BRITISH POLICY IN
THE FAR EAST
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SIR JOHN EXPLAINS POSITION TO
HOUSE OF COMMONS
DESIRE TO SEE CHINA STRONG AND PROSPEROUS
(THROUGH REUTER'E AQEKOY.]
LONDON, March 22. Mr. George Lansbury, Lender of the Opposition, initiated a debate on the Far Eastern dispute in the House of Commons to-night, for the purpose of ascertaining the policy of the Government.
He said that months had passed with very little progress towards a subulement. He also enghired the Government's views regarding the Disarnament Conference.
Although he said he recognised Japan's position,, hor inability to find sufficient markets for her manu factures, he considered list Japan had blundered in China. All coun¡ tries must be thankful for the stand the United States had taken in con- junction with the League,
1 He added that the preliminary peace negotiations were reported to have closed satisfactorily and formal conferencu is being held on Wednesday.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1932. "
BRITISH BUDGET
PROSPECTS
REVENUE RETURNS UP TO MARCH 19
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
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JUNKERS FIRM IN
DIFFICULTIES
GOVERNMENT AID EXPECTED
THROUGH REVUEN'S AGENCY.]
Dussau, Mnr. 9, Despite the fact that the book asuole exoved the company's habi- dnities by some tan million marks, the Junkers Aircraft Company is financially embarrassed,
RuGuy, March With eight more working days be for the financial year ends. March 31, the revenue returns to March 10 show a defeit on nation- al accounts of only £10.300,000, compared with £31,800,000 at the erresponding" date last year.
Havinus in the week amounted to £24,700,000
expenditure E was loudly ap£19,900,000, making a surplus ip
the week of £4,800,000. Simon proceeded to numerate the Japanes naval forces in Chiness waters and said that Japan Was reducing these forces to something, not muel Kreater than in normal times.
The statement plauded.
Sir John
Income Tax receipts have already exceeded the revised Budges egn- mate ht 970,000,000 by over £5,000,000, and surtax receipts are
It is anticipated, however, that the Government of the Reich will come to the rescue as it has mil- lions invested in the Junkers Arm.
(Router's Special Servido.)
Dussau, Mar. 23, The Junkers Airendu Company is financially embarassed" despite the fact that its hole assets exceed fabilities by more than M.10,000,000. and has plenty of foreign orders on hand.
Application is being made to the courts to rnable an arrangement to be reached with creditors,
Negotiations have been proceed-
·and stamps fogether are £¥1,000,000 | ing for some months with the oh- behind last year's vereipts to date,ject of raising cash. It is antici- although the Budget estimated to receive in the year about the same total as last year:
The House was entitled, guidonly £2,400,000 shart. Sir John, to feel satisfaction that On the other hand, Estate Duties after what had seemed to be an un- happily long wait, we had at length reached a point when we were able to say that the United States were
JAPANESE WELCOME SIR JOHN SIMON'S SPEECH
SIR AUSTEN'S SYMPATHETIC REFERENCE STRIKES
RESPONSIVE CHORD
(THROUGH BRUTER'8. AGENCY,},
Toxyo, March 93.
Main Interest is at present in the Diet Session, but Sir John Simon'a speech is given prominence in this, afternoon's papers. Press comment, however, is not yet available but individual Japanese welcome Sir John Simon's condemnation of the constant reference to the "stick," and is emphasis for the necessity of keeping coercive, and mediatory functions of the League separate, for one of the main Japanese criticisms against the League and America has been their tendency to adopt the attitude of school.master towards a naughty boy.
Others state that it the League, from the outset, had adopted the same broad-minded "statesman-like attitude as shown by Sir John Simon, instead of virtually condemning Japan without trial, "it is generally believed that balf the trouble would have been
avoided,
Sir Austen Chamberlain's sympathetic reference for desire to restore old Anglo-Japanese friendship appears to have struck a responsive chord here,
EJECT JAPAN!
joining with ourselves and other
the
Mr. Lansbury asked Sir John Powers, interested in the Far Simon what the Lengue proposed grant purposes common to
East, in endeavouring to promote to do, to eject the Japanese from League Covenant and the Pact of Manchuria, and also what he prParis. posed to do concerning the Japanese
Ha did not wish, however, to communication relating to the Man-peak too hopefully of the present churinn Castems. He requested Sir situation in the Shangdini aren, for John Simon to draw the attention of the Japanese Government to the fact that such dation was contrary to British interests, the League Covenant and the Washington Nine Power Treaty.
of the dangers lying in wait for Fone learned from Rudyard Kipling anybody who tried to hustle in the East. The latest news was, never- theless, encouraging.
the news, encouraging as it was, He was very far from saying that was the same thing as having saur- ed the final arrangements which would be necessary before this part of the Far Eastern trouble was terminated, as far as the definite
"SIR AUSTEN'S VIEWS Sir Austen Chamberlain, joining the debate, mid they must all re-topping of fighting was concerned, cophis the powerful influence which Sir John Simon had exercised in the Councils of the League in bring ing together maticns which, at the outact, were widely divided.
only thing to be considered. Still He agreed that that was not the it was a definite and satisfactory piece of news.
We have done our utmost, the Foreign Secretary went on, with the invaluable assistance of our He deprecated the use of hard diplomatic, consular, anval and
military representatives wards in reference to Jupon. Flard, spot, to hold the acales fairly and on the words never settled international to carry out the League's principles, controversies. He also deprecated We had earnestly tried and we had Co-operated with other Powers in Shanghai,
Mr. Lansbury's suggestion that if trouble broke out in the Inter- national Settlement, British nation-
als should be evacuated.
He declared that such a stop would have serious consequences. It would destroy the whole of our trade with China and would do prive u of say influence in the Counelly of the Asiatic Powers.
We should be marked as a people who forgot traditions, as neither willing to help the needy now to protect our own people in the hour of danger,
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No advantage would be gained by taking ap a special position of priority of action,
Cubsoms and Excise Ravenue are togather about £10,000,000 over las sar's receipts to date, compared with the Budge estimate of a £7,500,000 increase in the year."
Supply expenditure to date is alous" £1,000,000 in excess of last year compared with an estimate inereuse of £22,500,000, this indicat- ing substantial economics.
The Floating Debt amounts to £800,000,000,
réduct.on £3,500,000 in the week.
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S. AFRICAN BUDGET
DEFICIT
NEW TAXES AND DUTIES
PROPOSED
[TANOUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.)...
CAPE TOWN, March 22. In order to balance a budget defict of £2,100,000 the Government Juve introduced new taxation in- cluding: four shillings on the in- come tax instead three on gold mining profits; additional taxation. on interest and Customs duties; an additional surtax of 71 per cent. on the gold value of imports. except fertilisers and auricultural implemente; additional taxes of half-a-crown per gallon of whisky;
d. on fish increased duties a shilling on rice; d. on tea and hoots, clothing and cement.
The total revenue from the new duties and taxation are estimated, at 20.8 millions..
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Reich will come to the rescite as nated that, the Government of the
it, has overal million invested in Junkers. which employs three thousand people.
The Junkers Diesel Motorworks at Chemnitz are not involved.
DARTMOOR TRIAL
GRÄVE CHARGE BY
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. COUNSEL
(Reuter's Special Service.}"
LONDON, Mar. 2 Sensational questions regarding . yesterday's, fresh: incidents at Dart- on Gaol were asked to-day when warders gave
evidence at the fourth day's hanring of the charges against thirty-two convicts in "con nection with the outbrik "of Jan, 31 last.
Mr. James, the defending coun- sel, asked a warder whether he knew if two men who are to be. called for the defence were drag- ged to their cells yesterday with bleeding bends.
The suggestion underlying Mr. James' query was that, according to his instructions, some of the defence witnesses iad been inter- fered with.
The question Was not directly
answered.
Meanwhile, in view of yester.. day's incidents, and also because
TORNADO DEATH
ROLL
275 PEOPLE NOW REPORTED KILLED
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.)
Binisanam, Alabama,
Mar. 23. The tornado death roll has now, renched 275 in the fre statek, chiefly Alabama.
EVENTS IN INDIA.
DIRECT ACTION BY MOSLEMS
[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, Mar, 22.
A new and serious turn has been giron to the political situation by a resolution of the All-India Mos- Session at
lem Conference in Lahore to-day,
The resolution follows cipsely the announcement of the British Gov- ermanent that they would not per- mit the failure of the communities
to expose their 'diforence to im. pede progress in working out the now Constitution.
In spite of this declaration, a threau of "direct action" unless the Government accedes to the Moslem demands by the end of June, was conthined in the resolu tion passed,
The resolution of the Conference also instructa. the Working Com- mittee to draw up a programNG ready for launching on July a.
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LATE MR. KRUEGER
SIMPLE FUNERAL AT
'STOCKHOLM...
(THROUGH ROUTER'S AGENCY.]
STOCKHOLM, Mar. 23 Extreme simplicity raarked the late Mr. Kreuger's funeral, only a fow relatives and personal friends attended.
CANTON POLICE COMMISSIONER
GENERAL HOH LOK APPOINTED
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
CANTON. MAT. 3. General Hoh Lok, a trusted sub-
a heavy mist hung over Dartmeer ordrate of Genero Choo Tra 10-day, the convicte escort has Tong and Managing Director of been greatly strengthened.
Before the lorries containing the the Government Armonal at Sheft. escorts earne up, the convicts could chefg. has been appointed Police Commissioner for Canton to sitro- he heard singing hustily such songcerd General Heung Hon Ping, as Park. The Your Truables in resigned. Year Old Kit-Bag," and "It's u Long Way to Tipperary,"
IRELAND AND OATH
OF ALLEGIANCE
GRAVE VIEW, TAKEN IN OFFICIAL CIRCLES
MR.. THOMAS CONFERS WITH H.M. THE KING
(THROVOD REUTER'S AGENOT.]
LONDON, Mar. 23..
The gravest view is taken official ly of the Irish developments.
H.M, the, King conferred with Mr. J. H. Thomas for half an hour this morning..
statement Mr. J. H. Thomas is
Ireland was impeasible as long as realise, he, nid, that real peace in full and free representation of the people in their Parliament was rea- dercil impossible by a test of this
Mr. Kan Tu Mam. Chief of tite Bureau of Social Affairs, has also Tendered his resignation. Other
changer are expected.
(Continued from Column 7.) Eleventh Division is now "gradual- ly proveeding home in transports and the task of withdrawing these men should be completed by this eveaing.
The Ninth "Division has been taken out of the front line and is now guarding Woommg. This divi sion also is expected to leave for Janaa shortly.
The Fourteenth Division пле maintaining the line from Liuho southwards to the boundaries of the International Settlement,
JAPANESE PRESSED IN MANCHURIA
[TROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HARDIN, Mar. 23. As the Japanese cannot arrange
transport for their troops by rail- way on the eastern section of the Chinese Eastern Railway, they are commandearing and mobilising all
motor-/buses.
It is reported that the situation on the eastern line is critical. Several minor engagements have Imienpo and Hongtachotge. taken place in the vicinity of
TWENTY-FOUR JAPANESE
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KILLED
HARIN, Mar. 23. It is reported that there was scri- fighting near Hailun, yesterday, were killed and many wounded.
which twenty-four Japanese Heavy fighting is also stated to have taken place near Imienpo but no details are available."
FIGHTING SOUTH OF CHANGCHUN
Referring to the question of the preservation of the Chinese Custome
| character. Afterwards the Cabinet debated His Government held that the Administration in Monchuria, Sir John Simon said that the arrange-stood, approved of the terms of a Treaty of 1921
on the situation and, it is under. Oath was not mandatory in the ment made for the tranemission of the customs duties to be paid to
They had not the absolute right making to the House of Commons to modify the Constitution as the the foreign loun service could equal this afternoon. ly, as far as he knew, he made from.
people desired and anything affect Manchuria,
GONDON, Mar. 29.
ing the Constitution belonging to attempted to dispossess the pre- this afternoon, the Dominions Serre-
As far as he knew, nobody had question on the position in Ireland purely a domestic matter.
When answering a Parliamentary the internal sovereignty and was sent authorities there.
The people regarded the Oath of tary, Mr. J. Thomas stated that Allegiance as an intolerable burden the Government in the United King-and a relic of Medievalism. The SERIOUS NOTICE.
dem regarded the relations between test was imposed from outside under British and the Irish Free State a threat of an immediate and ter- Certainly we should take, a Sir Austen expressed the hope other countries would, very grave
as resting on the Treaty of 1921, rible ware that nothing would be done to pre- and very serious notice of any
He added that since reaching the
Dabinet Meeting. vent the restoration fully of the old suggestion that the Customs Ser- Irish Free State Commissioner in emergency debate will be socured
House he had received from the There is little doubt that Anglo-Japanese friendship. As review of Chinn was going to be so london, a very important and seri- to-morrow on the subject of the gards China, we had no territorial dealt with as to prejudicially in our document, dealing with the Irish Free State Government's com- ambitions there or elsewhere, desir-terfere with the undoubted rights situation. He would take the ear. munication to the Secretary of ing to me China strong and pios which foreign intereste had overliest exportunity to-morrow to an State for the Dominions,
that part of the Customs which was nounce the contents of the document hold in the morning to consider bandits
CHANGCHUN, Mar. 23." charged with the payment of loan and the Government's araver to it.
A muoting of the Cabinet will be Learning that a strong body of interest etc.
had appeared in the the document, after which Mr. vicinity of Tacchinting Station, on Irish Attitude, Sir John Simon, rising to reply
Thomas will make a statement in the South Manchurian Railway, to to the debate, announced that the been established by Japan, he said issued by the High Commissioner
Soon afterwards, a statement was, the House of Commons,
the south of Changchan, 1. Japan. Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Mat- that no-one was entitled to say that for the Irish Free State in London any loss of land annuitica revonne the scene and after a severe en Conservatives are demanding that ese Poliev contingent hurried to sudaira, had informed him that as an accepted fact, except on the to the effect that he had advised Mr. shall be recouped by an immedinte gagement, dispersed the bandits orders had been given for with principle that one was entitled to
who fled, leaving 42 deed and alio drawal of the greater part of the pass judgment without anquiry and
the booty, including To horses, Japanese naval fleet and some of in the face of denial. the land forces from Shanghai.
The Japanese casualties were Ave killed and one seriously wounded,
· perous,
JAPAN'S PROMISES
Referring to the suggestion that
the new State in Manchuria d
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J. H. Thomas to-day of the policy tariff on Irish produce and live of the Irish Government regarding stock, of which Britain takes ninety the Oath of Allegiance.
per cent of the Free State's out- The British Government must put.
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PEACE CONFERENCE
'POSTPONED
COMPLETE WITHDRAWAL OF JAPANESE
TROOPS DEMANDED
&
MANIFESTO ISSUED BY CHINESE
CITIZENS' FEDERATION ·
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, March 23. "There is a complete deadlock in the peace negotiations.
The first session of the formal conference at the British Con sulate scheduled for Wednesday, failed to materialize and was postponed indefinitely at the request of the Chinese delegation.
спсе.
General Chiang Kwang. Nal; Commander-in-Chief of the 19th Route Army, kas gone to Nanking. He declined to attend the Conference, ostensibly because General Shirakawa, commanding the Japanese forces, was not personally appearing at the Confer This Altch was totally unexpected and is attributed largely fo opposition by the Chinese Citizens' Federation, which claims that three of the points on which the cessation of hostilfiles are based constitute a violation of the integrity and independence of China. They insist on the suspension of negotiations until Japan. ese troops have completely withdrawn.
A manifesto has been issued in the name of the Federation, formally opposing the Peace Conference which, however, may meet on Thursday if the hitch is removed.
LYTTON COMMISSION MOVEMENTS
BUTER AND BRITISH WIRELESE.}
SHANGHAI, Mar. 3. The Arst formal peace confer, ence scheduled to taco place this morning was postponed ti bo morrow, apparently because Chine has not yet designated her chief military delegate.
General Chiang Kwang Nai, mentioned for the post, suddenly left for the front yesterday morn ing It is expected in local Chi- nese circles that General Gaston Wang, Chief of Staff of the 10th Army, will be appointed as China's military delegate.
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The membors the Lytton Commission are leaving Shanghai, for the interior on Saturday, split- ting into two sections.
The exact itinerary of each of the two sections is not yet known, hat one will proceed by train to Hangchow, reaching Nanking on Sunday,
The other will proceed up-river, by Customs launch
Conversations will be held with representatives of the Nanking Government on Monday morning.
Yesterday, the members of the ly. Chiese and Japanese business Commission interviewed, separate men chiefly enncerned in economic
in
uonditions and trade in Manchuria.
Tonight, Mr. Shigemitsu giving a dinner in honour of the League's representatives.
PEACE HOPES Meanwhile, following the many meetings held under the auspices of Sir Miles Lampson and his col leagues, at which the Chinese and Inpanese representatives in Sha hai were present, it is learned that the preliminaries have been completed fairly satisfactorily, and hopes are entertained that the points of difference will be cleared. ip at the formal conference to-day. Meanwhile, the Japanes are prodeeding us carry out their pro- mises regarding the withdrawal of armed forces.
Five cruisers, teen destroyers... and two aircraft-carriers are under- orders to leave Chinese waters and it is contempted to reduos the Japanese naval forces in Chinese waters to something not far above vormal
Embarkation of panese land forces is also proceeding ready been sent back, the Japanese Besides the Mixed Bride which has al- (Continued at fout of Col. 5.)
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