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No. 14474

STILL HOPE FOR NAVAL TREATY

BRITAIN CONTINUES TO SEEK PACT

FAILURE WOULD SPELL FEARFUL CALAMITY

#0 +==+AF THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1934.

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, Dre. 20, 3 am)

London, Dec. 19.

British, American and Japanese delegations to the three-Power naval conversations met at the House of Commons under the chairmanship of Mr. Ramsay Mc- Donald, the Prime Minister, at 3.45 p.m. to-day and decided upon the adjournment of the naval conversa- tions sine die.

Kidnapping

Trial Delay Opposed

POLICE REQUIRE MORE TIME

INVESTIGATIONS INCOMPLETE

Strong objection to a week's further remand was, voiced by Mr. M. K. Lo, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, when he appeared for Luiz Antonio da Rocha, who WIS charged to- gether with Frederic Barretto

Livul Col. John Ward, farmar on three counts relating to the Labour M.P., who commanded a bat. alleged kidnapping of Lulz Jose | talion of the Middlesex Regiment in tibeiro, nged six years, from Hongkong during the Great War No. 7 Hanoi Road, Kowloon.

His death occurred yesterday.

Detective Sub-Inspector' C. Rozeskwy appeared for the police and said he had been instructed to ask for another week's formal adjournment, and, then to get a date fixed for the hearing of the

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Mr. Lo, in raising an objection, said the police had had plenty of time in which to make their in-

There was no suggestion of anything but the most cordial feeling between the delegates, and the same atmosphere of frankness which has prevailed through- out the conversations was not dispelled to-day, in spite of the Japanese denunciation of the Washington Treaty.vestigations.

Délegates have not yet given up hope of a resump- tion of conferences in the near future which may lead to a new naval agreement.-United Press.

London, Dec, 18.

The British Government retains a firm hope that further naval conversations will occur in.about Lwo or three months time, in spite of the announcement of the pending denunciation of the Wa- shington Treaty by Japan, de-} clared Sir John Simon, the Foreign Minister, in a speech broadcast to the nation last night.

Great Britain regretted Japan's decision very much but nobody was entitled to complain, he said. Japan Win quite entitled to abrogate the treaty, if she fell t was unsatisfactory.

The Japanese action, though serious, should not be confused --with-tragedy, said the; Foreign

Minister.

CALAMITY NOT arrived

Thore still remained two years

CHINESE

ARTISTS' EXHIBIT

WORK PRAISED BY CRITICS

PREVIEW IN

LONDON..

London, Dec. 19.

Mr. Quo Tai-chi, Chinese Minis-

in which to try to arrive at a new ter to Britain, gave a reception agreement. It would be a real at the Legation to-day when a enlumity, and a fearful one for

the world of the future, if there selection of Chinese contempor- were no ratius limiting the total jury paintings, which will be ex-

of warships and the maximam hibited in London in February, size of fighting craft.

The Government was determined was shown to a large and dis to do everything in its power to preserve the treaty system. I tinguished company.

felt that nothing was more im-

The Kuests included

Mr.

Mr. Hamilton, before whom the case was brought, said he knew nothing about it, and granted an adjournment for 24 hours, He requested the appearance either of Mr, Fraser, Assistant Attorney General, or a Superintendent of Police to-morrow to give reasons for wishing a week's adjournment, He Пlнo asked that an Inspector

should

then give

Former H.K.

Officer Dies

In London

LIEUT,-COLONEL

JOHN WARD.

ADVENTURE ON TYNDAREUS

London, Dec. 19.

The death occurred to-day of rough opening of the Lieut.Col John Ward, C.D., G.M.Q. ease, so that he (r. Hamilton) at the age of 68 years, might be able to judge whether the requested adjournment should be granted.

Barretto is still In police custody, while da Rocha is on $3,000 ball.

During 1918, Colonel Ward com- manded a Middlesex Pioneer Bat- talion la Hôngkong, and whilst on its way here the Battalion under went a most exciting experience. The troops were aboard the trans- port Tyndareus and were making the voyage to Hongkong via South

"Our Navy Will

Keep Afloat" Africa

SWANSON FEARS NO JAPAN CHALLENGE

FORTIFICATION 'PROGRAMME

Washington, Dec. 19.

portant for the pence of the world Laurence Binyon and all the lead said Mr. Claude Swanson, Secretary than for the naval powers with special interests and responsibili-ing critics of the country.

and friendly relations between all conventional the nations in the arca,

greatly

ties in the Far East to continue to The pictures wore agree to naval limitation and to admired. co-operation in a collective 878-- tem designed to preserve good Critics said that while the old, style of Chinese artistry had been preserved in these exhibits, the method of treat {ment had been obviously "The British Commonwealth has broadened by world influences. responsibilities in the Far East In the painting of birds and which we must discharge and weltlowers, it was generally agreed, cannot yield 011 the essentials the Chinese remain unsurpassed.

BRITISH INTERESTS

necessary for our security," said |

Sir John.

"At the same time we must try to put ourselves in the position of others, and we mean to do our utmost to work out with them plan which will do justice to all and provide the quality of security which is the right of every community.",

JAPAN'S PROPOSALS

He referred to Japan's pro- posals, and said that the British

-Reutor.

GOLD BLOC'S FUTURE

LIKELIHOOD OF REVALUATION

Washington, Dec. 19.

Government felt that equality of The basic economic condition of. Becurity Was

not necessarily all the Gold Bloc mambers In- reached by such an arrangement dientes revaluation as the logical as the Japanese desired.

¿course.

He, and the Government, felt

• Trade

balances continue un-.

that in view of the greater range favourable and unemployment is of responsibilities in Europe and Asia and elsewhere, and the vast increasing in France, Belgium, and extent of the British, sea com-Holland.-Swan, Culbertson and munications,

Fritz. comparatively IL

larger British navy was, necessary to preserve thla "equality of Hecurity."

NEW HEADQUARTERS

"Our navy will still keep afloat," of the Navy Department to-day when questioned at a press con- ference regarding America'a masal construction programme in view of of the Washington Treaty. Japan's forthcoming denunciatiun"

When near Durban, the Tyn- darauf struck a mine and so great was the dunger of her sinking that the Hattalion was drawn, up deck whilst Colonel Ward addressed the officers and men, urging them to meet death calmly and in accordance with the traditions of the British Army.

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With the possibility of the ship foundering at any moment, the and well-known hymns. troops began singing war-time airs

Luckily, however, the vessel just managed to limp into port. The Battalion later came to Hongkong by another boat: .

WENT TO SIBERIA He pointed out that the treaty Was actually effective for two years

After serving in Hongkong, the after its denunciation, which meant Battalion formed part of the Allied that there was no immediate danger forces which temporarily overthrew of a naval armaments race and left Bolshevism in Eastern Siberia, and a considerable time in which the later Colonel Ward undertook a mis- Powers could lay plans for a new ision to bring about effective inter- Agreement,

Allied control of the Siberian Rail- "Menr while," he declared, "weway in 1919. ehall do what is necessary for the proper defence of America, her com- The late Lieut.-Col. Ward had merce and her industries."

a distinguished military record, The decision with regard to thelle served in the Soudan and siso naval base and fortification pro- in the Great War. He held the granine, suggested after the Sign-Khadive's Star, medal and clasp. ing of the Washington Treaty, had British, French, Italian, Czecho- been reserved for the time being, Slovakian and Russian decora he added. Reuter.

tions.

MILLION A YEAR LEAGUE FEE

CHINA WILL PAY UP HER ARREARS

Nanking, Dec. 20.

Guards Kill

Three When

Mob Charges

FIRE TO PREVENT

LYNCHING

COURTHOUSE AND GAOL RAIDED

Selbyville, Dec. 19.

Three men are belleved to have been killed to-day when National Guardsmen fired on a Tennessee mob which was at- tempting to seize and lynch a negro charged with attacking a white giri.

The mob tried to storm the gaol here but was ropulsed by tear gan. It reassembled inter in the day and tried to rush the courthouse where the negro was on trial.

National Guardsmen who were on duty outside the courthouse retreated within and fired from the windows. Three men in the mob are reported to have been killed, and several others wound- ed, including the brother of the negro's alleged victim.

Reinforcements of cavalry were rushed to the scene, and 65 horsemen joined with the 110 guards on duty in an attack which

Anally cleared the streets.

Meanwhile, the negro was rush- ed away by motor car in chage of a deputy sheriff, the prisoner dis- guised in a National Guardaman's uniform-Router.

Liner Rammed And Sunk

PASSENGERS AND

CREW SAVED ·

COLLISION IN LEIXOES

WBS

Oporto, Dec. 19. thousand The ten

ton Royal Orania Hotland Lloyd liner rainmed anlaships, and sank in half an hour, while entering Leixoes harbour to-day.

Portuguese steamer Loands while The Orania was rammed by the endeavouring to navigate in the obstructed harbour entrance.

There were no caaunities, the 122 passengers and the crow

of 168 being taken oul in record time as the snip settled.Router.

AID FOR COTTON INDUSTRY

GOVERNMENT. PLANS RELIEF

London, Dec, 19. tion and competitive power of the Methods for improving the post-

cotton Industry, which. Include a seadme for camination of surplus spindles, was referred to by the President of the Board of Trade in answer to a Commons question to-day.

Mr. Runciman said he had promised that if proposals for the elimination of surplus spindles re- celved support from a sufficiently In 1885 he joined the Social influential proportion of the trade, Democrat Federation, founded the he would be propared to ask Navvy's Union in 1889, and was Parliament for statutory sanction elected member of Parliament for for the collection of the necessary Stoke-on-Trent as Labourite levy.

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VULNERABILITY OF AMERICA

PANAMA CANAL NOT WELL GUARDED

PUBLISHER SAYS JAPAN AGENTS AT WORK

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894 Received, Dec. 20, 8 a.m.)

Washington, Dec. 19. Twenty men, willing to risk their lives for their country, would be able to blast the Panama Canal to pieces in twelve hours and block the channel to such an extent that it would be impossible for months on end, declared Mr. Nelson Rounsvell, publisher of the Panama American, who is visiting eastern points.

The danger to the canal, so vital to the defence of America and the maintenance of her trade, exists be cause of the fact that its vital points are still unguarded, he said.

These points are still un- protected in spite of his warnings,

CHINA MAY Mr. Rounsvell said, which, how-

DEVALUE CURRENCY

FINANCIAL TIMES SPECULATES

PRESSURE FROM

AMERICA

London, Dec. 19.

ever, had resulted in making the canal mare closely guarded than ever before. He knew the Canal, Zone, he added, and lived in that country, and was aware of what went on.

Seventy-five per cent of the Japanese in the aros, no asserted. wore without visible means of support.

"They run barber shops in which hair 15 nover cut, and shirt? factories that never soll shirts, and, restaurants that never Barvé

masla," he charged.

declared..

"Their fishermen fish with steel The Financial Times in an sinkers instead, and are obviously lincs, without hooks, but with land editorial to-day says there can taking soundings," Mr. Rounsvell be no doubt that considerable unsettlement is felt as to whe- ther China will be able to avoid

NICARAGUA CANAL some such measure as currency Questioned as to whether any devaluation, under pressure from plana had been made for construc the United States silver purchas-tion of a Nicaragua canal, which ing policy.

many believe is necessary to the effectual defence of America's coasts, and which Japan considers

The silver market has been "a paper market" to a large extent would be of advantage to the since President Roosevelt's silver United States in the event of a plan was announced.

Pacific war, President Roosevelt. answered jokingly that his family owned enough worthless stock in: the old Nicarague Canal Company:

paper a good-size room.

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of

The buying of the metal America's account had been smaller volume than speculators for a rise had anticipated which. reports from China, had induced together with the unsubstantiated

the closing of bull accounts.

otherwise-United Press.

He would not commit himself

COSTLY ERROR Factors operating seemed to point to the decline being tempor-

Washington, Dec. 19. ary, the paper goes on, and the

Mr. Claude Swanson, Secretary suggestions of Sir Victor Sassoon of the Navy, to-day revealed that would help relieve the strain on the new alloy steel used in the China without preventing the fuel tanks of the new aircraft United States from pursuing her carrier Ranger was subject to silver programme. It cannot be gasoline corrosion. Therefore the said that London la vory hopeful tanks would have to be replaced, that the plan will commend itself he said. to President Roosevelt, however, the paper concludes.-Renter.

SILVER SHARES FAVOURED.

MORE, TALK OF DEVALUATION

The work entails considerable? expense and, more important, de- lay in commissioning the Ranger. Naval experts still hope, how- ever, that the big ship will be ready to participate in the North Pamfe manoeuvres in May United Press.

INDIA REFORM:

INTRODUCED

BILL TABLED IN COMMONS

The scheme was based on an

New York, Dec. 19. estimate of 30,000,000 running The Wall Street Journal reports spindles. The Committee respon- that traders on Wall Street are, sible for the scheme stated that very interested in the silver situa-

(Special to "Telegraph"); the change would not impose an tion, which seems to favour silver undue burden on the industry if shares.

London: Ded 19 spread equitably over all firms.

Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for Dus to certain allver mattors India, to-day formally Introduced In accordance with a resolution

If, however, they were unable to

attention adopted by the Membershin Feo

borrow the necessary money on the increasing

In ali on behalf of the Government, thi Nanking, Déc. 20. Committee of the League of Nations

security provided, and the success quarters, as well as the good India Bill, based on the recom

Progress had been made at the

Several important points raised of the scheme was thereby en prospect that the qurations will be mondations of the Joint Select In dealing with China's demand

nittos

recommenda for reduction in the annual mem-in connection with the much dis dangered, the Government would brought up at the forthcoming Commi London conferences, he asserted,

bership fee, an

arrangement bar cussed draft Mine- Anna michol find some way to Congress, some authorities, ara tlons bitvo, alrendy been menda and difficulties had been dis- cuased calmly and frankly, with

Shanghat, Dec. 19.- bicon reached with the League of mercial Treaty during a meeting borrow the money-British Wire saying they would not be sur- by Parliament.

Enactment of the Bill is not prised If the silver dollar were Nations for the payment of mem- between M. Wildon, French · Minjster never a breach of good feeling.

dovalued, thereby raising the expected before the end of 1988 Doubtless they had a long way to and the General Savings Depart that the payment of arrears is to the authorities; have not been The Chinese General Post Office borship tees overdue. It provides to China, and the Chinese diploma-

price of silver to a level pro- however United Press. VISITING CHIANG go, but as soon as the opportune ment attached to it will be removed be spread over thirty years; that that further discussion will be held En route to Fenghua to visit Silver advanced 1/8th in London portionate to gold-Swan, Culbert satisfactorily settled. It is likely

Nanking, Dec, 20.5% con and Fritz moment arrived the Government to Nanking next month as would take appropriate steps to now beadquarters at the capital amount of $1,200,000, commencing the protracted negotiations to com-, puis leaving for Shanghal to and offerings were small, tho who arrived by the Empress The Hon, Sir Shonson Cho their is, China has to pay an annual in the near future in order to bring Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, Ou Fang-yesterday. Speculators

tain A. Holland and resume the naval conversations.—has just been

bought Stark were amongst the completed.--Centrat from next year, until 1964.-Cen- Reuter.

Iral Nawe.

plotfon Central Neios.

morrow afternoon.—Reuter, - market being steady:

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