and be early on MONDAY at WHITEAWAY'S
DANGEROUS DEVELOPMENTS AT AMOY
CHINESE
SEIZE M. Bonnet To Form A New French Cabinet
PROPERTY OF JAPANESE FIRMS
Allegedly Ill-Treating Formosan Residents
Tokyo, Jan. 15.
Indicating that considerable trouble is fomenting in Amoy, a Japanese report says that the Chinese military authorities at Amoy have seized the branch oflices of the Bank of Formosa, which they have been using as their offices since January 3.
According to information received, says this report, the Chinese oppression of Formosan residents in Amoy is executive becoming worse. Two Formosans, one an member of the Formosan Association at Amoy, and the other the Secretary, were recently executed by a firing squad.-Reuter.
TSINGTAO'S NEW CHIANG
GOVERNOR
Expected To Be Mr. TO CRY
Chao Chi
Tsingtao, Jar, 15.
Mr. Chao Chl, Director-General of the Tsingtao Administration ander the former Peiping regime, will most probably be appointed Governor of Tsingtau by the Felping Provisional
hus Government, which
assumed jurisdiction over the port, according to reports.
Supporting-these reports a despatch. has been received stating that Mr. Chao is en route to Tsingtao by
"PEACE"?
Tokyo Awaits
Decision
steamer, although he has two rivals Before · Action
for the post, namely Wen Shou-tch, former Governor and Chu Hsuan peng, commander of the provincial troups in Wen's time. Chao's choice. is most likely na he is persona grata with the Japanese and popular socially with foreigners.
It is expected the five-barred flag will be haistel if and when he as- sumes office. Tsingtao was the last place in China' to haul down this flag on the occasion of his departure on May 8, 1929.
Tokyo, Jan. 15.
Prince Konoye. Premier of Jupon.) visited the Emperor yesterday and submitted the decisions of kir Cabinet and Counsellors. An early release of these decisions is expected, i
Well-informed eireles state that it
understood the decision of the Imperial Conference will be released the moment Generalissimo Chiang Kni-shek's reply to the peace terms After leaving Chno gave instruc-urrives in Tokyo. They said that in tions for the flag to fly over the ad- the event of Chiang Kal-shek accept- ninistration building until his ship in the terms.or showing willingness left port for Dairen. He was the to discuss them the Japanese pro- Governor and Mayor from July 1925 cedure will be moderate.
to May 1929, when he left as a politi- cal refugee from the advancing nationalist troops.
tsin.
On the
other hand a flat refusal of the terms) will result in continued military action with increased vigour. »
Chao returned to Tsingtao after
Opinion is expressed that the reply. Shen Hung-lich was appointed Mayor is expected to be delivered through|
until just the German Ambassador. Herr von and he remained there September when he went to Tien- Dirksen.
von Dirksen visited Mr. Railway guards and employees of ilirata, the Japanese Foreign Minister the Knotsi Railway were marched to yesterday, thereby raising belief that the police station and requested to leave the premises as the South Man-
Jerr
Generallashing
DUKE AND DUCHESS GO TO CHURCH
K
AT CHURCH-The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, accom- panied by the American Ambas
William C. Bullit, ex- sador treme left. leave the Americ church in Paris after allunding
Thanksgiving services there. They
But with the Ambonation
in his special prw. The church, whole numbership includes all Protestont denomination Wat decorated with American and Brush flags.
U. S.
Asiatic Fleet To Be Strengthened
Washington. Jan. 11.
'cruisers. The United States Trenton, Milwaukee and Mem- phis which are attending the in- auguration uf The eampleted Singapore Buse, will remain in Far Eastern waters after the oh February 11 as ceremony reinforcement of the United States Asialle fleel, according to rellable, though unofficial.
Kources.--Reuter,
RUSSIAN PLANE DETAINED
Soviet Protest To Tokyo: Referred. To Manchukuo
*
JAPANESE FACE BIG MILITARY PROBLEMS
Vital Necessity Of Linking Northern
& Southern Fronts
Hankow, Jan, 15.
FALL OF FRANC MUST BE HALTED DURING WEEK-END
Feverish Efforts To Avert Crisis End On Note Of Promise
Paris, Jan. 14.
:
M. Albert Lebrun, President of the French Republic, is seeking an All-Star Cabinet to restore confidence in the financial and social structure which the Left Wing and Popular
Front have shattered, apparently beyond immediate repair.
The situation is regarded as a national crisis and the Government, through the Bank of France has asked bunks not to deal in foreign exchange pending the establishment of a new Cabinet.
The stock exchange opened as usual, but the money market was closed.
M. Lebrun consulted the President- of the Senate, M. Jules Jeanneney, and the President of the Chamber of Deputies, M. Edouard Herrlot, after which he invited M. Camille Chau- temps to form another Cabinet, but the former Premier declined,
his M. Lebrun then continued search for a condidute.
COMMUNISTS REMORSEFUL Meanwhile the Communists who had precipitated the crisis were ap parently regretful of their action for Their leader, M. Arthur Ramette said: "We had no desire to ever- throw the Government. We hoped the Popular Front would be pre-- served. We hope the unity of the Communist, Socialists and Radical- Socialists will continue."
M. Chautemps' Cabinet requested Japan's task is to unite her southern and northern fronts in the President, M. Lebrun to continue China and to seize and consolidate the entire Tientsin-Pukow in office to handle currrent affairs, and appointed M. Yvon Delbos to gu railway line, said a prominent military expert in an interview.
to Geneva on Saturday, to consult with Mr. Anthony Eden, British It will take at least six weeks, possibly longer, to accom-
Secretary, un the problems which
al the Peiping will be considered plish this, he said. All Japanes, operations un
Monday's Hankow railway and other fronts are auxiliary to this main League Council meeting,
M. Chautempa appealed for na campaign. When Japan possesses the entire Tientsin-Pukowtional calm in the time of crisis, railway line, she will be able to transfer troops to any point quickly and efficiently.
The speaker was of the opinion hat the much-tonted Japanese offen- sive against South Shanu will not materialise in the shape of a frontal attack, since there are many Indica-
AMERICAN
lons that a Japanese attempt to INSULTS
HITLER
Headstrong Speech By A Former U.S. Ambassador
achleve mastery of Shansi means the outflanking of Chinese troops in the south after advancing down the Peiping-Hankow railway.
Flanking novements constitute the classical method adopted by Japan in the present war, and the fate of the
line Khabarovsk, Jan. 14. Tientsin-Pukow railway The alleged detention of a Soviet Ifsuchow most probably will not be aeroplane with her crew and civil decided at Hsuchow, but following the churia Railway was being taken over the Foreign Office and Embassy were air mail in Manchuria is the sub- Japanese attempt to cut the Lunghai vigorous protests to the railway line at Kwelich, where the by Japanese army. They added that silent on the subject. One informant
Washington, Jun, 14. which of Tsining, possession at present they were taking an in- sold it was understood Chiang Kai-/ Japanese authorities by the Soviet | Japanese have advanced after gaining
Consul-General at Harbin and the pas
Germun Ambassador ack's reply was expected to coincide Soviet Embassy of Tokyo,
present, Chinese troops have reWashington, Dr. Hans Dieckhoff, luss with the opening of the Imperial Con-
protested to Mr. Cordell Hull, Secre- ference. However, it is stated that, It is stated that the aeroplane lost captured.
Concerning Japanese ulms and in-tary of State, against a speech de- the Chinese lender requested a few its Why in the Amur region and detentions along the Husinon railway, livered in New York yesterday by
a forced landing In Manchuria
ventory-Reuter,
Chinese P. O. Workers Face Salary Cuts
Effect Of Severe Revenue Lossos
Chiang reply had been received.
Americans Complain Of Looting
קן
WORRIED BY GUERILLA TACTICS
nt
The
Dicekhoff
10
op-
M. BONNET TO TRY
M. Georges Bonnet, former Finance Minister, has agreed to try to find a Cabinet after Messrs. Chautemps, Daladier (National Defence Minister) and Albert Surrnut (Minister State) had refused.
Trading in the frane has been sus- pended. It is considered Imperative to form Government during the week-end which would be prepared for energetic measures to stop the foll of the franc, halt the flight of Luptial and replenish the treasury, and deal with the intricate problems of Labour.--United Press.
TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT
THREATENED
Washington, Jun. 14. | The French crisis has threatened to upset the tripartite agreement and considerable interest is shown to M. Chutemps opposition to any form of exchange control, in which case some observers believe the franc from the United States quart fund.-United Presss.
ARMY CHIEF - In a shake-up of the British Army, to mako way for younger men in im- portant pasts. Major General Vi:count Cort, above, 51, auc- ceeds Field Marshal Sir Cyril Deverell, 03, as Chief of the Thu Imperial General Staff. shift was recently announced by Hore- War Secretary Lesile Belisha.
STOP PRESS
MORNING RAID ON CANTON
Canton, Jan. 16.
The air raid alarm was sounded shortly after 7 o'clock this morning. followed a few minutes later by the roar of three Japanese planes over the elty, heading northward in the tirartion of the Hankow-Canton railway. Anti-aircraft guns thun accu into neson, but no hils were scores.
This was the first time puns were audible in the city since the exciting raid ten days ago when the schools al Salchuen were destroyed,
Eight planes wero
a! sighted Tungkawan at 0.20 a.m. apparently
duys in which to study the demands. | December. The pilot and his assist-on which is situated Hofei, ut present Mr. Willam Dodd, former U.S. Am I would not receive unlimited support
The only Indication noticeable in art wure taken to Harbin and are sill in Chinese hands, the Japanese bassader to Berlin, in which Mr. may attempt to advance towards the Dodd described Herr Adolf Hitler as Tokyo concerning the nature
of still being detained there.
mediac Chiang Kai-shek's reply to the Japan- The Japanese Government hus in-Felping-fiankow railway by cutting "now more absolute than any
WHY M. DALADIER ese peace terms is contained in formed the Soviet Ambassador that the line at Sinyang, south of Chen-val Emperor of Germany", and add-
REFUSED Hongkong despatches reporting that the mutter must be handled by the chow, after which the capture of ed that almost as many personal
Hankow would be much easier. ponents were killed in five years ns Madame Chlang has sald her husband Manchukuo Government-Reuter,
were executed in 20 years during the
Paris, Jan. 14. was personally commanding the Lung-
17th century.
M. Daladier refused M. Lebrun's hal railway front, with "strong anti-
Invitation to form n Government, In on oral representation, Dr. feeßen" Japanese
prevalent.
Mr. Dodd's owing to the Importance of his task described Furthermore same despatches quote
Great numbers of Japanese troops speech is an "unheard-of insult to a In conducting the Ministry of Defence the newspaper Ta Kung Peo urging
ere at present being transferred from friendly nation."
at the present juncture. The Pre-heading for Canton and 20 minutes "continued resistance, regardless of
Shansi to the Pelping-Hankow front.
Replying to the protest, Mr. Car-sident then summoned M. Sarraut. taler guns were again in action, but the consequences of the Imperial
no details of the encounter are avail- llowever 30,000 Japanese troops are dell full stated that he informed Dr. Reuter, Conference."-United Press,
remaining in north Shanal where they Dieckhoff that, Mr. Dodd, having
able. Soveral fragments of shrapnet are attempting to clean and other as a private citizen, who, as an in-
sections of
were picked up in the Tungahan dis- resigned his Ambassadorship, spoke
Irlet.--Neuter. the Eighth Route 'army partisan units who are ever-present dividual under the Constitution, was threat to the Japanese communica- entitled to the freedom of speech. The United States Ambassador at tions in the rear.
It is believed that Dr. Dieckhoff The Hon. Mr. T, H. King, the Com- that other offices/future attitude to China will be Tokyo has been instructed by the "Japan's second war against the acted on his own initiative to fore-missioner of Police, has resumed duty
Route Army" State Department to protest to the Eighth
began on atall the expected request by the after local leave. throughout China have been similarly set at rest during the week-end when Japanese authorities at the continued January 10, when 2,600 Japanese In- German Government for
enunciating Japan's losting of United States property by tantry, accompanied by twelve tanks protest.---Neuter. fundamental policy will An omelat sold that Income had public, according to reports.
Japanese soldiers.
and twelve mounted guns, engaged a The American Consul at Nanking force of Eighth Route Army soldiers been reduced by 50 per cent. How-
Persistent German efforts were being made to
to to-day reported that Japanese soldiers and volunteers near Shenchu, a pitch- aver efforts resume sarvloe in Japanese-occupied inediate, it is stated, apparently rench- were entering American property ed battle lasting from dawn to dusk.
well near Shanghal. ed a point calling for a vital decision and removing goode, as arcas, especially
Towards evening the Chinese managed Services in Hoogkew, Nantao and whether Chiang Kai-shek would uc-|evicting employees American to turn the left flank of the Japanese Chapel were already partly func- cept or turn down Japan's peace institutions without giving any notice detachment which retired to Shenchu tioning United Press,
"or" ForboruTMfor^auch -action-Reuter.
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Shanghai, Jan. 15. All local post office employees' salaries will be cut 40 per cent, after January due to the loss in revenue on account of the hostilities. The employees suffered a 20 per cent, cut In September last.
It is learned
treated.
P
STATEMENT TO BE PUBLSHED
Tokyo, Jan. 15. Speculations concerning Japan's
statement n
be made
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$1 strong
POLICE COMMISSIONER RESUMES POST
During Mr. King's absence from office Mr. C. G. Purdue was Acting Inspector General of Police.
NEW JUSTICE
The
name Dr. P. D. Wilkinson has been ap-
of Mr.
Donald the MacAlister has been added to the pointed an Official Justice of Peace in Hongkong, with effect from list of authorised architects in Ilong-
kong. last-Monday-
HAN FU-CHU'S REVOLT
Hankow, Jan. 18. It is rumoured that fan Fu-chu, Governor of Shantung. revolted against the Central Government be- fore he was put under arrest- United Press.
(Further Stop Press: Neios on Page 12.).