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Hongkong Telegraph
No. 18301
=AD WEAÉXXT- TUESDAY, JANUARY
1933.
HAMA + KUGLE CONT 16 CHOPÍS
KOLOS'' PER ́AXHUN
DUNLOP TYRES
UGLY FRANCO-ITALIAN AFFRAYS IN SHANGHAI
24-HOUR ULTIMATUM
BY
JAPANESE
SHANHAIKWAN INCIDENT
Peking, Jan. 3.
A now Sino-Japanese crisis in North China, such as has been foreshadowed by observers who allege a Japanese plan to occupy Peking and restore the Manchu authority, is now threatened.
An ultimatum has been de- livered by the Japanese authori- tias demanding a settlement of the Shankwani incident by Marshal Chang Hsuch-lang
Major General J. W. Sandi. Janda acknowledging farewell elutes as he want aboard the Jaunch Victoria on Saturday prior to leaving by the P. and O. jiner Kaisar-1-Hind (Photo:
Ming Yuen).
within twenty-four hours, to the NORTH
entire satisfaction of the Jap.
anese.
Information of the despatch of this ultimatum comes from Jap- anese sources, but the spokesman Lof Marshal Chang Hsuch-llang Atated at one o'clock this morning that no ultimatum had actually been received up to that Hour.
PEKING CONFERENCE. Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang was -conference last night with the
NORTH SEA
·
GALE
ABERDEEN SHIP SUNK
DISLOCATION OF SHIPPING
dis-
London, Jan. 2. A fierce southerly gale raged ef of Police, the Commandant in the North Sen to-day, of the gendarmerie and the Gar-locating shipping services and
hundreds rlson Commander of Peking and causing
of small Tlentain, but no local precautions vessels to run for shelter. All have yet been taken.
coast shipping was seriously
Chinese reports of the Shanhai-delayed. kwan incident are scanty, but they
The gale raged for several hours
allege that the affair was instigaton end and there were anxious mo
CAFE WRECKED IN GRAND MELEE
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
HIGHLY INCENSE
MANY CASUALTIES
(SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH")
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance. 1894. Received, January 3, 10.28 a.m.)
SHANGHAL JAN. 3. UGLY SCENES WERE WITNESSED IN THE YESTERDAY WHEN FRENCH CONCESSION ITALIAN SAILORS AND FRENCH SOLDIERS CAME INTO COLLISION, MANY BEING SERIOUS- LY HURT. AFTER THE FIRST CLASH, THE. ITALIANS, HIGHLY INCENSED, SEEM TO HAVE. ORGANISED FOR A FEUD, AND TO HAVE GONE OUT BENT ON MISCHIEF.
The most serious incident occurred in sente into which a group of Italian sailors poured on discovering that there were French soldiers inside. Within a few moments of their arrival, a grand melee was in full swing, with chairs and knives being used as weapons. Many casualties occurred on both sides, and the cafe was wrecked, a remarkable scene of desolation göng the throngs who appeared on the scene after the Leroyi
was over.
ITALIAN OFFICER ARRESTED
The cause of the original, out- od by the Japanese, declaring that ments on several ships which found break of racial feeling between Manchukuo and Japanese soldiers themselves battling their way the French and Italians cannot, at oponed fire on the Chinese city through the thick of it. Mountain-present, be ascertained. Apparently, there was some reply:ous seas swept the decks and dam-
BOMB STORY.
A report from Japanese sources uggests that the incident deve oped from the discovery of live bomba on a branch station within Manchukuo territory.
Japanese activities on the Jehol frontier are also causing anxiety In Chinese circles.-Reuter,
→JAPAN SEVERELY
CRITICISED
***The first affray started, for an lage was done on several boats which unknown reason, in front of a enfe
reached safe anchorage.
in Frenchtown, in which six French soldiers and about twenty Italian sailors were involved.
irawler,
The Aberdeen "Venetia" was overwhelmed near Stonehaven, and, sank with all hands when trying to fight its way into port. There were nine all were persons aboard and drowned,
A lifeboat braved the elements but was unable to find any trace of
a survivor.
The Bridlington Bifeboat was also launched to help three motor- boats which were attempting reach Harbour,
to
The storm was particularly severe along the cast coast of Scot-
BRITISH LABOUR and British Wireless,
ATTITUDE
LANSBURY SEEKS SANCTIONS
London, January 2. Strong criticism of Japan was voiced at a mass meeting held in West Ham to-day under the aus- pices of the Labour Party,-
WHERE BRITAIN
LEADS
IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION
SERGEANT SLASHED.
A sergeant in the French army | came upon the scene but he was immediately slashed with a knife and his pistol removed.
The fight broke up when a largo force of police bore down upon the
rioters.
The incidents are to-day the subject of correspondence between the French and Italian Consuls-
General-Reuter,
SOCCER TEAM TO -TOUR
ENGLISH TEAM FOR ITALY
London, Jan. 2.
Major Gonerál J. W. Sandilanda is here seen inspecting the guards of honour on the occasion of his departure for Home on Saturday, His nccessor as G.O.C. China Command, Major General O. C. Borrett.,
Leon right. (Photo: Ming Yuen),
HEMENANG CENTER MORE COLLEGE LETTRES ERU KEATASIGURA INIMITIRUCHIR Į
GENERAL ELECTION 4 IN FREE' STATE
PROCLAMATION BY NEW VICEGERENT.
Dublin, Jan. 3.
Mr. Daniel Duckley, the new Governor-General, hay algaed a Proclamation disfolving the Irish Free State Parliament, the Dail and the Senate, and declaring a General Election. -Renter
NEW YEAR SOCCER
ARSENAL LOSE TO WEDNESDAY
CELTIC HOLD THEM
RANGERS.
London, Jan. 2..
The Argenul suffered their fourth league defent at Sheffield to-day, the Wednesday, who are now playing at the top of their. form, just getting the odd goal" in a classic encounter replejo. with thrills.
Prolific scoring distinguished the clash at Blackburn of the Rovera and Blackpool. The hall was sent into the net eleven times, the home. team winning 6-5, ́
Nowenstle scored another,victory, on foreign soll.
In Scotland, where the majorityje. of the teams were engaged, th annual New Year's Day battle ke- tween the Rangers and Celtle ende
INCOME TAX ed, as these encounters frequently
APPEAL
ENTHUSIASM: AGAIN INVITED
BRITAIN'S BUDGET CLAIMS
London, Dec. 2.: British Income tax and surtax
do, in a goalless draw. Motherwel diaplace Celtic In second place f the table as the result of a hard earned victory at Hamilton.
The results, together with the leading positions In the tables, follow!
FIRST DIVISION.
6' Blackpoof
1 Sheffield U.
2 Newcastle
3 Arsenal
2 West Brom
Blackburn Bolton „Middlenbro' Wednesday Sunderland
SECOND DIVISION.
Bury
Chesterfield. →7 8 Fulham
mus payers are being invited to repeat Manchesla De Plymouth
their performance of the cor-
DE VALERA responding quarter last year wlien,
RESIGNS
Z
IRISH ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JAN. 24
DAIL DISSOLVED
DECISION FORCED BY LABOUR PARTY
1
Dublin, Jan. 3. The do Valera Government will resign shortly ordering the dis solution of the Dail Eirann and war-now general election.
The Football Association is send ing an English team to Italy and Switzerland next May. This will The officer in charge of thee the first international game bo-
tween Britain and Italy. Italian patrol was placed under British amateur footballers play. arrest, but he was later released ed Switzerland before the when he declared that his men British Wireless. were so incensed about some- thing or other that he was un- able to control his men and. pre- vent the fight.
SAILORS ON WARPATH.
In the meantime, the French soldiers had made good their escape and had gone to another cafe whero a number of colleagues wore sitting down. The Italian sailors wore, however, in pursuit, going from cafe to cafe until they found the men for whom they were searching.
the French soldiers,
When Anally they tracked down a terrine
London, Jan. 2. The latest figures for world pig Nothing more cynical or outrage- by the Sheffield Chamber of Com iron und steel production, complied our has happened in my life-time, merce, show that while the com déclared Mr. George Lansbury, the bined output of other producing fight in which many were wounded Jeader of the Labour Party in the countries have shrunk by one-third House of Commons, who was tho in the year ending September last, principal speaker at the meeting.
the British output has increased by
Clint
It is stated that the prospects
He condemned Japan's activities over five per cent. during in Manchuria and was even more period. dritical regarding Japan's attitude to the Lytton Roport
LEAGUE PALSY,
his
Mr. Lansbury declared opinion that the Japancho Imperi-
of the British iron and steel trade continue to improve-British Wire losa.
allata were determined to flout BRITISH FOREIGN
world opinion and that they had
reduced the League of Nallons to
condition resembling paley.
He said there was only one euro
SECRETARY
for the present trouble in the Far SIR JOHN SIMON OFF
East. He wanted the nations of the world to ostraciso and folate Japan until she la able to keep hor pledged word—Router,
:
TO RIVIERA
London, Jan. 2.
occurred,
GRAND MELEE.
Mr. de Valera is confident that the, now election will result in a strengthening of his party numeri
STOP PRESS cally in the adw Dail, though Sena-
G' Maiefield.❤
4 Carlisle
1- Wrexham
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH),
Accrington in order to assist in balancing the Barnsley budget, they paid instalments due Darlington
Southport with unprecedented promptness, Iinctlepools contributing £260,000,000, to the Exchequer during three months.
3 Halifax
..,3 Rochdale
SCOTTISH LEAGUE..
Aberdeen This patriotic effort helped large Clyde- ly to the restoration of the national Falkirk
Hamilton finances.
Hearts
The amount of income-tax to be Kilmarnock
paid between now and the end of Morian the financial year on March 31st, Queen's Park if the budget estimata is reached, Rangers"
is. 191,419,000 and of sur-tax St. Johnstone
50,000.
The standard income-tax rate is fivo shillings in the pound.-British Wirelcas.
BRITISH TRADE CONFIDENCE
OBJECT LESSON TO WORLD
London, Jan. 2.
Federn-
3 Dundee~*
t Parück-
3 Airdrie.
2
2. Motherwell.
-3 Cowdenbeath
St Mirren
Ayr
1 Third Lanark
0 Cellie
3 East, Stirling
*Postponed; ground waterlogged,
SCOTTISH LEAGUE. --
Albion Arbroath Brechin Dundee U Dunfermline Earl Fife King's Park Leith
3. Dumbarton
5 Forfar
G Montrose 1 Queen: Q'! 8th, '3 Alida
2. Raith Rovers
3 Sten'muir,
0 Hibernland
FIRST DIVISION,"
Arsenal, 2417% 874 36 Wednesday
24 154.5 60 37 84; Aston Villa: 23 13 6 456.30-32 Newcastle. 23 14 3, 40 20
SECOND DIVISION,
Bradford..C,
tor Vincent's appeal for a Cosgrave. MacDermott alliance takes on an added significance in view of the The President of the latest dramatic development in the tion of British Industries, Sir Irish Free State political situation, George Beharret, hus issued stoke The resignation decision was message stating that British manu-Bury forced upon Mr. de Valera by the facturers are looking forward to Tottenham Labour Party.
I
·23 12 7
23 13 Б
24 12 7
23 12, 4.
24 12.0
31 31
81-
20 10 6 45 30 DIVISION (SOUTH)
-29 14 4. 6 51 28 32 21/11. 73 47 23 20 24 12 4 8 80 50 48. 2111.4 54 36 26
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
24 15 7 2.60 23 37. 28.16 4 677 33.
the New Year with hope and con- Swansen Adence, based on the success with Fulham WAGE CUT ISSUE.
which they, compared with others, THIRD
weathered the hava 80 far reach Despite all efforts to
Chester compromise, the Labour Party economie storm.
He adds:"Complete recovery. Barnsley
Hull City offered determined opposition to the
re however,"must depend upon inter Wrexham Government's proposals for a duction of elvil servants' wages, and national action to remove artificial' Melbourne, Jan. 3.
defeat on this issue in the Dail restrictions which are strangling Grent the trade of the world. would, therefore, be Inevitable. The suhantions of the Second
Motherwell The decision to dissolve the Dail Britain and Dominions have made Rangers Frantic mosanges were sent for police assistance by the proprietor Test continued
this morning. Elrann was made known by Mr. de a start in this direction within the Celtic
26 10 24.67 Valero
this uren of the Brits Commonwealth, Hearts st threo o'clock
25 15 2 8 '02 of the cafe and a large force was rushed to the cafe, where after a England losing alx wickets for an morning, addressing Press repre- and in so doing have given a lead Aberdeen
sentatives at the Government to the rest of the world."St. Johnstone 24 12 7 6 47
Hamilton, 24 12 67 68 43 20 brisk hand to hand encounter with
British Wireless.
Second Division: Hibernians ... 21 18 2 3 4 10
Dunfermline Albion Sten'muir
the Italian sailors, who were now addition of 60 runs to the ever-buildings, about eighty strong, they dis-night score. At lunch, with persed the rioters. The cafe was
WDS
only four wickota in hand,
DE VALERA CONFIDENT.
27 18 0 4 38.28
21 12 5 4
20 14 1 8 22.12. 4
| considerably damaged.
Ile said that the Government's HONGKONG INVOICE Queen O' South 22 18 7-2 After this incident, It thought that the Italians would be England required 148 runs to win, programme had left no doubt that it still enjoyed the confidonce of the antiafied, but trouble again broke the lunch scors being 103 for 6-electorate and an unchanged, but out in a different section of the French Concession.
SHOOTING THREAT,
The Italian sailors were the aggressors and were advancing on
Sir John Simon, who la con- the French soldiers with the Idea valescent after his severe attack of (of giving battle when they were
The late Mr. Johan Louis Max influenza, arrived at Le Bourget confronted with two levelled guns edericks, late head of the passage Aerodrome this afternoon from and an automatic pistel and warn- department of the Java China Japan Croydon and was welcomed by od that they would be fred on if Lainey left local estate valued at $1,000. French Letters of administration to the
Government represents-they attacked. stals have been granted to Mr. Wi tivos. Duty Henri Kobert, manager of the
*
Upon this, the Italians about- He left late for the Riviera-turned and marched off singing British Wireless,"
the Fascist anthom.
Reuter,
submitted in the forthcoming elec- CAFICE
more detailed, programme would be
tion.
The new election has been called for January 24 and the new Dall will meet on February 8.-Reiter.
SOME RAIN
CHAMBER'S
PETITION
Canton, Dec. 31. The Canton Chamber of Com- merce has sent a talegram to tho contral authorities petitioning for the abolition of the Chibase Invoico Office at Hongkong.A Objection is based
The anticyclone remains over North China and South Manchuria, Fresh monsoon will prevail over the that under the conso China coast and the Northern China tam goods are sub 19ea. Local forecast-NE winds, extortion and fresh pociously, probaj
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