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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. [THOUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.)
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S REVIEW OF ELECTION RESULTS. ELECTORAL REFORM URGED.
LONDON, Naveniber 21st,
Bosiowing the election results in the
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSTAY, NOVEMBER 23RD, 1993.
THE RIGHTS OF A SOVEREIGN U.S. SHIP SUBSIDY BILL FAR EASTERN CABLE
STATE. DUFF DEVELOPMENT CO. LOSE ACTION FOR COSTS.
LONDON, November lat. In an nation brought by the Duff Development Company, against the Kelantan Government, in connection with an order for litigation costs totalling £5,837: Justice Russell, in Chancery, beld
ITS PASSAGE. IMPERATIVE.
WASHINGTON, November 21st. President Harding, in his address ta the joint session of Congress,: 'declared that the passage of the Ship Subsidy Bill was imperative if staggering Government losses were to be avoided. He recognised. that there was determined hostility to the measure, but he felt there were no other means to create a great American Merchant Marine.
President Harding estimated that
NEWS
[TREOUGH" BEDTIA'S AGENOT.).
THE PEKING POLITICAL SENSATION,
CHARGE. AGAINST MINISTER OF FINANCE BREAKS DOWN,
PERING, November 20th. Major Barker has received cheques for
TRAFFIC IN OPIUM.
[AY VISCOUNT CHELMSFORD.] The following speech by Viscount Chelmsford on traffic in opium," at the 10th plenary meeting of the League of Nations, on September 18th, 1929, is circulated by the International Anti Opium Association, Peking:- Y
THE DARDANELLES. SIR TAN HAMILTON'S
REFLECTIONS.
Major General Sir Ian Hamilton, -ad- dressing the Royal Marines" Old Comrades Association, on October 23rd said. ----
Daily Chronicle, Mr. Lloyd George cil- that, as an independent Sovereign State twenty million dollars yearly would cover £30,000 and £3,000 which, it was alleged,I might be useful; but la bound he is right, what a misfortune for us and
attached.
I
culates that only two-fifths of the elec-Kelantan's fund in England could not be toente voted for the present administru tion, while three-fifths voted their con- fidence in other leaders and groups Ho urges the Government to remember this
in shaping its policies, and says that Parliament khould immediately consider the reform of the present system, as a succession of such minority administra tions would weaken the authority of the Government of Great Britain beyond re- pair."
⠀HE "HOLDS 'OUT THE, “** OLIVE
1
BRANCH TO MR. ASQUITH, Referring to the followers of Mr Asquith, he significantly remarks "If a sincere desire is manifested to substitute -operation for conflict, he anil his col- leagues will welcome it"
BRITISH UNEMPLOYED
DEMONSTRATION.
SUME APPREHENSION TELT.
LONDON, Nóvember 21st. Some apprehension is felt regarding "the parade of 100,000 enempisyed, pro- mised for to-day, The parade will in clude considerable contingents who have marched from the provinces.
THE PREMIER'S STAND AND THE
· LEADERS' THREAT.
The leaders have threatened to march to
A HARDSHIP ON THE COMPANY.
LONDON, November gist.
It is not as a politician, but only a za philosopher, that I draw attention to the fact Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen,
that Mr. Lloyd George and Lord-Northcliffe when some weeks ago I accepted the in-were, according to a published speech by vitation of the Government of India to Lord Northcliffe, most specially reaponnbla gome here as the first Delegate for India for the evacuation of the Dardanellos; did so because I was really and willing while now Mr. Lloyd George, rightly or to serve India in any capacity in which wrongly, is all for holding on. Supposing the cost of the subsidy. Ho remarkod that the maritimo nations of the world Lo Wen-kun had appropriated. The frankly to confess that I came here a
profound sceptic as to the value and for himself that he did not let us hold on were in complete accord with American money is represented as commission due utility of the League of Nations. A fort in 1915 and finish the Turks once for all opposition towards the measure, but the
night's acquaintance, howover, with the
"You heard of the Wastern front • Kill! position should be considered from the to Arnhold Brothers, as inheritors of the working of the Assembly and of the come the German theroy of the way to end the viewpoint of American interests."
Arnhold Karberg interesta, by an Italian|mittees has made me hope that my toep-||| war. Unfortunately, a practised, we A Committee of the House of Repre
ticism was unwarranted. I found in the usually killed more British than Germans.
sidy Bill, with sundry amendments, the
Ludendorff who is considered truthful thief of which provides for their com-
even by French historians two British to one German were killed, pensation for mail-carrying ships to offset possible loss taler the Probinition ruling.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET
"Quite lately we were vouchsafed glimpse into the heart of the attrition theory as practised at the Dardanelles... Liman Von Sanders mys that, while Gallipoli, holds 20,000 British graves, it also bolds 60,000 Turkish.
Justice Russell said that this was doubt-sentatives has reported on the Ship Sub- shipbuilding company which took over Arst place an atmosphere of general goodAt Passchendaele according to General
the original contract, Major Barker has will and desire to co-operate, which it also negotiated a cheque for £80,000 which would be smo impossible to cancere of unless one were living actually in the the Italian company paid to the Chinese middle of it, and I believe it would be almost equally difficult to convey to those Government. Most of this sum has since outside the League what that atmosphere been paid in to the Treasury and utilised of good will and co-operation is.
I found in the second "place the for the payment of official obligations. eminently practical handling of the sub This has completely disposed of the charge jects dealt with in the assembly and in the committees, a handling that gave the of corruption against Lo Wen-kan, and lie to the insinuations often made out the charge has apparently wholly broken side, that the League of Nations lives and moves and has its being in an atmos- phere of unpractical Idealism.
less a hardship on the company, but, matters stood, their only remedy appeared to be to take advantage of such procedure as might be open för the purpose, in those regularly instituted courts of justic through which, as the Secretary of Stats | for the Colonies asserted, the Sultan of Kelantan dispenset justice in his Sover- eign State..
The company's application for an order on the Crown Agents, calling on them to pay them £1,798, paid by the company to the Crown Agents' account for the Govern ment of Kelantan, was dismissed without costs.
AN OPTIMISTIC TONE..
LONDON, November 1st In London the foreign exchange market is optimistic with regard to the Lausanne Conference.
Belgian francs 63.8G
French franes are now 39.85, and
Sterling in New York is 4,508. Mark are quoted at 27,300 to the pound sterling,
2.
EXCHANGES RELAPSE
LATER.
In London exchanges relapsed," and at the close French franes were quoted a 02.45 and Belgian at 00.45,
In New York aterling was 4.494. Marks closed at 29,300..
WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE IN FRANCE.
SENATE REJECTS BILL."
PARIS, Noremier 21st. The Women's Suffrage Bill has been re- jected by the Senate, by 156 votes to 134. OPENING OF THE LAUSANNE LEGALITY OF MILITARY
CONFERENCE.
,
| FIFTY BRITISH AEROPLANES FLY
UTER CONSTANTINOPLE. -”
CONSTANTINOPLE, November 21st. ⠀
There was a fight of Bity British nero planes over the City, to-day, in "order
THE CONVICTED - IRISH REBELS.
QUESTIONED.
downl
LO WEN KAN IMPEACHED.
Paxina, November gotha Wr Ching-lien presided over the House of Representativer this afternoon, 40s members being present
Yu Hao-ching moved the impeachment of Lo Wen-kan, explaining the reasons therefor. The motion was carried by ars
Voter to 23. ́
there
So
we have, beyond denial, what the Anzacs often said, namely, three Turks for every Briton, We only had to go on and arithmetic can suggest but one ending.
Instead, in September, 1915, two divisions and many munitions were with drawn from the peninsula, while the troops left were forbidden to attack or undertake any operation. Thus, presumably, it-waa hoped the country would get sick enough of what is called nowacred ground te permit that well-engineered piece of folly— the evacuation.".
SIDF SHOWS OF THE WAR. SIR HENRY JACKSON'S DEFENCE
In the third place I found, at least 1. hope I have found, a sincere determina- tion on the part of the countries that are marshers of the League to accept the re- solutions of the League and to carry them out effectively and sincerely. Those, it seems to me, are the three conditions precedent to success in the work of the League. Now let me apply these condi tions, as an acid test, to the work of the. League in connection with abuses of the drug traffic. May I remind you that this subject of the traffic in opium and [noxious, druga is one of those which hava been committed to the special charge of
OF OVERSEA CAMPAIGNS. ** NEW LOAN DECLARED ILLEGAL. -
the League by Article 23 of the Covenant.
Speaking at the Royal United Service Other members delivered speeches zo-As to good will, I am sure that on this
point, we are all agreed we who are Institution recently, Admiral of the Fleet: COURTSgarding the new tone, contending thas it delegates to this combly that these Sir E. B. Jackson defended the cam
abuses-must cease. Each one of us has paigus which were carried out against was entirely illegal, after which a motion had it brought home to him what the the German colonies during the war. was carried that the loan will be declared evils and the horrors of the system are, Much sriticism, he said, had been levelled and scarcely a day passes without some against the Government of that time for pull and void, as it had not been sub-miserable story being disclosed in the its policy of diverting forces to distant
columbs of our press.. mitted to Parliament,
parts of the world, instead of soncentrát. Coming to the second point, the pracing every energy in the main theatre of Latical handling of this question, I am sure war in France. up subject will have admired the sane and was formed, of which he (Bir Henry) was
that those who are interested in this
an question and the very practical methods naval operations against the German Committee on Opium has discussed this ter on the advisability of military and they have advised for adoption by na with colonies. The committee did not consider reference to it. It is only when I come all operations. Perhaps it would have to the third condition precedent, namely, bean better if it had included the Dar- the sincere determinations of the coun
The meeting is continuing. Bome of Wen-kan's supporters intend to bring
When the war broke out a committee
Downing Street if Mr. Bonar Law does to mark the beginning of peace negotia. counsel that the resolutions of the Pro- the question of Wa Ching lien's of sober manner in which the Advisory chairman, to report to the Prime Minis
not consent to receive the deputation. Mr. Bonar Law firmly declines to do so, pointing out that the Minister of Labour and the Minister of Health, who are will- ing to receive the deputation, sro em- powered to act on behalf of the Govern- ment. Meanwhile the police have for bidden the procession to approach the
vicinity of Parliament,
SITUATION SOMEWHAT EASED. LONDOS, November 21st. Official · and other circles were some what disquieted at the possible cofee- quences of the prohibition against the procession of unemployed entering Downing Street, but the situation has somewhat eased owing to partially successful efforta at-mediation, by a small deputation of Labour members of the House of Commons. They called on the Premier, who refused to budge from his decision, after which they induced the un- employed to consent to appoint a deputa.
tion of sixty to meet the Minister of Labour in the afternoon; in the meantime the posesion made its way to Hyde
Park.
tions. The flight created a tremendous impression on the public
PUSITION OF U.S. DELEGATES DEFINED;
LAUSANNE, November 91st, At the Conference held yesterday after. noon, Mr. Child defined the position of the American delegates as that of repre sentatives of the United States who, in plenary and other sessions, including o missions and committees, were entitled to be present and to be heard equally with other memebers.
The American delegates were not entitled to vote, and were not obliged to take office, preside, or otherwise become signatories to agreements or reports.
THE AMEI CAN DELEGATION'S
CONTRIBUTION,
LONDON, November 21st. The hearing of the application" for habeas corpus in the Dublin case of Childers was adjourned until tomorrow. The Master of the Rolls said a most interesting constitutional question had been raised by the contention of Childers' visional Parliament establishing military the Parliamentary seal, if given courts were illegal without an Act of Parliament confirmed by the King **opportunity. Mu
M.C.C/S «SOUTH- AFRICAN TOUR.
EASTERN PROVINCE DEFEATED.
PORT ELIZAS, November 1st. In their match against the M.C.C., Eastern Province scored 200. Fender took 5 wickets for 83 runs.
The corrected score shows that the ALC.C. declared at 338 for 9 wickets and thus won by an innings and nine runs, BOOM IN WELSH TINPLATE TRADE.
London, November Hat. The Welsh tinplate trade is booming, and exports are increasing rapidly,
NEW FORD CAR WORKS.
SOUTHAMPTON THE CENTRE FOR
EUROPE:
The Americna delegation would make one contribution to the Conference-its statements would be direct and brief.
Lord Curzon replied 'cordially express- 195 pleasure at the presence of the Ame 2,000 MEN TO TURN OUT. HUNDREDS
ricon representatives.
· EARLIER CABLES,
PUBLIC RIGOROUSLY EXCLUDED. LAUSANNE, November 21st. The Conference opened at cloven: this DEMONSTRATORS ARMED WITH KNIVES, REVOLVERS AND STICKS.ning in the Hotel De Chateau at
·Quchy,
A statement has been issued by Down- ing Street, supporting the prohibition of the demonstration. The statement says that many of the demonstratore were mi-militarily disciplined and armed with knives, revolvers and sticks.
LANCASHIRE COTTON
INDUSTRY.
YEARS
LONDON, November 1st,
The situation in the cotton industry in
and there is little prospect of improve- ment
REDUCTION,
The police rigorously excladed the publicblok
Lord Curzon was elected president of to-day's sitting. It was decided that the Allies take the presidency alternately,
The Conference adjozood at one, in the afternoon until four.
COMMISSIONS APPOINTED.
ment.
THE SPEAKER CRITICISED.
La
פי.
Sung Chungwi said he hold no brief tries that are members of the Lengue to danelles, for instance. It was decided to carry out the resolutions of the League Carry out operations against the enemy for Lo Wen-kat, but he thought Wu that I must confess to me disappoint colonies, their main object being to help Ching-lien was wrong in instigating the ment Let me state in the Brat place the Navy by destroying harbours and The Hague Convention, which is the key wireless stations. That was the principal . If auch existed, it ought to have of the whole situation. There are still aim of all the minor operations and we been brought by the judicial authorities; mangton many countries that have oventually succeeded in destroying all the not adhered to this convention. I was wirelem "links" between -Berlin and the furthermore, Wu Ching lien ought to be delighted to hear in the report that the German colonies and submarine bases. punished for using the name of Parlia delegate of Switzerland had announced Through the system of wireless stations that his Government and his Federal. in the colonies, Berlin could be in touch Council were taking this matter into with every German ship within a radius Save consideration. I was also delighted of 2,000 miles from any station. It to hear the Delegate from Persia, say in estimated that over three-quarters of the Committee that he had advised his million tons of German shipping was Government to adhere to this Conven- saved from capture by the warnings cir tion. I am sure that we shall all be culated through these stations. The delighted if by next year we find that destruction of the stations was the pria- the Persian Government has adopted the cipal consideration when the committee advice given to them by their delegation recommended operations against the Ger.
The corollary to the Hague Convention man colonies, consists of that systern of importation certificates, devised by the Advisory Com mittee. The system was-kunnuimously approved by this Assembly last year but. only one half, I believe, of the States that are members of this League have Mr. William Thompson, who has re signed that agreement, and even fewer contly been installed a Grand Master of have said they were prepared to carry New South Wales for the ninth successive out its provisions, and this after the
Other speeches showed that the House largaly supported the Speaker, and the matter dropped.
The Speaker subsequently left the chair and briefly referred to his action on Saturday, which, he stated, was in the interide of the people, while he had no personal or political motiver The House then adjourned.
LONDON TO TOKYO BY AIR. FARMAN COMPANY PLANS FLIGHT.
TOKYO, November 21st. The Borough Council of Southampton,
The Farman Company is planning a unanimously decided recently to accefight to Tokyo. The well known airman the verbal assurance of the Ford Company that they would concentrate Bosaputro will probably be invited to their European businem in a new factory undertake the venture on a Goliath, next at Southampton and to sell to the Spring valuable waterside frontage for the sam of £5,500.
OF CARS.
The firm's chief production engineer, Mr. W. Davis arrived in the town from Detroit to supervise the work of construct- ing the factory, and a Westminatte Gazette representative wrote:
I have Mr. Davis's authority for saying that the actual construction work will be started almost immediately. It will be necesary to raise and level the land. The building of a quay will also be taken in hand. sa soon as the land is levelled. The
Labas, November 21st, Eight delegations and an Amerióst observer worst present at the morning session of the Conference, which. decided to appoint three commissions to deal factory will be started, and Mr. David firstly with territorial and military hopes that the building will be in full
NETHERLANDS · MINISTER -AT TOKYO.
TRANSFERRED TO WASHINGTON.
The Hague, November 21st.
The appointment is gazetted of Doctor De Graaff, at present Netherlands Minis- ler at Tokyo, as Netherlands Minister at Washington and Havana,
PARODY A " NOBLE ART."
FREEMASONRY IN NEW SOUTH
SWALES.
solemn approval by their delegates in this says that when the jurisdiction was Assembly of the proposals put before the constituted in 1888 there were 176 lodges. Assembly last year. I know that Go When he became Grand Master in 1914 rents are busy that Goverments there were 253 lodges, an incrcate of sometimes do not understand, but seventy woven in twenty six years. To-day surely it is our duty as delegates to jog there are 300 lodges, an increase of 127 in the memories of our Governments and to eight years, and of this number, 119 have endeavour to explain where they do not been constituted during the past four understand. And behind the delegate yeara Seventeen years ago the total there is the admirable Secretariat of this membership amounted to ten thousand; League, which is always ready to give in 1914 it was 20,477; at the present time the fullest information when it is asked it exceeds 45,000. In 1914 the funds were for. Co-operation, after all, is the £40,870 today they are £153,214. Tho essence of the campaign against this grand temple which cost £47,000 is now trafo, and I sincerely hope that before valued at 285,000, and is free froka debt... of non-adherent States in these two the meeting of the next Assembly the liat matters will be greatly diminished if not entirely wipe out, e
this information from the various "coun- But let me pass on. There is a very trics that are members of the League, important extension proposed of the bat that up till now only four countries certificate system. Delegaten' will find the have made the answer requested.They. proposal in the report on page 3. The sro Britain, Canada, Frans and Italy.
SITUATION THE WORST FOR FORTY questions, including the Straits, eccondly operation within about a year, employing I am a self-made parodist, was one suggestion originated with Professor And so it comes about that here we are
with questions interesting foreigners in 3,000 men and turning out hundreds of of the confessions of Sir Owen Seaman, Gilbert Murray representative of South in the Assembly again seeing the coun Turkey, including minorities, and thirdly cure.
Mededitor of Funch who in a lecture at the Africa. I think the Assembly will tries that have sent us here to provide with financial and somente questions, Mr. Davis's chief work will be to super-Y.M.CA Totenham Court Road on judge of the very great importance of information without which the. Advisory "ports,"railways and sanitation.
Lord Carzon will preside over the first vise ita constraction, and to increase the card, laid bare to a large audience this proposal when I tell them at will Committee anys it ca
cannot properly" ad- Lancashire is the worst for forty years, commission, “Marquia. Garroni over the number of Ford depôts on the Contiment, the methods by which he serves the "noble affect two-thirds of the available world vise on the control of this terrible trafic. second and M. Barrere over the third. Southampton, he said, will take the place art of parody. That art, it appear supply to non-producing countries. I referred at the outset to three cha
of Detroit for the Europan distribution, suffers at present from the general lack Therefore, I look with vary great hope, ditions, preocdent to the success of the The Turks raised the questión of anA invitation to Eussis and the Black Sea We are in urgent need of the Bouth of appreciation of poetry. Minor ports to good results from this extension of work of the League of Nations Ther ampton factory said Mr. Davis The of to-day welcome the appreciation which the import certificate system, and First may have appeared self-evideat, bat, can AMERICAN SECTION BALLOTING ON powers. All agreed as to the importance lant is suficicatly large to enable large parody implies but readers do not draw that if the Council agrees to it there will it be said, on the frets I have put before
of their participation, but it was pointed out that Rusia had not replied to their developments to be undertaken when bus from it all the enjoyment which familla be no delay over the adherence of the the Assembly the morning, that it has rity with the original would give. Ap the Stater to this and the other portion of bem superfluous to refer to them I ness demands it. At present the work is highest test of parody is that its merit the import certihcete system. There is have applied to thin traffic the test of invitation. T
being done from Manchester and Detroit should be acknowledged by the man only one other matter to which would these condon
Take, for in The Manchester factory will be given up whom it victims Bir. Owen Beaman refor, and that in with reference to the stance the Convention, the Im and Southampton will become the main declared that one of the greatest compl statistics required regarding dangerous port Certifi Syrien, and the statistics distributing centre in Europe."
acute he had ever received was when a drug The Advisory Committed aket for enc thens only a "frac- "The possibilities of a big extension of writer whose work he bad caricatured re on Opium have informed me that they tion of the nations that have sent us here: the European trade are so real that the marked that he could almost have aworn really cannot advise methods for control have agreed to what we have sabed them company will loare no stone unturned to | he had written the thing when he was of this difficult traffio until they are sup- to agree to, or have furnished us with have the new factory in full working drank Bereience, the lecturer main-lied with adequate and accurate statis. The information have asked for. new departure in Southampton's progress parodist, and parody in its highest form tons of manufacture, import, export, die the countries that are members of this towards a manufacturing centro, and the was a department of pore literary criti--tribution and consumption. And I mut League, which is the essence of the stun. be able to deal with Mayur has expressed the view that it is cism. Its criticism by Illustration, remind this Ambly that the Colanell tion, ou ill
come Bonth and snabled an author to see himself as of the League have already asked for the terrib
tit, I am box- the biggest thing that ham ampton's way for many a day.
(Contiosed as foot of next colur
The American, section is balloting on the "question of the introductor of a twenty-four week, but before the redno tion can be put into operation the ballot mast show that 80 per cent of the members are in favour of the reduction.
THE HOME ELECTIONS: RAMSAY MACDONALD ELECTED LABOUR LEADER.
LONDON, November 2lat,
Should the proposal be carried, the mifi, Shetland) resalted-Bir R. Hamilton order at the earliest moment. It marka stained, was in the nature, of the true fic from the various countries on quen, Unbil you can get the co-operation, of all
will work three days & wook or glose on
The final election (Orkney and (Liberal) 4,8142 Bir Malcolm Smith
go (National Liberal), 4,183 erante weeks. Altogether 120,000 oper. Mr. Rameny Macdonald has been elect ed leader of the Parliamentary Labour
Edent o