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SEQUEL TO LAUSANNE

CONFERENCE

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC PROBLEMS

LEADING POWERS ASKED TO

CO-OPERATE IN FINDING A SOLUTION

(REUTEN AND BESTÍNH WIRELESS.}

of the disarmament question which will be beneficial and equitable for all powers concerned.

World Conference.

Thirdly, they will co-operate with each other and the other interested Governments in the careful and practical preparation of the world

Fourthly, pending the negotiation at a later date of a new commer- cial treaty boween their two coun- tries, they will avoid any action of the nature of discrimination by one country against the Interestá of the other,"

PARIS, July 14, THE much-discussed "Gentlemen's Agreement" arising from the Lausanne discussions bae been off. cially published. It provides that the initialling creditor Powers 'do not ratify the Lausanne Agreement until they have reached a satisfac- tory settlement with their own creditors. In the event of a settle.economic conference. ment not being obtained t new situation would be created and the Governments concerned would have to confer regarding further steps, and the legal position would revert to before tho Hoover moratorium situation, a notification of which would be made to Germany,

In reference to disarmament. Sir Simultaneously Mr. Neville Cham. Į John Simon said that Britain had berlain wrote to Mon, Germain- already announced her intention to Martin regretting his present in fco-operate with the United States ability to cancel the French War in the work at Geneva. He was Deht to Britain, but agreeing to now returning to Geneva to help a suspension of all payments until in working out the princples of a decision had been reached regard. the Hoover proposals. ing ratification of the Lausanne Agreement.

To Promote European Agreemant,

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1932.

TARIFF WAR WITH NEW CHARGE

BRITAIN

·DE VALERA'S REPRISALS NOT WANTED

[TURQUOR BLUTER'S AGENCY.]

AGAINST

MRS. BARNEY

POSSESSION OF A FIREARM

{THROUGH REUTER'S" "ACKNCY.]

DUBLIN, July 14.

LONDON, July 13 - THE Labour leader, Mr. Norton,

hurried to London this monoREPLYING to a question by Lord ing. This is the latest development Commons

Hugh, Cecil in the House of in the crisis believed to be brewing Hamuel, the Home Secretary, stated to-day, Sir Herbert in consequence of the Labour mem- bers' disinclination to support do Valera's reprisal encasure, on the ground that it would increase the cost of living in the Free State.

To-day's meeting of the Dail holds, in all probability, many sur- prises

FREE STATE'S LATEST REPRISAL

DEBLIN, July 13. .Tho de, Valera Government proposes to cimbaat on reprisals following the action of the British duties against Irish farm produce. Government in imposing special

A tarif war seems inevitable.

The Senate to-day decided to postpone until July 20 the debate on the Oath Bill which has been returned from the Dail with the intimation that the Senate's amend ments are unacceptable.

Emergency Bill.

The Free State Cabinet mean- while has decided to introduce an emergency bill into the Dail Eir rant to deal with the situation created by the now British duties.

It is believed that the steps pro- posed by Mr. de Valera are the abolition of Imperial Preference as between Britain and Ireland and the establishment of a tariff wai. against certain imports from Great Britain.

that the Commissioner of Police proposed to institute proceedings against Mr. Barney for the illegal possession of a firearm,'.

Mrs. Barney was a few days ago found not guilty on a charge of the murder of Mr. Thomas William Scott Stephen, who was found shot at Mrs. Barney's flat at Williams Mews, Lowndes Squaro, after a cocktail party.

The evidence was that a struggle occurred between Mrs. Burney and Mr. Stephen and that the revolver went off, fatally wounding the man.

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

DEEPENING SCHEME

DETAILS

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

OTTAWA, July 13.

IT is officially announced that the

Snal

SHAI WOOSUNG RAILWAY

MAY BE RUN BY MUNICIPALITY

ĮTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, July 14. W TEH CHEN has petitioned the Ministry of Hailways for permission to take over the Shang- it as a municipal enterprise. hal-Woosung Railway and operate

The S.W.R. is the oldest line in China. It was opened to traffe in

in

It is understood that if permis sion in granted, the Municipality of Greater Shanghai will double-track the line and make other improve» monta such as using electric looome- tives, and extending the street" to Paoshan.

iron

ALLEGED CHINESE SECRET AGENT ·

EXECUTED AT FUCHIATIEN

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

HARDIN, July 14. A MESSAGE from Helfongtsang -states that a Chinese, alleged to be a secret agent from Nanking, was executed at Fuchistien.

It in reported that he had been fomenting a rebellion among the Manchukuo troops, and that ho made

terms of the Americo-arrested. Canadian agreement with regard to the scheme for the deepening of the St. Lawrence River above Montreal have been settled.

↓

The Bill will be enacted before the Dail rises for the Summer he' The scheme, besides providing Cress at the end of the week.

alectrical energy, will create waterway 27 feet deep, enabling ecan-going steamers to reach the head of the Great Lakes.

Direct Invitations,

Paragraph Four of the announce.

Reuter is officially intormed that ment made refers to Anglo-French the Executive Council, the Free commercial relations, pending a State Cabinet, have LONDON, July 13.

absolute As a direct sequel to the Lausan-discussion of a commercial treaty authority to imposs duties up to an unspecified amount of any Conference, the British and between France and Britain, but particular desciption or descrip

goods imported into French Governments have issued the other three paragraphs, said Sir tions of an open invitation to the other John Simon, were proposals to the Ireland.

The Bill will also authorise the leading European Powers to deal other principal Powers in Europe. imposition of a Stamp Duty on any with the future economic and poli- He added that he had to-day seen documents and transaction.

the representatives of Germany, tical problems of Europe in the Italy and Belgium and in each case ane helpful spirit ng that which had handed a copy of the above an. prevailed at Lausanne,

nouncement, extending to their government an invitation to as- firm." sociate themselves with the declara- tion,

The general lines of the proposal were announced simultaneously in the House of Commons by Sir John Simon, the Foreign Secretary, and in the French Chamber of Deputies; by Monsieur Herriot.

Sir John Simon recalled that in his speech last night he conclud- el by saying that at Lausanne they had tried to get the countries of Europe to look forward and that they wanted to secure that the whole problem of Europe was dealt with in a spirit of candour and mutual assistance.

They had been attempting in the last few days to formulate an ex pression of this new political spiritį which was illustrated at Lausanne, What they had in mind was no part of the Lausante agreement and no part of the Lausanne does

meute.

It was an invitation to adopt candid and open relations and dis cussions to which they hoped all the leading Powers would respond. They were endeavouring to promote European agreement as to the man- ner in which future difoulties should be discussed.

Anglo-French Accord.

He read the terms of the an- nouncement as follows:-

WASHINGTON WORRIED

debate in the Dail, Mr. de Valera, In an eloquent speech during a referring to the annuities, appeal ed to the Irish people to stand

He added that the decision of the Free State would not be restricted by the choice of the personnel of au Arbitration Court and was irre vocable as far as the present gov- ernment was concerned.

- WASHINGTON, July 10. A first-class "Allied" blunder,

The announcement that the new is the description given by officials British duties on imports from the of the State Department to

Mr. Free State will be imposed on Fri Nevillo Chamberlain's Lausanne day has resulted in a fratio offort statement in the Commons, coupled to ship goods in time to escape the with M. Herriot's and Mr. Ramsay duties. MacDonald's explanations, accord Long lines of vehicles laden with ing to the usually well-informed butter, eggs, etc., and huge droves of cattle and sheep and pigs are Baltimore Sun.

Despite the chorus of denials, the to bo ocen at the quays awaiting suspicion is strengthening that the shipment. Additional boats have White House is a party to a secret bean requisitioned to deal with the understanding..

extra traffic,

The anti-revisionista suspect that the Allies are attempting to brow beat Washington and declare that they would rather lose the OTTAWA whole of the debts by repudiation than make concessions.

Reticence.

Despite the Baltimore Sun's as sertion, officials who have been interviewed by Renter refrain from comment upon the Anglo-French agreement, but the impression pre- vails in official quarters that it is not intended to be hostile to th United States.

CONFERENCE

EMPIRE DELEGATES RECEIVE WARM SEND-OFF

[DLITIEN WICELESS. SERVICE.)

RUGBY, July 18, THE British delegation to the Imperial Economio Conference

Loading members of Congress are 1. similarly reticent, but the apparent conflict between the statements of at Ottawa embarked for Canada in M. Herriot and Sir John Simon to

the Empress of Britain at South- their interpretations of tho agree.

ampton this afternoon. ment will probably cause another storm about war debte

FRENCH OFFICIAL

INTERPRETATION

(TubovɑH NEUTER'S - AGENCY.]

The Empress of Britain, which was given a rousing send-off, was gaily dressed, every sing of the Em pire being displayed and streamers trailing from her, decks.

Including experts, officials and. secretarial staff, the British delega. tion numbers 141 persons. Forty alx members of other Empiro delega- tions to Ottawa are also aboard.

Before the vessel sailed, Mr. Pants, July 13. Baldwin, in an interview, said: The immediate consequence of the After Lausanne, Ottawa. We are co-operation plan leaving full of hope that we shall Anglo-lrench

BELGIAN COAL STRIKE

HOPES. OF AN EARLY

SETTLEMENT

THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOY. ].

Д full confession when

"ANTI -“RED CAMPAIGN

A "RED" VICTORY?

(Wak Te Fat Pav.)

CANTON, July 14. Alarming news reaching Canton to-day from Northern Kwangtung stated that the "Red" menace is becoming serious, and that Govern; ment troops were defeated by the Iteds" at several points on the Kwangtung-Kinngai border districts in the past two days.

Namburg, to the north of Siu- wan, fell to the "Reds" on the evening of 12th inst.

BRUSSELS, July 13,

On receiving this alarming report AN early settlement of the coal strike is anticipated as the

General Chen Tani Tong despatch- result of a meeting of the National

od two additional regiments of in. Mixed Commission of Mines, rofantry to the north to relieve presenting both

'Government troups this morning. OWNCTS and workers.

The meeting agreed to the prin- cipe of stabilising wagen until November 1.

In Hong Kong To-Day

SHOWERY

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARES, 1ḤSUED DY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY' AT 5.35 P.H., STATED: 91

DEPRESSIONS ARE HITUATED oven N.E. CHINA AND TO THE WEST OF THE Paracles. : Ting ARE INDICATIONS OF A DEPRESSION FORMING TO THE LAST OP LUZON.

LOCAL FORECAST :~~~ SOUTH-EAST. WINDS, MODERATE; CLOUDY,.

AHOWERY.

TYPHOON WARNING. The following typhoon warn ing has been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory : Manila, July 14, 3.40 p.m Cyclone or typhoon E. of North- ern Luzon more than 300 miles distant; direction unknown,”

SAVE LIVES

In the declaration which forms a part of the final act of the Lausanne Conference, the signatory Powers express the hope that the task there accomplished will be fol- lowed by fresh achievements. They affirm that further success will be more readily wop if the nations will ally themselves to the new effort) in the cause of peace, which can only be complete if it is applied both in the economic and the poli tical spheres. In the same docu- ment, the signatory powers declare their intention to make every effort to resolve the problems which exist, or may arise subsequently, in the spirit which has inspired the will be that Britain could not as be able, as a further step towards

she did in 1923, undertake in future the revival of the trade of the world, GRIM STRUGGLE TO Lausanne agreement..

"In that spirit His Majesty's to make debt payments to the Unit to crown the first year's work of Government in the United King, ed States without

consulting the National Government by agree- dom and the French Government Franco.a have decided to give the lead in As a result, the certainty of freer trade which will Ing the foun- making an immediate and a mutual concerted attitude is henceforward dations of a great expansion of contribution to that end on the au acquired fact which will facili-Empire-trale, to the mutual ad.... following lines:-

tate success in negotiations with vantage of us all.”” Firstly, in accordance with the Washington.

Thus declared M. Herriot, the spirit of the Covenant of the League, they intend to exchange French Premier and Foreign Minis views with one another with com- ter, addressing the Chamber's For- plete candour and to keep each. eign Affairs and Finance Commit- other mutually informed of any toos to-day, questions coming to their notice This was the construction he plac similar in origin to that now so ed on the plan which Mr. Mac happily settled at Lausanne which Donald yesterday declared in the may affect the European regime Commons did not present the Unit- It is their hope that other ed States, with an ultimatum Governments will join in adopting The Committees were so satisled this procedure.

with the explanations that they Secondly, they intend to work decided that no debate on Lausanne together and with the other dele-I would be necessary during the pre- gates at Geneva to find a solution sant session of the Chamber

ing at Ottawa upon a policy of

OBITUARY

DENNIS N, TERRY

THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]:

BULAWAYO, S. Rhodesia, THE death occurred to-day of Mr. Dennis Neilson, Terry from pacumorja,

HOMELESS PEOPLE

IN-VAULTS-

[TABOVOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Nrce, July 14- - A GRIM struggle to save the lives of homeless and unemployed, were trapped asleep in underground vaults by foods, was witnessed by thousands of holiday makers.

who

Numerous unemployed, who habi- tually clean under the arches and (Continued at foot of nezt column,):

U.S. SKIPPER DISAPPEARS

YANGTSZE RIVER TRAGEDY.

[TBROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PRIPING, July 14. CAPT. Joseph Micolo, the Ameri

LYTTON COMMISSION ASKED TO

WAIT AND SEE

REGARDING JAPAN'S POLICY IN MANCHURIA

JAPAN MAY SECEDE FROM LEAGUE

(THOUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY. Į

Tokyo, July 14.

FOLLOWING AD Interview with the League Commission,

Uchida, when interviewed by Press representativos," rugrét~. ted his inability to divulge what he had said, but dsolared that both he and the Commission had explained their respective view, points frankly and unreservedly, for which reason each now under- stands exactly how they stand.

Uchida declined to state whether any agreement had been reached.

According to Press reports, Uchida is belloved to have stressed to the Commission the impossibility of reaching a settlement of the question so long as f3 was encased in formalism and theory, as the question so vitally concerns the very economie life and national defence of Japan, to which the only road to a solution is to consider It from the aspect of attaining permanent pesce in the Far East by practical means.

Uchida is reported to have begged the Commission not to draw European analogies, but to exercise patience and "walt and see," before taking any action..

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According to the Nichi Nichi, anxiety is felt lest the differense of opinion between Japan and the Commission regarding a solution ́of the problem will lend a frontal clash between Japan and the League, ending in Japan's secession from the League.

DOOR STILL OPEN FOR NEGOTIATION

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TOKYO, July 14. an assurance of the stability of the ALTHOUGH details of the con- new régime so as to conclude

versation are withheld, official treaty on equal terms simultaneous sources reveal that the Foreignly with recognition.

Once recognition has been accord. Minister at to-day's fimal meeting with the Lytton Commission madeed, however, it is understood Japan it clear that Japan would never will decline to negotiate cither with China regarding agree that Manchuria be returned the League or against Japanese wish to Chia, Manchuria,' though sho has no intention of giving immediate recognition to the Manchukuo as she desires, firstly,

CONEY ISLAND BURNED OUT

TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE INJURED

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

New York July 13.

Close observers interpret this aa meaning that the door is still open tion." for negotiation, prior to recogni.......

Already the damage is known to run into hundreds of thousands of dollars and it is obvious. that the loss will be even more enormous before the conflagration is extin guished.

Over Two Million Damage,

LATER, The Coney Island fire is nove under control. It is estimated"

FLAMES are sweeping through that the total damage exceeds

the famous Coney Island

amusement park which is in paril G.$2,500,000.

Two hundred people ware injur-

of being completely destroyed.

The blaze is being fanned by aed, forty of them seriously enough stiff. breeze, several casualties have to require their despatch to hos occurred, and the flames have pital.

already gutted two square blocks Four blocks have been complete- fronting the ocean, despite the ly gutted but the famous Luna efforts of a huge army of fire Park was saved from the out-

break

can skipper of the Yangtze fighters. Company's s.s. Ichong, disappeared at midnight on July 18,.between- Hankow and Ichang.

Lieut. Hograth, of the US. Navy, who

TRIAL

prasenger took the

vessel to Ichang.

ARMS EXPORTS TO EAST

LATEST BRITISH

FIGURES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S 4DENCY.

LONDON, July 13,

TN the House of Commons, Major Creatment, announced Colville; Secretary of the Over

that export licences for arme .des- patched to China during June had been issued in respect of 300 sir- craft bomba.

Licences issued in respect" -of Japan for the same, period covered 50 machine-gun, 800,000 machine- gun cartridges, 200 time fuses and spare parts for anti-aircraft guns.

vaults adjoining the river Paillon, were awakened at midnight by swirling food water rapidly rising and cutting off their escape. Their shrieks brought assistance, and some were saved,

The number of caruatics is not

Crowds are at present watching the long tunnel through where the river flown to the sen for bodies." -

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