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SINO-SOVIET PEACE MOTOR DUMPING DARING KOWLOON REFUSAL TO TAKE HOOVER'S MESSAGE
SIGNATURE.
MOSCOW REPORTS END OF DISPUTE.
CURIOUS CONTRADICTORY STORY
· FROM `RENGO
AGENCY.
IN EUROPE.
SPRING AVALANCHE
FROM AMERICA?
·TORY IDEAS OF FINANCIAL DEPRESSION IN U.S.
ATTACK.
ROBBER'S THREAT TO KILL
YOUNG STUDENTS.
ONE IN HOSPITAL.
MAILBAGS.
BRITISH CAPTAIN'
SUMMONED.
RISK OF FINES AND NO RECOMPENSE.
MR. GRAHAM'S REPLY.morning. Although there was no AN IMPORTANT POINT.
London, Dec. 3.
A dastardly attack by robbers, armed with hammers and a screw-i driver, is reported to have been made on two young Chinese atu- dents at 607, Näthan Road, this loos of property, one of the stu- dents is now, li hospital suffering from injuries inflicted by the in- "A million American motor-truders.
The full account of the outrage cars may be dumped in Europe has been reported to the police by in the coming Spring owing to Kai So-kwen, aged 18, a student the financial depression in the of the Diocesan Boys' School, who resides nt 507, Nathan Road, first Col. C. K. Howard-Bury, the "I live in the front cubicle, and | Conservative M.P. for Chelms-at about 7 o'clock, this morning, ford, in the House of Commons whilst I was reading in my cubicle, to-day, prefacing a question tohuurd sounds of a struggle taking the President of the Board of place in the room which is in the rear of the same door. I went to Trade.
see what was the matter, and on arrival i saw three men in the act of striking Lo Kin-chui, who sleeps
TERMS OF SETTLEMENT. United States," declared Licut. floor. He atators
"Pence" has been signed between the Soviet and Mukden Governments, according to a message from Moscow, and the dispute over the Chinese Eastern Railway may be regarded as settled.
The terms of the reported Protocol are almost exactly those proposed by Hussia in September last when Berlin negotiations broke down at the last minute.
“LA.-Col. Roward-Bury added that a conference was being held in Brussels on the 10th Instant for the purpose of trying to establish a quota system for the importation
American cars to Europe.
The pre-conflict situation on the Railway is to be restored. . Russin will nominate the manager and assistant-manager, but-of
the former occupants of these posts will not be reinsinled. The Soviet representative has made this concession from the ultimatum terms in return for the promise to dismiss Mr. Liu, the Chinese Chairman of the Railway,
These are the terms of the proposed joint declaration from Berlin. «At that time, China refused to consent to the dismissal of Mr. Liu. At the same time, the message is in line with the proposals which Chang Hsuch-liang is reported to have communicated to. Mr. Tsai Yun-shen.
Impossible Suggestion. He suggested that the British Government should be represented at that conference in order to prevent
many thousands of employees of the motor industry of Great Britain from being forced out of employment."
A curious contradictory message comes to hand from Tokyo, stating that Mr. Tani Yun-shan, on instructions from Mukden, has returned without negotiating. This is possibly a misapprehension arising from the fact that the discussions took place, according to Moscow, at Nikolsk, instead of ating of the Motor Manufacturers Habarovsk, as previously arranged."
In the meantime, Russia has replied to the French Kellogg Pact Note, displaying considerable resentment that the United States should "deem it necessary to offer advice.
U.S. INTERFERENCE RESENTED.
Moscow, Dec. 8.
The Russo-Chinese' dispute over the Chinese Enstern Railway has been settled.
Mr. Tsai Yun-shen has prb- mised to dismiss Mr. Llu, the
Chinese Chairman of the Hall- way Board
M. Simanovsky, in return, has agreed to recommend other enn
The Reple alsoëxpressed amaze. Bent that the United States which, by her own desire, does not maintain official relations with Russia, should deem it possible to offer advicę."—Rentei,
Mr. William Graham, the Presi. dent of the Board of Trade, replied that he had been informed that British motor manufacturer would be represented at the Con- ference, which was a regular meet
Associations of Europe.
The Minister said he did not how the question of the participation of the British Guvernment could possibly arise.
Fears Doubted,
He also expressed considerable doubt, for the present, its to whether the dumping of molar cars by the United States on the senle suggested would actually occur. He had the matter fully before him, and within the Govern- ment's fiscal policy any repre- sentation they could make would be made.
Mr. Graham emphasised, how- ever, that the Government was not prepared to
support protective }.. duties of any kind. Liberal and Labour cheers).
U. S. Tariff Wall,
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An unusual case touching on the, question of null transportation in China, and the collateral arrange- monts entered into with the Hong- kong Post Office, was heard before Mr. A. W. G. II. Grantham at the Central Police Court Ulus euraing, when Captain Edwin P. Smith, the master of the 9.8. Sunning. a British registered vessel, was sun- moned for an net amounting to alleged misdemeanour, in that "on November 11, bein about to de- part from the Colony to Samshui and Wuchow, he did refuse, to accept 18 bags of mails on board the nis, Sunaing for conveyance." The summons was taken out under in the room. Heils also a student | Section 18 of the Post Office
Ordinance. at the Diocesan Boys' School.
"On my entering the room, one Mr. N. J. Smith, 4he Acting of the men rushed towards
me Postmaster-General, who prosecul- carrying a hammer: I screamed ed, said that the launch officer on and he said to me “If you make any that day took 21 bags of malls for more noise, I will kill you. He Sumshui and Wuchow, of which 18 then placed his hand over my were transit Chinese bags and the mouth, at the same time striking remaining three were local Hong- me several blows on the arm with kong ones. a hammmer. The other two men to strike Lo Kin-chui
"No Payment, continued who was lying of the bed. They
According to the launch officer's were armed with what looked like statement, the master of the ship sald he would take. only the hammers and a screw-driver. downstairs. I came out of the take the Chinese ones, saying that "When I heard the robbers run Hongkong bags, but would not cubicle and gava the alarm. A he did not got paid for the latter.
Section 18, continued Mr. Smith, man named Lung, the prin- cipal tenant of the house, who is was the Section under which the not say anything about payment. summons was brought, and it di On the other hand, Section 20 did definitely any it was "in consideru tion of a gratafty payable," which made it a contract. the Chinese Post Office, he would leave it at that for the time being. in view of Captain Smith's plon.
a goldsmith, sleeps in the sitting" room, but I cannot say what be came of him, or whether he was assaulted or not. I only saw three robbers and they remained on the floor about 10 minutes. I did not hear them opening any drawera or boxes and they did not steal any thing from anyone. They did not come into my cubicle after they had locked me În."
ALLIED ARREARS TO GREAT BRITAIN,"
As regards
TO CONGRESS.
GROWING EXPENDITURE
ON ARMY & NAVY.
MOST CONCERNED IN VIEW OF THE PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
THE BUDGET SUBMITTED.
President Hoover delivered his first annual Message tử. Congress in Washington yesterday, an event which has been keenly awaited." The President says that, the problems of the country to-day are the problems of growth and progress. He asks for immediate steps to remedy the defects in the enforce- ment of the prohibition laws, and says that the financial crash of last month has not been attended by industrial depression.
The burden of his Address, however, deals with Ameri ca's annual expenditure for purposes of national defence." He states that the United States spent more money in this direction than any of the most militarised nations of the world.
While the President expresses much concern at this state of affairs, his first Budget, also issued yesterday, providės for increased expenditure by both the army and the navy. The Navy Vote shows an increase of G$16,000,000 and the Army Vote is up by G$3,000,000. The combined total is in the neigh- bourhood of G$846,000,000, or approximately £170,000,000,0
The estimated outlay of the Treasury for 1980 is the huge figure of $4,103,000,000, though this is $145,000,000 less than last year.
PROBLEMS OF PROSPERITY.
U. S. War Debt Cost.
Washington, Dec. 3. [propscts of peace. which were ' President. Hoover's annual never brighter. Message to Congress has been, is- President Hoover, in a brief re- med. It consists of twelve thou-ference to War Debts, says that the sand words and its early emphasis indebtedness of various countrica to! Captain Smith made it clear that is inid on the fact that the nation the United States, now funded; to- his plen of guilty was only in continued to grow in strength durtain G$11,579,000,000. respect of the Chinese bags, Heng last year and that the problems said that he had sent' a letter, on before the country are the pro< November 28, to the Postmasterblems of growth and progress. Payments in connexion therewitht General, to which, up to the
The President, referring to in- received present, he had
national relations, states that fifty-in 1020 were estimated at G8280,- 000,000, American taxpayers were answer.
As he had been brought four nations have now adhered to called upon to find annually about before the Court for an net alleged the Kellogg Anti-War Paet. to amount to misdemeanour ho thought it encumbent on him to give a full explanation.
P. M. G. Explains,
no
G$475,000,000 to pay the interest He emphasises that the United and redeem the principal of the States' accession to the Court of sums borrowed by the United States International Justice at the Hague, for these purposes.
No question in which the United Statea ia interested can be passed on by the Court without American consent,
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Financial Crash.
didates for the managership and cause for putting into force the Britain had been, however, come fully, covered and would not Vessel.. that was to say, one that poses, subject to the approval of the country has a manufacturing
aesistant managership than the former holders of these posi: tions, M. Emshanoff and 1. Element, both of whom, how- ever, may be given other posi- tians on the Railway-Reuter. A Strange Contradiction.
authorities,
--British Wireless,
BRITISH ECONOMIC
The Government also hopes to duce the 2,605 men of the Arteri- can forces in Chins to the normal Legation Guard.
Oil, Hootch and Immigration.
The President emphasises that the conservation of American oll and gas resources in a national necessity.
AT NO TIME LIKELY TO BE A Protocol lias been signed ut
COVERED. Nikol-susaurii-sk (shortly, Nikolsk,!
Powers Would Have Acted. on the Suifenho River, about fifty
London, Dec. 3. miles to the north of Vladivostocki
Later.
Answering Parliamentary He had been careful firm to as now constituted, is not the alight by Mr. Tauf Yun-shen, the larbini
The Russian Reply to the
question as to when the arrears of interview the Superintendent of est step towards the entry of the Dinlomatic Commissioner, and M. French Note contains nine para-
one hundred and forty-six millions Mails and on the latter's advice country into the League of Nations,
Referring to the crash on the Simunovsky, the Russian Bolo- graphs. It reiterates that the
sterling paid by Great Britain, tohud written to the Postmaster matic Agent.
In answer to further questions the United States would be clear General explaining his position,
New York Stock Exchanges, Pre- The Protocol arranges for the Soviet has consistently pursued a
sident Hoover says he is convinced that the measures taken by the reorganisation of the administra-policy of peace independently of regarding trade relations between ed off, if all the Allied debts and but had received no reply.
Britain and the United States, Mr. reparations as arranged at the
re-established Government have tion of the Chinese Eastern Rail- the Kellogg Pact.
It says that the Nanking Gov- Graham said that no Torinal Hague Conference were paid on
Naval Conference.
confidence, but they must be vigor, way in strict conformity with the
of recent years has intimation had been made to the due date, the Chancellor of the
Mr. Smith, interposing, aaid that
ously pursued until normality has Peking and Mukden Agreements of·crament
carried on a provocative policy United States in regard to the chequer, Mr. Philip Snowden what happened was this: Hong- The President also says that the been restored." 1024.
Regarding air services, Presi- towards the Soviet, the attitude effect that the proposed increasea replied:
"The Hague Agreement gives us kong was half-way between cer- Government hold high hopes of the having its climax in the seizure in the US. tariff would have on
the export trade of Britain.
advantages worth approximately tain porta of China, it being the
forence. of the Chinese Eastern Railway.
tic terma regarding the develop The Soviet is of the opinion Certain memoranda in regard to two millions sterling a year for hae that mail bags from Shanghat success of the London Naval Consident Hoover speaks in enthusias They are anxious to withdraw meat in this direction. He points setoffto Wuchow were sent here from ग
The Post Office 1,600 transhipment.
American Marines from out that regular al transportation that if such action had been taken trade in specific commodities, thirty-seven years, De towards the United States, Great, which has been submitted to His against the accumulated deficit
fee. In cases where these Chinese ants, while the President pro- to about 90,000 miles daily, while ar France, they would Majesty's Government by Trade between our receipts and our debt here charged them a small storage Nicaragua as the situation war in the United States now amounts Britain have considered it a sufficient Associations and firms of Great payments in the past.
"But that deficit will at no time muils were sent by a non-contract United States
was not paid by the Chinese Post Congress, to send a Commission to capacity of 7,500 machines per an- have been covered if the Dawes
definite polley. There are seven reservations they made when sign muniented to the ing the Kellogg Pact.-Reuter.
plan had continued in operation. Office, the Post Office here paid the Haiti to try and arrive at a more num.
usual gratuity: In cases where such mails were carried by con. hundred American Marines at pre- tract ships, of which there were sent in Haiti.'; some 60, given in the liat supplied by the Chinese Post office, and of which the "Sunning was one, no.
He also declares that the re- gratuity was paid. If any dispute
striction of immigration has proved occurred In the case of those con-
sound national policy. The press- MAY BE SENT TO OTHER tract ships, the matter was one
President Hoover expresses him-ing problem is to formulate a purely between the Chinese: Post PARTS OF WORLD.
Offce and the master of owners self as most concerned at the method whereby immigrant will A Häroin menge to the Rengodents of these two places since munication with the Government
growth of expenditure on national be adapted to national needs, of the ship concerned. " Agenry stater that Mr. Tual YuNovember 17th, the day on which of the United States in re-
London, Dec. 8.
Mr. Hoover concludes that steps The Post Office lière,' said Mr. defence, which amounts to over. chen, receiving a telegram of the Soviet Army resumed its regard to these particular proposals In the House of Commons to smith, would, of course, know G$780,000,000 (or nearly £155,000 should immediately be taken to re- call from General Chang Hsuehtivities on this part of the Chinese was HOW under consideration dav. the President of Trade, Mr nothing about this matter of pay. 000) In the current fiscal year, medy the defects of the enforce- Hang, left Nikolsk fut Harbit Eastern Kallway.
The British Government would William Graham, when asked without renching Habarovek.
of course participate in the Con whether, in view of the access of ments, except that they had a which is in excess of the expendiment of Eighteenth Amendment,
standing agreement, with the ture of the most militarised nations the Prohibition
American Service, all where the parleys were scheduled
ference at Geneva, the object of the recent economic Mission to Chinese Past Office to tranship the of the world. Sh
The programine now authorized to be held.
· HOOVER BUDGET. which was to conclude a definite South Amerien, It was proposed to latter's mails as and whenever international agreement among send similar missions to other required. From time to time, the will still further increase this ex-
Increase in Votes for Defence. member and non-member States parts of the world, said the ques Chinese Post Office would send punditure in the future.
Falling an international agree- not to increase protective tariffs tion was under consideration, but down a list of such contract ships,
Washington, Dec. 5 above their present level for ae was unable yet to make any and, guided by such lists, the Postment the President points out, the Offco here would not be paying United States will be committed
President Hoover, introductor period of two or three years statement. British Wireless.
during the next six years to naval the Budget for the next fincal year, Reuter and British Wireless.
anything to the masters.
The Acting Postmaster General construction expenditure totalling asked Congress for a sum of, at this stage enquired ff such a leter G.$1,200,000,000 (or
$3,880,000,000 for Governmental ter as that mentioned by Capt.
use. This sum, is $145,000,000 lana” Smith had been aent, and the Cap-
than the Budget for the, préser tain asserted that it was. He hud not a copy with him, but bad ro
It is astimated that The personnel of the United Lained a rough draft-which, he ex- plained, was somewhat differently States armed forces, he points out, Treasury a pullar förị thế, tænke,
total 728,000, including reserves, Inf months beginning next worded, reading as follows:-
ad that there will To the P.M.G.Sir In reply to 1929, as compared with 230,000; In be $4,103,000,000 and It 1 Senor Rublo the President your letter of the 12th Instant, I beg 1914
Tokyo, Dec. 3.
Truce Negotiations, Alarm for Foreignors,
Mr. Graham pointed out that Tokyo, Dec. 4.
the resolution of the Assembly of Much anxiety is felt by foreign the League of Nations regarding officials in Harbiy regarding the a tariif truce contemplated that fate of the foreign colonies at non-members as well as members Manchuli-und Hailar.
of the League should participate. Nothing has been keurd of the in a conference carly in 1930, Japanese or other foreign res.-
The question of direct com-
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Information Withheld. Foreign Consuls have been try It is strongly believed in Japaning to get into: touch with their that another set-hack has been national, but all their efforts have reached in Sino-Soviel, nepot-proved unavailing. Lions,—Reuter,
The Chinese authorities are witholding information of the state of affairs on the West n Section of the CER. on the Rezentment at the intervention|ground, that communications have
Moscow Resents U.S. Nate.
Moscow, Dec. 3.
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of the United States in the Rusao-been interrupted.--Heuter. : Chinese dispute is expressed in the Rusefan Reply to the French Note
of to-day, in which France:follow-h·
Italy Joins With Powela,
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Rome, Dec. 3)
Ford Salaries,
.Detroit, Dec. 8, Wage Increases nggregating G$20,000,000 are announced by the Ford Motor Company.
ed the American lend and called After conversation with the The present minimum - daily
attention to the obligations of the American Ambassador ta-duy, the Kellogg Pact.
Foreign Minister, Signor Grandi,
wage of G86 for all American employees will henceforth be G$7,
MISSIONS
MEXICO'S FUTURE
PRESIDENT.
“SECRET" DEPARTURE FOR UNITED STATES.
Mexico City, Dec. 8.
•
Defence Costs.
£240,000,000).
Mere Than Double 1914..
Øver
The Russian Reply states tint] stated that he would request the white graduated increases will be Elect, left secretly for the United to say the following: These forces, should be reduced the end of that peri
a not owned by in ske direct negotiations have started, Peking to hand to the Soviet and
John S. Hopkins Hospital for rest the Man On Company, which is tional defence and
tent bas (Continued, on Page 833 cannot be regarded us a friendly Chinese Governments a Note draw.
and treatment-Rover .net..
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