TOWN AFLAME.
THE CHINA MAIL.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1925.
SHOCK FOR CITY.
RUSSIAN ENVOY.
LOWER BANK RATE SURPRISE.
SPANISH MOROCCO.
SUCCESS.
IMPORTANT CAPTURES.
(Rexter's Service.)
Madrid, October 1.
LUCK OF THE BROKERS.
(Reuter's Servios.) |
London, October 1.
INCIDENTS OF BERLIN WELCOME.
POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
(Reuter's Service.)
Berlin, October 1:
NO THREATS.
REVENUE OFFICER
DISCHARGED.
SEEKING A CASE?
MOTOR DANGER.
EUROPEAN. CONVICTED ON
TRAFFIC CHARGES.""
DRIVING AT ALBÁNY,
tion caused by using the junction of Queen's Road and Ice Heuse Street as a parking place, the defendant pleaded guilty, and was given a nominal.fime of $1.
Before Mr. S. B. B. McElderry The Chinese Revenue Officer charged with intimidating the at the Central Magistracy yester-: owner of the Wong Woo Sang day, Mr. E. B. Dovey, the Govern A communiqué says: "Profiting The reduction in the bank rate M. "Chicherin has been busy, Distillery (complicity in defraud-ment Analyst, was summoned to by the confusion of the enemy as has dumbfounded City circles be- repeatedly conferring with Dring regulations by transferring answer charges of driving his car a result of the victorious advance cause the announcement was Luther and Herr Stresemann. labels being alleged) was dis- in a prohibited area and reckless driving preferred against him by on September 29, we to-day con-made only two days after the Gov-He was banquetted by the latter charged at the Kowloon Magis Messrs. C. Chos and M. K. Lo. tinued the advance and Decupied ernment had accepted the Conver- yesterday and lunched by Herr tracy yesterday, the Magistrate To a further charge of obstrus- this morning, Adrarseddum, ansion Loan Tendere.
Luther to-day.
(Mr. E. W. Hamilton) remarking important position near Ajdir, The result was a sharp rise in German Bankers are negotiat-that he was certainly not guilty completely dominating, with its investment issues under Lead and ing to secure credits of 100,000,- of intimidation. He might have guns, Abdel Krim's village. The Gilt Edgeds, and a handsome pro-000 marks to purchase agricul- attempted to obtain a bribe but enerny is resisting feebly."
fit for brokers who successfully tural machinery in Germany.
as he was not charged with that tendered the Conversion Loan, Russo-German commercial offence he (His Worship) could
Giving evidence on the other If the price rises only one point, pourparlers are so far advanced not express an opinion on it. charges, Mr. C. Choa said that he the bankers proft will be that a conclusion of the treaty is Exactly what took place be- #400,000.
expected before Luther and tween the defendant and the Stresemann leave for Locarno proprietor of the distillery at a to-morrow.
restaurant prior to the entrance the instance of the distillery pro- of police when a note marked at
defendant formed the subject of Argument by Mr, Hugh Jones (for the defendant) and Mr. Whyte Smith (for the Crown)..
Defendant's explanation was that he was going up Garden Road that he was seeking a case against in his car when he suddenly saw a the distillery proprietor who was suspected of defrauding the car flash past his car. Witness revenne and that the taking of the considered that had defendant's car been a little closer to his own note was part of this.. The excar there would have been a colli
KRIM'S HOUSE CONE, General Primo de Rivera wire- Jessed from the battleship "Alfonso Thirteenth" at three this afternoon the result of the Spanish bombardment. Ajdir is afiame, including Abd el Krim's house.
TANKS TO THE FORE.
In addition to the ability of borrowing money cheaper, the in- cident is criticised as showing a lack of contact between the of Chicherin's activities is in In political circles the surmise Treasury's financial advisers and nowise unconnected with discus-prietor was handed to them by the Simultaneously with the Span- the Governors of the Bank of sions at Locarno and the possible ish successes a Fez communiqué England, with resultant heavy effect of the Rapallo Treaty. claims that the French are loss to the Treasury.
German Nationals, who ordin- victoriously advancing, having Reduction was actually expect-arily oppose everything Bolahe captured numerous villages Borthed on September 24 in view of the vistie, are at present extoiling the of Kiffane, occupying an addi-announcement of the impending advantages of a Germano-Russian tional 300 square kilometres of issue of the Conversion Loan
rapprochement. territory, aided by the large use
of tanks irristibly rolling on a 15-mile front,
PRESSMAN KILLED.
Paris, October 1. Colonel Reginald Kahn, 'war correspondent of the "Temps": was killed on the Erkeur Road, en route to a visit to French advanc- ed posts.
EARLIER CABLES.
Fez, October 1. The balance of fighting in the first day of the renewed offensive
LABOUR'S VIEWS.
THE CAPITAL LEVY BURIED?
CRITICISM AT CONGRESS.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, October 1. The Labour Conference adopt- ed the Executive's resolution in favour of the public ownership of
EMPIRE TRADE.
WHAT OUR. PRESS CAN DO.
(Reuter's Service.)
Melbourne. October 1. acclaimed and passed resolutions The Press Conference warmly
exhorting the Press all over the
was, driving his car along Robin- son Road in an easterly direction when he observed defendant's car
20 to 25 miles an hour. Before turning into Peak Road from Albany Rond at a speed of about taking the turn the defendant's car passed his car with about two` Yards between the two vehicles and no horn was sounded.
Mr. M. K. Lo stated in evidence
vion. He did not hear the horn
planation of the complainant's conduct in having a note marked and showing it to the police before. Bounded. In answer to a question hand-was, he claimed, that they defendant, witness said that complainant knew he was under bad Mr. Choa been one second suspicion and sought to get rid of sooner in reaching the crossing a the defendant in order that the collision would have been inevit- removal of labels might be con-
The defendant, giving evidence, tinted.
said that he did not see the other car until he reached the crossing
able.
was clearly, favourable to the the Banking credit. system also of Empire to do its utmost to pro- LATE MR. D. MASON. and then he sounded his horn.
French whose losses were only twenty-two killed and wounded. They gained all the objectives north of Kiffane. The troops en- gaged, consisting of foreign legionaries, tirailleurs and alpine chasseurs, advanced in three columns and captured the ridges 10 the north of Kiftune. They met very strong resistance on the Hammouch ridge where machine guns were captured. Otherwise the opposition was feeble and confined to isolated parties.
Aircraft largely contributed to the day's success wherein the tanks were very useful, their crews volunteering the most dangerous tasks. Marshall Petain and General Maulin watched the advance from Doumeheris.
FRANCE'S DEBT.
TEMPORARY SETTLEMENT
REACHED.
$40,000,000 A YEAR.
(Reuter's American Service.)
Washington, October 1.
It is announced that the French proposals for the funding of the French Debt to the United States, have been rejected.
A
· FIFTY YEARS.
Washington. October 2. temporary settlement has been reached in the debt negotia tions, providing for payment of $40,000,000 annually.
national finance.
at the next
in
was passed re-affirming the con-lishing a sub-committee to deal A resolution mote inter-Empire trade, estab ference's opposition to food taxes with the question and protective tariffs, and de- Conference which is to meet manding vigorous steps to in- London in 1930. crease the taxation of accumulat- ed wealth and excessive incomes, and large and speedy redaction of
the national debt.
AVIATOR FINED.
resolution did not refer to a Replying to criticisms that the Capital Levy, Mr. Philip Snowden
(Reuter's Service.) said the resolution did not re-
Berlin, Oct. 1. but asked the next Labour Gov- French aviator Coste (who crashed pudiate the principle of the Levy The Fraiburg con las lined the ernment to deal with the problem near Freiburg on September 19). of the redemption of the national 5.000 gold marks for flying over dent, whereupon one critic desermany
ribed the resolution as the burial which the Versailles treaty forbids in a type of machine service of the Capital Levy and fiermany to build. Half the fine appealed to the conference to stop has been remitted owing to the the rot in the Parliamentary period during which the aviator was party and
its drift towards detained pending trial. Cosle Liberalism.
bowever, is muible to pay the balance which menus Out he will have to serve a farther twelve days imprisonment. The shattered ma- chine was confiscated,
Paris, Oct. 1.
FOREIGN POLICY.
later. The conference adopted the Executive's resolution on foreign policy, urging the principles of the Geneva Protocol as the only
BODY BROUGHT TO
HONGKONG..
YESTERDAY'S INTERMENT.
The funeral took place yester day afternoc. at Happy Valley of the late Mr. D. Mason, second engineer of the s.8. "Honam," who was drowned on Monday night when returning to the ship from Shameen. The body, it is under front reach opposite Dutch Folly stood, was found floating down the It was conveyed to Hongkong by
the "Honam" yesterday.
The maximum speed of his car was 11 miles per hour.
Answering the charge of driv- ing in Albany Road, which is a prohibited area, defendant said
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that he understood the restrictions NEW COLUMBIA Mr. Mel. Messer had acted at had been waived during the time. Traffic Commissioner,
said that this was not so.
Acting Chief Inspector Kent
charges. No fine was imposed on His Worship convicted on both the reckless driving charge, but using a prohibited area. the defendant was fined $25 for
The complainants were thanked |
the same. Magistrate wished others would do for reporting the matter, and the
WALKING STICK.
funeral were Messrs, D. Harvey Among those present at the senior and junior. and Mrs. Harvey (sister), Messrs. C. Bond, J. H. Oxberry, C. F. Johnstone, D. Neilson, Mr. and Mrs. McIntosh and Mr. and Mrs. C. Duncan. Wreaths were laid on the grave from the following: Mother and NEW FASHION FOR SMART Lizzie, Jemie and David Harvey
·WOMEN.. and David, John and Gerald, News of the condemnation of Jemie, Mr. James, Hamilton, Mr
Walking-sticks for women are
practicable basis of permanent Coste bas rinsed serious indigna-1 D. Steel, Engineers of the making their appearance in smart- and secure peace and general dis-tion hit the Government is continu-"Honam," the Marine Engineers shops. They will no doubt ba armament, also condemning the ing to support the airman diplom- Guild of China, Institution of adopted by those who inve the will offer to accept the Iraq mandate tically.
Engineers and Shipbuilders of for another 25 years.
Hongkong, Mr. Walter Mason and and amusing pageant of fushion, and the wit to add tử the icecrutive family, Mr. and Mrs. J says the "Manchester Guardian. Oxberry, Mr. and Mrs. McIntosh, Two urticularly elegant specimene Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson, Mr. and are of the Directoire type very long Mrs. Lapsley, Mr P. T. and Miss and slim. One is made of ebony Farrell, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Duncan, and has an attractive handle of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Dixon, Mr. and transparent pink stone and a ferrule: Mrs. D. Gow, and Mr. and Mrs. C. to match and is decorated with an. Bond.
enormous tassel of black and pink. Bilk.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Mr. Herbert Smith, president of the Miners' Federation, in the course of the discussion, attack-]
TOKYO FLOODS. ed the Dawes scheme, and said it f'- was killing the Labour movement,
(Reuter's Service.) and if the Labour Party had not enquired into its operations and
Tokyo, October 1. results, the Miners International A rainstorm last night in the would do so.
Tokyo district resulted in three Mr. Ramsay MacDonald asso-known and eight unconfirmed clated himself with Mr. Smith's deaths. Thousands of houses were remarks and defended the Labour partially submerged and a train The arrangement covers a Government's action in regard to was derailed. period of 50 years.
reparations. He claimed they M. Caillaux, to-morrow, takes took the reparations problem out that 42,000 houses were partially This evening's report states back the American proposal en- of the hands of the political con- submerged in Tokyo. There were To the Editor of the China Main, aoling a continuance of discus-mittee and put it in the hands of landslides resulting in twenty sions in view of a permanent an economic and more or less im- deaths in Yokohama and six in settlement at any time within partial committee. Had that step Yokohama. The rain was the that period.
been properly and energetically heaviest for fifty years but no followed up it would have been a serious damage was done though step forward in the emancipation it interfered with the census of the Fauropean working classes. which was being taken last night.
PEOPLE'S RIGHTS.
TIRELESS LABOURS,
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The announcement that agreement had been reached came at the conclusion of a day full of conflicting rumours during which. all concerned laboured unceasing- ly to reach an exit of the impasse created early in the morning when the Americans announced that the French proposals were unaccept. able.
INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE,
(Reuter's American Service.)
Washington, October 2.
MISCHA LEVITSKI.
THEATRE BOYALA PROGRAMME.
The following in the programme It is generally thought that In welcoming 400 delegates re- of the concert to be given by the President Coolidge, while official presenting 38 nations, at a meet- noted pianist, Mischa Bevitsky in ly silent, strongly influenced to- ing of the inter-Parliamentary the Theatre Royal, on Saturday day's negotiations, being anxious Union, the Secretary of State, Mr. night--- to prevent M. Caillaux returhing Kellogg said the attention of the without an agreement.
EARLIER CABLES:
Washington, October 1.
world centred on steady sell
Organ Toccata and Fugue, government. Nothing could be minor Bach-Touring. more atimulating for the advencer
Melody from Orfeo Glock ment of Liberal ideas or contr Sonnta, Op. 57
Sgambatti The new French debt offer bute more certainly to peace that Allegro Assai; Andante con Moto
Appassionata which the American Commission such an exchange of views as they Allegro mu non Stroppo
without interruption
er will submit to President were engaged in seve
Coolidge to-day for ultimate de cision, calls for the payment of forty million dollars annually for five years, sixty million follars annually for the next seven a hundred million dolla
$5:820,000,000
The meeting was held in the Beethoveu Chamber of the Lower House of
Congress, the first time the "Noșturne, F. Sharp major, Op. auditorium has been used for any 15, No. 2. Chopins other purpose than
Butter
M. LEVITSKI'S RECITAL TO-MORROW.
Sir, I should like to endorse
Another sick of maineen his a pale bhis handle and a blue. and brown silk tassel. Ebony and jičtě will also be popular, and handles are to be very varied some perfectly smooth and pluin, others elaborate- and hold the inevitably powder-pul ly curved, winile still others unscrew
and lipstick...
Elshomtely carved handles are
the opinion already expressed by not confined to sticks; for some correspondents that there is a umbrellas have a beautifully work greater treat in store in Levitski'sed ivory figure of a Chinese lady recital to-morrow then probably is holding a rose. These slant Direc realised by many. Although not toire sticks should go well with
the fauliinable attenusted figure so well-known as some of the plano-giants, he has come to the and give a gallant touch to the front-rank of planists in the past the moment. The shorter canes chiffon frocks and picture-hats of ten years and id now, I understand, which can be tacked under the only twenty-six arm, will harmonise with the trim The fact that his impresario, outfit in lasha or the neat rep suit. Mr. Strok, has brought to China only such artisles as Kreisler, Heintz Elmad, Zimballst, Godowsky and Mabel Garrison Dear said Mrs. Brown. "I places Levitski in the very front do believe Mrs. Johssca je ofond- rank; moreover, Maestro Paci, the ed about something. She hunt Italian pianist who recently passed been to see na for several days. through, spoke of him in terms of Be sure sud Mr. Brown admiration.
find out what it is when she comes, Histprogramnie, which has just and we'll try it on her again... been published, including as it sionata and does Beetho Somata - Appaa. She was a very nervous „voman
ractive Chopin She said to the tramp at should "Well, I give you a ple bookings in ding the next 24 hours, and it is to be you hoped that
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