CABLE S.
LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH KEUTER'S " AUENCY.) THE FATAL MOTOR SMASH. JAPANESE COURT GOES INTO MOURNING.
Tearo, April 2nd.
It was officially announced thin after- moon that the Court would go into mourning for Prince Kitashirakawa for thrm daya, expiring on Thursday `evon- ing. The Regent has postponed his trip to Formoss.
THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL ATH, 1925.
LATEST CABLES.
HOME FOOTBALL.
MONDAY'S LEAGUE RESULTS.
LONDON, April 2nd. Following are the results of Eastor Monday's League matches —
FIRAT DIVISION.
Arsenal.............kun
W
1 Blackburn R....... Cholocí 1 Aston Villa Stoke..... 0 Birminghain Everton 1 Bolton W. Cardiff City
0 Burnley Middlesbro 4 Nottingham F.
Bromwich... Huddersfield T.... Sheffield United... 4 Liverpool Manchestor C. "... 1 Sunderland,
2 Tottenham H. Preston NE .....
- SCOTTISH "LEAQUE,"DA
Clyde
JAPANESE NATION SHOOKED AT Partick T
TRAGEDY.
TOKYO, April 2nd.
The entire nation was shocked by tho triple tragedy. Both Princes, and the Princess were very popular.
1 Third Länark
0 Celtic ......
Rangers Raith Rovers
2 · Hibernian
1 St Mirres
HABLIER CABLES.
INTER AMERICAN TRADE,
NEWS.
FAR EASTERN CABLE AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.
[ASSOCIATED" FREM KELLORS TO MANILA" PAPER.)
THE SUGAR " CORNER."
“SHORTAGE" NOT IN TEXT.
THROUGH KUYER'S AGENCY.)
CHINA'S CHAOTIO FINANONS
GUNBOAT CREWS
REVE AND SALT
PEKING, April 3rd.
on
ARMY UNITS TO BE "INDIANIZED."
ANNOUNCEMENT BY LORD
· RAWLINSON,
|
EXHIBITIONS AND TRADE.
FROM EBB-TIDE TO FLOOD IN EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
Figures specially for the British Empir Exhibition News Service by the Statistical Department of the Board of Trade show
How Exhibitions vitaliso trade in deals with in the following article which fully. Lord Rawlinson, the Commander-in-Chief answers the laodiceans of commerce by in Fadia, announced in the Legislative Asscm- Board of Trade figures over a period of WASHINGTON, March 29rd..
bly on February 17th that it had been forty years on decided to select eight units of the Indian The Department of Commerce February 8th jascd a
to be officered entirely by Indiana. statement Army
feature of the debate summarizing the situation
tho
The outstainson's After Lord production and consumption of sugar in
was the failure of most of
the
of the step taken by the Government. This evoked brilliant
speech from Mr. TE. Moir [nominated official member who tried to induce membors, in consonance with the
au
which it was erroneously reparted there Aouncement(with tan Time's come the stimulating effect of soveral great Ex It has been, aescertained from reliable was an indication of a shortage for the grasp the enormous significance Peakers to hibitions on our exporta and importa,
sources that the crews of four Chinese unboats on the Yangtas are demanding that the salt revenues, from the salt fold
Oas payment for arrears of wagte.
coming year.
The statement was highly technical and of a statistical nature and the summary of it in the news dispatches failed to tako into account that the so-called "carry over”
the text of the statement.
resolutions.
Mr. Moir
Following the Exhibition of 1801, the country's exports rose from 74 millions of pounds sterling (in 1881) to 99 millions in 1853. The two years of war with Russi slightly checked progress, the exports in millions. In 1856, the peace year, the total reliable
1663 AND AFTER.
at Shimpachion, be handed over to their stocks from the preceding year works Assembly dignity, to withdraw certain 1854 being 93 millions and those of 1865 98° more than offset the decrease in production he had hier, speaking with great feeling, said exports, including re-exports of Foreign
Lord statement | Colonial produes (of which no which the Department's statement showed with relief,
regrat and apprehension figures were available before 1854), amounted because it held out a hope that the to 130 millions, and the importa to 119 mil The word "shortage" did not occur in
courbarsion on his countrymen alf the heavy lions (from 153 millions in 1864) Later the Department issued a general responsibility of Indin's defence would in correction which was published in these brief period shift to the shoulders of the dispatches, his statement is munde in Assembly; regret, because the announcement fairness to Secretary of Commerce Hoover, teship in seas of Englishmen and
Indian WASHINGTON, March 24th...
Army-history had not shown issued a statement to-day supporting the it was
Senator Ladd (Rep.), of North Dakota, longer comradeship between two races, and hother history bad ever witnessed a comradeslip more glorious and
apprehension,, because the millions, and the total exports and res
It will be remembered that last year they succeeded in a like demand. « PROPOSED SUSPENSION OF DOMESTIC LOAN AMORTISATION.
It is reported, from Chinese sources,
The French Ambassador cancelled his SCHEME BEFORE PAN-AMERICAN that Liu En Yuan (Minister of Finance) social engagements immediately, and it is expected that a number of Easter Week Functions, including the dinner of the Japan Society, will be postponed.
EARLIER CABLES,
PRINCE AND PRINCESS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
PARIS, April 2nd.
A massage from Bernay states that the condition of Princess Fusako (who is a
eister of the Emperor of Japan) and of Prince "Asaka, is grave, although there is no immediate danger. Indeed it is hoped is may be possible to save the lives of both. They have barely regained con sciousness, and their pulses are so weak that an oporation is not yet possible." They are in a private nursing home, to which the Japanese Embassy has sent. the colebrated Parisian surgeons Roux and Berger, Counsellor Sato of the Japanese Embassy is also at Bernay.
The bodies of Prince Kitashirakawa and the chauffeur have been taken to the bospital at Bernsy. M. Millerand and M. Poincare have sent representatives to the Japanese Embassy to express their
condolences.
99013
Princo Asaka is a of the late Prince Kuni and a distant relative of the Emperor
of
the termination: 10:42. Prince Albert, who had worked at its
Still more striking was the effect trade of the Exhibition of 1882, which organisation, did not live to sex In 1867 the total imports had risen from 926 millions: IX the year of the Exhibition to 24
has informed the Foreign Legations that demand for an investigation of the sugar more per faced with the great issue under. /axports to 197 as agaiunt ́166 (again, in
него дож
the Chinese Government proposes not to corner and urged the prosecution of those
lying delegates have have drawings on domestic loame, or in responsible for the robbery of the Ameri-
can people." other words, to suspend the amortisation thereon for one year. It is understood that this plan, if carried out would mean
CONFERENCE,
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, April 2nd The United Stateu submitted to the Pan-America Can- ference proposals for the improvement of inter-American trade relationships, la cluding uniformity of customs. “
The Juridical Committo is studying a project for the establishment of a coda.of
law applying international
Doctrine.
to
that the Government would relain about $24,000,000, which should be refunded to the band holdern.......
SPECULATOR SINGLED OUT.
WASHINGTON, March 24th." Baril M. Manly, Director of the People's Legislative Service, in a statement to-day said: "The Department of Commerce gave out a statement on sugar which was mediately followed by the present spectacu lar rise in prices.”
the statement. .
of the Con
ader millions). the whole question stitutional Reforms-whether India would In the three years following there was a be able to recruit and maintain an army constant rise, the figures in 1968 being 205 expable of defending hor frontiers and also millions of imports and 139 millions of all of rendering that loyal obedience to the exports; and this was during the period of Constitution without which the Constitution the American Civil War, which, for the time;
nearly ruined Lancashire, could not be preserved invasions from the north-west, none of which prosperity was attributed chiefly to the
India's history had been one of successITE had been withstood by Indian armies-not adoption of Free Trade; but Richard Cab for lack of gallantry, for the countryside den, the foremost apostle of the new
ballads of
of the bravery of their trade policy, always recognised the greas for tice, but cause it had been im- value of exhibitions as a manus
accept possible for Indians to act under one leader
common discipline. Ho
with
Naturally, this increase in the nation ®
The same great bound forward in the volume of trade followed the Exhibition of 1867 and the Indian and Colonial. Ezbi-
Here are the tabulated
American Continent, incorporating, and
He declared that the federal grand jury It is stated that Liu En Yuan plans to amplifying the principles of the Manrose $14,000,000 thereof for the readjust should ascertain what speculator made a
It is expected that Europe ment of foreign obligations, and the Exchange immediately after publication of the Assembly in fature be able to control
killing" in sagar on the New York Stookandtory would not repeat itselt.
that the Indian Army and render it amenable to will be invited to adhere thereto, thus
HOOVER NOT TO BLAME. giving the project the character of a PASTUDNE of overdue interest on foreign
its orders wishes con
and
constituted as that universal inw
loans. The remaining $10,000,000 to be
WASHINGTON, March 24th. Army must be of a
of tribes, costes, used for administrative purposes.
Julius Klein, Director of the Bureau of and races? On an occasion, fraught with members should not debate such questions These proposals led to many rumours Foreign and Domestic Commerce, stated such momentous issues Mr. Moir urged that to-day that Secretary of Commerce Hoovers the Secretary of State's authority per in some of the vernacular newspapers, did not know anything about the petually raised or indulge in communal stating that the Government does not Departments recent statement on the sugar bickerings. The Rubicon had been pa5975,000,000 181,000,000 46,000,000 226,000,000
INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
ENGLAND WINST HE:
CHAMPIONSHIP.
PARIS, April 2nd. In the international Rugby match England beat France by 12 points to 3.
The weather was perfect and there werd 40,000 spectators present. France scored from a free-kick in the first five minutes, and England retaliated hotly aftor near the French line, several scruma Wakefield scoring a try which was not converted....... At the interval, the score was three points all.
intend to pay interest on bonds; but this is given little credence, and bonda to-day are quoted strong.
PEKING POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS.
THE TWENTY-ONE DEMANDS.
situation until after it had been given out. TABIFF BATES THE CAUSE⠀ -
WABILINGTON, March 24th. Cordell Hall, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, contends that the present runaway sugar market was dominat ed by profiteers and owes its chief under lying canse to the increase in the traiff rates. He advocated a fifty per cent. reduction in the duty on sugar.
bition of 1888 In each casa a serious slump was turned to sequence of pros perous years. Agures for 1867 and 1873
Exports of
Total Total:U.K. Imports. Produce. No-exports. Exports.
·1887-
1672
£
$
and reflection on the momentous nature of Lord Hawlinson's announcement would be more suitable;
£ The speech was listened to amid tonse 355,000,000 238,000,000 $8,000,000 314,000,000
but in silence, and was warmly applauded,
Between 1886 and 1887 there was a its immediate effect it failed to reduce the botterment difference of 18 million in tendencies it had rebuked, mainly owing imports and the saine in total while to the fact that many members had come the comparison with 1830 showers, with prepared speeches. Its real effect was seen later in the increasing Government majoritics, the main resolution being decisively defeated.
Total
Importa Exports,
1896
2. £350,000,000 £260,000,000 1889
£497,000,000 £318,000,000 The 1986 Exhibition had an immediate effect in increasing the exports of the Dominions and the Colonies to this *** country. [*
A later message from Bernay says the region of the English lino, where he was motion was proposed by Chang- Wo-haiment's revenues for the fiscal year ending the Indianization of the Army, giva cause exhibitions on trade has always been re-i
5 resolution
PIXING, April 2nd.
Just as the result of the fiscal debats The Senate this afternoon disousand the
has aroused a feeling of uneasiness at the BUDGET DETTOLT FORECAST,
use which can be made of the power now resolution of lack of confidence in the
given the Legislature, so, when Indisa WASHINGTON, March 22nd. On the resumption, Jeurreguy, the Government because of ite failure rogarth French three-quarter, made a brilliant ing the Twenty One Demands. The putation indicating a deficit in the Goren roalize that such a debnite experiment is Budget Director Lord has made com dency among the more responsible ones to politicians reflect, there will be a ten-
LESSON FROM RANGKA In France, as in Britain, the effect of run from the home twenty-five to the collared. A desperate struggle ensued, The Opposition favoured
June 30th, of $180,000,000. He said the for earnest consideration of the points 50 markable, and all French Governments
Moir Lord stated, by probability of the British paying. the admirably Condition of Princo Asaka and Princess the French forwards carrying over the
have attached the greatest importance to ball but failing to touch down. The calling on the President to dismiss the interest in Liberty bonds caused the charge Rawlinson's announcement has caused sur-them.
them fanacially French continued to pross and Davie was Cubinot. It was finally agreed that the from the previous estimate of deficit of priso in some quarters, although most people institutions and lacked them aston
regarded a definite proposal of some kind to an extent undresined of in this country prominent for fas Idaking to touch,
in the direction of Indianization of the To the Exhibition held at Paris in. 1900, Ton minutes from the end, the French-matter be referred to a special committee) $117,000,000.
Army as necessary. Indians have now at the Municipality and the State together men collapsed and the Englishmen of twenty-soren members.
opportunity, and well-wishers of the contributed four million pounds. They nksumed complete mastery‹ Conway
forms hope they will make Che most of it. sorod a try, Luddington converting, and
were justified by the result; there w35 50 immediate and enormous increase in the Davies a beautiful dropped goal.
England thus win the International
volume of French trade. :- Championship.
Kitaskurakas in the evening was more satisfactory, Prines Kitashirakawa's body has been embalmed and is being despatched to Paris to-morrow.
ANOTHER
LATEST CABLES.
THE NEAR EAST.
EXTENSION OF
OCCUPATION,
LONDON, April 2nd.
FRENCH
The Franch have extended the occupa tion region to Mannheim, Gertnan news papors report that the town itself has been occupied, but on the contrary & Froach semi-official acssage states that the object of the occupation is merely to becure control of Nockar station, and the
factory in the suburbs.
motor Mannheim.
EARLIER CABLES.
PORT TRUST WANTED AT PENANG.
CHEAPER WORKING WITH LARGER TURNOYER.
JAPANESE
PNEUMONIA. TREATMENT.
HOBOKEN, N. J. March 22nd..
ORUISER LEAVES
Dr. & V. Drousher, Roentgen ray ape VLADIVOSTOCK..
cialist at Bt. Mary's Hospital, announced VLADIVOSTOOK, April god. to-day the perfetion of a new treatment in quitted for pneumonia whereby high frequency
The Japanese, cruiser Vladivostocic to day.
FINED FOR WORKING.
TRADE UNION LAW.
WORKMAN'S APPEAL TO THE COURTS."
currents of electricity are inducted into the patient's body. He said nine patients were cured quickly.
SENATOR WALSH TO VISIT MANILA
BAN FRANCISCO, March 22nd. Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana (Dem.) sailed on a pleasure trip to-day for
COURT-MARTIAL ON GER- MAN OFFICIALS
of
SHARP SENTENCES,
One hundred years before, Napoleonthen First Consul, decided that exhibitions were the best means of stimulating French màn facturers and enabling the
country to compete with her rivals.
He projected, a great. Exhibition for 1801 and took matters The greatest interest was taken in the in hand in characteristic fashion. The dis- trial which opened at Easen on February play was held at the Larve and was, a pro- 18th of four of the leading officials of nounced succes. It will be ever memorable It was under-} as serving to introduce to the world the Essen and the district. stool that the French were making a test Jacquard Loom, which revolutionised the for the punishment basing their arguments art of weaving.
of recalcitrant officials
As the First Consul had foreseen, the The charges were:
Exhibition had a vitalising effect on all hausen-Catting off the electricity and garons, Rheims, Sodan, Leavieres and the station when the French troops Berres, to name but a few which had beca were arriving, and thereby endangering life. almost deserted, again throbbed with in
eventing
the delivery
the dustry, and the national pro of coal to
to hold Was Herr Buessman, director of the electricity ally, and those of 1803 and 1500 were works-Refusing electricity supplies.
Harr Guyens, president of the Chamber gor. From that time great national displays
still more successful than their predeces have
In King's Bench Division of the High Court Manila aboard the Pacifle Mail steamship on legavenstein, Bargomaster of Ober, classes of manufactures The factories of
Frendent Wilson.
THE PRESIDENT.
Speaking at the annual meeting of the Penang Chamber of Commerce, the Hon. Mr. J. Mitchell said it was hoped to form a port authority or trust to do of Justice, last month before hir. Justice away with the dual contrul of the port. Coleridge Samuel Blackall, a foundry worker, If that were done it should be also possible of Rochester, Kent, brought an action against of to work on a much lower senle of charges the National Union of Foundry Workers for
Coco, Fla, March 22nd. than now. He did not think the port declaration that a fice of £2 imposed on undertakings nood necesarily be upon him by the union for a breach of a by-law President Harding's tentative plans för dividend paying basis; if they could against overtime was illegal. He asked for the remainder of his vacation trip indicated. work cheaply and so introduce a large an injunction
estra ship
the union from ex-to-day that he would return to Washington between the seventh and tenth of April. although it might cost the Colony a little
Herr
from
Herr Schaefer, Bergomaster of Essen--
REFUGEE DEPOT DESTROYED | turnover of trade they would bepofit,cluding from that he stayed at after a star of at least one week at St. of Commerce-Orianng the shopkeepers to
case was
ARMENIAN CHILDREN BEAT BACK more. He hoped to urge in Council the of
FLAMES..
ATHENS, April 2nd A message from Tiflis states that firs destroyed one of the immense warehouses of the Near East zolief organisation at Alexandropal, whore sixteen thousand Armenian children were housed. It was the largest orphanage in the world Beveral orphanage buildings were dangered, but bucket brigade of two thousand children was organised by, an 'American nurse and kept back the fames
Bolshevist soldiern,
THE RUHR.
ZURKEY ACCEPTS ALLIED PRO
POSALS, WITH EESERVATIONS.
ONE B alley buld have
been
Blackall's necessity for a definite port trust in casting
1.by
Isbour, and that, Penang and he wanted to feel the Cham completed ber was bohind him to assure the port's he considered, would have been, inimical to He did not charge overtime. bia He was fined £3 by the branch for an Prosperity for many a long day.
Alleged breach of the overtime law.
refused scriptions till the recinded.
SHANGHAI PASSENGER
MISSING.
DISAPPEARS FROM NY.K
** HAKONE" MARU.”
Mr. Bolert Thorburn, a passenger from script refused to
บ
Augusta, Ga.
The
by Dressed
intention such exhibitions bigani-
become a part of Franch commercial policy. They have"all told the same tale
and increased
Who, in face of
can doubt the anating value of the coming colom
the resources at
prosecution declared thist Herr Haven stimulation of ad
stein's action had endangered the lives of the French troops owing to the station be home and overses ing thrown into darkness, and had
prevented
MRS WEEKS.
Ga., March the
OIL, STORAGE TANKS ON FIRE.
ducers.
is
of troops, provisions, and
Grain hade dafenes was that Here Heron Bradley, not only on the rage of the and in a civil capacity as chief director of British Commonwealth, but on that of the
The
French
whole
FREEMASONEY.
LORD MATUR AND GUILDHALL, LODGE
Edward Cecil Moore, Past
goractions by Jay A. apetal frisk, on 1959, John W. the decision to fine with was Wesks, wife of the Secretary of War, who When he was 20 weeks in was taken ill last night on the yacht the electricity works, and Arrears he was expelled from membership.varglades, left to-night for Washington.
German counsel addressed the Court in He lost his employment because he was not The physicians aboard the train issued a
Herr Havenstein sitting unmoved member of a trade union. -
LINER The defence was that Blackall deliberately bulletin saying that she was improved.
oughout his hands clasped and legs crossed. When ordered to stand facing the broke the by-law against overtime,
Court near the interpreter, be edged quiet to pay fines
ly away and eventually resumed his seat. and was properly expelled
Some heated passages occurred between the They were "faented by a battalion of Shanghai to London by the Hakone Maru, accordance with Walabs of Manchester, a Fire of an undetermined origin translations of the evidence. Daring his Masonto rear. took place on February
the rules of the union.
Posca CITY, Okla., March 24th,
opposing counsel as to the accuracy of the One of the outstanding features of the disappeared from the ship in the early Maurice John before her entry into Penang roada The union, said the branch considered the fact I domar Oil Company in the heart of the claimed, not have sword service to the Grand Disor of England), was installedk hours of March 22nd, some little time member of the natinesl executive of the raging in arenteen storage tanks of the statement Herr Havenstein anddenly ex-STO en the Lord Mayor of Londos
with his chin thrust out aggres [missing man is 19 years of age and was that Blackell had not been paid for us or Tonkawa of fold. Efforts have been
Lively it made his offence od by Messrs. Butterfield and Swire of Crous examined by
M.P. Mr. Walah Baid the
prohibition of tanks from the wells which are rated with my dution. ss Obertsiorgermente EMEK Oching was held at tho Shanghai. His absence was Brat notice overtime was a national effort to put pressure among the world's most prolific pro-impassioned speech, demanded the maximum Hold the remony was performed.
officer," in an proscouting offic CONSTANTINOFLE, April 2nd.. about 3 a.m. and though a rigorous search
lovers throughout the country,
term of imprisonment The Court Enally Lord Ampthill
for Herr Havenstein, by the vero, Camaster Advices from Angora state that the lot the ship was made no trace of him on the employetman, secretary of the M
Mr. W. G.
namely, ten Turkish reply to the latest Note from the could be found. It is presumed that he Chatham branch of the union, said it was
SITATOR'S DEATH
sentenced Herr Havenstein to three years and distinguished gu Powers is being despatched to-day. It fell overboard.
not true Blackall was dismissed from his
imprisonment. Herr Bussman was fined Masonic dignitar accepts the proposals for the resumption Mr. Thorburn had a draft on London employment because he had ceased to be a
Davan, Colo., March 241b. 5,000,000 marks. Herr Schaefer trade union. He and another of negotiations at Lausanne, and sug for 21,800. The theory of suicide is remember
Senator Bamast, D. Nicholson (Rep) sentenced to two years imprisonment and gests that the date be April 15th. S garded as unlikely, as the missing man man were both disringed for fighting, died today of cancer of the liver, eine of 10,000,000 marks. Resto/s Special
Mr. Justice Coleridge: This man The reply makes reservations regarding had been in croorful spirito during the
Toyagu.
infringed the rules of
of your union, had been bad best ill for more than a minth. economic and judicial questions
obstinate and kid. repented after his ex- WASHINGTON, March 24th,
and offered to pay his fine and It is ezpacted that the Governor of
SM Colorado who is a Democrat will ar The-Anglo-Goizean Society in Peking,
I suppose you are aware that exclusion appoint & democrat to succeed the late which has a membership of 372, gave from the union means something like in- dinner last week at the Wagon Lits Hote dustrial death to a workman It is a
Senator Nicholson, making the line
Senate The United States) in honour of the British Minister, Sir
"Pia serious thing. Ronald Macleay. There was a Do you think it was fair not to accept fifty-two Republicans and forty three tionally large attendance over which Mr that amende-It would have been unfair Democrata. The regular administration Wang Ta Haich presided. Sir Erucat for us to have declined to accept his money Senatorial blook will be weakened by one Wilton and Dr. Wellington Koo were also and his explanation or apology.
rote, present.
The hearing was adjourned.
(Continued as foot of news colina,)
THE AHMEDABAD STRIKE. DUE TO PROPOSED WAGES
BAT OUT.
AHMEDABAD, April 2nd, The strike of 65,000 ill employés, Ireported in Forterdays cable messages) due to a proposed wages out of twenty
Who That is so
Service
MHL Dix the master of
with a pastma recognition of It'WER Munounce nearly completed ite Hall Stone lodge under Million Memorial
At the dinner
A SWIMMING RECCED. MAGDEBURG, Germany, March 24th, Herr Skumpor of the Rhonda Swimming Club of Cologne to-day established what is claimed to be the world's record for two hundred, metres breast stroke, making the distance, in two minutes, fifty and Your in 1906, and he was the tenths seconds over a fifty metro course, Mayor of London to hold
Lord Mayor replying to Master aid he ra of that great dodgo