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Neville Chamberlain

And The League

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Foreign Affairs Debate

In Commons

London, November 6. Referring to the future of the League of Nations and the Regional pacts in his speech in the Foreign Affairs debats in the House of Commons last night, the Chancellor of the 'Ex- chequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain said that if the League had not succeeded in carrying out the intentions of those who "founded it, they should not necessarily abandon It. They must either decide that there was some other method of attaining 'peace or try to find out and remove the faults, which caused

the failure of the League.

Neville Chamberlain

As far as he knew, there was only one practical alternative to the method of the League. That was the method of alliances and they all knew what that led to. The present Government in parti- cular, had made clear over and aver again that they set their faces

against the. division ΟΙ Europe Into opposing blocs of powers linked together in alliances with Britain endeavouring to hold the balance of the power between them or allying herself with one or the other of those blocs. They

TIN PRICES TO RISE

believed that that system had gone and was not likely to be 'revived and that, therefore, their only hope was to continue their endeavours to find a system of collective security which would establish and main- tain peace.

What they had to work for, if they were to preserve collective security. and make it a reality. was to try to strengthen the League and then to buttress it by some adequate system which would help to maintain peace in the parts of the world which were most subject to stress and strain. Might not the fact that every nation had some interests which were vital to it be utilised to make regional pacts? In that case they would be able to rely on nations acting up to their obligations. since they

must do so in defence of their own interests.

So far as the British Government was concerned, the fact that they had entered into such a pact did not mean that other powers could do anything they liked elsewhere. Regional pacts must be subject to general obligations under the League Covenant. They were not intended to be the substitute for them but they would usefully play a great part in the attainment of general security.- British Wireless.

INDIGNATION IN PALESTINE

London, Nov. 6. The Statement of the Colonial Secretary, (Mr. Ormsby Gore) la

Covering Operations the House of Commons announc-

In London

ACCORD IN QUOTA REACHED

London, Nov. 5. After a day of alarma and excur

Ing the temporary suspension of Jewish immigration into Palestine has caused great indignation In Arab circies in that country, ac- cording to telegrams from Jerusa- lem. The Arab leaders speak f breaking off all relations to the Mandatory Government and the Royal Commission of Inquiry. They say, that Britain 'has learned nothing from the past" months the Arab"uprising being mainly'

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1936.

DO NOT WANT

RISE IN

GUILDER

Gold Level Not Desirable

DUTCH GOVERNMENT

DECLARATION

RUSSIA IN THE US. CABINET MADRID MAKING LAST

ARCTIC

"Times" Comment On

Development

London, Nov. 6..

In an editorial regarding a series of articles on Russia in the Arctic" which concluded to-day,

the "Times" asks:----

What is the Soviet Govern ment's purpose in developing at enormous expense the icebound regions in northern Siberia?

The reasons fall into two main groups, military and economic.

It Russia can guarantee her ships passage at least for part of the year along the Northern Seas as she is now trying to do not only will she take much traffic from the Trans-Siberian railway but would have an all-Russian route in war time for small battleships and "merchantmen.

RESHUFFLE

New Appointments

To Be Made

Washington, Nov. 5. It is understood that one of President F. D. Roosevelt's first tasks after returning to the White House to-morrow will be to re- hume his Cabinet. It is no secret that some of the tenants of high New Deal offices have not proved entirely satisfactory, while others desire to retire to private life of their own accord.

It is believed that the Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Daniel C. Roper, and the Secretary for Labour, Miss Frances Perkins, intend to resign. The latter will be replaced by the present Under-Secretary, Mr. Ed- ward F. McGrady, who has shown great ability in settling strikes.

Mr. James Furley, the Post-

DESPERATE STAND

Hasty Erection Of Fortifications

INSURGENTS COMMENCE

BOMBARDMENT

Military Hospital Evacuated

Lisbon, November 6, Madrid is now making a last desperate stand against the insurgents in the suburbs of the capital with hastily' erected. fortifications which have become the front line of the elvil war.. The air is shrilled with the firing of the artillery and the roar ofa

"aeroplanes.

The Hague, Nov. 8. It is not desirable at present to stabilise the guilder on a fixed- gold level or link it with forein currencies while the latter are still fluctuating, declares a Govern- ment memorandum, issued to-day. The Government do not want to artificially raise the value of the guider in the trade with foreign countries and the only task of the Dutch equalisation fund is to pre- vent extraordinary fluctuations of the guilder.

The Government" militia and “capital this morning, from Alcor- The guilder will be allowed to The Soviet also realised, the

amateur soldiers are gradually And its own level before the ques-editorial comments, that if trams | master-General, is understood to being beaten back by the better tion of fixing it arises.

If inter- through the Arctle Sea is to be be desirous of returning to a high-trained insurgents under seasoned national stabilisation later be of any value it must be refuelled salaried position in private busi- leaders and the new siege is greater comes possible the Government and revictualled en route. Bence ness, but he will certainly retaln than at Alcazar. All tonds leading would be ready to collaborate.----

the constructing of towns and the Renter

Democratic National Party to the centre of the city are bar- factories throughout the North Chairmanship after his triumphant ricaded and the Government de- Reuter.

organisation of the President's clared they will not give in with- campaign.

out a terrific struggle.-- Reuter's Bulletip Service.

INVASIONTM OF SUIYUAN

Mongol Irregulars Launch Attack

HUMANISING WARFARE

Main Signatures Appended

London, Nov. 6. The signatures on behalf of United States. France,

Pelping, Nov. 8. "Mongol irregulars from Chahar have at last launched their long threatened invasion of Sulyuan.itain, sirmishes have occurred during the past forty-eight hours between their advance guards and Bhe Suyuan Provincial troops near the town of Taolin in Suyuan.

The Manchukuo forces in the neighbourhood of Shangtu are re- ported to be moviny westward to support the Mongols.

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The invaders were assisted by aeroplanes, flyg of which yesterday Dew over the Sutyan lines from the direction of Changpel-· Heuter's Bulletin Service.

MEETING DELAYED

Chinese Political Circles Mystified

and

Shanghai, Nov. 8... Delay in arranging the seventh meeting between the Foreign Minister, Mr. Chang Chun, the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Shigeru Kawagoe is mystifying Chinese political circles, who ex- pected the interview to follow mediately the Ambassador's return

Italy, Japan. British Dominions and India were appended to Part dealing with the humanising of Four of the London Naval Treaty

warfare. An invitation will be issuüed to others, including Ger- many, to adhere to this part of

the treaty.---

Rester' Bulletin Servicu.

CAPITAL SHIPS DAYS

› NOT OVER

London, Nov. 5:

A report has been made public of the Sub-Committee of the Com- mittee of the Imperial Defence ap- pointed to enquire into the vulner- ablilty of capital ships to air at- tack.

The Committee declares that the day of the capital ships Is not over and to cease to build them would lead to grave risks.

The Committee dismisses the contention that a'r forces could take the place of capital ships, in opposing the attack of enemy bat- tleships on lighter naval forces engaged in the defence of territory or trade routes.

Valuable information has been from Tokyo.

obtained by an experiment regard Officials of the Japanese Eming methods of construction to bassy in Nanking have conferred reduce damage done by individual with Mr. Kawagoe daily this week, bomb and to localise its effects, but hitherto no

and the Committee is satisfed the lessons are being applied to ensure that capital ships are designed and out to give the maximum of immunity from air attack.

result

of these

sions, the position of the leading motivated by Jewish immigration conferences has been indicated

base metals seems at least tem- porarily determined.

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The Higher Arab Committee will meet on Friday to discuss the situation.

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of

The "Dally Telegraph" is of the opinion that the statement the Colonial Secretary constitutes

News," says the North China issue A Chinese Journal, the "Eastern and the proposed anti-Communist negotiators in order to attain a pact have been shelved by the

points. Japanese circles point out measure of agreement on

that this would not mean that Japan is prepared to

drop her

miner

Some operators in the tin market found themselves caught on the wrong foot by the announcement of the production agreement with "Siam and rushed to cover, acienting a further strong advance in prices when the outside speculative ele-ition into Palestina should not be proposals in these matters, but

ment, which has long been dormant in this metal, awakens to the fact that there is plenty of life in the old Restrictions Scheme yet."

a severe blow to the Polish Am- bassador, who only last month re- quested that Jewish Immigra-

reduced or suspended.-·· Transocean New Service.

Brokers are generally bullish. ". POPULAR FRONT some even saying, "The advance has hardly begun.", Their optim- ism is largely based on the fact that the world's visible stocks are only 13,300 tons, which, it is held, the United States is able to lap up overnight,” when the smallness of the supplies in that country is appreciated,

The only surprise caused in cop per circles by the annouricement of an increased production quota, was the size of the advance, which many expected would be only Ave

·*per cent

TERMS WILL BE RATIFIED

Paris, Nov. 5. The terms of the new tin pro- duction agreement will not be divulged until approved by the Governments to which they have been submitted.

Cox-

Paris. Nov. 6. The Executive Committee of the Radical Socialist Party, after hav- ing examined the internal political situation, expressed confidence to the Popular Front Government by 25 votes to 3, with 3 abstentions. This indicates that the Radical Socialists have had assurances of the Communists for orderly be- haviour, or that they are convin- ced that the Communist atacks are rather tactical than real.—. “ „Peanascean News Service

EXPORT OF BOOKS FROM GERMANY

Berlin, Nov. 6i

引

world indicate a change in her method of approach.

craft remain as vulnerable as ever The report emphasizes that air-

to anti-aircraft fire and the tar- get they offer increases with their size.-

British Wireless

It is feltWILI, TRY TO that agreement on some points at least will help to clear the air and produce an atmosphere more con- dualye to settlement of the more vital issues. Heuter.

MR. T. L. SOONG TO RETURN

Resignation Rumoured

BALANCE BUDGET

Hyde Park, Nov. 6. Roosevelt going to Washington told a cheering crowd, that he was returning "to try to balance the budget thereby carrying out the "first of h's pledges."— 'Reuter.

"BUREAU FOR WORK AND PLEASURE”

The Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Claude Bwinson, has been in health for some time, and his con- dition indicates his withdrawal from the Navy Office.

The acting Secretary for War, Mr. Harry Hines Woodring, may be replaced by Mr. Paul McNutt, whose Governorship of Indiana expires with this year's end.

CONGRESS PROGRAMME- Officials are already working on the programme to be recommended to Congress by the President in

January. The aim at present ap- pears to be to fortify the New Deal, by legislation, as it stands, rather than to make surprising departures. Still, in the President's own words, "There are a thousand and one things to do."- Reuter

CONGRESS FIGURES

New York, Nov. 5. The final Congress results have been tabulated as follows:

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SENATE

Democrats Republicans Farmer-Labour

Progressives

BOMBARDMENT COMMENCED

Madrid, Nov. 6.

The insurgent batteries menced bombardment

SHIPPING STRIKE

on

Com-

Efforts To Make It Spread

con which is eight miles distant. and shells are falling in the centre of the city. The military hospital in the path of the insurgent ad-

vance

WBS evacuated and the wounded were transferred to the big hotel of Madrid.

Not a single house was the left intact at Getafe by

insurgent bombardment and prac tically all streets are "blocked by "the fains, with corpses of militia men scattered here and there. The aerodrome itself is completely wrecked, the landing ground being torn up by bombs and the hangars destroyed.-

the Reuter's Bulletin Service,

"PIMPERNEL"

SAFE

Reports Of Arrest. Untrue"

Gibraltar, Nov. 5.

Mr. Grice-Hutchinson, the Big- Bahman who has rescued at least 50 men, women and children in Spain by transporting them in his eight-ton yacht, the Honey Boo, and who was on October 31 report- ed to have been arrested by Cam- munists at Maliga, has arrived here from the latter city, in his yacht.

"The report" that this modern" "Scarlet Pimpernel" was arrested is apparently baseless. Reuter,

New York, Nov. 5. The striking maritime workers to-day endeavoured to extend the already widespread shipping block- ade and

$ felt apprehension 11 Washington lest the strike should interfere with the scheduled sailing on November 7 of the American delegation to the Buenos Aires peace conference aboard the Munson liner, American Legion.

The immediate threat to San Francisco's food supply has been removed following the agreement of the striking warehouse workers move perishable fruits and vegetables, but in Fairbanks, OFFENSIVE Alaska, the Chamber of Commerce asserts that merchants have only enough food for thirty days.

The New Orleans police have de- tained 58 seamen, arrested during

75

17

2

to

1

Independents

1

MOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Democrats

334 101

All Other Parties

The Democrats have a majority

of 233, compared with one of 191 raids on strike pickets, and a drive in the last Congress.- Reuter..

ROUSING WELCOME FOR ROOSEVELT Cheered By Workers Along Route

against "Communism" has been ordered.

LAUNCHED AT

ESTREPONA

Gibraltar, Nov. 6

The Government Militia hare launched an offensive at Dstre-

In Galveston, Texas, 38 pickets pona, where it is believed the in- have been gaoled.

surgents number only 1,000, against

In Boston, a striking seamen's leader has been arrested on a war- rant charging drunkenness.- Reuter

JARROW MARCHERS

RETURN

*I

20,000 Militia. Firing was beard from Estrepona all day long.

Insurgents

is reported that the are retreating to Guadiaro

Great panic prevails at La Linea where there is only a small ing surgent force. Hundreds of women! and children from there are an route to Gibraltar, fearing a Gog ernment bombardment. Two lorry- loads of wounded Mogrish soldiers have arrived at San Roque Houser.

Washington, Nov. 6. Prezident Roosevelt was accord- ed an uproarious welcome from Cabinet members and the New

London, Nov. 6. Deal executives on his return to The Jarrow Marchers returned the White House. Thousands of home last night by train and were workers cheered the re-elected accorded a civic welcome. The President along the route.→→

Mayor said their conduct on the Heuter,

long March to London and during their brief stay there had brought credit, to the town. He thought REPORTS UNFOUNDED their demonstration by drawing attention to the conditions in the

**MODIFIED N.R.A."

BILL FOR CONGRESS

Washington, Nov. 6. The tabulation figures at mid-

night stood as follows: Roosevelt, 25,617,033: Landon, 15,901,145: Leirke, 648,027. Five minor parties for the presidential candidates to gether polled less than a million It is the opinion of many that another attack on unemployment along the lines of the NRA is in Hamburg, Nov. 6: One of the aims of the recent Isirovich, New York Democrat, an- prospect. Representative William Hamburg Leisure Time Congress nounced in New York that he in- has now found its realisation in tended to introduce in Congress, in the founding of the "International Jannaty a modified N.RA",UL, Central Bureau for Pleasure and details of which are not yet com- Work, which is situated in Ber-plete but the Press hope with the present bill that the Supreme Court cannot find it unconstitu Reuter tional.

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Canton, Nov. 6. Every since Mr. T. L. Boong's de- parture for Shanghai and Nanking, and owing to his prolonged ab sence, rumours have been current concerning his resignation and the appointment of a new Finance Commisskamer for Kwangtung und

However, it is understood that The work of this bureau now Mr. T. L Boong is in daily tele- finds outward expression in the graphic communication with the publication of the magazine officials of the Canton Finance Frende und Arbeit"-"Toy and Department, and that the delay in Work," which appears, in siz returning to Canton is due to the languages, German, English, Indisposition of Mr. Kung Chang- French. Italian, Spanish and hat, the Nanking Finance Minister Polisi. and his inability to attend to Kwangtung's request for financial,

Exports of books from Germany which had declined in past years, now show a steady increase again. This improvement is largely due to the imports of books into Aus tria, which increased by 60 per sent, compared with last year, Another important factor in this Increase is the arrangement of assistance German Book exhibitions. In for- It is reported that Mr. Boong eign countries, thus stipulating will return to Canton as soon at A decision is expected by mid- the orders for books from the Mr. Kung Chang-bal leaves hoopt.

··December-

tals Reuter

Chinese Evening Prec

The International Tin mittee, and those close to it, are confident the terms will be ratined by the People's Assembly in Bang- kok, which must be specially suri- moned since it is not sitting at present.

German Communities abroad Transocean Fawi Service.

The issues of this truely inter- national magazine will be devoted to the publication of articles and information on the possibilities for brightening the leisure hours of the OTERIS throughout the World!

JUTE WORKERS ON STRIKE

London, NoT.: 6.

town so badly hit by depression would yield good resuls. Among There is no truth whatever in those who were at King's Cross to the reports in two English news Mr. Malcolm Stewart, who, as made last night to the Madrid bid goodbye to the Marchers was papers that a joint appeal wi Committee for distressed areas, Is Government urging that some ar familiar with Jarrow's problems He rangement should be reached with warmly praised the behaviour of General Franco. The statements the Marchers and added that from that the Foreign Secretary Mr. his knowledge of what was hap-Eden was in telephone compan) – pening he had hope for Jarrow-cation on the subject with Paris British Wirelen.

and with the British Charge- D'Affaires in Madrid are unfound- admi

CONTROL OF MAIN ROADS

British, Wireler..

WELFARE OF IRAQ

London, No:6.

London, Nov. 6. The text of the Government Bull giving control of £500 miles of main roads to the Minister of Transport was issued last night, The purpose of the Bill is to In the House of Commons Wat secure proper modern standard of night. Mr Neville Chamberlaiő design, and better uniformity in said he was glad to say that since widthe, surfaces and layout of the Mr. Eden's statement on Iraq en roads. New by-passes and diver- Wednesday the new Iraq Prime sions to avoid congested areas Minister had told the British London, Nov. 6. are to be constructed The Ambassador that his Majesty Twenty thousand workers in the power to build roads passing Government could rest assured inte industry in the district or over or under the main true that the welfare and protectio Dundee have gone on strike. They roads is also given and is design- minorities had from the demand a 10 per cent, wage in- ed to minimise the danger of ac- included in the

cidents at crossroads,

At Goverúment.

Britifs, Wireless.

Crease"

Trasancean News Service

British Wireless