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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1932.

SEVERE FIGHTING CHINA'S NEW

'MANCHUKUO POSTAL JAPANESE MILITARY

MUDDLE

OTTAWA

WAR LOAN

GERMAN POLITICS

CONFERENCE

CONVERSION

IN CHACO

CUSTOMS

DUTIES

HITLER DEMANDS SEATS ON CABINET

EMPIRE EXCHANGE

FIGURES NOT YET AVAILABLE

(THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY.]

ALARMING REPORTS FROM Í HEAVY INCREASES ON

WASHINGTON

IMPORTANT RANGE

OF ARTICLES

PEIPING JAPANESE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

DISCUSSED

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

OTTAWA, Aug. 2.

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THE Imperial Economic Confor-

once is rapidly approaching the

THROUGH ALTER'S AGENCY,]

LONDON, August 2.

will be seven to ten days be. fore the exact amount of War stage where decisions. will have to Loan converted is available. be made.

The United Kingdom delegation spent the entire day in examining the situation in the light of the requirements of the Dominion re presentatives, most of which are now known with the exception of the Canadian.

OVER TWO MILLION

APPLICATIONS

BERLIN, Aug. 2. WHEN President Hindenburg re turns to Berlin next week, he will be faced by a demand by Herr Hitler, the leader of the Nari (Fascist) Party, for a reconstrue- tion of the Cabinet.

Papen,

(BEIMER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.

ALARMING reports are coming

teruess.

Thirty-four items in the normal tariff schedule are affected, tho

low.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 3. in of stiff fighting between DRASTIC increases in China's customs duties are authorised Horr Hitler's intensive campaign Paraguayan, and Bolivian troops in

by a new schedule published to day. in the last few weeks has resulted the Graw Chaco region, the terri The obicet is to raise funds to in a doubling of the Nazi repre- sentation in the Reichstag, holding tory which is the cause of the bit-cover the deficiencies arising froin the seizure of the Manchurian Cus. 230 seats against 100.

toms and the new duties are to be Details aro lacking, but the ear-enforced as from to-morrow, August Easily the biggest party, the Nazis [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

are demanding a share in the direc-lier akirmishes appear to be develop-| 4. tion of the affairs of the country, Canada's ideas will probably be

ROGAY, Aug. and the situation is not withouting in larger scale engagements and submitted in concrete form to-

War serious possibilities, although the many casualties are reported. chief among them being outlined be morrow, upon which the United THE total applications for

Loan conversion so far received Chancellor Captain von

The United States, Mexico, Cuba, | Kingdom delegation can discuss, at number 2.030,700, but this figure will seerns assured and confident.

Colombia and Uruguay have now least tentatively, their own prostill be augmented by delayed ap

the posals directly with Domi- plications from holders abroad and

Horr Hitler at the moment is from recent purchasers of loan for conversion. A great number of ap- still in Munich and plans to re theplications still remains to be ex-main there for the present, but he proceedings of Monetary Commission are described nmined, and some time must lapse will be coming to Berlin before the A producing an eminently practical before any statement can be macie convocation of the Reichstag per talk regarding commodity prices of the total amount converted with onally to negotiatio for the in-

clusion of his politica. and the possibility of stabilising benefit of cash bonus. exchange within the Empire.

Successful Conclusion Expected.

Dions.

To-day's

Practical Talk,

OTTAWA, Aug. 3.

The Imperial Economic Confer ence will be brought to a successful conclusion before August 20.

This was the prediction of Mr. R. B. Bennett, the Canadian Pre- mier and chairman of the confor ence, in the course of an interview with international journalists ta day.

Mr. Bennett gave the impression that the Conference was advancing rapidly towards a sucessful issue.

ATTACKS ON NORTH

WEST FRONTIER

FAKIR OF ALINGAR FAILS TO FORCE PASSAGE

{THROUGH CEUTER'S AGENCY.]

DELHI, Aug. 2

He expressed the opinion that itTHE Fakir of Alingar, who has was desirable there should be a been seeking to force a passage United Kingdom preference on across the North-West Frontier into wheat, reither by a quota system or British India, is still prosecuting by tariffs. He said that both mean netive offensive and stiff fighting thods had been explored, bat no has resulted in many casualties.

Troops of the loyal Nawab of Dir conclusions had been reached.

Referring to textiles, he said that are heavily beset by the Fakir's imports into Canada would be en-jarmed levies of Salarazais and couraged as far as was possible Shamuzais, but are holding out without impairing any efficient splendidly. Canadian industry, but he suded that the Canadian cotton industry was one of the most efficient in the world.

PREMIER BACK IN LONDON

TO ATTEND CABINET MEETING

ISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Aug. 2, THE Prime Minister left Lossis. mouth 40-night and will reach London

to-morrow to attend Cabinet meeting and transact other official business,

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He hopes to return to Scotland at the week-end.

WORLD ECONOMIC

CONFERENCE

AMERICA ACCEPTS

INVITATION

(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]

The Salarazais are attacking the Nawab's fort at Miskini, at the up. per end of the Jandul Valley,

in the south.

Still in Munich.

Public interest in polities ap. pears to have subsided after the hectic excitement of recent weeks, the election atalemate having had this natural effect.

Von Papon Confident, The von Papen Government is!

contemplating the future with com- posure, believing that the Catholic Centre Party, led by Herr Bruen ing will refuse to ally themselves with the Nazis and will dismiss them by a non-confidence vote when the Raichstag meets at the end of the month.

GERMAN BANK IN DEFAULT

U.S. LOAN PAYMENT NOT

MADE

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]'

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 MESSRS. Dillon Read and Com-

pany, the well-known finan ciers, announce that the German The Shamurais, working in Bank and Discount Company has the Fakir's been unable to meet its G825,000,000 dependently under direction, are threatening Miangili Note due on September 1, owing to ite inability to obtain the neces- The forces of the Nawab of Dir Gary foreign exchange. have so far proved invincible. The The defaulting bank is one of the Nawab is being assisted by the Bri-"D" banks of Germany, equivalent tish Government. A break through to the British "Big Five." his territory would result in an in- vasion of British India, the Fakir's ambition.

An Oxer.

NEW YORK, August 4. Router learns that the Deutsche Bank Und Disconto Gusellchaft has offered foreign holders of partici-

SIKH AGITATION IN PUNJAB pation certificates in the loan, re-

COMMUNAL TENSION

INCREASES.

JBRITISH WINFLESS SERVICE}

Roosy, Aug. £.

payment in "blocked" Reichs marks or a cash bonus of two per cent, in dollars, if they agree to extend the redemption of certi- ficates for three months,

The three per cent. semi-annual coupon due on September will be paid as usual.

The Deutsche Bank's inability to discharge its obligation is REPORTS received in London in-

dicate that during the past week primarily due to the German con- Congress activities throughout Introl of exchange, which has been severely rationed since last year's dia have been ineffective.

crisis.

Sikh agitation in the Punjab against forecasts of the Govern ment's Communal award is, how ever, causing some unrest and in- creased Communal, tension.

BRITISH SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION

MRS. BARNEY HELD BLAMELESS SEQUEL TO MOTÖR SMASH

(TRADUCH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

signed an appeal to fourteen other American governments to join in representations to enforce peace be tween Bolivia anil Paraguay. ·

New Duties.

The duty on artificial silks and

silk goods is increased from $58 per picul to 873 por picul."

Raw silk duties are increased from thirty to sixty per cent.

Yarns and thread are increased from thirty per cent to fifty-five per cant.

Silk piece-goods rise from 45 per cant, to 70 per cent.

Clothing is increased from fifty

Bolivia, hitherto, has shown no disposition to accept outside inter vention in the quarrel .with Paraguay, while the latter country has lodged a protest with the Lento 76 per cent.

The duties on wines and spirits gue of Nations.

vary, but the net result is increases Although fighting has already on the present duties of between occurred, the United States Gov-fifty and eighty per cent. Beer, brandy, whisky and gin, are all hopeful that raised from fifty per cent, nd va ernment is atifl hostilities will be brought to an end lorem to sighty per cent. rather than extended.

In Hong Kong

To-Day

Only a small invercase is hapuso in the case of medicines, the new duty being twenty per cent, as against fifteen per cont. under the old schedule.

“RED" SITUATION IN HUPEH

CLOUDY, SHOWERY. || GOVERNMENT TROOPS

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKE, ISSUED DY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 0.13 P.M., STATED;-

Pressure 18 HIGHEST OVER THE PACIFIC TO THE EAST OF THE BONINE AND LOW OVER SOUTH CHINA. THE TYPHOON HAS ENTER- ED THE YELLOW SEA IN A NORTH- ERLY TRACK.

LOCAL FOUTCAST.-X.W. WINDS, MODERATE CLOUDY SHOWERY. TYPHOON WARNING. The following typhoon warn. ing has been received by the American Consulate General fruta Manila Observatory:

Manila, August 3, 10.15 a.m. Typhoon in about 124" Long. E. and 330 Lat. N. moving N.N.W.

FROM CHINESE NEWSPAPERS.

News has been received from Shanghai that the Sincere, Wing On and Sun Sun Companies have cancelled all orders of Japaese Bals. It is understood that Japanese merchants in Shanghai have transhipped all their goods to the upper Yangtze porta.

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anti-Com-

ARRANGEMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

GEN. MUTO APPOINTED COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

{THROUGH ARUTEK'S AGENCY.)

Tokyo, August 3, PRIPING, August 3. IT is learned on good authority have HOW that the following appointmentsą boen

made by the local to the Kwantung Army will be Japanese Residents' Association for announced on August 8-

General Nobuyoshi Muto, Com. sending mail to Manchukuo viá Tientsin for transmission to Dairenmander-in-Chief: or Shanhaikwa

MORE RAILWAYS. FOR MANCHURIA

MANCHUKUO PROPOSALS TO ENTICE SETTLERS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CHANGCHUNG, Aug. 3. THE Manchukuo Ministry of Com-

Lieut-General Kuninki Koiso, Chief of Staff;

Major-General Okamura, vico- Chief of Staff;

Major General Hashimoto, Com- mander of Gendarmeric;

Lieut-Gonera! Tadaya Ineyuo will succeed Lieut-General Mori, as Commander of the Independent |Garrison Battalions, who has been of tho appointed Commander Fourteenth Division in saccession General Matauki.

General Koiso, the present vice-

munication hus, necording to Minister of War, will replace reports, approved, a project for the General Inouye who is at present construction of several railways to Commander of the Shimonoseki tap the territory immediately to fortified area. the north of Harbin.

Railway Completed.

Other changes include Lient- General Honjo, to be a Military Councillor, And Major-General A message from Taitsihar an nounced that the Teonan-Solun Yoshiji Tatekawa, who is at present Railway, the construction of which attending the Geneva Disarmament was commenced two years ago by Conference and formerly Military the Mukden Government has now Attaché at Peiping, is promoted to been completed making it possible the rank of Lieut-General. to exploit the adjoining territory.

It is expected that when peace is restored to Manchuria, many enttlers will take up land in that region.

JEHOL FINANCES RUN LOW

MANCHUKUO MEN REVOLT REQUEST TO NANKING FOR

SUBSIDY

2,000 SOLDIERS JOIN THE OPPOSING FORCES.

Harbin, July 90.-The incursions|

ITHROTOH Renter's Agency.]

NANKING, August 3

of bandits, the operations of the IT is understood that Jeholds opposing military forces and the sending representatives to Nan virtual suspension of traffic on the king potitioning for a grant of a castorn section of the Chinese Eas-$2,000,000 subsidy to Jehol due to tern Railway have created a serious financial difficulties. MAKING LITTLE PROGRESS state of unrest among the inhabit — ants,

1 demand for 迄 TADSOM ol Particularly affected are the vari-181,500,000. Hankow, July 2-Although Genous Russian communities, who have Encircling Mova Tried. eral Chiang Kai Shek is here persent a petition to Mr. Pu Yi, chief According to Japanese reports, s sonally directing the

executive of the now State, General combined force of Japanese, and munist campaign in Hupeh pro- Honjo and other Japanese and Manchukuo cavalry are endeavour- vince, reports from various districts Manchukue officials asking permising by means of forced marches to tend to confirm the evidence that sion to organise a defence force of encircle General Ma Chan Shan and very little or ao progress has been 10,000 strong, with Colonel Sicheff, his men, who are said to be in re- made against the "Rede." It is even a White Russian, who at one time treat northward of Hailuo. reported that the bandit forces are served in the Tsar's army, as officer It is learned that a body of 2,000 enlarging the scope of their activi- in command. Their only depire, Manchukuo troops stationed at ties and are planning an enveloping they explain, is to live and protect Wokhimohe, on the eastern section movement around the Wuhan themselves.

of the Chinese Eastern Railway, re- The bandits we have been operat-velted and joined the forces oppos During the past two or three daysing in the vicinity of Harbin are ed to the new State. Some 300 of Thangtsepu, about 23 miles north becoming more venturesome day. by the defecting troops then attacked a east of Hankow, Tsaitien, about 13 day. On July as a gang of despera. Japanese armoured-train in tho miles to the west, and Sionning, docs captured five railway em vicinity of Wokhimcho, but were approximately 50 miles to the south, ployees at Sungpu, opposite Har dispersed after losing 17 men. The were all captured by Communists bin, thres of the victims belonging Japanese losses are placed at two Tsangtsepu, however, is reported to to the South Manchuria Railway killed and one wounded. have been re-captured by Govern- and the others, to the Huhai Rail There is now no communication ment troops, but the other two way. The bandits have now made by telegraph, telephone or rail cast towns are still under Red occupa-

(autinued on next solemn.) of Ashiho:-Reuter. tion despite the efforts made to dislodge them. In each ca50 the militia or regulars guarding the cities were either disarmed or de- cisively routed

cities.

Stories by Refugees, Refugees from Tsaitien state that early in the morning of July 24 was surrounded by a the town "Red" brigade, the militia "sur prized and disarmed and the city taken.

Sienning was seized by the notor iaus "Red" leader, Kung To Tsung, and his followers two days before the capture of Tsaitien. Hore again the Government forces, wore NICE, Aug. 2 Reports from Peiping state that completely surprised and disarmed COUNTESS Karolyi, the wife of several bombs have been dropped without much resistance.

the ex-President of Hungary, in the vicinity of Johol by Japanese During the past few weeks traffic who was injured in a motor-carnbanes. It is also reported that on the Hankow-Changsha section of smash on Saturday, is now out of Japanese planes have costantly the Canton-Hankow railway has WASHINGTON, Aug. 2

TO SEARCH FOR TRACES OF danger and will be able to leave been seen flying over the city. THE United States has accepted

hospital shortly. LEMURIA the invitation to attend the world economic conference which is

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.] to be called in the late autumn un- der the auspices of the League of Nations.

In the other car was Mrs. Elvira Barney, recently acquitted in Lon-

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It is reported from Nanking that don on a murder charge and it was the eighty eight Communista re suggested that she would be charg-cently arrested have been handed ed with furious driving.

over for Martial Court.

RUGBY, Aug. *. It is probable that the conferen- A scientific, axpedition to survey. the Arabian Sea and the ces will be beld in London, the North West Indian Ocean is now American Government having in- dicated a desire that it be kept clear being organised. It will, it is unt of the opinion that Mrs. Barney

of Genova.

LATE EX-KING MANOEL

LAID TO REST IN PORTUGAL

foRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

derstood, begin operations next year.

The expenses are being largely provided under the will of the late

To-day, however, it was indicated that the matter will doubtless be dropped as the French police are

was not to blame.

carry-

Sir John Murray, whose researches one night when he was during the Challenger Expedition ing a bag of rice back to his own lasb century immensely extended village, a number of bandite sud- scientific knowledge regarding the denly appeared and robbed him of all his belongings, including; tho Ocean of the World. :

Next year's expedition will be led bag of rico. An appeal has been by Colonel Seymour Sewell, the sent by the district authorities to Director of the Indian Museum, Canton asking for further troops to

be sent immediately. Calcutta.

Parts of the Arabian Sea are of immenso depth though few sound- ings have been taken away from the steamship routes.

Lemuria

An urgent telegrama has been despatched to the Tukien Provi simal Government from the Central Executive Yuan demanding the im- mediate abolition of recent taxes. on fuel oil.

The toll of recent Canton floods, is 116 deaths, while 945 refugees have been registered in Cantor.

been frequently interrupted by the activities of the Communist forces, south end north of Sienning being the railway bridges both to the frequently attacked.-Beuter.

TATE'S TALE OF D. R. JARDINE.

THE WRONG MAN TO BARRACK.

D. R. Jardine, who is captain of England in the approaching Tests with Australis, has already had experience on tour and when bat ting in Australia he carried on in in his own, way with a dest ear to the banter which comes as regular. An order by the Canton Departly as the sunshine "down under" ment of Education states that all There was one occasion în Austra” books, novels and other printed lia, however, when Mr. Jardine According to the Swatow papers matter must be sent to the authori could not resist the temptation to

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sistent spectator.

an order has been issued by the tice for examination before publica-"hit back" at a particularly per Local Govomment warning all diation. triot-authorities-to-stop-levying "miscellaneous taxes" on the vil

محمد

—The Surrey man war folding for

a spell close to the rats, and all

MANY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN GREAT

BRITAIN & AMERICA COOK BY GAS-

BECAUSE OF ITS

CONVENIENCE

CLEANLINESS

SPEED

SIMPLICITY

RELIABILITY

EASY REGULATION

& ECONOMY.

GAS COOKERS ARE SUPPLIED IN THIS

COLONY ON HIRE AT A SMALL

MONTHLY RENTAL

May We Fix One for You?

According to a report from Nam- lages. It is stated that heavy hung fierce battle with the the time there á particular penalties will be imposed on offenders.

Red remnants took places about spectator kept up to running äro of HONG KONG & CHINA GAS CO., LTD.

ANY Swatow newspaper report that many houses have collapsed as a result of the recent rain.

"Rudny, ̃Aug:"2. WHEN the British cruiser Con- cord, with the body of ex-King Manool, reached the Tagua to-day, The main objects will be to study she was met by an escort of Por the topography of the ocean bottom tuguesa seaplanes and two Por by scho soundings and to search for tuguese warships, the Guadiana and traces of the hypothetical continent the Lis A, salute of twenty-one of Lemuria, which is supposed to guns was fired from a fortress as have stretched from India west the Concord passed up the river.warda Oceanic fauna and currents Another report from Swator

British sailors carried the coin will also be studied, a ashore, where it was handed over The Committee arranging the exstates that six gangsters have been to the Portuguese authoritiese and pedition includes Admiral Douglas, arrested near Swatow, on charges of conveyed to St Vincent Church on Hydrographer of Navy, and repre- robbing and kidnapping They sentatives of the Geographical and were all sentenced to death, by the A gua-carringa

Great crowds lined the quays and Natural History Societies under the Swatow, magistrate and shot the

chairmanship of Mr. JP 0 Murray, same day. atreste

forty miles cast of Namhung and chatter. Finally, Mr. Jardine tur fasted for eight hours. It is official.ed to him and said: "I take it ly reported that over one hundred your wife doesn't allow you to speak at home, so you come out Reds" were killed.

here to talk”.

Message from Canton states that over 000,"Red" bandits have been operating in the north region dia. tricts, carrying away wealthy vil lagers and holding them for ransom. According to one villager, (Continued on previous column.)

At the end of the over, when Mr. Jardine cane close in one of the other England players remarked: That fellow out there doesn't seem very fond of you?

Don't worry" repleid Mr. Jar dine. "I have given him to under- stand that the foeling is mutual”

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