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COVENANT FIRST

CLEAR STATEMENT OF

BRITISH POLICY

GENEVA OUTLOOK

WHISPERING GALLERY REPUDIATED

London, Feb. 6.

whispering The anti-British gallery at Geneva is dealt with by The Times in the course of a

Japanese Concession Made Ready for Possible BOMB IN A CIVILIANS ARMED

CINEMA

PANIC NARROWLY

AVERTED

WITH RIFLES

MORE SHANGHAI MACHINE-GUN POSTS AT

"PATRIOTISM"

(Special to "Telograph"}

113 Telegraph. Coryright. Telegraphic Menmpra Ordinance, trx). Rersized. Pebrkary

A. 11.49 ...

Shanghai, Feb. 6. A panic was narrowly! leading article headed: "Japan averted in a Chinese cinema and the League.”

The Timea says there is no in the International Con- doubt, though further attempts to cession last night when a And a basis for a Sino-Japanese bomb was discovered be agreement by conciliation have falled, that Sir John Simon's and neath a seat in the gallery. Captain Anthony Eden's encourage. ment of the Japanese delegates to make further endeavours was rightly given.

of

Those in the immediate vicinity raced for the exits in considerable alarm, but the management succced- Jed in keeping the situation in con- It is clear that D Japanese newspaper ateausts of the capetrol and the threatened panic was

the Anglo-Japanese conver-tipped in the bud.

Genevn sutions at

When the bomb was approached were highly coloured and exaggerated and that by the police, very gingerly, it was they misinterpreted, Sir John found to have a letter attached to it, Simon's purpose. Sir John Simon addressed to the proprietors of the simply offered advice (as Sirestablishment. Francia Lindley did in Tokyo) which did not prove wholly በ- ceptable.

LITTLE OR NO HOPE. There is no indication that the Japanese will make concessions in matters which they have hitherto consistently declared to be essential and seemingly there is no hope that the method of conciliation ean at present prevail.

It is necessary to insist that there was nothing sinister ur improper in Sir John Simon's intervention for there bas been a curious whispering gallery against him at Geneva and the air is full of "hnowing explanations" of the Machie- vellian motives behind Bri. tain's policy.

AID FOR VOLUNTEERS.

The letter demanded that the pro- prietom should deduct twenty per cent. of their total receipts for the relief of the anti-Manchukuo Volun- teers in Manchuria.

The letter was signed by "The Spirit Group."

Detectives rendered the bomb harraless and are now following the matter up--Reuter,

THREE WICKETS DOWN

M.C.C. DO NOT FARE TOO WELL

Brisbane, Feb. 6.

STREET CORNERS

SERIOUS OUTLOOK

ACUTE SINO-JAPANESE TENSION HAS DE- VELOPED AT HANKOW AND TIENTSIN AND IN BOTH CITIES THE JAPANESE NAVAL AND MILI. TARY AUTHORITIES HAVE TAKEN REMARK- ABLE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST ATTACKS ON THE JAPANESE CONCESSIONS.

The immediate cause of Japanese fears is not easily understood, unless it is that they anticipate serious trouble when the invasion of Jehol commences.

At Hankow, all Chinese police in the Japanese Con- cession have been dismissed, the whole district is being prepared for siege, with barbed-wire barricades; machine-gun posts at every street corner, and anti- aircraft gun defences, while five Japanese warships lie off the Bund awaiting developments.

In the Japanese Concession at Tientsin martial law has been proclaimed and the Japanese garrison has been strengthened.

Round the borders of Jehol, the plans of the Japanese military for conquest are fast reaching com- pletion. More troops are being rushed up ready for the offensive, which is likely to be launched on a big scale, a drive being made inland from three widely separated points.

HEAVY FIGHTING AT CHIUMENKOW

Shanghai, Feu, G. According to the Chinese press, the situation at Hankow is ex-j There is not the slightest ground |

tremely serious, following a con for these assertions and the least)

ference between Japanese naval the substantial of them all is

The M.C.C. resumed their inand military officers. At present suspiclon which has arisen, es-nings against Queensland to-day five Japanese warships are pecially among the delegates ofin fine weather before a crowd of the smaller States, that in the about 3,000. last resort Britale would not sup- port the Covenant.

RISK OF CONFLICT.

At lunch-time they had put on 83 runs and had lost three wickets, though the wicket was good.

Verity again showed skill as a Nowhere, says The Tinics, is it batsman, but was dismissed after better realised than in England obtaining 21 runs, Sutcliffe was that there are many threatening sent back after acoring 36.

elements in Europe to-day and Jardine had scored 19 not out

that the best insurances. against when lunch arrived. Scores: the risk of conflict are a practical

disarmament

agreement and IL

Queensland: 201.

M.C.C.: 89 for 3 (Sutcliffe 36,

---Keuter.

strong League of Nations, whose prestige the British Government Verity 21, Leyland 2)

will do nothing to wenken.

"China, as the complainant," continues the journal," "has a genuine grievance. The League procedure is unnecessarily slow, but in the peculiar diflculties of the case, delay is hardly avoidable, The League, which is not a super- State, has done all possible in the circumstances.

CABINET MINISTER TAKEN ILL

Mr. Malan Rushed Off to Hospital

Hankow.

さむ

Barbed wire has been erect- ed, machine-guns placed at all the entrances to the Japan- ese Concession and military telephones established strategic points.

at

ast

All Chinese police in the Japan

Concession have been

dis-

missed and replaced by Indians and Japanese marines.

males to be organised into a vo- lunteer corps.-Reuters

Siege

The Dutch battleship De Zeven Provlacion, which has been seized by mutineers and is now on the high 1080, with a aquadron in pursuit.

BRITAIN'S POLICY

CLARIFIED

CHINESE CIRCLES

REASSURED

Nanking, Feb. G. Chinese sources state that Bri- tain's policy regarding Manchuria has been clarified as a result of the meetings between Sie Miles Lampson and Mr. Lo Wen-kan, the Nanking Foreign Minister.

Sir Miles has had six meetings 'with Mr. Lo Wen-kan since his arrival here. He will probably leave for Peking to-morrow.--- Reuter.

MONSTER

JOBLESS

PARADE

250,000 MEN IN PROCESSION

MR. LANSBURY AT THE HEAD

London, Feb. 5. Remarkable scenes

were

MUTINEERS SEIZE WARSHIP

NOW ON HIGH SEAS WITH HOSTAGES

SQUADRON OUT IN SEARCH

SENSATIONAL PAY CUT SEQUEL

Batavia, Feb. 6. Mutinous Dutch native naval ratings have seized one of the battleships of the Dutch East Indies squadron and have put out to sea.

The rest of the squadron, including the flagship with the commander-in-chief aboard, is racing from Batavia with the object of intercepting the "stolen" warship.

This sensational devolopment jof the recent unrest among the native seamen involves a diffe-

DEVALERA'S witnessed in London to-day rent group of men from those who

GOAL FULL INDEPENDENCE FOR IRELAND

ENNIS SPEECH

(Special to "Telegraph")"

refused to attend morning when the biggest demonstra-|

purade at the naval baso al tion of unemployed in the gourabaya and there are poaal nation's history, organised [bilities by the Labour Party, was ship in reported to be making for

held.

even

more

of An sensational outcome as the battle-

Bourabaya, where a party of. 425

It is estimated that over a quar-native seamen were placed under ter of a million men took part in jarrest on Friday.

the processsion which was head- ed Ն George Lang

Mr.

bury, the leader of the Parlia- (lly Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphie mentary Labour Atramore Unfinante, 1886, «Reesiped, February Party, and which marched

n. 11.66 a.m.)

AN IRONCLAD.

Figuring in this incident, which is unprecedented in Dutch naval history, the battleship now in control of mutineers is the De ironclad Zeven Provincien, on with a displatement of 6,844 tone, carrying two 11-inch guns, four 5.9-Inch, and ten 18-pounders, to- gether with a number of machine- guns. She has a radius, of netion of,2,100 miles at 15 Knots.

The vessel was atationed at Oleleh in Sumatra this morning, the captain had gone nahore with part of the crew, when the native agreed seamen aboard, upon an signal, suddenly matinied.

Dublin, Feb. 6. to Hyde Park. Independence for Ireland The procession extended for JAPANESE STILL BRINGING is the goal of the Fianna miles and was

UP FRESH TROOPS.

Fail.

organised as a protest against Peking, Feb. 6. Addressing a muss meeting at the Govern- Chinese sources report the ar-Ennis last night. Mr. de Valement a economic rival at Tungliae yesterday morn-declared that the definite direction policy.

Mr. Lansbury. ing of three Japanese military in which the Free State is moving trains, carrying 2,000 infantry and is towards an Ireland completely

The happy feature of the demons- cavalry, 80 motor-ears and 100 free and as self-sufficing economi-tration was that it was carried out field-guns.

cally as is possible.

Once the national decision has from beginning to end without any sign of disorder, although the The belief is expressed that the been taken, he added, all parties authoritics were taking no risks and powered the Dutch officers and Japanese will drive into Jeho should be public-spirited enough martialed fifteen thousand police to from three routes, namely Kailu, to realise that you cannot move in line the route and cover the march Linnan and Chaoyang, at the time two directions at once-Reuter. exerting pressure on the Chinese troops at Chinwangtao. The

that another 2,000 ports add

cavalry Japanese infantry and have arrived at Sulchung, just out- Aide the Great Wall, from Shan- hailewan.

re-

MILITARY PREPAREDNESS,

OFFICERS OVERPOWERED

Armed with rifles, they over-

petty officers and before any in- dication of anything untoward had of the unemployed from their rally reached the shore, they took the De Zeven Provinclen out to sou. ing point to Hyde Park.

So heavily taxed, were the re- The captain of the warship im-. Dublin, Feb. 5. siurces of the polico on account of mediately wirelessed to Sourabaya Mr. de Valera, after watching this monster protest march tout and then set off in pursuit in a were vessel placed at his disposal by CIVILIANS ARMED.

the march past to-day of the volunteer special constables Fianna Fall clubs, at Ennis, in brought in to take over traffic con- the Government. Anti-aircraft guns have been

military formation, expressed the trol in the city and metropolitan! placed in position at the Japanese

CHIUMENKOW FIGHTING. apinion that the men did not areas.--Reuter. Consulate and the headquarters of

march so wall as they did in the Japanese marines. It is also Large bodies of Volunteers at 1917 and wondered how long stated that the Japanese authori- tacked the Japanese near Chlumen- It would be before tho tion have decided to serve out kow yesterday, according to Chin Minister of Defence gave all rifles and ammunition to all males ese reports. The fighting lasted young people an opportunity of as a precaution against emergen- all day and the Chinese claim they learning discipline by forming a ties. Rice in also being stored in killed several Japanese and Man- territorial body which would al- preparation for a possible alege.chukue soldiers. Chinese reports ways be available for national de-

also state that wounded Japanese fence.--Reuter, were arriving at Shanhalkwan yes- terday afternoon.-Reuter,

Reuter.

POWER OF COERCION,

**The League would never have the power (even if it thought it right) to coerce a Japan deter mined to follow its own course.

"It is now for the Assembly to Ordinance, 1874. Received. February Reports from Tientsin state that

make a report on the dispute, and recommendations for a settlement.

(Special to "Telegraph".)

Telegraph. Copyright, Taisgraphie

4. 11.68 0.17.)

MARTIAL LAW IN TIENTSIN.

Shanghai, Feb. 6.

on

Martial Law has been enforced in Capetown, Feb. 6. Mr. Malan, the Minister of the Japanese Concession after The indications are that the aolu Railways and Harboura, was taken dark. The garrison forces have tion will be almilar to that sugges-suddenly and dangerously ill this been increased by 200, while 800. ted in the Lytton Report. It is afternoon. He was rushed off to plain-clothes volunteers are immediately important (for Europe hospital and an operation was night duty. The military authori- rather than the Far East) that in performed.-Reuter. the Assembly's Report the prin- ciples of the Covenant should not] be compromised.

tics

have ordered all Japanos0

ULSTER STRIKE SENSATION

JAPANESE PLANS]

DOUBTFUL

Peking, Feb. 8.

FOOD CONTROL NOW

CONTEMPLATED ·

NANKING AND THE NATIONAL CRISIS

BIGGEST FOR OVER

FORTY YEARS ·

MR. LANSBURY SINGS

"RED FLAG"

The commander-in-chief, with the East Indies Squadron, la now racing to the scene.

WIRELESS MESSAGE,

The mutincers have wirelessed from the De Zoven Provincien

stating that they are heading for Sourabaya where 425 of their comrades are under arrest follow. (Special to "Telegraph")

ing refusal to obey orders. The (lly Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphis unrest is the result of recent pay Memper Ordinance, 2894. Recaired, February cuta in the Dutch fleot-Reuter. 4. 11.43 .m.)

London, Feb. 6. Yesterday's Hyde Park demon- stration, organised jointly by the Trade Union Congress, the Labour Party and the Parliamentary La- bour Party, was the greatest since that of 1891 to urge the eight-hour

PICKPOCKET SENT TO GAOL

Nanking, Feb. 6. The Minister of the Interior in- day.

BANISHEE WITH Only military trains are now dicated to-day that the Ministry: Eight platforms were erected in

BAD RECORD running on the Peking-Mukden is contemplating the creation of a Hyde Park from which the prin Railway between Mukden and Bureau for the Control of Food-cipal Labour leaders spoke protest- With a very bad record against Shanbalkwan, all railway passen- stuffs, which is considered pari ing against wages cuts and the him, a man named Chan Sing was gor traffic between those two sent emergency.-Reuter

cularly important during the pre-Means Test.

charged before Mr. Butters at the Mr. Lansbury's platform at Kowloon Magistracy this morning points having been suspended un-

tracted the largest audience and with stealing $10 and with re- der military orders.

approaching.

Mr. Lansbury led in the singing of turning from banishment. What troops are moving along that the Japanese are withholding nationale."

Elsewhere the bellef is growing the "Red Flag" and the "Inter-

It was stated by the police that the line la not at the moment

Despite the Communist threat to in Canton Rond, taking away $10. defendant picked ́a man's pocket cause trouble, there was no dis-He was seen in the act, however, missal to all railway clerks and clear, but it seems that the Japan-their thrust until the end of the

month. The raliway strike in Ulster has salaried oficials and a week's notice e Command has not yet comple-

of the ted the massing of Its forces for Japanese have now completed the ter

Chinese reports stato that the order and only two arrests-flet and was promptly arrested. When taken a more serious turn. The Company during the strike.

to all-lower-paid servants

the drive' upon Jehol.

his finger-prints were taken, de- establishment of an air base at

fendant was found to be a banishee, management, rather than concede This will mean the virtual clos-

Some doubt also exists regard-Tunglao, where an aerodrome has The wedding will shortly take and to havo returned to the As the result of an accidental fail the demands of the strikers, is pre-ing down of the entire system,

It is stated that if the strike is what the Isolation of the line been constructed and a fleet of place in Hongkong between Mr. Colony twice since he was banish- from a ladder at 33, Dowring Street, pared to close down the railway.

for military purposes. In some twenty machines lustalled.

Robert Edward Selby, civil engineer, Kam Won, a labourer, was removed, In pursuance of this policy, the settled before the expiration of the circles it is thought that the hour Flights over Jehel territory are of units, and Mrs. Florence T. C.

Sentences totalling a year word. to hospital yesterday with Internal Great Northern Railway Company notices, they will be cancelled for the Invasion of Jehot must be stated to be a daily occurrence Mack, of Santa Monica, California,

U.8.A.

[passed. is giving a month's notice of dis-| automatically.--Reuter,

with frequent bombings-Reuter,

COVENANT PARAMOUNT.

"There is no desire whatever to drive Japan from the League, and no reason why the Report should make Japan's withdrawal inevit able. If the machinery for peace in to be anfeguarded in the dangerously-charged atmosphere) of Europe, then the Covenant must be upheld."--Router.

njuries.

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DISMISSAL NOTICES

Dublin, Feb. 6.