HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 1932.
Jap. Troops Move To Front
Line Positions
CONSULAR PROMISES
BROKEN
FURTHER ACTION AT WOOSUNG
REPORTED
JAPAN DENIES USE OF POISON GAS SHELLS
(TAROVGIF NEUTER'S AGKNOY.]
SHANGHAI, February 15. APANESE civilians standing on the « pavement, along the northern end of North Szechuan Road, to welcome the advance guard of the Japanese Expeditionary Force were sent scurrying when Chinese trench mortars began a heavy and,, fairly accurato fire. The Japanese sustained several casualties....
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Japanese troops will take over the front line positions up to the 'present held by Japanese marines.
A Chinese shell went through as American-owned house, near fu Japanese Headquarters but there was little damage as it did not explode.
Another shell struck a house near the Dixwell Road Police Station, splinters falling in the. Station compound. There were no casualties,
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No Japanese planes went up to locate and silence the Chinese treach mortars, but desultory fire was kept up by Japanese trench, mortars near `Japanese Headquarters.
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Japanese warships and seroplanes went into action near Woo- sung this morning älter the Chinese had used machine-guns and rifts to fire on the passing Japanese transports,
It is reported that the Chinese fire caused several casualties, 'But the_cember lá not ascertainable.
A Japanese communiqué statos that Japanese positions 'at... » Woosung remain unchanged.
Japanese Headquarters strongly repudiate the allegation" that Japanese forces are using poison gaz shells, pointing out that no such shell in their posSICSİON.
JAPANESE TROOPS LAND IN
SETTLEMENT”
SHANDEM, Feb. 16, In spite of promises to Consular Authorities that the Japanese would not land troops in the Settle. ment, seven Japanese ` transports. "yesterday unloaded the "Japaneso· 9th Division on Japanese- wÖRITCO
for a desire to have the fullest authority for any decision he 'way' have to take when be returns later in the week.
'JAPAN WILL EXPLAIN
TOKYO, Feb. 15.
the Foreign
Mr. Yoshizawa, at Yangtsepoo after which they | Minister, has invited the British, marched through the north-east American and French Ambassadors section of the Settlement to Hong. to the Foreign Office this afternoon when, it is understood, he will ex- kew, where they are billetting in empty houser evacuated by re fugees.
They also unloaded some cavalry, tanks, bowitzers and light and heavy feld gunu.
.
In addition 2,000 troops were landed at Woosung, while, six more transports are coming up river_to, day with the main body of another division.
CHINESE AGAIN PROTEST
NANKING, Feb. 18. The Foreign Office has lodged another protest with the British and American Governments against
the use of the International Settle ment, Shanghai, by the Japanese as a base for operations against Chinese forces.
STRANGE DOINGS AT CHINCHOW
MURDEN, Feh. 15. General Hai sia arrived here last night and General Mo Chan Shan is expected to-morrow,
It is learned that Chang Hai Feng's troops occupied Changw, northward of Tahushen, after a severe engagement with bandits, a hundred of which were killed.
It is officially stated that numer. ous carloads of salt, stored in the salt depot near Chinchow, DTO being carried away by bandits. This is considered strange in view
sion at Chinchow.
plain the reasons for the despatch
JAPAN AND
MANCHURIA
PLANS FOR FUTURE ALREADY BEING MADE
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
TOKYO, Feb. 18. While the Foreign Office pro fessor scepticism regarding the imminent formation of a new in-
DRAMATIC EVIDENCE
IN SHAI COURT
DURING INQUEST ON LATE
MR. SHIRVINGTON
(From Our Own: Correspondent.)
GIRL STUDENT SENTENCED
THROUGH REUTER'S AORNOT.]
CALCUTTA, Feb. 18.
A girl student, Bimadaa, was to day sentenced to nine years rigor. ous imprisonment for an attempt. to asasinate Bir Stanley Jackson on February 6.
A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK
CITY CORRESPONDENTS IN OPTIMISTIC VEIN
(THROUGH EBUTER'S AGENOV.).
DISARMAMENT AND REPARATIONS"
SIR JOHN SIMON'S VIEWS
(Reuter's Special Service.)
LONDON, Feb. In. Many difficulties bave to be over. come, but tho Dianrinament Confer. ence made a good start, Sir John Simon told Reuter on his arrival at Victoria Station from Pária o
PRESIDENCY OF
GERMANY
MARSHAL VON HINDEN BURG AGREES TO RESTAND
(THROUGH REÜTER'S AGENCY.}
Marshal
BERLIN, Feb 15. von Hindenburg has agreed to restand for the Prest- dency of Germany.
night. He thought the Conference FIFTH TEST MATCH
would begin detailed work withhı a fortnight and added that the in-, dications LONDON, Feb. 15
wore that everybody donts were no optimistic as they foolish to imagine that the difficul
It is long since City correspon
meant business, but it would be were today when reviewing prosties in the way for reaching effes- pects in the light of international tive results are not great. developments, Bank scheme encourages the belief faction. The Lausanne Conference The American Federal Reserve Simon expressed considerable satis Regarding Reparatione, Sir John
that gold will tend to return to its should start with a programme normal position and also a possible which is expressed in the agreed
SHANONAI. Feb. 16. There was dramatic evidence in the British Police Court during the inquest on Sidney Shirwington, Inte steward of the Shanghai Club who, oa January 13, committed auicide after wounding his wife.
Mrs. Shirvington narvously testi- fied to a series of quarrele in which her husband frequently threatened hor. She stated that just before the tragedy occurred deceased pro- duced a letter from the Club Com of his wife's treatment which ap: mittee demanding an explanation parently infuriated him. He stood by his wife's bedside when she dependent Manoburian State, fur-
was suffering from bronchitis ther stops thereto are indicated by because you are going on a long and told her, Say your prayers Mukden messages to the Press re-
road." He then pulled the trigger porting the arrival of Chang Ching of his gun but is did not go of
Ho fired again and wounded ber Hui, Governes of cilangking in both lega His wide then plead.provement in world prices province, this afternoon by aired, "Kill me, the pain is so bad." After a courtesy visit to General but he replied "No. I have only Honjo, Chang, Ching Hui conferred a more ballot and that is for myself He then bred killing with Bai Heia and Tsang Shi Yi, himself. Governors of Karin and Mukden provinces, respectively.
Meanwhile, vernacular papers in Japan are giving prominecco to reports of plans now being mader to encourage the migration of 100,000 Japanese families to Man churia yearly as soon na stability is established, but close observers are extremely sceptical all the plans. are considered to be utterly zu practical.
CANTON PRESS CRITICISED
CONSUL SUMA OBJECTS TO
NEWSPAPER REPORTS
(Trom Our Own Correspondent.)
had been involved in a motorcar doctor testified that deceased
Bovident which caused concussion.
The jury returned a verdict of Suicide
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WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatore at 5.40 p.m., stated::-
A moderate anti-cyclone is central to the north of the Yangtze Valley and nearly stationary. The depression is central about 200 miles to the S.S.E. of Kochi, moving N.N.E.. Local Forecast:-N winds, moderate; fine-ta cloudy. -
SPÉCIAL ASSEMBLY
MEETING.
YEN DETERMINED. TO PURSUE HIS APPEAL {TÉROCOK XEVYXX'S AGENOT. Į
GENEVA, Feb. 18. Mr Yen declares he is determined to pursue his appeal for a Special Asserably, if the Council declines to take the initiative,
The Japanese attitude is also clearly defined. They will oppose the Chinese action on the ground of procedure, and protest againat the transfer of the dispute to Article XV.
Conference agreement is highly The Anglo-French Reparations. praised and there is a general en dorsement of M. Laval is words when interviewed at Paris "We
blundering up and down blind and there should not be any more have at least catored the right road
turning
Political correspondents promise A shilling reduction in the Income Tax in the next Budget..
The Times is of the opinion that the only hindrance to export trade. is the scarcity of starling holdings. in non-gold countries, which has. caused many to restrict payments abroad.
The prohibition of Merting export must reduce the capacity of foreign countries to pay sterling debts or purchase British goods.
LORD READING RETURNING TO ENGLAND BY CRADUAL STAGES [CHITISH
SLEBS, SERVICE; }
tering.
TIDAL WAVES IN FROZEN NORTH
ESKIMO VILLAGES WIPED. OUT
(Renter's Special Service.)
New YoЯx, Feb. 14. A terrible story of the disaster in
the wilds of the Frozen North has just reached Nome, Alaska.
of ice, are the sale grim relics of Human bodies, ancased in sheets
the tragedy, which involved the complete wiping out of seven Eskimo villages by severe foods to the east of Nelson Island in the Bering Sea
before Christmas, it is understood, The catastrophe occurred just
and details have only just come through because of the absence of any direct means of communica- tion:
Rudby, Feb. 15.
Whole District Flooded. Lord Reading, who has made an The whole district, from Nelson excellent recovery after his recent.Ialam to Cape Robasood, appeare illness, is leaving Luxor in a few to have been flooded by gigantie days and will return to England by tidal waves, which swept across the gradual, stages.
PREMIER ORDERED THREE WEEKS REST: MUST TAKE MORE CARE OF HIS EYES
TRNOUGH. REUTER'S AGENOT.).
LONDON, Feb. 14.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald has been ordered three weeks' complete rest by specialists, who told him his sight would require greater care than it has been receiving.
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CANTON, Feb. 15, Mr. Suma, the Japanese Consil General in Canton, in a recent let- ter to Major T. K. Cháng, strongly objected to the publication appear. of troops to Shanghai and the ing in the Canton, vernacular Press
necessity for driving back the Nineteenth Route Army to a safe of various reports concerning the
In particular, distance, if they fail to withdraw Japanese in Chian. voluntarily,"
the Japanese Consul General took TOKYO, Later. Mo Yoshizawa also summoned exception to six reports appearing the German and Italian Ambassa recently in the various newspapers The Japanese delegation denies dors to the Foreign Oface, where in Canton, the title of each being Japan threatened to leave the he saw all five jointly,
38 follows:-(2) The Japanese Longue if the Assembly in
MAILS STRANDED IN The Japanese point out Nationals on Saumeen are Fastvened.
PERSIA Government to decide, if and when
(Reuter's Special Service.) a decision regarding the Assembly is taken.
TEHERAN, Feb. 14. Renter learns that it is
The old fable of the tortoise and true that. Mr. Yen is being induced the hare seems to be applicable to withdrew hits application or re-to the fate of six hundred sacks of nounce China's rights, although he foreign mail and ten tons of inland has been informed that his letter mail which is lying stranded mid of yesterday cannot have the effcet way between Razvin and, Resht of keeping his rights in being in-
Other methods of transport have definitely.
failed and the authorities are now sending fifty camels, to being the mail into Teheran.
con-
EN 34,000,000 TO COVER Leaving for Hong Kong: () The that it is a matter for the Japanese
SHANGHAI EXPENSES
An Imperial Ordinance has bech issued, sanctioning the flotation of bonds to the amount of Yen 31,000,000 to COVET the expenses involved over the Shanghai trouble
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FIRMER STAND BY LEAGUE
British, United States, and Japan CAC Consuls-General Visit Mayor; (3) Six More Japanese Gunboats Arrived in Swatow Yes- terday; (4) The Japanese Naval Commander at Shanghai Commit ted Suicide? (*) The Internal Discord of the Japanese Neval Toros Invading Shanghai, and (6) The Number of Japancan Nationals Residing on Shumeen.
The Japanese Consul General: directed the attention of Mayor The situation at Geneva regard Ching particularly to the reports ing Shanghai was the subject of an) and cable messagen mentioned interview this morning between. Bir above, declaring them to be falso John Simon and Mr. Ramsay Mac and groundless. Such publications, Donald, but there are no armange he pointed out, would not lead to ments for a Cabinet meeting earlier a better. Sino-Japanese understand- than Wednesday.
ing.
DEMANDED
LONDON, Feb. 10,
"
The lull in actual developments are in no way cloaking the appre hension of the possibilities of the Chinese action at Geneva regarding the Japanese offensive at Shang hai
MAYOR CHING'S REPLY-
Being
The Mayor in reply stated that they were not false and groundices but were in the main correct and in accordance with facts. only newspaper reports hurriedly written un it would not matter even if they had deviated a little.
not
A private meeting of the Council is fixed for February 15, and there will probably be a public meeting on February 18. -
the resulting symptoms, which, of couras, would not be known in ad-
VANCO
Food." Vahter,
area, trapping the Eskimoes who perished by scores.
As the waters were subsiding, heavy frosts descended over the region. As a result, many of the victims were found imprisoned' in ice-coffins..
IRISH ELECTIONS
TERRORIST OUTRAGE IN-
CO. "LEITRIM:
(THROUGH REUTER'S ́AGENGE, }
LONDON, Feb. 14: The atmosphere of comparative placidity in which the Irish general election campaign has been pro- ceeding, was shockingly disturbed yesterday at Foxfield, Co. Leitrim, where terrorista shot dead, a de textive and Government Party candidate, the Dail Member for the division in the Inst adminis taadion.
"Both the detective, whose name was McGoohan, and the Dail Me ber, M Reynolds, were witnesses at an inquests last week on & Re- publican leader, when allegations
niade
the Civic against
were
MECHANISM OF THE Guard.
VITAMINS.
ON THE VERGE OF NEW DISCOVERIES..
GIRLS COOLNESS IN LONDON FIRE.
SINGLE-FILE WALK TO
"In time the term "vitamin will probably pass out of use. They ars merely definite chemical substances. in food, and should be studied as auch. The chief need at the mo mont is for knowledge of the mechanism by which particular vitant discoverien relating to the single file receptly from the top. mins.Act
RAISING THE DIETETIC VALUE OF MARGARINE. Great hopes that further import-
SAFETY.
Twenty girl workers walked in
IN AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA WIN BY INNINGS AND 72 RUNS
THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.I
MELBOURNE, Feb. 18. Australia boat 8. Africa by Am innings and 79 run in the Fifth Text Match.
B. Africa-lat Innings.
Mitchell, e 'Rigg b McCabe Curnow, e Oldfald, b Nash Christy, & Grimmett, b Nash Taylor, a Kippax, b Nash.. Viljoen, e Sub., b Iron-
mongersiun
Cameron, o McCabe b Nash 11. Morkel, o Nash, b Iron-
mongor
Vincent, c Nash, b Iron-
monger-
MoMillan, et Oldfield, b
Ironmonger
Quinn, not out Bell, st. Ironmonger
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysis.
O M R W
Ironmonger... 7. 5 4 Nash
12 6 19 McCabe z d + 0
Australia-1st Innings. Woodfull, h Bell
Fingleton, h Vincont, b Bell 40 Bigga Vincent, b Quinn... Kippax, & Curnow, b. Ma
Milton
McCabe, Cameron, b Bell Nash, b Quinn:"
Oldfield, a Curnow, b Mo
Millan
Grimmett,
Quinn
Cameron, b
O'Reilly, e Curnow, b Mc-
Millan
Ironmonger, not out. Bradman (did not bat).
Extras...
Total
Ball 3 for 52, Quinn 3 for 20, McMillan 3 for 39.
S. Africa-2ad Inninga.
Christy, b Nash Curnow, Fingleton, b'Iron-
monger.
Bell, McCabe, b O'Reilly... Mitchell, e Oldfield, b ̈Iron-
monger Cameron,
O'Reilly
McCabe,
Morkel, e Rigg, b Iron-
monger.
Taylor, e Bradman, b Iron-
manger Viljoen, e Oldfield, b O'Teilly McMillan, e Oldheld,
Ironmonger on Vincent, not out
Quinn, Fingleton, Iron
monger. ......
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysis.
0. M. R. Nash Ironmonger 13: 17 18 O'Reilly
+
5: 10
10:
The Manchester Guardian and the Daily. Herald reiterate the demand for a firmer stand by the League.
We know, for example, that nature of the vitamina will be made The former remarking that the
vitamin D assists the absorption in the near future by research floor of a London firm of furriers only fact about the Far Eastern He saw nothing in these reports of calcium and phosphorus through workers are held out by Dr. Sam when fire broke out. Within a few crisis is that it is absolutely clear and cable messages that would im-the usual channels, but concerning son Wright, of the Middlesex Hos minutes four doors were alight, but the door. A male employes urged there is war at Shanghai where the paie Sino-Japanese friendship.
vitamin B we haw no knowledge pital, Professor of Physiology in there was subdued in half an us to remain calm, and all the ginn. Japanese are using the Internation- The Mayor of Canton then went as to whether it is necessary to the the University of London.
bour.
had the good sense to do so. With al Settlement as a base for opera on to call the attention of the proper working of the heart and "Progress in likely to be rapid,” The premises involved are in out hats or coate we did not WARG of the presence of a Japanese, divi. tions, despite official assurances to Japanese Consul-General to the un- nervous system, or whether ité ao Dr. "Wright stated to a Press re- Aldeagate-street (right in the fire down the staircase, into the street/ Edmund place, Jewin-street, off time to get these we made our way the contrary.
provoked Japanese bombardment of tion is much more complex.” presentative. The structure of The Daily Herald avowing that Shanghai: Shanghai in the.com- From the point of view of vitamin 'D' (anti-tickets) should danger zone), and the latter street although the lower part of the if the League does its duty over percial centre of Chine. Ite an- national health Dr. Wright advo-be elucidated in the near future. A was closed to traffic while Bremen building was in flames. We were ALARMING AND HUMILIAT the Far Eastern crisie Japan will portance as a trading centre puroated the raising of margarine to claim to have analysed said deter fought the blaza. Wearing gas shivering with fear and cold when
ING SITUATION.
leave the League. On the other passes all other cities in China, the dietotic level of first-class butter mined the chemical composition of masks, they entered: the building in we got outside. hand if the Langue is intiraidated Since the Japanese anval, air, and by the addition of suitable quan- one constituent of vitamin B has an effort to save the stocks of valu. There was a roll call, and all LONDON, Feb. 15.
and "D. been made by two Dutch workers,able furs and skine stored there responded to their names. All thế Britial anxiety over the danger the threat of Japan's withdraw military forces started bombarding tities of vitamins A
a Lengue prestige wat seriously it for no reason, Woowong, Chapel "From the energy point of view and the position in regard to vite Thousands of pounde' worth of male employees had also escapód: landing of Japanese troops in the that world opinion will approve The widespread destruction of lives mins which are particularly import that the vitamins will necessarily teens: They were still wary ex- and scarves, a kindness for which potentialities following the decline, but it expresses the opinion and other districts have beau, for margarine is just as good na butter, min A is also hopeful, damage was done. Nobody was "Noticing our plight, hatless and the most part, reduced to ashes. but it is deficient in these two vita- "There is no reason to expect hurt.
costless, men on the scene insisted Settlement are denoted by fiaming League action whatever Japan
Most of the girls are still in their upon our wearing their overcoate headings under which the news is, dock;
and property resulting from the ant in the case of children, and have any very complex structure. printed.
Japanese bombardment in appal of women before and after child-It is noteworthy that both the axeitad and frightened. When they we were most grateful: Hut we are MARINE UNDERWRITERS
ling. Yet the Japanese are con- birth,
hormones and the important gland fold a Press representative the story most grateful to the carman, who stantly augmenting their forces "I see no difficulty on the score mecrations, thyroxine and adrena of their escape, one of them said, timely warning enabled us to encaps APPREHENSIVE
with the arim" determination of of cost. These vitamins are already" line, have proved to be comparativo- "There were twenty of us in the with our lives. capturing Shanghai. Such activi sasily obtained, and I have no ly simple substances. Buch, sub-room and also about a dozen male hugs portable searchlight wa Marino underwriters are appre- ties only tend to aggravate the doubt that the cost of production standar were expected to be com workers. Suddenly, we heard the mounted on the pavement in Me liensive of shipping risks at Stang situation and stir up animosity be would be substantially lowered by plicated only because they were at cry of "Fire" The warning-came, mand place, and by its light he hai from 'causes associated to hosti- | tween the two nations.**
production on a large scála, ang Fone time regarded as vague and we afterwards discovered, from a men from the top of water towers A correspondent discusses the libies in regard to interferences Japanese newspaper, in supporb As an indication of the small | mysterious, Boston bo' carman who was in the neighbour "directed steam of water on the possibility of the withdrawal of with ordinary aids to navigation, of their Government's positive proportion which would be neces Nor is there any reason why hood and who saw note inuing flames leaping from the upper will Ambasadors to Japan and says such as the reported damage to the policy towards China, the Cantonsary may mentioned that one more vitamins should not be dis from the lower part of the premises down. Owing to the thorongfare a that Britain is unable to tako such Woonbug Lighthouse, A being Mayor went on to point out, used thousandth of a gram of vitamin covered. The chief dificulty, is the Amidst great excitement, and working from a great height abov
- An Orderly, Zuah,
ing so narrow, it was only by action without & Cabinot decision, especially dangerous in the can of terms in their attack on China D.' is suficient to preserve 40,000 chance discovery of si diet deficient | and Bir John Simon's return to
insurances of vessels and which the Chiness newspapers' in rata from rickets ar (probably) 40 in them and the observation of filled with foar, we made a rush for the building that the brigade were London is interpreted as "evidenca | cargoes,
Canton would not think of using human beinga."/
(Continued on previous column.) | (Continued as foot of gas calamn) able to cope with the outbreak,
Our
News from Geneva says that the situation is acknowledged to be not merely alarming but bumiliating, particulaly Japan's "outrageous demand for the retirement of Chi-
nese troops for a distance of twenty miles.