DELICATE SITUATION IN GERMANY
HITLER ROUSED BY DEATH SENTENCES
ĮTHROUGH BRUTER'S AUKNUY.}
BERLIN, Aug. 23.
ONE of the most delicate situa-
Lions, the Government has yet faced is rapidly developing, follow. ing the death sentences passed on Ava Nazis, in Bouthen, Silesia, for murdering Communiste.
The condemned men received
telegram of support from Herr Hitler amounting to a threat pi open war against the Government unless their sentences were commut od.
The telegram states: "Comrades, in view of this monstrous verdict I feel myself bound to you in absolute honour. Your liberty from now on is a question of our honour, and to fight, against the Govern- ment which renderad possiblo such Мовд- happeninga is our duty," while, Herr Hitler is reported to be going to Berlin in order to press Capt von Papen with the necessity of pardoning the five Nazis.
No othicial statement is yet forth coming but the majority of the Fress favours the commutation of the sentences,
One newspaper is of the opinion that the Government is faced with the alternative of commuting the sentences, thus nullifying the emer gency decreos, or risking certain internal upheaval on the part of the Nazi masses."
OTTAWA
AGREEMENTS
FAVOURABLE REACTION THROUGHOUT EMPIRE [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Aug. 52.
MESSAGES from responsible quarters reproduced in Eng- 11showspapers to-day indicate.
generally favourable reaction tho throughout the Empire of Ottawa Conference agreements,
Mr. Lyons, the Federal Premier, says that Australia will receivo them with the greatest satisfac- tion, which the Commerce Depart- ment estimates the value of the preferences conceded to the Cora-. monwealth, excluding ment, £2 millions.
nt:
New Zealand's Premier, Mr. For. bes, is also enthusiastic and pay a tribute to the broad Empire view taken by the United Kingdom dele
gation.
Favourable comments also come from South Africa and Canada.
Foreign Opinion,
An interesting European opinion ia that of the Vossiacke Zeitung,
which remarks that the Ottawa
Conference, for the first time, sue- cessfully interrupted the tendency to split the international market into atoms, rumours of the conse- quences of which had been sorely felt in Europe and America.
French bowspapers are critical of what they consider to be the erection of Customs harrier separating the Empire from the rest of the world, while German business circles are well satisfied,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1932.
U.S. LOAN TO BRITAIN
COURAGEOUS
ALL EYES ON MANCHUHIA
SUNGARI RIVER
CHANGES COURSE
RAILWAY BRIDGE EXPECT- ED TO COLLAPSE
REMAINING G$50,000,000 TO BE PAID ON AUG. 27
[REUTEN'S AMERICAN. BERVICE]
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.
IT is announced that the re
maining G850,000,000 G8200,000,000 credit granted to the British Treasury last August will not be renewed when it falls due for repayment on August 27,
POLICE OFFICER
PURSUES ASSAILANTS AFTER BEING SHOT
[THROUGH REUTER'S «GENCY-1
DACCA, Aug. 22.
Was
LEAGUE DISCUSSION
AWAITED WITH ANXIETY
(THROVON REUTER'S AGINCY.}
LONDON, Aug. 23.
MR. GRASSBY, additional Police NOW the Ottawa Conference is over, attention is being re Superintendent, of the
to-day
focussed on the Far East, and the shot but is not seriously injured.
One of his aesailants was cap-opening of the League discussion, tured and found to possess a bomb at Geneva, on the Manchurian and a revolver.
question is awaited with anxiety.
Oficial oircles in London are Though wounded in the arm and ed his assailante. Ho had just reached a level crossing when the gate suddenly shut and the fugi. tives escaped.
MOLLISON IN NEW chin, Superintendent Grassby chas
YORK
RETURN. FLIGHT THIS WEEK?
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
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Rroby, Aug. De ALTHOUGH New York is feting
Mr. J. A. Mollison, who has been deluged with invitations, it is anticipated that he will make the return, fight to England in the near future, probably this week.
His Pass Moth machine and
Gipsy II engine are; he says, in perfect condition and require no attention.
It is borne out by a report to the makers, Messrs. De Havilland, from New York engineers, who say the machine does not appear to have flown fifty miles and is quite ready for the return journey.
It consumes only three and a quarter gallons of oil during a thirty hour flight. As Mollison can depend on following winde and will have north to south coastline nhead, Mollison expects the return flight to be easier.
He will shape his course for Croydon,
NITRATE-WHEAT BARTER
CHILE-U.S. AGREEMENT
PENDING
[RKUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.
CHILE is negotiating with the
When the shot was fired; Super intendent Grassby jumped out of his car and pursued his assailants, one of whom he shot and serious ly wounded. The identity of the
man is unknown.
Superintendent Grassby then drove himself to the hospital, where his condition is now reported as good.
KING AND QUEEN LEAVE HARROGATE
NOW HOLIDAYING AT BALMORAL
(DRITISH. WIRELESS SERVICE.}
RUGBY, Aug. 22. AFTER spending the week-end AFT
with Princess Mary and Lori Harewood at Harewood House, the King and Queen left Harrogate to-day for their anual stay at Balmoral, in the Seataiah High- Jands.
ANGLO-CATHOLIC CONVENTION.
EMPTY PEW PROBLEM: ENGLAND'S REAL RELIGION.
Spons was described as the real
established religion of England at of at least 40,000 tons of nitrato Convention at Oxford on July 13. Federal Farm Board for barter the Anglo-Catholic Priests Annual for about 2,000,000 bushels of In & debate on the puzzle of the wheat. The nitrate in to be acquir-empty pew--a problem confronting ed by the U.S. War Department all denominatione many reasons and held as military reserve, in were given for the modern habit order to mollify domestic nitrate of not going to church, including producers.
the influence of wireless broadcast services, the press, sport, and dis-
SEQUEL TO KREUGER
FRAUDS
PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT
FOR RECONSTRUCTION
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 22,
because this, in their view, is pre- INVESTIGATION of the affairs of
cisely what has been avoided
GANDHI'S DISCIPLE
SENTENCED
FOR RE-ENTERING BOMBAY (TERUUGH "HKUTER'S AGENCY.)
BOMBAY, Aug. 23. MISS SLADE has been sentenced to a year's simple imprison
ment.
(A message from Bombay, dated August 17, stated that Miss Slade, Gandhi's disciple, whs again arrest ød for contravening an order not to enter Bombay.]
FURTHER UNREST IN INDIA
POLITICAL LEADERS RELEASED
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rusay, Aug. 29. DISTURBING state of affairs is revented in the India Office's weekly report on the civil dis obedience movement in India, which shows that in the United Provinces, trains are being stopped by Congress volunteers and tele- graph wires are being cat.....
The releass of many of the local political leaders on the termination of their sentences is cartsing renew- ed activity in some places,
In Bombay City, Congress hire lings have been making demonstra tions.
Elsewhere in the Bombay Pre- sidency, the districts are quiet and various other provincial govern ments in India describe the civil dinobedienos movement as unevent fale negligible, virtually dead or tranquil
the Swediab Match Company have given rise to the hope that the con- corn will overcome the neute diff culties created by the Kreuger frauds.
"We are challenging the real es
sins within the churches. tablished religion of this country to-day, which is sport," said the Rev. N.P. Willinras, Lady Mar- garet Professor of Divinity at Ox. ford. "We are trying to get back into the heads of people the idea of obligation in connection with worship. The population of Eng- land consists very largely of de- cent, kindly, hard-working respec- table people, who are to be found
reticens on this subject, but exten- sive preparations are being made. The British delegation will have
[THEOCON REUTER'S ADENOY.]
JAP. INVASION OF JEHOL
WAICHIAOPU PROTESTS TO LEAGUE
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, Aug. 23. HARDIN, Aug. .
the Waichiaopu (Foreign Office) THE collapse of the great railway IT is learned authoritatively that
bridge over the Bungari River at Harbin is now regarded as almost has protested to Tokyo regarding the Japanese invasion of Jchol, and inevitable,
J
FROM CHINESE NEWSPAPERS.
According to a telegram from Peiping a small detachment of Japanese cavalry, have been dis armed in the vicinity of Jehol by the "Volunteers! with the assistance..., of Mongolian troops..
Chiang Kai Bheck has wired Chang Hauch Liang to remain in office during the present period of
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The tremendous volume of water has also addressed a communi- national crisis, carried down by the Sungari in the cation to the League drawing atten past month appears to have caused tion to the serious situation in the river to change its course alight.Johol, arising from Japanese mili-premises of the Asis Book Com
tary action.
jy.
The full weight, of the water is cow striking the left bank of the JAPANESE FARMER'S river at Harbin and the left side of the railway bridge.
VOICE.
the services of an extremely well- informed body of advisera and the presence of Sir Miles Lampson in
It is fully expected that the ta bave produced, valuable, consulta-river's attack on the bridge will England, on leave, is understood
tions.
undermine its foundations and
·AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY TO cause its collapse:
The flood waters are steady again. PRESENT RELIEF DEMANDS and there is no sign of a fall.
it
In official circles the greatest anxiety is expressed about the out- come of the discussions, as British trade with the Far East is of so- aportant a character that any ning hindering it would be a severe blow to British exporting firms.
A certain section of commer- cial opinion has long been dissatis fid with the course of events at
CANTON ELECTRIC.
COMPANY TO RESORT TO LAW?
DEBT ADJUSTMENT BILL.
A bomb outrage occurred on the
pany, North Szechuen Road, Shang. hai, member of the staff being wounded.. Rumeur blames certain membors of the "Anti-Japanese Goods Association."
It is ootally stated that General Houjo, the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Forces in Munchuria, will leave Mukden on the 29th inst. for Japan.
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The Imperial Agricultural Society of Japan has now prepared its own
A report from the China Aviation plan for the relief of agrarian con- munities. It will submit it to the Company states that the Shanghai- forthcoming extraordinary general Canton test flight has been post- meeting, and subject to its approv-pened to the 28th inst. al, launch a strong movement for the cause.
| Shanghai, particularly the anti-
(From Our Own Correspondent.) foreign agitation, and the Chineso demand for the abolition of extra-
CANTON, Aug, 2 territoriality. It is recalled while
On account of abrupt falls in Mr. T. V. Soong, Finance Minis- The shareholders of the Canton Japan is now being attacked by
Electricity Supply. Company, who the price of agricultural products, ter, has arrived in Shanghai Trom anti-foreign agitators, Britain was their target only a few years ago recently met at Hong Kong and the Society explains, the revenue Nanking by 'plane and will shortly and may be so again if the anti-decided to protest against the tak of the farming population has
This notwith-discuss with Chang Shau Zung ing over of the service by the Muni- sharply fallen" off. Japanese agitation is successful
A Tientsin report states that over 5,000 rifles and a quantity of am- the Japanese authorities in Tien- munition have been confiscated by tsin. It in. understood that these goods were recently ordered by General Hai Hap, Divisional Com mander of the Manchukuo Forces.
On the other hand, other commer-cipal Government of Canton, have standing, taxes and other public China's Financial Problem." eir firms and a considerable sec established a temporary office in the imposts are ins heavy as over, and th of Labour and Liberal poli- city to afford a meeting place for debts continue to mount. In the ticians fear the effects on British the shareholders for the promotion new plan, therefore, the Imperial trade of the Manchukuo régime. of plans to appeal for the revoca- Agricultural Society hopes that They fear that the Manchukuotion of the government order. It the Government will agree to halve Government's control of the customs is understood that, if, their appeals all land taxes for three years action against the Municipal Gov- ticularly between residential tax will lead to unfair discrimination fail, the Company will take legal Adjustment of various taxes, par against British traders...
ernment.
and farm tax, ie demanded. The In a statement to the public, the Society also demands that the Electricity Company explains that Government will double its subsidy. the past inefficiency of the service for compulsory education expend- bas not been entirely its own fault.iture.
In the second part, the Imperial the past years, the Company could Society hopes that the Government get payment for only about 30 per will postpone recovery of all low cont. of the current supplied, the interest loans for three years and never forego all interest charges during majority of the consumers paying their bills. Had the gov- this period. A similar facility is.
The Tientsin Municipal Office re- ernment given its aid to the com- also demanded from the Japan pany in the recovery of the de- Hypothec Bank and other agricul.ceived a parcel from an unknown faulting payments, It is alleged, tural banks, with the request that source. When opcundia bomb wAS
found, the Company would not have been interest is reduced adequately. in its persent plight.
In Hong Kong It is further revealed that during
To-Day
SOME RAIN. LATER.
'WEATHER REPORT, YESTERDAY'S FORECAST AND REMARKS, 189UED BY THE ROYAL OSSERVATORY AT 5.55 P... STATED :—
THE TYPHOON 18 ABOUT 300 MILEB BOUTH OF SHANGHAI MOV- INO W.N.W.
LOCAL FORECAST:-8.W. WINDE, CLOUDY, MODERATE TO YRESH; BAIN LATER.
TYPHOON WARNING.
The following typhoon warnI- ing has been received by the American Consulate General from Manila Observatory :
Manila, August 23, 3 p.m.-. Typhoon in about 120° Long. E. 26 Lat. N, moving west.
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BY KULING'S STREAMS.
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON A
SUCCESS.
Kuling, Aug. 8.-Kuling season). 1933, will be remembered by many on account of the long spell of fine, dry weather, Jasting nearly whole month, and yet the wate supply on the mountain top did
not fail!
Reform of Rice Policy. Further, the Imperial Society advocates a thorough reform in the rice policy. It considers it noces sary to revise the existing rice law, and bases the minimum quotation on the coat of production. The Government is asked to incrensa its control fund to Yen 300,000,000, so as to exercise thorough control. Maintenance of cocoon prices is also demanded. Lastly it points out thi: necessity of controlling the demand and supply of agricultural pro ducts. A substantial reduction in railway freights on agricultural I products is domanded.
A telegram from Shanghai states that a general strike of all Chinese, employees of the Great Eastern, Great Northern and the Facilo Telegraph Companies has been an- nounced to-day in Shanghui.
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Nanking paper states that three more Loumuniste navo been arrest ed in Shanghai and many "Red" documents have been found in their possession. They were immediately sent for trial,
It is officially reported from Nanking that over 700 cases of cholera have been reported in Biany Shensi, during the past week, and many deaths were recorded. Free vaccination has been ordered by the Sian Government.
A district police inspector has been arrested by the Swatow police, and charged with receiving bribes from various shops.
It is true that the streams have A Bill for adjustment of farmers been lower than for many years debts is being prepared by the De but the springa still give forth i partment of Agriculture and For- Mr. Goto, Minister of
named: beautiful, clear, cold water which estry.
A woman gangster, is only one of the many benefits Agricultural and Forestry, has the mountain bestows on the visit-discussed the matter with Mr. Cheung Lum Sze, aged 39, was ar rested during a raid on a house by Mitsuchi, Railway Minister." ors free of all charge.
the Bwatow police Evidence has *Finance, The large bathing pool is fcd
been given that she has committed: It is learned that the discussion various robberies in a village pear. and though the pool holds some
was chiefly in connection with the Swatow. She was scutenced to 400,000 gallons of water, it filled raising of the necessary fand. The death by the magistrate and order- up in a couple of days or so, dur-plan they have in mind is to ordered to be shot the same day. ing a spell of the driest weather the Deposits Bureau to grant loans Kuling has experienced for many to prefectural offices, and enable
anywhere and everywhere on Sun- S'HAI BUS STRIKE.from the Haukow Gorge stream,
day mornings except within the walls of a church. Unless there is a positive duty to engage in public worship there seems no reason why ovents should not be allowed to take their course.
HOURS OF SERVICE TO BE EXTENDED.
усата.
Maxey
the latter to loan them to adjust-
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ful working, the company may have now been taken over by the missed workers of the China Gen Smith, Graham, Nelson and LeByears by yearly instalments, with Minister of Communications, has
Diversen Missioner, said:
ex-
an
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A total of 385 foreign residents ANOTHER," MELON BOMB." The Committee of Reconstruction
Bathing still seems to be the ment guilds, which will be estab have been registered in Nanking, of A great many of the functions have decided that the continuation which used to be discharged by the Another instance in which a greatest attraction at Kuling, and, lisbol in various rural districts which 132 are British... | of the company would be to the ad pulpits when the weekly sermon "moloa bomb," namely a hollow, next, the tennis courts. The finals There will be no limit for loans, was the average man's only intel melon which had been filled with are just being played as we write, but repayment shall be within 20 vantage of its creditors and share
General Wong Shin Hung, Acting O holders and believe that with curelectual food-if it was intellectual
exeremont, was used by the dis--tbosa in the finals are
unredeemable period of five received a despatch from Chiang eventually work itself out of its press. The activities of the press
years,
Kai Shek urging him to proceed to eral Omnibus Co. was reported last There has been some very fine play: ing on the Courts the last few are largely considered to dispense week.
Mr. Goto is racking his brains Nanking immediately to attend a present position of financial" em-
days. with the physical presence within barrassment.
how to protect these loans If the conference. It is understood that One of the company's buses WAY
The annual meeting of the land who responsibility is assumed by he will sail for Shanghal this week It is proposed to maintain the the walls of particular buildings, going west on Bubbling Well Road, share capital at Kr. 90,000,000 and This dispensation was being on near the Chengtu Road corner, rentete is to take place on Friday prefectural offices, he fears, they expected that are liable to be too particular in the Committee intend to seek alarged by broadcast. But church-
when it was "attacked. A number August 12, and it
A dinner was given by General- go of fairly making loans.. three months extension of the going plays a vital part in re-
of people who were travelling in everything will
Wong Shiu Hung, Acting Minister smoothly. We can prophesy that
The Seiyukai, at a special com the vehicle when the "bomb " moratorium as from August, 30.
ligion. There is a positive duty to Only the representatives of attend church, group of American banks, who are Canon H. Simpson, Oxford ploded were hit by the filth.thore will by Chinese represent mittes meeting, also discussed reliet of Communications, last night at It was then decid, the South China Restaurant, China The affair was not witnessed by tion on the Council in future measures again. creditors of the Swedish Match
Our the police but two foreign pas-which is only fair as they now owned that the Party should ask the Building A large gathering of Company to the extent of five per constant discsions have created seng 16, Mr. C. Ph. Grieffenhager. Hourly one quarter of the bunga Government to reduce the interest military and civil officials including Mr. Sun Fo, General Chang Wai cont. of its liabilities, refrained in the minds of the average man
of the Sino-Continental Co., 112 lows within the estate.
Next week. We are to bs favoured rate on postal saving deposits to Cheung and General Chiang Kwong from gigning the preliminary agres- an infinite weariness and disgust. Szechuan Road, and another
thres rin.
Nai, Commander-in-Chief of tho The Committee thought the pro 19th Ronte Army, were present. ment for the reconstruction of the He will tell you he thinks, we are foreigner, saw the mimile heing with a performance of "Midsum Company:
all to blame. So he relaxes into thrown and they slighted and gave her Night's Dream" in the beauti sent legal limit of interest rate ir. They asked for time before de complete indifference or turns an chase to the man who threw it but fui grounds of Dr. Sherman's 15 per cent, per annum is ton high,
Canton papers state that a warn eiding whether to accept or to re the radio on a Sunday evening to the fellow disappeared down an sidence provided the weather is and must be lowered, particularly ject the scheme.
find an escape from ecclesiastical alleyway and they were forced to good, otherwise it will given in in view of the application of theing has been issued by the Chung discord in the vague undenomina- give up the chase.
No arrests the auditorium. The receipte will Petty Lonna Arbitration Law. The Shan district authority that mah
be in aid of the auditorium.
Committee is to approach the Gov- jongg will not be allowed in the tional homilectics of the ether.'
were made.
At the far end of the valley theernment in the mutter.
district. It is stated that heavy, Columna upon columns in the pa
Kuling American School is doing
fines will be imposed on offenders, pers about the Prayer-book and other controversies had given to
great things for the community up here. About 500 guests young and great deal. Now that the school the world a wrong impression both
old accepted the hospitality of Mr has installed running water and of the temper of Catholics and of the things which they cared for
and Mrs. Allgood on the occasion modern sanitation, shower baths of the recent July celebration. The etc., it is likely to prove very kulang district, near Canfor most.. "To-day, largely as the re- sult of the Prayer-book con- Tientsin, Aug 17. With the largo playgrounds of the school pular in the future. troversy, the virus of dissension is vast majority of local merchants campus proved a great attraction We notice, from the Circular Fortunately, the pilot escaped in onde more poisoning the life stream-paric-stricken, business in this city not to mention the large quantities just issued by the American Schooly and little damage was done to
the plano of the Catholic movement. Though has come to a complete standstil of ice cream that were disposed of! Board that they are inviting the Ruany, Aug. 2. the reunion of Christendom is the following: yesterday's bombing out The Kuling American School, bet co-operation of the British com
The Canton Government proposes rage. Not only those Chinese ter known as K.A,8. is running munity in their educational es-
two: mibmarines" "from" HM the King has been pleased to ideal, it cannot be realised imme
approve the appointment of Bir diately. An enormous step for merchants dealing in Japanese summer hotel during the school tablishment, and propose to en- to order. Hugh Stephenson, of the Indian ward will be taken if as an out- goods are affected, but those who vacation and has already a reputa-large the scope of their work and abroad.
An order has been issued by Civil Service (Retired), as Gover- come of the centenary of the move have been entirely inhocent also tion for giving their guests the best teaching so as to provide for the nor of Burma, in succession to Bir ment next year Catholic minded are afraid to open their doors food obtainable. Much of it has education of British children. As
Although the Chinese authorities been imported direct from the there is no longer a British school Generalissimo Chiang Kai Bhak Charles Innen, whose term of office Christians of the English-speaking
world who are unable to submit to profess to be doing their utmost to States but Mr. Allgood's person at Kuling it would seem that this that no Government officials will expires on December 90.
Sir Hugh refired last April from papal obedience with its present-prevent further outrages, they adal and capable supervision of the is a very suitable time for such a be allowed to make opium. It the Governorship of Behar and demands rise to the level of their mit that the situation is very dif- kitchen arrangements means a venture, and we wish them every also stated that heavy penalties will
ficult to control
(Continued at font of next column.) success-N O. Daily News
be imposed on offenders. Orissa
opportunities."
GOVERNOR OF BURMA
SIR HUGH STEPHENSON APPOINTED
{BRITIKIT_WIRELESS SERVICE,]
TIENTSIN SHOPS CLOSED. CITY PANIC-STRICKEN AFTER BOMB OUTRAGE.
An air crash was reported yestor- day from Canton. It appears that a military plane crashed in Bau-