NOWKONG
SINO JAP. PEACE CONFERENCE
MAY BE RESUMED AT SHANGHAT ON WEDNESDAY
LITTLE HOPE THAT A SETTLEMENT
WILL BE REACHED
[TUROUGH, ZEUTIR'S AGENCY.]
Shanghai, April, 18.
It is expected hers that the Sino. Japanese armistice conforetice will be resumed on Wedneschy Or Thursday.
NANKING, April 18. The Chief Chinese Delegate, Quo Tai Chi who has been con- ferring with Government leaders for the past few days left for Shanghai by stormer this after
noon,
when the time comes whether she agrees that noris conditions have been restored
PRIVATE, MEETING OF COMMITTEE
י דיי
SOVIET TROOPS CONCENTRATION
SH
CINC
JAPAN ANXIOUS TO AVOID AMERICAN SENTENCED TO
CLASTE
TWO YEARS GAOL
CHINESE PRESSMEN NOT WANTED IN MANCHURIA"
{THROUGH, NAUTER ́E"""XGENCY;"]^
(From Our Owni
Frespondent,)
SHANGHAI, April 18 Crawley was sentenced to to years in prison by the American Court for exporting opium to Toxyo, April 18. Commenting on the Soviet trooperion aboard the Government
transport Chaumont, concentration in the Far East a Government, spokesman emphasised that Japan is anxious to avoid the possibility of a clash, consequently
she will refrain from sending troopa. enstwand of Hailun unless it is absolutely necessary.
NG OF C LINDBERCH, JUNR.
PRICE OF RANSOM INCREASED TO $150,000
(Reuter's Special Servicdi),
BRITISH
SPECULA
POSSIBILITY OF TAX ON RUBBER
"[THROUGH LEVYER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 17. The possibility of the inclusion of adax on Tabber in Tugaday' Budget is anvisaged by the Irong Post, M.
OF FURE
REGULAR FORCES
STAND BY
(Renter's Special Service?
AUCKLAND, Apr}}}
New Youx, April 18; The kidnappers of Col. Lind,
a strike of sonatal Bergh's baby have increased the
seamon has been price of ransom to $180,000, and
April 21 and will hern Apart from that Budget "'ovë- the Police and Fedoral Agents are
strike
against the Government combing Boston and Cape Cod speculations followed the following
Fines
omergency legislation He pleaded guilty to all the areas by land, ses and air.
No roduction of income tax, All' auxiliary, 10g It de lac, reported that when except slight relief for married men standing by in cass
through adjustments in allowanced. charges, withdrawing his original plea of not guilty Judge Purdy Col Lindbergh flow to Martha possible lower duty on boor, and the voting, but the remarked that the offenge was ag. | vineyard to keep his tryst with the imposition of tea duty with one diffculty in
rated by the alberity with which kidnappers he was accompanied by preference for Empire teas. Crawley had used the American the Chief of the avenue Intelli
Bee Service,.⠀⠀
It asserted that the dispositional vessel and corrupted a 907 Foi the Soviet troops indicates that vice man who is now serving five
they are prepared for action, but years. defensivo rather than offensive.
Geneva, April 18. The Committee of Nineteen met privately this afternoon without the
It is further declared that the parties in dispute for the purpose.
Soviet reinforcing the gagrikot of discussing the draft resolution and preparias slaborats defencee which, if agreed to, will be submitt Saghalien where there are no histed to a public sitting of tão com, Japanese troops, consequently the Japanese oil-walls will be at the mittoe, including the parties in dis-Soviet's mercy in the qront of pute,
trouble, though at "prosent, this is not expectedi
When interviewed before dopartary he declared that the conference had never been aban- doned bus merely postponed.
Although it is probable the nego" tinticas, wil) Be resumed shortly it' is felt that prospects of a settl ment are not too bright,
JAPAN'S TERMS 'NOT ACCEPTABLE
GENEVA, April 18.
M. Hymans has not yet been in formed of Japan's, intentions re- garding the term of the Shanghai truce, but it is considered that the matter will not be ampinged it Japan persists to reserve the right to say when normal conditions as
JAPANESE CIRCLES
OPTIMISTIC
?
A FAVOURABLE IMPRESSION
Geneva, - April 17.
Toxyo, April 18 The stumbling block in the Despite reports of increasing Shangbai negotiations is not the signs of tension between Japan and question of supervision of the with the Soviet, the Soviet motion in drawal of the Japanese troops, butment to replace the Chinese Con requesting the Menchurian Govern.
the demand for a unconditional and at Blagoveschenaid for despatch- time-limit for withdrawali
M. Hymans, the chairman of the Assembly Committee of Nineteen, has informed both Dr. W. W. Yen and Mr. Nagaoka of the upshot of yesterday a private meeting of the Committee and both have informa
Shanghai have."been restored, Ited their Governments and are now is felt the Chinese are bound to awaiting instructions. reject this reservation.
It is understood the 'draft resolu- tion provides that neutral Powers shall say when such conditions are rostored. -
CHINESE DELEGATION:
DISSATISFIED
The Chinese delegation, wean- while, expresses dissatisfaction.
·PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE with the Committee proceedings.
OF PROPOSAL
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Tokyo, April 18. It is nuthoritatively announced that instructions will probably be sent to Geneva to-night, intimating that the Committee of Nineteen's proposal is soceptable, except that Japan will reserve the right to suy
CHINESE REFUSE TO PAY RATES
S'HAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, IN QUANDARY
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
ing of the Committee, failing which they will ask for a meeting of the Assembly.
ing coded messages on behalf of General Ma has created. n. most favourable impression in Japanese official circles, where it is stated it portal that General Ma bas fed to helps inter alia, to dispel the re
Soviet territory, and at the same time prevents the further broad
anti-Japanese casting of paganda to the League, Commis sion
pro-
En emphasized thas the max mum penalty was twenty-four years, but for the sake of his twe children he limited the punishment to two years
Crawley will serve his sentence on MoNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington.
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REBEL FORCES THREATEN AMOY
ESTIMATED AT TWENTY THOUSAND STRONG
WELL EQUIPPED AND WELL DISCIPLINED
نت
TAROVON RECTER'S AGENCY.
PEIFING, April 18. Foreign sources confirm that, the THE LEAGUE COMMISSION foncer advancing against Ames consist of 20,000 well equipped and well-disciplined troops under Sou Lien Chung, who has not looted or burned towns during the march through Fuklen. They captured
MAY VISIT MANCHURIA IN TWO PARTIES-
PRIPING, April 18. The League Commission has
SCOTLAND YARD LOSES
ONE OF “BIG 'FIVE"
crowds Barbed
are being held in readiness close the streets..
KING'S HONOUR TO SUPERINTENDENT TO OPEN GENEVA
NURSES.
NEW SILVER MEDAL AND BROOCH.
FOR VOLUNTARY · WORKERS.
PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGENCY
(Reuter's Special Service.)
LONDON, April 17 Scotland Yard is losing some of its most cunning aleuths by the ¦formation; : of a new detective agency, on the lines of the famous Pinkerton's of America, by Super intendent Charles Cooper, one of the Big Five of Scotland Yard. He has tendered his resignation after over forty years service, dur
CONVERSATIONS
STIMSON-SIMON CONFERENCE
COMPLETE UNANIMITY ON ALL QUESTIONS.
[HOUGH REUTER'S AGINCY)
The King has approved the insti- tution, of the following, decorations for members of voluntary and auing which be handled many of the xiliary medical, nursing, and ambuing the Crippent and Seddon cases. Yard's most difficult cases, includ
GENEVA, April 18 lance associations
He will be assisted in the now
The conversation between M Voluntary Medical Service Ma- detective agency by Inspector Selby, dal-to be issued by the St. An also one of the Yard's most efficient Stimson and Sir John Simon on officers, who has also resigned.. Saturday, lasting two hours, covan drew's Ambulance: Association and. It is expected that Superinten-ed the whole ground including t the British Red Cross Society in dent Cooper" and Inspector Selby members serving on or after Jan distinction in the new organisation, tion revealed complete unanimity
will be joined by other officers of Far Eastern crisis. The conversa uary 1, 1921, who have given if which is opening offices in Regent of Anglo-American viewpoints teen years active and efficient ser-Street, although the agency will not all outstanding questions.
be confined to CID officers, for Superintendent. Cooper worked for Silver Bar-brooch, surmounted three months with Pinkerton's and to-day by the Royal Crown-to be award. intends embodying-most, of their ed to members of the Voluntary methods, one of which the eme ployment of civilian with expert Ad Detachments and the Mill-knowledge of criminology tary Hospitals Reserve serving on or after January 1, 1931, who have given twelve years' active and efficient service.
vice,"
Conditions for the award of the
and are pressing for a public meet chartered a special train which Lungyen. on April 8, after defeat voluntary Medical Services Medal since their arrival the ohjeen being both Commanders of which were down for the award of the existing has been waiting at the station ing two Government regente, will be equivalent to those laid that it can go to Manchukuo as the wounded. They captured Sungtzu- Service Medal of the Order of St. League train is not a Chinese traint It is hoped thus to obvieten, six miles from Nantsing on John of Jerusalem. one of the difficulties in the way of April 15. their departure...
Japanese circles are optimistic that a satisfactory solution of the Shanghai difficulty will be found."
FUTURE STABILITY OF SHANGHAI
to
They do not call themselves. It is understood that the Man-Communists, but carry
a black chukuo Government have sent a banner with a yellow border ins Shanhaikuan toscribed "Protecting party, and sporin traini meet the delegates, hence after all saving the country," the special from Peiping may The Provincial Chairman not proceed beyond Shanhairuan. gathering re-inforcements to op It is possible the Commission may pose the invaders.
charter that train also"ne-wall as other trains later on the Chinese:
DISCUSSED IN HOUSE OF Eastern Railway.
COMMONS
THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, April 18.
It is becoming increasingly likely that the Commission may separ ute; the Chinese and Japane Assessors and other going to. Dairen and the rest to Shanhai.. kunn.
Toxro, April 16 In the House of Commons, “Mr. Alfred Knox, Conservative, asked Manchukuo Foreign Minister's i
In the meantime, following the the Government to invite interest-timation to Japan thas Dr. War ad Powers to negotiate with China ington Koo will be promptly arrest for the future stability of Shanged if he leaves the South Man- thohni on the lines of the Feetbamhurin Railway Lons; a Proes
SHANGHAI, April 18: The Municipal Council intends to givo carly consideration to formulation of policy in connection Report. with the continued refusal of many indication would add difficulties to Capt. Eden replied that such an Chineng residents in districts north the negotiations which all desired of Boochow Creek to pay their to see auccessfully concluded. rates, following, agitation by street to form a bridge with the Powers Mr. Knox urged the Government unions and other organizations between China and Japán de Offcials are encountering conclaring that the Japanese occupa- siderable difficulty in collecting tion would continue so long as there was no stability for the future baxes owing to the wholesale re of Shanghai, banaan palata fusals to pay until the Chinese know to what extent the Council is prepared to grant remission in rates due to the recent trouble.
BAN ON TWO LOCAL PAPERS
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Capt. Eden, declared: We want the present negotiations. settled be fore embarking on anything else,
A Hook Battle!
despatch from Mukden reports that the Manchukuo Government have decided to debar Chinees Pressmen from entering Manchuria, the same a Dr, Wellington Koo, on the tend to daturis peace and order grounds that their presence world
A DYNAMITING OF JAP. TRAIN
RUSSIAN COMMUNISTS BLAMED
(THROUGH LUTER'S AGENCY:]
TOKYO, April 18.
SESSIONS TRIALS.
ACCUSED IN TWO CASES PLEAD GUILTY.
BANISHEE SENTENCED TO
THREE YEARS,****
is
The medal of, the Order of St.. John grill continue to be awarded by that Order. Members will not be eligible for the new mednj
Florence Nightingale.
The medal will be of silver, with the following design:
Superintendonth. Cooper and @Fa- spector Salby were jointly founders of the Scotland Yard Flying Squad formed for combatting the activities of motor-car bandits and car. thieves.
GERMAN AVIATRIX®
CRASHES
'PLANE. DESTROYED; PILOT ONLY SLIGHTLY INJURED
(THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENCỶ.]
Bir John Aiman saw Dr. Br
OBITUARY
MR. JEREMIAH MACVEIGH
(Renter's Special Service.)
Lovoca, April TE The death occurred to-day of Mr Jeremiah Macveigh, M.F.
The late Mr. J. Macveigh was born: at Belfast in 1610, was sauc ated at St Malachy's College: Belfast, and after matriculating BERLIN, April 17,
at the Royal University of Ireland Fraulein Marga von Etzdorf, the he took to journaliam in his native famous German airwoman, was city. He represented the Daily slightly injured to-day when her News during the evictions under plana crashed at Bangkok in the the Plan of Campaign his descrip Obverse-a bust symbolic of Flo course of her flight to Berlin from five articles being reprinted and rence Nightingale;
Hong Kong, AES
largely circulated in the English The message from Bangkok notify. constituencies. He also took an the Cross of St. Andrew, withing the mishap states that the plane, active part in Nationalist politics the words,
and Efficient, Junkers Junior, was destroyed, in Belfast and went to London to Service Long
Miss Etzdorf having a lucky escape undertake the duties of privatO from more serious injury,
secretary to Sir James Whitehead ex-Lord Mayor of London. late Mr. J Maeveigh was a dire for of several companies mone which were the Dublin and Eastern Railway and the Shropshire Radway.}.
Reverse the Geneva Crow and
It will be suspended from a red riband, with broad yellow stripes inch from the edges, and arrow white stripe down the cautre." white stripe down the centre.
Claps, bearing the St. Andrew's A plea of guilty was tondered in each case by the accused in two of Cross or the Geneva Cross on-s the opening trials at the Criminal plain background will be granted Sessions yesterday before the for eich successive five years addi. Puiane Judge (Mr. Justice Wood)tional service. Silver tokens, up to in the afternoon for the trial of an a The Court rose each andre of maximum of two, will be worn motor lorry driver charged with on the riband in undress uniform manslaughter. Accused pleaded not
guilty and a jury was empanelled to denote the award of clasps, for the trial which will be con tinued this morning; """.
The new madal will take prses-"
She left Hong Kong on her flight to Berlin, after a very successful cutward journey vin Russia and Siberis, on March 1, flying, via Caaton, Wuchoy and Hanoi.
MONKEY NOW HELD TO
HAVE FOUR: FEET..
NEW DECISION BY EXPERTS
CAPT. W. A. REDMOND
LONDON, April 183 The death is announced of Capa (Reuter's Special Service) Redmond passed away while va W Archer Redmond MP Cant
the gravende of his late frend Mr. P. F. Hogauf, 56?
William Archer Redmond- was born in 1986, was educated
LONDON, April 17. 7 The problem of how many feat a dence after the Badge of the monkey can be regarded as posscas der of Moroy in the official list | showing the order in which oring was not, is now
disposed of by the decinally Glengowes and Trinity College of the Dublin. He was called to the Irish ders, decorations and medals shall Honourable Board of Customs in Bar in 1910 and to Gray's In
be worn
!
London.
1921 He served in the Greate
A matter not to be so lightly War.] settled, it was placed by the Board
Tsang Tam, the scaused in the. first case. pleaded guilty to
harge of returning during his period of banishment. Mr. R. E. Lindsell, for the Crown, explained
The brooch to be awarded to Capt. Ellen shid "that" investiga.
thai bolween the time of accused's tions showed that the recent re-
return and bis arrest he had com-members of Voluntary Aid Detach port of fighting was based on a mock
While positive proof is still lack-mitted three separate offences of ments and of the Military Hospitals of Customs in the hands of experts battle arranged by the Chinese
for enquiry, and after extensiva. Piffy Army for an American, filming, the investigations thus far car-seny and was serving sentences Reserve will be superscribed V.A research, a new deation; hate be amounting to twelve months. Ac cused had been convicted twice D and HR respectively. made, reversing that given a few under the Deportation Ordinance. It may be worn by holders of the days ago,
His Lordship sentenced secused to Bervice Medal of the Order of Sfour-footed and not four-handed, It is now held that monkeys are, thrns years had laban the term John, or the Voluntary Medical Ser so that they will be duty free to nan Gandurvently, with, the ban. tence he was serving at present.
company.
ure the Bovist's policy of strict non interferences, Manchurian
CANTON, April 18. The Canton Government ban affair" banned two more Chinese news. All telegraph privileges have pending the rapers published in Hong Kong been suspended, the South China Daily News and appointment by the Manchurian the Fai Tung Tat Po. The former Government of
ап official who
is the official organ of the Extrem will be acceptable to the Soviet
ist. Inction of the Kuomintang whose lender is Mr. Wang Ching Wei, President of the Executive. Yuan of Nanking. The Canton congor alleges that those dailies have, of late, besa criticising the Canton Govertabenti-
·MA CHAN SHAN'S
STATEMENT...
ried out indicate that Russian Communists dynamited the Japan ese troop train, on April 13, accord"" ing to a Japanese Consulari deme patch from Hazbing plge Dr It is streated in the despatch then the Bovist has completed al concentration of nine divisions in the Far East and consequently is likely to become more provocative.
CHINESE CONSUE. DISPLEASES SOVIET
Armey Hobbery.
[vice Medst at the top of the riband; suspending the madal. Recipients not in posesion of either of these
Ma Ki Pun admitted a charge medical will wear it on the left
named Chan Sza of a banglos
gold
of armed robbery on March 12, breast below any medals or decora 1932, when he robbed woman,ctional MRAZING
“A disep, bearing the Royal Crown kupon, a plain background," "will be Moscow, April 18. Mr. Lindsell said that he did not granted for asch further period of The recall of the Chinese Con-propose to address his Lordship aiz years' qualifying service, and The Chinese delegates have re-sul from Blagovesabenak in East as the facts of the case were clearly caived a lengthy memorandum from Siberia is requested by M. Latvinoff set out in the depositions. General Ms Chan Shan, describing on the ground that the Consul is--The prisoner told him. Lordship.. Considerable & signifisance in at the Japanese action in Manchurin alleged to have sent to various that he had nothing to say
for the South and attributing to: General Honio, il parts of Chius and other countries) Replying, to Mr Justion Wood,
Angara of the Commander-in-Chef of the rodada logramos conveying -mast
tached to the
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stern will; Japanese forces in Manchurie, the festoes from General Ma Chan another man with thes cised bas the Lefb statement that Japan is determin-Ghan
he-sworped....the prisoner had viviminal recordi
*which led to retain Manchuria at any cost The Soviet maintain
and Loe Can.. and will not hesitate to go to was: Consul action
with any third State interfering.
(Continued:
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will be worn on the riband of the medale.When: in, undress, uniform. recipient of a bar iron and one. madalaw will wear on the riband of the modal, n/nilver: token
Lof kha, medály, and also, under: az, rangements with the war Omberof ches; will be administer. ed by the cganisations concerned.
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