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JAPAN AND THE LEAGUE

OPPOSITION TO LYTTON REPORT EXPECTED

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

Lostos, Oct. 24.

MATSCOKA'S

departure for tieneva is given prominance

DEFAULTED CHINESE

BONDS

DRAWN BONDS REMAIN UNPAID

[TUROVOH KELTER'S AGENCY]

THE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1932.

Y200,000 RANSOM

DEMANDED

BANDITS' PRICE FOR EUROPEAN PRISONER

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

HARBIN, Oct. 21:

LONDON, Oct. 94.

THE bandita who kidnapped, & Europein named Sherell de Times city, correspondent says the the revival of in, Florence on October & are report- statement ferest in the defaulted Chincaved to be demanding a ransoon of

the bonds has again raised the point | Y200,000,

in newspapers, political eireles un- derlining his purting Huggesting opposition

Lo

Lytton counsel for the rearrationegarding market dealings in such of Chinese sovereignity in Man- churia.

Serious attention is, however, nut placed thereon.. It is net wh Matsuoka, rys, but what he is going to say at Geneva," remarks an article in the News Channicle, giving the opinion that the more the Lytton Report is studied the statesmanlike its proposals more

It virtually gives Japan Kecin. everything she asked for last year Genova. Fared with the choice betwen an honourable sytlement and making

Japan the whol

world's enemy, Mataroks it be lieves will be permitted even by Tilitarists to ench the arguments that certainly will be long and protracted by grasping peace with bomour.

honds, the volume of which that is drawn hut is remaining unpaidl increnser yearly. He recalls that the Stock-exchange committee last February · porniitled · dealings in these bonds to be marked as special bargains, also the Chi Dese

Government when making payment of interest in arrears ex- tended such payment. te he drawn as well ns. the undeaan bends and there is no reason for supposing it will depart frean this practice.

In such circumstances the mar kets contention is that the Chinese drawn bond is as good as, and might prove to be better than an

JAPANESE ROYAL

FAMILY

FOURTH CHILD EXPECTED

IN SPRING

Tokyo, Oct. 18-News that the Empress Nagake expects another child next spring caused in wave of rejoicing throughnut Japan to-day as the prople began offering prag ees that the vest royal ebild will be the Unbroken a boy to carry as bios.

Heretofore the Empress has given

ITALY TO STAND BY undrawn bed, would appear to be Emperor Hirchito four daughters,

LEAGUE

IL DUCE'S DECLARATION TO 150,000 PEOPLE

¿TUROCO HKUTEK,5 AGENCY. E

Rust, Oct. 23.

well-founded;

If the prejudice against the 'drawn bonds is not removed a curious situation will soon rise. Already with some Chinese insure there are more honds drawn (but unpaid) than there are bonds un- drawn.

one of them now dead, but uo heir to the throne.

CIVIL WAR IN. SHANTUNG.

GENERAL HAN URGED TO RECALL. RESIGNATION

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

PRING, Oct. 21.

IN SPITE of General Han Fu Chn's resignation, which he as cribes to the realities of the situa tion, hostilities are still proceeding | at Laichow.

He is bombarding Generni Liu in that city.

Marshal Chang Hsuch Liang has arged General Han to withdraw his resignation.

A

MR. LOEW SAILS

FOR JAPAN-

NOT ALLOWED TO FLY

BY AUTHORITIES

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

SHANGHAI, Oct. 24.

SENSATION has been created hy the news that the Japanese Mr. Arthur authorities refused Loew and his companions flying the Spirit of Fun to Japan,

WHITE RUSSIAN CAPTIVES

FORCED TO WORK ON ROAD CONSTRUCTION

[Thovor REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HARBIN, Oct. 24. ACCORDING to Russian reports

INTERNATIONAL TRADE CORPORATION

TO SUPERVISE GOV.

PURCHASES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S (AGENCY)

NANKING, Oct. 24.

state that the Ministry of Industry and International Trade Bureau is proposing the establishment of a $10,000,000 international trade cor. poration which will supervise Government purchases of foreign products and the export of Chinese

CHINESE Piesa reports

many white Russians have been captured on the Eastern C.E.R. and conveyed to Mulin and Mishan where they are being forced to work on the construction of a road between the two cities, besides Being unpaid and otherwise ill- treated. Their captors are alleged to be bandits or anti-Manchukao | products abroad, forces.

FURTHER TARIFFS FOR PHILIPPINES

GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S

STATEMENT OF POLICY

Manila, Oct. 19.-Governor Gen-

In consequence, the party left for gral Theodore Roosevelt, in his Japan by ship yesterday afternoon. second roessage which he sent to Before sailing. Mr. Loew revealed | the legislature yesterday afternooif, that efforts were made to secure a Batly stated that he would not hesi permit prior to the departure from The action of the New York.

The news was revealed by the Takyu Anahi,

Catil a sou is born to the Em-flying schedule. peror and Empress, Prince Chichi- bu, eldest brother of the Emperor, will remain heir presumptive to the throne.

lait

to

approve an emergency

The proposed corporation will be government capitalisel, with head offices at Shanghai.

MILITARIST

PROPAGANDA

IN JAPAN

NAVY AND ARMY WANT MONEY:

REACTION SETTING IN?

PREFERENCES IN SOUTH AFRICA

GERMAN TREATY

AMENDED

(Tanov REUTER'S AGENCY.7

PRETORIA, Oct. 23. SOUTH AFRICA'S commercial trenty with Germany, which caused much adverse comment when it was negotiated, is being amended as from to-morrow in order to per- mit the Union to grant proferences to goods from the British Empire and mandated territories which Germany will not enjoy.

RAID BY WILD BOARS

100 DESCEND ON TWO TERKISH VILLAGES

Constantinople-More than 100 wild boars descended from the mountains one night to raid Kiliz man and Uria, two smnil Turkish villages near Smyrna.

The hours are believed to have come killed poultry, and badly

increasingly clear that much of the lind a rifle, and although he killed Tokyo, Oct. 1-It is becoming mauled a child. Only one villager reckless propaganda of the Japan

Japanese authorities slows down his tariff act having a temporary life ese militarists against the United/Beveral boars, the others went on States, Britain, and other foreign with their tooting until they had nations really is motivated not by satisfied their hunger. any fear of war with these coun The bars are believed to have tries but for the purpose of keeping come 50 miles over the mountains the Japanese people in a state of

The Empress gave birth to her In Hong Kong

youngest daughter on March 1931. Prayers for the arrival of a

THE scusational stories circulated TAXES ON INDUSTRYay in the last four births failed,

some low werkt hack suggesting that Germany, Italy and Japan were all on the brink of tendering their resignations from_the_Lenqué } . of Nations were contradicted, as far ns Italy is concerned, by Signor Mussolini today.

LORD LEVERHULME'S ADVICE TO. TRADERS

The Italian Prime Minister was Home and Empire production addressing a crowd of one hundred predominated at the Internationa: And fifty thousand Fascists at a

Grocers and Provision Dealers' Ex- Turin celebration and he declared emphatically that Italy intends tohibition, which was opened at the remain in the League.

Mussolini expressed concern for the Langue. The League is so sick,

he declared, that Italy must remain at the bedside! •

European Co-operation.

Agricultural Hall, Islington.

ut the Japanese people have rot dispaired, and in the fifth birth they hope their prayers with be re- warded,

Three of the four princesses pre- viously born are living. Shigeko Teru-no-miya, horn December 6, 1925, Kazuko Taka-no-miyu, born September 20, 1920 and the young- est born March 7 of last year.

The matter of birth in the Jap nnese imperial family attends no crecy. The whole nation is al- ways informed when court physi Lord Leverhuline, who : presided | viana firat decide the Empresa ex- at the inaugural incheon, said peots & child, and bulletins are given out every few days on her condition.

that people were being exhorted to "Buy British." Another sugges- He expressed the opinion that tion was that it would be better, to while the League might wield some influence in Europe, it was power say "Sell British." Perhaps, Low less both in the Far East and inover, the best advice of all was 10 South America.. For that reason, tell the country to adopt the met- the four great Western Powers, Britain, Germany, France and Italy to, "Make, British Best." It Bi should co-operate.

Mussolini supported Germany's claim to parity in disarmament and urged the wiping out of war debts and reparatious,

COMPLAINT AGAINST

THE BIG FIVE

CONTROL OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS

London, Sept. 28.-Some of the smaller banks, merchant banking houses and foreign banks with branches hero say that the Big Five Banks and their Clearing Bank as sociates have dictated the terms of foreign exchange 'dealings.

Unlike in the past there have been no stories of lucky omens thos far that would surround the im- pending birth of the fifth child to the Empress and the Emperor.

No Secondary Wila. News that the Empress expects another child may revive rumours that in event the next child is a giri the Emperor may take an un- official secondary wife, although these rumours have no foundation in fact.

The customs of secondary wives passed with the late Emperor Meiji, it is said..

tish manufacturers saw to it that British goods remained the best the rest would follow automationlly. The problem in become one of distribution rather than prodar tion. But private enterpris and personal initiative seemed to be re- stricted, curbed, and regulated at every turn. Retailers, wokaler, manufacturers, distribu,ses, and The late Emperor Taisho, father all other factors which inn le up of Emperor Hirohito, had four seus the capitalist system were

torn to Dowager Empress Sadako, upon to deal with that great pro the present Emperor, Princes Chi blem of distributing while carry-chibu, Takamatsu and Sumi. ing a load of taxation they never Previous to the reign of Emperor had to hear during the time when Taisho, Japanese rulers like most they were solving the problem of Oriental sovereigns, had a number production.

of wives, in accordance with the In addition to that load the man custom comman in the East which of business

was bound with red made sons absolutely essential to tape. He doubted whether the carry on the imperial line un- founders of the industry would broken. have achieved what they did in their day if they had had to deal with restrictions on the present day

scale,

To-Day

CLOUDY WITH RAIN LATER

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FOTECAST AND REMARK8, 188UED BY THE ROYAL OHSERVATORY AT 3.23 P.M., STATED :→→→

THE ANTI-CYCLONE · REMAINS TO THE NORTH OF THE LOWER YANG- TRZE VALLEY. THE TYPHOON WAS CROSSED N. LUZON ON.A W.N.W. TRACK, AND 18 SITUATED Andur 60 FRESH MILES WEST OF APAREI

TO STRONG MONSOON WILL CON- TINUE ALONG THE CHINA COAST, AND CYCLONIC CALES MAY BE EX- PECTED OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE NORTHERN CHINA SEA.

LOCAL FORECAST: N.E. WINDS, FRESH TO 8TRONG; FINE AT FIRST, CLOUDY WITH RAIN LATER.

TYPHOON WARNING.

The following typhoon warn- ing has been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory: Manila, Oct. 24, 3.25 p.m.- Typhoon in about 121deg, Long. E. and 18deg. Lat. Ni, neving. W.N.W.

PARIS DEATH MYSTERY

of two or three years which would decree the doubling of all rates of duty and removing from the free list certain items enulained in the tariff net of 1000 as heretofore amended.

mind where they will support the in their search for food. This is military demands for huge appro- the first time that such a reid kas priations for the military establishever been experienced in the r

HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

In order to insure the elasticityments.

Both the army and the navy now' gion. of such an omnibus bill, it would

have outlined their demands for the have to permit the Governor Gen.budget for the next fiscal year and eral, upon recommendation of the these demands are the largest 113 the peace time history of the Em- secretary of finance, from time to

pire. The navy alone, for example, time by proclamation, to reduce naks for Yen 580,000,000, which the duty on any of the articles in would be considerably more than cluded to a sum not less than that one third of the total normal bud. originally imposed.. He said thatge Where the money is to come

from is a mystery but this is necessary in order to prevent which the military establishments the prices of taw materials for do not concern themselves. The tactics of the militarists, apparent Philippine industries being raised.ly, are to demand more than they

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with

FULL RECORD OF SIX, CENTURIES PROPOSED.

A House of Commons Committeo, under the chairmanship of Cul Josiah Wedgwood, M.P., issued, a report on Sept. 20th, recommending hope to get and when to reinforce he preparation of a record of the these demands with a continual pro. personnel and politics of members 1. An emergency tariff act, dou-paganda designed to convince the of the House of Commons betón.

Recommendations.

bling present rates of duty.

2. Installiment payment of land

taxes.

3. Graduated penalties on tax de.

linquencies.

4. Written contracts in dialect

between tenant and landlord.

5. Travelling courts to arbitrate

labour disputes.

6. An airport for Manila.

7. A holding company, for inde- pendent government funds.

8. Removal of Bilibid Prison.

tax-payers that they must pay to 7264 and 1832. the extreme limit of their ability or face defent in 'n war with som foreign power.

Propaganda Reacting.

The work, it is estimated, will cost £33,000, and the Prime Minis ler, in broadcasting an appeal for amistance to carry it through, said that the report showed the House at Westminster as an organic and the propaganda has unbroken whole through all the reached a point where it is reacting centuries,

There are some indications, how over,

that

against itself. The conservative And what a pageant it. would be

commercial

newspaper,

Chugai

ed. Shogye, for example, warns the when all the volumes were complet- nation that conjectures about the

possibility of a conflict between Japan and the United States are

:

9. Construction of revenue prunot only foolish but dangerous. the general staff of the Japanese

under and Americans to

ducing public works,

"Such conjectures," the Shugai as army are directed principally to be he sorts are likely to do mischief prepared for a possible conflict Specifically, he said that

with popular psychology and with the Sovieta." heartily approves the three major irritate the nerves of both Japanese

Asked why current military pro changes in the tariff now

a dangerous consideration by the legislature, paint. The Japanese people must Paganda in Japan is directed more against Russia-if the Soviets are "as they are in every sense logical be cautious. There is no need to against the United States than worry about a condict with the the chief potential enemy of Japan and of practical value." These art United States." The people of the the observer replied:

There ENGLISHMAN BOUND HAND the repeal of limitation on local United States, the Chuga con are a number of reasons Chief of authority autonomy in the initia tinues, will do well to mind their them, I believe, is the fact that own business in the Ameriens

-of State Stinson's Secretary AND FOOT

tion of tariff rates at or above the while Japanese will be equally wige speeches have offered an excellent for propaganda on opportunity to remember that their interests are suggeste parleys or possibly a for military appropriations here. An- in Asia. In conclusion the Chauczi the part of those who want larger mal conference of Japanese and other may be the fact that the American statesmen to explain away Russian menace has been causes of misunderstanding.

thread bare and lost much of ite popular appeal. The fact randins“ however, that every Japanese stud- The Asahi newspapers, compris ent knows that if we are to have Mr. Donald Ross, senior, who

Ling the second strongest group in a war it is far more likely to be was 50 and a representative of a

The first two have already been Japan, warn the nation that in with Russia than any other nation, Belfast firm of linen exporters, was approved by senate and are now considering the budget estimates

· Armament Activity, The Royal National Lifeboat In. living alone, his wife and son, it before the house. The last one is military expenses must be scrat

inized carefully,

San Francisco, Calif., Oot, 20.- stitution has just laid down two in stated, having left him a week stall pending in the senate.

before, the former to go to Eng-

To the more permanent end of Meantime military propogands Returning from the Far East, new motor lifeboats for its stationsinad, and the latter to inhabit protection through spenibo revision, continues and the detention of for Boies C. Hart, vice president of the at Walmer and Dungeness, Kent; house outside Paris, they should be ready next summer.

WRECKS ON THE GOODWINS

Paris, Sept 10-Exhaustive in- Present limit of 100 per cent.; the quiries are being made by the au prevention of dumping of foreign thorities concerning the death of goods at prices below their domes an Englishman, Mr. Donald Roastic price levels; and the rehabilita whose body was found tied hand and foot in his villa at .Maison tion of customs revenues now pay:

day.

Bills Pending.

For some time official rates for dollars have shown nume of the old- time narrow margins between sel- fing and buying rates. It used to be the practice for dollar sterling business to be done on the basis of dried fruits sold came from Aus NEW TYPE OF LIFEBOAT FOR Lafitte, a suburb of Paris, yester-able in depreciated currencica.

Mr. A. C. Gapps (chairman o the judges at the exhibition) stat ed that about eighty per cent. of

sales at, y 1/2 cent above pur-tralia, whereas in the past they

chase price.

Now the Clearing Banks and Ex dunge Brokers Association ask that the margin between the buying and selling prices be widened to cent for "spot" transactions, that is, for delivery in any period up to seven days from date.

The opponents say it is a definite handicap to traders, to have to, give away as much as a cent per £ because a rule prevente the market from quoting them in smaller, frac tions and these critics further say

od rate foreign exchange business

rower.

were supplied by Greece and other foreign countries.

WORLD OLDER THAN SUPPOSED

EINSTEIN'S NEW THEORY

and

WALMER

¡

LAST CHIEF OF ITALY'S

FREEMASONS DIES.

Detention of Foreigners."

word

munition

and used the same word in refer-activity seems to be entering wore ring to an inspection trip made by

Hart speculated on two possibili An sistant in the America mill with the army than with the navy. tary attachs's office.

ties, first that the Japanese may se Conservative Japanese deploy the planning to invade China and propaganda but apparently Are powerless to top it.

acquire Peiping and Tientsin.

Again they may be proparing for eventualities with Russia

Mr. Donald Ross, the son, states the Governor General has recom-eigners, one an Englishman and the National City Bank, told the Pres Both boats will be of a new type that on Sunday afternoon, he went manded the imposition of increased other of undisclosed nationality to day that Japanese of which the first was stationed at to see his father whom he had met duties on meat and meat products, were detained this month charged plante are operating day and night Aldeburgh a short time ago and

days before in eggs, industrial starch and biologic with taking pictures near prohibit with feverish activity. by chance some

He does not believe that the haste was named by Prince George last Paris. He entered the house by a products, many of which areald areas and subject to long exam-

ination. Nationalist newspapers to increase munition supplies is May. Berlin, Oct. 16.-Albert Einstein,

This type of boat, with crew and key which was still in his possen ready before the legislature in Pr referted to both of them as spies aimed at the United States, as the that in consequence, of the widen foremont of physicists, presented gear on board, weighs just over 46 sion and found his parent lying on posed bills-Manila Bulletin,

observations here to-day possibly tons and is launched off the beach, the floor bound hand and foot with. is going to foreign centres. The indicating that the world is several The boat is driven, by two 35 lun. electric wires. Medical evidence TRIED TO KILL MUSSOLINI aim of the banks may be to throw billion years older than scientists engines, has a speed of 7 knota, indicates that death was due to more business into the forward ex-previously had calculated.

can travel 410 miles at full congestion, resulting from the vic "change market, where rates are nar. Lecturing on "Conception of speed without refuelling. In rough tim's struggle to free himself.

The house was in great confu Space," Einstein described the uni weather she can take a persons onion, drawers and cupboards hav Vores as in a state of expansion board, which possibly has been progressing

This new type of craft will now ing been ransacked, vases overturn ed, &c. No money was found, and for some ten billion years. He said make it possible to use the birthday of the earth might be power at a station opposite the is assumed that the motive of linked with the beginning of the dreaded Goodwin Sands, and Wal- the attack was robbery. The state expansion period.

mer has been chosen in preference the rooms, howarer suggest to North Deal, na the launching search for some special document or valuables. The post-mortem ex- conditions there are much better.

amination showed that death oo He is Signor Domizia Torrigiani, China an enemy for we feel flint curred on the night of the 17-18.

who was Grand Blaster of the Ita China is not really a state in the terests."

In declaring he did not believe On leaving for England, Mralian Freemasons when that body modern sense of the word

Soviet Russia is a state, ruled by Japan was preparing for a possible a strong and ruthless government, conflict with the United States, and it is obvious to the world that Hart belittled the recent Barry its interests are likely at any time Japon caused when a branch of thes to come in conflict with these of National City Bank was accused of Japan. That is, the reason it com taking pictures in industrial Osaka

(Continued on nezí Column.). States war department. monly is said that the war plans of for the ultimate use of the United

HOW LINDRUM TRAINS ON---BAGATELLE

The latest calculations of the earth's age made by others put it at about three billion years.

Walter Lindrum, the noted bil. liards player, who has arrived in London for the opening of the sea-

It was hero more than a decade son at Thurston's, said that a large -part of his spare time was devotago that Kinátein, now a Nobe ed to the new game of Corinthian prize winner and as widely known Bagatelle and that, although it was as-any-living-soientist but then-ob announced his relatively hardly comparable to billiards, le scure,

motor

AIRSHIPS FOR RUSSIA

Real Enemy in Rumia, Roine. A man who was exiled to

*If Japan bas a real enemy," the volcanic island of Lipari (Bici- ly) for alleged complicity in an one competent Japanese observer attempt to kill Mussolini, has died said, "It is Soviet Russin and every at his villa at Pinton, near Flor-Japanese who is a student of affairs

ence...

Ross had left a sum of money was dissolved in, 1928; the house. It was to collect that sum that the can visited his father The money has not been found.

Mr. Rose, who was a linguist, joined the Gordon Highlanders in

London, Sept. 27-Fifty now found it excrilerb for cultivating theory which so completely upset judgment and for keeping the oue existing conceptions that Einstein airships for transport service. are arm in action and for that reason himself confessed to having been to be a feature of Russia's second always takes a board-with-him-ili-14 days, so overwhelmed was he five-year plan, according to Reu-1916, and later was transferred to

by the magnitude of his discovery, tel. his travels,

Secret Service,

After his banishment, his friends made several yain attempts to

Some time ago his eyesight began scue him from the island,

-to-be-sent hom to fail, and Mussolini ordered him

Personally I am in favour of the Lytton commission's findings in general," Hart declared.

However it must be remember

knowa that. We do not consider of dollars in Manchuria and -de- of that Japan-bos invested millions serves the right to protect these an