THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,
APRIL 13,
1937.
'WE COULD HAVE OCCUPIED PEIPING'
TOKYO WAR MINISTER
ON 1933 FIGHTING
Territorial Ambitions
THE
Denied
Tokyo, April 1.
HE withdrawal of the Japanese troops from North China in 1933 after the conquest of Jehol, was cited by Gen. Sugiyama, Minister of War, as evidence of the Empire's lack of territorial ambitions on the Asiatic continent.
"Had we wished to occupy Peiping and Tientsin, we could have done so easily," he said, "Instead we immediately with- drew our forces."
►
ARMY AIMS "Bergst in charging us with such
BELIEVE that if the Chinese umbitions, they are doing it to arouse anti-Japanese feeling at home,
unte,
EXPLAINED
Mr. Toyotaro Yuki, Minister of Fin- nationalism prevailing in the world and declared that Japan would parti- cipate in an international economic conference should such a meeting bel
"The Government is convinced that Sino-Japanese relations can be im- proved by means of economic co-called. operation and we are straining every effort in that direction."
AIMS OF NAVAL BUILDING_
Japan's naval armaments are being replenished to render foreign aggrcs- sion in the Western Pacifle impossible and also to make their silent in- fluence felt in peace time, so as to
This statement was made by Gen. Sugiyama in reply to Mr. Juji Kasal, Independent, during a debate at a plenary session of the Lower House over the Government's bill for a revi- sion of the Law on Cultural Enter-facilitate the execution of national prises in China,
CHINESE APPRECIATION Mr. Kasal, who visited China in January, vigorously scorned the Goy ernment's alleged failure in its nego- tlation with China.
policies" was the exposition of the Navy's aims made in the Lower Chamber by Viet-Admiral Mitsumasa Yonni, Navy Minister.
Japan's present naval construction plans, the Navy Minister sald, ore! "Does the Government really in-unlikely to precipitate an inter- tend to readjust Sino-Japanese rela-national ship-building race and that w Lion?" he asked.
Gen. Sugiyama replied that the Government still adhered to the three basic principles enunciated by Mr. Kiki Hirota, Premier in the last Cabinet.
Because of the recent development in the means of communications, Mr. Kensuke Horinouchi, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, said the Chinese people are learning of events in Japan much more speedily than be
of
fore.
The Chinese people are thus get ting
understanding better Japan," Mr. Horinouchi declared,
"But that does not help Chinese newspapers in understanding Japan."
the
present International situation and the state of affairs at home did not warrant the use of the term "time of crisis.”
Mr.
Yukio Ozaki, Liberal Indepen- dent, and only member of the Lower House, who has kept his seat in the 47 years of Japanese parliamentary history, submitted a ten point ques: tonnaire urging the Government to divulge to the people the real cause of the downfall of the previous Hirola Cabinet and also questions procedure followed in the appoint- ment of the War Minister in the pre- sent Government.
Eager to strengthen Japan's civil aviation, which could be put to mili-
Mr. Selsuo Kotani, Minseito, assert-tary uses in time of war, the Army ed rising from his scat.
disclosed its intention to sponsor an
Mr. Kotani also asked if the Gov-aviation patriolle lottery."-Dome. ernment had "definite plani'to shako hands with the pepole of China so as to brighten up the relations between the two countries."
SOVIET "COMPLEX"
In reply to a question, the Premier, Gen. Senjuro Hayashi, declared that the Japanese Government would en- deavour to case the frontier situation between the Soviet Union and Man- chukuo and said he did not believe that the Soviet
Union
had "
pro- vocative intent" towards Japan.
Soviet troops in
in the Far East, he
LIE - DOWNERS Woolworth executives refused to negotiate with 100 striicing girls in the largest of the five-and-ten cent stores in Detroit. So the girls stuck to the store, changing their positions from sit-down to lie- down,
night came on. Here are some of them who spread their blankets in the aisles and prepared to dream of higher wages. One girl, in back-ground, writes a note to her parents-or to her boy friend.
£1,000 Wanted-
for 11 MS. Leaves
A sum of £1,000 is being asked for 11 loaves of a the manuscript written in eighth century.'
This treasure was written in the earliest days of North- umbrian Christianity, and its penmanship is extremely beautiful,
The 11 loaves are in tho market, and an effort is being made to retain them in this country.
"GROOM THE OLD
LION" CALL TO
BRITISH YOUTH
A Striking_call_to_the_youth_of_Britain_was made by one of her most famous sailors, Admiral Sir E. R. G. R. Evans, "Evans of the Broke," when he delivered his address as Lord Rector of Aberdeen University recently.
There has been a good deal of 'go-as-you-please' in
Mrs. Simpson's Plane With Wardrobe
For Easter
COST £800
By MARY FENTRESS Paris, Mar. 31,
Stylists who have seen
Engines Inside Wings
HEAVY-OIL MACHINES:
DEMAND FOR TESTS By An Aeronautical Correspondent
Aero-engines designed so that they can be entirely buried with Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simp- in the wings of the aeroplanes son's Easter wardrobe were predicted by Mr. A. H. R. Fedden, Chief Engineer of the estimate that it cost her Royal Aeronautical Society last about £800.
selected
night.
+
Mr. Fedden, who has been respon- Five costumes
by sible for one of the most remarkable Mrs. Simpson from Molyneux' aero-engine developments of recent spring collection, which has just years the perfection of the sleeve- valve type divided the engines been shown on the French likely to be chiefly needed in future Riviera, offered further proof of into four categories, extending from the good taste for which the 750 h.p. to 2,000 h.p. American divorcee is noted.
The simple but elegant clothes now being made for her do not in- clude a bridal trousseau but just aup. plement her wardrobe until her expected marriage in May to Edward, Duke of Windsor.
The 750 h.p. type would be needed for twin-engined destroyer
and multi-seat fighter aeroplanes.
on
"I think," sald Mr. Fedden, "that there is justification for serious con- sideration of the flat engine entirely buried in the envelope of the wing for these types of aircraft. Some 18 SILVER FOX COAT
months ago the Bristol Company Most impressive item of her spring produced a lay-out for such wardrobe is a luxurious silver fox engine; but urgency of other, work. coat. Ordinary silver fox capes are and the need for an entirely made up of seven skins, but 10 technique of aircraft design prevent- specially selected, long, rich skins ed it from receiving serious' consi- are going into, the cape selected by deration. Mra, Simpson,
new
"Provided a sufficiently bold and Judging from current Paris prices, speciülised step can be justified for the coat cost at least £000.
military purposes for the highest speeds, it is believed that this is the Like all of Mrs. Simpson's clothes, ideal solution for the future for the the coat is simple but smurt. Luxsmallest category of engine." urious skins are worked lengthwise Into both long sleeves and luto the
said, are "obsessed with a superiority.
plex," which, complex,"
he added, "tempted them to cross the frontier.".
Under such conditions, it was ne- to, increase her Japan 19 Cessary for strength in Manchuria.
Vice-Admiral Mitsumasa Yonoi, Minister of the Navy, declared at the Japanese Navy now had scientific equipment "as efficient, If not more recent years, especially in the immediate post-war years-folds to just below the hipline. The
so In some respects," as other nuvies.
He also revealed that a concrete what I call the joy-ride and cocktail years, which seem Navy and the Army to defend to have got us nowhere," the Admiral declared.
plan had been worked out by the
Tokyo and other Important cities against air raids.
Princess Takes Her First Ride
IN ELEVATOR
London, Apr. 1. Flaxen-haired, blue-eyed, six- year-old Princess Margaret Rose, daughter of the King and Queen,' has discovered the delights of working the elevator at Bucking- ham Palace.
coat itself, which hangs in soft fuil
neck is finished by a
part of the fur.
round collar made from the darker
FIGHTERS' SPEED
"Mr. Fedden gives a speed of be- small tween 425 m.ph, and 450 m.p.h. for planes of the future. He regards it' is certain that the twin-engined type single- will gradually replace all engined machines for all purposes. And he puts the demand ratio of military over civil aero engines us eight to one.
these twin-engined fighting aero-
EVENING GOWNS "We have allowed the foreigner thought to your sense of duty and
For evening wear Mrs. Simpson to fool us, and to engage in a good better it if you can.
selected a satin gown and a jacket deal of tail-twisting, but
her favourite, shade of blue-a old the "There is a vast amount of self-ight Blue tinged very slightly with British en la waking up and not to face adventure, keep your silver
gray. The gown is a close Another type of engine he consl- stretching his limbs-and no
sane youthful enthusiasm and freshness, filting sheath to below the knees dered was the compression Ignition man will ever pull a live lion's tail. discipline involved, frugal living, where the skirt flares out slightly to or heavy oil engine, and he stated Britannia has dished up the trident frankness and fair dealing, but if you the floor.
that in his opinion the moment had arrived for the development of this which she cast into the sea after the young Scots men and women fenr It has a low cut deculete back with | type to be tackled quickly on high Washington Conference. Shipyards and hold high the torch of duty, the the front supported by satin straps priority: "I submit that it. warrants which form a halter about the neck suficient money being set aside for and factories are humming and world is at your feet.
A tailored short jacket worn with its development, and the best brains prosperity is in the omag."
Our future as a nation depended | It has wide revers (correct) and in on its youth, in whose hands lay fastens with buttons of light blue n the country being concentrated on the key to power, the destiny of mirror glass matched by rectangular our whole Empire, and of that sec- blue mirror belt buckle. tion of humanity that belleves above all in fair play-in. rlviar to each one his or her chance in
this moving picture called life. ·.
2.
com-
SPRING COAT
F
"Evans of the Broke" appealed | to the students to look back upon
Mr. Fedden alluded to the inten- sive development of the compression the poerless soldiers, sallora and
Ignition engine on the Continent. airmen who had made the supreme
Speculating on the reasons for this sacrifice for their freedom from
For afternoon, there is a very he said he could raise no enthusiasm nerfdom and dictatorships, and le
severely tailored dress of black wool for the theory of a ray to cut out spark ignition asked them to frame up
Sir Edward painted a glowing pic- has a high neck finished with small engine nor could he see any real
with a matching black wool coat. It the magneto of manding sense of duty--sational ture of opportunities in South Africa. revers, which are edged with a nar- dificulty in producing considerable Berisc, A community sense, and,
In a tribute to Britain's sailors Sir row band of white crepe down the quantities of petrol at a reasonably
the hem. A bunch above all, a happy "play-for-the-Edward said: "I suppose no officer centre to
of high octane value.
sido" duty sense.
Ilving knows the bluejacket baller white snowdrops on green stems are fur thrust through a narrow black belt. "Every section of political thought than I do. I have slept in a
Bleeping bag, between two of them
A spring coat has a fitted beltless
The quarters of Princess Elizabeth, aged 10, and Margaret Rose are located on the second floor of the Palace. Their nurses use the self working electric elevator when they is agreed that we must have a fitter for 120 days on end, without washing, waist and a wide swing skirt. A and Oner nation and that we must shaving, or even cleaning my teeth. collarless neck and small revers as groom up and exercise the old For 40 years I have lived with them well as the front opening are edged The first time they used the eleva Brush Hon.
and loved and trusted them from the with a looped design of silk cord Margaret Rose gazed silently atl
very beginning.
take the children to see their parents on the ground floor.
row of buttons. She watched her nurse push one, and felt the elevator dropping away beneath her It
SELF-IMPOSED TASK
"I want you to emulate these WIS and Blok your meaner a new and delightful sensation.
When the elevator stopped at the by giving daily in your lives
folk
selves
ground floor, Margaret Rose, refused
to leave it. She wanted to push
braiding.
.he
"We Imperial Service ̈men,”
Bosket weave wool in grege—a concluded, "know that the world is shade between beige and gray-hus changing and chonging very fast. been chosen for a spring street cos-
We recognise that if we are to main tume. It consists of a straight tal- tain our national independence and lored skirt and a mannish vest preserve our freedoms, we must steel instead of a blouse, worn under a
State."
Court.
Frees
·Blonde Bride
Of Love Cell'
Paris, Apr. 1.
do it, she clamotu do it. Let me She Got Her Man ourselves to give our very best to the loose grege wool cost which comes LOVE was judged guilty of
Finally her nurse gave way, and
lifted the baby princess in her arms. But Margaret Rose pushed the wrong bulton, and the elevator rushed down to the basement. Margaret Rose was delighted.
Now, however, she has learnt
that. the while button is ""down" and the black button "up", And It is her daily
treat if sho has been a good wirl-when she and her sister join the King and Queen for afternoon tea,
to und on the stat and work the the elevator,
Her face crinkles with merriment as the elevator. glides swiftly and silently down---United Press,
Chicago, Apr. 1.
Chicago, police have issued a warrant for the arest of Mar- garet Eustice, aged 35, who is alleged to have kidnapped a law- yer, or caused him to be kid- napped, and forced him (with a pistol) to marry her,
'The warant alleges that Mar- garet was one of six persons who kidnapped Mr. Quin O'Brien, aped 66, assistant counsel to the Chicago City Corporation, and took him to Morriton, Illinois United Press,
the hipline-United Press.
BILL TO STOP DOGS
BARKING AT NIGHT
Copenhagen, Apr. 1. 194
A BILL to prevent dogs backing at night is being considered by
the Danish Parilainent. Even during the day dogs "must not bark steadily." If they do they may be arrested. Exactly how owners are to make their dogs so law-abiding has not yet been revealed-Reuter.
breaking the law, sentenced but set free, at the Seine Assizes to-day.
And so this evening pale and
blonde pretty
young
Christiane Pelissier, who spent her honeymoon in a comfortably furnished prison cell,
from which she engineered the escape to Belgium of her ex-banker court- husband, walked from the room free. So did the sentimental gaoler. Leonel Vallet, who furnished and let the love cellot £5 o visit.
Christiano has, three years of sus»- the pended.Imprisonment; Vallet, gaoler, ond your..
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