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JEHOL CITIES

· FALL

CHINESE TROOPS IN RETREAT

JAPANESE SUCCESSES.

[THROUÇA REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, March 1.

S.M.R. TO CONTROL MANCHUKUO

IMPORTANT RAILWAY

CONTRACT

NEW LOAN ARRANGED

İTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, March 1,

the conclusion of a contract

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1933.

LAW

THE DISARMAMENT FINANCIER HELD IN CANADA FOLLOWS

VIRTUAL MARTIAL

NAVY BUILDING TO THE MAXIMUM

Admiralty's Order For Six Cruisers

QUESTION

BRITISH PROPOSAL

EFFECT OF PRUSSIAN DECREE

POLICE STANDING READY.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY).

BERLIN, March 1.

LORD STANLEY'S STATEMENT

(Special Air-Mail Service)

MODIFIED

FORCE FROWNED UPON

[HROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY)

"LONDON, March 1. NEW declaration, plodging na- tions not to resort ta - force,

LONDON

HAS BIG INTERESTS IN

CHINA

·CONSPIRACY · CHARGE......

(THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 1. THE well-known financier Mr. Martin Coles Harman has polica station and charged with bed; arrested and taken to the conspiracy to defraud.

BRITAIN.

ARMS EMBARGO TO BE ENFORCED

NICKEL EXCEPTED?

(THROUGH RECTse'n agency.I

ACCORDING to Japanese militaryMANCHUKUO today announced

claims the Mogi cavalry, ad- vancing rapidly, have occupied Pao shouying, a

short distance from Chilfeng, in the centre of Jehol. The Matsuda troopa entered Chinenping this morning and are S.M. Railway in connection with ticles of the Weimar Constitution,mentary and Financial Secretary pasal, which however, has under- namely, Messrs. H. H. Foands, B. by placing an embargo on the ex-

entrusting the South Manchuria Raibsay with the management of all railways in Manchuria.

It is stipulated that sums due to the

, ativancing towards Chilfeng existing railways shall be merged, The Hattori troops, | after hot and converted into a new loan, fighting, have captured the Chinese with the railways, except the position at Peichangyungtzu, The Mrakden-Shanhaikwan, as security. Chinese are retreating with Japan-

se tronpe in pursuit.

TOKYO, March 1. News from Kailu statoe that the Mogi vanguard of the Japanese entered Chinfeng at four this after.

noon.

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YEHCHIKOU FALLS

TOKYO, March 1,

Despatches from Chinchow report that following an aerial bombard- ment of the Chinese position at Yehchikou, the Yonorama detach- ment forming part of the Hattori Brigade, captured Yehchikou. The detachment drove out the Chinese forces who have retreated in the direction of Lingyuan.

NO OPPOSITION

TURYO, Later.

Messages from Tunglico state

that the Mogi cavalry entered

Chihfeng without fighting. Chin chow reports that the vanguard of the Hattori troops, who are press ing the pursuit, passed Wukungiu, 28 miles south-east of Lingyuan, at

Icon.

Following the capture of Yeh paishou, this siternoon the Kawa- hara detachment, belonging to the Suzuki bride continued the ad vance on Lingyuan. They reached Hotangkou, 15 kilometres to the north-cast, where they bivouacked for the night. They will resume cperations to-morrow, when they hope to enter the city.

ON TO CHIHFENG An earlier report "tated:-- With the Mogi cavalry brigade approaching Chibfeng from the north-east and the Matsuda brigado from the south-east, the 10,000 Chinese troops at Chihfeng are re- ported to have retreated into the wooded and mountainous country to the west.

In the meantime the Yoneyama detachment, belonging to... the Hattori brigade, is continuing to meet stubbor resistance in advance on Lingyuan from the south-east.

ita

The South Manchuria Railway will be responsible for carrying out Manchukuo's obligations to third parties in connection with the railways, including the Sino-British and Mukden-Shanhaikwan. No mention is made of the Chinese Eastern Railway.

THAMES FLOODS

SUBSIDING

SERIOUS, DAMAGE DONE

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

LONDON, March 1. UNLESS more rain falls within

the next 48 hours there is little likelihood of floods in the Thames Valley becoming worse, as the level of the water at the highest lock on the river was yesterday steadying, and the tributaries of the Upper Thames were falling

In Yorkshire and the Midlands floods cover large areas in the low lying districts and many roads are under water, Much damage has been caused and communications are seriously impeded.

Derbyshire,

Many roads in higher parts of

Yorkshire And

the North Western countrice are still impassable owing to snowdrifts.

In South Waler there has been

rapid improvement.

PRINCE AT THE FAIR.

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LONDON, March-2 THE Prince of Wales visited the

at

British Industries Fair Olympia yesterday afternoon in company with Dr. Roca, Vice It is now reported to be nearing President of the Argentine Repub- Peichangyingtzu, where the head-lie and members of his mission. quarters of Marshal Chang Hauch Liang's 10th brigade have been catablished.

The main body of the Hattori brigade has joined up with the Yoneyama detachment and launch- ed a general attack on the Chinese positions at Peichangyingtz at down to-day.

PEIPINO, March 1.

One of Japan's newest and speediest aircraft carriers, the Hosho, carrying 20 'planes from Port Arthur is now crossing off Chinwangtao.

The opinion has been expressed that if Japanese air operations are carried out over the Peiping and Tientsin area the planes would come from a carrier, hence the Hosho's presence is causing appre- tension.

· SUPPLIES FOR CHINA'S

SOLDIERS.

PATRIOTIC BANKERS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

NANKING, Feb, 29. The Executive Yuan has adopted Mr. T V Soong's proposal to form an association to co-ordinate publio efforts in sending supplies soldiers at the front and giving re- lief to war refugees.

to

In an interview with the Press, Mr. T. V. Boong said that the Northern bankers have extended enthusiastic support to the Nation-

al Salvation Loan.

US. MONEY PANIC

BANKS IN TWO STATES CLOSE DOWN

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

now

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 1. FIVE tanks with deposits total- ling G$1,000,000 have closed. The State Legislature--has approved" a Bill to speed up the reorganisation of the closed banks:

CHARLESTON, W. Virginia,

March 1.

A Bill permitting a bank holiday in West Virginia and authorising

INDIA PAYING HER WAY.

SUBSTANTIAL SURPLUS

REPORTED

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

LONDON, March 1,7

SIR GEORGE SCHUSTER, Fin-

ance Member of the Executive

Council of the Viceroy of India, presenting his budget at Now Delhi, said that the surplus at the end of the financial year Whe | £1,697,500.

Despite two most difficult finan. cial years, India was not only pay- ing her way, but was also providing £3,112,500 for the reduction of her debt.

The floating debt was reduced from £38,000,000 to £25,250,000.

KING AND QUEEN AT THE TALKIES "

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"GOOD COMPANIONS"

[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

LONDON, March. 1. - THEIR Majesties, the King and

Queen yesterday afternoon at tended the gala performance of the Gaumont-British talking film, "Good Companions," based on Mr. J. B. Priestley's novel.

This was the first occasion on which Their Majesties have attend! ed a pubilo performance of talking

films,

The proceeds of the matinee, over £9,000, were in aid of the Personal Service League.

DR. YEN'S NEW JOB

(THROUGH, BRUTER'S ACKNOY,]

"

LONDON, March 1. THE Times has received from its Ottawa correspondent the news high officiat authority the Canadian Govern that toca no res Three other men are also charged, mant will follow the British lead F. Conigrave and E. G. Changeat. port of arms and ammunition to

Mr. Harman had planned to sail

Japan and China. on March 10 for the Far East to

OTTAWA, March 1, visit the properties of the Chosen The Canadian Government will Corporation, in which his family undoubtedly follow Britain's action is largely interested and in con-in imposing the Sino-Japanese em- nection with which, according to bargo, but no official action has the Evening - Standard, he is yet been maken. charged with conspiracy to defraud.

THE new Decree which, signed by

President Von Hindenburg and London, Feb. 7.-The Admiralty inmediately enforesd, places Ger- are building ships up to the maxi-

Committee of the Disarmame many under absolute dictatorship. mum of Great Britain's allowance an agreed upon by the Drafting is backed by what is virtually Mar- under the Washington Treaty.

This good news for shipbuilders Conference yesterday. The declara tial Law.

The Decree rescinds all the Ar. was given by Lord Stanley, Parliation is based upon the British pro-

gone modifications. guaranteeing personal liberty, the to the Admiralty, to a deputation

In the amended form, it provides right of free expression and opin- received yesterday at Admiralty ion, the freedom of the press, the House. He revealed the following that: right for holding meetings and advances in building;

The undersigned Governments forming associations, and privacy 1031 Programme Within the are anxious to further the cause of for letters, telsgrams and telephonë. last few days two large cruisers disarmament by increasing the calls.

placed in private yards, and one ] spirit of mutual confidence between in the Admiralty dockyard. En- the nations of Europe by a declara- tire destroyer programme, not to tion expressly forbidding resort to: have been placed for some time, force in circumstances in which the now allocated,

Pact of Paris forbids resort to war, and hereby solemnly affirm that they will not in any event, resort, "as between themselves, to force, na

an instrument of nations! policy." - Harman was to-day remanded "on The Declaration will be submitt-The three others were remanded in bail in two sureties of £2,500 each. ed to the Political Commission.

two sureties of £1,000 each,

It further empowers the Central Government to take over the ad ministration of any State neglect- ing to take the necessary measures to restore order, and prescribes the death penalty for attempts on the life of the President or any mem- ber of the Government,

A similar penalty can be impos- ed for severe cases of a breach of the peace and the erimes of high treason, arson, poisoning, damag- ing railways, etc.

1832 Programme: Orders for three cruisers, not to have been placed before the end of March, to be given within a few days. Bloops and destroyers not to have been ordered before May to be placed at once under a con tract.

Lord Stanley also intimated that twenty-three other types of vessela under Admiralty contract would be placed on February....

HOUSES NOT SACRED The Decree also rescinds the Ar- ticle of Constitution guaranteeing The deputation, from the security against house searching,gineering and Shipbuilding Trades confiscations and investigations in Federation, was headed by Mr. connection with private property. will Sherwood, the president, and

WAS introduced Thorne, M.P.

by Mr. Will

It lays down that the authorities of all States are bound to obey the instructions of the Central Govern ment, and to see that its orders are carried out.

Long terms of imprisonment or penal servitude for minor offences against public order or the State, or provided for under the De crea.

Captain Goering, the Prussian Commissioner of Interior recently issued orders to the police to shoot down Communists and other enemies of the State, without hesitation. All Communist deputies of the Reich are to be arrested.

The imposition of the new decree is stated to be protection against Communist acts of terrorism, plans of which were unearthed after raid on the Communist headquar- ters.

MATTERS OF PRINCIPLE

GENEVA. March 1.

The Chosen Corporation, of which Mr. Pounds is Chairman, owns all the share capital of three Japanese companies which hold 73 mining claims in Korea

LATER.

OBITUARY

HERR M. MARTIN

A discussion of principle, in connection with the arms embargo against Peru and Bolivia was held by the League Council yesterday evening. Dr. Wellington Koo stat- ed that as no verdict had been pro

Herr M. Martin, the senior part- nounced against either party, heer of the firm of Carlowitz & Co., could vote for the embargo.

Spreading Out the Work.

All members agreed that if a Mr. Sherwood spoke to urge the Committee. of Three should be em Government to do all it could be powered to name the aggressor, it help the shipbuilding industry. would be unfair to penalise the Lord Stanley assured the deputa- State loyal to the League Coven- tion that the Admiralty were exanta principles by employing the tremely sympathetic with their

embargo against it also. aims.

It was true, he said, that there had been some delay with regard to the 1830 programme, but it had arisen through no fault of the Government, and he was glad to be able to state that the programme was now well advanced.

He added that where work was not started in the Admiralty dock ayards steps were taken to see that the work in hand was spread over the maximum number of the staff engaged, and he expressed the bope that during the present year there would be no further need of any

BIG CONSPIRACY The Prussian authorities declare that undoubtedly, & vast Communist conspiracy to forcibly, overthrow the present regime, has been un- earthed and that the most severe measures of repression are essential. The whole of the Prussian police Force has been ordered to "Stand To" night and day, until after the election on Sunday.

SILVER MARKET

LONDON PRICES.

(Trom Our Own Correspondent.}

LONDON, March 1. FOLLOWING ARE THE BILVER QUOTATIONS OK THE LONDON MAREST TO-DAY:

SPOI FORWARD

•

Mar. 1 Feb. 20 17.1/10 17 17

337,8/16,

CHINA'S DEPLETED

PURSE

A PLEA FOR SYMPATHY

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]

'dismissals.

AMAZON DISPUTE ·

LONDON, March 1. The League Council Committee dealing with the Colombia-Peru die pute over a border port on the River Amazon yesterday decided to summon a Council meeting for to- day, at which it is expected the Peruvian Delegate will accept the principles of the Committee's peace proposal.

The Colombian delegate notified acceptance on Monday.

The proposals involve the cessa- The deputation had been under tion of hostilities on the Amazon. the impression that the 1931 prat Geneva, in a private meeting Members of the League Council gramme had not yet been started, yesterday accepted the proposal sub- and that of the 1832 programme only one gunboat had been order mitted by Britain and France, and agreed to put an embargo on the export of arms to both parties in the Paraguay-Bolivian dispute.

ed.

After hearing Lord Stanley, Mr. Sherwood said the deputation were satisfied that within the Govern ment's limitations everything pos sible was being done to bring work to the shipbuilding yards.

HITLER IN POWER

FULL NAZI PROGRAMME

Dess,

(Special Air-Mall Service)

GENEVA, March 1.

The Japanese delegation has been instucted from Tokyo to remain, and continuo in cooperation with the Disarmanent Conference,

FIRST WOMAN IN U.S. CABINET

ROOSEVELT COMPLETES

APPOINTMENTS

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUX.]

Berlin, Feb. 7-Hitler's assur- ance that there will be no financial and economic experiments will re- lieve the minds of bondholders, who I recall Herr Hugenberg's advocacy of a default on foreign indebted-

NEW YORK, Maith 1. Socialist, and Republican Germany would feel easier in its PRESIDENT-ELECT Franklin D mind if a guarantee were also

Roosevelt, has completed his forthcoming against political ex- Cabinet appointments. periments. Communists at any

Senator T. J. Walsh, of Montana, rats can expect little latitude, but will be Attorney-General; Miss

Perkins, Secretary probably Hitler will be content for Frances reason the Government has the time being to dig himself in Labour and Mr. D. C. Roper, decided not to participate in the

He has command: of the Prussian Secretary of Commerce. World Fair at Chicago, Chen King police, and the Reichswehr Mine-

Miss Perkins, is the first woman Fo, Minister of Industries, told ter is said to have Nazi sympa to hold a Cabinet position in the Reuter, adding "I have no doubt lies. The next step is to put United States.

Nazis?

The complete Cabinet is as fol the American people will appre

into administrative posts ciate China's difficulties, and throughout the country. There lows: tend deep sympathy to a nation the Cabinet will be hard put to it of State.

after the Nationalist members of Senator Cordell Hull, Secretary suffering for two years from unjustified external attacks, 15%

NANKING, March 1, FINANCIAL stringency is the

to keep him down. It is difficult to nasociate Hitler with considera tion,

MODEL OF A CHINESE JUNK

SIR F. MAZE'S GIFT TO SCIENCE MUSEUM

CUSTOMS SEIZE GOLD BARSE

ATTEMPTED BMUGGLING FROM SHANGHAI

Five Chinese passengers in the steamer Rajputana, which left Shanghai on Tuesday, are poorer by Tis 200,000, which they had brought on board in the shape of gold bars, which they apparently had intended to take to Hong Kong.

Customs officers seized the gold, a total of 181 bare, as the export of gold has been prohibited for some time past, and the bars are now safely under lock and key at the Customs House,

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Mr. William H. Woodin, Trea suny

Mr. George H Dern, War Senator Thomas J. Walsh, Justice.

Benator Claude Ewanson, Navy Mr. Harold L. Ickes, Interior, Mr. Henry C. Wallace, Agricul ture,

INDIAN TROUBLE

Mr, Daniel C. Roper, Commerce. Miss Frances Perkins, Labour. Mr. James A. Farley, Post Office, (Special Air-Mail Servica)

Mr. Homer S. Cummings, is re- ported to be the choke for Gover: London, Feb. 7.A gft. long monor General of the Philippines. del of Fukien-magoing junk has presented to the Science been Mussum by Sir Frederick W. Maze. This type of craft, now rapidly dying out, is in use in Northern China and has been little subject The Customs searching party had to European influences. their, suspicions aroused when the The model, faithful down to the five Chinese went on board. Gold reproduction of cabin, furniture, is heavy, and Tls. 40,000 worth in shows the brilliant, decoration in the pockets of one man betrayed its gold, bright green and plus red presence. The party interviewed and yellow which covers the deep the five Chinese in their two second carvings armamenting the ship. "In class cabins They accused them of place of hawse-holes on either side carrying gold and then searched of the bown, two solid and lifelike them, finding 161 bars, all bearings stand out, and below the posi

The

gold

GENEVA, Feb. 28. Shanghai the care

the Governor and the Bank ComDR. W. WYEN is leaving for missioner to regulate withdrawals Moscow to-day to take up bu when necessary, has been passed appointment as Minister to Russia by the Legislature,

He is rearning to Geneva aborty

left on

of the Customs phrty. Chinese O. UN

tion of a Western figurehead is to be seen the large face and mouth five of a monster into which the "eyes" blond, when the craft is seen from the front.

GOVERNMENT ACTION.

AGENOT.

New DELI, March 1 THE decision of the Government to ban the session of the National Congress at Caloutta had the fullest approval of Bir Ramual Hoare and all Provincial Govern ments stated the Home Becretary for India in the Assembly to-day.

succumbed last week to an attack of heart-failure following a long illness. Herr Martin March, who was born in Berlin in 1880, joined the firm of Carlowitz & Co. in Hong Kong in 1888 He was in the Tien- tain office of that firm from 1891 to 1901, when he was appointed Shang- hai, co-manager. He became a part- ner in the firm in 1906, and in 1914 was appointed senior partner of Carlowitz & Co., Hamburg-

His last trip to the Far East was

in. 1920.

BAC-SNATCHING

NINE MONTHS FOR MEAN THEFT.

Canada has had practically no production nor export of war ma- terial during recent years, but it is a moot question whether the em- barga will be imposed on the ex- port of nickel to Japan, to be used there in armament production.'

It is reported that considerabla quantities have been exported ta Japan during the past year.

CHINA'S PROTEST

NANKING; March

It is officially announced that China is making representation ta London in connection with thế British arms embango.

"SOVIET WON'T PLAY

(THEODOR BEUTER'S AGENOE. J

GENEVA, Feb, ̈98.

ACORDING to Soviet quarters here the Soviet GovernISOR" has decided not to co-operate With the Committee of Twenty-one ap pointed by the Leagic Assembly to follow Manchuria developments.

Sentence of nine months' hard In the exhibition of his paintings labour was imposed by Mr. Scho- which Mr. Augustus John is ar- field at Central Magistracy yester- ranging for the spring of this year day on a Chiness who was charged there will probably be included, a with matching a handbag, con- portrait of Mr. Ramsay Marma value of $6.10, from a woman in must be one of the very few pale taining money and property to the Donald. The Prime Minister, whe Pokfulam Road.. It was stated brities of modern times of whom that the defendant followed the Mr. John has not yet painted complainant all the way from Ko portrait, went to the artist's Chels Shing Theatre in Queen's Road, sea studio last month to give the and when near the No. 7 Police first sitting for the picture. It Station" rushed up to her and will show him, in the ordinary snatched her hand bag. The defen- lungs suit which he generally dant was subsequently arrested by wears when on the Front Bench in: au Indian constable.

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