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AMERICA CHALLENGES WORLD TO ACTION

At the police inspection parada yesterday. HE. the Governor presented madale for meritorious service. Photo shows Mr. Peter Grast, A.S.P., receiving the King's Police Medal,

(Photo: A. Fong).

ARSON AT MANCHULI

ANOTHER C.E.R. CLUB GUTTED

NO ARRESTS MADE.

(Special to "Talograph")

ily Telegraph, Copyright. Teleoraphic Aramapen Ordinaner.

President Roosevelt's Sweeping Offer

TIENTSIN FEARS

RAPID JAPANESE ADVANCE

CHINESE FALL BACK

Peking, May 18. All Chinese troops have evacuated Tangshan and are rapidly withdrawing to the west.

now

Three Japanese Reroplanes Followell in the wake of the retreating forers, harassing them) contanony with heavy aeriali bombardmente.

HOME

Concern is growing in the Tientsin area. The situation is growing increasingly tense owing to Internal feeling, while apprehension is felt of possibly Kerious developments upon the falling back of large bodies of defeated troops.

FENGYUN CAPTURED.

The Japanese have now 00- [eupted Fengyun near Tangshan.

TUTULDU ROTORJIVRINSING ME

HERR HITLER'S SPEECH

FIRM INSISTENCE ON EQUALITY

Berlin, May 18.

It is encued that Herr Hitler, in hla statement to the Releltag to-day, will em phasise Germany's equality elnim, while expressing ʼn de. sire for pence and regilness. to compromise on dharma. ment consistently with Ger maty's position and honou nea Brst-class Power,

The speech, It ін under. stood, will not contain any startling declaration. It wil probably be very conciliatory, but very unyielding.

Herr Hitler will insist upon the Germany claim to equality in all matters.--Renter.

amazonSEALED FROBORONIC SEALANTE Asuntomesenzen |

CHARTERED BANK'S LOSS

FORMER H.K. MANAGER! PASSES AWAY

Sung Che-yunn's troops, after u OCTOGENARIAN'S

Heerived May stubborn resistance for several |

days, have now withdrawn from Harbin, May 18. The Chinese Eastern Railway inside Haifongkou.

Lungchingkwan and SantunyIng, employees' club at Manchuli was burned down yesterday.

It is hoped that General Huang Fu will be able to devine a plan The premises were completed for halting the Japanese advance gutted and the loss is estimated at-Renter.

120,000 roubles.

This is the second large C.E.R. club to be burned down' in a for-

night. The other was at the other

VOLUNTARY RETREAT.

The Chinese withdrawal

CAREER

London, May 16.

The death is announced, at the age of 82, of Mr. Thomas Henderson Whitehead, a former Hongkong bank manager.

BRITAIN'S WARM RECEPTION

"THIS IS ALMOST AN

HISTORIC DAY”

MEANING OF THE STATEMENT

LONDON, MAY 17.

"THIS IS ALMOST AN HISTORIC DAY. AMERICA HAS BOLDLY AND OPENLY CUT HER MOORINGS AND LAUNCHED HERSELF IN FULL SAIL WITH COURAGE AND FINE DETERMINA- TION INTO NEW WATERS.”

This was the Prime Minister's happily-phrased interpretation of President Roosevelt's world" appeal and statement of policy. Mr. Ramany MacDonald was addressing the Pilgrim's, Club dinner in London to-night.

"Henceforth, "he said, "America, by her own de claration cannot be indifferent to anything that con- corns the pence of the world."

H., the Governor, accompanied by the Run M» Bb.t. Wolle, LOP, inspecting the Pollen Force yesterday. (Photor A. Fong).

CHINA AND SOVIET

NON-AGGRESSION PACT OFFER

AN IMPORTANT

CLAUSE

Moscow, May 17.

ROOSEVELT

AND CHINA

INTERPRETATION OF NEW "POLICY

RESTRICTION ON TROOPS

Tiss

(apnelal to "Talearspli")

Tetrarch, anpilght. Teforapha Mammary Dediumare, takis Herefords Minu

Washington, May 17. America's position In China as 'n coineqtrence of Prezident Roosevelt drama-

the revlalon of foreign policy is being discussed here,

In inleatret in offlelal pur teen that the thitol states Guy- jerament ) Tally aware that thy President's sweeping declaration will be interpreted as applyinue t the United Hiates' own foreign po Thes

The proposal that no agmed fors ees shall be sout nervan the front ffer except wheru arms imitation agzucments are visisted han stirred ujt much discussion. It in pointed aul, that the re-entry of United An unusual Article which, if Staten Marloes into Haiti after the Chinese Eastern Railway atilute a direct crossing of a front- signed, will hinder the aule of withdrawal would apparently eon-

and the maintenance of officialier by troops.. relations with Manchukuo, is in- cluded in the proposed terms of

WORLDWIDE, NON-AGGRESSION PACT the Non-Aggression Pact handed soldiers and marines in China are

CONFUSED PURPOSES.

As for the Disarmament Con- that

the

CHINA SITUATION... The presence of United States by the Chinese Foreign Ministry defined by treaty, it is indicated at Nanking to M. Bogomoloff in official quarters that they would London, May 17. action to raiso the price levels.. and forwarded by him to not fall within the prohibition When President Realovelt had "It must, In short, supplement Moscow.

suggested by President Roosevelt. addressed to the rulers of all individual domestle' programmes Mr. Whitehend, began his busi countries participating in

The Article the for economic recovery by we

provides for But the question would imme- ness career on the staff of the Disarmament or Economie Con-and

units Peking. May 18.

considered international "refusal of any recognition of diately ariso if American Chartered Bank of Indin in Londonferences, a Foreign office apokes-action."

de jure or de facto situations undertook in any way to enlarge from in 1873. He started on foreign

created by aggression on the the territory they hold as extreme of the railway, at Sul-Tangshan was carried out volun-service cleven years later and be man said that although the hour

part of a third Bower."

Japanese did at the beginning of fenho. On that occasion arson tarily, according to Chinese des-tween 1874 and 1902 was stationed of arrival precludes an official

the present warfare.-Reuter. British comment to-night, no There is no doubt whatever that Putches, the object being to avoid in India, Ceylon, Singapore, S@180o• | doubt can exist that the spirit of ference, the President anya

Hongkong. area. Haiphong,

Manila,

still serious disturbance of the

clash Macdonald Plan. where large British interests are China, Japan, Canada, Mexico and the statement will meet with the confused

America.

warmest approval in this country, dangerously, and a duty lies in The second is to agree upon the rentred,

He was appointed manager of and that the proposals will be bringing practical results through time and the procedure for taking The last Chinese soldier left the Hongkong office of the Char-atudied with a genuine desire to concerted action.

the following steps. Tangshan at noon yesterday. tered Bank in 1883, and was in co-operate effectively in obtain- "I believe that an overwhelming! The third in to agree that while In fighting round Fengyun, now addition Superintendent of the ing the fulfilment of the Presid-majority of people feel obliged to the first and following steps are

be retain excessivo armaments empled by the Jananes, General Far Eastern branches from 1893. eu hope "that ponce may

be being taken, no nation shall in- Dong Chao-yuan's forces suffered fe was appointed London muingerfassured through practical men-cause they fear spine act of agres- crease Ita existing armaments four hundred casualties vester-In 1902.

sures of disarmament and that all sion against them and not becausej over and above the limitations of day. The Japanese aiyo suffered

of us may carry to victory our they themselves seek to be treaty obligations. heavy losses in street fighting.

common struggle against economie aggressora. There is a justifica- chaos."

tion for this fear. Modern weapons Special.

was merely subjected,

yesterday's blaze at Manchuil was the result of deliberate arson, but

Arrests

have been made

110

Reuter.

EXPLOSION IN COAL MINE

THREE KILLED AND MANY GASSED

London, May. 17.

A serious explosion occurred to- day at the West Cannock Colliery, of the most famous in England, near Hednesford, Staf- ford.

one

DISCONTINUATION OF TREATY

ANGLO-JAPANESE TRADE STRUGGLE

POLITICAL INTERESTS.

QUICK ACTION,

Widely travelled, Mr. Whitehead Ifour times encircled the world, and on arrival at St. Petersburg from

In his message, the President Vladivostock in 1900, was inter- viewed by the Foreign Minister at points out that nations have, for this purpose, called two great his request.

The late Mr. Whitehead was pro-world conferences and upon the minently Identified with political decisions reached, the future of affairs in the Far East and on Octo- the whole world depends. (ber 24 and 25, 1895 despatched the The Economic Conference will historic telegram to the Times re-neut soon and must come to its garding Russia's secret arrange- conclusions quickly. The world ment with China for the occupation cannot await deliberations long of Port Arthur, Manchuria.

delayed. He was a member of a special "The Conference must establish suffering from gos when they were of the Board of Trade, announced mission in 1900 to interview order in the place of the present brought to the surface by rescue in the House of Commons to-day the late Mr. Pierpont Morgan, Pre-chaon by the stabilization of cur- parties, who did magnificent work, that twelve months notice for the sident William MacKinley, Pre-rencies, by freeing the flow of

termination of the Anglo-Japanese -British Wirelcas.

(Continued on Page 7.) world trade and by, international

Over a hundred men were in the pit at the time of the disaster and three of the miners lost their lives.

Many of the remainder were

CHEAPER PETROL AT HOME

A BIG REDUCTION

ANNOUNCED

London, May 16.

of

A reduction of twopence-hall- penny a gallon in the price petrol in England takes offect from to-morrow.

Oil shares on the Stock Ex- change all experienced A fall, Burmahs dropping more than 4/-) a sbnro.ritish Wireless,

MANCHUKUO AND KALGAN

CHINESE SCOFF AT TOKYO REPORT

Peking, May 18.

London, May 16. Mr. Walter Runciman, President

treaty in British West Africa wan being given forthwith,

This decision is the outcome of the serious Japanese competition with British goods-Renter.

FINLAND FAIL TO WIN A MATCH

EASY FOR BRITAIN IN DAVIS CUP TIE

London, May 16, Beltain casily won the two re- maining ringles in the Davis Cup tie against Finland at Queen's Club to-day, neither Austin Porry conceding a set.

Perry beat Grahn 6-1, 6-2, 6-4;) Austin beat Grotenfelt 6-0, 6-1, G.4.

nor

Britain thus won by five matches to love.Renter.

Chinese officials in Peklug scoff The Hon. Treasurer of the S. P. C. openly at the Japancha roports A. acknowledges with gratefulj that Kalgan, where Fong Yu- thanks a donation of $70, being the halang le staying has announced proccede of a play organised by the

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Greig,

Router.

Hem Hitler fa meeting

purposes

AND A FOURTH.

of

PRINCE AND HIS NEW PLANE

USES IT FOR FIRST LONG FLIGHT

London, May 16,

The Prince of Wales to-day flew from Windsor to Cardiff to hold an of Jerusalem.. investiture of the Order of St. John

of offence are vastly stronger "But the peace of the world than modern weapons of defence. must be assured during the whole

period THREE STEPS,

It was the first occasion he had disarmament and I therefore propose a fourth step, Vickers Vlastra machine.

mado a long flight in his now "If all nations will agree wholly concurrent with and wholly depen

The monoplane has accommoda- to eliminate both the possession dent on the fulfilment of these tion for ten persons and has a speed and the use of the weapons which three proposals, and subject to of 160 miles an hour. Sound-proof make possible successful attack, existing treaty rights, namely, that walls make conversation possible at defences automatically will be all the nations of world should normal tone and ten parachutes in come Impregnable and the defence enter into a solemn and definite the cabin roof are released for pay- of every nation will become secure, pact of non-aggression, that they sengers on touching a button.

"There are three steps to be should re-affirm the obligations The Prince flow back to London agreed upon in the present discus- they have assumed to limit and to-night to keep a second public alona."

reduce their armaments, and, pro- lengagement--British Wirelcio. "The first is to take at once the|vided these obligations are fälth- firat defnite step towards this ob- fully executed by all the signatory fective, as bibadly outlined in the powers, individually agree that INDIAN REFORM.

they will send no armed forces of whatsoever & nature across their frontiers."

POLICY INTO ACTION. The President adds that if any strong nation refuses to join with genuine sincerity in these concert- ed efforts for political and econo mic peace, the civilized world will

knew where the responsibility for

fallure lies.

He urges all nations to transinte their professed policies into netian --British Wireless.

SPECIAL MESSAGE TO

CONGRESS President Explains His Policy

Washington, May 10. President Roosevelt followed his world-wido appeal. for disarma- ment, coupled with an undertaking:

ANOTHER MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE

London, May 16. The Joint Parliamentary Com- question of Indian constitution mitteo which is considering the

King's Robing Room at the House reform met again to-day in the

of Lords..

private. For the first time, mem- The proceedings, as usual, were

hern of the Indian delegation were present.-British Wireless,

GOVERNOR OF BARBADOS

APPOINTMENT FOR MR. M. A. YOUNG

London, May / 16. Mr. M. A. Young. Chief Sucre- to enter into a Consultativa Pact, tary for Palestine, lins "hoon' up- by a special. Message to Congress. pointed Governor and Commender.

Ho advinod Congress that he had in Chief of Barbados, in succession. proposed a World Non-Aggression to the inte Mr. H. 8, Newlands.