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二拜禮號七廿月十英港香
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1931.
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BTA SINGLE DOCT 19 DENTA
LOCAL BRANCH,
MOST MOMENTOUS VOTE OF RECENT TIMES.
WORLD CRISIS.
THE BERLIN TALKS.
Italo-German Agreement.
CO-OPERATION OF
ALL NATIONS.
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Berlin, Gel. 26. gratifications is expressed
al the results of the * conversa.
tion hetween Signor Grandi, the
While a sweeping victory for the Government is predicted, Labour enthusiasm
high in РИМЕ centrra, The picture was taken at
Ellington.
many
Halina Foreign Minister, and the GREEK INTRIGUE
Geramn Chancellor, which have
been brought to a cordial close,
Signor Grindi is leaving for Rome to-morrow.
-An official communique After that Dr. Bruening and
IN CYPRUS.
Signor Consul Deprived of
Grandi exchanged views on world political and economie questions with extreme frankness and ir very friendly spirit.
Authority.
The discussions revealed a far- MARINES LANDED. reaching
agreement
the
ensures which are necessary to cope with the present disastrous situation.
London, Det, 26.
BRITAIN GOES TO
POLL TO-DAY.
LARGE MAJORITY PREDICTED
FOR NATIONALISTS,
THE PRIME MINISTER'S
BUSY DAY.
London, Oct. 27.
TIDE OF TRADE
TURNING.
BIG ORDERS FOR LANCASHIRE.
SPINNERS NOW
ON FULL TIME.
London, Oct. 26.
Is the tide of trade turning" for Great Britain as a result of the suspension of the gold standard?
Further evidence that this is the case is contained in Newa from Lancashire reporting that the orders booked by the cotton trade last week were large enough to put the Lancashire spinning]
GREAT BRITAIN goes to the poll to-day to mis on full time.
cast the most momentous vote of modern times.
-
The rush of orders is mainly! jattributed to the arspension of the gold standard, but is partly due to the troubles in Manchuria and the destruction of much of Japan's cotton trade.
The mills previously had been working at only fifty per cent.) jeapacity.
Unemployment Decrease..
Mr. Winston Churchill addressing his constituents at Epping.
CANTON'S SEVEN DEMANDS.
Constitutional Reform.
FOR THE JOB
Poddar Bldg.
CHINESE OFFER TO JAPAN.
[SZE'S. LETTER TO
M. BRIAND. ~~
AN ARBITRATION TREATY.
Geneva, Oct, 20. China is ready to negotiate an arbitration treaty with Japan ri any time on the model of her trent with the United States,
This fact is revealed to-day in a letter from Dr. Alfred Sze to M. Briand, the President of the Leagu Council, a copy of which has been – Bent to the League Secretariat.
It appears that the proposal to negotiate such a treaty was inspir- ed by Lord Cecil's statement to the League Council on Saturday when he submitted that the divergencies regarding the interpretation Sino-Japanese treaties could be sub.. mitted to arbitration or to th Court of International Justice at The Hague-Router.
JAPAN AND LEAGUE DECISION.
Fundamental Principles
Explained.
FIRM ATTITUDE.
There is every confidence that the National Govern ment will be returned to power with a large majority, but no risks are being taken and yesterday's final frenzy of electioneering was even more întense than normally. The party organisers throughout the country mass- It is understood that Mr. J.1
ed big battalions of speakers for their final appeal to the Dr. Bruening and Signor Grandi H. Thomas, the Secretary of electorate, thousands of small meetings being held at at 30,000 is anticipated in this CHIANG MUST GO! the views of the Japanese Govern agreed that effective measures to State for the Colonies, has tele- comthat the world trade crisis are graphed to the Government of
almost every street corner. quito impossible without the
Nowhere was nelivity greater! Cyprus announcing that the systematie co-operation of all the King's Exequator empowering than to the Seaham Harbour divi- to-day's poll. therefore, is as fol- 25,000 and 33,000 and it is estimat- Seven demanda have been pro-issued for publication by the nations involved.
co-M. Alexandros Kyrou to act as sion of Burham. They
that agreed operation between nations must Greak Consul in Cyprus has! be based upon mutual confidence been withdrawn. and respect---Reuter,
alno
STABILISATION
OF THE $.
FRANCO-AMERICAN DISCUSSION.
The Premier's opponent is Mr. Coxon, the The order is an outcome of in-Secretary of vestigations into the serious dis the local,!
branch of orders in the island last week.
According to week-end tele-the
grams, the situation is still very
Labour
togose. though quiet generally, therefore an
jextrum e-
אויין
Parties of Marines and bluejackets strong have been landed to guard Govern- ment property, and a flight of aern-Deut.
There has been sent to the island
some row- From Egypt.
at the dyism The Bathorities are reported to have the situation well in hand, Premier's of the disturbs Carlier meet-
ings. bat latterly he has been
Washington, Oct. 28. The ringleaders The stabilisation of the pound in, anees ar burting deported. understand to have been one of the
Flag Turn Down.. principal objects of discussion by
national exchanges.
medium of exchange-tenters
M. Laval and President Hoover in! The Coloprání Office reports that their study of plans for the main the situation in the towns is tenance of the stability of inter-lousier except-in Kyrenia. There
¡was only a small police detachment/ It is authoritatively learned that of this town which had hitherto leading officials have agreed that been quiet but on Sunday a mob sterling must remain, the world was inelted to tear down and dus
the Commissioner's Union ¡troy
Jack and to host the Greek flag. Military reinforcements were soul and the situation is in hand.
He was most enthusiastically Reports from the country districts record minor disturbances, Includ. received in all districts, but it is ing the destruction of a bridge ani, quite clear nevertheless that Mr. the cutting of telegraph wires. Ramsay MacDonald's task in such Reuter and British Wireless, a definitely Labour seat is pro- bably the most difficult facing any candidate in the country,
Jows:
Conservatives Nul. Liberais
Liberals
Labour
49
12
1
A further decrease estimated
week's unemployment figures. The last two weekly returns have shown decreases of respectively
Shanghai, Oct. 27.
An official statement, outlining
ment following the League of Nations' woek-end decision, was
Hongkong this morning.
ed that these alone were equlva sented to General Chiang Kai-apraese Consulate-General lent to an annual saving to the shek by the Cantoness delegates
The étatement explains the State of approximately one and a to the "peace conference."
meaning of the "fundamental half million pounds-Reuter and
Among the signatories were Mr. | principles," which Mr. Yoshizawa British Wireless.
Wang Ching-wel and Mr. Wu Hon-declined to outline at Geneva. min.
Full Text.
kistvo kuhared and forty-eve SLIGHT RISE IN
Rents remain to be contested, the candidates for which do not ex- ceed 1,225, including 470 Con- servatives, 507 Labourites, 21 Na-h tional Liberals, 23 New Party. 25 Communists and 27 Independe ents.
Heavy Poll Expected.
SILVER.
AMERICA INCLINED. TO SELL.
pence
for
at
Full details have not been divulg ': ed, but it is reliably stated that the The text follows: Cantonese Jendórs are asking
On 22nd October, the Japanese (1) Invitations to all Commis-representative in the Council of pioners elected at the first, second the League of Nations proposed And Third Kuomintang Congresses, certain amendments to the resolu to attend the Fourth Congress,tion then before the Council with to be held shortly.
regard to two
the questions--(1) (2) The reorganisation of the withdrawal of Japanese troops to Central Government.
the Itailway Zone and (2) direct A slight rise in silver catsed the (3) The election of a veteran negotiations between China and given an excellent hearing. The In 1929, 79 per cent. of the elec- Hongkong dollar to appreciate and experienced Kuomintang off Japan. However, these suggested supporters of his rival include the torate went to the poll. Interest 1/8th this morning, the rate being ein! (not a military officer) as Pre-amendments, as well as the resolu wife of Lord Passfield, who was in the present campaign sis. 2.5/8d.
Rident of the National Govern- tion itself, fell-through-having-
failed to obtain the unanimous formierty the member for Seaham intense that it is believed that London quotations showed silver ment."
From an early hour in the morn- this percentage will be heavily up 1/16th for spot, with the for- (4) The abolition of the title of Approval of the Council."
AB lias been ward rate unchanged. India bought Commander-in-Chief. · ing, the Prime Minister was eu exceeded.
repeatedly by the Japanes Four hundred and nius of the spot, hat small business was re- (5) The introduction of a de-emphasized
the whole Man: of the constituency, in the course contests will be straight fights be-ported, America being inclined to
uged upon a condchensive tour
constitu- Government, finite programme
was churian affair
ocensiuned of which he addressed over thirty tween National Government sell at the quoted rutes. The martional reform.
it different meetings, mostly on viis candidate. There are 99 three-ket cloned quietly steady.
(6) The opening of at least the solely by a violent and provoca
tive attack launched by the lage greens and at street corners, vornered contests, including Silver was a quarter in New
preliminary stages of the Canton Chinese Army on the Railway Darwen (Sir Herbert Samuel's York.
Nanking
conference
Zone. Certain small contingents A Heavy Task.
sout), Burnley (Mr. Arthur Flen- The Shanghai market is stendy Shanghai instead of Nanking. of Japanese soldiers still remain-
at 18, 7.7/16d. and 171⁄21⁄2d. sterson's scat) and Seaham.
ing at a few points outside that The Hongkong market is th Mr. Henderson's Misfortune.
zone are insistently demanded by solutely dull. There are sellers at
It is understood that Chiang the danger to which the large Mr. Arthur Henderson has un- Is. 3d. and buyers at 1 1/8d,
Kai-shek has replied definitely to population of Japanese In that fortunately taken a serious chill but no business is reported, and was unable to take part per-
Japanese and Chinese securities only one of the points, namely, the region are exposed in life and pro- venue of the curly stages of the perty. The presence of such a limited number of troops is quite Ronally in the final appeal to in London are steady.
Unification Conference. If he succeeds in holding the Burnley, where he is engaged in
He is prepared to send five de-incapable of being represented seat against the miners' loyalty to a very hard fight to retain his
boat legates to Shanghal to open dis-a means of dictating to China London, Oct. 26, The London stock markets show.
their Labour Party organisers, he acat against Rear-Admiral Gordon
the present difficulties, will be entitled to claim a striking Campbell, V.C. the originator of Tak Yau and the coxswain of the cassions with the Canton leaders Japan's terms for a settlement of
were charget immediately-Renska, ed considerable strength through
victory for his recent policy. the "Q" boats, who is represent steam launch Peggy
In 1928 before the Hon. Comdr. Hole, at the ou to-day, based on anticipations
ing the Conservatives:
Marine Court this morning, with hay- regarding the political situation.
If on the other hand he is defeat. T
28,091 Henderson polleil Leading British Funds made
ind it will not necessarily affect his against Sir Ian Fairbairn's 20,- vessels outside two more their two other launches general advances ranging from a
holding oflice, for a ante Rent 187 and the Liberal's 12,602. The alongside the port aft gangway of the quarter to one paint, with War
immediately be offered elsewhere, combined Conservative and a.. Kingyuan, lying at buoy B 20.png)] - sausą natale sekto Lain Five Per Cent, five-cights
The Royal Observatory reports Home industrial Miss Ruth Nicholls, the noted Provided the Government secure Liberal votes may turn the scale, Both pleaded gulity. The first de- higher of 100%.
doubts fendant was fined $10 or a week that the typhoon has passed to the movements all favpured holders American airwoman, had another a strong majority, and this is re- though there are
imprisonment, and the second, who about the attitude of Free Trade had previous conviction, $15 or two east of Tokyo. The anticyclone Liberals.
jover China is stationary. Mr. Henderson fa confined to bed on doctor's advice.
STERLING SHOWS STRENGTH.
CITY REACTION TO ELECTION.
RUTH NICHOLLS IN PLANE FIRE.
ANOTHER NARROW
ESCAPE.
New York, Oct. 26.
Nationalists Confident.
and the market was very firm. Is narrow escape from death to-day garded as a virtual certainty, be the foreign exchange section, sterl- when her machine exught fire at will doubtless accept. ing showed renewed strength. Louisville, Kentucky, when she was British Wireless.
about to take off for New York.
Miss Nicholis jumped out of the window of the cockpit barely in time to escupe the flames,
BROTHERS SEEK AIR RECORD.
ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA VENTURE.
London. Oct. 26. Flight Lieutenant Leslie. Hamil ton, who formerly saw service in India, started from Lympne short- ly after midnight in a light aero- plane in a second attempt to break the England-Australia air record.
He is accompanied on the by his brother, Kenneth Hamilto
The airmen are flying
Later.
an all-
British machino with n__rauge of
National Government candidates are facing the pulling with the utmost confidence. Henvy polling The flier has only just recovered is anticipated, and a substantial from a mishap a month or two ago, majority for the National Govern. when she crushed during the pre- ment is freely predicted by well liminary stages of a flight acrosa informed observers not connected the Atlantic. The machine crashed with any of the party organisa- and her spine was injured-Reu- tiona. ter's American Service.
NEW FLYWEIGHT
CHAMPION.
FRANKIE GENARO
* KNOCKED OUT.
Paria, Oct. 28.
L
The result of the first contented election was announced last night. The "constituency" was the Univer- sity of Wales, and the voting re- sulted as follows:
E. Evans (Nat. Lib) ..: 2,229 A. Lowin (Welsh Nat) .......
Majority
some
Several mass meetings were held last night, when the prin cipal political leaders delivered final speeches. Mr. Ramany MacDonald addressed no fewer than five of such gatherings On the Stock Exchange yester day "majorities" were quoted at 195 to 199, which le one point: above the figures of the National Government on Saturday.
King Returns to London. The King arrived in London 314 yesterday from Sandringham by train and drove to Buckingham 1,315 Palace where he will hear the elec. tion results to-night and the following days. About 215 will
Mr. Evans, who is a barrister, bo declared to-night or early to- Fighting for the flyweight fo the sitting member and was morrow morning." ond thousand miles. Thuy are championship of the world. the Mr. Lloyd George's secretary from travelling via Budapest,
statinople and Aleppo.
They hope also to establish
Soon after reaching the Palace Con- French champion, Young Perez, to- 1918 to 1920. At the 1929 elec ho hold a meeting of the Privy night knocked out the Italo-Amor- tion, he defeated both Labour and Council at which business arising can, Frankle Genaro, the holder, in Conservative candidates by 1,041 from the Economy Act was trans- the second round of a fifteen rounds votes in total poll of 2,697.
acted. Beuter and British Wire- contest-Reuter.
The state of the parties before│Yes.
new record for a flight to India.
Reuter.
The coxswain of the motor
weeks.
Chiang's Answer.
WEATHER REFORT.
Mr. Wang Ching-wai and Mr. Sun Fo (right) photographed
in Shanghai two or threŭ days ago. “A curious hitak kas developed
in the megotiations 'betwean, the Canton loaders and Chiang Kai-shek.
Nothing is farther from the thoughts of Japan than to bring armed pressure to bear upon China in the course of these negotiations.
The Japanese Government have on various occasions given expres- sion to their firm determination to suffer no abridgment or diminu- tion of the rights and interests of Japan, which are vital to her national existence and which are. woven into the complex fabric of m har political and economic re- lations with China.
Recovery of Rights, Unfortunately, the so-called "recovery of rights" movements in China have recently attained extravagant developments, whiio feelings antagonistic to Japan have been openly encouraged in text books used at various school: In China and have become deeply seated in the Chinese, miad.
In defiance of trenties and re- gardless of all history, a vigorou agitation has been carried on in China with' the object of under mining the rights and interests of: Japan, oven the most vital.
As things stand at present. 'the complete withdrawal of
· Japanese troops to the Bouth. Manchuria Railway Zone, under. a mere assurance of the Chinese Government, would creato nit Intolerable situation, exposlani
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