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FINAL EDITION:

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Hongkong Telegraph.

POLINDED 1881

No. 1442

四拜雞號一月八英沿香

THURSDAY, AUGUST

1935.

日三初月七

LEAGUE STRIVES Military

AGAINST WAR

ITALO-ABYSSINIAN DISCUSSIONS

FORMULA SOUGHT AT

PRIVATE TALKS

Mission

Returns

CANTONESE OFFICERS IN COLONY

SEVEN MONTHS IN EUROPE

After seven months in Europe studying military tactics and Army organisation, the Canton Military Mission of eleven mem-

(By Thisgraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messagie Ordinance, bors returned to Hongkong this 1894 Received, Aug. 1, 8 a.m.

Geneva, July 31.

The meeting of the League Council to-day to seek a solution of the Italo-Abyssinian deadlock, was fruit-

ful in surprises. Everybody was astonished at the

weak line of the Abyssinian delegate, who omitted the vital point of his country's case, an answer to Italy'a insistence that the session should confine its discussion to the Ualual incident.

It was left to Mr. Anthony Eden, the British delegate, to make reservations which everybody expect- ed would come from ́Abyssinia.

When M. Pierre Laval, the French Prime Minister, moved for adjournment, Baron Aloisi, the Italian spokesman, jumped to his feet and declared he had attended the meeting on the understanding that only the question of conciliation would be discussed.

It was later disclosed that if private talks can yield an agree ment, Britain will accept it, but if no agreement materialises then Mr. Eden will press for full dis-' cussion of the Italo-Abyssinian quarrel before the League Council.

Router Special, sans

PUBLIC SESSION?.

Geneva, July 81.

Tecle Hawariate, the Abyssinian

ITALY

DEFIES LEAGUE

Mai Lan-fang): Chinn's greatest morning by the Italian liner Contector, photographed on his arrival Verdie en route to Canton. Leg. in Hongkong this morning. (Photos

Wah Kiu Yat Po). ders of the misalon included

Generals Lin, Shi-ching (Offeer the Canton Gen- Commanding darmes), Chang Mui-san (Chief Private ters), Wong Chi-man (head of Canton's Eighth Division of the Third Army) and others,

of Staff of the Canton Headquar-

The Mission left Hongkong That January with 12 members. "Gen- eral Tho Yick-hlm remained in

Chapman

Set Free

Submarine

Lost With

All Hands

FIFTY-FIVE DIE IN

SOVIET CRAFT

RAMMED ON MANOEUVRES

(Special to "Telegraph")

(Ny Telegraph, Copyright. Teleprazkin Mom anges Urdinence, Tap Recaived, Ampmal 1. 11.50 gr.J

Moscow, July 31.

The Naval Commissariat to-day announced that the crew of 56 of the Soviet submarine Bhyhien 13 was lost on July 25 when the vessel foundered after a collision in the Gulf of Finland. It was the first major Soviet naval disaster in years.

The collision occurred during the manoeuvres of the Russiah Baltic Fleet.

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The submarine was submerged Was struck and she foundered Immediately, making rescue Impossible. Tho vesaci which rammed her was not even

Germany to undertake further CROMPTON STILL IN when she studies and will return to China early in October. via the United States of America,

CUSTODY MANSLAUGHTER Identifed

CHARGE

Seven of the victims were cadets of the Leningrad Soviet Military Academy and the remainder were regular sailors of the Red Fleet..

A Naval Board of Inquiry has been appointed to conduct a vigor. ous investigation in which a survey of the results of the complicated manoeuvres which the submarine was carrying out at the time of the disaster, will be studied.

The submarine will be rafaed, the

General Lin Shl-ching told a Telegraph reporter that on their arrival in Europe the Mission spent March and April in military studies in Parle, paying attention of

The case in which two privates the Lincolnshire Regiment, to the French Army organisation Cyril William Crompton 20, and and military schools. Between George Chapman 28, were charged April and May they visited other with the manslaughter of Halder European countries viriting nu- Khan, ex-police guard, in Shang merous aerodromes, military col-hai Street; qu. July 19, was again leges, arwanals and other centres mentioned before Mr. Wynne- of special interest.

Jones in the † Kowloon Police The Mission returned to Paria Court this moring, when Chap Government has ordered, and the on June 1 to attend the big military | man wag" dischatjec

victims of the mishap will be given manoeuvres and saw demonstra- Detective-Inspector Dorling: I tions given by French arsenals and have been instructed by the In-Naval Base. The Government has a state funeral, at the Kronstadt Armament factories. Many olties spoctor General of Police to ask granted 10,000 roubles to the In Italy, including Rome, were for the withdrawal of the charge families of the victims, in addition

against Chapman on the grounds to pensions next visited."

that there is no evidence against EUROPEAN PROGRESS him in connection with this case. Expressing his impression of The Magistrate: Chapman, you Europe, General Lin said that are discharged accordingly as the Europe was a

offering amall Continent police are

no evidence with many countries, which, by against you. the law of “survival of the fit- Replying to his Worship, Inspec- test," had to be over alert to main-ter Dorling sald be had, informed tain political and military efficien- the Commanding Officer of the cy to keep pace with the other Powers. This was why Europe had made such great progress in elly Telegraph. Copyright, Trigraphic Mes the last few hundred years when

Ordinance. JAMA. Received, Angual

compared with China.

delegate to the League, and the NO ASSISTANCE FOR

French adviser to the Abyssinian Government, Professor Jeze, were invited to attend the private meet- al- ing of the Council, to-day, though Abyssinia is not a member of that body. The proecoding at this private meeting lasted half an hour.

When M. Maxim Litvinoff, the Russian Chairman, read the agenda, Signor Mussolini's tele- gram, making certain reservations on behalf of Italy, was produced. ****

RESERVATIONS

In the discussion which follow-

PEACE-MAKERS

TRUE AIMS. IN ABYSSINIA

(Special to "Telegraph")

$80.103

Rome, July 31. Italy will go her way with ed the Abyssinian delegate stated Geneva, without Genova or against Ethiopia's case, insisting that the Geneva. question of land ownership in the

This is the theme of an article Bren where fighting occurred,

In the semi-official newspaper, should be included in the agenda. Popolo D'Italia, to-day, attributed He also made a general reserva-hero to Signor Mussolini, the dieta- tion of Abyssinia's right to raise tor himself. It is not calculated to the whole question of frontier de assist the League of Nations' peace- lineation,, whereupon M. Laval suggested an adjournment until .to-morrow to facilitate privato

negotiations.

Mr. Eden, concurring, said that in no circumstances should the Council's right to extend the

The discussiona Boope of limited.

makera.

It declares that the solution of the Abyssinian problem must be totally Italian.

While China was a more impor- tant nation than most European countries some hundreds of years ago, the fact that she was inde- pendent, with little neighbouring competition until the last hundred years, explained to some extent the Alow progress, politically, militarily and commercially in China.

General Lin said he was a be- lover in the Chinese view that a renaissance may emerge from a country in great political chase. "If China only strives to put her house in better order, without depending so much for Korelyn sympathy

and assistance, be

Immediately after adjournment, M. Litvino, M., Laval, Mr. Eden and Baron Aloisi met privately,

The Council will meet to-

puble.- morrow, probably In Reuter.

DRAFT RESOLUTION

Geneva, July 31. A draft resolution being elaborated by Mr. Eden, M. Laval

Expansion of Italy in Africa un supported by arms or a protectorate unprotected by military measures might end In another Adowa, the slaughter of Italians and the end of Italian influence on the African con- tinent, it states.

In interpreting the security of her colonics Italy alone is the judge, the paper goes on to any. "For in the event of dangers, we should not have the help of anyone; indeed, probably the contrary." Italy does not pretend to be fighting for the and M. Litvinoff comprises four abolition of slavery in Abyssinia, points. The first is that conciliation though that would be a consequence procedure be continued between of her policy, the newspaper con- Italy and Abyssinia; the second cludes Router Special. that in the meantime, neither party should start hostilities; the bird that a fifth arbitrator be appointed to the Conciliation Com- mission which will report back to the Counell, by September. 2; the fourth that the signatories of the #1906 treaty lend their good offices

to effect a settlement-Reuter.

FORMULA FOR ARBITRATION

Geneva, July 81. The League Counel! has decided to draft a formula for continued arbitration.

SEEK TRADE AGREEMENTS

AMERICA

TREATING WITH HOLLAND

Washington, July 81. President Roosevelt to-day con ferred with officials with a view to However, resumption of arbitra-spoeding up the nation's reciprocal tion is not yet assured since Baron trade agreement policy... #Akis! has made a reservation that

He announced subsequently that

arbitration must be confined to the

she

stands a great chance of attaining equality among the family of the nations," concluded General Lin,

BREWERY

· STRIKE -

POLICE GUARD S'HAI PLANT

Shanghai, Aug. 1. The U. B. Brewery plant in the Foreign

trans- Settlement was formed into an armed camp yester- day afternoon when heavily armed police forces guarded the plant and 40,000 empty bottles, seizure of which would probably have caused bloodsbed.

Trouble started when 170 em- ployees were given notice of die- missal" during the next three. months. They immediately called a strike to enforce their demand to be retained.

Negotiations for an amicable settlement were proceeding this morning-Reuter.

discharge.

Crompton remains in custody and will make another appearance fore the Kowloon Magistrate on Saturday morning.

TIFFNESTONE VIENNENESENÍNADERMANICINERAREJE BANDITS ATTACK AMERICAN SCHOOL

Second Gang Carries Off 300 Villagers

Shanghai, Aug. 1. According to Chinese re- ports from Tientsin, 1,500 bandits looted Taipinghai, in Hopel province, on Tues- day, carrying off no fewer than 300 captives.

Gov- ernment forces are now pursuing the gang.

Another Chinese report from Peiping states that bandits carried out an abor. tive attack yesterday morn ing

the on

Jefferson Academy. an American institution near Peiping.- Router.

MANY DIE IN MINE BLAST

DISASTER IN SOUTH AFRICA, WORKING

Johannesburg, July 31. All hope has now been aban- doned of saving the Manager of the Marfield. Colliery, two white miners and seventy-four natives, who are entombed near Breyton, as the result of an explosion which occurred in the mine.

Rescue parties who have been active have already located several bodies. Reuter.

BOMBAY SILVER PRICES

Robbers Take Big Haul

ARMED. MEN ENTER VILLAGE HOUSE

THREATENED SERVANT

RECORD BREAKING:

VALUES

FOR ONE MONTH -

WHITEAWAY'S

+

SUMMER SALE

NOW PROCEEDING

SINGLE COPY TO CENT Whiteaway-Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.

U. S. MAY BUILD

MORE WARSHIPS

POLICY DEPENDS ON BRITAIN AND JAPAN

PACIFIC FORTIFICATION MAY BE NECESSARY

Washington, July 31. At a press conference to-day Mr. Claude Swanson, Secretary of the United States Navy, Indicated that the Government might order the construction of new battleships and cruisers if Britain and Japan do sq after the expiration of the Washington Treaty.

"With regard to battleships and cruisers we will be guided by what other nations do," said the Navy Minister. "But in all other respects the United States" will adhere to the programme authorised by the Vinson Act."

This was confirmed at a later press conference with President Roosevelt.

WORRIED BY NAZI PROTEST

U.S. GOVERNMENT EMBARRASSED

NO APOLOGY. LIKELY.

(Special to "Telegraph")

Washington, July 31.

The President stated that the United States was considering the construction of additional war- ships to meet the increases con- templated by foreign powers,

The President admitted that the question of the fortification of Islands in the Pactic, after the expiration of the Washington Treaty, was under consideration also.

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"If we lose the Philippines ave 'might want to. yu elsewhere," he ́

suggested cryptically.

He emphasised, however, that the matter of Pacific fortifications had not gone beyond the stage of conjecture, describing reports in this connection as merely "if" and "when" stories.-Reuter.

DEPENDS ON TREATIES

Washington, July 13, American naval policy

The

The German Government's pro- depends, upon the fate of the test over the Bremen Incident, in present naval treaties, according which demonstrators tore the Nazi to the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. flag from the mast of the big liner Claude Swanson. In New York harbour, has placed

He said the establishment of the Administration in an, uncom-fortifications in the Aleutians and fortable position.

In the mid-Pacifle must be con-

The usual routine apology is un-sidered if and when the existing Ilkely, due firstly, to the fact that naval, treaties expire. Any in- Jews and Catholics have a heavy ternational naval conference would voting strength and, secondly, that be a real problem, he said. a strong minority desires to sever relations with Germany and would gladly use this incident as an

excuse.

Armed with revolvers, six men forced an entry into No. 24 Wang Chow Village, Tsoi Po Tin district, in the early hours of this morning,

restrictions on Pacific fortifica- Pointing out that the present by breaking open the skylight, and decamped with $1,800 in money,

tions expire with the Washington and jewellery to the value of $400,

Treaty, he added: "We are con- The only inmates of the house There is a third point; the Ad-sidering the problem because if were five girls, the eldest being a ministration Itself very thinly we lose the Philippines the Navy servant Tool Ying, aged 18, the volls its dislike of Nazilam, partly might wish to go elsewhere in the other four being between the ages due to the religious and racial Pacific." of eight and fifteen.

policion of that system, and partly The robbery took place about 1 to the violation of treaties and the would only be considered actively if He emphasised fortification plans o'clock this

American morning. Taol Ying discrimination against was awakened by the

and noise of products

American

bond-the treaties were not renewed. somebody trying to break open the holders.

WATCHING BRITAIN skylight. Shortly afterwards, she saw six

The Bremen owners, it is alleged, enter the house men

Mr. Swanson indicated that the through the skylight. Five were invited the incident by disregard-Navy had taken full cognizance of ofing the police warning and permit- the British construction programme armed with revolvers. One them pointed a revolver at her, and ting hordes of visitors on board the and declared that the United States asked her for the keys to the safe, vessel. For this reason also the programme until 1942 aimed at a where the money and jewellery were Administration does not feel that Navy of treaty strength. This kept locked. The robbers then an apology is necessary.

would be followed regardless of the ransacked the premises, and left However, the Administration is activities of other powers. after being on the floor for about anxious to observe its obligations three quarters of an hour. They and to protect the flags of all na-placement had not been decided on The question of battleship re- fted in the direction of Tal Cheng tions. It does not like Communista definitely but he Indicated that if village.

and does not wish to condone their Britain and Japan launched a now acta of violence. Meanwhile, building plan in 1987, the United police are making a report on the States would probably do likewise. Incident and a reply is being |--United Prena. drafted to Germany's protest and will probably be delivered on Thursday,

None of the Indiates 'was in 'any way molested by the robbers. No arrenta have been made.

S'HAI EXCHANGE MARKET

STEADIES AFTER EARLY WEAKNESS

STRONG FEELING

JAPAN'S ESTIMATES

Tokyo, August 1, An increase of about 180,000,-

There is strong feeling amongst 000 yen is involved in the draft of a certain section of the public over the Japanese naval estimates for the Bremen disorders. A member next, which was issued to-day of Congress is quoted as saying that and which totals 712,000,000 yen. The expenditure anticipates the he had visited' President Roose

velt and was happy to say that be modernising of certain vesacis, at Shanghai, Aug. 1.

Was sympathetic to these meetings a cost of 75,000,000 yen; Opening rates to-day on the of Nast sympathisers. He wants Improving of docks, 72,000,000 Foreign Exchange, Market were: you to protest over this incident." yen;

Additional cost of construction U.S. dollars 87. Sterling Another source claims that Pre-of-vessels, 53,000,000 yen; 1/6.1/4, Gold" Barn $889,00... The aldent Roosevelt has suramoned the market opened weak but steadied German Ambassador and told him

Munitions, 48,000,000 yen;

slowly. The Central Bank is ap that the Communiste had better 25,000,000 yen. Reuter

Additional Air Corps equipment,

parently striving to keep the gold beware."

SHOWERY WEATHER

Anigrontier insidents and the formal negotiations for the con- over N.W. China and S.W. Japan. Weak antlcyclones are altuated made at counter clusion of trade pact between the depression remains over at 3.15 p.m. to day stated that the bar quotations up. The market Some 60,000 Naxi Sympathisers

Reuter despatches from Bombay Ton that the arbitratora United States and the Netherlands Kwange. It is decreasing in in price of "ready" aliver was down Lie entire problem. Including the Dutch colonies, would tenalty. There are indications of or three annad from yesterday's TUGUESE BOSHion begin immediately depression forming in the Pael olores

open-negotiations | fle to the east of North Luzon, be added. | Local forecast:S.Wsi wində, mo-

derate; cloudy, showery

was very steady at 10.80 mm.

There le very little business attended meeting of protest in "assume all the consequences result- pawing** Erchange rates at 1220 New York today" and, dockles to lug from their approval of the way were ?U.§. dollars. 87.18/16, Ster, boycott Mayor La Guardia, Sena, Germany was fighting for the pre- ling 1/6.5/18, Gold Barn $888.00 Cora King, Wanger and Copeland servation of the future of Arya United Prasa.

took an oath "that" they *** ild - United Pres