UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT NEAR KIANGWAN
JAPANESE OFFICER WOUNDED BY
SNIPER
WHILE LYTTON COMMISSION INSPECT "WAR" ZONE
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
The greater part of the barbed
SHANGHAI, Mar. 22. normal intercourse between differ. It is learned to-day that activities ent sections of the International on the part of snipers caused a Battlement, but the main defences last-minute change in the tour #
are still in position and so will made by the members of the continue for some time. Lytton Commission of the war zone yesterday, but in spite of this pre-wire entanglements have been re- caution Japanese officer was hit by a sniper at Klangwan, not far from the spot where the party was sightseeing. The officer was wound. ad in the leg.
Soldiers conducted search and located three snipers, one of whom they shot dead, but the others escaped.
The snipers
are beileved to be plain-clothes soldiers and the Japanese allege that many of them are active.
CURFEW QUESTION (From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, Mah. 22.
A Municipal Council meeting is being held on Wednesday to discuss the question of either terminating, or modifying, the curfew in order to enable mille to resume night shifts, though many believe the curfew will continue for some time yet, owing to the widespread fear that there will be trouble by the thousands of refugees causing food riots, night disorders, eta
Following many objections against streat barricades constituting im pediments to traffic, the Military Authorities are permitting their re inoval where feasible, in order to facilitate trade and assist in the
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moved from Soochow Creek as they prevented cargo from being landed from vesaciu,
The Council and Military Authori ties are co-operating in order to restore Shanghai to a state, Bor. mality at the earliest possible date,
GUERILLA WAR IN MANCHURIA
RAILWAY LINE CUT NEAR CHANGCHUN.
(THROTÓK | REU CEE'S AGENCY.]
Toxro, Mar. 22.
According to brief reports receiv
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1932.
SHANGHAL ELECTION
AMERICANS LOSE A SEAT
(THROUGH REUTER'N AGENCY.)
SHANGHAI, Mar. 93. The chief sunrise in the Shang- hai Municipal election was that the Americans lost one of their two seats, Carnicy not being returned,
Polling took place yesterday and to-day Those elected are:-
Fukushima Okamoto Arnhold
Bell Lestio
Raven Massey
4,218
1.210
1.109
D86
800
882
840
Bahnson
-Beith
840"
Those not elected were:
Carney
734
Hughes....
580
Sowerby
318
"300
334 244
LOTTERIES IN ENGLAND
BILL TO BE INTRODUCED
Carman Marden Cumine
IN COMMONS
(Renter's Special Service.).
LONDON, Mar. 22
ed by wireless from. Japanes mili-
The promoters of the Irish Hos- tary stations, Japanese infantrymen pitals Sweeps are anxiously await and Chinese irregulars fought ang news of the fate of the Lot pitched battle at Naabuton, Btytories Bill in which the whole of miles to the north-onst. of Tunhus yesterday,
Thirteen Japanese soldiers were killed and fifty wounded. The Chinese lost over 150 killed the grim struggle.
Great Britain is interested, which Sir William Davison will ask leave to-day to introduce in the House of Commons,
The Bill authorities lotteries in Great Britain under specified' con- ditions.
TORNADO
SWEEPS
ALABAMA
105 KILLED:
HUNDREDS
INJURED
(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.)
MORE ADO AT DARTMOOR
CONVICTS
AGAIN THREATEN
AUTHORITIES
[Renter's Special Service.).
LONDON, Mar. 22. New York, Mar. 8.
After 'soveral weeks of compara- Seventy people were killed, ham, tive quiet at Dartmoor Prison extra dreds injured and rendered home-procautions were taken to-day ano a low by a tornado which swept result of unrest last night, when "Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky.
Albums bore the brunt of des- convicts in three halls spent the truation, sixty-four people being might shouting, swearing, bellring- reported dead, while the town oading and threatening to break out.. north port are a mass of faming ruita.
LATER.
One hundred and dve deaths have so far been reported of which 99 pccurred in Alabama, seven in. Tennessee, four in Georgia, and two in Kentucky.
Besides hundreds who were injur ed by falling masonry, thousands have temporarily been rendered hameless.
Torrential rains followed the tor- nado in Alabama hindering részuo work.
THE RUBBER CRISIS
SHARP BREAK IN PRICE.
(REUTER AND DRIT16H WIRELESS.]
LONDON, March 21. "British rubber companies which are still able to exist must continuo to reorganise and I-am quite certain that they will have no difficuity 'in producing at a considerably lower price than the Dutch."
The clash synchronised with an outbreak of activities by irregular The Irish promoters fear that the forces over an extremely wide area passage of the Bill will prove a ser their enterprises, including an at-ious blow to the Irish sweeps which tack on Tatun Station, to the south get most of their money from Bri-and tobacco. He acted is British
of Changchun. The railway track tain. was destroyed at this point,
A TURF LIBEL 'ACTION
M. POINCARE
JOCKEY CLUB WINS APPEAL
THROUGH REUTERS. AGENCY.]
LONDON, Mar. O, The Jockey Club won its appeal against the award of heavy dam nages to Mr. Charles Chapman,
A message dated Dec. 1, 1931, states: A turf libel action which, abtracted considerable attention be caued the Earl of Harewood, hus- band of Princess Mary, was one of the defendants, terminated in the High Court, to-day, with the award of heavy damages to the plaintiff.
INDISPOSED
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
París, March 22. M. Poincare is ill at Sampigny It was rumoured that he died this morning, but enquiry showed thera was no change in his condition.
OBITUARY
Irish Proposal.
to
It is understood that if the Bill is passed, efforts may be made by the Irish promoters to come agreement with those responsible for the promotion of the British sweeps, whereby the two syndicates might run alternate sweeps.
Even if leave is given to-day, however, the Bill will be unable to advance further unless it is given. facilities by the Government.
moved by Mr. Hopkin Morris, the The rejection of the Bill will be Liberal M.P. for Cardigan, Presi dent of the Llanelly Rugby Foot hall Club and a son of a Congre gational Minister.
JJ
ROAD ». RAILWAY DR. R. M. BRONTE
FACTS TO BE INVESTIGATED AN EMINENT PATHOLOGIST
[BRITISH WIRELEBO SERVICE] (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]
Rugby, Mar. 21. LONDON, Mar. 29.
A committee, comprising four The death of the eminent pathe representatives of the railways and the small and select group of ex-transport by road has been set up logist, Dr. R. M. Bronte, reduces four of the firms engaged in goods part medical witnesses whose evi with comprehensive terms of refer dence at many notable murder once as follows: triale has been a vital factor. His. To investigate the facts relating
otherwise "possibly
trade; the incidence of those costs, ant classes of users of mechanically propelled vehicles.
and, the contributions of the differ-
It was a case in which Mr. Charį testimony, is that of Sir Bernard to the total costs of the highways les Chapman, the well-known horse Spilsbury and Sir William Wilcor, system-including the regulation of trainor of Lavant, sued the Earl of brought a new element of logical Ellesmere, the Earl of Harewood which would
science into the rifting of cases and the Earl Rosebery, as ste-have been incapable of explana wards of the Jockey Club, Messretion. Weatherby and Sons, aa publishers of the Racing Calendar, and Thei Times for libel in conmedian with
a warning-off notice.
JAVA AND SUMATRA ΤΕΑ
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY,] The defendants were ordered to pay damages totalling 18,000, this
London, March 29, amount being awarded by the High -In the House of Commons Mr. Court jury against all defendants. Runcimas said that 150,000 packages The Times is required to pay £3,000 of Jaya and Sumatra tea were And the remaining defendants offered in nuction at 1/7 up to £18,000.
March 19, compared with 148,000 for the corresponding period in 1931.
Mr. Chapman complained that he had been ruined through the pub- lication of a statement by the Stewards of the Jockey Club that they had satisfied themselves that a drug had been administered to a horse, Don Pat, winner of a race at Kempton Park, that they had disqualified the horse, and hail warned Chapman, a trainer off Newmarket Heath (and consequent ly off all racecourses under Jockey Club rules)
ARMY TOURNEY FOR CHURCH FUNDS. OBJECTION TO D.S.O. RECTOR'S
PLAN,
A rector's arrangement for a military tournament to assist in raising funds for a new local church is causing trouble in West Wick-
pro-
The Stowards admitted during ham, Kent, the bearing that there was no sug gestion that Mr. Chapman was a
The reator, Lieut. Col. the Rev. party to the doping, but contended Charles Alexander Shaw Page, that as trainer of race-horses, he, D.S.O., M.C., was reproached at was absolutely responsible for his the annual parochial meeting at the servants' acts.
parish church for taking The Judge told the jury that acts liminary steps, for holding the there seemed to be only one ques tournament tion to answer and that was: "Do
Mr. Brook, a member of the church the words complained of mean that council, eaked why the rector had Chapman himself doped Don Pat.not first consulted his fellow mem- The jury returned, their verdict bers of the church council and s as indicated. A stay of execution, sorted that the majority of the ra- pending appeal, was granted on sidents of the district were against conditions.]
military display for raising funds when the Church was acting in sup port of disarmament proposals.
ing whole-heartedly against an other war...
Up to the present no intimation has been given that the tonament has been cancelled.
To consider and report on the dature and extent of regulations, which in view of modern economic development should be applied to goods transport by road and by rail, and, in the light of any cof clusions reached under these heads, to make such further recommendis- tion as they are able to frame designed to assist the two sides of the industry to carry out their functions under equitable condi tions which adequately safeguard the interests of trade and industry; and to report by the end of July. BOOM IN BRITISH STOCKS
PORT OF LONDON OFFER OVERSUBSCRIBED
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY)]
LONDON, Mar. 22. The operation of tightening the belt is not synonymous with a dwindling stocking in this troubled island, judging from the fact that over £270,000,000 has been offered for investment, in the past two or three weeks in response to capital issues for under £9,000,000.
The "Stage," operators buying to sell at a premium, have been particularly clamorous.
A Port of London offer of £2,000,000 Five Per Ceht, Stock, ued at 101, was over-subscribed twenty-eight times.
Meanwhile, revenue officials are extremely gratified. The year's in The rector, replying, said hecoms tax antizzate has already been could not be expected to agree to rendised with ten days to go. those views. He was a soldier. It is magnificent," ordained well as a priest and by became "a an official at Somerset House, show pricat heenuine the Church was working undisguised delight at this new
(Continued on previous column.)
experience,
This was the opinion to-day "ex- prossed by Mr. E. T. Campbell, M.P., who was for many years con Dected with planting enterprises in the Dutch East Indies, both rubber Consul in Java' for many years.
He added that a steady, low price
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.30 p.m., stated-
The anti-cyclone is situated over S... Jaffe, moving east- ward,
Local Forecast:--N.E. winds, fresh cloudy generally.
was always preferable and in the long run more profitable, than a continuously fluctuating nervous market as hed now prevailed for over a year owing to the restric tion negotiations.
الرب
New Low, Record, A sharp break in the price of rubber followed the announcement that the proposals for the regula rubber had been rejected. tion of production or the export of
Spot price was quoted at one and neven eights penca, the lowest on record, but it recovered later to one and fifteen sixteenths. Rubber shares were nominal, Philip Cunliffe Lister said he was Questioned in Parliament, Sir satisfied that the conclusion of the negotiations was inevitable in all reluctantly accepted by both the the circumstances and it had been British and Dutch Governments,
INDO-CHINA RUBBER
PLANTATIONS
A Ball authorising the Govern.
PARIS, Mar. 22.
ment of French Indo-China to issue a loan for Frs: 250,000,000 to assist the rubber plantations. has been passed by the "Chamber.
OTTAWA IMPERIAL
CONFERENCE...........
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rucny, Mar. 21. The Prime Minister was asked in the House of Commons whether it' was proposed that selected business. men should accompany Ministers to Ottawa for the Imperial Confer ence. Ho said the matter was at present under consideration.··
DANUBIAN STATES ECONOMIC, RELATIONS
[BRITISH WIEKLESS SERVICE.]
This morning all the convicta were kept within the walls, except a few trusted men, whose sentences. ano due to expire, were allowed' to carry out the essential duties on the prison farm under an armed guard. An asped guard was also on duty outside the walls of the prison,
All the wives and families of the warders were warned to remain in their homes, but nothing happened
The convicts evidently, wero 'Com ed by the strength of the guard and akowed themselves to be takah fo their cells,
·KING FORGIVES GRANDSON
PRINCE LENNART
BLESSED
(Reuter's Special Service.)
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MONTE CARLY, Mar. 2. Although it is obvious everyone concerned in the reconciliation wants to keep the attair as quiet as possible, the King of Sweden received and bestowed his blessing on his grandson, the former Prines: Lennart and his bride whom he married under romantic circum stances in London.
Prince. Lennart lunched yesterday with Prince William, his father; with whom he has never been estranged..
..
AFRICA'S NEW CURRENCY
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENÖT.].
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CAPE TOWN, Mar. 29. The new South African currency unit will be a florin equal to 11.30016 grains of gold, according will be sub-divided into a 300 cents, to a Bill issued to-day. The florin The ten florin gold piece will be called
& Band There will be silver coins of two and cue florins and fifty, twenty and tea cents, and bronze coins of four, two and one crate.
PRINCESS' MINIATURE HOUSE DESTROYED
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, Mar, EL The miniature house which preve presented to the Duke and Duchess designed and built in Wales and of Yoria for their daughter, Pria cess Elizabeth, was destroyed by fire to-day when being transported by road to London for exhibitions
The Duke, in a telegram to the Lord Mayor of London, expresses this wonderful specimen of Welsh deep regret at the destruction of craftsmanship.
The furniture which is in keep ing with the model house, was in a separate vehicle and is safe. The house, which was big" enough for the Princess to walk about in, will be rebuilt.
INDIAN SITUATION
OUTLOOK BRIGHTER
(ORÍTISH WIRELESS_BERVICE}
JAPAN'S POLICY I
MANCHURIA
YOSHIZAWA'S STATEMENT TO DIET
WAR MINISTER REVIEWS MILITARY POSITION
EVEN MORE SERIOUS THAN RUSSO-
JAPANESE WAR"
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENOT.]
Toxyo, Manob 22.
Mr. Yoshizawa when addressing the Diet on Japan's foreign policy, this afternoon, declared it was while Japanese Marines were moving in to their positions, in accordance with the general plan for the defence of the Settlement, that they were fired on by Chinese troops. He denied that it was the Japanese Marines who started the trouble.
Referring to Manchuria, he said that the efforts of focal leaders to maintain posce, after the fall of the Manoburian Government. had gradually assumed the nature of a movement for autonomy and the declaration of independence was later made,
He was certain that it. Would be to the best interests of the new State, if it respected the existing treaties, rights and interests of foreigners and to faithfully adhers to the principle of "an Open Door.
"
Mr. Yoshizawa. said' that 'Japan's interests in Mancharia were, mainly political, but in China mainly economic. He declared that It would be better the National Government abandoned her anti-Japanese policy and directed her energies towards achieving internal anity and peace, and then there would be no room to doubt the possibility of restoring complete friendship and concord between the two countries.
WÄR MINISTER'S STATEMENT
LATER,
Declaraing that the situation in Manchuria is at far from casy and requires constant vigilance, the War Minister speaking to the Diet asserted, "Peace in Manchuria from the standpoint of national defence is vital for Japán, therefore it in necessary that the present strength of Japanese troops there be maintained and. It possible, reinforced. This point is now being studied by the authorities,”
The War Minister's speech also reviewed the development of military operations botti In Manchgria and Shanghai. General Araki solemnly declared that the magnitude and profimdity of the questions involved rendered the situation "even more serious to Japan than the Russo-Japanese war in certain respects,"
Close observers interpret General Araki's, emphasis for the necessity of maintaining at least the present strength of troops in Manchuria as foreshadowing the permanent stationing of about three: divisions in Manchuria, instead of only one as prior to Sept. 18, 1931.
AN ARMAMENTS RACE?
LONDON, Mh. 22. Expressing the hope that Government would state its attitude. regarding the "Independent" State of Manchuria in the House of Commons this afternoon, the Manchester Guardian points out that Japan has every intention of remaining in Manchuria, and it the Covenant and the Nine Power Treaty do not operato;, causing” her withdrawal to within the Railway Zone, the result would prob ably be an armaments race between the United States and Japan, thus frustrating the Disarmament Conference and making war inovitable.
[4 Consular statement on this subject will be found on Page 121
RUSSIA AND JAPAN
VIOLATION OF PORTS- MOUTH TREATY?
{THHOUGH PEUTER'S AGENCY.)
TROTSKY'S LUCK OUT
REST CURE CANCELLED
„{THROUGH REUINN'S AGENCY.}
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 21 Wrecked on a lonely island f the Sea of Marmers, exposed to bitterly cold weather and a bowling Moscow, Mda, 21. gale, without shelter of any kind, Further queries by M. Karakhan, M. Leon Trotsky, the exiled Russian to-day elicited as asmurance from leader, had an exciting adventure. in the Kwantang Peninsula was Mr. Hirota thas the Japanese Army yesterday, closely watching the activities of the Russian White Guards,"
The Japanese military authori- tice were prepared, it necessary, to repress any political insurgent activity directed against Soviet Russia.
M. Trotsky was a member of a fishing party, angling off "Dog" Island is the Sea of Marmora when a sudden gust of ioy wind, known in this part of the world as "The Black Breath, drove the motor boat on the rocks.
Trotsky and his two companions just managed to scramble ashore before the boat was capsized and
Regarding the new Government smashed. in Manchuria, Japan re-affirmed her. They were marooned on Dog adherence to the principle of the Island through the night, experi Open Door:
Fencing bitterly cold weather from
M. Karakhan's suggestion that which no shelter was available: the Japanese troop movemente They were rescued by a fishing Rucey, Mar. 21. violated the Portsmouth, Treaty, smack which observed their signale. Answering a Parliamentary quee was denied by M. Hirots, who do this morning. tion regarding the political situaclared that the transportation and tion in India during the past week, ocncentration of troops along the
Second Misfortune. the Secretary for India, Bir Samuel Chinese Eastern Railway was aim- Houro, said the broad effect of ed at the protection of life, and reports from the Provinces in property and had no strategical diented a marked improvement in object. several directions;"
LATEST M. Leon Trotsky's Juck appėtra.
to be out at the moment.
After his very narrow escape from drowning, he was informed that that Japan would observe the bad, the Czecho-Slovakian haalek Mr. Hirota gave an assurance, his long-hoped-for holiday at Caris Portsmouth Treaty.
resort, where he was to have taken the cure, had been cancelled at the last moment.
The Japanese Government has no intention whatsoever of leaving
way," he declared. troops on the Chinese Eastern Rail
The breakdown of, the arrange- ments was dus to the refusal of the Turkish Government to guarates to
In particular, the Muslim site RUGBY, Mar. 21. tion in Delhi, which was the CANSO The Foreign Seastary, Sir John of anxiety last week; had settled Simon, replying to a question in down better than was expected. Parliament, said the subject of There had been little trouble dur aloser economic relations between ing the present week, and the num the Danubian States, with a view her, of convlotions in some Pro- to assisting their facial re.vinces appeared now definitley on Mr. Hirota countered M. Kara. covery, was under the active con the downward grade. The tribal | 'chan's interrogation with a series place no obstacle in the way of he sideration of the Powers principal situation was clearing up better of questions regarding the consen return to Turkey. ly interested, including ourselves. than was apprehended, Reactions bration of Soviet troops on the f The Czecho-Slovakian Govern
He could make no announcement of trans-frontier activities had been Russo-Korean border and the peenesquently notified M at the moment, but gave an assur only lous) in the North-West Fronstruction of an aerodrome there. ance that the work of the Ottaws tier Province, and had been set off
that they were compelled to M. Karakhan asserted that all draw the permission prav Conference would not be pre. by an improvement in other direo such reports were without founda given for him to epter judiced.
tions:
Slovakia,
tion.