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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1932. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
HERRIOT RESIGNS AS CHAMBER DEFEATS MOTION
FURIOUS MOB
BEATS OFFICER
IN S'HAI RIOT
Farmers Demand Free Transportation.
SEEK NANKING'S EAR.
[From Our Own Correspondent.} Shanghai, To-day.
A thousand farmers and villa- rera from the countryside round Pengpu yesterday occupied the platform of he Shanghai North Station and demanded free pass- age to Nanking in order to peti- tion the Government against the proposed new station at Chenju, which would ruin the farming districts in their area.
When officials refused trans-
BRANDISHES REVOLVER IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mad Scramble For Exits In Washington's Capital.
Washington, To-day.
A stranger, leaping from the gallery, held up the House of Re- presentatives for several minutes with a loaded revolver yesterday, shouting "I want the floor."
Members rushed to exits, and people in the gallery scrambled out.
The stranger aimed his weapon at several members menacingly. But the sorgoant-at-arms cosily ordered him to throw down the gun, which he did. The sergeant- at-arms caught it loaded and cocked, and police rushed the stranger out-Reuter.
portation, the peasants camped PERSIA REJECTS
of out- MEDIATION PLAN
IN OIL DISPUTE
upon the track ahead going trains,
Britain's Attitude Condemned.
DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY.
Teheran, To-day.
BELGIUM'S BLUNT
BRITAIN FIRM AS WILLING DEBTOR
COMMONS DEBATE WONT ALTER CABINET PLAN
PAYMENTS DUE AMERICA TO-MORROW.
LONDON, TO-DAY.
· THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN · DEFEATED AND PREMIER HERRIOT. HAS RESIGNED. HIS PROMISE TO MEET THE FRENCH WAR DEBT PAYMENT TO AMERICĂ, DUE TO-MORROW, EVEN ON THE CONDITIONS: HE NAMED, WAS SUFFICIENT TO UNSEAT HIS ADMINISTRATION.
WHEN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES WAS DEBATING
THE DEBT ISSUE LAST NIGHT, RIOTOUS CROWDS PARADED, SHOUTING, "NOT A CENT FOR AMERICA."
Belgium has informed the United States that she will not meet her December payment under any circumstances.
Great Britain alone remains a willing debtor, and the Parila- mentary debate to-day will not affect the Government's decision to pay the £33,000,000 due to America to-morrow”.
on war
REFUSAL
ĮPARIS CROWDS
RIOT AS DEBT DEBATE CALLED
Royalists Demand "No Payment”
1000 HELD BY POLICE.
Paris, To-day.
While the Chamber of De- puties was debating the war detta issue, about 1,000
were taken Royalista
into custody when they tried to force a police cordon in order to shout.. "Not a cent for America" in front of the Cham- ber,
The demonstrators tore up two trees and put a tramcar out of action before police quelled the disturbance.
Three demonstrators were sent to hospital. ·
DUNLOP By Appointment
TO PAY U.S.
BRITAIN
ACCEPTS
APOLOGY
Soviet Acknowledges False Charges.
* GOVERNMENT NOT BLAMED.
London, To-day.
The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Captain Anthony Eden. yes terday informed the House of Commons of the sequel to the recent vigorous protest which Sir John Simon had made to the Soviet Govern- ment regarding the allega- tions published in the news paper, "Izvestia."
The leader of the unemploy- ed in London. Wal Hanning-viet ton, head of the National Un- employed Workers' Movement, who was arrested, with others, during the disturbances list month when the Hunger marchers came to town.
A second Royalist raid the Amy Johnson
Police were powerless to expel the mob from the station and} turned a firehose on the crowd
The prisoners were detained from neighbouring hydrants,
at the police station for, an hour or two and then released. whereupon one policeman was seized and badly beaten by the
on the infuriated mob, which was final-
Chamber, at midnight was foiled by ly persuaded to retire through
polies, with 250 further, temporary the moving oratory of the chief)
Farrests being - made, Including of the Public Safety Bureau,
Paris, To-day round cancellation, but in the ac several prominent persons. aman after ten farmers had been giver | The Persian Government does
The two-day debate
tual circumstances they could not whom were M. Pujol, editor in free tickets and 40 others were not consider the Hague court com- debts in the French Chamberments, modifying the existing was immediately released.Reuter. enter into any definite commit chief of "Action Francaise," who The 3:50 express did not pull/Potent to examine the Anglo-Persian ended at 5 a.m. to-day, when war debt funding agreement.
Terlot. Faces Defeat.
Paris, To-day clause is applicable to the present Premier Herriot's proposal to
The fall of the Herriot Government is regarded as in- minent. The Chamber of De puties Finance and Foreign Affairs Committees rejected by a vote of 24 to 9 the motion for payment of the December debt instalment to America under any conditions.
allowed to travel for half rates.
out for Nanking until 8:10oll dispute, or that the optional
OIL PRODUCING.
case, declares the Persian Govern- ment in its reply to the British note
NATIONS AGREE in
this respect.
TO LIMITATION The government is entitled to at-
Output And Demand
Must Balance.
RUMANIA ACCEPTS PLAN.
Paris, To-day. The International Oil Confer-
ence has ended with a complete agreement. Rumania will join the international group in adapt ing production to the demand by fixing the Rumanian production at 18,500 tons daily for three months from January 1.
A communique adds that an agreement also has been reach-
ed on technical questions and
tention from the League of Nations
to the threats of pressure against it by the British Government, whose action is not compatible with the spirit of uprightness and a desire for peace.
The note disclaims all respon- sibility for losses to the company's hopes and Interests-Reuter,
LONDON EXCHANGE| SHOWS STRENGTH.
New York Market Is Colourless.
pay the debt instalment, with re- servations, was defeated by 402 to 187.
The Government's fate was practically sealed at mid- night, when the socialists decided to vote against the payment.
Captain Eden said that the So- Ambassador had made an oral communication to the Per- manent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to the effect that, while the Soviet Govern ment only took responsibility for official communications in the "Izvestia." they desired to state that with regard to this particu-. lar incident, they did not enter- tain and had not at any time en tertained suspicions of the. For-
Safe At Gaoeign Secretary and of the For-
Airwoman Rushing Towards Home.
leign Office which were expressed
therein.
On the contrary, they disasso-- ciated themselves from any such statements. Ambassador Ladr
Gao, To-day. ` repeated this declaration, and They agreed, however,
Ladded that he himself had com "Anry Johnson (Mrs. J. A. Mul- that the annuities due under
lison) arrived here safely at 5.15 "Izvestia," who had now replied municated with the Editor of the agreement should be suspended until the coming
p.m. yesterday, from Dualla. She that he had been misled by one. into force of the Lausanne
hopped off again at 8 o'clock this of his, correspondents, and that #greement or until it has.
morning, on her return flight to he recognised that the state- been decided not to ratify it.
ments in question were inaccur | England from Capetown.
ate and that he wished to express The British Government earn-
Amy Johnson left Capetown at his regret for having published eatly trusted that the examina-
6 p.m. on December 11 in an at- them. tion of the whole question of war
tempt to establish a new Cape. In these circumstances the Bri This vote followed the brief England air record and arrived tish Government regarded the debts in their relation to world recovery, which the United States French note to Washington stating at Mossamedes at 3.46 pm, matter as closed.
British Wire Government had agreed to, would that the Government of France hours abead of her schedule. less Service result in a settlement which per war debt payment but only on the intropid airwoman left on a wah prepared to make the Decem After refuelling and brief rest, would enable the Lausanne agree the condition that the debt situation non-stop hop to Dualla. ments to be ratified."
be immediately discussed, and, re- In the meantime, the British vised thereafter beat her husband's flight record Miss Johnson, who recently Government considered if of the ut- Even this condition the Chamber for the England-Cape journey by should be taken at present to the ef most importance that no decision of Deputies refuses to accept. lain announced a new financial feet that, the Lausanne agreement most delicate. France is threaten-favourable weather.
Premier Herriot's position is 10 hours, has been waiting for conditions before attempting present flight back to England.
M., Herriot, in a dramatic last minute appeal, declared that the Chamber for the sake of 418,000,000 francs, was about to break the Anglo-French brotherhood,
Anglo-French Pact.
London, To-day;" Rt. Hon. Neville Chamber
(Continued on: Page 12.)
arrangement between Great Bri- could not be ratified. tain and France, by which the French Government will make London, To-day.
When the London Stock Exchange an annual payment of £12,000. Prince & Premier
upon general lines of co-opera- firm basis of British funds which,
closed a leading feature was the 000 annually to Britain, in res- tion.
generally rose from to % with pect of war debts, irrespective of The agreement is for an in-War Loan 31⁄2 Fer Cent at 98% whether Germany pays indem definite period, renewable every British Wireless Service. nify to France, three months, owing to the im- possibility of estimating the de- The New York market is absolute A statement regarding war ly colourless, reports Messrs. E. A. debt payments and their relation over long
Pierce & Co. They expect it to re-to the Lausanne Agreement was main within a narrow trading range
made in the House of Commons until definite news appears.
mand in advance. periods.
It is considered that if the Russian production is reduced during the coming three months, Rumania may ask for permission to increase her output correspon- dingly. Reuter.
H.M.S. CORNWALL DUE ON FRIDAY.
Suffolk On Exercises.
H. MS Suffolk, of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron, which has just completed her annual reft, left for Tola Harbour on fleet exercises this morning.
She is expected back in the Co lony on Friday,
Catch Colds
But Mr. MacDonald
Continues Work.
ing, in spite of him, to refuse to honour her signature.
Belgium Won't Pay.
Brussels, To-day. Belgium has refused to pay. the December debt instalment to the United States,MA Belgium has been watching the trend of affairs in Paris, and the re-
Amy cabled: from Duala to her. husband yesterday Unlucky. again. Cannot arrive Wednesday," Fog had delayed her, but she left for gao, 1000 miles, north-west of Duala, soon afterwards,
fusal, coming bluntly as it does, is PRINCE PRAISES
BRITISH SPIRIT
deemed significant.
HOLLAND REDUCES IMPORT QUOTA.
Textiles: From Abroad Cut By A Half.
IN DEPRESSION
(Continued on Page 7)
A STRONGER
ATTITUDE
TO JAPAN Kuomintang Motion At Nanking.
THIRD PLENARY SESSION,
Shanghai, To-day.
A group of Shanghai, members of the Central Executive Council; - which left for Nanking last night, headed by the former President of the Executive Tuan, Mr. Sun Fo, carried a memorandum in which
they recommended the orientation
of a stronger foreign poller towards Japan and the therough
reformation of the Kuomintang.
London, To-day. The Duke of York in suffering Industrials, rails, utilities and yesterday by the Chancellor of from a cold and is conaned to his bonds all showed a downward trend. the Exchequer, Rt. Hon. Neville room by doctors orders.
Business done was on 'a very small Chamberlain. He was asked by
Nations Sets Example
The memorandum was algned by |scale, only 730,000 shares changing]
The Prime Minister, Mr. Mac
To The World. all the Shanghat members of the Mr. Winston Churchill for assur Donald, who caught a old while hands
|Central Executive Council, Includ-- ance that the Government would on the continent, remained indoors
DETERMINATION ROUSED,
ing Chang Hui-chang, ex-Director of the Canton Air Force, Admfra! in no circumstances consent to a yesterday. His doctors, who paid
their regular periodical visit yes By a royal decree, lasued yes-
Chen Cheh, ex-Commander of the preferențial... discrimination of
London, To-day terday morning found that other terday, the quota of imports of The Prince of Wales in a speech First Naval Squadron, Chen Ching-- France and Italy in favour of wise his health was good, textiles has been reduced for the yesterday paid tribute to the man- yun, Ma Chao-tann and Liang Han- their war debt payments to Unit- He presided over the morning's next nine months by 50 per cant der in which Great Britain is a00, ed States, as against their pay- cabinet meeting and hopes to at of the average value of imports fighting world depression The memorandum will be pre- ments of similar debts due to for the debate on the war debts months in 1929, 1930 and 1981, "that although we are Buffering Bion of the Central Executive Coun
ten the Hosue of Commons to-day for the corresponding nine The world realises," he said, sented at the third Plenary Ses-
TEA RESTRICTIONS
APPROVED.
New Plantings To Be Prohibited.
tain; and whether he would de- London, To-day." The Financial Times Amsterdam mand equality and simultaneity Correspondent learns authoritative of treatment for Briain from
ly that the tea restriction scheme these two countries in order to which the Dutch and Dutch Indian prevent all payments by all coun planters have approved, includes tries to the United restriction, in the first year, to 15
H. M. S. Cornwall, also of the Fifth Craiser Squadron, will arrivo por cent of the export figures on December 15 béing
in Hong Kong on Friday: Bhe was the basis of the years 1929, 1980 sole expense of Great recently relieved in Shanghai by or 1931, to be fixed at the option of Devonshire,
the three participating countring,. aled by The situation will be ader, and yearly and the scheme is to
H. MS Medway,
H-M. S. Bruce, flot
the sub
Pandora Ctus, left morning.
on Friday.
States on
at the
Replying M.
lowed
said the letter which he addr led to the
ter at Bans
years, from April 1, 1988. **Exports will be controlled; the ad that the Unite
Governments Concerned and new ornment plantings prohibited during the per it had been tod of restriction
Re
French
British Wireless Service..
Reuter
The Hague, To-day,
Planter Blown To Sea Clings
Reuter
like other countries during these cil, which opens to-day at Nanking. bad times, we are not over-depress Jed by it. As has happened to us in the past in the great struggles of our history; the very magnitude of
For Six Days To Palm Logar tacities has aroused the spirit
Blown to ess from his plantation Later, he was den near Singapore:
tanovimat ament: Civil Hospi month Bhab
foxting
determination to overcome them. The Princo referred to bla ter visits to ladustrial - arees and
Home Won
dong
31 COMMUNISES ARRESTED
Planned German Revolution.
*** Munich, Today":"
of 81. Communists in.
arm