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FRENCH TROOPS LAND IN FRENCH CONCESSION

Chinese Still Holding Their Positions

U.S. AND BRITISH MINISTERS GOING

TO SHANGHAI

(TELOUGH REUTER’B. AGENOT.}

NANKING, Feb,"10:

The U.S. Minister, Mr. Johnson, and the British Miniator, Sir Miles, Lampson, are leaving for. Shanghai to-morrow.

Mr. Johnson aboard

à

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1932.

LEAGUE COUNCIL AND SHANGHAI

GOVERNMENT'S

FISCAL POLICY

APPROVED BY VAST

MAJORITY

KETER AND BRITISK” WIRKLABS.];

LONDON, Fob. 0.

CRISIS

JAPANESE DELEGATE, SUGGESTS A CONFERENCE AT SHANGHAI

MEETING TERMINATES: COUNCIL TO

AWAIT DEVELOPMENTS

(Tanque¤ ENTER'S 'AqENCY.].

GENEVA, Feb. 9.

Powers' Effort Not Withous.

Result

A SAVING OF £22,000,000

DISARMAMENT

CONFERENCE

NOT IF GIRL TYPISTS GET ITALY'S WARNING TO

THEIR WAY!

WORLD

(THROUGH REUTgeʼs aqunur.]

monsi

(Reuter's Special Service.)

Meanwhile, 8,000 Civil Service girl typiets are launching a caute paign to secure higher wages, con tending that their wages compare unfavourably

commercial typists...

with

GENEVA, Feb. 10

London, Feb, 10. £22,000,000 of economies are exThe thunder of guns in the F pected to be affected in Government East while the Disarmament Desk Dopartamente during the current ference was sitting at Geneve Wa financial year, deanrod Mr. Neville not. tragic irony, decinred Sigma. Chamberlain in the House of Com. Grandi when submitting the Italia

proposals. On the contrary the blood which was being shed in the East was a warning to all coumarine in the world of the results mould the Disonment Conference fail

The Conferonae's task wange fortify justios, not to fortify force

All countries must reduce their armamente if the League's prestige and authority, are to be maintam ed and for this reason Italy is willing to prolong the Washington Naval Agreement and abolish ca tal shipe submarines, carriers, heavy artillery, tanks, bombing aircraft and chemical war fare.

LONDON BROKERS

WANT

Thirty liberals, including three members of the Cabinet, Sir Her ero Samuel. Sir Donald Maclean and Sir Archibald Sinclair voted against the Government to-night. BRITISH ROLE IN "

The main intefeet when the do- SHANGHAI

hate on the tariff policy, with ro- The special meeting of the League sumer in the House of Commons, Council requested by China. follow [URITISH WIRELESS SERVIOR}

Sir John said that the British- contred, on the speech by Mr. Waling the receipt of the Consular

Commission's first report on Shang representative, Mr. Thomas, had "Ruosy,_ Feb; 9.." Questioned by the Opposition dent of the Board of Trade.""

tor Runciman, the Liberal' Presi bai, opened at 6.19 p.m. to-day.. told the Council of the demarchu the destroyer Simpach and Sir Leader, Mr. Lansbury, on

Mr. W. W. Yen, invited to being made a week ago in consulta the

with " United Miles Lampson in H.M.S.Bridge-Shanghai situation, Mr. Baldwin The Government, he said, were speak, recalled that at their inattion

States

wator.

in the House of Commons today very anxious over the financial menting it was "ahipunced that and in collaboration with France, replied that the British Govern

Practistaps to stop hostilitika and to up had not unhappily been a means

Britain and America were taking Fialy and Germany.

He said the proposals put forward. clear to the Japanese Govern-ally half the world had adopted a ment had on three occasione mnde situation of the country.

hold roparations. ment that they could not approve sterling basis für their currencies,

agreement, but the efforts could not bringing about an immediate of the use of the Settlement except and if we balance our budget and for defensive purpoack,

regarded as fruitless or without (Router's Special Service.) result. The role of the British. forcesroduce the adverse balance ende,

The information received from was strictly confined to the defence there is no reason why the starling

LONDON, Feb. 10. their Japanese colleague in regard circle should not be extended. of the Settlement..

It is announced in the City that to the instructions to the Japanes four leading bullion brokers are Admiral and the negotiations con- prepared to purchase sovereign at

position to put before you, these negotiations were not brought

If stood with a view to export. about, they were contributed to by UNREST IN the Powers' demarche.

FRENCH REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE

SHANGHAI, Feb. 10, 5.38 p.m.. The French eruiner Waldeck Itousseau. the fagship of the French Far Eastern Flect, arrived from Haiphong with a battalion of colonial infantry which are landing in the French Coneession,

CHINESE HOLD THEIR POSITIONS

SHANGHAI, Feb. 10. The main interest in the Shang- bai War" is now contred upon the Woosung area where the Chinese, making all use of the natural' defensive possibilities, still hold un grimly

The Japanese are now employing all regular soldiers in the attack, bus the military men are experienc ing difficulties in shifting the stub. born Chinese defenders similar to those being experienced by the marines in Chapel

Answering further questions, Mr." The adverse balance of trade Baldwin said their aim all the could not, however, be allowed to

statement and said that the speech He then and Mr. J. H. Thomas's

of the British delegate had romiy-be ed sinister confirmation.

WILLING TO PAY 30 PER CENT. PREMIUM

لا

time was to bring about a peaceful settle itself, owing to new factor from Japan in an over increasing.! firmed by information I ani now in fat per cent, premium, it is under- i bardment, poison gas and bacteria

settlement between the Japanese and Chinose and to avoid embroil

ing themselves on either side.

CANTON 'PLANES READY TO HOP OFF (From pur Own Correspondent.

connected, with the concentration of gold and the new customs barriere

which had been set up.

Additional Income of £30,000,000.

The tariff was also important The basic ten per cant, luty would from the viewpoint of revenue result in additional income in the national excheque of £30,000,000 without increasing the post of liv ing

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It would also give confidence abroad in cur determination to maintain our currenty. Further amore, the strain on the direct tax-

payer must be reduced

Situation More Critical. Troops were flowing into China messure. In Manchuria, they have now occupied Harbin, and have now 78,000 troops in the territory. In Shanghai there are 23,000 men and in Japan to move upon China. twenty-seven transporta are randy

There was no sign, he said, af a change in Japan's intentions. The al, had become more critical since situation, which was already-critae the last meeting.

CANTON, Feb, 10. The first squadron of Canton air planes, numbering eight machines,

Commerce Paralysed. all first-class bombers equipped

Mr, Yen then read despatches with machine guns, expect to hop

outling the evolution of events in off lor Shanghai to-day if weather

Shanghai, resulting in the paraly permits. The squadron will be led

sing of commerce in the world city. by Captain Ting Ki Chue

The latest event was the bombing veteran Cantonese aviator. These

of an ambulance and the wounding Canton planen will participate in

Alt. Runciman went on to em- of an American lady engaged in the defence of Shanghai in co-

phasise that the supreme consideran errand of mercy. operation with the 19th Rontetion of the internal financial resi- Atmy under General Chen Ming Shu. A second serial squadron is being prepared and will be dis patched to Shanghai n w later date.

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Situation Viewed With Concern,

two statements, First, he said, E Sir John Simon concluded with

if the Japanese momber that they note with antisfaction the nasarance" hupe to cease hostilities very quick ly. Secondly, I must state that the British Government views the situ tion with the greatest concern and anxiety, which is shared by public opinion, and puts all its influence at the service of the Council.

Mr. Paul Boncour said he had heard with anxiety the information laid before the Council by China, delegate that the statement made but he would remind the Chinese does not replace the documentary statement which should be laid be teen. fore the Council under Article Fit- Result of Misunderstanding. China could not yield further without compromising her national whole affair seemed to be the re- Concluding, he said that the existence, and while faithfully ad-suit of a hering to her solemn engagements standing. At the present stage of lamentable misunder taken with other nations, had been procedure, the Council must remain compelled to exertise her unques vigilant. He suggested that they tioned right of self-defence.

ewait further Reports,"

The guna of the forts are now silent, but the Chinese defenders

Mr. Yen went on to say that the have dig themselves in and estab-

tion, especially from the revenue self-restraint and moderation of lishod strong machine-gun nests

viewpoint. Reviewing the history China under these conditions need along the banks of the Woosung

of the crisis since it began lasted no emphasis, but there was a Creek, which with the Tangisze on

June, ho said they had best ble limit beyond which a nation could the one side and the, Whangpoo on

purtly through the" integrity of the other, converts the area docu-

go, Last night the Canton army avia. their financial houses and the inter- pied by the forth into an island.

Lors, from General Chang Waiprise of their people. to maintain The Japanese forens have heen Cheung, Commander of the Canton trade at a surprisingly high level trying vainlessly to canry the creek, Air Force. Bownward, were enter while the rest of the world had which is so feet wide, in order to, tained at a farewell banquet, fol- grown progressively poorer. alean-out the Chinese who, armed lowed by a dance, given by Admiral with their machine-guns and plenty Chen Chak at the Canton Naval of armunition, are able to menace Club house, on the South Bend. any Japanese shio proceeding up The Admiral delivered a speech, the Whangpoo to Shanghai.

during the course of which he re-in Britain had been of inestimable To-day, no yesterday, all attacks minded guests and comrades of the value and had helped them to main have so far failed in the face of gigantic tank ahead of them. He tain price lévola, which bad sebree- the withering. Chinese fire.

exhorted them to do their best asly altered since last summer: The Japanese are now endenvoir. | China is in need of fearless fight- ing to place pontoons across the ere. General Chang Wai Cheung greek.

replied on behalf of the aviators.

MURDER OF MR. INOUYE

BLACK DRAGON SOCIETY INVOLVED

(THROUGH RENTER'S AGENCY.]

HOME BYE-ELECTIONS

SOUTH CROYDON

Confidence in Britain,

The confidence which been shown

Supreme Sacrifid if Necessary. If need be, said. Mr. Yen. her people will not hesitate to make the supreme sacrifice.

Concluding that China had no A great deal of Northern Europe desire to tomplicate unnecessarily was working on a sterling nasis, a situation already discouragingls Argentino was practically under complex, he said that her govern sterling influence, India was inked ment was now considering other to sterling, Australia was also steps and invited a frank expres working on sterling, and Canada sion of views on the possibility of 19A8 somewhere between sterling bringing about, under the and dollara. Northern Europe sures now in course, of the im mea countries were setting the race and mediate cessation of Japan's hos others would probably follow, well tile actions and the prompt with antjaded with the fant that sterling drawal of her armed forces provided them with a solid basis. Chinese territory.

This could only continue if they paid their way and the Budget was LONDON, Feb, 9: balanced next April. In that event, The by-election at South Croy he did not see why the starling don, due to the elevation of theircle should not be considerably Conservative member, Sir William Mitchell-Thompson, to a Peerage. has resulted in the Conservativer retaining the seat, though with a greatly-reduced majority

[THROUGH REUTEN'S AGEŃCZAT

Tokyo, Feb, 10. Details of the assassination of Mr. J. Inouye, the former Ministor of Tiname, show that he had just stepped out of his motor-car to enter a school where he was to The contest was a straight fight address a meeting on behalf of a between Conservative and Labour Minscito candidato is the General Election, when a youth jumped out and resulted as follows!- and fired three rounds rapidly from point-blank range.

The nasailant was immediately seized by the crowd and handed over to the police,

It will be recalled that Mr. Inouye's house WEB bombed on May 3 last year, and it had been several simea rumoured that his life was threatened immediately.. before the fall of the Wakatsuki Government,

The assailant professes that he was impelled to the net by a belief that Mr. Inouye's policy of re- trenchment was responsible for the. present poverty-atricken condition of the peasantry, but it is reveal- ed that the revolver which he used was obtained from a member of the notorious Blade Dragon Society."

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HONEYMOON EXPENSES

USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS.

ALLEGED

(Reuter's Special Service,)

OTTAWA, Feb. 8..

·

Extended,

A Protector for Sterling.

Mr. Sato's Reply.

on

China's Case.

1)

URUGUAY

Japan's Proposals. Japan's proposals, which were clide the acceptance of the drafts expressed by Mr. Matsudaira, in convention as a basis for dis

ion, the abolition of aerial bom warfare, A fair and equitables limitation in the reduction of arma ments, compatible with national safety. Rehretion in the size of battleships, the calibre of guns and the tonnage of heroplane carriere The total abolition of aeroplane landing decks, the limitation a submarines by adherence of other states to the London Declaration

ALL CIVIL PLANES.

DISMANTLED (Reuter's Special Servico.)

MONTIVIDEO, Feb. 10. All civil acroplanes in Uruguay have been distasted se a precnun the Army. tionary measure following the rejournalist, founded a newspaper cent outbreak of Communist acti Minister has dismissed 200 soldiers city.

It is rumoured that the War who are suspected of intriguing

education bestowed upon the Bre and served six years as a privato tish middle and upper-class youth,

Then he became

with the Communistr

OBITUARY

MR. EDGAR WALLACE THROUGH XUTER'S AGENCY.]

South Africa, and, like other great

a volume of postry. Twenty-four their early indiscretions, published men who subsequently live down

years ago, when he was already his thirties, he wrote his first detec tive story..

All London talked about. Edgar Wallace. Hin income, his habitay, his hours of work were subjecte of heated debate. Perhaps the gen eral public, that part of the gen eral public that does not read his stories or go to his plays, Arst began s to take notice when he gave a hanquet in the Savoy Hotel some

HOLLYWOOD. Feb; 10. of Mr. Edgar Wallace, the well-years ago to the people he wil

The death occurred here to-day known novelist.

then employing in his various plays on view in four London theatres. at table. five hundred and ninety sat down

A most tragic feature was that raised by M. Paul Boncour, asked the liner Majestic from London for Mr. Yon, referring to the points. E. Wallace had just sailed on

leave to submit to later in the evening, a full stato his death reached London.

New York, in a race to reach her" the Council husband's side, when the news of ment of the Chinese case. He said that not only were hostilities pro- ceeding in Shanghai, but also in and the theatre what Henry Ford Manchuria, and it was therefore did for the motor industry..

[Edgar Wallace did for fetica impossible for him to limit himself

to the lamentable events in Shangget into his tride.

It took Wallace a long time to hai

He was to Consular Report on Shanghai. Mr. which means that he missed the Referring to the first part of the years old, born of poor but hopeat Yen stressed that the boycott was ineffable benefits of public school parents, went to a "board school,"

not the cause of the trouble, but the result of Japanese aggression.

(Oontinued or nexį "Volumn.)

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The boycott, he said, would die, natural death when Japanese wore withdrawn from China. There was no animosity against Japanese merchants.

Mr. Sato, replying, said the Council had just heard Mr. Yen's statement. The Japanese are not in agreement regarding the facts, also there has been much oxas Japan had a right to object to dis- Mr. Sato, again rising, said tha geration, especially regarding the

umber of troops in Manchuria,

erimination. They could not se He commended the tariff pro-

The Japanese Government haveparate the boycott from the poli posnis to the House, mainly as a League all details in their posses-

not failed to communiente to the ticul measures taken by the Chin- protector of sterling and with the ion, and were anxious to communi-

es Government. It was not merely. Other countries he pointed cut had eate iden of aising

a question of driving Japanese done the same thing. Holland had

all information-all exet goods from China, but of driving. information..

out Japanese residents.

Mr. Bato continued: In Shang-

morous.

a ten per cent flat rate daly for In regard to the facts of the Mr. H. G. Williams (Con.) 18.120 had always shown themselves very which gives an account of all that protect its nationals,

revenue purposes, and the Daten situation at Shanghai, he had re.hai, we have thousands of Japan

ceived a Report from the Consuls, ese. My Government is obliged to Mr. R. Messel (Lab.) 9.189 shrewd financiers.

has happened in. Shanghai.

Con, majority

NEW FOREST RESULT

9,397

The proposed ten per cent, tariff would provide nearly £30,000,000 of revenue without deing any undue harm to the country.

Dolay Suggested. Mr. Yen did not refer to that Report, One of the ways in which they very clear and straightforward re- "but I shall say it is a could do something to increase the part which I claim. supports all the export, trade was by including those reports that I have submitted to LONDON, Feb. 1o..enuntries who had built up tariff the Council. The bye-election at New Forest, harriers to lower them. He hoped dare to the elevation of Sir Wilfred they would be able to use the monasthe

Seeing that we have received Ashley to a Peerage, resulted as which the House were now confor- should await the remainder of first Report, I believe we follows:

ring upon the Government to this the Report before contemplating 23,327 good end. What was now nocemary

8,136 for the chaotic and abnormal condi notion of any kind."

Mr. Sate added that the Powers tion of the world might, be quite had made suggestions to the Chi- 18,129 suitable when the world price level settled down and once more.

nese and Japanese Governments, get into the region of stability.

Japan's Three Points: They had ranged themasives de- My Government bar instructed. CANADIAN TRADE POLICYfinitely not on the side of the high its representative in Shanghai to tariffa but of the bow tariff coun- negotiate with the Powers. These tries. But he did not see how they negotiations boer three points, were going to negotiate if they did which have been communicated not themselves, impose a tarif vorbally :*

Mills (Con.) Smith (Ind. Lab.) Con, majority

RECIPROCAL TARIFF SCHEME

(Reuter's Special Service.)..

The honeymoon trip to London |

OTTAWA, Feb. 9, of Major Herridge, the newly- Freer trade within the Empira. appointed Canadian Minister to is advocated by Mr. Mackenzie Washington, was the subject of King, the former Liberal Premier, motion in the Canadian Parlia as the policy "of the Canadia ment to-day..

Liberal Party, when speaking in As a result, a special commitce Parliament to-day. wasappointed to investigate He declared we wil trade of charges that the Premier, Mr. Ra rociprocal basis with any other B Benneth had approved of the countries willing to trade with payment of Major Berridge's out!! ponses. from public funds, whereas Major Herridge, who married Mr. Bennett's sister, was engaged on personal and legal business during This "honeymoosh ---

The allegations are indignantly denied by Mr, Bennett.

Mr. R. B. Bennett, the Premier, replied saying "our proposals ars mutual preference for mutual ad- vantages." He added that unless this prinsiple is accepted, the forthcoming Economic Conference Will be futile.

The Commons divided and en dormd the Government's fiscal policy by, 482. votes to 76, passing a resolution giving effect to the pro- gramme enunciated by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, last week.

Thirty Liberals Vote Agains: Government,

(1) Proposes the stopping of the Japanese troops. at a line assigned to them,

I know public opinion is scme- what hostile to my country. If, defending the Concession, perhaps however, Japan withdrew her troops

but the Japanese colony would be public opinion would be satisfied, exposed to grave danger, perhaps massacre. responsibility.

No government could take this

The Nanking Ineldent,

Nanking in 1927 when his govern- He referred to the events in

The Japanese suffered equally with mont was also one of the victims. other nations at the hands of the Chinese authorities, but bore it with patience,

The experience was, however, so eloquent that they would not show repetition of the same happenings in Shanghai.

Like other Powers, Japan had a right to send warships to Chinese i waters."

Terminating the meeting, M. Paul Boncour said the Council would give impartial consideration to Mr. Bato's statement.

(2) Theists that our adver saries withdraw to avoid contact,

(3) Creates $ zone between The fat impartial Report receiv. us, which zone should be adminis.ed froin Bhanghai had showed how tered neutrally,”

complex and difficult was the I suggest that, by whom it situation. should be administered, should be He then expressed the urgent discussed locally where they are hops of the Council that a neutral better qualified to judge, than we zone with neutral forces would be Thirty Liberais voted against the here.

speedily realised which would as Government, including Sir Herbert Mr. Sato said he hoped that there are a cessation of hostilities and Samuel, Sir Donald Maclean and would be a settlement on these the preservation of order. Bir Archibald Sinclair, members of lines on the spot very quickly. The the Cabinet, and Sir George how Admiral had been instructed Hamilton, the Under-Secretary of to bring about a cessation of hostil State for the Colonics.

tion.

M. Paul Boncour asked Sir John Simor what had been the resulta of the efforts taken by the Powers regarding, Shanghai,

Reuter learns that the Colonica, as well as the Dominions, will be repronted at the Ottawa Confor-

Turning to Mr. W. W. Ton, who said that a neutral zone would not settle the whole matter, M. Ban cour said f

Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. If the neutral cond is realised the Counall will have good reason to congratulate itself

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common as Ford jokes need to be

Edgar Wallace Jokes became se Here is one of the heat Wallace's

"I'm sorry air. I can't put you butler, in his mansion in Perlead Place, in answering the "phone" through. Mr. Wallace is finishing now play and left word that her mast not be disturbed. What

how many plays he had written that, sir! You'll hold the wire

we are told. He could only make Wallace did not know himsel

a rough guess.]:

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