1932-05-17 — Page 9

DEATH OF JAPANESE PREMIER

WILL IT LEAD TO FASCIST

MOVEMENT?

NEW MINISTERS APPOINTED

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Toxro, May 10. Walle yesterday's outrages may be regarded as symptomatic of the prevailing political, social, and economic dissatisfaction, It seums reasonably certain that the perpetrators lack any backing and sympathy from responsible quarters or from the country at large. On the other hand the actions have been strongly denounc ed everywhere. The exlating conditions, it is,, trua, have been increasingly criticised, hence the rapid growth of the Fascist-like movement in recent months but, advocates of violence and direct. action are belloved to be numerically infinitexfinal.

It is noteworthy that except for the dastardly assassination of the Premier, yesterday's' outrages were comparativaly trivial and somewhat puarile, and appear to hays been mainly in the nature. of demonstrations.

Moreover, reports indicate that peace and quiet continue to prevail throughout the country including Tokyo where to all up. pearances work and play are continuing normally,

TOKYO, May 16,

Mr. Tsuyoshi Inukai, seventy-year-old Prime Minister of Japan, who was shot down in cold blood last night, daring his youthful assailants to shoot, has succumbed to his wounds..

Very little hope had been held out for his life, though no effort, was spared. Blood transfusions were carried out and the Premier returned to consciousness, but the shock was too great and he died at 11.35 p.m.

Immediato, stops were taken to ensure the 'carrying-on of the Government. Air. Kisaburo Suzuki,, the. Home Minister, was selected to act as Premier, but it was later: "decided that Mr. Takahashi, the Finance Minister, should assume the acting Premiership and be was formally installed by the Emperor at å special ceremony at the Imperiál · Palace held at two o'clock this morning, soon after the announcement of Mr. ́Inukal's, death. »

Following final urgent mesting, the Cabinst tendered theis resignation en bios, Mr, Takahashi proceeding, to the Palace with the resignation.

ORDER TO CONTINUE OFFICE

Temporarily declining to accept this, the Emperor ordered Mr. Takahashi to continue office pending consultation with the - Throne's advisers regarding a successor. to Innkal Meanwhile

the aged Senro Saionji has been summoned to Tokyo to attend a Conference."

The Military Council has decided to appoint Lieut-General Jiuzaburo Masaki, present Vice-Chiet of the General Staff, to succeed. General Arakas War Minister, whether the Cabinet agrees. to withdraw their resignations of Hot! It is reported that General Araki himself narrowly missed assassination as a party. of six, armed with revolvers, visited – kis residence shortly after mid-night and threatened the household, but the General was absent, attending a Cabinet Conference.

TOKYO, May 10

Although the Seiyukai are hopeful that Prince Saionji will advise the Emperor to command Mr. Takahashi to form a new Selyukai Cabinet, it is generally belloved that either a coalition or a super party Cabinet is more likely.

Serious internal disacasion in the ranks, of the Selyukal, is... arousing speculation ar to who will succeed Mr. Inakal in the presidency of the party as It will virtually be impossible for the Seiyukai to continue in power if there is a split, over the presi descy.

INSPIRED FROM SHANGHAI?

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, May 15. The impression prevails in well informed Japanese circles, in Shanghai that the assassination of Mr. Itukaj was, probably, a desperata gesture to compei Tokyo to keep the remainder of the troops still at, Shanghai. The move is not considered likely to succeed.

CHINA'S CONDOLENCES

NANHING, May lê.

Upon learning news of the attack. on Mr. Inakai, the Chinese Government sent a message of sympathy, but later, on receiving an officipi cablegram from the Chinese Legation "in Tokyo, the message was charged from one of sympathy to one of condolence. Three messages were sent, one from the Nationalist Government, one from Lo Wen Kan, Foreign Minister in Nanking, and the third from Wang Ching Wei, Chairman of the Executive Yuan, all the messages being despatched this afternoon,

HIRANUMA CABINET FAVOURED

SINO JAPANESE RELATIONS

GRAVE APPREHENSION FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

TENOUGH, REUTER'E AGENCY.]

NINKING, May 16. In commenting upon the dastard- ly attack on Mr Iankai, the | Central Daily Wawa, the Official organ of the Nanking Government in a leading article expressed grave apprehension for the future deve lopraent of Sino-Japanese relations. A Chinese paper first drew atten- tion to the growth of general unrest in Japan in recent years, as was I evidenced by the assassination of the ex-Japanese Premier Hamagu- chi, and the recent attack on Japanese financial leaders. The paper went on to say that it was apparent that politi oal movements lay behind the anrest. This unrest culminated in a crisis by last night's attack on of the tragedy must be considerable not only for Japan, but also for China and the world.

CHINESE

RE-ENTER

GREAT WELCOME FROM POPULACE

SINO - JAPANESE COURTESIES

(From Our Own Correspondant. }^

THE GEORGES THE BOMBAY RIOTS DEATH OF CAPT

PHILLIPAR

ROBI DOLLAR

SITUATION EXTREMELY

CRITICA

M.M. LINER BURNT OUT

OF LIFE FEARED

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.];

-BOMBAY, May.10.

The situation has become so

¿ERICA'S CRAND

OLD MAN

arious over-night has the Governor Life Of Success And Turned to the city from Maha baleshwar by air Rioting resummad

Se

Fo Others a daybreak and by noon 6 mora deaths wore reported in, addition total to so killed and 380 injured; to 130 people injured bringing the

Strest Fighting.

[THROUGH REUTKE'S KNCY

The death is announced of Capt.

MENTS

ADEN, May 16. SHANGHAI, May 10 The 21,000 ton Messageries Mari The City Government of Greater tim lifter, Georgen Phillipar, with Shanghai on Monday morning took 000 passengers on board bound over control of the south-western from China to Marseilles, caught portion of Chaper which the Japan are and was abandoned Ave milerived in the City this evening Robert Dollar President of the

Military reinforcements which ese have occupied since March 4, from Capa Guardafut. The steam were obliged to fire on arowds in Dollar Steamship Company, when the Nineteenth Army withers Kaineft (Soviet), Contractor six districte, while the fact that | draw. The ceremonies were dis and Mahaud (British) are on the the armed police who were with tinguished by mutual handshaking scene picking-up survivors. Thres drawn at nightfall have now been LIFE AND ACHIEVE- and sahiting between Chinese and passengers aro Japanese. There was a fariendly badly burned. The P. & O. Kaisar-

known to be called out again indicates the mosphere throughout and speeches Hind and the Orient liner Otranto Svity of the situation. expressing the hope the liating are proceeding to the scene while ples and looting are the latest

The stoning of mosques and tem peace between China and Japan the Hakone Maru reports that she would soon be reached were made, passed an empty life boat in the phases of the rioting The death The incoming Chipess officials and vicinity. The number of lives lost police officers were enthusiastically is at present unknown. cheered by people ling the streets Meanwhile the British steamers which were lavishly beflagged Contractor and Mahsud a pro An ambitious rehabilitation proceeding to Aden carrying 120 and Mr. Tankai, and the consequencesgramme has been formulated by 134 survivors respectively, while the

the Chinese authorities.

Captain of the Georges Phillipar hoped that the Shanghai-Nanizing is on board the Soviet steamer Railway may operate before the Kaianeit. The latter vessel reports end the week.

that one of her rafts with two mem bera of the crew is missing.

The Makden incident of Septom ber 18, 1931, happened when Baron- Shidebara was Foreign Minister. Though the Chiness, disagreed with cortain measures of Sidehara's Siho Policy, they, however, viewed the policy with a sympathetic under- standing. This policy, however, was unacceptable to Japanese mili- tary authorities. With the Govern- ment eventually formed under Iunkai's Cabinet, the Japanese troops drove towards Chingchow and invaded Shanghai. Disquieting heidents were also reported from Tientsin, Tsingtao, Foochow and Hankow.

THE IMIENPO BATTLE

It

ANTI-MANCHUKUO FORCES WITHDRAW

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGKNOY.]'

HARBIN, May 16,

severa defont and were forced to ance which cost them heavily in retreat after a determined resist.

lives and woundedi

Their withdrawad has enabled railway traffic to be resumed as far as Imiempo..

As the result of Saturday's battle to the west of Imienpo, the anti- "The Iunkai Government seaming-Manchukuo forces suffered another ly followed closely the wishes of the Japanese military, but from the Chinese point of view, the most serious outrages committed Japan against China within the last hundred years were perpetrated under the Iunkai Government. In spite of this the Iunkai Govern. Japanese reinforcements left Ear munt was looked upon unfavour bin by river for Sanning to-day ably by the military in Japan.and it seems probable. from the Nevertheless, whatever policy the numbers of fresh men recently Japanese military might advocate thrown into the troubled zones that cannot ho viewed without serious the Japanese gecesses are also

costing them heavily in saausīties.

apprehension.

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LONDON PRESS COMMENT

ALARM AND PESSIMISM

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

LONDON, May 18 Political conditions in Japan which resulted in the assas sination of Mr. Inukai leads the Manchester Guardian to declare that the future of peace in the Far Enat depends very much upon the manner in which the conflict in Japan between the democracy and the fighting services is decided.

Clash With Russia

most eminous

a

of

'roll' is now 18.

The Police Commissioner, month the public carrying of Patrick Kelly, has banned for one

swords, knives, this and stones.

Heavy Damages, communal roting are 18 killed and The total casualties in today's 305 injured, making 94 killed and 400 injured for the two days.

A tour of the affected area af deserted streets 10 o'clock this morning revealed

littered" broken sodawater bottles, sticks nind stoves. Vehicular trafe has

ST. RAYiZLE, California,

Any 16 Captain Robert Dollar, who wa in failing health for some time and about eighty years of age had beant

the, own of his death while deeply regretted will come as no surprise. A great link with the past has basix, long will hear with a sence of deep severed and many people in Hong personal loss of the passing of this Grand Old Man,

Robert Dollar was the foremost producer and exporter of lumbar of two fleets of steamers which all with in the United States and the owner regularly at Hong Kong. Na other person has done so much s ho to build up commerce between, the US Pacido coast and the Orient. He was in the words of a NANKING BUSINESS friendship between the Orient and well-known writer a creator of

the Occident.

Other vessels are also helping in the rescue work and have survivors on board but details of the tragedy, are not yet available. though it is stated that the vessel sent out an S.0.8. message at 5.4 p.m. localeseed and all shops are closed time..

Damage due to looting in esti A LUXURY SHIP ........

mated at many lakhs, A sister ship of the Falix Rousel, the new MM, liner Georges Philip. par arrived in Hong Kong on. March 29 on her maiden voyage She berthed at from Marseilles. the Kowloon Wharf where her fine lines, and beautiful appearance she was pointed all white and the

agent issued the following ofloial quas, square funnels made her striking and unusual. The local

description:-

CLOSES

THE INTERNATIONAL EXPORT CO.

Friend of Uhins.

The Emperor Hauan Tum and President Yuan Shih Kai decorat ed him, and when Li Yuan Hung was chosen President of China, one of the first things he did was to THROUGH: REUTER'S ADENOY.]

send Robert. Dollar a cable express- ing a desire for his friendship Eng The new addition to the Messa

NANKING, May 10

has been hondured by election to Owing to business depression and the presidency of both the Chamber gories Maritimes Fleet, has a dis- placement of 21.448 tons, is capable labour troubles the International of Commerce and the Merchants of fast turn of speed, and is xport Company, known as one of Exchange of San Francisco, by fitted with the most modern equip the most important foreign Brms selection as a director of the For ment for the comfort and safety of in China, has decided to close down eign Trade Council, by appoint passengers. She has a large tennis entirely here, leaving only two or ment as a director of the Gard court, and a swimming pool. Some three members of the staff as care 820,000,000 American International of her best cabins, are furnished intakers of the property. The Tion:

Corporation. Louis XVI., Louis XV Emtein and Hankow branches of the

re, Moderne same firm will operate on a much Humble Beginnings, | pire,” “Directoire,” -and- Restontation styles,

reduced scale. was nothing last night to indicate

The liner was launched at the that anything untoward had hap-arie dooks on November 8, 1990, pened except the constant jangling She is assigned to the Indo-China, of bella and shouting newsboys, China and Japan service. The ship running the streets despite the late measures: 172.80 meters in length, bour, selling "gogai" news-shects 90.80 motors in width and bag giving the latest developments...

draft of 8 1/2 metres: She is pro- pelled by two groups of Diesel en.. sub-gines of 6,000 h.p. each, and can accommodate 1,970, passengers. PASSENGERS: FROM HONG KONG

Sub-Stations Bombed. Three electric transmission stations were bombed last evening, but no serious damage was done..

Among the grant figures of The manager” að. Nanking is Mr. | America, no one began life mori. L. Macartney, Mr. E. W. Hoyle humbly than be. He was born in being sub-assistant manager and altele home above a lumber firm's P. R. Shields supt engineer office at Falkirk, Scotland. When There are sixteen other Europeans only twelve years old, he was taken on the staff)

from school to earn a few abillings as, office boy with a shipping com pany. The farmily moved to Canda- da A year later, and listle Robert, who was then under four- When Captain Dullar first ship; teen years of age, was sent two bun ped lumber to China, the demand dred miles from civilisation to o was solely for the very largest lumber camp to be cock's boy... pieces. This left a by-product of The men swore at him the food was

dealing.

ever, Robert was doing his best,

and most of the man came to like

him, especially as he could read

terate.

...The

The whole country is in a state of extreme nervousness. The Tokyo police have mobilised all reserves The following passengers embarksmall boards that could not be not as good as they expected. How and every possible precaution hased from Hong Kong:-Mr. Dela shipped. He knew that the Chin been taken against. further outrages, lando, Mr. R. Lelouvier, Mr Less did not use these great sizes On the strength of reports of exchanges in Tokya, Osaka, Kobe and child, Mr. K. E. Jordan, Mr.

The stock exchanges and rice Le Bihan, Mr. and Mrs. U. Renner but that nearly all of them had nature the News and Nagoya have been suspended and Mr. M. Laachier, Mr. and save, He persuaded his Chip And Write love letters for the ill

to be cut into small pieces by hand- Chronicle says that it seems in owing to the political situation, Mrs. C. Vayssières and 2 children, customers to take some of the smal grodible that the condition

and similar action has been taken Mr J. M. A. Bretagne, Missler sizes. He took a trip to China, caught the bay doing some Agures

comp mariager things in Manchuria can continue

one day' long without an explosion. The wt Osaka.

in respect of the Cotton Exchange Staa, Mr. Moyer de Leeuw, Mr. and created a market for his hy and learning to write nature of that explosion has been

Meklin, Mr. P.L. Feliciano, Mr. product Return cargoes were not It is learned that shortly before D. S. Ocampo, Mrs F. Mendoza.

The camp manager picked up the foresten from the very beginning the series of bombings last even

to be had at that time. As thors paper. It was covered with figures of Japan's Manchuria adventure:ing, a man dressed in an officer's||

was no próft in runaing enpty and writing. He said no more, but that the last thing the Soviet wantsed Lieut. Nikida, the reservist There is every reason to believe uniform hot and seriously wound at the present moment is, war in subaltern who was recently baken

steamere, drade had to be derfor quietly provided the little fellow ed. He found lumber in the Philip with buake, and saw that ho had pines and Japan and pis time for study into custody in connexion with the

China for his steamers on their re turn trips to America. The Dollar steamships were thus kept loaded, both going and coming.

Manchuris.

to exchange views. With a view to There is a steady growth of the spreading the movementy he had Fascist movement in Japanese poliseen Mr. Izawa, a member of the ties, due to the increasing distrust Upper House, Mr. Nagai, Chief

Manager of the Minseito, Prince No intelligent Japaneed public" Blood Brotherhood" conspiracy. of political parties, says the Japan Konoe, Vice-President of the House man can view the prospect without

Chronicle of May 10. Baron Hira of Peers, and some financial load-forced Japan to land a hundred

shudder, yet the policy which Marked Out for Assassination.

The conspiracy was revealed after assassination in March of Baron Dan, the famous industria list leader, when in the Upper House Mx Matsumura denounced touch certain figures in the back the inability of the authorities to ground of the political outragen:

General Araki, the War Minister, was questioned regarding a report of the State has been active bes that 16 anglaber of the Bilar hind the Blood Brotherhood. ***Gonerál Araki nether refuted nor confirmed the allegation but assert

auma, Vice-President of the Privyars, urging on them the necessity thousand men in Manchuria is driv. the

of organising a strong Cabinet to ing straight towards a clash with Council, who leads the Kokubunsha break the present impasse in poli- Russia, which neither Government (National Foundation Society), is ties and economics He believes may be able to prorent. an influential figure in the move that Baron Hiranume, in the right. ment, and it seems that many boli man to take the reins of the State rest of the world is going to do The News Chronicle asks what the tical leaders are working, if clan the present momentous juncture, about this new war that is so evi destinely, for the formation of and even visited Prince Saionjiyat dently Hirunuma Cabinet..

his Okitu ville to enim his sup corner.

now coming round the General Araki, Minister of War, port for his view, The Geuro is who advocated a strong foreign aid to regard, with much appre Powers be content to await beln Can the League of Nations policy, has the enthusiastic support hension the future of Japanese Insely a calamity to disastrous to of Baraj Biranume, and the two politics, but is too prudent to ad them all? are acting in close co-operation for vocate a course which invalves too the realation of the policy Both sudden change Fie ir averag to are disgusted with the habitual, the idea of forcing any issue. subordination of national interests Mr. Mori's activity is naturally to be mainly youngsters who left while the military cadets are stated to party interests by political par- looked at sakance by his colleagues the Military Academy for unspect ties which are bent on winning within the Cabinet, Dr. Buruki, fed reasons without completing elections by dint fourrupt, pre the fame Minister and tices. They are evidently determin- Hatoyama, Minister of Education,

Hr. their course. ed to remove at all costs the evils, is reported to have warned him, perpetrators and the manner in From the circumstances of the attending party politics. 04 and there are indications that ho which their venture that they and With a view to propagating is now moving more gingeringly out, it is suggested that they are principles, the Kokahontas has been No matter whether Mr. Mori with unbalanced bat-heads, imbued with organising public meetings in many draws from the movement or not,

distorted ideas of patriotism and. important pitice of late, besides the movement for putting Baron loyalty to the Emperor, upon which distributing pamphlets broadcast. Hiranuma in power is expected to the thousands of handbills distri As already reported General make steady growth in fatare.

buted laid special stress, le Araki, Minister of War, was one of the prominent speakers as the

which is rega Kokuhonsha's

The Wanted, Man,"

IN HONG KONG TO DAY..

FAIR

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER EXPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, ISBUED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, STATED"? -ÄN. ANTI-CYCLONE "OF MODERATE INTENSITY IN CENTRAL OVER THE. SEA OF JAPAN. PRESSURE IS RE LATIVELY LOW OVER THE CHINA BRA AŹD TER DEPRESSION REMAINS ovFORGEING

LocÁL FORECAST

MODERATE. PATH.....

WINDS,

GANGSTERS DOUBLE

A CROSSED!

LINDBERGH BABY

Chiness: Honesty,

The boy did not confine his stulles to books or to cooking. He learned how to fell trees, how to tail good lamber fram bad, and how to gat Blong with the rough workmen. Bar In addressing a meeting of the fore he had reached manhood, ha United States Chamber of Com was able to hold his own when merce he once said. In all our trouble broke out, He had shown such remarkable ability for mKING- years of trading with the Chinese,ing mon and things that he was involving millions of dollars, WG mads loveman ever a big gans have never lost a dent, never had when he was twenty one years of one bad debt I wish we could say agere the same of other countries, includ-

ing our own

Pascemaker. Captain Dollar did great service in extending American commerce

All Scottish children are taught to read the Bible Rod to be thrif Robert Dollar had saved most of his hard-won wages though the pay was only G810 a month at the he

in the Orient and in striving, start, He had enough money when

ed that bushido forsinde das HUNT FOR MURDERERS OF have America adopt sensible ship twenty-seven to buy a bit of timber.. junior officers might be liable to tardly murders but admitted that

ping legislation. He has also done land and started business for him be incited from without and to be

more to provent war and promote self in hight hopes, carried away by patriotic fervour."

peace between America and the Robert Dopar was caught by

· [ENUTER'S "AMERICAN SERVICE); Oriant than any living statestaan. hard times and became a bankry It was alleged by questioners re

When War Was threatened between as many stronger business that other important personalities will be buried at Englewood bealde varsy, Captain Dollar succeeded in for as manager of an impor garding the Blood Brotherhood

HOPEWELL, NJ., May 1 the United States and Japan over were obliged to do at that The ashes of the Lindbergh baby the San Francid sahool contro without, didaulty he found sassination marked out for as his lustrious, grandfather, Senator organising party of comfola lumber firm

nation.

Digodfather,

His employe men from differant assailant of Lieut Nishida was a tintes unabated. A guard armed delegation,

The combined hunt for the macommerce to visit

amber him into partnership, and In view of a revelation that the derers by land, sea and air con Emperor of Jupan

The business was to ship lum the land. man named Kawasaki, who is also with automatic rifles is cacorming were maj

How known to be connected with the Colonel Lindbergh on his attempte Blood Brotherhood, the police are toret into contact with the oran vigorously searching for himnals on the high sous, as it is four. They are now quite convinced the mapper gangsters who that Nishida's shooting will serve would not stop at

link between yesterday's out too in order to escape Justice

direciong ham rages, and the Blood Brotherhood The same gang which hoaxed Dr. thing before xtended

Condon, and persuaded Lindbergh visitors. Carts that they were double cross to part with 300,000 has just told t ed by the man who took the his mo 600,000, but they have taken church

Half-Hearted Attempts. Following the bomb outragen, the police learned that plans had been made to destroy power stations and waterworks throughout the country for the purpose of adding to the sequence, special precautions were confusion and nervousness: In con- conspiracias. taken in the Tokyo are gud order

The Cabinet is expected to tender Crake meeting of the organisation, its resignation in the course or vis the other day and mana speech day but it is believed that the

of the Emperor will order it to conting

in office pending a decision regar ing its successor. “

General Araki, the War Minister Mori, was among the first visitors so the ent Palace after the outrages and after up attending a special emergency mooted throughout Japan Vement of ing of the Cabinet

The naval officera who aurrender ed to the police after last night's outrages were all sub-lieutena "(Continuad′at food, of neat colum

Kawasaki, who shot Nishida yer

And His Arrest, terday, was arrested this morning hiding in a coolte foreman's hous It is beliebed that Kawaka

A number of half-hearted attempts ever, are reported to have bean Nishida to carry out the programme, how made, but without serious results (Nightda) had Outwardly Tokyo calm,There dénooagainst

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