'
"EMPIRE TARIFF .
PREFERENCES
· IRELAND-CANADIAN–S.
AFRICAN AGREEMENTS
(THROUGH_REUTAN'S AORNOY.]}
Opulin, Aug. 30. THE Free State will get the same tariff preferences from Canada aa Britain, declared to Mass, Minie ter of Industry and Commerce, on his arrival from Ottawa, and also preferences from South Africa, She is still negotiating with Aus tralia for which subject Mr. Bruce, or a representative, will go to
Dublin.
ANGLO-IRISH PEACE PROSPECT
MR. SEAN O'KELLY
INTERVIEWED
(THROUGH REUTER'S 10rNOT.)
Londos, Aug. 20.
MR. Sean O'Kelly, and thirteen other members of the Irish Free State delegation to Ottawa, reached Southampton this after
noon.
In an interview, he referred to his frequent informal converan- tions with the Dominions Secre- tary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, on the Irish question.
He agreed with Mr. Thomas that no door had been closed to peace and, in his opinion, there was a much better atmosphere of friend. liness as a result of their delibera
tions.
AIR MINISTRY CHANGE
NEW DIRECTOR OF
OPERATIONS
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Aug. 29. THE Air Ministry announces that Air Vice-Marshal Ludlow Hewitt is to be Director of Opera- tions and Intelligence in the Air Ministry and Deputy Chief of Air
Staff vice Air' Vice-Marshal Bur- nett, who is to be Air Officer Com- manding, Irak Command, in suc- cession to Ludlow Hewitt.
Air Commodore Breese is ap
BRITAIN REPAYS
HER LOAN
CRISIS CREDITS NOW
FINISHED
(REUTER AND BRITISH WIRELESS.]
LONDON, Aug. 20. BRITAIN'S recovery from the
financial crisis of last Autumn is beyond a doubt remarkable.
be made on September 10, of the With the payment, which in to
sum of Frs.2,000,000,000 to France, Britain will have repaid in full the entire amount of the huge foreign credita obtained by the Treasury last year in an attempt to prevent the break with the gold standard.
It will be recalled that the credits totalled Ge200,000,000 from the United States and Frs.5,000,000,000 from France, of which latter sum, half was advanced by the banks and the remainder was subscribed for by the French public in the from af bonds.
Rights Lapse.
The whole of the Americno credit was repaid in March and April last, with the right to re-borrow G830,000,000 at any time up to August 28, but the right has not been exercised and will now finally lapse,
AMERICA'S COTTON CHINA'S THREAT OF
HONG KONG
DAILY PRESS.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUT 31, 1932.
HOLDINGS
ANOTHER SHAI
DIVERSION?
LYTTON REPORT
NEARLY READY
$50,000,000 LOAN AUTHORISED
IF JAPAN RECOGNISES
TO TAKE ATTENTION FROM MANCHURIA
[PUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WAR
MANCHUKUO
(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]
Nanking, Aug. 30.
[ranovon HETSU'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Aug. 30.
LEADER GOING HOME NEXT WEEK
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)]
PRIFING, Aug. 30.
ANOTHER Shanghai diversion? THE Lytton Commission has so
is the houding in a leader,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. A LOAN of 850,000,000 to the The Chiness Press states that in Cotton Co-operative and the event of Japanese recognition
for advanced with its labours on of Maachukue, the Chinese Govern-published in the Manchester Guar Stabilisation Corporations to em- able them to hold their cotton untilment intends to order a punitive dian in which it writes that obits Report to the League of Nations Reconstruction Finance Corpora 13 has been authorized by the expedition against Manchakuo; viously if it suits Japan's purpose that the Earl of Lytton has ar to have another flare-up at Shangranged to fly to Shanghai on Mon- tion, according to Mr. Jesse Jones,
hái she can easily presipitate one one of ita directors, in a broadcast speech today.
JAP. DUMPING IN INDIA!
DUTY INCREASED ON ·
NON-BRITISH GOODS
(THROUGH REUTER'N' AGENCY, },
SIMLA, Aug. 28. THE import duty upon 11011- British cotton piece goods is to. be increased immediately from 31 per cent, to 50 per cent. ad valorem This is the result of the recom The portion of the French creat mondations of the Indian Tariff granted by the banks was also Board, which has been studying the Paid in March, with the right to problem in view of the heavy ship- re-borrow at any time up to Septem. ber 10. Not only will this rightments of Japanese goods to India. not be exercised, but the remaining Frs.2,500,000,000 will be repaid at due date, thereby extinguishing the whole of the amount of the credits,
In view of entirely inaccurate re- porta current in certain quarters during the last few days regarding the repayment of credits obtained inst year from the United States it has been necessary to restate that all the sums drawn against that credit have been finally repaid and that the whole of the foreign eredita acquired in the emergency Inst summer, whether current, or in the form of contingent rights, will shortly have disappeared, repay ment in all cases having been made in full.
MOLLISON FORCED
TO LAND
pointed Senior Air Staff Officer, | WEATHER CONDITIONS Fighting Area.
POLITICAL CRISIS IN
GERMANY
VON PAPAN GIVEN
DICTATORIAL POWER
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BEBLIN, Aug. 30.
THE Reichstag meets for the first
HAMPER RETURN: FLIGHT
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
New York, Aug. 20,
minimum duty of five and a quar Plain greys will be subject to a ter annas a pound (or 50 per cent, which over is the higher) as compar. ed with the present rate of 4 3/8.
Protection Ineffective,
The Tariff Board's report has not yet been published but the Govers ment of India's resolution upon it gives a summary and shows that the Board answered in the affirms tivo the question whether non. British piece-goods were being im ported at such a price as to rende the existing protective tariffa in. affective.
It is pointed out that the Gor ernment of India's action is, to some extent, circumscribed by the terms of the Indo-Japanese Conven. tion of 1904 which does not admit the imposition under any circum- stances of higher duties upon Japanese goods alone,
General Increase.
The Government therefore reject: ed any measure involving discri mination against Japan and has applied the increased duty 'gener- nily to piece-goods of non-British | origin without distinguishing be-- tween various countries of origin
The new duty, effective immedi-
ately, will remain in force untit March 31, 1833.
WEATHER conditions appear to be conspiring to hamper Mr. J. A. Mollison in his efforts to complete arrangements for his re-ings of the Tariff Board muat n.t turn flight to England.
be regarded as involving a conclu-
It is pointed out that the fin
A message from Sydney, Nova sion regarding the general question Scotia, states that the airman land. of the continued protection of the time today since the electioned safely in a field. near Sydney Indian cotton industry, which ia He was now the subject of a special jan on July 31, but owing to the grav. during a thunderstorm. ity of the situation it may, be dis-bound for Harbour Grace. His mn
quiry. solved immediately,
chine was not damaged.
No difference of opinion exists between President von Hindenburg and Herr von Papen who conferred with Herr Neideck this morning in the presence of Herr von Gayi, Minister of the Interior, and Gen. von Schleicher, Minister of De fence.
A communique states that the conference discussed the economic programme. President von Hin- denburg insisted that Herr von Papo safeguard the standard of living and social ideals of the workers.
It is also understood that Herr von Papen was given full pOWDIS to meet any emergencies.
The dissolution of the Reichstag
is contain in a few daya.
NEW BRITISH AIR SERVICE.
ACROSS DESERT BETWEEN PALESTINE AND IRAQ.
London, August 24-A new air service across the desert between Palestine and Iraq will be opened by the British Imperjal Airways on September 6. The cnet-bound flight' from Ramleh to Bagdad will be made every Monday with the return flight cast to west overy Wednes day.
This new service enables passen- gers hetween Europe and Iraq to make the journey by a combination of air, railway and soz travel A traveller from London will be able to By to Paris, then go by railway to Brindisi, or Trieste from which ports a boat can ho taken for the ancient port-of-Jofis in Palestine,
Motoc.cars will await passen.. gera thore-enabling them to connent with the bir port at Ramish?
This is infinitely cheaper than the entire journey by air and is much faster than any of the surface incans of travel, Tho planes will make the journey across the desert in a little over seven hours whereas previously, it was a two-day trip by motor car.
COTTON STRIKE IN ENGLAND
OPERATIVES NOT
TOGETHER
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)
RUGBY, Ang 20.
SOVIET OIL IN SHANGHAI
PUMP OPERATING IN FRENCH CONCESSION,
Shanghai, Aug. 28-The first steps have been taken to place Boviet petroleum products upon the markets of Shanghai, to com- pete with the old-established Bri- tish, American and other front, both in the retail and wholesale spheres.
THE extent to which the Lanca-operating in the French Concession, One gasoline pump ia already ehire cotton weavors have ro- sponded to the call of their union and, according to observers, its to go out on strike is not yet fully business is brisk. It is apparent, known, but from reports availab however, that the motorist is mere in various centres it would appeary testing the now fuel and that that a considerable number of mills he has not yet made up his mind the south and south-east of Lan- are at work and in some towns in how he will receive it.
Other Soviet-owned oil pumps are being erected at different points cashire; conditions are almost nor.) mal.
in the Foreign Settlement and French Concession.
In north Lancashire, notably 'n Burnley, Nelson, Preston and Ar crington, however, very few opera- tives started work today.
CANADIAN PACIFIC TRIP TO MANILA.
are
A CORRECTION: FARE £12.
The Canadian Pacific offering a round trip, by the Empresa of Asia, to Manila and back, leaving here on August 31, arriving at Maails, Septem- ber 3, leaving Manila, Septem- ber 5, and arriving back here on September 7.
The fare, first class, is,"
Owing to a printer's error the fore was stated in our issue of Tuesday to be £10 The correct price, la £12, as stated,
** Soyuzusít.””
Arrangements have been com- pleted by the United Soviet Petro- leum Trust, styled "Boyzneft,” to market yasoline, kerosene and lubricating oils through Chinees agenta. A Kwonghwa fum intenda to operate on an extensive scale in the retail and wholesale divisions selling in bulk and by gallon.
Gasolina totalling 1,500,000 gal lons has already been discharged on the Pootung side of the Whang pao River. The last shipment ar
FROM CHINESE NEWSPAPERS.
Siberia,
"VOLUNTEERS”
ATTACK MUKDEN.
on the publication of the Lytton day next on his way to England.. Report by forcing the Longus, to M. Claudel and Dr. Schnee are define its position, which will lead arranging to travel to Europe via to a Manchurian crisis and, per haps, make desirabla a diversion in According to a telegram from Shanghai. Count Uchida boasted Shanghai over eighty university that the establishment of Manchu. students left there yesterday for kun would lead to peace and Nanking on theff way to Jehol to stability in the Far East, may be join
the forces
opposing theo, but the signs at present are not Japanese:
eucouraging. Following the receipt of a tele- FIGHTING gram from the War Minister, Gen- eal Ho Ying Ching, the Canton Government held a Conference at Canton on the question of "Red Suppression." Immediately after the meeting, General Chen Tsai Tong, Commander-in-Chief of the 1st Route Army, ordered General Yu Han Mou to proceed to Kiang- s to direct operations against the "Reds."
It is reported that new 85, hank notes will be shortly issued by the Canton Municipal Bank.
It is officially reported that Gen. eral Chen Ming Shu, former Minis, ter of Communications, has refused to accept the post of Chairman of the Fukica Provincial Government.
THE
HAINAN "REDS."
GOVERNMENT TROOPS
PREPARE FOR CAMPAIGN.
A GROUP OF CAPTIVES FOR TRIAL.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
JAPAN'S HEAVY LOSSES.
CITY'S ELECTRIC POWER STATION DESTROYED.
(TSUN WAN YAT PO.)
PEIPINO, Aug, 20. The sudden movement of Chinco "Volunteers". against Mukden caused considerable loss of life and property to the Japanese.
CANTON CEMENT.
GOOD REPORT ON SAICHUN
PRODUCT.
CANTON, Aug. 30. During the past four days, the stat of the Bureau of Social Wel fare were busily occupied in fixing. up the stalls with samples of pre- ducts sent by local factorica for exhibition at the emporum con-
tructed inside the former temple of the God of Deity in Waioi-Road, Central. According to the Bureau, opened in the early part of nost the emporium will be formally mouth.
Siang Kan University.
Members of the committee. in charge of the organization of the now university in memory of the Into Mr. Koo Ying Yan, held their first meeting last Saturday at the reception hall of the Canton Muni cipal Building. The meeting api proved of the appointment of
Messrs. Lo Tak and Lin Lai Yum
both of whom are well-known local educationalists, as members of a sub-committes entrusted with the work of directing the planning of the new University, buildings,
Mayor Liu Chi Wen, Commis- sioner
and Haich Ying Chow Director Luk Yau Kwou, three members of the Committoo, visited the Tung Long and Sai Long dis-, tricta opposite to Pakhokhung to examine selected sites for the erec- tion of the University.
Canton-Made Cement.
the
announcement
Following made by the Bureau of Public Works, to the effect that sample Cement Factory for mamination product submitted by the Saichun has been found to be of high quali fierce!
According to a telegram from Peiping a division of "Volunteers" under General Lim Tee Tainng has entered Mukden after a cugagement with the Japanese and Manchukuo forces.
Further repofte state that the Mukden electric power station and completely
Ware
the aerodrome destroyed by fire.
Latest reports state that the Volunteers" are still attacking Mukden in three different direc tions.
Kochek, August 27- Government troops are making vigorous onslaughts against Com- munists and bandits. Recently as they came back from an expedition toward the coast each of Kachel they had a few prisoners, and three Mr. Wang Ching Wai bus sent large red standards of the Com another telegram to General Wong munists, said to bear the Soviet Shiu Hung, Acting Minister of hammer and sickle. Communications, urging him to The following day twenty prison proceed immediately to the Capitalers, all reputed-" Reds," were sent to take charge of his office.
out to the capital, Kiungchow, for trial. The prisoners were put in A lengthy speech on "Jehol two 'huses, each with hands securo- Situation was made by Mr. Wangly tied behind his back with amall. Ching Wei on the 29th inst, at ropes, and each also securely tied REINFORCEMENTS FOR
Over 1,000 of military to the car. Nanking.
Soldier guards, of
MANCHURIA. and civil officials, including a num
course, accompanied each ber of representatives from Shang There were several women in the
NANKING, Aug 30. hai were present.
group, and one elderly man who
Reports from Nanking state that had gunshot wounds in the fleshyn conference was hold on the 20th part of one foot, and just below the inst, at Nanking, and was attended kace. Evidently his wounds had by a number of military leaders been dressed in the military hos and politicians, who discussed
*
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car.
In Hong Kong pital as they were done up with
To-Day
CLOUDY, PROBABLY
SOME RAIN.
J4
Japan's Policy in Manchuria," Immediately after the Conference, resolution was passed that more troops to be sent to Manchuria a the earliest possible moment in order to recover lost territories.
the municipal Government has requested building contractors to give preference to the product of this local factory.
Provincial Government Building.
Upon the doinite selection of a site in the Shekpai suburb for the construction of a new building to accommodate all provincial govern ment offices, Mayor Liu Chi Wen, choirman of the Committee in charge of the erection of the ne building has ordered a sub-commit- tee to be appointed to look after the surveying of the site. It is re- have been instructed to redeem the norted that the Buraum of Gand land from the public.
CAL. COOLIDGE HAS HAY FEVER.'
SNEEZING TOO HARD TO JOIN HOOVER CEREMONIES.
gauze bandaging and cotton.
So far these soldiers have made a good impression. Their uniforms and personal equipment show effects of hard usage. They walk the road" a good deal and pay a set rato per mile for cars and carriers
A PROTEST FROM CHAPEL, commandeered. They have horses
Washington, August 8-White and mules in considerable numbers, A note has been despatched to House official announced to-day and looking well kept. We hear Mayor Wu Te Chen from "the that former President Coolidge had that those in charge have said that Chapei, Yangtsepoo and Hongkew declined to be present at the Hoover if they cannot clean up the country residents" urging the Mayor to notification ceremonics Thursday bere in Hainan in six months they protest to the Japanese Consul because he is troubled with hay will turn the job over to others and General against the arrival of in-fever. leave. They face a difficult cam-reased Japanese forces in the President Hoover's REMAINS
paign of more or less guerilla war
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER EXPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKя, 188UED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 6.30 P.M., STATED :-
THE
ANTI-CYCLONE OVER THE PACIFIC TO THE BAST OF THE BONING, AND PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BE RELATIVELY LOW OVER TONGKING,
LOCAL FORECAST:-E. WINDƏ, MODERATE; CLOUDY, FRCHABLY HOME RAIN,
OLD DIE HANDS TO RETURN?
WU PEI FU AND SUN CHUAN FANG.
According to Nippon Dempo Marshal Chang Heuch Liang has been planning to entrust Hope: and Chahar Provinces to Generale Wu Poi Fu and Bun Chuán Fang, public life Generals Yon Hai, Sha fearing that once he retires from
and Feng Yu Hsiang may gra the territory under his jurisdiction. General Wu Pei Fa on August
Shanghai area, and to request the immediate withdrawal of all Japan- ese troops now stationed in Shang-
fare.
Yesterday ten or more soldier were killed by a bomb which re-hai. treating "Reds" had buried in the:
road.
One of their airplanes was obliged to make a forced landing on the plain about three miles from the market, on the morning of August 23. Thero were three men in the 'plane, on a bombing expedition. They dropped, their bombs before descending and managed to land without accident. Two of tho men came at once to the division head- quarters in Kachek to report the accident and seeuro necessary mate. rial for repairs. People from all over the region have gone out to see the sight-it is their first op portimity to see a plane except when flying over the market.
The Schools,
ALL QUIET AT JEHOL. General Tang Yu Lin has wired
secretaries
said Coolidge was decidedly sus ceptible to hay fever and that his difficulties were increased by dust- floating pollen when be travelled.
Coolidge will participate in the campaign to re-elect Hoover, how- ever, it was said by Everett San- to the Peiping authorities that the ders, chairman of the Republican present situation at Jebol is nornational committee. He said the mal. It is also stated that the former chief executive would make Japanese are withdrawing their several addresses." troops from the. Jehol border. -,
THE "VOLUNTEERS" RETREAT,
(Wan Taze YAT Pb.) ·
LATER.
MURDEN, Aug. 30. The Volunteers" have retreated, strong Japanese reinforcemente, under. General Muto, having been
rushed to Mukden.
At a late hour last night firing was still heard, from the vicinity of the aerodrome.
It is believed that plain clothes
volunteers in the city have not yet. been completely suppressed by the Japanese.
Schools are opening for the fall term, but report relatively small numbers applying as yet. A now 12 telegraphed to General Chiang principal, Mr. Fu Song Bo, Kai Shih, arging him to call a native of Hainan, had taken over meeting of the people in order to the Thirteenth Provincial Middle cope with the situation as well as School. He is native of this dis- to dispel the anxiety of the people.trict, and has just returned (with Mukden by the volunteers and was
TRAINING SIAP DISASTER.
SUBMERGED HULL TOWED ́INTO KIEL HARBOUR,
The Fourth Attack.
This is the fourth attack on larger scale than those pre- viously attempted.
a doctorate) from several years of study in France. All the teachers on in the school are changing. This is the only middle school for several districts, those in the district city and the district to the south now being changed to lower grade normal schools, Consequently there Berlin, Aug. 15. were a good number of students The submerged hull of the Ger- taking the junior middle school, man sailing vessel, Niobe, which examinations. An encouraging fea recently foundered off the German ture is that village schools are, be Baltic coast with the loss of 64ginning to re-open, indicating a lives has heen dragged by a salvage lightly more hopeful feeling among steamer to Kiol harbour, where the the people he regards pesce, ------ vessel will be raised sufficiently to permit the recovery of the bodies still entombed in the hull.Anota-
The Niobe.
-
Bad Harvestä Expected.. The exceedingly dry weather has continued. Unless beavy rains come
JAPANESE BOXER INDEMNITY
RETENTION AGAIN: CONTEMPLATED
JETHROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.]
rived by the steamer/King Stephen Trans-Ocean capsized in a squall within the next few days, the rice PRIOR to his departure for Non-
off Kiel on July 28. Out of the crop, will be seriously affected, as crew of 100, the majority of whom the rice is just about ready to head, were cadete, 69 are officially re- and many fields are dry and crack garded as lost. The remainder ing. This, of course, in the "big
** SHAKOHAI, Aug. 30,
King, Mr. T. V. Soong told newspaper correspondents-that-the question of a blockade of the Mon- chukuo Customs was still under
from Batoum, one of the Blisle Bea ports,
Competitive dealers here are a little uneasy, as to the prospects of a price war, for it is believed that the Soviet enterprise will make a were rescued by the cargo steamer, season," so failure of the crop discussion. most determined bid to established | Thevess Bust The Niobe's first would be serious White-eyed beans, - The Government," he added, won' Itaelf in Shanghai, and, at other commander om being commissioned grown in considerable amount in also giving serious consideration to points in China,
affor the War was the famous this region, are a poor crop this German milor, Count Luckner, ver, due to the drought. They are who was succeeded by the present just being harvested, and the pods commander, Capt. Rühfüm,
are very poorly filled.
The quality of the new products in Shanghai has yet to be proved to the public's liking.
|
the retention of the Japanese Boxer Indemnity since the Daireni Customs, rovento for July had not been received.
In
connection with Coolidgo's hay fever it was recalled that when The was an occupant at the White House he used an electric "horse for exercise, pleading that odors from an animal affected his unsal membranes.
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