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SATURDAY, 六拜禮 璐七廿月二英港香

FEBRUARY

27. 1937.日七十月正

Hongkong Telegraph.

FRANCE NEARS

DISASTER

Flandin Warns Blum That Crisis Looms

Paris, Feb, 26.

A strong attack upon the policy of M. Leon Blum, the French Prime Minister, especially in the direction of Finance, was delivered to-day by the former Prime Minister M. Pierre Flandin. He declared that a quarter of the subscribers to earlier loans launched by M. Vincent Auriol, the Finance Minister, did not intend to

renew

their subscriptions and that two London banks, at the last moment, had refused to subscribe to the British loan to France.

"We believe, Monsieur le President, that you are leading France with perfect sincerity and honesty towards catastrophe," declared M. Flandin. "The republican regime will perish if you persist in your present policy.

"Economic and financial developments probably will not allow you to wait until May to choose a different policy," he asserted.

M. Flandin predicted the probability of simultaneous

INDIAN CONGRESS SUCCESSES ·

The Congress Party is securing majorities in most of the States in the clactions under India's new Constitution. Picture shows Mahut ma Gandhi at the recent Congress gathering in Fatzpur, topeiher with

Nehru, the President of the Party.

TO-DAY'S RACING TIPS

PHILIPPINES MAY TURN TO GREAT BRITAIN

Washington, Feb. 26.. President F. D. Roosevelt to-day discussed the future of

visiting capital with

Treasury and currency crises, necessitating inflation Strathroy To the Philippine Islands with Presideouglas MacArthur. The latter

and control exchanges.

"You were honest when you swore you would not deflate; but events | compelled you to do so,'

" said M. Flandin.

In reply, M. Blum asserted there would be no reshuming of the Cabinet. "If I thought it desirable to have a Government of national union I would go. The People's Front Government cannot be trans- formed Into a National Government. In the Interesis of the country the present Government must stay."

Tariff Bill Blacked

Paris, Feb. 20.

A_surprise_decision was taken by the Senate to-day rejecting the whole Bill giving the Cabinet power to modify tariffs and quotas by a decree.

decision This

come after the Senate had adopted all the clauses of the Bill separately.

The reason for this paradoxical action is lack of knowledge as to how the Government intended to use its powers. The object of the Bill is to combat dumping and rising prices. Reuter Special.

Appreciates Danger

Paris, Feb. 20. "We agree that there is reason to Introduce measures of caution and

our programme,'

to soft-pedal in

declared Mr. Blum.

that it

M. Blum remarked National Government were formed there might be shouts of joy, rising Rentes and a return of capital to home, but the reaction of the masses

EXTRA EDITIONS

Later editions of the "Telo- graph" to-day will contain race resulta and sweep numbers, Test cricket scores, and a report of the annual meeting of the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corpora- tion.

BICITARE ZELENINY

must be considered, he believed.

Betrayed, a beaten people might forsake the Republic, he said. He therefore declined to contemplate a change of Government;

"When we shall have got sur second breath after the present pause, we shall resume the People's Front 'programme," he asserted.--Reuter.

STOP PRESS

Melbourne, Feb. 27. Australia has scored 359 for loss of four wickets.

Italy Builds Strong Base

Mediterranean

Rome, Feb. 20.

In

A decree forbidding planes from flying within eight miles of the island of Pantelteria has been Issued. It is taken as confirm -lug-reports that his

barren Leland commanding the passage between Sicily and Africa is to

converted Into

heavily fortified base.

be

Fortifications were installed on the island during the period in which sanctions were in force against Italy. The island com- mands Harrow stralis in the Eastern Mediterranean and is for this purpose even better placed than Malta Reuter Special.

TRADE TREATY SIGNED

BRITISH ACCORD WITH CUBA

London, Feb. 20. A commercial agreement with Cuba was simned at Havana от February 19 and comes into force provisionally ns from that date. It provides that-United Kingdom goods shall be treated in Cuba not less favourably than those of any country

part from the special treatment that Cuban goods shall enjoy most- accorded to United States goods and favoured-nation treatment in the United Kingdom. The Cuban duties tom linen and

woollen picce goods are reduced, and on certain United Kingdom the Cuba Government undertakes to consider sympathetically requests for further tariff readjustments. The agreement also provides that British Insurance enterprises shall not be subjecled

to legislation imposing more onerous conditions than those the conduct of

already apply. their Cuban

The Cuban Government recognises the necessity of alleviating the pos)- tion of United Railways of Havana, a British undertaking, and promises a sympathetic consideration of requests

put forward to that end,

Only 17 runs have been added to the overnight score.-Router.

The

The agreement runs until Decem- ber, 1937, There Is also an exchange of Notes precluding action which would prejudice the present position Bradman was bowled by Farnes of British shipping in Cuba.--- having scored 169, with an addi-British Wireless. tion of only four runs to overnight score,--Router.

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Later-Lunch score: 399 for 4. Reutor.

CONGRESS PARTY WINS

Bombay, Feb. 20. The Congress, Party his secured a majority. In the Bombay Assembly nlready, by winning 08 sonte, out of 178, with further returns still to come. ---Reuter

Win Big Event

(By "Captain Foster")

THE NIL DESPERANDUM STAKES

(FIRST SECTION)

Election Day

Wecilon Seat

National Faith

THE NIL DESPERANDUM STAKES

----~~~~(SECOND SECTION)-

Happy Venture

Clowner

Prospero

THE GRIFFINS spring HANDICAP

Vira

Rob Roy

King's Coronation

THE FLEMINGTON PLATE

Double Finesse Dick Turpin Boreala Belle

THE PROFESSIONAL CUP AND SUB-GRIFFINS' CHAMPIONS

Gordito

Tempest

Pagan Love

THE PHAETHON HANDICAP

Night View

Sylvandale

Pride of Tsingtao

THE HAPPY VALLEY SPRING HANDICAP ("A" DIVISION)

Rose-Queen

Oak Bay Bright Vlow

THE AUSTRALIAN PONIES CHAMPIONS

Strathroy Gypsy Love Electron

:

THE HAPPY VALLEY SPRING HANDICAP {"B" DIVISION)

Harvest View Yihan

Soldier of Peace

DAILY DOUBLE EVENT Double Finesse/Night View

Hauptmann's Defender

Is Insane

is building up the Philippines' defence forces against a day, nine years from now, when the Commonwealth attains complete in- dependence.

Senor Quezon is trying to ensure | maturity arrives, making trade pacts that the United States will not throw to protect itself. the young republie unsupported Into the world, particularly with respect to trade, since the islands' exports to the United States are approximately

£20,000,000 annually.

The foreign affairs expert, Mr. William Simms, of the Scripps- Howard newspapers, writes that if the United States scorns the Philip pines trade, Senor Quezon may strike It is the prevalent feeling in Con- a barguin with Great Britain whereby a new British fleet, based at Singa- gress that the Philippines cannot have both independence" and trace pre- pore, might ulliise Manila in time of ference, but must take its chance | emergency, whilst Britain absorbs the with other nations when its day of Philippines' export surplus. Reuter,

FRENCH FLIER UNHURT

FORCED DOWN BY

FUEL SHORTAGE

It was learned in Hongkong to-day that the French airmen,. Libert and Denis, who were at- tempting a Paris to Tokyo flight within 100 hours, for a prize of | 400,000 francs, were forced down yesterday through lack of fuel. Neither of them was injured,

They took off from Akyab at p.m. Thursday night and intended to fly direct to Hongkong, a distance of approximately 2,000 miles. They were trying desperately to make up last time and appreciated the risk of a forced landing owing to lack of petrol.'

Kal Tak aerodrome has no in- formation as to the flers' present plans. But it is possible that they will attempt to fly, here to-day.

AIR MINISTRY STATEMENT

Paris, Feb. 27.

PREPARE TO FIGHT FORD CO..

C. I. O. TO ATTEMPT UNION DRIVE

MAY CAUSE TIE-UP

New York, Feb. 20. Mr. Homer Martin, labour, organi- ser, stated to-day that the Automobile Workers' Union would commence Immediately a campaign among the workers of the Ford Motor Company plant at Edgewater, New Jersey, to organise under the Committee of Industrial Organisation.

It was

a similar movement that started the great General Motors Corporation tie-up.

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FOUR POWERS WILL GUARD SPAIN COAST Russia and Portugal Dodge Responsibility

London, Feb. 26.

It is understood that putting into force by the United Kingdom of the Naval Supervision plan, under discussion by organs of the International Committee for application of an agreement regarding non-intervention in the Spanish Civil War, would require legislation. It will be necessary to impose a legal obligation on, vessels proceeding under the British Flag to Spain to conform with the procedure contemplated in such matters, to call at ports specified in the plan for the purpose of picking up the International Committee's supervisors and to subject to interrogation by the naval patrols of powers acting on behalf of the Committee.

reached According to the decision

by the International Committee of February 19, supervision is to become into operation next Saturday, and therefore during the next week, as soon as the scheme is finally approved by the Committee, the British Government will introduce necessary legislation and provide Parliamen- tary time for its passage into law.

Speaker Will

Ride In

Ancient Coach

London, Feb. 28.

The Chairman's Sub-comittee of the International Non-Intervention Committee to-day had under con- sideration technical problems of ap- plication of the scheme for the super- vision of vessels having the right to fly the Dogs of participating coun- trics proceeding to

ports,

and agreed that putatives of

maritime countries should be asked to arrange for official Government ex- perts to attend a meeting in London on March 3 for the purpose of `reach=" Ing decisions of technical questions concerned.

When the Speaker of the House of According to a communique, after Commons attends the Coronation considering further the land super- ceremony in Westminster Abbey, at vision scheme, the representatives the special invitation of His Majesty undertook to communicate forthwith the King, he will drive in the oldest to their respective Governments the couch in London.

technical documents concerned, with request for immediate instructions thereon.

It was built in 1680 for William III

and since 1780 has been used as the

Speaker's coach.

The Committee passed then to consideration of the naval supervision It is kept in the coach-house in scheme. The Russian Representative the basement of the House of Lords stated that in view of the fact that and every month its dust covers are it had been agreed in principle that removed so that experts may polish any government, party to the agree it. It weighs three tons and was ment, hod

had the

should they so right, used in the Coronation of 1911 and desire, to participate in the Naval Jubilee celebrations of 1035-Reuter Supervision Scheme, the Russian Bulletin Service.

Government did not claim at present

REBELS EXECUTE PRISONERS

Incidentally, the Ford workers are 300 among the best pald in the United States and their working conditions are considered ideal.--Reuter.

ADJUDICATING TROUBLE

Washington, Feb. 26. The National Labour Relations The Air Ministry announced to Board has called a hearing to ad- day that Libert and Denis, thejudicate in the Douglas and North- French airmen, were obliged to land rupp aircraft factory disputes. - yesterday by lack of fuel. Nelther United Press. is injured, as far as can be ascer- tained at present.-Reuter.

COLONIAL

EMPIRE UNION

London, Feb. 20,

arouse

A Colonial Empire Union, is being established in London to interest in colonial aftales.

PLANTS CLOSED DOWN

Janesville (Wis.), Feb. 20. The management has closed, the Chevrolet and Fisher plants, which were re-opened last week This de- cision follows the action of the Union of Automobile Workers protesting against the discharge of three men. are thus Workers numbering 2,700 idle.

Additional police have been called to the scene as the result of sporadic street fighting between Union and non-union men-United Press,

REPORTED SHOT

AT LALINEA

FILM STAR A SPY?

Gibraltar, Feb. 20. Well-informed quarters here re- part that Nationalists have execuled 300 of the 400 condemned prisoners of Malaga, all of whom are natives of Lalinca.

It is stated the Nationalists tran-i

sported these prisoners from Malaga to Lalinca and executed them groups of 25 at night.

in

Relatives, it is stated, are unaware of the fate of these people. And if they are, they are prohibited from wearing mourning, it is reported.- United Press.

WOMAN SPY SHOT

to make netual use of this right as It was not interested either politically or otherwise in the presence of its naval forces in Mediterranean sea or in the Atlantic Ocean at a great dis- tance form their own naval bases.

The Portuguese representative re-i called his Government had always favoured a nava

naval supervision scheme being entrusted to four powers, the United

Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy, and stated Portugal not desire to participate in the so long as it was confined to these four powers. Representatives of the four powers agreed to submit to their Governments a scheme for naval supervision by themscites already prepared by the Technical Advisory Subcommittee with a view to settling (Continued on Page 5.)

CABALLERO THREATENS

TO RESIGN

ACTION WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT ·

Valencia, Feb. 26. Senor Largo Caballero, Prime Minister of Spain, has published Lisbon, Feb. 20.. ሲ long document virtually It is revealed that Senorita Rosita threatening to resign if he con- Colonials on leave will be specially

LINDBERGH IN STORMT catered for by the Union, the Pre

Diaz, blonde Spanish flim star and tinues to meet opposition in the Calcutta, Fab, 20,

sympathiser with the cause of the matter of his home policy, as aldent, of which will be Baron

Colonel Charles Lindbergh, ac- Government, has been shot by the Lugard, former. Governor of Hong-

The resignation of Senor kong, with Mr. W. Ormsby-Gore, husband, the famous explorer, landed their toove Valencia authorities. She fidence of trade unions and the

insurgents for allegedly spying upon companied by Sir Francis Young their movements and giving informa Caballero, who enjoys the con- Secretary of State for the Colonies;| as one of its Vice-Presidents.

President, would be of far wider significance than an ordinary ministerial crisis-Reuter

New York, Feb. 20. A petition that Mr. Edward Reilly, noted criminal lawyer, be declared in- sane was granted in the New York Supreme Court to-day.

Mr. Reilly defended the late Bruno Hauptmann, who was electrocuted for the murder of the Lindbergh baby.

A medical expert, giving evidence, said that worry over the Hauptmann

outrun a severe storm. They expect is alleged to have made use of a ease, coupled with domestic, trouble, The scheme is sponsored by the to return to Bombay Saturday where secret radio station in Boville, results wna responsible for the breakdown Overseas League. Reuter Bulletin Mrs. Lindbergh in waiting Uniteding in two successful ir raids

of the mind of the lawyer-Reuter, Service.

here from Bombay to-day, having

Press

that city-Reuter Special