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LEAGUE AND MANCHURIAN PROBLEM

FRENCH PRESS QUESTIONS LEAGUE COUNCIL'S COMPETENCE

AMERICA CLOSELY WATCHING

DEVELOPMENTS

ITRROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

PARIS, November 2

A ROLE OF “POINȚIUS PILATE" SEEMS TO BE INDICATED FOR

THE LEAGUE REGARDING THE MANCHURIAN PROBLEM, FOR AFTER HEARING TWO SIDES OF THE ARGUMENT THERE 18. APPARENTLY NO REASONABLE, PROCEDURE FOR CONCILA-, TION OR EVEN MEIATION DECLARES LE MATIN, WHICH ADDS THAT THIS ROLE IS ALL. THE MORE NECESSARY SINCE THE AS-

SEMBLY ITSELF IS DIVIDED,

A FEW NEWSPAPERS COMMENT ON THE ARGUMENTS PUT

FORWARD BY THE CHINESE AND JAPANESE DELEGATES, BUT LE PETIT PARISIEN QUESTIONS THE COMPETENCE OF THE LEAGUE COUNCIL, AND SAYS THAT THE MATTER SHOULD DE

REFERRED TO THE ASSEMBLY WHICH ALONE CAN MAKE A DE

CISION ON SUCH MATTERS.

AMERICA TO MAINTAIN SILENCE ·

WASHINGTON, November 22:

THE STATE DEPARTMENT INTENDS TO MAINTAIN COMPLETE' SILENCE DURING THE CONSIDERATION OF THE LYTTON RE-

PORT BY THE LEAGUE AND TO SAY NOTHING Wien 18 CON-

STRUABLE AS EXERTING PRESSURE FOR THE ADOPTION OF

THE CONCLUSION OF THE REPORT.

THE BEST INFORMED JUDGMENT HERE IS THAT IF THE

LEAGUE HOLDS AGAINST JAPAN, THE POWERS MAY ALL DE

· CLARE THEY WILL NOT RECOGNISE MANCHUKUO, A COURSE

WHICH HAS LONG BEEN ULBAR AND WHICH THE UNITED

· STATES INTENDS TO FOLLOW IN WHICH EVENT IT WOULD HE

SUPPOSED THAT THE MANCHUKUO REGIME WILL FALL BY ITS OWN WEIGHT.

LITTLE HOPE OF SETTLEMENT

BERLIN, Nov. 99. 1 The opinion is now held that the The probability that the Lingue Council may retire gracefully and will remain true tế sample and leave the nintter in the hands of sholve its decision on Manchuria the Assembly where past experience as it has done during the last four has revealed a stronger tendency 'teen months is expressed by Ger-to condemn Japan. The Council paania, the only German newspaper meela again to-morrow afternoon. to comment on the subjet,

Dr. Wellington Koo charged Japan with Machiavöllinn dupli city in pursuance of her aims in the Far East, declaring that Japan's traditional aim had been le prevent Chinese unifigation by subsidising rebellions and so on, while, at the same time, complain ing koudly to the world at large of disunited Chin.

The tragedy of the Manchurian "conflict shows clearly that the League is much too inadequate and imperteer an instrument to be en trusted with functions of such vital importanes as M. Herriet is proposing by his constructive plan, Britain and France, never had any enthusiasm for sharp action, and are the Powers 'chielly concerned

It was Japan's so-called Contin- by procrastinating over Manchuris. ental Policy of expansion, which

Germany's only anxiety is to aimed at the domination and con Avoid a proulent which might request of Asia. net unfavourably on her, "should Germany ever find herself in the position of Japan or China.

Any prospeel that the Far East- e conflict will be extinguished nt teneva is practically nil,

NEW IDEA FAVOURED IN DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES

through rectKR'S AGEN(1,7

Laknox, Nov, 22. In view of the sharp con traversy as to whether the League Council or the Assembly should deal with the Manchuria issue and the Lytton Report, a now iden is finding favour in diplomatic circles according to the Daily Telegraph.

Briefly, the proposal in that the iques should be referred to a speci al conference of the signatories to the Washington Nine-Power Treaty of 1921, as is contemplated in that agreement,

Ohina's Position:

After contemning Japan's action in Manchuria, the manner in which the country was seized by force and

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1932.

PARLIAMENT RE-ASSEMBLES

THE KING REVIEWS WORLD- WIDE PROBLEMS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov. 20 AFTER the briefest possible in- terval the new Parliamentary. Session was opened by his Majesty the King with the customary Pageantry and ceremonial.

WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE

EXPERTS EXPECTED TO MEET NEXT MAY

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

·Geneva, Nov. 22,

THE assembling of & world

economic conference is en- visaged during next May after a meeting of the Economie Council, which was presided over by Sir which it Was John Simon, at decided to reconvene the experts in January,

The King, in Field Marshal's uniform and #grey gms coat; was accompanied by ""ILM. the Queen, who wore an eumine cloak,

China may be added to the and diamond tiar, was enthu- preparatory commission of the siastically cheered as he drove in

World Economic Monetary Con the gold State Cotch in the profurence, na an outcome of repre- cension from Buckingham Palace sentation made by Mr. Noman to the House of Lords. The Royal Davis to the organising committee Chamber presented an incmnaar (proviously described

RJ the ably brilliant spectacle, the Prince Economic Council) that she is the of Wales being a prominent figure.biggest silvor using country in the His Majesty rend his speech in a world. The decision will rest with strong resonant voice.

the preparatory, emmenission,

The King's Speech.

H.M. the King's views on world.

“BISHOP" OF WHITE-VOLUNTEERS TIRED

OF HARDSHIPS

CHAPEL DEAD

REMINISCENCES OF JACK THE RIPPER DAYS

4

SIX, THOUSAND JOIN MANCHUKŲO

- (REUTER'S SPECIAL MAIL SERVICE]

London. The Rev. Thomas Jack- son, famous as the "Bishop of Whitechapel," has died at the age of 82. He was superintendant of the Primitive Methodist Mission.

[INKOVUN REUTER'S ADENCY.]

Shanghai, Nov 29.

BRITISH BOXER

INDEMNITY FUND

£140,000 FOR CONSTRUC- TION OF ELECTRIC WORKS

Tukovan RROTXIEN AGENCY, F

NANKING, Nov, 15.

JAPANESE reports claim that a It is reported that a loan of number of Volunteers being tired) £140,000 from the British Boxer. of the hardships they are now Indemnity Refund has been secured undergoing owing to the rigours of by the National Reconstruction the climate, lack of arms and winter Commission and that signatures will Some of the Jack-the-Ripper Mur Yu Hsing's forces, so that he may tives of the Commissien and the clothing are planning to join Feng be affixed to-morrow by representa- ders were committed near his house, stamgthon his sition in North Board of Trustees in charge of the and inquests on several of the Tie-China. Confirmation of these, vo Refund.

ports from other sources års lack tims were held in the hall of the ing so they must be accepted with mission.

On his 90th birthday, Mr. Jack-that 0,000 anti-Manchukuo tepe, Japanese reports farther claim son told of many of his experiences. under the ex-Brigand Chieftain He said:

Wang Yung Cheng have defected and joined the Manchukuo forces. -

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"It was dangerous in those days (a generation ago) to go about at night. Streets were badly lighted. There were boxing booths, fortune- tellere, tipsters and cheap jacks was terrible

wide problems, hational fines In Hong Kong everywhere. There

and economic conditions were em lodied in his speech at the pening of Parliament to-day Earnest hopes Care expressed for the success of the

| World Economic Conference which is to be held in London as soon as is passible in, 1933, nisa 'un favourable issue of the disarma- ment conference.

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The Government hopes to submit proposals for further constitutional development in Tadia at the_con clusion of the present Round Table Conference.

That measures will be taken to assist British industry in Home and oversens markets has created

feeling of greater confidence. Further plans to enable agriculture to take its proper place in the nation's economy are foreshadow- ed, though the recent measures in regard to meat and other products have been of real assistance to pro ducers,

Long reference is made to umem- phayment, particular distress bring expressed at the fact that many young men and women never in their lives had an opportunity of regular employment, The forth- coming measures will deal with tiemployment insurance and other unemployed problems.

INDIA ROUND TABLE

CONFERENCE

LOTHIAN. FRANCHISE SCHEME APPROVED

[BRITISH WIRES ESS SERVICE.]

To-Day

CLOUDY, SOME DRIZZLE

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, 158UED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 5.40 P.M., STATED :-

IS

.

NOW

THE ANTI-CYCLONE STATIONARY OVER KOREA AND SOUTH JAPAN. FRESH MONSOON WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF CHINA AND OVER, TRE NORTHERN CHINA' SEA.

LOCAL FORECAST:-N.E. WINDS, MODERATE TO FRESH CLOUDY, SOME DRIZZLE

DUAL FLIGHT TO

ENGLAND

LATEST PROPOSAL BY MR.

AND MRS. MOLLISON

(THROUGH KRUYER'S AGENCY.}...

LONDON, Nov. 21.

A flight which will be unique in its way is now contemplated by Mr. Mollison,

He and Mrs. Mollison (Amy John 'son) are likely to raake a 'dual ́at- tempt on the Cape-England flight record cach in a different machine.

The plan was announced by the famous Atlantic airman in an in- terview with Reuter this evening, when he said he had cabled, the proposal to Amy and was awaiting

said, he will By to the Cape in

If she approved of the plan, he mediately by easy stages, join his home, coming in together, he hoped, wife, and commence a joint fight with a contemplate that they shall be rivale new record. He does not

in any way, a

The best time for the attempt' they will have the advantage of a would be about December 9 when full moon.

hor reply.. Rugor, Nov. 21. dummy government established THE detailed work of the third Dr. Wellington Koo said that the Indian Round Tablo Confer: Chinese Government was ready to take, as the basis of discussion nay Lords under the chairmanship of ence began to-day at the House of proposal conforming to the pro the Lord Chancellor, Lord Sankey, visions of the Lengue Covenant, the when, in accordance with the pro Paris Pact of Pears and the Wash-visional agenda, the Conference took ington Nine-Power Treaty.

up consideration of the report of China, heenid, renounced aoue the Indian Franchise Committee. of the rights which she possemed Dealing with the provincial legis- prior to the Japanese aggression latures, the Lothian Committee re and abe also reserved the right of ported that adult suffrage was an claiming for reparations and dam-impracticable method of Election ages resulting from Japan's acte of aggression."

a the present stage. They equally rejected, after examination, modi- fications of adult suffrage, includ ing systems of indirect election and also a franchise based on a combina dion of direct and indirect election. sion of the franchise by direct They recommended instead exten-

Speedy. Action Urged.

The Chinese delegate concluded with a powerful appeal for speedy settlement of the conflict in accordance with the principles vote. of justice and right, as contained This would have the additional in international instruments, advantage of bringing the United

ing article, traces the importance of Manchuria in its influence upon world problems and, urges British Government to make up its

the

Tê-

The general opinión of the Con- The statements by the two delc.rence on this was that the

commendation of the Franchise

4

He

what perils they faced together, but Mollison said he did not mind he did not like to know that Amy had had enough for the present of was meeting dangers alone. waiting in anxiety. If he was with his wife, he would be quite happy.

STERLING LOWER ON WALL STREET States into active, participation in gates of the countries involved Committee should be accepted and the task of finding a solution in concluded the business at today's there appeared to be general agree

RESULT OF INDECISION · the problem.

meeting, and the Council adjournment that the essential basis of the The Daily Telegraph, in à leaded until 3.30 p.m. on November 22 franchise should be the property

REGARDING WAR DEBTS qualifications proposed by the Franchise Committee, subject

{THROUGH REUTEk's köieser.). to such modifications, of delail AS might prove necessary.

LONDON, Nov. 21. Regarding the principle of educa. DEPRESSED by the possibility (even the probability) that tional qualification, in addition to many members would welcome it war debt moratorium, the pound. property, the debate showed that there will be no extension of the and certain members felt very sterling sagged the Wall Street ed, but it was recognised that the fallen to the lowest level for the be adopt- Before the day was out it had practical difficulties required

year. It opened at 3.27 3/8, repre ther detailed exploration.

It was agreed that since the Benting a slump of more than a general qualifications proposed by Cent, went down by eighths to 3.27 the Lothian Committee will- en and finally closed at 3.27 1/8. franchise only a relatively small

Likely to Go to Assembly.. According to present indications, mind regarding the basic principle the discussion in League Council anon which it will act if unhap will not be very long. pily it is necessary to take sides. If this is not done. Britain will possibly be involved in a very dan gerous, tangle.

Britain Urged to Stay Out.

•

The journal says that Britain must not be drawn into commit 'ments to support the Chinese claims in Manchuria and antagoniss

Japan to the point of leaving the

League of Nations.

whole question will be referred It is thought probable that the very quickly to a special meeting of the Assembly, to which the quer ten of re-appointing the Committee of Ninoteeg will be left.

Lord Lytton Broadcasts. (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. Į

Roony, Nov. 21.

strongly that it ought

fur-

exchange market to-day,

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It is understood that in view of the opposition of Congress, Presi

Last night Lord Lytton, broad-percentage of the Depressed Classes, dent Hoover, who was disposed to If this risk is taken, the precasting from the League's own special provision should be made recommend a further extension of spects of the success of the dis shortwave station, summarised the to secure the presence on the elec- the moratorium for one year, will armament conference will collapse findings of the Commission and toral roll of a larger percentage not do so unless the President and the result, as regards naval said that the outlook at the of the Depressed Classe, alas that Elect, Mr. Frankling Roosevelt, dicarmament, will be disastrous to moment, while not bright, was not the percentage Great Britain and to the rest of hopeless. He hoped that the storm Class voters to be aimed at should sidered most unlikely.

of the Depressed strongly favours it, and this is con the world.

advancing from Manchuria might be ten per cent. of the Depressed be diverted-by wise statesmanship Class population in each province, MATTER MAY BE LEFT TO into a harmless direction.

and that such of the differential ASSEMBLY

The success of the negotiations qualifications suggested for this Lalout to begin-would-be-profoundly purpose by the Lothian Committee GENEVA, Nov. 81. important for the pence of the as might be necessary to secure this Tho, Council of the League, ranet-world. Judical investigation was result in the in the light of the ing to discuss the Lytton Report, a sixessary step in the work of con-varying conditions in each province, did nothing today, apart, that is, ciliation, and the persons moet should be adopted. from listening to justifications of likely to know what was needed. A discussion. Japan's policy by Mr. Matsuoka, were those who had had inost ex qualifications of women for the and a slashing back in Japan, hyperience in international-co-opera-franchise was begy Dr-Wollington-Koor

tion-in-post-war problems.—

journed zuntil tom

NEW FIRST SEA. -LORD-

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov. 21.

Admtral Sir Ernle Chatfold.

on the general HM the King received in audience

bis appointment as First Sea

brutality and open lawlessness.

"I used to go to a notorious thieves' kitchon off the Radcliff Highway, for I believe in attacking things at the roots. We were warn ed that if we want in there might be broken heads.

Chairs and tables were screwed to the floor to provent their use as weapons in free fights!

I jumped on a table and started.! A service by calling for a song. George Nokes, a lay preacher, with, a way of holding the toughest au- dience by a combination of wit and wisdom, spoke. Whenever things looked like getting rough he would bring in a joke that set them all, rocking with laughter.

Then I started a medical mission: We charged a penny for advice and a penny for medicing We paid a qualified physician £3 a week. Before the Health Insurance Act 250,000 patients at twopence cach, was passed wo had dealt with People with all kinds of aflica tions camo to the Twopenny Doc- tor.'

reserve,

VICTOR SMITH FOUND

MISSING, FOR WEEK IN

WEST AFRICA

1ARNS SETIA Res}

Rugay, Nov. 21.

VICTOR Smith, the young South

African airman who, in at tempting a record flight from Cape Town to England, made a forced landing in an isolated part of French West Africa, was reported safe to-day after being missing for a week. Mrs. Mollison Tent her plane to assist in the search.

LLOYD GEORGE AS A CHARACTER IN A PLAY

(REUTER'S SPECIAL MAIL SERVICE)

The proceeds of the loan are to be employed for the purchase 'of material from England for the buyen (Changehow) Electric Works Hsiakwan (Nanking) and Chip

which are under the control of the Commission.-Kuo Min.

EMPIRE WOOD FOR MOTOR BODIES

NEW ZEALAND'S FORESTRY EXPERT TO VISIT BRITAIN

[REUTER'S SPECIAL MAIL SERVICE) Wellington. The Government has agreed that Mr. A. R.Entrican, engineer in torest products, official of the State Forestry De partament, shall proceed to England, accompanied by a representative of New Zealand saw milling interests, with a view to developing the dominion'a bocch timber trade with British motor body builders.

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This decision on the part of the Government is the outcome of an enquiry by a Dagenham motor 5rm, for nine million feet of silver bosch, Mr. Entrican and his companion will arrive in England at the same time as a trial shipment of thin wood which has already been for London. For some time the ducers of Emil Ludwig's play.warded to the home country.

Versailles," have hunted for an experienced actor who looks and The voice of the late President. talks like Lloyd George.

! Wilson will be heard in a forthcom- They have now selected Frederick ing film, "The Conquerors." Al- Lloyd, once a farmer in Now Zen- though the late President never land, to act the part of the war- made a "talkie "-he died long be. time Prime Minister. There is a fore they were perfected-he did and the Lloyd George of fourteen al of his speeches. These are now. definite likeness between the actor make gramophone records of sever years ago. The play has the un- being re-recorded and synchronized. usual feature of portraying a states with silent newa reel shots of his man who is still very much alive. last publie appearances,'

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