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HONG KONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1932.
Lausanne Conference.
it
The 'meeting on January 25, if comes off at all, will not ac- complish much, is the opinion held to-day in informed circles. The major issues are likely to be shelved, but an effort will be matle to extend the Hoover Moratorium until next December.
Chiang to Return.
According to the China Press, Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Ching- wei have agreed to return to Nan- king as soon as Hu Han-min jolas
them.
US, Note.
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NEWS TABLOIDS AND OVERNIGHT CABLES SUMMARISED.
Famous Circus Disbanded.
Bostock and Wombwells' Royal Menagerie, after ab existence of 127 years, has ceased to exist.
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Ghastly Railway Disaster,
Moscow, on January 2. Sixty-eight One train ran into another near
persons were killed and 180 in- jured. Eleven persons have been arrested.
Replying to the Note, China, gives an undertaking againat con- India. cluding irregular treaties with any Power.
The text of Japan's "coldly polite" reply appears
on page 1 of this isaue.
Both replies are regarded as satisfactory by the U.S.
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Mississippi Floods.
The water is rising hourly over an area of 300,000 acres. Much damage has already been done and many rendered homeless, but, 80 far, no loss of life has been reported.
Manchuria,
China is now to invoke Article XVI (Economic Sanctions) at the next League meeting, and it is
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likely she will sever diplomatic re- lations with Japan.
Another party of 32 Japanese, returning from Chinai to Chinchow, has been wiped out by bandits.
An Old Lag.
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First making his acquaintance with jail when 11 years of age, Chan Wing, who has been convicted no fewer than 31 times since, and has spent 18 years (half of his life) "inside," was, this morning, sentenc ed by Mr. Justice R. E, Lindsell to 8 years' hard labour when he plead- ed guilty" at the Asaizes to 3 charge of burglary in Mongkok.
GRIM DRAMA OF THE BUSH.
(Continued from Page 1.)
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The police at a small town in Bengal were obliged to open fire on a mob of stonethrowers, yester- day one was killed and two in- jured. In spite of this incident and some trouble with picketers in Bombay, a general improvement in the situation is reported.
1. Brland..
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The great French statesmen has decided definitely to resign from office. His condition of health necessitates it.
Strikes in Spain.
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A serious state of affairs is deve
Barcelona workers loping.
are
going out on strike to-day, and a general strike throughout the coun- try has been announced for Janu-
ary 25,
U.S. Slump.
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Japan Replies to Britain.
Japan expressly disclaims ter ritorial ambitions in Manchuria, and affirms her intention to respecti the principles of the "open door" policy and the Nine-Power Treaty.
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Britain's Motor Licences.
Fees collected over the period December 1930-November 1991 was over $28,000,000; exceeding by £800,000 the amount collected in thei preceding twelve months.
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U.S. Credit.
The House of Representatives has passed the Finance Corporation Re- construction Bill, and the Corpora- tion will at once begin to function.
* * Peak Tragedy.
A house-boy, employed in household on The Peak, was found, this morning, with a stab wound. He died later, A wash amah bas: been taken into custody.
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Fracas in Ship's Stokehold.
Two Chinese stokers were charg- ed on two counts of assault at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, arising out of an incident which oc curred in the stokehold of ss. Em- press of Asia, on December 20.
Reparations Conference.
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The British Government is as- suming that the Conference will be held on January 25.
The "Times," in a leader, hopes the new French Government will
recognise the advisability of reach- ing an agreement in deliberation with other countries concerned.
Germany's "Frozen" short-term credits totalling £350,000,000, which fall due at the end of Febru-
Trade returns for last year reary, are now the subject of negotia- veal decreases of 35 and 30 per tions between Germany and foreign cent, in exports and imports as com- bankers. pared with 1930.
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England Shaken.
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were
Six violent earth tramore felt, yesterday, in various parts of the country. The Manchester dis trict suffered most.
ago that shooting would not be allowed on the blacks' hunting grounds, but that the game 'could be shot when off them, particularly when driven out by hunger and thirst. This, however, affords little protection.
He feels that a gross injustice has been done and that the extermina- tion of the offenders should be car ried out without delay. He faile With their lives and the lives of to stop for a moment and analyse their families in danger can it be the thoughts of the aborigines. wondered at that there are one or At the moment there are fifty two outrages perpetrated in the thousand aborigines-the last land where the bushes have ears remnant of the Stone Age people which hear, not and eyes which see of Australia-clinging desperately not? to their tribal lands in North and Central Australia, where white big game hunters are now sending out ahooting expeditions,
Italian financial experts are now also taking a hand in this compli cated problem; they have held con- ferences with British experta.
Through the League, Britain has appealed to the great gold-holding countries to take appropriate action to restore price levels.
WILL IT MEET 7
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payments from the Allies fall due to the United States-Reu ter.
turning to Rome.
The Italian experts are now re- It is probable they will visit Berlin later.
They have already discussed matters in Paris.
י.
It is understood in political quar- ters that Italy and Britain are district are the worst in the whole moratorium, without consulting the The blacks in the Hermit Hill ready to grant Germany a longer of Australia. They regard human United States, but France adamant- life at a minimum. The rest of the Continent is larise themselves with the habits "sacred rights" before the United They family declines to forgo any of her sparsely populated by aborigines of the prospector and then swarm States guarantees an equivalent re- they have all withered and died at round him like angry bees at dawn, nunciation of her dues. Reuter. the white man's touch. The North break his limbs, and leave him only is their only sanctuary and it now to return in a day and fiendishly is being invaded. A land teeming torture him. They are not canni- with game a veritable hunter's bals-at least they do not touch paradise and the native's home,
white meat for to them it is too salty.
The existence of these natives is dependent upon the wild life which abounds in the district and the ad vent of the white man with his well oiled barrels is a definite source of danger. Their future is in jeopardy and all because a little excitement is required by holiday makars.
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