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No. 15421
五拜禮 號一廿月正英港香 FRIDAY, JANUARY
21, 1998,
日十二月二十
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TONG SHO-YI MAY BE NEW CHINA PREMIER
JAPAN FAVOURS Japan Denies Starting Navy Building Race
AGED CANTON
STATESMAN
Chen Chung-Fu Also Aspirant For
New Nanking Honours
Hankow, Jan. 21.
Reports state that the Japanese are favouring Tong Shao-yi, veteran Canton Statesman, as the first Premier of the new Republican China. He was a member of the first group of Chinese students to be sent to the United States in 1872,
It is reported that he is now to be offered the headship of the new Puppet Government of Nanking, in which connection the Japanese Military Attache, Maj. Gen. Harada, is said already to have approached the aged politician.
Another aspirant for the Premier- ship of the new Government is Chen Chung-fu, former associate of the
Canton and Kwangal leaders, and DEATH OF
later an official of the northern Hopef and Chahar Polities! Council. Chen Chung-fu has long been the channel through which the Japanese have attempted to woo the South-Western groups.
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Chen recently visited Tokyo offer- ing to constituto "Governmen!" which would firstly recogulse Man- chukuo, secondly would conclude an economic pret with Japan, thirdly request the withdrawal of Japanese troops from all regions where they woro-not-absolutely
necessary
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FAMOUS
WAR LORD
Strange Passing Of General Liu Hsiang
Hankow,-Jan-21- The strange story of how General fourthly, supersede the Pelping Pup- pet Government, fifthly honour of all | Liu Halang, Governor of Szechwan, Nanking's treaties with foreign
condition powers, evidently on recognition, and finally be "complete- ly Independent"-United Press.
Japan Seeks
Only Friendly Gestures
Orient Peace Is Her Main Object
of
died yesterday, then returned to life for 15 minutes, before finally dying at 8 o'clock last night, is told in a United Press
Press despatch, Hankow.
from
The first despatch, timed at 6.30 p.m. yesterday states that General Liu
domino, Szechwan Governor and
Szechwan war lord for the
New Style of Iron Lung
A newspaperman-submits to tests of a new type of mechanical respirator designed for Frederick B. Suite, infantile paralysis victim who is wintering at the Snite' home at Miami Beach, Fla. This machine, developed in Sweden, was said to be less cumbersome than the kind enclosing legs and body. However, doctor advised a few more changes.
Colony's Different Kind Of
Black-Out
With the Colony blanketed by last 10 years, who was brought under the heaviest fog experienced in the control of the National Govern- over year, shipping and ment only on the past two years. vehicular traffic in Hongkong lled at 5.30 p.m yesterday at ilan- kow from chronic stomach trouble was disorganised for over four and haemorrhage.
hours last night.
Is troops participated in the de- fence of Nanking in December,
The grey mists tha; shrouded, the
In a subsequent message at 7.40, harbour and mid-level urens from 7: United Press reported that
15 p.m. to midnight were heaviest when.) minutes after he had been pronounced trans-harbour traffic was at its night] dead, General Liu Hsiang returned peak, and ferries laden with cinema and hotel pariles were forced to pro- in n furilter message at reed with the utmost caution, steer- Omelals, preparing for the 9.30 p.m., the same sews agency re-ing by compass from the time they resumption of the Dlet on Saturday, ported that General Llu finally died left the wharves. emphasised the necessity of national at 8 pm.
Tokyo, Jan. 21,
unity in order to avold misunder- standings with Third Powers while
to life.
Finally,
punishing the Chiang Kai-shek SIR STANLEY BATCHELOR DIES
regime.
Prince
Konoye, addressing the prefectural Governors 'communicated
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
London, Jan. 20.
to them the Government's policy, and The death has occurred at Brighton said: "Japan is determined to give of Sir Stanley Lockhard Batchelor, her best efforts to correct any after a short illness country's misunderstandings, And The late Sir Stanley was a Justice also to enlighten any country, which of the High Court of Bombay from might encourage or assist anii 1904 to 1018. He entered the indian Japanese elements which
Civil Service in 1907, ut the age of Increasing the Orient crisis. Japan 19, and retired in 1918-Reuter, joins hands with any nation for the establishment of permanent peace in the Orient if that nation co-operates with our country"-United Press.
аге
RESENT LOAN TO MANCHUKUO
Chinese Protest To U.S. Ambassador
Visibility in mid-harbour was re- duced to less than 20 yards at one stage in last night's fog, and several small vessels were helplessly lost.
Conditions were equally chaotic on
Japanese Invaders
Repulsed
Holhow, Jan. 21.
motor Japanese in
.boats attempted a landing yesterday morning at Yolinkan Day, soulh of Ilsinan, under cover of a barrage from three warships and an aeroplane.
The forces teft after an gagement with the local garrison. -Reuter,
Britons Die In Spanish Air Raid
INSURGENTS BOMB COASTAL TOWNS
Barcelona, Jan. 20.
|Diplomatic Doyen Dies: Well-Known In Hongkong
FORMER MINISTER AT PEIPING
Paris, Jan. 20.
A former' French Minister to China who predicted as early as 1930 the present upheaval, in China has just died at Ismailia after an operation, states a Reuter messago.
Count de Fleuriou was French
when he was appointed Ambassador to London.
INSISTS UPON THE RIGHT OF SECRET CONSTRUCTION
Policy Of Non-Menace And Non-Aggression
Tokyo, Jan. 21. "If Third Powers are taking the Sino-Japanese
Minister to China from 1920 to 1924. hostilities as a pretext to build additional warships, it is purely due to a misconstruction and distortion of the situation," declared Rear-Admiral Noda, spokesman of the Ministry of the Navy when interviewed by Reuter
The late Count de Fleuriau was well known In Hongkong and throughout the Far East. His "im- perial" beard and his flowing black
silk bow gave him the appearance of concerning Japan's naval plans.
an artist.
In his youth he was a keen yachts- man und later he was an ardent bibliophile and a hauriter of second- hand bookshops. His handwriting. of which he was rather proud and which looked beautiful at a distance,
was famed in diplomatic circles in the East for its illegibility.
Japan, he added, was seeking only peace-in the Far East and throughout the rest of the world.
Questioned concerning 'tho' allega- tion that the Japanese navy might be responsible for starting the race in
tonnages and gun
NON-MENACE AND NON-AGGRESSION
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP N.Y.K. SHIP
Sensational Report From Seattle
Seattle, Jans 20.
that, judging from press reports, the M. de Fleuriau was deyen of the United States programme, as well as Diplomatic Corps in London after his that of Soviet Russia; might be taken appointment there in 1924, and he as initiating a naval race, remained in the British capital as Rear Admiral Noda declined to French Ambassador for nine years, answer all questions concerning Most of his diplomatic career, in fact, Japan's capital ships programme. was spent in London, to where he was The strictest secrecy, he said, was. first appointed as a young secretary always maintained regarding Japan- to the French Embassy in 1800. He ese naval construction plans, and he rose to the rank of Counsellor dur-was not acquainted with them. Ing the early years of the Great War, when his task was to supervise the many complex questions that arose
A sensation has been created here The Japanese navy, however, he between Britain and France-trans-
added, adhered
red to a policy of non- by reports that an attempt was made. port, tonnage, trading and Treasury
N.Y.K. menace facilities. The result was that he merce and non-aggression. Reply to blow up the 11,000 ton
suggestion that Japan's steamer Hiye Maru whilst she was acquired a knowledge of economic
WC | secrecy_ in this connection
The Hiye Marui Powers,
a lel! Hongkong for nade him a rara avis among diplo- whose building programmes. were Seattle on December 25, and arrived mats of the older school. This know published beforehand, the spokesman at the American port three days ago. ledge led to his being sent to the agreed that, this secrecy might cause She was moved from her berth International Financial Conference uneasiness to outsiders, but added: alongside the wharf last night after int Brussels.
"We insist that our polley of non- the police had reported the detention His Ambassadorship to London, menace and non-ngression should be of a man who said that a bomb has after his return from China In 1924, trusted."
been placed aboard the ship with a was one of the most potent factors Asked whether Japan's China time-clock attached. In the improvement of Anglo-French policy was one of non-menace and A friend of the arrested man was relations and he was very popular non-aggressioh, Rear-Admiral Noda found dead in the water near the in England.
| problems-that-surprised-experts and itself a menace 10 This in in port:
On his retirement in 1933 he be came professor of diplomatic history at the Catholic Institute in Paris.
Search For Sandwiches In Stockholm
VISITORS, TOURISTS CAUGHT BY STRIKE
SUN FO IMPRESSES SOVIETS
said: "This policy is the keynote of N.V.K. liner a few hours earlier, aur entire military preparations. Renter. Even the present China affair was undertaken as a necessary step lo establish peace in the Far East."
Questioned concerning Japan's at- titude towards 1 possible naval conference, Admiral Noda pointed out that the Navy Minister, Admirat Yonni, had already, declared in the Diet, that Japan was always ready to participate in a naval conference "It Japan's just attitude is accepted."
The Rear-Admirai revealed that in view of the International character of the Panay and Ladybird, incidents contrary to all Japanese Service precedents, the disciplinary acilon taken' had been communicated to Britain and America "so for as was necessary," with the request not to
publish anything on the subjekt. Three Insurgent planes bomb.
In addition to the two dead, five
the Peak and many motorists returned Tarragona last night, killing ing from their offices after 8.30 p.m.. two members of the crew of the or proceeding to the city during later | hours groped their way in second gear British ship Thorpeness. along the winding roads from the lower levels. The fog was even more opaque when after theatre partics at tempted to return to the Peak dis- trict between 11 p.m. and midnight.
NEW AMBASSADOR LIKES
MODERN POETRY
SIR ARCHIBALD CLARK KERR READY FOR IMPORTANT DUTIES IN CHINA
London, Jan. 20.
Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, the new British Ambassador to China, has altered his plans, and will fly to Baghdad on January 24 to wind up one or two affairs which were left uncompleted owing to the suddennoss of his tranfers to China.
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Stockholm, Jan, 20. Visitors and hotel guests have been greatly inconvenienced here Japan, said the spokesman, would by a lock-out of employees by not be invited to the opening of the restaurant and cafe owners.
Singapore base. He was unable to say at present where he nearest The lock-out has occurred as a Japanese warships should be at the result of the workers' demands for time of the celebrations. a wage increase.
Rear-Admiral Noda agreed that no Visitors at hotels searched fruitless merchant vessels of Third Powers ly throughout the night for alternative had gone up the Yangise since the [accommodation at boarding houses. Japanese occupation of
Many have been taken in by private owing to milliery, necessity The families.
| Inhibition, he said, was likely to Large queues walted at restaurants continue for some time.-—Reuter, and cafes but were unable to get Barcelona, Jan. 20. ments. City, workers who usually The official list of casualties on the lunch in town were forced to bring steamer, Thorpeness, is four killed, their own sandwiches when they three missing and seven wounded, went to their offices this morning. two of whom are in grave cond-Reuter.
of the crew are missing and seven others are wounded.
The members of the crew involved! In the air raids were ashore when they commenced."
The town of Figueras has also been bombed.-United Press.
OFFICIAL CASUALTIES
Lion-Reuter.
NO MORE TITLES -
INDIAN CONGRESS DOES NOT WANT HONOURS -
Luchow, Jan. 20. The Assembly of the United Pra- vinces has passed a resolution that the practice of conferring Ulies by
BRITISH TRADE
UNIONS AND ·· JAPAN BOYCOTT
Nanking
ROBBERY IN CITY LAST NIGHT
· OPTICIAN'S SHOP RAIDED
..
Success Of Mission Believed Likely
Moscow, Jan. 20. Diplomatic circles here attach great Importance to the
arrival of the Chinese delegation, headed by Mr. surve latter already bus had several conversations with the Soviet authorllies with the aim of extend- not yet been able to see M. Stalin, ing Sino-Soviet relations, but he has owing to Stalin's pressure of business with the Supreme Counell, which concluded yesterday.
Mr. Sun Fo's prestige here, owing to his father's Left views, and his own Soviet sympathies, is believed to enhance the mission's chances of success.
His appointment ns Ambassador, succeeding Ting Fu-tslang who was
resently recalled, in belleved likely.
-Reuter.
STOP PRESS
CHINESE BANKS TO
CLOSE IN CANTON .
London, Jan. 20.
While watchmen", "watched" the The attitude of the British Trades shops on either side, a daring house- Union and Labour movements towards breaker-entered the premiacs of N. a boycott of Japances goods is being Lazarus and the Wing Lee money determined at a series of meetings changers opposite the
Canton, Jan. 21, Hongkong Because of the stagnation of busi- Hotel, Pedder, Street, sometime last ness, nearly 60 Chinese native bank- now being held in London..
No statement will be lasued at the night.
ing houses in Canton are reported conclusion of to-day's meeting of the The lock holding the front boards to have resolved to close down. The National Council of Labour, the ques-of the entrance was forced and, by Canton Chinese Banking Guild is tion of policy to be adopted on the climbing over the partition, the thiet holding a meeting to discuss the pre- LIFT QUARANTINE
subject being left over for a joint had easy access to both business de sent situation-Reuter. RESTRICTIONS.
meeting of the General Councit of partments. He, or they, took four Quarantine restrictions imposed by the Trade Union Congress, the Execu- pairs of binoculars from Lazarus's the Blamese: Davarninental rainst live, of the Labour Party and the front window and $30 in cash from arrival from Hongkong on suunt Executive of the Parliamentary the moneychanger, so far..WAL LLESİ. of cholera, have been rutnovadı
Labour Party-Routery
Hankow, Jan. 21.
He, and Lady Clark Kerr who is He has a very attractive personality, His Majesty the King or the Viceroy Many civic organisations, including still in Baghdad, will then by on to with a simple and direct manner, and of India on members of the Congrows the Hankow Chamber of Commerce Bombay, and from thence will go by s physically active and vigorous should be discontinued. and the Peoples' Foreign Affairs the P. and O. Kaiser-I-Hind tote impresses one as a man of keen Association, have addressed a letter Shanghai.
A similiar resolution was passed | inalght and of resolute character, His by the Assembly in Bombay recently, to the American Ambassador, Mr.
Sir Archibald, in an interview with personal tastes are most catholle. He-Reuter, Nelson Johnson, protesting that the Reuter, said his first duty would be to is equally an enthusiast for sport and United States was arranging a G100,-prosent his credentials to the present shooting and also a devotee 30,000,000 loan to Manchukuo.
litera- Chinese Republie, probably at Chung-ture, being a particular admirer of Tergant loan atau that the king. He would not say where he the modemg
will do his best to urge responsible would reside till he reaches China, by T. S. Eliot and Elith Sitwell...
Bir Archibald has devoted the last Americans to give Chinese publie
ite is keenly looking forward to his inigo que conalderation-Unitedfortnight to an intensive study of the anxious, but stimulating duties in
For Eastern: mištamlions."
devil China MILENIET.
Johnson has assured
necértained this morning,
(Further Stop Press News on