CONSIDERS
REPORT
LEAGUE
LYTTON
COUNCIL ASKED TO
BOYCOTT
CONDEMN CHINESE
BRITISH PRESS COMMENT ON JAPAN'S
ATTITUDE
(THROUGH AKUTEN'S AGENCY]"
GENEVA, Nov. 21. Council met this morning under the Presidency
THE Laaga
of Mr. de Valera te consific the
Lytton Resort.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1932.
CHINA'S LOST· TERRITORY
CAN ONLY BE REGAINED BY WAR
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOY.]
SHANGHAI, Nov, 21. THE only effective way to recover 'China's lost territory is for every able-bodied Chinese to take arms against Japan, declared the famous elder statesman Wu leaves nothing to the imagination.Chih Huei, who doubted whether the League will be able to curb "League's Last Chance."
Japanese militarism. "This may be the League's, last chance," writex Mr. A. J. Clim.
BANDITS FIRE ON THREE TRAINS
PART OF C.E.R. CLOSED DOWN
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
HARBIN, Nov. 21.
THREE mixed passenger and
goods trains travelling on the western section of the Chinese Eastern Railway yesterday were heavily fred upon at Kaolintze by The drivers speeded up bandits. and reached safely without casual
ties
Mr. Rudy,
of manager the C.E.R., considers that the Shiltao-
The President eulogised the Re-ings, in the New Chrionicle, re- CLEVER THIEF SENTENCED hotze Heugtnotzer section of the line port, after which he called on Mr.ferring to to-day's Council meet-
ing.
Matsuoka, the Japanese delegats,
"The last thing that Japan de. who spoke on the general lines if
sires is to withdraw from the Len- Ho the Japanese memorandum. suggested that the Lengue entenguo of Nations. The Japanese dele. and outlaw the Chinese boycott gates will do their utmost to In- and disclaimed thus idea that Japan duce the League to permit the Man- succeed. entertained any bitterness of hos-chukuo experiment to tility against the Chinese. Ho claimed that the condition of China had menneed the pence of the world for many years.
"Japán a Meek Lamb." The Chinese representative will speak at the afternoon session, when Lord Lytton' and other mem bers of the Commission will listen
to the proceedings.
10
Dr. Wellington Koo, replying
Mr. Matsuoka, Baid
that,
if all Mr Matsuoka had said were true, Japan would appear to bo a mrick lamb in the teeth of a fera
in China.
BRITISH PRESS COMMENT
LONDON, Nov, 21. Japan's rejection of the Lytton Report is the subject of striking Irading articles in London's news- papers this morning, revealing marked conflict of opinion.
Morning Port,"
The Morning Post says that an impartial reading of the Japanese reply to the Lytton Report makes It evident that Japan is legally and morally on stronger ground than
most of her critics.
HOW KOWLOON RESIDENTS
WERE VICTIMISED.
Pleading guilty to six charges three of larceny extending over They will probably outline a li-months, Chan Sang, alias Li Mow, was sentenced by Mr. Justice Wood to two beral and tolerant regime as a plausible alternative to the Lytton at yesterday's Sessions Report.
years' hard labour,
Will the League resist these blandishments and stand fast?
"A prolomged trial opens to-day to decide the supreme issue as to whether in the modern world the rule of law or the rule of force shall prevail."
Orisis Expected.
GENEVA, NOV, 21. The Sino-Japanese dispute over Manchuria is very rapidly moving towards a crisis.
It is feared that a real clash will come this morning when, at i eleven o'clock, the League Council
will begin its debate on the Lyttona Report.
Mr. Matsuoka will introduce the subject by explaining the Japanese position and Dr. Wellington Koo, who was China's observer on the | Lytton Commission, will reply.
The observations of both parties will probably be referred to the Lytton Commission for comment, but the subsequent course of events is most uncertain.
Air of Pessimism,
An air of pessimism prevails in
The thefts to which the accused pleaded guilty gera na follows:-
July 8 at Kowloon Tong-a clock from Mr. J. Cameron,
July 20 at Kowloon Tong, an elec- trie iron from Siu Ho Suk.
August 29 at Kowloon Tong, i gold watch from Mr. C. Thomas.
September 18 at Kowloon, a BOW- ing machine from Mrs. Alice Bur- leigh.
October 4 from Homuntin, two silk dresses from Miss M. Rajela
October 22 from Kowloon Tong, gramophone from Mr. Harboto. Mr. Whyte Smith stated that the thefts were done rather cleverly. The defendant's record showed that ho had been convicted four times of larceny and ones of housebreak- ing and once of assault. At the time he was arrested he was under police supervision, but he had failed. to report.
His Lordship passed sentence of
is dangerous for the lives of passon- gera and for goods consequently has closed it down until it is adequately guarded.
In Hong Kong To-Day
FINE
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, 188UED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 5.10 P.M., STATED :---
MODERATE ANTI - CYCLONE COVERS THE LOWER YANGTSEL VALLEY. FRESH-KONBDON WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE S.E. COAST OF CHINA AND OVER THE NORTH- ERN CHINA SEA.
LOCAL FORECAST:-N.E. WINDS, FRESH; FINE.
THREE YEARS SENTENCE
FOR ROBBER
C.M.S.N. CO.---REALTY
CỦ LOAN
CHEN FU MO MAY GIVE EVIDENCE AT NANKING
(TNOAUAH REVTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Nov. 21.
FROM Nanking it is leamed that no intimation has been re- reived from the vico-finister of Communications, Mr. Chen Fu Mo, who is believed to be in Houx Kong, regarding the date of his return to Nanking to explain his alleged part of the Agreement between the China Realty Co. and the C.M.S.N, Co,
It is reported that he will probably be subpoenaed to appear as witness at this trial of Liu Ko Chich,
!
HITLER'S BID FOR CHANCELLORSHIP
CONDITIONALLY AGREED TO BY PRES. HINDENBURG
[TuROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
BERLIN, NOV. 21.
PRES. HINDENBURG has agreed to Hitler's claim for the chancellorship, provided Hitler can secure the necessary majority,
REHABILITATION OF
RUBBER
RESTRICTION SCHEME EVOLVED BY PLANTER
(TEROBOH KEUTEL ́E AGENCIL.)
LONDON, Nov. 21. A SCHEME aiming at the re- habilitation of rubber ins been evolved by Mr. J. A. Hyner, chief plantation manager of the Hessa lubber Company of Amsterdam,
RETURN FLIGHT
ABANDONED
AMY'S 'PLANE TO SEARCH FOR MISSING AIRMAN
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ...
CAPE TOWN, Nov, 21, MRS. AMY MOLLISON has abun
doned her idea of flying back to England and has agreed to lend hier plane," Desert Cloud," to search for Victor Smith, who has been missing since be left Duala on November 14.
The machine will be piloted by Gordon Store who made an Eng land-Cape record with Miss Perry Salaman in November 1931. He is leaving for Duala to-day.
"AMY MAY RETURN
BY 'PLANE..
(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]
CAPETOWN, Nov. 20. MRS. Mollison (Amy Johnson)
has telegrapheil to the Gover nor-General, the Earl of Claren- don, expressing her deepest thanke for the King's message of congratu- ation, which, she says, will be one of her most treasured possessions.
The famous aviatrix declares that if the weather reports are favour- able and engineers are satisfied with her machine, she will certain. ly mike an attempt on the record for a flight from Capetown to London.
If the reports are not satisfac Lory, she will sail for England un November 25.
G.B.S, DENIES FLIGHT STORY
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Nuv. al. THE report that Mr. Bernard Shaw intends to fly over the Great Wall of China is decidedly premature.
The famous playwright himself one of the leading companira operit un interview with Reuter, char "pure in ating in Sumatra, according to the aeterised the report as
vention," though he said that it' The plan provides for the deny aitinna in the Far East offered struction of surplus rubber trees,him n lift, he might participate in for which compensation would be the flight suggested. paid and supervision to ensure that there should be no fresh planting.
The plan also envisages the con-
four months on each of the six FLAT RAIDED BY ARMED MEN Financial Times. charges making two years in all.
Another inun Tsang Kau, who was arraigned before. the Court: on At the Criminal-Gessions yester. three charges of larceny had three day, Sin Kan Cheuk, was charged of receiving was sentenced to one with three pereons unknown, with year's hard labour on his pleading guilty to the larceny charges. The robbery at 174, Wanchai Road on charges of receiving were not pro- August 13. ceeded with.
Geneva, however, in view of the Japanese rejection of the Lytton Report and Dr. W. W. Ten's fight ing speech in which he hinted that If the League fails to find a salt China would invoke Artiole XVI. tion, the journal adds, it has to providing for sanctions, which reckon the damage both to its pres-would seem practically to rule out tige and to the prospects of Dis- the possibility of conciliatory ap armament Conference success. The tion by the Council under Article solution sought must, it says, re- XI of the Covenant. The Council UNEMPLOYED OF AMERICA concile ordered government in Man therefore will have no aitornative churia with the re-establishment of but to refer the Report to the As- amicable relations between China sombly Commnission of Nineteen. and Japan! It is not fanciful to suggest that the Manchukuo regime is capable of modification so as to satisfy both these indispensable re- quirements.
**Dally: Herald."
The Daily Herald, on the other hand, says that the Japanese ob- servations constituto definance of the League Council, The Commia- sion appointed by the League Coun cil is treated as a hostilo body, its competence is questioned and its findings are derided categorically.
The Labour organ adds that: Japan denies the right of the Chuncil or the Assembly to discuss her actions, The issue in now widened beyond that of the Sino- Japanese dispute. The future of the League and the whole machinoty for world pense are at stake, a fact which Tokyo regards with de- liberate contempt.
**Daily Mail."
The Daily Mail goes forthet în extremism. It declares that the Japanese Reply to the Lytton Com mission will convince all realon- able, people that Japan has right on her side.
Misguided idealists, it declares, have taken sides with Chinese war lords and Communists, and meal. to make strenuous efforta to ford Britain into a wild Boheme for at economic and financial boycott Japan,
The bollicose pacificists of Geneva should be made to understand that in no circumstances are the British) people going to he dragged into al confict with Japan. They regard their former faithful ally as present friend and sooner than be involved in hostilities with hor, they will quit the League of Nations, **News_Chronicle,"
ARTICLE 16.
Article XVI. of the Covenant of
the League of Nations reads aa
follows:-
the
1. Should any Member of League resort to war in disregard of or 16, it shall ipso facto by deemed
its covenants under Articles 13, 13
to have committed an act of war against all other Members of the League, which hereby undertako im- modiately to subject it to the saver- sace of all trade or financial rela: tions, the prohibition of all intercourse botwoon their nationals and the
FUNDS BEING RAISED FOR
WINTER.
version of other parts of estates for other product*,
It is suggested that the govern- Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, prosecutment guarantee the interest and ed, and defendant pleaded not the sinking fund on the finance needed for the schietic. The neces guilty.
sary funds should be raised by levying an export tax on rubber.
The jury comprised Messrs. W. Goldenberg (foreman), C. J. Church, Wai Chi Man, G. T. May, K. W. Chan, C. Crofton and C. E, White.
In outlining the case for the prosecution. Mr. Whyte-Smith said the robbery took place at 17, Wanchai Road. The family, named Chan, was in the sitting room Mrs.
FRENCH RAILWAY BOMB CUTRAGE
M. HERRIOT'S NARROW
ESCAPE
franovou REUTER'S AGENCY.]
to-day.
Mr. Bernard Shaw, accompanied by his wife, will be one of large
number of prominent poople who
are making a tour of the world in the Empress of Britain, which sails: from England next month.
Mr. Noel Coward and the Earl of Cadogan will also be on board,
HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT JOB
VALUE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS IN MAKING GOOD.
Tests for young people to guide them in choosing the right occupa tion and making good" were de scribed by Mr. George II. Miles, director of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology, at the an- nual convention of the Joint Indus trial Council in London.
M.C.C. VERSUS AN AUSTRALIA XI.
SENSATIONAL BOWLING
BY NAGEL
(THROVUA ARUTER's agenèt,}
MELBOURNE, Nov. 1. THE match between the M.0.0.
and un Australian XI. was con- tinued in find weather and 3,000 people witnessed the manner in which Australia and Nagel turned the tables to provide them with their first use for encouragement since the M.0.0. tourists landed.
After lunch a thunderstorm, as cxnpanied by heavy rain, mada tho pitch unplayable.
Scores.
M.C.C.-1st innings: 582 (Wyaté 20, Sutcliffe 87,. Leyland 38,- Allen 48, Oxenham for 63," Nash 3 for 30),
Combined Australian XI.-19 (O'Brien 40, Bradron 30, (Larwood, for 4: Bowen 9 for 63, Voce 2, for 88), 19 M.C.C.-2nd Innings: 60 (Nage} &
for 39) (Oxenham 2 for 4).
AUSTRALIA'S TEST MATCH TEAM
TO BE PICKED FROM 13 PLAYERS
'(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
MELADUINE, Nov. 21, AUSTRALIA'S official team for the first Test Match to be playell at Sydney on December 12 will he picked from Woodfull, Bradman, MacCabe. Kippax, Wall, Ponsford, Fingleton Grimmett, Ironmonger, Oldfield, O'Reilly and Nagel, Richardson,
HELPING UNEMPLOYED
TO KEEP FIT
SUCCESS OF "JERKS” CENTRES.
Experimental physical cultuih courses given by the Ministry of Labour for young unemployed man aro being received with enthusiast, Pontypridd has already comples- ed a twelve weeks' course of train ing, and has begun a second. The men who have finished were "sorry it was over.". Meanwhile classes have been begun at. Glasgow, | Middlesbrough, and Liverpool, and their members are stated to be show- ing considerable enthusiasm.
Admission is available to any. genuinely unemployed man between the ages of 19 and 30 whe wishes to join, but the number training at one time in any one contre does not greatly exceed 200, as eight classes of about so man each are learning together.
Each cl has one hour's tinig- ing everyond day. The instamo- tors are competent, and suitabes premises have been found.
Jadianapolis, Nov. 13. Learning that large delegations of unemployed are planning
arch on Washington similar to the one recently conducted in Eng land, Governor Harry B. Leslio of Indiana to-day appealed to the Chan, her stepson and daughter, stato's unemployed not to join the and a lady visitor being present.
Paurs, Nov. 20.
He said that such tests, or ex- movement.
appears to have M. HERRIOT bo said and such a march might The son looked through the peop Nothing could possibly be gained, There was a knock at the door,
been the abjective of a bombaminations, had passed the theore result in increased suffering.
hole and saw a woman who said putrage on the railway near Nantes tical stage and had had definitely
A new cshire in to be opened in practical results.
They had been able during the Steprey, and although nothing is A big explosion occurred on the track just before the passage of the past year to give advice to over yet decided, considerable extens
ted themselves to voluntary tests train on which M. Herriot, the 600 young people who had submit may follow. Prime Minister, was a passenger.
The track was completely wreck to decide the occupations for which they were best fitted, and in the ed and had the damage occurred a
aight years some few minutes later, it is possible that past seven Or a dreadful accident to the express thousands had been so tested. would have occurred.
Dons Better.. They had followed up many of the cases where the advice had been taken, and found that these young people had done very much better than those who had pursued their own devices and inclinations.
It was believed here that other I have a present for Mr. Chan Nationals of the covenant-breaking governors would follow the example. Biate, and the prevention of alt fines,
and warn of hardships attending I want to see him." The son open. cial, commercial or personal, inter-
Buch a vanture in the winter.
ed the door, the woman put her courge between the nationals of the
Governor Leslie to-day pointed shoulder against it and four man covenant-breaking State and the na
out that every stato is raising am-
rushed past her. tinnals of any other State, whether
ple funds to see the unemployed Accused was one of the men and Member of the League or not.
through the winter without actual carried revolver filled with 2-It shall be the duty of the suffering and that the men would dummy
The cartridges.
other Council in such case to recommend to be far better off at home. three men were carrying daggers. The inmates were pushed into the rear cubicle and tied up. Tha four men then ransacked the house stenting a quantity of money and property.
the overal Governments concerned. what effective military, naval or air force the Members of the League
shall severally contribute to the armed assert that the Manchurians re forces to be used to protect the coven-jected the Chang Hauch Liang ants of the League,
tyranny and that the self-deter 3-Tho Mombers of the Langue mination movement was a spontano- agree, further, that they will mutually ous public act. support one another in the financial It ie also claimed that Japan's And economic measures which are recognition of "Manchukuo" does taken under this Article, in order to not constitute a violation of inter- minimise the logs and inconvenience national engagements. resulting from the above monaurés, and that they will mutually support -ona-another-in resisting way-special- measures aimed at onɑ of their num-
The Future.
The Japanese Government, con-
Lor by the covenant-breaking State, trary to the Lytton Commissioners, and that they will take the necessary considers that general recognition steps to afford passage through their of and co-operation in the develop, tarritory to the forces of any of the ment of the present regime is Members of the League which ara co essential as the only means of operating to protect the covenants of stabilising conditions in Manchuria the League.
and bringing peace to the Far East, 4.Any Member of the League The Japanese Government is ol which has violated any covenant of ways ready to supply the League the League may be doclarod to be no Council with such information re longer Member-of-the-League-by-garding-current-events_is_pos
vote of the Council concurred in by sible.
On September 30the Police arrested accused, a ten shop. The son and daughter of the house picked him out immediately at the identifiention parado and the two elder people after a littlo, hesita tion.
Accused was found guilty and sentenced to three years' hard Inbour.
RUGGER TRIANGULAR,
TOURNAMENT
ARMY & NAVY TO-MORROW
The first of the matches in the
the Representatives of all the other Japan cannot accept disguised rugger triangular tournament for Members of the League represented international control of Manchuria Army, Navy and Club, takes phoe
and considers that the Commission'e to-morrow, Wednesday, at Sookup plan is not adapted to the realities | poo, "between Army and Nävy. of the situation in the Far East. The Army team will be:-
horoon,
The
·News-Chronicle (Liberal) adopts the line that the Japanes observations are just what might have been expected. They con- stitute a fat refusal to accept the apan's Observations on Report. Lytton. Report or any other find The Japanese find themacives un- ings but those that shu har herself ab to accept the conclusions of enforced at the sword's point! thi Lytton Commission on any vital There is nothing now in the ar pont touched upon in the Report guments advanced in favour of her mitted to the League, hence the proceedings in Manchuria. The antisty regarding the outcome of to arguments are far older alian mo das menting. derd Japan. It is not necessary to assume that it is Japan's last word, but but as Japan's first word it
their observations on the sjort, the Japanese Government
Continued on neat-column.).
- Neither does the Japanese Glov Full Back :14. Birt, three-quar. ernment consider it to be practical term: Lt. Martin, L. Hamilton, L. to demilitarias Manchuria or to Gallateley, Lt. Crewe Read ball maintain onder by an international backa Pie. Stevens, Pto. Hoskins, gendarmerie.
Forwards Lt. Hubert L/Cpl. Japan is apprehensive of any Pratt, Col. Suter, L/Cpl Hardy, scheme tending to destroy the con- Pte. Gilmore. Lt. Me. Farlane, Lt. dition-of-order now in-process of Prior, Pte Walters
Reforce May MacIntyre.
restoration.
The outrage is supposed to have been the work of Bruton Nation: alista.
BIG ATHLETIC MEETING
;
ARRANGED BY CHINESE. CATHOLIC Y.M. SOCIETY. ·
The Chinese Catholic. Yoning Men's Society will hold an athletic sports for all the Chinese Catholic: schools in the colony on Baturday, the 20th instant at Caroline Hill, South China. Ground. There will he about 20 schools with about 4,000 students taking part.
Mr. Fung Konng the proprietor of Fung Keung Rubber Shoes Factory has kindly donated all tho prince and Mr. Chan Che has given one hundred dollars towards" the sports funds.
The Committee. also beg to thank the following gentlemen for their donations Sir8hauvin Chan, Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, Mr.
There was definite evidence, the speaker told a questioner, of higher efficiency and greater output where bettor lighting had been introduced in factories and workshops. Good results had followed the abolition or reduction of noise and improved environment.
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Mr. George Isaacs (Operative Printers) said that a man might pass all the tests to be a police man, but in the Metropolitan force if his face did not "fit the beimet? he had little chance of getting in.
FALL IN WORLD TRADE
ONE-THIRD REDUCTION IN VALUE
Men and women who realize that appearance counts always have well- polished shoes.
Did YOU "Nugget" your shoes this morningt.
NUGGET
Berlin. According to the Trade J. H. Toggart, The British-AmeriCyclo Research Institute,world can Tobacco Co, Dre. Allan trado decreased in the first half Strahan and Kirk. Lt, Col. L. G. of this your by 15 per cent.in Bird, H. Dixon, A. S. Watson & volume and by 34 per cent. in Co. Ehewan Tomies & Co. The value, as compared with last year. BOOT Bank of China, The Green Island The value of world trade decreas Cement Co., The Hanque Franco ed in the same period by so por Chinoise. Mr. Tae Yung Kong, Mr. cont., as compared with 1920, and R. Chao, The Sun Co. The Sin- by 3 For con in compara on with cere Co., Drs. E. and C. To, Dr. the first six months of 1013 Tang Yeo Yeun, for the Champion-Emstruotio in prices.
The in value is ship cup and Mr. Chan Yap Ine for_the_girls' Championship-cup. Exchange.
"GOOD LE
STOCK,
POLISH
STORES
NUGGET"