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O WATALA✯✯ MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1932.
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MIXED COMMENT ON BRITISH NOTE TO GERMANY
SHANTUNG CONFLICT OF VIEW
FIGHTING
MALADMINISTRATION CHARGES
TO BITTER END
(Spacial to "Telegraph."}
Peking, Sept. 19. General Liu Chen-nien, who has aroused the ire of Han Fu chu in Shantung, has wired to General Ma Hung-kwei request ing him to mediate in the dispute
with General Han Fu-chu.
IN GERMANY
WASHINGTON FAVOURABLY
IMPRESSED
"TIMES" SUGGESTION
London, Sept. 19.
op
British proposal should form the Unanimous hope that Germany basis of an understanding which would aasure the continuance of will take advantage of the portunity offered to reconsider her the Conference, decision to abstain from the pro- crodings of the Disarmament
upon newspapers
the
Bureau at Geneva this week, la ex pressed in the comments of the Ma Hung-kwei is understood to London have telegraphed to the Governor British Note, which is generally
seeking approved. of Shantung Province peaceful methods of settling the dispute.
ncizing- the
The News-Chronicle, however, while approving its concllintory Hon Fu-chy, in the meantime tone, complains that the Note has issued a circular telegram ignores the facts and says that in reciting "the crimes" of Liu Chen-urder to make the appeal to Ger- Liu many to return to Genova effective, charging nien. After with
national it is essential to give some guaran- revenue and resorting to methods tee that the Powers, especially of the kidnapper in order to extort France, now mean business,
people, money from the wealthy Han Fu-chu says he is determined to "remove this monsier in order to save the people."-Reuter.
NANKING DENIAL.
VITAL DECISION SUGGESTED.
The Times, after pointing out that limitation is still, in theory, accepted by all suggests the de- sirability of the statesmen attend-
The Daily Mail says it is on the he will best obtain the modifica lines laid down by Britain that tions which she wants.
The Daily Herald suggests that the upshot of the Note should be a request to Germany to rejoin the Bureau of the Disarmament Con- ference for the purpose of dis- cussing the whole question equality,.-Beuter.
of
GERMAN REACTIONS.
Berlin, Sept. 19. Until members of the Cabinot have had. an opportunity of examining both the political and juridieni significance of the Note. official comment will not be forth- coming.
Meanwhile, the views in political Shanghai, Sept. 19. ing the Bureau coming to an early circles are at present divided, but Nanking claims that hostilities decision on the point of whether it is hoped that a thorough study have not broken out in Shantung, they are prepared to abrogate of the contents of the Note will but Reuter's correspondents at those clauses of Part Five of the lead to unanimity,
be The Nationalist newspaper, Chefoo and Peking confirm the Versailles Treaty which may
the British news that Han Fu-chu and Lio found to be inconsistent with the fontag, describes
terms of a Disarmament Conven- standpoint as serious for Chen-nien have clashed.
many, and declares that Indeed, it is reported from Che-tion. foo that Liu Chen-nine, panied by his stail, weal front yesterday evening personally
accom-
to
the
ex-
to conduct the operations.
Both Han Fu-chu and Liu press their determination to fight to the bitter end, each
accusing
Ger-
a com-
The journal says that a reason-promise on the baxis indicated able decision on that point must will be inacceptable,-Reuter.
repre. either bring the German.
present sentatives to Geneva or
the strongest evidence that the pre- sent German Government really de- aires, not a satisfactory outcome
U. S. OPINION.
Washington, Sept. 19, The British Note has favourably
impressed official circles, and it the other of fluancini maladmini of the conference, but liberty to reis believed that a plan may be
tration.-Reuter.
AMERICANS WARNED.
Chefoo, Sept. 19.
The American Consul on Satur-
day advised
ATH).
OTHER VIEWS.
Ger-
devised which will induce nrany to participate in the Dis The Daily Telegraph thinks the armament Conference-Reuter.
American Baptist DEATH OF MR.
A. G. COPPIN
missionaries at Laichowtu to with-
draw. Immediately. He also ad-
vised the
American Southern
-
Baptists at Hwanghsien and the Thirty Years Residence
Presbyterians at Tengehow to hold themselves in readiness for imp mediate withdrawal.----Reuter,
EXHIBITION TENNIS
E. D. Andrews Appearing
at Hongkong Cricket Club
in Hongkong.
+
RELAPSE AFTER SEVERE ILLNESS
It is with deep regret
that
BOYCOTT SPREADS TO PHILLIPINES
Chinese Mass Meeting Resolution
Manila. Sept. 19.
At a mass meeting of six hun- dred Chinese. Including mung pro-) minent merebants, held yesterday,
DOSSIER SENSATIONS TEXT OF BRITISH NO NEWS OF
POSSIBLE
SECRET GERMAN ÄRMI
ALLEGATIONS.
(Special to "Telegraph">"
London, Sept. 19.
It is doubtful whether the fabric of peace, so badly torn by Germany's claim to re- arm, can be patched up by the British Note, unless Gor many at the eleventh hour, decides to go to Geneva.
France maintains an ad- mant attitude and hints that she will be able to produce a secret and sensational dossier on German clandestine arma- ment building.
M. Herriot indicates that he will not countenance that any reference of the GermLMTA demands to the conference shall be confined to the great Powers since the smaller na- tions are also represented--- Router.
Sir Robert Ho Tung at the door of the Craf Zeppelin, with Dr. Eckener, her famous designer and commander, during Sir Robert's tour of Europa. "
STATEMENT
ARMS CLAIM UNWISE AND UNTIMELY
LEGAL POSITION
MISSING FLIERS
DISASTER FEARED A CERTAINTY
PROBABLY FORCED
DOWN AT SEA
Fears for the safety of the occupants of the Transatīnatic aeroplane, American Nurse, have now passed into practical certain- ty that they have lost their lives. Not a word has been received to
of. their fate. More than five days
give the alightest Indication have passed since they took off
London, Sept. 18. GE
ERMANY'S WITHDRAWAL from the Disarma- Tment Conference is emphatically condemned in a British official statement issued by the Foreign Office on the subject of Germany's claims to arms equality. The British statement dubs the raising of an acute politi-from New York, and the last news cal controvery as unwise and untimely in view of the financial concessions that her creditors have recently made to Germany.
Britain rejects any idea that the eventual disarma- ment convention will mean the abrogation of Part Five of the Peace Treaty. Britain, like France, will discoun- tenance a disregard of Treaty obligations.
The aims at Geneva, the Foreign Office statement goes on, are the securing of the largest possible reduc- tion of armaments in the case of the more heavily arm- ed Powers, and, at the very least, no material increase for lightly armed States.
of them was from a vessel which sighted the machine about 450 miles north-west of the Azores, when they had covered a third of the distance.
The era were due in Rome in
about 40 hours, and their fuel supply was not expected to last much longer than that time.
THREE ON.BOARD. -
On board the plane were .Dr. Leon M. Ulbrich, pilot; Dr. Piaculli who was going to make scientific observations of Ulbrich's
reaction to the flight, and Miss
Edna Newcomer, a nurse.
It
that was at first thought there was a chance the plane was forced down somewhere in Europe.
tragically certain that the fliers went down at sen.
They were aighted
BRITISH ANSWER TO STATUS ISSUE and not reported, but it is now
ей
route
The British statement says that, memorandum to have stated the exchange of Notes and the an-contrary view, they desire to from three different vessels, the
the last one being the steamer Ashbur nouncement by the German delegate associate themselves with
beton, which the fliers passed at at Geneva, involve matters of the opinion that it could not
AS the correct the position northwest of the greatest importance for the future maintained progress of the Disarmament Con-construction of the Treaty of Ver- Azores. The plane, according to wireless message, from, the feronce and, indeed, for the future sailles and connected correspon-a
dence, that Germany is legally Ashburton, was heading towards of disarmament ipself.
With a profound sense of their entitled to the abrogation of Part the Azores, apparently to take duty to search for a reconciliation Five of the Treaty of Versailles advantage of Tuvourable weather. of the different points of view, His by any disarmament convention to Nothing was reported to indicate Majesty's Government make the be concluded, or by a failure to the plane was in trouble.
concludo any convention at all. following observations:--
a resolution was passed deering CHACO WAR is
we have to record the death of a boycott of Japanese goods in;
one of the Colony's best-known The Philippine Eslands-Reufér,
and most popular residents in
the person of Mr. A. G. Coppin,
We are informed by which occurred at the War his friendship. He was a popular
C.P.F. James that arrangements have now been completed with the Hongkong Cricket Club for E.D. Andrews, the British In- ternational Club tennis player to meet local exponents In ex- hibition games on Wednesday the H.K.C.C. and Thursday on ground.
The matches on both days will start at 3.30 p.m. sharp, and one singles and one doubles will be played on each day, the doubles to take place first.
Memorial Hospital early
this clubman, being a member of the morning, at the age of 56 years. Hongkong Club, the Cricket Club,
in
PEACE OUTLOOK BRIGHTER
The late Mr. Coppin was admitted the Royal Hongkong Golf Club, the PROLONGED STRUGGLE to hospital on the 2nd instant, and Jockey Club, the American Club,
London, Sept. 18. He Туда also a almost immediately underwent a the German Club and many other Freemason, having
A prolonged struggle around serious operation. His condition institutions. was critical for some days, but he prominent later rallied and hopes were enter been Möst Wise Sovereign, St. Fort. Bosqueron in the Grand
On Mary Magdalen Rose Croix Chap tained that he would recover. Saturday, however, he suffered alter, and unofficial member of the Chaco forest has resulted in a relapse, and, despite everything District Grand Lodge of Hongkong stalemate.
for and South China, as well as being Fighing to now very desultory possible that could be done him, he passed quietly away at a trustee of the Masonic Bene- and the prospects of peace in the 2.20 this morning. The sincere volent Fund Corporation, Swatow Bollvin-Paraguay dispute are now
also District sympathy of a, wide circle of Lodge. He was
much brighter. friends will be felt for the widow, Grand Senior Overseer, of the
A counmunication from La Paz, son and daughter in their heavy District Grand Lodge of Mark bereavement.
Master Masons of Hongkong and the Bolivian capital, states that The deceased gentleman came to South China, Master Overacer of Bolivia has already informed the
and
· LISTENERS ASKED
Junior neutral Staten that she agrees to the East over 30 years ago, Join- Concordia Lodgo TO REPORT ing the Hongkong office of Mesers, Grand Warden of the District an immediate cessation of hostill
ties. and Hongkong Advice has been received in Brudley and Co., Ltd.. with whom Grand Lodge,
Paraguay has already expressed Hongkong to the effect that XCBL, he remained for many years. Later, South China. Ho. was for
the armies of both the Shanghai station, is to broad-when the Nestle and Anglo-Swiss years Hon. Treasurer of the Alice her willingness to cease hostilities cast on short-wave, 50 metres, be- Condensed Milk Company, for Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals, provided
which Messrs. Bradley and Co. whilst he also rendered good service countries are withdrawn a certain tween 7 and 11 o'clock to-night.
had been agents, opened their own to the Po Leung Kuk. He was also distance within three days of the George's suspension of hostilition. Reuter. branch in Hongkong, Mr. Coppinn member of the St. became Manager, a post which he Society, and formerly a Committee held for several years. In 1922, member of the Constitutional Re-
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The Royal Observatory reports that A moderate unticyclono covers Man- churia The-dopression over Tong king is filling up. There are indica Arphoon forming about 400
many
he came an exchange broker, con- form Association. In 1914, he was LIEUT. WEBB AND MISS ELIOT
HEYWOOD TO WED tinuing in that capacity until the appointed an unofficial Justice of the Peace. In all his manifold: ac- present time.
POPULAR CLUBMAN.
all
tivities, ho won friends on The mariago will shortly take hands, and by his death the Colony place of Lt. and Wynne Webb, Royal Artillery, loL.Government la rendered the poorer
takin plaou this wrong Hout Hout 7 and Mur En IN BAND CONTROLLANE PONY) kwithai affable, dianosition and a}^ The funds/ CINTA YORG KLAUS CRE
A man of sterling character,
Still less is it possible to de- duce, as a matter of legal inter-
LITTLE HOPE." Previous to that the
steamer American
rescue
have
INGENIOUS TILL ROBBERY
of
"His Majesty's Government think it unfortunate that a political con- troversy of this magnitude should pretation of the treaty, that the Dartford sighted the arise at this moment, when it is so manner in which the object-Nurse south of Nova Scotia, and necessary that attention and energy the general limitation of arma-later the Winnebago reported the should not be diverted from the ments-was to be fulfilled, was plane passed overhead at a posi- efforts so urgently needed to restore to be precisely the same as the ion 500 miles south of Cape Race,
manner in which Germany's arma- Newfoundland.
If the fliers went down at seu the prosperity of the world.
ments had been limited by Part
in the hope of a chance FINANCIAL RELIEF. ·
Five, for the only indication "Granted that the question of the Treaty of the manner in which alim more particularly after this to be lapse of time. The plane was not equality and status would have ari-general disarmament
two
Aters sen before the dlaarmament con-brought about is to be found in equipped for such an emergency. At- in the North ference concluded, there is a grave the very general words of article Already
lantic this year. They were John disadvantage in forcing it to the Eight of the Convenant of the been lost
Lengue.
Brochken and Clyde Lee, who set front at this stage.
STILL BINDING.
out from Harbor Grace, Newfound- "Germany has suffered, and is
land, for Nova Scotia, on August. from the prevailing suffering,
to fly "The correct position under the 25
to Oslo, Norway. economie depression and other
heard of Treaty of Versailles is that Part Nothing was seen or Tranty of the Versailles have recognised this. Five is still binding, and can only them afterwards. and have shown themselves rundy, cease to be binding by agreement. consequence, to abate and But His Majesty's Government do to revise, not understand that the case put indeed, fundamentally
Germany is that their financial claims upon Gor-forward by
equality is legalised from the many.
Ver- "In view of Germany's economic language of the Treaty of
appeal difficulties, the initiation of a sailles. It is rather an
the acute controversy in the political for an adjustment based on field at this moment must be fact that the limitation of Ger- accounted unwise. And in view many's armaments, contained in of the concessions recently the Treaty, was intended to be, by her and announced to be, the pre-
In charging a young. Chinese accounted cursor of general limitation by with stealing two dollar pieces creditors it must be granted to Germany
the others.
from a hawker's stall-in Wing particularly untimely.
"His Majesty's. Government do Shing Street, Sub-Inspector J. B. not deny the fact and do not seek McWalter informed Mr. Wynne- the Jones at the Central Police Court "The British Government most to minimise the force of
this morning that the defendant earnestly hopes that nothing may contention.
So far as the Government of had dipped a wire, on the ond of be now be allowed to intervene
very large reduction in all the complainant's til.. which would retard the process of the United Kingdom are concerned, which was some bird lime, into economic recovery, which it will be a
The defendant was sentenced to the task of the approaching departments of armaments has
conference to been made since the Treaty of one month's hard labour, promote by every means in it Veraallies was signed. Neverthe world economic
less the United Kingdom Govern- "But as Germany's claim has mont are earnestly collaborating been pat prominently forward, at Genova in promoting to the an utmost of their power, a measure threatens impose obstacle to the harmonious work of further disarmament, both in
qualitative and quantitativo | ing of the conference, the Govern-ta mont consider they should offer sense, which would all tend in the claim might be dealt with.
megations as to how the direction of greater equalisation.
power.
and
80
ECONOMIC NEEDS.
to
-BRITAIN'S HOPES.
BIRD LIME ON END OF WIRE
DOLLAR. AGAIN
DECLINES ·
SILVER OUTLOOK
EASIER
Tho Hongkong dollar has drop "First, it is necessary to be clear
"It is the hope of the United pod 1/8th to-day to 18. 30. The as to what the cinim Invalves and as to the actual treaty position. Kingdom Government that there loen? market has an easy under His Majesty's Government can may result from Geneva, in spits tone, with expectations of a für give no countenance or encourage of the difficulties that have boon thor decline in silver prices. ment to a disregard of treaty oncountered, and that are inherent London, ellver dropped in an effort to reach a world-wide 13/18ths, China and India zöld, and obligations.
agreement, really valuable the market was quick TREATY INTERPRETATION......... mataurs of disarmament in which
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