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No. 28,033 HONG KONG. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1932. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
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TWO BRITISH NAVAL RATINGS OF "SUFFOLK" WOUNDED.
JAPANESE ARTILLERY BOMBARD QUIET DAY AT
CHINESE REINFORCEMENTS
TRAIN - LOADS OF TROOPS FORCED TO WITHDRAW
severe
NEW LINES ESTABLISHED
CHINA'S MILITARY STRENGTH BEHIND CHAPEL.
NEUTRALITY OF INTERNATIONAL
SETTLEMENT.
France Adds Reminder.
Paris, Yesterday.
The Foreign Office has in-
SHANGHAI.
Both Sides Feverishly Preparing for Attack and Defence.
DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED
An
eral.
SOON.
TROOP MOVEMENTS
Company Meeting.
IN NORTH CHINA. HONG KONG TRAM-
Fears of a Japanese Invasion.
RESISTANCE TO BE OFFERED.
WAYS LIMITED
A VERY SATISFACTORY
YEAR
FRESH RECORD TRAFFIC RECEIPTS
Peking, Yesterday, Undoubtedly A number of troop movements are going on in Shanghai, Yesterday.
North China, though the signi- assurance that Japanese planes will no longer fly over the ficance thereof is uncertain. Settlement is contained in a let- It is understood that the Cen- ter to the Municipal Council tral Government has recently from the Japanese Consul-Gen-ordered Northern Commanders
BRIGHTER PROSPECTS FOR 1932. to be prepared for eventualities (From Our Own Correspondent).
Japanese troops to-day arc against Japan which, apparently, Shanghai, To-day. structed the French Ambassador busy taking over the position held is meant to prepare for possible "Apart from the operating of the buses at Kow. The efforts of the Chinese military command at Tokyo to join the Anglo- by Japanese marines since the defensive warfare.
loon, the figures are very satisfactory, and I con- American demarche reminding war broke out on January 28. to bring up heavy reinforcements to the Chapel the Japanese Government of the When the change is completed, Foreign authorities, however, sider that they reflect great credit on the Directors, front in the vicinity of Chenju by railway trains necessity for respecting the sta- the Marines will take over police atnest tour ovements General Manager and Staff of the Company."
tus of the International Settle- and patrol duties behind the lines. of Chinese troop movements by along the Shanghai-Nanking line precipitated a
The above remarks were made by the Hon. Sir the Peking-Manchuria Railway ment at Shanghai-Reuter.
Truckloads of munitions, sup- artillery bombardment, followed in
plies, and men were streaming to Manchuria or to Jehol, but, it Henry Pollock, K.C., when he seconded the motion
is expected, some Shansi troops intermittent shelling, after which the trains JAPANESE AND USE ing. Japanese civilians cheered
to Hongkew Park all the morn will shortly be brought to Hopel for the adoption of the report, and accounts at the withdrew without attempting to approach
the
ordinary yearly meeting of the Hong Kong Tram- troops as they passed. or Shantung. Throughout the day orly desul-
Chinese circles assert any nearer their objective. It is not ascertainable,
that the Japanese intend to send ways, Ltd., which was held in the Board Room of tory firing was heard, whether the Japanese ordnance made any direct
a strong force to Halchow or Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., at noon to- hits.
Tsingtao for the invasion of day. Shantung, and declare that the Central Government has ordered
Mr. A. B. Stewart was in the The first complete year of through 200,000 Chinese troops to concen- chair and was supported by the running between Shaukiwan and trate at Shantung in order to Hon Mr. C. Gordon Mackie, Western Market was 1929 and a withstand the invasion. Reu Messrs. A. H. Compton, F. A. comparison between the figures of ter's Pacific Service.
Joseph and Choa Po-sien (Direc- that year and those of 1931 in res tors), L. C. F., Bellamy (General pect of this route shows a strik- Manager), and W. F. Simmons ing increase, as follows: (Secretary).
Passengers Miles Receipts Shareholders present were the 1929. 6,021,553 902,802 $859;141 Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., the 1981. 9,267,912 1,262,412 $546,854 Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Messrs. Thus, in two years, the passen
OF POISON GAS.
Washington, Yesterday. An emphatic denial, that the are intending to use poison gas in Shanghai, is issued to-day by the Japanese Military Attache.
Chinese forces have now moved many thou-Japanese sands of new troops into the area immediately be hind the Chapei front, and new lines have been es tablished from Woosung to the left flank at Kiang-
of the Chinese positions. wan,
He says: "I have received in- formation from the Japanese General Staff that our forces
From early morning till late in the afternoon have never used poison gas, and yesterday, motor lorries, bearing Chinese soldiers, have no intention of using it in moved along the Chungshan Road from the vici- future. Our troops are equipped with devices for laying smoke- nity of Lunghwa in an easterly direction, and screens which only are means for large infantry columns with accompanying cavalry covering movements and contains were observed by Japanese scouting 'planes which ter's American Service.
poison gas elements.-Reu-
reported the concentrations to Japanese field gunsį at Hongkew Park. These immediately opened up doing heavy damage.
Both sides are concealing their intentions for the future.
SIR ROBERT HORNE SUPPORTS,
Will Encourage Freer Trade.
Rugby, Yesterday.
evening, Sir Robert Morne welcomed
по
LEAGUE REMINDS JAPAN OF OBLIGATIONS.
It seems certain that the next forty-eight hours will witness im- portant developments.
Both sides seem
equally confident. Reuter's Pacific Service:
AN INCIDENT AT VLADIVOSTOK:
Two Japanese Arrested.
Some
: *
SAN FRANCISCO CHINESE RAISE FUNDS.
For Chinese Troops in Shanghai.
in
Riga, Yesterday: The Soviet Press now publishes an account of an incident with two Japanese at Vladivostok on January 17, when Soviet military
San Francisco, Yesterday, authorities arrested Sakaben and Siosengu Migoto, secretaries of A house to house collection Geneva, Yesterday. the Japanese Consulate at Vladi- Chinatown, this afternoon in order) A meeting of the League vostok, for attempting to gain to collect funds for the Chinese Council of twelve lasted for one access to the Dalzavoid works, forces in Shanghai, yielded a quar- and
million a half hours this evening. Both have since been released.- ter
dollars. Reuter's American Service. the fact that it provided a means It was finally decided to address Reuter.
an appeal forthwith to Japan! of retaliation against any country which discriminated against Bri-reminding her of her obligation tain, and said the Bill would bring under the League Covenant and freer trade than this country had urging a cessation of hostilities.
The appeal, which is to
delegation this evening, will be scientific system, which
published to-morrow, and is two would be formed by the proposed
pages long and covers much the advisory committee.
Dealing with the list of exempted same ground as the declaration the President read at the last goods, he sugested that a fair
Refer- criterion to apply, would be, that meeting of the Council.
be
During the debate on the second enjoyed for the last two generations. reading of the Import Duties Bill it was a Bill upon which could be communicated to the Japanese
in the
House Commons, this built a
U.S. OFFICIAL CIRCLES DEPRESSED.
Washington, Yesterday.
if Britain and the Emuire, together ence 19 made in it to Article X of the Covenant guaranteeing the
ter,
or separately, did not produce en territorial integrity of members Sir Ronald Lindsay called on ough to supply the needs of British of the League, and pointing out the State Department to-day and manufacturers, then prima facie that no violation of such terri- conversed lengthily with Mr. at least, the commodity concerned tory could be recognised.--Heu- Castle, who also talked with M. should be exempted from duty- Claudel.
British Wireless Service. There is now a feeling of de- pression in 'official circles, as it is believed there is little hope of the Japanese refraining from embarking on a large scale at- tack, unless the Chinese with- draw.
Shells are now said to be drop- ping in the International Settle- ment and this is causing in- creased anxiety, but officials be lieve the Consuls are making utmost efforts to protect to the Foreign Concessions. Reuter's American Service,
CABLE COMMUNICATIONS` INTERRUPTED
All cable communications be-
BRITISH NAVAL RATINGS WOUNDED
SHELL LANDS AND EXPLODES ON JARDINE'S WHARF.
(Reuter's Pacific Service.)
Shanghai, To-day. Japanese batteries, field guns and howitzers kept up a terrific bombardment all night long and very few residents in the Settlement got much sleep. lief.
BRITISH EXCHEQUER
RECEIPTS
HIGHLY SATISFACTORY RETURNS RECORDED
DEFICIT REDUCED TWENTY
FIVE PER CENT.
Rugby, Yesterday.
The weekly Exchequer receipts, issued to night, are again highly satisfactory.
N. V. A. Croucher, H. J. M. de gere carried increased by nearly Figueiredo, A. A. Alves, B. Wong 3% millions or over 58 per cent. Tape, O. F. Ribeiro, W. Allen, on this (our longest) route. E. F. Aucott, D. Steavenson, Frank Since I laat addressed you we Austin, A. W. Hayward J. F. have doubled the track between the Wright, Yeung Yau, P. H. Sin, and North Point generating station and A. McKirdy.
CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH.
Ming Yuen and there are now only, short stretches of single track re maining. It has been our experi- ence that just as we increase facili The chairman said:-
ties for a quicker service on the Traffic Receipts,
Shaukiwan route by the conversion In the speech from this chair of lengths of single to duoble track three years ago my predecessor in-so does the traffic grow, and, in formed you that the traffic receipts view of strong indications that this for the year (1928) with which he route would require a 3 (instead of was dealing constituted a record the present 4) minutes service in and I am privileged to be able to the immediate future It was decid- tell you that fresh records have jed, in August last, to order Five ad- now been created for traffic re-ditional tramcars. I am glad to. cefpts, passengers carried, miles
say that these are now in service.. operated and monthly tickets sold. and our fleet of tramcars is in Compared with the year 1980 the creased to 91. As the track ac increases in these figures are as commodation at our Russell Street follows:-
Trafic Receipts
Passengers
Miles run
depot is now taxed to its fullest $262,510.65 capacity your Board has decided to 4.911,520 build a small additional car shed-
146,779
probably in the Quarry Bay area. 2,073 Monthly Tickets sold ..
Apropos of this I might men An improved Traffic. revenue of tion that the Metropolitan Electric over Two and a Half Lakhs and Tramways. Company Ltd. of Lon having carried over Four million don have recently modernised their greater number of passengers is]
Finchley tram depot and in a lead- an excellent position to be able to, ing article dated December 11 last report.
"The Electric Railway, Bus Operating Costs,
Tram Journal" says:-
Largely due to the low average rate of exchange during the year our operating costs (in dollars) also increased by, approximately, $115,000. with the result that the
profit for the year is not a record. It is, however, greater by $169,818.25 than the pront for 1930. Shaukiwen Route.
The greatest traffic increase-oc-
curred on the Shaukiwan route.
Last week's revenue amounted to 33.7 million pounds, and as expenditure was eight millions, the surplus on the week totalled 25.7 million pounds. This reduced the deficit during the week, from one hundred million pounds to 74.3 millions.
The deficit, last year, at the same date, was March 31, where ninety-eight millions.
Income tax and surtax receipts continue to be satisfactory.
The Chinese batteries replied, and, early this tween Hong Kong and Shanghal morning, one shell, presumably fired by the Chin- were interrupted between 6 p.m.. and 7 pm. this evening (Tues- ese, landed on one of Jardine's wharves at Yang- day), anys Reuter's local office. It tsepoo, a
alongside which the steamer Sui Wo was The revised Budget contemplated a total from has been ascertained that... the stoppage is between Woosung and lying. The shell exploded and wounded several these sources of three hundred and forty-five mil Shanghai. We are using every Chinese passengers on the steamer and also two lion pounds, of which 265.3 millions had been re- endeavour to get in touch with British Naval ratings from H.M.S. Suffolk who ceived up to Saturday. Thus 79.7 millions remain Government. Wireless Station2/7. were guarding the wharf.
to be collected, before the financial year ends on
"Shangha!” through the Hong Kong
and
In our view, the fact that many "thousands of pounds have been spent in modernising this tram- ways depot, and that the depot extensions were rendered neces- sary becaus) of the provision of new and larger tramcars, which, have cost approximately a quaz-
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as, last year, the amount out- standing, at this date, was £115,000,000.
Since January 1 the Exchequer has received 167.3 million pounds as compared with 111.5 millions in the corresponding period of last year from these sources
Customs revenue is also showing a weekly in- crease, and thirteen millions more were received than at the same date last year British Wireless Service.