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BOLSHEVIST TERRORISM

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1933.

SEEN IN

REICHSTAG FIRE

JAPANESE CHANGE OF TACTICS

Berlin Police Arrest All Communist..

Deputies

PLANS FOR REVOLUTION FOUND IN SEIZED DOCUMENTS

CABINET TAKES DRASTIC ACTION

THROUGH "REUTER'S ADENCY]

BERLIN, February 28, THE most menstrous act of terrorism committed up to now by Bolshevists in Germany "is the description applied to the Reichstag fire in a communique Issued by Herr Geering, announc ing the impending arrest of all Communist deputies, Tho message adds that plans were found in documents seized at Karl Leibknecht's house, showing the fire to be a signal for a Bolshevist revolution.

The man arrested is now staled to be a 24-year-old Dutchman named Vas Der Luebbe, who is alleged to have confessed, but he has denied he is anyone's agent.

The entire Communist Press throughout_Prussia has been pro hibited for four weeks, and the Socialist Press for a fortnight.

. LATER,

Herr Goering has ordered the arrest of all the Communist Reich- stag deputies numbering about one hundred. Police this morning seized all Communist and Socialist newspapers, leaflets and periodicals

Arrests in Berlin amount to 130, and in Hanover 140.

FIRST NEWS OF THE FIRE

appearing in Berlin, the further CROWDS WATCH THE FLAMES publication of which are forbidden.

The polico also occupied the Vorunerta ofice, and loaded two vans with confiscated literature.

ENORMOUS DAMAGE ·

LATER.

Eighty people have been arrested, including 38 Communist leaders, amongst whom are Litton, legal advisor to the Communist Party.

It is stated that Van Rebbe is well known to the Amsterdam police, and belongs to the Dutch Communist Party. In 1931, he applied for a passport to Russia since which he has not been heard of till last night.

BERLIN, Feb 28.

SWEEPING MOVEMENT

SUCCESSFUL

MERCIFUL STRATEGY? ~

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY]

THERE

was

PEIPING, Feb. 28. a dramatic change in the war situation to-day when the Japanese attack, having failed at Paishiihtsu, was suddenly switched northwards and a strong thrust was made to the west of Chaoyang.

Once again aerial bombing necom. panied by an artillery bombard- inent announced a new point of

attack.

However, the Chinese troops are well settled in Tamino Pass and have withstood all attacks made on the position, though they have paid a price in casualties.

Tokyo, Feb. 28.

It is learned from Kailu that the Mogi cavalry in a rapid cross country advance, reached Fangshen road junction, 40 kilometres north- east of Chihfeng at ten o'clock this morning. The occupation of the

to-morrow".

A

TENSE SITUATION IN TIENTSIN

JAPANESE PROTESTS.

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.)

PEIPINO, Feb. 28. MOST tense situation exists at Tientsin, where the Japanese authorities have protested to Yu Hsueh Chung, the Chinese Cum- mander there, against his making entrenchments and other defences is the Tangku area. In response to representations (Yu Hsueh Chung gave an assurance to the Japanese authorities to fully safeguard Japanese residents in Tientsin.

LABOUR WINS IN BYE ELECTION

NOTHERHAM RETURNS

(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

2. LONDON, Feb. 28.

MYSTERY OF 'A RAPHAEL

PRADO MADONNA OF THE- OAK”—AND A RIVAL

In the sitting-room of a London suburban villa hangs a picture which its owner claimed to-day is the original of the Madonna of the Osk," the world-famous master- pieco by Raphael,

He contends that the picture of this title now in the Prado Gallery in Madrid is a copy; and that the evidence he lins collected in the 22 years of research and investigation he has carried out since the picture came into his possession is conclu-

sive.

The romantic story behind this claim was told to an Evening Standard representative by Mr. Romolu Bisci, who bought the pic- ture in 1911, when on a visit to Italy. He believes that it is worth

about £200,000.

Mr. Bisci lives in the North Cir cular-road, Hendon, N.W., There in his sitting-room, the picture in its original massive frame with fine carvings, hangs.

Mr. Bisai is the head of a staff bureau in the West End. He has studied art as a hobby. Standing before the picture, he told the story

COMMONS DISCUSSION ON ARMS EMBARGO

Sir John Simon Replies To Opposition Criticism

CASE THAT INVOLVES GREAT COMPLICATIONS

(THROUGH REUTES'S AGENOT]

LONDON, Feb. 29. Au ambargo on Mr. George Lansbury, the Labour China aud, Japan would be more

arms again leader, opened the Far Eastern de-injurious to Chinese interests that bate in the House of Commons, de- to Japan as China depended far claring that the Opposition were more upon imports. neither pro-Chinese nor pro-Japan- ese, but profoundly dissented with the policy of the Japanese Govern- ment without lossening the feelings of friendship towards the Japanese people.

He was convinced that the Bri tish people desired Britain to with bold assistance of every kind fram Japan as well as the supply of arms, particularly in respect to: loans and credits.

The League Covenant had altered

Economic forecs combined with: the relationship of the Government with whom England had foresworn the moral pressure of world opinion war. This was vitiated by Mr.might, after an interval, bring Matsuoka's argument:

Japan to a more reasonable state of mind. Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.

The world was facing one

Of

city is expected either to-day or bye-election at Rotherdam / of its discovery, pointing out ways the most serious crises since 1014,"

caused by the resignation in which it differs from the picture Mr. Lansbury said.

་ owing to ill health of Mr. George in the Prado Gallery. He said:

"I have made a particularly close Herbert has resulted in the election of Mr. Dobbie (Labour), who poll study of Italian art. Since I came ed 28.767 votes against 12,803 for to live in England I have made Mr. Drummond Wolff (Conserveny journeys to my native country

in connection with pictures..

JAPAN EXPLAINS HER ·

CAMPAIGN

Tokyo, Feb. 28. Press despatches indicate that

tive). On Japanese and Manchukuo forces are continuing their great sweeping movement and closing in on Chih- feng and Chienping from the north, and Chienping and Lingyuan from the east and south-west

The German Reichstag is fire. Fire-engines are hurying to the scene, where great crowds are gathering from all over Berlin.

Flames are shooting out from the glass dome surmounting the Reichstag Building. Thousands are assembling in the Tier-Garten to watch the spectacle,

thrust westward along the Great No attempt has been made to

Wall as the main object is to drive The full force of police on horse the insurgents out of Jehol south- back and afoot are keeping backward through the passes to North the crowd whilst all the fire brigades in Berlin, are pouring water on the flames.

A man has been arrested who states that he is Д Comunnist

from Holland,

The damage to the Reichstag will take months to repair, and mean-

The Afro in the while the problem is where to meet, as the main hall of the heen extinguished Prussian Diet is very small. It is the Deputies meet, suggested that the Reichstag heed out, convoked in some other town in Germany.

DRASTIC DECREE The Cabinet has decided to pre- zent to. President won Hindenburg for signature à decree for the "protection of the German people against the Communist danger," which will make possible far reaching interference with person- al liberty.

STATE OF EMERGENCY

LATER. The Cabinet has decided to establish virtual martial law under

police regine, A military state of emergency will not be declared, at the Government wishes to keep the measures to be decreed have the effect of placing Germany in stato of emergency, with the sole cbject of meeting the Communist danger.

LATER, Reichstag has The Hall where has been burn-

Some are of the opinion that the Are may have been started by irresponsible Nazis with the object of provoking trouble.

Communists Blamed.

It is learned that the fire in the Reichstag was started by heaps of documents being set on fire in six different places.. The police assert that Coenmunists are responsible.

Apart from the alleged Dutch- man, who was arrested actually in the Reichstag there were several other people in the building, al- though the Reichstag was not sit- ting.

The wildest rumours are circulat ing in Berlin. one being that secret orders have been issued to, the Nazi "Storm-Troops" to create a day, when all prominent political pponents of the Nazis will be "dinposed of."

China, and not bottle them up. Consequently the passes have been intentionally left open for the pur pose of facilitating a Chinese with drawal.

SILVER MARKET

LONDON PRICES

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

LONDON, Feb. 28.

TYHDE

FOLLOWING ARE

SILVER QUOTATIONS ON THE LONDON MARKET TO-DAY:

Feb, 28 Spor

17 FORWALD 17,3/16

Feb. 27 17.1/10 171

LATER. Reports from Chinchow state that Japanese aircraft have been gent to bomb 10,000 Chinese troops concentrated at Yehchikou where brigade advancing upon Lingyuan from the south-east.

SOVIET REPUBLIC THAT. WANTS TO BECOME JAPANESE!

unofficial-from the Yakutsk Re- Tokyo, Feb. 17-A delegate public, of the U.S.S.B., is in Tokyo approaching the Foreign Office authorities to support a movement to include that Republic, iz. the Japanese Empire.

An Adriatic Whisper. "It was in 1911, when I was in Pesaro, a town bordering on the Adriatic, that I first heard about & picture which was believed to be the genuine Madonna of the Oak:"

First, I made inquiries about the picture in the Prado Gallery. I was struck by the fact that nothing was known of its history to the greatest experts was doubt- and that its authenticity-uccording inl. Nobody could say exactly how this picture had come into being. All that is known is that it sud- denly appeared from & museum be- tween 200 and 300 years ago. Yakutsk, occupying a large area Of this picture famous art eri- of the Siberian wastes, has atics have said Not a single touch population of 300,000, and accordis visible that can be assigned to ing to the delegate, Mr. Dmitri Raphael Therefore I decided to Winokoff, is anxious to be free of investigate the story that the real Soviet tyranny, and live under the Raphael was in Pesaro, Rising Sun flag.

I was introduced to Vatielli, who said that the pictura a Count had been in his possession since 1856. "He showed it to me at his home and produced documents in support of his story.

"Why stop at Manchukuo," he is reported to have told Pressmen in Tokyo." Japan's embracing us would be to the great benefit not enly of the oppressed people, but to Japan herself. Come to Yakutok, and let the Rising Sun flag fy on all our houses.":

He added that only ten per cent.

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Count Vatielli was then an old man-he died last year at the age

of 93..

Therefore, they believed that Sir John Simon, the Foreign Secretary, should explain clearly and emphati cally any obligations they were un- der to any Government in certain eventualities, also to make it clear that they were not actuated, as some ticn, to spread Communism were insinuating, by their opposi China or anywhere else.

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It was nothing to do with the rest of the world if China went Communist (Ministerial protests).

COMPLETE EMBARGO

URGED

SIR AUSTEN'S VIEW-

Sir Austen Chamberlain, told the Commons that as the situation in the Far East had developed, his sympathy with Japanese policy. had diminished.

when Japanese action in Manchuria We had reached the stage, he said, became incompatible with her ob ligations under the Covenant, the Pact of Paris and the Nine Power Treaty.

Japan had been hurried by har military, rashly and unwisely, inte an adventure the end of which might be far distant and in which the expense of blood and treasure, might be far greater than her peo ple could foresee.

the last 17 months Japan had not No one could declare that during waged war against China, and now the Japanese forces were striving to thrust themselves into another Pro-tived without dissent. vince. Britain ought not to give the Japanese the least help. wise the Japanese might be in Pei Action should be speedy, other ping before any decision was reach

History would never forget side Shanghai, the destruction of the Chinese out-

MOTION NEGATIVED

Mr. Lansbury's motion was nega

ed.

Sir John Simon, winding up the debate dealing with the imposition: which Sir Stafford Cripps had re- of sanctions against Japan, to ferred, said it was not desirable that he should make any statement in this matter without very mature consideration for it was much too

Brave a matter.

plete embargo against Japan, in

Mr. Lansbury demanded a com- cluding finance and credit, and he It did not always follow that the believed that if both these things people who spoke the most loudly were done, neither Japan nor any about sanctions were promoting other Government could carry on most effectively the decisions of

the League.

A WAT.

Sir John Simon, replying, agreed agreed that the Far Eastern ques

IMPARTIAL TREATMENT

basis that Britain wished to remain

As regards the arms embargo, he good friends with both China and

declared that the Government was Japan.

Conciliation was the justification acting with the most complete

friendliness for the time occupied by the Lee Japan. He did not believe that to both China" and gue. If conciliation failed then the they were prejudicing either" and view, taken unanimously by the he emphasised the impossibility

Commission, should be adopted.

of Britain, singlehandedly taking The advance of the Japanese that an international agreement discriminatory action. He hoped troopa was not in accordance with would shortly be reached in regard the Covenant of the League. to future action.

"In my opinion these documents of the people, mainly youths, are prove conclusively that this picture Communists, and favouring Ruris a Raphael which at one time be sian rule. The other ninety per longed to Pope Benedict XIII. Antion should be dealt with on the cent. want to be annexed by Japan. ancient book I have found reveals The Yakutsk Republic, he said, is that the Pope brought it from the high sounding name, and that is Vatican in about 1735, and gave it all. In reality the people are opto Cardinal Fabio Oliviri,” pressed, and have no voice in their

Mr. Bisci pointed to

stretch of government.

the canvas and said that the condi- the Reichswehr out of politics, but Et. Bartholomew's night on Satur- they are holding up the Hattori fortunately, appear to be not of the picture was the subject of a legal League

Mr. Winokoff's credentials, un- tion of this small section of the best,

He has been in exile since action brought by Cardinal Oliviri | 1025, and has been living in Japan-against a picture restorer for negli- ese Saghalien.

gence. The Tokyo papers add, rather "The action," he went on, "Last naively, that though Mr. Wino ed for nearly 18 years. I have ob- Official Chinese despatches indi-koff's interviews with high officials tained the actual court documents, fronts slackened off to-day. It is bility. of the acceptance of these the cardinal painted by the cate that Japanese attacks on all will be completed soon, the possi- in which the picture is described by believed in Chinese circles that the overtures is not easily predicted. hand of Raphael and given to me Japanese failure to break through | Japan Chronicle,

by Benedict XIII. to meet heavy to Jehol from the east may lead

damages awarded against the car- them to coming in through the

dinal in a compensation case. Great Wall and attacking from the Eouth.

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Foul Play Likely.

The promulgation of the Decree was decided upon after Herr Goer that the fire in the Reichstag was The fire brigade confirm the fact ing had reported on the Reichstag started at several points simultane fire and the results of the recentously. It developed with extraordi- raid of the Kari Liebinecht house and the headquarters of the Com-

nary rapidity. munist Party.

Herr Goering stated that it was certain that the Communists were prepared to adopt further acts of terrorism, some of which, would be committed by men in police," Steel Helmet, an Nazi uniforms,

It is authoritatively stated that nothing will prevent the elections being held on Sunday.

MR. BORAH "NOT IN

FAVOUR"

WILL NOT FOLLOW SUIT

WASHINGTON,, Feb. 28. "I do not favour following suit," declared Senator Borah, Chairman of the Benate Foreign Relations Committee, when bo heard the British Government's decision to put an embargo on the export of arms to Japan and China. United States co-operation with Britain in embargoing the export of arms to the Far East is at pre- sept prevented by Congress.

A Bill now pending before the House of Representatives, limits the American embargo. to Latin- America.

China.

Police aro searching the building for persons believed to be still in side.

Chancellor Hitler, Captain Goer. ing, Vice-Chancellor Von Papen, Prince August Wilhelm and other prominent men entered the build- ing whilst it was burning.

Captain Goering took command of the police and ordered the crowds to be kept away.

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oving to the congestion in Con- gross it is unlikely that similar action could be authorised until the special Spring Session.

Some opposition is discernible cies contain large munition fac tories.

ATTACKS SLACKEN

PRIPING, Feb. 28.

MANCHUKUO TROOPS

"

DESERT

FIGHTING AGAINST JAPAN

PEIPINO, Feb. 29. Japanese methods in Jehol appear to be altering. They are now not using Manchukuo troops in the van, but keeping them in the rear.

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THAMES IN FLOOD

HUNDREDS OF ACRES

UNDER WATER

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUT.}

#I Took the Chance."

"Count Vatielli named his price

for an immediate sale. It was not a large sum, but for a man in my position it meant a great deal.

THE TRIALS OF JAPAN

FRANCE'S DECISION :

and plainly that there was no Sir John Simon declared bluntly

PARIS, Feb. 28, doubt that Japan's action was thy Home difficulties, has not dis

The Government, overwhelmed ia accordance with the League: Covenant, but one would do a grave cussed the embargo on arms to the injustice to Japan if one did not Far East, but intimates that it will admit that the case of Japan in- stand by the League.

volved great complications.

She had the severest trials to bear and she had been dealing with a neighbour who was extraordinarily difficult to deal with. Her lawful situation in Manchuria was quite exceptional.

DECISIVE ACTION

"I decided to take the chance and bought the picture. I felt that my judgment was correct and that the documents which went with the pic tum were of great importance.

Sir John Simon then proceeded. These documents are undoubted-to examine. Japan's position in re- ly genuine. They show that Count lation to the Lytton Report. LONDON, Feb. 28.Vatielli was a descendant of the wealthy Oliviri An official telègram from General FOLLOWING the heavy rains and powerful and Tang Yu Lin appears to explain reported from many parts of the ed, by the Mayor and principal

enow widespread floods are family.-

One document is a petition sign- this change in the Japanese methods, country.

-Sir John Simon declared that an Among Members whose constituen ruary 25 a brigade od 5,000 troops ly in the neighbourhood of Stainetto Commandant Paulet, who was

General Tang reports that on Feb- In the Thames Valley, particular officers of Pesaro, it was presented tively operated by an international arms embargo could only be effec under Yang Ying Po turned over and Windsor, hundreds of sores are then seizing art treasures for Napo-would be unable to differentiate be

agreement. Britain,, acting alone, from the Manchukuo forces and are under water. mand near Chaoyang Japanese returning to General Tang's com

Icon.

This petition makes an urgent tween one combatant and another, aeroplanes pursued these forces and"}

plea for him not to remove the The Government had decided, slaughtered many, but they ar

Raphael, as its lose would bring from to-day, pending an interna- now fighting against the Japanese

great sorrow and distress upon the tion, not to authorise licences for town."

armas exports either to China or in the Tamino sector.

Mr. Bisci said that in addition Japan. to this strong documentary evidence Any articles mentioned in the ing on the Japanese report that ping Vice-Coneul, presented the there were many points in the pic | Arme Prohibition. Order of 1927 Lingyuan has been deserted by the retiring Consul's Constable with an ture which indicated that it had would come under the embargo, Chinese forces, says that if the inscribed silver shield, as a token been painted by Raphael. Japanese evor reach Lingyuan be of respect from H.M. Shipping

The Government had inquired, lieving this, they will get the sur Office. Mr. W. Dufield, the retiring said, has the virginal appearance countries regarding their attitude, "The head of the Madonna," he from several armaxient producing prise of their lives:

constable, joined E.M, Consulate which is such a feature of his work but no anal answer had been re- in 1912, and after being posted at The picture in the Prado Gallery ooived, various places in China, joined the gives the face an almost matronly local consulate in 1987 Born in expresion London in 1878, Mr. Duffield joined

Advisory Committee created by the American co-operation with the League to follow the Manchurian developments is announced by the State Department.

CHINA LIKELY TO PROTEST

NEVER WAS TO BLAME ***

LONDON, Feb. 98.

An official spokesman comment-

A brief but interesting ceremony took place last week at Shanghai, when Mr. D. Cameron, H.K. Ship-

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THE MAN IN THE

STREET"

The President at present has only

Existing contracts for arma would the authority to forbid the export | Chinese circles in London regret Mention of the Gordon anniver of arms to the insurgent forces that China is included in Sir John Bary has recalled to a correspon

The phildren in my picture also be respected. in Latin-American countries and Simon's statement, and declare, it dent a reply made in the House of the 7th Royal Fusiliers in 1890, have the delicate flea-olour which Sir John Simon spoke for 35

is inviduous to treat China, whom Commons by Mr. Gladstone, which serving in the South African War comes only from the brush, of minutes. The Senate recently made as re- the League adjudged blameless, in a illustrated the way in which our for three years, after fighting Raphaelite Bolution advocating a world-wide similar manner to Japan, whom the tain matters presented themselves in most of the important engage leading art expert said to the embargo, but it was subsequently League pronounced the aggressor. to, that statesman when on the dements rece Cameron in making I have seen the picture, and it

received tas, South African Evening Standard : decided to reconsider it, so it is,

Chinese circles have not yet con.

fensive. Members had complained Medal, e now in a state of suspension,

sidered the possibility of a protest

that Gordon was surrounded by the presentation at the constable's is certainly an interesting one with but are awaiting instructions from the Mahdi's followers a matter of residence paid tribute to his untir an interesting history; but I would Nanking.

common knowledge in Gagramenting ettergy: his arduous calling for hesitate to pronounce it a genuine circles What had the Ministry to work both by night and by day. Raphael. The British arms embargo is Japanese cirdes declined to com- say 7 The GOM made answer The toast Udify and his family Very few Raphaels have come sympathetically received in Government on Sir John Simon's tast Apated in Gordon- might be, whe then drunk by the small gather into the market, and the best known ment circles, but it is feared that nuncement.

ing of select friends.

of them aro almost priceless."

*Business Is Business,"

bat aurrounded he was not.

Sir Herbert Samuel, following Sir John Simon, said that British public opinion was running strong. ly against the Japanese Govern ment's action but it was solely on the merits of the case.

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