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LAUSANNE November 23rd The first commission of the conference
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,
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BRITISH POLITICS.
"EARL GREY'S WARNING" "REGARD- ING RUSSIA, TURKEY AND GERMANY.
NOVEMBER
FAR EASTERN CABLE THE GENERAL ELECTION.
NEWS
ÍTETOUCH KIUTAK
LUI... IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
THEIR EXCLUSION URGED,
COUVER, November 23rd. Mr_E_D_Barrow, Minister of Agricul
have appointed a sub commission to probably bare already reached, a point at ture (British Columbia) advocating, in
sider, inter alia, the establishment of a demilitarised zone on the frontier of East Thrace. The sub-commission will also
on the Aegean Sea.
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RUSSIAN OPINIONS, AND
INTENTIONS.
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LAUSANNE, November 23rd. Vorpasky, head of the Russian com mercial delegation to Rome, has arrived
here.
He stated he would ask to participato
Lord Salisbury, in replying, said that. the Government was determined to main- tain Allied friendship at the Lausanne Conference.
STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, November 93rd, Their Majesties opened Parliament in state this morning with the usual cere
monial, "
They were loudly cheered by large
in the conference or the same footing as Bulgaria, and declared that the" Soviet (crowds. is obsolutely. opposed to the canitula tions.
He said the Russian delegation was composed of Chicherin, Dakovsky and himself.
He further declared that Russia would support all the Turkish claims, but would Dot agree to placing the Straite nder the control of the League of Nations.
The weather was dull,
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DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
COMMENTS ON THE SITUATIONS
We extract the following items from telegraphis new supplied to the Indian papers in the course of the election cam- paign
"WE DON'T KNOW WHERE-WE-AKE ELECTION,"
|ate."
tired; let it go to bed." He declared that INCOME TAX IN THE STRAITS it would he impossible to maintain such
SETTLEMENTS.
An attitude in view of the grare unem ployment at home and the serious situation ANOTHER PROTEST MEETING AT abroad. Referring to the fact that the agreement between the Unionists and the SINGAPORE
National Liberals in Glasgow was now- complete with the em exception of the Cathcart division, Mr. L'oyd George con- ratulated Scotsmen on facing the problem will their characteristic good sense, and hoped that their example would prevent the mischief spreading
1937
THE CANTON RICKSHA COOLIE.
WHAT HE EARNS AND HOW HE
LIVES
hementa are extracted
The following from the Canton / villest-
ARMS RUNNING.
THE SECOND BATCH FOR THE KING EDWARD HOTEL,.
DEFENDANTS DISCHARGED.
The cede, concerning the importation
Canton bay now 3,060 rickabae controlled into the Colony by the ss. Prendent by three Syndicates, who pay to the city Cleveioall, of a largo quantity of arma department of public utilities an annual fand ammunition which were Boined in: license fee of $100 for each ricksha From the head coplies the
transit to the King Edward Hotel came syndicates receive to cents a day as rent in respect up for hearing before Mr. Lindæll:at tha for rent of each rickaha. In turn, these Magistracy, yesterday afternoon.
Two inchmen employed on the King Edward Hotel launch, named Shek Cheung Fook and LamPui were the defendants and the charge preferred against them was that of aiding and abetting the importa
with lawful portion of differant
10 of tion of arms into the Colony and, alsd
LONDON, November 23rd. During the House of Lords debate on the King's speech, Enel Grey dwelt on the
Torpos, October 28th minauances of the foreign situation.
The catch phrase "We don't know where we are election which has been cared that we are not far off and
current since Mr. Bonar Law's speech, was utilised by Mr. Lloyd George at Glasgow hond ooulies sublat a riekaba to two coolies which Rusin, Turkey and Germany are the Provincial Legislature, an amendment with regard to the Cabinet Secretariat and, in the morning to three clock in the Eeferring to Mr. Bonar Daw's proposals for 60 cents a day, one pulling from early forming a combination. The lesson to the British North American Act to Pensions Ministry he asked whether six afternoon, and the other from three to should be taken to heart by France and give the Province power to prevent great Conservative Ministers had been midnight, each contributing: 30 cente. In elected from the Cabinet, in order to put addition, a coclie, has to pay 80°cente d Britain endeavour to arrange a Bulgarian ontlet Italy as much as Great
Oriental ownership of lands, said that Sir M. Hanker, Secretary to the Cabinet, year for the licence 14,000 acres in the province were owned the other side of the street and also to boarding houses managed by a head coolie into a partechnicon and transfer him to The ricksha, coolies usually live in large and 19,000 leased to Asiatics. It was now decapitate the Pensions Tepartment and who charges each $1,50 a month rent for quantities of arms, practically impossible to purchase proee it running headless around the Treasury a bed. A coolie spends 30 corts upward duce in British Columbia which was not that extraordinary things are done by coolie is about $1.10 a day. After paying dence of accosting the two defendants at Yard. Mr. Lloyd George went on to remark a day for meals. The income of a ricanRevenue Officer Chan Young gure eyle grown by Orientals. Japanese con people who don't know where they for his board and lodging and ricksha about 11.30 am. on the 18th inst, as they
Beridionled the composition of rent, he has some 50 cents left to pay fine trolled the majority of small fruit farm the new Cabinet, not one of whom in and extra charges for damage sometimes were coming down the gangway of the and Chinese owned truck farming. He achievement, experience, or talent was done to his vehicle. supported the resolation of the Minister comparable in Lord Balfour, Lord Barber coolies are married. They come mostly
B. President Cleveland on to the Kows Less than 30 per cent of the ricksha foon godowns wharf, alongside which the head, Sir Robert Horse, or Mr. Chamber- of Mines urging the exclusion of Asiatic laio, how Mr. Lloyd George whole from Chaochow and Walchow. Others ship was berthed. He demanded to immigrants
heartedly praised. He said he was alarmed natives of Fayun, Chungfsh, Ching search two large leather suit cases which at the new Ministry's negative attitude, and other districts. In several as they were carrying. The defendants sad & dozen or more coolies rent a cheap house that the baggage belonged to a foreign which he described as "The nation is
to lodge, together, salamah
Nowadays, one often sees boys younger pasanger of the President Cleveland, and than eighteen years old palling rickshas, the second man suggested that he go to but probably they have advanced their look for the foreigner and leave his col- age in making the application for a licenos as the regulations do not allow of league and the two suit cases in the care licences being granted to youths under 18. of the Revenus Officer. The Revenue Officer consented and the second defend ant, Lam Pui, went away along the wharf. In the meantime, after waiting in vain on the wharf for ten minutes for the return. of Lam Pui, the first defendant was taken to the Kowloon branch Revenue Office, on the old police pier, together with the suit Casen and there Revenus Officer Lannigan examined the suit cases and found on LowDon, October 27th.
each a label with the typewritten worda:.. or two
There have been signs the last day For sometime past the detective branch Hanson, stateroom 114, President that the Rothermere group have looked for gang robbers in connec Cleveland." A search for the person of papers are swinging against Mr. tion with the murder of a detective in named was made on the President Cleve- Bogar Law. The climax is reached in North Bridg. Road, the attempted and without success and R.O. Lannigan leader which the Daily Mail is publish- murder of another detective, and the broke open the siit cases and discovered ing to-morrow in which referring to committal of various robberies. Some altogether 64 Smith-Woon, revolvera, two Mr. Bonar Law's statement at Glasgow rights ago, acting on information, they Mauser pistols, one of there with stock, Mr. Asquith urged that in addition to amendment, but the Committes had felt the paper says: "We share the bewilder but the place was a difficult one to get R.O. Lannigan left Kowloon in a motor The Bishop had desired to move anthe people hardly know where they are surrounded, as far as they could, the 1,400 cartridges and fourteen cleaners. the Allies the area of discussion at it impossible to accept any amendent to ment of the Premier. We do not know at and the robbers kept a good watch boat for Hongkong, and arrested the place the robbers were supposed to be in On the information of the first-accused, Lansanne should be widened to cover all their resolution. On being so informed where he stands, but one thing is clear The police eventually got into the place, second defendant aboard the natione, great and small, interested in the Bishop sent his proposed amendment there is practically no change at all. Mr. some of the gang, were arrested but Edward Hotel launch which was lying at the question, thus evolving a settlement to the Press. It was in the following Benar Law has now had his chance. In several escaped. A number of weapons buoy me little distance from the King our view he should have stated his policy were also discovered. LATEST. CABLES.
on Monday. If he has a separate new
Statue Pier policy be did not say so. His manifesto and ATTEMPTED MURDER OF
That this meeting urges the Govern- speech are full of cloudy generalities, soce KING OF RUMANIA,
ment of the Straite Settlements to take more leaving the electorate in the dark. In the following action as regards the Lacome all the columns we bare gladly allotted Mr. Detective Inspector Phear made arrange a man with aiding and abetting the cour Tax Ordinance now before the Legislative Bons Law there is but one definite statements, with the assistance other police ment, the proposal to cut down but not officers to raid the place, a house in (a)To appoint a Commission to enabolish the Secretariat. If this is the best Lavender Street, Kallang, during the
quire into any difficulties or in- Mr. Bonar Law can do, if his policy goes no early hours of this morning." » justice caused by the present further his wonderful administration will be mothod of assoming for or collect greeted with laughter by half the world, ing Income Tax in this Colony He promises peace and tranquillity which to ang improvements which may mangold warzal. The Prime Minister has we conclude means the tranquillity of the
ANOTHER U.S. OBSERVER"
LONDON, November 23rd. In the House of Commons, in the debate on the Address in reply to the CONSTANTINOPLE, November 23rd.
Speech from the Throne, the mover and seconder, dwelt on the peril of unemploy Admiral Bristol, the American Highmont and the change in the position of Commissioner, is leaving this morning Ireland. for Lausanne to act as associate observer on behalf of the United States.
HOLLAND APPOINTS-
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REPRESENTATIVES.
THE HAGUE, November 23rd. „ In response to an invitation to appoint representatives at Lausaane, the Nether. lands Government has nominated Herr Panbuys, the Minister at Berrie, and two
others
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M. ́ CLEMENCEAU'S MISSION TO U.S.A.
M.. CLEMENCEAU'S UTTERANCE CRITICISED IN THE SENATE,
WASHINGTON, November 23rd.' M. Clemenecau's utterance was ander fire in the Senate, "where, during a sharp" dobato covering recent relationships, Senator Hitchcock declared that M.
A second public meeting was held in the Victoria Theatre at Singapore on the 15th inst, under the auspices of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association to protest against the income tax. The Mr. Rameny Macdonald criticised the Theatre was filled with a gathering repre reference to unemployment in the King's sentative of all communities. The prin- Speech as not revealing a real appreciseipal resolution proposed and carried tion of the terrible tragedy.
with only two dissentiente was in the Mr. Bonar Law declared that the following terms: "That this meeting is Government intended to do nothing to of the opinion that the Government is not give an excuse for going back on the Irish justified in re-imposing income tax, hav Treaty. He reaffirmed his refusal to seeing regard to the financial position and an unemployed deputation, which would needs of the Colony. be a precedent detracting from the re-
The Bishop of Singapore delivered a As regards foreign affairs, our aim ation sponsibilities of constitutional Ministers well-reasoned speech against the resolu- pence and so far there was every pros pect of getting it.
on broad foundations.
"DESTRUCTION. DE
Clemencent's attitude towards Germany ROYAL TRAIN NARROWLY ESCAPES detracted from his appeal to the Ameri- can people, although it was mild com- pared with the attitude of the present French Government.
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LONDON, November 23rd. Raports from Bucharest state that an Benator Hitchcock, pictured Germany as attempt has been made on the King of being on the verge of insurrection, as the Rumania's life. His Majesty was return result of the French reparations policy, ing by train from a hunt in Transyl and declared that it was utter nonsense vannia, when the train which precederl to expect Germany to meet the demands him was derailed, owing to the line hay. France had exacted. The French policying bean destroyed,
was a policy of war and not of peace.
M
Senator Borah declared that M. Cle- FRENCH MILITARY SERVICE. menecau's accusation of dishonour,
against America, was unfounded and un-PERIOD REDUCED TO EIGHTEEN grateful..
MONTHS.
Senator Sterling (Republican) closed the debate with a defence of M. Clemen. ceau, whose fears of Germany, he said,. were well founded.
M. CLEMENCEAU WELCOMES CRITICISM.
NEW YORK, November 23rd. M." Clemenccan, interviewed en route
PARIS, November 23rd.
The Senate Army Commission, by 18 votes to 15, have decided in favour of a period of military service of eighteen months, instead of the present two years' servica
terms:
That the following be substituted for Resolution 1 as published.
Council:-
and to advise the Government as
DAILY MAIL'S CRITICISM OF
NEW PREMIER.
missed the 'bus.
MEMBERS WHO DID NOT SEEK- BE-ELECTION.
A total of 122 members of the last Parliament did not seek re-election, incind Harmsworth, Sir Archibald Hunter, Sir ing Messrs. Shortt, G. N. Barnes, Cecil Charles Townshend, and Mr. Joseph Derlin.
STREET BATTLE IN SINGAPORE.
GANG ROBBERS CAPTURED. SEVERAL MEN SHOT, The Straits Time of the 18th inst,
Make
says:****
The detectives, following up the gang, loasted them in the vicinity of the Gas Works and Capt, Groves, A.S.P., with Chief Detective Inspector Costello and
wished to know if the police proposed to Mr. Leo d'Almada, for the defendants proceed in the firet charge, for, as he understood the law, they could not charge mission of an offence unless it had been proved that the offence had been eczn mitted by some other offender.
evidenco first.
The Magistrato said he would hear the
The robbers, apparently, kept a good watch and immediately the police rushed the place they were fired upon a couple President Cleveland, said cabin 114, was Frank Bort Dittman, purser of the
One of the robbers tried to escape by used on the Manila Hongkong voyage. of detectives being wounded at the occupied as far as Shanghai on the out- outect of a serious scrap.
ward voyage from America, but was not the back and was shot through the head There was no passenger by the name of by & detective. Some of the robbers were T. Hanson at any time during the voyage. wounded and several arrests were made,
Examined by Mr. d'Almada, Mr. Ditt but the mora desperate of the gang took man stated that after it had been vacated refuge in a small room at the back of the cabin wie in charge of the chief police to dislodge them. Attempts were steward, but the rock boy had a pass key. swood-cutting house and defied the
out, but as soon as any police officer could have admitted any paanonger or made to get them to parley, and get them in the course of the voyage the room boy abowed himself the robbers opened fire, baggage into the room... Capt. Groves and Inspector Phear and Chinese colleague then gave evidence of Revenue Officer Lannigan and his others having narrow escapes.
be possible in this matter. E. (3.)-To remit to the Home Government any Income Tax collected in this Colony during the years 1923, 1924, and 1975, at a contribution from this Colony towards paying the interest on British War Loans. (c)To exempt from any payment of Income Tax during those three years all who have received or are entitled to receive the British Victory Medal of the late War." In his letter the Bishop wrote: Owing to the special circumstances of this Colony we were not able during the power to our Armies compared that is to GRAHAMSTOWN, November 23rd.
the proportion of population which went Grahamstown, playing 15 men, declared from my Canada, Austalia, or India. their innings closed with nine men out Our financial contribution was also all for las runs. The M.C.C. had scored 350 Home Country or the Dominions. Is it per-beat of population compared to the for the lous, of five wickets when stumps not therefore, reasonable that we should led stiste of Iralund, but admits that the new were answered by abots from within. An blank cards of the hotel and these would were drawn. Bandham scored 194, Fender now make some contribution in the way drawn. 60, and Mead 93 not out. The match was of taxation to the expenses which the trial. He adds that the question of how roof and the robbers fired from below.
THE M.O.C. ON TOUR.
to Boston, said he welcomed the criticism, GRAHAMSTOWN MATCH DRAWN. Was to make a large contribution in man-
and declared that that was what he came for.
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SOME-PRESS CRITICISM;"
NEW YORK, November 23rd. Commenting on M. Clemenceau's ad dress yesterday, the newspapers generally sympathise with the appeal for the-de- fence of France against future aggres sjon.
The New York World says M. Clemen ceau has not made clear what could be done practically to relieve France."
OBITUARY.
BARON SONNINO.
Hour, November 23rd. The death is announced of Baron The World says in order to gain sym-Sidney Sommino. pathy M. Clemenceau must deal with the present and future of Europe, not the Pisa, March 11th, 1847. His mother WHA [Baron Sidney Bonnino was born at past
The Globe says M. Clemenceau does Pisa 1865; member of the Italian Parlia
English. How an LL.D. University of not see that peace may be secured more ment, 1880-1819; holding various minis effectively by implements of peace than terial appointments including the Pre- implements of of war.
miership 1906, 1909-1910.]
A SHARP REBUKE FROM SENATOR BORAK.
The speech created a furore in the
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Home Country has still to bear for the efforts abe made in consequence of which we still remain a part of the British Empire 1
CONVICTED IRISH REBELS. APPLICATIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS REFUSED.
LONDON, November 23rd.
LORD CARSON'S APPEALS
Lord Carson, in a letter to the Press, Birmingham spoke the truth when he Rays that Mr. Ansten Chamberlain at described the signing of the Irish Treaty s cause of the Conservative dissension, but Mr. Chamberlain and his colleagues are apparently unaware of the results" of the He draws a dark picture of the disorder. policy over which they are gloating..
Government must give the Trely a fair
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long must be one for grave consideration.
Be concludes with earnest hope that people in England will insist on more sympathetic treatment of Loyalists in Ire land who are at present in a state of in- describable misery and destitution.
THE THREE MUSKETEERS."
COMING "BEST) WERK.
One policeman was hit and wounded, the seizure R.O. Lannigan said that the and axistance was asked for from statements of the defendant to him were various stations, and after a while a that the suit cases had boca handed to and surrounded the place. Shots were dent Cleveland to be taken to the King contingent of Sikhs arrived on the scene them by a foreign passenger on the Fre fired by the police into the room from Edward Hotel by the hotel's launch. The various directions, but the robbers re-suit cases were extraordinarily heavy. fused to surrender,
Lam Kan, second runner of the King Detective Inspector Phear and some of Edward Hotal, then explained the pro- fired several shots through the wall which era. He stated that he carried with him the detectives entered the house and cedure adopted by him in boarding steame
attempt was made to break through the be filled up by patrons whom he mucceeded in obtaining, the information written The Sikhs were anxious to rush the thereon giving the name of the patron, Police officer who was on the scene, crs there were usually one or two seametf pointed out that they were bound to get of the hotel's launch accompanying him but Mr. Hannigan, the Chief his luggage, etc. When he boarded steam the robbers in time, and thus restrained who would help in removing the patrons* thair ardour. A
Boon aftery one of the robbers, who was carried blank cards, to be filled in In baggage from the ship. The seamen also bit after hole had been made in the this case the defendants boarded the walk to fire through, said he was: pre President Cleveland with him, and he pared to come out, and he did so with beard them shout out "A foreign pasaun- his hands over his head as ordered to. ger wants us." He later saw them atopped. He would not, however, say how many on the wharf whilst carrying two suib more were inelda,
TOO,
Jobbies of Congress. Benator Borab AMERICAN MINING DISASTER-Corpus were refused in the case of eight being shown at the Coronet next week and a quantity of discharged cartridge clunion of the evidence that he agreed with
derided the statement that America wa responsible for the present difficulties of Europe, and declared that M. Clemencent himself more than any other living statesman WIS reaponsible for the impossible, destructive termo of the Versailles Treaty,
EIGHTY-THREE BODIES RECOVERED.
BIRMINGHAM (Alabama), Nov. 23rd.
hundred dead in the mine explenica,
It is now believed that there are Eighty-throo bodies: have been recover. pooted to dio
Later others surrendered and event Questioned by the Magistrate witness At Dublin, the application for a writ ons us a modern d'Artagnan and it is ally Detective. Inspector Phear, accom- said it was not an uncommon occurrence
Douglas Fairbanks always impremen of Habeas Corpus in the case of Erakina peculiarly fitting that it should har to the room but could not find any more after the baggage had been taken on panied by Inspector Parsons, crawled up for the card to be filled up on the launch Childers has been refused
fallen to him to produce the screen version dichards. The officers, however, dis board. Applications for write of Habeas of The Three Musketeers which is covered a Mauser pistol, some revolvers, other convicted men whose names were
The Magistrate remarked at the con- and to appear himself in the role of the About 20 men were arrested altogether M. d'Almada e atomisation because it "not disclosed..
dashing hero. Were it not that the great and there is no doubt that several of seemed to him that the importation was novelist was dead a good many years them belong to a notorious gang which complete with the arrival of the ship here. before the cinema, was even invented, one has been operating for some time per It was a previous offence. He did not might have suspected Dumas of having The arrests should produce a good cffect think that the defendante, in any case, had the mercarial Douglse in mind when During what might be described as the could be said to ald and abet the importa he created the dominating character of his battle of Lavender Street both Mr. has resulted from a fire in the busince Three Marketers," which was adapted ware present and with the rest were with Was expended on the making of the Chancellor, Inspector General of Police, quarter of Sydney. There camraltics.
were no for the screen by Mr. Edward Knoblock, in the range of the enemy's thote.
the well-known English playwright. Upon NEW US. SUPREME COURT sand dollars was spent and a great deal the costumes alone nearly a hundred thou- JUDGE.
FIRE AT NOVA SCOTIA. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE CAUSED.
HALIFAX (NOVE Bootle), Nor. 23rd
Senator Norris, declared that the faded. As many as sixty injured are ex-|- ́A quarter of a million dollars damages widely read book. A million dollars James, the Colonial Secretary, and Caption even if it could be proved that they
that Americans opposed entangling
alliances ought to settle the matter.
BIOT AT AMSTERDAM.
UNEMPLOYED CHARGED BY
POLICE
AMSTERDAM, November 23rd. The police charged crowds of unem yloyed who were creating a disturbance and amasking windows of warehouses in
centre of the alty
BUSSIAN FINANCES, RAILWAY TRAFFIC TO BE SUSPENDED.
REVAL, November 23rd. The Moscow newspaper- Izvestia staton that the Russian railways are safering so seriously" financially that it is pro. posed to suspoed trafic on certain
WABIZINGTON, November 23rd. President Harding has appointed Judge Pierce Butler of 86, Pant an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, in anocresion to Judge William Day)
they were It was doubtful That being
eyed the arma nehore knowing wha so, only the charge of poncasion remain odThe evidence was that the men car ried the suit cases which were particularly heavy and which they apparently obtains.. ed in the coars of their ordinary duties His Worship said there was not sufficient evidence Masterp
more than that was accounted for by the Musketeers excels anything that the avish settings. All told, there are 118 Popular film idol has ever appeared in. people in the castle, not including mapers Altogether there are sixteen danla in the and the weekly payroll for the plstore purse of the picture and in one of the Bub Laspector Pincott, who pro reached the staggering figure of 350,000 valiantly backed up by the waggering agreed, and the defendant were ches
Forager "antion ** The Thres triumvirate whows watchword All for charged
His Worabire ordered
anie, one for all!!! les ancien swords.
aight rival"
confec