HONG KONG DAILY PR
PEACE AT SHANGHAI ASSURED MR. RAMSAY
TRUCE AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED
TO-DAY
TEXT OF AGREEMENT IN THREE LANGUAGES
ENGLISH TO PREVAIL IN CASE OF
DISPUTE
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,
SHANGHAI, May 2.11.12 p.m. THE ARMISTION CONFERENCE IS HOLDING ITS CON- CLUDING SESSION TO-MORROW, WHEN THE TRUCE** AGREEMENT WILL BE INITIALLED AND THE FORMAL" SIGNATURE WILL TAKE PLACE ON MAY 6. THE TEXT WILL BE RELEASED ON MAY 7.
▸ THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE THIS EVENING COM- PLETED THE TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT IN THREE LANGUAGES; ENGLISH, JAPANESE AND CHINESE, IN CASE OF DISPUTE THE ENGLISH TEXT SHALL PRE- MAIL.
THE JAPANESE HOPE THAT MR. SHIGEMITSU AND/ GENERAL UYEDA WILL BE ABLE TO SIGN THE AGREE MENT ON BEHALF OF JAPAN FROM THEIR BEDSIDE, BUT IF THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE MR MURAI WILL DO
SO INSTEAD,
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THE BRITISH AMERICAN FRENCH AND ITALIAN DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES WILL ALSO AFFIX
THEIR SIGNATURES. FOLLOWING THE SIGNATURE THE CONSULS GENERAL OF THESE FOUR POWERS, TOGETHER WITH THE CHINESE AND JAPANESE RE, PRESENTATIVES. WILL FORM A JOINT COMMISSION TO CERTIFY WEEN THE MUTUAL WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS SHALL TAKE PLACE
JAPANESE DEMAND INSISTENTLY OPPOSED
SHANGHAI, May 2.
After a suspension of merly three weeks, the Military Sub- Committee of the Sino-Japanese Conference met this afternoon at., ofelbek. There were pronil General, Gaston Wing and General Tashiro, respectively, the Chinese and Japanese Chief of Staff and also the Military Attachés of four friendly Powers, It is believed the Sub-Committee anet to give final consideration to the question of Chinese troops at Pootung and in the area. south of "Soocliuw "Creek,
Ocial circles state that the main, Conference may to-morrow, although a decision has not yet been fixed
resume
ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL BY NEUTRAL POWERS
ACCEPTED
LATER.
The informal meeting of the Sub-Committee this afternoon 'did not include General Tashiro..
The Sub-Committee is meeting again, to-night at 7. Since the Chinese representatives, have opposed insistently the Japanese demand that there be no Chinese military movements at Poptung and in the "area south of Soochow Creek, neutral repre sentatives have advanced a proposal with a stipulation against military movements which would be binding to both sides..
LATER.
It te learned that the neutral proposal, mentioned above, was adopted at the third meeting today of the Military Sub-Com. mlitee,
FAST GRAVITATING TOWARDS A SETTLEMENT
(Proto Our Own Correspondent.)
are
SHANGHAI, May 2. Pesce negotiations
Fast gravitating towards a cutiement, Furthor meetings were held at the British Consulate on Monday, Sir Miles Lampson is leaving for Pei- ping on Thursday, thus tending to -show the progress of the pourpar-
lers.
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Government and that he was un- ablo to discuss what the Japanese representative might have said;
ir
SHANGHAI OPTIMISM
THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, May 2. Further evidence of the optimism prevailing in official quarters, comes nows from reliable sources that Sir Miles Lampson, who has taken a leading part in keeping the Sino-Jagnaese negotiations afoot, has arranged to leave for Perping on Thursday.
Mr. Shigemitsu is expected to sign the agreement in hospital sometime this week. He has earn ed everyone's admiration, by insist ing on the continudase of the nego tiations despite his grave injuries. His Arat thought upon recovering It is stated that the truce agree consciousness after the bomb outment will be signed, in all prob rage was not for himself but the fablity, on Wednesday. The full Enccess of the conversations than conference has not yet been oon- vindicating his reputation as onevened, but the sub-committee is of Japan's outstanding herals. meeting this afternoon. Twenty fragments of the bomb have been removed from various ( parts of his body and there is every hope of his eventual recovery.
SITUATION DISCUSSED. IN COMMONS
LONDON, May 2 Peace negotiations at Shanghai and the proceedings at Geneva, relating to the Far East, formed topics at question time in the House of Commons..
LONDON." MORNING POST'S" VIEWS
LONDON, May 2. ̧
In expressing sympathy with Japan in the outrage at Hongkew Park, the Murang Post refers to the murder of Mr. Doughs, the magistrate of Midnapore, as "a sad reminder fast the servnata, of Japan and Great Brita have to fave the same danger from the swine enemy, namely, anarchy in Aam, which vents a deadly hatred against all forms of ordered govern-
Capt. Eden, Foreign Under-Secre. tary, denied the suggestion that the next commission would be able to | ment.” give a majority decision regarding the Japanese withdrawal, nor would be endorse the suggestion that both the Chinese and Japanese Govern ments had agreed to accept a majority vote mw
CHAO'S IN CHINA
The revolutionary chaos in China has forced Japan, as before now it 'has forced Grent Britain, to take strong measures for the defends of her subjects and their interests,
JAPANESE SENTRY
SHOT DEAD
COMRADE CAPTURED BY CHINESE SNIPERS..
JAPANESE MARINES SCOUR ING CHAPEL
THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]
SMACDONALD
UNEASINESS CONCERNING HIS CONDITION
PREMIER AND MR. BALDWIN IN CONFERENCE
[1HROUGH, REUTER') AGENCY:)
complete
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FRENCH GENERAL ELECTION
COALITION GOVERNMENT
INEVITABLE
(Reuter's Special Service))> >>
PARIS, May 2. President: Doumer and the Arch- Lishop of Paris were among tho earliest voters at the electivas to the Chambe Voting continued brisk for ten hours and closed at 3 p.m.
DISARMAMENT
PROBLEM
MANY DIFFICULTIES YET TO BE FACED
(Router's Special Service)
LONDON, May 1
LABOUR DAY
DISTURBANCES
POLICE CHARGE CROWD IN LONDON
(THROUGH ELUTE) AGENCY.
LONDON MAY
at Victoria Station to-day well police were necessary tale ovaning
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald arrived Baton charges by the Londens His general health has been good in order to disperas 4 May Day during his absence.
Interviewed by Router regarding orowd which was bent on creating At Paris there was a remarkable Prime Minister said: A tranen-
the Disarmament Conference, than anti-Japanese disturbance complate calm. A Jeeble Com-dous, amount of work yet remains of arrests in Bayoune, le so far the will have to be facedy but I believe munist outburst, lending to u score to be done, and difault problems only excitement reported from the fit ean done, IEEE JANS provinces.
as he is confined to bis home with M. Tardieu was unable to voto laryngitis.
after the ballot élosed.
The counting began immediately
The attempt of London's May Day demonstratorer to reach the "The conversations" which were Japanese Embassy to protem Tardieu will be resumed as 100 Best fed to a fierce struggle. interrupted by the illness of Magainst Japanese policy in the Far as possible, and I shall rosurn to Geneva to participate therein.
LONDON, May 2 Unessiness continues concerning the condition of Mr. Ramsay Mac SHANGHAI, May 3, Four hundred marines from the Donald, though as the result of a Japanese flagship, Idaumo, Are Thomas Horder this morning it examination by Sir couring Chapel foi a Japanese sentry who, it is alleged, had been
was stated his general health is excellent captured in the early hours of
At the same time Sir Thomas Monday morning by Chinese Horder and the neulst, Dr. Duke snipers after they had shot dead Elder, are out entirely satisfied his comrade. The body of the with the state of his right eye, fortunate man was not found till and is likely they will obtain a the relief sentries arrived three third opinion in order to reach As only about two hundred can-ance, and make it the acid tast attach the greatest import hours later. Up till 1280 n.za, on greater certainty of decision in didates are expected to be elected to whether the London Naval Tuesday no trace of the missing regard to further treatment. entry or the snipers had been eye shows appreciable benefit from to party inter-play, preliminary to Britain, Japan and the United
The today, next week will be devoted Treaty signed by threat Powers found.
the three consecutive hours rest next Sunday's second ballot and as daily which the Prime Minister opinions of two thirds of the can.
States can be made into a general ook as Geneva, and the doctors didates are almost identical on
agreement." will probably insist that relaxation Home and Foreign policies there must be maintained, also that he will be a vast amount of ennning must out down his attendance and work at the House of Commons,
party manoeuvering and possible combinations in the Parliamentary. Mr. MacDonald had a long inter-Board composition of the Chamber xiew with Mr. S. Baldwin this which will decide France's views morning, and political circles are towards the key problems of repayme speculating whether sensational tions and disarmament, developments, are imminent
The only hope for the pre- sent policy
these quos. tions.
a Socialist victory, though they won sevden bye-elea- tions during the lifetime of the laat Chamber their stock is undoubtedly now depressed and it is safe to declared that he was woll forecast a coalition government will
JAPANESE TROOPS ROUT BANDITS
100 DEAD AND WOUNDED LEFT BEHIND
ITHACOOR BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
MURDEN, May 9 During an attack in the vicinity of Fenghwangshan, near Tunglind, :at. daybreak on Sunday. the Japanese, who lost mis killed and ave wounded, ronted Body of two hundred bandits who fled leaving half of their number either dead or wounded
JAPANESE TROOP TRAIN ATTACKED
MURDER OF MR. DOUGLAS
THIRTY, ARRESTS AT MIDNAPORE
ERROUGH UTEX'S AGENCY.],
murder of Mr. Douglas.‚· were made in connection with the
[TyRonan RKOTER'S AGENCY. T
HARBIN, May 2.
MIDNAPORE, May Twenty-four hours of heavy fight-ouse-to-house search thirty arrests. As the result of a interisive ing followed yesterday morning's destruction of the railway track by A raiding party of insurgente Deži. Wukimiko, on the eastern branch of the C.E., holding up the troop train in which a portion of the Mura Brigade, was returning to Harbio.
Taking advantage of the dense forest flanking the railway a strong body of insurgents tncked! the stranded train with machine- guns and trench mortars.but they wore finally repulled and retreated to the north.
The Japanese suffered thirty casualties.
MANCHURIA TOWN LOOTED
(TEROOCH REDTER AGENCY.)
HARBIN, May 2. Bandits and demoralised troops are reported to have occupied Sun- hua on the Hulan-Hailun Railway and koted the town after the failure of the leading, citizens to pay $75,000 sa the price demanded for leaving the town unmolested.
There is now no communication between: Harbia and centres to the north of Bunhata,
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP CATHEDRAL
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HARBIN, May 2,
A number of Russian Communist youths who were pretending to. offer prayers in the Cathedral, early yesterday morning, aroused the suspicious of the janitor who examined them and found they were carrying explosives, appar ontly with the intention of blowing up the building..
THE LEAGUE COMMISSION
PRELIMINARY REPORT TO BE ISSUED SHORTLY
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, May 2. A preliminary report from the ceived by the League Secretariat League Commission has been re from Mukden.
with the military situation in Man
The Report, which deals largely churia, is shortly to be issued Geneva. simultaneously at Makdone and
!
CHINA'S NEW HOME MINISTER
SWORN IN ON MONDAY - MORNING
(THROUGH RALTER'S AGENCY. J.
SHANGHAI, May 3 The new Minister of Home
Affairs, General Huang Shao Shun,
was inducted into office this morn
ing at nine o'clock by Wang Ching
Wei.
CANTON'S AIR FORCE
NOW ATTACHED TO FIRST ARMY CORPS
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
is
on
LEADERS LEAVE GENEVA
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
GENEVA, May 1. Mr. H. L. Stimson, the Ameri- ca Secretary of State, left for Vannes to-day and embarks for New York on Tuesday.
The demonstrators, when warned that they would not be allowed to proceed into Portman Square, be who on foot and mounted, charged gan to throw stones at the polios, the mob with their batons draw
A police inspector and a constable, and three of the demonstrators were injured during the disturbance, while sight arrests were offected.
Early news from the European capisala indicate that May Di passed fairly quietly.
Madrid Transport Paralysed."
MADRID, MAY 2. All work was brought to a stand still in Madrid yesterday, the tram way service, the underground rail ways and the taxicab servicen 16 being paralysed by the May Da sotiafied with his visis, and was con- demonstrations, which occurred a bo inevitable with the extremes offident that the Disarmament Con-over the country but book, a parlour.
the Right and Left in opposition. Great Party Leaders Returned. (THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS May 1 France polled in the general slec sion to-day and the occasion passed withous serious, untoward incident,
All the great party leaders heverriament endeavours. bean returned, in most cases with easy victories, but the general re- sults which have thus far been an- nounced; give no. indication of the final state of the parties.
ference would be successful, ma
Mr. Stimson added that his dis cussion of Far East problems with the statesmen interested had been of gross value.
The first results declared included the name of the Prime Minister, M. Tardieu, who was re-elected for Belfort by a majority of nearly throo thousand.
M. Herriot, the ex-Premier and leader of the Radical-Socialist Party, was re-elected for Lyons by a lange majority, while M. Paul Reynard, the Minister of Justice, and M, Tardieu's chief lieutenant, was re-elected for a Paris con
gin.
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form only in one or two centres,
Thres Communista and two police men were injured when the police charged and dispersed a Communist gathering in the centre of Madrid.
Other leading delegates are alan. One man was killed and fix seri departing, likewise quietly confidously injured in a clash betwent ont of the ultimate success of dis police and Communists at Cordova
whore & general strike is threatened for to day as a protest agains? the events of May Day,
HAS THE ATOM BEEN "SPLIT"?
CLAIM
BY TWO YOUNG DOCTORS
[TBROOG REUTER'S. AGENCY.]
Quiet in Poland. ⠀
WARSAW, May- Sel May Day was quietly conducted in Poland with the exception that: two Communists were, killed in a fight with police at Dombrown,
"HONOUR SLAYING
VERDICT
SHARPLY CRITICISED IN AMERICA
(THROUGH RERTER'S AGENCY.]
WASHINGTON, May 1 The verdict in the honour slaying.
LONDON, May 2 stituency with a comfortable marclaimed to have been achieved by The splitting" of the atomis
sult declared was from Saigon, com- Cockroft and Dr. E. T. Walton, Curiously enough, the first two young scientists, Dr. J. D. ing through early because of the working at Cambridge under the differenec, in time. The result was
direction of Lord Rutherford, the ogative and a second ballot will world-famous scientist. be necessary.
Dr. Cockroft stated that they Mr. Painleve, ex-War Minister concentrated on the atom of hydro-trial-manslaughter against all four and ex-Premier, has been reclected | gon and found thất. at 120,000 volts, as have M. Rollin, Minister of some of the atoms began to break Radical leader. Commerce and M. Daladier, the up into helium,
The helium atoms came out with
RANDIT "MALAVIYA RELEASED
M. Squre the Secretary-General energies of an order 100 to 180. of the Socialist Party, was defeated: times that of the particles they
Enormous crowds are awaiting were Bring into them. the results at the Town Hall and Lord Rutherford describes the the newspaper offices,
discovery as one of great scientific M: Chautampa, the Radical ex-importance, but of no immediate CANTON, May 2 The Canton Air Force is being sident of tas. Chamber, M. Leon
Premier, M. Bouisson, the Pro-commercial value-a reorganised and will in furture be Blum, the Socialist leader, M. Louis attached to the First Army Corpa Maria, the Rightist leader, and M. under General: Chen Tea: Tong. It Dumean, the the last independent regime in
ex-Minister has been, since the beginning of Marine, have all been reelected. Canton, an independent unit in Early Position of Parties. the "sense that it did not take or
LATER. ders from Canton Military Head- The results up to 3 a.. do not quarters. It was on a par with the alter appreciably the position of First Army Corps as far as rank the partics. was concerned, and took, orders only from the Executivo Council for the Southwest,
Horeafter it, will be known as the Air Unit of the First Army Corps. Captain Wong Kwong Yui, of the First Aerial Squadron, a trusted subordinate of General Chen Tsai Tong, has been appointed chief of the Air Unit."
of
THROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY, ]
NEW DELHI, May 2, Pandit Malaviya has been
leased. PARIS, May 2. At 1.30 am, the state of the Par- tica was as follows:
Right
39:
Republicans
(Tardieu's group),
17
Centre Radicals
M
38
0.
Socialiste
2
Rep. Socialists-
Comraani te
To-
Massie, Lord and Jones-in sharply accused; Mrs. Fortescue, Lieut.
States. exiticised throughout the United
in the Senate, the verdict being Very strong, comments were made
miscarriage of justice described by Senators as a cruci
boa, Congressional Enquiry or
It is suggested that there should
Navy, Investigation and that th the facts are as reported in the Prest, the accused should be par doned."!!.
Naval Officers Indignant.
Many naval officers, are highly indignant at the verdict.
Colonel Granville Fortescue, fa ther of Mrs Massie, who was un able to attend the trial owing to
exclaimed
A message, dated April 23,illness, when he heard the verdiet stated:Malaviya, President. De
O.God. That's terri signate of the Congression Session, le, and immediately lefs for has been arrested because, he enter Washington ed Delhi after a prohibition ordered the authorities regarding the It is understood that he consult had been served on him, similar to possibility of a new trial in the Naidu.
BROOKLANDS.
General Chang Wai Channg, head of the Canton Air Force, hasin at least 108 constituencies.
Second ballots will be necessary DAMAGES AGAINST tendered his resignation which has been accepted. General Chang is in Shanghai, but is reported to be coming back to Canton in the course of the next two or three days
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
NO MONEY POR CIVIL OFFICIALS SALARIES
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
COMMISSION LEAVES MUKDEN
ACCOMPANIED BY DR. KOO
CANTON, May-Z (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]^ Owing to acute shortness of funds the Department of Finsaco MUKDEN, May 2. has decided to stop, for the time. The League Commission lett being at least, paying civil officials Mukden this morning with Dr.and expenses as needed for the Japan, the journal further oom Wellington Koo and five members running of the civil adminia, ments, showing admizable restraint of his suite, whom the Mannhukno tration. Over 90 following the outrage, in proosed-have ing with her attempts to secure a
permitted to accompany of the monthly income of truce and the willhawal of her taking to ensure his good conduct.
the Commission on their under the Province, is going to the sup troops from Shanghai and right CHANGCHUR, May 3 officials throughout the Province port of the military Tholvil Capt. Eden emphasised this was have been spared the entirely The Langue Commission arrived have been instructed to economize not the attitude of the Japanese superfluous resolution from Geneva. here at 7.30 p.m. on Monday. as much sa possible,
The Labour member, Mr. Neil Maclean, alleged that the Japanese representative at Gensys had in formed the Pro and M. Hymans that Japan would accept a majority decimon be regards the date for withdrawaJASTALIKLA
per cant
M. Flandin, the Minister of Finance, M. Renaudel, the pro minent Socialist, and M. Chappede. laine, the Minister for the Colonies, JURY AND THE SAFETY OF
have, bean elected,
PARIB, May 2 At 3.25 a.m., the Government. parties had gained ten saty, and Jost thirteen.
The state of the parties was"; Extreme Rightonadowagire
Right
Left, Republicana
Centre
Radicals
22
23
20
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SPECTATORS.
**FAILURE TO KEEP THEM AT A SAFE DISTANCE,”**
United States and was advised that,
a re-trial could not be held legally ''nt present.
ton, Bedale, Yorks, and Mr. Rabagliati, of Chelsen-embark ment, SW, the drivers of the
were alus sued, but the jury
that the drivers were not negligent Judgment was entered for those three defendants with costs.
Tastest Part of Course. The jury found that the Brook lands Auto Racing Club were neg A special jury sitting with Mr."ligent in failing to exhibit warning: Justice McCardio in the King's notices generally, in not increasing, Bench Division, awarded £088 to the height or the number of the Lieut. Christopher Hall, of Monk barriers in view of the increased ton Barleigh, Bradford-on-Avon, speed of cars, and in failing Second ballots will be required against Brocklands Auto Racing realise that the point at which the for 283 seats,
Club following injuries he recoved accident ocmirred was the fastest while watching a race at Brooklands part of the course, and that")
Rep. Socialists 12 Socialists
Communista
Later Eesults.
Extreme Right Right
0
PARIS, LATER.
3
79
dent
Left Republicane Centros Anti-Govt. Radicals Republican Sociali Commiffata Second ballots will be for-638 seate
in which a car crashed through the protection was necessary barrier
The jury also found that the com Two people were killed and other pany being the owners of the pre persons were injured in the sect-mises used for carrying on
dangerous sport at which Stay of execution was granted had happened and were like ee with a view to an appeal 17 Mr W. Windry-Fox, of the Cot otherwise, invited to public
occur again, by advertisens Qtags, Cobham, Burroy the owner collect and witness that sport. of car which collided, and Mr. B. failed by notics, or otherwise 8 Hebeler, of Patrick Bromp give warning of, or protection Wontinued at thot of nest column) I she dangers arising from