CHALLENGE IN SCENTED INSINCERITIES
New York Press Comment
On Japan
New York, April 23.
Under a sub-headline "Nippon
the
Devious,""" the
"Herald
Tribune strongly attacks Japan OFFICIAL CALL
ese policy and declares that the "more the Japanese have to say
about the policy they intend to pursue the bolder and more pre- Bumptuous
ambitions 17- these
pear.
On the other hand the more they have to say about their am- bitions. the less courageous and honest is the presentation there- DI.
of the An important feature
Japan is unpleasant situation
is ber creating in the Paclite having lost the confidence of the world by playing fast and loose with the most important interna- tional signed.
has bargains she
ever
She 14 now resorting to the typically oriental trick of dishing insolent chal- up a thoroughly lenge worldwide in scented in- sincerities and sending out small boys to deliver it.
The New York Daily News" compares the Japanese tone to that of pre-war Germany and predicts a similar fate is in store for Japan if she continues to allenate her former" friends. "The. thing for us to do is to act with Britain throughout the crisis now building up." the Journal adds Reuter.
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MR. SAITO EXPLAINS
Washington; April 24. Mr. Saito, the Japanese Ambas- sador, had a brief conversation with Mr. Phillips, Under Secretary of State, to-day, in regard to the Japanese manliesto en China.
"
AT TOKYO
Britain Seeking Information
Tokyo, April 25. Sir Francis Lindley called on the Foreign Minister at 3 o'clook this afternoon.
John Sir He communicated Simon's viewpoint and requested further information as to the purpose of the Japanese state- ment of April 17-Reuter.
Tokyo, April 25. Sir Francis Lindley's Interview with Mr. Hirota lasted forty
minutes.
STRA
A verbal agreement was mutual- ly reached, but nothing divulged-Reuter.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1934.
LIGHT SUSSEX BOMBAY COTTON THE ROYAL NAVY
WINS
Result Of City And Suburban
London, April 25. The City and Suburban resulted as follows:
Light Sussex (100/7). 1 Play On 19/1),
Mate (100/9)... There were fourteen
STRIKE
Growing More Serious
Bombay, April 25, "Fifty-thousand are now out on! the cotton strike which is daily Eighteen growing more serious out of forty muls are closed.
The police were stoned when processions of starters. † dispersing debant
Armed reinforcements strikers. are standing by-Reuter,
2. 3
The race was won by two lengths: three lengths separated second and third.
The following were the start- ers:-
Nitsichin
Mate...
Alluvial
Montrose ...
Young Native
Perryman FOX Carslake Gordon Richards Cuff Richards Light Sussex......... Harry Wrass Beneficial
Beary Abbots Worthy......... Johnstone Dines Tlay On
St. Oswald
Pomme
SILVER MARKET (From Our Special Correspondent)
London, April 25. -London silver prices to-day were down 9/16ths as follow
April 24 April 26
Spot:
19.5)16 181 197/16 181 Forward .......... Nicol
The London on New York cross Steve Donoghue
noghue rate at 2 p.m. to day was 5.14 7/16,
compared with 5.151 at closing yea- Weston
terday. Sirett -Renter.
Galapas ** Highlander ............. Unlikely
CONVERSATIONS WITH
SIGNOR SUVICH
Appointments And Promotions
1Special Air Mail Service)
London, April 1o. The Admiralty notified the fol- lowing appointments on Saturday. Cmdr.-G. A. French, to Drake for course, April 9, and to Victory for course, April 30: R., Ramis- botham, to Pembroke for courae, April 16, and to Victory for course, April 30; D. M. Lees, to Victory for Tactical course, May 14; and C. E Creasy, to Sussex, on recommg.
Cmdr. (E).-O. W. Philips, to
on recommg...
JAPAN'S WARNING TO THE POWERS
Canton Urges Nanking
To Be Firm
It is believed here that the pro- Japanese poltey of the Nanking Goverment is opposed throughout the country.
(From Our Special Correspondent). Canton. April 25 Japan's warning of Hands On China" to the Powers has a dis- turbing effect here, because in official circles this is deemed as an effort to treat China as a protec- torate, to which the Kuomintang
veterans, here would strongly op- HOME FOOTBALL
pose.
Canton has issued several circu-
St Mirren Beat Partick
three goals to:
INDUSTRY IN MANCHUKUO
Queen Elizabeth, April 23.
"L-Cmdrs.--- B. Lloyd, to Pre- sident, for course in meteorology April 30; W. R. Fall, to Viscount, lar telegrams urging Nanking not May 1 and J. P. Wladen, to Start weaken to Japanese pressure, a
Kuomintang leader, sald” to-day, i fish, in command, May 2...
Lt. Cmdrs.-E. R. G. Baker and but Nanking has not taken heed MH.C. Young, to St. Angelo, April to the warning and have kept on 25; W. G. Camidge, O. L. Meredith, submitting to Japan, thereby hop-
ing to gain her goodwill" But! and R. D. Watkins, to St. Angelo, Japan has gone further by declar-
London, April 2 prii 25; and to Furious; 3. B' De
ing a protectorate over China, he Visiting Partick Thistle to-day. Courty-Ireland. to Courageous,
added, and this policy is confirmed the unsuccessful". Scottish Cup May 1; and J. V Findlay, to Kent.
their wan Analists, St. Mirren by the Japanese Cabinet.
The Kuomintang South-west postponed Bcottish League en- Lá D. st. C. Ford, to Orpheus, Mar. 27; F. W. Collins, to Dolphin, Executive Committee circulated a counter, scoring
April 14, enquiring two-Reuter. J. S. Huddart, to Orpheus, and T. telegram on A Turner, to Mackay, Apr 14; G; from Nanking whether. Manchu- II. Greenway, to. L 19. and G. R.kua is to be recognised by resum- Calvin, to L 18, April 15; H. G. ing petal and railway communi- Walters, to Oswald, and T. T. cations with Manchuria. The tele- Euman, to L 18, April 10, A. 8. Jack-gram also urged the punishment son, to Medway, April 17: R. H. of those who made concessions to Rords, to Winchester, April 18; T. Japan and the recovery of invaded
territories. 1. Canning, to Pigmy, April 28; S.
Since there is no reply to this H. Pinchin, to Titania, M. 0. Rimington, C. A. "Rowe, R. 8. telegram, the presumption in Kuo- Abram and B. Bryant, o Alecto mintang circles here is that Nan. for S/M cominanding officer's king has again made further sub qualifying course, April 30; R. F. mission to Japan. This feeling is Lonsdale. R. L. 8. Gaisford and G. somewhat intensihed in students" At Sladen, to H 44, H48 and H 60. organisations and overseas bodles. In command respectively. MayHowever, what further step the D. H. Fuller, N. W. Fisher, P. M. B. South-west Committee will take Chavasse, D. A. Lawford, R. C. P. London, April 24. Ellis, A, B. Cole, A. J. Dent and E. The present situation regarding S. W. Maclure, to Vernon, for long disarmament was the main sub- (T) course, May 3; and J. G. W. ject discussed in a conversation Roberts, to Achates, May 9,
Italian Lis.--C, E. L. Scister, to Victory, which Signor Suvich,
Secretary 10 rForeign for R.N.B., April 14; K. McN. Wal- ter, to Revenge; and the Hon. R. Under Affairs, and the Italian Ambassa- dor, Signor Grandi, had to-day at the Foreign Once with Sir John Simon, Mr. Anthony Eden, Sir Robert Vansittart and Lord Stan- hope,
Views On A Disarmament Convention
London. April 24 Efforts to secure a disarmament. convention are not likely to be dropped as a result of the pre- sent uncompromising attitude of
BRITISH COMMUNICATION
London, Aprü 25. The "Dally Telegraph's" diplo- matte correspondent states that Sir John Simon's communication to Japan enquires in the most friendly manner about the actual authority, purpose and scope of the original Japanese statement.
It dwells on the position to which "Britain is entitled in the Far East by virtue of interna- tional agreements, including the Nine-Power Treaty and the Four It is stated that Mr. Saite did Power Banking Consortium, and France. not give Mr. Phillips any official lays it down that this position communication, said indeed, that must remain unaffected by any the Japanese Government had not interpretation of the Japanese de- instructed him to visit the State claration.-Reuter. Department and intimated that he did not expect the Japanese Foreign Office to send any official communication in regard to the policy for him to deliver to the State Department.
. Mr. Salto did inform Mr. Phil. lips that Japanese officials were somewhat puzzled at the reaction created by the statement in the capitals of the world because. It was merely a "re-statement" of a well-known polley.
He added that the Foreign Minister, Mr. Hirota, stated the policy in the Japanese Dlet some time ago and that it then passed without comment by the diplomats of other nations.
Mr. Salto declared that Japan had no desire and did not intend to "entirely close the Open Door" In China to other nations. but she insisted on being consulted when any foreign nations, or its nation als. had dealings with China which might be inimical to Japan. Mr. Saito afterwards told press correspondents that he had not discussed, the policy outlined with Mr. Phillips. nor did he discuss any application it might have to American interests:
In
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BANDITS KILL CONSTABLE
Daring Affray
In Tientsin
'Tientsin, April 25. The office of a Chinese paper. regarded as anti-Nanking, in the Japanese Concession was bombed. Later this morning the bandits attacked
A disarmament convention on the lines of the British Draft Convention is rendered all the more desirable by recent events. This was the conclusion reach ed as the result of the conversa tions which are still proceeding in London between Signor Suvich, the Italian Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Sir John Simon (Foreign Secretary) and Mr. An- thony Eden (Lord Privy Seal and
"Disarmament Minister"),
Discussion has it is understood. moved about the prospects-of an agreement along the lines of the British Plan and whether there is not a greater hope of success in the Mussolini Plan
It is known that Signor Suvich.
difficult to exercise supervisory control-Reuter
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To-night Signor Suvich was the the Inner guest at dinner paf Temple. Diplomatic conversations will continue to-morrow-British
Wireless:
U. S. BASEBALL
expressed the view of the Italian Mr. Roosevelt Throws
Government
that success might
be attained by a less ambitious restriction of armis if the whole British Plan proves unacetptable. The British Government main
of
their
arma-
First Ball
New York, April 24. President Roosevelt threw
out the ball in the first home game of the Senators against Boston Red Sox this afternoon.
CTB...
Pres. Roose-
D. Coleridge, to Resolution, as Flag Lt. to Vice-Admiral C.. M. Forbes, April 23; H. N. C. Willmott, to Basilisk, April 30; G. R. G. Wat kins, to Comet, May 1: H. E. H. Mulleneux and A. H. Terry," to Renown, on recommg.
LAs. (E)-P. Da Cane, placed on the Emergency List, with original seny, of July 15, 1922, and promot- ed to Lt-Cmdr. E. (emergency), seny, July 15, 1930; and A. E. Bac chus, to Courageous, May 11
Payz -Lt.-A. E. N. Merry, to Suñolk, April 6,
Wt. Engr.-T. M. Lloyd, to L 19, April 12.
Chaplain Rey N. C. Jones, to
Nepture.
..
Sub-Lts.-G. C. I. St. E. S. Wat kin to Oswald, Mar.. 29; R. E Campbell, to Poteus, Mar, 36; E D. (3-Lewin, to Ross, April 10; J. B. Jefferies, to Delhi, April 11; G. v. a police patrol attain that the Plan presents fewer
Prowse, to L56; D. A. G. Mack- Laohsfsat in the French Conces-difficulties than ideal limitation.
worth, to Mackay; E. F. P. Cooper, to Perseus; J. F. R. Crews, to Med- slon, disarmed two constables, kili- because, in the first place, a num- ed a third and seriously injured a ber of countries have been self-
way; R. E. Coltart, to Proteus; D. ricksha cools and escaped after denyingly keeping their
A B.. Abdy, to Medway; and L W. ments at a much lower level than
The ceremony was performed in Napier, to Porpoise, April 14; R. chase across the area. Later, the bandits, kidnapped the they could permanently agree to
son of & com-continue, secondly, because it is drenching rain, which marred and L W. Moss, to London. April 17: eleven-year old
and very Messrs. Wilson
and W. H. L Bowater, to Perseus, whether certain delayed the game. doubtful pradore of Company en route to school in countries would agree to an in-relt himself was wet through and on relter.
Kad.. to change his clothes:
Mid. M. Keith-Roach, to "Orion. the French Town and took off investigation
arms, re- In the Detroit. Chicago match, May 1. an interview with Reuter's a car. The victim was abandoned sources and personnel i limita-
flurries fell continuously, Cd. Gunner (7.) J. Tragethan, to by the police of tion at present levels was the sim, snow Washington representative. Mr. after a chase Saito declined to comment on the French Town and the Japanese and thirdly, because a standstill considerably hampering the play-Defiance, April 15.
would agreement
involve the "action taken by Great Britain, Concession.
Scores as cabled by Reater, fol- but declared that Japan had no
numerical limitation of all arma- ments over which it would be low. other aim than to have law, ordered.-Reuter. and peace established in the Far East and sincerely wished China to observe the principle of the Open Door and equal opportunity. Japan's sole anxiety is that under the fee of this principle there may be perpetrated actions that would result in added dis- turbance in the Far East-Reuter. AMERICA NON-COMMITTAL
Washington, April 24. The Under-Secretary of State, Mr. William Phillips, questioned regarding the possibility of a concerted campaign with United States Joining Britain in an attempt to iron out the Bino-- Japanese
situation. refused to
commit himself.
... 2
the
In reference to the reports from
Two of the bandits were arrest
MUI TSAI QUERY AT COMMONS
Stern Reply By Home Minister
London, April 25.
In the House of Commons, Mr.
London stating that the American w. Luna, Labour Member, enquir
Ambassador, Mr. Bingham, had
ed whether the registration of
been in conference with Mr. Quo ui-tsal was properly carried out, Tai Chi, the Chinese Ambassador, whether the number of, inspectors Mr. Phillips declared. that Mr.
was insufficient and whether the Bingham had been given no
Minister was satisfied that the instructions and had not notified
law was not being evaded by the the State Department of any con-
of adoption of young system versations he might have had with
children, who were being im any officials-Reuter. LEEDS CHAMBER RESOLUTION ported.
London, April 24.
The Secretary of State for the
The Leeds Chamber of Com-Colonies, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister.
merce
น
replied that the registered mul- this afternoon, held
the tsal number 2,749. He was satis- special meeting to consider situation
of arising
the fied that registration was proper- out
ly carried out and the number of Japanese "Hands Off China" de- claration.
A resolution was passed calling on the Government to do their utmost to protect British interests
in China...
The mover of the resolution said that a strong line, would Have to
LOOKING FOR DILLINGER
A Virtual Army Assembles
Minnesota, April 25. Aeroplanes bave been requisi- tloned by the land pilice and rein:
inspectors, was sufficient. Ant forcements from: Mercer, Wiscon
The Minister dented that chil-sin, where a virtual army hás 88- arep were being imported to Hongsembled to search for John Dil- Kong and adopted in order to linger, alleged perpetrator of
thirteen murders. avoid the conditions of the
High tension Ordinance.
prevalis in the countryside,
Meanwhile the Judiciary Com
tives has approved legislation making it a federal offence for anyone to flee across the state border to escape apprehension and prosecution for crime-Reuter,
He added that if Mr. Lunn had be taken to keep the Door Open read the reports from the Gover-
to trade in China, for if the same bor he would see how very satis-mittee of the House of Represents principles as were applied to factory the arrangements are, and Manchuria by Japan were applied he hoped that, Mr. Lunn would to the whole of China, then it not make adverse comments until would be good-bye to the Chinese he had acquainted himself with
the-facts-Reuter. trade Reuter.
National League
Brooklyn Boston
R. H. E. 38 1
5 10
(Berger homered) New York 11 15 3
Ott and Hal Schumacher scared
two home
Turis
1-
TJimmy Wilson. the manag-
each). Philadelphia
er, homered)
Lou's indi147
(Nedwich homered)
+
7
1-
Pittsburgh
5 9 1 (Lindselt scored a home run)
2 Cincinnati
(Shiver homered) Chicago
0
3. 9.0 American. League
R. H. E.
Philadelphia ... New York 41 Ruffing pitched and Crossitti
3 9 Chicago Betroit:
-7. 110
Cleveland
16 19
0: (Trotsky scored two home. runs)
24 3
0 5 18
St. Louis Boston Washington
NORTH HAMMERSMITH BYE-ELECTION
Gunners (T.).-A. G. Kennedy, to Comus. April 14; and C. N. C. Jasper, to Osprey, May 3.
Promotions
Lt. Cmdr. (Retd.) H. L. Rendel to rank of Cmdr. 1.
Capetown For China Station Capt. D. A. Budgen, who will be relieved in command of the Anti- Bubmarine establishment at Port- land to-morrow by Capt. HE More, D.SO., will commission the cruiser Capetown for service on the China Station in place of the Caradoc. Before taking up his new appointment Capt. Budgen will join the Benfor Omicers' Tactical Course at Portsmouth.
HMS. Grimsby
The new sloop Grimsby, which has been built at Devonport, was commissioned for trials yesterday. When ready for service she will go out to the China station, where she will relieve the Cornflower. The latter will then become R.N.V. E, drillship at Hong Kong.
HMS. Fearless and HMS. Fore- later, two of the eight destroyers provided for in the 1832 program- me, will be launched from the. works of Cammell, Laird and Co. Birkenhead of May 12 and June 29 respectively.
*** Award For Gallantry Lieutenant HNA Richardson. second-in-command of the destroy- er Wolfhound, Sixth Flotilla, Home Fleet, has been awarded the sil- ver medal and certificate of the'. Royal Humane Society for gallan- try in diving some 30-ft. from the "bridge of his ship in a gale off Lamissh, Arran, on January 7-last London, April 25 and rescuing E. J. Archer, ordin- The North Hammersmith bye-ary seaman. The omelal report on election caused by the death of this incident said that his self- the Hon Mary Pickford resulted sacrifice in letting go of the life- as follows:
A bra buoy in order to assist Archer ink FR West (Labour) 14.283 to the boat, an act which very Percy Davis (Conservative) 10.747 nearly cost him his own Life is E.F. Bramley (Communist) 614 especially meritorious bis sub- Reuter. Isequent handling and beaching of
French Group To Operate
Paris, April 25..
A group of French industrialists remains obscure.
* are shortly leaving for Manchukue, Telegrams received here from according to the Agence Economi- Shanghal. Hangchow and else-que Financiere to begin operation where "criticized Mr. Wang Ching | on the industrial programme Wei, President of the Executive agreed to by a convention recently Yuan and concurrently Minister of signed in Tokyo.-Reuter. Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Huang Fo, Chatman of the Peiping Politi- cal Readjustment Committee, for yielding to Japan's desire to re- sume postal and railway inter- course between China and Man- churia.
the whaler on à dead lee shore within two hours of low water Also Lieut- deserves special mention." enant Richardson entered Osborne as a cadet from Dean Close School, and Cheltenham, in May. 1817. passed out as midshipman from H.M.S. Thunderer. in September, 1921. As a sub-lieutenant he weni in for submarine duties, and in 1926 became second-in-command of H. 31. He qualified as a French, interpreter in 1928 and has since served in the Royal Sovereign and the submarine Parthian in China.
PLANE CRASH EXPLAINED
Scene In Chinese Picture
Shanghai, Apr 25 It now transpires that the my stery plane crash" which occurred at Ming-hong on Saturday, -, în which "the pilot" was reported to have been killed, was part of a scene
play of a for the latest Chinese motion pleture company. -Reuter.
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