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ALL QUIET AT SHANHAI-

KWAN FRONTS

CHINESE ASSERT NO PEACE NEGOTIA

TIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE

JAPANESE REPLY TO CHINA'S PROTEST DELIVERED

{THROTH REUTER'S AGENCY]

Peiping, Jan. 12.

OFFICIAL reports, both Chinese and Japanese, to-night state that all is quite on all fronts. There has been no fighting yesterday or to-day and no immediate change in the situation appears to be ex pected.

An official Chinese spokesman statea that no megotiations yet have taken place, and the Chinwangtao persistent reports to the contrary are probably due to the fact that the Chinese command has sent an officer to explain to the Japanese the events in connection with the Arrest and execution at Chinwang- the of a Manchukuo spy.

CHINA BLAMED

'(THROUGH · REUTER'S AGENOT.)

NANKING, Jan. 12. -

to the

The Japaneso reply

regarding the Chinese protest Shanhaikwan incident was deliver. ed at the Foregin Office this morn ing. As reported it insists that Chinese troops are responsbile for the incident.

MEETING TO DISCUSS TRUCE NEGOTIATIONS?

SHANGHAI, Jany 12.

A Japanese report from Chin- unconfirmed wangtao, hitherto

states that from other sources, & meeting was held there to-day in the presence of the British Naval Officer, to discuss the procedure to be followed for the initiation of official negotiations to arrange &

Bruce.

The Japanese military comman der &t Chiangtao represented Japan. while the representative of

General Ho Chu Kuo attended on behalf of the Chinese side. Fur ther details are not available.

The meeting was held at Japan- Tse Military Headquarters.

NEGOTIATION ON BRITISH SHIP

ITHAOUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.7

CHINWANGTAD, Jan. 12. Reuter is authoritatively in formed that the British Naval authorities in Chinwangtao offered their ships to the Chinese and Japanese as a meeting place for possible preliminary negotiations.

As a result, a representative of General Ho Chu Kuomet the Japanese garrison commander f the Japanese camp, in the presence of the British commander.

The result of the conversations

here and who suddenly left the Sanatorium at Tabingen yesterday

It was announced yesterday that the great Chinese political leader was proceeding back to China, via Marsuilles, presumably in view of the growing serioustess the Sino-Japanese situation.

in

It is now learned that that Mr. Wang and his rotinuo spent a night. at Iuremburg, from whence, e- cording to the Huremburg Hotel Manager, they left by train in the direction of Crecho Slovakia.

DISTURBANCES UNLIKELY

AT SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI, Jan. 12. Mr. Wu Te Chen, the Mayor of Greater Shanghai, returned to Shanghai from Nanking this morn- ing.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1933.

SINO-JAPANESE DISPUTE

CRITICAL PHASE EXPECTED NEXT WEEK

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

LONDON, Jan. 12.

THE week commencing January 16 is likely to mark the most. cri- tical phase yet experienced in the Bino Japanese discussions at

Geneva.

Within a few days of the 10- Assembly of the Committee ut Nineteen, it should be definitely known whether success has attended the forte of Sir Erie Drummond and M. Paul Hymans (who were instructed by the Drafting Coin- mitted to keep in touch with the parties during the Christmas ad journment) to find a formula which would be acceptable to both sides, and allow conciliation procedure to be commenced.

SOVIET AND U.S. MAY ·

BE INVITED

If their efforts have been success- ful, then the resolution of the Com- mittee of Ninstern will presumab ly be published.

BRITISH TRADE OVERSEAS

EXPORT FIGURES WELL. MAINTAINED

(BRITISH WIRELEAS, SERVICE. Į

Rouay, Jan. 12.

OVERSEAS trade for the year 1939 show that the value of imports was £701,136,000, compared with 902,175,000 in 1931. British exports in 1032 totalled £388,138,000 compared with £330,164,000 in the previous year.

re-exports Figures for £50,914,000 against £64,033,000.

were

that during the year in which the Newspaper express satisfaction international feeling in trade was so pronounced, British figures have been so well maintained.

The Daily Telegraph says that, with the exception of the United States, the totni of British exports last year is likely to be consider ably larger than that of any other country, and that further if these figures were converted at par, ex- change values of exports are actu ally higher than those of the United States..

Importance is attached also to the fact that the balance of Bel- tain's trade is greatly improving.

The Morning. Post - saya the shrinkage in the total values is partly attributed to the reduced evel of price and the big reduc tion in the import total is an in- dication of the effective character of the new import duties in assist- ing to redress the balance of trade.

The League Assembly also, will probably have to meet at an early date to decide whether the United States and Russia will be asked to participate in the conciliation The form the Conciliation Commit In an interview with a Reuterstee will take must also be decided. It is believed that the concilia representative, he said that the Na tional Government had sirendtion body will probably not be the instructed General Chang Heuch whole of the Committee of Nine Liang to put up stubborn re teen (with the possible addition of sistance against the Japanese in the United States and Russia) but vasion and that the report of the smaller committee of representa Chinese Authorities seeking totives, chiefly from Powers interest-vious year.

ed in the Far East.

settle the 'Shanhaikwan issue`s ? local incident is groundless.

Article XV,

There has still been no formal

Mr. Wu Te Chen during his visit in Nanking conferred with General Chiang Kai Shek regardinvitation to the United States and ing the maintenance of order in Russia and it is understood that the Shanghai and he assured Reuter soundings of their opinions have that there would not be any an hitherto achieved no definite resulte

If, on the other hand, it proves toward incident. The Mayor stat ed that it is not likely there would when the Committee of Nineteen. meet, that it has been impossible to be disturbances here.

Regarding the Chinese political agree to a formula, then the As- situation, Mr. Wu said that Dr.sembly will have to make a report CC Wu had definitely declined under Article Fifteen, Paragraph con-Four. the Justice portfolic and

equently Dr. Lo Wen Kan, who is concurrently the Foreign Minis ter, will remain in that post.

CHINA'S PROTEST TO 1901

PROTOCOL POWERS [TUROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PEIPING, Jan, 12

The British and American Legations in Paiping bave now received telegraphic summaries of China's protest, to the 1901 Pro- tocol Powers against the Japanese unlawful URO of the Peiping- Mukdm Railway under this Pro- tocol to attack and occupy Shan- baikwan.

GEN. CHEN CHI TANG'S RE- PRESENTATIVE RETURNING

Such a sport might follow the linds of the Lytton Report, either the first in toto or be based on eight chapters of the report but with modifications in the recommen dations.

NO CREATION OF NEW CARDINALS

17 VACANT SEATS TO REMAIN

POPE'S DECISION

Vatican City.-It is probable that po. Consistory will be held

this year.

[HROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

WANKING, Jan. 12. After reporting the military situation in Kwangtung to Gen- Of late years a Consistory-the eral Chiang Kai Bhek, Mr. purpose of which is the creation.

For the month of Desember, British imports totalled £30,634,000, compared with representing a reduction of nearly £1,000,000, ne November and £16,000,000 com-

PRAISE FOR BRITISH SEAMEN

FOR HEROIC RESCUE WORK

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Jan. 12

IRISH FREE STATE ELECTION

SPEAKER RETURNED

UNOPPOSED

FeRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

RuaBY Jan 11

SUCCESS OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

LONDON CAPE TOWN ROUTE FULLY BOOKED

{BRITISH WIRE ESS-SKRVICE]"

Rudar, Ja

DURING yesterday's hearing of NOMINATION of candidates for THE Imperial Airways London the judicial enquiry into the the Irish Free State Generalto Cape Town sir route, which disaster to the French liner Atlan-Election took place to-day. About was established less than a year tique at Cherbourg, Capt. Schoofs 20 were nominated for 152 vacant ago is being operated with remark- abla success. There was no VKCENĚ submitted a report in which he wats,

Mr. Frank Fahy, Speaker of the seat yesterday in the giant muchipe commented on the splendid work. done by the ships which camo, to Dail Eirean, was retumed whop which left Croydon on the weekly pused, Polling takes place on the service and there are only a few the rescue of the survivors

vacant seats between now and the end of March

Traffic increased by nearly

DISCUSSION ON 40 Trafo has the past three

He particularly praised the beath Castle, whoso seamen he sports haviour of the British vessel, Ford

added to their great professional skill by heroism worthy of thá highest reward possible in such circumstances

He states that while other rescue boats held off at 500 yards from the burning wreck, a boat from the Ford Castle opproached to within 100 yards and picked up men without lifebelts who would otherwise bave perished. This example induced others to approach, and in this way almost all who had been able to leave the ship were saved,

The conduct of the seanion of the Dutch ship, Achilles, is also singlad out for special praise.

EARL'S THREE WISHES

ALL CAME TRUE ** STATELY PAGEANT IN DAYS OF KING EDWARD

Earl Winterton, formerly Under

HOUR WEEK

months. Such in the demand for short trip accommodation on the Alexandria to Cape Town sections. BRITISH DELEGATE SAYS IT that a new fleet of machines, įs

IS IMPRACTICABLE

BBITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. †

RUGuy, Jan. 11.

belog completed. One of these twenty-two seaters is on its way to Cape Town with Sir Eric Gedden, y Chairman of Imporia! Airways, who is making a tour of inspec

HYMNS SUNG TO DROWN MASS

DURING & discussion of the pro-lion.

posal for an Hours Conven- tion, laying down an average work ing week of forty hours, at the renova International Labour Con- ference, the Rritish Government delegate urged that time should not be wasted on the proposal which, on close examination, must be regarded as impracticable.

He drew attention to the ecom- cenic, financial and technical diff- culties associated with the pro- posal, and anticipated that if the Convention were drawn up, a large number of countries would not. ratify

Eegislation effect the change in Britain would, he said, cauec nente controversy, and, if the pro

FAINTING WOMEN CARRIED OUT OF CHURCH

SERVICE ENDS ABRUPTLY

Penzance, Bunday, De There was an extraordinary scene at St Hilary Church Marazion, Cornwall, this morn

pared with December of the pre-Secretary for India, achieved theposal were adopted, it would noting, when a large portion-of

Exports in December amounted third of his three early ambitions appreciably contribute to a solu- to £33,445,000 against £37,094,000 when he becarae a Minister of the tion of the unemployed problem, in November and

Crown and Privy Councillor. agnicat £32,077,000 for December 1831. There Wha an inoresse

of

£1,000,000 in experts of articles wholly or partly manufactured.

SILVER MARKET

LONDON PRICES

(Prɔm Our Own Correspondent.)

LONDUS, Jan. 12. CLOSING SILVER PRICES IN LONDON TO-DAY WÊRE

Sror... FORWARD

1616/16 *17

BRITISH TRADE WITH ARGENTINA

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]"

He reveals the secret, in a chatty:

book "Pre-War," in which he de tribes his experiences up to 1814 It is published by. Macmillan'a (10s. ed.),

In April 1000," he says, "I be came editor of the World, and thus third of his three early ambitions which I had formed in those days. These were to sit on the front bench in the House of Commons, to be a master of foxhounds, and to be editor of a newspaper.".

the congregation "sang down the service of the Massag

A number of women ware", nasiet- ed out in a fainting condition,

ce. The service was brought WATCHING FOR A others left in fear of a discu

abrupt, conclusion."

FIRE-BUG

AMATEUR PICKETS PATROL

TOWN IN KENT

MORE " SPECIALS" SWORN IN

St. Hilary Church was recenti v raided by the Kensities whờ “re moved certain images. It he church from which the Nativity Play is broadcast at Christmas

The church, in which Man hai been celebrated for some time, was full this morning following s Whitstable (Kant), Dec. 5.-Is a

tice inserted in a local newspaper. "fire-bug" maniac responsible for during the week by the committee. the mysterious and rapid succes who recently lodged an appeal in sion of disastrous fires that have the Consistory Court against the pageanscurred Here during the past few services at the church. This noties weeks, reducing a large section of that the committee would attend Whitstable's 13,000 inhabitants-to-a-

the church to-day and sing hymns state of terror

Nine fires in ten weeks, threa of observed in the church..

|·if any. "illegal"--practions were them on one night and within two tours

Vigorous Dancing.. He recalls the "stately of the London season" in the days of King Edward.

"I remember one," he says, "in Duke and Duchess of Wellington ab the summer of 1908, given by the Apsley House. Seventy of us were there as well as the Quem.

The official view is that the par: "All the ambassadors, most of son who started the majority of the the Cabinet," and many of the Op- | watbreaks is some one, not respon position front bench were present sible for his retions, or at least at the ball which followed.

| with a monomania. But there are

Vicar Absent.

The vicar, the Rev. N. B. Walke was absent owing to illness, and the Rev. J. C. Montgomery, of AN Saints, Falmouth, was there to celebrate Mars, S KTOSAYS

service the objectors rose in a body and sang "Onward, Christian sol diers." The organist and the choir continued the ordinary servide..

"I also remember a similar one other theories, Captain Fisher, When Mr. Montgomery began the carlier in the year at Dudley chief of the fire brigade, thinks House. Dozens of high-born and that "a gang of strangers to the very pretty debutantes were there, town is responsible. One section of dancing went on with a vigour the townspeople believes that thie which caused some of the dowagers ves, punished by the local magis bewail the greater formality and trates or went to the aasizes, have courtesy of the Victorian age sought their revenge on release.

RUGBY, Jan. 11. MISSION headed by Dr. Julia

Race, Vice-President of Argento tina, sailed for London to-day from Buenos Aires in the liner Arlanza.

The main purpose of the mission is to return the visits paid to Ar gentina by the Prince of Wales in 1825 and 1931.

Still, there was a difference be tween these pre-war functions and those which resemble them, in some; respects,

A Modern Farallel

The voices of the protestors. drowned both the organ and the choir. Having finished "Onward, Insector Cowlard, in charge of Christian soldiers,” they started the local police, after a conference another hymn, and then still an with the chief constable of the ather. They kept singing conting county, is following a certain ling ously until the service had to l of inquiry, and, to this end, fifteen conchided abruptly.

At the conclusion of the official To be comparable, the letter addition special onstables, to ensonga three- has not been divulged, but it is Yang Teh Chao, representative of of new cardinals-has taken-place visit, there will be discusatons with would have to include round the strengthen the existing body, wern and kiter,this, SOPETOS-

the British Government on trade preliminary dimer-table all the sword in to-day. believed they may lead to further General Chen Chi Tang, Comman-Jabout every six months. But none relations between the two countries.ending members of the

negotiations between responsible officials. 'WANG CHING WEI'S MOVE- MENTS SHROUDED IN MYSTERY

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, JAD. 19.

An element of mystery has now. entered with regard to the move- ments of Mr. Wang, Ching Wei, President of the Nanking Executive Yuan and prominent leader of the Chinese Kuomintang, who had been recuperating from his recent illness

KLU KLUX KLAN CLIMBERS

HOW EVEREST EXPLORERS WILL LOOK IN WIND PROOF SUITS

ROMANCE IN A BASEMENT

GEN. LI'S TROOPS IN RUSSIA

route

is

[SRITISH WIRMESE BARVICE.]

EXOUBLE CHINESE WEDDING

Royal Kel Empty Housu Mystery, agate saying there, Family, My Ramsay MacDonald, The local traders asociation vice at 5.30.

were then looked. Lord Snowden, Mr. Baldwin. Bir have offered a £50 reward for in Hebert Hamuel, Mr. George Lans formation which will lead to the bury, Mr. A. V. Alexander, the mediary's discovery Watchmen Ministers of Huritanie, and Tus are being specially employed a camis (for obvious reasons I give builders yards, ironmongery atores,

and other premises where ind m imaginary names) with, their wives," as well as the clever young men and table goods are kept, and self- smart young titled damsels about constituted pickets are to-nigh RUGBY, Jan. 11.

where these buildings are situated. in the Daily Express.

Outbreaks have ocurred in tim SIR JOHN SIMON, who has been whom Tragom delights to write patrolling thous parts of the town RECEPTION AT PENINSUL

recuperating in Monte Carlo, I do not think that such a returned to London to day. Dur gathering would be a wholly har ing a brief stay in Paris he called monious one. The zon might be on the French Frime Minister, Mrater am certain that the wo

man would not be There was fogists Croydon when Paul Boncour, at the Elyses. Sir John arrived and the air liner in which he travelled had to airele round the aerodrome, several times before landing with the aid of rockets..

der of the First Group Army, left has been held since June, 1830. for Shanghai to-day en

Pius XI, has determined, upon a to Chinton.

change of policy which reflects not SIR JOHN SIMON RETURNS enly the critical period through

TO LONDON winch the Roman Church-in com. mon with other institutione now passing, but also his indepen- Moscow, Jan. 12.

dence of character. Bearing in THREE thousand Chinese soldiers mind that there are for practical

and officers including General Li Du, who took refuge in Ruselan Purposes two major categories of

cardinals-those who represent territory in the Turysog and Imen Church abroad and those sent the districts, have been disarmed and viss the Pope in Rome his Hoh interned.

Other scattered detachments, do-ness considers, that there is no feated by the Japanese forces urgent necessity to augment eitler operating on the Chinese Eastern At the moment the Sacred Co. Railway, took refuge in these dis lege has 53 members out of a pos tricts on Monday and were imme sibly 70% Of these 24 are in curis," or resident in Rome, and diately disarmed and interned.

are archbishops or bishops in various dioceses throughout the world.

tains six collapsible. tables-and canvas collapsible chairs, The tent Better at Present Work. has been provided with a kind of memor vestibule at the entrance, which It is can be used by the porters, and also serves as a double protection against the snow.

Light Tents Too.

The explorers will be able to use small canvas bath and wash atand

There are four ameller, täht. the high

characteristic at the pre seat Pope's practical turn of mind that he should initiate a change, in fact, without also creating a theory on which: to base it. The theory is, however, probably this:

NO NEWS OF BERT HINKLER

[BRITISH WIRELESS; SERVICK"]

MONGOLIA FOR MONGOLIANS

PETITION TO THE CENTRAL

POLITICAL COUNCIL

HOTEL

A double Chinese wed

her yards, furmeshing stores, builder's yard,, a fruiterer's ware hour, an amusement srcade, and place yesterdahen Mr. H

a boarding house,

The boarding-house was closed down and, unoccupied for the win ter Tet the fire started in a first floor room which had been securely locked. ENTER

It is a strange fact that for some weeks ɓre has ocurred each Wednesday night

Fuen and his, brother MF Yuen were married Their in Mr. Yuen Hi Lam of No. South View Buildings, Kowloon Mr. HK Yuen who tosc

at Queen's College was marrie Miss Daisy Ma,, dana late Mr. Ma Po Chan Australia, Miss recently arrived from Mr. CL Yuen, Miss Helen Leung, the daug the late Mr. and Mrs C

of Hong Kong

Police efforts are being hampered, Nanking an 6 Mongolia by practical, jokers who have been for the Mongolians and Tibes for learing warning notices at houses the Tibetans is the gist ofis poti and shops, threatening the occu two submitted to the Central Foli-pants with a visit from the incen tical Council by Mongolian re-diary. The reception was hel xidents in Nanking,

The receipt at the premises of Penninsula Hotel yesterda The petition-embodies a number MH. Cage, a local haulage con noon, followed by a Chines has yet been received of recommendations, which are tractor of a telegraph form with ner st the Kam Ling the whereabouts of divided into three categories: the word Prepare written in west Point last night

Bert Hinkler, political, military, and educational block lettere in ink, is taken sər- land last Saturday on. Under the first heading the poti, inusly, and Mr. Cage is one of Eto make a record fight tion requests, the Government to those who has a constant wate

place in the hands of Mongolian his premises.

At the present moment the more NO newe energetic members of the Hierarchy regi are better engaged where they are, Equadron and the conferment of the dignity who left of cardinal would, in some cases en Biter other types of turn active prelates into passive to Australia

used in counsellors, Tire «ppline-hotkim Bre ex- Rame and abroad, but more parti thing from 111b,cularly to the diplomatic poste pedition, which leaves this month to 1016 and at it these which the of the Church Thomfore, the car under the leadership of Mr Hplorers will use as they advance dinal's hat for some who merit i6 Eettledge, the explorer, is to be from peak to peak

will be delayed until less strenuous days.

Some of the romance and adren ture of the Mount Everest Er

found in the basement ofte shop in

Regent Str

besed members

tremely

(on-Heir-con he

which will proof

story

be held when the number of vac otes has become well above its sont ratio of 25 per cent. But

is not very high when it

in mind that the Colleges

AIR MINISTER NOW ON TOUR

BRITISH

and Tibetona the administration of Mongolian and Tibetan affairs sod to imue a public mandate ensiring the exer at volitioal functions:

remony took placat

would | the Chargé d'AffsĒren