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CABLES
HONGKONG DAILY
KURSDAY, DECEMBER.
1992.
AMERICAN HOPES REGARD CONTROL OF THE STRAITS, GERARD BEVAN SENTENCED. FAR EASTERN CABLE ABANDONMENT OF INCOME
ING TURKEY.
THE HAND OF FANATICISM.” WASHINGTON, December 5th. A resolution has been introduced into the House of Representatives expressing the hope of the American Government that Turkey will take mensures "to stay the band of fanatician and lawien violence, and to assure Christians in Turkey all their rights."
LATEST CABLES, {THROUGH REUTER'S LORNOT.] THE ŠUPPRESSION OF OPIUM SMOKING. BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS.
LONDON, December 5th, The Home Office has issued a statement reviewing the action taken by the British Government, under the International Opium. Convention, in British Colonies. ISLANDPOPULATION OBJECTS It concludes by exphasising the steady TO TURKISH BULE. and continuous effort made; during the
THREATEN TO DEPART AFTER last decade, to reduce the practice "of
BURNING THE TOWN. opium making in British colonirs, and protectorates
LONDON, December 5th. It is reported from Athens that at a A POLICY OF CLOSE CONTROL
mocking of the inhabitants of Tenedos, a In these places where it was prevalent, resolution was passed emphasising the the general policy has been to exercise determination of the Island to remain an close control over the trade, in order to integral part of Greece. The resolution bring the average consumption within farther declares that if the Lalaud is modorato limits and, as far as possible annoted to Turkey, the catira popula tica, will depart, after firing the town and villages.
to provent the illicit introduction of sup- plisa
EVERY COUNTRY CONCERNED MUST CO-OPERATE.
The statement goes on to say that it doen not seem possible to go any further.. na long as production and distribution face unchecked in neighbouring countries, and complete suppression can only be attained by simultaneous measures in all countries concerned.
U.S. BUDGET REPORT. DEBT REDUCTION OF A BILLION
DOLLARS.
WASHINGTON, December 5th.
M. Mellan, Secretary of the Treasury, in the course of his andusi report says that further the past year has witnessed a recovery from depression, closing with bountiful harvests. The reduction in the gross debt, during the year, amounts to about one billion dollars, the balanced budges for 1929 showing a surplus. of 300
million dollars.
SCARCITY OF LABOUR." The scarcity of labour is due both, to restrictions on immigration and the gen- eral resumption of business The rail-
MORE ITALIAN SHIPS SEIZED BY RUSSIA.
LLOYD-TRESTINO PREMISES AT UDESSA CLOSED.
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RIGA, December 5th. The Soviet Government has closed and sealed the Lloyd-Trentino premises at Odessa, and has also confiscated three steamers laden with Italian merchandise
until normal commercial activity is guar- anteed to the Rasian representative in | Italy.
اویر
JUDICIAL COMMISSIONER OF WESTERN PACIFIC,
Mr.
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CHIËF JUSTICE" YOUNG APPOINTED.
LONDON, Decmber Bih. Alfred Karney Young, Chief Justice of the Leeward Islands, has been appointed Chief Justice of Fiji, and Judical Commissioner of the Westero
Pacific.
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FLOTILLA OF RUM RUNNERS
STOCKED WITH CHRISTMAS SUP- PLIES FOR DRY AMERICA.
TURKO-RUSSIAN ATTITUDE.
LAUBACENE, Doomber 5th.
Is has now been arranged that the Straíta, commission shall sis to-morrow, to
the Straite.
ontinue the discusion of the freedom of The Allied views on this subject, which are in complete accord, will be commani cated to the Conference.
It is hardly possible to say what the Russians and Turks will do, but it is
for time for.consideration. considered probable that they will ask
SEVEN YEARS PENAL
* SERVITUDE.
LONDON, December 5th. Gerard Los Bevan has been found guilty.
NEWS.
THROUGH MUTHER'S AGENDY.}
- HONGKONG'S... MUTTSÄT.
TAX AT SINGAPORE. THE COLONIAL SECRETARY'S
REGRETS,
In the Legislative Council at Singapore last wook, the Colonial Secretary, reply.
and sentenced to sover yours penal sTHE QUESTION OF THEIR ABOLITION, ing to the criticisms of the Unofficia!
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vitude for fraud in connection with the City. Equitable balance sheet.
STRONG COMMENTS BY THE JUDGE.
LONDON, December 5th. Well-known city ren and a number of women were among the crowd at the Old Bailey during the closing scene in the Bovan trial
Members in the Budget debate, alaimed LONDON, December 8th.
that for the present and he inchided a In the House of Commons, replying period up to five years ahead the revenue to Mr. Charles Roberts in regard to the of the Colony was not based on such a abolition of Huilane in Hongkong, Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby Gore (Under Secretary firm bottom that they could afford to do for the Colonies) said that the Governor without any of it, and he would like to of Hongkong had recently issued & pro-say how much he regretted, in the inter- clamation. along the lines of Mr. Chur este of the Colony, that His Excellency. chill's statement of March 21st.
had bowed to public opinion and had felt NECESSARY LOCAL LEGISLATION TO Constrained to abandon the Income Tax.
BE ENACTED SHORTLY,
In abandoning that tax they had dis
DELEGATES AWAIT FRESH. --INSTRUTOIONS. ''
PARIS, December 5th. "The Petit Parisien's Lausanne corres pondent asserts that whila Lord Curzon and M. Barrers have completely agreed company, being no greater than that of would be necessary to secure the abolition of revenue. It had also been advocated with regard to the Straits, the Italians are inclined to agree with Chicherin's proposal."
Marquis Garroai has tolographed to
Rome for fresh instructions.
OTTOMAN PUBLIC DEBT DISCUSSION.
LAUBANNE, December ath. The inancial mb-commission has dia. used the Turkish propisal to allocate part of the Ottoman public debit to succession states of Turkey.
Ottoman
The French representative of the public debt administration favoured the proposal, but the British representative objected.
The Turks requested time to reply, and the discussion was adjourned until Deo.
7th,
ALLIES REACH COMMON
AGREEMENT.
A meeting of the Allies has resulted in a common ageement, which will be pre sented at to-morrow's conference, at which the Russians and Turks will be present.
FURTHER ALLIED. CONCESSIONS?
LAUSANNE, December 5th. Although secrecy is maintained with regard to the Allied conclusions, the im pression is that the Allies will limit the number of arships traversing the Straite, besides offering the Turks further concession.
TURKS OBJECT TO GREEKS IN TURKEY.
Lapsuse, December 5th. Risanar, the second. Turkish delegate, in a statement to journalists, declared in was necessary that the Greeks leave Turkey, including Constantinople, as the two could no longer live together after ians and Jews could remain. their late experiences, but the Armen-
Mr. Justice Avory, summing up, refer red to the suggestion of Beyan's responsi- bility as chairman of the fire insurance
It was expected that local legislation possessed themselves of some four millions the other directors, and declared that Miles This would shortly be that they should abandon other forms of Bevan was undoubtedly the dominating enacted, and administrative machinery duties, lower the postal rates, do away revenue such se, he presumed, stamp. spirit in the company's financial affairs to implement, it would be completed early with the petroleum tax and reduce the
Alluding to a certain War Bonda trana in 1923. action of twenty thousand sterling and HOMES IN HONGKONG FOR EMAN-tax on liquor and tobacco. What was the
present "inancial position of the Colony the defendant's explanation thereof as
CIPATED MUITSAIP.
It actual cash wa had 171 millions. In a window dressing, his Lordship express- Replying to Col. J. C. Wedgwood despatch recently the Secretary of State ed astonishment that such a transaction (Labour) Mr. Ormsby Gore promised to was told that we required 44 millions to was possible in the city to-day.
make enquires regarding the providen of The jury convicted Bevan on Afteen homes, in Hongkong; for emancipated counts, adding a rider that the offences | Mušisai. were possible owing to the other direo- tore not doing their duty,
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Mr. Justice Avory, in sentencing the accused, emphasised the effect of the pri woner's conduct destroying the confidence of the public in the insurance business, and the injury he had done to the city' commercial "reputation, while the offence was aggravated by his flight..
AGRICULTURE IN GREAT
BRITAIN.
LLOYD GEORGE URGES DRASTIC OVERHAUL.
LONDON, December 8th, George strongly urged far-reaching and In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd drastic overhauling of agriculture as the only means of solving unemployment and securing national safety and pros parity,
Mr. Bonar Law said he was willing to consider the advisability of institutog a commission of enquiry, and in the mean- time was considering the question of scientific farming and the extension of credit facilities to farmers.
He declared that the questions of sub- dies and protection had both been ruled
out.
SAFEGUARDING OF INDUS.
"SERIOUS INCIDENTS AT..
TRIES ACT. CONSTANTINOPLE. .. CONSTANTINOPER, December 6th. ·NATIONAL LIBERALS ABSTAIN Two serious incidents, have becarred in connection with the movement of xo
FROM VOTING. ||Figuen, em A#
Turkish police yesterday prevented theThe House of Commons has rejected by
LONDON, December 8th+ embarkation of Greeks and Armenianses0 to 207 votes a Liberal amendment to from Constantinople, whereupon the British occupied the customs house, and the address demanding the repeal of the troops with machine-gaus protected the Safeguarding of Industries Act as b-pro-
toctionist measure.
The division was interesting na indian The Turkish police to-day prevented
Liberals.
NEW YORK, December 5th. The prohibition navy has put out to embarkations.
The minority consisted of Labourites, Liberals, twenty National Liberals, and four Conservatives, while thirty-five National Liberals, including all the ex- Ministers, abstained from voting.
THE SHANTUNG AGREEMENTS,
TO
the Munisipalities of Singapore, meet the present proposed expenditure Penang and Malacca. There were, slau liabilities for the Penang Harbour Board. The aum estimated in the report of the PAKING, December 6th.
Commission that would be required to Wu Ching Lien visited President Li make this city what it should be was 110 Yuen Hung yesterday afternoon, daring millions; and of that sum 44 millions the discussion it was resolved that as the would have to be found in the next fivo. Where would that 27 mil. Anal Shantung agreement was to be signed or six years that day, the President should immed lioc have gone to It would have gone. iately send to Parliament the nomination If they were also going to take away all of Chang Shou Teong sa Freniler. This sources of revenue on which the Govern was done, Wang Tah Hhich countersignment of the country and its development. ing the nomination,
We could be carried on, they would be leaving The second scoton of the Shantung most unfortunate inheritance to their local agreement was signed at 8 o'clock successors. There was beary expenditure last evening
that would have to be incurred.
Dr. OT. Wang amumed ofice" as Foreign Minister this morning and is the object of preparing to take over the leaving this afternoon for Tsingtao with
which is scheduled to take place on the administration of the lessed territory
10th inst..
[ET COURTESY OF TER" CHINA MAIL."]
HONGKONG CANTON, RIVER SERVICE.
STEAMER PURCHASED IN SINGAPORE.
SINGAPORE, December 5th. The Wing Tye Steamship Company has parchased the Hp Hong's Anjou for
$35,000
The Anjou is being overhauled here prior to employment on the Canton Hongkong run.
SMOOTH LONDONERS. ENTHUSIASM NOT IN FASHION.
Every Englishman should be awakened by a great new national spirit and en- thusiasm to believe that he was living la a country well worth living in. Such was the view taken by Professor William Cald. well, Professor of Moral Philosophy in the McGill University, Montreal, in an interesting analysis of some features of British national life in an address which he gave on October 17th, to the English. Speaking Union. It was not fashionable in England, he declared, to be enthus fastle about anything. Going about London, he was impressed again and again by the smooth Londoner, There were no angles, no cornera about him." This quiet, composed Londoner had cer- taky attractions when compared with the nervous, overworked American type, but the Englishmat, had to realise now that This back was against the wall. He had to meet the compétition of more vigorous peoples, and peoples making more efforts after national efficiency than he was BERLIN, December 5th.
making. He wished England could Forwarts publishes a message from
abolish all the slacking all the ca'canny the Bavarian Premier, has resolved not were too many signs of people taking to sign the letter of apology required by their work in an easy kind of way the Allies for the recent attacks on Allied short days, long week-ends, and so on.. officers.
***In spite, however, of the many press- Von Knilling will arrive in Berlining difficulties of this country," said the to-day to confer with the Chancellor.
THE
BAAVRIAN OUTRAGES STIFF-NECKED BAVARIAN
PREMIER...
roads are maffering from under maintena in an endeavour to check the great the disembarkation of refugees aboard: of the attitude of the National Munich stating that Dr. Von Knilling philosophy of the working man. There ance and inadequate equipment. They flotillas of rum-runners, allegedly num-French steamer from Samsoun, despite And it difficult to move the commodities boring one hundred, hovering on the Allied permission.
The High Commissioners are consider: demanded by business firms. The in seaboard and stocked with Christmasing the matter. orsased gold holdings of the country have also tended to create an expansion of credit,
OBLIGATIONS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.
The total foreign Government obliga tions, due to the United States, on Novem- ber 15th, amounted to $10,045,289,0000,
liquor.
EARLIER CABLES..
IRELAND'S GOVERNOR-
GENERAL,
AN UNANNOUNCED APPOINT- MENT
- FORTY-EIGHT HOUR
WORKING WEEK.
NOT TO BE LEGALISED.
LONDON, December 8th.
M. CLEMENCEAU'S Ü.S. TOUR.
U.S. POLITICAL SITUATION,
A PROGRESSIVE VICTORY:
WASHINGTON, December 8th. The new Progressive bloc in the Senate
A VISIT TO WHITE HOUSE. won a victory when it obtained from the Agriculture Committee favourable re-
WASHINGTON, December 8th. port on the resolation with the object of In the House of Commons, replying to M. Clemenceau, accompanied by the abolishing the electoral college for the questions, Sir Montague Barlow (Minis French Ambassador, M. Jusserand, LONDON, December 5th.
selection of a President and Victor of Labour) said that, pending further visited President Harding at the White President.
consideration, it was not propose to House, and will visit ex-President of which 89,386,311,000 represented loans Mr. Cosgrave's ́unexpected' meeting The reform would' require a constitu- introduce legislation legalising s 47-hour Wilson to-morrow.
with Mr. Healy at Holyhead was the tional amendment.
working week on the linca of the Wash- The visit to the White House was purely first confirmation of the long-current re It is also proposed to fix the Pres-ington Conference discussions.
courteous, and without political signi- port of Mr. Healy's appointment, which idential inauguration day as the third
Bounce. The veteran ex-Premier remain has not yet been oficially announced, Monday in January instead of March 4th
ed with Mr. Harding for forty minutes. though the duties of Governor-General and make all Congressmen begin their will begin at midnight, when the Irish terms of service on the first Monday in Free State comes into existence as a January. British Dominion after Royal assent has been given to the Constitution Bill.
A special Order-in-Council has already Butler, of St. Paul, as an Associate Judge of the Supreme Court, which handed over the administration of the Congress, an Senator La Follette's objec- country to the Provisional Government, tian, failed to ratify on Monday, hence there will bo no ceremony of any Mr. Harding's address to Congress is kind to-morrow to mark the fulfilment of not expected before Thursday. the Treaty.
under the Liberty Bond Act. The larger amounts under this head are, Belgium, $44,214,000; Franco, $2,997,477,000; Great Britain, $4,277,000,000; Italy 1,049,034,000; Basia, $187,729,000.
ارگر
MACEDONIAN AUTONOMISTS
SEIZE A TOWN AND TAKE ÖVER ADMINISTRATION.
SOFIA, December 5th.
A band of Macedonian Autonomists, numbering some thousands, have seized the town of Kustendil and cut off com munication with the Capital, one hun dred miles distant. They arrested some of the inhabitanta and took over, the administration, With the exception of no woman killed, no excesses are report
The Government is taking steps to suppress the movement, but there are no signs that it is spreading..
TRADESMEN TO H.R.H. PRINCE OF WALES.
TWENTY-FOUR NEW APPOINT MENTS.
LONDON, December 8th. The names of twenty-four firms, to whom
warrants of appointment as trades
AMERICAN PRESS COMMENT.
NEW YORK, December 5th... The American papers comment on the selection of Mr. Healy a stroke of political genius and tact,
SUBSEQUENT OFFICIAL
ANNOUNCEMENT.-
LONDON, December 6th. In the House of Lords, the Royal assent was given to the Irish Constitution Bill by Royal Commission in the customary form, and subsequently Mr. Healy'a sp. pointment was officially announced...
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
President Harding has again sent to the Senate the nomination of” Pierca
EMPIRE OPIUM CONTROL. STATEMENT BY THE HOME OFFICE.
He was not aware that most of the European countries had already legalised 48-hour week. The convention had only been ratified by a very small number of countries, such na Greece, Tadia and Czecho-Blovakia,
ANTHRAX CONTROL.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETS.
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professor, there are still here a hun- dred things that we of the new world admire-vital and important things that will keep you from going under, and still give you, if you are able to rise to them, a leadership among the nations of the world."
THE WORLD'S WIZARD.
CHEFALO, AND FALERMO,
A senson
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of laughter, thrills and ystery will commence on Saturday next December 8th at the Theatre Royal by Bignor Chefalo and Signorina Magdalena Palermo, the world's foremost magiciana, who have entertained huge audiences i England, and America. Miss Magdalena Palermo, who, it is claimed is the only Lady: Magician in the world, originated LONDON, December 5th. her sceno entitled the “ Garden of The International Advisory Committee Mystory" in New York. It forman on Anthrax, established by the Inter gorgeous seting for all her big illusions national Labour Conference, has met in and tricks, in which she is assisted by London.
Signor Obofalo, Miss Faye and Mrs. South Africa, Australia, India and Fremlin. Miss Palermo does all her LONDON, December 8th. The overseas committee of the Federa Japan were represented.
illusions on the Fregoli style (as a quick tion of British Industries is recommend
It was resolved to recommend the change artist). She changes her dressen ing its members to adopt a scheme where nations represented to take definite to it the illusion or trick she is pre by given number of representative tape by agreement to combat anthraxanting Mim Palermo has a personality British manufacturers of non-competitive
BRITISH TRADE WITH JAVA. SUGGESTION BY FEDERATION OF BRITISH INDUSTRIES. ·
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she presents some treat Spanish dances and the Tango Argentino which she does with Mr. Chefalo. Miza Palermo is weil
lines shall form a limited company in THE WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC of her own and besides her magic acte LONDON, December 5th. Java, each to subscribe an agrood sum, The Home Office has insued a statement for a maximum of eighteen months, the reviewing the action taken by the British profits to be divided proportionately, Government under the International Farther busineer will be conducted Opium Convention in British Colonies, through the existing channels whore and concludes by emphasising that a possible. steady, continuous effort has been made during the last decade to reduce the prac lice of opium-wooking in British Colonies and Protectorates where it is prevalent
The general policy has been to exercise close control over the trade and bring the average consumption within moderate limits, and as far sa powible prevent the illicit introduction of supplies,
HOLLAND TAKES ACTION.
TEQUE, December 8th. known in South America and Spain." The Government has tabled a Bill | She
speak the language like an seeking the Second Chamber a: approval Andaluzian, and in the Spanish dance of the League of Nations convention | she displays all the airs and graces of the
Spaniard. Hypno dealing with the white slave traffic.
CENTRAL AMERICAN DIS. ARMAMENT CONFERENCE. BENEFICIAL RESULTS
ANTICIPATED.
GREEK ROYAL
Banter, Decomber 5th." Prince and Princess Andrew of Greece have arrived on the British cruiser Calyptor
ANOTHER GREEK PRISONER
BELEASED.TURM ~~ATZENH, December 8th. Papoulas, who was arrested on Nov.
* LONDON, December 8th
RIO DE JANEIRO, December 5th. The last hours of the Irish Provisional
· In addition to the disarmament": con- Government were full of anxiety, and
It does not seem possible to go further terence by the five central American elaborate precautions were takon too long as the production and distribution republics at Washington of military and sure the safety of members of the. Dail are unchecked in neighbouring countries. naval experta Brazil, Argentina and Complete suppression can only be at Chile will probably confer at Valparaiso in anticipation of the possibility of a final tained by simultaneous measures in all in January on the question of disarms 30th, had been released attempt by the Irregulars to delay legal the countries concerned.
enactment of the Constitution. Mr. Cos-
grave's departure from Dublin last night was kept secret, and his arrival at Holy- head was unexpected.
to go to the South of France.
M.C.C. IN SOUTH AFRICA.
BOTH WICKET KEEPERS
...INCAPACITATED.
LONDON, December 5th.
ment.
It is hoped in America that the bene
ence will thus.be extended...
ficial remite of the Washington Confer
MYSTERIOUS. CANADIAN
FIRES.
OBITUARY..
BIR FRANCIS: FLEMING,
Among their new novelties, is the latest thrill which has baffled audiences all over the world, entitled "Sawing Through a Woman." In this amazing thrill which will be the attraction of the evening, a woman is placed in a box, her hands and feat are tied, the box locked and sealed and then sawn through. Apparently the woman must be sawn' in half, but actually she is found-to-be-unharmed. That is one of the greatest mysteries invented up to the present. Your or five gentimen from the audience are invited to be on the stage. They tie the lady's hands, and feet and neck and remain there through the whole illusion, an AMA
Mr. Chefalo also will introduce Crystal LONDON, December 5th. The death has occurred of Sir Francis Gazing, the latest craze in England and Fleming, .C.M.Q., who had a distin America, and he will also present the guished career in the Colonial Civil Packing case mystery in which he is The police at Liverpool have seized fuga wicketkeeper to be sent out bring In response to Mann's cable, request
Service, his laat appointment being nailed inside the box, and escapes in full twenty-Gve thousand rounds of ammuni- to Livesey being injured and Brown Catholic institutions has occurred, des 1001
The fifth rocent fire in Canadian Roman Governor of the Leeward Islande, 1896 view of the audience. Any Hongkong resident may bring his own packing case tion and twelve casks of chemicals or two falling ill, Bireet, of Samoa, mails for troying the Sulpician Church, and also He was Colonial Becretary, Hongkong, and carpenteuters provided he advises Mr. Anhậpa bound for Ireland,
South Africa on December 8th.
the seminary and priesta” residence me in 1883.
Chefalo a few hours before
It was announced in Dublin to-night, that Mr. Cosgrave has been ordered a two Men to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales are months rent cure, and has been advised granted have been gazetted. Nine of the firme appointed belong to India, one each to Ceylon, Japan, Malts Melborung, and pleron to England
and
QUEBEC, December 5th,