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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1932.

GRAVE OUTLOOK IN THE NORTH

Will Japan Occupy Shanghai ? U.S. Warships Hurrying To

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JAPANESE WARSHIPS ORDERED TO CHINA

ONE CRUISER AND TWELVE DESTROYERS

CHINA ADOPTS A POLICY OF MODERATION

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, January 20 CCORDING TO OFFICIALS JAPAN" IS DETERMINED THAT SOMETHING MUST BE

DONE TO SETTLE THE QUESTION OF ANTI-JAPANESE SOCIETIES IN CHINA, THOUGH ADDING THAT WHAT STEPS WILL BE TAKEN WILL DEPEND ON CHINA,

NOTHING WILL BE DONE TO INJURE THE OFFICIALS EMPHASISE THAT JURISDICTION IN THE SETTLEMENT AND CARE TAKEN TO ENSURE A MINIMUM OF INCONVENIENCE TO POREIGNERS,

WHILE ADMITTING THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION OFFICIAL CIRCLES

·ARE HOPEFUL THAT THE TROUBLE WILL NOT SPREAD, ESPECIALLY AS THE NEW NANKING GOVERNMENT ARE ADOPTING A REASONABLE ATTITUDE AND ARE AP. PARENTLY PREPARED TO ATTEMPT TO SUPPRESS THE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES, OF ANTI-JAPANESE SOCIETIES,

LONDON, January 26. Discussing the possible Japanese occupation of Shanghai the News Chronicle," while ex- pressing the opinion that the Japanese have an excuse in the apparent inability of the Chinese Government to pressive law and order, remarks that the tightening control of Japanese miltary omcials over their own Ofvil Government may lead to alarming results to which it will be difficult to set limits.

Extreme measures of avercion can only make matters worse by undermining what little. prestige the Chinese Government Has.

NANKING, January 26.

It is learned authoritatively that the Government have adopted a polley towards Japan on the lines suggested, two months ago, by the Special Foreign Relations Commission formed by Chiang Kai Shek China will continue to place condence in the League to settle the Manchurian dis- pate, and in the meantime urge signatories to the Paris Pact to assist in bringing about a settle.. ment of the Sino-Japanese situation. Radical measures, such as the severance of diplomatic rela- tions, have been definitely rejected by Government..

WASHINGTON TAKES GRAVE VIEW OF

SHANGHAI SITUATION

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Tokyo, January 20.

ERTAIN warships have been ordered to China, presumably to, Shanghai but details are withheld, though it is believed they consist of the cruiser and twelve destroyers which had been beid in readiness, at Sasebo since Friday.

SHANGHAI, January 28.

Following a visib by Japanese Naval officers the Min Kuo Jeh Pao has closed down in compliance with the demands of the Japanese Admiral Sklosawa.

Following a meditation by Mr. Fessenden, the Director-General of the Shanghal Municipal Council, the newspaper, yesterday, signited its willingness to comply with the original Japanese demands but was informed by Admiral Shiosawa that the time. for compliance had expired and it must cease publication at once, otherwise Japanese Marines would close it down.

New York, January 23. grave view is taken by Washington special correspondents in 'this morning's Press concerning repercussions by the United States to the landing of Japanese Marines in Shanghai,

The New York Times says that an impression prevails that the United States is considering strong action separately, or jolnily with Britain; while the Herald Tribune says: "There is every sign that strong protest would be raised if the JapaNEST move within the Settlement."

"An Administration spokesman has given an inferential warning that Japanese military action within the Settlement would be unwarranted and inexcusable."

LEAGUE DISCUSS MANCHURIA: NO

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED

GENEVA, Jan. 28.

The Council is not considering

the Manchuria situation this morn-

ing.

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MONDAY'S LEAGUE

MEETING

Shanghai

SETTLEMENT BEING BARRICADED

Sino-Japanese Clash Imminent

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EXTRALITY IN. CHINA

BRITISH NOTE TO JAPAN

(From "Our Own Correspondent) Tokyo Official's Guarded

Statement

SHANGHAI, Jan. 98.

MEMORIES ARE REGALLER

THE TROUBLOUS -DAYS OF 1922, THE BRITISH AND AMERICAN DEFENCE FORCES ARE. NOW ERECTING BARRICADES BARBED WIRE

ON THE SETTLEMENT BOUN- DARIES TO PREVENT THE IN- PLUX OF DEFEATED CHINESE SOLDIERY IN THE EVENT OF COLLISION WITH THE JAPAN- ESE WHICH IS CONSIDERED IMMINENT.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

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New Yonx, Jan. 26. A message from Tokyo states that the British Government have out the Japanese Government a Note, presumably on the subject of extrality' in China.

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BRITAIN PAYING HER DEBTS

WITHOUT TOUCHING" GOLD "RESERVE

'A Notable Sign of

Strength

(TURGOCH REUTER'A AGENCY.]

LONDON, Jan. 23.

ROYAL TOMBS OF KINGS OF JERICHO

REMARKABLE DISCOVERY BY MARSTON EXPEDITION

Date of Exodus Definitely Fixed

(Reuter's Special Service:).

LONDON, Jan. 2.

A remarkable discovery of the It is eintly announced that Royal Tombs of the Kings of The Bank of England will repay ok Jericho has been made by Professor the date of maturity, February 1. Garstang, director of the Marston the credits of £15,000,000 each pro- Archeological Expedition, accord- vided by the Federal Resery Banking to a report received in London of New York and the Bank of by Sir Charles Marston. France

By the repayment of the sums, the whole, if the £30,000,000 pranto to Britain in August in defence of atorling will have been redeomad.

The operation, "So it noted, will be carried out witdout n reduction in the gold reserve of the Bank of England.

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Welcomed by the Press.

LONDON, Jan. 28. The announcement, that the Bank of England is repaying French and American credits, is everywhere hailed as striking proof of Britain's financial soundness.

The News Chronicla says it shoult confidence 712 the S encourage abroad.

Toxyo, Jan. 98. A Foreign Office spokesman THE AMERICAN CRUISER guardedly admits there has been HOUSTON IS SPEEDING TO an interchange of correspondence SHANGHAI FROM MANILA IN with Britain on the subject of ADDITION TO THE DESTROY. extrality. ER BORIE."-

When asked regarding Japan's MEANWHILE, THE WARSHIP attitude to this question the spokes. MCCORMICK IS PROCEEDING man intimated it might be inferred IMMEDIATELY TO. NANKING by the fact that mention of the FOR THE PURPOSE OF STAND. abolition of extrality was conspici ING BY TO EVACUATE AMERIous by its absence from Mr. Yoshi-feat. CAN AND OTHER NATIONALS ¦ zawa's speech to the Diet on Jan. IN THE EVENT OF TROUBLE,

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SECRETARYSHIP OF LEAGUE"

The

DARTMOOR MUTINY|

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IMMEDIATE INQUIRY

TO BE HELD

[ÖRITISK WIRELESS BERY(CHL),

RUGBY. Jan, 95.

The Home Secretary has ap

The tomba contain large quanti- ties of pottery and Egyptian scarabs which, definitely settle the date of the Exodus, and help to place beyond doubt the chronology of the Old Testament..

AN ATHLETIC

BRITISH ARMY

RIGID TRAINING FOR INFANTRYMEN

100yds. in 13 Secs.: Mile The Morning Post: It is a win Six and a Half Minutes

come announcement.

The Manncial News! A sterling

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The Daily Mail; Itoshould have a favourable effect.

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(Renter's Special Servico.)

The Daily Telegraph: It will confirm the growing appreciation.

LONDON, Jan. 28. of Britain's financial strength

In pursuit of health efficiency the The Day Herald: It should im War Ofee, promises to convert the mediately improve foreign CoBritish Army into & first-l fidence in Britain's financial posi-anatorium.

tion.

The Time: It is the best news recently been instituted as a pre A morning, gargling parade has the money market has had in many ventive for influenza, and to-day it months and is notable sign of is announced that plans have been strength. the psychologien affect framed laying down an essential of which are dificult to Over.

athletic standard for all infantry- estimate.

meu. When the plan is enforcert every soldier under thirty must run 100 yds. in thirteen seconds, the mite in six and a half minutes, jump four feet high, and fourteen feet in length.

SIR ERIC DRUMMOND TO RECONSIDER RESIGNATION the happenings in Manchuria p event, which to the ordinary, obser (URITISH WINELENE, SERVICE. }' ver may have appeared as a local incident, occurring in a region fas

Ruczy, Jan, 25.

Bike in Sterling. members of the League. from the great European and Council to-day held a private meet-

RUGBY, Jan. 28. American centres, which had growning to consider the notification of

There was an appreciable im within four months to a problema desire to resign in twelve months' Pointed Mr. Herbert Du Parcyprovement in sterling this morn- fraught with grave danger to the time, received from the Secretary R.C., Recorder of Bristol, to holding following the announcement

the Bank of General Sir Eric Drummond,

England an immediate inquiry into the that peace of the world.

The resignation was not accept whole of the circumstances connect repayment of outstanding credits will complete, next week, the Everyone knows, said Mr. Yen,ed, and all members Urged Sir Eric continuing, that what happened in Drummond to reconsider his deci ed with the disorder at Dartmoor to the Federal Reserve Bank

gion. Manchuria on September 18, 101, matter further.consideration.

He promised to give the Courict Prison. He will he assist of New York and the Bank of ed by Mr. Alexander Paterson, one France. The New York cable rate was but the initial step in a deli

rose from the overnight figure of of the prison's Commissioners berately planned and ruthlessly ex-

4.40 gold dollars to 3.48 and the French francs were cheaper from ecuted programme of unjustified

87) to 88.1-16. aggression by one nation „aguins

the territorial integrity of another,

SEQUEL TO MOSCOW TRAIN SMASH

About 200,000 square miles DRIVER SENTENCED TO 10 Chinese territory, embracing p Chinese population of abont

| 20,000,000 had been seized by Japan

by military fores.

The fncts, he said, are undispu

ed. From the outst China had no

choice between preparing her own

YEARS IN PRISON -

THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.]

Moscow, Jan. 26. The trial of Railway Officials responsible for the accident at

or

WELSH COLLIERY EXPLOSION

TOTAL OF ELEVEN DEAD

(THROUGH EKUTER'S AGENCY. }

All is quiet at Dartmoor to-day, Except for minor effects of rough handling not prison officiala

vict seriously injured. He is suffer police were hurt and only one con-

ing from concussion caused by full-position, for had the book felt that her killed as a result of a pit ing of a.root..

Sensational Rumours,

LONDON, Jan, 20 Sensational ruinours thst friends of the convicts were planning an

are

The Timer City Editor describes the statement an extremely gratify.

tion of the strength of the British ing adding: "That credits not being kept open is a demonstra

LONDOA, Jan. 26. Four miners are known to have

it was desirable, as a matter of explosion at Llwynypit in the precaution, to keep facilities open Rhondda Valley, in case of need there would have been no difficulty in arranging for renewal.

Bix other miners who were in the pit at the time of the explo sions are still antembed and are believed to be dead.

A number of the men who were

critical condition.

defence and placing her faith in Kossino on January 17 has revealed attade on Dartmoor Prison from TARIFF "WALL IN BRITAIN resesed are reported to be in a

trenties and the League. China, not being a military Power, hnd ap pealed to the League for succour.

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astounding infringements of the working code, such as the passing the outside are said to have been of signals, and failure to clear line. The Station Master and responsible for the dramatic des driver were sentenerd to 10 years patch to Dartmoor last night of a imprisonment and five others to hundred soldiers of the Worcester- terins ranging from seven years to shire Regiment, officially described Mr. Yen added that the Councilone in prison, had patiently and earnestly devou-

PROMISES BROKEN

ed six weeks and twenty meetings

to a conscientious effort to adjust the dispute,

Two résolutions had been unani- mously adopted; both based upon solemn Japanese promises to with- draw her troops as rapidly as por sible. These promises had been broken.

EMPIRE BROADCASTING

5-ZONE DIRECTIONAL

SYSTEM

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

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AR a, precautionary dieasure."

The prison now resembles a bo leaguered fortress. All strategic approaches are guarded by soldiers with landed rifen aridi Exed bayonets.

A machine-gun squad is posted. on the main road with orders that to be allowed to pass their papers have

no-one is

INITIAL 10 PER CENT, FLAT RATE

(Reuter's Special Service.)

LONDON, JR. 23. Having steered through the fog of Cabinet disagreement by ex- tremely controversial methods, the Government is getting busy with the drafting of the first Measure of its now fiscal programme.

LONDON, Jan. 20 Seven more bodies have so far heen recovered, making a total of eleven dead.

SITUATION IN INDIA

NO RALAXATION OF EMER- GENCY POWERS

[EKITISK WIRKLIEN SEXVICE]

According to the evening news- papers, it is proposed at the outst to impose a flat rate of ten.. per sent on all imporfa of manufae-

RUGBY, Jan.-26. LONDON, Jar. 25. Instead of progressivo, with

beentured goods.

A summary of the week's events How Empire broadenating would drawal, declared Mr. Yen, there he possible by short-wives in the examined.

It is also proposed to establish a in India shows a generally satin- has been a progressive advance singlight of the experience, gained from Although all is quiet inside the will be ecmposed of experienced in-

small Tariff Commission, which factory tendency. the Council adjourned six weeks several years of experiments at the prison, it is believed that friends dustrialists and business

Chelmsford Station, was explained

ago,

gta s

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Later, Perhaps.

The policy of Imperial Prefer ence will be added when a general tariff system is framed, after close consideration has been given to possible trading arrangements with other countries.

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GENEVA, Jan. 25. Although in League circles it is The Council meeting having disfelt, that the serious cent events lessly puraced until in the words tish Broadcasting Corporation, ad organise a mase escape and with for the Dominions in

The Evening News states that The aggression had been lent by the Chief Engineer of the Bri- of the convicts are endeavouring to

there in to be no spacial Preference the initial posed of the business in hand ad- in Shanghai will greatly aggravat of the American Secretary of State dressing the Royal Empire Society this idea have approached. the priten per cent. tariff

the last remaining addinistrativo to-day. journed till to-morrow at 10.30 a.m/ an already complicated situation, authority of the Chines Govern-

It is also muspected In order to make use of direction-son in cars, After a two hours private meet until the matter is actually brought ment in Scuthern Manchuria had offorts, he said, the Empire will that freed convicts have carried

messages to the outside world. ing discussing Japanese action in to the official knowledge of the boon destroyed. China, the Council broke up at 1.35 League, no startling, developments to the south, including, Shanhai designed to give the best possible

Chinchow, with the territories be divided into five zones.

The technical equipment will be.

EFFORT TO STABILIZE p.m. No communiqué being issued, | are possible.

kwan, had now followed the fate reception facilities in each zone.. . In reply to a question on the sub of Mukden, Changchun, Antung,

SHARE PRICES GENEVA, Jun. 20.

The Empire broadcasting station jent, a member of the Council said Kirin, Tsitsihar and other Chinca? will probably radiate ite first pro The Council has decided that the attitude of the League would cities.

gramme before the end of the year.

EUROPEAN SCHEME counsel of moderation should be naturally be influenced by the line

the Chinao delegation chose to take, THREAT TO OCCUPY

APROVED " addressed to the Chiness and

but seeing that the Commission of --Japanese delegates who, therefore. Inquiry was about to set out to in

SHANGHAI have been invited to meet M..Paul vestigate m the spot, it was not

Japan, he went o very probable that the Counci Boncour at 8 p.m., when it is hoped would materially alter its stan mnvading the province

WAN DOW Jatal and the result will be that the whole point.

was endangering other centres in question will be left in abeyance The resumed meeting of the North, Central and oven. South until the Commission of Enquiry Liberian Slavery Report was post

League opened at 8.41 p.m. and the China.

reports.

poned in order to permit the Cou cil to deal exclusively with the CHEN MING SHU: FOREIGN Manchuria question

MINISTER

CHINA'S CASE.

A very pravo atmosphere nervad NANKING, Jan. 20.!! General Chon Ming Shu hased the sitting when Mr. W. W. You, the principal Chinese delegate, TOSU bean appointed Foreign Minister He urged the gravity of the situa. in succossion to Mr. Eugene Ched. tion upon the Council, describing

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The latent threats am thê occupa- tion of Fooshow and Shanghai.

AUSTRALIA IN DAVIS CUP

TEST MATCH WITH JAPAN

(Renter's Special Service.)

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENW.}

GREEK FINANCE PROBLEM

M. VENIZELOS IN LONDON

[BRITISH WIRELESA' BEEVICE.]

BUGBY, Jan. 25.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 25.

stabilise An important step to share prices and to promote the mobility of capital, was taken at a MELBOURNE, Jan. 25, mecting of representatives of the Every hope and expectation that

'of Germany, the situation would not be nĶEIL-

The Australian Lawn Tennis Stock Exchanges vnted has been defcated by the cor- Association has decided to chal France. Holland, Spain and Swit

It is understood that the Greek sistent development and forcefa: lenge for the Davis Cup this year.zerland to-day.

the Ameri. They decided to link up the Prime Minister, M. Venizelos, who assertion of an aggresive Japan Australia will play in t policy, to fores China to aubmit to can Zone and the final decision as national stock exchanges for the has arrived in London on a private International visit, will une the occasion to dis

financial situation in Japanese annexation or practica to whether a team of three will be formation annexation of Manchuria and to sent will be made after the Third Bureau for public security, under cuss the compel the Central and local Chi."Test" with Japan which begins the auspices of the International Greece. He recently visited Rome

Chamber of Commerce. "(Continued on Page 12) Fun February 20,-

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and Paris.

The main features have been the diminishing extent to which arrests under the Emergency Powers Ordi- nances have been necessary, especi ally in the North-West Frontier Province, where a steady improve

is recorded more peaceful condition in the towns of the United Provincess and the very slight extent to which rural areas, are at present affected.

ment

On the other hand, Congress is apparently malding efforts to re- cover from the effects of the initial blow dealt them by the authorities, and some extension of their activities has occurred in particular areas, while the effects of the silent boycott, are "more 'marked.

BOMBAY MILLWORKERS RESUME WORK

(TAROVUN REDTER'S AGENCY.]

MAN AHMEDABAD, Jan. 28.7 The Bombay mills which closed: down as a protest against the son. teves onssed on the Secretaries of the Labour Association, have now resumed work.

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The police have been withdrawO