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#OD11 四拜禮 號十二月二十英港香 THURSDAY, DECEMBER

No. 14474

JAPAN TO PRESS DISARMAMENT

BRITAIN HOPEFUL OF NAVAL ACCORD

LONDON CONVERSATIONS NOT QUITE ABORTIVE

Tokyo, Dec. 20.

Japan's decision to abrogate the Washington Treaty has called forth comment from all over the world, and Mr. K. Hirota, the Foreign Minister, to-day reiterated Japan's policy in the matter of naval arma. ments.

Abyssinians

Blame Italy For Clash

TROOPS' TRESPASS

ALLEGED

INSISTING ON

ARBITRATION ·

(Special to "Telegraph")

the Tidegraph, Copyright. Telegraphia. Meas anara Ordinance, 1891. Razvivid, Desember 1..4..!

Genova, Dec. 19.

The Abyssinian Government

has telegraphed to the League of Nations reiterating the charge

that the Italians were the aggressors in the clash in Ualual district, on the Somaliland

Battleships and aircraft carriers must be totally frontier. abolished for the sake of world peace, he said.

The Abyssinian Government also charges that the Italians were

tor with tribesmen three days later farther in the interior.

Japan is a rising nation, endowed with a lofty pride, the aggressors in a second encoun- and in advocating such an idealistic policy she must be ready to make considerable sacrifices for its realisation. She is also prepared to be party to a treaty which safe- guards peace.

"However, if the powers fall to! recognise Japan's fair and just attitude, and if they insist upon having their own way, Japan will; refuse to make concessions and resist them," declared the Foreign Minister.

LONDON OPINION

London, Dec. 19. Naval commentators

express regret that the naval talks have not produced more tangible re- sults, but recognise that they have prepared the ground for the future negotiation of an agreement,

They point out

the That Washington Treaty is operative for mother two years and there is therefore ample time to find substitute which will preclude race in armaments.

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The Times believes the diplomacy of the British delegates has been vindicated. Their

BRITAIN'S

FRUITLESS

The Ethoplans take the 'stand that Valunt la Abyssinian terri- tory anyway and that the Italians have no right there, having occupi- ed the place illegally.

The telegram states that these are the two principial questions to be settled and reports the Govern- of

ment's desire for arbitration the subject, which the Italian

EXAMPLE Government has declared to be

NO ROAD TO. DISARMAMENT

MacDONALD'S WARNING

(Special to "Telegraph")

(y Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Me Potion 18 Ordinaner, art, Timentved, incember

mediators demanded consideram:)

the

London, Dec. 19.

ber issue of News Letter, the organ of the National Liberal Committee, warns that war will follow it Britain, in providing for her own defences, cannot avoid competition in armaments.

able measure of trust from Japan

The Prime Minister, Mr. Hamsay ese and Americans t lt cannot too often or too emphatically be MacDonald, writing in the Decem- ropented that rumours of a private Britain and compact between Japan are mischievous and false.

CLEAR DUTY Tokyo by denouncing Washington Treaty has assumed "Disarmament by example has the heavy responsibility of ending been proved, in the present state of the system which conferred so international opinion, to be no many benefits upon its adherents., contribution to peace," he writes. But since Tokyo is persuaded that the abrogation of the treaty is "When the last British warship only a method of clearing the way is off the seas and the last British for a new agreement, there can be bomber has accomplished its last but one purpose for all parties:, flight, and Britain has exhausted namely, to make the new treaty every effort to distintas far off as good as the old.

jexamples, peace will be as for The Daily Telegraph on the ques- as ever and Britain's contribution tion of prestige, says that nothing towards establishing it will be nil," should be left undone to satisfy he concluded.-United Prena. the Japanese Busceptibilities, for

an offended or antagonised Japanca

puts out of the question all hope "Our Navy Will

of acttling the vast problems in

the Far East. The deadlock is not

dangerous at present, but it may!

easily become ao.

If efforts at solution continue to

Keep Afloat"

be barren, Britain and the De SWANSON-FEARS NO.

minions must think out the hardest |

problem of Imperial Tolley that JAPAN CHALLENGE

ever confronted British statesmen, ---Neuter.

TALKS ADJOURNED

thly Telegraak. Conuright, Teleorankie Mewį anges Ordinancs, 1791. Recnívol. December J"), #a.m.i

London, Dec. 19.

British, American and Japanese delegations to the three-Power

FORTIFICATION` PROGRAMME

unnecessary.Reuter 'Special.

Kidnapping

Trial Delay Opposed

POLICE REQUIRE MORE TIME

INVESTIGATIONS

INCOMPLETE

Strong objection to a week's Mr. M. K. Lo, at the Kowloon further remand was voiced by

Magistracy this morning, when he appeared for Luiz Antonio da Rocha, who Was charged to- gether with Frederic Barretto on three counts relating to the alleged kidnapping of Luiz Jose Ribeiro, aged six years, from No. 7 Hanoj Road, Kowloon.

Bozeskwy appeared for the police

Detective Sub-Inspector

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 саве.

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

Mr. Humilton, before whom the

Lieut. Col. Jahn Ward, former Labour M.P., who commanded a bat-

20, 1934.

Doctors Join

British Trade Union Body

SAFEGUARDING INTERESTS

(Special to "Telegraph”)

¿De Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphin Me angen Ordinamer, 1884. Ravalvok, Dacember 10. ■ a.m.)

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London, Dec. 19.

The Medient Practitioners' Union, with a membership of nearly 6,000 general practitioners and consultants, has been afßliated to the Trades Unlon Congress.

The reason for the affliation is that it will tend to safeguard the

talion of the Middlesex Regiment in Interests of many members of the Hongkong during the Great War.

His death occurred yesterday.

Former H.K. Officer Dies

In London

LIEUT.-COLONEL JOHN WARD

ADVENTURE ON TYNDAREUS

London, Dec. 19. The death occurred to-day of Llout. Col John Ward, GB., Că.0%, at the age of 88 years.

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

Africa.

When near Durban, the Tyn: durous struck a mine and so great was the danger of her sinking that the Battalion was drawn up on deck, whilst Colonel Ward addressed the officers and men, urging them to meet death enimly and in accordance with the traditions of the British Army.

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 Inter came to Hongkong by another boat.

WENT TO SIBERIA

After serving in Hongkong, the Battalion formed part of the Allied forces which temporarily overthrew Bolsheviam in Eastern Siberia, and sion to bring about, effective inter- Inter Colonel Ward undertook a mis- Allied control of the Siberian Rail- way in 1929.

unlon engaged in public and municipal services.

It is not believed that the Union will be called upon to join other ofliated unions in the event of the T.U.C. calling a general strike.

The National Union of County Omeers' application for affiliation was also accepted.-Reuter Special.

Guards Kill One When

Mob Charges

FIRE TO PREVENT LYNCHING

COURTHOUSE AND GAOL RAIDED

Selbyville, Dec. 19.

Three men are believed to have been killed to-day when National Guardsmen fired on a Tennessee. mob which was

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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.

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

CHINA MAY Mr. Rounsvell said, which; how-

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ever, had resulted in making the canal more closely guarded than over before. Ho know the Canal

CURRENCY Zone, he added, and lived in that

FINANCIAL TIMES SPECULATES

PRESSURE FROM AMERICA

London, Dec. 19.

country, and was aware of what went on.

Seventy-five per cent of the Japaneso in the area, he assorted were without visible means support.

"They run barber shops in which hair is never cut, and shirt factories that never sell shirts, and restaurants that nevor Kerve meals," be charged.

The Financial Times in an

"Their fishermen fish with steel at-editorial today says there can lines, without hooks, but with lead

NICARAGUA CANAL

tempting to seize and lynch a be no doubt that considerable sinkers instead, and are obviously "negra charged with attacking a unsettlement is fell us to whetaking-soundings," Mr. Rounaveli

¡declared, white girl.

ther China will be able to avoid The mob tried to storm the gaol some such measure as currency here but was repaised by tear devaluation..under pressure from Questioned as to whether any gas. It reassembled later in the the United States silver purchas-plaus had been made for construc day and tried to rush the

tion of a Nicaragua canal, which courthouse where the negro was on ing policy.

many believe is necessary to the

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 finally cleared the streets.

The late Lieut. Col. Ward had a distinguished military record. Meanwhile, the negro was rush- Ha served in the Soudan and also ed away by motor car in chage of in the Great War. He held the

a deputy sherif, the prisoner dis- hodive's Star, medal and clasp, guised in a National Guardsman's British, French, Italian, Czecho-uniform.-Reuter. Slovakian and Russian decora-

tiona.

Later.'

It is now announced that only one In 188h he joined the Social | nothing about

case was brought, suid he knew Democrat Federation, founded the man was killed when guards fired it, and granted Navvy's Union in 1889, and was with machine guns on a mob which quested the appearance either of Stoke-on-Trent as an adjournmont for 24 hours. He ejected member of Parliament for attempted to lyuch a negro charged Labourite with having attacked a white girl Mr. Fraser, Assistant Attorney in 1906. He held the seat until | hare.—United Press, General, or a Superintendent of 1929-Reuter. Police to-morrow to give reasons

for wishing a week's adjournment,

He also asked that

ED

Inspector should then

give

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of

the

rough opening Washington, Dec. 19. case, so that he (ur. Hamilton)

· Barretto Ia atit!

$3,000 bail..

in police

FINE SERVICES REWARDED.

"Our navy will still keep afloat," | might be able toʻjudge whether naval conversations met at the said Mr. Claude Swanson, Secretary | the requested adjournment should House of Commons under the of the Navy Department to-day be granted: chairmanship of. Mr. Ramsay Mac when questioned at a press con Donald, the Prime Minister, at ference, regarding America's naval custody, while da Rocha is on 3.45 p.m. to-day and decided upon construction programme in view of the adjournment of the naval Japan's forthcoming denunciation -conversations sind die.

of the Washington Treaty. There was no suggestion of any Ho pointed out that the treaty thing but the most cardial foeling was actually effective for two years between the delegates, and the after its denunciation, which meant same atmosphero of frankness that there was no immediate danger which has prevailed throughout of a naval armaments race and left the conversations was not dispell-a considerable time in which the ed to-day, in spite of the Japanese Powers could lay plans for a now denunciation of the Washington agreement Treaty.

"Ifeanwhile,” he declared, "wo Delegates have not yet given up shall do what is necessary for the hope of a resumption of confer proper defence of Amerien, hor com- euces in the near future which may merce and her Industries." lead to a now naval agreement. The decision with regard to the United Preas.

naval base and fortification proe London, Dec. 19. · gramme, suggested after the Sirn- The British Government retains fog of the Washington Tranty, had n firm hope that further naval beon reserved for the time being,

(Continued on Page 7.) hse added.-Router.

(Special to "Talegraph”)

Berlin, Dec, 19' The achievement of the Bavarian Minister of Justice Dr. Hans Frank, in unifying the adminis- tration and execution of Justice and irwx through the Reich, has been recognised by Herr Hitler, who has annointed. Dr. Frank Reichminister without portfolio Router Special.

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SINO-FRENCH NEGOTIATIONS

Nanking, Dec. 20.

•Several important points raised

POLAND'S FIRST OCEAN LINER :

(Special to "Telugraph")-

Trieste, Dec. 10.

The silver market has been ""ajeffectual defence of America's paper market" to a large extent coasts, and which Japan considera would be of udvantage to the since President Roosevelt's silver United States in the event of plan was announced.

Pacific war, President Roosevelt answered jokingly that his family oward enough worthless stock in the old Nicaragua Canal Company) to paper a good-size room,

Ho would not commit himself

The buying of the metal

on

of

America's account had been smaller volume than speculators for a rise had anticipated which, together with the unsubstantiated reports from China, had indeed the closing of bull accounts."

otherwise. United Press.

COSTLY ERROR ·

Washington, Dac, 19..

Factors operating seemed to point to the declina being tempor- Mr. Claude Swanson, Secretary. ary, the paper goes on, and the of the Navy, to-day revealed that suggestions of Sir Victor Sassoon the new alloy steel used in the would help relieve the strain on fuel tanks of the new

aircraft China without preventing the carrier Ranger was subject to United States from pursuing her gasoline corrosion. Therefore the It cannot be tanks would have to be replaced; silver programme. said that London is very hopeful he said. that the plan will commend itself The work entails considerable to President Roosevelt, however, expense and, more important, de the paper concludes.-Reuter."

lay in commissioning the Kangor,

Liner Rammed And Sunk

PASSENGERS AND CREW SAVED

COLLISIÓN IN

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LEIXOES

in connection with the much dis mercial Treaty during a meeting cuased draft Sino-Annamite Com- 55

"Bulit for Poland, the first, Ilner between M. Wilden, French Minister over to sail under Poland's ding, to China, and the Chinese diploma- the steamahin Marshal. Pilsudski

was launched hero to-day. - tic authorities, have not been Batistactorily settled. It is likely She is a 15,000 ton vessel with that further discussion will be held a speed of 20 knots and is named in the near future in order to bring for the famous Dictator of the

Oporto, Dec. 19. the protracted negotiations to com- country whe is responsible for the The ten thousqud ton Royal pletion.-Central News.

unification of the pation and the Holland Lloyd liner Orania post-war progressiveness.-Reuter | rammed amidships, and sink in half Special,

an hour, while entering Leixoes harbour to-day.

DIPLOMAT PASSES

VISITING

CHIANG

was

Naval experts still hope, hów ever, that the big ship will be [ready to participate in the North

Pautfic manoeuvres In May Buited Presn

INDIA REFORM INTRODUCED

BILL TABLED IN: COMMONS

(Special to "Tolagraph")

London, Dec. 19.) Sir Samuel Hoare, Segretary for Indin, to-day formally Introduced; on behalf of the Government, the Indin Bill, based on the recom mendations of the Joint Select: Committee. Tho recommenda- tions have already been accepted;

(Spaciał to "Talegraph")

The Orania was rammed by the Tokyo, Dec. 20

Portuguese steamer Loanda while endeavouring to navigate in the Mr. Masano Haniwara, former

obstructed harbour entranco, Ambassador to the United States,

Nanking, Dec, 20. and one of the chief delegates to En route to Fenghua to visit There were no casualties, the 122 by Parliament. the Washington naval conference in Marahal Chiang Kai-shok, Ou Fang-passengers and the crew of 158) Enactment of the Bill” | 1922, died here to-day-United pu, is leaving for Shanghai to-eing taken off in record time as the expected before the

Press,

"Thowever.---United Pri

morrow afternoon-Reular,

ship settled-Reuter,

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