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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1936.

GERMANY'S CLAIM FOR RETURN

OF COLONIES

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LIVELY DISCUSSION

EXPECTED

Conservatives To Move A Resolution

London. September 10.

The prominence given by Chancellor Hitler to the question" of the return of colonies has disappointed political circles in Lon- don. A' lively discussion on the matter is expected when the question of the transfer of mandated territories comes up at the Conservative conference at Margate, on October 2,

Mr. Duncan, Sandys, on behalf of the Metropolitan area, will inove a resolution urging the Government to give an assurance that the declaration of Sir John Simon to Herr Wutler in Berlin. In March 1935 to the effect that cession of British mandated territory was not a discussable question still represents the un- altered attitude of the Government,

BRITISH ATTITUDE

The "Times" says that some day perhaps the system of man- dates may be widely expanded, but in the meantime British public opinion. even as far 23 it is theoretically sympathetle with German claims, would never will- ingly consider it seriously except in relation to a general settlement and in return for practical renun- ciation by Germany of war as an instrument of policy --

Reuter.

WIDE ATTENTION

London, Sept. 10. The passage in Herr

Hitler's speech at the Nuremberg "party meeting yesterday which has at- tracted most attention here is that asserting the right of Germany to colonial possession. The statement marks the culmination of pro- paganda which had assumed a steadily Larger prominence in Germany during the past months.

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During this period the subject has also frequently been the sub- Ject of statements by the British

Government in the House of Com- mons. The most recent statement of the Government's view was given by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. An- thony Eden, during the foreign alfairs debate on July 27, when ne said that the Government prepared and would be glad to dis- cuss the subject at some inter- national conference ander the League of Nations.

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At such conference they would, for their part, be entirely ready to discuss such problems as wide guarantees for access to colonial raw materials and obstacles in the path of such access. An approach

to this matter might well be made at the "September meeting of the Assembly.

FRANCO-SYRIAN

TREATY

Mutual Satisfaction

All Round

Paris, Sept. 9. The Franco-Syrian Treaty was initalled to-day in the famous Clock Room at the Quai d'Orsay.

The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs declared. We have derived much experience from the British mandate over Iraq, and have made the Franco-Syrian Treaty on the Rame lines as the

Anglo-Iraq Treaty, but it avoids the mistake Ir the latter Treaty of not ensur- ing protection to Christians and other minorities.

"The Syrians are pleased, we are

pleased and the world is pleased: added the Under-Secretary Peter's Bulletin Service

SERIOUS ARAB ENCOUNTERS

London, September 10,--Mejor Andre leader of the Labour Op- position," yesterday emphatically denied the report that he intended to exigu the leadership of his party-British Wireless

KING EDWARD STAMPS

New Issues About Coronation Date

NEUTRALITY IN

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SPAIN

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French Trade. Union

Support

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BLUM'S POLICY

Paris, Sept. 8. The French trade unions have decided to support. M. Leon Blum's policy.

At the meeting of the General Labour Federation called to define the attitude of the workers to the Government's decision to place a ban on arms exports to Spain, 1 was decided the Federation would reaffirm its entire support of the Popular Front Government

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TRADE UNION SYMPATHISES

SPANISH CIVIL CONFLICT

London Committee Meeting

London Sept. 9.

The opening meeting of the In- ternational Committee for applica- tion of agreement regarding non- ! Intervention in Spain was held in the Locarno Room at the Foreign Omice this, morning. The Ambas- sadors of Belgium, France, Italy and Poland and the Ministers of

Bulgaria, Greece, Latvia, Lithu unia, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden were present together In a communique the Federa- with the High Commissioner for tion requested M. Blum to act the Irish Free State. Czechos promptly with a view to summon-lovakia, Germany, Russia, Turkey, ing the League of Nations Coun Yougoslavia and eight other coun- ell. there to ask all Governments tries were represented by their for strict observance of the Coven-Charge D'Aɗaires. The British re-

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The Federation, also requested the Government to reconsider, in agreement with the British and other democratic Governments the policy of neutrality. It was pointed out that the possibilities of achieving complete non-inter- vention had

been compromised owing to the attitude of countries laking sides with factions opposed to the Popular Front Government in Spain, while the action taken by Portugal and Germany endan- gered the principle of neutralits itself.

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· London, Sept. 9. Arrangements are being made for new issues at or about the date of the coronation next year of Co- lonial stamps bearing the King's The Federation appealed to the efngy. New issues will be confined British trade unions to approach at first to few denominations for their Government in the each territory and will be based

Way, on a common design Stamps will Reuter. form part of the new. permanent issues and will not be special

BRITISH LABOUR DECISION coronation issues. No such spec-

London, Sept. 9. jai coronation issues for "the Co- At a joint meeting of the Labour lonles are at present in contem-Party and the General Council of plation. Stamps will be of a the Trades Union Congress et Ply. standard size. The design com- mouth to-night, it was decided to prises 2 three-quarter profile adhere to the policy of on-inter Vignette of the King's head invention in Spala approved by His circle placed towards the top left Majesty's Government. hand corner of the stamp with the

It is learned in a reliable quar- ter. however, that in the recent fighting between the insurgent garrison at Majorca and the Cata- lonian landing force, the rebels were assisted by new aeroplanes delivered 24 Palma by a mystery ship, along with anti-aircraft guns. ammunition and other war equip- ment.

Imperial Crown in the top right hand corner. The name or the territory is shown beneath the vignette. The duty tablet is shewn at the bottom right hand corner and the denomination appears in words at the base of the stamp. The above arrangements will ap- ply to Aden, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Guiana. British Honduras, The rebel panes brought down a British Solomon Island Protector- Government machine and forced ate. Ceylon, Cyprus, Falkland Is- the warships protecting the invad- land.. Fi. Gambla. Gibraltar, ing force to withdraw with dam- Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Gold age- Coast, Hong Kong Jamaica and Reuter. Dependencies Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika, Jerusalem, Sept. 10

Nigeria, Northern Rhodesla., Nyasaland, Leeward Is- and possibly five Britishlands, Malta, Mauritius, St. Helent, constables and one British soldie Seychelles, Sierra Leone and the were killed and three British pris Protectorate, Straits Settlements. Trinidad and Windward Islands. The stamps will continue to use

Attackers Assisted By Aircraft

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vates wounded in two serious en- counters with Arabs in Palestine Mr. Eden added that the question yesterday aftercon. The fate of was one which affected all manda- the "Arth constable, allegedly tory powers-the United Kingdom. | among the dead, has not been con- Dominions Governments and for-firmed,

eign Governments. The British Three constables were killed by Government had not had any con- volley fired by a large band of sultation with them upon it, but Arabs and troops, assisted by air- so far as the United Kingdom Gov- | craft, near Acre, where ten Arab ernment was concerned the ques- rioters and three Arab police ware tion of any transfer of mandated wounded. territories would inevitably. raise grave difficulties, moral, political and legal, of which the Govern- ment must frankly say they had been enable to find any solution.

One of the four British con- stables wounded at Acre has died.- Reuter.

MESSAGE TO TROOPS

London. Sept. 9. PRESS UNSYMPATHETIC

In special order of the day Herr Hitler's new claim to co- addressed to all troops of the 1st lonies is received unsympathically Division who are embarking for by the newspapers,

Palestine, Commander-in-Chief at The "Dally Telegraph" Lotes Aldershot says: "I cannot let you that by the unintended coincidence leave without wishing you

Minister of luck during what I hope and be- Defence yesterday' gave the African lleve will only be a short visit to answer to Herr Hitler.

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South African

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photogravure process and except possibly in the case of Aden.-

British Wireless.

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PLANE CRASH

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London. Sept. 10. London, silver prices to-day were down 1/16 as follow:-

Spot....... Forward

Sept. 9 Sept. 10 19-9/10 10-1/2 19-9/16

19-1/2

presentative was Mr. WS. Morri- son, Financial Secretary to the Treasury. The Parliamentary Un- der' Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Lord Cranborne. was alan present, On the proposal of the French Mr. W.S. Morrison Ambassador, Was elected

Chairman. After a general discussion on the scope of the work of the committee it was proposed that the several delega-

WITH SPAIN

RESOLUTION PASSED AT PLYMOUTH

Support Urged For Labour

Movement Policy

NON-INTERVENTION QUESTION

London, September 10.

At the Trade Union congress at Plymouth this morning an emergency resolutión, was moved asking' congress to support the action of the British labour movement which recommended a policy of dan-intervention in regard to Spain.

The resolution further declared that congress tendered tha Spanish Government and people the profound sympathy of the British workers in the merciless conflict into which they had been plunged by the treachery and, disloyalty of the Spanish officers who had violated their oath of allegiance of the Re- public of Spain and its legally constituted, Government.

The resolution proceeds: "We pay homage to the self- sacrificing bravery and steadfast will of the workers; peasants and youth of Spain who are fighting for liberty and democracy, and share the grief of the familles of those who have fallen in this fratricidal warfare.”

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tions should as soon as posible PRESSURE ON PORTUGAL

And

The congress repeats the warn- ing that while the international

their

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furnish the committee with parti- culars regarding legislative other steps taken by their respec- tive Governments to give effect to an agreement for non-interven- agreements now made may lessen to

It was agreed this proposal International tension if they are should be referred to the Govern- loyally observed by all Govern-

execution ment represented on the Commitments and tee for their consideration. The effectively co-ordinated and super- Committee also took note of the vised. utmost vigilance is neces- fact that the text of notes ex-

sary to prevent these solemn en- gagements being utilised to injure changed between the French Gov- ernment and other Governments the Spanish Government.

tomers chairs set up in the constituting the agreement would

Congress further declares that ruined streets. where pretty, a special duty is incumbent upon daintily dressed girls are walking. be published by the French Gov-

the British Government to exer- ernment when the assent of other

Insurgent levies, in their red berets. are everywhere, but the

Governments had been obtained The Committee expressed the wish to meet again as soon as possible. The second meeting will accord- ingly be summoned by the Chair-

man as soon as in his judgment, suficient material has been re- Geived for the purpose. It is un- derstood that during the course of the meeting the absence of a re- presentative of Portugal an one of the limitrophe powers was men- tioned with regret and the hope was expressed by more than oue speaker that the Portuguese Gov- ernment would be represented at

next meeting.- British Wireless.

FRENCH STRIKE SPREADS

Auence LE

cise in the fullest measure the in: undoubtedly posseses over Portugal to ensure that its Government which has aided and abeted the rebellion shall prompt ly and loyally co-operate in the carrying out of these agreements.. -British Wireless.

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Hendaye, Sept. 10. Visitors to Irun have been struck by the rapidity with which the battle-scarred town is returning to normal Barbers are shaving cus-

Moorish

Foreign the shock

en towards San Sebastian. force of the army, have marched

Legionaries, who are

troops and

Fishermen of Fuenterrapia have returned to the sea and their. wives are selling sea food. Tourists NAVAL BLOCKADE

from Navarre are inspecting the. London, Sept. 10. ruins and battlefields. Troops and The annual Trade Union rongress labourers are busy everywhere at Plymouth to-day debated the filing in trenches, repairing roads burning question of Spain, one re-

and bridges. They are occasional- solution extolling the self-sacrificesly disturbed by a bomb from a and breavery of the Spanish work- Government plane.— ers, while one delegate uttered a Reuter

More Occupation Of gress to stifle natural impulses and on

Factories

MURDERED HOSTAGES

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warning that utmost vigilance" is necessary to prevent the interna-

Irun, Sept. tional agreement being utilised to One of the insurgents' frst injure the Spanish Government actions after the capture of Irup adding that a special duty is in- was to exhume the bodies of the cumbent on the British Govern-murdered hostages, which, after" ment to make sure that Portugal formal identification by relatives. enforced those agreements.

were given a Christian burial, In support of the ocial policy Other hostages state that execu- endorsing non-intervention, an-tions were announced hourly for other delegate appealed to con- many days, during which they lived tenter-hocks, Two hundred. -use their brains. In the absence of were kept in mediaeval dungeons. an agreement the various powers many of the cells measuring 'only. would be entitled to send mani-six feet by six feet- ("Hong Kong Vally, Press" Special supply munitions it would be Italy.

tions to Spain. If anybody could | Reuter Paris, Sept. 10.

or Germany and that only answer The strike movement is still should be à naval blockade of the. galning ground. In Lille and the coasts of Spain, possibly leading to

textile military action.— workers laid down their tools and hester

Service. 'occupied the factories after the majority of the employers had de- clined to meet their demands. which include a ten per cent, wage increase.

Commercy, Sept. 9. AMERICAN NAVY surrounding region 30,000

military bombing

A Frenen plane, whilst on a flight from Rhelms, crashed in a field, and all occupants, Including two ofcers were killed,

The cause of the disaster has not yet been determined, Router.

SMASHED TO ATOMS

Paris, Sept. 9.

INTENTIONS ·

Veiled Threat To

Japan

Washington, Sept. 9. A bomber of the type "Amlot

"If the Japanese have not agreed 143" crashed near the airport Bar to fourteen inch guns by April 1.

In 'Marseilles about 15.000 of the heavy engineering trade are now on strike. Although the employ- ers and workers "representatives were again received by the Pre- the

Bulletin

LISBON WARSHIP MUTINY

Ministerial Council Decision

London, Sept. 10.

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HOSTILITIES SUSPENDED

San Sebastian, Sept: 10, Hostilities on the San Sebastian front have been virtually suspend- ed for the past 48 hours.

The 625 hostages held here have been quietly transferred to Bilbao: in order to protect them, it is be- ieved, in the event of the extre- mists getting the upper hand." Bruter.

BESEIGED REBELS

There can-Palestine. 'Remember the main le Duc, causing the death of all six 1937, then the sky is 'the limit for of the confict have not yet been muting on certain warships in holding out in the Alcazar for KÏX not, sald Mr. Hofmeyer, be any tenance of law and order is question of transfer without the thankless task which brings little fullest consideration of the wishes honour or

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but entails The fame

Inmates, the plane virtually being smashed to atoms- Transocean News Service.

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NO POPULAR FRONT FOR BELGIUM

armament of the two battleships

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Madrid, Sept. §. The Cabinet has authorised the commander of the loyal forces in fect who is trying to settle confict by mediation, actual The State of Precaution," de- Toledo to make a final offer to the negotiations for the termination creed yesterday as a result of insurgents there who have been

Lisbon, has been raised, bat cer- weeks, despite artillery and

bombardments which hare half tain measures aboard warships and in the naval ruined their old fortress.

The loyalists will offer sate con. establishments of the country.

The Emergency Ministerial Coun- duct to the women and children Wednesday and traffic in that sailors aboard the revolting was their final assault. The lives of

strike on cil is resolved to discharge all then the cellars of the fortress be--

fore the Government forces make port has come to a complete ships, whether they participated in the rebel defenders, it is said, will

to be laid down next year, de-opened, since the employers are not willing to begin the parleys till the workers have vacated the factories.

Admiral William Stanley, clared Acting Secretary for the, Navy, when speaking at a press confer- ence to-day.

Mr. Claude Swanson, Secretary

for the Navy, attended - the con- ference for the first time in many months. He has had a long- Tiesa,

or 'all' sections of the communities 'heavy responsibilities.

of the British Army stands as a concerned,

The Times" remarks that all know you all well enough to be

result of many arduous tasks. former German colonies are admin- completely satisfied that this great istered under mandate and there reputation is safe in your hands are no restrictions on export of raw and that when you return you materials from mandated terri-

Brussels, Sept. 9 will have raised it to an even tories. The difficulties of Ex- higher level."

M. Paul van Zeeland. Prime Mr. Swanson asserted that Ja- change from which many countries suffer bealdes Germany do not

Minister of Belgium, speaking in pan's proposal to retain 16,598 tong Marseilles message states. arise from possessions or absence Lieutenant General J. G. Dill the the name of the Government, re- of over-age submarines, in response of colonies, and tropical possessions newly appointed Commander injected, any suggestion for a Po-to Great Britain's announced de- offer no solution whatever of the Palestine embarked on destroyer pular Front or any other "front" termination to retain some 40,000 problem of over population. There Douglas there this afternoon.-

can at least be understanding of the German desire to possess co- lonies on grounds of prestige.

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British Wireless,

Government for the nation.

The present system, he said, had the confidence of the nation and the Government would take full legal measure against those wish- ing to obstruct it in its work of rehabilitation.

· WAR MENTALITY

lation to a general settlement and in return for practical renuncia Some day perhaps the system of tion by Germany of war as an in- The Prime Minister was address. mandates may be widely extended, strument of policy.. At present the ing deputies of the Chamber and but in the meantime British pub-war mentality is being fostered in the Senate. and his declaration lic opinion, even in so far as if is Germany and to make concessione was intended to allay rumours re- theoretically sympathetic to the to it to-day would be merely to in-garding the Intentions of certain German claim. would never be vite larger demands to-morrOW, extremist elements in Belgium.- willing to consider it except in re- 1 British Wireless,

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The dock workers in Le Havre likewise declared ย

stabdstill.- Transocean News. Service.

FIVE-POWER TALK

PROPOSAL

remain

the revolt or not.

in force

be spared if they surrender. Reuter. Bulletin Berorce:

Officers and non-commissioned officers will be dismissed as well. but may be reinstated if they prove they took all measures to quell the outbreak. The commanding officers of both ships will be pen-gineer officers accused of rebellion gloned."

Prisoners found guilty of 10in-

ARMY REVOLT

Madrid, Sept. §. The Popular Tribunal is trying en-

at the Henares barracks"

So far, no death, sentences have

("Hong Kong Daily Preca" Special)ing the revolt will be sent to a been passed, but Captain Balazer

penal colony. Reuter.

Geneva, Sept: 9.

and five others have been senten- ced to life imprisonment and four others to shorter terms. Reuter

tons of destroyer tonnage, would involve the violation of the Lon- don Treaty. The United States would take no action, he went on, until it was known definitely that A Five Power conference on in- Japan was going to keep these ancial and currency problems be-

ABSOLUTE QUIET under-ses ships in commission.” “ tween France, Britain, Germany,

Lisbon, Sept. 10. Mr. Swanson opposed the for- Italy and the United States was The situation in the country is mation of a European Squadron of proposed by the French repre-shaolutely quiet. It is officially the United States Navy because,sentative to the Economic Affairs announced that the state of pre-trom service unless they proved he said, it might involve the United Committee of the League of Na- caution has been lifted. The they had done their best to pre Biates in European political mat- tions at the meeting of that body crews of the mutinled warships vint the mutiny, in which take

on Wednesday,

wore either imprisoned or dismiss they will be re-enlisted.--- Bester

Transocean News Service

ed" while omcers were suspended Reuter's Bulletin Service.