HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 31. 1937.
NATIONAL DEFENCE EIGHTY TO-DAY SAFETY OF
CONTRIBUTION
CONSERVATIVES OPPOSE
FINANCE BILL
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Adverse Effect On Trade And Employment
London, May 29.
When Mr. Neville Chamberlain's Government meets. In the Commons for tht first time on Monday, the business will be the second reading of the Finance Bill 'which will be moved by Sir John 'Simon, new Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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Two motions for rejection of the whole Bill have been tabled. The conventional opposition motion is in the following terms: "The House cannot assent to the second reading of the Bill which in time of peace and rising prices embodies an unbalanced budget, thereby promoting further increases in prices and depressing al- 'ready the low standard of Ble of pensioners, unemployed ware earners and other persons of small means and which falls to deal adequately with profiteering in armaments or to raise the equit able share of their cost from those most able to bear the burden."
But the other motion has been national defence contribution were tabled by eight backbench Con- voiced. servatives and reads:. "The House cannot agree to the second reading of the Bill until arrangements have been made for further investiga- tion into the effect of part three -national defence contribution--- upoh trade recovery and expansion and upon employment and until the views of those engaged in trades and businesses affected have been fully ascertained and report- ed."
The tabling of the motion fòl- lowed a meeting of the Conserva- tive members of the Finance Com- mittee at which strong criticism of Mr. Chamberlain's proposals for
“INCIDENT" · ON BORDER
BRITISH TROOPS AND JAPANESE FISHERMEN
Amicably Settled
Tientsin. May 29. What is believed to have been a serious "incident" occurred at Shanghaiwan, a border town be- tween 'North China and Manchu- kuo, yesterday, when British troops of the Lancashire, Fusiliers clashed with Japanese fishermen.
Details of the clash are vague, as official quarters re reticent, but a Reuter.telegram received in Hong Kong from Tientsin says that some twenty, Fusillers were involved in the affair.
Political writers in the news- papers and other than financial dallies generally express confidence in the ability of the new Chan- cellor to show that modifications were introduced by his predecessor before he became Premier and to meet the objections raised by leaders of business to the original outline of the proposals,
The same riters predict that Bir John Simon will be supported in debates on the Finance Blli by the Prime Minister himself who was responsible for the budget. British Wireless..
BRITISH SOLDIERS KILLED
ATTACK OF FAKIR 'OF IPI'S HEADQUARTERS
Simià, May 29.
Three Argyll and Butherland Highlanders were killed, three are mlasing. Believed killed, and seven wounded in the attack on the Fakir of Ipi's headquarters in Arsalkot, on the North-West Frontier yester day,
Indian troops also suffered, one being killed and 13 wounded.
Casualties among the hostile tri- besmen are reported to have been considerable.
The British forces operating aga, inst the revolting tribesmen in Waziristan have been reinforced by Air Force units, augmented by a number of, the latest bombers. Heuter.
CAMPAIGN NOT ENDED
London, May 29.
The British campaign on the
India
The soldiers, who were in sum- mer camp at Shanghaikwan, just Inside the Great Wall, are alleged to have broken windows and damaged equipment in the local Japanese fahery establishment.
North-West Frontier of In the absence of official in- formation, there is no indication against the Fakir of Ipl is not rc- as to whether the wrecking follow-garded by any means to have end-
ed, "ed or was the cause of the clash.
Another brief Reuter telegram, also from Tientsin," merely stated that it is learned that the incident was "almost negligible and amicably settled." Heuter.
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GOERING TO VISIT BUDAPEST
Budapest, May 29. It is understood from a reliable German source that General Goer-. ing is visiting Budapest in the next few days and that greatest- importance is attached to the visit as Hungary is about to start a more active foreign policy in the Danube Basin. General Goering will subsequently fly to Yugo slavia to meet Prince Paul Reuter
GERMAN WARNING TO CATHOLICS
Berlin, May 29.
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Vatican City, May 29.
His Holiness Pope Pius XI will celebrate his eightieth birthday on May 31 by participating in the Inauguration of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences where he will deliver an address which will be broadcast at 6 pm. B.S.T. on a wavelength of 19.84 metres.- Reuter.
STEEL STRIKE
SIEGE
Aeroplanes Used To Drop Food
Youngstown, Ohio, May 29. in connection with the steel strike. "Aerial Warfare" has broken out The Republican Steel Corporation here resorted to aeroplanes to drop food to men remaining besieged by strikers in their mills.
OF NAVAL VESSELS
ON PATROL DUTY UNDER
CONTROL
SCHEME
International Committee To Consider Measures.
London, May 29. The Chairman's sub-committee of, the Non-Intervention Com- -mittee will meet on Monday when it is understood consideration will be given to possible measures for ensuring the safety of naval vessels of the participating powers engaged in patrol duties under the control scheme.
The observation scheme is not recognised by parties to the conflict and therefore naval patrols are not entitled to use Span- ish. ports as bases. Such vessels; however, subject to complying with the usual formalities, enter these ports as warships of friendly powers.
The activities of the civil war necessarily create risks for neutral shipping but the Insurgent `au- thorities "have indicated safety zones in the principal Government ports. The Valencia Covernment, In response to British representa→ tions, have now intimated the ex- istence of a safety zone at Palma. which is in Insurgent control.
GERMAN WARSHIP HIT BY BOMBS
Valencia, May 29. The warship reported to be the German battleship. Admiral Scheer, lying of Ibiza which It is naturally expected, however, opened fire on two Spanish Gov- with or without safety zones, that ernment aeroplanes while proceed- armed forces of both sides willing to raid Palma was hit by four take every precaution against of twelve borabs that were drop- damaging neutral-ships.
ped. Several explosions, were seen to come from the warship. "
The plenary session of the In- ternational Committee will take place on Tuesday and it is anti- dipated that the Committtee will then be in a position to resume discussion of the appeal to both
The strikers' pickets also took to air, using planes to spy cut the lesides in Spain for greater respect
of the land.
The Youngstown striters are adopting an attitude of "quit or starve" to the men remaining in the mills.
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The Republic Steel Corporation
for humanitarian principles in the conduct of the civil wa? -- British Wireless.
has asked the Post Office to pro- SITUATION
vide escorts for its vehicles follow-
Ing reports that strikers are stop- ping mail vans and trains which the pickets declare are carrying food to the milis.-- Reuter,
FIGHT WITH POLICE
New Yori May 29, . Five striker and one police- man were seriously injured in very serious fighting which broke out at Youngstown, Ohio, to-day.
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clash occurred when body of 1,000 steel mill strikers attempted to close the plant of the Republican Steel Company.
Swinging their truncheons, the police went into actiori and after a bloody battle, succeeded in ̈re- pulsing the strikers.—
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COMPANIES CLOSED
AT BILBAO
CRITICAL
Surrender Of Town To Insurgents Considered
Paris, May 29.
The situation at Bilbao is now critical, according to despatches reaching he French capital from the beleaguered Basque capital; and the Government is seriously considering surrender of the town to the insurgents.
It is rumoured that the Basques are already negotiating with the representatives of certain foreign Powers in order to ascertain whe ther satisfactory terms can be ob- tained and if total ravaging of the Biscaye Province can be avoided by surrender.
Youngstown, May 29.. Two companies effected by the steel strike have completely closed down, namely the Youngstown Sheet and Tube company and the Inland Steel Corporation but the four works of the Republic Steel Corporation are in partial produc- tion with the workers sleeping in Latest messages from both in- Republican bead- Special dormitories inside, the fac-surgent and tories.
quarters, however, indicate that. the Basques have begun to coun-
The National Labour Relations
Following occupation of the Fa-
Board are investigating the com- kir's former headquarters, the Bri-plaint that the Republic Steel Cor- tish troops are pressing further up
poration are using coercion to dis- the Valley, where the fanatic fea-
courage unionisation.- der of the tribesmen has gone into
Reuter.
hiding.-
Pransocean News Service.
MR. BALDWIN'S UNIQUE FORTUNE
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BALDWIN LEAVES LONDON
London, May 29.
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ter-attack in the Oruna-Amurrio sector.
The insurgents declare that a force of about 6,000 Basques began an offensive against the rebel lines
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It is pointed out that the bomb- ed battleship was in Bay Ibiza near a pier in contravention of the ruling of foreign warships on control duty which must be at least ten miles from the Spanish Coast. It is also. pointed out that the control of Ibiza is entrusted to the French Navy and conse- quently the German warship has not a mission to fulfil in, these waters
Reuter.
SAFE ANCHORAGE FOR WARSHIPS
Result Of British Representations
Valencia, May 30.
SPEEDY
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The following Week-end Trains will then
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After representations from the ACCIDENT
British Charge d'Affaires as a.ae- quel to the air raid at Palma in which an Italian warship was struck by a bomb and a British warship was narrowly missed by another bomb which fell twenty yards away, Senor Prieto, Minister of Defence, indicated a safe an- chorage for British warships, the position of which has been com- municated to the Republican air force."
Reuter:
AIR RAID KILLS 60
Barcelona, May 29.
Sixty persons were killed and a
large number injured in an early hour air raid by six Insurgent planes. Many buildings were badly damaged. The Government claims that troops are counter-attacking
on the Catalan. front with con-
at Clorriu."
The attack was preceded by an siderable success. intensive artillery bombardment. Reuter. Insurgent, headquarters claim the Baaques were repulsed with a loss of 600 dead and 1,000 wounded. Earl and Countess Baldwin "left The Basque Government,' on the London for Chequers to-day, sur-other hand, asserts that their rendering No: 10, Downing Street troops gained considerable ground to Mr. Neville Chamberlain.. in a successful attack which was They are to stay at the country effectively supported by several residence of the Prime Minister squadrons of the air force. until their new town
house is
London, May 29. Leader writers, without exception And it impossible to review the new Ministry without a thought for the Ministers who have retired and for Mr. Baldwin in particular. réady.
Typical of many tributes are the The Ministers affected by the words of the "Manchester Guar-changes in the Cabinet were re- ceived by His Majesty and at a Mr. Baldwin carries with him Privy Council meeting following into retirement the goodwill and they exchanged seals, took the honour of men and women of every oath and kissed hands on their party and no party. It is his uni-
new appointments. que fortune that in these recent months he has seemed almost to cease to be a politician and to. have become a national possession. -British Wireless.
The Prime Minister of New Zen- land, Mr. Savage, the Canadian Minister of Justice, Mr. Lapointe."] and the Duke of Kent, who "was' made a Privy Councilior in the Coronation Honours List, were Introduced to tfie Council.—”
to the co Reuter.
INSURGENT AIR RAID HAVOĆ
Seventy One Bodies
·Recovered
A radio agency. report from Madrid states that the Republicans scored a further success on the Guadalajara sector yesterday. T
Barcelona, May 30. So far seventy one bodies have They are stated to have occupied beer recovered after the Insurgent the towns of Pinoso and. Esple- air raid on Saturday during which gares and have consolidated their several newly-won positions-
hundred bombs were dropped. Transocean News Service.
One bomb destroyed two houses in which thirty, one were killed Reuter.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS W
London, May 29, The Basque Government has ex- pressed willingness to exchange the two German airmen prisoners of war, Kienzle and Schultz, sen- tenced to death by a Basque milf- tary tribunalij
Trick Driving
Mishap
LEAGUE
COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION
SITUATION IN SPAIN
Geneva, May 29.
Shanghai, May 29. Hundreds of excited spectators, gasping at the amazing trick- driving exploits of
At the closing sitting of the Lea- dare-dévil American "Hell Drivers" on the
gue of Nations Council a resolu tion was adopted relating to the Race Course this afternoon, were situation in Spain and reaffirmed horrified when one of the speedy the principle embodied in the re- cars vaulted off a specially erected solution of December 12 regarding Incline at 40 miles an hour and the duty of every League member plunged into the announcer's atand.
Seven foreigners, were injured as the car swerved to the side of the course and ended ita mad career
to respect the territorial integrity and the political independence of another state. The Council noted with regret the present situation
in the midst of the panic-stricken which do not make it possible to spectators.
Mr. Mark L. Moody, distributor Among the injured were in China for Chrysler, Plymouth and De Soto cars, and sponsor of the exhibition,
Mr.
record that measures taken by various Governments" following the
faction, the initiative of the Non- Council's recommendations have been effective. It halls, with satis Intervention Committee regarding the withdrawal of non-Spanish Mr. Heinzerling, sales manager combatants and hopes this will of Mark L. Moody, Inc.,
have an early result. The Coun- Carl School, advertising cli considers this is one of the manager of the Shanghai Evening most important phases of the Non- Post and Mercury, and his wife.
Intervention principle and re- Mr. Maxi Friedman, general cords the profound hope that mea- 'manager of China Motors.
sures taken will bring about an The driver, Dick Acton, had an early cessation of the Civil War, amazing escape from death. He The resolution also condemns the was uninjured and escaped with methods of warfare in Spain par out a scratch.
ticularly the bombardment of open The exhibition was the debut of towns and expresses appreciation the "Hell Drivers at the Better of the work of the various Gov- Homes and Chinese Industries Ex-ernments to secure the safety of hibition, sponsored by the Exhibi-women and children notably in tion, Mark L. Moody, Inc., and Bilbao China Motors:
The drivers originally appeared in Chicago during the Century of Progress Exhibition. Their "dis- play, was so successful that they subsequently appeared in Paris, Berlin, Sydney, Antwerp and Cape- town
RETURN TO LEAGUE
changed to-day for 45 Government prisoners held by General Franco.
The Government is staging", a Beuler. counter-atatek on the Basque The Basque Government is also front, while the insurgents claim prepared to exchange two other successes in a +16w ottensive foreign prisoners against three against Bilbao Republican flyers and another pri- Reuter soner in the hands of the insur- gents. Transocean New Service.
TAXUHANGE ARRANGED
Bilbao, May, 20 Two of the three. German air tions to be pending at one time-men sentenced to death by the Britsch Wireless,
Basque Government were
BIBLE STUDENTS IMPRISONED The fiercest attack ever made on- the morals. of the Catholic Church,
ELEVEN VACANCIES was made over the German broad-
Berlin, May 29. TO BE FILLED. cast to-night. by Dr. Goebbels who Forty two members of the In- uttered a plaid warning that the ternational Bible Students Union.
London, May 20 most drastic steps will be taken which was declared as illegal in The elevation to the peerage of against the high dignitaries of the 1933 have been sentenced to im- Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Runelman and Catholic Church in Germany ir prisonment ranging from eighteen | Sir John Davidson will bring up Catholics in Germany or to four months. The Judge em- eleven vacancies in Parliamentary abroad continued to utter critic-phasised they were not sentenced constituencies. This is an un- ling of the morality trials now for religious views but for their usually large number of by-elec proceeding in Germany-
attitude to the State- Reuter
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Bilbao, May, 20."
** The two derman aviators were placed on board a French gunboat this morning and conveyed to Bayonne, where they were ex changed for the prisoners held by the Insurgents.
Franideron News Nervice.
Paris, May 29. Germany is prepared to return
Reuter
EARL PLYMOUTH'S MISSION
London, May 29 The Earl of Plymouth, one of the Parliamentary Under-Secre taries for Foreign Affairs, left on a visit to the Baltic States of Finland, Esthonia and Latvia, yes terday.
The visit, says a statement, is of a purel
nature for the purpose of thening relations between
to the League of Nations and the countries, And Britain is working towards & new agree-Transocean Neios Services ment on a basts of the Locarno | mar Treaty stated Dr. Schacht the German Finance Minister who la Delbos in connection at present visiting Pariä (kh hemic questions.
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