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OUR LONDON AIR-MAIL LETTER
Sir Vansittart Bowater: Sir Patrick Duff: Sir Charles Pears: Mr. Drinkwater in Egypt: Faithful Opera: In Search of Silence L. G. at Seventy.
(Special Air-Mall Service)
LONDON, Jan. 20.
Bir Vansittart Bowater.
German army.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1933.
OF
PESSIMISM IN TOKYO
JEHOL PART
MANCHURIA!
JAPAN'S LATEST CLAIM AT GENEVA
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
FEAR OF SINO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT.
DAME FORTUNE STILL FICKLE!
AUSTRALIA
COLLAPSE OF JARDINE'S MEN AFTER
GOOD START
Tokyo, Feb. 10. The sat hope SMILES FIRST ON ENGLAND AND THEN of a conciliatory settlement of the Sino-Japanese dispute over Man- churia appeared to have been blasted to-day with a final rojec tion by Japan of the League of Nations' proposal of nomina! Chin- ase sovereignty over Manchuria,
The cabinet met in an extraordin- Dry session to consider the question. It was reliably understood that Foreign the cabinet authorized Minister Yasuya Uchilda to instruct Yosuke Matsuoka, Japaness repre- sentative at Geneva, to reply nega Of the parts now adopted; pant
gue's committee. of 18, whether to nominal sion'a Report. one endorses the Lytton Commis.tirely to the question of the Lea- Man- over Japan would agree Chinese' sovereignty churia.
GENEVA, Feb. 13, THE Committee of Nineteen to day adopted the first threc parts of the Drafting Committee's report (which we published in yes- terday's issue).
The Committee will discuss the the Greek Minister and Sir Ren- question of recommendations to
nell Rodd.
Faithful Opera,
The
with
morrow.
Part two brings up to the date history of the dispute since the signature of the Lytton Report.
Part three states the conclusions, including the virtual condemnation of Manchuko.
Part four, which has still to be considered, recommends the estab lishment of a negotiating com mittee.
Final Breakdown, This was accepted generally as meaning a final breakdown in con-
ciliation.
(THROVOK BEUTER'S AGENCY)
BRISBANE, February 13, THE Ackleness of Dame Fortune was once again emphasised this afternoon when England resumed her innings, for after the telegraph board had read 151 for "1 at lunch time,' seven further wickets were lost by the end of the.day's play with but 120 ruas added to "the score.
A feature of the day's play was the "gameness" of Paynter who was in bed in hospital at li a.m. but who was allowed out to watch the match. This batsman on seeing his side fighting hard for the runs gamely insisted on batting and as he walked out to the crease with his neck muffled up, he was given a rousing cheer by the crowd while "Billy" Woodful, the An tralian leader, walked up to him and patted him on the back. Paynter batted stubbornly and is not out with 24 to his credit.
PAYNTER'S GAMENESS APPRECIATED
Sir Vansittart Bowater, who is What with the depression and the about to leave England on what, talk of the Opera House being might be described as a tour of the pulled down in connection with a Dominions, seeing that is itine: road widening scheme, operà en- rary includes visits to four of them, thusiasts had almost despaired of lias the distinction of being the Covent Garden season this year. first War Lord Mayor of London. Thinks, however, to the enterprise A few days before the war broke of the opera syndicate, fidelity to
It was understood that chida out in 1914 he was on a state visit the old tradition will be observed
was preparing a formal written to Belgium. The arrangements for at least another year. There
reply, including a restatement of wore somewhat summarily curtail is to be a six weeke season, start-|
Japan's position, which he will tale- ad by the sudden netivity of the ing on May 1, and the programme
New Japanese Claim.
as completed to will include two cycles of
The claim that Johol is an in- graph as soon
Matsuoka. Sir Vansittart is 70, although he Ring," "Parsifal," "Tristan and tegral part of Manchuris, was Thereafter Matsuoka and the looks younger, and has had an ex- Isolde," and several French and made by Mr. Matsuoka in conver-Japanese delegation may be ordered The fourth Test was resumed in cetitionally busy business and pub- Italian
operas, together
homeward momentarily. lic life. He is in need of a rest, two
operas unfamiliar to Lon-sation with Sir Eric Drammind,
According to Sir Eric Drum-
Meanwhile the government view the hottest weather and 6,000 people and his host of friends in the City don.
news, will cheer
mond, Mr. Matsuoka declared that od as gravely significant reports saw Jardine and Sutcliffe continue and in London generally hope that thousands of musical amateurs and Chinese troops continued mass-that China and Russia were discus- their innings. The wicket was wet.. ho may return fully refreshed by do something to combat the depresing on the frontier as they were at sing a Sino-Soviet treaty, providing ing well and with these two bats- sion difficulty. On the longer view, present, Japan would be bound by for an offensive and defensive alred was not hoisted until play had men playing cautiously, the huz, if the L.C.C. scheme goes through, treaty to assist Manchukuo, but if the outlook for grand opera is China refrained from attack Japan
been in progress for 187 minutes. uncertain. The acoustics at Covent would not break the peace.
Fourteen runs later, however, the Garden are perfect, and there is
English skipper attempted to put no alternative building.
O'Reilly away to leg but was caught by Love-114-1-46. Jardine had been batting stolidly for 190 minutes. during which time he hit only three boundaries. He was conspicuous for some artistic leg shots and on the whole played his usual correct
the four months' change of scene and by the musual leisure the trip will afford him.
Back to Four-Wheeled "Buses. I Hear on good authority that the L.G.O.C. is unlikely to build. any unore six-wheeled 'bukes.
Experience has shown that the extra wheels have given no corres; ponding advantage, and it has practically been decided, while not diminishing the passenger-carrying capucity of new buses, to adopt a design which will allow for four wheels only.
Sir Patrick Dun.
The
JAPAN'S REPLY TO LEAGUE
[THBOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
TOKYO, Feb. 13.
THE reply to the League's query. which the Foreign Office draft ed yesterday, is expected to be submitted to the Cabinet this after noon and despatched to Geneva this evening
liance.
An official spokesman said the government was privately inform ed that the Chinese diplomat, Eugene Chan, had discussed such an instrument at the Soviet em bassy in Paris.
An alliance between, Russia and China of this nature sooner or
Inter would mean warfare waged by them against Japan, the Japanese believe.
In view of the recent resumption of Sino-Russian diplomatic rela- tions, and the rejection by Japan of Russia's proposal of a non-ag- It is reported that the reply willgression pact, the reports of the firstly stress Japan's inability to Paris conference were, viewed in a cancel her recognition of Manchu more serious light than might be kuo, whose existence is considered the case otherwise. the best guarantee of peace in the Far East.
In Search of Bilance. Equipped with a sound meter and other delicate scientific recording devices, a staff of acoustic engineers have embarked upon the task of measuring the noise in the princip- al thoroughfares of London. This new survey is designed to provide a whole body of infallible evidence for the authorities when they come to deal seriously with the problem of stilling the roar of traffic. While Sir Patrick Duff's promotion to records will establish a basis the post of Permanent Secretary to for determining whether there is the Office of Works in succession improvement in the situation or to Sir Lionel Earle does not come otherwise, they will at the same as a surprise.
Now that it is authoritatively ment as to which is London's worst time help to settle popular argu-
Secondly, it will hold the League announced, he will receive the con "apot," and also whether. London responsible for the failure of con- gratulations not only of his Civilis poisier than New York, where a ciliation, under Paragraph Three Service colleagues, but also of poli-sinlar survey is in progress. I Thirdly it will express the inten ticians belunging to all parties.
Sir Patrick has been a member of am told that in today's investigation to submit, in accordance with tions Fleet Street and Ludgate Cir. Paragraph. Five, a refutation of the secretariat at 10, Downing cus gave higher "rendings" than the charges against Japan, if Para- street for about nine years. It is Lombard Street or the Embank- some four years since he became the Prime Minister's principal private secretary,
This is a position needing great tact, and demanding on occasions considerable self-sacrifice as regards hours of duty. The Office of Works will probably ensure for him a less strenuous time than he has spent for some years.
"Flood Area" Mats.
The last of the blocks of Ants built under the Grosvenor Housing Scheme by the Westminster City Council, in co-operation with the Duke of Westminster, is to be com- pisted early this year.
ment by a matter of 20 decibela.
L.G. at Seventy.
At seventy Mr. Lloyd. George is not only one of the fittest men in political life. His sense of humour has made him one of the most even- tempered.
When I met him the other day, very neatly dressed in a new suit, single stick-up collar, tie-pin, and
a long thin watch-chain folded twice across his waistcoat, I asked him the secret of his unfailing good humour.'
graph Four is applied.
CHINESE GRATIFIED
NANKING, Feb. 12. Chinese official circles are with- on the con- holding comment elusions reached by the League until they have been carefully pur- sued, but the general impression in the Capital appears favourable, Chinese circled are gratified that the League is firmly supporting the Carenant, the Kellogg Pact and the Nine-Power Treaty, and declared that Manchukuo was not
· SILVER MARKET
LONDON PRICES
(From Our Own Correspondent.}
LONDON, Feb. 13. SILVER PRICES KÈRE SHOWED NO CHANGE TO-DAY AND, ARE AS POLLOWS:-
Feb, 13 Feb. 11 18.0/16 (10.9/16.
10 160
SPOT FORWARD
The war office indicated in a
statemen, that the long unticipated Japanese drive for possession of Jehol province will begin soon.
Big Drive Starta Boon,
A spontaneous creation, but may Tokyo, Feb. 10.-Japan's mili take exception to the passages 1tary forces in Manchuria will be
gin a drive against Chinese troops for the conquest of Jehol province soon, the war office indicated in a statement to-day.
air. I walk for two hours every SHANGHAI DISTRICT day, and I have never wasted my concentration on athletics."
COURT
"Good health," he said," "and schooling myself not to worry, Ilating to anti-foreign propaganda have no fads about diet. I sleep in China. The scheme was intended to re-well and, if possible, in the open house the families whose home were flooded when the Thames overflow ed into the Millbank area, and the B01 flats provided should meet the needs of the situation admirably.
These mansions, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, remind one a little of the post-war Vienna working- class blocks of fats, and their che quer-board brick and Portland atone fronts impart a distinctly or namental air.
The good progress made with the work is largely the result of the efforts of Councillor Jacques Abady, who was Mayor of the City of Westminster at the time of the
floods..
Sir Charles Poeta.
At one time Mr. Lloyd George was a fair golfar, but he never took the game very seriously. He pro- ferred foursomes to singles, so that he could talk to his friends.
■
The worst period of his life, he told me, was the Boer War.
He lost his practice as a solici- tor. In his City office in London man came upstairs and hurled a brick through his windows. He couldn't go on a golf course because he was sure to be insulted. After his Birmingham speech he said to Mr. Lloyd George: "This means
cricket.
Hammond joined Sutcliffe and at came very slowly. one stage runs Twenty-five came in eo minutes and then Hammond suddenly made up his mind to open his shoulders and put O'Reilly out of the ground for a six. At lunch time he was not
out for 14 while the Yorkshire crack was still going strong with 84 to bis eredit, the total standing at 151 for 1. Ironmonger was responsible for some very steady bowling, his figures at this stage reading 9-7-7-0.
Sutcliffe Out.
As is so often the case, the lunch interval proved an excellent change bowler for Australia for no sooner play was resumed than England met with disnater. Sutcliffe had anly added. two runs to his total when he got his leg in front of a straight un from O'Reilly and was He had given marching orders, batted gallantly for 268 minutes and in making 86 runs he found the raila on ten occasions. His innings was characterised by fine cutting
coupled with an occasional hook and
pull.
Wyatt filled the breach and with Hammond brought the score, to 165 for a when the latter was yorked by McCabe. The restraint with which the Gloucester player batted may well be judged when it is said that it took him 50 minutes to score his 20 runs,and the only boundary shot When was a fixer off O'Reilly. Although there were no definito Hammond went, Leyland came out indications of when the campaign to join Wyatt and for a time it would get under way, the native looked as though these two would language press believed it would be put a stop to the rot. At 188, how only a few days.
ever, Wyatt gave a chance to Love The statement implied that off Ironmonger which was readily Japanese action against the Chinese accepted-189-4-12 Wyatt took 47 Nanking, Feb. 7.-It is reliably in Jehol could not be considered a minutes to score his 12 runs and learned that Messrs. F. T. Cheng and Hsu Mo, Political Vice-Minis warlike move, as Japan will be of these eight, were from boundary helping Manchukuo "restore or shots. Allen joined Leyland only ter respectively of Judicial Adder," in Jehol which Japan con- to see the latter out after they had siders part of Manchuria, and not added only ten runs to the total. of China.
He was attempting to put O'Reilly These Japanese activities will be out of the ground when Bradman and protecting residents against 198-5-12 treated na "policing the province caught him near the boundary alleged Chinese depredations.
SINO-BRITISH PARLEY TO OPEN SHORTLY
ministration and of Foreign Affairs have been appointed as the Gov eramont's. represenatives to open. negotiations with Mr. E. M. B. Ingram, Counsellar of the British Legation, concerning the question a garret for you and me."
of the Shanghai District Court It there was no actual garret, Agreements which will expire in Nowhere has the action of the the odium and the penury lasted April this year: It is understood Royal Institute of British Archi- for three years After such school that Sir Miles Lampson, the Bri- tects in submitting to the King the ing the political disappointments tish Minister, has had an informal name of Sir Charles Reed Peers as which have coms to him in recent exchange of views with Dr. Lo a suitable recipient for the Royal years are more easily borne. The Wen. Kan, Minister of Foreign Gold Medal for 1933 given greater Boer War taught L. G. a lesson in Affairs, regarding the question.-
Kuo Min. satisfaction than in the Civil Ser serenity which he has never forgot-
Vice
For the past twenty years Sir.
Charles has been the Chief Inspec
tor ók Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings at the Office of Works.
A slip of the pen in the original announcement made it appear that he was a member of the Royal Com- mission on Historie Monuments for one year only, in 1921.
As a matter of fact, that was the year of his appointment to the Commission on which he is still serving with great distinction.
Mr. Drinkwater in Egypt.
teu.
TO STAY IN CON.
Chinese soldiers from Jahol prov-
ince were reported to have crossed and attacked two villages. the border into Mukden province Japanese troops were hastily dis patched from Bnichiang to defend the villages.
Both towns were set afire during the attack and residents were seek ing refuge in the nearby bills, it was reported.
TROL OF GERMANY, the Shanghai Hang forced to retire after a brief bat
NATIONALIST LEADERS
DECLARATION
(THROUGH REÇTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, Feb, 12. "WE are determined to stay in control of Germany, come Mr. John Drinkwater left Eng-what may," declared the Nationa lan yesterday on his ses voyage to list leader, Herr Hugenberg, at a Egypt, where he is going to le mass-meeting held this evening at ture at the Egyptian University. the Sport Palace
TO SAFEGUARD RAIL TRAVEL
Vigilantes of the villages resist ed the entry of the Chinese troops Feb. 8. To safeguard but were greatly outnumbered and chow National Highway, special | tlo patrole have been organized by the Kiangst and Chekiang Authorities, The units will begin functioning on the 16.
It is learnt that these guarda will be assisted by the local police forces along the route as well as the Peace Preservation Corps of the
two
provinces.-Kuo Min.
PEARL RIVER BRIDGE
TO BE OPENED TO-MORROW
His lectures, like the six recently-Herr von Papen, the Vice-Chan- delivered at the university by Bir collor, and Herr Seldte, the Minis Der nison Ross, are designed to ter of Labour, were also present. supplement the permanent teaching. The platform speakers stood un
Canton, Feb. 8-February 13 will They will cover English poetry der the old Imperial Flag in from Shakespeare to the present honour of the presence of Prince be a red-letter day for Canton as _day, and it would be safe to wager Oscar, the ex-Kaiser's fifth son, the new bridge spanning the Pearl that Byron will receive at least his The speakers intimated that the River will be formally opened to full quota of attention from the present Orbinet would hold office traffic. The huge structure M lecturer,
irrespective of the election result nearing completion after three years Mr. Drinkwater's devotion to the Meanwhile, in the country clashes of engineering work and an expen memory of the deliverer of modern between Nazis and Communists diture of over $7 Greece is well known. He is an ar. continue. There were a score of bridge will connect dent Philhellenist, and while in casualtics as the result of clashes the north with the Inic London is a member of a group of at many different places during the which is 4 becoming Friends of Greece which includes week-end
PEIPING PALACE TREASURES
2,121 CASES LOADED ON
TRAINS
Allen Hits a Six!
Leslie Ames was next man in and Allen driving O'Reilly for a six to he had the satisfaction of seeing send the 200 up after 338 minutes' play. At tea time the score was 216 for 5, Ames being 10 not aut while Allen had gathered 13-- 215-5-12 2012-1
Australia met with further suc cess after the "ten interval for in his second over MeCabe had Allen caught. by Love before the batsman had added to his score. It was at this stage that Paynter; despite all proteste, decided to bat and'ns he was walking out to the crease he was given a rousing cheer. With the score at 225 Amen was caught by Darling at mid-off, the bowler this time being Ironmonger. Payn ter defended stubbornly while Lar wood, the newcomer, his out, He got a six off Ironmonger but..at 264 he was bowled by McCabe after he had been batting half-an-hour for 23 runs. Paynter (21) and. Verity (1) then played out time, the score at the close of play being 271 for 8.
Peiping, Feb. 7-Removal of the treasured of the Peiping Palace Museum began this evening Near ly 60 trucks and carts started con Vaying the relics to the West Sta- tion at 9 p.m., completing the transportation in time for the train to leave early this morning.
Special squads of gendarmes and police were posted along the entire route from the Museum to the rail-b way station yesterday Trams stopped
cason compris nuscripta, bronze are, swords, and treasures
SCORES
The full scores, up-to-date, are
Australia 1st Innings, yo W. M. Woodfall>Mitchell 46%
DG
nmondi Bradma
dine
Bing, c Anies, HS Love, 1 b.w., Mi
chell
H Bromley, c Verity,"
Tarwood...
Wall, not out.
W. J. O'Reilly, e Ham-
mond, b Larwood H. Ironmonger, st: Ames,
b Hammond
Extras
Total
340
Fall of the wickets:-1 for 133; for 20; 3 for 233; 4 for 264; 6 for 987; 0 for 202; 7 for 318; 8 for 317; 9 for 329; 10 for 340.
Bowling Analysis.
Larwood 'Allen
0. M. R. W.
31 7 101
4
94
Hammond
4 $3 3 B: 01
Mitchell
Verity
16 5 49 2 97 12 30 0 England-ist Innings. Sutcliffe, .b.w.. b O'Reilly... 86 Jardine, Love, b. O'Reilly 46: Hammond, b McCabe Wyatt, c Love, b Iron-
12 Bradman, b
monger Leyland
O'Reilly
*
Allen, o Love, b Wall Paynter, not out Amer, Darling, b Iron-
monger
Larwood. b McCabe Verity, not out ............
Extras
20
FEAR OF MUTINY IN DUTCH NAVY
GUARDS DOUBLED ON SHIPS AT HELDER BASE
THROUGH WEUTER'S AGENCY)
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 12 FEARS of further outbreaks of
mutiny in the Dutch navy are. causing considerable anxiety at the naval base at Heller, Holland, where sentries on all ships," have been doubled and officers are mount- ing guard with revolvere.
Rumours are prevalent that the crews of some of the destroyers are preparing to imitate the mutineers of the cruiser De Zoven Provincien, which was seized off Sumatra on February B, and the Dutch Govern ment have expressed their inten tion of suppressing any such action at any cost
It is officially announced that the rumours are unfounded, but the Admiralty admit that precautions are being taken against any even tuality. The position at Holder is at present quiet and no arrests have been made, but no one is ad- mitted to naval premises or sa board the ships.
A number of the flent's fasteit torpedo boats are lying with full.... with full steam raised, and the naval aerodromes are kept illumin- ated all night in order the planes. may take off at a moment's notice. Military units are also ready for.
any emergency,
The seizure of the De Zeven: Pro vincien has caused grave concern throughout the country, and the Communist Deputy Devissar has sent a letter to the President of the Chamber, asking him to spend up the discussion in Parliament on suppression of the mutiny.
YOUNG FRENCH AVIATRIX
13
SETS OUT ON LONE FLIGHT TO SAIGON
17
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY)
2
1
17
THE
Total (for wkla) 271
B
Fail of wickets:-1 for 114: 2 for 158; 3 for 108; 4 for 188; 5 for 1990 for 316; 7 for 225.
LE BOURGET, Feb, 13 young French aviatrix, Mademoiselle Boucher, left at 7.95 am in a British light sero
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