1932-03-17 — Page 9

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, - THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1932.

TOKYO CABINET

CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN CHANGES SHANGHAI "WAR" MANCHURIA'S INUKAI TAKES OVER PORT

6,000 KILLED: 2,000 WOUNDED: 10,000 MISSING

PROPERTY LOSSES ESTIMATED AT $1,400,000,000

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.):

SHANGHAI, March 28.

ACCORDING TO REPORTS ISSUED BY THE BURËAU OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS OF GREATER SHANGHAI, THE. CHINESE CIVILIAN CASUALTIES SUFFERED IN CHAPEI, KJANGWAN AND WOOSUNG DURING HOSTILITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:-

KILLED

WOUNDED

MISSING, MORE THAN PROPERTY LOSSES ARE

BUREAU AT $1,400,000,000.

$

£4000 2,000 10,000

ESTIMATED BY THE

LYTTON COMMISSION TO NEGOTIATE

· FOR PEACE

IJ

Chief Delegate in the Shanghai Pence Conferences,

COMMISSION OF NINETEEN

GENEVA, Mar. 16.

SHANGHAI, Mar, 16. Lord Lytton declared that his Commission will remain in Shang hat until negotiations for peace are under

Way and

pence Seems assured

Lord Lytton intends to interview as many prominent people as pos sible who were concerned in the recent trouble. In the meantime, a series of private conferences are

smaller being held in an endeavour to clear States-appointed to deal with the the path for a fully constituted | Sino-Japanese dispute, is holding Peace Conference. These confer meeting at 3.30 p.m. to-morrow ences are being attended by Chl. (yesterday).

nese, Japanese, British, French, American and Italian representa- tives.

PEACE PROSPECTS

BRIGHTER (From Our Own Jorrespondent.)

SHANGHAI, Mar. 16.

Lord Lytton's Commission hus decided to proléng its stay in Shanghai, so enable its participa tion in the peace negotiations be tween China and Japan for formal. cesnation of hostilities and to arrange for the withdrawal of Japanese troops;

They expect a final agreement

will be reached by March 26.

A mecting of the special Longue Commission of nineteen-mposed of M. Hymans, President of the Assombly." the twelve members of Council other than China and Japan, and six of the

INSURANCE COMPANIES

PERTURBED

SHANGHAI, March 18. It is reliably reported that a special committee, representing the Teading Insurance companies in Shanghai, has been formed to in- vestigate the damage by fire, to In

sured property in Chapel and other

Chinese areas during the recent hostilities. It is estimated that the insurance in Chapel alone is appro ximately Tls. 10,000,000 and claims for compensation are being made by numbers of policy holders. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce is reported to be backing some of the and foreign insurance claimants companies Arc safeguarding their interests by a thorough investiga | tion of all aspects of the local situation from a legal standpoint.

It is reported a test case will

these claims,

Prospects of an early return to shortly be made in connection with normalcy are much brighter,

PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT

REACHED

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, March 18.

At the Assembly Committes M. Hymans announced that Mr. Sato had informed him that a provisional Sino-Japanese agreement had been reached at Shanghai.

JAPAN'S MILITARY

EXPENSES

YEN 87,300,000 LOAN ISSUED

Toxyo, Mar. 16. The Government has issued, a loan for Yen. 87,500,000, nt 5 per cent; the issue value being Yes 86.40, and rodeordable in fifty yours, for the purpose of covering the expenses of military operations. The Deposit Bureau is undertaking the issue.

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TOKYO READY TO

·COMPROMISE

h

Toxxo, Mar. 16. Although no details are divulged, it is learned from authoritative sources that the Government has cabled instructions to Shanghai approving a compromise fence plan in principle, leaving the local com- maaders to settle detailed arrange- metabo.

→

4. LIN SEN TO MEET

LORD LYTTON"

NANKING, MAT. 16.

BRITISH COMMENT

ON SITUATION

NEW CAPITAL

CHANGCHUN

TO BE KNOWN

AS SINGKING

(THROUGH REUTER'E AGENDY.]

TOKYO, Mar. 16.

A messago from Changshan to the Press states that commencing from March 15, the name of Changchun will be changed to Singking, mean- ing new capital

The Government of the new State has decided to appoint a number of foreigners as officials' in various departments, including Europenals, Aunericius and Japanese. It is ex- posted that the names of those selected will be announced shortly.

'PLANE INCIDENT, DENIED

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

Tokyo, Mar. 15.

The report that a Russian plane resterday forced down a Japaneso 'plane to the east of Pogramit- chanaya is believed to be unfound ed. as "queries made in Malden have elicited no reply.

War Ofoe' Statement,

Toxyo, Mar. 16. "The report that Russian" 'planes attacked a Japanese 'plane yester, day is officially denied by the War Office which states it, is absolutely without foundation,

bank, books, a letter of good wishes from the ex-Kaiser on the occasion' u Bease's eightieth birthday last year, a signed photograph, and also a domument showing that Basse had

FOLIO OF HOME AFFAIRS

(THROVON REUTZE'S. AORNOY.}

TOKYO, Mar. 10.

Contrary to expectation, Mr. Inuka bas decided to take the

portfolio of Home Affairs himself in succession to Mr. Nakahashi, who resigned, consequently there will be no other changes in tho Cabinet composition.

Apparently this last minute. change decision was due to internal dissension in Sciyukai ranks.

Mr. Inukai is being installed this afternoruz.

MRS. GANDHI IN GAOL

AGAIN

NEW SENTENCE OF SIX MONTHS

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICK"]

BOMBAY, March 15,

Mr. Gandhi, who was released from prison on February 29, bas been arrested again for resuming anti-Government activities and has been sentenced to six months" rigor. oua imprisonment.

WEATHER REPORT:

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.30- p.m., stated:

ม

The anti-palone... appears to be central to the NE of Shanghai and moving castward, Local Forecast:--N.E. winds, first, moderate: overcast at improving later..

soca norvice in the Prussian Guard, LINCOLNSHIRE

It is suggested than his fortune, represents a special Secret Service fund from the late German Im) perial authorities.

CHINA'S AIR SERVICES

ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW

LINE.

NANKING, Mar. 16. The Eurasia Air Service is work- ing feverishly to establish a new Nanking-Sianfu air service, Ordi narily, stops will be mado at Heu- chow, Chengehow and Loyang. LONDON, Mar. 18,

The Nanking-Loyang section wilt ba Let no one suppose that because put into operation almost immedi

1 not yet restored the ately in order to facilitato com- Lengue does not exercise a wadi,munication between Nanking and

ble restraining influence, declared the new Capital. Sir John Simun az Norwich, last night, when he animod that British influence on world councils at Genere had contributed largely to the resulta, achieved.

pence

Newspaper reactions are dying down, The Telegraph ironically. refors to the assurances of Hsieh Chieh Shih, remarking that Tokyo will doubtless, tako drs note of the stern warning that Manaharin will not brook Japanese merkling with her independence, though ready to take Japan's guiding and friendly hand, especially if it contains the requested loan of £2,000,000; *

Mr. E. M. Gul, Scemetary of the China Association, lecturing to the | Central Asian Society, stressed that it was not a question apart ae in ternational documents show that Manchurin is actually Chinese, soil. However, we can scarcely be sur prised if Japan resouts any sugges tion likely to weaken her control of supplies of Manchuria coal sad iron He deprecated British ad Yocates of the League, action, sup- porting his arguments by reference to British economic and racial in- forests.

£500,000 BEQUEATHED TO. CHINA

SECRET SERVICE FUNDS

quest of Wang Ching Wei, is rec

LONDON March 18. turning here from Leyang to meet The Morning Post'a correspon Lord Lytton and the League Co-dent in Rome has reported that re-

Mr. Lin Sen, at the urgent re-

DISARMAMENT PROPOSAL

BRITAIN OPPOSED TO TARDIEU'S SCHEME

(THROUGH ABUTER'S AGENCY.}

LONDON, March 15. Sir Philip Sassoon, the Under- Secretary of State of Air, gayo the House of Commons what is ap parently the first official hint of the Government's altitude towards the French disarmament proposals at Geneva,

It will be recalled that: M, Tar- dieu presented a programme where- by all offensive armaments should be handed over to the control "of the League of Nations.

HANDICAP

WON BY 40′′ TO 1 CHANCE

{THROUGH RECTER'S AGźšev.]

LONDON, Mar. 10. The Lincolnshire Handicap "res sulted as follows:-

Jerome Fander Dooley

Knight Terror

2

Three-quarters' of A length be ¿ween first and second. One and a half lengths between second and third. Thirty-six ran.

贴

BETTING.

Jerome Fander Dooley Kulght Terror

ΤΑ

40-1 39.1

50.1

CHAR. LINDBERGH, JUNR.

POLICE FEAR MURDER

New York, March 15.

JAP. MINE DISASTER

10 MINERS KILLED: 22 INJURED

(IKROVOM: /REUTER'M ASUNOY.}^

Toxyo, Mar. 16, Ton miners were killed and 22. seriously injured as the result of a gse explosion in the Futago Mine, in the Nagasaki Prefecture,

THE IRISH FREE STATE

OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO GO?

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGEÑOZ,}

LONDON, March 15..

“We propose to remove the Oath of Allegiance" declared President de Valora in the Dail to-day.

SHAI BANKRUPTCY

GIOCASE

MRS. BERTENSHAW GRANTED DISCHARGE

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, Mar, 16.

An echo was heard to-day in the British Supreme Court of the Dearmber 1929 share market crash, when Mrs. Edith Bertenshaw was granted discharge from bant- naptey

The case evoked considerable in terest at the time as the bankrupt was subjected to a gruelling CTOBE wxamination by a local broker as principal creditor.

GERMAN TRADE

RETURNS

AND EXPORTS:

We have a mandate o remove it, BIG DECLINE IN IMPORTS he said, and we want every section of the community to be able to sand representatives to the Dail without having to coerce their con sciences by taking the Oath..

The altament was made in re- piy to a question, regarding the re inase of Republican prisoners.

The Dail, afterwards adjourned until April 20.

TRADE UNIONS IN FAR EAST

MR. WALTER CITRINE TO "

INVESTIGATE

(THROUGH REUTER'S" AGENCY,]

LONDON, March 18.1 Mr. Walter Citrine, the General Secretary of the Trade Union Con gress, is making a tour of the Far East in the autumn to investigate Trade Unionism on behalf of the International Federation of Trade Seniods.

T

CLEARING HOUSE SYSTEM

OF NO ADVANTAGE."

TO BRITAIN

[BRITTEN WIRELESS, BERVICE;];

Ruany, March 15. Mr. Walter Runciman was ques- tinned in the House of Commons to-

garian.

(Renter' Special Service.).

SPEND HOLIDAYS

IN BRITAIN

IN INTERESTS OF BRITIS

FINANCE

(Reuter's Special Service:);

LONDON, Mar, 369 Home holidays in the interesteș British Anances were stronąkrižai

vocated by Mr. Neville Chamb

in in the House of Corno when he said that until our situ tion was more fully consolidated mast reanain proferable, in nationa intereste, that money spent on days should be spent in Brite rather than abroad,

BRITISH BUDGET

BALANCED

SOUND FINANCIAL POSITIO

[SRITIES WIRELESS SERVICE)

Rugsy, March 158 Revenue Poturns issued to-night giving the figures of receipts to la Saturday, leave no doubt that balanced Budget will be successfull realised

During last week, the deßció roduced by £12,800,000 and smowa od at the end to £24,200,000, as com

BERLIN, Mar. 16, .. Heavy declinea in both importa and exports compared with last your are shown in the Trade Repared with £44,100,000 on the en turns, but the trade balance is still favourable.

VIOLINIST TURNS BUDDHIST

(Reuter's Special Servica.)

date last year.

The total receipts from Inla Ravehus taxes, since April 1 F amount 10~*£411,700,000" leavi £38,300,000 still to be collected a Tulisa the revised budget estim of £491,000,000.

Further receipts of: £10,100,00 will bring the total of income, BUDAPEST; Mar: 16: As a result of an impression made

and auntax up to the amount of mated to be received. in the yolk op him by the study of Buddhism, Customs and Excise receipts Ferenc VecBuy, the famous Hun£8,400,000 up on last year, compas Karian violinist, has embraceded with an estimated increKGS Buddhism. He has decided shortly the whole year of £7,800,000. to retire to his painee in Venice and spend the rest of his life in mediating on the teachings of Buddha,

Vecsey first came into touch with Buddhism during a tour of the Far

East..

FORCED LABOUR

PRODUCTS

PROPOSED BAN BY BRITAIN

(OLITICH WINKLESS SERVICE;}

BUGBY, Mar, 13. In the House of Commons bo-day, under the ten-minutes rule, Com

The Bill was brought in and for mally, read a first time,

the promo France Humander Locker Lampson was given azreement to provide Clearing House Arrangement for the importation of goods made by leave to introduce a bill to prohibit mutual liquidation of the export foreign forced labour. trade, and said that after full con sideration the Government had reached the conclusion that no Clearing House system yet devised would be of advantage to British appointed to enquire into the ques trade. He did not think any such tion of a closer union between these syetem would eliminate the handi- islands, and he had andar con cap of exchange restrictions in exsidoration the appointment of such istence on the continent.

A Commission.

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AGITATION FOR TEA DUTY

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 13.

In the House of Commons to-day, following further ngitation for an Empire Tea Preference, Mr. Walter. Runciman, President of the Board' of Trade, announced that the in- crease in ten imports in January and February were almost wholly que to imports from India and Cey- fon.

In any event, he had no power 40 apply the provisions of the Abnorma Importations Act to the importations of tea.

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FRENCH SURTAX OPPOSED

BRITAIN OBJECTS ON PRINCIPLE.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

Rugby, Mar."18.

In the course of Parliamentarý answers to-day, Mr. Walter Run- ciman, President of the Board of Trade, said the Government had made it clear to the Trench Govern- Fears that the baby son of: Comens that it took exception in lonel and "Mrs. Lindbergh may be principle to the imposition of the Sir Philip Sassoon asked: Hayo dead are apparently entertained by French surtax on any British goods. we sufficient confidence in any in the police, who have circularised all ternational body to place in its "keopere of incinerators in botels and hands the safety of the British Em appartments and New York City pire er of eight millions of Lon-institutions, to watch for parcels donors!

containing baby, clothes,

He replied to his own query: Frankly, we have not

-The objective of the Disarmament: Conference he went on, had full British sympathy and support, but in this imperfoot world we could not afford to fail to see the real dificulties

Sir Philip expressed the opinion. that, the abolition of Britain a

vastly superior military ma chines would give supremacy to

air fleet.

mission, for whose, arrival elabor presentatives of the Chino Recountries owning the biggest civil

ate propurations are being made, The Commission will be quartered in the Officers' Moral Endeavour Association and the offices of the Ministry of Railways.

CHINA'S CHIEF DELEGATE

NANKING, Mar. 10,

The Government has decided to appoint Dr. Wellington. Koo

public in Rome have gone to Brea- sanone "do tako, porsasion of a for tune estimated at £500,000,"

The spooch was made in the course of the debate on the Air Estimates. General Commission Adjourns, GENEVA, March 19.

This sum of money was bequeath. ed by Heinrich Basse, an elderly derman, to China to be used in her struggle against Europeans.” Baate died in apparent poverty, but a steel box was found in his room which contained title deeds,

(Continued on next column) commissions..

The general commotion on dis- armament has adjourned till April 11 when it will sit continuously and prepare work for the technical

ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY

HEALTH TRIP TO RIVIERA

{THROUGH" "REUTER'S" AGEFOK. }

W LONDON, March 15. The Archbishop of Canterbury, on medical advice, is going to the South of France next week.

It is officially stated that the Archbishop's general health is ex- pellent, but alight rheumatism per- 518

He also said the question was: be», ing considered of making repre sentations to the Portuguese Gov- ernment regarding a recent decree increasing the duties by 20 per cent, on most descriptions of goods.

THE OTTAWA" CONFERENCE

BRITISH DELEGATION NOT:

CHOSEN

【ENTTIAH WIRELESS" SERVIOR}}}%

RUGBY, Mar. 16. The Prime Minister to-day stated that almost immediately after the

Expenditure Down,

The

total expenditure. amounted to £807,300,000 which £24,700,000 less than that bo corresponding date of last year

The revised budget contemplacen a total reduction in the year £14,200,000 but supplementary ab mates of £300,000 have since been presented.

The floting debt was reducaci in the weekly £10,100,000 and now stands at £612,375,000 being £7,000,000 less than at the correl ponding date last year,

CLOSER UNION OF COLONIES

[BRITISH RELESS SERVICE

Rugby, Mar. 15, The Colonia Secretary, 8 Pällip Cunliffe Linter, stated in the House of Commons to-day that the Governors of the Leewards Islanda the Windward Islands and Trindad are in general agreement as to the desirability of a Commission being (Continued un presïqui column,

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