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LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS.

IMPORTANT MEETING

TO-MORROW.

BRITISH HOPES.

London, Feb, 23. The General Committeo of the Disarmament Conference will meet to-morrow at Genova under the chairmanship of Mr. Arthur Hon- derson. The New French Prime Minister, M. Tardieu, has fa- formed the British Foreign Secre- tary, Sir John Simon. of his in- tontion of being present. It in understood that Signor Grandi and the heads of several other delegn- tions will also attend.

Sir John Slmon, who, in the absence of the Prime Minister, is acting in head of the British de

legation Lo the Conference, left

London this afternoon for Geneva, and will be present. He will re- main in Switzerland until after the special meeting, on March 3rd, of the League Assembly which has been called to consider the Sing-Japanese

18 situation. It anticipated that the highly im portant debates on puiitical issies! that will come before the Disar- mament Conference will

tuk place in this General Caminittee, Including

for example, the we

curity questions raised by the French Memorandum The work of the whole Conference will be co-ordinated by the fact that the President is the Chairman of this General Committee.

Budeetary Limitation.

by

The other committee that will probably be set up by the Disarman. ment Conference will provide work for specialists on land, sea and air ainminents, and another com mittee will consider the questina af reduction of armumenta means of budgetary limitation.

The view of the British Govern- ment in regard to budgetary Imitation is that it should afford a valuable eruas-cheek on other methods of limitation, although it

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY.

Picture shows some of the Japanese Marines, who volunteered for an attack on the Woosung village, awaiting the signal to more off by motor trucks. Travelling along the darkanad roads to their objective, accompanied by armoured cari, the marinas, it will be recalled, Isunched a determined at- tach on the Wouaung village while Japeness dos royers poured a heavy bambardment into the forti- fications. The objective remains untaken to-day..

AMERICAN MUNITIONS SALES TO JAPAN

DISCUSSION OF ISSUES DISCOURAGED.

Washington, Feb. 23.

Every effort is being made by the Government to discourage public' enquiry into the supply of arms and ammunition to combatants in the Far East, though to- day accusations were made in the House of Representa- tives.

is recognised that many compli

According to the correspondent eated actors would have to be adjusted for its proper working, of the Baltimore Sun, informal dis-- Conscript armies, for example, are cussions have been proceeding less expensive to maintain than professional armles, and consi-between the State Department and derations of thin kind must the

British and French Govern- obvinnaly be taken into account.ments, as a result of which, the

On the other hand, budgetary limitation affords a useful means correspondeat states, it has been of restricting certain kinds of agreed to discourage all Parlia; armani-nts, such, for instance, as meatary discussion of anle of the so-called pocket battleship, munitions to Japan and to China. which although it might conforin

FIGURES REFUSED. to tonnage and other material

The

Imitatis, is expensive to build. ile further declares that the

British Government la approaching the work of the dis- Foreign Affairs Committee of the Armament conference with a de-ouse of Representatives has termination to achieve the largestreed not to hold a public hear possible measure of succens, and would regard it as a great mis fortune if it failed to achieve concrete results.-Biffin Wire- lose.

MINERS' HOURS

CONVENTION.

BRITAIN FAVOURS

RATIFICATION.

London, Feb. 23.

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VIRGINIA REPORT.

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on a Wuchow river bont. The purpose of the rattle was to al- tract customers to hla He added:-"I had assumed that liberty of speech was permitted | in this Colony, and I therefore thought there would be no harm in expressing our sentiments.”

Change of Clothing.

Mr. Reynolds stated that yoa- terday the defendant was altired in European clothing. To-day he had changed into his own native attire. Mr. Reynolds added that he would want to make further enquiries and suggested an in-

crease of bail to 3100.

In remanding the defendant for!

Worship

forty-eight hours, his

said it was to enable the police to make further enquiries. Ho himself was not satisfied with the explanation, and would want to know more about accused.

Ils, incidentally, reported from Hopell. Virginia, that five ahips

Other Prosecutions. are londing altrate for Japan. It ia also reported here that munt

From Wanchli district, eighteen tions works in France and Czecho-enues were brought before Mr. Slovakia are making large sules to Schofield this morning, while four Japan.

delinquents were from Shaskiwan.

Charges that United States munitions manufacturera and bankers have been aiding the Japanese against the Chinese were made in the House of Re presentativen Foreign Affairs Committee to-day.

CHINA TURNED DOWN. The accuser was Mr. Paul Line- ing of a resolution authorising the larger, of Washington, who de President to pince an embargo upon the shipment of munitions to scribed himself as the legal ad- the belligerents, and adds that viser to the Chinese Nationalist the State Department has refused figures of US shipments of muni. tions to Japan.

Government.

He said that munitions to the The State Department's attitude value of G3181,000,000 were re-

view of the fact that it was pre-

When a youth aged 16 was brought before his Worship it was revealed by Inspector J. McLellan that he threw a fairly large packet of crackers which fell on a woman who was carrying small child.

The Russian constable who effected the arrest, said he had been unable to ascertain whether- the woman or the child were hurt. the district was in a pandemonlam Inspector McLellan stated that and it was impossible to see any- thing.

"I have been instructed by the Assistant Director of Criminal Investigation that the police are not pressing these cases," added

McLellan. Inspector

is causing much epeculation in cently sold to Japan with the

"No, but when the crackers viously reported that Mr. H. Lessistance of United States, bank-actually hit people there should Stimson was in favour of bringing lers, while he was unable to obtain be a more economic pressure upon Japan in

rder to bring pence to the Farfalmiler aid for China.-Reuters this occasion will be $50."

East,

Answering Parliamentary THE VICTORY

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question to-day, the Secretary for Minen, Mr. Isaac Foot," stated that the Government were favour- ably disposed towards the Interna- tional Convention hours.

to

CELEBRATION.

for miners Shoemaker Before

Court.

American Service.

cipitated by small beginnings.

No Offence.

liis Worship said he did not think that anybody could fairly ay that "Long Live China" could give offence. He would be foolish to say so.

Money Wasled.

Several offenders who had been unable to procure bail and had spent a night in gaol were each fined $o on his Worship being told that there and been nothing out of the ordinary in their cases. His Worship remarked that he sup- Posed the defendants had wasted

their money

buying

crackers and thus were unable to find ball.

Mr. Reynolds said that they had ito take the incident together

It was revealed in some cases with the mind of the crowd that the bail allowed had been yesterday. The placard was EX hibited in a locality close Japanese shops.

to

$20 or $25 whilst in others as much as $100 was demanded by

FEBRUARY 24, 1932.

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8.00-7.00 p.m. Chinese Programme. 0,00-6,30 p.rk. Children's Kramma.

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7.00-11.00 p.m. European Proa. gramme of Victor Records.

7.00 p.m. Mail Notice, etc.

7.03-7.62 p.m. Variety.

Band-The Princetown Football

Medley.

Band-(a) The Orange and the Black

(b) Old NaaRDU. Princetown University Band. 20355. Humorous Song-He's a Good Man

to Have Around. Humorous Bong-I'm the Last of the

Red Hot Mammes.

Sophio Tucker. 21994. Organ Solo-The Prisoner's Song. Organ Solo-After I Say I'm Sorry.

Jassa Crawford. 10380. Humorous Monologue-The Trick Boys. Marshall Cole, 22306. Instrumental-Kanla-Medley. Instrumental-Waonahelo-Medley.

Royal Hawaiian Trio. 20281. Song-The Rogue Song. Song-The Narrative

Lawrence Tibbets (Baritone). 1440. Instrumental-Herd Girl's Dream. Instrumental:Happy Days.

Neapolitan Trio.

19872.

8.00 p.m. (Local Time and Wea- ther Report).

7.52-8.33 p.m. Operatie. Cavalleria Rusticana-Selection

(Mascagni);

36815.

Creatore's Band. Alda-There, Where the Virgin Forests Rise (Verdi). Aida Again I See Thee (Verdi).

Elisabeth Itothberg and Gincome Lauri-Volpi. 8180. Pagliacci-Fantasy (Leoncavallo

arr. Tovan). Marck Weber and His Orch. V-50017, Samann et Daliin-la Your God. Not on

High? (Saint-Saens). Samson et Dallin-Pause, My Brothers

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Giovanni Martinelli (Tenor). 8150. 8.33-9.03 p.m. A Concert. Song-Trees (Kilmer-Rarbaen). Song By the Waters of Minnetonka

(Liourance). Ernestine Schumann-lleink (Con- tralto). 1108. Plano Solo-Dance of the Gnomes

(Liszt). Plane Sola-Etude Tableau (Rachmaninoff).

Sergei Rachmaninoff. Song Mother, My Dear (Nolon.

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Michiel Guzikor. 9.03.11.00 p.m. Dance Pro- gramme.

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Fox Trot-I'm for You a Hundred

Per Cen Fox Trot-That'. What I Like

About You. 22818. Fox Trot-Keep a Sung In

Your Boul. Fox Trot-The River and Me, 22614. Fox Trot-Freddy the Freshman. Fox Trot-Now's the Time to

Fall in Love. 22805. Fox Trot-Home. acvere penalty," re-

Fox Tot-1 Promise You. 22838. plied his Worship. The fine on

Fox Test I Should Have

Known Butter. Fox Trot-You, Try Somebody

Els. 22854. Waltz-On a Little Street in

Honolulu, Waltz-All Through the

Night 22504. Fox Trot-River Stay 'Way

From my Door. Fox Trut-Was it Wrong. Fox Trot-Were You Sincere? Fox Trot-I've Found What I

Wanted la You. 22653. Foz Trot-And Then Your Lips

Met Mine. Fox Trot-You're Simply

Delish. 222582, For Trot-I Love Love, Foz Trot-I'll Never Leave

You. 22667. Waltz-Call me Darling, Waltz-When the World Was

Now, 22840. Fox Trot-I'm Learning a Lot From You. Fox Trot-A Big Bouquet for

You. 22510. Fox Trot-When the Shepherd

Leads the Sheep Back Home. Fox Trot-Under Your Window

To-night. 22705. Fox Trot-How the Time Can Fly, Sergeant Flaherty prosecuted

Fox Trot-Juno Time in Love two men who were alleged to have 1ts Warnhlp: I merely want to used a motor car to carry

Time. 22740. out let you know that these notices their

Fox Trot-When I Can't be Placard posters were active, must not be put up without por-said the defendants were seen tra

colebrations. The officer

With You. Fox Trot-Como Easy, Go Easy and one such, detected in the act mission.

velling in Queen's Road East in of putting up a red paper bearing

Love. 22778. Man with Rattle.

motor cars and were throwing the title "Long Live China" near

Fox Trot-Dancing to the Dark. The substance of another case crackers into the air, without any the Queen's Theatre, was arrest brought by the Chief Dotective regard to traffic. There was quito

Fox Trot-High and Low, 22708. Waltz-I'm Drifting Back to ed by a plain-clothes oflleer and Inspector had to do with a large a lot of traffic at the time.

Dreamland. taken to the Central Police Station. [tin rattle on both sides of which

Inspector McLellan

Waltz-Let's Forgive and commented Emergency Regulations. appeared a red placard with the that this was a very dangerous

Forret. 21008, London, Feb. 23. He appeared before Mr. Wynne-characters "Let Us Celebrate our practice.

11.00 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press Misleading ton labels, implying Jones at the Central Magistracy Army's victory." that the contents are of Empire this morning, charged with putting It was being borne aloft, fol-dangerous than throwing them origin, whereas they are partly up a poster or notice without lowed by a large crowd through from a verandah. $50 each. foreign-grown, were the subject having complied with the legal re- the town during the barrage of

-Other Cases.

Detailed application of номе Its provisions Kritish conl mines presented certain problems which were under consideration. As soon as these points had been dispused of the Government would be prepared to ratify the Conven- tion provided ... six rountrica would do so at the same time.

Answering a further question, he said the Government held that the question of simultaneous rati- fication should be dealt with be- foro the subsidiary difficulties were brought under consideration. -British Wirclesa.

MISLEADING TEA LABELS.

POSSIBILITY OF PROSECUTION.

A LENIENT VIEW TAKEN.

Ifis Worship agreed, but pointed Jont that the temper of the crowd

not appear to him to be any The Chinese celebration of the thing but jallification. Was Mr. Japanese reverse was not entirely | Reynolds asking for 24 heavy free from rowdincan, though the penalty? vast majority of the demanatra, tors were good-natured in their enthusiasms.

At Wanchai'atones were thrown

Fine of $2.

Mr. Reynolds replied

"No."

The defendant was a shoemaker. In fining the defendant $2, his

at Japanese shops, but the mea-Worship advised him to stick to sures taken by the Police were his last. more than suficient to check any tendency to disorderliness.

the officer in charge.

DI

Io Worship asked for an ex- planation and Inspector McLellan replied that the people who were Grst arrested were let out small bail but when the firing Assumed more acrious dimensions he consulted the Chief Inspector and was instructeu to demand $100 ball. Nobody was released for less afterwards.

His Worship:-Yos even more

of a question rained in the House quirement that such papers must cracker-firing yesterday, when Three men charged by Sergeant of Commons to-day,

first be submitted to the apleit by a policeman. The leader Crossman were adjoged to have 3fr. Walter Runciman, President Socretariat for Chinese Affairs for of the procession was arrested. thrown crackers at passing motor of the Board of Trade, replying, consorship and approval.

He nratented he was not guilty of cara returning from the races, said that he was unable to recom- Chief Detective Inspector Roy-janything but patriotic desire to Each of the three men was fined mend an order under the Mor-nolds, conducting the case for Join in the general celebrations. $26, or three weeks' hard labour. chandise Marks Act In the case of the Police, stated that they had Mr. Reynolds informed his blonded tras owing to technical refrained from charging the man Worship that when questioned District were each fined $20.

Four men from the Shaukiwan difficulties.

under the Emergency Regulations yesterday after his arrest, the

fn- Inspector G. A. Stimson as they were fully entitled to do. accused stated that he was an formed his Worship that whilst

At the same time, they had to unemployed seaman.

ho was driving his car along a take the circumstances into con The question was again put to main road a packet of crackers sideration. Big disorders such as the accused, and he Informed the was thrown into his car and went occurred recently were pre-Court that he was merely a hawkor [off almost in his face.

He pointed out, howover, that the use of misleading labels was an offence and the Interested parties could nonacute if they thought At-Router.

News.

11.03 p.m. Close Down.

All recorda in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Mesars. Tanng'Fook Plano Có.

The next general meeting of the Hongkong University Medical Society will be held to-day, February 24, at 5.15 p.m. in the lecture half-of the Univeralty Bialogy Building, Dr. G. A. C. Herklots, Ph.D., F. L. E, etc., will read a paper on the snakes of Hongkong, harmless, poisonous,

and venomous, illustrated with live and dead specimens, also by diagrams.

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