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21 1933

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, FEE

PROTEST AGAINST HITLER WELCOMED

SALARY CUTS

Civil Servants Plan Mass Protest

TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND JAPANESE CABINET TROOPS AWAIT ZERO HOUR!

CHINA'S MOST PEACEFUL PROVINCE THREATENED WITH WARFARE

TENSE ATMOSPHERE IN PEIPING :

HOSPITALS BEING PREPARED

(THROUGH ESOTER'S AGENCY. }

BASE

PEIPINO, February 20.

TWO armies totalling over 200,000 men now face each other in Jehol, awaiting the Japanese zero hour. Probably 50,000 Japanese troops and large numbers of Mañchukuo troops with one hundred Japanese aeroplanes and many armoured cars are walting_for_the`signal from General Muto, Commander of the Kwantung Forces and Japanese Ambassador to Manchukuo, to break loose warfare in China's most peaceful province,

On the other hand 150,000 Chinese troops and Volunteers now All the Jebol mountains which form natural formidable defences, while the single road leading from Peiping to Jahol is being ground to pieces by motor lorries conveying munitions and other military equipment to the front.

The atmosphere is Peiping la extremely tense, Doctors are feverishly preparing base hospitals.

Ya the meantime, two Japanese warships have arrived it Chidwangtio..

The Japanese attack on Jehol is expected to be launched any time from tonight.

ANOTHER NEUTRAL ZONE SUGGESTED

TOKYO, February 20.

The Foreign Offe indientes that Japan is likely to suggest to the Chinese Authorities at Nanking and Peiping the withdrawal - of Chinese regulars from Jehol and the creation of a neutral zone on both sides of the Great Wall for the purpose of minimising the possibility of the Jehol operations spreading to North China.

JAPANESE NAVAL MANOEUVRES

To Extend To Mandated Islands

NO SECRET BASES BEING BUILT

Tokyo, Feb. 14. Admiral Mineo Osumi, Japan's minister of the navy, told the Associated Press to

day that the grand manoeuvres of the Japanese navy in 1933 would begin late in August-two months earlier than the usual time and would cover a large area in the reas lying to the south of the is lands composing the territory of the Japanese Empire."

DECISION

To Withdraw From League

IF COMMITTEE OF 19'S RESOLUTION. ADOPTED

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, Feb. 90. IT is reported that the Cabinet has decided to withdraw the Japanese delegation froin Geneva after making the counter-declara tion, if the Assembly passes, thei Committee of Nineteen's Report and Recommendations.

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Japan will then take the proce dure to withdraw from the League,

MUNITIONS FOR FAR EAST

JAPAN A HEAVIER BUYER

THAN CHINA

London, Feb; 16.-Japan was' a much heavier buyer of munitions from Great Britain than China during the past year, according to figures announced today by the Board of Trade covering the muni tions trade with the Far East dur ing 1932.

FRENCH PREMIER TAKES STRONG STAND

PARIS CUT OFF FROM OUTER WORLD

{THROUGH RHỠVERʼN - AGINOY.}

PARIS, Feb. 19. A MASS protest by French civil of all kinds is planned for, to servants and State employees morrow and the situation appears

gravely threatening.

The protest in against the salary cuta impending as a result of the Government's financial programme in the effort to balance the budget.

The Government, said H. Dala dier, the Premier, in the Senate to-day, will not be blackmailed by protest strikes. Neither the Gov ernment nor Parliament will deli borate, under menace..

IN COLOGNE

Will Rule Country With

Minority

CENTRE PARTY'S POLITICS CRITICISED

(THROUGH REUTER'S' AGENCY.]

COLOGNE, Feb. 20.. OVER & hundred thousand Rhine Inn Nazi storm-troops and the whole of the police force was paraded to welcome Herr Hitler last night.

In the course of a speech to a Hitler made it quite clear that crowd of eighty thousand people, lailing a majority in the elections: he intends to govern the country with a minority...

He added: "After all, I did not make the constitution.”

Hitler was not deterred by the fact that Cologne is the centre of Gorman Catholicism in the course of his speech, most of which con→ sisted of a bitter attack upon, the Catholic Centre Party, not only criticising their politics, but pressing doubts as to their Chris

France's financial position, he added, is not so black as it hastianity. really graver than the material, and teen painted. Her moral crisis is

who are bound to the State by the protest of the civil servante, contract is inadmissible.

All is ready for the strike pro gramme to-morrow. There will be British exports of small

strikes of one hour in all Govern cartridges to

arment, offices, of half an hour in the China, Hong Kong, Macao and the Leased on the transport services. These excluding Board Schools and of ten minutes Territories, totalled rounds. In this category only did lade to more drastic measures,'

7,735,00) strikes are declared to be "the China place large orders in Bri tain than Japan, which took a total of 5,301,450 rounds, including ex- ports to Japan Proper, Formust

Construction of Secret Bases Denied and the Japanese Leased Territoria

Admiral Osumi declared with

in China.

vehemencs that reports that the Japanese purchases of high ex Japanese navy is building sub-plosives in the British market near marines bases and air fields in the doubled those of China, the mandated islands are. without foundation." Such reports have been circulated recently in connec tion with proceedings of the Per manent Mandates Commission of the League at Genova.

"I know that ports are being built in those islands for purely commercial

" purposes," Admiral Osumi said, "but it is technically impossible to use them for the pur poses ascribed in the Geneva re- ports." He added that the Minis- try of Overseas Affairs, not the Navy, is building the ports in Question, which are necessary to handle the growing sugar trade of the islande.

Admiral Osumi declined to either confirm or deny that they would extend to the islands just north of

Admiral Osuni declined to say sha Equator over which Japan whether Japan would retain the holds a mandate under the League Pacific mandates in the event of her of Nations, groups lying between withdrawal from the League of the Philippines and the United Nations as a result of the long- States, the Mariannes, Carolines drawn Manchurian controvery. He and Marshalls. His comments, declared that as long as Japan re- however, strongly indicated that mained in the League this question the zone of operations would in- was "hypothetical. clude at least & portion of these! mandated islands, possessions of Germany, before the Great War.

Nothing New.

"If our fleet should- manoeuvre ng far south as the Mandated Is- lands it would be nothing now," he said. "Our warships have been there often..

The navy minister explained that the war games for the present year ora the grand, manoeuvres" which come only every third year, and in which the entire navy takes. part.

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"Such large peale operations," ne explained." can not be staged in the Sea of Japan owing to lack of space. There's nothing signific ant in our choice of locality for the 1933 manoeuvrea."

Reports Denied.

He also declined to comment on the proposals that the United States shall retain a naval base in the Philippine Islands after inde pendence is granted, or on the con- Atlantic ficet in the Pacific. linued presence of the American

TRANSPORT OF ARMS

TO HUNGRY

CAUSES INDIGNATION AND CRITICISM

Japanese taking 400,000 lb. against only 278,600 lb. exported to China Exports of other explosives and ammunition totalled only £1,483 Ales of £40,289 to Japan. worth to China, compared with

The Japanese bought ordnance, stores and appliances £11,100 worth of military and naval

sales of similar material to China from Britain during the year, while amounted to £7,778.-United Prem.

SAD PLIGHT OF

SHENSI

THOUSANDS ON BORDER OF STARVATION

sands of people living in western Peiping, Feb. 18.-Several thou

tion because famine conditions exist Shensi are on the border of starva- in all western hsien of that pro vince, according to advices from Sian received by the China Interna tional Famine Relief Commission.

Conditions are very bad in Fu fang, Wukung, Kishan and Feng ang. No rain has fallen there f rain com this spring, it is for the past five months and, even coabtful whether the wheat crop will exceed a quarter of a normal. yield. Practically all draft ani- mals have been killed for food.

SILVER MARKET

LONDON PRICES

Pre-

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

LONDON, Feb, 20. FOLLOWING ARE THE · SILVER QUOTATIONS ON THE LONDON MAREST TO-DAY :.

SPOT FORWARD

Feb. 20 Feb, 18

10.15/10 16 17. 18,16/18

Threats Carried Out,

PARIS, Feb. 20. Paris was almost completely cut off from the outer world for two hours this morning by protest strikes. Telephones and tele- graphe ware temporarily cut off, and transport stopped for ten minutes according to plan, but so

most orderly manner. various services have passed off in far, the brief spasmodic strikes in

GERMANY FEEDS HERSELF

Big Agricultural. Surplus

Conditions are so bad that some land on which wheat has been sown ture, Baron von Braun, has inform Berlin. The Minister of Agricul is being offered for-sale at two doled the Budget Committee that lars & mow, with very faw buyers Germany's food supplies as far as even at that figure. Buildings of meat, dairy produce and com were four chien and outbuildings can be concerned could now be amply pro- being sold for firewood at 25 cop although at the peace settlement bought for $3.50 and funiture is vided from her own production- pers 100 catties.

she lost provinces with an agricul tural surplus.

ex-

Political Clashes,

lenburg, a serious clash between Meanwhile, in Rostock, Meek-

the Naizes and the Reichsbanner was occurring. Two of the Reichs banner group were killed and soven injured, while two Nazis were seriously injured. The collision rival procesionu. was the result of a meeting between

Eleven were injured in a shoot ing affray between Nazis Socialista at Wuppertal.

** Germania. ** Huspendon dancelled.

and

BERLIN, Feb. 10. Following an interview between Dr. Marks, Centre Party deputy, and Captain Goering, the Presi dent of the Reichstag, Goering has cancelled the order orbring the suspension for three days of the Catholic newspaper, Germana,

Both sides apologized for their part in the incident.

CRUISER SQUADRON

COMMAND

REAR-ADMIRAL J..K. IM

THURN,

miral J. K. in Thurn, C.B., C.M.G., London, January 28.-Rear-Ad-

mand the First Cruiser Squadron CB.E., whozo selection to com

in the Mediterranean, in successION

4), will now boiat his flag for the to Vice Admirat G. K. Chetwode, C.B, C.B.E. (promoted on January

first time.

He was promoted to Rear-Admiral in October, 1920, while Chief of

IN HONG KONG TO-DAY

CLOUDY

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, 188UED BY THE ROYAL OBSEnvatory at 5.25 F.M.;. STAZED-

A WEAK ANTI-CYCLONE OVER N. CHINA IN DECREASING BLOWLY· IN_ INTENSITY. MODERATE, MONSOON WILL PREVAIL OVER THE CHINA COAST AND THE NORTHERN CHINA SEL

ĮTAROUGH REUTER'S AGENUY.)

VIENNA, Feb. 20. THE next week is awaited with Austria

anxiety in political circles in The Dollfus Government and the

Wel-Pei Cazal Scheme, agreement

between Anstalt and

the Credit

The harvest of 1932. produced signed on January. 10, are endan-stricken land can be irrigated has required only about 11,000,000 tons.

An urgent appeal to finish the foreign creditors, Wei-Pei canal so that the famine human consumption and industry. 20,300,000 tons of corn, whereas gered following the publication of been received by the OIF.RO. It rent would therefore have to Stalf to Admiral Sir Frederick Field the Anglo-French Note.

will be recalled that this canal pro

over

tum.

LOCAL FORECAST: N.E. WINDS, HODEBATE; CLOUDY.

in the Mediterranean, and during the past two years has been assist

Sidney Bailey, C.B.E., D.8.0., will ant Chief of the Naval Staff at the

relieve him on February 28. Admiralty, where Rear Admiral

When the interviewer reminded him that manoeuvres in the neigh- bourhood of the mandated islands would place the Japanese Navy be- tween the United States and Guam and the Philippines, Admiral Osu mi laughed.

"Japan's southern islands, like the Bonins, even the mandated from the Social Democrate, who in 1930 under a plan which calls of a foreign market

The danger to the Government is ject was started by the commission go to feed livestock in the absence groups, are our home coasts, he blame it for sanctioning the trans- for 8550,000 from the commission declared. "If we manoeuvre off the port of arra to Hungary, while 20,000 bags of cement from General tons of which only 12,000,000 tons The potato crop was. 40,000,000 we are only doing what the Ameri the other parties are indignant Cha Ching Lan, and 2400,000 from were needed for human consump can navy does when it manoeuvres off California, Panama of Hawaii. Austria will have to submit under The commission reports that it has trial purposes. The rest would have the humiliation to which the Bhensi Provincial Government. tion, and 2,000,000 tons for indus Certainly no gesture of any kind what they describe as an ultima completed its own part of the work to feed the pigs of which there is intended thereby,"

The effect created by Britain Shensi Government has not been war, although the breeding of pigs with the funds it furnished, but the were 300,000 more than before. the associating herself so completely Eblo to finish its part because pro with France may make it more i vincial expenses have exceeded the

had declined, difficult to obtain a majority for budget figure. About $150,000 or area of sugar beet owing to the fall It would be necessary to reduce the the Anstalt agreement,

$200,000 more is needed to complete in consumption. There were 650,000 the project.

more cattle, and 20,000,000 moro cocks and hens than before the war. The Minister pointed out that it London, Midland and Scottish Rail was no longer sufficient to impose Way, and Mr. Newlands, Chief En-high duties to maintain the price of gineer of the same railway; Mr. corn since the danger was not cheap H. N. Gresley, Chief Mechanical foreign wheat but jinsaleable Germiral Field in the Hood Battle Engineer of the London and North- man wheat. An entirely new situa Eastern Railway; Mr. E. 0. Coz tion had arisen since so many Cairo. The International Rail- Traffic Manager of the Southern farmers had gone over from cattle 1995-28 he commanded the Signal way Congress, attended by about Railway; and Mr. G. H. Crook, breeding to crops in the Sast low School at Portsmouth, and in 1998.20 600 delegates from various parts of Assistant to the Signal Engineer of years. the world, was opened hereby the Great Western Railway.

PRENSA Ba Chief of Buff in the Mediter King Fund.

the Gergen Feat

The summer's southward cruise of the Japanese fleets, the minister continued, necessarily will be brief, first because of the large cost of such, ex' osive voyage for the big. capital ships, and, secondly, bo- esuse the southern, qalanda, Black suitable harbours for anchoring the big ships, especially with the Sep. tember typhoon season at hand.

There are no particularly grave reasons, for the season chosen. Admiral Osumi said, except the de sire of the Navy General Staff to provide experience under differ ent climatic conditions," By this he was understood to mean that the crews would be given experi- ence of summer weather in the -tropies and subtrapon and that the "iynability of. some of the new hips would be tested for the Arat time under such conditions,

RAILWAY EXPERTS OF THE WORLD

MEETING IN CONFERENCE IN CAIRO.

Questions affecting progress in

The British delegates include gir1 failway working will be digenised la Evelyz Cecit, director of the soutir At the Conference, which is helds orn Railway; Bir Heary Fowler, every three years. The questi Assistant Vice-President of the road and»Bar/comp Centimied at foot of next Columa)come up.

Most of Rear Admirhl im Thurn'a career has been associated with that Sea Lord, especially since 1913, of Admiral Field, the retiring First

when they were commander and captain on wireless and signal duties at Portsmonth. In 1917-18 Admiral Madden, Second-in-Com both officers were on the staff of mand of the Grand Fleet. In 1918- 21 Rear-Admiral in Thurn was at A commission in command of the the head of the Signal Department.. cruiser Ceres, was followed by his appointment as flag captain to-Ad-

Cruiser Bquadron, in which to made the world cruise (in) 1pg 34.15 In

of wark ? Ho is now, 51, and stands ninth Com the list of 39 rear-adminds. It pilynocekkery, for an officer to hoist of his flag at sea, in this rank if he is largest to be promoted to vice-admiral on

the active list,

CONTROL OF CIVIL AVIATION

British Statement At Geneva

WILL ACCEPT ABOLITION OF MILITARY AIR-CRAFT

(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY)

GENEVA, Feb. 20.

AUSTRALIAN CRICKET

M.C.C. In Bad Position

HOME TEAM SCORE 322 RUNS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENor].

NEWCASTLE, Fab, 20

BRITAIN is prepared to Sub-THE Northern Districta were dia

missed to-day for 322 runs, the

scribe to the universal accept- ance of the abolition of naval and last three wickets adding only two Bowos took 3 for 64 and military aircraft and airbombing runs.

except for police purposes," said Brown for 49. the British Air-Minister addressing The M.C.C. did not find run the Air Commission of the Disarma getting easy and at the close mont Conference.

play had obtained 240 for 8 wicketsä the proviso that an effective scheme scored 44 runs in 102 minutes, die Lord Londonderry emphasised Hobbs played for the M.C.C and of international control of civil playing his old time mastery and preclude the misuse of civil air. aviation can be devised which would | hitting three fours. craft for military purposes.

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THE ASSOCIATION CUP

DRAW FOR 6TH ROUND

(TURODOH REOTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, Feb. 20. THE Association Cup Sixth Round draw, to be played on March 4, is na follows:-

Brighton or Weatham

Middles-

brough or Birmingham. Derby v. Sunderland. Burnley Manchester City. Everton". Lutun.

The only player to offer real re sistance to the bowling was the Nawab of Pataudi who has scored 67 runs and is undefeated.

PRIMO CARNERA FREED

From Manslaughter Charge

(THROUGH REITER'S ADENOT.)

NEw Youx, Feb. 169 THE Chief Medical Examiner of New York City has announced? that Ernie Schaaf, the heavyweight; boxer who died after a contests against Primo Carners, entered that ring suffering from inflammation of the brain,

The fact has been determined: sa the result of a microscopic analysis

Montreal.-Viscount Duncannon, young son of the Governor General of the brain. of Canada and the Countess of Bessborough, played the title role in a production of Hamlet given in tread Repertory Theatre, and the wrappers are being cut and printed Ottawa and Montreal by the Mon- Hallifax, Canada. Six million critics found much to praise and in Canada of Canadian paper for admire in his performanco. All the shipment to Jamaica where they will scenes were built upon one convert eneloso. Jamsion, oranges packed in ible set designed by Lord Bessbor crates made of Canadian wood, ough and executed by the Hon. Mrs, shipped north by Canadian steam- Gordon Ives, lady-in-waiting to Her ships and sold for consumption in Excellency.

Canada,

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