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LITTLE

INTEREST AT NANKING

COUNT UCHIDA'S SPEECH FALLS ON DEAF EARS

JAPAN'S ANSWER TO DRUMMOND FORMULA

(THROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY?

NANKING, Jan 22. ground, which may be attending by THE Chinese capital has evincedgrave responsibilities.

little intereat in Count! This fear tends to strengthen the Lichida's speech to the Japanese desire to prosecute the conciliation

procedure still further.

Diet.

The general opinion is that he said nothing new yesterday, but only reiterated Japan's well-known standpoint.

JAPAN SAYS "NO"

Tokyo, Jan. 91, Disregarding the Committee of Nineteen's demand for a definite reply to Wednesday's proposal, the Government have cabled to the Japanese delegation at Geneva Sir Eric asserts he was consulted. instructing them to accept. Sir Erie, by Mr. Sugimura, the Japanese Drummond's formula, with the Under-Secretary of the League, re- mission of the invitation to non-garding the draft resolution of the menber states.

The Foreign Office are hopeful that this alternative will be accept able but intimates that if the Com- mmittee insists on the proposal of January 16, Japan's reply must be "No."

TENSE ATMOSPHERE AT

AGENEVA

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1933

TENSE SITUATION IN THRILLING RESCUE

BERLIN

NAZIS AND COMMUNISTS CLASH

ĮTAROCUK BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, Jan., 29. There is ureal nervousness in view of the huge Nazi rally this afternoon in Buelow Square,

Several minor collisions between Nazis and Communists have already

occurred.

cars, are

A

AT SEA

SPLENDID WORK BY AMERICAN SEAMEN

·ITAROTON REUTER'S AGENCY.!

་་

The work was carried out by the can Merchant. whinh had hern United States Line steamer, Ameri- standing by for 12 hours.

The Exeter City was 600 mile off Cape Rave when she got into difficultica. Badly battered by and slowly

mountainous

OBITUARY

MR. GEORGE MOORE

[TRROCUM REUTER'S AGENCY.]

U.S. ADMINISTRATION WILLING TO DISCUSS WAR DEBTS

ANGLO-AMERICAN PARLEYS TO BE HELD NEXT MARCH

AMERICA'S ACTION PRAISED BY BRITISH PRESS

BALTISH WIRELESS SERVICK J

are mutually interested in generally

which the conference will have to "All to the Good.!?

The News Chronicle says the an- "represents a very nouncement

The Daily Telegraph says 'it is all to the good that the War Debte tion taken up by America... question has been salvaged from the ed out of the main stream of events, back water into which it had drift but it thinks for the moment what is most needed is an authoritative interpretation of the exact bearings of the American announcement.

LONDON, Jan. 21. THE reath has occurred of Mr. Gear Moore, the novelist. New Youx, Jan, 91. The works of the late Mr. George TKKUD of 22 Moore were regarded with raptur THRILLING British seamen from the sinkous enthusiasm by literary cot ing freighter, Exeter City, took naisseurs but to the general public place in the heart of a howling they made no appeal at all, Mr. gale in mid-Atlantic, to-lay, Moore, with a nice grasp of the Uniformed Nazt storm-troops

situation, published his books in

Rugar, Jan. 21. ers commenced to march to the

editions, which his circle of admir ers, and the book collectors, bought THE Washington announcement of deal.

the willingness of the incoming from Berlin and groups of work:

limited and extremely expensive.

square where a large force of foot and mounted police, armed with

with avidity. A inan of mediocre FORMULA CONTROVERSY

antoured rides and

talent Moore is an example of administeration, when it takes over "infinite early in March, to confer with Bri- Carlyle's tag about an The controversy with regard to assembled. The police at 11.30 a.m.

Capacity for taking pains." Haytish representatives on War Debts the authorship of the so-called raided a house in Karlliebknecht, Drummond Formula, of which Sir the beadquarters of the Berlin faundering, she had lost her. skin- ing privata menna he cultivated his and to discuss world economic pro- great advance on any former posi- Eric Drummond himself has denied Communists and ejected four hun for at three members of the cap literary power by intense applicablen in which the two countries

tian. No man polished more par- the parentage, is likely to be fur dred persons.

[Earlier nows from Berlin will beverboard before the arrival of thesistently, and in the end industry welcomed in Britain.,

American liner.

brought its reward. Mr. George ther stimulated by the statement

No attempt to take, off the re-

Moore was duly hailed, in inner which, it is understood, Sir Eric found on page 1.]

mainder of the crow could be made circles, as a great artist in words. Drummond is issuing this after-

immediately on account of the ter- roto nunber of personal noon,

rife seas, and the American ship reminiscence, highly spiced, and stock helplessly by for 12 hours, quite pilities towards many friends while the distressed vessel was and fellow artists, in Paris, and io In these he figured as gradually being pounded to pieces. Dublin.

When it was seen that she was something of a Casanova.. His in imminent danger of sinking, itonomies replied by suggesting that was decided to throw a line aboard he was a very harmless fellow and her from the American Merchant a number of anecdotes portraying and if possible tow a lifeboat him in ridiculous guise became cur- rent in literary circles. As an art acros

critic George Moore did much to secure recognition, in France and in England of the French school An authority of impressionists. on Monet he possessed a number His of that painters's works. room, in Ebury Street,, a rather drab thoroughfare, near Victoria Station, were a museum if objets d'arts, and a place of pilgrimage, but in later years he was a lonely figure, considering his position in the cultured world.

Committee of Nineteen and was questioned as to whether he thought! certain modifications would he ac ceptable.

It is understood, however, that the Japanese version concerning the Sugimura Drummond interview was communicated last night to M. Paul

Hymans, the Chairman of the Com-

mittee.

The whole controversy, however, GENEVA, Jan 21,

is not material as the dispute mere The meeting of the Committee of ly affects the personal situation of Nineteen commenced at 5.10 yester Sir Eric Drummond, who is attack- day afternoon and lasted one houred by the press and some members After further of the Committee of. Nineteen for and forty minutes. discussions of the Sino-Japanese allegedly exceeding his power. issue, it was adjourned till 5 o'clock JAPANESE RECRUITS FOR

MANCHURIA.

this afternoon.

As usual a tense atmosphere pre- vailed throughout the proceedings, The Committee proceeded first to clear up the personal issue regard- ing Sir Eric Drummond, is conso quence of the Japanese statement last night.

TOKYO, Jan. 1.

Simultaneously with the custom ary calling up of the annual con- tingent of conscripts to-day, it is learned that those who are allocated A personal explanation had been, to the divisions serving in Man- prepared by Sir Eric Drummond, churia will mostly be sent direct to Manchuria instead of receiving re for which he asked sanction to pub:cruit training first in Japan, while lish. The Committee did not devote those whose period of service has much time to the discussion of this expired will be retained temporari-

The reply from Tokyo concerningly with the Colours

It is presumed that the recruits

Inattor.

́the League's offer made to Japan will combine garrison duties in the on January 18 was not available at larger towns, with training, thereby the time of the meeting of the Com-releasing the trained men for more mittee of Nineteen, but the Japan-active operations if required, -

so delegation sub-mitted a state- ment on its own responsibility for the consideration of the Committes. CHINA DISSATISFIED WITH

LEAGUE

ONCE

GENEVA, Jan. 21. Unless anticipations are again falsified, the League is now embarking upon the controversial task of drafting a report under Paragraph Four, Article XV.

-conversations with M. Hymans and Sir Eric Drummond they were given to understand wore in con- formity with the spirit of the Com. mittee's draft text.

non-

COMMUNISTS ON HUNGER-STRIKE

DEMAND FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT REFUSED (THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY ]

NANKING, Jan. 22.

interest

has

CONSIDERABLE

"

-CHINA'S RAILWAYS

APPROVAL PENDING FROM BOXER FUND TRUSTEES

[THROUGH 'REUTER'S 'ADENOY]

LAUNCH OF NEW FRENCH LINER

IN PRESENCE OF DISTIN. GUSISHED GATHERING STARUUGH RETTEN'S AGENLY,]

MARSEILLES, Jan. 22.

THE now Messageries Martimes

ol-burning liner. President

In spite of the terrific seas,

Donmer, 466 feet in length, was which threatened every moment to launched to day in the presence of Ewamp the frail craft, the fent was She successfully accomplished, and only a distinguished gathering, will operate on the Indo-China and just in time. The Exeter City sunk

shortly afterwards. Far East service.

OUR LONDON AIR-MAIL LETTER

London-India Telephone Available Shortly.

Rudyard By Electricity to Brighton.

Kipling's Birthday. Robot Booking

Sir Philip Sassoon.

Clerks.

Savoyard's Final Farewell. Famous Band Conductor

Paid in Kind.

Robot Booking Clerks.

but

Sir Philip. Sassoon, "It was officially announced on Dec. 29. that Sir Philip Sassoon, M.P., has been elected Chairman of the National Gallery Board is succes

The British Government has made no move in the matter since they paid to America, when the debt in stalment came due on December 15, a sum of G805,300,000 in gold, It then required £20,500,000 to die charge this gold obligation of £19,633,970.

The American move is in effect a sequel to the request contained in the British Note. of November 10, for a review of the "Regime of inter-Governmental obligations."

V

Beyond a general expression of satisfaction at the prospect of pro- gress promised by the Washington announcement, np official comment is a yet available in London.

*Times" Comment." In the Press, the Times welcomes the consultation, and co-operation is foreshadowed and emphasises on the need for a clear understanding of the realities of situation. It says:

Action Agreed upon. ITHROUGH REUTER'S "AGENCY;}

LONDON, Jan. 20

An early war, debt discussion bo Britain has been agreed upon by tween the United Stated and Great President, Herbert Hoover and Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt, President-

elect.

Mr. Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of State, has been instructed to initiate negotiations with Great Britain without delay and to ar range for a Conference with Bri tish representatives early in March. The discussions will not, however, take place until after the new Pre- One of those realities is that sident takes office on March 4. anxious as Great Britain has been. A statement issued from the George Moore's books are slow and is to fulfil all her obligations, White House adds that the Con- and tedious to the ordinary reader. America has to accept goods and, feronce will also include discussions The Lake," a gem of technique, services by which alone payment is on economic problems, and "Ways is steeped with the sad beauty of possible. Unless America is pre- and means of improving the world Irish scenery, and the story of #pared to recast her whole economic situation.”

Matuni: Interest, young priest's ordeal has a slow policy so as to enable her debtors movement, in comparison with the

to pay what they owe the only al ternatives are a settlement un ent static quality of, say, Aphrodite in

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE,} Aulis his laat published work. Lausanne model or a frank cessa-

BUGRY, Jan, 20, George Moore was born a Romention of payments.

A communique issued at the The second reality is that sincs Catholic but became nominally a Protestant, and actually a classic the next payment is due on June 15, White House, Washington, yester al pagon. His books reflect this and since these. War Debt, obliga- day afternoon, states that the Con- tions so long as they are maintain-ference yesterday morning between conversion. A leisured age will re- discover him, but George Moore ised, constitute in themselves an in- President Hoover and the Presi walikely to be more than a vague superable barrier to economie re- dent-elect, Mr. Roosevelt, wE; name except to those whose lives covery, it, is a matter of urgency devoted mainly to a canvases of the are devoted to the classical tradi- they should be out of the way he foreign situation. The following

fore the World Conference meets statement was agreed upon. tionis of art and letters.

and that it would be a grave mis- The British Government ham: take to make a solution of this asked for à discussion on her wor problem dependent on prior or debt. The incoming administrations simultaneous solution of any of the will be glad to receive their repre many complicated questions with sentatives early in March for this

purpose,

R.B.

SILVER MARKET

LONDON PRICES

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

LONDON, Jan. 22. CLOBING SILVER PRICEN LONDON TODAY WERE: SPOT. ****

16% FORWARD"

16.18/16

HOME RUGBY

IN

WALES BEAT ENGLAND.

WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE

-SIR JOHN SIMON TO HEAD

MEETING

[UR1118H WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, Jan. '20. THE Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, will probably return to Geneva on Tuesday and will preside at the meeting of the Organising Committee of the World Economic Conference on Wednesday,

It will be the duty of this Com- mittee to determine dates and make other arrangements for the Con- ference for which the annotated agenda was completed yesterday by the Preparatory Committee of Ex

(THROUGH KRUTKE'S AGENCY)

LONDON, Jan. 22. AT Twickenham before 60,000

spectators in fine cold weather,perts. Wales beat England by 7 points to 3.

(Special Air-Mail Service)

LONDON, Jan. 5.

1 mother to Rudyard Kipling? How India will be on the London tele- I shall we teach him his little cato- phone early in the New Year. There, chiam at this distance, Mr. Kipl have already been highly successful No other electric railway in the conversations at various times or world has behind it the whole re- the day and night and the comple-sources of a national electricity: tion of a few details is all that scheme. stands in the way of opening the

Season tickets for the London service to the public. The compli

tubes are now available from a eated apparatus sent to India some time ago is working excellently. coin in the alot machine. This is Bombay has been selected as the

the latest development. in the me terminal station, but before very

chanisation of the booking office which the Underground company long the through line will go far Two newcomers were present at

been aroused by a hunger- beyond. The opening of this ser have already brought to such s yesterday's meetings of the Com- mittee of Nineteen, namely Dr. strike which eight Communists in vice to India will complete the net high degree of efficiency. So sues Benes (Czecho-Slovakia) and Cap- the local prison began on January work linking the great Dominions cessful has the automatic system 10 as a protest against the rejection of the Empire and Britain. for proved that 175 new machines have tain Antony Eden (Britain).

The Chinese delegation has issu- of their demand for "special treat Australia, New Zealand, Southust been ordered for the new and Africa and Canada are already be reconstructed stations now being ed a statement expressing dissatis- ment."

A spokesman of the Ministry of netting from the marvellous de built. The latest robot booking faction over the press reports of the Committee's inclination to accept Justice says the question of grant-velopments which have followed the clerks have been perfected to super- the important modifications sub- ing or refusing special treat combination of land-line and radio.

most uncanny way, for hot merely mitted by the Japanese of the draft ment" is entirely at the discretion when the Great War ended this sede the human element in an al resolution, of which they have not of the prison authorities them country was in telephonic touch do they issue tickets, but print with only two countries-France and them, date them, and price them, been officially informed, where as solves.

Belgium. Now, at Carter Late, test the coins, count them, and sort they are still without a reply to their amendments proposed on De- cember 26 last year, which in the LARGE LOAN WANTED FOR E.C., there is a telephone exchange them and deliver the right change, which enables the telephone subscri- Their application to the selling of

"'seasons" is experimental, ber in this country to speak to 95

nevertheless significant. per cent of the telephone subscri- bers of the world. During the Christmas holidays people in dis tant parts of the world who had The Chinese statement insists

neglected to send Christmas cards that non-recognition and

put in last-moment telephone calls. continuance of Manchukuo be ex-

By Electricity to Brighton.

sion to Viscount Lee of Fareham. At half-time England led by 3-0. plicitly included in the Report

It was Wales first win at Twic The Lord Mayor of London open- Sir Philip, who is Under-Secretary The Chinese statement also de- THE agreement between the

Ministry of Railways and the ed the completion of the first elec for Air, has been a trustee of the kenham, but her win. was thorough- clares that no settlement of the conflict, permanent or generally ac- Board of Trustees of the British trification of a main line on. De Gallery since 1921. He stated deserved, her forwards especially there was anothing ex- the wing players who were bril ceptable, can be arrived at without Boxer Fund for a loan £1,200,000 cember 31, when he and the com- that the full collaboration of the Unit for the completion of the Cantor-pany's guests travelled from Vic traordinary about, Lord Leo's re-inut. completely upset the plans of ed States and Boviet Russis. Any Hankow Railway is expected to be toria by one of the brand new tirement. He explainsed that "The the English backs,

be discussed and approved by the Southern Belles" to Brighton. trustees are elected fox,seven years The Prince of Wales attended conciliation committee, must

This great work has occupied about only and Lord Lee's term bas ex balanced by minor and major Board meeting in Shanghai on

pired. two years and has cost about two

Savoyard's Final Farawell- and three-quarter millions. A speci. men of the new trains is on view

Bir Henry Lytton's extended fare- at present at Victoria, and for the well to Doyly Carte opera will conte price of a penny anyone CBD ex to an end soon at the Savoy in amine its interesting features and London. During the next three sit on the luxury of the Pullman werks the whole repertoire of Gil- coaches, which mark a great ad- bert and Sullivan operae is to be vance in comfortable railway travel-given and on January 21, Sir Henry ling. The new train does the will make his final bone journey in an hour, and there will

Famous Band Conductor Paid in Kind be more express trains than before. The Brighton service is the first

After playing with his band for spectacular application of the no- tional grid to transport purposes. two weeks in Budapest, thus ter The power is drawn from the grid" minating his three months' Con- by way of three elaborate 132,000 tinental tour, Mr. Jack Hylton was volt switching stations at Croydon, informed on December 29 that he Three Bridges and Brighton. The would not be permitted to take out special requirements made necessary of Hungary the money he had re- a new design of these stations and ceived from the Budapest public. appearance of his band in Buda days, thair equipments, which are an ad- Efforts are being made by the Hun peat vance on previous practice and ofgarian Government to solve the diff great interest to electrical experts.ficulty, through the State Banking

in Departent, either by our No other electric railway the world has bebind it the exchange or by making Mr. whole resources of a national element in kind posibly is jewel. tricity scheme...

NANKING, Jan, 21.

SHANGHAI COURT AGREEMENT

Powers and the sub-committed January, 23. .should not be limited to the more exercise of good offices, as direct Sino-Japanese conversations cannot lead to a satisfactory conclasin.

LEAGUE SITUATION,

REVIEWED *:

NEGOTIATIONS FOR REVISION PROCEEDING The Committee of Nineteen will probably ask the Japanese delega

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] tion to give a definite agreement on three points, namely, will they ac-

SHANGHAI, Jan. 20, oept the Lytton Report as a basis for the historical background of CHINESE reports state that in- the dispute? Secondly, will they formal negotiations for the re: accept Chapter Nine as a basis of vision of the Shanghai Special conciliation for the settlement of Cuairt agreement, which will expire the dispute? Thirdly, will they on March 1, are now under way, accept the guidance of the Advisory An exchange of notes concerning Committee in the Resolution 1 the revision of the Pact is being If the Committes obtains a favour carried on between the Netherlands able reply, the conciliation proce- Minister and the Waichiaopu. dure will continue. It must be ad mitted that many member of the Committee are somewhat perplexed. regarding the passing on to Para graph Four, Article XV. of the League Covenant. The

know where the fram Report will lead, what will

MR. WANG FOR EGYPT

THROUGH REUTLE":"ACKNUT)-

LONDON,-Jan-21. the MR WANG, Director of the Chi the

Purchasing Committee,

want to

responsibilities of the League and left here for Egypt to day-

how it will re-act, upon

tion in the Far East,

the unce uty and the

Endyard Kipling's Birthday, On December 30. just 67 year Rudyard Kipling was bay Whe baks acting as the Chinese dele ther ate to the International Railway Conferences.

will stay in Egypt for several

lere or

band don't

the payment for the (Continued at foot of next

and was presented to the teams.

BATTING PRACTICE

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SEARCH for HINKLER

ABANDONED

"It is, of course, necessary to discuss at the same time, the world's economic problems, in which the United States and Britain are mu tually interested, and therefore re- presentatives should also be sent to discuss ways and means of improv ing the world situation.

It was settled that these arrange- mants will be taken up by the Se ceretary of State, Mr. Henry Stim son, with the British Government. MR. M. NORMAN

MARRIED

QUIET WEDDING IN LONDON

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY

LONDON, Jan,

of the Bank of England, MR. Montagu Norman, Governor married early this morning to Mrs. Priscilla Worathorne The wed diag was kept very quiet, and ex- cept for the witnesses, no one was present.

BAD WEATHER STOPS

Notice was given at the London RESCUE EFFORTS

Registry Office only the day before the marriage. His bride, whơi Xa years of age, obtained a divorve [QUITIAH, WIRELESS SERVICE}

in 1929, and is an active member of the London County Council. RUOSY, Jan 30, Mr Norman, who AFTER week of searching for Governor of the Bank of

Squadron Leader Bert Hinkler i simee 1980, is 68 yes BALLARAT Jan. 21 in the Swiss Alps, Captain W. He served with distin MAURICE LEYLAND (62) and Hope has decided to abandon his South African campaign.

the Nawab of Pataudi (84) efforts owing to the adverse We

ANTI-RED enjoyed batting practice against the ther conditions. He will return to- Victorian County team to day when morrow.

CAMPAIGN the M.C.C. scored 255 and dismiss During his search in the Simplon ed one of the home team for 20 Valley yesterday. Captain Hope and runs before the close of play his observer landed and continued

It is a two-day fixture agamat, a their search on foot tearn which will bat thirteen and field eleven.

twondays.

was attempting to establi

TO DIRECT record for the Engl

Squadron Leader Hinkler, who CHIANG KAI SHEF

flight has now been missing

dash for London order to ful-. | ing;

fill an engagement to-morrow, there field, upon arranged to purchase build ta ings in Budapest. He w the New the AIF WA unin) Year in with his band in the train, aeroplane,

ding

dis, met

General

xpressed

had cial commi

simo, would

direct the

oot Red campaign.

5 derelict idence ha