1939-08-15 — Page 31

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 15, 1939.

SCEPTICAL

RECEPTION British N.C.O.

FOR AXIS PEACE

U.S. Denies

wall

Invitation To GERMAN KITE

FOR BENEFIT

Disarmament

Conference

WASHINGTON, Λυρ. - 14 (Reuter)ASKED to-day whe- ther either Briain or France during Ho past week

had Invited the United States to participate in a conference for disarmamenti and Lo

re-dis tribution of raw materials, Mr. Sumner Welles, Acting Secret- ary of State, replied emphatical- ly that no approaches had been made either directly or indirect-

OF

PLAN

Tokyo Parloys

Will Be Resumed

Killed By

Sniper

JERUSALEM, Aug. 14 (fteu- ler). LANCE CORPORAL Leslie Hayes, ist Worcestershire Regiment, was killed on Sunday night when military patrol engaged a party of Arab snipers ал tho highway between Bethlehem and Hebron. Cpl. Hayes was manning a machine- tun. As a punitive measure, the milliary authorities. bave BUS- pended Arab traffic on the Jerusalem-Hebron Highway.

POLAND Wednesday VISITORS

LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter).-Polish 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 been consueled by Count Ciano, any such proposals cannot be seriously

The question was prompted by widespread reports in the American Press of an alleged appeasement plan said to have

Hallan Foreign Minister, and Herr von Ribbentrop, German Foreign Minister, during their week-end talks at Salzburg. Informed quarters here are in- clined to give credence to Press assertions

that the Salzburg conversations led to the con clusion that Danzig was nol worth a war.

Reports that Signor Mussolini jesired an Anglo-Frenchi-Polls conference with the Axis for a settlement of all problems, is characterised as merely the old four-Power formala with the victims invited this time for ap- pearance's sake,

There is confidence here that the allies, with Russian assis lance, are probably now in a position to reject firmly all such one-sided approaches,

£20,000 Compensation

considered.

THE PROPOSALS

The proposals, alleged to have been reached between Count Ciano and Herr von Ribbentrop at Salzburg were:

New Instructions For Ambassador

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

FOR

COL. SPEAR First For Ten Weeks

TOKYO, Aug. 15, (Dọ. mei). FOLLOWING yes- British Government's inter--COL. C. R. Spear will see the terday's indication of the PEIPING, Aug. 14 (Reuter). tion to reach a full settle. first British face since his official visitor, Lieut. Cooper, was re- ment of the Tientsin dispute, leased ten weeks ago, when to- it is understood that the morrow, Mr. P. G. Parker of the Anglo-Japanese negotiations British Embassy in Tokyo, and R.A.M.C., Major Hennessey, will be resumed between Medical Officer of the Peiping Mr. Sotomatsu Kato, the him. Ambassador Craigie and Embassy Guard, will interview

Minister at Large, in a cou-

The post of League High Commissioner to disappear; ple of days, probably on The abolition of Poland's Commissariat General in Wednesday. 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 administration 100 per cent. German;

Gradual liquidation over five years of the Customs frontier between Danzig and Germany; DEMILITARISATION OF DANZIG

A German guarantee of demilitarisation of Danzig FOR WIDOW by an international agreement, Poland at the same time

OF SHOT

DIPLOMAT

to abolish the munition depot on Westerplatte Peninsular; The harbour to be controlled by an independent Har- bour Board comprising representatives of Poland, Danzig and Germany.

More Optimistic Note

LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter).— BERLIN, Aug. 14 (Reuter).-It is Thief Returns

without

real more

IT IS learned that the Govern-reported that the "peace plan" al- ment of Iraq is to pay £20,000 (though apparently compensation to Mrs. Monck-foundation, has litroduced a mason, widow of the British optimistic note into the International Consul to Mosul, who was mur-situation as seen from here.

The Press, which is still arrogantly dered by an Arab mob on April 5. insisting on the solidarity, strength of the Axis to "Revenge" Murder

und determination "Mr. G. E. A. Monckmason settle the problems which concern it, was shot dead by four men when is not so menacing in tone as it was

Jon Sunday.

Stolen Masterpiece "L'Indifferent"

a large crowd gathered round The technical possibility of a peace-Restored To Police

the British Consulate and ful solution is admitted but oflciat remain more than usually

quarters

agitators insinuated that British tight-lipped and no single detail of agency had been responsible for the decisions taken at Berchtesgaden the death of King Ghazi of Iraq, has yet been divulgedi, accidentally killed in a motor Most newspapers stress that Danzig accident on April 4,

is the first problem to be considered but that it is only part of a general process of revision,

Mr. Monckmason braved the fury of the mob and tried to pacify them.

He was shot on the steps of the building:

Germany's Power

Well-informed quarters declare that a ray of hope was discernible as Ambassador Craigie, during his inter- view with Minister Kato yesterday, assured the Japanese delegate that the forthcoming Instructions from London would cover both the police

and economic questions and lead the talls to an amicable conclusion.

Japan And Europe TOKYO, Aug 13 (Domci).-

will be determined 011 of a formula drafted by Foreign Minister Arita

Japan's policy towards the European situation Friday on the basis

when the Inner Cabinet meets after the regular Cabinet meeting.

By special permission given in

nessey left here for Kalgan by air to- day and will probably, return to- morrow with the first news of the captive Military attache.

Tokyo, Mr. Parker and Major Hen-

The Japanese report that Col. Spear is in good health but his letters re- cently stated that he was suffering from fever.

I.R.A. Centre Blown Up

Explosive Dump Discovered

Foreign Minister Aritu who has been entrusted with the task of LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter). drafting a tentative measure, is The Coventry Chief of Police re- understood already to have completed

his plan. Ile will explain it to Pre-ports that a large shed which is mier Hiranuma to-day.

believed to have been the head-

quarters of Irish Republican In the event of the Five-Minister Army members, has been totally

conference reaching a definite

con-

clusion on Friday, the Government destroyed by an explosion.

will immediately take diplomatic steps.

necessary

New Military Attache

4

PARIS, Aug. 14 (Reuter),~~~A 27- year-old Humalan painter, Berge Bougouselavsky, walked into the Lieut.-Col. B. R. Mullaly of the

LONDON, Aug. 14

(Reuter)

Certain powder found afterwards points to the shed having been used us on explosive dump.

Dublin Raid On I.R.A.

DUBLIN, Aug. 14 (Reuter)-The Dublin police carried out a series of raids on the houses of persons be- lieved to be associated with the Irish Republican Army.

Three arrests were made.

Palais de Justice this afternoon and Gurkha Rifes, is to succeed Major- The raids are to be conducted at handed over the Wallaeumaster-General Piggot as Military attache to plece "L'Indifferent," which dls- the British appeared two months ago from the October. Louvre in broad daylight.

first under the provisions of the re- Embassy in Tokyo Inicently enacted public safety legisla

tion.

Police state that Bougousslavsky

Salzburg confessed to the theft of the painting China And Tientsin Decision

The "Boersen Zeitung" summing The British Consalate was burned up the position after the

says: "Germany is meeting to the ground.

re-and made a statement in which he solved to solve the Danzig question declared: "I was disgusted at the when the moment comes; she has the restorations and repairs to which the power and will use it if forced to do picture had been submitted. In the circumstances, 1 simply unhooked the pleture and took it home. There ROME, Aug. 14 (Reuter)-Italo-restored to its original state." German solidarity over the Danzig question is emphasised in all the

Successor To

Gen. Booth

Secret Conclave

For Election

50,"

Axis Solidarity

newspapers.

Planned Exploit A Year Bougousslavsky is also alleged to

Evangeline Booth at the opening separating Italy and Germany and

and British hopes of newspaper under his jacket and

I

Strong Protest

To Ambassador

LONDON, Aug. 14 was deposited. It is now understood

IS

that it totals a little over $50,000,000 under-of which only $13,000,000 is in the British Concession, the remainder Chinese being in the French Concession or

in French banks in Felping.

The "Giornale d'Italia" says: "The have told the police that he planned! Democratic Press hypocritically pre- his exploit for over a year. For a tends that as Italy has no interest fortnight before taking the picture, the Louvre in Danzig she does not wish to risk he spent his time at war over a cause which is not her cor

and taking advantage of copying

to sever LONDON, Aug. 14 (Router). own, but the problem of Danzig is the absence of the guardians to -A secret conclave of the High Germany. Have they not yet under of its disappearance, he broke

for Italy what Italion claims are for gradually the wire strands holding

the masterpiece. Then, on the day (Reuter).-IT

the Council of the Salvation Army stood

and London that the in Parts

wire, hid the picture wrapped in

that stood policy?

the only will elect a successor to General Axis has one

"French

coolly walked out of the building. Government has strongly

M. Vernes, Director of the National of the Army Headquarters at reducing Dunzig to the terms of an Museum, who arrived at the Painis de protested to Sir Archibald Clapton to-morrow,

exclusively German problem must Justice in response for

to the Magistrate's General Booth has been at the head have vanished to-day,"

telephone seummons. made Clark Kerr, British Ambas of affairs for five years now and is

newspaper describes the long examination and finally de- retiring under the age limit.

The Council consists of 55 officers ing to the Democracies who are un "L'Indifferent" which is valued at surrender of the four Chinese Salzburg meeting as "The last warn-clared that the picture really was sador to China, against the from

comprises couraging Poland to provoke Ger- some 7,000,000 francs. countries and Commissioners, Lieutenant-Commis-many."

There are only Colonels. men delegates. two women

One absentee from the High Council deliberations will be Com- missioner Samuel Hurren, one-ilme office boy to the Army's founder, General

William

Booth. Com- missoner Hurren was the most favoured candidate for the world command until he fell ill recently, but illness may now diminish is became President of the International

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signers and

The

Office Boy To

Chief Executive

Premier Is Mis-Quoted

the

The money was deposited in 1935

Central

British and French Ambassadors to

obtained.

by the Government which specially drew the attention of the

stances. the deposit and requested that the It be safe-guarded under, all circum- The "Financial Times" sintes that prisoners in Tientsin and has the British Government has already received the vlows of the French and also cabled to Mr. Quo Tai-American Governments on the North China currency, and it is expected chi, Chinese Ambassador to that the views of other members of London, to use his utmost the Nine Power Treaty will also be efforts to avert the surren- der.

Mr. Quo Tal-chi sees Sir Alexander Cadogan, Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign MELBOURNE, Aug. 14 (Reu-Office, to-day to stress the ter) The Australian Premier, intense feeling of the Chinese Mr. R. Menzies, who was report- Government and of all China on ed yesterday to have said that

this matter. Herr Hitler's policy was the solo

Silver Deposits cause of world tension, claimed The British Government's decision PRAGUE, Aug. 14 (Reuter)~—THE JEWS of Prague are in to-day that he was mis-reported. on the prisoners has revived the future to be kept strictly separated from the Aryan population The Premier stated: "What I said apprehensions of Far Eastern circles

chances of selection.

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (Reuter), The death has occurred of Philip Albright Small, an office boy

Mercantile Marine.

NEW ANTI-JEWISH

CZECH DECREE

Who

What Mr. Menzies Really Said

was that the tension in Europe was of a similar surrender of the Chinese caused by a real fear that Germany aliver held in Tientsin banks.

under a decree issued by the Chief of the Czech Police.

The decree, bans all Jews from the Anti-Jewish excesses in Bratislavia would resort to force, or to the threat Leading members of the House of principal restaurants, cafes, pubile continued throughout the week-end of force, to solve the Danzig problem. Commons Opposition Party are ab- gardens and markets. Jewish-owned in the interior, and many Jewish and ved it Germany announced that appeals are being manfluential quar- that tension could be effectively sent from London but further private. restaurants, and stores must display stores were completely wrecked and large signs with the Inscription *Jewish Firm.

she was prepared to confer peace- ernment by various influential quar- the fittings thrown into the streets ably. Britain and France would unters. *It is stated that the purpose of the Although order is now restored, the doubtedly throw all their influence: Some mystery has prevailed up to decree is the maintenance of public Jews foar a renewed outbreak of de- into the balance in favour of a fair now regarding the amount of the security and order.

İmonstrations at an early date;

and unprejudiced decision.”

silver and when, and by whom, it|

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