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SIX JAPANESE APPOINTED TO IMPORTANT POSTS
BANDITS RAID AND LOOT LANTSI
DR KOO WILL GO TO TSITSIHAR: UNDER LORD LYTTON'S PROTECTION
EARLY RESUMPTION OF SHANGHAT ARMISTICE CONFERENCE EXPECTED
(THROUGH' REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HARBIN, April 26.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY APRIL
OFFICIALS FREE STATE OATH £10,000,000 INDIAN SCOTT MAKES GOOD PRUSSIAN CABINET
DRIVE AGAINST REDS
CANTONESE FORCES MOVING ON CHANGCHOW
(From Our Own Correspondent.}
CONTROVERSY
IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY MR. THOMAS
REPUDIATION OF ANGLO TIRISH TREATY
LOAN
PROGRESS
ISSUED FOR CONSOLIDATAT SINGAPORE IN 61 DAYS
ING POSITION
(URITISK WILELASH SERVICE.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
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· [TNAGUON BRUTER'S AGENCY.]i. BATAVIA, April 20. Scott-arrived here at 10 am, and took off at 10.28 m. for Sourabaya.
· Buday, Aprił 25. The British aiman Mr. O W 4 Scott, who left England last. Ruany, April 20. Tuesday morning flow the 1,800 (THROOM REUTER'S AGENCY:)
A prospectus is being issued on miles from Rangoon to Singapore Tuesday and subscriptione are clos-to-day, and is now well shand of ing on Wednesday for ten million the best previous record for the LONDON, April 20 pounds of Government of India & part of the journey from England to An important development in the per cent, stock, 1942/47, the prica Australia that he has so far covered CANTON, April 20 Free State Oath controversy was of issue being 206. A military summaque from the announced by Mr. J. H. Thomas Kwangtung-Fukian border, receiv.in the House of Commons. He de-provide funds towards repayment
The money is being raised to STILL FLYING. FAST ed here to-day, itates that theclared that no examination of the of six million pounds of 3 per cent. Cantonese forces captured Yung Bill introduced to the Dail Inst bonds falling due in June and for bing Inst Sunday after a fiercowook shows. it is designed not railway capital expenditure in onggamant with the Red" army merely to remove the Oath but India, and general purposes. and are now heading for Lungyan-repeals Section 2 of the Free Stats This is the Brat issue of Indian obow, an important Communist Constitution providing that the Sterling Stock since May, 1931, and stronghold in the southern part of Anglo-Irish Treaty shall hang force since that date the whole Indian Fukion The loft wing of the Can-of law, and any amendraents to financial position has shown e radie Japanese naval bases in Northern tonese forces under General "Wong. the Constitution affecting tho al improvement Unlike sovuralı Yam Wan arrived in Waping Inst. Treaty shall be held void. This loans issued 12 or 18 months ago, Saturday, and are advancing to will become inoperative as the Bill this is in no souse a loan of neces warda Shanghang with Changchow, Also amends Article XV of the sity, but one issued for consolidat which fell into thy hands of the Constitution to enable amendmenting the position. objective. Communists a few days ago, as its to the Constitution being made without necessary regard for the There are no less than threstorms of the Treaty. divisions of Cantonese troops parti Mr. Thomas commented on the cipating in the present anti-Com-text of the Bill, which confirms the munist campaign in Fukion. Two general view in his despatch to. de divisions entered Fukion from the Valera on April 19, that the Bill extreme south, and the other from constitutes a repudiation of the Kiangai on the west. Through such Anglo-Irish settlement... an outflanking movement, the Can- ton Higher Command hopes to: annihilate the Communist armies. in Fukien
It is reported that severah loent | Korou, bifluential Chinese merchants have been arrested, but no details. Bro available.
BRITISH TRADE IN MANCHURIA
NO SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS
REQUIRED
The town of Lantai, in tho western section of the CER... was Taided and looted yesterday by
LONDON, April 20. four hunded mounted bandits. A
Mr. Runciman announced in the House of Commons that axisting flour-mill was set on fire and destrohtien with Chim are applicable troyed
Manchuria Fo added that in Japanese forces nee advancing on
the drouméances the question of Hengtaohotre
special trade arrangementa: pond not be considered. Through traffic on the eastern
TH
section of the C.ER SIR M. LAMPSON'S
suspended.
JAPANESE OCCUPY
SHIHTAOHOTZE
THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]}
HARIN, April 26.
The Japanese occupied Shihtao- ze yesterday morning, but. trouble is reported from both the enstern and western sections of the" Chinese Eastern Railway.
The line had been torn up a few miles went of misnpe and the telo- graph poles, and wires demolished.
A station twenty miles west of Imienpo has been footed and burned by unknown broeps. Japanese troops sent from Imienpo enuight up with the Chinese raiders and Bghting is reported to be going on.
PEACE PROPOSAL
WILL RECEIVE FAVOUR- ABLE CONSIDERATION
IF INTRODUCED DURING SHANGHAI NEGOTIATIONS
THROUGH BEYER'S AGENCY,}"
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The message further states that,
BOARD OF TRADE
ROYAL ASSENT TO NEW ACT PRESIDENT
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in view of the "Red" menses in southern Fukien, stringent precau- tionary measures have been adopted in Swntow.
[onfian WIRELESS SERVICE.] The Swatow auto. rities are maintaining vigilant watch over newcomers, and hotels.
RUGBY, April 20 The House of Lords met spécial and lodging houses there are fre-ly -day to pass the President of quently searched for undesirables the Board of Trade Bill through all The city, howover, in quiet, and no its stages, to enablo Mr. Runciman trouble is expected!".
to take lis place again in the House of Commons.
CHEN TSAI TONG IN HONG KONG
CALLS ON HU HAN MIN
(Wali Taz Fat Pavy.
CANTON, April 90:-
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Tonxо, April 50. Six Miles Launyson's proposal will receive favourable considera tom if intimduced during negotia tions at Shanghai, but not at General Chen Tshi Tong, accom- Geneva, declared a Foreign Office panied by his wife, quietly pro- spokesman, emphasising that Japanded to Hong Kong to-day by the insists on adhering to the proce-Kinaban without previous notice. dure under the. Longne's Resolutioni Large forces of anti-Government of March 4, and is unable to
For what purpose is his unofficial 1oops are reported to be active at admio the legal status of the Com- but on his arrival at Hong Kong visit to Hong Kong is not known, different points, forty and eighty mittee of Nineseen formed, under he immediately called on Mr. Hu miles west of Harbin on the CE.R.the resolution on March 1
Han Min, a veteran Kintang Tapanese broopa are being hurriedly
loader, at his residence Stanleys. lespatched from Harbin to disperse them:
DR. KOO NOT TO STAY
·BEHIND
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THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
MORDEN, April 26. The Italian member of the League Cominiscion, Count Marescotti, stalod the Press that Dr. Wellington Koo will accompany the Commission, to Tsitsihar under the protection of Lord Lytton. He declared that the Commission is satisfied with the information given by General Honjo.
SIX JAPANESE APPOINTMENTS
"THROUGH REUTER'B. AGENCY. Jį
CHANGCHUR, April 26, Six of the nineteen new officials
As Nanking is reported to have agreed to the Lampson" formula, the Japanese Govenment is hope ful of resuming, negotiation Shangha shortly, tous concluding Bruce agreement without, mère ado,
AREVISION OF ARTICLE XIP
SHANGHAT,April 58. Quo Tai Chi with Sir Miles Lampson arrived at Shanghai from Nanking this morning.
MURDERER PAYS SUPREME PENALTY
(THROUGH BEUTER`8, AGENCY.]
Afterwards; a Royal Commission ht and signified Royal Assent to the Act..
OBITUARY
MISS EVERET GREEN NOVELIST WHO WROTE. UNDER TWO NAMES
(Reuter's Special!-Sorvice.)
MAY RESIGN
RATHER THAN FACE NO CONFIDENCE MOTION
(Renter's Special Service.
BERLIN, April 20.
The present Prussiad Cabinet term of office expires on May 20 and, in view of the result of the elections, it is anticipated it will Fresign, rather than face a no con
@denes motion, "even then, however, fit must carry on till a new Cabineb is formed and in consequence the difculties of getting a new Minis try are afoot,
It is quite probable that bris Otto Braun, the Premier and Har Severing, Minister of the Interior will continue to rule Prussia for sometime yet ne the header of the Provisional Government, as it d not likely to be. Known till Junh when the Diet meets, whether the Nazia will be able to count o sufficient Resistance to get into power o
Since the gold standard crisis, over 40 millions storting of gold have been remitted from. India, and this axport, as was recently point ed out in the House of Commons by the Secretary for Undis, has
LONDON, April 20.. greatly helped to strengthen rupee novelist who for twenty-three years
Miss Everet Green, the noted THE LATE MR. E. T. SCOTT exchange and the position of In-wroto very successfully under that dian, credit.
name and also as "Ceoil, Adaie,?" has died at Madeira with the secret of her dual authorship well kept..
Evidence of the improvement is afforded in the quotations of Gov ernment of India stocks in London.
in September was 61 and is now Notable examples are the 4 per cent sterling stock, 1980/56, which
80, and the 5 per cent stock, 1938/ 39, which has materially rison in the same interval.
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SHARP FALL IN STERLING
EXCHANGE EQUALISATION
ACCOUNT
PASSES HOUSE OF COMMONS (Router's Special Service.)
* WITHOUT DIVISION LONDON, April 20 The comedy which began in tho
(RXUTER AED BRITISH WIRELESS.] House of Lords on Thursday, when Presidents of the Board of Trade Lord Haishain announced could not legally sit in the House sterling, by slightly over.
that
LONDON, April 25. A sensationnd fall in the value of of Commons, ended this evening cents to 83.871, accurred on the New when a Bill explaining the position York Stock Exchange yesterday. bedarae kw, having passed both: Houses.
FRANCO-GERMAN BORDER
INCIDENT
1 NAZIS RESCUE SMUGGLER [TROVGU REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, April 26.
A clash between French Customs YUNNANVU, April 28. officers and German Fascists occur- Hsu Tien Yu, one of the murder-red yesterday.. was executed on April 22 ers of Mrs. White and Mrs. Miller,
A German who was attempting to sinuggle bicycle parts into Barre from the Palatinate, was arrested by the French Customs at Bren-
been fixed. is likely, though not dute his as yet chelbach.
REVISION OF DRAFT AGREEMENT ĮTAROUGE ZUITER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, April
tents of Sir Miles Lampson's formula While refusing to divulge the con- for solving the Sino-Japanese dead lokk, Que Tai Chi stated that the formula suggested a revision of the wording of Article XI. of the Draft, Resolution of the Assembly Com- mittoe and it, according to Quo Tai Chi, had been already accepted by
It is learned that the Sino- the Chinese Government. He stated Japanese Armistice Conference will that the resumption of the nego be resumed as soon as the Com- tions depands on the outcome of mittee of Nineteen passes. a résolu to-daya mesting of the Assembly tion embodying an amendment, to Committee of Nineteen, and the Clause XI. which the Japanese re- arrival of Ministers is no indica-fused to accept in its origina form..
in the Manchukue Governmenttion that negotiations will be re- were chore today. They are Japanese, five of which are appoint neweil immediately.
od Chief of Bureaux of, respec tively, Legislation, Taxation, Ruit ways, Personnel and General" Affairs and the Home Offer, while the sixth has been appointed Chief of the Secretariat.
SOVIET PREPARING FOR STRUGGLE WITH JAPAN"
Lowoon, April 28. The Soviet preparations for the eventual struggle with Japan" are the subject of an article which is given considerable prominence in this morning's Morning Posti..
The author of the article alleges that Russian troops, and quantities
of war material have been moved to east Siberiu since the end of last yenr. The units stationed on the frontior have boon extended and the fortifications of Vladivostock are
being strengthened under the direc- tion of experienced engineers, in- 'cluding many. Cerman officers.
It is declared that a number of submarines have been transported in parts from the Black Sea to Vladivostock where they have been reassembled by German engineers and mechanics. It is believed that fifteen to twenty submarines have already been launched at Vladivos tock.
NAVAL AND AIR BASES
The suggestion in that Vladivo- stock is being rapidly converted into a powerful naval and air force base, though-the naval forces may be more or less limited to numerous sub marines.
It is also declared that an oux- fliary air and sexplane base is being eronted at the Bay of Posich, near the Korean Frontier, menacing the
STRICT SECRECY !
Meantime, the Drafting Committee, consisting of Chinese, Japanese and British representatives will meet to-morrow morning to revise the wording, and put the final touches SHANGHAI, April. 20. to the draft agreement reached at While strict secrecy is being the
ropent armistice parleys, at observed in regard to Sir Miles Shanghai Lampson's compromise formula, it. is reported he suggested that the Shanghai Mixed Commission shouldi not determine the date for the completion of the Japanese with drawal, but should act in a purely advisory capacity.
His proposal, it is stated, in that the Commission should confine itself to advising the Japanese military authorities when, la its opinion, normal conditions enabling the withdrawal has been re-established PRELIMINARY MEETING
SINO-JAPANESE PEACE DEADLOCK
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, April 25.
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The French officials were forced to take refuge across the French frontier
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The falt is attributed ir toma quarters to the withdrawal of froach balancus from London, but. othare ascribe it to the. Nevills Chamberlain plan for preventing luctuations with his £150,000,000 exchange equalisation account.
The main business he use of Commons to-day was considera tion of a financial resolution estab Hishing the exchange equalisation account provided in the Budget ano anthorising the Chancellor to bar- row a sum not exceeding £150,000,000 for this purpose-strengthening the eurrency and checking effects of speculation..
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Furpose of the Fund, The resolution was passed by the House without a division."
The incident took place on the German side of the frontier and one Owing to the indisposition of hundred and fifty Nazis, shouting Mt. Neville Chamberlain, Major Hoch Hitler attacked the Elliott, the Financial Secretary to French Customs men and rescued the Treasury, introduced the re- the prisoner.
solution. The purpose of the fund he explained, was to provide a greater control over the currency. The fund was to build up the old dollar exchange account that gave them a nucleus of £28,000,000," and in addition, the Treasury sought power to borrow for the purpose of that fund, a su not exereding £180,000,000.
ART DEALER SENT TO PRISON.
SPURIOUS PICTURES TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS
century
Confidence in Britain.
balancing both of last year's and
Is would be used to purchase and hold foreign securities of all kinds.. Berlin, April 10.-Herr Ernst Although large it was dot but of Wacker, a well-known Berlin art scale with the gigantic movements dealer, was sentenced to-day to a of liquid capital during the last term of 12 months imprisonment few months. after he had.. been found guilty of having passed off on gullible coller-
The liquid resources of the world tors and at enormous prices apuri had been setting towards London ¡Que pictures by the celebrated because of the confidence "ungendor Dutch artist Vincent Van Goghed by the speedy repayment of last Asked the reasons for the dead. who lived in the middle of the 19th year's eredit and because of the.: ions at Shanghai, the Foreign Nobody will over know how many this year's budget. Sterling there lock in the Sino-Japanese negotia Secretary, Bir John Simon, in the pictures. Van Gogh painted, a fact by has been strengthened but the re House, of Commons to-day, said the which, coupled with their extreme cent fluctuations had proved an em main difficulty arose over the ques-
value, has naturally paved the why barrassment, not merely to traders tion of a fixed time-limit for the for forgera, especially as Van Gogh in Britain, but to traders in steri second stage of withdrawal of the technique could easily be followed ing in many other countries. The Japaness troops to the Internation- There are indeed, hundreds of for-aew account was a capital account al Settlement and certain muni geries on the market. What disting-and was not to be drawn upon.for. cipally-controlled roads adjacent to
uished Herr Wacker's forgeries from the others was that they were equipped with testimonials from
Sterling Convoy. well-known experts testifying to the Explaining how the Government genuineness. These certificates, proposal connected the issue de moreover, were gepuins and their partment of the Bank of Englaud:} authors were bailed into court and and the new fund, Major Elliott there joined ianpe with another sot said the issue department held a of experts marshalled by the pro-cover against the note issue which secution.
amounted in all to £408,000,000. The management of that department was under the Bank of England, of securitian. payable, and the pro- subject to notifying the Treasury fits of the note issue wore. paid to the Treasury. g
it.
SHANGHAI, April 26. It is reported in Chinese circles that the Chinese and Japanese CHINESE GLASS HOUSES ". delegates, with neutral representa tives may meet to-morrow to con-" sider the wording of a draft truce
OPIUM DISCUSSION AT agreement However, it is pointed out that this meeting, if it takes
GENEVA place, will be considered na apart and distinct from the recently
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] suspended armistice regitiations.
Herr Wacker pleaded not guilty, LONDON, April 25. asserting that he had received the Chinese Glass Houses is the pictures from & heading of a leading article in this whose name, be said, he was not Russian emigre morning's Times, dealing with the at liberty to mention, and that he criticisms of the Chinese delegate was still convinced that all the pic
RESUMPTION OF CONFERENCE LIKELY (From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, April 28,
at Genova of the recommendations tures were genuine,
of last winter's Opium Smoking Conference at Bangkok.
The journal says that the mass It
ง
;revenue purposes.
Mar 20 Their" note issue had been under the expert management of the Bank of England and o groat was the to confidence engendered throughout that the world that country after coun
The Chinese Government has to oepted the new peace formula ad vanced by Sir Milos Lampson who, together with Que Tu Chi, arrived at Shanghai by 'plana on Tuesday tions and a few independent Chi- decided to restabilize it. The effect pilot light of those expert man-
ness newspapers, suggest that the of the proposals was that the issue sgors...
of information possessed by the revalue
was not proposed Powers and the constant protests of must await the re-stabilisation of try had joined what was called the
the gold
the Chinese Anti-Opium Associa sterling at the rate at which it was starling convey and followed the
morning,
The formula is geing kept rigidly production and importation of department was absolutely solvent The gold held by the isans des secret,................. '... - :
opium is tolerated; if indeed not in every contingency and the note partment, said. Major Elliott, could Aresumption of the conference encouraged, by the authorities in issue would be covered by real only, be
(Continued on nest" column.); many parts of China
valued at gold par: Continued on Previous Column.):
Tagets.
Eider the name "Cecil Adair,"
selling 150,000 copies she achieved very big success, one of her novels,Gabriel's Garden,"
Miss Green averaged three books annually and in the last thirteen yenry had produced thirty-five navels
ACCIDENTAL DEATH VERDICT
FERITIHO WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Roony, April 2
A verdict of death by accidental Throughout an career, Miss drowning was returned at the in- Groen rotained ber Victorian queat at Windermere this afternoon characteristics, condemning modernon Mr. Edward Taylor Hoott fashions, herself wearing the trail Editor of the Manchester Guardian ing skirts and the high collars of who lost his life when a dinghy in the 80's. She always gave her pub. which he and his son were sailing
hers instructions that heroines on Lake Windermere capsized depicted on the eovers of hen books i [must be " dressed!"*
adequately and modestly She was over seventy years of age."
MR. ELLIOT FULLERTON POPULAR SHANGHAI
JOURNALIST
(from Our Own Dorrespondent)',
popular member by the death, from small-pca, of Mr. Elliot Fullerton, a member of the Editorial Staff of the North-China Daily Meun.
Mr. Fullerton, a Canadian, ar rived at. Shanghai some time ngo he sarved in the war with dostines- tion, and had a dynamic perenn ality.
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He was confined to his home for SHANGHAI April 20 several days before consulting a Shanghai journalism has lost a doctor, otherwise he might have. (Continued on next column.) | lived,
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