1936-05-20 — Page 9

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1936

FRENCH POLITICAL SITUATION

STILL OBSCURE

Labour's Terms For

Co-operation

NO INTERFERENCE WITH INDEPENDENCE

Radical Socialists Not Very Optimistic

NO COMMON PROGRAMME SO FAR

("Hong Kong Daily Press" Spec'al

Paris, May 19."

The inner political situation still remains obscure.

The National Council of the General Labour Federation unanimously defined the attitude of the Federation towards the future Gov- ernment. The resolution speaks of the Federation's willinguess to co-operate with the Government, but demands that the in- dependence of the Federations should be fully maintained.

The resolution, however, fails to state that the Labour Federa- tion will actively participate in the new Government and is there- fore generally regarded refusal to

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assume the respon- sibility by the appointment of labour representatives to Cabinet pesta.

Following the refusal of the Communists and the Labour Federation to accept the invitation to join the Popular Front. - now only the replies of the Radical Socialists and the Socialists are outstanding,

Although it is regarded as certain that both these replies will be affirmative, the future Premier will not be able to begin with the con- struction of a new Cabinet until these answers are at hand.

The public interest is still focused on the question who will be the next Foreign Minister. The "Matin" claims to have informa- tion from quarters close to M. Herriot that he will refuse to take over the Foreign Ministry. He is, however, according to the paper, willing to become President of the Chamber.

It appears extremely uncertain whether the present President of the Chamber, M. Boulsson will be willing to relinquish that post in order to make room for M. Herriat. That the Radical Socialist Party

not very optimistic regarding

LORD ALLENBY BURIED

Scenes At Warriors' Chapel

London, May 19.

With full military honours, the hearse arrived at the Warriors' ! Chapel at Westminster Abbey this morning with the casket contain- ing the ashes of Field Marshal Lord Allenby.

Inside the Abbey leaders of the nation assembled to pay homage. The King was represented by Field Marshal Sir Philip Chetwode. The Dukes of York, Gloucester. Kent and Connaught were also re- presented.

the probable results of future co- operation with the parties of the Popular Front is indicated by the resolution of the Radical Socialist Group of the Upper Garonne De- partment. The resolution declares that all statements made by load- ing personalities of the majority left wing parties have so far falled to outline a common programme.

The Radical Socialists, so the resolution, adds, could therefore only recognise the programme set up by the Radical Socialist Party Congress in 1935, which was, how- ever,, no longer applicable in the present situation The resolution therefore demands that an extra- ordinary Party Congress should be convoked immediately to discuss the problems of the new situation. Transocean News Service.

M. Herriot is likely to refuse the post of Foreign Minister. but is reported to be willing to became the President of the

Chamber.

FRANCE TAKES NO CHANCES

Army Manoeuvres · Cancelled

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("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special)

Pars, May 19 The great summer manoeuvreš of the French Army which, ordin- arily are held in Eastern France every. year and which were scheduled to take place in the Vosges Mounta ns from August 3 to 6 this year. have been called

off.

so-called

U.S. SILVER POLICY

Arrangements With China

Washington, May 18. Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Se^retary of the Treasury, to-day announced that the U.S. Government had agreed to buy a large amount ul Chinese silver to provide a dollar exchange to help China stabilise her currency,

Mr. Morgenthau simultaneously opened the door again to foreign approaches on the subject of in- ternational currency stabilisation stating:

I believe that only through E full and frank exchange of views.

that similar to

which has just taken place between the repre- sentatives of the Chinese Ministry of Finance and ourselves. It will

BUDGET SECRET FAMILY RELATIONS

LEAKAGE

Sir Alfred Butt's Denials

London, May 18. "I have been in the House of Commons since 1922 and during the whole of that time I have never asked or received from any Cabinet Minister, including Mr. J. H Thomas, any information re garding the Budget or any other confidential matter of Govern- ment." declared Sir Alfred Butt at the resumption of the inquiry into the alleged leakage of Budget in- formation to-day.

Sir Alfred went into the box after his son, Kenneth, and Mr. B. D. Davis, a stock-broker, bad given evidence of insurances against increases in income tax and tea duty which Sir Alfred had

be possible to improve the inter-effected on Budget Day, nal stability of national currency and with this achieve greater in- ternational stability."

He emphasised, however, that he was not advocating an internation- al corfference at this time.

on

Replying to a specific que** *

this subject, Mr. Morgenthau said he would prefer to confer with one nation at a time.

He refused to reveal the amount of Chinese silver to be bought but said that payment would be made a the average of the world price monthly.

The series of silver conferences in Washington has ended.- Reuter,

DEFINITE AGREEMENT

Shanghai, May 19. "The monetary measures announ- ced by the Chinese Minister of Finance are regarded as proof that the United States has definitely agreed to trade gold or dollar cre- dits for another large block of silver, although the

The reason for not holding the

the French General Staff are re- manoeuvres is believed to be that

luctant even temporarily to Chinese weaken the

garrisons of the amount is unknown.. French castern fortificationS. The return of the silver "to the the

Mag not Line, Treasury has evidently' been ob- which has been reinforced tained by an agreement that the Chinese will not dump all their silver on the world markets, since the Chinese propose to retain a sliver reserve of at least 25 per cent of the note circulation.-

Reuter,

by a cons derable number of

the troops from

garrisons 01 Eastern France after the German remilitarisation of the Rhineland.

The non-availability of troops for manoeuvres and the fact that the credits voted for, the manoeu- Tres were already spent when the garrison fortifications were rein- forced, induced the authorities to cancel the previously arranged programme.

Two other great army manoeu- vres which were scheduled to take place in other parts of France, will take place 45 planned - Transocenu News Servicė

REVOLT REPORT however

DENIED

No Trouble In Formosa

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, May 19.

Sensational reports of a Formo-

NAVY STRENGTH INCREASE

Request To America And Japan

Washington, May 18."

Great Britain has requested the san revolt against the Japanese State Department's views on a pro- authorities, reported by most news-posal to increase the British des- papers here on May 12 are really troyer and submarine strength. unfounded; according to an official Well-informed opinion here despatch received by the Japanese holds that the request is merely a consulate general here to-day from polite gesture, since the signator- Taihoku.

les of the London Treaty are not The reports were circulated

by obliged to obtain the others' con- the United China News Agency in sent if they believe their national Shanghai, whose manager Mr. security is threatened by non-sig- Hsieh Chun-mu is a Formosan. Inatory powers' construction. Members of the Cabinet, repre- The agency stated that the For- It is understood the British Gov- sentatives of the Dominions and mosans are against Japanese opernment has sent a similar request foreign Governments, and

mem- pression and against bers of both Houses of Parliament invasion of China. The were also present..

sans in the Island

Wera

The funeral service was conduct- favour of independence.

ed by the Dean of Westminister

and the Last Post sounded buglers in the Dean's yard- Reuter's Bulletin Service.

LEAGUE SEAT FOR CHINA

No Opposition From Britain

Japanese to Japan.-

Formo" Reuter.

also in

According to the same despat-

by ches, the governor general of For-

TENSION IN SPAIN

mosa had ordered a mobilisation | ("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special) of troops and police, and two For-

Madrid. May 18. mosans were killed. Many Formo- The War Minister's order to the sans were arrested.

Two Cavalry regiments Nos. 1 and Mr. S Yoshitake, Acting Japan. 2. to proceed to Valencia and Sala- ese Consul in Shameen, told for manca, the disobedience of which eign correspondents to-day that led to the wholesale arrest of the the whole story is false. He added officers of the regiments, led to an that no Formosáns were Elled, attack of a number of Marrista on because there was no uprising örja number of officers which led to mobilisation. He deplored the pub- dangerous tension between the of- lication of such unfounded reportsficers and the left wing populations and hoped the newspapers will cor- of the old university in the town of rect same.'

Alcala de Henares, where the regi- The Japanese Consul stated that ments have been garrisoned, hit- the same report was published by [berto.- many Chinese newspapers in Hong Transocean News Service.

Geneva, May, 19. Surprise has been created by the recent report cireuiated in China to the effect that Lord Cecil expressed opposition to Kong. China's longstanding request for a permanent seat on the League Council.

Reuter is informed by a most reliable soure that it is absolute- ly false that Britain opposed the appointment.

On the contrary Lord Cecil fully recognised China's right to a seat and actually supported China's claim during the meeting on April 27 of the committee studying the composition of the League Council. --Reuter-

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DUTCH NATIVE

RUBBER

Batavia, May 19.

The duty on exports of native rubber from the Dutch East In- dies has been fixed at 34 gullders per hundred kilograms from May 20. The rate was reduced to 33 guilders as from May 11- Reuter,

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SUPREME COURT

RULING

Washington, May 18.

SILVER MARKET

London, May 19. London Silver prices to-day were down 1/16 for "Spot" and 1/8 for "Forward." as follow:--

Spot Forward

May 18 20-9/16

May 19 20-1/2

20-1/2

20.5/8

Mr, Kenneth Butt said that on did not think the income tax would the evening of April 20 his father

rise, but he was probably in- fuenced to change his mind by the reports from Lloyds next morning.

This witness described how his father had telephoned at about 11:30 am. on April 21 and said he had been asked to underwrite more income tax insurance.

was mad as

"I told him he everyone seemed to be doing it the other way." Str Alfred said he realised that he had been making a stupid bet and gave Mr. Davis a number of selling orders.

Referring to his call on Mr. Thomas at the Colonial Oface on April 21, Sir Alfred said they dis- cussed racing for two or three minutes, but he left as Mr. Thomas

was so busy.

The question of the contents of the Budget was never hinted at, Str Alfred maintained.- deuter.

ARAB ATTACKS CONTINUE

Further Murders In Palestine

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Jeruzalem, May 19. Further murders were perpetrat ed in which two Christians were shot dead in the new city and another Jew killed in a street of the old city.

Troops have been drafted to protect the railways and travellers along the road to Haifa must go in convoys with soldiers in front and behind..

The High Commissioner has issued ап order allowing 4,500 Jew.sh immigrants to enter Pales

une this year.---

SINO-AMERICAN Reuter's Bulletin Service.

ACCORD

Financial Opinions In London

London, May 19. Even approximate estimates of Chinese holdings in the gold foreign exchange are impossible to obtain, but it is generally agreed

STRIKERS ADAMANT

REVEALED

MRS. COLBERT GIVES EVIDENCE

Lady Teacher's Friendship With Accused

TIENTSIN TRIAL DEFENCE

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Tientsin, May 19.

Mrs. Colbert entered the witness box to give evidence on be- half of her husband when the case for the defence opened this morning. Dr. John Colbert stands trial on charges of attempt- ed murder of his wife by administering poison,

The defending attorney said that he proposed to offer a com- plete and satisfactory explanation of all the suspicious circum- stances upon which the case for the prosecution had been blind- jy built up.

The large purchases of acetanelid and other drugs were almost com-

MISS GRACE THOMAS pletely accounted for on the re-

Miss Grace Thomas, a teacher cords and shelves of Dr. Colbert's

a the American School visited office, while

witness in the hospital. Witness: the defence would did not object to Dr. Colbert's show that, tampering with mediiriendship with Miss Thomas and the prosecution was impossible. cines such as has been alleged by had not objected to her husband

TENNIS ENTHUSIASM Mrs. Colbert testified that she was treated for anaemic condition after the death of her previous husband when she was having a holiday in the United States in 1929. At that time she was most depressed owing to the death and experienced similar symptoms in August last, but she continued to play tennis in order to win the championship on September 22, after which Dr. Colbert diagnosed her case as a little anaemic and advised rest from tennis.

Witness continued to play tennis until she was driven to bed on October 5 partly because of the vanity of desiring to hide her legs which had swollen like plano legs.

keeping company and going to the cinema with Miss Thomas as "Miss Thomas was as much my friend as the doctor's."

Witness admitted that she might have called to see the former Mrs Colbert, who died two months after the death of Mr. Hovey, witness" previous husband, and then visited Dr. Colbert's office in the same building for treatment.

Witness said that het relationa“ with both were friendly.

The former Mrs. Colbert had not ob-. Jected to witness friendship with- Dr. Colbert "and was always lovely to me."...

Witness hotly 'résented a sugges- tion about the status of Miss Thomas to Dr Colbert, which was. similar to the stains of witness be- fore her marriage to Dr. Colbert-j Witness replied that her feelings towards Miss Thomas were perfect

ACCUSED'S TESTIMONY

Witness denied that her condi- tion was cyanotic when Dr.. Grice was called in by Dr. Colbert only clear.. October 31. Witness began to take liver capsules for three days be- fore entry to hospital, taking a big dose the previous day, and felt that she had turned the corner and was improving.

Dr. Colbert testined that in the excessively engaged in tennis, play- course of his wife's illness she was:

ing in tournaments, until October: 3. after which she complained that. she expected to pass out during a game.

HUSBAND'S INNOCENCE witness was convinced of her husband's innocence and was back- Accused declared that Dr. Grice ing him up for all she was worth. stated on November 20 that Mrs. She admitted frankly that she Colbert was suffering from an en- was scared by the injections on larged heart... After a blood tests. November 23 because her face on November 17 accused was posi=" hurned and her heart pounded and tive that it was pernicious anae- she admitted that she was given mia... brandy and gingerale as restora- tives.

Accused declared that acetanelid was regularly bupplied to the US. Army and this and antipyrine were among his favourite formula, in private practice.

Mrs. Colbert said she was. post- Jerusalem, May 18. tive that Dr. Grice had not touch- Unrest and racial bitterness con-ed the bottle of capsules when he tinue unabated throughout Pales-called on December. 12, adding that tine. acts of violence, incendiaries Dr. Grice was very nervous and Reuter.

The trial is proceedlug:--

and boma explosions being report-reatless and witness consequently (A press report of the trial appears' ed from various parts of the coun-watched him all the time,

try.

A non-Jewish Austrian National was shot dead in one of the busiest streets by unidentified persons. In consequence of the murder of the three Jews who were shot by un- known assailanta on Satur-

STRIKE FEVER IN THRACIA

that they are large. Financial day evening while leaving Hong Kong Dally Fress" Special)

д Cinema in the quarter, a State of Siege

Jewish

on page 12)..

MARTIN LUTHER'S DESCENDANTS

"Hong Kong Daily Press" Special}

Berlin May 18. Sofia, May 18. The descendants of Dr. Marthi was The strike fever in Thracia is Luther, the German Reformer proclaimed ali through Palestine. поч spreading across the Bul- have planned a family meeting The Jewish press claims that in garian frontier, the General Federa-during the Olymple Games at the view of the continuous strike in tion of Bulgarian Workers hav- little Thuringian town of Zeit Jaña an emergency barbour willing on Monday proclaimed a strike Until now 951 descendants of the proclamation of the Chairman of the country after the manufactur- be opened in Telaviv this week. Afor all tobacco workers throughout founder of the German protestant the Central Strike Committee sta-ers had refused the demand for tes that the Arabs will not budge higher wages. More than 20,000 an inch from their demands.-. Transocean News Service)

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church have been traced and in-

writers continue to discuss Dr. Kung's statement, the favourable view of which is strengthened by America's decision to buy Bilver from China.

The "Morning Post" points out that this equally helps to stabilise Chinese currency and reduces | America's gold stocks, thus auto-

vitations have been sent to them matically diminishing the amount,

in various parts of the world. of silver she must buy under the

workers, of whom 8,000 alone in Zeits was chosen for the gathering Purchase Act,

Philipopolisare are affected by the partly because a great many of The "Daily Telegraph" says the

strike order. The Home Ministry Luther's descendants have ÝEEN arrangement is a bullpoint for

had issued instructions to the au- born there and partly because it silver, but one thing is certain

thorities in the Strike Region to is historically closely connected that China after one experience of of state for the Colonies, informed take all the necessary measures to with him. the silver boom is not taking the House of Commons to-day prevent the strike from being ex- Tranincean News Servies.

that the Government had decided plotted by responsible elements. to appoint a Royal Commission for their own political reasons. which, without bringing into the Next to Turkey and Greece, Bul- scope of its inquiry the terms of aria is the most important coun- the Palestine mandate, would. In-try for the production of the so- called Turkish Cigarette "tobacco." Causes of unrest there and the alleged grievances on Transocean News Service

second dose.

ROYAL COMMISSION

London, May 18. Mr. J. H. Thomas, the Secretary

The Financial News' says that the Chinese decision, constitutes a victory for bimetalliam of the Chinese Government broken from the sterling bloc which appeared vestigate the to be joined when she went off silver. As a result of the Sino- American transaction the gold and silver ratio of both countries will make progress towards a statutory figure.- Reuter,

the parts of Arabs and Jews.---- Reuter's Bulletin Service,

-TROOP ACTIVITY

Jeruzalem, May 18, A further showing of the flag 19 occurring in small towns and vill- ages throughout Palestine by Bri- tish Infantry, accompanied in some King as he is known, trom the na- cases by light tanks and armour- tion's grain inarketa for a period of ed-care. This time the Supreme Court two years on the ground that Mr. The infantry includes the Came- upheld the lower. Court's judgment Cutten failed to report his grain ron Highlanders from Jerusalem, against the Grain Futures. Com- holdings in 1930 and 1931 for the the Royal Scots Buskers from Ba- mission.

The Administration has suffered a further reverse in the Supreme Court.

WESEMANN TO APPEAL

Dr.

("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special),

Basel, May 18. The German emigrant Wesermann, who was sentenced to three years penal servitude by the local authorities for kidnapping the Jewish emigrant, Berthold Ja-

This body had desired to bar / purpose of manipulating the mar-farand, and the Royal North cob Salomon, has given notice

kets. Arthur Cutten. the Wheat Pit Reuter:

Lancashires from Haifa,---

deutei

of appeal Tranipscan News Service.

RAILWAY STRIKE

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IN MEXICO

Stations And Oces Under Guard

Medco City, May 18. About 59,000 employees are in volved in a general strike of th national railways in Mexico. all stations and offices throughout the republic are closed, and guarded by strike pickets, the windows and doors being covered with red flags. The British-owned railway, is not affected. On the national lines only mall and troop trains wit run during the strike..

President Cardenas is actively seeking a solution of the dispute →Reuter.