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BETTER ATMOSPHERE AT GENEVA.

JAPAN SUBMITS A SCHEME TO THE COUNCIL.

BUT CANNOT RISK PREMATURE EVACUATION OF TROOPS.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.J".

GENEVA, Oct. 19: beon resumed and that Japan had The Council meeting this mornabandoned her intention of landing

troops at Shanghai. ing will be private,

Nothing is known regarding the next meeting of the Council.

Athough nothing has yet been settled regarding the fixing of the period for the withdrawal of Japan- ose troops in Manchurin to the railway zone, the matter has natur- ally heen a point of discussion at the Council and three weeks seems aatural limit.

Japan Submits a Scheme. It is understood the Japanese delegation has submitted a schiemo for the solution of the conflict em bodying five points, particulars of I will be remembered that on a which are not disclosed, but which previous occasion fourteen days wasif agreed to would "obviate any fixed as the limit. It must be em direct intervention by the League phasised, however, that nothing has

been finally decided,

The Inpanese, who throughont the proceedings have been most anxious that the practical problems freing them in Manchuria should not be lost sight of have now handed to the Council a long memorandum setting forth these diffleulics, declaring, that despite appeals from Japanese nationals, they refused to send tronos to the interior of Manchuria, adding that Topan fly intends to withdraw her troops hut the atmosphere of agilation now prevailing in China must first be ended or 1 worse situation thay arise.

Cannot Risk Prematuro.

*Evacuation.

Despite assurances by China and the League for the safety of Japan eae in Manchuria, the Japanese "Government cannot risk their lives by premature evacuation,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20,

CHINA'S MILITARY

REORGANISATION.

CHIANG AND LI FOR NORTH AND SOUTH COMMANDS,

[PEROUGH RENTRE'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, Oct. 19. Marshal Li Tani Hsin, former Head of the Canton Government, who has been under surveillance in the capital for a lengthy period, attended the weekly memorial meeting at the National Govern ment office this morning.

ANTI-JAPANESE MOVEMENT.

SITUATION IN CANTON SLIGHTLY IMPROVED.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

1931.

PIRACY ON NORTH RIVER.

PASSENGERS KIDNAPPED: ONE GUARD KILLED.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

PREMIER ASKS FOR CONFIDENCE

BRITAIN MUST BE SAVED FROM BANKRUPTCY,

|THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENOW]

London, Oct. 10. In an election address to Seaham.

NO SECRET PACT WITH SOCIALISTS.

LLOYD GEORGE DENIES NEWSPAPER REPORT.

[TKROVOM, DEUTER'S AGRNOY.]

LONDON; Oct. 19 Mr. Lloyd George, when inter- electors to-day, the Prime Ministar viewed by Reuter denied ho bari asks for a vote of confidence to made any kociet pact with the enable the Government to secure Socialists. He also aid there was three essential, things; Firstly, to

no pact even regarding his own. stabilize the pound so that every housckooper may know its valur constituency.

The comparative, orderliness 8 "of before she buys the necessaries of lifo, and every manufacturer, ia euro of what ho gots for his goods: the election campaign was rudely Foach International | shattered at Birminghum leat night secondly, to

when the New Party leader, Six Oswald Mosley, and his bodyguard,

were involved in a free fight with including the boxes, Kid Lewis,

a section of a crowd of 15,000

CANTON, Oct. 10,

Canton, Deteler 18. Anti-Japanese activities in Can A fleet of some 15 big sampans, ton, which had been so tense all carrying a valuable cargo, while fortnight ago, have decreased

on their way to Nambung from markedly sinee the shooting adnir Shinkwan, unexpectedly cucounter on Wing Han Rond on the nighted a band of bandits bent upon Store robbery in the vicinity of Toy. Tan, of the "Double Tenth."" that deplorable incident, the stick on the North River. Those outlaws Ilis unexpected appearance atents and other anti-Japanese agile-made known their presence when

tors have stopped parading the they fired into the benta without to which have so devastat tracted much attention. He eon- versed with General Chiang Kai strocis and haranging crowds Shek most cordially, and the latter These students have also called of invited him to his office for a brief their strike and are now attending

classes na usual,

conference.

It expected that Marshal Li will leave for Shanghai shortly, d General Chiang Rai Shek in arriv aid at the same time satisfy Japanag at Shanghai to-morrow for the purpose of macting the Cantonese delegates.

ese public opinion.

This as well as the Council's formula, will doubtless form the basis of the afternoon's discussion.

It is believed one of the.points deals with the question of the Chinese building a parallel railway to the existing Mukden line, and a possile solution of this difficulty, might be found in joint, Sino- Japanese control of the new line, if completed.

The Japanese nemorandum re ferring to the anti-Japanese move- mone in Manchuria says that not only has Japan been the object of Much campaigns, for Britain, in 1027 obliged in similar dir- at land troops eumstances to Shanghai.

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Dramatic Appearance. (Wah Tae Yat Pao.)

NANKING, Oct. 18.

The dramatic appearance of the former Kwangai General, Li Tsai Hsin, at the weekly memorial service meeting held at Nanking Governinent House this morning is attracting considerable attention, It is believed that the restoration of his personal freedom is in com- A latter addressed to the Scero-pinnee with the wishes of the tary-General by the Japanese dele Southern leaders, who are suggest gation sums up the anti-Japanese ing to Nanking a scheme of mili measures in China, thiefly in thetary reorganization, under which Yangiaze region, pharging the Chi- the whole country will be divided

eso authorities with flagrant acts of hostility and with violating the spirit and letter of International Trenties.

The moderate tone of the Note ureated a good impression here..

M. Briand's reply to the Japanese memorandum of "Oct 15, declarea that a members of the League Kellogg Pact: Obligations. agree that the reasons and opporta

GENEVA, Oct. 18. nity would never justify an in- fringement of the Covenant, hul be It is understood that the British had carefully examined the ques- representatives at Tokyo and Nan Lion raised by the Japanese letter king have boon instructed verbally of Oct. 15 and he hoped his reply draw the attention of the

An Explanation.

to.

states:

which

of the same date would haveJapanese and Chiness. Governments. Bunged Javanese scruples regard to their obligations under Article

II. of the Kellogg ing the methods adopted.

Pact,

The High Contracting Parties agree that the settlement or solu. tion of all disputes or conflicte of whatever

whatever nature pr origin they may be, which may nrise among them, shas never be sought except by pacific means,”· The opinion is expressed in Lengue circles that the other signatories concerned. will act similarly.

The proposal to invite an Ameri can observer was simply intended to complete the arrangement nl- rendy make to facilitate the trans- mission. of information to the Coun- ail Juridical questions which did not arise were consequently served. He tonsidered it would serve "no good purpose ta nder- take a juridical examination of problems which at present were inapplicable.

The private sitting lasted exactly an hour, ending at 11,30 am.

A Better Atmosphere,

It is understood a much better atmosphere prevails and real pre- gress is being made towards a formula though still no definite- limit for evacuation was renched.

The Japanese memorandum, which was intended for the Press and noth the Council, produced a most favourable impression, as showing a more conciliatory disposition on the part of Japan, which strength- ens the belief in satisfactory solution being found.

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Reassuring Information, The German delegate received mare reassuring information from Manchuria stating that traffic on the Mukden-Hatung Railway had

VIOLENT TITHE SALE ·

SCENE.

A Contradiction.

[CENTRAL PRESS.]

CANTON, Oct. 19.

Canton Reports saying that Japanese are leaving for Japan on October 24 is untrue, according to a Party Bulletin issued to-day.

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JAPANESE GUNBOATS.

TWO MORE AT HANKOW.

(Wah T Tat Pao.)

HANKOW, Oct 10,

ger bid £5.The body of farmers moved angrily towards him, ask ing. "Who is this, man

warning. The fire was replied to by the 20 or so guards me board, and

a brisk battle ansued.

All the boats succeeded in getting The boycott against "goods of

except two which were away: Japanese origin, however, is still enforced. No merchant is per-pirated. A number of passengers mitted to import any Japaness on beard are kidnapped, and one da The Chinese Seamen's guard was killed and two wounded. Unioa has decided not to trans port goods of Japanese origin here. The entire cargo of the two pirated alter. Notices to this effect are boats, valued at about $5,000, was posted on all jjuqks and boats. taken. The number of casitalties. These notices state that any mem her of the union caught handling suffered by the bandits is believed goods of Japanese origin will bo severely punished.

MONEY FOR TOBACCO RESEARCH.

AUSTRALIAN MINISTER'S WARNING OF "BOOM" RESULTS.

Canberra.-The Commonwealth Government has agreed to provide £3,000 a year for three years for. an investigation of problems affect-

into two military sections, the ing the tobacco industry.

north-eastern

and

Bouth-western

parts of the country. Marshal Li Taxi Haio is to be Commander of the Allied Forces in South-Western China while Marshal Chiang Kai Shek is to be Commander of the

Allied Forces in North-Eastern

China

PILOT KILLED IN AIR CRASH.

WING FALLS OFF WHEN

2,000 FEET UP.

SON OF SIR HERBERT COHEN,

Hythe (Kent).-Mr. Nigel Ben- jamin Cohen, son and heir of Sir Herbert Cohen, of Sandy Hatch, Hythe, was killed when his private neroplane crashed nt New Inn Green..

It appears from eye-witnesses necounts that the machine was making a long dive when a wing came off,

The Ineroplane fell in the garden behind the Royal Oak hotel, just missing the building itself. Mr. Cohen was killed instantly,

He had a short time previously taken off from the norodrome" at Lympne, the headquarters of the Cinque Porta Flying Club, of which he was a member, and had not flown very far when the accident occurred.

The British-Australian Tobacco Company has agreed to provide a and other to- similar amount, baeco manufacturers are now being asked to augment the fund further.

Senator Daly (Minister in Charge of Developments) said that

the investigation would cover de-

to be about 15.

Piracy on the upper parts of the Nerth River has of late been rum- pant and boats have heen compelled to travel in" groups for protective

purposes

NEW LIFE FOR THE

SURREY."

AN HISTORIC THEATRE AWAKES.

HOME OF MELODRAMA

IN LONDON,“

After being without a tennat for termination of the smoking quali-more than five years, the historic ties of Australian leaf, with a view Surrey Theatre in Blackfriars to improving its quality and road, S.E. 1, which next year cele- Aroma; location of districts, wherebrates its hundred and fiftieth satisfactory tobacon may be grown,.

payments,

ingly affected world trade and is necessary if the State is to escape thirdly, to balance our trade, this bankruptcy.

GRID" TO SPAN

THE THAMES.

500FT. PYLONS BEING BUILT:

the Rag Market, in which several people were slightly injured.

A NURSE CAVELL

DOCUMENT,

An impressivo now landmark for OFFER TO BRITISH MUSEUM.

London will take shape shortly when, on the banks of the Thames, two giant towers, over 500ft high, are erected to carry electric cables across the river from Barking Kent countryside.

the

These pylons, on the foundations of which work has already begun, will be a monumental feature of the Central Electricity. Board's scheme

Berlin.-A regifration Torm on which were entered several union- portant statementa concerning Nurse Cavell's imprisonment in Brussels before her execution was produced in a Weimar civil service court when a forester, Christin Buerger, was sentenced to the for-

salary for attempting to muky DED for the "grid" for the South-East-feit of a tenth part of one year's They will bear six or eight con- of the document in a way calculat ductor lines, each of which will ed to promota anti-German feeling cost £20,000 to carry across the river, abroad. and it is expected that they will be. erected by the end of the year.

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The forester was employed as n clerk to the German General Staff The span of the cables will be 1,000 in Brussels from 1914 to 1916, and yarda (over half a mile), and the came into possession there-how it clearance above the river at the can-is not stated of a form, concerning Edith Cavell. Recently, when the tre will be 230ft.

execution of the British narre was recalled through the exhibition, of

St. Paul's Overtopped. Thus the towers themselven will overtop St. Paul's by 135ft, and the lowest part of the cable, allowing for its eng, will be 110ft higher above the river than the high-level of Tower Bridge, which is 149ft above water.

film dealing with the incident, the forester cust about for means of making capital out of the document in his possession

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He first pommunicated with tifo

British Museum, but found to his

document.

and investigation of diseases, parti- birthday, is once again being used. enlarly blue mould...

The stage has been let to a touring He issued a warning that there- was at present, a "boom" in tobaccompany for rehearsale; and there eminent in point of size. Towers of the offer forthcoming at South: co-growing. "Many who are ruahy ing in to plant will fail," he said.

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.10 p.m., stated:-

The typhoon is about 300 niles to the E.S.E. of Hong Kong, moving slowly westward, A strong anticyclone is central over N.E. China.

Local Forecast:-N, winds, strong possibly increasing to a gale; overcast; rain,

TYPHOON WARNING.

The following typhoon warn- ing has been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory. Manila, Oct. 10, 9,45 am- Typhoon in about 120deg. Long. E. and 1deg. Laf. N., moving W.N.W.

HUMAN SACRIFICES FOR RAIN.

is a prospect that before long the theatre will undergo certain struc. tural alteration and he opened to the public.

The caretaker of the old "Surrey" told a reporter something of the theatre's history and vicissitudes. This theatre was originally built in 1789," he said; "it was burnt down and rebuilt in 1814. Its first name was the Royal Circus, but after the fire it was known to the Burrey. Since it was built it has.

every form of entertain ment from ballet to variety. and from circus shows to cinema entertainments. It was the origin. al home of London's, melodrama, and after the War there was

But season of Grand Opern. sinca 1926 it has been without a tennast

keen

Local tradesmen and theatrical managers alike have been mystified by the fact that this theatre, aituat ed as it is in a densely populated aren should have remained em- pty so long. The old building, with its massive classical" portico facing Blackfriars-road, now has a somewhat forlorn appearance; and tramps snatch what

in they can

once crowd. pose ed foyer. But inside the then- tre, which holds 1,400 people, is in an excellent state of repair. The stage in one of the largest in London; and there are tip-up scats even in the gallery.

1.0.0. Attitude.

re-

surprise that no interese in his. A smaller, though by no means inward was shown in thfiguarter. significant tower, 330ft high, will be He then turned to the Soul Ken- ennstructed on the Esacx side, near aington War Museum, and asked by, to lift the cables over the tiver the fantastic sum of £12,600 for the Rodinga

These Dinmes towers will be pre Not only was no acceptance of 350ft serve to take power across the Kensington, but any further nego Clyde at Renfrew, while others, 40-tintions that Buerger may have had in mind were put out of the ques ft in height, carry the Farth with a apan of 3,000ft, allowing a clear- tion by lus dropping both the docus Ance over the water of 168ft., just mont and his correspondence con higher than the transport level of cerning market for it in the the Forth Bridge,

street, where it was picked up and Barking power station is, of handed over to the police authori course, the largest in England. The tice

The forester pleaded that he was, nature of the land on which thes lofty bridge must be erected is soft not aware that his negotiations con- and marshy, and the construction of corning the document, night be the foundations will take some time. harmful to his country.

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The aeroplane fell only a few yards, from the Canterbury road, M. Briand to-day is seeing the Two more Japanese gunboats at and an A.A. patrol, named Delo, Chinese and Japanese delegates to rived here yesterday from hang who was on duty at some cross- endeavour to effect an agreement hai. Though the local situation is randa there, immediately rushed to on a fochula..

generally quiet and no violence has the spot and found Mr. Colien dead been done so far as anti-Japanese in the wreckage. activities are concerned, the appre

In an interview, Mr. Delo said: hension of local Japanese residents I had been watching the plane as to their personal safety has not for several minutes while the pilot

More Japanese women abated.

was performing stunts. All of a and children are leaving for Shangsudden it dived for about a thou

sand feet and the engine roared SOUTH AFRICAN TRAGEDY. excessively. The left wing dropped from the plane, and the machine

Durban. A grim story of the Many managers have during the toppled over and foil about 20 yards

sacrifices to past five years made overtures for from where I was standing. It offering of human must have been about 2,000 feet up bring rain it being unfolded by renting the theatre: hat their whon the wing came off. Iim the examination of two native wo efforts have never borne fruit. The mediately rushed to the 'plane, with men and a man for the alleged late Mr. Temple-West, the former a man who had been standing in murder of two girls, aged 2 and owner, who died recently, appear his garden. We felt the pulse of 4 respectively. The natives belonged reluctant to enter into negotia the pilot but he was dead."?

to the Bekukunilanu tribe, which tions with prospective tenants; he worships the anthear and the por declined to he interviewed, or to disclose his address. The present cupine.

proprietors are anxious to let tho. theatre, but so far the don County Council held up plans by refusing a licenc antil certain costly and extensive Oralline is prepared from alterations shall be carried out. These difficulties, it is hoped, will nourishment of Nature supreme tonic

maternal milk will be adequate to quantity and before long, the theatre will be res testify to its remarkable water in tored to everyday use,

in quality.

FARMERS DRIVE OUT STRANGER.

£500.

Mr. Kadwardlex The stranger then bid £10, and Mr. Kedward stepped forward and

£500. Ashford (Kent), Sept 15-At abid

The crowd massed tithe sale near here to-day, where around the stranger and began to farmera, in revolt against tithe stone him. Mud and refuse from payments, were deliberately bidding the farmyard was finng at him, insignificant suma, a stranger, who and attempts were made to throw ventured to bid 210 for a stack of him in a pond.

hay was bet-upon and "driven, away.

Mr. John Hooker, of Brisley Farm, Rackinge. was seized upon for £16 10s, and the stack of hay was offered by the County Court auctioneer. Over fifty farmers were present. SYARA

Mr. R. M. Hedward, MP, for Ashford addersscil the farmer, stating that the only thing left for them to do was to refuse to pay until the grievance was remedied by Act of Parliament,

**Excessive Strain."

The two children disappeared Mr. K. K. Brown, the Cinque from the mother's hut, according Ports Club instructor, said that he to a native turned King's evidenco was watching Mr. Cohen from a and one of the women accused took club hangar. The engine of the the children, imprisoned them to plane was running perfectly," said three days, and on the fourth lol Mr. Brown, "and in diving from a them away. She then gave them The accident seemed to be due to they collapsed The Roman hack excessive strain being put upon the ed up the bodies, which she carried structure of the machine owing to away to mako "Poku, which is

medicine for inducing rain. The its big dive."

trial is proceeding.

Parts of the machine were picked up 200 yards from the scene of the

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I fed him

myself

the

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With police assistance he escaped with violence to his car, but the tyres had been great height the left wing foll-off n mysterious, powder, whereupon, he overcome, and it is likely that malt, milk and egge Doctors, nurses and

punctured by members of the angry crowd. The stranger. drove away in a hail of bricks and stones,

When the auctioneer anked Mr. Redward for the 2300 another farm er stepped forward and claimed that he had also bid £500. A dis; crash.durant va pute was worked up, and the auc, Mr. Cohen, who was 53 years of tioncar started the sale again. This age, was a regular visitor to Hythe, time bidding was very slow and He few a good deal, and was often the haystack was sold to Mr. Ewen in the air performing daring J. Haffonden, of Egerton, for 10s. feats over the town

Further tithe sales were held in His father, Sir Herbert Cohen, the district, and the farmers at the second baronet, and was ended each one in a body. Ne formerly Major in the 4th Bat, good bidding was experienced tallon, Royal West Kent Regiment

When the sale started Mr. Ked ward opened the bidding with 3, and it rose to 10s. Then the stran

One of the most interesting for tures of the old "Surrey" in th collection of playbill, illustrating This is but one feature of the tes- the most important productions in rible drought which ia afflicting the the theatre's painy days" last native territories. In Zululand it century. The great attraction of has not rained for twelve months. the year appears to have been the it is reported to day that a thou Christmas pantomime. In 1854 the sand cattle are dying daily. The Piece de Resistance an ground is so hard that plonghe elaborate water spectacle; while au hares will hot bust. Most of tie an added attraction, the manage- natives are starving. The Government announced that the side

Paws broker, and Public Hoasa. ment is appointing, an amergency shows would include & Toy shor commission to organise relics,

TONIC FOOD BEVERAGE Mothers in Breast Feed their Babies.

contated