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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1932. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

KOO CHARGES JAPANESE AMBITION IS SUBJUGATION

CHIEF JUSTICE

REPRIMANDS

JURY MEMBER

Police Officer's Case Proceeding,

COURT OPENING DELAYED.

CA-

A belated jury man, gaged on the Talpo bribery charge case was sharply re- primanded by the Chief Justice, Sir Joseph Kemp, K.C., before the proceedings recommenced ini the Su- preme Court this morning. The late-comer who kept the Court waiting for ten minutes, was Mr. W. S. V. Curtis, mana- ger of the Duro Pump and En- gineering Company, and he ex- plained to His Lordship that owing to his being the only Euro- penn in the firm, he found it dif- ficult to get away.

Sir Joseph Kemp:-"You must get here on time. 'You have People kept everyone waiting.

the

who show disrespect to Court often have their action brought home to them in a very unpleasant manner."

Acting Sub-Inspector H. Wal- ler, who is facing a charge of taking a bribe of $60 from Ho Kiu, a foki employed at the Pc Sang Tong medicine shop, on Oc-: tober 2. listened, intently throughout the morning's pro ceedings, while the prosecuting counsel, Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assist unt Attorney General, examiner Sing Sang, one of the principa Crown witnesses.

Shek Tui, Chinese Sergeant- Major of Police, was the first wit-. ness called and gave evidence of taking depositions." 1

(Continued on Paga 7.)

COMMUNISTS

AGITATE IN

SHANGHAI

Officials Warn Schools And Factories.

A PROTEST AGAINST LYTTON REPORT.

Shanghai, To-day. According to semi-official sources, there is a Communist agitation among local students. Consequently, the Municipality

of Greater Shanglial has instruct- ed the Bureau of Education to warn schools and students against sub- versive elemente and has enjoined that strlet precautionary measures

be taken.

Documents seized in the course of numerous récent raids reveal the Reds have changed their tactics from open outbreaks to clandestinë' activities at schools and factories."

It is understood that Communists ате attempting to instigato eballitions. among students and factory workers by playing on their patriotic fervour.

The latest of such attempts

is said to be thé organization Association among

of

an

students to agitate against the Lytton Report.---Reuter.

KING PURCHASE A LIMOUSINE. As Olympia's Show Opens Doors. (Reuter's Special Mail Service.)

London.

The King has purchased". How British motor car a limousine for

TO

VEVERYTHING CLEARANCE

READY TO WEAR OR HADE TO MEASURE

SEE WINDOWS

1

Police break up Red disorders in London. Mob loots shops after frustrated march on Westminster. Mounted charges on bottle throwers. (Lower)-What a ha ker's shop in Lower Marsh, Lom- (Upper) "Everything beth, looked. Wke. after the disturbance.

to be cleared"--a notice over a clothier's shop in Lower Marsh, Lambeth, which the rioters took literally, as will be seen by the

(8. & G. London). smashed window and depleted stock.

LOST AVIATOR FOUND SAFE AFTER FORCED LANDING.

Came Down At Isolated. Spot In West Africa.

London, To-day.

Mr. Victor Smith, the young South African airman who, in at- tempting a record fight from Cape Town to England made forced landing in an isolated part of French West Africa, was I'm ported safe yesterday, after being missing for a week.

He was lying a different.routo than that taken by Miss Amy Johnson, who recently broke the record for the south-bound flight from England to the Caperi- tish Wireless Service,

FIRST SEA LORD VISITS THE KING.

Admiral Sir Ernle

Chatfield Named,

London, To-day,

POUND SHAKEN

TO LOW LEVEL

AT NEW YORK

Doubtful Attitude Of U.S. On War Debt.

CAUSE OF APPREHENSION.

New York, To-day. Depressed by the possibility that there will be no extension

VIS TOKYO BLOCKS UNITY

OF CHINA PEOPLES

MOLLISON AND

WIFE MAY TRY

DUAL FLYING

“Airman, Anxious When Amy Hops Alone.

CABLES SUGGESTION.

LEAGUE COUNCIL HEARS JAPAN CONDEMNED

SESSION'S END IN SIGHT

GENEVA, TO-DAY.

1932 DUNLOP

still the Leader

OF ASIA DIPLOMATS SEEK

AMERICA'S HELP

TO END DISPUTE

Britain Warned To Placate Japan.

DISARMAMENT THREATENED.

London, To-day,

In view of the sharp contro- veray as to whether the Leagie Council or Assembly should deal with the Manchuria problem, a CHARGING THAT IT HAD BEEN JAPAN'S TRADITIONAL new idea le finding favour in diplomatic circles, according. to POLICY ́TO PREVENT THE UNIFICATION OF CHINA AND the Daily Telegraph. The sugges- THAT THE SUBJUGATION OF ASIA TO THE RULE OF TÜKYO tion is to refer the issues involv

ed to a special. Conference of the WAS THE AMBITION OF THE ISLAND EMPIRE, DR, WELL- signatories to the Washington

·INGTON KOO STATED CHINA'S CASE BEFORE THE COUNCIL Treaties of 1921, as contemplat- OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AT GENEVA YESTERDAY ed therein, and thus enable the

United States to participate. WHEN THE LYTTON REPORT WAS DISCUSSED.

A Daily Telegraph leader article The highlights of this first day's proceedings were the opening traces the importance of the Manchuria dispute on general remarks of Mr. Eamon de Valera, who is presiding over the Council, world problems and urges the the address of Mr. Matsuoka, Japanese delegate, who blamed the Government to make up its mind regarding the basic principle disorderly state of Chinese politics for the clash in Manchuria, and pon which it will act if it is un- the biting retort of Dr. Wellington Koo to the Japanese charges. happily necessary to take sides in the quarrel in the East.

According to present indica- Dr. Koo concluded by appeal. Otherwise, it points out, Britain tions, the discussions in the ing for a speedy settlement: of will be involved in this most dan-

the conflict in the northeast Pro- gerous tangle, we Council of the League of Nations vinces in accordance with the Britain must not be drawn by will not be long in concluding principles of justice and right, commitments to support China's The whole question will in all contained in international instru- claims in Manchuria and ants- conise Japan to the point of probability be referred as quickments.

The Council session was ad- leaving the League, for the pros- ly as possible to the special: As-journed until 8:30 p.m. to-morrow penta of the Disarmament. Con- sembly, to which body the ques-

ference would collapse and result tion of re-appointing the Com-

as regards naval disarmament mittee of Nineteen will be left. BRADMAN

would “, be disastrous to Britain and the rest of the world, if Japan were to take such a step,

Reuter.

That step, the referring of the subject to the Assembly and the summoning of the Committee of Nineteen, would constitute a vic- tory for China in the first phase

of the discussion of the Lytton

Dr. Koo's Altack.

AGAIN FAILS.

AGAINST M.C.C.

Bowled By Larwood At Unlucky 13..

RAIN CAUSES MATCH TO BE ABANDONED AS DRAW.

London, To-day.. Mr. J. A. Mollison and his Report,

It is expected that Japan will wife, the former Miss Amy endeavour to block such proceed Johnson, are likely to make Bings. dual attempt at the Cape to England flight record, each in A strong attack upon the Jap-

Melbourne, To-day. anese policy was made by Dr. his or her own machine. This Wellington Koo, China's spokes-

Requiring 109 with 8 wickets in hand the Austra- announcement was made by Mol- man, in his reply to Mr. Matsuo

lian XI had to be content lison to Reuter last evening,

ka, Japan's representative. He

with a drawn game against He said he had cabled Amy of said the traditional Japanese

the M.C.C. tourists, rain aim had been to prevent the nni- his plan. If she approved he fication of China, while com-

causing play to be abandon- ed. would fly to the Cape immediate-plaining loudly abroad of the

A crowd of 10,000 saw the ly but by easy stages and join disunited state of the country.

This was Japan's so-called "Con Australian XI open their innings Amy there.

tinental policy," he declared; this with Woodfull and O'Brien, and, was good To make this joint flight the and the expansion of her sway, though the wicket best time would be about Decem- which aimed at the ultimate after yesterday's thunderstorm, ber 9, when they would have the domination and consequent of the previous day's sensations advantage of a full moon.............. Asin.

were repeated.

the fast bowler had Woodfull snapped up behind the wicket by Duckworth for a

Mollison said he did not mind After condemning the Japan In Larwood's second over. what perils they faced together, ese action in Manchuria, Dr. Koo but he did not like to know that said that the Chinese: Govern- Amy was meeting dangera alone, ment was ready to take as a basis He had had enough at present of discussion any system recog-duck," and with the first of waiting and anxiety. If he nised as conforming with the were with Amy he would be quite provisions of the League Cove ant, the Paris Pact, the Wash- happy, he insisted.

She would renounce none

It is expected that Mrs. Molli-ington Treaty and the Nine- son will accept her husband's Power agreement, **- of the debt moratorium, the suggestion. Reuter. pound sagged to the year's low- est levels yesterday. The mar- ket opened at $3,27% and reach- ed 8.27 before it rallied to close at $8.27%

Bitten on both legs by a mongrel dog owed by a Chinese, Mr. Tashio, of 25A Kennedy Road, was sent to hospital for treatment yesterday.

It is understood that in view The dog has been sent to Kennedy of the general opposition of Con Town for observation. gress, President Hoover cannot

recommend any extension of the

moratorium to Great Britala un-

K of her rights possessed prior to the Japanese aggresaton in' Manchurin, however, and reserved the right of claim frig reparations and damages

result of that aggres

as

less President-elect Roosevelt British Explorer Still

strongly favours it, which is con-

sidered most unlikely.

Recently, Great Britain,

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Missing In Brazil Wilds

HM the King resized. In audience, Admiral Sir Erule Chât Face and Belgium sent notes (Reuters Special Mail Service.) after covering & distance of over São Paulo, Brazil, 500 miles. They searched for field on his appointment as First Sea of all almost identical nature to Lord-British Wireless Service. Washington, suggesting that the Nacke to the fate or where over three months in the hinter- his own private use. It is painted Admiral Sir Alfred Ernia Montacute moratorium on war debts should abouts of Colonel P. H. Fawcett, land of Matto Grosso for signs In the Royal colours of maroon and Chatfield, K.C.B., K.C.MG CB be continued until after the the British explorer who has of the missing explorers but

C.M.G., CV.O.is, in his 59th year.

Commander-in-Chief of World Economic Conference. It been missing in the Interior or without result. Like the other motor cars owned

red

off Hallgoland and the

he

tion

ball of his fourth over knocked back Bradman's off stump when the wonder.. batsman" bad stored only. 13. Bradman awang wildly at the ball, but failed to make contact

NANKING'S

INTEGRITY

QUESTIONED

Policy Of Government Under Attack.

C.M.S.N. CO, SEIZURE.

Mr. Chen Fu-mu, former vice-Minister of Communica- tions and Superintendent of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Co, in a despatch to Mr. Che Gia hua, Minister of Communications, charges the National Government of China with Iack of '- Integrity and bad faith in demanding the nationalisation of the CM.B.N. Co. Ja

Mr. Chen combines with his at- tack a defence of his own action. in endeavouring to finance by mortgage the enterprises of the company with which he was asso- ciated.

Mr. Chen's Message The message to Nanking reads

Dear Mr. Chu Chia-hua

Referring to the Government's plan of disposing of shares in the CMS.N. Co. at Taels 50 when the market price is only. Taels 80, Mr. Chen declared: "I question the Bradman and O'Brien had Integrity of those responsible for. taken the score from 0 for 1 to 18 the transaction.” for 2 when K. E. Rigg, the Vic torian, joined O'Brien. The pair added one run before rain caused the match to be abandoned as a draw. Harold Larwood dismiss ed Australia's two best batsmen on behalf of C.M.S.N. Company, for only 5 runs.

signed the agreement with the China Full scores were as follow:

Realty Company. My Intention M.C.C. 282 (R. E. 8. Wratt 29, was that I might be Instrumental Sutcliffe 87, Leyland 88, G. O. in its 'revival. There was nothing Allen 48. R. K. Oxenham 5 secret or legal about it

Or November 18 I sent you a tele- gram explaining the reason why I

for 58, H. Nash B for 39). "Since: Its reorganisation" by the Australian XI: 318 (L. P. O'Brien, Nanking Government, the O.M.S.N

46, Don Bradman. 86. Lar Co. has become a concern owned wood 4 for 54-Bowes 8 for by the people but run by the Gov.

68, Voce 2or 65),

ernment. In spite of the fact that M.C.C: 60 (B.ES. Wyatt 3 Sut the Government is constantly pro-

cliffe 10, Leyland 6, G. O posing, reforms for the cor

Allen & Payutar 12. Larwood its biaineen has been declinin

0 Nagel 8 for 82, R. K. O shares have greatly enham 2 for 4) the manager

has berome

by His Majesty, this machine ocate the Mediterranean Fleet, since, 1980. was taken for granted that these Brazil since 1925, has been found Hopes of Colonel Fawcett's no number plate. It is a 25 horse Dolger Bank, and was Commander notes would be given considera by the expedition Headed by being alive were recently re Colonel P. H. Churchward and vived by the story told by Rat power mudel, equipped with special in Chief of the Grand Fleet, 100 Great Britain has à payment Mr. Robert Churchward tinca Swiss trapper, who said

The announcement of the Kinge He was Third Sea Lord and Control

dar-la Chief

to meet in December, as have The party; which arrived in that last October he talked to a

Inspired by and Rio de Janeiro early last July, white man who was held captive new car almost talled to a day with fer of the Navy from 1925 to 1998 France

KE. Rigg.0 not out Dar elements of the Goverm Reuter

wood 2 for 5) Renter

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fuld flywheel transmission.ses Ten years fra Mandige

the opening of the Motor Show at He entered the Navy in 1888, at the others. Olym

time of 18-year.

Italy, Belgium, reached Para early in October by an Indian tribe,

Australian 110 for 2 (W. M. so ineffecti

Woodfull 0, L. PO'Brien 6 the

not out D G-Bradman 18, proba