PREMIER REVIEWS WASHINGTON TALKS
OFFICIAL · STATEMENT TO BE MADE SHORTLY
(REUTER AND BRITISH WIRELESS. }
LONDON, May 9. THAT the United States is pre-
pared to abandon her tradition-
al isolation policy vis-a-vis Europe's pulitical troubles, if a satisfactory agreement is reached at the Dis armament Conference, was disclosed by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, speak ing in the House of Commons to night on his recent conversations with President Roosevelt.
The Premier remarked at the out set that he could not say much mor than he said last Thursday.
Anyone familiar with the issues involved must realise the state of the negotiations and that the posis tion in the very delicate matters which had to be faced without de- lay and with determination to reach a definite agreement could not be improved by a full statement on what was going on in a tentative and purely non-committal way.
Complete Co-operation. Four daya in Washington were all to brief for agreements, Int they were long enough to enable Rense velt and himself to exchange in formation and survey the ground which their respective Governments had to cross before satisfactory issues were reached.
There were thros big sections they had to examine, namely war debts, the business that would come before the Economic Conference and a third section, on which there was a fairly prolonged aonversation, on how the British Government regard ed the European situation, the prospects of peace and the pacify- ing of disturbing elements so that co-operation between the two Gor ernments at Geneva should be, with-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1933
THE DISARMAMENT | PRINCE WILHELM'S | EDITOR OF HARBIN
QUESTION
IMPORTANT CONVERSA- TIONS IN LONDON
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LONDON, May
AT THE request of the German Embay, Dr. Rosenberg, one of the Nazi Big Five,' was to-day received by the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, and the Minister of War, Lord Hailsham.
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Dr. Rosenberg was sent to ex- plain the Nazi policy on current affairs. It is learned that he dis- cussed with the British Ministers the economic and military position of Germany, and it is believed that he also touched upon the situation at the Disarmament Conference.
Dr. Rosenberg also had an inter- view with Mr. Norman Davis, the United States special envoy who is now in London. The hope that Germany would modify her policy and enable progress to be made at Geneva is understood to have been expressed by Mr. Norman, Davis.
He emphasised the American view that an atmosphere of goodwill at the Disarmament Conference is ab solutely essential for the success of the Economic Conference, He 30 made it, clear that America is very opposed to the re-armament of any
nation.
GANDHI'S CONDITION
CAUSES ALARM
FRIENDS CALLED TO HIS
POONA RESIDENCE
(THROVOH REUTER'S AGENCI.]
POONA, May 9.
WEDDING
POSTPONED TILL JUNE
(THROUGH REÛTER'A' AGENCY)
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BERLIN, May 0 THE WEDDING of Prince Wil- thea von Salviati, fixed for Tues- day next, has suddenly been post- poned until June, no explanation being given.
helm of Prussia to 'Miss Doro-
When the betrothal was announ- oed, the ex-Kaiser was furious and Prime Wilhelm condemned for having usurped the rule of the House of Hohenzollern and become betrothed beneath his class. Die pito, the opposition, however, the banns of marriage were published last month.
RUBBER BILL
RECEIVES SECOND
READING
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, May 9
THE House of Lords to-night
the Rubber Contribution Bill, which passed the second reading of provides for contributions by rub- bor manufacturers in the United Kingdom to the Research Assocí- tion of the British Rubber Manu-
facturers.
Lord Irwin, who introduced the Bill, said that £15,000 would be required, but it was estimated that the contribution would not exceed 1/48th of a penny for each pound of rubber..
The Government grant, he add ed, would be discontinued.
The Research Association will have to be closed down if the Bill is not passed, and the measure is ganisations despite opposition by a nuinber of firms.
aut coming to any alliance and FRIENDS of Mahatma Gandhi supported by many important or
without coming to any solid and sound agreement, as complete as human beings with goodwill could
make it.
There was complete unanimity of opinion, said the Premier, that the International Economic Conference
could not be fully successful unless
were hastily summoned to the residence of Lady Thackersey at Bombay physician, Dr. Desbroukh. Poona to-day by the well-known
Dr. Deshmukh is very seriously concerned about the health of the Congress leader and takes a very serious view of his conditin.
Although Gandhi has been fast-
the debt difficulty has been removed.ing for little more than twenty- "The settlement I am thinking four hours, he is already showing of-s final settlement-is going to signs of nausea and is feeling the
pangs of hunger very acntely.
Restless Night. Gandhi spent a "It is going to take just a little
very restlees time. There are so many issues night, securing only a few hours
take a little time. I do not mean by that a longish time, but I mean it literally.
involved and so many awkward roof broken sleep. He was attended lationships to be dealt with in n by a male nurse. complete and final acltlement."
The Premier added that it was never contemplated that war debts should come before the Economic Conference.
Concurrent Negotiations. Debt negotiations would have to go on concurrently and on parallel lines. A permanent settlement was the thing they had to aim at. The 6fteenth of June was going to be an awkward hurdle but what was required was a quiet survey of the possibilities.
In the meantime, he hoped noth- ing would be said that would in- crease the difficulties, so as to make the hurdle imposible to clear.
Continuing the Premier said that since he entered the House, informa- tion had reached him that there had been a further exchange of views with the United States Government and he was now able to say that, subject to the settlement of the actual words, and while protecting the essential points of both Govern- mente, there was every prospect of reaching an agreement as to the advisability of an immediate tariff truce. By this was meant the avoid- ance of any increase in the great variety of difficulties now impeding
international commerce.
Stabilised Money. The Premier also referred to the importance which both the Ameri- can and British Governments at- tached to the raising of wholesale prices and to the task before the
EQUALISATION
ACCOUNT BILL
COMMONS PASSES ITS
. SECOND READING
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, May 9. BY 238 votes to 41, the House of
HERALD
ORDERED TO LEAVE MANCHUKUO
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Harbia, May 10.. Calling on the Brillak Consul General a Manchukno representa- Live demanded that Mr. Simpson, editor of the Harbin Herald, Kave Manchukuo territory by May 18, owing to the continuance of his anti-Manchukno policy despite re- peated warnings,
The Harbin Herald offices have been lorribly closed.
Mr. Simpson is a brother of the late Mr. Lenox Simpson.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
LONDON, May 10. FOLLOWING ARE
THE SILVER
·QUOTATIONS ON THE LONDON MARKET TO-DAY:
May 10 May 0. SPOT.........18.16/16. 19 FORWARD..... -19
19,9/10
M. VOROBIEFF ARRESTED
BY MANCHUKUO OFFICIALS
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
HARBIN, May 10. AN extraordinary incident, which
may re-aronse tension in the
Soviet-Manchukuo dispute over the Chinese Eastern Railway, occurred at Suifenho yesterday, when M. Vorobieff was arrested.
Soviet Customs Administration in M. Vorobieff is the chief of the the Suifenho area. He was return ing to Russia in accordance with the agreement for the removal of the customs station from Suifenho to Russian territory when he was seized by Manchukuo frontier guards.
It is understood that the allega- tion against him is that his baggage contained many suspicious docu-
ments.
Commons to-day passed the allege that when his baggage was The-Manchukuo frontier guards second reading of the Exchange being searched, M. Vorobieff, anatch- Equalisation Account Bill,
The measure provides for an in.ed up, chewed and swallowed an crease in the Exchange Equaliss not wish to fall into their hands.
important document which he did.
Mra. Naidu and Lady Thackersey were incessantly around him and his son, Devadas and friends are within call.
Meanwhile, the Government of India have authorised the issue of a statement from Simla declaring that the release of Mr. Gandhi docs not indicate any change in the general policy of the Government quotations. regarding the release of civil dis- obedience prisoner.
Report Denied, [BRITISH WIRELESE SERVICE
RUGBY, May D.
It is officially stated that there
is no truth in the report sent to
£350,000,000, and it has been in tion Account from £150,000,000 to troduced primarily to prevent un due fluctuation in sterling exchange
U.S FINANCE CORPN. INQUIRY
India from London that the Cabinet Investigation Ordered by
will consider to-morrow Mr. Gand- hi's appeal to suspend the Ordin-; ances and to release the political prisoners.
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Senate
M. Vorobieff was then taken into
custody.
were returning to Russia were per- Other Soviet Customs officials who mitted to proceed without hind
rance.
LONDON-SHANGHAI AIR-SERVICE
QUITE POSSIBLE IN NEAR FUTURE
(INROCOH 'EZUYER'S AGENT]
May 10.
JAPANESE REACH CHANGLI
CHINESE CONCENTRATING ON WEST OF RIVER BANK
·ĮTAKOVGH NEUTER'S AGINCY)
RELICS OF THE STONE AGE
IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES AT KAIFENG
[THROUGH RAUTER'S 'ADENOY. }
PEIPINO, May 10.
KAITING, April 20. FOLLOWING in the wake of the VALUABLE articles of archaeole rapid Chinese withdrawal, the gical interest havo been dia. Japanese advance guards reached covered in the hills near Yasa Changli yesterday evening, accord-district, west of Kaifeng. The finds ing to the latest reports from the include stone axes, and similar im Laan region."
plementa of the stone age besides pottery of the Sung Dynasty (960 to 1276. A‚D.) -
Shortly afterwards a Japanese armoured train arrived at Houfeng- tai, but was unable to prossed fur- ther owing to the destruction of the railway bridge. -
Large bodies of Chinese troops are now concentrating on the west bank of the river, and Chinese forces are evacuating Lulung and Enning.
Chinese reports allege that Japan. ese planes bombed Lulung, Chionan and other places inflicting heavy. coaualties.
JAPANESE HELD RESPON SIBLE FOR PRESH HOSTILITIES
(THROUGH REOTER'S · AGENCY)
PEIPING, May 9. WITHOUT any provocation whatsoever the Japanese military authorities have resumed hostilitics. They are bent nggravating the situation, and should assume full responsibility" declared General Ho Ying Ching the course of an interview -granted to Reuter to-night.
in
SERIOUS FIGHTING IN : PROGRESS AT CHIENAN
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
on
PEIPING, May 0. CHINESE reports state that since Monday morning very serious fighting has been going on at Chien- holding the City and are resisting an The Chinese troops are still
the Japanese advance.
SQUABBLE OVER CER.
MEMORANDUM PRESENTED TO M. LITVINOFF"
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOL.)
found at several places. Excavations It is stated that the relics word
are still proceeding and more are expected to be unearthed. In view of the importance of the discovery, the curator of the Kaifeng Museum has left for Yunnwu to conduct a personal inspection,
HUPEH REHABILITATION LOAN
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
EMBARRASSED
[KUO MIN NEWS · AGENOY].
MID-ATLANTIC AIRPORT
Steamer Transformed into Landing-place
BERLIN, May 3 The Westfalen, a German, vessel fof 5,124 tona formerly used as
liner, is to be anchored in the south Atlantic between South America and Africa, as a landing-place for Gormar aeroplanes to South Ame rica.
The Westfalen, which left Cux havon for her destination to day, will be a complete floating airport repairs. with equipment for re-fuelling and
The ship has a canvas landing, stage upon which aeroplanes may taxi while take-offs will be made by means of a catapult.-Reuter
Weekly Service, -The Westfalen, which was former ly a North German Lloyd steamer, has been chartered by the German Lufthansa and her destination will probably lia between British Gambia and the South American coast. She will have a crew of forty men.
With this new floating airport in Bervice, it is hoped (saya Trans- Ocean) to establish regular geek- ly mail service which will bring Rio de Janeiro within four days. and Buenos Aires within five days of Berlin. Land planes will be wiod between Berlin hand Cadiz and HANKOW, April 30.
seaplanes from Cadiz over, the PART of the proceeds of a Hupeh Canary Islands to British Gambia
Provincial Rehabitation Loaz is From there, large trans-ocean to be employed for road constic-planes will be used in the new tion in the province. Instructions service. to this effect have been received from General Chiang Kai Shek, Commander-in-Chief of the Honan- Hupeh-Anhwei, Bandit-suppression Forces..
SINGAPORE ROTARY CLUB
ASIATIC BRANCH OF INTERNATIONAL
According to the road-building programme for the seven central provinces drafted at the Highway Conference here last year, the first
SINGAPORE, May-4. A reference to the institution, in stage of road construction for
an Asiatic Hunieh involves an expenditure of the near future, of $9,300.000. Although the National branch of the Rotary International cont of this sum, or nearly one meeting of the Singapore Rotary Economie Council guarantees 40 per was made at yesterday's business million dollars, provided the Pro-Club, vincial Government, furnish the Mr. Douglas Howland, from the balance. The intter has found Calgary club, Western Canada, who much difficulty in raising its quota is to be the secretary in charge of in view of the present financial the new office, was a guest at the stringency.
meeting, and made a brief speech to the members. He said Rotary aimed at bringing about the better- understanding
between nations day which was needed, in the world to
NAZIS MOVE AGAINST. IDEA OF FREE TRADE
The need of Rotary is ass evident today as it was 28 years ago when it was first started," he said There must be a keener Ppreciation of different point of view, and the will to understand It is not enough to be satisfied with tolerance. The world is in an un- time, but I think it is getting bet fortunate position at the present tor. It cries out for understanding National Socialist leaders said and sympathy: That is what we all union leaders would be arrested mostly need. Science, by improving and the unions made national in the methods of transport, is bring- stead of international in theiring nations close together, Rotery ecope.: The Union has 5,500,000 helps by bringing nations close in listed members.
spirit.".
Moscow, May 10.
Berlin, May 2 Beginning a nationwide campaign DR. Yen, yesterday presented a inst free trade organizations, memorandum to M, Litvinoff Nazi storm troops to-day occupied foresta in possessing legal rights and in- free traders and metal workers stating that
the only people the national headquarters of the Chinese Replio and the Soviet
the C.ER. are the union. and China will not recognise any arrangement concerning the C.E.R. made by other parties which would be a violation of the 1924 Treaties
new
We are now offering at an
THE question Loonending the MR. WANG, CHENG WET I EXCEPTIONALLY LOW PRICE
RUMOUR CONCERNING CHEN MIN SHU
LOANS BY GOVERNMENT
THROUGH EKUTER'S AGENCY.]
everything they could make the in
AGENCY
NANKING, May 10, ternational conference a success and
WASHINGTON, May 4. thereafter continue to help in the re-poration was to-day placed in the Singapore to Shanghai in view of Chen Min Shu, former Minister of projected British air-service from was in circulation, that General night denied the report, which The Reconstruction Finance. Cor- moval of fear from the pacific, na-class of financial institutions that the air-services now running from Communications who has just re- Lions of the earth.
should be investigated. The Senate Shanghai to the Upper Yangtaze turned from abroad and who is ht which is investigating security mar consideration, said the Under Air appointed as Chairman of the Banking and Currency Committee and other parts of China is under present visiting Canton, will be kots and some of the country's Secretary, in the Commons in reply Kwangtung Provincial Government, leading banks voted to go fully into to Mr. Nann. He added that such adding that General Chen will the conduct of the Government's possibility had been brought a
shortly come to Nanking. great loan egêncy.
The action of the committee was step nearer by the new Karachi- evidenca that the minority group Singapore Service which will short- in Congress that has been fightingly be inaugurated. for such months had won its point.
an investigation Mr. Hamilton Fish, Representa
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in refer ring to the fact that the tariff truce of the work that Britain is now de- would not prevent the continuaper veloping was apparently referring to the recent trade negotiations.
Drafted by Mr. Davis and Ministers. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY 1
LONDON, May 16.
It is understood that Mr. Ram- announcement,
for
SINKIANG
TAKES UP POST AFTER CONSULTATION WITH
*OHIANG
Economic Conference of reaching say MacDonald's sa agreement on the international made in the House of Commons yes- tive, of New York, has repeatedly NEW COMMISSIONER FOR relationship of the currencies of the tarday regarding the prospects of a alleged that the Corporation has great trading countries.
Security, said Mr. MacDonald,sult of a formula drafted by Mr. the directors knew that the in- tariff truce agreement was the refinanced banking institutions when was also very fully considered and Norman Davis, Sir John Simon and stitutions were about to go into both Governments had clearly in Mr. Walter Runciman, which had bankruptcy. He has also stated front of them (the ebook) to the bean forwarded to President Roose that, in cases of both banks and tranquility of the mind of Europa velt for approval. which recent events had created and
railroads, the loans were not used the new risks with which the Dis-out certain difficulties in connection financial standings but to repay The formula simed at smoothing to strengthen the corporations' Armament: Conference was being with the British contention that leans to banks which were preasing. faced.
the trace should not interfere with for payment and which needed no I am very happy to say United current British trade negotiations help. States Government is prepared to
It is reported that Mr. Davis play a further part in tranquillsing Europe by agreeing, if the Dix- armament Conference comes to any thing like, a satisfactory issue, to take its part in consultative pacts, the effect of which "will be to in- crease the security of Europe and the safety of threatened nations against war: This is a very consi derable advance.
No detailed report of the Cor
:-
is also visiting the London Amportation's business has been made sented on the Economic Confer been listed. Su bassadors of the Powera repreto Congress although the loans have
Mr. Davis's first call was on the ence Organising Committee.
⠀⠀ $2,083,750,000 | Lent, - Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Matsu-to-day, the Senate Committee had When it ordered the investigation daire
in its possession a report of & House of Representatives Committee showing that the Corporation, from "Mr. Stimson began it in that very railroads, $329,302,115, of which its formation in February, 1835, courageous statement he made be- 820,175,955 was repaid, insurance had made totalling 82,083,750,000 fore he went out of office regarding companies, 882,457,217, of which and had been repaid 8407,306,772 the need to re-define neutrality 811,474,181 was repaid, and states Many of the loans, according to the and the present Government his ex for relief, $188,976,746, none of House report, were made in vain pressed its intention of going fur--which was repaid. na
attempts to remedy financial dif, ther and making those obligations Other advances included 1982 culties Theme loans have caused definite and authoritative.
crop. loans, $64,904,503; 1933 erop such widespread and bitter, com "An announcement will be made by loans, $1,741,118; to Secretary of meat that the Senate Committee Washington in due time when the Treasury for the purchase of stock decided that the public was entitl matter is further considered and its in home, lost backs, $29,990,000; ad to know everything that had details worked out!!!
self-liquidating projects $18,682,000; been done. The United States and ourselves, concluded the Premier, now clearly understood each other and would do
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
NO DECISION REGARDING
REORGANISATION,
{XUO "MIN NEWB-AGENTOX]
Nanking, May 3-In connection with the reported intention of the Government to reorganize the pro- vincial governments of Kiangau. Honen, Tukien and Kansu, Mr. Wang Ching Wei, President of the] Executive Xuan, in an interview decision had as yet been reached yesterday, declared that no deânite concerning the matter.
[KUO MIN NEWS AGENCY]
Huang Mu Sung, the newly ap Nanking, April 30-General pointed Pacification Commissioner yesterday by air to consult General return of General Chiang Kai Shek for Sinking, left for Nanchang Ha also intimated that since the Chiang Kai Shek, President of the to Kiangai, the bandit-suppression Military Affairs Commission, re campaign in that province had been garding his mission. at- Nanchang, General Huang will tary dispositions have been complet making phenomenal progress. He After a stay of two or three days said that after the necessary mili proceed to Shanghai, whence heed, General Chiang will come to will embark for Vladivostok. Prom Nanking en route to the North Vladivostok, he will proceed to Sinkiang via Sibetin.
It is understood that definite measures for the liquidation of the Mr. Henry H. Wu, chief secre- Mohammeder trouble, have been tary to Mr. C. Chang, Chinese decided upon by the Govern Minister to Finland, left for the ment and will be carried out by United States in the Dollar 8.8. General Huang following his ar the party visiting the Chicago val in Binklang, In order to President Coolidge as a member of effects fundamental solution of World Fair, Mr. Wu makes this the situation, the Government is trip on his own resources, and will also sending special military, educa- make a tour of Europe to investi tional, economie and industrial ex gate political, and industrial condi and regional agricultural credit oor-Banks were lent $1,018,020,640, perts to Binkiang to introduce rotions there after the exposition iss porations, 376,861,880 A part of of which 820,942,966 was repaid; forms in the light of the prevailing over. His trip abroad will these, have been repaid.
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