CHEVROLET
Canadian Built
STANDARD SIX DE LUXE
SALOON
26 H.P. - 23 miles per gallon DELIVERED PRICES LONDON £280 - VANCOUVER £223 HONGKONG
£192
FAR EAST MOTORS
CHEVROLET
26 Nathan Road, Kowloon Telephono 59101
Jligh
Law Wi
20,48,
Managora
st, (hom).
21710 Fusi, Ltd, -Scootp.Hongkong.
The
FINAL EDITION SECOND WEEK
Library, Supreme Court
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED İKEL
No. 14795
四拜體 诚六十月正英港香. THURSDAY, JANUARY
16, 1936.
日二廿月二十
JAPAN
PACIFIC CRISIS ANTICIPATED
BRITAIN'S STAND OUTLINED
VITAL DECISION FOR EMPIRE LOOMING
London, Jan. 15.
The Naval Conference is wrecked and from all sites have came predictions of crisis, with the storm centring in the Pacific, possibly around Hongkong and the Philippines.
The Japanese decision to withdraw from the Conference was officially announced in a statement issued at the end of to-day's meeting.
L
"We desire to declare most emphatically that notwith- standing our withdrawal from the Conference we are far from entertaining the slightest wish to embark upon an armaments race," the atatement added. "We are firmly determined to endeavour, as heretofore, to promote the cause of world peace by assiduously cultivating the best and friendliest relations with other nations."--Reuter.
"WE CANNOT AGREE"
London, Jan. 15.
The following statement was issued by the Japanese de legation to the London Naval Conference:
"We cannot agree to the proposals of other delegations, as they do not meet with our fundamental thesis of liquidating our popition of inferiority under the existing treaties and providing for minimum forces required for the safety, of our national defences.
"Other delegations have made clear that they cannot accept our proposal for a common upper limit. Therefore we have no choice but to leave the conference.
the
the
"We desire to declare emphatically that fur from enterlaning. slightest wish to embark upon urnfament race, we are fly deter mined as unfalteringly useretofore, to promote the cause of world peace by
enitivating assiduously
other with friendliest relations nations."United Press.
BRITISH STAND OUTLINED
London, Jan. 15. Viscount Monsell, discussing the technical aspects of the naval situa tion from the British viewpoint, made six polats..>
First, he said, naval equality is not measurable in terms of ships, but of distance from basos, in long com-
⚫ considered.
Second, the power with the greater naval needs cannot denude its territor ies of essential defences to concentrate its entire fleet in distant waters.
-
ARMAMENT RACE NOT EXPECTED
SINGLE COBY 10 CENTS $25.00. I'EN ANNUM
OF OUR
STOCK-TAKING SALE
FURTHER BARGAINS "ADDED FOR THIS WEEK WHITEAWAY'S
WRECKS NAVAL TALKS
Viscount Atonseil, 10ho gave Japan six reasons why Great Britain cannot accept the Japan. ess proposals for à common upper limit of naval tonnage.
JAPANESE THREAT TO BRITAIN
ITALIAN PRESS WARNING
CRISIS IN PACIFIC
Rome, Jan, 15.
While it la generally regarded as Hikely that this will be the last day of the Five Power Naval Conference in London, Japan's withdrawal will taken here as foreshadowing an open clash between Eastern and Wo
Vestern Imperialism in the Pacific.
newspaper Stampa declares
bo
The
BUT JAPAN WINS that Japan has won all the points of
FREE. HAND
REACTION IN BRITAIN
7
London, Jan. 10.
is
at their
one
the game during the past few years. Now the Washington Treaty system
ended, Great Britain
and thej United States will have
only dikong
namely, the ention
the and Philippines. But
will they resort to| thist the paper asks itself: America
litherto Britain
of
have provented the fateful Preiße
The Daily Telegraph to-day declares conflict from assuming an aspect of
ITALIAN
VICTORY
CLAIMED
HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES
'GRAZIANI'S ADVANCE
(Special to "Telegraph”)
diy Telegraph Copyright. Telegraphio Men- anura. Dedinance. 1994. Received, Jasury 16, 130 p
Rome, Jan. 10,
Алл Unconfirmed roport from Mogadiscio states that 600 Ethiopians have fallen, kliled and wounded, be- fere General Graziani's offensive in the direction of Dolo.
The Italian casualties total nearly one hundred. The fighting has been very severe-United Press.
ATTACK OPENS
Rome, Jan. 15.
It Ts officially announced that General Graziani, commanding Italy's southern armies in Ethiopia, has commenced his attack in the region uf. Dolo against Kas Desta Demtus and his flerer warrior tribes.
A communique states that Marshal Badoglio has telegraphed:
"The.Ethiopians, under Ras Detu, have established themselves during the pust neveral days between the Galanedoria and the Dauparma Rivers,
KIPLING MAKING PROGRESS
Attendant Doctor Optimistic
London, Jan. 15.
A bulletin issued at 6.30 p.m. states that Mr. Rudyard Kipling had a very restful day, this morning's improve ment being still maintained.
A later bulletin, issued at 10.30 p.m., stated that Mr. Kipling was maintaining his slight improvement.
It is stated that Dr. A. E."- Webb-Johnson, the surgeon attending the patient, is, now very optimistic.. especially in view of the very. fair day which Mr. Kipling has had. Router,
stones
Mr. Norman Davis, chief Antor- lean delegate to the Naval Con- ference, who bluntly told Japan that she did not-require equality for security.
EXPRESS WRECK IN ENGLAND
TWO KILLED IN
COLLISION -
LONG
RECORD OF SAFETY
London, Jan. 15.
A shadow has crossed the Great
Western Railway's claim to be the safest railway in the world by the fatal injuries received by the driver: and a passenger when the Penzance London night express collided with five trucks which broke away from a ocal train at a sting near Swindon,
Twenty-six others were injured, six seriously.
MANCHUKUO'S THREAT
WARNING NOTES TO MONGOLIA
SHARP REJOINDERS FROM MONGOLS
Moscow, Jan. 16. Vigorous language is used in the notes exchanged by the Governments of the Mongolian Peoples' Republic and. Man- chukuo, on the subject of the recent border incidents.
The Manchukuo Foreign Ministry's note of December 25 threatened that Government would undertake decisive action notwithstanding the consequences involved; and in a second note three days later, the Manchukuo Government reiterated that in the future it would be forced to undertake any mea- sures necessary for the purpose of self-defence.
Replying on January 12, the Government of the Mongolian National Republic says the nature and tone of the notes only serve to give fresh confirmation to the absolute lack of desire- on the part of Manchukuo to settle peacefully the frontier in- cidents caused by Japanese and Manchukuoan troops and to prevent further similar incidents.
The attitude of Manchukup clearly indicates, says this note, that Government is aiming at the creation of complica- tlóns between the two countries.
JAPAN'S BID FOR EMPIRE
MIGHT DOMINATE
WHOLE WORLD
WASHINGTON REVIEW
(Special to
The Company had previously only had one passenger train accident in- volving death to passengers in the last twenty years. This occurred in South Wales in 1928, when one per-ge Bon was killed.-Rauter's Bulletin 10, 140 nm) Service.
ASSISTANCE RUSHED
from
London, Jan. 15.
"Telegraph")
(Dy Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphia Afee 1894. Exceived, January Ordinance,
дго Japan
a
The Mongolian Government adds that no-one in the entire world belleves that the Mongolian people, entirely occupied as they are economic and cultural development, war with atriving to effect and provoke
clashes with Japanese and Manchukuoan troops.
The note further draws the atten tion of the Manchukuo Government to the great danger to the causa o peace of further attacks on its frontler units and demands, the immediate return of arrested Mongolian soldiers.
Both parties dispute the claim that their troops were on their own territory-whon-the-lezhe farred. to in the notes, occurred.-Router.
RUSSIA'S MIGHT
Moscow, Jan. 15. Loud cheering greeted the an- neunermont by Marshal Tuchachevsky, Vice-Commissar of Defence, at a
Central Executivo luceting of the Committee of the U.S.S.R., that the Red Army now totals 1,300,000
men, are already of whom 77 per centi Washington, Jan. 15. Mr. William Philip Sims, prominent trained and are under arms.
The Marshal stated that the pay naval affairs commentator, writing in of the Army would be raised by 67 the Washington News to-day, sees a per cent, this year, and also gave vital link between Japan's abandont figures of the increased armaments of
munications, all of which must that Japan has withdrawn from the open war by aimply giving way be Naval Conference with dignity and fore the Japanese advance; but re
A serious railway accident occurred ment of the London Conference and Germany and Japan, which, he said, good temper, but the paper admits nunciation is no solution, and grave
result of were at present threatening the Soviet, Issues will brise to-morrow, for the that the loss to the world is great.
Statda that while United
and the British in order to bring pressure upon the early this morning about five miles the Italian plight as It is felt, the paper
Italian Somaliland front, at the Dolo from Swindon on, the Great Western sanctions,
"Poor in natural resources, Japan campeling them to devote p sub- Japan will very probably not plunge Empire," says this newspaper.
Railway, when the night express The Italian
year to defonce.Renter Special Third, a power with world-wide the nations into an armaments race,
ian press generally deplores sector. "the short-sightedness" of Great "On January 12, General Graziani from: Penzance to London came into intends to push and drive for control al portion of the Budget, this reponsibilities must devote its naval she can now pursue her own co Britain in laying up her fleet in the initiated a strong action. The Ethlo-collision with trucks which had come of raw materials, and to penetrate no)
comuntramelled by obligations.
uncoupled forces to the protection of its
hor plans have been repulsed and are
a proceding coal deep into the Asiatic mainland, If not munications between various parts of
train and were running back along into the Pacific Islands to the south, that the Washington Trenty contest the miserable Ethiopian being pursued.
that war will be the logical outcome. the empire, and these long com- has gone the strongest security for energies in the miserable
The battle continues all along the the line.
"Japan's policy, therefore, is to munications must require
Far Eastern peace, which was found conflict while Japan is building up an
The first three coaches of the ex- make herself impregnable, For this scrlous. exceeding those of a power whose in the non-fortification of Pacific impregnabis fosition in the Far East, front Our losses, thus far are not
press were derailed, one falling down she requires a superior Navy, Army whole fleet is concentrated
from which will come a monaco
On the Eritrenn front aviation an embankment. The driver and 27 and Air Force," alands, has disappeared, and
passengers were injured; nine serious- This writer says Japan does not Fourth, a common upper limit is mentous decision by Great Britain European interests in Chisto
British Empire in the Pacific.
y, and the driver and one passenger intend to be caught like Italy. If she no distant date if the balance is
tu inconsistent with the detence require and the Empire may be required at whole and to the whole future of the activity is intensu."United Press.
have since died. The fireman had a had a navy equal to any the world ments of the British Commonwealth, disturbed.
remarkable escapo.
and used her mandated Pacifle islands for submarine bases, and mined the Doctors and nurses, rushed from ten between China and the Japanese WHEN WAS SEARCH
Islands
waters.
Oceans,
in home
TO
The press talks of the possibility of construction, under Japanese Aus- plees, of a canal through the isthmus of fra, which would destroy the power
! COMPLETE VICTORY
A
of the Singapore naval basa, Router.southern
GERMANY'S THREAT
which must take account of its An Anglo-American naval under responsibilities in Europena waters, standing ruling out tompetitive buil- and in the Atlantic and Pacific ding between these two great nations may partly compensato for the loss BEST GUARANTEE
of the larger hope and in itself be a strong guarantee for peace · in the Fifth, the Washington Treaty offers Pacific. the best guarantes for equality of The Morning Post considers there security.
Sixth, the Japanese proposal would is more cause for regret than for sure might faça Britain with strange situation, prise. Japan has acted entirely with in which every, country, however, her rights in denouncing a treaty she conailored derogatory to her
alender Its resources, would not only dimity or dangerous to her safety, be entitled but Would actually be in- but we must retain our opinion that directly encouraged to build up to its
equality of security cannot be said strength.
noirhbg his sincero regret that to rest, as the Japanese case implies,
he was unable to find in the Japanese upon equality in urmaments.
navies,
Now that hún náserted hor plan a basis for the reduction of claim to equality, we look rather for ilmitation
Viscount Monsell said he hoped the Japanese delegation operation that conflict in the Fur would continue to seck co-operation Eastern sphere, the paper says. with other delegations and that some: JAPAN REASONABLE alternative method of achieving the
and which all had in view might thus
be discovered-Router.
NO HOPE REMAINS
The
•
Berlin, Jan. 16: velled threat that Gormany!
(Continued from Page 12) .....
consider the Angio German
Iowa's Loss Recalled
INVESTIGATION' DEMANDED
Portland, Jan. 15.
of
Rome, Jan. 15.
communifud lasued late to-day Somaliland front have claimed to have won a complete vic tory after a lengthy battle, Inflicting heavy, lantes di the Ethiopian reg ments Router.
-ETHIOPIAN SUCCESS
Dessivo, Jan. 15: A bolated communique, dated January 5, states that Ras Siyous, sur- prised the Italian forces in Gjeralta, and in the sudden attack completaly defeated them,' z
The Italians lost sixty-five killed. The Ethiopian losses wero five killed and a number of wounded. Unitedi Press
the light of bonfires of the wreckage
stretching these defences Breakdown gangs have been at work from the extreme north of Japan as all day clearing the blocked section far south as Hongkong, not even the of the line, and meantime trains to combined Anglo-American fleets.could and from Bouth Wales and the West safely challenge her. of England have been considerably buffer states in Manchurin, Mongolia Mr. Sims says that by creating delayed British Wireless.
and North China, from which the Army and Air Force could operate, would be impregnable against
Escape Fromny power on earth, except possibly
Air Crash
PROBING LOSS OF "AIRLINER.
COMMENCED
DESTROYER DELAYED
Alexandria, Jan 157. Keen: questioning by the Corondr From such a position, says Mr. with regard to the time which elapsed Sims, sho could expand further with before a search was made for the wrecked Imporial airways liner, City aver-increasiummusely Japan bhof Khartoum, was the main feature
sumed inquest of the went on, opting of the resumed herself, in wartime as well as penco of the disaster. **
of canential materials.
Mr. MdMeaking, Superintendent of To encompass sufficient raw mater, the air base of the night of the ials to make herself relatively secure disaster, stated that he was told at 8 Japan will have to includa within her p.m. that the flying-boat bad not yet orbit considerably. more Chinezoanded, and ho vent to the landing, territory, and perhaps all of Eastern stago-to see whether there were, any. Morphis, Jan. 15. Mr. John T. Shen disembarked from Siberis, the Philippines, and the signs of the liner.
He then returned to his office and the doomed American Airlines Lines Dutch East Indies, ha declared,
North China and the Dutch Indies asked Lieut. Cdr. Micklethwait, of the plano, "Southerner," at Memphis and have vast quantities of coking coal destroyer Beagle, who was waiting to watched the last take-off of the plane The Dutch Indies have iran deposits, meet a passenger on the Cky of when she left for Little Rock, Neb.
WATCHED AIRLINER'S LAST TAKE-OFF
LEMKE PLEADS "The Nav Conference will go on," comment the Times, adding that when suflelent progress has been.
FOR HELP made, other naval powers, auch s Mr. G. O Hunter, vice-president of - Tokyo, Jan.-18. Germany and Rassin, will probably the Portland Central Labour Counell, Although most circles belloved be invited to participate and work out in a radio talk to-day, demanded a
FORCING BILL ON that the Naval Conference in London a now treaty which will effectively federal investigation-into the loss with
He said afterwards that one of her Siberia has oil and the Philippines all Khartoum, to put to sea for a search. might remain in session a few days contribute to the cause of peace and all hands of the steamer Iowa.
ADMINISTRATION motors although not missing, zoomed manner of needed materials, includ- This was at 8.15 p.m., about an hour to consider: Japan's re-statement of disarmament.
This followed tho. Bureau
Ing oll, coal, copra, foodstuffs. |nitor the pccident. to bo spitting overmuch and lacked yesterday's unfortunate Navigation's announcement that an Despite policy, nobody kopod, for an agree-
Japanese possession of the Philippines The Commander-in-Chief of the withdrawal, says
the journal, the investigation was impossible becausp
Washington, Jan 10. he smooth roar which characterise would give Japan control of that en-British Fleet at 8.52 p.m. gave por- mentent
Rouresentative Lemke, speaking init At present if in not indicated that world will continue to desire Japan's there were no survivors.
formerly. the House to¬chty, planded that ingm- The crash in the worst in the history tire section of the Pacific-plus the mission to Lieut.-Cdr. Micklethwalt to the Japaneas Navy intends, to request co-operation in this good and: nace Mr. Hanter chirood that the wreck,bers complete the petition to force a of American-commercial aviation, for eastern and south-eastern approaches put, to soa, and the Beaglo startod at: an intressed Budget vote. On the ary work.
considerable contrary, there is a
Japan's attitude, says the Times, is was due to the fact, that the.com-vote on the Frazier-Lamko bill; which soventeen Hvos volume of belief that Japan and the plainly unreasonable and is to be peny tried to save money had that the reduires only-ning more grateries, previous record disaster was sixtoon United States will follow the same explained only by the dominating In-Laws carried no Bar Bilot, as is the The Administration leaders are do- killed. In an airliner's crash at Ocean- polley, namely, not to engage in a fuence now exercised In Tokyo by general custom at the Columbia River in their utmost to prevent the-voto. tide, Cal, In January, 1930 United
Prese - (Continued on Payo 181) pes (Continued on: Pape, 18;)
mouthUnited Press,
United Preti.
were lost,'
to China and Japan propor, with un-0.85 p.m. The order was, delayed in order to obtain the latest information dreamed of stores of raw wealth,
Thus Japan could dominate the from the pilot of, an Imperial Air-
powerful feet-United Press.
Router whole world, providing she owns a ways plano, who had just arriraden
•