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NO 15.007

VAO YP#ANÆWF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1931 BETAA #GLE COPY 19 CENTA

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Manchuria Isolated: Harbin

Now Reported to be Occupied.

EXACT SITUATION A

MYSTERY.

GENEVA REPORT OF 'RED' SUPPORT.

QUERS

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JAPANESE CONTROL of communications in Man-

churia seems to be effectively preventing informa- tion of the present situation, though startling rumours arc in circulation. Yesterday it was persistently reported that grave anti-Japanese disturbances had occurred at Harbin. No more has been heard directly, but the Chinese delegation at Geneva has informed the League that Japanese troops have since occupied Harbin.

Japan's refusal to admit the right of the League to intervene caused an anxious conference at Geneva yesterday lasting until nine o'clock in the evening. Mr. Stimson has endorsed the attitude of the League. It is reported that the Japanese military authorities in Manchuria are being backed by Russia and that the Soviet Minister for War has left for Manchuria by air. This latter report has been denied in Moscow.

FOOD CRISIS IN MUKDEN.

Damage to the extear of over $1,000 was caused during demons- trations in the Wanchai district last night when a mod of Chines stoned

Accortese shops,

It is also reported that the Japanese military authorities in Manchuria are being backed by Russia.

The private sitting of leading members of the Comelt broke up at p.m. having lasted for two hours. o solution of the problem was

reached.

Japanese Contribution.

to reports to the police, eight shops, all in Johnson Rond, were attacked. The most serious were at No. 4 and No. 70, where the damage is estimated atį. about $100 in each instance." Al No. 62 and No. 84 the dumugge wri stated to be about $100 while thet The Japanese delegate mude a cupler of No. 60 informed the statement to the Council describing pulice that his loss was St. In the events in Manchuria up to Mon- the other three cases the damage day, and added that his Government was small.

was doing ita utmost not to aggiu- vate the situation.

This morning, armed polics plc-¡ kota word

district and other

centres whare:

it is authoritatively denied that

out in the Wanchal Dr. Alfred Sze will make a state- there are Japanese shops, in or ment at to-morrow's plenary sitting dor to prevent any recurrence of of the Assembly.

the trouble.

Last night's

disorders

wergi

participated in by a large crowd of Chinese, win freely throw bricks and stones through thei

of windows Japanése shops and In several instances shattered the window-frames as well

lained.

Tension at Geneva.

Geneva, Sept. 23.

There was an air of tension in

at 6.45 p.m. for a public meeting

It is understood that the Chinese delegation have re- ceived from their Govern. ment at Nanking to-day, tele- grams indicating that the Japanese have occupied Har- bin.

asserts

FORT DUNLOP

LOCAL BRANGH,

Pudder Bldg.

GOLD-HEAPS.

MIDAS ON THE GOLD HEAPS.

M. P. Urges the Monetization of Silver.

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Eight Japanese shops were attacked during last night's demonstrations. Picture on left shows the now

damage. Right. a European Sergeant well-defended premises of Nagaonki Jon, who suffered considerable

on guard outside No. 92, Johnson Road

EXTENSION OF THE MORATORIUM.

GERMANY MUST MAKE

FIRST MOVE.

New York, Sept. 23. Though President Hoover, on reports from Mr. Andr..w Mellon, the Federal Trea- surer, believes that a two- years' extension of his war debts moratorium is inevit- able, he is of opinion that Germany should take the in- itiative in obtaining an exten- sion from the Allies under the Young Plan.

Then the Allies could take up the matter of War. Debts with the United States. Renter's American Service.

Scientific Spate.

THREE HUNDRED

PAPERS.

Science, he declared, was

advance.

the

The famous South African

BARONET SENT TO “COUNTESS’

ASSIZES.

£23,000 FRAUD CHARGES.

THE TREASURY'S

WARNINGS.

London, Sept. 23.

IN DOCK.

FLYING VISITS TO COLONY.

Expulsion Order Granted.

Sir Arthur Wheeler, who is Reventy years of age. and! The efforts of an attractive- George Victor Smith (44), looking woman over a number of formerly a partner in the firm years, to secure permission to of Arthur Wheeler and Com-reside in Hongkong, lending to pany, noted Leicester stock and investigations by the Hongkong share brokers, were to-day Government und the Ministry

LEAVE FRANCE AND U. S. SITTING ON GOLD.

“NEARLY EVERY COUNTRY WOULD FOLLOW BRITAIN.”

A SUGGESTION in the House of Commons that Britain should set out to smash the gold standard and perhaps leave America and France, who have cornered the world's gold, sitting Midas-like on their heaps of the yellow metal, is à significant reminder of the inherent truth of the statement of a "Telegraph" correspondent yesterday that the world has stumbled into a great financial war.

Mr. J. S. Wardlaw-Milne, the Conservative Member for Kidderminster, during the debate on the emergency budget, made strong plea for the `monetization of silver.

"Nearly every country,” he said, “will follow Great Britain."

Meanwhile, Britain's departure from the gold standard has had a stimulating effect on the London Stock ExchangeIndustrials shares exhibited a strong upward movement and British Funds were firm.

The local exchange market to-day was unsettled and demoralised. Silver at the close yesterday was up 7/8ths, in London on Chinese and Indian buying. China speculators later sold on the rise. The tone was very uncertain at the close. The Hongkong dollar opened to-day officially at 1s. 1d. and remained unchanged, but Chinese speculators sold as high as 18. 24d. Shanghai speculators are still selling.

All cross-rates went against London yesterday, with the exception of Copenhagen where sterling is above parity.

committed for trial at Leicester for Foreign Affairs at Bangkok, FINANCE BILL DEBATED.

Assizes, says Reuter.

They pro facing 26

alleging frati-

dufent Conver

sion of about.

£23,000, in sum ranging. entrusted £100 to £8,000 to

them various people Lo

by

finally terminated by a refusal

charges and an order of expulsion by

both Governments, were detailed: at the Central Police Court to-l day.

The central figure in the drama is a heautiful young Russian divorcee, who, while being known as the Counters Clis is also referred to by a number of other allasey.

London, Sept. 23. There is no quicker way of getting world-wide Free Trade than by the adoption of tariffs by Great Britain! This was the argument in favour of Protection advanced by Conservative back-benchers

to-

¡late Sir Hall Cain, has decided to support the National Government, STOCK EXCHANGE BUOYANCY:

A STEADY RISING" TENDENCY.

The London Stock

Markets

finished their first day's business since Saturday in a cheerful and active mood.

I was as Olga Bulanova that in the House of Commons she became known to the local night, when the second reading Police authorities and under that of the Finance Bill was moved name she was charged before the by Mr. Philip Snowden..

The second reading was opposed Magistrate (Mr. Williams) to-day

There had been an almost with entering the Colony unlaw-for the Labour Party by Mr.

Lawrence. the former record attendance of members on passport. Bethlck fully without a valid She arrived here yesterday from Financial Secretary to the Trea- the Exchange and dealings were Bury, on the grounds that it in-conducted free of all restrictions Canton by the s.s. Taishan.

ficted, disproportionate hardships policy which was, more than Oxi those least able to bear the justified by the stendy and buoyant

tone displayed. taxes.

Practically all the markots showed general advances:

L

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British Funds,

Ly

War London, Sept. 23. Loan and Con-

version

stock. General Smuts, to-day elected.

The prelimin hundredth President of the ury hearing in British Association for the Ad-the Leicester vancement of Science, delivered Police Court the main address of the Associa-before the Lord

Sir Arthur (Coun- Wheeler. tion at the Central Hall to-day, Mayor

Carver) Eventually, with the arrival, of ;

World clilor giving "A Scientific The telegrams have been com- !

has lasted since July 29. the police emergency aquad, the municated to the Secretary-General Picture of To-day." situation was ensed, and four indsor the League, with a request that|

War Loan Offer.

Case Delayed. were taken into eustudy and de-they should be circulated to mem-dominant factor in the industrial

Mr. Paling, who prosecuted, said '

The case was to have been call-new bers of the Connell.-Renter.

and economie situation, and the

that Wheeler and Co, on Novembered earlier on in the morning, but Restriction of imports, further penetration of selence Russian War Minister. into every avenue of human ac-15, 1929, issued circulars inviting after Mr. L. H. V. Booth, Assistant

The debate was characterised by tivity was the main hope of future holders of War Loan stock to con- Director of the Criminal Intel- Moscow, Sept. 23,

vert their holdings into Conver-

ligence Department, und other a vigorous speech by Sir John

The leading British Funds, in League circles today, everything Contraissar for War, has left for Reports that M. Varoshilo, the

sion Stock at a fee of 2s. 6d. per Police Officials had assembled, it Simon, in support of the Govern-

Sir Julin declared what was accordance with expectations, being dominated by the Sho

leader received 孔 tromendous £100.

Holders of War Loan were pro-was discovered that the defendant ment.

was an intelligont and opened generally at about three Japanese conflict.

the Far East by nir, are denied by ovation at the conclusion of theihibited from, converting unless was not in Court. It was then I wanted

restriction of pointa down on Saturday's deal- A rather dramatic scene was wit- the Tass Agency, which

5,000 scientiate

Inge, but they closed decidedly notice that she would seek legal importa. nessed this evening. A large crowd that he attended military manoeu-address. Over

are attending the annual gather they could purchase an equal stated that the woman had given discriminating

Other speakers, in support of firmer with had gathered in the Council Room res in Muscow to-dny-Renter

ing and some 300 papers will be amount of Conversion Stock.

Arthur Wheeler and Company advice, and on the presumption

War Loan, five per cent. nt 16 rend during course of the meat- ing of the Various sections of the had daily transactions with the that she was thus engaged, the the Bill, emphasised the need for Bank of Englandt stock, and ing made that if she fulfed to sludget balanced in view of the

in the purchase case was held ever decision ben determined policy to keep the (100 6/16ths on Sept. 2)

Consolidated, four per cent. at Bale of Mr. H.L. Stimann has communi- Association in the next few days.n

General Smuts made his second all their stock was held in the put in an appearance by 1 p.m. departure from the gold standard.

a bail of $100 she had deposited! ealed to Geneva assurances of speech of the day at the opening

nominee. name of Dr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese America's support of the attitude of of the Faraday Centenary Exhibi

Instead of Wheeler and Com-with the Police would be estreated. Ambassador- to Britain, and

However, at 10.30 a.m. tho leading Chinese delegate, had just the League towards the Sino-tion, at which the company lapany converting War Loan Stock

(Continued on Page 12.) toned to a speech of American

Countess appeared before the sented himself when he received Japanese trouble in Manchuria.

Magistrate, fashionably drens- message which caused him to jump Mr. Stimson's Note says he has greetings, relayed by wireless

ed in Д dark contume op suddenly, match up his papers already urged the cessation of hoe- from New York-Reuter and Brit- and leave the room,

with the Intest style "bow- lar" hat, sat at a rakish style. She was not legally represented..

The time-table passed by the day's business was the substan The Magistrate on being In- formed by Mr. Booth that "Misa House last night provided for ntial rise in the majority of in- These were on the second reading dustrial securities, BAN ON. INSURANCE Bulanova spoke English explained division

the charge to her and asked if she to-night and the debate was thus caused not only by bear cover- The diving, but by a considerable volume) REQUESTED.

understood it and whether it was abrupty terminated:

recorded buying orders, Sho

in the ion resulted in a majority of 59 of replied OUT FOR A FRESH-

London, Sept. 23. cerrect

for the Government, 207-voting throughout the home industrial With a view to checking bandi armative, adding that she came for the second reading and 238 group. Iron and steel and textile RECORD.

shares took the leadvin, this do try in China, the Foreign Office down here "for business."

The Magistrate: For business? against.

the partment.. Wyndham, Sept. 20. has requested Lloyds to refuse to

Why didn't you have a passport Tomorrow and Friday, Kingsford issue policies covering almene planova Because cannot have stage of the Bill.

Commons will take the committed It was then announced that the that Chinese causities during and Smith took off from here to-day at of arms and a

ammunition destined public meeting would be postponed. #ince the Japanese occupeltie

cod 0, 2 a.m. In an attempt to beat the for hind to avoid insura. Hussian people to have Bass passport Trikvay dimeelt for of which were civi record for an Australia-England Lloyds are asked to

to hear wint progress had been made regarding the Sino-Japanese Incident.

the

U.S. Attitude,

Washington, Sept. 23.

tilities and a withdrawal from the|ish Wireless. The action aroused considerable present danger-point. He would speculation had it was later learned continue carnestly to work for the

that he had been summoned to

restoration of ponco.

He was despatching a Note in KINGSFORD SMITH

Join a private conclave of the Big almikir terms to the Japanese and Four (Lord Cecil, Dr. Curtius,

Chinese Governments.-Renter's Signor Grandi, and the French re-

American Service. presentative) with Senor Lerroux, the President of the Council and the Japanese representative.

Public Meeting Postponed.

Startling Report.

Shanghai, Sept. 24. Newspaper correspondents nt Mukden havo telegraphod staling

and in the Lobbies, the report lenk are estimated to

ed out that the Japatiose representa- half tive had been instructed to defuse | ***

a League Inquiry Into the Man

Incident

EFFORT.

Wing-Commodore

lans. Thore aro clashes on (Continited on Page 7.)-

light.

The conditions were, perfect,

Router

BRITAIN AND ARMS FOR CHINA.

ance either directly, or indirectly through re-insurance trestles wikli Continental mark

porta. The Assistant Director of Continued on Page 7)

Mr. Wardlaw Milne, pload- ing for the monetization of silver, said that nearly every country would follow Britain and perhaps leave America and France sitting Midas-like on their gold keapa,

Another Labourlie Turns Over.

Another Labour member, Mr. Derwent Hall Cáin, a son of the

83%

(87% on Sopt. 2) Convoraluns, 336 per cent.

at

70%

(77 on Sept. 2)

Conversions, 5 per cent. at 99 (1022 on Sept. 2)

Funding Loan, 4 per cent, at

80% (90 on Sept. 2)

Victory Bonds. 4. per cont, at 02 (92).

An outstanding feature of the

The commodity markets, re- flected general strength as did also the mefal market.

In the leading forelan

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