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No. 28,081 HONG KONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1932.
GOVERNMENT BLOW AT HITLER
DISSOLUTION OF PRIVATE ARMY ORDERED BY PROCLAMATION
NOW PUNISHABLE OFFENCE.
TO AVERT CIVIL WAR
Berlin, Yesterday. Government has struck a heavy blow against Hitler and the Nazis by the issue of a proclamation ordering the dissolution of Hitler's private army.
HAMBURG INCIDENT.
Nazi storm-troops are to be which has exactly the dissolved by virtue of an Article liberty of action of the Constitution empowering parties. the President to take measures
THE IRISH STEW."
Ulster A Little Perturbed.
PREMIER VISITS LONDON FOR CONFERENCE.
London, Yesterday. There is apprehension here to- day that a portion of Mr. Thomas's reply to Mr. De Valera may have caused the sudden ar- rival in London of Viscount Craigavon, Premier of Northern Ireland for an interview with Mr. Thomas and Sir Herbert Samuel this afternoon.
The part of the reply referred to states there is no possibility'
a united Ireland, except on same of as all other, the basis of allegience to the Crown which, apparently, is in- Cologne, Yesterday. terpreted in Ulster as an impli The Rhineland and Westpha-cation that Government is using' to restore order, if necessary by! force of arms, if the public safety lian police are already enforcing Ulster as a pawn in negotiations
the anti-Nazi decrce. They are with the Irish Free State. is endangered.
closing down several Nazi head-
The decree states, that mem-
"There is no difference in the
bers of the Government unani./quarters and impounding docu point of view between the two
mously recommend the dissolu-
ments and correspondence.
No-
Governments," is the substance
tion, which is to apply to all Naz where have any disturbances ot of a statement issued after the
curred.
Nazis, almost everywhere, have
interview.
military organisations. Anyone continuing membership of such been surprised by the execution Viscount Craigavon is expected organisations will be punished with at least a month's imprison of the anti-Nazi decree, but re to make an early statement on sistance was offered in only a the subject in Ulster Parliament. ment.
few places, for example, in Hum--Reuter.
Meeting in the House.
Rugby, Yesterday.
It is officially explained that burg, where the Police found with the existence of such organisa Nazi headquarters filled tions might lead to conditions tear gas and had to smash win- similar to civil war, so Govern-dows before they could enter.
The Premier of Northern Ireland, ment is determined to intervene Five arrests were made. ruthlessly with all means at its Nazis allege that the Police Lord Craigavon, and his Attorney- disposal against any such effort) exceeded their competency, to create a state within the searched and closed down not to London from Belfast, and to-day! State, and is convinced that in only storm-troops' barracks but had a meeting at this respect it will be supported Nazis's political offices, and ar-Commons
General Mr. Babington, have come
the House of with the Dominions
by the majority of the German rested Nazi members of the Secretary and the Home Secretary. people.
Reichstag and Diet, arid also!
It adds that the decree does, seized Nazi election material,
not affect the Nazi party itself, Reuter.
The Home Office is technically responsible, in the House of Com- mons, for Northern Ireland ad- ministration.
TO-DAY'S
DOLLAR.
-
The
closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/2d.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month..
1888- DUNLOP the Pioneer
1932
DUNLOP still the Leader
"WOLF! WOLF!" SHANGHAI RATEPAYERS' MEETING
False Calls For Ambulance.
POLICE INVESTIGATING.
According to a report made Lo the Police by Mr. G. Saunders, the ambulance stä- tioned at the Kowloon Fire Brigade Station, Salisbury Road, has been the victim of stupid hoaxes occurring two days in succession.
On Tuesday, in response, to a call, the number being given as 57796, the ambulance pro ceeded to 13, Reclamation Street, which was found to be an eating house for coolies, only to discover it had been. hoaxed.
DR. KOO'S ENTRY "EFFORTS OF MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL WERE
INTO MANCHURIA.
Questions Asked in COMPLETELY PARALYSED"
the House.
MATTER FOR LEAGUE - TO DECIDE.
Rugby, Yesterday.
In the Commons to-day, the Par liamentary Under-Secretary for) Foreign Affairs, replying to a ques tion regarding the alleged obstacles of the recently set up Manchurian
Administration to the entry of the
League Commission of Inquiry and
Its
assessors, stated he was
INCREASED MUNICIPAL
TAXATION.”
FOR BALANCING 1932 BUDGET
Shanghai, Yesterday. Brigadier-General Macnaughten, the Chair- man of the Shanghai Municipal Council, speaking at the annual Ratepayers' Meeting to-day, was severely critical of the part played by the Chinese Special District Courts previous to and during the recent crisis, a serious situation developing with it as 56065, which is the num part of the Manchurian authorities the anti-Japanese boycott in September, which to Dr. Wellington Koo visiting Man subsequently developed into a reign of utter law-
Yesterday morning, at about 10.50 a call was received for 604, Canton Road, the number being given as 54204, which was found to be false, the Telephone Company verifying-
ber of the Kwong Chi Theatre, Yanmati. On enquiries being made by the Fire Brigade, in an endeavour to trace the per- petrator of the foolish prank, the inmates of the house in Canton Road and the own. ers of the theatre both denied knowledge of having sent any calla. The Police are pursu- ing investigations.
aware that there were any such ob reports of some objection on the
stacles, except according to Press
churia with the Commission.
Its
Chairman, Lord Lytton, had already lessness and the complete collapse of the adminis- publicly announced his attitude on tration of the criminal law in these Courts, with the matter, namely that the Com-
mission would go to Manchuria with respect to offences in connection with the anti- Dr. Koo or not at all. So that it Japanese boycott. was now a matter for the League Council to take appropriate action.
Japan's Attitude.
Replying to a further question, it
CHAIRMAN'S OUTBURST.
was stated that the British Govern- He said that goods of Japan-) had that the Chinese Govern- ese manufacture belonging to ment would succeed in establish. ¶¶¶ment had no news of any intention
on the part of the Japanese Govern- Chinese were feloniously seized. ing in the Settlement Courts in MONKEYS HAVE NO ment to recognise the new admini- A considerable portion of these which the foreign community stration in Manchuria in the im- goods was sold, the proceeds could have a moderate confidence mediate future. So far as was criminally appropriated and n and respect, known, the Japanese attitude re- large number of Chinese mer- Dealing with the recent trou-
· Mac- mained as stated on February 22.chants arrested and detained by bles, Brigadier-General British Wireless Service...
-members of the various anti- naughten stressed the difficult
These position of the Council which, be Japanese organisations. organisationa
FEET.
Just Four
Arms.
CUSTOMS BOARD'S RULING.
(Reuter's Special Service.)
London, Yesterday. The question of the number of feet monkeys It is understood that Ulster have, was presented for TERROR - STRICKEN | IMPERIAL AIRWAYS Ministers were desirous of discuss solution by CHILEANS REASSURED
No Possibility of An Earthquake.
VOLCANIC ASH USEFUL.
Buenos Aires, Yesterday
ADVANCE.
London-Continental Service,
་་
COMPARISON WITH 1919.
Rugby, Yesterday. During the past seven years, air The rain of ashes, from vol-liners of imperial Airways fleet, canoes in the Andes ceased to fall operating between London and the where Continent and on most Empire air in Argentine territory the direction of the wind chang-routes, have flown 8,710,000 miles, passengers and carrying 210,000 ed to south-east.
It is officially declared that "pproximately 8,000 tons of freight
and mails.
there have been no fatalities and The triple-engined Armstrongs no material damage has been Siddeley air liners on the London-
done.
Continental service have now 'Down A prominent Argentine geomore than 2,000,000 miles without logiat expresses the opinion that now there is no possibility of an any mishap resulting in injury to
their passengers or crew.
earthquake, 25 an enormous In 1919, when the commercial quantity of volcanic ash has been air services began, the daily mileage thrown up. This represents the, water products of the volcanic was less than
500 while now Im-
SIR JOHN SIMON:
safety-valve which removes the perial Airways Hners and flying- danger of violent earth tremors, boats cover more than 5,000 miles Other experts are of the opin-every day.-British Wireless Ser- ion that the volcanic ash is harm-vice. less and will prove very useful in the manufacture of cement, etc.! Meanwhile, people in the affected region are calm, and the railways are working normally once more. Reuter's Service.
American
LEAGUE COMMISSION DISCUSS
Plans for the Summer
China,
Returning to London.
Rugby, Yesterday.
the
Customs
Labourite's Question.
London, Yesterday. A very important question was: asked in the House of Commons to- day by the Labour member, Mr. F. Seymour Cocks, who inquired the nature of the Japanese communica-
ion-in relation to the application Manchurian dispute, also what the British action with regard to it
of the League Covenant in the
would be.
"carrted on their nefarious activities without the slight- est shadow of vestige of legal authority and in contemptu- ous defiance of law and order, and to these activities the Special District Courts turn- ed a blind eye and a deaf ear, with the result that the efforts of the Council to deal with this phase of the recent situation were completely paralysed."
Captain A. Edeh, the Under- ing.certain aspects of the present
when six Secretary of State for Foreign controversy, raised by the attitude authorities
Affairs, replied that Sir John Simon He later said that this failure adopted by the Irish Free State to monkeys arrived at
was unable to stale the are of of the Chinese Courts to recog- the Oath of Allegiance and, part Folkestone shortly after the Japanese communication, which nise or discharge their judicial cularly. one
in passage Dominions Secretary's reply to the new tariff had been was made confidentially, or to make functions had shaken to the any statement as regards action by foundations, if not demolished, Mr. De Valera's despatch, in re imposed.
the British Government.
the hope the foreign community: gard to which some anxiety had
The Railway been voiced in the Northern Ire- land Parliament.
pany,
Com-
of
Captain Eden stated,
"It will be for the League Council and not the British Government to take appropri ate action, if Manchurian Government's objection to Br. Wellington Koo visiting Man- churia is not arranged locally." -Reuter.
on behalf The passage in question stated: the consignee, submit- ted that the monkeys were quadrupeds and, therefore, exempt from duty; but the Port Cus- toms held that they were liable to duty as bipeds, DR. KOO IN DANGER contending that they
IN MANCHURIA ? have two hands and two feet
"It is true that the 1921 Settlement did not result in the establishment of a United Ireland, but the Treaty itself made necessary provision for the Union at that time of the two parts of Ireland, if both had been ready to accept them. As to the future, His Majesty's Government in the United
state that, in their opinion, Kingdom feel it sufficient to there can be no conceivable hope for the establishment of a Ünited Ireland, except on the basis that its allegiance to the Crown, and its membership of the British Commonwealth will continue unimpaired.”
These words were used only as
Finally, the problem was solved by the Hon- ourable Board of Cus- toms in London which ruled that the monkeys were quadrumanous
Mr. Yoshida's Private Warning.
Peking, To-day..
ing charged with the administra- tion of the law, had to keep with- in the law, though the legal re- medies at its command were not adequate to cope with the abnor mal situation.
He expressed the Council's profound thanks to the Inter- national forces, Volunteers" and so on, for their defence of the Settlement.
Describing how the 1932 Bud- get would be balanced without resort to fresh taxation, Briga- dier-General Macnaughten added,
However, it is inevitable that increased Municipal taxation will have to be faced in the near future."Reu- ter'e Pacific Service.
U. S. COASTGUARDS between Canton and Hong Kong.
GUILTY.
Of Theft on British. Rum-Runner.
SHIP RANSACKED.
Rhode Island, Yesterday. The Federal Judge has found American coastguards gulty of theft aboard the British Rum- runner "Maskinonge," which was seized last December..
The crew charged the coast- guards of stealing valuable equip It is reliably reported that Mr.ment, food, a large quantity of Yoshida, the Japanese Assessor to cigarettes and seamen's personal the League Commission, has pr-effects, as well as forty-three vately warned a Chinese counsellor sacks of liquor..........
a reply to Mr. De Valera's state- mammals having no that there will be possible danger They made their depositions to
ment that the Agreement of 1921,
"Meant the consummation of the feet but four hands. outrage of partition" in Ireland, and that they do not indicate any chango, actual or contemplated, in British policy regarding Ulster
Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon and Irish Unity.
is to-morrow. returning to London It is expected that Lord Craiga- from Geneva by air to attend the yon, as the result his visit to dinner of the Pilorias Daes Ameri- London, will, on his return to Bel- can Society in London, at which fast, make a reassuring statement the new United States' Ambassador to this effect in the Northern Ireland Mr. Andrew Mellor, will be the Parliament. British Wireless Ser principal; guest. vice.
SUNDAY CINEMAS LEGALISED.
Bare Majority in House
of Commons.
London, Yesterday.
The bill legalising Sunday
for Dr. Wellington Koo, if he visits this effect in Nova Scotia, and Manchuria.
from there the depositions were The spokesman of the Japanese forwarded to the United States" delegation is also reported to have Federal Judge-Reuter's Ameri called on a representative of the Chinese Assessor's office and ex-
pressed his concern regarding Dr
Members of the United Kingdom
can Service,
PASSENGER FROM
Koo's visit to Manchuria, declaring that he is likely to be exposed to personal danger, Reuter's Pacific CANTON DISAPPEARS. Service. B
From Off Sai On.” opening of cinemas passed its branch of the Empire Parliamentary The master of the river steamer turn on Friday to Geneva. His The Colonial Secretary hasap second reading in the House of Association, forming a part of the Sal On has reported to the Police place is being temporarily taken by pointed Mr. Roger Gibb to conduct Commons to-day. The voting Parliamentary delegation now at that in the early hours of this Lord Londonderry, who flew to investigations Into railway ques- was very close. There was a Bermuda, beaded by Lord Askwith, morning, an unknown Chinese, who Wireless tions in Lritish East African Tér- majority of only 18 285 to will leave London to-day-British was travelling second class, dis-
Wireless Bervice, ed plans for spending the Summer in Geneva to-day-British
Service
ritories-British Wireless Bervice. 217. Reuter
Peking, To-day
The members of the League Com-
mission yesterday afternoon discuss
Ching-Router's Pacific Service,
Sir John Simon will probably re-
appeared. somewhere on the voyage.
His property, which is now in the hands of the Police, includes a num ber of letters, one of which is stated to be addressed to his wife at Canton.
CLOUDY GENERALLY.
The Royal Observatory's re- port issued this morning state ed:-
The anticyclone ia central to the South-East" of Tokyo. Another may be developing over N. China.
le moving A depression Eastward across South Man--- churis, and the trough of low pressure extends from Toug king across 8. Formosa to the Pacific.
Forecast:-N.E winds, no- derate;, cloudy generally.
Rainfall.
For the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day-0.48 inch. Total since January: 1—8.74", Inches against an average of 8.80 inches-deficit 2.56 fached. Temperature. Hong Kong
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