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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL
1937.
His Majesty BLACK ITALIAN To Speak To
India People
Forvently Prays For Benefits To AI
OPPOSITIONS TO CONSTITUTION
London, Mar. 31.
A message from His Majesty the King will be delivered to his sub- jects in Indin to-morrow
on the occasion of the Inauguration of pro- vinolal autonomy.
His Majesty will assure his Indian Empire that his thoughts and good wishes are with his people there on this occasion.
"A new chapter is opening," he will say, and it is my fervent hope and I prayer that the opportunities now nvailable to the country will be used wisely for the lasting benefit of all my-Indian people."-Reuter.
To-day
KING'S MESSAGE
London, Apr. 1.
Is the appointed day under the Government of India Act for the inauguration of autonomy in eleven provinces of British India and the separation of Burma from India.
On this occasion, the King has addressed messages both to India and Burina, in which His Majcsty assures his subjects in those two countries of his interest in and good wishes for their continued welfare, In India fervent hope and prayer that the opportunities now available will be used wisely and generously for the lasting benefit of all my Indian people.'
says,
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His Majesty expresses the hope and bellef that Burma will find in her new Constitution an era of ever Increasing happiness and prosperity. The King has also appointed as Governor of Burma, Sir Archibaldi Cochrane, K.C.M.G.
Provincial autonomy henceforth obtains over two-thirds of the total area of India and affects directly a total population of over 200,000,000. It involves the setting up of a Ministry in each of the eleven pro- vinces responsible to the elected Legislature for a large and clearly denned sphere of Government in which the Central Government will
··huve-no-soy—Each
provincial
a Governor must follow the advice of his Ministers except In a small number of matters and in circum- stances specially defined in the Act.
. VICEROY'S GIFT
On the inauguration of the new Constitution in Burma, the Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, has pre- sented a silver mace to the Senate in Burma us marking its separation from India and as a token of his confident hope that "in the years to come Burma may have cause for thankfulness that the direction of her public affairs is founded on a Parliamentary system of govern- ment.
Another effect of the constitutional changes in India is the ending, after nearly a hundred years, of the con- nection of Aden with the British Indian administration. Aden now becomes part of the Colonial Empire, but, as the k King stutes-in-u-message-
sent to the Governor and Com- mander-in-Chief on the inauguration of the Colony "the ties of commerce and personal association with India will remain."-British Wireless.
FRIENDLY GESTURE
BY BERLIN
First Nazi Soldier. To Attend Coronation
Berlin, Mar. 31.
It is officially considered that the nomination of Field Marshal von Blomberg to represent Herr Iller at the Coronation of King George VI is a choice which will be regarded by Britain as a
a special sign of the friend- ly attitude of Germany towards the British Empire.
first
A. German paper says Germany will bo represented by her soldier, after the Leader, because that is in accordance with her charac- ter as a strong world Power, but also because she wants to answer all those doubts about the pacific intentions of German policy which have been in- troduced among the British peo- ple by enemies of Germany- Reater Bulletin Service.
Chief Engineer
To British Army In China Named
London, Mar. SĮ. . Colonel G. C. Gowland has been appolated Chief Engineer to the British Troops" in China." He will assume his appointment shortly-Router.
... DANISIE CLUB OPENING
London, Mar. 91. The Danish Prime Minister is ex- pected in London next Tuesday for the opening of the reconstructed pre- mises of the Danish Club in London. He will lunch with the Foreign Secretary on the following day. British Wireless.
TROOPS MARCH
INTO MOROCCO
Reported Garrisoning
Spanish
Towns
FRANCE INDIGNANT AT HALTING OF VESSEL
Casablanca, Mar. 31.
It is reported that hundreds of knife-carrying Italian black colonial troops, believed to be Somalilanders, have arrived in Spanish Morocco,' wearing Italian uniforms and led by Italian officers. They are at present garrisoned at Bantaza and other towns.
It is also believed that Italian technical experts, aviators and engineers have replaced the Germans in Spanish Morocco, the latter being transferred, without explanation, to Malaga and Algeciras.-United Preas.
ITALIAN ATTITUDE
instructions have been given to Rome, Mar. 31. French shipping, and that the French Italy's altitude with regard to non-| Government, like the British, hos Intervention in Spain was defined by seriously warned both parties in, the Signor Dino Alfleri, Minister of Press Spanish civil war to abstain from all Propaganda, to-day. He informed measures contrary to maritime law. the foreign press that since the ban
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on the despatch of volunteers had, He added that negotiations would been in force, Italy had vigorously shortly be resumed alming at defended its provisions.
agreement to recall all volunteers He argued, therefore, that the from Spain, and said that a satis statement that more Italian troops factory solution might be hoped for, would be sent to Spain was unas certain powers which had pre- founded.
|viously been reluctant to discuss the Signor Alfieri emphasised that de-question were now eoncillatory.-- cisions reached by the London Non-Reuter. Intervention Commillee must be an equal basls. If applicable on other countries violated their pledge,
London, Mar. 31. and sent volunteers to Spain, lien
The Board of Administration for Italy would have to re-examine the the control scheme under the Non- situation.
intervention Agreement, which has The Minister pointed out that the been meeting during Easter, held a reports of a big Italian defeat in further meeting to-day. The Board Spain were exaggerated. The Italian is engaged upon fechnical work, such losses in killed, wounded and prins posting of observers at different soners on the Guadalajara front ports and roadsteads for seu observa- amounted only to a few hundred ilon, and along frontiers for land ob- men Reuter,
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FRANCE INDIGNANT
Bayonne, Mar. 31. It is expected the scheme will come The French freighter Cup Falcon into full operation' towards the end has arrived here with a cargo of of next week-Britiah Wireless, 2,000 tons of Algerian cereals and wine, and a story.
Her master reports that insurgents halted his vessel on Tuesday, when she was 15 miles off Santander, despite the fact that the steamer was flying the tri-colour of France.
INDIA RAISES SILK DUTY
He said the insurgent patrol per mitted him to continue after he had
New Delhi, Mar. 31. protested. But the incident has ex- The Import duty on artificial sk cited high
among regiono1 fabrics and art slik mixture fabrics marine authorities.--United Press. has been increased by approximately
FRANCE SENDS WARNING
one anna a square yard from to- -Paris, Mar 31 horrow. M. Yvon Delbos, the French Goods of British manufacture in all Foreign Minister, has informed the cases are excluded from the increased Counci of Ministers that strict) duties.--Reuter.
YOUNG WOMAN ATTEMPTS
TO CUT OFF OWN HEAD
A well dressed and good looking young Chinese girl chose decapitation as the method in an attempt to commit suicide during the early hours of this morning,
was
She has since been identified asi When she was taken to the Gov- Wong Yuct-yee, aged 17. Her con-ern Civil Hospital her neck dition is serious and she is not ex- terribly mutilated. pected to live.
Neighbours state that the girl has been depressed for several weeks and occasionally mentioned the pos- sibility of decapitation as a means of commiting suicide,
A razor blade was used as the Instrument. The girl made repeated Blashes at her neck with the in- strument, miraculously missing the Sho has been suffering from Jugular vein, and as iniraculously violent headaches and periods of continuing to slash even after she aberration, and it was probably appeared to lose consciousness. The during one of these that she made blade had to be forcibly taken away the terrible attempt on her own
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