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No. 28,069 HAY KONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1932.

DRAMATIC STATEMENT BY JAPANESE

ADDITIONAL TAXES FOR THE U.S.

Optimistic Views Are

Expressed.

BUSY WEEK.

THE JAPANESE MAY THE NEW REGIME IN

NEVER WITHDRAW

THEIR FORCES

Washington. Yesterday, PERMANENT OCCUPATION

After providing for GS160.- 000.000 towards balancing the Budget by passing the excise levies yesterday the House of Representatives to-day voted ad- ditional taxes, producing a fur- ther GS223.000.000, mainly from Increases in the surtax, the cor- poration tax. increased postal rates and taxes on telegraph, telephone and wireless messages, except Press messages.

Optimists hope that by the end of the week the House of Rre- presentatives will provide the remainder of the GS1.241,000,000 needed for balancing the Budget. Reuter's American Service.

Amusement Tax.

Washington, Later. The House of Representatives has agreed to a tax of 10 per cent, on the prices of admission

in places of amusement.

It is estimated that the tax $40,000,000 to the revenue.

will produce an addition of

Reuter's. American Servico.

KING & QUEEN GO TO WINDSOR. Court to Remain There During April.

Rugby, Yesterday.

Queen will motor from Bucking-

HINTED AT

MILITARY SPOKESMAN ON THE JAPANESE CONCESSION.

PESSIMISTIC ATMOSPHERE

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, To-day, Pessimism pervades the atmosphere in the Conference Chamber, in spite of a new Japanese Concession in the shape of a withdrawal of their forces to certain definitely bounded areas.

The Chinese authorities, while welcoming the concession as a progressive step, state that it fails to meet the positive demands as to the time limit of the withdrawal into the Settlement and adjoin- ing roads.

PERMANENT OCCUPATION?

The Japanese Military spokesman declared that if the Conference fails "We may never with- draw our forces," adding that the Japanese were prepared for any contingencies, and even hinted at permanent occupation if the concessions were rejected.

It is, however, believed that both sides will try Their Majesties the King and to continue negotiations, while simultaneously the ham Palace, London, to Windsor neutral participants will advance opinions permit- Castle, Windsor, to-morrow ting discussions along new angles.

The opinion in well-informed circles is that the will remain at Windsor Castle for Japanese have gone to the extreme limit in their the whole of April. British concession. Wireless Service.

afternoon.

It is expected that the Court

NEW £50,000 COTY FACTORY

BRENTFORD SITE

DEVELOPMENT DEPENDS ON RESULTS

OF OTTAWA CONFERENCE.

WORK FOR 2,000 BRITONS

(Reuter's Special Service.)

London, Yesterday.

A £50,000 Coty, Perfumery Factory at Bren ford which will employ 2,000 British workers is one of the results of the British tariffs,

The first part of the factory will be complet- ed in July and its development thereafter will de- pend on the results of the Ottawa Conference, ac- cording to one of the Directors of Coty.

IRISH FREE STATE AND OTTAWA.

Their Representation at Conference.

MINISTERS INTERVIEWED,

MANCHURIA.

Chinese Maritime

Customs.

THREE SALIENT POINTS.

(Reuter's Facije Šervice.)

Mukden, To-day.

The Japan Press to-day issued a statement regarding the attitude of the new regime in connection with the Chinese Mari- time Customs in Manchuria.

Firstly, all Customs Houses and revenues collected in them at present belong to the new Government.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/3d.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

1888- DUNLOP the Pioneer

1932

DUNLOP still the Leader

CHINA WRITES OFF

MILITARY SPOKESMAN.

UNEMPLOYED TO STAGE MAMMOTH MASS MEETING

BUSY SUNDAY FOR THE SETTLEMENT POLICE

DEMANDS FOR RELEASE OF DETAINED UNEMPLOYED PERSONS.

POLICE PRECAUTIONS

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

$93,000.

Chinese Delegation Disappointed.

NEWS AWAITED ANXIOUSLY,

Geneva, Yesterday.

The Chinese Government has bald into the League of Nations Treasury $93,000 as its annual instalment

on account for ar rears of Chinese contributions to: the League funds,

The Chinese Delegation is, awaiting further development in? Shanghai, and view the negotia- tions with some concern. They consider that the progress made has been most disappointing..."

The result of to-morrow's pro- ceedings in Shanghai is awaited anxiously. Meanwhile Dr. W. W.

en is drawing attention to the

Secondly, because Maritime Customs revenues are hypothe- cated for foreign loans and in- demnities the Manchowkuo authorities are prepared to leave) the Customs Houses in Man-

Shanghai, To-day. churia under the control of the Unemployed workers in the Western District Inspector-General of Customs, have completed arrangements to hold a mammoth attitude of the Japanese dele- staff, tariff and Customs regula- mass meeting on Sunday, one object of the demon-gates at these negotiations.-- tions are notified to the new Gov- stration being a march on the Special District Court ernment.

Thirdly, the Manchowkuo Gov. for the purpose of demanding the release of all un-|· FRENCH AIR LINER ernment will meet a share of the employed persons under detention. payments due in connection with foreign loans and indemnity pay-

on the condition that changes in

ments secured or Customs re- venues,

COMMISSIONS BRIEF STAY IN ANKOW.

Returning by Same Boat to Nanking.

(Reuter's Pacific Service.)

Shanghai, To-day.

The members of the Lytton

commission, who are leaving for Hankow on April 1 or 2 are stay ing in Hankow only one and a half days and are returning to Nan- king on the same boat. They will not stay in Nanking on the re-

direct by special train to Peking.. OLD KIRIN ARMY'S ACTIVITIES.

The International Settlement Police, however, intend to halt the parade if the demonstrators at- tempt a passage through the foreign areas.

PEASANTS COME UNDER FIRE, Skirmishes continue in desultory fashion, and reconnoitring activities by Japanese 'planes at Hangchow, and along the fronts is generally dis turbing to the Chinese mind.

Reuter.

CRASHES.

All Three Occupants Killed.

Bagdad, Yesterday. Colonel De Reynier, a Colonel of the League of Nations com- in the Swiss Army and President

mission on the Iraq-Syrian Fron tler, was killed in the crash of a

French air liner during a dense

sandstorm over the Syrian De-.

Five peasants while passing the Woosung Creek in a boat were struck by stray bullets.

Exchange of rifle shots have been more fre-sert, 200 miles from Bagdad. quent though sporadic, but the encounters are not affecting the peace conference.

The French pilot and mechanic. the only other occupants, were also killed-Reuter:"

turn journey. but will proceed KAYE DON'S RECORD FIRST INTERNATIONAL

'Voluntarily Destroy

Fortifications.

BEATEN.

Wilbur Shaw's Effort at

Los Angeles.

POLAR YEAR

FOR FOUR CYLINDER CARS. JUBILEE CELEBRATION

Los Angeles, To-day. (Reuter's Pacific Service.) Mr. Kaye Don's record of Harbin, To-day. 136.98 m.p.h for four-cylinder According to information from cars was broken by Mm. Wilbur

POLAR REGIONS TO BE VISITED

BY COMMISSION.

Hengtachotze, members of the old Shaw who accomplished a speed THIRTEEN COUNTRIES INTERESTED Ottawa, Yesterday,

Kirin Army have voluntarily des-of 187.25 m.p.h.-Reuter. Dominion Cabinet Ministers, troyed the fortifications erected at interviewed by Reuter, with re-kilometre 12.55 and have also re- THE KREUGER-TOLL interviewed by Reuter, with re-moved obstacles from the railway gard

that track.

to the report the Irish Free State might

be refused representation the Ottawa Conference

nt

if it abolished the Oath of Alle- giance, declared that the Domin- ion Government had never even considered the question and in any case no decision could ba the Anglo-Irish negotiations. reached pending the outcome of

Reuter,

ROUMANIAN AIRMAN REACHES ALEPPO.

Attempts Solo Flight to Saigon.

Aleppo, Yesterday.

Ghica, who left Bucharest at The Roumanian airman, Lionel

FAIR

The weather report issued by the Royal Observatory to- day, atated:-

The anti-cyclone has moved into the Yellow Sea.

Forecast:-N.E. winds, mo- derate; fair.

WHITE STAR LINE REDUCTIONS.

Passenger Fares on North Atlantic.

London, Yesterday. Close on the Heis of the 20 5.80 a.m. this morning on a solo per cent. reductions in fares

APPLICATION.

Prolongation of Moratorium.

Stockholm. Yesterday.

for a prolongation. of the mora-

London, Yesterday. Cyclones, anti-cyclones and depressions will be investigated by an International Meteorological Commission, in which thirteen countries will parti- cipate to celebrate the Jubilee of the first interna- tional Polar year,

The Commission will spend over a year, start- The Kreuger-Toll Combine to- ing on August 1, by visiting a number of stations day applied to the Government in the Polar regions, in a co-ordinated effort to ag- tortum for private firms until certain the data on air currents, temperatures, at- May 1 in order to facilitate the mospheric electricity, etc. continuation of the enquiry into the Combine's affairs.-Renter.

£17,000,000 DEFICIT IN ITALIAN BUDGET.

Ministry of Finance's Announcement.

Rome, Yesterday.

TWO BRITISH EXPEDITIONS.

Great Britain is sending two expeditions, one to Tromsoe and the other to Fort Rae in Canada. It is anticipated that much useful information will be obtained, leading to improvements in wireless communication.

Small pilot balloons, with instruments record- ***ing height and temperature, will be utilised in the

A Budget deficit of 1,694,000,-

· DOMINIONS' ASSISTANCE. At present most of Coty's British Empire busi- ness is done from Paris, but if the Dominions give British manufacturers preference, the business fight to Saigon, arrived here at made by the United States limen, 000 lire $17,000,000), is today meteorological work, and it is stated that by a new will be done from the new Factory which will pro- 4 pm. this afternoon. He is on several Trans-Atlantic liners, announced by the Ministry of Continental invention wireless sets attached to the duce goods valued at £1,000,000 annually.

leaving for Bagdad at 4 a.m. to- comes the announcement by the Finance, but it is expected that balloons will announce the heights and tempera

White Star Line that there will the deficit will be considerably Essences for scent and powder will come from M. Ghica is flying a Roumanian be immediate substantial reduc over covered by a new aste of tures automatically, thus overcoming the difficulty abroad, but efforts will he made to procure bottles machine and his fight is under tions of passenger fares on all 1,000,000,000 lire of the year 5 of regaining the instruments when they fall to the and raw materials for soaps in England.

the patronage of King Carol their North Atlantic vessels per cent Treasury, Bonds, at 97, Reuter

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