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FOUNDED 1881 五拜禮,三十月二十英港香 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1935. 日八十月一十

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the SECURITY and

DURABILITY

DUNLOP FORT 90

LEAGUE CONSIDERS PEACE FORMULA

COUNCIL MADE RESPONSIBLE

EDEN'S STATEMENT CAUSES COMMENT

ORIGINAL SCHEME NOW MUCH ALTERED

Geneva, Dec. 12.

To-day's meeting of the Committee of Eighteen, watched by the whole world for any word or act which may indicate the future trend of events at Geneva with respect to tho Italo- Ethiopian danger, agreed to the suggestion of the Polish delė- gate that all international matters should bo placed before the League Council, and not before the Committee of Five.

It had been suggested in some places that the new Anglo- French peace plans would first be considered by the Committee of Five, but it was appreciated that the voices of the smaller powers could not be heard in that committee and that a pre- Judice might be created one way or another by its vote.

His Excellency Major-General A. W. Bartholomeis, neto-Commander-in-Chief of the British Troops in Chino, inspecting the guard of honour on his arrival in the Colony yesterday. (Photo: Alco Cheung).

BRITISH MOTIVES

Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Minister of League Affairs, ATTACKED-

ho is his country's spokesman at Geneva, declared that the peace proposals made by Britain and France at Paris were helther definite nor sacrosanct.

They were suggestions, said Mr. Eden, which their sponsors had hoped would make possible the beginning of peace negotiations.

Proposals for their improvement he oordially welcomed, he asserted.

He suggested that the League Connell be summoned at the earliest possible moment to hear a full state, ment of the peace ternus and to de- termine what course it wishes to pursue in the light of the situation thus created.

PEACE

TERMS MODIFIED

JAPANESE

CLAIMED DENIED

SENATOR. PITTMAN'S] NO RIGHT TO FLY

CHALLENGE

AN "ASININE" POLICY

OVER HOPEI

MATTER NEVER DISCUSSED

Pelping, Der. 19.

Concerning the recent statement of

DUBLIN

SENATE -DOOMED

DAIL PASSES BILL OF ABOLITION

DE

VALERA'S REFORMS

Dublin, Dec. 12. the Japanese, milltary • attache hero Mr. Eamon Do Valera's motion to Phat Japanese planes were allowed by send back to the Senate the bill for n agreement, made between General the abolition of that body of Parlia Ho Ying-ching and General Uematsu,

(Special to "Telegraph"],"

Reno, Dec. 12. Commenting on the recent decline in silver prices, Senator Key Pitto fly over all flopei territory, a mem, ment, which was proviously rejected defunct Military by the Senate, was passed in the Dail titude. The Committed then adjourn CONSIDERATION FOR mat of Nevada said, "The London to fly over all fiope

today by 70 votes of 57.

M. Pierre Laval, the French Prime Minister, supported Mr. Eden's at-

od until to-morrow. when it wil dis

cuss rporis on sanctiona-Reuter.

the working -- of

COUNCIL SUMMONED

Geneva, Dec. 12

The Council of the League of Na- tions has been convened for December 18, when it will allscuss the Angin French pence plans.-Router

LITTLE HOPE

ETHIOPIA

AT BRITAIN'S REQUEST

Paris, Dec. 12.

silver market went into a panic over 20,000,000 ounces which the British

bate, and that temporarily, in any event, there would be a single Cham- ber in the legislaturb.

say were offered from the Orienta-Mr-De-Valera, concluding the de- well what difference does that make? "What is twenty million ounces. when there are two billion ounces in of the people in China, the never come out?”-

which

מו,

"Why is the British Press making propaganda saying that the United States silver policy will rain China? "Why did Sir Frederick Leith-Ross The modifications finally introduced into the peace formula for selling the advise the Chinese Government to go Italo-Ethiopian dispute, made at than a managed currency led to ster Geneva, Dec, 12 There is much comment and speen-request of the Itritish Government, iation over the remarks of Mr. An- were more important than ac thony Eden, the British spokesman, was gathered, according to a source

the Committee of whose inforamtion emazteg made before

Geneva. Eighteen. to-day.

Mr. Eden said: "We shall make

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1rom

This nuthority states that it is now no complaints if the Longue does not proposed to grant the Perl of Assub agree to these suggestions." He was to inopla, together with a through speaking of the Anglo-French peace corridor to Addis Ababa.

lun.

and

Inlin has six million ounces of silver, yet in 1918 Britain needed 200,000 ounces to back their paper money and could not get it. Indla had to buy our dollars and melt them

depreciated Indian currency, 15 make rupees. Britain close the wines in India and forced Indis on down the price of silver aren, with need an import duty to prevent the The northern Tigre An inquiry indicated that the pro-, Adikrat and Iskaze would be Indians from buying any more.

"It seems evident that Great Brl. but parale have very lttle

granted to Italy, it is proposed, toption by the League. The report of the Committee of ex-not the whole of the province. Balyain desires to force China and other would also receive Ogaden, but the countries into the sterling group Ro to control exchange and thus perts, distributed this evening, shows whole of the remaining Ethiopian as the economic and financial sanctions territory, including the zone nut aside control imports and. hitherts applied against Intly have for asian colonisation, would be are doing in Argentiua, he declared. been supported with remarkable un-placed under an international League anim'ty by some fifty nations. mondate. Italy would have no right Reuter.

to organise its own police force in the colonised zone.-lieuter,

chance of

CO ORDINATION

London, Dec. 12. In Parilament today the Primo Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, anid co-ordination measures to be taken

VOTE OF CENSURE

London, Dec. 12.

A vote of censure on account of the under Article 16 of the League Government's part in the Paris peace Covenant-in connexion with the dis- negotiations is expected to be moved pute between Italy and Ethiopia were or a Labour member in the House of undertaken by a Committee composed Commons at an early date.

"China mistakenly destroyed a free market for silver, made bootlegging profitable and encouraged honrding in the banks unable to redeem their atrrency.

CANNOT SUCCEED "The alternatives were to nation- alise silver or to restore a free market. They took the former course which cannot universally succeed because some provinces will not

the metal.

Burrendor

Now, certain governments, cer- of all members of the League, except The Liberals have already tabled a tain bankers and speculators desire motion condemning any seltlumen. to know what we are going to do,

Italy and Ethiopia.

Gers of this Committee have which violates the integrity and in- It is none of their business.

trics have stated they are unable to

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SEEK TO SETTLE MINE DISPUTE

Increased Revonues May Give Solution

London, Dec. 12.

An important develop- ment in the coal mine crisis is expected and may make it possible to avoid a disastrous strike.

The Mines Department the has announced that coalowners have Informed Captain Crookshank, Secre- 'tary of Mines, that they have, invited the Miners' Federation to meet them.

The owners are consider- ing the position, in the light of the progress which has been made towards securing such increased revenue as will allow an advance in wages to be made; and the meating has been arranged for Tuesday next.Reuter Special.

close to

In the application of men-dependence of Ethiopia in favour of "The British Equalisation Fund Council to-day declared that such a kures so far decided upon, with the an aggressor. A motion in similar manipulated our dollar but we took statement was totally incorrect.

terma has been handed in by six sup- the larger stock of exception Austria,

of

Hungary,

chips every time.

very This authority is Albania and Paraguay. The Govern-porters of the Government.

Every time they attempted to raise ments of the first of these three

the dollar coun-

"Sir Samuel Hoare created the

e raised the in ga

the kitty to say that during the negotiations No Govern. between Goneral. He and General losos, Bald Sir Herbert Samuel **** while the Paraguayan Government in a

ment enn withstand has stated it does not deem it desir- the Foreign Minister's agreement with

of Hopal were being discussed, the We desiro

stabilisation, but refusa question of Japanese planes flying solution concerning them.

peace to be submitted to the parties have five twelfths of the world's gold for consideration. of the non-member states, Egynt to the Ethiopian dispute.

Meanwhile, they would try what could be done; and he himself was perfectly certain that their experience would be such that there would be no grent anxicly to change the system. 4 |—Renter.

SINGLE CHAMBER"

Dublin, Dec. 12. Mr. Eamon De Valers submitted hix motion to abolish the Irish Free State Senate in a bill presented to the Dall this afternoon. It calls for the maintenance of a single chamber Parliament.

SILVER POLICY EXPLAINED

U.S. BUYS IN MANY MARKETS

MORGENTHAU CLARIFIES

(By

HIS POSITION

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

Teleprapk. Copyright, Telegraphie Mossagen. 'Ordinante, 1895. "Received Dec. 15, 9 G,M.)

Washington, December 12.

The Secretary of the United States Treasury to-day made a statement saying: "I am continuing to carry out the mandate of the Silver Purchase Act which says: The Secretary of the Treasury is directed to purchase silver at home or abroad" at such rates, times, terms and conditions which he deems to be reasonable and advantageous to the public interest."

He said that instead of buying exclusively in London, he is now buying in a number of world markets. He has made purchases abroad every day this week, but refused to reveal where. Experts have speculated that they have probably been in Montreal, India and Mexico, and possibly in China.

Mr. Morgenthau said that he was unable to discuss the failure of the Treasury to support the London market.

He said that the situation had very clearly revealed that.. the political economy in China, Britain, Japan, the United States, Mexico, Peru, India and other South American countries was predicated by silver prices, as

It is being persistently rumoured in Wall Street that the Chinese Government offered the Treasury between 200,000,000:- to 250,000,000 ounces which the United States declined. United Press.

U. S. PURCHASES GAIN

FRENCH NAVAL STAND

LONDON METHODS

PREFERRED

OPPOSED TO JAPANESE

Lamión, Dec. 12

London, Dec. 12, The silver market's plous hopes of being able to fix the spot price in normal time have not material|sed.”~

Although offerings are said to have boon slightly less than yesterday's, Amurten purchased more. The con- sequence was that the allotments amounted to eighteen per cont. of the total offers, compared to sayon and a half per cent. the day previous. The U.S. Treasury to-day Insistou, contrary to its usual custom, that brokers submiting selling orders Ahould do so individually,^

The

Btatement by Henry Mor genthau enlivened a long and dreary A good Impression session and created a all around. It is pointed out that the principle of the

the matter In that America

to continuo pur- chases, thus

international silver market. Furthermore, It

aut that is pointed

The American press reports that tion France had not aligned herself with

is sprat tothy condi-..

in the

ing due is tending to decrease, there

the other powers at the Naval Con- the amount of forward contracta fall- The motion was for sending again ference to-day in the matter of pro- to the Senate the Bill to abolish that cedure, is understood to be unfounded. by making for the alleviation of the body, which was passed by the Dail

spot situation.-Router.

en May 28, 1934, and was later re- The fact was that the French dele-

CHAOTIC-MARKET Jected by the Senate and held ungation made it clear to the Japanese,

London, Dec. 12.. under the constitution for eighteen who had adoptel the attitude that

The silver market was again in a months..

questions affecting the three great Pacific powers must be settled first chaotic condition, and sellers had to Mr. De Valera announced the Gov- und European questions afterwards, be rationed each follor being in ernment intended to ask the Com-that the French did not wish the preformed that only 18 per cent. of his mittee of Procedure to see whether it cedent followed at the Washington requirements would be-disposed of.

Forward offerings were ignored, was possible to add to the present conference to bo repeated. stages of the bills in the Dail a fur- ther stage after the report stage,

The French opinion is that the altogether, and the market was weak, which would enable the bills to be Washington treaty system of dealing the price for bar. being five eighths reviewed and the Minister in charge with the three big powers first is lower at 20%-British Wireless.

mako any small amendment neces-not a very happy one. They prefer

to

MARY,

a movement that it is thought the method employed in the London

will enable the Dall to do practically Treaty, and want it. reomployed, China Studies

everything the Sonate is doing. rather than that they should be con Reuter Special.

NEW GOVERNOR

OFFICIAL CALLS MADE

fronted with an agreement already reached by the three major powers.

With regard to qualitative limita- tion, the French prefor a system of communicating particulars of each

Nazi Army

vossal before it is inid down. It is MILITARY MISSION

PROLONGS VISIT

thus felt that the element of surprise, which the French regard as one of the chief factors in an armament) race, would be eliminated..

French circles are ignorant of the report that M. Pietri, French Minister

Berlin, Dec. 12. General Chiang Kai-shek's Com mission, headed by Colonel Shih Teen- II, has decided to prolong its stay in

paker in wind...it is General Ho Ying-ching. He goes on

•Participate in the measure in question, | Secte#277)" " London, referring tong well as the Unlied States.

eravest error of his career as foreign ins and the public sinine policy Uematsu Inst June, when the affair able for the present to consider a re- M. Pierre Laval on the terms of theto accept dictation from abroad, Welover Chinese territory nevor came up His Excellency the Governor, Bir of Marine, is coming to London Germany for another month in order

has signified her adherence to tho

mittés-British- Wirolean,

He declared it was impossible for and other nations should realise that when they are ready to stabilise, the

measures of the Co-ordination Com-the League and Ethiopia to accept the United States, will be the enntrolling agreement was also incorrect.

NÁNKING APPOINTMENTS

Ile adds that the term "Ho-Uomalau

moare-Laval proposals, which not only influence. endorsed the frults of the aggressor

There is no such agreement as this "There will be stabilisation of silver so-called Ho-Uematsu agreement" he but gave Italy what her armica had currencies with gold when foreign Special.

been unable to seize hitherto.-Noutor | governments realise that they cannot declared.-Rouler."

.

Reuter.

..

to complete its programme.

In connection with the arrival of Androw Caldecott, official calls were made at Government House this morn-

FRIENDLY DISCUSSION

Colonel Shih, Interviewed by Reuter, ing by Ilis Excellency the C-in.-C.,

London, Doc. 12.

sald he had studied the Nazi party Admiral Sir Frederie Dreyer, His

The discussion of the proposals organisation and its affiliated organi Excellency the G.O.C., Major-General A. W. Bartholomew, and Commodore from the Japanese delegation for aentions, and will now devote time to common upper limit of naval loanage, studying the administration of Gor- C. G. Sedgwick.

was continued at tho Naval Confermany, its municipalities, and especial" Synoquently is Excolloney the ence today.

ly the organisation of the policg; education and social wel- Statements were made by the dele-finances, control the situation and when they

Governor paid return calls on His Excellency the C.-in-C. on board cenus their foolish attacks and seek

gates of the United States, Australia, Nanking, Dec. 13.

stabilisation the United States will

11.M.S. Falmouth where a detachment Canada, France; Great Britain and At a farewell banquet to Mr. Llu

South The Central Political Council has

UTILITIES FIGHT

expressing their viowa (Thunk-hsieh, Baron von Neurath, “ Join in and have both gold and silver

Total of 299 prominent Chinero from HMS. Kent formed the Guard pounced the following apront

to lend to the foreign central banks

delegate in regard to parting: Chinesp: Minister with a sil monta: Mr. Huang Mo-sung. chair-

Washington, Dec. 12.on which they can base the stabilisa-ocholora and educators have issued a G.O.C. nt Flagstaff House where the man of the Tibetan-Mongolian Affairs The United States Attorney General, tion of their currencies.

Banifesto supporting the student 1st. Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regi-Japan's

The Japanese vor tray with the Reich.cagla and the proposals. The

thereon, The Comm'tlen: Mr. Chen Shu-jen, chair-Mr. Homer Cummings, will personally | Foreigners do not know our allver patriotic. demonstrations in Peping, ment provided the Guard of Honour: delegate will reply to-morrow to the swastika engraved man of the Overseas Affairs Com- appear in the district Supreme Court polley, but we do which is suficient, urging the Government to take Imand on the Commodore on board observations made by other delegates. Foreign Minister cordially thanked mittees Mr.-Jheng Liu, chairman of to argue the Government's motion to! The United States has the top mediata and effective action for the H.D1.8. Taman whore the Guard of It is stated that the discussions are | Mr. Lit for his sincere co-operation- the National Houlth Administration. stay the seven utility catos at present hand, with no bluffing, and will win preservation of China's territorial Honour was provided by the. Royal proceeding in a most friendly way during his two years of office in Berlin

integrity in the North Router,

Marines. the pot."United Press..

{Dritzak Wireless. pending United Press.

-Router.

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URGED TO ACT

Shanglini, Dec. 13.

faro

given-by-the roroign Minister "oresented the ditem

-Router.