TUESDAY SEPTEMBER
THE CHIN
TO “TREAD WARILY" | CHURCH IN CHINA. | MOROCCO FIGHTING.
1.
BUSINESS MEN IN FOR LONG
WAIT.
BRITAIN AND CHINA.
METHODIST ACTIVITY ÎN
YUNNAN
FURTHER OFFENSIVE
IMMINENT
NEW BUILDING OPENED.
· FRENCH STRATEGY.
WELL-INFORMED CORRESPONDENTE (From Our Own Correspondent.)
OPINION,
(Reuter's Service.) ·
Paris, Sept. 21.
AMERICA WANTS LEVER HULME TREASURES.
TEMPTING OFFER.
(Reuter's Service,)
London, September 211
OBITUARY
OCONY CHAIRMAN
DEAD.
(Reutor's American Service.)
New York, Sept. 21. Mr. Alfred Bedford, Chairman Yunnanfu, Sept. 8.
of the Standard Oil Company of That failing action on the part On Friday, September 4,; in
The "Echo de Paris" war cor- Art collectors are surprised at New York has died at New Jersey. of the Chinese themselves to re-glorious weather, the new respondent at Morocco states that the announcement of the concello-... store conditions
under which Methodist Church building was 30 battalions are shortly to partition of the forthcoming sale of the Chairman of the parent body, trade will be possible, business opened in the presence of a large cipate in a big new French offen-extensive collection of works of art before the dissolution some ten or man in China. have little to hope gathering.
sive on the Kiffane sector, north contained in the late Lord Lever-fifteen years ago and chairman at in the matter of an early settle-
The new building, which accom- of Taza, the success of which will ime's bouse at Hampstead. the present day of the Board of ment from the policy of the Bri-modates about 300 people, is about result in the submission of some
The auctioneers state that an Directors of the largest of the tish Government, is to be read be 100 feet by 40 feet, and is con-wavering tribes and will consider offer has been received from the Standard Oil branches, Mr. A. tween the lines of an article by structed on principles new to this ably reduce the enemy zone, Anderson Gallerien, New York, Bedford was one of the best known the always well informed political city.
separating Kiffane from the which it is impossible for them to business men of America of the correspondent of the "Manchester There are no pillars, the struc- Spanish post at Azibdemidor in advise Lord Leverhulmo's execu day. Guardian Weekly," in the August ture of the roof being of steel on the Melilla sector.
tors to refuse, though the executors During the war he did valuable have the right to reserve any of the work in the cause of the Ailles 26 issue. It would be optirnistic the cantilever principle, the
contents which it may be desired with regard to the maintenance of to predict that much less than a material for which was shipped
purchase one behalf of the nation oil supplies. twelve month will have to elapse out from England. These slender before a final settlement could be rods stretching across and up reached on the lines of the elabor-wards look very spidery, but the ate machinery he outlines as that strength is there, and more than which in the copsidered opinion sufficient. of the Government is necessary for the problem to be dealt with satisfactorily.
the the
Representatives of all Churches were seated on rostrum, and each spoke a few words of encouragement and hope for the future of the church in Yunnanfu...
He writes as follows:- The Canton Government's embargo on shipping and the rest of the troubles in China, in the
The Rev. A. Evans, who super- absence of any central Govern-intended the entire work from ment whose writ runs through beginning to end, is in charge of China, is a very serious problem the work of the Methodist Church for the Foreign Secretary and the in Yunnanty, and great credit is Foreign Office.
due to him for the splendid build- ing resulting from his efforts.
The Canton Government is the Government of the National People's party, a more or less "Red" party, but especially the heir of the late Sun Yat-son's
The building was well-filled at this opering ceremony, and all the foreign missionaries were present. At each side of the Church are
policy. The British Government several class-rooms shut off by is engaged at present in examin-folding doors from the main build ing the treaties which regulate ing, but which may be used for our relations with China and with accommodating another 200 people Chinese ports. It is their opin- if necessary. The acoustica of the ion at present that the action of building leave nothing to be the Canton Government is. desired. breach of these treaties. which
After the opening ceremony, provide for the completest free-the visiting dom for British traders, a free- Chinese and foreign sat down to members both dom which is obviously violated a Chinese feast in an adjoining by the regulations now issued by building, and all thoroughly the Canton Government.
enjoyed it.
The whole of the troubles in China are part of one prodem which is, in effect, the break-up of the central control of the Chinese Empire as directed from Peking, The British Government has not been inactive, but in view of the internal situation in China and the international situation out side China it must tread very
warily. So far, its line of ap- proach to the problem is as follows:-
A collection towards the ex- penses of the new church was taken up during the proceedings, and $127.00 was realised.
Whatever else the church
stands for, it certainly stands for Faith, as it is hoped to be filled with church members in the future.
A communiqué from Madrid reports the enemy's gunfire on the Alhucemas sector has intensified, but everything is quiet on the Ceuta and Tetuan sector.
NEW PLAN BUCCESSFUL. The new plan of reprovisioning has successfully been tested,. dia pensing with mules and substitut- ing carts drawn by tanks and con- voyed by infantry, while the planks are protected by artillery barrage.
Madrid that a Spanish offensive Paris newspapers learn from is Imminent, the object being to capture Abd el Krim's headquar ters at Ajdir. General Primo de Rivera is reported to have placed cavalry detachments at the dis- posal of Marshal Petsin.
TO CONFER.
PARIS CUT OFF,
to
The Anderson Galleries will hold sale on behalf of the executors in New York next year.
SEAMEN'S STRIKE,
LINER SAILS FROM CAPE TOWN.
(Reuter's Servins.)
Cape Town, September 21. England with 180
The Arundel Castle' sailed for carrying 120 firemen and trimmers passengers, recruited locally, many of them Dutch-speaking South Africans.
KARLIER CABLES.
CHEUNG CHAU NOTES
(From Our Own Correspondent.}
No. 2 cottage has changed hands, having been sold to a former old resident, who is making improve ments to the property, in the shape of additional servants quarters and in verandah.
This transaction is the 34th or the settlement was started, making 85th sale that has taken place since ☀ about 70 different owners. Some of these hold their property only for a short period. Ten of the original 30 houses are still held by their builders.
London, September 21.5 Mr. F. C. Allon, chairman of the Shipping Felevation, in a long state The work at the Police Station General Primo di Rivers has ment declares that "the so-called seems to have taken a fresh start seamans strike is really a recon- and the wall work soon finished.. arrived at Alhucemas to conferaissance in force in connection. Tho matshed which was to have with General San Jurjo with re- with the general communist offen-bean erected near No. 20 was not gard to forthcoming operations. sive by direct action against the put up owing to some new regula-⚫
xisting order of society." Ho em ton by the PW.D., all the houses phasises that no protest against the are full and there is still a demand. agreement for the wages reduc- The 17th of this month seems to on of July 3, was made until lave heen a popular day for birth- August 12 and asserts that the days, five of he residents (perhaps truders of the agitation are nearly more) celebrated, and birthday all avowed communists and very few parties were the order, in the oven- are seamen. Their principal weapon ing. A few hours later Mr. Stork is terrorism. He exhorts the Gov- give a surprise party in No. 6, in Trnments of Britain and the Domin- the early hours of the morning & new ions to take measures to enable the Ray came to brighten the homeo men to carry out their lawful avoca hold; the little lady and her mother tions under agreed conditions. are getting on nicely, later on we had the news that a young gentle mai had put in an appearance in Missionaries, making the third re- the family of one of the Alliance
STRIKE OF TELEGRAPH OPERATORS.
"A LAST WARNING!"
(Reuter's Service.)
Paris, Sept. 21. -- A strike of telegraph and tele- phone operators cut off Paris from the outside world for two hours this morning,
BOARD OF ENQUIRY ASKED FOR,
Cape Town, September 21. has decided to suggest to the Im It is understood that the Cabinet
perial Goverment to appoint
cent addition to thut Mission con-
The strikers demand the im-board of enquiry in England to in-gratulations to af. opening, the building was taxed an increase in salaries which maritime board and other matters to freshen up the gardens which On the Sunday following the mediate payment of a bonus and vestigate the functioning of the Welcome showers have just fullen, to its utmost capacity by the num-Parliament has approved in prin-connected with the scamens strike, were getting very dry. bera present, and as there was a ciple.
good deal of coming and going; it
TWO HOURS ONLY."
as it had reason to believe in the THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEMS.
ggestion finding favour with both First, with regard to Shanghai is probable that almost 1,000! The strike was organised for sides, and if adopted would prob- we are about to hold a public people were present at some time only two hours as "a last warn-bly result in calling off the strike judicial inquiry into the riota.or other on Sunday only.
ing to the authorities."
Mr. Herzog informed Mr. Creswell This is not an attempt to white-
At such a time as this, it seems
There was no demonstration, that he is willing to receive-n de- wash anybody, but is designed to bold thing to build a new church but the strikers remained in the pulation of the strikers, bring all the facts out and ensure in any part of China, but only Central Telegraph that justice shall be done. We the future can show the justifica-listened to speeches of leaders. have tried to get the Chinese Gov- tion for it. ernment to appoint representa- tives, but, much to bur regret, the Chinese Government has refused.
COAL THEFT,
LAUNCH MEN IN TROUBLE.
office and
A delegation "waited on the Minister of Posts to protest against the alleged discrimination in the matter of wages. against them.
[PLEASANT SURPRISE,
Secondly, negotiations have been begun between the diploma- tic bodies at Peking and the Chinese Government or subjects connected with Shanghai though not in connection with the actual
GERMAN TEXTILE EMBARGO RAISED. riots. One of the subjects so dis- IMPORTANT KOWLOON CASE, cussed is the representation of
LANCASHIRE PLEASED. the Chinese on the Municipal |
Fraudulent conversion of five Council of Shanghai. At present tons of coal entrusted to their
(Reuter's Servios.) the rate-payers elect the Council, care, with the alternative charge which in practice means the Euro- of larceny of the coal, was pre-
London, Sept. 21. peans. The Council consists of: ferred against three men from the pleasantly surprised at the, an- Lancashire textile concerns are Europeans, Americans, and Blue Funnel launch "Poseidon" at Japanese, and its present chair the Kowloon Magistracy yester nouncement of the news of the Thirdly, the British Govern- Mesars. A. 8. Watson's launch import of textiles to Germany.
day. Two other members of removal of all restrictions on the ment seeks to arrange a collective "Tai Yuk Fong" were charged Commerce last year complained to The Manchester Chamber of answer by all the Powers to the with receiving the coal knowing the then Premier, Mr. Ramsay various Chinese Notes that have the same to have been stolen or MacDonald, of the German im been presented, and particularly to the Note of July 24, in which
unlawfully obtained.
port licence system which prac
man is an American.
the Powars. The first thing is to carry out the conclusions of the not upheld.
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AIR POLICY.
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RESULT OF "SHENANDOAH" DISASTER.
(Reuter's American Service.)
SEVEN YEARS. HEAVY SENTENCE ON PAWN-
SHOP ROBBERS.
An important factor in the evi- dence against three prisoners charged at the Criminal Sessions part in a pawnshop robbery was yesterday afternoon with taking
that they had offered some of the stolen jewellery in exchange for opium. Other missing articles were found in the house raided by Washington, Sept. 21. The special board appointed by Chinese constables and it was here Inspector F. W. Shaftain and President Coolidge to consider that the prisoners were found. the general question of the The total value of the jewellery Nationa air policy following on taken from, the pawnshop was Colonel Mitchell's allegations
$4,900, against the War and Navy Depart-
The prisoners were identified by ments' connection with the witnesses at the Sessions yester "Shenandoah”” disaster, began day who were in the pawnshop work to-day when the, Acting when the robbers.made their entry gave evidence of the condition of room, gagged and bound. Secretary for War, Mr. Davis, and who had been put into a small aviation in the army.
LEAGUE RESUMES,
HEALTH ORGANISATION'S
WORK.
the Chinese complained of the un- the three Blue Funnel launch men, and urged a modification in the Mr. D. McCallum, appearing for tically excluded British textiles,
(Reuter's Servics.) fairness of the various treaties. Our wish is that this Note should objected to two charges being Anglo-German Trade Treaty,
Geneva, September 21. be a declaration of policy by all preferred against his clients in then being negotiated.
The Assembly of the League of Nations resumed ite plenary sittings alternative forms, but this was Germany promised, considera- and adopted a number of reports of
tion of the complaint and has now committees with resolutions includ Washington Conference, and the defended the alleged receivers.
Mr. J. M. d'Almada Reisedios ratified a clause of the treatying one expressing satisfaction with first step is the Tariff Confer-
completely raising the embargo. ence, which is now very soon toed on behalf of the complainanta Mr. T. G. Bennett, who prosecut be held. At the same time there the Ocean Steamship Company, follows the setting up of a com asked for a committal to the mission to inquire into the whole. Sessions. subject of extraterritoriality.
The collective answer of the was that the transfer or coal was The story for the prosecution Powers to the Chinese Note is noticed to be going on from the still under consideration. It will
"Poseidon" to the "Tai Yak
LESS TEA,
DECISION OF INDIAN COMPANIES;
(Reuter's Servios,)
Calcutta, Sept. 21.
It la reported sterling tea
the work of the League's Health Organisation,
125,000 IDLE. BOMBAY COTTON STRIKE SPREADS.
(Beuter's Servico.)
Bonibay, Sept. 21,
At the resumed sitting this morning two of the prisoners were found guilty by the jury and sentenced to seven years impri- sonment, whilst the third was discharged as a result of an alibi.
SHIPPING DEAL
Poda
4 INDO-CHINA BOATS,
SOLD.
Four Indo-Chine, two Australian and Oriental Line and one B.1. make up, the seven vessels sold in Shanghai during the last week or two, through Mr. M. L. Justesen,
shipbroker. All the buyers are Haid to be Chinees but the prices have not been divulged. Mr. H. Herlofsen, also of Shanghai, ie te ported to have put through the sale. to Chinese interests of a Norwegian ship plying in Las Far EORI D
be a slow basiness, because a com- Fong. The superintendent of plete consultation involves sixteen Holt's wharf was informed and on
The Indo-China Steam-Navigation Poyrers with a right to be conan inspection being made it was companies; through the India Tea thousand cotton operatives are age as and when convenient, are Colin accordance with their, de- sulted. The British Government
One hundred and twenty-fiveclared policy of replacing old ton- laya the great, stress upon this discovered that about five tons of Association in London have del now ide collective action, and has the the Blue Funnel launch The from North India to the figure for coal had been transferred from cided to restrict the output of tea greatest Interest in any action
$1924 19 being collective, because there is oatswain was paid. 1860 per
the wages of the crew of the Taf decided to adopt a similar restric month to purchase coal and pay Calcutta is also said to have The Indian Tea Association of as the Foreign Office belleves, to Rug Influence, to isolate Great Fong while the requiretion of ruped companies, Britain and represent her as the ments of the Poseddon" were
villain of the piece.
attended to by the
attempt in China, largely due,
fter evidence und
JAPANESE FLIERS.
(Reuter's Serbien)
прелеве
Sept 1
Abe depart for Strasburg on
stated by the North-Ching. Dady. News to have disposed of the Esang, WOsang Takseng and Lioksung," all built in Glas-
ental
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The white Viyells Tennis Shirts, so much favoured by aportiman be cause of the absorbent nature of thi/ soft flannel, are also stocked in all sizes.
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· Serva in high-ball glass Add Sparkling Water,
BACARDI GROG
One quart of Bacardi One pound of Sugar
quart of Form Oolong
Use the grog, adding equal
BACARDI HIGHBALL
Place a plan of ice in glass One glasa of Bacardi. Fill glass With Sparkling
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BACARDI MILK PUNCH
Qàe GlEw hot Milk
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