NON.INTERVENTION
MAIN OBSTACLE TO
IMMEDIATE PROGRESS
WILL BE REMOVED
If Russia Falls In Line
London, Oct. 29. The Non-Interventtori Sub-Com- mittee will this afternoon resume consideration' of the draft resolu- Committee's tion setting out the programme of work in execution of the British compromise plan for Spain. All Powers represented. with the exception of Soviet Russia, has provisionally assented to this at Tuesday's meeting and their Anal approval after further communication with their Govern- ments is expected to-day.
Russia's attitude will. A is as- sumed, be further defined.
Up to the present, subject to some modification made on Tues- day the Soviet representative has agreed to the consideration of re- cognition of conditional belligerent rights at sea to the two parties in Spain only after complete evacua- tion of foreign combatants has taken place.
In the British plan such recog- nition would be, given when the Non-Intervention, Committee places on record their opinion that ar-
JAPANESE ADVANCE ON TAIYUANFU
Anxiety For Safety Of
Britons In Baptist Mission-
Pelping. Oct. 24.
With
the Japanese advancing towards Talyuanfu. capital of Shanal, some anxiety is felt for the safety of twelve Britons in a Baptist Misstori there, including a number of women and children. the British Although warned by Consular authorities to leave Tal- Juhnfu early in the hostilities they chose to remain and were still at their posts at the time of the last advices,
Center's
are
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER` 30, 1937.
BRITAIN AND LEAGUE
Government Believed In Geneva
Most Effective Action In Far East Dispute
Londen. Oct. 29. Lord Cranborne, intervening in the debate on the Address, open- rangements for the withdrawal of foreign nationals
working ed to-day for the Labour Party referred to by Mr. Noel Baker, satisfactorily and withdrawal has
the Opposition in fact made substantial progress, the charges of
I is felt, in London that if it that omission of direct allusion should be found to-day that the to the League of Nations in the meant that the Soviet Ambassador' has received King's Speech new Instructions enabling him to Government had abandoned the fall into Ené with the rest of the League. · Sub-Committee on this essential That was a conclusion as un- point the main obstacle to im-warranted as if they had argued mediate progress will be removed. In the absence of mention in the Falling Russian agreement the Speech of the maintenance of the it heralded a question will arise as to whether Constitution that
He the principle of unanimity hither-policy of Red revolution. to followed in all the Committee's could assure the House that the the basis of decisions should be abandoned and League remained 11s work proceeded with without British foreign policy. Russian support.
France and Britain would be willing to proceed and statements on behalf of Italy and Germany on Tuesday indicated their open minds. on the subject. M. Malsky was alone in declaring that the practice of unanimity in Interna- tional meetings must or no equnt be abandoned. -
British Wirdesa) Service
ac-
JAPAN READY FOR PEACEFUL NEGOTIATIONS
If Approached By China.
Tokyo, Oct. 29.
A Foreign Office spokesman said that Japan is always ready to begin negotiations for a peaceful
39
In the Far East the League, he said, was faced with a problem of a very special character." The House knew that, throughout. His Majesty's Government had tried to keep as closely in touch
That possible with Washington. was something regarded as of the utmost importance. not only by us In London, but by Geneva also. and it influenced largely the de- cision to deal with the question by the Advisory Committee of 23.
When the Committee met it re
tasks.. cognised two, main
The first was that it had to act as the mouthplece 0: world pubile opinion. in' pursuance of that. It expressed horror at the inhuman and barbarous methods of warfare used in the course, of the dispute. and it instituted examinations of events following the original in cident of July 7
As the result of completely ob- settlement of the condict if ap-fective and impartial examination broached by China but so far the of events following, the Committee Japanese Government had cot came to the unanimous decision been approached. He added that that Japan had not been justified the neutralising of the Shanghai in taking the action she had. and Nine-Power Treaty area will probably result after the violated the
and the Pact of Paris. expulsion of Chinese troops. Reuter's Bulletin Service.
Madame Chiang Breaks
Rib In Motor Spill
Madame Chiang Kai-shek broke" Madame Chiang to a nearby farm-
on recovering a rib, when her car overturned on house, where
she
be
the
JAPANESE BOARD FISHING JUNK.
Decamp With Jade "Bangle
Japanese warship, No. 13, is al- leged to have approached a fish- ing junk in Chinese water but on this occasion there was no ring. of
Kwok Muk-tal, 37, master Class I Ashing boat No. 4259 HA reported to the police yesterday that about 9 am on October 24 while fishing off Tamkwunshan in:
Chinese waters he saw Japan- ese warship No. 13 approaching. In an attempt to escape he cut adrift his fishing nets. valued at
overtaken $350. He was
by the warship's motorboat, containing Japanese sailors and an officer, Two of the sailors boarded the fishing craft and made a search, and took a jade bangle valued at $300, from a box belonging to a woman, named Yip Ng
After the search, the warship left in a south-easterly direction.
i
KWANGS! SOLDIERS READY TO FIGHT
Shanghai, Oct. 29: General La Tsung-jen, famous Kwangst com- mander.. interviewed on his return from the Tsintain-Pakow Railway
BRITISH MALT, BRITISH HOPS,
THERE'S NO FAULT IN
ALLSOPP'S
́BRITISH TO THE CORE, IT NEVER LOSES
66 ITS HEAD"
CALDBECK'S
sald that at least 1.000.000 trained NAVAL TACTICAL
Kwangsi soldiers were ready at any moment to enter the field of bat- tle.- Renter.
NATIONAL DEFENCE
NEEDS
London, Oct. 29.
EXERCISES
In accordance with their usual practice, the Royal Navy and Fleet Air Arm will carry out a series of tactical exercises in the vicinity of
A suggestion that the British | Hong Kong next week, Government accumulate a million Monday: HMS. Dorsetshire will bales of cotton for rational de- carry out pom-pom and machine- fence needs was inde
by the gun aring in the area to the East Minister for Co-ordination of De: or. Waglan. Dorsetshire aircraft fences who declared that the Gov-will exercise with the Dorsetshire. ernment, after giving the sugges HMS. Rainbow will exercise in tion due consideration not regard the area to the east of Walgan. ing cost did not think it necessary or destrable to accumulate such a large quantity of cotton. Renter's Bulletin Service.
Tuesday. HMS. Dorsetshire will carry out 4-inch full-calibre firing in the area to the South of Hong Kong and 8-inch full-calibre day firing at a battle practice target TO BREAK YANGTZE
in the same ares. The Dorsetshire BLOCKADE
sub- will also be ring 1-inch Shanghal, Oct. 39: Four Japan-calibre at night.
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That Report fulfilled League's first task, but it had a second task of even more urgency and Importance-to bring. if such a thing were possible, the conflict.
ese torpedo boats have arrived out. Wednesday: Aircraft of HMS. to an end. The League had not
side the Woosung harbour alleged-Eagle will exercise in the vicinity merely to decide what action may
ly with the mission of breaking of Mrs Bay and to the south of In accordance with the
down the Chinese blockade of the Bias Bay. Submarines will be Covenant. but also what action
operating to the south of Hong was most likely to be effective, Yangtze River,
the and, what was likely to be
Reports from Tsungming Island | Kong.. at the mouth of the Yangtze River Thursday: Same as Wednesday. most hopeful basis of considers-
Friday. HMS. Eagle will exer- tion-the League acting alone or indicate that one Japanese alr- with some other Power. It was craft-carrier loaded with 45 sea- cise in the vicinity of Mirs Bay quite clear that the League acting planes and 4.000 bombs and a and to the south of Blus Bay.
those Japanese military transport with bring in
Friday will also be a spare day Besides
alone would not
States non-member
whose Co- Chiang
309 tubes of poison gas aboard for the week's exercises, in case operation would be necessary in
have arrived off the coast from of inclement weather.“ shaken.
the Japanese naval base Sasebo.- Mr. Donald says that Madame any action, whether conciliatory
Central News. Chiang has had the most pro- or of any other kind. Was there vidential escape, for if she had any other basts which appeared
There was the NEW JAPANESE been thrown on the other side of more effective? the road she would most certainly Nine-Power Treaty which includ have been struck by a car passing ed all nations whose co-operation
seemed essential. just then, or would have fallen on and her, the metalled portion of the high-
the way to Shanghal from Nan-insisted on continuing the journey and reached Shanghai at 2.30 in king.
the afternoon.
She was accompanied by Mr. W. H. Donald, her husband's Austra- Han adviser, who was uninjured.
leurer.
A later Reuter message states that the accident occurred on October 23, but the news has been kept secret until to-day when it was released by the National Mist- tary Council.
Madame Chiang was accom- panied by Mr. Donald Chinese chauffeur, and was travel. ling to Shanghal on one of her periodic inspections of the front when one of the back tyres of the car blew out.
The
car reeled on one
side, plunged into ditch and over- turned.
way.
a broken rib, Madame As bruised and severely
In view of Japanese bombings, journeys between Shanghai and Nanking are usually made at night, without lights, and on roads torn by heavy traffic and bomb craters,
Madame Chlang, however, chose the extra risk of day travel, though
In view of these facts, the Com- mmittee recommended that Nine- Power Treaty States be invited to meet and consider the dispute.
There were those who said that the Leagueðin addition to making recommendations.
should take economic action of its own. That Ignored one essential factor.
It was only when the extent of ce-
expected
Was
Madame Chiang was thrown 14 in order to pass the danger zone operation to be feet and knocked unconscious for as quickly as possible it had been known that you could tell whether a quarter of an hour. Mr. Donald necessary to speed at
over 60 any
was likely be given action and the officer, both of whom were m.p.h, over roads which are Done effective. The basis of the League also thrown cut of the car, were too safe even going at 30 m.p.h. alone did not satisfy that condi- luckily uninjured and carried Reuter
All towns and villages in the vicinity of Shanghal are ́sys- tematically bombed and their inhabitants gunned. These wreck- ed homes are in the once populous town of Nanziang, in the Shanghai vicinity.
tion, and to embark on that ac- tion without knowing whether it was likely to be effective would not only have been futile but de- finitely dangerous.
The action which the League did take. of consultation between States adhering to the Nine-Power Treaty, was the only hopeful line of approach.
British Wireless Service..
MR. STANLEY BRUCE REAPPOINTED
Bydney, Oct. 29. The "Sydney Bun" declares that Mr. Stanley M. Bruce has been re- appointed Australian High Com- missioner in London for a further period of five years. The paper. adds, that he will be granted leave of absence next year in order to return to Sydney for the celebra- tion of the 150th Anniversary, of the founding of Sydney Bexter's Bulletin Service,
WATCHMAN TAKES ILL
Whilst on duty outside the China Light and Power Company's sub- station in Humphreys Avenue, Hussain, watchman, took 111 and was removed to the Kowloon Hospital
PROTECTORATE
GERMANY DECLINES
INVITATION
J
Peiping. Oct. 29: Marking the Berlin, Oct. 29: Germany has Brst new Japanese protectorate in declined the invitation to the the Asiatic mainland, "autonomous Nine-Power Conference. Government of Inner Mongolla" was formally established at Kwel- hua capital of the conquered. Chinese province of Bulyuan ac- cording to a semi-offical Japanese report. Reuter.
MADAME CHIANG SAFE Nanking, October 29: Madame Chiang Kai-shek accompanied by Mr. W. H. Donald, Australian ad- viser to the Generalissimo, arrived here sately from Shanghai.- Reuter.
The German reply states that as
called the Conference 13
under Article 7 of the Nine-Power Treaty and application of this article will be subject to discussion Germany not being a partner to the Agree- ment does not feel she is able to participate in the Conference but wishes to state she is always ready participate in actions álming at a peaceful settlement of the conflict as soon as indispensable prelimin- ary conditiona guarantee such- Reuter
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NEW CHINESE LINE MAY
PROVE DIFFICULT
TO JAPANESE
·
OVER
POLITICIANS DUBIOUS
BRUSSELS CONFERENCE
London, October 29.
The effects of the Chinese retreat in Shanghai is widely canvassed by military observers who highly comment the skill and Although chary in prophesying' they are orderliness of the retreat. inclined to think that the new Chinese line may prove more difficul to the Japanese than the old and on the contrary believe the Jar- anese must shortly reach the Yellow River.
The Stock Exchange is generally on an upward tendency on Far Eastern stocks but well informed city circles are not greatly im- pressed thereby although some buying from the Far East was re- ported, this week, business ether way being, nevertheless restricted.
Politicians are dubious regarding Brussels.
: Indications from trustworthy sources are that the Japanese are armistice in eager to obtain an
Japanese Shanghat while even generals are reported to be becom- Ing anxious over the huge com- mitments in North China and to
Picture shows, the damaged roof of a Kowloon Canton Ballway couch caused by bombing "by
Japanese planes. (Photo by Ming Tuen).
the contrary it is not believed. that the Chinese would accęric tu an armistice in Shanghai which would releaze Japanese troops for action in North China,
A highly placed commoner, a cording to Reuter's correspondent, is of the opinion that the beat chance for peace would Gonc the when the Japanese. realised satisfaction with which other Powere watch them weakening themselves while the marvellou
of recuperation of the powers Chinese are commonplace.
10 The Chinese Ambassadors London, Paris and Brussels wil represent China at the Con- ference.
Washington: Thé
"Baltimore Sun" is believed to reflect. Mr. Norman Davis's views and sayı that US participation at Brusel "reflects the growing fear of the administration to the conse quences of American, insulation.”
-Reuter
SUITCASE LOST
Contained Bank Bafe Deposit Key
A report has been made to the police concerning a leather suit- case missing from room No. 51, Yeung WoTM-Nursing Home, between 11 am. on Thursday, and 4. Dμm. yesterday. -1
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The suitcase contained, amung other articles, #900'. Shanghai eur- rency $100 Hong Kong stirrency, a jade ring, a jade brooch; all to the total value of $1,059;, also-a Hong Kong and Shanghai - Bank" safe deposit kgy (No. 2080), SUDA two Hand: Shanghai Bark
· cheque-books in the name of Jessie Chang.