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四拜疆骏三十月二英港香 THURSDAY,

FEBRUARY

13, 1936. 日一十二月正

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JAPANESE AND MONGOLS

FEARFUL TOLL OF BATTLES

20,000 ITALIANS CLAIMED SLAIN

ETHIOPIAN STATEMENT

(Special To "Telegraph")

By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic Mer enges Ordinance, 11. Kecelerd, February 33, 8.45 cm)

Addis Ababa, Feb. 12.

In a communique issued to-day, the Ethiopian Government states that it has arranged for the burial of 10,000 white Inilan troops and 6,123 native Italian traps, killed in the Tomblon battles between January 201 and January 30-United Press,

AMAZING CONTRAST

Dessige, Feb. 12.

the in remarkable contrast to Italian statement that the total of Italy's dead since the outbreak of the war in Ethiopia was 844, an Ethio- pian communique was issued to-day placing Aguro at more than

the 20,000.

The Ethiopians assert that after the battles in the Tembien, from January 21 to January 30, Ethiopian burial partics interred over 18,000 white Italians and 6,123 Askaris.

This information is officially deniod by the Italian authorities, huwever, fleuter Special.

Flandin's

Watch On

Rhineland

WARNING DELIVERED TO GERMANY

TREATY MUST BE GUARDED

Paris, Feb. 12.

M. Flandin, Foreign Minister, toll the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber to-day that the Franco- Soviet Part was compatible with the League of Nations Covenant and the Locarno Treaty, and therefore nothing would

Germany fortifying warrant the demilitarized zone,

HELP

FURTHER

OFFER TO

HAUPTMANN

FAMOUS CRIMINAL LAWYER'S OFFER

AUTHORITIES URGED

TO RE-OPEN CASE

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

Ordinance, (Bu Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messager

Received, Feb. 13, 8.45 a.m.) 1804.

New York, Feb. 12.

Mrs. Bruno Hauptmann, wife of the man who is under sentence of death for the murder and kidnapping of the baby son of Colonel and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh, to-day conferred with Mr. Samuel Leibowitz, the famous criminal lawyer, whose record of 112 acquittals in 116 murder cases is probably the most remarkable in the history of low.

After their talk, Mr. Leibowitz, gruff-voiced and un- communicative, said briefly:

"I do not propose to enter the case in order to play a game of legal chess to save Bruno from the chair.

"I am going to see him by the death house. He must tell me the whole truth or I won't lift a finger on his behalf.

"The contention that the Lindbergh kidnapping was a one- Perhaps Bruno can supply the clue. man job is nonsense, Therein lies his only possible salvation from the chair." Meanwhile, in Washington, other) MEINETARYENSATI forces are bringing weight to bear

INSTAFIZICENILOTI

upon the authorities to re-open the HOPE FOR AIRLINER

whole cané. Mr. E. McLean, who spent $104,000 of his own funds in a futile search for the kidnappel Lindbergh baby, Issued a statement fo-day that he personally was not satisfied with the termination of the case.

He has pressed Governor Hoffman of New Jersey to re-open the whole- Investigation,

financing He denied that he was the recent developments, however, although it is supposed that Mrs. Hauptmann has secured some rich ally in order to obtain the assistance of Mr. Leibowitz.--United Press,

M. Flandin omphasises that demili- BIG

lon could not be dependent on tarisation

condition

added that if Germany violated

the Versailles Treaty in this connec

tion, France would immediately con-

CARNIVAL IN MACAO

ATTRACTION FOR

VISITORS

Macao, Feb. 12. Carnival in Macao, always a big

sult the Locarno guarantor Powers drawing-card to Hongkong excur with a view to deciding what action sionists, has enjoyed extreme popu- | to take, saying that they would follow larity during the last two week-ends. the lines of regular League procedure. Practically the whole of the young sot of the Portuguese community, as -Reuter.

well as many of their seniors, turnod out to the Military Club and the Macao Club on the respective first and second week-ends,

Traffic With Assassins

Ꭸ. .

FADING FAST

Lost Somewhere Ovor South Atlantic

Paris, Feb. 12, Hope of finding the lost airliner, Ville de Buenos Aires, which has been mis- sing for nearly two days on

its way across the South Atlantic, has been fading fast.

The fast motorboat patrols which have been cruising in every direction' in the hope of picking up.some signal from the plane, have found no trace of her. No distress calls were heard. The plane was in touch with shipping by wireless, giving her posi- tion regularly for the first little. time of her crossing. and the weather was good.

-Reuter,

BARNOĆIBAKOORIMIN Prominent among the styles of on the three consecutive nights com- Accompanied fancy dress worn by merry-makers, menoing with Fab. 22. wore, the colourful national costumes by members, pleasure lovers, each

to

in outvie the other of the country folk at faraway Portrping tugal. Singing national airs to the originality of costume, will make accompaniment of guitars, parties their rounds of the four clubs, the the Military, the United marched in groups through some of Macao,

THREE CROATS TO

the main streets as they made their Sports, and the Argonauto. way to the cluba.which were. Soon

As in previous years, crowds are SERVE FOR LIFE

crowded to capacity and became the Paris, Fab, 15. scenes of much galoty and excitement expected from Hongkong during the the three As on went the dance. There have closing days of the Carnival and per- The jury has found Croats, alleged terrorists who have boon riots of fun during week-days an sons intending to make their venue! been on trial since November 18, well, when masqueraders organized of the Hotel Riveira, would be well carly, A carnival danco will be hoki guilty of complicity. In the assassina raids on the homes of some of their advised to make their reservations there for the benefit of guests and tion of King Alexander and M. friends.

Barthou, at Marseilles during the Displays are yet to take place on their friends-Our Own Correspon

The verdict expressed the view that the forthcoming Saturday night and dent.

former's official visit..

there ware extenuating circumstances,

and the accused thardforo escaped

the death penalty. * -

All three were sontenced to im STARVING WOLVES

prisonment for illo-Reuters Bullo

tin Service,

COOGAN AND FIANCEE

ROBBED

Chicago, Feb. 12.

Gunmen in a big car to-day drove

RAID

VILLAGE FARMYARDS

London, Feb. 12, Froak weather conditions are reported from all parts of the world.

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FRONTIER FIGHTING

INCREASINGLY GRAVE SITUATION

HARBIN TALKS RUPTURED

Tokyo, Feb. 13. Another clash between Japanese and Mongol troops on the Manchukuo- Mongolian frontier, has resulted in considerable loss of life, according to a communique issued by the Japanese military authorities in Manchukto.

According to this source, seven Japanese, including a lieutenant, and eight Biongola were killed, and a number of others were wounded on both sides.

Meanwhile, the conference at Har- bin between Mr. Ohashi, the vice- Minister of Foreign Affairs for Man chukuo, and M. Stavutsky, the Soviet Consul General there, at which they have been attempting to settle their current differences with respect to frontier demarcation and protection, |

1 a complete rupture. has ended in a

It is the Japanese allegation that the Russians are assisting the Bion- gels in various ways, officering their troops and manning their small force of fighting aircraft-Router.

STORY OF FIGHT.

Tokyo, Fob. 13. According to a Kwantung Army

oficial communique, a combined force of Japanese and Manchukuo troops belonging to the Sugimoto detach- ment, which was sent to inspect and rectify the frontier in the noigh- thr bourhood of Buinar Lake. Mongolian frontier on Wednesday hundred morning, encountered two Outer Mongols, holding the Olohodoka

on

and drove them of.

Considerable losses were

Post the mouth-west of the lake,

Inflicted

on the Mongolians, and the attackers reoccupied Olbhodoka.

The attackera captured a cannon and machine-guns, and eight Yurts, a Japanese lieutenant, twu N.C.O.'s and Ave Japanese privates were killed." A Japanese captain, three Japanese privates and soven Manchukuoans were wounded.

GOODS

ARRIVING IN ALL

DEPARTMENTS

AT.

WHITEAWAY'S

CLASH

Picture shown the sailing match in progress yesterday between the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club and the visiting German cruiser Karlsruhe, (Photo: Ming Yuon).

RUBBER MUCH IN DEMAND

SPECULATORS NOW INTERESTED

FIRMNESS IN

LONDON:

GAMBLE COST COOL MILLION

STORY OF PEPPER MARKET CRASH

THREE MEN ON

TRIAL

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London, Feb. 12. London, Feb. 12:

Losses in the neighbourhood of The feature of to-day's dealings in

£1,000,000 were mentioned at the Old rubber on Mincing Lane has been Balley to-day when the chartered ad- McKellar, Duncan the stendy flow of buying orders from countant, Mr. New York, despite the United States testified in the hearing of chargus against Garabed Blahirglan, John holiday."

lloweson and Louls-Hardy, in con-.. neetion with the alleged falsification of a prospectus of the bankrupt for Lid. These losses were sustained by Messrs. James and Shakespeare, the arm during the pepper market crisis last year, when operators falled to hold a corner on the market.

This demand, coupled with buying The situation in considered serious! by the home trade and the Continent, In view of the continued friction on the Mongol-Manchu berder-Reuter.

COMPLETE RUPTURE

com-

Hlaingking, Feb. 13. Returning from his eight hour con- ference with the Consul-General at Harbin, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ohashi, declared:

"The. conference ended in n plete rupture."

Ho charged the Soviet Government with completo ignorance of interna-

Justice

and 'tional

persistent peace and manoeuvres to disturb order in Manchukuo.

Dr. Ohashi deared there was little room left for further negotiationa in face of the Soviet's irresponsible etatements that the border lines of Manchukus and Mongolia wore clear enough.

He added that the Manchukuo Gov- ernment would be compelled to pro- ceod with its own policies to safe guard, peace and order, though a final decision must dopend upon the even- tual replies from Moscow to Manchu kuo's representations with respect toʻj the recent incidents in which lives have been lost on both sides-Reuter.

SETTLING WARSHIP TONNAGE

COMPROMISE AT LONDON TALKS

DRAFT TREATY

PROGRESS

London, Feb, 12.

As a result of ninety minutes' con- versation this afternoon between the} British and American delegates to the stood that it has been virtually agreed London Naval Conference, it is under- to rotain 35,999 ton battleships, the Americans destro...

France and Italy have been helding

Besulted in increasing firmness as the any proceded, with spikulators in creasingly interested,

сол

Further interest is aroused by the

This witness sald James and.Shake fact that numerous American

commitment on September 3, 1934, of tracts are now coming due and are speare had a total pepper and shellac being fulfilled from London stocks £1,400,000. Of the total subscription owing to the difcuity of obtaining of £412,000 to James and Shakespeare Far as a result of the issue of the pro- profitable shipments from the

spectus in question, £209,000 were. used to buy shellac, he asserted..

East.

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Meanwhile the arbitrago business with the United States continues, en couraged by the higher values ruling in New York-Reuter.

The payment was actually made, before the proceeds of the stock issue were received, and was made possible.

the Badland through a loan from Bank.

James and Shakespeare liabilities at the time of liquidation were £75,

BRITISH WATCH, 000, and their assets were estimated

IN SINKIANG

REPRESENTATIVE

TO

BE APPOINTED?

London, Fab, 12.

to ranlise £230,000. In addition, the whole share capital of £425,000 wis lost.

These figures, said the witness, were based on the directors' estimates,

but the position was working out very much worse. It was their peppor position that had brought them down, he said. With forward pepper.com mitments of £1,000,000 it was estimat ed tha their profit would have been At question time in the House of £75,000 if the market price had held. When the contracts were made it was Commona to-day, Mr. Anthony Eden, agreed that Bishfigian should be paid the Foreign Secretary, after briefly back the £90,000 he was out of pocket outlining the position in Quter with respect to popper liabilities.

Router. Mongolla and Sinkiang said the ques-! tion of a British representative in Sin- kiang would be considered in the light of the Teichman Report..

Mr, 'Eden and that British connec tions with Outer Mongolia were so slight that the expense of maintaining an official British representative there to the had not been justified up present-Router.

RECOVERY LOAN

Nanking, Fob. 15. The Central Political Council has decided that the. Recovery, Loan shall Lear inforest of six per cont-Router.

THREE PERISH AS FIRE

DESTROYS HOTEL

Lakewood (N.J.), Feb. 12.

At least three people were killed and twenty injured, seven seriously, in a fire in the Victoria Mansion Hotel here early this morning

The guests were still abed when the broke out, the victims being trapped in their rooms.

Owing to the continued cold In, which five persons lost their lives

In Venice three boatmen were out for craft of lesser tonnago in the considerable an automobile driven by the screen tumanin, wolves have invaded out and fifteen were injured. dictor Jackie Coogan ba the curb in the lying villages an Loop anabchod Miss Botty Grable's amount of livestock has been killed frozen to death in the famous Lagoon. capital ship class. However, some fire

England is still shivering, roads are form of compromise has bears reached 34,000 engagement ring, and Coogan's by theoo marauders. 12,000 di monil ring together with Over the border in Bulgaria choked with snow and lakes and which may allow armament, to bo

(Continued.es. Eage (A) 380 in cash, and escaped United Blizzarda-carved-the-collision of a rivers are frozen hard in almost all reduced on the big snipe. In future

"Country"—"Reuter. passenger train and a goods train in parta of the Press!

The frozen water supply_hampered the firemen in their work. The guesta

who escaped in their nightclothes by windows, found themselves in an al most Arctio temperature. junging from the rooms through the

The hotel, which was a wooden structure, was burnt out.-Redtar.

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EXTENDED EMBARGO REQUIRED

GENEVA EXPERTS'

FINDINGS

AMERICAN AID REQUIRED

Genova, Feb. 12.

The report of the Committee of Off Experts to the Committee of Eight- een, published to-night, states that the Committee is of the opinion that if oil sanctiona are universally applied against Italy, it will take about three and a half months to be- come effective.

In the event of all League members applying the embargo, it would be effective if the United States limited the exports to Italy to the normal level prior to 1935.

Without United States co-operation; the embargo would only remilt in the purchase of petrol becoming more dimeuit and expensive.

The Committed suggests that the embargo should include Industrial alcohol and benzol, in order to prevent

for

motor the use of substitutes

spirit.

The most practical form of trans- port embargo would be the prohibi- tion of the sale of tankors to States not applying the embargo,

Coples of the report of the Com- mittee are being rushed by air to all capitals, and it is expected that the Committee of Eightoen will meet at Geneva on March 2 to announce la decision-Reutor.

MUST HAVE AID

Genova, Feb, 12:

It is learned the Committee of ex- perts' examining the proposal for an oil embargo against Italy, aro com- pleting their report. They stato that an embargo could be effective if the United States limited her experts to the 1934 total-United Prose.

* NEW NEUTRALITY BILL

Washington, Feb. 12.

An abridged Neutrality Bill extend ing the armis embargo to May 1, 1987, but exempting the American Re publics from its application if attack- by non-American States, has been unanimously approved by the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate.

The Bli omits two vitally import- ant provisions of the Administration's Bill," namely, those empowering the President to impose peace-time quotas exports of war materials and cumstances to proclaim all trade with directing the President in certain cir- belligerents at the traders' risk- Reuter Special

on

Lending Ban

Is Waived To

Aid Belgium

BRITISH TREASURY MAKES EXCEPTION

NO EXPORT OF CAPITAL

London, Feb. 12.

'The City in Interested in the Treasury's decision to waive the ban on foreign lending in the case of the conversion of the 7 per cont. Belgian Stabilisation Loan, of which 27,600,000 is outstanding, into four per cont. bonds at 98%.

to be Underwriting is expected completed before the week-end. It is pointed, out, however, that the opera- tion does not involve ëxport of capital, but only a reduction fn national in- come from abroad, through the lower interest payments.

s

Despite the anticipated favourable. balance of payment for 1936, the opinion axpressed that the Treasury is not yet willing to abandon- control over transactions involving export of capital-Reiter,

"COIN" HARVEY DEAD

Montone, Ark., Feb. 12.

Mr. William Hopa. Harvey, nick- named "Coin" Harvey, veteran châm- plon of timetalliam, died to-day- Router.