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GENEVA CONDEMNS GERMAN PRECIPITANCY

GERMANY NOT TO REPLY

"We Have. Said Our Say"

Berlin, Oct. 16. Germany does not intend to reply to Mr. Arthur. Henderson's lotter according to Baron von Neurath, the German Foreign Minister, who, when interviewed by Reuter to-day, sald ''If they think our reasons are not

· well-founded, I must leave that to them..

We have said our say."--Router.

NAZI COUP FOILED

IMPORTANT LINZ ARRESTS

PLANS TO SEIZE GARRISON

Vienna, Oct. 17. A Nazi coup in Linz has been forestalled, · together probably with a nationwide development of the uprising plotted.

Withdrawal Reasons Not Accepted As Valid

AN ADJOURNMENT

FOR TEN DAYS

FURTHER DETAILS OF POWERS' OFFER

GENEVA, OCT. 17.

THE DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE HAS ADJOURNED FOR TEN DAYS, FOLLOWING AP- PROVAL OF MR. HENDERSON'S REPLY TO GERMANY'S MESSAGE OF WITHDRAWAL, DE CLARING INABILITY TO ACCEPT THE REASONS GIVEN AS VALID."

Dr. Benes, Czecho-Slovakia, the raporteur of the Disarmament Conference, expresses the opinion that a Disarmament Convention through negotiations by the Great Powers is impossible. It must come through Geneva.

The beat course to follow at the present time, he said, was to give Germany time to appreciate the real facts of the situation, and let a sense of complete isola- tion thoroughly sink in-euter.

DEFINITE PROGRAMME DRAWN UP

London, Oct. 16, The Disarmament Conference to-any decided on a ten daya adjournment to enable the dele- The affair was nipped in the gates to consult their respective bud when police raided a house Governments in regard to the known to be a Nazi meeting-place situation created by Germany's and arrested an acting Lieutenant withdrawal. in the Austrian Army and a num- ber of higher officers and civilians, They were found to be in pun Hession of detailed plans for the seizure of Linz Garrison.

All arrested will be charged with high treason-Reuter.

DR. DOLLFUSS ACTS

INAUGURATES OWN FASCIST FORCE

Vienna, Oct. 13. Inaugurating his own brand of Fascism, the Austrian Chancellor, Dr. Engelbert Dollfuss has in corporated the Heimwehr militia into an organisation entitled the National Front, under the com- mand of Prince von Starhemberg.

The move strengthened the gov- crnment's armed support.

It was another step in Dollfuss' programme of setting up defences against German Nazi influence in Austria.

WOMAN ASSAULTS

HUSBAND

MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED

The last word came from Chan Shi, when in the course of an argument with her husband, U Man, yesterday, she picked up a porcelain hend-rest and broke it over his head. The man suffering from severe scalp injuries, was removed in an unconscious con- dition to the Government Civi Hospital.

the

The affair occurred in home of the couple at 105, Matauwal Street.

Police were notified of the case, and they have detained the woman for a fuller investigation,

BIGGER CROWDS AT MOTOR SHOW

BRITISH EXHIBITORS

-PLEASED

The Bureau of the Conference

will meet again on October 25 and the Guneral Commission on the day following..

Before adjourning; the dele gatea adopted the text of the reply to Germany's notification-of-with- drawal from the Conferenco,

This reply, which has been despatched by the President of Conference, Mr. Arthur Hender- son, to Baron Von Neurath, the German Foreign Minister read as follows:

INOPPORTUNE MOMENT.

"I have now communicated to the General Commission your Excellency's telegram of October 14th announcing the decision of the German Government to dis- continue participating in the work of the Conference for the reduc- tion and limitation of armaments and indienting the reasons for that | decision.

"The German Government took this stop at a moment when the Burenu had just decided to submit to the General Commission a de- finite programme,

"This programme was to be

completed within a limited period and provided for the realisation progressively, in accordance with the resolution of the Conference in which Germany herself had con-

eurred, uf

a reduction

of

armaments comparable with those contemplated in the convention submitted to the General Com- mission.

"This programme provided also security and of the realisation of that equality of right which the German Government had always placed in the forefront of its demands.

"I regret the grave decision which has been taken by your Government for reasons which I am unable to accept as valid,"

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PEACE OR COLLAPSE

MR.

HENDERSON'S WARNING

INTERNATIONAL ANARCHISTS

The British disarmament delegation, left to right: Sir John Simon, Anthony Eden, and Lord Tyrrell, the British Ambassador in Patis. Mr. A. M. G. Cadogan; shortly leaving for Chins to take up the office of British Minister, is behind.

BRITAIN'S STAND

CHAMBERLAIN'S ATTITUDE

MR.

PRECIPITATE & İLL-JUDGED

London, Oct. 16.

The first member of the British Cabinet to make any public comment upon Ger many's withdrawal from the Disarmament Confer- ence was Mr. Neville Cham berlain.

KERRY CAN

ULM MEETS BAD WEATHER

Compelled to Take Refuge

London, Oct. 16. Mr. Charles Ulm, the Australian airman who is attempting the England. 'Australia record, when he reached Calcutta to-day was slightly ahead of Kings- ford Smith's schedule despite head winds and heavy rain which necessitat- od a landing on the way from Karachi, British Wireless..

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, EX-KAISER HAILS

In the couras of a speech at Notting-

ham, described Germany's netion as "precipitate and ill-judged."

He thought that the decision was exceedingly regrettable.

HITLER

Mr. Chamberlain emphasised APPLAUDS LEAGUE

that Sir John Simon's proposals, j seeking to reduce Franco-Ger Geneva, Oct. 16. man differences to a minimum, "The choice before us is peace were supported by France, the

war, progressive disarma- United States and Italy.' ment by world action or a mad

They wore, ho added, designed to race to increase both defensive; give Germany complete equality of ¦

or

U.S. TAKES and offensive weapons of war, treatment within a

FRIGHT

KEEPING OUT OF CONFERENCES

ENTANGLEMENTS Washington, Oct. 16. The Roosevelt Administration appears to be alarmed at the possibility of "foreign entangle menta" arising out of Germany's rocession from the League.

reasonable

FUTURE COURSE.

peaceful development of the period.. world or a collapse into bar- ! barism," declared Mr. Arthur Henderson, President of the Dis The situation demanded vory armament Conference in a broad-

cast speech to-night.

With our experience of the hor- rors and savagery of modern war, no effort should be spared to avert ealamity,

It is vital, he said, that the Disarmament Conference should produce a genuine `convention

despite Germany's withdrawal, "We cannot let world law and order be undermined by inter- national anarchists, no matter on what pretext they propose to flout the law.

It fa announced that the United States has decided to leave the European Powers to decide whether disarmament efforts shall bo continued on a general scale, and the United States will not bo ropresented at the conferences on "Through the Continent this week.

SCRAPS OF PAPER? Mr. .Henderson continued: world co-operation based upon the upholding of the It is disclosed that America is Covenant of the League and the very anxious that there should be Paris Peace Pact, we can finally no political entanglements in the gat disarmament and make peace negotiations arising from the accuro, but if we suffer treaties London, Oct. 16.

prosent crisis.

to become scraps of paper, we The daily attendancer at the. It la folt in Washington that shall not get disarmament but an International Motor Show at such unity of purpose as existed other war, genes Olymela. London, so far show a previously contred entirely on "A grave and terrible respon- considerable increase on last year, world disarmament mattors and gibility, therefore, rests upon us and British exhibitors report ex that the United States must not all to see that the collective poce ceptionally brisk business become politically aligned with system based union the League British Wirolear.

any European Power Router. 18 not destroyed."-Router,

RECESSION

MONARCHICAL

ISSUE

Amsterdam, Oct. 16. The ex-Kaiser gave an interview to-day on the calm and very deliberate considera latest. developments in the tion. He deprecated any husty disarmament situation. comment, any alarmist speculation,

FIGHTING PLANES COLLIDE IN AIR

CHINESE HEALTH

CENTRE

TUNG WAH SCHEME

BIG THREE-YEAR PROGRAMME

MODERNISATION

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WHEAT EMBARGO

DAKOTA PROTEST

ACTION.

U.S. MONETARY OUTLOOK

New York, Oct, '10..

It is learned from Bismarck, |North Dakota, that the Governoy,

A large-scale scheme is now has proclaimed an embargo upor well under way for the complete the export of wheat from the reconstruction of the Tung Wah State as from midnight on Hospital at Po Yan Streat, com- October 10.

prising the building of a six- The embargo will be continueit. storey modern concrete structure indefinitely. Its object is to raise and other appendages.

prices and to draw the attention

With this is involved n, drastic of the nation to the plight of thỷ alteration in the layout of the road

approaches to the focality, promis.farmors.

Elnanco

ing to convert the eldest of local The Reconstruction Chinese medical institutions into Corporation to-day announced that a modern medical centre where the it had allocated $250,000,000 to tho best and most up-to-dato equip | Commodity Credit Corporation for mont will be made available for a cotton loans-Reuter. pressing need.

In Its bronil features the scheme provides for the erection of a main black of six storeys flabked by two smaller structures rising to the same height and separated from the main portion by gardens.

STREET WIDENING."

The possibility of an early stabilisation of the dollar to tho pound sterling under a plan that would, give silver an improved monetary standing is, however, still regarded as the most important factor in the present situation.

While officials say thiếy have ng.... announcement to make' regarding actual monetary affairs, several im portant financial statements. have een issued and New York reports that the governors of the Federal;

At the same time. Po Yan Street, on which this new building fronta, will be considerably widened, and on the other side of it, included in the hospital.property, another building will be. constructed to Reserve Banke are already working form, with the others a compre-out the basis for stabillantion have hensive hospital area meeting the not been denied. ̧.· fullest requirements for many There is also a general feeling years to come:

that the British-American war debt negotiations will mark time until at least, a tentativa plan has been drawn up.

The work will be carried out in three stages extending over three | years,

The Arst stage has been put in Sir Frederick Leith-Rose and the hand in the construction, which Under-Secretary of Treasury, Mr. is now well under way, of the Dean Acheson, aliko decline to com main hospital block, with its-mont on the progress of the debt completion at about the period of conversations, the Chinese New Year, the work of the hospital now being carried on in the old hospital property will be transferred to it,

SPACIOUS HALL.

Financial and monetary experts. agree that that stabilisation should precede any debt agreement. Tho audden slamp in gold values in London may not be entirely die connected.

The distinctive features of this

"NOT FAR OFF". massive building will then he seen

Wall Street attributed the im in the spacious hall measuring more than fifty feet square, provement in the 'dollár quotation - sufficiently large to serve as to reports which, cortain bankers an imposing setting for the meat declare were reliable, that "étabili- ings of the Hospital board, and, sation is not far off.

at other times, of the kai forg While the Government is ap organisations. This imposing hall|parently awaiting the completion occupies almost the entire space of its present financing programme of the ground floor with a portico and certain other matters, bofore over the main entrance Into the

building in front and a small issuing any statement regarding the monetary situation, bankero garden in the rear.

everywhere, interprete the Admini On the right hand side of thestration's moves as indicating a hall are altuated the secretaries' sound money policy. * room and a strong room, while on the left hand side, the layout provides for a male and female admission ward, a staircase hall There and other minor offices. will also be a mezzanine floor to be itsad ne living quarters for the

ARMED ROBBERY ON LAMMA

GROCER STABBED IN RESISTING

M

Ho applauded Hort Hitler's medical and secretarial staffs, ́.. and urged that judgment should be action warmly and aald that the

·SURGICAL DEPARTMENT. reserved until the representatives only surprising thing was that of Great Britain and other coun- Germany had remained a member The first floor will be entirely tries have consulted regarding the of the League of Nations for so given over to the general becom implications of this unfortunate

The little village of Wan incident," and on the course which long.

modation of patients. On the Cheung, near Tai-0, on Lamma Germany, he declared, entered second floor will be located a sur Island, was the scene of an arm.... ought now to be pursued. Reuter, the League with honest intentione,gical department with a large ed robbery attended

by tha but had always been treated upon operating theatro In the contro wounding of an inhabitant, Inte

and a smaller one at the right last night. in unequal footing.

to those ara

Four men, armed with The former Kaiser added, when end. Attached questioned, that there was no like sterilizing rooms, an annesthetic volvers and knives, forced their hood, of his immediate return to room, an X-ray room, which are all way into the home of Cheng Shu, Germany. The question had not for surgical purposes; and also a grocer, and when he realeted,

the superintendent's office, lecture they stabbed him in the body. rooms for nursing staff, waiting

After making a thorough search He fully realleed that Herr rooms for visitors and an office of the interior, they escaped with Hitler at the present time had other for Indy doctors.

$170 and a small quantity of things to think of than the re- The third floor will be given Jawellery, pl stortion of the Monarchy, which, over to the use of Chinese female Colliding in mid-air during a in any case, was not a part of the patients with a large number of man is not known. practice flight, two fighting.planes Nazi programme-Router. belonging to the Omura naval air base plunged Into the sea off tho

· PILOT KILLED,·· ANOTHER MISSING

;

Tokyo, Oct. 13,

been raised.

coast of Nagasaki yesterday after-The wedding in announced to be noon.

Stafrelebrated in the near future of Pte. mai Teslie Bryant, Lincolnshiro One of the pilota was killed In-Text Shamshvin Camp, and Miq stantaneously and the other is still cy Leong, dancing girl, of 77, Jaffe missing-Kontor.

Street,

...

warda, cach containing 25 bida.

The fourth floor; liks the first will contain wards for male patients, while the top floor will be reserved for private patients,

The condition of the Injure

A naval carnival danco is being held on board .M.9. "Tumar on Saturday from 0.00 p.m. to 1.00 n.m. Tickula at $1.50 each can be obtained Later on, when funds permit, a from the Danco Bocratary, HAM.S. sun roof will be set out for

courtesy tickets to the danco secret-

BON / Tamar." Ladies should apply for

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