1937-11-16 — Page 9

PALESTINE CRISIS REACHES CLIMAX

Jerusalem Is A

Beleaguered Town

Jerusalem, November 15.

The crisis in Palestine has reached its climax, after multiple klings and riots on Sunday. It is announced bere that more than 30 leaders of the Jewish revisionist organisations have been arrested, and that indignation among Jewish workers is at a high point,

The. Arab High Committee, des- pite its dissolution, has issued pamphlets containing violent at- tacks of the Mandate Authorities, and these suddenly appeared in ali parts of Palestine cr Sunday evening. Tension between the two races has reached a stage which remind one of the blackest day in 1936.

Bombs could be heard ex- ploding throughout Sunday night in Jerusalem and Jaffa, although the amount of damage done and the casualties are not yet known.

DISMISSAL OF .

LITVINOV FORESHADOWED

London. Nov, 15.

The early dismissal of the Soviet Foreign Commissar, M. Litvinov, is foreshadowed by the "Dally Ex- press" here in connection with the previously reported arrests of the Soviet Ambassadors to Berlin, Yurenev, and to Ankara and War saw, which, according to the paper, have caused consternation in the Moscow Foreign Commissariat, BS foreshadowing an extensive purge In the Soviet Diplomatic Service.--- Reuter.

VIOLENCE IN CAIRO

Calro, Nov. 15.

The attack on the Egyptian Blue Shirt leader. Bilal, which, as pre- viously reported, took place on Sunday by opposition students, led to further violent incidents in the course of which the Dean of the Faculty of Science at Cairo Uni- versity was severely wounded to gether with numerous students.

The Blue Shirts, which form A semi-military organisation of the Wald Party, were alarmed early on Sunday night and undertook. several assaults on four opposition students' Clubs and the house of the opposition leader, Mohammed Machmoud Pasha. Not until the early hours of Monday morning could peace be restored. -- Transocean.

GERMANY AND DESIRE FOR PEACE

Aga Khan's

Conviction

London, Nov. 15. "Germany

the road to practise that Socialism which other countries are content to preach about," writes H H. the Aga Khan, in the "Sunday "Chronicle" on his impressions gathered during his trip through Germany recently. If, the Aga Khan continued, the English people would visit Ger- many more often, and see what he had seen, then there would soon be a better understanding between the two countries

the

assumed Jerusalem has character of a beleaguered town, and at the orders of the British Mandate authorities, armoured

cars are patrolling the town. It is generally believed that the situa- tion will become still more seri- ous, when the military courts con- vene for the Arst time on Thurs day, especially in the event of death sentences being pronounced. Should demonstrations take place. it la planned to place all Palestine under martial law.—Transuțean,

TO OPERATE. HEAVY INDUSTRIES

IN MANCHUKUQ

Tokyo Nov. 15: A leading

who industrialist

has Japanese

an ex- returned to Tokyo after tended tour of Manchukuo stated that a new holding company will be formed, to operate heavy indus- tries in Manchoukuo. The capital will be 300,000,000 yen. one third of which will be provided by the Japanese Government while an- other third will be advanced by an American syndicate.e

Reuter's Bulletin Service.

CONFEDERATION OF ARAB STATES

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Calgo, Nov: 15. Negotiations are now going o regarding the formation of a con- federation of vaflous Arab states on the Persian Gulf under British protectorate according

des- patches received here from Kuwalt, It is stated that the proposed confederation--which would in- clude Kuwait, Sultanate of Muscat, Emirate of Bahruin, as well as thi Shelkdom of Qatar and the so- called "truclal" Sheikdoms would be bound by treaty to England but would nevertheless have the right

of entertaining independent re- lations with other States.— Transocean News Service.

SHARPLY WORDED

DECLARATION

London, Nov. 15. The views of the Governments represented at the Brussels Inter- national Far East Conference, on the draft of a sharply worded 'de- claration which Tokyo's refusal to treat with the Conference has called forth, will be expressed at a meeting of the Conference this afternoon

view

of

The terms of the draft which announces that participating States must consider what is to be their

in attitude common Japan's refusal were referred to by the various powers on Satur- day. Mr. Eden will not be present at to-day's meeting.

Owing to pressing" engagements including those in connexion with the State Vialt of King Leopold he will not return to Brussels for some days. The other British de- "I am quite convinced that legates led by the Dominions Hitler, the German Government Secretary, and the German people are sincere Donald will remain in Brussels.

British Wireless.

In their wish for peace and a better understanding between the na- tions," the Aga Khan continued. "Aince they need this

peace to carry out the great plans which they have conceived. My prayer is that the day might come, when Ger-

· many returns to the League of Nations. But, whether with of first outside the League of Nations, Germany will continue as a pillar of peace, because this is the erts * of all Hitler's plans.”.

Mr.

Malcolm

Mac-

CHINA'S IMPORTS

Shanghal, Nov. 15.

China's total Imports for the nine months of this year amounted to $819,760,000 and its total exports for the same period were $884,023,000, according to a report of the Finance Ministry. Concluding, the Aga Khan stated The imports gained 20 per cent: that he came away from Germany | over the same period of 1938 and fully convinced that the German exports 34 per cent. The excess of Government earnestly desired to importa' went off 23 per cent.

be on friendly terms with England, and was equally earnest in its desire for peace.→→→ Transocean.

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COTTON CROP

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This year estimate places the cotton crop in Hopel province at 1,500,000 to 1,800,000- pleuls (one picul equals 132.3 pounds), accord- ing to a report received from Tientsin.

The report indicates that the unusually heavy food this year reduced the crop have

about 1,000,000 plculs from last year's

FRIENDSHIP TREATY

London, Nov. 18. A new friendship treaty between Britain and Slam is at present being drawn up and will shortly be signed, at. Bangkok. Siam re- cently concluded friendly treaties with a number of other countries yield. Reuters Bulletin Service.

International News Agency.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1937.

SPECIAL SESSION

OF U.S. CONGRESS

Stiff Programme Of Legislation

Washington. Nov, 15.

A stiff programme of legislation including items of vital interest ta businessmen faces the special session of congress opening to-day. Foreign policy in the light of Pre- sident Roosevelt's Chicago speech is also assured prominence.

CIVILIANS DIE IN AIR RAID OVER NANKING

Serious Fighting South Of Hopeh

The Japanese carried out an air rald on Nanking yesterday. but they did not make any favour able Impression being driven out by Chinese pursuits but some of the bombs fell outside the West Gale. Twenty civilians were kill- ed and 11 injured, including nine women and children:

of

Wusih was also bombed severely while two Japanese warships Wall Street brokers and busi-

on Pootung, twenty ness men are most anxious to see opened fre how far the administration is pre-shells being hurled ashore.

Fighting of a serious nature pared to go to rectify the business

to broke out in Taming. south recession. An amendment capital gains tux

und possibly Hopeh, where the Chinese troops are firmly entrenched and severe also the undistributed profits tax are very likely to be adopted.

fighting is also going on in the where the Main heads of Legislation which north of Shantung Congress will be asked to consider Japanese are trying desperately to art the Wages and Hours Bill, cross the Tuhai River. Crop Control Bill, Anti-Lynching measure. Presidential plan to re- organise Government departments. A Bill authorising regional plan- ning of national resources on the lines of the Tennessee Valley au- thurity and possible scaling down of the Capital Gains Tax, and other tax modification courage business. Reuter.

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ROOSEVELT'S

MESSAGE TO

CONGRESS

No Reason For Prolonged Depression

Washington. Nov. 13. President Roosevelt In his message to Congress said that since the adjournment in August there had been a marked re- cession in Industrial production following four months of steady advance. The present decline had not reached serious proportions but it was decreasing the national Income and therefore was a mat- ter of defnite concern.

The President said he had consul-

tations with many businessmen from which he concluded, "we have suf- Oclent wisdom in this country not only to check the present recession but to lay ground for a more permanent recovery. With ordin-1 aty prudence there is no reason for prolonged 'depression, let alone any general paralyėls. Despite some maladjustments which can be corrected, the underlying, con- ditions are hot unfavourable." "

The President reviewed the pre- sent altuation as compared with 1929 and said the immediate task

is to increase the use of private capital to create employment. Private enterprise. with the co- operation of Government can ad- vance to higher levels in industrial activity than was reached earlier

In the year. If private enterprise does not respond the government must take up the slack. What we can do, he said, covers so wide a feld that it is unfeasible to include them all in this message.

President Roosevelt promised proposals encourage private capital to enter the field of new housing in a large scale. Congress committtees are already investi- gating the elimination of injustices

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The former Nantao police head- quarters was set on fire yesterday. NANKING VISITED BY JAPANESE PLANES

Nanking. Nov. 15 Nanking was itself visited this by Japanese planes afternoon

dropped a number of which

At bombs outside the south city. least three bombers and three pursuit planes ralded the city.

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Three bombers appearing from COMMANDER

the east and going in a westerly direction dropped several bombs and then the three pursuit planes followed reconnoltring. The rald

Was

over after three more bombers, going eastward from a the westerly direction, bombed aerodrome outside Kwanghuamen.

Reuter.

MORE DONATIONS FROM OVERSEAS CHINESE

ATTEMPTS

SUICIDE

Hsinhsiang.

Nov 15: Holding himself responsible for the fall of Taming in south Hopel, Divisiorial- Commander Ho Chi-teng, attempt- ed to commit suicide by shooting Nanking. Nov. 15 An addition-himself with a revolver several al $431,000 has been received by days ago, a report received here the National Government from reeals.

im-

overseas Chinese bodies as con: He received A wound which tributions to the war chest. proved not fatal and was

Large quantities of "comfort" rhediately rushed to a base hos- articles for Chinese troops fighting | pital for medical care.

at the front have also been cal- He was formerly a brigadier- lected from overseas Chinese by commander under General Feng Mr. Chow Chi-kang, member of Chih-an, commander of the 27th the Kuomintang Central Executive Division of the 29th Army. For Committee, and Vice-Chairman of his bravery during operations at the Overseas Affairs Commission, wanping near Pelping and subse- during his present trip in the quent engagements against the Islands and will be Japanese he was recently promot- Southsea transported back to Chins sooned to the rank of divisional-com- Central News.

JAPANESE OCCUPY PART OF POOTUNG "Quinsan, Nov. 15: After their landing at Pootung, the Japanese have occupied only the Yangking and

whilst areas Tangchiao Chuansha and districts along the eatuary of the Yangtze River are devold of any trace of Japanese troops Central News,

The New Zealand Government has brought in a Bill which re- duces the life of Parliament from four years to three, states Reuter's Bulletin Bervice message from Wellington.

MATSUI'S ATTITUDE

Questions In Cominons

a

mander.— Central News.

ON TO TSINANFU

Peiping, Nov. 15. A general advance towards Tsinanfu, capital of Shantung pro- a Japanese vince, is claimed in communique.

Troops in the Tientsin-Fukow

rallway zone have reached a point 15 miles north of Tsinanfu, while other forces have captured Kao- tang, westward of the rallway from Talyang on the left bank of the Yellow River, and eastward of the railway.

Sharp fighting preceded "the fall of Telpang, the siege of which was prolonged by the sudden arrival of

Chinese reinforcements.

The Japanese hope that the Chinese reverses in Shanghal and Shansi will finally bring General Han Fu-chu to throw off Nanking's restraint, and that he will make a separate peace with Japan. Reuter.

London, Nóv. 16. tax laws. We should give

Referring to General Matsu's special consideration to lightening address on November 11 as regards CHINESE HOLDING YENCHENG the burden on small businessmen.

his attitude towards the Interna- Thus we may also find assistance tional Settlement, Viscount Cran- |

Hsuchow, Nov. 15: It is strong- in the search for a more effective borne, in the House of Commons,ly reported here that the main method of checking the growing replying to Sir Percy Harris, sald body of Chinese forces operating concentration in economie control

he had no confirmation of the re- along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway monopol'stic prac- resultant on

port and anyhow Japan had "al-zone are holding Yencheng, m

city about 15 tires which persist despite anti-ready assured the Government of portant Shantung trust statutes.

her intention to respect British miles from Tainan, north of the rights and interests in China. Sir Yellow River-

RENEWED EXAMINATION

CHINESE FORCE ÖVERTAKEN

The President declared that other Robert Craigle, the British Ambas-Gentral News, matters like railways and other sador, has however been instruct- public utilities were receiving re-ed to make enquiries with the newed examination but on ac-Japanese Government. count of thoroughly unsound un-. Regarding British claims Viscount ancing over many years the solu- Cranborne said he would consider tions would be difficult. Urging Instructing the Consul-General, to Congress to remember the broad call the attention of these unfor- central purpose of administration, tunate people to the desirability of namely, higher living standards, pressing their claims as soon as more just distribution of gains in possible,- civilisation,

the President Kald Reuter. that he meant many relative ob- jectives of which he would at pre-

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CAPE FLIGHT RECORD

Attempt To Break It Both Ways

London, Nov. 15. Mrs. Betty Kirby. Green and Flying Officer Clouston left Croy- don shortly before ten o'clock last night in an attempt to break each way the Cape flight record. Their aim is to complete the double Journey by Saturday night. They

are flying a Comet plane in which Scott and the late Campbell Black won the Mildenhall to Australla race three years ago."

The present outward Cape re- cord of three days six hours

twenty-six minutes was set up by

Amy Johnson in May last year.

The return journey record is held' by H. L Brooks. His time is four days twenty minutes.

British Wireless.

Cairo, Nov. 15: Clouston landed here at 8.69 8.71-

Vargas Explains Brazil's New Policy

Rio de Janeiro, Nov, 15. "Our constitution is not Fascist, it is Brazilian. Brazi is not fa- terested in the Anti-Comintern Pact, and and her attention is concentrated on the Pan-American

policy," said President Vargas at a meeting with foreign newspaper correspondents.

Senor Vargas added that the question of foreign debts would be examined immediately, and pre-

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LORD HALIFAX AND BERLIN VISIT

Rumours Should Be Entirely Discounted

London, Nov. 15. The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Eden, returned to London from Brussels by air yesterday and last night the Prime Minister, Mr. Eden and Lord Halifax were in consultation in regard to Lord Halifax's impending visit to Berlin. Lord Halifax will leave London on Wednesday and

after

vialting the Hunting Ex hibition will meet Herr Hitler. It is expected he will remain at least four days in Germany.

As stated in the House of Com- mions the visit will be entirely pri- vate and unofficial in character

and the conversation with the Fuhrer will be purely exploratory.

Many rumours are current in re- gard to the meeting. They should. be entirely discounted. British Wirden.

NATIONAL SPANISH "AGENTS"

Paris, Nov. 15. The National Spanish “Agents”. who are to represent the Franco- Government in England, left for London on Saturday, according to a message received from Salaman-

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They have been authorised to hand to the Duke of Alba, chief Nationalist delegate in London, a document, setting forth the atti tode of the Franco Government to the question of foreign volunteers. The Nationalist Spanish Govern ment is prepared to offer the British Government facilities, as far as is possible, in order to rea- Ilse the latter's plan for a total

Transocean.

Pelping, Nov. 15. Another brisk engagement was fought to the south of Lingyi, where Japanese troops overtook a retreating Chinese force. Colonel Cha Ting-pl. regimental comman- der of the Chinese 81st Division, is reported killed.

Meanwhile, the main body or ference. would be given to coun-removal of these volunteers, Chinese troops which has been tries with which Brazil had raiding Japanese lines of Com-favourable trade balance, munication in South Hopel is now pecially the United States. sent deal with four. Two related the idea that Governmental re- concentrated between Küsmping The Cabinet has decided to directly to stabilisation and main-

organisation was a method of and Tamingfu, where the Japanese pursue a campaign for the repres- tenance of the nation's purchasing

savinga.

sion of communism Large hope to bring them to action making major power, the other to improvement

Beuter. of machinery in the axecutive and savings in the cost of Government shortly. can be made only by cutting Heuter. legislative branches of the Govern-down or eliminating Government ment.

functions and advocates to this Farmers were harvesting the course must say, which functions largest cotton crop in history, of the Government they favour corn and potato farmers were cutting off.

harvesting crops that threatened Concluding President Roosevelt to crush them while producers of urged regional planning boards for other crops were wondering how the conservation and development soon

they too would be the of national resources to avoid victims of uncontrolled surplus. waste- The President warned against Reuter.

ERRONEOUS REPORT, LEADS

TO HOLIDAY.

Jerusalem; Nov. 15, Arab schoolboyr in Palestine are having a day's holiday owing to an erroneous report that · Arabi schools are haing bgmabed.

| Heuter'a' Bulletin "Service.,

EQUMANIAN ORDER FOR CIANO

Bucharest, Nov. 14,

FRENCH GENERAL POLICY

Paris, Nov. 14. No less than 51 interpellations have already been filed for aften- tion when the French Chamber meets again on Tuesday. As a debate cannot begin till the end of |"November, the. Government itself The King of Roumania, Carol II, will declare to answer some of nas conferred upon the Italian the questions, namely those refer- Foreign Minister, Count Galeazzo | ring to the general policy of the Ciano, the Grand Cross of the Government and to foreign policy. manian Order for Loyal Ber- The first debate therefore is, ex- vices-

pected to take place on Friday Transocean News Service.

Transocean News Service.