HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1931.
WORLD'S FINANCIAL Chiang Kai Shek Resigns All His Posts
CRISIS
U.S. TO RATIFY HOOVER
MORATORIUM.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICK ]
Tho
has
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. French Government informed the United. States' Government that in pursuance of the Heaver moratorium it will not Day to-day 19.010,000 dollars which would otherwise be due, under the Franco-American debt agreement.".
{DDITION WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rudar, Dee. 94. Although ratification of tha “Honea Muratoriusefteme by the United State. Congress will not us completed by to-morrow, which is the date on which half-yearly war
· DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BANGKOK
TWO THOUSAND CHINESE
HOMELESS
Damage Estimated at £500,000
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.j
IVE hundred houses in the Chi- nese business quarter, includ».
debt payments have hitherto been ing the Bank of Canton, were made. Mr. Ogden Milla, Under destroyed in Bangkok's most de Secretary to the American Treasury,structive fire..
has announced that a majority for ratiffention at a later date is assur- od. Moanwhile, Mr: Mills adds, non-payment of instalments "pend. ing actions by Congress will not be Tubiject to criticism.....
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Two thousand are homeless and the damage is estimated £300,000.
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It is possible the House of Re-GANDHI STIEL presentatives will complete its dis-
ussions of the Ratification Bill and AGAINST ENGLAND
take action by Saturday.
The British Government has nob requested any URNUPADCC on the
BOYCOTT AND PASSIVE
point, but, in the special circum- ataneos, there is no question of RESISTANCE TO CONTINUE Britain being considered in default,
Storing Higher.
Sterling closed tonight at 3,407 dollars compared with 3.37) dollars at Saturday's clow, and 3,954 a week
ngo.
The upward movement is largely attributable to the situation regard; ing war debts...
Ruany, Dec. 15. Sterling opened this.. morning with renewed firmnega.
The New York cable rate having risen from the overnight closing price of 3. 134 to 3.40 dollars.
The French frane ose from 878 to 88 1/16...
German Stock Exchanges May Es-Open.
THROUGH RACTER'S AGEKOV.]
BERLIN, Dec. 15. What is regarded the first step towards the re-opening of Stock Exchanges, was a joint, conference of Reichsbaak. Government, and Bourse officials at which it was decided to permit members of the" Boure to incet at the Stuck Ex- change for an Hour on Thursdaya, although stock transactions will not te permitted and quotations will] nct be fixed.
Fiduolary Lasus. Maintained. [BRITISH WIRELESS SEXFICK]
RUGBY, Dec. 14." The British Treasury announces that on the application of the Banx of England, &, Treasury minute was signed to-day maintaining the amount of the fiduciary imus at the existing Agure of £275,000,000" for a further period until January 31,|
next.
to
(Reuter's Special Service,)
Indin with her vast masses con erente a new civilisation, but its work of construction is for the future. To-day the whole of the (Indian nation is called to work for destructionby boycotting," said Gandhi in an interview with Gior
ale d'Italia, I return to India to land, which will be as before, with continue the struggle against Eng. and violence,
"ANOTHER OUTRAGE IN INDIA
ATTEMPT TO KILL A
DISTRICT MAGISTRATE
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PATNA, Dec. 15, The second outrage in
India within twenty-four hours occurred. when a hornb was thrown at the bangalow of Mr. A. R. Toplis, the District Magistrate of Bhagalpur. Fortunately nobody was injured.
Another five bomih was discovered in the vicinity.
UNDERGRADUATE FOUND GUILTY ·
Favorable Press Comment.
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE Rugby, Dec. 15. The announcement made yester
AT OLD BAILEY- day that the fiduciary issue, which
raised by £15,000,000
(Renter's Special Service,} £275,000,000 on August 1, is to re- main as the existing figure is wel- comed in financial columna of the f
LONDON, Dec. 15. Presa.
An Oxford undergraduate, J. A, The Daily Telegraph anys: "Any Davis, who knocked
and further ingrcase to meet seasonal fatally injured a constable when expansion, in currency, which usual driving sports our dear the out ly reached £20,000,000, had been skirts of Oxford on Oct. 14, waỀ avoided and the recent scare in the found guilty on a charge of man. Continent that Britain was about slaughter at Old Bailey Criminal to launch out on inflation is demon-Court to-day. strated to be groundless.
rown
EX-AUSTRIAN BANK
The Judge said: "Speaking as a The Daily News says: "The fact man older than you, I hope you that no further increase in de will never, drive a car agnin." mand is necessary over the Christ- maa period should have a ressour- ing effect abroad, where opinion had been unnecessarily apprehen give of interpreting a possible further increase for Christmas cur- They purposes as suggestive of indation. The fact that the present permission to maintain the previous £15,000,000 increase until January 31 next should finally dispose of these fears."":
German Position being Examined.
The Consultative Committee of the Young Plan at Basle to-day considered the economic and, finan-
Colijn.
Mr.
DIRECTOR
ARRESTED ON ALLEGED FRAUDULENT CHARGE
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LISBON, Dec. 1.
cial situation of Germany in her Dr. Frederick Ehrenfest, an ex- relations with other countries. A director of the Austrian Credilan- statement regarding repercussions stalt, was arrested at Lisbon to-day of reparations payments in causat the request" of the Austrian ing intensification of German ex- Government. ports was submitted by Monsieur, i Dr. Ehrenfest, who bas recently Stewart, United States, side Austria, was summoned last been living in various countrica out. observed that the present crisis month to apponr hofore the Vien was as abnormal as the period nese Court on charges of feportedly of prosperity, which preceded it, being connected with the issue of and said it was wrong to be too cheques not covered by funds and pessimistic, because, after passing for fraudulent bankruptcy. two extremes of prosperity and de- pression, a normal point, would bo reached,
Last Week's Work.
LIN SEN ACTING PRESIDENT: CHEN MING SHU CHAIRMAN OF EXECUTIVE YUAN
STUDENT RIOTS AT NANKING: FOREIGN OFFICE
COMPOUND GUTTED
POLICE GUARDS DISARMED: CHEN MING SHU ATTACKED.
AND INJURED
YOUNG CHINA'S IDEA OF MODERN POLITICS
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
NANKING, December 15
T THE EMERGENCY" MEETING OF THE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE AND · CENTRAL CONTROL.COMMITTEES OF THE KUOMINTANG. THIS MORNING, GENERAL «CHIANG KẢI SHEK SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION FROM ALL HIS POSTS WHICH
WAS ACCEPTED,
MR. LIN SEN BECOMES THE ACTING PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL GOV. SERNMENT AND CHEN MING SHỤ CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE YUAN.
CHIANG REMAINING AT NANKING
LATER,
CONTRARY TO EXPECTATIONS, CHIANG KAI SHEK IS NOT LEAVING NANKING. IT IS STATED HE IS REMAINING. IN ORDER TO GIVE WHAT ASSISTANCE IS POS. SIBLE TO THE GOVERNMENT. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT MR, T. V. SOONG IS NOT RESIGNING,
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AT THIS MORNING'S MEETING OF THE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE YU YU JEN, TAI CHI TAO AND CHAO YUAN CHUN RESIGNED FROM THE PRESI DENCIES OF THE CONTROL, EXAMINATION, AND LEGISLATIVE YUANS.. BUT THEIR RESIGNATIONS WERE REJECTED AND THEY WERE URGED TO CARRY ON.
THIS AFTERNOON LIN SEN AND CHEN MING SHU DESPATCHED A CIRCULAR TELEGRAM ON THEIR ASSUMPTION OF OFFICE, IN WHICH THEY URGED MEMBERS OF THE C.E.C. AND. C.C.C., RÉCENTLY, APPOINTED BY THE FOURTH NATTONAL KUOMINTANG CONGRESS, TO PROCEED TO NANKING TO HOLD A PLENARY SESSION TO APPOINT A GOVERNMENT, SO AS' TO RELIEVE THEM OF THEIR TEMPORARY POSTS.
NANKING IS OUTWARDLY QUIET, THERE IS LITTLE EXCITEMENT IN EVIDENCE. DESPITE THE DAY'S MOMENTOUS HAPPENINGS.
STUDENTS OPEN FIRE ON POLICE
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NAXING, December 15,
Shortly after eleven this morning six hundred students from Pelping rushed the Foreiga Office compound and gutted the offices of the Foreign Minister, the Vice-Minister of European Affairs, Asiatic Affairs, and the International Cable Sections and seriously wounded four" ployees.
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The students then proceeded to the Central Party. Headquarters, where there is a most important meeting of Government and Party leaders who are holding, a conference in connection with the resignation of Chiang Kai Shek
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The building is situated in a large walled courtyard. The students 'rushed the court en- trance, smashed windows and disarmed the police guarda. ·
Retaining the police rifles the students rushed across the courtyard towards the main building when the police at the main entrance fired into the air temporarily halting the stud- ents, who shouted demands to sec ́Chiang Kai Shek.
When General Chen Ming Shu, the noted Canton leader, appeared to explain that Chiang Kai Shok was engaged in most important deliberations the enraged studeniz attacked and slightly Injured Chen Ming Shu, they also opened fire with police rifles on the police guarding the main- entrance who replied and more than thirty shots were fired, one student being injured. So for three arrests have been made, A hundred police reinforcements arrived on the scene. The students still surround the building, thus cutting off commnoications, but it is understood that the conference is continuing its deliberations.
ATTEMPT TO CARRY OFF CHEN MING "SHU AND DR. TSAI
The students attempted to carry off Chen Mlag Shu and Doctor Tsni Yuna Pel, Président of the Control Yuan, who was eventually rescued by the police, both were injured to the inclee.
The auditorium of the Central Party Headquarters was wrecked, the police disarmed and their rifles were used by the students Bring them aimlessly, luckily nobody was wounded. Flastly the veteran - statesmen, Wo Chib Hui, Tsai Yuan Pei and Yu Yu Jen begged the students to leave. The latter marched off shortly before I pim.
men.
'Five students were arrested by the police and released after cross-examination by states-
The feeling in the Capital is tense, but, the pessimistic, feeling is somewhat lessened by the news that 30,000 Shanghal students have temporárily abandoned their plan to invade the" Capital.
GIRL LEADS SHOUTING STUDENTS
The students also injured Tini Yuan Per who, with Chen Ming Shu, they carred off but the police rescued both officials,
It is amazing that there were no casualties from the firing as more than a hundred shots
were fired.
The Central Party Auditorium was completely wrecked.
It was only the urgent pleas from the elder statesmen Wu 'Chih Hut, Yu Yu Jen and Tsui. Yuan Pel that finally persuaded the students to retire,
A girl student from Peiping figured prominently in to-day's riots. With a captured police rifle she charged at the head of a column of shouting students who attacked, the Party Headquar ters, Many students carried banners inscribed; "Long Live the Chinese Communist Party,”. **Workers and Peasants of the World Unite."
It is understood that a number of the students now active here are Communists.
FURTHER COMPLICATIONS IN MANCHURIA FEARED
SHANGHAI, Dec. 16
All day yesterday there were rumours in the city that General Chiang Kai Shek hati resigned his
true, he is not proposing to retire until the Canton leaders arrive in Nanking to take over the reins of Government
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CO-OPERATION URGED He, therefore, believes that the leaders of the Kuomintang should co-operate closely in order to tide over the crisis.
In spite of the clear nature of official statements, there are never-
persistent rumours
in
theless
Chiang Kai Shek, "according to tor and a creditor regarding long posts in the Nanking Government, The Committee, last week, com and short-term investments, and but Reuter's representative in the official circles, is of opinion that pleted the first stage of its work inquired into her balance of trade capital learned late in the evening the mass movements in Nanking glass against any individual mexber of It was, however, stated that the the Nanking Government, but Kai Shok's resignation will be an Generalissimo is prepared to tender against the Kuomintang as anounced to-dag. his resignation, but while this is whols.
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NO EXPEDITION TO MANCHURIA
(From Our Own Correspondent.).
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CANTON, Dec. 15.
MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL
DEVELOPS UNCOMPLICATED
PLEURISY.
[RECTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE}
New Yox, Des.. Air Winston Churchill is in dan-- ger of pleural haemorrhage as the result of the accident, said Dr. Otto Pickhart when interviewed this morning.
The patient has been obliged to cancel the lectures he was.. to have delivered this week.
LATER.
The doctors announce that Mr. Winston Churchill, Anyhow, will be unable to do any active, work for. several weeks. Ho has sustained savere shock, concussion, many: bruises to his right arm, chest and ings, and wounds on the soft tissues, of his forehand and nose.
Mr. Churchill's condition improved and complications now thought unlikely.
aro
Although pleural haemorrhage is now thought improbable, definite results af X-ray's examination will not be known for some hours. The dinner jacket Mr. Church was wearning at the time of the acci dent was torn and covered with blood, one log of his trousers was. torn to tatters and a shos was rip pad off a foot.
Mrs. Churchill spent last night at her husband's bedside,
Mr. Churchill's progress is re
AUSTRALIAN XMAS MAIL
HELD UP BY BAD WEATHER
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
The military authorities in Can-ported as favourable. There is no ton appear to have lost their sign of pleural haemorrhage, original spirit in the matter of Mr. Winston Churchill as de.. despatching an expedition to Manveloped "uncomplicated pleurisy churia to help General Ma Chan: Shan in his single handed Aght Against the Japanese. Both Clen eral Chen Tan Tong, Commander- in Chief of the First Army Corps, and General Li Tsung Jen, Com- mander-in-Chief of the Fourth Army Corps, are reported to be of the opinion that such an expedition: is, unnecessary at the present time. They consider the fortification of the southern frontier of China far more important, and will devote their attention in this direction,
COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY
PARIS, Dec. 13. The Manchurica Drafting Com mittee which is busily conversing, on
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WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, forecast had rémarka, issued by the Royal Observatory at 3.33 p.m., stated:----
A fresh anti-cyclone is form ing over China.
Local Furecast :-N.E. winds, moderate to fresh; cloudy at Arst clearing later.
the subject of a commission of "en- quiry has reached the stage of making a preliminary choice from the many names submitted,
France is expected to choose a General.
DR. SZE ORDERED COMPLETE REST
Rrasy, Dec. I. Air Commodore Kingsford Smith, who is flying with the Christmas mails froni Australia, postponed his departure from Lyons to-day, owing to bad weather" and hopes to arrive nt Croydon, to-morrow...
He will be officially welcomed by Office and the Ministry:: representativcs, of the Dominions
GIANT CUNARDER
ONE HUNDRED SHIPWRIGHTS
RETAINED
гд
(DRI WIRELESSĹ‚#ERVICS, Į
Rugby, Dec. 14. One hundred Clydeaide ship. wrights have been retained to keep in order the hull of the giant Cunarder, pending "rearmption of work upon her.....
Hopes are expressed that this iny be possible within
镇 few
months.
ROYAL FAMILY'S CHRISTMAS
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TO BE SPENT AT SANDRINGHAM
{BITION. WIRELESS' BERVICE.).
HUGE, Dec. 14. The King and Queen will leave Buckingham Palace on the 23rd. Desember to celebrate Christman at Sandringham in traditional manner, in the company of their children and grandchildren.
Pants, Dec. 14. The doctors have ordered Dr. Alfred Sze, who has had a strenu It is expected that the Prince of ous three months in connection with Wales and Prince Gedige will go the Manchurian crisis, to take a to Sandringham from the Prince's. complete rest.
...
He has been admitted to a bas- pital, the address of which is being kept secret.
JAPAN'S MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION
Mr. Yoshizawa, the Japanese dele- gate, in an interview with Reuter, said that he was very satisfied with the results of the League Council: meeting.
Home at Sunningdale, while the Duke of Gloucester may fly from the Second Cavalry Brigada.
KING GOES SHOOTING
OVER WINDSOR PARK PRESERVES
(BRITISH WIRELESA SERVICE)
The Manchuria problem was u
Ruany, Deel 13 HM the King drove from Buck very difficult one for members of ingham Palace to Windsor, this the Council to understand, but morning, for a days shooting over during the last session in Paris they had grasped its special nature
in a remarkable manner."
Asked whether the change of Government at Tokyo would affect the League settlement, Mr. Yoshi- gawa said:
Not fundamentally.. The Japan 'eso: au a nation are unanimous. on: the Manchurian question, which is regarded as the most important national question with which Jupas is faced. The change of Govern ment will not alter the root of the question, though it might modify the leaves and branches."
DID LEAGUE MAKE, MISTAKE?
MONTREAL, Dec. 14. The Sino-Japanese dispute is not so much a problem of right against right against right, do wrong clared Mr. Vincent Maney, former Canndian Minister in Washington, tion to the repent conference on Pacifc Relations.
(Continued on page 18).
Windsor Great Park Preserves.
NATIONAL SERVICE FOR WORLD DISARMAMENT
MOST CABINET MINISTERS ATTEND
[BKITICE WIBELEN) AKAVICK.]:
RUGBY, Dec, 15. This morning's Cabinet meeting. was curtailed to permit the Prime Minister, Mr Baldwin, Sir John Simon and most of the other Minis ters to attend a National Servico; of Praver for the World Banne ment Conference The Archbishop of Canterbury preached and the <rvios was broadcast:
afternoon. They held two Councils The Cabinet will meet again, this yesterday and will hold of to- morrow. The purpose of the sen
·by the collection of material mak capital movements, budgetary post from official sources that the reports I and elsewhere are not directed Shanghai to the elect that Chiting and head of the Canadian: delegasions is to enable, Ministeru to mako
ins a general picture of Germany'
conomic situation. It examined, in succession, her position as a deb (Continued at foot of neat column.
tion and the situation of the Reichs-
bank, and the incidence of these matters on the economic life of Germany.
were untrue.
a thorough survey of their op
n national aid bloms