1933-09-30 — Page 9

CLOUDS ON INTERNA- TIONAL HORIZON

ARMED PEACE OR PEACE OF COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY?

Dr. Wellington Koo Addresses

League Assembly

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 1933.

STRIKES SPREAD

Discouragement Over Recovery Drive

New York, Sept. 29.

A feeling of discouragement- over the United. States Recovery Drive is manifesting itself as strikes spread and prices continue to outstrip earrings..

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EAR SENT TO FATHER Dastardly Act By Bandits

Harbin, Sept. 29. There was a sequel to-day; to the Midnapping of Mr. Simeon Kaspe, when the bandits cut or half his ear and delivered it with a heart-rending letter to his father.

JEWISH DENTIST Scottish Air-Mail Letter

BOUND OVER

For Assault On German Consul

Nairah, Sep. 29.

A Jewish dentist named. Samuel Weinstock was bound over for three months for spitting on a flag on which was attached a Swastika, on the German Consul's car, after ordering the Consal to remove the Swastika.

"The National Industrial Re- covery Administration is prepared for the gradual withdrawal of its policy of regimentation with a view to leaving the industries to The demand of £25,000 ransom regulate themselves and only was repeated and the bandits also The Magistrates who tried the intervening if necessary" to en- threaten to cut off Kaspe's Angers case declared that they appreciat- force the Codes.

to-morrow and that they walked Weinstock's feelings, but auch, The America Federation of La-him on October 1-Reuter, .' actions could not be permitted in bour is hardening" its attitude

a civilized community as it was and is preparing plans for a 30-

likely to lead to a breach of the peace.

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Thousands of complaints are flowing, into the NIR.A. head quarters, from ccnsumers alleging profiteering, and from Labour alleging violations of the Codes.

Treasury officials in Washing- ton yesterday declared that busi ness expansion is being check-

the mated by

Administration's)

Deners, Sept. 29. endeavouring to preserve her terri-hour week. Addressing the League Assembly terial integrity but is resisting an to-day, Dr. Wellington Koo said attempt to convert the Covenant that measured by the success or into a scrap of paper. That at failure of its efforts in th political | tempt is now taking the form of sphere the past year must be extremely strong pressure to induce considered the most disillusioning | China to abandon her policy of one for the League since its estab-co-operation with the League and lishment. This disillusionment, adopt the principal of Asta for the China a victim of armed aggres- | Asiatics. sion by another member of the League shares very keenly.

"The "Initial act of undeclared war took place on September 18, 1991. Dr. Koo continued. Seventeen months later the League Assembly pronounced its verdict, and the re- port was accepted by all members of the League, that Japan's oc- cupation of the Three Eastern Provinces was a violation of the League Covenant the Pact of Paris and, the Nine-Power Pact."

policy.

It will be recalled that Mr. Simeon Kaspe, aged 24 years, son of the wealthy owner of the Hotel Moderne in Harbin, was kidnap- ped on August 26, last by bandits, who demanded 300,000 yen ransom. The victim is a well-known pianist in the Far East. He is Russian by birth, but is a naturalised French- than.] -

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, Sept. 29. Following are the Silver Quota- tions on the London market to- day:

Juridically the situation was unfailure to declare its monetary SILVER MARKET changed and the Covenant must be upheld. It was to be regretted that the unanimous report of the Special Assembly had not yet been carried out. If the Covenant is a scrap of paper East of Suez, how can it become a reality in Europe? Dr. Koo demanded. He went on to say that this glaring case of the breaking of the Covenant would prove ari insurmountable ob- stacle, or at least a stumbling Japan attacked and occupied block, to new international agree- Jehol, threatening the security ofmenta alming at economic and Pelping

Tientsin. and

China military disarmament or the main-

tenance of peace.

rallying all available resources, was unable to check single-handed the onslaught of the invaders and, after fifty days' bitter struggle, in and which she lost 30.000 dead wounded, was obliged to sign B truce at Tangku on May 31, 1933.

Although the Japanese troops had

since gradually withdrawn from the neighbourhood of Tien- tsin and Pepping. the Eastern Pro- vinces still remained in their oc- cupation, contrary to Article X of the League Covenant,

Ominous clouds were already arising on the international horizon in the Far East. An armaments race had begun, with huge naval and air manoeuvres, feet concen- trations and enormous war expen- diture. All the signs in the Far East point to a major conflict with in a few years.

Amid

the

A total of 850,000 persons were re-employed during August," but the indication is that, even if the present rate of re-employment is maintained, 11.000.000 will need relief during the coming winter.

steadily worsening strike situation, Mr. Henry Ford as defed the NIRA. and has closed his Chester factory rather than submit the dispute with the workers to the NIR.A.. for media- tion. ¡

The coal, steel and silk strikes are steadily spreading, and the present position can be summed up as follows-New York, 75,000 to 100,000 cut in various trades. Detroit, 8.000 out in, the motor- car and tool-workers' industries.

several Chester. Pennsylvanis, thousand Ford motor-car workers out and the factory closed inde-

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Paterson, New Jersey, thousand of silk workers idle.

Philadelphia, Bread-Cart drivers are restricting bread deliveries. .Pittsburg.

"We have arrived at the cross-finitely. road of the world's destiny and the choice lles between an armed peace and a peace of collective respon- China was determined to main-sibility which accepts Justice for tain all her rights and claims not the sake of civilisation and hum- to recognise or acquiesce in an anity. I hope we shall all choose illegal and accomplished fact, 'wisely," Dr. Koo concluded. - China considers she is not

CANTON SILK

TRADE

Protest Against Taxation

only Reuter.

TOISHAN LUMBER Big Future if Properly Developed

From Our Special Correspondent) Toishan

Silk merchants in Canton have

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Sept. 29 Sept. 28 18.7716187/16

Spot Forward

...... 181 181 The London on New York cross rate to-day closed at E-U.S. $4,744.

LAST NIGHT'S SCARE

Fire In Dockyard

Hongkong had a bit of a scare at about 11 o'clock last night.

The Magistrates paid a tribute to the Consul for the restraint he showed under the circumstances.- Reuter.

SHORTAGE OF MISSIONARIES

Plenty Cash But No Recruits

Queen Mary in Scotland: Boys Brigade Review at Glasgow: Mr. Pu Yi's Sister in the Highlands: Scottish Jews and German Goods: Scottish Diplomat's Big Appointment: The Australian Scottish

(Special Air-Mail Service)

SCOTLAND WELCOMES

THE QUEEN

Now the organisation has 9,500, companies in Great Britam ajože, and more than a million lads pas ing through its home brigaden, G A feature of the Jubilee week will be a camp of 100 tents, accom

dating 3,000 of the visiting and Scottish members of the Brigade,

at Dechmont, near Glasgow.

EDINBURGH, Sept. 87 The Queen concluded her stay in Yorkshire yesterday morning, and joined the King and the Duke of Gloucester and Prince George at Balmoral Castle in the evening,

At next Saturday's review be- She left Harewood House, ut &ofere Prince George, the ist Glas a,m. by mobor. car for Harrogate, gaw Company the original unit) and was accompanied as far as the will lead the march, past under the railway station by the Earl of

command of a son of the founder of the Boys Brigade, Captain Douglas P. Swith 16 is expected that a crowd of 100,000 will witness the review

Hardwood

The village school children had assembled early and were lined up Int the main gates of the ground

of Harewood House They hear- tily cheered the Queen as she was driven, slowly past them, that

The car continued still slowlyTIONS

London, Sept. 28. THE "Almost desperate need for recruita for missionary, work in the Far East and other parts through the village, whara practic was stressed by Sir Robert Wally every inhabitant, and a consi- liams, the chairman, and the Rev.erable aumber of visitors lined W. W. Cash, General Secretary of the roadway. The Queen bowed in the Church Missionary Society, response to the warm send-off ̃ao- when

an official farewell party corded her. was given to-day to 246′′ mission arles who are shortly going over-

Beas.

T

Station Reception During the bait at Edinburgh at

It was stated that in the nearer the journey from York with the future there will be 70 urgent 9.3 train the Queen did not leave vacancies for missionaries, of which the royal coach. "157will be needed in the Far East.

Although there is cash in band for 35 to sail immediately, there Is a shortage of men recruits for the held.-Reuter::

the coal strike is when one of the sheds in the POLITICAL CRISIS

Royal Naval Dockyard, near the

rapidly spreading

Weirton, West Virginia, 8.000 Armament steel-workers idle-Reuter.

Depot, caught fire.

Fortunately, however, the Fire Brigade and men from His

· Majesty's ships combated the out-

PESO EXCHANGE break in a most efficient manner

AGREEMENT

Loan Flotation In London

(B§. Our Special Correspondeat)

London, Sept. 23. Canton, Sept. 29. are raising $100,000 to develop Tal the London negotiations regard Toishar residents in Hong Kong Agreement has been reached in Lung Tung, a lumber district in ing the rate of conversion and

County, South-west

other conditions of the issue of Kwangtung. Under proper deve- lopment Tai Lung Tung is capable four per cent. Treasury bonds to produce the finest wood at a repayable within 20 years which, under the convention of last May, ¡ big profit.

the Argentine Government under- took to make exchange for the peso balances awaiting remittance from Argentine on May 1

Canton, Sept. 29.

petitioned to the Kwangtung Pro- vincial Government for the can-hide-outs" in this forest but they Until recently bandits had their cellation of the new silk tax which have been driven out by the se- cond Kwangtung Army under Gen- rai Heung Hon Fing. A survey of

1a 84 on each bale of silk besides the $2 testing fee. The new tax, which will be payable on October 1, will provide a fund for the im- provement of Chinese raw silk.

The petition, while admitting that the silk merchants themselves

the forest will be made shortly and development work will imme- diately follow.

should improve the quality of their FANG'S TROOPS

"product. pointed out that the new

tax is a heavy burden on silk ex-

porters, who are already hard hit

by the trade depression. The Gov- Still In Demilitarized

ernment is asked to abolish this

new tax, which is considered de-

trimental to the industry.

Collection of this new tax will

be made together with the pay-

Zone

Peiping, Sept. 29.

A Chinese bulletin issued late

ment of 82 (examination fee) for this evening indicates that some the testing of each bale of raw of General Fang Chen Wu's troops are still in the demilitariz

British Wireless,....

DISARMAMENT PROBLEM

Franco-German Parleys

Geneva, Sept. 28. After a period of apparent stagnation, there were important disarmament developments tő day. The bulletin says that General Marked activity was shown in People who are engaged in the

and German- silk industry in Shun Tek and Tal Fang's men who made an un- Franco-British Leung counties on the West River successful attack on Kaoliying Italian quarters, and the culmina- have formed a Bilk Improvement this morning, were bombed by tion was the first official meeting Committee to better their produc- Japanese planes and retreated between Baron von Neurath and gathering will start on October pell mell into the hills seven miles M. Poul Bogcour, 1. These people are begining to north of Kaoliying. The main realise that unless the quality of body, however, scattered and is silk is raised, there is no prospect fleeing west to Changping, of regaining the lost ground whence they expect to re-enter

silk. . This means that the test-

ing of every bale of raw silk will cost $6.....

tion, and activity of the new

world markets.

TIENTSIN-PEKING FLIGHT

ed. zone.

Charbar.

Prisoners arriving here say that before starting south, Gen- eral Fang Chen Wu addressed his soldiers, saying he had establish ed an understanding with the military and police in Peiping and

Distance Covered In Tientsin, as well as with the

45 Minutes

It is learned that during their conversation, M. Paul Boncour explained the French attitude very fully, stating that it stood upon

an agreement reached in Paris with the British, Italian and American Governments.

France's three principal points

Control of armaments

are

A four-years probationary ..period; and

time

Japanese, and expected to spend No disarmament in the mean the Mid-Autumn Festival in Pei-

French Request ping. His troops failed to realize they had been misled when they It is gathered that Baron von Peiping, Sept. 29.

were intercepted by Government Neurath's first reaction was Captain Chen Wen Lin arrived troops at Kaoliying and Tangshan strongly negative He is, how here from Tientsin at 3.45 pm and bombed by Japanese planes, ever, leaving for Berlin on Satur to-day in the Chinese-made A Chinese report states that day to consult with Her Hitler Diana Kianschino," covering the four Japanese planes bombed and it is understood that M. Paul distance in exactly 45 minutes

to bring The ther received a warm wel- concentrations of General Chi Boncour preased hina Come from a large body of Hung Chang's troops at Tang- back definite proposals so as to Chinese officials and aviation en-shan this morning and scattered enable the forthcoming meetin thusiasts at Nanyuan. then. Faur bombs landed in of the Bureau of the Disarm

Captain Chen will take of for Tangshan Park, destroying many his round-China; buildings but no casualties were

Baffered Reuter

henschow next Monday. con Linuing on

Conference to decide future course of the dis Reater

and very soon extinguished "the .outbreak.

The fire was first noticed by an Indian constable who immediate- ly raised the alarm whereupon officers and ratings of the various ships lying alongside the dock immediately rushed to the scene. They secured whatever fire-ght ing paraphernalia hosë they could

IN FREE STATE

De Valera Survives First Opposition

Dublin, Sept. 28. Mr. de Valers survived the first challenge of the opposition to night after an exceeding stormy meeting of the Dail

The Labour Party decided to into the shed which by this time the Government that the motion obtain from the ships and im- mediately poured jets of water throw their weight on the side of was burning furiously. In the of censure denouncing the Gox- meantime the local stations had ernment's use of the Public been informed and they immedi- ately rushed machines, four from Safety Act as unjust and oppres Central and three from Wanchai, sive, was rejected by eighty votes.

to the scene:

half an hour, .

The cause of the fire, however, still remains a mystery for ap- parently no one was allowed to be there, and the gates were lock-

She was attended by the Hon. Jean Bruce, and arrived at Aber deen at 5.5 p.m. The royal coach was attached to the first portion. of the 1.50 p.m. train from Edin bargh.

B.-P. CONGRATULA-

Lord Baden-Powell, ca a congra tulatory message to the Brigade. wrote:

We in the Scouts awe much to the Boys, Brigade, Both move, ments work to the same end, if by slightly different roads, so there is every reason for them to work in closest harmony and mutaal co operation for the greater good of boyhood generally MANCHU ROYALTY

IN GLASGOW

A slender, almond-eyed woman "in A large crowd gathered on ad one-piece costume with a high collar tripped daintily out of joining platforma to catch & Queen Street, Glasgow, yesterday glimpse of the Queen.

afternoon on the "arm of her bus- Lord Provost H Alexander nadband, smiling young man whose the Lady Provost, who were wart Asiatic features were in strong con- ing on the platform, entered the trust to his grey flannel sacks and royal carriage, and the Lady Brolight brown tweed coat. vost presented the Queen with a Oh 1 pouted the little weman when she saw the rain beating down from a grey sky outside the Ration. Up flashed a gay violet. parasol, a spot of colour as chear=" ful and unfamiliar in the rainswept street as the bright blue and brown pattern of her costume.

basket of roses,

During the eight-minuet hat the Queen conversed with the Lord and Lady Provost in her carriage

Large Crowd

The Queen travelled up Deeside in a special train, arriving at Bad- inter at 6.30 p.m.

"In the station spaare a Ballater a-crowd of many hundreds awaited ¦ the arrival of the Queen.

On the station platform were Sir quis of Aberdeen, Lord Lieutenant Bryan Godfrey Fanssstt, the Mar-

of the County, and the Marchioness of Aberdeen; Lord Dunedin, and Colonel Farquharson" of

cauld.

The visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Cheng Tui Kai, a Chinese couple of high rank, who are travelling in guito through England and Scot land.

is a sister of the Empress of Man

Mr. Cheng told me that his wilo

churia. He himself is a student, Inver Sightseeing in Scotland

the

Lord Aberdeen presented Queen with a, bunch of white: heather, and roses were presented by Lord Dunedin.

Former Housekeeper » The Queen greeted Mr. Graph,

"We have come here on holi- Jay," he said. We hops to spend two days in Glasgow and see a lit. - he of your Scottish scenery. Then we go to the English lakes.

Already we have been two months in Scotland. We like it

very much."

Mra

Especially Edinburgh," Cheng amilingly added

Though the young couple have not come to Britain on business, they are taking advantage of their irst visit to this country to e

to 65. Fortunately the fire was only The debate raged at fever-heat confined to the shed and by the until the end. There were critics consistent lets of water, it was of the Government policy on the practically extinguished in about Labour side, but they voted

against the censure motion. the station-master, and made re

Scenes of uproar were frequent,ference to his retirement at the end the most violent occurring when of Dext month. She also spoke to Miss Rothnic, a former housekeep Mr. de Valera accused General or at Balmoral, who each year is on Mulcahy of holding conversations the platform to great the Queen The place of the fire is a tim-with the British Minister for War when she arrives at Deeside,

amine" social and scoponic conili- ber shed belonging to the Cheong in Glasgow.

Before departing by motor for tions on both sides of the Border. Hing contractors, and is known General Mulcahy, livid with Balmoral the Queen shook hand They were met on their arrival with Captain Campbell, M.C., from Edinburgh yesterday, by Mr. officer commanding the and Ceme- Thomas Cameron, secretary of age, denied the Reuter

ronians guard of honour, and had a Glasgow Chamber of Commerce. word of greeting for Mr. Gauld, Never before has Glasgow enter Chief Constable of the county,lained in one week such distin-

ed when the sailors rushed to the

scene.

as the Officer in Charge Works. It is between the Battery shed and the Electric generator shed,

SOVIET MENACE TO JAPAN

Statement By Tokyo Militarists

assertion.-

SHIPMENT

FIRST

ARRIVES!

Major C. B. Stomp CB.Eguished Chinese visitors at Anna wperintendent Southern Scottish May Wong the famous film star, Area LNER, accompanied the and two members of the Manchi- royal coach from Berwick to Aber- Frian royal honës, deen, and Mr. J. C. Singer, traffic

American Cotton Intendent Northern Scottish: JEWS BOYCOTT GERMAN

Shanghai

Shanghai, Sept. 29.

area L.N.E.R, took over charge of the train from Aberdeen to Ballate

JUBILEE OF BOYS

BRIGADE

A shipment of 11,000 bales of American cotton arrived in Boys from China, Nigeria, Cans Shanghai this morning da, the United States, and all parts

This is the first lot of the American cotton purchased from the American Loan to China to arrive. Reuter, j

Tokyo, Sept. 29. The Japanese War Office ex- presses itself as deeply concerned over the massing of Soviet troops in the Far East

Asserting that the Soviet now possess a peace time

army of over a million and a quarter men with the most powerful and the most modern arms and equip ments, and that military pre- parations in the Far East are in- creasing rapidly, including the No

GOODS

** The Jews in Glasgow are inten- sifying their campaign against the purchase of German goods, and within the next. Inw zwecks: Jewish shopkeepers throughout Sectiand will be incited to ally themselve with the movement. The works of this country will from the force which is being undertaken by the of 30,000 members of the Boys' members of the Scottish Council of Brigade, to take part the Jewish Organisations, was Brigade's jubilee celebrations at yesterday in the Gorba Glasgow beginning on Monday Glasgow, where & lar The week's celebrets will shops and warehous aminate next Saturday in great plied with boycott cer review of the Brigade at Queen's posters. During this Park Recreation Groundi, Glas tribution will be cont gow, by Prince George areas of the city. I was in a little halliin Wood The certificates side road, Glasgow, that the Boys by Captain Brigade was instituted by the late for ending Fighting For Two sir William Smith on October 4, man Jews

(Continied

ALL QUIET AT KAOLING

Days

Pelping, Sept. 20, The British Military- Aftakkie.

provision of an Air Force with scores of powerful bombers able to attack the Japanese capital in the event of war, the War Office issued a statement to-day denying the report that Jepan spent the whole of yesterday along is planning to re-creste four divisions of infantryside

General Aran explains, how

ever that there large app

ainst

Istice line between Tanr-

-but-saw; no

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COUGH LINCTUS

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ECTION OF THE CHEST

QUEEN'S