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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1932,
BRITISH SURGEON MURDERED.
Moslem Hospital
· Orderly's Crime.
CAPTURED BY GUARDS.
JAPANESE SUGGEST MANCHURIA PROBLEM
MR. ARIYOSHI.
As Successor To Mr. Shigemitsu.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
GROWS GRAVE.
Interference Won't Be Tolerated.
JAPAN'S ATTITUDE.
Man-
It is reported from Tokyo that Peshawa, Yesterday.
the Japanese Government, has ap
London, Yesterday, Captain Coldstream,
proached the Chinese Government civil sur
The pending crisis over for the acceptance of the appoint- geon here, was knifed in the neck ment of Mr. Akita Ariyoshi, ex-churia when the Lytton report by a Moslem hospital orderly, | Ambassador at Brazil, as Minister reaches Geneva has aroused appre to China in succession to Mr.hensions among all thoughtful while walking into the operating
Shigemitsu.
people. theatre at the Lady Reading Hos- So far there is no confirmation. pital to-day. He soon succumbed. Mr. Ariyoshi was Consul General at
The orderly who snatched out the Shanghai from 1009 to 1919. dagger fed but was arrested by is 56 years of age.--Reuter. Indian guarda.
The crime has aroused very keen Indignation and it is unknown whe ther the motive was political.. The orderly was convicted of picketting in 1930.
Capt. Coldstream recently saved an Indian patient's life by a blood transfusion.Reuter.
AUSTRALIAN OFFERS,
(Continued from Page 1.)
He
Ottawa and home problems,
In spite of the preoccupation of the Spectator typically comments that prospects are extremely disquietlag. Everything indicates that Japan will refuse to sasent to any arrange- ment Interfering with the status of the Manchukuo as nominally In dependent, but virtually Japan's fief. Press Comments,
London, Yesterday,
With the history of Korea as an The conference at Ottawa is object lesson, neither the League nor having a good press.
The Times the United States can tolerate that. states that the opening of the pro- Therefore they must decide how far ceedings justifies the confident to express their disapproval. Mean- will be while the constant interference with able to achieve agreements of the customs officials, apparently at great value to the Empire and to Japanese instigation, may the world.
serious complictions before The Daily Mail states that the Lytton reports.-Reuter.
LORD LYTTON'S FEVER hope that the delegates
DECREASES.
Makes Good Progress During Day.
Peiping, Yesterday, Lord Lytton's slight fever com tinues his temperature being 993 otherwise his condition is satie. factory a morning report said.
delegates speeches prove there is
| abundant ground for a wide ex-}
tension of preferences.
Mr. Bennett's plan is enthusias-
tically welcomed by the Daily Ex- press, which has a heading "Ben- nett sets the pace for the Confer- ence."
The Morning Post declares that? But in the evening it was learned the closest consideration of the Mr. Bennett's proposals deserve that Lord Lytton's condition is delegates.
satisfactory. There is now practi-
cally no fever.
The Daily Telegraph comments
Mr. Von Kotze, a member of the that Mr. Bennett's proposals eer- Secretariat of the Lytton Mission,tainly contain the nucleus of a
very seriously
who
has been
lead to Lord
FAMOUS CASINO SOLD “UNDER HAMMER.”
Riviera Brings Only
$2,000 Price.
One of the most famous casinos
on the Riviera came under the ham- mer, and was sold to the highest
plan for a mighty extension of bidder for a mere bagatelle of
of
£2,200, states a Paris message.
in the German Hospital since his inter-Imperial trade. arrival on Wednesday, is
Mr. Baldwin's plea for lowering much
tariffa is approved by the better this afternoon-Reuter..
Liberal and free trade journal, the News Chronicle, which, in refer ring to Mr. Bennett's suggestion
PLAN TO PREVENT
PARIS SUICIDES.
Nobel's Idea To Safe Disheartened.
ones.
It was a casino at Beaulieta-aur- Mer, which under the name of the "Villa des Fleurs" was patronised exclusively by the cream of the
British aristocracy, until it closed its doors this year for want of clients.
that Britain might grant Canada further preferences, points out that as Canadian goods at present are duty free, further preferences Indeed, it was known on the could only be given, not by lower- Riviera as "the House of Lords." ing tariffe but by raising fresh Now, however, "the House of Lords" has passed into the hands An interesting story is being told
The Daily Herald states that of an Oriental syndicate lock, stock about Alfred Nobel, the famous mil-Mr. Baldwin's plea is sound econo-and barrel, lionaire donor of the Nobel prizes. mics and sound sense, but is chili- Some thirty-five years ago, Nobel ing for the hot-gospellers who was reminded of the fact that he want a ring fence of tariffs round had bought a number of houses in the Empire-Reuter.
one of the most fashionable Paris boulevards. When he was asked!
by a friend if he had carried out
his plans for these villas, Nobel's
face darkened, and he said no,
INDIANS CAPTURE THIEF.
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The price included the whole of the premises, the croupier's rakes, chips, the licensed bar and the casino's gambling licence.
Optimistic purchasers have de cided to hold til better times, hoping no doubt that a courageous British or Americas buyer will
COPRA CARGO RATES ARE
REDUCED.
He added that he had always charged before Mr. W. Schofeld come along and put it back on a liked Paris, but that he had always with loftering at 5 a.m. yesterday.paying basis. |been shocked by the many suicides The thief, who gained entrance committed there. His idea had to the first floor of 404, Lockhart been to remove the houses he had Road through an open window, was bought in special boulevard, and observed by Mr. I. Haroon, whilst instead build a row of pleasant vll-in the act of taking 'some clothes. las, to which these unfortunates The thief was overpowered by could go and get the best medical Messrs. Haroon and Ahmed, but on attention.
the way to the Police Station, Nobel added that the plan had while passing a lane, the defen rates for shipments of copra to It is announced that the freight not materialised. When a furtive dant broke loose And bolted.
the United Kingdom and Continen- smile passed over the lips of his After a lengthy chase, he was tal ports have been substantially re- friend, Nobel went on hotly, "I caught by the pursuers. During duced (says The Times of Ceylon).
have always regarded you as an en- the chase, both pursuers fell and lightened and able man, and it's sustained rather nasty, injuries. really strange that you do not see The defendant, who admitted a my point. But my idea belongs to previous conviction for fighting, the future and will not die with was sentenced to three months' me."
hard labour.
Always have
The Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce informed a Times of Cey-'! lon representative that the rates had been brought down to Rs. 80 from Rs. 84 per ton.
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