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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1333. 三拜禮號四月正英港香
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DUNLOP VORT
CHANG HSUEH-LIANG REJECTS ULTIMATUM
AMERICA WATCHING Charges Japanese with Instigating Shanhaikwan Incident
CLOSELY
Washington, Jan. 4.
Mr. H. L. Stimson is said to be watching the situation developing at Shanhaikwan with the closest interest.
No attempt is being mado in Washington to minimise the seriousness of the fresh outbreak of hostilities-Reuter.
SHANGHAI
FEARS
LEAGUE CIRCLES
PERTURBED
FEAR THAT PEACE HOPES
ARE SHATTERED
REPERCUSSIONS PEKING KEEPS CALM
TROUBLE DATE REPORTED FIXED!
SHANGHAI, JAN. 4. DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTH CHINA ARE GIVING RISE TO ALARM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. GENEVA MESSAGES REVEAL THAT LEAGUE CIRCLES ARE GREATLY PERTURBED
ANXIETY AMONG AT THE RESUMPTION OF HOSTILITIES, FEAR-
JAPANESE
'(Our Own Correspondent).
iny Telegraph. Capuriški,, Talegraphis
• Mesagne Ordinanes; 1424. Krostord. January
noon.)
Shanghai, Jan. 4. Shanghai is fearing a repercus- sion of the Shanhaikwan Incident. Rumours of impending trouble are widespread and there· pre
ING THAT THEY WILL COMPLETELY DESTROY THE LAST CHANCE OF EFFECTIVE CONCILIA- TION BY THE LEAGUE.
In the meantime, Shanhaikwan has quietened down. There has been no fighting since the stubborn resistance. offered by the Chinese yesterday morning was broken down by the violence of the Japanese land, sea and air attack.
A Japanese Legation spokesman at Péking this morning issued a statement that the Japanese are stories of Japanese naval and ready to reach an amicable compromise if the Chinese
military preparations.
It is stated, for instance, that the Japanose paval and military authorities met at the Kung Da Cotton Mill on Monday evening to discuss the Shanhaikwan situa- tlon, as the result of which secret orders have been issued.
It is reported that Japanese naval headquarters have instruct- ed warships in the Yangtsze 10 adopt precautionary measures.
JAPANESE ANXIETY.
Local Japanese are anticipating an intensification of anti-Japanese uctivities, while the Chinese are spreading, rumours to the effect that January 16 has been selected for local trouble.
Beveral hundred Chinese com-; menced the evacuation of Chapel on Monday, and the exodus con-
tinued yesterday and to-day, des- pite a proclamation by the Defence Commissioner that no trouble le expected in Chapel.
STOP PRESS
are also ready.
There is no sign of panic in the Peking area. The atmosphere remains calm, as it has been in the past few weeks. The general belief is that the Japanese are not likely at present to come further south now that Shanhaikwan is in their hands-Reuter.
REPLY TO ULTIMATUM
CHANG DECLINES TO TAKE BLAME
Peking, Jan. 4,
Replying to the Japanese ultimatum, Marsha! Chang Hauch-lang says that the Japanese must bear the res ponsibility for the Shanhal- kwan episode since they in- stigated it. He declares that the Chinese, although provok ed, did not resist until the Japanese rushed their troops towards the city and tried to senle the walls.
Marshal Chang requests the Japanese to forward any fur- ther communications to the National Government and not to him.-Reuter.
THE LONDON TORY OUTLOOK
ALARMED BUT STILL AGAINST ACTION
London, Jan. 4. Alarmed by the developments at Shanhaikwin and inclined to accept the view that Japan has taken a regrettable step, the Conservative newspapers in London are still strongly against the application of pressure to compel Japan to mark time or withdraw.
In a leading article hended: "The League and Japan," the Daily Telegraph remarks that the hostilit les at Shanhaikwan are not only regrettable, they are bound to in- crease the anxiety felt in British offlelal and political circles regard- lug the outcome of the Manchurian controversy.
The paper considers that it would be lamentable if the Committee of Nineteen were deflected by the renewal of hostilities from seeking to reconcile the views of Nan- ing and Tokyo on the future status of Manchuria.
Tlentsin, Jan. 4. Acording to Japanese reports, LEAGUE'S POWER OF which are confirmed by the most
RESTRAINT, Tokyo, Jan. 4. reliable foreign sources, Shanhai-
The journal also deprecates the Following a conference between wan was captured by Japanese the Foreign Office and the War infantry, after florce fighting, attitude of those who are urging shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday the League to take draatle action against Japan and says that Japan Office, instructions were despatch-afternoon.
Despite their promise to issue a outside the League would be far ed to the Japanese authorities in North China to negotiate with further statement locally concern- less subject to restraint,
Ing the Shanbalkwan situation, while the threats of a Marshall Chang Hauch-liang's the Japanese authorities have rapresentative for the purpose of made no announcement,-Reuter. Bottling and localizing the Shan- haiwkan affair. The Japanese de- logation at Goonva has been in-i structed to inform the League ac- cordingly.
NANKING LEADERS NOT EXCITED
JAPANESE OPERATION
J.
Japanese march to Peking would then take on a sub- stance which it does not at present posse68,
BRITAIN'S POSITION.
In any event, the Daily Tele Graph adds. Britain has no reason to ombrot herself with her old proud friend and former ally, who the main 18 rightly regarded as bulwark against Bolshevism in the Far East-Reuter.
"PREDATORY RAID","
Our picture shows a section of the Great Wall of Chian, to the south end of which Japanese forces have now entered China Proper by the occupation of Sheohaikwan.
MIDNIGHT MURDER
LONDON BOARDING HOUSE CRIME
WEALTHY DOCTOR SHOT DEAD
(Our Own Correspondent).
(By. Telegraph, Capuright. Telegraphie Meerages Ordinance, 1224. Recalvad. January 1. 10448 0.1984)
London, Jan. 4. Scotland Yard officers were combing London,high and low yesterday for the murderer of Dr.
GALE STILL RAGING DE VALERA
ROUND BRITAIN
PLANES FIGHT THEIR
WAY THROUGH.
London, Jan. 3. A Alerce southerly gale continued toʻrage round "the consts of the British Isles to- day and very heavy seas were experienced in most places.
Air services between Lon. don and Paris were continued despite winds of forty miles an hour increasing to 'sixty miles an hour at 5,000 fect. The machines, helped by the tall wind, completed "the Croydon from Journey to Paris in very fair time.— British Wireless,
CONFIDENT
EXPECTS AN INCREASED PARTY STRENGTH ·
FUSILIERS ON WARPATH
GRAVE RIOT IN KINGSTON
BRAWL TRAGEDY
WILD SCENES IN JAMAICA
London, Jan. 3. Extraordinary scenes were wit- nessed in Kingston, Jamaica, last night, when soldiers of the Northumberland Fusiliers took. the initiative in grave rioting.
Fierce fighting took place in the [streets. The soldiers clashed with the police on aqveral deca- sions, and in the course of the melles, several civilians, soldiers and police were injured,
PROPERTY DAMAGE. *** The Northumberland Fusillera
apparently set out to avange the
death of one of their comrades, who was killed in a brawl on the
previous evening. The circum-
stances in which he met his death aroused them to seek revenge, last night's grave disturbances being the outcome.
|- Considerable damage to property was done in the course of the riots,
BENT ON VIOLENCE-
Later.
RIVAL CHARGES Wild scenes were witnessed in
Dublin, Jan. 4.
the atrets of Kingaton when Fusiliera set'out to avenge a popu-,
Although his adversaries accusa lar comrade, Pte. Daniel Mac him of panic, forcing an election Dougall, who met a violent death, before the apposition programme believed to be the result of a can be organised fully. Mr. de quarrel. Valera's public utterances convey
a superb confidence.
The expectation that at least elghty Fianna Fail condidates will
The soldiers were out, in strong parties bent on violence.
CIVILIANS ATTACKED. They attacked and. wrecked election is expressed in an official and
conductors. They stopped statement issued after a meeting taxi-cabs and private motor-cara of the Party Executive, and
be returned at the forthcoming tram-cara and beat up the drivers
Angles Zeminides, a wealthy THE ECHO OF der inety-eight can- and sultedsly when the pollen
Cypriate Doctor of Science.
Dr. Zeminides was shot dend at midnight in the hall of a North London boarding-house, where he was temporarily residing.
JAPANESE GUNS
A man called upon him shortly before midnight on Monday and asked to ace Dr. Zeminides. He QUO was a man of swarthy appearance, obviously a foreigner and probably
TAL-CHI AND LEAGUE
didates.
turned out in full. forca to put an The Fianna Fail Party's full end to the disturbances. programme will be submitted by This morning, the city was quiet Mr. de Valera at a pubile meeting and no further trouble is expected. in Dublin to-morrow.
The Flanna Fail in the Dail Eirann just dissolved held seventy seats out of 148.--Reuter.
"ON THE RUN" ACCUSATION.
Dublin, Jan. 4.
-Reuter.
CURRENCY AND TRADE
An important meeting of NEW BILL SUBMITTED
countrymen of Zeminides. His description was supplied by the maid who showed him into the STRONG LANGUAGE leading figures in the Cosgrave
house, and the police are keeping special watch on the dock dia- trict..
London, Jan. 3, Mr. Quo Tai-chi, the Chinese
Party was held in Dublin to-
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TO CONGRESS.
Washington, Jan. 8.
A Bill providing for a lovy of additional tariffs upon imports
AN ALTERCATION,
Minister to London, in the course of China north of the Yellow from countries whose currencies Shortly after the man entered |of an outspoken interview on the River. the house, other residents heurd eve of the departure for Geneva, an altercation between the two declared that every successive men, conducted in A foreign session of the League had opened
to the echo of Japanese guns.
language.
Then two shota were fred.
In a moment, the hall was full. of boarders who had rushed out but Dr. Zeminides' nasallant had¦ already disappeared.
The victim was found dying with
Now they were thundering at Shanhalkwan, the gateway to Peking and Tientsin."
Since the publication of the
unable to plead lack of impartial bullet wound through the body. Lytton Report, the League had been facts, and "the time has now come for a show-down."
POLITICAL OUTRAGE?
It is suggested that the motive for the crime may have been politi- cnl as Dr. Zominides was actively interested in the politics of Cyprus and it is believed that he had made | some bitter enemies. This,
Sir Edward Stubbs, formerly Governor of Hongkong, is at pre-. Bent Governor of Cyprus.
BRITISH MINISTER
TO CHINA
The League had shirked its duties for fear of a Japanese threat of withdrawal, but ̧ ́a League, crawling under the Iron heels of the militarists of Japan was unworthy of existence.
"But this time there will be strong resistance," said the Minister. "as at Shanghai last year."
If Geneva disappointed, China, would adopt an altogether different policy, because there was no common ground for con- ciliation.
The Chinese Government
have depreciated to at least five per cent. below par has been in- troduced in the House of Repre sentatives by Congressman Hil),~-~~ Reuter.
OCCASIONAL RAIN.
The anticyclone remains station- ary over North China and South Manchuria, with pressure Increas- had long expected the presenting over North Chinn. Fresh mon- move, but Mr. Quo Tai-chi said he thought "Japan will break herself in this attack.”
Reuter.
soon will prevail over the China conat and the Northern China Sen.. Local forecast:-N. E. winds, fresh; cloudy, occasional rain;
CASH BUSINESS ONLY
IMPORTANT DECISION BY LOCAL SHAREBROKERS
BREAKING POINT. "Our
is strained to the patience ANTICIPATED,
breaking point," declared Mr. Quo Tai-chi, "and unless reasonable pro- With the halting of the fighting (Special to "Telegraph";)
gress is made effectively to apply at Shaphaikwan, official circles ap-
Longue principles, we may be forc- The Hongkong Sharebrokera of shares. No Settlement Days: (Dy Telegraph, Copyright, Telepipe
ed to reorientate our polley," pear hopeful that the conflict will
Ordinamos, 1811. Bronteed, January
Association and the Hongkong had been fixed further ahead than 4. 1,57 am.j
SIR MILES LAMPSON The Minister concluded by paying be localised. Meanwhile, the mine-
Shanghai, Jan. 4.
"ON" WAY BACK. :
a tribute to the general sentiment Stock Exchanzo have jointly January, but same decision' “Although no stir has been caused
regarding the future would be in Britain, on the side of justice decided to do cash business only arrived at within the next week; layor "Tokiwa", at present at tho
in. Chinese official circles by tho
w Berlin, Jan, S. Sir, Miles Lampson, the British and peace.
after the end of January, and .The decision was reached after Sasebo naval base, has been ordered developments in North China, for: The latest developments in the Minister to China, who has been on Seen by Routers representative nothing. deünite has been fixed certain people who were heavily to proceed to Chingwantão as a pre-which they appear to have been Far East have attracted consider Home leave, is at present on his subsequently, Mr. Quo Tal-chi allud in regard to forward settlement interested in certain stocks began, cautionary measure. The Cabinet well prepared by the Chinese in-able attention in the Pross. way back to the Far East.ed to the likelihood of hie ilemand- days after the January Settle to squeal when the market started –
telligence service, the reports of The Vossiche Zeitung remarks He is travelling via Bues by the ing an early meeting of the Comment.
to drop three or four weeks ago, held a session this morning, Gen-Sino-Japanese hostililles at Shan-that the Japanese explanations P. and Oller Naldera, and is due mittes of Ninotoen if the situation A statement to this bffect was asserting there was a big bear eral Arski and Count Uchida re-haikwan engaged the koon Interest must be accepted with scepticism In In Hongkong on the 12th instant, develops in Manchuria.
made to a Telegraph representa movement to bring the rates down ported on the situation, but no dect-of the Chinees community yester-view of previous events and the L-
tive this morning by Mr. A. H. to their proper levels. As 5001 48 PART OF GENERAL PLAN. day.
The wedding will shortly take place days D sions were announced-Router:
tton Réport.
Carroll, Chairman of the Hong- the rates found, their level there In the case of two Chinese, noważ It adds that the Japanese are between Mr. Call James Merritt, che "He asserted that the Shanhaik kong Sharebrokers' Association, was a Big-re-count Immediately papers, the New Year holidays were confronted by a foreign politielal glower of 9 Avenue Edward VII, wan move was part of a Japanese who intimated that the move was for the December: Settlement broken into in the afternoon, when constellation aciding comparative Shanghai, and Mine Day Evol scheme to restore Fu Yi to the initiated to restrict, forward which led to the deal long nor
(Continued on Puge 7.)
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ALTIM May Institute, Hongkong);
Throne and to over-run the whole business in the purchase, and sale, resched