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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1931.

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Five Points to Stand Over CANTON CONGRESS

DRAFT RESOLUTION TO BE SCRAPPED

MORE HOPEFUL OUTLOOK REGARDING

MANCHURIA

COMPLETE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BRITAIN, FRANCE, GERMANY AND U.S.A.

DE-MILITARISATION OF MANCHURIA SUGGESTED

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. J.

LONDON, November 20,

THE outcome of the latest conversations at Paris is the complete agreciment between France, America, Britain and Germany

that it will be ridiculous to consider applying economic or military sanctions in regard to Manchuria, according to the Daily Telegraph which says that the League's deliberations,, therefore, clearly will not be in the direction of the ill-considered October Draft Resoln tion, but directed to persunding, the Chinese and Japanese to open direct negotiations without delay.

HOPEFUL OUTLOOK

"Paris, November 20. The Japanese Embassy's communication to M. Briand last night created a most hopelur outlook, according to the French Press,

Le Petit Parisien is of the opinion that the most notable progress" has been achieved during the past twenty-four hours by the Japanese delegation, and a clear advance towards a satisfac.. tory solution of the problem in discernible.

Le Journal and Ze Mutin are most optimistic still and say success appears to be almost assured due, principally, to the effort for cancillation involved by a political plan of which Gen. Dawes, Sir John Simon, Mr. Matsudaira and M. Briand are the authors. Le Journal adds that the most Interesting feature of yesterday's proceedings was how M. Briand made most of the new depelopment in Japan's policy,

There is somewhat more hopeful feeling everywhere this afternoon, due to instructions received by Mr. Yoshizawa from Tokyo which it is gathered revolve around the question of the despatch of a commission to Manchuria under League auspices. The Japanese Government are definitely prepared to accept r commission without China's previous acceptance of her five points. In making this concession Japan, however, does not relinguish the Sve points, but the question of their acceptance is merely delayed. Great interest is also attached to a suggestion which the Japanese, it is understood, are making in favour of the de-milk- tarisation of Manchuria.

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JAPANESE CASUALTIES ARRIVE AT MUKDEN MUKDEN, November 20, This morning a saddened section of the Japanese community gathered at the rallway station to receive the first batch of casualties from the Nonni River front.

The train. brought in nineteen dead and more than eighty wounded. This is believed to be under half the total, which is reported to be forty nice killed and 155 wounded.

There is no oficial news of developments in the Telisihor area ns. the field radio has failed, wille bandits continue to cut the telegraph lines to Anganchi,

Japanese headquarters state that Chinese troops are concea trating at Tunglino in western Fengtien and that they apprehend trouble in that area now that "western Fengtien is practically denuded of Japanese, troops,

The advance guard of the mixed brigade, which sailed from Japan on November 17, has already arrived at Mukden via Kores.

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JAPANESE RESIDENTS RETURN TO.

TSITSIHAR

TOKYO, Nov. 20.

UN

SLENDER HOPE OF SETTLEMENT

PARTE, NOV. 19,

The reports that Japanese planes bombed Taitsihar was denied by General Minami when telling the The slender hope of settlement Cabinet this afternoon that Maf engendered by the Japanese sug- Chan Shan has reirented twenty. gestion of a Commission of En- five miles north-east of Taiteilar, handed to M. Briand the after- quiry has been dispelled by a Note: and that Japancen troops will be noon by Mr. Yoshizawa, in which, withdrawn within the next few it is understood, "Japan declares she will not evacuate Manchuria until days. He is also of the opinion that the Soviet will take no action as the Chinese Enstern Railway is neither damaged nor endangered

A despatch to the War Offee itates that the Japanese Conant and residents who went to Harbin on Nov. 14 have returned to Tsitsiña".

PAR 15, Nov. 20,

COLLECTORS INVADE SETTLEMENT

TO PROCURE FUNDS FOR

"MA CHAN SHAN

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

OPENED.

SUN FO AND CHEN TSAJ TONG APPEAL FOR UNION:

Secretariat of the 4th National The Publicity Section of the Kuomintang Congress inform us that the opening ceremony of the 4th National Kuomintang Congress took place in the Chuugaban Memo- rial Hail at o'clock on the morn- ing of the 18th, with over 2,000 persons including delegates, and representatives of the various public bodies in attendance. The members of the Central Executive End Supervisory Committees pre- sent were Messrs. Hsiao Fu Cheng, Teng Tak Yu, Fu Yu Lin, Sun Fe, Chen Tsei Tong, Li Fu Lin, Eugend Chen, Toung Jen, Ching Hang Y, Liu Chi Won, Shih Tsing Yang. Kuo Chan Tao, Chen Chak, Chang Chi Pan and Li Won Fen..

SHANGHAI, Nov. 20. Despite a refusal by the authori tick, several hundred boys and girls invaded the Settlement to cofleet funds in the streets in support of General Ma Chan Shan, they halted pedestrians, entered places of busi- ness, boarded trams and even en- Mr. Sun Fo, who presided, made tered the line of city traffic thrust- an opening statement, in which he ing collection boxes through auto-recalled the necessity for inaugurat (mobile windows. There wereing the Extraordinary Kuomintang several cases of molestation where Session in Canton, as part of the Chinese declined to contribute and overthrow the dictatorial régime in Nanking, to eliminate the Com. munist-bandits and to save the country from further turmoil.

A number of students were arrest ed. They were released after being cautioned....

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BANISHMENT

STATUTE OF WESTMINSTER BILL

CORTES PASSES SENTENCE MOST FAR-REACHING: BILL

ON EX-KING ALFONSO

IN CENERATIONS

FOUND GUILTY OF HIGH TREASON

(THROUGU KEUTER'S AGENCY.}.

MADRID, Nov. 90, guilty of high treason and sen The Cortes found ex-King Alfonso tanced him ment. He is now an outlaw and

to perpetual banish liable to be seized by any Spaniard, if he sets foot on Spain.

His property is to be confiscated and be has been deprived of all his rights,

WINS WORLD'S ROUGH AND TUMBLE

道

THEN ARRESTED AND

·LOCKED IN ROOM

(REUTZE'S AMERICAN" SERVICE}

CHICAGO, Nov. 20,

Stepping from the ring after beating King Levinsky, in what was labelled the world "rough and fumble" championship, Curnera judgment of £73, obtained by an was arrested for not having paid a Indian promoter against him. He was unable to and bait so was lock. ed in the room of his hotel with, a

The Japanese occupation of Man- sharia, aroused the question as to WAR LORDS BLAMED whether a united front could be formed, hence the convention of the Proliminary Peace Conference in Shangbui. Consequently, decisions have been reached that the 4th Low Officer guarding him. National Kuomintang Congress be convened in Canton and Nanking. independently. At the conclu

FOR NOT SUPPORTING GENERAL MA

(Wah Taze Tat Pro

CANTON, NOV. 20,

In view of the critical situation Manchuria, and new develop ments in the internal situación, the Kuomintang National Congress," of Canton, hurriedly assumed me plen- ary session to-day. Mr. Sam Fo was again in the chair and the fol lowing important resolutions were passed:

(1) Marshal Chiang Kai Shek and General Chang Hauch Linng should be held strictly responsible for the fall of Heilungkiang ter ritories to the Japanese as they did not send a single soldier to reinforce General Ma Chan. Shan during his campaign against the Japanese. Marshal Chiang be or dered to lead an expedition lo Manchuria within the shortest possible period while General Chang Hsuch Liang be dismissed.

(2) The National Congress re- pudiates the issue of new public Jonn bonds by the Nanking Gov- ernment without obtaining con- sent on the Canton National Government.

A recent report stated that the Nanking authorities were going. to do so. If it is true. Nanking will be held responsible for the violation of peace arrangements renched at. Shanghai.

sion of the Congress, the new mem- bers of Central Executive and Canton and Nauking will join to Supervisory Committees elected in gether - hold the 1st meeting, in

• WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.15 "p.m., stated :-

The typhoon is about 400 miles E of Legaspi, moving west. The anti-cyclone "is cen- tral about 200 miles north of Peiping, and is moving east- ward.

Local Forecast:-N.E. winds, fresh; fue generally.

TYPHOON WARNING. The following typhoon warn- ing has been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory: Manila, Nov. 20, 11.30 a.m. Typhoon in about 135deg. Long. E and deg. Lat. N., moving W.N.W.

ANTI-FASCIST TERRORISTS"

BOMB OUTRAGE AT PHILADELPHIA

[REUTER' AMERICAN SERVICE]

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20.) Anti-Fascist terrorists incur the blame for a terrifc Bomb explosion which caused extensive damage to a block of flats inhabited by the Constul General, Marquis Herrante, who had completed ar rangements in formally welcome Signor Grandi to day.

Italian

Marquis Ferrante declared "it was certainly meant for me as the most elaborate measures were taken to protect Signor Grandi..

Precautions at New York.

NEW Yonk, Nov, 20. The neighbourhood of Morgan's buking premises were heavily policed and all passing motor-car and pedestrians were stopped und interrogated with the object of frustrating reported bombing plot.

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BRITISH TROOPS IN KASHMIR.

(THROUGE REUTER'S KORNEY.}

IRISH SWEEP ON

MAN HAND

LUCKY HONG KONG "MILKMAIDS.".

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY. }

LONDON, New gå. The most important and ́ine- Teaching Bill presented to Parlin ment in generations, was the do- scription given by Mr. Thomas, the mover to the Statute of Westmins- ter. Hill, which gives effect to the to-day. The following are success revolutions passed by the Imperial ful ticket-lolders:- Five Milk- Conferences in 1920 and 1000, de maids," e/o Dairy Farm, Hong constitutional powers of the Dom Kong, holding ticket No.. BMC fining the mutual relationship and nious...

London, Nov. -90. The remaining 900 consointion prizes of £100 ench in the Trish, Sweepstako November Handicap were drawn on the Manchestor

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Kusur, Nov. 90.

It is under-

8350-1

A mection of the Cabinet was NEW ROLE FOR SIR held this morning. Atood that matters for discussion MALCOLM CAMPBELL will improve the Statute of West- minster Bill, which is being co- sidered on abeond reading, in the Bill is designed to give effect to House of Commons to-day, The TO SET OUT ON TREASURE. decisions reached at Imperial Con- ferences of 1920 and 1930, at which the Balfour Declaration on the equality of status of Dominion was approved nccepted.

and its implications

ANTI-DUMPING BILL

PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGNNOT.]

LONDON, Nov. 20. The Abnormal Importations (Anti-Dumping) Bill has passed both Houses and become law.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RuOBY, Now 19.

By 30 votes to 44, the House of Commons tu night passed the third reading of the Abnormal Importa tions Bill (Anti-Dumping).

There were half a dozen oppasl tion Labour admendments which were defeated with enormous ma jorities in the committee stage ol the Bill.

The Bill will to-morrow, go to the House of Lords to pass through ali stages in that Chamber and to ro reive the Royal assent.

To-night's debate was based on Labour amendments for modifying the scope of the measure, purti it ularly by excluding from operation articles, wholly or main y manufactured, which may be used as raw materials, in other in- dustries.

HUNT

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

RUGBY, Nov. 19. The world-famous racing motor-- ist, holder of the land speed record of over 240 miles an hour, in com- pany with four other well-known men, proposes to get off in Janu- ary' on a treasure hunt.

No secret is being made regard- ing their destination.

The expedition is bound for the Cocos Islands, in the Pacific Occap. to the south west of Panama, in search of treasure said to have been hidden there by a famous pirate over a century ago.

CANADA'S PREMIER TO VISIT LONDON

[DEITISH WIRELES SERVICE.]

Rusar, Nov. 19. Mr. R. B. Bennett, who is on

The Prime Minister of Canada, private visit to Europe will rench... Louden tomorrow, and will be met by the Secretary for the Dominions (Ma J. H. Thomas) and represents- tires of the Prime Minister and others.

Mr. Bennett. is passing through London on his way to the South of Mr. Hore Belisha, the Parlia-France, where, for the beneft of mentary Secretary to the Board of his health, he will spend part of Trade, said that such matters would the winter.

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be borne in mind by the President of the Board of Trade in the exercise of his powers.

"The Bill was designed to assist and not to impede industry.

ROUND TABLE

CONFERENCE

·EQUAL TRADING RIGHTS FOR ALL

[BRITISK WIRELESS SERVICE.]

For that reason, the Government bad selected out of all the classes. in the import list, that clase which inaterials. did not deal with raw The principles that would guide them in the administration of thn. Yesterday the Canton National which problems relative to the re

measure had been indicated by Mr.. Runeiman, who had asured them Government issued a circular tele organization of the Central Govern,

that the powers would not be gram which was intended for the ment, the retirement of Chiang Kai

abused as he was fully alive to the leuling financial institutions

at Shek and the dissolution of the Shanghai, stating that the Canton National Government in Canton

delicacy of British industry and

RUGBY, Nov. 19. commerce, and to the narrow mar- Nutional Government would not re-

Discussion was continued at the will be anlved.

ging on which prosperity was re cognise the reported issue of a

Indian Round Table Federal Struc- tained. series of public len honds by the members to unite in a struggle for

Mr. Sun concluded by calling the MOSLEMS MAKE PROTEST TO

Attention was called as question-gaards which would be necessary ture Committee to-duy,"on the safe- Nanking Government without ob the completion of the Revolutionary

THE VICEROY,

timo to the recent French deeres,in connection with the scheme of a taining consent from the Canton tasks and the repulse of foreign

imposing additional discriminating federation with Government.

New Delhi, November The duties on imports from various the centre. The session was also responsibility at

next speaker who called upon their to suppress disorders which

"General Chen Tani Tong was the despatch of British troops to Kash-untries, including Britain and the devoted to further speeches on the

Dominions,

On behalf of the President of the tion.

question of commercial discrimina- exeuse." audience To trust, and

have broken out among the Moslems Board of Trade, who was asked With these points in subjects of the Maharajah of Kash whether retaliatory measures were vanced by Mr. Javakar that where Referring to the suggestion "ad- mind, said General Chen, all com-

mir has caused fresh outbreaks of contemplated, it was stated that the a small company was trying to plications that might arise would Hindu Moslem, recriminations. vanish and the Party members Moslem members of the Legislative was engaging the serious considera found of dealing with the circum- Yesterday, a deputation of ten action to be taken in the matter company, a special way would be whole question of the appropriate make its way against a powerful would inita as one man,

Assembly waited on the Viceroytion of His Majesty's Government standes, Lord Reading said he and protested against the despatchin the United Kingdom. of British troops and the pramil-

hoped it would not be persisted in. gation of an ordinances for the pro- this subject, as

In reply to another question on

What some Indian politicians had whether the in mind was that there might be tection of Kashmir from disorders. French action was in conformity discriminating

The Moslem grievance is that

administration

The Canton Government alleged,

in the same telegram, that Chiang Ka Shek might use the loan fund to swell his war chest against his political opponents.

"The private meeting of the League Council to be held to-mor row has been postponed unt:) 4 p.. and there is thus no question of a public session being held to

MONTAW,

The despatch of n Lengac Com-

invasion.

OTHER BUSINESS

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"To

CANTON, Noy, 10. The publicity section of the secretariat of the sih "National

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mission of Enquiry and Observa- Kuomintang Congress inform us although the majority of residents with the most favoured nation legislation pénalising powerful Bri-

tion to Manchuria, coupled with guarantece of Japan's treaty rights, is advocated by the French journal Le Temps Debats, on a solution of the Manchurian problem, thereby probably reflecting authoritative French, opinion.

WAR MATERIAL FROM":

BRITAIN.

LONDON, Nov. 19. for Oversesa Trade, annoumerd in Major J. D. Colville, Secretary the House of Commons to-night, that licences for the export of war materials to the Chinese and Japan-

a new treaty has been negotiated ese Governments had been issued with China confirming the present in the land six months,..... treaties and the fundamental points enumerated in the recent Note sent to M. Briand.

RUSSIA'S NEUTRALITY

'ment.

PARIS, Nov. 10. Ao unconfirmed report from Riga The Japanese Note adds that states that the Soviet Govern even should the security of property ment has decided not to reply to and Japanose, nationals in Man- the Japanese friendly warning," churia scem assured, Japun will despatched to the Russian Govern maintain military occupation he cause she feels that the Nanking

The report is said to further Government in a tool of the Hub-state that the Soviet Government It is reported from Riga that mintang, and such an essentially considers the conversations between anti-Japanese organism is powerless M. Litvinoff and the Japanese masa meetings are being arranged to caur order in the occupied Minister have nulleiently proved in Soviet industrial centres for pro- territory...

Russia's neutrality concerning Man-) testing against the policy of Japan, | (Vontinueð út foot of neat column,) [ékaria.

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that the 356 Preliminary Session of of Kashmir are Moslems the Maha the 4th National Kuomintang Con-rajab is a Hindu. The affair is so gress was held at o'clock in the working afternoon of the 19th, with a large working committee of the Annda tumpers "that the number of Central Executive, and Malinsagha is sending a cable to Supervisory Committee members Mr. Ramsay MacDonald protesting and 480 formal delegates in atton-against Mr. Gandhi's surrender, which has encouraged the Moslems The following resolutions were to pitch their demands higher and "put through:--

higher."

dance.

That the Chairmanship Board of the Congress be consisted of eleven members;

That Messrs. Hsino Fu. Cheng, Wang Ching Wei, Hu Han Min, Sun, Fe. Teng Tsak Yu, Li Tsung Jen and Ching Hang Vi, as recom mended by the Extraordinary Kuomintang Session, be appoint- ed as members of the Chairman- ship Board;

That the election of General Li Yang Bing 489 votes, Mr. Wong. Cho Tso 332 votes, Kwan So Yen 207 votes and Yao Te Chang 202 votes as members of the Cairman- ship Board be passed;

That the appointment of Mr. Li Won Fen as Chief Secretary to the 4th National Kuomintang Congress, Mr. Liang Han Teo (Continued at foot of next column:) head of the Secretariat, "and

Meanwhile, reports from Kashmir state that the arrival of the British troops has resulted in the situation. gotting, quieter although minor dis- turbances occurred this morning at Jammu.

Messrs Shen Cho Shu, Chung Tien Son, Chen Kim Yu, Yu Ho Chih, Teong Chung Ming, Tuap Tăng Cho, Teng Chung Họ DU Tseng Y Pak as secretarios us appointed by the Extraordinary Session of the Kuomintang bo re cognized;

That the appointment of Gon- eral Heung Han Ping as Garrison Commandant and Commader Lin She Ching and General Wong Wai Lung as Vice-Garrison Com mandant of the 4th National Congress, be passed.

Kingdom

treaty with France, it was stated tish concerns goods have received most favoured that although United

60 that the Indian concerns might fourish. nation treatment in France in the and branch and added: "Just as He said he would oppose it rook for some fifty years, there was no matter of cities under French law treaty in force under which either all other advantages-n we chaim wo hero throw everything open- country was bound to accord such exactly the same thing in Indis for right of entry, right of trading, and treatment to the goods of the other

GERMANY'S

CAPACITY

TO PAY

COMMITTEE TO INVESTI- GATE POSITION

(THROCO REUTER'S AÓBNCY.}

Pants, Nov. 10,

the British,"

The discussion of commercial discrimination will be concluded on Monday and the Committee will then take up the question of faancial administration.

It is unlikely

that a Plenary Session will be held before Friday next week af' the earliest.

Young Plan Consultative Commit. tee on Germany's capacity to pay.

It is understood that the letter will be sent to Basel to-morrow, and published in Berlin. After a conversation between M. According to Le Temps, the let- Laval and the German Ambassador ter declared "The Gorman Govern this afternoon, a Franco-Germanent, in good faith, has come to agreement was Anally reached on the conclusion that the text of the letter which Ger exchange position and economic Germany's many is to end to the Bank of situation might be seriously menec International Settlements at Basel, ed by the partial or total transfer asking for the convocation of the of the deferrable portion of the (Continued at foot of next column.) Young Plan 'amsizy."