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JAPAN AND THE LEAGUE

Future Relations

To League Secretary's Statement

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).]]

Geneva, Mar. 27. Japan's withdrawal from the League of Nations which came into effect to-day (Wednesday) was the subject of a lengthy statement by Consul-General Yokoyama, Ja-ply to-day.. pan's permanent representative in

Geneva who pointed out that jur-

Geneva, Mar, 27. Following: Mr. Victor Hoo's criticism of The League Secretary General's statement

regretting Japan's departure from Geneva, M. Joseph Avenol issued a prompt re-

He declared that he did not in- istically speaking all connection tend to give Japan a certificate between Japan and the League of that she had fulfilled all her ob- Nations must terminate on March cations, but asked, at the same -7, and declared that Japan had time: Does not a state cease to neither claims on nor obligations be a member of the League after towards the League, stressing that the statutory two-year delay? And this view had been expressed by can a state be constrained to re- General Secretary Avenol in a stain a member after complying with the rule of giving two years' tement issued on Tuesday.

Dotice?"

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY

Friday, March 29- Anniversaries and Holidays. -- Chinese National Holiday. (Ann)" of the 72 versary of the death Martyrs at the Yellow Flowers Elli in Canton, 1911). Customs Holl day.

Auctions - Lammert's Sale

Furniture. Household

Kowloon Sales Room, 2.30 p.m.; Postage Stamps, Hong Kong Sales Room, 5.15 p.m.

Cinemas.

King's-Kid Millions."

Queen's The Hell Cat." Central: "Here Comes The Navy." Oriental:-One Way Passage" World: "Chinese Picture." Alhambra:Here Is My Heart." Majestic Tillie And Gus" That did not, however, mean that the League could ignore Ja- M. Avenol did not reply to Mr.Star:-"Crime Without Passion."

Entertainments.Concert. Dl-: pan, as a world power nor could Hoo's question as to whether the Japan fail to recognise the League Secretary-General wak-authorised acesan Old Girls' Association, St. as an international organisation. to speak for the Council or the Andrew's Hall, 9 p.m.; Malini, the Magician, Hong Kong Hotel Roof It was impossible that the relation-Assembly.

Garden, 9 p.m. ships between Japan and the Lea-

gue should altogether cease but In future Japanese co-operation with the League would be confin- ed to technical and humanitarian activities. Those Japanese who are not members of committees or re- presentatives of their country, but in a personal capacity, will con- tinue their work until the expiry of their commissions..

AWAITING INSTRUCTIONS

Lectures Christian Fellowship, Mr. Hoo, who is China's repre- Helena May, 10.30 am. Speaker:. sentative at Geneva, acknowleds-Rev. Cyril Brown

Meetings-Annual.

HK Fire

M. Avenoi's communique, de- clared be reserves his viewpoint. Insurance, Co., Ltd., Messrs. Ar- Meanwhile he is submitting cor- dine's Offices, noon respondence to the Chinese Gov-Miscellaneous Claims against the Estates of David Aaron Judah ernment and will await instruc- tions from Nanking."

and.. Hannah Judah due; 8t. An-

p.m. drew's Girls' Guild, 5.30 Whist Drive, R. E. W. Os and: 8. N. C. Os Mess, 9 p.m.

Mr. Hoo, it seems, was offended Dealing with the situation of by M. Avenol's declaration that he mandates. Yokoyama stated that had decided to do nothing which Japan would continue to submit, would prejudice relations between her annual reports to the Man- Japan and the League, seeing that dates Committee on the adminis-Japan Intended to pursue a policy of international collaboration, in tration of colonial, territories en- trusted her by the League and that the spirit of the Imperial Rescript, a report containing full answers to promulgated two years ago. certain questions put to the Ja- panese Government by the Com- mittee would be submitted in the course of the present year.

CHINESE PROTEST.

A sharp protest was made on Wednesday by the Chinese Repre sentative, Mr. Hoo: against the

UNSATISFACTORY REPLY

Moon-II Moon, 25th. Day.

Sports

Hackey. Second Battery, H.K. SEA v. Police Juniors, 4.30 p.m.; Hong Kong Hockey Club Juniors v. HMS, Kent, 5 pm.

Lawn Tennis. - Exhibitions by Jiro Yamagishi and Hidio Nishi- mura. (Hong Kong C.C. Court), 4.15

Saturday, March 30. Cinemas

M. Avenol states that no mem- ber of the League has raised the } p.m. question as to whether Japan had Bunrise. 6.20. a.m.; Sunset.---8.37 fulfilled the obligations of the p.m. "Covenant under Paragraph Three Tides-High at 18.03. Low at of Article 1. If this point were 21.25. raised perhaps the Counch would statement issued on Tuesday by M.appoint a Committee of Investiga- Avenol in which the General Se-. cretary declared that henceforth

Mr. Hoo, who had earlier stated Japan has neither claims on nor obligations towards the League that M. Arenol's statements were Mr. Hoo asserted that this sen- unauthorised by the League Coun- tence was in direct contradiction cl, contradictory and confleting to Article I of Paragraph 3.of the with Article 1 of the Covenant, now convenant which states any memstates that M. Avenol's reply does ber can withdraw from the League not meet the point raised.

two years after giving notice of such intention "provided that all its international obligations and all obligations under this covenant shall have been fulfilled at the time of the withdrawal.”

Mr. Hoo questioned the right of the General Secretary to make a political statement of this nature without any authority from the League Counelf or the Committee for the Bino-Japanese dispute, adding that if this standpoint were admitted any member of the League could infringe the coven. ant and then withdraw Transprenn Kus Min

BILL PASSED

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MR. JOHN BUCHAN

To Be Governor Of Canada

London; March 27.

The King has approved the ap- pointment of“ Mr.: John Buchan, M.P., as Governor General of the Domizion of Canada, in succession to Lord Bessbrough, whose term of omics will expire shortly. Lord Bessborough is at present engaged on a farewell tour of Western Canada.. ***

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King:ld. Millions

Queen's: "Broadway Bill." Central-Legong.” Oriental One Way Fassage. World:"Chinese Picture." Alhambra Legong,"

Majestic-Caravan.” StarCrime Without Passion."

Dances-Kowloon Cricket Club Dance, 9.30 p.m.; Charity Ball in and sid of Children's Hospital Clinic, Hotel Cecil, 8 p.m.

Entertainments-Dramatic Per- formance in connection with Good Press Day, Club de Recreio, Kow- loon, 9 p.m.

Miscellaneous. — Claims against Wu Chow Receiving Agency Ltd., due: Tombola, Garrison Lecture Hall, pm: Flag Day in aid of Society for the Protection of Children; First Yearly Drawing of Hong Kong Club's Debentures, 11 am: “Jumble Sale, St. Andrew'a Hall, 3 p.m.

Moon. Moon, 28th Day.

Sports Athletios-Queen's College (Causeway Bay Ground), 2 pm.

Cricket First Division, Craigen- gower Co. v. Indian R.C. (L); Sec- ond Division, Police R.C. v. RAMC. (L); Club de Recrelo v. Royal En- Mr. Buchan, who is an accom- |gineers (L); Indian R.C. v. Oral- Washington, March 28. : plished man of letters, is the first gengower CC (L), Thirty-eight million dollars haa, Commoner to be appointed Gov- }. Bockey. -- Hong Kong - Ladles. been allocated to the Naval Works ernar General of Canada......

Hockey Club v. Rest (King's Park), Programme. The bill was passed | Britisk Wireless.

4 pm.

by the House of representatives and it includes twenty-six milion dollars for work done at West Coast ports and Fearl Harbour, Hawall, bukk

Several millions will be expended": on* ammunition depots and a sub- marine base in the Canal Zone: Heuter

South

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