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THURSDAY, MAY

18, 1933.

日四月四

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HITLER'S SPEECH GIVEN MIXED RECEPTION

WOOSUNG FORTS HERO

Moderate Tone Warmly Welcomed But Disarmament Thesis

FENGYUN

RUMOURED WOUNDED BLOODBATH

AT FENGYUN

(Special to "Telegraph")

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Shanghai, May 18.

A special despatch to the China Press states that Commander Dong Shao-

yuan, the hernic defender of the Woosung Farts in the Shanghai war last year, is believed. to have been injuffed, if not killed, in the battle which preceded the Japanese

Occupation of

Fengyun, near Tangshan - Reuter.

NEW TRADE PACTS

CUT UP

PEKING PEACE RUMOURS

Peking, May 18, The majority of the military commanders in the war-zone have heen recalled to Peking for an urgent conference with | General Huang Pu, the Reliabili-

tation Commissioner.

Rumours of the calling of an Jurmistice are rife, but official jipuarters dyny that any attempt is to be made to arrange a compro- imise with Japan.

A lull appears to have developed In the fighting zones, which itself is giving stimulas to the rumours

WITH NORWAY AND of peace proposals.

SWEDEN

GUARANTEED COAL

PURCHASES

London, May 17.

FENGYUN BATTLE. Meanwhile, a thrilling story of

the battle for Fengyun comes to

hand in-Chinesa despatches to-

| day. General Oong Chao-yumu'a i

Herr Hitler, on whom the syss of the world were contred yesterday, lock- ing cheerful amid a group of friends and journalists,

HUANG FU BOMB

INCIDENT ·

YOUTH'S ALLEGED

CONFESSION

division appears to have fought JAPANESE PLOT

Under a new trade agreement mination assoelated between the Governments of the Shanghal wor United Kingdom and Norway, ench country undertakes that the

with all the tradition of deter-

with the

Enormous casualties were_suf- fered, at least one third of Cong

import duties on certain classes Chao-yuan's forces being killed

10 agreement,

STORY

Peking. May 18.

It is learned-that-before-his

of goods in which the other is in-or wounded in sanguinary hand to execution, the would-be assassin terested shall not be raised above hand fighting in which the Japan of General Huang Fu gave his the rates specified in the schedules ese alan suffered, severely. The

was name as Liu Kuu-shen and his Internal duties levied in either rumour that Oong himself country on goods which are the wounded is denied in official quar-age as seventeen. product or manufacture of theters, where it is state that he has telegraphed an urgent request for reforcements,-Bender,

than

other will not be greater those levied on nadive goods.

In the event of quantitative re- gulation being applied to the im- ports of fish into the United Kingdom, the agreement fixes the minimum quantities of white fish and fresh herrings allowed to be imported from Norway and if the

WHITE RUSSIAN PLOT CHARGE

imports of bacon, ham and certain GEN. HORVATH GETS dairy produce are similarly re-i xulated, the imports from Nor

way are to remain unchanged.

COAL PROVISIONS.

An arrangement has been made

whereby not less than 70 per cent.

A SURPRISE

(Special to "Telegraph”)

Terora, Copuright. 783 am)

of Norway's coal imports will bejedora Ordinance, 1992.

obtained from the United King-

dom, while the proportion of Nor-

Telegraphic Lâerived May

Peking. May 17. Surprise and indignation Was

way's coke imports, now 75 per expressed by General Horvath, cent. will be maintained.

leader of the White Russians in

An exchange of notes recorde

an ander landing that, subject to China, when he was informed by certain exceptions, neither country Police of Changchun were charg Reuter that the Metropolitan will impose quantitative restric-ing him with plotting against the tions on imports such as would Manchukuo and Japan. nullify the effect of the tariff con-' "Nonsense!" cessions granted in the agree There is absolutely nothing to it."

ment.

SIMILAR FORM.

A new trade agreement with Sweden is in similar form; The

--Reuter.

ho

exclaimed,

tariff concessions made by cach DUKE OF YORK AS

alde are recorded in the opening. articles and are detailed in the schedules.

KING'S DEPUTY

of agri HIS MAJESTY UNABLE

TO ATTEND COURT

London, May 17.

He is reported to have confessed But he had been hired by the Japanese and provided with the bomb for the purpose of wrecking Huang Fu's train.

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DEFINITION OF AN,

AGGRESSOR

PART OF SOVIET PROPOSAL ACCEPTED

Geneva, May 17.

The Committee on Security to- day decided to Incorporate, Parn- graph Two of the Soviet proposal regarding the definition of an Aggroenor an 'ʼn spray Protocol

annexed to the British Disarms.

ment Conventian?”

The Soviet proposal mentioned ten points, which they declared cannot serve as the justification for atinek, including political, cconomia or agricultural back. wardness of a country, possible danger to the life and property of foreign residents. The British1 delegation WAB Bol present.- Beuter.

On learning of the outrage, the garrison commander and Governorum ļof Hopei, General Yu Hsueh-chung,

immediately ordered his execution.

which was carried out in the pre-1 sence of a large crowd of Chinese. | [~~~Reuter.

NEW S. AFRICA GOVERNMENT

WOMEN VOTE FOR FIRST TIME

GOLF FINALISTS

MISS E. WILSON WINS THROUGH

SECOND YEAR

SUCCESSION

Causes Hesitation

LACKING IN VITAL

DETAILS

JUDGMENT RESERVED

FOR GENEVA

LONDON, MAY 17.

THE TERMS OF HERR HITLER'S SPEECH

IN THE REICHSTAG THIS AFTERNOON ARE⠀⠀ BEING CLOSELY STUDIED IN POLITICAL CIRCLES IN LONDON,

Particular interest has been directed to the passages in the speech bearing on disarmament for it is recognised that the future of the Geneva Conference depends to a large extent upon Germany's attitude towards the pro- posal for the standardisation of Continental armies. Horr Hitler did not provide an adequate answer.

COMMITMENTS OF UNITED STATES

The deadlock at Geneva has speech has had a generally favour- arisen over the insistence of thejable reception. German dolegate on amendments

to the MacDonald Dianrmnment

SPECIAL PLEADING.

Finn, designed to remove, from the It is regarded as a very clever draft convention, the chapter place of specini-pleading-chielly bearing on the standardisation of intended for Anglo-Saxon eare. armies and so permitting Ger-

many to retain hor long service professional army.

The convention proposes that the Powers should confine their military forces to short service! men, trained for defensive, pur-} poses only.

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SILVER- GOLD RATIO

RESOLUTION IN CONGRESS

CORDELL HULL INTERVENES

DOES NOT WANT HANDS TIED

(Special to "Telegraph")

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Washington, May 17.

The opposition of the State Department to any legislation which would tie the hands of the Economic Conference on the sil- American delegation to the World vor question was made clear to- day.

Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, made a communication to the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Commitoo, which to considering n resolution in favour of an International imo- tallfam agreement on a ratio of sixteen ounces of silver to ong ounce of gold.

Mr. Hüll requested the Com- mittee not to proceed further with the resolution in view of the close approach of the World Ecotomle Conference-Reuter,

PUBLIC WORKS IN AMERICA

MR. ROOSEVELT'S PROGRAMME

Hitler has revealed himself as statesman, but the more critical judgment of the dis-! armament experts finds that there is le departure from the German thesis upheld by President Roosevelt has Dr. Nadolny in the critical dis-quested Congress to authorise the cussions, public and private, at expenditure of three thousand. the Disarmament Conference. three hundred million dollars for a

when Dr.

Washington, May 17.

re

NOT DISCLOSED.

The meeting of the General Kigantic public works programme Hitler, in his speech, did not Commission of the Conference and to provide the machinery for disclose in detail the attitude has now been adjourned until great cooperative movement which the German delegate will! Friday afternoon

among all industries in order to take up when the General com- Nadolny, the chief German dele- obtain a wide increase of employ- ment and to shorten the working | mittee of Disarmament Conference gate, Mr. Norman Davis, the week.

resumes.

principal American delegate, and

DECENT WAGES. Referring to the draft conven-eign Minister are expected to ar- M. Paul-Boncour, the French For-

The President says that one of the main interests of the Adminis-

rive.

fof the shorter week.

tion, however, he is reported to have said that he saw in the English Disarmament Plan, a Captain Anthony Eden, the Bri-tration will be to see that the possible starting point for thetish delegate, is expected in Gene-workers are paid a decont wage solution of disarmament question, va to-day. but it must demand no destruc- tion of an existing defence system, without conceding at least qualita- INtive equality.

GERMAN THESIS.

Efforts will be made to put a stop to unfair competition and disastrous overproduction.

WASHINGTON REACTION. From Washington it is reported)

The President estimates that at that President Roosevelt may belleast 220 million dollars will have described as heartened by Hitler's to be raised in additional taxation speech and that the White House for the service of the proposed Germany, he is reported to optimistic in regard to the euc- Government loan for publle worka. London, May 17. have added, was ready to regard acess of President Roosevelt's world-Reuter Miss Enid Wilson, the holder, five gear transitional period

as appeal. will gure in the final of the adequate for the re-establishment English Ladies' Golf' Champion of national security, provided that ship at Gleneagles as a result of at the end of the period Germany her victory to-day.

was on an equal footing with

Capetown, May 17. South Africa to-day voted for 7 members of the ዶሮ Legislative Assembly, as a sequel to the fort, iation of the Coalition Government, Her opponent will be a com-others, which combines. the Nationalists parative "unknown" in Miss Diana

Plumpton, of Frinton,

In the semi-finals, Miss Wilson,

A fuller disclosure of Germany's attitude is expected when the dis-l cussions are resumed at Geneva.---

under the leadership of General Hertzog and the opposition, the South African party, led by Gen-playing wonderful golf, dofonted British Wireless.

Min Doris Park, of Gullane, by eral Smuts.

5 and 4 Ming Didna Plumpton achieved the magnificent perform- ance of beating Miss Diana

Seventy-eight constituencies re- turned Coalition candidates unop posed, and it is anticipated that the Coalition Government'a new forces will muster 135.

Fishwick of. North Foreland, by

Jone up.

FRANCE REMAINS

In event of the imposition of a quantitative restriction cultural produce and Bah, the imports of Swedish butter are not to be reduced below 186,000 hun- dredweights yearly and of fish The Duke of York, took the below 46,000 hundredweights, King's place in the Royal pro-

Forty-seven per cent, of all cession at to-night's court. Swedish coal Imports will, under His Majesty's general health is the first time in the history of the English touring team to South Herr the agreement, be of United good and yesterday, accompanied South African politics.-Reuter. Kingdom origin-British Wire less.

by the Queen, he had two hours' drive through. London parks, but an attack of rheumatism in the left)

the King to wear uniform for (a long period.

Accordingly he

absent

SHING MUN TRAGEDY shoulder makes it Inadvisable for

CHINESE KILLED IN FALL

FROM RIDGE

was

from to-night's court and will not attend the fourth court to-morrow

As a result of missing his foot-night-British Wireless.

ing, Fu Mel, 20, employed at

Shing Mun Valley, foll a height

of about 30 or 40 feet and was NEW COMMANDER

killed instantaneously. The trog edy occurred at Upper Smugglers' Ridge. Deceased was engaged in, anti-malarial work at Shing Mun| Valley. The body was removed to the mortuary.

OF R.A.F.

Earlier in the day there were Women look an active part in two surprising defents, when Miss the elections, when they voted for Doris Chambers, who is to captain

NEW CAPITAL ISSUES

MR. CHAMBERLAIN EXPLAINS

London, May 17.

DOUBTFUL

WHEAT PROBLEM

REDUCTION PACT REPORTED

In view, however, of the vary- ing interpretations placed upon the President's announcement of Ameri- ca's readiness to enter into Consul~) fative Non-Aggression Pacts-one view being that America thereby commita herself to active interven tion agafant an aggressor, and an-) other vlow being that he nothing of the kind-it is under- stood that Mr. Roosevelt is now preparing a statement in which he a 10 per cent, reduction in wheat will define how far he would be acreage and the regulation of ex- willing to commit the United States ports is believed to have been in helping to ensure international reached at a meeting of represen- security If the Disarmament. Con tatives of the four great wheat- ference la successful.

exporting Powers Just concluded here.

FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENT.

Geneva, May 17. An agreement in principle upon

A communique, however, merely

GULF NOT BRIDGED.

London, May 18,

It is believed that the statement states that it is hoped to frame The world's first Impressions of

Hitler's

appear on this point will be made, not definite proposals for a second Africa, and Mias Molly Gourlay. generally

specch to be imade their exits.-Router.

favourable, from Washington, but by Mr. Nor meeting to be held in London on although Paris, while recognisingman Davis at the meeting of the May 29.--Router. the moderation of tone in the Disarmament Conference on Fri- speech in not entirely satisfied.

A seizure of opium, believed to be a large ono, was made from a junk lying in Shek-O yesterday ovaning. The seizure was made by Sub-Inspec- tor Stewart Logan, of Shaukian Police Station, and the drug has been forwarded to the Monopoly Analyst,

"anuo" which was used by him,

day.

•

French quarters feel that the out that any commitment by the It should, however, be pointed gulf between the French and President must be ratified by Con- the German disarmament post-gress where opposition to any "foreign entanglement" may pos- tions is as wide na over,

aibly be very strong.-Renter. ITALIAN VIEWS.

In Rome, Hitler's speech is

SILVER OUTLOOK

UNCERTAINTY IN LONDON

Although silver risa. 13/16th in London yesterday, the market is very uncertain and future develop- what faith speculators, have in the ments are largely dopondent upon efforts to rehabilitate the metal.

NAZÍ ENTHUSIASM. In a notice insued on January and he now finds it necessary to being much discussed. It incre-!

Berlin, May 17. 15, the Chancellor of the Ex- make a further explanation on one garded na moderate and reason-

As he entered the Opera House chequer (Mr. Chamberlain) in aspect of the matter,

able, dispelling the suggestion where the Reichstag is meeting withdrawiuse his earlier, and, more comprehensive request in regard is not in the public interest that tentions on her eastern frontiers. with three cheers from ranks of to general buying and a scarcity of For the present, he thinks it that Germany has aggressive In- Chancellor Hitler was greeted Yesterday's sharp riso was due to new issues of capital, aaked large blocks of securities, includ

uniformed Nazis. Intending borrowers to refraining securities dealt in

It is felt in Rome that the

sellers, although after the official on tho

Giving the Fascist saluto, Herr fixing, uncertainty present from coming

developed. way is now clear for Mussolini's Hitler began his speech at 8.98

There is no important change in Four-Power Pact to become a pm,

Now York and in Hongkong, where reality.

He declared he had summoned the dollar is up at eighth, tho under- the Reichstag in order to define tone is steady, with little doing.

Sitting on the fonca has become"

for the

CAPT. S. W. SMITH'S APPOINTMENT

Polica were called to 278, Fuk Wing

London, May 17. Street, yesterday, where a Chinese Group Captain Sydney William on the market, inter alin for for London Stock Exchange should bo purchased from foreign holders, girl attempted to end her life by Smith has been appointed to com- eign issuÇA.

with a view to their nalo In this Jumping from the third floor to the mand the Air Force in the Far. Mr. Chamberlain did not at-country either by the issue to second floor verandah. She was sent East in succession to Coptala A. tempt, at that time, to define pre- the public

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