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REBUFF TO ITALY MIGHT MEAN WAR

(Continued from Page 1.) should not be a yielding to constant pressure, (Cheers).

SURRENDER TO BLACKMAIL. Viscount Cranborne Intimated that he had resigned because he was in the fullest agreement with every word Mr. Eden had spoken. He added that the Italian Government had done none of the things it could

have done as guarantees, and to enter into official conversations would be regarded not us a contribution to peace, but a surrender to blackmall (Loud cheers).

Sir John Smon, replying for the Foreign Office, Informed the House of Commons that he had been. In formed from Austrian sources that the main points of the Berchtesgaden agreement were that the Austrian Chancellor would take far-reaching concillatory measures with a view to furthering internal pacification in Austrin, while on the other hand, Germany reaffirmed continuance of the Austro-German agreement of July 1936, and renewed her assur- once of non-Intervention in Austrian domestic affairs.

AUSTRIAN POSITION

The following measures he said, have also been taken by the Austrian Chancellor: Firstly a general unesty was declared covering all political offences committed before February 15, providing the offender remained in Austria.

Secondly, the Government had been reconstructed. Herr Seyssinquart as Minister of the Interior and Security would be the only representative of National Socializm Cabinet, apart from Herr Schmidt, who was a member of the last ad ministration;

In The Jew

Thirdly, cases of public officials who would be deprived of penilons were to be re-examined;

Fourthly, Austrian National Socialists will be legally permitted to indulge in political activity with- In the framework of the patriotic front.

2003-

Sir John Simon pointed out that the Austrian Constitution of 1934 re- mains unchanged, and it was nounced that measures

would taken in Germany designed to clude interference by German party .officers in Austrian affairs.

PREMIER'S DEFENCE

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The Prime Minister tlien moved the adjournment amid ministerial cheers. Mr. Chamberlain sald that Mr. Eden's decision had come with a shock as the event was extremely painful to them all.

It was not enough to lay down general principles for keeping prace. "If we truly desire peace it is necess- ary to sustain efforts to ascertain. and if possible, remove the which threaten pence, and which for causeg

many months

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to break the vicious circle when on February 10, Count Grandi, Italian Amburandor, reporte that the Italian Government was ready at any time to open conversations. The Italian Government desired the ·Conver sations to be as wido na possible, embracing_formal recognition of the|| (Tenor). conquest of Abyssinia and excluding Spain.

"GENERAL APPEASEMENT"

"I have always taken the view that .the Italian position in Abyssinia could only be formally justified if it was found to be an essential factor

clared the Premier.

10

A week ago Count Grandi instructed and urged that an early start should be made in the conver- cations. It was unfair for Mr. Eden to represent that the Italian Govern ment made threats. Mr. Eden had re- presented that the Italian Government called upon Britain to enter into con versations now or never, an Britain was being asked to submit

and that

Chamberlain added that there was nothing in any those

Mr. threats, of the communications to justify that description. "We are not being naked to submit to demands which it would be derogatory to our dignity to sub-

9.30 London Relay--The News 9.50 Songs by Ilchard Crocka

Corden of Happiness (Lockton- Wood): Arlac O Sun (Lockton-Day); Open Your Window To The Morn (Royden-Phillips).

10.0 Erla Costes.

(Pastorale); Noonday Song (Ro

Springtime Suite; Fresh Morning

10.16 Light Variety &

Masic.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1938.

JAPANESE CONSUL EXPLAINS BRITISH

VESSEL'S SEIZURE

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"No protest from the British authorities to Tokyo regarding the seizure of the Asian has been made to my to any general appeasement, de-mance); Dance In The Twilight knowledge," declared the Consul-General for Japan (Mr.

(Valse); For Your Delight-Serenade vas Light Symphony Orchestra con- Nakamura) yesterday.

ducted by Eric Contes

"Enquiries regarding the ship. SOMALI Dance were made by the authorities of me, but they could not Impressionist Sun Bathing (Jane be classified as protests." Carr): The Singing Lesson (Jane Carr)....Jane Carr: Tangor-Stem- pre Unidos; El Que A Hierro Mata knowledge of the negotiations which led to the release ANPURA

Mr. Nakamura declared that he had personal Orquesin to

Canaro; Vocal Lights Out (Billy Hill).... Leslie the matter.

Plano These of the ship as he had acted on instructions from Tokyo in Foolish Things (Marvell-Strachey); Hutchinson; Vocal Ohi Leo (Bim Tranantiantic Rock And Roll (alm Transatlantic high s

Merry-Go-Round"); "The Aslan was captured on the he stated, "and an American Irregularity was discovered in her Eton Boys

Babel Papers so she was detained. On in- ...Nat muntcuted

atructions from

Tokyo,

com the owners who placed at my disposal all available documents dealing with the sale of the vessel. These proved to me that the transfer was indeed a genuine one and I advised Tokyo to that effect. On receipt of my assurances the Asian War imunediately rc leased."

mit to," said the Premier.

REBUFF NOW MIGHT MEAN WAR

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Merry-Ger... Spooky Takes A Gonelin & His Georgiang; Organ Popular Melodies....Harold Ramsay: Fox-Trots--How Could Your Calm San Quentin'); Don't Play With Fire Orchestra,

Eddie Carroll & The Casani Club

11.6 Close down.

After stating that the differences between Mr. Eden and himself be. Chamberlain said he was content come acute on February 18, Mr: that a rebuff to Italy at this moment would result in an intensification of to the point in which war between DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES anti-British feeling which might rise fe had Informed Count Grandl to am. Lig Ben. Take your Choice. A them might become Inevitable. 7.20 am. The BDC Empire Orchestra. day that the British Government was weekly entertainment feature, presented ready to begin conversations immedi-0.30 am. A Theme and a Bong Songs

by William Maclurg, ately with Rome, and that no settle ment could be agreed to which did not include a settlement of the Spanish question. Any agreement would be submitted to the League of Nations for its agreement.

The Italian Government had ne- cepted the formula concerning the withdrawal of volunteers from Spaln and the granting of belligerent rights, (Opposition laughter).

Mr. Chamberlain added: "1 am not here to say that the action of Italy in the past has been satifactory to me, but I am concerned with the future and not the past" (Cheers).

10

Band.

about Inla. Janet Lind, Demora Clifton, The Three Graces, and the 8.40 a.m. The Nows and Announcements. Greenwich Time Signal at 8.45 a.m.. am Dance atusic. Maurice Winnick

and his Orchestra.

Hanoun.

Mulkina,

10.20 .in. In Town Tonight.' Fifth Season: 147th Edition. Edited by A. W. 10.50 m, Planoforte Recital by Nina 11.15 am. All Kinds of People -4: Presi- dent Masaryk. A talk by R, Wickham 11.30 am. Big Ben, The News and An-

Steed.

nouncements.

11.50 0.m., The Silver Box. A play by Greenwich Time Signal at 11.43 am

John Galsworthy.

4.15 pm: Dig Ben: Palace of Varieties, Licenace and Manager: Ernest Long- niasts,

5.15 pm. Empire Exchange. Peints of View by travellers from the Dominions and the Colonies, 5.30 pm. The John Dickinson (Apsley)

Hand

Mr. Chamberinin believed that if negotiations were approached in spirit of mutual confidence there was good hope that they might be brought successful conclusion. They could not obtain peace by continuing 6 pm. The News and Announcements.

vendetta and refusing even to talk.43 Petit Ben. All Kinds of People

Greenwich Time Signal at 0.10 p.m. about differences. He had been so convinced of the rightness

4 President Masaryk. A table by H. Wickham Steed. of a. Cabinet dicision as in this case,

7 pm. Tom Jenkins, at the Organ of the The alm was a general appeasement 7.23

Plaza Cinema, Swansea. throughout Europe and its peace for

Song Reporta's Staum. a generation.

GOVERNMENT SAFE

never

He sold that assuming the Italian The Premier wound up the debate.

then there would be no agreement.

a state of teve kept Europe in nssurances are not to be relied upon,

Mr. Chamberlain proceeded with u closely reasoned narrative of events in defence of his own actions and polley, stating that it was, in the steady deterioration of Anglo-Italian relations that fresh opportunity arose

·at-

o-morrow the

"It is negotiations, not an ngree ment, which we are proposing at this stage, and it agreement comes at a later stage. It will not be an agree ment on the terms which another (Continued on Next Column.)

KING'S

A RAIN OF BULLETS FROM THE SKY ENDS A REIGN OF TERROR ON EARTH!

CRIMINALS

of the AIR

ROSALIND KEITH CHARLES QUIGLEY Dirasted by 0, 02 Coldman,

A COLUMBIA PICTURE

den Pairal crashes

The

with

I

Further details of the loss of the with the Peru, had been seized by steamer Panama, which, together Japanese warships In the Canton River Delta on January 28, were revealed by her Norweglan master, Captain Albert A. Warild, yesterday.

keng Maru to be brought to the Colony, Capt. Warild Was assured that he would be given a first class passage, but when he boarded the hip found that he had to travel third class. He and his crew were treated like criminals, being kept apart from the other third class passengers, and not being allowed on deck.

On arrival in Hongkong on Sunday, the police flag was holsted and, when a launch came alongside, the Captain of the Hongkong Muru wanted the Police to take Capt. Warild and his crew away, but the Police officer declined.

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Capt. Warlld related, how, when a destroyer took his ship in tow out to sea where the heavy going opened the

SIRDHANA seams in. the dat bottomed river vessel and she began to

The Hongkong Stock Exchange NALDERA sink, the omelat Japanese ignored her distress signals. am yesterday, says:

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ship would undoubtedly here If the low rope had not snapped, the down and the crew would have been drowned, Capt. Warlld declared.

Hone

have I seen such bad seamanship," "Never, in all my 30 years at sea,

he bald.

He also told how he and his crew were brought to the Colony Hongkong Maru cooped up in the in the

third class section and regarded erminals. So much so, apparently take them off on arrival. that the Water Police were called to

When after taking on supplies at Lantau Island, the Japanese prepar- ed to take the Panama out to seo, Ian Capt. Warlid protested, explaining 7.35 pm. The BBC Symphony Orchestra. that the vessel was only for river use 3.15 p.m. Made in Great Britain and would probably break up under

Scottish Tweed.

heavy sens. There were 20 men a

tended to dock the ship at Hongkong. the ship bealdes her master, and noti one of them were seamen, belug dockyard hands, as it had been in-

8.40 p.m. The BBC Theatre Orchestru. 9.30 p.m. The News and Announcements, Greenwich Time Signal at 0.40 p.m. 0.33 p.m. Opening Announcement.

about Hats.

10 ph Big Ben. Take your Chalce. A weekly entertainment feature, presented by Wiliam MacLurg. 10.30 pm. A Theme and a Song: Songs 10.40 p.m. The Nomance of Madame Tussaud. Devised and written by 11. L. Morrow, with a foreword. by Louis Tussaud, the great-grandson of Madame Tussaud

1125 p.m. Sonata Recital. Williams Fleeth Violoncolin) and Margaret Good Pianoforte). Atidnight The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Signal at 3223 am. 12.20 am. Film Shotal' Scenes and songs from the cinerna, with Ian Grant, William Walker, and Anne de Nys,

his pleas, and took her in tow, setting The Japanese paid no attention to

course for the Pescadores. Peru proceeded under her own power.

EVERYTHING SMASHED

The

Once out in the open sea, the Bat- bottomed Panama was lifted up and slapped down on the waves and roon was broken. There was not a single everything on board that could break

piece of crockery left intact, and the

12.40 am The Private Soldier. A talk hurricane lamps used for lighting at

by Ian Hay.

1.20 am. John Reynders with his Orches-night were all extinguished,"

tra.

On the second day out, it

3 m. Big Ben. The News and An- evident that the incessant battering

nouncements.

Greenwich Time Signal at 2.15 am. 2.20 am. The Silver Box. A play by

John Galsworthy.

2.40 am. Musical Variety,

3 am. Over the Farm Gate. A talk by J. A. Scott Watson, Professor of Rural Economy, Univerally of Oxford. 3,15 a.m. The ifomance of Madame Tus

Bauch.

4 aan. 'Congress Dances. A radio ver-

sion of the Via film.

.. Interval.

15 am. Musical Interlude,

5,20 0.1. Talk: America Speaks'—1.

A

series of talks broadcast from the U.S.A. to the British Empire.

4.40 am. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Signal at 5.45 am.

Was

n

leak. The engine room was flooded, had caused the vessel to spring

and the dockyard hands, were in a panic, appealing to Captain Warild to save them from drowning.

Distress signals were holsted, but the destroyer took no notice. The ship's sirena were sounded, and night flares were lighted, but still Japanese ignored them.

the

Then providentially, the tow rope snapped.

"It was the only thing that saved

4 am. The Philharmonic Ensemble: Jolinas," declared Capt. Warila.

Francis Ftule); David Martin Cana- dian Violinisti: Frederick Riddle (Viola); James Whitehead (Violoncello): Maria Korchinska arp).

The destroyer turned to land, and gave orders for the two ships_to do Telcan the same. They made for

0.30 am. Friends to Ten. A vent-pocket Point Lighthouse, the destroyer and

vaudeville, produced by Ernest Long Ataffe..

250 Amahs Win Rich Sweepstake

the Peru going ahead, while the Panama, taking in water every mo- ment, struggled painfully behind. Anally reaching the Point 12 hours after the other two.

The pumps being insufficient, the Chinese on board were forced to bail out with buckets to keep the stricken vessel afloat.

At the Point, the Japanese prepar- ed to x on another tow. rope, but Capt. Warild managed to bring his ship

alongside the destroyer and

a chit to the Captain,

Ticket No. 68172, in the Derby passed on Sween, carrying first prize of $141,-explaining the position. 380.05, is owned by a syndicate of 250 amats.

Influenced by the

Two oflicers were sent on board to Investigate, and they found the engin fact that in room in six feet of water. Then December, she won over $2,000 in anally realising that the ship Was cash sweep, Ah San-so, an amah in sinking, the Japanese the employ of Mr. A. Ribeiro, of Panama's crew on the Peru. Gordon Terrace, gathered her friends

In the district and formed a syndicate which bought $300 worth of tickets at random.

They were divided into 280 shares, the biggest shareholder having 10, so that each member of the syndicate will win at least $500.

put the

SLAPPED IN THE FACE

While on the way to the Naval Unsent Mako, in the Pescadores, treated by the Japanese on the Peru, Cept. Warid and his crew were well but at Mako, when they were hando over to the shoro, authorities, they were very badly dealt with,

SMALLPOX AT HAIPHONG

Capt. Warild himself, was put on a ship with his "boy" and kept for Quarantine restrictions have been over n week under guard. He was imposed against arrivals from Hai-nnd, when he refused to answer eer- quezlloned by the Legal Investigator, phong ca account of smallpox.

country might impose upon us, but one that is acceptable to us."

The debate was adjourned without

a vote.

"CHAMBERLAIN : MUST: GO"

A crowd of 200

demonstratora

tain questions, was slapped in the face.

The master of the Poru, a German. fared better.

him and spoke of the amicable sola

The Japanese were very friendly to

tions between their countries.

The Chinese too, were told that the Japanese were very friendly to their gathered in the outer lobby is the Kashek's Government.

and were only fighùng Chiang House of Commons this evening and Itled to interview members.cers, allors and even civiliana, Capt. conversation with various of- They shouted: "Chamberlein must Warlid discovered that the Japanese DREAM, were, confident that their Navy could Extra police shepherded the Ina defeat the combined fleets of any two truders from the building, while they other Power still shouted slogans Router: memefore being Placed on the longs

firin

Market general demand for shares still con-

ruled

and the

tinues. Hotels have been done at

Providents "New" at $0.85. "Old" at $11.30, Realties at $5,40, and $0% and Cements at $15, Lights

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Hongkong Bank $1,555 c.d. Union Insurance $505 China Underwriters $1.40 Dougluses $00

Unton Waterboats $9.30 HK &

&K. Wharves $1201% HLR. & W. Docks $20 Providents (Old) $2.80 Providents (New) $0.80 H.K. Lands $33

11. & S. Hole's $0.00 H.K.

17 calties $5.30 HK. $14.80

Peak

ya

Trams (Old) $814 Yaumati Ferries $25.35 China Lights (New) $7.00

(Old) $11 China Lights

H.K. Electrics $504 Macao Electrics $19

Telephones

(Old) $25.00 (New) $0.20

$14.00

Ropes

H.K. Date $4.00 Dairy Farms $25.40

Watsons $6

Lanc, Crawfords $72 Constructions $11⁄2

HK.

Govt. 4% Loan $2 pm. Wallace Harpers $5%-

Marsmans (H.K.) 4/0

Sellers

Peals Trams (New) $3% Cements $15.10

Sales

Unlon Insurance $505 HK. & K. Wharves $128/0 Providents (Old) $2.80/85 Providents (Now) 50.85 H. & S. Hotels $0 HK, Realties $5.40 Star Ferries $83%

Chins Lights (Old) $11.30 H.K. Electrics $59%

Telephones (Old) $25.00 Cements $15

Cements

Watsons $6

Antamoks Ps. 68 cts. Atoks 20

cis.

Bagulo Gold 23 cts.

Benguet Consol $9.00 Coco Grove 61 cts,

Consolidated Mines 011 ets.

41 cts. Demonstrations

I. X. L. 00 cts. Paracale Gumaus 27. cts. San Mauricio 81 cts. Suyoc Consol. 19% cis. United Paracales 40 cts.

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Holyo Maru (From Hongkong) Mon., 14th March

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Delagoa Maru

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Kamo Maru

Atsuta 'Maru

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„Batt, 20th Feb.

Sat, 26th March,

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#Nagato Maru

.Sat, 26th Fob. tyuyo Maru (Omits Penang) Wed, 9th March Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

+Malacca Maru

..Sun., 13th March

Kobo & Yokohama. (Omitting Shanghai)

Hakusan Maru

Haruna Maru

Kitano Maru

.Fri., 25th Fob.

..Fri., 11th March

.Fri., 18th March

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