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MEDITERRANEANTM S
CONFERENCE
British Proposals Outlined
London, September 6.
Anxious speculations are current here regarding the pro- gramme for the Mediterranean Conference. According to well- informed circles the following proposals will be submitted by the British representative:-
1. Drawing up of a list of all sub- marines stationed in the Mediter-
ranean;
2. Declaration by all Powers con- cerned to keep their submarines within certain specified zones away from the path of highways for shipping:
3. All submarines encountered outside these zones and which are unable to satisfactorily prove their identity shall be taken under fire at sight;
4. Declaration that the warships
of the Powers concerned will pro-
tect their merchant vessels;
5. Similar restrictions to apply to all military and naval aeroplanes;
6. Instructions to be issued to merchant ships to keep to certain specified routes;
Mr. Chamberlain
7. Cooperation of Fleets of the Mediterranean Powers in the search and capture of "piratepapers here which add that it is submarines or other craft.
This programme so far is only based on conjectures of well-in- formed circles and the Press and it is stressed that the programme will not assume a definite shape until a decision has been reached
at the Cabinet Council meeting on Wednesday when the Prime Minis- ter. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, will preside.
Participation of Germany and eleven other States in the Mediter- ranean Conference would appear assured according to the morning
not yet certain whether the Con- held in Geneva ference will be since either Lausanne or Mon- treux are mentioned in this con- rection.
The "Daily Telegraph" points
out that the date axed for the
Conference, namely September 11, was originally fixed for a meeting of the Non-Intervention Commit- tee. The sittings of the latter Committee will be consequently postponed. Trananeean News Service.
EXCITEMENT IN optimistic of towards the Mediter-
CANTON
Reports Of Fighting Near Hong Kong -
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Canton, Sept. 8. Considerable excitement pre- valled in Canton this morning ow- ing
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1937.
All Americans Warned To
Leave China
Washington, Sept. 6: All Americans, without exception, have been warned to leave, China" stated President Roosevelt at a . Press conference aboard the yacht Indian. Sufficient time will be given for them to take advantage of the facilities for eva cuation and the Government would not be responsible for their protection if they chose to remain. The President described the Sino-Japanese situation as an awful mess-Reuter.
JAPAN'S WAR
BUDGET
PRESS COMMENT ON DANGER OF DOMESTIC LOANS
London, Sept. 8.
U.S. MARINE THANKED
GAVE BLOOD TO
BRITISH AMBASSADOR
Shanghai, Sept. 6: The British The "Morning Post" which is | Ambassador, Sir Hughe Knatch- traditionally friendly towards bull-Eugessen, has sent a letter to Japan. dwelling on the "serious Pharmicist Mate H. A. Thomson. nature of Japan's latest supple of the Fourth United States mentary budget" almost doubling Marines, who supplied blood for the original budget involving the the transfusion when the wound- borrowing of over 3,000,000,000 yen. ed Ambassador was first brought says that these estimates are ap to the Country Hospital on "August parently based on the idea, that 26, expressing gratitüde and the campaign against China will thanks. In his letter, Sir Hughe not unduly protracted whereas adds: The doctor tells me that many consider that nothing is the blood transfusion was very more likely than a lengthy war successful and contributed very which must cost Japan more than materially to speed my ̈ recovery. is represented in mere war ex- Your prompt and generous action penditure and in the complete in- is in keeping with the fine tradi-. terruption of Chinese trade. The tions of the United States Navy." "Morning Post" stresses the danger that large domestic loans, which' amounting to actual inflation, will involve the expansion of credit
lead to financial and social dis- order. In Japan's case it is not unlikely that a protracted war with China will involve severe economic hardships even if the actual means of financing the war is ensured.- Reuter,"
"WHAT. NO BEER?".
NOT OPTIMISTIC
London, Sept. 6. Neither France nor Italy are
Franean Conference which will be held near Geneva on September 10 through independent League aus- pices. The Anglo-French authori Shanghai. Sept. 6: It is officially ties contemplate "proposing the announced that the Japanese con withdrawal of all submarines be- sidering means to facilitate the longing to Mediterranean Powers nofin operation of the Britten into their own waters so that war-owned brewery in the eastern dis- ships of the contracting Powerstrict of the Bettlement in order to will be free to sink any submarines prevent the British and other appearing in prohibited areas.→→ foreign forces in Shanghai from Reuters Bulletin Service..
suffering from a shortage of beer. Reuter.
VISIT GERMANY
to reports of fighting near PRINCE CHICHIBU TO Hong Kong. Foreign. frms In Canton were inconvenienced by the non-arrival of the s.s. Tai Shan. The smaller river steamers, Tung On
and Tin Yat, arrived schedule, this morning. One of the passengers when interviewed stated that ring was heard in the mid- dle of the night.
on
Berlin, Sept. 6. Prince Chichibu is to tour Ger- many. It is announced he will be staying in the country for a week during
which time he will visit industrial works and attend ex- hibitions and will be present at the Nazi Congress in Neuremberg next, week.- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
CRICKET LUNCH
SCORES
It was gathered that Japanese destroyers opened fre two Chinese Maritime Customs cruisers off Chekwan just outside the waters of Hong Kong and, accord- according to official circles, one cruiser was sunk and the other commandeered, while one source says that the entire Chinese crew of the sunken vessel were drowned, Another well-informed
London, Sept. 8. quarter states that a Chinese sallor Cricket lunch scores:--H. was shot and killed. Two foreign Leveson Gower's eleven 432 for ofcer were set adrift on a sampan | wickets declarca v. M.C.C. Austra and are reported to have reached llan team 133 for 3: Minor Coun- Hong Kong safely.
ties XI 310 v. New Zealand 198 for 2; Under Thirties 129 for 3 v. Over Thirties 530.- Reuter's Bullean Service.
A foreign eye-witness who arrival here this morning related how he saw a Chinese plane hovering over- head and drop a, bomb on one of the Japanese destroyers.
The Japanese warships were stated to have opened are.on Chek- war and the extent of the damage caused by the bombardment is not yet known.
TRAIN SMASH INQUIRY
JAPANESE REPLY
London, Sept. 6.
The Japanese reply to the British note in connection with the shoot- Ing of the British Ambassador last month was delivered in Tokyo to- day but the details are not dis closed. It is believed, however, that the reply is of an interim character.-
Reuters Bulletin Service.
JAPAN DESTROYING OWN PROSPERITY
which
London, Sept. 8. With the same rapidity as their military, operations, Japan is des- troying the Japanese properity depends. states the "Daily Telegraph" in a leading article.
markets.
on
"Co-operation between China
Emperor expressed a wish in his and Japan for which the Japanese
speech on Saturday seems the least probable outcome of the present situation. If the purpose of the invasion can only be effected by that co-operation the war is not
AMBASSADORS CONFER Shanghal, Sept. 8: The French Ambassador, M. Naggiar, spent half an hour with Sir Hughekely to be speedily over. Knatchbull-Hugessen to-day.--
Reuter
BOMBING CASUALTIES Shanghai, Sept. 6: The casual- ties in the bombing of Jessfeld are given as 49 killed and 150 injured.- Reuter
"The mutual prosperity and well-being, of which Mr. Koki Hirota, the Japanese Premier speaks, would have been reached more speedily and less expensively, and certainly with less injury to the large foreign China, Reuter.
interests in
AMERICAN DEMAND FOR ACTION
WILLING TO CO-OPERATE, Nanking... Sept 6: The Govern ment is willing to consider the
Washington, Sept. 6. request of the Consul Generals f
The six American peace' or- the British. Franch and United
ganisations which sent letters to States officials will undertake to
President Roosevelt demanding guarantee that Japanese warships
the application of the Neutrality G.. will move
bombard during the withdrawal
As proposed and not Act in connection with the Sino- Japanese conflict are now COM- of the Chinese troops
and take certedly appealing to the Ameri- advantage of Chinese withdrawal car people for support and declare to land Japanese reinforcements
that the people must make their in Pootung.—
demands for neutrality known to Reuter
the President.
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WORLD BIRTH RATE PROBLEMS
AUSTRALIA'S FALLING POPULATION.
Mr. Burton and Mr. Downing, of the town, but in no quarter is the Melbourne University, told the In- population maintaining itself by ternational Population Congress births. Only immigration from recently that, even if immigration the provinces has prevented it from. into Australia amounted to 40,000 falling verý rapidly. a year, the population would, if Mr. Masaji Inouye, of the Japan- present tendencies continue, begin ese Institute for Population Re- to decline in 1981.
search; forecast that the slight They did not, however, expect { decline in the Japanese birth-rate longing to unions must not resort immigration to play any big part noticed in recent years
(36 per te strikes
in the future, so that a decline in thousand in 1920, 32 per thousand or militant tactics to achieve their aims. He
Australia's population is to be ex- in 1936) would continue, though he further declared that the process collective pected at a considerably earlier did not expect birth-control met- bargaining, as it is usually under-date. They believe that economic hods to become widespread. stood, could not be transplanted security for the future and reduced
A stable population would · prp- into public service.---
fear of war are the two factors bably be reached in about 35 years, most likely to raise the birth rate. with 95,000,000 Japanese, compared Restter.
So far from considering that with 69,000,000 to-day and 34,000,- Great Britain would supply Aus-000. in 1872. This refers, of course, tralia's deficiency, Professor Carr only to the population of Japan. Saunders, of Liverpool University, proper.
ITALIANS
IMPRISONED
4!
is inclined to think that Ireland
The very rapid increase of popu→ will supply Britain's own deficiency.lation was explained by the rapid The Irish population has dropped | industrialisation, which had had since 1846 because of an enormous exactly the same effect on popu-
AT SINGAPORE migration and of social habits lation in European countries, as,
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In a Press conference aboard the yacht "Indian" President Roosevelt reiterated that Kwetsui, Sept. 4: A division of Administration were still on Mongol-Manchukuo "irregulars" in "twenty-four-hour watching basis" North Chahar have mutinied and as far as invoking the Neutrality Joined the Chinese ranks, accord-
Act was concerned. He added ing to a report reaching here to- that there. were 7780 Americans Simla, Sept. 6.
day. The revolt involved the sec- still in China. Reuter, The Indian Government has orond division of the army under up by a Japanese destroyer, an-dered a Judiciary inquiry into the Wen Pao-yueh. other river steamer left Canton raliway disaster at Patna in July for Hong Kong this afternoon an
last wheri 107 persons were killed. usual.
Router's Bulletin Service.
Despite the fact that the Can- ton-bound Tai Shan was twice held
GEN. LI CHAI SUM GOING NORTH
(Our Canton Correspondent).
Canton, Sept. 6. General Li Chal-sum, one of the leaders in the Fukten episode, called on General Wu Te-chen, Governor of Kwangtung. this morning to discuss the Canton situation.
When interviewed, General Li Chai-sum, stated that united re- sistance against Japan in a single .command was the only means of
salvation for China.
General Li is expected to go to the North shortly accompanied by General Chen Ming-shu and General Chiang Kong-nal. former- ly commander of the 19th Route Army
Led by Wen's chief-of-staff, Chu Chin-hua, and by Lieutenant- Colonel Ching Teh-chuan, the of ficers of the division engineered the coup at a timely moment when London Sept. 8: Four Roman their men showed signs of in- Catholic priests who were kidnap-creasing dissatisfaction with hav- ped from a seminary near Peipinging their movements directed by recently arrived in Peiping to-day Japanese.* bringing revised demands from the bandits who now ask for £3,000 ransom for the remainder of the captives.~- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
ו.
The revolt is expected to have an influence on the attitudes of other Mongol-Manchukuo divisions in the North Chahar area.
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MR. ERNEST BEVIN SPEAKS OUT
London, Sept. 8.
the shooting of non-combatants in cold blood has been going on for
Mr. Ernest Bevin, Secretary of the Transport Union, in his pre- months, While we deeply deplore sidental address at the Trade Union Congress annual conference at Norwich said:
"Tremendous indignation was caused by the shooting of the British Ambassador to China but
this particular incident the fact that public conscience has been awakened by such horrors may result in a demand for our Govern- ment to cease its feeble action in these matters." he said Reuter.
Mme. Sun Yat-sen
Of Chandu In
Hong Kong
leading to late and relatively few for instance, Britain in the 19th marriages. Marriages are now Century. more frequent and earlier, and Mr. Inouye pointed out the dif Great Britain is becoming the goal tenities of solving the Japanese of Irish emigrants instead of ter- population problem, with most- ritories beyond the ocean.
countries closed against Japanese BRITISH EMIGRATION immigrants and the density of Professor Carr Saunders doubts population in proportion to re- whether the United Kingdom will sources already greater than in be able to continue her present European countries, emigration policy.
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Three Italians, Vincenzo Duran- do (steward). Carletto Chlozza
Further industrialisation (carpenter), and Fuliro Piergiorgi The most startling example of necessary since agriculture had (steward), who were arrested at dwindling population is that of reached its limit, but the Japanese.. the Excise Examination Station at Vienna, with a birth-rate of 5.6viewed this prospet with anxiety, Gate No. 5, on being found in per thousand. The birthrates because of the international econo passession of non-government lowest in middle-class quarters of mic outlook.
chandu, were produced before Mr.
HL A. Forrer, in the criminal dis-
trict court, Singapore, and indicted
on the relative charge.
JAPANESE WARSHIP SINKS SALT JUNK
Mr. J. H. Lawson, Assistant
Last night information reached Superintendent of Excise, explain-
the Colony that when the Japanese ed, that
the Lloyd Triestino's warships shelled awabue motor vessel, "Victoria," arrived in days ago, one of the warships fired" a few Singapore at 9 am, on August 27.at and sunk a salt junk, belonging Fifteen minutes later, a yellow-top to the Tai Wa. Loong Firm, which taxi containing the three accused was being towed by the came from the vessel and drew up launch Tung Hing at Ma Kung.
steam
at the examination shed,
When Chinese Evening Preu the men were searched 42 tahila were found concealed round Durando's waist, 32 tahlis on Chiozza and 42 tahils on Pler- giorgi,
at the Post Office. They were under the impression that the packages contained tobacco.
were
Durando and Plerglorg! each sentenced to three montha' rigorous imprisonment and Chiozza
Durando, who acted as spokes- man for his companions, admitted the facts. but explained that they were given the packages at Hong Kong by a Chinese to be delivered to a man who would meet them i ment.
ST. LEGER
CALL-OVER
London, Sept. E.
The call-over for the Bt. Leger
Sun) 9 to 2 (Bultan Mohamed), is as follows:-11 to 4. (Midday)
15 to 2 (Pertfox), 10 to 1 (Fair- Copy), 21 to 2 (Bolfo), 20 to 1 (Bandsprite), all taken; offered 25; to 1 Cash Book, Full Sall, Goya Second; offered 33 to 1, Chulm leigh, taken; offered 40 to T Renardo; offered 40 to 1 Bweet Content, Benor, offered. 50 to 1 taken: 50 to 1 Bnow Leopard; Maranta offered 88 to 1; Double:
to ten weeks" rigorous Imprison-Bracket offered 100 to 1 taker--
Beder,