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LONDON, Nov. 26 (Reuter).The work of the Italian General Staff in the Greek cam-
Signor Roberto Farinacci has been directed to launch the first open criticism. He is evidently under orders to shift the blame for the failure from Mussolini's shoulders to someone clse's-anyone else's.
Face. Saving. LONDON, Nov. 26 (Reuter). Unpreparedness and lack of fore-
This, according to one account, is -Appealing to farmers for in-aight In general are the burden of
bis lament. As these failings are becaure of the disrespectful attitude creased production of foodstuffs, written large over the whole story shown by listeners when these gems Mr. R. S. Hudson, Minister of of the four weeks of war, it may be of attempted face-saving are given Agriculture, broadcasting to-assumed that the Italian people have out by the radio. night, said that the effort made up their ininds on the inatter Britain must now make to cover some time ago.
It has, at the same time, seemed shipping losses in the war was good to the Fascist authorities to greater than had been contem-sue an order that when Italian war plated in May or August, "but news is broadcast in public places,
the audience must listen standing. it can be done,"
Mr. Hudson said that when ships) were lost by enemy action, Britain lost not only the cargoes they were carrying but the cargoes they would have carried en future voyages.
In addition, every ship taken to support the war effort in the Mediter- ranean and the Middle East meant: cne ship less to carry food and feed- Ing stuffs.
"We have to think not only of the
situation to-day but what might well
this time next year."
Fixed Prices
Staffin
Apology For Misleading Headline
The situation is already disastrous for the Fascist regime. It is vital for Mussolini that it should be retrieved Tendered In Court To and if this should be attempted with German help, of which there is stil no sign, the moral situation would for Mussolini, be little. if at all improved.
Chinese Envoy's Hope
For Increased U.S. Aid
The Chief Justice
of a misleading heading in a re- An apology for the publication
port of a trial on Monday was tendered by the "Hongkong Telegraph" to the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions this morning.
On behalf of the "Telegraph," Mr. Eldon Pulter: x.c., who was instructed by Mr. H. J. Armstrong, of Deacons, said: "Before your Lordship resumes WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (Reuter).-Following one of the
the ordinary business of the Court, infrequent interviews of the Chinese Ambassador, Dr. Hu Shih, may I have your permission to make a statement on behalf of the 'Tele- with Mr. Cordell Hull, the State Secretary, Dr. Hu Shih told
graph.
My Lord, the statement re- fers to that very unfortunately and LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter)-The newspapermen that he hoped for further United States nid to Minister of Agriculture (Mr. R. S. China.
Jissmo Chiang Kai-shek has not con- unhappily worded headline which Hudson) told the House of Commons
appeared in the Monday evening Accompanying Dr. Hu Shihsidered the Japanese peace feelers.
Officials of the Treasury Depart-issue of the Telegraph' and which to-day that I had been decided that
e present system of fixed prices and was Mr. T. V. Soong, who has ment said they have not heard of had reference to the trial of one He nssured markets would be maintain-been in Washington for several any loan considerations and that no Lung-chat, ed for the duration of
financial negotia- department has any Informations on
the matter.
the
and for months on war
tions.
at least one year afterwards,
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Government, he sald, re- They declined to discuss the pos cognised the Importance of main taining a healthy and well-balanced cibility of an additional United States Government loan except to say that they constantly hoped for luerensing aid,
agricultural programme
war.
after
the
ALLIED SHIPPING
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Nov. 20 (UP)-For the week ending November 17, British merchant shipping losses totalled 14 ships comprising 50,440 tons, two Allied ships comprising 7.760 tons and one neutral ship of 1,318 tons,
Dr. Hu Shih revealed that IL Chinese air mission, under Brigadier- General Mao Pang-tao, was in the United States studying acronautleni development with a view to co. ordinating Chinese purchases in the
United States.
Discussed Financial Affairs
LEAVING LANGSON
.
Expression of Regret "Yesterday your Lordship referred to that headline in terms of very strong disapproval, and may
Bay at once, on behalf of the Telegraph' and those who are responsible for its publication, that they feel that criticism la fully deserved, and that being so, they desire to take the very first available opportunity to come before your Lordship and ex- press to you and the Honourable HANOI, Nov. 20 (UP)-It is rc-Court their deepest regret. Al- ably stated that the Japanese expect though there
no justification to complete the evacuation of Lang- of course, why this unfortunate son by the end of December. Heavily incident
14 happened
this: As loaded freight trains from Langson) ther
Lordship knows newspaper
SPECIAL' TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
working under very great stress In-
deed owing to the war conditions,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UP)-continue to reach Haiphong dally your Both Dr. Hu Shih, the Chinese with cargoes which are being trans effices of the present moment are Ambassador to Washington, and Mr.ferred to ships in Haiphong harbour.
Soong discussed financial matters with Mr. Cordell Hull for half an hour to-day. This compares with the German fter they both denied that they claims to have sunk 131,340 tons dur-had specifically requested additional Ing. the same period and is con-United States credits. siderably less than week's losses.
the
After
preceding The Ambassador said the group
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bad talked about all developments
Chinese Seamen
And War Bonus
Question In Commons LONDON, Nov. 26. (Reuter)-In
Lake
jand this particular headline was not submitted to the Acting Editor. II It had been done. It would never 1 say of course this have occurred: is no defence, but it is in fact the explanation, and therefore I think it is right I should put it before your Lordship.
Your Lordship yesterday also ex- In the For East. Both he and Mr. Seong alike discounted the Shanghal reports that a new American loan the House of Commons, to-day, Mr. pressed the hope that the Press would LONDON, Nova 20 (Reuter).-A to China is imminent. They both Vernon Bartlett asked the Minister of be careful that no similar occurrences
will
place, and on behalf of the naturally hoped United Shipping whether a danger bonus I can give you the as- general improvement in gilt-edged said they securities and selected industrials States material ald to China will be was now granted to Chinese seamen
think I can fairly Eay that the imparted a cheerful sentiment while increased in the immediate future and if so, how the amount compared surance that it the partial removal of dealings in but both declined to specify what with the bonus granted to British Telegraph and the Hongkong Preas certain Canadian foreign securities negotiations in that connection are seamen,
Mr. Ronald Cross replied that will be no report open to such is widely welcomed though resulting under way. In few dealings.
They said since the Burma Road's while a bonus in that name was not wi
criticism.
"On behalf of the Telegraph', Among inlnes, De Beers preferred reopening considerable quantities of usually paid to Chinese, the percent- were featured, advancing from £8% supplies have reached the Chinese age increase of Chinese seamen's express their most sincere apology. National Government but still more wages since the outbreak of war was deepest regret and assurance that no to £9.
a good deal higher than the percent-such thing will happen again." Elsewhere the trend ins Arm supplies are needed.
of British #comen's though business
Chief Justice's They asserted that to the best of age increase light. Wall Street was irregularly higher..
their knowledge and belief General-wages.
Acknowledgment
was
LORD ROTHERMERE DIES ON SPECIAL MISSION
LONDON, Nov. 26 (Reuter),-Newe was received in Lon- don to-night of the death in Bermuda of Lord Rothermere, 72, well-known newspaper magnate, who went to America In May on
in a
a special mission at the request of Lord Beaverbrook.
His health began to fail and he received treatment New York clinic. Later he went, to Bermuda to recuperate but had a relapse.
"Daily Sketch" and other journals Harold Sidney Harmsworth, Jater have been sold to the Berry brothers, Lord Rethermere, was born at Hamp- Lord Beaverbrook, and others. stead in April, 1888. At the age of 21 In 1027 he started a campaign for of Trianon he joined his brother Alfred, after-a revision of the Treaty wards Lord Northcliffe, in his first in favour of Hungary on the ground successful journalistle venture, the that large numbers of Magyars had
"Answers."
been included in Czecho Slovakia, publication
The For 20 years
the two worked to Yugo Slavia and Rumania, Harold had much to do with Hungarian Socialist party in Slovakia gether.
resuscitation of the London "Even- protested against this proposal, as did ing News" and the establishment or the Union Hungarian lumers;
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His Lordship: "Mr. Potter, I am very glad to hear what you have said to me on behalf of the Telegraph", When I saw the headline in question I decided that the case would be met by a few remarks that I made public- ly from this Bench yesterday, and I think I came to that decision
very largely for two reasons.
The first that never in my seven years here have had any cause for complaint whatsoever against any orgon of the local Press. I have never had any reason to believe that anyone of them is intentionally vicious, and whenever I asked then to do anything they have' gladly done all they could to Thelp me.
"The second reason is that I realised that in the present wartime conditions, things are not quite normal, that there must necessarily be a very great stress and strain on the sub-editors, and that things like this are unfortunately slipped in without the Editor scting them.
Action Suspended On U. S. Financial Aid
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (Reuter).-The impression that no action would be taken this session towards modification of Great the Johnson Act, which denies financial assistance to Britain, was given to-day by Senator Walter F. George, Chair- man of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in a talk to re- porters,
Senator George said that the Com- to-morrow mitite would conside Senator King's resolution to modify the Johnson Act and Senator Gerald Nye's proposal for investigation into British holdings of securities in the United
States; but he indicated that both
"I need only add that I very gludly Commits might be left to Sub-
accept your apology, and that there is no reason why we should hear any more about this Incident."
Mr. Potter: "Thank you, my Lord."
Chinese Minister Removed
NEWSPAPER REBUKED
Chief Justice Comments On Misleading Heading Immediate legislation for giving
to Britain was During yesterday's sitting of financial as Senator George as "im- the Supreme Court, the Chief
described
practical and somewhat premature." Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor; Senator In Agreement made the following statement in WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UP)
BPECIAL TO THE "TELE(N
After conferences Roosevelt and Mr.
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In the spring of 1928 he floated a he organised. In 1895 he
he founded the penny Record the Glasgow half-scheme for a string of up-to-date "Leeds evening papers all over the provinces. penny paper, and bought
stron .encountered project which he reduced to the His Mercury" same price. He joined his brother in opposition from the Berry brothers
of existing the purchase of the "Times" in 1008. and other owners
the Two years later, however, when he papers which were to be DEE received baroncicy, In failed to connection with
In Manchester and sense of injustice and denounced the by the Berrys. In
with President "My attention has been drawn to Mail" and "Evening News. In 1914
they have where
"humbug" of the League of Nations.
Cordell Hull, an article which appeared in the ho nequired the "Daily Mirror" from
of journals, he found him- Germans world never be satisfled to number Northcliffe and next year started out by old agreements not leave the attainment of their national
Senator George said that he was in final edition of the "Hongkong Tele
Kraph" of yesterday's date. It covers "general agreement with the Pres- the report of the trial of Ho Limg- "Sunday Pletorial", the first fully
mercy.
dent's und State Department's inter-chaf who yesterday, having been Illustrated Sunday paper in London, to publish, while in Derby he was ambitions at its
outbidden for one Journal and
Admitting that he and Lord North Appointments Announced
brought before this Court on a charge national policy." He was made a peer in 1014..
bought the rival paper.
CHUNGKING, Nov. 27 (Central cliffe were mainly responsible for Employed Bottomley
verdict of the Jury for the reason During the war Lord Rothermere British Columbia Electric Hallway
The largest shareholder in the bringing Czecho-Slovakia into exis-News) Mr. Tung Teh-chien, Chinese further aid to Britain in the form of murder, left the Court without the he charged that country with Charge D'Affaires at Ankara, was credits which the British Ambassador that it was held that this Court had employed Horallo Bottomley to write Co. he and his associates made a violating the peace treaty by oppress-relieved of his post by the Executive brought up yesterday was not includ-
no jurisdiction. for one of his Sunday papers and bid of £10.200,000 for the property ing racial minorities and falling to Yuan yesterday and Mr. Yuan Tze-ed in his conversations with Prest- complained that the Government in April 1928, but a higher, offer was reduce Its armaments. Czecho chlen was appointed First Secretary dent Roosevelt. would not utilise his "great Lalents"
Slovakia, he said, might be elbowed to the Chinese Legation at Ankara, received, In 1915, Rothermere was appointed
announced Generous Benefactor
Other appointments
by out of existence by Germany which by Lloyd George Director-General of
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A generous benefactor, he founded might bring together again all the the Executivo Yuan yesterday were: the Army ng Department and,
countries. Mr. Ma Pi-lich as member and a chair of English literature at Cam- Germans in surrounding In Novmtber, 1917, Air
Air Minister,
bridge In 1910, while in memory of He urged that Hungary should be concurrently Commissioner of Recon- When he took offer, it was suggested his two sons he endowed a chair of come part of such a combination, If struction of the Chinghai (Kokoner) that the British Museum should be
her wrongs were
ere refused redress, and Provincial Government succeeding cleared to provide an office for him. American history, at Oxford Cam ndvocated the return to Germany of Mr. Tam Keh-min whose resignation After carrying out the fusion of the and a chair of naval history at Cam- two air forces he resigned in April, bridge. He also gave £10,000 to the her African Colonies and the rea was accepted;
County of London Association of the toration of the Hohenzollerns.
Mr. Trong Shao-lu as member of the Commission on Mongolian and 1918, on the eve of what would have Territorial Force, a large sum to the Throne of Hungary been his maiden Speech in the Lords Union Jack Club which enabled it to. In Aug. 1932, he revealed the Tibetan Affairs succeed to Another In defence of his policy. His reasons provide better accommodation were ill-health and the blow he had soldiers and sailors in London, a park 1928 he received repeated and Lub who was transferred to
influential requests to come forward post incur a sustained in the loss of a second son to South London in memory of his as a candidate for the vacant throne Meses Huang Wei and Liang at the front. He was made a vis-mather.
of Hungary" but he did not think a Shih-chen as Director and Vice- cnunt in 1019.
Welcomed Hitleriam monarch outside her own dynasty or Director of the Food Control Burens Controlled Huge Concerns.
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The article in question was under a caption in large letters. That cap-
verdict tion reads: "Jury's pirale from hanging the most im proper article I have ever come across. There is no evidence that Ho Lung- chal was a pirate and there was no finding of the Jury in that effect nor is there any reason whatsoever to say that the Anding of the Jury had any- thing to do whatever with his date.
MTE is on the face of it manifestly. a gross contempt of Court. It will be extremely dimcult for the Crown in a small Colony like this I say this red to another SHANGHAI, Nov. 28 (Reu-without in any way dextrous of in- ter)Only the Hankow branch nuencing any action they may take of the National City Bank of to initiate further proceedings New York will close next month against Ho Lung-chal after the up- pearance of an article in terms such it is learned here to-day,
as thesang (32 prey bit
Rnd here Because of abnormal trade condi- now not only to Any OwnEvery tions it has been decided to consoll grave disapproval of such a farant Middle East Reports dele operations of the Hankow office abuse of the privileges of the Press, of the bank with the Shanghal office, but in the hope hope which strust CAMO, Nov, 28 (Reuter) the The Hankow office in, therefore, sulll not be completed in vainikai ren east of Gallabat and north-east closing on December 12. After that the representatives for the Prokage of Kaptain in the Sudan, our patrol tate all accounts still remaining will this Colagalare vero again active, states: a combe transferred and all commuutes better in futur unique. On other fronts there is tions. In connection with them should action wh nothing to report
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