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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1933

CHINA AND AMERICA GANDHI RELEASED

TEXT OF SECRET TREATY PUBLISHED IN JAPAN

LARGE AIR FORCE PROGRAMME

Tokyo, August 4,

A sensation was created by the Asahi, the leading and largest paper here, publishing the full text of a secret treaty which is reported to have been recently concluded in Washington between China and the United States of America.

Only To Be Re- Arrested

Poona, Aug. 4. Mr. Gandhi was released from Yervada Gaol to-day but upon refusing to obey the restriction order served on him was re-arest- ed:

He is now awaiting trial under, the Emergency Powers Act

Reuter.

Poona, Aug. 4. Mr. Gandhi has been sentenced to one year's imprisonment.

Reuter.

Bombay, Aug. 4. The picketing of shops which Congress abandoned some time ago, was resumed here and nine arrests were made in the cloth market for picketing and distribu- ting leaflets urging the boycott of British goods.-Reuter,

The Treaty consists of three hai Banking Corporation and an chapters with seventeen, articles additional loan of Yen 13,000,000

for the same purpose from the Ton Picketing Resumed and

It gives Industrial Company in 1920. four afinexea. America full privileges and According to reports, these loans! responsibility for the organisation and the interest have not been paid of the Chinese Air Force, stipulat- and they are long overdue. Con- ing that America supply China sidering the financial condition of with the necessary funds estimat- China, the Japanese creditors have "I been hesitating to take action to ed at 8-10,000,000, for the con- obtain payment, it is said. How struction of 835 scont planes, ever, should China use the loans destroyer planes and bombers be new being raised in Europe and America for an anti-Japanese cam tween now and the year 1936.

paign, Japan would demand the immediate liquidation of Japan's loans, it is reported. The military lenders here and of the Kwangtung. Garrison have proposed seizing telephone and telegraph lines over China by force in case it is neces ary to collect the loans United

The Treaty further provides that four air stations be establish ed at Swatow, Chuanchow, Chen- hai and Haichow, respectively, within this year and that the Chinese Air Force be trained by

American instructors.

The Foreign Office spokesman said he had no knowledge of the matter but withheld bis reply on the question of whether ction will be taken by Japan if the Asahi report is true.--uter.

A FARLIFE RUMOUR

AND A U.S. DENIAL.

In view of the above news it is worth recalling the report from Shanghai published in our issue of yesterday to the effect that:-

It is authoritatively learned that the Tokyo War Office is watch ing, with the deepest concern, the expansion of American naval in- Buence in Fukien Province.

the

Preas.

PAWNS IN THE BIG GAME THE LITTLE CORAL. ISLANDS.

PAE18, July 20. Secret approval was given by the United States to French or cupation of nine small islands off

the Philippines in the South China sen, it was asserted oficially hero

to-day.

The French government consult ed Washington before taking for: mal possession of the tiny group recently and it was said the Unit ed States welcomed the idea of pre- ferring French rather than Japan. ese occupation.

Denied by U.S. Meanwhile, however, dispatches quoted State. Department officials at Washington as saying they had no "knowledge of the plans of the French government and never heard of the islets until the recent, deve- fopment.

According to reports reaching the U.S. Japanese authorities, Government has given financial aid to the Nineteenth Route Army to the amount of 880,000,000 for the replenishment programme of the Chinese air force, which includes

The islands, lying about 200 miles the establishment of several Aero- dromes at Amoy Fukien and other west of Palawan and outside the places. It is reported that, in ex-American treaty limits, are mere change for the financial aid thus coral dots, but there is fresh water given, the US Navy has secured and bird life indicates deposits of the consent of the Chinese authori guand, geographers reported ties to establish an American naval base at Tungshan Hay, to south of Amoy, `

"That's the richest thing I've heard for many a long day," said

HELEN" INJURED

Cannot Play In Wight- man Cup Matches

in www.

Helen Wills-Moody, the Queen

of the tennis courts, was not able to play in the Wightman Cup Singles against Britain owing to an injury to the back.

She was replaced, by Sarah; Palfrey who was originally in- eluded principally for the doubles. -Reuter.

PENNSYLVANIA COAL STRIKE

RETARDS NATIONAL RECOVERY DRIVE

SOVIET OIL FOR ECHO OF SHENGAN

JAPAN

Retail Prices Break" Sharply

A FOUR-CORNERED 'COMPETITION

PIRACY

Wang Ying Gives Evidence In Trial

Dairen, Aug. 4.

It is learnt that the Public

NANKING EX- PLAINS

The Tungsten Ores Scheme

THE CHARHAR QUESTION

Continues To Give Anxiety

Peiping, Aug. 4.

Nanking, Aug. 3. Declaring that the recent

The Charbar question continues Prosecutor's Department have criticisms of the Central Govern to worry the Authorities here as scheme regarding the no definite settlement appears to decided not to permit the ex-ment's trudition of five Europeans marketing of the tungsten ores be in sight, although an uncon- TOKYO, Aug. 4. ON the eve of the arrival of the involved in the piracy of the s.8. from South Kiangsi are due to armed report saya that General first shipment of 12.000, tons Shengan. The trial will take misunderstanding, a spokesman Feng Yu Hsiang has expressed of Soviet gasoline, retail prices place in Port Arthur but the date of the Ministry of Industry ex his willingness to accept the four broke sharply and oil shares de of opening and the charges are pressed the opinion that the pre- proposals of General Chiang Kai clined four points.

The second shipment is expected not announced, though it is sent "arrangements would benefit late this month from Baku, im- learnt that preliminary investiga producers and secure a livlihood parting another stimulus to the al- tion disclosed that the buccan- for those engaged in this declining quotes a local high official as ready keen competition between neers originally intended to heading industry. The same spokes- stating that the brigade under British, American, Russian and for Newchwang but orders were man pointed out that China pro- General Pao Kong, á subordinate Japanese oil interests.

The four-cornered competition in this country, it is feared, will spread to other markets in the Far East Reuter...

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

LONDON, Aug. 4. FOLLOWING ARE THE SILVER THE LONDON OCOTATIONS ON MARKET, TO-DAY:

Aug. 4 Aug. 3

177 171 SPOT

18 - 17.18/16 FORWARD......

THE LONDON ON NEW YORK CROSS RATE TO-DAY WAN:- $1– $1,491.

ANOTHER VICKERS

SENSATION

MR, LANDER ORDERED TO LEAVE TURKEY

London, Aug. 3. Considerable sensation has been caused both in Turkey and in London by the unexplained ex pulsion from Turkey to-day of Mr: T. E. Lander, the British representative of Metropolitan Vickers, Limited.

suddenly given to second mate Wang Ying who was navigating the vessel at the time to divert

the course.to, Dairen.

duced about sixty per cent. of the world's total output of tungsten, but producers suffered because of the lack of systematic organisa tion.

Engines Stopped, · Giving evidence, Wang Ying With the view of stabilising the declared that Taudien stopped price of tungsten ores through a the engines when the Shengun better adjustment of supply and was off Hoshigaura and attempts demand, the Ministry has estab were made to summon passing lished a Bureau in South Kiangsi junks but were unsuccessful and

to purchase ores from Chinese the pirates who wanted to go miners which, during the first two ashore beached the vessel, disem-years of this scheme, would be barked and disappeared in the exclusively exported through a direction of Hoshigaura. Later foreign agent at a price fixed by the Shengan was refloated with the Ministry of Industry. Should the tide and Wang Ying, at the market price rise above the tempting to run the vessel to fixed price the Ministry would re- some point where he would be ceive a percentage of the differ- free from the domination of the enco. "

pirates, struck's reef. Beuter.

NOT THE TIME

The spokesman said that the arrangement with a foreign agent has been tentatively fixed for two years after which period he hoped it would be unnecessary to entrust the task of exporting the ores to To Fight the Japanese foreign agents. Reiter,

SHANGHAI, Aug. 4.

The Chinese Press this morn- Shek and Mr. Wang Ching Wei..

of General Fang Chen Wu, is being re-organised by the Pei- ping Military Council with Gen- eral Pao Kang continuing to be in command. It is also reported that General Chang Jen Chieh," Brigade Commander under Gen- oral Fang Chen Wu has come over to the Central Government. These reports, however, lack con- firmation.--Reuter.

Fresh Proposals

Peiping, Aug. 3. The Central Government is continuing peaceful efforts in settling the Charhar situation.

This morning, General Ho“ Ying Ching interviewed by the Chinese Press stated that the Military Council is bringing up three more proposals for Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang.

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Firstly, Marshal Feng abolish his present military post and ac cept the four basic principles, en¬¬ unciated by General Chiang Kai:

IT was learned from an authentic HIGH SEA FLEET Shek and Mr. Wang Ching Wei

Secondly, Marshal Feng with draw all his irregulare from Kal-

Bource that General Ma Chan. Shan, former Chairman of the Hei- lungkiang provincial government and hero of the Nonni River cam- paign, is much disgusted with the Has Headquarters In gan to Hsuanhua in order that

Nanking military authorities who bave refused to pay over to Gen. Ma about $9,000,000 which were

remitted to him 18 months ago while he was waging life and death.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. THE National Recovery Drive is

being retarded by the Pennsyl-ly at a loss to understand the de-struggle with the Japanese in Man-

'The

London is entirely mystified and Mr. Lander is also complete.

velopment.

churia.

A Hotel!

General Sung Cheh Yuan be able to return to Charhar;

General Thirdly, pending Sung's return to Kalgan, Tang Lin Kuo, who was appointed Chairman of the Charhar Cov ernment by Marshal Feng, re- main in that post.

CANTON, Aug. 4 headquarters. of Temporary In a recent statement made here, the Kwangtung High Sea Fleat General Ma stated he actually re- is located at the premises of the

General Ho Ying Ching added. ceived less than $2,000,000 sent to Oriental Hotel, The Bund, and all

that in spite of the provocative mence their duties to-day.. him by public bodies in China and officers connected there will com tended for his troops exceeded

Formal establishment of the High attitude adopted by Marshal Feng overseas, while the exact suins in- $10,000,000.

General Sea Fleet command will be deferred Yu Hsiang the Central Govern While at Nanchapg. Chiang Kai Shek informed General until Rear Admiral Chiang Siment has no intention of resorting Me that it is not the time now touan has completed his organizing to force, but would continue. fight the Japanese but that Nan-plan which will have to bo ap peaceful efforts to settle the It is an interesting circum- king would release the money to proved by General Chen Chi Tang, situation in Charbar.Reuter stance in connection with the him when his troops are concen- commander-in-chief of the Kwang-

vania coal strike and renewed dis

Reuter's correspondent at Con- seusions among oilfields officials who are concerned over a number stantinople secured an interview of wages hours disputes. American Legion Railways joined with Mr. Lander, who was ac. thousand volunteers enlisted the recovery campaign, and fiftycompanied to the Turkish frontier to by Turkish detectives, but Mr. The French government is await conduct a National series of peace Lander was unable to contribute

talks-Reuter. the ing possible protest by Japan,

anything towards an elucidation the Tokyo foreign office having an- nounced Wednesday that it was in- vestigating to determine whether

GERMAN CAM-

high Ameripan official when in Japan would be justified in fling PAIGN FOR WORK

Japanese Interested.

terviewed. He added that the re-a counter-claim. port, was "a ridiculous cock and 'bull story without the slightest

foundation."

SWEET INNOCENCE!

Several. Japanese have been in terested in past years in guano and phosphate

"GENERAL OFFENSIVE

collecting enterprises AGAINST UNEMPLOYMENT

that have been carried on intermit- tently at these and neighboring is land, and the French claim revived Tokyo's interest.

Raising of the tricolor over the grap by. French dispatch baa!

of the action taken.

under Nanking's command. Most

stair that, Mr. Lander only re-trated at Heipeh province to be tung land, at ting Chi Chang,

Commander Ting a turned from London on Sunday of Ma's troops are now. in Char- staff officer of the fleet, said that last and arrived at his headquar- har, having joined General Feng he has received no news regarding Yung gunboats, Yu Haing to fight the Japanese.

For these reasons, General Ma Hsiang, Chu Yu and Hai Ou, which were reported to be on their declines the appointment ** ters in Ankara only yesterday.

member of the Nanking military way to Canton from Taku-Central | commission.-Central Press,

NATIONAL STATE

LOTTERY."

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the three to

·Press.

YUNNAN AND THE LEUNG KWANG PROVINCES

NO CONCRETE PLANS

FOR RECOVERY OF NORTH- EASTERN PROVINCES

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Kalgan, Aug. 4

He had not been in Ankara for long when the police called upon BERLIN, July 30. The great campaign against un him and without giving him any WASHINGTON, July 28.

mployment which was started some explanation told him to go to Reports printed in Tokyo news-

time ago in various provinces and Istanbul (Constantinople). "papers that the United States was

Wordering greatly, he decided negotiating to acquire a naval base

communes throughout Germany is crews was announced here two

now in full sewing all over the that there was some little point on Tangshan island, southwest of

weeks ago and stirred interest at Reich. The appeal of the Govern- Amoy on the coast of China we Nanking and Manila as well as ment to the population as well as needing clearing up and went. described to-day by acting Secre- tary of State William R. Phillips Tokyo, though none at Washington to private, and public undertakings On his arrival in Istanbul; he was

apparently.

to get ready for a general offensive taken to police headquarters and PRIZE OF $500,000 WON AT SPECIAL ENVOY TO DISCUSS Japanese forces; declaring that as "too absurd for discussion."

"The report, latest in a series of of the trade route between Manila Ainst unemployment, coupled with ordered to leave the country-im-

The group lies some miles south the United States, evoked expres- and Singapore at approximately 11 sions of impatience diso from naval degrees north latitude and 113 east longitude. The chief visitors there have been Chinese fishermen from the island of Hainan."

"spy scares" in Tokyo involving

officials.

One official called attention to the fact that the Washington Arms Treaty of 1922 not only forbade the the United States to obtain any new naval bases in the Pacific but pre- vented this country from further fortifying those waters, aside from Hawail.

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SEEKERS AFTER PEACE

TO HAVE A TALK AT

BANFF. Under the treaty the United

NEW YORK, July 29. States has refrained from increas-

The American Council of the In ing the defense of the Philippines.

Tokyo reports hinted that the stitute of Pacific Relations an- reports, apparently inspired by nounced to-day that Newton D. an identical source, may have had Baker, former secretary of war and something to do with the fact that Cleveland attorney, will head the the annual preparation of budgets American delegation to the Insti- for the Japanese army and navy tute's fifth biennial conference, to is now under way and spy scares be held at Bauff August 14 to 28. are common at such

time.

The American delegation will in clude Henry Luce, editor of Wime and Fortune; Dr. James T. Shot A REACTION FROM JAPAN? well of the Carnegie Endowment

Professor Robert Millikan, world famous scientist; Owen Lattimore, CHINA TO BE BRESSED FOR

Gobi explorer; Wallace M. Alex- REAPYMENT:

ander, vice-president of the Mat- son Navigation company; Dr. Royal Chapman, University of Reports that Mr. T V Soong. Hawaii and Frank Midkiff, presi Chinese Finance minister is ob dent of the Kameherch& School, taining large loans in Europe and Hawaii...

Toxyo, July 30.

total

humerous laws and other measures

aimed at re-instituting millions of idle people into the process of pro- duction and consumption is meeting with considerable success every

where.

mediately.

He asked for the reason for this astonishing request but the reason was withheld.

SHANGHAI

Shanghai, July 31.-With "three the aeroplanes rearing overhead, National State Lottery Admini-

CO-OPERATION."

A LONG manifesto was issued yesterday by all the high officers of the people's anti

if their resistance of Japan- recovery. ese aggression: and

of loat provinces are state offenses they hope the Nanking authorities CANTON, Aug. 4.. will declare their guilt before of improving troops are sent to "punish them. As far as is known, Armstrong-stration's first drawing commenced THE possibility

means of communication be. So far they eleven Nanking divi- Reports are coming from East Vickers are in very friendly busi-at the Canidrome yesterday after- tween Kwangsi and Yunnaz pesions are supposed to be sent to Prussia stating that the whole pro- vince, with the exception of the ness relations with the Turkish noon. Crowds thronged the stands vinces is envisaged by the fact that garrison Charhar province, the from the time the gates were thrown General Yeh Chi, Chief of Staff of manifesto said, though their "real vities of Koenigsberg and Elbing, Government, with which they opened, and during the afternoon the Kwangsi Military Headquar motive is to oust the anti-Japanese has rid itself of the scourge of un- have many contracts, including over 10,000 people were present at ters, is procedding to Yunnan from forces from that province, so tha employment. The western and cen- an order for six big seaplanes, one time.

Canton via Hongkong to-day on Chiang Kai Shok may con tral districts of Germany. Are emulating the example set by East which have nearly been com- Six hundred and sixty-seven mission to the Yunnan Govern-summate his alleged secret Agree

numbers were drawn during the ment, to whom he will submit a ment with the Japanese. Prussia while the provinces of pleted. Reuter.

These generals blame Nanking, afternoon and evening, but the first plan for the development of land Hanover, and Westphalia also re-

prize did not keep the spectators communication between the two for failure to have concrete plans waiting. Twelve minutes after the provinces. The objective is the port extensive improvement. In

drawing commenced the single ball Papping of the mouse natural for the recovery of the four north- the Rhine and Main districts, the battle is being waged in an entire ly new Basis eo as to ensure greater affectiveness.

The eastern and northern dis- tricts of Berlin, which, during the past few years suffered heavily on account of unemployment, are now showing, for the first time in years a decrease in the number of the un- employed.-Trans-Ocean Euo Min.

SAFEGUARDING LIVES AT SEA

THE HAGUE, Aug. 3. the United States have caused tha Foreign leaders who will attend

Dutch East Indies of the In Japanesh Government to consider include Dr. Hu Shih, Chinese phiABL for the application to the making a demand for the payment osopher; Dr. Inazo Nitobe, famous ternational Treaty concluded in Japanese publicist; Herbert London on May 31, 1923, for the of. Japanese loans to China.

The loans

nearly Yen Samuel, British Liberal; Robert safeguarding of lives at ses has Borden and Robert Falconer, been introduced by the Govern 1,000,000,000 20cording to officials.

Besides a loan of Yen 120,000,000 Canadians, and also groups from ment.

the New Zealand,

In an explanatory memorandum, made by China for military uses, Australia, the Communications Ministry alone Philippines, France, Dutch East the Government states that by the Owes Ten 45,500,000 for the tele-Indies, and an observer from the establishment of the Simla Rule in phone and telegraphs. A telegraph League of Nations international 1931, the original objections pre Joan of Yen 20,000,000 was obtain- labour office.

in 1918 from the Taiwan Bank. The programme will be dominat sen Bank and the Kogyo Banked by problems that confronted the gh the Hong Kong and Shang-world economic conferences.

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THE ITALIAN AIR ARMADA

resources of Yunnan.

eastern provinces, and yet it is numbered 1 appeared from the

jealous of the success of the Char righthand drum, paired off with

In addition to this General Yeh har Chinese forces in the recover- ticket number 926,692.--

Rumours spread that this ticket will discuss with the Yunnaneseing of Dolonor, Paochang and CANNOT RETURN VIA was one of the ungold batch that Government certain political pro other cities from the Japanese-

blema, on behalf of the South West Manchukuo forces. had been underwritten by the ROME, Aug. 4. Ministry of Finance, and at the Political Council. The Liang. We cannot stand your

Kwang regime is desirous of Japanese poles or your fear IT is officially stated that General end of the draw an announcement strengthening their relations with Japanese military power

Balho has abandoned all hope to this effect was first number out Yunnan in order to maintain, that determined to fight to the of returning via Valentia, Ireland, of the drums, and a number was tranquility in south western Chin Central Pretty owing to bad weather, and is immediately drawn, 310034. This which is necessary for economic therefore organising to return via also was found not to have been development in this part of the the Azores and Lisbon: He hopes sold, so again a number was drawn, country-Wah Tiz Yat Po that all arrangements will be com 290287, the holder of which will pleted by August 10.--Reuter.

receive the big prize

GEN. HUANG VISITING GEN: CHIANG

T

Profits from the lottery will go towards the development of avia-

tion and highways in Chins, and

further lotteries for the same pur- pose will take place every three months or so.

KOTKATIS RE-BOMBED

"PEIFING, Aug.. General Huang Fa left quiet- ly during the night by special train, en route to Kuling to see General. Chiang Kai Shek.

General Huang is travelling by KOTKATIB venting the application of the the Paking Hankow Railway Treaty of London to the Dutch Hankow, whence he will trav

Reuter East Indies have now disappeared down the Yangtse to Kiuki -Reuter

pract

Aug.

Peaceful Efforts Hopeless. PRIPING, Aug.

It was persistently reported, bere that the local branch of the Nan king multary commision has 1980

Clash Between Feng ad in order to attack the peo

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and Govt. Forces

anti Japanese: allied force Charhar at the matructions General Chiang Kai Shek, Chair madman of the Commission.

Offically, the order is issued by PRIPING, Ang B General Ho Ving Ching, the Miniss official communique reportster of War, now in Poiping, who at thas on Tuesday evening the instigation of General Chiang

to small clash took place between the issued a report on the hopeless ole of Central Government troops and ness of peaceful offerts of induc oved Marshal, Feng's forces between General Feng to relinquish

Hauiwai and Hsuanhus. No fight anti-Japanese command. ing took place yesterday.Reuter Press