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HONG KONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1933.
KLICKITAT WINS TOWER STAKES TO OPEN
ZERO-HOUR AWAITED
2 ARMIES
PREPARED
FOR WAR
50,000 Japanese Face 150,000 Chinese.
SERIOUS SITUATION
Peiping, To-day. Two armies face each other on the Jehol frontier, awaiting the Japanese zero, hour which is expected any- time from to-night.
Fifty thousand Japanese military and large num- ber of Manchukuo troops with 100 aeroplanes and armoured cars are ready to advance against 150,000 Chinese troops and volun- teers, who are filling Jchol hills. Reuter.
the
Japanese Ready To
Leave Geneva.
Tokyo, To-day,
The Cabinet is reported to have decided to withdraw the Japanese delegation from Geneva, after mak-
if the ing a counter-declaration, Assembly passes the Committee of Nineteen's Report and then to take procedure to withdraw from the League. Reuter.
JAPANESE STATEMENT EXPECTED TO-DAY
No Manchukuo Concession Likely From Tokio
Tokyo, To-day.
The Cabinet this morning con- sidered the Japanese counter. statement, which is expected to be cabled to Geneva this after-
noon.
It is expected that the state- mont will emphasise that Japan is unable to withdraw her recogni- tion of Manchukuo and that the pacification of Jehol concerns no. body but Manchukuo.-Router
HUMILIATION IN AUSTRIA
Anglo-French Note On Arms Export.
"UNBECOMING ACTION"
Vienna, To-day. Government circles feel humiliated and offended at the Anglo-French Note re- garding the Hirtenberg arms purchase, and declare that the note would be unbecom- ing even if there had been a breach of the Treaty of St.
Germain, which is not the
The Government has in- vited the firm to return the arms to Italy but cannot be expected to take further ac-
JAPANESE SEE
SIGNIFICANCE
IN FLEET MOVE tion. — Reuter.
Retention Of U.S. Navy
On West Coast.
SPOKESMAN QUOTED IN VERNACULAR NEWSPAPERS
Government. Crisis.
Capt. Northcote Crisford, à big-game hunter has opened at
·On ar Westminster, London, his first Help Yourself" store: rival, each customer is provided with a basket in which the col- fects her purchases. On leaving, her goods are checked and paid for at a desk. A customer shopping in the new style.-.
(S. & G.)
CARNERA FREED OF STIGMA
Boxer's Death Not Due
To Knock-Out.“
INFLAMMATION OF BRAIN BEFORE FIGHT
New York, To-day. The Chief Medical Examine er of New York City has an nounced that Ernie Schaaf entered the ring against Primo Carnera, suffering from inflammation of the brain.
fatal fight with
DALADIER
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SECOND DAY'S RACING
$109 DIVIDEND FROM TILLICUM
MRS. DUNBAR'S VICTORY IN THIRD RACE-
*
CONVINCING WINS BY DIANA
AND RACING BOY
BAY
RIDING MRS. DUNBAR'S TILLICUM IN THE TYRO STAKES, MR. W. HILL, THE SHANGHAI JOCKEY, RETURNED THE FIRST THREE-FIGURE DIVIDEND OF THE ANNUAL -RACE MEETING, BEATING THE GODWIT, A WELL-FANCIED CANDIDATE, RIDDEN BY MR. L. G., FROST, TO PAY $109. THE RACE, WHICH WAS OVER FIVE FURLONGS, WAS WON IN 1 MINUTE: -14.2 SECONDS.
Diana Bay, whose defeat was the surprise of the day on Satur- day, vindicated himself by winning the Victoria Stakes, over a mile distance, while Racing Boy, another of last year's favourites clocked á mile distance in 2 minutes, 07.1 seconds, to win the Garrison Cup
The main event of the day is was the entry of King Salmon after The Hong Kong 'Derby, the his attack of colic on Friday night. eighth race on the card. Coo Coo It was only in the nature of a
Mr. John Masefield, the Poot Laureate, caught by the camera shortly before leaving for his lecture tour in Ameri- ca and Canada. “
HITLER
DENOUNCES
CATHOLICS
"Will Rule Germany With Minority.”"
BY MENACES gh, in spite of his sensational, try out in view of his many en- CHANCELLOR WELCOMED BY
French Premier Will Not Tolerate Strikes,
"FRANCE'S GRAVE MORAL CRISIS'
10,000 NAZIS
Cologne, To-day.
One hundred thousand Rhineland Nazi troops and the whole of the police force, paraded to welcome
defeat on Saturday, is well gagements through the meeting. A fancied for the classic, and will notable absentee from this minor probably be ridden by Mr. Frost, classic wàn Bistre which at one while Mr. Hill will probably take time was expected to do very well. out Jack
H.E. the Governor, accompanied The Dunbar Stable commenced by Lady Peal, arrived, shortly be the day well with two wins and fore the race. a third in the first three races, The regimental band of the Chancellor Hitler who in a speech Tinicum and Klickitat winning colna played pleasing selections to a crowd of 80,000 people made and Tecumseh being placed third, unfoughout the morning and the fit que cleary that Iming to obtain
a majority at the forthcoming : tions, he intends to govern with a minority.
Serious Clashes In Germany.
In spite of the dractic measures. MR. FROST WINS. regimental fife hand strived short- taken to cut down Administrative Brilliant riding by Mr. L. Gly before the race for the Garrison expenditure, the financial position Front, champion jockey, featur- Cup.
Racing Boy fulfilled expectations
"I did not make the consti- in France is not as serious as many ed the opening race of the Second think, according to a statement Day of the Annual Meeting. when Mr. "Johnny Heard brought Vienna, Later.
made by Premier Daladier in the He brought Klickitat home by him to the fore in the back straight tution," he said. This fact was determined
half a length in front of Burgfter Helter Skelter. And set the Undaterred by the fact that The next week is awaited with
¡Senate.
master with. Mr. T. L.-Wong up. pace throughout. He was the far Cologne is the centre of German anxiety in political circles. The by, a microscopic analysis of During his speech, the Premier It was a thrilling duel up the rourite, but his time of 2.07.1 was Catholicism, most of his speech consisted of a bitter attack on Dollfus Government and the agree
the brain.
intimated the Government's resolu-straight Iron Grey and Charm- very slow.
the Catholic Centre. Chancellor ment between the Credit Anstalt:
Sitting Bull, that gallant old Hitler not only criticised its A warrant was issued for the tion not to tolerate protest strikes ing Face being beaten out of and foreign creditors in endanger-
polities but he doubted its ed, following the publication of the arrest of Carnera, the giant Ita-in connection with the proposed places after setting the pace.
Swale, which recorded a good pony, is reported to have pulled Tokyo. Anglo-French Note.
lian boxer, in New York, on a cuts in public expenditure. "Neither in on Saturday, was made first up lame after his gruelling strug- Christianity. The danger to the Government is technical charge of manslaughter the Government nor Parliament will favourite with Golden Dragongle against Gay Crusader. Japanese language newspapers
deliberate under menace," he stat- second. They finished fourth quoted an anonymous Navy from the Social Democrats, who following the
ed. spokesman as being unable to be blame it for sanctioning the trans- Ernie Schaaf at Madison Square
and third, respectively. port of arms to Hungary, while Garden on February 10.. lieve the explanation of Admiral other parties are indignant over The fight went 13 rounds and re- "France's financial position is FAVOURITE BEATEN.
Ration, a hot favourite, was W. V. Pratt that the reason for the humiliation to which Austria sulted in Schaaf being knocked not so black as it is painted, and keeping the American navy concen- will have to submit, under what out. He was rushed off to hos-it is her moral crisis that is real-beaten into a place in the Perth. pital in a semi-conscious condi-fly more grave than the material Plate by The Raincloud with Mr. trated in the Pacific was economy they describe as an ultimatum,
Johnny" Heard up. Mr. Needs tion, with a paralysed side and crisis," he continued, only.
auffering from Intercranial hae- The protest of the civil ser-found his way blocked at the morrhage. He was operated on vante, on whom only a small bur-Rock and was unable to bring for the removal of a clot of blood den of the increased taxation Ration to the fore in the straight from the brain and did not recover has been put, is denounced by M. until it was too late. consciousness, dying on February Daladier as inadmissable, and he HIGHEST DIVIDEND.
states that the Government are The sun came out for the Tyro Jack Sharkey, whom the winner well prepared for the short term Stakes- and a grand finish was of the fatal fight was to have met strikes which will be declared witnessed when Mr. Frost, on in June, described the fatal blow throughout the country to-mor the Godwit, nearly dead-heated as a left jab "which made Ernie row, as a "prelude to more dras with Mr. Hill on Tillicum. Street SEX at the knees and turn half tic measures."
Singer, who got away to a poor start, came in third.
"He must have a deeper mean- Ing especially since the announce- ment coincides with the crisis be-i tween Japan and the League of Nations," the spokesman was quot-
ed.
The effect created by Britain associating so completely with France may make it more dif- cult to obtain a majority for the Anstall Agreement.-Reu-
ter.
An authorized spokesman Baid GERMANY'S
that "Uttie causes
Kome.
times create big sensations," and continued:
True Explanation.
"If Admiral Pratt says economy is the reason for the Atlantic feel remaining in the Pacific for another year we must accept that that it the true explanation and likewise the statement that the decision is! in nowise connected with the inter- national situation. ́.
NEW NAVAL
PROGRAMME
"Pocket Battleships" Planned.
FOUR 10,000 TON SHIPS BY 1934.
14.
over."-Reutor.
(Continued on Page 4.)
Japanese Black Shirts Formed
Tillicum pald the highest dividend of the meeting when he returned $109, and $15 for a place.
Mignonette was favourite with
Along Lines Of Italy's Fascists Street Singer and The Godwit in
Tasciat The
"Tokyo-
close attendance.
EASY VICTORY.
Honal strain. Little causas some-while a second warship of the same nationallam--was practised in Japan to as Fasciste A29ently referred | DÍONE..
$66 vents in
>
4 from the start with Kluge
DERBY JOCKEYS. Considerable speculation was caused by the report that Mr. L. G. Frost would. take out Coo Coo Bay, the favourite, in the Derby, while Mr. William Hill would be. given Jack, the “dark horse."
There will probably be seven starters as follows:
Brechin (Mr. A. F. Clark). Charming Star (Mr. D. 8. LA. Cossack's Beauty (Mr. A. J. P. Heard),
1
Coo Coo Bay (Mr. L. G. Frost). Jack (Mr. W. Hill). Trentbridge (Mr. V. V, Needa). Mayflower (Mr. Ip Kui-ying or Mr. T. L. Wong).
The above jockeys are only probable riders. ・・・
"There is no reason for the Ja-
Berlin.
"Its president is Kenzo Alachi, poll- The Dunbar Stable registered panese navy to comment, to take
tical genius and Homs Minister of the their third win in four races: exception or do anything with re- Germany's new Navy begins to The Black Jackets aspire to the
same power and prestige in Japan as Cabinet under the late Yuko Hama take shape, for the 10,000-ton the Black Shirts have gained in Italy,{ gard to this decision.
"It remains to be seen however cruiser Deutschland, or so called and some of the trappings of Farruichl (1929-31), and its chief whip when Mr. Hill took no chances on what the Japanese public reaction, "pocket battleship" will be put into clam as practised in modern Europe and driving force Is Saigo Nakano, Diana Bay in the Victoria Stakes will be in these times of interns-commission under Captain Fischer, have just arrived in this country, alone of the most valuble of Japan't for qualification in the Chara-
Idea Intense new nationalists,
the se though
This was the first time the holds only 38 of times create big sensations," class Ersatz Lothringen will be long before, either Benito Mussolini or House of Representatives, Itay leaders pony had been extended. He led
Admiral" Pratt said keeping the launched probably during the Adolf Hitler was
Now comes a Japanese party walch ships in the Pacife Was necessary Spring, tam sering
in the interest of economy.
latest resurgence of nationalistio feel- explained that the Navy Depart when work as scarcely boen begun ing and to that and has adopted a leaders
only one some trouble at the start and AK ment's budget for next year had will not be completed until 1934 in uniform which it hopes to make as the Kokumin Dome in that onder, Weybridge gave been cut so it was inadvisable to which year the fourth warship of famous as the Black or Brown Shirts several political groups Backing |
make capital of the revival of pairios, was badly left
the Diana Bay was return the fleet to the East coast, the same type will be put on the of Italy and Germany.
This is the Kpkamin Domel ("Na- am and chauvinismo caused a. move that would cost $400,000 stocks.
tional PeopleLeague"), whose unt Manchurian campaigns,” and: above the amount required to keep All four warships replace old ones form is Norfolk wybe balted jacket the most lafcential nationall the Atlantic units on the other side which, have been scrapped as they of stiff black cloth and black trousers are outside iti sunki,
Are more than 20 years of age, with thin white stripe The Kiku
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to much greater
Domel has
has operate. train fuines
He The third pocket battleship or aspires to capture inadership of the moto
of the continent.trom They are sanctioned; to Germany) min Domai was formed by a group
Expressions of resentment
Japan followed the previous orders by the Treaty of Versailas. keeping the feet together in the
(Continued on Puga (8)
Doce Lower of nationalists wher spring from the Miriselta, generally to placa: Band! comallared the more liberal of the two of the EST major political
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val Eve and Weybridge-finishing
Results On Page
THE SELECTIONS
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VALOROUS***** CHAMPAGNE BAY NIPPY
Race 10.
DIANA BAY HETMAN GAY CRUSADER
Race 11,
JUNGLE JIM
'THE GOTWIT:: SPOTTED, BUTTERFLY
Race 12
· BLUE, STARE
HON TALISMAN:
GOLD RING
MANY KILLED AND INJURED IN POLITICAL RIOTS.
Rostocks, Mecklenburg,
To-day.
Two Republican Reichsban- ner supporters were killed" and seven injured, and two Nazia seriously injured, in a', clash between the two rival procen- sions.
Eleven people were also in- Jured in a shooting affray be. tween the Nazis, and the Socialists at Wuppertal-Beu- ter.
од
A new Diet will be chosen March 5, the same date as the elec tion of the national Belchatag, and Hitler is hopeful that his National Bocialists and the allied National- ists bill win majority, in both bodies, as well sweep the Prus- sian communal elections scheduled for March 12
Araling of the Supreme Court was brushed aside by President Von Hindenburg to change the per sonnel of the Prussian triumvirate and make possible — dissolution of the Reichstar without waiting for the result of the March 12 ballot- ing-Beuter, K
SUPPRESSION LIFTED ON GERMAN PAPER
Berlin, To-day; Following an Interview with the Cantrist Party Deputy, Herr Marks, Captain Goering, Breaker of the tag, has rescinded the thres ression of the newspaper, both sider apologising.