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AGREEMENT SAID REACHED

Tlentain, October 28. "All shops in the city have their shutters, up, the street fra deserted, and only armed ronins were occasionally seen wandering here and there in the business contro of the city," declares the special correspondent of a local newspaper, who visited Hsianyho yesterday.

Outside the west gate of the city,

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1935.

GENERAL ELECTION AMERICA'S WAR

BALDWIN GOVT.

MANIFESTO

London, Oct. 28.

SECRETARY

..

BANQUETTED AT THE

PENINSULA

Fifty-nine women are Included among the 1,295 candidates who The Consul General for the have so far been adopted by United States, Mr. Charles Hoover, political parties to contest seats gave a dinner to the American So in the next month's General crotary of War, Mr. G. II. Dern, nt Election. Of this total 557 ro- the Peninsula Hotel last night. present the National Government. There were some 100 guests pre- Prospective opposition candidates sont including many members of number 738 including 640 Labour, the American community and 175 Liberal, 21 Independent many lending Hongkong citizens. Labour Party and two 'Com Cocktails were served of the munists.

roof garden after which the guests

The National Government's:

Prime Minister and leaders of the Nation! Labour and Liberal Na- tional Groups, namely Ramsay Macdonald and Sir John Simon was issued during the week-end.

The tables in this room were set in the form of a "Um which stretched down two aides and round the end of the room and nt its head sat I. E. The Officer Ad ministering the Government. The

was designed to signify

were a number of armed pickets, election manifesto aigned by the were served in the Rose Itoom. who searched and questioned Every passer-by, who wished elther to enter or leave the city. The pressman entered disguised ម 1 merchant. In tite west auburb a number of dead bodies were soen, scattered about the street near the entrance to the city. They were victims of the early attack on the city. Exodus from the city continues and a number of rich residents, who managed to escape, have re- ported, that they were forced to hand over all their valuables.

W

or.

The pressman was informed that the new magistrate had been elected by the rioters, and taxes were collected by the ganisation now in power in the city. It is also understood that a detachment of Japanese troops visited slangho on the 24th. inst.. but returned to Tiental after marching through the city. Yesterday the city was visited by a party of Japanese military off cials. They also departed after renmining there for about two hours,

It states that the broad issue of the election is whether stability and confidence, built up by the National Government, are to be preserved in this period of special difficulty and anxiety.

Referring to the foreign affairs the manifesto states that the League of Nations will remain the keystons of British Foreign Po- licy. Everything will be done to uphold the Covenant and to main tain and increase the elelency of the League. It adds that collec tive security and collective netion alone can save the country from a return to the system which re- sulted in war.

"Unity."

To-day the American Secretary

of War and his party will spend the day shopping and sight-seeing, her home at lunch, and later the being the guests of Mrs. Hoover at guests at dinner of II. E. The Oncer Administering the Govern ment at Government House,

Later in the evening they will leave for Canton by the armed yacht Isabel, returning to Hong- bong to-morrow night.

Guests present at the dinner last night included:

L:

Mr. G. II. Dern, The Honourable In regard {o the Italo- The Secretary of War, Lady Mac- Abyssinian dispute the manifesto Gregor, Major General F. S. says that there will be no wavering Thackery, Mrs. C. I. Hoover. in the present policy. Action will HEO.AG. Mr. N. L. Smith, Mrs. be collective not Isolated. Any George H. Dern, Mr. Chas. discussions offering hope of a Hoover, Mrs. F. S. Thackery, His just settlement will be furthered, innour Sir Atholl MacGregor, The common rumour is that the provided they are within the Mrs. C. G. Sedgwick, Brig. II. G. Japanese will take advantage of frame-work of the League and Seth-Smith, The Ilon, Mr. A. G. the situation to demand the estab-acceptable to Italy, Abyssinia and Alabaster, Lady Shenton, The Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson, The Hon. lishment of a self-governed dis the League itself." trict North of the Yellow River. A battalion of Chinese troops has been despatched to Haiana but they were instructed to at outside the city fearing that clash might occur between the rioters and the Chinese, regulars, Negotiations are still proceeding between the Chinese Authorities here and the Japanese Military Meanwhile efforts to obtain a Authority In North China. It general limitation of armaments International agreement appears that the Chinese Authori. by an ties still hope to end the trouble will not be relaxed. at Hsiangho without military force.

Rumours state that a number of towns near Islangho are ready to support the rioters.-Wah Kin Yat

Po.

Order to Sellje

resort to

Peiping. Oct. 23. Telegraphic Instructions from Nanking have been sent to General Shang Chen, the Garrison Com- mander of: Tientsin and Peiping. ordering him to speed up the negotiations now proceeding at Tientsin with the Japanese Au- thorities in connection with the Hsiangho incidents.-Wah Kiu Yat

Agreement Reached

#

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In reference to defence the Mr. T. N. Chau, Coi. Campbell B. manifesto demands that gaps in Hodgen, Mra. II. M. Contes, Col. must be re-II. C. Harrison, Mrs. L. C. Lewis, defonsive services paired and adds that the Defence Mr. L. II. Gourley, Major H. A. programme will be strictly con- Bishop, Mrs. A. L. Shields, Mr. L. fined to making the country and Dunbar, Mrs. D. M. Biggar, Mr. the Empire safe and capable of C. F. Thomas, Mrs. W. T. Stanton, the Mr. A. Raymond, Mrs. M. Simon, fulfilling the obligations to

Dr. E. M. Gordon, Mrs. J. A. League.

Parrish, Mr. J. A. Parrish, Mrs. G. Prisque, Mr. L. C. Dennis, Mrs. A. Frederich, Mr. G. Frisque, Miss M. Knight, Capt. W, J. Gragg, Miss The Government intend further M. Cootes, Dr. D. 11. Black, 0.8.E« to promote the exchange of goods Mrs. F. D. Tracy, Mr. H. L. Pad- between Britain and her partners dock, Mrs. T. B. Williams, Mr. in the Empire and the policy of. D. Tracy, Mrs, E. M. Grodon, reducing barriers to international Mr. L. N. Johnston, Mrs. A. S. trade by means of bilateral com- Campbell, Mr. II. Pethick, mercial agreements will, it is L. N. Johnston, Mr. H. C. Gray, stated, be continued-British Mra. H. F. Sommers, Mr. T. 1. Wireless.

Wilson. Mr. Gung Kong Un, Miss M. Taylor, Mr. C. Me Ġec, Dr. II. F. Sommers, Mrs. E. 0. Drake, Mr. M. Simon. Mrs. H. H. Muzzall, Mrs. Dennison, Mr. R. M. Henry.

ese Concession on charges, which are not known.-United Press.

Arlyosh Leaving?

Mex.

Mr. K. Rounds, Mrs. P. A. Netland

Shanghai, Oct, 28. The Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. D. Drummond, Mr. G. Ander- Mr. Koki Hirota is and to be son, Mr. A. J. Campbell, Mr. S. P. wishing to reinforce the diplomatic Healey. Mr. Allan Hirsh, Mrs. mission in China. It is also F. A. Howard, Mr. James Dern, remoured that Mr. Akira Ariyoshi Mr. E. O. Drak. Mrs. C. II. Ben- Fig Loreaigu aliortly and bo sucson, Mr. J. H. Taggart, Mr. T, B. ceeded by Mr. Hachiro Arita, the williams, Mrs. A. Raymond, Mr. present Minister to Belgium.

D. Fraser, Mr. A. S. Campbell, Mrs. Peiping, Oct. 28.

Mr. Kanjo Horiuchi, First Secre. G. Duclos, Mr. Warrington, Mrs. Most reliable information states tary of the Embassy in China, will C. Mcq Gee, Mr. W. T. Stanton, that General Shang Chen has be promoted to the post of Coun-Mrs. L. R. Cramer, reached

Mr. B. G. agreement an

with sellor, while Mr. Goro Morishima, Butler, Miss Clinton, Mr. P. A. General Tada at Tientsin for director of the first section of the Netland, Mrs. Geo. Anderson, Mr. settlement of the Hsiangho afTair. Asiatle Bureau of the Foreign 1. S. Harris, Mr. J. Thompson, Mr. General Tada is reported to have Office, will succeed Mr. Horiuchi W. Richards, Mrs. L. P. Dennis, agreed to use his influence to as First Secretary.

withdrawal from

Mr. W. Dennison, Mr. R. L. Pource, Mr. Kazue Kuwashima, director Mrs. I. S. Harris, Mr. D. O'Keefe, Hsiangho of the Japanese ronins of the Asiatic Bureau, is likely to Mrs. W. S. Richards, Major Duclos, participating in the

uprising he appointed Minister to Austria Mrs. R. M. Henderson, Commodore some of whom are still very active, in succession to Mr. Naokichi C. G. Sedgwick, General Creed F. despite the arrest of six of them Matsunaga, and be succeeded by Cox, Mrs. J. J. Patterson. The Hon. Consul-General Itare Ishil at Shanghai. Mr. Matsunaga is at. E. L. Shenton, Mrs. H. c. Mr. Edwin Taylor, The Hon. Sir present in Japan on leave,-Union Harrison, Capt. Abbot, Mrs. J. II. News.

Taggart, Mr. L. E. Salisbury, Col. Economic Co-operation

secure

last week.

.the

General Shang Chen is stated to have agreed to give the insurgents a fresh start, provided that they hand over the city to the proper authorities, after which he will station civil defence guards of the Demilitarised Zone in Hsiangho.

Postmen to-day were refused entrance to the city for the first time since the trouble began,

Contrary to

Nanking, Oct. 28. H. B. L. Dowbiggin. o.n.E., Mrs. An official spokesman sail to-D. I Black, Col. L. C. Lewis, Mr. day that rumours of new Japanese W. L. Marshall, Mrs. H. C. Gray, demands and impending political Mr. A. L. Shields, Mrs. D. Fraser, changes in China were absolutely Mr. D. Biggar, Mrs. D. Drummond, unfounded," but admitted that Lt. Com. M. Sweny, Mrs. Paddock, numerous reports efforts for closer Sino-Japanese K. Paget. Mr. I. R. Cramer, Mr. F. A. Howard. Mrs. S.

Capt. W. S. L. Clough-Taylor, Mrs.

the Hsiangho movement shows no

economic co-operation ATC pro- signs of spreading to other disgressing in North China. tricts. Reuter,

Revolt Ends

Peiping. Oct. 28. General Shang Chen interviewed before leaving Tientsin at 8 p.m. for Palping, declared that the Helangho revolt ended today, when Peace Preservation. Corps troops occupied the town, The ringleaders of the recent

Hsiangho is quiet-Reuter.

Japanese Rumours

7.20 & 9.20 p.m. are flooing.

THE GREAT HOTEL MURDER"

EDMUND LOWE, VICTOR MOLAGLEN. Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street In the City of Victoria Hongkong:

revolt

At Tientsin, with the idea of K. Rounds. necking such economic en-opera- tion, the Oriental Economic AsSD-SINKIANG AND RUSSIA ciation was inaugurated by some of Tientsin's foremost Chinese and Japanese officials and business

mien.

SOVIETISATION CHARGE STRONGLY DENIED

Nanking. Oct. 28. Mr. Chang Yuan-fi, the repre- sentative of General Sheng Shih- tsal, Pacification Commissioner for Sinkiang, arrived here from Tientsia last night.

rumours grew out of the two-day The new crop of Sino-Japanese conference of Japanese military, naval and diplomatic officials at Shanghai.-Union News.

General Okamura in Conten

Canton, Oct. 28. Major General Neiju Okamura, who arrived In Canton on Satur- Mr. Chang vigorously denied. day to tour the South of China,

tha rumoured Sovletisation of left by air to-day for Nanning to Sinkiang, saying that the position visit the Kwangsi leaders, and is had already been made clear by expected back to-morrow,

General Shong Shih-taal's recent During the visit to Canton Gen-statement, and declared that there oral Okamura Interviewed a num-

was no truth in the rumoure Ler of South West Lenders includ-Russian rouble and the presence alleging the circulation of the ing Mr. Chow Lu and Mr. Islao of Soviet troops in Sinktang. He Fu-chen.

added that attempts were merely Sino-Japanese relations were made to exchange Sinklang pro- discussed and in the course of the duce for Soviet agricultural Im- conversations it is understood that plements and industrial products Mr. Heino Fu-chen reiterated that but no loans were obtained from the Chinese are willing to co- the Soviet.-Renter. Censors Arrested

operate with Japan provided co- General Sheng Shih-teal made operation is based on equality and a similar statement to the effect Tientsin, Oct. 28: Four Japanese and three Chinese

reciprocity,

that relations between Russian detectives arrested af

General Okamura, intonda wspaper censors in Chinees tor. Kwangs! before going to For tion of polities entered into the Chinese vialt Swatow after his return from commercial nature and no ques- to and Sinkiang wero entirely of a ritory and tools them to the Japan- mosa Reuter

Tientsin, Oct. 28. All is quiet in North China although it is still feared that the farmers' riots are a preliminary to the autonomy movement which is likely to be renowed later.

Meanwhile the local Japanese press is full of acare headings and rumours about a Chinese-Soviet agreemont directed against Japan- eso interests here, which might serve as a pretext for increased Japanese military forces in the North.-United Press.

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