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BEDFORD

MADE IN ENGLAND

THE HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE.

The Hong Kong & Shanghal Hotels, Ltd.,

The British

TRUCK

Incorporated in Hong Kong. Stubbs Kond. Happy Valley.

Economicst 27-h.p. 4-cylinder angine ---roducing vibra- tion, reducing engine-wear, reduc ing time-off-the- road, reducing ex- penses.

The dollar, on demand, closed

to-day at 1/8 1-4.

FINAL EDITION Court

China Mail

Fat 1843.

THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

No. 28,313

DUNLOP

is the

SAFEST

TYRE

JAPANESE OCCUPY

A BURGLAR

SURPRISED IN

PEAK FLAT

Mr. C. C. Hickling Loses Man While Telephoning.

$35 WATCH STOLEN.

A burglar who broke into 3, Branksome Towers, The Peak, the residence of Mr. C. C. Hickling, of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, was arrested at three o'clock this morning. But while Mr. Hickling was telephoning for the Police, he made good his escape, taking with him a wrist watch.

Mr. Hickling in his report to

the Police, stated that at 3 a.m.

he

·was awakened in his bed|

Eat, 1845.

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1933. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

CHIUMENKOW PASS--- LULL IN HOSTILITIES

After the recent London riots, great difficulty was experi- enced in transporting the unemployed back to their homes. One of the women demonstrators is shown being given a lift upon the barrow which contains their hel ongings.-(S. & G.)

room, which is on the first floor ARGENTINA MISSION-RETURNS 40-Hour Week

of the building. A Chinese had entered the room through an open verandah window. He lay in bed and then pounced on the burglar and held him in custody. There was no struggle.

Mr. Hickling telephoned to the Police for assistance, and while doing so, the thief broke loose and bolted. When he had left, Mr. Hickling discovered that his wrist watch, valued at $35 had been stolen.

PROSPECTS

BRIGHT ON

NY MARKET

Rails, Utilities And Bonds Rise.

DOLLAR STEADY.

New York, To-day. The reaction yesterday was normal, reports Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Company. Prospects

PRINCE'S VISITS.

Will Discuss Trade Relations With Britain.

London, To-day. A mission, headed by Dr. Julio Roen, Vice-President of Argen- tina sailed for London yesterday Buenos Aires in the liner

from

"Arlonza."

The main purpose of the mis- sion, is to return the visits paid to Argentina by HIR.II. the Prince of Wales in 1925 and 1931.

At the conclusion the official visit there will be discussions with the British Government on trade relations between the two countries. British Wireless Ser vice.

FIRE DANGER ON LINERS

French Government's Drastic Reforms

Paris, To-day. The Georges Phillipar and of the future market are bet-

Atlantique disasters are expect ter than had thero been a fast

ed to profoundly affect the con- advance on a large volume,

struction of French liners.

The bond market

Comprehensive continues strong, Westinghouse declaring ations have been made by the dividend of 1 to 1/2 radio share Minister of Merchant Marine to

Parliament. for each share of Westinghouse;

Proposal

British Delegate Terms It Impracticable.

London To-day..

COLD WEATHER STOPS FIGHTING CHENG'S

CHINESE MACHINE GÜNS

FROZEN UP

OUTLOOK BETTER AS LEAGUE PREPARES FOR CONCILIATION

PELPING, TO-DAY.

IT HAS NOW BEEN DEFINITELY ESTABLISHED THAT CHIUMENKOW:IS IN THE HANDS OF THE JAPANESE. A LULL SEEMS TO HAVE SETTLED DOWN AT ALL FRONTS.

A bitter North wind continues to blow and while Peiping is suf- fering at 14 degrees below zero, it is probable that such places as Chiumenkow, in the mountains, are experiencing a temperature of 30 degrees below zero, thus making operations almost impossible.

Chinese reports state that machine-guns have frozen up and have become unusable, Doubtless the Japanese are placed in similar position.

Renter.

Japanese Surrender Customs Station.

¡A CRITICAL

PERIOD FOR

THE LEAGUE

Conciliation .Formula To Be Found.

SOVIET AND AMERICA MAY BE INVITED.

London, To-day.

The week commencing Janu- ary 16 is Hikely to mark the most critical phase yet expert discussions at Geneva. enced in the Slue-Japanese

PETITION

REFUSED

“LAW MUST. TAKE

ITS COURSE”

Date Of Execution Not

Yet Decided.

Cheng Kwok-yau will be executed for procur-

the ing

murder of Within a few days of the re- George Fung. Assembly of the Committee of!

known whether success has attend- Nineteen, it should be definitely All legal appeals have

aed the efforts of Sir Eric Drum- failed and this morning mond and M. Paul Hymans (who the Chinese petition for

were instructed by the Drafting

Committee to keep in touch with clemency was refused. The spirit of the 19th Route the parties during the Christmas The following official statement Army, he said, had bean fred by the adjournment) to find a formula was issued after the Executive recent hostilities at Shanhaikuan, which would be acceptable to both Council meeting this morning: and telegrams had been despatch- sides, and allow conciliation pro- ed to Marshal Chang IIaueh-liang, cedure to be commenced... urging him, to accept reinforce- ments from their ranks.

Gen. Lee In Canton.

Chinwangtuo, To-day. During the discussion of a pro- The Shanhaikuan Customs ata posal for a hours convention, tion, which was occupied by the laying down an average working Japanese military authorities after week of 40 hours, at the Geneva the capture of Shanhaikuan, la International Labour Conference, again under, the control of the the British Government delegate Chinese Maritime Customs. (urged that time should not be The action of the Japanese in.

Canton, To-day. wasted on the proposal, which on surrendening the station was due to

General Lee Chung-yan, Com- close examination must be re-urgent protests from the Commis-

mander-in-Chief of the Fourth arded as impractical to the eco- who also controla the Shaphairuan here yesterday. He sioner of Customs at Chinwangino, Military Group of the Kwangal

nomic, financial and technical dif- ficulties and anticipated that if a convention were drawn up, A large number of countries would not ratify:

Legislation

to 'effect the change in Britain would cause an acute controversy, and if the proposal were adopted, it would not appreciably contribute to the solution of the unemployed pro blem. British Wireless Service.

recommenda- SIR JOHN

Industrials which rose as much The recommendations involved as 2.04 yesterday, showed a down-jalmost the complete abolition of ward trend to-day, falling 54 wood, the fireproofing of all car- Rails, utilities and bonds, however, pets and awnings and metal cas-

ing for electric cables. continue on the upward trond,

Average business

done was 1,610,000 shares changing hands.

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IRISH GENERAL ÉLECTION.

240 Nominations For

152 Seats.

London, To-day.

The nomination of candidates |

All vessels over 10,000 tons are to have a fire brigade and two wireless

the Installations If French Parliament agrees to these reforms, which are also applicable to existing liners. Reuter.

MORE RESEARCH ON RUBBER

for the Irish Free State General Manufacturers To Pay

Election took place yesterday. About 240 were nominated for 152 vacant seats, 98 being Fianna Fail candidates..le

£15,000 A Year.

London, To-day,

Mr. Frank Fahy, Speaker of the The text has been issued of a B Dail Eirean, was returned unop. to ensure the continuance in de posed,

Polling takes place on velopment of scientific Industrial January 24-British Wireless Ser. research In rubber, and to place the Research Association of '. British vice,

Rubber Manufacturers, hitherto The position of the parties at the supported voluntarily, on a sound dissolution was: Fianna Fail, 70; basis.

Last Position..

Labour, 7 total de Valera vote, 77; The bill involves a contribution Cumann Na Ngaedbeat, 64; Indepen by all rubbor manufacturers in the dents, 11; Farmers, 4; Independent.

SIMON'S AIR

THRILL

Lands At Croydon In Dense Fog.

Londen, To-day. Sir John Simon, who has been recuperating in Monte Carlo, returned to London yes- terday. During a brief stay:

in Paris he called on the

· French Prime Minister, H. Paul Boncour, at the Elysee.

There was a fog at Croydon when Sir John Simon arrived, and the air-liner in which ho travelled had to circle round the aerodrome several times before landing with the aid of rockets-British Wireless Ser-

vice.

CARGO JUNK

SINKS WITH

office.-Reuter..

Negotiation On British Ship.

Chinwangtao, To-day, Reuter is authoritatively informed that the British Naval authorities in Chin- wangtao offered their ships to the Chinese and Japanese as a meeting place for possible preliminary negotiations.

will take part in the discusions "re- garding the Shanhaikuan Incident.

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FUNDS FOR CHINA'S AIR FORCE.

Big

Response From Oversea Chinese.

The aplendid efforts of the over- sens Chinese in asalating China to

Dr. W. W. Yen, one of China's chief delegates to Geneva, If their efforts have been suc. cessful, then the resolution of the Committee of Nineteen will pro- sumably be published..

The League Assembly also, will probably have to meet at an early date to decide whe- ther the United States and Russia will be asked to parti- the conciliation. cipate in

the The form

Conciliation

"The Governor-in-Council has decided that the law shall take its

·course,”.

It is understood that the res- pite granted Cheng Kwok-yau pending his application for leave to appeal to the Privy Council expires on Saturday.

H.E. the Governor will make an order for his execution, and It is learned from an authorita- tive source that. Cheng will not |my the extrême penalty until the period of respite has expired. The execution will probably take place on Monday, morning next.

Cheng was informed of the Executive Council's decision this Jafternoon..

Sensational Trial.

The trial of Cheng Kwok-yap,. alias Cheng Wan, in the Suprenie Court, was the most sensational in. the history of the Colony. Crowde thronged the Court room daily, from August 8 to August 25 Inst year, when the accused was found guilty by a special Jury of procur ing the murder of George Fung at Village Road on March 24. At the time of the murder, it is recalled, Fung was walking in company with Miss Lat: Ming:fal, a young actress, with whom Cheng was in love.

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As a result, a representative of establish an air force, were warmly General Ho Chu-kud met the commended by General Dong Chao- Japanese garrison commander in yuan, one of the 19th. Rente Army the Japanese camp, in the pre-leaders, yesterday. sence of the British commander. General Oong, who has been in The result of the conversations the Philippine Islands on air force has not been divulged but it is propaganda work, said that the believed they may lead to fur- Chinese residents there had or ther negotiations between respon-ganised an Aviation Union, which

had resulted in the collection of gible officials. →→ Reuter.

conisderable sum, and that if the same idea was followed by Chinese communities in other parts of the It is believed that the concilia- world, the formation of China's air tion body will probably not be the force would soon be accomplished. whole of the Committee of Nine- General Oong said that he had teen (with the possible addition of intended going to America to the United States and Russia) but pursue his propaganda work there, a smaller committee of representa- bat since the commencement of the tives, chiefly from Powers interest Mr. Ng Sze-kwong Weds Shanhaikuan hostilities, he had de- ed in the Far East. cided to remain in China,

Gen. Li's Troops In Russia.

DISARMED AND INTERNED.

Moscow, To-day. Three thousand Chinese sol- diers and officers including General Li-do, who took refuge in Russian territory in the Turylrog and Imen districts, have been disarmed and intern- ed

Other scattered detachments, defeated by the Japanese forces operating on the Chinesa

SAND LOAD Eastern Railway, took refuge

Harbour Accident This Morning.

Labour, 2; total: Cosgrave, 71. Four United Kingdom of a sum not ex-POLICE LAUNCH SAVES CREW.

seats were vacant pending by-elections,

VERNACULAR SCHOOL PRIZEGIVING.

The annual priza distribution

ceeding a twenty-fifth of a penny pangang Cak

per pound on rubber or latex,

The Bill is limited to end in 1988,

A cargo junk, loaded with Band, sank in the harbour In

and contributions to $15,000 annual-the early hours of this morn-5

7. Renter Acking

The accident occurred at 3.80 of the Vernacular Middle School AIR MINISTER STARTS TOUR.m when the junk was mid- was held this morning, when Mr.

way between Stonecutters Island G. P. de Martin, Director of Edu

London, To-day and Sham Shui-po. Fortunately cation, was present to give away The Air Minister, Lord London- there was no casualty, the mas the awards. Maple derry, loft Croydon yesterday in the ter of the junk and the rest of The complete list of prize African air-mall liner for Alexan- the crew saving themselves by winners, the Headmaster's re-dria, where he will begin his tour clinging to wooden planks A port, and Mr. H. K Wop's nd-of Inspection of the Royal Air few of the crew clambered into dress appears on page 7 of this Force unita in Egypt, Iraq and Pa-small sampan, which was un-

lestine,

5/07(Continued on Page 12.) issue,

in these districts on Monday and were immediately dis- armed and Interned-Reuter.

"Resistance Is Only

Policy

19TH ARMY COMMANDER'S. STRONG VIEWS KES

*** Realstance to the bitter end against the Japanese forces, is urged by General Chang: Yim, Commander of the 1st Divi edon of the 10th Route Army, who arrived in Hong Kong yesterday en route to Canton,

Wider Use

Of Silver

Turkey To Have Metal Coinage.

Istanbul, To-day.

A new silver coinage is to be issued by the Turkish Govern- ment to replace the present Eric banknotes argento 27

Committee will take must also CHINESE

A

be decided."

SPORTSMAN

MARRIED

Miss Leung Mee-ying.

DR. KOTEWALL: PROPOSES TOAST.

Article XV. There has still been no for- mal invitation to the United States and Russia and it la understood that the soundings of their opinions have hither- Mr. Ng Sze-kwong, a popular to achieved no definite resultà. local Chinese sportsman, who for If, on the other hand, It proves six years in succesalon was the when the Committee of Nine Colony's open tennis singles cham- teen meet, that it has been im

plon, and for ten years captain of possible to agree to a formula, the Chinese Recreation Club cricket then the Assembly will have

team, was maried to Misa Loung to make a report under Ar Mec-ying this afternoon.

The ticle Fifteen, Paragraph Four, bridegroom is chairman of the Such a report might follow the C.R.C., and was formerly General lines of the Lytton Report, either Manager of the Central Theatre. in toto or be based on the frat A reception was held at the eight chapters of the report but Gloucester Building and was large the recomly attended. In proposing the toast of the bappy couple, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G.,” LL.D.” said:

MR. MELLON RETURNS TO ST. JAMES:

The amount, which is £3,400,000 with modifications will comprise of the following, a mendations-Reuter. Turkish pound, fifty plastre and twenty-five plastre places roughly, corresponding with three-shilling,

"It is alweny a privilege, and eighteenponny and ninepenny places

certainly a pleasure, to be entrust- respectively. All cotus represent

London, To-dayed with the principal toist at a wed- ing a fraction of a plastre will be Mr. Andrew Melon, American ding. The pleasure is the greater bronze.N

Ambassador to Great Britain, on this occasion, because the bride

A Bill, authorising the new coln reached Southampton in the White groom's father is an old- The League, he stated, wore age will be laid before Parliament Star liner, Majestic from New mine, and the bridegroom is powerless to deal with the situe immediately, but it is not likely to York to resume his duties In Loh-whom I have a high rega tion, and the only thing that could be passed until the spring session.don after a brief holiday in strong liking

AmericaBritish Wireless Service: (Continued on Page wave China was stubborn aghting-Reuter