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三拜禮 號十二月五英游香 WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1936.

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REPRIEVE

BRITISH PROPOSES UNION FOR THREE

FEELING AROUSED

ITALIAN ATTACHES. MAY LEAVE

FALSE CHARGE

RESENTED

London, May 201

Diplomatic circles here belleve that Italy will be forced to recall certain of her military attaches from London na a result of Mr. Anthony Eden's statement in the House of Commons yesterday respecting the activities of one, Colonel Lopez, whose false-in-

OF CANADA & U.S.

BILL INTRODUCED ABOLITION

TO CONGRESS

formation supplied to the Italian Gor. EMPOWERS

ernment gave rise to the charges in Tome that Britain was supplying dua-dum cartridges to Ethiopia,

EXAMINATION

Mr. Eden categorically denied this OF "GREAT ADVANTAGES”

charge in the House, asserting that]

the notorious "purveyor of spurious Information and documents," ' Major Lopez had deliberately set bufid up a. cara against Britain.

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It appears that the British Foreign Office gave a friendly warning to Italy with respect to the acceptance

questionable allegations before the Italians levelled their charges against Britain.

This aspect of the case has aroused, members of the House of Commons, who talk freely about pressing ques- tions regarding the activities Italy's attached in Britain,

of

However, the Foreign Secretary has indicated that he does not want the question raised pulllely, United

Mr. Eden yesterday categorically repudiated the charge that any British to Ethiopia and sold the Government Aeft-nosed ammunition was supplied had informed the Italian Embassy that the employment of a man of the would not disreputable type of Colonel Lopez assist in the maintenance of gomi relations.

London, May 19. "If our proposals mature, Britain will get record value for money," said Sir Philip Sassoon when introducing in the House of Commons a financial resolu- tion dealing with long-term The Italians subsequently cancelled subsidies for the Imperial air! the Note containing the allegations, which had been addresseil to the routes.

League of Nations.

The scheme was designed, sald Str Philip, to provide, fratly, striking: acceleration of the schedules; second- 15, a great increase in the frequency of the services; and, lastly, the carriage of all first-class mail by air at 14d. per ounce.

Imperial Airways, he said, were aiming at n two and a half day schedule to West Africa, four and a half days to South Africa, six or seven days to Australia, two and a half days to India, and four and a half days to Singapore. The South Afri And Singapore services ran

already been duplicated.

NUMEROUS SERVICES

land

Sir Phillp added:"""If we are suc-

steerage

The resoultion was carried by 260) votes to 122,--Reuter Special.

HUGE MILEAGE

Water

Storage

Increased

BUT RESTRICTIONS

The

TO CONTINUE

Washington, May 19,

Mr. W. I. Sirovich, Democrat, of New York, has introduced a resolution into the House of Representa- tives calling for a special Congressional Committee to investigate the practicability of "union between Canada and the United States."

OF TRADE BARRIERS SOUGHT

WORLD CURRENCY

STABILISATION

U.S. TAKING LEAD

CHINESE

MUST SERVE LIFE SENTENCES

CONFESSED MURDER

MOTORISTS

WHOSE MOTTO IS

Safety

First

ALWAYS FIT

DUNLOP TYRES

ZANZIBAR RIOTING PROBED

POLICE FIRING JUSTIFIED

MASSACRE AVOIDED?

Nairobi, May 19. The Commission which has

The three Chinese sentenced to death at the last Criminal Sessions been enquiring into the riots in by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell as Zanzibar, In February, in the Acting Chief Justice, have been recourse of which several native proved by His Excellency the

Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, am! polico and the District Commis- their sontences have been commuted sioner, Mr. Ian Rolleston, were to life Imprisonment.

killed, and Mr. L. E. Skinner, The men are: Chan Ho, aged 25 acting Commissioner of Police, Choi Ming, aged 28; and Ho Chuen, was wounded, has now

its report.

aged 28.

issued

The three men were all unemploy ed. They were found guilty of the murder of an elderly widow, Ng Wan action of the police in firing on the The Commission considers that the ahiu at No. 202, Cheungshawan Road, mob was Justined, as the possible Shamshuipo, by strangling her with massacre of all the European officials agirdle on January 31, Robbery was thereby avoided.

The report, however, adversely were criticises the Administrative and

was stated to be the motive of the erime for which five originally arrested.

Inen

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with the discontented Arabs,

Washington, May 19. In furtherance of the cam- The indictment was refused against Agricultural Departments for the Ipaign to secure equal commer-one man, the informer, and the case thods which they employed

cial treatment for all nations, ainst another was dropped during Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of Mr. Leo D'Almada, jnr., instructed State, in a speech here to-night, by Mr. C. Y. Kwan for the defence,

the trial..

mg of

its

copra was relocted on the 3 unsuitabllity for export. The Commission

expresses the that insuficient stops were opinion

The proposed inquiry would consider whether Canadian provinces might "enter the union under the called for an end of discrimina-strongly urged that a recommendation taken to acquaint the wild, turbulent

same status as the states of the United States."

The Committee would be empowered to get into communication with a similar committee representing Canada and Newfoundland, after which joint recom- mendations would be made to Congress and the Canadian Parliament.

Mr. Sirovich's resolution asserts that "bofs nations would derive great advantages" from such a union.

Canada, for instance, would obtain Access to let-free, open ports the year round, and also with the Ameri- can side of the Great Lakes and the St Lawrence River. Connection could be made between the American und Canadian railroad and highway systems to the mutual advantage of both countries. Capital and labour would flow freely between the an- tians as at present between the states

of America.

These things 'would be of great advantage to Canada, he asserted.

area was 2.30 Bttle

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m, to-day totallet 2.2 inches. The total since January 18.25 inches, against an average of 17.45 inches.

1s

American Benefits

SINO-U.S.

of mercy be submitted as the verdict

tory trade practices in favour of was obtained on the strength of the reciprocal "most favoured nation nccuseds' confcaskins. treatment."

regime of equality of treatment re- quires not only that nations should refute to grant preferences in their own markets, but also refrain from | seeking a preferential position in the

markets of other countries-Reuter.

He declared that on established

WORLD STABILISATION

currency, stablisation, AGREEMENT

APPROVED

"FINANCIAL

covery

STATES VIEWS

Washington, May 10. The United States appears to have embarked upon a programme of world na a second phase of a plan to revive inter- national trade and maintain world penge, which was launched with the conclusion of the Sino-American agreement

It is believed

that

eventually a

TIMES" series of conferences between the United States and debtor nations, approached singly, may be undertaken in an effort to settle the War Debts problem, with which, officials here are agreed, the problems of world trade- are closely bound.-United Press.

ROOSEVELT ·

·GRATIFIED -

system.

to

CONVICTS FIGHT

IN GAOL

ONE ON TRIAL FOR MANSLAUGHTER

CASE AT SESSIONS

U.S. Cruiser Damaged

IN COLLISION WITH UNNAMED SHIP

Washington, May 10.

The U.S.S. Minneapolis, a cruiser, was seriously damaged and her con- dition necessitates extensive repairs, a result of a collision with ati unnamed merchant ship.

ля

The accident occurred during Fleet

manoeuvres off Balboa, about a week ago, says the Navy Department, re- forring briefly to this hitherto un-i revealed Incident.-Reuter Special.

MACKAY MUST -HANG

BRITON TO DIE IN CALIFORNIA

San Francisco, May 19. Following the State

and mischief-making Mangas with the intentions of the law, and the failure to instruct thom on methods of improving thele сорта.

A contributory cause of tho dis- order was that provious acts of violence in Zanzibar were not checkeil by the police, lealing the natives to believe that such actions could be committed with impunity-Router.

Special

Air Mail

Post Pox

NEW FACILITIES FOR, H.K. POLICE

The public will be interested to learn that the General Post Office hữu decided to put into use a special air mall posting box as from to-morrow, to enable the catching of the mali alato us-possible-on-Fridays...The. Post Ofee will also open at 7.30 a.m. on Fridays instead of 8 a.m.

The new box, blue in colour, is being placed alongside the present posting boxes outside the Hongkong G.P.O. and correspondence Intended for the R.M.A. Dorado must be de- posited there before 8.30 nm. on.

Supreme Fridays. In Kowloon such corres- Court's refusal to intervene on behalf pondence may be deposited at the of the British subject, Alexander Post Office which will be cleared at Mackay, and an American, Joseph m. on Fridays. Kristy,

Chief Justice William Waste

The public is particularly requested

told the Governor of California to-day to see that sumelent postage is placed that the men must hang Friday.. on their letters, before dropping them They were reprieved when on their in the box; as letters inadequately way to the scaffold thirty days ago stamped are forwarded by the ordin- on the request of the British Foreign ary service, Offer, and Mr. Cardell Hull, Secret- It is learned that

ary of State, sent a porsonal message have been received any complaints

at

The benefits resulting from unien, Although there were additional so far as the American people were zainy of 163,000,000 gallons of water, „concerned, were numerous. First in the Colony's reservoirs for the 21 union would create "the greatest cessful in negotiations with Australia | hours ending 10 o'clock this morning, English-speaking nation in the world and the whole scheme can be brought no further change in the water rewith vast areas awaiting develop.

London, May 19, into operation as originally planned, strictions are at present contemplated. ment."

Discussing the United States' there will be ultimately nine services Practically the whole of the gains Secondly, each nation would have silver agreement with China, the weekly to Egypt, ave to India, three were on this mainland, where an the advantage of the other's ass- Financial Timea says to-day that to East Africa and Singapore, and additional 130,000,000 gallons were tance in defence in the event of a broadly speaking the understanding two to Australia and South Africa," gathered. There was, however, prac- foreign attack.

seems advantageous for China Negotiations for an extension of tically no increased storage at Shing Thirdly, the sales of American balance. the Australian service to New Zea- Mum.

goods in Canada would increase. The important point is that China land were proceeding.

averago rainfall over the Mr. Sirovich said there would be having suffered deflation almost All this they hoped to get for entire cutchnient

sge subsidy of £600.000.

inches, as compared with the 2.23 and pract in "adjusting the ideals the breaking point, and in consequenco | of the two antions, due abandoning silver as a monetary stan- Proposals had been invited for a inches registered at the Royal Ob to the fact that their culture was dard, has enjoyed a substantial re- South Atlantle service from five dif-servatory for the 24 houra coding practically identical. ferent groups. The Empire and pro- 10 am.

The development of Canada, he one on the basis of its new cur- Jected Atlantic routes would eventu- The Royal Observatory forecast, added, would solve the unemployment ally absorb, a substantial proportion issued at 10 am., predicts further problem in both countries. United be furthered as an additional link in That improvement obviously should of the £1,500,000 specified in the con- showers, with a probable improvement | Press,

the chain of world progress, the paper | tract.

in weather conditions.

the Post Oflec Referred To Committee believes-Reuter.

to Governor Merriam ol California of the removal of stamps from air AIDS STABILITY

urging stay of execution. Washington, May 19.

A fight between two convicta at

mail packets. The most effecuve The men were sentenced under the way of combatting this is for the A resolution calling for the incor-

Laichikok Prison on the morning of Lindbergh Law, which Imposes Washington, May 19. A British Wireless messages says

the senders to either to hand the letters poration of Canada Into the United

February 18 last, resulting, in the death President Roosevelt to-day

penalty for char-death of one of them, was recalled United Press.

kidnapping over the counter or personally, to drop that Sir Philip, in his speech, stated

States was introduced into the House acterised the Sino-American

them in the air mail box, as the com- that when all the services for which

of Representatives__to-day

silver at the Criminal Sessions this morning by Mr.

paratively large value of air mail what

may be accomplished by sitting!

aged 19, for the fruition, the United Kingdom would in the United States. That was

manslaughter of

stamps le a temptation to coolics and be operating a route mileage of over merely concealment of a subsidy appoint a joint committee of the

The resolution asked Congress to down and talking things over.

Tong

35, was commenced before Mr. and that the accused attempted to the tasks of posting the letters. 41,000 miles early twice the route The British method-the adoption of flouse and Senate to study the prac-should aid China in placing her cur-Justice.

He said that the arrangenient Justice J. J. Hayden, Acting Chief ward of the blows with a knife. At The new box will be in position te.

the time this happened, both these morrow and the Post Office wi mileage which any other country, ex- which in America has been urged by ticability of effecting the entrance of fency on a stable basis and also help copt the United States, was operating an important Government Commis the Canadian provinces into

Mr. M, J. Abbott, Assistant Crown men were engaged in mat-making. henceforth open a half hour earlier, the United States trade.-United Press, today and the route mileage of the sion-enabled Parliament, the tax- United States, which, it is asserted,

Solicitor, appeared for the prosecu- They had knivos for their work, at 7.30 a.m. on Fridays. Empire as a whole would then execod payer and the general public to see would be a great advantage to both

tion, the accused was not legally each group having one or two, but even that of America.

much more clearly where they stood.

represented. The following jury was evidence would be called to show that Sir Philip Bassoon added that they

countries.

New York, May 19. Air subaidies per ton mile carried

empanelled Messrs. H. IL Pothick no much weapon was allotted to ne in

VOTE OF CONFIDENCE might criticise subsidies in general, the latest year for which there were vantages to Canada would include the favourably

It is also pointed out that the ad-

The Sino-American agreement is (foreman), C. W. L. Spradbery, G. cused, as he was engaged on coconut but without subsidies the Empiró | figures, appeared to have been about use of America's ice-free poris in bankers and monetary authorities, cheong, Lo Kwan-wai, and R. J. matting and not on door. mais for:

received by leading L, Fenton, Wong Sui-ki, Pong King- services would terminate forthwith. nine shilings in France, about four winter, union of the railway systems who express the opinion that the Walker,

which knives were required. The

Madrid, May 19. Postal contracts in place of subsidies shillings in Germany and eleven and the use of American capital to transaction is the most sensible move

accused therefore must have obtained ment passed a vote of confidence in The members of the new Parlia would be ne remedy, for any contract shillings in Italy, while the subsidy build up Canada's unexplored aroas, yet undertaken by the Treasury in Ing of February 18 lake, there was a

Mr. Abbott said that on the morn- | the knife in an irregular manner. which would enable the Empire routes paid to Imperial Airways was

There now on which millions of America's unconnection with its silver policy.

wore about 40 prisoners the now Government at its first meat- to be operated without a separate

down

to something subsidy would involve the Post Office shillings.

under two employed could be settled.

It is held that the arrangement jaarrel between the deceased and the working at the time, and one of theming since the election-Router Bulleti

(Continued on Page 5.)

Service. The resolution finally stressed Uht decidedly sound, when contrastel er being stabbed in the right knee. the Statute of Westminster permitted with the practice last year of bidding The deceased was immediately taken the Dominion Parkamonta to

up the silver price. laws having extraterritorial operation. The resolution was referred to the committee of Rules.-Reuter.

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they were planning were brought to in losses such as had been incurred / Wiara Sirovich, Democrat of Now agreement as a fine illustration off when the trial of: Lau Fong, TADI accused on the morning in qucation, boys who are often entrusted with

ITALY ONLY EXECUTES

·

ETHIOPIAN BRIGANDS

Rome, May 19.

It is officially denied that there have been mass executions.

of Ethiopians in Addis Ababa,

It is stated that only those found guilty of brigandage had been executed.-Router Bulletin Service.

York.

ROOSEVELT'S RESPONSE

mako

GUFFEY COAL ACT TO BE REPLACED

for

WELL RECEIVED

accused, which resulted in the form

to hospital where he died on April However, there, is_noi_much hope 2 from blood poisoning.' So far as

early International

currency enquiries had shown, the trouble stablisation by a series of bilateral} which led to, the attock began on the Morgenthau, Secretary

as hinted by Mr. Henry night before February 18 when the of the deceased was alleged to have en- Treasury.

deavoured to commit an indecent Silver circles are now most Interest- assault on the accused. The accused ed regarding the scope of the prospec- resisted the advances, whereupon the tive silver purchases, and it is under-deconsed threatened him. The in- stood that a definite schedule of pur-cident was witnessed by another chases for the announced period haspelsoner. been agreed upon-Reuter.

·69 SOLDIERS ARRESTED

Madrid, May 19.

OTHER INCIDENTS

The next thing that happened was

BISHUP EXPELLED

and Include the immediate cons-

on the following morning when both Rome, May 10.

Washington, May 19. truction of 2,000 miles of tar roads

of them had a fight. This was follow. Father J. A. Rousseau, French mis- throughout the country

President F. D. Roosevelt declared

ed later by a quarrel during which alonary Bishop of Harrar, has been eurollment of Ethloplan youths into Supreme Court's invalidation of the and the to-day that the only answer to the

the deceased again threatened the ordered to leave Ethiopia on then movement similar to that of the Guffey Coal Act was to make a fresh ground that he has engaged in anti- Faselst Youth organisations.

The number of nien arrested in accused. The incidents were seen by attempt to reach, the objectives of connection with the army mutiny Ane who was in charge denied that Another prisoner, but the Indian war. Italian activities.-Reuter,

Ethiopian boys will be given that law.

yesterday now is 88, including officers, BADOGLIO'S PLANS

military training and their uniform

Iosefined to state, however, and the First Cavalry Regiment has there had been any fighting or Addis Ababa, May 19: will consist of

niform whether fresh legislation to that end boen transferred to Valencin in order quarrelling case, it seemed that the a sporta cap, New nieasures have been pro- shirts and khaki shorts-Reuter would be introduced at the present to remove it from the sent of trouble In claimed by Marshal Pietro, Badoglo, Bulletin Service.

seseton-Reuter.

¡nt Salamanca--Router Special, deceased did make an attack on the

·

RUMJAHN COUSINS NOT "PROFESSIONALISED"

A sequel to the tennis displays given in Hongkong last year by Henri Cochet and Francisco Aragon, and in which Colony. players appeared, is contained in series of letters exchanged botween the Hongkong LTA., and the English Lawn Tennis Association, which the Telegraph is able to reveal exclusively to-day..

!.

Under the ruling of the English that although S. A. and H. D. Rum- T.A. Hongkong must make applica Jahn technically committed a breach tion every time they wish to stage of the rules in appearing with the matches, and if these professionals had decided to overlook the broach professional players in pubile profossionals in a public match, they are merely travelling through the and their amateur status remains will be granted. Colony, it is unlikely that permission unimpaired.

(The complete correspondence DIL The parent body further decided the subject appears on page 8.)