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NATION OR DAMNATION."

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE TOAST

IS ENGLAND

SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY FOR" NAT" GOVERNMENT PREDICTED

[REUTER AND BRITISH WIRELESS.]

Losvos, October 27.

THE Nation or Damnation" is the alternative put before the electors by the Nationalist Press in their final editions before their momentous decisios at the polls,

The same note was stressed by Admiral Campbell, Mr. Arthur Henderson's opponent at Burnley, in an emotional speech in winds ing up his campaign. He reminded his hearers of the men who died for England in France and on the high seas, and called on them to carry on their work by voting for the Nationallit Govern. ment. He concluded "with "Ladies, and gentlemen, the toast is England," and amid terrific cheering the audience rose to their feet spontaneously, many men and women sobbing, and sang

Land of Hope and Glory and the National Anthem.

The Admiral was kissed and cheered and carried out of the hall triumphantly.

A Cabinet meeting is being held on Thursday to discuss Foreign Affairs and the King's speech at the State opening of Parliament on Nov. 10,

The now Parliament in meeting informally on Nov. 3. for the election of the Speaker and swearing in of Members,

ABSENCE OF JOKING ON PART OF ELECTORATE

Queues

waiting List polling country. After an extended tour" atations to open in the grey light of constituencies during the day of dawn, despite the bitter cold, most candidates are addressing followed by a rush to be the first several mass meetings to-night. The to record votes, were among the Prime Minister travelled all over. unprecedented sights of polling day Sonham Harbour Division and was throughout Britain.

most enthusiastically received in all districts. To-night he addresses five large eve-of-poll meetings,

Londoners groped their way through the thick pall of the first fog of the season.".

One agent at Clapham hit on the idea of Bonding bellringers, who, ringing gaily and shouting "follow the bell guided processions of Avanith-like figures to the polls.

Elcation officials report a record attendance at the opening stations including large numbers of women and young girls, just old enough to vute, recording the first vote of their lives with the seriousness of statesben determining the fate of a uation

Observers, report an air of pur posefulness and absence of joking. on the part of the electorate, which

Mr MacDonald Holds Street

Gorner Meetings.

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At Burnley, where he is engaged in a hard fight to retain his scat, the Labour Leader, Mr. Henderson, was unable to take part personally in to-day's final appeal to electors Top recount of a chill which be con- tracted over the week-end. On the- doctor's advice he is confined to bed.

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A heavy poll in anticipated and

'substantial............ majority for the National Government is freely pre... dicted by well-informed observers unoonnected with party organisa

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1931.

LLOYDS PAY $2,000,000 CLAIM

EMBEZZLEMENTS BY BANK'S · EMPLOYEE.

ĮTHROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY. 14.

Chicage, Oct. 27, Lloyds have paid a claim of 0.82,000,000 made by the Con- tinental Illinois Bank and Trust Company, in respect of embezzle ments of the Bank's funds by. Walter Wolf, an employee of the Bank.

BRITISH TRADE

IMPROVING

· LANCASHIRE MILLS WORK- ING FULL TIME

STABILISATION OF THE £

DISCUSSED AT

WASHINGTON.

95

THROUGH BRUTEN'S AGENCY.)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. The stabilisation of the pound is understood. to have been one of the principal.objects of discussion by M. Laval and President Hoover in their study of plans for the main tenance of the stability of inter- national exchanges.

It is authoritatively learned that leading otoials have greed that sterling must remain the world medium exchange.

ITALO-GERMAN TALKS

MUCH GRATIFICATION EXPRESSED:

"{THROUGH REUTER'S 'IGENITY.

BERLIN, Out.. 23. Much gratifiention is expressed. at the restilts of the conversations between Signor Grandi, the Italian Foreign Minister, and the German Chancellor, which have been brought to a cordial close.

Signor Grandi is leaving for Rome tomorrow.

An oficial communiqué states that Dr. Brusning and Signor Grandi exchanged views on world political and demonio, questions with ex- tremo frankness and in a very friendly spirith

WILL CHINA AND JAPAN

NEGOTIATE?

FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES EXPLAINED

NO WISH TO BRING ARMED PRESSURE ON CHINA

(THROUGH "REUTER'S" AGENCY.]

GENEAY, Oct. 2 China is ready to negotiate au arbitation treaty with Japan at any time on the model of her treaty with the United States, **

Basic Principles... Convinced that thin method of procedure is alone calculated to open out a way to save the situ tion the Japanese Government have This inct is revealed to day in a consistently held to their propesula, letter from Dr. Alfred Szo, to Min that sense throughout the recent. STERLING IMPROVES. [aITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. } The discussions revealed a far-Briand, the President of the League discussions at the Council of the

MANS (THOBY! Oct. 28. renching agreement on the measures Council, a copy of which has been League. The London stock markets show which are necessary to cope with ed considerable strength through the presdut disastrous situation.

It appears that the proposal to have had in mind relate to out to-day based on anticipations Dr. Bruening and Signor Grandi regarding the political situation. agreed that effective measures to negotiate such a treaty was inspir.(1) Mutual repudiation of ag (2) Respect for China's terri Leading British Funds made combat the world trade crisis arced by Lord Cecil's statement to the gressive policy and conduct trade is improving is contained in quarter. to one point, with War tematie co-operation of all the be submitted that the divergencies torial integrity ;.

Further evidence that British general advances ranging from a quite impossible without the ayn League Council" on Saturday when

(3) Complete suppression of all regarding the interpretation of from Lancashire reporting Loan Five Per cent five-nights nations involved.

interfering that the orders booked by the cotton higher at 100. Home Industrial

They also agreed that co- opera-Sino-Japanese treaties could bo organized movements trade last week were large enough movements all favoured holders and i tion between nations must be based.] submitted to arbitration or to the t with the freedom of trade and taille on fall, tinashe trip of international ord

[RBUTER AND BRITISH WIRELES).] ·

RUGBY, Oct. 20:

newg

The rush of orders is mainly attribuhed to the suspension of the gold standard, büt is" partly düe

showed renewed strength. foreign exchange section, sterling

to the troubles in Manchuria and RUTH NICHOLLS IN 'PLANE the destruction of much of Japan's cotton trade.

The mills previously had been working at only fifty per cent. capacity.

Unemployment Decrease.

A further decrease estimated at 30000 is anticipated in this week's unemployment figures. The last two weekly returns have shown de creases of respectively 25,000 und 23,000 and it is estimated that these alono were equivalent to an annual saving to the State of approximately one and a half million pounds,

ROUND TABLE

CONFERENCE

RIGHT TO APPEAL TO PRIVY COUNCIL

"[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICK)

Ruqay, Out. 29. The discussion of the Indian Federal Court was continued to day in the Federal Structure Committee of the Round Table Conference and will be concluded to-morrow, when the debate will be wound up by Sir Muhammed Shufti.

FIRE

AIRWOMAN'S NARROW

ESCAPE

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

'

ATTEMPT TO BREAK RECORD

ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA FLIGHT

LATER.

sent to the League Secretariat. The basic principles which they

$

The Hague. JAPANESE GOVERNMENT'S

VIEWS

(4) Effective through- out Manchuria of all peaceful pur- suits undertaken by Japanese tub...“. jeots; and

(5) Respect for the treaty rights An official statement, outlining of Japan in Manchuria. the views of the Japanese Govora-lieve that all these points being

ment following the League of Nations week ond decision, was isaued for publication by Japanee Consulate General in Hong Kong yesterday morning.

The Japanese Government be..

in entire accord with the aims tho and aspirations of the League of Nations, and embodying a natural basis upon which poses in the For East must depend will commend themselves to the approval of the

The statement explains the mean ing of the fundamental prin- ciples, which Mr. Yoshizawa de shed to outline at Geneva.

Full Text.

public opinion of the world: The refutsal by the Japanese representa tive to lay these points on the table, of the Council was due to the con sideration that they should, in their" nature,, properly form the subjout of negotiations between the partins directly involved.NPOS

'(TÁLOUCH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

NEW YORK, Oct. 28.

LONDON, Oct. 26. Miss Ruth Nicholls, the noted Flight-Lieutenant, Leslie Hamil American airwoman, had another ton, who formerly saw service in.

The text follows: narrow escape from tenth to-day India, started from Lympne short- when her machine caught fire aty after midnight in a light nero- On October 22, the Japanese Louisville, Kentucky, when she was plane in a second attempt to break representative in the Council of about to take off for New York..the England-Australia air record.

the League of Nations proposed With the future welfare of Both Miss Nicholls jumped out of the He is accompanied on the journey certain amendments to the resolu-nations in mind, the Japanese window of the cockpit barely in his brother, Kenneth Hamilton. tion then before the Council with Government feel that the urgent time to escape the flames.

regard to two questions (1) The need at the present moment is to The airmen are flying an all-withdrawal of Japanese troops to arrive at a solution of the problem British machine with a range of one the Railway Zone and (2) direcs by the co-operation of the two. thousand miles. They are travelling negotiatione between China and countries, and thus seek a path of Budapest Constatinople and Japan. However, these suggested common happiness and prosperity. Aleppo, the

amendments, as well as, the resolu Their willingness remains unaitor tion itself, fell through, having ed and unabated to open negotia failed to obtain the unanimous tions with the Chinese Government on the subject of the basse prin approval of the Council.

ciples above formulated relating to the normal relations between Japan and China, and the sub ject of the withdrawal of Taraneus broops to the South and Radway zone.

The flier has only just recovered from a mishap a month or two ago, when she crashed during the pre- liminary stages of a flight across the Atlantic. The machine erashed and ber spine was injured.

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remaks, sued by the Royal Observatory at 3.15: p.m., stated;

The anti-cyclone remains stationary over China,

King Returns to London.

The King arrived in London yes has not before heen observed intra from Sandringham by train recent times,

and drove to Buckingham Palaoc

Speaking for the European delo- where he will hear the election regation to-day, Mr. Gavin Jones sults to-night and the following agreed that a Federal Court was | days. About 13 will be declared necessary and that it should or to-night or early to-morrow morn-dinarily be an Appellate Court with ing.

original jurisdiction in Buch matters Soon after reaching the, Palace as a dispute between the Federation he held, a meeting of the Privy and units and between the States. Council at which business arising It was essential that there should from the Economy. Act was trans bo the right to

appeal to

to the Privy Council. acted..

High Court judges must be inde pendent of political influence, ande their appointments should be made by the Governor-General, in con sultation with the Chief Justice. As wido a field as possible should be available for the selection of the persoanel, and should include. Eng.WHAT HIS WIFE AND SONS lish and Indnan bara bud judicial services.

LONDON, Oct. 23, Frenzied electioneering marks the last day before the country easts its ,most momentous vote in modern times. The parties throughout the country have massed big battalions of speakers for a final appeal to ricctors.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, early to-day, began a comprehensive tour of his constituency, in the course of which he is addressing thirty meet ings, mostly on village greens and. at street corners. His fight at Sea- ham probably is the most difßenlt tack facing any candidate in the country. If he succeeds in holding his scat he will be entitled to claim a striking victory for his recent policy. If, on the other hand, he is dofented, it will not necessarily. affect his holding of office, for a safe soat will be immediately offered elsewhere, and, provided Govern- ment secures a strong majority, he, doubtless, will accopt.

Government candidates are facing i "the polling with the utmost con-

fidence.

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Stock Exchange majoriti to-day are quoted at 195 to 199, which is one point above Saturday's quotatione

Fard Fight for Henderson.

Ruany, Oct. 20. The last day of the Election campaign has been filled with great activity by candidates all over the

GREEK CONSUL DEPRIVED

OF AUTHORITY

SEQUEL TO CYPRUS RIOTS.

(REUTER" AND BRITISH WING/289.)

FIRST RESULT.

...LONDON, Oet, 27. The result of the first contested election was announced last night.

Capt. E. Evans ...

(National Libera)) ...... 9,220 Mr. Lowis

(Welsh Nationalist).

Majority

014

1,315

At the 1920 Election the voting was as follows:-

Capt. E. Evang (Lib.) Rev. David Richards

(Lab.)

1,712

671

Sin C. Mansel, Bt. (Con) 314 PROGRESS OF THE POBĽ.

Conservatives. National Liberale Labour Liberals............

49

12.

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There were 67 unopposed returns. PARTY STRENGTHS IN 1929.

Labour Conservatives, Libernis Independent

*287

57 0

NEW GANGSTER - KING.

CAPONE'S SUCCESSOR IN TROUBLE..

New York, Peter de Vato, Brooklyn racketeer, has been re- vealed as the big shot" chosen to take the place of Al Capone as the national Big Bess." De Vale, who is aged 33, is very wealthy. schoolfellow of the Ho.. was a Chicago gangster and is drilled in bis methods of terrorism. He ad- mita ho has not yet held the stoptre of the Chicago despot, but his friends declare that all "the and that buys are with him Capone's throne has been tottering

Do

for a year.professionally is strike-breaker with an army ot 3,000 to 4,000 men nt his beck and, call and the capacity to marahal Janded, to guard Government. pra af short notice 700 delivery trucks. He was arrested on the technical perty, and a flight of aeroplanes has charge of carrying a gun without been sent to the island from Egypt. licence. He must appear before The authorities are reported to the Court on a charge of evading have the situation well in band, income-tax by means of a fraudu)-

ent return, [The ringleaders of the disturbances

are being deported.

Flag Torn Down,

Armed Surprise,

Six policemen entered his room. at night with. pistols drawn. Two revolvers were discovered, stung

Local Forgacat:-N.E. winds nodorate to fresh; fine to cloudy.

WHY GANDHI IS POOR.

THINK.

Mr. Gandhi told low he cans to the “vision of voluntary poverty- the ideal of non possession when he spoke at the Guildhouse, Eccle- ston-square, London,"

Not long before he left he and his followers ehanted Hindu prayers for a quarter of an hour. The whole gathering afterwards

**Lead. sang

Kindly Light" Gandhi's favourite Christian hymn.

“You will he astonished to hour from me," said Mr. Gandhi, that although to all appearances, my mission is political, its roots are. spiritual.

"I found; however, that if 1 wanted to do social service I could not leave politics alone

"I came to believe in the neces- sity for voluntary poverty for any social or political worker who remain untouched by the hideous immeralities and untruths that one amolla to-day in ordinary politics. N

"When I found myself drawn into the political 'coil I asked my self what was necessary for me to remain untouched by immorality, by untruths, by what known as the political game,

They hope also to establish a new record for a flight India.

OLYMPIA MOTOR SHOW

TRADERS REPORT GOOD SALES

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, Oct. 26. Although the total attendance at the Motor Show at Olympia, which ended on Saturday, was slightly less than last year, motor traders report

As has been repeatedly emphas- ized by the Japanese Government, the whole Manchurian affair was occasioned solely by a violent, and provocative attack launched by the Chinese Army on the railway, zone. Certain small contingents of Japan. ese, soldiers, still remaining it a few points outside that zone are insistently demanded by the dan ger to which the large population of Japanese in that region are ex- posed in life and property, The prescence of such a limited number

JAPAN AND MANCHURIA: RAILWAYS

A CHINESE REPORT.

According to a Kup Min News

of troops in quite incapable of being Agency message from Peiping, a more optimistic tolle and an en-represented as a means of dictating dated Oct, 91, the Japanese have couraging volume of frm orders. to China Japan's terms for a settle-linked up the rails of the Kirin- A feature of the show was the ment of the present difficulties. Changchun and Kitin-Hailun Hail- popularity of the new light six-

Nothing is farther from the ways in order that both lines mar eylinder models at moderate prices. thoughts of Japan than to bring serve as feeders" for the South

One firm manufacturing this type armed pressure to hear upon Manchurian Railway. of car had, during the course of China in the course of these the show, to revise its production negotiations. plans for the winter to give an 60 per cent, increase of output, while another, booked a greater number of definite orders for export than the total of last year's overseas sales,

Orders from the Dominions and parts of Europe take the lead in the brisker busiams experienced by exhibitors.

THAT UNIFICATION CONFERENCEI

MEETS AT LAST. IN SHANGHAI

(Chun Wan Tat Pao.):

SHANGHAI, Oct 27. The preliminary session of the Lailestion Conference was at last opened at Shanghai this morning.

The meetig lasted until the after. 'noon and the results have been kept secret...

The Japanese Government have on various occasions given expres- sion to their 5rm determination to suffer ao abridgment or diminu lion of the rights and interests of Japan, which are vital to her national existence and which are woven into the complex fabric of her political and economic relations

with China. '

When the Kirin-Hailun Railway was first constructed, a distance of 35 metres separated it from the. Kirin-Changchun Railway. This distance is now linked up. It is stated that the Kirin-Tunbus Rail- way has also been connected to the Kirin-Changchun Iniway

As the tracks of the Tabushinn- Tunglino Railway have been dum aged and service had to be suspend ed due to the appearance of Mongo- lian bandits along, the line, passen Recovery of Rights.""

gers and freight from North Man Unfortunately, the so-called "rochuria have to be transported from by tho covery of rights" movements in Sapingkai - downwards China have recently attained extra Japanese South Manchurian Rad

gant developments, while feelings way. With the autumn harvest in. antagonistic to Japan have been prospect, it is anticipated that huge openly encouraged in text books profits will be reaped by the South used at various schools in China Manchurian Railway which is now and have become deep-seated in monopolizing the traffic. the Chinese mind.

Under Japanese control the Shen. In definnes of treaties and regard. yang-Hatun Railway has practical. less of all history, a vigorously become a branch line of the agitation bas been carried on in South Manchurian Railway All China with the object of under- passenger and freight trains travel- mining the rights and interests of on both lines without any dis

"crimination, Jagan, even the most vital.

As things stand at present, the complete withdrawal of Japanese troops to the South Manchuria Railway zone, under a mere assur- anco of the Chinese Government, tios, exposing Japanese subjecta to would create au lutolerable situa.

the gravest dangers, DA

The risk of such dangers is clearly evidenced by past experience and by the conditions which actually obtain in China, se

*RED

"MENACE IN

KIANGSI

RESULT OF WITHDRAWING 19TH ARMY

(Tah Bese Fat Pao.)

SHANGHAI Od. 27".

THE OLYMPIC GAMES. FRANCE PREPARED TO CON- SIDER A POSTIONEMENT.

Paris, & rumour that the British Olympic Committee has, requested This necnity for voluntary the postponement of the Olympic poverty came to me first,

Games to be held, next your at Loi The Japanese Government dre "It was a difficult struggle in Angeles by renson of the general persuaded that in the present situa the beginning. It was a wrestló

eponomia and financial crisin is tion the safely of Japanese subjects priated in the #Echo, des Sportà," in Manchurin can hardly be en. [«. Taking advantage of the foot that with my wife and my children. RUGBY, Oct. 20. »

But I came to the conclusion,At the office of the French Olympid sured without an effort being made the main part of the 30th Route It is understood that Mr. J. H. The Colonial Office- reports that over parts of de Vato's bed. In his

that if I were to serve the people Committed nothing is known of to remove national antipathies and Army and other Nanking forces are this request, of which the French auspicions Existing in the mutual evacuating, Southern Kiungsi on Thomas, the Secretary of State for the situation in the towns is easier bed room was a swordstick and a in whose midst my life was enat. the Colonies, has telegraphed to the except in Kyrenia. There was only maleca cane with a flashlight in

'and to whose difficulties. I was a

authoritics' wopld normally be in relations of the two Powers. With their way to garrison Nering, und Government, of Cyprus nunouncing a small police detachment at this the handle, and also a walking witness from day to day, I must formed only by the International this bad in view, they have already Shanghai the Reds are again that the King's Exequator empower town which had hitherto been quiet stick with an inner cosing bored discard all wealth-all posses Committee, but from their side expressed, in the Note of the Minis raising their heads.

they would be prepared to consider ter for Foreign Affairs, dated Octo They have reoccupied Shivkin, ing M Alexandros Kyrou to hot as but on Bunday a mob was incited like a rifo-apparently a detach- sions." Groak. Consul in Cyprus huis been to tear down and destroy the Com- ablo rifle barrol Da Vato, Mr. Gandhi was asked whether it as demanding the most serious bera, to the Chinese Minister in singko, Tungko and other pointe Tokyo, their readiness to enter into They are even, threatening to at withdrawn.

missioner's Union Jack and to hoist who was caught unawares, made no his wife and family shared his attention,

resistance, and was promptly ro- ideals, and he replied wife In the present arcumstances, it negotiations with the Chiness Gov tack Ranchow which is the only The order in an cutcome of jathe Greek flax... vestigations into the serious, dis- Military, coinforcements wore Fren heliumipuinted out pulbrintigneremont on gestein besig.nzineanterpolat now held in Fiorials ordera in the island last week.and the situation is in hand. Re In the basement of his hosis was to the best of her chilits member of the FD... Toquest That should regulate the normal Government troops, to the number. According to week-end telegrams, ports from the country districts rea well-equipped bar, plentifully, I am blessed with four sons from England for the postpone relations between the two countries of boys four thousand, under the the situation is still very tense, cord minor disturbances, including stocked with all kinds of strong The first does not share toy belief ment of the Games might well be That Note was communicated at command of General Ha Kub He or practices, but the other three backed by other nations similarly the time to the Council of the has wired to Nanking for reinforce though quiet generally, Parties of the destruction of a bridge and the drinks, which de Vato used for the

entertainment of his friends,

are trying to struggle with me." euffering frain the crisis.

Leaguel Marines, and bluejackets have been outting of telegraph wires