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TUESDAY, APRIL 26. 1932.

SHANGHAI COMPROMISE

FATE OF THE NOULENS

MADAME SUN'S OUTBURST

CHARGES BRITISH DUPLICITY

(Special to "Tolograph")

Shanghai, Apr. 26. Madame Sun Yat-sen has issued a statement concerning the саве of Mr. and Mrs. Noulens, alleged Communists, who are to be tried at the Soochow Court on charges of having attempted to overthrow the present Chinese Govern- ment.

They were arrested on informa-¦ tion from Singapore in June inst and if found guilty may be sen tenced to death,

Madame Sun Yat-sen demands! their immediatè release. vigorous- ly protesting against the larue of

regarding the statements cused couple before they have heen tried.

BRITISH PROPAGANDA. She charges that subtle pro- paganda by the British is at. tempting to pre-convict Mr.

Mrs. Noulens through the chan nels of the Chinese Supremej Court.

Madame Sún Yat-zon.

THE LAMPSON FORMULA

ACCEPTABLE · TO JAPAN

Tokyo, Apr, 26, 12.47 p.m.

The proposals of Sir Miles Lampson for the settlement of the Shanghai Incident will receive favourable consi. deration of the Japanese Government if intro- duced during negotiations in Shanghai, but not at Geneva.

STERLING'S FALL

SEVEN CENTS IN NEW YORK

COMMONS PASSES BUDGET PLAN

EQUALISATION ACCOUNT

London, Apr. 25.

A sensational "fall" in the Thus declared a spokesman of) value of sterling, by slightly over seven cents to $3.67%, the Japanese Foreign Office this

occurred on' the New York afternoon, emphasising that Japan

Stock Exchange yesterday. Insikts on adhering to the procedure

The fall is attributed in some under the League Council's resolu-!

quarters to the withdrawal of tion of March 4 and is unable to French balances from London, but

UNDER TWO dmit the legal status of the Com-thers ascribe it to the Neville

NAMES

SECRET OF NOTED VICTORIAN AUTHOR

very

mitter of Nineteen formed under Chamberlain plan for preventing the Assembly resolution of March fluctuations with his £150,000.00n|

exchange equalisation secount.

1.

As the Nanking Government is The mud business, In the House

to the of Commons to-day was considera-i reported to have agreed Lampu formulu, the Japanese ton of a financial resolution es- Government is hopeful of resumingtablishing the exchange equalisas tion account provided in the Budrol shortly negotiations in Shanghai and concluling a truce agreement and authorising the Chancellor to borrow a una not exceeding $150,- ithout more ado.-Router.

000,000 for this purpose—strong- thening the curveley and cheek- Fing effects of spectation.

LEAGUE MISSION

INQUIRY

GENERAL HONJO

QUESTIONED

ACCEPTED BY HOUSE. The resolution was passed by The Hope without a division.

Owing to the indisposition of Mr. Neville Chamberinin. Major

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No PER ANNUN

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ALMOST

FORT DUNLOP

"South China Morning Post Bldg.” Tel. 243KA

ASSURED

FORTIFICATION OF

VLADIVOSTOCK

CREATION OF NAVAL AND AIR BASES

"EVENTUAL" CONFLICT WITH JAPAN

London, Apr. 26.

STARTLING "REVELATIONS” DETAILING THE SOVIET COVERNMENT'S PREPARATIONS FOR THE “EVENTUAL STRUGGLE WITH JAPAN" ARE THE SUBJECT OF AN ARTICLE WHICH IS GIVEN CONSIDERABLE PROMINENCE IN THIS MORNING'S MORNING POST.

"WE WILL FIGHT to the and in the cause of perce," de- clared an order innund by the Soviet War Minister, M. Var- oshllor, above. H warned Soviet military forces to be prepared

HARBOUR

The author of the article alleges that Russian CAR DIVES INTO troops in large numbers and large quantities of war material have been moved to east Siberia since the end of last year. The units stationed on the frontier have been extended and the fortifications of Vladivostock are being strengthened under the direction of experienced engineers, including many German officers.

MIDNIGHT MISHAP. NEAR BLAKE PIER

It is declared that a number of submarines have Completing a journey at about been transported in parts from the Black Sea to Vladi-midnight, a five-seater Oldsmobile vostock where they have been reassembled by German public hire car plunged Into the harbour and remained partly sub- engineers and mechanics. It is believed that fifteen to merged... The only occupant of the the mishap twenty submarines have already been launched at ear at the time of

was Fung Yau, the driver, who' Vladivostock.

escaped with a ducking.

NAVAL AND AIR BASES

(Reuter's Special Service).

London, Apr. 26. Miss Everet Green, the noted "This case," she declares, "re-novelist who for twenty-three years presents a struggle between Bri- wrote very successfully under that name and also as "Cecil Adair," tish Imperialism and international has died at Madeirn with the secret justice. As a Chinese, I cannot suffer the iden to be entertained of her dual authorship well kept.

Under the name "Ceel Adair," that we Chinese are ignorant even she achieved some

big suc- of the most elementary concep

Elliott, the Financial Secretary to he suggestion is that Vladivo, and has no reason to depart front tions of justice and that we cannot, one of her novels, "Gabriel's

150,000 copies. accept only the verdict of British Garden" selling

Miss Green

the Treasury, introduced the re-stock is being rapidly converted this basic line in its foreign policy three averaged

air If the peaceableness of the U.S.S.R. policemen."

books annually and in the last 1

(Special to "Telegraph") solution. The purpose of the fund. into a powerful navel and The last phrase is a reference thirteen years

though the naval is interpreted by the Japanese im had produced

he explained, was to provide a force base, to the fact that Mr. And Mr. thirty-five novels.

Mukden. Apr. 26. greater control over the currency forces may be more or less limited rerialists as a sign of weakness Noulens were arrested by the Throughout her career. M195 Settlement police after informa Green retained her

The League of Nations Commis-The fund was to build up the old to numerous submarines.

It is also declared that na sux- Victorian sion of Enquiry had a long con- jollar exchange account that gave tion of their activities had been characteristics, condenning modern |

air and seaplane base tu with General them a nucleus of £25,000,000, and | Diary

at the Bay of supplied to them by the Singapore fashions, herself wearing the trail-ference yesterday pullee-Reuter,

ing skirts and the high collars or lonjo, the commander-in-chief of in addition, the Treasury sough! being created

the Japanese forces in Manchuria power to borrow for the purpose Porch, near the Korean Frontier, the Japanese, payal the 80's. She always Kave her

since the seizure of Makrien in Sep of that fund, a sum not exceeding meing instructions

£150,000,000, that publishers

bres in Northern Korea, Reuter,! heroines depicted on the covers of ember last. her books must be adequately and modestly dresend."

FRANCO-GERMAN

Lord Lytton personally questios- led the Japanese commander for

BORDER BATTLE seventy years of two and a half hours.

GERMANS RESCUE

SMUGGLER

Paris, Apr. 26.

A clash between French customs

THE MENINGITIS OUTBREAK

officers and German Fascists or 27 CASES REPORTED '. curred yesterday.

A.German, who was attempting |

LAST WEEK

to smuggle bicycle parts into Sarre Last week, 27 cases of meningitis from the Palatinate, was arrested were notified. 17 from Victoria by the French Customs at Bren-and ten fruni Kowloon. Three of chelbach,

the eases were imported, and there

were

iosis.

Yesterday's return also shows three cases of small-pox and one teach of diphtheris and typhoid.

LONDON POSITION.

It would be used to purchase and hold foreign securities of all kinds, Another Interview is taking Although large it was not out of place this morning when General scale with the gigantic movements of quld capital during the last the few months. the

Honjo will tell the story of Manchurian Incident since outbreak of fighting.--Reuter.

CHINESE GLASS HOUSES

ANOTHER WARNING.

The Tass Agency reports. "in connexion with the projected raid. on the Soviet Consulate-General in Harbin," that the Pravda has is sued a fresh warning to the Jap anese military in an article entitl ed: "Warning to Provocateurs."

"Autumn melodies with the old tane 'Bandits' are being repeated,” says the paper. "Last autumn and winter, bandits,' acting on orders

The liquid resources of tde world had been setting toward London because of the confidence engendered by the speedy repay ment of last year's credit and be cause of the balancing both of last of the Japanese military and using their money and their weapons, budget. year's and this year's

served as the pretext for extending Sterling thereby been strengthened the Japanese occupation of Man. but the recent fluctuations had churls. The old version of the proved an embarrasment, not mert Bandite melody has now been ly to traders in Britain, but to discarded since the task undor- traders in sterling in many other taken by Japanese imperialism countries. The new account was become more far-reaching. capitul account and was not to be drawn upon for revenue purposes.

General

*

Vassily Blucher, known

Galens in China, above, commender of the special unit of the Soviet Red Army in the Far East. and inability to protect the borders of the Land of Rising Socialism, to much the worse for them.

WILL FIGHT AGAIN.

Just before,. the car had land- ed a number of passengers at the? Plot. The driver to - awerved" the vehicle round to re in, but bé”, fore he could change gear," the car, proceeding at 20 miles an hour as it ran along the waterfront, went over the edge, and dropped into clear patch of water, nar- rowly missing some harbour craft moored in the vicinity.

The driver managed to got clear of the submerged car, and scram- bled out of the water, landing on the steps leading to Binks Plor.

THE MANCHURIA CHAOS

JAPANESE ARMY KEPT. BUSY

Harbin, Apr. 20. The Japanese occupied Shibiao- hotze yesterday morning, but trouble is reported from both the castern and western sections of the Chinese Eastern Railway.

The line had been torn up few miles want of Imienpo and the telegraph poles and wires 'do- molished.

A station twenty miles west of Imienpo han béon looted and burn-'; ed by unknown troops. Japonese troops sont from Imlenpo caught up with the Chinese raiders and fighting is reported to be going

on.

OPIUM DISCUSSION

The incident took place on the were 15 deaths. Two further

AT GENEVA German side of the frontier and lenses were notified yesterday,

London, Apr, 26.

USE OF DYNAMITE. one hundred and fifty Nazis, shout- Other notifiable diseases last ing "Hoch! Hitler!" attacked the work were 21 of small-pos (Fix "Chinese Clans Housed" is the

STERLING CONVOY.

"The Japanese imperialists urt French customs men and rescued deaths), and three non-fatal cases, heading of a leading article in this!

now making use of dynamite," Koex

Large forces of anti-Govern-; the prisoner.

of diphtheria. There

71 morning's Times, dealing with the Explaining how the Government

on the newspaper. "The White

ment troops are reported to be The French officials were forced deaths from pulmonary taleren criticisms of the Chinese delegate proposal connected the lasue de Guards, who do not dare, take a Concluding, Pravde declares: active at different points, forty to take refuge across the French

at Geneva of the recommendations partment of the Bank of England single step without the knowledge "The Land of the Soviets has never and oighty miles west of Harbin I'vontier-Reuter,

Smoking and the now fund, Major Elliott and instructions of the Japanese permitted and never will permit on the C.E.R. Japanese troops of last winter's Opium

said the issue department held authorities, have already attemptnvasion of its territory nor the are being hurriedly despatched Conference at Bangkok.

The journal says that the mass cover agninat the note issue which led to blow up the Sungart bridge conversion of any of its parts into from Harbin to disperse them.

Eastern a 'buffer state. For the integfity Router. of information possessed by the amounted in all to £400,000,000 and are

Eastern of their country the millions of Powers and the constant protests The management of that depur Branch of the Chinese of the Chinese Anti-Opium Associa-nent was under the Bank of Eng- Railway with dynamite with the foilers of the U.S.S.I. fought the

subject to notifying land,

aim of exploding Soviet-Japanese interventionists and came out vle- fow independent Treasury of securities payable,

torious. If necessary the prolo Chinese newspapers, suggest that

"By the orders of the Japanese,tarian fatherland will again fight the production and importation of and the profits of the note Issue

were paid to the Treasury.

innocent workers, employees of the opfum is tolerated, if indeed not on-

this not be forgotten by the un- couraged, by the authorities in Their note issue had been under Chinese Eastern Railway and citi anyone infringing its safety. Let

of the zens of the Soviet Union, are being bridled elements of the Japanese ROYAL ASSENT TO NEW the export management many parts of China.-Reuter.

Bank of England and so great arrested and tortured in the tor-military who are now seeking an WAB the confidouce engendered jtare chambers of Harbiti. throughout the world that country

CHINESE BOXER IN NEW YORK -

BEATEN BY BROTHERİ

OF KID BERG

New York, Apr, 26,

Teddy Berg, a brother of Kid

Berg, the famous British boxer,

DOLLAR RISES A FARTHING

SHARP DECLINE IN CROSS-RATE

acnational drop in sterling,

tions and

the

last night defented Lou Sing-qui, a slight rise in silver, and an ad- THE WINDERMERE after country had joined what

Chinese boxer, on points. The contest was over six rounds. -Reuter.

vance of a farthing in the Hong- kong dollar are features of the ex-

hange markets today.

Silver rosa in London 1/8th, apot and forward. Speculators

HELICOPTER FLIGHT bought, but there were small offer-

Inge, the market being quietly official fixing, stondy. After the the market presented no special feature.

TRAGEDY

was called the starling convoy and had followed the pilot light of those expert managera.

could

relations.

litforing the

IDIOTIC TALE.

scono.

oxit from the blind alley into which their adventure has driven thom."

BOARD OF TRADE. PRESIDENCY

ᎪᏟᎢ .

London, Apr. 25. The House of Lords met special- ly to-day to pass the President of the Board of Trade Bill through all; Its stages, to enable Mr. Runciman to tako Iris place again in the House of Commons.

Afterwards, a Royal Commission sat and signified Royal Assent tog the Act-British Wirelesz.

"The redoubtable General Ma Chan-dhan," Pravda proceeds, "hus also been placed on the

GREAT SCOTT! The Idiotic tale of his being in PARITY RATE.

Soviet territory has been resorted ACCIDENTAL DEATH The gold hold by the issue to. The tactical lino of Japanese

AT SINGAPORE IN VERDICT

Major Elliott, imperialism makes it more than department, sald

bo only

valued at clear that the military want again

6% DAYS The Japanese gold par. It was not proposed to to 'try their luck'. London, Apr. 25.

London, Apr. 25. revalue the gold for that must imperialists are proparing further

The British airman, Mr. C. W. A. Silver remains unchanged in Now A verdict of death by accidental await the ro-stabilisation of ster- hostilities outside Manchuria, and York, but the cross-rate has dropp- drowning was returned at the in-ling at the rate at which it was it will be easy to cause provocation Scott, who left England last Tues quest at Windermere this afternoon decided to restabilis it. The when an excuse for action is need-day morning, flow the 1,200 miles London, Apr. 25, ed to 3.67%.

from Rangoon to Singapore to-day, Mr. J. N. Young, an ex-Royal The Hongkong dollar has ad-on Mr. Edward Taylor Scott. the effect of the proposals was that ed..

"This, mechanhm for provoking and is now wall ahead of the best Air Force officer, began the first vanced a farthing to 18. Bd., with | Editor of the Manekester Guardian, the love department was abso-

The ourney from England to Australia long distance helicopter flight to the market quifa stogdu, ka who lost his life when a dinghy in lutely solvent in every contingency conflicts is well known to the teil- previous record for the part of has accented the resignation of

the note Issue would be ora of the Soviet Union. for business rate is about 18.3.3/8d., which he and his son were sailing and day when ho left England

by real asseta policy of the Soviet Government is that he has so South Africa, 9.000 miles distant. but there is little inclination to do on Lake Windermore capsized. "overed

British Wirriesz and Router. unalterable. It fights for peace British Wireless, British Wirciens. business. -British Wireless.

ENGLAND TO CAPE TOWN

MARSHAL FENG'S · RESIGNATION

Nanking Apeė: 267-

The Central Political, Connoll Varsani Feng Yu-halang from the covered post of Minister for Home Afairwa