HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1931.
IF LEAGUE FAILS CHINA A STRAIGHT FIGHT WILL GO TO WAR-➡Chiang Kai Shok
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT'S PATIENCE
TESTED TO LAST DEGREE.
AMERICA URGES LEAGUE TO EXERT ITS AUTHORITY.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Nanking, Oct. 12,
It is desirable that the Council
ELECTION.
· CONSERVATIVE-FREE/ TRADE LIBERAL HOSTILITY
[THROWON REUTER'S AGENCY.
Loxpox, Oct. 12
GOLD STANDARD ABANDONED
N. AND S. RHODESIA FOLLOW BRITAIN'S LEAD.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGEKOY-]
LIVINGSTON, Oct. 12. Northern Rhodesia has abandon With the approach of noraination) day parties supporting the Nationed the gold standard: al Government are straining overy nerve to secure straight fights graine Labour candidates, whe benefiting by triangular fights at the. Inst election won 118 sents on A minority vote
At a political meeting this morn ing Chiang Kai Shek aminadverted strongly the Sino-Japanese situa tion and hoped the League would wako, stops: (1) For "just sottic ment of the imbroglia; (2) to pre The American Government, act- yent most inevitable war," and ing independently through its 3) he trusted the League would diplomatic representatives will en to bring deavour reinforce what the take proper nuasures home to Japan' her errors in refus Longue docs and make it clear that ing to abide to the League's deci- it bas keen interest in the matter soak and in occupying Chinese ter and is not oblivious of their fellow
the Paris Peace ritory without justifiable, grounds... signatories to
Chiang Kai Shek declared that Fast, as well as the Nipo-Fowerment and thers is great unwilling
In response, to 3. Baldwin's should in no way relax its vigilance plen for unity the week-end has Been the withdrawal of more pros and in no way fail to assert all pressure and authority towards respective Conservativa and Liberal gulating the actions of China and candidates, and it can now be said that none of Mr. Ramsay Mae Japan.
Donald's
the National Government had n pealed to the League beerust, | being a member, China was under an obligation to comply with the provisions in the Covenant. "..
Chiang Rai Shek declared that the Japanese alegation that Ching went to the Lengue for protection was false. Ile also declared that the National Government's pati ence had been tested to the last degree, and, if the League failed. China would take the matter inte her own hands, “China respects the Covenant and the Kellogg Pact, but if the League and Kellogg Pact signatories fail to hold up their snored duties, China will not hesi tate to make the supreme sacrifice of bankrupting the country for half, « century and go to me för up.. hoding the dignity and sacred rights of International Agreements ail to safeguard World peace."
» Japanese. Government Wrong
Pact.
دنا
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National Labour group, numbering about twenty, or Sir John Simon's "Liberal Nation als (about thirty) will be opposed by Conservatives, but considerable hostility is felt by Conservatives against Free Trade Liberals, even when the latter support the Govern ness to stand down in their favour Approximately 1,200 onndidates To Await League's Decision,
are now in the held, compared Should the time arise when it with 1,729 at the last election. eight Parties, They represent would seem advisable to bring for namely, Conservatives, Labour, ward those obligations, the United National Labour, Independent (Sir States will not hesitate to do 50%
Herbert Samuel), Liberals, Nation- "By this course we shall avoid theal, (Sir John Simon), Liberals (Mr. danger of embarrassing the League Lloyd George). Liberals, New Council in the course to which it is Party, (Sir Oswa'd Mosley) and now committed.!!
Communista.
Although Mr. Stimson" and Presi dent Hoover to-ding carefully' con- sidorod the report of the United States observers in Manchuria, there is a disposition to await the outcome of the League Council's meeting, before taking action."„
JAPAN'S ANSWER.
GENEVA, Oct. 11.
At the request of the Japanese representative, Sir Eric Drum mond has published the Japanese Reply dated October 9 to the, Chi- neso, Note of October 5.
"
The Japanese Nuts Bays, that the withdrawal of the Japanese troops in Manchurin into the Railway Zone was conditional upon the security of the railway and Japa ese residents.
PRICE CUTS AT PARIS THEATRE.
WAR ON "DEADHEADS.”
Paris-M. Charles Dullin, mans ager of the Theatre de l'Atelier, one of the most intellectually vigorous in
Paris. that "countä
Volpone," "The Silent Woman," and The Clouds" among its spe cesses, announces that he has decid- ed to abolish all tickets at reduced prices at his theatre.
Loxins, Oct. 1. It is impossible for the League of Nations to agree to the Japan ese view that it should meet Lie
These tickets, which were in- Chinese complaints by merely "re
stituted to save the theatre from commending the Nanking Govern ment to come to terms with its ad- This urgent tusk of the moment is the deadhead plague that threa versary, quickly, says the Timex in for both Covernments to co-oporate tened its complete rain before the the course of an editorial comment. in calming national feeling in both War, have themselves become a pest; Nor says the journal, can it be countries, after which the Japanes since the majority of Parisians, troops could return to the railway'knowing that half or three-quarter nowsibly argued that the military zone: Japan is ready to enter into operations in Manchurin under Article XV. of the League ngotiations with China immediate Covenant. The Japanese Govern..
The Note says that the object of mont has put itself in the wrong the operations undertaken along by permitting, or failing to pre the South Manchurian Railway was vent, repeated military action with- out submitting the dispute to the Leaguo.
Como
To this reach, says the Times, 15 added a clear departure from the 'spirit of the Kellogg Pnet.
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AMERICAN CRITICISM,
New York, Oct. 11. The Sino-Japanese crisis is" por trayed by the Herald Tribune as viewed in Washington with neon- conled alarm.
"A formal protest to both China and Japan is expected to be sent by the State Department within the
ly.
price passes are floating about in large quantities, will take infinite trouble to obtain them rather than pay the advertised price of a sent. M. Dullin declares that the iniquity of this system is equally to ramove, by preventive action, nunfair to the management aid to menace which might arise from the the genuine paying public. overwhelmingly superior strength of the Chinese Army.
CHINA'S REPORT.
Dr. Alfred Sze has communicated to the Secretary-General of the Lengue, a statement from Nanking dated October relating to the Japanese serial bombardment of Chinchow with considerable dam. lige,"
The Chinese Government begs the League of Nations' Council to take urgent mensures to safeguard pesce next forty-eight hours unless satis Commission, of Enquiry to Chin and invites the League to send a factory assurances ara received. in the meantime, from both Govern. show for report. ments, stating that they are pre- pared to take immediate steps to settle the disputa peacefully.
The New York Times says that
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BOMBING OF CHINCHOW,"
GENEVA, Oct 1,
While refusing all free or re- duced-price passes, M. Dulliņ pro- poses to reduce all his prices to the lowest possible" level in order to cater for students and other needy lovers of the theatre.
Henceforth the most expensive stalls at the Atelier will cost 35 france, and it will be possible to get into the gallery for two francs,
There is much specuation whether M. Dullin's example will be follow- ed at other theatres.
10,000 WOMEN, CONDEMN 'ACTION IN MANCHURIA. Ten thousand woinen, represent- ing over 300 organizations attended A telegram received from "the "anything the United States may do British Government dated Peiping Public Recreation Ground, Shang a mass meeting last week at the would be independently from any October 9, nction taken by the League of Consul-General at Tientsin has the intense resentment of Chinese states: The British hai, held for the purpose of voicing Nations, although the desire of been informed that the University Washington is to co-operate fully buildings at Chinchow, which is women over the Japanese aggres- with the Lengue, whose measures so at present the seat of the Provinsies in Manchuria.
United States. ...”*
far have had the approval of the einl Government, were bombed by After dwelling at length upon the Twelve, Japanese heroplanes at revolting indignities to which Chi The Baltimore Siin nsserts that a 1.30 p.m. yesterday.
nese women in Shen yang (Muk Note which is believed to set a Tho
adda: Between do) had been subjected, the Chair. mesHage precedent for American participa thirty and forty bombs are report- uan declared that sole reliance. Lion with the Lengue, was sent to ed to, have been dropped. A upon the League of Nations or the Goneva recently by Mr. H. L. Stim foreign engineer of the Feiping so-called policy of
Mukden Railway states that the ance" was bound to lead to bitter locomotive shed at Chinchow was disappointment. She urged that struck and five men were killed the 200,000,000 women of China should immediately unite to résist and fifteen wounded.
the Japanese aggressions. LONDON, Oct. 11.
Fan,
The Note, it is said, heartily favours the League's moves to re concile China und Japan, and also outlines the American position in Manchuria, Mr. Stimson informed Lord Reading, accompanied by the Longue that the United Statos Lord Cecil, left London for Geneva wanted to continue to co-operate in- us two n'elock this afternoon. joint efforts to prevent further hon- They arrived in Paris at 8.55 p. tilities.
and took train for Geneya an hour later.
American Co-operation.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.
It is disclosed that Mr. Stimson
recently enbled to Sir Erie Drum mond, Setrciary-General of the
LORD READING ARRIVES AT GENEVA,
PARIS, Oct. 12,
“non-resist
Resolutions were then, adopted- calling for
1.Issue of a circular telegram urging domestic peace and nations unity.
2-The Government. to be pati tioned that definits policies con- cerning the Manchurian crisis be decided upon and made public. / 3.--Issue of a Manifesto to the
The export of gold and silver coin front the territory is prohibited except with the written permission of the Government.
REAL NATIONAL" GOVERNMENT.”
ELECTION DEMANDED BY HITLERITES.
THROUGH NEUTER'S ADENOY.]
HUGE WAGE CUT DEMONSTRATION."
POST OFFICE WORKERS PARADE IN HYDE PARK.
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.)
BEN, Oct. 11.
LONDON OCL 17. The greatest importance is nie One hundred thousand lower tached to the conferenca nt Harz grade civil korvants, mostly, mon burg, at which Herr Hitler nud employed by the Post Office, post Hugenberg, the lender of the turmen, sorters, etc, marched in pro man National Party, and repre sentatives of the various Conserva- tive Parties deliberated together for the first time..
enssion along the Embankment to Hyde Park in protest against the wage cuts imposed under the Gov ernment's economy programme.
The procession extended for milet Buying and selling of British At the conclusion of the discus
sion, manifeste was issued deand was headed by kilted pipers, penins above their face value manding the immediate resigna the proceedings being further en tion of the Governments of the livened by twenty-two brag bandsi also prohibited
It is officially stated that the Reich and Prussia, and the hold abandonment of the gold standarding of a general election for the formation of a real National conforme with instructions received Government." from the Secretary of State and that a similar course is being adopted by Southern Rhodesia,
A message from Salisbury (8. Rhodesia) states that it is officially announced that the State adopted sterling currency to-day, i
FINLAND OPP GOLD STANDARD.
**ELAINOYONS, Oct. 12: Finland has abandoned the gold standard.
The bank discount rate has been raised to nine per cent.
GERMAN CREDIT RENEWED.
BERLIN, Oct. 12,
burg have agreed to support · a The parties represented at Harz vots of no-confidence in the nex Bruening Government in. the Reichstag on Tuesday, but it is generally expected that the Chan callor will survive and that he will continue to govern the country by emergency decrees.
NEW PRESIDENT
OF CHILE.
DR. MONTERO ELECTED BY
́LARGE MAJORITY:,
TEN KILLED, FIFTY HURT IN RIOTING.
It is officially announced that the General Council of the Bank of
Santiago, Out. Tho inability International Settlements has de-of some South American, countries eided to prolong for three months shad was never better demonstrated to coduct elections without blood- the credit of 'G.825,000,000 duo on
than in the past few days, when Oct. 4, which the Bank of Interna the Republic of Chile settled down tional Settlements had granted to
--or rather rose up in ixcitement' the Reichsbank some months ago.
-to choose a new President.
HOME RACING.
VICTORIA CLUB CALL-OVER FOR CESAREWITCH.
{THROUGH REUTER'S ACKNOY.]
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LONDON, Oct. 18. 7/1 Friendship (6, 15/2 t) 100/12 Blue Vision (t, and o.) 9/1 Khorsheed (t. and o.) 15/ Son of: Mint (o. 16/1 t.) 100/6 Sandals (0. 18/1 t.) 18/1 Noble Star... (6, 20/1 t.) 20/1 Truncheon '... (o. 22/1 t.)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE,
SCRATCHING,
LadyMarjorie was scratched from the Cambridgeshire at 9 am, to-day..
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 0.2 p.m., stated:-
The anti-cyclone is moving east- ward and is now central over the eastern portion of the. Sea of Japan. The typhoon is less than 100 miles to the S.S.W. of Naba, moving aorth,;.
Local Forecast:-N; winds; · fresh fine to cloudy.
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TYPHOON WARNINGS. The following typhoon warn ings have been received by the American Convulate. - General from the Manila Observatory:
Manila, Oct. 12, 3.30 am.— Typhoon in about 197deg. Long. E and 19deg Las, N., moving N.W.
Manila, Oct. 12, 3.30
Typhoon in about 127deg. Löng.. E. and 22des. Dhé. N., moving N.N.W
Manila, Oct. 10, 4 37.23 Typhoon in about 128deg, Long, E. and 3der. Lat. N., reCRTY- ing north-eastward,
OBITUARY.
The Post Office, employees allege that the total of the wage, sus they have been obliged to accept over the past ten years arounts ic forty per cent.,
Among the inscriptions upon the hundreds of banners were:
Post Offico profits, £60,000,000, Post Offen wages, forty per cent. reduction..
"Do you want your letters in the morning ?”..
ANTI-JAPANESE MOVEMENT.
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN AT
CANTON
(Wah Tse Eat Fav.)
» CANTON, Oct. 12. To guard against any possible development consequent on the incident on Saturday night, the Canton Government has issued an emergeney order. Virtually a car. few was imposed on the city last night. Folice guards were lined up along all principal thoroughfares which, shortly after nightfall, were vosed to all traile
New Police Commissioner,
} Castro, Oct 1 General Heung Hon Ping har been appointed in succession, to, General Chen Hing Wan as Polico Commissioner of- Canton,
STUDENTS GO ON STRIKE.
· (From Our Own Correspondent,}"
CANTUN, Oct. 12. "After the ugly incident on Entur- day night the streets" in the Old The enormous crowd was address City were practically devoid of ed by thiroo ex-members of the
paige. When the merchants saw House of Commons in Hyde Park.
no one maintaining order, they Hundreds of police were on duty closed their shutters and auspend-": along the route of the processioned business. Later in the evening, und in Hyde Park to prevent any soldiers from Mitary Headquarte disturbance, but the protest ga. ters appeared and maintaine
orderly.
haring, on the whole, was very
HELSINGFORS MYSTERY.
FURTHER PAUPER GRAVES
TO BE OPENED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]:
weeks
HELBINOFQUA, Oct. 11.. Tho otection has caused feeling
In connection with the discovery to run high and riets have occur rod in various parts of the coun
of the mutilated corpses the Police are of the opinion that it is n try, with tragic results, 10 persona
caso of outbreak of Satanism or being killed and 50 injured. In addition 200 persons have been artion of corpses, s
necromancy, involving the mutile autopaies on rested..
limbs proved that they had been Reuter learnt to-day that Senor Montere, the nominee of the Gosevered after death and belonged ernment, has been elected by a large people who had been dead sous. majority,
The Constitution of Chile pro- It is known that the arrested vides that the President's term or caretaker was interested in oo office shall be six years, but saldoin cult practices. Ho is now spend in the past few decades has thoing his time in singing hymns position been held for the full with cabalistic words, but denies
Retiring presidents are not all knowledge of the mutilations. eligible for re-election. The pre- The Police have decided to open sident is selected by popular hallct,. all new puupers' graves, as the all registered citizens shave 21 | bodies found do not account for all years of age able to read and write the limbs found, being allowed to you.
term,
Hope of Stability.
Santiago, Oct. 4.r. Gedй Estchan Montero, the Conservative candidate, to-day wasiending the Liberal and Conimaaist.candidates in the Presidential Elections, in Chile.
Dr. Montero is ebaring uret".. pected strength in the early re- turns and it is expected that the raen will be confined to him and former President Alessandri, the Liberal candidate.
order in place of the Police. Prior
to the appearance, of the soldiers: the friendzied students and mob
"of the held sway
principal thoroughfares of the city. They marched up nad down, shouting" slogana and distributing handbills to the populace. The blood-stain-" ed clothes of the victims of the massacre were hung on long bam boo poles, and carried through the maldos a asign for revenge.
The students were joined by the General Mechanic Union, a power. fal labour, organization in Coaton, in their domanil for revenge of the perpetrators of the outrage. All the drivers in the city stopped work in order to join the parade. There was no bus service at all in Cen- 'ton yesterday..
No Looting.
In spite of the absence of Police there was no looting, as far as the Chaos, and writer is aware of disorder was evident everywhere,
but the student anti-Japacere de- monstrators kept to their profes
The situation improved this morn- ing. The bus drivers resumed their work na usual, and all the Police were back on duty
Canton is now under martial law. General Chen Taxi Tong has taken, the matter into his hands and de- The aid of Scotland Yard: hanclared that the utmost punishmont." been invoked, because an English book on black magic was discover ed in the caretaker's house. i
AUSTRIA SAVED
FROM CHAOS.
NATIONAL COUNCIL PASSES
ECONOMY BILL.
would be indicted upon any one who dared to disturb the publie peace, The Commander-in-Chief has power to seize, confiscate or destroy any private property when deemed necessary. He also has, the. power to disperse any gathering » and arrest the participants in order to maintain order.
The students of many of the educational, institutions in Canton, including those of Sun Yat Sen | University, went on strike toklay, declaring that they would not al tend their classes again until the perpetrators of the ghastly deed of. last Saturday night have been
The elections in Chile have been" most disorderly. At least two per song have been killed and a dozen
Vienna, October, a-Austria, in punished. others have been seriously injured the words of her Chancellor, Dr. The Police Sergeant in charge of in the disorders attending the bal Buresch, was snatched hack from the Wing Hen Polier Stations, Mr loting. For weeks, since the over
the brink of chaos to-night when To Suen Tai, aleged perpetrator throw of the Government of Goa- the National Council, with 165 of the massacre, and his subordi eral Carlos Tanez del Campo, the against. 8 votes, passed the national notes are being tried by a special former President, there have been cennomy bill in its third reading. court composed of representativer revolutionary outbreaks and even
For 48 hours the fate of the bill of various Government Organs. threats of a Communist state in
had been in the balance and for 48 The trial is open to the public and Chile. Armed fored‹ had
to be hours Dr. Burcsch, finding no sleep starts this afternoon in the audi- need to quell a mutiny in the navy at all had importuned the party torium of the new Sun Yat Sen and police and soldiers have bad leaders to endorse the bill and to Memorial Hall which was formaly to be called out in various parts of endorse it quickly, hinting that if nened last Saturday. It is most the country to put down poiltical the issue wore delayed over the likely that capital punishment will riots,.
weekend, Austria would meet with he inflicted, not only upon the financial disaster.
Sergeant, hus also upon, his sh ordinates who took part in the kill- ing of the anti-Japanese demonstra. tors. Grent interest in the trial is being taken,
U.S. CHALLENGE TO LONDON
·DOCTOR..
DOW
The mumber of dead j placed at 93, and the wounded,- about a hundred,
U.S. AIRMEN SENT TO PRISON
With the race for the Presidency now apparently narrowed down to
The bill provides for sweeping the Conservative and Liberal candi-reductions of a number of civil dates bope is increasing that poli- servants and, furthermore, for tical stability will be restored short radical cuts in the wages of those ly.
that remain, a measure for which none of the parties wanted to STOP-KISSING CAMPAIGN, shoulder the responsibility, so that in the end they decided to share it. with the exception of the eight Home Guard deputies who held out against it to the last. In addition to the thorough reorganisation and paring 'down of the civil war- Dr. Charles Crater, public health vice, the economy bill imposes, FOUND GUILTY OF SMUGGLING officer of Newark, New Jersey, on heavy tax on spinsters and bache-
UHINESE his arrival recently at Southampton lors of a marriable age. Further; from New York to lend a campaign moro, excice duties on bear · and
Los Angeles, October.. 4-Mr in England against kissing, said he superare increased from: 25 to 73-
Dr. Josiah Oldfield, of London, who filoubled.
aviator and former holder of the recently declared that kissing was The passage of the bill, ne the world's endurance refuelling Right not injurious:*
Chancellor declared in parliament, record, to-day was sentenced to a Ninety percent. of Cisenses was the condition for obtaining year in the penitentiary and to a enter the human body through the new credits, to be guaranteed by fine of G.82,000 for smuggling, Chi- view. Therefore it follows that visit to Geneve Dr, Buresch de into the United States. mouth," Dr. Crater said in an inter- the League of Nations. On his one across the border from Moxico kissing must be ruled out.as a very clared, he had been told" quite
Mr.Mendoll was convicted to- dangerous practice. Mind candidly that unless Austria re day. The evidence showed that ho In my home city every baby is stored equilibrium in hor finances was arrested by immigration officials presented with a bib by the health and submitted to a measure of when his plant was forced down department inapribed with the words finsteinl control, she could not hope while returning from Mexion
Don't kiss me, I don't want to to obtain financial aid in her pre- the time there were several Chiness be rick"
margir sene plight, hidden in the plane, Why women who go out to after It is expected that the parties Immigration officials for noon tous want to kiss each other which supported the bill will form time have been troubled by the when they arrive and when they in conlition cabinet to carry out its emuggling of Chinese fro leava passes my comprehension."
frontier by Aeroplane.
Dengue of Nations, urging the M. Briand left for Geneva to observance of economic boycott SIR BERTRAM MACKENNAL. ¦ was willing to meet in publie debaté per cent. while the gasoline tax is Loren Mendell, noted American
It has been announced that he would only make the journey if the gravity of the situation necessitated it.
Tengue to exort all pressure and attend the Lengue Council meeting authority within its competence" on the Sino-Japanese crisis: towards avsettlement of the Man chiris imbroglio. The cablens sured the League of America's cooperation, but the. United States
reserves the right to independent Lord Reading has arrived.. action in support of the League or
SENOR LERROUX NOT TO
to invoke the Kellogg: Pact
Mr. Stimson's message was 20- tually sent on October 9 (Friday. -last)-and-sRYE L
The Council of the League of -Nations formulated conclusions and.
outlined the entrse of action to be followed by the disputants and the said disputants made certain commitments to the Council.
ATTEND.
Afadrid, "Oct
In view of the great pressure of Parliamentary business the Forelun Minister, Sefer Lerroux, will not attend the League Council
(Continted on next folumn.)
women of the country urging atriet against Japan,
I
of
4.Immediate organization
· [Takovou RECTED'S AGENCY.¦ Women's Volunteer Carpa
5.-The Government to ho peti
LONDON, Oct. 12. tioned that National Products En poriums be opened in all important The death occurred to-day of Sir eities throughout the country sa that Japanese goods may be boy. Bertram Mackennal, the famous voited from Chinese markets,
ecylptor.it B-Organization of
[Sir Bertram Makeunal was jersey born at Melbourne in 1883 He It is understood that about 15.000 was educated in Paris, Among his Dersons have dread enlisted in mary works were the War Memorial the National Sa'vation Volunteer at Laingiton; Statues of Queer Corns spasnored by the various Victoria for India, Australia, and sodni eivis organisations, Military Blackburn Memorials to King training will be started immedi. Edward VII. in London. Calcutta,
Согав,
ately.
Nurica!
Melbourne and Adelaide.1
provisions.