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DANGER TO PEKING. CRISIS IN EGYPT. COLONIAL SERVICES. GAMBLING FEVER?
BRITISH OFFICIAL WARNING.
Satisfactory Solution Expected.
BRITAIN'S FRIENDLY ATTITUDE,
London, May 31.
Tribute From Prime Minister.
UNOFFICIALS NEXT TIME.
London, May 31.
Clothing Alleged To Be Pawned.
CURIOUS COURT CASE,
There was a somewhat surpris-
WOMEN AND CHILDREN TO LEAVE there is no intentfor at present of Stanley Baldwin, received the mary Court this morning, when Prime Minister, Mr, ing, turn to a case in the Sum
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publishing the British Note to delegates of the Colonial Confer- an apparently simple case of Egypt, but it is emphasised that ence at No. 10 Downing Street. money lent turned into legal the Note is in no way an ultima Mr. Baldwin paid a tribute to the argument between the legal. re- GOVERNMENT'S ANXIETY. tum. On the contrary i tis very value of the work of the colonial presentatives of the plaintiff and
friendly.
defendant as to the laws of the The despatch of warships to While there is general agree-Colony regarding to gambling Egypt is purely precautionary. ment in favour of continuing the transactions.
It is known that Egyptian mobs conference in its present form, it A Chinese woman claimed for is thought it would be advantage-the return of $100 which she Therefore it is essential to have ous to arrange a session at which stated she lent to the defendant a force sufficient to protect lives there would be unofficial as well (another Chinese woman) when and property, which is Britain's as official representatives of the the latter came to her in urgent.
Colonies to consider questions, of need of funds. 1922-Reuter
economics and developments of In cross-examination' plaintiff common interest in the various denied that she had anything to parts of the colonial empire-do with a gaming school at 34 Reuter,
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Cairo, May 31,
POWERS' NORTH CHINA DEFENCE MEASURES. The newspapers "Mokattam" and "Ahram" affirm the Govern- mant's intention to uphold its
Owing to the danger of Peking being involved in disturbances as the result of a possible Northern collapse, official instructions were telegraphed to the British Legation at Peking to warn British women and children residing outside the Legation quarter not to remain at Peking.
Feeling that the American marines in Peking would not be able to assure the safety of the personnel owing to the distance from the coast, the State Department at Washington has prepared à plan for moving the United States Legation to a point near the sea, such plan not to be put into effect, however, unless conditions become more serious..
Military experts who have been investigating the position in North China have come to the conclusion that 16,000 troops are required to protect foreign life and property in Peking and Tientsin. There are already 7,000 troops at these two cities, and each of the
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Square Street or that she had persuaded the defendant to accompany her there. Sho. denied that she had encouraged DISTANT TYPHOON. defendant to gamble with her and that in consequence, in a few weeks, the defendant was in her FINER WEATHER PREDICTED debt to the extent of $1,000,
LOCALLY,
It was further put to plaintiff that the defendant had pawned Warning is given to Hong articles of jewellery and even her Kong, coast ports, etc., of a clothing in an attempt to pay typhoon about 300 milles E.N.E. back her losses, but that the df Manila, moving N.W, the posi-plaintiff had remained adamant tion at 11 am. to-day being with-that the money must be paid in 120 miles of Lat. 17 N., Long, within a certain time. 125 E., moving NW.
Kept "A Prisoner " Local weather forecast is: N.E.
Plaintiff denied this and stated winds; moderate; overcast at that the whole of the case was first, finer later.
Meteorological observations at to the address mentioned and she fabricated. She had never been 6.m. to-day: barometer, 29.62; did not even know how to play temperature, 76; humidity, 94; the games of chance mentioned. wind E, force 3.
soner in her house vatil certain Rainfall for the 24 hours end kept defendant virtually a pri Plaintiff denied that she had
of the debts had been paid and
major Protocol Powers, it is assumed, will bring the strength of viewpoint vis a vis Great Britain ing at 10 am. to-day, 03 inch its forces up to the equivalent of one brigade.
and declare the British demands total since January 141.76
READY FOR TROUBLE.
Proposal to Safeguard The Railway.
do not conform eit the 1922 de inches, against anyorage that whilst a prisoner, the de-
plan evolved by the State Declaration: partment for the transferring of The
newspaper "Siassan" the American Legation at Peking (thinks it strange to see an ex- to some point nearer the coast, change of Notes on a matter in but the plan will not be put into which Egyptians are clearly in effect unless the conditions be- the right, and stranger still to see come more serious, in which case Britain accompanying her Note it is felt that Peking is so dis- with warships. tant from the 'coast, that the
Shanghai, June 1.. After careful investigation by the military experts it has been decided that the force necessary to protect foreign lives and pro-American marines stationed there perty in Tientsin and Peking is will hardly be able to assure the sixteen thousand.
safety of the personnel of the Legation. Reuter's American Service.
There are already seven thou- sand' troops of five nationalities,
.TSINGTAO PROTEST,
Landing of Japanese Troops Opposed
Three
Tsingtao, May 31. Japanese regiments totalling 2,000 men have arrived here from Dairen.
The Chinese authorities have protested against their landing.
Reuter.
British, American, Japanese, French and Italian, in these cities.
While the precise number of troops Britain is despatching has not yet been decided; roughly, it is assumed that each of the four major protocol Powers, Britain, America, France and Japan, wili have the equivalent of one brigade between Tientsin and Peking.
Britain is strong enough to do what she likes in Egypt but force
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RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
fendant, had, been encouraged to
play in an endeavour to recover her losses and had lost a further $500.
Plaintiff stated that the de- to her for more than the amount fendant had never been indebted claimed in this action and had! never pawned articles for her Ladies and gentlem attending benefit.
The case was adjourned after
has never been the basis of right. the raception are requested to take opinion, it is expected that a with their names written distinctly tiffs) had referred briefly to the In spite of such expressions of with them visiting cards or cards Mr. C. A. S. Russ (for the plain- satisfactory solution can be reach thereon.
The dress to be worn at the re-special defence raised by Mr. ception will be white mess jackets, Strellett (for the defence). orders and decorations,
ed.
A CHANGE OF VIEW. Prominent Egyptians point out that no decisions have yet been Serious Trouble Now Thought reached as regards the Army and
Unlikely.
the Chamber War Committee's proposals do not necessarily re- flect the policy of the Govern- ment.
FENG'S CLAIMS.
SOVIET BREAK.
Mails Via Siberia. Not Affected.
With regard to the defence that the defendant was not of age at the time and could not be held liable, Mr. Russ said that he could give His Honour (Mr. P. Jacks) authority that it was impossible for an infant" in this Colony to raise the plea of "infancy" in a Summary Court case.
Peking, May 31. In view of the steps taken by the principal foreign Powers for King Fand has indefinitely greater protection of the Legation postponed his · departure for quarter and the keeping open of Alexandria.-Reuter. the railway to Tientsin, the recent]
London, May 31. Debate Postponed.
With regard to the contention In the House of Commons, Sir of the defence that a gaming virtual decision that there should
Cairo, May 31. ́ William Mitchell Thomson, Post-transaction was illegal, it was be a general foreign evacuation of the capital has been, at least tem- Ministry vote due in the Chamber Comdr. Kenworthy (Labour) said was a fabricated story. The old The crucial debate on the War master-General, replying to held by the plaintiffs that this porarily, abandoned.
to-morrow has been postponed that the despatch of British mails acts of Parliament, said Mr. Foreign officials now consider and will be discussed in the final via Siberia and the transmission Russ, never allowed a gambling that serious trouble is unlikely, phases of the Budget, probably on of telegrams from England to transaction to be held illegal un- and the foreign reinforcements June 10.-Reuter.
Russia and countries beyond were less it was against public in- governed by the terms of inter-terests. An instance of the lat national conventions and obliga-ter contingency was in the case tions..
The British and Soviet Govern: Napoleon when it was held that of a bet on the length of life. of ments under these were not the wager was. illegal in that it affected by the action of His might encourage attempts on his Majesty's Government in respect life! It was not until 1892 that of the Trade Delegation.-Reuter gambling transactions and the
Trade With Russia.
securities given in respect of them were held to be void. With re- the Ordinance relating to gam- thusiasm feeling.
Mr. Arthur Henderson and Mr. The evacuation of oil by the Sidney Webb to "consider the illegal. It was a penal ordin- American Companies is proceed- situation arising from the break ance only and referred only to ing smoothly, no interference or with Russia and examine the gambling houses on which there oppoaltion having been ocered means of continuing to foster was a ban. There was no Ordin British Naval Wireless.
trade." The appointment of the ance dealing with what might be Committee has occasioned some
called "private", gambling. coinment in the Lobby in view of the Soviet declaration of inten- tlon to withdraw all trade facili-
2,000 Prisoners & Six Munition Trains,
Hankow, May 31.
efforts were not very successful. Only a few got through to the Concessions. British Naval Wireless
Ichang Oil Removed.
Ichang, May 81.
London, May 31,
A communique from Marshal Yesterday's demonstrations were Feng Yu-halang dated May 28
on a small scale and were not at- The Parliamentary Labour describing the pccupation of 20,000 prisoners and six train-tended with much display of en- Party has established a Com gard to the law of the Colony, of anti-foreign mittee consisting of Mr. Clynes, bling did not make anything loads of ammunition-Reuter.
A proposal has been made and is being investigated to safeguard the Peking-Tientsin railway com. munications by aeroplane patrol."
Legation Quarter Defence. Regarding the defence of the Legation Quarter, it will be con-. fided to 2,000 men of five na- tionalities:
are sufficient to ensure safety in Yesterday official Instructions the case of minor disturbances. were telegraphed to the British The capital at present is re Legation at Peking to warn Bri-markably peaceful. There are no tish women and children residing signs of popular alarm, and the outside the Legation Quarter not Chinese attitude to foreigners is to remain in Peking.
friendly. Reuter.
These precautionary mensures are based on the assumption that HANKOW AGITATION,
though lahing has so far a Northern collapse is possible.
·Backed By Nationalist transpired to warrant alarm as re-
Officials. gards foreigners, in view of what occurred at Nanking and the gen-
Shangbal, May 31, erál hostility, to foreigners in the
The meetings and demonstra'- Yangtse Valley, it is consideredtions of yesterday were openly imperative to take ample precau-anti-British and it is known that Lions-Reuter...
'TAKING NO RISKS.
· Plan to Transfer American
Legation, ge
they were backed by the Nation- alist Government officials.—Bri tish Naval Wireless.
or
Chianking Procession.
Chinkiang, May 31. A large procession passed through the Concession yesterday ties, but the Labour Party is of CHARGE AGAINST SHROFF. but was not attended with de- the opinion that the estrangement monstrations of ill-feeling and the cannot last for ever and that the day passed off quietly-British trade should be nursed so that it Naval Wireless..
may revive as soon as possible Reuter
TIDE OF WAR
Morale of Hankow Troops Sullera.
Hankow, May 81. The fall of Chengchow to the Kiuklang's Escape,
Kiukiang, May 31 Hankow party and its abandon- It was evidently intended that ment by the Fengtion (Northern) trouble should be stirred up local troops is not confirmed although ly as the result of the May 30 de it is apparent that the Northern Anticipating a possible increase monstrations. It is known that claims to successes were without in disturbances in North China agitators were especially import
foundation. President Coolidge has approved led to attrup strife, but their (Continued on Page 7)
Washington, May 31,
An assistant shroff employed by the Hong Kong and China Gas Company was this morning charged before Mr R. AD. Forrest at the Central Magistracy On account of the continued in with the embezzlement of disposition of Mr. R. E. Lindsell, $1,359.51 which he had collected Mr. RA. D. Forrest this morn on behalf of the Company, aka ing relieved Mr. E. W. Hamilton Mr. H. J. Armstrong prosecuted as first Magistrate in the big on behalf of the Company, and Court at the Central Maglatracy, accused re-lied, “Yos" when the
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