PROBABLE CHINA JAPAN'S ATTITUDE
MINISTERS.
EUGENE CHEN FOR FOREIGN OFFICE.
Nanking, Dec. 29. With the appointment of Mr. Sun Fo and General Chan Ming- Ahu as the President and Vice- President respectively of the Executive Yuan, the appointments to the various Ministrica trolled by the Executive Yuan will be announced in the course of the next day or no.
con-
A forecast of the appointments
Foreign
ON MANCHURIA.
WOULD NOT ACCEPT IT
churia
AS A GIFT.
TROOPS AGAIN MOVE.
Tokyo, Dec. 28. "Japan would not necept Man even na a gift, owing to enormous expenditure entailed in defending its extensive frontiers," decinred Mr. Inukni, speaking to representatives of the Press. He added that all Japan wanted in Was tu proteet her
jan follow Hr. Eugene Manchuria
Chen (Kuomintang Leftist and treaty rights. close friend of Mr. Sun Fo):
It has been learned that a state- Minister of War-General Hument re-aflrming the policy of the Ying-ching (many years the chief open door and equal opportunity lieutenant
of Chiang Kai-shek; will be published shortly, in the Minister of the Navy Admiral nature of a reply to the United Yang Shu-chang fan associate of States Ambassador, Mr. W.
Kai-shek); Chiang
Cameron Forbes, who it is revealed Minister of Interior.Mr. 14 called on Mr. Inukai on the 24th Wen-fan (Mr. Hu Han-min's chief inst. for the
of communicat- ing the ts of American secretary:
Minister of Eudication--Profes- interests in Mulaten that the Ku Men-yu (Kuomintang Japanese military authorities were Leftist);
interfering with foreign com- Minister of Industry.--Mr. Chen mercial activicles. Leftist); In his reply Mr.
nuked Mr.
Hor
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THE HONGKONG
THE REPARATIONS TANGLE.
ANGLO-FRENCH ACCORD
DESIRED.
TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER · 29, 1931.
Paris, Dec. 28.. It Is learned tint the British Premier's letter to M. Laval sug- gents preparatory discussions with, a view to a reparations conference. It is understood that M. Laval
NANKING ELECTION|
RESULT.
CANTON NOMINEE AS CHAIRMAN.
FENG RE-EMERGES.
Nanking, Dec, 28.
Lin Sen, Chairman of the Na- tional Government.
is ready to accept the invitation, the results of to-day's elections It is officially announced that which has not yet been sent, to a personal discussion with Bir. Mac-are as follows: Donald either in London or Paris. Political quarters welcome an of paramount importance the idea of a preliminary Franco-British onderstanding on reparations.
Although M. Laval denies that he us received any invitation from Mr. MacDonald, the French and British experts are at present con- ferring on reparations; but a meet- ing of Premiers is not likely to be held until the experis discussions have concluded.-Beuter.
Germany's Capacity.
London, Dec. 28. The full report of the special advisory committee of the Bank for International Settlements, convoked Germany's initiative In
Sun Fe President, and Chen Ming-ahu Vice-President, of the Executive Yuan.
Chang Chi President, and Chen Cheng Vice-President, of the Legislative Yuan.
Tai Chi-tao President, and Lly Vice-President, of the Lu-yin
Examination Yuan.
C. Wu President, and Chu Cheng Vice-President, of the Judicial Yuno.
It is considered significant that; the occupants of the six highest positions in the new Government are civilians,
Chang Included. The following nine members of Committee of the Standing
Kunter of mintang Ber. Yeh Forte to reconize the unormal ordine, with the provisions of the Central avcutive Council were
Kung-cho (Minister of Communi- | circumstances which necessitated Young Plan, is being despatched cations to be Peking Government the tentporary unavoidable inter-to the Governments concerned. In 1920, 1922, and 1925):
ference with trade, but promised Minister of Chief of Staff of the that Japan bad
inten- Bo
Sir Frederick Leith Ross, of the Army-General Chu Pei-teh (antion
retaining Manchuria, British Treasury, will resume thin army commander under Chiang and recondly that Japan would week the discussions in Paris with Kai-shek);
adhere to the open door policy the French Finance Minister. M. Director-General of Milliary and welcome foreign partici- Flandin, on the reparations con- Training Bureno. Marshal Lipation In Manchurian enter-ference arrangements. These con- Chai-sum, with General
Taurines as soon as normal conditions verantions were begun a fortnight Sheng-chi as Chief of the General were restored.
ago, and were suspended owing to the Christmas holidays.
Staff-Rencha,
+
THREE BANISHEES
CAUGHT.
ALL GET PRISON TERMS.
It is also learned that the Japan- ese Consul General at Mukden promised the foreign consuls that
Japan would take responsibility for seeing that the debts incurred by Chang Hauch-Hang's administra. tion to foreign firms would be paid by the provisional government at Mukden as soon as it was firmly established, while Jaran herself was prepared to indemnify any logas entailed by Japanese netton Banished at various periods of
-Reuter ten years each, three men, Wong Troops Hitting Hard Keung, Keung Kin and Wong Choi,
and Quick, were charged before Mr. Fraser at
Tokyo, Dec, 28. the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- Troops which stayed overnight ing with returning to the Culony
Al Tienchuangtai departed this before the expiration their moming to undertake a fresh ban- dit drive on the Peking-Mukden Railway. The troops are reported
Terme,
Wong Reung, Who was bunished in December, 1927, war sentenced to nine months' hard labour,
to be high spirits, despite the
i
Commenting on the Basle report,
elected this afternoon:
Chiang Kai-shek, Hu miu, Wang Ching-wel,
Fo
and
Han- Sun
was
Yu Yu-jen, Ku Men- Chu Cheng, Chen Kuo-fu,! Yeh Chulaang (who elected Secretary General of the Kuomintang).
The Standing Committee of the Central Political Counell will have unly
members, namely Chiang Kai-shek, Wang Ching-wei and Hu Han-min.
three
The Nanking group favoured the Daily Telegraph says. "With-Yu Yu-jen as chairman of the aut stability the world cannot re- National Government but the For a condi-Canton group supported Lin Sen. Capture prosperity. tion of stability. permanent-Renter.
1
Nanking, Dec. 28, Feng Yu-hsiang, who is expected
financial settlement among the nations la essential. We may justified in saying that the directo arrive late, to-night by special tora of the Cerman-economic train Toons up as an important conditions in which the payment of drama. It is stated that in view policy have set themselves to create gure in the Chinese political | obligations imposed upon Germany of Chiang Kai-shek's firm refusal by her opponents in theof any post in the new Government, war would be impossible. The
Feng Yu-halang is now favoured duty
the of
Governments in for the post of President of the conference is to devise a scheme Control Yuan. which will harmonise international debts with present conditions."
Feng arrived in Tsinan Inst night and was warmly welcomed by, his Han Fu-chu. The News Chronicle says, "Until former subordinate the whole question of Germany'at is learned that Feng is going to mercury reading thirty degrees be financial situation is satisfactorily Shanghai to see Wang Ching-wei the closing Keung Kin, who was Tanished } low zero.
built up, ordinary movements of immediately after En 1921, had returned to the Japanese light bombers are co-currency between one country and ceremony of the Kuomintang Cou Colony three times, and was sen-operating with General Amano's another will not be resumed, trade Kress to-morrow.-Router. tenced to 12 months.
brigade, which is advancing in will come to a standstill, and the The third man, Wang Choi, was three columns, driving all before financial paralysis from which the finished in 1921. He returned them. The Japanese apparently world is suffering will continue and in 1927 and
Imbished are employing the usual tactics of intensify."-British Wireless. for another 10 yours. He hitting hard and quick, giving their also sentenced to 12 months,
ponents no time to rest, the same Sub-Inspector Michael Murphy, as they did when chasing Ma Chun-
shan's troupe. who prosecuted in all three cases, said the defendants were arrested together.
was
The Japanese entered Tawa, on the Yingkow Railway Bae, after sharp fighting. They are expected to stay there overnight, continuing the bandit drive to-morrow in the AARVOLD WILL LEAD direction of Panshan.--Reuter.
ENGLAND.
TEAM CHOSEN TO MEET THE SPRINGBOKS.
London, Dec. 21. After the trial match on Satur- day, in which the "Rest" defented the "Prohnbles" by 16 points to 6, the following players were chosen to represent England against the South African Itugby tourists at
Twickenham on January 2:
Full-Back.-R. J. Barr (Leices-
Ler},
Three-Quarters.-C. D. Aarvold (Blackheath), captain; R.
WOMEN'S MORE DIGNIFIED WALK.
EFFECT OF NEW FASHIONS.
NEW
AUTOGIRO
AEROPLANE.
CROWN LAND.
PURCHASE BY HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES.
At yesterday'a sale of Crown laud at the Public Works Department, two lots situated at Fleming Road were
POSSIBLE TO LAND ON purchased by the Tung Wah Hospitai
ROOF TOPS.
Authorities.
*
The first let was an extent of 2,928 square feet of land, and was sold at 200,000, the upset price being $44,070. Bidding was very brisk. The second lat, comprising 6,463 square feet of land, was sold at $97.100. The upset price was $90,940. There was prac
Two new models of the autogiro neroplane, which may soon make it possible for private owners to land or take off in private gardens or on roof tops, were demonstrated tically no bidding at all in this sale.
at Banworth Air Park recently.
The third lot of land, about 980 One the 24-Is two-senter
Wir-senter square feet xituated at Wong Nol cubio machine, and
and the other-the Chong Road, was sold to Liu Kum- 19 Mark IV-u two-senter oprasing, of 14, Queen's Road, Control. Both incorporate the man No. 207, for $0,390, the upset machine. new three-bladed cantilever rotor price being $2,800, for windmill blade) stead of the previous four blades. system, in- Ate and the mechanical rotor starter
The deportment class-that ne- lected listitution, scorned since the passing of genteel young ladies has sprung up to date, led by the hand of the new fushions.
When women don their military the machine of the future" has short distance. It is claimed that coats or their grand-deme even- ing dresses they are pul to shame emerged from the experimental by their inability to look the part, stage, and it is, therefore, being
Gerrard (Bath), J. A. Tallont Automatically they throw up their placed on the market for any pri
(Cambridge University).
Tanner (Gloucester).
Half-Backa.-R. Spong Milihillans), W. II. Sobey Millhillians),
C. C
(Old
WHERE IS A MAN SAFE?
(Continued from Page: 6.) | vate owner to fly, attempt to | beads, Miders, and to regulate their to straighten stoop-
Senor J. de la Cierba, the de- I don't think so. Why 7" ing
signer, states that his next ma- She "Because I'm bored (Old douching gait. But in vain!
chine is to be one capable of carry-death." The
suited alipsbod bearing that
Myself "I'm sorry.” passengers. boyish dresses has held sway for ing six
Не and so women and girls too
hopes gradually to apply his She "Darling (note this inflec- long,
device to the to deportment classes.
the autogira Engot Stack, of the Women craft. In designing type of air-tion) you must take me out. We'll
Myself"But look here, I She"Well, of course, if you
Norman
Are
Forwarda. D. J. (Leicester), G. G. Gregory flocking to (Bristol); A
D. Carpenter (Gloucester), R. G. S. (Army and Richmond), C. Webb Great Portland-street, W., says:
chief weaknesses of the ordinary (Devonport Services), L. B. Saxby "To wear the mere dresses, espe- type of aeroplane-the long run don't want to (Gloucester), A. J. Rowley cially those that are tight in the the dangerous tendency to luse do."
on the
ground when taking off:
Hobbs Lengus of Health and Beauty, he nei out to solve three of tho a show or dance or something."
(Coventry), D. Hodgson.
WILL ROGERS
HERE SOON.
Myself (benten) "Oh, but F waist with the fulness dragged
the She Then what's all the funn round to the back, it is essential lying speed and stall; and for women to hold themselves cor-long glide and run on returning about 7"
to earth. "I think I have succeed- ed," he said, "I have abolished
DUE Belle Harding, a teacher of the need for a long run mud the
dancing, says: "Although these fashions have been in favour only tendency to stall."
ARRIVING ON NEW YEAR'S DAY.
Cinema-goers who have heard
the last few months I have noticed n change for the bettor. Women are holding themselves with great- er dignity.
and seen Will Rogers in the talkies FLOOD RELIEF,
will be interested to learn that he
is arriving here aboard the a. GENEROUS RESPONSE FROM President Taft
Day.
on New Year's
Rogers, whose droll wit has made
EUROPE.
Geneva, Dec. 28.
CHINA'S LATEST
NOTE.
Ubiquitous Eve.
That, as far as I am concerned, ia, of course, final, and I am drag- Red out against my will to some I had stifing dance hall. when planned a quiet evening with that latest novel. The whole affair is terrible; the crash appalling; the band shrieking and everything slaged, managed and finally pro- duced for the benefit of women. All round the room it is the same -men and women, men and wo- men. Is there no escape from this sort of thing? Is there no sport,
occu no occupation,
nowhere go and find a blessed skirtless en- vironment? I I have como to the of Japanese conclusion that there is not.
JAPAN EXTENDING
OCCUPATION.
Geneva, Dec. 28.
the innate
a man can
A fresh Chinese Note sent to the him known the world over, is the The Society of Friends, of League Secretariat details the highest-paid cinema star on con-Britain, and contributed £250 Inteat movements tract to-day. Incidentally, ho is for flood rollef in China, which, troops and calla attention to a pro. shortly to appear in two films nt with other suma, has enabled the clamation by General Honjo, the In the first place, had it not the King's Theatre, one of which, despatch of an Egyptian bacterio-Commander-in-Chief of the Jap grasping propensities of the aver selfishness and "Young As You Feel," has won high logist, assistants and a travellinganese forces in Manchuria. praise wherever it has been screen-amailpox and anti-cholera vaccine. Honjo's proclamation, takon
laboratory equipped with anti-
A woman we should have cer- The Note declares that General tain fields still reserved for the "He is at present on a vacation Among the Governments which conjunction with the troop move however, women
npccupation of men only. As it is, tour in the East, and whilst in the to aid in flood relief are Holland. mants, appeara to denote increas- themselves. insinuated their pre- HAVO intruded responded to the Longue's appeal North has been giving some home Spain, France, Poland, Denmark with the intention of extending overy known stronghold of man. ly advice, in his own inimitable
ing Japanese military activity, sonce by flattery and guilo, lato way, on the Manchurian crisis.
the occupation-Router.
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8.00 p.m. Local time and weather report.
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10.30 p.m. Rugby mid-day press
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ting ladies into their public rooms. In the first place, it might have been amusing to take one's cling- ing little lady friend at her press- ing request into a "big strong man's club. The novelty appealed both to you and to her. Novelties Boon wear off, however, and men are cursing the day when they ac- tually put to the vote the question of women's admission to clubs. They are a nuisance; not over- decorative as they plead—and very expensive.
our
and
A friendly men's foursome Пе the golf club is now in the process of being broken up. Women are admitted to the club-house, unfortunately
hide-bound courtesy demands that we never refuse when some flimsy Iittin If we "would thing asks give her a
Don't, if you can help it, play golf with a wo- man. It a regrettable experi-
ence.
For Woman's Beneft.
he
At one tímo a man could say with reasonable safety that was free from petticoats during business hours, but no longer can he make such an assertion. The nuisance, the
Rotary in everywhere,
once again a show of gentlemanly courtesy
at times when such fripperies are super- Aluous and tedious. She has in- vaded every office, stripping it of dignity and respect with powder and lipstick. Nor is there any escaping her. She has come, she is established, and she is there to atay.
a
Look at the average theatro or cinoma audianec, Four-fifths of It is composed of men and women in oqual
proportion.
Should man go.to a show alone or even in the company of a man friend. ho is looked upon resentfully by the women he knows best. "Thoy have sat at home; they have been bored to tears; he goes out to shows and nover takes them,” &c., &c. ...... So in desperation wo take them, and they sit back in amug satisfaction, and really think that we enjoy it.
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Everything is run for nowadays; women's interests pro- dominate in film, theatre, maga- zine and newspaper. Can we not, for a change, have some attention paid to us? After all, we make the money.
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