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China "Mail
1345
.ELISEHO
No. 25,624
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1927.
COTTON IN INDIA.
PEACE IN PACIFIC.
N. LAZARUS. Hong Kong's Only European Optician- Established Over Forty Years Manager: Ralph A. Cooper, BL.A.0.A.
Registered Optometrist (Canada).
SMALLER NAVIES.
Great Britain's Proposals Fully Explained.
SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH.
The Difficult Problem of Small Cruisers.
VITALITY TO THE EMPIRE.
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
PEACE
PERSONAL RIGHTS.
Phenomenal Rains Affect Treaty To Abolish War Police and the "White
Crop.
WIDESPREAD HAVOC.
No Higher Tariff on Imported Goods.
Drafted.
Lines."
DIVERGENT VIEWS.
NO POWER TO ARREST.
Is An Americah "Locarno" Practicable?
Constable Fined In Test Cane.
Honolulu, Wednesday, The case in which
Bombay, Wednesday.
Mr. Hiu It is feared that the broach At to-day's session of the In-Shing Lo, a local barrister-at-law, cotton crop will be seriously stitute of Pacific Relations Con-charged an Indian constable with affected owing to the phenomenal ferente; Professor James assault was resumed this morning, A lengthy review of the British policy in regard to limitation of rains at Gujarat, including fifteen Shotwell (Columbia University, at the Central Magistracy be Naval armaments was made in the House of Commons by Sir Austinches at Ahmedabad, which have New York) presented a draft of a fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell.
caused widespread havoc. It is proposed Treaty to abolish war still raining-Reuter,
Chamberlain.
The chief problem outstanding at Geneva, it was pointed out, was the numbers and armament of small cruisers. Such vessels were vital to the British Empire, whose widely scattered ports were divided by oceans and seas and whose most populous ports were de pendent for their daily bread on seaborne traffic.
The above disaster follows closely upon the heels of the Indian Government's refusal to increase the tariff on imported cotton goods.
A policy involving nominal parity but real inequality could not Indian Tariff Board on the ap- be supported by Great Britain.
UTILITY OF SMALL CRUISERS.
London, Wednesday.
The long-awaited report of the
plication of the Bombay Mill- owners' Association for increased protective duties on cotton cloth. at any rate as regards Japanese goods has been published.
Manufacturers of cloth in India
OUR $50 PRIZE.
Cross-Word Puzzle Competition Result.
The result of the "China Mail's twelfth $50 Cross-Word Puzzic (Second Series) will be found on page 6 of this issue. This week there are three win ners with one error each.
Professor
Opening his case; Mr. Lo said that the charge he preferred against Sher Maliomed, the defendant, was a sequel to the in- stallation of the system for the control of traffic and pedestrians at the junction of Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central," bring this charge not so much for redress, but for the satisfaction of the public. There is a wild cry against the ill manner in which pedestrians are being handled by traffic constables at that june-. tion."
BREAKDOWN.
Justified By General Anticipated Failure.
PEKING-SHANSI PACT.
To Check "Christian General's Advance.
WILL NANKING "DOWN" HANKOW?
From Peking comes an explanation of the suspension of the peace parleys, which was justified by a general anticipation of failure, It is claimed that Peking has reached an agreement with Yen Hsi-shan, Tupan of Shansi, for the latter to check' the “Christian General's" advance on Peking,
The Peking leaders are apparently doubtful of the issue between Nanking and Hankow.
The
NANKING DISINTEGRATION?
Peking, Wednesday.
achieved. The two delegates are expected to depart soon from Peking to report the outcome of the negotiations to their respec- tive chiefs."
Continuing, Mr. Lo said that if The suspension of the peace have been relieved of the counter. among the nations of the Pacific the police are allowed to interfere parleys is justified by the general vailing Excise duty on their pro- Divergent views regarding the with individual rights on ill-anticipation of failure, though it Temporary Arrangement. ducts since December, 1926, and practicability, of an American ground, great injuries will be is claimed that
a measure of Sir Auston Chamberlain in the
His Majesty's Government, are protected to the full extent Locarno" were expressed in the done. "The object of the prosecu-agreement has been reached with C. M. Ships Commandeered. House of Commons said that concluded Sir Austen, were of the of the duty of 11 per cent. on
subsequent discussion.
tion is not at all to launch an at- Yen Hsi-shan, Tupan of Shansi,
Shanghai, Wednesday. was improper at this stage to opinion that there need be no dif-imports. The Tariff Board has
Kenzota Kayaagi, tack against the Police. I should whereby the latter will check make a detailed explanation of the fealty in arriving at a temporary recommended that spinners in In- head of the Japanese delegation, be very sorry to do that. British proposals at Geneva or arrangement about the immediate dia should be given a bounty of 1 declared that the clause in the before I returned from England, I Yu-hsiang to advance on Peking.ing to the China Merchants But any attempt by Marshal Feng commandeered five, ships belong- General Chiang Kai-shek has
comment on the proposals of future of cruiser building, but the anna (1d.) per pound of yarn
understand that certain propagan- other Powers, but he desired to British Empire cannot be asked to of 32 and higher counts for four
dists have been agitating against leaders are responsible for the Shanghal for Nanking on Mon- conservative Fengtien Steamship Company. They left remove # misunderstanding give any such temporary arrange-years, on an average of 15 per
the methods of the Police. In which, if uncorrected, might imment the appearance of an im- cent, of the total working spindle-
this connection I must frankly that the Nanking Government is
breakdown, they being suspicious day. pede the prospects of success. mutable principle which might be age. The British Government had even treated as precedent. Any other In order to provide funds for been charged with a desire to de-course would inevitably be inter- this bounty and other proposals, stroy the equality of sea powerpreted in the future as involving and with the secondary object of between the United States and the the formal surrender of maritime reducing the rigour of Japanese British Empire, which the Wash-quality by the British Empire, competition, the majority of the ington-Conference contemplated: the consummation of which the Board proposed that the import This suspicion was without found-Government was well assured was duty on piece goods should be in- no part of the Preşitlent's policy.creased from 11 to 15 per cent. (Cheers).
for three years.
ation.
Smaller Battleships.
Sir
"SOLVIKEN" PIRACY.
Joint Action By The Powers?
NORWEGIAN STATEMENT.
Oslo, Wednesday. With reference to the pirate attack on the "Solviken" the Foreign Office is informed that the other sea-faring Powers have agreed to take Joint ac- tion..-Reuter.
In accordance with President Replying to Lt.-Comdr. Ken- The Government of India re- Coolidge's desire still to diminishworthy,
A. Chamberlain port that they are unable to ac- naval expenditure further whilst denied the statement current cept these recommendations. They maintaining national security, abroad that the British delegate consider that a long-established His Majesty's Government pro-at the beginning of the conference industry like the cotton textile in-
Bridgeman stimulus at the cost of the gen-the Monroe doctrine was contrary
eral taxpayer, and that no case to international law:
I have no
and openly dissociate myself
About 800 Whampoa Military from those persons.
threatened with disintegration. Academy Cadets passed through sympathy for them, as I am an Nanking and Hankow is inevit way to Nanking from Woosung. In any event a conflict between Shanghal on the 24th inst. on the admirer of the Hong Kong Police," said Mr. Lo.
able, and it is by no means cer--British Naval Wireless.
tain that Nanking will win- Reuter.
A_Splendid System, "The object of this prose- cution," Mr. Lo said. "is not stated: With reference to the [A Peking message of July 18
Nanking's-Export-Taxes.
Shanghai, Thursday. As the result of a petition from
to ridicule or defy the system. negotiations now going
on be the Shanghai Tea Merchants' Personally I think it is a splendid tween the Ankuochin and repre. Association the Nanking Govern- system and clearly illustrates the sentatives of Generals. Chiang ment announces fact that the Police do consider Kai-shek and Yen Hsi-shan re- ther notice boxed tea, tea bricks, the public safety. But public
that until fur-
safety should not be carried out garding a compromise, the Gen- and tea dust shall be exempted at the expense of personal rights."eral Chang Tso-lin's Office to-day from all export taxes.-Reuter,
Philippines Protest. Giving evidence in the witness made the following announce ment:"Messrs. Ho Cheng and
Manila, Thursday. 4.30 p.m. on Sunday, July 17, he
The local tobacco firms
posed to diminish the size and demanded .600,000 tons eruisers dustry in Bombay should need no proposed Treaty which excepte box, Mr. Lo said that at about Nan Kuel-hsing have visited this
On
armament of battleships whilst and said that Mr. leaving unaltered the numbers ever mention 600,000 tons. -fixed at Washington; it also
He promised Mr. Clynes there has been established for a genera! Professor C. K. Wetster (Great was standing outside the Post City representing Generals nounce that they are sending a suggested a similar limitation in would be an opportunity for increase in the duty on cotton Britain) called attention to the Office waiting for a bus. When he Chiang Kai-shek and Yen Hsi- protest to Washington against the the number and armament of discussion on the resumption of cloth as a protective measure. changes in diplomatic methods saw the bus was filled, he crossed shan, respectively, and expressed 70 per cent. tax in China large fighting cruisers, No such Parliament in November, which is They set out suggestions of their since the world war. He pointed the street to take a west-bound the views of their chiefs on the Philippine cigars. They claim simple way was possible in the similar to the statement on the own.
out that the Pacific countries still
tram.
He crossed the square compromise. General Yang Yu- that it is a Treaty infringement case of small cruisers employed conference made by Lord Salis- for Police purposes in peace time bury in the House of Lords.—
held largely to the pre-war sys-marked in white for pedestrians. view with the two delegates and ness is ruined. Reater.
without thinking of the area ting this morning had an inter- and assert that their export busi- tems of contact. and which were necessary for the Reuter.
of the President of the United Professor Shotwell cited Ger-He gained the opposite side of the fully explained the Ankaochun protection of communications in
States to take part in a Disarma- many and Poland as times of war.
road and had his face turned in position. As a result of the pre- nations ment Conference was understood which had abandoned war as a felt some one tugging at his arm. vinced that our aim of subjugat- an easterly direction, when he sent negotiations, we are con-
Witness looked round and sawing the Reds will be successfully, the defendant. He asked for the reason in both English and Chin- ese, but defendant did not under- stand him.
Vital Necessity.
Such vessels were a vital neces- sity to an Empire whose widely scattered parts were divided by seas and oceans and whose most populous parts were dependent
REMOVE MISUNDERSTANDING,
by His Majesty's Government to policy. Great Britain's Attitude
be based on his desire to develop
Defined.
Rugby Wednesday.
the policy of the Washington Conference by diminishing yet,
Sir Austen Chamberlain, For-further Naval expenditure, whilst eign Secretary and Acting Prime maintaining national security. i
to
Other Evidence.
COST OF DEFENCE FORCE.
No Additional Taxation at Home.
London, Wednesday. He did not wish to Mr. Lo:-Had I gone away create a scene and agreed to go without taking notice of you; stands that at a private luncheon The "Evening Standard" under- to the Police Station with the de- what would you have done?- in the House of Commons to-day fendant. When witness arrived would have arrested you then. at D'Aguilar Street, he wished to
Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancel- take a chair, but this the defen-
lor of the Exchequer, said that the fant would not allow him to do. Mr. V. Emanuel said that he cost of sending and maintaining He was again seized by the arm was at the corner of the G. P. o. the Defence Force to Shanghai land taken to the Station.
Building, on the day in question, would not entail additional taxa- Policeman's Version. and he saw a gentleman walk tion. He believed that he had Defendant said that he saw the across to the Hong Kong Hotel found a way which would enable complainant come right across passing the beacon light. The him to meet practically if not the the street, past the beacon. He defendant stopped him near the whole cost by "pure economy."
In the House of Commons, pointed out to the complainant beacon and pointed out the white that he should walk inside the lines to the complainant. He re replying to questions, Sir L. white lines, but no notice was fused. to go bak and started an Worthington Evans, Secretary of State for War, said that ap- taken. The complainant then stood argument with the policeman: in the middle of the "square,
The constable then pointed to the proximately 2,700 of section "A" beside the beacon and asked for Witness did not see the constable due to return this trooping sea- direction of the Police Station. Reservists now in China were defendant's number. Complain-
Apart from these 1,000
ant then added: "You do SAVVY He merely put out an arm to men would be sent back for dis-
catch hold of the complainant. on. who I am?" and defendant replied
for their daily bread on seaborne Minister, made a statement in With this twofold end His Majes- traffic.
the Flouse of Commons regarding ty's Government is in complete His Majesty's Government, the Naval limitation discussions, agreement, and it desire whilst urging the special difficul- | He said:
measure the merits of every pro- ties of Britain's geographical "The Government thought it posal by the degree to which it position, were far from claiming necessary to have an opportunity furthers this twofold end. It is the least right to dictale a small of conferring verbally with the on this principle that it has pro- cruiser policy to the other Powers. British delegates in order that posed to diminish the size and It would accept the general it might have a full understanding armament of battleships, whilst principles of the President's of the position reached in the leaving unaltered the numbers policy that no maritime Power Geneva negotiations and be en- fixed at Washington. It is for shall maintain a larger Navy than abled to take a decision on certain this reason also that it suggests is required for its own security. points referred to it by the dele-limitation in the number and
Gross Tonnage Fallacies. gatés.
armament of large fighting crui- Anything resembling the quasi- "These questions have been sors on the principles similar to permanent formula adopted at fully discussed during the last those adopted at Washington for Washington for battleships was few days and the delegates are battleships. This proposal, like quite inapplicable to vessels de- to-day returning to Geneva to the first, would greatly diminish signed for purposes which must continue the Conference which, national expenditure without en- vary with the geographical and we trust, will reach a successful dangering national safety, economic position of the several conclusion, In these circum-
Small Cruisers, Powers concerned, and was even stances it would be improper for "The questions connected with
"You savvy Government order?" prevent him going further. Com- charge during the current finan- more inapplicable when theme to make at this stage any de. small cruisers are of a more com-
Defendant said that the complainant got excited and started cial year. No special provision strength was estimated in terms tailed exposition of the British plicated character. The strength
plainant had asked him to go to waving his hand. In doing so, he as regards reinstatement of civil of gross tonnage without refer-proposals or to comment on the of fleets can be stated in figures
the Police Station, but when they dropped a parcel and made the employment could be made, but he trusted that employers would to numbers or armament. proposals of other Powers. The and compared with precision. Professor Shotwell, with Pro-
arrived at China Building com- policeman pick
it up for him do their utmost nations each possessing statement which I am going to Their primary function is to light fessor Clark Wells Chamberlain, plainant hesitated. At D'Aguilar When at D'Aguilar Street, the emplois most to re-engage ex- 100.000 tons of battleships could read is, therefore, designed only others, and, speaking broadly, was the author of the proposed Street, complainant got into
Indian constable did not prevent those who were unemployed when be regarded as of equal fighting to remove
Bedchair, and defendant followed on the complainant from taking a they were called up for service misunderstanding they can easily be compared with Franco-American Treaty power. No such statement could which, if it is continued uncor- each other. No such simplicity abolish war promulgated by Dr. foot. He had instruction to ar- chair, reasonably be made about two na-rected, could not but impede the of looking at the subject is pos- Nicholas Murray Butler, Pre- rest persons who do not keep No Power to Arrest. tions, one of which had 10 crui- prospects of success.
sible in the case of small cruisers sident of Columbia University, on within the white lines. employed for Police purposes in May 30.-Reuter's American Ser-fendant admitted that he did re- the beacon have no power to ar- Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, de- said traffic constables on duty at Traffic Inspector Alexander No Ground For Suspicion. The Conference on Naval Dis- times of peace and necessary for vice. armament now sitting at Geneva protection of lines of communica-
fuse to let the complainant go rest. after he had crossed the square. direct pedestrians to walk fnalde Their instruction is to The country which was obliged have discussed important points tion in time of war. Geographi
Ho directed the complainant from the white lines. They could not to distribute its available tonnage in technical Committees and cal considerations cannot be rn- among smaller units would be at plenary conferences but, in spite fionally ignored. It can hardly
the Hong Kong Hotel corner to lead pedestrians, into the lines, cross the white lines to Jardine either. a permanent disadvantage com- of the efforts of our delegates at be denied, as was clearly stated by
corner and from there back to thei pared with one able to adopt a Geneva, a serious misapprehen- us when accepting the U.S. Presi different sehene. (Cheers).
Post Office. He did this in order sion of attitude of His Majesty's dent's invitation, that such vessels There would be nominal parity Government still prevails in some are of vital necessity to an but real inequality. (Cheers) quarters. His Majesty's Govern- Empire whose widely scattered Therefore in the opinion of Ilis ment even has been charged with parts are divided from each other
enee
Two
sers of 10,000 tons while the other had 20 cruisers of 5,000 tons.
"Real Inequality.",
1
A
Dr. Butler.
DEAL IN COTTON.
EGYPTIAN SALES TO SOVIET.
Calro, Thursday, Protracted efforts of the Soviet
2
Mr. Lindsell. said that he
to make the complainant traverse agreed that the Folice on duty at the white lines which he should the beacon had no right to de- have done.
tain or arrest pedestrians, but it
in China-Reuter.
IN PARLIAMENT.
LORDS PASS THE FINANCE BILL.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.
London, Wednesday. The House of Lords has passed
t
The Hougo of Commons has
Majesty's Government no pro- a desire to destroy that equality by seas and oceans and whose to negotiate for the purchase of policeman leading a pedestrian that the defendant thought it was Bill.
Mr. Lo: Did you ever notice a was also equally clear to him the third reading of the Finance vision open to such criticism of sen power as between the most populous part is dependent Egyptian cotton are coming into around all the white lines just to his duty to do. He said these should be given the international United States of America and the for its daily bread on seaberns fruition, the Egyptian Government teach him to walk inside the lines? people must. be thoroughly a passed the first reading of a Bill authority already possessed by British Empire which the Wash trade and which would perish if having decided to sell half-a-millio have directed many, but Istructed on this point, and as mentioned in the King's Speech on those parts of the Washington ington Conference contemplated unable to protect its external cantars to a Russian syndicate,
trade.
this was which are requested to send repre- have never laid hands on them.
a test case he would February 2 to amend the Un-. Treaty dealing with strength and a suspicion for which there is
sentatives to conclude the deal numbers.
no foundation. The invitation (Continued on Page 18.),
enter a conviction and fine the employed Insurance Acts, 1920-6. Neuter.
Continued at foot of next column. I defendant $1.
-Reuter.