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FIRST EDITION

Library, Supreme Court

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881 No. 14788

EĦO WALEX WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1936.

日四十月二十

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS

$10.00 PER ANNUM

MOTORISTS

WHOSE MOTTO IS

Safety

First

ALWAYS FIT

DUNLOP TYRES

MOBILISES MORE MAN-POWER

ALPINI DIVISION SAILS. TO WAR

FURTHER UNITS FOR HOME DEFENCE

RED CROSS BOMBINGS OFFICIALLY DENIED

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

(Dy Telegraph. Copyright Telegraphic Messages Received, January 8, 8.30 am.)

Ordinance,

Rome, Jan. 7.

Italy is calling moro men to the colours. The formation of a new division has been authorised, in addition to the six authorised last year to replace those sent to Africa.

The same decree, authorises the formation of divisional artillery for this new unit.

It is presumed that this division will replace in Italy a further division of Alpini which will eall from Naples to-night for East Africa and the Ethiopian campaign. The first contingents of this division sailed last night.

Another decree authorises the formation of a new Black Shirt unit for national security purposes to replace the Black Shirt division sent to Africa. Officers of the regular army will be temporarily attached to these units, in which all soldiers on the retired list will be permitted to enlist, except those of Air Force experience and certain other specialists.

The

The

War Ministry reserve right to decide whether ex-soldiers can join the Black Shirt units or he drafted back to the regular army.

The deeree comes into force retro- spectively from May 2, 1935-Reuter Special

BOMBING DENIED

Rome, Jan. 7.

In the face of the confirmed reporta of the bombing of Red Cross unite attached to the Ethiopian Army by Italian war planes, the Government to-day officially denied the stories of attacha on the Ethiopian medical corpa United Press

FRENCH MANOEUVRES

Toulon, Jan. 7. The First Squadron of the French Navy will resume its manoeuvres off the coast of Provence and Corsien on February 20-the day on which the League Council meets-Reuter's Bulletin Service.

PEASANTS FLEE FROM FLOODS

Here is the latent in wartime attire, as shown by Japanese soldiers during recent war marocurres. Each soldier is druped with an individual web net, in, which is placed bits of branches, grass, etc., to blend with natural surroundings and protect the wearer from enemy

suipers and air observation.

STRIKERS BATTLE POLICE

FIVE KNOWN DEAD

IN. RIOTS

BUENOS AIRES DISORDERS

Buenos Aires, Jan,

are

Five persons are known to have! been killed up to the present in labour disturbances here and many wounded. Police have arrested 171 Thirty omnibuses during the riots,

BRITISH BANKING PROFITS

BONUSES PAID TO SHAREHOLDERS

STAFFS ALSO BENEFIT

U.S. FACES SERIOUS ISSUES

DICTATORSHIP BY COURT CHARGED

U.S. FINANCE IN WORLD WAR

"WE COULD NOT BE IMPARTIAL”

J. P. MORGAN TESTIFIES IN SENATE INQUIRY

Washington, Jan. 7.

The noted American financier, Mr. J. P. Morgan, has been accused by Senators of making a stump speech" during his examination by the Senate Committee inquiring into financing of the supply of munitions for the World War.

Before testifying, Mr. Morgan made statements placing the assets of the firm which bears his name at $538,000,000 on December 31...

Mr. Morgan submitted a prepared statement in which ho asserted that the United States entered the World War owing to German insulte and injuries, rather than from a financial interest. He hated war, he said; but he was proud when the President had asked Congress to declare a state of war.

Replying as to whether the House of Morgan had ever violated President Wilson's pledge of neutrality, Mr. Morgan declared:

"We found we could not be impartial in such a situation." It was generally known in the United States that the America British and French Governments had ordered in $3,000,000,000 worth of war materials. The House of Morgan had received a commission of roughly one per cent. on these orders as agents. This involved no commitments on their part, although they helped their clients to find the money when the question of obtaining credit arose.

LONDON'S EDUCATION

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The fact that the victorious Allies found us useful and valued our assis- tance in their task is the thing of which I am proudest in all my business life of forty-five years," Mr. Morgan asserted-Router.

CHALLENGE TO GOVERNMENT

Washingon, Jan. 7. The Scripps Howard political com- mentator, Mr. Raymond Clapper, expresses

the the opinion that Supreme Court ruling declaring the A.A.A. unconstitutional will affect other New Deal measures, "as soon as it finds technical and legal pretexts in support of its political advantage." Mr. Clapper says President Roose- velt could "resign himself to the verdict as final, and it would be divine EXTENSIVE PLAN OF of Morgan Their dividends are unaltered, ex-

inspiration to accent the Court as the governing oligarchy of the country. He can yield to political philosophy, confining the Government

LOIRE THREATENS and trancars have been burned by and

DESTRUCTION

HUGE DAMAGE

IN FRANCE

(Special to "Telegraph")

(lly Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphio čes sapes Ordinance. 1881. Received, January

mobs.

The disturbances broke out in cun- nection with the one-day strike called in sympathy with the building trade unions. Most of the city's workeri

joined the strike hut the railwaymen

refused,

-(Special to "Telegraph"). (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphie Me ages Ordinance.

1844, Recrived. January

London, Jan. 7. The Big Five Banks have generally maintained their profils during 1935.

cept in the case of the Midlands and Westminster banks, both of which declares centenary bonuses to share holders, staff and pennisnura.

the District of Columbia, or he can

go to the country to determine whether the people

The shareholders' bonuses in each accept the chemos" as a political one; case are two per cent. and involve a which it total payment of £320,000.

A mob of strikers thereupon seized raiway signal boxes and paralysed ail on the railways, compelling traffic passengers to get out and walk. MONEY FOR RED CROSS

Bands of strikers held up omnibuses

The banks' bonises to their staffs London, Jan. 7.

and set many afire, one of them on The usual Sunday evening broad-

Paris, Jan. 7:n level crossing. They also held up and pensioners will be at the rate of this week cast appeal, which

TVOR Peagents in Brittany and south-west a milk train and poured the milk out five per cent., with a minimum of £10 made by the Rev. H. R. L. Sheppard France generally are fleeing before on the ground. They smashed every and a maximum of £100-Reuter for £5,000 with which to equip afflued as the people of the north-east window in the train and burned two Special. other Red Cross unit for service in fed before the invading German conches. Ethiopia, has already resulted in armies in 1914. splendid public response.

Many inhabitants of Nantes have The total no for a £4,000, there

had to leave their homes which are being many cheques of £100 each-flooded by the rising waters of the Reuters Bulletin Service.

Loire River. Several factories have Had to be closed and many hundreds of employees are idle. The damage is

Confusion In Election

CHURCHILL VERSUS MACDONALD ?

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enormous.

A policeman was killed when strikera fired a fusilade at Villa Urquisa and the strikers' leader was! also shot down when officers returned the fire of the mob,

A soldier on an underground train was stoned to death.

It is feared that an exceptionally

Hordes of women hampered the high tid to-night, meeting the swollen waters of the river, may cause efforts of the police, shrieking and floods which will bring all activities burling stones at tramcars and over- with market of the town to a complete standstill. turning

Outside the city the rising waters produce.

threatening to overwhelm the

carta laden

Strikers from Villa Crespo, attempt. dykes and flood thousands of acres ing to enter the city, were dispersed

fortile land in southern

with tear gas.

at the mon·LATED quantities of}

France

At the request of police, the Govern Landon, Jon. 7. vegetables, much of them exported rent has ordered troops to be sent There is still considerable confusion to England, are growing.

to quell the disturbancer.

In the matter of the Rons and The whole region around Marans, Cromarty by-election, where Mr. Charente, is

This evening mounted men were

a huge lake and at patrolling the streets and machine Malcolm MacDonald has been invited Aramon, near Nimes; special anti-guns have been posted in railway to stand for the Liberal Association, typhoid inoculation servicer have been stations and at other strategle points, though he is opposed by the Conser-started owing to fears an epidemicRouter.

Randolph Churchill to enter the field. Special.

vatives, who

have invited

the Mr. resulting from

An element of comedy entered tho situation to day when fire broke out

food-Router

in the town of Dingwall and the fire man and Vice-Chairman of local Con- chiof could not be located. He was servative Association have resigned out canvassing for Mr. MacDonald's in protest against the Association's candidacy since he is the young decision to oppose the candidaturo of Minister's chief helper in that district the Dominions Secretary, Mr. Malcolm

RED REVOLT- IN CHINA?

as well as being the editor of the MacDonald who has been been invited ALLEGED CONFESSION local paper and a prominent rugger to stand by the Liberal National mem- player.

bors of the local Liberal organistion When he was finally located the and who will have the support of the OF HARRY BERGER fire chief expressed his extreme dis- Conservative officers who have re appointment at having missed the signed as well as other loading Con

Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 7. fire-Router.

servativea Mr. MacDonald's Labour Police are checking the authenti- NOMINATION DAY...

opponent will be Mr. H. MacNeil, city of the American passport of who was defeated in a very close con-Harry Borgor, 45, held on suspicion London, Jan. 75. test by the Minister of Agriculture of fomenting Communist disordera, . Nomination Day. In the Scottish Mr. Walter Elliot, in the general It in believed that Berger lived for Universitics by-election has been election in Glasgow.

a long time in China, and that he was fixed for January 11. The Lord Pro- Liberals who do not support the in charge of Communist propagandia sident of the Council, Mr. Ramsay National Government may have a there, MacDonald, will be nominated but it is candidate and the Conservative Asso- · It is claimed by the police that still unknown, how many opponente ciation is understood to have asked Berger, under questioning, said that he will have. The result of the poll Mr. Randolph Churchill again to con- Communist revolution had boun will be declared on February '3.

in sidur accepting nomination British planned

China for 1930- In Ross and Cromarty, the Chair | Wirglets.

United Pres

ZOBLUEBEZINRUNKCE MMEA

13 FEARED LOST IN WRECK

Drifter Believed Sunk Off Welsh Coast

London, Jan. 7. Wreckage washed up near Milford Haven gives rise to the fear that the Lowestoft drifter, Shore Brécze, which left Plymouth last week, foundered in a gale off the Welsh coast at the week- end with the loss of ten lives.

Another Lowestoft fishing vessel, whose fato in the gales was causing anxiety. reached port to-day under tow, having met with a severe battering in the heavy. -seas,--British Wireless.

HUNDRED MILE GALE

London, Jan. 7, Details are only just com- ing to hand of a terrific gale. which caused havoc on the south-west coast Sunday. It is now reported that a total of thirteen lives were lost from various vessels, while the gale at one time reached the terrific velocity of 100miles per hour. Reuter,

want to be governed by an elected

President, by Congress, or by a lame- duck judicial dictatorship."

The commentator adds:-"There is no use in being dainty when discuss- ing, the, Court. It is in politics."

Mr. Clapper remarks that a judicial dictatorship is dangerous, because is not subject to re-election, "Prest dent Roosevelt hus his issue, if he' wishes to accept it: Is this govern- ment of, by and for the people or the Supreme Court?-United Press.

POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTS

Washingon, Jan. 7.

PROGRESS

DEVELOPMENT

IMPARTIALITY IMPOSSIBLE

Washington, Jan. 7. Mr. J. P. Morgan, famous financier, testifying before the Senate Munitions Ger- Committee, stated that after many's invasion of Belgium the House found It Impossible

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be Impartial and ugreed-

to do all lawfully in

In our power

to help the Allies win."

Ile denied that America had entered the war because private bankers cing and contended: The United States was not driven to war by any individuals or class.. She came in because Germany made it impossible for her to refrain longer.

MORE MONEY were deeply involved in Alles' finan- FOR SCHOOLS

London, Jan. 7

"Some things it is better to die The London Board of Education is for than to live without," Mr. Mor- nation's self- expected to make extensive educa-gan argued, "and a

respect and independence are two of tional reforms in the near future,

Nursery schools will provided these. Germany drove us into war." for children under five years of age, for one thing.

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SUGGESTIONS WANTED

Mr. Morgan was called before the big building programme for secondary schools is propored and it Senate Committee In order that he la promised to raise grants to the might offer suggestions to keep the secondary schools to from twenty to United States out of wars and also Afty per cent of the present figures. to answer charges that bankers were instrumental in involving the United Transportation grants also will be States in the World War. The Now Deal Administration is raised from twenty to forty per cent. Simultaneously, the House of Re- ellent regarding the elimination of and bus facilities and bicycles will be presentatives Foreign Relations Com- President .consider Agriculturel Adjustment Ad-provided for those children who live mittes will ministration. A hurried conference à long distance from school.

Roosevelt's drastic neutrality plans.

Mr. Morgan and his partners, Mr.

Mrs

Whitney George T. W. Josef Leffingwell, will trace

the

in the

While House following the

The number of university scholar- | Supreme Court's decision, la the only eign of its activities. After this con- ships will be increased from 300 to and die. ference

dt was intimated that Presl 360 per year. dent

pre-war financing for the Senate Committee. Mr. Frank Vanderlip, then head of the National City Bank,

Roosevelt would request Con- It is emphasised that medical and gress to appropriate $250,000,000 to dentistry services will be improved pay the formers bonests to which the and that special attention will be paid will tell of his negotiations" for a Administration had already committed

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Included in the possible develop- ments are:--

(1) A constitutional amendment to

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(2) The establishment of an export

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PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED

ELECTION AHEAD IN SPAIN

Madrid, Jan. 7.

to physical education-Reuter.

STEEL ACTIVITY IN LINCOLNSHIRE

j

STEADY INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT

London, Jan. 7.

The growth of steel production at Scunthorpe, in Lincolnshire, close to the Ironstone field, astimated to con-

Credit for Franco in 1914. $10,000,000

Mr. Morgan, In answer to questions. before the inquiry, sald

"Subraarine warfare and not, a

desire to make car loans good drove

the

United States

United Press,"

into

WAL...

Mexico Silver For U.S. Gold

tain about 448,000,000 tons, has ro WHOLE OUTPUT WILL

sulted in an increase of employment in the district of 84 por cerit. in the Inst five years,

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Local works are producing eleef at the rate of a million tons per annum,

BE BOUGHT

Washington, Jan. 7. Observers believe the allvar- agree- Mexico provides for the exchange of... The Spanish Parliament has been representing about ten per cent of ment between the United Siston, and dissolved, thus making way for a new the national production. The 'output American gold for Mexican silver and election, for which the President lins has doubled. In the last three years the establishment of a Maxican silvor lasted the necessary decree, no

Treasury

The second ballot will take place correspondingly. The population of

Production of pig iron has risen and lapsed that the U...

It Id expected

on March 1, and the new Parliament the district is rising rapidly, and last will buy the whole of Mexico's sliver will meet on March 10 Router's

year 2,000 now houses were erected output, presumably on the basis of Bulletin Service..

Forlich, Wirelest.

pro-arranged price formula-Reuter.