WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1936.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
GEN. CHEN ASSUMES COMMAND
DARDANELLES TREATY
Head Of Anti-Japanese
Forces
SIGNIFICANT ACTION
INDICATED
Aggression To Be Strongly Resisted
Canton, June 23. Following a sudden decision reached by the South-west Poll- tical Council this morning. General Chen Chi-tang assumed office as Commander-in-Chief of the First Group Army and Anti-Japanese National Salvation Forces.
Mr. Lia Lu-yin supervised the oath-taking ceremony in the presence of General Li Chung-jen, Yu Han-mow and other pro- minent official,
This formal assumption of office as Commander-in-Chief is regarding as significant and henceforth events are expected to move with greater rapidity.
A tense atmosphere marked the impressive ceremony, of General Chen Chi-tarig's assumption of his new post.
Mr. Liu Lu-lin. in the course of a speech of admonition, stressed the necessity for resistance against Japanese aggression and elimina- tion of national traitors.
KWANGSI DENIAL General LI Chung-jen Cum- mander-in-Chief of the Kwangsi Army, who is still in Canton, madde
statement emphatically denying the report that Kwangsi forces were advancing again, saying that evidence of the Kwangal forces all having withdrawn within the bor- General Cher Chi-tang in reply ders will be found in the telegram significantly declared that the of General Ho Chlen. Governor of situation was becoming grave and Hunan, announcing' that the H- in order to correct the impressionnanese troops have already take that the South-west's present move over the garrison at Yungchow was directed against the Central
which is on the border of Kwangst Government he considered it and Hunan-Bester essential to assume the post with great hurry.
DANGER OF CLASH
Mr. Stanley Bruce who is ap- pointed President at the Montreux Conference on the Dardanelles
question.
Turkey's Request
ARABS ATTACK LONDON INTEREST
TRAIN
British Troops In
Action
POWERS MEET IN CONFERENCE
For Revision
JERUSALEM SHORT OF WATER
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Montreux. June 22.
Jerusalem, June 23. The Ten-Power Dardanelles con- Arab guerilla bands, which are ference opened here on Monday becom! 1g more and more aggres- at 4 D.m. under very auspicious | sive day by day, attacked a train circumstances. Essentially the on Monday which was escorted by Dardanelles Conference is one of a detachment of British troops, Dowers who signed the opening heavy Are and raining Dardanelles Treaty in 1923, where- bambs upon the train which they by Turkish sovereignty was had forced to halt by putting severely curtailed, in as much as large pieces of rock on the track. the Turkish State was then com- The British troops replied with pelled to consent to its most machine gun fire. vulnerable region remaining en- tirely undefended. The Conference has met voluntarily to discuss a
SANCTIONS AND revision of the Treaty, ardently
LOCARNO
French Chamber References
desired by Turkey.
The central gura in Monday's proceedings was Rushdi Aras. Among those · who crowded the conference TOOM Were Federal Councillor Dr. Motta. who wel- comed the Delegates from Swit- zerland, Lord Stanhope (Great Britain), Paul-Bancour (France). Litvino (Russia), and Titulescu
(Roumania).
The Australian Delegate. Bruce. who was League session, was elected Pre- Chairman at the last
sident and Greek Delegate: Politis. Vice-President.
יתן
IN CHINA
LEITH-ROSS STATEMENT
SPECULATION
HOPE FOR BETTER RELATIONS WITH JAPAN
London, June 23.
The statement of Sir Frederick Leith-Ross is featured in all the principal papers. Another blog to "The Unchanging East" says the "Daily Telegraph" drawing attention to Sir Frederick's comment that the modernization of China as compared with ten or even five years ago marks many centuries,
He views more hopefully than some recent commentators, says the "Manchester Guardian," the prospects of the Chinese Government maintaining order in currency and budgetary "de- partments and finance.
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** TIMES." COMMENT
While the battle was in progress the Arabs placed rocks on the relis behind the train which was thus virtually caught in a trap, being unable to move either backwards
The Morning Post" adds that or forwards. The British military
the statement will be read with escort finally succeeded in repuls-
keen interest. Needless to say Sir ing the Arabs who left seven dead
Frederick emphasised the supreme quoting behind them. Two British soldiers need that nothing be done which Japan's intentions towards China are reporsed to have been wound-would curtail the receipts of the is strictly honourable and wisely makes no comment "Those are
words," empty
remarks the "Times" in commenting on the
ed.
The Arab insurgents again tam- pered with the rain water upon which Jerusalem is dependent for its water supply so that the city is once more deprived of its water supply.
Paris, June 23.. The continuation of sanctions could not be more than a symbolic gesture without real effectiveness, declared M. Delbos in the Cham
The Jerusalem-Jaffa Road" for ber. The raising of sanctions will
the time being is barred to all the solution of which needed ne- be accompanied by other problems,
except military trame from seven
gotiations which should end in
PROPOSALS EXPLAINED
o'clock in the morning to four p'olock in the afternoon- consolidation of peace.
Rushd! Aras, as Arst speaker: Transaccan News Service M. Delbas speech Was the explained the proposals made by Government's declaration of tor- the Turkish Government. declaring eign policy: The statement was that the Agreement of 1932 having also read by M. Blum in the Senate. lost the reason for its existence
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to
CURFEW ORDERED
Jerusalem. June 23.
In order to tighten precautions
Referring to Germany, M. Delbox and proved utterly untenable. the against Arab snipers and ambush,
Turkish Government wanted
curfew has been ordered between set an example in peaceful inter- seven in the evening and 4.30 in national collaboration in the re- the morning along the road from gulation of the Dardanelles.
Jerusalem to Halfa and no traffio will be allowed thereon. Pedes- trians are not allowed to approach within five hundred yards on both sides of the road.
A bomb
Nanking. June 23.
stressed the desire of the French The military authorities here, popular parties for î Franco- while emphasising that the Gov- German entente. He said: "Hitler ernment does not contemplate at-proclaimed a desire for agreement tacking the South-west, point out with France. We do not intend to that if the Southerners invade areas garrisoned by Government tropps a clash might be difficult to avold.
TO FIGHT JAPAN General Chen reiterated his determination to use his armed forces to 2ght Japan under the guidance of the Central Cavern- ment, especially emphasising the request that General Chiang Kai- shek take, the initiative in leading the country to resist the enemy. Reposts that Nanking troops are The oath includes a declaration | moving southward are branded as to seek accomplishment of the pure fabrication and it 13 stated national ideals in accordance with that no Government Soldiers have the People's Three Principles, advanced beyond Hengchow. firstly, national salvation through Reuter. anti-Japanese resistance. secondly. extermination of Communists, and thirdly, overthrow of dictatorship form of politics-Reutee
HUNAN TENSION
Shanghal, June 23, According to a report received here. tension in Hunan appears to
be still continuing with Nanking
doubt his word as an ex-soldier who four years knew the misery of the trenches, but however sincere our will for understanding, how can we forget the lessons of ex- Derlence and facts?"
thrown was
the
The Turkish Government. said Rushdi Aras, had taken into ac- count in the most far-reaching manner the interests of commercial traffic between the Mediterranean
in and the shores of the Black Sea Jewish quarter of the city. but and gone as far as to guarantee there were no casualties, while M. Delbos stressed the need for free passage time of war. pro-another talled to explode.- speeding up regional pact negotia-viding Turkey itself remained Reuter's Bulletin Service. and need for a Danubian pact open neutral,
man suggestions with a sincere de-
sire to find a basis for agreement. but such agreement is only realis-
peace threatening no one. Reuter
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to all Central European powers. The speaker said that Turkey's He pointed out that Germany after most vulnerable region was the violating the Locarno treaty on Dardanelles,
but after
they had March 7 had not yet replied to the been called the danger zone for British questionnaire.
He added over two hundred years, the
would now end. that France will examine the Ger- 'speaker hoped that this legend
Ivansueran News Service:
SOVIET OBSTRUCTION
London, June 23. Reports trom Montreux this morning suggest that there is a slight rift between Turkey and Russia. M, Litvinoff is apparently not entirely satisfied with the pro- visions of the Turkish draft-con- vention whereby Soviet Russia and other riparian powers would be enabled to move 25,000-ton battleship in or out of the Straits. The Soviets also, it is reported, desire the Black Sea to become a closed preserve and no foreign warships be admitted beyond the Bosphorus.
SOUTH-WEST ROPES
Canton. June 23. forces pouring into the "province. Mr. Liu Lu-yin's speech of ad- { Semit-official quarters, however, be- monition declared that in eatrust-lieve that the Government is still ing General Chen Chi-tang with awaiting the outcome of the Cenable on the principle of indivisible. the grave task of resisting Japan-tral Executive Committee session. ese aggression, the South-West au- The report that the Central thorities hoped that General Chen Government delivered an ultimatum Chi-tang will firstly carry out to Kwangsi to withdraw all forces falthfully the mission of saving within a week are denied in official the nation through resistance to circles in Nanking-Reuter... Japanese aggression; secondly, in order to curry out the mission he will remove national traitors and all other elements that stand' in the way of an anti-Japanese ex-
pedition.
Liu Lu-yin emphasised that the South-west move was not designed to precipitate a Civil war
nor directed against any individual, and he deplored the fact that the Nanking authorities milsinterpret
SOUTH-WEST DEMANDS
Canton, June 23.
At a lengthy Interview "to-day General Li Chung-jen declared
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REGIMENTAL FLAG PRESENTATION
Japanese Ceremony In Peiping
night.
Pelping. June 23.
re-
th
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, June 23. London Silver prices to-day were up 1/18 for "Spot" and un- changed for "Forward,” as follow:
June 22. June 23 ..19-9/10 19-5/8 .19-5/8
Spot Forward
19-5/8
TIN QUOTA TO REMAIN
Bolivia's Heavy Arrears
London, June 23. The weight of opinion in London is that the tin quota will remain at 85 per cent. ∙as a result of Thursday's meeting of the International Tin Commit-
WIDER ISSUE The general impression is that tee. the conference will eventually
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Maritime Customs.
The Financial Times" draws attention to the sharp recovery of Chinese loans from decline early in June following fears of trouble between China and Japan and reports of intensive smuggling and other complications.
The Leith-Ross statement is distinctly hardening in influence, in Chinese loans though the full effect cannot be determined owing to the Dragon Boat Festival while dealers deatre time to study the statement.
London, 23: Str Frederick Leith-Ross in Tokyo aggurances of
report and adds, "but Sir Frederick ..
Leith-Ross' remarks show he is alive to the danger to China and Lo commercial interests in China of the implications behind the paralysis, effected or inspired by the Japanese, of the maritime cus- toms service in East Hope."
It is an open secret. continues the fournal, that foreign commer- cial interests are fighting a. rear- guard action in the Far East. The Members of the House of Com- chronic difficulties of doing basi-" mons are anxious for more in-ness in China are Increasing but formation regarding the Leith-slowly, but they are increasing and Ross
conversations " with the
that the Japanese policy remains Japanese as it is universally agreed are enhanced by the inability of all European Governments to con" the crux of the whole Far Eastern
vince observers, whether Oriental or otherwise, that they either possess or could put into effect a policy in the Far East
situation.
Curiosity is evir.ced in city circles whether Sir Frederick Leith-Ross on arrival in England will recommend definite action by the British Government.
the last ten
Europe has lost face steadily for
and years
often through no fault of her own, but never without adversely, affecting MR. YOSHIDA'S ARRIVAL her own interests in China and Commenting on the arrival to Japan. The latter country has al- day of Mr. Yoshida, the new ready with impunity kicked foreign Japanese Ambassador, the "Morn Interests though the "open door " ing Post" says that perhaps this in Manchuria and a foretaste of augurs a better era for Anglo- what such interests may expect Japanese relations. Mr. Yoshida elsewhere or in Chinese territory knows England well and made under Japanese control has been
adequately indicated more than one public plea for
within the last few weeks. friendship between the two coun-
Beuter. tries.
His appointment is widely inter- preted as a fresh effort to find a
for basis
Anglo-Japanese co- operation, the absence of which is
in China
SIR. FREDERICK DEPARTS
Shanghai, June 23. Frederick Leith-Ross,
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felt keenly in China and the Far completion of his economic mission East, but there are other questions in the Far East, left for London such as naval policy and Japanese the P. and O. liner Rawalpindi
to-day Reuter. trade in the British, Empire on which there is room for better understanding.-Beuter
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LEON TROTSKY | BERLIN OFFERS
ACCUSED
Moving Force Behind Labour Upheavals
WARSAW REPORT
It is considered that the present "Hong Kong Daily Press" Specia " a far wider task than relationship between production hammering out the Straits con- and consumption does not warrant
assume
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WELCOME
Australian Olympic Team Arrives
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Berlin, June 23.
the
that the South-west's minimum The Japanese Army took tem- demands are; Firstly. national porary possession of a section of unity and welcoming of all sections Peiping this morning on the oc- participating in the anti-Japanese casion of presentation of a campaign: secondly, repudiation of gimental flag from the Emperor all humilating Sino-Japanese which arrived from Tokyo last
In view of the Franco-Soviet agreements; thirdly, restoration of
mutual assistance pact, the free- the people's freedom while engaged
A cordon was thrown over the dom of the Straits to the Soviet ed the South-west's cause mis- In patriotic activities,
section including the side-walks of fleet will assume a place of prime taking a patriotic move for a re- He declared that under these two main streets. Only Japanese importance and the Soviet view- and Amsterdam voit, and urged
the people principles
the Bouth-west, was nationals were allowed on these point will have France's blessing, throughout the country to show carrying out an anti-Japanese ex-side-walks, all others being warn- united determination to resist the pedition. If any armed force ed off or, where they persisted in Japanese invaders and cope with from any quarter should, an
staying. being elected bodily.
Huge crowds heartily welcomed count of this Invade Kwangtung Reuter. the national.crisis-Reuter
the Australian Olympic team on or Kwangs and do harm to any "MESSAGE TO NANKING
Berlin, June 23.
Its arrival from Cologne at 8 am of its plans, the Bouth-west au-
sensational report of the on Tuesday. The Australian *Canton, June 23.
thorities will regard this as war
still crayes that the Central Gov-¦ vention and become general any alteration, while the recent Russian revolutionary. Leon Trot-athletes, who form the vanguard "General Chen Chi-tang tele- designed to eliminate the anti-
ernment lead the anti-Japanese, conference for Mediterranean severe price drop should demon- sky, that he is the moving force of
the army of representative graphed Nanking to-night declar- Japanese revolutionary Influerite
campaign.
security in view of which great strate sufficiently to Siam what the behind the Comintern (Communist athletes of 53 nations taking part ing his assumption of once as and will with the assistance of the leaders to join the South in press- ment of Mr. Stanley Bruce as Pre- involve without any drastic change strikes in France, Spain and ·else- greeted at the station by
It finally urges the Northern interest attaches to the appoint- consequences of a collapse would International) in organising the in the 1936 Olympic Games, were Commander-in-Chief of the anti-south-west's hundreda of thou- Japanese forces in accordance sands of armed forces mete out the ing the Central Government to sident. Some observers see in this in quota such as some quarters where, has been published in the secretary of the organising com- with the order of the South-west severest punishment to the nation-adopt anti-Japanese resistance evidence that the question of Em- were believed to be favouring a few Warsaw press, according to a cor-mittee of the Berlin Games,, andĩ Political Council and also in ac- al traitors responsible.
measures because the time, has pire defence will be in the fore-weeks ago.
respondent in that city of the then drove to the Town Hall cordance with the demand of the
Mr. Finally, he refuted the charge arrived for all patriots to make the front during the discussions.
Some pronouncement regarding | “Voelkischer Beobachter.”
where the State Commissionary for people. He declares that in view
sacrifice to that the action of the South-west supreme
save the Bruce's appointment is also in- Bolivia is considered most néces- The correspondent adds that the Berlin, Dr. Lippert, officially wel- of the present circumstances re- violated
teresting historically in view of the sary, financial newspapers gener-Warsaw papers affirm the absolute comed the Australians as Berlin's national unification, nation-Reuter sistance cannot be delayed fur-pointing out that in starting the
part played by STUDENTS' ARMY
Australian ally combining in the demand that reliability of their source of in- guests and handed them a golden ther, and that he and his forces present movement the South-west
forces at the Dardanelles in the Britain and Holland should press formation, which purports to show key as a symbol of the city's hos- Canton, June 23. are prepared to fight a hundred has neither declared independence The students in Kwangsi are or- Great War.
Bolivia to agree to cancellation of that the Comintern succeeded in pitality. bloody battles and hopes he will nor established
separatist gantsing a Students' Army 'to
The conference routine this her arrears which during May in- winning over their erstwhile dead- The station had been decorated receive the guldance of the government-Reuler.
participate in the anti-Japanese morning was a private meeting of creased from 1.030 to 11,246 tons, ly enemy Trotsky in order to avoid with the Olympic dogs showing Central Government-Reuter
expedition. A petition was sub- delegates for consideration of the thus demonstrating her inability the possibility of involving the nve intertwined rings emblematic Soviet Russian: Government with of the linking of the continents mitted to the military authorities Turkish draft convention-Reuters, to recover lost ground.
A strong decision in this direc- difficulties with the French and by the Gamca DELEGATES "ASSENT for supply of arms and ammunt-
tion says the Financial News" | Spanish Governments... tion. It is understood that the
Montreux, June 22.
Before starting for Berlin, the would do a good deal to increase The Polish papers state that, Australian aan paid a visit to various
All delegations at the Dar-conadence in the tin markets in according to the correspondent. the great Cologne, works of the readiness to accept the Turkish result in more rapid increase of in his new sphere of activity are men and these women,
expressed future although it would certainly Trotsky's two chief collaborators dye trist The team comprises 35 draft convention as a basis for stocks within the next few months.
A French citizen named Jean
The Australian athletes immedi discussion, but most of them in-
-Reuter.
Melchler, and a man named Fred stely after their reception at the dicated points in detail on, which
Zeller, who is said to be the Town Hall profeeded to. the they made reservations,
leader of Socialist Revolutionary Olymple village where they are Lord Stanhope. drew attention As this was an international League of Action" in Geneva and taking their meals at the main to the absence or mention of re-water way, the principle, of an that among their principal aims, is restaurant where there are cook militarisation of the Straits to international commission without the organisation of armed insur- who have been specially ged which Britain was agreeable. interfering in Turkey's 'sovereign rection in Tunis, "Algeria and to prepare individual fare for the
Another notable omission related rights should not be abandoned Morocco
various teams to the Straits commission.
Reuter
Transocean News Revátéks
ATTACK FROM NORTH-
Canton, June 23.
a
the
REPLY TO NORTH
Canton, June 23. Replying to the telegram sent Although it is generally believed by Generals Sung Cheh-yuan and here that General Chiang Kai-shek Han Fu-chu urging a peaceful militia of has completed preparations for an settlement, the Bouth-west Poll- Kwangs is estimated at 300,000 danelles.conference attack in the South, confirmation tical Council reiterates that there men enlisting for active service that he has ordered an offensive is no ulterior motive behind the Reuter...
districts in
is not obtainable.
anti-Japanese expeditions. The
DR. WANG INVITED Replying to Reuter's query, a South-west's cause is misunder-
Canton, June 23. spokesman of the Kwangal Army stood because Nanking suppressedThe Chinese evening papers re- beadquarters expressed the opinion the publication of the South-west's port that Generals Chen Chi-tang that General Chiang Kai-shek was declarations outside Kwangtang and L1 Chung-jen jointly tele- ready to launch a drive at any and Kwangs. The message states graphed Dr. Wang Chung-hut moment," but there was no con- that in order to avoid misunder-inviting him to proceed to Canton frmation that an attack has al-standing, the troops be withdrawn for discussion of the situation. ready been prdered.
from Hunan but the South-west Reuter
Prapancean News: Servien