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No. 14474.

五拜禮號一廿月二十英港香 FRIDAY,

DECEMBER 21,

1934.

PLAN FOR EMPIRE AIR SYSTEM

AMBITIOUS PROJECT

DISCUSSED

DOMINIONS EXPECTED TO CO-OPERATE

! London, Dec. 20.

Far reaching developments in Empire air com- munications are proposed in a scheme outlined in the House of Commons to-day by Sir Philip Sassoon, Undersecretary for Air.

Sir Philip said these proposals, which are the re- sults of many months of work by the Air Ministry and Post Office, in consultation with Imperial Airways, were approved by British Government in the late Summer and subsequently communicated to other Empire Gov- ernments concerned.

Until the views from all these Governments have

日五1月一十

The first pictura to reach Hongkong of the wedding of H.R.H. the Duke of Kent and Princess Marina. The bride and bridegroom are seen on the balcony at Buckingham Palace, acknowledging the

chears of the crowd below. Also shown are little Princess Margaret Rose, Prince Nicholas of Gresce

(the bride's father; and Queen Mary,

been received the scheme must, of course, be regarded Contingent

as a basis for discussion only, since its realisation de

·pends upon their willing co-operation and support.

Sir Philip Sassoon emphasised that his statement must therefore

not be taken na prejudging the issue. The scheme, he continued, contained thros main features.

AIR FLEET

Firstly, very material improve TO SEARCH

ment on the present time schedules between several parts of tho Empire concerned;

Secondly,

increase in the

of services;

substantial

frequency

And, thirdly all first class mall to Empire countries covered by pro Jected, services in future to be carried by air,,

A schedule was envisaged of just over two days to India, two and a half to Bust Africa, four to the Cape, four to Singapore and seven to Australi

Provision was made for four or

FOR PLANE

HOPE FADES FOR DUTCH FLIERS

SEVEN MEN ON BOARD

Baghdad, Dec. 20. poss.bly five services a week to The Dutch airmen aboard the India, three services a week to plane which Parmentier and Singapore and East Africa and two Moll piloted in the England- to South Africa and Australia Australia marathon have now respectively,

been missing about twenty-four NO RATE DECISION

hours. Small hope is enter- He could n yet say nothing detained that they have not met finite about the letter rate pro with serious accident. poned, but they hoped that so far As it concerned the United King-

dom letters for Empire destina

with the

Twenty-four British peroplanes are joining in the search for the missing ship.

Oficial quarters here have grave fears for the fate of the machine.

tions, subject to a successful out- como of negotiations Governments concerned, it might

Last heard of over Gaza, after be in the region of the present the had left Cairo, the Dutchmen Empire rate of 11⁄2d. But this flashed an "All Well" message would apply, per half ounce in at midnight. stead of to the frat ounce, as at

They were attempting a 15,000 present.

mile flight, from Amsterdam to He mentioned correspondence the Dutch East Indies and return, covering at least eight sheets of carrying Christmas malle, and special light paper which could be expected to complete the journey aent within the half ounce limit in five days.-Reuter. It would, of course, be for other participating Governments to fix

their own postal charges.

Marching To

Saar Front

BRITISH TROOPS ON THEIR WAY

SWEDISH UNIT EMBARKS

London, Dec. 20.

POWERS AT CROSS PURPOSES

NAVAL ACCORD NO NEARER.

The First Battalions of the to-day East Lancashire and Essex Regimenta left Catterick to night for the Saur, marching out to-the-ringing cheers of the garrison.

1,000

ytrong.

is

This force, taking forty tons of baggage, in- cluding several footballs.

The first of the British units for the Saar patrol are already at their stations, but they art mainly R.A.S.C. men who are making ar- rangements for the billeting and feeding of the army of peaceful

occupation-Reuter.

SWEDISH TROOPS

Stockholm, Dec. 20.

for the Saar police force embarked Sweden's contingent of troops at Trelleborg for Sassnitz to-day, after being reviewed by the King.

His Majesty addressed the men, Impressing upon them the fact that

U.S...WAITING

FOR TOKYO-

Tokyo, Dec. 20.

Dates Fixed

For Trial Of Portuguese

HELD ON CHARGE OF KIDNAPPING

INVESTIGATION INCOMPLETE

At the Kowloon Magistracy The Minister of the Navy this morning, Mr. E. W. Hamil Instructed Admiral ton fixed December 28 at 2.15 Yamamoto to remain in London p.m. and January 3 at the same and continue his efforts to carry hour for hearing of the case in Japan's point for naval equality, which Frederic Barretto and the adjournai:nt of the navaling charged on three counts re- Newspapers comment acidly on Luiz Antonio da Rocha ure be- Talks and declare it is regrettable, luting to the alleged kidnapping though to be expected, Although|of Luiz Ribeiro, aged six years, the Anglo-Japanese views are from No. 7 Hanoi Road, Kow- steadily converging, there can be loon.

MINGLE CÓFT 16 CENTS

$14.00 FR ANNUM

DUNLOP Fort

TYRE

A feature of distinction and a factor of safety

SOVIET EXPOSES FASCIST PLOT

KIROV'S MURDERERS

INVOLVED?

NOTORIOUS ZINOVIEFF UNDER ARREST

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telographic Messages Ordinance, 1884. Received, Dec. 21, 9 a.m.)}

The Evening Standard Moscow correspondent

London, Dec. 20. states that the notorious and mysterious Gregori Zino- vieff, one-time Russian revolutionary leader but later expelled from the Communist party because of attacks on Stalin, has been arrested in connection with the murder of the Soviet official, Kirov.

Zinovieff, it will be recalled, was said to have written a letter to English Communists in 1924 which suggested a plan for the Bolshevising of the British army, and the publication of this document played a large part in overthrowing the Labour Government of Great Britain.

The Soviet Government refuses to confirm or deny that Zinovieff is in custody.

YUGO-SLAV QUEEN AIDS

However, the Telegraph corres- pondent asserts that grave.re- velations in connection with the Kirov shooting are expected mo- mentarily.

+

He states that

an organised Fascist-terrorist group hus bren scovered inslee the former

FRENCH LAW Bolshevist party opposition and

TAKES HAND IN MURDER TRIAL

ASSASSINATION SUSPECTS

(Special to "Telegraph”)

Ty Telegraph. Conysiphi, Telepraphía Neo- ages Ordinsher, 1891. Received. Desember 1. 10.10

Paris, Dec. 20.

claims that these deductions are based upon certain phrases of the official Russian Journal Izvestia, including one which reads: "The former Upposition Party has now degenerated into an openly coun- ter-revolutionlat Fascist band."

Zinovie, it is said, is a momber of this Opposition.group.

der

жда

It is hinted that his associates were risponsible for Kirov & mur- and since that crime Committed the Soviet authorities have been arresting suspected White Guards all over the country, Many of them have been executed during the last few days-United Presa.

no glimmer of hope as long as the

Mr. J. A., Fraser, Assistant United States remains stubborn concerning the Japanese claim for Attorney General, appeared for the Crown this morning, when the parity, they state.

accused, who had been remanded Reports from Washington state from yesterday, were ngain

The decision of Queen Marle of that Mr. Cordell Hall has indicated charged.

YOUNG REFORMER that America intends to

Yugo-Slavia to constitute herself Japan's formal denunication of the give an outline of the the to the thres men charged with com- views. At the age of 18, he join

In stating that he

would not civil party" in the case against years been associated with extreme Zinovieff has for very many Washington Treaty before under-morning, Mr. Fraser said that the taking any new moves.

Investigations of the Crown had plicity in connection with the tussin and conducted propaganda

await

1

od an illegal Socialist group in

Mr. Hull denies reports to the still a little way to go, but he effect that America is considering would be ready in a week's time. assassination of King Alexander amongst

the workers. When proposing a gentlemen's agree- He mentioned that the evidence of Yugo-Slavia, creates a startling threatened with arrest, he escaped concerning the scrapping of naval brief. ment with Japan and Great Britain for the Crown would be relativaly precedent in French legal history. abroad and studied at Berne

University. vessels during the next two years. His Worship said he would start

Legal circles are rejoicing at the -Reuter.

the case on December 28 on the decision of the Queen, mother of lawer of Lenin, and after the out- Later, he became a close fol- assumption that it would go for the boy ruler of the Serbs and break of the Great War he and trial to the Criminal Sesalone.

Croate, saying it demonstrates the Lenin

were arrested Mr. Fraser, replying, said his Queen's confidence iu

French Austro-Hungarian authorities, but by the they were later released and wont to Switzerland,

Mission opening of the case would nasist justice.-United Press, efficiency, discipline

An integral feature of the British acroplanes and armoured great confidance was being placed Trade scheme was a comprehensive prothe Dutch Douglas air liner carry. / Judgment in the event of emer-

gramme

INAUGURATION DATE

DESERT SEARCH

London, Dec. 20.

cats are rearching the desert for for the development of ground organisation of Empire, the Christmas malls from air routes on a basis which would Holland to Batavia, of which enable services which would cater! nothing has been heard since it for passenger as well 38 mall passed Gaza, Palestine, on its way traffic, to operate by night as free.to Baghdad last night. ly na by day.

A terrific thunderstorm occurred during the night in this area, and It is feared the liner was forced Sir Philips added it would not down. Bad visibility and the state be practicable to give further de-of the ground make the search talls as regard finance, types of dieult both for aircraft and land alrcraft, etc., until negotiations vehicles. with the other Governmenta con- The liner carried three passen. cerned were completed and holgers and a crew of four, includ could as yet give no date for the jing the pilots, Messrs. Beckman inauguration of the scheme. The and Van Steenbergen. She is the provision of the necessary flect machine which arrived second in and ground organisation would the Melbourne race, when she be require a period of something like came known as the "flying hotel." two years before a project of this British Wirclean. magnitude, constituting as it does the largest step forward which

་།་་་་་ has yet been taken in the develop mont of Empire air communien- tions, could be brought into full operation,

the Post

LADY PEEL'S RETURN

gencies arising.

The detachment carried with it little Christmas trees and

Home parcels of special Swedish Christ- mas delicacies.-Router.

FAST FLIGHT INTO AFRICA

1,060 MILES IN FOUR HOURS

London, Dec. 20.

The De Havilland Comet plane

For China

AMERICANS PLAN 1935 VISIT

SMALL ARMY OF INVESTIGATORS

(Special to "Telegraph")

(By Telegraph. Copyright. Talographia Moo- agra Ordinaner, 1995. ~ Received. December El 4.78 0.10.)

New York, Dec. 20. The National Foreign Trade

the

His Worship on that point, but, so far an he knew at the moment, it would not be a case in which His Worship would have to com- mit.

Mr. Fraser further stated that

case

It would be dieult to outline the now, because he did not know what the outcome of fur- ther investigations would bo.

Assisting Shipping

ADMINISTRATION OF SUBSIDY

ADVISORY BODY

Following the overthrow of Taardom, both returned to Russia and became the chief instigators of the Bolshevik Revolution. When the Third Internationale founded in 1919, Zinovie elected its President.

UPSET LABOUR

was Was

Zinovief became notorious in 1924, when the British Foreign Once, just before the General, novief letter" addressed to Election, published the so-called English Communiets in which directions were given for, the Bolshevising of the British Army. London, Dec. 20.The letter appeared. In the press

SELECTED

INDIA REFORM OPPOSED

UNACCEPTABLE TO MERCHANTS

The Advisory Committee of the before the Labour Premier, Mr. In which Kenneth Waller, the Mel Council, co-oporating with

New Delhi, Dec. 20.

Board of Trade for the administra-Ramsay MacDonald, had seen It, bourne air race competitor, with American-Chinees Trade Council Committee of the Federation of $2,000,000 a year to British tramp pects at the poll was disastrous.

After ten hours'. discussion, a tion of the Government grant of and the effect on Labour's pros- the Belgian Captain Franchorame. in Shanghai, has announced that Indian Chambers of Commerce shipping, will consist of left Brussels to-day on a flight to it is organising an American issued a statement strongly con- Vernon Thomson, Chairman, alx the authenticity of the lotter, but Sir. The Russian Government denied Leopoldville, in the Congo, to traders and a corps of secretaries demning the recommendations con- representatives of tramp shipping. the British Conservative Party demonstrate the possibility of a who will compile data for an ex-tained in the Select Committee two representatives of cargo liners after an enquiry, pronounced fast air mal serivee along this haustive report. |rovts, landed at Oran this after-

|Report, which will be made the and one Independent repræsenta- authentle. “During the Sebrock The object of the mission is to basis of India reform legislation. tive of the public interest. noon, having completed the 1,060 Increase

capionage trial in Berlin In 1028, miles stage in 4 hours, 56 minutes, which, many economists believe, entirely unacceptable to

Sino-American trade The recommendations

the pacifist, Mertens, asserted Lady Peel, wife of His Excel at a speed of 210 miles an hour is inevitably to become one of the Indian mercantile community," the dent of the Board of Trade, in Press Attacho, Paciorkowski,

This announcement was made that the letter had been concocted by Mr. Walter Runciman,, Presl by Schreck and the former Polish loney the Governor, returned to the | in view of the weather conditiona EXTENDED SERVICE Colony by the Blue Funnel liner it was expected that the flight mertent features of world com Committee found-Reutor.

the House of Commons to-day, London, Dec, 20. Ajax this morning.

during the consideration in Com- From December 30, the England- · Hor ladyship has been on a brief The airman will to-morrow China for three months, Mr. E. P.. South Africa air mail will operate visit to her son, who is a Cadot proceed to to Nuamey, in French Thomas. President of the Foreign to be held at the Union Church,

mittee stage of the Shipping An Old German Christmas Play is Assistance Bill. twice a work instead of once. The in the F.M.S. Government.

West Africa, 1,500 miles distant. Trade Council, states. He is at Hongkong at 630 p.m. to-day." Wednesday service will operate to ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄-----

presont arranging the prolimin- Capetown but the Sunday service twice a work. The Saturday aar The Comet is the type of aries for the trip only to Johannesburg.

vice will operato right through to | machine in which Scott and Black The names of the members of From January 1 the air mail ser- Australia but the Tuesday service won the Melbourne, race, British the mission will be announced here from Hingapore at noonus The P. and O. llner Somali, is due vice to India will also operate only to Calcutta,—British-Wireless, Wireless."

||later ==United Prisi.

master Genether,

made it clear

there was little ponsibility of in- troducing a 14d, postal rate for Imperial Grat class correspondence carried by air before, 1937.- British Wireless.

ARRIVES BACK FROM F.M.S.

would take at least seven hours.

The mission will remain in.

Monday!

are

tho

CONVALESCENT

Fenghua, Dec, 21, A Labour amendment, providing that the Committes should consist convalescent here after receiving Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, who is

ping, was defeated by 120 to 48 on, shows Improvement, Central of members uninterested in ship- treatment for his tooth. Infec

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