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YOU - VATHA#Ħ MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29. 1932. 日四廿月正
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STRONG HOPES FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT.
JAPANESE NOTE TO LEAGUE SECRET.
HOPEFUL DISCUSSIONS AT GENEVÁ.
BRITISH MINISTER'S
OVERTURES.
STRENUOUS EFFORTS are being made to take ad-
vantage of the comparative quiet which has settledi
down upon the Shanghai front and secure a permanent
cessation of hostilities, great hopes having been encour- aged by the Japanese communication to the Lengue, the details of which have not been disclosed.
It is believed that it contains an offer which might
11 is reported that
THE JAPANESE REPLY TO SOVIET COMPLAINTS.
MOSCOW REQUIRES EXPLANATION OF FURTHER POINTS.
Moscow, Feb. 28. The Russo-Japanese diplomatic friction appears to have relaxed somewhat, although the Japanese reply to M. Karakhan's questionnaire of Friday has evoked Soviet allegations of breaches of the Portsmouth Treaty, an explanation being asked for the presence of Japanese troops on the Soviet-Korean border.
Our picture shows the US S. Los Angeles at sea, clinging ta * going mooring masi.
Chinata in America are me deihing får her purchast.
TARIFF EVADERS Agency today,
CHINESE BUYING AIRSHIP.
ANGELES."
render possible the establishment of a neutral zone, and THE U. S. N. "LOS. considerable activity is noted in diplomatic circles in! Nanking, where Sir Miles Lampson has assumed the leadership in peace negotiations.
If a settlement is possible at all, it is thought that the time is now ripe.
A late cable in another column reveals that the Japanese launched another determined offensive operation this morning, this time in Chapei,
DEFINITE PEACE
PROPOSALS.
SIR M. LAMPSON'S
EFFORTS.
Nanking, Feb, 29, 10,10 am, According to information given out ofheially today, Great Britain, Praner and the United States are working busily for the re-sptim of hostilities in Shanghai, which they hape to secure before the meeting of the langue Assembly on Thursday,
Sir Miles Lompzon returned, to
Manking yesterday, M Wilden, the French Minister is due today and Mr. Nelson Johmach the American Minister is exported in the near future.
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STRONG HOPES IN
EUROPE.
LEAGUE COUNCIL
MEETING.
Geneva, Feb. 29. The closest arerrey is being of rad reganting the contents of the Japanese communication to the Lengnis,
"FOOD-CARRYING. PURPOSES.”
New York, Feb, 28. Chinese in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Cuba are contributing funds for
the purchase of the United Stated dirigible. Los Angeles, "for the purpose of carrying food for the flood victims in the interior of China."
Mela ut the Parsity Cornell University have addressed a petition te President Ifnover asking him to place an embarry' on the export of arms and ammun. tom to China and Japan.
It is undercut that a private
The Faculty of the John Hop- change of views bad place yetkins University at Baltimory, sup Forday afternoon between mente ported by Cout Thousand five!
of the Costneit stud that it will beundret followed to-day (Monday) hy
BATTLE
RAGING IN
CHAPEI.
NEW JAPANESE OFFENSIVE.
Detalls of the dapanese reply to ja contract for the transportation M. Karakhan's questionnaire of Japanese forces on the Chinese were disclosed by the official Tuss Eastern Railway.
The Government in at present inquiring of the Japanese authori Mr. Hirota's reply took the form ties in Manchurian concerning the of a statement prepared in Tokyo activity of the White Gourds and and cabled to Moscow, for sub-the formation of the now Indepen-
han.
IN RACE AGAINST TIME. Nequent presentation to M. Karak-dent State.
DOCKS WORK 24,
HOURS A DAY.
Valiant Defence By ONLY CUSTOMS
Chinese.
NORTH STATION CARNAGE
(Our Own Carrespondent).
UNHURRIED.
(Reuter's Special Service).
London, Feb, 28. Not since the Spanish Armada | has such a fleet of ships raced to. wards the British Isles us la now)
invading our peacefully from the seven sens.
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PROTECTION ONLY. NO KNOWLEDGE.
The Japanese statement The Japanese Government de phasises that the only object in elares that it has no knowledge of the despatch of troups to the cast [the proposal that the Japanese of Harbin is to protect Japanese
Command at Harbin should sign
HONGKONG LEGAL
CHANGES.
MR. FITZROY LEAVING GOVT. SERVICE.
Mr. II. Somerset Fitzroy, Public ports Prosecutor and Assistant Attorney
mubjects and the Government re- quests the Soviet's permission to transport troops to Imienpo and Hailin, at the utmost na they do Inot intend sending troops to the
Soviet frontier.
Finally, the statement anks the Soviet Government to feel con- fident that the Japanese forcon will not violate the interests and U.S.S.R. on the Chisene Eastern Railway,
the
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SOVIET AGREES.
M. Karokban has replied that Over two hendred steamers are General, sovers his connexion with in view of the special circum- Shanghai, Feb. 29, 11.53 n.m.
Hongkong Government as stances and particularly as the engaged in the race against time, the The quiet which reigned in
hurrying to land their cargoes be-from 14-day nud, according to his Chinese authorities In Manchuria Chapei all day yesterday' was
fore The Free Trade ora ends in present plans. he will go into and the Chinese section of the disturbed carly this morning
Britain on Monday night. private practice again. The office had applied for permission to Chinese Fastern Railway Board when the furious rat-tnt-int The docks in London are nowwhich he ventes will be filled by transport Japanese troopy, the of machine-gun indicated
Jehoked with vessels auc besides,
Th¦ Mr. R. P. Lindsell, Acting Puisne Soviet Government agrees to per- that the rival forces were at hundreds of men expert in close gripa.
quick handling of cargoes, hun-Judge, who is being relieved by mit a limited number of Japanese Sofession! men and
traps to travel by the C.E.R. are Mr. Justic Wood. Later observation revealed dreds of ensual labourers burdiness traders, have petitioned
Arriving in Hongkong in the from arbin to Imielpo or Hailun. on condition that the Japaneac elak meeting of the Council of President Bower to signify their hat the Japanese forces had working night and day by the sid
middle of 1924. Mr. Fitzroy was Government gives the assurance French. Premier, wh Twelve, including M. Tardiet, the support of any economic measure launched an offensive in the re-fare-lamps on the docksides.
The wages bills is tremendous, admitted to practice 25 is expected to restore prace in the Far East.gion of the North Station and, from Paris,
Bomber's American Service. that the Chinese were slowly but shippers are finding it much Barrister-at-Law in Hoogkong in that the rights and interests of
cent. July, but in April, 1927, he was In the meantime, Coturnirjatas
giving ground, while fighting cheaper than the ten per
duty.
given the newly-created post of tens with the Far East are provi
every inch of the way.
The only people at the dock- Public Prosecutor, with his office Aeroplanes were up this mersite who are nat lustered ort Police Headquarters.
M. Karakhan then questioned ning heavily bombing the Chinese hurrying are the Customs officers, } Mr. Filaroy was. called to the Mr. Hirota on two points affecting positions in the region of the Com-who close their sheds at the usual Bar in January, 1910, and prac- the, Portsmouth Trenty, which mercial
en 'completed Livir deadly hour denite the quene of would-tised until the outbreak of the the Japanese Ambassador pro-
served on War, when he
the mined to wire Tokyo Immediately. Admiralty War Statt in the In-
The first point suggests that the telligence Division and later utilisation of the Chinese Eastern
Officer. Sub- Military Control sequently he acted as British Vice
eding and there are good grounds POPE AND WAR IN for believing that the
FAR EAST.
present
NANKING INTERVIEW. Chinese reports declare Sir Miles Langon conferred with situation holds out real prosperts Mr. Lo Wen-kan, presenting def a settlement,
finite proposals for a cossation of Mr. Matsudaira, the Japane hostilities and the creation of a Ambassador in Londei, interview- neutral zone.
ed Sir John Simen last avening.
An extraordinary arsting of the | Router. Government's Foreign Relations Committee dreided that if the
RADIO BROADCAST
MESSAGE.
Vaflean City, Feb. 28. At the conclusion of a wireless Frondrast message on the occasion
ruins, and when
work, the attack began. Street Gghting is still going on, heavy brille and machine-gun tre sound- jine from the North Station area.
The fighting is confined for the! moment to this area and light |
the migstonary. Sister Assunta exchanging fire.
ini Onllotta, who died in China 1905, His Holiness the Pope gave |
Powers able to induce Japas| NEW MANCHURIA of the reading of the virtues of artillery on both sides are freely
Chins, then the Chinese Govern-
to erase aggresive action in
ment will be in a position to dig
ensă petre propoents.
The meeting emphasised that
GOVERNMENT.
the action of the Chinese troops at HEADQUARTERS AT
Shanghai was purely in self- defence-Reuter,
AMERICA AGAINST
BOYCOTT.
ATTITUDE TO TRUCE PROPOSALS.
Washington, Feb. 29. The Government has an- nounced, prior to the meeting of the League Assembly, that it is strongly opposed to a boycott of Japan.
CHANGCHUN..
S.M.R, CONTRACT FOR ERECTION.
Mukden, Feb. 29, It is reported that the, South Manchurian Railway Company have signed a contract with the new Manchurian Government for the direction of new Government :buldings al Changchun.
The seat of the new administra-
tion will cost $20,000,000 to build and one third of the amount has been paid.--Renter
Apparently the Government is not completely agreed upon the issue, as it in added that President Hoover and other members of tho Government and legislators are "almost unanimously opposed to į countries concerned. the boycott.
American observers in Europe have also advised the State De- partment that the major Powers are agreed in the United States attitude,
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WAR ON CIVILIANS.
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this
It would be tautamount WAT upon civilians and would generate bitterness, leading to violence against the citizens of
RECOGNITION POINT. the hoveotting countries residing in the boycotted countries and vice
As regards the new Japanese versa. trace offer, it is authoritatively International violence might re emphasized that the United Statos sult from the responsibility of nil will decline to recognise any nations to protect their nationals. Japanose galus, either in Shang-1 It Is. learned that President
hat
TANKS IN ACTION,
be tariff invaders.
POWERS STILL IGNORED.
Consal at New York.
A
the U.S.S.R. will not be violated.
TREATY VIOLATION.
Railway for strategical purposes violaten Article Seven of the Trenty, and the Soviet Government enks for assurances on this point. MORE TROOPS LANDED
Second, the Soviet Government rudio message picked up IN SETTLEMENT.
in declares that it has veriẞed in- Hongkong at 312 yesterday morning formation renching Moscow that a blessing to those two great Shanghai, Feb. 29, 11,30 x.m. Shanghai. Feb. 29, 8.50 a.. from the sa. Hwa Iwa, which was Japanese troops are massing, near peoples of the East upon whom
With aeroplanes dropping high Another Jupritese transport then ten miles from Swatow, stated the Soviet-Korean border, which is attention of the world is at explosive bombs and artillery fir-rrived in Shangul this morning, that she had lost her propeller on in contradiction to Article Two of present fixed.
in shell after shell, Japanese going
alongside the Wayside Saturday evening and was not under the Treaty, and in connexion with The Pope altributed the world's tasks and infantry launched a
the Soviet desires Wharf, in the International Settle-control. The vessel was on her way which, wars and troubles to immorality, general bifensive against the
{explanation--Reuter, from Shanghai to Canton. mont-Reuter, avarice and pride.--Reuter.
Chinese positions in Chapel at 19,30 a.m. În a determined offort lo
break through the Chinese lines.
The incessant rattle of machine guns and the thunder of artillery disturb the comparative peace of the Settlement which is bathed in bright sunshine,
DOLLAR STILL UNCHANGED.
SLIGHT SILVER RISE
REPORTED.
The Hongkong dollar remains unchanged to-day, with the market lifeless, walling on developments
in the North,
Silver was up 1/16th in London, both spot and forward. China; And the Continent were amall buyers, with the market quiet.
New York reports a 1/8th on a quiet market.
Although subject to an inten- sive bombardment with acrinl bombs and shells exploding in their midst, the Chinese troops are valiantly holding out and replying to the Japanese fire with trench mortars and machine-guns.
'SUPERB DARING.
In addition, a few of the braver spirits, regardless _of almost of certain rike
death are running Into the open and throwing hand grenades at the oncoming tanks.".
Very fierce Bylting in proceed-
EINSTEIN URGES BOYCOTT.
APPEAL TO UNITED STATES.
Pasadena, Feb, 28.
er Manchuria, obtained by Hoover directed Mr. Stimson to Professor Albert Einstein to- violation of existing treaties. despatch his Noto to Jannn_ a day broadcast an appeal through- |
High ocials point out that a January 7, and also that the Tur- but the United States urging an boycott of Japan might easily opean Power wors doubtful whuaconomic boycott to force Japan lead to war and lead to the closlogther they could tako such action.to conso hostilities against China,
various industries in all Router.
-Renter
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LYTTON INQUIRY
COMMISSION.
ARRIVAL IN TOKYO 'ANNOUNCED:
Tokyo. Feb. 29. The League of Nations Com- mission of Inquiry in Manchuria, headed by Lord Lytton, arrived in Tokyo to-day-Router.
Chinese manaing a quick fringʻanti aircraft gun, sit all day long in the Golds and gardens and com. pounds of Chapel, watching-for an upamy bombing party. Thay haya had a measure of múscuss with 'thère: deadly "amurais waspóna,: For the most part, the gunners are Inexperienced, But they are showing
an