ROYAL
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1935.
THIS WILL BE FATEFUL
FATEFUL WEEK
Italian princess Marlo Jone, who has entered the Red Cross, is scen above in her uniform on board tho Italian lazaretto ship "Tevere", which has arrived at Naples with wounded soldiers from East Africa.
WHITE ARMY
LEADER IN LONDON AFTER 15 YEARS
His Theory of Mystery of Vanished General
FOR TAXPAYERS
NAVY PARLEY FAILURE WILL ADD TO BURDEN
|NON-FORTIFICATION CLAUSE AND
THE FAR EAST
For thirteen years, owing to the Washington treaty, the world's great naval powers have avoided a wild race in warship- building. At the end of 1936, the agreement to limit flects comes to an end in accordance with Japan's notico. At the same time the London accord, restricting the number and size. of smallor, fighting craft among the United States, Britain and Japan, also expires. Will the present naval conferenca in Lon- don, result in a new limitation pact? If so, what will be its characters? Or will thore be an unhampered scramble by each great power as quickly as possible to construct a vast fiect.con- taining vessels of gigantic size? These are among the questions oxamined in the following articlo, "fourth of a series of six in which the United Press scrapax the diplomatic vencor' off the ruthless struggle for sea-pawoT),
Exports priyately admit justifica London, Dec. 10. tion for Japan's auspicion that the unfolding of naval-building plans in
AS the delegates to the advance would be a velled method for
five-power naval confer-perpetuating the navel ratio system ference are in session the to abolish. For the construction pro which the Japanese are determined structure of naval limitation grammes would be announced only
their
acopo had
doubt,
by treaty, creaking and axed in secret negotiation and in trembling for the past year,
those negotiations, beyond and is beginning to tumble in ruins.
th
Taxpayers who have been groaning declaring that, Japan has been
Fens
en a
United
States would Insist on re- taining
its present superiority over Japan's feet. To avoid slipping into this alleged, beneath the burden of their govern to notify her building
she could consent ments' armament expenditures
projects to may other powers only if the others first Boon be buried under those ruins. And ir one looks farther ahead, he yielded to Japan's claim for naval discerns
the spectre of war on the anlity with the United States and Britain. high
undreamt-of scale aven in modern times. As one com
Mutual Suspicions mentator put it, the governments These mutunl suspiciona which have been frightening the tax clashes of ambition would in thein- and
General Denikin, the only sur
payer into financing new armaments selves probably suffice to thwart the by crying, "Money or your life," may British desire for advance agreement viving leader of Russia's Whiteous be shouting, "Money and your on building programmes for five Army in the war against the life!"
or six years. But other differences Bolshevista, has gone to London
make such an accord even more un- after an absence of 15 years, to
likely. meet a thousand of his fellow exiles who live in England.
He is 70, but is as virile as the crisply-pointed white wings of his moustache and energetic
walk of his stocky figure aug
gest.
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within Axed, ie all available evidence feasible in this respect is an agree
WENDY BARRIE IN NEW FILM
Hongkong cinema actress Wendy Barrie in a scene from Para- mount's "Big Brondenst", coming to the Queen's Theatre shortly.
NETHERLANDS TO FORTIFY FAR
EAST POSSESSIONS
DEFENCE WILL BE IN THE SKIES
Amsterdam, Dec. 1.
THE Netherlands government will begin.
construction soon of a fleet of modern fighting and commercial airplanes to fortify the defences and transportation facilities of Holland and the Dutch East Indies.
It has been indicated, following the return from the United States of three leaders in naval | and civil aviation affairs, that the Netherlands means to be one of the world's aeronautical centres.
The Washington and London naval tish suggestion that each seapower As a counter-proposal to the Bri trenties, lupaing in a year, have saved disclose its building schemes up to toniistic and maritime rivalries to notification of only one or at the most! taxpayers millions of dollars. Na 1942, France has been urging advance day are far more intense than when sears, Italy is und those two agreements
is understood ta were signed support the French pre United respectively in 1992 and 1930. And States naval authorities, questioned SOVIET yet the fence, which contined fleets and individual types of warships that the maximum which
by the United Press, have intimated Since his exile he has lived in
may limits, is now being Brussels, writing of the various
be belloved, no new fence will be serve notice merely one month in all-
ment whereby each power would' phases on the civil war in 1919 and closely watching the trend
erected that is worthy of the name..vance of laying down the keel of a
With the gates to virtually unres new warship. of international politics.
tricted naval construction Bor, The White Russian colony in only the resources of national trea the possibility of some fresh agree- Slightly more hops is attached to) London sent an invitation suries may ultimately impose a limit ment on
to an otherwise unfettered naval e qualitative limitation, though General Denikin to meet them
armaments race. And it is already the difficulties on this acore may re- on the eve of the Armistice and to talk to them about certal nthat the limit will be far bequire hard and long bargaining.. But
present position.
"WE BELIEVE IN RUSSIA"
to
"We still believe in Russia, ho said in an interview, "and' wo think there must be a great futuro
down. And
сап
yond the present level.
no real compromise in deemed possible. The British have demanded reduc
Reducal consent, been shelved as 25,000 tons, as compared with the
but hopeless.
In
CURRENCY CHANGES
ROUBLE WILL BE WORTH 934d.
The delegation to the United States Included Vice Admiral Fexwerda who will assume
com-
mand of the Netherlanda Indies flect early next year; A. Plesman,
director of the Royal Netherlands) Airlines, K.L.M., and Anthony Fokker, the nation's famous air- plano builder.
The foresight of Holland's plane builders was pointed out to the United Press by Fokker, who sald of navica has, by theit Lion, of the size of capital ships to
that American builders only re- Moscow, Dec. 1. By a decree just issued, the cutly have concentrated on four 35,000-allowed-by-the- Washington paper-rouble, which had been motor ships of moderate___sizo of qualitative restriction, treaty. The United States insists on growing in strength during the whereas Netherlands builders have issues at the cur- a 35,000 ton limit with a view to long-last two years, appears to be been building such planes for five want, accord in prin.
the British are
for such a country if only wiserent conference. counsels prevail.
"Unfortunately only a handful of us recognised in 1918 how grava was the Bolshevist menace. The original White Army was formed by a group of officers and men who between than had only £40 In roubles for the campaign. But wo were inspired by the Justice of
our cause.
ciple
for
atriving to secure
Contreal notification of
range
action in the Pacific without Firstly,
adequate naval bases in the western moving in the direction of a gold years. section of that ocean.
standard. Experts are
The development of four motor future maximum building
predicting that the
Under the decree Soviet banks ships in the United States, he said, grammes. Secondly, they with a new Washington treaty Ilmiita for battle pact for qualitative restriction, limit ships, cruisers and aircraft-carriers will be authorised from Jan. 1 has been hindered by a belief that. ing the size of each type of warship may be retained, in other words that to exchange foreign currency at the fast, two-motor ship such as and fixing maximum gun calibres far vies with smaller types will be the rate of three French francs the Douglas or Boeing would be
constrained to build bigger vessels
the outstanding aircraft of the every type of vessel,
if they are to keep up their com (94d.) to the paper rouble. petitive fighting prowess.
future.
The internal paper rouble will hereafter constituto the sole medium of exchange within the
as being the greatest importanco later to go to a Russian ex-officers and cruising radius would being has been carried on only inl
10d.
There is little possibility, the officials Indicated, that either Hol- land or the Netherlands East Indles will purchase any civil or military aircraft in the Unlied States.
Fokker, the first to build air- planes of mixed metal and wood staunch construction and still a bellover in this type, sald Ameri-
with all
Head of the anti-Soviet movement
No More Big Ships "Although the White Army grew
outside Russia. On a Sunday in
Even if there were no fixed ilmit. country. to a strength of 200,000 rifies it. February 1930 he attended divino specialiste doubt that battleships was found that our effort to bringaris and then left for his home be launched. They are not only ex
service at the Russian Church in much larger than 35,000-tons would END OF "LUXURY" STORE nhout freedom was not recognised
* "Torgain" stores throughout the generally by the Russian people in the Latin quarter.
tremely costly, but are easy targeta Ho went out again a few minutes for bombing planes and their high Soviet Union-stores where trad- to their welfare.
that the necessary smaller foreign money and in gold and There aro
a hundred and elab and from that moment vanish- one things which go towards
auxilliary vessels could not keep pace silver will close their doors on with them,
Feb. 1. the explanation of the defeat
"You can imagine the effect
But when the Washington treaty is Russians will welcome the aboli-can manufacturers have at last of the White Army. I do not,
it had upon our minds," said scrapped, limitation of the numbers
after experimenting General Denikin. "One of our of ships in anch navy will probably tion of these atores, which, since turned back to this mixed type as has been suggested, blame the British Government for
friends had disappeared in the be abandoned. Rivalry and suspicion their introduction four years ago, my failure, and I have not sent
heart of a great city. We would be increased and competitive have been a bitter pill for them metal ships.
building, within the Acope of each to swallow.
FOUR MOTOR PLANES back to the British War Offico
seemed to feel the power of the Power's financial resources, would be Stocked with a great variety and
The Netherlands government is the British decorations given
Ogpu even as far away as accelerated.
Another important part
of the quantity of domestic and imported
goods, and serving the fortunate completing plans, It is understood, Paris. Most of us wondered if to me for war services.
it would be our turn next
Washington trenty is expected also to FOUGHT. TO THE END
be dropped and not replaced. That few who either received remittances for a new factory somewhere near Amsterdan to build fast, four- |isits "On soveral occasiona I have
its Article 10, which forbade con-
from abroad or hnd managed to "General Koutonoff was heartily struction of new fortifications in the preserve sums in foreign currency motor planes for the Holland-Javn expressed gratitude to the British disliked by the Bolshevists, and ho Pacifle to the cast of 110 degrees cast or objects of gold or silver from K... Ine, single-seater fighting:
the chaos of the revolution, the ships, supplie given to the White me once that he was certain of
United Armies.
amphibians and passenger flying out that this the existence of a plot against him, painted
provision visiting foreigners.
..boats, but he refused to be guarded and allowed the British to fortity Singa
A GLARING CONTRAST Bald he could rely upon his own pore, permitted the Japanese to im
The governmont probably will strength.
prove the defences In their home. is- Innds and enabled the French to make ginring contrast between
Visitors were amazed to see the be the largest stockholder, in the the coast of Indo-China
these plant and interests will be offered im- Thono pregnable. But it prohibited the stores and the empty shelves and to the nation's various plane
strengthening the windows of the stores available to builders.
Some were even puzzled by the When it became essential to order and other countries we could not the non-fortification clause was the apparent discrimination in favour
find out definitely what happened.] price paid to Japan in 1922 for One of General Denikis's most I am certain that the general must ceptance of the short end of the 5-6.3 of the privileged few.
two-seater· reconnaissanco
Government for. materials and, had always defied them. He told longitude states naval officers have "Torgsin" stores were an enigma to Planes, bombers, naval planes,
#
"But it is true that I should have liked more help from the British as well as other allied Kovernments, and have regretted that this was not forthcoming.
"The White Army fought gal-
KIDNAPPING THEORY
"He was a man of powerful fortification of its insular passessions the average citizen.
United States from lantly to the end and it was, most build and, had no fear. Although in the western thorlties claim that acquiescence of the citizens to this single-seater fighter D-21 which i
distressing and difficult for me.
ovacuation."
General
ern Pacific.
wa made many inquiries in Paris United States
alive.
ne-
Rokker at present is building a
he claims will be the world's fastest and most modernly equip-| able commanders was
pod Bghting craft. Its armament Genera! be dead.
THE GOLD RESERVE .. ratio for capital ships and aircraft- Alexandro Koutopoff.
consists of a 2 cm.. gun firing' carriers and "My own view is that the Bol- ratio about to be demolished, the Unit and declare that, with the
Russians, however, understand-through the screw-axle and two Routono fecissed the mystery of shavists, through an organisation cat stabs have no interest in continu- ing the motives of the Government, machine guns attached to the Koutonoff's disappearance in Paris in Paris, arranged the kidnapping ing the non-fortification arrangement realised that "Torgsin" was a wing. When fitted with a water in 1930, when sensational charges of the general, and that they were which they regard as an important temporary institution. It was cooled Hispano Suiza motor Ita of kidnapping were made against particularly anxious to take him concession to Japan the Bolshovists.
established at the end of 1930 as maximum speed is said to be 378 In this welter of issues before the means of mobilising every ounce miles an hour at 12,000 fost alti- Iwan Hving on the Continent "I believe that they wanted to delegates, the most that is expected of gold and silver available intern-tude. when the incident took place" sald smuggle him back to Russia, as sem notification of building plans ally to most the heavy obligations
is a makeshift agreement for short- General Donikin, "and was among they had done with several of their and Hmitation of sizes of ships and incurred as a result of purchases Netherlands East Indies service.
The D-21 le being built for the those who demanded a thorough enemies. investigation, but we have never
gun callbres' at the high
leval now abroad during the first Avo, year "In my opinion they killed Kou-Dermitted. While oven
Another Dutch airplane, bullder, The Russian gold reserve to-day Frita Koolhoven, la building a two- ance of my old commander remains. It is highly probable that they had certain that all other advantages of in the largest in Russia's history, sorter fighting reconnaissance ship a mystery."
planned to chloroform him when the Washington and London treaties and continues to mount
for the Netherlands, Indies, Army, HOW HE VANISHED **
be was riding in a taxicab, and fortricted submarine wer-]
Mora gold was mined in Ruania Lika Fokker's new model., this General Koutepoff, a Russian gainst last year, it is stated than in nhio claims high specd.-- hero af the Japanese war
was--during the struggio....
-be irretrievably lost.
| Canada and the United States. -- United Press,
heard the truth and tho disappear-topoff during the kidnapping. nerord is in doubt, it in con plan.
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