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二拜禮三號四小四港香 TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1933.
日十初月三
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JAPANESE THREAT IN CHINWANGTAO REGION
MILLION DOLLARS
RANSOM DEMANDED
THE NANCHANG OUTRAGE
THIRD ENGINEER'S RELEASE
NOT BEING
BADLY TREATED
(Special to "Telegraph")
[Tolegraph, Copyright. Telegraphis Mes
Beccived April | ang Ordinance, Lik
*. 10.18 4M)
Newchwang, April 4.
The arrival in Newchwang of Mr. F. L. Pears, the third engineer of the Nanchang, has naturally given rise to considerable speculation re-
ANTI-JEWISH WAVE IN
GERMANY
BRITAIN INVITED TO
AID REFUGEES
** London, Apr. 3.
The Colonial Secretary, Sir Philip Castlife Lister, when ask- ed whether, in view of the mea- Bures taken against the
Jews in Germany restrictions on the craigration into Palestine would be relaxed for the beneßt of re- fugees.
gees, said the matter was within the jurisdiction of the High Commissioner, to whom re-
uld be made. presentations could
There would, however, be question of
from the
זזת
depigration inte
principle that
Palestine must be governed by
the economic absorptive capacity
of
the country-British Wireless.
KONGENSI
garding the contents of the FRANCE AND
letter which be brought from the pirates.
It is admitted that the letterj. consists of a demand for a sub- stantial ransom for the release of Mr. Peare's brother-officers, Messrs. Johnson, Hargrave and Blue.
Renter
MR. PEARS' STORY OF RELEASE
SECURITY
FOUR-POWER. PACT PROPOSAL
IMPORTANT NOTE
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Picture shows members of the Houston Expedition who have suc ceeded in their flight over Mount Everest. In the picture are Air Com- modore Fellowas, the Marquis of Clydesdale, Flight Liant. Mclntrys, and Lieut. Col. Blacker. (Photo: Planet Newa)...
EVEREST CONQUERED BY AIR
CLYDESDALE PARTY FLIES OVER
HISTORIC FLIGHT TRIUMPH
EJ
|LOWERING OF TARIFF BARRIERS
MR. ROOSEVELT SEEKS POWERS.
(Special to "Telegraph");
Telegraph Copuright.
napea rationeve. 15943 4. $.41 mm.)
Telemahle Mew
Excelved. April
Washington, April 3. Legislation to empower the President to initiate practical reciprocal trade agreements and to lowe trade barriers and to establish a foreign market for American products is proposed by President Roosevelt in a Message to Congress.Reuter.
One version of the letters says
Paris, Apr. 4. that the pirates demand the pay-
A draft memorandum has been ment of Mex$1,000,000 and in
Purnea, April 4. addition a supply of machine completed by the French Govern-
The Marquis of Douglas and guns," rifles" and ammunition-ment, presenting the French com-
Imentary upon the MacDonald. Clydesdale achieved his ambition Mussolini Four-Power Pact pro. yesterday morning, dying over
Mount Everest in one of the aero-BEARCATS SABONNESOT posals.
planes of the Houston Expedition. The proposed pact is for a per-
Conditions iod of ten years and provides for
Britain, though it was not expected that co-operation between France, Germany and Italy for the they would so prove when the air- idea of maintenance of peace, proposed mes took off with the steps for the revision of peace carrying out a test flight..
After a long wait for the weather treaties and so on.
The French Government-places conditions to improve the members a greater emphasis on security of the Houston Expedition, on than the Anglo-Italian plans, al-learning that the wind in the up- though they agree with the Rome per atmosphere had dropped con
PLANES SEVERAL TIMES OVER PIRATE LAIR
(Special to "Telograph") (Tsitgraph, Copyright. Telegraphic Mr-) fierived, April, anger Ordinamer. 149,
Tokyo, April 4.
It is revealed in a message from Newchwang that Mr. F. L. Pears was escorted by a Chinese guide
"
TREATY REVISION.
were almost ideal. BANK DISTRUST IN
proposals insofar as they suggest siderably, decided to make a
Four-Power Pact providing that light and ascended at 8.15 am. the four Powers shall seek in con-
ert a solution of European pro- TWO MACHINES PARTICIPATE. from the pirates lalf to within blems and that there shall be na Both machines, two specially sight of Newchwang.
undertaking against any increase equipped Westland machines, tork They travelled on foot until in armaments during the currenthe air, the first being piloted by and there was no further chance of ey of the agreement.
the Marquis of Douglas He Mr. Pears losing his way.
Clydesdale and the second by was then placed in a sampan and
They found conditions in the up- allowed to reach his destination The important divergence, how. Flight-Lieutenant McIntyre.
ever, relates, to the proposed
per atmosphere even better than The released engineer sald that treaty revision. on several occasions they saw; The French Memorandum stipu- they expected and carried out the Japanese aeroplanes flying over lates that the signatories shall most important work of the the pirates' hiding-place, but it consider the advisability of set-pedition. would have been fatal for the ting in motion de provisions of captives to make any attempt to the League Covenant as a whole attract attention.
alone.
AUTHORITIES ASTOUNDED.
and that thereby Article Ninetee (the Treaty revision article). must be taken in conjunction with The return to Newchwang of Articles Three, Ten (Guarantees Aggression), Eleven Mr. Pears constitutes a record for Against speed in Chinese kidnappings, In- (Action in case of war or danger dicating that the pirates are busi-jof war)"and Sixteen (Sanctions). nesalike professionals.
They soared to a height of 35,000, nearly six thousand feet higher than the pinnacle of Everest, few over "The Roof of the World," and took numerous photographs.
3 HOURS IN AIR.
ex
Lieut-Colonel Bincker, the chief This means, says the French observer and photographer, was in The authorities did not expect Memorandum, that common secure the plane flown by the Marquis to hear a word from them regard ity undertakings must be given at
The airmen remained up
landed perfectly.
"for
ing ransom or anything else for at least equal weight with treaty three and a quarter hours and lenst another week. They were revision. astounded when the third engineer arrived at Newchwang. Reuter.
NOT BADLY TREATED,
Newchwang, April 4. Mr. Pears reported to the authorities that the captives were not bound and are not being badly
treated. He could not, at present. divulge their location,"
'NOT A COUNTER-PLAN.
It is stated that the draft me- morandum is not properly a coun- ter-plan, but rather an enuncia- tlon of the general doctrines con- stituting the French bellefs.
The Marquis of Clydesdale was as merry as a sand boy after the successful trip, but Flight-Lieutenant McIntyre appeared to be frosted. The party intended to drop mail-
AMERICA
NOT ENTIRELY ERADICATED
MUCH HAPPIER POSITION
4. 2.29 21.m!
FRESH WARSHIPS EX-MAYOR
ENTER PORT
FEAR OF INTERNATIONAL
COMPLICATIONS:
MUST WAIT.
WANTS TO WED BETTY.COMPSON" (Special to "Telegraph")
(Telegraph," "Copyright. Telegraphie Mes
Ordinamen, 189. Received, April ++ 20.17 mi)
Nice, Apr. 4.
The former Mayor of New York, Mr. Jimmy Walker, called Tat Mayor's in Cannes
BRITISH OBSERVER DESPATCHED
PEKING, APR 4.
making, arrangements for his
marriage to Miss Betty Comp son, the famous cinema star.
Mr. Walker was told that he was to await the artivul from New York of the necessary documen's confirming his divorce.
Mr. Walker has been travelling
WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW JAPANESE OFFENSIVE IN NORTH CHINA, THE | through Europe with Miss Betty CENTRE OF INTEREST HAS SHIFTED TO CHIN-Compson ever since his resigna- WANGTAO, ONE OF THE THREATENED POINTS.tion from the position of Mayor of New York. They have been Chinwangtao is in a ferment, following aerial spending most of their time in bombardment nearby and the arrival of Japanese war- ships.
According to an official communique, General Ho Chu-kuo, the commander of the Chinese defence forces in the area, says two Japanese warships and an aircraft- carrier put into Chinwangtao yesterday and anchored in the harbour.
"
Immediately the information reached the British Legation, a British military observer was despatched for the purpose of watching events in Chinwangtao and the latest Japanese operations in the Shihmenchai région.
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If the operations extend and the Chinwangtao area becomes involved, international complications may ensue in view of the extensive foreign interests in that area Reuter.
HEAVY FIGHTING PROCEEDING
which have been subjected to a steady bombardment.
SEVERE FIGHTING.
Peking. April 4. Chinese commanders admit heavy, casualties in the fighting at Shihmenchai. largely a result of The severity of t. fighting on the terrific aerial bombardment.Sunday and yesterday, is shown which has done enormous damage by the fact that the sound of the
in the town.
ADVANCE CHECKED.
that the
the south of France; at Cannes or at Nice.-Reuter...
II.
$2,000,000,000 FOR FARM RELIEF
ANOTHER GIGANTIC
SCHEME
(Special to "Telegraph") (Talegraph. Caparight." Triebropklo Alex. agra Ordinance, tapt. Racaived., April bil am
Washington, Apr. 3. President Roosevelt has asked Congress to approve legislațion authorising the Federal Land Banks to issue up to G$2,000,000,- 000 worth of Government-guar- anteed Four Per Cent. Bonds, to finance farmers and small- holders-Renter.
STOP PRESS
New York, April 4..
guns could be heard at Peitaiho. Telegraphic communications be- tween Haiyang and Liukong have
(Special to "Telegraph")
They have retreated from Shih-been wrecked by the Japanese menchai, but are now putting up aerial bombardment. Despatches state (Telegu, Coppright, Telegraphie Mesa determined stand at Pingshan-
Received, April Ordinance, 1995, *
ying and Anmenchai. Following Japanese lost 24 killed and 76 The giant American naval desperate fighting, the Japanese wounded in the taking of Chichairship, the U.S.S. Akron, the Washington, Apr. 4.
lingkow. Independent reports advance has been checked.
show that the Chinese are reveal- That suspicion of banking
A bold attempt was made yea-ing an increasing determination largest dirigible in the world, is reported to have fallen in- stability in the United States has not been entirely eradicated terday morning by forces under to fight-Special. although the situation has imoral Kang, to recover the lost
to the sea off the Jersey mensely improved, was revealed
the Divisional Commander, Gen-
by Mr. Woodin, Secretary to the round, with partial success. Treasury, in a broadenst specch last night...
Mr. Woodin said that between the end of the holiday and the end of March 12, 737 United States banks re-opened their doors, of which 5,387 were National Banks: and Federal Reserve member banks, and 7,350 were State banks, Between March, 4 and March 30,
a total of G$1,160,000,000 which had been withdrawn was paid back into the banks. of this amount, about G$600,000,000 con- Histed of gold coins or
gold certi- ¿ficates.
Chinese reinforcements have been sent to the Shih-Ho positions
SINO-CANADIAN TRADE
COMMISSIONER'S SPEECH
(Special to "Telegraph")
TWO MISSIONARIES REPORTED KILLED.
A United Press message from that two Shanhaikwan states. American missionaries are report-'
coast.
She is still afloat near”.
ed to have been killed in the fight Barnegat Lightship." There ing at Taotowying, where their are
church is said to have been struck- by Chinese gun fire.
Taotowying is the centre from which the Rey. Kautto reported | that two Japanese aeroplanes bombed the premises killing nine Chinese civilians. It is believed: that the reports of the deaths of
aboard.
seventy-seven men
Later.
The German tanker, Phoë-
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two missionaries are a variation bus, reports that she has of the reports of the bombing' in- cident which led to an official pro- picked up some of the crew (INegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic Mes test by the U.S. Minister to the of the Akron but cannot get sager" Grdinance, 1891. Terelerd. And Japanese Legation.
them all-Reuter. them,}
"Colonel Cosgrave, the Canadian problem affecting a State other tiedge Party who are climbing was still greatly In excess of the Trade Commissioner, in a speech than Britain. France, Italy and Everest on foot, but they were un-ampunt required to meet ordinary here, urged that China
INACTIVE CURRENCY Nevertheless, lie ndded,
It provides that whenever angs for the members of the Rut-volume of outstanding currency
and
At the urgent request of the Germany shall be discussed be able to locate the climbers-Reuter. needs at the present time and it Canada must do their utmost to Japanese authorities, the contents tween them, a representative of
of their letter have not been the interested State shall be' call- officially revealed because of the ed into consultation at the very danger that negotiations for the beginning-Reuter. release of the captives may be frustrated.-Reuter.
NEW MAHARAJAH
OF NAWANGAR
BROTHER OF KS.. DULEEPSINHJI
Bombay, Apr. 3. "Ranjisinhil's" BUCCCBKUF Maharajah Jam Sahib of Nawangar
IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION
S'HÁI GREYHOUND
DAYS OF SECRET DIPLOMACY
NOT YET ENDED IN AMERICA
(Special to "Talegraph") (Teleprank, Copyright, Telegraphic angce Ordinance, 1024.. Received, Apri 4, 10,17 0.1.}
Washington, Apr. 3.
was essential that this Inactive enable each to use the other's pro- currency should continue to -flow ducts, as at present the trade be- back to the banks promptly-tween the two countries is un-
Reuter.
satisfactory.
Canada was the first country
to appoint trade "commissioners.
h
He declared that his was not a diplomatic appointment.
He
ROOSEVELT "DICTATORSHIP”
Later.
The Phoebus has sent LETTER ON THE OIL EMERGENCY'
wireless message
stating Washington, Apr. 3. that she has saved the Chief President Roosevelt, in a letter Officer and three men. She
ANGLO-AMERICAN TALK
London, Apr. 3. wished to put merchants into to the Governors of oil-producing Methods of establishing the touch with Arms approved by the States, announces that he will reis standing by in an attempt basis for team work with other Canadian Government-Renter
countries which will participate
commend Congress to prohibit
transportation in inter-State or to rescue the others-Reu
foreign commerce, of oil manu- factured in any State in violation ter.
of the State's laws,
ASSOCIATION
in the World Economic Confer-
CLOUDY WEATHER (Special to "Telegraph")
ence were discussed in a further interview at Washington between
He says: "There; seems to be a Teleprank. Copyright. Telegraphs. Men
Pressure is highest to the sauce Ordinance, 1891.. Received, Apri
The House of Representatives the British Ambassador, Sir Ran-1
the United north-east of Hokkaido, and a widespread, feeling that an emer- £ 10.17 a.m.)
Shanghai, Apr. 4. to-day passed a Bill providing Ald Lindsay, and
persons States Secretary of State, Mr. Cor-weak anticyclone has developed gency exists in the oil industry and Aa a sequel to the closing of for heavy penaltics on is his nephew, Rajkumar Digvijay-the Luna Park greyhound racing guilty of publishing diplomatic dell Hull. A communique states over North China. The depression it is hoped that the Governors of Binhil, who is the elder brother of track, the Shanghat Greyhound information prejudicial to the In-that today's conversation ranged is moving eastward across South the States affected, after consulting
Iwinds, moderate; cloudy.'
priate to meet it."-Reuter.. K. B. Dulcepainhji, the Sussex and Association has gone into volunt-terest of the United States-over the general subject of world Japan. Local forecast:-N, E. each other will take action appro
price levels-British Wireless. Jary liquidation.--Reuter. England cricketer-Reuter.
$13
Kauter,