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Protects against 14 economics imposed by the National Govern meut in being exploited by the Lalone Party in their election com paign. Piclare shows мъ c { : - talking to unemployed regarding
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POSTMEN ON THE
WARPATH.
MONSTER WAGE CUT PROTEST.
LIVELY PARADE IN LONDON.
London, Oct. 11. Remarkable scenes were wit, neysed in London this afternoon when one hundred thousand lower grade civil servants, most- ly men employed by the Post Office, postmen, sorters, etc marched in procession along the Embankment to Hyde Park in protest against the wage cuts im
under the Govern-
mtentia economy programme.
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MANCHURIA PERIL U.S. TO EXERT PRESSURE.
Unconcealed Alarm at Latest Developments in the Situation.
LEAGUE URGED TO
STRONG ACTION.
JAPANESE REPLY TO THE CHINESE NOTE.
"MENACE" TO S.M.R.
THE TENSION in the Far East, with the peril
of an outbreak of war between Japan and China, has relegated all other issues to the background, and the Powers are straining. every effort to prevent catastrophe.
America has made clear her intention to bring strong pressure to bear upon the disputants. In a Note to the League of Nations, Mr. H. L. Stimson says the United States will endeavour to reinforce the League Council's decisions by independent action, and it is suggested in New York that a formal protest will be despatched unless China and Japan clearly show their intention of settling the issues amicably.
No development aggravating the situation has occurred since the bombing of Taonan, but tension has not relaxed. The Chinese representative at Geneva has again asked for the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry.
AMERICA'S NOTE TO LEAGUE.
London, Oct. 1. mond, Secretary-tieneral of ther thernlivened by twenty-two braze | is impossible for the League League of Nations, urging the of Nation to agree to the League to "exert all pressure and The Post Office employees allege {apanese view that it should meet authority within its competence" The Chinese complaints by merely towards a settlement of the Man- they have been obliged to accept recommending the Nanking churin imbroglio. The cable as- the pad ten gars amounts tovernment to come to terms with sured the League of America's co- Forty per cent.
its adversary quickly, says the operation, but the United States Among the inscriptions upon themes in the course of an editorial "reserves the right to independent
coniment,
action in support of the League or Nor, anys the journal, can it to invoke the Kellogg Pact." "POST OFFICE PROFITS, £60,000.he possibly argued that the mili- Mr. Stimson's message was e- 000. POST OFFICE WAGES, FORTY įtary operations in Manchuria cometually sent on October 9 (Friday PER CENT. REDUCTION.
nader Article XV of the League!lant) and says: "DO YOU WANT YOUR LETTERS IN Covenant. The Japanese Gavern- |
meat bas THE MORNING?“
put itself in the wrong by permitting. T falling 14 present, repeated military action without submitting the dispute outlined the course of action to the League,
be followed by the disputants and the said disputants made certain commitments to the Council,
Addressed by M.Ps.
The enormous .crowd was Al- dressed by three ex-members of the Heuer of Comunana in Hyde Park.
Hundreds of police were on duty along une roule of the processton and in Hyde.Unris to prevent #ty devance, but the priest gathre ing, on the witol, was very order lykter.
GAOL LETTERS HARMLESS.
FILIPINO FINED FOR
CONVEYING.
To this brunch, says the Times is added a clear departure from the spirit of the Kellogg Part. Reater.
Disputants' Commitments.
Nations formulated conclusions and "The Council of the League of
"It is desirable that the Council should in no way relax its vigilance and in no way fail to assert all | pressure andi nuthority towards res gulating the actions of China and Japan."
'ncunceuled Alarm,
New York, Oct. 11. The Sino-Japanney crisis is pur-10 Iruped by the Herald Tribune as viewed in Washington with concealed afarns.
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A formal protest to both China
Nine-Power Pact.
"The American Government, act-
and Japan is expected to be sent in independently through its di-
by the State Department within deavour to reinforces whi: the Lea
| plomatic representatives will en-
The next
Men of the South Wales Border era, marching along the Praya on Saturday following the "demonstration parado” in the Western District on Saturday. Fears of further disturbances were falsified. (Photo: A. Fong).
Manoeuvres in the heart of the city by men of the S. W. Border-
ert on Saturday. Bottom photo how traffic_temporarily held up.
HITLER-
PLACARD-ARTIST CONVICTED.
INCITING MOB VIOLENCE.
UNDER EYES OF TROOPS.
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An Incident connected with a route march through Wanchni by the military yesterday morning disclosed at the Central Maxistrury to-day when Chan Kai- ming, described as a painter, of 277. Lockhart Road, was charged with the possession of a pictorial placard or poster interfering with the administration of law and order in the Colony.
Detective Sergeant Kennedy stated that at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, troops wero marching
HUGENBURG Lockhart Road when, at the June-
COMBINE.
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Joint Attack on
Bruening.
DEMAND FOR AN
ELECTION.
tion of Stewart Rond. Mr. W. R.. Scott, Assistant Superintendent of Police, who was with them. noticed defendant posting up a placard. It contained a picture of a knife thrust through a heart. The ma was arrested and it was discovered that the picture came from an artist's shop.
Mr. Schofield thought it was a case for a fine. Pictures like this, he said, should not be put up as they were liable to draw a crowd. and once a crowd had gathered, It might lead to serious trouble.
Defendant. it was stated, arrived
Craton From:
three months
hero
Berlin, Oct. 11. - 1470, The greatcat importance is
Worship inflicted a fine uf attached to the conference at 18200, or two months' hard labour
In default. Hurzburg, at which Herr Hitler] and Hugenberg, the leader of the German National Party, and representatives of the various Conservative Parties deliberated together for the first time.
At the conclusion of the dis- cussion, a manifesto was issued demanding the immediate resigna tion of the Governments of thei Reich and Prussia, and the hold-
TWO PICKPOCKETS
CAUGHT.
THEFT OF $500 IN NOTES.
Whilst looking at the postors out ing of Д general election for the side the Central Theatre yesterday formation of a "real National morning a Chinese had $500 stolen Government."
from a purse which he had attach-
The parties represented atled to his belt. He aucceeded in ar- Harzburg have agreed to support resting one of the culprits, while a n vote of no-confidence in the new second was subsequently appre
in Bruening Government thehended by a detective in a tenhouse Reichstag on Tuesday, but it isnt lunghom.
generally expected that the Chan-} Detective Sergeant Poyntz charg- cellor will survive and that heed the two men before Mr Williams wit continue to govern the coun- at the Central Police Court this try by emergency decrees,morning and explained that when Rouler.
Pictures on Back Page.
Ahove, a small squad of man is een leaving Pedder Sernet to rejoin Silver
-the main body,
Market
HELSINGFORS CORPSE HORROR. Uncertainty.
satisfactory set har unless gae does and make it clear that ENGLISH
It has a keen interest in the matter
ed in the meantime, from both Governments, stating that they are and is not oblivious of their fellow- prepared to take immediate steps to Pact, as well as the Nine-Power settle the dispute peacefully.
Independent Action.
On the re-appearance, before Mr. William at the Central Police Court this morning, of Bonifacio Diana, a young Filipino, on a
The New York Times says that charge of conveying letters out of Victoria Gaol, Chief Warder J. anything the United States may do McLeod informed his Worshin that would be independently from any the letters had been translated and action taken by the League were found to be letters for which Nations, although the desire of parmtasion to despatch could have Washington is to co-operate fully been secured on application to the with the League, whose measures Superintendent
80 far have had the approval of the United States.
One of the lotters anked friends to convey them out. of the release of the writer, and it was only a bit of foolishness the
on ; de fendant's part to have undertaken
them
of
signatories to the Paris Peace
Pact.
"Should the time arise when it would seem advisable to bring for- ward those obligations, the United States will not hestitate to do so.
the complainant felt a tug at his belt he turned around and saw the second defendant pick up one $100 note which had been dropped. The complainant instantly scized the man and later handed him over to the police. A Chinese detective. on duty in the Hunghom district yesterday afternoon, received in- formation and, on going to a ten- house, arrested the first defendant in possession of the other $400.
After both had pleaded guilty. It was revealed that they each had a ISSUE previous conviction for larceny from the person. The second de- Graves to be Opened.
fendant was stated to havo beon The police are of the opinion
found guilty in February Inst of however that the discovery of the
Both in Hongkong and Shang-picking pockets at the annual race bodles has exposed an outbreak of hai, the exchange market is quiet, meeting at Happy Valley.
Sentence of four months' hard Satanism or necromancy involving with practically no business doing. ithe mutilation of corpses, and as This is attributed to a tendency labour each was imposed.
the bodies found do not account to await Sino-Japanese develop for all the limbs, the police have ments. Should a settlement be
BLACK edge of the mutilations.
MAGIC BOOK.
A REVIVAL OF SATANISM.
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MANCHURIA
INFLUENCE.
decided to open all new paupers reached, it is expected that the RUSSIAN WITHOUT
"By this course we shall a GRUESOME CASE. V
the danger of embarrassing the League Council in the course to which it is now committed."
-Although Mr. Stimson and Prusi dent Hoover to-day carefully con-
The Dultimore Stat asserts that aidered the report of the United a Note which is beltered to set a States' observers in Manchuria, precedent for American participa-
tion with the League, was sent to there is a diaposition to await the of the League Council's Geneva recently by Mr. H. L. Sum- outcome
meeting before taking action.- The Note, it is said. heartily Reuter's American Service.
to convey
out of the Gaol, as
he knew he would be soarchod before his final favours the League's moves to re- djscharge. There was Bothing concile China and Japan and also objectionable in the letters, but outlines the American position in Manchuria. Mr. Stimson informed
the prisoner who had written them
would be dealt with departmental
ly.
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It was stated that the defendant
had served three months" hard Jabour on a charge, of falac -proten.
ces.
A One of $10 with the alterna- tive of four', wooks' hard labour was imposed.
Japan's Reply to China,
market will topple, but the course
magic" was found in the caretically nothington
PASSPORT.
STOWAWAY FROM
CANTON.
Scotland Yard's Interest. of events is very uncertain.
Silver is 177/16d. spot and The aid of Scotland Yard in the sensational affair was invoked 17% forward in, London, this re- because an English book of "black presenting an advance of 1/164. market is with prac takor's house
It is said that Scotland Yard are
The New York
Canton are 30
an advance of 14th. seeking an Englishman living in
without a valid passport, a young London who is alleged to be the
The, cross-rate Is steady at 3.87. Russian was. fined $50, or four The dollar opened at 18. 2d. weeks' hard labour in default, by leader of a secret society respon- this morning, being a farthing up. Mr. Williams at the Central Police sible for the mutilations. There
practising black arts.-Router.
Appearing on a charge of arriv ising In the Colony from
are stories of an laternational sect The nominal unofficial. quotation Court this morning.
was 18. 3.0/1Gd, but no business is recorded. Shanghai is 19. 8d. nominal.
Helsingfors, Oct. 11. Investigations__following upon the gruesome discovery of forty matilated-bodies in a well and pauper cemetery outside the Finnish capital, have convinced the police that moral perverts havD been
practising horrible "black magic" cults.
Detective Sargeant C. Mottram Informed his Worship that the de- Autopsies on the limbs found At the request of the Japanese have proved that they wore "Corpse Divination."
fondant was arrested on Saturday. the League that the United States representative, Sir Eric Drum- acvered after death and belong- Necromancy Ja n modo of
Since arriving in Hongkong he had wanted to continue to co-operate in mond has published the Japanera ed to bodies which had been dead divination practised by the
beon begging, and his itinerary in- Joint efforts to prevent further hos-Reply dated October 9 to the Chin- for some weeks.
anciants by calling up the spirits
cluded a vialt to the Rev. W. Wal- titles.
ene Note of October 5.
The Royal Observatory reports ton Rogers, at St. Andrew's Vicar- It is known that the arrested of the dead. The latinized farni The Japaneso Note ways that the caretaker was interested in occult of the Greek word was corrupted that the anticyclone has weakened age, Kowloon. He had apparently withdrawal of the Japanese troops practices, and he is now spending into nigromantin, connecting the further and la central to the north stowed away to Hongkong and in Manchuria Inte the Railway bis time in gact singing "hymns applied to "black arte" and "black about 200 miles E.S.E. of Ishigaki, velice naked for an impri-
word
and so was of Koran, A typhoon is contral might also have been sharged with Zone was conditional upon the with cabalistic words.
(Continued on Page 7.). He denies, however, any know-magia" as applied to sorcery and moving N.N.W. There may bo The
witchcraft.
another to the east of Manila. sonment" sentence and supulsion.
Mr. Stimson's Note,
Washington, Oct. 11,
It is disclosed that Mr. Stimson recently cabled to Sir Eric Drum-
Geneva, Oct. 11.
WEATHER REPORT.