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MR. MACDONALD EXPLAINS

LAUSANNE AGREEMENT TO COMMONS

AMERICA WILL GIVE HELPING-HAND

(THROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 12,

N the House of Commons a storm of cheering greeted Mr. Ramsay MacDonald when he rose to speak on the Lausanne Conference.

He declared that while reparations lasted there could be no complete economic recovery.

He said that the results achieved at Lausanne could lead to a settlement of the reparations question, but that until Germany recovered as a World factor there could be no recovery for us.

Referring to the so-called gentleman's agreement between the Lausando Powers regarding the future of war debts, Mr. Mac- Donald sald that Herr von Papen asked on Friday whether, if the Lausanne plan failed Mr. MacDonald would guarantee that another international conference should be held, to which Mr. MacDonald had replied certainly, otherwise we should revert to the Young Plan..

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Mr. MacDonald is folly, cooldent that the Lausanne Agree- ment would not fail and Britain will do everything possible to make the agreement a success.

He realised that in dealing thereanent with the United States we are touching a most tender spot and no one had the right to blame America.

Mr. MacDonald further declared that although America bad not given any pledge he believed no nation would be more ready than America to lend a band in straightening out the troubles with which we were surrounded.

Mr. MacDonald also pointed out that the Lausanne Confer ence had only straightened oat European dificulties and had not presented an ultimatum to America. Before any European conn. try could approach America in regard to war debts, they must........... examine their own households as never before.

Mr. MacDonald is opposed to holding another international economic conference at Geneve.

FREE FROM ANY

“SECRET AGREEMENT".

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVIOS]

Nucer, July 11. THERE are no secret understand ings between Great Britain, France and Italy as to a

united front" in the matter of debt nego. tiations with the United States or in respect of the Lausanne agrez ment, Premier Ramsay MacDonald will probably tell the House of Commons to-morrow.

Telegrams from Paris and Berlin state that the Lausanne agreement to-day received the full approval of both the French and German Cabinets. The British Cabinet, i is understood, will have the agree ment before it at a meeting to be held to-morrow morning. In the afternoon, Premier MacDonald will make a full statement to the House of Commons.

The Premier did not attend the sitting of Parliament this afternoon but spent comparatively restful day at No. 10 Downing Street in the course of which he saw his doctor and several Cabinet collea gue with whom he discussed as- pects of the Lausanne settlement.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1932.

OTTAWA

CONFERENCE

CANADA'S PROPOSALS

PUBLISHED

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

OTTAWA, July 12.

As a contribution to wider and freer trade within the Empire, Canada is preparing to submit to the forthcoming Conference at Ottawa, an imposing list of com modities which she is prepared to import duty free from all Empire

countries.

It is reliably reported that at least 8,000 items are contained in this list and that it will, in all probability, be given additional length, if the suggestion proves popular. All these items are for duty free import, but it is under- stood that such a concession is only offered to a country of the Empire making reciprocal favours for Im- perial trade,

Some proposed tariff changes, in- creasing the Empire preference, are also contained in the list and are looked upon as being most import-

ant.

The announcement of this "trade pact" comes na Canada's solution to the problem of maintaining strength within the Empire. At the last Imperial Conference, Pre- mier R. B. Bennett oxpresset him- self as fearing the disintegration of the Empire unless strong ecen- omic links were forged.

Leaving London. ĮDITION WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruaar, July 12. Premier Ramsay MacDonald, to- day discussed with. Cabinet col- leagues, business relating to the Imperial Conference at Ottawa, to attend which, Rt. Hen, Stanley Baldwin and several other Minis- tors are leaving London on Wednes- day.

The Agenda. (THROBOR NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

OTTAWA, Later. anticipate the Premier's statement. The agenda for the Imperial on Lausanne when to-night, in re-Conferance issued in the Canadian plying to the debate on the Con-ppers says that the subjects to be discussed come under three main Isolidated Fund Appropriation Bill, hearings.

he was confronted with a series of criticisms and queries regarding Lausanne from Mr. Churchill.

The first deals with general trade questions and oxiating and future tariff preferences, within and with- Winston out the Empire.

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comment.

The second is on the monetary sideration including the existing and financial questions for the con

inter-relationships of various cur- rencies and desirability and fea- tibility of taking steps to restore and stabilise the general price level, and stabilising exchange.

cided to allow the bulk of Mr. Mr. Chamberlain, however, de- Churchill's remarks to await answer from the Prime Minister. Only in regard to one upon the effect of the agreement in America, did the Chancellor of the Exchequer point out that, after all, British Ministers had been in tion of trade agreements. touch at Lausanne not only with; European representatives but also with those of the United States.

He asked the House to believe i that in this rare and deliente situn. ¦ tion the Government had no reason to think that the course they had taken was one which would tend to. any of the unfortunate results which Mr. Churchill had anticipated.

Earlier in the debate, the Laua anne settlement had been most cor-

dially welcomed by the Opposition benches.

HERRIOT'S ACTIONS

APPROVED

RECEIVES MAJORITY IN FRENCH CHAMBER

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).

The Premier is assured of an extremely cordial welcome when he attends the House of Commons to marrow. His statement is keenly awaited and it is anticipated that │ he will deal in some detail with certain points upon which there bas been some speculation, much of it ill-informed, upon the manner in which the settlement at Lausanne is related to the War Dobta issue. ; He will probably take occasion to deny the published statement, - for ¦ which there is no foundation, that M. HERRIOT'S first test of the Britain, France and Italy havai reached an ogreement upon a return from Lausanas gave him a fited front" in any future debt majority of 360 votes to 170 ou negotiations with the United States, Socialist amendment on the Budget He will also make quite clear that relating to military service law. the Conference has left the signa-) M. Herriot opposed the amend torica quite free of any "secret ment and made the motion a vote agreements,"

of confidence,···

Questions, Criticisms.

PARIS, July 12,

The third subject in the negotin-

IRISH QUARREL CONTROVERSY

SUPPRESSED LETTERS PUBLISHED IN PRESS

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, July 11, A SOMEWHAT curious situation

existed to-day in regard to the correspondence between the Gover- nor-General of the Irish Free State, the Hon. James McNeill, and the President of the Irish Free State Executive, Mr. De Valera, which the former issued for publication yesterday.

MR. HOOVER VETOES | AMAZING SCENE IN RECONSTRUCTION

IN CHINA

RELIEF BILL

KEEPS PROMISE TO US. SENATE

S'HAI COURT

RUSSIAN WOMAN'S

OUTBURST

"WORK OF DECADES RATHER THAN YEARS"

[THROUGH NEUIKE'S AGENCY.]

(THROUGH RAUTER'E- AGENCY:]

WASHINGTON, July 12.

PRESIDENT Herbert Hoover, as he had promised, to-day vetoed the Compromise Relief Bill, which sought to hoist upon the nation a 2,000,000,000 measure for the coun- try-wide relief of unemployed.

It would have been the last step towards the dole. Mr. Hoover still hopes that it will be annecessary.

"STAVE" OFF

STARVATION"

MAYOR'S APPEAL ON

BEHALF OF UNEMPLOYED

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Chicago, July 12. IN order to "stave off starva tion," Chicago's Mayor, Antony Cermak, has demanded a special session of the Illinois Legislature.

to keep them from

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(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SINO JAPANESE

- DISPUTE

LEAGUE COMMISSION CONFERS WITH UCHIDA

{TUKOVOD AKUTKER'S AGENOT.)

‚ SuanĜuai, July 19, THERE was an amazing incident

LONDON, July 12-

TOKYO, July 12. in Court, in the first instance THAT the Government is taking LORD LITTON, who has recover- when Mr. Boresova, Russian, a wrong line in speaking of

ad from his illaceo, atteuded vociferously sympathized with two the difficulty and expense in the League Commission's conversa Russiau maics when the latter were complying with Mr. Knoxe's ex-tions with Uchida this afternoon sentenced to prison for a fortnight, tremely modest and well-timed rowhich will be continued on July 14. Loud cries disturbed the Court pro- quest" is lengthily argued by Mr. What transpired, baa. not been ceedings when an ejection order. C. Young in a letter to the revealed as the Commission is waż made but before this was possible a woman assaulted a Chi-

Times,

understood to have requested that Pleading the necessity for an the talk be kept private. nese judicial constable with the early start on reconstruction, in Prior to today's meeting with help of two other women, The China, which will be the work of Uchida,

Tepresentativce of the latter escaped, but the former was decades rather than years," Mr. Students' Patriotic League, com apprehended and sentenced to four Young contends that, firstly, during prising of twelve universities, call- months'. She was led away from the transition period a firm effeo ed on the moors of the Dom the Court in tears.

tivo government is required a mission to whom they handed a Manchuria where the present unwritten petition signed by 10,000 solved

question constitutes a students asking the Commission to menace to world peace. At the uso fair judgment in their solution same time separate and special of the Sino-Japanese dispute. treatment of Shanghai and other faraign concessions in essential. in 7.

Chiang Teo Pin Pays Courtesy giving an assurance of liberal,

Cali. effective and enlightened govern. ment, not only on arcons of for cign intereste but because those regious form the foci of China's industrial and commercial life and are the only safeguard against a complete collapse of governmental authority, and Sir Austin Chamber- Inin's pronouncement regarding early retrocession is seriously e- couraging enterprise.

HARDOON WILL DISPUTE

E. A. HARDOON FILES APPEAL

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, July 12 A. HARDOON has filed an ap judgment in the Hardoon Will dis- peal against Sir Peter Grain's

pute.

CHOLERA IN HANKOW

SUCCUMB

As regards. the rest of China, it is regrettable that no official ulter.

Chiang Tso Pin who returned to Tokyo yesterday paid a countery visit to Uchida this afternoon when it is reported he discussed cuirEDE problemis,"

PRESENTATION TO U.S. MINISTER.

HUNAN PEOPLE'S GRATI

ance appears in this respect, not-TUDE FOR AMERICAN HELP.

withstanding, Sir Miles Campeon's opportunities of forming a consider- ed opinion, therefore, Mr. Young ed to rest in the position as in dicated in Sir John Simon's reply. HAINAN MARINES.

He declares that a "major dis- aster" is threatened, failing, re- lief by August 1, when all the funds now on hand will be exhaust- ed. He added that 000,000 people are depended upon the Relief THREE CATHOLIC SISTERS hopes the matter will not be allow Commission starvation.

Despite large private subscrip- tions, and an emergency bond issue, several months salary was still owing to city employees. As a 10- sult of disputed assessments, there were huge arrears in tax collec- tion, the worried mayer added.

In

Hong Kong To-Day

FAIR TO SHOWERY

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER KEPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, 185UED BY THE ROYAL OSSERVATORY AT 6.45 F.M.. STATED :--

PRESSURE 18 HIGHEST OVER THE PACIFIC TO THE N.E. OF JAPAN AND RELATIVELY LOW OVER THE SEA OF JAPAN AND THE WESTERN PART OF THE CHINA SEA.-

LOCAL FORECAST:-E. WINDS, MODERATE; FAIR TO SHOWERY.

ANOTHER REVOLT IN BRAZIL

TROOPS RUSHED TO CRUSH REBELS

(THEDUDH HEUTEU'S AGENCY.]

BUENOS AIRES, July 12. REVOLT has broken out in San

(THEGNUM REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HANKOW, July 12,

AN outbreak of cholera amongst

Catholic Mission Hospital hers, has the aursing sisters in the

resulted in the death of three Italian sisters, whilst other three are seriously ill.

BOMB EXPLOSION

STATED

KING

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appreciation of the Hunan people Peiping, July 8-To,mark the for the pecuniary assistance which American citizens rendered in the constriction of the Siangtan-Yung- fengaza section of the Bianglal Paoking motor roud about 10 years ago, when Hunor was visited by a severe famine, the present governor. of the province, General Ho Chier, has presented an embroidered scroll to Mr. Nelson T. Johanson, the American Minister to China

GENERAL TSAI AGREES TO INCORPORATION. Following the surrender of the mutinied marine corps under' 'Ad-

In the course of his reply, Mr. miral Chen Chak on Hainan Island Johnson, said:Thin scroll, dene in the Provincial Government, the beautiful embroidery so typical General Tani Ting Kai, Field of Hunan, and your letter signalise Commander of the 10th Route Army, the work of co-operation between who is in Hong Kong, has des- the people of my country and the patched General Tan Chi. Hau to people of Human in times of dis-. the Island to reorganize the corps tress. The roads built by this co before it is to be incorporated into operation will remain through tho the army for the expedition to years as memorials to the construe- Fukien for the suppression of the tive energy that springs from inter- "Reds."

national co-operation. Ticcall that Three of the China Merchants three of the happiest years of my steamers, namely, Kwa Woo, Hai life in China were spent in Chang" Shun and Kwang Lee, which are shan, in the shadow of Yidoshan, chartered by the Government to and I saw tho beginnings of the convey the supplementary brigade road from Changshan to Shiangtan. thousand trench-mortar of the army in Canton to Fukicu, I hope that it is to be my good, shells, 000 field-gun ahelle, and 8,000 will be sent to the Island to trans fortune again to, visit Hunan, and band-grenades went up in the ex-port the Marines to Fukien first be- this time to journey over the new plosion, and 200 houses wers dea-

roads that have been built. troyed, rendering 500 homeless.

Only two soldiers wore killed, but a number of civiliaus who jumped into the river to escape the explo sion were drowned. The total casualties are estimated at about

HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY HEAT

(THROUGH BEUTEN'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, July 12. SUNDAY'S explosion was due to the heat according to General Chen Tiao Yuan's report thereon.

Four

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SALT TAXATION

SCHEME

MR. T. V. SOONG'S PROPOSAL ADOPTED

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

fore bringing the newly-recruited troops of the ariny to their new destination.

General Chen Tani Tong, Com- mander-in-Chief of the 1st Group Army and Chief of Command of the Canton Laid, Air and Naval Forces, has, it is reported, given orders to the emergency brigade in Linchow to proceed to the Island to take over the garrison service vacated by the Marines,

RED OUTLAWS

ROUTED.

MARAUDERS TO BE DRIVEN BACK TO MOUNTAINS. NARKING, July 12. MR. T. V. SOONG'S proposal to 'PLANES TO AID KIANGSI for the reorganisations of salt taxa- the Central Political Council

BORDER OFFENSIVE. tion has been adopted.

Mr. Soong's plan is to equalise feated by the Government soldiers After having been severely de taxation, which will stop smuggling The revolt, which is supported by: from parto where the salt tax is all states surrounding Rio de less than others and will bring in Janeiro with the exception of an increased revenue of $6,000,000 Paulo city, when

Ban annually, the garrison matinied.

THE NOULENS Troops from Navalers have bren

TRIAL

The Governor-General had re quested an apology for the "deli Bernto discourtesy to which he Aravio State, Brazil, against alleged he was subjected by two the tardiness of the Central Gov. members of Mr. De Valera's Government, seeking to restore a Con- crnament who withdrew when he stitutional Government. arrived at a social function given by the French Minister in Dublin.

Mr. Do. Valers replied with a fore, the Governor-General did not issue it with the other correspon dence........

lotter marked personal, and, there- Eepiritusanto, started in Chamber's opinion since his

BUDGET PASSED A

Chancellor of the Exchequer, the The Charaber adopted the Budget Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain, con- by 38 votes to 201 after fossed himself sorely tempted to night sitting.

£71

HOME BYE-ELECTION! BELGIAN MINERS

CONSERVATIVE MEMBER

RETURNED

(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 12.

CAPTAIN Sydcey Herbert (Can-

servative) was returned unop- posed for the Abbey Division, Westminster, in succession to Mr. Nicholson, resigned."" -

police were sent there at noce.

Work has been resumed in the Liege coal fields, except at two

mines.

STRIKE

TROOPS HAVE QUIETING EFFECT

In a further communication, not marked personal, Mr. De Valera stated he regarded the whole affair as unfortunate and regrettable but was unable to go any further.

Objection to the publication of the letters as being confidential State documents was raised by write to the Governor-General Mr. De Valera who proceeded to

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all hereby convey to your Excellency. the formal advice and direction of Executive Council not to publish letters in question"

sent to crush the rebels

'PLANE CRASH IN AMERICA

NAVAL V.C.. INJURED

ĮTEROUGH REUTER'S ADENOT.)

NEW YORK, July 12.

Risted in demanding an apology; Governor-General MoNeill ́per-

"as an alternative to my removal from my office," and full correspon- dence, with the exception to the A BRITISH naval officer, Com

mander Augustine W. 5 Agar, letter, marked personal, was made public. The lotters had to-day roV.C., of His Majesty's sloop- Sear ceived wide publication everywhere borough, was seriously injured in in the British Isles, with the ex- n seaplane smash at New Bedford, ception of the Irish Free State. Massachusetts, to-day. There, Mr. De Valera's executive had forbidden tho Press to publish the letters and copies of English Buvans, July 12. and North Irish papers, containing THE presence of troops had a them were not permitted to enter

quieting effect everywhere in the Free State

(THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENCY.]

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the coal strike region except at This evening, however, the cor Sattengen, where the workers shot respondence was issued in Dublin and wounded the manager of A with a statement that as the letters. factory,"

He returned their fire and hit the Executive Council had decided had appeared in foreign papers, two workers. Reinforcements of to authorise their publication in the (Continued on Previous Volumn. Eres State.

MDME. SUN APPEALS FOR

THEIR RELEASE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

NANKING, July 12 MADAME Sun Yat Box arrived from Shanghai this morning to see the Noulons couple, and to exert further efforts to secure their releuse...

STATEMENT BY MINISTER OF JUSTICE

„NANKING, July 19 Mr. Lo Wen Kan, the Minister of Justice petitioned the Excutivo Yuan, opposing the suggestion that the Noulena' foreign lawyer should appear in a Chinesa Court.

Commander Agar was piloting. the machine, carrying two Ameri- only foreigners with extra-terri-

He says that according to law) cans aboard as passengers, when ittoriality rights can so ba appointed crashed into the sea out of control. except in the Shanghai District The American passengers were: Court, and further states that the drowned but Commander Agar was appeal must be made to the Court extriented from the wreckage badly and not to the Minister of Justice. injured.

In conclusion, Mr. Lo pointed out that the case must be dealt with according to law, but if the Non- the Government can for special lens are convicted and sentenced,

reasons graut a special amnesty

Commander Agar gained his, Vic conspicuous bravery on June 17, toria Cross as a Lieutenant for 1910, in sinking the Bolshevik cruiser Oleg..

TO REPORT TO GIN CHIANG.

"YOUNG MARSHAL" POST-

PONES TRIP TO HANKOW

reports that Marshal Chang Heuch Nauking, July 7-Despite the Liang intends to visit Hankow within the next few days it wits learned this morning that he has definitely postponed his trip. It is understood that the postponement is due to the present situation in Borth China.

Marell Chang has announced that he will shortly send his chief secretary, Mr. Wang Shu Han to Hankow by aeroplane to report on the situation in north China to General Chiang Kai Bhek.

in the Kwangtung-Kiangai frontiers to the 1st and 2nd Divisions under a few days ago, the Red elemonts his command to push on to Nam- under Chu Tel and Pang Toh Hui hong to drive the outlaws back to have retreated in two directions, to their old lair in the mountains Namhong, Tengkong and Taiyu and regions in the western frontier of to Shuntung in the south-western Kiangxi so that a concerted cam borders of Kiangsi,

paign against the marauders can The Cantonese division under be effectively launched by all the General Chang Mei San, which 18 Government expeditionary armiza. entrusted with the work of round- To nesist the Cantonese forces in ing up the outlaw remnants in following up the outlaws in the Bhunfung, has reported to the local mountainous regions in Kiangui, military authorities further aue the local air aviation authoritige cesses in their mission.

have placed under General Yu's oom- trol several pursuing planes. These planes are now in the Shaokwan aerodrome whence they will fly to Kisagsi to charge the bandita

Drive Toward Hanhong. General Yu Han Miao, Comman- doy of the Cantonese expeditionary forces in Kiangai, has given orders (Continued on next calumu)

Further China neias on page 4.

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