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四拜望號六月四英港香 THURSDAY, APRIL
26, 1934..
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AMERICAN SUSPICIONS OF JAPANESE MOTIVES
SPEED-UP IN ROOSEVELT-HULL KING AND QUEEN OF
U.S. NAVY
BUILDING
CONTEMPLATED BY PRESIDENT
LIKELY TO SEEK AUTHORITY.
Washington, April 25. The trend of events in world affairs seems likely to stimulate American naval building activity.
The huge programme for bringing the fleet up to full Treaty strength may be pushed on even more rapidly than was originally ́pro- posed.
It was learned to-day that the authority of Congress to start naval construction whenever he thinks fit in order to bring the United States Navy up to the Trenty limits within the shortest possible time. will be asked by President Roosevelt, when he senda his Message on the forth- coming Supplementary Appropria- tion Bill.
This bill totaln ก little less than U. S. $1,500,000,000. The Pre- klent Is not yet decided how many more than the hundred new warships authorised by Congress will be built this time. but he wants the power to use propor- Hon of the money for This purpose.Reuter.
·ANGLO-ITALIAN CO-OPERATION
HARMONIOUS TALK
ON DISARMAMENT.
London, Apr. 25.
A Foreign Office communique | states."Signor Suvich, accom panied by the Italian Ambusandor', saw Sir John Simon and Sir Robert Vansittart at the House of Com-
mong this afternoon, and the con- versations between the representa- tives of the British and Iulian Governments which were opened yesterday were carried on in a most friendly and harmonious spirit.
"Signor Suvich's visit, which is so deeply appreclated in Britain, has served to promote the long ostablished relations of friend- ship between this country and Italy and has contributed
to
Angle-Italian cooperation in dent Ing with the many problems now faclag the world."-British Wire-
ICRA.
BLUE FUNNEL PIRACY ALARM
AJAX FAILURE TO
ANSWER CALLS
Fears that the Blue Funnel liner Ajax was in the hands of pirates were held by the naval authorities on Tuesday night when H.M.S, Suffolk reported that sho had been unable to establish com- munication with the vessel of Breaker Point.
of
On the receipt of the report locally communication was made) with all other ships in the vicinity Breaker Point and negative panic stations were manned.
Tho foars wore allayed, however, at about 2 a.m. yesterday morning when the Ajax replied to signals, stating that there was nothing amies. She later arrived in Hong- kong and feft yesterday for London.
Allegedly to avold a caning from a schoolmaster, Chan Shil-san, aged 11, yesterday Jumped from the second floor of the school ut 277 Talnam St., Shamshuipo, and seriously Injured himself. He was taken to the Kow- loon Hospital.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem which is in danger of
collapse.
BRITAIN TO SAVE CHURCH
Historic Building in Jerusalem
. London. Apr. 25. The Colonial Secretary,
in reply to * Commons' request for a further state-
ment as to the steps that would be taken to prevent The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem fall- ing into ruin, said that the hand would protect the whole of the fabric.-British Wire-
measures now
in
$5,000,000 SUIT
N.Y. STOCKBROKER'S CLAIM
CHARGE AGAINST MR. WHITNEY
CONFERENCE
DIPLOMATIC PROCESSIÓN TO STATE DEPARTMENT
EXPLANATIONS “CUT LITTLE ICE"
(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")
(Bu Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, April 26, 8.30 am.)
WASHINGTON, APRIL 25. Japan's declaration of policy towards China and the sub- sequent "explanations" have hardened public feeling in the United States to a remarkable extent. There is no disposition to believe any of the statements seeming to modify the challenging nature of the original pronouncement.
Some circles suspect that Japan made the "Hands Off!" statement to coincide to the movement of the United States fleet to the Atlantic and draw atten- tion to the fact that Japan invaded Manchuria two days after the reports of unrest in the British Navy off Scotland in 1931.
SIAM
SILVER STEADIER
To Be Guests At Windsor HONGKONG DOLLAR AT
Castle
London. Apr. 25.
The King and Queen of Siam have arrived in Lon- don. They will be the guests at Windsor Castle of the
and Queen to-morrow. Rentor,
King
SAME LEVEL
STILL HOPE FOR LEGISLATION
On the opening of the market this morning, there was no fur- ther slump in the sterling value of the Hongkong dollar, which
JAPANESE NOTE yesterday fell to a quotation of
TO CHINA
TEXT PUBLISHED IN NANKING
WAICHIAOPU COMMENT
: (Special to "Telegraph")
Nanking, Apr. 26. The Nanking Foreign Office has published the text of a com. munication received from the Japanese Government on Tues
day.
18. 4.7/80. On an unchanged rate, the market was a trifle steadier.
Major H. St. G. Thoyle, M.C., and his bride (formerly Miss Pozzy Silver dropped 9/16d, in London Honell) leaving St. John's Cathedral yesterday, but in New York thereafter their wadding yesterday after. wana 3/8th advance, the rate noon. (Photo: Men Cheung), Improving, after declines for three successive days, to 48.3/8.
The New York Improvement is regarded as in the nature of covering following the violont wave of selling, which brought down prices in London and also caused China selling. At the moment, there in no marked strength in the New York market.
SILVERITES' HOPE.
New York, Apr. 25. a recovery in silver, due to the The Wall Street Journal reports silverites endeavouring to secure the passage of the Goldsborough "explanation" of the "hegemony billion ounces of silver. Por Swan, Bill in an amended form, to The communication contains an provide for the purchase of a statement" issued by the Japanese Culbertson and Fritz. Foreign Office on April 17.
BLACK ROD
PERIL
ANCIENT ORDER
SET SIDE..
LORD DERBY TO GO TO COMMONS
It was disclosed at the White House that President Roosevelt proposes to confer with Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, this afternoon, on Japanese
London, Apr. 25. and other international matters, following longmunication are as follows: "It is
New York. Apr. 25.
The ancient franchise of Messrs. E. A. Pierce and Co. re-the members of the House of talks between Mr. Hull and foreign Ambassadors.the sincere hope of the Japanese tort that diminishing prospects of Lords was set aside to-day -United Press.
Government that China will silver legisation caused and open-
AN ASIA FOR THE
JAPANESE
Part Two of Tanaka Memorial
Geneva, April 25. The Chinese Minister in Berne,
New York, Apr. 25.
ACTIVITY. IN WASHINGTON
main points of the com
achieve real internal unification ing weakness, but prices rallied when the House agreed to and work out national prosperity. on the subsiding of selling pres permit the attendance of The Japanese Government enter- sure and on short-cover in anti- Lord Derby as a witness be- tafus no Intention whatever of cipation of a technical recovery.fore the causing injury to the independence Asia Lands per Bouter. and national interests of China.
AIGHER PRICES.
Joseph D. Frankel, a former mem- She was not, he declared, seek-thelal communique revealed that stood that she has no intention of
Privilege.
Committee of
"OPEN DOOR",
The committee, it will be re- Stream Of Envoys To
New York, Apr. 25. called, was set up by the House. State Department
-Japan would extend welcome to The recent decline in commodi- of Commons to investigate Mr. any economic or commercial trans.ties is expected to increase the Winston Churchill's charges that Washington, April 20.
action between China and any chance of some silver legislation. Sir Samuel Hoare and Lord Derby officials of the State Department act
Important consultations between other nation and refrain from any Brokers expect higher silver prices hud exerted pressure to effect is enleninted to violate the during the next few months, whe modification of certain evidence to A five million dollars claim for. Hoo, receiving international and all countries with interests in treaty obligations to which China ther or not silver legislation is be given before the Joint Select damage has been filed against Mr. journalists to-day, said that Japan the Far East took place to-day, in a party on condition that China passed.
Committee of Parliament on Richard Whitney, the President was, in enunciating her new Chinn connection with Japan's Chin and "equal opportunity" prin-market was rumoured to be from
strictly abides by the "open door" Heavy buying at the close of the Indian constitutional reform. of the New York Stock Exchange. Policy, really carrying out Part
pronounesment.
The matter arose on a written The Italian Ambassador visited ciples.
Chinese sources.-Per Sunn, Cri- request from the House of Com- The plaintiff in the cuae is Mr. Two of the Tanaka Memorial. the State Department, and an "Japan wishes it to be undert¦ bertan & Fritz.
mone asking the permission of the House of Lords for Lord. Derby's the Far East situation was the causing any harm to foreign in-
Attendance. topic of discussion.
terests in China, but Japan must Dr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese object to any concerted action on Minister, also saw Mr. Cordell the part of foreign Powers, other Itull and other State Department than Japan, which might virtually officials, the nature of the dis- constitute combined control over cussion remaining undisclosed. China in one form or another and The Dutch Minister, who also cause disturbance of peace in the visited the State Department| Orient, denied any connection with the Far East situation as far as the|| Netherlands were concerned.
The French Ambassador, who also called, is understood to have discussed the general situation.
ber of the Exchange, who alleges
that he was expelled from member.ing an Asia for the Asiatics, but ship in May last when Mr. J. Pau Asia for the Japanese. Morgan was testifying before the
Senate Commission of Enquiry! That was a very different thing into the dealings of the firm of from a Monroe Doctrine for Asin.
-Reuter. Morgan.
Mr. Frankel alleges that his ex-
pulsion from the Stock Exchange SOVIET ON TOKYO was effected in order to counter-i aet publieity unfavourable to the Stock Exchange,
He also claims that he was ex- pelled because he is of Jewish
MOTIVES
lonality and that the success Suspicious Of United
Front Against Her
of his Wall Street operations had been distasteful to other mem-i bers of the Exchange-Reuter.
AUSTRALIAN MISSION
Elaborate Programme in Nanking
(Special to Telegraph")
Moscow, April 26. The Soviot sees in the Japanese!
the world at large warning to
the certainty of sharpened tension
in the relations between Japan and the United States as the con-
sequence of the dominance of the
Milltary Clique in Japan.
Reuter.
[
NANKING STATEMENT.
Simultaneously with the relense
SAAR PLEBISCITE PLANS
QUESTION. IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
..Lord Derby was present in the Chamber and gave the fullest assent to the motion annctioning his attendance.
Lord Hailsham, in submitting the motion, said that a 260 years' old Standing Order provides that London, April 26.
no Lord shall either go down to On the subject of the arrange- the House of Commons or to send of the text of communication, a ments for the Sanr Plebiscite, Sir an answer in writing or to appear, spokesman of the Nanking Foreign John Simon, in the Commons to by counsel to answer any necusa- Office stated that discrepancies ob day, said a committee of thres tion there, on penalty of being put viously exist between the April 17 was appointed by the League in the custody of the officer of statement and this communication. Council in January to report to House known as the Black Rod or EXPERT ADVICE TO refuse to be controlled by organi session on the problem raised by
China, he said, will certainly the Council at its forthcoming in the Tower of London.
Lord Hailsham said that Lord CHINA
sation. China's position was clear- the provisions of the Treaty of Derby being anxious to avoid ly explained in the statement Versailles and to make recommen- those penalties, but desiring fo issued on April 19 by the Nanking untións ns to their execution. Foreign Office In respect
give evidence, had communicated The Committee was, in to
particu- China's responsibility in main- lar to study any suggestions as accordingly, moved that, if Lord the Officials of House and he, taining peaceful relations with regarded the maintenance of order Derby thought fit, the request of foreign nations and with Japan. during the period of the Plebiscite Commons be acceded to.-British
that might be submitted to it by Wireless. INTOLERANCE OF DOMINATION. the Saar Government Commission, The spokesman added that it would obviously be premature to China could not tolerate any express any view until the report nation's action, under whatever had been received and considered. pretext, which right affect the British Wireless. position of China as an Independ- ent nation. China could best enre
Sir Arthur Salter's Statement
London, Apr. 26.
The newspapers consider that the "Hande Of China" declara- Complete denial that the recent tlon was made for two reasons, visits to China of European ocono- arat, as an attempt to break up mic experts could be regarded as the negotiations between China having any anti-Japanese signi-
group of international fleance was given to a representa The Nanking Government has bankers at prosent in Nanking, tive of the Morning Post by Sir prepareil an elaborate programme which the Japanese militiarist Arthur Saltor.
Nanking, April 26.
and a
After spending two days in the Chinese capital, the mission, will proceed to Peking by train and will probably return to Shanghal king to before proceeding to Japan.
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for the reception of the Australian consider to be part of an attempt He duclared that neither he nor for goodwill mission headed by Hon by the United States and European 31, Mognet, as far as he was aware, China concluded with a foreign J. G. Latham, Deputy Prime Powers to create a united front had made any proposal intended to nation or nations would invariably Minister of Australia, who will of resistance to Tokyo's Pan-exclude or to prejudice the equal be based on considerations of proceed to Nanking from Shang-¡Asiatle policy.
association of Japan in any international security and internal hal on Saturday.
U.S. AVIATION INTERESTS. national cooperation.
development. China's intoléranco Exclusive or privileged position of allon domination by any group The accond ronson adduced is was, of course, quite another mat- of nation was similar to her in- that Tokyo is trying to force Non-ter.
tolerance of allen domination by NO FINALITY. discontinue negotiations
any aingle nation. with American interests concern- Actually they had only explored
China's co-operation with the
(Special to "Telegraph”) Mr. Latham, on his arrival horo, ing aviation construction will call on Mr. Wang Ching-wel, consultation.
and possibilities. They had not yet League of Nations was purely
(B Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphie reached the stage bithor of a loan economie and technical in nature. avgre Ordinenen, TRES, Received April neting Foreign Minister, and the The Soviet isolf, naturally looks scheme or of any specifle scheme When she arranged such co-opera- 14. 134 km) same evening attend a dinner askance at military dominance in of international cooperation. tion with the League of Nations,
Madrid, April 26. party given by the Nanking Muni- Japan because of the Clique's A further roport by Sir Arthur Japan was then, (and is even yet) A state of alarm, which is only possible designa on Soviet torri Saltor to the Chinese Government a member of the League. Japan one degres lower than martial law, Next morning, the Australian tory. It is bolloved that this may which he understood would shortly thrown a boomerang, if she now has been proclaimed throughout mission will visit Dr. Sun Yat reawaken tension between the be published, would make clear the raises objection to co-operation Spain following the rosignation of Son's Mausoleum and lay a two countries which has boon character of the advice which had botwoon the League of Nations the Lerroux Government.--United wreath-Central Nows.
somewhat dormant lately-Reuler. been given-Router,
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