BRITAIN'S BID TO END WAR DEBTS
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1932.
PEACE OFFERING TO DE VALERA
UGLY SCENES AT PHEMIUS REPORTED
GENEVA
SAFE
LIKELY PROPOSAL TO AMERICA
WHAT BRITAIN IS PREPARED TO DO
TROOPS TURN MACHINE
GUNS ON RIOTERS
NOW IN TOW BY U.S. NAVY VESSEL
THROUGH REGTER'S AGENCY)
LONDON, Nov. to.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Nov. 10,
(THROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, Nov. 10.
[HOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LORD MAYOR'S
BANQUET
MR. BALDWIN DELIVERS IMPORTANT SPEECH
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LONDON, Nov 0
FOLLOWING the American presi-A FURTHER peace offer to Mr. THE sharp, rattle of machine-gun THE Bios, egarding which THE now. Lord Mayor of London,
news-
dential elections, the papers anticipate that the British Government will shortly make over- tures to the Euited States relating to the war debts issue..
It is stated that Government circles hope that the Hoover Mora- torium, which is alue to expire in December will be extended pending thorough examination of the
whole question.
fire was heard along the shores
COLON, Nov, D.'
Phenius, s past two or three days, is safe at
Sir Percy Greenaway, drove in
HUGE DEFICIT IN JAPAN'S BUDGET
ESTIMATED AT YEN
900,000,000
{THROUGH REUTKB'S AĢENCA.Ï
SINO-TIBETAN CONFLICT
PEACE PACT CONCLUDED AT SIKANG
·ÍTHROUGH REuyen's Honyor}
SHANGHAI, Nov, 10.
FOLLOWING a heated Wrangle TILE protracted territorial conflict.
TOKYO, Nov. 10.
between the Army and Navy
between Chinese and Tibetan
11. Thomas during a speech at of Lake Geneva yesterday after much anxiety has been felt for the procession from the City to the regarding the division of the addi- troops on the western frontier bas
de Valera was nunde by Mr. J.
| Denby. He said that if the de Valera Government would recognise frankly and fully the existence. of an agreement which
was legally noil marally binding, not only did he say on behalf of the Gover ment that duties on Free State im ports would be removed, but the Covernment would be prepared to intardiately enter into trade aureo- ments by which the Free State would enjoy immediately all ad- vantages of the Ottawa Conference and all it meant.
According to the Daily Weld, the British proposal is that the debt should be sealed down by
The Government wished nuthing agreement and a huge international
Free fonn at a low rate of interest should but the well-being of the he floated in London, New York State, and we would welcome and and Paris to meet all American i desire them as co-equal partners in
the British Commonwealth.
cluins.
In the meantime, the payment of £20,000,000 which falls due from Britain en December 15 will be, it is hope, postpsised by mutual coit:
sent,
Britain Not Likely to Default. LONDON, Nov. 10. Reuter understands that British with will shortly communicate the United States regarding the Hext debt payment, but there is. strong disposition in nuthoritas tive quarters to discount reports of specific schemes for debt settlement | like those in this morning's Daily Berald. It is also emphasised that Britain is unlikely to do anything savvuring default.
Support for Hoover Finn?
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 10. War Debts are given prominence in newspapers. The Herald Tribune! anticipates the gation will be discussed at an early meeting be tween Hoover and Bonevelt," and points out there is arthing in the Democratic platform, to prevent Congress supporting Hoover's re commendati
December and reviving the War Debt Commission to reexamiar the debtors' capacity to pay.
AMERICAN ELECTIONS
FINAL STATE OF
PARTIES
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, Nov. 9. Mr. Franklin Roosevelt's victory in the presidential election was the most complete for forty years. It is now definitely known that the Democratic champion will recsive, 472 electaral enllège votes and that Mr. Hoover will secure 39. President Hoover has indicated that he proposes to return to pri- vate life at the terminating of his period in office on March 4 next.
President-Elect Franklin Roosé- yelt, on assuming office, will be assured of aimple support from Congress. The Democrats, have
captured bath Houses with adequats majoritica.
House of Representatives; The composition of the new House of Representatives will be:
NOBEL PRIZE
AWARDED TO JOHN GALSWORTHY
THROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.]·
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 10. THE Nobel Prize for literature
Boon as the grim sequel to violent riot screnes.
The hail of bullets brought down thirty-three of the demonstrators,
right. three of them being killed out-
The fateful disturbances in the world peace centre began with an apparently peaceful demonstration staged as a protest against the ac tivities of two Socialist lenders.
The Socialists were ungtily at- short time, the tacked and in a demonstration had developed into a serious riot, with a series of fierce hand-to-hand fights proceeding.
Police Helpless.
to
The police were rushed our quoll the disturbance bit found The the mob too much for them. polico were overwhelmed when they were themselves attacked, number suffering injuries.
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As the situatim grew are and more ominous, a company of iúfan try from the Recruits Tramming School were ordered out.
The infantry were violently at-
last.
A wireless message received here in tow by a United States Navy stated that the vessa has been taken
vessel.
Law Courts today, where he was presented to the Judges and made
The pageant connected with the occasion was served on tradition. the statutory declaration of office.
al lines, and although the weather assembled to see the show. was dull and overcast, large crowds
LONDON, Nov. 10. The owners of the s.. Phemius, the Ocean Steamship Company of
This evening, the Lord Mayor's Liverpool, have received a message banquet was held in the Guidhall. from the anaster, Captain D. C. L. Several Cabinet Ministers, includ Evans, stating that temporary ring Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who was pairs have been effected and the the chief spokesman, attended. Phenius is now proceeding to Jaunaica under her own stern.
Heavy List.
Lausanne Task.
In a notable speech dealing with international affairs, Mr. Stanley Baldwin stressed the importance of completing the work commenced at Lausurae.
The ship is safe and the crew are well," says the message, which adds that the minster is noxious for assistance as the Phemius has a heavy starboard list. The stability
Britain, he declared, was, 'west of the vessel is good and he is co-desirous of effecting world disarma fident of the safety of the ship.
It presumed that this message ment, but the time bad now come was received prior to the arrival for her to cense unilateral disarma- of the American warship which is men reported to have taken the l'hemius in tow.
Must Succeed.
The auspicious proceedings ́nt Lausanne and Ottawa made une trust that the great forthcoming
tional Yen 98,000,000 which Taka-boca settled, following the con hashi agreed to allow between them for defence services, it was finally clusion of a Peace Pact at Eikang agreed that the Army take Yen 50,000,000 and the
on November B. Navy You 43,000,000, making a total in next year's budget estimates of Yea 2,905,000,000, of which the Army will get Yen #47,000,000 and the Navy Yen 372,000,000, compared with the Army's original demand for Yen 561,000,000 and the Navy's of Yen 814,000,000. ·
of
As a result of Takahashi's con cession the expected deficit nearly Yon 900,000,000 will have to be filled by bonds.
CHANG HSUEH LIANG
VISITING HANKOW
(THROOM BRUTAR'S AGENCY.}
PEPING, Nov, D.
Hankow this morning by air.
has been awarded to Mr. John tacked by the demonstrators, who in Hong Kong||work comonic conference would CHANG HSUER LIANG left for
Galsworthy,
BRITISH TRADE
J
SCANDINAVIA
taking advantago of the reluctance of the officer in command to order his men to open fire, seized the INrifles of the recruits..
DELEGATIONS TO PAY
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VISIT
(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE. Į
Reguy, Nov. 0. the House of Commbus, Colonel Colville, Secretary of the Dr- Fartment of Overseas Trade, an- British Exhibition at Copenhagen, nounced that, following upon the
a delegation representative of the
The raw troops were obliged to retreat, the mob kept up the chase and finally ambused the company.
A Critical Moment, When the situation was critical, the troops were ordered to open fire with their machine-guns. They mowed down the rioters, killing" three and wounding thirty. remainder fled.
The
10 Killed: 14 Wounded,
Geneva, Later, totals eight.
The death-roll in the rint now
British iron and steel industryment of troups had no cartridges, It appears that the first detach will, at the invitation of Danish nad that after they had been attack- industrial interests, visit Denmarked another detachment rushed out, rder to have discussions with fully armed, and summoned the will also visit Sweden and Norway Danish purchasers. The delegation mob to disperse..
for discussions with the iron and steel interesta in those countries.
It is alleged that these troops did not make any attempt to fire over the heads of the crowd, but used their machine-guns to spray, the square waist-high.
Later.
It was also antonuced that after discussions with Mr. Ernest Brown, Secretary for Mines, a delegation representing the United Kingdom
It is now disclosed that ten were eol industry and including pro-killed and forty-one wounded in minent coalownéra and con! export the machine-gun shooting at Geneva. ers, will similarly visit Denmark for discussions with Danish cont interesis,
A further delegation representing the United Kingdom_cattle focal trade will also visit Denmark for discussions with Danish interests. All the delegations will arrive in Copenhagen towards the end of November.
PRINCE CHEERED AT OXFORD
URGES THE STUDY OF LANGUAGES
[ARITION WIRELESS GERVICE.).
RuGay, Nov. 9.
UNIVERSITY undergradutes and
townspeople of Oxford accord- ed the Prince of Wales a cordial reception when be visited the city to-day to open the new £40,000 ex- tension of the Taylorian Institu- lifework of the former millhand, tion, which.
a monument to the Sir Joseph Wright, who rose to be a scholar of international repute.
In a speech, the Prince stressed the importance of a better know- ledge of langunges in vios of the ever-growing intercourse between The composition of the new nations and the keen competition
Democrats
Republicans..... Bill Doubtful........
The Senate.
Senate will be:-
Democrats
Republicans
Farmer-Labour
Still Doubtful
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GIVEN PROMINENCE IN
CHINESE_PRESS.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Nov. 10, The election of Mr. Franklin Roosevelt aS President of the United States is given considerable promineurs in all the Chinese news papers.
| in_foreign, trade,
The Prince took lunchrow at Worcester College and later drove
, a
POLICE SUBMIT
TO MOB
RIOTING IN
SWITZERLAND
To-Day
FAIR
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER HEPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, 158UED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 4,47
P.M., STATED : —
A WEAK ANTI-CYCLONE · COVERS N. CHINA; THE TYPHOON IS BITU. ATED ABOUT 150 MILES E.S... OF
MANILA, MOVING W.N.W.
LOCAL. FORECAST:-N.E. WINDS, MODERATE TO FRESH; FAIR.
TYPHOON WARNING,
The following typhoon warn- ing has been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory:
Manila, Nov. 10, 8.43 4.m.- Typhoon in about 123deg. Long. E. and 13deg. Lat. N., moving W.N.W.
OBITUARY
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GENERAL SIR WILLIAM SALMOND
[DRITISH WIRELESA SERVICE.]
Ruany, Nov. 9. Geneva, Oct. 9-Berious rioting MAJOR-GENERAL Sir William
Salmond, who died yesterday took place yesterday evening and aged 2 years, was the father of two during the night at Fribourg.
The trouble began when the police famous airmen, namely, Air Chief Marshal Sir John Salmond, Chief arrested two drunken soldiere on of the Air Staff, and Air Marshal "Internationale" outside the town
a solution to world problems. He expressed the firm conviction that failure at Ottawa would have prejudiced the success of the world eference and that failure of the world conference would mean dis-
anter.
MORE ROADS FOR
C. CHINA
SIXTEEN TRUNK LINES TO
BE CONSTRUCTED
The Pact provides, inter alia, that Chinese and Tibetans should observe the Chingsha river as boundary line and refrain from hostila activities,
CHINESE TRADE INVOICES
SOME CONCESSION MADE
(THROUGH BECTER'S AGENCY.]
*
LONDON, 'Nev. 0. IN the House of Commons, Sir John Simon, replying to. Mr. W. Nunn (Con., Whitehaven) said
us a result of representations to the
Chinese Government, concessions had been made providing for a cop- siderable period of grace in furnish- ing consular invoices in respect of Roods shipped from Britain to China.
The Chinese Government had already taken steps to increase its consular representatives in Britain. FUTURE OF AVIATION?
The situation would be closely watched with regard to its effect on British trade, and further repre- [HRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Hankow, Nov. 3.-The sub-com-; sentations would be made to the mittee appointed by the Highway Chinese Government if necessary. RUOSY, Nov D. Conference, now being held here. IN the House of Commons the under the auspices of the Comman- Prime Minister Was asked der-in-Chief's Headquarters, at a whether the Government wore in a meeting yesterday examined the CHANG HSUEH LIANG position to announce a decision various proposals dealing with regarding the proposal for the proposed highways for the abolition of all naval and military provinces of Honan, Hupeh, Hu aviation and the internationalisanan, Aphwei, Chekiang, Kiang and tion of civil aviation.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald replied that the debate on disarmament. in the House of Commons to-morrow would take part, but the Govern ment proposals must be duly formalnted and presented to the Disarmament Conference at Geneva under conditions which he had already explained in the Commons last Wednesday. FOOCHOW AVIATION
SQUADRON
THIRTY PLANES DONATED BY OVERSEAS CHINESE Foochow, Nov. 5.-Organization of the Aviation Squadron attached to the Forchow Pacification Head- quarters has now been completed. Thirty airplanes donated by over-
Kiangsi
seven
TO CONFER WITH CHIANG
KAI SHEK AT H
HANKOW
After lengthy deliberation, it was decided to recommend the building of 18, trunk lines connecting these Peiping, Nov. 8.-Marshal Chang provinces, among which will be Hsueh Liang, head of the Poiping four radiating from Nanking to and Tientsin Administration, may Shengai, Szechuan, Shantung, and visit Hankow in his own seroplane Kweichow respectively, besides a to-day to hold an important con Loyang-Changsha and Kaifong forence with Marshal Chiang Kai Canton Highway. The recommenda Blek about politics in North China tions will be referred to the second in general and the Shantung situa- session of the Conference for adoption in particular. The decline in tion-Kuo Min.
C.E.C. 3RD PLENARY
SESSION
TO DISCUSS QUESTION OF
NATIONAL DEFENCE
power in eastern Shantung of Lin Chen Nien, who suffered a severs defeat in his recent conflict with General Han Fu Chu, bas.resulted in the entry of Chang Houch Liang's naval forces into Chefon and other sectors. in eastern Shar- tung.
The Young Markhal will discuss with Chiang Kai Shek plans for the rehabilitation of Shantung in m aften.pt to strengthen the Nan- Hankow, Nov. 5.-The forth. king control over the expanding sean Chinese have been landed here.
coming 3rd plenary session of the power of Han Fú Chu. Pointed at A delegation from the overseas
Kai Shek and supporter of the has arrived here to confer with tion upon the question of national as the secret opponent of Chiang defence and the enforcement of the uominchun, Han Fu Ch's in General Chiang Kwang Nai, Direc
(Yugh Sir William, who was educated or of the Foochow Pacification Provisional Constitution
leave who persisted in singing the Sir Geoffrey Salmond, Air Officer Chinese of the Philippine Islands C.E.C. should concentrate its atten. by persistent rumours many timen
hall.
An angry crowd, composed large- ly of women, gathered outside the
release of the arrested soldiers,
Twenty gendarmes manged. to re- store order for a while, but as soon as they withdrew the mob con siderably increased in numbers and became more threatening.
The polico, armed with swords and truncheons, made a charge and, after a hand-to-hand figl.t, arrested rioters with streams of water from several people, and drove back the
Commanding-in-Chief the Air De fence of Britain.
In 1800, ho
ant in 1857, and retired from the chow and the despatch of overseas Army in 1902. During his lengthy Chinese students to receive training. career, he filled many important Kuo Min. posts. He served in the Egyptian campaign in 1892 and niso in the South African War. was granted Distinguished Ser- vico reward of £100 per annum,
O. BANK PRESIDENT
SINO-JAPANESE CLASH
at the R.M.A., Woolwich. entered Headquarters, regarding the estab. Fa), Mr. Tai Chi Tao, Presendent dependent attitude in bolding roll- controlled railways has caused police station and demanded the the Royal Engineers as a Lieuten.lishment of a flying school at Foo. of the Examination Yuan, said ng stock belonging to the Nanking
upon his arrival here from Nan- much resentment in Nanking. king yesterday.
While observers believe that there. In the course of a press inter is no immediate danger of further view, President Tai pointed out conflict in Sbantung, the entry of that the Japanese aggressions have Chang Hauch Liang's interest may prevented the Government from complicate the issue and may in implementing the Provisional Con-time culminate in a Nanking- stitution, which, in his opinion, Tsinaniu conflict, because of the provides a solution for all of the Young Marshal's close association outstanding questions in China. with Chiang Kai Shek. SALVATION ARMY
The 3rd plenary session of the
Relations With Manking. CLAIM SUCCESS
C.E.C. must therefore devote itself not only to a solution of the Man-
Meanwhile Chang Hsuch Llang's churian queation but also to the relations with Nanking have also Peiping, Nov, 5.-Two radio mess- ages from General Su Ping Wen; question of enrrying out the terms been smoothed because of the de Commander-in-Chief of the Hei-of the Provisional Constitution.
parture of Mr. Wang Ching Wei, President Tai added that he whose insistence on the dismisant Salvation lungkiang National Army, were received here yesterday. hopes to lay down within the next of Chang Hsuch lang caused some In the first message, General Su two years a firm foundation for the inconvenience to the latter. Al-
a hospipe.
Mob Attacks Police Station. About an hour later the mob, still further reinforced and armed with audgels' and other weapons, made. an attack on the police station. The gendarmes were driven into the in- terior of the building, from which they opened fire,
P. A
EARL INCHAPE APPOINTED
[TRADUOH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
through cheering crowds to his The rioters bombarded, the police THE Earl of Inchcape has been states that the 1st and 2nd brigadesystem of civil service examinations though he resigned his Peiping
old college, Magdalen, where he opened a new quadrangle and library. Tonight he dined in the hall at Magdalen.
"CEYLON ANDTM COTTON
DUTIES
The Manchester Chamber of Com merce Directors, in a resolution, stated that they were convinerd that the advantages to consumers in Ceylon of the low price of The Central Daily Press, in a Japanese goods will be purely leading article, says that judging transitory, and that in the long run from the past relations Letween they will suffer, from the destruc Chim and the United States, the tian of British and other competi- Chinese people and Government are tion, as well as from the impove equally interested in American rishment of a large section of the adnan as Ameried is interested in | British public, who are the prin the hituntion this side of the Paci- cipal consumers of Ceylon's chief
products.
fic.
Sich interest arises not merely The Chamber therefore consider from the economic relations of the that the institution of preferential tw countries, but is due to à car-duties in Ceylon for cotton and taj extent to similarity of the other British goods in called for bi motivating the two sister alike in the interests of Ceylon and Republics,ae-Sun Yat Ren, theof the British-public, who should fander of the Chinese Republic, not be obliged to bear the additions oned many of his principal polito costs of living involved in the tial ideas to American influence present Tea Duty unless compea
satory advantages are involved, and association.
LONDON, NOV. 0.
station with stones and other mis-&-O. Banking Corporation in sue- appointed President of the P. siles, smashing every window, and cession to his father. attempted to set fire to the building. Mr. W. E. Preston becomes chair.
Ringleaders demanded a parley man of the Board of Directors. with the police commandant, who.
Afterwards consented to release the FAMOUS WOMAN RECLUSE arrested men,
NAT. GOVERNMENT · FOR GERMANY?
VON PAPEN'S LATEST
GESTURE
THROUGH-LEUTEN'S-AOKNCY-]-
BERLIN, Nov. 10. AFTER considering the result of Sunday's etection, the van Papen Cabinet has inued a com manigné-stating that the members of the Goverment have unanimous ly decided to attempt to form a real government of national con centration" in conjunction with the new Reichstag
age.
DEAD
remains the undisputed power, an Chiang Kai Shek is the ruler in Eastern and Central China.
of the Heilungkiang National Sal- for the selection of efficient govern- posts the Young Marshal in reality
ment employees. Kuo Min. vation Ariny, totalling 16,000 men, while proceeding towards Fularchi from Chunchiakan and Yaokula, closed with a Japanese force under Makayama on the lat. After søver-
hours' fighting, the Japanese
CHINESE IN ANNAM
Chang Heuch Liang will visit. Nanking after staying in Hankow for a few days.
Hankow messages state that NON-Chiang Kai Shok is expected to RATIFICATION OF TREATY ing awaiting the arrival of Chang return from Changsha this mo?n=
were forced to retreat to the vicin ity of the Railway station, The SUFFERING THROUGH cavalry detachment of the Chinese SACRIFICE TO SAVE
left wing forces have reached Hai- HUSBAND'S LIFE
lartum and effected junction with
Hauch Liang, The Nanking Gloner- alissimo attended a Kuomintang. Belgrade. The famous Macedo the garrison units at Haingan. The
Nanking, Nov. 5-It is under-meeting at Changsha yesterday in nian recluse Apisia, who was wide-enemy, on the western bank of the ly known as the Woman Bishop, Nonni River is now being enveloped stood that upon the arrival of M. which he pledged his whole atten has died as Shtip at an advanced by our unite.
Wilden, French Minister to Chination to the suppression of banditry The second message, reports that who is proceeding here from Pei in Hupeh and Hunan. He stressed Shortly after her marriage she de- the Eastern Route Army under ping next week, the Ministry of the need for the introduction of cided to adopt a religious life to General Po Ping Ban has inflicted Foreign Affairs will take up with more liberal, free education for the save her husband from death at the beavy caquatics on the Japanese him the question of the enforce poorer classes and rigid prohibition. hands of an enamoured Turk-who during the week. More than 60 ment of the Bino French Agreement of the cultivation of the poppy in wished to add her to his household.cavalrymen were cut down by the ro, Am. It may be noted that Central, China -
Frems that day she confined her Chinese on the western route, Gem- although the Agreement has been Anti-Oplum Menkurss. diet to nettles, onion, green peperal Po is leading his men towards signed, it has not yet come into pers, and walnuts,
Chiang Kai-Shek said that; Magine. Yangchiatun to establish contact force, the French Government hav Some years later Noophite, the with General Ma Chan Shan. ing delayed ratification. This detrates it. Hupeh and Hunan would famous Exarchist bishop, who was, Japanese reports that General Su lay is causing serious harddip, to be held responsible for the growing using responsible for the rivival has entered into negotiations with the Chinese Tationals ir Annem, of poppies and purdahmansourd of a Slavonia liturgy-in-Macedo the Japanese military are branded who are still being treated as us be enforced for layering this andin. nia, admitted her to the degree of as entirely groundless. Thera is tionals of non-trasty Powers and ance
Chiang Kai-Shek and his wife nun, Apisia was much venerated in nooom for compromise with the subject to disabilities which the Shtip, where she exercised many of enemy." General Sa states.-Kuo Agreement was expressly intended loft. Changsha in the aftermoun the functions of e priest..
Ming
to remove.--Kuo Min.
agunboat for Hankow,