DISARMAMENT
FRANCE AGAIN OBJECTS
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AMERICAN PLAN UNACCEPTABLE
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. Į
LABANNE, June 1.
AMERICA'S attitude is definitely
debts.
linking disarmament with wON
It is an official admission that she is propared to consider
monetary sacrifices Europo dis-
arms, and is a sequal to telephone
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS; WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1932.
GRAVE SITUATION IN CHILE
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Serious Rioting At Santiago And Valparaiso
STRIKES REPORTED In Hong Kong MANCHUKUO NATIONAL FLAG
FROM ALL PARTS OF
COUNTRY
conversations between Mr. Bu CHILEAN MARINES
Gibson and President Hoover.
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The American plan for reduction effectives, which M. Herriot said was inacceptable, provides for elaborato system of calculations based on area, population, frontiers, colonial commitments, lines of com-.. munication and entails a minimum reduction bi 10 per cent.
M. Herriot is reported to have sald that no French Government would over be able to agree to such a denudation of her strength, and that the French people would never stand it.
A SIGNIFICENT VISIT
LATER
The Americans, Mr. Hugh Gibson and Mr. Norman Davis, have ar- rived from Geneva.
Their visit is believed to be most. significant, following Mr. Huga Gibson's secret conclave with M. Herriot,
SECRET MEETING AT
MORCHES
LAUSANNE, Juno 21. TURIOSITY in Conference circles. regarding what was at the bottom of the secret meeting last evening between M. Herriot and Mr. Hugh Gibson,
little village hotel in Morches, a short distance from Lausanne, has now been satisfied.'
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The Franco-American representa- tives discussed disarmament.
ITALY AGREES WITH
BRITISH ATTITUDE.
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ON LOOTERS
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BUENOS AIRES, June 21. VENTS in Chile took a grave turk last night, when rioting broke out at Santiago, Valparaiso and other towns. Twenty were killed and 50 injured at Valparaiso, where two Chilean war- ships arrived with a thousand marines, who were ordered moot looters on sight.
The troops which raided. Communist Headquarters at Santiago met with rifle fire.
There were a number of arrests in both cities, including offsta. Strikes, which are reported from all parts of Chile, are ap- arently the result of a Communist movement, which certain sections 91 troops are belleved to be supporting, but the Government, by vigorous exercise of martial law, has succeeded in controlling the altuation.
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The military authorities have taken over public utility. com- panies, while the British Embamy at, Santiago has instructed the British Consul to prepare concentration camps for Britishers in case the rioters get out of hand.
ADVICE OF EUROPEAN ECONOMISTS REQUESTED
(THROUGH AKUTER'S (AGENOT.]
New Yoпx, June 1, The new Chilean Government has invited four European econo- misté, two Franch, one German and an Italian to visit Chile and advise the ruling Junta on its economic programme.
The American Ambassador at Santiago has asked the Chilean Government for special protection for American lives and property at Pancagua where the Guggenheim copper mines are situated.
EXCESSIVE
ECONOMY
IN BRITAIN
/
It was suggested so the acting Premier that the Government might consider the initiation of a national campaign to emphasise the injury to the State by unnecessary private
APPEAL TO PEOPLE TO SPEND MORE
economy.
1
1
(Reuter's Spesial Service.)
Imperative Duty.
Dot
To-Day
'FAIR TO SHOWERY,
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT. FORECAST AND REMARKS, 199VED NY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 5.14
· P.M. STATED :---
THE DEPRESSION 18. PHORABLY SITUATRO OVER THE SOUTH PART OF THE SHA OF JAPAN, MOVING KĄSTWAND,
LOCAL FORECASTS.W. WINDS, MODERATE TO "FRESH; SQUALLY FAIR TO SHOWERY.
MYSTERY CAR
EN ROUTE TO WASHINGTON
WHITE HOUSE PATROLS REINFORCED
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
WASHINGTON, Jane Br. ALL ronda to the city are being guarded; while the White House patrols have been reinforced,
HOISTED OVER ALL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
CHINESE FLAG DISAPPEARS FROM.
MANCHULI CUSTOMS
TES
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).
MANCHUL), June 21. HE new National flag was to-day hoisted on the fagstaff of the Customs House, subsequent to yesterday's order from the Head Office of the Manchurian Maritime Customs at Harbin,
With the disappearance of the Chinese National flag from the Manchull Customs no more Chinese flags will at present be seen hosted "over officia! buildings throughout Manchuria.
JAPAN'S GOOD OFFICES
ToxYO, June 21,
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It is learned on good authority that the Japanese Goverament has decided to exert its good offices for an amicable solution of the question of this Dairen Customs, fer which propose it is calling a conforance of the Powers' Ministers to Ohina for the purpose of seeking a solution, at which she will suggest the earmarking of the amount necessary for the re-payment of Foreign Loans wille the remainder will be divided between the Chinese Maritime Cus-,' toms and the Manchukuo,
in consequence of Secret Service MR. STIMSON SENDS WARNING TO JAPAN
information from New York that
car with two men, and loaded with gunpowder, is an route here.
"S'HAI TELEPHONE
STRIKE
NOW BELIEVED TO BE OVER
(From Our Own Correspondent,)
TOKYO, June 21." of Commons to-day, THE Japanese Covernment has
received communication from
Sir A. M. Samuel (Con. Farn
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Mr. Stimson saying that if the hum) huked the Foreign Secrotary Manchukuo carries cut her report if the Government; was. arranging ed plan for a customs autonomy, that the proportionats amount of and establishes her own service the Manchurian Customs required under Q Japanese Inspector-
for the service of the loans raised General, it would destroy "the integrity of the Chinese Maritima in Britain by the Chinese Govern Customs and violate the spirit of ment will be remitted to those the Nins-Power Treaty, in the hitherto responsible for the collec maintenance of which the United
tion and service of the Joans. States Government is vitally inter-
Captain Anthony Eden, Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, re
SHANGHAI, June 21. TELEPHONE Officials have jubicated.
lantly declared that the fort.
night's strike of a thousand em- MANCHUKUO GOVERNMENT plied that his latest information was ployees is over, and it is estimated that seventy-five per ceut, of the
atrikers returned to work on Tues- TO TAKE OVER POST OFFICES day afternoon.
In a final ultimatum the officials promised to re-instate the remain- der if they are back by Wednesday tight.
The Strikers Committee anding their ranks thinned by defections,
now odhaidering an
uncondi
Mr. Baldwin said he WRS willing to adopt the suggestion, but he used the opportunity to em phasise that it was the imperative duty of employers to maintain their ordinary employment of labour and that wise and courageous expenditional surrender. in the present time of india-ture by private citizens, where in- triad depression, have ceased to becomes would bear it, should be re- numbered among the virtues of a garded by them as an obligation British citizen.
that they must not avoid.
LONDON, June 20. FRUGALITY and the saving habit
(WHITISH WIRELEAS SERVICE.]
RUGRY, June 90. REPLYING through Signor Grandi to congratulatione from Signor, Mussolini upon his opening speech | at Lausanne, Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald to-day said he appreciated the Italian Premier's approval "not only from the personal viewpoint, but also because nothing gives me more pleasure than to know that Britain and Italy have the same viewpoints regarding the great in ternational problems which BTC Mr. Stanley Baldwin, indeed, to preoccupying world statesmen." day delivered П exhortation
The heads of the delegations of the visiting Powers to the Lausanne Conference, decided this afternoon to postpone the planary, messing arranged for to-morrow in order that private conversations on the main issue before the conference which have been proceeding through- out to-day can be continued.
Anglo-French Talks.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and M. Herriot had a long talk this morn- ing, which, it is understood, was not confined to the subject of war debts and reparations, but dealt also t with disarmament.
The British Premier gave M Herriot a summary of the converan. tions at. Geneva yesterday in which the British, "American and French delegates participated and discuss. ed with him several points that had emerged therefrom.
Later, Mr. MacDonald met the German Chancellor, Horr Yon Papon and the Foreign Minister, Baron Von Nourath,
It is felt by chose in close touch with the delegates that the convoran- tions now proceeding in a more or less informal manner, give a pro. mise of helping forward the results both at Lausanne and Geneva, and it is hoped that this will become manifest when the plenary meetings. are held.
the
At Geneva, Sir John Simon had to-day conversations
with American delegates and also with Signor Grandi.
British Funds Improve.
The outstanding feature of the London Stock Exchange to-day was & sharp advance in German Bonda. Both fivo and half per cent, and] Bix and half per cent. Potash
• finished three points, higher at åfty- ve and seventy-one, respectively, British funds registered advances of one-sixteenth to three-eights
against what he described as exces sive economy by private citizens, in the course of a discussion in the House of Commons upon ways and means of inducing people to spend.
The hoarding of wealth, such as had occurred in the United States, would be disastrous to the country's industry, already badly hit by the world crisis. Every member of the public should spend to the limit of his real capacity,
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC AT CANTON
OVER 150 DEATHS REPORTED DAILY
MOTOR-TRUCKS CONVEY BODIES OF
VICTIMS TO CEMETERY
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(From Our Own Correspondent.)
CANTON, June 21.
·OTWITHSTANDING the sorts of the medical authorities, in co-operation with the polios, the cholera epidemin hare.com.
tinues.
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Daily over 150 persons have succumbed to the disease. Motor -trucks are now being used for the first time in the history of the Fong Bien Benevolent Hospital to carry away dead bodies, vic- tims of the epidemic. Cholera patients there are dying so fast that great diffenity is beltig experienced in getting a sufficient number of coolles to carry off the dead to the cemetery, consequently melor trucks have to be used.
Several schools in the city, including the Chung Kat Agricul- tural School in Honam, are closing for the summer vacation much earlier than usual,
An official of the Chung Est Agricultural' School in conversation with the writer this morning said that, while nous of the students had thus far contracted, the disease, over a score of people ars dying nach day in the houses adjacent to the school,
Many shops in Canton have also clored, following the death of some of their foki
[Two cases of cholera were reported in Hong Kong on Monday, Further Particulare will be found on puija 5.]
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
AO.F.C. QUOTATIONS.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW YORK, June 20. DOW JONES AVERAGES. To-day's Average,
20 Industrials
20 Rails
20 Utilities............
47.80 16.43 18.20
Mosors. E.A. Pierce & Co.
Report.
The market has no special trend.
Business Done: 400,000 shares.
Today's Price.
Air Reduction
8394
Allied Chemical and Dye... Si American Can
Auburn
Du Pont de Nemours
Eastman Kodak
IN MANCHURIA
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(Wuh Tes Pat Poo.)
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PEIPINO, Jun 21. The Manchukuo Government has declared that it intends to take
over the control of the postal ad- ministration in Manchuria on July
that the revenue collected at three
out of the six Customs Statione in Manchuria was being remitted in the sorinal way to Shanghai.
At the other three stations, he aaid, the surplus revenue was being. part into a special suspebre ac
count.
The British Government was pay zvery careful attention to the
BROOKLANDS RACING ACCIDENT
IMPORTANT DECISION BY COURT OF APPEAL
(Router's Special Service.)
Lawncy, June
THOSE who lock on at sport do 8 at their own risk, was decid- ed by the Court of Appeal to-day. when it allowed the appeal by the Brooklands Auto Racing Chub against a jury's verdict and judg nent for £098, entered by Mr. Justice MacCardie in favour of Lieut. Christopher Hall, who was injured in an accident at Brook- lands on May, 100, when swo spectators were killed,"
Lord. Justice Scrutton, in giving fjudgment in favour of Brocklands Clab, remarked that, spectators at Lords took the risk of being hit by a cricket ball, but did not expect" a structure to be erected for their protection,
Lord Justice Greer concurring. reinarked that spectatora n the. Deby could not expect protection against a horse which might run ning them.
EXPLOSION AT S'HAI LABORATORIES
6,000 BOTTLES OF ANTI- CHOLERA VACCINE
DESTROYED
(THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, June 21.
A TERRIFIC explosion occurred this morning in the cellar of the Publie Health Laboratories in the Chinese City, as the result of which a Chinese member of the staf was killed.
The explosion, which was follow
by a serious fre, is believed to have been caused by the ignition of a large quantity of ether, due to the carelessness of a youthful eleq- trician.
The most serious result. of the tion of a large quantity of anti- mishap, however, lies in the destrue- epidemic vaccines.
Over
According to estimates issued by officials of the Laboratories, vaccine and several thousand bottles six thousand bottles of anti-cholora of small-pox vaccine were destroy- લો,
The Fire Brigade of the Shanghai- Municipal Council was rushed to the Chinese City and aided in pus- ting out the fire which will thus the laboratorics to be shut up for. "few weeks before work can be resumed.
LYTTON COMMISSION.
VISIT TO JAPAN POSTPONED
(Wah Tar Tat Pao)
---
THE Lytton. Commission has de
cided, on the advice of the Japanese sesнor, to postpone its journey to Japan, which had been Brranged for Friday,
This request has been made by bad discovered no ranson to believaJapan on the ground that a new that their urity was impaired.
Japanese Foreign Minister has not Iyet been appointed.
1. What steps the Nanking Gov-question of the foreign obligations ernment will take in dealing with
secured on the Chinese Customs re the situation remains to be seen.
venue and up to the present they QUESTIONS IN COMMONS (THROUGH "REUTER'S AGENCY.]
"LONDON, June 90. Japanese disposal of the funds of the Chinese Maritimes Cus- tems in Manchuria was the subject of further questions in the House (Contiqued in next column.)
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[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
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371
RUGBY, June 20.
American Telegraph and
Telephone
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Paris Now York
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Brussole
25,971
Burden Company
224
Montreal
4.104
Uanadian Pacific
Consolidated Gas of New
Genova
18 17/22
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381
Berlin
15 7/32
Drug, Inc.
28
Amsterdam.
8.04
274
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70 11/10
General Electrio
10h
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General Foods ....
214
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41
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434
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Athens
555
Bucharest
10
Belgrade
3171 913
Standard Oil Co. of New
Jersey
Rio
Sooony-Vacuum Corp
25 "
Union Carbide and Carbon 17. Union Pacific
United Aircraft and Trans · 82.
United States Steel
Westinghouse E. and M.
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