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$501 VOTING CONTEST PAGE 9.
The China Mail.
October 29, 1928, Temperature 75
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號三廿月十年三十二百九十一英
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HONGKONG, TUKSLAY, OCTOBER 28, 1913 日四十月九亥癸次賞年二十國民事中,
COURT OF ENQUIRY'S FINDING
VESSEL NOT. UNSEAWORTHY.
(Beuter's Service to the China Mail. Ą
CALCUTTA October 20
A Court of Enquiry found that the steamer "Okara," which was seaworthy and properly load. ed, foundered owing to her hatches giving way when the vessel was caught in a cyclone.
[A Renter cable despatched from London May 10 last said:--
RUMPUS IN GREECE.
REVOLUTIONARY · RISING.
(Renter's Service, to the China Mail.)
LONDON, October 22.
Cryptic despatches from Athens betray a severe censorship and indicate serious develop
principally owing to the establishment of a newe- ment of the Indignation which recently prevailed
paper censorship on the eve of the elections. A
MOVEMENT "UNIMPORTANTIA
LATER
Messages trickling in from Athenspfter Bass-
of brief cables state that M. Plastiras succession issued a proclamation condemning the reactionary on activities of two generals and other officers of the Peloponnesus army. General Metaxas and the Serious allegations were contained ia a ques- Directors of his newspapers have disappeared. The tion in the House of Commons by the Labourite, mutineers have been warned to disperse within an Mr. T. Johnston, as to whether the Board of Tradehour or they will be bombarded by acroplanes., were aware that letters written at the beginning of
·March by officers of the s.s." Okara" had been re- ceived in Britain declaring that the ship was unsen- worthy. Mr. Johnston asked whother some of the plates were only one eighth of an inch thick, anding the censor's hands report a military rising un- holes could be hammered into them, and whether the ligfboats at boat drill were filled with water.
Lt. Col. Buckley undertook to investigate, and added that as far as was ascertainable the vessel had not been examined for many years, as it had not sailed in Home waters. The Speaker informed Mr. Johnston that he must give notice of a question whether there was any authority in India for ex- amining British vessels engaged in coastal traffic.]
SEPARATIST MOVEMENTS.
MODERATE RESULTS,
der the leadership of the Royalist General Mefixas.
who is at the head of two thousand men with six been
The
guns. Revolutionary proclamations have scattered over the capital from acroplanes. movement is declared to be unimportant with a view to misleading the troops. It is stated to be directed by the Venizelist Generals Gargabdis and Leonar dopoulos and other officers, all of whom are on the rotired list.
A revolt has broken out in some of the pro- vincial garrisons. The inutineers are demanding the resignation of the government, the abject being. to onsure impartiality at elections,
BERLIN, October 21, Although the Rhineland Separatist movements are extending and not encountering opposition;they. | |--** apparently have hitherto been attended' with hot | moderate results. A whole string of towns vẾ have been formally occupied without incid The leader of the Aix-la-Chapelle mbyem, he tie
Linerchant, named Deckers, his 2 being youths
Trom the neighbourhood of Alsace Lorraite. A considerable force of Reichswehr with artillery and cavalry have entered Leipzig for distribution in Saxony; meantime not over much importance is attached by the public here to the quarrel between the Reich and Bavaria which is expected to end with compromise by the Reichsrat which is meeting this week. In extending the rights of states under the Weimar Constitution, Herr Gessler, the Minister of Defence, warned press- men against the publishing of sensational reports concerning the dispute with Bavaria, under penalty- of the application of the new emergency law.
CENSORSHIP
IN
BERLIN,
BERLIN, October 22,
A censorship has been established.
WORLD'S WORKERS.
LABOUR CONFERENCE AT GENEVA.
GENEVA, October 22.
The fifth international labour conference has assembled here. Mr. Arthur Fontaine is presiding and forty-two out of fifty-seven states are represent- ed. There is only one question on the agenda, namely, determination of the general principles of labour inspection. Mr. Fontaine, referring to the laying of the fourdation stone of the International | Labour Bureau's palace yesterday, described it as inspiring confidence in the future,
FREE STATE PRISONERS.
HUNGER-STRIKE MOVEMENT.
'DOCTORS ON STRIKE.
TROUBLE OVER INSURANCE SYSTEM.
'As tha
LONDON, October 23, tconfe of their decision, not lo accept proposed redection of their panel hundred, destors Quest
resigned. Resignations are similarly heavy throughout the country. Dr. Farman, secretary of the County of London Panel Doctors, intimated their willingness to accept 8/6, provided the Government appoint a committee to enquire into the working of the Insurance Acts and in the meantime guarantee doctors against approved societies' interference.
ANGLING FOR TRADE
RUSSIAN OVERTURES TO FRANCE.
PARIS, October 22. With the object of interesting French Banks In Russian trade, M. Scheinemann on October 20 declared that the Russian State Bank had decided to open immediate credits of fifty million göld roubles in favour of exporters of Russian wheat to France. He said large Russian orders would be placed with France: The State Bank also proposés to deposit with French Banks-considerable holdings in dollars and sterling now idle in its vaults.
INTERNATIONAL COURT.
AMERICAN WOMEN WANT IT.
WASHINGTON, October 22.
The National League of Women Voters has drawn up a petition for presentation to President Coolidge advocating, inter__alia, United States. participation in the International Court of Justice.
EMPIRE DEFENCE.
LONDON, October 22.
LONDON, October 22. Sinn Fein headquarters in Dublin state that.
The Dominion delegates to the Imperial Con- eight thousand prisoners are now hunger-striking, ference returned from spending the week-end at the movement having spread from Mountjoy to the "Chequers," and also at Colonel Ashley's and Sir camps and prisons throughout Ireland. Patrick Maurice Hankey's country houses. They have re Fleming, who was very ill last week, was released sumed discussion on Imperial, and especially air from Mountjoy to-day.
PEKING COMEDY OF ERRORS.
PRESIDENT'S WIVES.
A RUFFLED Brousk.
PEKING, October 15.-
defence.
No. 1, nccompanied by Madaana Wu Palace, there was the usual comedy Pei-fu, should be the first to leave of errors, No. insisting that she Pootingfe and the first to reach his should have a train, to take ber and hoadquarters in the Presidentialį her companions back to Tuôtingfu mansion. Wife No. 2 was to follow at once.
shortly afterwards, each to have. The affair was only arranged after special trains. Wife No. 1 and the President himself bid nasuaged Madania Wu. Pei-fu were delayed the wounder dignity of wife No. 1, awing to an accident to the motor is claimed. It has not been cor taking them to the Paotingfy possible to gain any idea of what An interesting story heard in railway station, and, in the mean happened when the two wives met Chiness circles to-day indicates that time, wife No. 2 and her entourage within the confines of the Pread- the supposed mony in Prident reached the station and the waiting "dent's residence.
Tony Kun a family we profy spretti sped away with them
when they reached here becues of The eror in etiquette was not
the fear of his first wife that she had noticed in Polling, and when the Monday, October 29th
| lost face in the eyes of Peking | train arrived here, wife Ne.. 3 and officialdom when wife No. 4 got to her cumpartions were whisked away Peking firal The story is to this to the Presidential mansion," Wils effect?
PAMUTI No. 1 arrived here loss than an, bour Toto Kpn had ordered arrange later, and when she ascertained that ments to be made whereby wife No. 2 lund preceded her into the j
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