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MOMENTOUS EVENTS REST ON BRITAIN'S POLICY
FOUR BEGGARS
FREEZE TO DEATH IN
CANTON STREETS
Temperature Drops To 44 Degrees
NEW HOSTEL TO OPEN
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, To-day.
With the mercury at 44 de- grees this morning. Canton is in the grip of bitter weather. The cold snap is further intensified by a strong north wind. Four beggars in the Little North dis- trict were frozen to death last] night.
The poor people, such as hawkers and rickshaw coolles, are the prin- cipal sufferers. Honicless people who sleep on the side-walks at night,, have given up their sites facing north and have moved to new loca tions with ''southern exposure. The more fortunate ones secure lodgings at the public hostels below. the foot of the Pearl River Bridge, where they can spend the night by paying two coppers, or two-thirds of La cent.
There are about 2,400 homeless people in Canton, while the two Government dormitories can accom~ modate only. 400 Inmates. Two more public hostels are in the course]
Striking Labour gains in the English municipal elections indi- cute a possible parliamentary vic- tory within a year. George Lans- bury, veteran Labour party chief, said the outcome of the voting getting a sure and firm hold proved "municipal socialiam
the people, who are not to be frightened by wild stories about waste and extravagance when the money, in fact, is being spent on heneficiat social service,”
SCOTTISH CUP
on
of construction and will hold a für- RANGERS DRAWN
AT HOME AGAINST
ther 800.
Dealera In face cream, electrici heaters, fur coats, coal, and kero- sene stoves have been doing good business during the past several daya. Electric radiators particu-
larly, are in great demand.
Colder In Colony To-day
APPRECIABLE DROP
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LORD LOTHIAN ISSUES NEW WARNING
TREATY DENUNCIATION
BY JAPAN DANGER
PACIFIC NEUTRALITY MUST BE
VINDICATED
London, To-day.
“We are approaching the most critical stage in world history. The most far reaching conse quences will turn on the policy which the British Government pursues in the Far East in the next three to six months," declared Lord Lothian, in the House of Lords, yesterday......•
"We can no longer doubt that one of the par-. ties to the Washington Treaty intends to denounce it before the end of the year.
“If Britain stands for the principles of the Treaty, we have behind us the United States, though I would much like to ask how far Amer.ea means to go to make these principles effective, also Russia and China, who relies on support from Great Britain more than from any other country, together with the other signa tories.
IN FAR EAST
Dr. Hugo Eckener, Germany's pioneer in dirigible transporta- tion, is pictured in Washington as he testified before the Federal Aviation Commission. The dirigible expert, who came to the Unit- ed States to plead for the co-operation of the United States in the future development of lighter-than-air craft, scoffed at the delay
· in launching a transatlantic dirigible line.
·
ARMS IN CHINA
STARTLING NEW
REVELATIONS AT
SENATE ENQUIRY SECRET SHIPMENTS
OF T.N.T.
.40 TONS FOR MUKDEN IN FALSE BOXES
WASHINGTON, TO-DAY. AT THE SENATE MUNI- TIONS ENQUIRY YESTER- DAY, MR. DU PONT DECLAR-" ED THAT THE ARMS EM- BARGOES AGAINST, CHINA IN 1914 AND 1928. ENABLED CHINESE WAR LORDS TO “RUN UP AND DOWN. THE COUNTRY RAISING HELL” AND PREVENTED THE CHIN: ESE · GOVERNMENT FROM TAKING STEPS TO PUT DOWN INTERNAL DISORDER..
*IF THE POWER FOR DIPLOMACY SUCCEEDS IN THE EUROPE'S MONEY MUDDLE at Peiping recommended the du
FAR EAST," HE CONTINUED, "AND THE NATION CAN TEAR UP THE TREATY, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ANOTHER, NATION MAY TEAR UP THE VERSAILLES TREATY, AND YOU HAVE THE WORLD LINED UP FOR A FRESH WORLD WAR".
JAPAN PREPARED TO HALVE HER NAVY
COWDENBEATH IF EMPIRE AND U.S.
ST. MIRREN HAVE EASY GAME
DUNDEE AT HOME TO MOTHERWELL
London, To-day.
FOLLOW SUIT
SAITO'S DECLARATION
甫
Boston, To-day,
CRITICAL
M. Gillis, Messrs. du Pont's China representative in his re- port for 1927, declared that the American Commercial Attaches,
Pont Company to take up the
Department of Commerce and not with the State Department as he believed they would receive more sympathetic response from Mr. Herbert Hoover, the Secre-
SITUATION IN ITALY embargo with the United States AND BELGIUM
"If however, we can vindicate neutrality in the Pacific de su The virtual nationalisation of banking. In Germany, necessitated break down the principal barrier by the subsidisation of business, is especially significant in view of tary of Commerce to the collective system, namely similar moves which have been made In Washington, state a special Mr. KK V Casey testified the abstention of the United Washington wire to Messrs 8. E. Levy and Company. States therefrom."
Lord Stanhope, replying for the Government, declined to discurs
the Far East beyond saying that APPROPRIATION
the conversations between the three great Powers now going`on| would be a disservice to the col-
"Japan is prepared to strike off lective peace system. Reuter.
half her navy if the British Empire and the United States will follow
suit," declared Mr. Hiroshi Saito, GREAT BRITAIN
The draw for the first round of Japanese ambassador to Washing-
To-day is colder than yester- the Scottish Cup, which takes ton, in a speech at a dinner given day, the lowest temperature (so place on January 26, has result-in his honour by the Japan Society. far) being 43.7 degrees at 7 a.m., ed in several interesting encoun- as against 45.2 at 7 am. yeater-ters.
day.
The following were the coldest spells during the last three days:
Tuesday
Wednesday
To-day
(Continued on Page 9.)
WEATHER FORECAST
49.3
45 2
43.7
The unticyclone has deereased slightly in intensity, and has ex- tended north-eastward; It now covers China, Manchuria and the adjacent seas,
pressure remaining highest over the lower Yangtso valley. A typhoon or depression,
is situated between Tokyo and the Bonina, moving north-eastward.
The local forecast, as issued by the
Royal Observatory this morning is
north winds, fresh; fine.
̈(Continued on page a.)
The following is the draw:-
Partick v Stenhousemuir
Vale O'Coba v Dumbarton Buckle Thistler Beith Third Lanark v Cree Town East Stirling v Raith Dumfermline v Hamilton Forfar Chirnside United Vale of Atholl v Hibernian Celtic v Montrose Fraserburgh v Dunder United Falkirk v Aberdeen
Albion v Paisley Acas
Queen's Park v Alloa East Fife Clyde
Brechin v Leith
Peebles Rovers v1St. Mirren
Rangers Cowdenbeath
Inverness Caledonian v Clachnaeuddin King's Park Edinburgh
St. Johnstone v Arbroath
Hearts y Solway Star-
Ayr y Queen O'South
Morton v Boness
Galston v Kilmarnock
St. Bernard's v Airdrieonians
Berwick Rangers v Rosyth Dockyard||
Recreation
HUNDREDS FLOCK Dundee Motherwell.
TO SHELTER
Colony's Care Of Aged. Street Sleepers
HOT BATHS AND BUNKS
-Reuter.
COUNTY RUGBY SERIES
EASTERN COUNTIES
TRIUMPH
MIDDLESEX BEAT SUSSEX
London, To-day.
Referring to the proposed ter mination of the Washington Treaty,l: he said that Japan was not expect ing an era governed by no treaty, but earnestly desired a better inter- national agreement on a more rational basis.
MAY HELP GUARD
SAAR PLEBISCITE |
OFFER OF TROOPS MADE AT GENEVA
FOR JAPANESE
RELIEF PURPOSES
DIET, DISSOLUTION PREFERRED BY CABINET
180,000,000 YEN FOR NEXT 2.YEARS TOO HIGH
Tokyo, To-day.
that the du Pont Company in 1925 shipped 40 tons of T.N.T.
In Italy a crisis has developed as to China in false boxes, which
a result of the drain of the gold reached a war lord at Mukden.- reserve.
Additional regulations Reuter.
governing prices and exchange are
probable, but devaluation is con- 66 EXECUTIONS sidered unlikely.
in
The economic situation |Belgiu... is daily becoming increns- ingly difficult. to maintain and it [sppears to be merely a question of
what form devaluation will take.
IN SOVIET
"Preparing Acts Of Terrorism"
PROPERTY. CONFISCATED
Sixty-six
It does not seem likely that gen- uine inter-nation stabilisation can take place as yet for a long time,j owing to the fact that the United
Moscow, To-day. persons have been States and France at the present time hold about 65 per cent, of the executed in the past week for The Japanese Cabinet held a world's monetary gold. The most counter-revolutionary activities. special session this morning optimistic view only shows the pos- The 66 executed comprise 37 to consider the policy, to be pur-stabilising of prices.
sibility of temporary equalising and persona. sentenced to death on December 1 by a court sitting in building. She desired a drastic An important decision on the sued to meet the bombshell ex-
Great Britain, whose prosperity camera at Lengrad on a charge of reduction, and was somewhat be part of the British Government ploded in the Diet last night depends on foreign trade, sees dan- preparing acts of terroriam against wildered when views were express was made known by the Lord when a member of the Seiyukai ger of competition in her markets Soviet officials, and 29 persons ed that Britain and the United Privy Seal, Captain Anthony
Japan, he continued, was in, no way challenging competitive naval
-CO-OPERATION REQUESTED
London, To-day.
(Continued on 'Page 9.)
States would build five ships to Eden, at the League Council Party introduced an urgent mo- from the United States. Japan's three. Japan never said meeting at Geneva yesterday tion demanding an additional 180,- that she would build one ship, much evening, when the report of the 000,000 yen for relief purposes
Saar Committee was under con in the next two years, otherwise ENGLAND TO less three-Reuter.
the Diet will suspend discussion
Hollywood Divorce
JEAN HARLOW AGAIN IN LIMELIGHT
"Husband's Cruelty"
Įsideration.
He announced that If the Coun- on the Budget. The Cabinet de- cil so decided, and, provided both cided to prefer to dissolve the Germany and France assented, the Diet rather than to agree to this British Government would pro- huge additional appropriation vide a proportional contingent to which would seriously upset next international force which year's financial programme. would be sent into the Saar Basin
As the Seiyukai Party, do not before the plebiscite to keep peace want dissolution, however, a com and good order in the territory promise is probable. — Reuter..
Captain. Eden's speech followed
AUSTRALIA AIR
MAIL SERVICE INAUGURATION ON SATURDAY
LONGEST ROUTE IN WORLD
London, To-day.
that of the French Foreign Minis MONLIN CHIANG FOR A notable development in the
ter, M. Laval, who said that all France demanded was that order should be maintained, France
PHILIPPINES
Conference
Los Angies, To-day would never refuse to assume her To Attend Educational The original "platinum blonde responsibilities. The Saar problem of the screen, Jean Harlow, has was not and must not be purely a filed a divorce suit on the ground Franco-German problem.. of cruelty by her husband. Hal
(Continued on page 9.) Rosson, Hollywood camera-man, whom she married in September. 1983, following the suicide of her second husband, Paul Bern. Miss present husband
Old and decrepit men, from 50.to: 65 years of age, clad in dirty, worn clothing, a testimony of days spent aleaping on the pavements of Hong Kong, are flocking to the vacant St. Peter's Church, within In the County Rugby Champion- Harlow and her
oter.
the compound of No. 7 Police ship yesterday, the Eastern Counties separated seven monthy after Station, which is now being used narrowly defeated Hampshire by 8 their marriage *ask Street Sleepers Shelter, points to pil at Bournemouth, while
Last evening a China Mail re Middlesex easily accounted for, Sus not marry again while she is In presentative-paid a visit to the sex at Hastings by 19 points to nil
shelte
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where there was already at Woolwich, the Army wor
of aged men waiting and arrow victory over the Comb
ruggling Royal Militar
ued on Paga 0)
ademy and Royal Mult
lege fifteen by points to bil-Reuter,
Miss Harlow, it is reported, will
the 28-year old heroin
WOMEN TO STAND FOR ELECTION
Angora Decision
Bentenced to death by the Suprema Military Court at Moscow on December 1 on similar charges.
The property of the executed persons has been confiscated. Five other accused are being further examined. Reuter
RELIEF ROLLS IN AMERICA
37,600 Families More Than In September
SHECIAL TO CHINA MAN...
Washington, To-day,
Empire air routes will begin on
The Federal Emergency Relief Saturday with the official inau- Administration states that 4,082,000 guration of the England-Austra-familles, estimated at 21,369,000 lia Royal Mail Air Service. It individuals were on the relief rolls will be the longest Airmail route in October, as compared 8,010,516 in the world. Mails despatched families in October last year...- by, the new route will be deliver- This is an increase of $7,600 ed in Australia in less than half familles since September United the time taken by surface trans- Preas, per S. E. Levy and Company.
Peiping, To-day. Dr. Monlin Chiang, Chancellor of the National University of port. Peiping appointed by the Minis try of Education to represe China at the Far Easte tion Conference to Manila about the middle of nex month und the auspices of the
Un
In order to mark the occasion, CHINESE BUTCHER CRUSHED TO an official, inauguration ceremony DEATH BY LORRY has been arranged, and; number. shed guests, have been thef Secre
Ting Man driver of lorry
n. a report to the Police
years,
ong Kowloon
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