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No. 28,026 HONG KONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1932.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/5 1/16. ►
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
Fort DU
OP
a class by Itself
JAPANESE REJECT ADMIRAL KELLY'S PEACE OVERTURES
ADMIRAL KELLY'S PEACE OVERTURES
ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CHINESE
REJECTED BY JAPANESE
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, To-day.
Intermittent battles at Chapei and Woosung have left the Chinese and Japanese occupying the identical positions of the preceding day, though a mass attack is expected to-day on Woosung which has become a matter for the attention of the re- gular Japanese army.
LABOUR CENSURE MOTION REJECTED.
Cabinet Responsibility, Poverty and India.
400 MAJORITY.
London, Yesterday. The House of Commons to-day,
DEAN OF CANTERBURY.
Sails for China.
VISIT TO FLOODED AREAS.
London, Yesterday,
IRISH FREE STATE ELECTIONS.
Enthusiasm Is Unprecedented.
A WOMAN CANDIDATE.
(Reuter's Special Service.)
London, Yesterday.
"I am hoping to land at Shanghai by 438 votes to 39 rejected the if there is any Shanghai left when The Election fever, which is Labour vote of censure of Govern-1 arrive," declared the Rt. Rev. Dr. sweeping the Irish Free State to ment for dropping the principle of Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canter day, la of unprecedented intensity Cabinet responsibility, for failing bury discussing with Reuter's re- since the signing of the Treaty. to deal with the poverty of the presentative his mission to the Nomination papers of candidates, people, and for initiating a "Reign flooded areas of China, for which nomination takes place to-morrow of Terror in India,"
country he sails to-day,
were handed in to-day throughout | Mr. Baldwin justified the depar-· He added that if it was impossible the twenty-six counties.
ture from Cabinet responsibility to proceed via Shanghai, he wouldAt the last election, five years on the ground that it would have disembark at Hong Kong-Reuter. ago, there were, 264 candidates for been a grave matter for the world at large, if, within a few months
inauguration of National Government, any of its
of
the
members seceded.-Renter.
DEMILITARISATION OF CHINA PORTS.
U.S. OPPOSITION.
the
Washington, Yesterday. It is understood that the United
Admiral Kelly's informal overtures for a ces- sation of hostilities are acceptable to the Chinese, but the Japanese have rejected the proposals which they are not willing to consider until the Chinese States Government will reject any withdraw fifteen to twenty miles from the Inter-
national Settlement.
SPEED RECORD.
New Mark for "Baby"
Car Established.
Rugby, Yesterday.
On Pendine Sands, Cornwall, to- day, George Eyston, the well-known racing motorist, in a seven horse power British M.G. established al fresh baby car record with 立监 average speed, over two one mile
plan for demilitarisation of the principal ports of China.-Router's American Service.
WOOSUNG VILLAGE
163 seats, to-day itiis expected 270 will contest the seats.
HOW THE JAPANESE WERE TRICKED
A CHINESE RUSE TO STOP SHELL FIRE
BLUEJACKET'S STORY
(From Our Own Correspondent).
Shanghai, To-day. A Japanese bluejacket tells an interesting story, tending to explain the mystery of the per- sistent reports of the capture of Woosung.
He said that the Japanese ships, lying in the stream, were dropping shells on the fortifications STOP PRESS solution, numbered 65, and De ashore and apparently doing considerable damage,
"FREE PORTS.”
London, Yesterday...
In order to save re-export of trade amounting. to sixty-four million sterling annually, which is jeopardised by the new tariff system, Government. has decided, according to newspapers, to declare all big British ports as "Free Ports."
The Government Party, at the dis-
Valera's Republican Party 56.
It is expected there will be only When an officer, watching the Chinese positions candidate (Mrs., through field glasses, suddenly shouted: "They O'Driscoll) who is a sister of the surrender!" The naval guns, thereupon, ceased
one
woman
late Michael Collins.
MORE IDLE BRITONS.
London, Yesterday.
fire, and the sailors cheered as the "Rising Sun" flag was observed fluttering from the staff of a peak ashore. It was thought, at first, that a land- ing party must have taken the forts from the rear, January employment returns are but the officers were puzzled and for some reason unpleasant reading. They reveal an increase of 218,000 as compar believed it to be a Chinese ruse for the purpose of ed with the December figures. stopping Japanese shell fire, which, precisely, prov- This is officially ascribed to sea-ed to be the case. sonal fluctuation.-Reuter.
FALLS TO JAPANESE THE TARIFF POLICY constituencies, since the disclosure of its fiscal
ATTACK ON WOOSUNG
FORTS IN PREPARATION
runs, of 1171⁄2 miles per hour. JAPANESE ADMIRAL INTERVIEWED
This exceeds the previous record, held by Lord Ridley, by 121⁄2 miles per hour. At one time Eyston ex- ceeded 120 miles per hour. Bad viaibility owing to fog made the ex- ploit very hazardous-British Wireless Service.
A CHURCH "
DATAS."
Westford (says a Star gossip), can,
TEACHING
CHINESE A
LESSON::
WHY HEAVY GUNS WERE USED.
(From Our Own Correspondent).
Shanghai, Yesterday,
By mid-day to-day observers reported that the The verger of St. John's Church, Japanese had taken Woosung village, and that give the first line of any hymn of Chinese soldiers, from that direction, had with- which he is given the number or drawn in a westerly direction into the country. the number of any hymn of which he is given the first line. This feat COUNTRYSIDE SHELLED.
of memoriaing over 1,200 hymns has Two Japanese destroyers, lying alongside the
Datas."
won him the title of the "Church railway wharf, are shelling the country behind the
At a recent church bazaar Mr. village.
"
Edgars claim was put to the teat, It is now computed that the Japanese have
ISSUE
LIBERAL SAMUELITES OFFER OPPOSITION
SIMONITES SUPPORT
TEST BY-ELECTIONS AT SOUTH CROYDON AND NEW FOREST.
!!
London, Yesterday. How far Government retains the allegiance of
SHANGHAI CONSULAR BODY'S REPORT
policy, should be revealed to-day in the by-elections at South Croydon and New Forest, both straight fights between Conservatives and Labour.
The Liberal attitude crystallised at a meeting of the Samuel group of about twenty, including the Lloyd George family when it was decided to co- operate to offer firm opposition to the tariff propo sals.
On the other hand, Simonites continue to sup- port the Government.
INCOME-TAX REDUCTION?
Political correspondents claim inspiration for forecasting that the Chancellor of the Exchequer is definitely aiming at a reduction of sixpence in the income tax and a new tax on foreign tea.- Reuter..
LEAGUE COUNCIL MEETING.
Dr. Yen's Request.
Geneva, Yesterday.
Dr. W. W.. Yen has requested the immediate
and although scores of people paid 2,500 men landed against an estimated Chinese INVASION OF MANCHURIA summoning of a meeting of the League Council to
6d. ta try and catch him, no one! succeeded.
FINE WEATHER COMING.
strength of 1,000.
MASSING FOR ATTACK ON FORT.
A movement towards the Fort is now momen- tarily expected, and the Japanese are barring the passage to anyone going in the direction of Woo- sung, and destroying all foreign style villas in the to the North of Vladivo Kiangwan area for the purpose of obtaining a clear
The Royal Observatory's re- port issued to-day states:
The anti-cyclone is central
stock, moving East. Another
is forming over. China.
A deprebafon has formed to the East of the Loochoos.
Forecast:-N. winds, strong; overcast at first, finer later..
Rainfall. D
Rainfall for 24" hours eud
‚ edə "at - 10 "a.m^^to-day—0.74-
inch, Total since January 1
view of the Chinese lines in Chapei, which are now quiet.
Observers anticipate that the war will soon be transferred from Shanghai into Liuho and Chenju and other points,
CYNICAL JAPANESE ADMIRAL.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
ORIGIN OF TROUBLE
BOYCOTT OF JAPAN
MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR INFLAMING JAPANESE OPINION.
Geneva, Yesterday.
discuss the Consular report, in view of "the most terrible happenings in Shanghai in the past ten days, when the Japanese, by bombing and gunfire, had killed and wounded thousands of innocent men, women and children, and by incendiarism had de stroyed thousands of houses, and in view of the fact that the Japanese Army and Japanese Navy were enacting all kinds of horrors and cruelties in the war. Every minute of delay and inaction by the League means an increased loss of life and pro- party, and the League's responsibility is very
Reuter.
The report of the Consular Commission, inves- tigating the Shanghai crisis, ascribes the origin of great.
churia, re- the trouble to Japanese activities in
which sulting from the boycott of
a spirit of parently, the whole of the operations are intended inflamed Japanese opin to administer a lesson, which the Japanese consider bitter enmity.
The local Press interviewed Admiral Shiozawa -1.71 inches against an aver aboard his flagship to-day, and gathered that, ap-
age of 1.99 inches deficit :28, incha
Temperature:
Hong Kony
Macao
tas Island
the Chinese require.
When questioned as to why heavy field guns hos had been used, the Admiral cynically replied,
he Shanghai people ob
use,
nuch uneasines
to
equent fight.
IN INDIA.
General Situation Is
Improving
The observance Day" on February without incident and ment previously rep maintained. The aigns that t United Prot and there