HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY ITE, 1985.
CABLES.
LATEST CABLES.
{{THROUGH EKUTER'S AGENCY.}
MARLIKE CARDES. FAR EASTERN CABLE PROTECTION OF FOREIGNERS IN THE DOCKERS' STRIKE.
ATTEMPTED SETTLEMENT BY TRANSPORT WORKERS' UNION,
Loxtos, July 5th. There are low eighteen thousand dockers QURANQE, TO FORMALLY REFLY TO strike. in Loulou. Soven thousand have
REPARATIONS DISCUSSIONS.
BRITAIN.
struck at Manchester, Ave hundred at Liver- pool, and eleven hundred at Birkenhead,
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Losos, July 5th..
The national.defence committee of the
NEWS.
[THROUGH RAUTER'S CENOR]
BALANCE OF POWER IN THE РАСТРІЙ.
THÊ BADLY PROTECTED DUTCH INDIES,
LONDON July 5th. The Liverpool Journal of Commerce transport workers' union has passed a re-regrets the attempts, made by mischief- solution unanimously instracting the strik
LONDON, July 5th. The ly Telegraph'x' diplomatic cor- respondent states that it is now generally assumed that Premier Paineare will shortly despatch a formal written riply to ing dockers to resume on July 9th. The wakers in Japan, to arouse feeling national council of port labour employers had the British questionnaire,
previously passed a resolution calling on the ANGLO-FRANCO-BELGIAN CONYER-| transport workers union to
SATIONS RESUMED.
doskers' adherence to the national wages
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LONDON, July ath"; The conversations between Lord Curzon, Count de SaitsAulaire (French Ambas- sador) and Haron Moncheur (Belgian) Ambassador) were resumed at the Foreign Offics this afternoon,
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BRITAIN'S WAR DEBT.
NOTHER BIG PAYMENT TO
AMERICA.
WASHINGTON. July ath, The British Government has handed wiver United Kinglom Bonds to the face value of forty-six hundredanillion dollars, in connection with the wettlement of the War Del The Acting Secretary of the U.S. Trypsury bas duly receipted the payment.
SOVIET CURRENCY:
A PROMISE OF STABILISATION,
Muscow, July 5th The Commissary of Finance has pro mised that the Currency will be stabilised
within eighteen months.
agreement."
secure the
THE LEAGUE AND SLAVERY.
Geneva, July 5th.
The Council of the League of Nations bas instructed the secretariat to continue its efforts to obtain more information on the subject of slavery, and has authorised the secretariat to communicate with non-mem- bers of the Langue.
CHINA.
A DISAPPOINTED FINANCE
MINISTER,
AXE IN PORTUGUESE INDIA. ABOLITION OF A GOVERNORSHIP !"
ENDEAVOUR TO CLEAR UP OBSCURE SENDS A MESSAGE TO THE CABINET published lately a proposal to be shortly
POINTS."
FROM TIENTSIN
Paxiso July 8th.
The Portuguese Government Gazetle brought forward before the Goa Legis lative Council by one of its non-officiaf. members, Mr. Figueredo, purporting to do away with the posts of Governors of LONDON, July 5th
The Minister of Finance, Chang Ying Daman and Diu, the two ancient Port Reuter earns that although the
guess possessions that constitute along Japanese Government has not yet replied Hus, proceeded to Tientsin yesterday with Gon the sole remnants of their outs met at Dainan, with general disapproval. to the British proposals for the protection evening. After him arrivals ho sent a vast dominions in India. The proposal has of foreigners in China it generally message to the "Cabinet, stating that he and provoked a vigorous protest from the Municipal Corporation. At a meeting of In the meantime could "approve the schemo
the Corporation under the presidentstip of Dr. Castelino Fernandes, there was diplomatic enquiries are being made in Ministry.
larg attendance of the leading Chang Ying Hun had been striving citizens of the place, The Municipal Cor various capitals in order to clear, up
hard to raise funds, but without much poration of Nagar Avely, (which is a par- tion of Daman proper separated by n vido strip of British territors) also as sociated itself with the Damar Corpora
certain obscure points.
sion regarding her attitude, until the matter has been formally discussed by the The new base, besides Diplomatic Corps at Peking.
not return to
the
Finance
departure was his failure to carry out his plan for the export of superfluous salt, which was generally opposed.
[BY COURTESY OF "THE DAILY BELLATIN.
TAXATION CONTROVERSY.
NOT JOSEPH."
TOKYO, July 5th. The long controversy in connection with taxation between the Municipality of
tion,
The Daman Municipal President spoke first dwelling on the necessity of the Cor- poration voloing, before H.E. the Gover nor-General of Goa, the protest of the in- habitants of this place against the aboli- tion of the governorship after over fear centuries of its existence, as such a mica- sure would be disastrous not only to the ancient traditions of the place, which the people highly cherished but also to their [lowering their political status and cutting
short 12 certain
of Guancial autonomy so lately granted to them by the Government of the Republic.
Mr. Francisca. Xavier Soares de Viegas, the President of the Municipal Corpora tion of Nagar Avely, speaking on behalf.
Birashre
against Great Britain over the now naval JAPAN WITHOLDS EXPRESSION Opce, and the immediate cause of his HER ATTITUDE, base at Singapore. It declares that it is
Tokyo, July 8th. ridiculous to describe the establishment of
According to authoritative opánich, the base as an offensive move against
Japan is not in any way opposed in prin- ciple to the British proposal, for the pro Japan, and points out that, had we har boured "any such thoughts, we would tection of foreigners in Chinn, which she certainly not have broken up our naval is considering, but it is understood that
she is not likely to give a definite expres- KA NEW GENERATION WHICH KNEW moral and material interests, besides base at Wethaiwei, which would certainly have been a loaded pistol at the heads
of the Japanese. protecting British commaren and Aus RUHR COMMANDER-IN-
tralasia, will permit us to exercise a RUSSO-JAPANESE CONVERSATIONS. Yokohama na the foreign perpetual of the prople of that region, said that he CHIEF HONOURED.
leaseholders, which, it was thought, wasociated himself thoroughly with the Triows, expressed by Dr. Fernandes and steadying influence should the much dis Pagis, July 5th. General Dugoutte, the Commander-in-cussed war in the Pacific ever come to NIKOLAIEVSK AND SAGĦALIEN QUES finally settled by The Hague Court of wished to enter an emphatic protes Arbitration decision in 1903, might against the promulgation of the meastre, He was followed by Mr. Constancio Chief in the Ruht, has been awarded the pass. In sich an event, one of the first |
revived if the representation adopted by Roque da Costa a former plenipotentiary Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour.
things to be done by one or other of the
under the Municipal Government and one the Assembly for presentation to the of the biggest landed proprietors of BETTER OUTLOOK IN EGYPT belligerents would certainly be an attempt
Mayer is acceptinĮ, CARD, July 5th.
to goize the badly protected Dutch Indies, which could not be allowed by us, owing Russo-Japanese conversations have been to the balance of power, and the Singa- called off for today's session. It is be lieved that the Nikolaievsk and Saghallen pöre base would be a very excellent means
questions have created a deadlock, of preventing it.
Martial law has been abolished. SABOTAGE CONDEMNED. GERMAN TRADE UNIONISTS DISAGREE WITH NATIONALISTS. BERLIN, July 6th. As the result of a visit by the Papai Nuncio, Monsignor Pacelli, to Dr. Con, the latter has promises to issue a declaration con- demning sabotage in the occupied territory,
The article concludes by paying that it is to be feared that both the maleontents in Japan and the anti-British section in the United States, lay themselves open to! the suspicion of counting on the grizure
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"TIONS CREATE A DEADLOCK,
TOKYO, July 6th
On the suggestion of both delegaten, the
It is understood that the conversations will be resumed on Monday, when it is probable other questions will be discussed.
The representation expresses the hope that the local Municipality will proceed to distrain upon those forsign residents who hitherto have not paid taxes, the arrears of which in 20 years have reached over Yen 3,000,000.
The representation
Daman. He showed the futility of the pro- posed abolition of the governorship which, ander the circumstances in which they were placed, would certainly bring no ap preciable measure of economy to the treasury, and approved of the properal of representing before the Gon Government the strong feelings of the inhabitants against the adoption of such a measure.
The speeches being in Portuguese were interpreted in Gujarati for the benefit of a section of the people present at the tes that the deficit meeting, and the proposal of Dr. Fer
bandes was unanimously carried
The Japanese decline to make any in the local finances prevents the carrying explanation, but M. Joffe's desire to out of various enterprises in the interentu
of the Dutch Indies, in the event of war confer with M. Davtian is giver as a of Japanse citizens as well as those of GERMAN SUBMARINE CRIMES
The comunmittee of the Trade Union Federa- tion has passed a resolation condemning ériminal acts of sabotage by the Nation in the Pacific. AMERICA'S STEEL INDUSTRY lists as incompatibly with the maintenance
of the workers' passive resistance, and sumn moning the workers to counternet the saboteurs.
PRESIDENT ENDORSES ABOLITION OF TWELVE HOUR DAY.
TACOMA, July 5th In the Course of a speech delivered hy President Harding, before, embarking for Alaska, he hailed the decision of a large majority of the steel manufacturers to abolish the twelve-hour day immediately, as necessary owing to the additional
Jabour available,
CRISIS IN SPAIN PRESIDENT OF WAR COUNCIL DEFIES GOVERNMENT.
Madrid, July 4th,
THE LEVIATHAN." SAILS FOR EUROPE.
NEW YORK, July 5th. Following a great campaign of publicity, the ss. Leviathan, the former German liner at sailed on Independence Day on its first voyage na one hundred per cent. American." There were seventeen handref passengers on board, including the "Labour Secretary, le. Davis, who is pro- ceeding to Europe to study the immigration problem at its source.
RAILWAY COLLISION. SIX KILLED ON LEEDS STOCKPORT
EXPRESS.
Loxos, July 5th.
A REPLY TO MR. DARHISHIRE'S CRITICISM,
LONDON, July 5th..
reason for the postponement by the foreign residents. Russian spokesman.
REPORTED DEADLOCK REGARDING
NIKOLAIEVSK CONFIRMED,
LATER.
In a letter to the Morning Post, Mr.
The deadlock regarding Nokolnierat bas F. G. Penny M. P., replying to Mr C W. Darbishire's letter of July 2nd, been confirmed by the official Japanese declares that Mr. Dariishire's, statement spokesman, though this was stated not to that the Singapore Daval base would be the reason for the calling off of the nearer £20,000,000 than Conference to-day. Any prospect of an probably, cost
10,000,000, is supported by any immediate breaking off of negotiations on evidence. Personaty, basis of the opinion that account is declared to be unlikely, that the estimated cost is ample...... because it is explained that the object of With regard to Mr. Darbishire's sug-the present conversations is solely to dis
the conference. Therefore, despite di- gestion that Great Britain should depend cover possible, points of approach for on the goodwill of Japan, Mr. Pensy
ferences of opinion on any one question, declares that the measure of Japanese
the whole field will be reviewed, after which
ia
ADMIRAL SIMS'S REPLY.
The Mayor his aunounced that he will
La the House of Guanions on April finally decide the matter after a full con
30th Mr. E. D. Moro asked whe sideration of the legal relationships of the ther the attention of the Prime residents, the Municipality and the Minister had been drawn to a sperch by Admiral Sins, of the United Government.
States Navy, delivered at Los Angeles The Japan Guselte, in the course of a City Club on April 3rd to the effect that there was no authentic record of an atrocity ever having been. perpetrated by leading article, explains that the move
submarine; and whether the Press stories "new generation which knew not
of atrocities were nothing but pro an effort on the part of the new Assembly, the commander and crew of a German
Jeeph," to make e political capital from a paganda. In a supplementary question dead · issue, and wh
which has only to be Sir Harry Britinin suggested that it would be well to wait until a full report of the quietened and reassured by the Central speech of this very gallant. American Government, which, long ago accepted the Admiral had been recrived...
1905 decision."
"The agitation in regard to the disasters with a light engine near Huddersfield, and goodwill towards the British Empire will the respective Governments will decide, if German intentions regarding British tion were tried in Germany after the
in Morocco has enlitiunted in a grave Constitutional crisis.
General Aguileru, President of the Supreme War Council, has been relieved! of his post as a result of his attacking Senator Sanchez Toca, allegedly for the
purpose of provoking a duel.
The
General Aguilera has refused to resign and has defied the Government. army is rallying to the support of General Aguilera.
WORLD READJUSTMENT..
The Leeds-Stockport express collided six persons were killed and seven injured. INCREASED BANK RATE. STERLING RELAPSE IN NEW YORK.
LONDON, July 5th. Although the rise in the Bank rate was not generally expected, it has been received with relief, as ending a state of uncertainty It is said that the advance is made with a view to curtailing American borrowing in the London market. Some financial quarters are of the opinion that the move- ment will retard the long-expected improve- ment in trade. Others expect a slowing down of the British Government's de Hationary measures. Sterling in New York consequently rallied to 4.66, though it has since relapsed to 4.551.
WIMBLEDON TENNIS.
Loynos, July 5th. The weather at Wimbledon was blazing bot. The stands were crowdel. The ladies' singles final will be played to-morrow, and the men's on Saturday
vary, as it always has done in the past, in direct ratio to the strength of the British Empire in the Far East,
formal conference is warranted. Regarding Nikolajevsk, the Japanese view is that, if the Russians insist on setting off their responsibility for damage against that of the Japanese expeditionary
He lays emphasis on the fact that the scheme is purely defensive, and that those best qualified to julga consider it essential force in Siberia negotiations must end.
to the safety of the Empire. It would be
a thousand pities if the scheme became merely a counter game in party politics.
THE POWERS AND CHINA.
ABROGATION OF EXTRA-
· TERRITORIALITY...
LONDON, July 5th. The Daily Telegraph's diplomatic cor respondent gathers that there is
CHINA'S THRIVING BANDITS
"INFLICT DEFEAT ON CHINESE TROOPS.
PEKINO, July 6th, Reports from Hankow disclose that Father Mulatto is in s pitiable eɔndition, and though he has not been badly treated, he is very sick..
A GOVERNMENT WITHOUT,
COURAGE OR CONVICTION
WASHINGTON, July 5th.
Efforts made by the French and Italian Senator Underwood, sometimes called
Mdlle. Lenglen and Miss Ryan beat Mrs. the "Presidential Possibility of 1994," Bearish and Miss MoNair, 8-1, 6-2. In the who has recently returned from Europe, mixed doubles, Vincent Richards and Mrs. virtually unanimous opinion among the Consuls to secure his release have proved
Mallory, bea
beat Crawley and Miss McKane has made a statement urging the United 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. In the men's doubles, Lycett Washington Treaty Powers regarding the unavailing, as the local authorities are
and Golire beat Hillyard and Sherwell necessity, in view of the anarchic condi- powerless. States to help with the readjustment of 0-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Gomar and Flaquer
Admiral Sims has now sent to London the following telegramdraal
"I stated in, addresses in California- that, barring the case of the hospital shi Liandovery Cast's, I did not know of any GERMANY AND ENGLAND.
case where a German submarine com mander had fired upon the boats of a "SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS.
torpedoed vessel; that the commanding officer and two officers of the submarine Interesting evidence is furnished of that torpedoed the hospital ship in ques trade and property if Germany had war and punished; that the submarine: won the war by the following ques commanders generally acted is a humane tionnaire which was addressed to the manner and in some instances gave the Chamber of Commerce at Lillo on March hosts of torpedoed vereis food and water, 20th, 1018, just at the time of Ludendorff's tow towards land, and sent cut wireless final and fatal attempt to defeat the signals giving their positions. Sea 105 book, The Victory at Sea," pages 197 The German Headquarters, demand a and 128 Allits: reply to the following questions by MarchIt is well known that the German, Government ordered submarine command. 25ib, 1918:
1-What are the businesses which bears to torpedo merchant vessels without long totally to or in part to English sub Warning and also hospital ships if carry ing troops. I did not discuss the orders jects 1.
of the German Government. My remarks 2. In what businesses are there or have referred exclusively to the conduct of the thers been since the declaration of war abmarine commanders in carrying out in which English capital has been employ their orders.” ed!
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3. What are or what were the busi as directed or controlled from Eng Jand up to the declaration of war?
4-Are there any branch offices, agen eles, or stores which have any relation to the questions asked in Nos. 1 to 37
5-What are the landed properties which belong to English subjects
6-In what landed properties was a jects being granted 14 night or claim in favour of English sub
Are there any legal provisions which would give such rights to English sub
All these word fourth rotations prevailing in China, of delaying the On June 93th, the troops sent to engage jecte the world, and arraigning the American matches. Borotra in the semi-fin abrogation, in practice, of many of the the bandits were badly beaten by the B-What other English properties ur adventures arising out of extemporiza-
Lacoste and
brigande.
FUTURE OF FASCISMO., APPEAL TO SIGNOB MUSSOLINI. At the sitting of the Chamber on May 29th the Fascist deputy Signor Misuri made an eloquent appeal to Signor Mus solin that he should, aid the return to normal constitutional methods. This ap produced a great impression
Beferring to the known proposals for peal, coming from a sober Fascist deputy,
electoral and constitutional reform, Signor Misury said that the country did not want
possessions are there?
tions. It had already had enough of Government as paralysed and without a 11-8 4-6, 64, 36, 5ole watched the
What are the crims for debts by them. The present exceptional régime Fifteen thousand people
English creditors with regard to jurisdicnlcould not at indefinitely clos policy as regard the affairs of Europe, match of the day, which was the Franco-existing extraterritorial privileges cn307
ATTACK ON A JAPANESE POLICE person or natives of the occupied terri-The Government (he continued) in its tory 1-(gd) YoY GEMETENITZ, General-own-intereste must commence to consider without courage on conviction, in fact Spanish semi-final. The Spaniards were ed by their nationals. On the other
STATION. beautifully balanced pair. The French-
leutnant und Kummandant more hand, the opinion is held in some ins were more brillinat but. without anything that makes a man a
ficial corrective of it action. Signor erratic. De Gomor had the better of some fluential quarters, that the proposed inter-
The Chinese Korean bandits who are To this communication the Lalle Obama sound and serious Opposition, aa à bene ber of Commerce returned the following Mussolini, as a keen politicisa, must have man, or a government a government."
thrilling rallies with Borotra, while his
making their head-quarters at Antulsien, diplomatic reply perceived that while popular favour was Senator Underwood, however, does not wonderfully accurate lobbing played a national commissions should deal with
victory. The
crossed the Korean border during the The Chambers of Commercs in France solid for him, it was beginning to make
are not consultative bodies, and are only reservations as to Fascist favour the United States joining the great part in the now to meet
extraterritorial problems, and the com have now
the winners s of thech | and Godfree verrus Deane and Fyzee match mission might be proceeded with, even early hours of July 3rd. They attacked a concerned with questions of general inter The country had fated Bignor Mussolini world Court of International Justice.
in
the final. In the mixer doubles semi-final Lycctt sough its conclusions would not yet be detached Japanese police station at est. Their work does not comprise the because it felt that the helm of State was collection of statistics for which in the in strong hands; but both friends and AMERICAN BUSINESS MEN and Miss Ryan beat Washer and Mdila.
Hitung and cut the telegraph and tele functioning of their services no office opponents were tired of his imitators. was applicable." Lenglen, 6-3. The Lady champion was faulty, whilst Miss Ryan was brilliant at
Both Belgium and Holland are parti phone lines After hours of fierce fight-xista. On this account our Chamber of great and small. The Government itself net and in this oatshore her opponent. The victory was applauded most ticipating in the international discussionsing, the bandits wore driven back across thusiastically. In the fourth round of the A number of American business men are doubles Misses Austin, and Colyer regarding steps for the protection of for the border.
prosent in Moscow, including Mr. best Misa Cross and Mademoiselle Viasto, Sinclair, who obtained the soncessions in Mrs. Barrow beat Hillyard and bles,
7-5, 6-8 In the mised doubles Deane and signers in view of their interests in The Japanese casualties were two police
men killed and two wounded. Satterthwaite, 8-6, 4-5 0- Sakhaline,
IN MOSCOW.
Moscow July ätb.)
men
China
Commerse Has in its possession no doou might be compromised by the inexperi ments which would fanblest to reply to once and sudanty of many of those who the demands put forward in the note of the were around Signor Mussolini. It was 20th, instant with regard to the property now neckary, Fascismo having reached origin, who have mottled themselves in its less and encumbering baggage should be
definitely abandoned of English subjects or pesong of English an important phase, that part of the nee proviser