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JAPANESE ACTION IN

CHAHAR

Further Fighting Reported

To Be Unlikely

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1935.

FIGHT AGAINST ALL-INDIA FEDERATION

CHURCHILL

Conflicting Views

On India Bill

(Special.tu "Hong Kong

Dally Press") A')

[by Telegraph. Copyright, Tele- mapai Massagen Ordinancs, 1994 Received, January 23, 4.30 p.m.) blames

Peiping, January 24. An official announcement by A member of the Charhar the Kwantung Army Government now In Felping, General Liu Tzu Chin, subordinate questioned early this. morning, of General Sung Cheh Yuan, for stated that fighting" in Charhar falling to withdraw his troops had ceased last night but added from the disputed area. Chinese that the

Japanese troops at circles say that orders were issued Kuyuan had been Increased by by General Sung for withdrawal about 500. Presumably the but that they failed to reach the Japanese were then in possession front line on account of a mis- of Kuyuan.

understanding:*

At Tushikow Armoured Cars were concentrating and the num- ber had grown from twenty, to forty.

that the have tele-

It 15 understood Pelping authorities

phoned to Nanking for

tions.-

Reuter.

LOCAL NEGOTIATIONS

Nanking, January 24. It is indicated that the Chinese Government does not intend to take up the Charhar affair dip- lomatically and is leaving the settlement 01 it by local negotiation.

Instruc-

| Reuter,

A SURPRISE ATTACK

Palping, January 24.

HEAVY LOSSES. It is now learned that shortly

Peiping, January 24." after noon yesterday fighting broke out along the Great Wall Japanese bombardment on Wed-

Chinese reports declare that the when Japanese infantry deliverednesday resulted between forty and a surprise attack on the Chlaese fifty Chinese civilians and militia line at Tushikow.

being killed and wounded. Tushikow.and Kuyuan were the Authoritative Japanese sources main points of the attack, and here declare It is unlikely there form the end points of the line to will be further fighting. which the Japanese ultimatum, Japanese figures give the Japan- Ofacial recently delivered. warned the

ese casualties as 162 afficers and Chinese that they must withdraw.men killed, 164 officers and men The area in this vicinity is dis-wounded."

puted in connection with the The Japanese official version at Charhar boundary delineation.

Japanese ometals here have not received any explanation for the reason of the attack- Reuter.

WILD RUMOURS

Pelping. January 24. As far as is known, the Charhar 'front continued quiet through the night.

The city is full of the wildest rumours as to the ultimate west

destination 02

events states that the Nagami Regiment moving west from Shao- chang on Tuesday encountered the Chinese militia north-east of Hsichatse (in disputed territory).

It concludes by saying no more fighting is expected and negotia- tions Sugihara Japanese Commander in are following between

possibly in Kalgan Jehol and Sung's representatives Restri

OFFICIAL STATEMENT

ward

the big Japanese armoured car feet but conservative opinion, is that the

Peiping, January 24. situation will not be aggravated as

Japanese Legation officials and there are no Chinese troops in the told Reuter late this afternoon to a Legation military spokesman disputed area and the Chinese have

no intention of counter-state, there had been no further attacking.

news from Charhar, which they The Chinese press is not allow-belleve is quiet. They are not ex- ed to comment, but well-informed Pecting further trouble and rather Chinese bitterly comment that expect that negotiations for set- what is described as such as un-

tlement of the incident will 'open provoked attack should follow so rapidly on Mc. Hirota's pacific

An official statement issued by speech and General Minami's

the Japanese Legation Military Dairen statement that the Japan-

Attache's office "describing ese army would not be used to

Charhar events concludes by say- interfere in North China affairs-ing an "aerial reconnalsance made Reuter...

NANKING EFFORTS

soon.

the

SYSTEM

Parliamentary Government In The Provinces

first reading on December 19. It comes up for the second reading at the beginning of February. Reuter,"

“A FORMIDABLE TASK

London; Jan, 23. Bir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for India, in a speech at Oxford, sais the Government of Insia which will be issued to-

London, January 24. The bulkiest measure ever pre- London, Jan. 24. sented to parliament, "the Bull The candidature of. the twenty-to make further provision for the three year old son of Winston government of India" issued có- Churchill at the bye-election at day consists of 451 clauses, afteen Wavertree has roused a storm-ot schedules and extends to 350 protest in the Conservative party pages. It weighs twenty one The decision of the "League for ounces. the defence of India," which is With a few unimportant excep. Bull. opposing the India bill of the Nations, "the Bill expresses the legis-morrow, was the biggest and per- tional Government, which is sup-lative form of the report of the haps most complex B ever in- porting Randolph Churchill is Parliamentary Select Committee

into Parliament. It Conservative party, which in self-ment of an All-India Federation the future government of India accused of aiming at spiltting the and provides for the establish- would deal with every phase of defence, decided to throw its en-constituted linking eleven and would contain proposals for tire influence into the

fight British-Indian Provinces (two of setting up. All-India Federation against Churchill and the India which are to be newly constituted) constitutional schemes for eleven In the Federal System with those great Provinces, several of them Indian States which voluntarily more populous than some of the enter the Federation.

chief States of the world, and a new Constitution for Burna henceforth to be separated from India..

League.

by

SEPARATION OF BURMA The general political effect of the Bill is to provide in the Pro vinces and, with certain reserva-

troduced

다

"The Union of Great Britain and Ireland" which supports the Government's Indian constitution reform plans have nominated Mr. James Platt as their cadidate. The fear now is that, if the Conserva- tive vote is split, a labour canditions at the Federal Centre, that the BUI, he urged that the long date will get In on  minority there will be a system of Parlia-history of the, enquiry that lay' vote.- Transveran Run Min

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondenti

London January 24,

unchanged as follow:—

London silver prices to-day were

mentary Government except when circumstances call for exercise of overriding powers of the Governor General or Governors.

The Bill provides that Burma, be separated from India and lays down a new Burma constitution on general lines proposed for India.

TRANSFER POWERS Provisions is made for transfer

To form a sound judgment on

behind it, and the fact that it was not written on a clean sheet of paper. but bn the history of the past, should be remembered. It should be thought of as a big, bold and comprehensive deal with the most involved and attempt to

intractable probim that ever fac- ed the British Parliament,

After referring to the formida- ble task with which the machin-

Thoroughly Reliable

whisky baľľna skychutna

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BUCHANAN "BLACK & WHITE"

SCOTCH WHISKY

WORLD-RENOWNED FOR AGE AND QUALITY.

Coll

SCOTCH WHISKY "BLACK & WHITE

Jan. 23 Jan. 24 powers proposed to the Provinces ery of Parliamentary Government AERODROME ON FRANCO-GERMAN

Spot ...

-24-5/8 24-5/8 Forward 24-3/4 24-3/4 London on New York cross rate at 2 p.m. to-day was 4.8906 com-

terday. pared with 48900 at closing yes-

MR. HIROTA'S SPEECH

Moscow Press Comment

Ai......

before the establishment of the Federation and for changes conse- quentially necessary in the Central Government during the trans- tional period.

Powers are also provided for as- sumption by the Governor General of all powers of Government in the event of a breakdown in the constitution:

The Bill was formally intro- duced in dummy form at the House of Commotis and passed its

Stadio 2

HAUPTMANN TRIAL

State Satisfied With Case

Flemington, Jan. 24 Hauptmann will enter the wit-

Moscow, Jan. 24. "Pravda,"commenting on Mr. Hirota's speech, welcomes the in- ment to accelerate peaceful de- tention of the Japanese Goveni-. velopment of Japanese-Soviet re- later having shown Chinese troops lations by doubling efforts for to have moved from the disputed solution of outstanding problems. Nanking, January 24. area, no further clash will take It expresses surprise and regretess stand to-day to deny that The Felping authorities are re-

place." ported to

have taken

Semi-official up the

that Mr. Hirots deemed it appro- he killed the Lindbergh baby. matter with the Japanese with ä

reports priate to include the slogan that from Kalgan this afternoon report the Soviet should weaken the de- view to effecting a

that Japanese planes to-day were fence of its frontiers in the Far peaceful **ettlement.

flying over Tushinkow and Ku- Reuter.

yuan. An

East and declares that the sug unconfirmed report gestiona that the Soviet Govern- adds that they dropped bombs. These reports appear to dispose of

ment's measures are intended for the reported occupation of Ku-false and absurd.

attack rather than defence are yuan by the Japanese- Reuter.

DRASTIC ACTION

Changchun," Jan, 24. It is announced that the total Japanese wounded was. six.

The Kwantung Army manifest- ed a determination "to deal dras- tically with General Sung' Cheh·

Chinese

LONDON VIEWS

London January 24. Yuan if he persists in his hostile Newspapers are giving pro- attitude to the puppet regime," minence to the Japanese attack according to

semi-official in Charhar, some making it the Japanese source. This is inter-chief feature, but defer comment preted in some quarters to mean awaiting further details. that the Japanese are prepared to cross the Great Wall if deemed with "the

In circles very closely connected Far East, surprise is necessary

expressed that.

the

Japanese choose a time when relatioris, with China are notably imyroved for aggressive action.

KUYUAN REPORT

Pelplag, January 24. Reliable Sino-Japanese sources state that Kuyuan, which Japan recognises as outside the puppet regime, was occupied by Japanese troops.

Some believe this is a further instance of the independence of Japanese militarists, who by the reconstitution of the Japanese nd-

"Isvestia" is of the opinion that Mr. Hirota's reference to the Sovietisation of Hsinklang is in Soviet was always an opponent of comprehensible and says that the

conquest of foreign territories and is a supporter of the preservation independence, integrity and sover- eignty of China over all her parts. Reuter.

SAAR EMIGRANTS JOIN FOREIGN LEGION.

18pecial to "Hong Kong Daily Press") (By Telegraph," Copyright, Tela

nished and the moment accused The prosecution case is all but will begin to relate his story de- pends on the time his counsel will take in cross-examining Arthur Kohler, an expert wood examiner, who was one of the prosecution's principal witnesses in regard to the ladder mentioned before...

Kohler stated, inter alia, that the mark in the wood on the on the plane belonging to accused ladder corresponded with a defect and also the chisel found on the Lindbergh estate afte the kidnap ping, which was of similar size and make as the one missing from Hauptmann's tool bag.

The prosecution say that the State is well satisfied with the case as presented me Reuter ragam

MORE ABOUT LADDER

Flemington, Jan 24 The courtron fingerprint teste whereby the defence sought to shake the guricacy of the New and the production of a piece of plain board from the ladder used subject of the trial by the kidnapper formed the main

would be faced in passing the Bill without undue delay, Sir Samuel said that if they succeeded. they would unite Indians in

an all- India Federation in which" the In- dian Provinces and British and Indian public men, Moslems and Hindus, Sikha and Christians, could work together for Indian prosperity, and prestige within the great circle of the Commonwealth of the British Empire:- British Wirelear.

WAKE ISLAND

California-Canton Air Project

Washington, Jan 23 Application has been made so the Navy Department for permis- alon to construct an aerodrome. on Wake Island, It was announced

Wake Island was one of the] four small islands of the Hawallan group recently transferred to Navy Department jurisdiction by Pre- sident Roosevelt.

SAFETY OF THE today.

STATE

Ogpu Official Sentenced

(Special to Hong Kont

Daily Pres") (

By Telegraph, Copyright," Telo Received, January 24, 4,30 p.m.) graphia Messages... Ordinance, 1884.

TALKS

Economic Problems

Of The Saar

(Special to the Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright):1

Faris, Jan. 23, The Franco-German deliberä tons about the economic and fin- ancial problems of a Baar bestu in Basie on ThurKđầ In accordance with the League of Nat these will cover all those arising directly out

of ownership the coal ways, exchange of franca for and so on.

Mr. Claude Swanson. Secretary for the Navy, revealed that Pan- America Airways had asked the

The French delegates will be M Navy Department to construct landing facilities on Wake Istand

Rueff who has already been active- which the Airways want to nyestions, and M. Lacour Gayet of the y engaged in the Baar negotia- a stopping place in the proposed Banque de France. The negotia- California-to-Canton ocean DRE

tions are expected to last about senger service.

two weeks.-

Mr. Swanson said several other companies had suggested projects which the Navy Department was studying.

Moscow, Jan. 24. The former chief of the Lenin grad branch of the dreaded Ogpu, or Secret State Police, Medwed; He added that the establishment along with eleven other members of landing facilities at Midway Is of the Ogou have been sentenced land was a question under con- to an aggregate term of thirty-sideration by the Department. seven years exile in concentration

On the French side the wish is that the Saar discussions in Basle will be followed immediately by the Franco-German trade tresty negotiations in Barlin and finally closing the talks in Paris when the whole problem of trade, relations between the two countries, includ-

for offending against the laws for enterprises to benefit from any Trantoran Ivo Min

He saw no objection, elther, to ing the Saar question, will be fin- camps for tareless conduct and permitting commercial aviation ally settled the protection of the state. All facities which could be supplied accused in addition received pri- between America and Guam. 800 terms up to ten years.

Reuter

Medwed was found guilty for not having taken adequate precautions in the Kirov affair and for not having averted in particular the invasion of the murderer Nikola- jeff into the palace where Kirov had been working --

The "mild sentence are explain- ed by the fact that all accused have rendered meritorious services to the cause of the Bolshevist re-

DUKE AND DUCHESS OF KENT

West Indies Cruise

STORM TROOPS TO BE REOBGANISED

Berlin, Jan 24, The reorganisation of Troops was the subject at meetings in Berlin yesterday, Firstly, the leaders of the Storm Troops received Herr Hitler who London, Jan. 24. spoke on the duties of reorganised The Duke and Duchess of Kent troops. Secondly, the leaders held distin-morrow in the liner Duchess of staff Lutze further explained the

Richmond for a cruise of the West new tasks. Indies

Over £5,000 has been raised for there will be energetic combing out Reuter enquiries indicate that charities with which the Duke is of Storm Tro

A Japanese official report denies ministration in Manchukuo fast graphia Honge Ordinance. 1894 Jersey fingerprint experts" methods volution and that they had been wili safl from Southampton to a conference at which chiet Foti

that Japanese troops Kuyuan. Reuter.

occupied

the

September virtually ousted the

Received, January 24, 4.30 pm:) civilian officials. Others connect it

Paris, January 24, with Mr. Hirta's reference on Saar emigrants to enter

Applications on the part of GEN, LID BLAMED

January 22 to the Sovietization Foreign Legion are said to have Pelping. January 24. of Sinklang, and also believe that assumed such proportions that The Japanese authorities state the Japanese are anxious to foster according to the newspaper "Jour" that in Tuesday's fighting at the Mongols independence move the French Goverment has de Charnar the Japanese casualties ment and attach them to Man- cided to establish a new regiment were two dead and four wounded chukuo as a butter state against of the Foreign Legion. From near Tushikow. Yesterday's the Soviet- figures are not available.

Bouter

Afteen to twenty Saar youths are dally enlisting in the Foreign attic Legion. AGRICULTURAL SHOW IN Transocean Ayo Min.

TWO NEW FRENCH CRUISERS

(Special to "Houx Konz Daily Press")

Parie, Jan. 24 The newspaper "Your reports that France will build two 35,000 ton craisets, one now and one in 1937 upon the expiration of the

BERLIN

(Special to the Hong Kong Daily Press?”).

READY TO TAKE OVER THE C.E.R.

The Federal wood expert testified that the wood produced came from Hauptmann's house and the nails projecting from the ladder upright fitted exactly into the holes and joists of Hauptniann's

Heuter,

H.M.S. HOOD COLLIDES WITH RENOWN-

Berlin, January 24 What probably will prove to be y

Dairen, Jan. 24. the greatest agricultural show In The South Manchuria Railway The Europe will be seen here at the Company is all set to take over HMB end of this month when "Green operation of the Chinese Eastern at Weeks opens on January 28 Radway and prep to Imme on Washington Treaty. The first one damm, will be devoted to the ex-represent

Eight enormous halls Kaiser diately despatch 1700 employees apon completion will be commis-hibition of German

the firs for service in the Mediter fe The

cultural place the 3,000 rnational horse.

will be retain show will be held multaneousl churians- and 3,000 Ra

Transocean buo

London, Jan. 24, Admiralty ann

that collided

repeatedly decorated for gushed services Transocean Eug Min

PEACE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN

Tokyo, Jan. 24 The principal dailles declare that the Government is ready for cur ing naval negotiations and in re-

cess

after

which

as the

associated by the public exhibi-will be a reorganised ton of their wedding presents backbone of the Nazi movement which closed yesterday after hav- ing been viewed by nearly 100,000

Beuter people Hritish Wireless.

SHORTER WORKING WEEK IN BRITAIN

re-examine the Japanese Japan is prepared to con sider with Britain and the Unite States revised polit for continuance of peace in the Mr Oliver: Paclic

Jeans the

LORD ALEEN VISITS BERLIN

Jan 234

spec