JAPANESE PROPOSALS IN SETTLEMENT
London And Washington. Only Can Decide
STRONG - CRITICISM
Shanghai, January 6,
"A decision on the Japanese proposals will have to be reach- ied in London and Washington," a high official of the Shanghai Municipal Council said in an interview to-day. "The. Internation- al Settlement has always been supported by Britain and the United States and the Counèll cannot act without their approval In the present ease." he added. The American owned "Shanghal Evening Post and Mercury" which, recently announced it would submit to censorship by nobody offers strong criticism of the Japanese proposals in a front page article to-day.
The paper says that if
the, the ratepayers and it is quite clear existing police force with its long they would refuse to displace the experience cannot prevent anti-present heads of departments by Japanese outrages there is not the slightest reason to suppose that inexperienced Japanese constables would achieve any better results.
Japanese. There is no warrant for such a change in the area where British and American tereats far exceed those of the
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1938.
SHANGHAI RADIO
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Not Practicable To Carry On
JAPANESE CENSORS AND CONTROL OF REVENUE
Shanghai, Jan.
Mr. George F. Shecklen, vice- President of RC.A. Communica- tions Incorporated, stated to-day that it was no longer practicable for him to carry on the Interna- tional Radio Communication ser- vices from Shanghai which the R.C.A. took over some months ago because the Japanese authorities had assumed active control of the radio office in Sassoon House and were exercising censorship and con- trol of revenue.
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U. S. BUDGET DEFICIT
NATIONAL DEFENCE "COST WILL BE $991,000,000
Expenditure Less
Washington, Jan. 5.0
A defielt of $950,000,000 is estim”, ated in Pres. Roosevelt's budget message to Congress, for the year ending June 30, 1939. This is $138,000,000 less than the deficit in the preceding year and a reduc tion of deficit for the third' suc-, cessive year; Expenditure is 6.888.000.000 which is 8539,003 000. below the current year. while revenue is $5,919,000,000 a reduc. tion of 8401,000,000. The revenue, includes income-tax of $2,414,000,- 000, internal revenue of $2.190,- 000,000, customs #399,000,000. The Mr. Shecklen eld that the actions national defence cost la 8991,000,- of the Japanese made it impossible 000. veterans' pensions 8530.000.000. to execute the terms of agreement interest on pubile debt. $975,000,-||| the R.C.A. had with the Chinese 000 publie works 8691,000,000; un- The "Evening Post" declares" Japanese.
Ministry of Communications where-employment relief $1.266,000.000, that the demand for placing The matter, however. is one not by R.C.A. took over the manage agricultural; adjustment adminis Japanese in controlling positions for the Council or ratepayer butment and operation of the Chinese tration $580.000.000. Gross public "ti"all-important organs of the for foreign Governments which Government radio administration. debt on June 30, 1939, is estimated Municipal Council clearly ultra-have been incumental in creat The Japanese military authorities at 938,528,000,000 as compared virès and emphasises that the Ing the Settlement and whose In- by placing Japanese censors on with 837,804.000 000 in the preced- Settlement is on International and terests would permanently be ad-active duty in the Shanghai Inter-
ing year. "not a Japanese area. Its original versely Impaired by conceding to national Radio Office (formerly the
! BASED ON PROPHECY Witle was British and American, the Japanese demands. It is to be Chinese Government. Radio Ad- Its admin'stration is governed by hoped that before committing ministration) caused the Minis land regulations which received themselves Irrevocably the Japan try či Communications to order international sanction. Its Coun-ese authorities will give the mal- the suspension of services and a cil is not authorised to make ter serious reconsideration, the walk out by the staff. The Minis- fundamental changes in the ad-paper concludes.-
try took this step because the ministration without the assent of Reuter
Japanese had started to take con- trol of the revenues. The Japanese
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE HAS
SPONTANEOUS REPLY
Washington, Jan. 4.
The re-actlqu to President Roose- velt's message to Congress, asking
the co-operation of business to cor-
than
REACTION IN. LONDON
الكند
London, Jan. 4. rect the economic eviis, has been President Ropsevelt's message to more spontaneous and favourable | Congress forms practically the ex- to any of his previous clusive tuple of animated discussion messages, according to. White House In City circies. London opinion is officials. Other officials in close disinclined completely share touch with White House state that Wall Street's emphasis of bearish the only messages to Congress con- aspects. This, pointed out that. templated by the President are on the continuance of an inflationary the budget, also urging the streng-policy viq armments and public thening of anti-trust laws, and works may safely be inferred from possibly a third submitting the the President's statement which in- supplementary estimates to re-dicates that the Administration is bulld the Navy.
apparently reverting to its first Mr. Eccles, Chairman of the economic love, namely increased Federal Reserve Board, estimates purchasing power, while his ad- that the Board's index figure of mittedly very vague promise to deal production for December will be with matters concerning business about eighty as compared with in niety for November. The spring high level was 122.-
Bratér
SOVIET FEAR OF.
JAPAN'
Paris, Jan. 5. Soviet Four of Japan" is the heading of an article in "Matin" dealing with Marshal Voroshilov's tour of inspection in the Far East.
The paper writes that
the Japanese advance in North China will eventually bring + strong Japanese army to the frontier cr Outer Monoglia, thus partly cut- ting off the Soviet Union from China.- Trananeran,
COAL
The President prefaced h18 message with a description and analysis of how the estimates were compiled pointing out that since tax revenues depended on business conditions the estimates were necessarily based on prophecy for a period beginning six months later and ending eighteen months after the prophecy was, made. He A Japanese spokesman ün-
Expressed satisfaction that the nounced that ordinary traffic con-estimates for the past four years tracts between the Chinese Gov- erament Radio Administration and foreign wireless companies would be recognised.— Reuter
were now completely in charge of the International Radio Office.
CHINESE CROSS" CHIENTANG
} RIVER Siaoshan, Jan. 5: Units of
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have
were infinitely more accurate than formerly.
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CAPTURE OF NANKING
Not Settlement Of Hostilities
SUETSUGU'S VIEWS
The President announced "he
Tokyo. Jan 5. would recommend curtailment of
Admiral Nobumasa Šuetsugu, the expenditure on Wahways, river,
newly appointed Home Minister harbour projects. new public
left. Tokyo. this evening for buildings and reclamation pro-Ulyamáda "in order to report. ht jects. firstly. because he expected Government income to be 'less;
Chinese troops on the south bank secondly, because it was demon- strated that such projects did not Chientang crossed over to the north bank to
provide as much work a15 other metheds in taking care of the assist in the drive toward Hang-
-unemployed. The money diverted a Klaossuchen on the Shanghai- chow. They have reached as far Hangrhow Rallway north of Kien- klao.
time active around Hanschow
Chinese mobile units are mean-
Large batches of Japanese troops have withdrawn to Tangchi ba tween Lingping and Wukane Central News
JAPANESE IN PRECARIÓUR POSITION
from river and barbour improve ments would provide more for
flood emergencies.- Reuter
HEROISM OF SAILOR
assumption to the Home portfollo before the grand shrines Atisë and Atsuta.
Ad- Interviewed by pressmen miral Suetsugu said that the Chinese National Government were
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apparently making a desperate JAPANESE PROPOSALS ARE
arising from the sweeping victory struggle to meet the situation
of the Japanese forces by reform- ing the National Government.
TANTAMOUNT TO ULTIMATUM
PLAIN SPEAKING BY CONSUL-GENERAL
Shanghai, Jan, 5.
"Chiang Kai-shek 越 in a dilemma because if he surrenders- to Japan his life will be in danger while if he leaves, the present zituation as it is China will be dominated by Communist In- The Japanese proposals to the. Municipal Council yesterday were, fluence." he said. Therefore, Ad- | put in the form of a virtual ultimatum, for in presenting them the mfral Suctsugu added, Japari must Japanese delegates warned that the Japanese army may be; com- pelled to take steps as occasion requires to root out anti-Japanese elenients.
a separate message at least does not squash every hope of some understanding being reached between the contending parties. Japanese between Wushing" and
Kienten, Cheklang, Jan. 5: The British Rating Saves be prepared against long term On the other hand the President's changhing are reported to have
Chinese Girl remark that speculative income been thrown into a precarious should not be favoured over carried position after the Chinese regular fncome suggests that there is no and mobile units at Kintan, intention of Amending the Capital Liyang. Lishui, Kwangteh and A striking example of "heroism
Tsingtao. "Jan. 5
was, witnessed at dusk yesterday
Swire coastal steamer, Shuntlen, jumped in full uniform into the icy waters In Tsingtao Bay and saved a small Chinese, girl, who had fallen overboard.
Gains Tax which has caused the other surrounding districts suc- virtual lockout of capital.
ceeded in establishing contact and evening when a British Naval. The City, while welcoming the cutting Japanese communication rating. aboard the Butterfield and expression of hope for an increase on the Kwangteh-Hangchow high- in the national Income of the way United States to 00,000 million Central News. dollars, realises that before this is achieved much constructive work remains to be done which the pre- sent address does not provide any specific indication.-- Reuter.
MR. EDEN GOES TO RIVIERA Paris, Jan. 4. Contrary to expectations expres- sed in French political circles, Mr.
in Dauphin County has been sador to France, Sir Eric Phipps.- granted by the Dauphin County Teocean News Service. Court on petition of the Susque- hunna Collieries Company.
WANTON
DESTRUCTION.
hostilities since the capture of Nanking, does not mean settlement of the Sino-Japanese conflict Reuter
ARMED ROBBERY
A gang of robbers comprising tour Chinese males armed with one revolver and a chopper enter ed No. 10 Lam Shung Street, first The girl was a refugee evacuated floor, Taipo market, at 3.50a.m. by the International Rellef Com- yesterday and decamped with $85 mittee and the rating, who belongs in Hong Kong banknotes and $80 to H.M.S. Dorsetshire, was almost in Svatow and Shanghai bank- drowned while performing his notes, and jewellery, property of errand but managed to keep him- Wong Chi-san, refugee from Swa- self and the girl afṭat until help { tow. arrived. They were both given first ald one board the Shuntien.— Reuter.
MORE SALVAGE BOATS
It is learned from a reliable
No shots were fired and nobody was injured.
DR. F. L. POTT
DUE HERE
Dr. F. L. Hawks Pott, noted
Of Oriental Civilisation
London. Jan. 5. The well-known. scientist, Pro- fessor Albert Einstein, together Eden. British Foreign Secretary. with Mr. Bertrand Russell, M. who arrived here last night and Romain Rolland and Professor BOOTLEGGERS
continued a few hours later for John Dewey, are joint, signatories CURBED
the Riviera, has seen no members of a statement, issued by the of the French Government here
China Campaign Committee, stat- and was accompanied to the sta- ing that in view of the wanton Harrisburg, Penna. A sweeping injunction against coal bootleggers tion only by the British Ambas destruction of Oriental civilisa- tion, and for the sake of humanity, peace and democracy:
source that 'extensive additions educator and for 50 years Pres! - "We propose that the people of
have been made to the salvage (dent of St. John's University, all countries organise a voluntary boycott against Japanese goods.
fleet of the Moller Shipping Com- | Shanghai, is passing through Hong refuse to, sell and load war mater-
pany in Shanghai.
Kong on the 2.s. "Potsdam" to "Two salvage tags have been morrow en route to Shanghai, with fals to Japan and cease co-opera-
purchased in Sydney, N.6.W., and Mrs. Pott. They will transfer to tion with Japan in ways that help Captain Potter departed, for Aus- the ns. "Chitral" on arrival andı her aggressive policy, while giving tralia from Hong Kong this week call for Shanghal on the 7th. every possible help to China" for
to bring them to the East. relief and self-defence,
The local branch of the St. antli
The Australian salvage tugs pur-John's University Alumni Associs- Japan has evacuated, all her for-chased by the Moller Company are on under the presidency of Mr. ces from China, and abandoned the motor-tug-Bouthland, which T. F. Ta and with Mr. Henry L her policy of conquest.—
will be renamed Frosty Moller. Ma, is making preparations for a Reuter.
and the J. A. Boyd, which will be delegation to meet the "Potsdam" renamed Patricia Moller. Both ships are well-known on the Aus- trailan coast.ja
Directed against 14 so-called boot- leg miners, the injunction granted appiles also to all others who may, enter the property of the company
in Wiconisco and Lykens Town- ships and borough of Gratz, Dau- phin County...
"NON-INTERVENTION
COMMITTEE
London, Jan 5. The Chairman's Sub-Committee of the Non-Intervention Committer may be convened within the next
few days.- British Wirelen.
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BRITISH MUSEUM'S GIFT TO "DISCOVERY" Six volumes of the scientific
fà accordance with the law, the parties are to return to court on Tuesday, when argament may be presented on the motion to continue records of the National Antarctic the preliminary injunction, but edition of 1901-4 have been Procident Judge William Hargast, who granted the injunction, indi-presented by the Trustees of the British Museum ta the R.RS. cated that the court was so jam-Discovery," Captain Scott's fam med with work it. would probably ous ship, now a headquarters and be unable to hear argument in the training centre for Sea Scouts,
moored on Temple steps.
case then..
Counsel on behalf of 10 defend- ants pleaded with the court not to grant the preliminary injunction, as the mines in operation bad, been abandoned by the collleries com- pany and afforded... a livelihood for the defendant mine workers,
These valuable books of great historic interest have been added to the Museum on board.
The museum contains a collec- tion of Instruments and other relies of the Arctic and Antarctic, explorers.
REFUGEES RETURN
TO NANTAO
Shanghai, Jan. 4
at 8 u.m, to-morrow morningst the Kowloon Wharf. A dinner in honour of Dr. and Mrs. Pott will be held the same evening at 7 p.m. at the Chinese Merchants Club, China Building, to which all Alumni in Hong Kong, arc, invited. which is a Chinese quarter in the An additional purchase by Mol- For reservations please communi- south of Shanghai.. It is added ler interests is the salvage tug cate with Mr. T. F. Fai (27028) that conformably with this per- Henry Burton. This ship,, which Mr. Henry L. Ma ̈(21821) or Mr. mission about 1.000 refugees have will be renamed Pauline Moller. | David" W. K. Au(31215), -It la, already returned there and that ¦ will be brought to China from the early arrival of further trans- Durban, South Africa Captain port trains and ships is expected.- Asquith departed from Hong Kong Tranentean. Veïna. Nervä
for Durban on Tuesday.
If weather and other conditions It is, announced that the Japan-are suitable, the Patricia Moller ese authorities have allowed Chin- F'will be towed to Hong Kong by the ese refugees to return to Nantao ↑ Frosty. Molier.
hoped that as many Alumni... por- sible will make it a point to be present at the dinner to meet Dr. and Mrs. Pott,
The Japanese Consul-General, Mr.: Okamoto, who acted Bas spokesman, plainly told Mr. Cornell Franklin, chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council, that the recurrence of anti-Japanese · incidents as the result of the Council's "inefficiency" will make the Japanese army constrained to feel that the Shanghai Municipal Council authorities lacked the earnestness or ability to meet their. demand for the suppression of subversive elements.
Besides the proposals. mentioned, Mr. Okamoto asked the Coun- cil to see that the general Chinese labour and other organizations which had attacked the "Shanghal Citizens' Association" and, the Chinese press should retract their statements and also that the Council should keep these organisations under rigid surveillance.—- Wetter
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