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ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT.
BRITISH GENERAL'S NARROW ESCAPE
LONDON, September 25th.
· An official statement annospong "that" 20.)
attempt
··Cork.
bas been made to sassinate eneral E. P. Strickland, C.B., t
The attempt was frustrated by General Brickland, who was not injured returning
the fire, it is believed, effectively.
GENERAL STRICKLAND RETURNS FIRE.
LATTE
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY,
NEW FRENCH, PREMIER. ASSUMES OFFICE IN PARIS
PARIB, September 4tha
A Hay24 message: says:- After a short conference with M. Miller- and, Senator Leygues was entrusted with the portfolio
23 Premier and Minister. for Foreign Affairs. The other Ministers remain in office.
M. MILLERAND'S PRESIDENTIAL
MESSAGE.
PARIS, September With
KPTEMBER 28TH, 1930.
TRY MY JOB FOR A DAY SIR J CANTLIE'S REPLY TO CHALLENGE."
BATHIE 73 #. DOCKOR 69,
MILLERAND.
A PERSONAL SKETCH OF THE FRENCH PRESIDENT.
THE PEAUE OF EUROPE. NEW PROBLEMS DAILY,
"AGRIN, August 18th. The Prunier, M. Vesnitch, to-day gave a dinner in honor of Dr. Bene, the Cucho,
Y
Slovak Minister for Foreign Affair, wher in visiting this countrys the diane, being
NEW BOLSHEVIK TUNE. DELEGATES DRAMATIO ANNOUNCEMENT AT RIGA.
Mr. Hugh Huirewrites, in the Dely Lowpon September 253b.
Alexandre Mitlerand in what the French While the Poles continue the pursuit of "I'M do his job if he wil de mine" apr
is the answer of Sir James Canlies the would call us bomans de valeur a man the Bobberiks southwards of
famous physician, to Bip Cinude Cham Rigs Poses Conference, yesterday, got pelas yankly Dispatch to walk from London
de Crepigny's challenge to hint in of value. The appellation is one which
implies reliability" rather than greatness
The French Premier and Minister of organised by the Officer Club. grips
with the coalition of the situation. Brighton, wim, and self between the Foreign Affairs is not a great man, despite nich made, a speech, in the cent M. Joffre, the chief delegate, dramatically to piers and then box three two-minute his highly creditable political career.
When you meet him, his benevolent exterior he said: The challenge was issued as a result and paternal mariner destroy any precon- announced that the Bovich was prepared to abandon the demands for the reduction off Sir James Cantlio's propovacement onceived notions you may have formed of his we bathing, particularly his assertion that carly morning bathing without loud ba saperlative abilities, and in their place foreband
very deleterious to the heart get an impression of a man imbined with perfect sincerity fervent patriotiso, and general health
Sir James told the Weekly Dispatch to accomplish is fixed purpose,
and a sense of fear that he will be unable would not bother challenge ante lo aug goes to his opponente enlists your tentant you feel his that ho should try a day out of a Harley- street specialist a year. As
w regards the form of government »
a
rounds
the Polish army, disarmament, and cyssa, M. Millerand, in a mesage to the Beasts tion of war industries, also railway privis and the Chamber of Deputies, condemns leges through Poland. The Bolsheviks are all doureatic discusions, in order that prepared to agree to no armistice with France may concentrate its whole stren line considerably tward to the Curzon tion to the Hevelopment of
of her greataces line, leaving Eastern Galicis in the hands I rise at half-pass, four, and have done and prosperity, a
and afflims that his cleo of the Poles, with a sumpuent referendam for years except when I have risen st two o'clock, and I write ually till eight o'clock, when I breakfast.
That General Strickland commands the Cork tion shows that the country is determined
takes me about 15 minutes and from then The Soviet demands, however, Polish ru if three o'clock onward and me with Divisjon. He was motoring at six in the to pursue, at home and abroad, the pelice ...*** rening from the barracks to the city, when which he had followed for the last egra | cognition of the independence, of the patientag
months and which he will continue with Ukraina, Lithuania and White Busia dock, il nino How would Sir
Five nights a week I lecture, from
RED ARMY REORGANISATION. Claude like to talk as much as that! more vigour and continuity.
KELSINGrons, September 25th. "In addition I am surgeon to two hospitals, besides other interests like The Russian Soviet is re-organising the editing a journal and writing technical Red Army. The supreme command has rullery well for Sir Claude to been offered to M. Tropky, with M. Pod want to mist me on his own ground and risky as his assistant
suppose he inclines towards my profession a little and realises what wor
work I put in daring one day tha
"I will de bis job if he will do mine
Sir James Canilie wag a medical practi toner in Hongkong for many years.]
be, was fired on
by number of man. His by driver was wounded and the car was riddled with bullets. General Berickland eturned the Bre and hit a man who was Misher killed or wounded us he was carried
NEW INQUISITION METHODS, NEW YORK JOURNAL'S STARTLING SUGGESTION.
The President declares that the Treaty of Versailles must be strictly executed in complete agreement with the Allies He says that the French democracy plays its legitimate hopes on the progress of the League of Nations. The French Colonies have repaid abundantly their debt to France which recognises this by asociating them more closely with bor political and moral life, c
LONDON, September 27th.
The message declare that one of the A telegram from the New York Nation, announcing the completion of the Commit multa, and not the least desired of the e of Bundred to enquire into Ireland, war should be the reduction of military with the needs of while daiming that the internal affairs of service consistent won nation profoundly affect those of every national defence, and concludes that other, naively admiw that Americans vs France has resumed the work of peace in glass-houses and have dog solved negro with fervent ardour, setting an example problems, that the record in Haiti and San and gaining the admiration of the whole Domingo is wickedly imperialistic, and world, that 3,000 innocent Haitians have been done
It therefore, declares that it would welcomes reciprocal English enquiry
this connection.
AEROPLANE FACTORY
BLAZE.
127 MACHINES DESTROYED.
Loxtos, September 35th.
A disastrous fire broke out at the Mariya.
at Woking this
inen have been reported to
already destroyed.
The fire is still burding
AERIAL ACCIDENT.
FIVE PERSONS KILLED NEAR
HARROW
LONDON, September 25th.
YOTE OF CONFIDENCE.
PARIS, September 25th The Chamber of Deputies has adopted a vote of confidence by 107 votes to 80 in. the new Cabinet at an extraordinary.
Belgion,
FRENCH COLONIAL POLICY. MEASURE TO EN BURE
CONTINUITY
PARIS, September 25th, important step of a far-reachin
administration of the French Colonies in brder to
ensure continuity of Colonial which owing to frequent changes of Governorships, rang the risk of being overlooked.
policy,
M. Sarrant, the Colonial Minister, hus re-casted the Superior Council of the
M. RYASANOFF,
"RUSSIAN DELEGATE IN LONDON.
LONDON, September 25th, M. D. Ryssanoff, the well-known Rusu sian Communist, is coming to Great Britain as successor to M. Kamene, who wa
refused permission to return. Byasanoff is a Doctor of Medicine and is reputed to be largely responsible for finish. ing Kerensky's regime. He is one of the leaders of the Taird Internationale.
LATER M. Kamond's successor, M. Rynsanoff, arrived in London last night.
EARLIER CABLES.
M. CLEMENCEAL, DEPARTURE FOR INDIA.
KAESKILLES, September 24th. M. Clemenceau has sailed for India.
U.S. MAIL BANDITS. MAKE OFF WITH BOOTY,
SOLTazen, (Indiana), September 24th.
Tallavery
We are happy, my collugu and friendly and, to welcome among us the firs Minister for Foreign Affaire of the archo- lovak Republic, because we know, this no makes the policy. of his propie, tunc admir brother-Slays to fight against the lates attention immediately able people which was the Arse amongst our
11 a superior presence; it is simply that and to defend the national individually, this stafid plainly dressed, stockily built, and which was always our friend both in and swarthy Frenchman, with his curi the hour of good fortunes saly straight, wide-brimmed felt hat and of trial. We firmly believe that the suffer- hands thrust into his front trousers ings endured in common under the beel pockets like a farmer, and a look of of the Habsburgs have drawn us even closer almost child-like faith in the dark eyes, together than have our glorious and our valled with pineens and shadowed by his common. origin. In our view
rapprochement has beer sesler for over sacrifice himself for a principle, as he has for the sacred cause of progress in sice bushy eyebrows, evokes your sympathy
He is tenscious and always ready to the blood that has been shed ad bro and in livery. Without departing already done in the past.
MAS OF MANY PARTS
the fentiment of gratitude, which wo Alexandre Millerand is a Socialist whone to our great friends and Allion views have been mellowed by tinie. Prince in the work of our national Ton Bülow is the authority for the state pation, we mum to-day take Who bur ment that the Kaiser once said: "Would shoulders the heavy task of maintaining that we had such Socialists here!!
in that in which he is so proficient, but He is in his sixty first year, "and dust peace around us and assuring, the i
AYANGTSZE RIVER MYSTERY DISAPPEARANCE OF A LITTLE
RUSSIAN GIRLZMAN
his busy political career has held nearly our blood on behalf of liberty in der to essary to that end. We have no shed every portfolio in the Cabinet, his first
br
being that of Minister of Commerce in the oppress others, in order to be able to bo Waldeck-Rousseau Administration, Hunjust or aggressors, but, on the other hand, ans Minister of War from 1912 till Octoe will tolerate no disposition to overturn 1013 in the Viviani, Cabinet, then the status established by ponce trazie. Wa held no office until he succeeded M. Cle have no designs on the property of any menceau as President of the Council. He neighbour, but we should be unworthy of is a member of the Paris Bar, and shone our heroes and our martyrs if we permitted Lumeralist slion collaborating with torque toment, the illusion even of puttion
as question our political and territorial on "La editor of La Petite République and rights. Our two people will, then, highly La Lanterne." When he started a approve our alliance, and will greet it with In regard the disappearance of a three paper of his own, La Voix," he was less confidence and enthusiasm. They will also year-old Basian girl from the steamer nccessful, and, the venture was short-lived. appreciate ont great merit in this work of ong under circumstances which pointHe fought renuously for a revision of assuring peace: 1 inyibe-you, gentlemen strongly to a case of kidnapping of which the Dreyfus trini; he may be said to be and dear friends, to raise your glass to the political father of military aviation; the greatness and prosperity of the Czecho we have already published a brief report, and he has proved an efficient strike Slovak Republic, our ally and friend, and the Shanghai träzatie Bayati
The child was a daughter of Mr. Moor, bronker. He handled the postal and rail drink to the health of is great President a wealthy Russian subject, who is man way strikes with masterly skill, and earned and his Minister of Foreign Affairs, ager of the Russo-Asiatic Bank at Han-well-deserved admiration for his bold
Responding to the toast, Dr. Benes said, In the name of the entire Czecho-Slovak Mr. Moors, with his wife, child, action in recently dissolving the French OW. and a Russian nurse jeft Shanghai for General Confederation of Labour as being Republican Government, I have the honour Hankow on the Woozing. Rem
a menace to the Mcurity of the Stute,
He is an excellent orator, but a better on September 16th and departed two hours listener. When faced with a crisis in the later. The little girl, who was sleeping Chamber ke meticulously prepares his in the stateroom with her unre, disappeech, and is able to deliver it with tell peared sunetime between 12.30 and 6.aming cffect. This ability to rise on occasion Shanghai police authorities are of the to a flight of oratorical power, has more option that it would be imposible for than once enabled him to weather a storm and make part with the renewed confidence a three-yearold child to climb out of a berth by herself and open the heavy door of Parliament.
to the corridor. It is equally im cable that she climbed out of the win dow. The staECTODA was on the Arst class and about twenty feet above the
The boat reached Chinking at midnight
thank you for the friendly reception in your country and for your cordier words. This is the first officis mission from the Czecho-Slovak Republic that has come to your country. It arrives at a moment that 18 a particularly difficult one for Europe The Peace Treaty has not yet been who ly applied and war is still raging in the Ense Problems that have not yer been solved, riser around us daily in now torms. In these cir cumstances our mission has come to your country to examine all these problems with. you, to exchange views with you on thewo the past and upon the lutare. The Serpo SIX MONTHS,
Cross-lovene nation was always greatly car with mail valued from five to twenty attracted notice. The nurse reported that after retiring at 12.30, she slept heavily
loved in our country. We loved you tar matil 6 am and heard nothing unza wizz who is reported 10 have made which we were always so firmly attached. Charles Ponzi, the Boston financial your singere devotion to the Slav cause, to thousand dollar
during the right, und
PUNZI INJAIL.
Two bandits hold up the United Blades FLANCHOR If the foll over-board the MAN WHO MADE IS MILLION-IN qutions, and to deliberate with you tipon
motor-intry, and evaped in a motor, I splash, and screams would certainly have
HUMOUR IN CRIME.
TRUNK JOKE IN PAIRS.
While pleasure-cruising near Harrow, at Colonies consisting of 146 members existing institutions, the high cost of described a being, bright, attrattive admissioner August 20th and after waiving for your liberty, but which were also the
noon, today, an seroplane, containing six
· persons, crashed.
Thres me, including the püst, and two women, were killed outright. A girl was badly injured. The machine was slashed, TO LOWER PRICES. SERIOUS EFFORT BY TREASURY,
LaxDon, September 25th,
Al Moors stated that he has no enemies 16 million dollars in six months through We, respected you for your great love of in China and that he has reived no let buying and selling international postal tere demanding money A strict watch is coupone, was still in jail on August 2018, your so mich persecuted country and for your incomparable bravery and courage in being kept on river craft of all deserip according to the Los Angeles Times of that the defence of your liberty, which mit re tions and a thorough search is in progress date. He is charged with using the mails main for as an unforgettable, example in in the city of Chinking. The missing to defraud and an involuntary petition of Bolsheviks may threaten the downfall of child is brunette in colouring and is bankruptcy has been filed against him. the future. We respected you for your Ponzi appeared before a federal com great sufferings, which prepared the way living may still disfress the housewife, but very friendly to strangers.
preliminary hearing was taken back to foundation of Czecho Slovak independence. confinement in default of a $25,0 band. Before the war we labbared together in mainly ex-Governors-which so far was Parisian as those who remain after the
His trial was set for September 6th. The order to stain that which took place dar- supposed 10 advise the Colonial Minister temporary xodus of 1,900,000 people dur
ing hone week-end retain their THE
financier told a deputy United States ing the late world war. At the moment marshal that his downfall was due to with when nearly all our hopes huge bez realis when requested but has not been called on perennial gaiety. The latest joke is the
drawal of support by a man prominented, and when we are resuming all our work. to do so during the last thirty-four years. trunk joke. Nothing shows the difference between French and British mentality
in the city's financial circles. If given his wo must reall the past in order to see wha This Cocopil has now becu split up into more strongly than the public atitude
liberty under guard for 60 days, be assert direction we must take in the future. Thus three separate bodies, namely, a High towards crime. Slowly but relentlessly
ed he could make good, dollar for dollar, future at present occupies both our minds Dr. Yoshino, who has been writing in on every promise and prove his solvency," French justice accumulates „proof, against
At a moment when in the East two lay Council, composed of former Ministers the prisoner, who is at length condemned the Takia Archi on Japan and Democracy. The Boston speculator remarked as on nations are in conflict one with the other, and ex-Governors General, which will or acquitted, in most cases long after the codes article thus: It is in fact instacos of continued public confidence in is our duty to draw the more cidedly case would have been disposed of in Eng that in spite of the bulk of public opinion him that he had received a check for $5,500 together, in order to show Europe that inform the Colonial Minister on land. But, however horrible, the crime, being for danderacy, the policy, especially for investment before he left the jail on two other Blay nations wish intimately to regards native to the French humorist that is no reason the foreign policy of this country has the day of his arraignment. His liabili collaborate in the pacification of Europe especially
why it should not be the subject of jest if complexion of militarism. This is decidedly ties uncovered by the state attorney and in establishing the foundations of man be paralled in foreign constitutional coun cent interest offered. His popularity with
It is reported that the bank rate will be policy,
...
DECAY OF JAPANESE
MILITARISM.
SIGNS OF CHANGE.
raised in the near future. The decision is administration; secondly, an Economie it is romotely susceptible to his wit. The an unnatural phenomenon, which cannot general totalled $4,308,574 plus the 50 entirely new Europe, a Europe peaceable, taken in the hope that the large stocks of Council, including or-Colonial Deputies, shoer repetition of murders alleged sgtries. The foreign observer in describing his investors seeing to have remained just, and democratic. It is our duty at
the market, thus reducing the prices/don) with the development of Colonial the average French. And the latest more closely before coming to the conicle Pressed about him to shake his hand, a thing is still troubled in Central Europo
the activities of speculators and compal
berchants to disgorge their s
At present the bank rate is
MOVEMENT IN AMERICA
per
prevent, hasty legislation.
IMMIGRANTS,
SERIOUS CONGESTION AT ELLIS ISLAND..
AS OLD AS EVE.
[BY MAJOR A. G. ZONARD (PROVINUTAL COMMISSIONER, SOUTH ON NIGERIA)J
mutual collaboration will certainly guaran tee to them the application of the Penon Treaties, security and peace. At the moment whếng về thus send our mudu friendships we cannot forget our "great Alber. We remain over faithful to thes policy that we have followed with unica. during the war, We have over, the cas kentiments of gratitude and friendship Is is only medo egoism and orance wards those who f powerfially aided, u that is things new. Apart from Bolong the tragic moments of the Great
Landra, the French Bluebeard, har
him almost more fantastically a nation of an imperialistic tendency strong, for a large crowd in the court room this moment to accentuats a little Blay co
laboration. At the moment when every- goods at present held back will be placed planters and Colonial producers, which will made
humorous than criminal in the eyes of is right, but he must look into the matter
A humorous sidelight on the extra It is saved that the Treasury is now de resources; thirdly, a Legislative Council, cause celibre in which Madame Bessarabo son that the people are heart and soul vagant Get-Rich Quick-Wallingford story we desire to make our two peoples see that has confessed to the slaugher of her at the back of the Imperialism of the developed in Philadelphia, where three ne close collaboration and our alliance In Government It is my unshakable convin- young men from Boston representing the future signifies for them labour for termined to make a serious effort to restris including home and Colonial legnii husband, whose body she "packed in how that the majority of the people are themselves us agents of the old Colony penco and internal consolidation on taa ames
which will deal with conflicting local castrunk which was the despatched to toms and complicated legal situations and Nancy, has led to the creation of endlos decided against militarism and Foreign Exchange Company of Boston, hand and the affirmation of the setti
situations Landry, in one instance, imperialism. The natural question may offered to give 50 per cent, profit in 45 of external security on the other. Our two represented as exclaminge after reading, arise: Why then the people do not impeach days to all depositors. They lost several peoples may have full confidence in the
the Bessarabo case, When the Government whose policy is in flat hundred dollars before they were put out of per nd distant future, because their the account of Ta'am.
a sequitted she shall be my next contradiction to their conviction. To this
question the only answer is that thingsriges by depectivon. But is the homely trunk itself, which are shaped in this country that the artists and journaliss mainly employer the government. In ordinary re public, opinion is unable to make itself NEW YORK, September 25th.
provide the holiday public with grim jesta. The newspapers teem with sketches on the Presentative countries the Cabinet is The prices of woollens, clothing, shoes
NEW YORI, September 24th subject. In the midst of the packing by of the people, and the government, cannot zesponsible to the elected representatives and food are also expected to decline.
Mr. Wallis, Commisioner of Immigrar breathless, to assure himself of his fety
the wife the husband's friend arrives take important maurares without the Several of the largest clothiers have alreedy tion is going to Washington to by and the baggage superintendent remarks that approval of that body. But conditions Amade's reduction of 28 per cent. The pre finds remedy for the terrible congestion suspiciously heavy ranks had better be are different in this country. Wo charged a passenger rates, and so on War Department which can ant movement will reduce the excessive at Ellis laland. He declared that he might: But, as so often the true story is the independent from the rest of the Cabines on tits sphorism and Chacerle War, and we will purane, wills them a policy
best. Perhaps inspired by the Bessarabo and even the Premier has no voice in known repetition of it, in slightly dil of junes and gat. With these
hid in a tronk to matters relating to ddience. And as wach front form, that there is nothing new menta 1 venture Mr. President and deer passports, in order to prevent fürther apprehend
The actually dealing ikkine store His esnemely me laps which come within the thing the new woman or modern girl allance of our two countries, to the gr paralysis of the immigrant system.
movements were heath by the thief, who, domain of the War Winistry, the policy If the modern gif wears as few clothes nees and prosperity of the ingdom of the
when it follows tend to
mittarinne, se the youthly câu, the still more modern situation reached its clintaz on September from foren of his older habit of homes and the foreign
don, now girl of indiens days were nothing at all gand, when two thousand relatives and shouted Halo 1. Thief Pretending and the fore
The ho beat of Adam sind Eve guilt, the detectives allowed himself to be
na absolute înnayatjon, not the fint new thing friends of over 3,80) immigrants broke taken, to the polica ation, where thep regard te policy down the iron gates in endeavouring to tables were quickly turned obtain the release of aliens.
cost of living and become general through. I even ask the State Department to hold up case & PADA Whom he saw questions m the Siberian or Chinese are that has not been old, there is no sue friend, to drink, in the friendship, and.
out the country.
SWEDISH ELECTIONS.
CONSERVATIVES GAIN SEATS.
STOCKHOLM September 24th. The General Election results so far show that 189 RLsdag members have been elected, namely, 68 Social Democrats, 67 Conservatives 20 candidate of the Agrarian Union Partios, 34 Liberala; and 3 Left Bocialista,
VACATION STRIKE.
FIZZLES OUT IN THE STATES.
་ འ་་ I WILTERBARIE, September 27th. The so-called é vacation, strike in the coal regions has been called off, while the Conservatives gained 12 and the and the miners are reusing on
Tha Social Democrats have lost #1 seats," the Left Bocialists 5, and the Liberals 11, anthrac
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movement for, the abo it on
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