DISAPPOINTMENT IN SOUTH-WEST
N. China Settlement Disapproved
“HUMILIATING CONCESSIONS” TO JAPANESE
From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, To-day.
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Further disagreement with the North China settlement was voiced on Monday afternoon by Mr. Hsiao Fuchen, official spokesman of the South-West Administration, when he re- not gretted that Nanking did take a firm stand in the face of Anglo-American opposition to North Japanese designs on China
"Britain and the United States intended to help China," Mr. dis- Hsiao stated. "They were couraged by China's failure to re-; sist Japanese aggression. Only the 19th Route Army fought against the Japanese, but Londen and Washington knew that the. defenders were not supported by
THE CHINA MALE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11,1
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the National Government As a Once In Summer Palace, Peking result, England and America bei; came indifferent.”
Anticipating Anglo-American i opposition. Japan wants to do-i minate North China by disclaim- ' ing any connection with the bogus autonomists, who are really in- spired by the Japanese, Mr. Heiao pointed out.
"The agreement concluded by General Ho Ting-ching, with the Japanese is another humiliating concession." Mr. Hsiao continued. "Ender the
agreement, North:
China, Japan and Manchukuo are; to enter into close co-operation. This implies Nanking's recogai-; tion of Manchukuo, and the Lea- gue of Nations. which does not recognize Manchukuo, will Snd China breaking the common front against the puppet regime.”
was aroused
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COMMON POLITICAL
FRONT
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Cairo, To-day.
NAVAL PARLEY OPENED
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AMONG the ones whose und einer vernelised Rust he to remove the reproach of preached and was now in a mental respectability from Great Bri-home recovering from the effects taia,none touched $ lower of too many concurrent vices, or depth of what had hitherto was in hiding in Persia with a been known as depravity than gang of deceived husbands on fis Paul Scabrette (it was really track, or again, had been spirited his grandmother's name be away by emissaries of the Pan-Bappy I'm happy had French blood-hence his Anglican Congress courage).
The unblushing audacity of "The legitimates" and the dar ing realism of "When Meg Per {spire” are still cited as the lowest watermarks in the ebbing tide of English morality. Others in his wake have been equally sincere, but the vigilance of the police had been aroused, and the hour was past.
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· “Nudist "Colony,” by John Dwynn
Then more authentic · news leaked out. He had married!. Of *PS," as he was familiarly
conse it was understood that; known among his confederates. had only just avoided the dread like practically every other au- tap upon the shoulder, and since ther of any repute, he was enjoy escape the authorities hading a second innings with Mrs. raised the limit perceptibly. Thus Somebody-else-previously. It was that the case had mat Paul Scabrette remained solitary true ∞ what one might call an invited appeared in the papers, but for pinnacle, like a tardrop suspend-PS marriage without divorce was ed from the south cone
This
unthinkable.
A year passed after the publi- Then it became credibly report- London, To-day. casion of the second of these ed that the fortunate author bad a lady of exceedingly The important British statement masterpieces without farther out secured which started the serious business break The Elect rubbed their solid material attractions, that of yesterday morning's meeting of hands and awaited a yet more they were living somewhere in the the Naval Conference is under-stupendous outrage Another year country, and most extraordinary stood to have suggested the pro-passed and they still waited; a report of all-that he was rapidly becoming the father of a family longation of the principles of the second year, a third, a fourth, a Washington and London
fifth went by, and many tales beAt last the fall truth was dis- naval
closed in a confidential-letter treaties, with_the_modifications came current.
from Paul himself addressed to necessitated by the altered inter-
one of his admirers, but frankly intended to be communicated to them all
ratiozai circumstances and the
needs of the individual Powers COMMUNISTS The British spokesman also sug- gested the abolition
SAID AIMING marines.
AT CHENGTU
of sub-
M. Norman Davis repeated the i American desire for a 20 per cent Representative Criticism
all-round reduction and added his Mr. Hsiao's criticism is repre sentative of the official opinion in The efforts to waite all the readiness to explore any reason- the South-west Further opposi Exyptian political parties into one able proposition. The Conference tion against the Hopei settlement common front reached a successful will not meet until this afternoon, will be made upon the return of issue on Monday night, the cor-to enable Lord Monsell, First Lord the South-west delegates, who are sequence being a meeting of all of the Admiralty, to attend the to make a full report on the situa- the party leaders' yesterday to fix Cabinet meeting in the morning.
ja common plan of campaign. It Interesting developments are ex- Canton's disappointment is was decided that King Fusd be pected, as the Japanese are under- shared by all Chinese newspapers petitioned to introduce the Egyp-stood to intend to explain their[~ published in Canton and Hong tian constitution of 1923. and the parity claim in detail and will
tion
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devastating, planned being elaborated, and the world of those-who-mattered were reas From Our Own Correspondent]
sured. Their champion was only Canton, To-day.
sharpening his sword for a still Unconfirmed reports state that more devastating onslaught on de- the Communists under Hsu cornmun
Kong, which editorially reprove British High Commissioner be have the floor at most of to-day's Hsiang-chien are but within 35
miles of Chengtu, the provincial With a forged passport, most of There will be an adjournment capital of Szechten, after occupy a beard (the rest had been left in It is significant that General Li British-Egyptian treaty. Chung-jen, the Kwangsi army All the political parties will meet from the morning of December 21 ng Wenchen and Kwoonhsien. the grip of an expostulating lady Rich people and officials are friend) and a spare collar to allay leader, will shortly return here to-day at the House of the to the afternoon of January 2hurrying away from Chengta be the suspicions of any over-zealous from Nanning to discuss the Feople" when both petitions will British Wireless Service. political situation with high be solemnly signed. The party South-west officials.
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in
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Deputy Janculescat, of the Gogaj party, slapped the face of the
National Zaranist member,
Dodrescu, when the latter tried to interrupt the leader of the Right "Coalition, M. Octavian, of the Goga party, and one of the Goga adher- ants started a fight with the Na-
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The sudden departure of Com-. munists under Ho Lung and Heizo Keb from Westem Human is with la view to joining their comrades in
Szechnen. The Human Reds have| arrived at Chenyuan, Eastern Neither disarmament nor arms Kweichow and will pash farther quiet yesterday. In reduction is advanced by any of northward towards the Szechnen political circles the resignation of the interested Governments as borders. the Nessim Fasha Cabinet is ex-within the range of practical diplo-
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NEW RECORD FOR
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Friedrichshafen, To-day. The Graf Zeppelin, which
spect
A survey of the three previous coming South. Three divisions naval conferences will indicate the are now taking up their posi- moves toward disarmament already tion along the Kwangsi-Eref made and show the paint from chow borders as a barrier against which the conference must start in the outlaws. framing any new limitation azzres-
ment
WASHINGTON--1921-22
Results: Treaty limiting capital
ference in 1935.
GENEVA 1927.
Called to check zace in cruisers, ¦ destroyers and submarines, exempi- ed at Washington. / Official title= Conference for Limitation of Naval
tional Zaranist leader M. Lupu, so only recently accomplished its Called to check naval race. Off- that the session had to be inter-500th voyage, celebrated an- cial title: Conference, on Limits rupted several times before order other jubilee yesterday when tion of Armament. was restored, and the Speaker able she returned here in the early to continue his address, in which morning from Pernambuco, ships in ratic of five for the United Armaments. The several criticised the parlia thereby completing her 50th States and Britain, three for Japan Results: Britain, United States mentary policy, particularly the round trip to South America and 167 for France and Italy and Japan, only powers rèpresent- National Zaraniss."— Trans-Ocer:
The dirigible, which involun-Ratio based on status quo of ships, fail to reach agreement. Service
LONDON--1930 tarily established a new endur-in commission or under construe- ance record a fortnight ago, tion
Results: Battleship replacement. Gras limited to 16-inch when cruising along the Brazi-calibre on capital ships, and eight programme, to begin in 1981 under Washington Treaty, suspended - lian coast for 119 hours owing inches on smaller vessels. to the impossibility to land
til 1936 Aircraft carriers limited to total during the Communist revolt in tonnages: United States and Bri- Treaty signed by United States, Hearing Postponed To northern Brazal, will enter her tai, 150,000 tone, Japan. 81,000 Britain and Japan, with France Next Month. hangar to be thoroughly over tons, France and Italy, 60,000 tons and Italy abstaining, limits eru-
hauled and put into shape for Status quo of Pacific and Far, saluarines and destroyers Three Chinese, Tse Sing-ho, Louext year's work - Trans East naval bases fixed. Treaty to tio of total tommage for Erits
Ocean Service.
(end Dec 31, 1936, with new con
of 51, United States, 5, and Kapi Ho-kai and Pang Wai-ming, em-
3.15 ployed at the Crown Lands Office,
scalator "clan were this morning kummoned be- fore Mr. W: Schofield at the Cen- tral Magistracy for obtaining money from Wazir Singh, No. 94 Cairo-New evidence of the cur-Sea: Morrison Hill Road, by pretending rents with which ships have to that as public servants they had contend when passing through the a-salary of $250 a mouth, whereas Suez Canal has been brought to
Huit light by the expture of page
SUEZ CANAL CURRENTS
In the southern
arts: the theory of
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