1938-11-03 — Page 19

THE

THURSDAY, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NOVEMBER 3. 1938,

Parleys Re-Open

In

Tokyo

A.

LONDON, Nov. 2. EPLYING TO Mr. C.

Moreing in the Ilouse of mmons to-day whether it wIH pposed to resume Anglo- panese conversations shortly, F. R. A. Butler, Under-Secre- ty for Foreign Affairs said hit the new Vice-Minister, Mr. ita, on taking up office a fow ys ago was invited by Sir Ibert Craigie, the British Am- Lyndor, to give urgent, per- mal attention to all subjects re- the British rding which (vernment was seeking re- diss.

While the discussions are procced- it was impossible for tum to give information (1 subjects Dvious

der review, beyond saying that an empt would be made to cover all standingly important subjects in reet of which the Japanese Gernment coukl furly be expected taive immediate satisfaction to the Fish interests ennerrned.

eplying to a suppmentary ques- he would th, Mr. Butler said ccainly draw special attention to the Jante plan for the control of a lae part of China with Use grave esequences I would have a British felo.

skel if it was true that the Felgn Offler har indieated a desire tomater the venue for the conver- sama to London in order that they shild be taken up by Mr. Chamber- la, Mr. Butler said he had seen such a port, but he would like to take the opportunity of saying that the Brish Government had every con- fiche En Sir Robert Craigie.- Reer.

STILL UNDER DISCUSSION

Lolon Nov, 2.

FIRST PHOTOGRAPH FROM CANTON Australia Makes

Japanese troops marching through Thi Tung Road near the Hon Man Road intersection, in the heart of Canton. is the first photograph of the actual entry

into Canton to be published in Hongkong. ---Osaka Mainichi Telephoto.

COLOURED CHAMPIONS

TO FIGHT

For Heavyweight Boxing Title

CZECHS SUSTAIN FURTHER LOSSES

(Continued from Page 1.)

and Italian Ministers entered Bel- vedere Palace shortly before noon, and were greeted by a guard of hon-

Foochow

Landing Mystery

Foochow, Nov. 3.

This

Stock Market Cheerful

The Hungarian Minister, M. de

It is now confirmed that a Japanese Kanga and the Hungarian Minister of Education, Count Teleki, with mauer-party forced a landing at Wan-an ous members of the delegation village at Futsing, 30 miles south of Fooches, under the cover of a ferce followed later.

The Czecho-Slovak delegation arnaval barrage on Monday night. rived at 12.10 headed by the Foreiga Chinese defenders and militia corps Chamberlain's Minister, Dr. Chvalkovsky, and I offered SLA resistance. After Mike Jacoir, the boxing promoter,cluding: abo Dr. Tiso and Dr. Tuka, pitched battle

the latter in The uniform has simed a contract for doe Louis, Hlinka Guards, the militant Slovak the heavyweight champion of the

Drganisation.

New York, Nov, 2.

rich, to meet John Henry Lewis, the light-heavyweight champion, a Aadison Square Garden on January

London, Nov. 2.

Bid For Power

MILLIONS FOR NEW DEFENCES

CANBERRA, Nov. 3.

THE GREATEST ARMAMENTS expenditure ever faced by the Commonwealth Government will be called for as a result of the latest decision of the Defence Council to speed Australian defence measures.

It has been decided to in the recent out-put of guns and searchlights, and said that the latter immediately order fifty were of a higher quality than those Lockheed bombers and purent of the witlenircraft gunk of any other nation. Seventy

per

icro-

Como

suit planes from the United now ready for action. The States at 41 cost of planes had given a very Bae per--

formance Indeed, and those now £1,250,000.

eaming into production and still more In addition. the Common-of those which would shortly wealth has decided to push en-into production, were much as many quiries In London for the pur-fother nations would wish to have. chase of a capital ship at an Lord Stanhope proceeded to argue estimated cost of £15,000,000, ja case against a Ministry for Supply The Permanent Australian military and a compulsory National Register. forces are to be doubled, and Port He mentioned that the Government Darwin is to be converted into a gar-had now risoned fortress.

war

the

of completed

occupations, where The order for American planes people would be asked to carry on in addition to the recent order placed with their jobs and not to volunteer

oiler in Great Britain for twenty-five Bri for any

He em- job.

had tish planes, The American order in phasised that the Government being ineluded in the British Govern every intention af taking advantage ment's order for 200 Lockheeds in of the public spirit displayed, and he order to speed delivery.

prophesied that progress in regard to The decision to purchase a caple Ale Raid Precautions etc., under 5lg tal ship will give the British Em John Anderson would be very rapid. pire its first capital ship Pacifle Ocean since the Great War le sold that the Cabinet was dally when the Australian battle cruiser inquiring about defences, and that an delay Independent Inquiry would In com- ILM.AB. Australia, wan

work.--Reuter. mision. Delivery of a major portion of the urder of Lockheed planes will be

in the

an

Peers

The Stock Exchange opened in effected before the end of 1938. cheerful mood to-day as a result of BRITAIN'S DEFENCES BOOSTED the good impression created by Mr.

London, Nov. 2. Chamberlain's speech in the House

for Lord Strabolgi's motion of Commons yesterday.

Activity was later reduced, but independent inquiry into national de- there were several closing gains fences was withdrawn after a debate) antong the lending stocks.

in the House of Lords to-day in the On the foreign exchanges, Mr. course of which a number of

also

of the spegel

was urged the establishment

National nresponsible for a recovery of sterlag Ministry of Supply and a Eve in terms of of more than

terms of all currencies. Forward Register.

Sone of the speakers of the hours, the Japanese who had landed frames rallied sharply, and there was

were practically all annihilated while bear-covering induced by the those attempting to land were forced French Finance Minister's statement

that further devaluation back to their warships.

contemplated,

Wall Street Renter Speela!.

V. II. A. Butler replying in the Hae of Commons to-day said that paiculara of the replies received by The Government from the Japanee relive to the protest made regard, ingthe decisation of British-awned wors in Shanghai were still being disassed between the Ho govern- nies, and at present he was unable weight title. It will be the fret all-to the questions connected with it.

to make a statement.

M. H. Day (Lab} asked what right to take possession the Japanese of ritish property, and Mr. Butler

each

had particular case repld that partular circumstance: with which if as surrounded,

it

WAN

ded, and he unle to answer the question with- out nowing such circumstances,

M. Arthur Henderson asked whe ther in view of the guaranteed loan to Cecho-Slovakia, the British Gov- erntent would now consider the posality of guaranteeing a loan to the thinese Government for similar purixes.

of the ring.

The night will be for the heavy

negras bout for this title in the history Meanwhile Degotiations are also under way for Krieger and Al Hostak the Aght at meet in a return Garden on January 13-United Press.

to

ENGLISH LEAGUE OVERWHELMS SCOTS RIVALS

The

English

defence

A total of 40 Japanese men-of-war massed off the Futsing coast, still re-

main there.

new

was που

were

Labour Gains In Municipal Elections

London, Nov. 2. While the Socialists suffered set- in backs in the Municipal Elections In

the vice compulsory, and some favoured London and the Home Counties, favour of making kome defence ser- the provinces, they gained seals in

It is noteworthy that of voluntary service.

the Fascists who went to the polls, not

Lord Stanhope, replying for Was irregular.― Government, spoke of the big increase one was returned-Reuter Special.

H.M.S.Hood To TRAVEL Take Refugees To Marseilles

Herr von Ribbentrop made a shurt speech and declared: "It is our task to-day to find on an ethnographic basis the final frontier between Hungary and Czecho-Slovalda, and a solution The arbitration award decided by us As a result of the Japanese landing

reigns at Futsing. tension

io Foo- la obligatory and final, and is re- cognized beforehand by Hungary und chow. Civilians, mostly women and Czecho-Slovakin

children, began to evacuate the city a final solution. as a lot of both govern- The standpoint of

on Monday.-Central News. ments is known to us from previous negotiations. sitler

that

of the two Chvalkovsky pronounced the follow- governments should once more out- ing award: line their views and reasons, so that before

The territories to be ected by all final arbitration, the

(1) Czecho-Slovakia to Hungary are in-

London, Nov. 2. arguments can once more be con-

dicated on the accompanying map. Reuter learns than 150 refugees sidered "

Count Ciano followed, when he The task of determining the frontier from the Cuban Embassy in Madrid said: "1 feel sure that our efforts on the spot will be left to a lungare being evacuated will be crowned with success, and arian-Czecho-Slovakian enminission. that the Vienna meeting will result

the

are as

the

first the

We con-

15

as

.

seveal times, namely to carry out the measure of the Scottish forwards and will be con and German delega-; Procedure are to be determined for the arrangement for the exchange of |

Resir.

spirit of the Geneva rezolutions.- always looted more dangerous.

Boyes scored twice for the English League, the first goal coming after

of a quarter

an hour and half-time the Englishmen led 2-0.

Dix, who was the best mun on the | Ma

prisoners--Reuter Special.

in the British warship, MS, Hood from Gandia

M. Butler said the Government

(2) The evacuation of the territo Marsellles on November 1.

Since the in a new order in Central Europe on tories to be ceded by Czecho-Slovakin

of the war there. begining

embassies in have been in certain wasioable in alter its decision with

the basis of that international justice) London, Nov. 2

and their occupation by Hungary Madrid a number of Spaniards re- regad to facilitating the grant of a

for which we are striving.”

will begin on November 5 and is Chine loon. Other

practicable

At Wolverhampton to-day.

THE PROCEEDINGS metbxis of assistin: China continued English Soccer League deservedly

be carried out by November 10, 1928.ded as Franco sympathisers, and Further procee to reelve attentium, and the British beat the Scottish League by three

in the embassies. 11 is understood proceedings of the meetti The individual stages of the evacua-they have accordingly taken refuge 1 follows:

well Con and the occupation as Govrnment intended to carry out Cuals to one.

It is believed that the negotiations the

other

ters arising out of this that the present evacuation is part of matters the olley which had been indicated

had

concluded about 6 p.m. At!

Slovakian commission. tions will announce to what extent with by a Hungarian and Czecho-

ABSORBING (3) The Czechn-Slovakt Govern-

FRENCH they have reached an understanding regarding the future demnitation of the frontier between Hungary and ment shall undertake to see that the

are left in WHEAT SURPLUS Czecho-Slovakin in

In the

proper and orderly condition upon (4) The questions arising out of their opiatons. After this the the cession of the territory, especiallymorrow arbitration award will be possed. the questions of State citizenship and

The Italian Foreign Minister will the right of option, are to be regu narket for French wheat. As a re- probably ty back to Italy on Thurs-lated by a Hungarian-Czecho- | zult of this a million quintols of the day morning, and the departure of Slovakian

last French cominission.

trop surplus (a) kewire it will be the task absorbed Hier von Ribbentrop is also scheduled

immediately. for Thursday,

of this commission to agree upon | Spreial, According to well-informed quer-per.the provisions for a protection of tera 11 is expected that the arbitra persons of Magyar nationality

will dreide that the town of maining in Czecho-Slovakian terr- Pressburg remains with Slovak. but tory and of persons of Non-Magyar that the towns of Kaschau, Munkasz, nationality remaining in the territory Meutra

and Itosenau will be given to to be ceded to Hungary. This com- The probable fate of mission will have to take special care Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, wheUziwrod had not been learned, but sering that the Magyar ethnic

Coffin Is Violated By Palestine Mob

Jerusalem. Nov, 2. Sumected terrorists were arrested throughout the country when mallitary scares were carried out yesterday. One Arab was shot dead when at- tempthg to break the cordon, and houe at Jaffa was demolished by troops when it was found to contain bombs

Then the Hulminary/territories to be ceded field, scored the third goal for a Czecho-Slovak delegations will ex- evacuation,

and soon after the interval. got the Scots' goal from before the end,

A

Walker penalty

A crowd of 35,000 spectature wat- ched the gene in sunny weather.com Reuter,

AMBASSADOR DUE AT

CHANGSHA

Tokyo, Nov. 3.

tora

The British Ambassador to Chin, Hungary

and

re-

At Beyrouth, 15 people were in-left Yunnanfu on Saturday just, is it was believed that it would remen groups in Pressburg are given parily

jured

friendslip, seized the coin and burn-

red and 40 arrested in clashes with due in Changsha on Thursday, ac- the

pdice in the course of rowdy cording to information reaching here with Czecho-Slovakia-Tranz-Ocean. 1, the other ethnic groups in that

FÜLL. KRMS OF THE AWARD '; town. to-day The demonstrators demonstrations.

Vienna, Nov. 2.

(0) Insofar as disadvantages and Ambusslor Kerr, the report addu, who me a funeral procession le

Find German-Hallan arbitration diffeulties of an economic character which there were wreaths bearing will see General Chiang Kai-shek at

conference 15 the subject of die or a deterioration of the communica~ inscrip lens speaking of Anglo-Arab or Henym.-Dornel,

frontier dispute between Czecho-tions as a result of the cession of the In the

the Slovakia and Hungary unwired its territory to Hungary occur

remaining

Crecho- in award shortly after 7 o'clock this territory

Slovakia, the Hungarian Government evening.

the Czecho- Czecho-Slovakin 18 to relain shall in accord with Bratislava, the capital of Slovacka u Slovakian Government do its utmost well as Neutra and the town of to surmount such disadvantages and Seveljusch t the Carpathian-dimculties. Ukraine. On the other hand the

ed it in the roadway.-Reuter,

NO POLISH-GERMAN

SETTLEMENT YET

EXCHANGE

Selling

T.T. London Demand T.T. Shanghai Berlin, Nov. 2. T.T. Singapore Negolations between the German T.T. Japan and Pollsh governments regarding | T.T. India the deportation of Polish subjects T.T. U.S.A. from Germany will be continued to- T.T. Manlin morrow, it vas learned here to-day, T.T. Batavin

The conversations consisted only T.T. Bangkok of an exchange of views regarding the TT. Salgon viewpolajs at the two governments. ¡ T.T. France -Renteri

U. K. NATIONAL REGISTER

London, Nov. 2.

The Government has deelded to adopt a National Register for volun- tary civilian services for homo de-

fence.

Sir John Anderson, the Lord Privy Scal. will most likely be responsible for deciding the best way to carry!

out this decision.

Special recruiting offfeers may be established, or volunteers may regir- ter na Town Halls and Counell Offices

throughout the country-Reuter,

T.T. Germany

Switzerland T.T. T.T. Australia

Buying

do.

4 m/s L/C London

4 m/e D/p

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

4 m/ France

30 d/ Indin

U.S. Cross rate In Landan

{u

and

2.35. 211 | W .170 Non

(7) Should difficulties or doubts 62% 10514 towns of Neuhatusel, Lowenz, Lasts brise during currying out this arbitra-

the Hungarian chrneix, Kaschau, Uzhorod and tion award, .02/

Mimcaes are awarded to Hungary. Czecho-Slovakian Governments shall The frontler arras awarded to un acquaint each other of them Kory are to be recupied by Huntar-meiliately. In the event of thel lan troops between November & and being unable to reach an agreement .150 November 10.

on a matter of us kind, they shall

50%

534

100

10.03

.73%

120

10

im-

The arrangements for the transfer subunit this matter for a final deci- of the territory are to be made by on

commleston, spceint award is as follows: .1/6% Pursuant to the request addressed

V.ennu, Nov. 2.

the to the German and Italian Govern-

attached to .1/36

The protocol Hungary und Czecho-

arbitration award states that the 1/3.3/32ents by

Slovakin for a settlement by an aritungarian

and

Czecho-Slovakian .201

bitration award of the question woreign Ministern look cognisance of .11.80

has arisen between them 84 Which .4.75%

regarding the territory to be ceded the terms of their respective Govern- to Hungary and by virtue of the menta ngain confirmed the declara- tons made by them on October 30, subsequent exchange an October 30, 1938 to the effect that the arbitration final 1039 of notes between the Govern- award is recognised as menis

concerned, the German settlement and that both undertake to Foreign Minister, Herr Joachim Vonxecute the terms immediately and Jubbentrop, and the Italian Foreign

unservedly. Minister, Count Galeazzo Clano, met

protocol is in German and

the German and Italian The text of the Governments."--Trans-Ocean.

ARBITRATION AWARD PROTOCOL

EIRE-BRAZIL AGREEMENT

Dublin, Nov. 2.

in Vienna to-day and after another Itallat and each of the four originala talk with the Hungarian Minister for bear the signatures of Herr

von

The commercial agreement be tween Eire and Brazil is being Foreign Affairs N. Kolemah von verbbentrop, Count Clano, Dr. von prolonged pending conclusion of a Kanya and the Czecho-Slovak Minis Kanva and Dr. Chvalkovsky.—Trans new agreement--Reuter,

ter for Foreign Affairs, Trant 'Ocean.

Lo decree

Paris, Nov. 2. be published to- tite oficial journal reserves the French commercial

will be

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