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MYSTERIOUS AGREEMENT MAY EASE THE SHANGHAI TENSION
TOKYO'S APPROVAL
AWAITED
PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT
EXPECTED TO SETTLE ALL DIFFERENCES.
GREAT SECRECY
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, To-day.
PRINCETOWN GUFFAWS.
Dartmoor Convicts in High Good Humour.
WARDER'S BEWILDERMENT.
.
FORTY "STORM TROOPS" KILLED.
HITLER'S OUTBURST.
Victims of Deliberate Violence.
SEVERING'S MANOEUVRE.
SENATOR ROBINSON COOLIE CLASSES HAVE
ON WAR DEBT.
American Tax-Payer to Be Considered
NO REVISION AS YET.
Washington, Yesterday. Newspaper reports are to the effect that Mr. Mellon will short- ly open negotiations for the re- vision of the British War Debt
which has provoked a warning
London, Yesterday. Bursts of laughter from thirty-two convicts, charged in connection with the Dartmoor
Munich, Yesterday, Mutiny, punctuated proceedings|| in the Princetown police court. Forty members of the
Loud guffaws echoed through Nazi "storm troops" were erat) that the leader of the United the Court when Udy, a warder, killed in the streets and States Government must regard spoke. A convict named "Arthur" who is known among thousands were assault- the problem from the standpoint of the American taxpayer, rather as "horthur" reed and injured in the than from the British point of
the convicts newed the outburst which herald-
It is reliably reported that a provisional agree- ment has been reached between Chinese and Jap- anese representatives, which, when finally approv- ed by Tokyo, will mean the definite end to the ten- hearing.-Reuter. sion following the cessation of hostilities.
This wereement, which has some solidarity, is WORLD'S THREE BIG ing, in regard to the
expected to pave the way for the settlement of all differences by allowing the complete withdrawal of Japanese military and naval forces and stipulat- ing the Chinese troops to remain inside the lines recently occupied.
Great secrecy, however, surrounds the nego- tiations.
SHANGHAI WAR - REDUCTION OF THE
ON VIEW.
League Commission's
Activities.
ANXIOUS TO BEGIN.
[From Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai, To-day.
The League Commission wi be making the first tour of in-
certain the facts.
HIS THIRTEENTH NOMINATION.
BANK RATE.
Third Within a Month Now 31⁄2 Per Cent.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED,
Rugby, Yesterday.
The City to-day received
welcome surprise when a further
CONFERENCES.
from Senator Robinson (Demo-
THEIR JOKE
ALARMING SPREAD OF RUMOURS.
ROARING BUSINESS DONE DURING EVACUATION,
JAPANESE PUZZLED
(From Our Own Correspondent).
Shanghai, To-day. ed Udy's bewilderment as to the last few weeks, alleges view.
Senator Robinson has based Japanese authorities have discovered that the difference between "fire" and Herr Hitler in the course his warning on the story attri- continued civilian evacuation of areas occupied conflagration,
The convicts seemed in high of a vigorous protest buting to Mr. Mellon the view good humour throughout the against the methods of that Britain faces undue hard by Japanese troops is inspired by persistent stories
ship, owing to her depreciated of imminent danger to Chinese. the Prussian Minister of currency. He also argues that
The Japanese for a long time were at a loss to the Interior, Herr Sever- countries with a depreciated
vantage in foreign commerce, vestigation has disclosed that one tale of impend- currency have obtained a great explain these rumours, but careful and astute in- Nazis and the search of though one of the penalties is ing horror had emanated largely from the coolie all Nazi offices through- that it must meet 'debt payments
on a gold basis,
classes, who found it profitable to maintain a feel- out Prussia, which is be- Senator Reed, on behalf of ing of anxiety among the populace, as they did a ing carried, out by his President Hoover, denied that a
revision of the British Debt was roaring business moving belongings and persons orders.
under consideration. Reuter's from districts alleged to be menaced by new inva- Hitler contends that American Service.
sions. the Nazis are victims of Rugby, Yesterday, deliberate violence and SIR MILES LAMPSON'S
by political | COMMUNICATION, The Prime Minister announced terroriza
Prime Minister Announces British. Delegates.
PROVISIONAL LIST.
-to-day a provisionaliliit al ters
gates to attend the Ottawa and opponents. Lausanne Conferences. He said For this reason the that the Government had to be leaders of the Nazi
simul-] represented practically taneously at three of the most troops, during election important conferences this Sum-time, will be ordered to mer the Disarmament Confer-
ence at Ottawa in July.
95
Conferences Make Hopeful Progress.
BUT INDICATE DIFFICULTIES.
ence at Geneva, the Conference be prepared, in anticipa at Lausanne which is opening in tion of political attacks, June, and the Imperial Confer- but the substance of Any announcement must, these instructions will be therefore, depend on the claims submitted for the appro- vestigation of the war zones on reduction of the bank rate, the made upon the services of Minis val of the Minister of the the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Monday. It will cover the entire third within a month, was an-delegation for Geneva was al-Interior in the Reich a
ters during the Summer. The battle area in Chapel, Woosung, nounced. and Kiangwan.
ready knowing. Representatives! Members of the Commission, The rate was redured a week at Ottawa would be the Secretary Week before they are de- Mr. J. H. despatched to the Nazi while appreciating wining and ago from five to four per cent. for Dominions, dining, are anxious to get down 10-day it came down to threelonies, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister,
Thomas, the Secretary for Col- leaders. to business and are eager to as and a half per cent. The rate the President of the Board of
Hitler concludes by is now back to the lovel corres- Trade, Mr. Walter Runciman, saying that Severing's
a representative of the election manoeuvre ponding to that of July last, be- and
Ministry of Agriculture, fore the world monetary disturb- Subject to Government busi- will not save his party ances were beginning to be seri-ness considerations the Lord Pre- from inevitable defeat in sident of the Council, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Chancellor the Election for the Prus To-day's reduction was
of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville sian Diet on April 24. thusiastically received and was Chamberlain and the War Secre Reuter. The Rt. Hon. Montagu Nor-considered as a further welcome tary, Lord Hailsham, would also man, Governor of the Bank of move to help trade recovery. England, was congratulated at Coming so soon after the an- would be represented by the H.K. & S'HAI HOTELS. the half-yearly General Court to nouncement of the Treasury's Prime Minister Mr. Ramsay day on his thirteenth nomination; to that post.
£116,000,000 conversion offer to MacDonald, Mr. Neville Cham In his report he said that the Treasury Bondholders, the re- Mr. Walter Runciman. If, how berlain, Sir John Simon and profits for the half-year ended duced bank rate naturally stimu-ever, it is advisable and possible. February 29, after making profated the whole market for Gilt the services might be utilised of visions for all contingencies, were £627,201 making an amount Edged Stocks and a cheerful tone Sir Herbert Samuel, Sir Samuel of rest on that day of £8,671,480, developed in other sections of the Dominions
Hoare or a representative of the Office. British After providing for a dividend of six per cent., less the income tax, exchange.-British Wireless Ser- Wireless Service:
Governor of the Bank of England.
ously felt.
en-
attend.
At Lausanne the Government
result
Some of the rumours said that the Chinese were massing thousands of troops in reparation for tremendous ofensive which wond drive the Ja anese into the sea, and there were many other wer tales calculated to spread alarm,
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MRS. LINDBERGH DISAPPOINTED.
Arrested Woman Now
Released.
-
OBITUARY.
Death of Mr. A. McCallum.
K.C.R. OFFICIAL.
JAPANESE TRADE FIGURES.
Exports from China Halved.
Y.10,000,000 IMPORTS.
[From Our Own Correspondent.)', Shanghai, To-day. Japanese export trade from China has been cut almost in half during February. Imports which showed
an excess, over
FAIRY TALE THAT
CAME TRUE.
Eileen and Her Dream Doll.
Rugby, Yesterday. Questioned in the House of Commons concerning steps taken in Shanghai to carry out the pro- posals contained in the resolu- tion of the League Assembly,
HER OWN BABY, day or two, on the invitation of Simon, said that, during the last
Creston, Iowa, Yesterday. The police have decided that Sir Miles Lampson, Chinese and
representatives at the baby does not belong to Mrs. Japanese Shanghai had been meeting with Lindbergh. Reuter's American Sir Miles and representatives of Service. Italy, France and the United [A previous cable stated that those in January, amounted to States.
a woman had been arrested in y.10,000,000. His information was to the Creston in possession of a baby effect that these conversations resembling the Lindberghs' had made some hopeful progress, child.] some dificulties. The Assembly though they had also indicated
meeting again Committee was to-day and he sincerely hoped that, with the help of the good offices of representatives of the Lour Powers a definite might be achieved and announced
Here is a charming human very shortly.
atory a fairy tale of real life At the moment, however, it It is with regret that we have of how a little London school- was impossible to speak with to record the death of Mr. Archi- girl coveted a beautiful doll and complete confidence, and he de- sired not to prejudice the chance bald McCallum, Permanent Way how her dream came true. of-a-final-agreement by a state Inspector of the Kowloon-Canton Goodall Road Girls' School, Ley. Not long ago the children at ment regarding the points of con- Railway, who succumbed to pneu tonstone, were asked to write an troversy British Wireless Ser-
monía last night in the Kowloon essay on "The prettiest thing I vice.
Hospital, where he had been s
ever saw"
Eight-years-old Eileen Edwards patient since Saturday last.
waseertain that the prettiest Hailing from Dundee, Mr. Mc thing she had ever seen wan. Callura came to Hong Kong in Red Riding Hood doll etanding 1924 as a Second Class Overseer among other wonderful things in of the Public Works Department. the window of a shop in High On August 28, 1926, he was ap- Road, Leyton. It was of this pointed Permanent Way Inspec doll that she wrote, says the tor, having acted in that position Daily Mail' since April of the same year, Then one day she lost her Mr. Callum, who is survived note-book, but so vivid and de- by his mother, was very popular talled was her description of the among a host of friends, and his doll, that the finder recognised London, Teaterday......... It was revealed to-day that demise will come as a great the shop and gave the book to The Reverend Frank Dymond, the Anglo-Dutch Government shock to them."
the shopkeeper. It was not ensy After some discussion regarding illness Mr. Lloyd George attended ten per cent, and the placing of a United Methodist missionary, Confere ce on rubber restriction The funeral takes place this to discover the owner of the note the situation in Shanghal the the House of Commons to-day when countries in the western hem who has been in China for forty was held on Tuesday, when Dr. afternoon, passing the Monument book, but the shopkeeper suc
ceeded. On the day of the school League Assembly's Committee of he took the oath and signed the roll, sphere on a quota basis by re-six years, has died while at Home Vanderwaals Director of the at 5 o'clock.
breaking-up festivities he sent Nineteen, which met at Geneva this In spite of acute political differ stricting ten per cent of the on furlough Trade and Commerce Soction of
of the Red Riding Hood doll as a aftermpon, decided, In view of the ences Mr. Lloyd George at "Father visas issued in 1980 was received Ha intended to return to Yun the Dutch Colonial Office, flew to Owing to the occurrence present state of the negotiations of the House", and the patatan favourably, by the House of Reman shortly, where he is associat London and conferred with Bir several cases of mumps the date of gift to Eileen. being conducted at Shanghal, to ad- Agure in British-po
Migration Comed with the Reverend Sam Philip Cunliffe Lister Dr, the Quarry Bay Spring Festival his And the messenger Journ and to be called again only
Renter's American Ser Pollard in the foundation of Miso Vanderwaals is Low back la The been postponed until”, Friday, April brought the doll was dressed
Hague Reuter.
22; af÷II o'clock...
Father Christmas. of emergency British
the rest would be £8,016,546 British Wireless Service.
LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
ADJOURNS.
To Be Called Only on.
Emergency.
Rugby, Yesterday.
vice.
"FATHER OF HOUSE" WARMLY GREETED.
Mr. Lloyd George Back in the Commons.
Rugby, Yesterday."
U.S. IMMIGRATION QUOTAS.
Resolution Received Favourably.
Washington, Yesterday.
The resolution for the reduc-
For the first time since his long tion in immigration quotas by
tivés
A full report of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Company Meeting will be found on Page 7.
FORTY-SIX YEARS
CHINA. IN
Rev. Frank Dymond Dies While on Furlough.
CONTEMPLATED RETURN.
DR. VANDERWAALS IN LONDON.
Conference on Rubber Restriction.
TUESDAY'S AERIAL TRIP.
The Hague, Yesterday.