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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATU

SHELLS FALL IN

IN SETTLEMENT

ENGLISHWOMAN IN

MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF RESCUE PARTY

KNOCKED FLAT. BY EXPLOSION

OF SHELL

JAPAN'S

SEVERAL

REPLY TO PEACE PLAN: LONDON COMMENT

ivanoven REUTER'É KOENCY.]

SHANGHAI, February 3. SHELLS FELL IN SEWARD ROAD IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TQ THE ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL.. ONE LANDED ON THE KERB NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE OFFICES OF SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL AND MORTALLY WOUNDED A JAPANESE HOTEL BOY. THE SHELL MADE. ONLY A SMALL INDENT IN THE PAVEMENT, AND THE EXPLOSION SHATTERED FIVE PANES OF GLASS IN THE HOSPITAL WINDOWS, THE PROJECTILE WAS EITHER PARTIALLY DEFECTIVE OR WAS CHARGED WITH POOR QUALITY EXPLOSIVE, OTHERWISE FAR GREATER DAM. AGE WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE..

A PARTY OF FOUR PEOPLE MIRACULOUSLY ESCAPED DEATH IN RANGE ROAD, IT BEING GENERALLY KNOWN- THAT A RUSSIAN WOMAN STILL REMAINED IN A HOUSE IN THE DANGEROUS AREA OF SHANGHAI, A” VOLUN. TEER AND A SIKH POLICEMEN WENT TO RESCUE THE WOMAN. AND BAD JUST ESCORTED HER OUT WHEN A SHELL EXPLODED IN THE ROADWAY WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE WHOLE PARTY WERE KNOCKED FLAT.." ALL THE WINDOWS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WERE WRECK- ED. BUT NO ONE WAS INJURED. THERE WERE SIMILAR EXPLOSIONS IN OTHER: AREAS. THROUGHOUT THE DAY. INCLUDING ONE IN THE GARDEN OF MRS. GRIFFIN'S RESIDENCE.

VIOLENCE TO VIOLENCE”,

LONDON, February 5. Japan's Reply to the five-point peace plan is being closely considèred in authoritative quarters in view of China's uncondi tional acceptance and Japan's rejection of points 2 and 5, and it is likely to form the subject of telegraphic exchanges betweeM Geneva and the capitals of the Interested Powers, therefore no answer to the Japanese objections can be expected until next week, but there is every prospect that the Japanese assurances will be accepted in order to give a breathing space while search.. ing for a fresh formula covering the fifth point "which" will satisfy the Powers, notably America's susceptibility regarding the open door, While Conservative opinion is preoccupied with tarla devo. lopments the Liberal Press is greatly displeased with the Japan› ese Reply. As an example the Manchester Guardian says. "Whatever professions of good faith or desire for peace the reply implies are belled by continued attacka, ruthlessly conceived"" and ruthlessly carried out, whereby the Japanese forces are at- tempting to gain control of a large section of Shanghai." It sug. gests that the Powers may prove more resourceful now that their own interests are at stake, and urges the application of "real pressure." otherwise Japan will proceed from violence to violence."

SHELL IN REGIMENT'S HEADQUARTERS.

BRITISH MAJOR'S NARROW

ESCAPE

(THRGOGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Shangzal. Feb. 4.

A shell exploded near the Head quarters of the Lincoln Regiment. The Regiment's Colonel's bag being blown from his chair loto the messroom, while Brigade Major Penny, of the Royal Corps of Signals, who was walking fear Headquarters, escaped miraculous-

ty.

There were no casualties, but it "is impossible to establish whether the shell was fired by Chinese or Japanese troops...

FURTHER PROTESTS (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. J · WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.

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A further protest has been sent from Great Britain and the United States to Japan against the use of the International Settlement in Shanghai na base.

It is reliably reported that aftor consultation with the British thousand Japanese Marines landed here to-day, and that a Japanese brigade of infantry is arriving to

morrow,

AMERICAN REINFORCE-

MENTS

SHANGHAI, Feh, 5. The U.S. transport Chaumont with the 31st Infantry, 1,200 strong, arrived at Shanghai to-day, thus bringing up the American forces to

NANKING, Feb."4.

6,000 including Naval forces.

Two squadrons of Chinese nero. planes, totaling eighteen, teft. Nan king early this morning for Shang hai in order to cooperate with the Chinese garrison there...

NANKING, Feb, 0.

HEAVY CALIBRE, BOMBARD

DANGER

THE JAPANESE VERSION.

Road under the control of Muni- cipal Council and it extends far to the outside of the Settlement. When the Japanoss Marinos vers proceeding along this foad to lakoć their post at about 11.45 p.m., the Chinese Regular Troops oponed fira, against them from the both sides of the road, the Japanese wore con- sequently forend to retaliate,||

FEBRUARY 6, 1932.

MAN'S EARLY HISTORY

ARCHÆOLOGISTS TO CONFER IN LONDON

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITAINS TARIFF

SYSTEM

FULLY EXPLAINED TO HOUSE OF COMMONS","

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

Rucar, Feb. 4.

Archnologista from every country The Chancellor of the Exchequer,

have bean

SEEN ANTELOPE,

PREFER BEER

FRENCH AVIATORS! MESSAGE FROM DESERT:

(Routor's Spacial Service.)

PARIS, Feb. B

·PARIS, Feb. 8.

We have seen antelope but

At about the same time, some:

invited to meet Mr. Neville Chamberlain, made should prefor to see a gallon of London this

to known to summer Chinese snipere appeared in North

a crowded House of Szechuan Road and attacked the help with the piecing together Commons today the Government's Door" was part of a dramatic wire Japanese marines stationed at the of man's early history. So many policy for dealing with the adverse less message received from thres LETTER FROM H.K. CONSUL-Joe Primary School, the tantalising fragmments about the trade balance by a comprehensive French airmen who are lost in the

Marinca, thereupon, fought back. early man have been discovered system of tariffs.

wild Hoggar district of the Sahara GENERAL.

9. The above is the true statu af in recent years that a determined The basis of the proposals is flair.

attempt is now to be made to dis genern? od lurem duty of ten per Being without a sextant the mir In view of these facts, I hope that cover exactly what he was like and cent on all imports, except for the men are unable to give their posi you will be able to see the whole how he lived. "Between four hun. itams mentoned on the free list,tion accurately thus the task of the situation in its true colour, and as dred and eight hundred, delegates, which include grain and wheat, and.

two airmen who are seeking them. regret are expected to attend the Con- also ton pending the Budget." to the more recent news, to say that there are many reports gress wherealtor they will visit pre-

is rendered vary difficult. historic sites in Britain, while' some aru, misinformed which

will also probably go to the West founded.

country, Scotland and Ireland.

The Juprasse Consul General for Hong Kong has forwarded the following lottar setting forth his view of recent events in Shanghai and South China gonerally:

81,-It is to be regretted that there scam exist, at the present moment, many misinformed news and rumpurs with regard to the recent outbreak of Shanghai affairs. I am, hereby, going to bring tho following facts to your knowledge.

1. On January 1, the Japanese Consul General at Shanghai fodged a proteat with the Mayor of Greater Shanghai, demanding the strict restriction of

unlawful actions

against Japan, and Japanese -œub- jects. To this demand, the Chinese -nuthorities did not only show any sincore attitude and would put off their reply without any valid reason, but in the meantime, they

·concentrated their troops to the vicidity of Shanghai to be a great monnce to the Japanese population thero.

NI

un-

for instance ::

(a) The Japanese warships bom-

barded the Woosung. Forts on, "the 90th and their. 'planes bombed from the air.

(b) Four

Japanese, aeroplanes were shot down on the 29th, (c) On the 29th, Japaness aero- planes bombed the Shanghai Wireless Station.

(d) On the 31st, Japanese gun- boats bombarded Swatow, (u) On the 31st, a Japanese gun-

boat was sunk.

(f) On the 31st, Japanese gun- hosts opened fire on. Chinese fort at Nanking. (g) Most of the Japanese residents

have evacuated Canton.

It appears that these are all

confirmed news or stories created

A PURELY BRITISH

PRODUCT

"WHISKY" CAN BE MADE ONLY IN BRITAIN |

+

(ORITISH WIRELESS SERVICE ]

not be made alsowhere,' six well-

The tobacco, sugar, the MoKanna and safeguarding duties, as well as abnormal duties and horticultural duties, will continue. /

use they hoped, to make more An independant salaried Advisory Fend their methods of production and Committee, with not less than two distribution, and they needed al or more than Ave members, will

devote their full time to consider to use it for negotiations with for ing what additional duties should sign countries which hitherto bad be imposed and to studying tho paid little attention to their suges

gestions. general interest. of trade and in- (dustry,

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It was prudent to be armed with an instrument as leant, as effective

In the case of the Dominions neither the general nor the addi-a these which might be used to tional duties will be operative be discriminate against British trade fore the Ottawa Conference has in othor, countries. been held.

They wished to use the oppor--) "All the prodities of all the tunity of offering the Empire some Colonies, Protectorates, and Man-thing in return for the advantages BERLIN, Feb. 4."

dated Territorias will be complete. which they give and which in the On the ground that Whisky "ly axempted from either the general near future they may give in re turn. They believed that they had a purely British product which can-or additional duties,

policy which would bring new Mr. Chamberlain, in surveying.

tain and give rise to a new spirit.

energy and. Co-operation formed it was with a mandate to throughout the Empire. apply an unprejudiced mind, fres The British arms claim that

from all fottera, to the restorn- whisky, because of its special char tion of confidence in our financial actar dependent on

stability and to frame plans for climate, cannot be made in Geranguring favourable balance of many Furthermore, tho

whisky" is closely bound with

name trade. Britain and known internationally for ages past as a British beverage.

2 All the foreigners in Shanghai would admit that the demand made for the purpose of propaganda and known British distillery firms are the situation, recalled that when dope and new hears to Grose Bri

was of

by the Japanese Consul General was are too absurd for the people who right and adequate.

National Government On January know the truth to believe, but are suing a German firm in the Berlin Cour restrain the firm from call ing its products "Whisky."

25, the Shanghai Municipal Council effective enough to mislead the held a Conference of foreign mem-public.

I sincerely hope that the time hers, excepting the Japanese, and Chinese, and, on its own initiative, is not far distant when the peace decided unanimously to close down and order in Shanghai, will be the Chinese Daily Ners and the restored and the people of every feadquarters of the Anti-Japanese country there will be able to pursue Association and on the 23th, they their daily business in peace and took the steps to close the Daily safety again. Yours truly, News. As to the Anti-Japanese Asspeintion. they showed their willagness to support the Japancar in the event of their raiding the Hendquarters of the Association.

3. The Japanese authorities in formed the Shanghai · Municipal |» Council of their necessary mansures

J. YOSHIDA, Consul of Japan. Acting Consul General of, Japan.

BRITISH EYE-WITNESS'S STORY

EXAGGERATED.

in connection with the closing of | SHANGHAI DEVASTATION NOT the Anti-Japanese Association," and the Japanese Navy made a 'previous. Arrangement on this matter with the Shanghai Municinal Council Police. On the 27, the Japanese Consul General notified the Consula General of Great Britain, United Btates of America and France, respectively, of this decision.

4. On January 27, the command ing officers of 'ench country held a conference and agreed upon. a plan

of operation for the protection, of the International Settlement, the plan being no follower

(a) French Foreen: The area of

the French Settlement. (h) British Forces: The area be- tween Kino-Chow Road and Jesfield.

(d) The Volunteer Corps: The area between the Bund and Race Course.

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A passenger in a ship arriving here Iron Shanghai yesterday told our representative that when they left harbour, as far as he could see the had been blown clean out of the Woosung Forte "did not exist and

water."!

Our informant added that all the Chinese and Japanese shops in Shanghai were shut and business was at a atandstill. The big Euro penn Banks were still carrying on and most of the European shops ware still open:

(c) Japanese Fores: The area at Other passengers were not so well.

the north of the Sonchow informed us this party and had not, "creek'extending between North seen very much of the actual fight- Kiungsi Rond and. Yangtazeing area. The shops and stores in the French Concession were still

pou.

the British

EROS STATUE DAMAGED

EXPENSIVE EVENING'S

ENTERTAINMENT

fratOUGH RIUTER'S AGENOT.)

The Free List. Amplifying the proposals given above the Chancellor said that e garding the placing of wheat on the free list, the Government's in- He declared that he did not betention was as deal with it by the lieve that anywhere clad in the world could there have been such quota system. There was also a list which included bacon and fresh self-ancrificing and devoted patria fish of British taking, and in the tism as was being shown by the free list would also be found raW British antion during the last few materials of two great textile ap months. He instanced the fact that dustries--raw cotton and raw, wood Income-tax payable on January 1 Teo was put into the free list lind been received to the amount because it we considered more con of £105,000,000 as against £60,000,000venient to deal with it in conjune- loss year. He believed that

tion with other beverages such as would same spirit.

continue coffes and cocca in the ordinary that any loss they might have to

course of the: Budget. meet in other directions would, by raade good and that their financial affairs would come out on the right side. at the end of the year.

the

On the superstructure of the ads valorem duties there would be ad- artioles. non ditional dubies...on essential to the individual or the LONDON, Feb. 4.

Internal Value of £ Maintained: nation such as luxuries or goode What Counsel called the "most expansive evening's entertainment a Mr. Chamberlain mentioned that which could be produced in aust man could possibly have under the internal purchasing power of icem partities at Home. These takon" cost. a clerk, who climbed the pound was still twenty shillings, would be dealt with by Trea up and damaged Eros Statue in and that since Great Britain wont with the Departments concerned

consultatioa, Piccadilly on New Year's Eve, 100 off the gold standerd the cost of It would be the function of the guipeas when summonses against living had risen only two points Advisory Committee to consider and wis actually six points him concluded to-day.

"No elderly person with many ture. This,

HOME FOOTBALL

PORTSMOUTH LOSE AT

sury orders

after

Regarding the Ottawn Imperial Conference the Government intend- ed to approach it with a full de termination to promote arrange monts leading to a great increase of inter-Imperial trade.

Though the damage amounted to below that of a year ago. The the ciruumstances of such articles When he and his family went on over £169 the London County Coun- stendiness of sterling was the best in the light of the general interests

of trade and community. board they had great difficulty in eil were, willing to acrept 100 possible indication or the confidence getting coolice to

felt. abroad in Great Britain's fur handle their guineas." (e) American Forces: The area

luggage and the modest fes of 88†

doubtless, has been between Mohonk Road and per man was demanded. The ship recollections of his own youth fortified by the Bank of England's Kiao-Chow Road.

was packed with Japanese refugees. would be too severe on youth's recent repayments of large foreign Our informent added that the news follics, declared the 64 year old credits without drawing further paper reports were by no means magistrale."

upon ita gold reserves. exaggerated.

It seems to be that conditions. Regarding foreign trade, powera. wore so shaping themselves that would be given for a duty which other countries, which had boon might amount to 100 per cent, ig forced for one reason or another addition to the existing duties to forsake the gold standard were upon goods coming from countries more and more turning towards with discriminatory tariffs against sterling as the best monauro of Britain. But another provision value of currency during the period was designed to facilitate the lower of suspension from the normaling of the tariff barriers in for- giandard.

eign countries by offering to reduce our own tariffs in return for an advantage of that kind Much After referring to the definite importance was attached to this a but rather partial and uncertain bargaining factor, but no improvement in trade, the Chance rangements of this kind with say for declared that the corner had foreign country would be conclud not yet boen turned. A great EX- ed until after the Outawa Imperial porting country like Britain wat Conference, forced to look overseas for a great part of its trade,, and the entnetre. phic fall in the gold prices of commodities, which showed no sign of having reached battom hat brought world. trade to a dopler nble condition.

not

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not been for the unusual crowds of Chinese in the streets, the sound of guns and the airplanes flying over- head, nothing out of the ordinary

The State Department does not feel that Japan's rejection of the British-American peace proposals has closed the door for a further suggestioll by the interested Powern

3. On the 25th at 8.15 o'clock ¦ open and doing their ordinary busi- The Japanese Foreign Ministerp.m. Mr. Wu Tich Chen the Mayor nose. As far as most Europouss told the Ambassador in Tokyo that of Greater Shanghai nccepted the were concerned they were further suggestions frm the Powers Japanexa damands to the entisfac- very much affected and if it hat would be welcome. The State De- tion of the Japanese Consul General partiment has not yet formulated and Admiral, Shiozawa of Japanese any new proposal, but may do so Navy.

6. The Japanese might be criticis- Government and other interesteded for their exchanging fire with was noticed. PowerA.

the Chiness after accepting the The various concessions were of Mayor's reply. But these are two course heavily protected and barbed different things. Is appears that wire was stretched all around the MENT

on account of this misunderstand city. [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ing, the public is inclined to blame One of the passengers in telling SHANGHAI, Tob. 5. the Japanese. In this rospect, the how suddenly the trouble started Most sleepers in the International following points must be considered stated that the Shanghai Volun-

carefully. Settlement were started from their

toor Battery were scheduled to leave sleep when, at one o'clock this 7. On the 28th at 3.13 p.m., the "Shanghai on the 5th of this month morning, the Japanese suddenly Chinese Authorities accepted the to come to Hong Kong to boot on "opened fire on the Chinese positions hand, a great number of Chinese schedule, was of course abandoned Japanese demands. On the other the H.K.V.D.Q. gun "course, This in Chappi with heavy calibra guna, probably six-inch, which shook the congregated around the Municipal and the man were kept for defen. whole Settlement..

Office, creating a menacing atmos sive purposes. There was consider phere and rumours were rifo every able tension for months but the where Especially, the state of sudden flare up come over night uneasiness, increased by the with Quite a few Japanese refugees drawal of the whole Chinese Police were aboard but none of the Euro- were what one Foros which was stationed in the pean passengers district of Chapel. Consequently, could call refugees as most of them The State of Emergency" was had hooked their passages quite # declared by the Shanghai Manicipal while shoad,

The bombardment was terrife for half an hour, shells pouring in at the rate of nearly one a minute.

This was followed by persistent abelling by smaller Ordnance piecos The Avlation Department has re- while machine-guns were very huey, 'ceived an official. report from but at 4.B the offensive died

Shanghai stating that Chinese down to desultory firing, a planes immediately on arrival at The Chinese side was silent dur- Council at 4 p.m. on the same day. On the day of the departure, oo Shanghai from Nanking engaged-ining the heaviest bombardment, buy- 8. Now the Japanese marinos | accommodations were available on a lurious serial battle with three ing nothing with which to reply to were to take up their position in boats leaving for Japan and ana Japanese planes using machine the Japanese heavies, but they re- the district assigned to them accord passenger. who accompanied his Suns.. One Japanese plane was sinted shelling by smaller, guns.

ing to the plan of defence of the wife as far as Shanghai was forced shot down near Chenju rallway The Woosung Fort's guns are out 27th North Szechuan Road which to continue to Hong Kong where station while the other two made of action, but mashine-guns ara is within the area asigned to the he would catch a returning boat të forced laudloga near Nanziang rail busy. It is expected that the bom Japanese Force, is Settlement Tokyo. si way station. WAT

bardment will be resumed to-mor JAPANESE ENTER HARBIN row.

Toxro, Feb. 4. CHINESE MORALE NOW

VERY HIGH. Mayor Wu Tich Chen interview

A message from Harbin states that the Japanese advance" guard. entered Harbin this morning unsp.

pered, Ting Chao's troops fleeinged by Router asserted that the

to the north-east.

The Nicht Nicht reports that prior to the Japancac.entry Chinese

morale of the Chinose defending Chuppi against the Japanese On- Blaughts was now very high. They

police surrounded the Japanese no longer feared the formerly dread Cominiate presumably for protected Marina bluejackets to t tival purposes, while the Conmlar staff were armed.

tack the Japanese positions“. owing to respect for the Bettlétent," but. would resist, to the uttermost all Japanese attacks.

JAPANESE SUGGESTIONS"

REFUTED

NANKING, Feb; 5. It is authoritatively, stated that H.M.S. KENT ARRIVES AT issuing a statement, refuting the cho Chinese Foreign Ministerin

SHANGHAI

∙BHANGBAL, 21.14 a.m.

Japanese suggestion that Shanghai. and Manchuria are separato issues; insisting that Chine's territorial HMS Kent with Admiral Bir and administrative sovereignty

Shanghai or Manchuris

He emphasised that the Chinese Howard Kolly aboard has arrived must be safeguarded whether dir troops were determined not to me as have also seven U.. destroyera.

LEICESTER.

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Feb. 4. In the First Division of the Eng lish League today, Leicester City playing at home, defeated Ports mouth by two goals to one..

EXCHANGE RATES.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Paria New York

RuGuy, Feb. 4.

872

2.45

Montreal Brussel Geneva

3.96

24.75 17.7

Amsterdam Milan Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo

Vienna

32 noz

Prague Helsingfors

5.08

14-17/38- 17 13/16 181 188

1101 225

Madrid

44 5/10

Lisbon

1001

Athens

270

Bucharest

590

Rio

4:3/16

304

31 nom.

Buenos Aires Montevideo Bombay Shanghai Hour, Kong Tokohama

Silver:

Spot Forward

Britain Foread to Look Overseas.

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Moderate Protection,

LONDON, Feb 4

In the House of Commons, Mr. Neville Chamberlain announced that the Government had decided to introduce a system of !! moderate He referred to the enormous Frotection" scientifically adjusted growth of trade restrictions all to the needs of industry and sgri over the world, which had imposed culture in order to remedy the tarif barriers on British trade. advarse trade balance from Marc Many of Britain's problems were L international in character and could

A basic duty of ten per cent, will only be dealt with by the willing be imposed on all imports, excep** co-operation of other nations. Other wheat, meat, fish, raw cotton, wool, problems were within her own couton, and other goods already sub- ject to duty. The superstructure of During the last two years while the additional duties will bezala imports had remained practicallyed on a ten per cent basis. Thes stationary exports had decreased duties will be imposed by order of by nearly 38 per cent, Such figures the Treasury after recommend established the necessity for action. tion by an independant advis They desired to correct the trade Committee.

balance by diminishing imports and

stimulating exports and fortifying

Neither the basic nor the addi

their nanos with fresh zavanus tional duties will be operative ony raised by methods which pat no goods from Indin and the Domin undue burden upon any section of ions before the Ottawa conference

All products of the Colonies the community Protectorates, and mandated carel

They proposed by a system oftaries will be exempted. "moderate proteulion," "scientific

ally adjusted to industry and agris

The Government attached the

cuture, to transfer to Great Bri utmost importance to the Cotswa 1/0.0/32tain own factories and fields conferengs and intended to secure 1/10 13/18 work which was now done else great increase in inter-Imperial

1/13/32 where. They desired a flexible and trade.

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alactic plan which could be readily An additional duty not exces varied and adopted to suit changing 100 per cent, will be impe ing conditions. By its judiciou in cases of discrimination ** (Continued on next Column.) British goods: