FREE
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DAILY PRE
DAY JANUARY 28, 1933
HONG KONGUDAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1933.
IRISH FREE STATE CHINESE PEOPLE MUST SHOW UNITED
ELECTIONS
MR. DE VALERA ASSURED OF LARGER MAJORITY"
THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY, 1
DUBLIN, Jan. 27. THE prospects of de Valern ch. taining an independent ninjority strengthening, thus raising three issues-the Oath, partition, and a Republic..
are
At 2am. the state of the parties
De Valera Party
Cosgrave Party
Independents
Labour
Centru
Ind. Labour
A Record Poll,
20 13
3
8
1
The election has produced a re. cord poll, and the counting of vetem is proceeding with all speed. Attempts at personation are wides pread and a strict watch is being kept on all palling booths to vent as far as possible any such aelion: Thirteen arrestarhave been mande in Dublin and 17 in Cork.
FRONT
TO RESIST JAPANESE AGGRESSION
COMMUNIST LEADERS PLEDGE LOYALTY TO KUOMINTANG
(THROCA REUTER'S AGENCY.}
NASKING, Jan. '97. A MOSE rare and significant oo casion was provided this after roon when three of the highest Communist leaders genated an interview to the Chinese, Press which they expressed in the frank- est language the necessity of the Chinese people showing a tiled
All three leaders have already disavowed the Communist 780 and pledged their loyalty to the Kuomintang.
1. There appisirs reson to believe that China and Japan are now nearer the talking point than at any, time since the Mukdan inci- lent of 1031 which precipitated the Manchurian dispute
Tuian's Visit,
While all eyes have been focuss- face in the present national crisis, ed on teeva and on the embar- to resist the anti-Japanese aegrea-rassinent caused by the Lragua abundant conciliation, more,im- sion.
parlant conversations have been Boing in Nanking betwegn Tuan Chi Jui and Marshal Chang General Chiang Kai Shek, Marshal. Hsueh Liang, and if more direct conversations with Japan's repre- sentatives concerning North China and Jehal fault, Tuan Chi Jui's the fruit it was intended for. visit to Nanking will have borne
The interview "trok place in a local cafe, which was closely In one or two places, the niligirded by plain-clothesmen for
the life of the three speakers, who, tary had to be called out to assis fear of a Communists atteinpt on the police.
aro Huang Pin, member of the Central Executive Committee of
De Valera. Fares Well.
DUBLIN, Jun. 28.- The state of the Parties at 7.15
p.in. was:
Fianna Fail'
Nationaliste
Independents
Labour d Centre Party Intependent Labour
:
+1
10
H
4
3. 1' Nationalist los
This represents Res. 2 gains ench for the Fina Fail and Centre Party, and 1 for the Independents..
President De Valern is faring much better than the prophets fore casted.
The state of the Parties at 2.50 p.. was:Fianna Fail 2: Na tionalists, 12; Indepente, 4; Centre Party, Labour, 1.
STOP PRESS
THROUGH RENTER'S AGENCY.]
Dupes, Jan. 27. THE State of the parties at 2.30 p.m. was as follows:-
De Valers Party
7
Gesgrave Party-
Labour
Independents
59
35
7
Centre .... Ind. Labour' Thirty-seven results have not yes been declared,
De Valera requires another ten seats to ensure a majority in the new Dall.
Six Ministers Head Polis, Six De Valera Ministers elected all headed the polls on first pro ferences,
Mr. De Valora's only definite gain is one sent at the National University.
"In four constituences, Wicklow, Longford (West Meath), Dublin Dublin City City North, and South, the Nationalist votes do ereased by 5,000, while the Fianna Fail votes increased by 20,000,
the Chinese Communist party and delegate to the World Anti-In perial Conference held in Berlin in 1928 and Foreign Relations Com missar during the Canton uprising ir. 1927 Yui Fei, resident repre- rentative of the Chinese Communist party in Moscow: Hauh Si Ken, delegate to the Communist Thter nationale in 1999 and a member of the Central Supervisory Committee. of the World Communist Party and Chairman of the Shanghai Labour, Conganist Union.
American Mission Evacuated.
i
There is a trong belief that Marshal Tuan carried important documents" in his pocket when he visited Xanking, and important developments are expected to fol low his visit to the capital.
Foace Negotiations Denied.
LONDON, Jan. 25. The Chinese Logation here has inued to the Press the text of the Chinese Note to Japan of the 2nd instant concerning the Shanhui- kwan dispute.
The Legation describes as with out foundation the report that the Chinese Goverment is considering direct negotiations with Japan for PEIPING, Jan. 27. a settlement of the Manchurian Ofeial sources state that Japan- | dispute.
esc troops have now evacuated
It says that the Chinese Govern the American Mission propertyment will not consider such a move in Shanhaikwan while Japanese troops remain on they occupied when they first captured the city Chinese soll, from the Chinese.
Sir Austin's Advice to Japan.
Condemnation of Japan.
GENEVA, Jan. 23. LONDON, Jan. 27. That the occupation of Man- Sir Austen Chamberlain speakingchuria is incompatible with exist in London to-day, appealed to ing treaties is one of the main Japan not to set herself against font in the contemplated draft the normal judgment of the world report, according to the Journal without which whatever momentary Pes Nations which points: long sticecakes nay country may reach, extracts of what claims to be the it ennnot finally attain success in authentic draft. its national policy. Britain, he said; had a role to play as mediators
and conciliatora.
Nanking Firm,
NASKING, Jan. 27. Indicating the firmness of the Chinese attitude, reports are freely circulated here that China is ready to reject any portion of the Report being drafted by the Committee of Nine at Geneva which she decus detrimental to Chinese interests.
The official Central News Agency slates that the Waichisopu is derstood to have, instructed. Chi- nese diplomats abroad to inforin the Governments of their accredited countries to the above effect.
Misunderstood1
Torro, Jan. 23. Reports that Reuter's message of January 23, regarding the blunt questioning in the Diet had caused a sensation at Geneva, called forth a temand in today's session of Two wonien have been elected, the novelist, Helen Conenunon (Fianna the Diet that the Beiyukni inter- Fail), and Mrs. Redmond, the pollator, Mr. Aslida, retract what widow of Captain Redmond (Na-he said on January 23. tionalist).
Betback to Nationalista..
EARLIER. The setbacks to the Nationalis leaders already indicate that the election tide is apparently flowing strongly in President Eamon. De Valera's favour.
It is significant that Fianna Fail candidates are topping the poll in many constituencies where the counting of second preference votes, later to-day will decide the issue Out of 153 seats in the Dail, four deputies have already been return- ed, unopposed.
At 1:45 a.m. the state of the Par ties was -Fianna Tail, 12; Na- tionalists,7 Independents Labour 1.
bent, and souls oc-grave Electo
Mr. Ashida failed to retract his remarks, but expressed regret that, owing to his failure to make him self clear, he had apparently been misunderstood. T
While, however, asserting that be meant to uphold the Government's policy to the League, Mr. Ashida proceeded to declare that as the Manchurian problem was vital to Japan, the Cabinet ought to strive to their utmost to find a solution. but, in his opinion: Count Echida. had failed to "hend his energier theretolado
Deputy's Viewa, Declaring that Count Uchida lacks the necessary initiative, Mr. Ashida aserted that the-Foreign Minister should guide the nation's
The Report follows the lines of the Lytion Report, its first part dealing with the historical back- ground of the dispute, being fol- lowed by conclusions similar to those mentioned on January 23,
With regard to Manchuria, it recognises that the situation there is incomparable with other parts, of the world,
Nevertheless, it was Chinese territory taken by force and recupied by Japanese troops, and, as a result of such. operations, it has been detached and declared independent from the rest of China.",
RUTERS POLICE DISARM RIOTERS
SEQUEL TO BANNED PROCESSION
[THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
SOFIA, Jan. 27, TWO hundred persons were arrest ed and umber injured pr arrested at Plevna and Varna dur. ing yesterday night's disturbances following the probibition of ጹ funeral procession for "the Mace dinn Communist Deputy Trikoff, who was murdered in the streets. of Sofia on Tuesday,
The polir dined the rioters in each case: "
DISPUTE OVER LETICIA
PERU AGREES TO KEEP PEACE WITH COLUMBIA
THROUGH REUTER'N'ADENCY)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. PERU his notified Mr. Henry L
Stinson, Secretary of State' that she will respect the Kellogg Pact and will not break the peace with Colombia.
LANCASHIRE'S A COTTON TRADE
INDIAN DUTIES STATED TO BE TOO HIGH
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONODN, Jan, 20
JAPANESE competition in the
Overseas cotton rado was among the subjects to which at tention was drawn in the annual report of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce,
It calls on the British Govern ment to "apot policies designed to secure for the British cotton in dustry, every possible consideration in countries whose products are largely purchased by Great Britain. particularly Empire countries.
The report contends that Indian import duties on Lancashire goods are unjustifiably high, and fore- dasts that a continuance of the pre- sent position would force Lanous shire to call on their Parliament- Bry representatives for action to re- dress a situation of obvious inequ ity,
WORLD ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
BRITAIN WILLING TO EXCHANGE VIEWS
Mr. Stimson is known to favour the Brazilian formula for settle ment by which Brazil will occupy [mNOUGH DECER'S AGENCY.] Leticia and restore it to Colorabia, The disputed treaty would then be discussed at a conference at Ria de Janeiro.
Colombia has accepted this for mula but Peru wants Brazil to re- main in Leticia until the Peruvian there, are persuaded to abandon it.
SILVER MARKET
LONDON PRICES
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
LONDON, Jan. 27. CLOSING SILVER PRICES IN LONDON. TO-DAY WERE
SPOT
Fenward
17.1/16 17.1/16
DISPUTE OVER WAGES
MAY END IN RAILWAY STRIKE
"THROUGH: REUTER'S ACKNO.1
LONDON, Jan. 25. 'THE dispute over the proposed reduction in wages of railway m ployees is likely to be protracted LONDON, Jan. 90,
and may possibly result in a strike The Chinese Legation in London fellowing the decision of the thres has issued to the Press copies of Railway Unions not to accept the telegrams from Marshal Chaug findings of the Chairman of the Na Hsuch Linng and General Tang Yutional Wages Board in recommend Lin to overseas Chinese, organisas tions containing assurances that ing cuts totalling. £800,000 annan
ly. Japanese aggression will be resisted
After the failure of the negoti- to the utmost.
tions between the Companies Unions, the dispute was referred to the National Wages Board, the members of which also were unable to agree. They produced four re
SECRET SOVIET CHINESE TRADE AGREEMENT DENTED
THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY][
Moscow, Jan. THE report from a Japanese
source at Tientsin that eparet Soviet Chinese trade agree
ment was concluded at Peiping aiming at strengthening the anti Japanca boycott is denied by the semi-official Tass Agency,
BIG SHANGHAI SWEEP
INTERNATIONAL CHARITY. RACE RESULT
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY] PULSHANGHAI, Jan. 26. foreign policy, and assist to break IN BLEAK wintry weather and Uchida for retire himself i the delock. He urged Count with snow falling lightly, the acoord International Charity (Sweepstakes
Mr. Cosgrave, former Tree State ingly,
peovaj aj President was elected in Cork Cute Werner alia, Mr. Ashida criticised huge cosmopolitan multitude saw
but his lead on first preference
votes was 4,000 lower than at the the Cabinet's apparent
nst Election/vi
President Eamon De Valera was application ofiy
Tree of the reservation reg
which the late
insisted.
ted and headed the preference
otes in Co. Cisto with an forease
General: Mulcahy
or Byrne.
dyMr Sean O'Ke
was run off this afternoon when a
Peony with Woub up, come in llowed by Ontario, (R. N. (Maitland. ). *
Ticket
ports.
The Companies adopted the find ings of the Chairman, Sir Harold
ANG Morris
Now the Unions have refused to
WASHINGTON, Jan, 26
THE British reply to the Ameri-
WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
MR. MACDONALD AS CHAIRMAN
(THROUGH" REUTER'S ACKNOỶ]
POLITICAL CRISIS IN GERMANY
NAZIS MAY JOIN NATIONAL
GOV
THROUGH RESTER'S ADENOY]
BERLIN, Jan. 7,
Y GENEVA, Juna THE Organising Committee of the THE possibility of the formation World Economia Conference of a Cabinet embracing schools has decided, to invite Mr. Ramsay of thought from the Contre Party MacDonald, the British Premier, to the Nazis has been opened; to act as Chairman of the Corfor by Herr Ilitler's decision which le ence lapto by Mandat courayed to President von Hinden f The Committee has agreed that burg, stating that he will not in three months notice is necessary sist on the Chancellorship: no ther for convenit the Conference, nad price for supporting the Pres the Committee will re-meet within dential Cabinet. It is understood: three months to fix the date for the that the Nazis have informed yon Hindenburg they will accept Herr Conference.
von Papen as Chancellor provided that Herr, Gaering, at present the Hoichstag Provident, is included in the Cabinet..
FRENCH FINANCE BILL SAVED
PARIS STOCKBROKERS
• PROTEST
THROUGH REUTER'S AQENOY.]
PARIS, JAN. 20.
Nazis Furious,
LATER
The Nazis, are furions at what) they describe as the premature. pablication" of Herr Adolph Hit
er's move, and state that it masri use him to revert to his Allor BY 368 votes to 208, the Oppcai-Nothing" policy.
Moreover, Herr Hitler's press tion motion to refer back the Finance Commission's Bill. wan Fohief, denies that Herr. Hitler ha ronounced his claims to the Chane elefanter...
This constitutes an early Govern cellorship, though Nasi quartari inent victory for the Finance Dedrait that constant negotiations bate, as the vote was made a mat tor of confidence.
́ ́EÄRLIER
"The Paristockbrokers have struck in protest against the Socialistio taxation voted by the Finance Committes of the Cham her of Deputies
The Stock Exchange is idle and can debt invitation says that Britain will be glad to exchange the Finance Minister has threaten views with Mr. Franklin D. Rooseed to take proceedings against the velt on other world economic pro- authors of the demonstration blems, but cannot, in an individual meeting, reach decisions on ques tions which will be on, the, agenda of the World Economic Conference. British Reply Acceptable.
LATER.
The British reply is expected to be acceptable to Mr. Franklin D Roosevelt but it is not thought that he will alter his determination to force concessions in return for any debt reduction..."
HEAVY JAPANESE SNOWSTORM
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGEILY]
TOKYO, Jan. 26.
A PHENOMENALLY heavy snow.
storm to-day wept over the seaboard region facing the Sea of Janan as the result of which the railway services were completely. disorganised.
The State Department are also satisfied and officials believe hat The main services were intor the British reservations made will rupted, some of the trains being benefit France and will not be in-andboumal, but telegraphic com-
munication has not been affected. surmountable. ...
Attempts would be made to reach conditional private undertakings with each debtor country, while the final settlements await the conclu ston of the World Economic Can- ference, even if this involved a tem porary moratorinm for the pay ments due, on June 15..
Advisory Committee.
"
Mr.
JAPAN AS LEADER OF EAST AGAINST WEST
{FUROCOR BEUTER'S 10ENCY.)
have been proceeding during the Inst few days between the Nazi and the Nationalists with a view to overthrowing the von Schleicher Cabinet and forming a National Presidential Cabinet in which Herr Hitler will not necessarily Chancellor,
Police Shoot Rioters.
DRESEN, Jan. - 26. Eight demonstratom were killed, and 12 seriously injured in cu out break.. in the city. The troubla aroso between rival factions inte Communist meeting.
ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL DISPUTE
RESPECTIVE CASES ARGUED AT GENEVA
THROUGH REUTER'E":"ADISUY.]
TORONTO, JA 27, "THE vital question ie whether India, in bridging the gap between the East and West will be Meanwhile, Mr. Roosevelt has de-able to bear the strain declared seated the facts éided to form an Advisory Commit- tee of Democratic Members of the new Congress to keep him daily in formed of the sentiment of Con gress towards the revision. The Committoo are also expected to pacify refactory members.
British
LONDON, Jan. 24.7 The British Ambassador to Washington to-day handed to Mr. Henry L. Stimson & message from the Government to Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt expressing readiness to send representatives to Washington soon as possible after March 4, to discuss the debts question.
GENEVA, Jan. 27 THE League Council discusion on the Anglo-Persian oil dr pute was adjourned after argu ments on both sides, Sir Joh Simon contended that the Porsie statements completely misrepr former Persia, by cancelling the Conce Wodgewood - Benn, Secretary for India, speaking of sion had deprived the Compan Oriental affairs
of the right to appeal under He added that the difficulties in arbitration clause. This was the Eastern situation lay in the garded as a denial of justice possibility that Tapan might secure fying diplomatic intervention. the leadership of the East against the West rather than in the result of the Sino-Japanese conflicter
FORD FACTORIES CLOSING DOWN
RECENT WALK-OUT REASON
FOR ACTION The message adds that the Gor-
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY) erament will be glad to exchange views with Mr. Roosevelt on other
DETROIT, Jan. 97. world economic problems in which the two Governments are interested THE Ford Motor Co announces He points out that decisions down its factories in the United that it has indefinitely closed questions forming the agenda of the World Economic Conferentona turally cannot be reached" before the Conference mesta.
agree, but it is probable that nego-ZURIAT tiations will continue.
Meanwhile it is hoped that th
NATIONAL ANTHEM
CHANGES
States, employing an aggregate of 100.000 workers,
The recent walk-out by 4,000 body. plant workers, is given as the rea
ZODA
Police Guarding Factories.
Mr. Dawar, the Persian, Min of Justice, argued that the chas was not between the British Persian Governments but
the Persian Government
Company, and since the last
not exhausted the legal mean its disposal, namely, the E Law, Courts, the British. ment were not justified inții
ing
COMDR. SUTTON APPEAL DISMISSE
SEQUEL TO ATTACK
HON NATIVE
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY
DETROIT Jan 27. Police, are guarding the Ford HE
Government will take action on the TS P lince of the Balter Report publishing factories. There have been no dis ed in August last year, recommend.
ing increased taxation on heavy
urders, but the deinonstrators are dismi
road vehicles in order to equalise HM. WISHES PLAYING TO parading the streets compelling a mader
competitive conditions hatween road and rail. It is understood that this is now under the Cabinet's consideration.
IN HONG KONG TO-DAY
CLOUDY
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER IKFÖRT; ́FORECAST "ANTİ REMARKE, ISSUED BY
The ROYAL OBSERVATORY. AT BLEVE
BE
planer refractory body of workers to join | Resou STANDARDISED the walk out your months Rogieromonest AT Ford, official explains they him on Woh could not continue their operations charg THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)) without the bodies from the Briggs native
web company where six thousand work- ers have struck over the wago deductions.
Lospos, Jan. 27. AT the express wish of 11:M, the King the National Anthem has been re-arranged the hope of scoring standardised playing by Army bands and civilian orchestras. Nou alteration is made in the harmony the opening of wal pianissimo" with creace
ast bar of the first eight bars, which are then play double forteller
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