SOVIET PLANES NEAR
CHINESE
MANCHULI
TROOPS WITHDRAW FROM TUNGCHOW AREA
JAPANESE FORCES NOW
MILES EAST OF CITY
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TEN
Harbin, May 27.
It is officially stated that three Soviet Scout aeroplanes flew yesterday within the Soviet houndary in the vicinity of Manchuli
as a demonstration.
Part of the garrison of Dauria, a force of 5,000 strong, equipi. ped with all types of arms, and with many tauks, is manoeuvring to the west of Mancbuli.
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Apparently pursuant to the recent verbal trice. both the Chinese and Japanese troops have continued their withdrawal from the Tungchow area, a Chinese communique reporting that the Japanese are now ten miles to the east of the city, while the Chinese troops are quartered it the same distance to the west.
Only a small Chinese force is remaining inside the city, for policing purposes.
'OUTCOME DEPENDS ON CHINESE
TOKYO, May 7. Beiterating that her objective is sofely to ensure the peace and security of the Manchukuo border along the Great Wall and that she has no intention to take either Peiping or Tientsin,' the War Office to-day issued a communique stating that truce negotiations between the Chinese and Japanese Armies have hegun.
Declaring Japan's readiness to negotiate with any responsible Chi- nese who is sincere, the communique asserts that Japan is prepared for either pence or war, and that cón- sequently the outcome of the nego- tiations depends entirely on Chinese attitude.
Chinese reports describe an at- tack on the Tangku station by armed men who were repulsect after hours of engagement yesterday.
attack was Simultaneously; an made by another armed hand in the suburbs of Tientsin but also proved to be unsuccessful. Yet another at- tack was made by Kuo Chun be tween Tangku and Tientsin.
Two hundred gunmen are report- ed to be landing from junks in the Haiho, but the Chinese forces on the shore killed ten of them as they landed, while others fell into the river and were drowned."
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CER DISPUTE
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TOKYO, May. 27. Japanese has been, and stillis, refraining from any action calcu- Inted to injure the Soviet's intereste in the Chinese Eastern Railway, states a note despatched to Moscow in reply to the Russian communien tion of April 18.
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The reply emphasises that Japan is interested in the peaceful settle ment of the dispute, which should he reached by direct negotiations he tween, the Soviet and Manchukuo, because of the Japanese Manchukuo Protocol, and also because such an outcome is of paramount import- ance to peace in the Far East.
STUDENTS RETURNS TO PEIPING
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PRIPING, May 21.
JAPAN SHOULD RETRACE HER STEPS
HONG KONG
DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, MAY 29, 1933.
CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECTS
TO BE DISCUSSED AT GENEVA TO-DAY
(THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, May 28. THE General Commission will to- morrow with deal security and reach one of the most controversial subjects, the attitude of Germany and Italy during the discussion of the Committee offers little hope of an easy solution of this question.
The discussion is expected to reveal the widest divergencies in the views of European groupings.
A local paper publishes a rumour of the possibility that the Economic Conference is being transferred to Geneva after a fortnight in London.
Owing to the difficulty of the Secretariat coping with two big conferences simultaneously, in the event of the Disarmament Confer- ence not adjourning for some time on June 10, Mr. Davis is strongly pressing for u more than a fort- night interruption and League quarters are arguing in favour of simultaneous meetings at Geneva. Other quarters favour an adjourn mont of the Disarmament Chofer
ence until the Autumn.
Litriaoft Going to Geneva, 1THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
Moscow, May 28. LITVINOFF is going to Geneva to attend the disarmament een ference, from thenes he will go to London for the Eermanic Confer ence on June 12.
Krestinsky is acting as Foreign Commissar
THE DERBY
STRANGE RUMOURS ABOUT RODOSTO
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LONDON, May 21.
GANDHI MAY HOLD OUT
DOCTORS THINK HE WILL SURVIVE FAST_
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Pooze, May 28.
Gandhi's doctors have ismeri a bulletin stating that despite his extreme exhaustio Gandhi is hold lag his ground and his general con- Cition warracts confidence that he will successfully survive the ordeal, but they will be relieved when the fast end to-morrow (Monday).
PARTY MINISTRY DEMANDED
Seiyukai and Japanese" Cabinet
CONFUSED POLITICAL
OUTLOOK
SIMON'S IMPORTANT TAICHOW PIRATED
OFF HAIMEN
STATEMENT
REGARDING DISARMAMENT IWO GUARDS AND WOMAN
QUESTION
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. Į
RUGBY, May 27.
AN important statement
Was
made by the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, in the debate on foreign affairs in the House of Com- mons, yesterday, when he declared that the United States' peace de- claration constituted a fundamental change in her position in regard to the old doctrine of neutrality.
The
KILLED
THEODO REUTER ́¿"AGENCY}
Shanghai, May 28.,, Chinese steamer Falchow was pirated of Haimen, Cheklang, on May 24. Ted guards and one woman passenger were killed, while Two others three were wounded. were carried off for ransom.
The haul amounted to over thirty thousand dollars.
COLLAPSE OF THEATRE
THIRTY CASUALTIES IN CHAPEI
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The fundamental principle of that doctrine before 1914 was 'the obligation on neutral States to show complete impartiality between two contesting Powers. At Geneva, Mr. Norman Davis, the American re- presentative, indicated that so far ag America was concerned he was prepared to assert that the law of neutrality was being modified and that the United States Government were ready to contribute in other ways to the organisation of peace. They were willing to consult with other States in the event of a threat MORE than thirty casualties were to peace, with a view to action."
caused when a Chinese theatre It was of first importance that in Chapei collapsed this afternoon they should not exaggerate or dis- while performance was in full tort the declaration by ons hair's swing. breadth. The United States insist- ed that it must preserve its own independent judgment as to what was right and what was wrong in connection with any dispute. Thay had no grounds whatever for com plaining about this
Tokyo, May 18, With the publication yesterday of the official, statement on the May 15 affair of last year, the eyes of the nation are now focussed on the political situation and all are watching for repercussions.
Political quarters are sharply divided in their views, the majority party, the Saiyukai, holding that the publication of the statement
But if in some future conflict, the should be taken as the termination
for nations in consultation decided to of the emergency period, which the Cabinet headed by Vistake action that would prevent count Saito was created, and that, sustenance and succour going to a therefore, the Government should be transferred to the majority party in accordance with the usual constitution practice. The Minsei to and Kokumin Domei, while dif-
their fering in
interpretation, agree that the continuation of the existing Cabinet is necessary be cause the emergency is not yet
over.
SHANGHAI, May 28.
Fire broke out increasing the panic of the audience which madly stampeded to safety,
NEW HEADMASTER OF ETON
wrongdoer, Mr. Davis's declaration PROFESSOR C. A. ELLIOTT, meant that the Government of the United States, if it agreed with a view of those other States in con- sultation, would refrain from any. action tending to defeat the action which those Statos might take.
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MORGAN CASE ENQUIRY
COUNSEL'S AUTHORITY
CHALLENGED
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WASHINGTON, May
A SCENE between Senator Glass
and Mr. Pecorar one of the interrogators, marked the resump. tion of the Morgan'inquiry to-day. Senator Glass challenged Mr Pecora's authority, declaring that the committe's minutes disclosed no record of Pecora's employment as counsel.
Mr. Pecora neidly retorted amidst applause that the Committes could have his resignation for the ask- ing.
When the inquiry continued, the utilities magnate," Mr. George Ho- ward, President of the United Cor-- poration in 1929 acquired certain utilities and stock from the J. P. Morgan Company at $12,000 below market price.
Enquiry Adjourned,
Mr. Howard said that the Mor gan Company had acquired con- trolling interest of the United Cor poration which holds interests in utilities companies which were do ing a large part of the gas and electric business of the country.
The enquiry was adjourned until May 31.
U.S. OFFICIALLY OFF GOLD
-BILL PASSED TO ABOLISH GOLD STANDARD
THEODON REUTER'S AGENCY.):
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCÍ.j
LONDON, May 27:
Aurelius PROFESSOR Claude
Elliott, O.B.E., Fellow and No Passive Policy.
WASHINGTON, May 27. Senior Tutor of Jesus College, In other words, the old idea of
Cambridge, has been appointed THE bill abolishing the gold standard in the United States, standing with folded arms between Headmaster of Eton, in succession a nation which was an aggressor to the Rev. C. A. Alington, D.D. was introduced into the House of and a nation which was oppressed
Professor Elliott, who is the Representatives yesterday, by Mr. THE world's greatest flat racing
had gone. It was impossible to youngest son of Sir Charles Elliott, Stegall, Chairman of the Banking. classic, for the Blue Riband of
exaggerate the importance of this.
Committee of the Hauss. K.C.S.I., Lt. Governor of Trinity the English turf, will be run at
Sir John Simon explained, that Epsom on Wednesday next.
would enable foreign Early reports to-day stated that
tions in the security part of the ed Tutor in 1914. He served with debtors to pay war debts in any in view of the declaration, altera was educated at Eton and Trinity He said that the passage of the
College, Cambridge, being appoint-legislation Princess Lucigny Faucinge's entry,
draft convention became necessary a Red Cross unit in Flanders in money which was legal in the Rodosto, one of the best fancied Meanwhile, the rumour of the and he had prepared a new draft 1915 and later did temporary work United States. horses, had pulled up lame during imminent resignation of the Minis-providing that in the event of at the Admiralty until 1919. He
Introduced The legislation was this morning'e gallops, but later re ter of Finance, Mr. T. Takahashi, breach, or a threat of a breach, is a Member of the University at the request of President Roose
who is generally regarded as the an invitation for immediate con- Financial Board, General Board velt. poits discredited the statement.
The head boy of the stable com- mainstay of the Saito Ministry, is sultation might be made by the and Council of Senate plotely denied the rumour, which adding confusion to the political League of Nations. he attributes to the fact that Rodos-outlook. Due, "however, to clumsy.
mialed the watchers.
A CHINESE APPEAL
The following well reasoned and temperate article appeared in a leading Chinese Newspaper in the North, the Chen Pao:-
"After crossing the Luan River the Japanese are still continuing their advance. "Apparently they will not be satisfied until they have captured Peiping and Tientsin.
RODOSTO NOT, TO. The avowed object of the present
RUN? Japanese drive is to deal a final blow to the resistance of the Chi- (THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY] nese troops. If in defending their own country Chinese troope deserve
PARIS, May 28. the chastisement by the troops of THE owner, Princess Faucigny another country we wonder what Lucinge, when interviewed by soldiers of a country which invade from Epsom saying that a vet had another State without provocation been called in for Rodosto yester-
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Judging from the utterances of the War Minister, Gen. 'Araki, and other military leaders, there is ground to believe that military quarters prefer the continuation of based exclusively on political par- the Saito Ministry to a cabinet ties..
con-
Secondly, to use their good offices
THE DANZIG ELECTIONS·
.
They had reason to believe that to always walks with an apparent intrigues of certain politicians,
pared to enter into such a limp. This, he states, has obviously who are attempting to take adven the United States would be pre- tage of the political turmoil sultation, the object of which would gain access to power, the Finance he, firstly, to exchange views for Minister's original desire to quit the purpose of preserving peace in his post appears to have under-event of a threat of a breach of the gone a change.
SUNDAY PASSES QUIETLY Paris Pact. In any case, tha fate of the Cabinet depends on the outcome of
(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.) the interview which Viscount Saito for the restoration of peace in the
Danzig, May 28. hopes to have with Mr. Takahashint of an actual breach of the
Thirdly, in the event that if it THE town is absolutely calm, early next week, when the latter's Past,
many Danzig people motored way or the other..
Meanwhile, it is understood that peace, the object of the consulta- the first public trial of the naval tion would be to determine which but were not permitted to go to the and military men and the twenty party or parties to the dispute are polls because they do not reside
He was happy indeed to find that civilians involved in the May 15 to be held responsible. affairs, will be held during the lat
the United States ter part of July or early in the Mr. Davis accepted these proposals, autumn at the court martials of and that the Yokosuka, Naval Station and proposed to associate herself with the First Division, and the Tokyo this part of the treaty by unilateral Rodosto On District Court.
declaration, there being Constitu tional difficulties in doing so in any other way.
Mr. Stegall said that the Bill "frees the United States from the obstacles and handicaps of the gold standard." It was an Administra tion Bill and part of President Roosevelt's emergency relief pro- gramme.
The law will make it unnecessary for President Roosevelt to devalu- ate the gold dollar under the in- flation provisions of the Farm Re- lief Act.
Gold Standard Abandoned.
WASHINGTON, EARLIER.
treatment should be accord to the Reuter said she received a telegram resignation will be decided one proved impossible thus to preserve to Danzig. from Germany to voteT IS announced that the United
whatsoever. Japan is undoubtedly day and added that If Rodosto ut to reduce China to such a poei-has the slightest thing the matter Many students who fled from Pei-tion that she will never be able to with him he will not run. The wing early this week, are now re-stage a comeback, China may not trainer and the Count are pro- turning to this City and resuming be able to fight against Japan, but ceeding to Epsom and will tele their studies, but one band, about she can and will never forget her graph to-night, but you may say I n hundred, which reached Tsinan humiliation at the hands of Japan, have taken this decision in principle yesterday, refused to be persuaded ad we are confident that our sona and will not to return hers and demanded free and our sons' sons will be able to Wednesday. transportation to Tsingtao.
The Railway Authorities were finally forced to give way transport them to Tsingtao.
GEN. FENG TO FIGHT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
and
NANKING, May 7. Reports from Peiping state that General Feng Yu Hsiang has to-day issued a circular telegram from Kalgan announcing the assumption of the post of C-in-C of the peoples agniust the Japanese allied forces in accordance with the wishes of the mussee in various places."!
General Feng strongly criticises the Government for alleged lack of determination and definite plans to Yesist the Japanese effectively.
He states that the authorities, instead of devising plans for a Counter-attack, are trying to nego
wipe out this disgrace. Can Japan
be certain of what will happen thirty years hence
GARRISON
"Only by the principle of give ATTEMPT TO SEIZE and take can mankind live together in peace and friendship. This is true of nations. Universal history abounds in instances where perpe tual enmity and antagonism be- tween two nations resulted in the destruction of both. We are firmly persuaded that peace in the first essential of progress, and that it peace is to be had, there must. De
REPULSED BY HAIPENG TROOPS
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PEITING, MAY 29.
that an attempt was
spirit of mutual accommodation among nations and peoples. Since A CHINESE communique reporte the events of September 18, 1831,
made
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
LONDON. May 27. FOLLOWING ARE THE SILVER QUOTATIONS
THE LONDON MARKET TO-DAY :
May 26 May 27 18
181 18.9/16 18.15/16"
SPOT
FORWARD
China has endured all the insults this morning by Chinese gunmen and humiliations administered by to size the Chinese garrison at pp Japan time and again to such an Haipeng west of Taku. General extent that she is no longer able Ma Ching Fu, former brigade com- to yield further and has no siter-mander under General Yu Hauch native but to take all on a struggle Chung entered the Headquarters of the regiment and declared that he
for existence,
Let educated Japanese study dis-had been promoted to, the rank as tiate a compromise, in order to gain passionately the actions of their Division Commander. He wanted temporary security:
He further declares that he will military leaders in China since the lead like-minded." soldiers to de-Mukden affair of September 18, to take over the command of the 1931. We doubt if there is any one regiment whose command, however, fend Charhar and effect the re-
·।" ; among them who honestly believes resisted. Then two hundred plain- overy of lost territory."
It is understood that in addition that these actions are just and clothes men coming from a certain to a bodyguard of 3,000, General proper. Of late Japanese have foreign concession in Tientsin, ac Frag is supported by General Fang been fond of telling the Chinese cording to the communique, ap- assistance to Chen Wu, who recently arrived at people that National opinion is peared and gave Hanhua, southward of Kalgan, unanimous on the China question. General Ms. A battle ensured, the This shows that the Japanese peo- troops eventually disarming the
completely under the gunmen. ple are thumb of their military leaders, for if aggression in China repre santed the common objective of the
with 4,000 men.
It is reported that General Sun Tien Ying, who fought against the Japanese at Chifeng and Jehol, 'is also allied with General Feng
Well-informed Chinese, are of the opinion that General Fang's action
is likely to complicate the situation in North China:
GUNMEN ACTIVE IN PEIPING
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PEIPING, May £7.
While Peiping continues to be
very calm, the Authorities in Tien-
tein appear having a very difficult. time with the plainclothes gunmen
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DAVIS CUP. TENNIS
U.S. IN INTER ZONE FINAL
here.
MIGHT TRIUMPHS IN
EASTERN ASIA
BERLIN PAPER ON SINO- JAPANESE DISPUTE
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Sir John Simon, while claiming that real progress had been made at Geneva, admitted that there were extremely disturbing stages.,
He welcomed the statesmanlike and moderate tone of the German
BERLIN, May 26. Chancellor's Reichstag declaration,«
carry JAPAN will certainly and the withdrawal of the German
through her demand to China, amendments, which if persisted in, and this denotes a historic mile would have had a shattering effect stone, perhaps a now epoch, in on the prospects of the Disarma-world history" declares Deutsche- ment Conference, and he declared reitung, the German organ. that a good spirit was being dis played in the determination to dis- cuss the British "plan, Article" by Article.
Elicacy Questioned.
The paper adds that without deciding on what side of eastern Asia the moral justice lies, the fact remains that might has triumphed there for the stronger over the
·
In a subsequent debate, the Op-weaker. position leader, Mr. George Lan- abury, questioned the efficacy of the new conventions, when, as in the case Japan the old ones were not fring observed.
Sir Austen Chamberlain regarded Sir John Simon's speech, as most encouraging.
It had not been in the power of any Foreign Secretary to make such THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENCY] a statement for many years. He was not satisfied that it was practi- WASHINGTON, May 28. cable or desirable to design a AMERICA have qualified for the formula to be applied in finding the ** Inter-Zone final of the Davis aggressor in the case of a breach Cup competition, and if Britain of peace. It was not difficult to lives up to expectations, the two recognise an act of aggression countries should meet to decide who though it might be impossible to shall challenge France at the Blade define the aggressor.
While
Chancellor Rolland Garros.
welcoming George Lott and Van Ryn clinch-Hitler's speech, which, if taken on Japanese people, then there would again that so long as the four be no question of national opinion Northeastern Provinces are undered the issue to-day in the American face value, as he would like to take on the subject. However, we need the Japanese military cccupation, Zone final against the Argentine, it, was a happy omen for the hope not concern ourselves with the un- they can descend on Peiping and when they defeated Adhelmane and fal relations between Germany, and animity or otherwise of Japanese Tientsia any time they like. The Cheverria with the simplest ease.
the world. opinion on the Sino-Japanese 18 loss of the Peiping and Tientsin
He was surprised that thers had been no direct repudiation of state- que; our duty is to resist foreign area would not aggravate the posi
mente of some of Chancellor invasion to the best of our ability tion of China from the standpoint Regardless of Japanese public of national defence. On the other
Hitler's colleagues. opinion, we will never allow our hand, if Japan occupies Peiping Vines and Cataruza, the former He hoped he could take the selves to be subjugated by Japan. and Tientsin, her position, it is Japan should know that even if feared, would become more difficult. won by 3 sets to 1, the scores being speech as silent repudiation of the German Foreign Minister's rearma- The game between Allison and ment threat, and of the terrible they succeed in taking the Peiping If in perhaps not a bad thing 7-5, 6-1, 6-7 sod 6-1,
Von and Tientsin area, China will not for China, if the Japanese occupy
Papen. yield. We have said time and the two metropolitan cities, Zappa who cancelled on account of speech of Vice-Chancellor (Continued at foot of next Column) Reuter.
Vines Win
Washington, May 28. In the singles match between
rain.
States will go off the gold standard by Statute.
The embargo on gold exports has previously operated under the President's decree.
REHABILITATION OF SILVER
MR. ROOSEVELT AGREES WITH MEXICAN PLAN
{THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
MEXICO CITY, May 17. SENOR, Alberto J. Pani, the Mexican Finance Minister, who will head the Mexican delega tion to the World Economic Con- ference, to-day stated in an official declaration, that he and President. Roosevelt are in agreement on the plan for the rehabilitation of Bilver.
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