1936-12-18 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1936.

The Last Of An Infamous Treaty Germany Has Had A Stirring Year

7

Berlin, Dec. 20. Europe: simultaneously, she challeng-

all jed the

France-Sovie treaty.

of

Germany in 1936 removed limitations of her sovereignty Im-Anttugonism toward the Soviets more i posed upon her by the treaty of and more became the keynote Versailles and took the lend in un

German policy. international drive against Bolghe- vism.

On March 7, after preparations which had been kept secret, German troups marched into the Rhineland

Area H

having 14,500,000 inhabitants, comprising between Ger- line many's Western frontier and drawn

40 kilometers Enst of the Rhine, wherein Germany under the treaty of Versailles was forbidden to entertain armed forces. In the treaty of Locarno, Germany had voluntarily agreed to respect the demilitarized zone:

RESIST BOLSHEVISM During the Nazi party congress of Nuremberg in September, Hitler and all Important party leaders bitterly attacked Soviet Russia and stressed Germany's determination "to regist bolshevism wherever it shows itself The civil war Spain wes especially cited as proof of the destructive tendencies of bolshevism. Germany morally rallied to the Nationalisis

offcially she adhered {ention

German government's move ingalist

adderl bolshevism received While German troops were march-impetus from the repprochement lie-

tween the two leading powers Ang Into the Rhineland amid the wild enthusiasm of the population, the fascism, Germany and Italy. practically all-Nazi Reichsing sal in Berlin.

Hitler read a memorantium which was bonded on the same day to the governments of the signatory powers of the Locarno treaty, announcing the military sccupation of the Rhine-

The

10

of

in

During the Ethlopton campaign, Germany refused to take. part sanctions against Italy. Economic co-operation between the two coun

closer tries wa muon followed by political contaels,

and

One of the most important enusės land by Germany and giving the of friction between Gertnuny legal reasons why Germany consider-Italy was removed on July 11, when ed herself justifled in disregarding the German and Austrlin govern-|

Locarno.

ments reached an understanding putting on end to the continual strain between Berlin and Vienna:

The memorandum referred to the raty cation of the Franco-Soviet

ren and recolled

GERMAN-ITALIAN that the Ger- man government had long before

UNDERSTANDING notified the other signalories of the

Under the agreement, Germany Te- Locarno pact of its opinion that the

the full tognized

sovereignty nf Franco-Soviet phet was incompatible Austria; both governments declared with the Locarno trenly.

that they would consider the internal An old, grey-haired broom-maker from a little town in the Swiss E the

memorandum said,

in the two regime existing in

countries canton. Wallis, en route to the market place. Evidently the descendants repeated German assur

of Wiliam Tell hay e plenty of strength, ances of peaceful intentions and offers being the exclusive concern of the respective governments; Inally, the Austrian

pledged to base government Its policy upon the principle that:

Austria "Austria is a German state."

Political

between co-operation

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ters

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of filendship by concluding a military

with Soviet Russia, alliance clusively directed against Germany and violating the Locarno pack. The Locarne pact therefore lost its mean-Germany and Italy was intensified ing and censed to exist."

PROPOSED SEVEN POINTS

visited

when the Italian foreign minister, Count Galeazzo Ciano.

the Foreign Reich and conferred with Minister Baron Konstantin von Neurath and Chancellor Hitler In Berlin and Berchtesgaden between | October 2001 and 24th.

Count

Japan's Isle Mystery

of

PACIFIC ADVENTURE OF LORD MOYNE

A strange account of a visit to

ERADIO BROADCAST

Second Test Cricket Match

From London

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Hramme.

14.30 p..

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European Pro-

Mantovani

Tipica Orchestra.

und his

1 p.m. Local: Time Signal and Weather Report.

1.03 p.m. Songs by Paul Robeson (Bass).

1.16 p.m. Charlie Kunz at the plano.

1.30 p.m. Reuter Press, Rugby

Press, Local: Weather Forecast. Time

and Announcements,

1.40 p.m. A Concert.

2 p.m. Debroy Somers Band.

2.15 p.m. Close Down.

4-7 .m. Chinese Programme. 7-11 p.m. European Programme p.. A Variety Programme. Song--Cuckoo in the wood...... Fried Lusser (tenor); Orchestra.. .An- "Follow the Fleet"-Selection. ton an

and the Paramount Theatre Or- chestra; Song-There's magic in the (Soprano); Harvey Lllion

nir.

Orchestra Romance in mounlight..

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Alfredo,

Song Cumpoli and his Orek stra:

Rose Gracle Fields: Mary Rose

Orchestra--Black

Maurice

SoloPiano Medley No R Igor and his Nomad

Orchestra: Piano

Charlie Kunz; Humorous-Tap

..Jack Hulbert; Orchestra Gipsy Camp Fire. Man-

1200..

I his Tipleu Orchestra,

7.30 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quotations and Hongkong Exchange Market Report.

7.35 p.m.

his Orchestra.

Albert Sandler and

La Boheme Fantasia (Puccini.

arr. Tavan); I want your heart (Haydn Wood); Gipsy, Moon (Bor- ganoff): Bird songs at eventide (Eric

berg): Cuban Serenade (Midgley): Maruschia (de Leur).

SIR IAN HAMILTON Coates); bring a love song (Rom-

AS KITCHENER'S "GHOST"

SPY-HUNTING IN FIRST

8 p.m. Local: Time, Signal, Wea- ther Report and Announcements.

8.03

p.m. Richard Crooks (tenor), Stuart Robertson (bass- baritone) and Rence Chemet (Vio- lin),

The memorandum, then, announced that Germany "restored military sovereignty in the Rhangland" and proposed seven points.

In these seven points, the German

A protocol was drafted which, government declared is willingness however, was not published. 1. to enter negotiations about a de- Clano made an announcement out the islands of Palau, in the milliarized zone on both sides of lining the German-Italian under Pacific Ocean, now held by the Germany's western frontier. 2. to standing. According to this state- conclude a

25-year non-aggregion pact with France and Belgium, 3. toment, Germany and Italy agreed as Japanese under mundate from to the problem of a Western pact, the League of Nations, is given guarantors of that pact, 4. to include non-intervention In Spain coupleby. Lord Moyne in "Walkabout" the North of England and off Bredon (Peel); Sea Fever (Ireland).

with moral

recognition for France,

recognize Britain and July

Holland as a partner, 5. to conclude common stand against bolshevism, published by William Heine-

Western air poet, G. to conclude and

paels with oil of Ger- non-aggression par many's Eastern neighbours, 7. to re- turn to the League of Nations, expres-

the

sing the expectation that Germany's wishes regarding colonies and separation of the League covenant from the treaty of Versailles would be fulfilled,

Danubiun problems. Germany mann. 18s. recognized Italy's Ethiopian empire and Italy consented to let Germany Lord Moyne, with a party of co-operate in the economic explo friends, was on a voyage of ex-

Throughout 1936,

Germany con-ploration to New Guinen, tinued her rearmament. On August

tion of Ethiopia.

24, Ilitler issued a decree raising the Borneo, and other neighbouring duration of miltary service from one territories early

this

year.

Tenor Solo-Kathleen Mavourneen (Crawford); Violin Solos Serenade (Toselli); Serenatie (Pierne); Bari- (Williams): Tenor Salus-Springtime

man): My sunshine is you (Stolz); reminds me of you (Rotter and Jur- Baritone Solos-In Summertime on

tone Solo-Bright is the ring of words

DAYS OF WAR General Sir Ian Hamilton has revealed a "carefully guarded" secret-how, at the beginning of the War, he acted as Kitchener's "wraith," taking command of

Scotland, "with a special eye for Orchestra. spies," and how a central strik-nouncements. ing force of three armies of Territorials were distributed around London.

8.30 p.m.

920

London B. B. C. Dance

und An-

London-The Second

9 pan. Lomion--Newn

9.20 p.m.

Austraila y Cricket Test Match: England. An account of the Opening Day's Play, by Alan Kippax. From Sidney (Electrical Recording). Later. claborating his speech-

9.35 p.

A Classicni Pro- which he made at a dinner of the gramme. Royal Naval Division-Sir Ian ex- Choral

Mass in B Minor" (Bach) 19. Confiteor....Philharmonic

year to two years. It was officially | Hoping to visit these mandated plained that during the early part of om "The Musical Offering"

GREAT EXCITEMENT The repudiation of the Locarno explained that this measure Was trealy caused grent exeltement in the necessitated by the Soviets army re-islands, Lord Moyne had secured the Great War he acted as Lord Western countries. The League of form, increasing the army's peace facilities in advance from the Kitchener's deputy and undertook the Nations' counell hurriedly met in strength to 2,000,000,

Japanese Embassy before leav-early organisation of home defences London. On March 10,

ing London.

in Lord Kitchener's name.

memur-

andum was handed to the German -government in which the signatories

of the Locarno trenty proposed the whole affair be submitted to

Hague

That

The

court and thust an Internation

Gay Melodies

al force should be clationed within At

the German border pending the

Chinese

settlement of the dispute, Funerals To

Hitler met this move by a well-

.calculated popular demonstration.

Elections to the Reichstag were held. Be

on March 29. Hitler personally. Jed |

a heclic "electoral campaign" featur-

Banned

Shanghai, Dec. 20.

Yet when his yacht Rosaura arrived off Palau, he was refused permission

to enter the harbour.

""After the declaration of war,” he said, "there was a meeting of the Cabinet and the military people, which Lord Kitchener attended. The

(Bach)....Itation Trio,

String Orchestra Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B Flat Major (Buch).

Pianoforte-Sonata in E Flat Major, Op. 81A ("Les Adleux"), (Beetho ven)....Wilhelm Backhaus.

10 p.m. London-Big Ben. 10.30 p.m. Military Band Music.

Band "Swan (Tchaikovsky); Sopruno

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said the

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meeting was adjourned for further with Ina Souez (Soprano) Ballet CIGAR STORES LA PERLA

"In due course,”. he writes, *** Bunch-load of officials arrived: at- companied by an interpreter. They Information from the French, and on told me

very politely that landing August 7 1 was asked to take on this was not allowed. They knew nothing job. of the letter written three months previously, but when I produced a copy in Japanese, they said they would go in and ask for Instructions.

"KITCHENER'S TRICKS"

Fur

will find a way (Fraser-Simson); My Hero (Strange and O. Straus); Bund -Air varie

un theme Suisse "I was Commander-in-Chief of the (Mohr); Band-The Flamborough Sword DanceFolk Dance (Sharp): Home Defence forces, but I went off The Kirkby Malzeard Sword Dance-- is a mere individual to take com-Folk Dance (Sharp): Soprano Solos mand of the North of England.

ing almost exclusively the reoccupa- No longer will Chinese bands tion of the thineland as the Issue en which the German citizens were replay "There'll be a Hot Time in quired to vote.

the Old Town To-night," "Dixie"

Followed a wait of about six hours, tunca at Since under German laws unly one and other merry

and then the party was allowed to go list of candidutes-the National funerals, if the New Life Move-ushore by launch.

"That was one of Lord Kitchener's Socialist one could be put forward, ment has its way. It was impossible to cast an adverse

The practice among wealthy

"We were clearly not intended to sort of tricks. I went to Edinburgh serious and stayed there five days. Later vote, the only way to express dissent

see anything of any more was deliberately to make one's ballot Chinese families of hiring bands harbour works," Lord Moyne con- I went on to Glasgow, and looked invalid, there being no specification which play the few numbers in Unues, "as on landing we were taken into Rosyth. I had instructions about បទ lo what would make a vote lavalld. their repertoire, regardless of into the town along a new embank-keeping an eye open for sples. That

Under

the circumstances, the these result of the poll was near unanimity, their suitability to the occasion, ¿ment in motors which were awaiting referred to Scotland particularly, be-

Out of 45,453,601 voters (Jewsy being for the first time excluded) 45,001. 489 cast their ballots, only 540,211 votey being "against the list and therefore invalid" and 44,401,278 ar 98.8. per cent. of all votes cast being valld.

hus, in the opinion of the New

£5.

PHOTOGRAPHS FORBIDDEN

· Life lenders, resulted in grotes- | que performances and brought "The town seemed brand ridicule upon China.

Promulgation of new

funeral

rights; spendence, and its equni processions, but no more than two they were not encouraged to stay.

can nations,"

PROPOSALS REJECTED

| cause the Fleet was at Rosyth.

Always (Dyrenforth, and Smith); Lave, I give you my all (Dowdan and Besly); Band-The "Champion" March Medley (arr, S. Ord Hume).

11 p.m. Close Down.

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"I was supposed to be 'K,', and 'K.* got the creditor the discredli." "STEP INTO MY SHOES"

OSP

In his speech, Sir Ian told 'how.

"ghosting," said to him: ..

"Wherever I went 1 made myself new.generally useful in Lord Kitchener. with well kept gardens round the name. I was, so to speak, a sort of regulations Government bulldings, and along the shadow of K., not so much after- for wedding and funerals by the newly made roads were trim hedges wards, when I settled down in com- has and banks cut into neat grass steps. mand of the forces, but certainly in Nanking municipal authorities The German government answered

been the first fruit of the drive. We were impressed by the size of the the first fortnight.. the

Locarno powers' memorandum on April 1, announcing that it had just campaign is now under way to ex- Government buildings and also

|number of men of the Japanese Navy received from the nation a solemn tend the same set of rules to other the well-stocked shops, and the large mandate empowering it to represent cities of the country.

According to the new rules, both in the streets." tha Reich and the German

western-style bands The party were absolutely forbid people in two, respects; Firstly, the Chinese and

under may

be used either together or den to take photographs and, n-Kitchener, delegating the duty of German people is determined under

though treated with great courtesy, all circumstances to defend his free separately in wedding and

"I am going to do with you exactly dum. Its

*bands will be allowed in one pro- the German people

"We were puzzled by the attitude what I did in Pretoria when you first Joined me as my chief staff officer. as many as twenty of the Japanese authoritica," Lord You remember I went away at once desires to co-operate in the great cession, Some ostentatious funerals task of bringing about reconciliation have boasted

bonds,

Moyne concludes. "They are too on a three weeks tour of Natal and and understanding among all Europ- The tunes played, it is emphasised, intelligent à people to make the Cape Colony whilst you carried must sult the occasion. For amysteries about nothing, and their on with Major Marker's help in my funeral proccasion, only funeral attitude was well designed to make place, and the less. I heard of you the The German memorandum rejected tunes are to be played, and for wed-us wonder just what it is that they belter I was pleased. Now, I want all proposals implying a limitation of dings only wedding music. Popular wish to hide."

you to step into my shoes again, only German sovereignty, such as sending tunes, heretofore used on all occa-

This fascinating volume is the first the other way about. Leave all your international troups into the Rhine-slons and generally distorted beyond detailed account of Lord Moyne's staff here. I'll lend you one clerk Innd. The proposal to submit the all ree

the tribe of from the War Offèe for cypher work, uffair to the Hague court was incitly Other

thnt: successful search for

&C." regulations dismissed. On the other hand, the marchiers in wedding and funeral the Atome Mountains of New Guinea. light-skinned pygmies inhabitating German unawer foresaw a four-corleges must wear uniforms made addition, the party collected no I came down and began a series of month period during which to settle of native materials and must appear fewer than 18 creatures which had insections, one of which took me the dispute by amiable negotiations; clean and orderly; hiring of beggars never been seen previously at the to Betteshanger with Winston Germany undertook not to Increase with smeared faces and bare feet to London Zoo.

Churchill. Winston wOB, and 'is, the strength of her troops in the form part of the cortege is

Is prohibit- Rhineland during thia period.

cd; no more than sixteen comin- The value of the book to all in- about my best friend, but there were Joynilles to "K." involved: and The problem of concluding a new bearers shall be allowed; "supersil-terested in othnology is greatly en- secrecies which put me sometimes Western security pact replacing tious" or "feudalisile" customs are hanced by en introduction to the into the, cart. Latckily, the Bettes- Locarno remained in the foreground forbidden, Including the carrying of volume written by Dr. A. C. Haddon, hanger Inspection was not one of

Germany's large paper throughout the year.

and idolu.

Cave discusses some of the human that now Western pact was

a

possible

The latter prohibitions, however, skulls which were collected. The only if Western powers guaranteed does not extend to the carrying of book is beautifully illustrated by Western frontiers exclusively. Thus, ancestral tablets, sedan-chairs, lan series of 108 plates, consisting mainly Germony sought to separate the terms and banners with appropriate of photographs taken by Lady question of Western security from Chinese characters, an Integraï port |Broughton

course of the the troubled problems of Eastern of most processions.

I recognition, are provide

"And so it was," said Sir Ian, "Then

position was based upon the principle (tigures of animes of gods, giant while in an appendix Dr. A. J. E.jthem."

Journey,

the

The secret had been so carefully guarded until now that none of the military or naval blographers or auto blographers--not even, I believe, the great historian Archimedes himself have ever so much as suspected it."

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Big Hen. 'A Countryman's Diary." 24.10 p.m. _A Short Recital of Traditional

Belah Bongs. 4.30 p.m. The Recond Cricket Test Malchi Australia 5, England.

4,45 pm. Chamber Music, 5.78 3.mm. Handloom Weaving. 5.40 pm. The Haws and Annanatements.

Greenwich Time Signal at 5:45 Dan.

Transmission 2-

(G&G.. (81.) 7.10.

1.80

Big Ben. Trinity Homme,” De- vloed and aproduced by He Lo Marrow, The programme will ine troduce Ughthouse-keepers, ezrews anil offers of Fast Coma's light- alipa, and London liver and Youthampton pilots.

A

7.41 min. The Rutland: Besses and New Victoria Orchestra, direčtečky

·Norman Austin. From the New Victoria Cinema, Edinburgh,

·PUMO PA Countryman's Dary

talk by A. G. Street, (A0 pm). The. Rutland Square and Now Victoria Orchestra, directed by Norman Auria. (ront'd). M.15 p., *Starlight.* Netakla personali

of the "atago Interviewed at the microphone by William Maclure. 1,30 p.m. The ILILC, Dance Orchestra,

directed by Henry Hall, The News and Announcementa. " Greenwich Time Bigual at 9.15 p.m. .20 p.m. The Second Cricket Test Maich) Australia v.:England. 'An' accounÉ

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Music will be by the Band of the 2nd Battalion The Royal Welel Fusiliers, (by kind permission of Major L. A. A. Alston, 0.9.0., M., and Officers,). Dancing will be in both the Rose Room and the Roof Garden and will be from 8.45 p.m. unul 2 a.m. Fancy Dress will be optional, and prizes will be given for costumes showing origina- lity, etc. Dress for those not 111 fancy dress will be' optional.

10 p.m. Big Ben, Inn, Q. Atkinson and I

hl Quintet, 18.20 p.m. Talk: Belentials at Work=11}

10.45 p..

ttis p..

A Pianalarte Recital,

Star Variety.

21.40 p.m. The Second Cricket Text Matchi

Australia. England.

11.55 p.m.

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