MR. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN AND THE GOLD STANDARD
RUSSIAN AND IRISH EMBARGOES MUST BE
BE MAINTAINED
IT IS FOLLY TO PAY AMERICA IN
FULL!
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
London, June 2
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, speaking in the House of Common's prior to the Whitsun adjourn ment said that the gold standard was the only standard familiar to everybody which would inspire confidence, provided certain con. ditions were observed.
'He stated that "we must try and fix a standard which may be accepted and worked by all the nations as a whole, and thersfors he thought we must revert to gold as agreed at the Ottawa Con- .ference."
Mr. Chamberlain did not suggest that we revert to gold ht any. parti. vular time, but before we could revert to any parity of gold stand- ard, we must be satisfied that prac rical means be taken to ensure that gold standard will not be subjected
to any of those defects which re- cently brought it to ground.
Continuing, Mr. Chamberlain anid that he hoped that the Economic Conference would give the problem very serious attention, quite apart from the question of war debts which could only be settled by negotiations between the debtora The British view and creditors. was that the debts have been fur ther developed in the conversations between Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and President Roosevelt, but ho
ANOTHER INSTALMENT SOON DUE.
LONDON, June 2.
War debt in stalment due to the United
WITH another
States within a fortnight and
statement from the other side of the Atlantic regarding the adminis tradion's proposals, this problem looms large among topies of the day.
In connexion with Mr. Nevilia Chamberlain's answer in the House of Commons last night, when ank- ed the Government's intention, re- plying that it was undersirable to make a statement, it is understood that the Cabinet has not yeu taken a decision on whether the instal- ment is to be paid or not,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1933
THE ARCHBISHOP OF SEQUEL TO ‘BLOODY
WESTMINSTER
SERIOUSLY ILL WITH PULMONARY OEDEMA
[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
London, June 2
His Eminence Cardinal Francis Bourne, Archbishop of West- minister, is seriously l with pulmonary cedema. [Pulmonary oedema means the sudden swelling of the lungs and according to a well-known local medical practitioner, the disease is "pretty fatal as a rule,"
Cardinal Bourne has been Arch- bishop of Westminster since 1013. He was educated at St. Cuthbert's College, Ushaw, and was ordained priest in 1894."
A very impressive figure, Cardinal Bourne is a very highly respected man, and is held in the highest esteem, not only by his fellow countrymen, but also by the world in general. He was born at Clap-1 ham in 1861 and is therefore 72 years of age.1
JAPAN'S ASSURANCE
OF PEACE
VISCOUNT ISHII'S SPEECH IN NEW YORK
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
BOSTON, June 1. VISCOUNT K. ISHII, Japanese delegate to the Washington Conversations, in a speech at the Japan had been, and still is, the tion in the Orient, and believes it her duty to defend certain ideas and institutions against the tide of chaos and disruption.
SUNDAY!
RINGLEADERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
BERLIN, June 2.
CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY
RE-NAMED BY THE JAPANESE
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, June 2.
THE Japanese Government bave decided to refer to the Chinese Eastern Railway as the North Man- churin Railway in all oficial docu-
SEVERE sentences inflicted on the communists at Altona provided a sequel to the "Bloody Bunday on July 17, last year when a clash between communists and the Nazisments in future. resulted in 12 being killed and 50 Four ringleaders were wounded. sentenced to death and five others received sentences ranging from 3 to 10 years.
THE NAZI WAR
ON JEWS
MR. LESTER'S REPORT TO
LEAGUE COUNCIL
THROGUH AKUTER'S AGENCY.)
Rucar, June 1.
IN a reply circulated with the official report, the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, in the House of Commons yesterday, refer-
red to the petition presented to the League of Nations by Herr Franz Bernheim, recently residing in Ger- inan Upper Silesia, protesting against certain legislation and ad- ministrative acts as being incom parable with the rights sacred, by the German-Polish Convention of 1922, to ali German nationals in that area, without distinction of race, language or religion.
The petition, said Sir John Simon, was considered by the League Council in conjunction with delegate of the Irish Free State, questions.
NANKING'S REPLY
STINGING ATTACK ON SOUTH-WEST COUNCIL
NASKING, May 27, SERIOUS" charges against
the
South-Western Authorities are made by the Nanking Special City Party Headquarters in a "ward- ing" issued to the various CEC. members at Canton, including Messrs. Tang Shao Yi, Heino Fa Cheng, Teng Tee Ju and Generals Chen Chi Tang and Li Taung Jen.
The telegram accuses, the South- Western Authoritice of attempting
to overthrow the Central Govern-
rent and to disrupt the unity both of the Party and of the nation.
The message begins by deploring the action recently taken by the South-Western leaders in address. ing direct to the League of Nations and signatories of the Nine-Power Treaty telegrams charging the Cen-
PRAISE FOR SOONG AND CHIANG
O. M. GREEN'S ARTICLE IN
NEWS CHRONICLE "
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
FENG DETAINING COAL TRAINS
SERIOUS SITUATION ON SUIYUAN RAILWAY
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY]
لوم
LONDON, June .
PEIPING, June 2. OOAL railway circles state that A WARM tribute to Mr. T. V.
Soong, the Nanking Finance General Feng Yu Hsiang, who Minister, and to Marsha Chiang recently assumed the post of Com- Koi Shek, is paid by Mr. Owen mander-in-Chief of the "Peoples' M. Gren. i an crticlo in the, Anti-Japanese JAllied Forces News Chronicle.
now detaining rolling stock of the Suiyuan railway.
The arucle is entitled "T. V. And The New China," and it says that Mr. T. V. Soong has a marked per sonality of the highest reputa.
You always know what he means and that he will do what he says."
No government in the world Mr. Green goes on, contains two more able men than T. V. Soong and Chiang Kai Shek.
44
'SHANGHAI NO 14
AN
4012
is
It is stated that a present he has detained all the coal trains which export produce from the Tatung mines, while all trains passing through Shuanhua boarded and closely searched by troops of Fang Chen Wu and Feng.
CONGRESS MEETING
POSTPONED
are
(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, June 1. PLANE CHRISTENED BY
THE standing. committee of the Central Executive Committee MRS. WU TEH CHEN
at this morning's meeting decided to cancel the extraordinary meeting (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
of the National Kuomintang Con- SHANGHAI, June 1. gress originally fixed for July 1 ACCIDENT which for and decided to convene a regular tunately. Was
serious meeting of Congrets on November marred the ceremony at Kinng-12 wan this afternoon when in the It is understood that this decision presence of 25,000 people Mrs. Wu was reached at the Kuling confer- Teh Chen christened the aeroplane, chce following the opposition of the
Another Shanghai No. 1" bought with Canton leaders. funds subscribed by the public. was the difficulty of election of" Another aeroplane which partidelegates to Congress in North cipated with that in which Major China due to the present unsettled. Doolittle, the American "ace" situation. Furthermore, time is give display of stunt flying, insufficient. struck a fence while landing and the under carriage was ripped off,
declined to say more for tear of a whether the United States intends Japanese Club, yesterday, said that a report submitted by Mr. Lester, Manchurian crisis on September 18, but the pilot was not injured.
misunderstanding in America.
It is not yet known in England to insist upon the payment, and it is not expected that the feeling of standard-bearer of western civilisa-who acts as rapporteur for minority had to deal simultaneously with is leaving for Hangchow to-morrow uncertainty will be removed until a day or two before June 15, when the instalment payment falls due.
Debate In Senate..
He declared that the peace of the Pacific will never be disturbed.
Those Embargoes. Referring to the Russian and Irish embargoes, the speaker de clared we must maintain this crono- mie warfare so long as other coun tries are not willing to make any Meanwhile, an interesting debate. sort of reparation for the wrong on this subject is reported from done the Government. He was un-Washington as having taken place | bã£âbâdâÐSÍ able to view with indifference the in the Senate yesterday, giving rise attacks against our nationals when these attacks are clearly directed at the internal conditions of the coun try.
The Government's aims at the Economic Conference were to re-
Currency
to the hope that feeling in the United States is changing to more accommodating frame mind.
a
al
of
thit
A keen sense of the realities was shown by Senator Tydings, of
Maryland, who proposed store price levels, deal with the America's debtors should be invit-
difficulties and "reduce
ed to make a lump sum payment trade bairiers, and we want to pro-in full settlement of their debts. tect the principal currencies of the
He paid special reference to world from fluctuations not having Britain's position and said he intrinsic values which would be would welcome any genius who is able to show how Britain, with The conference would have un-only G84,780,000,000 in gold can exampled opportunities for discus pay. G84,000,000,000 when we (the United Statesy will not accept sion, and it is anticipated that substantial concrete advance to their goods. wards the problem of trade barriers, no doubt, would be, in a wide mea sure, the agreement upon the main issurs.
fatal to trade,'
· SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Dorrespondent.}
LONDON, June 2. FOLLOWING ARE THE SILVER LONDON QUOTATIONS ON THE MARKET TO-DAY:
June 2 SPOT 19.1/16 FORWARD.... 10)
June 1
18 18.15/16
THE OAKS
WON BY CHATELAINE
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
LONDON, June 2.
The Democratic leader, Senator Robinson, said that the President realise the difficulties inherent in the calltction of the debts, but Sir Stafford Cripps said that the! there is every indication that he Labourite fear was that Britain was done, the existing Congressional re. is carrying out, as far as can be allowing her initiative to go to solution against cancellation or re- THE result of the Oaks ran to-day wards America especially in con- vision.. nection with the Economic Confer-
ence.
Meanwhile, in the House of Re- presentatives, Mr. Rainey,
the Labour could not regard with Leader of the House, said that the equanimity, the possibility of using proposed tariff bill would give the gold standard as a permanent the President power to make re- measure of international value in ciprocal tariff pacts effective on view of past experience.
his proclamation and it would not
F.
He contended it to be folly, in be possible for the Senate to re- the existing international" situation,ject them. to pay America in full,
GUILDFORD CASTLE BADLY HOLED ·
COLLISION BY TWO LINERS NEAR CUXHAVEN
THREE PEOPLE FEARED LOST
[
-
was as follows:-
1st Chatelaine (25 to 1). 2nd Solfatara (20 to 1). 3rd Furton (100 to 8). Fourteen horses ran, Chatelaine winning by one and a half lengths, two lengths seperating the second and third.
The significance of this is that NEW DEVELOPMENTS it may serve as a precedent for the war debt negotiations in London NJ. P. MORGAN CASE and the probable war debt mora- torium.
NEW GOVERNOR OF BOMBAY
"(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, June 1. (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE,]
His Majesty the King has ap
proved the appointment of LONDON, June 1, Lord Brabourne to be Governor of THREE lives are feared lost and Bombay, in succession to Major several seamen are known to ba General Sir Frederick-Skyes, whose injured as the result of a collision term of office expires in December. between two British liners near the mouth of the River Eibe, off, Cux-—— haven, North Germany. The ac-
ness and the fog which lay almost cident occurred, in the night, dur ing a dense fog, the vessels in on the water, no trace of them was volved being the Union Castle found. The Stentor later proceeded to Hamburg, to which port, she was
liner, 8.5. Guildford Castle, and
roner from London when the collision took place.
SENSATIONAL ATTACK ON PROSECUTOR
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]''
WASHINGTON, June 1. ANOTHER sensational develop. ment of the Senate's investiga-
tion into the operations of F., P. Morgan and Company occurred to- day, apparently sponsored by those who have. been endeavouring to dis- credit. Mr. Pecora, the counsel whose handling of the case bas aroused much criticism.
ing
to
of the Committes & pamphlet er
trai Government with having reached a compromise with Japan. "Lip-Service" During the Crisis.
Tt then goes on to point out that ever since the outbreak of the 1931, the Central Government has The aeroplane, "Shanghai No. 1" Mr. Lester, after recalling the two troubles of the first magnitude, to join the National Air Force. declaration already made to the namely, Japanese aggression and the Red banditry. The South Council by the German delegate, to the effect that the decrces mention-Western leaders, while giving lip- service to bandit-suppression and ed in the petition were in no way resistance against Japan, have ac intended to conflict with Germany's tually however assumed throughout international obligations, recom- mended that the German Govern the role of indifferent onlookers, ment should reinstate persons who, you have even taken. advantage of the message charges. "In fact, because they belonged to a minor-
this difficult and complicated situa ity, had lost their employment or found themselves unable to practice their trade or profession, and that the petitioner's own personal case should be submitted to local proce dure, for which the convention provides.
FENG'S" WAR POLICY"
WILL-OF-THE-WISP LIKE MA CHAN SHAN
PEIFING, May 29. General Feng Yu Hsiang, one of tion in an attempt to overthrow the the most picturesque of the Chinese war lords, sprang back into the Central Government and to wrest political power," the message says.imelight to day when it was re-
in
the
ported that he had seized Kalgan is a protest against the negotiation of a truce with the Japanese, and announced determination to fight
Creating Discord.
The German delegate, refused to Whenever any progress is made
the bandit-suppression cam- them. accept Mr. Lester's report on the
continues, message ground that the petitioner was not paigu,' personally qualified to present his you have always reproached the petition, nor to raise the general Government for having engaged in issue involved.
the campaign at all. In so doing, you have indireetly lent yourselves to the Red bandits and dampened the zeal of the bandit-suppression forces.
even have
Feng refused to join the peace circular negotiation and sent a telegram throughout the country asserting determination to continue resistance..
It was reported he had 13,000 troops at his disposal.
Backs Canton.
the north-west of Peiping.
reason
DELEGATES DECLINE TO VISIT CANTON
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
NANKING, June 1.
A CHINESE agency quotes Mr.
Wang, Ching Wei as saying that the Central Government in teads to send Chu Cheng and Li Lich Chun to Canton in order to, sequaint the South West leaders the latest developments in the Sino-Japanese dispute, but they have so far declined to accept the
mission.
COMMEMORATION OF SUN YAT SEN'S STATE BURIAL
(THROUGH' BAUTEE'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, June 1 GOVERNMENT: party leailers
visited the Sun Yat Sen mausoleum, this morning and laid a wreath in commemoration of the fourth anniversary of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen'e state burial.
||
AN IMPERIAL CONFERENCE
FIRST IN HISTORY OF PORTUGAL
Mr. Lester's proposal to refer these two points to a committee of three jurists, was approved by the
Again, whenever the Council, the German delegate ab-
Feng was thus acting in sym staining from voting. The Council Government suffered any slight re- agreed that both signatories to the verse in its resistance against the pathy with the Cantonese move- Geneva, Convention might submit Japanese, you instantly accused it ment in the south, which has been their observations to the committee of having no determination to resist bitterly critical of Nanking for up- of juriste, and that the latter should the Japanese, and of alleged reluct-parently being willing to negotiate
You for a truce with the Japanese, present their report to the Council,ance to make any sacrifices.
disseminated rumours It was evident that there was a if possible, in a few days.
The United Kingdom delegate alleging either that the Govern- considerable anti-Japanese move to supported Mr Lester's proposal, ment has refused to send supplies adding that his silence in regard to this or that Army or that it has to some of the statements made by failed to replenish the ranks of this German delegate, must not be taken or that Division. You have thus as implying agreement."
attempted to create discord among the various commandere of the units engaged in resistance and to undermine the spirit of sincere and Peiping." Arm union."
It was believed Feng, formerly THE first Portuguese Imperial In conclusion, the telegram takes known as the Christian general, today. the South-Western leaders severely and any of his allies in the vicinity Attended by all Colonial Gover President to task for having addressed irres of Kalgan will encounter military nors it was opened by ponsible telegrams to foreign opposition from the Japanese in the Carmona and was the most magni- Powers in utter disregard of the north, where they have been ex-ficent meeting since the days of prestige and intercate of the na- tending their control into Chahar. the monarchy: tion. We hereby give you this
Arms Hot XDOWE, warning and hope that you will awake to your mistakes," the mes- sage declares.
GERMAN GOODS
TO BE BOYCOTTED BY JEWS
(THROUGH REVIZE'S AGENCY)
MUKDEN, June 2 A MASS meeting of Jews here to-day passed a resolution boy cotting German goods as a protest against the anti-Semitism in Ger-
many.
The text of the resolution was cabled to the Jewish communities in Dairen, Harbin and Chang Chun,
recovery.
concerned.
لسية
TO CLEAR MIS- UNDERSTANDING
GENERAL HUANG SHAO HSING TO GO SOUTH
[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
NANKING, June 1.
Is understood hat. General
Warfare was reported to have broken out between 10,000 Big Swords under Feng Chan Hai and 8,000 followers of Fan Chen Wu at Hsuanhunfu, on the Peiping-Kal- gan railway, 55 miles north-west of
(THROUGE RECTER'S AGENCY]
LISBON, June 14-
Conference in history opened
The Prime Minister in his It was not known how well Feng opening speech, emphasised that was supplied with munitions and Portugal's colonial policy was the arms, but observers believed he is service of the country and of the destined to play the mols of a will- world. a'the-wisp similar to Ma Chan Shan, who fought the Japanese for months in northern Manchuria and was finally obliged to fee into Russia.
Wait for Truce.
signed Monday, though such was actually now in existance by oral understanding.
$
fra Denied at Tokyo.
A formal war office statement from Tokyo yesterday, however, de-
Except for the developments in the direction of Kalgan, the situa- tion in North China remained quiet, awaiting the outcome of renied this. ported truce negotiations.
Chinese forces for the most part were withdrawn to a "line south of Peiping, while Japanese troops were reported to be retiring a fow miles to the northward.
This tended to confirm "in the
-Chinese officials in Peiping refua- ed to confirm the truce....
The commandant of the Japanėse“ legation guard announced that here after day and night patrols would' move through the city, due to the attack by an unidentified Chinese;
Huang Bhao Hsiung, Minis that some sort of truce had been ago.
Also, it was charged that the minds of foreign observers the fact upon a Japanese sentry a few days ter for Home Affairs, will shortly agreed upon, but this lacked · con-
Chinese had failed to demilitarizo leave for South China to interview | firmation," leaders in Fukien, Canton and Japanese sources at Tientsin per- the city as the tentative truce pro Kwangai, including General Chen sisted in saying a truce would be posals contemplated. United Press Ming Shu, General Chiang Kwang Nai, Generals Tsai Ting Kai and Chen Chi Tang, Mr Hu Han Min, General Pai Chung Hai and Gen eral Li Tsung Jen.
SIR JOHN BRODERICK GRAVELY ILL [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] Mr. John Hackett, who described
RUGBY, June 1. himself as a former Special Deputy Police Commissioner in New York SIR JOHN BRODERICK, whose appointment to be the British City, called upon the Senate Bank Ambassador in Buenos Aires was re- Committee file charges cently announced, is lying gravely ill in London nursing home, and against Pecora
Hackett handed to the members
little hope is entertained for his
Meyers, Holt's moorship Stentor.
ticising Pecord's handling of the murder of Dot" King in 1023, The Guildford Castle was badly
when Pecora was assistant district holed in the starboard bow and
The Guildford Castle was Pro attorney. quickly began to settle, but the cceling from Hamburg to London. Mr. Pecora, when told of Bec No transaction can be made to Stentor suffered comparatively
The B, Guildford Castle is 'n kett's action, declared that he de which any partner objects. minor damage, and after the impact
The names of the partners were steamed round to help in the work teel twin screw vessel of 7,905 tons fed him to go to the bottom" of
gross and was built in 1911 by the case.
not published, but a member of the The secret partnership agreement Senate Committee announced that Thirty-seven passengers on board Barclay, Curte & Co., Ltd., at Glag-
The Minister will explain the. the Castle liner were mostly asleep gow, for the Linion-Castle Mail 8.8. of Morgan's was published this there were no secret partners."
Her dimension are, afternoon.
The partners in the firm are also attitude of the Nanking Govern at the time and none were hurt, but Co., Ltd.
It, was drawn up on March 31, prohibited from indulging inment in connexion with the present two deck boys and the cook are re-length 4521 feet breadth 3 feet and
depth 13 feet.
1016, after the death of the elder speculation, except with their own Sino-Japanese situation, the com. ported missing.
The passengers were immediately The m.v. Stentor, is a more J. P. Morgah, the founder of the private means, and no partner is munist suppression programme and Buy allowed to engage in any other the forthcoming National Congress summoned to the boat stations in modern vessel, being built by the firm.A
It provides, inter alia, that in busines their night attire, and were taken Caledonian Shipbuilding and En- Aboard the Stentor and several gineering Co., Ltd., of Dundee, for the event of a dispute between, the In the event of the death of Mr. German versele which came quickly
partners, the decision of Mr. J. P.J. P. Morgan, the partnership will be dissolved unless partners re- to the assistance in reply to the
Morgan shall be final. einking vessel's 8.0.S. They were
Mr. Morgan may compel any presenting a majority of interests landed at Cuxhaven,
partner to withdraw from the part have notified his executors that they nership forthwith and himself fix desire a three years extension of the amount due to the partner the partnership.
of rescue.
Search was made for the missing men, but owing to the inky dark
service with the China Mutual S.N. Co, Ltd., for whom Meara Holts are managers. She has a gross ton- nage of 6,00 tons. Her dimensions are, length 430.8 feet, breadth 55.8 feet and depth 29.1 feet.
of the Kuomintang to these lead- ers in the South-West.-
It is learned that the Govern ment is sending General Huang to the Boath in view of misunder standings on the part of South China leaders regarding the Cen tral Government policy.
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