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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1937.
NANKING'S EFFORT TO REGAIN SLUMPS IN
ALLEGIANCE
GOVERNMENT TROOPS AWAIT ORDERS
Chang Hsueh Liang Meets
Generalissimo
Shanghai, January 14.
Efforts to forestall any possible aillance of the recalcitrant Shenat troops with the Communisia now over-running Kangt and the Shens border were intensified to-day.
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On the arrival at Fenghus of Marshal Chang Hsuch-Bang, he began important discussions with General Chiang Kai-shek, at which Mr. T. V. Soour also participated.
In the meanwhile, Government troops in Shiensi are entrench. ed at Hwahsien, on the Langhai Railway, awaiting orders to Ad- vance if Nanking's bid to regain, allegiance with the disaffected forces fa-Reuter,
PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT
Shanghai, Jan. 14.
The Chinese Press says that Chiang Kai-shek, who is still on holiday at Fenghua, da still der sirous of seeking a peaceful set- tlement of the Shensi trouble.
The Generalissimo, it is stated, still hopes that officers of Chang Hauch-liang'a former army in North-West China may return' to allegiance to the Government.
This explains the visit to Feng- hua of Marshal Chang Hsueh- Itang to discuss the affair, and this development, together with reports from Peiping that peace talks are still proceeding between Loyang and Slanfu has injected an element of optimism into the situation. Reuter.
CHIANG INTERVIEWED
Peiping, Jan. 13.
issimo Chiang Kai-shek, and will return to Nanking to-day.
Dr. Kung Chang-hst, Minister of
Finance, and Acting President of the Central Executive Committee in conferring with Yu Yu-jen this morning regarding the increasing gravity of the Slan situation.
Dr. Kung Chang-hat also called on Marshal Chang Hsueh-llang, and after a conference with lead- ing omcials of the Klovernment, Marshal Chang Hsueh-llang flew to Fenghua to interview General- issimo Chiang Kai-shek. It is re- ported that other important of cials accompanied Marshal Chang Hauen-Hang in the same seroplane.
MARSHAL CHANG'S MISSION It is belleved that Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang's mission to Fenghuni of vital importance to a peaceful settlement of the Btan
MOTOR STRIKE IN AMERICA
Labour Head Calls At White House"
NATIONAL GUARD KEPT BUSY
Washington, Jan, 13. The General Motors Corporation strike was discussed to-day with President F. D. Roosevelt when Mr. E. F. McGrady, Assistant Secretary of Labour, called at the White
House.
Mr. McGrady afterwards conier- red with Mr. John Henry Lewis, the leader of the Committee of Indus- trial Organisation, increasingly powerful labour group.
Meanwhile, in the area where trouble seems most threatening
and where severe clashes have a ready occurred. Flint, Michigan 1,200 National Guardsmen are en-
camped. They comprise infant cavalry and artillery. A further 1,800 men of the National Guard are mobilised and in readiness for immediate action in other parts of the state. The troops are ad- ed with rides and bayonets, but ne ammunition has yet been dis
tributed.
INVESTIGATION DEMANDED
Governor Frank Murphy empha- dises that there has been no de- claration of martial law, and that this step will be avoided.
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TRADE CYCLE]
Plan For Prevention And Cure
Landon, Jan. 14. Mr. J. M. Keynes, the celebrated economist, in the “Times”, – meta forth a possible course for preven- tion and cure of slumps in the trade cycle.
Basing arguments that the right slump is main- way to avoid a tenance of proper proportion be tween supply to consumers and investment of goods, he recom- mends the Government to abstain any more from efforts to increase general activity and concentrate on improving the distribution of the demand rather than on the greater total of the demand...
Dear money, which in the past was always regarded as inevitably accompanying recovery, it must be remembered, also invariably pre- saged a
slump. Therefore the long-term rate of interest should be kept as near as possible to the long-term optimum. ・・・*..
The Chancellor of the Exchequer | should meet the main costs of re- armament from taxation in order to preserve the resources of the Treasury until signs at appear.
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slump
that
Mr. Keynes emphasisea there is no cause for alarm re garding a visibly, adverse trade balance since by increasing exporta from raw material countries we allow them to replenish resources | now in order that they buy our
goods later.
Finally, Mr. Keynes urges the institution of a board with the Mr. Lewis, the CIO. chief, an- object of devising new schemes in nounced to-day that he would de- readiness for any economic set- mand Congressional investigation back which could be meh- of the General Motors Corporation and its financial structure in con- nection with the Du Pont family, tion might have, with the rioting
A telegram from Mok Tah-we situation, and that the result may and any relationship that connec-
states that he has interview. Gen- eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek
and appointment as Commander
mean the restoration of civil rights Fenghua, and that Generalissimo of the North East Bandit Sup-
at
Chiang Kai-shek is determided that the Slan incident shall not be permitted to weaken the stabili- ty of the Government's position.
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek also declared that the matter would be settled by peaceful ne- gotiation.
It is reported that General Yu Bok-chung's attitude is not fav- ourable towards the Government Chinese Evening Press.
OFFICIAL ACTIVITY
pression Army.
Yu Yu-jen has decided to ay to Sian again in connection with the pacifcation of the people of Shen- sl and Kansu Provinces.
It is reported that as ROOT BS. Mr. Wang Ching-wel reaches Nan- king, Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek will leave "Fenghua and fly to Nanking to meet him for the pur- pose of discussing measures for the restoration of peace in Blan,
Marshal Chang Hsueh-lang has asked the Military Affairs Com- Shanghal, Jan. 13. mission to punish him for the dis- Mr. T. V. Boong, former Finance loyalty of the officers of his army Minister, and President of the in "subzuitting to the orders of Bank of China, flew to Fenghua the revolting General Yang Fu- yesterday to confer with General- | cheng.---- Chinese Evening Preu,
BAN ON VOLUNTEERS
TO SPAIN
Socialist League Raises Validity Of Law
London, Jan. 13.
SEIZURE OF TINTO MINES
Burgos Government Paying Compensation
London, Jan. 13.
The Socialist League sent a let- ometal British investigations ter to the British Foreign Minister | have shown that a report publish- to-day protesting against 'the Go-ed in the press was incorrect re- vernment's assertion that the lawgarding the statement that the of 1870 dealing with the service of Burgos government had confiscat British subjects with foreign arm-ed the British owned · Rio Tinta Les prohibits British volun-mines, without paying any com- teers going to Spain. The Social-pensation.
Lat League, whose political views The Burgos government is in lle between those of the socialist fact paying a compensation to the party and the communists. de British government for the clares that the legal validity of the quisitioned mines though only at Government's action is extremely its official rate of 42. pesetas to doubtful.
the pound Sterling. The British company concerned has not yet requested the British Government to intervene,→ Transocean News Servic-
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AMERICANS
JOINING SPANISH WAR
Washington, Jan. 13.
SEA ATTACK ON VALENCIA
Mr. Walton Moore, acting Sec- retary of State, has instructed the United States Consul-General at
Salamanca, Jan. 13, Barcelona to endeavour to dis- A sea attack on the Valencia zuade the 76 Americans who re- harbour was carried out to-day ac- cently left for the front from loin-cording to announcements received nig in the Spanish conflict. here from the nationalist head- He added that circumstances quarters. The harbour section might warrant the enforcement of which is located, some distance the law of 1009 imposing $1,000 from the city was shelled. for fine or three years' imprisonment twenty minutes, and according to on persons enlisting for a foreign the reports the red battleships sta-
tioned there were badly damaged. Tranacean News Service
war.....
Mr. Moore also pointed out that - the Act of 1907 cancelled citizen. ship, of any American taking the cath of allegiance to a foreign
·state. Eeuter.
GREISER TO GO TO GENEVA
COINS OF NEW REIGN
at Fint.
Further strikes in the General Motors plants in St. Louis, Mo., have increased the total of idle workers in the motor industry by 1,500.- Reuter.
GERMAN-AMERICAN
"AIR SERVICE
Reuter.
EMPIRE AIR SERVICES
Flying Boat In Operation
GERMAN-FRENCH RELATIONS
Tension Greatly Relieved
GOERING TO VISIT ITALY AND SPAIN
Berlin, Jah. 13. "German-French trade negotia- tions are at present being con- ducted by competent experts, and for this reason the German Minis- ter for National. Economy, Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, has decided not to go to Faris for the present. He is under pressure of other busi nesa"
cial German News Agency, issued
This is the statement of the off-
to-day
Meanwhile, Colonel Beigbeder.
Commissioner Acting High Spanish Morocco, has extended an invitation, similar to that given to France, which will allow British observers to investigate reports of German activity in Spanish Morocco.
Thus the delicate situation of 48 hours 250, when France and Ger- many were exchanging accusations and watching each other with jealousy and suspicion, to a great
Reuter. extent has been liquidated.--
VISIT APPRECIATED
Rome, Jan. 13.
It is understood that General Goering, German Minister för Air and one of-Herr Adolf Hitler's first
lenterants, who arrived in Rome "to-night, will discuss with Bignor Benito Mussolini and his· Foreign Minister Count Ciano, all questions affecting Italy and Germany, and including the Anglo-Italian Medi- terranean signect:
agreement. recently
General Goering will be given as- surances that the agreement does not weaken the Italo-German link, and that the collaboration of the two countries will continue, it is believed.
It is not expected that the altua- tion of the civil war in Spain will dominate the discussions. But it
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London, Jan. 14.
alarras experiment designed to, An eliminate long train journeys
penetration. across Europe in connection with
Two American Built Ships Empire air services was completed
Planned
Berlin, Jan. 13.
successfully yesterday when Im- perial Airways, flying" boat Cen- taurus arrived at Southampton.
The Centaurus left Alexandria A report that the assistant se-
on Tuesday morning with eight cretary of commerce. Johneson de- passengers and a ton of mail. clared to Dr. Eckener of the Ger- After
01 night at Brindisi the man Zeppelin company that gov-machine travelled on to Southamp ernment funds would be available ton with only one halt for refuel- for financing the American part of ling at Marseilles. The 850 miles the German-American transatlan- to Marseilles was covered at an tic Zeppelin service, is published average speed of 170 miles per in the "Berliner Tageblatt."
hour."
It is also stated that the Lake-
hurst Airport will be placed at the disposal of German airships, which ensures the continuation of the
zeppelin service between Germany and America during the next sum- mer.
The plan for the trans-atlantic service is discussed by Dr. Eckener and leading American government and commercial
representatives,
and includes two American built and two German bullt alrahips, the crews are to be trained on the German ships..
responsible
The new service will not be in-
troduced on a regular basis until a suficient number of Empire fly- ing boats has been delivered... British Wireless.
EGYPTIAN ARMY EXPANSION
British Advisers Arrive In Cairo
London" Jan. 13.
The Italian press, meanwhile,
publishes German reassurances in this connection with obvious reiler, declaring the scare ia ROW "Liquidated."
A Burgos wireless message, pub- lished to-day, states that General Goering will visit Salamanca as the guest of General Francisco Franco, the Spanish rebel leader
Renter.
ITALY PLEASED
Rome, Jan. 13
General Geering and his wife, who are en route to Italy for a
shart vacation, arrived at the Italian frontier at noon to-day and
WOLSELEY
No Heir To The Viscounty
SMUGGLERS WHO ADVERTISE
Japanese Firm's Offer
The Superintendent of the Tientsin Customs, Mr. Ban Wel-, tung, recently stated that the Chi- nese Customs Administration at Chinwangtao, be- November, 1936, had lost half its revenue, or
Viscountess Wolseley, only daughter of the late Heid Marshal Lord Wolseley, died at her home Tientsin and at Ardingly, Sussex, on Christmas tween January and Eve. She was 64 years old.
have
Lady Wolseley's father was the $18,000,000, through smuggling.
As first Viscount;, she succeeded to
Bccounts Pievious the title in 1913. She was un-shown, most of the smuggled goods married and there is no heir to
are of Japanese origin. The fol the title.
lowing is a reproduction of a cir-.
Lady Wolseley was an authority cular received by a British firm in
gardening and agriculture.
Tientsia
were greeted by the leaders of She founded the Glynde College port your cargo through Chitung
the Italian government.
It is announced that the fores mast members of the government, the secretary of the Fascist party and other outstanding personages, will be at the Rome station to wel- come General Goering when he ar- rives there.
The Italian press is already dis- cussing the significance of the visit and its value in endorsing the Ger, man-Italian friendship. The "TTI- buna" "expresses the joy of Fascist
of Gardening and Massetta Place Training School for Small Holders, and in 1917 was appointed or
anising secretary in East Sussex
Don't you aware that if you in- district "via" Dairen you can save three-quarters on the import duty
as compared with the Tientsin
Maritime Customs? In other words, to the Board of Agriculture.
it means to save you considerably Among her books were "Ger- on the cost of goods, and, cori. dening for Women," "Womon and sequently, it will enable you to the Land" "The Countryman's meet the competitive price in this Log Book," and "Myth and market. Memory." She had also written several books about SunsOK.
Inherited Title" Lady Wolseley inherited her
A delegation of British officers Italy that Hitler's most intimate title by special remainder, because / charges, we will charge you the
when her father was created a
In greeting the decision from the American side the "Berliner Tage- blatt" writes that quarters In the United States gave new proof through this netion arrived to-day in Cairo where, collaborator should have been that their polley in all questions of under the new Anglo-Egyptian chosen to visit Italy, and the international trame is to decide in agreement, they will function is "Lavoro Fascista declares that the favour of general progress with- military advisers for the recon- visit will serve to emphasize the out regard to the usual políticái į struction of the Egyptian army. special sincerity of the German-made, but restrictions
"According to the present plana, Italian relations. Transocean News: Service.
POPULAR FRONT IN
ENGLAND
London, Jan. 13, In a new manifesto issued to-day by the labour party, national executive, it is stated that the Bri-
tish labour party is still opposed
Viscount in 1888 he had no sons.
This provision is very seldom a similar remainder was ordered in the case of sa-
We are the only Japanese trans- porters which you may entrust for bringing such cargo as from Dairen to Tientsin. With regard to the
net expenses between Dairen and Tientsin besider a small handling fee. Our Dairen office is always ready to render you such services as may be favoured.
If you have anything to ship It is intended to double the The North-Italian press belleves other great soldier, Lord Roberts from Dairen to Tentsin or from strength of the Egyptian infantry that General Goering's vacation and in the case of Lord Kitchener here to outports please ring up which will be raised from ten to trip, fast at the time when the thee was a special remainder to this office. We will immediately twenty thousand men and will be political atmosphere is so over his elder brother.
send our representative to your modernized on the principles of charged, provides proof of Ger- Lady Wolseley's father was office to give you the accurate the British army. Military aero-many's wish for peace-
knighted, promoted to major | estimate. planes which now only number 31 | Transocean News Service.
general, thanked by Parliament, Looking forward to be of service will be raised to 100 by 1914,
and awarded a grant of £25,000 to you in your problems. Transocean News Servico,
for his courage, energy- and per at the pin
PUBLIC BOAST ceverance in the conduct of the
TURKISH MINISTERS FOR GENEVA
Sandjak And Alexandrette Questions
London, Jan, 13: The Turkish Premier, Ismet Inonu, will accompany the For-
to all efforts to form a popular front in England on the French model. This attitude was defined at the labour party congress iri London, Jan. 14.
1834. Since then, however, through The King approved designs for the establishment of new organisa- new coinage yesterday when he tions and other means of in- received Bir Robert Johnson De-fluence, repeated attempts have puty Master of the Mint, at been made to induce the supportera Berlin, Jan, 13, Buckingham Palace. It is hoped of all left wing partles to combine In political circles here it is as by the Mint authorities that the in a popular front. The new manteign Minister, Rushdi Aras, to sumed that the president of the coins will be issued by the Corona-festo of the labour party instructa Geneva for the forthcoming dis- Danzig senate, Greiser, will attend tion date. It is understood there all members to reject any offers the forthcoming. League' Council | will be no marked departure from of cooperation with other left wing Session in Geneva as representa- the traditional heraldic design of parties aiming at the formation of tive of the Free City,
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cussions of the Bandjak and “Al- exndrette questions before the League of Nations, it is announced here by a report from Ankora---| Traneosan-Rows Survice.
BERLIN DISCUSSION
Paris Jan. 13, The French Ambassador to Ber-Ashantos War, lin, M. Francofs-Foncet, had a As Sir Garnet Wolseley ho was conversation this evening in the commander-in-chief of the ex Ministry of Trade with the Trade peditionary force to Egypt in 1882 Minister, M. Bastio, and the chief and his ability again earned him of the Commercial Agreements the thanks of Parliament. He section, N. Alphand. According to was given a further grant of
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INCIDENT CLOSED
"We have, of course, always been aware," writes the British firm, "of the facilities afforded by certain Japanese companies to impart goods via Dairen cheaply, but this is the first time we have seen this type of public advertisement.
The Chitung district referred to
in the circular is the section of Hopel Province which declared 15- self Independent towards, the end of 1935 under Tin Ja-Kenga protégé of the Japanese Kwantung the deuts harbour for 48 hours Army. and which was visited by the So great has the smuggling been French Consul, Berres left to-day, that in many cases it has exceeded The destroyer "Iphigenie" which the immediate demands of the was due in Tanglers to-day will market. Large quantities of ar probably leave again after a few trial ak and sugar, for insta
are being stacked away in waiting to be sold in the
Paris Jan. 13. It is reported from the Qual d'Orsay that the "Moroccan In- "cident" in regarded as closed. Con sequently the torpedo boat destro- | houra yer"Milan" which had been in Transocean News Nerinta