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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JANUARY £7, 1933.

SEVERE STRUGGLE IMMINENT AT GENEVA

GRAVEST PHASE IN LEAGUE HISTORY

HOPES FOR OLIVE BRANCH FROM CHINA OR JAPAN

ly agreed that the Report will not merely endorse the Lytton Report,

NEW DRAFT large sections of the latter will,

OF REPORT

SMALL POWERS SEEK

A JUDGMENT

Geneva, Jan. 26. The meeting of the League Council has served an a useful protext for delaying the meeting of the Committee of Nine. A

holiday from official business is welcome and is being observed completely by common consent.

M. Hymans is CH

route to Brussels and therefore, is not available by telephone, while a breathing space is allowed for

however, be introduced to make the historical picture completo, and the Committee will have to weigh their words very carefully. The discussions promise to ba very tedious.-Reuter.

JAPAN'S MOVE AT GENEVA

AGAIN SEEKING

CONCILIATION?

Geneva, Jan. 25.

The Japanese statement with re- gard to the Drummund-Sugimura negotiations, which was

issued yesterday, is regarded as a fair. frank and full exposition of the recent pourparlera which is being variously interpreted according to the colour of the opinions of the reader,

titude.

Shangbai is still experiencing bitterly cold weather, heavy snow falling again yesterday. Picturo shows East Lancashires on a route march through the snow-covered streets last week.

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THIRD DIVISION RESULTS

Some regard it as intended to emotions to coul to give a chance to either to tender an olive disarm public opinion by showing

London, Jan. 25. branch if desired, and to enable the nioderation of the Japanese at-

The following were the results the whole Committee of Ninteen it merely portends further conces

Other quarters believe that of to-day's football matches: to reflect before plunging into slons with a view what threatens to be the most further attempt to initiate a con~|

to making a

Third Div. (South). controversial and serious phase cillation procedure..

Bristol City

2 Watford since the Sino-Japanese dispute arose and one of the gravest

Third Div. (North). phases in the League's enteer. For the first time in ten years, the League will be called upon to make recommendations previous to the occasion of the Viina quarrel in 1921. Incidentally, many have profited and welcome the change of weather as they are now able to get outdoors for pleasure.

NO PEACE KITES.

Up to to-night neither side busi flown a peaceful kite. On Wednes. day at 10.30 am, the Committee of Nine met for another discussion of the dispute. Among the other tasks will be the assimilation of the Lytton recommendations with the events which have happened to the League since the Lytton Com- mission began their investigations.

Invitations to the remainder of the Committee of Nineteen to submit observations doubtless will complicate the work, as many delegates on the Committee of Nineteen are reported to have spont the day "making notes," Reuter.

SHORT MEETING.

Gateshead

1 Rotherham

Friendly,

1

5 Austrian Rapids 2

-Renter.

DO NOT WANT BREACH This view has been perhaps in- fluenced by the telegram from Tokyo reporting the criticism against the Japanese Government by the Seiyu- ¿verpool kai Party. In any case, the impres- slon is not altogether unfavourable,... and it is felt that it afforded fresh reluctance on the part of Japan to to strive to their utmost to find a come to a breach with the League. solution but, in his opinion, Count Uchida had failed to bend his energies thereto.

SECRETARIAT BUSY'

"

It is believed that the Committee of Nine will not likely meet before to-morrow morning, owing to the pressure of other meetings this afternoon.

DEPUTY'S VIEWS

lacks the necessary initiative, Mr. Declaring that Count Uchida Ashida asserted that the foreign Minister should guide the nation's foreign policy and assist to break the deadlock. He urged Count Uchida to retire himself according-

In

the meantime, however, the Secretariat is busy redraft ing the Report with a view to presenting it to the meeting at an early date. There scemally. likely to be a severe struggle within the Sub-Committee of Nine.

Inter alia, Mr. Ashida criticised the Cabinet's apparent withdrawal of the reservation regarding the application of Article XV. on which the late Mr. Inukai strongly Insisted-Reuter,

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SENSATION

HITLER'S LETTER TO HINDENBURG

WILL VON PAPEN RETURN?

Berlin, Jan. 26. Fresh excitement has been aroused in the political arena by the publication of a letter from Herr Hitler to President Hinden burg envisaging a change in the Chancellorship.

There is now. It is stated, a possibility of the formation of a Cabinet embracing different schools of thought from the Centre

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4.30-7 p.m. Chinese programme. 7-10.30 p.m. European programme. 7 p.m.

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Selected Landon and New

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7.15-8.15 p.m. Variety. 8 p.m. (Local Time and Report). Orchestral-The Kiss Waltz

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Albert Sandler and His

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Jeannetto MacDonald

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Frank Ferern and John

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Les Relsman and His

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of Herr von Pa-Humorous Song A Fly's Day Out pon to govern-

Gracie Fields.

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ment leadership. Tango--Duck.

Argentine Tipica Orchestra.

The change in

B5367.

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Eight?

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the political out- Chorus-Watchman! What of the

DB933.

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Song-Dream Lover

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SMALL POWERS PRESSING The small Powers are pressing very hard that the Report shall in- clude some sort of definite expres- sion of opinion. These states, (Bp Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraph notably Sweden, Switzerland, Hessages Ordinance, 1894. Romieul, Janwary | Chancellorship, as the price for Geneva, Jan. 25. The meeting of the Committee strongly to the mere endorsement Czecho-Slovakia and Spain, object

supporting a Presidential Cabinet. Fox Trot Sunshine and Shadows

New Mayfair Dance of Nine this morning lasted just of the Lytton Report, chiefly be-

("Telegraph" Speciai).

It is understood that the Nazisi

Orchestra. B0010. an hour and was very informal. M. cause the latter avoids pronouncing

informed Hindenburg that they Organ Solo-Narcissua Tokyo, Jan. 25. Hymans was absent and M. Bou-judgment.

Naval authorities here describe Chancellor

would accept Herr von Papen as Sydney Gustard.

B4230. provided quin represented Belgium.

Captain Guitar Dust--Love Dream of Lula Lu It le understood they found un-as ridiculous the Daily Herald's Geering, the present President of Frank Ferera and John The talk ranged over preli-expected support at yesterday's allegation that Japan in building the Reichstag: was included in his

Pallahi.. B2316 minaries as to what might be meeting in the new German per- naval bases

in the mandatory Cabinet. included in the Report, but no at-manent representative at Geneve, islands in the South Pacific, tempt was made to begin draft-Herr Keller, whose opposition It is further pointed out that the ing the text and no asfinite deci-against the British and French allegation is a mischievous exag. sion was reached regarding Its thesis has been distinctly marked.geration of harbour improvement contents.

works.---Renter.

The meeting was interrupted by the meeting of the Economic Council. The time for the next meeting of the Committee has not

yet been fixed..

TWO REPORTS OR ONE?

GERMANY'S ROLE Incidentally again, at this morn-

NAZIS ANNOYED.

not quite so promising as it was

The altuation at the moment

earlier in the day. The Nazis are furious at what they describe as ler's move and state that this may "premature publication" of Hit- cause him to revert to his "all or nothing" policy.

ing's meeting of the Council, Herr MANCHUKUO APPEAL Kelly very deliberately trod upon the toes of the British and French representatives over the matter of INTERNATIONAL CONTROL the Mandate question. Two Reports or one was the Therefore, it seems likely that ranges Orson, 1984) Zentrok, Janusnounced his claims to the Chan-

[Blu Telegras. Geogright, Islseraphie aole question on which the dis- Germany will play a disturbing | 25, 2.10 p.m.); cussion at this morning's meeting role in the further evolution of the

of the Committee of Ning revolved. dispute.-Reuter.

If two Reports should be decided upon, one would place on record

the fallure of the conciliation pro-

MISUNDERSTOOD!

FEAR

("Telegraph” Special).

Fox Trot-Swingin' in a Hammock

Leo Relsman and His

Orchestra. 22453. Song--Waltzing Time in Old

Vienna

B4214.

B5357.

Gracio Fields (Comedienng), Tango-Old Maid.

Argentino Tipica Orchestra. chorus-The Moon Has Raised Her

Lamp Above

The Forty Stars,

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8.27-8.45 p.m.

Moreover, Hitler's chief press agent denies that Hitler has re

cellorship, though Nazi quartets admit that constant negotiations A programme of records kindly Shanghai, Jan. 25. have been proceeding in the last loaned by a Listonor. Popular Songa A message from Changchun few days. between the Nazis and from "Looking on the Bright Side." states that Manchukuo's Foreign the Nationalists with a view to Looking on the Bright Side of Life cedure, while the second would

Tokyo, Jan. 25. Minister, Mr. Hatch Chich-shih, overthrowing General ven Schelei-Ha's Dead, But He Won't Lie Down Reports that Router's constitute the report and recom- of January 23rd. regarding the ese people reminding them that thesidential Cabinet in which Herr

Gració Fields (Comedienno). message has tasued an appeal to the Chin-cher and forming a National Pre You're More Than All the World Four, Article XV of the Leagueenused a sensation at Geneva, call-ciliation in the Sino-Japanese dis

Paragraph blunt questioning in the Diet had breakdown of the Powers con-litler would necessarily be Chan-Looking on the Bright Side of Life Covenaut.

If only one Report should be ion.of the Diet that the Seiyukai than the result of the Powers' fear ed forth a demand in to-day's aes puto means nothing more or less drafted and presented. it would interpellator. Mr. Ashida, retract of losing their economic supremacy merely allude to the fallure of what he said on January 23rd.

in the Far East, owing to the LADY PASSENGER the procedure under Paragraph Throc.

Mr. Ashida falled to retract his peaceful development of Japan and remarks, but expressed regret that, Manchukuo. lowing to his failure to make him.

mandations under

BRITISH VIEW.

cellor.-Reuter.

DIES

The British viewpoint was that self clear, he had apparently been nations against impending Inter- ABOARD P. & O. LINER

The appeal warns the Chinese It is extremely inadvisable, to any misunderstood.

national control, which, it declares,

the least, to proclaim the fallure

While, however, asserting that would sure to follow China's de

CARTHAGE

The death occurred on board the

of conciliation. The meeting did he meant to uphold the Govern- pendance on outside intervention not, however reach any decision,ment's policy to the League. Mr. or interference, without restoring but it is reported that this even-Ashida proceeded to declare that friendly relations with her neigh P. & O. liner Carthage early this ing Sir Eric Drummond evolved as the Manchurian problem was bours,Reuter. formula designed to satisfy all vital to Japan, the Cabinet ought

sides, as well as to simplify the process.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

The annual dinner dance of the

morning of Miss Lilian Agnes Wood, (48), a through passenger from Kobe to Sluganore and Australia to her home in Now South Walen.

The Committee of Nine bnu ar- ranged to meet to-morrow after-

The deceased lady, together with noon. Thereafter, they will work

The Royal Observatory reports that two companions, Miss Betts and intensively. There will be no Hongkong Automobile Association will a strong anti-cyclone covers North Miss Stott boarded the Carthage further meeting of the Council or be held at the Peninsula Hotel on China and is extending southward. nt Kobe with the intention of re- the Bureau of the Disarmament | Friday, February 3.

Fresh to strong monsoon will continua Conference after to-morrow until Monday, and the General Commis. aion will not meet till Thursday. HEAVY TASK.

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Малез and jewellery amounting

along the China coast and over the turping to Bathurst, their home Chino Seu. Local forecast:-N.E. town in Australia. Shortly after the ship had left Kobe, Ming Wood winds, fresh; generally overcast. to less than a hundred dollars were

became ill and passed away at taken by three armed robbers who Mr. Cooper residing at the 1 o'clock this morning prior to the The comparative stackness will entered the first floor of 144, Keelung Metropole Hotel received minor injury arrival of the Carthage in port. enable the Committee of Nine to Street, Shamshuipo, at 9.30 on to his head last night when he The ship was flying the ensign at meet is necessary, thrice daily, Wednesday night. One of the men accidentally slipped in the vicinity half-mast when she arrived in

was armed with a weapon, which to of Binke Plor last night. He was port inter this morning.

Civil

The post-mortem examination is was the only inaute on the floor at Hospital but discharged after his in being held this morning. the time, looked like a revolver. Jury was dressed.

as they will have a tremendous amount of work to get through.

a young woman who with her child, tnken to tho Government

Seeing that it has been virtual

to Me

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After To-night We Say Goodbye I Hate You

Gracio Fields (Comedienne). 8.46-10 p.m.

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