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四井成 七月四港香
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1932.
日二初三
136 PELL
ANNUM
BINULE COPY 10 UENTA
THE LONG
SEE-SAW AT PEACE PARLEY.
PREMIER IN REVIVAL OF
HIDING.
HOPE.
BADLY MAULED CHINA READY TO
BY MOB.
NEWFOUNDLAND UPROAR.
"AID
WAR “VÈTS.”
POLICE.
St. Johns, Apr. 6. (Newfoundland) Bands of ex-Service men patrolling the streets in co- operation with the full strength of the police kept order in the city to-day, though tension still runa high.
The grave riots of last night are said to have been precipiated by the mishandling of the! mounted police, who were or. dered to charge, using them batons indiscrimately.
The crowd grew more and more incensed and were completely out
of band until darkness enme to. provide a breathing-space.
CLERGY TO RESCUE.
mauled:
Richard
COMPROMISE?
It
was
London, Apr. 6.
authoritatively slated in London to-day that the Sino-Japanese negotia- tions are progressing favour- ably and that an agreement is imminent.
Reports from Shanghai pay warm tributes to the efforts of the foreign observera to obtain a pacífic settlement, especially to Sir Miles Lampson, the British Minister. whose efforts have been unremit. ting.
It is believed that although a date has been mentioned for the withdrawal of the Japanese troops, it will probably not be included in the settlement.--Reuter.
ANGLO-JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP,
AMBASSADOR MEETS
BANKERS.
LINBERGH QUEST.
CONTACT WITH KIDNAPPERS.
SUCCESS HELD IN SIGHT.
Norfolk, Apr. 6.
Mr. Curtis, the well. known boat-builder, ha announced that he been i contact with the kidnap pers of the Lindberg! baby, who was stolen fron his cot on March 1.
He has been informed, h ays, that the baby is quite wel: Mr. Curtis, who has been as sting Colonel Lindbergh in the
been
charles Lindbergh, Parap af absent from Norfolk since on n of
Two of the latest photographs of carch for the child, has now been in kidnappers hands for mysterious mission.
more than five weeks,
He returned only this morn- ing and said he saw Lindbergh personally, but was hot free to
PHAR LAP'Say where.-Reuter,"
DEATH.
SUSPICIONS OF
FOUL PLAY
DISPELLED.
New York, Apr. 6.
4-POWER PARLEY.
London, Apr. 6. Emphasising that the Japanese Government have no intention of The escape of Sir
doing anything likely to provu Squires from the angry mob was harmful to Anglo-Japanese friend- nonnational. He was seen and ship, Mr. Matsudaira, the Japanese attacked when trying to escape Ambinuandor, speaking at a lunch from the House of Assembly, and given to forty influential duucfers connexion with lie tragic death
Any suspicion of foul play in → was knocked down and badly Clonely associated with the, Far
Four elergymen appeared guided gations regarding the course of has been removed.
East, tlenounced the Chinese' alle-of the-wonder-horse, Phar Lap, him to a nearby house and pre-events and various incidents in vented the angry crowd from Shanghai as "misrepresentation - entering his place of refuge. of the Inets
The mob remained outside howl. He stated that - Japan's only ing for three hours before begin-anxiety now was that the Chinese ning to realise that the
Prime negotiators in Shanghai were re- sorting to their usual practice of (procrastination.
DEATH OF MR. MANUK.
The whole community will hear with the deepest regret of the death of Mr. Malcolm Mannk, Secretary of the Dairy Farm, lee and Cold Storage Co., Ltd., which occurred this morning at the Canossinn Hospital, where he had been a patient, suffering from men- ingitis, for some days,
us
The sad news reached just as we were going to press.
Manchurian Interests.
Mr. Matsudaira further stated that Japanese interests in Shang hai were purely cconomic, but, her standpoint in Manchuria was dif ferent. Japanese politient and stategical interests were involved in Manchuria in addition to her Leonomic interests.--Reuter.
CHINA PROTESTS TO LEAGUE.
Minister had made his escape by THE BOMBING OF
the rear exit.
RETREAT OF CABINET. Meanwhile other menibers of the
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died of colic.
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JAPAN'S MANCHURIA HOLI
Miss Betty Gow, the English burro the Lingbergh baby, who dis-
covered his disappearance.
TWO LOCAL STEAMERS IN MISHAPS.
ULTIMATUM TO CHALLENG
CHILE.
RAILWAY CO'S THREAT.
TARIFF WAR.
Valpariso, Apr. 6.
The tariff war between Chile and the Argentine has developed into an economic tragedy.
The British-controlled Argen- tine Trans-Andino. Railway has
DANGER.
MEANS TO KEI
FRUIT
OF SACRIFICES
AN IMPORTANT INTERVIEW.
A series
Paris, Apr.
of vexatious
Co
Issued an ultimatum to the Chilean dences is Mr. Yoshizawa's expl Government Informing them that tlon of the causes of Japan's ac unless commerce between the two
countries is restored, the railway tics on Chinese soil, in the co will be closed down on April 20. of a special interview which The receipt of this ultimatum gave to the Petit Parisien's ap was officially announced by the Chilean Government to-day."
correspondent in Tokyo. its
If the railway carries out threat, it will mean cutting the only railway communication be tween the two countries. Freight Losses. The attitude of the Andine Railway is due to the fact that trade has been nullified since Chile placed a prohibitive tax upon Argentine cattle, with the result that the railway has lost over
Trans-
Haiching Hits A £1.000.000 in freights. Reuter.
Rock.
BUL, START „NOT B. & S. GROUNDING.
UNPROMISING.
FILM STUNT IN REAL LIFE.
Mr. Yoshizawa also made a else statement of Japan's atti towards the new Manchurian S declaring at the outset, accordin the correspondent, that the stor Japan's deciding to quit the Les of Nations was a fabrication,
Recognition Conditions.
question yet of recognising the Mr. Yoshizawa asid there wa Manchurian
State. Everyt
would depend upon circumsta and proofs of wisdom and the st fastness shown by the new St
Mr. Yoshizawa went on to that Manchuria was an
ent new independent State, forme the principle of self-determi tion. As long as it respe exlating Treaties, Japan was re
BUSTER KEATON'S de support and the Itine
LOVE-MAKING.
way.
Reports were current in the Colony this morning that two: London, Apr. 6.
well-known local steamers had As a result of the first day's badly come to grief in the fog A message from Menlo Park, deliberations, the Danubian Con-which has hung over the China California, states that the famous ference has agreed in principle Coast during the past few days.
(Reuter's Special Service).
"What We Have -" gelding's owner, Mr. J. J. Davis, that help must be given urgently The vessels said to be concerned is now satisfied that Phar Lap to the distressed countries along were the Douglas Company's s..
New York. Apr. 6,
He painted out that cush the Danube, but has been careful Haiching and the China Naviga-making in the "Sidewalks of Newment would not be made by Buster Keaton's method of love. Vences to the Manchukuo Goy The autopsy revealed that death to avoid any attempt to tie the tion Company's 3.s. Kweichow.
nibbling
York, is humorously recalled by Mitsui and Mitsubishi Banks. foxtail
Japanese Government but by Conference to # particular! It alfalfa grass or sodden barley.
transpires that both these a story from Beverley Hills, Call- Mr. Davis and his partner, Mr.
schemė.
steamers met with mishaps. the fornia, indicating that the famous former striking-a rock-nene Foo-comedian effected a reconciliation with Manchuria were destine Quite evidently, Japan's relat Teltor, are stunned and heart- broken.
It is learned that the pro-chow. Mr. Davis is arranging)
and the Kweichow going with his wife, formerly Natalle become closer still. to have the hide and skeleton sent
ceedings have already revealed ground at Cape Collinson.
Japan w Talmadge, by means a cleavage between Britain and Neither ship was, however, bad-phone records.
of gramo- abandon neither her enormous to Australia For mounting.
France
terests on the one hand and ly damaged, though the Waiching} Reuter-
her nationals Haly and Germany on the other, was slightly holed in her how.entitled:
Keaton Arst sent her record Manchuria.. She meant to the question of whether and
the fruits of her sacrifices of b Bulgaria should be included in damaged by water.
"You've Got Me Between the energy and money. In neither Devil and the Deep Blue any Danubian Federation.
Sea." case were there any personal in-Nothing happened. juries or loss of life.
He then tried: "All of You," without result.
THE STIFFKEY TRIAL.
RECTOR SHORT OF FUNDS.
over
The Conference is likewise in two camps at the moment as to whether the Danubian countries should confer separately..
Germany's Point.
a certain amount of
cargo
WITH
The Haiching experienced her accident when approaching Foo- chow, on Tuesday, striking a rock It Over" and this brought, his He then sent. "Can't We Talk) in a dense fog at the White Doks wife home. She was holed and cargo affected by the inrush of water, France and Britain favour lay-but she was able to proceed to ing the proposals of the Four-Foochow under her own Power Conference before a meat and arrived there without further! ing of the Danubian Government, trouble. while Italy and Germany desire a
Slight Damage. full conference of nine countries The Kweichow was coming from
the ground that
by the Danubian grounded at p.m. yesterday at alone might prove Cape Collinson. She was only
team KREUGER & TOLL
a scheme Tientsin to Hongkong when she
(Reuter's Special Service).
Geneva, Apr. 6.
London, Apr. 6, Government had disappeared, or The Chinese delegation in the
Consternation was cattsed at they too would have experienced League City is displaying renewed Church House, Westminster,
to- reached trouble,
activity, three Notes having been day, when counsel for the Rector countries The mob was in an ugly mood. despatched by Dr. W. W. Yen to of Stiffkey, Norfolk, the Rev. David-oppressive to Austria and Hung- slightly damaged and was refloat- but war veterans rallied to sup-Sir Erie Drummond to-day.
.
small ary.
5011. announced that the port the police and prevented an One of the Notes embodies a fund available for the defence be invasion of the liquor depot.
telegram from various public fore the Consistory Court had bodies in Chakar Province en exhausted and that therefore protesting against the Japan- the solicitors would have to with-
proceedings in the draw. Three Eastern Provinces. The only alternative will be that establishing an "legal govern the Rector will have to defund ment" thus preparing the way himself, which he is willing to do. for future annexation.
The Government has not re- signed. The report to this: effect was due to the fact that the Finance Minister, who ten- dered his own resignation some time back, asked the Governor to demand Squires' resignation in order to induce the crowds to disperse.
it is expected that a National Government will eventually be formed to clear up the situation. It will probably be headed by Mr. Allardyce, the Lender of the Opposition.
LADY SQUIRES HURT. Sir Richard Squires has not yet resigned, howover. He is still
in hiding.
exp
JUGGLERY.
nor
on
The feeling of the Japa people
this point unanimous and should no challenged.
A
The Shanghaj incident was unfortunate. They had not templated making conquests to act as they did by a serie Chinese soll, but they were dr vexatious coincidences.-Reuter
DEPRESSION ON NY. SOVIET LOOKIN TO FAR EAST
STOCK EXCHANGE.
The relief proceedings mooted barbour this morning, little the price, Waterhouse and. Company Improving Railw
nit the
Conference embrace
accounts
ed six hours later, arriving in the
New York, Apr, 0. The revelations by Messrs. worse for the experience. The regarding the, irregularities in the financial aid by France and which, so far as is known, was resulted in heavy trading to-day vessel was carrying general cargo, Britain and tariff concessions
of Kreuger and Toll, by Italy and Germany, which are
in the issues of that company. the principal markets for the
Kreuger and Toll shares fell distressed countries.
te one and a half and Interna- tional Match stock to two.
On the whole, it is felt that a Later, the prosecution offered very promising exploration of the The protest requests the League for the time being to place £250 whole problem before Four-Power of Nations to do justice to China, at the disposal of the defence and Conference was undertaken at its to restore China's sovereign rights to consider a further advance if first meeting and the delegates and to uphold the sanctity of the necessary when that is expended. are hopeful that valuable results Leaguc Covenant und the International instruments of peace.
(Continued on Page 7.)
ANTING BOMBING. The two other Notes deal with the bombing of Anting by Japan-1 ese planes and declare that Japan-
U.S.A. AND WORLD COURT.
ese troops have destroyed public ADHERENCE THOUGHT
property and seized merchandise
Lady Squires was injured in the fat Hwangte, where the Japanese face by missiles thrown by the mob troops are stated to have been Parliament Building increased by four thousand re-
ų eently.
outside
Reuter.
DOLLAR
AGAIN
DROPS.
WEAKER SILVER
PRICES.
not damaged.
POWERFUL RADIO STATION.
CHINA'S LATEST
SCHEME.
Nanking, Apr. 7. The Minister of Communications Jannounces that the Government is making preparations for the establishment of a new and power- ful radio station capable of com municating directly with atation in the world.-Reuter,
any
CONFERENCE.
POSSIBLE.
Washington, Apr; 6. Mr. H. L. Stimson, the Secretary The Noten also refer to the of State, appeared before the silver prices, the Hongkong dollar
In sympathy with a decline is THAT SILVER Mayor of Greater Shanghai's re- Foreign Relations NANKING-CANTON port on April 4 that the Japanese the Senate to-day and elaborated 18. 24. The local market is Committee of dropped 1/8th this morning to were appointing Chineas to inhis view that the Elihu Root still on the easy side. with little AMITY.
portant posts in the so-called formula for the adherence of the business passing, Political Bureau of Chapel and United States to the International
Silver dropped a farthing in organising police-Reuter.
Court of Justice at The Hague London, both epot and forward. would fully, protect the rights of
China and Indiu were small For returning from banishment bo- the United States. Nanking, Apr. 7,
fore the expiration of 10 years, a
Mr. Borah, the Chairman of the sellers, and there was poor sup The Coinage Sub-Committee of The Cantonese leader, General man named Chan Lam was sentenced Committee, said the prospect that port. After the official fixing, the the House of Representatives has Chan Chai-tong, is to invo a per Fraser at the Kowloon Magistracy present session on the accession of [Chiefly due to absence of offerings. State Treasury Department on tho
to nine months' hard labour by Mr. a vote would be taken during the market manent representative at Nanking this morning. Inspector Elaton said the United States to the Court was and General Yang Tok-chao will defondant was banished in 1999 and reasonably good,Reuters Ameri- quarter, but the market is stondy to participate in the proposed In New York, allver declined a question of Inviting Britain probably be appointed to the post. was found in the New Asia Hotel by
The cross-rate has improved to International Silver Conference, can Service.
$8.80
Reuter's Americon Service
NEW
--Reuter
APPOINTMENT PROPOSED.
the Police.
ruled
BRITAIN MAY BE INVITED.
Washington, Apr. 6.
quietly steady, decided to ask the advice of the
Stocks generally were one to three points lower. The day's turnover was two million shares, the largest for several weeks.- Reuter.
At least oma City worker was wall photo, taken at Ghomaster, Building, on time this morning, at the span
Efficiency.
Riga, Apr. Immediate measures are be
efficiency of the Soviet Railway taken by the Soviet to increage Siberia and the Far East. 12
The establishment of ape Administration Headquarters Irkutsk to exploit, and, if ze sary, increase the capacity of rallway will be the first movej
M. Klahkin, the Deputy C misar of Transport, has appointed Chief Administrato Reuter.
TIT FOR TAT
NANKING REBUFE
·MANCHUKUO,
Nanking, Apr.
A Foreign Office apolodu. states that the Foreign Oma the Nationalist Government t pecting a Note from the Manchurian Government" ing to Dr. Wellington-Koo'r Manchuris, but the Note h yet been received,do He added thatȚI officiallge Foreign Offer