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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1934.

CANTON GOVERNMENT CABLES WAR PENSIONS DERELICT AREAS GERMANY AND FOREIGN

TO LEAGUE

Statement Of China's Case

JAPAN ACCUSED OF STIRRING UP + CIVIL WAR

Appeal To League To Stop Territorial Aggression

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the people. China is now much nearer to unity than was ten years

azo.

Sweeping Statement By Kuomintang

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, April 26.

Condemning, the "Hands Of China" declaration issued by the Japanese Foreign Office on April 17, the Provincial and Municipal Kuomintang organs here in a cir cular telegram declared that Japan is intended to annex China and called upon China and the Western Powers to maintain peace of the world by checking Japanese imperialistic designs,

Had Not Been Ungenerous

London, April 26,

the declaration by the Foreign tration.-British Wireless, Office in Tokyo opposing foreign loans to China, the sale of arms and the supply of military ad visers to this country.

OF SCOTLAND

Investigations To Be Made

London, April 26.

The Government's

CREDITORS

Britain Takes Grave View

Of Transfer Moratorium

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dully

Press" (Copyright.}]

LORD

LONDONDERRY

EXPLAINS

Betting And Lotteries Bill

Asked by the House of Com- mons if in view of the improved national financies more generous consideration would be given to The Prime Minister to-dấy an¬" applicants for war disability pen-nounced that Sir Arthur Rose is atons, Major Tryon, Pensions to be the Commissioner to Minister, said that it would be yestigate the "Derelict areas" in generally agreed that no grounds Scotland.. existed for the suggestion that

He, together with the Corimis-

Berlin, Apr. 26 On the eve of the opening of the pensions had been ungenerous. sioner for the other districts-al-

In Britain, in spite of the recent ready announced, namely J.C.C.momentous transfer conference on severe

Friday, Mr. Schacht" broadcast a depressions which had Davidson, Captain Euan Wallace, necessitated the

and Sir Wyndham Portal, to-day lengthy statement. Germany's. reductions in public expenditure, no cuts what-

discussed their tasks with the position and attitude to be adopt- The joint telegram recalled that war pension's and allowances, nor

ever had been made in grants of Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mred towards foreign creditors. 9e- sides emphasising the statements Neville Chamberlain and the demands on China in 1915, then ministration been allowed to be Betterton, and will begin work would be naturally unnecessary to Japan Imposed the Twenty-One had the principle of their ad- Minister for Labour, Sir Henry already reported on Thursday by Transocean, Schacht said that "It silced away Manchuria, and at-affected, whereas other countries

without delay. tempted even to take Shanghai had made considerable changes in

call an International conference decision to The climax of these incursions, the rates of their war pensions

send special investigators to places merely for the sake of declaring according to the telegram, W33 and practice of pensions, adminis most severely hit by the depres- tinue to transfer because the facts Germany's total incapacity to con- Blon, and which from various

London, April 28. causes are not obtaining their in question are plam to everyone.

Lord Londonderry, in moving. shares in the recovery, has been The task of the conference is

the second reading of the Govern widely welcomed by all Parla. rather to determine" measures for

ment's Betting and Lotteries Bilk: mentary parties and by the Trade improving the situation

in the House of Lords this even-: Union Organisations.

Only if it - British existing conditions.

ing, said that human nature being Wireless.

turned its attention to this great what it was, no Government could problem will the conference fuifl

put an end to gambling and it. its purpose. Help can only come would be foolish to attempt from two quarters One, through But regulation and control of an increase of German exports to gambling by clear and definite gether with concessions from cre- legislation was a "responsibility ditors as regards the levelling of which no Government, least of all interest rates, postponement a National Government, had the amortisation payments and stilar right to evade. The present measures. Furthermore, Germany on gambling was in many resid will be compelled to restrict the nebulous and anomalona. – To i import of raw materials to a mini-ject their present proposalin mum because she has no foreign be to issue a mandate to cover money from which to pay and ment to enforce the emiattenti moreover will not only be obliged and that would indias: 10p to economise rigorously in the case and hardship. The matters. of such raw materials as she al- not been approached from ready has, but also to proceed to view point of moral or religion, as manufacture at home substitutes these were matters for individual wider scale than ever before, concerned only with social conse for foreign raw materials on a conscience. The Government was

"Japan is blocking China's co- operation with the Powers." "the circular telegram stated. "The come a protectorate of Japan and net result is that China will be-

will be prevented from reviving her prosperity and asserting her political independence, Japan is attempting to lay an economic embargo on China at the expense of the Powers."

Reuter has furnished us with the, It is, however, a fact that, due to text of a cable despatched yester- the resolute efforts on the part of day containing a statement by the Standing Committee of the South-west Political Council, in Canton to the League of Nations in If it is the interest of the world connection with the recent Japan-to see a united China throwing ese declaration. The statement Eèr weight in the scale of peace, It is imperative that Japan's ter- reads:

The South-west Political Council ritorial aggression and interference of the National Government of with the internal affairs of China China, realising that the state-should be immediately stopped. rent of policy issued by the We look to the League of Nations Japanese Foreign Office on April, and the signatories of the "Nine- 17 not only threatens the in- Power-Treaty, in exercising thetra dependence of China. but tends to powers and discharging their ob- endanger the peace and order in igations under these solemn pacts. the Far East guaranteed by inter-

for making them practical instru- national agreements, has to make merits of peace. this statement to the League of Nations, and to the signatories to the Nine-Power-Treaty which are specially concerned with the peace and order in the Orient

The statement of the Japanese Foreign Office purports that the friendly relations between China and other Powers is subject to the consent of Japan, China is an independent state. She has an inherent right to have free inter- course with other Powers and the other Powers have the same right

The Standing Committee of the South-west Political Couneli, Tong Shao Yi, Shao Fu Shang. Tang Chak Yu, Chan Chi Tong, Li Tsung Jen, Chau Lu.

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Nanking's Views

Nanking, April 19-Commenting on the statement issued by the Japanese Foreign Office on the

Stressing that the declaration is repetition of the fifth article of the Twenty-One Demands, the

circular telegram uttered warning that Japan is out to sub- jugate not only China but also the whom of Asia as a next step.

the

The buying of arms and air- planes and the engaging at foreign military advisers

are re-

garded by the telegram as proper measures of national defence, but this is opposed by Japan because. of her desire to swallow up China. Her declaration is an in- sult to China and the Powers which should oppose it in the in terest of world peace, the tele- gram concluded.

ANGLO-DUTCH TALKS

be-

Landon, Apell 26. Preliminary conversations tween the Netherlands "and the United Kingdom to define the scope of the proposed commercial negotiations ended to-day.

It has been definitely decided to open commercial negotiations as soon as possible and a memoran- dum has been exchanged to this end-British Wireless.

SILVER MARKET

GEN. MACHADO WANTED

On Extradition Charge

New York, April 27. " Hundreds of police from ve (From Our Special Correspondent) search for General Machado, the castern States have joined in the

ex-Cuban President. who is want- ed on an extradition charge.

Transocean Kuo Min.

under

BRITISH VIEW COMMUNICATED

London, April 27.

quences.

There was a sharp dis- tinction between action which fis

volved interference with individual

London, April 26.

General Machado, who fled dur London aliver prices to-day were unchanged from yesterday as fol-ing the Cuban revolution, fast August, left his New York residence law:-

in a taxi, six hours before Marshal Mulligan, accompanied by de- patles and detectives, arrived in 18.13/16 18.13/16 į “ utmost secrecy" to execute the British Government take a grave of the Government was, to place-

Spot

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Forward The London on New York cross warrant, rate at 2 p.m. to-day was 9.13

ing yesterday.

to deal freely with China. Inter- 17th, a spokesman of the Ministry Further Questions In 7/16, compared with 5.134 at close to find a bevy of Press photo-

ference from a third party can never be tolerated. The Japanese announcement of "policy goes for beyond the scope of international practice. It is a flagrant attack on China's independence and a clear evidence of utter disregard of Treaty obligations.

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JAPAN RESPONSIBLE FOR BREACH OF · PEACE The Japanese Foreign Office, in naking the statement, professes to be disturbed by the assistance, given to China by the other Powers, which tends to endanger the peace and the amicable re-

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of Foreign Affairs said:

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"China is always of the oplaton that international peace can be maintained only by the collective efforts of all members of the family of nations. Especially is it necessary for nations" to tivate a genuine spirit of mutual understanding and remove .the fundamental causes of friction in order to establish lasting peace among them. No State has the right to claim the exclusive res ponsibility for maintaining inter- national peace in any designated part of the world.

Parliament

REICH'S INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS

Marshal Mulligan was surprised

graphers awaiting the arrest of General Machado...

Finding his plans for secrecy thwarted Marshal Mulligan ap- proached the house to serve the warrant only to learn that General Machado had left for the country. and would not return unti Sun-'

Special to the Hong Kong Dally day-Reuter.

Procs" (Copyright).J

Berlin, April 27,

London, April 26. Replying on behalf of the For- eign Secretary to further Parlia mentary questions regarding Ja parts policy, Capt. Anthony Eden repeated the answer given by Sir John Simon on Monday to the effect that none of the dangers to the spokesman of the Japanese peace in the Far East, to which Foreign Office drew attention in Press of April 18, are to be appre- Japanese hended from any policy of British Estions-Transocean Kuo Min. Government who aim to avoiding

his statement

to the

"Being a member of the League of Nations, China regards it 25 her duty to promote International national peace and security. In her endeavour to attain these them. Capt. Eden said he had ends. she has never harboured in received no oficial confirmation of

cooperation and achieve inter-

cipal foreign creditors will be helt A conterenec of Germany's prin here on Friday at the Reichsbank Building, to consider the situation of the Reich's international obli-

tention of injuring the interests the Press statements regarding the LORD CECIL ON

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or

of any particular country, far less causing disturbance

China's peace in the Far East. relations with other, nations in this regard have always been of such a nature as should charac- terize the relations between in- dependent, and sovereign States.

proposals by Japan to claim Naval equality on the expiry of the Treaty of London, and to double her air force-British Wireless.

DISCUSSION IN WASHINGTON

Washington, April 27.

Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British Ambassador to Washington, dis cussed the Japanese situation with Mr.

lations between China and Japan or to impair the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of China. Perhaps it is needless to point out that since September 18, 1931, it fx Japan and not any other Power that is responsible for the breach of peace and straining the re- lations between the two countries and for the violation of China's sovereignty

and territorial tegrity.

Should Japan be allowed to have

•her way along the lines of the statement of April 17, the conse-

Only National Defence quences would be, besides the questions of security and indepen-point out that the collaboration "In particular, China destres to dence of China, the

between herself and other coun elimination of the "Open Door,"

tries, whether in the form of "the Covenant of the League of

Ioans or in the form of technical Nations, the Nine-Power-Treaty,

assistance, has been strictly limit the Briand-Kellogg-Pact, and othered to matters of a non-political existing systems aiming at main-character, and that the purchase taining international peace and

of such military equipment as order.

aeroplanes and the employment"} "MONROE DOCTRINE" OF THE of military instructors and ex-

perts have been for no other pur pose than national defence, which chiefly consists in the maintenan- and order in the ce of peace country. "No

which does not nation

ulterior Any harbour against China need entertain any-Reuter. fears concerning her policy of na-

ORIENT

ultimate

In the attempt to force their "Monroe Doctrine" upon China, Japan claims her special posi-

tion" in the Far East which bas

never been recognized by China It may be interesting to note how

William Phillips American Under-Secretary of States, for half an hour at the State Department. yesterday evening,

It is understood that he co- municated" to Mr. Phillips. the authentic text of Britain's note to Japan, and explained Britain's position.

It is learned 'from authoritative sources that the United States nas not "taken any definite diplomatic action in the matter and has not sent any official communication to Japan or to the other signatories of the Nine Power Treaty.

There is no indication that any

JAPAN

Nobody Wants War

Special Air Mall Service

ROAD SAFETY

New Bill To Be Introduced

London, April 26. One of the most keenly debated provisions of the new road traffic

It is learnt that the British Am- bassador at Berlin has informed the German Government that the

view of any proposal to apply. and Young Loans which la ricer transfer, moratorium to the Dawes

between

govermental auspicet and governed by agreement reach ed at the London Conference of 1924 and the hague' and Conferences of 1930 Reuter.

Paris

FURTHER DROP IN BONDS

London, April 27

liberty and action directed against organised exploitation of the game bling propensity of the population for private gain. The general alm

restrictions on "sugis #Facilities (að-

could be shown to hate, serious

social consequences.

Regarding lotteries, Lord Lon 'donderry said he was quite cos?

vinced it would be disastrous adopt these for th hospitals. amounted to

ans

the proceeds would als

material factor Interi and it would

Dr. Schacht's speech, coupled through adopele with to-day's conference, has cang-hospitals were to he ed further slight marking down of personal service and of German bonds.

which the present system achieved.

The British Governments op- position to a total moratorium is not unexpected as it is pointed out that Anglo-German rade prepon- derates in favour of Germany who is accumulating large sterling bal- shces.

He cited the pauricines në 1 Bill which he said should a from participating in foreign to to discourage people in Baita veries. One of the most effective. of these was the prohibition of It is anticipated therefore that posal had beers welcomed by near- newspaper publicity and this pro- Britain will either make a separately every section at the Fress- agreement with Germany by British Wireless

ing the removal of exchange res- trictions or introduce an exchange clearing system. The latter is un-

bill is the proposed speed limit of popular with the authorities and R.A.F. SECOND TO

up Ananciers alike.

30 miles per hour in built areas. When the measure was discussed in Committee of the mined not to allow Germany

Public opinion seems to be deter

the

House of Commons "to-day, Minister of Transport, Hon. Offer is being considered to a large ex

estape Habilities. Her serious pight

Bailey, said he would accept the amendment that this speed limit tent as

the inevitable result àí

NONE

London, April 10. should not apply between mid-policy stimulating internal trade Counting Of Heads

Reuter.

SIR GORDON MOORE

Not The Test

Special Air Mall Service

London: April 10.

Lord Cecil, speaking at a League) night and 5 delock if morning on of Nations Union meeting at Bath the condition that i was treated last night, said: "I am not one of experimentally and could be vari- those who believe in the possibility ed without further legislation of war in the near future but & dobong required. He said that ac- think that we have arrived at 2 eldent figures for the hours named point in the history of the world in amendment bore out the con- when we have to turn towards tention that the justification for peace or towards war. If we turn the 30 miles hour limit during towards war we shall find Its de-normal hours was not present structive force far greater than in during night. The amendment He "Carried On” For the greatest Britlin, characteristics the last war, and I do not believe was carried. British Wireless. any considerable portion of the civilised world wants war"

Reviewing the attitude of the

motive immediate action is contemplated various countries towards was to A NEW AUSTRIAN

Japan has made use of the 60tional reconstruction and security. called "special" position."-

The

"In regard to the situation now chronical instigation to civil wars existing

On

ATTITUDE OF FRANCE

Paris, April 27.

day. Lord Cecil said the Govern- ments of France, Germany, Italy, and-Russia openly desired peace, and the only country in doubt was Japan, and he could not feel sure was. It was obviously Insincere if Japan claimed to try to keep the peace of the world.

CONSTITUTION

May 1

Beatty

Speical Air Mail Service

"I firmly believe that the Bri- -tish Air Force is, and will remain,

second to none. in efficiency, skit. and what I believe to be one of

—thoroughness," said Lord· Tren-” chard; Marshal of the RAF." and former Chief of the Air Staff, when. he opened the new headquarters of No. 604 (County of Middlesex) Auxiliary Air Force Squadron, st Heath Brow, Hampstead, Heath-ene

""The counting" of heads is ins dulged in to a great extent by s

-London, April 10. The death of Admiral Sir Gor-Saturday. don Moore, who was Third Eca Lord at the outbreds of the war

lot of people he continued

'between Chia and French official circles are very in China and the recent favasions Japan, it should be emphasized reserved regarding the reported what the policy of that country To Be Proclaimed On 1914, is announced to-day. He of the Chinese territory are the that genuine and lasting peace Japanese statements of policy vis typical' examples. It can be easily between the two countries 18 a vis China,

died at his home at Fareham have never been a great advocals seen that Japan's "Monroe Doc and tautual understanding, and The exact extent of the Japan-

Hants, in his 73rd year.

of the counting of heads, feel trine" will bring disaster to the that it would go a long way to ese policy and aim is not clearly

In the battle of the Dogger that as ́à khșite can go through; Far East and also to the world wards the laying of such founda- understood, and it is believed that

Benk in 1915, when the Lion, Ad- large amount of butter, so a really at large. It devolves

the tions when the existing un in the absence of anthoritative in-

Vienna, Ap£27. miral Beatty's flagship, became efficient squadron can go through League of Nations and signatories forinnate state of affairs could dications, France, will hold her statement and the principle there-]

The Austrian Parliament, which disabled when leading, Bir Gordon, a large amount of material, pro- to the Nine-Power-Treaty to pre- be rectified and when the rela-hand on the ground that Great fore, as far as the British Goy under the present Fascist regime in the New Zealand, took tempor-viding that material does not too serve the peace of the Far East rions between China and Japan Britain and the United States are ernment is concerned has no has not met for fourteen monthsary charge and continued the much outnumber It,, and so tiro- by taking a strong stand vis-a-vis | could be made to rest, on a new more directly interested-Reuter, ground to exist for carrying the has convened a one-day sitting pursuit,

viding that fe is given sumcient the Japanese statement of policy basis more in consonance with the BRITAIN ADHERES TO TREATY matter further. Indeed, omdial for April 30 in order to sanction Entering the Navy in 1875 Bir equipment." which seems to prepare the way matual; aspirations of the two

circles claim that Sir Francis Linde, Austria's "new" corporative con- Gordon was a sub-lieutenant dur- Lord Trenchard recalled thet for the "Monroe Doctrine” of the | countries."--Kuo Min.

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ley's demarche, by clearing the stitution and proclaim its owning the Egyptian war, and, after when he advocated, the estabilah- Orient.

London, "April 27. air of any doubt with regard to dissolution.

holding important posts both ment of auxiliary flying squad: The "Morning Post" diplomatic | the British attitude, has averted •Members of the prohibited afloat and at the Admiralty, for rons be received many criticis correspondent states that Bir what might have developed into a "Social-Democratic party will not some of which he was selected by "I was told" he said, "that: flying Francis Lindley, British Ambassa- | strained situation.--Reuter.

attend and the House there- Lord Fisher he was promoted was a whole time (op and that no dor to Tokyo, has informed the London, April 27. fore will consist of ninety-seven Rear-Admiral in 1911 while Diresmart could be any use Excepting, a Japanese Government, that Bri- The "Times" says it is under-members, the great majority be- tor of Naval Ordnance. - regular, I saw to reason why-the tain fully adheres to the Open stood from a report received by jlonging to the Right Catholics. Door policy formulated by the the Foreign Office from Sir Francis The new constitution will be Nine-Power Treaty whereby the Lindley that the British Ambassa promulgated on May I which will British Government is of the opin- dor made it quite clear to Mr. be devoted to celebration of the on that Japanese interests in Hirota, in conversation with him advent of the "New Austria.” “ China are adequately protected, on Wednesday that Britain in Meanwhile a secret circular and that Britain cannot recognise tended to maintain all her rights warning to Dolfuss, von Starhem as legitimate any unilateral action under treaties concluded with berg and Tey" Beware of May Lending to modify or depart from China and would stand by all her First" is being clandestinely dis- the Treaty,

obligations under multi-lateral tributed, but the government "is According to advices from Tokyo, treaties concerning China Reu- taking stringent measures against Mr. Hirota is not demurred by this" ter

surprise. Reuter.

CANTON-PEIPING AIR SERVICE

CHINA NEARER UNITY

The Chinese people have en- deavoured to build up a peaceful and unified uation so that China will be better able to discharge her duties among the family of

Canton, April 27. nations. To reach this objective, According to a spokesman of the a movement has been carried on Eurasia: Aviation Company, actual the past twenty years with a service on the line from Canton view to eliminating military desto Pelping via Changsha, Hankow, potism and establishing a demo and Lokyang will be inaugurated cratic government. But for Japan's on May 1. As is stated by the interference in stirring up, civil spokesman, it takes only 36 hours wars and in looking for territorial to go from Canton to Peiping by expansion.China's unification plane and the passenger fare will might have already been achieved: be $350-Central Press.

In 1912 he became Third Sea auxiliary air force should not be Lord and Controller of the Navy, in flylig and in apkeep of mac- and at the outbreak of war took hines, second to none. fe command of the Invincible "ali],"When one looks bad" to a Joined the Grand Fleet days and then looks at this t

After further service abroad, Sir ron, does not the raising Gordon became Controller of the show what could be done? I Mechanical Warfare Department arm bellexer that this ac at the Ministry of Munitions Hear force, sniadron cuenta was promoted, Admiral în 1919, in crease. If numbers as a bac which runt, he retired. He was to the EAP, and as a support knighted in 1914,

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