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BAL., 1845.....

No. 28,228.

THE OLDEST. ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

HONG KONG MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1932.

"LYTTON REPORT BRINGS NO RELIEF

NUDIST GROUP

LOSES FORCE

IN HONG KONG Membership Dwindles To Four Men.

LEADER STILL HOPES.

The cult of the Nudist in Hong Kong is slowly dying and its active members have already decreased by half. Reaching a maximum figure of eight on Septem- ber 4, when the first official outing was held, the num- ber attending yesterday's outing was, only four, while a n similar number were present on September 26. Mr. H. E. Lanepart, the leader of the movement in the Colony. Is still hopeful however, and declares that "they will co.ne.""

"What we want is the attend- ance of ladies, once they come! the success of the Cult is assur- ed," he declares. But the ladies, stubbornly refuse to go in spite of the leader's personal calls at their residences, and his efforts to round them up each Sunday before the train leaves for Sha-

ONE WAY OF, KEEPING FIT.--The Sun Bathing gate, Yorkshire." A good pull in the tug-of-war.

tin have been so far, unsuccess CHANGES IN

ful.

The only active members who have participated in the outing up to the present have been Chinese youth. A Eurasian youth, who frankly stated that he had

no interest in the movement ex- cept a curiosity to "see what it was like" has dropped from the ranks.

(Continued on Page 7.)

NEW SCHEME.

FOR STOCKS

CONVERSION

Offer To Convert The N.S.W. Issue.

AMOUNTS TO £12,360,000.

London, To-day.

GOVERNMENT

AT NANKING

Mr. Wang Ching-wei

Is Chairman.

MR. SUN EO'S APPOINTMENT.

From Our Own Correspondent.] Canton, To-day. -Reports reaching here to-day indicate that the Central Gov- ernment is contemplating signi ficant changes in the Cabinet personnel shortly. While ap pointments are not official until

„A“ LINK WITH OLD SHANGHAI

IS SEVEREDA

Death of Mrs. Youngson, Church and School Worker.

(From Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghat To-day

A link with, old" "Shanghaly has been severed by the death at the age of eighty, years, of Mrs. Mary Youngson, widow of the late Mr. William Young son, a resident of Shanghai for over 58-yeara.^

A woman of high Christian Ideals, Mrs. Youngson, did a lot of valuable school and church work.

they are approved by the Central DETECTIVES

Council, it is understood that

An offer to convert £12,860, the following have been posted 000 of New South Wales. Five and approved by Marshal Chiang and three-quarters per cent. Kai-shek:- Stocks, falling due for repay-

Mr. Wang Ching-wel, former ment on November 1, into Com- monwealth. Three and a half per President of the Executive Yuan, cent. Stock, at 971⁄2, is expected to succeed Mr. Lin Sen as Chair- early this year.

man of the. National Govern- This financial movement, the source of which is not divulged, ment, who will assume the pre-

STUMBLE ON

DEATH CLUE!

Reason For Murder Of Admiral Wu.

[From Our Own Correspondent.] Shanghai, To-day-

at Pannal Ash Coll

LA SALA GOES

FREE ON BAIT

AFTER REMAND

1845.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

FROM FOREIGN OPPRESSION"

COOL RECEPTION IN SALVATION OF*****

CHINA AND JAPAN

CHINA IN HER

HANDS ALONE

AMERICA UNOFFICIALLY Contradictory Findings

APPROVES PLANS

SUGGESTED AUTONOMY FOR MANCHURIAN PEOPLE.

BRITISH PRESS COMMENT "ALMOST WITHOUT -EXCEP. TION IS UNFAVOURABLE TO THE REPORT OF THE LYTTON | COMMISSION AND THE SUGGESTIONS FOR SETTLING THE TROUBLED FAR EASTERN SITUATION. THOUGH CHINA'S CAPITAL IS SILENT LOCAL OPINION WAS ANTAGONISTIC TOWARDS THE REPORT. THE SUGGESTION THAT MAN- CHURIA SHOULD BECOME A BUFFER STATE IS DISTASTE"}, FUL TO CHINA.

L

Hong Kong Chinese are inclined to blame the Chinese, Japan- ese and Manchurian advisers of the Lytton Commission for the in- effectual quality of the report, at the same tine maintaining that Lord Lytton has recognised their own contention that historically geographically and in every other way, Manchuria belongs to China. The American attitude, though reported unofficially, appears to support the Lytton Commission Andings, while the French Press comment is lake-warm in its opposition.

deve

Of Commission.

MR. MA MAN FAPS VIEWS.

Prominent Chinese in Hong Kong hesitated to challenge the statements of «the summarized Lytton. Re- port to-day, with one of two notable exceptions. Mr. Ma Man-fai, manager of the Sin cere Co., has sharp and tho rough criticism for the docu- ment, however, and is out- spoken in the matterf

“Any Chinese can be for- given for considering the re- port a disappointing outcome of a lengthy research for which they have entertained such fervent hopes.

Mr. Ho Wing,JP com- pradore of the Hong Kong and Shanghat Banking Corp and Dr. S. W. T'Bo B.E., LED., had no criticism to of er at least at this junc ture,

Mr. Ma outlined his views to # "China Mall"- represe tive

"What i

"Report Leada Nowhere. of the most formidable obstacles in London, To-day, the way of settlement is the report's Apart from the Daily Herald conclusion that a strong Centralsion of the (Labour) which argues that the Government in China is primordial Case Not So Serious As Lytton Report finds Japan guil-fly necessary, both inclining to the

ty on all counts, the tenor of view that the hope of First Appeared.

the London Press comments in ment, is most E that the Lytton Report leads MAGISTRATE'S COMMENT DE where Eut only

the Daily Mail, says so in so mã After hearing the evidence of words. Major Lewis Cassel, in the Cen- The Daily Mail (Conservative)

and regret

tion will Chinese

gene

tral Police Court this morning, publication of Lord Rothermere, Britain and the United Sta Mr. Wynne-Jones, granted bail in says that the Commission's con- definite policy which other the sum of $1,000 to Pastor Destructive proposals involve years would have accepted, and Japan La Sala, local manager of the of negotiation and conferences spected, had not been taken Re

- Baid, Shameen Printing Press, who is and in the meantime Japan's ter also charged with threatening to presence in Manchuria is as na-

Difficult Position What do you assault Mr. Raymond O'Shea, fural and salutary as that of Bri Newspapers have feel consider has been made pul

Paris, To-day come will be now editor of the Critic, and Major, tain'e in India or Egypt.. Cassel, his colleague.

The Times wonders whether able sympathy with the League of d

(Continued on

pose ** Le Petit Parision and Le Matin world, if it

sions waren zirea

recognition

her Bau-

His Worship, in granting bail, the Lytton Commission's propo- Nations for having to make a de-perience at Gen keep the accused locked up, as, ly be realised, though there is no Le Journal pays tribute to Lord the & Fesolutions, suc said that he did not want to sals can practically or immediate cision on the Manchuria situation into consideration, the on the evidence given before difficulty in accepting the prin- Lytton for holding an ever balance of September 30, him, the case was not so serious ciples. The paper adds that the between China and Japan and 24, and also the as he was given to understand at matter demands collective rather strongly approves the suggestion Novemb firat

than national diplomatic action that China and Japan should settle the Chinese -Chief Detective-Inspector Rey- The Dally Telegraph (Conserva the matter themselves, as the if they nolds, for the Police, intimated tive) and the Morning Post (Inde Passions which divide them can terrest that La Sala had been in good pendent Conservative) belleve one only be accentuated by Interns Commission

tional action. humour, since he had been in a International Settlement police, Police custody. I admit that is likely to have popular appeal. sidency of the Legislative Yuan; by a purely fortuitous circum although he has a violent tem- FIERCE FIGHTING the Commission's conclu The plan follows on the heels of Dr. C. C. Wu has been nomin atance, stumbled upon the solu-per, I think he appreciates the

IN MANCHURIA AS Japan cannot the successful operation of the ated-for the presidency of the tion of the recent cold-blooded position," said the officers "Treasury Department's Wer

murder of Admiral Wu Kwang Major Cassel, who, in the course CHINESE ADVANCE ter Loan Conversion Scheme. Con- Executive Yuan

tsung and have arrested four of his evidence said he had never version, it is believed, will be a Mr. Sun Fo has been named gunmen, three of whom have been frightened of any man, - in- simple matter and lift the res- as the successor of Mr Wang as admitted complicity in the assas quired if some order could be made ponsibility for immediate retire ment of the credit from the president of the Executive sination to keep him away from the Critic They were hired for the par- office, or that he (Major - Cassel) shoulders of the already-burden- Tuan, the most important post pose of putting Admiral. Wo out be allowed to carry a gun. - The ed Government of New South in the Government.

of the way as he had enemies Court was assured of de La Sala's Wales. Reuter.

Dr. C. C. Wu has been nomin-among an opium smuggling good behaviour. ated for the presidency of the gang.

Discovery of the accused was thought ARMY REGATTA AT Judicial Yuan;

made when detectives ralded STONECUTTERS General Chen Ming-shu will lodging house, thinking they

be Minister of Communications, were trailing a group of kid

R.A. Win Chaplains Cup For Fourth Year

G.O.C. PRESENTS TROPHIES

The Royal Artillery won the

Royal Army Chaplains".

fourth year, at the

held at Stonecutt

Mr. Tang Chung-ming will be Pers wanted in Hangchow

arrested two men, Minister of Railways, succeeding named another Mr. Koo Ming-yue, now to be plices, who were promptly app president of the Central Univer-hended.

Bity

Four Maus found Admiral Chen Chak, Canton exact ase leader, wn

Minister fired

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Russian Forces On Frontier Alert

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TO REPLACE ARGYLLS.

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