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PARTY.

PREMIER ON THE

FUTURE.

BIG TASKS AHEAD.

(Reuter's Special Service).

London, Jan. 7.

"National Goverment not party government, is the Inbel on all my luggage." declared Mr. Ramsay Mac. Donald in nn interview with Reuter to-day

on

his arrival in Landau from his working holiday at Lossiemouth.

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and will go tight

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The Premier's reiurn heraks

the beginning of most intense nes

tivity at White- hall as 21 pre luis

to a very strenuous Par!k- mratury session, which is opening:

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Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

NO. 13,506 五拜禮 WERE FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1932.

THE POWERS

日一初月二十

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1932

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CHALLENGE JAPAN PESSIMISM.

Momentous United Intervention in the Far East.

AMERICA INVOKES

1922 TREATY.

REFUSAL TO RECOGNISE FORCE MAJEURE.

THE SECRET of the intriguing deliberations

between France, Britain and the United States, following Japan's most recent opera- tions in Manchuria, has been disclosed as the prelude to momentous intervention in the Far East.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TO-DAY THAT THE POWERS INTERESTED HAD DECIDED TO TAKE "SWEEPING AND UNMISTAKABLE" ACTION, AND IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS DISCLOSED THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAVE INVOKED THE NINE-POWER TREATY.

This challenge to Japan takes the form of a Note addressed to the Nanking Government as well as to Tokyo, and it is expected that it will be followed by similar Notes from the other Powers.

between

agents

on February 2.

The Trenly of Washington, and Japan or Meanwhile, it is

1922. stipulates that none of the uf Japan and China, which may learned the biggest petition in the signatories shall acquire special impair the treaty rights of the history of the world, signed by privileges to the detriment of the United States and of its citizens millions of people in forty-five other Powers, and the State De-in China. countries in favour of worki diapartment's Biomentous Note. armament, will be presented at the which is addressed to both thei Disarmament Conference which Chinese and Japanese Govern- opens on the same date and in meats which the British Government is keenly interested.

The British portion was pro- moted by the British Section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. It has brew signed by two million esti 34:18.

Cabinet Meeting.

London, Jan. 7. Matters

confecisi with the forthcoming reparations ww disarmament conferences will le considered at a meeting of the cabinet on Wednesday.

The Premier today revived the Indian Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare, and afterwards had a con- versation with Sir Eric Drum- mond, Serretary-tiendral of the League of Nations.

The two principal British delegates alrendy appointed to attend the Reparations Conference are Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Sir John Simon, the Foreign Secretary.

It is as yet uncertain whether! the Premier, wh to lay bad a con- (Continued on Page 75

Brighter

"Pubs"

For Britons.

LICENSING INQUIRY

PROPOSALS.

on

London, Jan. 7. The Royal Commission Licensing, which has been sitting for over two years and has exam- Inad scores of witnesses represent- ing the different viewpoints this highly controversial subject, h18

lasued now

practically unanimous report although three of the nineteen membora dissent from cortain proposals.

on

The main recommendations are A uniform closing hour of ten p.m. throughout the country for all

public houses but allowing an extension in establishments where moala are served with the drink.

The speedler reduction of redun dant licences;

The Improvement of the public house as a place of general refresh- ment;

An experimental expansion of public ownership;

The creation of a National Licensing Commission to stablise policy:

Moro effective control of clubs; And special hotel and restaurant licences.--British Wireless.

Peace Pact Again.

Hot

The United States does intend to recognise any situation, opens with an assertion that treaty or agreement effected by with the recent military opera- means contrary to the Paris Part tion about Chinchow, the last for the Renunciation of War remaining authority of the Rider's American Service. Chinese Government in South]

The action " the

THE NINE POWER TREATY.

Article 4

The Crown Prince of Ethiopia, with the War Minister. The Prince lands in England

Tuesday.

Britain's Royal Powers Guest.

The others mers, other than Chian, agress Jetzenghty, the independeza, and the territorial atul edmundsithe

alegnaty of China,

+2) To prevade the fullest an demshmerased opportunity to Calma po develop tuschtica for hemat un site und stable puserumAT

rh To me their free for the purpose of adfectuadly, entabilning and maintaining

OF

[CROWN PRINCE OF

ETHIOPIA.

London, Jan. 7. The Crown Prince of Ethiopia,

prin bede of call spportunity for the commerce and industry of att karting the astout who is visiting certain European

the beauty of loun

To few Troas takuum advartage of conditiren in Chien la oblog to see pereuntries to return thanks for the

plaknes which world abrade the pathos of subjects on ritheon of friend

a Sten tuinos al to tu amemuite of such tule

baby and from countered ing

Art #. The Controetage Pomers arve not to ride into why treaty, regend.

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Power, which wondd infri

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Che Emperor of Ethiopia's Corona-j Lion. will arrive in Landon Tuesday.

from

In the King's absence 1,ondon, he will be welcomed by one en ny nebanganent sheh might post to retallish in favour of the interente of the Royal Princes and will be

respect by commerelai ar reumatike developeutt

++ katlodiak 19 ki

ad pirito with

TI Pelletað soperats many designades) region of Chitin.

the Miy

- money of preference us would theories the national of any received by the King later, ac- Power of the tight of sertaking any legitimate traife or infurter in Chine of cording to a British Wireless mea-

ruelpating with the Chlore Government, or with any local authority, in any category sage, of gubite enterprise, or which by renon of Ita Rece, duration or rusFaghies) extent.

is entrusted to frustrate the practical application of the principle of equal opportunity.

Ifis father, formerly known as

le amerele had the foregoing stipulations of this article are not to te Ras Taffari, was proclaimed Em- ronated to prolabit the aestitition of such prizes or rights as may be norranty neror of Ethiopia in April, 1930,

to the amulues of parthula commercial, Industrial, or finnslad undertaking my t The Phefacement of invention sareb

THE CRISIS IN INDIA.

NEW PHASE OF HOPE.

RESPONSIBLE LEADERS TO MEET LORD WILLINGDON,

CONGRESS AT DISCOUNT.

London, Jan. 7.

COTTON TRADE IN MOURNING.

GOOD OLD PRE-WAR DAYS.

London, Jan. 7. Lancashire ia growing in- creasingly despondent ro- garding its future prospects in world trade. Even the advantages derivable from the depreciation of the pound have failed to remove the gloom, the attitude being that the benefit is purely transient.

The most interesting development in the critical the cotton industry roughly ten A scheme for removing from Indian situation since the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi is surplus, and about a hundred million spindles, regarded na revealed in an invitation extended by Lord Willingdon, thousand looms, and the imposi- the Viceroy, to several prominent Indian leaders and tion of a levy on the firms re statesmen to confer with him in Delhi.

The invitation has been accepted and the meeting will take place later this week.

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the

The invitation followed quickly reformis Dutlined upon a statement, issued by Sir Premier's speech at the conclusion Tel Sapru, that the Viceroy should fel the Round Table Conference fu call a conference of the Indian being contrasted with the barren leaders prepared to speak freely prospect offered by and fearlessly on constitutional jugilators.

Congress

Į matters.

Firm Action.

maining in the industry to pay sequence for their removal has, in con- of the depression, been drawn up by a Joint Com- Organisations, mittee of the Cotton Trade

"I am quite convinced that we shall never again secure the volume of trade which we enjoyed before the war, even under the most favourable circumstances," declaren

Mr. T. D. Barlow, the chairman of the Committee.

"There have been enormous devo- eight years' interval,lopments in the productive capacity recruited of India and Japan and latterly China," says Mr. J. H. Grey, the chairman of the Executive Com- mittee.

One Lesson Enough. Reporta from all, Indian centres At the time of the last civil indicate that the situation present-disobedience campaign, Congress ed by the Congress calling for was at its maximum strength la resumption of civil disobedience after an

is thoroughly controlled by the during which it had Authorities. The general impres Volunteers and cash. sion is that the hold which Con- Kre earlier exereleed over

Many people who then support ned it are disinclined to renew the large section of Indian opinion struggle, which is made to appear has considerably diminished. particularly pointless by the firm

The determination Government not to be deleted advance on the lines indicated by the prospects of Constitutional from the policy of constitutional, the Premier--British Wireless.

China undertakes to be guided by the princinte intel In the foregoing ethane and the Duke of Gloucester was of this Article in dealing with audition for whole rights and prarteges trum present at the Coronation, Governtornis and nations of all foreign constries, whether parties to the present Treaty Asfauo Wosan was proclaimed Thiele 1. The Contacting Powers after nut si support any agreements by the Crown Prince and heir to the respective untants with each other gard to revate phires of fatluence or to provide throne in January last. fur the enjoys of matially exclusive ngariunti in drinated parte of Chle territory.

It was recently reported that a Article 3. Chlum agrees that, throughout the whats of the railways in China, she sale was held at Addis Ababa to will but Pyrenes or permit unfair discrimination of any kind, in particute there sull It affecrimination whatever, sleet or indirect, in resquet of charge r of facilites dispose of the large quantity of is the grised of the tationality of busarmerts of the evnteles from which or to walch fyrniture and household linen they ste proceeding, or the origin of everstily, of sale or the ruuntry from which or to which they are rousibel, or the entfonality of ownership of the this or her supplied to a British firm for the Prati of Minging nach progres or goods before or after their transport on the US 1 Railways,

of foreign The Contructing Powers,

visitors to the; tempfang set the formid fuys over which they be their nationis ar inquires. The prices asked did not

Chinn, assume a corresponding obligation iCoronation, but no longer ition to exerrier way control in virtue of any cencion, special autrement or attract many local purchasera, the Article 1. The Contracting verism. <:) her Ehm Chin, are fully to reginel China's right as heutral in time war to which bisa la het party; and Cala

report added. mires that whose alte in neutral she will idierve the obligations of neutrality,

Photo Article VII The Contracting Powers agree that, whenever a situation arians which Wosan, the Crown Prince, in mill- in the opinion of any new of them Involves the spullention of the atlasalations of the tury uniform, with the Lion of

WIRE.

other tha

re-

ahove shows Asfavo

of

Mathematics for Importers.

No Hope.

and realise that until the consump- "These factors one has to face tion of goods increases all over the world, we cannot hope to obtain our pre-war amount of foreign trade."

Mr. Grey added that the price the Statutory Authority would be pre- pared to pay for the plant which it was desired to remove would be

Colony's Drinks and Cigarettes Shouldable, in order to get rid of a

Be Cheaper.

etc.)

per

Spirits (brandy, whisky, gin quart baille. From $1.60 to $1.20.

SU! wing per quart bottle. From 80 cents to 60 cents. Pori and sherry per

quart bottle.-From $1.07 to 80 cents. Smoking Tobacco per pound. From $1.44 to $1.08.

Cigarettes (average weight 2% lbs. per 1,000) per 1,000-from

Grey Cloth Sales Collapse,

The annual report of the Grey- Cloth Section of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce draws at- tention to the alarming fall in sales. Every year sees a further shrink- age of British exports of grey cloth. In 1920, for instance, Britain shipped to Bengal no fewer than 489,000,000 square yards, in 1930 this had shrunk to yards, but in 1931 the total for the 218,000,000 first eleven months had fallen to 26,000,000!

Drinks and My Lady Nicotine should soon come down appreciably in price, in consequence of the rise in the sterling value of the Hong- kong dollar. Not only is the coat of importation much lower, but the duties (in silver) have been reduced. The duties, ns is known, are calculated

on a gold basis, the $3.60 to $2.70. the rise in exchange, and a re- of Imports and Exports, in for- dollar equailing 18. 8. Owing to vised conversion rate, the duties warding this information states:

Japan Sweeping the Board, asable in local dollars have now"Stocks of duty-paid goods are

Lonnes have also been recorded been reduced, the differences as known to have been exceptionally China, the Netherlands and Egypt, In the shipments to Australia, between December 31st January at being as follows:

and low on December 31st and there and, ways the report, it is evident

fore retail prices should Beer per dazen pint bottles.soon show a reduction due to reis sweeping the board.

very that in this class of goods, Japan From 96 cents to 72 cents.

lereased duty having been paid."

CHARTERED BANK FORGERIES.

MAN CAUGHT WITH ELEVEN NOTES.

Forged notes on the Chartered

Mr. J. D. Lloyd, Superintendent

OLD RESIDENT'S DEATH.

MR. C. WHITLEY DIES IN HOSPITAL.

"It is useless to delude our. selves," the report goes on, "that we are likely to retain even our at tenuated export trade by rationali- sation, sales organisations or revis- ed merchanting methods.

present Treaty, and renders destrable discussion of such applicat, there shall be full Fudah on his cap, accompanied by Bank are still in evidence, coming. of Mr. C. Whitley, formerly of the the

and frank communication between the Contracting Powere concerned.

Article 'ffi-Power art signatory to the present Treaty, which have Governments the Minister for War. recognized by the Signatory Powers at which have treaty triations with China, shall

be invited to athere to the fearnt Treaty. To this end the Government of the Unite States will make the necessary communications to e-signatury Powers and will inform the Contracting Puwen of the replies receivat. effective on veeipt of malice thereof by the Goverment of the United States,

Adhesener by any power shall become

Article IX.The present Treaty shall be ralified by the Contracting Powers in accordance with eir respective constitutional Truethods and shall take effect on the Hate of the deposit of all the tinentkas, which shall inke place at Washington as som na possible. The Government of the United State will transmit to the other Contracling Power a certified copy of the process-verbal of the deposit of ratifications.

The present Treaty, of which the French and English texts are bath authentic, abali real deposited in the arebives of the Government of Ue United States, and duly certifed emples thereof shall be transmitted by that Government to the other Contracting Powers. In faith whereof the above-named Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Treaty, Dane at the city of Washington the Btxth Day of February One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-two.

ROYAL MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY,

caurae

“DOLLAR AGAIN DOWN.

SILVER NOW BELOW 20 PENCE.

"This may be beneficial, but they are quite inadequate to bridge the gap between English and foreign prices. Any advantage arising An old resident in the person from England's abandonmont of gold standard will be only as have the majority of other Matilda Hospital this morning at

Indian Army, passed away at the temporary."-Router. forgeries, from Canton. In the the age of 69 years, being in in-

of ordinary routine, a different health for some MR. GRAHAM NO Chinese Revenue Officer searched past.

time BETTER.

The late Mr. Whitiny, who la a man coming nahore from the 8.8.

Hurvived by a family of sons and aishan yesterday, and discovered daughters, was atationed in India Jeven apurious Charlerod Bank for many years before coming to ten-dollar bills secrated in hia Hongkong, where he had resided socks. The man had also genuine vived by a widow. two sons, the for about ten years. He is sur money, but he kept this separately sidest of whom, Mr. T Manchuria, as existing before (though only U.S.A. has ometally

in a girdle.

S. Whit- ley, is employed at the Colonial Silver is again ensler to-day, Sentence of four months' hard Secretary's office and two daugh- with the result that the Hongkong destroyed.

the moment) means that direct president of the Board of Trade gler, when charged before Mr. tion Department and Miss S. mand rate being 18. 5.1/16d. No Recognition.

negotiation between Japan and China is impossible while Japan in the last Labour Government. Williama at the Central Police (vhitley, Jnr., died during the declined 3/8ths for apot and for- Whitley. The eldest son, Mr. C. In London, silver at 19.18/16d. The American Government is in occupation of South Man- who in seriously ill with double Court this morning. confident, the Note declares, that churin.

pneumonia. the League of Nations Camtmisalon

It is stated that the new jasue

family's residence in Hongkong. ward, America and China selling. The patient's condition shows of ten-dollar bills, replacing the row afternoon, passing the Monu-day, with an uncertain tendency. The funeral takes place to-mor- The market cloked quiet yuster- will facilitate an alternative solu- under duress, as

entered into little change.-British Wireless. tion of Sino-Japanese difficulties, would be, will be recognised by it obviously

present ones, will be put Into ment at 2.30 p.m. but it is compelled to notify China the Powers, and it would seem

lefrculation by the Bank before and Japan that it cannot admit the that the purpose is to forestall

Shanghai is again having a very

Chinese legality of any situation de facto, any repetition of the Twenty-One cold annp. The temperature at nor does it intend to recognise any Demands, or any similar step con- degrees of frost. In Hongkong, it

o'clock this morning was 21, treaty or agreement between China (Continued on Page 12.)

London, Jan. 7. II.M the King has sent a mes sage of sympathy and enquiry to

D.

September 18, 1931, has been put the decision. Into effect up to the wife of Mr. William Graham./labour was inflicted on the smug- ters, Mian Whitley, of the_Educa-] dollar has declined 1/8th, the do-

No

agreement

Was 41.

or 11

slightly smaller than

New Year. They are The Royal Observatory reports that Aves" already fasuod, and of a typhoon is nearly stationary about 200 the now the anticyclone is now central' over the Lower Yangtzo Valley. The distinctive colour.

mus N.N.E. of Yay.

The New York rate is un- changed, but the cross-rato has improved to 8.88%.

kot rate is about 18 6.5.8/84, bat. Shaughat has declined to 18, 11d., whilst in Hongking the mar no business in pakaing 1921