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FEBRUARY 14,
1998.
20 NATIONS CONDEMN JAPANESE AGGRESSION
London, Feb. 13. Twenty nations were represented on the platform at a mass meeting attended by 2,500, at Covent Garden Opera House to- day, at which Lord Ceell presided, and condemned Japanese aggression as "a deliberate attempt by Japan to enforce her will by arms, irrespective of all international control."
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Lord Cecil added that their purpose did was to stop war, and if they not auceced he urged ettizens of all the countries at meet-
STRONG
inst to clear themselves of comp SYMPATHY
in the Japanese crime.
Mr. Herbert Morrison, M.P., saldi they had no quarrel with the people and Government of Japan, but they financial wanted the economic and resources
ces of the peaceful nations of the world to be used for other pur-
war. poses than those of
FOR CHINA
London, Feb. 13.
At the General Assembly of Mr the International. Peace Cam- Morrison advocated an international paign in London to-day, Dr, police force and urged that they should not advance loans to Japan. Wellington Koo, Chinese Am- M. Jean Perrin, speaking on behalf bassador to France, and leading the scientists of the world, sald: delegate to the League of "For our own sakes we must help Nations, said that the Interna- China If we do not want to become tional rally had greatly hearten- the slaves of the Asiatic world,
ed China, which had become totalitarian,"
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MARSHAL CHIANG APPEALS
Japan Must Be Curbed Or World
Will Suffer
Hankow, Feb. 14. Generalissimo Chiang Kai- ahek has sent a message to Viscount Cecil, Chairman of the
International Boycott Conference
in London, urging him and the
delegates, immediately to adopt
effective
curb measures to "Japanese aggression und even- to prevent a world tually catastrophe."
The Generalissimo, in his message, stules: "On behalf of my. 450,000,000 peace-loving fellow-countrymen, I wish to express to your conference our gratitude for your efforts to stop Besides seizing 500,000 square miles Japan's ruthless war of aggression. of territory in Manchuria six years ago, the Japanese have now invaded nine more provinces of equal size to the combined territory of Britain, have been France and Italy. We
our ability, and will continue resisting the invaders' attack to the
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"Only the spontaneous and unmis- takable manifestation of the consen- sus of world opinion, coupled with concerted action of the most effective kind, can awaken Japan to the folly of prosecuting her headlong policy of aggression, and to the impossibility of her military conquest of China." Renter.
M. Grumbach, a French Deputy, CHINA IS HOPE OF WORLD sald the most peaceful country in the The Mr. Quo Tal-chi, Chinese Ambas-world had been invaded and made
destruction. victim the sador to London, declared that the militant spirit of outraged liberalism burden of shame which had been to defend ourselves to the last man "Whatever may be our sacrifice, not the must be removed. In the interests the world's hope, and
We are @ghting not only for our own world's reproach. The world should of their own national security, they our determination will not be shaken. an embargo. guarantee that war materials would should apply an
Mr. McLeod of Canada, in intro-liberty and existence, and for the sanctity of international treaties as reach China and not Japan.
"In our day peace must be a stern ducing the report of the Propaganda well as the common security of all nations. If Japan is permitted to und not thing, positive
passive. Committee said it was argued that a Save peace and save China are one boycott would starve the Japanese tear up treaties as scraps of paper,
but that was not true, and to violate with impunity people, and the same thing."
Government action would follow it territorial Integrity of her neighbour, DR. WELLINGTON KOO'S the boycott was suffelently wide-
which she is pledged to respect, it POINTED SPEECH
will not be long before the world Sady Gladstone presented the re-
will be plunged into the greatest Dr. Wellington
Koo sald the
in human Covenant of the League was not un, port of the Consumers' Committee, catastrophe yet known
which proposed that a boycott must hlatory. ineffective instrument to prevent war, but its effectiveness depended on the be, immediately organised. One of loyalty of the members of the Lengue. the most important of the recommen- Its ineffectiveness to deal with the dations was that people should sign Manchuria incident, the Abyssiniana declaration not to purchase Japan- war and the present Chinese war was ese goods. due to the unwillingness of the more important members of the League to apply the Covenant, and considera- Mr. Noel Baker, M.P., intimated |tion of national interest had been that they would point out to the allowed to prevail over the wisdom women in the democractle countries of upholding the international cause. that 00 per cent. of the world's silk Ιπ system of collective security came from Japan, and would ask the nations had to contribute little them not to buy silk for some time compared with what they would have to come. He would do all he could to do to defend their interests single- to introduce a Bill in Parliament handed. The League could be gal-stipulating that Japanese goods must vanised into a living force if peace be marked as Japanese. lovers co-operated and carried out The Trade Union Committee report the principles for which the League differed on the boycott issue from the original draft, and even the modi- fication which was finally reached falled There was no doubt that a peace-wedish and Norwegian delegates. to secure the support of the ful weapon of boycott was one of the economic sanctions provided for The modifleation, instead of support-
Tokyo, Feb 14. by the Covenant to restrain aggres-ing a boycott is stated in the draft, expressed willingness to help China.
Providing for an increase of about sion.
Y17,000,000 In payment to Mr. Paul Robeson, the famous negro But not being qualified to impose singer sang several "freedom" songs, responsibility, on their central trade families of Japanese soldiers killed
organisation, union
delegates and wounded in action, a bill to and was loudly applauded.
The meeting at the Covent Garden suggested that every avenue be ex-vise the existing pension low has Dlet. The been presented to the Opera House, and an overflow meet-plored regarding the possibility of a ing at the Adelphi Theatre, endorsed boycott the resolution passed earlier by
Gunnar Andersson, co-Presid-salient feature of the bill is its like- International Pesca
ent of the Swedish Trade Union Com-ness to social welfare legislation, as it calls for increased compensation of soldiers in the to the families There was a remarkable scene at federation, said the Swedish the close of the Covent Garden meet- Norwegian delegates had not sup- lower ranks of the service, and 10 ported the resolution as they were familles having three or more-mem- ing. Viscount Cei 1 was apparently anxious to wind up with the National not empowered to do so by their bers Anthem. Some of the
audience,
unlons-Reuter, however, began singing the Inter- nationale, and most of the audience
stood.
PART OF COVENANT
the
Campaign.
the
and
joined in. Lord Cecil and others on had finished singing the Internationale the platform did not participate in before they could make themselves the singing. A section of the au- heard with the National Anthem dience had to wait until the majority Reuter.
STOP PRESS NEWS
EUROPEAN VICTIM
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that Mr. King has only a mild attack, and that his condition is not regarded! as serious.
Japanese Will Increase War Compensations
Y17,000,000 To Pay For War Pensions
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JAPANESE RUSH TO SHANGHAI
Vessels To
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Shanghal, Feb, 14.
CANE FOR. THIEF WHO
SNATCHED. HAND-BAG
Ignominy, in the shape of a rattan cane, will be part of the punishment- meted out to Kwong Hop, a thirty-
Subject to approval by the Diet, the
penalon revisions
With all roads from Japan lead-year-old bag-snatcher who was con- victed at the Central Magistracy this into effect on April 1. They will apply, not only to corps aghting in ing to Shanghal, the N.Y.K. has been morning if he is fit for it,
but to the compelled to charter additional ves- Kwong, who pleaded guilty to the present hostilities, families of those who saw service in seis to cope with the rush of passen-snatching a hand-bag from Miss to the Whangpoo Annie Leung as she stood talking to the Manchuria incldent, the Sino-gers and cargo
friend in Chung Ching Street, has Japanese War of 1894 and the Russo- Japanese War. Compensation boosts Port, according to a Japanese press been remanded for medical observa- tion to discover whether he is weil enough to be beater.
The anatch-thief was chaned and arrested by a tally-man named Lau injuries to his log Hing, who suffered
ranging between 20 and 80 per cent. report. are called for in the measure.
Of three newly chartered ships, the An increase of 80 per cent. is made in payment to families of third Mikngesan Maru, Salho Maru, and class privates killed in action. The No. 18, the Mikagesan Maru was the present law provides for payment of first to arrive in Shanghal to-day. whilst struggling with the mat Y160 a year with increases of 30 The second vessel is due on February per cent. for the first five years. The 17. In addition to these vessels, the from being present in Court this new law raises it to Y270 for this
Chikugo Maru, Arita Maru and morning, when the Magistrate, Bir. R. A. D. Forrest, commended his period.
Yamagata Maru are already 'plying action. between Japanese ports and Shang-
hai.
POORER CLASSES TO BENEFIT MOST Familles of second class privates stoln in action, who now receivo
The first liner from Europe to call Y165 a year with 30 per cent. in- crease for the first five years, would at Shanghat will be the Kator! Muru receive an 80 per cent. increase to which la due in part on March 29. Y207 without any limitation in the"
Incoming vessels bring an average
com-
period of years.
Families
of first class privates of 500 passengers and a vast quantity who now receive Y160, will increase of fah, vegetables and other necessi
for the focal Japanese to Y324. Survivora of non-com-tles missioned officers who are killed, munity. Ships returning to Japan who are now paid according to in- carry few passengers and practically creases of 30 per cent for the first no freight. Only between 10 and 20 five years, would benent from in- per cent. of avaliable passengers and creases from 43 to 55 per cent, under cargo space is booked on ships re- the new law in accordance with the turning to Japan-Router. policy of granting more to relatives
of those in the lower branches of the service without any time limita!
tion.
Increases of 40 per cent. are asked.
payment to familles of officers
Navy Building
below the rank of major or Itcut-Conversations
commander, killed in action.
pensation paid them at present is
under the 30 per cent. Increase plan To
for the first five years.
ar
Similar increases to the 30 per cent, are provided for in payments to families of slain officers below the anks of major-general rear- rank admiral.
According to the terms of the pro- posed law, the families of officers above the rank of colonel and cap- tain killed in acllon, would receive a 20 per cent. Increase in their pen- alons-Reuter.
ISHBEL MACDONALD SOON TO WED
Continue
London, Feb. 13. Japan's reply to Britain ro-· garding naval ballding, has been received in London, `but ́as yet. thore has been no time for con sideration of the reply by British officials.
It is understood that consult ations between Brilsin, France and America which started, be- fore the query was put to Japan, will be continued, and it is polated out that a Cermany the and Russia are linked to Naval Treaty of 1938, there will obviously, at some later date, have to be commanications with these two Powers—Renter..
London, Feb. 13. The engagement of Mina Ishbol MacDonald, daughter of the late Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, is announced to- day, he will marry. Mr. Norman || matatandaan Ridgley, 34, a house decorator, and
the ceremony will take place shortly.
Reuter.
Lau Hing's injuries prevented him
SNATCHERS ACTIVE Another victim of match-thiefs was Miss I. Battloy, of Bal Tee Street, who has reported that an unknown Chinese matched her purse, contain- ing money and several articles of value, D3 she was walking down Nathan Road.
Banishees Gaoled
Bad Characters
Back in H.K.
Several banishees were charged with breach of the deportation order when they appeared before the Pulene Judge, Mr. Justice R. E Lindsell at the Sessions this rómning. Lo Chung, banished from Hong- Rond for life in October 1980, on January was given four years imprisonment with hard labour.
ested
Loung Chol, banished from. Hong- kong
for life In December 1987, arrested in the Colony on December 20, 1927, was sentenced to five years' Imprisonment with hard labout. His Lordship remarked that he seemed to be a singularly desperate character, having been sent to prison for orie month
In -1924 for throwing
corrosive acid, and given 15 years attempted murder the same
for year,
Leung Sang, banished in May 1937, for ten years, and arrested in January this year was sentenced to three years'
·will hard' labour, a
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