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FIFTH NATIONAL

CONGRESS

THE CHARHAR SQUABBLE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1933

GANDHI TO FAST AGAIN

THE CORAL ISLANDS

THE MEERUT SENTENCES

CANTON'S THREE

OBJECTIONS

CHANG SEEKS CANTON'S SUPPORT

NO OFFICIAL- CHINESE" INVESTIGATION

CHIEF JUSTICE RESERVES JUDGMENT

THIS TIME UNTO

DEATH!

the Central Press.

ALLAHABAD, Aug. 2 (From Our Special Correspondent) THE appeals to the Meerut sen-

Bombay, Aug. 2. tences concluded in the record

Is the Mahatma Gandhi likely time of eight days instead of two CANTON, Aug. 2 months as expected. Before re-to seek the crown of martyrdom THAT the Ministry of Foreign serving judgment the Chief Justice by one final fäst unto death?

sentences seemed Affairs in Nanking has instruct-remarked the

Stich a fear has been expressed by many of his most loyal follow- Foreign ed Mr. Kan Chieh Hou, local Inspector General, of

ers, following, his arrest, which Affairs, to make an investigation

has provoked little disturbance. save that hartals have been ob- served upon a small scale in Bombay and Ahmedabad.

Canton, Aug. 2. Canton, Aug. 2.

Mr. Chung Ho Yin, a repre Objections against the coming Kuomintang Fifth National Consentative of General. Fang Chen of the gress to be held at Nanking on Wu, field-comtnander

allied anti-Japanese November are based on three vital people's points according to an exclusive forces, has arrived here to serve us, sort of liaison officer in interview. granted today by u high official of the South-west to Canton in view of the strong of the French gecupation of the port of the South-west leaders Coral Islands as widely reported. in the vernacular Press in Hong given to the allied forces."

His mission is also to secure Kong is groundlers, as

Do such material

from the instructions have been received nssistance

dent was informed to-day. people here, so, that the Charhar here from Nanking, this correspon Chinese troops will continue their fight with the Japanese. Help from the South-west is necessary, fields were raged by the Japanese he said, because the rice and grain and Manchukuo * soldiers.

The three ruin points follow The Fifth National Congress is among other things to deal with the current situation and to elect new members of the Central Executive Committee and the Central Supervisory Committee, As the most important thing is -u plan to cope with the current problem, this means active re- sistance of Japanese aggression and recovery of lost territories. A plan has been formulated by the Fourth National Congress, but the Nanking authorities have failed to carry it out.

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High

commanders under Generals Yen Hsi Shan and Chang Hsueh Liang are very sympathetic with the policies of the South-west in regard to Com- munist suppression and resistance of Japanese aggression and will In current problems, there is at any time throw in their lot nothing so important as thewith the South-west, Mr. Chang "Japanese aggression, and if Nan-said. Their object is to unite king has done nothing to ward off together for the recovery of lost invasion in accordance with the territories." decision of the Fourth National Congress, no other current prob- lems need discussion at the Fifth Congress.

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According to a reliable report from the headquarters of the anti- Japanese allied forces, the Japan- ese have effected a junction with Instead of "fighting the Japan- the troops of General Chiang Kai ese, Nanking affected two com-Shek with the object of eliminat- ating the allied forces from Char promises with Japan, one "Shanghai" and another at Tang har.

Lieut. Generals Tu

Yu

"Canton is too fan away from the Coral Islands asserted in official in Mr. Kan's office, and it

instructions were received from the is not practicable to make an in- vestigation here.". He said that no Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the South-West Political Council to take up the matter,

It was learned that the Chinese Foreign Office did instruct the

make a report on the matter, because that port is some 200 miles Enst of the Coral Islands. The re- port is said to be now available in Nanking and will be the basis of representations to be made to the French Government in connection with their formal occupation of those islands which are already in: habited by Chinese.

Chinese Consul-General at Manila

Press reports from Shanghai stated that Monsieur W. Wilden; French Minister to China, arrived. at Nanking to-day and that the National Government will take up the matter with him personally. Meanwhile. it is said that the Japanese are trying to follow the French example by occupying cer- ku The Nanking Government Lung and Chi Hsiung Chang, tain Chinese islands known as Si is dominated by the Blue Shirts, Germun trained officer, are left in Sha Archipelago near the Coral who use military power to the defense of Dolonor, while Islands. strengthen their hold in Hupeh other troops are rushed to the and secure the G.950,000,0001.borders to meet the combined at-. American loan in defiance of the tack of the Japanese and Nan- policy of the Kuomintang and the king troops. resolutions of the Fourth Con- | gress. It is believed here that the Blue Shirta will utilize the Fifth Congress to increase its powers and to effect a dictator. ship.

Are the delegates to the Fifth Congress free to talk their raind ? The Blue Shirts wil speak for them, as they will have undue influence over the de- legates. Moreover, those de- legates elected for the abortive provisional congress of July 1 can attend the Fifth Congress, but these delegates received their election through favour of the Blue Shirts, hence the delegates will take orders from their masters.

Nanking is a stronghold of the Blue Shirts and in a meeting there delegates cannot express

The report adds that auch joint drive merely arouses public opinion against the pro-Japan-

stand of ese

the Chiang" Kui Shek Government.-Central Press,

THE KULING

CONFERENCE

CHARHÁR PROBLEM CONSIDERED SERIOUS

Shanghai, Aug. 2.

SOONG SEEKING FURTHER LOANS

TO EQUIP MACHINERY

WORKS

Shanghai, Aug. 1. Mr. T. V. Soong, Minister of Finance, is privately arranging & loan from German bankers to be used for constructing an iron and steel works which will use entire- ly German machinery and equip- ment, according to Press dis- patches from Berlin.

Mr. San Fo arrived here this

If Minister Soong is successful morning from Nanking. Inter in securing this German loan viewed by Reuter, he said that which amount is kept secret, the the Charbur issue was the most iron and steel works will start important problem discussed at

operations next year. The fac the Kuling Conference.. their views freely. If the con- decided to settle the Charhar Works and can torn out small The Government had definitely tory is modelled after the Krupp

gress is held elsewhere the-de- legates of the South-west Pro- vinces will participate. There is no legal objection to the congress as such, but since it is controlled by the Blue Shirts there is no reason for us to send delegates to Nanking.-Centrul Press,

"RETROCESSION OF

LUANTUNG

NOW PROCEEDING

SMOOTHLY

Peiping, Aug. 2. An official telegram from Liu Shih Shen, a member of the Luantung Retrocession Commis sion at Chinwangtao, states that he has been formally advised by the Japanese Commander at Shanhaiwan that the withdrawal of Japanese troops of Kwantung Army along the P.M.R. will be

und unless Gen. Feng Yu Hsiang situation through peaceful means,

muker un attacking move towards the south, there is no question of an armed clash in Charlar.

Mr. Sun Fo pointed out that two things are now engaging the attention of the Government--the settlement of the Charhar situa tion and the disposal of Gen. Feng's troops.

The Government troops which. advanced on Kalgan, have now

• arms

such

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machine-guns, trench mortars. Mauser pistols, service rifles, and

It is confirmed here that Mr. Boong has also approached British bankers for another industrial loan" though nothing definite is known as to amount owing, to strict secrecy in the negotiations:

Central Press.

been ordered to halt pending fur- FORTIFICATION OF ther developments.

Mr. Sun added that the ques- tion of the re-demarcation of the Provinces was not taken up at Kuling, since the question was a most important one requiring ex. pert discussion.

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Mr. Sun Fo is leaving for Tsingtao soon to join his mother, Madame Sun Yat Sen --Reuter.

US. INDUSTRIAL CREDIT

SHANHAIKWAN

JAPANESE ENGINEERS NOW BUSY

Bevere,

TRADE IN WUCHOW

DULL OWING TO BOYCOTT

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton Aug. 2.

Trade in Wuchow has been dull" for the past several weeks,. according to reports from that principal Kwangsi river town. The boycott against Japanese goods is largely responsible for the slack time, as roost shops carried at least fifty per cent. of their stock in Japanese goods which must be sealed up and cannot be sold,

The boycott of Japanese goods there is conducted as effectively as in Canton, and since most im- ports are shipped exclusively via the West River, it is easier to prevent smuggling, in Wuchow than in Canton,

Though the moderation of the public demonstration is, no doubt, partly due to the restrictive. Or dinauces, there is little doubt that"Congress circles disapproved of the Mahatma's latest challenge to the Government:

Among the great 'majority of the leaders, it is considered that he is asking for trouble, deliber ately walking to prison and to political oblivion.

National Harikiri." National harikiri " is the term used by certain sections of the Press, commenting upon Gandhi's new plan for individual disobedience.

Meanwhile, the possibility is being seriously canvassed of the creation of a new nationalistic organisation as a rival to Con- gress, which will be prepared to try constitutional methods of at- taining their objectives in the political sphere.

While business is not en- couraging. the coat of living in Wnchow has slightly gone up.

Gandhi has now been escorted This canses hardship to the to Poona, where he is likely to thrifty Kwangsi people. Cantonbe released under a proviso that exported a good deal of rubber be shall remain in Poona. shoes and goods to Wuchow dur This he is expected to disobey, thus committing himself to open ing the early part of the year, but

trial and the possibility of two local rubber manufacturing com- panies are affected by the increase years' ordinary political imprison- of inter-port customs duties raised ment.-Reuter,

Oficial Statement. by the new tariff rate of May 22.

London, Aug. 1.. Imports into Wuchow during

The Bombay Government have the past two months have de-issued a statement explaining the clined owing to the general trade ressons for Mr. Gandhi's arrest. slump in South China, exact figures being yet, unavailable.

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

LONDON, Aug. £. FOLLOWING ARE THE BILVER QUOTATIONSR ON THE LONDON MARKET TO-DAY:

Aug 2 Aug. 1 SPOT .......

17. FORWARD......... 171

16

17

THE LONDON ON NEW YORK CROSS RATE TO-DAY WAS: £1, 84.44].

MARSHAL CHANG IMPRESSED

WILL SPEND CONSIDER- ABLE TIME IN BRITAIN

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London, Aug. 1. Chang Hsueh Liang is greatly impressed with Britain and it seems very likely that he will spend some considerable time in the country,

In an interview with Reuter to- day, he said. he bad immensely benefited from his trip to Europe. He now weighe two stone more

than when he left China. He is now fat, strong and bronzed, and has discarded his moustache.

He declared he felt a different

man."

EUROPEAN LADY

ATTACKED

MRS. POLSON BADLY CUT UP WITH CHOPPER

SURLY POLICE ATTITUDE į talk.”

TOWARDS THE PRESS

As the Police adopted sich an attitude, it was impossible to get any authentic report beyond

DOCTOR COURTEOUS

The usual peace and quiet of the fact that Mrs. Polson was Quarry Bay was very much dis-alone with her dog at the time. turbed last night, when, shortly after 9 o'clock, a report was cir- culated to the effect that a Euro- pean lady, who was walking up the hill to Stanley Terrace, was foully assaulted by a youth with a chopper.

Chinese

Enquiries by a Daily Prese that the unfortunate lady was representative elicited the news Mrs. Polson and she was on her way home when the dastardly nssanit took place.

After being struck several times. with the chopper, the lady raised the alarm and on turning round she recognised her assailant to be a compradore's boy. From a re

we learnt that

liable source. robbery was not the motive of the assault but that the cause was an alleged grievance nursed by the lad against the lady. Attracted by the lady's cries, help was.soon forthcoming and she was rushed to the Government Civil Hospital with all possible speed.

After the treatment received at the Police Station, it was decided- ly refreshing to talk to the

gave us all the information at his Government Civil Hospital who gave us all the inforamtion at his disposal,

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He said that Mrs. Polson wa very badly cut up, and in detail. her injuries were

1 large scalp wound

2 large deep gushes on the left

shoulder:

I deep gash on the left forearin; 1 deep gash or the left leg and 1 large qut on the upper lip.

CONDITION SERIOUS.

Her condition was reported ašt very serious and critical, but the that every. doctor informed us hope was entertained for her re- covery.

From the foregoing, it would be

he would cut the lady up badly. seen that the assailant made sure On calling at the Shaukiwan We were told that the Emer- Police Station, two of our repre-gency Unit were put on special sentatives were greeted with a search duty, but up to the time of wave of the hand and early, going to Press, no arrests had

get out, we are too busy to been made.

MR. HENDERSON'S

"DECISION ·

TO STAND AS LABOUR CANDIDATE

LONDON, Aug. 1.

COMMENTING on the decision

of destruction, as oppressive for national budgets and as damaging “ to international confidence.

Europe is still distracted by the rights of France and the "wrodga of Germany, but all are agreed that some limit of armament i better than no limit, that the con trol of the private manufacture of arms is desirable, that a system of supervision must be established and that a permanent disarmament"

commission is necessary for this of Mr. Arthur Henderson to purpose, and that air bombing. stand as the Labour candidate for should be barred as an instrument the Clay Cross constituency, The of warfare between civilised, na- Timce says that what matters is tions. the extent to which bis return to Meanwhile, one country after party business will affect his task another has shown a readiness to as the President of the Disarma make concessions. ment Conference.

quoting his own words as showing his attitude toward disobedience.

The Government maintain that there is no real distinction between mass and individual civil dis- cbedience and state that Gandhi contemplated that individual civil disobedience would lead to masa

Mr. Henderson bas just return civil disobedience. They anti-ed from a tour to Paris, Rome, cipated a repetition of the un- fortunate results of the past civil disobedience campaign.

The Government have refused Gandhi's offer to make over to them the use of seminary on the ground that it is no concern of theirs so long as the taxes are paid. Taxes have already been collected for last year.

Press messages from Calcutta state that the Hindu community are unmoved by the arrest and. that life is proceeding as usual.-- British Wireleiz.

SIX HUNDRED REDS KILLED

SUCCESSFUL DRIVE IN SOUTH KIANGSI

Canton, Aug. 2. The combined Kwangtung and Kwangsi forces had a severe "en-. counter last Monday with the Communists in Southern Kiangai and resulted in killing 600- The Young Marshal is accom

* Reds" and capturing many panied on his tour by his eldest alive: The fighting occurred in son, Raymond, and his second the vicinity of An Yuan which son, Martin, Mr. WH. Donald was reinforced by 3,000 Com- and Mr. Li, his secretary munist troops of the so-called

He is probably leaving London on August 12 when he wift fly to While the Government troops Berlin and to Scandinavia, study also suffered casualties, the enemy ing every detail of modern air-lost a colonel and several battalion craft, military and naval equip and company commanders. Be-

ing routed the Reds" He proposes to leave his two retreating to their second line of sons in England where they will defense."

Tientsin, Aug. 2. Foreign reports state that the Japanese forces will not evacuate Shanhaikwan, which is regarded by the Kwantung high commandment. as a strategic approach to the

completed by August 7, It is ex- VIGOROUS DRIVE FOR ITS so-called, Manchukuo.

pected that through railway traffic between Shanhaikwan and Pei- ping will be restored immediately afterwards.

EXPANSION

Washington Aug. 1.

A vigorous drive to expand in According to an official com-dustrial credit in the United munique the Chinese authorities States was foreshadowed to-night started taking over Chienan to- in a nationwide broadcast by Mr. day. Pending the withdrawal of Jesse Jones,, the chairman of the Japanese troops from the city of Reconstruction Finance Corpora Shanhaikwan the City Govern- ment of Linyaan will remain að Haiyangchen temporarily Reuter.

open, on

a restricted basis, as many as possible of the banks which were still compelled to keep their 'doors closed-Reuter

tion..

said to be busy constructing forts

third division.

are

Five engineering companies are study for Oxford University Wing Commander Wu Chien Chang Hsueh Liang told Reuter Wen, whose aerial unit stations at points of vantage in Shanhai-that he is returning to London in at Mei Halen, Eastern Kwang- kwan, and the construction is September with his wife and tung, reported to the military very similar to the formidable daughters, who are at present in headquarters bere that his bomb- ing planes make daily flight into fortifications erected in 1980 on the French frontiers facing Ger-

Southern Kiangsi to observe the position of the Communists.

many,

Rome.

What chiefly impressed him in London, he said, were the parke and open spaces, the freedom and The Japanese high command the well-being of the people. Speaking with the approval of took the position that although England bore no signs of President Roosevelt, Mr. Jones this Chinese territory was con- poverty and he had no doubt that said that the Corporation was quered with comparatively little she would be among the first of ready to inflate the working capi- effort, every step will be made the countries of the world to tal of the banks by purchasing to consolidate their position emerge from the econotaic de

against an attack by Chinese pression. preferred stock in sound banks.

forces in the event of a change of

Nanking government Central PreSI.

He declared that the authorities were making every effort to re- Continued on previons column).

He and his sons, he added, had been happier in London, than else where in Europe-Reuter.

Flying over Huichang and Kwanmunling, the fliers do not see any large formation of Red troops, while everything appears to be very quiet below Be tween Kwanmunling and Ha chiang, there is, however, heavy trafic, and the aviators believe that there is a general retreat in the direction of Juichin, their headquarters. Central Prest,

These are objects, says The Timés, for which the General Commission can continue to work and Mr. Hen- Berlin and Prague to discuss dis-derson has in mind a further tour armament and has gained the con- of European capitals in September viction that every Government' de as a necessary preliminary. to the sires a working arrangement by meeting of the General Commission which the nations will be spared in Geneva on October 16.—British senseless competition in weapons Wireless,

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