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FOUNDER THEI 大拜禮 號四廿月十英港香 SATURDAY,
NO. 23.833
24, 1931.
930 FER ANNUM
BEAGLE COPT 10 CENTO
JAPAN SUBMITS COUNTER-PROPOSAL.
IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX CYPRUS TROUBLE Sussex Royal Wedding.
DATE
FOR EVACUATION.
PRELIMINARY UNDERSTANDING
WITH CHINA DEMANDED.
RESISTANCE BY DR. SZE.
DR. ALFRED SZE, acting on instructions from
.
QUELLED.
BRITISH FORCES
ARRIVE.
POLITICIANS TO BLAME.
London, Oct. 23. Cairo despatches indicato that the display of naval and military force has effectively
stamped out the Cyprus dia-
turbances.
Shops are now reopening and thei
situation is rapidly returning
ed.
to
hre
Nanking, yesterday announced China's acceptance normal. The total casualties of the League Council's proposals for the settlement of stated to be one dead, eleven wound. the Manchurian dispute, while being of opinion that some of the necessities of the situation had been over-ment on the situation reports dia A further Colonini Office state-
looked.
turbances in Paphos and riots in Japan declined to consent to the resolution in the Limassol when the Commissioner's form presented, declaring it was practically impossible House was burnt.
The situation calmed down on For the Japanese Government to consent to the fixing the arrival of naval vessels this of a date for the withdrawal of troops. Japan doubted; morning and is stated to be smooth- the efficacy of the guarantees proposed by the Council.ing over generally though
unsettled. Counter-proposals were submitted by Mr. Yoshizawa, No casualties are reported other- insisting as a preliminary to evacuation, an under-than those in Wednesday night's standing between China and Japan on the "fundamental riots, though one rioter has since!
died of his injurica. principles" of normal relations.
Mr. Yoshizawa said Japan was merely standing out for guarantees of security for its nationals, but the Council adjourned until to-day when he will be asked to explain further the meaning of the Japanese reserva tions.
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"Certain political lenders
still
of
agitation for a union with Greece, who for some time lave maintained obstructive attitude to the Government and are now making. desperate attempts to obtain publicity for their cause to break down the tendency towards under» standing and co-operation for
Dr. Alfred Sze indicated his refusal to accept the which the Government has been Japanese counter-proposals.
DRAMATIC GENEVA SESSION
working, are befindl the trouble. For this purpose,
criminal pro- the pensities of certain elements in the population have been exploitett and un his accnsion the situation pass- |
ed completely beyond the control of the instigators.”
Sir Ronald Storrs this morning
14.
or.
Geneva, Oct. 23 the evacuation uf Munchuria telegraphed to military authorit At a public sitting of the should include all military and les in Egypt cancelling the League Council this evening, Dr.semi-military units such as the der for the dispatch of -a fur- Alfred Sze announced that the police gendarmes) and alreraft, ther company of infantry to Cyp Chinese Government have and it must be understood that all Chinese property conflacated since thorised him to accept the resolu-Saptember 18 must be restored. tion drafted by the Committer The embargo on the Chinese au- of Five although it appeared to thorities and banks must cease. fail to grapple with the
#ocessities of the situation.
dny said that although the reports
Mr. J. H. Thomas interviewer to.
were serious and showed that sinis. ter influences were at work which
Dr. Sze expressed the opinion required be dealt with very flint the withdrawal of the firmly, there was no cause for ap-"
Lady May Cambridge,' fra- quently mentioned as the future bride of the Princa, of Wales, who is to marry Captain Henry Abel Smith to-day.
Little Princess Elizabeth of York, a bridesmaid at to-day's ceremony at Balcombe, Sussex.
Queen's Niece Marrying To-day.
Bulls
DU
LOCAL BRANCH.
Fadder Bldg.
and Inners
From the Office Butts. ᄆᄆ
the
Amortean
Taking of economy, we hear of Maybe in retaliation, a sterling-paid Civil Servant who Japanese favour др Hoverely "cut" an Unofficial yester exclusion act. day.
DD
DO
The Government may cut down
A lady reader says most women our gas supplies, but it hasn't yet can keep a secrot., Yes-in circu-. discovered how to
lation. apply the method to Legislative Counci oratory.
0.0 The Powera may be willing to tako a hand in the Sino-Japanese take arms.
Lots of people were under the dispute, but they're not likely to mistaken impression that the flim,
Three Princesses as "Men Without Women," was based
Bridesmaids.
London, Oct. 23.
H. M. the Queen, accompanied by Prince George, reached Lon- don to-day of her way to Sussex, where to-morrow she will attend the wedding of her niece, Lady May Cambridge, daughter of the Earl and Princess Alice Countess of Athlone, to Capt. Abel Smith, at Balcombo Village Church.
Three Princesses will be among the bridesmaids, the full list of whom has been announced na fol- lows:
Princess Ingrid of Sweden, Princess Elizabeth of York, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha,
Lady Mary Cambridge, Lady Allee Beatt
The Hon. Imogen Rhys, Miss Cathleen Alington, Miss Wenefryds Tabor, Miss Verena Seymour, Mins Phyllis Seymour Holm, Mins Jennifer Bevan, and Miss Rosemary Fraser.
Lady May has chosen a wedding gown of plain cream satin, cut in simple lines with a fairly full skirt. She will waar n long train with the gown.
Victorian Dresses.
on the activities of Hongkong married, men when their wives are at Home.
Infamous Saying:-The lady next door has bought a hat just like mine, but I don't mind a bit." O O
口口
According to the Dio-Hards, India is talking at the Round Table Conferenco through her Mahatma!
0 O
vided $4,000 for drawing materials recent Government vote pro-
which proves that there's still life- in chequee!
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What with the depressing atmos. phere before Tuesday's typhoon threat, and the Budget debate in Council, there's been for too much a popular pastime in Scotland Swimming never really became hot oir about this past week. until they erected.. toll bridges.
១ ជា
ם ט
It looks as if some of those
Irishmen aro no Jonger standing
Pat.
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If arbitration
replaces war, discussion will be the batter
part of valour.
OD
From
recent health returns
it looks na if Ireland is al
All the 12 bridesmaids will wear { last recovering dresses of silk velvet in Lady from its recent May's favourite shade of soft pow(epidemic of der blue, which has been specially ennui.
dyed for the occasion.
OO
WONDER
JUST WHAT
HO MEANS
BY THIS?
A picture postcard from world touring father to his ann in colleges
"This is the cliff from which the ancient Spartans need to throw their defective chüdrer. Wish you were hore.-Dad.”
.
It's hard to make head or tael of the ailver, market
these days.. .0 O
Why are some
·of our local ladk like typhoons? Because they're always up!
По
Aling:
Things were so quiet in leg House Strept П wook
agn that you could almost hear the shares falling.
co
Princess Elizabeth, and the three other children, will wear dresses When Swatow has Its new Nature note:-The Unofficial cut in early Victorian style, with skyscraper, things ought to look who was seen to perch on Batte pointed bodices, ankle-length up a bit.
Path on Thursday evening is belleved to have done no because -it-was-tired.--
skirts, and necks cut to a point.
They will each hav ̈ ̈old- fashioned hanging pockets, sun-
She was only a civil servant's pended by ribbons from the dress, daughter, but a fellow axed her to and their head-dresses will be be his wife, Jullet caps with blue ribbons.
☐ O Dresses for the grown-up at-
for The price asked
Rome tendants will have long, very full eccond-hand cars would seem to. skirts, with a slight "train" effect, indicate that the chauffeur goes fitting tightly, and flowing out with them, whereas they only go Iwards at the hem.
with the chauffeuri
bandeaux of, twisted velvet to match their dresses, and they will wear silver shoes.
The Council meeting was not Japanese trooju should be follow.prehension and the situation was kept waiting this evening-as ited by the Axing of the respon-well in hand. His latest informa-
previous sibility for the events of Septem-tion was reassuring-Renter and GANDHI AND PLAN In their hair they will have
some
has been
casions. Mr. Yoshizawa, the Japanese (China and the other Powers must delegate-in-chief, Was there in be based on the Kellogg Part, the good time, amicably shaking hands Lengue Covenant and the Washing- with all members of the Council Treaty of 1922, before the proceedings were
ber 18. Any discussions between British Wireless,
pened.
Dr. Alfred Sze was the last to arrive. He had been busy with his assistants deciphering his cabled! instructions frim Nanking.
The sitting opened at 6.20 pm. ( and the public part of the Hail crowded with spectators
WNH
anxious to witness the closing
cenes of the drama.
Commenting on the proposed
Mr. Yoshizawa, who followed, said that the Japanese Govern- ment has drown up counter- proposals to the Council'e resolution, demanding in pre- vims agreement between the Chinese and Japanese Govern ment on the fundamental prin- ciples governing normal'
DOLLAR JUMPS HALFPENNY.
GENEVA CRISIS REACTION,
rela- Due, it is thought, to reactions tions before proceeding to with- of the Sino-Japanese dispute, sil-
draw the Japanese troops.
FOR
FEDERAL COURT.
CONGRESS DEMANDS FULL POWERS.
CROWN'S RIGHT.
London, Oct. 23. During the discussion on the ver advanced 5/8 in London yes- terday, and in New York it rose proposed Indian Federal Court, in The Japanese Government would one-half. The effect was seen in the Round Table Federal Struc- resolution, calling on Japan to also submit that the withdrawal the Hongkong dollar going up ture Committee to-day, Mr. Gandhi withdraw her troops by November 16, Dr. Alfred Sze Baid the Chinese be supervised by represents this morning being quoted at 1 saft he thought the Indian dele-
tives of the Chinese and Japanese 234d. Government had hoped the Council
Governments and not by neutrals.
In the London market, China nud gates perches displayed insum would have found It possible to
The first three paragraphs of India bought. After the official clent trust in themselves and the
If we get many more of theno
about
the nasty insinuations
☐ ☐ The budget debate reminds us that if we tread on the other fellow's corn we are liable to get a thick ear.
ᄆᄆ
Some of these helmsmen cannot steer to starboard because they take too much port.
Wo saw a P.W.D. man the other It is understood that the clergy-Incapacity of our Cadots, they'll day wearing a red tle. And yet men taking part in the service soon be forming a Self-Protection it doesn't look as if they're goini:
to have hard winter. will be: Dr. W. M. Carter. Arch- Society.
| bishop of Capetown: the Rev. D. L. Secretan, rector of Balcombe: an-
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Looks as if somebody else has Hark the clarion call-u sterling other who is a relative of the been making a Chater Collection. appeal. bridgegroom, and probably fourth clergynian,
FALL IN SWISS FRANC.
FINANCE MINISTER'S
STATEMENT,
21
Berne, Oct. 23. The value of the Swiss franc hav-
□□
One of the worst things about
As we understand the position, sterling-paid Civil Servants insist summer is the mess it makes of
on being paid at the current rate our winter clothes, of the dollar-so long as it's low enough.
Ireland is free but apparently they have not yet decided which Irishmen shall have freedom.
OD
☐ ☐
He was only a fireman's son but he know a good thing in horo.
O
A Scottish query:-"What are ye Gandhi has wi' me?"
obtain auch withdrawal ore this-the Japanese counter-proposal are fixing, the murket ruled casier, due inability of an Indian National ing steadily fallen in the last week. And to think a Scotsman started Inspiration of at least two poatн.
Long Delar.
of the League Covenant."
this
CJORN-
He
on the
►
The bowls Interport proved, the Probably the effect of wandering pcross the green fields and among
0.0
Golfer (buying new outfit) :~~~ but a month had passed and the exactly similar to those
of the to outside offerings under the Government to conduct its affairs there have been rumours that Swit- situation remalnod
zerland would be forced to abandon this game." unchanged Council's draft resolution, except quoted rates. The market closed impartially.. despite the fact that a representa that the first sentence now reads: quiet,
The communal issue had also the gold standard, with an uncertain tendency. tive of the United States was now The Council notes that
The New York-London
coloured the discussions.
The Finance Minister, in a broad- differed entirely from the view cast statement this evening, how-
The worst of entertaining re- the wooda!" present with the Council.
declaration conforme to the spirit rate declined to 3.994.
Shanghai is quoted at Ls. 7.5/84.that the constitution would give ever declared that the Swiss franc lations is that they so seldom are.
anything
. . more than He expressed the opinion that
It goes on to recommend that the with the market uncertain.
the Locally, there are more buyers the Federal the framework, will remain firmly bused
gold standard.---Reuter.
We hear of a generous man who the delay in the Japanese evacua Chlause Government and
ordered asparagus and left a tip. tion was very long since the ne-Japanese Government immediately than sellers, but there is very little jurisdiction and start with judges cupation. It had already lasted confer with a view to effecting business doing. The undertone is to serve for a fixed period. five weeks and he had received such an understanding as Japan not strong. newa only that morning that the requests. Japanese had again dropped bomba from aeroplanes on Chinese pros perty.
No Fixed Date.
Dealing with the Council's draft Moreover, he sald, every hour of resolution, Mr. Yoshizawa said the continued occupation that the Japanese Government WON nassed might produce regrettable unable to fix any precise date for incidente.
the withdrawal of troops, but The Chinese Goverment would held tht their continued presence take further measures in regard (was by no means due to a desiro to the protection of Japanese to exert pressure on China, but
PRIZE-MONEY ALREADY
.
£1,000,000.
London, Oct. 28.
Df
Court and define ita
--
HONGKONG TRADE
· IMPROVES.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
BOTH UP.-
Public Works and public pays. - -
A. curious result of Thursday's debato:The man-in-the-street now up in the air,
"Hundreds of songs have been sung to the Danube," staten a.. writer. No wonder it's blue.
O D "The Dollar. Hangs Fire." Somobody is sure to get his Angers burned.
Stablo exchange
cry. Locking the door after the horse la stolen.
The rest should be left for the Federal Government to evolve. The fundamental belief of Con gross was that India should. have THE IRISH SWEEP. its own Privy Council. It based Its polley on trust and confidence and bollaved that the aupreme
A tennis club for domestic ser- authority to be established In
The Statistical Branch of thevants has been formed in a London ahould be responsible for fappointing judges, and for other Imports and Exports Department suburb. The members are sald
matters to-day belonging to the reports that the declared value of to specialize in smashes.
-100- Crown
merchandise
adiso imported into Hong- The prize-money subscribed to Other speakers included it ended September 80, 1981, amount.
P.
kong during the half-yearly period According to a doctor, a man's
He is usually particularly short, How can you endure 'ib millions AN
Plumping strong; against, as compared with Zafarullah Khan, who urred that
....
And alimming hard to cure it? prerogative of the Crowns and 71:8 millions more than the
corresponding six months of 1924. Under the 'now, economie should be left along"
representing an increase of 543.6 do not expect to be offered more The latest dangt on the way Zone as soon ad circumstances turned to the Oslony by the Ka.ment of judges should be made by and an increase of $243 millióna og En
millions as compared with 1930, than three fathings for their tirent includes bonding to tou ̈(Continued on. Page 145) | Mücedonia"Yesterylky"
as compared with 1924
nationals, but as long as the oc- was morely an obligation due to the Irish Sweepstake on the Man-cable moeting place for ad to 2.2.4 millions, an inérens, height varies from time to time:... Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
cupation continued he feared that the existing conditions. the feeling against the Japanese
would endure, while a withdrawal
of the troses would probably affect most salutory change in public oplaton
Complete Evacuation. "
Ha added that he understood
chester November Handicap is at an
who regarded Dahl-
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Mr. Yoshizawa again emphasis present a million pounds sterling, tho Federal Court,andem corresponding period can just after. Home leave.
od that the Japanese Government-Router.
has no territoriak ambitions in Manchuria and Armly intends to
сол
Sir William Horne, Vice Chancellor xercised, by the AP Exports totalled $268.8 millions, ditims at Home, meditativa people
withdraw her troops to the Rall of the University of Hongkon re Hydari urged, that the appoint
the Crown. Bittan Wirdest p