HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1933,
WHAT WILL THE LEAGUE COMMITTEE OF 19'S LYTTON'S SPEECH
OF NATIONS DO?
IN THE EVENT OF JAPAN REFUSING COM- MITTEE OF 19'S RECOMMENDATIONS
JAPAN MAY BE COMPELLED TO REMAIN MEMBER OF LEAGUE
(THROUȚIE. REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, February (8, WHAT the League of Nations will do in the event of Japan relusing to accept the recommendations of the Committee
of Nineteen is discussed in leading articles.
The Sunday Timer points out much will depend on the at- titude of the United States and Russia. If they associate them.. selves fully with the League Powen, the position of Japan will be most difficult. I she finds herself atterly isolated with no friends in the world she may be impelled to reconsider, perhaps not im mediately but when the fall impact of the censure is icit, and the difficulties of the campaign in China are better appreciated. As regards the possibility of fighting in China, the Sunday Timer suggests a ban on the export of arms to the Far East and on foreign loans might be salutary, even rapid, on the results, but it is the moral judgment that matters. Britain, anyhow, will not participate in military sanctions.
The Oberrver 'also declares there can be no question of the League using force, a resart to which would kit the League. It says the League mismanaged the dispute from the beginning by en couraging China to refuse direct negotiation with Japan. The only wise object for Geneva at present is to eliminate the hatred In the Far East, not to breed it. There must be no anti-Japanese
cult.
EXPORTATION OF ARMS CRITICISED
LONDON, Feb. 10.
"WHERE a dispute between two
nations has been the sub.
Chinese Plans Completed.
JEROL CITY, Feb. 18.
ol
REPORT
NOTABLE TRIUMPH FOR LYTTON REPORT -
[REUTER AND BRITISH WIRKL/288.)
The
TO STUDENTSTM
INACCURATE IMPRESSION
CREATED
(THROUGH REUTER'
AGENCY]
CATHOLIC PAPER SUSPENDED
FOR DENOUNCING HITLER GOVERNMENT
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
GENEVA, Feb. 17.
LONOUN, Feb. 17.
BERLIN, Feb. 19. Committee of Ninoteca's The Earl of Lytton's views on THE Catholic newspaper Ger Report was issued for publication the ability of the League to mania, the principal organ of to-day and it marks nutable bring pressure upon Japan in the the Centre Party, has been up triumph for the Lytton Report. event of a rejection of the Assemb pressed for three days for publish Practically the whole of theby's recommendations were not coring a Catholic manifesta denounc- Lytton Report is embodied in the rectly represented in the summary ing the Hitler Government. Committee's Report in some form of his remarks given on Wednes or other
WORLD ECONOMIC A reference to his remarks to Japanese students in London was
SITUATION made by the Earl in the course of
It opens with the first oight chapters of the Lytton Report, which it describes as a balanced, impartial and detailed statement of the historical background.
Then follows a very completo bis- torical review of events since Sept. 18, 1031, when the Japanese cap- tured Mukden, Proceeding,
details it.
the League's attempts to curtail the onflict, citing various Langue re- solutions, together with the League Covenant, the Kellogg Pact and the Nine-Power Treaty, upon which its ultimate recommendations ሲቲ based.
Ten Principles.
The recommendations quote tex- tually the Lytton Report including the ten principles laid down in Capter Nine. Those principles will be the guiding lines for the Nego- tiation Committee (which, however, is never likely to operato).
day
speech at the Albert Hall, Man- chester, to-night,
"I would like to refer,” he skid, "to the report which appeared in Kome London papers of remarks of mine to the Japanese Students' Association.
Inaccurate Report,
Dome
ROOSEVELT AND SIR R. LINDSAY TO CONFER
(REUTER'S AMERICẬN. SERVICM)
J
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.
MR. ROOSEVELT is conferring with Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British Ambassador, regarding the "It was a private meeting and
world economic situation on Febru no representatives were presentary 20, immediately when the latter The summary must have been ob- arrives from England. tained from someone at the din
ner.
· BRITAIN'S FIRST, ELECTRIC EXPRESS
SPEED OF 70 MILES AN HOUR
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)
Roast, Feb. 17.
MAIL NEWS FROM CHINA
· ULTIMATUM” TO CABLE COMPANIES; EXECUTION
OF JOURNALIST
Chinkiang, Feb. 13.It is raport- ed that the Kiangsu Provincial Government is contemplating the BRITAIN'S first electric express development of Lacyee and train, called the Armstrong Hsukow, on the northern Kinngsit Shell Express, which is running be coast, sa commercial areas. tween London and Birmingham in anticipated that these two places connection with the British Indus will gain in commercial importance tries Fair, which opens on Mont with the completion of the eastern day follows the route of the first extension of the Lung-Hai Railway
years ago
:
It is
Construction of the extension line. express train to run to London D8
The maximum speed attained Raukow. The next task in the has been completed as far ak during the journey is 70 miles)
boring of a tunnel under Sunkina- hourly, but the Schadle allows two!
han (Hill) between Haukow And hours and seven minutes for the Laoyao on the coast. The latter 112 miles journey.
MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION
THREE PUSS MOTH 'PLANES LEAVE ENGLAND
Though I have no objection to AMERICAN COTTON THE the Pusa Moth seroplanes
the publication of the remarks, for
said nothing which I would not say in the hearing of the whole world, yet the manner in which I was reported conveyed an inac curate impression of what I said.
"I was asked a number of ques
1.
BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENOT.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. THE Cotton Control Bill has pass- give the idea of 's connected stated the Senate. It now gone to ment, but the questions to which I
the House of Representatives. was replying were omitted.
The Report throughout emphations to which I replied. My re- iscs that the sovereignty of Man-plies were pisced together so as to churia belongs to China and that it has been infringed by Japan.
It insists upom the rectification of this infringement by the with- drawal of Japanese troops and so on.
While the recommendations do not provide for a mere return to the status quo of September, 1931, they exclude, the maintenance and compatible with the fundamental principles of international obliga- tions and lasting peace in the Far
ject of discussion or report by the Marshal Chang Hsuch Liang, League of Nations, which is ac. T. V. Soong, Minister cepted by one of the parties to the Finance, and General Chang Teu recognition of Manchukuo na in dispute and refused by the other, Hsiang are here to "complete plans it is incompatible with the obligato resist the continued invasion of tions of the Covenant and the the Province by the Japanese for Kellogg Pact that the nations whe! ces."
Bre members of the League and/or "They have been received with the signatories to the Pact should greatest cathusiasm and the city is allow the export of arms to a de beflagged in their houour. faulting country," declares a res and military leaders have solution of the Executive Com. from all parts of the Provinca mittee of the League of Nations' greet them.
Ovi
to
masa
Union, which urges. the Govern Mr. Soong, speaking at a ment to seek the assent of Powers meeting, reiterated China's deter who are signatories to the Coren. ant and/or the Pact to an Intermination to resist the Japanese in national agreement to that effect. vasion of Jehol.
JEHOL
PEKING
TUNSCHOON,
TAKOSHAN
TIENTSIN
TONGKU
MFENG
SHAMERKAI
SAN TAO HUAN
LUANCKOWN SHANHAIKUAN
CHINWANGTAO PEITAINO
GULF
'or CHIHEI
Map of Country where further Sino-Japanese hostilities are expected.
East.
No Recognition.
No Complaint.
me
GERMAN DEBT AGREEMENT
£185,004,000 INVOLVED
"I A.M not complaining that anything was attributed to which I did not actually say, yet the impression created by the re-
(THRODOK ̈AEUTER'S`AGENCY.) port was "that I expressed the
BERLIN, Feb. 17. opinion that if the Report and re- commendations of the League As-THE short-term debts involved in the new Standstill Agree- sembly were ignored, there was no further action which the Leaguement announced approximate, to
£185,000,000, at par.
could take.
town in the projected site of the Haichow Harbour.-Kuo Min.
*** Ultimatum " by Ministry of Communicationa
Nanking, Feb. 14. It is reported that a virtual "ultimetum" has been delivered by the Ministry of Communications to the Great Nor thern, Eastern Extension and Com- [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] mercial Pacific cable companies in connection with the question of re- Rooay, Feb. 17. vision of their cable agreements.
In a dispatch to the three cable piloted by lenders of the British companies, the Ministry insists that. Mount Everest Expedition, which new agreements be immediately ne- flew from England to Lyons yester gotiated and concluded to replace day. continued their journey to those which had already expired in India to-day.
1830. It is understood that the They flew to Marseilles this morn. Ministry demands a satisfactory res ing and later left for Sarizana in ] ply within a certain time, falling Italy.
which the Ministry: threatens · to take "such effective measures: as it may deem necessary.
fi
NEW SOUTH WALES
U. M.C.C.
HOME TEAM PUT UP 320 RUNS
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NEWCASTLE, N.S.W... Feb. 18. THE Northern Districts of Now South Wales rande a splendid start in their two days' game against the triumphant MC.C. here to-day when they totalled 230 for the loss of 7 wickets.
Chipperfield reached his century
Two documents have been in partnership with Beattie and namely, the report of the Foreign Creditors Standstill Committee and the German Credit Agrement, 1933.
"That is certainly not my opin- The agreement is the result of It is added fellow members of ion. I want to take this oppor-three weeks work in. conference. the League will continue not to re-tunity of correcting that impres ognise this regime either de jure sion. For de facto.
If either of the parties to the disputé refuses to atcept the proffered assistance of the League and acts in a manner contravening the Covenant, then the the resour cea of the League are by no means exhausted.
The Report been prepared in accordance with Article is, Para- graph 4, of the League Covenant, following the failure of the Com mittee to effect a settlement by conciliation, under paragraph 3 of the same article. The Report is a lengthy document of EGMC 13,000
words.
The Assembly recommends the evacuation of Japanese tops with the Negotiations Committee charg- od as its first object, to organise the evacuation and determine the stages and the time limits thereof.
New Organisation, ·
It is further recommended that there should be established in Manchuria, within reasonable time, an organisation under the sovereignty of and compatible with the administrative integrity of China, which would provide a wide ineasure of autonomy in harmony with local conditions and respect the rights and interests of Japan and say third party.
A has already been reported, the recommendations provide for
SILVER MARKET
LONDON PRICES
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
LONDON, Feb, 18.. SILVER PRICES HERE ADVANCED ONE-SIXTEENTH TO-DAY, AS FOL- LOWS:
Feb. 17 Feb. 19 10 13/10 18 10% 10 15/10
SPOT FORWARD
the Negotiating Committee to be I did express the view that go- set up after. China and Japan have ing to war to enforce peace seemed accepted the recommendations, the to me to be no remedy and I also United States and Russia being said that a universal, economic invited to participate.
blockade cutting off all exporta The League Assembly will meet from Japan was not only cruel in on Tuesday to take note of the operation because it would penalise failure of conciliation, and on the innocent population rather than Friday, it will be asked to accept the transgressing government, but the report and recommendations that it would almost certainly pre which it will undoubtedly do. cipitate an actual state of war.
Other Forms of Pressure,
Ullmatum to Chinese.
A "Moral Sentence.”
If the League Assembly adopts. But, added the Earl of WASHINGTON, Feb., 18. the Report, as it undoubtedly will
"there" ate many Lytton,
other {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
The New York Times states that the League members will be forms of pressure which could be the British Charge d'Affairs dis pected to abstain from any net exercised, such as an embargo upon PEIPINO, Feb. 18.
cussed the Committee of Ninstein's which might prejudice and delay the sale of arms or refusal of CHINESE Official Communique report with the Assistant-Secretary the carrying out of its com- financial Assistance, to a defaulting reports that the Japanese Com for Foreign Affairs, here: The at mendations, and a continue not to state or the withdrawal of diplo mander at Tungliae has delivered ture of the conversation was not recognise the present regime either matic representatives. an ultimatum to the Chiness Com-disclosed.
de jure or dé facto,
"I am not saying that any of mander at Kailu, in the North-East
The paper, in an editorial, de "While it is unnecessary for all these steps should be taken at pre- Corner of Jehol, one of the point scribes the Report as a moral the States concerned to tie them sent, or at any particular stage, of the intended invasion, ordering him to evacuate the city immediate sentance" which the League neither selves down to any particular poli- because obviously it must be for desires nor means to enforce for all time, it is most certain the responsible governments to ly athorwies he will be attacked.
against Japan, and which has ly advisable to take the League's decide the time and the manner of The Chinese have decided to widened the door-of-conciliation report as the starting point and exercising pressure ignore the threat.
pursue the same policy which will only modify common consent.",
Troop Movements. [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
VAN
COLOMBIA-PERU `DISPUTE
TO BE DEALT WITH BY LEAGUE COUNCIL
I only want to make it clear that I do not exclude these from the steps which may be taken if and when it becomes ›noossBRTY.'
BRITISH AIRMEN
HONOURED
ITREOUGH REUIKE'S ÁGENUT.]'
The first emphasises that the standstill is not a cure but gives a breathing space for more per manent action.
Prolonged for a Year, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
BERLIN, Feb. 17., THE standstill agreement in re- gard to Germany's short-term debts has, after long negotiations, been prolonged for a year from February 28, when the existing agreement expires:
BRITISH OFFICER ON SERIOUS CHARGE
CHARGED WITH BREACHES OF OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT
[1HROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY]
LONDON, Feb, 17,
when dismissed had scored 152- the second highest individual score compiled against the tourists, Stanley McCabe's 197 not out at Sydney being the highest.
Beattie compiled 53 in a prolife partnership,
INTER-VARSITY HOCKEY
CAMBRIDGE BEAT OXFORD
ITARVOU REUTER'S ADEKOY.}
....
LONDON, Feb. 18. AT Beckham in an inter-Varsity hockey match, Cambridge hest Oxford by two goals ta nile
HOME RUGBY
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.];
LONDON, Feb. 18.
THE War Office announces that the officer under arrest in the Tower of London is Lieutenant N.RUGBY matches played at Home Baillie-Stowart, of the Seaforth on Saturday resulted as fol Highlanders, who will be charged lows: with committing breaches of the Royal Navy 14 Royal Air Force Official Secrets Act.
He will be tried by General Court Martial, but the date has rot yet been fixed."
BRITISH RETAIL PRICES
[BRITISH WIRNESS SIRVICE)
RUGBY, Feb. 17,
N February 1, the average level. of retail prices of commodities was approximately 41 per cent. above the level of July, 1914, as compared with 42: per cant. 338 month earlier.
Cambridge University 10; Black
heath 11.
It is understood that despite protracted negotiations two years ago, no new agreements were con- cluded to replace those, which ex pired in 1930. Moreover, it ins pointed out that the three cabla" companies have failed to apply to the Ministry for the necessary licence for the landing of their cables in Chinese territory.
It is understood that besides urging the immediate negotiation of new agreements, the Ministry has also called upon the cable companies to apply for the prescribed licences without delay-Kuq Min..
Nanking, Feb. 13.-Kaifeng and Loyang in Honan province, cradle of ancient Chinese civilization, have been chosen by the Central Political Council as places for the tempor ary storage of the art treasures of the Peiping Palace Museum.
Peiping Palace Art Treasures.
According to an official announce mént made yesterday, the Counai); adopted at its 343rd meeting 16- cently a resolution to the effect that the curios and ancient manuscripte which have been removed from the Peiping Imperial Paluces, aboutt Fe seht to Loyang or Kaifeng "for temporary preservation,
It is farther announced that in pursuance of this resolution, the Executive Yuan has telegraphed to General Lit, Chairman of the
Honan Provincial Government, in- structing him to choose suitable buildings for the safe-keeping of these relics.***
The first lot of the Museum treasures, consisting of 3,000 caser, which has already arrived at Pukow from Peiping, will be removed" im- mediately to Honan in accordance with the above-mentioned resolution of the Central Political Council Kuo Min.
Shanghai Press Amiciation. Shanghai, Feb. 13. The Greater Shenghai Press · Assosiation," has
joined in the nation-wide proteste against the alleged unlawful execu- tion of the Chinking newspaper editor, Mr. Liu, Yu-sheng, by Ger- eral Ku Chu Tung, Chairman of the Kiangsu Provincial Govern- Harlement, la identic patitions to the
Gloucester; Leicester 11. London Scottish 13; Bristol 6,5 Oxford University 8
quins 9.77
Rosslyn Park 13; Richmond 10. U.S. Aldershot 17; Devonport
Bervices 8.
SOVIET POLICY IN CHINA
CONSULATE GENERAL IN SHANGHAI
Central Executive Committee and.. the National Government, the As-/ sociation urges the dismissal and punishment of General Ku.
The petition charges that Gen eral Ku has unlawfully suspondeik publication of the Chinking news paper
in violation of the Press Law that he has violated the Provisional-Constitution through failure to band over the deceased to the competent court for tri within 24 hours of bis arrest; and, Anally, that he ordered execution of the man in defiance of law and. the orders of the Government.
Tha patition also dwelle at length upon the articles in the literary supplement of the Kiang Foo which are alleged to be Since the restoration of Rumso- dammatory and which formed ap LONDON, Feb. 18. | Chincıq relations; last December,parently the, solo baen for the cɔist
SETTLEMENT OF ARMS PROBLEM
POWERS' NOTE, TO AUSTRIA
THROUGH RENTER'S AGENCY.]
BBQ -Harbin, February 13.—The Soviet Government will build its Embassy in Nanking and its Consulates General at Shanghai, Hunkow, Tien tsin and Changsha, very soon, ac- cording to information reaching here.
ese and Japanese forces,
Well Considered Report...
LONDON, Feb. 18, The Times, in
editorisi characterises
11 is authoritatively learned that Soviet policy towards Chint has viction of the editor Ib claims the Committes of
the Note to Austria, sent by shown rapid development. I con that the extract quoted by General PEIPINO, Fab.. 18. Nineteen's Report 18 temperate, į
the French Government, with ad-sideration of the failure of Bovint Kun his recent petition to Japanese troop movements are just and well-considered, and ons
herence to Britain is in no way policy in China in the past, the new Executive Tuan replying to the vontinuing in the direction of which will stand on record as a
an ultimatum, but is entirely of a policy will be centred in the Em- impeachment charges, represents Jehol where the situation has be deliberate opinion reached by th
fnendly nature. Sauce baasy, which will superviso all Con- distorted and garbled version of come extremely grave, according to nations composing the League, on
The English and French Govern sulates General,
the original which attempts Teres Chinese reports received here. a dispute of major importance.
ments have, for some time, been M. Bogromeff, the new Embas-ly to depict fighting between Chine It is stated that another brigade "If a wholly new situation is
making friendly recommendations, sador to Chink, will leave Moscow has arrived in Chinchow from the created by violent action on the
to Austria for the settlement of the soon for the new post, according to
The petition further points ou direction of Mukden, while yester part of either party, it is conceiv
matter and it is unlikely that in the report-United Press.
that the Kiangsu Provincial P day one thousand Japanese troops able that the League Council may!
the event of the negotiations boing
Headquarters had, before the Low or, Feb, 18 fruitless, that the matter will be
tion of the late Mr. Lin passed through Tahushan en route have to later reconsider. the whole to Tunglico to reinforce the Sixth position.
ment of the Chinking newspaper, General Ku to release him a H.M. the King has approved the ferred to the Lengue Council. Division there,
ou The report recommends. & wide: THE League Council will be con-ward of the Royal Air Force The note comments on the large Kiang Sheng Pao containing the The fact that the he
predamus Delar Gaye umber of rifles and machines zung, full text of the guides which Game authorities in the pay Kappanose
se: sources bërë report thai watonomy of the rivien vigywpkid bowdeni
ford, and "i bas to the Royal Air] which have been sent to an Aus- eral Kugalleged to be inflamma terceded on behalf of yesterday evening the Committee obviously intended to reserve to bia-Peru dispute over
Force Cross to Flight-Lieutenant trian arms factory at Hirtenburg tory. The petition claims that is in itself good, proof of the Peiping Japanese Residents Japan more rights than she enjoy- tion of Leticia reg.
Nicholetta, in recognition of their from Italy, for reconditioning, and these articles are perfectly innɔu- not a reactionary Association uddenly conveneda öd under the old dispensation to Colombia has now
record, non-stop flight from Grau- sileger that the armas are intended ous, dealing as they do with no The petition is too meeting to consider the situation which it is not proposed to revert Fifteen of the re
Noxteriou Agh
Swell, England to Wallish Bay, for the secret arming of Austrian Itual social conditions and the Sino- Clippings from the 1 and scided to get prepared for The Times continues.
South Africa.
Treciats.
Japanese confict, Kuo: MineContinued on Pres (Continued on heat Column)
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
GENEVA, Feb. 18.