NO QUESTION
TUTELAGE
OF
ASSURANCE OF JAPANESE
CONSUL AT GENEVA
لوم
NO OBJECTION TO NON-POLITICAL
ASSISTANCE
Tokyo, April 24.
Following a meeting of the Cabinet it is learned that the Japanese Govemment "does not and will not object to non-poli- tical assistance by the Powers to China, such as Boxer Funds, non-political economie aerotiations and welcomes cultural assist- "ance to China."
The Japanese Government In consideration of the position it occupies in the Far East, side by side with China as a mainstay for peace in the Odent cannot let the importation of military 'plares, and arms to China fromother countries to go on without protest, as these transactions will contribute eventually to disturb the peace and unity of China,.
Such is the position in which the Japanese Government finds itself and wishes other Powers to understand-Reuter.
JAPAN'S POLICY TO BE EXPLAINED
TO M. AVENOL
Geneva, April 24"
Mr. Yokoyama the Japanese Consul-General here, in a state- ment to the Press, yesterday, "de-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1934.
DISARMAMENT
BUREAU
To Meet On"
May
29
Geneva, April 24,
It is now practically settled the Bureau and General Commission
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the disarmament conference will meet on May 29, instead of April 30, as it is considered, in view of the French reply of April" 17 it would be pointless to hold a meeting of the Bureau on April 30 with the object of redrafting the British plan.
Two courses are open to the General Commission, either to re- gister its inability to agree and adjourn slne dle, like the W.E.C., or proceed with, the discussions hop- ing to reach an attenuated conven- tion..
The majority of states, including France. are favouring the latter course, but others feel the possibl 1lties of negotiations have not yet been exhausted-Reuter.
A MODIFIED CONVENTION
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")
(By Talegraph, Copyright, Frie graphic Messages Ordinance, 1894- Received, April 81. 7.30 p.m.)
Paris, April 24. British diplomatic circles are still inclined according to French Te- ports from London-to present at Geneva a modified convention which, while adhering to the prin- ciple, or disarmament will avoid laying down precise terms. The British Government will, it is re- APPROVED BY CABINET
ported, abstain from addressing a Tokyo, April 24.
and will The Cabinet
further note to France approved
the "Hands Off" China Policy, it is un- continue negotiations with
the
THE CITY AND SUBURBAN
Probable RunnersTM And Jockeys
London, April 24. The probable runners and jockeys in the City and Suburban are as follows:-
Nitsichin Mate Alluvial Montrose
Perryman
REBELS ATTACK
TSOCHINTZE
Russian Women Kidnapped.
Harbin, Aprli 24"
2,500 bandits cut telegraph posts, surprised, attacked, captured, rob- bed and pillaged Tsochintze.
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The Manchu garrison from the two hours' Fox Settlement, after Carslake battle drove out the bandits.
Three bandits and one soldier Gordon Richards
Cut Richards were killed. A Russian woman was Harry Wragy wounded and two Russians and
three Chinese kidnapped.-Router. Beary ......... Johnstone
Young Native Light Sussex....... Beneficial Abbots Worthy Play On Bt. Oswald
Pomme Galapas >>Highlander
Unlikely
Dines
COMMUNIST STRONG- HOLD CAPTURED
Success Of Cantonese Troops
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Canton, April 24 The fall of Kwan Mun Ling, Communist stronghold in South- ern Kiangsi, into the hands of the troops of the First Group Army was confirmed by military reports, the town being occupied on April
Divisions of the Third Ariny
Nicol FOUNDATION OF 21 by the Seventh and Eighth
Steve Donoghue Nevett Weston Strett **Reuter.
HOME RACING
Annihilation Wins Great Metropolitan
London, April 24. The Great Metropolitan resulted as follows:-
1 2
......3
Annihilation: Baint "Reynard Roi de Paris Twenty horses ran, the winner winning by a short head, a length separating second and third...
Betting:-100/8 Annihilation, 8/1
ין
ROME
Bombing 'planes of the Canton Air Force played an important part in the capture of this im- portant point whose fortifications
Mussolini Speaks At were shattered by the 50 and 100-
31 Anniversary
Fress" (Copyright:11 [Special to the "Hong Keur Daily
Rome, April 23.
pound bomba of the Cantonese was bombed 'planca. The town for almost a weds, causing heavy casualties to the population and demorallsing Communist troops.
In such circumstances, the 7,000 cadet-soldiers commanded by the Red leader Yeh Chen Ying with- drew to Hui Chang, which is about 45 miles north-east of Kwan Mun
captured town Ling, The located on a mountainous region and can be well defended against infantry attacks.
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is in operation, although the total completed amounts to 26,450 miles There are still 9,347 miles to be completed,
REDUCTION OF FARM HENT
The Economic Planning Copi- mittee has recommended to the Provincial Department of Finance that rent for farms and rice fields should be reduced by twenty-five per cent for the current year.
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An investigation is being made concerning the value and rent of the farm lands, and after these statistics are available, the redue- tion of rent will be put into ef- fect.
BARTHOU ́S VISIT TO WARSAW
Conference With Marshal Pilsudski
On April 21, while handing out decorations, pension certificates, of disability and old age to deserving workers, Sir. Mussolini said, "To- day April 21, the anniversary of. the foundation of Rome, is devoted
Besides air raids on Kwan Mun to the celebration of work, not Ling, the Cantonese forces used work interpreted abstractly but light artillery and trench mortars Italian work, of all you farmers and
which smashed the Red fortresses. Two battalions fought their way workers, work of all Italian people. No people in any part of the
as vanguard into the town and l (Special to "Hong Kong world offer the same sight as the
took it after one hour of fighting.
Dally Press”) Italian pople who are disciplined.
Casualties among the enemy were (ByTelegraph, Oopyright, Tele Fascist squadrons are formed by
sald to be about 500, while the styropic Mattages Ordinance, 189,-
permit the slightest alteration of sumered a loss of under 100 officers
his typically deeply popular and men. character of the revolution of the black shirt. With our discipline and our courage, we shall have to fight these hard times.
clared that he was explaining to officially stated, on April 18.-Reu- French Government through ordin“ | Saint Reynard, 100/8 Roi de Paris. popular masses and we shall never | tacking forces were said to have Received, April 21, 7.30 p.m.).
the League of Nations, Japan's at- titude to China, when the Secre- tary-General of the League, M. Avenol, returns to Geneva.
ter.
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SOVIET WORRIED
London, Aprü 24. **The Times" correspondent at Meanwhile, he declared, Japan Riga states that the news from has no intention of taking an in- Kremlin indicates that the Japan- dependent country under her tutel- ese statement is causing the So- concern, age. On the contrary, Japan wish-viet leaders the gravest
as
éd to share with China all re-and the latest comments represent a prelude sponsibilty for the maintenance of the Japanese move
to aggressive, Japanese expansion peace.
on the mainland of Asia.
What Japan has particularly in mind is the technical co-operation contemplated by the League of Nations. In this connection he is communicating with the League.— Router.
"JAPANESE CLAIM NOT WITHOUT, REASON"
London, April 24.
In a leader on the Japanese de- claration in regard to China, the London Morning Post," to-day, after dwelling on chacs in China, expresses the opinion that there is a certalh reasonableness in the
Japanese claim to prevent the arming of rival factions in China
There, the highest interests of West and East coincide, the news- 'paper states, but there is a dan- ger that Japan may be tempted to
Commentators apparently regard the episode as a wel: me diversion from the Japanese-Soviet duel in the Far East.
The latest expression of views in official quarters declares, with ot- vious satisfaction, that the Japan- ese-American relations will cer- tainly become strained anew, the correspondent states.-Reuter.
U.S.-BRITISH CORPORATION
*URGED
London, April 24. The "News Chronicle." in a lead- ing article, to-day, states that the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, may perhaps be right in thinking that it is better to wait till he knows the answer before saying anything more.
ary diplomatic channels-Trans- ocean Kuo Min.
NEW DEAL”
POLICY
Explained By Mr. C. Hull
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New York; April 24. Economic and social rehabilita tion in accordance with sounh - beralism, and the preservation of a popular Government, was the key- note of a speech made by the American Secretary of State, Mr.
Cordell Hun
a William luncheon, yesterday,
Reviewing the past year's pro- gress and the prospects of the "New Deal," he declared that op- timism had been strengthened by actual accomplishments, but the work of restoration was long and tedious.
C
-Reuter.
NEW TREATIES
IN CHINA
No Negotiations At Present
When done the Italian people will have the right of life, not of hardship and poverty, but' Ife of working, Fascist temperment be- ause revolution uplifts the work
CANTON DAY BY DAY
and recognizes the fundammetal (From Our Special Correspondent) elements of the whole social life.
with always constant fostering the Italian people are finally to- London, April 24. gether intimately bound in the In the House of Commons, Mr. nation's state of life, until people Runciman announced that no assemble in their own soul their negotiations are proceeding for the destiny. You see already Italian negotiations occur f events lined up in its military revision of treaty rights in China. people because of logical succession Should the commercial interests in Britain corporative syndical organizations would be consulted without fail take its place and resopnsiblity in the economic union of nations. Reuter.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Special Correspondent)
London, April 24. The Government, he said. In-
London silver prices to-day were tended to care for the unemployed and to establish a system that hu- down 9/16ths down for spot and impose her economic yoke upon tations of the pro-Japanese press manly possible, would make relfer and 1/2th for forward is follows:
China
It is fair to say that she dis- claims any such intention, and in view of wisdom in statesmanship for which Japan has long been renowned, it can hardly be suppos- ed that she,, would desire to con- centrate upon herself, the, just re- sentment of the Chinese and other foreign nations, which have great vested interests in China trade.
Any lurking,dublety on the ques- tion will probably elucidate in the correspondence to which the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon referred, the journal adds.
As Sir John Simon said, the Bri- tish Government aims at avoiding the dangers which Japan appre- hends.
With this concert the alm, it should be complete Anglo-Japanese accord, sympathy and understand- ing.-Reuter.
BRITAIN'S WAITING
ATTITUDE
Landun, April 24.. The diplomatic correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" states that the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, yesterday, in- structed the British Ambassador to Tokyo, to make friendly inquiries at the Japanese Foreign Office, in regard to the Japanese declaration re China.
Until this further information is available, and it is clearly seen whether or not the first extreme interpretations of the declaration are confirmed: the British Govern- ment will adopt a waiting attitude. Britain's main concern in China is the "open door for British trade.
•
Meanwhile, it is only fair to point out, in view of the voluble exhor-
to "Leave Japan Alone," that it is Japan herself who is doing all the talking.
In view of the claim of the Premler, Admiral Viscount M. Sà!- to. for Japanese supervision of foreign loans to China, there is a certain irony in calling upon foreign countries to leave Japan alone.
The sane course for Great Bri- tain. in an admittedly delicate and dificult field of policy, lies in the closes possible co-operation with the United Staes.
SIR J. SIMON QUESTIONED
unnecessary.
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While avoiding public regimen- tation, they would not permit re-
gumentation by small, selfish, pri- vate groups.
Other objects, he said, would be to preserve national credit, to se~ cure a balanced budget; the avold- ance of undefined inflation, and International economic co-opera-
Spot
Forward
- April 23 April 24 19.5/16 191
19.5/18 19.7/1€ The London on New York cross rate at 2 p.m. to-day was 5.15%. compared with 5.14% at closing yes- terday,
tion on the base of a more liberal NEW GERMAN CONSUL AT commercial policy.-Reuter.
APPEAL FOR · STRIKE
By French Labour Confederation
London. April 23. Sir John Simon in the House of Commons to-day, answering a number of questions relating to the Japanese policy in. China, said He had received no notification from the Japanese Government of their intention to define their policy in the Far East and disap-
Paris, April 24. proving of foreign loans and other He foreign assistance to China "The French General Confedera- had, however, received from the tion of Labour has appealed for British Ambassador in Tokio, "the a general strike on May 1.
The Confederation demands a text of what was described as a translation of a informal verbal reduction in working hours, holl statement made to the Japanese days for workmen, the press by the spokesman of the Min- sion" of the school leaving age, Istry of certain, dangers to peace
and a vast programme of Public and of Foreign Affairs. The state- Works in order to end unemploy- ment seemed to be good rê- ment-Reuter. " Jationa between China and Japan or the integrity of China which might follow from certain actions by other powers in China. None of those dangers was to be apprehended from any policy of
exten-
BRITAIN'S FRIENDLY GESTURE
London, April 24.
It is understood the instructions
SHANGHAI
·A· Personal Friend Of Hitler
IF
TURKISH FLIERS AT
MOSCOW-
(Special to "Hong Kong Dally "Press") (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele Ordinance. 1891. graphic Messages
Moscow, April 24. Five Turkish fier's arrived here. Received, April 94. 7.30 p.m.)
to return the visit paid by Russian airmen to Ankora last Autumn Transocean Kuo Min.
Canton, April 24 That China is in a dangerous situation. owing to" Japanese mentace was emphasised by Messrs. Chow Lu and Liu Chi Wen at the
South-west Political Council and at the Provincial Kuomintang weekly memorial services at the
headquarters yesterday.
The lengthy conversation be- tween M. Barthou and Marshall Pilsudski in Belvedere Castle, near Warsaw, is unanimously consider- ed by the French Press to con- stitute the outstanding feature of Barthou's journ
Le Journal stakes that Marshal- Pilsudski stressed the immutam)- ity of the Franco-Pollah Alliance and also gave M. Barthou, the as- surance that Poland will continue to co-operate with the League of Nations with a view to sclying Marshal international problems. Pilsudski, however, according to
various Press reporta, declined to commit Poland 'to any closer rag-
ed referring to the differences of Fact of non-Aggression and avoid- prochment with Russia than the
opinion
Poland and between Czecho Slovakia, which question is of the greatest importance to France,
It is added that Marshal the Polish- Pilsudski discussed German relations at some length and that he amrmed that ne sécret agreement between the two Governments existed.
Speaking on behalf of the gov- ernment authoritles, both officials expressed the view that if the Nanking Government had made serious efforts to resist the Japan ese at the beginning, there would be no Manchukuo to-day. Both recognize the resumption of rail- way and postal communications
It is alleged that the Marsha between Manchuria and China,) proper to be a serious matter and regards the question of German. re-armament" from an absolutely would be tantamount to the re-positive point of view and the cognition of the puppet regime.
more out- Mr. Chow Lu was spoken and said that now is the of the every member time for Kuomintang to rise up and save- the country, holding those who
yield to Japan as responsible for
WORLD CHESS the present critical situation.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Alekhine Leading By 2-0
(Special to Hong Kong Daily Press") (By "Telegraph, Uopyright, Tels graphic Menager Ordinance, 1894- Roceed, April 24, 4-30 m.)
Freiburg. April 23.
Berlin, April 24. Lieut. Colonel Harmank Kriebel, former Military adviser to the Chinese National Government, In the eight game of the World whose appointment. as German chess championship, the German Consul-General at Shanghai was Bugoljubow took advantage over officially announced yesterday, is a hasty attack on the king by the an old and ardent supporter of world champion, Alekhine, by, re- Chancellor Hitler, with whom he pelling his opponent and manoeur- shared imprisonment in a Bavarian ring himself into a stronger posi- fortress at Landsberg for participation after which a pause ensued. tion in Herr Hitler's famous "Beer When play was resumed, Bogol- Cellar Putsch" in November, 1923. jubow seemed destined to win until,
Reuter...
just as in the fourth game, he let a chance slip so that his stubborn opponent in the end carried off a drax-The score now stands at
favour. The next game will take piace at Prorzheim on the evening) of April 24-Transocean Kuo Min.
WHEAT LOAN TO too with six draws in Alekhine's
CHINA
the British Government which to the British Ambassador to make Questions Raised As
aimed in fact at avoiding them. a verbal statement to the Japan- On the other hand the generalese Foreign Office are framed in a character of the statement and friendly form to which a fozmal certain detalls in it, such as re-reply may not be necessary. ferences to technical and financial Britain desires to make the post- issistance to China, were of a nation clear in regard to China and ture which had made him think Far Eastern problems generally, it necessary to communicate with particularly Britain's attitude to the Japanese Government with the Japan's objection to certain formas
To Its Uses
BOMBAY MILL STRIKES
Shanghal, April 24 Thirty Thousand Now
This is the main aspect on which Britain will seek clarification and re-assurance, with. It is hoped, satisfactory results, the paper de-object of clarifying the position of of financial assistance to Chins, and would be put, with regard to clares.-Renter."
NO WASHINGTON COMMENT
Washington, April 24. The statement,
On Japan's "Hands off China" policy, made by the Japanese Ambassador, here, Mr. Baito, failed to elicit comment in official circles which however, are known to be pondering over the allusion, "unfriendly act.!!
the British Government. T The Japanese Cabinet's confirm Answering supplementary ques- ation of its spokesman's declara tions, the Foreign: Becretary said tion is regarded as a vindication the action he had announced was of Bir J. Bimon's action, but there
Questioned as to the uses which the proceeds of the American Wheat and cotton loan had been the Japanese insinuations that the proceeds would be used for military and political purposes, Mr H H Kung. the Chinese Finance Minis ter, yesterday stated that the pro ceeds would be devoted entirely to
a friendly communication to the is no question in Britain's eyes of Japanese Government. He thought any intention on the part of Japan it would be wise to await its re- to break the Nine Power Treaty, productive purposes in accordance sult before he made any further accordingly the British Govern- with the decision which the statement, but the House would be ment does not intend at present National Government had taken kept fully informed of everything to consult other signatories.-Reu- at the time the loan was contract that took place British Wireless, ter,
ed-Retuer.
Affected
Bombay, April 24. ⠀¦ Thirty thousand are now out in connection with the general strike against the wage cuts, About twenty mills are affected and thirteen leaders have been arrested.. A dozen strikers were injured in clashes with the police, in con-- séquence of attempts to defy the authorities to ban processions Reuter
HIGHWAYS IN KWANTUNG "· Kwantung province has 16,273 miles of highways on which traffic
correspondent of FOeuvre asserts that it had been hinted to M Barthon France might in course, of time be compelled by circums- tances to modify her present at- titude towards Germany.
The Polish Foreign Minister will accompany his French colleague on the
Cracow, latter's vist to which is scheduled for Tuesday.
Transocean Kuo Min.
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