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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY. DEBATE ON WAR DEBTS

TIME-TABLE.

On süd after NOVEMBER 14, 1932, until Farther. Nobics (all previous

Atsuktarting Tables osupelled),

No, No.

#TATIONS 7 D

UP TRAINS

No No No. 2. Na Na Na. No. No. No. No.

10 2048 19 AX: (6

-45 | 06 ||48 | 81 | 22 | 91

Kowloon Dep. 6.15 8.15 8.37 9,05 9.15 10.191 1.80 12,12 1.30) 2.30) 4.25 4,58) 8.08) 7.40

Yaunati.Dep. 6.83

"Bbatin... Dep. 6.40

Talpo Den 8.50

Taipo Marin

*9.35 10.10|11,41 12.19 1.37)] 9.36 103111.58 1231 1,80) 9:30 10.4812.06 18.45 1.68)...

IM

......

Shaungahal...

Fanling Dep 7:15. ...

... ...

9.85 10.60 13.16 12.40 1.50... 10.00 11.01 12.82 13.50 2.06 ----

Dap. 7.30

#humabus ...

Dap. 7.04

| 8.02) 6.18) 7.48

5.15 6.37 8.00

5.25 6,41) 6.14

5.45 6.57 6.39

0.14 0.42 10.111118.37 104 211 2.808.47 7.02 8,34

Art 7.28 8.58 † 0.30 9.48 10.17 11,1212.48 -1.10 2.17 8.08 8.13 5.43 7.088,40

Canton isää ... (11.25) ... eú i 5.381

DOWN TRAINS

STATIONS.

AMG, A.X) 4.E.

No No No. |No. No.

7 II A.M. P.M.

No! No! No.

17 19 15 0 A.M.P.M. P.X.

No.

Mixad

...Dep.

8.00

8.40.

4.20

H

介绍

+4

Canton

Shumokun.

Sheungthai : Dep. Fanling

- Taipo Market...........Dep,

Talpo ..... ..Dep.

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M

7,027,50 10.80) 10:48 12.10) 2,54) 4.08)| 4,34 5.25|6,12 6,50) 7.11.

7.15 | 10,65| 12,23 2,61) 4.15 4.41 6,83 (6.19

11.00) 12,28) 2.56) 4.20 4,45 6,45 | 6.25 ... 1110 13:39 3,08) 4.71) 4,556,01 4.85 ...

709 12

7.148.03

7.25 8.11

7.80 8.10

Shatin...............Dep. 7.43 8.30

7,66 8,48

11.14 1244 8.11 4.85) 5.00 0.09 | 6,40

| 11,28 12.88 3,34) 4.50) 6,14| 8.37 0.53

11.61 1.12 3.87 6.04 5.26 6.43 7.06.

Kowloon....ATT. 6.02 8.40 11.08 11.47 1.18 8.43 5.10 8.32 6.48 17.117.28 7.82

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DECEMBER 15, INSTALMENT PAID TO AMERICA

BRITISH MOVE WILL BE RESPECTED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

ĮTHROUGH, REUTER'S AGENUT.]

LONDON, Dec. 15

A CROWDED House of Commons cheered the statement that. Great Britain cannot default and is going to pay America in gold today, meating her war debt obligation in. full,

Rt. Hon. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exche quer, opening the debate on the war debts, showed, that Great Britain had previously tilted apou the United States

ment to settle the European debt difficulties as the b

of approaching the United States, to secure

He declared, nevertheless, that to default was such a move, it taken. would profoundly affect British obligations throughout the world.

MR. N. CHAMBERLAIN FULLY EXPLAINS

POSITION

FATE OF GEN SU PING WEN?

WILL HE BE HANDED OVER

(THROUGH KED

AGENOT}

HARRIN, Dec. 15. INDEPENDENT quarters scoff at the Japanese auggestion that there is a possibility of the Soviet handing over-General Su Ping Won as a price for the conclusion of a non-aggression pact with Japan. They point out that the Soviet all along followed correct international usage in respect to

Ping Wen and that in no cir cumstances, would over hand him over to the Japanese.

The suggestion itself is regarded as a feller," but non-Japanese quarters are convinced it will have absolutely, no affect in Mosciw

Considered Possible by Japanese

Omolals,

HARBIN Dec. 15. Japanese information states that Colonel Komatsubara has arrived at Hailer and is investigating the reasons for the recent mutiny of General Em Ping Wan, It is re ported that he is also investigating. whether the anti-Mandhukuo forces west of Hailar have received any distance from outside sources.

Mr. Chamberlain, winding up agree to any equitable arrangement the Commons debate, said the gold for the reduction or cancellation for today's payment would come of dator Allied indebtedness pro Japaness officials consider it pos from the reserves of the Bank ofvided it applied all round. England and would be paid for by President Wilson's reply stated sible that the handing over of the Government as the curent that the United States Government Geloral Sa Fing Wen by the So- price of gold in Treasury Bills. was not prepared to consent to zviet authorities in exchange for a The deficiency will be met by say mission of any part of Britain's Pact of Don-aggression may be

arranged. ings in the sinking fund, and the debts, and asked that a British re interest on treasury bills, which presentative shood go to Wassing if the payment had not been made, voten without de** to fund the war would have been available for the debtas reduction of any kind of debt, d

***Balfour Hote." There will be no, increase in the fiduciary issue at present

There was no division and the Note" had been püblished, saying They are mid to have rounded up

m) In the meantime, the Balfour

that Britain favoured-writing off, debate yielded no new standpoint through one great transaction, the and could not in any way affect the whole body of inter Allied indebted Government's decision to pay.

ness Faili-g this; //in no or Criticisms of this policy were. aimed mainly at Mr. Stanley Bald-cumitance do we propose to take more from our debtors than is neces- win's Washington Debt Agreement,ary to pay our creditors.". The and the Lausanne Reparations Note added It will be admitted. Treaty but the speakers were un-

that we can hardly ask for less.” animous that default by Britain that time, there was unthinkable.

due to Britain from Germany. (Contiided on Page 93

Premier MacDonald was absent from the House, suffering from s chill.

Strong Claim for Reviston. (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE |/ RUGBY, Dec 14. The debate in the House of Com- mone was opened with an impres 'sive abatement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain. He said that only by examining, the whole history of this affair was it possible to realise how strong was, Britain's title to claim revision, how consistently and persistently successive British Governments, had urged cancella tion of reparations and war debts, how reluctantly other countries have accepted that view, but how steadily they have been forced by bard facts and bitter experience. to come closer and closer to the vidwpoint original enunciated by. the British Government

-

The whole of our war debt to the United States was incurred; after America had entered the war.

Britain's Ebare;</

Our total war expanditure from that amount to £1,444,000,000, of which we found from our ową ro sourdes £248,000,000. We were to be reimbursed by our Allies for our expenditure on their behalf, and

the remainder, namely £815,000,000, was financed by loans from the United States.

The whole of that sum. Was' ex- pended for the purposes of the war on goods purchased in the United Stales

Whether on munitions blown to pieces in Flanders or on food can eumed by the people and soldiers, or on uniforms worn to rage in the war, the whole of expenditure was just as non-productive: 85 11 spent entirely on tanks, artillery or ahipa..

After the War

Very early after the war, the Briti Government came to the. conclusion that, the payment of these great inter Governmental ob ligations would postpone indefinite- ly the economie recovery of the world

In 1990 Mr. Lloyd George WI to President Wilson stating the the British Government had formed Branes that they w

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