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FUTILITY OF WAR

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RESOLUTION IN

COMMONS

Lansbury On Rise Of Dictatorships

WORLD CONFERENCE NEEDED

London, To-day.

In the House of Commons yes- terday a resolution expressing a profound belief in the futility of war and urging the Government: to make an immediate effort for the summoning of a new interna- tional conference to discuss the economic factors responsible, was moved by Mr. George Lansbury, former leader of the Labour Party, who declared that the danger of war was neares to-

The Norddeutscher Lloyd m.v. Gneïsenan "(right) met the German cruiser" Karlsruhe (centre), outside day than at any time in his long Hong Kong at noon yesterday and transferred to her several bags of mail for the officers and men. The life.

Karlsruhe will arrive in Hong Kong to-morrow, marking the first visit of a German warship since 1916

never

known

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He had period when armaments were: so devilish. “Instead of a world] safe for democracy" the who fought the last war everywhere the growth of dic- tatorships- Mr. Lansbury urg- ed an entirely new conception

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of League action and susrest-

TIENTSIN ICE-BOUND

MANY VESSELS IN DISTRESS

Tientsin, To-day.

The port is virtually filled up owing to ice

ed the establishment of a world conditions unknown for many years, as a result conference to determine how the world's raw materials shall of a continuous easterly gale in the gulf. The sea be used for the service of all na is frozen up all along the entire coast and ice- bergs 30 feet high are reported to have been seen.

"tions.

SHARP EXCHANGE

A Conservative atmendment moved by Mr. P. V. Emrys-Evans (Derbyshire) agreed with the first part of the resolution by Mr. Lansbury, adding that the House was confident that the Govern- ¡Continued on Page 91

هد داد.

WAR MATERIAL PURCHASES

China's Large Deals With America

The worst conditions obtaîn i 50 miles out to sea from Takn

LORD-PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

Mr. Rammy MacDonald Takes His Seat in Commons.

London, Todo

Mr.Ramsay MacDowalde, Lord President of the Council, took his seat in Parliament yesterday for Scottish Universities,

the

was presented by Mr. Stanley Baldwin and Sir John Simon- Beuter's Bulletin Service.

INVESTIGATION The B. and S. Ship Shuntien DEFENCE PLANS

OF RUMOURS

Wounding of General Chen Reported

TRUNK CALLS MADE FROM COLONY

[From Var Own Correspondent)

Canton, To-day.

Kwangtung

which is one of the speediest and most powerful coasters, battled through the ice from Tangku but encountered Ithickness of 10 feet off Taku, whereupon the vessel turried. back to Tangki with the help of ice-breakers.

some

The pilot has been compelled to leave the ice-tender and walk to ships outside the bar, while the Hatho River is frozen hard from Police detectives and intelli-Jits mouth Icebound ships are Washington, To-day.

are making in-short of water and other supplies Figures issued by the State gence officers Department reveal that large vestigation to-day into the ori-and

are flying distress gin of the rumours that Gen-signals. purchases of aeroplanes, chine-guns and bombs were eral Chen Chi-tang, Comman

der-in-Chief of

Numerous ships put back to made in the United States. by armies, was seriously wounded port on leaning of the conditions China last month. The con-

on Monday night The general in the galf and several Häaiho ice signments exceeded $3,000,000 alive and in the best of breakers are crippled owing to the

health

most difficult conditions. Some 200 lighter coolies working on the The alarming rumours reach-German ship Ruhr retumed to ed Hong Kong, and trunk calls Taku after walking

seven milles were put through from there to across the ice.

enquicing whether there was any basis for the

Two Japanese and one Chinese report. The enquiries came steamers are distressed off Shalu-! from two foreign news

agen- tien, and it is reported that a powerful ice-breaker from Dairen has been despatched to

in value and accounted for al- most three-quarters of the total sales of American war materials to foreign countries-Reuter.

LONDON NAVAL Canton

PARLEY

Energetic Efforts By British

their

IN BRITAIN

Schemes Now Almost Complete

London, To-day. The Government's de- fence plans are understood to be now practically com- plete. They will be con- sidered at the next meet- ing of the Cabinet

It is learned that the prospect of the flotation of a loan to repair the de- ficiencies of the three de- fence services is now reced- ing, as the Treasury is op- posed to the idea The

of

ACTION BY POLICE CRITICISED

FORMAL MOTION BY LORD MARLEY WITHDRAWN

ENQUIRIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN

London, To-day.

Information was sought by Lord Marley in the House of Lords yesterday regarding the al- leged use of force against unarmed student de- monstrators by the police, including Britons, in

Mr. George Lansbury, when

the International Settlement in Shanghai last De-moving motion in the House cember, but the formal motion in this connection was withdrawn after the Government reply.

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Lord Marley dwelt on the peacefulness of the Chinese demon-i strations Lord Stanhope, replying, said that the reports he had read in the local papers differed most materially from Lord Mar-1 ley's account of the happenings. It was obvious from the reports that the students disorganised traffic and tried to enter the Settlement

"He would enquire whether the Shanghai police, who were under municipal control, used undne violence, but the very last thing the Municipal Council would desire them to do was to at- tack the Chinese aduly and raise bad feeling between the Chin- ese and foreigners.

"It is so obviously against the;- interests of everybody on the Council and living in Shanghai that I much doubt the accuracy of Lord Marley's information.” Lord Stanhope, however, undertook to ask Mr. Anthony Eden to make enquiries from Shanghai. -Reuter.

RED MENACE IN

KWEICHOW

Official Resistance Increased

CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA

Reorganisation Plan Drawn Up

TO GAIN CONFIDENCE OF THE PEOPLE

Shanghai, To-day-

The Executive Yuan yesterday||

of Commons yesterday, waid that. there were other methods...of fighting than killing somebody. He wished he had never taken office, because he believed that he would die rather than betray his pacific principles.

RED CROSS BOMBING

REPORT MADE BY CONSUL Egyptian Incident Settled

NO CRESCENT FLAGS FLYING

CHINA MAIL. " SPECIAL

Cairo, To-day.

The Egyptian Consulat Addis Ababa has sent a note to his Government, saying that at the

officially approved the details of time of the bombing of the region the reorganisation of the Central by Italian armen, the Egyptian Bank of China. The reorganisa Crescent could not be seen, be- tion is designed to gain the can cause neither flag nor half-cres pidence of the people in the ef-

cent were shown. This disposes ficacy of the nation's leading banking institution.

of the Egyptian protest which was to have been lodged with the Ita- lian Government. Trans-Ocean Service

The revised regulations provide

London: Part of the second

CRACK REGIMENTS BEING PUT INTO SERVICE

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day. Crack troops under General Hsieh Toh are being moved for the capitalisation of the bank from Szechuen to Kweichow to at a ratio of 60 per cent for pri- fight the Communists, following rate shareholders and 40 per the inability of the Kwangs cent in Govemment shares, in- British Red Cross unit, under troops to move into that pro-stead of the old ratio of 40 per the command af Dr. Kelly, will vince.

cent, for private shareholders and sail to-day for Port Sudan, While no report has been re- 60 per cent. for the Government where they will meet an Indian ceived concerning the fate of

doctor and dressers before pro- Among other salient points in ceeding to Abyssinia. The rest. Kweiyang, it is believed the revised regulations are: The of the party will sail on Satur military circles here that the Central Bank will be the reserve day for Gonda, in north-west outlaws are more keen on going bank for all Chinese bank, with Abyssinia, where the Red Cross northward to Szechnen Sever-the express responsibility of re- unit will be situated

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view is held that short-term al attempts have been made togulating finances and establishing

capture Kweiyang without sac-the currency. The capitalisation in the Colonial medical service. Dr. Kelly is a retired officer cess. The defence of the proof the bank will be $100,000,000, vincial capital was mapped out with 1,000,000 shares of $100

-Renter's Bulletin Service. by General Chiang Kai-shek's

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borrowing by means Treasury bills will be able to provide for current fin ance as the defence scheme succeeds. Renter

WOODLAND STAG DESTROYED

First Australian Pony Champion

is believed that the canard assistance. was not manufactured here, al-

The international shipping re- CONSULTATIONS WITH ITALY though it is possible that it

was deliberately crested some-l presentatives gathered for an where to achieve certain mis-Jemergency meeting this morning chievous ends.

to consider the problems, especial- NEED FOR HOME FOR RETIRED ly that of the supply of food, etc.-

RACE PONIES. to the ice-bound vessels-Beater.

NO DANGER TO CANTON

London, To-day. The British delegation, ener? getically trying to circumvent the Naval Conference difficulties, con- Although Mr. Hu Han-min sulted the Italians yesterday still remains in Canton, rela- afternoon to ascertain how far tions between the South and Italy supports the French de-Nanking are cordial. Compe- mand for the hit for battleships tent observers here say that no of 27,500 tons,

significance should be attached The imminence of the French to General Chang Fa-imeï's re- elections inspires the Frenchsumption of the military com- farmness, but British circles domand in Fukien, because the not think that France will press National Government wants to the demand to the point of break have a big furce in that pro ing up the conference. If Italy vince in view of the increasing supports France America will be number of Japanese.. zoulas isolated, and it is hoped that there and Formosans, who may ultimately be a compromise all sorts of trade contrazy (around 30,000 tona De Beat Chinese laws::

The question o.. the German ad-

also being tackled. Both

"of the progICES

ENGLAND TO CAPE

Another Attack On Reord

London, To-day Flight-Lieutenant Tommy Rose myne at 20 minutes.. night on an attempt to

(By "Rapier") Woodland Stag, first Austra- lian pony champion in the Col- ony and winner of $18,450 în stake" money, was destroyed | last Tuesday: “as its period of

usefulness w2S OVELLE

The old favourite was the last remaining pony of the origiml Australian batch in

Formerly owned by Me..

unbar and latterly

German staff officers when he each, and when necessary, the ca- pital may be increased upon the was there six months ago.

The suggestion of South-west *pproval of the National Govern leaders that Yunnan troops

[ment.

should be sent to Kweichow to SPECIAL PRIVILEGES subdue the Communists is not taken seriously in Nanking.

The Central Bank shall enjoy Kwangsi military leaders are special Government privileges of much embarrassed by the Nan-issuing legal tender notes, Cas- king instructions ordering joms gold mit notes and standard their troops for active service subsidiary coins, and acting as in Kweichow, while no money the national depositary of domes for mobilisation expenses hastic and foreign loana. been sent

RUMANIA AND SOVIET

Mutual Assistance Pact Agreed

London, Today.

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SMITHFIELD. STRIKE

Will Probably End Next Saturday

AMICABLE DISCUSSIONS PENDING

London, To-day. The bank will have a board of] The Smithfield strike will pro- directors composed of 17 direc-bably end on Saturday night. No tors, nine of whom will be ap-official statement has yet been is- pointed by the National Govern-sued, but the developments yes- ment and the other eight elected terday pointed to the termination from among shareholders holding of the trouble. more than 100 shares. The bank. will also have a board of any visors-composed of mine

sors, four of whom panzted by the Nations ment and five others

The Smithfield employers coun- after a long meeting issued a

in which they emphas that they had no feeling ofs iveness towards the men, sting that if work ware they would proceed to ions in an amicable way,

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