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CHINA URGES ACTION GERMANY SURPRISED Nanking Invokes the Nine-Power Treaty Disappointed by Tone of British Note
FAMOUS AIRMAN INJURED
SCHNEIDER PILOT
IN MISHAP
HIS SECOND IN A MONTH
London, Sept. 19.
Flight Lieutenant Stainforth, the famous Schneider Trophy pilot and the "holder of the world's air speed record of 407.5 miles an hour, met with his second accident in a month to- day.
He was injured in mishap while alighting in a field at the Lizard, Corn- wall, where he is u guest of the well- known civil avia-
tion expert, The Master of Sem- pl.
Lieut. Stanforth was carrying a pas- senger in his ma-. chine and both suf- fered injurion,
though in neither
flying
case are they reported to be serious.
Stainforth was lying near Read- Į ing, Berks, recently when the pro- pellor of a machine he was test-j ing came off. He was at a tre- mendous height at the time
of
the accident, fortunately, and he gilded fourteen miles to safely! landing perfectly on the outskirts of the town and did not suffer aj
ratch.-British Wireless.
THE LONDON BUS STRIKE OFF
L.G.O.C. DROP WAGE CUT PROGRAMME
London, Sept. 20. The London bus strike, which was fixed to begin on Thursday this week, has been averted.
A meeting of the Busmen's Con- ference held last night decided to refer the modified proposals of the London General Omnibus. Com- pany to their branches with a recommendation of acceptance.
The Company, in their modifed proposals, have abandoned the plan to reduce the wages of drivers and conductors.-Reuter.
TEA FIRMS WANT MORE
Quo Tai-chi.
KOREA'S FATE CITED
STRONGLY-WORDED NOTES
HURRICANE HAVOC
ENORMOUS DAMAGE IN BAHAMAS
TOWNS RUINED
London, Sept. 19. Complete destruction of a ** flourishing township is a feature of the enormous havoc created by a hurricane which has swept through the Bahamas.
PUPPET STATE'S FUTURE
GENEVA, SEPT. 19.
The Secretary of State for the Colonies has received a telegram from the Governor giving graphic
"JAPAN IS FOLLOWING THE PRECEDENT OF details of the terrific windstorm. The gale carried all before it. KOREA AND HAS ESTABLISHED A VIRTUAL Remarkably high vinds were ex- PROTECTORATE IN MANCHURIA AS A STEP TO-erienced over a wide aren, reach- WARDS ANNEXATION.
ing unprecedented velocity in Abaci Island, where the town of
molished.
"Japan has thus set the seal upon her policy of tear-Greenturtle Bay was demolished ing up international treaties and virtually rejects in ad- and Hopetown was partially de- vance the Lytton Report," declares Dr. W. W. Yen, the Chinese delegate to the League, in a letter dated Satur day to Sir Eric Drummond, the Secretary-General.
Bluff Point and two other
settlements were practically ruin-
ed.
The casualties were compura- light Considering the
Dr. Yen appeals to the Council to hasten action in order to uphold the decisions of the League. He adds tively that the Chinese Government remains as ever ready to damage, numbering 14 killed and discuss an equitable solution of the dispute, but must between 60 and 70 injured, In- were drowned by strongly condemn the policy pursued by Japan to detach cluding five who Manchuria from China.--Reuter and British Wireless, the accompanying tidal wave.
FEATURES OF NOTE TO BRITAIN
Londos, Sept. 19. product of Japanese military
aggression, pure and simple.
new
JAPANESE DICTATION,
The mediellon is woll in hand but Government and private buildings have suffered severe dusange.-British Wircless.
TRADE MARK BAIL DIFFICULTY
"MAN OF STRAW”
UN DO THE CONQUES BOYCOTT BRITISH FOODS
A fight to a finish has been declared by Free State Ministers, coincidentally with Mr. de Valera's departure for Geneva. Every method is being employed to defeat Britain in the economie war,
Photo above was taken at Loughree In Co. Galway.
2 CLARISSANTEZIFISSIONALSTEINNUSINUNUTMEGRERATION
CABINET BREACH
SPECULATION
IMPORTANT MEETING NEXT WEEK.
London, Sept. 19. A meeting of the Cabinet to begin Anal consideration of the legislation arising out of the Ollawa Agreements. has been Hummoned for September 28th. Ministers now on holiday will, by that time, have returned to Lundun and Sir John Simon will also be back from Geneva,
Meanwhile, the recent meetings of the Liberal Ministers continue to give rise to speculation, par ticularly in the Liberal press, res garding their attitude towards the Ottawa
No .agreements. official announcement on the sub- ject is likely until after the Cabinet meeting-British Wire- less.
CABINET'S VIEWS
CONVEYED TO THE PRESIDENT
"COMPELLING REASON”. FOR DEMANDS.
ITALIAN STAND
(Telegraph Special.)
Berlin, Sept. 20. Profound disappointment has been caused throughout Germany by the stand taken
TATE WELL in the British memorandum
AGAIN
TO CATCH UP WITH M.C.C. TEAM
London, Sept. 19. Maurice Tate will go to
'on
Germany's claim to equality of amaments.
Germany expected that the British Government would be more conciliatory than is shown in the Note and would, at least, offer to mediate between Gor- many and France.・・・
President Hindenburg this Australia. · All doubts on morning received Captain von
this score have now been dis-Papen's report and the views of the Cabluct on the British Note. pelled.
COMPELLING REASON.
It was officially announced by the M.C.C.
to-
day that Tate has undergone a medical exumina- tion and has been pronounced. al. most fit.
He will report at Lord's On
for.
STALKINENPITEIKT23929006 TEGALYBENT5803002 DARK Wednesday
BROWN RETAINS
TITLE
GLASGOW OPPONENT
his passport and
will catch a train
on Thursday, tru-
velling overland
to join the other members of the M.C.C. Australian Orontes nt
Toulon or Naples. team aboard the
A Government spokesman said to-day: "It goes almost without saying that Germany cannot ac- cent the British reasoning that Germany, without a compelling. reason, has raised a political issue of vast implications."
Italy is known to favour
the Germany's claim, but latest message from Rome in- dicates that despite Italy's. support of the German de mands, a further examination of the British statement has resulted in a more favourable impression in official circles. Well-informed circles feel that
The Chinese Note on the 12- cognition of Manchukuo by Japan, which was handed to Sir John It is pointed out that great num-ACCUSED CALLED A Simon at the Foreign Office by Mr.bers of Japanese officials, who are directly responsible to the Japan- Quo Tai-chi, the
Chinese ese Government in Tokyo are dieta.
A Chinese who, according to his Minister in London, to-day, follows ting the policies of the puppet ud. much the same lines as the com-minstrative organisation in Man-legal representative, owns a unit ehuria, while the musses in Man- battery factory and is the plaintiff munication received at Geneva.
churia are under the constant in two impending actiona before oppression and intimidation by the Summary Court, to-day at the Central Police Court, before Mr.
In a keen contest at Manchester ability of R.W.V. Robins to make the Note opens the door to negotin- Japanese militarists.
Wynne Jones, pleaded his inabili ty to find the $500 bail required to-night, Jackie Brown successful the trip leaving a gap which only tions which may lead to a solution of him when he was remanded on is defended his British flyweight Tate could fill satisfactorily.acceptable to all parties. Reuter. a charge of trade marks infringe-championship title.
The Note claims that a serious situation has been precipitated by Japan's recognition of the Man
chukuo Government "constituting
of. China's withdrawn from Manchuria, China
ment.
Renter.
DISQUALIFIED
London, Sept. 19.
Had Tute been unable to travel,
It would have been a very severe loss to the England side, the in-
│Reuter.
TWO
CRUISER
INTRÜDERS SENT
TO PRISON
When the Japanese troops are direct violation
vanish sovereignty, as well as her terri-claims, Manchukuo will
in-completely. and administrative torial
His opponent, Jim Maharg SCRAP OF PAPER.
"He is a man of straw. If he (Glasgow) was disqualified in the TRESPASSING ON A tegrity."
VIRTUAL PROTECTORATE. Concluding, the Note regards it cannot find that bail," remarked eighth round for hitting low- The Nanking Foreign Office de-as inconceivable that the Japanese his Worship.
Mr. Horace Lo, for Fung Chan,
BIG FIGHT POSTPONED, scribes Japan's action in Man-action should go unchallenged and churia as an attempt to establish that the Nine-Power Treaty should the defendant, explained that in
New York, Sept. 19. a virtual Protectorato over that be treated by the signatories as a the civil actions, one of which would be heard before the Sum-
The contest arranged between part of China's territory and says scrap of paper,
The pence of the world. It de-mary Court to-morrow, the ac Mickey Walker and Max Schmel that Japan has attempted to de-
the German heavyweight ceive the world by advancing the clares, is ominously threatened. cused was pressing a claim for ridiculous argument that the so- China therefore requests the Pow-| goods delivered to the extent of champion, has been postponed un- HIGHER PREFERENCE called Manchukuo was brought In-ers properly and effectively to over a thousand dollars, besides til September, 26. A boil has de- Mr.
to existence by Chinese citizens deal with Japanese aggression in which he had been long establish- voloped on Walker's arm and he
ed in business in the Colony. cannot go into the ring for who desired to secede from the Manchurin.
The amount asked for was be week.-Reuter. Chinese Republic.
end the accused's means at the monient, said Mr.Loy who aug- gested that it was more usual to proceed by summons than by the arrest and charging of the c- cused, which occurred suddenly yesterday.
URGED
London, Sept. 20, The question of providing The undeniable facts show, the higher preference for Empire tens Note goes on, that the bogus which despite the exlating pro-government in Manchuria is the ferential duty are in a more de- pressed state that before the Bud- get has been raised by several firms of groworn.
According to the Morning Poet, they have addressed a letter to the Indian, Toa Association questing that it take advisory
ro
NO POCKET FOR
TOBACCO
stops with the Government and WOMAN'S EXCUSE IN
rocommending
higher pre-
ferential duty..with the alternative
of a quota system for Dutch ten Reuter.
PREMIER'S VISIT TO LONDON
COURT
Ayoung woman, Kong Pik-yuen,
Identical Notes have been sent to the other signatories of the Nine-Power Trenty-Reuter
SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA
CONVENTIONS TO
RATIFIED
London Sept. 19.
con-
STOP PRESS.
LIU IN RETREAT
Mr. Lo further disclosed that in the Summary Court actions, his BE firm would be appearing for the accused as the plaintiff, and the firm of which Mr. F. C. E. Rendall was a mamber would be acting for the defendants in those actions The international Convention for and also on a counter-claim. Mr. on her arrival here from up-river, the Safety of Life at Sea and the Rendall now represented Lo Man- was arrested yesterday by Revenue International Load Line Convention fal in the Police Court case with searchera on the waterfront, carry-
corned. ing a quantity of Chinese tobacco will bo ratified by His Majesty's which they were presently
Mr. Rendall stated that in the on which duty was not paid. Government in the United Kingdom
The woman told the Court to-ard by the majority of other signa- civil actions security was also day that she brought down the tory Governments on October lat. being required of the accused, because enquiries had failed to tobacco for her own consumption, and was not at all non-plussed and will come into operation in this establish his business address. It when it was pointed out that to- and other ratifying countries which would appear, said Mr. Rondall-tronted to Yehhsion, where he bacco for that purpose should bave already ratified or agreed to that ho had cleared out of the
ratify on October 1st.
place where he had been carrying The Prime Minister, who is have been kept in her pocket.
These include, in the case of the on bualnose after he had been in-・ staying at Chequers pending the "I have no pockets to my jacket,"
Safety Convention, Canada, Don-debted to his landlord for a con his she promptly replied. -wedding to-morrow --of daughter, paid a visit to London Revenue Officer Ward said there mark, Finland, France, Germany, siderable sam
He is a map of straw Indeed." to-day and had an Interview with was nothing previously known Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain the Foreign Secretary, Bir John against the woman, except that and Sweden, and in the case of the said Mr. Beach 13174 Simon who will leave to morow who was running away from her Load Line Convention Canada H Worshipit entented to ha
Denmark, Finland, Franco, Italy being redugida stórligaXELO sera to attend the meating
INTERVIEW WITH SIR JOHN. SIMON
London, Sept. 19.
MR. HENDERSON'S APPEAL.
Geneva, Sept. 19.
A strong appeal to the German Government to reconsider their [decision involving withdrawal From the Disarmament Confer ence has been addressed to Berlin by Mr. Arthur Henderson, the
President of the Conference.
Mr. Henderson, who la now in Two Chinese appeared before Geneva proparing for Wednesday's Schofield at the Central 80ssion of the Bureau, says, that Germany's prolonged absence from Poller Court this morning the deliberations may seriously charges of trespassing on board affect the cause of general dis- H.M.S. Devonshire, lying along-armament. Reuter. side the Naval Dockyard yesterday. AMERICAN ATTITUDE.“ afternoon.
Washington, Sept. 19. "The United States regret that.
According to Detective Inspector!
C. R. Rozeskwy, a "bay" on board Germany has chosen this time to the Devonshire was sent to an advanco an arms equality claim. on opening as it may hinder world disarma- officer's cabla, and, the door, he anw a Chinese Inside, ment." with his hand on a drawer. The This view was expressed to-day. nan dashed out of the room and by a high official of the State De- disappeared from sight. A report partment, who emphasised, how- of the incidont was made, and ever, that European, political orders were given to prevent any problems did not form a subject Chinese from leaving the ship of consideration by the United The defendants were later arrested States, except insofar as they had as they were about to leave the a bearing on the arms conference. the ship. The "boy" was unable
soen in
Peking, Sept. 20.
to recognise either of the defen- FEBRUARY-MORE IMPORTANT.
It is felt in Washington, how- The latest Chinese message dants as bolag, the man
that
the officor's cabin.
ever, that a way may be found of from Tsinantu states
The defendants had previously bringing back Germany into, the after evacuating Pintu, Gon-
Conference before the bean convicted of boarding a ship Arms eral Liu Chen-ning has re-
without permission, while the February dlearmament meeting, second had also been cunvicted of preparations for which are still aseaalt. The first man was given continuing-Router.
sentence of six weeks' hard labour and the second
is still holding out. General
Fu-chu it at present. Han directing operations at Changl..
Router:
weeks' imprisonment,
For driving up Wyndham.s
without the: formas
soven
Banished on Beptember 14th this year after a conviction for larceny and another for a breach of the Oplam