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三拜禮

號四十月八英港香

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1935.

LEAGUE CONTROL Wang Still

OF ABYSSINIA

BRITAIN TO URGE MANDATE

POLICY MAY RESULT IN COMPLICATIONS

Paris, August 13.

The critical threc-power conversations, concerning the Italo-Abyssinian dispute, will open in an atmosphere which was authoritatively described to Renter to-night as earnest, without either pessimism or optimism.

On the whole, however, opinion seems to tend rather towards pessimism than optimism. It is felt here that Great Britain holds the key to the riddle, but nobody knows at present what she is going to propose, except Mr. Anthony Eden, the British chief delegate, who, when he arrived this evening, made no statement to the crowd of eagerly waiting journalists. He drove directly to the British Embassy.

It is upon Great Britain's attitude, it is felt, that the outcome of the conversations depends-Reuter.

BRITISH DEMAND

London, Aug. 13.

It is learned that Great Britain has demanded that the League of Nailons should place, the Itula Abyssinian problem first on thef list of the agenda for the meeting of September 4, after it was dia-j closed that at present the subject; occupies the twenty-second place i on the list of twenty-five toples.

This placing of the subject was interpreted in London as an effect! to delay consideration of the ques tion and permit Italy more time to prepare for her proposed cam- paign in Africa,

SNOWDEN.

WARNS WORLD

CATASTROPHE MAY STRIKE EUROPE

IF LEAGUE FAILS

Friendly To

Kuomintang

?

WILL SERVE, BUT NOT IN CABINET

NO CHANGES IN SIGHT

Nanking Aug. 13. "Mr. Wang Ching-wel is in the bent of health. He is on the most friendly terms with the Contral Government

the And

Contral authorities. No matter whether he carries on his duties as Presi dent of the Executive Yuan or nut, he will continue to serve the

Central Kuomintang."

Such was the gist of an inter-

view given by Mr. Yeh Chu-tung, Secretary-General of the Central Party Headquarters, who returned to Nanking this evening at 7 o'clock, after having interviewed Mr. Wang Ching-wel, resigning President of the Executive Yuan Foreign Affairs, in Taingtao.

and concurrently Minister

of

Shortly after his arrival Mr. Yoh called on Mr. Chu Cheng, President of the Judicial Yuan. Mr. II. H. Kang, acting President of the Executive Yuan, and other Government leaders, about his

meeting with Mr. Wang, Mr. Yeh

will make a report before the Cen- weekly tral Political Council's meeting to-morrow.-Central News, NO CHANGES

Nanking, Aug. 13.

will take

No political chango place in the 'Government despite

Mr. Wang Ching-wel's decision to resign his posts, until some deci-

rosigning his post.

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WELDING EMPIRE

(Special to "Telegraph")

Illy Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphic tem sour Ordinance, 10. Received, August 16. ...}

London, Aug. 13.

Mr. Chen Küng pej · Minister of Far-reaching changes, which Industries, who has followed - the ¦ will affect the future of British world over, Are example of Mr. Wang Ching-wei by air routes the

being planned by the Air Ministry, in conjunction with Imperial Air- ways, according to the Evening Standard.

AMERICA'S PACIFIC OUTPOSTS

AIR BASE LIKELY IN ALEUTIANS

MID-OCEAN DEFENCES

(Special to "Telegraph")

The Standard's air correspondent writes that It is proposed to establish a vast air base for flying boats, the most modern of air- liners, and commercial craft of all sorts, at Portsmouth.

Alf Empire services and the coming Atlantic service base will be transferred from Croydon to this new centre. Only the British European service would continue to operate from the old Croydon aerodrome.

The correspondent also learned.

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make every road

a SAFER road

SILVER ALLOWED TO SLUMP

AMERICAN ACTION CAUSES DROP

ATTEMPT TO SHAKE OUT. "BULL" SPECULATORS

London, Aug. 13.

The sudden change in the American silver buying'. policy, which took London completely by surprise, was responsible for the sharp fall in silver prices to-day.

London expected America to continue to buy around 68 cents and therefore there was little change expected in the price, although it was known that the Far East was selling very heavily.

America confounded expectations by refusing to buy at the fixing, except at much lower levels, which caused the spot price to fall three-sixteenths. After the fixing the Far East holders continued to sell very heavily.

America commenced her oper- [ations by paying the rates asked,

but gradually lowered her buylag.

he said, that air services to Indin, DANGER TO quotations being about

Singapore, Australia and the Cape would ultimately be operated en-i tirely with flying boats.

is

PHILIPPINE CURRENCY

DOLLAR

The Air Ministry in an officia! statement says that no decision has yet been taken with regard to flying a hase for operations of Washington, Aug. 13. Authoritative soureus to-day in-boats which are operating or will sion has been reached by the Cen-terpreted President Roosevelt's operate from Britain to all parts TIED TO AMERICAN tral Political Council and the Cen-order making the Western Aleutian of the Empire over a vast chain of

But the matter Iral Executive Committee as to Islands, a military and naval re:air routes. whether Mr. Wang's resignation servation as a first step towards under active consideration.

It would be quite impracticable will be accepted or rejected. This is the general opinion expressed by political circles here to-day.

That Mr. Wang is determined to quit is proved by the fact that the staff of the Executive Yuan is now busy winding up the affairs of the Yuur

the establishment of a series of to make any further statement at

powerful air bases in the Pacific.

Naval experts have for a decade urged the establishment of an Aleutian air base permitting long range planes to operate in conjune- tion with the fleet.

present, the Air Ministry added.-- Reuter Special.

OR

FAR EAST BRANCH

London, Aug. 13. Imperial Airways (Far East) It is believed that the Navy is Ltd. was registered to-day with a The British action is construed

Messrs. Chen Kung-po, Minister planning similar aerial outpostseminal capital of £10,000 in tis confirming the Government's

Wake and of Industries, and Chen Shu-jen, at Guam.

Midwayovereign shares to

carry determination to fully discuss the

London, Aug. 14.

Chairman of the Chinese Overseas Islands.

business in nerlad transportation "whole dispute publicly in the event--

The dilators Laeties of the Affairs Commission, have handed Well-informed persons here be and net as agents for Imperini of angotiations falling to achieve

did, lieve that if and when the United | Airways.--Reuter. League of Nations are obviously in their resignations. They a settlement.

Meanwhile it is widely believed playing into the hands of Italy, not attend fo-day's weekly meet-States relinquishes its naval base of the Executive Yuan. In the Philippines, the Navy may the whose immediate aim is to gain ing Mr. Anthony Eden.

have they attended to more its Pacific headquarters to British Minister for League of time to complete her preparations Neither

for war against Abyssinia," declares their official duties-Coatral News, Guam, which has a splendid har- bour and theoretically would be Affairs, will propose Lord Snowden, former Labour

in

easier to defend than Cavite. the three-power conference

Naval men are officially Paris that Ethiopia shall be placed leader, in a letter to the Times to-

clay.

communicative. However, it ini under a League of Nations, man-

recalled that they have made date, economically, and that Italy! Mussolini, continues the former

and numerous training fights shall be the administrator on be-Chancellor of the Exchequer, has

surveya in the Aleutian Island half of the League-United Press,made it abundantly clear that he

area. It is indicated that the next naval nianodavres may o

that

Nations

#t

will Attack and fully Conquer ¡Abyssinia. His declared purpose is

to defy the League.

If the League does not accept his challenge, there's an end of the League, Lord Snowilen says.

SECRET NOTE

Paris, Aug. 1. 3. Pierre Laval, the Prime Minister of France, is awaiting a secret note from Emperor Selassie of Abyssinia which expected to But he adds that there would be provide a basis for the three-power complications as 24 result of the conversations scheduled to com- League's failure too terrible to con- mence to-morrow between Britain, template. Serious trouble in Bri- France and Italy.

Iain's colonial possessions would al- The Italo-Abyssinian situation most certainly develop. increasingly affects the European status que and France will probably

"The situation," he warns, "con- have to decide whether she will tains all the elements of another side with Britain against Italy or world war."-Reuter.

the reverse.

The Anglo-German naval agree- ment supports the implication that Britain will sock an ally in Berlin If France supports Italy. Converne ly, Signor Mussolini might decide to terminate military co-operation with France and Britain and revive the italian policy of supporting thoso nations desiring a revision of the World War treaties, if France supports Britain,

United Press.

H. K. DOLLAR · DOWN

LOWEST SINCE LAST APRIL

declined

"God" Of Sect Imprisoned

WITNESS TELL OF EVIL ORGIES

1101-

Doctor's

Surprise

MIGHT LOSE ITS VALUE

(Special to "Telegraph")

three-sixteenths below the fixing.

Brokurs point put that despite the recent heavy American pur- chases there is still a largo ħuļi position outstanding.---Reuter.

NEW YORK PURCHASES

New York, Aug. 13.

It is reported that the United States Treasury bought in New | York; approximately 320,000 ounces of silver at 67.62, and Ialer an additional 250,000 ounces at 67.12. This compares with the previous buying price of 68 cents for for- eign, bar allver,

In connection with to-day's weakness in the world silver nior- kets some trade guarters held the theory that in view of the specului- Washington, Aug. 1.

tive position bullt up by konie oper- Professor George Luthringer, of ators, presumably in anticipation Princeton University: author of that the Treasury's next move. The Gold Exchange Standard in would be a higher price of silver, the Philippines" memorandum, has the Treasury might have thought commented on Senor Villamin's it expedient to withdraw support statement of August 2; relative to at the level at which silver was reserve and dollar de-recently pegged with the intention currency valtiation, sustaining Senor Villa-of shaking out speculators and at min's contention that the Legisin- the same time accumulating addi- ture Act, No. 4199, complicated tional silver cheaply,—Reuter, the situation and made a funda-

-HEAVY PURCHASES

Evidence mental change in the Philippines

DEFENDED

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vurrency system.

Senor Villamin declared that

JORS

London, Aug. 13. One authority here to-day stut-

of $23,000,000 because of purchasing silver at the rate of the Philippines had suffered a ed that the United States had been American dollar devaluation. The 2,000,000 ounces daily in order to

share

in support the world price of the should Philippines America's profits from devalua-metal. tion, he says, and the only com- It is recalled that twice previous- plication is in the Legislature'sly the United Stater. preventer à once reportedly Act. above mentioned, which says price collapse, that two pesos shall equal one buying 60,000,000 in one operation.

-United Presa. American dollar.

Professor Luthringer

held almost halfway between the COLLEAGUE'S ACTION Aleutian and Puget Sound, the en- trance to the naval bases at Seattle and Port Townsend, which guards the straits of Juan de Fuca OLD GERMAN'S

across which lies Canadian soil. OBJECTION TO

It is noteworthy that although

TESTIMONY WILD CLAIMS

present treatles forbid the forti Berlin, Aug. 13.

Acation of the Aleutian Islands,

Interesting evidence was given Remarkable evidence was given Midway, Wake and Guam, they do to-day at the trial of the 70-year- not prevent much preparatory this afternoon at the Central old Josef Weisenberg, "God"

of work, such as the dredging of Magistracy on the resumption of that because it is tied to the dol- was harboura and the erection of radio | the case in walch Dr. Arthur Woolar in this way, the Philippines' the hazard of a col- the Weissenberg Sect, whe

is charged, at the instance of Mr. peso runs sentenced to two and a half years' stations-United Preer,

John S. H Warn Chinese Secret lapse in its purchasing power if imprisonment and loss of all elvil rights for five years further.

ary of the Italian Consul-General, the United States were swept into with wilfully neglecting and ex-severe inflation.-United Press. He was charged with offences

posing the latter's child in a man- against minors and abuse of

her likely to cause unnecessary guardianship.

injury to health.

Witnesses stated that the man's disciples drank spirits, which were 76 per cent. alcohol, until they were inengmble, after which choir children 8ang until they sober.

were

They declared that the accused adopted young girls for education, and poisoned them morally.

Weissenberg told the court that

followers.-Reuter.

1,000 DIE IN FLOOD

CATASTROPHES IN ITALY

ENTOMBED MINERS

The Hongkong dollar DANGEROUS SITUATION 6/8ths this morning, the official The extent of the Anglo-Italian rate on opening being 2s. Od. This eatrangement 1 Indicated in reis the lowest rate since early April, he had raised a corpse and that he ports that Great Britain has ship-At that time, however, silver was had held spiritualistic talks with ned large supplies of gas masks to 28.5/16d per ounce, whereas to-day Bismarck, Goethe, Luther and ot

It is 29.16/d. The Hongkong dollar hers: He claimed several thousand Malta and adjacent territory.

It is noteworthy that Malta, is now below parity. Great Britain's Mediterranean Inter-bank rates this morning naval base, la only forty-five miles were 2s. Od. sellers and 28, 0.1/8d. from Sicily, the sputhermost buyers. The market is disturbed Italian territory in Europe. owing to heavy selling by. Indin jand China yesterday, the tone

being easy. ALIVE TO DANGER

During the morning, the market "London, Aug. 13. developed further weakness, busi- Preliminary talks, which beginness being done at low an is 111⁄2d. to-morrow, and more formal con-The tone was a little steadier later. versations, which start Friday, there being sellers at 18. 11.9/16d. between the representatives of In London, silver prices depondent writes that the well-known When the dyke burst, hundreds France, Britain and Italy, will be clined 3/16ths spot and a farth-financier, M. Serge Rubenstein, of people crowded on to the roofs followed with close and anxiousing forward yesterday.

India managing-director of the Chosen of submerged houses, but wore attention in this country where and China sold, while America Corporation, has been served with engulfed as the house crumbled opinion is now fully alivo to the bought. The market, which was a writ of expulsion from France.

away-Reuter. far-reaching consequences that quiet, closed stendy. New York The charge is that Rubenstein A United Press message states

an outbreak of silver might follow

prices declined 3/8ths has been speculating against the that the disaster occurred when fyesborday..

(Continued on- Page-12.)... (Continued on Page 12.)

Dr. J. H. Montgomery, Medical Superintendent of the Matildn Hospital, called for the complain- iant, by Mr. E. S. C. Brooks, stat

at ed that he saw the child both

and

the the nursing home

at French Hospital. Its condition was critical.

argues

POST OFFICE PUBLICITY

NEW OFFICIAL TO SERVE

THOMAS' THEORY

Washington, Aug. 19. Senator Elmer Thomas to-day-

attributed the decline" in silver prices to the absence of Treasury purchases or else to the fact that the Treasury were trying to hay silver cheaply which, he says, is not the object of the Silver Act.

Senator Thomas said: "There is no sense in buying and burying silver and thereby injurying other nations.

"We want a higher price for silver and if we adhere to the Con- gressional mandate it will enrich us by enhancing the value of gold of which we have the largest stock; and I, for one, do not ob ject to thnt.-United Presa.

Mr. Brooks: Assuming you had

London, Aug. 13. nursing home of your own and had a patient there who was in The policy of active publicity

VITAL TO CHINA similar circumstances to this case, which has been, a feature of the the Post Office work ln recent years,

London, Aug. 12. would you have moved it to French Hospital"

and which was marked by the ap-

"It is clear that a low price for Public Relationssilver is a matter of vital interest Dr. Montgomely: Yes, I would.pointment of a Rome, Aug. 13.

Asked for his reasons, Dr. Officer in 1933, is to be pursued. for China," the Financial Times It is believed that a thousand

Sir Stephen Tallonts, who was declared this morning. FINANCIER MAY people have been drowned as the Montgomery said the child would

"Quite apart from any humani- result of the bursting of a dyke have had a, better chance in nura-Secretary of the Empire Market FACE CHARGE in the township of. Ovada, nearing and non-interference by any-ing Board from 1926 to 1938, was tarian motives, it would seem one outside the nursing staff. Ho the first Public Relations Officer. jobvious that the agricultural block Alessandria.

United States, would SPECULATING AGAINST

The country has veen inundated added that he had been informed He recently accepted an appoint in the over an area of 25 miles by 16 that the child's parents frequently ment as controller of Public Re- ultimately recognize that the main- FRENCH FRANC?

miles, number of factorica have lifted the child from its bed and lations to the British Broad- tenance of a normal volume of an casting Corporation, which takes production and trade in China been destroyed, and four bridges moved it from one bed to London, Aug. 14.

other.

It would best serve their interests a In

and effect

October, this to The Daily Express Paris corres- swopt away.

Mr. Brooks objected

now announced that Lieutenant the Chinese market is an outlet -Colonel E. T. Crutchley, at present for both wheat and cotton. ¿

"In spite of the special loan? hear-say evidence.

Mr. Jenkin, for the defendant, the Representative in the Common-

of His from the United States in 1988 for replied that it was not for Mr wealth of Australia Brooks to object as Dr. Montgo- Majesty's Government in the United paying for these commodities, Kingdom, will succeed him as there was a heavy reduction in mery was: Mr. Brooks witness..

The objection was noted.. Public Relations Officer to the Fost China's Imports of wheat flour ""(Continued, on': Page:izi) V Office-British Wirelana. The caso in preceeding.

franc-Router,