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LIMITATION OF

ARMAMENTS.

''IMPORTANT MEETING

TO-MORROW.

BRITISH HOPES.

London, Feb. 23.

The General Committee of the Dlarmament Conference will meet the to-morrow at Geneva under chairmanship of Mr. Arthur Hen- dormon. The New French Prime Minister, M. Tardieu, has in- formed the British Foreign Secre- tary, Sir John Simon, of his in- tention of being present. It is understood that Signor Grand and the heads of several other delega-" tions will also attend,

Sir John Simon, who, in the absence of the Prime Minister, le acting as head of the British de- legation to the Conference, loft London this afternoon for Geneva, and will he present, He will re- main in Switzerland unlit after the special meeting, on March 3rd, of the League Assembly which han buen ended to consider the }} is Sino-Japanese situation. anticipated that the highly im portant debates on political issues that will come before the Disar mament

take Conference will

THE

HONGKONG.

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1932.

Picture shows some of the Japanese Marines, who volunteered for an attack on the Woosung village, awaiting the signal to move off by molor trucks. Travalling along the darkened roads to their abjective, accompanied by armoured cars, the merinos, it will be recalled, launched a determined at. tack on the Woosung village while Japaneso des rayers poured a heavy bombardment into the forti. fications. The objective remains utakon to-day.

ATTACK.

place in this General Committee, CHINESE REPULSE including, for example, the se curity questions raised by the French Memorandum The work of the whols Conference will be co-ordinated by the fact that the President is the Chairman of this General Committee.

Budretary limitation.

The other committee that will probably be set up by the Disarma. ment Conference will provide work for specialists on land, sun and air armaments, and another cum- mittee will consider the question

-JAPANESE EFFORT.

FAILS.

HEAVY LOSSES.

Shanghai, Feb. 23, 7.30 p.m. The Japanese command brought of reduction of armamenta by in all its armaments this morning) means of budgetary limitation. in making the third day'n des-

INDUSTRIES FAIR.

THE VICTORY

CELEBRATION.

VISITED BY MEMBERS OF ROYAL FAMILY.

London, Feb. 23.

(Continued from Page 1.)

spied by a policeman. The leader arrested. The Quern. Di Duke and the procession was Duchess of York and other mem-He proicated he was not guilty of bers of the Royal Family to-day anything but a patriotic desire to join in the general celebrations. paid a long visit to the Olympia Mr. Reynolds. Informed his branch of the British Industries Worship that when questioned Pair.--British Wireless,

yesterday after his arrest, the accused stated that he was *an unemployed seaman,“

The question was again put to

The view of the British Govern-perate attempt to capture Klang the Japanese Consul General, the accused, and he informed the ment in regard to budgetary | wan village. Artillery, armoured limitation is that it should afford cars, aeroplanes, tanks and smoke issued a statement advising all Court that he was merely a lawker a valuable cross-check on other screens, and Anally lafantry, were Japanese residents of Shanghai, on a Wachow river boat. methods of limitation, although

|

The

all userl, but failed to dislodge the; men, Women and children, to purpose of the rattle was lo at- tract customers to his wares. is recognised that many compli- Chinese troops.

erneunte for Japan, because Chiffe added: "1 had assumed that ented actors would have to ho

One Japanese battery stands on ese shells. аге now frequently liberty of speech was permitted adjusted for its proper working. Kiangwan golf vurse, and nearby fulling in Hongkew and constitute in this Colony, and 1 therefore Conseript armies, for example, are

la a bullet-riddled notice board

a great danger to life.-Reuter,

thought there would be no harm expensive to maintain thas

which belongs in more RencoLuf professional armies, and consistinies. The

in expressing our sentiments." notice waras utfi

Change of Clothing.

leas

Air Base Destroyed.

derations of this kind must sportsmen. aryl Ironically 11/1- Shanghai, Feb. 23, 0.08 p.m.

obviously be taken into secount.

which

Mr. Reynolds stated that yes. In European clothing. To-duy he had changed into his own native attire. Mr. Reynolds added that he would want to make further enquiries and suggested nu crease of bail to $100.

in-

Bounces "no shooting allowed."

A second Japanese air raid on On the other hand, budzetary

After heavy shelling with sixungjao nerodrome milation

Affords a useful means

was carried of restricting certain kinds of inch guns, the Japanese planes out at 11.20 this morning, a fur-terday the defendant was attired

roured across the artillery

ether eleven bombs being dropped. armaments, such, for instance, an

Kiangwan, and this completing the destruction of the-railed pocket battleship, placements over

conform sickening explosions filled the air the Chinese hangara. "Although it

might

with masses of earth and debris. to tonnage and other material

One again the Chinese anti-air-1 Only the walls are left stand limitations, is expensive to build.

ін but it authoritatively The

craft guns barked vainly, beingjing: Brita Government

annble to get the range of the learned that no Chinese place approaching the work of the dis-

were within. armament conference with u de-Japanese planes. termination (o achieve the largest possible measure of success, and would regard it as a great mis- fortune

if it failed to achieve concrete results-British Wire-

lesa.

MINERS' HOURS

CONVENTION.

BRITAIN FAVOURS

RATIFICATION.

R

In remanding the defendant for forty-eight hours, his Worship Attack Falls.

The Japanese naval authorities said it was to enable the police to make further enquiries. He The Japanese

then dropped this afternoon lasued a statement himself was not satisfied with the smoke shells, and under a heavy that their planes this morning de explanation, and would want to

their tanks and stroyed the Chinese air base at know more about accused. smoke screen armoured cars moved out, with in- Snochow-Reuter.

fantry in their wako. The Japan-į ese infantry fearlessly rushed up to the Chinese trenches, and the

Chinese Concentration.

1.m. Shanghai, Feb. 23.

Chinese troops let fly a merciless Arillery fire was heard in town machine-gun and rifle fire, and by shortly after five o'clock this the time the Japanese arrived at evening, and it is believed it will the Chinese trenches their linea be heavy to-night, with the Chi- nese poaitians in Chapel promin- were badly thinned.

with feat.

The Chinese were ready

the bayunet, and the sinughter

I am reliably informed of a con-

was terrific. The Chinese did alleentration of Chinese troops in

with morning

bonis.

HONGKONG TRADE

RELAPSE,

JAPANESE BOYCOTT

EFFECT.

According to the official returns give way an inch, and the Japan- jthe Langhwa and Siccawel arous.compiled by the Statistical Brauch London, Feb. 23.

ese retreat was ordered beaving Japanese planes flew there this of the Imports & Exports De- Answering Parliamentary

"no man's land" smothered

several partment, the trade of the Colony and dropped question to-day, the Secretary for! casualties.

suffered a relapse in the month of Mines, Mr. Haar Funi, stated Towards noon the fighting les-¦

January, the total value of imports that the Government were favour-sened, and the Japanese. Red Cross I am also reliably informed that amounting. to $54 millions (the ably disqed towards the Interna went out to bring in the toll of the an armoured train is stationed at lowest Agure since October 1930), tional Convention for minors'

Jessfeld, commanded by a Russian white Japanese unsuccessful atinck.

exports totailed $38.3 hours.

As they arrived at the dressing Colonel, well equipped with am- millions (the lowest figure since Detailed application of some Entations, it was seen that at least munition.- Our Own Correspon the short month of February its provisions to British coal half were dead.

dent.

1931). mines presented certain problems | It was too dangerous to bring which wege under consideration. in those lying along the Chinese As soon as these points had been trenches, and this afternoon scores! disposed of the Government would (of bodies still requin-Reuter, - be prepared to ratify the Conven- ttan. piruvldet o... nix rountries would do na at the same time.

were brought undor consideration.

-British Wireless;

China's Heroic Warriors,

Shanghai, Feb. 23, 7.14 p.m.

A Blomh Explosion.

Shanghat, Feb. 23, 6 p.n. At 3.30 p.m. to-day an explosion occurred at the entrance to Ching Yaan Lee alleyway, in North Szechen Road, approximate

wid

As compared with January of last year imports declined by $5.6 Įmillions, while exports fall" $9.7

millions.

Part of the declines in the trade of the Colony during January was dae to the Chinese boycott of Answering a further question, The hospital here which has thirty-five yards north of Tien-

Japanese goods which continued he said the Government held that only been open for thirty-six hours dong Road, on the west side of with increasing intensity, the total the question of simultaneous rati-le already a terrible scene, with the street.

imports from Japan amounting to fication should be dealt with be- wounded Chinese youths, some not

It is learned that a bomb con- only $1.3 millions as compared fore the subsidiary difficulties more than 15 or 16, after the

a piece of 5 inch with $5.2 millions in January terrifle battles of last night at structed of Chapel and Klangwan.

Two iron, plping, capped at both enus 1931; piece goods declining by $1.9 millions and foodstuffs by hundred beds are all filled with and filled with explosives

explosion, $1.1 millions. wounded, chiefly by shells, their responsible for the

enused facen

considerabid horribly mutilated and which

damnge to streaked with shrapnet goshes.

the stock of a to However,

framer, damage tho

general spirit, picture

windows

of wall when a Reuter representative in the terviewed the slightly wounded the Er Loong paper hong at and who could talk, was found to be a G1 North Szechuen Road, unanimous "We will die unafraid damage to a barber's sign near for freedom."

the scene of the blast, which is in One youth told a thrilling take the vicinity of the post office. [of how yesterday evening he and An examination of the bomb London, Feb. 23. Misleading tea labels, implying were stationed in trenches a mile the one exploded at the M. B. K. hla comrades, a hundred strong, reveals that it le identical with that the contents aro of Empire long, and held the place against entrance ON February 18.- origin, whereas they are partly heavy Japanese shell fire, and five Our Own Correspondent, foreign-grown, were the subject bombing planes; then four hundred

MISLEADING TEA LABELS.

POSSIBILITY OF PROSECUTION.

and

Another Veralon.

of a question raised in the House Japanese Infantry, advanced and of Commons to-day.

an hour's terrible hand-to-hand Shanghai. Fais, 23, 6.38 p.m.

of

Mr. Walter Runciman, President battle ensued, na n reauit of which, "At 3.30. n bomb, probably 'an in- the Board of Trade, replying, when eventually forced to give up fernal machine with a time fuse,

that he was unable to recom-the position, only aix

Chinese exploded near the General Post mond an ordor under the Mer survivors answered the roll call. Ofice. chandise Marks Act in the case of Reuter. blended teas owing to technical difficultica.

He pointed out, however, that the use of mfalending labola was

an offence and the Interested parties could prosecute if they thought AtReuter.

Japanese, Civilians To Leave. Shanghai. Feb. 23, 6.18 p.m.

The post office was undamaged, but half a shop front opposite was blown in.

The choleman of the Shanghai, A Japanese constable of the Japanese Residents Association Shanchal Municipal Police was to-day, after consultation with injured.--Reuter.

"

SILVER RATHER

STEADIER.

NEW YORK MARKET FIRM.

Sliver is rather stronger to-day, advances being reported both from London and Now York. The Incal dollar, however, remaina un- changed, with practically nothing passing.

In London, sliver advanced 1.8th spot and 'oward. Chinn bought, and the Continent bought and sold. Sellera held of. After the official fixing, the market ruled quietly steady.

New York reporta n rian of three quenters, with the market firm.

The cross-rate continues to im- prove, the latest quotation being 3.474.

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Band-(a) The Orange and the Black

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Sophie Tuckor. 21994. Organ Solo-Tho Prisonor's Song. Organ Solo-After I Say I'm Sorry.

Jesse Crawford. 10980. Humorous Monologue-The Trick Boys. Marshall Cole, 2230.

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Royal Hawaflan Trio. 20281. Sang-The Rogue Song.

Song-The Narrative.

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Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone). 1440. Instrumental-Herd Giri's Dream.

Instrumental-Happy Days.

Neapolitan Trio.

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Ernestine Schumann-Heink (Con

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

You. 22510 Fox Trot-When the Shepherd

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Tonight, 22705. Fax Trot-How the Time Can Fly, Fox Trot-June Time is Love

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