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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1933.

THREAT OF SOVIET-JAPANESE

WAR

TOKYO DECIDES TO SEND WARNING TO MOSCOW

Hishikari Not Planning To Seize C.E.R.

RED

OFFICIALS MUST ACT OR

MANCHUKUO WILL RESORT TO FORCE

MOSCOW'S POLICY OF SABOTAGE

Tokyo, October, 10.

The expulsion of the Tass correspondent at Tokyo because he circulated the text of the Moscow revelations in regard to Japan's alleged plans to seize the C.E.R. is possible,

The revelations were given prominence in this morn-" ing's papers which carry brief indignant comments.

The Yomiuri urges that unless the Soviet apolo. gises and withdraws the allegations the Tass Agency at Tokyo should be closed and the Railway negotiations here discontinued.

The Yomiuri is inclined to align itself with reac tionaries who are urging a severance of relations with the Soviet.Reuter.

INTENSE INDIGNATION

Tokyo. October 10. The Foreign Office has revealed it has decided either to protest or send a warning to Moscow re- garding the publication of Mr. Hishikari's alleged reports.-Reuter.

Tokyo. October 10. Intense indignation at Moscow's "publication of alleged Hishikari documents was expressed at the War Office, where a spokesman in-

General Hirota protest strongly. backing it with a demand for a demand for a complete retraction

quired, they were not able to get them and consequently the work could not be done. Owing to the

KINGSFORD SMITH SETS RECORD

complicated situation. Messrs. Mo- On England-Australia

rita and Sato, from the Manchu- kuo Ministry of Communiçations, visited Mr. Lá Shao Keng, the rail- way president, at the Manchukuo Board Offices and had a long chat with him as to further action. Fol- lowing this meeting, Mr. Morita paid a visit to the acting president, M. Bandura, and insisted that the appointments made by M. Rudy of Soviet citizens to the posts vacat-"| ed owing to the arrest of Soviet officials should be cancelled, they being illegal acts.

Grave Situation

To-day being a Manchukuo heli- day, the railway offices have been closed and consequently there has been nothing to learn at the Ad- ministration offices regarding the position but it has been reported

in the town. that last night, the chief accountant, M. Kublet, had

Flight

London, October 10.

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith has a fairly easy task before him if he tries to beat the England-Aus- trallan light record set by Mr. Scott.

He arrived at Alor Star. In the

AN AMERICAN MALTREATED

By Nazis In Berlin

An

DISARMAMENT PROBLEM

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Little Hope Of "Agreement

London, October 9.

Berlin, October 10. American" citizen, an Latest serious developments of the disarmament problem were official of Woolworth's named closely examined by the British Wells, protested through the American Consul of maltreat- ment by a crowd of Nazis be- cause he failed to salute the Nazi flag.

Wells, whose face was bad- Malay States at 5:10 p.m. locol timely battered, asserts that he was yesterday on the fifth day of his walking with his wife and al- day-break to-day for Batavia or though the police were sum- | Sourabaya."

moned, they refused to inter-

fight and he hopes to leave at

The famous afrman; who is using a machine with a range of 1,800 miles, a bigger type than that own by Scott, is now nearly two days ahead of the record held by

C. W. A. Scott.

Scott had only reached Calcutta on the fifth day of his flight last

year.

vene.

A German Jew a naturalised South African named Sigmund Koenig got prompt redress for violent Nazi assault when the authorities learnt that he was a, Britisher. An apology was made and his medical penses were refunded while a Kingsford Smith took off for promise was given to punish The situation has become inten-Sourabaya at six o'clock this morn-the malefactors.-Reuter.

Ing.-Reuter.

been removed from his room in the police headquarters and placed in prison and that, at the same time the two station-masters from the frontler stations of Manchuli and Pogranitchnaya had also been Im- prisoned.

sely grave as it is leading up to the possible detention of genusal manager, M. Rudy. and, la such case, ordinary letters of protesta will have little effect as the Man- chukuo Government have decided, cost what it may to carry out the plan which they have made for the purpose of placing the railway under dual control and, once for all to stop the advantage 'that the Soviet side have had for so many years in the management of the line. In the case of the 1929 con- flict... China was not able to hold out against Soviet strength, but at present it quite a different story.

FEAR THAT SITUATION MAY TAKE TURN FOR WORSE

Tokyo, Oct. 6.

Manchukuo sice" of the Board of Directors insist upon the assistant manager of each department, who Businessmen and others who are

Kingsford Smith should be in Australia to-morrow at latest Reuter.

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Alor Star, Oct. 10.

HOW'S THAT?

Batavia, October 10. Kingsford Smith passed over here to-day and dropped a note containing."London Batavia 6 days 3 hours, how's that?," and also requesting that the landing lights be switched on at Soura- baya-Reuter.

Sourabaya, October 12. Kingsford Smith arrived here, at 6.23 p.m. and leaves for Wyndham at dawn to-morrow. A record flight is comfortably in sight.

ex-

REBELS RENEW ACTIVITY

Peace Overtures Break Down

Peiping, October 10. Renewed activity by rebels is reported in an official com-

munique, which says that after a sharp engagement last night at Kaoliying the rebels "TO REFUND S. attacked the main Government position at Mafang this morn. AFRICAN STOCKing but were repulsed.

are Manchukuo, citizens, being fals-roncerned with the Soviet Union, Unusual Measure By

ed to the positions of the men who have been removed.

including

Tanka, Mr. Tokichi former Ambassador to Moscow, and Manchukuo officials point out Mr. T. Kurachi, of the Russo-Jap- that there is absolutely no political anese Society are to meet here in significance of any kind in the a few days to discuss Japan's matter of the arrested men and Anancial policy toward Soviet Rus- that they have been removed simpsia and to advise the Government timated the Army is insisting that ly for the purpose of realising the to adopt it for better diplomatic conditions of the Mukden and Pei- and commercial relations between the two nations. Owing to the deadlock in the Chinese Eastern Railway negotiations here and the reported trend toward America's recognition of the USSR., it is feared that the diplomatic situa- tion between Japan and Russia may take a turn for the worse.

Japanese connections with Russia, however, who have business arge the immediate establishment of a national economic policy to ward Russia in order to bring about a better understanding.

and admission that the documents are spurious, also a warning that sterner actiori will be taken if the 'Soviet declines.

The Foreign Office is equally indignant, but is awaiting reports from the Ambassador at Moscow before deciding on a definite line of action.

A spokesman Intimating that the continuance of Japanese-Soviet diplomatic relations depends on the Soviet's response to some form of demarche. Japan will make shortly on this matter."-Reuter.

Sterner Action.

Tokyo. October 10.

A War Office spokesman has in- timated that sterner action" is envisaged by the discontinuance of the railway negotiations with a possibility of a severance of diplo- matic relations as a last resort.

Denying that Mr. Hishikari is planning to seize the railway in cu-operation with Manchukuo, the spokesman emphasized that if trouble with the Soviet is contem- plated the Sixth Division would not be withdrawn to Japan Reuter.

DEMAND THAT DIS.. TURBANCES MUST END

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ping agreements, by which the powers of the general manager and his assistants should be settled by the railway board and which, up to the present time, have not been settled at all. They further point out that locomotives and cars have been taken into Soviet territory under instructions of the Soviet.

side of the railway administration without reference to Manchukuo and therefore it is absolutely ne- cessary to find out, who is to be blamed for such action, which is distinctly harmful to the interests of the railway and to Manchukuo

itself..

Moscow's Reply

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On the other hand, the Soviet side consider that the present ac- tion has political significance and that the main point is to oust all the Soviet managers of depart- ments from the railway and. finally, to seize it.

In a conversation held between the general manager, M, Rudy, and his assistant manager, Mr. Chang, the former said: "It is quite clear that the Manchukuo side

are

ANGLO-AMERI-

CAN WAR DEBT

Negotiations Open Seriously

illegally trying gradually to reach

Washington, Oct. 10. their purposé, namely, the realisa-

Stablisation appears to be the tion of parity in the administra- forefront of the Anglo-American tion of the railway and it is neces-war "debt negotiations which are sary to add that the talent of the opening in earnest to-day. assistants of Manchukuo nation-

ality in the departments of motive power and accountancy do not per- mit of them fulfilling the duties

Manchoukuo's Staff Note To of the manager."

Russia

Harbin, Oct. 6. The Manchukuo authorities here to-day demanded that M. Rudy, Soviet general manager of the Chi- nese Eastern Railway, should enc the disturbances on the railway caused by Soviet officials. It was learned that the Manchukuo offi- clals have decided to stop the so- viet activities by force unless the Soviet officials act..

Mr. Chamberlain

London. "October .9. The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain) has agreed to the immediate issue by the Government of the Union of South Africa, for the purpose of funding. £13,000,000 or five per cent. stock 1933/43.

Peace overtures have broken by the rebel leaders. down owing to lack of sincerity

Troops at Tangyulin, who have thrown in their, hand with "Fang Chen Wu are re ported to have arrived at Huluho, south of the Great Wall, and early fusion with Fang's forces is anticipated.

most strict. Three morning Censorship in Peiping is

This is an exceptional measure, papers have been suspended and does not in any way imply the for a week for publishing un- withdrawal of the Chancellor of authorised military" news.--

the Exchequer's request regarding the optional conversion of the Reuter. trust security published on January 14.-British Wireless...

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SILVER MARKET

OPERATIONS CEASE?

Peiping, October 10. Following the example set by the Government, Fang Chen Wu has ordered his

(From Our Special Correspondent) troops to cease operations thus

giving" fall effect to

the armistice. Reuter.

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London, Oct. 10, Following are the Silver Quota- tions on the London market to day:-

Sport

Forward

Oct 10, Oct. 9

18:5/18 181 18.3/8 18.9/18 The London on New York eross rate to-day "closed at £=US. 4.691

LESS UNEMPLOYMENT IN BRITAIN-

London, Oct 10. Another sharp drop in the un- employment figures is recorded by the Ministry of Labour. The fall during the month of September was 74.410, making en improve- ment of nearly 600,000 since the

according to the Journal of STRIKE THREAT Beginning of the year-Reuter,

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Commerce the dollar and sterling, it is reported, may be stabilised at 2/3 of the former gold parity, The "New York Times" states that it has definitely been established Further, M. Rudy said "The the ten per cent. lump sum is un- Manchurian authorities, under the acceptable and a further token pretext of detaining the Soviet managers of the departments, may

payment on Dec. 15-is suggested if negotiations. then are not try to hold these situations for one cluded. In view of Mr. Roose- or two years, as we have already velt's hitherto Sphinx lite attitude" learned by experience. therefore

on the question of war debts und the question of temporary replace the official attitude of "sympathe- ment may be considered as simply tie listeners the burden of the suposition, I expected that you would demand the fastallation of negotiations is thrown on the Bri- the assistant managers in your

tish representatives.--Reuter.

position as assistant manager of the railway, but these appoint-

the general manager of the rail- way and you cannot be responsible

Mr. Morita, rallway director or Manchukuo's Communications Min- ments are in my competence as

istry, went from Changchun to Harbin this morning to take char-

2 Appointees in Dilemma

ge of the situation. Mr. Morita for the legal appointment of Bo- stated that the Boviet and Man-viet citizens to the posts of mana- chukuo officials should be given gers in departments. equal opportunity to obtain-high positions in the railway. He also .stated that the arrest of the Bo- The Manchurian assistant mana

viet officials by Manchukuo Was gers who took up their positions in due to violation of the Manchukuo the managers' rooms yesterday law by the accused men.-United Press.

HOPEFUL SIGN OF

RECOVERY

Washington, Oct. 10, The gradual abatement of the epidemic of strikes is a hopeful sign of the ultimate success of the recovery movement. Thousands of miners are flocking to work, while

IN VIENNA

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Not Likely To Eventuate

Vienna, Oct. 10. ferring at midnight, but the threa

Socialist leaders were still con-

tened general strike is regarded as unlikely in view of the fact that the ban on the Arbetre Zeitung is only for a month.

The city is quiet.-Reuter,

COMMUNISTS IN

KIANGSI

morning found themselves. In the decision by the E. Frick Big Drive Against

Reds Planned

OBITUARY

Mr. Clifford Hargreaves

It with great regret, which will be shared by the very many who knew him personally, that announcement has to be made of the death of Mr. Clifford Hargreaves, at the early age. of 33, and within a few weeks of the birth of a daughter. Mr. HargreavAS was marren a little "over three ago to the daughter of Mr. Robert of the B.A.T. Co., and their

this year, ten days after which event Mr. Hargreaves contracted the illness which proved fatal. So that every- thing possible could by done for him, he was rushed from Tsingtao to Shang- hai by aeroplane, but he died yesterday. evening in the Country Hospital

daughter was born at the end of July

an exceedingly awkward position Coke Company to agree in con-

The Inte Mr. Hargreaves came to as the Soviet servants, on being formity to Mr. Roosevelt's dictum No Political Significance

China from Accrington, in 1920, and ordered to carry out one thing" or to confer with representatives: of

latterly he has been at Tsingtao, in Harbin, Sept. 28. another,, stated that they were not the United Mine Workers is indica

charge of the printing department of Following the arrest of four Bo- able to do so as they had orders tive of a more peaceful •yond de tu-

the BAT, Co. When in Shanghai he Nanking. Oct. 10. viet railway officials, relations be from the general manager of the dustry. The Frick company hith- Preparations are almost complet football and was a regular player with showed a great koonnesa for Rugby tween the general manager of the fallway that other persons had jerte has been adamant in its re-ed for the big drive against the the local club. After a while, his pas CER. M. Rudy, and the assistant been appointed to these posts. At fusal to recognise. the United mine Communists in southern Kiangsition: turned to golf, at which he also manager, Mr. Chang Ming Chẹ, | the same time the Boylet acting | workera. The ·withdrawni・・ of Orders for the Big Fush are ex- played a good game, and amongst other have become very strained, espe- managers appointed by M. Rudy strikers picketing the Weirton pected to be issued at any time. trophies which went his way was the cially as M. Rudy has appointed also. found themselvès -“in” an Steel Company has eased the ten- There has already been consider B.A.T: Challenge Cap. He had been Soviet citizens in place of those awkward position, as,” In cases afon In the steel industry.-Reu- § able fighting, but nothing in the a member of the Armoured Car Com who have been arrested while the "where a double signature was, re-." ter.

nature of a major combat. Reuter pany of the B.V.C

The situation had become suf- fciently clarined to divide the out -standing difficulties in the way of a general agreement into two cate- gories, one including the question relatively easy to settle, and the other those less easy of adjust- ment

** Easy " Issues, Cabinet this afternoon and the

In "the former category, he Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, placed, Arstly, non-recourse to force will return to Geneva probably to on a universal basis, secondly, the morrow or Wednesday fully ac-

definition of aggression, thirdly, quainted with the views of his coì-

the control and supervision of leagues.

armaments, fourthly, the stand- The delicacy of the situation ardisation of European armies. which is nearing issue, is fully re-fifthly, the control of publicity on cognised in London for the ques- the subject of budgets," sixthly. bombing from the air. seventhly. tion which awalts decision is to longer technical or compartmental, the setting up of a permanent, but political, and is one of general Disarmament Commission

and eightly, the naval question. European importance.

The basis of the agreement among the five great powers at last December's discussions at Geneva was the acceptance of the prin- ciple of equality within a regime of security, and the acceptance cf that formula implied very con- siderable concessions on the part of both France and Germany.

French Alarm.

But what has happened since in Germany has greatly increased the

alarm in France on the ground of

ties.

More Difficult Problems. lems included:

The list of more difficult prob-

Firstly, the duration of the first.

stage defined in the convention;

tanks and artillery:

Secondly, the size of armies.

Thirdly, the reduction of land war material, either by destruction or otherwise;

Fourthly, the private manufac- ture of and trading in arms;

Fifthly, military and naval avia- security, and the prospect of re- tion; and sixth, the penalties for a conciling the French and German | violation of the convention. demands present serious difficul- As to the duration of the conven- tion, Mr. Henderson said that some The fluidity of "the situation, countries had expressed a prrier- however, offers some hope of ence for a five years convention, success, and it is felt that there are whilst others had suggested a con- grounds for exploration in the fact vention for eight years, split into that the British draft convention! two periods of four years, the first has been accepted, not only as a of which might for the sake of basis of discussion, but as a frame convenience be called, a period of work within which the disarma- probation. ment discussions are to be fitted: Good contacts between the French and Italians are also regarded as a favourable factor in the discus- stons that will take place in Geneva

later in the week.

Bureau Meets.

Conference met at Geneva this The Bureau of the Disarmament afternoon.

The Conference, on adjourning last July, instructed its President, Mr. Arthur Henderson, to consult the Government in the leading European capitals, and he stated to-day, that he reached the con-

clusion there was a general desire that a decision should be taken

without delay and on the second reading of the British draft con- vention so that the greatest mea- sure of agreement might be reach- ed on the question of reducing and limiting armaments.

...

Mr. Arthur Henderson, who has consulted many Governments, on

the Disarmament Problem.

Commission's Task.

The permanent disarmament commission would be charged with the responsibility of deciding whe- ther the machinery of control and supervision had been effective dur- ́ ing the first probationary period.

Mr. Henderson urged that it was not necessary that the convention. should be ratified before the com- mission met.

Herr

The Germen delegate. Nadolny, expressed the hope that the conference would resume the second reading of the British draft. convention, and the Brilish deles. gate, Captain Anthony Eden, uh- dertook to prepare drafts on the points of the proposed convention сп which the already agreed.

delegates were

The General Commission of the Conference will meet on Monday next and there will be a further meeting of the Bureau on Satur- day-British Wireless.

CONTROL OF ARMAMENTS Sound Suggestion By

Von Papen

Frankfort-on-Main, Oct. 9.. Government ownership of the armament industry throughout the world was advocated by Captain von Papen to-day in the course of a speech.

He urged it as an obvious means "to eliminate the secret influence of armament concerns

on politics.Reuter,

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