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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1935.

日五廿月七

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The Worlds

Master Tyre

ITALY WARNS BRITAIN AGAINST CLOSING SUEZ

WOULD BE ACT

OF WAR

SANCTIONS SUREST WAY TO TROUBLE

THREATENING TONE OF GIORNAL D'ITALIA

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Mensagen Ordinance, 1894. Received, Aug. 23, 8 a.m.)

Rome, Aug, 22. A warning that free exports of arms to Abyssinia and the closing of the Suez Canal would be considered actual hostilities against Italy and as such would be repulsed, was made by "Gayda" in an article in the Giornal d'Italia to-day. His threat was made almost simultaneously with the British Cabinet decision not to alter its arms exports policy.

The writer says that having yesterday written a serene and cordial article directed to the intelligent members of the British nation who understand Italian needs, it is necessary also to say a word to the out-and- out British pacifists.

Opium Divans In Hongkong

And Kowloon

NO SLACKENING IN ILLICIT TRADE

WAITRESSES EMPLOYED

There was no slackening of the trade in illelt oplum in the Colony last year, according to the annual report of the Superintendent of Imports and Exports, which states that a mushroom growth of divans continued to flourish

the crowded quarters of Victoria and Kowloon.

Mr. T. 0. M. Sopwith, who is to Raids made daily never failed | build new "Endeavour", pre- to discover them in netion, though, sumably to challengr for the as usual, only small stocks for fin:

„America's 'Cup, mediate needs were kept on the premises.

One of the rare excep- itous to this rule was revealed in

night raid on a house on Cheung Chau Island, where a considerable quantity of row and prepared spluns, with utensils for the preparation of oplam,

were dis- covered on premises on which a divan was being conducted on a

together

generous scule: forty-one persona, ¦. thirty-three pipes, seventeen lamps. covered.

| This is the largest divan yet dis- !

BUSINESS NOTICES

a virile and sideration will be given,

B.--Nowadays business

BUILDING ANOTHER ENDEAVOUR

T.O.M. SOPWITH'S PLANS

TO RACE IN AMERICA?

"Gayda" proceeds to declare that sanctions would of three notices found in a divan, The following is translation mean war, and that the British newspapers which are which employed waltreases- proclaiming themselves apostles of sanctions are work-comparatively new departure: ing for war-war transferred from Africa to all parts A.--Even to the best friends no' of the world, a war of destruction by land and sea and asked for alter smoking no con- credit is allowed. If credit is

(Special to "Talagrupå") sky, such as would soon be made by

London, Aug, 20. exasperated people which would defend its right to

Mr. T. 0. M. Sopwith, famous live and work, together with its honour.Reuter | petition is keen and financial dif- as a sportsman and as a pioneer Special.

ficulties are great. The proprie-in aeroplane manufacture, ham tor, realizing this, has chosen fordered the construction of another. gentine goods of the best quality,great racing yacht. Endeavour II. and, specially as a sacrifice, is cut- Apparently it is his purpose to ting down the price to $1 for 3 challenge mace in order to benefit his cus-America's Cup. tomers,

ASKING FOR WAR

Rome, Aug. 22.

"The British press in claiming

sanctions against Italy is asking!

RUSHING

for war" says a Giornal da NEUTRALITY

editorial tu-day.

"The war would extend, from

Africa to Europe, and from Europe

to the world. It would be deter-i

minedly carried out by the Italian

MEASURE

people conscious of their rights, MANDATORY ARMS

not!

and conscious of defending their i rights and honour before history."!

The editorial said it was threatening Britain but that if Britain arma Ethiopia and closes the Suez Canal and applies economic penalties to Italy, “Italy would regard such actions hostile."-United Preas.

AIR CONTINGENT

Naples, Aug, Zil-

an

EMBARGO

AMERICAN CAUTION

(Special to "Telegraph")

dio Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphic Ana

Ordinance, 1981, flsesferd, August 21 m.)

The aircraft carrier Miraglia is leaving again to-night for Easte Africa.

another

small

Sho carries contingent of fighting aircraft and

Air Force men. She has five big

Washington, Aug. 22. The United States is pressing i bombers and five scout machines | forward with all speed legislation aboard, and eighty sirmen.

to ensure American

Staff of the Air Force, is

nboard.-Reuter.

SOLID SUPPORT

designed

also

Purchases malo for smoking feither on or off the premises are

much welcomed.

once more for the

The first Endeavour, which has been racing with distinction ever since the last sensational challenge for the America's Cup, failed to At night sales carry on up to 2 And having tried once with her, bring the coveted prize to England.

Mr. Sopwith is not likely to try again.

WON TWICE Endeavour won her first two

11.m.

Do not miss this opportunity.

G.----When our friends favour us

Healthier

Condition

Of Silver

U.S. TAKING ALL CASH OFFERS

BULL ACCOUNT REDUCED

London, August 22.

Messrs. Mocatta and Goldsmid,

11 their aliver past week, say:-

can

review for the

Doubts as to whether the Ameri

authorities would continue

To buy after Congress has ad- journed, together with serious dimeulties of a prominent Bom- bay operator have caused heavy realisations by stale bulls.

There have been further sales! by hears and also on China's account and, with America only! prepared to buy spot silver, the forward silver price fell on August 20.

Since then, there has been some recovery in the forward price ne the discount has discouraged sellers and attracted a little for- ward buying, while the amount offered has been much smaller.

America has taken all cash sil ver offered and the bull account s now ao very much reduced that the technical position of the mar ket is healthier than it was in the Just twolve months.

Stocks of silver are estimated at 16,000,000 ounges, comparad with 30,000,000 ounces the pro- vious week.--Reuter.

PUSH MCCARRAN BILL

Washington, Aug. 22. A special silver investigating committee, headed by Senator Key Pittman, was organised to-day, and it was agreed to push for a vote, before the adjournment, on the McCarran Bill repealing cer- tain sections of the Silver Pur- chase Act.

BRITISH POLICY

UNALTERED

CONTINUED SUPPORT

FOR LEAGUE

"WE HAVE MADE UP OUR MINDS CALMLY"

London, Aug. 22.

After deliberating upon the Ethiopian embroglio for nearly five hours, the British Cabinet emergency meeting broke up at 4.30 o'clock this afternoon. They were cordially greeted by the dense crowd as they left Downing Street.

"We have made up our minds; quietly and calmly and coolly. We have the clearest minds as to what should be done," declared Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, former Prime Minister, leaving No. 10 Downing Street. He is going to Lossiemouth by air-to-morrow;'

Other ministers declined to make any comment, but an official statement is expected later. Several members of the Cabinet are resuming their holidays immediately, including the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who returns to Aix-les-Bains to-night.

CATHOLIC BISHOPS PLEDGED

WILL FOLLOW IN MARTYR'S - STEPS-

DRAMATIC MEETING

There will be no further meat- ings of the Cabinet before the League of Nations Council meet- ing on September 4.

Contrary to expectations there has been no official statement with respect to to-day's Cabinet moeting." It is authoritatively icarned that Mr. Anthony Edon made a detailed report upon the Paris discussions, after which the Cabinet considered various asso clated questions.

CLOSE CO-OPERATION The Cabinet. It is believed, endorsed the decisions taken by the British and French represen- tatives in Paris to remain in con- The measure, would repeal the.

stant touch and closer co-opera- 50 por cent. tax on silver trading profits, authorise the nationallan-

Berlin, Aug. 22.

tion and until the League Council tion of the metal, and licence À message from Fulda, in meets on September 4 to explore exporters and importers.-Reuter. Bavaria, atufes that a dramatic with Italy the possibility of find

moment occurred during prayers ing a peaceful settlement. ADOPTION UNLIKELY concluding the Catholic Confer In view of these explorations It

ence, when relles of St. Roniface was decided Washington, August 22.

at present not to The leaders of the House of were held over the head of each make a change In the decision

Bishop.

taken in July to temporarily Representatives to-day Indicated

of arms to Italy and Abyssinia. This was intended to be symbolic withhold licences for the export Sliver Amendment is now most are determined. If necessary, to unlikely.

This does not mean that this decision will necessarily be main- tained until September 4.

with their patronage, payment races against the American defon-that the adoption of the McCarran of the fact that German Bishops must be made in cash. No credit

is to be given. Will our good The friends please excuse this? place is clean and thly; the pipes ore beautiful and the lampa nice;; ten and water are generously sup pled; the assistants render good service.

For one mace the charge is 36 cents; the opium is good and worthy to be smoked,

TWO JAPANESE ARRESTED

Enough Dynamite To Wreck Singapore

(Special to "Telegraph")

London, Aug. 22... The Exchange Telegraph correspondent at Singapore reports that two Japanese have been arrested there and have been charged with the possession of an enor- mous quantity of high ex- plosive,

They are said to have had 2,000, sticks of dynamite and 200 detonators, which .would bo sufficient

demolish the great naval base.-United Press.

to

in only

to the

Representative John A. Martin, follow the Saint's herole fight and Democrat of Colorado, who is one death for the cause of the Faith. of the silver bler leaders in the tion passed by the Conference will

It is understood that a resolu

ATTITUDE UNCHANGED House said: "The prospects of;

be contained

It was elreular

further decided that amendment the passage of the

letters are very alim due to the Adminis- follow the lines of that passed two the policy already frequently an- clergy and will there was no reason to change tration's opposition and also the

respecting imminence of Congress adjourn-years ago, expressing loyalty to nounced,

Britain's the Reich.

attitude towards the League of ment."

Clerical circles intimate that the Nations and its Covenant. Representative Robert L. Dough-

In this respect it is ton, Democrat of North Carolina, Fope desired the Conference to

recalled also wuld that he did not think adhere strictly to the stipulations that that the amendment would be con- of the German Concordat.-Reuter, | Bidøred.—United Presa.

UTILITIES BILL PROSPECTS

LIKELY TO PASS IN REVISED FORM

Washington, Aug. 22.

PRESERVING GLENCOE

SCENE OF HISTORIC TRAGEDY

Edinburgh, Aug. 22. Scots are rejoicing at the news

the

Sir Samuel Hoare, Foreign Minister, made a state- ment in the House of Commons on July 31 to the effect that the. nation was fully conscious of its treaty and Covenant obligations, and certainly intended to uphold them.

No further developments are expected for some days and no` further meetings of the Cabinet hava been arranged. Certain ministers will remain in London or within easy reach and will be available to meet at any moment. Reuter learns that there is no

and the League Assembly of September 9 will not proceed on normal lines-Router.(*)

The House of Representatives, by that Glencos, which has been reason to suppose the decisiona

threatened by builders, will be Senate compromise providing for a preserved as a national possession modified "death sentence" on the for ever. Utilities Holding Companies Bill. This sasurance was given with The compromise instructs the the announcement that the Na- Securities Exchange Commission to tional Trust for Scotland, Ltd., had dissolve all utility holding com- acquired part of the glen, includ- panies as soon as practicable altering the

of the historic

HEROIN DIVANS

With regard to heroin pill Gondrul Pinno, Deputy Chief of neutrality in future wars.

divans, it is stated that according to the report for 1933, no certain Following a conference last night, piston could then be given as to

whether divan Président Roosevelt, Mr. Cordell to smoke heroin and opium in- patrons tended

Wellington, Aug. 22.

Hull, Secretary of State, and Mr. discriminately. It now

appears Premlor G. W. Forbes of New Reynolds, Chairman of the Foreign | fairly certain that indiscriminate Zealand issued a statement to-day Affairs Committee of the House of smoking is not the rule, The to say that if Britain were involved Representatives, favour legislation ppium divans, which are still easily In war New Zealand would be leaving it to the President to decide in the majority, do not cater for likewise.

when an arms embargo should be heroin, but some heroin divans However, Parliament would be applied against an aggressor only keep an opium pipe or two handy naked to consider the position or against all belligerents.

in case the client should want to before war was declared, he added.

smoke opium. -United Prest.

The President and the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House are- Horoin divans are more exclu- der, it will be recalled, and only opposed to the resolution passed by sive than opium divans: their lost the rubber when her owner's the Senate making the declaration patrons are not so poor as are the protest failed. It was alleged that of an embargo on arms mandatory coolies who constitute the regular she was fouled.

Mr. Sopwith, dis- on the President in the event of clientele

of the average oplum gusted, Bald he would divan, and women, who are rarely challenge again for the America's found A compromise will probably be opium divan, are occasionally dis-

among the ellents of an Cup. retched. leaving it to the President covered smoking to decide with regard to any em- Heroin

heroin pills.

Nevertheless, there have been in- IMPOSSIBLE

divans, too, are better dications that he has changed his bargo, but insisting that it should furnished, European. style beds mind. He recently declared that

or that can prove that economics greater part of the glen itself, Aatisfaction Washington, Aug. 22.

be applied to all bolligerents.-being in general use among them, although the handicap against a

are not otherwise obtainable, | comprising over 1,700 acres. The Sonate, by Alt voles to 87,

Renter Special,

though spring mattresses rarely challenger for the America's Cup

House leaders now bellevé that It is now insured against passed 'the Guffey Coal Bill, with

occur. the usual Chinese A further Renter message states boards prevailing. It costa a lttle building of a yacht which could

type was great, since It entailed the the enactment of the Bill is assured vandalism in perpetuity-Routar Senator Borah's amendment dis-that the Foreign Affairs Committee more to anoke heroin, at least ten cross the Atlantic under its own

this session-Reutcr. allowing protection from the anti-of the House has adopted a com- cents for four superior or seven sail, he nevertheless believed that trust laws to producers' complying promise on the Neutrality Bill inferior pills, whereas the ordinary British builders were equal to the

COTTON LOAN PROBLEM with the Code. This will make whereby the Senate clause render-coolie spends only five cents on his task. Ho hoped, he said, to see the price-fixing impossible, according ing it mandatory on the President smoke of inferior opium, Dis-Cup back in Britain before mang

Washington, Aug. 22. to Senator Borah.

The Bill will now he discussed of an outbreak of war will be re because it does not cause constipa-

to declare an embargo in the event ariminating people prefer. heroin months had passed.

The Manila Observatory reports President Roosevelt, with his aides, For the fourth successive day, The news that he will build an. that at 9 a.m. to-day the typhoon by a Congrviza.committee for ad-tained, but providing that the Bon or make the breath 'foul, as other Endeavour is taken as proof was situate in about 122 Long, 27has been conaldering a Cotton Loan Justment on this and other minor be affective only until February opium of Indifferent quality, doca, that he will follow the Lipton tradi- Lat, moving N.W. The position in for the 1935 crop, but no immediate

| and because it is cleaner, to handle, tion, and try again.-United Press. just east of the Bashi Channel..

GUFFEY COAL --

BILL PASSES

PRICE-FIXING NOW

points. Reuter.

war.

29, 1986.

bever

alte

ROME RELIEVED ···

Rome, Aug. 22. Nows that the 'British Govern- January 1, 1938, except those massacre of the MacDonalds. In ment had decided to continue the operating single Integrated systems, 1692, and пуда purhasing the arms embargo was received with here, since it was feared that Britain might decide to allow free exports to Abyssinis. The decision to continuo Bri tain's League policy. was expected, while the intention of continuing negotiations through diplomatic channels is regarded as well- menning, but useless-Reuter.

PARIS REACTION.

THE TYPHOON.

Special.

announcement is forthcoming Reuter:

Paris, Aug. 22. The British Cabinet's decisions. wero recaived with' satisfaction (Continued on Page 7.):