CABLES.
LATEST CABLES.'
[T#10000 ALOTER'S AGENCY.)
THM HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
LATEST CABLES,
THE RUHR KRUPPS DIRECTORS INDICTED BY OCCUPATION AUTHORITIES.
MAY DAY.
Bentis, a lat. - PASSES OFF QUIETLY IN LONDON, The Krupps director, Von Bochlen, bas been lodged in Werden military prison. LONDON, May 1-4. May Day was relebrated in Londen by It is stated that he insufficiently explain- Labourite processica from the Embanked the serious shooting incident at Essen ou Enster Saturday, in which his reapon- ment to Hyde Park, where speeches were delivered from nine platforms. Resolu-sibility is involved. He will probably be Mons were passed expressing sympathy tried on May 4th, along with thirteen
GERMAN REPARATIONS. NEW OFFER CONDEMNED BY FRENCH PRESS.
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BERLIN, May 1st. The Government yesterday eving des cided the terms of new reparations offer, which will he communicated to thei party leaders this morning and the State Praters this afternoon. The note will be despatched simultaneously to-morrow morning to Paris, Brussels, London, Rome and Washington.
L'ARIS, May 1st. The new German offer, which is
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THURSDAY, MAY 3RD, 1925.
FAR EASTERN CABLE
NEWS
(THROUGH REUTER'S ANNOY.]
CHINA'S 'CHAOTIC FINANCES
GOVERNMENT STILL CAP IN
HAND."
EXPENDITUBE" ABSOLUTE
·MADNESS,"
FIRST LORD'S REPLY,
Replying to the debate, Colonel Amery. The Right Hon. G. Lambert (Liberal) First Lord of the Admiralty) vail it was.
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moved a reduction of the vote protest against the expenditure "at
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olearly understood in the Washington Singapore. Referring to Article VIII of discussions that Singapore stood outside the Covenant of the League of Nations the region indicated in the Treaty. he asked whether we had consulted Japau There could be no suggestion of a, mennes relative to this baar. If not, the League bio Japan of any idea that we conten-, The Government is still negotiating has been flanted. He suggested that the plated the danger of strained relation- with our group banks. The latest Bug scheme went perilously near getting gestion is said to be a loan of $12,000,000 | behind the
PRKING, May 1st.
Washington Treaty. secured by next year's salt surplus criticised the frisurely unstruction and
He
with Gorman Ruhr workers and enfling other Krupp directors who are indicted † <stimated at 23 to 30 milliard gold marks, Should the negotiations fail, it is under askel who could tell, when the base was
on the Government to denounce the Ver- sailles treaty and to recognise the Russian Republie's demand for the withdrawn of Japanese troops from Sakhalin.
SLIGHT DISTURBANCES ON THE' CONTINENT.
LONDON, May 1st.
The May "ay celebrations generally passed off quietly throughout the Con tinent, but 30 police and 3 domanistrators were injured in disorders at Paris, where
is condemned in advance by the papers, for endangering the safety of the occu-La Journal declares that France and pation troops. which is punishable by Belgium are only awaiting one thing from
of debt death, and also for inciting persons, to Germany, namely acceptanca couunit public acts of violence. Six of fixed in May, 1921. The Matiz says that no discussion, will be possible til Ger the indicted directors have departed from many has ceased resistance, The l'etit the Ruhr aren in order to avoid arrest. Parisien says that Germany is only inaking a new offer to please Great Britain and Amories. She knows the con- Aict in the Ruhr cannot thus be settled.
EARLIER CABLES.
HEAD OF KRUPP'S ARRESTED.
BERLIN. May 1st.
A message from Essen states that Herr the numerous "arresta included a Muni-Bohlen, head of Krapp's, has been cipal Councilor.
There were also disturbanees at Madrid,† where this polle. charged a crowd and shots were fired, two demonstrators and, "ana Polico Inspector being killed. Many
arresta were made,
LONDON DEMONSTRATORS VISIT
JAPANESE EMBASSY.
LONDON, May 1st,
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arrested. after giving evidence before a French magistrate in connection with the charges against three arrested Krapp
directors!
LATEST CABLES.
INTERNATIONAL COURT. PRESIDENT HARDING UROPS HIS CAMPAIGN.
WASHINGTON, May 1st.
A pression of May Day demonstrators visited the Japanese Embassay, where a deputation presented a copy of the re- It is enrue that President Harding does not intend to carry on the campaign solution 'adopted in Hyde Park. sequently the men' lender ansiounced in favour of American participation in that the Ambassador was not present, but the Court of International Justice, but the Eassy had promised a reply which he is willing to let deliberate public would be submitted to the workers on opinion assert itself on the issue,"
Sunday.
Another member of the deputation de clared that the Embassy had intimated that the matter could not be discussed on the ground that the procedure would 3 calculatxl to disturb the harmonious relations between organised Labour in Greul, Britain and the Japanese Covern- ment. it would be impossible until the
US. PROHIBITION LAW
WASHINGTON, May" lat.
"Every agency at my command will used to enforce the law without favour, partiality distinction. With this firm declaration Mr. Dougherty
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nounces the Government intention, at the rapiration of thirty days to begin lattor withdrew the troops from the vigorously to enforce the prohibition law against American "nad foreign ships carrying liquor within United Statos territorial Traits.
Rusalan territory. The proceedings were orderly throughont.
AN
LIE."
DEMONSTRATION ORGANISED The Morning Post, deriding the de- monstration outside the Japanese Embassy
EARLIER CABLES.
U.S. LIQUOR LAW.
ITS EFFECT ON ERITISH SHIPS.
in regard to Sughalien, declares that the mams of British Labour was taken in vain
LONDON, May 1st. by a gang of aliens who are Bolshevik
Pending the official receipt of the United Government agents in Great Britain. States liquor decision, comment is reserved The newspaper hopes that the Japanese in authoriative quarters in London. The Government will understand that the general view prevailing hitherto, however, demonstration is an organised lie and a is that a British ship still remains British fraudulent representation, and that the territory whilst ja a foreign port, and the British working man knows and cares right for foreign authorities to interfere in any untoward happenings aboard a British nothing for the question at issue,
ship is recognised caly in especial circumstances.
FRANCE AND TURKEY. RELATIONS BECOMING DISTINCTLY UNFRIENDLY.
BRITAIN'S AIR FORCE. NECESSITY FOR EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT,
Lesbos, May 1st. Franco-Turkish relations are becoming
LONDON, May 1st distinctly unfriendly. Constantinople
Sir Samuel Hoare in a Speech in London advices state that the French Charge said that, judged by every standard of de- fence, the British Air Force at present was d'Affairs, in a communication to Andan not Boy, the Civil Governor, warns him of
the possible grave consequences which may arise from the concentration of troups on the Syrian frontier. He points out that Franco will be compelled to take precau- tionary military measures. BITTER OUTBURST BY TURKISH COMMISSARY.
PARIS, May 1st.
ry for extensive development of Im-
LIFE SAVING AT SEA.
NEW REGULATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED.
stood that the Government will attempt to fout a twelfth year domestic loan.
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CABINET SEEKING A WAY OUT,
Puxisa, May 1st. Shen Jun Lin, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs resigned yesterday because there were no funds to pay the Legations and Consulates abroad. The resignation was
not accepted.
finished in ten years, that the capital ship and the Dock would not be obsolete. It was said that the base was very important to tho Dominions, Ead Australia been consulted?
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with Japan or any other Great Power; otherwise, we should certainly he proceed- ing in much more urgent fashion." (Wa to-cluy, position be for many years
Float 2 Battle put in the Pacifio or even at Singapore. We were in all these waters helpless and Commodore Eyres-Monsal indicated reliant on the goodwill of a friendly and assent.
lately allied Power, but no self-respecting Mr. Lambert, continuing, suggested Power could afford indefinitely to be de postponement of the scheme until after pendent upon another Power for its Yesterday's Cabinet meeting suggested the Imperial Conference.
The base not reurity and even its existener. He point that the customs surplus of Tacis 1,000,003 CoLoam, May ist. The increase of the exportable sum of should be allotted to the payment of merely involved £10,000,000 expenditure,ed out that the proposals were approved enormous garrison, to defend it. in principle by the Imperial Conference- rubber to sixty-five per seat, for the quarter arrears of salaries to ministries abroad, but av.
madness .to was absolute
spond in 1921. There would be plenty of time, beginning May 1st was not altogether ex-but, as already reported. the customs It posted in Ceylon, as it was thought the full of London prices and big exports from surphic is scarcely sufficient to meet the £10,000,000 ou Singapore at present and however, to discuss at the next Confer Ceylon and from Malaya would delay the interest and amortisation, on domestic leave the hears of the Empire, London. alteration of the percentage of standard pro bonds. consquently the Vice-Minister is
RUBBER CONTROL RELAXATION NOT EXPECTED IN CEYLON.
duction.
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CANADIAN GOVERNMENT" SHIPPING KEPORT.
OTTAWA, May 1st. The report on the Canadian Govern- ment merchant marine for 1992 shows a 'total deficit of 9,630,000 dollars. The
directors advise a reduction of the feet from us to 5 vessels, and a reduction of the capital cost to fifty dollars a dead weight ton. BRITISH PREMIER'S HEALTH
TRIP.
not satisfied.
TROOP MOVEMENTS IN JEHOL DISTRICT.
PEKING, May 1st, The movements of troops, ammunition and supplies to the Johol district are con tinning, likewise the commandeering of carts by the military." and other war like signs. The Cabinet, however, denies these reports wholesale, and states that
Fenz Yah Siang has requested that a denial should be given out to the effect LONDON, May lat that not a single 'soldier under his Mr. Banar Law has smiled from South-command has been moved, and, further, a ampton to Genoa-aboard the Dutch liver Princess Juliana. During his absence, message has been received from General Lord Curzon is to act as Prime Minister. Wang Cheng Ping stating that no saldier in Chihli has been moved from his JIM LARKINS RETURN
original station, except for the suppres |sion of bandite l'a Jebot and Kaitų,
HOME.
LONDON, May 1st.
The Manchurian members, of Parlia
A triumphal reception was accorded toment have wired to General Tsao Kun Larkin on his arrival in Dublin from and Chang Teo Lin urging peace. America Thousands of workers assem
bled, and scores of red flags and bands Chinese Chambers of Commerce have were in evidence. There was a noteworthy wired to General Chang Tso Lin in a absence of union leaders.
ANOTHER NEW BLUE FUNNEL LINER.
LONDON, May 1st. The new Holiner Menclans was launched by the Caledon Shipbuilding Company at Dunded to-day. The vessel has a displacement of 29,000 tons and is intended for the Blue Funnel Line trade in the East.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN CONVENTION.
THE HAGUE, May 1st. The Second Chamber has approved the Convention lodged yith the League of Content in connection with traffic in women and children.
LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONES.
SCHEME TO RIVAL AMERICAN ENTERPRISE.
similar atrain.
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unguarded against aircraft attacks.
AMERICA AND JAPAN.
Far East
caes the faller development of the dock. yard at Singapore and the contribution which parts of the pire soncerned Capt. J. F. Hay (Labour), in opposing might make. He contended that the pre- the scheme, said the whole question was posed work, would be anything but whether we were fortifying Singapore obsolete ten er åfteen years hexse, point-
The scheme
out that all experts wote unanimous that against America or Japan, would be regarded as a direct challenge this battleship would remain as long as by the peoples of the
could be foreseen the main strength and pivot of naval battles. particularly the Japaneso.
Mr. F. G. Penny (Conservative, for- merly of the Straits Settlements) strongly supported the scheme.
Ho, thought the posed Government had shown great foresight effective repair and docking base, in every sense of the word graving dook Mr. C. W. Darbishice (Liberal, and a capable of holding the biggest and most former Singapore, merchant) opposed the modern capital ships; probably also a cobre as an infringement of the spirit of the Washington Thaty. He thought
and wisdom.
Col. Amery further said it was pro
Construct at Singapore an
doating dook. Certainly they would have workshops, stores of ammunitioh and all it would merely encourage the United Tho
the other equipment of a good size base- 141 develop Pearl Harbour, States Honolulu. Ix his opinion, the base on which the Fleet could work ifua As regards the Garri- would involve an expenditure of at least emergency arose.
son, the prasent complement, aright have to be increased, but they would not re- land er air force, for quire an enormous they did not contemplate the possibility of armies being able to land before the Navy could come to support.
JAPANESE REGENT ARRIVES AT £20.000,008,
TOKYO
TOKYO, Hay 1st. The Regent arrived in Tokyo from Formosa this afternoon.
MAY DAY IN JAPAN.
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Tokyo, May 1st. The May Day labourers' parade passed off without serious disturbances, owing to the extreme activity of the police.
A large number of arrests were made,
including several women and also alleged
Scoialist leadera.
SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE.
KEEN DEBATE IN HOUSE OF *COMMONS.
B. M.
LONDON, May 1st.
"AGAINST WHOM? Commodore Eyres-Massell deals with the development of the naval base at Singapor»,
Viscourt Curzon contended that it was an Imperial question and be, warmly supported the schemo.
PROTEST BY MR. ASQUITH.
Mr. Asquith regarded the proposal with
Finally, Col Amery contended that great apprehension on strategical and financial grounds. It was obviously at the schems was in no sense contrary to breach of the Washington Treaty, but it the spirit sither of the League of ought to be looked at many times with Nations or the Washington Treaty-it special regard to the moral and ethical simply aimed at securing för a very much aido of the situation. Did anybody believe reduced Navy free mobility for its that ten years hence the ships wa had historic mission of keeping the srus from to-day, or anything like them would bo the dominating factors in naval warfare? Why could we not continue to protect
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to trade and esmusibation with other portions of the Empire, upon which in
THE VOTE AGREED TO
The motion for a reduction of the Tete was defeated by 253 votes to 24 and the Yote was carried.
TULA OF
KWANGTUNG.
CASUALTIES IN THE STRUGGLE
PING, May 1st. Detaily from Cantor referring to Shem Hung Ying's attempt to take up the post of Tuli of Kwangtang show the bagusities to have been relatively keDry,
our sea-borne trade, as in the past, with peace and war our security and existeren
dspended. In the House of Commans, introducing out the distast bages? No case had The scheme for a through European the vole for naval works, Commodoro
been made out for this costly, uncertain Byres-Morsell (Parliamentary telephone system was considered by a conferendo in Paris in mail work of Secretary to the Hoard of the Admiralty) and precarious new departure. engineering exports from many of the emphasised that in view of the fact that
NO DANGER TO JAPAN. chief countries in Europe.
Great Britain, France, Holland, Bel- we now had a One Power Standard, it
Commander Bellaira (Conservative) gugal ware repscounted. The discus should be able to move warships rapidly said Article VIII of the League Corenent was more important than ever that wo Italy, Switzerland, Spain sad air communications. He had asked sten was concerned chiefly with the to any part of the world. The Admiralty was simply designed to prevent one nation [SY COURTESY OF SMS “MALLY BULIRTIN." placed on, the agenda of the imperia! Con- of
this question should be prominently engineering possibilities and the likelihood
suficient traffig boing available desired to increase its oil tanks at Malta, secretly arming against another. ference in the autumn. He wanted to see betsen the various countries oncerned to Aden, Ceylon, Esagoon and Singapore had been no secret about the Singapor the British Empire leading in air develop-justify the development of a scheme which This was a most important route and preparations. He pointed out that the
was discussed fully ment, and the greatest air power in the will be of far-reaching influence at until it was ready we could not guaranice question world.
political, social, and economic life of t.
which knew whalo of Europe
the safety of the Dominions or adequately Washington Conference. The suggestion for a European, tele-
perfectly well that we might establish a phone system has been considered from Protect British interests in the East.
naval base at Singapore. Japan's chief time to time over many years past, but it received a fresh impetus from Mr.
anxiety was that a naval base should, be Frank Gill in his presidential address to
established in close proximity to Japan. the Institution of Electrical Engineers
That was the sole point considered. In a bitter outburst, Raouf Bey, Presi
Losos; May lat.
last winter. In the House of Commons, Viscount
Proceeding to defend Mr. Gill who, is the European chief
this saheme, dont of the Council of Commissaris, o Wolmer, replying to Lord Curzon, said engineer of the Western Electrio Com
A Labourite asked:-Against whom ! Commander Bellairs said the predom was discuming the Franco-Turkish agree the President of the Board of Trade was pany, stated that long-distance telephony
The Yunstent cagualties were over 800, Eyres-Mansell replied:- inance of trade was shifting increasingly "Against nobody. Franklin Propared to acceps in principle the re by wire although commonplace in Auro ment negotiated with M
It is simply an port on lifesaving at sea by the rica, in practically impossible in Europe
to the Pacific and we could not maintain and this among the Kwangai forces insurance.** He emphasised that the Boullon, denied that Turkish policy had Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee at present.
(cabled on Tuesday). Steps would be taken The American uver of the telephone scheme was strongly recommended by the our feet in the Far East without a great changed. He charged France with not to make the necessary alterations in can speak over distances of 4,000 miles, Committee of Imperial Defence and
naval bass, Singapore might ultimately were far hervier. ba of use to the United States in The Yunnance, forors showed a much exhibiting the goodwill Turkey expected statutory rules, which would be submitted and a similar state of things should bo
approved by the Inte and present possible in Europe,
defending the Philippines. That fact from the agreement, and eîted the French to Parliament in due course.
better morale, fighting qualities and dis The main suggestion discussed at tho Cabineta It was also most strongly would be a good deterrent to war. military movements in support of his IMPERIAL WOOL PURCHASE. conference, which was also attended by urged by the Dominions. The Washing- the engineering experts of the G.P.O ton Treaty made the work more necesary,
one supposed that Britain or the United cipline, but the previous reports are LAST CONSIGNMENT LEAVES was the oneration of the through business
were precluded from the States would seek war with Japan, but confirmed regarding their. Lack of am- between the various countries in Europe because wo by a single company working under development of Hongkong. We did not we could not know that the prosent munition Metaɔunny, May 1st. Fences from the different Governments, posts, at prosent, a single dock in Liberal Party in Japan would always bo The French Chargé d'Affaires has band The Federal Navigation Department's or the formation of a company by the British territory in the Far East capable in power and would not be succeeded by a
| various. Goverment themselves commis- Note to the Turkish Government, steamer Lestrim lifted the last bales of sioned to do the work, the Government of taking a capital ship. The sum military party. If we were going to
the British imperial wool purchase to ho the sole stockholdera.
required had been reduced by £1,500,000 defend our Australian possomsions in the declaring that unless the concentrations scheme today, representing the termina The fact that one universal language to £9,500,000 and would be spread over future, there must be capital ships in of Turkish troops on the Syrian frontiertion of the biggest wool deal in history, for telephonic purposes would have to be
He greatly hoped the Far East, and docks for thom. so immediately withdrawn, France will which the Imperial Government paid no very serious obstacle to the working that the Dominions which
involving over seven railling bales, for decided upon was regarded as offering probably a decade.
wera very Singapore was much more the centre of abandon the Lausanne Conference.
of an internation 1 system.
directly, interested would ed operate, the Empire than Portemouth Dockyard.
contention.
ed
FRENCH NOTE HANDED TO TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 1st,
£100,500,000.
AUSTRALIA.
Commodore
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CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY.
FAKING, May Ist.
President Li Yuan Hung has again summoned Dr. Wellington Koo, and has urged him to take up his post.