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ARREST OF BRITONS ¦ FLIGHT OVER MT.

IN. MOSCOW

ANNOUNCEMENT IN COMMONS NEXT WEEK

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

EVEREST

GALE POSTPONES TEST FLIGHT

Mount Everest by the Houston Expedition led by the Marquis of Douglas and Clydesdale is being held up by unfavourable weather conditons.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1933.

THE DISARMAMENT

QUESTION

BRITISH DRAFT PROPOSALS WELL RECEIVED

[RRITISH WIRELESS SERVIÇr.}

RUGBY, March 27.

POINTS in the British draft dis-

armament convention which

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY) -

CALCUTTA, March 27. LONDON, March 27THE picturesque aerial assault on THE Foreign Under Secretary, Captain Anthony Eden,. reply ing to enquiries by several members,

were under discussion at Genevs to Announced in the House of Com-

day were the subject of Commons' questions this afternoon. Asked mons yesterday afternoon that the British Government are in active The members of the expedition regarding the omission of Turkey

with Communication.

the Soviet ars waiting at Purnea, Bihar, for from the list of European powera Government regarding the arrested the dying out of a 72-miles an hour mentioned in the effectives table employees of the Metropolitan gale which has been blowing steadi-of the convention. Captain Edsa Vickers Company, and that an auly, compelling the cancellation of welcomed the opportunity of mak nouncement on the subject will be arrangements made for a further ing the position clear and replied: "The greater part of the Turkish the House during the test flight to-day. mede to

outside stationed All the difficulties hitherto ex-effectives ara course of the week.

He said that it was not in the porienced have been due to the wea public interest to make any further which is definitely unfavour able. The airmen must have a clear ther statement now.

day for the purpose of photography at the summit of the Himalayan giant. At present, visibility is very; poor and unsatisfactory.

COMPANY'S STATEMENT

Airmen's Problem.

(Special Air-Mall Sarvice)

LONDON, March 14. The following statement was issu- ed by Metropolitan-Vickers Electri-

It is also undesirable that the cal Co., Ltd., yesterday:-

attempt should be made when the Metropolitan Vickers

Eletrical wind is over fifty miles an hour or Co., Ltd., have received confirma- less than fifteen miles an hour at tion of the arrest of four of their the summit as, in the latter case, principal engineers in Russia-rit, a vacuum might be created which Mesars Monkhouse, Thornton, would pull down the aeroplanes.

nd Macdonald; also of 'a Russian Meanwhile, a flood of Indians are engineer, Oleinik, and a number of arriving to witness the attempt. their typists and secretarial staff who are of Russian nationality.

The company is entirely unable

to account for these arrests, and they are so far without information

NEW COMMERCIAL

TREATIES

NEGOTIATING

Europe, as are our own, and for this reason neither the Turkish. figures nor our own appear in this particular list.”

Japan's Air Force. Asked why the convention allotted Japan the same number of first class aircraft as Britain, having regard to the much larger area and popu- lation of the British Empire, the Premier pointed out that the gures in the draft were inserted as basis for discussion and negotiation They did not cover the Dominions or India, which were separately re presented at the Disarmament Con ference.

The delegates of many countries spoke when the discussion was re

sumed on the British draft conven- tion in the General Commission of the Disarmament Conference at

us to the xharge made against their | AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT | Geneva. <fficers. Farma! representation's have been made to the Foreign Office and to the Russian Ambas sador in London.

Daring the past ten years Metro politan-Vikers Eletrical/Co., Ltd.. have had continuous business deal ings with the Russian Government and have supplied large quatities

CANBERRA, March 22. NEGOTIATIONS are proceeding between Australia and France, Italy, Norway and Denmark with view to completing a series of commercial treatiesa.

The Minister of Commerce ex of machinery and other apparatus, pects shortly to make a number of und the relations between the

important announcements concern- Russian Government and the com-

coun- pany have been satisfactory in everying agreements with

ries.

way.

Throughout the long period of their business dealings it has been n rigid rule of the company that every employees connected with their Russian business must concern himself solely with matter of trade and technical assistance and have nothing whatever to do with poli- tical and allied matters.

HEAVY DAMAGES IN

LIBEL ACTION

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

AWARDED' £19,000 ·

LONDON, March 21. Pending further developments itDAMAGES amounting to £10,000 can only be stated that the com many is confident that a mistake has been made and that there are no grounds whatever to justify the action of the authorities in Moscow. IN COMMUNICATION WITH

· OUR· AMBASSADOR "'. In the House of Commons, Sir N. Grattan-Doyle (C-Nowostle) naked the Foreign Secretary whether he had any information concerning the raids on the offices of the Metro politan-Vickers Co., Ltd., at Mos- cow, and the arrest of the perman- ent officials of the company. (Chear's)

Mr. Baldwin replied: Yes, sir.

were awarded the Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada to-day against the printers, publishers and editor of a paper called, The City Midweek" for what counsel deser bed as "terrible libsla"

The case, was beard by the Lord Chief Justice and a jury,

The company pulishing the paper is now in liquidation and the editor has been declared bankrupt.

BRITISH VESSEL IN DISTRESS

CANADIAN SEIGNEUR

I have received reports to this effect CAUGHT BY SEVERE STORM

and am already in communication with H.M. Ambassador at Moscow

NEW YORK, March 21.

Plan Welcomed; :- Practically all the speakers wel. comed the general idea of the British plan, expressed apprecia tion of the motives underlying its production,

-S'HAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTION

JAPANESE AGAIN HEAD. THE POLL

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY).

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SHANGHAI, March 28.

THE following were to-day elected to the Shanghai Municipal Connell at the annual elections..

Japanese.

Mr. Fumatau 1,382 votes. Mr. Okamoto 1,335

Britishers. Brig.-General Mic Naghton

Mr. Arnold Mr. Bell Mr. Harris Mr. Massey

1,030 1,014 1,003

739 755

950

Americans. Mr. Raven.... $1.028 Mr. Franklin Those who were not elected in- cluded Mr. Lambe (780), Mr. Mac Donald (735), Mr. Matthews (550), Mr. Brown (409). These candidates are all British..

(An article on the Shanghai Municipal elections appeara page 0 of this issue,]

SILVER MARKET

00

LONDON PRICES (From Our Own Correspondent,)

LONDON, March 28. FOLLOWING ARE THE SILVER QUOTATIONS

LONDON ON TE

MARKET TO-DAY: and recognised its stimulating effect on the Confer ence, but many found individual points in the scheme which, in their view, required amendment.

This was in accordance with ex- pectations, for the Plan, although owing its existence to British initia- tive, is largely comprised of ideas put forward by the different de legations during the course of the Conference discussions.

Consequently, it was Sir John Simon who tabled a resolution that the convention should serve as a basis for discussion after Easter, the various delegations retaining the right to propose additions, ac- cording to their wishes.

The British Foreign Secretary expressed satisfaction at the recep tron given to the plan and in re ference to Germany, said she was not being asked for a further con- tribution to disarmament, but a contribution that would weigh heavily in the balance would be the establishment of confidence, good will and mutual understand ing.

JAPAN'S NOTE TO LEAGUE

WITHDRAWAL, DOES NOT MEAN ISOLATION

SPOT

FORWARD

Mar. 28 Mar. 27 171

17.7/16 17.9/16 17

ALLEGED ANTI

NAZI PLOT

** STEEL HELMETS DISARMED IN BRUNSWICK

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

A HANDFUL OF CHINESE STREET LITERATURE

Our Tsingtao Correspondent, Dr. C. P. Votcamp, he con tinues his wility and learned review of the Chinesa literature that is the stack-in-trade of the professional story teller and vendor, of cheap booki

T'an Sehe Scheng, .e. heaving. There standing, behind a curtain, ten sighs Song of a prostitute, who in ton varses and sighs in tell she is revealing to him, that she is ing of her misery. She foresees her married to another man. And their final doom, and knows, that she common fates cannot meet any must end in starvation and wretch more, a curtain of the gods" hae edness, and pledges before the gods to give up her life of shame. Issued separated them for ever. by a tample-community as an ex hortion to repentance.

Schueng Kwa, i.c., the two rogues. A young man and a young woman, who are travelling about separately, to cheat people meet in a road

side inn. They decide to set up business as a married couple, but only cheat each other. Very amus

.ing,

Spilled Water., 2

PROPOSED BRITISH DISARMAMENT PLAN

MANY POINTS CRITICISED. BY DR. KOO

{THROUGH REUTER'S

GENEVA, March 27,

Minister to France and one of

DR Wellington Koo, Chinese the Chinese delegates at Geneve, speaking before the General Dis- Brmament Commission to day, generally supported “ the « Bri Disarmament Plan, bat criticised certain pointe

He pointed out thas China, on account of her scrupulous respect

P'o Schui Di, e spilled water Some time ago, "I was walking befor treaties, had undergone chiring hind two Chinese gentlemen, who the past eighteen montia and was were evidently talking about a curseverity, an aggression which

still undergoing, with increasing

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tain woman, which called by the name of spilled water." I hap pened to find the story among my handful of street-literature:

A young and poor scholar is mar-

Fei Ying Di, ie the Aying hawks. There is a similar ides as in the precedent. A certain fellow! has a fair woman, and both are liv-ried to a fine young woman: She ing in sore poverty. They agree can't endure her life of dire need to mount the piece of the Feind starvation. She leaves him and Ying," the flying hawk. They are httaches herself to another man. travelling to a certain distant place, Then her former husband, under where nobody is acquainted with the grip of despair and loneliness, them. Here the husband is telling flings himself anew into his studies the people, that his village has been He passes one examination after swept away by the foods of the another, and at least is a state; Yellow River. He and his only minister, and one of the grandees sister had been able to save their of the Empire. His former partner lives. Now he is trying to find a hearing of his glorious ascent, is husband for his beloved sister, standing before him. She acknow This husband is soon found; an eld, ledges her guilt and faithfulness. rich, proprietor, who will take the Take me again, I will serve thee girl as his "zia," ie, his second wife. By her charm and sweetness, her industry and skill, she is gain ing the hearts of the whole-house hold. But after some, time, she disappears with a lot of valuable things, and meets her husband at an appointed place, where the couple proceed anew with the flying

bawk business.-

Separated by a Curtain,

thy slave-woman," she is plead in Fetch a vessel filled with water," he commands." Spill the water on the flour," he orders. She' pour the water. Now gather the water again into the vesed, and if thou art able to do 10. I will take thee again as my wife."

Nan Be Ho, ie., Union of South and North. An acting drama of the times of the Sung and Yuan Dynas ties

A Chinese Joan of Arc,

The story is

generally and juridically recognised as such by the world.

for reinforcing the League Coven-

· Dr. Koo, felt, therefore, the need

ant in order to insure a speedier and more effective system of collec tive responsibility for the preven tion of aggression.

Dr. Koo took special excep

to the British suggestion regarding the reservation of the air bombard ment for police purposes ing districts, A

Ito said aerial bombing has now a terrible meaning for the Chinese people. Its form of warfare is ex- tremely efficacious against national defense and is most threatenings for civilian populations, The phrase "police measures has become an ominous expression for the Chinese, people.

Dr. Keo added that China, has never had any, my force answering re special circumstances, but sent experience is a lesso faced with the preening mood coastal defense and air force, Her inadequate system of “ induced aggression, China is compelled to vation regarding -- the calculating her artan

· Dr. Ken particularly objected to the allocation of only one hundred Beroplanes to China in the British draft Plan.

WANG TO RETURN TO POLITICS

WILL RESUME HIS OLD

OST TODAY

I was learned from the Central Fulitical will meet morrow, resolution "naking" Mr Wen to reine Fres Executive Yuan, expected to take up his mediately

AGENCY)

Marono

Zui Kin Ding schang fen, Zui Kin Taing. (name of a woman) goes to the grave of her deccased husband, there to weep and wail.

A young peasant enlists as a She meets there a young man, with soldier, and his wife follows him. whom she falls in love. The The life in the military encampment verses paint the mourning for the is painted with almost Shake- dead, mingled with the awakening spearian skill. Ho distinguishes of fond feelings for a living person himself in a bloody huttle, is pro- Tu Ka Ki, f.e. ballad ofre jade moted to be an officer, and finally "goblet. An aristocratie man dies, he is commanding general. Then in no leaven precious jade-goblet, a skirmish, he is wounded by un and a fair, young daughter. Soon arrow, and is missing. His wife is after his death, his old enemy steals made a prisoner. She disguises her- the goblet. and takes the daughter self as a man, is also promoted and with him. Then after a while, he becomes known as an able-com- my nieBranigh: March, 28. is aware, that the girl is even mander and a yalant warrior Her THE Nazi aufiliary police raid more precious than the vessel, and husband has found a refuge "în a ed the guard house here of he tried hard to win her heart. But monatain hamlet, where he gets his their allies, the Steel Helmets " the son of a distant relative to the wound dressed and healed, and THROUGH REUTER yesterday evening, and confiscated family takes a servant's position in joins anew his army. Now the the woopons of all the Steel the house, escapes with the girl, and forces of North and South are Helmet auxiliary police and arbringe the jade cup to safety. standing opposite, to meet in

deadly struggle. Under the cover rested several of the leaders or sus

of night the general step into picion of a counter-revolutionary plot.

Ka Lian, e, separated by a the tent of his adversary to They took the names of hundreds curtain. A most singular story, come to an agreement, and re- of civilians who assembled outable through which the Buddhistic idea coguises his wife. allegedly for shouting abuse of of transmigration of souls, is stir concluded with the suicide of both, Chancellor Hitler,

ringly drawn I do not hesitate to because an acceptable solution of An official statement issued by call it one of the best things in the conflicting duties is impossible. General Chiang Ka Herr Klagges, Minister for Interior Chinese folk-lores. It seems to have

P

Pao Shan, ., escaped to the in Nanking and politic of Brunswick, the first State to have been introduced by Buddhism at a mountain regions A young girl sions are going on Ibetween a Nazi Government, alleges that the

induces a youth, she is loving, to Government leaders, on this subject. I cannot say any REPORTS received here to-day

A boy and a girl are seen playing make their escape to the moun- "** have been thing further at present.

stated that the British freighter NO CHANGE in "foreign policy Nazis found documents proving that very early date. Sir N. Grattan-Doyle: Has he Canadian Seigneur (5,757 tons), will result from Japan's with the Steel Helmets

children of two "neighbouring youth, who has not yet leamed, to cook, who is bathed in tears, the company's offices in Leningrad?tress in mid-Paciño, bad jettisoned operation in international peace including Socialists and Communiets families and are fond of singing and discriminate between the two forces ing this emotional piede of any information regarding raids on which was reported to be in dis- drawal from the League, and 6-enrolling Reichbannerites and men and singing together. They are tous. Her lover is an innocent

bers of other illegal organisations, Mr. Baldwin: No, I have given part of her cargo of logs to right efforts is promised in the Imperial with the object of continuing the playing under the trees of their of dualism, the Yin Yang. Both finesse Just as two

rescript issued from Tokyo, a copy

gardens. They love each other us are conversing in the usual long-ago in our home! the House all the information IA severe list.

neighbourly children used to do. winded Chinese conversations, novel was read by our sentime have,

When this had been done, the re- of which was cabled to the local fight against the Nazi rule, rescute vessels which had rushed to Consulate on Monday.

Naxi Persecution of Jews. When they are grown up, they are which should show the seductive ladies written, in..." five SURPRISE IN LONDON

the scene on picking up her signals

drawn to each other, but their power of a high-bred woman, and volumes. And when it seem Washington, March 27. The atartling news from Russia of distress resumed their journeys. Uchida, Japanese Foreign Minister. A resolution calling for the thro- parents are against their union. the relative in experience of in the whole loveandir was to-night of the arrest by the Mos

The Canadian Seigneur sent out defends Japan's position, reiterat-

death of both. Then the lovers | trash... cow police of the manager and 8. O. B. signals on Sunday when ing the arguments that have been gation of all treaties between the Their horoscopes point to an early pleton. On the whole this is dull several of the staff in Russia of the she found herself in the grip of a placed before the League of Na United States and Germany unless

racial and religious persecutions meet at night-time in a mountain- Metropolitan-Vickers Company has severe storm, She is now safely tions. caused intense surprian in Anglo- continuing her voyage to the Orient The Imperial rescript "reads in cease and the German Government gorge. The young man misses his

punish the guilty and make restitu- footing and plunges into the moun Kin Hiong Ting, f.c., the Golden Russian quarters here. Relations after having jettisoned 250 logs.

part: between the Metropolitan Vickers

When the League of Nations tion, the been introduced in the thin torrent. The girl rushes after Scented Hall. There is an odd people and the Soviet Government

came into being upon the restora House of Representatives by Mr.hiar in her despair. This would oriental scent lying on this fine have been long and thoroughly.

tion of general peace, our Imperial William 1. Sirovitch, Jewish mem close a tragical love-story in our composed acting play, bringing us friendly, and no one can even guess

Father was pleased to order the ber of the House and a well-known homelands, but not so in China, back to the emotional times of our

In the second act, after the own Western. Civilisation. what the cause can bet of this extra-

entry of our Empire there into;

Buddhist enchainment of fato, A young scholar is going to the ordinary retion against them. It

and we in our turn have laboured

both are reappearing in a new life, Capital, to pass his examination in comes, remarkably enough, in the TO BE DEVELOPED IN assiduously to fulfil the high pur-

PANIC AND TERROR under quite changed circumstances. middle of the negotiations for the

MENG SHAN

posa of the late, Emperor.

A mysterious power is drawing the Classics. On the last evening, new trade agreement, which reach,

It is thus that our Empire has, Berlin, March 13. Commenting both a fine scholar and a beautiful before he enters the examination I gather, an important stage this Tsinan, March 21.-Members of for these 13 years past, extended on Herr Hitler a order to the Storm maiden both of rich family, to each hall, to write his Ba Ku Wen week. Inquiries at the Taarian Em- the technical staff of the Shantung consistently, its co-operation to the Troope to maintain discipline, the other. Silently, confusedly their Dschung, .., the eight-legged bassy and other official Russian Provincial Department of Industry League, quarters provide, no explanation, have been despatched to the Meng

"Now Manchukuo having of late Deutche Allgemeine Zeitung (a former lives are mingled in their standard essay, the ladder to the present existence. They are engag highest state-honours, our hero The incident seems to come as much: Shan Hanges in Southern Shan- been founded, our Empire deems paper which is believed to be close

ly connected with Her voo Paper)ed to another. On their nuptial takes a little exercise walking of a surprise there Le anywhere tung to prospect the rich mineral it essential to respect the indepen publishes the following passage night, they are suddenly separated, siting chiofy of villas. He is loiter- through the western suburb, con-

else.

deposits in the mountains.dence of the new State and to end probably the most min

and both meeting death at the

ing, there head in the clouds and It is learnt that the Provincial courage its healthy development in minating thing that any German hands of robbers. THE METRO VICKERS IN

Authorities are considering the ex order that, sources of evil in the paper has ventured to publish on

feet in the Tang dynasty, ma

· RUSSIA ¦-

tension of the Peshan branch of the Far East may be eradicated and the psychological state of Germany. For the third time they are stage like mood, and conversing

awakened to life on that mysterious with the gods of literature. A One who is well acquainted with Kinochow-Tainan Railway towards enduring peace thereby, established during the past week:-

Unhappily there exists between Certain sections of the populo wheel, of human existence. He is then he passes A brent the Metro-Vick" work in Russia Meng Bhan in order to facilitate the

tion in the large towns have been meeting her, standing under a house, bearing tells me that they have had their development of the mineral re-

in a state of panic and terror.blossoming peach-tree, singing representatives in Moscow since sources there.

Now since Hitler's order to the song of spring and love. Storm Troops] this panic must courting her. But she come to an end. The Chancellor's stops, slowly, appeal is of decisive importance not only to the population, but also to the administration and the police. The police have offeredy from the POD

RICH MINERAL DEPOSITS

1922 and that both Mr. Monkhouss The ranges are said to contain and Mr Thornton have been there some of the richest mines in North since that time.

China and every kind of mineral The firm's special technical aid may be found except oil. Owing agreement with the Bovist Govern to the prevalence of banditry in mont was renewed within the last that area, however, the ranges have two or three months for a second been rendered practically inacces team of five years,, and Mr. Monk sible, so much so that the people house on his recent visit to Eng bring there are said to be still land apoke enthusiastically about wearing colollies in the style of the Their work in Russia and the ex- Ming Dynasty,

cellence of their relations with the As a result of the recent cam Government there. Their operations peigne in southern Shantung, the in recent years had been in assist outlaws have been dispersed and ing the Russians in their vast development of the mining area may electricity schemes, providing heavy soon be practicable Kus turbines, and transformers and all, kinds of equipment. They had considerable organisation with number of Russian employees Moscow said in Leningrad,

ormant could not remember vious arrests of British

pessmen the ing

In his cable to Geneva, Count

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our Empire and the League of Na- tions, a wide divergence of view in this regard, and it has devolved upon us to cause our Government to take, upon mature deliberation, the necessary steps for the with- drawal of our Empire from the League:

"However, advancement of in- ternational peace is what an ever more wo desire; and our attitude toward enterprises of sustain no change

"By quitting the Leagu embark

throug

our desire to promote confidence between our Eme other Powers and to the justice of its caust the world.

banker."

did not disorders

young ele out were covered by some sponsible authority.

all this is over. Whoever. -guilty-to-day of breaking into houses, of kidnapping, of threats or of any other crimes and offences punishable by law, must immediately be handed over to the police

The houses where political prisoners are supposed to have

if the police, do already, be im

tha÷police the terrors of

A Chinese Clarissa Harlowe,

Chinese

ad burn, then the dather was Dom

barded by letters close, with a happy

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NUGGET

husband equal BOOT POLISH

"And then he dis handkerchiof em the same delicate ente in poetical form, and hanging on a rose-tree. And then

undkorchief:ith its une per Tho whole power and fume. inspires him to write big sight? authority of the State must be legged essay, with the usmi mar-

vellous success. And then he en applied whenever any citizen is intern the villa and meets her,

need of their intervention. The reference to “politi al pri soners locked up by pri te in- dividuals is the first appeared in hoy Ge though people have been talki more and more about sit

days pastāv

haps he is meeting both conversation ensues with the, Anest olssscal Allusions to the Book the Oden

gives a brilliant lastin shine with

on your