CABLES.
EARNER CABLES: (THROUGH RIUTYR'S AGENÓV.)- BRITISH POLITICAL CRISIS.
POSSIBLE NEW PARTY.
LONDON, October 2nd.
Mr. Churchill's continued belief in the possibility of a Centre Party, emerges from a letter he has sent to his con→ stituents in Dundee from his sick bed, declaring that he proposes to atand as a Liberal Free Trader, but hopes" to co- operate itely with sober alinded pro-
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24TH, -1923.
FAR EASTERN CABLE CHINESE LABOUR'S DEMANDS WEIHAIWEI RETROCESSION. ACTION AGAINST SHANGHAI
NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
"THE PROBLEM OF CHINA."
CHINESE CIVILISATION MAY OUT-
LIVE WESTERN.
LONDON, October 22nd. The Times in a leader on the Peace of Cathay” in referring to Mr Bertrand Russell' opinion, in his book,
The
SHORTER HOURS OF LABOUR HOLIDAYS, HIGHER PAY, AND PENSIONS.
OÜINESE DELEGATES'
STATEMENT.
OPPOSITION TO THE BRITISH VIEWS.
BRITISH NAVY ACCEPTABLE 18 "QUESTS
ONLY."
Scarcely a day passes now, says the Y.C. Daily News, of October 19th, without the report of a strike in one department of Chinese labour or another, and the fashion of organization and for- mulation of how demands seems to have spread to every branch of labour.
Yesterday's Chinese papers contained an interrating report of a meeting which took place at Woosung on Sunday and ny attended by employés of the Shangbai-Nanking and the Shanghai Hangchow Railways, at which meeting
for presentation in due course :—
A new" scale of wages, up to a maximum of $100 per month for fore men, for mechanics, 9 for car-attention. penters, 260 for blacksmiths and $36
"He made reference to the recent for apprentices.
famine relief work here in which the "Holidays on Sundays and national community contributed some $70,000, festival, without deduction of wages. which will undoubtedly be remembered Work to cease at 5 o'clock on Satur- by all with everlasting gratitude. Though day afternoon, if extra time has to be sad, the occasion, evincing deep gym worked to meet an emergency, tapathies in all gpuarters, will go down in days holiday to be granted, in addi-the history of Weihaiwel as one of its tion to the regular ouca.
illaminating chapters.
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
HEAVY DAMAGES CLAIMED FOR
WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT,"
1
HARD-WORKING' POPE.
RECORD IN MOTOR-CARS AND ENCYCLICALS.
1
The only person in the Vatican who takes
gressive Conservatives defending the Problem of China" that Chinese civili. the following programmie' was drawn UP opening speech from His Honour Mr.safiored owing to wrongful detention," pares himself the rough" notes of all
country and Empire against the Socialist and Communist menace on one hand and downright renetion on the other,
OBITUARY.
ADMIRAL DE HORSEY.
EoNDos, October 9th. The death has occurred of Admiral Sir Algernon de Horsey.
Admiral Sir Algernon de Hersey, born July, 1897, was senior navni allicer dur ing Jamaica insurrection 140 and Fenian raids on Lake of Canada Ist; A.D.C. to Queen Victoria : master
in-Chief Pacific 1870-79. In the flagship Shah he engaged the Peruvian rebel iron
sution is, in some respects, superior to Western; says that, behind all they vary> ing views of China is a sease that Chinese society is utterly differen; to ours, and is the only serious rival to ours in the process or history,
THE SECRET OF PERPETUITY.,
It has the secret of perpetuity and lifts its eyebrows at our restlessness. The Chinese have made up their minds about | things where we incessantly argue and try huge experiments, that to them would not be even worth trying. We may try to
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Any man absent through injury to receive full pay instead of half pay us at present.
Pensions for workmen who retire through old age after long service. [ Demands of an almost equally compre hensive character have been presented to concern in Yagtszepoo. In this instance, 200 went on strike in consequero of an
The Court of Consuls as at Shanghain summer holiday is the Pope are the kst week in the U.S. Cqurt for Chins to Giornale di Roma. The cardinali and hear an action brought by Denis Me other high dignitaries are all having a rest, Dermott against the Council for the one at the Lombard Lakes, another in Paxisa, October 11th. Foreign Community of Shanghai. The Switzerland, another again in the fine Papal Replying to the speech of Mr. Blunt,members of the court were Mr. E. S. Palace at Castelgandelio, but Pius XI. Consul General) remains, perforce, at his post, and continues the British Officer Administering the Cunningham (US
to work harder than anybody else. Like Government of Weihaiwe at the open-presiding, Mr. Sidney Barton (HM ing meeting of the Weihnite Retroces Consul-General) and Mr. N. Aal (Consul his predecesser, Benedict XV, the present sion Joint Commission on October, and, General for Norway). Plaintiff claims Pope takes a keen personal interest in all the Mr. M. T. Liang, the head of the damages in the sum of Tls. 15,000 for business that comes before him, and be Chinese Commission, said:
the great pala and indiguity to body and | brings to bear on the great questions mind, and the exposure and injury to his of Vatican policy the trained mind "We have just heard an interesting character, circumstances and reputation of a scholar and a writer. He pre- Bit-the Officer Administering the ai Hongkow Police Station, on July 1st important documents, and spends much Government of Weihaiwei-a territory last. From the report of the case wa time in correcting and revising them, for which is to engage immediately our gather that Mr. McDermott who was His Holiness is hard to please, and "welchs employed at the Riverside Electricity Power station was arrested by a police his words before they go to the world. The first thing Pius X. did on taking detective sergant and two officials of possession of his privats apartments in the the British Court, without a warrant, in
Vatican was to order a huge table in the consequence of complaints by his wife of illtreatment, and was placed in a cell library to be completely cleared. On its at Hongkow Police Station tatil his ample surface he keeps his papers, armaged release was secured by his brother whain groups according to subject-matter, and guaranteed his appearance before the here he works, going from one task to the. other with extraordinary clearness of mind, Police Magistrate the following morning.
In opening the case for plaintiff, Mr. and keeping everything in the most J. G. Priestwood said that, in the de meticulous order. fence filed, the Council admitted liability The Pope works chiefy at night, for it is in respect to the wrongful act of the the only time, he says, when he is left in police, and it was clearly understood peace. At one or two in the morning, when that the matter came before the Court all the rest of the Vatican is wrapped in merely for the purpose of assessing darkness, the lights may be seen, still burn public importance, since it affected the grant windows look out on to the Piazza of personal rights and liberty of everyone St. Peter. And often when his work is
Municipal Council.
and celebrates mass before finally retiring to rest.
ADUUURATION FOR BRITISH ADMINISTRATION. "As regards the administration to which Mr. Blant has alluded I need hardly repent what I have frequently sail, that we admire what we have seen and that when the territory has been
tain its present efficiency.
clad figur forcing her to surrender despise this indifference, as barbarous the Japanese propritors of a, printing retroceded it will be our duty to ̃main. damages. The matter was one of great ingia'the Pope's study, of which the three
to the Peruvian authorities. This action being questioned in "Parliament
but all the while we cannot help remem-
"We have come here" this morning to
the Attorney-Genera}· replied that the bering that it was before we were, and alleged assault on one of their number { discuta what may appear to be a problem living under the administration of the done Fius XI calls up his faithful cameriere
Huasch shaving coramitted acts which made her an enemy of Britain, the Adiniral was justifieil in neting as hd
did.
TURKEY'S NEW ECONOMIC
PROGRAMME.
AN ATTEMET TO STRANGLE FOREIGN TRADE.
CONSTANTINOPLE, October
nil,
may endure when we are no longer.
WHEN FOREIGN DEVILS CEISE TO.
MOLEST THEM,
life became altogether more agricable.
The Chinese of the future are not likely to trouble themselves with the history of our decline and fall, but they may append a note to their histories, to the effect that, in a certain century the Foreign Devils Details of the Turkish economie proof the West evased to molest them, and gramme filtering through from Angorn reveal efforts at planning the transfer of the Ottoman Public Del to Greece as indemnity. The National Assembly had already disavowed-the debts contracted by Constantinople since the Armistice. and has now decided to wipe out all commercial concössions and contracts, from which foreigners in futurg will be rigidly excluded. The foregoing. if ad- mitted at the peace conference, - will -«ffectively, strangle foreign traude.
RUSSO-GERMAN AGREEMENT
RATIFIED. IMPORTANT TRADE CONCESSIONS
GRANTED.
Bendix, Detober #ynd.
According to a message from Moscow, the Soviet Government has ratified an agreement with the 'Otto Wolff censor- tium, comprising a number of inrga German industrial works, by which a Busso-Gernian trading company will b established, with a capital of 300,000 gold roubles and have af trade concession for import and export.
The consortium will grant the company goods and credit for 7,500,000 gold roubles and a further (6,000,000 to the Russian Government.
"A NEW YORK HOLOCAUST.
"BELIEVED TO BE INCENDIARISM.
New Yox, October 22nd.
In a fire at a tenement house in the city, believed to have been due to in- centiarism, 11 were mortally burned and 20 injured.
THE INDIAN STEEL STRIKE.
STRIKERS TO RESUME. WORK- 'IMMEDIATELY..
ad.
JAMSHEDPUR, October The Tala pleel works strikers have decided to rume unconditionally im- mediately.
THE AMERICAN LIQUOR LAW. EFFECT ON SHIPS IN THE FAR EAST
FURTHER TROUBLE IN FUKIEN
PROVINCE,
YUNGCHUN LOOTED BY TWO THOUSAND BANDITS
J
PERING. October 23rd.
It is reportert from Amoy that Yung chua has been looted by two thousand
Northern troops, who are proceeding to wards Hangkiang.
General Kao Chuan Chon hasten thou- and troops at Amoy, and he has warned the looters to keep away,
BIG BODY OF KWANGTUNG TROOPS
MARCHING ÖN CHANGCHOW,
It is reported that twenty-five thousand Kwangtung troops are raarching fon Changchow.
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IN SHANGHAI.
PROCEEDING TO PUKOW FOR DISBANDMENT;
SHANGHAI, October 23rd. One thousand of General L Hou Chi's soldiers arrived at Shanghai, yesterday, They are awaiting transportation to Pukow, where it is reported they will be disbanded.
STRIKE AT BRITISH CIGARETTE COMPANY'S HANKOW FACTORY.
THIRTEEN
HUNDRED AFFECTED.
HANDS
HAYKOW, October 23rd. The women employés of the British Cigarette Company have struck.
by a Sikh watchman. The holiday has most international adjustments are. given them time to consider their posi-There may be little differences of opinion tion, with the result that the following arising now and then, but if we would on these occasions imagine ourselves in programme has been formulated
one another's boots, as we may at times, these differences would disappear.
Dismissal of the offending watchman, Holidays on Sundays and festival days, with pay.
workmen themselves.
of strikers,
with
We truly rely upon the British delegates in the negotiations that are to Foreign formen to be selected by the take place immediately, to keep in mind that there are other spots in China which in the course of time must also be re "turned to us, and that what, they de
aits to have may establish precedents difficult for our Government in the future. They are, therefore, in a posi- tion to ease our future situation, and we are confident that they will do so.
"We are hopeful that the arrange ments reached bere will be approved by our respecteive Governments.
Reinstatement -strike pay. H
Better treatment for apprentices. These "terms" have, of course," been summarily rejected.
The strike of gold and silver smiths continues. The matters are, agreeable to granting increased wages, and are open to make other concessions, but they absolutely refuse to negotiate with the men's union. They also refuse to grant one day's rest in seven, a concession, however, which they might well be ex pected to grant.
It will he observed that, whilst these movements are apparentis independent, obviously they derive inspiration from
one, sourer.
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WIRELESS CONTROL.
WONDERFUL RESULTS OBTAINED BY HAS AGAMEMNON." The manner, in which the old battleship Agamemnon was manœuvred, steered, and worked by wireless at speeds which at times reached 15 knots during the air bombing. teats of the Isle of Wight has attracted wide interest.
boilers.
"With
THE "CONDITION."
"FALSE TAGES."
SECRET SERVICH THRILLS.
the hero of "False Faces," the, stirring Any one of the adventures which befall
welodrama which constitutes the present attraction at the Coronet, would be enough to turn gref the hair of any ordinary man. He begins by crawling over from the enemy trenches to the British lines durs ing a particularly virulent "hate" and then starts on a secret service mission that ia punctuated by perila” at every tura. Perhaps the biggest thrill of all is his escape from a submarined steamer. He achieves this by being brought up from the depths of the sea on top of the sub- marine which did the damage.
reference to the conditions stated in Mr. Balfour's letter to our Minister Sze, in Washington, that there
The affair of A. E. S. Thompson, of must be certain matters of detail to Shanghai who was adjudged bankrupt in attend to and dispose of to the satisfac-April, 1921, and whose excess of liabilities tiod of our two Governments before the over assets has bech stated to be at troafer can be effected, such matters as least Tis. 719,820, were again the subject | the making of arrangements which will of proceedings before his Honour Judge permit His Majesty's ships to use Wei-Grain at H.M., Supreme Court, at haiei during the summer months as Shanghaf last week. Mr. A. E. Dickson, heretofore, without restriction or har the Official Receiver, and M. G. H. bour dues, to land, store and ship with-Wright, representing two of the credi out restrictions or duty goods for naval tors, (Messrs. James Morrison & Co., above purpose, these points evidently Bank) appeared to oppose an applica use and to main properties for the Ltd., and the Hongkong and Shanghai come within the agenda of this morning's on for discharge, made by Mr. R. G. MacDonald. His lordship, after hearing the evidence, reserved his decision.
"discussion."
THE WASHINGTON TREATY.
A
This incessant night work is not without its effect on the Pope's health, as is anxiously noted by his court. Ir the day-time he is often very tired, and although he declines to
meines dozes off for a few momentst. fall in with the Roman habit of an afternoon siesta, nature will have its way, und be
not-withstanding recent reports to the With this exception, Pius XI. is weil,
contrary. He Las undoubtedly felt the great heat and the wart of change, all the more so when Cardinal Ratti, he was of active habits, and enjoyed travel and, the atmosphere of high mountains.·
The beautiful motor car given to him by the ladies of Milan will now enalbe the Pope to enjoy the sensation of rapid mo- tion in the Vatican gardens, which are of vast extent. Pius XI. is an innovator in more ways than one." He is the first Pope to own a motor-cai, and he is the first Pope to hold the Postificate for over even months without publishing an Encyclical. When this was pointed out to him he answered that the proper time for an Encyclical to appear was when it wasmoa- needed.
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Those near him say that the Pope's mesë" sage to the world is zearly ready now, and will most likely be issued next hou It will certainly be no formal utteran 1, but
document dealing with the pssing problems of modern life, in all of which Pius XI. takes the greatest interest, both as the Head of the Church and as a man of high culture and wide outlook.
COX OF IRAQ.
per-
For long sumicer's day she cruised Before making any remarks whether about the Channel with no human being the above conditions are in collaboration on board, ratirely directed and controlled with the spirit and findings of the Wash to look out for the health of British by wireless from the destroyer Trauntington Conference or not, I beg to call Naval Officers and men. But is it not which followed nearly two miles astern,
HE KNOWS THE ABABS AS FEW The exact nature of the devices employed able Commissioners of
the attention of Your Honour and ami. of far greater importance not to force GENERAL LI HOU CHI'S SOLDIERS is naturally a secret, but anyone can see Government to the Treaty between all had a home to take shelter in since the His Majesty's the fact that the Chinese Navy has pos
KNEW THEM. that it would be with wireless of one particular wave length to release a current Nine Powers relating to the principles and British occupation of Weihaiwell, Great
The didicult political situation which which would control the steering; another policies to be followed in matters con- Britain has already declared at the has arisen in Iraq-the 3iesopotamia of
the war days draws attention to the ware-length would similarly control the cerning China-to this Treaty the British Washington Conference that Weita wei engines; "and a third would operate the Governinent and my Government as well is to be returned under suitable conditions sonality of Sir Fercy Cox, the British High Commissioner, who has not only had regulator for the flow of oil into the--are amongst the signatory powers. Into the complete sovereignty of China,
this Treaty we find :---
The Chinese Commisioners and Chinese to complain to King Feisul of an affront She was burning oil, and the smoke of it
publicly put upon him on a ceremonial Government and people naturally ex Article 1-The Contracting Powers,pected that on at times poured densely from her fore
the good faith and occasion by some Arab agitators but also funnel, showing that the mechanical stoker
the ar other than China, Agréer (1) To re
to take the energetic step of ordering "was not quite so expert as the buman pect the sovereignty, the independenersity of the British Government the | article.
ebec, and the territorial and adminis Chinese Navy is now to have her home rent of some of these individuals. "A slender, scholarly looking man of 58, he knows the -the only naval harbour-returned to The sight of this 17,000 tons battleshipträtive integrity of China: (1) To reher, so that her independence may no knew him, for most of his long service has Arab as it has been given to few gen to slowly circling the centre of a fotilla which
frain from taking advantage of cond longer be threatened as heretofore. took their movements from her was curiously
Persia. He is been spent tions in Chins in order to seck special Whatever suitable conditions Mr. Bal eselilrd with having a ded a new word to impressive; it suggested immense possibil
rights or privileges which would four might have in toind at the Wash the English language in that part of the ities to the imaginative. For example, if
abridge the rights of "subjects or a new Zeebrugge had to be blocked, a ship
citizens of friendly States, and from itgton Conference, they certainly could world, for the Aral rendering of his name
Cockus" came to stand for a not un« not be contrary to the spirit and with no one on board but wireless con
countenancing action inimical to the words of the Ning Power Treaty.
in the days trolled from some distance away could be
acceptable form of government security of such States.
immediately succeeding the war. employed to do the work. Or again, s
CRITISK INTEGRITY. ship laden with high explosives might be Article 2-The Contracting Powers
An Essex man, Sir Percy Cox, who has Naturally, China being one of the been High Commissioner of "Hespot since sent into a hostile anchorage and there agree not to enter into any treaty, blown up
An attack of this kind might
agreement, arrangement or under. Signatory Powers who are obliged to live 1920, after. "passing through "Sandhurst prove
distinctly trying to an enemy's
standing, either with one another or, up to the spirit and words of the said joined the Army in 1881 and served with nerves.
individually or collectively, with any Treaty, she is not at liberty to make the 2nd Cameronians until 1889. A year The
day may yet come when whole
Power or Powers, which would infringe commitments which would violate the later he entered the Indian Political fleets of surface ships will eagigo under
or impair the principle stated in Article sanctity of that "treaty. Though the Department, which has provided the Empire distinguished administrators with so many wireless control from the shore or from the
motives which prompled the British sir+when giant aeroplanes, capable of
and diplomats. developing the necessary electric power,
For his work in that Department, under Articlo states: The Contracting Government to ask for those conditions have been completed.
Powers, other than Chin, agree fully as mentioned in Mr. Balfour's letter which he has held many important offices, In this, as in other developments,
may appear innocent enough, yet for honours have been showered upon him to respect China's rights as a neutral China to agree to His Majesty's Garthick and fast-K.CLE, in 1911; KCAL, own Nary progress has been very rapid
in time of war to which China is not ernment retaining properties acquired to in 1915: U.C.LS, in 1917, K.C.M., in 1920, A wireless controlled & party; and China, declares that and stores and ship without restriction and G.C.M.G., in January, 1923. It is torpedo wa tried and rejected as it did not when she is a neutral she will observe or duty goods required for naval uss in imposing list of rewards, and it represents give satisfactory results. A
the obligation of neutrality similar weapon
Weihaiwel will constitute no less so act lang period of highly valuable service, but with little effect.
wilfully committed to the breach of that rendered often under conditions of the was used on two cessions in the war by the
faithful pledge which China had given mest extreme difficulty. Since the war, however, the problem of
As British Minister at Teheran it fell to a ship from a distance has been.
"I beg also to call your attention to and had been given at Washington the lot of Bir Percy Cox to negotiate the Ly naval officer; and the statement made by Mr. Balfour at the embodied in the "Nine Power Treaty.
Treaty, during the test. gave on
us astonishing indication of the Fifth Plenary Session of the Washington And it is the firm belief of the Chinese Angopotamian campaign he had, as Political success they have achieved. It is believed Conference that "the circumstancċa Commission that Great Britain, who has Officer with the British forces, to create a
no great difficulty would be ex under which Weihaiwei thus came under always enjoyed the highest international temporary civil that ned in steering a destoryer at 25 to 30 the control of Great Britain have not respect and has been the unfailing cham
in place of administration in the vanished Tucish executive of the
in knots; t the real difficulty is risk to harmlessly fundamentally changed but they pion of righteousness, will not view with
any "sanse Not peaceable, merchant shipping which might have altogether disappeared. The rest indifference a higach of international word,
y is not the sort that his personality happen to get in the way of the magic of the Province of Bhantung is now faith of such grave nature, still less will impresses itself upon you forcibly at that vessel.
first moment of
of meeting him. Rather the banded back under suitable conditions to she tempt China to do so. The experiments in this direction
impression he
one of
ahyaess, of Washington: Instruct the captain provented from entering the factory by continuing. The next tat will probably Under like suitable conditions I have to the complete sovereignty of China.
AS OCTESTS "ONLY.”
scholarly
from the sterner and be a
a booking with heavy live tombs of a
"Therefore, the Chiness Commissioners, more practical affairs of life; but there is a strong will behind that student face, and larga battleship under wireless control under announce that Great Britain proposed to being guided by the principles laid down condition even more closely resembling hand back Weihaiwei to the country by the traty between all Nine Powera the quiet, rather tired-looking eyes can,
within whose frontier. it lies" a those of actual war.
ars now prepared to discuss only these upon occasion, take on an expression of No doubt, when Mr. Balfour made conditions which will not impair the great firmness.
He is listener rather than a talker, a man" the above statements he had in mind sovereignly, the independence and the A cable from Nova Scotia, last month; the necessity of using Weihaiwei in time territorial integrity of the Chiness of lincat untiring patience; and it was this ity of an hear all sides and explore to its uttermost quality, together with his obvious readines announced the death of Dr. Alexander to come se & sanatorium or summer to Repablix Graham Bell, the inventor of the tele-sort for British ships of war coming from After considering the question from depile any question at istne, which so phone. Dr. Bell, who was in his 78th the tropical or southern portions of the ali points of view, we can welcome His greatly recommended him to the Arab year, had been in failing health for noma China Station. Indeed, it is important Majesty's ships into Wehalwei Harbour community in the troublous days imme
diately succeeding the Great War (Continued at foot of next cofàmn.)
as guests only."
The Manager, when interviewed, stated
1,
$
the
The effect of the ruling of the U.S. Attorney-General on the subject of liquor aboard American ships was promptly felt in Japan. The President Wilson that the strike originated with the intro-world is only at the very beginning. In our was due to leave Yokohama on October 11th, and the previous night the office of duction of a new method of packing, to Before the
the Pacific Mail S.S. Co. "received the which a few of the women objected, on following telegram from San Francisco
Instruct the captain of the President the grounds that they could not earn as Wilson to stop the sale of wines, beers, much us formerly. Despite the grant maid liquora on board his steamer im mediately, and arrange to land all ing of increased terms, they led, the rest liquer now on board at your port, take on strike. De complete inventory of it, and btain
The factory was reopened on Friday, your receipt for the same. arrange to make the most advantageous for those willing to work under the new disposal at the best price obtainable. No division of liquore among the method, and 800 responded, but on members of the crew or others will be Saturday morning these workers were tolerated. The following is from
You will
that if any officer or member of the ore either on a passenger or cargo steamer
is found thereafter to possess liquor
Labour agitators.
It is understood that the Labourer
on our shipe he shall be immediately Union Society of Hupch is telling the removed permanently from the service, and his violation of the law reported employés they will settle the strike, but to the proper district attorney.'"** Acting under these instractions all the no demands have been received up to the liquor was removed from the President present. One thousand three hundred Wilson next morning, under the direo employés are affected by the new method tion of the general agens of the com
of packing.
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