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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY APRIL 1, 1935.

JAPAN

THE TEMPER OF JAPAN

Arms And The People

The uncompromising temper in which Japan" at Geneva rejected every solution of the Manchurian question except her own was again the distinguishing mark of her policy in London, Consequently the naval conversations were fruit- less. En Manchuria Japan was able to make her will prevall; in the naval question she has to deal with Powers whose will is at least as important as her own.

Failure at London must be as- cribed as much to Japan'a method of approach as to the difficulties of the problem. Japanese naval polley is not a thing of yesterday,

any force which could be dispatch-

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the Government declare that after the right to equality is conceded Japan will be ready to discuss building programmes, "Admiral Salto, the late Prime Minister, is reported to have said recently:

Parity does not mean that Japan naval should have the strength sa the United States What we want is an assurance that we shall not be mensced, and such assurance is the most we should demand.g

Admiral Nomura, now a member of the Supreme Naval Council, in one of the vernacular reviews said the that the Japanese regard

One

should be made in a way which could not fall to arouse opposition.

Internal Conditions

NAVY WEEK”

ABROAD

Interest In Germany. And Japan

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, March 15. The institution of Navy Week in Great Britain, when ships of the Fleet are open to the inspec- tion of visitors and displays are given ustrative of their work, is being copied abroad. A German "Navy Week" is to be held at Kiel

from

June 11 to 16, coinciding with the Kiel Regatta Week. Most of the units of the German Fleet will take part. and there will also be a special naval exhi- bition on shore

This is the first time that any

the United

A great seaman and statesman, ratio as a stigma of in the late Admiral Tomosabure Kate, feriority, like extra-territoriality, who negotiated the WashingtonOnce equality is granted," he wrote, "Japan will be satisfied Treaty and was afterwards Prime Minister, once said that the size of with the minimumi naval force foreign Power has held a Navy

can | Week," although, in Japan's feet would vary with the needed for security." size of other feets, but that her only ask why a quite negotiable States the anniversary of the birth naval policy would not vary. What demand, the principle of which is of the late President Theodore embodied in existing. treaties. Roosevelt is observed as "Navy sho needs is a fleet strong enough, in the words of the "Japan Year

Day (October 27), when ships Book."" to defend Japan against

are opened for inspection at as many ports as possible, and radio' The explanation can be found in talks and lectures are ed to the Pacific by any na interna) political conditions. It is stimulate interest in naval defence. given to 10gat Power. That requirement is nel-

ther unreasonable for Japan to customary now, as it was customary Six German naval officers were ask not impossible for England and during the Manchurian dispute, "to permitted to Inspect ships and America to grant. It is not incom-say that the Government is obey-witness displays as members of ing an irresistible movement of the public during Navy Week at patible with the Washington Treaty. Mr. Hirota. the Foreign public opinion. The opinion, how- Portsmouth and Chatham last Minister, in a speech to the Im- ever, which is effective in this case year.

is that of the Navy. In the Man- perial Diet appested for an agree-

Japan is also showing an interest churian case it was that of the in the idea. Two Japanese officers ment based on the principle" or

Army; and in both cases the servited, Portsmouth early in Feb non-menace and non-aggression, One might say that the Washing vices supported each other. A

ruary with permission to inquire into ton Treaty gave that principle strong section of the Navy, led by legal form and force for the first such influential and popular ad- time when it fixed the size of the formerly Chief of the Naval Gener- mirals as Admiral Kanji Kato, Japanese and American fleets in

a staff, and Admiral Suyetsugu until recently Commander-in- Chief, has violently criticized the London Treaty ever since it was signed.

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such proportions that neither could

cross the Pacific to attack the other.

Parity: Demanded Instead of proposing to amend That treaty was accepted (with the tresty Japan swept it out of ¦ skfeguards) by the Japanese Gov- the way. Instead of seeking by aerament of the day against the practical agreement on building | opinion of the Naval General Staff, programmes to meet the changes, | though not against the opinion of particularly in aviation, which, in her opinion, have made the Wash- ington ratios inadequate. for her security, Japan demanded parity as a "sine qua non." Even the riak that obstinacy might bring about an Anglo-American naval under standing, which is the last thing Japan wishes, failed to change her

attitude. History seemed to be

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the Minister of Marine, Admiral Takarabe, and other equally dis- tinguished officers. "Admiral Kanji Kato, then Chief of the General Staff, resigned' after carrying a fruitless protest to the steps of the Throne. The Prime Minister of the Cabinet which negotiated the treaty was assassinated by a youth who

alleged indignation against its pro-

the organization of Navy

Week at that port. According to there Ducers the "Japan Chronicle."--one of was dispatched specially from Japan to inspect

the

organization in, England, France, Germany. And the United States for "spreading naval know- ledge among the public."

TUNGSTEN PRICE UP

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, Mar. 29. Effective suppression of emug- sling of wolfram by the provincia)

abled its prices to rise from 365 (and : miktary" authorities has en- Hong Kong currency to $85 H.K. a picul The Kwangtung Pro- ducts Sales Bureau reports good business during the past several

.weeks.

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THE EARL OF MANSFILD

Remains Cremated

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, March 15, "Mansfield. On March 14, 1935. at his residence, Ard Choille, Perth,

Tel. 26631

WHARF CONFLAGRATION

Damage Of $150.00

·Shanghai, Maren 20. Damage said to amiount $150,000 Was caused last night when a fire broke out in one of the old two-storey godowns at the China Merchants Kinlesyuen Whart shortly before 10 pm. yesterday. The building stands at French Band and Rue de Formosa. thenorth-west corner of the

A strong north-easterly wind was blowing at the time, but the build- ing was protected to some extent.

the Ear of Mansfield.-After cremation the funeral will be at the burial ground, at Scone Palace (by The best buyers are the United deceased's special instructions) by the tall godowns on the opposite

The funeral will be attended only

and Ger-

flowers."

repeating itself. As the Army had visions as his motive. The youthful succeeded in placing Japan "contra || naval officers who in 1932 murdered. mundum for the first time in her another Prime Minister put forward history, uniting Russia, China, at their trial the same plea in ex- Americs, and the League in a com- tenuation of their crime. From mon hostility, the Navy was ap 1830 until now the naval treaties States, Soviet Russia,

side of the road. It is though the parently prepared to run the risk have been anathema in every naval many Wolfram or tungsten is by his son, Lord Scone, and the

fre was caused by a short circuit of combining England and mess and in every gathering of sold to agents in Hong Kong on family lawyer, and no memorial in the wiring of the godown, and America.

Japan's self-styled patriots the behalf of these firms. Tais miin-. Washington Treaty for establishing erat is sold by Chinese mining service will be held elsewhere. No started on the first hoor. The roof. That notice of death is in ac pletely gutted, flames shooting up. an inferior ratio and the London companies to the Kwangtung Pro-, Treaty for falling to correct that ducts Sales Bureau, &, government cord with the late Earl of Mans during the initial stages of the fire, monopolist, who in turn sells the neid's retiring nature and indicato a height that made them clear- are to foreign buyers,

tive of his distaste of pubiicity......

ly visible from the Bund "Tungsten_is used for the manu- facture of tungsten lamp and tungsten steel. The latter is use- ful in connection with the manu facture of battleships, guns, and other armaments,

From the country which invent- ed ju-jutsu one might have ex- pected subtler diplomacy. Parity is a shibboleth. The spokesmen of) fault,

NEWSPAPER PENALISED

IN POLAND

(Special to “Hopz Rous "Daily 'ress"),

4

SPRING SOWING

MOVEMENT"

[Special to the “Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright).3

Nanking, Mar. 24.

Family-Estates

He was 70 years of age when he died date

Lord Mangheld was sixth Bar and succeeded in 1906 upon the death of his brother. The family estates are Scone, Logicalmond Lyndoch, and Balbaird, in Perth- Foreign trade in Canton has shire, and Gumlongan, in Dumfries Telsgraph, Copyright, Tele

shown some "some algn of improve" | shire. po graphic Mosange Ordinancs. 1894.

ment during the drst two months The principal seat of the family Received, March 30, 4-30 p.m.} ...

A general "Spring Sowing Move of the year. The returns are said was the historie palace of Scone Danzig, March 30,

ment" aiming at the improvement to be better than during the past but the Earl had resided at Ard The sale of the Polish newspaper or farming methods has been three years to corresponding Choille Ence 1928, when the Scone "Gazeta Gdanska" published in the launched by the Central Party months. There are more orders estates became a Imited liability Polish city of Torun has been pro Committee for the Direction of from Shanghal for local mann-company hibited within the territory of the

Mass Movement: All ranking factured goods. Free City of Danzig for a period Party headquarters have been en- of five days for having published joined to work in co-ordination. a report of a sharp encounter with the local agricultural ad- which allegedly took place between ministrative and technical organs, the Danzig President, Grelser and schools and peasants organiza the League of Nations High Com- tions, in all phases of agricultural missioner for Danzig, Lester at a production, such as the improve recent conference. The report has ment of methods for selection of since been denied as wholly unseeds, fertilization, planting, poul founded by the High Commission-try-raising afforestation, and in- er himself. The Danzig authorities provement of agricultural Imple feit constrained to take action ments, as well as the repak and $105 | against the newspaper since the construction of resge and sewers, $95

latter has been endeavouring for transportation and sale of farm 342 some time past to impair the good products and launching of understanding between Danzig and operative enterprises Poland by making it appear that China United Press (by mail). Poles in Danzig are subjected to systematic persecution.— Transocean Kuo Ain.

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-- MORE TREES TO BE

PLANTED

Canton, Mar: '90, "

Canton. Mar. 30. "Owing to the construction of

The Afforestration Department new roads, there has been an in- having decided upon a scheme of crease in the number of motor car tree planting, this spring, it is garages throughout the city. Two reported that over 25,000 young years ago, the motor car drivers i trees of different species, have formed a Union and over 1,760 been purchased in readiness for driver joined and registered as planting, and will be distributed

members-

amongst the different tree plant Unfortunately, owing to the ing parties of the city

siness depression, over fity Nam Wah Tat Po percent of the 629 garages were forced to close their doors. Con sequently, the number of the un-. red, drivers has been daily Increase and they have to the Engineers Associa

Cons app than for relief.

reported filst the number car drivers at present

m of employment is 885-

PROCEEDINGS DROPPED

Washington, Mar. 29. Deportation proceedings against the radical British writer and lec- Evelyn Strachy, have

the visitor has de cided to leave America voluntarily

GOVERNMENT CADETS

Canton, Mar. 30. The Army Headquarters ras selected 104 cadets to be trained by the Civil Affairs Department.

These cadets, will be sent to the different District Magistracies for training in all matters connected with self government.

NO MORE MATCH

FACTORIES 1:

CANTON CITY

OBSERVATORY

of the front building was com-

Wood Off Destroyed-

was some 4,000 drums of wood oil, The principal cargo" destroyed estimated at over $60,000. A large quantity of Chinese paper, tobacco leaf, lacquer paints, and sundry articles, such as dried vegetables, procelain ware, cork, and fore Paper were also lost.

Fortunately, no one was on the watchman, and he escaped un premises, with the exception of s

hurt, the adjacent buildings were not damaged. Several divisions of the French Fire Brigade answered His heir, Lord Scone, is M.P. for the call and were moon at work the Perth Division, and his acces-

getting the fames under control, sion to the Earldom will create Three fre escapes, were run Parliamentary vacancy,

enable the armen to The late Earl was probably lese dames from the rout, known to the public than any front of the building, other Peer, for he lived a very!!

was taken down Rue secluded fe at Scone Palace.

to prevent the names from sprea ing any further.

The main doors of were broken down Tampere vero.

He was, however, convener of

points to give the m

half an hour anal the flames. on the ro

Canton, March -30. The Canton City. Observatory, situated on a hill of the Chung, Perthshire County Council and Shan Park at Bhek Pal, was off chairman of the Black Watch Asso- cially declared open on the 12th clation, in which regiment he was of this month when astronomical as a young man, an officer. The co-" and "meteorological observations Countess of Mansfield died in llumination.

started to be made by the experts | February, 1933, 2 in charge..

The new Earl was elected M.P Quite recently soldiers have been for Perth at the General Election in the habit of ascending the hill in 1931, Previously be had twice when exercising in the open, and unsuccessfully contested the North- Mr. Cheung Wan Superintendent of Lanark Division, and was defeated the observatory reports that some or each occasion by Miss Jennie of the have entered the ob

orn in 1928 servatory buildings and Interfered Instruments in rance of their

With the

Canton, March 30 Owing to competition and smugging the local match-making and Industry has greatly declined, and shows no signs of improvement,

The stock of home-made matches

fast accumulati

and many

factories have ceased

With

Dving to the lack of funds, the departure of the cadets for the different districts has

been de situati layed, but it is expected they will construc be able to leave for

pet tine destinations at the beginning of this month:

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