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JAPANESE DEMANDS

Chahar Authorities Seek Compromise

Peiping, To-day.

From Kalgan it is learned on very reliable authority that the

60. Japanese soldiers who en

DEMONSTRATIONS

IN PEIPING

STUDENTS CLASH WITH

POLICE PICKETS

AMERICAN YOUTH GIVES VIEWS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Peiping, To-day.

Some 5,000 students from the Universities and middle schools paraded the streets of Pei- ping yesterday to protest against the formation of the new Hopei Chahar Council and the separa- tion of this area from the control of Nanking. They urged armed resistance to the Japanese ag- gression in North China and also that the 29th army should resist, recalling the army's exploits against the Japanese at Hsifengkow in 1933, when they fought with broadswords only.

Mary columns of demonstrators converged on the Tienchiso Bridge outside the Temple of Heaven. Es route one column was prevented from proceeding by the police, who unmercifully beat

IN RESPONSIBLE CIRCLES

Str S Hoare Expected To Weather Storm

Day ceremonies

of “world dan- In promote peace.

POSITION DECLARED

DELICATE

EDEN BADLY HECKLED BY OPPOSITION

SPEAKER REBUKES DR. DALTON

London, To-day.

The rumours of a Cabinet crisis and the pos sibility of Sir Samuel Hoare's, resigning are dis- credited in responsible Parliamentary circles. Any repudiation of Sir Samuel Hoare by the Cabinet is considered to be out of the question. On the contrary, it is believed that if will be neces sary for Mr. Baldwin vigorously to defend Sir Samuel Hoare's achong..

Meanwhile there is a tendency towards a less tude towards the Government, as it is believed that the House of Commons will be told on Thursday that Ifaly intended trest the ail sanctions as my act of war, and the British Govertime, was not satisfied that the necessary collective action in support.

a few students with bamboo and swords, wounding between 10 PROCEEDINGS AT NAVAL of the League policy would be forthcoming

and 15. When a fire engine with a hose was brought up the students saashed the windshield of the fire engine. Later they were allowed to proceed peacefully.

From Tienchise the students began to retum în & long and

CONFERENCE

orderis column, six abreast. Many girl students are participat BRITISH PROPOSALS CONSIDERED

week are not remaining and willing, and all-are-distributing handbills.

shortly return to Dolonor

None of-the-stacients at thejeven Hinch After three hours.

It is believed that their pre-chenmen Gate were injured standing at the gate the stud sence in Kalgan is connected The volleys fired by the with the Japanese dut en Kasted-to-make the which, it is reliably stated, were

made to the Chaher authorities

that six haien in Eastern, Cha

lice exts were allowed to march off tudents i quistly

har be turned over to Jehol for RECOGNITION OF

inclusion in Manchukuo. These

are Kuyuan, Paochang, Chang.

pei

Kangpao, Huoteh and

MANCHUKUO

and Paochang, are already oc- cupied by Manchukue troops, though Knyuan city is stil in Chinese hands.

Shangtao, two of which, Kuyuan Reported Agree, Jo

The Chinese authorities in Kalgan are endeavouring to compromise, retaining Chang- pei and Shangtao and giving up the remainder. -- Reuter.

With Japan

MUCH CONCERN "AROUSED _IN_SOUTH-WEST.

1 From Our Own Correspondent) Canton To-day. Intelligence reports

Several girl students in the Conference shall change its ground front rank stood calmly when quantitative limitation by catego the police fired on them.

One

vilde swill: kavila- each. Power, to demonstrator was

state în zăvance what constant- American youth a student at tion is contemplated in the west Tenching Univerzity. When cor few years. The exact period is respondents talked with him heat present unspecified, but in or persistently referred to "we studer to avoid the necessity for fre-

dents and our canse,

London, To-day."

a "repetitive", singe,

the

EMPEROR MAKES

STATEMENT

Dignified Rejection Of Proposals

~

It is pointed out that Britain never pledged herself to any- thing more than collective action, and if the Ministers are not satisfied with regard to its availability in respect of the oil sine- tions, they are entitled to take what is considered to be the next

best step, namely, to make a supreme effort at comediation

RESERVATIONS. Lon

ANNOUNCED

BY ITALY

RETURN OF AKSELF IMPOSSIBLE

CONCILIATION EFFORTS AGAIN CHEMIES

• CHINA HAIET SPECIAL

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Geneva, To-day. quently depends

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HELICATE:POSITE

Sir Samuel Herre wil

quent conferences the British A number of Yenching and favour sin, though France and Tsinghus students who were zely have already expressed re- fused admission at several gates luctance to undertake a locs tem NO CONCESSION TO AGGRESSOR The importance attached to to which he can burst through the railway gate in treaty commitment

the forthcoming meeting of the "It är under-| the west wall of the Chinese city stood that Britain's desire is

League Council is empilasized – ČHINK MAIL:- SPECIAL****

by the fact that all the Euro- in order to join up with their mely designed to produes-con-

“Addir-Abeba, To-day, comrades inside.

crete figures on which negotia The first official rejection of the pest member States of the be very explicit if he from The demonstrators had return- tions can be conducted.

Franco-British peace proposals by Council, with the exception of Government Peiping state that among the ed to their schools and naiversi-

Soviet Russia will be repre- consider that he i The Conference will meet again Abyssinis was made in a teral perity talks begin in the issued through his secretary yesters. The meeting will be pre-and that Mr. Baldwi

sided over by the Argentinajing his charact

standing by kéreg morning, when the Japanese will terday. These proposals, decisres MANY STUDENTS MISSING visit the United States delegation, the Negus, would mean that delegate, M. Quinara

According to the present ar-Sir Samuel Hone Abyssiniz resigned a considerable Peiping, Later:

Considerable-Berter

portion of her territory in favouragements the Corneil, in the tary position . anxiety is expressed over the fate

Nations has unanimously designoon, will first take up the questing opinion is the

tion of the settlement of the ther next Taus ated as an aggressor.

The proposals would provide Iraqi Assyrians in some foreign

WORKERS SHU terms of compromise between ties at 4 pm, and the city was at 3.15 paz: to-day, but the bila-{munication which the Emperor Sented by their Foreign Minis. and was overperso

IN AMERICA

· FOUR KILLED AND FOUR WOUNDED

Los Angeles, To-day.

Four relief workers were shot

Continued on Page 1)

China and Japan over North very quiet China is close co-operation be- tween China, Japan and Man- chukuo, implying China's re- cognition of the Changchun (Hsinking) regime

of a number of students who are PROPOSED TERMS Power which the League of opening session to-morrow fore present moment,

Kuomintang leaders here are

¡reported missing, one of whom is much concerned over these re- ports, which, if true, mean the arrested or injured is not known. a girl of 19. Whether they are

UNJUSTIFIED

dead and four seriously injured tacit cession of Manchuria," or No information is at present the timesti Comments italy with a starting point for country, while the much-criticised

| forthcoming from the polise, who

in a sensational shooting affray what are known as the Three yesterday. A relief worker nam Eastern Provinces, to Japan ed Charles Wayman is alleged to This ression is a violation of are generally roundly condemned On Peace Proposals

have stood on a mound and blazed the League of Nations' resolu- away at other workers with ation not to recognise the Man- rifle He then dropped the rifle chukuo regime and the Stinson and run ond

doctrine of nois-recognition of When the police, using sawn-off rights acquired by force

Mr. Asiao shotguns, forced Wayman to sur-

Fu-chen, the render, he is reported to have de- veteran Kuomintang leader, is clared: "I have shot the others most distressed over such an ar- because they have been brow rangement The South-west | bexting me. Beuter

US. SILVER POLICY

Mr. Morgenthau Explains

Washington, To-day.

Mr. Henry Morgenthan, Secre

tary of the Treasury, said yester day that the Treasury buying silver - Every)

erpizined the Trea

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being dus

and the fact

for their unprovoked and brutal

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MURDER ATTEMPT ON EDITOR

Victim Shows Slight Improvement

the completa subjection of Abys. Paris peace proposals will be

tackled to-morrow afternoon. gizia. The zone offered to Italy. for colonisation and economic ex- NO CHANCE AT ALL S orderly demonstra INVADERS MANY DIFFICULTIES ploitation and from which Amber of appen that there is ver sizia citizens and undertakings census of opinion that there is not would be excluded, represented the slightest chance of the pro- London, To-Bay. Do the realities of the mili-something far worse than a man-posals being approved by the tary situation in Abyssinia date, since a mandate would res-Council in their present fare justify the peace terms pro-pect the interests of the native especially since it is genera posed, asks The Times. It population as well as embody the surticipated that the resen

(Continued on Page 1) would hardly seem so. It is principle of equal rights for ›'all difficult to believe that the foreigners Political Council will study this

The Imperial Government is situation is as favourable for, matter at its routine" mesting this morning.

the Italians as they imagined it convinced that in its session on From enquiries at the Govern- would be when planning the December 18 the League Council It was learned last night ment Civil Hospital this morning campaign

will not approve of any proposals that the Council has requested the China Hou learns that the

which would infringe Abyssinian the return of Mr. Chou, Lou condition of Mr. Lai Kung-che, After 10 weeks' strenuous sovereignity and dismember from Nanking, General La chief editor of the King Sheng effort the Italians have gone Abyssinian territory for the be Chung-jen from Kwangsi and Fading Press and concurrently a very little way towards sol- net of a State which has been Mr. Fin Ban-min from Nice, editor of the Kang Sheng Yating their problems. The limit stigiustised as an aggressor. France Mr. Chon Lou is ex- Pao, who was yesterday shot ed extent of their achievement Trans-Ocean Service

hitherto has seriously diminish.

ITALIANS LAUNCH

ATTACK

No Appreciable Advantage

Addis Ababa, To-day, The recent boribing attack apparently: a prelude to

newal of the offensive

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pected here next week, while by s gunman in Lee Yuen Streeted their prospects of adequate General Li-cannot return to shows a very slight improvement progress before the rains. In the been shuffing his dispositions, Canton at the moment. It is tough it is still very seriom. uncertain whether Mr. Ha Han One of the shots which st

North they have not penetrated meanwhile intensifying air ao Ogaden, Italians and Somalis, mi will come back to China at

The military authorit

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alepolitics, and

g professor

Sun Yat-sen

out through

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resumed

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when the advance is will it result in any cars,

a gradual extension 40 mil. upied territory and extension of the irrad

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