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A DISAPPOINTMENT FOR FRANCE?

GERMANY CANNOT PAY REPARATIONS OR SIGN PROMISSORY NOTE

NO PROGRESS MADE AT FRANCO-

GERMAN MEETING "

(Reuter's Special Service.)

LAUSANNE, June 28,

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proposal, said the members of the British delegation at Geneva and returned to London so that the Government would give them im mediat consideration and the Gov ernment were now engaged in un xamination of them, which would

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with

IF France vedly expelled Ger-

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forward with concrete propoñals in the shape. of a specific economic pecuniary vou- Aribation, France must have been

also involve communication very disappointed by the long the Dominions,

Nothing Further could, therefore, twenty-page stalenient read at the

braid for the present. neoling of the Germns and French !

Asked if the House would have delegations, which merely was

opportunity discuss the the Acting recapitulation of the cancellation of lover proposals,

Premier, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, said reparations as being the only sure it was impossible to say as the moment, as there might be other means of realisng world recovery. It also made quite clear, catogori.far-reaching proposals made by

other countries. enlly, that Germany could not pay and could not agree to engage her frture by a promissory note of any kind.

HOOVER

DISARMAMENT

PLAN

TO BE THOROUGHLY- CONSIDERED BY BRITAIN

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

to

o ndded that the Foreign Secretary was returaing to Geneva

to-morrow.

INDIAN

CONSTITUTIONAL

PROCEDURE

IMPORTANT DECLARATION ►

BY SIA S. HOARE ....

(BRITISHT WIRELESS SERVICE]

REORY, Jane 27. AN important declaration upon Indinn constitutional proce. dure, was made in the House of Commons today by the Secretary for India, Sir Samuel Hoare,

RUGBY, June 97. THE Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, replying in the House of Commons to questions regarding President Hoover's disarmamentment

NAPIER WILL IN DISPUTE

ONE MILLION STERLING INVOLVED

Renter's Special Service.)

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1932.

SHEIKH OF BARZEN TEST CRICKET DISAPPEARANCE OF BRITAIN'S CONCERN OVER MANCHURIAN

SURRENDERS

RESULT OF ACTION BY

R.A.F.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICK.]

Runny, Jun 27. THE Colonial Offee confirms the news that as the result of notion by the Royal Air Forer and the close advance of Iraki Troops, the Sheikh of Barzan has surrundur to the Commander of the Turkish forces ep oporating on the border north of Zaita.

The Sheikh has sent a message expressing a wish to make su mission to the Trak, Government.

The Barzen operations have now elened with. the breaking of th power of the Sheikh, who was notorious for oppression and

any,

The Colonial Offier stuter than thei pility and success of this achieve he was due primarily to the gallantry and efficiency of the Royal Air Force, who put up a magni-

eat performance in most danger ous and difficult enuntry Gront redit is also due to the Iraki Army and police, for occupying unexplor ed territory in remote mountainous regions in the face of force opposi tion frong the Sheikh's fanation! followers and without arousing the hostility of the great mass of the Turkish population. The inhabi tants have willingly accepted a re- gular administration.

ABYSSINIAN RAIDS

CAPTIVES BEING RETURNED

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, June 27.

REPLYING to Parliamentary

questions regarding mide from Abyssiasa into Sudanese territory, and the" discussions of the British | He announced that the Govern and

Abyssinian representatives would endeavour to give thereon at Gambeita, the Foreign effect to their India policy by Secretary said the Gambeila meet- means of a single Bill which woulding had produced sisfactory provide alike for the autonomous results. constitution of Provinces and for

Most entegorien "orders for the

the federation of the Provinces and return of the emptives had been pre. States. They intended that this vicusly issued by the Abyssinian, mensare should contain provisions Government. Four enabling the Provincial constituchildren and eighty-two, cattle had women and tions to be introduced without nebeen restored by cessarily awaiting the completion Sudanese Annake who joined in the of the of the steps required for the actual

raid inauguration of the Federation.

Since it was an essential fenture of the Government's policy that the Federation which the Bill would construct should be Federation of it followed that the units concerned must be prepared actually to federate and that the proposals to be laid before Parlia ment to this end must be complete in all essentials.

All-India, LONDON, June 97. THE first shots were fired tb-day the Probate Court in a bitter legal battle which is likely to last for more than a month.

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Over a million and a quarter sterling is involved in the dispute, under the will of the well-known motor-car manufacturer, M.S. Napier.

The widow, Mrs. Napier is dis- puting the legality of a will made in 1923 whereby she receives no- Laing, but which leaves a life in- tarest in the estate to Mrs. N. M.. Fryer."

After carefully considering the present position the Government were convinced that matters had now reached a stage at which the settlement of the urgent and im portant questions remaining would only be delayed by normal sessions of large bodies.

The widow seis up on behalf of herself and her lour children willing some dated May 28, 1915.

Mr. Norman Birkett, the famous K.C appearing for Mr. Henry Cocko, who is seeking to prove the 1023 will, said that Mrs. Fryer bad been living with Mr. Napier since

1915.

The widow alleged that Mrs. Fryer used undue influence in the drawing up of the 1923 with

OBITUARY

LORD KILBRACKEN

GLADSTONE'S FORMER

SECRETARY

(BRITISH WIFELESS SERVICE)

Gladstone.

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EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS

PILGRIMS LEAVE DUBLIN

(Reuter's Special Service.)

LONDON, June 97.

THE Papal decorations connected with the Eucharistic Congress Aying in 8:40] brations are Publin. but the vast army of Con

ress pilgrims have disappeared in the night

Traina and ships Have borne them off to distant lands and to-day the geat exit was almost complete.

CURTIS TRIAL OPENS

Expeditous treatment of these questions would best be secured by a programme which, though involv

variation in method, would secure the full collaboration which had been underlying the of work accomplished principle hitherto. The Government would CHARGED WITH HINDERING take the next step towards the re- moval of the obstacles and would announce the decision they had un- dertaken to give on those aspects of the communal problem which now retard progress.

JUSTICE

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

가

FLEMINGTON, New Jersey,

June 28.

They were now engaged in the settlement of the actual terms of the decision and unless unforeseen diff THE trial opened at Virginia to- culties intervene, hoped to

day of the boat-builder Curtis, nounce, it some time during the on charge of hindering justice by present summer.

false reporta in conection with the

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Curtis plended not guilty." Cel Lindbergh himself will be a witness.

As soon as the decision is an-kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. nounced and on the assumption that it removed the obstacles which have been impeding progress, the Government trusted the Consulta tive Committee would reassemble to bring its advier to bear on the numerous important questions, en- trusted to it.

London Discussions.

FOR

M.C.L. FUNDS.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

17

COMPETITIONS,

for

ENGLAND BEAT ALL-INDIA

| VISITORS PUT UP A GOOD); "RIGHT"!..

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LONDON, June 28. England beat Allindia by "158 runs.

All India. 2nd länings, 187. Play weather, but the wicket showed pened to-day signs of wearing. Four thousand spectators were present dat the commencement of play.

Brown in his innings for 29 bit one six and three fours."

Scores na cabled by Reuter fol- low:

ENGLAND, Ist INNINGS. H. Sutlife, 6 Nianar P. Holmes, i Nissar

री

F. E. Woolley, run'out

W. R. Hammond. b Amar

Singh

31

70

D., R. Jardine, e Navle, b

Naidu

E. Paynter, b.w.. b Naidu 14

Ames, b Nissar R. W. V. Robins, e Lall

Singh, Nissor

F. R. Brown, e Amar Singh,

b Nisarên

W. Voce, not out..... W. E. Bowen, e. Nissar, b

Amar Singh

Extras

Total

63

91

250

Full details of bowling an alysis are not available. Nissar. 3 for 93 Naidu, 2 for 40: Amar Singh, 2 for 78.

ALL INDIA, Ist INNINGS. Navle, Bowes Noomal, 1.b.w., h Robins ... Wazir Ali, b.w., Brown 31 Naidu, e Robins, b Yoce... Colah, Robins. b Bowes... 29 Nazir Ali, b Bowes.... 13 Palin, not out

12 33

40

}

15

1

Lall Singh, e Jurdanie, b

Bowes

Jehager Khan,

Robins

Amar Singh, e Robins, h

Voce Nissar. Voce

Extras

Total

15

181

Fall of Wickets. Fall of wickets:-39/1, 63/9, 19279, 1999, 199/10.. 110/3, 153/4, 160/5, 165/6, 181/7,

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Bowling. Bowes 1/49, Voce 3/32, Brown 1/48, Robins, 2/39, Hammond, 0/15.

In Hong Kong To-Day

SHOWERY

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, ISHURD RY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 6.10 F.M. STATED ¦--

PRESSURE IS HIGHEST OVER S.W. MANCHURIA. A TROUGH OF RELATIVELY. LOW PRESSURE EX- TENDA FROM TONGKING TO THE PACIFIC TO THE NORTH-EAST OF LUZON.

LOCAL FORECASTS.W. OR VALIABLE WINDS, LIGHT TO MODERATE; 'CLOUDY; SHOWERY,

ENGLAND, Zud INNINGS. H. Sutcliffe, o Naidu, b

Amur Singh

RUSSIAN IN S'HAI

LAST SEEN IN A BLOODY CONDITION

·

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, June 28. GEORGE GLADKIH, A proof- render on the Russian news- paper Freya, disappeared from arrested on the night of June 16, French Town gaol after he was with othors for disorderly conduct. He was last seen in a bloody and.. beater condition crying for water, Gladkih was formerly & Cossack endet.

REHABILITATION OF S'HAI WAR-TORN AREAS

TLS. 2,000,000 SCHEME PUT BEFORE HEALTH BUREAU

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, June 29,

FLABORATE plans for the re

habilitation of the Shanghai war-torn 47ens entailing a Tis. two million expenditure was to-day sub- mitted by the Mayor to the Public Health Burenu.

The scherae registers a distinct advance in aduitation,

CHAPET ROWDIES

WARNED BY JAPANESE POLICE

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGBAI, June 28. THE Japanese Consular Police have warned their nationals to desist from renting disturbances in Chape and behaving in an insult- ing manner towards officers of the Chinese Bureau of Public Safety. Severe punishmenta are threaten ed by the Japanese Consulate which is earnestly striving to terminate

be resentment attendant on recess hostilities.

SOVIET YOKE IN MONGOLIA

RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE NOT WANTED

[TaRoude RETEU'B. AGENCY.]

HARDIN, June 27. TEE Russian newspapers declare that an n.i-Soviet mavement Outer Mongolia is gaining strength, the leaders having begun po"form" partisan detachments,

in-

They are demanding from the Soviet an undertaking not to inter. fere in Mongolina naira.

HEAD OF FAR

EASTERN DEPT.

QUESTIONS IN HOUSE „OF

COMMONS..

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

LONDON, June 27. suggestion that, in view of the rapid change in conditions in the Orient, the head of, the Far Eastern Department of the Foreign Office should be an official with re-

10

P. Holmes, b Khan..

11

F. E. Woolley, e Coinh, b

Khan

Dj]

TO

Hammond, b Khan

12

D. R. Jardine; not out

85

Paynter, h Khan

54

В

Robins, & Khan, b Nisar

30

Brown, c Colah, d Noomal Vozz, not out

20

0"

Extra

8

Ames, Amur Singh

158

Total for 8 wkta. (dec.) 275

Fall of wickets:-1 for 30: for 38 3 for 54; 4 for 87:6 for for 109; 7 for 992; 8 for 271; 8 for 975 declared.

ALL-INDIA, 2nd INNINGS.

Navie, 1.b.w.. b Robins

#1

Noomal, b Brown Vazir Ali

A prize of 830 will be given to the competitor who solves all the puzzles correctly or with the fewest mistakes.

RUGRY, June 27. The Government hoped that the THE death has occurred, at the committee's discussions would make

few A series of Cross-word puzzles," nge of 85 years, of Lord Kil- such progress that only a bracken, who, ne Sir Arthur God specide problems would remain, for six in all, will appear in the Hong ley, was Private Secretary to Mr example, the financial safeguards, Kong Daily Prem and the South which might appropriately be the think Morning West in July, Baron Kilbraeken of Killegar zubject for informal discussions in August and September next.

They will be published once was raised to the Peerage, in 1909. Loudon with a few individuale He was the eldest son of the late with special experience thereon, fortnight starting on July 7, it John Robart' Godley, of Killegar, After such disedasions the Governan July 7 and 2, on August 4 and Co. Leitrim, former Assistant Unment would pass the Bill straight 18, and on September 1 and 15. der-Secretary of War. He married to the Parliamentary stage.

The entrance fee, will be 8 in 1971 the Hon. Sarah James, The Government considered that the series. daughter of the first Lord North- the final stage of consultation with bourne, his wife pre-decensing him Indian opinion could usefully take in 1921.

place only on definite proposals.

They, therefore, proposed to in vite both Houses of Parliament to sut up a Joint Committee before the introduction of the Bill, thus facili- tating Indian co-operation and ensuring its effective influence in what was probably the most im portant stage in the constitutional roforms and before irrevocable de- The heir to the title is the Hon.cisions and been renched by Par Engh John Godley, E.C., Counsel Hament to the Chairman of Commities of the House of Lorde since 1927, and formerly Assistant Parliamentary Counsel to the Treasury.

He was a Tree of the British Museum and Chairman of the Gov. erning Body of Rugby School, of which he was an old boy. He was Private Secretary to Mr. Gladstone in 1872-74 and 1880-82, while he was for a time Commissioner of Inland Revenue and later Under Secretary for India.

In the event of more than one competitor tying, the prize will be divided.

Naidu

13

25

Total (for 2 wkte.) 42

Fall of wickets:-1 for 1; 41 for 2..

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puzzle will be published in the same issue of each paper aa that in which the next puzzle of the series

appears.

CUSTOMS

SIR F. LINDLEY DISCUSSES SITUATION WITH MR. ARITA

ASSURED THAT JAPAN IS WORKING FOR AMICABLE SETTLEMENT

(THROUGH RECTOR'S AGENCY. J

TOKYO, June 19,

SIR Francis Lindley stated the vive-Minister of Foreign Affairs to whom he convoyed Britain's vontein over the Matchprian Can- toms dispute, owing to its bearing

Foreign Loaus.

It is understood he expressed the hope that Japan. would do her best to mediate rith Nanking and Man- chukie for the purpose of reaching an amicable settlement, to which Mr. Arita replied that Japan war already doing so" and promised to communicate the results to the Powers concerned,

The French, Italian and Soviet Ainbassadors called on she vise- Minister of Foreign Affaire and inquired on the question of the Manchurian Customs., Mr. Arita re plied in the same why ne he did to Sir F. Lindley.

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The Commissioner, Mr. H. E, Frettejohn declared to-day that the authorities were actively engaged in attempts to intimidate his staff.

British Altitude.

BRITISH WINKLES SERVICE]

Ruany, mus 27. Asked in the Commons to-day whether he had received an astr. ance from the Japanese Government that the integrity of the Chinese Maritino Customs shall be main- tained in Manchuria and that the Japanese Government would not be a party to any interference with funds required for the Chinese Gov- ernment, Sir John Simon · said Japan had given no such assurance.

They had nowovor, explacut dey were anxious that the integrity of these customs should be maltained aud that they hoped that this might HARBIN CUSTOMS HOUSE be achieved by an agreement be tween the Manchuria and Chinese ATTEMPT AT SEIZURE FAILS

authorities, under which the former should retain the surplus revennes after providing for administrative expenses and their quota for foreign obilgations secured upon the Chin-. ese Customs revenues.

[TRKOOGH REUTER'S AGENCY, }

HARBIN, June 2 THE Customs House in Harbin was not opened to-day and the effort to affect the seizure appears, temporarily, to have failed, though the situation has not changed.

CHIANG KAI SHEK'S 10 COMMANDMENTS.

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CYNICAL CHINESE COMMENT.

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Regarding the position at Dairen, the British Ambassador at Tokyo had been instructed to mako en quiries of the Japanese Government.

LEAGUE ASSEMBLY

MEETING

POSTPONED TILL NEXT THURSDAY

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LAUSANNE, June 3,

2

A Hankoy despatch says that General Chiang Kai-shek has just THE extraordinary session of the promulgated a series of ten cum-row at Geneva to deal with the Assembly scheduled for to-mor mandments for military officers now Sino-Japanese position has been engaged in the expedition against postponed to Thursday, owing to

the delegates preoccupations here. the communist-bandits. They readi us "follows:

1. Be strict and discriminatory in your rewards and punishments, 2. Let every superior officer un derstand the individuality of the soldiers.

3. Let the officers and soldiers

have their meals together and maintain brotherly contact in their living conditions. Let their share | one another's hardships.

4. Love and safeguard the" pec- ple. Molest them not by impress ing them into military service. Re frain from seeking any gratuitous.. food supplies from the people.

5. Let the family aimosphere prevail throughout the amy.

6. Let an open policy be main.

tained in all finances

A meeting of the Committee of nineteen will be held to-morrow. Meanwhile, Benes, Madariaga and Lange called on M. Hymans toddy and diemseed the draft resolution for prolonging the delay of the Lytton report for two months, also the proposed clause regarding the respect of the status quo of Man- churia which is directed against the eventual recognition of the Man- chako régime by Japan as the result of a vote in the Diot..

STATUS OF CHINESE LEGATIONS

TBRUGGH REUTER'S AGENCY. |

NANKING, Jane

7. Forbid the perusal of frivolous THE Government has decided by

open negotiations for the pur.

newspapers.

8. Cultivate

a poreonal afferse of raising the status of Lega- tions at Washington and Looden to tion for weapons and property be Embassies, according to the Ambas. Jonging to the army by taking good saderial mask of the respective

care of them.

a. In the execution of commands, Ministers, Mr. W. W Yen and Mr.

Quo Tai Ciri. adhere to the standard of thorough-

ncss,

.

10. Take dae head of public TO ATTACK CHEN

sanitation.

It is always easy to give advice. but hard to cary them out in letteri and spirit, says the Na Mun

CHAK'S FORCES.

art, Po which believes that there GEN. CHEN CHANG PO COM-

enn be no question of the sharing of hardships when the lot of the

poor soldier moving from place to

PLETES ARRANGEMENTS.

2ND LOCAL AIR SQUADRON TO ATTACK HOIHOW.

cent experience and service in place is compared with the lot of China, Sir John Simon demurred. is Commander-in-Chief who, ne- Sir Alfred Knox made the sugcompanied by his charming wife, gestion and in reply the Forrignis "feasting his eyes on the cenic It is reported that on his return Secretary said he did not ensider beauty of Lushan. In regard to the to Liuchow from Canton by asro- that may advantage would be gain-question of open finance, the paper plane, Gen. Chen Chang-po, Pacifi- ed by adopting the course pro-points out that loan after los cation Commissioner of the South posed

The two members of the Farunning into seven or eight figures Region, and Commander of the has been contracted in recent years government expeditionary forco, des- Eastern. Department, he added, had

with the uses undivulged. wide experience of conditions in

When patched to Hainan Island for the China.

we read of turning the Army into suppresslor of the mutinied mari-, Asked by Sir Alfred Knox whe family, do we not feel that it is nes under Admiral Chen Chak, has quite possible that the family so completed arrangements for ap ther he would ask His Majesty's created will profess a personal at offensive on the rebels. Minister to report en general on- ditions in China.. Sir John express-

tachment to a family chief in the Troops to take part in the com- person of Chiang Kai-shek, so muching expedition against the insur ed a fear that thers would be con-

Ho that the subordination of pri- gents, will be from the Independent siderable difficulty experienced in

vate interests to national interests Battalion under Col, Liang "Kuo- complying with the request, but he

becomes an imminent risk ?” promised to consider the matter.

THE LEAGUE

CHINA'S HERO

ENTERTAINED

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COMMISSION

MEMBERS LEAVE FOR JAPAN

(Wah Tee Tat Pao.) The balance of the entrance fre Entrance fees and solutions, are will go to the funds of the M.C.Lto be sent to "Judex. c/o the General Tsai Ting Kai called on Entrance fees which will be duly Helena May Institute, Hong Kong, Mr. Hu Han Min at his private acknowledged must accompany the and envelopes must be marked residence yesterday morning. It la first solution sent in.

"M.C.L.X Word.in the top left believed.' That they discussed, the [THOUGH, REUTER'S ! JORNOE,]: The competition will be in the hand corner.

Canton situation for more than an hands of judge who will enter No competitor may send in more hour By this proceeding, the Govern-into au correspondence concerning than one solution of any puzzle. Subsequently General Tani ate.

PELING, June 28. ment koped for rapid progress and it and whose decision will be final. Every solution must reach the tended a ten party given by. FaTHE members of the League Com continued co-operation between the The correct solution of ench judge within 3 days of the publica kleness merchants in his honour at mission left for Japan this British and Indian representativen. (Dontinued at jost of next columnation of the puzzle,

the Gloucester Hotel.

evening.

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mo, the battalions under Colonela Liu Hye-chi and Chung Kai-haż and the Training Battalion under Cel: Lo Chak-kun,ten

The "hattalion under Cot. Liu

will land at the Pao Chin Bay re-

gion and the battalion under Cak Cher Yuk-wong will attack. Ho how with the assistance of the 2nd Air Squadron under Col. Ting 'Chi-hen

It is learned that several thou- Aand mimpere of the People's Peace Preservation Corps in the Island have pledged support to Gen. Chen's forces in their coming suppression of the marines, who are reported to have opted a greak deal of trouble in the Island Canton Sun.: