Reuter.

form a reservoir in which the pe- troleum had become trapped In commercial quantities- British Wirelets.

ITALIANS NEARING.

GONDAR

re-

ROME COMMUNIQUE

Rome, March 30.

NO REPRIEYE

Trenton, Mar 30. Governor Harold Hoffman has

A remarkable Italian achieve-announced that "the action of the

122 refusing

"Hong Kong Daily Press" Specia:)

Milan, Mar. 31. The Gazetta del Popo'o' port that the Italian troops are ädvancing under forced marches. "Hong Kong Daily Press" Specia"} and are now reaching the town of Gondar, where the population is eagerly awaiting the Italians, "Alr-' pianes having dropper propaganda pient is described in the official Court of Pardonis eaflets promising the population War bulletin No. 188, according to Hauptmann clemency is final, and that the domination of the Negus which the Italian Eritrean division, that he will grant no reprieve.--- will soon be ended once and for after having received reinforce-Beuter.

ments, for which they had waited, sanaoccan News Service.

mounted the almost unclimbable cuffs of the mountain pass Lemale- mo, thus reaching Debarek, the most important place in the Wogera territory:

The Commission appointed by the Diet to examine the mandate all of the Deputies declared all votes east in the district of Granada to be invalid. This decision given at the instigation of Senor de Madariaga. Transocean News Service.

VILA

BELGIUM TO DISCUSS DEFENCES

Brussels, Mar 31,

GAS BOMBS DROPPEN). ON TOWN

("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)

Addis Ababa, Mar. 30.

Among the most striking (ac- hievements is that this important | advance was of 4000 soldiers who, besides their own heavy equipment,

The Abyssinian Headquarters re- carried 60 tons of food for a dis- port that for two days past the tance of 23 miles under a boiling Italians have been dropping power- sun.

EXPECTANCY OF LIFE COMPARISON

India And England

London, Mar. 30,

Dr. Somerakili, public health ex- pert, addressing the India League in London, said that the expec tancy of life in India was 23 years, compared with 55 in England. He added that 39 per cent, or

ful gas bombs on the small town One airplane of the Eritrean The Chamber is expected to dia-of Inda Mehoni on the Amba Alag, front squadron did not return to cuss on Friday new reinforcements One Italian bomber burst into the base. Thirty three Bomailland the population were under-nour- of national defences and also the flames on being hit by Abyssinian planes were concentrated on an ished or diseased, while the in- emergency powers given to the and-aircraft guns. The military attack on Harrar which was bombfantile mortality rate is 230 per Government last year which ex-situation is described as "satisfaced with great effect, despite the thousand, compared with 66 in pires to-day

toty MAR JAY

vtalent fire from anti-aircraft guns. Bri Beuters Bulletin, Serviz.

*rensucran News Sermann

"Transocean" News Service.

Bulletin Bereite

VANDERBILT CHILD CUSTODY.

Mother's Application Refused

New York, Mar. 30. The Supreme Court to-day re-. fused Mrs. Gloria Vanderbilt's ap- plication for the complete custody of her daughter, named for her mother, who was placed in the Mrs. P. Whitney of Long Island temporary custody of her aunt, recently. Reuter

VICEROY-GANDHI MEETING

Ninety steel cases containing the treasures will be sent in strongly guarded lorries from Burlington House to Tilbury, The Chinese packers will travel on the Ranpura. keuter.

DANZIG STANDS FOR GERMANY

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("Hong Kong Daily:Press" Special

Danzig. Mar. 30. After a" debate that lasted several hours, and in which speakers of all parties took part, the Budget for 1935 was passed In the second and third readings.

Deputy Temp of the Nation) Socialist Party was loudly applau ded by the whole House when ne voiced the delight and satisfaction reit: in the German city of Danzig the Fuchrer, and declared in im-' at the tremendous victory won by

passioned words that Danzig once from the German people and from more proclaimed its inseparability

the Fuehrer-

Transocean. News Bervice.

ches India, stated the Hindustar Times in its issue of Sunday.

This report however, has been omcially denied, it being stated An interview, has been arranged ranged on the instructions of Lord

New Delhi, Mar. 30) that no interview has been ar between the Marquis of Linlith- Halifax, with or without the con Low, the new Viceroy/ and Makat sent of the Prime Minister.- ma Gandhi when the former rea-Teuter's Bulletin, Service