1932-11-02 — Page 1

Q.

SPARTON SUPER

MODERN

Radio

The dollar, on demand, clossa

to-day at 1/4 144.

Library, Supreme

FINAL EDITION.

China Mail

THE OLDEST - "ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

Your Dealer IDEAL RADIO SERVICE Tel: 27806..

Eat. 1845.

No. 28,254

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, ́ 1932.

1

Sparton Model 10

BBWalsen

Fort DUNLOP

Est. 1845,

In a class by Itself

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

4,000 ANTI-MANCHUKUO TROOPS FIERCELY BESIEGE TAIANCHEN

50. ARRESTED

IN LONDON'S

DISTURBANCE

Unemployed Dispersed By Police Squads...

INCIDENT IN COMMONS.

Loudon, To-day.

There were 50. arrests' in last night's disturbances but normal cralitions were restored before midnight. The demonstration; planned by the unemployed out-i side the House of Commons was prevented by police, who dis- persed crowds and threw a cor- don about Parliament Square.

A shrill ery from the gallery, "In the name of the millions of unemployed "I demand that a de- putation be received. Release Hannington!", Interrupted the economic debate in the House of Commons yesterday. The inter- rupter was swiftly ejected.

ed.

FRANCE TO PROPOSE ARMS AGREEMENT NEXT WEEK.

Capt. Anthony Eden Represents Britain at Conference.

London. To-day. The Under-Secretary for For eign Affairs, Captain Anthony Eden, will represent the British Government at the Bureau of the Disarmament Conference which meets at Geneva

На to-morrow.

1X

is leaving London for Geneva to- day. The Burenu will receive the reports of the various .sub.com mittees who have been ing chemical

and other aspects of the question. The new French plan will not be presented before next week, when it is understand, M. Herriot, who is now in Spain, will have renched Geneva-British Wireless Service.

warfare rider-

Silver Gains New Ground

Dollar Rises In Sympathy.

JAPAN'S CHEAP

SILKS RUNNING

BRITISH TRADE

Government Urged To "Prevent "Dumping."

was

MR. CHAMBERLAIN'STM

London, To-day. The Rt. Hon. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday asked the Import Duties Ad- visory Committee to investi-' zate the whole position of the silk duties in Great Bri- tain and announced that it

to the open

Bri- tish silk industry to make necessary representations to the Committee.. The announcement the heated attack in the House) of Commons-pon the present luty system which allowed Jap- anese gonds to be "dumped" into the British market.

followed

Samples of white and coloured Japanese silk were displayed in the House of Commons by the Conservative, Mr. Levy, to re inforce his strong, argument in

A squad of Cerman motor. cycle police. They will be fully, engaged when the Ger man elections take place next week,

Japan, Holland Seek Monopoly

Freight Rates Pact To East Indies:

The

|LABOUR GAINS

IN ELECTIONS

FÖR COUNCILS

But Loses Control In Sheffield City.

FEW PARTY CHANGES.

London, To-day," Slight net gains for Labour are shown in the 84 resuits avail- able up to now in the municipal elections in 300 cities and. boroughs (excluding London) throughout England and Wales but only in a few cases was the turnover sufficient to change the; party majorities of the Councils, though, in Sheffield Labour'a control of the last six years was wiped out.

Labour gains include six seats. in Oldham, five in Leeds, and four Sunderland. Labour losses

in

Rear-Admiral Evans, Evans of the Broke" fame, le suc ceeding Vice-Admiral Hugh J, Tweddieus Commander-in- Chief of the African Station.

amounted to eight in Plymouth, Lord Howard

and four in Manchester. Reu-

ter

COLLOIDAL FUEL

TEST RESULT.

Report Submitted To Mines Department.

Meanwhile crowds of specta- tors had gathered outside thei House to await the arrival of the unemployed demonstrators but the police dispersed the small After dropping to 1/4% yester-favour, of more drastic action! odies of marchers as they arriv-day, the dollar recovered sharply than the Ottawa agreements counter the

London, To-day: Finally they completely and was quoted this morning at contemplated to

manufacturers'

Financial silk

Times learns cleared the square, except for 1/4% following on the rise of Japanese

London, To-day. Commoners.

silver.

"dumping" in Britain, the Col-from Amsterdam that an agree-

It was stated in Parliament yes, Hannington, the leader of the silver remained

Although the forward price of onies and Dominions. He declar-ment providing for the elimination terday that the Cunard Company

unchanged

ated, firstly, that Japanese labour of competition in service. to the had supplied the Mines Department unemployed marchers, has been 18, the spot price advanced costs seven and three pence for a

Dutch East Indies has resulted confidentially with particulars of charged with attempting. torto 18-3/16.

60 hour week, compared with 35 from negotiations between the their experiment with colloida) fuel cause disaffectión

among the The London on New York cross shillings for a 48 hour week in Java, China and Japan Line, and in the s.8. "Scythia" on her trans- police at Trafalgar Square on rate,

the Japanese shipping companies. Atlantic voyages. quoted yesterday at Britain, and secondly, that the Sunday and has been remanded, G53.28% was this morning quoted Japanese Government

New freight rates have been fix-

An agreement with the guared on a basis of about 80 per cent. in custody, bail being refused at at C$3.29%, while the New antced all bad debts. Thirdly, Bow Street court.

York on London rate stands he said, the Japanese copied the of the previous rates, it is said.-pany on certain pofats was being in- vestigated by Government experts but the report is not yet complete. British Wireless Service.

A youth, Sam Langley, ar at -£--G$3.30% 18 rested at the same time as Han-£-G$3.28%.

nington was picked up in a raid on the unemployed headquarters. Grent Russel Street, was charged with inciting people to resist the police. He was bound over to keep the peace.

Hannington had intended lead- ing the unemployed marchers to the Houses of Parliament last night.

against British ideas of designs and as a

CHINESE DETAIN TWO BRITONS.

Farmers Accidentally Shot By Hunters.

Shanghai, To-day.

result the samples he produced

Reuter.

sold from 30 to 33 pence per yard DUBLIN PAYS BONUS]

and were not producible in Bri- tain under 66 pence, without a profit.

British looms producing this class of silk were "clos- ing down and unless the Gov.- ernment acted promptly, the industry would be dead.

TO SAVE TRADE.

Assistance Offered To

Exporters..

Dublin, To-day.

The Irish Free State Govern-

It was announced by Mr. E. L.ment announces it is, arranging

CHINA INSISTS ON TRADE INVOICES.

LARGE INCREASE IN` AIR MAIL TRAFFIC.

PRINCESS HELEN SATISFIED.

Goes To Live In Her Castle.

com-

Bucharest, To-day.

NANKING APPOINTS CHARGE D'AFFAIRES.

Discharged

Held For Death Of A Pedestrian.

::

London, To-day. Lord Howard, of Ellingham ivas discharged by the Maiden- head Magistrates, who held that there was', insufficient evidence. to send him trial on a charge of manslaughter.

7

The charge aruse' out of the finding of a body of a man on

JAPANESE

COMMANDER

IS KILLED

14 Defenders Killed; 14 Wounded. AEROPLANE ATTACK RAISES SIEGE,

Harbin, To-day,, According to the Japanese press, General. Li Tu, lead- er of the north-east anti- Manchukuo forces, arrived at Habarovsk on October 18. Japanese information states that the Japanese gar- risön at Taianchen, 30 miles west of Koshan, were sub- jected to an attack by 4,000 anti-Manchukuo troops from October 20, the assaults lasting ten days.

The garrison commander, Captain Hayashi, was killed, 14 Japanese soldiers were killed and 14 wounded, while four South Manchuria Rail- way employees are reported missing

of

On the morning of October, 80, the Tanemura and Shishida de-. tachments, supported by aero- planes, attacked the anti-Man- chukuo positions north Taianchen After heavy fight- ing, in which the garrison com- bined with the relieving forces. the siege was raised and the anti-Manchukuo troops were foré- ted to retreat. Reuter.

the highway and of certain cir- NAVY SALUTES

cumstantial evidence which pointed to the young Lord's responsibility. The man had obviously, been killed by a pass- ing motor-Reuter.

BRITAIN TO

KEEP TRADE

WITH SOVIET

Legislation “A Shield,"

Not "A Spear."

י

FOREIGN SHIPS

ON VISIT HERE

French Cruiser Comes To Hong Kong.

AMERICAN FLEET IN

The guns of Hong Kong -çried

"welcome" to the visiting war vessels to-day and American and French ships

answered the Balute.

The French cruiser Prima- Following the disturbances at Accidentally injuring two farmers Burgin, Liberal, replying to Mr. to pay, exporters of certain manu-

PRESERVES PREFERENCES.guet, flagship of Vice-Admiral Princess Helen has signed the the Houses of Parliament, London while shooting pheasants at Pinghu, J. R. Remer, (Union) who drew factured goods the amount of the settlement with the Government,

Berthalot, arrived in harbour was calm and there were no in-jin Chekiang, sixty miles from attention to the dumping of Jap-duty they have to pay on goods and the only change of terms is that

-London, To-day.. shortly before I p.m. to-day, fol- cidents of a disturbing sort. Shanghai, two Shanghai British anese textiles, that silk cloth sold entering England.

Both Houses of Parliament lowed by two more American Uncanny. Silence.

brother Mr. J. O. K. Martin, of the at 2/9 per yard on which a duty The list of goods to which this she will reside in her palate in yesterday debated the question destroyers. Asiatic Petrolėtim Company, and his of 1/2 had been paid.

H.M.S. Cumberland, which This rule applies is expected to be Bucharest's most select boulevard of Great Britain's trade with An uncanny silence fell in Par- brothers Mr. J. O. K. Martin, of the cloth, according to Macclesfield published shortly.

instead of where the Government de- arising out of the

Russia, discussing the situation flew the white pennant to-day, is liament Square after the police Texaco Company, are being detain- manufacturers, cost

4/1 per This is another of the Irish sires.

agreements leaving for England to-morrow hud put a cordon around to dis-ed by the Chinese authorities. yard to produce, he declared. moves in the tariff war with

reached at Ottawa: She will be given an annual sup-

morning. She is to be recom- trict and stopped all traffic. The The British Vice-Consul has left Reuter.

Great Britain which is costing porting allowance and various other out the question of a commercial China Station.

The House of Lords threshed missioned and will return to the stilineas contrasted with the for Pinghu." It is stated that the

her industry a heavy price. concessions. Reuter. seething masses near-by blocking farmers are in hospital, but are not

agreement with the Soviet in The, US.gunboat Fulton, several approaches from Central seriously hurt-Reater,

considering a motion that no fur- which was due to arrive yester. "London,

ther pact of this sort should be day, will not. arrive until Thurs- made until the Soviet Govern- day. She is the relief in South ment attempted to pay, its debts China: waters for the U.S.S. to Britain.

Helens, which, it will be remem London, To-day.

Nanking, To-day.

The House of Commons was bered, was scrapped last week Since last year the airmails In a mandate issued from Loyang discussing Clause Five of the after long service in Eastern London, To-day. carried by British machines have yesterday, the National Government Ottawa Bill, which is designed to watera. Arriving with the Ful- The question of the Chinese increased 30 per cent and the total appointed Mr. Hawklin Yen, the prevent the frustration of the ton will be the U.S.S. Mindanao.

charge decision that all goods shipped air mails carried for Great Britain Chinese

d'affaires at Ottawa preferences by a foreign The U.S. cruiser Houston, flag- from Great Britain to China must by 17 per cent.

Washington, as Plenipotentiary and state's action.

ship of Admiral M. M. Taylor, accompanied

The total air mall traffic has delegate, to the exchange of ratifica- by invoices

Lord Templemore, speaking Commander-in-Chief, in the Far signed by the Chinese Consul at doubled itself within the last three tions of the Sino-American Arbitra-For the Government, opposed the East, is expected to arrive from Embankment and mounted police In reliable sources it is learn- the port of shipment, was raised years.--British Wireless Service. tion Treaty-Reuter were assailed with bottles and ed that Admiral Chang Chi-ying by Mr. Nunn in the House of

motion in the House of Lords, Shanghai on November 12. She end explained that British trade will be accompanied by the stones in Trafalgar Square. Canton Navy Commander, has Commons yesterday.

with Russia had increased from C.-in-C.'s yacht, Isabel. | £2,000,000 in 1928 to £7,000,000- The U.S.S. Black Hawk, Depot in 1931. Stoppage of that trade ship to the American East Asia- in Great Britain and would not port this morning accompanied

The crowds were mostly good- CANTON NAVY HEAD tempered and cheered the press photographers.

Flashlights added-a-seasonal touch, like the letting of the fire- works.

Ill humour was displayed here and there. The crowd unsuccess- fully attempted to over-turn and set fire to two motor cars on the

RESIGNS.

Scandal Rumours In

High Places..

(From Our Own Correspondent). Canton, To-day.

be

Exporters Burdened

By Formality.

There were several more arrests. resigned. His resignation, it is Mr. David Colville stated that Police Suspect Murder As

-Reuter.

(Continued on Page 7.).

EXCHANGE HOLIDAY.

and expense but pointed out the ******

"

"

"Mutilated Body Discovered were unemployment tie Destroyer Fleet, arrived in

reported, has been accepted by come concessions had been made. General Chan Chai-tong,. "dicta An additional Consulate was tor" of the Canton Government. being opened, and also a branch Admiral Tang Lung-kwong, ac-office; at Manchester. He agreed

A case of suspected murder in the second faor of 4, Tit Hong make the Soviet pay its debts, he by the destroyers Barker, Ed- cording to report, has been the requirement would involve the Central district, the victim of Lane, where the deceased is sup declared. The motion was with-sali, J. D. Edwards, Parrott, London, To-day.. appointed to succeed Admiral exporters in additional formality which is an unknown Chinees man, night, Ohineze woman and two A Labour amendment to a Smith

posed to have been during the drawn.

Paul Jones, Peary, Pillsbury, In accordance with the long ca- Chang

Thompson, Stewart, tablished custom, the Stock Ex-The cause-of-Admiral Chang's re-regulations would apply to all shout 85, is engaging the attention on were detained for enquiries. motion in the House of Commons, Whipple and Pope...... change celebrated the usual tirement is said to have been his countries. Reuter.

of the Criminal Investigation De-The deqeased had a severe gach which provided that powers be

Other foreign men-o'-war November holiday yesterday growing unpopularity and the rum-

partment. The dead man was on his forehað, a cut below the granted to the Board of Trade to which arrived include the. British Wireless. Service.

our that he was using Government

found by a Chinese constable lying right eys and a cut on the chest. prevent the frustration of Im- French sloop Belintrix, and the gonboats to smuggle Japanese goods

in Tit Hong Lant, outside house Police suspect murder, although perial preferences, urged that French River Gunboat Argus. Chan Fuk, an unlicensed hawker, into China. Such charges, although

No. 4, in close proximity to the thero is the possibility of the in- the Board's order should not be There is also a Portuguese London, To-day. was charged before. Mr. Kennedy- they are in no way proved against | Sir Francis Humphrys was reing.

Central Market, carly this morn-juries having been caused through come effective withput a public Cruiser in port. Skipton in the Central Police Court him, have caused high resentment: celved in. audience by H.M. the A message was sent to the Con- Rumours gained currency, that opposed by Rt. Hon. Mr. Neville

a fall.

enquiry.

The amendment was Sports. Arrangements, this morning, with aiding and abot Admiral Chang it is said, hea King at Buckingham Palace yester tral Police Station, whereupon fight had occurred in the house, Chamberlain, Chancellor of the to the American fleet by Hong Kong, Atreal, welcome has been extended. ting a Chinese Police Constable to amassed a considerable fortune since day and kissed his hands on his Detective-Inspector J. Murpay and but when Police visited the scene Exchequer, and defented by 323 and realdents will have the oppor secure bribes.

He was remanded he has been in command of the appointment as the first British Det. Sergt. MacDonald took charge this morning the premiers were in to 40 for a week on tail of $500.

Cantonese naval ferock

Ambassador to Iraq.

of the case. A visit was made to order.

'IRAQ'S AMBASSADOR.

(Contin on Page.)

tunity of seeing our visitors fn",

(Continued on Page:18.)