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CHINA MUST SETTLE QUARREL WITH JAPAN, MR. SUN FO WARNS
HINDENBURG'S
ROUSING CALL TO FATHERLAND
Birthday Message Is Plea For Unity. "FORWARD WITH GOD!"
Berlin, To-day.
"We are fighting for our rights in the world, for work and for bread at home," de- clared President von Hinden- Lurg, broadcasting a mess- age of thanks for birthday congratulations; of which he. received some 22,000, includ. ing letters, post cards, tele- grains and presents: includ- ing telegrame from King George and all the other rul- ers of European 'states.
The President'added: "The fatherland And Germany's future are at stake. Every
President Hoover.
HOOVER PREFERS WIDER TRADE TO
German man and woman DEBT COLLECTING
must be determined to serve the interests of Germany's future and make sacrifices for its sake. Forward with Gad!"
Reuter.
SECOND READING OF "BUDGET BILL.”
Opposes Reduction Of
U.S. Tariff Wall....
SEEKS FARMERS' VOTES.
Des Moines, Iowa, To-day. President Herbert Hoover has declared himself opposed to the
Long Council Session policy of America seeking to force
Certain To-morrow.'
MANY EXPENDITURES.
morrow.
.
the payment of war debts and would prefer to apply them to American in purchasing market.
the
A great effort to check the drift towards the Democratic Party
the dan-
Gold Standard Shaken.
COLONY'S
INTERPORT
TENNIS TEAM
Tsui May Be Given Third Singles,
LO BROTHERS FORM SECOND
DOUBLES PAIR. -
Ho and Yew Omitted.
The Hong Kong Interport Lawn Tennis teams to play against Shanghai on the K.C.C. courts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 21, 22, and 23, have been selected.
The following is the Men's
SINGLES.
cam
S.. A. RUMJAHN Colony champion in 1927 and 1932 and runner-up in 1926, 1928 and 1929.
E. C. FINCHER
POWERFUL FACTIONS CALE FOR WAR
LEADE S OPPOSED TO LYTION FINDINGS
SEE NO HELP FROM LEAGUE
WHILE THE BWERFUL SHANGHAI "WAR. PARTY" IS URGING A PUNITI E EXPEDITION AGAINST MANCHUKUO'S PUPPET GOVERNMENT AT ONCE, TWO OF THE FOREMOST POLITICAL BRAINE OF CHINA HAVE PASSED UNFAVOUR- ABLE JUDGMENT ON THE LYTTON REPORT,
THE SHANGHAI ELEMENT WHICH HAS TELEGRAPHED TO NANKING URFING IMMEDIATE PREPARATION FOR THE INVASION OF MANCHURIA, HAS A SYMPATHETIC SUPPORT- ER IN MR. SUN TO SOON TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE EXE- CUTIVE YUAN, ACCORDING TO REPORT, AND WHO ISSUES
WUCHOW FIRE DESTROYS MISSIONARY PLANT.
Large Crowds Watch Flames
Burn Printing Plant.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Wuchow, To-day.
The Missionary Alliance Printing Plant destroyed by fire early to-day.
The origin of the blaze which provided a colourful specta- cle to the large crowds which ga- thered, is as yet un- known.
Runner-up in Colony Chaplon- A STATEMENT TO-DAY DECLARING THAT CHINA CANNOT COTTON MILLS
ship in 1930, 1931 and 1932
HO KA-LAU
or
TSUÏ WAI-PUI.
DOUBLES.
8. A. and H. D. RUMJAHN Colony champions from 1925 to 1932.
M. W. and M. K., LO. The following is the probable Shanghai team:-
SINGLES.
WA. H. DUFF: Shanghat champion in 1931. KHOO HOOLHYE Shanghat runner-up in 1931. GORDON LUM
former Shanghai champion:
A DOUBLES
A. H./DUFF and J. L. WADE.
KHOO, HOOI-HYE and
GORDON LUM), (Continued on Page 9)
NAVY BOATS RESCUE CHUSAN' SURVIVORS Accomplished Without Mishap.
The second reading of the among the debt-laden farmers of "Budget Bill will be moved by the Middle West has been begun the Colonial Secretary at the by Mr. Hoover. In a
speech Legislative Council Meeting to here following an anti-Hoover de W.
A lengthy session is monstration, wherein thousands anticipated, as the opinions of participated, the President em- the Unofficial Members will be phasised his efforts to fight the aired.
depression, chiefly due to the great In addition to the Budget dis war and European nationalism and cussion, the Attorney-General instability, and stressed will move the first reading of "Ager of an early year financial and Bill to amend the Waterworks business panic. In the United Ordinance, 1903" and "A Bill to States. amend and consolidate the lawi relating to Dangerous Drugs," He revealed that the Secretary while the Colonial Secretary will of the Treasury shortly before the move that the Council approves enactment last February of legis-
The shipwrecked crew of the of the expenditure of $66,398 on lation for the expansion of the
9.8. Chusan, who have been mar- Gold. Reserves, had the Shing Mün Valley Water Federal. Supply Scheme (First Section) warned him that the United States ooned on Outer Island for two during the Financial Year, 1998, would be able to retain the gold days were rescued yesterday by which sum shall be met from a standard only a fortnight longer boats from the British warships, since the disaster occurred. future loan and shall meanwhile owing to the spate of foreign which have been standing by be charged as an advance from withdrawals and domestic hoard Boats from H.M.S.'s Medway and the surplus balances of the Col-ing; and claimed that it was main Kent put out in a heavy sea but! ly owing to the Government's
managed to reach the castaways, completing the rescue without incident.
ony.
Similar motions regarding the (Continued on Page 4) approval of an expenditure of an expenditure of $268,000 on Valley Water the Aberdeen
Scheme, $1,525,000 ON the Shing Mun scheme, (Second Sec- tion), Gorge Dam, $170,000 on 1 the Vehicular Ferry, and $500,- 000 on the new gaol at Wong Ma Kok will also be moved by the Colonial Secretary.
(Continued on Page 12.)
DULL STOCK EXCHANGE" IN LONDON.
Government Stocks Weaken
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE MOVEMENT:
Fewer Culprits in India.
The Chusan, which ran aground | one mile off Wel-hai-wei on Saturday night during a gale, is
China Navigation 8.8. Com pany's ship, and since the disas London, To-day. ter, she has become a total No final developments in the past wreck The passengers and week have occurred in India in re crew managed to get to the gard to the civil disobedience move Island, where they were strand- ment.
There were 8,810 fewer ed owing to the heavy seas civil disobedience prisoners at the The castaways will leave for end of August than in July-Bri- Shanghai on the first available
B. and S. steamer tish Wireless Service.
Agam Death of Baron R.V.S. Pasha,
Colourful Sudan Leader
London, To-day.
Stock exchange conditions were dull yesterday and British Govern ment stocks weakened 4 to 5/16, with the war loan assented at 100%
EXPECT THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS TO SETTLE HER QUAR- REL WITH JAPAN AND MUST DEPEND UPON HER OWN RE- SOURCES IN THAT CONNECTION.«.
Dr. W. W. Y, China's diplomatic officer at Geneva, has issued a statement simultaneously, in which he has little of a hopeful na ture to say respecting the possible effect of the Lytton Commission Report. He can only praise the effort of the Commission's members,
Punitive Expedition
Urged
(From Our Own Correspondent).
www Shanghai To-day. Fifteen adi Chinese public bodies here have jointly telegraphed to Nan- king, branding the Lytton Report an "Ultimatum for International Control of Man- churia and urging inde- pendent action for the re. covery of that territory by means of a punitive expedi- against Manchukuo tion without delay.
Meanwhile, Ching should sever commercial and diplo matic relations, with Japani and should adopt a strong foreign policy, whereby friendly relations may be promoted with Russia on the continent and "America and Great Britain on the Pacific.
Cannot Expect Help,
(From Our Own Correspondent).
Shanghai, To-day."
"I do not think the League of Nations can settle our problem, and we must rely
our accounts with Japan, de clared Mr. Sun Fe, one of; the foremost of China's political figures and probable succesor to Mr. Wang Ching wel as President of the Executive
Geneva, To-day.
MEDICAL STUDY IN CHINA GETS
REAL IMPETUS Shanghai Conference Lays Plans
RESEARCH INFORMATION.
[From Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai, To-day. Plans have been complated whereby the Henry Lester Insti tute of Medical Research will be gin receiving medical statistics from hospitals, doctors and col- leges throughout China, with a view to placing research work in medicine in China on vigorous basis.
Amora
This decision was reached the morning at the session of the Medical Association Conference.
Sir Elly Kadoorie last even- ing entertained the delegates at a brilliant reception in his pala- tial residence, "Marble Hall.”-
The Conference at a recent ses sion discussed plans whereby medical" education on a greater scale might be introduced into
INSIST UPON REDUCED WAGE China, for, it was pointed out,
Spinners Refuse To Accept Cuts.
DEADLOCK IN INDUSTRY.
London, To-day.
The Wages Committee of the of Master Cotton
A statement to the press from Dr. W. W. Yen, welcoming the Federation publication of the Lytton Report, Spinners failed to reach an agree ment with the operatives, who have passed a resolution in favour of all members posting notices of a re- duction of Magad af 1535 per cant., as from October 10, a similar redus- tion to that recently enforced by the manufacturing section of the cotton industry, Wal
Dr. Yen.p declares that had the Commis- sion dealt with the development of the Japanese "expansion policy" and the internal crisis in Japan similarly as it dealt with the growth of the Chinese. Na- tionalism and disturbed state of China, the real causes of the dispute would Sino-Japanese have stood out in clearer relief.
The conclusions of the Com- mission have demonstrated that practically all Japan's charges against China and Japan's asser- tions in defence of hersel are unfounded
(Continued on Page 7-)
Mexico Expels
Papal Legate
Fresh Friction Between Church And State.
Mr. San comments on the Lytton Report briefly, expresses approval that the Japanese action in Man churia has been judged Iderður- able by the plea of self-defence and that the movement towards the independence of Manchuria was only made possible by the armed influence of JapanBut 1 London, 10-day suring twelve years of captivity, vond has no does not 164 Baron Rudolph Von Slatin and on one occasion had the head pont on which China can Pasha, formerly the British In his friend, General Gordon, theoretical or mural victory,
brought to his tent and thrown at
frankly dilappointed that Flores," Pa
This follows aʼdrop of 1⁄2 to 3⁄4 on spector-General of Sudan, died in his feat. After escaping he foln the Rep Monday-British Wireless Service Vienna yesterday at the age of 75.ed Lord Kitchener and was ma
Slatin Pasha has had an amaz-Luspector-General until the cut ing career. "Austrian by birth he break of war,
antered the
MR. CHURCHILL IMPROVING
To-day Mr. Winston Churchill continues Lional
satisfactory
In the Sudan, and
The possibility of a settlement of
the country sadly needed a greater number of efficient and modernly-trained practitioners.
Harbin
Plague
Menace
Anti-Manchukuo Concentration.
- Harbin, To-day.
the dispute between operatives and An increasing epidemic of scar- cotton mill employees is now exceed-latins in the refugee camps result- ingly remote and a prolonged strike ed in the deaths of eleven children appears to be inevitable..
The intervention of the Ministry of Labour appeared at dest to have had a satisfactory effect; but It work now seems to have proved |valueless-Reuter.
FUKIEN CIVIL
WAR MENACES
CHINA'S UNITY
Provincial Forces
Oval Near To Revolt.
19TH ARMY INVOLVED. [From Our Own Correspondent.
the
„To-day.
the situation in
are on the
and bloody clash with the troops of the 19th Route my ap Dears to be inevi
Leaders here decr the situa tion, for it is bound to involve valuable Chinese wer strength and prove & wast burden on the resources of the Government.
Da Generalia Au Shau-nien Mexico City, To-day,
manding the 19th Route Recrudescence of the friction received a message. tween the Church and State in Chiang Kwang-bel, Mexico is marked by President Commissioner in
him to com im Rodrigues ordering the ✅ expa
from the country of Archbishop
any made.
com
bas
to-day.
The Russian Press published re- ports that the anti-Manchakup forces have torn up the Chinese Eastern Railway track forty-four miles west of Harbin
The lack of telephone and tele graph communications beyond Meitalze, six miles west of Harbin, prevents the obtaining of any au
entle information as to the acti
of the anti-Manchukuns on
the western section of the line.
It is reported that the anti-Man- chukuo forces, are 1
are continuing their concentration on Fullardi, elght. miles west of Taitaiber where heavy fighting continues Reuter.
LONDON'S IRISH
WILDLY ACCLAIM
MR DE VALERA
Hugh Throng Gather At Victoria.
RENEWAL OF DISCUSSIONS.
Lando
from the waitin