WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1933.
DEMOCRATIC
"Japan Must Return RULE IN INDIA
Pacific Mandates"
League's Claim To South Sea Key-Points
NAVAL BASE
RUMOURS
-DISCUSSED
Vital Importance Of Safeguards.
SIR JOHN SIMON EXPLAINS WHITE PAPER
London, To-day.
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-Day's Short Story.
THE
INDOMITABLE 1WEEDY
By A. P. Herbert.
LATE on the second night, they call at op. He
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reached the Estaminet cult to stop. He was seldom posl Rouge at Neuvillette, Kenneth tively drunk, though it could never tired and sober now, Geoffrey be said that he was positively sober; The debate on the Government's full of uneasy reflections. Even he simply live in a fog. Senior motion asking for authority to set that village and that estaminet officers and courts-martial require jup a joint and select committee of had their special history,, tragic, something more tangible than for to
the House of Lords and the House comic, unforgettable. Here the act upon. Geneva. ly concerned as League of Nations circles forecast powerless her own naval bases institutional reform in India before the Quartermaster, had had his was tucked away in the rear, in odd it would render of Commons on the question of con- that December; here old Knight, pose of a less resolute character. He transport had been quartered "It would have been easier to dis- an International crisis over Ger- the Far East and endanger com Parliament is asked to take a deci-billet; and here was enacted, in posts, as town major, as salvage many's expected demand for the munications. Forseeing this posssion was resumed in the House of this very room, that final scene office, as this and that. But Tweedy return of the former German billty the naval department at colonies tuandated to the various Washington is recasting its Pacific Commons yesterday.
in the ancient legend of Tweedy, was a fighter; he insisted on remaine powers, and the announcement of strategy, according to unconfirmed Sir Robert-Horne, who was Madeleine remembered Tweedying with the fighting troops, how- Japan that she considers the Pacifis reports in Geneva.
among the speakers, emphasised Madeleine the pink, the patient, the ever uncongenial. Sooner or later islands mandated to her as spoils off These islands, sprawled over an the vital importance of safe-forever agreeable genius of the he managed to get himself returned war, which she will not relinquish area of 100,000 square miles but guards, as they were giving a house..
Germany's anticipated demand only comprising a total area
Madeleine was still there, to the battalion. And at last he 700 system of Parliamentary demo-Just the same age-and Madame, a was drunk-and detected-in the will make the question of the islands square miles, would be Japan's first cracy to a population of 350,000,-little older, with all those nameless line. mandated to Japan of two phases. line of degree against an attack 000 at a time when many coun-bottles behind her. Only Monsieur Characteristically, his delinquency The first developed with the from the cast. Among the 1.600 tries were being deprived of Par-was not there. Monsieur had been took the form of a flat refusal to threat of Japan's withdrawal from islands, of which only 600 are of any liamentary democracy and re-ja prisonnier in those old days, and leave the line when his company was the League of Nations, which is ex-size, many have natural harbours sorting to dictatorships.
always just about to come back. But relieved by troops of another re- pected to be declared formally at and lagoons offering effective an- He criticised from this view-he was not there.
giment; and he was under the de- any time.
chorage for submarines, torpedo point many features of the Madeleine remembered Tweedy;lusion, often and violently expressed. Must Be Return.
boats and destroyers in which the White Paper.
and "Oh la la!" she said, with that the relieving officer, a complete League of Nations circles hold, Japanese Navy abounds.
Sir John Simon, Foreign Secre-shrug and a twinkle, very eloquent. stranger, was inefficient and unfit to that the sands mandated to Japan. The islands are divided into three tary, declared that it was per- It had happened after Kenneth's take over the line. That having Including the Carolines, Marshalls archipelago, the Mariana, the Mar- fectly promising that the Gov-time, and Geoffrey in low tones re-been formally, conceded, and not till and Marianas, are held by her under shall and Caroline islands. They ernment of India Act, under counted the legend again; his voice then, he was induced by two young .authority of the League, and hence extend east and west more than which the Statutory Commission rambled in ghostly echoes about the officers of his own company to return now she has withdrawn from the 2,500 miles, beginning directly off was as a matter of policy pledged bare and empty room.
to billets and placed under arrest League she must return the islands the Philippines. They practically to the fair pursuit of the policy!
Justice rubbed her hands. Tweedy to the League for redisposition. surround the United States posses-presented to the House by the Tweedy was a veteran of the war, had delivered himself at last. The Should Germany demand restora-vion of Guam, which at Washington late Mr. Montagu when he was He went out with the regiment to heavy wheels of court-martial ma- tion of the former German Colonles, the United States agreed not to Secretary for India.
the East in the early spring of 1916, chinery slowly began to move. No if the League agreed it would legal-fortify.
Peace methods and conditions a mature business man, of thirty more miracles. Ize Germany's claim to the Pacific]
Costly To Japan.
were open for consideration, but the five, a married man, and a capoble But that Bacchie Genius which Islands along with the other former! Japan occupied the islands at the goal was beyond question. German territories, and leave Japan beginning of the
company commander. Though rack-had watched over Tweedy so long great war. She: Risk undoubtedly existed in every fed with dysentery, he survived nine had not forgotten him yet. in a position of being obliged to considered them
The strategically attempt to raise the conditions of months of the East. KO
Too li to eat, evidence against him was strong— surrender them or hold them important she dispatched secret peoples. Sir John wanted to see too useful to be sent away, and too the company commander of the re against the League and Germany notes to England, France and Italy, the prospect of this new develop-stubborn to "go sick" himself, he lieving regiment and his sergeant-| by force.
asking for the support of them ment of a Greater India much more took to drink. The drink carried major and Tweedy's For still another reason the powers in her claim to the islands thoroughly investigated Islands have been in the foreground after the war in
RO that him through, that campaign and officers. It was strong; but it was return for reci-there would be an opportunity of destroyed him in the next; Arrived mortal. of attention here.
The sergeant-major VILA procal favours by Japan. In 1920 the great Indian princes playing alin France he found himself almost sent to England for a protracted Naval Bases.
they were awarded to Japan under larger part then before.
the sole survivor of those old cronies course of instructions in a cadet Reports, supposedly inspired by mandate from the League.
Having stated paints on which with whom he had begun the war.fcorps. A few days later his com- Americna diplomatic circles, that Economically the islande are a there might be said to be differences Within a few weeks the few veterans, mander was killed. Japan had constructed a naval sab severe drag on the Imperial Govern-between the Commission's report and who remained had gone, wounded or marines base at Saipan, were re-ment.
There remained the two young For effective administration the White Paper, Sir John declared dead. They gave place to prim, dia- officers, boys both of them, and cently brought to the attention of Tokyo spends approximately 5,000,- that he would feel more difficulty trustful senior officers with whom he the League's Mandate Commission. 1000 yen on the islands. They hope if the Secretary of State were to-had no sympathy and young boys
TO-MORROW'S STORY. The commission closely questioned some day the islands will became day or to-morrow asking the. House who did not drink. Tweedy felt Nobubumi Ito, tiny, suave Japanese economically independent through to vote in favour of the White himself alone. delegate, concerning the persistent development of phosphate and sugar Paper,
He consoled him- To-morrow's story will be reports. He admitted Japan had resources. The islands are populat- that,
He was, however, not doing[self.
The Last Kindness," by Consolation. In France, was easily
Frank Harris. spent 1,050,000 yen (about ed by 50,000 natives.--U, P.
The Secretary for India, Sir obtained. G$525,000 at par) in improving the
Always, till now, he had Samuel Hoare was saying, "We must somehow managed to keep himself gallant fellows. Murray and Foster harbour at Saipan, including the
set up now, without further delay, and his company efficient; but now, were their names, and they were extension of the channel in the direc-|
a joint committee in order that that too enerously corisqled, the breaking-
firm friends. tion of Tanapako. He also admitted,
committee may not wander at large up of Tweedy began. He grew hazy
Six weeks passed, and during that] his government, in 1933, planned
inver a field.
about orders; his company, the best time the division was moved many We who have worked for many in the battallon, became slack and mice to the south, marching the months, on the subject present a discontented. connected and articulated scheme in he was on the verge of disaster: day with the transport, like some Tweedy marched every Over and over again whole way. a White Paper which we do not say miraculously he escaped,
great exhibition ox, silent and lower- is to be the bill that we will propose, Junior officers, because of his g; and at the end of every day was The chairman of the commission,
"DIGNITY IN LABOUR."
but which will give everybody's view, kindly good humour, his known cour-formally, shut up under a sentry. an Italian, told M. Ito that a naval
which the Government will put for age and capacity, and the regimental Nothing could be done during that base-might not be self evident, since!
Calcuttu.
¡ward with every opportunity of its tradition of "the old Tweedy," march, and at the end of it the harbour worka permitting the entry
Miss Nila Cram Cook, the beau-proved."
being examined, criticised and Im-screened him from detection; and wheels of Justice seemed to have of ships could be used
There was a for subtiful American disciple of Mr.
still ho managed to keep a hold: on ceased from moving. Sir John Simon described the himself in the line. marines. He asked the Japanese Gandhi, has been acting as atreet burden which lay on the shoulders of his worst bouts for the villages be the papers had been lost during the He reserved long inexplicable delay. Perhaps delegate for a formal statement cleaner in the streets in Banga the present Parliament as one of the hind; but so soon as the men were move, perhaps the Colonel had inter- from his government "atating quite lore. Her action is the direct re-most tremendous events in history. settled in their billets, then you franky whether the works under-sult of Mr. Gandhi's campaign-British Wireless Service.
ceded on Tweedy's behalf; perhaps| Laken were intended only to promote against "untouchability."
would find Tweedy settled in his es. there had been a change in the mercantile navigation."
taminet, bandying fuddled jokes Divisional Staff; perhaps there was with the French Interpreter.
It a flaw in the case; perhaps the au- thorities had forgotten all about it. .... No one know.
GANDHI'S DISCIPLE further equipment and improvement STREET CLEANING. of the harbours at Saipan and Pulau
in order that larger ships, primarily Citizen's Duty Urged By
Beautiful American,
those serving the sugar trade, could į anchor there.
Asks Dental.
Miss Cook, with a party of This official declaration, strongly students from Mysore Universi- denying the harbour improvements ty, went into the streets with were designed for anything except brooms and baskets, and set to "economic purposes," was furnish-work to clean them. ed by Tokyo. The commission, and
passers-by gathered the League Council in January, ac-round, Miss Cook said that it was cepted this dental without comment. the duty of every citizen to clean
When
ROBBER CAUGHT. Used Pepper To Blind Victim.
THE SMALL-POX OUTBREAK.
37 Cases Last Week.
two young
But, because of the delay, the rigour of his confinement was re- |laxed; he was able to mix with his fellow-officers, to walk abroad. But he had no duties, and he was able to obtain a certain amount of 'zon-.
amall-pox occurred, 15 in Victoria;
solation though at this stage he kept During last week: 37 cases of a careful hand on himself.
20 deaths from this disease. Other respectful "air" and he would give Those two boys would stroll Into and: 22 in Kowloon, There were some estaminet and greet him with diseases occurred as follows: them & genial growl, a wave of the
Even in face of the denial, how the streets in his neighbourhood: Hung Ping, 28, a box packer, ever, a member of the commission life would he happier and children who yesterday, in company with remarked it was curious that coin healthier if everyone did his lit-another man, attacked Lo Shing, cidentally with Japan's failure to tle hit himself, mention observance of the military "There is dignity in labour," Duck Shop, of 63, Queen's Road,
shop foki,, of the Wing Wo Dried] and naval clauses in her annual re-she added, and appealed to every-West, and after blinding him with ports to the League there had been one to join in the campaign to pepper, stale from him the sum of diphtheria, five cases, of which hand, and they would talk together a sharp Increase in expenses for make the city happy, Reuter. 860, appeared before Mr. Wynne harbour improvements. He pointed
out that harbour appropriations in- creased from 94,145 yeu in 1927 to
307,896 yen In 1928, "
Issued Avoided.
With some humour it was also re-
Jones, at the Central Magistracy
horning.
The case was remanded for 48
CHILDREN'S DAY FOR CHINESE.
flours.
marked that although since 1925-Local Arrangements
Japan had omitted any reference to
her observance of the military and A committee composed of Mr.
cases resulting in one death; and, ageous, he was a legendary figure, four died; enteric fever, seven about the company. He was cours cerebrospinal, fever, six. cases and with a past behind him; and per- Four deaths.
haps, young as they were, they re "The total number of deaths from cognised and admired in him the im tuberculosis was 58,
perviousness, the titanic solidity. On Monday, 11 cases of amall- with which he confronted this last pox were reported to the Health assault of retribution. Seeing them Col. F. Eaver, D.S.O., Innd officer, teria and one from Kowloon One believed that, those two were the Authorities, 10 cases from Vic-all together you would never have case of diphtheria and two cases chosen Instruments of his disgrace:
Personal Pars.
naval glaunes the annual report for Ngan Shing Kwan, Drs. Arthur eft Hong Kong this morning on the 1981 contained a detailed and furid Woo, T. C. Yip. F. I. Tesung, H. C... President Hoover for San of enteric fever were also notified. And for his part, it is certain that account of sex life in the South Sea Chen, K, F. Koo, Mr. Lam Chi-fung. Francisco. He is proceeding on Jalands. So racy was the account Mr. James Choa, and others, are long leave. the commission decided not to in-endeavouring to set aside April 4
RUSSIAN CHEF OF EXCELSIOR Fatherly affection
he bore them nothing but a kind of clude it in its report to the council, every year as a Children's holiday
ARRIVES The League, therefore, has accept among the Chinese community in
There followed for the battalion a Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Jenkins
period of hard work and heavy fight- ed Japan's denial she is construct Hong Kong. Their object is to fall, were among the passengers Mr. A. Hvatoff, famous Russian ing. In and, out, in and out for Ing naval bases in the South Bes In line with the National Child caving Hong Kong on the 4s Pre- Chef from Shanghal, was among the a month the rests were few and very islands, The matter remains there Welfare Association of Shanghai. sident Hoover this morning, Mr. arrivals to the Colony, by the brief; sometimes a day, sometimes] for the moment.
During April 19, 20, 21 and 22, Jenkins is the son of the American "Aramie" yesterday, ye two. No one bad the time to deal
It is freely believed however, there will be an exhibition of toys, Consul General in Hong Kong. that if Japan leaves the League and children's food, clothing, etc., at the attempts to keep the islands ale, im-Hop Yat Church, Caine Road, and mediately will rush construction of there will be a health contest-con- naval bases. This would destroy the sleting of a physical examination balance of Pacific power so tedious daily.
and carefully arranged at the Washington, Naval conference
Pacific Stratar
ed States would be vital
Mr. Hvaton is very well known with Twee throughout North China and was spared connected with: of the restaur
Harbin
WEATHER FORECAST
Peki
Jon Avenue faute
Fresh North-east, winds and The Hon Mr. R H Kotawall will cloudy weather with Jight rain, were. open the Children's Health Contest forecasted by the Royal Observatory and Exhibition at the Hop Yat this morning. Church at 7 pm on April 19, probably improve later.
The weather
gus Tkachenko Restauran
atoff will be in charge of
evidenc
no officer / could be
the lighting-line to give
nat a drunkard; he was *****filis poninement mere, form, practically be the village, free of Rouge, * AV the week young Foster
the calaine at the Excelsior Restaur was shot dead by mlper. ant and will introduce some mayel dishes into the Colony
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