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GERMANY STANDS FIRM ON EQUALITY ISSUE

Baron von Neurath, whosa olive branch is awaited with the keen.

est interest.

DOLLFUSS CAUTIOUS

MODIFIED FORM. OF

MARTIAL LAW

:

COINCIDENCE OF DATES

Vicana, Nov. 10. Stringent measures have been

HITLER OFFERS FRIENDSHIP

ON AN EQUAL BASIS

BRITISH LEADERS'

GESTURE

BERLIN, NOV, 10.

GERMANY'S SECURITY IS ENDANGERED NOT, LESS THAN OTHERS. WHY DON'T THE OTHERS TRUST US? WHEN HAS THE GERMAN NATION BROKEN ITS PLEDGED WORD? WE ARE READY TO GO INTO EVERY INTER- NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND PARTICIPATE IN EVERY NEGOTIATION AND SIGN TREATIES, BUT: ONLY AS EQUALS, DECLARED HERR HITLER IN A BROADCAST ADDRESS TO-DAY.

The Nazi Chancellor reiterated Germany's desire to stretch out their hand to their former enemies, but "] won't have Germany treated as a second class nation.”

"Either you will give us equality or you will never see us again,” he concluded.-Reuter.

PREMIER RECEIVES DEPUTATION

The Prime Minister and Foreign | There was a whole group of Secretary this morning received a questions of the same character. doputation led by the Archbishop-

WILLING TO LEAD.

of Canterbury, and including per- eons representative of the churches,

Again, while the British Govern- literature, science, Industry: ment was perfectly willing to lend. education and peace movements.

it must be remembered that The deputation urged that the nothing effective could be done Disarmament Conference should without international agreement, continue and that the British

The question pwna" not "whether Government should press for an disarmament was desirable, hüt taken by the Government to agreement upon the draft conven-how the maximum of disarmament guard against the possibility of tion to be presented to Germany was to be secured, and there was disturbances to-morrow and Sun- as a joint proposal of the con- the further question of how that day.-

ference.

communique

maximum of to-day being secured, becomes by the operation of mind” and nature the minimum of to- morrow.

ALL-ROUND ABOLITION.. A Government issued this evening announces the The deputation expressed deep re-introduction of the death penal-belief that the draft convention He recalled that in the London all Navy Treaty, America, Japan and ly through courts-martial for the should limit expenditure on

armaments, forbid rearmamorit, Britain reached an agreement but crimos of murder, arson and ser-provide for all-round abolition France and Italy could not lous disturbances of peace and within a limited period of every their way to join. They, there

.order.

martial law.

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their

18 MONTHS' LATE?

"Sergeant" Batista; the Cuban Chief of Staff, reading'k' proclamation from the Presidential Palace..

·At his left arq Senor Carbo, one of the revolutions ry committee of five," President Grau San Martin, and Dr. Portela, another member of the committes.

AFGHANISTAN QUIET

ARMISTICE DAY

MASSACRE-STORY -

RIDICULED

U.S. DOLLAR SLIDE CHECKED

PRESIDENT TAKES ACTION

GOLD PRICE REDUCED

New York, Nov. 10. The downward slide of the American dollar was check- ed to-day, and it is signi- ficant that the brake was applied by official action.

There was only one method open to the Administration, the fixing of the price offered for domestic gold at a lower level than the world quotation, and-this course was adopted. The move succeeded in breaking. tions within very narrow lítills.

Opening at the post-war high- water mark of $6.10 to the pound sterling, the dollar gradually

Story of Murder Still DEAN SWANN'S PLEA FOR Moscow Warmly Denies the slide and, in confining fluctua

Lacking

London, Nov. 10. Latest telegrarns received in London Indicate that the situation in Afghanistan and on the North-West, Frontier of India is quiet, Full details of the assassination of Nadir Shah are still awalted.—British/Wireless."

NEW OUTLOOK -

SPIRIT OF HOPE

"A change of attitude to Armistice Day and a change of name to suggest Hope was urged by Dean Swann in an eloquent sermon preached before a dis- tinguished gathering at the AND Cathedral this morning.

JAPAN

GERMANY

FRENCH DEPUTY

SEES LIKENESS

SHARP PASSAGE IN DEBATE

"I believe," said the Dean, "that quito doinitely the time has come for discording completely the name "Armistice Day." It has associations which I feel. aure

must be replaced by others. Be- ginning as a day of gratitude for the cessation of hostilities in the great war it was natural" that its name should emphasise this aspect. Later it was seen that public opin- lon wanted to use it as a day of remembrance of those who had fallen in the war. Bo it is now very generally called "Remem- brance Day."

REMEMBRANCE OF WHAT?

But as the years have passed it

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SECURITY SLUMP.

Allegation Moscow, Nov. 10. The reports that two hun-strengthened and steadied around dred Manchurian citizens were murdered by. "Soviet soldiers at Patrovskoe for non-payment of grain tax is ridiculed here. The reports are described as "slan- derous" statements.

The first “information"

The slump in United States Gorr ernment securities, which caused more alarm than the fall in the dollar, and which occurred simul- taneously with the drop in the currency, is attributed to the re

of the alleged massacreduction of the Federal Reserve. came from the Harbin cor. respondent of Nippon Dempo.-Routers

aansturen

REBELLION OVER

HAVANA BACK TO

NORMAL

THOUSAND MADE PRISONERS

Board's parchasca in the open market to $10,000,000 weekly, as compared with the, former figure of from $35,000,000 to $40,000,000. The Government's next move Is obscure, but the fact that Mr. Woodin, the Secretary o tno Treasury Department, lunched with President Roosevelt at the White House today, is taken to indicate that something is brew- ing in the monetary line.

****** SILVER SURMISE.

The rise in the price of silver, in sympathy with gold has caused further conjecture alone the lines that the Government intends to- Ax a minimum price för-silver--" Reuter,

NEW WHITEHALL APPOINTMENTS

SIR LOUIS KERSHAW AND. SIR CECIL KISCH

Paris, Nov. 10. A sharp passage occurred in type of weapons forbidden to Ger- fore, had to put in what is known the French Chamber between M. many by the Treaty of Versailles, as escalator clause which gave any Marin and M. Longuet, during The official announcement and should establish an effective, one of the three signatories the the debate on foreign affairs, atrosses that the intention of the regular and continuous system of power to Inform the other two which has been going on for two has seemed increasingly clear to

Havano, Nov. 10.- decision is not to be regarded as International supervision extend that they had to expand their

Rebels to the number of nearly the establishment of universal ing to all nations alike to trafile in programns3s because some

days.

many that if it is to live on there and the manufacture of armaments signatory had engaged in building French relations with Japan..

Di. Marin was advocating closer must be another chango of attitude a thousand to-day surrendered which really threatened

towards it. Such a change is to forces loyal to President Grau Action has been thought neces- and to civil aviation,

France, he said, must coltivate forced upon us not only by the San Martin, who thus has The sary owing to the coincidence of

Archbishop

expressed security,

friendships, particularly of Japan mere passaro of time but far more survived another attempt to oust the birth of the Austrian Republic satisfaction that the Government

aut the United States,

by the present situation in in the revolutionary, regime from

London, Nov; 10, and the German elections on was determined that the Confer

M. Longuet, the Socialist leader, ternational relationships. It is office. November 12,

ence must continue. Also he

The Secretary of State for India. "If the British Government were jumped up in interruption: "Japan quite possible that we may have The Government considers it hoped that the eloquent and moved simply by Service Ideas, has Germany' mentality!"

All the rebels were made has appointed Sir Louis Kershaw prisoners and taken to various as Assistant Under-Secretary with necessary, therefore, to reinforce generous words the Prime Minister militaristic ideas, and ideas which

M. Marin, who is a leader of theto change the name again. its powers to enable it to meet all used at the Guildhall about Ger- depended upon the assumption Right Wing group,

"Remembrance Day" is much fortresses for detention pending effect from Decembar 21 next, in. retorted: " many might have a good effect.

aueccasion to Sir Malcolm Seton possible contingencies.-Reuter.

that an increase in arms is an consider Japan to be a defender of better for our present purpose than trial by court-martial.

"Armistice. Day", but it is a ques- increase in security, the oscalator order.".

Havana, after the bloodehed and who is about to retire. tion whether the unqualified word terror of the last two or three With effect from same date ho "remembrance" is not too capable days, is returning to normal with has appointed Sir Cecii Kisch as of confilicting Interpretation

Secretary of the Financial De to almost astonishing rapidity. make it desirable for the futuro.

It was difficult to believe that partment of the India Office, to be Ona can "remember" in so many the President has been engaged in one of the Asalatant Under- different ways: One may "remem ber' with sorrow or with thankful a grim struggle against his ad Secretaries-British Wireless, neia and pride, but one may also versaries for several days, in remember with bitterness and un- which the casualty toll has in-

cluded over a hundred killed. relenting suspicion and hatred.

COL. J. H. MORRIS FOR HONGKONG

Successor to Late Col. Kinnaird Watson

..

SIR JOSIAH STAMP.

Sir Josiah Stamp said the de-

putation felt that convention de-

. on

clausu would have been put into The debate was adjourned until operation eighteen months ago. November 14 to permit the deputies

It has not been put into opera-to visit their constituenoleš pending for final sanction upon the tión and it will be the last thing Armistico Day.-Router. pacific descriptions of armamente, we shall agree to do, but In the or upon even general quallacat-1986 conferenco provided for by ions, might be practically the London Treaty we shall cor ineffective by the march of time tainly be up against very consider. and invention, and he urged that able difficulties. I only recite the monetary or financial limit- these things to show you the Jation of armaments should be nature of our problem."

explored. The representations were supported by Colonel John Brown, Chairman of the British Legion and other speakers.

PREMIER'S REPLY.

W

PROBATION:

Proceeding, ho reforred to supervision and the so-called probationary period. He sold the word "probationary" had never

MISSING PROFESSOR MYSTERY

No Information of Whereabouts

NEGATIVE EMOTIONS.

How can we expect the young men

The future is still uncertain, however, though there seems little doubt that the Army and the Navy, are still loyal to the Grau regime. Reuter,

The war generation will always London, Nov. 10.

continue to remember with sorrow Colonel John Hugh Morris,

and pride thoir brothers and 1.5.0, 0.B.E. has been appointed

fathors, friends and relatives, who ♪ WARSHIP FOR HAVANA. Assistant Director of Supplies and

Rave their lives--an appalling mul Transport, China Command, in

Tampa, Fla., Nov, 10. titude; but there is now a genera- succession to the late Colonel The Prime Minister, replying.ex been used by the British Govern Mr. W. J. B. Fletcher, formerly ton of younger folks for whom this The battleship Wyoming, which Kinnaird Watson.

pressed keen satisfaction at remont and when used by others of the British Consular Service, obviously is impossible. The was here in connexion with * the Colezal Morris will be sailing for celving the deputation. The only they have always said that they who is now a Professor of Great War means leag to them than Armistice celebrations, has been Hongkong Boon.

aim of disarmament, he said, was did not agree to it,

English at Canton University, Is the Boar war to the middle aged. ordered to Havana, where the He did not understand why any still missing.

Toath roll in the battle between Tho now A.D. of S. and T. inpenco which was the goal the body evor assumed that Britain did Mr. Fletcher left his homo at and women, In. their twenties, on rebels and Government forces has Hongkong has been in the Army Government sought. Lainco 1009, when he entered the On the matter of method, not mean to begin control or No. 12, Bonham Road at 10.80 whom incidentally the future of the reached 40-Router.

Army Service Corps from the friction had developed. For, in supervision from the very begin- yesterday morning, since when his world depends, to enter with any Militia after the South African stance. on both the International ning or how the Impression got continued absence has caused degree of reality into the user- police force and civil aviation con- abroad that Germany alone was to much alarm and report to be vance of a day for "remembering" He served in France during the trol issues there was considerable be supervised. -

A made to the Polico by Mr. B. P. C. what they do not remember? early days of the war, and in Egypt room for a difference of opinion. That never was, the intention: | Fletcher, his son..

Again,"must those othersdor and Palestine until September, He naked the deputation whether There were very considerable dif- Police Headquarters this mor whom the war was a vivid and 1919. Ho was three times mention- they had satisfied themselves, that Aculties in the way of supervision. ping state. they are still without painful reality continue to look ed in despatches, Ho was D.A.D. international civil aviation control At least two Powers, for various information as to the whereabouts back to it with nothing more than of Supplies at the War Office from was going to give the security that reasons, did not favour the pro- of the missing gentleman, whose a negative omotion of soITOW, OF March, 1028, to February, 1927.rtain countries would domand boposal at first. Not that they had description has already been even with a passive prido and Reuter.

fore giving up thou

their aeroplanes, anything to hide, or intended to circulated amongst the various thankfulness? And now that the

act outside any agreement. Those Stations. If there was a difference of obla: two Powers were the United States

war

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Mr. Alfred Hicks, editor of the lon on rich matters it was not, a and Britain, Hongkong Telegraph returned from difference of opinion regardingWhen eventually it was agreed Dr. Fauzy, Consul for Egypt Home leave by the no. Itakojaki vence, but on the effectivenss of that we should go in for: super. Kobo, was a through passenger

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years have shown us the supremo folly of the whole business fre not pride and thankfulness con-

SATISFACTORY PROGRESS

·KING AND QUEEN VISIT":

·PRINCESS ROYAL

London, Nov, 10. The Princess Royal, who under went an operation for appendicitis on Tuesday is going on well. W this morning by the King and Queen Britisk Wirelesa.

in corning the sacrifice of ten million Hot Royal Highness was visited

by lives, quite inadequate sontiments,

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Interport Cricket

Hongkong won the are batting

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