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OPINION HARDENS DEBT SETTLEMENT

AGAINST JAPAN

ACCORDING TO MR. CUMMINGS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

LONDON, Nav. 23.

DISCUSSION

HOOVER-ROOSEVELT PARLEY

(REUTER'S AMERICAN BRRVICE}

WABUINGTON, Nov, 22.

HONG KONG. DAILY PRESS; THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1932.

WILL AMERICA GO" WET?”

ROOSEVELT IN FAVOUR OF BEER BILL

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, Now 23.

STATE OPENING OF

PARLIAMENT

KING - CHEERED BY LARGE CROWDS

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICĖ.)

RUGBY, Nov. 25,

DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON 3 SIKHS

SEQUEL TO ALLEGED

STABBING AFFRAY

(THROVON REUTER'S ADENCY)

BANDITS AGAIN BUSY ON CER.

RUSSIAN CASHIER

WOUNDED

ROON REUTER'S ADENOV.)

HARDIN, Nov. 23.

ACCORDING to vificial informa

EXIT GENERAL LIU CHEN NIEN

5,600 OF HIS TROOPS LEAVE CHEFOO

{THROUGH* NEUTER'S AGENDA.]

Cueroo, Nov. 20. tion, bandits" have seriousTHE last vestige of Lia Chen ly wounded and robbed M. Kor shuuoff, the CE.R. cashier at Beng. tachotze, getting clear away with the pay-roll of $10,000.

The banfits" held

Nien's authority in east Shan- trug is shsappearing with the em

arkation of his troops, 6,200 of which sailed this morning, presum 3.bly for Ningpo. Further troops.

tinys, for which six transports are: awaiting to convey them to Che- kiang.

An aspect of the Lytton Report THE fateful conference between A FURTHER stage in the cam-THE King, accompanied by the THREE unemployed Sikhs. Hazar Korshunos in the presence of are expected from Laichow in three

paign for a wet America in foreshadowed as 1 result of a meeting between Mr. Franklin Roosevelt and Democratic lenders He is quoted as saying that he would like to see the Beer Bill ennaled at the December Session of Congress, providing.

"the alcoholic content within the limit of the constitution.' It is signifound that the staterrent

that

Queen, drove in State from Buckingham Palace to the House of Lords where, at noon, His Majesty opoued the new session of Parlia-

-mont.

HANKOW, NOV 21,

Ali, Peer Khan and Niamat Khan, charged with the murder, other station officials, who were, in October 12, of two of Jar-however, unarmed and helpless, dine's watchmen Mohammed Khan Ile was shot down in cold blood. and Gulda Khan, both also being Meanwhile, in the vicinity of Sikhs, were sentenced to death by Samohval, another band had pulled Sir Peter Grain to-day on being up the tracks, causing disaster to a reserve train, which was completely found guilty.

wrecked. The wreckers then open- ed a heavy live on the train nod the driver and his assistant were both |wounded. Two oilers are missing.

which is in danger of being over-| Presidint Hoover and Mr. looked by the concentration upon Franklin Roosevelt on the war debt the Manchuriany issue is brought to ishe opened at 3.10 p.m. to day,

Xr. the attention of The Times by Mr. Roosevelt arrived at the O. M. Green Tate of Shanghai, White House accompanied by his In a letter to the editor, Mr.onomic adviser, Professor Ray- Groen strcasos China's internal mond Moley, formerly of Columbia

Mr. situation and points out that the University.

Ogden Mills, Report devotes" more space to Seretary of the Treasury Depart plea for international co-operation ment, was with President Hoover. in internal reconstruction, than it The outcome is very uncertain, does to the proposals for a settle- but there is so encouragement for worded in order to get round the edged by their Majesties, who refused a loan.

the belief that there will tan difficulty of the Eighteenth Amend agreement to extend the morament which cannot yet be repealed. torium,

ment of the Mancharia dispute.

He concludes his letter by saying that hore the League of Nations has the grandest chance in its career, by taking the Report as a whole, not piecemeal,«

Hot Ineffectual,

The actions of the League. connot be construed as ineffectual in the Far East, according to a long lend- ing article in The Times, which ex- presses the view that without the Longue, a war of formidable dimen- sions would, very likely, be raging in Northern Chins, whereas both parties are pleading their case and Japan, who might have defied or ignored the Lengue, is not sparing any pains to conciliate it.

It is impossible for the League Council to pass a sentence of guilty or not guilty because neither roun- try is entirely blameless, for the violent turn of events.

It is, however, vory important, says The Times, that the League should realise what it can and what it cannot do and that it should not attempt more than its present state of organisation allows.

The Longue cannot, by a strok of the pen, re-transform Manchukuo into the Thres Eastern Provinces of Chipa.

No Recognition.

Mr. Roosevelt this evening will confer with Mr. Garner, the Vice Presisient-Elect, and Democratic have jender of Congress, who already met to-day to exchange views.

Italy to Pay?

Further reason for expecting a refusal of the Anglo-French-Belgian request for a postponenient of pay- calation of a report that Italy in- ment has been provided by the cir tends to pay her war debt instal. ment of 81,245,000 falling due on December 18,

Iat New York, the pound opened

at 3.254, sullied to 3.27), and closed at 3.27. The offerings following the rallies indicated that the presBUTO is dun to a belief that the mora torium on war debts will not be extended.

is

Other points in his programme, outlined by Mr. Roosevelt, include farm relief by a development plan to make ile tariff effective fir farm products and a sharp cut in Gov- ernment expenditure.

Mr. Roosevelt believes that the revenue from heer, and economy

cuts, will enable the Budget to be

balanced.

GERMAN POLITICAL

SURPRISE

HITLER NOT TO FORM Ä CABINET

(TAROVON REVIED'S AGENST.]

made was the only information "It is felt that progress has been

BERLAK, Nov. 92. at the close of a two-and-a-half

our conference in the Presiden.IT is learned on good authority til study in front of a crackling

tha Herr Hiber, leader of the log five, while Secret Service agents, has decided not to attempt guarded the doors,

confer

will President Hoover with members of Congress to-mor

[WW.

No Suspension of December Debts.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23,

On the other hand, it must definite- ly refuse to recognise the indepen- dence of the "Stato of Man-|

President Hover will not recom· chukuo because the existence of mend a suspension of the December Manchukue conflicts with the Lyt payments of European debts, but ton Report, on the basis of which will urge Congress to, re-create a the League must find a solution. debt funding commission with a What impresses Mr. A. J. Cam- view to possible revision, accord- mings, the Political Editor of the ing to the Washington correspon. News-Chronicle, who is at present dent of the New York Times in Geneva in connection with the League debate on the Lytton Re- port, is the great change of feeling since the last meeting.

Britain to Pay December Instalment.

a Cabinet

HOME SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT

LADY MARY CARNEGIE...

LT.-COM, ABEL-SMITH

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]···

LONDON, Nov, 23.

THE engagement of Lady Mary

The route was lined by troops of the Guards regiments and police and the pageant was witnessed by

vast crowd of people. Their warm choors were neknow

travelled in a magnificent State Coach drawn by eight bay horses, with mounted equerries and Yoo. men of the Guard on foot in their picturesque uniforms in close At+ tondance.

Ladies and gentlemen of the Royal Household followed in five semi-State landaus, each drawn by four horses, while the Sovereign's escort of Houscheld Cavalry "ac- companied the procession.

Before the procession arrived the Prince of Wales in a State landau drove to the House of Lords ac companied by an escort of House- hold Cavalry. With customary ceremonial, in which the great off cers of the State and State oficials took part, the King and Queen made their progress from the rob ing room to the Throne in the House of Poors.

King's Speech, The speech read by the King from the Throne included the following passages.

It was alleged the condemned men stabbed the watchmen

On

being

CHEAPER POWER FOR RAILWAYS

LESS THAN 1D. PER COACH MILE

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

Ruony, Nov. 9, AN oil-electric locomotive and

three mobile power house-the largest yet produced in Europe- were inspected yesterday by Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trode, at the Newenstie works of the Armstrong, Whitworth company.

They will be shipped to Buenos Aires for the Great Southern Rail way. The units demonstrated had each a brako horse power of 1,700.

The locomotive is the second lar- gest in the world and weighs 148 In accordance with the concrutons. It is geared for both heavy sion reached by the conference at freight trains in the harvest. sea- Lausanne, & world economic conson and for fast passenger work ference is be convened by League of Nation art will be the with a speed of 70 miles an hour

The mobile power-houses weigh 130, tons each and are for use with

in London as soon as possible.

"My Ministers and other mem bers of both Houses are now meet ing in conference, representatives of the Indian States and of British India. They hope thereafter to place before you proposals for fur ther constitutional · development in India. The decisions "to be, taken will be of great moment to whole of my Empire and I shall watch your deliberations with deep

interest.

The C.E.R. manager has now an- nounced that he cannot permit traffic on the railway to the east of finisupo..

Well-informed people are unable to explain the renewal of activities in the C.ER. zone to the east of Harbin, though it is pointed out that in view of the deadlock to the woat, it appears to be an oppor

time diversion."

ESCAPED CONVICTS

RECAPTURED

EXCITING MAN-HUNT ON BLEAK MOOR

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov. 23.

GRID SYSTEM IN ENGLAND

MID-EAST SECTION

COMPLETED

[BRITISH WIR ESS SERVICE.

RUGBY, Nov. 22. THE Central Electricity Board"

announces that as the construc

tion of the grid has been completed

in Mid-East England, trading operations in that area will begin on January 1.

Under the grid scheme, the pra- duction of electricity in the area “ will be concentrated in 18 selected stations. These include two at Kirkstall and Ferry Bridge, which. have reached a thermal "officiency per unit generating in exceRS 23 per cent., the national average; being about 16 per cent.

Sixteen stations are inter-con- nestod by main transmission lines operating at 133,000 volte with ex- THE tradition that it is impos-tensions to link up with the North- sible to escape from Dartmoor East, North-West and South-East prison has again. bean borna out by ❘ areas.

tain

the recapture of the two convicts, A secondary system at 33,000 volts Michael Gasken and Amoy, after has been developed to open up cer- six days at liberty.

agricultural districle, and transmission lines in other import- ant industrial centres of the Mid- East England area include wide stretches of agricultural territory: until recently electrically undeve Joped,.

The fugitives gave their pursuers a remarkable run, although they had only reached a point about twenty-five miles from the prison when they again fell into the hands

8 conches of 80 feet with a senting of the law. Most of their time was capacity for 1,000 passengers. The spent in hiding, moving from poin units supply electric current to to point at night, over the bleak motors on their own axles and on Dartmoor Forest area, the bogies of the carriages.

Running Costs,

Mr. Runciman, in a speech, said

Whe

Their six days of liberty consti- tutes a record. Michael Glasken is

an old hand at prison escapes. It was his own record that he was action the that oil-electric

an breaking on this occasion. Hc adaptation of power which could previously escaped from Dartmoor be put to use not only by the great in February, 1931, and cluded railways but also by great manu. facturers. A Diesel-Electric conch Pursuit for five days on that occa had recently completed six months The capture of Gasken and Amey running on the London North was made by two policemen on the || 25,000 miles without a hitelf. The Crediton.

Eastern Barvice. It had covered railway line between Exeter and

Carnegie, Younger daughter of In Hong Kong

the Earl of Southeek, and Lieut- Commander E. M. C. Abel Smith, WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. It is understood that Mr. Hoover second son of Mr. Eustace Abel- informed Mr. Roosevelt that Bri-Smith, was announced here to day.

Hardening Against Japan. He professes to observe a definito taim is willing to pay, her debt hardening of opinion against Japan instalment due on December 15 and a strong determination by but unless the United States made default.

a gesture towards reconsidering the War Debts, Britain will not pay,

Mr. Cummings expresses opinion that the British delegation any more. may try to slow down action, but will support a declaration refusing to recognise the puppet-state of Manchukue and refusing to co- ́operate in its development,

THE RED MENACE IN CHINA

MR GREEN'S PLEA FOR INTERNAL PEACE

LONDON, Nov.

Reuter learns that no statement could be made on the subject of War Debte until the United States Announced their intentions,

STERLING RECOVERS

[BDITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Rugby, Nov. 22.

FTER further depreciation in (la view of Mr. Green's in-

the London foreign exchange fluence of Home as an expert on market to day, sterling at the close Far Eastern affairs, special inter. made a sharp recovery to 3.27 ext attaches to the following article British Government stocks hard which appeared recently in the end and Consols 21 per cent. in Lowton Morning Post.")

particular left off about two points

Lieut. Commander Abel-Smith, was Capt. Abel-Smith, brother of recently married to Lady May Cambridge.

WOMEN'S FRANCHISE

QUESTION

DISCUSSED AT ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruany, Nov. 22. THE Indian Round Table Confer-

ence completed to-day ita dis cussion on the women's franchise question.

At present, women electors are in a ratio of one woman to 21 men. The Lothian Committee considered suggestions considerably increasing.

To-Day

FAIR

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT,

FORECAST AND REMARKS, ISSUED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 5.07 P.M., STATED : ---

THE ANTI-CYCLONE - REMAINS STATIONARY TO THE SOUTE OV JAPAN, MODERATE MONSOON WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN CHINA SEA.

LOCAL PORECAST:-X.E. WINDE, MODERATE: PAIR.

Economy Schemoa.- "Although the various conversion schemes which have been successfully carried through offer a prospect of large reduction in the service uf

cout of fuel, lubricating oil and running-maintenance worked out at less than one penny per coach mile and this was for cheaper than anything so far known.

BARGA GOVERNOR RUMOURS

EXECUTION REPORT. BY

JAPANESE

{THROUGH REUTER'S· AGENCY)

SHANGHAI, Nov 23, REUTER'S correspondent at Har

bin is without confirmation of the Rongo (Japanese) report that the Administrator of Barga, Fu Haia, bas been executed by General. Su Ping Wen.

There is much danger that, amid up at 734, while New Conversion. 3 this insufficient and made various the National Debt, it is still peces deal with the problem by the prori-

all the moral catigations of Japan, per cent. TORG and War Loan -the most important part of the Assented advanced to 068.

Lytton Roport may be overlooked. Thng is the part which donls with the internal disorders in China, and the urgent need of Wester help to get her out of them.

It cannot be too strongly om phasised that the fount of all Far Enster unrest, and the only paint from which a stary can be made to Houre ultimate harmony, is in China, and nowhere else. In bring- ing out this fact, as it does, with conspicuous sharpness, the Report will be of the highest value, if only the League of Nations begins at the right and of it, and so approaches

the solution of the Manchurian

FAKE REPORT OF RIOTING

PROTEST MADE BY LORD HAILSHAM

[BRITISH WIRELESA BERVICE,}

Ruasy, Nov. 22. ORD Hailsham, Secretary for War, speaking at the Anglo- American Pilgrims Club in London

the number of women voters. Liter- sary to exercise careful supervision acy qualification, plus property over public expenditure bath na qualification, produced a ratin of tional and local

Measures already taken to assist

one woman to 12 mer voters, and British industry in the home mating rapidly up..

the Conference on the whole seem- ed to favour a literacy test in pre- ference to a primary standard test, since it gavs a large number of we

map to 4.4 men,

Leader, Mr. George Lansbury.

Relief Work Fails. Regarding unemployment, he said the Labour Party had tried to sion of relief work but when the expenditure had reached its highest point, unemployed figures were go- Conditions, and the state of un- ket and to improve our markets overnors have created a feeling of employment two years ago, were greater confidence. My Govern- much worse than at present.

The Government, would encourage ment will continue to do everything every normal municipal enterprise, mon voters.

in thair power to simulate the re-but rates and taxes must not be Some difficulty was encountered regarding the wives' and widows' covery of trade

drawn upon extravagantly, class, numbering 4,300,000, the in- Agriculture and Jobless.

The Government had faced up to clusion of which would increase the Agriculture has long been depress the fact that when trade, had re- ratio of women votera to one woed by the general fall in the who-covered to a degree which anyone lesale prices of its products. My could reasonably expect, there Ministers recognise that though the would still be a large residuum of measures recently taken in regard unemployed. to meat and other products have been of real assistance to producers, further plans are necessary to eŋ-

It was, therefore, not a question. its proper-place in the economy of continuing to work out schemes with the departments concerned and the help of outside bodies. A re My government intend to bring vival of agriculture was essential forward measures dealing compre to these plans. A much larger por hensively with unemployment in- surnace and with the treatment of centage of people must be put in direct contact with the land than those unable to obtain work.

had been the case during the Commons Debate, th development of the factory system. There was large attendance in Regarding the foreign outlook, the Premier said this World Econo- the debate on the Address in Re- mic Conference was finding some obstacles in its way. The British ply to the King's Speech began.

Members of all parties cheered Government would continue to when Mr. Winston Churchill made presa for its earliest possible meet- his frau appentante sincs his reing cent illness. Both members for the City of London exercised their ancient right of sitting on the Treasury Bench the opening day

Several objections were advanced to this qualification and it was agreed that the matter should be further examined. It was suggest ed a separate section might be provinces for dealing with these

Back to the Land Policy:

problem by gradual stages the only way in which it can be approached.to-day, called attention to news secured by giving powera to various able agriculture, as a whole to take of temporary relief. They were"]

International Co-operation. pictures which had appeared in certain American newspapers pur-

questions.

the nation.

The Report pleads earnestly for porting to show unemployed creat Regarding the method of election temporary international co-opera- | ing riots outside Buckingham.

to the British Indian seats in the tion in the internal reconstruction Painen. V

Federal Assembly, the Conference of China, as suggested by the late He said that those pictures were Dr. Sun Yat Sen and it adds not taken in 1032 but in 1928, and favoured direct election, but as this this impressive and perfectly true instead of representing a riotous, qucation is not unconnected with injunction:

starving mob attempting to enter that of the size of the Federal As All the other claims of her Buckingham Palace in their effort cance in direct election should be sembly, it was decided that scquies- (China's) newly-awakened nution to make protesta to their Sovereign, without prejudice to a later deci- the Commons this afternoon when alism-egitimate and urgent they represented in fact, the anxie- though, they may be should be ty of the many thousands of British sion regarding the size of the House, subordinated to this one dominatoitizens who gathered at Bucking qualifications for the present Legis It was generally agreed that ing need for the effective internal ham Palace when the health of the lative Councile would be suitable -reconstruction-of the-State,

King was in danger. The Commission could hardly

for the new assembly.. Lord Hailsham protested against show more plainly where the real this flagrant attempt to misrepro trouble and the only cure as to be sent conditions in Britain and-paid found. Like the old Imperial a warm tribute to the American that Britain and America should Rescripts of China, it has kept Consul-General in London for give understand one another. An the the real meat of its recoming a faithful account of British two nations during the war had mendations for the last paragraph.events and sentiment protected civilisation from violent in the debate and dealt with the animously support him in exprent

"It is not suiciently recognisexi „He said there had never been a death they had now to protect the criticisms-levelled at the Governing complete confidence in their that there are in China to-day time when if was more important economic world from equally cerment's policy by the Opposition representation in Geneva by Sir

(Continued on Page 11.), (Continued as foot of next Column), tain disaster.

(Continued on next column.) John Simón.

Disarmament,

On disarmament, he would any nothing beyond what the Foreign Bécretory had, said in presenting of the session. Ang the British proposals, except that The Prime Minister spoke early the whole House would almost un-

sion,

Gasken mentioned that they were on many occasions within earshot of those engaged in the man-hunt, but their places of concesiment wele never detected.

On one occasion, they crouched in bushes when searobing aeroplanes swooped only a few feet over their heads.

MRS. MOLLISON TO

FLY HOME

HOPES TO BREAK THE

RECORD ·

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

RUGBY, Nov 22 AFTER a further telephonis con-

veration from Cape Town with her husband in London, Amy John. son today decided to attempt a solo flight home ou about December 9. She will again take the West Coast route and hopes to establish a fresh record for the homeward ! journey.

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actually saw the bloodhounds who The nearest approach to previous | had lost the scent miffing around capture, however, was when they within ton yards of their hiding-

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