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FIRST EDITION
Stromajn
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1801
No. 18003
二拜禮 號五十月八英港香 TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1939.
THE
"
'KILL'
SCEPTICAL
RECEPTION
FOR AXIS PEACE PLAN
U.S. Denies
Invitation To GERMAN
Disarmament Conference
-WASHINGTON, `AUC. 14 (Reuter)ASKED to-day whe- ther either.Britaih or France during the past week Itad Invited the United States to participate in a conference for disarmament and the re-dis- tribution of raw materials, Mr. Sunner Welles. Acting Secret- ary of State, replied emphatical- ly that no approacties had been made either directly or indirect- Ix.
The question was prompted by widespread preports in the American Press of an alleged appeasement plan satt to have been conducted by Count, Clano, Italian Foreign Minister, and Herr von Ribbentrop, German Foreign Minister, during their week-end talks at Salzburg. Informed quarters here are in- clined give credence to Press assertions that the Salzburg conversations led to the con- elusion that Danzig was not worth a
desired
& War.
Reports that Signor Mussolini an Anglo-French-Polishi conference with the Axis for a settlement of all problems, characterised as merely the old four-Power formula with the invited this time for up-
octims in
There is contienee here that
Tokyo Parloys.
KITE Will Be
FOR BENEFIT
OF
Resumed
POLAND Wednesday
LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter).—Police circles in London regard the proposals for the settlement of the Danzig ques- tion as
a German kite to discover Polish reaction. It is emphasised that any such proposals cannot be seriously considered.
THE PROPOSALS
The proposals, alleged to have been reached between Count Ciano and Herr von. Ribbentrop at Salzburg were:
The post of League High Commissioner to disappear; The abolition of Poland's Commissariat General in the Free City and replacement by a diplomatic mission to secure Polish interests;
Danzig's statute as a Free City to be revised with its tance, are probably got maafadministration 100 per cent. German;
the allies, with Hussion assis
josition to reject firmly all such one-sided approaches.
£20,000 Compensation
Gradual liquidation over five years of the Customs frontier between Danzig and Germany;
DEMILITARISATION OF DANZIG
New Instructions For Ambassador
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
TOKYO, Aug. 15, (Do- me). FOLLOWING yes- terday's indication of the British Government's inten- tion to reach a full settle-
13
With a look of grim determina- tion, and a power.
fal shot, Sanoh, young Thailand tonnis player
during
his Interport game with 8. A. Rum- Jahn. yesterday.- Staf Photographer.
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China And Tientsin Decision
Strong Protest
To Ambassador
[ment of the Tientsin dispute, it is understood that the Anglo-Japanese negotiations. will be resumed between Ambassador Craigie and Mr. Sotomatsu Kato, the H.K. Pilot's Thrilling Escape Minister at Large, in a cou- ple of days, probably on Wednesday.
Well-informed
quarters declare
that a ray of hope was discernible as Ambassador Craigie, during his inter- view with Minister Kato yesterday. asured the Jarse delegate that the forthcoming instructions from London would cover both the pollee and economle'questions and lead the talks to an amicable conclusion.
Japan And Europe TOKYO. Aug! 15 (Domel).~~~ Japan's policy towards the European situation will be determined un Friday on the basis of a formula
FOR WIDOW by an international agreement, Poland at the same time when the Inner Cabinet meets after
task of
Is
UNSCATHED AFTER MACHINE
TURNS TURTLE
Forced Down By Last Night's Thunderstorm
A German guarantee of demilitarisation of Danzig drafted by Foreign Minister Arlta to abolish the munition depot on Westerplatte Peninsular; the regular Cabbiet meeting.
A YOUNG pupil of the Hongkong Flying School Foreign Minister Arita who has The harbour to be controlled by an independent Har-been entrusted with the OF SHOT
bour Board comprising representatives of Poland, Danzig understood already to have completed last night's tempestuous wind and thunderstorm, when
drafting tentative
experienced a narrow escape from death as a result of DIPLOMAT and Germany.
his plan. He will explain it to Pre- he was forced to land during the height of the storm and mier Hiranuma to-day.
In the event of the Five-Minister his machine was overturned on the Kai Tak landing field. conference reaching a definite con- clusion on Friday, the Government The flier, Mr. P. T. Ray- necessary mond, miraculously escaped
LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter).---
More Optimistic Note
BERLIN, Aug. 14 (Reuter).It is IT IS learned that the Govern reported that the "peace plan" at ment of Iraq is to pay £20,000 though
apparently without real compensation to Mrs. Monck-foundation, has introduced a more mason, widow of the British optimistic note into the international Consul to Mosul, who was mur-situation as seen from here.
dered by an Arab mob on April 5,
"Revenge" Murder
The Press, which is still urrogantly instating on the solidarity, strength and determination of the Axis to settle the problems which concern it, *Mr. G. E. A. Monckmason is not so menacing in tone as it was was shot dead by four men when on Sunday.
The technical possibility of a peace-
a large crowd gathered roundul clution is admitted but official the British Consulate and quarters remain more than usually
gitators insinuated that British tight-lipped and no single detall of agency had been responsible for the decisions taken at Berchtesgaden the death of King Ghazi of Iraq, has yet been divulged. accidentally killed in a motor accident on April 4.
Mr. Monckmason braved the fury of the mob and tried to pacify them. He was shot on the steps of the buftding.
Most newspapers stress that Danzig Is the first problem to be considered but that it is only part of a general process of revision.
Germany's Power
13
Thief Returns Stolen Masterpiece “L'Indifferent" Restored To Police
PARIS, Aug. 14 (Reuter).--A 27- year-old Russian painter, Serge Bougouselavsky, walked into the Palais de Justice this afternoon and handed over the Wattsen master- plece "L'Indifferent," which dis- appeared two months ago from the Louvre in broad daylight.
I
w!l! immediately take. diplomatic steps,
VISITORS FOR
COL. SPEAR
First For Ten
Weeks
PEIPING, Aug. 14 (Reuter).
even injury, although the machine was badly damag- ed, the forward cockpit being telescoped, and the propellor broken.
By curious coincidence, this was the same plane, VRHCN, belonging to the Hongkong Flying School which suffered a very slight accident on the ground earlier in the day,
Blind Flying
Pilot Raymond who holds an "A" [ COL. Spear will see the first Licence, ascended from Kal Tak last British face since his official night just before the storm swooped Police state that Bougousslavsky visitor, Lieut. Cooper, was re-down on the Colony in order to make confessed to the theft of the painting leased ten weeks ago, when to-his first attempt at blind flying, a and made a statement in which he The "Hoersen Zeitung" summing declared: "I was disgusted at the morrow, Mr. P. G. Parker of the qualifiention necessary to secure a The British Consulate was burned meeting, says: "Germany
up the position after the
Salzburg restorations and repairs
pairs to which the British Embassy in Tokyo, and "C" Licence which entifies the to the ground.
picture had been submitted. In the Major solved to solve. the Danzig question circumstances, I simply unhooked the Medical Officer of the Peiping flying.
Hennessey, R.A.M.C., holder to participate in commercial when the moment comes; she has the picture and took it horne. There power and will use it if forced to do restored it to its original state.
Embassy Guard, will interview Planned Exploit A Year
him. Bougousslavsky is also alleged to By special permission given in have told the police that he planned Tokyo, Mr. Parker and Major Hen his exploit for ever a year. For Dnessey left here for Kalgan by air to- fortnight before taking the picture, day and will probably return, to- he spent his time ut the Louvre morrow with the first news of the. copying it and taking advantage of captive Military attache. the absence of the guardians to sever is in good health but his letters re
The Japanese report that Col. Spear gradually the wire strands holding the masterpiece. Then, on the day cently stated that he was suffering of its disappearance, he
from fever. broke the
Successor To
Gen. Booth
Secret Conclave
For Election
50,"
I.R.A. Centre Blown Up Explosive Dump Discovered
LONDON, Aug. 14 (Router). -A secret conclave of the High Council of the Salvation Army LONDON, Aug, 14 (Reuter). will elect a successor to General The Coventry Chief of Police re- Evangeline Booth at the opening ports that a large shed which is of the Army Headquarters at belleved to have been the head- Clapton to-morrow.
quarters of Irish Republican
General Booth has been at the head Army members, has been totally of affairs for five years now and is destroyed by an explosion. retiring under the age limit.
.
The Council consists of 55 officers Certain powder found afterwards from 40 countries and comprises points to the shed having been used Commissioners Lieutenant-Commis-es an explosive dump.
sioners and Colonels. There are only two women delegates.
י
Dublin 'Raid On I.R.A.
wire, hid the picture wrapped in newspaper under his jacket and telephone scummons. made a coolly walked oul of the building. long examination and finally do-"
M. Vernes, Director of the National clared that the picture really was Museum, who arrived at the Palala de "L'indifferent" which is valued at Justice in response to the Magistrate's some 7,000,000 francs.
NEW ANTI-JEWISH CZECH DECREE
As he circled around, the storm blew up with startling rapidly and before pilot Raymond could escape, he was in the midst of it, with his machine gravely imperilled,
British N.C.O.
Killed By
the
Sniper
JERUSALEM, Aug. 14 (Reu- ter). LANCE CORPORAL Leslie Hayes, 1st Worcestershire Regiment, was killed on Sunday night when A military patrol engaged a party of Arab sulpers highway between Bethlehem and Hebron. Cel. Hayes was manning a machine- gun. As a punitive measure, the military authorities have BULE- pended Arab traffic on the Jerusalem-Hebron highway.
оп
Aug. 14
LONDON, (Reuter).—IT IS under- stood that the Chinese Government has strongly protested to Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, British Ambas sador to China, against the surrender of the four Chinese prisoners in Tientsin and has also cabled to Mr. Quò Tai- chi, Chinese Ambassador to London, to use his utmost efforts to avert the surren- der.
Mr. Quo Tui-chi aues Sir Alexander Cadogan, Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign Office, to-day to stress the intense feeling of the Chinese Government and of all China on this matter.
Silver, Deposits
The British Government's decision on the prisoners ha revived the apprehensions of Far Eastern circles of a similar surrender of the Chinese silver held in Tientsin banks.
Leading members of the House of Common Opposition Party are ab sent from London but further private appeals are being made to the Goy- ernment by various influential quar-
ters.
mystery has prevalled up to regindingsdanamdunt of the silver and whten, and by whom, it was deposited. It is now understood. that it totals a little over $50,000,000 of which only $13,000,000 is in the British Concession, the remainder being in the French Concession or In French Lanies in Pelping.
The money was deposited in 1935 by the Currency Reserve Board of
Central
Government which
the
stances,
specialty drew the attention of the the deposit and requested that the British and French Ambassadors to it be safe-guarded under all circum- The "Financial Times" states that the British Government has already received the views of the French and American Governments on the North China currency, and it is expected that the views of other members of the Nine Power Treaty will also be obtained.,
LATEST
No Breakdown
In Parleys
Premier Is Mis-Quoted
What Mr. Menzies se negotiations,
Really Said
LONDON, Aug. 14 (UP),~ BRITISH authorities here are of the opinion that the departure of the Japanese military officefs trom Tokyo no breakdown in the Anglo-
An official British spokesman dis- claimed all knowledge of the Tokyo report that Sir Robert Craigle has agreed to discuss Anancial and Two courses lay open: efher ho MELBOURNE, Aug. 14 (Reu-economic questions simultaneously could take the machine above the ter).The Australian Premier, with the Tientsin policing arrange- storm, or he could attempt a land- Mr. R. Menzies, who was report-ments. Raymon decided on the ed yesterday. to have said that Isiler course, but had the bad luck, Herr Hitler's policy was the sole Just as it seemed he had made cause of world tension, claimed perfect landing, to hit a trough of water lylig un the landing field. to-day that he was mia-reported.
log.
Skids, Turns Over The force of the impact was suf- Bcient to make the machine skid and
then to turn over.
Aeroplanes For Yugo-Slavia
Belgrade, Aug. 14 (Trans-Ocean) ——
The Premier stated: "What I said was that the tension in Europe was: caused by a real fear that Germany The frat contingent of planes ordered of force, to solve the Danzig problem. They are Messer-Schmitt scouting would resort to force, or to the threat by-Yugo-Slavia only four, weeks ago arrived at Belgrade on Monday. und that tension could be effectively
relieved if Germany announced that; and bombing machines of the latest, Happily Raymond was sitting in the rear cockpit, or he would she was prepared to confer peace types ME.109 and Talfun.
nbly. Britain and France would un-: suredly have been seriously injured, doubtedly throw all their influence if not killed. The forward cockpit into the balance in favour of a fair was shattered by the impact with the and unprejudiced decision. ground, but Raymond was able to step from the damaged machine suf-
shaking.
Manure.
racing from nothing worse than a any other pilot could have expected
"Very Bad Lock"
under such conditions.
PRAGUE, Aug. 14 (Reuter),—THE JEWS of Prague are in future to be kept strictly separated from the Aryan population Опе -absentee from the High DUBLIN, Aug, 14 (Beuter). The under a decree issued by the Chief of the Czech:Policeza" Coundi deliberations will be Com-Dublin police carried out a series of missioner Samuel Hurren, one-time raids on the houses of persons be principal restaurants, cafes,public continued throughout the week-end The decree bans all Jews from the) Anti-Jewish exfesies in Bratislavis office boy to the Army's founder, lieved to be associated with the Irish gardens and markets. Jewish-owned in the interior, and many Jewish structor at the Hongkong Flying occurred to Flying School machines It is worth recalling that this is General William
Mr. G. P. Lingfield, the flying in the first serious mishap which has Booth. Com- Republican Army.
restaurants and stores must display stores were completely wrecked, and School, in talking about the accident since 1937, large signs with the inscription the fittings thrown into the streats to the "Telegraph" said that Roy- whether the plane is damaged be It is not yet known "Jewish Firm."
It is stated that the purpose of the Although order la now restored. the mond had very bad luck indeed. Heyond repair, although it is believed decrea la the maintenance of public Jews fear a renewed outbreak of des was a good pilot, but in running inis that it can be successfully put into security- and order. -
moristrations at an early dato, such a storm, he experienced what commission again.
missoner Hurren was; the most Three arrests were made. favoured candidate for the world The raids are to be conducted at command until he fell ill recently, first under the provisions of the re- but Illness may now diminish his cently enacted public safety Jeglain chances of selection.
ition.
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