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FIRST EDITION

Eltrary, Supreme Court,

Hongkong Telegraph?

No, 14624

FOUNDED 1281 四拜禮 號一十月七英港香

THURSDAY,

JULY 11, 1935.

日...十月六

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTE

30.00 PER ANNUM

HOPE

FOR PEACE

IN ABYSSINIA

BUT EVACUATION IS CONTINUING

FURTHER AFFRONTS TO ITALY ALLEGED

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, July 11, 8.30am

Geneva, July 10.-

Highly-placed Italian leaders here to-day stated that Italy would agree to the League Council calling a special meeting on July 25 to consider the increasingly tense Italo-Abyssinian situation, provided the Council President M. Maxim Litvinoff, issues a call for that date. This is regarded as a ray of hope. "

It is learned from Addis Ababa that Emperor Selassic has demanded the immediate summoning of the League Council to consider the threatened Italian invasion in view of the breakdown in mediation efforts, however.

It is authoritatively learned in London that the British Government has been consulting the Dominions

Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, whos Appointment as Secretary of State for the Colonies after only two years of public life was criticised by Mr.

Lansbury, Labour George

leader, yesterday.

regarding the Abyssinian crisis, asking the Dominions Japan Adds

opinion as to how an Italo-Abyssinian conflict would affect British policy towards the League of Nations.

It is further learned in London that the foreign evacuation of Abyssinia la continuing. Reports from Djibouti state that two special trains have arrived there filled with refugees from Addiw Ababa, including 100 Anterfican school teachers, scientists and missionaries.-United Press,

FURTHER INCIDENTS

Rome, July 10.

Addis

The Italian Minister at

Ababa has formally protested to:

SHENG AN PIRATES TO HANG

NO NEW TRIAL FOR

the Abyssinian Government with CUT-THROAT CREW

regard to two fürther alleged int

cidents.

at

The first is mid to have arrurred i

Was

11

on July 6 while the Italian Consul

Barra

motoring Diredaun, the ear being stopped by a number 01 Abyssfutan soldiers, including an officer.

The second incident is said to have taken place on the following

Italian soldier at day, when an tached to the Consulate at Harrar ww stoned and maltreated by Abyssinian soldiers-Reuters

EVACUATION PLANS

London, July 10.

COURT'S DECISION

In

Millions To

Naval Bill

LARGE INCREASE IN ESTIMATES

in

AMERICA'S PLANS

Tokyo, July 10,

An increase of approximately £10,000,000, or thirty per cent. above the current figure, is asked draft of the Departmental Estimates for the Navy next year. The Finance Ministry will un- doubtedly try to whittle down. many of the demands but the Navy Ministry is expected to stand arm, due to the recent changes in the naval situation.-Reuter,

U. S. PROGRAMME

Washington, July 10.

CONTINUED SILVER BUYING

AMERICAN POLICY CLARIFIED

ROOSEVELT'S STATEMENT

Washington, July 10.

President Roosevelt to-day, in response to queries from reporters as to whether there was any change in the United States silver policy, said that the Administra- tion was trying to conform with the Silver Act as regards the silver purchases.

The President did not give any details, but correspondents inter- preted his remarks to mean that the United States will continue to buy in accordance with the law until the price reaches $1.29 ar constitutes one quarter of the monetary stock.--United Press.

IN GOOD FAITH

Washington, July 10.

In response to questions respect- ing the American ailver situation, President Roosevelt to-day clared at a press conference that

WILL GREECE ELECT A KING?

Assembly Plans For Plebiscite

Athens, July' 10. The Greek Assembly, by a large majority, voted to- day for a plebiscite on the question of the restoration of the monarchy.

Then, with cheers for former King George, the As- sembly adjourned until the. end of October.

The plebiscite will be held before November 15.- Renter,

de-

KOCJANTE TRAJTE 2/26/2

They were acting in good faith, he added.--Reuter.

DOLLAR REACTS

an easy tendency. At the open- ing, the business rates were 25. 1.11/16d. sellers and 28. 1.13/16d. buyers, but later the rates declined to 2a. 1d. and 2s. 1%d.

Mr. H. G. Wells, noted novelist, who yesterday spoke on Anglo- Chinese friendship at the dinner of the China Society in London.

Heat Wave

Adding To

Flood Toll

DEATHS IN WEST STATES

39 DEAD IN NEW YORK

New York, July 10. There have been thirty-nine deaths altogether in the New York; floods and damage is estimated to run into $20,000,000 or more.

The food-waters are now subsid- ing but vast areas are still sub- merged.

Paradoxically, there is a water shortage due to broken mains which adds to the distress of many districts.

LADIES"

UMBRELLAS *NEW CHUBBY" and the Now 'STICK STYLE'

? 'THESE NEW STYLES JUST

RRIVED WITH VERY SMART HANDLES AND FERRULES TO MATCH, BLACK OR BROWN

COTTON AND SILK COVERS.

Prices $4.25 to $7.50.

Ladies' Department

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & Co., Ltd.

LANSBURY RIDES TO BATTLE

CHOICE OF CABINET DRAWS ATTACK

WHY WAS LORD SANKEY "SACKED?"

(Bu Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, July 11, 8 a.),

London, July 10. An attack upon the several recent ministerial ap- pointments and changes, especially the elevation of two National Labourites, was made by Mr. George Lans- bury, veteran Labour leader, in the House of Commons to-ilay.

He declared that the Opposition challenged the principle of choosing ministers not by their ability but to represent party sections. He fastened upon the fact that Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, after two years of public life, had been given the Colonial Secretaryship, with a salary of £5,000 a year, while Mr. K. Lindsay, another National Labourite with a very short ex- perience of membership in the House, had become a Civil Lord of the Admiralty,

Mr. Lansbury wanted to know why Lord Sankey was "sacked" from the Lord Chancellor's office, as if he were an ordinary workman and why Lord London- derry and Sir John Gilmour shifted.

CHINA'S CLOSE: FRIEND

CLOSE CONTACTS WITH BRITAIN

CO-OPERATION INCREASES

The Opposition leader demanded a definition of Mr. Anthony Eden's status, who was named Minister for League of Nations' Affairs,

SAMUEL'S COMPLAINT

Sir Herbert Samuel, who former-. ly held office as a Liberal in the National Government but who has since crossed the floor, complained of the creation of ten new minis- ters since 1914. These Included the ministers for Air, Dominions, Labour and Transport.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister, replying, indfented that he proposed to recommend Lord Crambourne as the new second Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs.

The relationship of the Foreign Secretary and the Minister for League Affairs, Mr. Eden, was n temporary arrangement due, he ex- plained, to special circumstances likely to exist in connection with the League during the next twelve

months..

STRONG PARTNERSHIP

There had never been a time, Mr. Baldwin went on, when there

Kansas City, meanwhile, reports in the n scorching hent wave Western States. Already there have been seven deaths from this cause in Texus and Oklahoma, Dairen, July 11.

The temperature in the shade

London, July 10. There was an echo of the Sheng

the Treasury was, conforming as when the

best it could with the Silver Pur-reached 109 in three states, Kan- An piracy yesterday.

sas, Texas and Missouri.-Reuter. There was a large Sino-British chase Act. Supreme Court at Port Arthur res for Captain

MORE FATALITIES

gathering at the elmer of the A new trinl fused

Gautchi,

China Society, held to-night, over Hugo Taudien, Arthur

Kansas City, July 10. Muller And Hlendich Walter

The heat wave death toll is which Mr. Quo Tai-chi, Ambassador to death Westermann, sentenced

On opening, the Hongkong steadily climbing. In nine Western to London, presided, and the guests by the

In announcing the United States Appellate Court

a halfpenny this States the total of deaths in now January, and George Shroeder naval

Mr. dollar rose programme to-day,

included Lord and Lady. Winterton, who received a ten-year sentence. Claude Swanson, the Secretary of morning to 28. 14d., but shortly | 31-Reuter.

Lord and Lady Effingham, Sir There is now Hikely to be no the Navy, declared that the Deafterwards the official rate dropped ESCAPES FROM FLOODS

Ronald and Lady Macleay, Sir seemed to be more matters of the It is learned that no special ar-

to 2n. 11⁄2d., the market showing arrangements have thus far been further appeal by the convicted partment intended to proceed un-

New York, July 10. made to evacuate British subjects then, who were alleged to have der the Washington and London

Graphic stories of escapes from William Llwellyn, Mr. H. G. Wells utmost gravity to Britain and Europe and the world than exist from Abyssinia as the British boarded the Sheng An at Tangku naval treaties ns long as the other

jed to-day in the department of Government does not consider that on June 26 and to have pirated it signatories of those treaties stayed

the floods in New York state were and Mr. William Nunn, M.P. told to Reuter to-day.

affairs. Mr. Quo Tal-chi, in proposing foreign

Sle Samuel the circumstances yet warrant when off the const near Shanghai.within their treaty limits..

The Mayor of Trumansburg said After killing Cupthin B. Germany's decision to increase

toast of "The Guests," Houre, the Foreign Minister, and. In London yesterday, silver he was outside his bank when the

Mr. Eden, as another Cabinet At the same time a grave view is Vikhman, the first mate and the her naval strength was a European aaturally taken in London regard-first mate's wife, all Russians, in affair and did not affect the prices advanced the spot and mass of water, wood and rocks said they

Minister, were equal to the heavy 11/16d. forward. Reuter reports rolled down the hill into the main ing the developments of the dis-addition to seven, Chinese senmen, American plans.

He grabbed the door turning-point in Anglo-Chinese re-responsibility and the tremendous bought.street. pute and the Government is con-all of whose bodies were prompt-

Mr. Swanson explained that that India and China tinuing its efforts in discussions thrown overboard, the ship was under the Vinson Act, recently offerings being small and the handle of the bank as the flood ations. Formerly Britons felt a labours required of them. There huge log half-concealed disparagement for was the closest concert between with the French Goverment, to commandeered

passed by Congress, thirty-six market closing quiet. The rise atawept

He defended the appointment of destroyers and eighteen sub the fixing was believed to be over-smashed a window beside him and the Far East, while the Chinese them, he said. find a way for prumoting a peare- Dairen. ful settlement.

the Sheng An across the Pacific the United States Navy up to

A most fantastic plan to take marines were required to bring done, and, in the absence of he leapt to safety through the hole, often felt the heavy pressure of

further buyers, the tendency of A woman motorist. Miss Hazel trading insistence from the West. Ministers without office on pre- to Valparaiso where it was to be treaty strength by 1912. No deel the market after the official fixing Povost of Marathon, said she and But that was all past. England and cedence and desirability.

a.score of other motorists took Chinn hatt long been acquainted, sold together with its cargosion haet been reached, meanwhile, was easier.

refuge in a shop on the main street and they would hardly believe per ground nut oil, was revealed by on the proposal to replace or of

of Marathon. As the flood rose haps how far Anglo-Chinese ..20- the prisoners after capture.

the seven battleships which would

they climbed on barrels and on operation had now gone.. The ship early on July 1ust be over age on expiration of the

the counters. Suddenly the walls year grounded off the coast of Washington Treaty.

crashed in. She was carried out Kokusekisho, Hoshigaura, Dairen. Additional construction of vessels.

into the street by the torrent. She The pirates dashed for shore, to replace obsolete ships is planned

seized hold on a tree and others is believed that one of the main three being caught after a brief to commence January 1, 1997-

grabbed bourds and other debris, purposes of M. "Avenol's meeting | freedom and two others arrested | Renters with British Government heads on the following day-Beuter.

and held on for seven hours until they were rescued.-Reuter.

such a move.

NO PROGRESS

Beyond this consultation the British and French Governments have not been able to proceed.

Grent reserve is maintained re- gurding the League Secretary- General's visit to London. Ret it!

was to urge the powers to make every possible effort to reach a solution before the problem comes before the League. Once there, it

is feared, developments might In- Huence Italy to resign her 'mem- hership in the League-Reuter.

CONTINUING EFFORTS

London, July 10.

j

and diverted Lo

WHOLESALE PRICES

London, July 10.

The Board of Trade index num- ber of wholesale prices shows slight increase in the average level in June, compared with May, and | an increase of 0.6 per cent. against At a meeting of the Cabinet to-June, 1934, the index for the sald day, it is understood, the Foreign three months being 88.2 and 87.9 Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare, disrespectively.British Wireless.. eussed with colleagues a review of International affairs which he will

make in the House of Commons to question which referred to the situation which would arise if Italy

morrow.

NEW BUILDING

Washington, July 10,

STOP PRESS

Shanghai, July 10.

It is learned here that 1,000

The Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Claude Swanson, aunounces that the naval construction programine for the year beginning July, 1936, persons have been drowned in the will include twelve destroyers, aix township of Yenchang, Honan. submarines and possibly a battic which has

been wiped out by ship.--Reuter Special.

floods. Rauter,

MORE AIRCRAFT

Washington, July 10, Mr. Claude Swanson, Navy Secretary, revealed to-day that he would push construction of sur- face naval vessels and air war-

over him. A

CUBAN TOWN AFIRE

had

reached a

Mr. H. G. Wells, responding, said the times to make vague generalis. tions about the East and West was past. People once completely thought of China as an almost non- existent land of fairly tales and monsters, but wireless, neroplanes and other inventions had now abolished distance and people wore feeling more and more their com mon destiny.

LOVERS OF LIBERTY;"

The House rejected the Labour motion for a token cut in estimates, 220 to 62.-Renter Special.

KING HOLDS INVESTITURE... ·

GALLANT SEAMEN

DECORATED

London, July 10.

Investiture

The King held un

ย Buckingham Palace to-day,

"There are differences between when the popular comedy actor, us in language and thought; there Mr. Seymour Hicks, and Mr. fore we must set to work to under-Arthur Pugh, former chairman of stand them." said Mr. Wells, add-the Trades Union Counell, ro- ing "If I had several lives to live, colved Knighthoods. I should dovato one to the transla tion of Chinese philosophy."

U.S. NAVY RUSHES ASSISTANCE

Decorations for gallantry were Washington, July 10,

bestowed upon members of the The Navy Department has

crow of the liner Ascania which ordered a destroyer to proceed at

"England, the United States and went to the assistance of the full spoed to Cuba where the town

China," said Mr. Wells, "are a steamship Usworth when the latter One of the subjects with which were to resort to war, the Minister /craft throughout 1936 and 1997 in six submarines on which bids will of Baracoa, which is Inaccessible closely-knit community, with a com- foundered in an Atlantic gale last

an effort to reach treaty parity by [be made in August.

except, from the sea, is reported he will deal is the situation arising | for League of Nations, Mr. 1942.

He said he was considering reare and threatened with total mon understanding for liberty. All December, for their part in " ሲ Edon said: "Such from the dispute between Italy Anthony

are hostile to the world drift to- akilfully accomplished heroic and The programms provides for questing funds to start construc-destruction-Reuter. And Abyksinio, the gravity of situation has not yet arisen, and I 555 new aircraft in the current tion of a battleship in 1936-37,

wards intoleranco and aggression, remarkable rescue."

The King handed to Mrs. Gibson This constitutes an admirable boud which is fully recognised in official carnestly trust will not arise. His nach year. 282 of which are re-which would be the first of seven At the request of the Cuban quarters and reflected in nowspaper Majesty's Government is deter placements.

replacing the seven over-age Government the Navy Depart of sympathy between us. The his- the Albert Medal awarded to her comment. There is, however, no mined to continue its endeavours in The warship programme for vessels now in-service. Ho onment has cancelled the order to tory of the next hundred years may son, a cook on the Usworth, ex- disposition to regard the efforts for cooperation with the Governments 1936-37 provides for twelve des-phasised that the

to programme the destroyer to proceed be a crucial struggle for liberty, pressed sympathy with the mother peaceful settlement as exhausted or of other countries to bring about a troyers and six submarines in observes the letter of the naval Baracos. It is assumed the situn. That is why we are not strangers, and commended her son's herolam... nearing an end.

but friends and brothers."-Rauter. -British Wireless. motilement of this dispute by peace-addition to Afteen destroyers and treaties.-United Press.

tion is improved.-Router. Answering a House of Commons ful means."-British Wireless,

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