Annual Report, 1931-1932

Includes: General Situation; Government dissensions, Floods in the Yangtsze and Yellow River basins, the Sino-Japanese conflict in Manchuria. The Internal Conflict, new provisional constitution*, revolt in South China, fighting on the Peking [Beijing]-Hankow [Hankou] line, student protests, resignat...

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Order number: CHAS/A/09
Date(s) of creation: 1931-1932
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: China Association

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title Annual Report, 1931-1932
scb_date_creation 1931-1932
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author China Association
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description Includes: General Situation; Government dissensions, Floods in the Yangtsze and Yellow River basins, the Sino-Japanese conflict in Manchuria. The Internal Conflict, new provisional constitution*, revolt in South China, fighting on the Peking [Beijing]-Hankow [Hankou] line, student protests, resignation of Chiang Kai-shek and Ministers. Floods and Communism, record water level at Hankow [Hankou], flood relief contributions, taxes on railway fares and customs surtax, fighting against communist armies. Manchuria, immediate reasons for Japanese military action, railway building by China in Manchuria, the conflict and the League of Nations, appeal by China,* resolution of the Commission*, resignation of Chang Hsueh-liang. The Open Door, USA and UK stress their rights in Manchuria, Japanese reply*, declaration of independence of Manchuria and installation of Pu Yih as Chief Executive, extension of conflict to Shanghai. Causes of the Sino-Japanese conflict, economic importance of Manchuria to Japan as a source of raw materials and food, competing railways and the development of a port at Hulutao. The Case of China. The Conflict at Shanghai. Trade and Finance, statistics, British, American and Japanese trade. Silver, fluctuation in value. Railways, loans and revenues, use of Boxer Indemnity funds. Work of the Association, the Feetham Report, extrality, salary payment in Hongkong, education of Chinese technical students in Britain, formation of a Silver Association. Appendix. Chinese Constitution. Covenant of the League of Nations and terms of its Commission on Manchuria, Japanese reply to American Note and the Kellogg Pact. Annual General Meeting, March 24th 1931. (references are mainly to 1930 affairs ) the fall in Silver, extrality, growth of nationalism in China, the Boxer Indemnity criticism of HMG action in repealing the original Bill
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