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FRESH HOSTILITIES IN

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1931.

MANCHURIA

Grave Developments Foreshadowed

JAPAN MAY RUSH REINFORCEMENTS

TO MANCHURIA

UNLESS CHINESE TROOPS WITHDRAW

FROM

CHINCHOW

FEAR OF JAPANESE FORCES BEING

OVERWHELMED.".

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY T

"Toxro, November 24.

GRAVE DEVELOPMENTS ARE FORESHADOWED UNLESS

THE CHINESE TROOPS AT CHINCHOW ARE WITH DRAWN TO SOUTH OF THE GREAT WALL. THE PRE- SENCE OF THESE TROOPS, IT IS STATED, SERVES NO USEFUL PURPOSE BUT, ON THE CONTRARY, CONSTITUES A SERIOUS THREAT TO MUKDEN AND THE SOUTH MAN.... CHURIA RAILWAY

IT IS ALSO ASSERTED THAT IF A CLASH OCCURS AND CHINESE FORCES ARE DEFEATED JAPANESE TROOPS MAY HAVE TO BE RUSHED TO NORTH CHINA TO PRE- VENT THE RETREATING FORCES OVERWHELMING THE JAPANESE DETACHMENT AT SHANHAIKUAN.

OFFICIAL CIRCLES DECLARE THEY FEEL GROWING CONCERN REGARDING THE SITUATION, AND APPREHEN. SION, IT IS STATED, IS INCREASED BY THE REPORT THAT CHIANG KAI SHEK IS GOING NORTH AS IT IS FEARED THIS MAY NECESSITATE THE REINFORCING OF THE JAPANESE GARRISONS AT PEIPING, TIENTSIN AND SHANHAIKUAN.".

MURDEN, November 24.

FIGHTING BETWEEN JAPANESE AND CHINESE FORCES. STARTED AT THIS MORNING, BETWEEN CHULIUHO AND HSINMINTUN AND IS STILL PROCEEDING.

PARIS, November 24,

The Council meeting which assembled to consider the draft resolution relating to the appointment of a commission of enquiry In Manchuria adjourned at 12:25 pm.. pending the receipt of instructions from Tokyo and Nanking.

M. Briand reported that he had had conversations with Dr. Sze, whose instructions were not expacted before to-morrow evening.

CANTON EAGER TO HELP GEN. MA

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

CANTON, Nov. 24.

MURDER OF JOHN THORBURN

CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION FROM HIS FATHER

THROUGH RENT'S AGENCY.]

DEPRECIATION IN POUND STERLING

PAYMENT FOR DUMPED GOODS ONE CAUSE

[FREGUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.")

LONDON, Nov. 24. -Several reasons account for the depreciation in sterling, which has been a feature in the money market in the last few days.

Que undoubted causo is the Can. tinental anxiety over Germany's Anancial position in which Britain is deeply interested.

It is believed that the seasonal -demand for dolara-is another main renson of the weakness.

LONDON, Nov. 23.

The third reason is afforded by Three questions were asked in the heavy payments for goods the House of Commons to-night dumped in Britain, chiefly from the regarding the Thorburn scandal, the British Anti-Dumping Bill, Continent, prior to the passage of in the course of which Captain while uneasiness in. also used by Anthony Eden.. told Sir Charles reports of roprian nensures being Cayzer that, the request of Thor-opted by countries likely to suffer

from provisions in that Bill, burn's father that a claim for coni pensation should be presented to China was being urgently consider-

d;

INCREASE IN FRENCH IMPORT DUTIES

TO BE QUESTIONED BY

Sir Charles Cayzer, in a supple- mentary question, asked that if such incidents as the murder of Thorburn happened while Britain BRITISH GOVERNMENT

had extra-territorin rights, what would happen if those, rights were surrendered?

Captain Eden stressed that the Chinese Colonel who was respon- sible for the affair, had already been deal with, and he assured his questioners that the Foreign Secre tary was fully examining the mat

ter.

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EUGENE CHEN DESERTS CANTON

Another Political Upheaval?

RESULT OF CANTON CONGRESS

RESOLUTIONTM

ADVERSE EFFECT ON CANTON

FINANCIAL CIRCLES

[WAH TSZ. YAT FAO]

Cantus, Noveraber 21. OLLOWING yesterday's political bomb-shell in the form of a

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sat of resolutions against the Nanking regime adopted by a major number of delegates to the Kuomintang National Congress, of Canton, Meairs. Sum Fo, Eugene Chen and Li Wan Fan (civil leaders of the Canton National Government) quietly left Canton for Hong Kong by the sa. Kinshan yesterday, appareatly dissatis fed with the resolutions which, they regard, will only tend to aggravate the internal altuation.

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The present trend of developments at Canton appears to show that all the Cantón leaders, who formerly acted as peace delegates to Shanghai, are seceding from the Cantos Opposition Govern. ment as a consequence of the resolution adopted by the Kuomin tang National Congress to repudiate the results and agreements reached at the Shanghai peaco discussions, which has placed them in an 'awkward position.

The Canton political developments. have had an adverse effect on Canton financial circles; the Canton Central Bank notes falling 15 per cent. below their face value to-day. The situation is," how ever, generally quiet.

RUGBY, NOV. 23. Answering questions ja the House of Commons the Secretary of the Department for Overseas Trade, Major J."D. Colville, stated that representations were being made by the British Government to the French, Government in the

Abous a hundred delegates to the matter of the recent discrimina. Kuomintang National Congress, who duties. tory increases in French importare opposed-to-the- adopting of a

MANY DELEGATES TO CONGRESS

FOLLOW CHEN

الولا

series of resolutions against the decisions of the Shanghai peace discussions, left Canton for Hong Kang this afternoon in support of Messrs. Eugene Chen and Sun Fo.

WANG CHING WEI

RETICENT

SHANGHAI, Nov. 2."

reached Shanghai Kuomintang National

When news

must

be reinforced and aundry other vehement crodos, About 10,000, strong, representing, so it was said, overy family in Mukden and every Japanese organisation in declared its assumption of full rer. Manchuria, as well as Chinese and ponsibility for civil. government, Koreans, the huge, orderly procus with the concurrence of the Japan son, led by three horsemen, witaese. Arriving there a little before a minimum of police escort, cheered noon, I found a strong parade of and sang its way through the For-Chiness police, in a new uniform of eign Settlements, finally passing the dungaree, with blue cupa beatine, impressive War Memorial, where not the star of the Kuomintang, the greatest mass of Japanese spec but. brass badges of a new desig ators gathered, and where, as eaco while the captain of the guard wore: body of demonstrators passed, across his chest a dazzling sish of WITHDRAWAL OF FORCESighty shouts were given in honour striped blue, sandwiched between that the

of Japan's dead, whose real mon two pink and then two violet stri-Congress, of Canton, Had upset the DEMANDED.

mont to-day is the prosperity of pes Manchurie.

The Chinese Commandant, whe❘ Nacking - Chaton

rapprochement, courteously emerged from the langt Mr. Ha Han Min refused to receive of bayonets, explained, that trance was only for Chinelo and tallers on the pretext of illness, Japanese, Through the gateway while Mr. Wang Ching Wei was was the Japancae Consulate, wer into the courtyard, with its smart

Andther landmark on the rouw cials on

one could son several Chinese ffceticent and refrained from making a balcony, looking down any comment until further news officials solemnly returned crowd's salutes for hity mesnew uniform. Consequently. I had

the. gendarmeris, evidently proud of its despatches are available. “ Occasionally officials broke their to take the ceremony within for reserve whenen particularly import-granted.

ITHROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.}

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PARIS, Nov. 23/

SALUTE AT THE

**CONSULATE

en

Every school in Caston is giving } from two to three days holidays to its students in order to enable them to raise funds for General Alfred Sze to the League Courel, A memorandum, circulated by Dr. Ma Chan Shan in his efforts says that it is quite impossible for to stem the Japanese invasion him to consider the proposal for in Manchuria. There students, the appointment of a commission all carrying paper banners, are it provides for the immediate eessa- of inquigy into Manchuria, unless seen everywhere

the tion of hostilities and the immedians organisation was noted, raising. I was anderstood that the cele streets, asking every shopkeeper (ate withdrawal of Japanese forces,

both hands in the air in recognition bration would terminate with a of the cries and the flag-waying,

Along the routo Chinese pedlars turned an honest cent, selling fruit and other austenance, while

Pouming

to donate to the fund for the coun try's cause.

The employees of the Canton

Hankow Railway, southern, brunch, ¦

have decided to contribute 20 per

General Ma. The teaching staff of Sun Yat Sen University are donat- ing a half month's salary for the Tho Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company has contributed 500 boxes of cigarettes for the pur.

cause,

BRITISH INFORMATION

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, Nov. 23.

midday banquet.

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CHIANG DEPRIVED OF MEMBERSHIP

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

CANTON, NOV. 21. The Kuomintang National Con and hiscuits for the halting mem-I found it presented a most penc

On driving back through the orty gress in Cantos at ite Recond

nt

other places Japaneso supplied tea..

MUKDEN PEACEFUL

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report,, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.14 p., stated--

INDIA OFFICIAL A APPOINTMENTS

NEW PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS

(BRITISH WINKLER SERVICE)

RUGBY, Nov. 23.

His Majesty the King Emperor has been pleased to approve, the following appointments :---

Sir John Anderson at present the Permanent Brder-Secretary at Bengal, in succession to Sir Stanley the Home Office, to be, Governor of

March next. Jackson whose tenure expires in

PREMIER

INTERVIEWS

INDIAN LEADERS

COMMONS DEBATE ON INDIA PROBABLE

[BRITTEN WIEKLESS SERVICE)

RUGBY, Nov. Speaking in the House of Com anons to-day, the Prime Minister shid he hoped that before Parlas ment rose for the recess there would be an opportunity for debato on the work of the Lading Round Table Conference.

Earlier in the day the Prime Minister: met his ministerial cel leagues who are delegates to the Conference and afterwards had a Bories

of interviews... with the leaders of the various sections of the Indian delegates.

Lord Sankey and the Secretary for India (Sir Samuel Hoare) were also prosent.

During the day the Aga Khan, head of the Moslem delegation, Mr. Ujjal Singh, the principle Sikh delegate, Sir Tej Sapru, the Moderato Hindi. leader, Doctor Ambedkar leader of the Depressed" Clases, and Sir Annipa Patro Hindu, the Liberah leader, were received

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To-night Mr. Ranny MacDonald is to be the guest of Sir Akbas Hydari at dinner, and to metros. he will meet Mr. Gandhi

CONFERENCE TO CLOSE NEXT WEEK

Lusay, Nov. 24,

It is generally expected that the present acssion of the Indian Round Table Conference will be brough to a close about the middle of next wec

The Federal Structure Committee of the Conference fo-day resumed discussion of commercial safeguards, and the only remaining reserved sub uncial administration. Joct for discussion is that of in-

The committee, will meet later za matters before they are passed on approve the brief repert in these to the plenary session, at which

the Prime Minister will make statement on the policy of the Gov

Sir James Sifton, I.C.S., to be Governor of Bihar and Orissa in cession to Sir Hugh Stephenson in April uext.

Mr. Michael Keage to be Gover-forament, an nor of Assam in succession to Sir Egbert Hammons, in June next.

LENA COLDFIELD SEIZURE

The terms of this statement will be governed; to a large extent," by- the results of private conversations. which were bogun. yesterday, when the Prime Minister, accompanied by Lord Bankey and the Secretary for India, Bir Samuel Hoare, met leaders of important sections of the Indian delegations.

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Press Comment.

In the absence of Sir John Simon,bers of this energetic demonstraful appearance. There was little plenary session, held in the Sun cent, of their month's salary for who returned to Paris on Saturday (tion. Good temper was the prefaign of military occupation, except Yat Sen Memorial Hall yesterday what action the Government pro- Minister by a section of Conserva-

discussions of the Council of the habit extended even to spectators; helmeted Japanese soldiers. In one night to take part in the fither valent note, and the flag-waving ал League of Nations, the Under-so much so that one burly, Chinese place they were talking on a field- occasional group of steel- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Capt. in blue was, seen walking along telephone, of which the wires are Eden, answered a Commons ques-dreamily gazing at a Japanese flag draped throughout the city. In tion on the Manchurian situation.

which he "beld in his hand. He said his information was that $ steel-helmeted Japanese deanother they were unrolling a fur- since the occupation of Tsitsikar tachment, standing in the circle ni

ther stretch of telephone cable.^ pose. These are being said by the by the Japanes forces on Novems from the red at joyous volcome

In the afternoon yet another amal of the Canton Orphanage, and ber 10, no further fighting had from the procession, while staff offler demonstration, consisting of the money realized will ho sent to taken place between Japanese and cers on the, top of Lieut-General Baily deturated motor vehicles, was General Ma.

Chinese troops. The League Coun. Honjo's Headquarters watched, staged in the Foreign Settlement. cil had sat in Paris for more than with appropriately grave interest After which Mukden probably a week and were using their best unconscious, perhaps, that beneath thought that it had composed endeavours to find a basis for the them a more emotional, and sufficiently impressive message for 1 solution of the problem.

scen, member of their staff, waved. Селета.

huge Japanese flag from

east. So now the circles has assumed office window. In the city there its normal sedateness. Someone also another procession of ought to have full marks for the about fifty motor lorries and other good organisation,, and it is to bo vehicles, packed with Japanese and hoped he will get them. Yet of the some Chinese, decorated with pos. sincerity and whole-heartedness of ters declaring that the Japanese the demonstration there appears no Rim was peace for all in Manshadow of doubt, although a dark

WES

the

WORLD'S PEACE MACHINERY AT STAKE

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

JAPANESE INFLUENCE RUGBY, Nov: 24,

IN MUKDEN Every phase of the Manchuria situation and efforts which the Lea- Mukden. Nev. 15.-Mukden did que Council are making in Paris itself proud this morning. Cheer are being followed with the closet ing and singing Japanese, waving let uria. attention in this 'country.

Japanese flags, Boy Scouts, Girl Referring to the severe test which Guides, women with babies nestling the problem has imposed on the warmly on their backs; grave faced, Langue Bir Arthur Salter, the determined men, mainly in the eminent. economist, speaking last drab European grab of urban night, urged that the essential point dwellers Koreane, white-capped were open, Chinese were watching was that hostilities should cease and, and cheerful, waving Bags stud that the League should have an ents in blue brass buttoned uni. with benevolent interest the proces opportunity of forming and ex- forms; one venerable Japanese in sion as it passed. The affair lasted pressing an opinion on the question, national costume summounted by s until 1 o'clock, after three hours Settlement, he said, should be bowler; Chinese carrying the ban which did not seem to weaken the

THREE HOURS OF DEMONSTRATING

The city was animated.

th

cynic, who was watching, murmur-

The anti-cyclone is central to the north. of Korea, moving

Lotal Forecast:N.E. winds, fresh to moderate; ne gener- ally,

£13,000,000 DUE TO BRITISH COMPANY

Interviews were continued to-day; [BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE).,

when Mr Gandhi and others were received by the Prime Minister, Ruaux, Nov. 23, Very strong. pressure has beari Asked in the House of Commons brought to bear upon the Frime posed to take to secure the pay tive Members of Parliament, led iment from the Soviet Government by Mr. Winston Charahill, to have to the Lena Goldfelds, Ltd., of the a debate in the Commons before arbitral award of approximately the speech at the Round Table Con- £13,000,000, made in favour of that ference aurcming up the results of Company in September, 1930, Capt. the session and restating the Goy- Anthony Eden said that as a result ernment's policy in India is de of discussions in Londen with relivered. presentatives of the Company the Foreign Secretary had now instruct

The Times says: There will pre- ed the British Ambassador in Masumably be no difficulty about cow to make a fresh, representation staging such a debate before the to the Soviet Government,

House piece, but there is no caserí tial connection between the proceed- ings of Parliament at this stage and Mr. MacDonald's closing speech as Chairman of the. Conference.

The Manchester Guardian KAYV The Prime Minister has a united Cabinet behind him in standing by his declaration made at the blose of the last conference. Mean while, although it is recognised than (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] a settlement among the delegates

themselves of the communal pro Evany, Nov. 23. blem would have been incomparably Atribute to the heroio rescue better, the Prime Minister's offer work in the colliery explosion of help from the British Govern- which occurred near Doncaster, was ment still holds good as efforts to paid in a statement in the House compose differences are being con- ....ot Commons by the Minister for tinued.

Mines, Mr. Isane Foot, who said a would be held as soon as circum- full public enquiry into the causes stances allowed.

ed awful things about dragooning afternoon, passed a resolution per- and militaristic power. Cynics are like that. because no one offers manently depriving both Marshal them good money for carrying bag- Chiang Kai Shek and General

days.-NC.Daily News. nors, and they have not the imagina Chang Houch Liang of their mem Shopstion to start tea stalls on procession

hership to the Kuomintang.

CECIL SAN

The decisions and agreements ar rived at between the delegates of Mukden, Nov. 10-Translations the Canton and the Nanking. fac

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BENTLEY MINE DISASTER

TRIBUTE TO RESCUE WORKERS

quality and Friendship with Other,

The Moslems delegates, to the con ference were guests at a National which the Aga Khan said they amity and on terms of equality and friendship with other peoples and Sir Muhamad Shah said that moslems believed, with all sincerity, that the Enture of India fay within [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE} the British Commonwealth

Nations and would do all in their Ruay, Nov. 23. The King and Queen returned to designed to bring about sep

power to counteract any movement London today from Sandringham.

At Buckingham Palace His a telegram to the All India Moslem

Moslem delegates last ni officers of the Royal Household repeatedly and empiratically placed Majesty received a number of Conference stating that they had upon their assumption or relin the position of Moslems before the will spend Christmas at Sandring- constitution that might be in quishment of offosk pro

Government and that until the cos It is understood Their Majesties munal question had been settled

would acceptable

RETURN TO LONDON wanted to live in self-respecting

TO SPEND CHRISTMAS AT racer.

SANDRINGHAM

reached by pacific means and not asrs of some organisations, presum. lung-power of the small girls, at of the inscriptions on the bannera tions at the recent peace conference VNG AND QUEEN Longue réception, last night o imposed at the point of the sword ably on a commercial basis, but all events, nor the ammation of the carried by the processionista in the in Shanghai were also brought up It might be that the matters in disio several batches of Chinese wear Japanese ladies, puts would have to be deferred for ing armlets and carrying Japanese kimonos only peeped out from the day show sentiments against the for discussion at yesterday's session.

whose bright Japanese demonstration here yester- some time until Manchuria had dag; negligently genial bands thick coata necessitated by the Longus. been, evacuated apart from railway playing all sorts of tunes and in Manchurian cold,,

The postera, pamphlets and other Considerable disagreement was ex- zone. It was very undesirable that all sorte of times-all these, in the Singing from paper programmer, literature used for the occasion are pressed when a large number of thore should be any hectoring or crisp autumn sunshine, paraded to on which were printed patrieuc on the same lines. Some of them delegates repudiated those deci schoolmastering attitude towards demonstrate their conviction that verses,, waving flags to the tune of adjure Mr. Yoshizawa to remain sions and agreements, declaring either side, but the League should Japanese control must be maintain the music or the song, marked the firm, and others counsel him to mobilies all the moral forces of the ed for the peace and order of Man- passage of the procession. What fear not the League. world so that those three essential churia..!

that they were too much in favour) the babies, carried on the backs of Referencos ara points were secured. When that re-

The procession was marshalled in the women, thought about it all Briand the inconsistent," while foally decided to accept those that also rando to of Nanking. It was, however, sult had boon secured the peace the circle of the New Town, in has not been ascertained, but they Lord Cecil, who asked for a precise machinery of the world would have which is situated the headquarters seemed to bear the ordeal, and there definition of what the Japanese call

were acceptable and modify, or been recognised and strengthened. of Lieut-General Honja. Before were numbers of them, with an adol their fundamental principlen Much more was at atnica than a marshalling the demonstrators offer-mirable stoiciam.

ropudiate those that, were notwend local dispute between China and ed prayers at the local shrine.

at the last meeting of the Council, Meanwhile, within the Headquar does not escape mention,

Canton doubted the sincerity of Japan: “It wis not only the Round the circle, wore white-sorolled torn of the Walled City, formerly meclinatum of League that was banners bearing mottoes of the po occupied by Chang Hauch Liang's keep where you. Belong."

Cecil Ban, he is warned, Marshal Chiang Kai Shek's going at stake but also the "world's peace. I casion, warnings to the League, do staff, the new Government, under machinery, including the Covenant à clarations that the Japaness troops Yuan Ching-hai, is reported to Japanese Army is another in-army of oxcupation in an attempt

Ensure peace hy, reinforcing the

North to fight against the Japanese M and the Kollogg Pact...

(Contumad.op.seze Calúan joku D) (Dontinued on nexs Columin.) Fscription.

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to recover loss territory.

bara.