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No. 28,355

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1933.

CHINESE RECOVER LINGYUAN IN

CHINA'S LEGAUE

JAPANESE TROOPS

ENVOYS OFFER BEATEN BACK

RESIGNATIONS

Finally Agree To Carry On.

"JEHOL, NOT GENEVA, NOW CENTRE OF GRAVITY"

Geneva, To-day.

It is ascertained that Mr. Quo Tai- chi, Dr. Wellington Koo and Dr. W. W. Yen have telegraphed to Nanking resigning their posts as the Chinese representatives to the League.

Their view is that the centre of gravity has shifted from Geneva to Jehol, where stout resistance should be offered. Reuter.

Geneva, To-day. Dr. Wellington Koo has con- firmed that he and his colleagues have offered their resignations as the Chinese delegates to the League Assembly in connection with the Sino-Japanese dispute.

They felt that the close of one chapter had been reach- ed at Geneva and were of the opinion that the Govern. ment might like to have nEW' blood to represent its viewB.

In addition they were all very tired, having worked a long time, the need of a and they felt change.

CHANG'S FORCES READY

FOR LAST STAND

DEFENDERS

WEAKENED

BY

DEFECTIONS OF SUN AND TUNG

Peking, To-day.

Official despatches were received last evening stating that the Chinese counterattacked at dusk and beat back the Japanese from Lingyuan, where a rearguard action will be fought pending completion of a strong last line forty-five miles long from Pingchuan, in the north- west, to Sataokow, along the heights, forty miles from Jehol City. The line will be manned by Marshal Chang Hsuch-liang's troops.

Defections have greatly facilitated the Japanese advance on Lingyuan Sun Tien-ying, the ex-Kuominchun general, has de- feeled to Manchukuo, while a battalion of Tung Fu-ting's troops have also gone over.

Marshal Chang Hsuch-liang's troops are preparing to make a last stand, the failure or which will mean complete success for the Japan- ese-Manchukuo drive.

Japanese Occupy Peikung.

TOKIO CLAIMS ADVANCE OF KAWAHARA BRIGADE.

Tokyo, To-day.

A message from Lingyuan states

Picked Troops From The South.

EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FOR JEHOL

Canton; To-day.. Picked troops will be dispatched that the Kawahara vanguard is con- by Kwangtung, Kwangel and Fakden tinuing its advance and has occu- pled Peikung. It is expected that to reinforce the Jehol defenders, the However, inving received the Pingchuan will be occupied short- Central Press learned from a re- information for which they had ly-fleuter. asked from their Government re-

liable source to-day.

garding the position, and its Japanese Claim Capturetionary force will go northward via plans, they had agreed to carry:

un. -

Reuter.

Anxious Interest Of

London Chinese.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO AID JEHOL DEFENCE.

London, To-day.

The Chinese community in Lon- don is most anxiously following the news of the Jchol events as given in the papers and wireless bulletins.

Of Pingchan.

Tokyo, To-day,

According to a message from Lingyuan, the Kawahara vanguard

Reuter.

It is probable that the expedi- Hunan or Kinngsi under the lead: of a fleld commander to be design- ated by the Southwest Political Council.

It is further learned that such

is reported to have entered Pingjan expedition is possible since the chan at 11 a.m. this morning.Communist remnants in Fukien and Kiangsi are not considered a source The of anxiety to the Southwest. authorities here recognize that re sistance of the Japanese aggression is a more pressing matter.

Ssutaoling Occupied.

Lingyuan, Yesterday. The Kawahara vanguard occupied Sautadling, between Lingyuan and

p.m. to-day

The exiled community, though Pingchuan, at 4,30 small, is determined to do ita ut-Reuter. most to help the Chinese forces on the Jehol front.

con-

Seamen and labourers union have banned together to tribute funds from their wages,: and, some seamen, earning only £2 per week, are contributing as much as ten shillings of their pay. -Reuter.

WORK DRIVE FOR UNEMPLOYED.

Voluntary Efforts Prove Successful.

London, To-day. The Minister of Labour, Bir Ken- ry Betterton, made reference in the House of Commons last night, to the excellent and successful work done by, voluntary organisations inj finding mccupation for the unem. ployed.

He claimed no political credit! for their efforts, which, he said,

America And The Arms Embargo.

NO COMMUNICATION FROM BRITAIN,

Washington, To-day. Britain had not asked the United States to join in the embargo on the export of arms to China and Japan declared Mr. Castle, Under-Secretary of Slate yesterday.

He added that, the State De- partment had not received any communication regarding the matter from Britain.-Reuter.

"Siam Not An Agent For Japan."

REASON FOR ABSTENTION FROM LEAGUE VOTE

The Consul General for Siam in

arose out of a remarkable and ra- Hong Kong, Mr. J. T, Bagram, has pidly rowlog movement in which received the following communies

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GALLANT COUNTER- ATTACK

General Ho Chu-kwok" inspecting a detachment of his troops before they were moved up to the Jebol front to assist in the Chinese defence against the Japanese invasion. Note the fur hel mets for protection against the bitter weather conditions.

HITLER'S

ATTACK ON

DEMOCRACY

Wildly Applauded By Crowd.

WOULD FOLLOW MARXISM IF CONVINCED

Berlin, To

An attack on Democracy W made by Chancellor Adolf-Hit- ler. and wildly-applanded speech at the Sports Palace, which was broadcast throngh- out Germany last night.

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Chancellor Hitler. !.

UNANIMOUS ACCEPTANCE OF NON-AGGRESSION POLICY

Revised British Policy Passes Political Commission

London. To-day.

At Geneva yesterday, the Poli- tical Commission of the Dirma- ment Conference, adopted by 27 votes to nil, the revised sect of the British proposal,

that

signa taries to the agreement should Holemnly reaffirm they will not any, event, resort to force as an instrument of national policy British Wireless Service...

US. PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION

Mr. Roosevelt Arrives In Washington. HEAVY POLICE GUARD

Washington, To-day.

Franklin President-Elect

50,000,000

AMERICANS

ON HOLIDAY

Business Practically Suspended.

BANK RESTRICTIONS CLOSE MARKETS

-New York To-day.

TIDAL WAVE

WRECKS HAVOC

ON JAPAN COAST

450 Dead And Hurt; 150 Missing.

300 MILES OF COAST DEVASTATED

Severe Earthquake Shocks I. Tokio

Tokio, To-day. Hundreds of tives are lost, and 1,500

· houses are reported to have been washed away by a tidal wave which swept over Kamaishi, a Japan- ese mining village, following severe earthquake shocks, early this morning.

The tremors, felt m Tokio, at 2.30 . were exceptionally se vere, and thousands of panic-strick- en people rushed into the streets fol-

The number of States joining in long, the shocks. Unty

the bank holiday has been augment

ed by Arizona, California, Nevada, the

Oregon Louisiana and Oklahoma,

R however, reported from.

Rescue workers and supplies are

where restrictive measures varying being rushed to Kamaishl to aid the from four to five days in curation stricken population, and it is expect- have been proclaimed.

Altogether, over 50,000,000 Americana

now affected by the more

ed that the death roll is considerable.

The village is 200 miles north of

in 18 States, are Tokio, and lies 10 miles jaland from

the east coast of Honshiu-Reuter.、 Village Completely Wiped Out,

The Stock Exchanges of Sant Francisco, Cleveland and Detroit, and the New Orleans, cotton Exchange, are closed, while a num ber of livestock markets in agricul tural centres are idle.

D. Roosevelt has arrived in readiness for the Presiden- tial inauguration, to-morrow. The Union Station was heavi-

The Federal Reserve Bank has ly guarded, and even pressmen were held several hundred feet advanced the re-discount rate from from Mr. Roosevelt's train. 211⁄2 per cent to 311⁄2 per cent.

on foot, Police, mounted and

Reuter. formed a living square' as he motored to the Hotel Mayflower in drizzling' rain.

Military leaders of the South- west are of one accord in shoulder- Ing the responsibility of repelling Japanese onslaught, thought they are disappointed by some high Nan- king milltary authorities who are He said that Democracy never wasting time in alleged anti-Com-created values. This was done by in Kiangsi.-personalities whose work for demo-

Mr. Boosevelt has named Mr. cracy was always destroyed. One gentus could mean more for a. ns-Henry Morgenthau, junior, as Chairman of the Federal Farm tion than milllards of capital.

Board. Reuter.

munist campaign Central Press.

HAMMOND

SCORES 44 IN

BOUNDARIES

"I am not fighting to savO Capitalism. I myself am a child of the people and if it can be proved that Marxism, by alaying 10,000 can make a par- adise on earth, would tarn Marxist too," Chancellor. Hit

ler concluded.

New Appointment.

US. Navy Bill Passed

The elections take place on Sun- House Accepts "Cuts"

Made By Senate.

M.C.C. 100 For 2 At day--Reuter,

Melbourne.

VICTORIAN BOWLING FLOGGED

Melbourne, Yesterday. The triumphani M.C.C. Louring eleven made a splen- did start in their game against Victoria which com menced this morning.

lanch they had lost two wic

an increasing number of peopletion from the Siamese State Coun-kets for 100 runs,

had devoted themselves to helping eller for Foreign Affairs.,

the unemployed.

By their activities, work of some kind or other had been started in about 500 different areas, cover- Ing'at 'présent, about 150,000 per sons-British Wireless Service

Tin" notified by the Great NERCE ein Telegraph Co, Ltd, and the Batt arn: Extension - Austeniaria (2) China Telegraph Co, Ltd, that normal Worke Tim of cable, pervice to and from

Ilie Majonty's Government kai Issued the following communiquo;

"It is the policy of Majesty's Government to be meti- tral. In the controversy betwoo China and Japan regarding Mate churia

For this reason its sentative at Genova abutained when the question

the appearing in the

that:

Gover

a

The weather was fine and 2,000) present when Jardine won the toss and elected to bat on a good wicket.

GERMAN COMMUNIST LEADER ESCAPES.

Berlin, To-day, The Communist leader, Ernst] Thaelmann, has escaped to Co penhagen according to a Hamburg newspaper-Reuber.

PRESTON GAIN HOME

POINTS

Grimsby Beaten

London, To-day. Preston North End "Wally Mammond, who die played magnificent form in the two valuable bome final Test at Sydney, was in very they beat Grimsby fine form. He scored 59 in 49 goals to 2 yesterday?

sembile ninutes, hitting two sizes, and;

venment is acting as an agent for Japan in the purchase of

Bhanghai kad, beyond has been, fö-arms, or in any way sidike Japan,

are entirely without foundation.

Feight boundaries."

Sutcliffe was undefeated lunch with 88 to his credit: Renter.

Washington, To-day. The House of Representa- Hives has approved the Naval Appropriation Bill as amended- by the Senate.

*** The Bill:- now goes before. President, Hoover,

The Senate yesterday pass- ad the Bill for the fiscal year, reducing the 1984, after amount of G$315,419,000 vot ed by the House, to G3308- 000000 Reuben

NEW SPEAKER FOR US. HOUSE. Mr. Rainy To Succeed Mr. Garner,

1

Acuteness Of Bank Crisis.

LOSS OF GOLD STOCKS.

Washington, To-day.

100 DEAD AT ÒMOTO.

Tekya, Later.

Over a hundred dead are reported

at Omato, twelve dead and forty- |fire missing at Tanokata mud ́about

thirty dead at other points,

The village of Funakoshi is re- ported to have been completely wiped out, while hundreds of houses. were destroyed in 'other villages,

Fully three hundred miles of the north-east coast of the main island An evidence of the seriousness appears to have been devastated, ex- and acuteness of the United States tending from Ishinomaki eastward bank crisis is contained in the week to Matsushima and to Shiriya, the ly statement of the Federal Reserva most northern point of the island. Even Hokkaido was effected and Board published on March 1.

The Statement discloses the loss five dead and several missing are of G$116,000,000 in monetary, gold reported from Cape Erimo.-Ren- stocks and an increase of G$782-ber: 000,000 in money in circulation.

The circulation has increased Frightful Casualties.

G$1,187,000,000 since March 2, last year.-Beuter.

Two More States Close Banks.

Olympia, To-day,

of Washington The Governor State has proclaimed a three-day bank holiday. YAY

Webb New York, To-day, The Governor of Kentucky has extended the State bank holiday

l March 11 Reuter, GOVERNOR "MA" FERGUSON CLOBES TEXAS BANKB.

Tokyo, Later. Casualties in the earthquake "thus far reported total about 460 dead and · injured and about 150 missing-Reuter.

Hundreds of Houses Collapse.

Tokio, Later. Although Kamaishi appears to be the worst affected spot,la number of other towns and vil lages on the north-east coast of Honshiu are also reported to be Bevers sufferers from the earth- quake and, tidal wave, Bang Governor "Ma Ferguson has Many hundreds of houses Washington, To-day. declared a financial moratorium have been engulfed or have col- Henry Rainly of Illinois for Texan has ordered all | lapsed.:

speaker In the banka to Lõvissentatives in" succes: Reuter

Garner, the Vice-

„Beuter."

Austin, To-day:

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lose until March No serious damage is reported

in Tokio, Beater.

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