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REVOLUTION IN GREECE.
EX-KING'S MESSAGE TO THE
GREEK PEOPLE.
+1 ATHENS, Septriuber 28th..
Ex-King Constantine, in a message to the ntion announcing his abdication.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2911, 1929.
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THE NEAR EAST IMBROGLIO,' BRITISH FORCES IN THE NEAR EAST
AN IMPRESSIVE ARRAY AT LIND, SNA, AND ALE.
Lusts September 9th.
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IRELAND'S PROVISIONAL
GOVERNMENT.
COMES" TO AN UNDERSTANDING WITH THE MILITARY,
Lospos, September th.
BARLIER UABLES,
U.S. MERCHANT MARINE." TRUST COMPANY TO FINANCE
OPERATIONS, -..
KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB, NAW PLAYING PITCH AT KOWLOON. The annual meeting of the Kowloon Football Club was hold yesterday evening.
ALLEGED INTIMIDATORS. SAID TO HAVE TERRIFIED
SING SONG GIRL.
Two Chinese, one, of whom was defend-
at St. Andrew's Hall, Kowloon, Meed by Mr. Leo d'Almada, 'were charged H. B. Mitchell (the President) presid before Mr. Lindsell, at the Magistracy. There wern about thirty members of yesterday with having demanded by menaces the sum of $100 from a B-year Club present.
of sing song girl living at No, 604, The PRESIDENT mid the past year wra
Queen's Road West. wot as good as it might have been, as
LONDON September 27th.. The Maritime Trust Company of America" is being formed in New Yorking. An important step towards the resto-
ibe A Constantinople, message states that
ration of order in desland has been taken for the purpose principally of financing. British Forces already in the Near East by the Provincial Government sanctioning shipping operations under the American include over 30,000 troops, six Dread-the establishment by the Army authorities. The capital of one million dollars
mays he is anxions to prevent the slightDELICATE POSITION IN NEUTRAL
ant suspicion that his remaining out the Throne will prevent the sacred unity of the Greek and assistance from their friends in the critical situation to which regrettable misfortuues have led the country. He is confident that the nation
ZONES.
ASIA'S CLAIM AT GENEVA, WANTS EQUITABLE.
REPRESENTATION.
The girl said her parents were dead.
and unele. She first saw the two de: ground As he had remarked on previous occasions, they could not expect good foot fendants, at the Sam Yach ten-house or ball" if they had no ground to practice September 2nd, where she had been upen, A weekly game at the Valley was engaged to sing. The men there de
manded $100 from her and threatened fo not sufficient. Luckily, after 35 years, it kill her if she did not produce the money- had been given forth that they were at They gave up reason for their demand. last to have a ground. They had been The girl became frightened and left the trying for many years to obtain this, but time. On the following day she identifice place. The men also left at the same
that was the way things were done in the one of the men at the Police Station. Colony. The new ground was not a bad Her people had informed the police of
the incident
Sub-Inspector Lanes said that one of the patch, and it now remained for the mem-
With the men was arrested on the Tuesday and opportunity for practice now available the other was arrested on the following they would be able to get a good team day at Wanchal. When the girl was re
porting the case at the Station the first" together. He also expected that the mem defendant was brought in. She recog uised him at once. She alan identified the second defendant at an identification letter received by the girl on the 19th parade. The Inspector produced a inst Tsis letter told her to take $100
nunghts, seven. Battle Cruisers, 20 Desuf military courts empowered to inflict reported to have been already sub they were handicapped in not having and that she lived with her grandmothe troyers, several submarine craft and gaint this death penalty in serious cases of dis-scribed. Mr. H. H. Raymond, Mr. F., C. Musson and other operators, owners and air-cartiers.
turbance of the peace.,
builders of American torpage are also ciated with the Company, REDUCTION OF ARMAMENTS SA feeling of designing anxiety prevails
REMARKABLE AGREEMENT OF THE at the delicate position in the Asiatie
ASSEMBLY OF THE LON. GENEVA, September 28th. | Neutral Zone, notwithstanding indications At a meeting of the First Commission
GTA September 27th. from authoritative Nationalist quarters sa juridical and constitutional questions M. Arfand Dowleb (Persia) urged that
The Assembly of the League of Nations will mally round his sucessor, King in Rome, and, clseyhere that Kemal Asia should be accorded equitable repre-adopted the report of the Third Cou
Pasba's intention is to accept the Allied Hentation on the Council by two seas, lation for the reduction of armaments bera to make the Club go. Cleorge.
one permanent, thu ather permanent. Lund Robert Cecil pointed out that the The thessage says that freegs will over. invitation to a Peace Conference and The proposal was apported by the dele lestur of the debate had been the re gates of China and India. The Indianmarkable agreement of all delegates on come her difficulties provided she faces desires that it be held in Italy, if Asia delegate declared that the impression
considered be
impracticable, should not be given to the world that the danger anteily and is assisted by Minor
the League was an organisation of Furu ROYAL BETROTHAL BROKEN bership would increase. They were begin her powerini fiends. The Ex-King" wan-] Mennwhile, grave fears are entertained of pean Christian nations. chudes that he is happy at another untoward happenings in the neighbour- opportunity Fo sarrifies himself for hood of Chanak. The Turks are clearly Greece and, offers to fight" at the bigail encroaching in this zone. appearing in of the Ariny, if the Government and people desire it.
SALONIKA GARRISON JOINS. THE
REVOLUTION.
ATENS September 27th. The Salonika, garrison bas joined the revolution which is supported both by Venizelist and Royalist officers.
Primer Paul is reported a prisoner aboard the training ship #74,
is far there has been no bloodshed. Athens is diep,
NO CHANGE IN ALLIED POLICY.
1. Pais, September sth.
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creasing strength and taking up posi tions, with art purpose, upon a concerted plan, · Another "disturbing" fenture is the widespread arraing of the civilian popula tion of Constantinople. There are large concentrations of troops in the livection of Ismail, teading to suspicion that a Kemalist invasion of the 'banák zone is only a feint extenlated to draw off troops from the Turkish Capitul.
CURIOUS TERMIN OF KEMAL PASHA'S NOTE.
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RUBBER RISING.. ·
DECREASED STOCKS" AND IN- CREASED DEMAND,
Losos, September 7th. The recovery in the price of rubber to 9 per pound yesterday is attributed to a fall in London: stocks to 71.167 tons, fresh discussion of restriction schemes, in- erased demand from America, and a renewal of the Russian demand.
AVASTĘPUL_ MANAGEMENT.
LONDON, September 7th. The Rubber Shareholders' Association publishes a nuessage from its agent visit- ing Penang contending that much waste exists of the majority of estates. Ec uggests that better results would follow
· disarmament.
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COPENHAGEN, September 27th.
between Crown Prince Frederick and It is announced that the engagement Princess Olga of Greece (King Constad tine's nicee) has been broken off by mutnal consent.
OBITUARY."
SIB CHARLES WADE, OF .
AUSTRALIA.
"MELBOURNE, September 27th. The death is announced of Sir Charles Wade, a fustice of the Supreme Court, Sydney, since 1990..
ning with a small company, but they were also now starting with a new lease of life. He saw no reason why the class of football they played in Kowloon should not equal could not see why people should not come ed to the girl in the Sam Yuen tea-house that of the Hongkong Football Club. Ha Blake Pier on the 21st ingt, A chit was also produced, which had been hand- over from Hongkong to see the game play by the second defendant, who remarked ed in Kowloon as they now went to see it played at Happy Valley..
The HON. SECRETARY (Mr. W. A. Mos- DAN) referring to the balance sheet said the balance carried forward was $147.70. This was a larger amount than ever the Club had brought forward: · The large balance was mainly due to the generosity of Captain Wheeler and Mr. Dixon who donated to the Club the sums of $100 and 350 respectively."
[The deceased, who was born in 1863, was Premier of Now South Wales from 1907 to 1910, and Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party from 1967 to 1910. if the properties were managed on one From 1917 to 190 he was Agent General The attention devoted to the Turkish | $3stem and the purchase of material and for New South Wales, and during 1918-19 the 1st eleven "bagged "all the new
recruitment of labour established on co. he was Chairman of the Australian Can-
torns for Siberians.] operative lines.
Lasnoy, September 15th.
It is semi-officially stated that the position has led to the Greek Revolution
taking quite a wenndary płuer in public,
CARPENTIER-SIKI FIGHT. Grok volation has made ne change interest. The reverse of surprise and re-
FOUL LOSER ALLEGES A in the Allied policy regards
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gret is expressed in London and Paris at Turkey. but it
the latter Tino's " overthrow, but it is recognised"
LONDON, September 27th. The Carpentier-Siki film should have by that it adds eomplication to the situationer shown in Lendon yesterday but it position to sprejudice the military measures on the European agentch as it is felt that a certain de did not arrive. It was subsequently ex shore of the Straits, thereby possibly gree of disorganisation is involved thereby plained that the exhibition was postponed because Carpentier had lodged an appeal committing a tactical error, which would
against, the decision, contending that strongly affect the present negotiations."
foul was shown by the slowing down of the film,
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KING CONSTANTINE ABDICATES.
LONDON,,September 27th. News of a revolution in fireece is con Smed in official quarters in London.
It adoms that it broke out in Chios and Mytilene, where there are large numbers of moldiers and refagus. Its political significance is at present obscure. It
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and that it is likely to paceage the more aggressive Kemalists to strive to attain the goal of Thrace. This desire is reflect ed by the Kemal Pasha Note to General Harrington, indicating a wish to pass by, British troops" in the meutral zone
without attacking them.
The Carpentier-Siki file was smuggled to Londus aerially and exhibited to ex- parts, including Kid Lewis and Eugene Corri, the latter of whom expressed the opinion that Siki's alleged. trip was not a foul. Lewis stated that he had challeng- ed Siki,
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French disfavour of this may be overcome.ply from Mustapha Kemal concurring in TURKISH CAVALRY, THREAT AND evading the question of withiniwal, dis
THE SOVIET AT THE PEACE,
CONFERENCE. Notwithstanding the challenging tone of the Note to Britain, it is understood that Britain does not oppose the arrangement whereby the Soviet will be heard at the projected Pener Conference. It will prob- seems clear that another revolution has ably be necessary to devise means whereby commenced at Salenika, where it has adopted a somewhat different form, there
A BRITISH COUNTER-THREAT. being much talk of fighting for the re
CONSTANTINOPLE, September 29th. tention of Thrace. Some refugees from
Turkish cavalry from Erenkeuy have Chics and Mytilene are reported to been reinforced and are advancing north
castward upon Asmalitepe apparently in voyaging to the mainland
order to cut off the British advanced post at Kepez. A British column with artil- lery has left Chanak as a counter threat. GREEK WARSHIPS IN TURKISH GENERAL HARBINGTON REPLY TO
WATERS.
It is authoritatively learned that King Constantine has abdicated."
ATHENS, September 27th. General Koutais has induced the garri son at Salonika to support a manifesto to the troops at Mytilens. General Flatairas "is controlling the movement of the Chios fleet, which appears to be siding
against the Government,
Athens hus, so far, been quiet. The British and French representatives have made à representation to the Greek Go erament that the presence of Greek was
hips in Turkish waters is impairing the prospects of peace. It is announced that the Creck cruiser Averoff will be recalled, bat two torpedo-beate are to remain at Constantinople provisionally for the pur pros of protecting Greek nationals.
LATER
The battleships Hilkis and Lemnos, nine torpedo-boats, and seaplanes at Mytilens han sided with the revolution.
It is reporter that a body of revol tionary troops has landed at Caps Sunion General Papoulsa has been sent to try to aduce them not to advance.
There is
great excitement at Athens and the most sensational rumours. It is an nounced that troops have been disembark acă at various points in Attica.
MUSTAPHA EVASIVE. .
CONSTANTINOPLE, September 27th.. Geral Harrington has received a ré-
the Allies desire to avoid incidents, but
claiming any knowledge of any neutral zone, and complaining that the British bave destroyed buildings and ronds.
RUSSIA DEMANDS_REPRESENTA-
TION.
LONDON, September 27th, A Soviet Note has been received by the
FAR
when you pay the money you may do so to any of these five people named on the chil" The second defendant then told her that his name was Lan Wan.
In reply to Mr. d'Almada, the girl said she earned 83 cents each time she sang.
Mr. d'Almada: Do you always go with your grandmother 1-Some time: Often I go alone.
The girl added that she gave all the money to her grandmother. She did not. treat the letter seriously until she was spoken to by, the men. The second de- fendant did all the talking.
Dealing with the past season's games, the HON. SECRmany said the Club did not disgrace themselves though they did nothing brilliant. As regards farm, the The Magistrate pointed out that, the 2nd eleven team was far behind that of first defendant was the first name on the the 1st eleven. This was simply because list. of Dames sent to the girl.
At this stage the case was adjourned Regarding the new football to October 3rd. players. ground, Mr. MORGAN mid that after å lot, The Arst defendant was allowed out on of correspondence between the Hon. Me. bail of $500, and the second defendant A. G. M. Fletcher. Mr. Winslow, of the was allowed bail of $1,000. Kowloon Canton Railway, and the Club EASTERN CABLE they had managed to "squeeze a piece
NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).
SHANGHAI BANKERS PROTEST.
AGAINST NEW LOAN.
THE BETROTHAL OF THE JAPANESE REGENT.
Torzo, September 28th.. The ceremonial of betrothal of the Begent and Princess Nagako Kuni was held at the Palace, this morning, and many gifts and honours were bestowed upon the Princess. PROFESSOR EINSTEIN TO LECTURE IN JAPAN,
BERLIN, September 27th. According to the Berlin Tageblatt, Professor Einstein will proceed to Japan this week to lecture in Japanese Univer sition.
Foreign Office asking that Russia, Georgia, THE TELEPHONE" RAMP AT and the Ukraine shall participate in the Near East conference..
SINGAPORE.
STRONG PROTEST AGAINST NEW AGREEMENT.
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of land near the Hunghom Station. DETECTIVEŠ STRUGGLE WITH During the time the correspondence was going on the Colonial Secretary called a
AN ALLEGED ROBBER.
meeting of all the Sports Clubs in Kow WOUNDS THE MAN TO PREVENT
loon. The meeting took place on May 29th in the Council Chamber. Mr. Fletcher placed before the meeting a scheme for
ment for the consideration thua shown;
THE MACAO SHOOTING AFFAIR.
THE CANTON GOVERNMENT'S
(
HIS ESCAPE,
The tale of a struggle between” a Chinese detective and a suspicious looking individual was told at the Magistracy, when a Chinese was charged with being
possession of burglarious instruments and with assaulting the detective who
effected his arrest.
BAW
Police
levelling out the whole of King's Park to SHANGHAI, September 28th.
cover all kinds of spors in Kowloon The Shanghai Bankers' Association has After the meeting he (Mr. Morgan) had a conversation with the Colonial Seero telegraphed to Sir F. A. Aglen Inspector- General of the Chinese Maritimes Cus-tary, regarding temporary football toms, protesting against the proposed ground during the laying out of King's Park The Colonial Secretary was very $10,000,000 loan."
Inspector Jahn Grant, said the incident courteous and said that arrangements had already been made with Mr. Winslow for happened at 3.45 a.m. on the 20th inst. the handing over of the piece of land the man walking down the street acting
in Tung Man Street. The detective' saw, The land was to belong to the Club until in a suspicious manner, and be stopped such time as King's Park was ready. and searched him, finding in his posses They were very grateful to the Goversion an electric torch, an instrument resembling & jemmy and a piece of long The following officials were elected for wire, which could have been used as a the ensuing year:-Mr. B. H. H. Mitchell skeleton key. A violent struggle followed (President); Mr. W. A. Morgan, (Hon. and the detective had to fire one round Secretary), Mr. E. Christensen (Hon. from his revolver before he could effect gette, F. Whealer, T. Knight and K. Giving evidence the detective said he Treasurer), Mesera R. Hall, R. S. Ver- his arrest. Mason.
the accused looking up at the verandahs not peering into the staircases. Describing the struggle, the witness said that after the defendant had tried to explain what he was doing thero at that time of night, he commenced to struggle. The detective told the accused that he would have to nae his revolver if he did DEMANDS..
not keep quiet. The man continued to struggle. Witness stepped back 3 fow According to the Canton Times, the paces and aired one round low.. The Commissioner of Foreign Affairs at bullet hit the man in the right leg. Canton has drafted a series of demands This had the necessary effect, for the KEMAL PASHA.
which are to be made upon the Governman did not struggle further. The Note says that none of the Western General Harrington, in a conciliatory Powers are taking steps to prevent war,
ment of Macao in connection with the whistles were blown and with further shooting of Chinese which took place on police assistance the man was taken to May 31st last. Our contemporary says: hospital. reply to Kemal Pasha, thanks him for and that the key to the Near East ques his declaration that he will respect the tion is the effective restoration of Turkish At the half yearly meeting of the Singa- "It is reported that some of the terms Inspector Grant, who said the man had neatrality of the Straits and his desire sovereignty and Turkish, lands, especially pore Chamber of Commerce held on are very strong," and it gives the only 10 cents on his person, mentioned to avoid incidents, and points out that the Straits and Constantinople. The September 20th, the Hon. Mr. W. P. Kerr, following as being a few of them": that prisoler was sentenced to three the destruction of buildings and roads had Note, alleges that the Western Powers, of who presided, said in the course of his 1.The Portuguese Government should months, imprisonment in 1917 and six
tonder an apology to the Chinese Garmonths in 1990, been carried out as a military necessity, whom Britain is the most obstinate, speech:-
As you are possibly aware, a-Director ernment and the Kwangtung Govern- On the first charge, the man was sent Hensures him that no shot will be fired fuse to restore to the Turks their territory except on his (General Harrington's) | and the Straits, ostensibly for the sake of the Oriental Telephone Company has ment.
to prison for, three, months with hard -To have all the boundaries clearly labour and fined $200 with the alter-. orders and expresses his readiness to meet of preservation (1 of the freedom) of the recently visited Bingapore, and simultane Kemal Pasha unywhere that may be con- Straits, but really because they wish to ously the rates of subscription for busi-indicated..
native of four, months' imprisonment"on venient in order to discuss an under-keep the Straits under their own control. ness fines have been increased from $140
All guilty persons should be severely the second count, both sentences to run Kussia will, recognise no decision in re-to $175 per annum. When the last in- punished.
consecutively. standing
4.-To pay.compensation to the wound- PLIGHT OF GREEKS AND gurd to the Straits in which she has not crease took place in 1921, your Chamber
participated and which ignores her protested, and the Manger of the Comed and the relatives of the dead and ARMENIAN IN SMYRNA.
pany agreed to meet us a year hence and undertake, in future that the people shall LUN. TO CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS, re-open the question with a view, if not be unreasonably treated.
5-To compensate the Chinese possible, to recommending his Directors GEN&VA, September 27th,
to reduce the rate of subscription. I chants for their losses. The Assembly of the League of Nations cannot surely be supposed that working 6-All labour unions shall be re has unanimously passed a resolution de costs are now higher than they were then, established: claring that it sincerely desires to ensure and your Committee consider that sub- the reestablishment of peace in the Near scribers, have been treated most unfairly. East and will support all efforts to that Mr. Parker Ness, the Director referred to, end. It is gratified that a Near East con- met the Committee of the Chamber and says, is determined to have the Portu ference is conterapiated, and is fully con- after expounding his views, the Chamber gucae Government submit to these terms ident that the Council, without in any lodged a protest with the Government and will not listen to any other sugges way interfering with the contemplate against the proposed new agreement. The Some of these terms are obviously it negotiations, will take any measures position is that the present, lease expires relevant to the shooting affair. 1 thought advisable and justified by the in 1934, and under it the Company can state of the negotiations, so as to respond apparently charge what they choose. The to the unanircus wish of the Amembly for proposal they now put forward is that no
prompt return of peace,
further incresas shall be made between MAGISTRATE COMMENDS The Presl ut announced that Greece now and 1934, and in exchange for this had contributed two million drachmas they ask the present generation to commit and Sweden £1,000 for the relief of Asin future uzers of the telephone for another Minor refugees,
LONDON, September 28th.
'In view of the gravity of the situation in the Near East, the Cabinet last even ing discussed for "two hours possible alternatives arising out of Kemal Pasha's answer which at that time had not been re- caived. Subsequently it was stated that the delay had not tended to improve matera. The Government was anxious to get Kemal to extend the time limit to September 30th for the removal of 200,000 Greeks and Armenians from Smyrna, who are in & and plight, Great Britain has chartered fifteen ships for this purpose The American Nour East Belief Com mitte is similarly anticipating the reply with anxiety, AMERICAN DESTROYER SQUADRON
·ORDERED TO CONSTANTINOPLE.
-- WASHINGTON, September 29th. In response to Admiral Bristol's re quest, twelve destroyers have been ordered from Norfolk to Constantinople with relief and provisions and for the protection of American interestá
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interests.
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FURTHER BRITISH NAVALI REINFORCEMENTS,
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LONDON, September 27th. Ten units of the Atlantic Fleet have arrived at Constantinople to strengthen the British forces.
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7-All Portuguese subjects must not go beyond the boundaries for fishing.
Commissioner Lau, the Canton Times
tion,
CHINESE.
44 HARRIET AND THE PIPER."
· IN NEW YORK'S BOHEMIA.
The legend of the pied piper of Hame- lin is cleverly interwoven into "Harries and the Piper, to-day's attraction at the Coronet, which deals with the ultra modern tendencies which prevail in Green- wich Village, the famous Bohemian quar. tot of New York.
Royal Blondin, a handsome young fres indolence at the expense of a rich aunt, lova advocate, leading a life of cultivated
is the piper whose specious theories be guile the unsophisticated Harriet Field |(Anita Stewart) jato - agreeing to ge A through the empty ceremony of a free-love marrings with him. Rescued just in time from the tangled web into which the blan dishments of Blondin have led her, Harriet becomes a governess in the home of Richard Carter. How she nobly saves her employer's daughter from seduction the minister villain of the piece and the latter's ultimate fate at the hands of a Hindoo whose bride bo has wronged go to the making of story that is of faminet. ing interest.
For having been instrumental in thirty years on terms which we consider capturing a matcher, in Queen's Road most unfair, and to unduly favour the Central, Mr. Hamilton (the Magistrate), Company. Your Committee are not very yesterday, commended a Chinese on his foud of Government control or Governction, saying, "I commend you on ment trading, but rather than submit to your behaviour as a citizen of Hong- the demands which have now been put kong
forward, we would prefer to me Govern The anatcher was sent to gaol for two ment run this telephones theonly,
montha with hard labour