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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1933.

JAPAN REFUSES DISCUSSION OF JAPANESE DRIVE IN NO NEWS YET OF OUR LONDON AIR-MAIL

MANCHUKUO- REGIME.

A COMMITTEE OF NINETEEN MAY ABANDON

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CONCILIATION

ASSEMBLY MUST ENDORSE LYTTON REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

JAPAN'S REPLY TO COMMITTEE OF -NINETEEN'S DRAFT PROPOSALS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

GENEVA, January' 18.. THE Japanese reply to the draft proposals of the Committee of

Nineteen" was presented to-day

The reply refuses to admit discussion of the Manchukuo regime also the participation of non-members of the League in the con. cillation procedure.

It is believed that the Committee of Nineteen will abandon conciliation. This means the Assembly must draft a report. prob. ably endorsing the Lytton Report recommendations,

CHINA WLIL REMAIN FIRM AND

RESOLUTE

NANKING, Jan. 19. Should the League of Nations 10 impose оп China r.itempt what she can not accept, the Chinese delegates to Cenova will certainly he instructed to remain firm and resorte," declared Dr. Lo Wen Kan, the Chinese Foreign. Minister, in an interview last night concerning the proceedings of the Committes of Nineteen,

The Foreign Minister expressed disappointment over the weakness and procrastination of the Com- He said: milles of Nineteen,

The Japanese are taking advan- lage of the adjournment of the League and attacked Shanbaikwan and Chiumenkow in preparation for the invasion of Jehol. Their

TUNGCHOW

TIENTSIN

JEHOL

TOWEKU

to acknow. ledge receipt of your letter with regard to the amendment contained in the Memorandum you addressed to the Secretariat, I have duly drawn the attention of the Committee of Nineteen to the very great import

I have the honour

ance your Government attaches there- to. With reference to the second part of your fletter, I have the honour to onclose a copy of the communique

MANCHURIA

TO CLEAN UP SCATTERED VOLUNTEERS

THROUGH REUTER'S AORNCY.)

HARDIN, Jan. 18.

BERT HINKLER

SNOW INTERFERES WITH SEARCH

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

RUGBY, Jan. 17.

THE Japanese authorities state

that six Japanese punitive ex-CAPTAIN Lawrence Hope has continued his nir search for peditions, whose operations. are- spreading in the manner of a fan, the missing flyer, Squadron Leader Are cleaning up all the scaered Bert Hinkler, over the Swiss peaks bauds of Volunteers in the district. and valleys yesterday. Several sanguinary battles have re sultel in heavy losses for the Chin-

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INDEPENDENCE OF THE PHILIPPINES SENATE PASSES BILL BY 66 VOTES TO 27 (THROUGH ARUTEN'S AGENCY.]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. THE Senate overrode President pine Independence Bill, by 60 votes

to

Hoover's veto on the Philip-

The Bill now becomes law and the complete independence of the Philippines will be achieved in 10 to 13 years, provided the Philip- pine Legislature accepts the Bill within year. If they do not, the whole problem will be rethrown into the melting pot,

The passage of the Bill is a vic tory for American agriculturists capecially the sugar interests who are most jealous of Philippine com- petition.

The Philippine House of Repre- sentatives, at an informal session on January 16, voted not to accept the Independence Bill, even if it

passes the United States Senate,

drawn up After the close of the mael- ing of the Committee of Nineteen, uver Mr. Hoover's veto.

The local Senate is expected to

which accurately summarises the sitún-vote similarly. tion with regard to the proposals

submitted to the Committeo of Nine- tean."

LUANCHON

TAHEEMAN,

HIFENG

سالة للستائر

“HINËNKOU

SANTAO KUAN

SHANHAIHUAN 'CHINWANGIAO EPRITAINO

GULF

of CHIALI

Map of country where the recent Sino-Japanese hostilities occurred,

warlike activities simultaneously threatened the peace of the Peiping- Tientsin area. Viewing this aggres

would sive line of action, t seem that the League should have

the impos. TO admitted forthwith sibility of conciliation and should have proceeded with the adoption of some effective and decisive measures to check the progress of Japanese violence. Unfortunate ly, however, the League did not only fail to take this logical step, but actually revised and emasculat ed, without consulting the Chinese delegation, the draft resolutions adopted last December in order to Batisfy the Japance, na if the re- solutions, once agreed to by the Japanese, will be accepted by the Chinese Government as a matter of course.

The Chineap Government strong- ly believes that the League will not act in much a way as to ignore its position as the instrument of world pener and will abandon itself to the wishes of the aggressor."

ELEVENTH HOUR EFFORTS

N.C. 'VARSITY'S MESSAGE

OUR BELOVED GENIUS

OF HISTRIONIC ART"

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY]

NANKING, Jan, 18. MR. LO CHIA LUEN, Chancellor of the National Central Uni- varsity telegraphed to Hong Kong this afternoon inviting Mr. Bernard Shaw to visit Nanking and give lectures.

The text of the invitation, which is in English follows:-

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MOVE TO IMPEACH MR. HOOVER TAROOCH REUTER'S AGENCY)

-WASHINGTON, Jan, 19.

A RESOLUTION to impeach President Herbert Hoover has boon tabled in the House of Repre- sentative by Mr. L. T. McFadden

Mr. McFadden, an unpopular member moves a similar motion "regularly. He is ur avowed-enemy of the President.

THE NAVY Ships Launched

(Special Air-Mail Service)

LONDON, Jan. 3.- Exactly a score of seagoing vessels have been launched for the Royal Navy during 1932, and while batter than the record of the previous p year, this is below the average re- quired merely for maintenance, as well over 30 units a year of all kinds should be put afloat..

"Appointments,

From the Times, Dec. 27.- Temp. Instr. Lieut. E. T. W. Smyth to Cumberland (Jan. 3); Payr Lieut-Commdr. R.L.C. Behr. to Tamar for duty with Captain-in- Charge, Singapore (Jan. 24).

The Times, December 29, The Admiralty notify, amongst others, the following appointments: Cmdr. F.E.P. Hutton to Cumber- land, on recommg; Lt.-Comdz. H. T. Bust to Cumberland, Dec. 29.

Grant to West River Flotilla. Royal Navy, December 30.-It is announced by the R.N. and R.M.

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He has now made Lausanne his base and will carefully survey the Simplon area. Snow is interfering with his search.

Na definite news has been re- ceived regarding the missing fer, whe has not been seen since he took off from England on his attempt to regain the England-Australla air record, on January 7.

FT.-LT. BETT SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS:

[Toto REUTER'S AGENCY]

LONDON, Jan. 16.

FLIGHT LIEUT D.LG. Bett one of the pilots selected for the long distance air record to the Cape, died in hospital at Halton Camp, Buckinghamshire following an operation.

WOMEN FLIERS

FOUND

NOW IN HOSPITAL: CHEER- FUL AND COMFORTABLE

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RUGBY, Jan. 17.

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THE two English girl fliers, Misses Joan Page and Audrey Sale-Barker, who crashed in the African buah during a heavy storm while on their way from Capo Town to England, have now been brought to Nairobi.

They were located on Monday after an air search, having been missing since Saturday. Miss Page had broken a leg and her com panion bad sustained slight head injuries. Both are now in hospital and reported to be comfortable and cheerful.

They state that they were blown out of their course by the storta and in making a forced landing when their patrol was exhausted the ma chino turned over, and

The two girls had successfully down to the Cape, and were making their way back to England by easy

stages.

The hop from Moshi to Nairobi is one of 180 miles over rough bush, thickly inhabited by big game. When they set out from Moshi, the girls followed a mail plane, but owing to the storm, this machine turned back. The girls, however, kept on until they were forced down 40 miles from Nairobi..

SILVER MARKET

LONDON PRICES “

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

LONDON, Jan. 18. CLOSING BILVER PRICES IN LONDON. TO-DAY WERE:-- Brot *** FORWARD

16%

16.15/18

Sports Control Board that a grant LADY BAILEY STILL

River Flotilla, China, fór recondi. tioning billiard tables at the Sha- meen The Times.

H.M.S. Hawkins. H.M.S. Hawking, flying the flay of Vice Admiral Dunbar-Nasmith, V.C., Commander-in-Chief, East Indies, left Basrah for Abadan on December 28 in conformity with a programme arranged some time ago with the Persian authorities. The Times. Dec. 20.

ARMY STAFF CHANGES

"On behalf of the National Cen tral University I extend a most cordial welcome to our beloved genius of histrionic art, phophot of modern nge and champion of lofty ideals of humanity in the person of G. Bernard Shaw The Uni- Bity invites you, to visit Nanking and deliver a series of lectures on your arrival in a land where a GENEVA, Jan, 18. Lateful historical drama is being Eleventh, hour efforts to reenacted and at a time when suscitate the dying embers el rumanity and international fustice FIELD-Marshal Sir George Milne conciliation are denoted by the are being remorselessly trampled innumerable comings, and goings down, R, S, VP Chiu Luen Boas Chief of the Imperial General the whole evening of Sir John Chancellor." Simon, Dr.W-W Yeny Dr. Yamkin

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IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS

*FOR FEBRUARY

[BRITISH WIRELESA "BERVICE,]

RUGBY, Jan. 17. will relinquish his appointment Staff, on February 19. :·ག·",

On that date General 5 Archibald Montgomery-Massirig.

MISSING

MOLLISON MAY HELP IN SEARCH

(THROUGH REUTER'S ["AGENCY")

LONDON, Jan. 18.

LETTER

The Poet Laureate: Queen's College

Legend: Mr. M. Blackham

Hunting In Palestinez Brown of -Tientsin. A Veteran Singer: 43 Years' Sold- lering in India.

(Special Air-Mail Service)

LONDON, Jan, 3. When the B.B.O. voice announced His Majesty the King" on Christmas Day it does not need a very vivid imagination to picture the bush that fell on the larger part of the peoples of the world. of

Thousands

thousands upon people must have been, listening to the King's voice for the first time and all must have been affected by the note of fatherly affection which rang through every word of the historio utterance. Nothing could have been more simple or sincere than the concluding words "God bless you.”":"

The Poet Laureate, Mr. John Masefield, the Post Laureate, left England on Decera ber 90 for a lecture tour in the United States and Canada, which will include visits to New York, Chicago and Montreal. He will return to England in March.

A Vateran Singer.

Mr. Ben Davies, who will cele brate his 75th birthday next month, declares that he has neve censed to keep his voice in daily training, although he does not make frequent appearances on the concert plat form. It is unusual for a tenor to rotain in so marked a degree the vocal quality that distinguished Mr. Davies in his earlier years, but he explains that he has taken care of his voice, and, unlike many other singers, has avoided over Mr. Davies enjoys good strain. health, and often plays two rounds of golf a day.

The Duke of Gloucester. The Duke of Gloucester leaves this week for the Sudan, accom- panied by the big game hunter, Capt. E. W. Brook, who was with. him in 1930 and also on other hunt ing expeditions. Amongst his pur- chases on his last day in London were many hundred feet of cine- matograph alm

Queen's College, Oxford, On one of the nights this week, guests at the high table at Queen's College, Oxford, will see the Boar's 43 Years Soldering in India... Head brought in with full ritual

The retirement of General Sir a great silver dial. It will be John S. M. Shea from the Indian preceded by the choir, singing Army was gazetted on December Latin canticle, the same that has 1. On March 31 last when Sir been sung at this feast for cen- John relinquished, the appointment turies. The connection of the of General Officer Commanding in- Boar's Head with Queen's is tradi-Chief, Eastern Command (Indian tionally explained by the legend Army) he completed a cher of 43 that a scholar of the college was years' service in India, from aub once attacked by a wild boar on altem to Commander-in-Chief. Ho Shotover Hill. He killed the beast served with the Chitral relief force, by ramming a book of Aristole in the South African War and in down its throat, with the words

Take that! It is Greek."

Erica and

PRINCE GEORGE INDISPOSED

CONFINED, TO BED WITH 'FLU

CORITIBU WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Roomy, Jan. 17.

Mr. J. M. Blackham, With the death of Mr. J. M. Blackham, announced on December 27, Cricket has lost the last of its great-triumvirate. Spofforth are the legendary heroes of batsmen and bowlers. Future greatcket-keepers will always be compared with Blackham. Black- ham, who in spite of his wonderful record, was an exceedingly modest man, played in the first match on equal terms between England and

with influenza and has had to Australia which notually was the arst Test match. This was at Mel HRH Prince George is in het bourne in March, 1877. Ou the third day, it was all over, Australia the Unemployed Welfare Centres at cancel his proposed visit to-day to winning by 45 runs. On the AusMiddlesborough. tralian side, Bannerman was top He has telegraphed promising to scorer with 145, the next highest in keep the engagement when he has the two innings was 20, Blackham recovered. nade 17, caught 2, stamped 1 and allowed only 6 extras in the two innings. Blackham was also a nember of the first Australian team which ever visited England. He was second in the batting averages and took part in the most sensa tional match in cricket history; when the Australians defeated & strong M.C.C. side, captajned by "W.G" in one day. It was this match which inspired the first poem devoted by Punch to Anglo-Austra lian cricket:

The Australians came down "like a

wolf on the fold,

The Marylebone cracks for a triffe

were bowled;

Our Grace before dinner was very

soon done.

And our Grace after dinner did not

get a run.

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Hunting in Palestine,

The formation, of a pack of Eng- lish foxhounds to hunt jackal in; Palestine, by officers of the Trans fordan frontier Force is another IF NO news of Lady Bailey istre-example of the persistence with .ceived within a few hours, Afr.which hunting is carried on by J.. A. Mollison announces that he Englishmen in the most unlikely will start immediately on a search places under extremely in a new De Haviland seven Beater air liner,

He will be accompanied by Flight Offcar Courtney and a mechanic, flying to Oran from where he will commence the search.

Lady Bailey, who is attempting to establish a new record for the London-Cape flight left England on Sunday, and was reported to be suffering from influenza when she reached Oran. She continued on her fight in spite of an abnormal. temperature. -

HEAVY SNOWFALL IN ENGLAND

SNOW PLOUGHS BEING USED IN YORKSHIRE WOODS

Atsuoka, Sir Eric Drummond and ed office as Adjutant General to the verd will leave the Adjutant Gen- other..

Many uniours are in circulation; Forces in 1881, and has been A.D.eral's office to succeed him, and on General to the King since that year, the same day General Sir Cecil|| but the delegates are very neticent, refusing to give the alightest hint He served with distinction through Romer will take up his new duties vas to the nature of the converse out the South African War and the as Adjutant General S

jous evidently being determined, Great War, being mentioned in de Field Marshal Sir George Milne, not to jeopardize the makering patches nine times during the last. G. C.BAG.CM.G.. K. O. B... WEKEA MAGAR CHEF D.SO.... LL.D... campaign,KANA chances of success on Wednesday 12-moral Bir CF Romer, i has been Chief of Imperial. General by premature publicity, S

KCE EB.E., O.B., CM.0, has Staff since 1928. Joining the Army been: General Officer Commanding in 1885; he saw his first active serTHE Gravá, Jan. 18. Fin-Chief, Southern Command, since vice in the Soudan campaign, thre

the text of. M. 1931, and has seen 43 years service years later in reply to Dr. Win the Army. He served through General Sir munication dated the South African campaign and Ingberd KC.

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difficult conditions. For the-present season. Baily's hunting directory records that, owing to special circum- stances, the Peiping and Shangbai hunt clubs have dispersed their packs, leaving the Fanling (Hong Kong) hunt the only representative for the present in China. Some hunts in distant stations have had

long history. Hounds had been kept in Shanghai since 1874. The Peshawar Vale Hunt was estab chairman of Imperial Chemicals, lished in 1865. Lord Melchott, has promised his support to Im perial Chemicals

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Brown of Clentsin.

The Rev. Frederick sailed as a missionar exactly fifty years. once was known ern Chii

STAMP CORNER

MANY NEW ISSUES IN 1932

(Special Air-Mall Borvice),

London," Jau

Stamps of the year.Many come memorative Issues. Some 1,700 naw stamps from all over the world which have been issued in 1939 Is a large addition to the album pagos of the philatelist, and he who has been fortunate enough to acquire all of them will certainly havo, a lat to show for his outlay. Y

An outstanding feature has been the appearance of many British colonial commemorative issues which afford fine exainples of the engrav- er's art, and have added many re- oruits to the ever growing army of stamp enthusiasta, Canada's speez- al issue for the Ottawa Conferencs has been one of the most popular of the year, as have those centenary issues of Antiguo, British Guiana Montserrat &c. and the latest ar- rivals from the Cayman Islands, which show portraits of William IV. and George V. Newfoundland's recent issues with values depleting. the Duchess of York and Princess Elizabeth, have proved to be "best- sellers" in the philatelic market, resulting in almost a "boom" in the more modern issues of car oldest colony.

The collecting of Air Mail stamps has advanced from being a side issue to an importance undreamt. of, and the announcement of any new flights results in the demand for aircovers of stamps as souvenirs of the occasion. It seems strange. that Great Britain should lng so far behind in the issuing of spectato stamps for air mail, while kink” Dominions seek every opportunity- for producing these interesting re minders of aerial progress. Wo

to issue, postage stammpty, but. were the first country, in the world. seems as if wo frag bethe last

issue them for the air post.

"CADETS, AS ORDINARY SEAMEN

H.M. PROBISHER GOES ON TRAINING CRUISE

[BRITISH WIRELESS-SERVICE.J

Ruan, Jan. 17. HM CRUISER Frobisher,***

0,760 tona, left Chatham yes terday for the West Indies 193 new seagoing training ship for the cadets of Dartmouth and publio school entries. There were. 113 cadets on board..

During her three months' cruise she will visit the Azores, Trinidan, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Bermuda, returning to Chatham on April

The ship's company is reduced to supervision of the working of the the bare minimum necessary for the ship so that the young officers will be needed as working hands. They will live and work as ordinary sea-

men..

the mornings dress and

breakfast in COMFORT.

All day in the home have COMFORT.

In the evenings dine, play

bridge or read in COMFORT.

Warm up the bedroom and

retire at night in COMFORT.

By using GAS FIRES or

Annual Rental.

Fixing Charge

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