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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1937.

CHINA GOVERNMENT'S PACIFIC POLICY TOWARDS JAPAN ENDORSED

L.C.C. ELECTION

CAMPAIGN

Reformers Striving To Reverse Socialist Victory

London, Feb. 22..

The intensity of the London County Council election campaign, now entering on its last week is more like Parlamentary than a Municipal fght The Municipal Reformers are desperately striving to reverse the Socialist victory in 1934. The socialists are confident and if they can win this year they will hold London indefinitely und they promise London will be the first stage in socializing the whole state. The Reformers accuse the Socialists of sending up the ex- penditure £3,503,000 and point.out that despite their large rehousing promises the highest number uf in new houses but by Socialists any one year was 4.860 s com- pored with the Reformers average of 3,377 for the

eignt previous years The Socialists counter al- tarking accuse the Reformers of planning to starve education and public health work: to suspend the development of "the green belt round London", whereby the So- cialists checked the destruction open country by speculative builder.

Strenuous efforts are in

the making to overcome the notorious apathy of London voters whereof usually less than balt trouble to go to the poils. Candi- dates fre hourly touring the streets with motor vans fitted with loudspeakers. The Socialists are somewhat embarrassed by the un- invited support of Harry Pollitt, of the Commurist party, wherewith the Reformers jubliantly make great play...

Reuter.

KEULUNG

INCIDENT

No Evidence To Support British Allegations

Tokyo, Feb. 22. Seiyu Kalite has drawn attention to the necessity of protection of "personal rights"

incidentally stressing the importance of foreign

foreign

Plenary Sessions Issues Lengthy Manifesto

"COMMUNIST SCOURGE” MUST BE EXTERMINATED

Nanking. February 22. The plenary session of the Central Executive Committee has Issued a four thousand word manifesto endordng the Govern- ment's paolfic policy towards Japan and reiterating to necessity to` exterminate the "Communist scourge," throughout" China. The sincerity of the Communist proposal for a united front against foreign aggression has been rejected. As expected the manifesto represents the resounding defeat of opponents of the Govern- ment who had been pressing for a change of policy in favour of co-operation with Communist and positiva résistance against

The manifesto emphasises that armed resistance can only be adopted when the aggression ex- ceeds the bounds of toleration but It points to last year's defence of Suiyuan as evidence of the Gov- ernment's readiness to fight when necessary. Roundly denouncing the Sianfu mutineers the manifesto approves of the efforts of the Government to maintain its au- thority unchallenged and punts out the desire to achieve internal unity by peaceful means which must not be confused with deceptive de- mands for the cessation of civil war on in attempts to take advan- tage of this slogan in order to divide the nation which would not be tolerated.

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HAYASHI CABINET'S FRIENDLY POLICY

Territorial Ambition Renounced?

Tokyo, Feb. 22. Details of a friendly policy, to- wards Ching by the Hayashi Cabinet were published by the "Asahi" and the "Nicht Nichl," leading metropolitan - papers, and roused much attention here to-day. Premier Benjuro Hayashi is re- ported to have renounced terri- torial ambition in China and to be seeking Sino-Japanese cultural understanding as prelude to more intimate relationship.

It is learned that the status of Manchukuo will remain unchang- ed and that China will not be pressed to recognize the Chang- chun (Hsingking) regime. The fulfillment of the policy towards China will also re- lax the tension in Eastern Sulyuan where another offensive under

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Referring to the national people's congress summoned for November 12 the manifesto declares that this

POLICIES

APPROVED

Complete Mandate For Government

Shanghai, Feb. 22. With the plenary session of the Central Executive Council of the AU- Kuomintang closing to-day. thoritative circles sum up the re- sults of the sessions of the past few days as a complete vote of con- fidence in the National Govern- ment, with a mandate for the continuance of the present foreign and domestic poilcies.

The decision yesterday to co- tinue the anti-Communist cam- paign, except on. conditions tantamount to the complete sur- render of the Commimists, was the final blow to the hopes of Govern- The CEC has will lay the foundation for con- ment opponents. summation of the people's rights. thus completed the rout of the The document concludes by laying | sympathisers with the Sianfu down gulding lines for economic | mutineers. reconstration.— Reuter,

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Nanking, Fed, 22,

The General Executive Council of the Kuomintang last night pass- ed a resolution to continue the anti-Communist campaign, but agreed to reconciliation on terms tantamount to complete surrender of the Communist armies, the dis- solution of the so-called Sino-80- viet Republic and the cessation of Communist propaganda.- Reuter.

Appeals For European Peace

GEN. BLOMBERG'S SPEECH

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Berlin: Feb, 22. General von Blomberg, Minister for War appealed for European peace in a speech at the ceremony of rememberance of the war dead. He declared, "their message to the German people is to put hate aside and ask to remember the horrors of the last war." Gen. Blomberg added that Germany was offering a bard for reconciliation after freeing the country from the "work

many was now a free cosintry and threatens nobody but the national socialist country must throw down

the challenge to Bolshevism.

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powers attached thereto and ched Prince Teh, the commander-in-of devils." Versailles Treaty. Ger- as an example the House of Com-chief of the Mongol Irregulars, mons debate on the Keelung affair. was to have been launched

The vice-Minister for

Premier Hayashi's China policy affairs agreeing, declared that thehas the effect of forestalling any Japanese authorities bad com- measures that might have been" pleted the fullest investigation a adopted by the Third Plenary the incident and found no evidence Session of the Kuomintang CE.C. to support the British allegations. adversely affecting Japan. This Negotiations were still in progress stand has made it possible for the and the foreign office were atriv-Nanking authorities to continue ing to reach and amicable settle- the present conciliatory policy to- ment.

Reuter

BIRTH RATE REMAINS CONSTANT FOR FOUR YEARS

|wards Japan.-.

Union News.

Domei reports state that the Hayashi Cabinet do not intend to give up Hirota's three point policy towards China which consists of the co-operation of China and Manchukuo in the deveolpment of North China, the strengthening against Commurdam and to end anti-Japanese propaganda in china. Revier

London, Feb. 22. The Minister of Health, Sir Kingsley

Wood, discussing the trend of population in a speech at Ashbridge said that most of the forecasts hitherto published ex- pected an earlier decline in the population of the country than facts would appear to justify. The birth rate had remained approxi-

St. Nazaire, Feb, 22. mately constant for four years in

M. Leon Blum, the Prime Minis- succession. It was, of course, lin- possible to predlet and dangerouster of France, in a speech to-day

to reply upon any definite check to the long and continued downward movement but the matter was much more open than was gene- rally assumed. The primary needs of the altuation appeared to be the close and continuous) survey of the current population movements and investigations into the cause operating in the decline of birth rate as an indispensable preliminary for the formulation of any polley with regard to them British Wireless.

Prince Olav's Heir

Oslo, Feb. 23..

No Change In Policy

denied there was any change in Government policy and also the rumours of a, re-shufe of the Cabinet to include more repre- sentatives of the Right.

With regard to devalvation rum- ours, he said the Government was determined to surmount its dim. culties and not to avoid them. He estimated that capital hoarded and exported amounted to three times what the state required.

The economic revival in France was a fait accompli. The real financial problem was not so much to reduce expenditure as to in- crease. receipts He foresaw action against speculators to combat ex- cessive prices.

M. Blum also referred to the in- sufficiency of production in rela

Princess Martha, wife of Crowntion to demand. This was inter

preted in some quarters as a hint at the reduction of customs duties. Rester.

Prince Olar of Norway, has given birth to her. Brst son. Both the mother and baby are well Reuter.

ESCOBAR RETAINS

TITLE

The general effect of the decision of the session is emphasised in the Kuomintang's determination to re- tain the reins of power in face of the clamour for a so-called Popular Front Government, at least until the National People's Congress on November 13, next.- Reuter.

FINANCIAL "TIMES" LOOKS AT CHINA

London, Feb. 22. Although the Chinese Govern- ment has not yet adopted the pro- ject to establish a Central Reserve Bank on the basis of the Central Bank of China, some such step is likely to be taken sooner or later, says the "Financial Times" to- day, in a leading article,

If, as may be expected, the Bank is given a monopoly of note issues, a decisive step will have been taken towards unifying the internal eur- rency system. This would do even more, perhaps, than the Sup- pression of Communism to make Chinà an effective economic, unit.

It would enable China for the first time to inject, a fertilising now of currency into the largely unex- ploited interior- Reuter.

Noted Professor Killed

KNOCKED DOWN BY MOTORCAR

London, Feb. 22. Professor Wallace M Lindsay, MA, of St. Andrew's University, has died from injuries from being knocked down by a motor-cat driven by a student-

The late Professor, Lindsay wha born in 1858 and was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Glasgow Uni- veraity. Balliol College, Oxford, and Leipzig University. He W23 Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford, from 1880 to 1890, was appointed Hon. Fellow of the same College in 1927, Senior Procter In 1899, Latin Porto Rico, Feb. 21.

Lecturer to graduate students at Sisto Escobar, world bantam-Harvard in 1898, and Sandars weight boxing champlon, yesterday Reader in Palaeography at Cam- retained his title when he beat Lou bridge in 1910. salica. from whom he originally He bad been Professor of won the title, by points in a 15 Humanity at St. Andrew's Ence round bout here yesterday.—

1890. He was B most prolific Reuter.

author on classical subjects

DEFENCE LOANS

Sir John Simon

Neville Chamberlain

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CALDBECK'S

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TEST FLIGHT

Experts Completely Satisfied

of

Landon, Feb. 22. The Imperial Airways flying boat Cambria, which is one of a fleet

the

new twenty-ton four- engined Empire flying boats cruised round "Britain for nearly nine hours

yesterday covering 1,350 miles. She ran strictly to schedule without trouble and the experts express themselves completely satisfied, The flight was one of preliminary tests for the experi-

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take. These vessels are equipped

with supplementary tankage for OIL COMPANIES

long range flying and the Cambria yesterday carried 1,600 gallons of fuel.

Throughout her light she was in constant wireless communi- cation with ground stations.-

British Wireless.

ITALY MOBILISES

MEXICO DRAFTS

NEW LAW

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New York, Feb. 21. The "New York Times"" Mexico City correspondent state that he learns officially that a law has Rome, Feb. 22. been drafted tending towards the Italy's first response to Greas | gradual elimination of foreign oll

from Mexico. Britain's re-armament plan has companies

an taken the form of an order for the proposed to create

classes mobilisation of

of Government-owned company conscripts, totalling 1,000,000 men. handle all the Government born between 1900 and 1904, who | business, including the collection are instructed to report at depots of royalties and rentals. - from

foreign companies.

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on dates to be announced ister.

It is entirely

to

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MASSED ARRESTS

Sequel To Addis

Ababa Bombing

Rome, Feb. 22.

An official communique to-day states that the condition of Mar- shal Graziani, Italy's viceroy of Ethiopia, continues satisfactory. General Liotta is said to be im- proving

Police have arrested 2000 per- sons and the military Advocate- General will interrogate them to identify the guilty, who will be tried without delay,

Squads of Fascists have been clean ing up the quarters of the city far ouspects. The great bulk of the population is quiet and

This new company will be grant-30,000 troops are guarding the ed leases on all new ollfields, and

capital. the leases now held by foreign

It is learned that General Lotta companies will be transferred to

has had his leg amputated.-. the Government combine on their

Reuter. expiration,

Her object of the Italian Govern- ment is to test the speed and efficiency of her mobilisation plans. If no reason arises for keeping this army of conscripts mobilized, the men will be sent back to their homes after they have reported. The draft also provides for the The Fascist Grand Council will acquisition of pipe lines, tanks, meet on March 1 to "consider the terminais, refineries and ships military situation. It is under-operated. by foreign concerns in stood it will decide on further all- the Mexican oll trade round re-armament, especially of Reuter. the Air Force,→→→ Reuter.

DEBATE

Lloyd George

London, February, 22-Opportunity for further discussion in the House of Commons on the

· Government's proposal", to raise defence loans will occur this evening when the report stage of the moner resolution will be taken. The main debate will probally take place on Thursday when second reading of the Bill itself will be debated. The principal, Government speakers on, the lat-"/ ter nocasion will be Mr. Neville Chamberlin and Sir John Simon. It is expected that Mr. Lloyd' George, who returned last week after a long, ábsence in Jamaica, will speak during course of debate. --British. Wirelem Bervice.

NON-INTERVENTION COMMITTEE

Prohibitive Laws Pot

In Force

London, Feb. 22.

It is anticipated that 27 Govern

Moscow, Feb. 21. The Soviet Government has passed a resolution banning the departure of volunteers to Spain. Berlin, Feb, 21. An order banning volunteers for Spain forbids Germans to travel in Spain or in Morocco, and also for bids non-Germans to

travel through Germany for the purpose. of participating in the Byanish civil war. Persons suspected of wanting to participate in the Spanish trouble will be held up at the frontier-

Rester.

Algeciras, Feb. 21.

A Spanish steamer fram. Ceáta

has landed 2,500 Moorish troops here. It is learned that another ments represented on the London Spanish vessel has arrived non-intervention committee will,Malaga with 3,500 Moorish troops

within the next few days, have aboard...

put into force the prohibitive laws | Reuter.

STRIKE SETTLED

Shanghai Cotton Mill

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or decrees to carry out the agree- ment which became effective "on" Saturday night. This extends the non-intervention agreement ..to cover the recruĝment in transit through or departure from their respective countries of volunteers for the Spanish civii, war, - A bind- ing agreement har not yet been

Shanghai, Feb. 21. reached on the proposed system of It is reported that the strike of: supervision by land and sea to operatives of the Tin Fung Cotton guard against breaches but the Mill of Shanghai has been settled outstanding difficulties are. In pro- through the good ofces of the cess of adjustment. An agree local Kuomintang official ini ment under which ban on foreign bringing about the liberation of man power became effective on the thirteen imprisoned strikers, Saturday night stipulated that the system of supervision should be brought into operation from March 6 and 7-

·British Wireless

Police are still watching in the vicinity of the cotton mill as 2 precaution against a recurrence of the strike troubles Chinese Evening Press.