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GRAVE ANTI-JAPANESE DISTURBANCES IN COLONY. Shop Wrecked: Wayfarers Assaulted: Riot Squad Harassed: American Note to Japan.

SERIOUS FRACAS

ON PRAYA.

TWO EUROPEANS BADLY INJURED.

POLICE RESERVE UNDER ORDERS.

A DAY OF CRISIS.

THE SHRILL shriek of the riot squad's syren, as harassed police have responded to one emergency call after another, from half a dozen different areas, has been sufficientį indication to City workers this morning of the increasing gravity of the anti-Japanese feeling in the Colony, which has manifested itself in mob violence.

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The above pictures taken in the "Street" this morning show to what extent the uneasiness on the share market has sased. At the busiest time

Mes Cheung).

NERVOUSNESS IN of a normal day, rather fewer people than usual were about. (Photos:

ICE HOUSE ST.

ANXIETY NOW RELIEVED.

FIRMER TONE TO-DAY.

the local share market

ing.

HOME POLITICS..

Immediate Future Uncertain.

London, Sept. 24.

were Commons by Mr. Stanley Baldwin,

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Government's

REIGN OF TERROR AT SRINIGAR.

MOSLEMS IN AN UGLY MOOD.

JAPAN STATES HER CASE.

EMPHATIC DENIALS OF MANY RUMOURS.

While bitter feeling against Japan is growing steadily in China and the League of Nations and Amer- ica are striving to bring Chind and Japan to an amicable settlement of the Manchurian incident, the. Japanese Government has issued a long statement justifying her actions up to the present time, denying many rumours regarding the activities of her troops in Manchuria and expressing her earnest desire to settle the present difficulties, from which she hopes closer and friendlier relations will develop.

SENATOR BORAH'S OUTBÜRST.

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New York, Sept. 24.

measures having been In the course of a 'specch afjtaken, our soldiers were mostly Moscow, Idaho, to-day, in the withdrawn within the railway zone, course of which he advocated] There still remain some detach

treaties, Senator Borah, talked smaller number of men in a few

re.

otbar places; but nowhere does t state of military occupation, as auch, oxist.

OPEN DEFIANCE drmanent and the revision of ments in Mukden, and Kirin and a OF AUTHORITY, vigorously

garding the Manchuria situation.

"If Japan bad

sho-

Chahe said,

Hopes for an early firming of| From statements in the House of renlised to-day when business and in the Lords by Lord Reading, The position is serious that the Inspector. opened at a much better tone as to the future business of both than yesterday. Sellers had Houses, it appears that Friday General of Police has warned the Police Reserve to little inclination

of next week,

Srinigar, Sept. 24. to ariything two Bills-the Economy Bill and

Panic prevails among the stand-by, to be prepared to assist the "regulars" should other than cash transactione the situation show any signs of getting out of hand. and there was no panicky sell-scheme for restoring and main who fear a repetition of reason

the Finance Bill-embodying its Hindu residents of the city, ten times the Japanese residents cannot safely walk the streets,

taining the equilibrium of the yesterday's grave riots, Brokers agreed in the opinion national finances will have passed

alleges for el A series of unpleasant incidents have occurred this that stendy business would

A Moslem mob, armed

Man- be into law.. morning, and many arrests have been made. The maintained, and that after settle

with swords and axes, is it would stili increasing virulence of the demonstrations is believed would swing back to normal.

It is probable that not until then openly defying the authori- represe ment day on Monday, the market

will there be uny definite indication} to be the result of the efforts of Chinese agitators, who | It was stated from the Stock of the Cabinet's conclusions with ties, and is barricading the lotion of inter- regard to the general situation roads, ready to resist attacks, national Law, have scrawled slogans on walls all over the Colony Exchange that the bulk of which most remain difficult so long

of the Versailles -urging their compatriots to attack the Japanese.

A curfew order, is being, en-Treaty, of the as the present - unsettled · economic condition

the outside world forced to-night.

League of Nations Covenant and? continues--and particularly as to Nineteen agitators were kill-the Kellogg Pact for the Renuncia- the measures to deal with the ed by rifle fire at Anantnag,tion of War-Renter.

after attacking 11 pieket.

improve to tiny. The outlook is still Government's task.

This will complete the first or| Reuter. emergency part of the National

uncertain and there are possi-] Mr. Baldwin sald to-day that he occurred at the Winglok Street Wharf of the Hongkong Canton Connexion an interesting sugges-the Government proposed to bring Shortly before one o'clock this afternoon, a serious fracas bilities of a further fail. In this was not in v. position to say when and Macao Steamboat Company. A large mob armed with tien is made by "Warm Feet," whoan cad to the present part of the stocks and stones attacked a Japanese. The Chief Officer of

writes us to-day as follows: Parliamentary session, but he

Up to the beginning of this week profiled an the Sui An and a European police sergeant were both injured the World stump in Stocks and soon as possible.

announcement 战性 and badly knocked about in going to his rescue.

Sharea had left the Hongkong Share Market untouched and by rea. } Unemployment Reforms.. son of the little unckwater in which

At West Point last night, Chinese shops selling Japanese goods were invaded by an angry mob and wrecked. Repeated baton charges had to be made be- fore the riot was quelled. Similar grave developments occurred in Wanchai.

FULL STORY OF INCIDENTS.

But for the timely intervention persed

the crowd, and

shares to be liquidated have been dispose of, and the nervousness displayed earlier in the work has almost entirely disappeared.

Outlook Uncertain. Although the position has clearly

we live and the "easiness" of

of a police sergeant and a ship's Japanese was taken under police case of one officer, both Europeans, a Japanese care, while one youth was arrest-speculative counters and would have been bully man-handlede for stone-throwing.

on

adverse balance of trade.

In the Commons, in committee money discussion of the National

THE NAVAL PAY INQUIRY.

ATLANTIC FLEET ORDERS.

Borsh

Japanese "Communique, The Japanese Government has sued an official statement on the

Manchurin situation, declaring that It will do everything possible to locallee the affair.

Reports Dented.

Reports that the Japanese autho rities have seized the Customs or the Salt Gabelle Offices at Yingkoy, or that they have taken control of the Chinese railways between San- pingkat and Chengchintun, or be- tween Mukden and Sinmintun are entirely untrue, nor has the story that our troops have been sent at any timo north of Changchun, or in- to Chientao, any foundation-in fact:

Cabinet Decision.

The Japanese Government, at a special meeting on September 19, decided that all possible efforts should be made to prevent aggravation of the situation, and

instructions to that effect were given to the Commander of the Manchurian garrison.

The Minister for War. hus in- It is true that a detachment of structed the Commander of the soldiers were despatched from. Kwantung Army accordingly.

Changchun to Kirin on September

The statement says the Japanese 21, but it was not with any view Government has constantly exercis-to military occupation, but only. ed honest endeavours in pursuance for the purpose of removing the of its settled polley to foster friend menace to the South Manchuria China and the peoples of the two

relations between Japan and Railway. countries.

.

Unfortunately, the conduct of oficials and individuals in China for Kome years past has been such that our national sentiment has frequent. ly been irritated.

London, Sept. 21. in the Colony, we have experienced Economy Bill, Sir Henry Better that in view of the time required The Admiralty has announced a mild "boom" on the local Rialto, ton, Minister of Labour, defended to give full consideration to the There is no question but that in the reforms of the Unemployment reports of the commitee of enquiry isolated. instances prices have been Insurance system.

jon pay reductions the vessels of the inflated but this is only so in the

He drew attention to the large the Atlantic Fleet will remain at or two of the more

the numbers of working men and their home ports until the second

who had week of

October.-British Wiro- whole, though the return obtained women contributors European Injured. **

on local investments, as at lasteawn benefit other not at all or less

to a very small amount. week's prices, was small, it com.

At end of 1930, two-fifths of tho Both Sgt. McCobbit, and

Mr. pares favourably with the return

obtainable on investments in the males and half of the females had HONDURAS HAVOC. another, in regions of Manchuria Carter, chief officer of the Sui Annancial cities of the world, where drawn no benefit since they came The Japanese, a ship's captain, stopped many missiles and were dividends are at present the excep

into Insurance, and in the two came alongside the Praya in a covered with bruises and abrn. motor launch, and his approach had stons. Mr. Carter lnd a deep cut tion rather than the rule. evidently been herided, for when across the nose.

on the Prayn near the Hongkong, Canton and Murao Steamboat Com- pany's Macat wharf, just before 1pm. All three were slightly in-. jured.

he

out-

Severe Jolt.

stepped aahore he found Д Simultaneously with this menacing crowd of about 100 wait-break, many pamphlats began to the local market has received a se The fact cannot be blinked that Ing to greet him.

float down from an eating house) Sgt. McCobble was in the vicinity in the vicinity, and the emergency vore jolt this week as a result of at the time, and sizing up the squad visited the premises, but the British financial crisis, but

on, he forced

his way could and no traces of any printed the situation is analysed in sober tho crowd and stood by the matter.

Japanese who was being pelted with

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a barrage of sticks, stonos and With a bowling crowd of some the local share-market Ia solely at-

of wood. The pair forced-re

their way further along the

and sought protection on the 8.8. Sul An, which was about 100 yards the waterfront. Throughout up the entire distance they ran the Hauntlet

of fying missiles. Rough hands were laid on them both and the Japoness had his cont severely torn.

Assistance Rendered.

years 1929 and 1930 two-thirds of TRINIDAD'S GRANT TO

tho inspred drew no benefit at all. Ilo contrasted theat figures with

although faced with serious un often drawn abroad by those who, pictures of an indiscriminate dolu

employment, refused to adopt the (Continued on Page 12.)

THE EXCHANGE MARKET.

minded seriousnosa, it is surely obvious that the repercussion on

hundred Chinasa straat tributable to a few panle stricken urchins surrounding them, burling speculators or investors, stones and tricks, three Japanese merchant seamen made a perilous atmilar debacle to that experienced There has even been talk of a Journey from the Star Ferry to Des Voeux Road this morning, and in 1925, but it must be apparent only the timely intervention of in- that the conditions are totally dif- spector Chester Woods, a Euro ferent. In 1923, we had to contend pean civilian and a police sergeant with a boycott and strike which | pravented the hostile demonstra paralysed local industries and wo tion from developing into serious had a high rate of exchange which Silver was down in London yes. proportions..

SILVER FALLS IN

LONDON.

enabled money to leave the colony terday, 3/8ths, both spot and for.

Position Secure. Today, local Industries are prac tically all in a flourishing comite

heavy China selling. Speculators wore buying, and there was also bear covering. The market was uncertain at the closo.

Gold made another big advance

No sooner had the sailors stopped for Investment in more productiva ward, the movement being due to On the steamboat wharf, two off a Star Ferry launch than a fields, officore of the vessel came to the crowd of Chinese boys and coolics assistance of the pair, and they surrounded them, hurling opithets succeeded in placing the Japanese at them and generally doing their out of harm's way aboard the ship, unpiest to impede the Japanese.

But the situation was still ugly, and while a call was sent through for the emergency squad, Sgt. McCobbie atood at the entrance of the wharf holding the quickly

· gathering drowd at bay? The ar “rival of the emergency van die

RELIEF FUND,

London, Sept. 24. The Colony of Trinidad has made

grant of five hundred pounds to British Honduras towards the re- Hef

In particular, unpleasant incl- dents have taken pince, one after

and Mongolia, in which Japan has: [special interests, until the impres- sion has gained strength in the

minda of the Japantee people that

Attack on Hallway.

As that object has been attain- ed, the bulk of the detachment will be withdrawn.

It may be added, that while a mixed brigade of 4,000 men were meat from Korea to join the Man- churian garrison, the total mugaker of men in the garrison at present stliks remains within the limit not by treaty, and that fact therefore, cannot be regarded as having in any way added to the seriousness of the International-situation. A

No Territorial Designs.

It may be auperfluous to repeat

Japan's fair, friendly attitude is i not being reciprocated by China that the Japanese Government in a like spirit.

harboura no territorial designs in Manchuria. What we desire is that Japanese subjects in it shall Amidst an atmosphere of perturbe enabled safely to engage in of distress caused by the bation and anxiety thus created, and be given an opportunity of their various peaceful pursuits, recent disastrous hurricane, In detachment of Chinese troops no which, it is tenth of the fare, close upon a troyed tracks on the South Man participating in the developmunt

population of Belize churian Railway and attacked of that

land by means of tal perished,-while the material Japanese railway guards at mid and labour. damage probably amounted to over night on September 18,

the proper duty, of a Government to protect the rights: half million pounds-British A clash between Japanese and and Interests legitimately enjoyed Wirclean.

Chinese troops then took place, by a nation or individuals.

HERMES TO AID IN FLOOD RELIEF

C.-IN-C.'S OFFER ACCEPTED.

(Our Own Correspondent);

Shanghai,.

The situation documa, 'critical" an endeavours- Fofo

The

the South

the number of Japanese guard Government to guard thapanese placed along the entire railway did Münchurian – Raliway against not then exesed 10,400, while there wanton, attacks should be viewed wore, in fuztapoultion, some 220,000 in no other light. N Chinese soldiers.

Prepared to Co-operate.

Moreover, hundreds of thousandse

of Japaneso residents were placed in The Japanese Government, trúc "Jeopardy.

to tatabilaked

As the sailors progressed along tion and unless exchange wore to to 688 d the Praya and thence up: Pedder cover to an impossible extent, The exchange cross-rates again The Commander-in-Chief of the Bireet,, the crowd: Increased to an there la o inducement whatsoever went against London, and the China Squadron has offered to the alarming size, and stones began to to take money out of the Colony, pound is now worth only 10/8 in flood authorities or Hankow, the fell about the victims of the damen. I do not think the most optimistic New York The tone of the "tock san of H-MA-Hermes, and her [stration: D

person has any hope of an imme, market;iit: New York it, however, aeroplanes "for survey wor cause t

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In order to forestall imminent Chinesa Governm “disaster,, the Japannes Army; in Manchuria had to let swiftly." The

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