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The Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd..

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The dollar, on demand, closed

to-day, at 173 3-8.

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FINAL EDITION

China Mail

Eat. 1845.

THE OLDEST - ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST

No. 28,354

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1933.

Est. 1845.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

PEKING OFFICIALS DENY JAPANESE CAPTURE OF

ants are

A typical scene in present-day Jehal where many of the inhabit- homeless through the haver and quin caused by Japan- ese aeroplane and artillery bomb. ing.

CANADA'S NEW

ROLE AS BANK

OF AMERICA

U.S. Money Deposited In Dominion.

BANKING HOLIDAY OPERATING IN TEN STATES

SEVERE FIGHTING ON JEHOL FRONT

20,000 TROOPS READY

FOR ATTACK ·

TOKIO CLAIMS HATTORI BRIGADE HAVE ENTERED LINGYUAN

PEKING, TO-DAY.

CHINESE OFFICIALS DENY THE TRUTH OF THE JAP. ANESE REPORTS THAT CHIH FENG HAS BEEN OCCUPIED. FRONT LATE LAST NIGHT DESPATCHES FROM THE STATE THAT JAPANESE PLANES AND LIGHT ARTIL LERY BEGAN TO BOMBARD THE CHINESE FOREMOST POSITIONS AT CHIHFENG YESTERDAY EVENING.

Peiping officials are still in comunication with Sun Tien-yin whom Tokyo reports as having turned over to the Manchukuo,

The Chinese command is expecting a severe struggles for Chilfeng to-day as it is reported that 20,000 Japanese troops are concerntrating for an attack on the entrance to this vital pass.-Reuter.

Sabotage that killed two men. The wreck of the Great Northern Express from Dublin to Belfast, after it leaped the rails while travelling at high speed at Dromiakin, Irish Free State. The disaster was caused by the removal of rails, an act alleged to have been perpertrated by strikers to intimate volunteer train crews during the Irish Rall strike. (8. & G.)

DUNLOP Fort

TYRE

Ɑl feature of distinction and a factor of safety

CHIHFENG

C.B.S. DELAY

PROTESTED

BY KRA.

School's Needs Stressed

Sinced 1928.

LENGTHY CORRESPONDENCE WITH GOVERNMENT

The keen disappointment of the Kowloon Residents' Association at the farther postponement of the erection of the new Central British School, Kewloon, camed by the Gavernment's decision to reserve the selected site for a Mental Hos- pital, is revealed in the annual re- part of the Association.

The report staten:-"The A380- [ciation has stressed the need for this school since 1928, and after careful consideration from all an gles, the Committee are unable to agree that the allocation of the pre- pared alte to a Mental Hospital is ·

Tokio Claims Capture Japan Determined To EVEREST FLIGHT EXPEDITION NEW "IRON RULE” DECREE desirable or justified. They have

Of Lingyuan.

HEARING BASE

TWO HOURS' HEAVY FIGHTING MR. MATSUOKA'S INTERVIEWS Three Pass Moth Planes Leave

REPORTED.

Tokyo. To-day.

Keep Manchukuo.

IN LONDON.

London, To-day.

Cairo For Amman

Everest

London, To-day. The leaders of the Houston Ex- A message from Lingyuan states The claim that Japan is fightingpedition left Cairo, yesterday for Annam, in their three Pass Moth that the vanguard of the Hattori alone for peace in the Far East

atroplanes, in cont bance of their brigade, after covering fifty miles and in respect of the Treaties was Journey to India, here they will

attempt, ag

Mount since early morning with hard made by Mr. Matsuoka, Chief Montreal, To-day fighting at several points, fought Japanese delegate at Geneva, in an As the result of the bank böllday its way into Lingyuan late last interview with the "Daily Mail."

He declared that a final peaceful| in American States, many United night and drove Marshal Chang 'States firms and individuals are de-Hauch-liang's troops from the city settlement was impossible until the to the south-west towards Ping-whole Chinese problem had been positing money in Canadian banks.chuan.

isolved, and said that even, the

--Reuter.

New York, To-day, The regime of limited bank withdrawals is now operating in Len States. Not all banks affected, for In- example, only-half of diana's 600 banks ure res.. tricting withdrawals.

A prominent New York banker declared that the leading New York banks could meet all depositors' demands with little trouble. --Reuter.

Alabama Holiday. The Governor of Alabama has declared a ten-days' bank holi day, Reuter.

Before they fled the Chinese Lytton Report laid down that it was troops launched a counter-attack essential to establish a strong Gov- in an attempt to drive back the nu, ernment in Chin under interna- merlerlly weaker Japanese, but tional control. ufter two hours heavy fighting, during which Japanese, aircraft covered the infantry advance by severe bombing of the Chinese ar- tillery positions, the Chinese resis- tance crumbled.

A fourth machine,

# RAF plane, will follow the party at a later date.-British Wireless, Ser-

více.

Japan Supports Disarmament

Mr. Matsuaka said that in his Note To Withdraw From opinion

the difficulties were

great that few of the Powers would assume the responsibility, and nut believe that moreover, he did the Chinese would accept interna- The Kawaliara brigade, advartionul control. eing from the north-east, entered He added that he categorically Lingyuan this morning and joined asked a Chinese delegate at Gevena the Hattori troops, which last night about the matter, but the latter did entered from the southeast-Reu- not reply.

ter.

Major Offensive.

f

Tokyo, To-day. The major Japanese offensive drive has made considerable advance and the Japanese Military Authorities East Louise, I., To-day. claim that the vanguard of the Hat- Three banks here, have limited tori brigade entered Lingyuan after the withdrawals of deposits to 5 nightfall last evening. per cent.-Reuter.

Oklahoma City, To-day.. The State Governor has pro claimed a

compulsory three-day!

bank holiday.-Reuter.

FEDERAL RESERVE LOSSES

THROUGH GOLD CONVERSION.

New York, To-day.

Severe

fighting preceded the occupation. the Chinese Troops making a gal- lant stand against the Japanese, who were aided by aeroplanes and, heavy artillery.-Reuter.

Japan to Scrap Old Ships for Munitions Material.

Tokyo, To-day. This week has brought five more

They are, the Benzada, Incalite,

The New York Federal Reserve British ships to Japan.

Board Review says that a substan-

tial loss of funds was sustained in Candian Ranger, Moerakci and Walt- the New York money market mata. Reuter. through the conversión, into gold]

of dollar balances acquired.by for»]

eign central banka,

1

These balances, during February,

· exceeded G$175,000,000,-Reuter.

3 Days' Public Holiday.

New Orleans, To-day,

Nanking Gratitude To

Lord Lytton.

“SENTINEL FOR WORLD PRACES

AND JUSTICE."

Nanking, To-day.

A three days' holiday has been decreed in Louisiana, for "all On behalf of the population of public business, including banks Nanking a large number of public and other institutions of public en-bodies have sent a joint telegram to

terprise."-Benter.

Lord Lytton, thanking him for his Just attitude. In the Manchurian'

The coxswain of the motorboat dispute. Dayspring has reported to the Police The telegram describes

Lard

that while the craft was moored to Lytton not only as a friend of China her buoy off Fenwick Street, Wan- but am a sentinel for world peace and chai, yesterday, « junk collided with her, damaging the ebern slightly.

justice-Reuter,

Mr. Matsuoka said that he was that certain the Chinese if delegates had been compelled to answer, they would have refused the proposal.

Concluding, Mr. Matsuoka said that Japan would face all obstacles raised against the independence of Manchukua.-Reuter,

Frensh Attitude To Arms Embargo.

FOREIGN MINISTER STRESSES DIFFICULTIES.

Paris, To-day. Dealing with the foreign. policy before the French For- eign Affairs Committee in the Chamber of Deputies, M. Paul Boncour, Foreign Minister, re- ferring to the Sino-Japanese conflict, emphasised the diffi- culty of deciding an embargo on arma to the Far East before all the States arrived at a com- mmon attitude regarding the metter.-Reuter.

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Chinese Views On Arms Embargo,

ENVOY VISITS BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE

London, To-day. The` Chinese Charge: D'Af- faires visited the Foreign Of- fice yesterday afternoon, to put : before the Brkish Government: the Chinese views regarding the -British arma embargu---Bestari

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Conference.

London, To-day, Geneva reports state that the Japanese delegation has in- formed the Chairman of the. Disarmament Conference, Mr. Arthur Henderson, that Japan does not intend to withdraw from the Conference.-British Wireless Service.

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NEW FRENCH ENVOYS APPOINTED

M. de Fleuriau Retires From St. James.

Paris, To-day,

IN GERMANY

DEATH PENALTY FOR BETRAYAL OF MILITARY SECRETS

CENTRE PARTY TO SUPPORT HITLER.

therefore requested that the Government's decision be reconsi- dered, and the construction of the school on the original site be ex- pedited."

The Correspondence. -The following correspondance on the matter, is published:-

Kowloon Residents' Association,

Kowloon, 18th February, 1939. The Hon. Colonial Secretary,

Hong Kong. Berlin, To-day."--~. Bir have the honour to no- kadwidge receipt of your letter of The death penalty for betrayal of military secrets and espionage 23rd December, 1982, under refer- on behalf of foreign Governments is the latest addition to Germany's

ence No. 820/50, from which my "Iron Rule", instituted primarily for the suppression of Communist Committes, note with teen disap- terrorism, which during the past few days, reached a climax.

pointment that the site prepared for the construction of the new Central Following on the Presidential Decree announced yesterday, constituting virtual Martial Law throughout the country, a fresh British School is now reserved for

In addition to the death penalty the proposed Mental Hospital, decree is announced to-day.

The distressing lack of adequate for espionage, the decree allows imprisonment with hard labour-

at the-present up to a term of ten years for offering information to foreign Gov-accommodation

school as set out in this Associs- ernments.

ton's letter of 23rd April, 1978, hea British Security In

become increasingly apparent year Germany.

by year, and we understand that at the present moment there are over thirty applicants for admittance who cannot be accommodated at the school. La view of the fact that London, To-day, children of foreign parentage are The Foreign Secretary, Sir John attending the school, it in a matter The success of the Nazi Party Simon, was asked in the House of of grave concern that British chil at the General Election to be Commons last night whether his dren cannot obtain admission. held on Sunday, is almost assur attention had been drawn to the (Continued on Page 4)

The round-up of Com- munists, including the De- puties of the Reich, a sequel to the disastrous fire in the Reichstag on Tuesday, con- tinues, and 260 have been ar- rested in Berlin and hun- dreds elsewhere.

"NO GROUND FOR MAKING REPRESENTATIONS.”

ed, and the leader of the Centre serious situation in Germany, and

Party, Herr Kaas, when address whether he was satisfied with re- ABOLITION OF OATH

ing a meeting of 10,000 at gard to the security of British Cologne, indicated that his party lives and property in Germany. are prepared to co-operate with Also, whether he proposed to make!

OF ALLEGIANCE.

the Hitler Government after the any representations to the German Mr. De Valera Brings Bill election.

This support will give Chan- cellor Adolf Hitler an absolutel majority. The latter has, how-

Government.

ever, expressed his determina-US.

M. "A. J. de Fleuriau, French tion to rule the country with the Ambassador to London, is shortly present Cabinet, whatever to retire. His successor will be outcome of the election. M. Corbin, Ambassador to Brus-" sels.

the

Berlin, To-day. Herr Schieck the Premier of Sex- ons, bas sirongly protested to Herr

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NAVAL BUDGET CUT

BY SENATE

After Reduction of G$7,419,000.

M. de Laboulaye of the Foreign Frick, the Reich Minister of Inter-Passed Office, will succeed M. Paul Claudel, Ambassador to Washing for, that the Saxon Government was ton, and M. Alphand, Minister' to not consulted before the ban Dublin, will succeed Count de Communist meetings and periodi cals, which applies to all 'States Jean at Moscow.-Router.

M. Aime Joseph, de Fleurian, Cum was imposed. mander of the Legion d'Honnear, The Saxon Minister of Interior G.C.V.O, has been French Ambassa intimates that he will not impose dor to London sinos 1924. He was French Minister to China, from 1921 the ban, even though the Federal'

Government Intervene.-Reuter.

to 1924.

"

US Profits, British Losses

In 11 Years Trade With Soviet

London, To-day,

Washington, To-day. The Naval Appropriation Bill for the fiscal year, 1974, has been passed by the Senate, which reduced the amount from G$315,419,000, voted by the House of Representatives, to G$208,000,000.

The Fill now returns to the House-Reuter.

MAYOR CERMAK IN GRAVE/

CONDITION

Up-To-Date.

Dublin, To-day.

The Irish Dail, by 75 votes to 49, carried the motion of Presi- dent Eamon De Valera that the Bemoval of the Oath of Alle- giance Bill be sent to the sen- ate with the substitution of 1988 for 1982 Reuter.

NO RANSOM FOR KIDNPAERS

U.S. Millionaire Returns Unharmed.

Deaver, To-day

Mr. Charles Boettcher, the millionaire banker, who was kidnapped on February 12, has been released un- harmed from a motor car on the outskirts of Denver. He immediately communicated with his father's home, to where Miami, Florida, To-day, he is being taken to be question- Mayor Anton Cermak has beened by the police.v transferred to a specially com- The report that a rahcom of structed oxygen room in the hos- $80,000 has been paid, in denied. pital, here. Reater.

Reuter,

In reply to a question in the ports from that country by G4519,- House of Commons it was stated 900,000.

The aim of the British Govern that during the past eleven years,ment in the negotiations now in from 1922 to 1982, there was £135,-progress is to secure an improve 500,000 excess of imports over exment in the balance of trade.

Mayor Cermak, who was serious-¦ Mr. Boettcher, who la a close friend porta in the United Kingdom's The present Anglo-Soviet trade.

sgroensent expires on April 17, and ly wounded when the attempt was of Colonel Charles Lindbergh, was trade with the Soviet Union.

for a new, Erement made on the life of President-Elect kidnapped from his ows, doorstep by The United Stains, exports to the negot

In spite of an offer of Wireless Eposevelt, is suffering from pneu0,000 ransom, nothing was haurd of Soviet Union during the

monia as a result of his injury. the victim until hla ́rescene to-day. period exceeded to value the

Bervice.

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