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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1932.

PEACE PARLEY ENDS IN DEADLOCK

JAPAN'S DEMANDS INTOLERABLE LEAGUE'S APPEAL TO DISARMAMENT

JAPAN

UNACCEPTABLE BY CHINA TOKYO OFFICIALS PEEVED: NOTE MAY

JAPAN

PRESENTS

WITHDRAWAL PERIOD ENDS SUNDOWN, SATURDAY

CHINESE ERECTING STRONG DEFENCES

IN INTERIOR

»[InROTON NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Feb. 15, 0.4 p.m ¿Õ«DAY'S MEETING BETWEEN CHINESE AND JAPANESE

DELEGATES HAS BROKEN UP IN A DEADLOCK.

TODAY'S

THE JAPANESE DELEGATES, MAJOR-GENERAL TASHIRO, AND CHIEF OF STAFF LIEUT GENERAL UÝEDA, MADE THE FOLLOWING DEMANDS, NAMELY:—

THE PERMANENT DISMANTLING OF THE WOO- "SUNG AND PAOSHAN FORTS.

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THE PERMANENT WITHDRAWAL OF ALL CHỈ NESE TROOPS TO TWENTY KILOMETRES FROM SHANGHAI ON BOTH SIDES OF THE WHANGPOO RIVER AND TWENTY KILOMETRES, FROM THE MOUTH OF THE WHANGPOO RIVER.

THE CHINESE, GENERAL FAN, CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE NINETEENTH ROUTE ARMY SAID HE WAS TOTALLY UNABLE TO ACCEPT THESE TERMS,

CHINESE OFFICIALS STATE THAT THE "JAPANESE CONDITIONS ARE INTOLERABLE AND ABSOLUTELY UN- ACCEPTABLE.".

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THUS TO-DAY'S. FORLORN HOPE OF AVERTING MAJOR. HOSTILITIES AROUND THE SETTLEMENT ARE VANISH. ING AND IT IS NOW RELIABLY UNDERSTOOD THAT BE- FORE 9 P.M. THE JAPANESE DEMANDS WILL BE PRE SENTED IN THE FORM OF AN ULTIMATUM, GIVING A TWENTY-FOUR HOURS' TIME LIMIT FOR THÉ CHINESE WITHDRAWAL BEFORE LAUNCHING A BIG OFFENSIVE. 'ULTIMATUM PRESENTED

AT 9.45 P.M. A COMMUNICATION, PRESUMED TO BE THE JAPANESE ULTIMATUM, WAS CARRIED BY THE JAPANESE VICE-CONSUL AND A STAFF MAJOR AND PRESENTED AT THE OFFICE OF MAYOR WU TEH CHENG ADDRESSED TO GENERAL TSAI OF THE NINETEENTH ROUTE ARMY.

JAPAN'S ULTIMATUM

SHANGHAI, February 18, GENERAL UYEDA'S ULTIMATUM IS 'AS FOLLOWS: (1) THE NINETEENTH ARMY MUST CEASE ALL HOS

TILITIES AND COMPLETE ITS WITHDRAWAL. TO TWENTY KILOMETRES FROM THE. SETTLEMENT" BORDERS BY SUNDOWN, SATURDAY.

(2) IF THE CHINESE TROOPS WITHDRAW JAPANESE TROOPS WILL NOT ADVANCE FROM THE AREAS ADJACENT TO. HONGKEW NOR. OPEN FIRE, BOM- BARD OR PURSUE THE CHINESE.

(3) ALL ANTI-JAPANESE ACTIVITIES MUST CEASE. 4 A COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION TO BE DES- PATCHED TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT THE WITHDRAWAL IS COMPLETED.

(3) THE SAFETY OF JAPANESE LIVES AND PROPERTY TO BE ASSURED AND ALL "PLAINOLOTHES " AC- TIVITIES CURBED,

(6) JAPANESE RESERVE THE LIBERTY TO ACT IF THE ABOVE MENTIONED 'DEMANDS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.

CHINESE DETERMINED TO RESIST

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NANKING, February 19. THAT CHINA IS DETERMINED TO RESIST EVERY INCH OF JAPANESE ADVANCE INTO CHINA IS IN- DICATED BY THE FACT THAT A NETWORK OF TRENCH SYSTEMS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED ALL ALONG THE TIENTSIN-PUKOW AND LUNGHAI RAILWAYS FOR A THOUSAND MILES. WHILE CHINESE LEADERS SHOW THE FIRMEST DETERMINATION TO GRIMLY RESIST A JAPANESE ADVANCE WHEREVER IT IS FORTHCOMING.

CHINESE. AND JAPANËSE CONFER

SHANGHAI, Feb, 18, 1 p.m. The Japanese ultimatum to the Chinese authorities demanding the immediate withdrawal of the Nineteenth Route Army has not yet been presented.

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A meeting is going on in a private house in the French Con. cession between Chinese and Japanese delegates, this being the first occasion on which the combatants have been brought together since the truce meetings at the British Consulate a fortnight ago,

To-day's meeting gives colour to the hope felt on all sides that the forces of reason may yet prevall and that a compromise will be effected to enable ad eleventh hour escape for Shanghai from the impending catastrophe of major hostilities, which would have terrible consequences the nature of which it is impossible to fore

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The parkey is being attended only by the Chinese and Japanese delegates. No representatives of the foreign Powers are concerned In the negotiations.

NETWORK OF TRENCHES

NANKING, Feb. 18.

ULTIMATUM

POLITICAL "A DIPHTHERIA ?

NANKING, Feb. 18.

Feng Yu Hsiang ia seriously "ill with diphtherin at Hsuchowly, Bis temperature. "last night was 700 degrees.

His lose associates declare that bis extraordinarily powerful con- station and will power are helping him to hear up and that he is con- fident that he will pull through, so much so that he intends proceeding to Pucheng, the first station north of Pukow, in order to confer with Chiang Kai Shek, Wang Ching Wei and Li Thai sin

CANADIAN AVIATORS OFFER SERVICES

OTTAWA, Feb. 18, Eighty members of the Royal Canadian Airforce, victims of the economy axe, conferred with the Chinese Consul-General, to-day, offering their services to the Chi nase Airforce,

INFERNAL MACHINE EX- PLODES IN M.B.K. OFFICES

THOUGH HEUTEN ́S „AUENCY.}i

SHANGHAI, Feb. 19. At 6 o'clock this morning, the central district in the Settlement was startled by n terriic explosion which occurred in the door way of the Szechuen Road offoes" of the M.B.E.. shattering all the windows and blowing in the entrance. Parts of the door being blown through the hall out of the building's back door:

All the windows of the Chinese Telegraph Administration Offices, on the opposite side of the street, were also shattered.

Several Chinese pedestrians were in the street at the time; one being killed and four injured,

The street is simply littered with glass.

It is believed that an infernal machine. had been placed in the doorway with a time fuse.

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AMERICAN FEAR

REUTER'S ANELICAN SERVICE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. The killing of British bluejackets in Shanghai has intensified the anxiety in official circles, where the incident is regarded as the first of many that are likely to arise from continued heavy fighting

The possible claim for damages which will arise if the Sino-Japan- eno clash involves the International Settlement has been the subject of informal discussions for more than a week between Japanese officials and the State Department.

AMERICA'S OBJECTION

It is emphasized that the United States Government does nos object to the quartering, in the Intera- tional Settlement, of auch Japanese troops as are necessary for the pro- tection of Japanese Eves and pro perty, but it does object to the use of the Settlement as a base for attacks into Chinese territory.

A PROMISE GIVEN

He added that no action by His Majesty'a · Government was, there- fore, required:

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RELIEF CAMP BOMBING Mr. Walthend also drew attention to Sir John Hope Simpson's protest against the bombing of the flood rehef camp in Shanghai and asked whether His Majesty's Government thought it necessary to protest to the Japanese Government against

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Sir John Simon replied that Sir John Hope Simpson's telegram was received by the League Authorities At Geneva, on Saturday and Would, of course, be dealt with by them, "REMARKABLE FORECAST

,BE IGNORED

COUNCIL ACTION CONSIDERED HIGHLY

IRREGULAR

[THROUGH REUTER'S ' AGENCY.]

Toxyo, February 18: IKE the vernacular papers, official reaction to the League's Leappeal appears to be resentment, that it is directed solely to Japans as this is Interpreted as, prejudging Japan in the wrong.

The course to be followed has not yet been decided. But an the whole procedure is considered highly irregular it seems prob. able that no reply will be sent, but that instead a statement "wil be issued clarifying Japan's stand.

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'OPPORTUNE, COOL AND SENSIBLE” PRODUCT

LONDON, Feb. 18. Amid divided counsel there is at last emerging, at least, a big mucleus of agreement that the events in Shanghai will not much longer be allowed to drift" Sir John Simon, whcap hand is detected | by may in the League Note, carne widespread approval for his "op LONDON, Feb. 17... porlane."sensible" and "cool" The relation between the Nan-action, the product of an incisive king and Tokyo Governments were

legal and narrowing the latitude for evasion prior to the formulation discussed at a gathering of the of concrete remedies. National Peace Council..

The principal speaker. Sie Fra deank Whyle, was absent, unwell, but his notes were read by the cha bunn.

Sir Frederick Whyte emphasised that it behored the rest of the world to make sure that the actions of Japan were not permitted to prejudice Chinese sovereignty or to close the "opeandoor in the face of other nations,

Professor Arnold Toynbee fore. cast a long war of attrition, in which the Japanese would win all the sensational victories, but would finally exhaust themselves and have to get out.

CONFERENCE

GERMANY SUBMITS, HDR

PROPOSALS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.}

LONDON, Föh. 18:

A largic moasure of agreement to was shown by the German did armament proposals, which Hert Rudolf Nadolny prescated to full meeting of the Confer ence this morning. They include:) the abandonment of conscription abolition of submarines, aircraft. cariors; tanks, chemical and bao- |teriological warfare. He urged also the prohibition of forts near fron

tiora prohibition of heavy artillerys outside fortresses; limitation of the calibre of fortrags gune and mon tara.

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The Naval proposals include maximum of 10,000 tons capital skips and the limitation of cruiser and destroyers.

Limitation of expenditure and

an indication of the veering symwystem of controlling armamente pathies of some previous friends of squidy applicable to all Powera. Japan, particularly since using the International Settlemont as a base of operation.

The Times is simong these and writes:--Japan is entitled to ex- peat more satisfaction than that China has been prepared to give, but public opinion regretted that Japan did not take the League into her confidence and has alienated its sympathies by her methods of terrorism. Japan, especially the, Some trepidation, naturally is be- military authorities, ara mistaken trayed lest the summoning of the if they imagine the comparative Anbly would have the effect of moderation of the protests, so far enthroning "Powers (by virtue made, represents the last word of their number) without specialised the Lengue and Powers with do knowledge or interests in the Farfaite palpable interests in China.!! East producing rhetorical fireworks, Case for Immediate Action.. among which, the realities would be The case for immediate action is a letter to the pithily put in obscured.

Salter, Addis Arthur Haworth, A. Times, the signatories being Cari D, Lindsay and Gilbert Murray contending that submission to

Nanking, will solve the problem by There is undisguised hope that a disposition to tread before the present it has transformed into renewed hostilities.

The boycotts from which Britain suffered in the past are recalled by caponents to British embroikuent like the Morning Post and the Daily

Mail

Dwindling Japanese Friendship. On the contrary the chorus which demands "strong hand" is clearly growing in volume and is

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INDEPENDENCE OF MANCHURIA

DECLARED

SEVERENCE OF RELATIONS WITH

KUOMINTANG

DECLARATION BY CHANG CHING HUEI

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}.

MURDEN. February 18.

BANK OF ENGLAND

DISCOUNT RATE":

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LONDON, Te 18. The Bank of England discount five per cent.

'PLANE ACCIDENT NEAR MALTA

ONE OCCUPANT KILLED: OTHER ESCAPES“

(Reuter's Special Service.)

military dictatorship" by Japan

MALTA, Feb. 18 in the Far East will have disas One occupant in a seaplane from, trous repercussions in India and the aircraft-carrier Couragmans WE elsewhere in the Empire, and killed when the plane emshed into urging Britain to secure American the sea off Maran, Sirocco. The co-operation, and the Langue to occipere escaped by using a exert diplomatic and economic pren parahan, sure to compel Japan to respect the", collective system and sanctity of treaties,

The Daily Herald's Geneva cor- respondent states that the impres sion is growing that Jap plans. to do some kind of deal over Shang- hai. if thereby she can get away with it. in Manchuria

America Protecting Her Interosta. The Daily Telegraph emphasizes that apparently America is bot associating herself directly with the League's Note, bay is carefully con- fining her representations for the protection of the interests of her own nationals. "

Washington Disturbed,

ACTION AGAINST BRITISH GOVT.

EGYPTIANS CLAIM FOR

TRACING MURDERERS

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LORDON, Feb. 18.

An hetion is being broughti. against the British Government for £37,000, being the reward to which he is entitled" by an Egyptian, NEW YORK. Feb. 18. named Helbawi, who greatly assist- The State Department is disturbed the authorities in tracing the ed Recording to the New York murderers of Bidar Sir Les Stack hus, Times, "by an anotheial report that 1924.

the Japanese reply to the League Helbawi received $10,000 for him appeal will be to maintain the services, the reward which the (Continued on Page 19). Government offered at the time...

HANG CHING HUEI, TO DAY, MADE A PROCLAMA- TION DECLARING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE FOUR NORTH-EASTERN PROVINCES AND THE HARBIN AREA, AND SEVERING ALL RELATIONS

THE GOVERNMENT UNDER THE KUỞMINTANG.

WITH

5% FREE

PU YI MAY BE ELECTED EMPEROR

MUKDEN, Feb. 13...

Since the incidents in which neveral Chinese were killed or

It is evident that the prepare wounded by shells which dropped time for the formation of a new behind the lines held by the Stato, an independent Manchuria, American forces in Shanghai, the. Japanese have given an

are being rushed by the Japanesa

Ünsurance

to the commander-in-chief of the in order that the formal inaugura- U.S. Asiatic Fleet. Admira? Taylor, that the ring at shella into, the seator held by American marines will be stopped.

BRITISH PROTEST 時

· {THROVON. REÜTER'E' AGENCY.]'

LONDON, Feb. 17.

Emperor of Tuchung in agcord. ance with the wish of the people."

"MUST BE INDEPENDENT !!

Toxyo, Feb. 18. "Japan is not considering its re tion may take place before the League's Commission of Enquiry. cognition unless it is proved that Last night, the leading Chinese it has all the attributes of an in- and Japanese officials were enter dependent state," declared & For tained to dinner by General Honjo, eign Office spokesman when "com. the Japanese Commander-in-Chief. menting on Pricas reporte from

One of the most interesting | Mukden, announcing the formation

The action of the Japanese in guests, General Ma Chan Shah, of An independent Manchurian dropping bombe upon a factory in planded illness and left again the International Bettlement on

state.

the 11th instant, was the subject of almost immediately after his ar

According to Press despatches, questions in the House of Commone rival.

the Government will be "midway to-day

Mr. Wallhead asked whether the It is reported that the name of between a republic and a mon Foreign Minister was taking steps the new State will be Tachung, archy," with a lifetime chief execu

le protest against this breach of meaning "Great Middle,” and it is tive, but reports of the extent of rational law and to prevent it now believed that General Chang the area obraced are conflicting, recurrence."

"Sir John Simon, in reply, quoted Ching Huei, the Governor of Har though it is indicated it will in the statement made by the Japan-bin, will be chosen. President. "chide, at least, the provinces of ese. Admiral to the United States | ing northward from Pukow to possible Japanese advance, not only Consul-General, Mr. Edwin Cung Later, necording to persistent Makdon, Kiri, fleilunghiang and Hauchow, and from Hachowiu at Shanghai but throughout China, Iningham, regarding the incident. rumours, Pu Yi will be lested Jehol, each of which is untcliomous.

A traveller, who has just arrived from Loyang, declares that he sAW

westward te-Loyang, Everything. he said, indicated that the military leaders are working in co-operation

- a network of tronch systems extend. | and were determined to resist any

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