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No. 29,554 HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1937 PRICE $3.00 per Mouth
AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER.
H.M.S. DAINTY RESPONDS TO S.O.S. SIGNALS -
Now Standing By Wrecked Hsin Peking Near Ningpo
Cheaper Air Travel
To Far East
· Amsterdam, To-day.
A reduction of 15 to 20 per cent, in passages to the Far East will be instituted in February by the Royal Nether- lands Airways and the British Imperial Airways,
It is planned through this re- duction to achieve uniformity with the French company, Air France, fares of which are cur tomatically down through the devaluation of the "franc. — Trans-OceaN..
BOMBING AT TAO LIN
ACTIVITY IN EAST SUTYUAN
12 DEAD: 20 HURT
FIVE HUNDRED
PASSENGERS
ON B. & S. STEAMER
H.M.S. Dainty, bound from Hong Kong to Weihaiwei, has been diverted to Hangchow Bay by the British naval authorities, in response to the distress calls of the Hsin Peking, lying hard on Nemesis Rock.
Latest Reuter reports from Shanghai indicate that the danger is past, the British destroyer hav- ing reached the stranded Butterfield and Swire steamer at eleven o'clock this morning, 611⁄2 hours · after the issue of her first S.O.S. signals.
For the moment, H.M.S. Dainty is merely standing by to protect the Hsin Peking from pirates, but is ready to take of the 300 passengers of the Hsin Peking should an emergency arise, The Butterfield ship, which The only foreign passenger is was formerly known as the M. "Bud" Lyon, a Californian
According to wireless messages received from the Hsin Peking in
Tungchow. was bound from aviator and motor mechanic, for- Peiping. To-day. Shanghai for Ningpo when she merly of Hankow. Severe aerial bombardment of struck Nemesis Rock, some 24 Tao Lin in East Suiyuan re miles from Ningpo. suited in the death of twelvel Among the passengers aboard Shanghai since early morning, persons and injury to 20, a Kal-her is Admiral Shen Hung-lich, gan report stated this morning the Mayor of Tsingtao, who was The bombers are alleged to be on his way to Fenghua to confer long to the Japanese command in with the Generalissino, Chiang Manchukuo. It is believed that Kai-shek, on recent developments the bombing is a prelude to a gen-in the Tsingtao area. eral offensive in East Suiyuan by
Mongol and Manchukuo troops.
(azys Beuter) she is at present lodgedly on the rock
ANXIETIES ALLATED...
Earlier news wave cause for some anxiety as efforts by the ra- dio station at Manila to get into. wireless contact with her, failed.
Considerable military activity is COLLABORATION Keelung also tried with the same
going around Shangtu, the enemy!
headquarters in Western Chahar BUT WITHOUT
Kacisu. To-day.
Taking advantage of the criti- SOVIET
cal situation in Shensi and Kansu. Mongolian irregulars.and Man-
chukue troops are preparing for
another invasion of Suiyuan.
Large number of enemy troops under Wang Ying and Wan Pao shan are concentrating at Shangtu| in preparation for the campaign. | Their battle cry is "fight the Com- munists", but their objective Suiyuan, where there are no Reds. --Union News.
TWO WEDDINGS
IN THE MUSSOLINI
FAMILY
Rome, To-day.
is
messages
were
resuits fer $.0.S. flashing through the ether, picked up as far afield as Sydney from in Australia, and it was Sydney that the most reliable in-
ITALY'S ATTITUDE ormation of her position was as-
ON SPAIN
SITUATION MUCH CLEARER
London, To-day.
¡certained
The Esia Peking is a coastal steamer of about 2,000 tons and is on the regular run between Shanghai and Ningpo.
424 A.M. CALL
The distress signals were first)
The Italian reply to the British non-Intervention note, it is now picked up in Manila at 4.24 am.
stated. need not be expected be- fore next Saturday.
to-day..
stated that
the
The message In the meantime, the Italian and Hsin Peking had struck Nemesis German attitude towards the Eock and was in need of immed- European situation is becoming late assistance.
clearer following the conversa- The signals were subject to con tions between Signor Mussolini, siderable static interference and and General Hermann Goering. subsequently Manila was unable
It is stated that Italy desires to get into wireless contact with the collaboration of European the steamer.
Two weddings are to be cele powers. but this must be without brated in the Mussolini family in Russia.s
the near future. ·
KEELUNG FAILS
The terms have changed in the]
The message was passed on to The eldest son of Il Duce, VI- past two years for the four power the wireless station at Keelung, torio, is marrying Signorina) pact is, past
and the so-called from where further attempts to Orsola Eavols, of Milan, on Stresa Frost has fallen in frag made to contact the Hain Peking. February 6, and the nephew of ments and, can never be recon-with equal lack of success, Mussolini, Vito Mussolini, who instructed.-Reuter.
director of the newspaper,}
"Popolo d'Italia," is marrying two LUDICROUS STATE
days later.
Vittorio Mussolini, who is 21 years of age, and the second of
Il Duce's five children, participar
a
ed in the Abyssinian war as pilot, and has since recorded his experiences in the book "Flights Over Anbe,” which has just been published.--Trans-Ocean.
LARGE BRITISH
OF AFFAIRS
Italy Explains Refusal
Sydney, Australia, gave the ves
sel's position as "Near the mouth jof-Ningpo."
2 severe
-piatform “to mel
cais. President Roosevelt stood out on an exposed
--inaugural” speech `yesterday. ·
Australian China Cargoes
Sydney, Australia, To-day. A plan to give British ships a larger share of the cargoes between Australia and China and Japan has been drawn up by Mr. Thorby, the Assistent Minister of Commerce, and will shortly Tue discussed by the Australien Cabinet. Keuter,
PERRY ON TOP AGAIN
BRILLIANT PLAY AT BUFFALO
New York, To-day. Fred Perry defeated Ells- worth Vines by two sets to one in a best of three match before 2 large crowd at Buffalo..yester. day afternoon.
ADVANCE ON MALAGA: MADRID RUSHES AID
JAPAN'S FOREIGN
POLICY
WORLD SITUATION ANALYSED IN
TOKYO BY MR. ARITA -
AN UNDERSTANDING
SOUGHT
TOKYO, TO-DAY-
A COMPLETE RE-STATEMENT OF JAPANESE FOR- EIGN POLICY WAS DELIVERED BY THE FOREIGN MINIS- TER, MR. ARITA, AT THE OPENING OF THE DIET THIS AFTERNOON, IN WHICH HE STRONGLY ATTACKED THE
| POLICY OF THE COMINTERN, INVITED CHINESE UNDER- STANDING OF JAPAN'S AIMS IN EAST ASIA, AND STRESS- ED JAPAN'S DESIRE FOR FRIENDSHIP WITH BRITAIN,
A
Summary (available by courtesy of the Japanese Con- sulate General) follows:
"Japan aims at insuring the
stability of East Asia and to
GERMANY NOT PLEASED
contribute thereby to the cause of BY MR. EDEN
world peace as well as promoting
the welfare and happiness of Comment On Speech
mankind by upholding interna-
tional justice.
iF
"We have been striving earnest-
- unremittingly toward the
rement of those link.”
In Berlin
Berlin To-day. Positive in many respects' PACT WITH GERMANY but rather unfortunate n Referring to the agreement
others, has become the .com | with Germany, Mr. Arita said:
sidered opinion in political This agreement is intended for circles here of Mr. Eden's exhaustive speech explaining against the activities of the Comintern, whose House of Commons.
British foreign policy. to the
common defence
tenets are not only incompatible. with the national policy of our country but inconsistent with human nature itself.
The line of argument taken in the German capital is that.. Mr. Anthony Eden did not show the.
The Japanese Government has same lack of prejudice in dealing always been endeavoring to supstituted the major part of his with the two problems which con- press the.communist” movement and it was with
grave
concern
speech.
Paris, To-day. The Southern Army of the Spanish rebel forces success-
In dealing with the Spanish fully continued their advance that Japan watched developments
in China under the Red invasion. question, he evinced welcome in the Malaga sector to Fuen- girala, which is about 15 kilo- Then in the suitamer of 1935 the measures of impartiality and ad-
seventh congress of the Comin-opted views closely in metres north of Marcella
tern convened at Moscow passed with those of Germany, particular Loyalists have rushed 6,000 a resolution declaring openly that ly in the matter of confining the men of the International Bri- certain countries, including Japanwar within Spanish frontiers, the
accord
gade, as well as great quanti-and Germany were to be the recognition of Spanish integrity
ties of war material, including major objects of its futore opera- and placing a ban upon volen. heavy artillery and numerous tions. tanks to Malaga.
teers.
Also welcomed was Mr. Eden's "mild" protest against the fable. of German intentions in Morocco.
GERMANY'S RIGHT ́
So far, so good. But when Mr.
and
SOVIETIZING CHINA Rebel leaders are confident In East Asia, the Comintern that these reinforcements will commenced skilfully to sovietize not be able to prevent the fall China while damaging Sino-Ja- of Malaga since General Queipo panese relations through a move- del Lano has at his disposal ment called the anti-Japanese Eden comes to deal with German sufficient forces and war mat People's Front In Manchukuo problems, although he is right in erial to cope with the situation and also in Japan there appeared regarding these as latent
of communist long-neglected matters, be fails The insurgent air force consigns of a growth tinues to be extremely active manoeuvres. In the face of the to see that after the record of operations of the Comintern, ter post war diplomacy, it is Ger It was a match of tense con--Trans-Ocean centration by both players, but
lacious and ingenious, our Govern-] (Continued on Page 12) Perry triumphed by a brilliant
ment was obliged to devise more exhibition, high
stringent measures and formulate REARMAMENT OF an adequate policy for protection
RUMANIA
above the
standard of his recent displays
The first set he took at 6-4, the second went 'to. Vines after!
DUELLING AMONG
STUDENTS
Custom In Germany To Be Restored
Berlin, To-day.
of our national policy and the of preservation of the stability East Asia.
I wish to state definitely that the conclusion of the agreement which was dictated by need does] not affect in slightest degree our [policy promoting friendly relations,
However,
Collaboration Of The Little Entente
Prague, To-day. The decision reached some time.
GERMAN NAVAL TRAGEDY a thrilling struggle for mastery
Berlin, To-day.
in the fourteenth game, but only eight games were neces- The German naval test boat, sary in the third set, Perry To Go To Geneva Welle, sank with its entire crew winning the match 6-4, 5-8, 6-2
of 25 aboard on Tuesday night, Beater. Rome, To-day- after being caught in
Student life in Germany will with all Powers in spirit universal ago by the "Little Extente" Pow ers to collaborate more closely in The reason Italy is refraining storm while going
undergo almost an entire trans- concord and harmony. from participation in the January two other German boats which
the rescue of LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST formation as regards its out-
matters affecting their CHINA CONVERSATIONS
common session of the League Council, is were stranded near Fehmarn..
ward forms, the new Beich Negotiations with China have defence, has been followed by the stated in an official ecomunica- The details of the catastrophe that
The Royal Observatory reports Student Leader, Dr. Scheel, de-failed to produce as yet the conclusion, yesterday, of negotis LOAN TO FRANCE?tion issued last night, to have are unknown because owing to a covers China and Manchuria; it is given here to-day.
moderate anti-cyclone clared at a press reception anticipated results.
tions between Rumania and Cae- the League's neglect to abandon defective wireless apparatus, the increasing slightly in intensity.
I am convinced that the re-
choslovakia concerning construcé tional '(Continued on Page 9)
works? connected with £50,000,000 Hinted As the bad sition taken up on boat was unable to send out mess Local forecast:NE. winds, no-
Pouts of honour among
Rumanian renaments with the the Abyssinian. question. The ages after it had ventured out in derate to fresh; condy,
students will be decided by KING BORIS JOINS A UNION
use of Czechoslovakian, credits, Likely Figure League still permits representa the raging gale of Monday even-
duels without regard for any tion of the
The agreement provides that the exiled Negus at ing
BEIRUT STUDENT-STRIKE:
possible religious scruples, ex-
Eumenian Government will make plained Dr. Scheel, who added
King Boris of Bulgaria was contracts with individual Czechos Jerusalem, Today that it is proposed to introduce elected an Honorary member of lovakian azmament, works for de- Mohammedan students in Bel- uniform student dress for the the Yugoslar Locomotive Drivers finite quantities of gymement ma- sone on strike in protest whole of Germany, which Union at their annual congress. tariale, which are expected to have
Turidah demands for dress, will be a combination of King Boris is an enthusiastic a revitalising iniinence on Czechos tonomy in Konyah and Alexan- a sports and military desig
“arasteur” engine driver. Trana-lovakian-Rumanian economi "Trans-Ocean,
Trens-Ocean.
Ocean.
London, To-day, Geneva although Abyssinia as an A search of the sea bottom in Referring to rumours that a independent state no longer the vicinity of the spot where the large French loam will shortly be exists.
boat was last seen revealed the floated in London, the "Daily Tele As long as this ludicrous state wreckage and preparations are now graph" states that if this issue of affairs is tolerated, Italy will under way to bring it to the sur materialises, it will probably be absent herself from the League. face and recover the bodies of the for £50,000,000 T2-Ocern. „Trans-Ücezzz.."
crew. Trans-Ocean.
Belgrade, To-day.