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CHINA AND JAPAN

IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY MR. YOSHIZAWA

SACRIFICES OF BLOOD, ENERGY AND

MONEY TO BE KEPT

LORD LYTTON ON COMMISSION'S POWERS

ORIGINAL COPY OF SINO-JAP. TREATY OF 1905 FOUND!

[TROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY APRIL 8 1932,

CANTON GOVT. SUES CUNARD COMPANY

GERMAN FIRM

FOR NON-DELIVERY OF AEROPLANES

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

CANTON, April 7.

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The Aviation Department of the Canton Government is bringing a lawsuit in the City Court against Mcestu, Sieman Company, a German firm here, for their alleged failure to adhere to the terms of the contract, governing the purchase of three bombing 'planes.

MEETING

£500,000 LOSS SHOWN

LAST YEAR

Work on New Liner "May Be Resumed

(Reuter's Special Service.)

LONDON, April 7. Work on the ginat. Qaarder, owing to financial conditions, will which was recently auspended he restarted as soon as the way is aloar

Sir Percy Bates, announcing this at the annual meeting of the Com Ave months work on the bull is pany at Liverpool, said that only required to naka hier ready for launching

thi

THE FOUR POWER CONFERENCE

CLEAVAGE OVER BULGARIA

(THROUGH RUTER AND BRITISH · WIRELESS. P

LONDON, April 6,

NEWFOUNDLAND

PREMIER MOBBED

LADY SQUIRES INJURED

{TUNODOR KEUTER'S, AGENCY"}

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FREE STATE'S REPLY TO BRITAIN

CONTENTS NOT YET DIVULGED

[ARITION WIRELIKO BERVIDM).

Ruday, April 8

As a result of the first day'

ST. Joxins, April 0

(Newfoundland) deliberations, the Danubian Con-Banda of ex-Service mon patroll ference has agreed in principle ing the streets in co-operation with hat help must be given urgently the full strength of the police kept Dominions Secretary Mr. J H to the distressed countries along to avoid any attempt to tie the Con- the Danube, but has been careful forence to a particular scheme.

order in the aity to-day, though tension still runs high...

of the Dath of Allegiance and the A communication on the question Land Aunuities was received by the Thomas, this morning from the President of the Council of the The gravo riots of last night are Irish Free State, Mr. de Valern. said to have been precipiated by the It is learned that the proceedings mishandling of the mounted police, Thomas said it was at prosent un Questioned in Parliament, Mr. have already revealed a cleavage who were ordered to charge, using der consideration by the Govern between Britain and France on the their baton indiscriminately ment. Asked for a futhor: gravement one band and Italy and Germany The crowd grew more and mors on the other, over the question of incensed and were completely out gested that if the Leader of the on the subject, My, Thomas aug- whether Bulgaria shoull be includ of hand until darkness came to Opposition, Mr. Lansbury, ropoat ed in any Danubian Federation.

provide a breathing-space. The Conference is likewise in two

ed the question on Monday he The escape of Sir Richard Squires Sir P. Bates alaq, touched on the

camps at the moment as to whether from the angry mots was sensation might be able to give an answer effect of foreign competition and

the Danubian countries should con- . He was seen and attacked when munication, Mr. Thomas anid it

As to the contents of the com contrasted the absence of British

fer separately,

trying to escape from the House of was not customary to publish docu...... Government help with the assist

France and Britain favour laying Aorably, and was knocked downments of such a kind without agree ance afforded to foreign competithe proposals of the Tour-Power and badly mauled. " tors, not only for future shipbuild-Danubian Government, while Italy guided him to a nearby house and already promised publication at tha ment between the two Governmenta Conference before a meeting of the

Four alorgymen appeared and concerned. He added that he had Mr. Yoshizawa also made a con- king, where they would stay for livered. The money, the plaintiffs Company's main competitors have ence of nine countries on the ground entering his place of refuge.

ing bub for current operatione,

He foreshadowed that if the and Germany desire a full confer prevented the angry arowd from earliest possible moment. treasuries as bankars it will even that a scheme renched by the Danu. The mob remained outside howl-

help to run the existing ships, anthe Conference ambrnen Anancial the rear axit.

·Cunard Co. to seek Government oppressive to Austria and Hungary.ning to realise that the Prime The relief proceedings mooted at Minister had made his escape by less the Governments solve theaid by France and Britain and complicated problems of War Dehta tarif ouncessions by Italy and for- Government had disappeared or

Retreat of Cabinet, Meanwhile other members of the many which are the principal mar they too would have experienced kets for the distressed countries.

Paats, April 6. relations. No answer had been re A series of vexatious coincidents turned, is Mr. Yoshizawa's explanation of the causes of Japan's activities on League Commission of Enquiry, he Regarding the movements of the Chinese soil, in the course of aid the Secretary-General of the special interview which he gave to League was informed on March 28 the Petit Parition's special corres that "the Commission proposed to pondent in Tokyo.

leave Shanghai fons day for Nan four days, and that they would reach They expect to arrive in Manchuria in April.

The plaintiff stated among other things, that they had signed a contract with the German fra concerned for the purchase of three modern bombers and 100,000 rounds. of cartridges on May 3 last year at a cost of $103,000 gold.. Delivery of the order was to be made within day the contract was signed. three and a half months from the It

goods within the time prested, man drm should fail to deliver the wha further agreed that if the Ger

it would have to pay 1 per cent. of the total cost of the order each day after the time allotted was up until the day the goods were de- went on, had long been paid to the torms of the contract,

towards the new Manchurian State, Peiping at the end of his week. defendant in accordance with the tually become, inevitable, for thebian countries alone might prove.ing for, three hours before begin- BAN ON INDIA CONGRESS

cise statement of Japan's attitude declaring at the outset, according to the correspondent, that the story at the beginning of the third wook

of Japan's deciding to quit the Lea gue of Nations was a fabrication.

Mr. Yoshizawa said there was no question yet of recognising the now Manchurian State. Everything! would depend upon circumstances, and proofs of wisdom and the stead fastness shown, by the new Stato,

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ANGLO-JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP

Almost 12 months have gone by since the signing of the contract, yat the goods have not been de livered: The German firm. the Aviation Department

farther charged, has, moreover, refused to refund the

money plus interest according to the terme of the agree mont. The City Court is therefore asked to make Messrs. Siemsen & Co. refund the money plus the 1 per cent. daily 'intercet from the day the money was paid

(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENOT.] Mr. Yoshizawa went on to say

LONDON, April 6, that Manchuria was an entirely!

Emphasising that the Japanose new independent State, formed on Government have no intention of the principle of self-determination. doing anything likely to prove As long as it respected existing harmful to Anglo-Japanese friend Treaties, Japan resolved to ship, Mr. Matsudaira, the Japanese ment is being handled by Dr. Twin The case of the Aviation Depart support and help it in every way. Ambassador, speaking at a lunch Shih Fun, while that of Messrs He pointed out that cash advan. Kiven to forty influential Snanciers Riemen & Co., by Dr. Wong Chuen ces to the Manchukao Government closely associated with the Far Kit, both of whom are legal practi- would not be made by the Japanese East, denounced the Chinese alle toners of note in the city. Government but by the Mitusi and gations regarding the course Mitsubishi Banks,

ivants and various incidents. iu Quite evidently, Japan's rela. Shanghai as misrepresentation of tions with Manchuria were destined the facts."

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to become closer still. Japan would

He stated that Japan's only abandon seither her enormous in anxiety now was that the Chinese terests or her nationals in Man-negotiators in Shanghai, were ro. churia. She meant to keep the sorting to their usual practice of fruits of her sacrifices of blood. procrastination, energy and money.

They feeling of the Japanese peo-

ple on this point was unanimoua

and should not be challenged."

on

MANCHURIAN INTERESTS

Mr. Matsudaira further state:

The Shanghai incident was most that Japanese interests in Shang unfortunate. They had not con-bai were purely economic, but her templated making "conquests andpoint in Manchuria was diff Chinese soil, but they were driven ferent. to not as they did by a series of

Japanese political and stategical interests were vexatious coincidences.

involved in Manchuria in addition to her economic interests.

NANKING REBUFFS

"MANCHUKUO

NANKING, April 7.

A Foreign Office spokesman states. that the Foreign Office of the Na tionalist Government is expecting Note from the "Bogus Manchurian Government" objecting to Wellington Kon visiting Manchuria, but the Note had not yet been re ceived.

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Dr.

He added that, if it arrives, the Foreign Office will not be able to officially receive a note from the "Rebel Government,"

LORD LYTTON INTER- VIEWED

HIGH TREASON CHARGES (Wah & Yat Pan).

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SHANGHAI, April 7. issued an order for the arrest of The Nanking Goverment has

NATIONAL CRISIS. CONFERENCE

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OPENING MEETING HELD YESTERDAY

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(Wall Br. Fat Pao)

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Loyano, April 7.” tion with the National Crisis Con The opening ceremony in connec- fereneb was held here this morn ing. There were over a hundred delegates in attendance. However, there are still a large number of

delegates who have not yet arriv ed, therefore, the plenary session not be assumed until a quorum is obtained.

Mr. Wang Ching Wei who arriv

Ha Leh Fu and Wang Tu Shuenged here yesterday from Nanking, on a charge of high treason, as presided over the opening, meeting they have accepted appointments this morning. from the Japanese in the so-called series of reports at the conference He will read a political bureau in Chapoi.

on bandit suppression work nation- al defence against outside invasion and also concerning flood relici. [THROUGH DEUTIR'S AGENCY.]

CANTON PERTURBED

LOYANG, April 7.

The inauguration ceremony of the

and Reparations.

The Company showed a less of over £500,000 in the past year.

AUSTRALIAN FINANCES

NEW S. WALES' DEFAULT OF £900,000

THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

MELBOURNE, April . The Commonwealth Government are issuing a proclamation in New South Wales (under the financial agreement enforcement by an Act passed in February) directing that individual income tax returns shall

On the whole, it is felt that a very promising exploration of the whole problem before Four-Power Confer-

trouble.

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but war veterane rallied to sup- The mob was in an ugly mood,

TO BE PROHIBITED THIS YEAR

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(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

NEW DELHI, April

In consequence of the civil dis ence was undertaken at.. its first part the police" and prevented an obedience campaign, the Govera meeting and the delegates are hope-invasion of the liquor depot. ment of India has decided to pro- ful that valuable results will be read. The report to this affect was. Easion of the Indian Nationali The Government has not rosign-hibit the holding of the annual gistered before the conference con- cludes, probably on Friday.

due to the fact that the Finance Congress this year. The full delegations of Franco, Minister, who tendered his own re- Germany, Italy and United Kingsignation some time back, asked the Congress at New Delhi, under the dom attended the Conference, which Governor to demand Squires re-presidency of the veteran leader, was held at the Foreign Office this signation in crder to induce the Madan Mohus Malaviya.

crowds, to disperse.

afternoon?

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Gommunique Issued. It rose

after a three hours session and a communiqué issued later stated:-

An exchange of views took place as regards the problems inherent in the present economic and fluancial circumstances of the Danubian States and the nature of the men- be paid to the Commonwealthsures most appropriate for their Bank at Sydney, thus the Common-solution wealth has taken the first dramatic "Before the Conference adjourn- atep to seize New South Wales' ed a commitee was appointed to re- revenues in order to reimbursoport on this subject to the Confer itself for meeting NexSouth ence when it resumes on Thursday Wakes liability over the £900,000 in

at 2.30 in the afternoon. The four. respect to oversea's debts in which Powers agreed to appoint a com. it defnulled!

mittee of experts-one from each of the four Powers to consider the problems raised by the recent report of the Financial Committee of the League of Nations on the financial state of certain countries of central and south-eastern Europe.

Payment of income tax to the by lines or imprisonment. State is now an offence punishable

JAPAN'S POLITICAL

TROUBLES

PRESIDENT OF S.M.R. RESIGNS

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, April 1. Evils of the speil party system, which have already done so much. thereby helping to stir up the pre to discredit party politics in Japan,

Leaders" Commistae.

It is understood that the Com- mittee of the Conference will, in effect, be composed of the heads of the delegations and that Mr. Ram- Buy MacDonald will act as Chair- man,

It had been arranged to hold the

It is expected that n National LLOYD GEORGE GIVING UP Governor to demand Sir R. Squires'. resignation in order to induce the crowds to disperse.

Indy Squires Hurt. Sir Richard Squires has not yet resigned, however. He is still in, biding.

face by missiles thrown by the mob. Lady Squires was injured in the outside Parliament Building.

POLITICS

FOR LITERATURE AND FARMING

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April ä

Premier Returns to Office.

It is understood that Mr. Lloyd George, The Father of the House.. St Jons, April 7 has returned to his office from his the House of Commons, while The Premier, Sir Richard Squirely to retire from active politics in of Commons," has decided virtual

hiding-place,

Things

retaining his sent, quietening down, though a mob of several hundred battered down the door of the mein liquor depot of the town, but were ejected. There are now 600 war veterans on duty

are now

U.S.A. AND WORLD COURT

ADHERENCE THOUGHT

POSSIBLE.

(RRUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, April 0.

Mr. H. Stimson, the Secretary of State, appeared before the For eign Relations Committee of the Senate to-day and elaborated bis view that the Elihu Root formula

The committeo of experts which the four Powers have appointed to examine the League's financial com- mittee's report will consist of re- for the adherence of the United presentatives of the Treasuries of the Governments concerned.

States to the International Court ly protect the rights of the United Sir of Justice at The Hague would ful

States.

Frederick Leith Ross will be the meeting that there was a danger of British representative.

Feeling was expressed a to-day"k

himself' principally to literary pur

He will, it is believed, devote suits and his favourite hobby of farming.

THE STIFFKEY TRIAL REV. DAVIDSON SHORT OF FUNDS

st to-

(Reuter's Special Service.)

LONDON, April 8. Consternation WAH Church House, Westminster, caused day, when Counsel, for the Rector. of Stiffkey, Norfolk, the Rev... Davidson, announced that the small fund available for the defence be for the Consistory. Court had been exhausted and that therefore the solicitors would have to withdraw.

Later, the prosecution offered for The only alternative will be that. the Rector will have to, defend him- self, which he is willing to do.

dispons of the defence and to con- sider a further advance if necessary. when that, is expended.

CANTON, April 7. The report that the Sino-Japan- ese Peace Conference is expected to come to a complete agreement indicating that China is going to awept humiliating terms dictated by Japan has aroused coasterna arrival of Wang Ching Wei and threatening to add to the Japanese some of the very valuable report vote would he takea, during the the time being to place £0. at the

National Emergency Conference took place at 10 am, following the

And Party

tion toth in official and unofficial other Government circles at Canton,

Well-informed circles are of the opinion that if the report is true

the Canton-Nanking reunion might

leaders,

sent Fascist tendencies, are now Government's troubles in Man-prepared under the auspices of the churia..

League of Nations being neglected Following the enforced resima because there was no executive, au- tion of Mr. Eguchi, Vice-President thority to take them into detailed

consideration. owing to Minseito affiliations, both S.M.R., and Mr. Omori, one of the Count Uchida, President of the directors, have cabled their resignu tions to the Government by way of protest, according to Press mes sages from Daired

be jeopardised us General Chen Bureau of Chapel and "organising of the South Manchuria Railway, Tai Tony and General Li Teung palico. Jer have not so far ofindly an

noticed their acceptance of Nan- AGREEMENT AT SHANGHAI king's military appointments in the South.

IMMINENT

LONDON, April 6 It was authoritatively stated in London to-day that the Sino- Japanese negotiations are progress ing favourably and that an apres. ment is imminent.

NANCING, April 7.- The Lytton Commissioners. re- turned from Hankow, this after poon, and before crossing the river to Pukow, rushed by motor to the Foreign Office where they were shown what was purported to be an original copy of the Sino- Japanese Treaty of 1906.

This copy, which is stated to have been unearthed after great diff- ulty during the absence of the Commissioners, is said to contain na mention of China. agreeing not to construct reilways parallel to

CHINA PROTESTS TO the South Manchurin Railway...” de specided in the Japanese ·copy",

MEN LEAGUE The Commissioners, accompanied (THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENCY.], by Dr. Wallington Koo, Mr. Yoshida and Mr. W. H. Donald left for

GENEVA, April 6. Peiping from Pukow at 4.10 p.m.

Reports from Shanghai pay warm The Chinese delegation in the tributes to the efforts of the foreign aboard a special train consisting of Langue City is displaying renewed observers to obtain a pacific sestle- seventeen blue express coaches. activity, three Notes having been: men especially to Sir Miles Lamp- Lytton interviewed by despatched by Dr. W. W. Yen to saa, the British Minister whose Reuter before his departure de Sir Eric Drummond to-day. clared that the Commission had

efforts have been unromitting. One of the Notes embodies a tola- full power to decide who were to.

It is believed that although a accompany them and would not Chahar, Province protesting against withdrawal of the Japaneun troops, gram from various public bodica indate has been mentioned for the allow any dictation in this respect, the Japanese proceedings in the it will probably not be included in This was in answer to a question Three Eastern Provinces, establish concerning the Manchukuo Govering an "illegal government" thus

the settlement. ment's reported objection to' Dr. preparing the way for future an Wellington Koo,

Lord

GREAT BRITAIN APPROACHED

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nexation.

The protest requests the League

of Nations to do justice to China,

to restore China's sovereign righta

·SOVIET TROOPS MOBILISING

PEIPING, April 7 Foreign reports from Harbin

and to uphold the sanctity of the state that the Soviet Government League Covenant and the interna has ordered the mobilization of its tional instruments of peace.

forees in the Tran-Baikal men. NANKING-CANTON AMITY NEW APPOINTMENT PROPOSED

NO REPLY SENT TO → MANCHUKUO,"

The two other Noten deal with the bombing of Anting by Japanese [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

planes and declare that Japanese ROOBY, April 8.

troops have destroyed public pro- In the absence of Sir John perty and seized merchandise at Simon. who was attending the Hwangtu, whore the Japanese troops Four-Power Conference, the Under aro stated to have been increased: Secretary for Foreign Affaiis, reby four thousand recently,

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Experts' Job,

has a very definite bearing on the The Report published last week subjec: before the Four Power Con- ference, and as is already known it is to be considered next Tuesday at a specially convened meeting of the League of Nations Council All the SWEEPSTAKE BILL which has been appointed have not member of tho expert committee yet reached London, but they will begin work as soon as possible and may continue their deliberations of the proposals made in tha Longue report after the present Conference has concluded.

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DOOMED

GOVT. TO OFFER NO

FACILITIES

Austro-German Anxiety, (THROUGH DEUTER'S AGENOV,]

LONDON, April 7. Austro-German anxiety regarding LONDON, April 7.

that a possible Franco-British pact The Government has decided being effected behind the scener, neither to adopt nor to give facand a French hint if a breakdown tities to Bir William Davidson's in negotiations, are the keynotes to Bill legalising sweepstakes, which continental reaction to the Four was introduced in the House of Power Conference Commons on March 22.

London, April 7.

Home Secretary foreshadowed that In the House of Commons, the & Royal Commission will have to enquire into the Law of Sweepstakes and Lotteries before the Gover ment are able to consider any alteration in the Law.

neturred at this morning's 'casion (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] of the Four-Power Damibian Coo plying to a question said that Sir The Notes also refer to the Ma

ference, notwithstanding the more John had received a communication yor of Greater Shanghai's report

NANKINO, April 7. or less informul nature of the die purporting to be from the Minister on April 4 that the Japanese were

The Cantonese leader, General cussions. It is also learned that for Foreign Affairs of the new Gov-appointing Chinese to important Chen Taai Tong, is to have a per-athough the commillee will remest anure in Manchuria, requesting posts in the so-called Political and General Yang Teh Chan will meeting of the full conference

manent representative at Nanking this afternoon, there will be no the opening of formal diplomatic (Continued on rest volemn).........I probably be appointed to the post was intended yesterday,

Despite the pending Presidential Elections, lively interest in bolag many, where it is suggested Britain taken in the Conference in Gor may be prepared to agree to the exersion of Germany, Italy and Poland in the Danublin League in return of French conressions in the Reparations question

A telegram from Vienna protest- ing against the inclusion of Austria and the exclusion of Germany in a Danubian confederation was sent to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald hy leaders of the Austrian National Boeinliste.

More Than Lively Pauungsi.

same more than rely passages

LONDON, April 7-- It is authoritatively learned that (Continued on previoua column.)

Committee, said the prospect that Mr. Borah, the Chairman of the

present session on the accession of the United States to the Court was reasonably good.

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