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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1932. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

MANCHUKUO'S RECOGNITION

A typical young Sengun

the girl from

Chaco Region, where the Bolivian and Paraguayan troops She is have clashed. wearing anklets of ostrich feathers as a protection agalist snake-bite.

British Revenue

Continues. Gain

Expenditure Meanwhile Shows Decrease.

London, To-day. The British Exchequer re- turna continue to show an in- crease of revenue and a de- crease of expenditure in com- parison with last year. The National revenue for the week ended September 10, totalled £8,399,501 exceeding the ex- penditure by £300,546,

Figures from April 1 to Sep- tember 10 show that customs receipts amounted to £73,127,- 000 an increase of £16,588,000 on last year.

For the same period the excess of ordinary expenditure over revenue was -reduced from £91,928,595 to " £83,133,261. The sum of £28,189,920 was expended on the repaying of £20,000,000 ob- tained from France in Sep- tember, 1931-British Wire Tess Service. :

NAVAL OFFICER'S WIFE ATTACKED

BRITAIN TO

IN BOWEN ROAD

Struck Down While Resisting Thief.

SHOWED HIGH COURAGE

Mrs. P. B. Caruana, the wife of Lieut-Commander PB. Caru RN Torpedo Engineer Officer Naval Command, residing Z Macdonnell Road, was the

daring highway rob

mitted in broad

Road yesterday

was attacked, and had her small mo

OFFER ARMS

PRECIPITATES FRESH

CHINA PROTEST RINGS

PUZZLE KEY IN WORLD CAPITALS

Theoretical Equality

For German Army,

LONDON PRESS FORECAST

London, To-dný.

A new move by Great Britain. regarding the German rearma- ment claim is forecasted by the "Daily Express" to-day, which "tates that it understands the proposal will take the form of a suggestion for the postpone- ment of Disarmament Confer-i

DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE AGAINST TOKYO.

JAPANESE TROOPS MASSED

IN SHANGHAI

(From Our Own Correspondent).

TANKS, ARMOURED CA RS AND HEAVY PICKETS OF ence Committee meetings. AMARINES PATROLLED IN SHAN GĦAL MARTIAL LAW, WAS DE number of these are scheduled CLARED IN THE JAPANESE ÄN D FOREIGN QUARTER OF NAN- to take place following the ini- KING, AND SPECIAL POLICE THROUGHOUT ALL CHINA AND tial meeting on September 21, HONG KONG WENT ON DUTY TO GUARD AGAINST DISTURB- FORMALLY RECOGNISED THE Their adjournment, the paper ANCES TO-DAY, WHILE TOKYO learns, would be followed by a SOVEREIGNTY AND INDEPENDENCE OF MANGHUKUO, AND consultation of powers principal- PRECIPITATED THIS FRESH CRISIS IN THE FAR EAST: ly interested in the German arm- Immediately following the official announcement of the recor- ament question..

nition treaty's acceptance at Tokyo and in Changchun, Manchukuo's The initiative of this plan ap- pears.to be "with the Prime capital, Nanking made the first move in a diplomatic counter-offen- Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDon sive to the Japanese Manchurian strategy. Notes were despatched The "Express" adds that the to London, Paris, Washington, Rome and Geneva, charging Japan policy now apparently in process with violating China's territorial and" administrative sovereignty of "formulation by the British and demanding international action. Government consists mainly of]·

ald."

CONCERN FOR

OCEAN FLIERS

LONG OVERDUE

Plane Reported Earlier Wrongly Identified.

was

Must Give Notice Of Delayed Payment.

Mr. T. Về ̈ Soong, acting- Premier of China, whose diffi-

calties are aggravated both by

the increased tension in the Sino-Japanese dispute and by Canton antagonism.

NEW GOVERNOR OF NEWFOUNDLAND.

Former C.-in-C. in China Appointed.

WORK ON CUNARDER MAY CONTINUE

British Financieri Meet in Aberdeen

London, To-day, ....

It is understood that conversal- tions regarding the possible re- sumption of work on the new, 73,000 tons Curiard liner at Clyde- bank, took place yesterday and on Tuesday between the Rt. Hon. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Walter Runciman, President of Sir the Board of Trade, and Thomas Royden, a Director of the Cunard Company, at the home of the latter. Tillypronie House," Aberdeen.

Meanwhile a regular meeting was held at Liverpool, of other Directors of the Cunard Company. The two Ministers have since left- for London-British Wireless Ser- vice.

SUBSIDY PLAN

FOR DANUBIAN RECONSTRUCTION

Tariff Concessions In

Return.

BRITAIN IS AFFECTED

Stresa, To-day

1932 DUNLOP still the Leade

CRISIS

CANTON'S

THREAT OF

CIVIL WAR

19th Route Army In Pact With Nanking?

UNDERSTANDING LIKELY

Rival Chiefs Dissatisfied With Japan Resistence

[From Our Own, Correspondent.]

Canton, To-day,

In official circles here there is a growing tension, for the attitude of the Canton Gov- ernment appears to indicate the intention of creating an open breach with Nanking. and the disturbing possibili ty of civil war. -

The Government is pro- ceeding with the erection of a powerful wireless station, for military purpose, and the

construction of a modern am-

munition factory at Canton.

The precise cause of the fric

tion between the north and south political groups does not appear on the surface of things, obser- vers declare. Ostensibly, both Canton, and Nanking authorities are dissatisfied with the efforts An interesting stage has been of the other to resist the Japan- reached in the Danubian Recon-ese pressure in Manchuria and struction Conference, whereto elsewhere. But it is more than many are looking to pave the likely that the real cause of trou- way to General European Eco-ble is the jealousy of rival lead- London, To-day.namic improvement. The Coners, Admiral Sir David Murray An-ference has now adjourned to en- "It has long been known that, to derson, K.C.B., C.M.G. C.B. able, the delegates to submit a certain leaders in Canton, Mar- MV.O., has been appointed Gov- concretes scheme to their respec-shal Chiang Kai-shek is a usur- ernor of Newfoundland-Reuter- tive Governments. It provides per who has not exerted himself

SIR DAVID ANDERSON,

(Continued on page. 13)

GENEVA PLEASED AT CHINA MOVE

TO MEET DEBTS

granting Germany equality of The signatories of the Nine arms in principle, to be accom- Power Treaty are requested to AMERICA'S DEBTORS panied by an undertaking by that call a conference to take up ARE WARNED power not to rearm in fact and a this urgent issue," it is divulged, Disarmuinent Convention, where- Mr. Lo Wen-kan, Minister of by other nations will engage to Foreign Affairs, who has been! disarm further than they have preparing notes for despatch to yet done. Reuter:

the world capitala, later sent a protest to Tokyo. This

Washington, To-day. couched in the same terms. All the debtors of the United The world is waiting for States who desire to exercise the

[Admiral Sir David Anderson, for the creation of a central fund China's next move in this drama-postponement privilege, must so received his education in H.M.S. to subsidise the Danubian grain tic episode, and the warning is notify the American Govern-Britannia and entered the Navy as exports.

The Agrarian countries, in re sued recently that an expedition ment before the night of Septem- a midshipman in 1889. From 1923 would be sent against Manchu ber 15, in accordance with the to 1925 he was Commander-in- turn, will negotiate special tarif kuo immediately Japan recogniz- terms of their debt agreements, Chief of the China Station, later concessions to the importing ed the independence of that announces the Treasury Secre going to the African Station. He countries. S. Demichaelis of state, is recalled.

tary, Mr. Ogden Mills. He adds was appointed High Commissioner, Italy, outlining the scheme, em- Shanghai, To-day,

that apart from Esthonia, Lat South Africa in 1928, and from phasised that all the European via and Poland, no other debtor 1929 to 1931 was Admiralty Repre countries, not merely the coun- All International Loan WOMAN AMONG MISSING Japanese Naval forces are country up to now has filed no sentative on the League of Nations tries who import Danubian fully prepared for any necessary tice of any intention to postpone Permanent Advisory Commission, grain, will be expected to contri- Rome's great expectations for action and military tanks and

payments.

He was A.D.C. to the King in bute to the fund, thereby re- the arrival of the aeroplane armoured cars are arrayed out-

Debt payments by these three 1921-22.1.

assuring the continentals who "American Nurse," with Doctors side the Naval landing party countries, which total G$1,262,

thought Britain might get off Ulbrich and Pisculli and Miss headquarters,

were at standing by, ready to act at a will be postponed two years.

martes 000, are due December 15, and SUICIDES COMMON Edna Newcomer, who tempting a non-stop flight to moment's notice. Bluejackets Meantime they are bearing three

ON RIVER BOATS. Rome, have given way to much are stationed at the various Jap and a half per cent. interest, pay- anxiety. The plane is long over anese cotton mills and increased able each quarter. Reuter.

S.S. Taishan Reports due. A report stating that the precautions are reported to have

Another. machine was sighted over Sar- been taken by the Naval Com- dina was due to mistaken iden- mander independently. tity.

The Japanese Legation Consular The Minister of Aviation, Gen-authorities and Admiral Sakonji eral Balbo, and other notables have received direct Tokyo Instruc who assembled, at the aerodrome tions and 80 newly-arrived Japanese to witness the arrival of the police have reinforced the Consulate three fliers, left the field after guard. These latter were immedi- hours of waiting, and expressed ately assigned to patrol duties under grave concern Reuter

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Efforts To Stop

Gandhi's Fast

Parties Move To Find Some Agreement.

DELHI --CONFERENCE."

Simla, To-day Efforts are being made to deter Mahatma Gandhi from carrying out his death fast.

The Viceroy, Lord Wil granted an interview t

sembly

Depressed Classes

with

BIGGEST HERRING CATCH OF YEAR.

Trawler Brings 200,000 To Great Yarmouth,

London, To-day. Two hundred and eleven crans

mor

the Shanghai Police Commission. which has proclaimed French Town and Greater Shanghai territory to be within the danger sons and has brou advised the Japanese to refrain Tuesda from visiting those areas or Chape

The next few days, Chinese authorities will be strictly watching Communist" "^ agitators, Women police are searching female pedes trians, for the Reds are belleve be planning a general labour as a part of the two [gle

Another of the frequent sui- cides which occur on the Canton River boats, was reported on the s.s. Taishan on one of her trips last week; declinin

The man, a Chinese deck pas senger was unknown and after an extensive search was made by son was the officers, shir bodywas not

thon *wler,

less Ser-

Payments To Be Met.

LEAGUE ARREARS ALSO lightly by buying nothing, while

Geneva, To-day. benefitting by the improved pur-

The announcement that China chasing power of Central Europeis meeting her obligations, despite

Reuter

CHILEAN REVOLT

SHORT-LIVED.

General Merino And Officiers Fly.

Santiago General Merin short

com

dissentions

stated that he had lost new leaders, Merino Bed

gambling at

que airport where, espondent over the ordered the Alr his life by jumpi

manded to diapa over the side of the ship t

120 Of Foreign Legion

Killed In Train Crash

comp

the loss of revenue arising from eventa in Manchuria and Shang- bai, has produced the most vourable impression upon League of Nations Secretariat. The Chinese Government has no- tified the Secretariat of payment of G.$149,000 which includes Instalment on

and a contr

penditures

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