HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1931.
Nanking Takes A Firm Stand PROTECTING HOME HEROIC RESCUE OF PERSIAN TRAITORS JACK DIAMOND
SOLDIERS ROUND UP UNRULY STUDENTS
ORDER TO BE MAINTAINED “AT ALL
"COSTS"
FEAR OF FURTHER FIGHTING IN · MANCHURIA
JAPANESE TROOPS MAY ADVANCE
WEST OF LIAQ RIVER
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.Y
NANKING, December 18.
STUDENTS
BETWEEN SIX AND SEVEN THOUSAND
FROM SHANGHAI, PEIPING AND OTHER CITIES WERE SURPRISED AT 4 A.M. BY THOUSANDS OF TROOPS WHO ROUNDED THEM UP AND ESCORTED THEM TO TRAINS. THE TRAINS HAD STEAM UP READY TO START FOR PEIPING AND SHANGHAI BY 10 A.M.
GHAI BY 19
ALL THE STUDENTS, WHO ARE NOW ON THEIR WAY HOME, HAD BEEN QUARTERING IN THE COMPOUND OF THE CEN. TRAL UNIVERSITY, AND WHEN SURROUNDED APPEARED SUBMISSIVE, PROBABLY OWING TO THE GRIM AND BUSINESSLIKE ATTITUDE OF THE TROOPS.
JAPAN COUNTERMANDS ORDER TO TROOPS,
Toxyo, December 18.
WHILE OFFICIAL CIRCLES CONTINUE TO EXPRESS HOPE THAT CHANG HSUEH LIANG WILE WITHDRAW HIS. CHINCHOW » GARRISON IN ORDER TO FORESTALL THE POSSIBILITY OF A HEADON COLLISION, IT IS LEARNED AUTHORITATIVELY THAT THE ORDERS TO JAPANESE TROOPS NOT TO ADVANCE WESTWARD OF THE LIAO RIVER, WHICH WERE ISSUED AFTER THE OPERATIONS ON NOVEMBER 27. HAVE BEEN COUNTER. MANDED.
MUCH ANXIETY IN PARIS
PARIS, December 18. Much anxiety has been caused by the Tokyo report counter. manding the orders prohibiting the Japanese troops advancing westward of the Liao River,
League oMcials polut out that neutral observers are sta the district and their report is necessary before the League is able to extimate the menace caused by "lawless clements," mentioned by Mr. Yoshizawa at the concluding Council meeting.
Japanese circles observe that the countermanding should not be regarded as a serious development, as they hope Chang Hsueh Liang will withdraw his troops, thus averting any possible clash.
MR. STIMSON ASKED TO TABLE MANCHURIAN NOTES
(Reuter's Special Service.) Chiang Kai Shek as President of
WASHINGTON, Dee, 18.
the War Council, in the Unidention The Senate has passed a resol Government, on condition that the tion requesting Mr. Stimson to terms of the appointment preclude table all overnamental Notes ex- the danger of personal dictator. changed regarding the Manchurian ship. What the Canton party erisis.
wish is to set up two branches of she. War Council, one in the North And another in the South, General; Chang Hsueh Liang is considered the right man to all the president- ship, of the Northern branch, "while General Chen Tsai Tong should talte up that of the Southern one.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Panis, Dec. 18. Mr. Yoshizawa is probably leav ing for Tokyo on Dec. 28 or 28, to take up his new port of Minister For Foreign A Juirs. He will trave; wi Siberia.
لوج
OFFICIAL STABBED TO DEATH
↓
PRINCE INSPECTS
NEW INDUSTRIES
S. WALES MINERS' FINE EFFORT
Tweed Made From Wool From Local Sheep
«(Reuter's Special Service.)
T LONDON, Dec. 18. The fine results of the mining community's efforts to engage in new industries, when their own had practically ceased work, were in- spected by Prince George while on a three-day's tour of South Wales coalfields.
Prince George watched boys making furniture from solid" onk and girls making stockings and tweed from wool from local sheep.
BRITAIN'S FUTURE
POLICY
STATEMENT BY PREMIER
NEXT FEBRUARY
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
rory, Dec. 18. According to present indications the Prime Minister will announes Government's policy as soon as the Commons roussemble in February..
INDUSTRIES.
THIRD ANTI-DUMPING ORDER ISSUED.
Britain Will Not Modify Measures
REUTER AND WIRELESS,]
SCHOONER'S CREW
ADRIFT FOR SEVENTEEN DAYS IN MID-ATLANTIC.
[DRITISH WIRELESS, SERVICE.]
2
SENTENCED
EX-MEMBER OF PARLIA MENT TO BE SHOT
Accomplices Sent to
*Prison
(Router's Special Service,)
SHOT DEAD
While Celebrating His
Acquittal
RECORD OF 25 ARRESTS: ONLY TWO CONVICTIONS
(REDTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE);
Ruan, Doc. 18. Messrs. Eldor and Fyflow steamer Aztec has reached Southampton. after having resoned, in the mid- Atlantic, the Captain and crew of BEBLIN, Dee, 18." five of the three masted schoonne
TELIERAN, Dec. 18. The British Government has de-Ria, which was bound from Spainian Parliament and a high offer, A Jewish ex-member of the Par clined to open discussions with Gers to Newfoundland.
who were many on the subject of British
found guilty of high The Ria was rendered heipters by treason to-day, were sentenced to Customs duty, on the ground that a violent storm and drifted for convicted of being accomplices, ters, who burst in
be shot, while others, who were discussion is useless as Britain is seventeen days without being able were sentenced to periods of im- determined not to modify the new to attract other vessels by her diaprisonment, ranging from his to ten
tres siguals. "At last the men had [ years.", nothing to eat but a few onions and nothing to drink hut in-
measures.
Act.
Value of Recent Imports.
Rusur, Dec. 18. The value of average imports 1 recent months of articles covered. in the third Board of Trade Order auder the Abnormal Importations was £2,020,870 making an estimated annual
"total of 31,450,4-40.... | Imports affected by the previous twa orters amounted "last year in value, to £35,000,000,
(THROVON RAUTER'S AGENCY.}
"LONDON, Dec.. 17. Mr. Runciman's third anti-dump- ing order under the Abnormal In portations Act was issued to-night and comée into force on Saturday,
The order imposes a duty of fifty per cent, ad valorem, upon sixteen classes of mainly luxury articles' including the following:
Illuminating glassware used for artificial light.
Cameras, photographic pintes and fikas, other than cinematograph tina,
Wireless valves and parts thereof, Electric Slament Famps and fittings.
Crass mowers,
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water, and had burned most of their TRADE IN THE FAR clothes to make fares. when the Atear sighted their signals.
With great difficulty in heavy de bont, which was manned by sons and at night the Aztec launch- volunteers, and took off the Ria's Grani Afterwards her Captain way taken buck to set fire to his aban doned schooner.
SECOND TEST MATCH
GRIMMETT'S WONDERFUL
BOWLING
(TSROUGH, REUTER's Adenot.]
SYDNEY, Dec. 18. The second test match between the South African and Australian cricketers opened here to-day South Africa won the toss and put up a wretched display.
Grimmett had a wonderful spell during his howling when off sixty six balls only, four yielded runs. back Ponsford being bowled by Australia Teceived an early set- Quinn by the last ball of his first stump but the ball swing in sharp over. "Ponsford covered his off
Cotton, Goods. The various committees, which the Cabinet set up after its series
Manufactures, wholly or partly of of Councila earlier this week, will cotton, of the following descrip moet early in January, when the tion: tissues in piece, flags, had Premier, who is in Scotland, and kerchiefs, shawls and household other ministers have reassembled cotton goods including table and after the Christmag holidays. bed linen, and towels,
Government's comprehensive policy will be formulated after those com-one-quarter inch diameter, except batsmen, while Vincent's slow bowl. Cordage ropes, and twine underly and took his leg stump. Quinn's
haec from the wicker troubled the: mittees have prepared and examia-
such as is used in the packing of ing had a quietening effect, ed the necessary detailed informa- other goods. tion.
RETURN FLIGHT
AUSTRALIA
gar-
Complete or incomplete ments, other than underwear, and
TOosiery, complete or incomplete,
KINGSFORD-SMITH LEAVING ON TUESDAY
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.
Ruany, Dec. 18, Air Commodore Kingsford Smith, why reached London on Wednesday with the Christmas mails from Australia, will leave on a reture journey in the same maelline on Tuesday with mails which will be distributed is Australia on the first days of the New Year.
EXPERIMENTAL AIR FERRY
行
♫
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
The latest disenssion, though
Rony, Dec. 18 tentative in
An experimental air ferry be mature and the artween Bristol and Cardiff will ne rival of other Canten leaders, who started next month with Avro are on their way to the North,
X monoplanes. contres around the question of ap NANKING, Dec. 17. Late to-night, the Garrison Head- Canton leaders suggest the appoint- pointing a Foreign Minister. The quarters announced that from toment of Mr. Eugene Chen to fill morrow the Government is taking the post. drastic steps to curb student netivi-
ties in the capital, and will main- FOUNDATIONLESS RUMOUR.
tain order at all costs."
It is believed this action is due
to representations from diplomatic quarters.
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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}:
PARIS, Dec. 1%
An American newspaper's report
to the effect that a Franco-Japanese It is lentued that this afternoon agreement had been reached, whore. students carried off a member of by France should be guaranteed by the stuff of the Central Kuomin-Japan's possession of A Chinese tang Headquarters and stabbed Provides " hne been considered him to death. One student who sufficiently striking to be officially fell into a creek during the clash denied as foundationless.
of students and soldiers was drown- ed, while two others, suffering from immersion in the icy water, are not expected to live.
POST FOR CHIANG KAI-
SHEK
(Wah T Tat Pao)
NANKING, Doc. 18,
Most of the Canton leaders ap pear to have agreed to the sug gusted appointment of Marshal
GIALDINI'S SENTENCE
REDUCED
(TRNOUGH DEUTER'S AGENCY,]
TIGER'S FIRST AIR TRIP
than underwear, but includ ing stockings and hose for men, women and children and shaped material for making into such gar ments or hosiery.
Citric acid, tartaric Reid and cream of tartar,
Aluminium, sulphate ammonia, alum, soda alum and potash Blum.
Ammonium chloride. Lithopoas.
Rabber proofed tismies in plece. Loaded and empty cartridge sporting rifles.. cases for sporting firearing, and
Jump in Imports: The largest category of imports affected is that relating to com- plete and incomplete garments,
The average value of the items included therein imported monthly last year was 2315,000. During the last two months this figure in creased to C931,000 in October nad £1,023,000 in November,
Almost as large is the cotton zanufacture category goods, which were Just year imported to a monthly value of £684,000.
In both October and November
Jasi, the figure increased
to
12,000, when the month's quan- tity of cotton goods jumped from under seven million square yards per month last year, to nearly ten- million,.
The value of the imports last SENSATIONAL STRUGGLE ONcluded in the order was, photo- month of the other entegories in-
'PLANE
(Reuter's Special Service.}
LONDON, Dec. 17. A tiger's firat aerial trip led to
A sensational struggle in a cross- channel plane to-day. The tiger route to Croydon from Ostend in order to appear at a
w
graphic filing £38,000,.. electric langm £97,000, electric light fit- tings £5,000, cordage etcetra, £31,000, citric acid "Bas,000 and lithopone 202,000.
HOOVER
MORATORIUM. circus. When the journey started
the trainer opened the cage-door in order to quieten the tiger, which was obviously terrified. The tiger trainer cutered the caud, and man jumped out Bubsequently thy and behet kept each other company there till the end of the journey,
LONDON'S CONGESTED
TRAFFIC
"
UNDERGROUND GARAGE BEING CONSIDERED
[BRITISH WIRELEER SERVICE.). MILAN, Dec. 18,..
Roaby, Dec. 38. " The Appeal Court has reduced The City of London Corporation Gialdini's sentence of five years are considering a schenic for pro- ten months to three years, two modation in the City to relieva
viding underground garage aerom
months and twenty-six days,
traffic congestion.
South Africa-1st Tunings. Mitchell, b McCabe Christy, e Nitschke, b Grim-
mett Morkel, st. Oldfield, b. Grim.
mett
14
20 Taylor, e Lee, b Grimmett... 7 Cameron. b Wall Dalton." Grimmett
11.
21
Viljoen, brunonger Vincent not out Broya, h Macabe Quinn, b.w. b Macabe Bell. b Macabe
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysis.
Wall Macabe Grimmett
EAST
BRITAIN MUST NO LONGER
STAY BEHIND
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.)
LONDON, Dec. 1. The great possibilities lying in the maskets of the East were em phasised by Major John Colville M.P. Secretary in the Department of Overseas Trade, in a speech as the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce to-day.
Major Colvilla sxpressed the opinion that China must, before so very long, rid herself of her internal difficulties.
"Nothing can hold back very much longer the inevitable force of that vast area." social and commercial progress in
He said he was not forecasting the immediate development of the Chinese market, but he believed and his view. was fully borne out by the members of the recent Economic Mission to the Far East that we must take the long, view in the eccnomic development of" and be prepared to play our part China when the opportunity arises. foreign competitor will.
If we do not do so, he said, some
BURMA ROUND TABLE
CONFERENCE »
NOW NEARING AN END
[DEITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Dec. 17. The Burma Round Table Cory forcace continued to-day. It is 37 hoped that the discussions on the agenda will be completed by next Wednesday and that the draft re- port may be available for the de- legates on December St. If so, the discussion on it will begin four days later.
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..133
O. M. R. W.
18 3 40 1.
13 5 13
94 12
Frommongers 12
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98
38 1
7 1 $4 Australia-1st Inninga. Ponsford, b Quiou Woodfull
Bigg
Extras
Total (for wkt.)... 78
GERMAN FIRM IN DIFFICULTIES
FORCED TO SUSPEND PAYMENTS
{THROUGA RXUTED'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, Dec, 18. The famous engineering firm of Borsig, playing 4,000, workmen, has suspended payments, but hopes to keep workers employed until February on the several million Eighty
AMENDED BILL APPROVEDucks of, orders in hand.
BY CONGRESS
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WABINOTON, Dec. 17. Advocates" of a scaling down of war debts seem unlikely to deriva any encouragement from the United States.
The Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives to day adopted in amendment to the Hoover Moratorium Bill, declaring that the cancellation or reduction of foreign debts is against the policy of Congress.
The Committee later approved the Moratorium Bill as amended.
per cent of Borsig's productions went abroad, chiedy to India, Egypt and the Far East.
AUSTRIAN POLITICAL
TRUCE
(Reuter's Special Service.}
VIENNA, Dec. 19. Following the example of the German Government, the Austrian Government has passed a decree for a political trace forbidding public meetings 'add demonstrations from Dec. 19 to Jan. 7,
ALBANY, Dec. 18. A acquittal on a charge of kid
"FTER a party to celebrate his napping lorry driver, the notori ous gangster, Jack Diamond, was shot dead by two unidentifled gangs- to Diamond's room, which is not far from the antoi, and sent three bullets "straight "through" his" "brain."
Police Detain Mrs. Diamond.."
A violent death at the hands of rival gangsters justified the fears of Diamond which gave the gangs, ter an anxious time and sent him cessful quest for sanctuary. to. Europe last year in an unsue-
The murder ocurred in a board- ing house, whose proprietress, Mrs... Wood. has been detained. Che asserts that the Diamond festivities proceeded all night and were inter upted in the early morning by the crash of shots. The guests senn- porod off. Diamond being subse- quently discovered dead.
The police have detaiped Mrs. Diamond, who smoked cigarettes continually throughout her amination" moaning, "I didn't do it."
ex-
TROY, New York, Dec. 18. Jack Diamond was to-day nequit ted on a charge of kidnapping and torturing a lorry driver, named Grove Parks, in April last.
Jack Diamond now has a record of twenty-five arrests, with only two convictions.
MARRIAGE PREFERRED TO A FORTUNE,
(Reuter's Special Service.)
LONDON, Deg. 17. "Miss Majorie Clementson, the Lwenty-five-year-old daughter of the Rector of a Kentish parish, was last year left a fortune of several thousands of pounds per annum, on condition that she remained single.
Miss Clementen announced her engagement to-day."
LLOYD GEORGE RETURNING HOME
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rugby, Dec. 17 Mr. Lloyd George, accompanied
by his family, left Comlombo for England to-day on the P. & O. 9.8. Rajputana,
He has greatly benefted from
The question of the High Court was to-day examined in committee. This tour.
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