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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

JAPAN WILLING TO

TALK DIRECTLY

Negotiations With U.S. And Great Britain

TOKYO, (By Mail, Reuter)-Japan will tell the United States and Great Britain' shortly that she is agreeable to entering into direct negotiations with them, but not in an international con- ference, regarding the modification of the principles of the "Open to Informed Door" and equal opportunity in China. according sources in Tokyo,

The United States and Britain must first, however, assent to a number of conditions, including complete freedom of world.com- merce, freedom of residence and travel for the Oriental races, abolition of tariff barrier and import quotas and free access to raw materials essential for National existence.

Acceptance of these conditions, it is said, would remove all causes for concern on the part of the Powers regarding East Asia,'

The replies to the American Note of December 31 last, and the Bri- tish Note of January 14. will be made as soon as the Foreign Office has studied them carefully.

It is declared that the following points will be embodied in the re- pilles:

is ready to uniter into negotiations with them on condition that they accept the following:

A Thorough beration of

Oriental races.

the

EX-KING TO BE RESTORED TO THRONE?

སག་མ་ནས་ས

"Not Yet Been Approached"

CAIRO. Jan. 30 (Reuter) Ex-King Prajadhipók of Siam, on whose behall, it was alleged In a broadcast from Bangkok |to-day. an attempt had been

made to usurp the Government | 7 and to restore. the former monarch to the throne, was in formed by "Reuter" of the anti Government plot.

He said that it was the Drst he added: had heard about it, and

I am accustomed to ports of plots" every fortnight.

hear re-

"NOT ASTONISHED "The present

news.

therefore,

(1) Abelition of all conditions un- does not astonish me but since 1 present touch with der which the Powers treat am not in

politics, I am unable to offer an China as a colony.

i) Freedom of residence and opinion.

travel for the Oriental races,

Complete freedom of

commerce.

Liquidation of existing mite blocs.

Abolition of tariff and import quotas,

the

"I can say. however, that world reason for the periodic attempts at rebellion is because the present econo-regime does not allow the forma- Ition of political "parties through barrier which the publle can atr

grievances,

their

of

"The Premier, who, 13 backed (1) Free access to raw materials by the army. Is the real ruler necessary for National existence.

Acquisition (D)

of

The Notes make it clear that the British and American Governments wish to settle the question of ad- Justment of the principles of the "Open Door" and equal opportualty |(C) Fair, distribution of resources. by negotiation among the countries concerned. They desire to settle through an international confer- ence issues pending with Japan which they find difficult to settle in direct negotiations. This shows that they have yet to realise the Irrationality of conference diplo macy or are pursuing a calculating policy, pecullar, to them, of taking advantage of the defects of con ference diplomacy to promote their <wn ends.

Because of

GENERAL

THE SERVICES

ROYAL NAVY,

Kutney, Supreme

at Rosyth while the latter is being refitted by contract. The Capetown left Plymouth for Rosyth OX January 18.

- REAR-ADMIRAL CHALMERS

Rear-Admiral W. S. Chalmers, D.S.C.. who was promoted to flag MIDLAND ENGINEER OVERSEER rank on January 10, was relieved Captain (E) A. F. Dobbyn, pro- on the same day as Director of the moted in the New Year ist, has R.N. Staff College by Captain R. J. been appointed from today to re- R. Scott, AM., last Captain of the leve Engineer Captain D. N. H

14 Admiralty Engineer Fleet in the Mediterranean, and Bowen has been placed on the retired list. Overseer, Midland District, with headquarters at 75, New Street Birmingham,

FLAG LIST CHANGES The Admiralty announce that the following retirement and pro- motions have been approved:-

REFIT OF THE CORNWALL HMS Cornwall. Captain C. F. Hammiti, which has been attached to the 2nd Cruiser Squadron, Home Fleet. for the training of seaman boys, will be transferred to the administration of the Commander- Admiral the Hon. Sir Matthew R. in-Chief Plymouth and will be re- Best, K.C.B., D.S.O., M.V.O., is pla- duced to a special complement to ced on the Retire List, at his own undergo # rent at Devonport request, in order facilitate the pro- Dockyard. The Cornwall, as pre-motion of younger officers, to date viously announced. is to proceed to January 14, 1939; and in con- China In the spring to take place sequence :- of the Cumberland.

Robert

Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald G. H. H.M.S. WESTON TO RETURN Henderson, K.C.B., is promoted to The escort vessel Weston, Com-be Admiral in HM. Fleet, to date mander H Levertove, is to be January 14, 1939, and,

H. T. withdrawn from

Rear-Admiral the Red Sea Division on the arrival of the new Raikes, C.B., C.V.O., D.S.O., is pro- ship Egret, Commander Ä. N. Grey, moted to be Vice-Admiral in H.M. which is due at Aden on February Fleet, to date January 14, 1999. 2. The Weston will proceed to

ROYAL AIR FORCE

Malta for a refit, during which she ill reduce to two-fifths comple ment She will afterwards return home to relieve the Alresford as

School,

Group

GROUP CAPTAINS FROM THE NAVY Captain Wiltred. Un- ROSYTH DEPOT-SHIP

derbill, D.S.C., who has command- The cruiser Capetown, from the led the station at Worthy Down Reserve Fleet at Devonport will Winchester. since 1937, is among temporarily take the place of the the officers promoted to that mank destroyer depot-ship Greenwich in the New Year list.

Stam." resources Asked if he would be willing to necessary for National defence. re-assume kingship Prajadhipok ender to HMS. Dryad, Navigation, If these proposals are accepted, replied: "I have not yet been the causes of the uncertainty and approached." concern felt by Britain and the United States in the Orient, that is, the restrictions that might be placed on their activities and the activities of other countries under

TOKYO, Jan. 30 the plan for the establishment of economic autonomy for Japan. Is learned that an traditionally "Manchukuo" and China and the Cabinet will be held friendly relations between Japan perfection of their defences, will day after which a most important" and Britain and the Td States, cease to exist, the replies will debut unrevealed decision will be however, the Japanese Government clare.

submitted to the Throne.

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RADIO PROGRAMMES

HONGKONG

On Wavelengths of 353

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metres (9.52 miegacycles),

PELLEGATTI AND LAFFORD"

FROM THE STUDIO,

Request Programme

12 to 12.20 p.m. Relay of Service

of Intercession from St. John's

Cathedral.

Vocal Chorus..

The Glory of Love Billy Hill); The Touch of Your (Vocal) Lips (Noble),-Hildegard with Carroll Gibbons and His Boy Friends.

2.15 p.m. Close down.

(Reuter-It

extraordinary

оп

Thurs-

FOREIGN

SHORT WAVE

Calls G.S.G.

6 p.m. An Hour of Dance Music (SB. and Variety.

Fox-Trot;

G.3.1. 11.5.0.

DAVENTRY

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525252

11.79m.c. (16.86m.) 3.51m.c. 131.55m. 21.47mm.c. (31.97m.) 15.18m.c. (19.79m),♪

Dance Orch.-Lyin' to Myself— irans. 1 (G.S.0, G.S.G.. G.S.B.)

Ev'ntide Fox-Trot -

Trans., II (G.S.I.. G.S.G., G.S.B.) Louis Armstrong and His Orches- Trans. III. (G.S.H. G.S.G.. G.SB.) tra with Vocal by Louis Armstrong. Song Piano-Accordeons Wine

I'm (Alm "Caravan"1;) Happy.

Happy (film "Caravan")-The Lon- don Plano-Accordeon Band under

12.30 p.m. De Groot and His Or-the direction of Scott Wood with chestra with Jessica Dragonette Vocal Chorus. Dance Orch.-Sky (Soprano),

High Honeymoon-Quickstep; No

Is

AUSTRALIA

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4.00-Music Hall, with the BBC

Variety Orchestra (D1). 5.00 "Books." Talk by the Rt..

Hon the Earl of Lytton (D1).

Les Cloches De Corneville "Words Nor Anything - Comedy Selection (Planquette)-De Groot Quickstep (film" "Everything and His Orchestra. Through the Rhythm"-Harry Roy and His H.K. Time.

(from "Big Orchestra Doorway of Dreams

with Vocal Refrain. p.m. Broadcast of 1936"-Jessica Dra- Vocal and Fiano-If You Love Me gonette (Soprano) with Orchestra. (Noble); My Heart and I (Alm "Gipsy Love-Selection (Lehur "Anything Goes")-Leslie Hutchin- De Groot and Ills Orchestra. Wi

Dance Bon.

Orch, Head Over You Love Me (Pergolesi); Love's Heels-Fox-Trot (from the Alm): Joy (Martini)Jessica Dragonette There's That Look in Your Eyes (Soprano) with the Benalssarice

Again-Fox-Trot (from "Head Quintet. (First, singing in Italian Over Heels")-Ambrose and. His and then in French). Erstes Orchestra with Vocal Chorus. Waltzer Potpourri (Robrecht) — De Groot and His Orchestra.

1 p.m. Local Time Signal and Weather Report.

1.03 p.m. Turner, Layton (Vocal) at the Flano.

Dinner For One Please, James (Carr): The Echo

A Song DI Paris in the (Konig and Mann). Spring film "Paris Love Song").

1.13 p.m. Roy Fox and Ris Or chestra.

True Confession-Fox-Trot (from the Alm): There's A Gold Mine in the Sky-Fox-Trot. Sympathy Waltz (Alm "Firefly"); Afraid to Dream-Fox-Trot (film "You can't have everything"). Remember Me -Fox-Trot (alm "Mr. Dodd takes the Air"); That Old Feeling-Fox- Trot (film "Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1983").

Vocal-Tom Costello in Song Me- mories (Scott McGlennon and Gil- bert)-Tom Costello and Chorus with Orch. Dance Orch.-How'm Doin'-Quickstep: Lazy Rhythm -Slow Fox-Trot-Nat Gonella, and His Georgians. Comedienne-Up Aroun' The Ole North Pole (Har- greaves and Damerel); What Can

5.15 Chamber Music of Brahms

(DI).

H

5,50-News (D1). 6.45-New Luppodrome Orchestra

(D2). 7.30-Recital by Olga Haley,

mezzo-soprano (D2). 7.50-"The River Trent." (D2). 6.40. George Shearing at the

plano (D2).

9.00 "Empire Exchange." (D2), 9.15 Segovia, guitar (records)

(IX2)

You Give A Nudist? (Clerq930-News (2) Bertha Willmott with Orch. Dance Orch. Whoop It Up Fox-Trot: You Don't Understand-Fox-Trot- Clarence Williams and His Wash board Band with Vocal Refrain.

7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quotations.

7.02 p.m. Sea Shanties.

Rio Grande; Billy Boy (arr. Terry); Shenandoah (arr. Terry) Agincourt (Willan); Here's A

1.30 p.m. Beuter and Rugby Health Unto His Majesty. (Harris): Ten Thousand Miles Away (Willan) Press, Weather Forecast and

-John Goss (Baritone) and Cathe- with 1.40 p.m. Variety with Frank dral Male Voice Quartet Crumit, Lavalda Carter, Hildegarde Plano,

Announcements.

and Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra,

7.16 p.m. Constant Lambert--

They Can't Take That Away The Rio Grande.

From Me Let's Call the Whole)

The Halle Orchestra with Plano

Thing Off (film "Shall We Dance") Bolo by Sir Hamilton Harty and -Hildegarde (Vocal) with Carroll The St. Michael's Singers conduct- Gibbons and His Orchestra. Wah-ed by The Composer. Hoo! (Friend); T'Ain't No Use (Magidson, Lane)-Jimmy Dorsey

7.31 p.m. The Halle Orchestra.

GERMAN NAVAL

EXPANSION

8in. Guh Cruiser

Launched

The fourth of the five "A- class" cruisers which the Reich is entitled to build under the Anglo-German Naval Agree- ment was launched at Bremen on, January 19, in the presence of General-Admiral Raeder, Commander-in-Chief of

the

Navy. The ship was named Seydiitz. Admiral Forster, who was captain of the battle-cruiser Seydiltz of the old High Seas Fleet, the vessel.

named

An-

UTILITY CASE DECISION

+

Companies Have No Standing

JAD.

30

WASHINGTON, (Reater) The Utility com- panies lost the Tennessee Valley Authority case in the Supreme Court to-day, when the Court refused to enjoin the generation and sale of electricity, of the Tennessee Valley Authority in competi~ tion with 16 private DOWEX companies operating around the Tennessee Valley;

to

The Court held that the utility companies have "no, standing maintain suit."

The decision enables the Gov- ernment to continue the construc- tion of dams in the Tennessee Valley and to sell surplus power.

The Seydlitz will be armed with

four eight Sin, gung in

turrets. instead of Bin, gun, as originally proposed. This is a sequel to the discussions Anglo-German naval when the Reich Government nounced their intention of exer-

Judge Roberts said that in the cising their right under the Anglo-

"Majority of opinion". neither German Naval Treaty to provide themselves with additional "A charters nor local franchises of class" cruisers that is, cruisers i utility mounting gung of calibre EX- ceeding lir.

Of the "A-class" cruisers launched, the Admiral Hipper and Blucher are almost ready for sea, and the Prinz Eugen is com- pleting. Two more 10,000-ton cruisers are on the stocks, one of which will presumably be armed with 8in. guns and the other with 6in, guns."

CHINESE

SUCCESSES IN

companies "involve the grant of a monopoly, ar render competition illegal."

Two judges dissented, and con- tended that the decision went too far.

NORTH HONAN "NIKS"

LOYANG, Jan. 31 (Central)...... Chinese forces in north Honan have scored further successes over the Japanese..

On January 23, three Chinese simultaneous columna launched drives on Bluwa, on the Taokow- Chinghua Railway,

.

10.00 "Music from the Movies,"

with Loubs Levy and Aug-

After a clash in the outskirts, mented BBC Variety Orche-the Japanese fell back to the town, on which the Chinese are now rapidly mnverging.

ments."

stra (D3). 10.45 "Green Fields and Pave- Talk by Cicely Hamilton (D3). 11.00-Operatic Programme by the "EBC Empire Orchestra (D3). 12.00-News (D3).

2.1.

13.20 Dance Music (D3). 12:30 "World Affairs." Talk "by

H.V. Hodson (D3). DL-Daventry, Trans. 1 DI-Daventry, Trans, H DIII-Daventry, Trans. III A-Australia

HI-Holland-India

Harty)Conducted by Sir Hamil-

Le Carnaval Romain-Overture ton Harty. and His Orchestra with Vocal Re- (Berlioz, Op. 9)-Conducted by Bir 8 p.m. Local Time Signal, Wea- frain. The Vegetable Blues (Crumit Hamilton Harty. Solemn Melody ther Report and Announcements. and Klein); They're Always To- (For 'Organ

Orchestra-Sir 8.03 p.m. Studio-Beethoven's

and

On the same day, a Chinese de- tachment opened an attack on the Tapanese east of Po Al, western terminus of the Tackow-Chinghua Railway, and succeeded in sur- rounding them.

·The invaders, hiding behind civilian houses, offered stubbor resistance. The" Chinese set fire to the buildings and showered the Japanese with hand-grenades, kiing a large number of them.

NEW PUBLICITY DIRECTOR CHUNGKING, Jan. 31 (Central)

Chu-tsang, Mr. Yeh

veteranı Kuomintang leader, was appointed by the plenary session of the Firth Kuomintang Central Executive

gether (Klein and Phillips)-Frank | Walford Davies) With Clyde Sonata No. 3 in A Major played by Committee Chairman of the Cen- Crumit (Tenor) with Orch, Jo-Jo, Twelvetrees ("Cello) and Harold Ettore Pellegatti ('Cells) and Lind-tral Publicity Council. succeedine

The Cannibal Kid; Dixie Isn't Dixie Dawber

(Organ). A

Trumpetsy A. Lafford (Plano),

Any More (Mercer and Bloom)-Voluntary (For Brass and Organ- 8.33 p.m. A Programme of Eric Lavalda Carter (Vocal) with Orch. Purcell. arr. Wood-With Alex Coater Music. Robins and Roses (Leslie, Burke): Harris (Trumpet) and Harold Daw-

Mr. Ku Meng-yu.

Mr. Wang Fa-ching. another well-known Kuomintang member. Two Symphonic Rhapsodies--1. was named member of the stand-

Is It True What They Say About ber (Organ). Hungarian Rhap-I pitch my lonely Caravan; 2, Birds committee of the Kuomintang

Marks)Jimmy sody No. 12 (Liszt); An Irish Bym-

Dixie? (Lerner, Dorsey and His Orchestra with phony Scherzo (Bir Hamilton

(Continued on Page 10)

Central Executive Committee, suc- ceeding Mr. Chen Kung-po,

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