BRITISH IDEAS ON] DISARMAMENT.
BRILLIANT SPEECH BY SIR J. SIMON.
THE ILLUSION OF "SECURITY."
London, Feb. 8.
The main feature of Britain's i disarmament proposals were an- nounced at a plenary session of the Geneva Conference by the Foreign Secretar, Sir John Simon, to-day, mbudyin. 1. abolition of auth- marines, of gas and chemical war- fare, a reduction in the size of warship and of their gun valibre, The prohibition of land guns over a cestain calibre and the mita- Bon of conscription by agreement.
In reference to submarines, Sir John Simon sald: "The skill and gallantry in this dangerous ser- vice in Britain in-day we mourn the loss of a submarine crew of sixty men, engulfed in line peace--are ne justication for ita
ontinuance,"
of
" will not disguise the fact that the abolition of the submarine would he l the interests of our country, but in saying this I absolutely deny that we regard its abolition on any interest of ours. The exclusive abolition of submarines would be contribution to disarmament which the citizens of every country could
THE HONGKONG', TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1932.
Our photo shows Japanero civilians loading and from the Municipal dumps at the Szechuan Rosd Bridge with Japanese marinee affording them protection. The Chinese Post Offen la in the
background.
INDIAN OUTLOOK
TRAFFIC LIGHTS
BETTER.
ANOMALY.
NEW YEAR AT WUCHOW.
anderstand. Our proposal in in the “FRONTIER DAY" VERY NO LEGAL OFFENCE TO OLD STYLE STILL OBSERVED.
Interests of humanity and
and permanent prace.”
Underlying Principle,
table
QUIET.
London, Feb. M.
sultan-
DISREGARD THEM.
Wuchow, Feb. 6. Although the Gregorian calen- Bournemouth, Jan. 9.
'dar is the one offelally recognised, Begarding the principle 90- The Intest reports from India The question of the legality of it in very apparent that the people derlying the projoanla, Sir John indicate that the general Simon said: Since our communion has improved and la regard-'all road traffe light signals has intend to celeberate the Chinese New Year season as designated abject in to diminish the sum totaled as satisfactory in the North been raised again by the decision
by the Lunar reckoning. of armarments nl the expenditure West Frontier Prosinee,
The observance
of the Bournemouth magistrates, "Frontier
List
the officials your
took apon them, il follows that we must
two direct special attention to such Day" on February 6th passed off who to-day dismissed
Aum drastic stojan
to prevent the prolibilius: or Imitationn 1x will without incitent And the
against motorists
from who: people
celebrating the weaken attack and yo pomoze the | provement previously tempantion for apgression.
Many pears conferences bad? been held before this and the en {} • hid
sequences of their fallure heen written in blood in the tory at the world
his.
Failure Menns Calamity. “Failure now, wonded mean milk- ing short f immensurable
calamity".
He reminded the Conference that the intention was both plicit and impleft in the Versa||ins Treaty that nation, who CACI now were still suffering from the svourpre at four years of warfare should reduce the means of con- #tet through
JU reduction national arments by inter. national agreement. They Tast do this while the lessons of war were still fresh in the peoples" minta.
has been maintained.
S
reported
were charged with failing to ston Chinese New Year, but this year they are evidently being more that their cars when the traille signal lenient. This year the schools Pro- fights were against them.
ore closed but last, children were compelled to attend by the threat of being expelled if they failed to be present during the season.
There are definite signs the agitation in the United vinees is on the wane and there
The ground of dismissal to both cases was that under the Road
has been a delinite de ling in av tivity in the Bombay Presidency.
The situation in other praylees Traile Act, 1980, the signals were Kispe
catine ToP anxiety
Got lawfully erected. British Wireless,
NEW BABY CAR RECORD.
1171⁄2 M.P.H. IN 7 H.P. M.G. CAR.
London, Feb. 8.
For the defence it was urged by Mr W. D'Angilan, on behalf of the Automobile Association, that under the Road Trafe Act it was¦
A large temple, with all the godds, was destroyed last year as a means of impressing on the minds of the people that the old method of things was passing.
The streets ul Wochow are provided that these signals must thronged with people preparing be of a "prescribed colour, size, for the holidays. Dealers in door And type," and the Art forbade the sand New Year legends are erection of any traflle sinal not doing a brisk trade, as are in accordance with this provision. erected stalls along the poultry shops. Flower vendors
the
As the Minister of Transport had street, peddling buds and bulbs not issned any regulations under for the season.Our Own Corvea On the Pendine Sands, Corn-the Act "prescribing" the colour. | ponudent, wall. 10-day. Mr. George Evston, size, and type of signals to be used, the well-known racing motorist, the signals in question
did not
In a sevelt
horsepower British legally exist.
MG. enr established a fresh "baby"
ear record with an average speed Superintendent Deacon, of Bourne- Evidence was called by Podice over two ane-sile run, 44| hundred and seventeen and half mouth, that the signals were put!
This exceeds the
up under authorisation of the Min- ister of Trammport although not; record. held by Lord Ridley, by Traffic Act.
previous authorised actually under the Road twelve and a half miles an hour.
Vy
huzarilous.- British
Bives
Me. D'Angibau replied that until] a certain type of signal was "pre- seribed" by the Minister's regula- tions according to the Act. they "could not have 'authorisation of a
signal of another character.
Means To an End. Diarmament was a means to an end. Terrible as was the eronomie burden of armament and enormous as would be the relief to the tax- payers if it were lifted, that was not the primary purpose for which | miles an hour. they pursued it. Disarmament was pursued as the most effective method of promoting peace and of limiting the risk of sudden and
At one time, Mr. Eyston ex- It was suggested by the prosecu- devastating war by a restriction coded one hundred and twenty tion that the Minister's authority of armaments to what was. strictly miles 211 hour, Bad visibility to preet was sufflefent, neressary
for defence and for owing to fog made the exploft international obligations, and by comparison.
co-operation fra among themselves to discredit extravagant and fantastic claims.) on to fill the maximum in each ense at the lowest figure possible. High levels of armaments were no substitute for security. At best, they only crented an illusion of areurity in quarter while the same time aggravating the sense of insecurity in another.
Security for all depended on arma- ments reduction. Armaments were Suffering from barns to both legs. Bournemouth Corporation Act of a symptom of a pathological condi- [ a man named "Tang Pai-yin was re-| 1930, which gives the Corporation It was an attempt to rid one- moved to the tavernment Civil power to erect, fx, and maintain self of a plague by infecting ene's Hospital yesterday morning, the tale signalling apparatus. But neighbours.
injuries being caused through his section 122 of the Road Traffic Act, At the conclusion of Sir daha elothing catching fire.
1930, although it received the Royal Simon's
speech there SVILN ell- In a report in the palice, Tung, Assent on the same day as the thusiastic applause and the defe who gave his age as 20 years, Bournemouth Corporation Act, ap- rates of many countries shook him stated that he was cleaning some parently repeals this power, and we by the hand and warmly congrata.clothing with petrol when a small dismiss the cases." inted him.
quantity was spilt on his trou- Ners, Whilst ironing the cloth-
tion.
Striking Figures,
MAN'S CLOTHING ON FIRE.
SEQUEL TO CLEANING WITH PETROL,
M. Tardico. who followed, um- ing, his own garments caught fire plified the French scheme atready † and burned his legs,
utlined, and declared that France
was ready
to make contractunt
engagements to limit armament MONEY TO BURGLAR.
during a fixed period and
woubl
favourably examine reductions
which might be suggested, supple- mentary to those within the frame.
work of the draft convention.
WOMAN PAYS $2 AND
KEEPS CLOCK.
A report of a peculiar form of
The chairman, Mr. G. Guest, in aunouncing the Court's decision, wald: "The legal points raised are. jeimilar to Those dealt with by the
stipendiary at Huddersfield.
"We have rection 16 of the
INFATUATED GOLFER.
WOMAN'S LIFE MADE "PERFECT HELL”
The infatuation of a mun of 23
He summarised the heritage of robbery was made to the Palico for a woman aged 35 was des
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Hongkong Wharves $154/$163. Providents (old) $5. Hotels (old) $13,00, Lands $7%/10. Hongkong Electrics $759/TG. Telephonis $23. Elements (eomb.) $17.40. Constructions (old) $5.10. Constructions (new) $1.
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Hongkong & Kowloon Wharves $168, Hotels (old) $13%. Hongkong Lands $77. Humphreys $18.
China Estores $95. Hongkong Tramis $21.10. Sur Forries $99. Youmati Ferries $47. Hongkong Electrice $75. Telephones $23. Dairy Farmx $28. Amusements $18. Constructions (new) $1.70.
Sellers.
Benquets $11. Cements (comb.) $17.00. Hongkong Rupes $16.
way.
the last war in the following strik last night. It appears that a burg George Oldham, of Ombersley-shopping departments, and
cribed at Birmingham when Eric. ing figures!
Ten million lives sacrificed,
tar was induced not to steal a Eight thousand million pounds clock on being paid the sum of $2 road, Camp Hill, was bound over laid her morning, noon and night.
by a woman inmate of the house for 12 months for threatening to he en
entered!
worth of distriction.
Eight hundred and eighty million pounds of military expenditure.- British Wireless.
UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASES.
218.000 MORE OUT
---OF WORK.
London, Feb. 9. The unemployment returns for
aboot Miss Betty Rey.
He had tried to commit suicide (said Mr. Willison) by jumping About seven o'clock yesterday Mr. Willison said Miss Riley met before a car, and once he tried to evening, a young married woman Oldham when they were playing jump out of a train, but Mira named Sung Siu-ling was alone on in
Th foursome
on a municipal Riley pulled him back, the ground floor of No. 341, Hen- course, and since then the woman's nessey Road, when she heard life had been a perfect hell. Someone breaking
In through the
Oldham (continued the solici tor) had also threatened ber, - and
back door. Immediately after- She had discouraged him from said he intended to shoot every- wards she saw a Chinese standing the first, said the solicitor, but he body he say her with. on the floor with her glock in his had written shoals of lettera. Hle
One letter produced, and which
hands. She asked him not to steal also sent Miss Riley humorous pre- was said to have been sent by Old- the clock saying she would give sents, all of which were returned. ham, abounded with Shakespearean H $2 if he would not take it. When she sent a golf bag back he quotations.
The burglar apparently decided amid that the fact her little hands
Oldham denfed any threats. He
January make unpleasant readlox.to take the money, became he re- had touched it would be a memory said that he had no revolver and
They reveal an increase of inced the clock, pocketed the to him. 218,000, compared with December.oney and went away by the hack
This is nscrib
fluctuation.---Réttar,
to
Seasonal
he thought too much of Miss Riley door. He had the appearance of a
He pursued her (said the solici- to do her any harm. He promised tor) into ishop foki, states the woman,
truins, into women's not to anolest her in future.
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THE DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.
SUBMARINE ABOLITION
URGED.
Geneva, Feb. 8.
The abolition of submarines, abolition of gas and chemical war- fure, and of conscription, also the reduction in the size of warships, reduction of maximum gun cali- bre, prohibition of land
guns above
A certoiu, calibre, *nd establishment of a permanent Dia- armament Commission, ure the thief points of the British Dis- Arument programme presented by Sir John Simon on the opening of the general debate at the Dia- armament Conference.
He said Britain was of opinion conference should frume
that
Elingrp) convention, based on
the continue operation of the Washington and London treaties,
Britain accepted as a basis of liseusaion the general scheme of the draft disarmament convention, and the methods of limitation by reference to cetablishment of the maximum contained therein.
Sir John Simon stressed thu neccssity for international agree- mont in order effectively to on- that limitations were not overcome; by making known cases of transgression with a view to bringing effective world pressure on the wrongdoer.
Auro
French Promise,
- M. Tardiau sald FranICO WAS convinced that peace cannot be assured until the League ja strengthened, therefore proposes to endow the Coronant with the necessary forces. Franca Ilke- wise is ready to pledge horself un- conditionally to a reduction of armamente for a limited period; and proposes that the League dis- pose of three categories of forces; Arst and second aerial, third mill- tury and naval, the air forens to be furnished by contributions from the participating states. "Our one exception is in event of legitimate defence where Aagrant attack is evident." Reuter.
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