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The

FINAL EDITION

Library, Supreme Court

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1981 三拜禮 號四月九英香 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,

No. 14078

1935.日七初月八

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MOTORISTS WHOSE MOTTO IS

Safety

First"

ALWAYS FIT

DUNLOP

TYRES

ETHIOPIA MAY OFFER MANDATE TO BRITAIN

TRIBES LEAVE FRONTIER

INVASION RUMOURS

PERSIST

ITALIAN ATTACKED IN ADDIS ABABA

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, Sept. 4, 816 and

Addis Ababa, Sept. 3. Many prominent Ethiopians are convinced that the best way out of the present desperate situation is to offer Great Britain a mandate over the country. The views of the Emperor upon this matter are not known, but unquestionably responsible quarters are giving serious attention to the suggestion.

The Danakil tribesmen are still continuing to arrive in small numbers from villages neur, Deridawa and the rumour persists that Italian troops have crossed the frontier. This report was first heard in Addis Ababa yesterday, and was followed by a quick denial from Rome that the vanguard of the Italian army in Eritrea, numbering some 2,500 men, had entered Ethiopian territory.

Nervousness prevails in Dori-

dawo.

Many foreigners are leaving for Djibouti,' in French Somaliland.

WARRIOR PRINCESS Nowhere is there 4 greater enthusiasm for war than in the wild Tigre region where Ras Seyoum commands an army of between 150,000 and 200,000 men. Princess Atzede, beautiful wife of Seyoum, virtually commands the troops in her husband's absence and he intends to go into the front line in the event of war, leaving her, to direct operations.

Seyoum's plan is to warn the army and the population of any Italian attack by means of

Nuries

of great bonfires on high points

ble. Reuter Special.

italian beaTEN

BRIBERY APPEAL SUCCEEDS

COURT QUASHES CONVICTION

SANITARY INTERPRETER

!

LEAGUE ABOUT TO CRASH?

STATESMEN SEE WAR AHEAD

PREDICTIONS AT GENEVA

(Special to "Telegraph")

sily Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie Men- anges Ordinance, 1996, Tegriped, September

63130 6.44-8 Genova, Sept. 3.

The anticipated events of the next few hours here, according to well-informed quarters are 18 follows:

First, Mr. Anthony Edon, the British Minister. for League Affairs, will report upon the

failure of the British, French and tallan conversations in Paris at formula for the settlement of the italo-Ethiopian trouble,

which it was hoped to find a

Secondly, the Arbitration Com-

mission will report upon its in- ability to determine responsibility

for the Ualual incidents.

Thirdly, Italy will demand of

the League Council the expulsion. of Ethiopia from the League. denin! in respect of charges over the Daluat affair.

Fourthly, Ethioplu wll enter a

Finally, negotiations will

com.

mence in an attempt to determine the future proceedings to be undertaken in order to avert war in Africa.

CRASH NEAR

Sir Malcolm Compbell, world speed champion, who pesterday uttained the remarkable speed of over 904 miles per hour in his

car, the Blue Bird.

Campbell

Satisfied

With Speed

ACHIEVES HIGHEST

AMBITION

LEAVING FOR ENGLAND

Wendover, Sept. 4. Sir Malcolm Campbell is

time.

1

Cancelling

Ethiopian

Concession

OFFICIAL AMERICAN

ANNOUNCEMENT

TROUBLE FOR NOTHING

Washington, Sept. 3.

If what the State Department

in Eritrea and Italian Somaliland, mile course, in two races against production in Ethiopia to the League sacrifices the respect of everyone and forever loses its aignificance as a peace instrument. -United Press,

Yesterday it Was

an

worth 45

POLICY UNCHANGED

RUN ON TWO H. K. CHINESE BANKS

BANK OF CANTON CLOSES DOORS

EXCITED DEPOSITORS DEMAND PAYMENT

Following the temporary closing of the Bank of Canton this morning, there was a large-scale run on the National Commercial and Savings Bank, Ltd., an- other prominent Chinese banking concern this after-

noon.

Large crowds of depositors beseiged the Bank's premises at 8A Des Voeux Road Central, and eventually a notice was displayed stating that the Bank would pay 20 per cent, of saving bank accounts, payments to be made every ten days.

The run started in a small way this morning, when depositors were paid in full, but this afternoon the demands became so great that the Bank had to intimate that it could not meet them immediately.

FORCING JEWS FROM BUSINESS

-$

NOTICE TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS

ART DEALERS*--

FATE

Mr. M. K. Wong, secretary of the Bank, seen by a Telegraph, re- presentative this afternoon, stated that the Bank's estimated assets were $10,000,000, whercas deposits, totalled only half that amount, He added that the Butk naturally could not convert its assets Intu WAS cash Immediately; and this why the decision had been reached to pay deposilors by instalmenta every ten days.

The Bank has authorised capital of 600,000 shares of $10 each, of which 297,410 shares have been issued, fully paid. Tho profit for 1934 was $70,713, and a wum of $80,264 was carried for- ward to this year.

an

OVER $300,000 DRAWN

(Special to "Tälegraph") ·

Interviewed by a representativo dead and word s

of the Telegraph, Mr. Wong Kwok- for the stated that the run was apparently shuen, the Manager of the Bank,

Herlin, Sopt, 3.

Chamber.

caused by the closing of the Bank of Canton. In the course of to-day

REORGANISATION PLANNED

it is conceded that the Leaguei is almost certain to crash upon one of the two rocks in its course. If the League tukes a strong stand; against Italy, Italy will walk out of the Council Chamber and resign happy man to-day. He has travel-ays is true, the fear of complica from the League. If the League led at an average speed of more tions arising out of the letting of a concession in oil and mineral tolerates Italian war preparations Than 300 miles an hour, over

American company in no longer serious. The State Department that Sir Malcolm, though he had celled.

announced ways the concession is to be can-

broken all his own records for

It was reported Saturday that speed over the measured mile on Mr. F. M. Rickett, a British agent WAR IN MONTH

one lap of the straight course, had of big oil interests, had procured Geneva, Sept. 3.

failed to maintain the pace on his Statesmen arriving here for the second run in the opposite direct concession from the Emperor of 4620 am League of Nations Council session tion along the measured mile and

Abyssinia which was of land. The fire line will extend Found "Guilty" by the jury and to-morrow agree that the future had ended his gallant ran a frac-

immense amount of money. Bri- Jewish dealers in fine arts and over $300,000 had been withdrawn, 18 months hard Europe alignment, the League's tion of a second too late. 150 miles to the rear of the front entenced to

tish and American capital was antiques have been given notice to but he was confident that the Bank at the line and 100 fires will send their labour

last Criminal Tata, and possibly European and

sald to be involved, and it was liquidate their businessas within a would be able to meet all demands. Sessions an a charge of having work peace, depend to some ex« amoke warning to the back country

that But that was a mistake. A re-expected

Italy would bmonth, when their names will be. The following notice has bean and bring the irregular levies into accepted a bribe of $60, Cheng tent on what can be accomplished check of figures discloses that Sir gravely disturbed by the develop removed from the Reich Kultur posted at the offices of the Bank: action. The system has been King-u, an interpreter of the in the next fortnight by the Malcolm travelled at a speed of ment.

"Only 1/5th of the total amount of found to work very satisfactorily, Sanitary Department, was success-diplomats of the nations.

304311 milen per hour when Yesterday, at Djibouti, Mr.

deposits can be withdrawn at any making rapid mobilisation ponai-fal in an appeal against his con- Wednesday's Council meeting travelling north on the measured Rickett denied that the British The Propaganda Minister consi- one time, and subsequent with

viction before the Chief Justice, will be followed on September mile, and 295.566 miles per hour investors had any money in the ders that trading in cultural goods drawals shall be at an interval of Sir Athol MacGregor, and Mr. by the annual assembly, in which when he turned and drove over venture. It was purely American, is not a purely economic occupa-every ten days. But the Bank will Justice J. J. Hayden in the Arty-seven nations Will par- the same distance southwards, he said. Meanwhile, the Foreignition, and therefore is not protected under normal conditions waive the London, Sepi. 3. Criminal Court of Appeal this ticipate.

anid the first reports. They gave | Office had denied all officialby the general order that business compliance of this rule and permit On the eve of the League of morning.

·Statesmen say that the outlook his time as 11.83 seconds on the knowledge of the concession, and life must not be interfered with. larger or total amount of deposits to Nations enquiry into the Italo- The conviction was quashed may be summarised as follows: Arat lap and 12.18 on the second. Washington, too, had declared that Non-Aryans own over 80 per be withdrawn at any one time with- Abyssinian dispute, a disquieting and no order for re-trini WAN First, an Italian declaration of The officials of the Contest Board it had no hand in obtaining the cent. of the fine arts and antique out prejudice, however of the Bank's personal incldant is reported from made.

war is certain within a month; of American Automobile Associa contract.-Reuter.

businesses, and their enforced right to insist upon its compliance Addis Ababa. According to Mr. H. C. Macnamara, instructed

Second, there will not be an tion then issued the bulletin:

liquidation is expected to over on any future occasion." Italian sources an Italian citizen by Mr. M. K. Lo, was

for the immediate effort to impose penal-Qampbell has travelled at an

stock the market” and cause A was attacked in the street, Stones appellant; and Mr. W. J.

Lock- ties;

average speed of 299.875 miles

Washington, Sept. 3. {great drop in prices. were thrown at an Italian house, hart-Smith, Assistant Crown Third, the reported oil con- per hour over the lake sand The Ethiopian concession to the

The Italian Minister is said to Solicitor appeared for the rea-cessions to a mysterious American course.

Foreign dealers who are inter- A sensation was created in local African Exploration Corporation have told the Ethiopian Govern-pondent-the Crown.

firm are unimportant and do not, Some hours later officials die will play no part whatever in the nationally well-known have pro- banking circles this morning when mont that he is not responsible If

alter the main facts in the situa- covered a mistake in their cal- United States attitude Recalling the facts of the case,

towards teated through thoir Consuls the Head Office of the Bank of the Italians henceforth

culations. tako Mr. Macnamara said his ellest tlon.--United Press.

Campbell's

Canton, Ltd., one of the best-known average the Italo-Abyssinian situation, an- against the order to Hquidate. legitimate means to defend them had been convicted of bribery.

speed was over the 300 mile mark! nounced Mr. Cordell Hull, Secre Lucerne states that a strongly- Colony, failed to open its doors,

Meanwhile, a message from Chinese banking houses in the NO RESPONSIBILITY There were netually two witnesses

Actually it was 301.837 miles per tary of State, when questioned French reports state that Count against him, one of whom said he

Paris, Sept. 3. hour.

to-day.

worded resolution condemning notice being posted on the door de Roquestelle, the French offered the bribe and the other

The Itulo-Ethiopian Arbitration

Whatever the nature of the Jews has been passed by the suspends payments pending re- Germany for persecution of the stating that "The Bank temporarily manager of the East African Com-testified that he acted as interpre. Commission has decided that no

transaction may prove to pany, has been arrested at Jijiga, ter in the transaction.

be, Zionist Congress meeting there, organisation. These two responsibility of any kind, either When he was told that he had either commercially or politically. The Abyssinia,

Rumours had been current for on charges of witnesses gave evidence. for the moral or pecuniary, attaches to failed to sustain espionage, Jifiga in a fortified Crown and they contradicted each either Italy or Ethiopia in the 300 miles an hour Sir Malcolm the controversy would be

some days that thero had been a city,

mild run on the Bank, and when other on several points, one of Uainal Incident or in subsequent muttered "Tough luck," and there-tained hereafter just as it would The Congress adopted a resolu- interviewed by a representative of The French Consul at Doriwada which

after announced that he would have been maintained had the tion approving of the convocation the Hongkong Telegraph yesterday, netual date Was the

on events. has gone to Jijlga to investigate. which the bribe was alleged to

It is understood that the Arbi- try again fo-day to batter his first concession not been arranged. of a World Jewish Congress to Mr. K. F. Lay, the manager of the -Reuter,

have been offered and accepted. tration Commission's unexpectedly trial time,

Ho reiterated that the conces- protect Jewish rights in different Foreign Department, admitted that Counsel then went on to om-conciliatory and non-committal "Well, I've got to do it all over eion was negotiated without Gov-countries-Router Special. phasise the necessity for cor-declalon was reached because the again," he said. He was set upon ernment cognisance.—Reuter.

this had boon the case. He added Gonova, Sopt. 3.

the travelling 300 miles an hour,

that there had been a gradual In- The League of Nations Council There was no corroboration, he League

roboration in a case of this kind. arbitrators reasoned that

Council's decision of showing that the car could do it.

crease of depasitors withdrawing will meet privately at 4 o'clock toonid, in the evidence given for August 3 ruled out the Commis- He would not rest until he had

their money during the last few morrow when the agenda for the the Crown, while on the other sion's purview on the question of set up that record, he declared, Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of

months, and explained that this session will be settled."

was due to the depression and lack hand, the defeneo had brought ownership of Ualual, making it But immediately he knew that State, announced to-day that as a The meeting will be followed three respectable persons to prove virtually impossible to give a there had been an error in the result of conversations he had had

of remittances from overseas. Immediately by a public session.that the appellant was away at

the legal decision.

calculations and that ho had with officlats of the Socöny-Vacuum |

When questioned as to the time when the incident was decided to deal with the question nounced he would return to Eng- would withdraw from the conoes- Accordingly achieved his, ambition, he an Oil Company they had declared they

financial position of the Bank, Mr. Lay said that it had so far succeed- alleged to have happened.

on a basis of examination of facts land.

alon agreement with Ethiopia.—

ed in meeting all demands, but which is difficult nine months There Was no reckless race | Renter.

as regards the future he declined after the event.

jacross the sands for Bluebird thin

to say anything. He frankly The legal argument was whether the two witnesses were accom-Ualual are acting colonially and back to Britain with the greatest Considering that the Italians at afternoon. The great car will go

Some of the most famous claret | stated that he expected a heavier Addis Ababa, Sept. 3. vineyards in France were to-day run on the Bank elther to-day oz plices or not in the sense that the Ethiopian nationally the driver, the world has ever known. The Government is not disposed devastated by a tornado, these fa- to-morrow, but gave no indication their evidence required corrobora- Commission found it was unable tion. The trial judge (Mr. Justice to impute the blame to Ethiopia. September 9, from New York,

Sir Malcolm anile for home on to change its attitude regarding cluding the Sainte Millon Pomeral that the Bank would suspond its Tokyo, Sopt. 8.

Lindsoll) did not direct the jury

payments. the concession awards, affirms an vineyard, The decision is regarded here Incidentally, his speed of 304.- | offelal" communique. It acted There is a report from Shanghai on this point but what he said in

The storm struck the region be- The Bank waq established in^ that the Italian Consul there is his summing-up was:

as clearing the horizon of a 311 miles per hour on the north- within its full sovereign rights in tween Libourne and Bordeaux, com- 1912, and has branches at Canton, "The cage troublesome incident and tending ward nace yesterday was within a granting the concession, a conces pletely stripping the vines on which Tolshan, Shanghal, Hankow, Bang engaging Chinese coolies and send which the defence has quoted is to facilitate a peaceful solution fraction of the American air- sion of an exclusively economie hung masses of grapes ripe for kok, and Ban Francisco. It had

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gathering-Reuter Special

(Continued on Page 8.).

aolves.

Reuter.

LEAGUE COUNCIL

ITALIANS LEAVING

Addis Ababa, Sept. 8. All Italian women and children

have left Abyssinia and the steady. exodus of men is continuing

Reuter..........

CHINESE COOLIES

(Continuad on Page 18.)

TRIAL JUDGE WRONG

Tho Commission

GOING HOME

voted German delegation an average of the Government's policy towards against the revolution.

(Continued on Page 6.)

COMPANY WITHDRAWS

main-

Washington, Sept. 3.

ATTITUDE UNCHANGED

...

FRENCH VINEYARDS DESTROYED

HAVOC PLAYED 'BY TORNADO

Bordeaux, Sept. 3.