1938-11-04 — Page 17

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER

4, 1938.

SALATE

Volunteers are in camp at Fanling for, the first of four training periods to be held this month. Machine Gun Corps, is under way in above photograph.---King's Stud in,

CENSURE MOTION

BY OPPOSITION

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CLOSING THE OPEN CZECH PARTITION

DOOR IN CHINA

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enlisted more than 1,000,000 men which is an old Japanese demand.-- and women during the greater part United PreOK. of the last six months.

This compared favigably will the recruitment for the Kitchener Army durin

D period months.

ارد

twelve

BRUSSELS PARLEY REPORT SHOWN

Washington, Nov. 3. On anniversary of the Brussels! Conference, the State Department to- Referring to the charges of alleged day published the text of the pro- profiteering. Sir Samurt declared dings, which hitherto has not beess that cases of profleering were ex-jublished. ceptional, and he would see that no contractor guilty of profferring. We eligible in future for Government contract.

Inspection of No. 3 Company,

THE SUN SHINES,' BELIEVES LONDON

LONDON, NOV. 3.

THE DECISION OF THE GERMAN-ITALIAN ARBITRATION COURT

JAPANESE TROOPS AT THE ENTRANCE to the Provincial Government Headquarters in Canton. This photograph was taken from Canton to Formosa by air, telephotoed by radio from Talhoku to Osaka

and then returned to Hongkong by plane and steamer-Osaka Mainichi Photo.

Turkey Orders Warships From Britain

London, Nav, 3. The Turkish Government has order ed three destroyers and four sub- staten marines from Great Britain,

the Star. These vessels will be de- livered on account of the £10,000.-

Britain to Turkey --Trans-Ocean, IN VIENNA WAS GREETED WITH SATISFACTION BY THE PRESS 000 credit granted recently by Great

The decision was overdue a HERE THIS MORNING WHICH ADMITS THAT THE DECISION IS JUST. long time and the British people A statement by Mr. Norman Davis. enn only congratulate Hungary the chief American delegate, to Mr.

its on

which frees Cordell Hull declared that the con-

Hungary from the treaty of inter were, Th ference's achievements Sir Samuel Houre pointed out that much trench-digging in London had alia, a demonstration of Japan's un- Trianon, says the Daily Mail, been carried out by Landon Contrac-willingness to resort to conciliation, which points out that the treaty the fact that the of Trianon deprived Hungary of an Japanese continue to insist that the

ban and two-thirds of her territory and organisation in being under which issues are exclusive to Japan and three-fifths of her population.

China, whereas the conference Government has representatives iners, except Italy, affirmed that

tors at prime rooi.

He

said that there Was

war time in particular areas with a view to seeing that the executive urders of the central government were carried out with the least possible delay,

clarification of

success

"It was never denied in England the situation concerned all members that Hungary, whose belief in her of the family of nations, and finally self and in the day of an allimate emphasised that the conference was

deliverance had never shaken, badi not ended, but was in recess, and

been treated in a most cruel manner. In conclusion, Sir Samuel Hoare subject to reconvocation.

Hungary and its great leader, Admiral Horthy, always displayed friendly feelings for England, in recognition of the fair English attitude.

said that England could make as good| lis view of the developments follow- a system of passive defence as anying the fall of the Canton and Hon- country in the world-Router.

LORDS' APPROVES ITALIAN PACTS Landon,

=

Row governments, the remainder of the continued validity of the Nine these Power Treaty, explicit In Nov. 1 documents, is considered significant When the House of Lords to-day here at this juncture.-Reuter. stebated the motion welcoming the Government's intention to bring the Anglo-Italian agreement into force, Lord Halifax maced that the British Goverment was about in double its contribution of £140,000 which had been idle earlier to the International Commission for the r It of

Spanish

chilen

He arided that save the beginning

CHINESE MAKE BIG BID

NEAR SAMSHUI

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of the war the British navy had River and in worth Kwangtung dur- evacuated 30,000 Spanish efugees.

In the last few days,

STREAMS OF REFUGEES

Lord Halfax told that since the! appointment of commisioners to in- vestigate aerial bombardments there had been no air raid: OR civilian areas comparable with these ori achines rated Yingtak und Hotow,

in the war.

Yesterday ofteen Japanese dropping bombs In the outskirts. Another lone plane bombed Name song Daman at all three places is understood to be slight

Streams

refugees. of

The paper then prediets a happy Other papers future for Hungary. declare that the solidarily of the Powers of the Rome-Berlin Axia were once more confirmed at Vienna since a full agreement prevailed be-

Herr von Ribbentrop an ween Count Ciano regarding all questious

at usur.

The opposition papers, Dally Hurgla and Nets Chronicle Bkewise promin-i "ntly feature the decision of the Viem conference.

for it

The Daily Exprent uses heading the Hungarian Premier, Dr. imredy's words "The Sun Shines Again." and refers in its report especially to the sympathetic demons-

atoms which were staged in front! of the German and Italian legations in Budapest when the decision of the The British Government had no

Vienna conference became known in intention of relaxing interest in the welfare of the non-rambutant retion!

mostly the Hungarian capital-Trans-Ocean. of Spain. Throughout the war Tre

PRAGUE DISAPPOINTMENT tain had followed the line of ab women, children and old men have|

been arriving at Fatkong, Yungyun solute non-intervention

Prague, Nov. 3.

news- Eart Craven, who was in Italy anand Sunfung from Tsungfa, Lung-

Headlines of the Prague of the member

Ang Itaban Ware Canton-Hanitow Railway during papers are reflecting the deep dis Graves Commission, sad that

appointment caused here by week after the crisis he had been the last few days.

toon and other towers to the east orl

received by Signor Muscani who Looking haggard and frightened, Vienna arbitration award. declared: "I love England. I want they recounted their nerve-wrecking

the

The afternoon paper, Vecerni Cčake.

to put our relations on a new busis experience on the way when they Stavo is the first paper to publish The House of Lords motion to en- were constantly machine-gunned and a map revealing the full extent of the force the Anglo-Italian sigreement bombed by Japanese air rattlers. was carried by 55 votes to six- Reuter.

under

CIVIL. DEFENCE

solid, sure

Owing to the activities of Chinese self-defence corps, they said, the

territorial cessions.

Editorial commenta stress that the Slovakia, lasses infleted upun

Ruthenian- Japanese dared not enter any village and particularly upon

After

ali and urized

food and

that

ini

Sir John Anderson, In his first ur forest without first machine-gun- Ukraine, are mainly as a result of speech as Ute Milster responsible my it aimlessly. As a result, many mistakes of the Benes policy during for civilian defence, declared that it civilians who remained behind were the past 20 years. Papers nssure they succeeded in the task ahead they killed.

the small minority still remaining would create without the democratic

entering village, they within the borders of the three

cattle and federal states

future framework

Czecho- ork a

more flexible structure than was possible daughtered all able-bodied men in Slovakia will be given full rights.

Bystem. any other

cold-blood, they alleged-Central

While the Narodny Politica the Vienne arbitration award further weakening of Czecho-Slovakia, the semi-official organ, Prager Presat the only paper taking an optimistic view-declares that the final decisions about the frontier would be received In Prague with general reller since they meant the end of uncertainty, and had at last created a solid basis) for the reconstruction of the State- Trans-Occan

The recent Improvised evacuation News. scheme and demonstrated the practi- cability of a scheme on those lines, which would be worked out without delay. A shelter policy, much more comprehensive than anything yet done must also be developed.

In connection with regional or ganisation, which Wug vitally im- portant, they should now create something which would form the backbone of a war tline organisation, and at the same time assist in peace

ume planning.

There were many other important

88 Million Sandbags In Crisis Deal

London, Nov. 3.

BUDAPERT REJOICES

Budapest, Nov, 3. The Hungarian delegation, headed by the Foreign Minister, M. de Yanya, made a triumphal entry into the sandbags capital, returning from Vienna this

Mr.afternoon.

problems to which he could not yet In the House of Commons to-day, make reference. He did not intend, replying to a question reflecting the to work to a rigid time-table, but he widespread allegation that there had

In profiteering would proceed as rapidly as possible, been consistent

with sound workmanship. during

All the streets were lavishly de- He gave his Treasury colleagues an Geoffroy Lloyd sald the

the Home Secre-tary corated with Bars and flowers, and a the assurance that he would never sup-which

able to obtain did noi crowd enthusiastically cheered port any organisation that was not been directed for

strictly practical end. support the view that sandbag prices delegates.

the

recent cristidence

had been raised, but an Spontaneous thanksgiving services, followed by processions, were held in

The Postmaster-General agreed Intention was now proceeding.

place the services of Sir Thomas

of the

In proved cases of profiteering op- many churches, especially in the Gardiner, Director-General Post Office, at the disposal of Sir propriate action would be taken. Mr. border districts, and bonfires on both John Anderson for work in con- Lloyd added that the number of sides of the frontier were lighted on

Wednesday night. stellon with civil defence.

Sir sandbags purchased was 80,000,000. will be Afterwards Sir John Simon an- The march of the Hungarian troops Thomas Gardiner, who accouded from his present past, will nounced that December 27 would be into the re-united territories will be

on Saturday morning-Trans- undertake the duties of planning and a public holiday as Christmas Day gin

Ocean. falls on a Sunday,—Reuter, development-Reuter,

Belgium Cannot Give Up Her Colonies

Brussels, Nov. 37

Stock Market Is Steady

London, Nuv. 3. The Stock Exchanne was steady The Minister of State declared in to-day with a demand for gilt-edged of which im- the Chamber of Deputies to-day that holdings, the prices Belgium cannot give up her African proved. Otherwise the market wan mandates except in agreement without definite trends, apart from Euro- featureless. Most groups were with-

those who entrusted them to her. pean bonds which improved, necord-

As

regards Belgian Congo, the ing to well-informed elreles, because of a more optimistic view in the Arinister added that there can be not international situation. question of ceding even part of it.

-Reuter,

U.B.

Foreign exchanges and commodities were featureless.--Reuter Special.

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