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NO •C+AQX# THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1932.
日九初月三
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ARMISTICE NAZIS
FAILURE.
JAPANESE AND How Many
LEAGUE. Feet Has a
OFFICIAL CHINESE
STATEMENT.
("Telegraph" Special).
Shanghai. Apr. 14. The suspension of the armistice negotiations in the subject of an official statement issued to-day by the Shanghai Office of the Minis- try for Foreign Affairs.
Tho statement declares that everything now depends upon de relopments at Geneva, the Chinese delegation being unable to discuss the matter further until the Lea- gue Council have made some move in the matter.
The
Japanese Charges,
Japanese charge that the Chinese delegation la trying to avoid its responsibilities by re- ferring the matter to the Lengue of Nations, in branded as ground
leas.
"The facts are too plain," the statement declares," for the world to conclude who is really respon sible for the suspension of the con-
ference."
On the Fronts.
Monkey?
THREE GUESSES PERMITTED.
CUSTOMS SOLUTION.
(Router's Special Service).
London, Apr. 13. Does a monkey lay claim to the possession of feet, and if so, how many?
This rather interesting biologi- cal question was presented, with rather humourous results, to the
when Customa authorities
Aix monkeys arrived at Folkestone shortly after the new tariff was im- posed.
The problem has since been the and subject of correspondence deep thinking in several places.
The Southern Railway, on be half of the consignee, submitted that monkeva were quadrupeds and that they were for that rea- son exempt from duty.
Port Contention.
DUNLOP
Motor Cycl
Tyres
"South China Morning Post Mdr.” Tol.
VICTIMS OF DRAMATIC COUP
Nazi storm-troops on the march, saluting their leader, Herr Adolf Hitler. The Government has feaved order for
the dissolution of this tremendous organisation and has indicated intention to employ ruthless methods.
TELEPHONE
HOAXER ACTIVE. GOVERNMENT
The Port Customs, on the other FALSE CALL FOR hand, decided that monkeys were bipeds, contending that they have two hands and two feet and were liable for duty.
Meanwhile, the breakdown has had no important result other than the resumption of student activity which might easily prove danger ous. The troops of hoth sides are
The problem has been finally reported to be working stendily putting now touches to their de-solved by the Honourable Board fences, but both sides have been of Customs in London which has careful to refrain from any hostile ruled that monkeys are qundru- manous mammals, having four hands and no feet!
act.
It is believed that Sir Miles Lampson, who played an impor tant part behind the scenes at the recent discussions, several times! preventing a collapse, failing only at the last ditch, is leaving for Peking' ahorly.
Gloomy Predictions.
It is stated that Sir Miles will immediately if the return
Con- forenco
is resumed but the fact that he has decided to leave is generally interpreted as a lack of belief in the likelihood of an early resumption.
It is reasoned that the League Council will find it extremely difficult to lay down principles which will satisfy both parties to the extent of persuading them to renew conversations.—Itenter.
Prepared for Worst.
AIR LINERS' FINE.
RECORD.
2,000,000 MILES: NO MISHAPS.
London, Apr. 13. During the past seven years, the Imperial Airways fleet operating. between London and the Continent and most of the Empire air routes. have flown 8,710,000 miles, carry ing 210,000 Passengers and ap- proximately 8,000 tons of freight and maile.
AMBULANCE.
DANGEROUS TRICK IN KOWLOON.
It was disclosed to-day that the Kowloon Fire Brigade have again. been the victims of a practical jokee with a perverted sense of humour.
Twice on Tuesday they received calls for an ambulance which were subsequently discovered to be false,
The first, sent in a tone of dis tress over the telephone, requested that an ambulance be immediately
lispatched to 667, Canton Road.
The people there disclaimed need for the ambulance and registered blank astonishment on being asked if they had sent for it.
The call was træeed to, telephone} number 57796, which led them to a coolie doss-house, where the in- mates strenuously denied having
sent off the message.
Later in the day, upon receipt of The triple engined Armstrong Siddeley air liners on the London- a second call. the ambulanco-driver Canton Continental service have now flown took his vehicle, to 604,
more than 2,000,000 miles without | Road, another houx. An effort any mishap resulting in injury to was then made to trace the un- their passengers or crew.
known joker with the assistance of
In 1919, when the commercial services began, the daily
Shanghai, Apr. 14. Reports from Nanking suggest that the Government is taking
the troops in air steps to reinforce the Shanghai uren and laying in milengo was less than 500, while lurge stores of food-stuffs and the new Imperial Airways liners flyingboats cover more ammunition at Soochow, leat there and should be a resumption of hostili
6,000 miles every day. British Wireless.
ties,
General Cheung Wai-chang, the Canton aviator, former head of the Aviation Administration in Nan- king, arrives in Shanghai to-day. Rengha.
WIGHTMAN CUP TENNIS.
MRS. WILLS-MOODY LEADING U.S.
than
DOUBLES TITLE.
The match between SA. and H.D. Rumjahn and the Goldman-
Fincher combination for the Open Doubles Tennis Championship will DOLLAR DROPS A be played this afternoon, commenc-
ing at 4.15 p.m. FARTHING.
LOWER SILVER PRICES. Reflecting decline in silver both in London and New York, the Hongkong dollar this morning dropped a farthing to 18. 2.3/80. The local market is quiet, on the ensy side. Small business has been done 2.7/8d.
inter-bank BRITISH RUM-RUNNER
London, Apr. 18. The English Lawn Tennis As sociation has received a cable from
Silver dropped 3/16ths in Lon- the American L. T. A. stating that the team to represent the United don, both spot and forward. were small States against Great Britain in América and Chinu
the Wightman Cup Contest at sellers, and the market was very Wimbledon has been selected. qulet. After the official fixing, the America market ruled idio, with
Mru. Wills-Moody will make the journey, her companions being Mrs. Harper, Mias Jacobs, and Miss Sarah Pallroy.
The contest is being played on June 10 and 11,—Router.
M.P'S DELEGATION TO BERMUDA.
PARTY LEAVES LONDON TO-DAY.
London, Apr. 13.
a small seller at 1/16th under the quoted rates.
Now York reports a drop of n quarter, with the market duil.
MENINGITIS.
FOUR NEW CASES YESTERDAY.
RANSACKED.
SWIFTLY.
ACTS
HITLER'S PRIVATE ARMY TO DISAPPEAR.
HINT OF DANGER TO DR. KOO.
JAPANESE DROP WARNINGS.
NOT WANTED IN
MANCHURIA.
Peking, Apr. 14.
It is reliably reported that Mr. Yoshida, the Japanese Asscasor on the Lytton Com mission has privately warned the Chinese Counsellor that there will be possible danger to Dr. Wellington Koo if he visits Manchuria.
The spokesman of the Japanese Delegation is reported to have the Chiness Assessor's Office and expressed concorn regarding Dr. Wellington Koo's proposed visit, declaring that he is likely to be exposed to personal danger.
called upon a representative of
The members of the League Commission yesterday afternoon discussed plans for spending the summer in China.-Router.
Secret Communication
Shanghai, April 14 New has been recolved that a very important question was asked by Mr. Cocks (Labour) In the House of Commons last night, in-
SWOOPING DOWN WITH DRAMATIC SUDDEN- quiring regarding the nature of
ing
to
of
NESS UPON NAZI HEADQUARTERS ALL a Japanese communication relat
the application OVER GERMANY, THE BRUENING GOVERN-the Lengua Covenant In the Man- MENT CARRIED OUT A REMARKABLY DARING churia dispute. ANTI-HITLER COUP.
The Cabinet authorised a proclamation ordering the dissolution of the Nazi storm-troops and within a few hours steps had been taken to give effect to the decree in all parts of Germany, the swiftness of the action suggesting that the coup had been well planned for some time. The blow apparently came so unex- pectedly to the Hitlerites that only minor disturbances have occurred, but-
GERMAN CABINET'S DECREE.
closed down several Nazi headquar. and ters, impounding documents all correspondence.
Hitherto there have been no dia-
He asked further what action the British Government contemplated regarding this communication.
Captain Anthony Edon, Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replied that Sir John Simon was unable to state the nature of the Japanese communication - which was made confidentially, or to make any statement as regards the action of the government. Captain Eden, replying to an- other question, said it would be for the League Council, not the Bri- tish Government, to take appro- priato action if the Manchuria Government's abjection to Dr. Wel- lington Koo' visiting Manchuria is nor arranged locally-Reuter.
Mission's Attitude.
In the
London, Apr. 18. Commons to-day, the
Berlin, Apr. 13. The Government took the whole of Germany by surprise and struck a heavy blow against Herr Hitler and the Nazis, by a Proclamation turbances anywhere in the Rhine-Parliamentary Under-Secretary for ordering the dissolution of Hitler's land zone. private army, the Nazi atorm- troops.
The order for their suppression
Later.
decree, Resistance 106
of arms, if public safety is eadan- HAMBURG TEAR-GAS. gered.
un
Foreign Affairs, replying to a ques- tion regarding the alleged obstacles The Nazis almost everywhere recently set up by the Manchurian the Administration to the entry of the taken by surprise by were was made by virtue of the article speed of the execution of the anti-League Commission of Inquiry and of the Constitution empowering the Nazi
its Assessors, stated he was President to take measures to re-offered in a few places, however.
aware that thore wore any such abstacles, except, according to Press store order, if necessary by forco
reports, some objection on the part of the Manchurian authorities to At Hamburg, for example, the Dr. Wellington Koo visiting Man- police found the Nazi headquarters churia with the Commission. filled with tear-gas and had to Its Chairman, Lord Lytton, has already publicly announced his at- the Commission would go to Man- titude on the matter, namely, that churia with Dr. Koo or not at all. In reply to a further question, it
UNANIMOUS DECREE.
The Decree states that the mem
•
the Telephone Company. It was discovered that the number was not 54204, as stated by the sender of the second call, but was actually bers of the Government were unani-smash the windows and wait for
Five arrests were made. 56006, belonging to the Kwong Chi mously in favour of recommending some time before they could enter. the dissolution of the Fascist
The Nazis allege that the Police Theatre at Yaumati.
storm-troops, which applies, in fact, to all Nazi military organisations, have exceeded their competency in
Anyone continuing in member- that they havo searched and clon was stated that the British Govern- ship that military andres ed not only the storm-troop bar-ment had no news of any intention racks, but the Nazis political on the part of the Japanese Govern will be punished by at least a
ment to recognise the new adminis- offices. month's imprisonment.
It is stated that Nasi deputies of tration in Manchuria in the Im- mediate future. So far as was STATE WITHIN STATE. the Reichstag and members of the known, the Japanese attitudo re- It is officially explained that the Prussian Diet have been arrested, mained as stated on February 22nd. existence of such military organisa while a considerable quantity of-British Wireless. Itions as those controlled by Herr Nazi election material,
Hitler might lead to conditions been used in connexion with the similar to civil war, and the forthcoming Diet elections, New York. Apr. 18.
Government la determined to inter-
been solzed.--Reuter, The Fedoral Judge at Rhode vene ruthlessly with all the means American at its disposal against any such Island to-day found coastguards guilty of theft aboard effort to create a State within a tho British rum-runner, Mas- State. kinongo, which was seized in De- cember Inst.
U.S. Coastguards on Theft Charges.
The Government declared its conviction that in this matter it is supported by the majority of the German people and adda that the Decree does not affect the Nazi Party Itself, which has exactly the anmo liberty of action as all other political parties.
to bave
has
SIR JOHN SIMON.
ATTENDING AMÈRICAN
SUNDAY OPENING OF CINEMAS.
CLOSE FIGHT IN COMMONS.
DINNER.
London, Apr. 13. The Foreign Secretary, Bir John Simon, is to-morrow returning to The crew of the vessel accused the coastguards of stealing valu
London from Geneva by air to attend the dinner of the Pilorias able equipment, food stores, large quantity of cigaroites and
Dacs American Society in London, at which, the now United States the personal effects of the seamen,
Ambassador, Mr. Androw Mollon, The constguarda also seized Four cases of meningitis, two
London, Apr. 13.will be the principal guest. Members of the United King-from Victoria, one from Kowloon forty-three sacks of liquor.
Sir John will probably return on The crow mado depositions re-
The Bill legalising the BundayTM
Geneva.. Hle dom branch of the Empire Parlia and one from Aberdeen, were re-
Opening of Cinemas was given a Friday to
being temporarily mentary Association, joining the partod to the Medical Ofeer ofgarding the, thefts in Nova Scotia
It is indicated from Cologne that second roading in the House of is
Lori Londonderry, who Parliamentary delegation now at Health in the 24 hours ended at and these were forwarded to the
United States Federal Judge, who the Rhineland and Westphalian Commons to-day, by the narrow by
Geneva to-day. Bermuda, headed by Lord Askwith, midnight. will leave Landon to-morrow.--- A Kowloon case of small-pox gave his decision In the case to- police are already enforcing the margin of 18 votes, 235 voting for flew British Wireless,
was also reported."
day.Router.
anti-Nas decree, having siready and 217 against.--Reuter.
COLOGNE ACTS.
to British Wireless,
place] takon
The finish of the Grand Natio showing Forbra providing – Sw
fortunes in unexpected, places:
'QUAKE PERIL PASSED.
ARGENTINE ASI
FALL STOPS.
VOLCANIC SAFETY VALVE.
Buenos Aires, Apr. 19. The steady rain of ashes ai cinders from the volcanoes of ti Andes has at last ceased to falls, Argentine territory, the w having veered to the sout
It is officially declared that. have been no fatalities and no in portant material damage in gentina.
One of the country's most pr minont geologists now expresse the opinion that a severe earth quake is impossible enormous quantity of volcanic as thrown up represents the wast products of the volcanic safet valve, which removes the dange of violent earth tremors.
Ash Harmless.
Experts are of opinion that th volcanic ash which is spread over the country is harmless, 1 fact may prove very useful in th manufacture of cement, etc.
Meanwhile, people
th affected region are calm and th railways are now working not mally-Reuter.
in
SPIRIT MEDIUM LIBEL CASE.
TALKIE-EXPERT UNIMPRESSED.
(Reuter's Special Servion),
London, Apr. 13.
A talking-film of one of Mrs Meurig Morris's trance sermons was witnessed by the jurors prior to the resumption. to-day of thị hearing of the libel action she h brought against the Daily Mail.
It had been suggested that "pay: chic forces" broke the rope used to hold the microphone in the studio during the production of the "talkie," but a staff member ex pressed a much more mundane `view,
He declared his opinion that it was more likely that the excessive
heat of the lamp caused the rope to break.
SHANGHAI'S NEW COUNCIL.
MR. A. D. BELL ELECTED
CHAIRMAN
Shanghal, Apr. 14, The now Shanghai. Municipal Council mot at noon. to-day and elected Mr. Alexander Dunlop Bell
chairman, and Mr. H. E Arnhold as vice-chairman.
дя
Mr. Boll has spent twenty-five yoars In China and was with Bar Jow and Company.
EAST AFRICA RAILWAYS.
London, Apr. 18. The Colonial Secretary has aỹ
Gibb pointed Mr. Roger conduct Investigations fato
way questions, in, the eBa tish East African ↑ tárritories: British Wireless,