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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1931.

JAPAN'S LATEST DECLARATION

MANCHURIA: "NOT EVEN AS A GIFT" CHINA'S NEW GOVERNMENT

Open Door Policy To Be Maintained

TOKYO PREPARED TO INDEMNIFY ANY LOSSES DUE TO JAPANESE ACTION

NO INTENTION OF RETAINING MANCHURIA

LARGE-SCALE BANDIT DRIVE LAUNCHED

JAP

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Tokyo, Degember 28.

"APAN WOULD NOT ACCEPT MANCHURIA EVEN A'S A GIFT, OWING TO THE ENORMOUS EXPENDI TURE ENTAILED IN DEFENDING THE EXTENSIVE FRON TIERS, DECLARED MR. INUKAI WHEN SPEAKING TO PRESS REPRESENTATIVES. HE ADDED THAT ALL JAPAN WANTED IN "MANCHURIA WAS TO PROTECT HER TREATY RIGHTS,

IT IS LEARNED THAT A STATEMENT, REAFFIRMING THE POLICY OF AN OPEN DOOR AND EQUAL OPPORTU. NITY, WILL BE PUBLISHED SHORTLY IN THE NATURE OF A REPLY TO THE UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR.. MR, FORBES... WHO, IT IS REVEALED, CALLED ON, MR. INUKAI ON DECEMBER 24, FOR THE PURPOSE OF COM. MUNICATING COMPLAINTS BY AMERICAN INTERESTS AT MUKDEN THAT THE JAPANESE MILITARY AUTHORITIES WERE INTERFERING WITH FOREIGN COMMERCIAL ACTI» .. VITIES.

REPLYING, MR. INUKAI ASKED MR. FORBES TO RECOGNISE THE ABNORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. WHICH, NECESSITATED · UNAVOIDABLE” INTERFERENCE. WITH "TRADE BUT PROMISED:

(1) THAT JAPAN HAS NO INTENTION OF RETAIN. ING MANCHURIA.

(2);' THAT JAPAN WILL. ADHERE TO AN OPEN, DOOR POLICY AND WILL WELCOME FOREIGN PARTI. CIPATION IN MANCHURIAN" ENTERPRISES AS SOON, AS NORMAL CONDITIONS HAD BEEN RESTORED. IT IS ALSO LEARNED THAT THE JAPANESE CONSUL. GENERAL AT MUKDEN HAS PROMISED FOREIGN CON. SULS

THAT JAPAN WILL TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SEEING THAT DEBTS INCURRED BY CHANG' HSUEH. LIANG'S ADMINISTRATION WITH FOREIGN FIRMS WILL BE PAID BY THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT AT MUK- DEN AS SOON AS IT IS FIRMLY ESTABLISHED, WHILE JAPAN HERSELF IS PREPARED TO INDEMNIFY ANY LOSSES ENTAILĘD BY JAPANESE ACTION.

QUICK AND HARD-HITTING TACTICS

TROOPS WHICH STAYED OVERNIGHT AT- TIEN- «CHUANGTAI DEPARTED THIS MORNING TO UNDERTAKE A FRESH BANDIT DRIVE ALONG THE PEIPING-MUKDEN RAILWAY.

THE TROOPS ARE REPORTED TO BE IN HIGH SPIRITS, DESPITE THE MERCURY BEING THIRTY DEGREES BELOW ZERO,

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JAPANESE LIGHT BOMBERS ARE CO.OPERATING WITH GENERAL AMANOS BRIGADE WINCH IS ADVANCING IN THREE COLUMNS, DRIVING ALL BEFORE THEM.

THE JAPANEST APPARENTLY ARE EMPLOYING THEIR USUAL TACTICS OF HITTING HARD AND QUICK, GIVING THEIR OPPONENTS NO TIME TO REST, THE SAME AS THEY DID WHEN CHASING MA OHAN SHAN'S TROOPS,

THE JAPANESE ENTERED TAWA, ON THE YINGKOW RAILWAY LINE, AFTER SHARP FIGHTING WHERE THEY ARE EXPECTED TO STAY OVERNIGHT, CONTINUING THEIR BANDIT DRIVE TO-MORROW IN THE DIRECTION OF PANSHAN.

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FULL TEXT OF JAPANESE STATEMENT.

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[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE) kiang in his fight against the Japan- WASHINGTON, Dec, 27........] cs¢ army of nccupation amounted Japan's notification that she pro. to upward of $200,000, according to continue her military the official figures made public to poses operations in the direction of Chin. day. This money has been sent to chow have been received with mark. General Ma. ed silence in Government circles,

The decision is, however, inter- preted in diplomatic circles as a frank confirmation of the sugges tions that Tokyo fully intends the completion of the conquest of Manchuria.

ANTI-JAPANESE

PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN (From Our Own Correspondent.)

CANTON, Dec. 28. The students of Sun Yat Sen Univeraity have, completed their anti-Japanese propaganda campaign' and are attending their classes to day, In conversation with the writer this morning, one of them said that the University student body covered practically every city and town of importance in Kwang- tung and most of the inrger com- mercial centres of Kwangai during their two weeks' goture campaign which ended on Christmas Day.

The funds rained by these Univer- sity students for the support of General Ma Chan Shan of Heilung.

A NEW RESPONSIBILITY The full text of the Japaneso statement, announcing her inten- tion of pursuing military opern tions to the west of the Hao River, is appended:--

mont, in her having to assume the ɖaty of malutating “public, order and private rights throughout a wider area! Local authorities hight have been expected to op-operate in upholding, law and order. But in fact, they almost unanimously fled ur rosigned.

It was Japan's clear duty to render hor stops of self-defence as little dis- urbing as possible to the peaceable in- habitants of the region. I would have been a breach of that duty to have left the population & proy to sancalıy-de- prived of all the apparatus, of civilized. ito. Therefore, the Japanovo military havo, at considerable sacrifice, exponded much time and energy in securing the safety of persons and property in dis triots where the native authorition had bccano inoffactiva. This is a respon Mibility which was thrust upon them by events and ong which they had ca 4o dogiro to assume as to avarie,

But further than that, not only did the existing machinery of justies mait civilized existenco break down, buż tho orisninal activities of thổ bandita who in- || fest the country, wore anturally stimu-

Intad.

The prostige and officioney of the Javanese troops were, for some time, sameient to keep them in check and to maintain order wherever they woro sta- tionod.

BANDIT ACTIVITIES

Since the beginning of November, a gudden inerensa in the activities of the bandits hus boss noted in the vicinity of South Manchuria Railway 2030 And especially, to the west of the main line- And it has boon established to damon- stration, by the axamination of arrusbud individuals, by documents which havo beon seisod, and from other sources of Information, that their depredations are being carried on through the systomatio intrigues

of the. Chinchow military authorities:

MR. LIN SEN ELECTED CHAIRMAN

CHIANG TO SIT ON STANDING COMMITTEES OF CE.C. AND C.P.C.

(THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY.]

NANKING December 28, It is officially announced that the results of to-day's elections are as follows an

Chairman of National Government; »

Mr. LIN SEN.

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President of the Executive Yuga,

Mr. SUN, Fo.

Vice-President of the Executive Yuan,

General CHEN MING SHU President of the Leghiative Yuan,

Mr. CHANG OFI. -Vice-President of the Legislative Yuan,

General CHEN CHENG. President of the Examination Yuan,

Mr. TAI CHI TAO... Vice-President of the Examination "Yuen,

Mr, Liu Lu YIN,

President of the Control Yuan, '

Mr. Yu Yu JEN. Vice-President of the Control Yuan,

Mr. LiNG W Fixe.

President of the Judicial Yuan,

Dr. C. 0, Wu.

Vice-President of the Judicial Yuan,

Mr. Cн CHENG,

STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE C.E.C

The following nine were elected members of the Standing Committee of the C.E.O. this afternoon:-

Chiang Kai-Shek, Hu Hair Min, Wring Ching Wei, Sun Fo. Yu Pu-Jen, Ku Meng Yu, Cha Cheng, Chen Kuo Fu and Yeh Chu Thang, who was elected Secretary-General of the Kuomintang.

STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE C.P.C,

The Standing Committee of the C.P.C. have only three mem- hers, Chiang Kai Shek, Wang Ching Wei and Hu Han Min.

The Nanking group favoured Yu Yu Jen as Chairman of the National Government and the Cantan group supported Lin Sen.

It is considered significant that the exupants of thể six high- est positions in the new Government are civilians,

Raports have, indeed been made by cartain of the foreign military obeor vors, suggesting that they found no evidence of any proparations being mado by the Chinese for attack. But As a matter of fant the military satho- rities at Chinchow are maintaining largo reca at various points west of Takushan on the Peiping-Mukden Raliway and in adjacant territory. Reconnaissancos, conducted by the Japanese army have o caly definitely confirmed the nssurance that these forens are engaged in making propara tions for war, but have also rovealed the fact that their outposts are stationed along a line connecting Tianchuantai,Hsiang is now favoured for the post Taian, Poichpan and other points on the richt bank of the River Lino noll ad- vanced from Chinchow.

FENG YU HSIANG RETURNS TO POLITICAL STAGE

MENACE TO JAPANESE CONTINGENTS

1 will readily be admitted that such situation" in itsolf constitutos a constant monace to the Japanese contingents dis porsed along the South Manchuria Rail. way and clowhore, but the danger in even greater than it socans at first sight if the further fact is taken jutocon. Aideration thai tho Poiplog-Makdon Railway place the oition of Mukden, Yinkao and Hopel within the abort journey of three or four hours from Takushat and Kuopantsu (which are tho buses of the Chineso forces).

Bandit forces (which include a large number of oMeors and mon discharged from the Chinese army), are daily gainy ing strength.

For instance, the number of bandits on the western flank of the main line. of the South Manchuria Bailway wis estimated early in Novembor at 1,300 whereas investigations conducted in early Decembar revealed the fact that Moreover, they are banded together they then numbered over 30,000! in largo groups, comprising overal hun

dreds or evon thousands, each equipped. with machine-guns and trench mortars; so that they can no longer be distinguish- od from regular troops,)

This points unmistakably to the exist so-called bindils are dirooted and pro- eneo of a state of things in which the vided with arms by the Chinchow. mili«. tary authorities,

1,529 RAIDS IN 40 DAYS

The maintenonon of peace and order in Manchuria is a matter to which the | Government of Japan have always at

tached the utmost imperianco. They' According to statistics compiled in the Have, on various occasions, taxon overy Japonics Coneulato-General, Mukden, lawful stop in order to secure it and to' provent Manchuria from hieming the the Railway, zone, numbered 178 during cases of bandita, raids in the yicinity of battloground of initarist factions. the first ten days of November, 347 dur

Only if posce and order prevail can ing the second ton days, 438 during the the country be safe aither for the Chi-final ten days of the month, and 472 nose or for ho foreigner: in the ab during the first ten days hf December, sence of pesos and order, it is futile to this reaching the astounding thinl speak of the Open Door or of equal op- 1,520 in forty, daya pak portunity for the economic activities of all nations.

But the avonts of Seplomber last lavo, in spite of her wishes, areatod # now responsibility and widor sphoro of action for Japan; Alooked by Chinese viplanen, her»ects of modessary self-protection fiavo ro sulted, to has considerable embarrass

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It is the usual strategy of these bandit troops when attacked by our men to fly westward" or to tako refuga on the right bank of the Eivor Lino: whora our army, anxious to avoid any gefilision with the Chinese regulara.. has made it a point to refrain from further pursult

(Oontinued on neri Golumn,).

NANKING, Dec. 28. Feng Yu Huang, who in expected to arrive late to-night by special train, looms as an important figure in the Chinese political drama,

It is stated that in view of Chiang Kai Shek's fan refusal to any post in the new Government, Feng Yu

of President of the Control Yuan.

Feng arrived at Tsinan last night where he was warmly welcomed by his ex-subordinate Han Fu Cha,"

It is learned Feng will go to Shanghai to see Wang Ching Wei Continue on next. Column.)

H.M.S. CORNWALL STANDING BY. Unofficial reports were yester day currant in the Colony to the affect that H.M.S. Cornwall had been standing by to sati at twe hours' notice for an unknown destination all day Sunday and yesterday, but up to a late hour last night she was still in port.

Tao authorities, when inter- viewed last night by a "Dally Frase" representative, would neither deny nor confirm the report, which" alleges that, all leave from H.M.B. Comwail || was vaticelled at a late. hour on Sunday night, and that her crew. were recalled to their ship.

mony of the Kuomintang. Congress immediately after the closing cere. to-morrow.....'

CANTON'S FINANCES (From Our Own.Correspondent.)

CANTON, Dec, 28.

YANGTSZE FLOOD

RELIEF

GENEROUS DONATION BY "SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.

(THROUGH SUTER''AGENCY.)

RED SHIRTS AGAIN

ACTIVE

SERIOUS OUTBREAK NEAR PESHAWAR

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Genova, Deo. 2a,

PESHAWAR Doo, $8. The Society of Friends in Britnin

News from the country's nerve has contributed £50,000 for bo

centres continues to be disturbing. relief in China which, with other

Eleven were killed and 50 injured sums, has enabled the despatch of here when the military red o an Egyptian bacteriologist and crowds of unruly Red Shirts, Assistants with a travelling labera- Two hundred Red Shirts" who -tory-equipped with anti-small-pox had gathered at the Kohat canton-

and anti-obolera vaccine

ment, near Peshawar," wero detaine Among the Governments whiched and another, crowd of dive bun- responded to the League's appeal dregshen gathered, curing and for aid to the flood relief are uttering savage threats to charge Holland, Spain, France, Poland, with fathin. Failing to disperse Denmark and Sweden,

them the military fred. Later tha military were compelled to fire on a third crowd which showered stones at the Superintendent of Police who was injured."

'BUS STRIKE IN

SHANGHAI

POLICE GUARDS HAVE SOBERING EFFECT

Pamphlets circulated by terrorists in Bannu City and elsowhere n dinate that the authorities are faced by an organised conspiracy enger for action

Five Hindus were injured and sept to hospital as a result of.coms (From Our Owa Correspondent,munal rioting at Lahore.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 28.

Determined not to capitulate" to the demands of striking conductors the Omnibus Company operated a skeleton

service running thirty 'buses under armed police protec- tion, and informed the strikers that unless they immediately return to work they will dismiss them all and engage new men. At one time it was feared the strikers would at back the vehicles and beat the loyal wonkers, but the presence of the police had steadying infuedee and their threats were not fulfilled, There is little likelihood of a sympathy strike by the tramway employees."

NINETEEN CARDINALS ATTEND MASS

POPE. CHEERED

(Reuter's Special Service.)

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 27.

ANTI-GANDHI DEMONSTRATION

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“ UNTOUCHABLES” "WELCOME" HIM HOME

[THEQUE REDTAR'S AGENCY.}

BONDAY, Dee, 28. Mr. Gandhi's arrival this morning was the signal for an attempt by a thousand "Untouchable volan teers armed with lathie and carry ing black flags to stage an anti- Gandhi demonstration on the pier. Twelve were injured in a clash with Congress volunteers before the police disarmed them.

Gandhi Speaks,

"If fight becomes inevitable invite you to be ready therefor is the sensational statement made

Nineteen Cardinals, including by Mr. Gandhi in a public speechi Monsigner Bourne, the Archbishop here this evening. He added:"I of Westminister, attended the will not given up my attempts to Papal Mags at St. Peter's this save the nation by fiery ordeal, but morning.

if there is no single ray of hope I won't flinch from inviting you to undergo any amount of suffering,"

The appearance of the Pontiff, carried in the Sedia Gestatoria, on the shoulders of six crimson- elad attendants, was the signal for: prolonged cheers,

The processien up the aisle was headed by an autendent carrying a tall golden cross.

RAILWAY WORKSHOP

FIRE

DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $1,500,000

INVITATION TO M. LAVAL

MAY CONFER WITH MR. MACDONALD

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

PARIS, Dec. 27. "It is learned that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald has invited M Laval, the French Premier, to confor with him shortly regarding the repara ions policy of the two countries De a preliminary to the forthcoming. Hague Conference,

The information emanates from,

(THROUGH REUTER'S ACEŃCY.) Mr. Fang Cho Mars, Commission- ALTOONA, PENNSYĹvania, Dec. 27 for Hong Kong en route to Nan er of Finance, loft Canton to-day Over eleven hundred employees of king to confer with the finance thrown out of employment by a the Penneyanin Railway have usen.

Anaeinl situation in Canton. The workshops at Altecus, Penp Authorities there concerning the disastrous fire at the company's the Havas Agency.. Finance Commissioner of Kwang- Practically the whole of the tung will leave Hong Kong to-morworkshops were gutted by the blaze, which caused damage estimated as a million and a half dollars gold.

row by the President Cleveland.

INTER-VARSITY SKI CONTEST

CAMBRIDGE DRAW FIRST BLOOD

(Reuter's Special Service,)

EROS REIGNS OVER

OLD DOMAIN

POPULAR "GOD" BACK IN PICCADILLY

[THROWOK BRUTEN'S AGENCY:}

LONDON, Dec. 29.

Pis, Dec. 28.. It is learned that the Premier's

letter to M, Laval suggests prepaca. tory discussions in view of the Re- parations Conference, and it is understood that M. Laval is ready to accept the invitation, which has not yet been sent, for a persona discussion with Mr. MadDonald either in London or Paris.

Political quarters welcome as of paramount importance the idea of a preliminary Franco-British under- standing on reparations.

LATER,

Although M. Laval denies he has received an invitation from Mr.

MacDonald, Frenco British experts. are at present conterning on repare-

MONTREAL, Dec. 97. Cambridge University drew first blood in

the eleventh Oxford- A few minutes before the clocis Cambridge ski contest which is struck twelve last night the little being held near Montreal this year. god Eros, London's most beloved time and a meeting of the Premiers,

The Light Blues triumphed in

statue; was unveiled in its old is not likely to be held until the the pross-country race which was position in Piccadilly Cireus to the asperts' discussione are concluded. held over eight miles of undulating resounding cheers of thousands of country in the Laurentien Mont theatro-goers and others.

ine. The weather was excellent and the conditions were wall-nigh to the alterations being made to Eros was removed in 1026 cwing perfect, being assisted by a fall of Piccadill Circus. There was a enow before the race.

This is the first occasion on which to stay in the place to which he auggestion that he might be allowed. On November 24, the Foreign Minister Canada and is in conformity with ed for his return and to-day he the ali contest has been held in was transported, but London agitut of China. unde an fatimation to the the Empire Preference Campaign, stands, a little bigher up, than be Ministers at Nanking of the principal, as the usual senus is St. Moritz Powers, to the effect that the Chinese Governmsat, in order to avoid any collision botwood the Chinais and Japanese forces, were prepared to with draw their trappe to points within the Great Wall.

'NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN

..:OFF!

Upon a proposal to that affect being officially made on November 20, this Government signified its readiness in accept it in principle at the same time instructing the Japanese Minister in Shanghai and the Legation in Pol plag to open conversations'on, the matter with the Chiaosa Foreign Minister and with Marshal Chang Haual Liang, ro- | spoctively.

The Japanese Minister in Chiis had several conferences acordingly will the Chinos, Foreign Minister between November 20 and Dovetuber 8,

In the midst of these conversations, the latter withdrew the overtora and do Vontinued at foot of next colmin:)

clined further negotiation. at

whom our representativo in Piping Marshal Chang Hsieh Liang, with

carried on negotiations from December 4 onwards, either directly or through the Marshal's subordinatos, expressod on December 7 his willingness to call in

fero, reigning over, his old domau

USA. NAVAL AND AIR MANGEUVRES

{THROUGH "REUTER'S AGENCY.]

WASHINGTON, Dec 27

CHEAP TEAS IN BRITAIN

RE-IMPOSITION OF DUTIES REQUESTED

THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY, T

LONDON, Deo. 25. If the wholesale importation of cheap to is allowed to continue, bo ruined, drop kutenda many Empire ten companies will This is stressed by Mamas hornley and Company, MURIDE

rubber tea and share brokera Financial Times,

hie Chinghow forces as a spontanonus It is officially announced that movement of withdrawaly and he has extensive joint maneuvres by the since gison repeated assurances as to entire United States naval and airetter, publisked to any in the the spoody execution of his promiss, forces will take place of Hawai

In the point of fact, however, there from February 0 to 11

is no sign of any such withdrawslo

od..

Tha broking firm deplore that

Si no action, has been taken hitherto

by the Chaucellor of the Eboquer

to reampose the duty upon foreign:

On the contrary the defences of owned companies operate in the Chinchow have since been strengthen-Dutch East Indies.

Furthermore, the journal points In a leading article commenting out the expense of tax collection upon the letter, the Financial competition in other markets ar admitting Dutch East Indies pro and the possible diversion cf Dutch Times recognises the anomaly of factors which must be considered. duce to Britain duty free when Nevertheless the machinery for tam infurgely responsible for the copzone collection still exists and can be sent crisis, but points out that a set in motion with a minimum of considerable proportion of Britisn disturbance..

[Continued on previous Column.).

A MOVE AGAINST BANDITS Accordingly, the prosent moment, now almost month embeagnent to the falitation of these negotiations for with drawal of the Chinshow troops, thero appcare no. prospect of chtaining any (Continued on Puge 8.)