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FEAR OF WAR GROWING THROUGHOUT EUROPE

RESPONSIBILITY Can Britain

WITH GENEVA

LEAGUE'S FUTURE IN BALANCE

PEACE EFFORTS SO FAR UNAVAILING

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. · Revalved Judy 20, 8 4.m.).

Guide Policy

Of League?

WILL NOT TOLERATE PROCRASTINATION

EDEN TO SEE LAVAL

Geneva, July 29. League of Nations circles are of the opinion that the outcome of Wednesday's League Council meet- ing depends upon the attitude which the British delegate brings

to the session.

Such Indications of the British policy us have come to light seem to indicate that the Government of Great Britain will not readily con- sent to a mere adjournment of the discussion of this dispute, which Africa and Europe, Into the hands

of the Conciliation Commission.

France will undoubtedly try to shelve the matter for another week, but confidence is felt that France may follow.

Mr. Anthony Edon, British Miniá.

ter for League of Nations Affairs, who is maaling M4. Laval, the French Premier, te-day in an effort to reach common polley in regard to the

Italo-Abyssinian dispote.

Conscription

Geneva, July 29, Two days before the meeting of the League of Nations Council to consider the Italo-Abyssinia dispute dangers, there is not the slightest indication that the Powers have reached a common policy to avert war. Is so threatening to the peace of

Tension is increasing throughout all Europe. All nationa are convinced that the dispute cannot be limited to the Italo-Ethiopian affair, and it is admittedly very likely that Continental complications will be involved. Great Britain gives the lead,

The dispute also involves the future of the relations between African nations and European colonial powers throughout the continent. It also involves that very vital question of the small nations' responsibility in the League, and their ability to help the League in a crisis. The Longue, it is admitted, has reached the point where it must either disappear or become a real power for peace. The small European nations fear that the League. is side-stepping the Abyssinian issue, and if that is the case they was an end of the League guarantee of their security from their more powerful neigh- | bours.

In view of the peculiar possi Inaugurated

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QUEEN'S NECKLACE STOLEN.

YORK STORE

Germany, for instance, is con- BANDITS RAID NEW vinced of the League's coming dis- integration. Tho end of the League would certainly strengthen "Germany's position, it is considered; since in Berlin It has always been considered that the Lengue was oppressor rather than the pro- tector of the German people.... United Press.

QUICK DENIAL

Rome, July 29.

DAYLIGHT OUTRAGE

Now York, July 29. A priceless ruby necklace, formerly belonging to Marie An- toinette, and certified as genuine i Rome has been quick to deny by the French Government, has all knowledge of the report appear-been stolen by bandits who to-day ing in the London Times and the raided an exclusive Fifth Avenue New York Times to the effect that shop in which the necklace, w forty Italians were killed in a being exhibited. recent Ethiopian border clash.-*- United Press.

of

DENIES RESPONSIBILITY

Rome, July 29: Emperor Haile Selassie Abyssinis to-day directed a com- munication to Italy denying responsibility for the failure of the Arbitration Commission ap- pointed under the League of Nations direction to attempt to Battle peacefully the Italo- Ethiopian dispute,

lock.

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He reiterated his demand that the League of Nations Council should strive to avert war.

The robbery was most daringly carried out in daylight whilst thousands of people were phasing the store's front on one of the busiest streets of the world.

Other gems stolen by the raiders are valued at $100,000-Renter.

TRANSFORMING RAILROAD

TO BE REBUILT IN ·

SINGLE DAY

Tokyo, July 30,

In Kwangtung

bilities, the danger of violent argument and straining of rela tions, it is unlikely that there will be any public session of the Council for a day or two. An endeavour will be made to discover ssív common ground through EACH VILLAGE will private conversations-Reuter.

SEND RECRUIT

PARIS HOPEFUL

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Paris, July 29, Paris is still hopeful that the League Council meeting of Wednes day will pass off quietly, leaving Italy and Abyssinia to negotiate ä acttlement of the dispute before August 25.

TO BE TRAINED IN CANTON

Canton, July 30.

Observers are confident that the With a view to increasing the quarrel will be left in the hands strength of the Kwangtung military of the Conciliation Commission

"Third

Degree"

Alleged

ACCUSED. MAN'S STATEMENT

ARSON TRIAL ALLEGATION

mor-

Allegations that the police ap. plied "Third Degree" methods in toreing him to make a confession were made by Ng Yuk-chuen at the Criminal Sessions this aing when he and his uncle, Ngi Keng-chiu, were again brought, before the Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice Lindsell on charges of arson in connection with the fire which broke out at 104 Fuk Wah

Street, Shamshulpo in the early hours of May 24.

The premises were occupied by the Sam Man Towel Knitting Factory where the first accused was employed as cook, and of which the second prisoner was partner.

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Mr. J. A. Fraser, assistant At- torney General, instructed by Mr. W. J. Lockhart-Smith, poared for the prosecution, and the second accused was defended by Mr. H. C. Macnamara, instruct- ed by Mr. Peter Sin. The first defendant was not 'legally re- presented.

Lau Yuk-plu, recalled, wald he was formarly a partner of the Sam Mun Towel Knitting Factory. He aupplied the wooden knitting machines to the firm but he could not remember the'cost of them.

Chiu Wai-nam, one of the thres fokis of the factory who were said to have knowledge of accused's Intention to set the place on fire, was then called. He said that.. after the fire he was detained, by the police until eight days after

BRITAIN SEEKING NAVAL PACTS

OLD RATIO TREATIES ABANDONED

POLICY EXPLAINED BY LONDONDERRY LORD

London, July 29.

The statement by Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, First Lord of the Admiralty, last Monday that it was un- fortunately necessary to abandon the principle of ratios in an effort to secure new naval limitation agreements, was repeated in the House of Lords to-day by Lord Londonderry, Lord Privy Seal, in reply to Lord Cecil, who asked what was meant by the abandonment of ratios and substitution of a policy of programmes.

Lord Londonderry said there had been no change in the policy of His Majesty's Government, who, so far as they were concerned, would gladly see a continuation of the system of limitation embodied in the Washington Treaty, but in order to avoid a race in naval armaments after the naval treaties come to an in 1936, account had to be taken of the desires and susceptibilities of countries holding other views. **

During the conversations with the United States and Japanese representatives beginning last October, the Government reached the conclusion that it would not be possible to make any agreement in replacement of the Washington and London Naval Treaties, which contain- ed the principle of ratios.

but it is considered likely that forces, the Canton authorities have the magisterial proceedings. The MONGOLIA minating from any future

of the firm and the first defendant was employed as a cook.

actually the real conciliation talks decided to commence the enforce-second accused was the master will be between M. Laval, the ment of the conscription system, aa French Prime Minister, and Mr. from August' I. Anthony Eden, British Minister for LeagueTM Affairs. They meet to-morrow on their way to Geneva,

Reuter.

Protecting

Americans'

Neutrality

DELAY MIGHT BE CALAMITOUS

DEMAND FOR ACTION

(Special le "Telegraph”)

As an initial measure each of the 13,465 villages throughout the pro- vince will be required to provide one recruit. Thus a first army will be raised for training.

SUSPICIONS AROUSED Witness slept regularly in the premises, and on May 21 about 1 am,, two days before the fire, he the Buddenly woke up and saw streat door closed but not fasten- ed. He became suspicious and got ar to see if there were any Octo-thieves. After he got up he saw

All men thus onlisted will be sent to Canton for training at the General Headquarters before ber 2. They must be between the nges of 20 and 25 years,

a light at the rear of the premises, and the second accused walking It is noteworthy that the con-

up and down close to the machines. scription law will also be enforced Witness then woke up Li Ho, an- In Kwangs where a large per

other, foki, and just as he was do ocntage of the population is alreadying so, the second defondant, left receiving vigorous military train Ing-Reuter Special.

S'HAI EXCHANGE MARKET

BANDITS PURSUED

SEARCH FOR TWO

CAPTIVES

EUROPEANS STILL HELD

Peiping, July 29, It is now disclosed that Mr. the premises. He asked Li Ho if Gareth Jones and Dr. Herbert he smelt methylated spirits, and Mueller, in the hands of bandits,

Lord Londonderry said the only hope of preserving some form of quantitative Imitation lay in

treaty figures which appeared to: "Constitute a ̈ ratio, and to-substi

tute a system under which each. Power would make a voluntary unilateral declaration of its con- struction programme for a period...

It of years, say, 1937 to 1942. was proposed that these declara- tions would not have, the force or, form of contractual obligations; the nevertheless,

construction: figures would require to be con“ certed beforehand, hetwean") tha?" Powers, and it would further be necessary that each Power should undertake not to modify “ita"an-- nounced building programme without giving previous notice of say, at least one year..

GOVERNMENT AIM

This proposal was made to the on the latter replying in the left Dolonor on Friday last and Japanese and U.S.A. representa- affirmative, they went to look were captured on the following day, tives before they returned home where the smell came from. They when a group of demobilised troops and had been described to other found a quantity of cotton waste, who had turned bandits fired on the signatories of the Washington soaked with methylated spirits, bus in which the two foreigners Treaty. The purpose of the underneath one of the machines.were travelling, hitting the engine Government in recent negotiations

The first accused was in the pre- twice.'

had been to evolve, in consulta“. mises, lying down, but whether he The bus, called the "Gob! Ex- tion with those Powers, a system was asleep or not, witress could press," was looted of everything of of limitation, which, while avold- not say. Eventually Li Ho went value, and the bandits carried off | fnr expression in contractual and woke him up.

Mr. Jones, Dr. Mueller, the Russian form of a definite relationship of Witness and Li Ho then left the chauffeur and a Chinese servant to naval strength, would offer cer premises to look for He Tim, the the hills near Paochang, at about | tala guarantees against the re- together they returned to the shop.

|sumption of unrestricted,· com- supervisor. They found him and noon.

The chauffeur and the servant petitiva building.

The Emperor declared that the Commission failed because of

FIRMER WHEN BANKS Italy's refusal to hear Ethiopia's

Washington, July 29.

SELL CONSISTENTLY case or to accept the nomination

Senator B. C. Clark, author of the of a neutral fifth member for the]

so-called American Neutrality Bill,

Shanghai, July 30: Commission whose judgment could have avoided all danger of dand-working out plans, whereby a great meat of the United States in South Manchuria Railway is designed to prevent the embroll-

Opening rates on the Foreign force of railway workers will con- another war, will push forward his Exchange market to-day were: vert the Hainting-Harbin section measure despite the Administra 1. S. dollars 824, Sterling 3/8 of the North Manchuria Railway to tion's apparent desire to see it die Gold Bars 1999.00. The foreign standard, gauge in a single night, at the Committee stage, declared exchange market steadied after a |weak opening, “Chinese banks sold permitting through trains from the sponsor to-day. APPLAUDS BRITAIN

Dairon to Harbin and eliminating Senator Clark safù-that the exchange. The Ethiopian apokaaman, present necessity of reloading delay of discussion had been un-

The foreign exchange market was fortunate, but that further slowing transferring addressing the League, said thatfreight and

pas. Great Britain's refusal to licence) sengers.

measure might be fra at 11 am. Chinese banks were up of the the export of arma to Abyssinia The North Manchuria line at calamitous. He urged that Con- good sellers of exchange. Specula was a violation of the treaty which present is broad gauge of five feet. Bress should not adjourn without tors are profit-taking." dealt with the control of the arms It understood that plans acting on the 'measure.

However, he tentatively provide for the placing He compared the Neutrality Bill added, that tras a technical com of 20,000 workers along the section and the Social "must" legislation TEA CONSUMPTION accused to an oplein divan where plaint, and Abyssinia was actually on August 81. They will begin Programmes, and asserted that the

latter was relatively Insignificant. glad to applaud Britain's apparent world the next day and move one

In the event of adjournment intention of insisting upon League rail Workers at present are plac without action on the Bill and the action in the present eriala” *-

ing new sleepers along the entire section, speeding the simplifying of outbreak of a general war the Despatches from Rome indicate the carry over process permitting United States would be as helpless that in public and officialdom are through service by September 2-direction as was the country in the in avoiding hostilities in some convinced that war is near. It is United Press, de belføved that the League's: efforts have been: wasted and that all the

traffic in Africa.

erde uttered in attempts at.com-

sise have only, nerved to con

the load-

A NEW AIR BASES

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shington, July 29.

“Sanate has passed in Bilt the construction of Army air bases, on Canadian, asleo frontiers, and Bill now goes to

| days of President Woodrow

CAMPAIGN

PROTECTING TREATIES

TOKYO INTRIGUEDE

Tokyo, July 80% Tokyo naval experts are Ins |trigued with, the undicial an

nouncement of: Grønt - Britains "neven-yout: naval (construction

programme, “balieving that!: tain intends to endeavour- negotiata: bi-lateral agreem with other naval-powers basid Germany, data

As they were discussing the in- managed to escape at 6 p.m. the Lord Londonderry concluded cident, second accused walked in same day and returned to Paochang, that in addition to the proposal and told them not to say anything where they made a report of the for quantitative limitation, 138 about the incident.

affair.

Majesty's Government considered Five hundred gendarmes are now it of the atmost importance to INDUCEMENT OFFERED ́ on the trail of the kidnappers, who reach an agreement on qualitative Two days later, May 23, about are believed to be still in the Pro-limitations to replace, those In the treaties which expire at the noon, the second accused came to chang hills.-Rouder..

end of 1986.-British Wirelem the premises, and invited the wit- nom, Li Ho, and Ho Tin to have tea with him. Witness and Li Ho went, but Ho Tim remained behind.They went with second

the latter told them not to bo afraid of the fccident and that they should keep silent. He fur her promised that if he succeed- ́ed in claiming damages from the Insurance company he would pay) sach of them from $80 to $100,

In this connection they declare Witnowe did not go back to the

| Japan=prefers a non-treaty, baals Ho Tim and Li Ho already there. factory until 7 p.m. when he found

Genevay July 29. which would be more advant The committee of thirteen. ap. to Japan both from a nát publicity An hour later, witness left the

pointed-by: the League Council fence point of view und? premises with thresfrianda “and fit the world by went to restaurant where he was on April 27; as a sequel to German Gnancial angle Remera

ment; to consider measures Pro later joined by L. He and Ho Tim.

rent"unilateral: repudiation They stayed there until 2.m

treaties, “chas - concluded its plan when they returned to the factory

The reason why -they remained. derived Away till Juck, Lelate hour-

BIG JOINT SCHEME LAUNCHED

July 29.

Wilson's regime, during the Great India; Ceylou and the Dutch East War-United Prou.

Indies have!

RALLYING SUPPORT

Washington, Jaly

campaign sumption

Bend

co-ordinating

fehed

COMMITTEE OF 13'S FRUITLESS LABOUR

(Special to "Telegraph”)

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