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LATEST DEVELOPMENT

Peking, May 14.

Pe-

MR. G. F. H. TAYLOR RETIRING.

POPULAR LIGHTHOUSE OFFICER GIVEN FAREWELL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MAY 15, 1933.

GERMAN ARMS ATTITUDE

STRONGLY CRITISED IN

LONDON

London, May 11,

MAY RECOGNISE MANCHUKUO.

HIS MAJESTY,

CONTINUES TO FULFI

ALL ENGAGEMENTS

Loudon, May 13. His Majesty the King continues to full his engagements and will visit the Royal Academy with Hor

This morning His Majesty re-

SOVIETS PRICE FOR SALE OF C.E.R. HAILWAY

Tokyo, May 14. The latest development in

Mr. G. F. HI, Taylor, the officer

The Soviet Ambassador to-day The rupture of the Disarmament visited the Foreign Minister, king was the erection to-day of nin charge of Green island and Sub- number of sandbag barricades at Inspector of Lighthouses, who is negotiations at Geneva has been Count Uchida, to whom he is re

Majesty to-morrow. leaving the Colony on retirement. temporarily averted by the action ported to have proposed that the all parts of the city.

of the President of the Con-Soviet will recognise Manchukyo Ollicin circles state that this in by the as, Carthage on Saturday |ference, Mr. Arthur Henderson, inif Manchukuo will purchase the eired in audience Sir Erucat a police rather than a military next, was measure, and is purely precaution wrist watch and a cheque, by Mr. G. the Gane melong for Monday of Chinese Eastern Railway-el-Clark, who has been appointed

sily.

Barricades have been erected in each police section, and they will be used in order to afford better con- trol of the important 'streets of the

presented with I gold

Tully, President of the Institute of Engineers and Shipbuilders, on be half of the members, on Saturday night.

The presentation took place at elly in the event of possible 4. largely attended smoking concert, Mr. P. T. Farrell, materialising-Reuter at the Institute.

presided,

trouble

Speciol.

Peking Remimu Calm

Peking, May 14.

the

General Commission for genter. oral discussion.

This breathing space is wel- comed by the British prens which, however, fully recognises that it

Protest To Soviet.

Nanking, May 13.

The Foreign Omce is preparing

tion.

test

Governor of Tasmania, Australia. -British Wirelens.

la impossible yet to estimate how a protest to the Soviet regarding treaty partners they remain ab- far the prospects of useful dis- the Chinese Eastern railway quen-solutely binding.

It is expected that the pro- "The machinery for achieving will be enbled to Moscow Buch consent was provided in the jarmament have been improved.

It is anticipated that the dis

British Draft Disarmament Con- cusalon which commences on Monthis evening.

It in bolleved that the protest vention, which would have placed day, will occupy the greater part will reply to M. Litvinoff's recent Germany on the same fooling, in of next week, but interest iB centred almost exclusively on the statements regarding the C.E.R., principle, as every other country. and will reiterate the Chinese Lord Hailsham was voicing the attitude that will be taken up by stand that any change of owner-unanimous opinion of the British the German delegation generally, but in particular on the subject of hip without the consent of China people when be declared that the

constitutes a violation of the 1924 re-armament of Germany effectives and with special re-

agreements,-Rruter,

constitute breach of the Treaty of Versailles and would call into ference to the standardiention of urmler.

operation the. sanctions which the Trenty providea,

Newspaper Comments,

would

"If Herr Hitler sincerely wants

Mr. Tulley. In ranking the sentation referred to Mr. Taylor's sojourn of 32 years in the Colony, The latest excitement here in

and to the services rendered by him the erection of sandbag barricades to the Institute, in the posts of in different parts of the city. Vice-President, Chairman, and

Protest Sent. Onleiula explain that the barricades Vice-Chairma He also spoke of

Nanking, May 14. are not intended to serve as mill-Mr. Taylor's enthusiasm for wire-

An emphatic protest against the tury defences but represent a police legs, and described him as

The London Times, in a lending sale of Soviet interests in the peace and gives practical evidence measure for coping with unruly pioneer of broadcasting in the article examining the prospects C.E.R.. is contained in a Note des- of his intention to maintain it as

event of oral | Colony. elements in the

of next week's discussion, says: patched to Moncow to-dny. In it a settled polley. then he will not trouble, recent events having sug-

"Whatever compromises may re-Chinn HRVA the Soviet's con-be denied pence with honour," the In thanking the members of gested the need for precautions. the Institute for their gift, Mr. solve, the difficulties on the other templated action shows a disregard Morning Post concludės.—British

Almost within a single week, the Taylor stated he had always en-points of the Issue of effectives is of treaty obligations as well as an Wireless.

can be no utmost capital. There

com- Inclination to conclude an unlawful, a large in the service of the Institute, and promise in respect of the retention transaction with an unlawful re-

gime. by fur co-operation of other mem-of a long-service professional slice of territory and

The Nole says that under the given ers had been enabled to attain army by one State, while others evidence

has reduce their forces to the Blatus 1934 agreements the Soviet Intention of of their

good results.

of R short

conscript absolutely service

no right to assign in driving further, Japanese planes. have twice circled Peking, dropping! He denied the rumour he intend-

militia. minatory leaflets, Wu Pol-fa'ned to return to the Colony, but "The key-point of the draft any form its interests in the Rail- way without Chinn's consent and bodyguard has been dispersed, the stated he would settle down in Convention-already accepted by declares that the suggested trans ex-military governor Chung Ching-England. Referring to his position all the Delegations in principle-fer of the Soviet's interests would European be tantamount to recognising Man- yao has been murdered in a foreign as billiards handicapper, he stated is the placing of all

much pleasure hotel Yu such-chung bus narrow he had obtained

Continentul armies on a basis of chukeo and aiding Japan. defensive mililin. On that basin The Note hopes the Soviet will

table alone, the

relative reconsider its discision-Reuter, strengths was drawn up, and it quite impossible to suppose that one country, L.c. Germany, could

-

Japanese forces have their offensive, occupied

renewed deavoured to give of his

ly escaped nasussiantion and there when occupying this position, and are rumours of separatist intrigues had made many friends, and stories of a shipment of flags) to Tientsin from Dairen.

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Mr. Taylor. prior to joining the Hongkong Government 1901, There have increased popular was Fifth Lighthouse Keeper, Hurry. Peking is still calm, but Trinity House Service, in 1894. He numbers are leaving-Our Special was appointed to his present Correspondent.

in Janitary, 1923.

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"If the draft Convention, which countries were to be employed on is designed to take the place of Colonial service, and would have the Disarmament section of the to be quartered overseas."

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The Timer emphasises that no Treaty of Versailles, is not con- summated. Germany will still re- at procedure change of Geneva can avail unless there is main bound by the terms of the aiso a change of temper, There Treaty, and any attempt to re-arm is little sign of this in the con-would therefore be a breach of troversial statement foreshadow-that Treaty and would be subject

to the penalties it provided." ing re-urmament, which has just

The Manchester Guardian says German issued by the been

that Baron von Neurath's article. Foreign Minister.

Recalling the concessions in Siris "a plain threat of coming re- John Simon's official statement on Armament, which will be attained the German claim to equailty in the repudiation of the Treaty of Versailles. The delay secured November the Timen continues:

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again."

Might Over Right. "Trust and good-will, which! these conditions connoted have! now been swept away. Since the.

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