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GERMAN REPLY HANDED

IN LONDON

Amplication Of Hitler's Earlier Proposals

London, April 1.

Herr von Ribbentrop, who arrived in London late last night by air with other representatives of the German Government, called at the Foreign Office this morning accompanied by Dr. Dieckhoff, head of the political department of the German For- eign Office, and two secretaries,

He was received by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, and Lord Halifax to whom the German reply to the London draft proposals for dealing with the situation created by the reoccupa- tion of the demilitarized tone in deflance of the treatles of Lo- carno and Versailles was handed. The contents of the reply are not yet disclosed.

At the conclusion of their interview with the German dele- rates, Mr. Eden and Lord Halifax attended a meeting of the Ca- binet at which the documents communicated by Herr von Rib- bentrop were presented for examination.

Other matters before the Cabinet concerning the Rhineland problem include the programme for con- versations between the British, French and Belgian General Stams which has been decided to hold in accordance with paragraph three of the London draft pro- posals and the procedure to be, adopted in regard to the letter, draft of which was attached to the proposals and in which an official assurance is given by the British Government that they will take certain specled actions in the event of fallure of the effort of conciliation at which the London draft proposals aim.- British Wireless.

BRITISH SCRUTINY..

("Hong Kong Dally/Press" Special)

London, Apr. 1. The German note containing the eagerly avaited proposals was handed in by the Ambassador-at-

EARLIER CABLES

Berlin, March 31.

HONG "ONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1936.

LORD EUSTACE

PERCY QUITS

Post Not To Be Filled

London, Mar. 31. Lord Eustace Percy, Minister without portfolio, has resigned from the Government. He states that he is completely in accord with the Government's foreign po- ley.

The retiring Minister was for- merly President of the "Board of Education.

The resignation of Lord Eustace Fercy will not affect the stability of the Government, his letter. of resignation to Mr. Stanley Bald- win making it clear that he sup- ports the Government's foreign policy.

3 points out that the appoint. ment was not intended to be per- manent and he Expresses the opinion that its continuance into the new financial year is unjustif– able.

When St Thomas Inskip was for the Co- It is officially announced that appointed Minister

Defence 16 was Herr von Ribbentrop, the German ordination" of envoy, will hand the German Goy-thought that Lord Percy's might In important sub- ernment's reply to the Locarno be Powers peace proposals" this even-division of the work, such as the Ing. The diplomat bears Herr co-ordination of supplies: but this Adolf Hitler's answer to the mes- was apparently not intended and sage contained in the White Paper Lord Percy's post will not be filled. recently issued

London and -Reuter. which contained a suggested for- mula for the preservation of se- curity in. Europe.

In

Upon the German reply, obser- vers believe, the future peace of the world may depend.

It is understood that the Ger- man note, while not of excessive

length, fully outlines the German standpoint and contains definite proposals for bridging the present impasse.

offered

PREMIER'S REGRET

London, April 1.

The resignation. of Lord Eustage Percy from the office of Minister without portfolio was announced from 10 Downing Street this morning.

The letter in which Lord Percy's resignation was conveyed to the Prime Minister says that when in June last year

National Government was reconstituted and

the

he became additional Minister without departmental duties. it

into

The decision to send Herr von Jarge, von Ribbentrop, at the Bri-Ribbentrop to London this after tish Foreign Office on Wednesday noon by aeroplane, was reached was not intended that the post forenoon. Since the airplane in after a series of bewildering moves, should be a permanent one. Lord which van Ribbentrop travelled to A meeting of the Cabinet called Percy feels it would be dimeur to London was delayed for two hours for this morning was postponed to justify its continuance

the by "strong head winds and only this afternoon and it was then un-

new financial yer. reached Croydon at 8.35 on Tues-derstood that Herr Adolf Hitler's In placing his resignation in the day evening, the presentation of reply to the London memorandum Prime Minister's hands, Lord the document was postponed unta was not ready.. It is now belleved Percy adds: “I would like to make Wednesday.

Herr von Ribbentrop will carry the clear that I am in complete Chancellor's reply, however,

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The British Cabinet will assem- ble at noon on Wednesday for its regular weekly meeting and will immediately begin to scrutinise the German note which has been transmitted to Paris and Brussels without delay.- Transocean News Service,

accord with the foreign policy of the Government."

Mr. Baldwin in reply expresses - profound regret at the resignation and adds that he la confident his colleagues feel as he does that they owe Lord Percy deep grati- tude for his loyal help during nine

GERMAN DIFFICULTIES The delay in preparing the re- ply was due to the difficulty of devising suggestions which would be acceptable to both Great Bri- tain and France, also to the fact that Herr Hitler has been much months of continuous strain.— Influenced by the German election. British Wireless. results and the Government's wish It is understood that the pro- to fully consider the French For- posed mixed commission for the eign Minister's recent speech, in Rhineland will consist of one re-

which he asked for answers from presentative of Britain, Italy and Germany with respect to her ter- a neutral power.

GERMAN MEMORANDUM

Berlin, Apr. 1.

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The following suggestions

contained in the memorandum:

SİLVER MARKET

Achille Starace, Secretary of the Fascist Party, who was in charge of the motorised column which

entered Gondar.

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PRIMITIVE GAS

MASKS

Abyssinia's Great Disadvantage

"Hone Kona Daily Press" Specia

Addis Ababa, Apr. 1... The Arst prim.tive gas

masks made by the Abyssinian women's clubs have been sent to the var lous fronts early this week.

The Negus at the same time sent out runners to instruct the inhabitants in" the dangerous areas, to protect themselves against gas attacks. It is hoped that through the knowledge already acquired as to how to behave during gas attacks, the high death toll, which is often due to the ignorance of the populace, will be decreaseá

It is stated that as many as 100 victims were registered during one single gas attack...

Despite the reports of great Italian victories, the situations still considered satisfactory here.- Transocean News Service.

CONQUEST OF AUSSA

Important Gain For Italy

Asmara, Mar. 31.

The Italian occupation of the wealthy and fertile Sultanate of Aussa completes an important military and political conquest.

"Leaving Assab and Bellul some weeks ago several Italian native columns accomplished the long and difficult march across the Eunnkll Desert. infested with Ethiopian bands which attempted to frustrate the advance with guerilla raids.

The Italian columns were con- trolled and revictualed by twenty five planes which made nearly a hundred risky landings

on un-

mon ground without the loss of

a single machine.

The planes occasionally mach- ine-gunned and dispersed Ethio- plan troops, including strong bo- dies of desert cavalry.

The difficulties of the air forces

storms.

were increased by violent sand The planes had to be chained to the ground to prevent their destruction In the fierce wind.

GONDAR CAPTURED

BY

ITALIANS

Invaders Near British

Sphere Of Interest

Hong Kong Daily Press" Special›

Asmaza, April 1.

The capture of the town of Gondar hy the Italian motorised division, which town is the capital of the Abyssinian province of Amhara and barely 20 miles from Lake Tsana, has been announced here and it is considered, in informed quarters, to constitute one of the greatest military successes since the war began.

The same quarters stress on the other hand that this new victory brings the Italian Army Into the immediate neighbourhood of the British sphere of interest centring on Lake Tana, which forms the source of the Blue Nile and is the main water reservoir for the water supply to Anglo-Egyptian-Sudan,

Despatches received here state that the motorised columa

which entered Gondar consisted of about 5,000 men commanded by

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the Secretary of the Fascist Party, Achille Starace.

It is pointed out that the fall of Gondar will have the effect of

the

REBELS ASSIST

cutting off of the Abyssinians from

Rome, March 31. The whole Italian people is on their supply of munitions from the tiptoe with expectation on the re-. Sudan since all important caravan ceipt of the news from the north routes leading from

Sudan front that military events in the into the interior of Abyssinta pass" region of Gondar in the north of through the captured town.

Abyssinia, have at last brought According to other despatches about a big issue. The capture of The Italians have surrounded here, the conquest by the Italians Gondar which is only 20 miles Fort Sardo, which cuts the princi- of the Sultanate of Aussa, on the north of Lake Tana. is expected Pal caravan routes connecting the

western "border of French Somall. daily. The hope of attaining this Ethiopian plateau with the Red

land. is attributable to the excel- goal seems all the more justified in Sea, while the occupation of Aussa

lent co-operation between brings the native troops nearer

the view of the fact that the resistance Italian air force and the Infantry to be overcome by the ItananS Dessive than those at present con- fronting the Emperor Haile Selas-marching through the desert.--

scarcely arises from opposition sie's forces at Lake Ashangi

Transocean News Service..

from the population, which is Reuter.

hardly to be taken seriously any more, but from the total absence. of roads or tracks throughout the region.

ROME COMMUNIQUE

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ETHIOPIAN REVERSE

Rome, April 1.

Rome, March 31 The operations which have been

A communique from Marshal The Italian advance is, however, resumed after a long period of in- Badoglio reports that the Em-greatly assisted by the insurrec- activity in the third theatre of the peror had his best troops de- tlonist movement which broke out war, the Sultanate Auasa, border-feated in a big battle near Lake in the north of Gondar News ing the western frontier of French Ashangi. This was the first battle contantly arrives that the Abyssl- Somaitland, resulted in the cap-

in which the Emperor is reported nian rebels are marching towards ture of the capital. Sardo, where to be personally engaged and the Gondar, so that it is expected that

the Italian flag is now flying over the Sultan's residence,

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the Italians and the revolting Aby- ssinians will shortly join forces.

Apart from the move "towards Lake Ashangi, the move into the heart of Abyssinia in now pushed on systematically with all possible

troops are presumably the Negus Official "War Bulletin No.

household troops who were not! stresses that the troops had not previously involved in fighting. only to endure sizzling heat, but to The communique does not, refer march through the rocky and bar-to the capture of Gondar, but it ren country without any means of is unofficially stated that the expediency, heading towards the The provisioning of motorised column commanded by town of Sokota, which has a spe- the advancing columns was carried Staracs. Secretary of the Fascist out by 25 planes which made Party entered the town yesterday about 100 landings, bringing sup- evening.- plies, food, water and petrol Reuter, and it is considered doubtful whe- ther the march could have been made without the assistance of the airforce.-

REGULARS AND, sustenance

VOLUNTEERS

Serious Clashes In Austria

Transocean News. Service.

GAMES OF CHANCE BANNED

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AUSTRIA DECIDES TO REARM

("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)

Graz, Apr. 1 Serious clashes broke out Tuesday between members of the regular army and the volunteer semi-military organisations. The trouble started as demonstrating soldiers of the regular army mar- ched on the "Do`lfuss Square" and were there Luddenly confronted by a detachment of the volunteer 19-15/16 organisation. #

ritorial ambitions and future policy From Our Own Correspondent) are with respect to treatles. The Gov-

London, April 1. ernment also wants to consider the 1. A trace in the press of all coun- proposals for General Staff con-

London Silver prices to-day tries concerned, France. Belgium versations between the Locarno were up 1/8 as follow:-

Mar. 31 and Germany to refrain from cast-Pact signatories. Britain, France

April 1 ing aspersions in publications or

Spot...........19-13/16 19-15/16 utterances or in teaching of youth. 3. While unable to accept the Locarno powers' memorandum, Germany urges the reorganisation of peace as a whole as it resulted from the Versailles Treaty.

3. A period of four months for negotiations to begin, either imme- diately or after the French clec- tions.

4. Separation of the League Covenant from

Versailles the Treaty and repetition of the ex- pectation that the colonial ques- tion will be readjusted in due

Course.

ARMS LIMITATION

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and Belgium, with a view to pre- paring for a possible attack from. Germany upon either France Belgium, in which event Great Britain is pledged to defend the threatened territory.

Beriter

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ARRIVAL AT CROYDON

London, Mar. 31. Herr von Ribbentrop the Ger- man envoy, believed to be bearing the Government's reply to the La- carno Powers' proposals for peace negotiations arrived at Croydon

to

Forward

.19-13/16

SIR JOHN HUBBACK

INSTALLED "

The population clearly showed their sympathy with the regular army, making abusive remarks about the present Austrian ernment."

Rome Conférence Development

Rumania's Decree..

clal attraction for the Italians, the climate there being especially suit ed for them,---- Transocean News Service.

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GERMAN RAILWAY

TRAFFIC

("Hong Kong Daily Press Specia")

Berlin, Apr. 1.

("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special}

The German statistical office announce that the train traffic in Bucharest, Apr. 1. All games of chance in cluba, Germany in February showed con- siderable increase compared with casinos and even private houses the same month last

year. This

have been absolutely forbidden by unanimous decision of the Rumans largely due to the Olymple Win- ter Games in Garmisch-Parten- ian Parliament. The only excep

It is understood that Austria in- tion is the State Lottery and the" kirchen. It was shown that the

Vienna, Mar. 31.

tends to re-arm up to the utmost Limits permitted by the Treaty of 8t. Germain.

Increase reached the figure of 24 per cent. in comparison with last.

In Garmisch-Partenkirchen the tourist increase was 150 per cent. at a registered number of 42,000 foreign visitors Transocean News Service.

race course betting.

This is the first time in Ruman-year. Dr. Schuschnigg is expected to

fan history that on a bill opposi- announce Austria's 'Intention to tion and majority were unanimour Goy-rearm in the Federal Diet to-day, in Parliament. The Chamber vote when he will outline the new mid- had been preceded by a prolonged The soldiers had demonstrated, tary system, which Whil eal on vigorous press campaign.— 'because

demand had been every able-bodied man to assist "ransocean News Service made thaż numerous 'so diers be the country, in case of emer- dismissed and replaced by mem-gency. bers of their hated rivals,, the Cuttack, Orissa, Apr. 1 Volunteer Organ'sation.- Sir John Hubback has been in-transocean. News Service. stalled as first Governor of the constituted province of

First Governor Of Orissa Province

at 8.35 p.m. and was driven at once newly

a London "hotel, where he Orissa. The Chief Justice adminis- alighted at 9.15 p.m.

tered the oath of allegiance to the

5. The constitution of an arbl- tration board to supervise the He declined to state whether he Governor. loyal execution of parts and agree-carried Herr Adolf Hitler's final After the ceremony the Gov. ments which are finally reached, proposals. He said he had come ernor received addresses from pub-

with a reply to the White Paper; lic bodies and read a special mes and would submit it in, the ordin-sage from the King-Emperor ex- As regards Germany's suggestionary course of diplomatic discus-pressing pleasure that one of the

a conference on limitation stons.

earliest acts in his reign was the of armaments, the memorandum The German envoy will meet the creation of the Holy Land of Oris- points out that such limitation is British Foreign Secretary, ME

for

sa as a separate province.—

necessary, not only for economic Anthony Eden, to-morrow morn-Reuter. but psychological reasons.

ing.-

Germany's proposals would in-Reuter: clude no bombs being dropped on cities twelve miles outside the Oghting area, abandonment of heavy artillery, gas warfage should be controlled, and heavy tanks prohibited. The Geneva provisions regarding non-combatants should be strictly observed.— Reiter.

+ PROPOSALS AMPLIFIED

London, April-1.:

The Cabinet will meet at 11'a.m.

RED REVOLUTION IN SPAIN PLANNED

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Communist Party Aims

("Hong Kong Daly Pres" Specia>

Madrid, April 1. The official organ for the Com- to consider the International situa- munist Party in Spain, "Mundo tion following Herr von Ribben-Obrero," states that he most trops visit to the Foreign Office urgent problem confronting the where he saw Mr. Eden and hand- party is the task of organising a ed, the German reply which will Red revolution In Spain. For this not be pubished. It is understood purpose, so thepaperødda, that the German memorandup peasants, workmen and soldiers emphas sad «Hitler's proposals of councils abou'd be formed in each March 7 with wider rope and town and village and then in the greater data. Heuters Bulletin Service,

smallest hamlet --.. Transocede Tous Bursine

ITALIAN LANGUAGE BAN IN MALTA

("Hong Kong Dagy Preis" Specia“)

-Malti. April 1. The use of the Italian language on the island of Malta has been farther restricted by a decree of the Governor ordering that all

BELGIAN POLL DAY FIXED

It is understood that the de- velopment is an immediate con- sequence of the conference be- tween Italy, Austria and Hungary at Rome last week- Router.

SCHUSCHNIGG TO MAKE A STATEMENT

Chamber Approves ("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special?

Defence Bill

("Hong Kong Dally Press” Special)

Brussels, Apr."1": The date of the Bo giaf general elections has been fixed for May 20, and since the elections of the

Vienna, March 31.. An important declaration. the future policy of the Gov- |ernment by Chancelar Schuschnigg in Parliament wil be made, the peech being broadcast all over

Austria

Litvinoff, 'who broke his journey

communa councils will be taking to Moscow here, had left on Tuen place on the same day, volers will day. In official quarters, it="15" have to mark three balot papers, understood that his visit had ne namely, one each for the Senate, political character. Chamber and Communal Council

rantocean News Bervice.

'ectures at the University's selen- The Chamber Committee for n tinc and medical faculties be de- tonal defence has approved "the livered in English instead of b for improving the security n Italian as heretofore

the country" with slight modinea- Fransocean News Service...

tions by 18 votes to one..

"NORMAN'S LONG TERM

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VICEROY'S DEPARTURE

London, March 31. The Committee refrained from The Viceroy-Designate, Lord fixing the army contingent which | Linlithgów, accompanied by his according to the Government pro wife and daughters and personal London, March 31. posals will be 61,000 for the firs: staff, will leave London on Thurs- Mr. Montagu Colet Norman was year, but it will be lett to the day for India. He will join the P. re-elected Governor at the Bank of government's discretion whether $ 0. liner Strathmore at Marsefiles England to-day and tags enters to increase or decrease the number the next day and is expected to on his 17th year of office.

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