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ANOTHER GERMAN DEFAULT.
ITALY, FRANCE AND BELGIUM WILL COLLECT COAL TAX,
PARIS, January 16th. A semi-official statement says that as the result of Germany's latest defaults the French and Belgian Governmenta have decided to collect immediately, on account of the Allies, the coal tax hitherto imposed, by the German Govern ment. Italy associates herself with this
decision.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18TH, 1929
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RUBBER CONTROL. COLONIAL, SECRETARY'S SUGGES. TIONS TO CEYLON AND MALAYA.
LONDON, January 18th
LATEST URBLES.
SOVEREIGN STATE'S RIGHTS. DUFF DEVELOPMENT COMPANY'S APPEAL DISMISSED,
LONDON, January 16th. The Colonial Secretary has informed The Court of Appeal has dismissed the the Governments of Ceylon and Malayn appeal from the judgment of Mr. Justice that, it is not desirable to modify the pre- Russell in the action of the Duff Develop sont scale of export allowances, as laid
ment Company against the Government of Kelantan, mentioned in a 'eable message down in Appendie A. of the Rubber Report, and suggested that, if necessary, a fuller statement should be furnished dated November 2nd. The Master of the regarding the recommendations, particu-Rolls said that the Court was bound to larly those relating to the position of accept the statement of the Secretary of mall holdings He also informed Cey the Colonies, that Kelantan. was a lon that it is as present inadvisable to Sovereign State, although is find raised exclude latex from the provisions of, ex- considerable doubts in regard to the port restriction legislation.
limite of the Sovereign's power. Ha very The Colonial Office view of the mis-gravely doubted whether this Sultan bad apprehensions in regard to the system any real say in the matter and it seemed under which larger exports of rubber may be released on the minimum, duty, points to him that the only result of the sub out that on each occasion the price of mission of a foreign Sovereign to the rubber during the quarter averages 18. 3d jurisdiction of the British Court was that per pound or over, but not as high as he must submit to such orders only, GERMAN INDUSTRIALISTS. MAIN1s... the percentage per annum of were necessary to enable the Court to
"TAIN DEFIANT ATTITUDE.
come to a proper conclusion, but he had not submitted his property or person to Ho sug gested that the whole subject might be reviewed in a
place where there was power to review it.
The three governments are considering other penalties, and preparations are being made for the control of State forests. The establishment of a Customs line around the Rahr district is also under consideration:
BERLIN, January 16th.
rulher that may be exported on the minimum duty will be increased by five for the next 'quarter, and on each
A German press tälegram frem Duge occasion that the price averages is. any order for execution." dorf, describing the meeting of the Franch military commanders and the
or over the percentage will be increased by ten for the next quarter.
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AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS' AT- TEMPT TO RETALIATE.
German industrial loaders says thut, though the latter, were informed that they were liable to criminal. prosecution if they persisted in their defiant attitude, -
they all declared that they must maintain their present standpoint.
LONDON, January 16th. The corresponden: of the Times at Now York says the American rubbge, nianu are seeking to have their Government retaliate against the British restriction of rubber output.
QUAL FOR BAVARIA DIVERTED TO facturers
THE WEST.
PARIS, January 16th,
Under the requisitions, the first
load of coal was 'dispatched to-day.
train
It
is understood that it was originally in
tended for Bavaria, but was diverted to the West.
BELGIAN DETACHMENT- UNDER FIRE.
BRUSSELS, January 16th.
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The Ministry of Defenos has received report that some persons fired on a Belgian detachment which was guarding bridge on the Ruhr River. The troops replied, but it is not known whether any Casualties resalted.
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FRANCE MAY HOLD GERMAN -HOSTAGES.
PARIS, JaBuLry, 18th The Reparations Commission has de- cided that there has been a fresh German default, France, Belgium, and Italy voting in favour of this view and Great Britain abstaining.
close other possibilities...
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BRITAIN AND AMERICA. DISAGREEMENT REGARDING DEBT
The
FUNDING:
There
DUTCH INDIES LOAN.
MILLION STERLING RESERVED
· FOR "HOLLAND.
LONDON, January 18th The Dutch Indica loan of five millions sterling at six per cent, at 98, is being underwritten. A million of the loan is reserved for Holland, where it will be offered at an equivalent price based on the rate of exchange of the day for star 10g
OBITUARY.
M. MAURICE LONG.
Colono, January 16th. The death has occurred here of. M. Governor-General of French Indo-China,"
Maurice Long.
leave when he was Janded in Colombo last EM. Long was returning from Home November, suffering from fever, and had been in hospital ever since.]`
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CHIEKAFENGTEEN DISPUTE.
PRESIDENT ENDEAVOURS TO FIND BASIS OF AGREEMENT,
PEKING, January 18th. President Li Yuan Hung has again aent Wang Chan Yuan to Mukden in order to sacertain whether a basis of
agreement, between the Chibli and Feng
tien 'commandary' can be found.
REUNIFICATION OF CHINA.
PREMIER'S DELEGATE TO DISCUSS QUESTION WITH SUN VAT SEN.
-PEKING, January 18th. The Premier, Chang Shou Tseng, has sent Tsai Tali Shang to Shanghai in order return Sun Yst Ben's greetings and in-
unification.
SALVAGE OF THE "LUSITANIA.*;
VARIOUS PROPOSALS FOR SHIP'S RECOVERY.
Many schemes have been devised "since the Lusitania was sent to her untimely and in the early days of the war, some with a view to complete salvage of the veel, and others, of a less ambitious nature, aiming at the recovery of only the more valuable actions of her carga and internal fittings Suck schemes have, mora generally, had their crigin in America, and a review of the
period reveal an imposing array of carefully conceived plans, supplemented by descriptions of the apparatus and modus operandi by which such schemos | might be pushed to a successful ismie.. Fow among three schemes have advanced further than the paper stage, however, and this is, in itself, sufficient evidenca of the complex nature of the "problems, likely to be encountered in the salvage of what has rightly been described as the war's greatest and most tragic wreck.
Our own Admiralty Salvage Section succesfully raised overal wrecks in the
American technical press in the postwar
ITALIAN RADIO TELEGRAMS.cidentally to discuss the question of reperiod immediately, following the war, by
[SUPPLIED BY THE COURTEST OF THE ITALIAN
CONSUL IN HONGKONG.] @
CHINESE IDEALISM.
DECLINE DUE" TO WESTERN INFLUENCE.
LONDON, January 18th. Miss Kemp who spent many years travelling and picture painting in China lecturing at the Asiatic Society on
ROHE, January 1th. Parliamentary Commission of Foreign Affairs has declared itself against the Italian participation in the military cupation of the Ruhr basin, judging that such an action would strengthen the alliance between Germany, Russia and Turkey. On the other hand, after the failure of the Paris Conference, Italy could not check French action Public Chinese identism, said that whereas in opinion is calto. The Osservatore Romano India, Egypt and Greece the name of a states that the situation is very serious,
meabs of horizontal surface pontoonal at tached to steel, hawsers passing under the wrock. It is on record that, by means of 18 nine-inch steel hawsers a loaded ocllier with a deadweight of 2,500 tons was suc cessfully raised from a depth of 79 feet; and; that "another sunken vessel with, a deadweight of 3,500 fons wan raised from a depth of something over 100 feet. This method, however, involves the expenditure of a considerable amount of time, and the fact that it has not been attempted, or of the Lusitania would appear to indicate suggested, as a procedure for the salvage
that for undertakings of this magnitude it possesses ootamercial disadvantages.
A-BUOYANT COMPOUND. but hopes that all the questions will be God or Goddess was given to a temple
Alternative scheines proposed are based settled in a friendly way.
or temples, in China temples were named on the application of internal or external WASHINGTON, January 18th. The Holy Soo denies the naws publish. negotiations have revealed divergent the Vatican would advise the French Am-moon. The Chinese had a passionate love devised by an American, Mr. Lake, and Anglo-American debt funding ed in many newspapra, to the effect that after Heaven, the earth, the sun, or the buoyant forces, and under the former category there falls an ingenious achesne
described in The United States Tariff Commission Views relative to the rate of interest and bassador Jennart to persuade Franco toofanture, and some of their tempics wore briefly.
the Scientific has stated that it is not empowered to gth of the repayment period, the have patience,
American for October," Mr. Lake pro- act on the theory that Britain is disgustion of a rate of Ehroo per cent, too agriculture and Commerce has approved fcent views would be obtained, but the sisting mainly of combined paraffin and
Americans considering the British sug- The
Parliamentary Commission of built on great heights, from which magni- poses to utilise a buoyant compound, com criminating against American importers low, while the British want a loager of the commercial but considers an investigation will dis period for repayment than half a century: Polonis, the commercial treaty with Chinese were becoming westernised. The the cubic foot. It is proposed to manis-
agreement with
woody matter which weighs only 14lbs., ta Mr. Harvey Firestone, president of the is some doubt whether an agreement will
as proposed by the Americans.
Checoslovacchia, and- the commercial Temple of Heaven, outside Peking, had facture this compound on the surface and large tyre company, recently consulted be reached before the British depart for Agreement of the Washington Conference, been converted into a workhouse, while pump it into the wreck, at several pre- President Harding with regard to a Home on Saturday.
"On the occasion of the Epiphany, the
arranged painta after all openinga have scheme for acquiring rubber plantations
WASHINGTON, January 16th.
Pope has sent a million lires to the Car the Gods in many temples had fallen been satisfactorily sealed. The compound, in Brazily to be worked with imported Chinese labour. Plane have now" pro
Owing to American dissatisfaction re dinal Beltram Chulte Fallander in order to pieces for the want of care, nevertheit is explained, remains plastic for some grossed to a point where the question of Sarding the British terms, the Anglo to aid the destitute people of Central supplying the labourers with rice is being American Debt Commissioners have failed Europe. Meanwhile a steamer of the less, the Chineec were still able to teach to reach an agreement and have adjourn- Lloyd Triestino" with 60 tons of the outsider much in the art and beauties investigated. Representatives of Britished until Thursday. In the meantime, clothes on board has left for Russia, interests, who are said to control seventy the British Commissionera are cabling to where the Holy See wishes to open a new
of ritual. per cent of the world's output of rubber, London seading further instractions. pcat of relief. have arrived to confer with Amarienn manufacturers. It is reported that they will arrange to modify the situation with toexports from the British regard colonies.
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LITHUANIAN DISTURBANCE.
UNPOPULAR SOVIET RULE, SOCIAL REVOLUTIONISTS UNDER ARREST.
HELSINGFORS, January 16th. A message from Moscow says it is officially stated that an extensive "White" conspiracy has been discovered in the Urals and West Siberia, fostered by the FURTHER ALLIED WARSHIPS FOR social revolutionists Okulitch, Chichevsky,
MEMEL.
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Ostrovak and Kuhare, who are members of the central committee of the organi BERLIN, January 16th.
ration, which aimed at the establishment Reports from Memel state that the namo-Karasich. The military leader and
of a non-Communist republic" at Nesi The Reparations Commission has offi-Lithuanians have proclaimed martial over three hundred others have lera cially declared", the default of Germany | law. Further Allied warshipe aro ex arrested.. with regard to deliveries of coal, timber Pected.
and cattle.
PARIS, January 10th
A communiqué of the Reparations Com mission declares it is unnecessary to pre- aqut a case and ask Germany for an explanation, because of the voluntary nature of the defaults, being clearly established.
Esam, January, 18th.
The French cecupied Dortmund at noon,
PARIS, January 18th. The carrying out of the requisitiching casures previously decided upon began this, morning at Essen.
PARIS, January 18th.
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TEMPORARY TRUCE AND A NEUTRAL ZONE.
GREEK REFUGEES PERISH.
BODIES BURNED IN SHIP'S FURNACES.
ATHENS, January 16th.
The confarring on the hereditary prince, of the Order of Malta, is considered very and the Holy See. It is to be remember- important for the relations between Italy
ed that during the war this order of knighthood, of which Cardinal Bisleti wea president, displayed a patriotic activity which was very beneficial to the wounded of the war.
SEX-MISSIOMARY'S ESTATE.
VALUED AT : £8,565.
LONDON, January 18th. The late Rev. Froderick Dozat, at one time a missionary in China, left estate valued at £8,550.
CALOUTTA DOCK STRIKE ENDED.
CALCUTTA, January 16th. The dock strike of stevedores and coolies, reported in a cable message dated January 10th, has ended.
THE NEW CHINESE TARIFF,"
EXTRA TARIFF WILL STRENGTHEN CHINESE BONDS.
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heated condition—and as it weighs 14 lbs. time in cold sea water-it is pumped in a per co. ft., as already stated, a buoyancy - of some 50 lbs, per cu. ft. of compound is thus obtained. By this means the in ventor claims to be able to pump. tho compound into the wreck at the rate of 300 ton per hour; 155 lifting forces are distributed uniformly over the structure and when the wreck is safely in dry. dock, the compound can be, it is claimed, easily removed. AN
Yet another scheme has been devised by
& Mr. Leavitt, and it is understood that the place for this have been so far ad- vanded that an attempt is shortly to be made. Mr. Leavitt and several associat es do not propose to attempt the salvage. of the amplate vessel, but merely aim: at recovering the more valuable sections of the gold, jewellery, ect, which, it is said, are contained in the strongroom, "to" the value of about £1,500,000. It is com- momly believed that the Lusitania lies in about 10 fathoms of water about eight miles off the Irish, coast, and although not definitely established, it has been assumed, that she lies virtually upright and approximately parallel with the sweep of the tide.
TÆER LEAVITT SCHEME.
LAW AND COMMON-SENSE. BRIEFLESS BARRISTERS THE
· · WORST " MAGISTRATES.
Sir Ernce Wild, K.C., the Recorder of London, was the principal speaker of conference of women magistrates held [at "Norwich under the auspices of the local branch of the National Council of Women. He said his experience was mainly that of a practising barrister. He
Losbox, January 16th. came thore he said as a fellow-student A veritable deathship has arrived in of criminology, and was conscious of the The Times, dealing with the enforce PARIS, Jonuary 10th A message from Memel sags a truce has the Piraeus from Samsoun and Constan- truth of the adage of the Admirable ment of an effective five per cent, Chine tinople. Of two thousand passengers, Crichtop, "I am not young enough to been concluded with the Lithuanians, operativo until the receipt of the Confet has, smallpox and cholers, including was to forget that they were women ese market is the second best for all cot
sixteen hundred were
with know everything." Their primary duty tariff, points out that normally the Chin- ence of Ambassadors' instructions. In the meantime a neutral zone has been two doctors out of three. Thirty-five justices; they did not go to the Bench as ton goods manufactured in England, established between the French and Persona who died were buried at sea, and women, but as members of society. Whilst This relative position is not being main twenty-fire more died in the harbour. he had at one time considerable doubts
The Greek health authorities have about having women jurors, he had never tained at present, but there are hopes ordered the bodies to be burned in the any doubts about women magistrales, and that British exporters will soon overcans are of bronze, weigh 350 lbs each, and Mr. ship's furnaces. The Government has he now thought women on juries were the competition they have met since the barred admission to further refugees extremely helpful. They were a pattern until these epidemics be controlled. to the men in the way they paid atten-
tion to the evidence. They convicted The extra tariff will strengthen the Official circles anticipate that France CONSTANTINOPLE OUTRAGE, | more readily, but did their duty and position of all Chinese bonds, the service experiencing any physical distress whate BRITISH SOLDIER DIES AS RESULT and not knowledge of the law was re- of which is met out of the Customs re- over. His plan is to anchor the Blakeley
Lithuanian forces.
stricken.
OF INJURIES..
were of great assistance, Common-senso
war.
Mr. Leavitt has, our contemporary states, fitted out the ex-Shipping Board equipped with a number of all-metal wooden steamer Blokcity, which has been diving mite, and several sub-aqueous electric lamps capable of withstanding an hydrostatic pressure of as much as: 600 tha, per sq. in. These metal suits, which
Leavitt has already demonstrate that if
is posible to descend to a depth of 36d
feet balow water and remain 16 the depth for a period of 45 minutes withou
The French attitude has considerably slidened in consequence of German ob FRANCE FACED WITH DIFFICULT structioniam. There are sign that the
SITUATION. occupation of the Ruhr is likely to become
WASHINGTON, January 18th.. los invisible and less purely economic, and that German resistance will meet with is likely to be faced by a similar position very visible military pressure. There is to the one the Germans faced in Belgium siready talk in the Frem of the taking in war-time, failing to derive the expect
quisite for a lay magistrate; indeed, venue. of hostages among business men and high ed benefits owing to the refusal of the
knowledge of the Law, he thought, was Losno, January 16th, a drawback. The very worst magistrates
A USEFUL PUBLICATION – TOE officials in the occupied territory. The labourers to work except under compul It is learned in London that qua of the he had ever had to practise before were
IMPORTERS. Matin foreshadows the making of the zion. Officials are discussing the pos injured Coldstream Guards in Constan- those with a smattering of law, and far Hahr and Rhineland into a buffer State sibility of the Germana cutting off food tinople has died. The British Authorities, and away the worst were members of the in the event of continued German real supplies from the Buhr, in which event with the approval of the Turkish Ad. Bar without practice (Laughter.) He Ltd. Royal Exchange, City Square, Leods,
Published by the Empire Register Co they foresee most serious complications, ministration, are taking, strong action to would not even give lay magistrates a England: A long felt, want has been the French army of occupation becoming bring the assailants to justion" Stone's Jastloes Manual, becauso
antisfied by the recent pub cation of a liability instead of an kaset to France...
their duties were to find the facts and The Empire Register of Bons Fide Bri strapikitys makes it FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT. determine the sentence, if any. It, was – FASCIST MOVEMENT DEVELOPS
SE IN BAVABIA.
NEW the clork's duty to guide them or to the
citrance.
BOLSHEVIK GERMAN MINERS “GO, SLOW.”
PROMINENT AMERICAN LADY THE VICTIM:
WASHINGTON, January 18th Mrs. David Jayne Hill, wife of the
Esami, January 18th The occupation of Dortmund placca the French in possession of the entire West
- BERLIN, January 16th phalinn mining area. The directors of
Political circles are professedly most the mines still decline to execute any in alarmed at the development of a Fracist atzuetions except those of the German movement in South Bavaria, the pro- Government. The first conversations of agenda of which favours a dictatorship, former American Amharador to the French with representatives of the It is stated that this agitation has been many, died from injuries received l mineowners and workmen demonstrate enormously aided by the occupation of motor cár sccident. the grave difficulties ahead in obtaining of the Ruhr, The Fascist leader, Hitter, the coal required. Ove director inter-ig credited with endeavouring to effect s viewed by Benter, drow, attention to the
general rising. The Frankfurter Zeitung
d'etat which Hifter is contemplating
large increase in the Balaborist element oltes the date January 20th for the coup among the miners, and sasorted that if Die Franch occupied, the mines the work- mon of their own accord would refuse to STOCK EXCHANGE BUSINESS work. He added that the output of coul had diminished by twenty-six per cent aince the occupation.
SLAOKENS OFF.
London, January 18th. There a considerable slackening off in -Easky, January 16th
business on the Stock Exchange, attri- Forty German industrialiste were in buted to fears of further Franco-German vited, and fifteen turned up for a meet complications, Rubber. Is calmer after ing with the French military authorities, the peet days indiscriminate buying. at which General Simon threatened to Exchanges wore nervous and orratic all Impose sanctions and court martial the day long Marks reached eighty thou Industrial chiefs unless the coal deliveries sand and closed at 74,500. French france he resumed to-morrow.
$142, were at 68.45 and Belgian 75 Sterling (Continued as font of neat columii,)
ia hardening at 4661
BRITISH FLYING RECORD. LONDON: TO MANCHESTER IN
84 MINUTES, CCURA
LONDON, Januarý 1802
A London-Manchester flying mod has been made by a British machine with fire four minutes, for a distance of 180 fallen, passengers, the time taken beidechty,
BRITISH UNEMPLOYMENT:
BELIGHT IMPROVEMENT L'ART
WEEK
LONDON, JAmmary). Und ployment inproyed last work
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man Mamafacturers of O Worstedi also Spinners." useful work will, without of magistrates, Bis Ernest asid be thought great nau many matters were determined by
Commenting on the enormous powers
that ought to be determined by Jurles
He was very much in favour of trial Spinn
by jury, and viewed with the prestent
distrusă, the inroads that wors made upon
mmediately above, the strongroom, the position of which will have been previous yaertained Divers will then descend and place dynamite or other, explosiva charges in situ, be explosion of these to the objective, and the subsequent depth charges will, it la thought, clear a removed of the beams will, by the sales token, become a matter of comparativa
It is not a matter of great difficulty to
ang of the foregoing achame which, like, many of their predecessors, mbe be of Ching Wha mithough they may look attractive on touch with paper are likely to prove exce
difficult in execution. In the case of the and cañon contains the Isst it may reasonably be advanced that of 400 bond fide British 50 uncertain is the result of any
sive charge that the final position may of Woollens and Worte
enra reascóable to mppose, be other
a complete lack of accuracy precision attending, any assum the peren't position of the
sumption":"leave:
fact of do an estimate of the of seven subacqueous forces.
it Don't be oppressed by the magni- also Spinners and is printed in five Prove even more complex than tude and responsibility of your office,he languages A most important feature is initially found. Again, there cannot
the announcements of bond fide is cat do your best, concentrate, that bring the best of your judgment to bear, Manufacturers," are included. ––– Buyers and, having given it, don't worry after. will appreciate this, as in many cases
I don't think that is a bad piece iz diasovered when too late that they are of advice--never worry when you have dealing with agents, and hot with pr done a thing as to whether you were spala M. LO. Barnes, the managing- right or wrong If I began worrying director of the Empire Register Co., it was right or wrong, I should be in aste, and has ascertained the after a semience has been passed whether Ltd. has moently Tisited Ohio, Jo lunedio arylum." (Laughter.) Ee em-
phasised this importance of suspending mot of these markets. judgment until all the evidence had been (Empire Register Co. beard, and urged that when they gave have in course of pre their decision, they should give it on taiming the mames
vidence and not on the speeches of fide manufacturers of
Finally, he suggested, they should which will be sent, gratis, the alleged criminal and not the ing firm, upon receipt sed crime.
ation's book
the actio
The Timer Geomra. Correspondent re cently reported that the board of the Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company would submit to shareholders at a meeting to be held on December 181
proposal for a reduction of capital by 80 taillions of francs (23,200,000), by re- during the nominal vaine, of Ordinary Bharus fromm, 0 to 200 francs (£18 to £6)