Y.
BELGO-DUTCH
AGREEMENT
BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE NOT
YET KNOWN
(Reuter's Special Service.)
BRUSSELS, June SEVERAL POWs have indicated their intention of joining tin new Balgo-Dutel agreement for the progressive lowering of tarifs et a rate of ton per cont. annually for
ve years.
It in stipulated that the radue- tions will never fall blow eight per cent, on manufactures and four per caut, on semi-manufactares.
Belgium intendu denouncing the commercial treaties with countries enjoying the most favoured nation clause who are unwilling to adhere to the new convention or negotiate new brenties
Britain's attitude thorota will not
be known till after the Ottowa Con ference.
UNREST IN CHILE
COL. GROVES. DESCRIBED AS A "RED NAPOLEON"
Router's Special Service.)
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BUENOS AIRES, June 2 LAW and order is not likely to be restored in Chile for some- time, according to competent British observer, although the Janta is making overy effort to gope with the widespread strikes which are alleged to have been stirred up by Communists.
It is alleged that documents dis covered prove that Colonel Grove was paid by the Soviet. Menn- while, Col. Grove has been landed on the Island of Manfuera, Eve"] hundred miles from Valparaiso. Members of his escort describe him as an honest fanstje, ambitious of becoming a Red Napoleon " with the whole of South America in his power.
OBITUARY
MR. A. WINTON
MAN WHO MANUFACTURED
FIRST MOTOR/CAR
| THROUGH REUTEṛ'N AGENOT.)'
CLEVELAND; Ohio, June 22. THE death occurred to-day of the septiagcanrian, Mr. Alexander Winton, who is credited with the manufacture of the first commercial automobile.
ATLANTIC SPEED RECORD
www.
EMPRESS OF BRITAIN'S BRILLIANT RUN
11
(Reuter's Spesial Service.)
LONDON, June 91.
ALL existing speed records on the
run from Canada to Cherbourg. were broken when the giant Cana- "dian Pacific liner, Empress of Brit
tain, steamed into the French
pert to-day.
The magnificent ship had eromedi from Father Point, Queuee to Cher bourg in 4 days, 7 hours, &8 minutes, thereby beating its own previous record for the Atlantic crossing by sixty-two minuten.
KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS
HIS MAJESTY HOLDS INVESTITURE
(URITISH WIZELESS SERVICE]
Rosy, June 21. HM the King this morning held a full dress. investitare at Buckingham Palace, when he cou forred on more than a hundred cipients the decorations given them in the last Birthday Honours list.
OLYMPIA HORSE
SHOW
THEIR MAJESTIES SEE JUMPING CONTEST:
(DLÍTISH WIRELESA MERVICE)
Rudoz, Juan 21, THIS afternoon Their Majesties
the King and Queen visited the International Horse Show at
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1932.
AMERICA'S TERMS DISCLOSED
Agree On Disarmament Or
BRITISH
"CLEAN SLATE" POLICY
UNALTERED
French Anxiety Regard-
ing Her Security
GERMANY OPPOSED TO ISSUE OF RAILWAY BONDS
{THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.)
LAUSANNE, June 22.
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ERMANY HAS RE-AFFIRMED HER INABILITY TO.... PAY REPARATIONS IN A MEMORANDUM HANDED TO MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD BY VON NEURATH THIS MORNING. „
THE MEMORANDUM EMPHASISED THE NECESSITY FOR CONCERTED ACTION FOR AN "ADVANCE TOWARDS
A SOLUTION OF THE ECONOMIC PROBLEM.
To
IN VIEW OF FRENCH ANXIETY IN REGARD HER SECURITY, IT SUGGESTS A SORT OF CONSULTA. TION CLAUSE BY WHICH GERMANY AND INTEREST. ED POWERS COULD MEET IN THE EVENT OF ANY THREAT TO HER SECURITY AND PEACE.
THE FRENCH AND BELGIAN DELEGATES ∙ARE AGREED ON A COMMON FRONT, AND IT IS. EVEN RUMOURED THEY HAVE AGREED THAT THE EVEN. TUAL GERMAN PAYMENT SHOULD BE ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT MILLIARD MARKS, BUT THE BRITISH
OF A "CLEAN SLATE" IS UNALTERED AND THE GERMAN SPOKESMAN INTIMATED. THAT GERMANY WILL NOT ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL FOR THE ISSUE OF RAILWAY BONDS.
POLICY
WASHINGTON, Juno 22.
DESPITE DENIALS. IT IS PERSISTENTLY REPORT. ED IN DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES THAT MR. STIMSON BAS INSTRUCTED MR. HUGH GIBSON TO INFORM EUROPEAN STATESMEN AT GENEVA THAT IF THE MAY UNITED STATES
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE FAILS, EUROPE ABANDON ALL HOPES OF THE
FAVOURABLY CONSIDERING DEBT
CANCELLATION.
IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION BY PRES. HOOVER EXPECTED
THE
LAUSANNE, June
Private Conversations. [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, June 23. Private conversations between the leading delegates again oc- cupied the time and attention of world statemen to-day, both at Geneva and at Lausanne.
HE General Commission of the Disarmament Conference will meet at 4 p.m. to consider the American proposal for the reduc- tion in land, sea and air effectives.
The meeting was convened at the request of the American representa. five after a visit to Mr. Ramsay Close secrecy is being cbserved MacDonald yesterday, and will syn- ia oficial quarters regarding "the chronise with most important trend of these talks, but it is known proclamation by President Hoover that the statesmen consider that at appealing to the people in the the present stage they constitute the world to seriously try and achieve best helhed of reaching solution disarmament."
of the problems with which they are confronted.
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ANGLO-AMERICAN ****
AGREEMENT
Nowspaper correspondents attach particular importance to the meet- ing held late last night between M. Herriot and. M. Paul Boncour on
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, June 2 COMPLETE unanimity has been the one side and Mr. Hugh Gibson, reached hetween Mr. Ramsey the United States representative at. MacDonald and Mr. Hugh Gibson, the Disarmament Conference on the Hoad of the American Delegation, nt to-day's talks at Lausanne, '.
Mr. MacDonald approved of the American proposals, which, it in hoped, will lead to important de- volopments to-morrow.
French Debt Proposals.
LAUSANNE, June 22, The French proposals on repare Olympia and witnessed the comtions submitted. yesterday inside petition for the King George the Filth Cold Cup for jumping. suspension of reparations for three
On arriving Their Majesties were awaited by Guard of Honour formed by Freneb, Belgian and Irish Free State officers who were
Enatish officers.
to compete for the trophy with The Cup was won by Lieutenant Talbot Ponsonby, of the Seventh Ha with Major Dudgeon, of the Royal Scots Greys, asʼrumer-
up.
years,
other.
Correspondents assert that Mr. Gibson pressed strongly upon the French Premier, the advantages of an agreement upon the limitation of land, sea and air effectiver.
Long Conferences.
INTEREST SHIFTS TO DISARMAMENT
{THROUGH REUTER'@ KUENCY. }
GENEVA, June Ihifted
NTEREST for the moment has Irom Lausanne to Geneva. A stream of journalists. diplomatista and statesmen hurflod
Pay Reparations
CUSTOMS REVENUES SEIZED AT
NEWCHANG AND ANTUNG
DESPITE PROTEST BY CUSTOMS COMMISSIONER
here today to attend the meeting HIGH-HANDED ACTION BY MANCHUKUO
of the General Disarmament Com- mittee.
FRENCH PROPOSALS
LATER.
Sweeplug proposals in regard to civil and military aviation were submitted by France to the Air Committee of the Disarmament Conference.
They include the absolute pro hibition of aerial, chemical, bac terial and incendiary warfare. The prohibition of aerial bombardment, apart from Geld, battle or air, bases and long-range artillery emplace ments: Continental nationalisation of commercial transport aviation, fixing similar bases with a maxi mum tonnage per unit for non- international, civil aeroplanes, cor. responding measures concerning trade in, and private manufacture of, arms.
The Canadian delegate contended that the project insofar as it affect. ed civil aviation might be applic able to Europe but did not relats to the situation existing in a large developing country like Canada, which the American delegates en dorsed,
The discussion was then 'adjourn. cd..
AMERICA'S SUGGESTIONS
NEW YORK, June 29. President Hoover has proposed z reduction in the World's armaments by one-third.
WASHINGTON, June 22. PRES. HOOVER'S PLAN, WHICH IS BEING SUBMIT TED TO THE DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE
AT GENEVA
M
(THROUGH KEUTER'S AGRNOK»>].
PRIPING, June 22.
·R. T. V. SOONG in a statement says, that despite all pro tosta, and violation of treaty arrangements, the Japanese and Manchukuo authorities have now actually seized the accumu lated Custom revenues at Newchwang and. Antung.
..
Mr. Soong gives excerpts from telegrams sent by the Commis sioners of Customs at Newchwang and Antung.
The former wired on June 20 that the new Superintendent's deputy called to-day with a letter from the Manchukuo Ministry of Finance instructing me to hand over, by cheque, to the Bank of Manchuria the revenue beld by the Bank of China, and forbid. ding further remittance to the Chinese Government. will be considered hostile and effective measures will be taken.
I refused and was told the revenue will be seized.
Disobedience
This was followed by a second wire on June 21, stating that all revenue, held by the Bank of China was removed under forne majeure to the Bank of Manchuria yesterday, of proteated to the Yokohama Specia Bank and demanded a remittance.
The manager wired his head office for lastractions yesterday. The Antung "Commissioner wired on June 20: The Bank of China oficially Informed me today that they handed over the revenue balances as on June 19, after the receipt of a threatening letter from the Manchukuo Finance Minister and after a visit of the local Chinese police, who instructed that the revenue should not be touched.
4
The Bank at the same time informed me, that such mail ser
vice balances as they hold were also banded over..
TO BE RAISED AT GENEVA
GENEVA, June 29,
The seizure of the Dairen Customs by the Manchukuo will be raised at the League by the Chinese delegate to MOTTOW:
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LONDON, Juno. 22.
The queation of the Maritime Customs in Manchuria was raised "in the House: of Common3.
Mr. G. le Mander asked what the presont position in regard to the proposal by the Manchukuo in this matter was?
Capt. den replied that he had no information in regard to any proposal by the achukua.
As regards the actual position he was unable to add anything to his previous anawerk.
THIS AFTERNOON, PRO-NO OFFICIAL NEWS IN LONDON POSES THE ABOLITION OF TANKS, CHEMICAL WAR- FARE, AND LARGE MOBILE GUNS; A REDUCTION OF ONE- THIRD IN THE STRENGTH OF ALL LAND ARMIES; THE ABOLITION OF ALL BOMB- ING 'PLANES; THE PRO- HIBITION OF ALL BOM- BARDMENT FROM THE AIR; A REDUCTION I'N THE TREATY NUMBER AND TON- NAGE OF BATTLESHIPS BY ONE-THIRD; AIRCRAFT-CAR- RTERS, CRUISERS AND DAS- TROYERS BY ONE-FOURTH; SUBMARINES BY ONE-THIRD. NO NATION TO HAVE MORE THAN 35,000 TONS OF SUBMERSIBLE CRAFT:
The Foreign Offee had no confirmation of the Press report that the Manchulruo. Government had seized the Customs
In Hong Kong To-Day
'OCCASIONAL RAIN.
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND DEMARKS, ISSUED BY THE ROYAL ORRVATORY AT 10. P.M. STATE:
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THE DEPRESSION 19 MOVING EASTWARD AND IS NOW CENTRAL TO THE PART OF, S. KOREA,, PRES- GURE 18 RELATIVELY, LOW OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH CHINA. "LOCAL FORECAST:--S.W. WINDE, MODERATE; CLOUDY, OCCASIONAL KAIN, J.
RESPITE FOR IRISH FARMERS
QUESTION OF ARREARS IN ANNUITIES
Mr. MacDonald and M. Herriot have had long conferences during, the day and this afternoon, Mr. Gibeon and Mr. Norman Davis, of the American delegation, paid & Deliveries in kind will be allowed visit to Mr, Ramsay MacDonald and to continue and after the period of Sir John Simon at Lausanne, to suspension Germany is to agree to continue previous conversations re pay a global sum which will be flating to disarmament. divided between America and other l Afterwards Sir John Siman red. creditor countries on a proportion Geneva. ate brain.
turned with the Americans LO
(Cantiqued a next column.)
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
DUBLIN, June 22. THE Government has decided to stay proceedings against farm- ers for payment of land annuities in arrears up to the end of 1901 in cases where the Land Commission is satisfied that the default has arisen from circumstances beyond the control of the farmers, concern
There will also be one year's grace in respent of the collecion of ar
MALTA CABINET
SELF-GOVERNMENT RESTORED
14
[BAITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rüany, June 21. A PROCLAMATION issued in
Maita to-day re-establishes ecli Government in the island..
A new Ministry was sworn in, with M. Mifsud as Premier.
TIN RESTRICTION -
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, June 21.
A MEETING of the International Tin Committee in London to- day was followed by the issue of communique stating that the signatory governments had accepted the scheme known as the modified Byrne Scheme.
t
The scheme provides that the pro- duction of metal in July and August shall cease or be controlled and that thereafter, the oro or metal to controlled will be released at the rate of tan per cent monthly for ten months.
The plan also provides that the i new aggregate from July 1 be re- duced at the rate of 17,040 tons
yearly below the existing quotas to
54,058 tons..
The scheme will be put into offcét on July 1.
LANGUAGE RESEARCH
NEW ROCKEFELLER OFFER
(BRITISH, WIRELESS, SERVICE)
Rucny, June 21. THE Rockefeller Foundation havs
Oriental Studies at the London offered to the Rchool of
University an annual sum of £3,000 Sor three years for the furtherance of research in African Linguistics.
In this field of research, the School of Oriental Studies acte in conjimation with the International Institute of African Languages and Cultures.
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BRITISHERS
ADVISED TO LEAVE CHIENTAO
SEQUEL TO MURDER OF GERMAN PRIEST
THROUGH REUTER'S LUENCY,]
PIPING, June As a sequel to the recent murder
of the Gorman priest, Father Kourad Rapp, Britishers its the Chientuo district, in Manchuria, who are mainly missionaries have been advised to withdraw Korod.
JAPANESE GREET NEW AMBASSADOR
GENTLE HINTS BY VISCOUNT 15HI
[TURQVOH- BEUTAR'A AGENCY.J
TOKYO, JU 24.
A BANQUET in honour of Mr.
Crow, the tuerican Ambass dor, was given by the Japanese- Amarican Society in Tokyo, those present including Prince Tokogawo, Admiral Viscount Saito and. Vis Dount Ishii,"
Viscount Ishii dolivared a dd- dress of woleume and referring to the rumours of possible war be tween the two countries, anid he considered that this was only pos sible in two highly improbable cun- Lingencies:
(1) If Japan was foolish enough to interfere unduly in the Western hemisphere;
(2) If the United States attempt ed to dominate the Asiatic Con- kinent, preventing Japan from pacific and natural expansion in this part of the world.
He was covinead, however, he said, that Amerion's only concern. in the Orient was the maintenancs: of peace and respect for Trentius. ANTARCTIC AIR
EXPEDITION.
WATKINS RECEIVES R.G.S. GOLD MEDAL
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
RUGBY, de 21 THE Royal Geographical Society
has presented the Founder's Medal to Mr. Herbert G. Wettine for exploration and research in the Antarctic, culidating in the Bri tish Antarctic Air Expedition of 1930-1031,
Mr. Watkins, who is the youngert man ever to receive the Gold Medal of the Society, is shortly to lead a small expedition to Greenland.
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