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JAPANESE MAKE RAID IN FRENCH CONCESSION
Extraordinary Incident: Kidnapping Attempt Partially Foiled
BRITAIN'S LAST WORD
TO PAY IN EVENT OF REFUSAL
PATIENCE WITH U.S. URGED
HER PROBLEMS
ADMITTED
London, Nov. 30.
The British Reply to the United States' Note on war debts received its final form at a meeting of the Cabinet to-day.
Exche
The Chancellor of the quer, Mr. Noville Chamberlain,, when asked for a statement on the subject by the Lender of the Op position, Mr. George Lansbury, in the louse of Commons this after- been had noon, said the Reply completed and would be tran- smitted to Washington forthwith.
To-day's menting of the Cabinet lasted for two hours and all the members were present with the . exception of Mr. Stanley Baldwin and the Home Secretary, Sir John Gilmour, who had left earlier for Scotland where they had platform engagementa,
LENGTHY DOCUMENT. The British Note will constitute one of the most important official pronouncements issued since the
war.
It is a very lengthy docum out, in which, in response to the United States' request, the reasona that led Britain to make her original request for the postpone-: nient of the December instalment of the war dobt payments, ure exhaustively set out.
It will be issued for publication!
in Friday's newspapers,
BALDWIN SPEECH.
In the course of an important speech in Glasgow, Mr. Stanley Baldwin made a brief reference to the war delt question, urging the need for patience.
Tho Conservative lender em- phasised that whatever people might think about war debis, the difficulties through which America was passing must be remembered.
He had every reason to believe, he said, that the attitude of the United States towards Britain was
A
new picture of Mr. Stanley
Baldwin. most friendly, but it was difcult,
ANNAMITE POLICE
OPEN FIRE
ONE KOREAN ABDUCTED BY CAR SQUAD
TWO OF JAPANESE CAPTURED
(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”)
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894, Received, December 142.30 p.m.)
Shanghai, Dec. 1.
AN EXTRAORDINARY INCIDENT IN THE FRENCH CONCESSION YESTERDAY HAS GIVEN RISE TO SERIOUS FRICTION BETWEEN THE FRENCH AND JAPANESE AUTHORITIES.
Again taking the law into their own hands, a group of Japanese, alleged to be members of the Japanese Consular Police, raised a house in the French Concession and attempted to abduct two Koreans.
Annamite police constables who arrived on the scone opened fire on the Japanese, rescued one of their would-be victims and arrested two of the men who took part in the raid.
The French authorities are holding the two Japanese as prisoners and it is reported that they intend to keep them detained until the Korean who was carried away in a fast motor-car is set free. It is de- finitely known that the attempted kidnapping was carried out on the instructions of high Japanese officials as the Korean who was taken away is at the present moment held at the Japanese Consulate.
FRANCO-JAPANESE FRICTION
The remarkable incident has by M. Koechlin, the Consul naturally given rise to high feel- General for France. ing in the French Concession and a protest is likely to be lodged with the Japanese Consul-General
MURDER IN
CROWDED.
STREET
WANCHAL STABBING INCIDENT
POLICE DETAIN WOMAN
SEVEN RAIDERS.
Manchuria's bitter winter is now settling down upon the country, a temperature below zero being reported during yesterday's operations. Our photo shows some of Gen. Su Ping-wen's troops equipped for the climate.
RAPID ADVANCE
JAPANESE ENTER CHALANTUN
BITTERLY COLD WEATHER
DEAREN SPAIN. OFFENSIVE AGAINST SU PING-WEN
JAPANESE ENTER ON BIG CAMPAIGN
Tokyo, Dec. 1. According to despatches from Changchun, the Japanese have launched Д general offensive against By Pinz-wen's troops,in the direction of Hailar.
The operations were com- menced yesterday morning. following the esitinued refuzal of
Ping-wen to negotiate.
Reuter.
ON THE
Su Tokyo, Dec. 1. An advance of over eighty miles, despite the bitterly IS A PRESTASIACE S KONTRALATE cold weather, is claimed by
advanced Japanese headquarters, in the opera- tions against General Su Ping-wen.
field
The Japanese have thrown several thousand men into the
offensive and according to latest
information, the first objective, Chalantun, was entered by the: advance guarda yesterday evening. The main body is following up as rapidly as possible.
NO SEVERE FIGHTING.
ECONOMIC FRONT
FRANCO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS
READINESS FOR BATTLE URGED
----
WORLD COLLAPSE FORESEEN
PARIS SHIPPING CONFERENCE
CALL FOR TRADE FREEDOM
(Our Own Correspondent).
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HORIZON CLEARS IN GERMANY
GEN. VON SCHLEICHER TO BE CHANCELLOR
HITLER IGNORED
Berlin, Nov. 30.. Things are beginning to move in political circles. The horizon has cleared consider- ably and it was confidently believed this evening that General von Schleicher will
London, Dec. 1. The conviction that a complate breakdown of the existing econo- succeed Herr von Papen as mic system is inevitable unless Chancellor. governments act speedily is im- plicit in a momentous resolution
Hitler's attitude to the proposal is likely to he unanimously adopted in Paris yesterday by world ship-owners. garded.
completely disre- 7:
Many The resolution calls,for Jefforts have been end to economic nationalism and him to come to. made to persuade is to be forwarded to the various an understanding governments of the world and with Gen. von to the impending World Econo- Schleicher with mic Conference.
Tout success, and Without a free inter-change of the prospective goods and services in the world Chancellor will market, civilisation cannot live, now, it is anti- daclares the resolution, which was cipated, go on the culmination of a long and without him. interesting discussion at the Con- It is under ference of Shipowners in Paris, at stood that the which were represented all the General who was maritime nations of the world.
SHIPPING SLUMP.
really the most von Schleiskatz important Aguro
in the von Papon Cabinet, "has The shipping slump was, of already come to an interim agreo- course, the main occupation in the ment' with President Hindenburg, minds of the speakers, and it was whereby he will form a Presidial atressed that the situation is got- Cabinet of 's conciliatory nature, thing worse instead of better.
No safe prediction can be made
The effect, of course, is to render for the policy of General. von more difficult the task of stimulat-Schleleher as Chancellor, but it is ing recovery, a task which has reported that one of his first moves passed out of the power of any is likely to be the declaration of Individual government, which can fan amnesty for politicial offenders only be achieved by worldwide co-sentenced by the special courts. operation In drastic shattering of -Reuter. existing, economic barriers to trade.
ISOLATIONISM DEPLORED.
The resoluton passed deprecates the attempts of many
nation to exist as self-contained units and
BAIL REFUSED TO OFFICER
SUTTON
Limassol, Nov. 30,
The temperature in the sphere of the new operations is already below zero, but the Japanese are
Paris, Nov. 30, reported to be well-equipped for
The Opposition newspapers declares that for the shipping in- Owing to the international com- the conditions, while the frost-ure strongly critical of
dustry, the restoration of inter-CASE OF COMMANDER the plications atinched to the affair, bound ground has had more than Franco-Soviet Pact of national trade is the paramount precise details are very scanty. a little to do with the rapidity
Nou need. of the advance.
Aggression signed at the Quai]
The resolution urges the lower- The frozen conditions have D'Orasy.
ing of tariffs all round, also the It is, however, learned that facilitated quick movement by the
An application for bail by They complain that the agree-abolition of subsidies and of cur- Reven Japanese, all of whom are Japaneao mechanised infantry
ment cramps France's powers rency restrictions.
Commander J.G. Sutton, RNG believed to be members of the and the cavalry,
for eventual economic defence. It further suggests that "most- who is at present in prison at Consular Police, succeeded In
favoured-nation' treatment should Winchester, England, has been re- measures against the Sovlet. kidnapping only onc of the
only be accorded to those nations jected by the Supreme Court Koreans they were seeking. It is No severe fighting has taken
A communique issued from the who are prepared to enter the hero. alleged that the man taken is a place. The Chinese are, accord- Quni D'Orsay, however, states that world market on the above terms. member of a local "Independent", Ing to Japanese reports, retreat the Pact does not, in any way, Society, which has been reapon-ing rapidly wherever they aro affect the complete freedom of sible for numerous anti-Japanese encountered, and it seems probable the French Government in regard incidents of a minor importance that they are falling back to the to, tariffs and does not prejudice lately,
khingan Mountains to prepared the tenour of the new Franco- positions where resistance stands Soviet Trade Agreement, negotin- la for better chance of auccess. tions for which are expected to bel Annamite police who attempted | Meanwhile, the Japanese are opened shortly-Reuter. to prevent the kidnapping, actual- pushing on, determined to giva lly opened Are on the Japanese, the opposition as little breathing-
who had arrived in a fast motor-space as possible.-Reuter. car, had raided the house occupied by the Koreans' and were just
SHOTS MISS.
Shortly after 10.30 this morn- ing, the police at Wanchai Sta-hurrying off when the Annamite
tion were summoned en masse to the scene of an apparently de- liberately planned murder com-j mitted in Queen's Road East.
A man, having the appearance of a coolie, was done to deuth Wanchai at 10.30 this morning in the full view of a large number of
at this moment, politically and persons, who made little effort to constitutionally, for ker to uct. intervene.
constables appeared.
Five Japanese who were in the car already abandoned
their two colleagues and the other Korean and made off, none of the bullets fired after them apparently taking effect.
CHINESE PAPER SUSPENDED
AMERICA'S BEER PROBLEM
CONGRESS ASKS FOR BREWERS' REPORT
`G. O. C. LONDON DISTRICT
MAJOR GEN. GRANT APPOINTED
· Commander Sutton was recent- ly sentenced to six months · Iba- prisonment for manslaughor, following the death of a hotel- keeper, but leave to appoal has been granted by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
-Reuter.
OIL RESTRICTION SCHEME
London, Nov. 30. The War Office announces that Major-General C.J.C., Grant has been appointed General Officer Commanding the London District TO RAISE PRICES BY
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An attempt is being made to Division of the Territorial Army Washington, Nov. 80.
the raiso the price of ofl by about 25 Representatives of the United since 1980 and Colonel of
FOR PERIOD OF 14 DAYS] · A local vernacular newspapor, | the Nam Chung. Po, has been order- ed to suspend publication for a period of fourteen days, from to- States Browers Association will King's Shropshire Light Infantry per cent., by a restriction agree- day's date.
gather here to-day for a series of since 1931. He entered the Cold-ment, according to those closely. It is understood that the French This atop has been taken by the meetings at which they are pre-stream Guards. In 1897, has had a 28sociated with members of the: Mr. Baldwin expressed the hope The victim was seen to emerge police have definitely refused to authorities in consequence of a pared to report to Congress on "the deatingnished career, and in the International Oil Conference,
It le rumoured that the Soviet,, that any criticism voiced in Bri- from Ship Street, heading for the release their Japanese captives breach of the censorship rogula- state of the industry" and make European War was wounded, men-
tloned in despatches soven times hns unofficially intimated that it suggestions on the beer problem.
decora-will join any agreement arrived at: tuin regarding America's attitude Taiwong Temple and walked into a until the Japanese Consulate sets tions.
Such a report has been asked for and received the D.S.O.
by the. Conference to limit 'pro- towards the war debt issue might trap set by at least two men, who the Korean at liberty.-Reuter, A
In the precincts of the Taiwong by members of the House of Re-tion.-British Wireless.
duction.-Router. be restrained, because the matter wore waiting at a polrt directly,
Temple.
presentatives
Means Ways and was at prosent delicate and pro-opposite the Temple,
Committee.--Reitore EARLIER DISPUTE. ceeding.
Knives were used in the affray dying within a few minutes.
Police inquiries, which are still Any unwise words might do which ensued, when two men with- great deal of harm to Anglo-Ameri-out warning flung themselves, it proceeding, brought out a number can relations.-Router and British is alleged, upon their unsuspecting of facts. Wirelona.
victim, and stabbed him, inflicting a number of wounds.
over
A dispute with a cigarette stalli
The Consul General for Germany, holder at St. Francis Yard money is said to have resulted,
the German short-wave station will The murdered man was a street at an earlier hour this morning, informs us that the programme far coollo, named Choung Lin, aged 39.a fight from which the cigarette be transmitted every Friday at 10 who carlior this year had come into vendor, is naid to have suffered. and 2 o'clock and on every Tuesday police handa, suspected of having An hour later the coolio was again! at 23.45 o'clock European time). The assailante oscated before the been implicated in an armed robin conflict. this time with fatal The call sign in MEZ.
affair bery at Lea Yuen Street West. Ho results to himself. at two protracted efficial meetings full significance of the
was released for inck of auficient The Police suspect the cigarette the other at the White House. It The victim collapsed, regained evidence, and since
Washington, Nov. 30.
The projected World Economic
Conference was conaldered to-day
VICTIM COLLAPSES.
-one at the State Department and dawned upon the crowd.
GOVT. RETURNS. TO NANKING.
CHANGE EFFECTIVE FROM TO-DAY
Nanking, Dec. 1.
KING AND QUEEN
BRIEF SANDRINGHAM VISIT
on
London, Nov. 10. !'' The National Government has The quarantine restrictions imposed
The King and Queen will leave had been vendor and a clansman and are new by the Federated Malay States issued a mandate proclaiming the London for Sandringham
against arrivals from Hongkong on return of the captial from Loying Saturday, remaining at their a woman account of cholera have been re to Nanking na from to-day.-- Norfolk reslilence for about a is understood that the war debt bis feet, staggered for a stance oking out an existence as a porter. holding in detention
moved.
week. British Wireless. issue was not discussed. Roster, of fifty yards and then laid down, Latterly, he had taken up his abode stated to be the former's wife.
Router,
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