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CHINESE OFFICIALS AND PUBLIC INDIGNANT.

FEAR OF A REPETITION OF JAPAN'S

“TWENTY-ONE" DEMANDS."

DELEGATES MAINTAIN STRICTEST

SECRECY:

(THROUGH" REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GpsEva, October 21.

It: understood that Mr. Yoshizawa bas received instructions from

Tokyo to accept M. Briaud's suggestion regarding the five polots proposed by Japan.

It is also learned that M, Briand will surmount the difficulty of Japan's refusal to agree to a Axed date for the completion of the withdrawal of her troops by suspending the session of the Council on Friday or Saturday and to resume negotiations at Paris in about three weeks' ilme, when the withdrawal should be completed.

This morning's meeting insted from 11.30 a.m. to 12:45 pm. after which the delegates left M. Briand's hotel looking serious and pensive, and maintaining the strictest" secrecy. The only Informa tion given by ode delegate was that a meeting of the Counci would probably be held to-morrow, but he did not divulge whether it would be public; or private.

INEFFICIENCY OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT

CRITICISED.

·GENEVA, Oet," 21: Reuter is informed by the Japan ese delegation that instructions will be received from Tokyo during the course of the day. Meanwhile, the five members of the Council form. ing the Committee denting with Manchuria, namely, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, assem- bled in M, Briand's room at 1:1 a.m, to roview the position and examine possible steps pending the receipt of replies.

A

high-handed organisations with the apparent acquiscence of the Chi

Government, and "charges nese China with a violation of the letter and spirit of Article 11. of the Kellogg Pretzel I

China's Reply.

NANKING, Oct. 21. Replying to the Powers' Notes regarding Chian's obligations under the Kellogg Pact, the National Government declares that China communication reiterating judiciously refrained from employ- Japanese claims outlined in her ting force to meet, the Japanese. Five Points, re-affirming that Japan military aggressions, and from the lins no territorial aims in Man-outset has been seeking a pacific churia and detailing the vexations settlement, therefore she entrusted. to which Japanese nationals and the case unreservedly. to Koreans have been subject to in League, and hopes that the efforts past years in Manchuria was made now being made at Goneva will be to the Press this morning.

successful, as this will be conducive to the well-being not only of Chiaa but the whole World.

The moderate tone of the com- munication is welcomed as further qvidence of Japan's desire for a pacific settlement, and the opinion here is generally hopeful.

"Times" Comment.

the

Repetition of the 21 Demands.

NANNING, Oot. 1. Officials and the public are most indignant over the reported Japanese five demands for, China's recognition in principe before Japaese troops can be withdrawn to the railway zone.

The unanimous comment is that Japan. 18 presenting another *"twenty-one demanda,"

"A Long Business,"

GENEVA, Oct. 20. This is a long business. There is perhaps a little progress, but it is very slow," said M. Briand, tau Wizard of the League, to-day after further

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1931.

CHINA PEACE

CONFERENCE.

CANTON DELEGATES AT

SHANGHAL

BROCOK REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TROUBLE FEARED

IN SPAIN.

TERRORISM IN IRELAND.

CORTES RUSHES A

DEFENCE BILL

ILLEGAL ARSENAL FOUND IN CAVE.

REUTER AGENTOT)}]]

MADRID, Oct. 20.

"Chung Chun," the Mayor of Greator | k

The Bill empower

(THROOM REUTER'S AGENOT.]

DUBLIN, Oct. 20:

The Irish Free State Government

“BULL POINTS FOR NATIONAL GOVT.

BALDWIN ENDEAVOURS TO CORRECT CHAMBERLAIN:

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.)

through the Dell Birreann in the Derby, to-day

Act which was rushed Mr. J. H. Thomas in a speech at

FEDERAL INDIA FINANCES.

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM

NOW IN SIGHT,

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

RUGBY, Oct 50, deration of India were again, con The financial nepects of the Fe sidered to-day in the Federal Table Conference and a short ad- Structure Committee of the Round journment was arranged to enable a formula to be produced on be firms had defnited at foreign half of His Majesty's Government for which it is believed will recon factory sites in Great Britain. ⠀i dustries, Mr. Thomas went on, have tish India and the other sections

Most of the British textile ined by the delegates of States, Bri- cilo the minor differences oxpress experienced a considerable business apart, involving, orders for 18,000,000 yards of cotton material by one firm alone.

SHANGHAI, Oct. 21,

London, Oct. 20. Tremendous crowds, headed by

A single sitting of the Cortes

Bull" points for the National Bands, carrying banners, welcomed to-day rushed through a compre has formally gazetted the Publio Government were sumerated by the Canton peace delegates when hensive measure for the defence of they arrived at the Customs Jetty the Republia, as the result of the latter part of last week, and then a few weeks, said Mr. Thom

WOMENSE at 11 o'clock this morning,

A number of political leaders, fears of a civil outbreak following drive against the terrorists will as unemployment has decreased by including Measts, Wu Teh Cheng, the conflict with the Church

begin immediately 58,000 Ya Ya Jen, Li Shih Tseng and

Somo of, the alleged offenders re-

One hundred Bill empowers the authorisently arrested are alleged to have Shanghai, procceded it three tius drastically to suppress disturb. been, concerned with an enormous Zaunches to the President ing elements like incitors to vie. Dublin mountains. The place whe illegal arsenal in cave in the adion on which the delegates, made the trip from Hong Kong to lonco, lightning strikers, food-pro- full of arms of all sorts when police welcome Mesars, Wang Ching Wei, fitpers and also insufficiently zealous" discovered it Sun Fo, C. C. Wu, Eugane Chan, officials. Chang Fat Tui, Toai Yuen, Pei, Chang Chi, Que Tai Chi and Foo Ping Sheung

The Cantonese delegation, with searstries, wives and children of the delegates, totals nearly 150.

All the delegates, with the excep tion of Mr. Wang Ching Wei, are anffering from seasickness Dea result of the "very rough weather encountered on the voyage from. Hong Kong

CONSULAR CHANGES »AT CANTONA

(From Our Own Correspondent.):

CANTON, Oct. 21,

Dr. J B. Ferreira da Silva, Portuguese Consul General hos been transferred by his Home Government from Canton to Shang.. hai as Consul Genernd there. Dr. da Silva has been Senior Consul at Canton during one year from October 20, 1930, to October 20, 1931. He arrived in Canton on May 6, 193, being, therefore, two years and five months in Canton.

Consul

The new Portuguese Gener at Canton, Mr. José Luis Archer, arrived at Canton on the 10th instant, coming from Europe.

AMERICAN WHEAT AS

WAGES.

RELIEF MEASURE FOR RE-

FUGEES IN HUPER."

wheat appropriated for relief in Hankow, October 13.-American Hupeh will be distributed as wages for refugee-labour in the repair of street and highways in and near Wu-han area, according to & de ciaion reached at a joint meeting of the Wuhan Emergency Relief Committee and the Wuhan-Branch of the National Flood Relief Com mississ

throughout the province will be The repair of dykes

undertaken at a later date pending completion of necessary plaus

It is learnt that the Hupeh Pro- vincial Finance Department has de cided to exempt Hankow from the business tax for the month of August, when the flood was at its worst. The action is taken in no- cordance with a petition of the Han- kow Chamber of Commerce.

LONDON, Oct. 21. When the Council is considering the withdrawal of Japanese troops within the Zone authorised by treaty, it will obviously be neces sary to take account of the condi tione in which the Japanese army. practically become militarily equipped Polico Toros in a dis- ordered part of China, where con- trol by the Chinese Government can exercise little or no effective author ity, is the opinion of the Times when declaring it would be undesir able for all concerned that any of the million Japanese subjects in Manchuria should be exposed to:

Chinese and Japanese delegates.

M. Briand has been given full

Japan, he said, has an historic the anger of the undisciplined

powers to act on behalf of the right to her position in Manchuria populace, even though recent Council, but up to the present he

as a dolonce against possible Rus- Japanese action caused anti-has not succeeded in finding a way

Hian egression, which experience Japanese exasperation.

towards a speedy settlement: > has lown China is, incapable of

It is curious that while Japan's resisting. fidentially to M. Briand Bir Eric "five points," communicated con Drummond and Mr. H. L. Stinson, have been published in most newmapers, the Chinese delegates them at Geneva defy all knowledge of

Tho Temee recalls that in a dis triot far less remote from Nanking the Chinese Government failed to apprehend Thorburn's murderers. or to give satisfaction regarding his disappearanes.

Japan has many grievances against Nanking for which she has failed to obtain redrest. She began the present phase, Dow in dispute, by putting herself in the wrong, thereby unnecessarily forfeiting in ternational sympathy, but the latest news from Tokyo showing a reason- able and more conciliatory spirit, together with news from Geneva encourages the hope that a peace ful altuation is in sight.

No Intention

of Wrecki

League.

TOKYO, Oct. 21. It is learned that Viscount Ishii (Minister for Foreign Affairs 1915 10, Ambassador in Parin, 1020-97) is preparing a statement for pub lication in the day criticising the League's bandling of the Sine.

conversations with

tha

U. B. Sends Notes..

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20... The United States Government has joined Britain and other mem- bers of the League Council in re minding the Chinese and Japanese of their obligations under the Kellogg Paet. Identical Notes were despatched to China Japan today by Alr. H. . Stim and

not yet been submitted to them, They say that the points have either officially, or in the course of their informal taks with son, the Secretary of State: Briand.

The Japanese delegation declines but admit that negotiations are to comment upon the Five Points, proceeding on such lines between Mr. Yoshizawa and M. "Briand.

Sensational Report.

LONDON, Oct. 20,

A sensational report to the effect that the Chinese Government had requested the French and British Governments to despatch troops to Manchuria, was telegraphed from Genova (not by Router)

FREE

Coal Demand:

Five high Army officers have been appointed as a Military Tribunal to hold secret trials of terrorists. "BOTTLES" CAPONE STILL are not restricted in any way creased in the Midland and Nor The penaltics allowed to the Court

The coal quota had been in They may order floggings or even thumberland Districts, and the pass sentences of dent shipments from South Wales alone

Probably the first persons to be tried by this Tribunal will be about rose last week by fifteen per cont a dozen prisoners now in Mountjoy and shoe industries were also he The iron and steel and the boot Prison, some of whom were concern-ginning to hum once again. ed with the cave arsenal.

[BEUTER'S AMBICAN SERVICE

WASHINGTON, Oct., 0. Ralph Bottles") Capore, bro- ther of Al Capone, the notorious gangster, who was sentenced many months ago to three years impri sonment for Income Tax violations, is still free, thanks to the activi ties of his lawyers,

JAPANESE STUDENTS TO

TOUR MANCHURIA.

Tokyo, Oct 13,-A party of Japanese college students, number- ing thirty and representing night different universities in Tokyo, are leaving here to-morrow for Man churia on a tour of inspection. After touring there for three weeks the party will return to Japan and the students will deliver lectures on the Manchuria situation at their various universities,

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WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.25 p.m., stabed:

A moderate anti-cyclone has formed over N. China, Pres- sure in low to the east of the Philippines.

Local Forecast:-N winds, fresh; fair.

TYPHOON WARNING.

The following typhoon warn- ing has been received by the American Consulate-General from the Manila Observatory's

Manila Oct 11 am- Typhoon in about 14 leg. Long. E. and oodey, Lat. N., moving W.NW.

and

tho

Tarif Dispute.

Lord Sankey, presiding, said: tance, subicos to certain exceptions, the discussions indicted, accep

of the underlying principles of the, finance sub-committee's report, as the constitution should be drafted those upon which that part of

the proposal for establishing at the Consideration was, then begun of Federal Court, exhaustive mem being the basis of discussion... orunda prepared by Lord Sankey,

Ruling Princes Nervous.

Organisations Proscribed.

Sir Muhammed Shad, opening. Meanwhile, Mr. Stanley Bald the debate, said there was now An official proclamation also issued to-day declares twelve or win, speaking at Leeds, endeav practical unanimity among all ganisations including the Irish oured to undo the damage caused schools of political thought in Republican

by Mr. Noville Chamberlain's full-favour of the early establishment Army Friends of Soviet Russia to be blooded Protection speech at Bir of a Supreme Court which was an illegal badion.

mingham, and to clarify the issuo essential feature of all Federa over which Mr. Philip Snowden tions. The Reigning Princes and Mr. Chamberlain are at showed some PRINCE OF WALES TO VISIT loggerheads

MERSEYSIDE.

MASTER MARINERS"

BANQUET

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVIC

HRH the Prince of Wales will

`Ruony,' Oct, 20. visit Merseyside on Wednesday, November 4, to preside, as Master of the Honourable Company of Mariners and as Master of the Merchant Marine, at the Com- pany'e annual banquet.

Among other engagements he willfulfill in the district is one in connection with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

200 TANKS ON

PARADE

Mr. Baldwin made no claim for a mandate for a general system of Protection. On the contrary, he again urged that tariffs were ne cessary, but they should be scien tifically adjusted and removed from politics into the hands of a Permanent non-political Commis sion.

NANKING LOOKS TO INTELLIGENTSIA,

DRS. HU SHIH AND V. K. TING INVITED TO CAPITAL

Nanking, October 14-In com- pliance with an invitation from President Chiang Kai Shek, Dr. Hu Shih, well known philosopher and literary reformer, and Dr. V. K. Ting, former Mayor of Greater Shanghai Municipality and noted scientist, arrived here yesterday to confer on various problems.

nervousness about y

confidence would be secured when their position, but he though their the constitution was at work.

Justice, with five or seven-judges, The Court, consisting of a Chief should be given jurisdiction ori ginal and appelate in regard not only to constitutional matters, but also for other matters, civil and criminal p

The only other speaker was Sir Tej Sapru, who speech was not concluded when the meeting ad- journed.

DROP IN BRITISH UNEMPLOYED.

24,000 LESS IN A WEEK.

[BRITISH WALESE SERVICE}

Ruany, Oct. 20, INSPECTION CLOSED WITH This move to secure the services Following a dimmution of over.

·AN - ENGAGEMENT.

and advice of these two leaders of 33,000 in the number of unemploy Pythe country's intelligentsia is weled recorded last week, the Minis Bulford Camp, Sept. 16-Nearly comed in political circles here and try of Labour figures published to 200 armoured fighting vehicles this it is hoped will strengthen the hand day show a further decline of morning assembled on the great of the Government in coping with 24,000. On October 12, the numbers

on the registers of the unemploy Plain for the first time as a Tank the present difficult situation.

It is reported that the Government exchanges were 2,120,000 un Bigade for & ceremonial parade ment is considering the appointment employed, 631,000 temporarily out, and inspection by Field Marshal Sir of Dr. Ting as a member of the and 115,000 normally in casual em- George Milno, Chief of the Im National Economic Council which ployment, [making."'a» total of perial General Staff

It was the culmination of Tank Brigade training under Brigadier C. N. F. Broad. The programme in- cluded n march past, but it was not the spectacle which is afforded by the passing of horse and foot in simbar circumstances.

This a-steel force eliminates all that inspired the pop and cir camstance of glorious war." It was moro like a naval display than a military ceremonial. The march. past was not to the, necompaniment of music, but to the murmuring of engines. In the salute, one missed the graceful movement of the sword and the " Eyes Right." The TWO OUTRAGES LINKED BY ceremony. It symbolises more than Look has little or nothing to do with

DISCLOSURES IN TRAIN-

WRECK

VIENNA POLICE.

new procedure, A brigade of tanks The inspection, too, introduced a

drawn up in line of; battalion columns takes up a considerable area. Instead of walking alone the successive lines of armoured fight- ing vehicles, the Field Marshal rode round each unit in a closed

any other of the components of the modern military machine the seri Vienna, Oct. 13-Sensational plous business of war. up of the Budapest-Ostend express legations connecting the blowing

on September 13 with the myster ous wrecking of the Bale-Berlin Woman Become Activa,

express at Justerbog on August 8 LONDON, Oct. 21. were madu to-day by the Hungarian Women are becoming active in merchant Sylvester Matuska, who the interests of peace in Man was arrested on suspicion or has churis, following the receipt by ing been connected with the second reconnaissance. 'car, while on the the International Women's Saf- outrage BAN CHAT MEANT extreme, left the band of the Corps, frags Alliance of a message from 74 had long been suspected that perhaps as a concession to conven- three women's organisations in there was some connection between tion, played a selection of music. China, urging that all weight be the two catastrophes, but so far The tank crews, wearing their, dun- applied to secure a restoration of the police have been unable to obgarees, paraded in front of their the statue que, en tain definite, proof of this theory, respective machines as the inspect

Five international women's or However,

the information:|ing officer § went his sonads.” ganisations with headquarters at supplied by Matasks the authori-Massed Advance President of the Assembly and also; to the Council stating that their forty million members demand that the conflict be settled peacefully

with

Japanese, dispute, it strongly em. Lonilon newspapers to-day the Genew have sent messages to the ties hope to effect further arrest A heavy mist obscured the lands

phasising that Japan has no inten- on of wrecking the League. On the contrary, Japan will do her utmost to strengthen the League by constructive criticism,

Japan's Reply.

Official British circles later issued a statement denying that Any such request had been made to the British Government,

Japan's Rights in Manchuris. Meanwhile, Mr. Hugh Hyndham, who was a member of the deputa tion of the Royal Institute for International Affairs which visited

JAPANESE GUNBOATS AT ----MOUTH" OF WEST-RIVER, It is understood that Japan's

CANTON, Oct. 21. (From Our Own Correspondent) reply to Notes regarding her obiga

Several Japanese gunboate are tions under the Kellogg, Pact are the Far East some two years ago reported to be cruising around the being despatched tonight. It' under the leadership Lord states that Japan realises her Hailsham, the Conservative leader, mouth of the West, liver, appar, her yet supplied a usefur erue, the medium tanke a fleet of crai

has given an interview to Routerently intending to proceed to Con- in which he outlines his views on the pcccazary preliminary under standing in Manchuria if a settle ment is to be reached."

obligations, and that her actions from the outset were purely sell defensive and there was no mter tion to resort to warm phasises, as already declared, her readiness to negotiate with a re sponsible Chinese representative,

Russian Dangor.

and to be able to solve the quescape with the efficacy of a smoke tion once for aILLALON

screen early this morning, so that The outrage on the Berlin-Bale the day's programme had to be express was prepetrated by the delayed. When visibility had m explosion of a powerful bomb. un- | proved the massed tanks could, hô der the train as it was passing | seen on a ridge about two miles Justerbog. Beven coaches were away, Advancing towards us in derailed, three people being scri- | line of battalion, columas, they rose

offered a reward of £1,000 for in- of the waves of a troubled ses ously injured and 10 alightly hurt, and fell on the undulating green Though the German State railways, surface as though riding the crest formation leading to the appreThe light tanks in this naval pic- hension of the criminals, one ture represented small craft, and The second outrage was tar sers. The picture was enhanced ton. The Canton Government, more serious. The Budapest by the gently swaying, long g through its Ministry of Foreign Ostend express was wrecked by an as the Ironclads moved over it, Affairs, called yesterday the mat internal machine as it was passing while the chalk ridges supplied the ter to the attention of Mr. Suma, over a viaduct, the locomotive and occasional breaker,U the Japanese Consul General here. five coaches being hurled into the The tank engagement, which He was told that these Japanese ravine below. Twenty-five persons brought the inspection to an end were killed and 31 injured. The was in keeping with the general

tendency towards ecoammy. ployed Communists, a note vided a remarkably found postby, stated: "If the tion of the kind of use capitalist government does not give have laid down for tanks in us work, we shall set to work our while a minimum of 1

was expended.

and asks if a handful of Japanese Mr Hyndham and that no settlemen-of-war were not allowed to troops outside the railway zone can †ment of the Manchurian problem proced to "Canton unter per disaster was attributed 10 kungm- be regarded as a means of enforc-could be satisfactory if it did not sion had been secured from the ing terms Wed Casalgran seguro to Japan the economic rights Local Government. The Com- It reiterates that the anti-Japan- in that country, which can be re-nander of Fort Bocca Tigris has ess agitation in Ching was not garded as legitimately theirs. « Been instructed to maintain a sharp spontaneous, but was enforced by (Continued on near Column) look out for them.

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