THE MANCHURIAN CRISIS
LEAGUE'S LAST STEP REGARDING ISSUE .......
(THROVUN REUTER'S AGENCY)
CHINA NOT AFRAID OF JAPAN
IF DEFENCE IS PROPERLY 'ORGANISED
THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY,]
SHANGHAI, Jan, 24,
MARSHAL Tuan Chi Jui arrived
hero nt 8.10 a.m. from Nan
king accompanied by Mr. Tuan Hung Kan, General Wu, Kwang Hein and General Fu Lin.
LONDON, Jan. 21, Those who deride the League's hesitations forget that temporiza tion may occasionally be the best of all policies, ays The Times in ocnnection with the League's
At the station he was met by inst step in the Manchurian issue.
The newspaper cities Princess Mayor Wu Teh Chen, Messrs. Antoine Bibesco's letter, published Chang Chun, Yu Chia Chin, Chang In an adjoining column, to the Isiao Lin, Du Yach Shen, Yeh effect that the League in otrKung Cho, General Tai Chi, and Mr. Sun Fo's representative. At Super-State list a mechanism for a
the station Marsha! Tuan said: joint policy, negative or positive
for the situation in North China is The requisite conditions netion were certainly non-existent indeed serious because the Japan in the enre of the Sino-Japanensean military have already lost their dispute therefore the Lengir can' heads. only draft what it considers to be "We are not afraid of the Japanese aggression but it is dan a fensible and just settlement. ':
The solution must be found aloog gerous because China is not pre the lines of the Lytton Report,pared for defence. which Japan has wholly and un- reasonably refused up to the pre sent to accept na A basis for settlement,
It is not the duty of the States of the League to past moral" "judge. inent upon one or other of its mem- hers, but Japan can only hope th regain forfeited, sympathies if whi anreciates the difficult position in which she has put the institution of which she is a prominent men- bor and undertakes eventually to comply with its recomanendations.
ALLEGED JAPANESE NAVAL BASE.
LONDON, Jan 24, Japan's alleged building of secret naval bases in the Pacific islands
under
mandate hell
League furaisbes the Genova correspondent of the Daily Herald with a front pago story, in which he states that a report regarding such building came before the League Council this week.
He avere that the Japanese re- denied tho presentatives flatly allegations when they
were Croan- examined at secret sessions of the Permanent Mandates Commission, but adds that they failed to remove misgivings regarding what is hap pening in the Marianne and Pelew islands.
The Herid's correspondent goes on to eny that the Japanese admit- ted under cross-examination that they have spent over $100,000 on the bases and are going to spend
more.
JAPANESE COMMUNICATION
munication
ISSUED
China Must Help Herself.
It China were prepared we would not be afraid of any coun try of the world. Today it is use loss to depend on others. must help herself."
China
Marsha Tuan is in good health and will give a formal reception to the press shortly. He is now stay- ing at No. 393, Ferguson Road,
The North Station was placed under a strong guard when Mar- shal Tuan's train pulled into the terminus this morning.
It is understood that he will re- main in Shanghai for the time be- ing and will visit Hangehow and Mo Kan Shan when the weather is He has not been in warmer. Shanghai since the establishment of the Republic.
He last passed here when he re- turned from Germany 20 years be fore the downfall of the Manchu
Government...
SINO-JAPANESE
DISPUTE
REPORT ON OBSERVATIONS
ALREADY PREPARED
THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, Jan. 24, THE Secretariat has prepared a draft report embodying the Sino- historical outlines of the Japanese dispute as well as obser- vations and conclusions.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1933.
SOVIETS NEW PASS
PORT SYSTEM
RESTRICTIONS SLACKENED AGAINST PRIESTS
(THROUGH REITER'S" AGENCY]
Moscow, Jan. 24. THE new system whereby every
Soviet citizen over the age of 18 years must have a passport, has begun to be enforced in Moscow, Leningrad, and Charkoff where the residents who have not received a passport by April 15, must leave within ten days, although they w bo allowed to live anywhere else in the Soviet Union:
Similar restrictions will probab- ly be enforced later in other big cities.
Preists of all denominations, al- though they will be refused, pass ports, will, if engaged in active practice in their profession, be al- lowed to stay and conduct their services as usual,
CANTON NOTES
Chinese New Year Season
FIRE ALARM BOXES FOR CITY
(From Our Own Correspondent)
CANTON, January 23. The Chinese (lunar) New Year will soon ba round again, and de- spite all efforts to "de-popularis" the lunar calendar, the festive spirit is still general among the public, and the usual hustling to get ready for the celebrations of the new year is everywhere evident. The yearly shopping season is in full swing, and confectioners, and dealers in sweets and children's toys are busy. Flower stalls are being put up in various parts of the city. Most important of all a thriving business is being done by the writers of those indis rasable red-paper scrolls, with the fateful inscriptions for luck and prosperity in the coming year.
Merchants Take stock. Many of the native. trades are settling down to the only holiday they have in the year, and business houses are actively collceting debts and making payments according to custom.
of all, it is said. In fact many of
A review of the business done for the year now drawing to This draft will probably be fur close is being made, but in most cases tho record for the year has ther elaborated by the sub-commit been a sorry one. GENEVA, Jan. 23.
The feeling of The Secretariat has issued a comtes without, however, entering into depression hange over most of the
received from
the the question of recommendations Japaness delegation regarding "the regarding which the Committee of trades people and there are but few progress of order in Manchuria."
Nineteen will meet again before who have concluded a antisfactory year's business. But the lot of the The communication, first of all,
the end of the month to make suguntive-banker has been the worst deals with operations after the be
gestions. kinning of December in clearing the
egion Istween the South huria and Mukden-Antung lines and states that the last vestiges of disorder are being suppressed And, secondly, in connection with North Manchuria, by stating, inter alia, that traffic on the East- ern line of the Chinese Eastern Railway, which had frequently been interrupted hitherto owing to the presence of rebels and bandite, was re-established on, December 1,
The general atmosphere yesterday was much calmer and even the fiery champions of the Covenant seem to have realised that they cannot.ques tion the sanctions.
· CAPTURE OF SHANHAIKWAN
CHINESE VERSION OF
INCIDENT
(KUUUM REUTER'S AGENCY.}.
the native banks feared the greatest difficulty in meeting their obliga.
tions for the year-end, so much so,
that some of them have appealed to the Government for. assistance.
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No Government Holidays. The Government will not observa this lunar festival, and Government offices will remain open for public business during the season. But at the homes of the officials and other Government seryants, preparations MOSCOW'S OPINION
will, all the same, be made to cele
The Moscow; Jan. 24.
brate the joyous season. Referring to the Sino-Japanese
schools, too, will not recognise the dispute at the opening session of
lunar calendar, but that does not the Central Executive Committee
Imatter much to the students, who NANKING, Jan. 24. yesterday, Mr. Molotov stated that the Soviet had never placed its REPLYING to the Japaness Note are having a week's holiday during of January 11, relative to Shanthis season, for what is nominally hopes in the League nor in any of
haikwan, Mr. Lo Wen Kan address termed the "Winter Vacation, ita numerous commissions.
The League'sado around Fared on January 2, a Note to Eastern problems" only resulted in discrediting the League still further in the eyes of the world.
JAPAN'S NAVAL PROGRAMME
GREAT INTEREST AROUSED IN TOKYO-
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Tokyo, Jan. 24.
MUCH interest has been aroused bere by the Navy Minister's
during admission
yesterday's Ression of the Diet that the Naval Estimates of Yen 370,000,000 for the coming fiscal year includo e sam of Yen.87,000,000 as the first instal. mens of the second naval replenish. ment programme.".""
STALIN'S CONCESSION TO FARMERS
FREE TRADING IN GRAIN IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS (THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY]
UMENTALINI
have decreed
of grain be permitted. armers and others in
the Buania
pra district istim
Ariyoshi, which was also cabled to Geneva, instructing the Chinese delegation to communicate it to the League..
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་་་ Another Fair for Volunteers, Apropos the festive occasion, the local public committee for aid to the Manchurian Volunteers has arranged The Note declares that in the Fair, to start on New Year's Day, interest of veracity the Chinese on the spacious grounds that have Government made another investi recently been reclaimed, along the gation of the affair and found the Bund. Various shows will be stag: facts are that the Japanese gendar cd, for which extensive matshed merie on January 1 were reported buildings have been erected. In to be making war-like preparations connection with the Show, & com on the railway beyond Shanhai-petition is being arranged for the kwan.
most popular sing-song girl in At one o'clock on the same day Canton and Hong Kong by there were rifle shots and explo- popular voting. Many of these sions, it was found they originated girls have started canvassing for from Japaneso soldiers who there votes, which cost & cents a piece!
Jli
after began to fire on Chinese sentinels. The latter withdraw : to the city upon which the Japanese opened fire at city
At two the next morning the nanese presented their unreason able demands which were rejected. The Japanese then began a con- certed attack and on January 3 occupied the city,
Canton's Fire Brigade.
ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL DISPUTE
DISCUSSION TO OPEN ON THURSDAY
(THEOUGH REUTER'S'AGENCY |
GENEVA, Jan. 24.
DISCUSSION ON WAR DEBTS
LONDON CONSIDERING U.S. PROPOSALS
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE,)
Ruany, Jan. 23.
to
the British Government THE League Council, which open. THE Washington invitation to
ed its Seventieth Session this morning ander the chairmanship of participate in the discussion, on Baron Aloisi, Italy, appointed Dr. British war. debts to the United Benes, Czechoslovakia, a rappor States and on world economic prob- teur on the Anglo-Persian dispute,lems, was the subject of a state-
Street, yesterday. discussion on which is expected to ment issued at No. 10, Downing commence on Thursday
CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES IN U.S.
TO ELIMINATE “LAME DUCK" SESSIONS"
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOY.}
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. a favourable action from WITH
Missouri to-day, the approval requisite from 36 States has been obtained for the change involving the Amendment of the Constitu- tion which will have the effect of eliminating the "Lame Duck" ses- sions in Congress.
The new Amendment, known as the Twentieth Amendment, pro- vides that in the future Congress elected in November, shall be on vened on January 3 instead of in the following October and that the President-Elect and the Vice-Pre- sident-Elect take oath on January 20 instead of an March 4.
The message states: "Mr. Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of State, informed Sir Ronald Lindsay, British Ambassador to Washington, on January that Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt, President-Elect, would! be glad to receive representatives of the British Govomment Washington early in March In order to discuss the British debta to the United States
at
"Mr. Roosevelt wished it to be understood that this discussion must be concurrent with, and con- 'ditional on, the discussion on world cconomic problems and that there- fore representatives should also be sent to discuss methods of improv ing the world situation."
The United States proposal is "at" present under consideration by the Departments concerned and discussed yesterday between Prime Minister and the Foreign Seerotary,
was the
U.S. Invitation to Italy, (THROUGH REUTER'S JOENCY.)
ROME, Jan, 24. IT is officially announced that
telegram has been received from takes the Italian Ambassador at Washing- ton stating that he was received, yesterday, by Mr. Stimson who ex- lended an invitation to Italy do aend a representative to Washing- ton after March 4 to discuss war
From
Under the present Constitution the Presidential election place every four years. November until March, the retir ing President and Congress main- tain office, and the sessions are so futile as to be termed "Lame Duck's sessions.
The new Amendment will re- duce the period of administrative inactivity from four months to two months.
SILVER MARKET
LONDON - PRICES
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
LONDON, JAD. De
PRICES CLOSING - BILVER LONDON 'TO-DAY "WENE;- Брот
FORWARD
171. 17 3/16
WUCHOW NEWS
INDIGNATION OVER SHANHAIKWAN
(From Our Own Correspondent)
WUCHOW, January 19. At the beginning of the New Year (new style) everything was very quiet in Wuchow. The Shan- halkwan incident has, however, greatly roused popular indignation and much blame has been cast upon Chang Hsueh Liang for net resist ing more effectively.
Soon after the 11th inst. General Li Chung Ten arrived here from up-country and proceeded to Can- ton. He is attending the important conference of the South West Poli- tical Council which is considering counter measures against Japanese aggression.
General Pei Chung Hai is in jan ning, and in charge of military affairs in the province General Li is in 'Cantón.
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Bandits Busy. "Bandits have been doing a lot of damage in the Tenghien districts The local garrisons and volunteer corps have not been strong enough to deal with them and therefore a section of the 18th Army of which General Pei Chung Hai is com mander-in-Chief, and General Hi been mqred from Nanning to Wa Wei, vice Commander-in-Chief, has chow with B.view of assisting the local forces in the maintenance of peace
debts.
The telegram was received with the greatest interest in Rome
This is the first official contart between the two Governments in connection with war debts revision.
UNOFFICIAL 'BUS
STRIKE
QUICKLY COLLAPSING IN LONDON
[BRITISH WIEYLESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, Jan. 23. THE partial strike of the London General Omnibus. Company's drivers and conductors appears, to be collapsing.
The strike began on Saturday: morning and involved about 12,000 of the Company's 20,000 men on gaged in this work. It was called As a protest against the new agreed work schedules,
THE LEG-BOWLING THEORY -
CONTROVERSY
HOW ENGLAND'S REPLY WAS RECEIVED: IN AUSTRALIA
VISITING PLAYERS REPORTED TO BE DISGUSTED WITH WHOLE AFFAIR
{THROUGH AKUTER'S "AGENCY.)
MELBOURNE, Tanuary 24.
THE M.C.C. reply to the Australian protest has received a mixed reception, though lew scriously believe the Board of Control will request the cancellation of the tour which would mean a
·loss of £45,000 on gross receipts. C
It is pointed out that the dignified wording of the M.C.C, cable affords a sharp contrast to the Australian protest which is con sidered to be blundering and hastily worded, a
As some members objected to placing Gun at the head of the M.C.C. It is possible the Board may split on the subject.
The Malbourne Herald says in reply; It administers a snub perhaps not wholly undeserved, adding that it is a pity the Auge tralian protest, however clumsily worded, was not received in England with a greater effort at an understanding.
Both Hugh Trumble and Vernon. Raniford suggest a round, table conference to clear up the difficulty."
It is stated that some of the English players are disgusted with the whole affair, prefering" to "return home despite their eagerness to visit New Zealand whose players applaud the reply, realising the onus now rests on Australla..
M.C.C.'S SHARP REPLY TO AUSTRALIA
tween the players, as well as in-
pro-
LONDON, Jan. 23. The M.C.C. to-day cabled their reply to the remarkable test lodged by the Australian board of control arising from the Leg. Theory controversy.
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The M.C.C. reply is as follows:
"We, the Marylebone Cricket Club, deplore your cable.
Wo deprecate your opinion that there has been unsportsman like play by the English team in the Test Matches. ̈·
"We have the fullest confidence in the captain and the team managers and are convinced that they would do nothing to in- fringe either the laws of cricket or the spirit of the game. -
"We have had no evidence that our confidence has been misplac ed....
in our opinion it is unsports man-like and unless stopped imme diately, it is likely to upset the friendly relations existing between Australa and England."
F.A. CUP-REPLAY READING DEFEATED
{THROUGH IKUTER'S AGENCY]:
LONDON, Jan. 23
AT READING today, in the FA
Cup replay, Millwall defeated Reading by two goals to nil and will now play Aldershot at Alder; shot on Saturday.
Scottish Cup.
MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENT
In the first round of the Scot Much as we regret the stish Cup Glasgow Rangers defeated cidents to Woodfull and Oldfield, Arbroath by three goalą to one. - we understand that in neither) case was the bowler to blama.
"If the Australian Board ot Control wish to propose a new law or rule, it shall receive our due eareful consideration in course.
SEQUEL
DRIVER FINED $150.
The recent motor accident at
"We hope the situation is not now no serious se your cable Hennossy Road, Wanchai, in which soomed to indicate, but if it is Lending Beaman H. Koetch ofe such as to jeopardise the good H.M.S. Wren was rather seriously relations of English and Anstra-injured, had its sequel at Centraf lian cricketers and you consider: Magistracy yesterday when Chan it desirable to cancel the remain der of the programme; we would consent, but with great luctance."
re-
The Men's Union repudiated the
(Signed,) W. Findlay strike as a breach of agreement
Scratary, M.C.c. and because it ignored the concilia
Australia's Protest," tion machinery. The company de- etured that the strike was a 'manece The Australian Board of Con- to collective bargaining and re-trol's cable to the Marylebone quired the men to return to work Cricket Club stated that bodyline at once.
bowling has assumed such propor- tions as to be a menace to the best interests of the game, making the protection of the body by the bata man the main consideration and causing intensely bitter feeling be
As the result of the announce attitude of the ment of the Union and of the Company, about 25 per cent. of the strikers resumed work yesterday morning and some hundreds of these still out return- ed to duty during the day, while most of the remainder reported for duty last night.
Strike. Ended. {THROUGH" REUTEE'S AORNUE.]
IMPORTING OPIUM
BOAT OWNER AND COXSWAIN FINED LONDON, Jan. 24. The streets of London reassumed
Convicted of "importing 1,000 their normal congestion to-day taels of raw opium the owner and launch The bus, strikers, late last night coxswain of a Chinese steam decided to accept their Unions were fined $2,000 each or six advice and return to work from months imprisonment.
Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith prosecut- midnight.
All strikers were back this morned and Mr. F. H. Loseby appear ing but the two hundred tramwayed for the defendants men who came out sympathetically Mr. Whyte-Smith in outlining the are still out
RETIREMENT OF MR. E. M. JANION
BANK MANAGER WELL-KNOWN CHARTERED
M
case said that the opium was found on board the steam launch "Cheung Hon in Yaumati, Typhoon Shelter on January 15 He did not in- tend to prove that the defendante, were aware of the presence of the contraband on board but that the
for the launch, did not take suffi cient precautions to avoid the con- defendants, as the men responsible
traband being placed on board.
Revenue Officer W. Ward in LONDON, Jan 5. The Canton Fire Brigade has
Tho English, Scottish and Aur evidence said that he searched the always been held in high esteem
Water Supply,
tralian Bank announce that their launch and found twenty baga in and is recognised as one of the Pipe fitters are very busy con- manager and secretary, Mr. E. M. the engine roti concealed between most efficient services operated by necting up the water mains to Janion, will be refiring on Decem the batons and the side of the ship the Government in the city. Those houses in the main streets and & ber 31 and will be succeeded by The opium was contained in two in charge of the department are supply from the pipe waterworks Mr. A. A Shipston, at prosent the bags the inner which was sa always anxious to effect whatever will be obtainable as soon as the assistant manager Mr. Janion was cleverly contained that it could improvements they can, and during inner pipes are finished. This will for 30 years in the service of the not be detected by its smell the past year, much has been done. mean an enormous saving of labour Chartered Bank of India, Australia The Magistrata in co BRITISH CABINET TO in this direction. It is now report for men and women who normally and China, and manager at differ- defendante remarked
ed that the Department has made go down to the river for their supent times of their branches in the new ordinant DISCUSS DISARMAMENT arrangements for the purchase of alica At this time of year, when Yokohama, Batavis, Penang anded this chers
large quantity of fire alarm boxes, the water is low and the banks Singapore. He was appointed men the defence taste similar to those used in Hong steep the task of the water carrier ager and secretary of the English, tigne Op (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICY.)
Kong, to be installed in different is no light one.*****
Scottish and Austrailan Bank Conly concealed and sections of the city so as to enable Rugby Jan. 23, of a series of Cabinet alarms to be raised without the
discuss-Disarzal least possible delay."
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ried out if eith défendants had taken precautio Malone Leave to Appeal,
Mr. Loseby applied to the Magis
ddants on 80-
the
beer chairman of the last and asked kis named for 10 years. Mr. Tanion bail to the two will become a member of the board count of the shops have of directors of the English, Scottish Chinese New Year. The, Bud many and Australian Bank on January replied that the appen
to be made in wy! "column" fr÷1993;
Hon Pak,, an owner driver, WEST summoned for dangerous driving.
Defendant pleaded guilty and was fined $150.."
The facts of the case, as stated. by Trafo Sub-Inspector Baunders were that at about 11 o'clock on January 14, the defendant was driving his car along Hennessy Road, and in attempting to pass a string of cars going in the same direction, knocked down Seaman Keetch and caused rather "serious injuries to him.
The defendant failed after the accident, and was local solicitor, who was driving bi ed by Mr. Peter Bin, a well known
The defendant was chased along Hennessy Road and finally. back lane in Happy Valley, he was stopped and taken chai Police Station by Mr.
NUGGET
BOOT
POLISH
THE