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LYTTON HOPEFUL OF SETTLEMENT

IN SINO-JAPANESE DISPUTE

[THHOVON REUTER'S AGENCY, ]

LONDON, Dec. 6.

IMPORTANT PARIS MEETING

LAUSANNE AGREEMENTS AT STAKE

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Rugay, Dec. 0.

Japan should show her willing MR. HAMSAY MACDONALD is ness to make her vital interests leaving Geneva to-night for conform to interests no less vital Raris, travelling by the same train to other countries, declared the as M. Herriat. He will be joined Earl of Lytton to-night.

there to-morrow by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, who is leaving Lon. don in the afternoon.

The Earl of Lytton, was speak ing at a dinner in London of the League of Nations Union to a dis tinguished company including nem bars of the Japanese Embassy and the Chinese Ministry.

He declared that the situation has ceased to be merely abstract; the sponsors of peace are called upon ko deal no longer with nore legal problem, but with the nctions of individuals they had eune to know. Thus, Le said, the background was always one of per monalities.

All-Important Question

all-important tho Answering question, "What are the chanors of a solution " the Earl of Lylton anid the first impression after that week's meeting of the League Coun, cil was that very little progress had been made.

The time spent was not wasted in his opinion, however.

If a disposition had been shown to accept the Lytton Report on behalf of the two parties to the dispute, there would have been a starting point for new negotia

tions.

The Council would have welcom: odsuch an indication and would have passed on the Raport to the Assembly with s recommendation that negotiations should be start. ed.

Unfortunately, Japan had shown no inclination to accept the Lytten Report in whole or in part:

Rome

There were, he thought, crumbs of comfort, as a result of

which the Absembly was meeting

in a spirit of hopeful expectation.

Hard Lytton cited, na a hopeful pointer, newspaper message Trom Tokyo stating that the Commis sion's proposals would have been acceptable to Japan if they had

been made a year ago.

That meant, he pointed out, that Com- there was nothing in thin

that mission's recommendations could be regarded as inconsistent with the interests of Japan.

It was true, of course, that Japan now preferred another solu- tion of the problem and he thought that those who rejected the solu- tion proffered by Japan should agree to an alternative solution which they could also get Japan to accept.

Great Emergency, Lord Lytton said he believed that the emergency was great enough to justify the expectation that the Chinese and the Japanese would get together,

If the League failed to find a settlement by agreement, confidents in the League would he still fur- ther shakan. He was of opinion that the League could survive even such a failure, but if, on the other hand, the League succeeded, the happy consequences proceeding therefrom would be incalculable,

Japan had proved herself in the past a strong supporter of the League. It was now the greatest opportunity in her history to prove it again.

were:

The British Ministers, will dis eus with M. Herriot and M. Ger- main Martin, the French Finance Minister, the status of the Lausann agreements in the event of a con- inued refusal by the United States Government to postpone the war debt instalments due on December

15.

The British Government is extre- mely anxious that the work done at Lausanne in devising settlement of the reparations problem should not be disturbed.

"Frovisional."

The recent British Note to the United States pointed out, how over, that "it was in the nature of things inevitable that the Lau sanne settlement was provisional and that its completion was do pendent upon a satisfactory settle. ment in respect of the debts for which the creditor powers them- selves were liable to the United States Government."

It is emphasised that the Anglo- French conversations on this aspect of the question do not in any way. imply a united front. on the war lets issue. It is expected that

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1932.

ENIGMA OF WAR DEBTS QUESTION

WILL AMERICA INSIST ON PAYMENT?

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec, 7.

THE enigma of the third step in the debt question exercises the attention of the London newspapers this morning,

All the lending journals take President Hoover's Message to Congress as a cold douche upon the hopes that the United States will not insist upon the payment of the December war debt instalments

This fact is regarded as having precipitated this evening's Anglo- French meeting in Paris to dis cuss the position in the light of the Lausanne Gentlemen's Agree

'ment."

Legal View.

From the legal viewpoint, ac cording to British circles, the pay ment to America of the December instalments cannot be construed as failure to reach a satisfactory agreement with America and that as the payment is a necessary an tecedent to negotiations for such sellement, of the problem, the Lausanne issue does not, at present, arise.

INDIAN ORDINANCE

BILL

ITALIAN LINER IN TROUBLE

MEASURE TO CHECK CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

BRAVE SEAMAN PLUGS HOLE

FILROTGA REUTER'S MINNOT. Į

LONDON, Dec. 7. THE Indian Ordination Bill,

plementing the-criminal law by certain provisions incorporating existing in the ordinance as a fur ther check to civil disohodience, was passed by the assembly by 56 votes to 31.

The Bill, which is limited to three

Is years

principally directed against associations endangering public репсе, intimidation

busen by the Press,

EGYPT'S COTTON CROP

and

GOVERNMENT CONCERNED OVER FALL IN PRICES

(THROUGH RERTER'S (AGENOT.]

LONDON, Dec. 7.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:Į,

INCREASE IN ÙNEMPLOYED

ATTRIBUTED TO SEASONAL DECLINE

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[OBITISH WIRELESS SERVICE:]

Rugay, Dec. 0, LONDON Bea. 6. FIGURES issued by the Ministry of Labour last night reves). REUTER'S special correspondent

aboard the latest Italian luxury that, on November 1 there were liner, wirelesses n graphic nccount 52,800 more unemployed on the re- of the mishop episode, which gisters of employment exchanges brought the Conte di Savoia to athan on October 94. The fall in stop in mid-Atlantic about eight employment during the past month hundred miles from New York, is stated to he duo almost entirely owing to a breakdown of a turbo-LC 3 continuance of the seasonal generator, a break in an exhaust decline in building, Public Works, Contracting, Tailoring and other industries.

valve causing a serious leak.

The feature of the mishap, to the Conte di Savoin, according to Reuter's man, was the bravery of a seaman named Amatruda, who volunteered to plug the hole in the ship's sida froni dhe, outside.

For three hours, he worked stead- ily, dangling at the end of a seventy-foot rope, being carried alternately below and above the water with the awaying of the ship. Heavy Bona

Heavy 50s were running at the time and the liner had taken suffi

Ile truck to it, however, until: he had finished and was hauled up amid cheers from the passengers. The captain remarked that Amatruda's act was the bravest thing he had aver seen.

A CAIRO message to the Financient water to cause a list of at least ten degrees, thus rendering cial Times says the cotton

now complete the Amat ruda's task donbly difficult. gathering is year's crop being 4,450,000 cantars. The Government, is much concert- ed over the big drop in prices, which are understood to be partly Though Britain has virtually de due to the pressure of banks ro cided upon full payment, France,quiring additional cover against even if he pays, is likely to aus-advances, and partly to bear man pend the transfer, for which M. Herria will probably get a nar- row. majority.

"Saya Lausanne."* The Liberal and Labour news

papers regard the Paris meet- Mr. Ramsay MacDonald will re though they envisage the possibil. ing as a "Save Lausanne" effort, turn to Geneva and the Chancellority of the re-convocation of the to London on Thursday night. Lausanne Conference.

.

Debts to Britain,

Asked in the House of Commons

to-day whether the French Govern-

ment and indiented any intention as to the instalment of their debt

to Britain due next March, the Cellar pointed out that it was arranged at Lausanne that the pay

ment of war debts should ba kug

ended until the coming into force

of the Lausanne agreement or un-

if it had been decided not to ratify

it.

U.S. DISARMAMENT

PROPOSALS

NOT ACCEPTABLE BY GERMANY

-EVENTER AND BRITISH WIKELK89.]

GENEVA, Dec. 6. Agreement on disarmament prob- lens, on the basis of the memoran. dum put forward by Mr. Norman Davis, the United States delegate, has not yet been achieved.

The representatives of the Give leading Powers, Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald, M. Herriot, Mr. Normso Davis, Baran

von Neurath and Count Aloisi, spent the greater part of the day discussing the re-entry of Germany into the Disarrnament' Conference,

Baron von Neurath declared that

the Norman Davis Plan, so far as it concerned an adjourned bettle- ment of the German claim to arms equality was not acceptable to Ger- many.

cussioca.

Main Features,

The Daily Herald states that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald will tell M.

Oeuvres,

MEETING OF THE

REICHSTAG

The outside repair was thorough ly reinforced from the insido and the dynamos repaired.

Six Teat of Water in Bilge. Tho Conte di Savoia is now pro- ceeding slowly towards New York.

When the accident first occurred, all. lights on the ship were suddenly extinguished and it was further learned that the cooking apparatus had been put out of action.

Within a few minutes of the break, there were six feet of water in the lower bilge of the ship. The passengers were never in any dan ances of the situation.

Employment showed slight im. provement in iron and steel, motor vehicle and cotton industries and in textile bleaching and finishing.

MEAT PRICES HIGHER

EFFECT OF IMPORT RESTRICTIONS

[DRITISH WINELSES - BERVICE. Į

Ruany, Dec. 6.

IN the House of Commons, answer.

ing a question regarding the improvement in wholesale ment prices since the introduction of import restrictions, Dr. Burgin of the Board of Trade, said he under stood the price paid to producers in Argentine had definitely in- creased.

He was informed that the in- crease in the price in London of mutton and lanib had been reflect ed in the price paid to Australian producers, while there been some. increase in the price of beef. The New Zealand season was just open- ing, and, so far as could be seen the prices paid to producers con- formed with London prices.

Herriot that France need not pay A the opening of the Reichstag gor, despite the alarming appear and the patient. pulled through a

her debt to England.

The Daily Exprem saya that Britain must now review her con cessions to her creditors.

The Times resignedly trusting President Hoover will ultimately that Mr. Franklin Roosevelt and see the necessity of international co-operation, says that the only al ternative is to pay the debt in gold.

This action, it admits, will seri- ously deplote Britain's 72807VE, cause a depreciation in the gold price of commodities and the dol- far value of the pound sterling.

It will also foreclose for a lang time the possibility of a British return to the gold.

Disarmament Also.

It is understood that disarma- ment will also be discussed in the course of the Paris conversations this evening. The Paris discus- sions are expected to end to-mor- row, after which the Prime Minis ter innd. Inter M. Herriot will return to Geneva

THE PERSIAN OIL SCANDAL

(THROUGH "REUTER'S AGENOY,}

LONDON, Dec. 6. THE Persing Government has

never naked and never parti. cipated in the risk involved in the development of the oil venture and has at no time furnished any of the capital required,” says a, stato. ment issued by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company En stock-holders.to- | day.

What is Asked of Japan.

At the same time, the German There were only two things which delegate made certain suggestions the League asked of Japan. They which he hoped would open the (1) Japan should have sufficient door to a continuation of the dis confidence in the League to be sure that the members would never sk hor to surrender any interests she

The main feature of the Davis regarded as vital.

Japan should show her wil-on provision for an in The statement sets out the bis medinte Convention, to run until tory of the D'Arcy Concession, lingness to make her vital interceta 1906, when the naval agreements pointing out, again, that the con- conform to interests no less vital now' in force expire, this doen cession contains no clause entitling to other countries.

ment to embody, inter alia, toreal Some people spoke, he added, as recognition of Germany's right to the Persian Government to cancel it only the consent of Japan was

arms aquality and Franco's right necessary to secure a settlement of to security, hoth to be worked out the problem, but the consent of within the next three years; and Chino was no less essential. Nei-provisions regarding the limita ther wanted our excuses or our abuse, but they wanted to be un- derstood and trusted.

Recognition.

GENEVA, Dec. 6. The Irish Free Blate has definite ly refused to recognise Manchukuo. Mr. Connolly of the Tree State, in the Assembly to-day said that Japan must consider what persis tonos of her present attitude would mean to her. Whatever Japan did

tion of land gun calibre, the size of tanks, a 331 per cent. reduction of effectives, the abolition of air bombing, of gas, gerra and flame warfare and the adhesion of France and Italy to the London Naval Treaty.

French Doubts,

Not only does the German For eign Minister regard the proposal as unacceptable in its present form, but M. Herriot iz also critical of it. Developments aro considered un-

in nowise diminished the Assamblikely, until the werk-end when tho ly's responsibility to uphold the Covenant at all costs.

He felt the Assembly should de finitely not on the Lytton' Report. If the League healtated in dealing with the Far Eastern situation, it -would-not survive.or deserve to Burvive.

British and French Premiers,ac=' cording to present arrangements, will have returned to Geneva fran Paris and Baron von Neurath has consulted the German Government. · ·

it,

BRITISH WIKELKÉB, BERVICE.)

RUGBY, Dec. 0. The British Government has now received the Persian reply to the recent Noto protesting against the cancellation of the Anglo-Persian oil concession.

keenly pessimistic, doubt being ex pressed whether any action taken by the League will result in the from the Railway Zone. withdrawal of Japanese troops

SMALL COUNTRIES AGAINST JAPAN

(DRITISH WIEMZES - EKAVICK.)

In Hong Kong

Thanks to Helpers. There is оnе omission in the re- ports, and that is a mention of the

and donations, by which I hope a

M.C.C. WIN FIRST TEST MATCH

FITTING CLIMAX TO FARCICAL FINISH

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}

SIDNEY, Dec. 7. England won the First Test by tom wickets O'Reilly was bowled with the third ball of Voca's secondl over before any runs had been scored this morning and England were set the task of obtaining one run to win.

Sutcliffe and Wyatt, the usual

opening pair, went out faced by this position. Sutcliffe pushed the first ball of the innings from McCabe towards mid-on and the batsmen naked the single, pro viding a sitting climax to a farcical

finish..

There were seventy-five specia- tors and eighty Pressman to wit fness the first drama,"

Score:--

AUSTRALIA.

1st Innings: 300 (McCabe 187 not aut Richardson 49, · Lar- wood 3 for 06. Voor + för, 110). Second Innings, Woodfull, b Larwood..... Ponsford, b Vuce... Fingloton, e Voce, b Lar

wood........

McCabe, 1.b.w.. h Hammond Richardsun, e Voce, b Hut.

mond

Kippax, b Larwood Oldfield, Leyland, b Lar

wood

Grimmett, e Allen, b Lar

Wood

Nagel, not out Wall, e Azies, & Allen O'Reilly, not out

Extras...

Total

0

104.

Fall of wickets:-1 for 2; 2 for 10; 3 for 61; 4 for 61; for 100; 6 for 104; 7 for 105; 8 for 113; 0 for 151; 10 for 101.

Bowling Analysis.

Larwood

Allen Voce

Hammond.

Varity

O. M. R. W.

16 4

5 10

17.3 6

2

15 G 37. 2

......⭑ 115

ENGLAND.

Let Iunings: 524 (Sutcliffe

104, Hammond 112, Nawab of Pataudi 103, Wyats 38).

Becond Innings

Wyatt, not out Sutcliffe, not out

(Total for 'wkt.)

- CAPT, GOERING AGAIN ELECTED SPEAKER

{THRODOH KAUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, Dec. 6,

to-day, the Nazis were present

long period of malnutrition, and in full strength and dressed in the

is now, we hope,, convalescent, party uniform.

Being an Aberdonian and having Captain Goering was again elect necessitates extra funds, and con constantly before, me Mrs. South- ed Speaker, by 270 out of 545 volt.sequently we are hoping for a atillorn's inventive genius in all good In his opening speech, Cantnin larger Bank balance next year. In works and extensions thereof, I should be given power as the only children and this is one of our prowess or weightlifting powers Goering said that Herr Hitler parting Companies among poor will not prophesy as to any great solution of the crisis. The House great aims it is often necessary our patient may possess. I intend, then adjourned until tomorrow,

to provide their uniforms, either shout February, when all friende wholly or in part.

of the Guides have got over Christ- mas bills and are looking round towards 'freak expenditure, to send out reminders for subscriptions= rule help given us by Mrs, Hunt and members of the Ladies' large accretion of strength nay he Section of the Y.M.C.A. by means placed to our credit. of a Bridge Drive in aid of our

We have A reasonable credit Hut Fund. We regret deeply the balance, we hope for a larger fact that Mrs. Dyer is not return-capitation grant owing to a rise in ing, for she was a lower of strength numbers, and. I. can Bssure those to us, and we shall miss her very interested in the Hut (which will much. We are very grateful to Dr.be handed over without debt to the Minett for taking over the duties Association, and will henceforth take of Treasurer, and although she is its place in Association secounts) unable to be present to-day the that I see no immediate prospect of Secretary will read her message to either gas or water being cut off, as. We are very sorry that our furniture attached for debt, or a at the meeting." energetic Divisional Commissioner, Mrs. King, is unable to be present owing to indisposition. We owe a grent debt of gratitudo, to Mrs. W. J. Anderson for her very suc cessful O.T.C. classes, which are held hero every Tuesday at 5.15. May I ask all present to note that We visitors are very walcoms? shall be very grateful too if all our supporters will put us in touch with Any girls who would like to join in these classes.

To-Day

FINE AND COLD

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND EXMARKB, ISNDED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, AT 5.30 .P.M., STATED :-

THE ANTI-CYOLONE OVER CHINA HAS DECREARED SLIGHTLY IN IN-. TENSITY. FRESH TO STRONG MON- HOON WILL PREVAIL ALONG THỂ CHINA COAST AND OVER THE NORTHERN CHINA SEA.

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H.K. GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING AT

SANDILANDS HUT

The Annual Meeting of the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association was held at the Sandilands Hut yester day morning, when Lady Peel pre sided. The following members wer present: Mrs. WT Southern (Colony Commissioner). Mrs. WJ Anderson District Commissioner, Hong Kong),Mrs. CE. L. Grist (Colony Secretary) Mr. Alun Jones (Equipment Secretary), Mrs. A. R. H. Phillips (Badge Secro- tary), Lady. Pollock, Mrs C. G. Mrs. I. Danby Mrs. Gabbay, Mrs. and Miss Alabaster Mara E Cock W. Otting Miss H. D. Sawyer Mrs. J. R.Wood, Mr. M. Enwaru, Miss F. C. Woo, Mrs. R. H. Kote. wall, Mrs. &. S. Ferry and Mrs. E. D. C. Wolfe.

Lady Fool Welcomed. Lady Peel, who was welcomed by Mra Bouthiorn, paid tributa to Mr. Southorn's services on behalf af the Girl Guides.

Tribute to Miss Bawyer. We are delighted to welcome back Miss Sawyer as District Cumbis sioner for Kowloon, Her long ex- perience in Guiding and her sym- pathy with the movement will provi a great help to us. We are very glad too that Mrs. Gittin has indly promised to act as Mias Sawyer's District Captain...

I cannot express, the debt we owe

Mrs Grist for her untiring and valuable works as Hon. Secretary-

It would be impossible to ex- press our thanks to all who have asisted us during the past year unless we contemplate an allnight sitting, and then the Treasurer would blanie us for wasting the electric, light!:

So I will just say "thank you

all for your support and interest Hong Kong. and a special thank in the work of the movement in you" to H.E. Major General Bandi- lands, Mr. Tang Shiu Kini and others, who have made it possible for us to meet to-day in this delightful spot.

The Treamer's Report. DE (MPA) E. P. Mineft, the Treasurer, being absent, the Blocre tary's report and Treasurer's re port were read by Mr. Grist who said-Madani Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen," I took over!! the Treasurership of the Girl Guides Association from Mra Dyer at the end of May, and the Balance Sheet was made up at the end of July, so that I had very little to do with that good plece of with Rachel Warren's visit, and the work. I can daly thank, whole excellent help and training she heartedly, Mr. Hosie, who drow gave during the short time she me out of deep waters of affiction was with us. You will see record-in arithmetical problems, and not ed in the report other activities and my feet in a straight path. occurrences, together with our balance sheet, which is not to be

those depres reckoned niong, those sions" recorded så often by the Observatory. Of course expansion (Contiqued on nezt soluma)

Mr. Southorn then read her Colony Commissioner's report, and said: do not propose to make a speech on Guide activities. You all know that the acquisition of the Sandilands, Hut was the outstand

··The League Assembly to-daying venture of the year, together listened to a long exposition on the action in Chinese" circles."

Manchurian disputa trom the CHINESE PLEASED

Beastor Connolly declared that Chinese and Japanese dolegates. the Irish Free State will definitely, Afterwards the Irish, Czecho Bixanghai, Dec. refuse to recognise the puppet Slovakian, Swedith and Norwegian The remarks of Senator Connol State of Manchukuo" and the delegates expressed their views on 19 TH Tri Tres State repeat hope is any papuad ham that thy in the sable engelle advesting tive, during yesterday's debate in legates of other countries will voice acceptance of the Lytton: report the League Assembly on the Man- similarly clear-cut views.

and non-recognition of Manchukuo churia haue, is hailed with satie. I Bome quarters, however, still feel State. Discussion is being con.

Pinued at trot af sunt column.). (Continued as fool of neat Column) linued to-morrow

Finances a Bore Subject Finances had for sometime. nast Oren filmer I NIE BUDJET 3118, Dyer exercised her great talent for nursing steadily and untiringly,

(Oominued on next Dolumn).

1

notice being affixed to the door "Clowed down for bankruptcy pro

absconded:" ceedings - Tressurer (Laughter and applause.)

On the motion of Mra, Alabaster, seconded by Mrs. Anderson the Annual Report and Balance Sheet wore adopted.

The mooting closed when Mr Danby and Mr. Anderson moved" and conded a formal vote of thanks to Lady Peol for presiding

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