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CONSTITUTIONAL

REFORM IN INDIA

ANGLO-BRITISH

CONFERENCE

NEXT NOVEMBER

(THROUGH REUTER'S 'ÁGANGY.]

SIMLA, Sept. 5.

THE Viceroy, to-day, announced

in the Legislative Assembly that the Government had decided to invite a small body from the States in British India 18 To presentatives to meet them in London in mid-November, with the earnest intention making an attempt reach the largest meosure of agreement possible upon the important outstanding questions of constitutional reform.

ھما دیا

Whilst the status of Indian re presentatives would be the same as that of the delegates to the sessions of the Round Table Con- ference, he said that the chardeter

MISS ENGLAND III. AGAIN BEATEN

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1932.

ECHO OF LINDBERGH

TRAGEDY

ENGINES STOP AT END OF SECOND LAP

SHERIFF'S STRANGE

STORY

(turovan ukUTER'S ·AGENCY.]

Dermott, Sept. 8. GAR WOOD retained the Hams-

worth Trophy..

Miss England's engines stopped at the end of the second lap in the second heat of the contest.

TRIBUTE TO VON

PAPEN.

FOREIGN PRESS COMMENTS ON CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH.

"COURAGEOUS AND SKILFUL

MAN."

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania,

Sept. 4.

LYTTON REPORT COMPLETED

COMPRISES 400 PAGES OVER 100,000 WORDS

' ́(TUHOUGH ́ REUTER'S AGENCY.}

PEIPING, Sept. 4. The Lytton Report was signed at sight o'clock this morning in the German Hospital, where Lord Lyt ten has been a patient since his

GUERRILLA WAR

RESUMED

JAPANESE RECAPTURE

ANTACHAN

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CONQUERING

HERO" RETURNS!

GEN. HONJO WELCOMED AT KOBE

{TAPOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

SOVIET AND

MANCHUKUO

RECOGNITION REPORTED

PROBABLE

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

Toko, Sept. 5.

A HARBIN despatch to the War Office says, that as a result of recent negotiations the Soviet Government havo consented, to the

HARBIN, Sept. 5.

Kons, Sept, 5. THE subsiding of the disastrous

floods has been accompanied GENERAL HONJO, who arrived by a resumption of military and here this morning from Man bandit activity, after weeks of com- churia, was welcomed as pulsory idleness,unched an attack quering hero by a large crowd establishment by the Manchukue

The Japanese an He stated that a private inves. arrival from Japan on July 20. against Antachan, occupied by anti-enthusiastically waving Angs and of consular offices at Blagoves-

A STRANGE story was told by the Sheriff who arrested Schenk and two other men,'

The signature represents the out come of a special spurt to com plete the document prior to the de parture of Lord Lytton by air to Shanghai to join the Gange, salling for Europe to-morrow.

The report comprises four hun dred pages, totalling more than 100,000 words.

tigator in the Lindbergh case, acting on own his initiative, took prisoner Schenk, who is a fish merchant of Hopewell, New Jersey, on June 19, and brought him to & cabin in the mountains here, where two men armed with re- volvers guarded him for seventy. six days, when the Sheriff arrested

Interviewed by Reuter at the all three.

The Department of Justice is aviation field before his departure, Lord Lytton stated that the Report investigating the matter,

was unanimous. The contents are not being communicated to China and Japan at present, but will be released to Tokye and Nanking at the same time as they are released at Geneva. Lord Lytton declined to comment on the Japanese in tention to recognise Manchukuo, and parried loading questions con-

A message dated September 4 London, August 20.-The strong from Johnstown, stated: What is of the discussion stage now reach-interest which England evinces in described as an "important ar- Chancellor von Papen's speech out-reat" in conuection with the Lind- lining, his far-reaching plans to bergh case is announced here by combat unemployment, is proved by the Sheriff.

ed necensitated a less formal and more expeditious procedure than had been adopted during the last two years.

The Viceroy, in referring to the political situation, said that the policy of not relaxing Ordinoneca against civil disobedience (as long as eircumstances exist necessitating them) had met with a remarkable degree of success und will be

continued.

the fact that the papers devote A man identified as Clarence whole columns to the speech. The Stenck, who was apprehended in political part of the Chancellor's the mountains, will be handed over address is taken here as indicating to Government officers for ques- that the present Government not tioning.]. only intends but is firmly resolved to continue in power, while the at- tack on Herr Hitler is also featur EMERGENCY -

ed as a big sensation. The prin- cipal interest, however, centres around his bold economic program-

де.

The first journal to comment the

L

DECREES SIGNED

FAVOUR SCHEME

THROOM REUTER'S AGENCY.]

The number of persons in gaol speech is the "Daily Telegraph" INDUSTRIALISTS DO NOT was diminishing rapidly. At the which says that the programme is marked by its socialist features end of July they numbered 24,000, and if the socialist side of Hitler- compared with the maximum iniam were co be taken seriously, April of 32,500. The Government there ought to be found, at least

theoretically, had decided to strengthen the Reichstag for some_

a majority in the of Herr von general law by the inclusion there. Papan's measures. It declares that in of à considerable mumber of pro- this "gigantic and costly" program- me for the revival of industry and visions of ordinances.

the fight against unemployment has many doubtful aspects

LONDON'S SLUM CLEARING the opinion that the speech shows

MODERN FLATS CONSTRUCT- ED FOR CITY DWELLERS.

14.

The "Morning Post" expresses Chancellor von Papen not only as a courageous but also a skilful man -Trans-Ocean Kuo Min.

French Press Comments.

BERLIN, Sept. 6. PRESIDENT HINDENBURG has.

signed the emergency decrees, which will be published to-night, implementing von Papon's econo mic financial programme,

The Government's expectation is that a special trade and industrial impetus from the system of tax certificates will be induced by an increased investment of expita in all kinds of industrin shares.

Leading industrialists, however, are more reserved as regards the Paris, August 29-The general possible extent of a general re impression created on the Fronch covery in such shares, pointing ouť London, August 23.-The success public by the speech, is that the that about half the revenue from _of two schemes for moving slum present Government intends to re- the Turnover Tax comes from small dwellers to modern flats is describ Papen developed in his speechhably be forced to use any money main In office, since Herr von private industrialists who will pro ed in a report on the Grosvenor programme, the realisation of they are enabled to raise on terli- and Ebury housing schemes issued which will require a long time. ficates for payment of taxes in the by the Westminster City Council. This impression is reflected in the following year. Such sums, there The Grosvenor scheme coat £431,600 Press of all shades of political com fore, will he lost for industrial of which the Duke of Westminster plexion.

The "Echo de Paris" says the contributed £113,500 and the land. Altogether 150 Hats were completed speech is addressed to the equntry's between April 1931 and March 1939. elite which is capable of serious re

flection and also of understanding THE "YARD" On the Ebury Bridge estore. where the buildings cost £157,500 the allusions it contains. Herr vo

Papon, it says, follows the Prus

IMPRESSES sian political tradition which con-

220 flats are now occupied.

Both

estates record a striking improve-sisted in utilising the currents of ment in the condition: of premisca as compared with the former dwe public opinion for service to the

lings.

state.

"Avenir” writes that it must be

purposes.

U.S. POLICE.

TO BE COPIED.

The figures show that the num-admitted that the speech was ex-OUR FINGER-PRINT SYSTEM ber of very clean premises increas- ed from 278 to 330 while indiffer-tremely skilful from the German ent premises fell from 6 to 41. A point of view and that, whatever garden guild on the Ebury Bridge may be the aspect of Germany in

London, July 19 Scotland estate has been formed by tenants the future, it ir better for her to which all members contribute neighbours to have to deal with Yard's finger-print identification 2d. a month and it has been re-with irresponsible political groups. America.

strong German Government than methods are to be adopted in markably successful,

**Petit. Journal" declares that For some time the United States Herr von Papen spoke as if he had police have been searching for a new the certainty of remaining in office and simpler method of recognising for a long time to come and by no and identifying the finger-print of means as if he were uneasy about criminals. the result of the coming parlia mentary struggles,"

LIONESS ESCAPES FROM

· CAGE.

HECTIC MOMENTS FOR

"PEOPLE IN WARSAW:/

They have examined in detail the complicated French and German The Berlin correspondent of "Le systems, and have also tested the Matin takes the view that the new system adopted at Scoaland Chancellor's speech introduces Yard about 12 months ago, of the new formula into German politics, single print identification." namely that of blending tradition This system was invented by al and progressive ideas. The Chief-Inspector H, Batley, the head Chancellor has evolved a program- of Scotland Yard's finger-print de Warsaw, August 38.-A lioncse, me of reconstruction along modern partment, who is regarded no one which rechped from her cage in lines but tempered by conservative of the world's foremost finger-print a circus and strolled about the principles. According to the Ber-experta. streets of the town of Kielce, caused in correspondent of "Le Journal" After years of study, Chief-In- some hectic hours to the inhabit the speech enlightens the world conspector Batley was able to demon anta. To the horror of the populacerning the German Government's strate clearly to the authorities that tion, the lioness went leisurely intention and cannot possibly be it is no longer necessary for the ten along the Main Street, though the interpreted as "the Cabinet's swan finger-prints of a man to be taken. animal did not as much as look at the fleeing exited crowd." "She pro- ceeded to the city park and stretch- red herself on the lawn, when police and soldiers with drawn bayonets succeeded in bringing her safely back to the cireus.,

CHINESE CREW MUTINY,

TROUBLEMAKERS TO STAND TRIAL IN ENGLAND.

Bong.

MR. "AL" SMITH AND ELECTIONS.

INVITATION TO DEMOCRATIC

GATHERING REFUSED.

Washington Leads,

A single smudge, he showed, is sufficient to identify a criminal, and on this basis he built up his scheme whereby it is possible to dispense with a large number of records in Scotland Yard

cerning the conclusions in the Re

port. Asked whether he could say if the Commission had succeeded in

i

Anding a basis of negotiations bo- tween China and Japan, Lord Lytton replied that the Commis sion pursued the purpose with which

was entrusted by the League, namely, in seeking a starting point in finding a way out of the impasse between the two countries, but how far they had succeeded in this re- spect must be a matter for others to judge.

Lord Lytton Stili Weak.

In Spite of the long hours he has spent working on the Re- port in the hospital, Lord Lytton looked very well, and declared he

left better that he had felt since his arrival in China, but confessed lack of exercise is a result of his he was still a little, weak owing to

illiens.

Manchukuo foreca, and recaptured" | banzaiing, the town after vory heavy fighting. The city is on the C.E.fl. to the wost of Harbin.

According to an official version of the engagement over thres hun- ved Chinese were killed, while the Japanese themselves suffered heavy coaualties in some of the fiercest hand-to-hand lighting of the Manchuria campaignā.

Lukashavo Burned. Bandits meanwhile were holding up a train carrying some three hundred passengers on the C.E.R. to the east of Harbin. They thor oughly looted the passengers before Another large band looted and allowing the train to proceed, burned the town, of Lukasheva, a few miles further east.

From Changchun come reports Chinese "Volunteers." of considerable activity by the

JAP. WARSHIPS AT SHANGHAI

TWENTY REPORTED

ANCHORED AT

WOOSUNG

a cable received According to by a Chinese newspaper, over twenty Japanese warships are now anchored at Woosung,

BANDIT HUNT IN

LONDON,

1,000 POLICE TAKE PART

IN STREET SEARCH.

PLAN TO CLOSE CITY IN.....

EMERGENCY.

London, Aug. 31.-One thousand

-1800*7

JAPANESE FORCES AT JEHOL

FURTHER TROUBLE ·

EXPECTED

According to a despatch from Peiping the Japanese authorities are sending a large nurther of troops to the Jehol border Bomb ing planes are seen flying over the vicinity everyday. It is feared that further trouble will arise shortly.

́Y"-SECRETARIES CONFER.

chensk, Vladivostock, Habarovsk and Chita, This, it truo, is tantamount to Boviot recognition" of Manchukuo,

It is also stated that probleme pending between the Soviet and Manchukuo are expected to be Ratisfactorily settled in the near future.

FROM I CHINESE NEWSPAPERS.

It is reported from Tsinam, that the fourteen Communiste. arrested recently in Tsingchow by the dis- tris police, were brought to the Tsinan Martial Court for trial. They were all pontenced to deathr and shot yesterday.

A large consignment of arms and ammunition has been transported to Canton from Nanking at the order of General Ho Ying Ching, War Minister, for use in the anti- "Red" campaign. The shipment.

EMPLOYED OFFICERS MEET arrived at Canton, yesterday.

IN PEIPING.

STIRRING ADDRESS BY- DRA YUI.

A Chinese newspaper in Toishan district has been suspended by the Canton Government on account of publication of "false and untrue- political news and news concera- ing General Chen Tsai Tong, Com-

ring address by Dr. David Z. T.

Peiping Aug. 24.-With a stir-mander-in-Chief of the 1st Route

Army." Yui, general secretary of the

A telegram from Peiping states National Committee of Y.M.C.As.

that a "Red" 'plane appeared in of China, calling upon the secre taries of the "Y Movement in the vicinity Peiping-Hankow Rail- China to dediente their lives to the way - and several bombs, have been cause of rebuilding this country dropped. through Christian character, the Sixth Employed Officers' Conference. of the Association which has been in session at Yenching University here since August 18, was officially closed yesterday evening.

Attended by some 120 delegates, representing 38 city uzsociations throughout the country, this con ference is considered to be one of the most inspiring and successful y gatherings held in China during recent years. It marks definite advance, it is said, of the

In Hong Kong police officers for three hours carly. Y.M.C.A. Movement in China.

To-Day

OCCASIONAL RAIN

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER BEPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, 188UED BY

THE ROYAL ONSERVATORY AT. 3.40 F.M., ETATED-

PRZBURE REMAINS BIGHEST OVER S. MANCHURIA AND 18 HELA” TIVELY LOW OVER THE ÜHINĄ SEL

LOCAL FORECAST-FRESH. E. WINDS; CLOUDÝ, DOGABIONAL KAIN,

this morning participated in the biggest mass bandit hunt London has ever seen.

Mr. Ma Kwai, son of General Ma Chan Shan, arrived in Nanking yesterday and conferred with the Government, asking for further supplies of arms and ammunition. He states that a force of 80,000

Volunteers are preparing to attack the Manchukuo forces as soon as they get arts and war materials.

Laring the absence of General: thinng. Kwong Nai, Commander-in- thief of the 19th Route Army, the Nanking Government has urged General Tani Ting Kai to take up the post of acting Chairman of the Fukien Provincial Government,

Br-

The main theme of the conference Was "Y.M.O.A. and the Spiritual The Commissioner of Police, Lord Challenge of the National Crisis" Trenchard, participated in the Centring around this theme, seroral

The two alleged murderers, named operations which involved stopping addresses were delivered by men practically every motorcar in the well versed in the various aspects Lok Feng Ban and Trong Chi Hasy streets of the Metropolis, guarding of the subject. Among those who who were arrested on the evening bridges and throwing cordons spoke were included Mr. B. C. of the 3rd inst, and charged with across all the main roads. The Loung, acting general scoretary of the assassination of Genaral Chang operations constituted the initiation the National Committee; Dr. T. T. Taung Chang, ex-Governor of Shan- of Scotland Yard's new policy of Lew, of Yenching University; Mr. tung, have been sent to the Tainar" dealing with the growing menace of G. A. Gedat, associate general Martial Court for trial by order of secretary of the Y.M.C.A. of Ber- General Han Fu. Chu, Chairman bandits and car thieves.

Nothing escaped the police and lin, Germany, who was a special of the Shantung Provincial Govern luxury ears and Royal Mail vans guest of the conference; and Dr. ment, alike were stopped, and searched. James Y. C. Yen, of Ting Hsien, the driver's licences examined and who for some years was a secretary Another batch of over ninety the drivers made to give their exact of the National Committee of Manchurian postal-workers destination. The police on arterial Y.M.C.A.'s of China at Shanghai, rived in Shanghai last week from roads kept in wireless communica-" In addition to these addresses, Tientsin. They have been sent to. tion with Scotland Yard,

the conference - devoted a large Post Offices in Shanghai and Hang- Groups of constables even search- portion of time to discussion of chow. ed tube stations for any suspicious topics which were designed to help characters who might be attempting illume the central theme of the to escape underground. Fast police conference. Among these topics the mentioned: cars were used in a chase to round following migitt be assemblage of prominent Chinein The streets in less brightly lighted sonnel to meet the spiritual chal- Chang Hauch Liang and a large up any cars which refused to halt. How to build up an efficient per- and foreign personalities bid Lord Lytton farewell at the powerful electric torches which the to build up a programme which will areas were alive with the dashes of lenge of the national crisis." "How aviation field when he left for officers used to warn motorists to be able to meet the spiritual chal- Shanghai at 10.00 am in Chaug pull up.

lenge of the national-crisis," and Haush Liang's private plane, ac companied by Mr. McCoy, Mrs. search, a conference was held in gramme of the .M.C.A during Following the conclusion of the The place of relief in the pro- McCoy, Signor! Aldrovandi, von Scotland Yard to investigate the this period of national crisis." Kotza, M. Charrers, Lord Astor and results. It is anticipated that fur Mr. Biddle. Lord Lytton is debark ther similar operations will be car ing at Venice to see his daughter ried out with a view of discovering THE ANDREE TRUST FUND. and grand-daughter, and is then the most effective way of closing proceeding to London to rejoin his Condon at the shortest notice. wife,

3. Clauded and Herr Schnee left for Dairen this afternoon with the intention of leaving for Her bin on September 12, and possibly dying over the flooded sections of North Manchuria

...

With the signature of the Report this morning, the Commission is a commission ceased to exist, but tha method by which the Report is be ing sent to Geneva has not yet been Rettled. The official copy is still in Peiping, and will possible be taken part of the way by air.

Last year he published, through the Stationary Office, a book on his EARL OF LYTTON LEAVES invention, which is now the stan dard work ENESETEK

FOR HOME

ABOARD THE GANGE

THE BRITISH ARMY,

HEAVY ARTILLERY

REDUCTION

LEGAL PROCEEDING TO START *** FOR 'SHAKE OF MONEY.

In the office or in the home--at worki or at play-neat- ness counts! And, by the way. did you

- Oslo, August 23-The owners and. the crew of the famous Polar ship Bratvaag which three years ago made the sensational discovery of In connection with the scheme for the bodies of the Arctic explorer transferring the responsibility of Andree and his companions as well manning the coast defences from as of the diary, and a number, of the Regular to the Territorial other relics of the ill-fated expedi

the number of Regular heavy reports, to institute proceedings Army, a reduction bas been made tion, intend, according to press

batteries of Royal Artillery. The against the trustees of the 30th 31st, 32nd, and 33rd have "Andres Fund," Stockholm, for the this month been amalgamated with recovery of what they consider to the 20th, 24th, 8th, and let Heavy be their share of the profits realised Brigades respectively. A previous by the Fund. reduction" had lowered the number When the Bratvnag brought her B001 POLISH

Westhampton Beach, L.I., August 28-Former Governor Alfred E

It was learned in London to-day Smith, whose attitude towards the that the Washington Police -Fores

of heavy batterice at home from treasure to Tromso where it was national presidential campaign has is to be the first of the American

23 to 10, and this arm has now handed over to the care of the been something of an enigma sine police forces to adopt this single,

six ab home in addition to the Bwedish authorities, the ship's crew ho recently lost the nomination to finger-print identification system.

heavy batteries manning the de- did not ask for a reward since no- {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, The Superintendent of the Wash-

fences of Gibraltar, Malta, Binga body did at the time anticipate that to-day, ignored an invitation to beington, Police, in a letter to the

pore, Hong Kong, and other sta- money would be made out of what present at a gathering of Demo Committes af Investigation, declar

Shanghai, Sept. 8. cions overecas. The local Torri they had found. Meanwhile, how. cratic chieftains here tod that be had found Chief Taree THE Earl of Lytton, Dr. Wellingtorial heavy batterics now man over, large sums have been derived ton Koo, and others connected their own coast line de EvArrCoast from the publication of Andrea's In view of his cool attitude since tor Batley's system the empleat confined in the bold of the ship, the Chicago convention, that nation and most valuable available. It with the League Commission of Defence Heavy Artillery assisted diary and the crew of the Bratraag They will be taken to England to wae regarded as deliberate and warenning the best systed of claii- Inquiry into the Manchuria Inci-by-small-proportion of Regular and her owner deem themselves stand trip. The Helio

Haliotis has since studied indication of his intention fication and identification that as dent, sailed for Europe aboard the specialists to operate the more com legitimately entitled to a share of

to remain Kloof, from the campaign - beeu-before he committes, be said. Ks Gange this morning - plicated instrumenta been, manned by a new crow."

the proceeds

Naples, August 28.-The Chiness crew of the British tanker Haliotis, who mutinied yesterday and attack

ed the Captain with knives, are now.

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