SITUATION IN MANCHURIA ATTRACTS
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NOTICE OF ROOSEVELT
WILL DISCUSS SITUATION WITH AIDESTM
GREAT BRITAIN JOINS AMERICA IN LOOKING INTO PROBLEM
whari Russian border patrol 'planes appeared.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY
TROOPS MASS
CONFLICTING INTERESTS THOUGHT IRRECONCILIABLE
PRIPING, May 2. War clouds are again gathering in the Far East, making “inevitable. another Russo-Japanese conflict," Chinese newspapers asserted to-day
GIRL KIDNAPPED › IN NEW YORK
DAUGHTER OF WEALTHY
DETROIT FAMILY
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.).
2 New Yoпx, May 5
6, 1933
ROOSEVELT ON: U.S. RECOVERY
PLEA FOR INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATION
[REVER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
WASHINGTON, Mny 4.
GANDHI MAY BE RELEASED
ON SECOND DAY OF HIS SECOND FAST
{THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCE.]
SIMLA, May &
OATH BILL PASSED BY DAIL
BRITAIN NOT TO TAKE ACTION
TORITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.)
RUGBY, May 4,
in svare-heading news of develop. THE greatest man-hunt in the THE past few weeks have witness Tis anderstood that the autho- THE Dominions Secretary, Mr. J.
ments of the dispute over the Chi- nego Eastern railway.
According to the World Daily News, three Japanese divisions are being concentrated in northern Manchuria, while large bodies of Soviet troops in Siberia are moving enstward to the maritime provinces.
United States since the kid- uapping of Colonel Lindbergh's baby, has started as the result of a somewhat similar abduction out- raKO.
Y
ed a slight but neverthelea" rities are contemplating to re- definite ture for the better in most lense Gandhi on the second day of industries, declared President his fast which is due to begin on Roosevelt in a speech to the May 8. The Mahatma, will then United States Chamber of Com- proceed to Ahmedabad to live in. merce to-day
F
untouch
for restoring order from the indusable" leader.
The President stressed the need the house of the loend
trial chaos and emphasised that it was a matter of national justice that, wages should be increased. trade in the United States and else
Reviewing his efforts to increase
main attack on the depression con- kisted in endeavouring to effect a broad clevation of commodity prices, which would. in its torn, apart from special efforts, head to the provision of new employment.
The victim of the kidnappers on WASHINGTON, May 1.
this casion is a ten-year-old girl, Margaret MeMath, the only daugh The growing seriousness of the Far Eastern situation to-day caused | The dispute between Manchukuo,
Reservists Ready.
ter of a wealthy Detroit family. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to backed by Japan, and Soviet Foreign advices confirmed that Margaret was leaving her school turn his attention to that part of Russia over the Chinese Eastern the Japanese in Jeho have been in New York on Wednesday even- the world as he took a breathing railway neared a critical phase yee-withdrawing to Harbin to some ex-ing when a car containing three un- spell between his conversations on terday, while further severe fight tent, while foreign advices from known men pulled into the side of ceonomie subjects with the represing with the Chinese occurred on sentatives of various nationą.
ties have ordered their nations to and the car speeded away. The threat of strife between At Moscow angry exchanges behold themselves in readiness for There is reason to suspect that Japan and Russin over the Chinese tween Soviet and Manchukuo au- any eventualities and that reservists Misa McMath may possibly have Eastern Railway and the growing thorities were made public, one de- hetween the ages of 28 and 33 have been taken aboard a motor-Boat. gariousness of military activities inclaring charges that Soviet author-been ordered to concentrate at North China combineil to make the ities were holding C.E.R. locomo- Chita and Irkutsk, near the Man- Far Eastern picture even more tives to be a direct lie."!
chukuo border. posing than ever.
ANGLO - 'ARGENTINE TRADE AGREEMENT
Haibin, stated that Soviet authori the read. The girl was matched up where, Mfr: Roosevelt said that the
Apparently Authentic advices were received in Washington quot- ing a Japanese representative of the Manchukuo ministry of con- munications as saying that if Russia didn't meet the Manchukuo de- mands regarding the C.E.R., "Man rhnkun would be compelled to use 'farce."
Larger Issue8.
A conflict along the Manchukuo Siberian border, if it develops, might be expected to nehieve the proportions of recognized warfare
distinguished from the unofficial warfare which has been progressing between Japan and China, which
would change the terminology of tha international technicalities thereof.
Simultaneously there came evi- dence of increasing attention to the Far Eastern situation in London where Stanley Baldwin told the house of commons that Britaia would take any step open to the government to defend the principle of the open door im. Manchuria, as it is recognized by treaty. ་ ་
The announcement was provokeḍ.
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two fronts.
Land, Sex and Air Search. The New York Police have been air for the missing child.. ordered to search by land, sea and
motor-boat.
At Changchun Manchukuo men- Chinese papers accuse Japan of bara of the joint directorate under seeking to consolidate the Japanese- which the strategic northern Man Manchukuo control over the Man-in combing all the waters, round Police launches are now engaged churia line is operated, asserted churian railways, drive the Soviet New York searching for a suspect Manchukuo no longer would re-interests from northern Manchuria cognize the Sino-Soviet agreements and posts as a bulwark of anti-' of 1934 under which the road was bolshevism in the Far Exist.
Acroplance are scouting from the operated from that year until 1901, This programme would divert-at-kidnanners should attempt to get pir and watching all roads lest the nilless thoroughly revised.
tention of the powers from the Sino-
out of the city by motor-car, Tananese controversy and assist All railways are being carefully White Russians in establishing a watched and the whole city is heing new anti-bolshevist empire on the searched.. rains of Siberia, it was, stated.
SITUATION IN THE NORTH
FOREIGN REPORTS STATE POSITION IS UNCHANGED
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEIPING, May 5. FOREIGN reports from Chinwang-
tao declare the situation has not changed, the opposing sides facing each other in positions.
The train service is not yet pro-
the
same
Japan Temperate, Much more temperate information has
come however from official quarters at Tokyo and Moscow, the belief being professed in both capitals that the dispute over the railway will be settled in some man- ner without an open break, neither Japan nor Russia being in a poŝi- tion for a major war.
Chinese sympathies toward So viet Russia tave increased decided- lysince the outbreak of the conflict with Japan over Manchuria nine- teen months ago and particularly since diplomatic relations were re- sumed between Moscow and China
hy Press reports stating that the seeding beyond Peitaiho, while ate in the year. Manchukuo government intended to large force of Japanese and Man- han trading with any country which chukuo troops remain at Haiyan the war office at Tokyo as warning Japanese dispatches to day quoted does not recognize the Manchukuo consisting of fifteer hundred Man- that the withdrawal from the Lwan regime.
chakuo soldieré under Li Chi Chunriser area in north-east China after and eight hundred Japanese cavalry last month's offensive did not mean and infantry under a Japanese
that Japan was not ready on short colonel...
notice to renew the drive if Chinese' troops fail to respect the neutra! zone south of the Great Wall it is proposed to maintain.
Summons Stuart. Indicative of the President's in creasing interest, he summoned President John Leighton Stuart, of Yenching University, Peiping, who recently returned from China, to Jay his impressions of the situation before the President. Stuart said the President wanted a report with in 24 hours.
Stuart is an advocate of joint" ne-
LABOUR UNIONS
IN MANCHURIA
tion by the powers in the Sino- TO BE REORGANISED UNDER Japanese dispute.
"Japan's invasion of China pro- por has not the slightest justifica- tion he said.
"It is a violation not only of every treaty but also the regular processes of international Law and order,"
STATE AUSPICES
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
DAIREN, May 5. THE Manchukuo has undertaken
Planes Bomb Railway Line.
PEIPING, May 2. Chinese official wireless advices reported that Japanese airplanes hambed the main line of the Chinese Eastern Railway near Progranich- naya, but fed when 'planes of the Russian border patrol appeared.
The bombing resulted in heavy damage, the reports stated.
The incident was expected to in- crease the tension between Russin and Japan arising out of the dis- pute over the Chinese Eastern Rail- way.
the consolidation, under State Stuart thought there was no pos- auspices, of the Chin Pan. Hui sibility of war between Japan and Labour Unions with members num America, even though the United bering three hundred thousand in
The bombing came shortly after States would employ strong poli Manchurie, similarly to the Musso-netsov of the Chinese Eastern Rail
news that Soviet Vice-Director Kuz- tical and economic forces in support lini and Hitler plans. of China's stand.
way had refused proposals of the Roosevelt's study of the Far The Chiu, Pan Hui was first or- Manchukun government "for a com Eastern situation was possibly, part-ganized during the Ching Dynasty promise of the disagreement,
Manchukuo authorities allege that ly in preparation for his conversa embracing the whole of China, and tions with Chinese spokesmen this Manchuris with several million
some 3,000 pieces of C.E.R. rolling week. He was also preparing to re-labourers na membera
stock have been removed into Sibe eive representatives of Argentina,
ria by the Russians. Italy and Germany.
In Accord With Great Britain. LONDON, May 1.
Closer relations between Great
This action, now separates it from the Chinese affiliations,
Britain and the United States with GROWING TENSION
regard to the Sino-Japanese con- flict were emphasized to-day in a discussion in the House of Com- mons of the "open door," cardinal American diplomatic policy in the Far East.
Stanley Baldwin, former head of the government now acting prime minister in the absence of Ramsay MacDonald, told the House that Great Britain will take any step possible to defend the principle of the open door in Manchuria if necessary.
The statement arose from: & query from the floor concerning alleged plans of the new Manchukuo go ernment to grant preference to pro- ducts of Japan, sponsor of "the Changchun regime.
government's attention had been
called to "a recent declaration by Tetsuzko Komai. Japane member of the Manchukua privy council, that the new Manchukuo tariff
Japan and Manchukuo's trade door
IN LUANHO
JAPANESE CAPTURE
KUOCHIATUN
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.1
Parents' Request Refused. The Michigan State Police, whose Chief declares that the solution of the kidnapping may lead to the solution of the Lindbergh case, han refused to accede to the request of the distracted parents to withdraw from the hunt for twenty-four hours und to give the kidnappers free necess for possible negotiations.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
LONDON, May 5. FOLLOWING ARM THE SILVER QUOTATIONS ON THE LONDON
MARKET TO-DAY!.
SPOT
May 4 18)
May 5
FORWARD.....19.0/110.7/16
DEMAND FOR A NEUTRAL ZONE
THREAT OF NAVAL AND AIR, BOMBARDMENT A
.(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.),
SHANGHAI, May 5. A FRESH ultimatum has been issued by the Japanese com- mander-in-chief in North China, following the repeated hints of new ports. operations, according to Chinese re
Japan insists, it is said, upon the creation of a neutral zone be tween the Shih River. and the Lan River,
It is stated that Manchukuo`is now claiming that her borders ex- tend down to the Shib River.
The report emanated from Lwan- show and states that the Japanese military authorities have addressed
communication to the Chinese
News from Hainking reported as a result of the refusal of the Soviet representatives to accede to the Manchukue demands, Manchukuo authorities tighten the blockade at Commander, at Peitalho, recently. Progranichnaya, eastern junction reoccupied, demanding the neutrați- between the C.E.R. and the Trans-sation of the area between the Lan Siberian railway.
River and the Shih River.
Japanese Threat.
TOKYO, May 2 A threat to "draw the punitive sword as often as necessary to keep the Lwan river area in the vicinity of Chinwangtuo cleared of Chinese troops was made to-day by the Japanese war office in a form
statement.
Threatened Action,
Wages Lagglog..
He said that the improvement which has been noticeable recently | in most industries had been accom- panied by a rise in the prices of most commodities, but wages had been lagging behind.
He therefore naked employers not only to refrain from further wages reductions, in to begin forthwith the process of increasing wages to meet the cost of living.
QUESTION DISCUSSED AT WASHINGTON
[TBROVO REUTKE'S AGENCy.]
H. Thomas, made a statement in the House of Commons regarding The action of the Free State Govern- ment in passing the removal of the Oath. Bill in the Dail yesterday. He said the Government in the United Kingdom had made clear their view that any attempt, to abolish the Parliamentary oath in the Irish Froß State was in direct conflict with obligations undertaken by the Irish Free State under the
Treaty of 1921. This was confirmed
the form of Irish Free State
legislation.
The treaty was a fundamental basis of the position of the Irish Free State and in order to achieve By the form of the Irish Free State Government had been compelled to include in their legislation clauses purporting not only, to abolish the requirement of the Parliamentary sath but also to repeal those pro- visions of the Constituent Act and the Constitution of the Irish Free ed Anglo-Argentine Agreement State which set out that the treaty to the problems of the World Econo- had the force of law and overriding mic Conference and to Argentine-authority in relation to the coh- American trade were discussed to stitution. day during economic talks between Argentins and American representa tives, according to an official com munique issued by the State De, partment.
WASHINGTON, May 4. THE RELATIONS of the propos-
President Roosevelt emphasised 'the necessity of co-operation of employers among themselves and with the Government in order to retrieve industry from the unfair AMERICAN FARMERS methods of competition and the cut-throat prices in the general chaos of the last four years,
Philosophical Appeal.”
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He promised Government operation to prevent over-produ- tion, unfair wages, improper work! ing conditions and other unfair practices.
The President concluded with n philosophical appeal to human nature to lay aside special selfish
interests and to think and act for well-rounded national recovery.
$46,000.000 EXPECTED FOR U.S.
NAVY SHIPS:
SWANSON CONFIDENT THIS SUM WILL BE AVAILABLE
Washington, May 1.-Confidence that a $46,000,000 naval construc- tion programme will be included in the administration's forthcoming billion-dollar public works bill was expressed to-day by Secretary of the Navy Swanson along with hope that drastic reductions in personnel will not be necessary under Pre- sident Roosevelt's economy order.
COMMEMORATION ÖF REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, May 5. ALL Chinese public organisations
and civil institutions are clos ed to-day to commemorate the an- niversary of the Revolutionary Gov- ernment.
All schools and workers are also having a general holiday, but work ers will be paid as usual
If the warning is ignored, the Japanese military authorities are alleged to threaten renewed aerial bombardment, backed up by a naval A big meeting will be held at the bombardment of the Chinese posi-Kuomintang Headquarters this tions in the region of Peitaiho. morning for a 'commemoration ser
STOR.
The Manchukuo authorities are -reported to be claiming the Shih Chinese efforts to explain the River as their boundary, with com- Japanese retirement of the last week plete control of the Shanhaikwan from the district sast of the Lwan river as connected with the Russo- Tapanese tension over the Chinese sadly mistaken. and Enster railway wera described as
CHINESE telegrams from Luan-
PRIPING, May 6. chow report growing tension in the Luanho region, and that Japan ese acroplanes resurned activity this morning when they scouted over Lulung, Changli, Funing, dropped bombs, but little damage
was done.
vice.
SOVIET AMBASSADOR'S RECEPTION TO THE PRESS
MAY STRIKE
REFUSE TO SUPPLY MARKETS
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.}
New York, May 4
A NATIONWIDE Larm market-
ing strike to become effective on May 13 was voted by the Na tional "Farmers' Holiday Associa tion at a meeting held at Des- moines, Iowa.
The strike planned is an attempt to obtain higher prices by with- holding farm products from the
markets.
EXCHANGE STABILISATION
PROPOSED INCREASE PASSED BY COMMONS
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, May 4.
WHILE astonishment was caused . in some circles at the amount of the proposed increase, Mr. Neville: Chamberlain's resolution in the House of Commons to-night, authorising an increase in the Ex- change Stabilisation Account from £150,000,000 to £350,000,000 passed. without a division...
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FRENCH ATTITUDE- ON WAR DEBTS
REPORT THAT OUTLOOK HAS CHANGED
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY!
PARIS, May 4. AN intimation was given in the **Senate to-day that the con versations between President Roose telt and M. Herriot had effected a change in the French attitude on the war debt questionida
arises on the passage of the legis
As regards the position which lation the Government in the United Kingdom considered that the pass ing of the Bill would not affect ther duty of allegiance to H.-M. the King For amount to an act of soccession, They were advised that allegiance of members of the Irish Free State Parliament did not depend upon swearing of the nath, which by treaty and constitution they wore required to take, and therefore that failure to take the oath was not in itself a repudiation of allegiance. This did not alter the fact that in the view of the Govern ment in the United Kingdom the removal of the oath was a breach of treaty..
ANGLO-GERMAN TREATY
CONSERVATIVE BACK BENCH MALCONTENTS
(THROUGH BEITER'S - AGENCY.)
LONDON, May 4 IN THE House of Commons to
day, the report stage of the Anglo-German trade · agreement was reached and the resolution car- ried by 304 votes to 56:
The Liberals voted with the Gov ernment, but many of the Labour members on the opposition. benches abstained.
The debate was enlivened by vocal outbursts on the part of Conserva tive back bench malcontents.
IRISH IMPOST ON MATCHES
ADDITIONAL DUTY ON:
IMPORTS
[Rov¤R REUTER'S AGENCY }
LONDON, May 4. THE Executive Council of the Irish Free State has issued an order increasing the custom duties: on imported matches to an average of 30 per cent. It is believed that the object is to prevent dumping:
There is no Imperial Preference. on matches.
CHANG HSUEH LIANG IN ITALY
WILL NOT RETURN TO CHINA YET
THOUGH AEUTER'A AGENCY
M. Paul-Boncour,,. the Foreign
Rove, May 4 Minister, addressing the Senate, MARSHAL Chang Hauch Liang declared that France wished to has arrived from Brindisi withi roconsider the whole question of her his entourage,
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would not remain open to states Kalgan to strengthen the defences. 22 following completion of the offen- and threatening another onslaught exhaustive information regarding wish to invoke the operative clause.ret.!
which have withheld recognition of her status."
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tral zone, bombing from the air any Chinese troops attempting to re- According to a telegram from
Ready, to Attack.
et er, and renewing infantry opera {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]" If reports of Chinese troops, re-
tions if necessary, Feng Chan Hai, Manchukuo troops crossing the Ewan river are correct the lines reached in the advance Baldwin was asked whether theunder Liu Kuci Tang continue to the Japanese will launch another southward would be held only a SPEAKING, at a reception to States rather than take advantage | Young Marshal-intended to spend It was announced April that
NANKING, May & war dobb payments to the United His secretary stated that the advance on Kuyuan and have cap attack, it was stated. and Kuyuan... tured Kuochistun, between Dolonor
"few days until there was no likeli
members of the Press here this ofthe existing Mellon-Berenger Beveral months in Italy and also The occupation of this area, of hood of fresh Chinese, attacks, and afternoon M. Bogomolov, Soviet agreement. Hsu Yung, the acting Charbar of a zone with an average depth of chukuo allies would withdraw.
about 1,000 square miles and also then the Japanese and their Man Ambassador to China sasured his
to visit Germany, France and Eng← would be based on reciprocity with Chairman arrived from Kalgan this ten miles below the Great Wall ex-
This agreement allows France to land. listeners in true Soviet style that claim a moratorium of 60 per cent. He has received many telegrams mong and pet tainted to Ting tending west from the Lwan river wering daims of Chinese victories tain from the Soviet Embassy vary the Government, be said, had no but he has no intention of doing so Ching to despatch reinforcements to as far as Miyun was attained April
This was recalled to-day in an they would always be able to or on the payment due on June 15, but from China asking him to return,
Hau returned this evening.
sive that opened April 10, and the
Into North China.
"what actually takes place in Rus- sia without resorting to tha, wild war office announced then that this
talks. disseminated by that section North China weized territory would
COUNSELLOR OF SOVIET -
of the Capitalist Press which is be kept cleared to prevent Chinese. EMBASSY FOR PEIPING hostile to Russia, "att attacks on Japanese Great Wall position.."
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENÖT] When the Chinese had been forc- ed back out of artillery range the
PEIPINO, May 4. T is authoritatively disclosed that drive was ended, there being no In-M BARKOV, Counsellor of the Arita has proposed to Turenev tention of occupying Tientain and Boviet Embaassy will be loay that a conference between, Japan, Peiping despite Chinese reports to ing for Peiping in three of four the Soviet and Manchulquo be con-his effect and various separatist-days time by train, vened at Tokyo to work & solution intrigues.
He will reside in the of the outstanding differences ale
Soviet Embassy at Peiping. ing from the Soviet's interest in Manchuria,
Neither Great Britain nor the United States; nor any other power except. Japan, has recognized the independence of the Manchukua government, set up a year ago fol- | lowing the Japanese military cam 'naign in Manchuria."
Hoary Fighting with Chinese Com. plicates Bitnation.
PEIPINO, MAY 1. A Chinese official wireless report received here stated that Japanese airplanes bombed the main line of the Chinese Eastern Railway near Pogranichaaya, causing heavy dam- age to the line. The air raiders fled
CONFERENCE PROPOSED (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, May 5.
It understood the Tursney has referred the proposal to Moscow.
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mp Kentral Zone,
former
Without speking an agreement This representative of M. Bogo with the Chinese, the war office molov, the Soviet Ambassador will announced it was proposed to main keep in touch with the Diplomatie tain the area thus clearned as a neu-Corps.
Again emphasising that the for- eign policy of the Soviet Govern ment is based on full equality in its relation with all countries. M.. Bogomolov said that the very muc cessful fulfilment" of the Five Year Plan in Russia has provided ernditions requisite for consider- able expansion in Sino-Bussion | trade and he hoped that the re- sumption of normal relations will become one of the most important. factors for promotion of peace in the Far East and the World
COUGH LINGTUS
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