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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1932.

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A WONDERFUL WELCOME

NEW CONTROVERSY CURTIS SENTENCED JAPAN AND

SEVERE CHOLERA

IN IRELAND

MANCHUKUO

EPIDEMIC

FOR HINDERING COURSE

BRITIS

PREMIER RETURNS

TO LONDON

OF JUSTICE

GOVERNOR-GENERAL INSULTED

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Buasy, July 10,

THE Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay

re-

MacDonald, was socorded a most enthusiastic welcome when he turned to England to-day from Lausanne.

BY MINISTERS OF FREE

STATE

{TANDUGU REUTER'S AGENCY.]

DUBLIN, July 11,

Ho was accompanied by the Bri-RELEASE of correspondence be tish Ambassador, Lord Tyrrell, on his journey from Paris to Boulogne, and the Mayor of Folkestone wel comed him in the presence of a large crowd as he came ashore,

It is estimated that fivo thou sand people thronged the appro nches to Victoria Station to grest the Prime Minister in London, where he wag welcomed on behalt of the King by Sir Clive Wigram.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin and other members of the Cabinet then tended their greeting, warmly con- gratulating the Premier on the success of the conference.

* Strenuous Time."

tween Governor-General Me Neill and Mr. De Valera, in which an apology is demanded by the for mer for a personal affront from inembors of the Free State Cabinet, has caused a tremendous sensation here.

The letters are concerned with an incident at the French Legation Reception in Dublin on April 23, when two Frou State Ministors walked out of the reception room

ex- on

the arrival of the Governor- ·

General, and make reference to the treatment given the King's repre sentative during the Eucharistic Congress.

The crux of these letters is that

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Cuntis

FLEMINGTON, July-11.- was to-day sentenced to year in prison and a thou: sand dollar fine for hindering the course of justice in connection with the search for the Lindbergh baby.

RECOGNITION OF

SOVIET.

U.S. ACTION WOULD PRE- VENT RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR.

VIEW OF MOSCOW OBSERVERS.

Moscow, July 3-Recognition the Soviet Government by the United States would be a

strong

JAPANESE GENERAL'S

OPINION

(THKOJÓN REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Toxro, July 11. GENERAL Mazaki, Vice-Chief of the General Staff, who has

just returned from a three-week tuur of inspection in Manchuria, put a damper on those who vocifer- ously are demanding the immediate recognition of the Manchukuo,

Asserting that the Japanese lack patience. General Mazaki, in Press interview, compared the Man- chukuo to a ebicken just hatched and declared that the Japanese are making a mistake in wanting to treat it like a full-fledged nation.

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́Geteral Mazaki also asserted that it would be sufficient at present if the Government appoint a commis- sion to deliberate on the question of recognition.

Declaring that the Manchurian and his Cabinet apologise. Au and perhaps decisive factor in proj

venting a Japaness-Russing war, it question is one of the most com. apology has not yet been made.

A piquant feature of the con-was indicated to-day by highly plac-plicated problems with which Japan troversy is that while the Governor-ed Soviet observers, General released the correspondence,

Responding to the cheers of the Governor-General McNeill then crowd, the Prime Minister said:tens to resign unless Mr. De Valera "I am very glad to get back after a strenuous time on behalf of a most admirable cause with splen- did colleagues. I hope it will be the beginning of confidente, hope and good, honest, hard work."

The cheering continued Prime Minister drove away, and another large crowd which had an sembled in Downing Street gave him a great welcome when he reach. ed his official residence.

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the

re-

of Any American gesture re Mr. De Valera telephoned to all conciliation with the Moscow newspapers and prohibited its pub-gime, they believe, would operate lication under the Official Secrets to cool of overheated militarist am

bitions in Japan.

Act.

"Ozensive Conduct."

Referring to the French legation

Governor-General I Noill's first letter, dated April 6, Palace, where he was received in protested against "the Ministers

Soon afterwards, tho Prime incident,

Minister

drove to Buckingham

has ever been face, General Mazaki gave warning against the danger of uttering thoughtless words. Ic admitted that perscaally he WAS Soviet leaders are in a delicate not over optimistic regarding the position in relation to the Ameri-outcome. can question, in which they cannot express this point of view openly without seeming to plead for te

American affairs.

UCHIDA RETICENT

TOKYO, July 31. Uchida at an informal gathering

regards his attitude to the recogni- tion of the Manchukuo as he was unable to say anything at present, though be hopes to clarify the brake position shortly.

audience of the King, who, accom-offensivo conduct." The Governor-cognition. They consider it either panied by the Prince of Wales and General again wrote on May 2 re potically wise nor dignified to Prince George, is leaving to-mor-questing an apology, whereupon show undue auxiety for American of foreign correspondents request- Now for Weymouth for his visit to Mr. De Valera replied that he retricudship. Above all they do noted that no qucations be asked as the Home fleek.

garded the whole affair unfortun- want to give the slightest ground Sir Thomas Horder, the Prime ate and regrettable but that fur for charges of intruding upon Minister's medical advisor, was at ther than this he could not 50. Folkestone to meet him and travell On May 24, the Governor-General od with him to London, and Mr. made reference to the Government's Duke Elder, his acculist, awaited tacit refusal to allow him to invite him at 10, Downing Street. They prominent, European Catholics as of the guests during the Eucharistic Con pointed out that in view tons and constant strain during greas. In subsequent letters he re- the last four weeks, the effect of ferred to himself as a target for which was particularly apparent continual bad manners and chl- during the last three days of the culated discourtesy." Conference, complete rest is essen- tial until Tuesday, when the Prine Minister will make his promised statement on Lausanne in the House of Commons. It is stated that his eyes have stood the strain of work admirably.

World Congratulation, Large numbers of telegrams of congratulation have been received at 10, Downing Street from states- men in all parts of the world. It is expected that the Prime Minis

ter will leave London for Lossie

mooth as the end of the week.

Mr. Nevillo Chamberlain, Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, returned from Lausanne yesterday. In an interview, he said." We have lind. great success, and I think we may fairly say that we have got what we wanted to get. Reparation: have been kept away, and we have begun a new ern in which I hone the old doubts and suspicions will begin to disappear. We have our

When the Executive

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But unofficially Russians close to the government do not conceal their belief that a Soviet-American rap- prochement would act as upon elements whom they describe "It is not war incendiaries," because we we have the slightest doubt of victory over Japan that we would welcome a sign of Ameri Council can friendship at this time," a pro- directod him not to publish the let-misent political writer told the ters, Governor-General McNeill re- United Press. It is because we plied on July 8 that it was evident are earnestly desirous of preventing the President and Executive Coun- a war; because we zece cillors were the only people in Ire a grandiose work of peaceful con- land who thought the honourable struction which we do not want to course was i silent acceptance" interrupt if it can possibly ne of affronts however outrageous. avoided." And he added, "only you and your Council will be surprised at my line of published comment on the

Although there has not been decision to have an apology made campaign under way in a portion moval from office. to me as an alternative to my re-of the American press for closer re lations with the Soviet government, it must not be supposed that the campaign is being ignored here. Precisely the opposite is the case. It is being watched with the clos est attention, if without undue op timism.

WAR LOAN

$4

·

CONVERSION

SPLENDIDLY ENCOURAG-

ING" RESPONSE

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

Rugay, July 10.

feet now on firm ground, and we THE remarkabig progress which go forward with confidence to at

AIR RACE FOR KING'S CUP

CAPTAIN HOPE WINS AGAIN

Soviet Attitude Well Known. Reticence on the subject is ex- plained by Soviet leaders on the theory that Moscow's point of view ia sufficiently known in Washington ynow. They point out that the Soviet Government has repeatedly indicated its readiness to meet the United States in a cordial spirit to discuss and settle all outstanding mutual claima,

has been made with the nonver. tack the problems which still lesion of the ive per cent. War Loan in front of us."

was described by the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday as "splen- didly encouraging." He said his The role which America will play topes were being realised. It is in the event of a Soviet-Japanese authoritatively estimated that inconflict is a subject which causes in- cluding the holdings of the loan by tense speculation here. Press com- Government Departments, all of ment reflects the uncertainty of which will be converted, more official opinion on this point. I

On than one half of the huge total swings between extreme views. of £2,000,000,000 involved in the the one hand, it warns Japan that operation is already nooounted for. it may find itself faced by a Soviet- General Sir J. Seely, who is act American alliance-Karl Radck re ing at the request of the Govern-cently expressed this warning in ment as head of the appeal for con- no uncertain terms. On the other, version, said the response had been it shows apprehension that reac far greater than they had dared to tionary elemente in Japan and hope. All but a very small propor America might settle the Chinese tion of tho 347,000 applications no problem at the Soviet Union's ex- far received by the Bank of England pense. and of the 260,600 received by the Post Office were for conversion.

HUGE CONSIGNMENT OF

DR1773H WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, July 10, CAPTAIN W. Lawrence Hope, flying a Fox Moth machine won the King's Cup Air; Race with lend of 3 minutes and with Average speed over the two days course of 1,233 miles, or 124.25 miles un hour.

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It was Captain Hope's third victory in the Race.His first success was in 1997 when he won on a De Havilland Moth at an average speed of 0.8 miles an hour. Ho.. repented his victory in 1929, when he averaged 105.5 miles an hour.

The positions at the end of the second day's flying to-day warn exactly as they were at the close of the half-way stage yesterday.

Prince's 'Plano Second. The race is conducted under handicap conditions and some of the entrants achieved a much higher averago speed than the winner, among them being the Comper Swift enterod by the Prince of Wales, which finished becond.

Its speed average was 153.75 miles an hour.

The best time was made by the

scratch machine, the Avro Mail aeroplane flown by H. Brown. Its average speed was 167 miles hourly but it was the "Inst; to reach the

nishing post

Captain Hopo dew throughout at a speed of 14 miles per hour faster than that cutimated by the handicappers.”

SILVER

"Red Star," official mouthpiece of the Commissariat of War, re cently cautioned Japanese military circles not to count too much upon aid from other Great Powers. That the newspaper had in mind the United States in particular was quite clear from the context of the editorial

Even if these Powers want to use: Japan to hurt the Communiat regime," Rod Star" said, they will

piastres wero embarked for part:

er Ortolan to-day.

They had been brought to Havre from the Bank of Haiphong nt Saigon by the s.s. Yalon

He remarked jokingly, "If some other country would recognise the Mauchukuo so much the bettor."

He also remarked that he had not yet had time to consider the Soviet's proposal in January last of a non-aggression pact, though be hopes to study the question in due

COUTSE.

It is expected Uchida will see the League Commission either to-mor- row or the next day.

SERIOUS SITUATION IN W. HONAN AND SHENSI

וי

{THROUGH BEOTER'S LOKNOY.]

CHENDOнOW, July 11, SEVERE cholera epidemie is raging in West Honan and Shenai.

So severe is the outbreak that the railway service between Tung kuan and Shanchow is suspended.

HUGE SHANGHAI

·· ESTATE

S. AARON HARDOON'S WILL UPHELD

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAI, July 11. THE huge catate of the late Silas Aaron Hardoon, variously estì.

mated at between one and two hundred million dollars, will reinaîa in the lunds of the widow, Mira. Liza Hardoon, according to a rul-

In Tungkuni alono 40 to 60 deathsing by Judge Sir Peter Grain in occur daily.

the British Supreme Court today.

The judgment confna the terms, of Hardoou's Will, w leaves the whole property, real and personal, to the wife and appoints her solo

executrix.

KITTAWA

RAMMED

AND SUNK.

RECENT MISHAP NEAR。

WOOSUNG.

There

-Shanghai, July, 1.-The 1,250-ton str. Kittawa was sunk yesterday morning off the Texas Oil installa- o'clock, within 1 hours of being tion, near Woosung, shortly after 8 collision with the P. & 0. S. Bhutan, outward bound. was no loss of life, although the vessel submerged completely, survi vors being taken ashore to the wharf. The scene may be more ac curately described as boing between the No. 3 Buoy and the Kwong Wah,

Ezra Abdullah Hardoon, claiming to be a cousin of the deceased had petitioned for the Will to bé revoked.

THE NOULENS TRIAL

MOME SUN YAT SEN TO MAKE PERSONAL APPEAL

(TURQUOH REUTER'S MOLNCY.)

NANKING, July 11, MADAME Sun Yat Sen left for

Nanking last night in order to lodge a personal appeal on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Noulon," who are en hunger strike owing to the re-. | fusal by the authorities to transfer

their trial to Shanghai.

HEAVY FIGHTING IN MANCHURIA

GUERRILLA WARFARE

CONTINUES

[TEROVAH REUTER'S AGRNOT.]

SPECIAL DISTRICT COURT AGREEMENT battle with

QUESTIONS RAISED IN HOUSE OF COMMONS

TakÚDUH!

REUTER'S AGENCY.}

LONDON, July 11, THE question of the District Court Agreement was raised in the House of Commons by Sir Reginald Craddock, who asked Sir John It is reported that the sunken Simon whether he had seen Sir veesel had discharged most of her Miles Lampson as regards the necessity, for early negotiations with cargo and was soon to leave the the Chinese Government as regards plant, but the British officers and the Special Distrite Court Agree- hor crew lost the greater portionment expiring on April 1, next of their kit and other belongings,

Sir John Simon replied that he had received a dispatch from Sir Miles Lampson and hoped person- ally to discuss the matter with Sir Miles shortly,

com

the

year.

OUTRAGE AT HARBIN

ACTIVE COMMUNIST SHOT DEAD

From the statement of petant eye-witness, a navigátor him self, it seems that three or four outward-bound vessels were in aj ling approaching the Astrea Chun- nel, the B. & 8. Chengtu, en route

as they approached the No. 3 Buoy. for Dairen and ports, in the loadi Froin appearances, he believed that the halmasman of the Bhutan weA sharply carving channel, which is beat on passing the Chengtu

about 1,000 feet wide. He had come" abeam of the Chengtu on the lat Maater continued to follow his ori- ter's port side, and the Chengtu's j ginal course, when preliminary in It is also reported that the Comcidents precipitated the major ac mission has requested that the cident of the day.

HARIN, July 11. From the observer's point of view, LAST night two uniformed Bus- conversations will not be com-

the Chengtu's bow came into con- sions and two civilians entered tunicated to the Press.

tact with the starboard quarter of under the guise of polies to search the Bhutan and stave in

the New Town apartment of n plates. The force of the impact active Communist named Alter. swung the Bhutan toward the Poo- They forced Alter and his wife to tung shore and it was only a mat- face a wall and killed Alter who ter of minutes before she bore down was shot in the back of his head, on the Kittawa and rammed her They then decamped with cash and amidships. With a roport like a valuables to the value of $600. thunderclap, the hawsers of the, Kittawa snapped like threads and the vessel broke from dock moorings

In Hong Kong

To-Day

FAIR GENERALLY

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, ISSUED BX THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 5.93

P.M., STATED :-

PRESSURE 18 HIGHEST OVER THE EAST OF JAPAN AND RELATIVELY LOW OVER *CRINA AND INDO- CHINA.

LOCAL FORECAST:-S.E. WINDS, MODERATE; PAIR GENERALLY.

BELGIAN MINERS ON STRIKE

ALARMING SITUATION

DEVELOPING

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

BRUSSELS, July 11.

DESTINED FOR LONDON

·FROM SAIGON :

[TERAUGH REUTER'S ADENO7.1

GENERAL Tormonia, Commander Havne, July 10.

of the First Army Corps, has NINETY-SEVEN tons of silver such an adventure. It wrote in

been appointed to take charge of London on the British oango-steam- The imperialiat powers, for the alarming situation which is whom Japan is as yet no match, of developing in the Charleroi and course hate the Soviet Union and Mons coalfielda where a general might provoke Japon into an anti-strike, believed-to-be-stimulated Soviet war. But they all merely by Communist influences, was pro- want Japan to draw their chestnuts claimed from to-day. out of the fire. In any case her "Several infantry and cavalry régi- imperialist rivals will never allow ments were rushed to the scene. Japan to become master of the Minor trouble accurred. through situation anywhere.'

out the week which culminated in a pitched battle between the police and the strikers at Charleroi on Friday, after which the aid of troops was called in 7

Yesterday thirteen-Communist leaders were arrested and docu- ments emanating from Moscow were seized.

REIN LANDS AT MANILA

{THROUGH RÄUTER'S · AGENOZ.]

MANILA, July 11, Certainly the Far Eastern events THE airman Bein, who left Hong place the problem of Soviet Amer

Kong on Sunday, landed at can relations in a more significant Grace Park, Mouila, thin after light than anytime in recent years. noon, completing a flight of seventy-Both-foreign and Russian observers eight days including a six-week realize that it is no longer a ques delay in Hong Kong.

tion affecting the two countries directly involved but one aflecting war and peace for the whole civilie ed world.

Two thousand men and women braved the steady rain and carried the flier shoulder-high.

The factory manager's chateau was set on fire.

several

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] -

HARDIN, July 17. THIS week-end has seen severo

fighting in North Manchuria. The Japanese admit that they lost ten killed and over forty wounded a thousand of General Ma Chun Shan's body- guards at Palyan, some sixty miles to the north of Harbin.

The fighting

indecisive and it may break out again shortly,

Several engagenieats were also fought near Koshan between Japan- ese and Manchukue troops in alliance on the one side and a largo party of anti-Manchukuo troops on the other.

In the course of the fighting, ib is claimed, the "insurgents" lost heavily, sixty being killed in one Dagagement and over a hundred imm another.

MANCHUKUO TROOPS

SURPRISED

[TEKOVGH REUTER'S AGENCY }

HARBAN, July I Last evening two thousand anti- Manchukuo froops surprised the garrison and captured Andacham the Chinese Eastern Railway, 45 miles west of Harbin

Troops have despatched from Taitsihar for its recapture.

YOUNG MARSHAL AND STUDENTS.

NEED FOR SPIRITUAL

REGENERATION..

PEIFING, July 2 Some plaia speaking to Chinese students was done by Marsha.. Chang Hauch-liang at the fourth Commencement exercises of the. Northeastern University held on Friday morning..

Marshal Chang, who is Chancel lor of the University, said that. China was confronted with many and sideslipped toward the buoy, ly about an hour after the coll dangers at present. Everybody sinking later in 30 ft. of water.

sion. Half-an-hour later, the Ki know that the Japanese occupation The Chengtu and Bhutan stood tawa sank in about 30 ft. of water, of the Three Eastern Provinces con- by but could do nothing to save the top of her funnel and the masts stituted the greatest danger to

China at the moment, but in his. the Kittawa. The former, not badly nly showing. damageil, later continued on her! One of the most unfortunate fen- opinion, the frivolity of the stud- journey, but the Bhutan, after pro. tures, from the point of view of unts was a menace moro serious ceeding to Woosung, returned about the Texaco Company, is the fact than the Japancas invasion. 5 p.m. to No. 34-35 moorings,

that the samo pontoon was similar students nowadays were given to

tu.

.The

should know that China could not

The Customs vessel Chientão pro.ly torn away by the Danish ship the pursuit of things, which were readed down stream yesterday even. Indica last November, and the re-impractical and frivolous, and re- ing and attached wrock signals and paire had been complexed only the fused to do honest work: They lights to the Kittawa.

day before yesterday, Interviewed by a representative. The Bhutan sustained comparabe saved by the more shouting of of the North-China Daily News, tively little damage, having but slogans or the writing of essays. yesterday evening, Mr. W. M. line of rivets torn out for 8 ft. They should get down to real and Mosoloy, the superintendent of the on her starboard bow. Workmen honest work, and if they could do Texaco Oil Station, off which the were busy repairing the damage this, there would still be hope for accident took place, stated that ho last night. The Bhutan was of re- China. was awakened suddenly by the cent construction, having been com

Corruption" and Graft. ・・ noise of a terrific crash. Rushing pleted in Glasgow in 1929. With a to the window, he saw the greater longth of 430 ft, and a beam of Continuing, Marshal Chang said part of the pontoon torn away and 57 ft., her registered tonnage is he was once asked by a foreign drifting downstream was the 6,104. On the other hand, the friend if he could use his authority Bhutan, with the Kittawa impaled Kitawa was built in Osborne into eliminate all the malpractices on her bows. It appeared to Mr. 1808. Her length is 205 ft., beam prevailing in Chins. He replied Moseley that the Bhutan was try 36 ft., and the registered tonnage that he could not do this, because ing to nose the ranimed vesal to 1,253. It is undorstood that the he pointed out that so long as the warde the bank.

was sold from Australis to Hong Chinese people did not experience, Astern, and looking dangerously Kong owners several years ago and a spiritual regeneration it was in as if she would be unable to avoid is believed to have been under char possible to do away with corrup the other two ships, was the Cheng ter to-Messrs Williamson of the tion and graft. He hoped that the

She managed to edge round Colony, In Shanghai, the Texas graduating students would practise. the starboard side, however, and Oil Co. were the consignees.

honesty in their life work and About A notification was issued by the would” refrain from criticizing brought up, beyond tho 400 yd. from the pontoon, the Kit Harbour Master last night to the others. tawa alipped off the bows of the effect that the wreck of the Kit- Bhutan and rapidly filled with tawa lies sunk in the Astrea Chan water, although she did not pink nel in the following position:-No. Referring to the situation in immediately,

2 Buoy bearing 6. 85 deg. 30 min. Manchuria, Marshal Chang said Mr. Moseley then went to the W. Trus; No. 3 Buoy bearing B. that every one of them should *)- assistance of the crow-with-his-o-44 deg 45 min, Trae Approx-ways-bear-in-mind-the-suleringe tor launch and succeeded in taking mately 200 feet from 16 feet Con- of the 30,000,000 Chinese there ana them all off, with the exception tour Line on the Footung side. The should strive for their deliverance of Cant. J. Crosthwaite, who re funnel and three roasts of the vessel from the alien rule. He himself mained on board collecting Lis are visible above water,

felt guilty to his countrymen, par- papers. He was taken off later A grean wreck buoy is placed an- ticularly, the people in the North when the vessel seemed as if about proximately 100 ft. from the mid-east, for the present crisis. to sink.

ship section of the wreck towards More than 300 students were Having taken the crew ashore, the Shanghai side. The buoy will graduated and received their diph.. Mr. Moseley made for Woosung to be acetylene lighted, showings from Marshal Chang... The ex- notify the Harbour Master and the green light flashing every 3 seconds ercises were attended. by about 500 River Police. On his return, -be-light 0.3. seconds, eclipse, 2.7 persons, including representatives found that, during his absence, the conds. All vessels must pass to the of Mayor Chau Tai-won and Gen- whole pontoon had subsided, as also ; Shanghai side of this buoy with eral Pao Yu Lin, Director of Pub- had the three concrete piers. It extreme caution and at the slowest lie Safety. Mr. Yeng Yu Chiang, appears that they collapsod sudden possible speed compatible with saft Dean of the College of Engineer

(Continued on neri Golume,) navigation.

ing, presided. Reuter.

Manchuria.