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No. 10157

二拜禮 ●號十二月四英港香

APRIL TUESDAY,

20, 1937.

日十月三

WORLD TALKS ΤΟ PRESERVE PEACE URGED

Lansbury's Mission To Berlin is Fruitful

HITLER WILL CO-OPERATE;

U.S. ASKED TO LEAD

(Special to "Telegraph")

Berlin, Apr. 20. Following "peace talks" with Herr Adolf Hitler yesterday, the British Labour veteran and strong pacifist, Mr. George Lansbury, told the press:

"Hitler told me he was willing to attend a conference and participate in a united effort to establish economic the mutual understanding. among co-operation and nations if President Roosevelt or the head of some other great state takes the lead in calling such a conference."

Mr. Lansbury explained the name of President Roosevelt was used significantly in the statement he and Hitler had agreed to publish because, he said, "Roosevelt was the first head of a Government with whom I talked about the conference. America is the logical nation to take the lead because she is 'above the battle.' Moreover, Roosevelt has shown his interest in international co- operation by his economic policy in South America," Mr. Lansbury explained.

"I would like Roosevelt to call a conference but I am not sure he will," Mr. Lansbury added. '

Mr. Lansbury told the German leader that he had also talked with M. Leon Blum, French Prime Minis- ter, M. Paul-van-Zeeland. Prime Minister of Belgium, the Scandinavian prémiers and other British loaders,

"I told Hitler that none of these people to whom I had spoken of a world peace conference had rejected the proposition because all were troubled by the arms race. I have not consulted Stalin but I am cun- fident the US.S.R. would co-operate," Mr. Lansbury declared.

"Above the Battle" Broadcasting over a B. B. C. net- work, Mr. Lansbury later urged the convening of the world conference as soon as possible.

"We often mentioned Roosevelt," he said of his talks with Herr Hitler, "as the best statesman to lead the great enterprise. He is in many ways above the battle as far as Europe is concerned and would bring to the discussions a

a mind undistracted by the fear of the consequences of s European war to our women, children and homes," Mr. Lansbury concluded,

United Press,

Germany Willing

Berlin, Apr. 10. Following an interview between

George Herr Adolf Hitler and Mr. Lansbury, the veteran British Labour M.P., who has come to Berlin to have " peace talk" with the Reich Lea- der, it was announced that Germany was ready to participate in an inter- national co-operation conference.

PEACE ENVOY MEETS HITLERTM

Mr. George Lansbury, the veteran British Labour M.P., who, in a prece The statement, which was agreed talk with Herr Hitler, has obtained to by Herr Hitler and Mr. Lansbury, an assurance that Germany will at- was issued after the interview, and tend a world economie co-operation declares: "Germany is willing to conference, if President Roosevelt

attend a conference and to participate

In a united effort for the establish- will summon such a gathering.

ment of economie co-operation and mutual understanding between, the mations of the world, of President Roosevelt, or the head of another great country, will take the lead in calling such a conference."

Mr. Lansbury stated, after the Interview: "The object of the dis- cussion was to secure Herr Ilitler's support for a new World Conference, specifically to discuss the removal of the causes of war. I told the Chancellor of discussions with

my M. Leon Blum, French Fremler, M. Paul Van Zeeland, Belgian Premier,

EMDEN'S, RAIDS RECALLED

DEATH OF CAPTAIN LAUTERBACH

Berlin, Apr. 20.. The death has occurred of Captain

BIG LINERS MEET AT WHARF ·

This air view shows Ave Atlantie monster ships tied up at once at Hudson River docks in New York. From foreground: Berengaria, Georgie, Normandie, Rex and Europa. More than 1,250,000 tons are represented here.

Pirates Murder Junkman

Wound Second Man And Wreck Boat

Police Launches

Hunt Slayers

REPEATS COLONIES ESSENTIAL

Only Way To Relieve. Germany's Ilis

Dr. Schacht Admits Imports Needed

have It is understood the Nazis

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Hongkong Is Base Of Smugglers

Government May Be Asked To Act

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FOUR NAVIES WATCH SPAIN

British Labour Urges

Full Discussion Of Rebels' Blockade

London, Apr. 19.

From midnight to-night the coast of Spain will be patrolled by the navies of the great European powers, Britain, France, Italy, Germany, to prevent the landing of war materials and volunteers, according to the international non-intervention scheme to which 27 nations have agreed. The agreement was signed two months

ago.

Hundreds of observers will also be stationed on the land frontiers of Spain to prevent breaches of the agree ment.

BRITISH PUBLIC

SWINDLED

i

"Share Pushers" Wage Active Campaign

Government Plans To Take Action

(Special to "Telegraph")

The patrol of the north coast of Spain, from the French frontier to Cape Busto, and the south coast from the Portuguese frontier to Cape de Gata, has been entrusted to the British Navy, which will also watch the Canary Islands. The patrol of out north const will be carried flotilla leader and four destroyers. Units of the Medi- Gibraltar terranean Fleet basert on will be responsible for Britain's share of the southern patrol.

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The remaining portions of the const will be covered by French, German and Inllan vessels.

All vessels entering Spanish ter- ritorial waters have first to call at a

specified port and take aboard one

of the Non-Intervention Committee's

observers, who will have the right to

examine cargo and the ship's papers. Warships on patrol will have the right to stop and examine the papers of any ships from country parli-

the cipating in

non-intervention agreement which enters Spanish waters.-Reuter.

Contraband Comes From Formosa Berlin, Apr. 20. One fisherman is dead an:l

A Chinese news agency report another is wounded as the result agreed to the fundamental alteration states that the Nanking Govern-

ugaltist, restriction of another daring piracy in of their four-year plan, involving thement is planning to take diplo Hongkong waters by, it is be-imports of raw materials to counter-matic action in connection with

London, Apr. 10. menace smuggling lieved, Hakka boatmen who came balance the intensification of Ger- the

The losses suffered by the public, from the Chinese coast.

many's demand for the restoration of Kwangtung. The news agency

owing to the activities of fraudulent her colonies.

share vendors, are the subject of an The discovery of a wrecked Dr. Hjalmar Schachi, Minister of adds that its report is from a

LABOUR DISSATISFIED official announcement by the Board! speech at semi-official source, boat with the corpse and wound- National Economy, in a

of Trade, issued to-day.

London, Apr, 19. Dr. Wang Chung-hul, the new

The announcement states that the

-Francisco Franco's ed man nearby was reported Munich last night, declared: "Our

General ordered food situation hos shown that we can- Foreign Minister, has

all take Government intends to from Cheung Chau this morning.not became independent of foreign investigation into the problem, It is The details fitted in with the imports within calculable time.

possible steps to curb these activities, blockade of Spunish ports was the belated report of the master of This is one of the reasons why-am stated, to gather evidence prepara-dds that a strong commillee is subject of a series of questions and

tory to taking action. bringing up the colonial question

at present investigating "the matter, innumerable supplementary queries the pirated vessel, made lastn

ngain and again." Colonies with Hongkong and Formosa are stated but, meantime, the committee has to Mr. Anthony Eden and Sir Samuel general warning Houre in the House of Commons to- German administration and German to be the two principal centres of suggested that a

dayne Opposition was much interest- currency could bring about greater smuggling. An enormous quantity should be issued. alleviations."

of contraband is being smuggled The announcement details

Now the It is considered significant that from

Into methods adopted by "share pushers' cd in Mr. Waller Runciman's revela- Kwangtung.

and strongly advises persons recely-tions that according to his informa- Goering is com- General Herman pletely in accord with the policy of Recent Telegraph Investigatiins Ing circulars about investments to tion, four ships had left from Bri-

them, sign no tish parts for Bilbao last week. Dr. Schnchi, with whom he has fre- disclosed that the New Territories take no notice of

Mujar C. R. Attlee, Labour leader, At that time junk No. 115V, carryquently differed in the past.

village of Sheung Shul, five miles documents, and part with no money.

Attention is directed to recent asked whether the Board of Trade Ing a crew of four and a cargo of

from the border, was being utilised wolfram ore valued at $1,000 was a

Amuggling gang remarks by Mr. Justice Findlay when could say whether any special dim- as headquarters by

prevented ships entering sentencing certain "share pushers."culty mile off Nine Pins. Aboard were:

which numbered hundreds of people.

principal commodities being The Judge said cruel and heartless Spanish ports, but does not prevent Ng Ma-tso, 45, master: Lam Yin-Schacht's speech is interpreted as a led into Kwangtung from frauds were rendered possible by the their leaving them. Mr. Runciman that he had surprising admission..

Meanwhile,

Hess, Hongkong are kerosene, Japanese fact that the public is willing to countered by replying Major Rudolf

cement and waste paper.

believe things said to them, and he answered the question put down. Herr Adolf Hitler's chief lieutenant,

advice The Opposition Liberal leader, Sir taken under urged the public to take is making elaborate plans to celebrate No action can be

regarding investments from bankers Archibald Sinclair, rose to put a birthday to existing longkong legislation to pre-and members of the Stock Exchange further question but loud Der. Fuchrer's 48th

cries of The Speaker "order" silenced him. morrow. An oath of allegiance will vent the smugglers entering Chinese

only.

eventually

intervened. be taken by 324,000 non-party func-territory, since they are breaking no

Sir Samuel Hoare, First Lord of tionarles, men of the Winter Relief Hongkong law. and National Welfare organisation,

and the Scandinavian Prime Lauterbach, the navigating officer of Afinisters. I told him that none of the cruiser Emden during the Great them rejected the proposition, and that all were very worried about the War. He later commanded the cap- armaments race, and that I was con- tured steamer, Exeter, and carried fident they would respond.

out a number of raids in the Indian Octon,

"What I wanted from Herr Hitler and got from him, was that Germany is willing with good heart to enler such a conference." Mr. Lansbury the added that the question of

[Continued on Pugo 5.)

night.

Police went off in launches this morning to endeavone to trace the perpetrators of the crime which happened at six o'clock on the morn- ing of Saturday.

tim, Wong Yam-yee and Wong Ma- ching.

Off Nine Pins a boat aproached carrying six men who speaking In Ilakka, ordered the junk to stop. The men came alongside one of them brandishing a revolver, three armed with knives and one of the remainder holding a stick of dynamite.

WAB

TWO SENT ASHORE The occupants of the junk were put below in the hold and a mattress thrown over them. For two hours the pirates were transferring the wolfram to their own boat. Then they brought Ng Ma-tso and Lam Yin-tin on deck, took them shallow water and told them to go ashore, The other two men were lept on board and the pirates made off in both boats.

lo

Despite many disclosures of dif- ficulties encountered in attempting to make Germany self-sufficient, Dr.

the

The

Territories

There have been several brushes

the Labour Front and other similar between smugglers and Chinese bor- bodies,

generally

termed "party der patrols. The task of watching entire Hongkong-Kwangtung helpers."United Press,

border is rendered almost impossible of success, owing to the rugged nature of the country.

BUDGET SECRETS STUDIED

The men who had been released had to walk along the shore to Kow-

London, Apr. 20. loon and they did not make their r

The Cabinet met late this evening port until late last night. Early this morning news came that the wrecked as an added precaution against a pos- Junk had been found, turning the sible Budget leakage and heard the robby and kidnapping crime into secrets which Mr. Neville Chamber- lain, in his sixth and probably last Budget, will tell the House of Cam- mons to-day.

murder,

BLED TO DEATH

•

It is not clear at the moment which

From reports, It appears the Minis- of the kidnapped men was killed. Ic

ters looked no graver: than usual at had sustained a bullet wound through the conclusion of their meeting, which the groin and had probably died encourages the hope in some quarters through loss of blood. The other that perhaps after all the income tax victim was in a weak and exhausted will not be raised and the Chancellor state when found. He had a wound in the shoulder, also understood to may find the £40,000,000 needed in revenue buoyancy. Responsible com- have been caused by a bullet, and mentators, however, adhere to

opinion that there will be an

an increase he is now in hospital.

Descriptions of the pirates have been clrculated but it is most likely that they have returned to Chinese waters.

NEW NAVAL STATION

the

It is considered likely that the Chinese Government will make re- presentations to the Hongkong Gov- ernment with a view to obtaining co-operation In preventing the smuggling

Systematic smuggling is also OC- curring between Formosa and Fukien, large quantities of sugar, rayon, kerosene and cement being

the latter place taken into Japanese vessels, It la alleged.

Briton Sets

New Records

by

Remarkable Time For Flying Mile

the

According to one political writer, at least £5,000,000 is lost every year by the gullible people of Britain.the Admiralty, repeated the informa- tion he had had from the Vice-Ad- Reuter Special, ~

mirul aboard H. M. S.. Hood and

Lansbury's Efforts Praised

America Keenly Interested

of

遐

had

were

to

other authorities, which confirmed the

that the Insurgents view established de facto blockade

Bilbao. But Labourites not satisfied with the answers

the about

given protection British shipping and Major Attice sald that owing to Sir Samuel's unsatisfactory answers he must give notice that he would raise the ques- tion on adjournment the following dayReuter Special.

BRITISH SHIPS DETAINED

Bilbao, Apr. 19. Wireless messages from the British steamer Bázaǹ to H.M.S. Blonchic, a London, Apr. 20. destroyer on patrol off the Spanish The first direct offer to attend a const, have been intercepted here, world conference that Germany bas ond state that an Insurgent Spanish made since she walked out of the ship detained the Bazan and pre- League of Nations, as the News vented her continuing to Bllban with Chronicle regards yesterday's com a cargo of coal. munique from Mr. George Lansbury, has achieved extraordinarily univer-British ship with coal had been de- sal approval

tained on leaving Gijon. widespread Notwithstanding the desire for further illumination, British commentators assume Herr taking Adolf Hitler's proposal is limited to economie discussions. They declare German opinion in past months hus been moving away from the idea that econoraic isolation is possible,

to

The message stated that another

H.M.S. Blanche off Santander but it is not known what hellon she is

United Press.

MANY QUESTIONS

London, Apr. 19. When, In answer to a question, the

Secretary said Foreign

he had add to the state- mado in debate last 011 the situation at

sident Roosevelt is not likely nothing

until he has ascertained ment lie there is a firm basis for agreement. Wednesday

to

Budapest, Apr. 19.. of three-pence in the pound.

Contrary to carlier expectaticus

Erie Fernihough, British speed that Mr. Chamberlain's speech would driver, to-day established records for be very short, it is now ilkely to last the colu flying kilometre, travelling 90 minutes. Reuter,

the distance in 13.175 seconds, which is the equivalent of 109.6 miles per hour,

If that is found to exist Mr. Lansbury Bilbao and the Government's policy. SINO-JAPANESE TALKS

Fernthough did the flying mile in will have done a real service," says one member asked if he was aware

that shipowners and Insurance com even belter ilme, 21.38 seconds, or the Daily Telegraph.. Shanghai, Apr. 20. 108.3 miles per hour.

The Dali Mail speaks of the de-panies were left in a difficult situa It is learned here that the Japanese

With a side-car he travelled the claration from Berlin as of the first tion by the Government's attitude, marka a now and another member countored this to the House of Representatives a bill Ambassador, Mr. Shigeru Kawagoe, Captain Lauterbach was eventual-nuthorizing the expenditure of $14,-will go to Tokyo on May 2 to discuss lying mile in 20.03 seconds, or 135 importance which

with his miles per hour. He accomplished advance in world of international qucation by nating if it was not a fact 500,000 on a naval and air base for. Sino-Japanese

however, is sceptical, anth asks why industry, the Government were deals.

(Continued on Page 5.) 4 captured, but he escaped and com- San Francisco Bay, on the site of the Government and tations with his the flying kilometre, with his side-appeasement. The Morning Post, that, in the view of the shipping.

(Continued on Page,5) imanded the raider, Moewy, in 1918.

former Benton Field army camp. well to Dr. Wang Chung-hui at car attached, in 16.31 seconds, which

Nanking yesterday-Reuters

is 137 miles per hour-Reuter. -Reuter,

United Preis

Washington, Apr. 19.

The Senate has passed and sent