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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1936.

CANADIAN INTERVENTION IN

POSSIBLE WAR

Parliament Of People To Decide

CLEAR INDICATION AT LEAGUE ASSEMBLY

Collective Action Against An Aggressor

Geneva. September 29.

Any decision on the part of Canada to participate in a war will have to be taken by the Parliament of the people of Cana- da in the light of all existing circumstances, declared Mr. Mac- kenzie. King outlining Canada's attitude towards intervention in a possible war when speaking before the League Assembly to-day, Discussing the question of reform of the League Covenant, Mr. King reviewed the position taken up by successive Canadian Governments in regard to the Covenant. This did not mean that the Canadian people were under no circumstances prepared to share in action against an aggressor, but automatic commit- ments to application of force were not practical politics,

COVENANT AMENDMENT

Mr. King said that Canada ré- amrmed adherence to the funda- mental principles of the Covenant and did not believe that,formal amendment thereof was now either possible or necessary.

Canada approved the suggestion that the Covenant should be de- tached from the Treaty of Ver- sailles, but restoration of confidence and goodwill among the nations in Europe was essential if the League was to perform its tasks,

The first step, therefore, was to confer with the object of bringing

NON-INTERVENTIONS

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IN SPAIN

Portugal Represented At Meeting

Longot, Sept. 28. Portugal, which hitherto has not attended the Committee on Non Intervention in Spain, was repre- sented at to-day's meeting by the Charge d'Affaires in London,"

It was originally intended that sub-committee would

in the nations which were outside baly the

Mr. Mackenzie King, Canadian delegate at the League Janembly. who made an important statement us to his country's 'attitude in cine of tur.

LITVINOFF

ADDRESSES

ASSEMBLY

Warning Against Aggression

Creneva, Sept. 28.

The outstana: feature of to- day's meeting of the League of Nations was 2 speech Dy M. Maxim Litvinon, Russia's Coni- missar for Foreign Affairs and chlef delegate to Geneva, who pungently, retorted to Herr Adolf Hitler' Nuremberg pronounce- ment.

M, Litvinon declared that state leaders wi enumerate vast for- elgu territories which they intend to seize cannot sincerely accept Article X: Wild 4 state which

ert focalised preaches the legality of a 30-call- war cannot make peace with Article XVI.

An full

aggressor who bases his superiority on brute force is only amenable to the cold calculation of the relative strength of forces. M. Litrinon asserted.

the League and ultimately achiev-meet to-day, but in view of the ing universality of membership.- attendance of the Portuguess re Router

presentative. steps were taken to convene a meeting of the Committee.

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AGREES WITH EDEN

London, Sept. 29. At this morning's meeting of the League of Nations Assembly at Geneva the general debate was continued by Mr. Mackenzie King who, on behalf of Canada, concur- red in the faith expressed by Mr. Anthony Eden. the United King- dom, representative, in" the sound- ness and indispensable value of democratic institutions and in- dividual freedom, but concurred also in the view that it is for each country, whether a member of the League or not. to decide for itself what form of government or economic organisation is necessary to its own needs and conditions British Wireless,

NEW MEASURES IN PALESTINE

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London, Sept. 26. New measures to be taken in Palestine by the British Govern ment will be announced

to ΠΟΝΤΟΥ. They will involve the proclamation of martial law in

certain districts,

The troopship Eurania arrived in Halfa to-day with further detachments of the British ex- peditionary force. These con* sisted of the 2nd Batta'lon of the King's Royal Regiment Reuter.

STRIKE TO END?

Jerusalem. Bapt. 28.

agreeing to join the Committee. The Portuguese Government. In

emphasised that its previous re- servations. wermuintained,

their entirety.- Reuter

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FLED FROM SPAIN

Brussels, Sept. 29, Two non-commissioned officers of the Belgian Air Force arrived here after they had ded from Spain, where they had served with the Government forces as volun- teers, and gave themselves up to the police, who immediately timed them over to the military authori- ties,

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The two stated that although they had been give money in Paris to continue the journey, they had not been given the money due to them for service in Spain. The police on Monday" searched the houses of several persons to whom the two officers were known. Transocean News Service.

NEW SOVIET CONSUL IN BARCELONA

Moscow, Sept. 29. The Soviet Government has ap- pointed Antonov Oysenko as Cón- kul General in Barcelona.. Antonov

The aggregate power of peace- loving countries considerably sur- passed the strength of any posi- sible

combination of countries which an aggressor might muster, he went on. The joint union of those forces would, avert the peril of war and compel an aggressor sooner or later to ask to be ad- mitted to a common system of collective security.

NATIONALIST

GENERALS

CONFIDENT

Fall Of Madrid Simplified

MAJOR, ACTIONS

NEAR CAPITAL

(Hong Kong Daily Press" Specials

St. Jean de Luz, Sept. 28. The Nationalist Genetals believe that the fall of Madrid has been greaty simplified by the fall of Toledo. The officers of the staff "Contejon" are confident that they will be able to advance another 30 kilometres on Madrid without encountering any SETIOUS alstance,

JOHANNESBURG

AIR RACE

Start At Dawn From Portsmouth

PROGRESS REPORTS

London, Sept; .22. Wireless reports of progress tri the Johannesburg Air Race state that Tommy Rose landed at Linz, Austria, for refuel at 11.06 and took on at 1127 BS.T. He relanded in Vienna at 12.07.

Llewellyn landed in Vienna at 12.06.

The present leading competitor is Captain Halse, flying a Percival New Gull machine. He landed in Belgrade shortly after noon, fol- re-lowed by Hughes Don in a Vega Quil plane, and Kenneth Waller in an Airspeed Envoy aeroplane. Kester's Bulletin Service.

The first major actions, It is believed, will be fought in the immediate vicinity of Madrid, since the greater part of the Province of Toledo is open coun- try which is unsuitable for de- tence. The hilly territory. which ́s better defended, will not have to be traversed by the Nationalists

the airport Gestafe near Madr'd is reached. It is believed. therefore, that the Reds will not offer serious resistance before the airport is approached. The main attack on Madrid will probably be preceded by an aerial attack on the airport.

Reports from Madrid state that for fear of panic being created, the Red authorities are not per- mitting the fugitives from Toledo to enter the capital- Transocean News Service:

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ASSAULT ON MADRID

Lishan, Sept. 28. Following the capture of Tole- do. General Francisco Franco's forces are gathering themselves for a swift assault on Madrid.

Interviewed to-day, General Franco said there was no time to waste "Madrid's plans for resta- tance make me smile," he added, "We shall get there as fast as we can march," he declared, "crush- ing whatever ridiculous resistance is attempted,"

According to a military thority, the campaign Madrid is expected to be as fol- against

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Government forces are likely to establish their main defences at Navalcarnero on the Madrid- Talavera road. and at llescas, covering the vital Madrid-Valen- tia callway. The insurgents will concentrate near Ollas del Rev. 40 miles from the capital and will launch an attack on the Govern- ment positions within a few days. One commentator believes that an insurgent thrust at this point carried out by veteran troops will be irresistible. as it will be

"We are far from objecting 'to attempts to reach an agreement with even the most aggressive countries, but we are against al-highly trained staff officers and a lowing them to dictate terms of

fighting force supplied with the negotiation, or paying them a

very latest equipment --- bonus for candescending to nego-

Reuter tiate." M. Litvinoff concluded.— Reuter, «

FEAST OF THE ETHIOPIANS

Graziani Participates "In Ceremonies

Addis Ababa, Sept, 28. Marshal Graziani, Italy's Viceroy in Ethiopia, attended the annual feast of the Ethiopians which

son to-day.

BILBAO OFFENSIVE

Hendaye, Sept. 28. The battle for Elibao re-started with unabated violence on Mon- day. The city was again bombed try Insurgent planes; 25 houses were deriolished and 30 other buildings badly damaged. Fiity persons are reported killed, and 100. wounded. As réprisal for the aerial bombardment 85 hostages Imprisoned on ships in the har- bour, were shot. The Government forces attempted a sortie but were driven back with heavy losses- Trenanteon News Service.

Ovsenka, who is en route to Bar-gnifies the end of the rainy set SPANISH DESTROYER

celona with several cooperators A proclamation by the Arab played a prominent role In the

This year's ceremonies were not princes calling of the strike is Bolshevist Revolution, and was

picturesque as In the past expected to be made soon, it is later Director of the Political De- owing to the absence of the stated in well-informed circles.partment of the Red Army."Mills-Ethiopian "warriors, who used to This is due to the new negotiater to Lithuania and Poland in parade through the streets bran- tions in London taking a favour- 1923, and State Attorney of the dishing rides able tan. Their complete suc- Soviet Union in 1934.--. cess, however, depends on the Transrom News Service.

strike first coming to a rest, so

that a proposal to this effect by

the Arab princes is regarded as probable.-

Teunorean we Service.

MARTIAL LAW:

London, Sept. 29.

GERMAN LABOUR

SERVICE

Berlin. Sept. 29.

air.

and firing in the

The Viceroy reviewed the Addis Ababa garrison as part of the ceremonies, while school children marched past the King's ' 'repre sentative.

Reuters Bulletin Servier

-TONG HOI ON S FUTURE

SUNK

Battle Near Gibraltar

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Tanglets, Sept. 29. The insurgent cruiser Almirante Cervera sánk the 10w Spanish Government destroyer Gravina after a fierce' battle westward of Tarifa Straits, Gibraltar, at dawn. The Almirante Cervera is now chasing another Government destroyer Kester

ALCAZAR HEROES

GREETED.

Berlin, Sept, 28, On receiving news of the cap- ture of Toledo and the rallet of the Alease by the insurgent for Herr Adolf Hitler's deputy Major Rudolf Hess, telegraphed, the Alcazar's defenders: a

AIRMEN'S STATEMENTS

Belgrade, Sept. 29. Seven cut of nie competitors in the Air Race have already arrived here and departed. Halae, flying a Mew Gull, at scratch was in first at 12.08, leaving at 12.30.

Clauston, flying a Hawk Six, ar- rived at 12.40 and left at 12.55.

Findlay, dying an Envoy, arrived at 12.50 and left at 1.10.

Smith, in a Sparrow Hawk, ir- rived at 2.04 and left at 2.23.

Scott in a Vega Gull, arrived at 208 and left 2.23.

Rose in a Double Eagle arrived at. 2.22 and left at 2.37.

Llewellyn, in a Vega Guil. arrived at 2.23 and left at 237.

No news has been received of

Miller in a Mew Gull and Allogton

in an Eagle,

All competitors suffered terribly from cold. Smith declared that it was never so cold in his life as in the open aeroplane at, 13.000 feet at which he and others were forced to fly across the Alps.

Halse expressed disappointment with his speed, but Glauston was most delighted with his progress. He was handicapped nearly six and a half hours.-- Reuter,

FORCED LANDING

Regensburg, Sept 29. Alington was obliged to make n forced landing, and is out of the race.

Reiter.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE

London, Sept. 29. There was an extraordinary scene before the start of the Johannesburg Alr Race frota Portsmouth at 8.30 this morning.

Hundreds of spectators, many of whom had stayed up all night passing the time by swarmed the landing ground so the machines to be taxied to the that it was almost impossible for starting point.

singing.

Finally, in response to appeal by the pilots and officials, the crowd moved back, enabling Findlay to take off at 6.30, quickly followed by other competitors, the last of whom was Smith who took off at 6.38

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SOVIET-AMERICAN AIRLINE

RECONSTRUCTION IN CHINA

POLITICAL AND

ECONOMIC FIELDS

Statement At Geneva

Geneva, September 29.

"Political and economic reconstruction in China made notable

· progress in the past year," declared Dr. Wellington Roo before the League Assembly this morning. The achievement of peace-" ful relations between the Central, Government and the South- west consummates political unity throughout the country.

In the fields of public health, hydraulics, co-operative develop- ment and technical improvement of agriculture, Industry, elec- tric communications, moter, rallway and air cammankations, big strides have been made, he asserted.

DANGER OF EXPLOSION

Dr. Koo cited the report of the Secretary of the Councils Com- 'mittee on the mission to China us amply testifying to China's pro-

gress.

The speaker drew attention to the noteworthy selution achieved in respect of Chinese currency and which baffled China for two years the foreign exchange problem

in the price of silver. Dr. Khoo on account of the wide fluctuation

in November 1935, which met with claimed that the measures adopted

general approval and acceptance in China, produced a stable cur- rency and steady exchange rate, stimulating the effects of exports, and execting a considerable re- balance. duction in the adverge

trade

Gravely drawing attention to the political conditions in the Far East, Dr. Khoo said that with the in- tensification

war, frequent movements of troops of preparations for behind the frontiers, multiplication of border incidents and extension of armed aggression, the situation was a dangerous one and there was

SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS

Warning Sounded By Mr. Arita

EXTERMINATION OF ANTI-JAPANISM

Tokyo, Sept. 29. "It is pretty plain talking.” re- marked the Japan Advertiser com- menting on the long statement .concerning Sino-Japanese rela tions by the Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro. Arita, yesterday before. some forty foreign merespondents.

Japanese demands whatever they "I the Chinese apt the

be, well and good, but if they don't then Sino-Japanese relations are going to be very much worse.'

a veritable danger of an explosionWhile Mr. Arita, said that there which would have serious repercus- sions in Europe."

Dr. Khoo reviewed the Chinese proposals for reform of the League on the basis of the memorandum recently communicated League.- 'Henter.

to the

NEW TERRITORIES MOTOR ACCIDENT

Four Admitted To Hospital

From Lox Ma Chow comes the news of an automobile accident in

Was no such, word. as "war in his diplomatie vocabulary, there is nò. doubt, lest it is in anybody's mind that Japan will resort to force, that it is a warning which the Foreign Minister has now officially. conveyed to the Chinese in the first place and the world, gen- erally."

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The following is the main point- of Mr. Arita's declaration: The Chinese Government, Kuomintang: could not evade responsibility for the recent anti-Japanese incidenta in China and should carry out more

effective- control. of antl Japanese, agitation; make more constructive efforts to drastically. improve Sino-Japanese relations eradicating once and for all the anti-Japanese trouble.

Which one man is in a very crit ground amongst the Japanese The opinion is steadily gaining cle condition..

public at home and Japanese: In Four Chinese were admitted China that further. negotiations into the Kowloon Hospital gester-with China are useless. Bhould uay at 10:30 am., when the car in further negotiations be termin which they were riding hit a tree

ated as useless, the life and pro- and ran over the embankment at perty of the large Japanese po Main Road. near San Tin Village,pulation in China could not be out in the New Territories.

left exposed to any further danger To Chin Keung, the driver of and it would be necessary to con private car, number 176, lost consider the steps to be taken in trol of the wheel at that point of the road, with the result that he expect China to draw up a de- that eventuality. The Japanese sustained injuries to his chest and

Onite constructive programme for extermination of anti-Japanism- Beuter:

Moscow, Sept. 29. Measures to establish a regular Soviet-American airline via Kras-thigh noyarsk, Yakutsk, Anadir, Nome, Fairbanks and Seattle were adopt ed at a conference of leading Arctic Alers.

It was proposed to spend £500,000 on buiding airports and meteorological stations,

It is anticipated that the airline. will be open next spring.

The distance of 10,000 miles will be covered in four days Reuter.

AIR COMMODORE SMITH

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Three others, Tang Shun Fuk, Tang Sin Pak, and Tang Kok also suffered injuries The last two mentioned were in a more serious condition than the others, while the last named is unlikely to re- cover from his wounds."

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SUPPRESSION OF OPIUM

Canton, Sept. 28. The members of the Committee of the Opium Suppression Society took the oath of use in the great hall of the Canton Muni- cipal Building yesterday.

RUSSIAN CHURCH IN BERLIN

Owing to the Indisposition of (~Hồng Kong Daily Freas" Special the Civil Governor Wang Mo¬

Berlin, Sept. 29. chung, Mr. Wang Ying-Fue Members of the Russian Ortho- Civil Affairs Department dax Congregation here were seen puted to administer the Manila, Sept. 29.

moving in solemin procession to After the ceremony, After a cour-day visit to Manila, the site in Berlin Wilmersdry was promulgated for the Inv the RAF; flying-bost command-chosen for the erection of their tion of the geners ed: by Air Commodore

new cathedral, for the ceremony nouncing the offici Bydney Smith, took off at 1.10 a.m. for

of laying the foundation stone. A of the society for meta, cask containing relics of St. of opium smoking Singapore via Kudat and Sarawak.

Anthony was placed beneath the Chinese Evening Pren Air Commodore Smith and his

foundation stoné. fellow-oficers were entertained

to Incheon by President. Mautel Quezon yesterday, and they ex- pressed their deep appreciation of

A decree published by Chancel- -To-night's London Gazette will lor Hitler in the official, Gazette contain an official announcement here declares that the numerical of the new powers that are to be strongth of the Labour Service conferred on the authorities in will, be: 230,000 men from Octo- Palestine. It is proposed to apply ber 1936 to October 1937; 275,000 martial law in certain districts-men from October 1937 to October

Canton, Sept. 29. British Wireless.

1938: 300.000 man from October

Mr. Tong Hot-on, Salt Commisces. 1938 to October 1939,

stoner of the Kwangtung. Pro- The service term is fixed at alx vince, who left for Nanking last

month, and whosa resignation has The German National Sociale the hospitality extended to them

here. been reported, is still in the Capi Party sends its best wishes to the Beuter. tal conferring with Mr. Kung heroes of the Alcazar and their Cheung-hat of the Finance Deliberators partiment 非

GOEBBELS RETURNS

· months,

#he women volunteer service groups will have a strength of Berlin, Sept. 29. 25,000 from April 1937 to Aprli The Reichs miniser Dr. Goebbels 1938, and it is declared that it is with their entourage returned here | planned to transfer the voluntary

pulsory labour service in future

on Monday by plane, landing at women labour service into a com- the Berlin Airport at 7.30 p.m.-- Pranioccan News Service,

Transocean 'ews Service.

"It is reported that Mr. Tong Hot-on's return to Canton is still undecid

Chinese Evening

Beuter's Bulletin Service

FIGHTY SURVIVORS Sept

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COMMITTEE

PROPOSED

ava, Sept. 29. Litviners spee

of Holland proposed

A mass was held in the course DISARMAMENT. of which the Russian Bishop ex- presed his thanks to the German Government for enabling the Russian community to build *'new' cathedral while elsewhere bo she vism-dettoyed God's houses of worship. The documents relating to the

Elon expresses immotion tersen

with special tributa

for ChurchPa

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of the Alcaza numbering

have been recovered

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It is omcially announced that all 500 are wounded except 80 of the original population Reuter

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