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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10,
1931
THE MANCHURIA CRISIS.
TEST FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
London, Oct., v.
It i now inevitable that a special meeting of the League will be held on October 14, if not car- ller, to deal with the Manchurian situation, and it will be a test case for the League, déctures the Manchester Guardian,
HOME · POLITICS.
LIBERALS SHORT OF
FUNDS.-
London, Oct. 0.
Now that the Party leaders havo firod their big guns, the rattle of cloctoral small arms is beginning to be heard on all sides and can- didaten are cancelling engage- monts -In· Landon and rushing to their constituencies to join in the fray.
Tho number of candidates It is useless, comments this jour-standing will be considerably nal, for the Japanese delegate to smaller than in the last election, announce helplessly that he is not partly owing to the general tight- responsible for the army. It is ness of money (particularly in the irrelevant to say that the crisis Liberal Party na a a result of Mr. could not have come at a worse Lloyd George's decision not to re- time, that other members of the lenee the campaign fund) and Lengua have their own preoccupa partly owing to the arrangements tions, or that the Japanese Gov-Ministerialists nre making in ernment has done its best to carry many constituencies to avoid out the Council recommendations, three-cornered fights, The League machinery must be tested, and if Article Eleven is in- Humcient, Article Fifteen should be applied. The immedinte need in to prevent the menace of war becoming a real war, and it is still possible that a frank report be compelled to make a public ap- from the League on the history peal for subscriptions for their and merits of the dispute, with re-fighting fund-Reuter. commendations as to how to Gives Liberal Hqrs. Notice to Quit, handle it, would prevent the worst happening.-Reuter,
League Meeting.
Geneva, Oct. 9.
In view of the gravity of the Sino-Japanese situation. there is a question of the League Council meeting on Octuber 12 instent of
DA,
fer.
also
China's Formal Request.
and La. The Conservatives bourites are believed to be putting up about 500 candidates each, the Liberals possibly not more than seventy. The Liberals indeed will
London, Oct. 9.
ጊዜ
Followng an announcement that Mr. Lloyd George had locked the famous Liberal treasure chest, comes a statement that he, landlord of the Liberal headquar tera premises, has handed notice a quit to the organisation at pre- Heni there.-Reuter,
but
It is ardently huped, and is re-
Effect on Stock Exchange garded in League circles as of the
London, Oct. 9. ulmost Importance. that the Foreign Ministers,
Lord With
election im- a general Crell, will be able to attend.-Res-minent, the Stock Exchange busi-
ness is somewhat restricted,
markets are m generally To- day British furuls were steady,
When Paris exchange opened this morning the pound showed an im- Dr. Alfred Sze has formally approvement at 98.00, against 97.31. plied for an early meeting of the inst night's close.-British League Counell in view of the gravity of the Manchurian situn- tion-Reuter.
Geneva, later.
Lord Reading May Altend.
London, Oct. 9. Reuter is authoritatively in. formed that it is hoped Lord Read- ing will attend the Council meet- Jag at Geneva for the purpose of dealing with the Manchurian trou- ble-Reuter.
Cabinet's Condonation.
Tokyo, Oct. 9.
While deploring the necessity for bombing Chinchow, the Cabinet is reported to have decided to re- cognise that the military were forred by circumstances to act In this way-Router,
Mr. Shigemitsu's Mission.
less.
Wire-
Labour's Policy.
London. Det. 9.
The Labour manifesto can be ex- pected shortly.
Meanwhile Mr. R. S. Cripps, Solicitor
recent General in the Labour Government, said to-day that Labour had a complete scheme ready to take over the Bank of England and then the Joint stock banks-Reuter,
restraint and control; relying en- ormously on the League's protec- tion (fallure of which may counc the disintegration of the Chinese Government) but it is felt that the Japanese military authorities are determined to force the
Issue, while desirous of placing on China the onus of an actual declaration of war.
Shanghai, Oct. 9. The Japanese Minister, Mr. Shigemitsu, left for Nanking this Nanking messages show that the afternoon aboard a destroyer, and public are naturally indignant at arriven there at dawn to-morrow. the bombing of Chinchow, but re- He is ostensibly going to. at gard it as merely another of the tend the Republic's anniversary numerous incidents recently per ceremonies, but actually to pre-petrated by the Japanese military sent Japan's warning that the forces in Manchuria. It is point- Chinese Government will be held ed out that the Chinese army has responsible for whatever con- made no organisation whatsoever "sequences eventuate from fallure against air attacks, which cause to suppress the anti-Japaness consternation and panic among
the Chinese manses-Reuter.
movement.
It in forecanted that the Na- tional Government will reply, that the boycott and other anti- Japanese movements are really popular movements, and not pre- ventable, but for the promotion of friendly relations the National Government is doing its utmost to suppress anti-Japanese activities.
The Chinese Government will from request Japan to refrain sending more warships and troops to China, so that the situation may not he further aggravated, as to which it la expected that Chian will request the League to take steps to prevent Japan from 90 de ing.
Amazing Restraint. Foreign officini opinion is that the Chinese are showing amazing
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