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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1934. PRICE $3.00 Per Month:
ZAMBRENE WEATHERPROOFS
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BERNARDS OF HARWICH.
Outfitters.
CHATER ROAD,
HONG KONG
JAPAN'S
2 EUROPEAN
WOMEN DEAD IN
INDIA QUAKE
FOUR
· OTHERS HURT IN DISASTER.
ORGANISED RELIEF WORK STARTED IN WORST AREAS London, To-day.
Inquiries have reached the India Office from many parts of the world regarding the 'safety of in- dividual Europeans in the Indian earthquake area.
DESIRE FOR "PEACE IN FAR EAST AND THE WORLD"
AMERICA MAY CURTAIL CHINA'S WHEAT LOAN R.F.C. Considering Substantial Cat la U.S.$50,000,000 Credit
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL: (By_Telegraph, Copyright, Talegre- phlo Messages Ordinancé, 1893. Re- ceived January 25, 8.24 BLIN,
Washington, To-day.
The Chairman of the Recon struction Finance Corporation, Mr. Jesse Jones, yesterday stated that the Corporation was consi- dering a substantial curtailment of China's U. S. $50,000,000 wheat credit-United Prus per S. c. Gold Bar Co.
OF JAPANESE
AGREEMENTS
Their information is, that Miss ABROGATION Christian, an elderly lady of Monghyr, and Miss Smith, another elderly lady of Monghyr, have since died of injuries and shock.
Mr. Magrath, of Monghyr, Mr. Inglis, of Jitwarpur, Mrs. Har man, of Muria, and Mrs. Corbett, of Muzaffarpur Town. are in- jured.
No other death amongst the Eurppeans has been reported. This news is believed to be com- plete.
Strongly Advocated By Lancashire.
DEMONSTRATION AGAINST FOREIGN DUMPING
London, To-day.
A huge demonstration is to be staged at Manchester to- day to protest against for eign dumping.
Relief work in the earthquake rren of Bihar and Orissa is now on an organised footing in the dam-
The demonstration will Rued towns. Money was placed at: the disposal of the District Officers include representatives of all sec- for charitable relief in all the af- tions of the cotton trade and the fected towns immediately after the Mayors of the most important Lancashire towns, and will con- centrate on Japanese competition.
catastrophe.
In Monghyr, six relief cen tres are working, Food, dis- tributed free at three. on sale at the others...”
(Continued on Page 3).
THOUSANDS OF, CASUALTIES IN NEPAL
Calcutta, To-day. The extent of the earthquake damage in Nepal is now becom- ing clear, and it is feared that thousands of people are dead and injured.
It will discuss, a resolution calling on the Government to abrogate all Anglo-Japanese most favoured nation agree- ments and to use influence to persuade the Dominions
FOREIGN POLICY
ANNOUNCED
"CO-OPERATION WITH
CHINA"
WANTS ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL FRIENDSHIP WITH ALL NATIONS
TOKYO, TO-DAY.
JAPAN'S DESIRE FOR PEACE WITH ALL NATIONS, BOTH IN POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SPHERES WAS STRESSED BY THE FOREIGN MINISTER, MR. KOKI HIROTA, IN HIS SPEECH ON MRAHIROTA FOREIGN POLICY IN THE DIET THIS MORNING.
COMPREHENSIVELY REVIEWED THE DEVELOPMENTS SINCE
IN
JAPAN'S SECCESSION FROM THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS MARCH LAST YEAR, AND CLAIMED THAT MORE CORDIAL RE-
LATIONS BETWEEN JAPAN AND OTHER NATIONS HAD, EXIST-
ED SINCE THAT TIME.
During a complete survey of world conditions, political and economic, Mr. Hirota dwelt on Anglo-Japanese relations. "Japan's traditional amily with the British Empire remains une shaken, even to these times," he said. "I believe that the two sea powers occupying geographically similar key positions one in the
East and the other can effectively serve the cause of Universal peace through sympathetic appreciation of their res pective stands and wholehearted collaboration in all quarters, of the world.
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"It is in this sense that our Government is seeking to re-ad- just whatever conflict of interests relating to questions of trade, there may be and to strengthen further the ties of friendship that bind our Empires. That our negotiations with India, an important member of the British Empire, over knotty problems of commerce have now been substantially concluded is a source of gratification to both sides.
TO-DAY,
The following is the substance DIET REASSEMBLES of Mr. Hirota's speech in the Diet:-
"The Japanese Government and the Colonies to act like- was obliged to serve notice of It will also introduce legisla-withdrawal from the League of tion to check the exportation, of Nations on March 27, last year, because the Manchurian Incident Recond-hand British machinery,
regarding the
wise.
Araki Escapes Criticism.
Toky, To-day. Following the New Year ro- cess, the Diet re-asscbmled this morning.
The Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota, (left), whose speech in the Diet yesterday stressed Japan's desire for peace with all nations. Mr. Hirota is here seen talking to Mr. Chiang Two-ping, Chinzse Minister to Tokyo.
JAPAN SEEKS
"TO CONTROL
ALL CHINA"
London Daily Herald' Interprets Policy.
"THE TIMES” SEES NO EVIDENCE OF CHANCE OF POLICY
Loodon, To-day
| AMENDMENTS
BY US. SILVER
SENATORS
Gold Bill May. Be Delayed.
LACK OF AGREEMENT" ON
REMONETISATION PLAN
SPECIAL TO CHINA-MAIL: (By Telagrush, Copyright. Talapia». phia: Messages: Ordinancs, ' 1894. " Ra- ceived January 28, 2.85 am).
Washington, To-day:
The Gold Bill is believed fikaty to pass the Benate, but may be [delayed by conference if amend»
ments are introduced.
A Congressional attack on the National Recovery Adminis tion is probable
The allyer Senators are planning to introduce an amendment to the Gold Bill, providing for the rehabi- litation of silver,
Senator Wheeler said, “We feel that the only chance to gef action fo ullver, this men
BIGGER NAVY FOR, in by amending the Gold
AMERICA
120 New Warships
mecommended.
COMPETING WITH JAPAN
Washington, To-day.
The silver Senators have not yel agreed, upon the contents of the amendment The Administration:
is depending on this lack of agre ¡ment, to effect the defeat of, the
silver advocates United Press per...- S. C. Gold Bar Ca
CREERY
Following
(has announE
Mr. Carl Vinson, ChairmAR: of Committee, has promised that the Bill would be proceed. ed with at the earliest possible time. Mr. Roosevelt pelated: oof that the BMI had the Programme. sident's unqualified - apporvál, and -insisted that the United States could no longer be d Disarmament example · to the rest of the world.
with Pre-
Intention mast to the
tion of silver,
Mr. Engene Black, Cháirman of the Federal Reserve Board stated that the Federal Reserve banka Ware "fally: "co-operating with the Government in the Inancial pro-
-- Tise: “Brain Trust" memb Professor Rogers, zatim that President Roosevelt's. valuation scheme, will, perać credit-Inflation amounting between U. A $7,000,000 8. $17,500,000. (Continuad
Before the House of Represen- [tatives..........: Naval Committes, Mr. H-L. Roosevelt, Acting-Secretaryj The resignation, owing to illness, of the Navy, recommended the siden of the Japanese-War Minister early enactment of the Vinson General Sadao Araki must natural Bill, providing for construction of yang
new warships ly raise the hope that it may mark 120
U.S.$616,250,000. the beginning of a change in Japan- ese foreign policy, though at pre- sent there is no clear evidence that' any such tendency exists; states "The Times" in a leading article,
Though the civilian Ministers to-day. speeches In the Lower House this have certainly complained about peace in East Asia.
when the Finance the vast expenditure on pacifica- "At the time when s
decisive afternoon,
Minister will present and explain tion in Marichuria and on mili- step was taken, his Majesty the em
tary and naval preparations, their peror graciously issued a rescript the Budget.
General Araki's resignation from murmurs have not greatly reduc pointing out clearly and precisely the path this nation should hence the post of War Minister is not ex-ed the second highest Budget in pected to affect the political situa- the history of Japan, the news- forth pursue. It reads:-
Ition, although a quieter session of paper states.
On the other hand, there the Diet is anticipated, as the "Now that Manchukue has been politicians had planned to subject are. features in the "Diet British interesta involved can afford founded, our Empire deems it es him to very severe questioning re- speech made by the Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota, to wait a great deal longer for the sential to respect the independence garding military expenditure and
which may allay some of the annual of the New State and to encourage discipline-Beuter. Japanese reply, states the
fears aroused by this policy report of the Manchester Chamber its healthy development in order!
and by General Araki's ut- terances.
the employment of foreign stud and questions ents in British factories, the in-state of Manchukuo showed that
The Premier and Foreign Minis- vestment of British capital in there was no agreement between Japanese industrial concerns, and Japan and the League on funda-ter addressed the Upper House this A large number of buildings in the infringement of British trade mental principles of preserving morning and are repeating their the three chief towns of Nepal, designs. Khatmands, Bhodgaun and Patam, collapsed. The Nepal Government Railway is damaged' and trains are not running at present-Reu
ter.
INDIA TERRORISMİ
Death Penalty For Handling Arms.
Calcutta, To-day.*
A drastic amendment to the
Reuter.
Japan's Invasion Of Markets.
NEGOTIATIONS TO BE OPENED
London, To-day.
The Board does not feel that the
Emperor's Rescript.
of Commerce, referring to Japanese that sources of evil in the Far East competition.
may be eradicated and enduring
The effect of Mr. Hirota's Ring|| claimer of any hostile intentions to
He indicated that the chief rea ons why the White House favours
Navy limited by treaty, was the..... belief that Japan will" Insist on 'a.
Pare
DISPUTE
Austria May Appeal To League.
"FOREIGN AGGRESSION"
fleet as large as the United States AUSTRO-GERMAN or Great Britain, when the prudent treaty expires in 1936-Renter
GERMAN REPLY TO FRANCE
Text Being Studied In London,
BRITISH AMBASSADOR'S-
· QUESTIONS IN BERLIN
London, To-day.
Geneva, To-day. Au', even more Įscrions dis». pute than the Manchuria ques- tion is likely to face the League: shortly, namely, the Austrian appeal against Germany mader Article X or XV of the League Covenant in relation to terri-
· forfal integrity and foreign ag- gression.
The Chamber's representatives, peace thereby established." How relations between Japan and the Criminal Law is to be introduced therefore, are doing everything pos ever, the advancement of inter-friendly Powers in general have by the Bengal Government; maksible to open the slags of active national peace is what, as ever become even closer and more cordial Rusals will doubtless be strengthen- ing the possession, manufacture
more, we desire and out attitude to- than before,
ad if the negotiations between Man- "I wish to avall myself of this chukuo and Russia, on the question or sale of arms punishable by negotiations as early as possible.
As long as conditions similar to ward enterprises of peace shall aus- death where it is indicated that the present continue, the only postain no change. By quilting the occasion to dwell somewhat on the of the Chinese Eastern Railway, be- offenders intended to use the arms to commit or abet a mur.jsible ground for the solution of the League and embarking on a course recent phases of our relations with gin to make progress, The Times | der, or where they knew that problem by mutual consent is the of its own, our Empire does not those countries. which are situated continues
mean that it will stand aloof ințin our immediate neighbourhood. No British reader of the
The text of Germany's reply to the Arms were likely to be so willingness of Japan to adopt mass- the Extreme Orient, nor that it will Manchukuo, thanks to the tireless summary of Mr. Hirota's speech used.
sures which will result in a quanti Isolate itself thereby from the labours of His Excellency the Re-can fail to be impressed by what the French "alde memoire" on Dis- tative limitation of her exports and Fraternity of Nations. It is our gent and of the Government Autho- may be fairly described as its "de-to the British Government. The |armament has been communicated the charging of prices more in cor: dealra to promote mutual confdence rilles and also to the whole-hearted fensive charactar:” | respondence with those of Western between our Empire and all other assistance and collaboration extend The militarist action in Manchu led by the appropriate department, arances that the latter ch
document is being carefully' stad-
to her Note to Germany, demwading producers,
Powers and to make known the ed to her by this country.-true to kuo, Shanghai, and elsewhere, pro- The German observations in row of arms, ammunition,sey justice of its cause throughout the the spirit of the Japan-Manchukuo voked uneasiness, even in this ply to questions asked by the Bri- and propagands across the frontier. Protocol, has been: maling steady friendly country, which is looking tish Ambassador in Berlin, after progress along all lines of her con for evidence that the Japanes his visit to London last month, aris understood that Austein will ap- Failing, an unequivocal reply, it stateamon have really regained con- also undergoing careful examina pel to the League, Reuter. "In ordering the various Govern- trol of the country's fortunes, the mental institutions, especially in newspaper additionalretion in London
(Continued on Page:D) the maintainanós of law and order, The Daily Herald „declares that in the development of industry and there is now no room for doubt of
- The Act is to be made per- -manent, because the Govern- ment considers that the ter- rorist movement is no longer ephemeral,
Press restrictions are also to be tightened up, prohibiting, inter alia, the publication of names, of witnesses in certain circumstances. Reuter.
the
· BRITISH · GUIANA : FLOOD
Large Aren Still Submerged
London, To-day further telegram from Governor of British Guiana, SIE ward Brandis Denham, conc the floods in that Colony, states that the position la improving, but, a Jargo arus die stad subi That ronds in most par
being
The only alternative is pro- tection by tariffs, quotas," or prohibitions of the domentie and, Colonial markets of Bri- tala and other countries simi- larly circumstanced;
The report acknowledges the legitimate ambition of the indus-i trions - and”, enlightened, Japansan |ráce for national progress, and aug- wesla that if the Japanese will |realise that ́an orderly progress, nt a paop which does not create impos- sible situations for other countries,
World."
Mr. Hitrots continued:--"I
am convinced that, if we all unile in our endeavours to set In accordance with the wishes of our August Sovereign, the world “will surely come to realise the fairness and justice of Japan's pouston and bright will be the future of our Emí pire
"Personally apealing, inu obe
will build for them a much more dience to the Imperial Message, I
"bla" and "durable prosperity than too precipitate intrusion into the established channels of world tea the final outcome, may, ba
[and]
solution
ned to-use every ounce of to carry out our ski
means in the
by dipl
atructive work.
J
Austria 15 awaiting an kuSWEE
tion of national finance and In communication, In the consolida- Japan's vast Imperialistic designs ISTAMBUL SHAKEN FOR ATLANTIQUE!
advancement of culture e algna) been achieved.
lon
out
BY SHOCKS,
In Eastern Aals.
“Mr. Hirota's speech is anʻan-. the world?at. the to
People Nervous After
Minor Earthquake.
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