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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
61932.
STALEMATE ON SHANGHAI FRONT
HOME BYE-ELECTION LITTLE CHANGE AFTER FIVE WEEKS'
CONSERVATIVES RETAIN
SEAT
محمد مسعد عدة و
[TNEOUGH REITER'S AGENOS.]..
LONDON, Feb. 20.
The Henley bye-election, due to the death of Captain Henderson, resulted as follows 1-
Sir Cifford Fox (Con-
servative)
16,553
Mr. Matthews (Liberal) 7,129
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
REDISCOUNT RATE REDUCED
(HEUTER'S, AMERICAN SERVICE |
NEW YORK, Feb. 35. The Federal Reserve Bank of rodis. Now York has reduced its count rate from, three and a half to three per cent.
U.S. AND THE FAR EAST CRISIS
London Reaction to Stimson's Letter
JAPAN HAS DIRECTLY DEFIED THE
LEAGUE
TOON REUTER'S AGENCY.T
LONDON, Feb. 28.
a sectional Chinese Government buy now finds herself in danger of fighting the Chinese nation,
Col Stimson's letter continues to create a favourable reaction here,
The Times says it clearly shows Mr. Wickham Steed in, a letter the essential, inter-dependence to, to the Times says: Thers should be group treadies signed at Washing a clear indiention that British ton in 1921-22 when the Powers, diplomatic representatives will be including Japan, forcewore the ad- withdrawn from those countries accept the' vastage which superior organisa, which decline to tion and their command of named Lengue's recommendations
and forces gave them over a vast dis-British ports closed to their mer
chandise. He thinks, even yet, it "frganized country, namely, China.
They gave an explicit undertaking is not too late to do this.
not to exploit China's weakness, This self-denying ordinançe must be obviously resproted by all, other- wise it will be a homiony to nations who are true their word.
The Times "specially stresses Col. Strunson's remark that the willing- ness of Amerien to surrender its
USED AS LEVER FOR BRITISH SUPPORT
(REUTRA'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
WASHINGTON, Feb, 20 According to the leading Ameri- then commanding lead in battleship can newspapers, the belief is held construction and leave the position that Britain would prefer to sup-
of Guam and the Philippines with port Washington in an effort vigor. out further fortification was depenously to prevent Jagan from em- dent on the strict maintenance of the Nine Power Treaty. This atti-barking upon a policy of Im- tude of America, ways the news perialism, on which magy United paper, will have to be reconsidered States ofheinls believe the Japanese if a modification to the treaty is military party to be determined, that is why Col. Stimecer's letter
affects us all.”
BATTLE
CHINESE RESIST JAPANESE SOVIET'S READINESS TO
ONSLAUGHT
JAPANESE ADMIT ONE THOUSAND CASUALTIES
BOTH SIDES CONSOLIDATING THEIR POSITIONS
MORALE OF CHINESE TROOPS STILL HIGH
[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]"
SHANGHAI, Feb. 26, 11.56 .. TO-NIGHT, AFTER FOUR WEEKS FIGHTING, THE RATTLE LINE IS ALMOST WITHOUT CHANGE. SINCE YESTERDAY BOTH SIDES HAVE BEEN CONSOLIDATING THEIR POSITIONS. THE CHINESH MOVING UP TROOPS TO REINFORCE THEIR POSI- TIONS ON THE KIANGWAN FRONT.
A RIGOROUS BAN IS NOW IMPOSED BY THE JAPANESE. WHO FORBID FOR- EIGNERS TO VISIT BEHIND THE FRONT, PROBABLY AS A RESULT OF GRIM EYE WITNESS STORIES OF THE HORRORS OF WAR APPEARING THE LOCAL PRESS, BUT A REUTER CORRESPONDENT WAS SPECIALLY CONDUCTED FROM THE JAPAN. ESE HEADQUARTERS F8 TWO MILES BEHIND THE FRONT LINE. FACING KIANGWAN WHERE HE WAS GREETED BY GENERAL UYEDĄ, A MARTIAL FIGURE MOUNTED ON A CHARGER.
IT SEEMS THAT THE JAPANESE ARE PAINFULLY AWARE THAT THEIR LINE " IS OVER-EXTENDED AND ADMIT THEIR CASUALTIES ALREADY EXCEED ONE THOUSAND. IT IS UNLIKELY THEY WILL AGAIN ATTEMPT TO BREAK THROUGH THE CHINESE RESISTANCE AT KIANGWAN BEFORE HEAVY REINFORCEMENTS, WHICH NOWEN ROUTE TO SHANGHAI, ARE LANDED).
ARE THE MUD ROADS ADJACENT TO THE JAPANESE. HEADQUARTERS PLOUGHED UP BY HEAVY TRANSPORT, BUT JAPANESE TROOPS ARE DEMOLISH- ING THE CHINESE. HOUSES NEARBY AND ARE ATTEMPTING TO METAL THE ROADS WITH BRICKS USING FORCED CHINESE LABOUR.
SCENE OF DESTRUCTION INDESCRIBABLE
Á REUTER CORRESPONDENT ALSO INTERVIEWED THE CHINESE DIVISIONAL. COMMANDER AT TAZANG WHERE THE SCENE OF DESTRUCTION, BY "CONTINUOUS THE COMMANDER SAID JAPANESE BOMBING AND RAIDS IS INDESCRIBABLE. THAT THE CHINESE TROOPS WERE WEARY AFTER THREE DAYS' CONTINUOUS FIGHTING AND BACK OF SLEEP BUT THEIR MORALE IS HIGH HE WAS UNABLE TO GIVE THE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES. BUT EMPHASISED THAT THE MAJORITY WERE DUE TO AERIAL AND ARTILLERY BOMBARDMENTS.
JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS ANNOUNCE THAT THE THIRD AIR RAID ON HANGOHOW RESULTED THIS AFTERNOON IN THE COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF THE FIVE CHINESE PLANES WHICH WERE PARTIALLY DESTROYED EARLIER TO- DAY, ALL THE REMAINING CHINESE PLANES HAVING LEFT HANGCHOW.
NANZIANG VILLAGE WAS BOMBED TO-DAY BY JAPANESE PLANES AND THE ACCORDING TO CHINESE RE RAILWAY STATION WAS PARTIALLY DESTROYED.
STRIKING PORTS SEVERAL PEASANTS WERE KILLED BY EXPLODING BOMBS THEIR STRAW HUTS.
CHINESE AIR BASE AT HANGCHOW
BOMBED
Brašeнai, Feb. 20. emergency payment bringing the This fact lent strength to the total defrayed expenses for Man-belief that an infantry assault was
"DISARM
LITVINOFF JOINS IN LAUGH
(Reuter's Special Servico.)
GENIVA, Feb. 25. A Spanish Aesop delighted the Disarnaumont Conference to-day with an up-to-date version of w fable,
Señor Madairinga it out to ex plain why Soviet Russia favoured general disarmament and left the whole meeting, including M. Lit vinoff, convulsed with laughter with his reference to Russia as a bear.
He related how the lion, the eagle, the tiger, the bull and the
bear met to discuss disarmament. His Loving Arzos. The lion, aying the eagle, Bi gested the abolition of wings. The ongle, looking at the bull, favoured the abolition of horns, and the bull, fearing the tiger, maggested the abolition of claws,"
Then, said Señor Madariaga, the bear welcomed the abolition of all these weapons no that he could em- brace all the others in his loving
DARTMOOR PRISON
MUTINY
HOME SECRETARY DEPRE- CATES SCAREMONGERING
(Reiter's Special" Service.)
LONDON, Feb. 2. This morning two Dartmoor warders were attacked by a con viet, but they were not serionaly injured.
The Home Secretary, in the course of a statement in the House of Commons, when reviewing the Dartmoor situation since the mutiny said About thirty of the worst offenders and daily worked in the corridors outside the colla, Arrangements for the trial of the ringleaders wore being pushed as Among the quickly as possible. main body of prisoners the "usund Prison routine had long been res:
stored,
Sir Samuel deprecated newspaper scaremongering allegations of mitur derous attacks against warders,
U.S. SILVER - ENQUIRY
ROCOR BROTEN ́S AGENCY.)
WASHINGTIN Feb. 99. A statement urging that the time has come to call a halt in the present monetary, dislocation," was irsued by the Sub-Committee of the House of Representatives which is investigating the silver problem.” The Committee, which is holding a hearing shortly. declares that is recognises the urgency of re-estab Hishing proper" relations "between world yard-sticks, silver and gold."
PATRIOTS HELP NATION
OVER £100,000 TO RELIEVE DEBT
(BRITISH WIREL898 BERVICE.]
British Proposal Accepted.
[BRITISH, WIRELESS. SEN VICE.):
Ruany, Feb. 25. The Disarmament. Conference this afternoon unanimovely adopt- ed a resolution proposed by the British Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon; as follows:-That the General Commission resolve to carry on its discussions within the framework of the draft Disarmu- ment Convention, full liberty being reserved to all delegations to devel lop their own proposada" in subse- quent debate and move their amendmente in the form of modi-
Rucny, Foh. 23. feations, additions or omissions t The Chancellor of the Exchequer, any appropriate point."
Mr. Neville Chamberlain, stated in After three houra discussion the the House of Commons to-day that Conference decided to nominate since August 23,4cash and Goverp sub-committees to deal with land, ment certificates to the value of sea and air aruemcits, war bud- | over £100,000 had been voluntarily gats and political questions. Each given to relieve the National Debte. sub-committee will be composed of In addition, many people had one delegate from each country, surrendered claims to pensions or nssisted by experts' and secretaries. | other simis due to them from publie
funda. HEMP ISSUE SETTLED
made an internasional issue, and rather than see an increase in the number of Japanese neroplanes, churia and Shanghai, so far to contemplated, but the night passed HOUSE OF COMMONS DECIDES
Amerion fless and the fortification of further naval bares in Panific 7
übe
Over
At eight o'clock this morning, a bombers and ghters, flew Hougchow and bombed the Chinese air base there, and claim to have
have crashed two Chinese planes destroyed five planes on the landing field and the hangars, and also to
that rose into the air to engage the
The newspapers declare that Mr. failure of Britain and France to Simeon's disappointment at the support vigorously his, defence of the Nine-Power Treaty is an "openstackars. As the Japanese bombers
secret.
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article
left, they report they saw parts of
angehow city,in flames..
JAPANESE PLANE FORCED DOWN
The Pines continues that Japan's remark in reply to the League "Note that she has "participated unre- servedly to the process of settle ment provided by the Covenant of the League" is hardly intelligible to the Western mind, who remem ber that Japan began operasions in Manchaia without previous .noti-
British Anxiety. fication, ech less consultation
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] which the Lenyrue, and the battle recently begun at Shanghai is in direct dedance of an urgent append
LONDON, Feb. 28. Anxiety for Anglo Americwn from Geneva.
Japan stands pledged to "nego-enisis is evident in the Liberal co-operation in the Far Eastern
SHANGHAI Feb. 26, 8.50 p.m. tute a final settlement regarding News-Chronicle's leading Manchuria and Shanghai in the this mersing which expresses the
Japanese 'planes are now making a third bombing attack on Hang spirit of the Nine Power Treaty.
The Times maintains there ispartance of Mr. Stimson's letter to
opinion that the extreme im- show. The Japanese Naval Head- a wide difference in the landing Senator Borah is underlined by the ces bomber was forced down near quarters announce that one Japan- of a British force at Shanghai in
angry Japanese Foreign Office the Chentiang River and was comII– 1997 and the recent landing of apologetics, which the letter has pletely destroyed but the pilot was Japanese troops, ae Britain noted
elicited: solely to defend British nazionala and notified the League and did not use the Settlement ns
a bane for operations.
It is worth serious attention in Tokyo that the tendency of diplo- matic and public opinion will" in- evitably become more unfavourable to Japan the longer the conflict continues. Not that fundamental justice on Japanese grievances will be forgotten or, disregarded, but because the principal treaties bind the Powers collectively regarding China, and Japan has chosen to act single handed.
A Wide Difference."
ST
saved.
#1
Yen 28,000,000. »
RE-CAPTURE OF MIAO HONGCHEN
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Feh: 20, 8.34 a.m. The Chinese claim that after very severe fighting, the worst ever ex: perienced oa. the Kiangwan front, the Chinese having been forced to give ground beyond the village, atei tacked and captured Mianhongchen durly this morning.
without. 'hny attempt to storm the Japanese lines.
With the approach of dawn, the intensity of the rattle of machine zins goes on without cessation. Muab damage has been caused in the Hongkow portion of the Settle ment by the Chinese shell-fire.
USE OF SETTLEMENT
SHANGHAI, Feb. 26. According to Chinese sourers, The Japanese suffered heavy casualties beth in their original following repeated protests made and briefly successful attack and into the Japanese authorities by the the counter-attack during the night. Municipal Council against the use
The Chinese troops on the line!
from Chiapei to Kiangwan have been of the Hongkew section of the Inter- very busy strengthening their de-national Settlement as a base of fences this morning.
operations there in a distinot like "The letter has had the warmest
The Japanese deny the loss of lihood of the Japanees agreeing to reception from
They claim that all sections of SIR MILES LAMPSON GOING Minchongchen. American opinion.
during their operations yesterday restore the police administration to TO NANKING
they advanced on a two-miles front the Municipal Council, near Houltouchin,, which they state
Following the Japanese Consul they captured.
Lukewarmness,
SHANGHAI, Feh. 23: Sir Miles Lampson is leaving for tomorrow by HMS. Wishart. He will stay there a few
The New-Chronicle remarks that the United States feels that Ameri-Nanking ean action in the Far East has been
hampered, with most unfortunate days, during which time he will see results, by European lukewarmness Chiang Kai Shel and avers that the British recaption of the letter may determine for yours the warmth of Anglo-Ameri- can relations.
of
con-
The American "impression British lukewarmnces in the mattor of the Far Eastern developmenta The Times concludes that the may not be fair, but it is desirable most reassuring element in the that it should be removed at the present situation that other earliest possible moment and not
to the Washington allowed to develop into IL Mignatories Treaties are determined to pursue.viction. the common policy adopted by Washington and will continue, to help China with all the means, in their power, to acquire an effective and stable system of government; "js.it too much to hope that Japan will yet join in their constructive task "
Tho Manchester Guardian in of the opinion that America's refusal to recognise territorial and other re-adjustments in China in the re- sult of recent happenings and ought
European Action.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.
BRITISH MILITARY ATTACHE
AT PEIPING›
(THROUCH REUTERS AGENCY.].
LONDON, Feb. 25. The War Offer announces that Major V. R. Barkhardt, R.A.. has been appointed Military Attache ti Paiping The appointment to he effective from June 28.
'APAN'S INVASION OF
CHINA
The European Powers' line of action regarding tho Far East is regarded hore na co-operation with YEN 98,000,000, TO END OF the League rather than the enuncia tion of any individual policy such
MARCH.
UPON A COMPROMISE
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. J
LONDON, Feb. 95. Britain was finally committed to tariffs by the House of Commons to-day when the third reading of Mr. Neville Chamberlain's Import Duties Bill was passed by 122 votes to 62.
There Was further discussion. garding the inclusion i Lariff of hemp, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer agcepted an amendment restoring to the free las soft fibre hemp and hemp tow.
for ther He niso accepted 11; mendment/ placing soya beans on the free list.
After all stages of the Bill has been completed in the Commons. it was anaminced that the House of Lords will' formally give it a first ronding to-morrow and pass it on The duties will operate Monday. as from March 1,
General's order for the withdrawal co-operation of these, who think A SLEEPLESS SETTLEMENT «f Japanese residents from Hong-likewise.
SHANGHAI, Feb. 26, 8.34 a.m. kow, women and chlden left For eight solid hours, the Chinese for Tokyo yesterday, while a second INDEPENDENCE OF Artillery have been pouring tons batch of about 800 men and women the Chapei section. of shells into the Japanese lines in
awnita shipment.
The thunder of their artillery, Lo which the Japanese are replying, cohoes and re-echoes throughout the Settlement, though the noise is not.. so bad this morning as it was found about midnight when the terriso bombardment commenced.
HUGE FIRE
" A PEACE" ARMY:"!
LONDON, Feb. 28. A letter offering the services of a "Peace Army" of British men and women, enger to place themselves, unarmed, between the Chinese and Japanese armies, with the hope of
MANCHURIA
THE FINAL DETAILS.
ARRANGED
[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Morden. Føb. 2. The Administrative Committee" an issued a statement in the name of the new independent State form-
The shelling has caused yet another huge fire which is rapidly stoppings the fighting has been sented by the four North-Eastern Pro-
jextending.
GALLANT MINERS
DECORATED BY THE KING.
BRITISH WIRELESS KERVICE. }
RuGuy, Feb. 2. A party of 19 miners who work- for nine hours in great danger, to rescue. fellow-miner wero decorated with the Edward Medal by the King at to-day's private investiture at Buckingham Palace.
A
EDGAR WALLACE LAID..
TO REST
IMPRESSIVE SCENES AT LITTLE MARLOW
(Renter's Special Service.)
LONDON, Feb. 58. The Press, the Stage and, the Turf were represented to-day at the tumeral of the late Mr. Edgar Wallace at Little Marlow, Bucks, where the novelist had his country bome.
For a mile the toad from the house to the church was lined with- people.
The wreaths included one from
popular tipater, Ross, Prince
of "Honolulu," bearing the legend : All are equal on the Turf and mder the turd:**
BRITISH SUPPLY OF MUNITIONS
£40,000 WORTH IN TWO MONTHS
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]'
LONDON, Feb. 23.
In the House of Commons to.
At one o'clock in the morning, the League of Nations. It is signed vinces of China, to the effect that night, qurationed, récording the ro intense was the shell-fire that by Miss Maudo Royden, the noted the name of the now State will be extent of British supplies of muni- it was generally assumed to be the prelude to a Chinese night attack women preacher, Dean H. R. L. Machowku, with Changchun as ions to the balgerents in the war
capital.
Bast, Mr. Walter Runciman, Preal- on the Chapei front, along which Sheppard, the most popular London Its ruler will be called Chincheng, rent of the Board of Trade, an the Japanese defences have been pare, and Rev. H. Herbert Gray, meaning Dictator, and he shall be nounced that in December 1833 considerably wenkoned owing to the
provisionally installed as such until Britain exported munitions. `to concentration of troops at Kianghe Presbyterian minister. This formally initiated by the people Japan the value of 220,048, of wan in the effort to umash the Chistep was revealed in a letter in thin" according to the Constitution to which three-fifths represented autouris Charges and enunter-charges of After sanctioning a further Yennese left wing.
promulgated in the future," matic machine and quickiring gunj to create 'n Amn bass of propern-trocities such as the 1 of dum-22,000,000
The name of the now era will be In January 1013, the mentio expenditure for the The Japaness Consulate and the morning's Press, in which the signa-
exported from Britain to Japans tion hetween America and the hum buffets and the slaughter of Shanghai axpedition till the end Japanese Bagship were not fired ontories state their conclusion that Tatung, meaning Great Union.
The new dog will be yellow, with were valued at only £18.285, com civilians are being bandied between of March, the Cabinet, sought the during the night, the Chinese gun- this is the only effective way to Longue...
Japan's present position carries a the Japanese and Chinese repre-emproval of the Privy Council for nera concentrating their fire upon thedor do they invite the red, blue, white and black bars in aisting almost wholly of quick-firin
Continued at fout of next column.) the upper corner. an Imperial Ordinance for an the Japanese defences. warning as she began by fighting tentatives.
as Mr. Stimson's Note to Japan of February 7.
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