CHONG TRONG
PRESS MONDAY, DECEMBER 281931.
JAPAN STILL ADAMANT COMMUNIST CHRISTMAS
Banditry Must Cease
JAP. REINFORCEMENTS FOR MANCHURIA
TOKYO REPLIES TO BRITAIN, FRANCE
AND AMERICA
WAR STRENGTH INFANTRY ARRIVE-
AT TIENTSIN
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]:
TOKYO, December 27. 60 long as the Chinchow military authorities, whhe stimu
lating an aggressive atitude, continue to Ausilgats and manipulate the movements of bandit organisationsTM against the Japanese army as well as other Japanese peaceable Inhabitants, "and" so long "as officers and men of the Chinchow army mingle" In' large numbers with these bandit groups thereby rendering it im possible to distinguish, the latter from regular troops, so long must the responsibility for the consequences of any action which may be entalled upon the Japanese army in self-defence rest entirely with the Chiasse." -
This quotation roughly sums up Japan's stand as explained in a lengthy statement issued after the presentation of Japan's replies to Britain, America and France asserting that Japan bes obtained irrefutable evidence that the Chinchow military authori tiles are carrying out systematic Intrigues with bandits. The statement enumerates various detalls showing how both Chinese troops and bandits" have been increasing their numbers and activi tles in the past few weeks, after which it describes the earnest attempts made to persuade Chang Hsueh Liang to withdraw for the purpose of avoiding a clash.
JAPAN'S FORCES STRENGTHENED
Tokyo, Dec. 07.-
It is understood that France is The Cabinet has sanctioned the making similar representations, pad despatch of an additional mixed it is believed Britain will do like brigade from Korea for reinforce, I wise. ments in Manchuria.
TIENTSIN, Dec, 25.
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Fresh representations have been made to Japan to prevent renewed
The frat contingent of Japanest hostilities, according to rginforcements, consisting of one
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Gon. Chen Ming Shu was selected 'by the section to proceed to Shang- hai to persuade Mr. Sun Fo to re- turn., Gon, Chen Ming Shu left by the ngon express train today,"
CHINA'S FOREIGN -
MINISTER?
NANXING, Dec. 21. There is now a third candidate for the Foreign Affair's portfolio, namely. Chuo Hsin Chu, the others bring Dr. C. C. Wu and Mr. Eugene Chou,
SCARE
TRAGEDIES
YOUNG MAN SHOOTS DEAD
BANDITS HEADING | HIS FATHER AND MOTHER
FOR KWANGTUNG
Martial Law Declared
in Swatow
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
CANTON, Dec. 21. .. Alarming reports of Communist netivities along the north-eastem border of Kwangtang have been re- ceived by the military authorities in Canton. A large number of. organised Communists and bandits under the notorious Chu Tale and Mo
To Chak Tung have taken advan tage of the political uncertainties It is believed that it Dr. O. and the dispute in Nanking and Wa insists on assuming the Chair-have started marching southward, manship of the Kwangtung Provin. apparently with the rich Chium cial Govenment Chao Hein Chu districts in casters Kwangting as stands a good chance of the aptheir objective. After capturing pointment as he is acceptable to several towns of importance in bath. the Nanking and Canton Fukien and south Kiangai, includ- groups of the
present plenary ing Wooi Chang, Wa Ping and session.
Hang Wu, the desperadoes are
NO NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS heading for Kwasgtung from the north-east comer. The Communist armies are said to be over 150,000 strong, of whom half have rifles.
It has been ordered that ja view of the national crisis there will be no New Year holidays, all Govern- ment offices working as usual.
WANG CHỨNG HUY
RESIGNS
Wang Chung Hui has telegraph ed from The Hague that he is re- signing the Fresidency of the Judi cial Yuan, but both the Canton and Nanking groups are understood to have replied urging in to continue and to return to China as soon as possible.
"[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
BASLE COMMITTEE'S A MOONLIGHT NIGHT
MYSTERY
REPORT
GERMANY'S EQUILIBRIUM WILL BE RESTORED
THROUGH" KRUTER'1 AGENITY J
700 GALLONS OF LIQUOR SEIZED
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.)
BRUSSELS, Deo. 7
Lonnor, Daa 27.
BALE, Dec. 24. Christmas 1031 as characterised phasion that transters from one
The Baalo axperts' report on" A moonlight night, a mystery by the usual world-wide crop of country to another on a scate so yasht end a motor-ar hidden im tragedies and comedies, ranging large as to upset the balance of the sand chines, provided the in- from Britain's warmest Christmas Pgmenta can only accentuate the gredients of a rend life Christmas for seven years to a Christmas Day debtor country from the burden of present chaos, and release of a
thrill for Zeebrugge Customs revolt in Chile. The most outstand payment which it is unable to bear, Officers, ing being 200 deaths during Christ- may merely have the effect of Ayacht, from a Dutch porta transferring that burden to the mastide in the United States, 130 creditor country, which, in its loomed up in the moonlight and of which were due to car sunsbes character is debtor, in its turu.mily officials suspected smuggling and moored near the historic mole The and wine due to poison and liquore unable to bear the burden,
watched her while a party searchs Analysing Germany's capacity to. B. Atrics.
pay, the committee says Liermanying the coast found a waiting car is peculiarly susceptible to a great and a man watching the son. This CAPE TOWN, Dec. 2.
crisis owing to the large amount of an ran and was shot and killed S. Afrienn accidents and assaults. A census taken by the German where they met with strong resist
Twenty-six people wore killed in her short term foreign debts.
the party then boarded the yacht Government shows that £8,000,000 ance from the crew of four, finally was owing at the end of July. all were overpowered and over Gormany had to meet in 1931 with seven hundred gallons of liquor was
found aboard. drawals of capital totalling about £215,000,000, which, after using other resourecs, caused a drain of Reichsbank of £85,000,000. gold and foreign exchange from the
A Family Tragedy.
BELGRADE, Dec. 27.
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A young man belonging to one of the best families shot dead his father and mother and seriously wound his brother.
He then com- mitted suicide..
Chilean Revolt.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27. A message from Santiago states that twelve Communists were killed in what is believed to have been a revolt against the Chilean dovern
ment.
Shop Collapses.
MORE TROUBLE IN INDIA
150
RED SHIRTS ARRESTED
(THROUGH, REUTER'S 'AGENCY..}.
Fall in Eadustrial Production." Germany's industrial production fell between 1928 and 1931 by one third, resulting in the unemployed increasing to five million. many's demand for capital to all Ger. the gap left by the war and its aftermath, was mot to a substantial estimated by the bankere com- extent by an indux of capital
mittos at £800,000,000. Though £600,000,000 was offset by repara-
NEW DELHI, Doa $8. A throat to pesca at the North- tion, the balance of £400,000,000 West Frontier by the activities of PORT ELIZABETE, Dec. 28. togather with Germany's own say the Bed Shirts led, the autho A Christmas shopping tragedy ing, led to large development of ritics to take vigorous netion. occurred here to-day, when the 1925 to 1930, when no less than tended to extend certain reforma public, and private enterprises in When news that Government in- walls of a building, which was £1,040,000,000 being demolished, collapsed and which £1,150,000,000 represented known, the "Red Shirts met and invested, of to the North-West Province became buried a shop in which, besides investments by public authorition. passed a resolution favouring comp The report concludes by express-plete. independence, advising. Con six saleswomen, there were cusing the opinion that it is certain greas to renew immediately the
equilibrium in Germany will alt-civil disobedience movemont. sistance of the measures suggested Red Shirts" leader, mately be restored, with the as Government has now arrested the in the report.
Abdu] Gattur Khan and removed him from the frontier region.
General Cher Tsai Tong has or- dered the entire Third Army under General Li Yang King to the East River districts to cope with the 'situation. A large part of the 3rd Army, comprising the 7th Division under Commander Wong In Ching, arrived in Canton yesterday ́en route to Waichow... General Litomers. Yang King will himself direct the drive against the Communists.
Swatów is apprehensive and has declared martial law. The authori Cies there have requested Canton to lend no less than four gunboats and
number of planes to the East. River to strengthen the defence
battalion of war strength. infantry.nouncement made by the State that the report that Mr. Eugene works against the Communists.
arrived hers from Tangku at 12.30 Department.
p.m. to day.
arrival, A MOSCOW SENSATION.
Shortly before their Japances sentries" from the Japanese Concession Garrison surrounded the railway station and allowed none to pass.
Moscow Dec, 25. A sensation has been caused by
Arrangements have been made the report published by the official for the transporting of the remain-Tasa Agency of the recall, at the der of the reinforcements of in- instance of the Soviet, of a men- fantry and one battalion of arti ber of a foreign mission at Moscow lery to-morrow, bringing the totall of fresh arrivals to 1,700 men.
who, it in sleged, tried to persuade a Soviet oficial to stage an attack on the Japanese Ambassador, when he was passing through, with the object of causing a Soviet Japanese
LEAGUE ASKED TO ACT
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NANKING, Dec. 26. "A wpecial Foreign Affaire Com-war. mitter met late last evening to dix- cuss the Chinchow situation and WHO ARE THE TRAITORS? this morning telegraphed to General asking the League Council to bring. pressure bear on Japanese to A serious situation developed refrain from military operations in yesterday which threatened to break that area, according to the previ- up the plenary session of the Cen- sions of the League Paris resolutral Kuomintang Committees. tion.
تو جب میری
NANKING, Dec. 28,
When the question of respon sibility for the loss of Manchuria was being discussed, an elder states. "man rose and remarked: To seek the real traitors to this country one does not have to go far."
AN AMERICAN WARNING
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. -- The American Ambassador at Tokyo has been instructed to ex- The Canton group interpreted press the concern with which the this as aa attack on them, and Government of the United States Mr. Sun Fo and others left last viowa the reports of movements night for Shanghai, Dr. C. C. Wu, contemplated at Chinchow. has also been instructed to draw the attention of the Japanese Government to reports from mili. tary observers of everal nations, including the United States Mili. tary Attaché, that there is no evidence that China is preparing
an offensive.movement.
GODS VERSUS VILLAGERS.
VIGOROUS DEFENCE OF MR. EUGENE CHEN A Central Press message states
Chen had been associated with the late Teng Pin Ta has been denied by a responsible official of the 3inistry of Foreign Affairs,, Mr. Chen, he said, is a veteran men- ben of the. Kuomintang and had long connection with the late Dr. Sura Yat Set, serving him an legai adviser and English secretary.
sponsible for the loss of Manchuris, Concerning insinuations by Mr. Wu Taz Hui that Canton was re- the same offeinl stressed that Mr. Chen's visit to Japan was to save Mauchuria and not to traffe it. Mr. Chen's mission was successful
be secured Japmasse recognition of Manchuria as part and parcel of China Upon this basis, a solution of the Manchurian problem is pos- sible, though Nanking made a mess of it by proposing the neutral zone.
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NEW APPOINTMENTS
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 6.30 p., stated:--
The anti-cyclone continues to move eastward and is now cen- tral to the N.E. of. Tokye.. Pressure gradients over China appear to be shallow.
Loen Forecast:-E. or vari able winds, moderate to light; fine to cloudy; local fog.
XMAS IN BANDITS HANDS
NEAR FOOCHOW
Following the re-organization o the C.E.S.C. in Extraordinary LÁDY MISSIONARY CAPTURED Session assembled into the Central Tangpu of the Kuomintang, Mr Ma Han Chitig has been appointed Director of the International. Sec. tion, succeeding Mr. Frank E. Lee who was transferred to Nanking to take up another important post,
Mr. Ma is a returned student from America and has been a pro- since his return to Canton.
(Reuter's Special Service,)
Fooсnow, Dec. 25. Christmas spent in the hands of
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So far five are reported dead, two missing, and three seriously injured,
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Mr. Hugh Gibson has been ap- pointed to the American Delegation La the Disarmament Conference.
SCOTTISH GIRL TO
BE SAINT.
LABOURER'S DAUGHTER WHO BECAME NUN.
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Rome, Nov. 24.-Procedure for the Beatifention of an Edinburgh labourer's daughter, Margaret Sin- clair, who died six years ago, has now been opened in official form before the Congregation of Rites in Rome.
Archbishop MeDonald of St. Andrew's Bad Edinburgh, to-day loft Rome after Having deposited with the Vatican authorities all the relative preliminary documents and evidence collected in Scotland and
Let Us Heat At Once,"
Ordinances have also been prot LONDON, Dec. 24. mulgated giving the authorities Mr. Romsey MacDonald, inter-wide powers to deal with any trou viewed in connection with the Baale blo. These ordinances give power committee report on war debts, said of arrest on suspicion, possession of the Governments ought to meet buildings, control of supply com without delay, The British Gov-modities, regulation of the use of ernment was ready to meet imame the railways, posts and telegraphs diately..
Haary penalties may be imposs
"For God's sake fes meet at far various offences, including the when interviewed at his home ating in the Army. once," declared. Mr. MacDonald dissuading of persons from enlist enlist Lossiemouth. He added that the
PESHWAR, Dow ́97. Baalo experts' report shows very
One hundred and eighty-eight niainly that the Governments ought Red Shirts" have been arrested to meet without a moment's un- in the five frontier, districts. necessary delay,
It is understood that the Inter- national Reparations Conference will be held at the Hague.
Mr. MacDonald's ruddy health is returning in consequence of golf in bis invigorating native air, though he still devotes long hours, daily with his secretaries over im- monsa files of correspondence and State papers. The Premier. will be joined to-day by his son Malcolm. and they will be spending together. a quiet Christmas.
American Opinion. » [RAUTER'S" AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Dec.. 24.
ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL
COMPANY
PROPOSAL TO INCREASE
SHARE CAPITAL ~.
(THROUGH RETTER'A AGENCY.?
LONDON, Dec. 26.
The Anglo-Persian Oil Company is considering an increase in ita Widespread temporary or pershare capital by £2,500,000, manent default next year by the An extraordinary general meet- United States' debtors, is the ing of shareholders will be bold opinion here, will be one result of on Thursday to consider the crea the findings of the Young Plan ad- tion of an additional 2,500,000 visory committee.
shares of £r each in order to enable It is believed that at least some the Company to acquire preference will invoke clauses in their debt shares in Scottiah Oils, Limited, agreements permitting a suspension and the Oakbank and Pampherston
G. $88,000,000.
Ho. Mr. Chen Kung Po, and Mr. Ka fessor of the Chungshan University bandits was the unhappy fate of England-papers which will form of payments, amounting to about Oil Companies,
INDIAN DISPUTE BEFORE
PRIVY COUNCIL.
Meng Yu remaining only for the purpose of winding up the present Congress;
However, this morning Mr. Wu Tzo Hui, the storm centre of yea terday's incident, was absent from the session and a calmar and son- ciliatory atmosphere prevailed.
They are surrounded by the volumes of evidence that has been given in this dispute of the gods and the villagers, the hearing of which has been going on courts in India for years.
Cause of Dispute.
Miss Harriet Halverstad of the Methodist Episcopal Mission at Haitang, Fukien.
It is understood that the Interna- tional Section is responsible for the transmission of propaganda work to all foreign countries. It will, how. Unified Government in Nanking is launch near the Pagoda anchorage orer, bo disolved, when the new While travelling as a passenger on inaugurated.
Rajah's Grant, The trial court in India has held that the property was granted to the gods about 1500, and confirma- tion was in writing, but the trustee
on Thursday afternoon she and ten Chinese were captured by brigao de and all efforts to obtain her re lesse have so für proved uninccess.
ful.
the basis of a process calculated to place, eventually, this humble working-class girl on the calendar of saints...
after the case includes many of the The Scottish committee looking
Scottish Roman Catholic hierarchy, and its work has the approval and cacourageurent of the total hier- archy.-
Miraculous Cares,
HUNGARIAN PREMIER USES "AXE,”
DRASTIC ECONOMIES IN.. PENSIONS AND OFFICIAL SALARIES.
RECORD RADIO MERGER
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE Į
NEW YORK, Dea $8, The biggest merger in the radio industry hda been staged by the Budapest, Dec. 14-In spite of tecs of the Columbia Phonograph announcement that the voting trus thetranus opposition of the Company have formally approd Christian Social and Economic of the sale of the Company's capfaz Margaret Sinclair, born in 1900, Party, Count Karolyi, the Premier stock to Grigsby, Grunow and Contr City of Edinburgh, and in 1924 and official salaries. He declare
forced reduction in all pensions entered the Sisterhood of the Poor that the need for drastie seunemy Clares in their convent in London, in Hungary is urgent if a serious where she became a nun with the and he is issuing his decree regard financial crisis is to be avoided; nine of "Bister Mary Francis of ing salaries and panelons to-day. the Five Wounds,"
in the contends that it was a grant of HAIPHONG PRISON MUTINYled a life of singular piety in the of Hungary, is determined to on-pitny, Chicago
Two Hindu gods sit in their
In the present dispute the gods temple in an Indian village while, in a room in Whitehall, the Judicial through their trustee, Sri Sri Sri Committee of the Privy Council is Krishna Chandra Ganpati Nara deciding upon the care which, the vana Dea, Maharajulunguru, who is gods through their trustee-have. Zamindar of Parlakimedi, are the appellants, and the respondents are. brought, to them for settienient.
The gods, Sri Ramaswami and Sri Challa Ramanan and more than 180 Jagannadjanwami of Parlakimedi, have come into dispute with villagers of Kosamala, Madras, un the matters of tenancy and rent of land which, it is claimed, belongs to the gods.
His Majesty'e Council consists of Viscount Dunedin. Sir Lancelot Sanderson and Sir George Lowndes.
other
both the revenue and the land of the village.
The dispute concerns an arrango- ment made in 1809 by a Court of Wards, which at one time managed the Zamindari, where the gods are enshrined.
The respondents declare that it is clear they have occupancy rights end that the rater fixed then were in perpetuity,.
Bent Tributes. "It deprives the gods of increas. Counsel for the goda, Mr. J. M. ing rents." declares Mr, Parikh Parikh, an Indian barrister, stands My lords take notes and consult at a rostrum with a bulky volume in the voluminous evidence and ask a front of him and opens the case. lot of questions nhout the village, My lorde are to be asked to de- the gods, the temple and the Zamin cirle whether or not the respondents, dari while the life of London coines who are tenants of the gods in into the room in a subdued hum. Kosamala, have occupancy rights at The case is expected to last sonde permanently fixed renta
time.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.],
HAIPHONG, Dec 20 Four prisoners were killed and-
four roldis slightly injured in a
prison mutiny here
The trouble started last night just before the time fixed for the
for the Penal Settlement. departure of a number of prisoners
The prisoners rots in a body but the soldiers, assisted by the prison staff, after a short but sharp fight ended the trouble.
Order is being quickly restored
ale, the Columbia Company Will It is underssood that, before the distribute a dividend of $10 per the total voting trust cortificios in It is estimated that one-third of
BERLIN NEWSPAPER SUSPENDED.
As a conanquiones Dr. Ernst, the the Columbia Company are regis She died in 1924 and was buried Education; who represent the
Minister of Social Welfare and tored in Loudon and two-thirds in
New York, in Kensal Green cemetery, but Christian Social and Economi three years later her body wae Party in the Government, has re humed and transferred to Edin signed and the Party in withdraw burgh, where her grave has become ing mil its representatives from the a place of pilgrimage for Catholics. Parliamentary Committees,
Several cures and intercessions
No serious political disturbances, deemed miraculous are reported as however, tre, naticipated. In off
events which led to the initation ly that any now Minister of Social criticism of the Prussian Minister of having happened by her graveside cia) circles it is regarded as unlike Borlin,, Dec 11-For publishing! of the present Beatification procesWelfare will be appointed. It is the Interior, Harr Reven During his present visit to Rome thought probable that the Promiering & disputa i twee Archbishop McDonaldheard in himself will carry out the work of organisation of police offore, the him and an special audience the Fone's approve the office in addition to his other Nationaliss
newspaper Zeitung has been suspe
al and appreciation of the cause.
Voersen