CABLES.
LATEST CABLES,
(THROUGH ZEVTER'S AGENCY.
REPARATIONS DISCUSSIONS-
SUGGESTIONS BY BELGIAN
GOVERNMENT.
Basszis August th
A. Belgian Note say that the Belgian
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29TH,
BRITISH DYSTUFFS
INDUSTRY.
PROF. GREEN'S PESSIMISTIC FORECAST.
LoxDor, August 27th." Professor Green has resigned his directorship of the reach activities of the
·British Dyestuffs Corporation,
KENYA DECISION.
KEEN RESENTMENT IN INDIA.
BOMBAY August 27th.'
The keen resentment in India"over the recent Kenya lecision, which, it is con- tended. is unfavourable to Indians, cul- minated in the proclamation of a hartul. which is being generally observed by the It is understood that this is due to Indian shops and the bazaars, which have Government considers the time has come his dissatisfaction at the lack of technien! | clowvil in Bombay, Simin. Delhi and
an alteration in the procedure knowledge on the bourd of Directors and Poonu, hitherto followed. The problems of reto his belief that the permanent establish- parations has bron sulsiently evidyed in ment of the dyestuffs industry in Great a point where friendly discreet conger Britain is imposible under these condi- Bations between Allied ministers might be tions.
for
held without an metual ciuferenes. ~ It | JAVA-PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS. reeath that the British Note of July 20th DUTCH COMPANIES TO CLOSE submitted a simlarida, in proposing
DOWN LINE
the opening of inter-Allied conversations,
and the French reply of July with asked
Tux Hack, August 7th. According to the newspaper, Indian that gotiation should be carried onerary, three Dutch steamship lines, in- more discreetly. The Belgian Government cluding the Java-Chira-Japan Line and agrees with butà suggestions, and can the Rotterdam-Lloyd line, finve"decided to siders that the conversationg which it con.
elos down the Java-Pacifié Line, which templates will be calentiteil to give effects suffered greatly from the trade slump.
The mingement do not expret, an im provement of business in the near future,
EARLIER GABLES,
In both
The Belgian Government, draws attan- tion to the importance of the problem of security. As long as the ecurity of i
the countries which may be invaded is CHANCELLOR OF EXCHEQUER
not assured, there will be no true appense ment när getious reduction of armina-nata.
The solution of this grave problem cunnot
MR. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN
APPOINTED...
Lostos, August 27th.
fall to exéreise a happy influence upon* 'It is officially announced that dig. Neville question at present being discuss»j, Chamberlain has been appointed Chan-
In eonclusion the Belgian Government reaffirms its desire to discuss this question with the British Government,
LEGALITY OF THE RUR OCCUPATION.
Dealing with the legality of the occupa tion of the Wuhr, the reply claims that the Belgian Government only put jutu "practice what the Allied Governments had nuasimously contemplated in iden tical circumstances.
The hartal is not being observed at Amritsar and, Labore owing to local dis- sensibus,
FÄR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE JAPANESE CABINET.
Torro, August 28th..
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1928.
THE SHIPPING DIspute.
4.
CHARGE AGAINST A'OBINËSE
GIRL
REMARKABLE? ALLEGATION
(Continued Jenn page 3.) Gentlemen, The Attorney Generál has handed me your letter of May 30th, and I
A young Chinese girl named Tas Sic am, instructed to reply is follows--
Sang. drewed in semi- European style, I enchier two copies of a draft of the was charged before Mr. J. 'R. Wood at the The morning papers coccur in the proposed Indemnity Bill, but of course Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, with the draft may be altered before the intelioniously procuring an nuknown person troduction of the Bill. There was evident to commit a robbery on anselderly Chinese y some misunderstanding on the".tel- phone between Mr. Shenton and the
Mr. Russ appeared for the complainant Attorney-General, as the latter informs ME A. E Hall for the defeuer, ige that he told Mr. Shenton that a draft
Mr. Russ, in opening the case, said the bill was already "in existence. With rech
defendant, (who appeared in the dock) gard to the sixth paragraph of your lettortured the complainant, an elderly woma
would remind you that the arrangement
opinion that a continuation of the present cabinet is favoured by the Genro until after the elections in May, 1924. ...
COUNT YAMAMOTO TO FORM A. CABINET,
-Tokyo, August 28th, Coast Yorumeino has been summoned
WORKE
by the Regent. It is understood that he that the action should stand (over/wan to a quiet spot, having previously arrqBX-
34) has been invited to form a Cabinet.
SOVIET'S VISITORS AT MOSCOW.
Moscow, August' 27th, Mr. Saklatvala, M.P., has arrived here The German ex-Chancellor, Dr. Wieth. and the German Deputy Herr Haas hayu visit M. Krassin,
HINDU-MUSLEM RIOTS.
SIMLA, August 27th Agra was the scene of further - serious #Hindu-Madan riots, firearms being used.
The casuities were heavy, This disturance routing,
FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
SINGAPORE ELECTED A MEMBER.
LONDON, August 27th, At a meeting of the Football Associa tion, the Singapore Association was elected to membership.
KU KLUX KLAN AT AUCKLAND.
LATER. Count Yamamoto has accepted the invitation to form a Cabinet, which it is expected he will, submit to the Regent in two or three days.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE PREMIER..
21 Toxyo, August 29th. The funeral of the late, Premier (Baron Admiral Kato) took place this afternoon with Shinto rites and full naval honours | befitting the rank of Fleet-Admiral..
Flags were half-mastel on the warships, which fred a salute at the time the cere mony was taking place,
made at the request of your clients and d with a confederate to rob her. The the Goyerament agreed only on condition Parties in the case were known to each that it should stand over until Mr. other and the complainant was the wifp Fletcher's retara. In these circumstances of a commission agent at No. 87, Cott the Government must "insist on the araught Road West. The defendant was rangement being adhered. ta-Yours girl friend and was more or less ad- Faithfully,
quainted with, the complainant. Shortly (S) G. H. WAKEMAS, before this data the girl got to know that Crown Solicitor, the complainant would be in possession. After quating letters from the Crown of a certain amount of valuable jewellery Solicitor on June 18th and June 22nd, and between 16 pm and 7 p.m. on the 1921, Mr. Moller contends that they ar12th inat, she entled at the complainant's sufficient to permit him to consider that honse and said she bad won 8150 on a
1.The Colony-desired ander all circum-
"
stances to bold us down to our mutual lottery ticket. She suggested taking the agreement of August, 1930, even though complainant to a theatre, the Chineso the putlook had tirely altered sites then..M.C.A., for preference, whero an. It would not permit us to carry on American girl was doing some excellent with our legal proceedings when we knew
The
the "Indemnity Ordinance was in the air, acting. He understood that the Chinese
3.It would not permit is to alter our Y.M.C.A was in Bridges Street, position when the Indemnity Ordinancs' complainant, agreed, though she rarely became a question of serious approaching left her home and did not know her way
moment,
4. It suggested that we should receive about. They went by ricksba for sode considerate, reasonable and justifiable little distance and then got out and treatment at their hands, when the ripe walked up the hill. They walked for an
The ceremonial was carried out at the fate Premier's official residence, and was attended by representatives of Their Majesties, the Regent, Prince Kanin, Prince Nashimoto and Prince Kaya
Members of the "Diplomatic Cueps] time arrived. MELBOURNE, August 27th, Acording to the Argus, a branch or the and Cabinet and other prominent per On August 2nd, 1021, the all important hour in the dark, though Mr. Russ admit- decision of the Singapore Supreme Court, trd that the time was probably exaggerat Sir W. Juynson-Hicks has been appoint Ku Klux Klan, with nearly 1,000 men uns were present, after which the public against the Crown was delivered and beed. At the top of the hill a man came
bers, has been formed at Auckland in
this antagonism to Asiatic labour and traders, were admitted in order to pay tribute to came known. I have referred to
already,
out of the dark and threw pepper in the the dead satesman. SOVIET TRADE AGREEMENT.
In September 121, the first reading of old lady's eyes and whilst she was ander The interment which followed was purely the Indemnity. Bill took place.
the influence of the pepper the man tumily affair.
On May 20th, 1922, we received the fol-snatched her jewellery and made off with lowing letter from our Solicitors z
it. "According to a little girl of “seven...
ellor of the Excluquer,
ed Minister of limalth.
WHY MR. MCKENNA DECLINED
LATER
asbestos
RIGA, August 27th,
THE POST.
The tact of Mr. Reginald MeKenan e-
A neage from Moscow states that the. lining the port of Chancellor of-the-EX, Foreign Trade Office has signed an agree
ment with an American company for the chequer, due to his inability to find an unimport of ten, chemicals nisl machinery contested seat in the House of Commons, against the export of furs, bristles and was revealed in a letter from Mr. Regio ald McKend written to Str. Baldwin, pointing out that he had neerpted offes It recalls the Spa understanding that | un the condition that a seat would be Allied decisions with regard to coa available which would not involve the exertions of a by-election, on which his should be enforced by the occupation of doctor insisted. No such vacancy being frosh (man territory, and adds that, likely to netur, he had again consulted
his doctor,
or, wh dissuaded him from at previous meetings the legality of the undertaking, the strain of a series of public meetings until his rmal health occupation was not questioned.
was restored,
The letter concludes with again affirm- ing his eonfidenen in the policy which Mr Ballwin outlined three months ago,
A BOLSHEVIK EUROPE?.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S
WARNING:
LONDON, August 27th. Herr Stresemaan, in an interview in the Daily Graphic, said if his Govern ment feil necomplishing nothing, he would perhaps be the last bourgeois Chancellor of Germany. If that happened, more of Europe than Germany would succumb to Bolshevism If they could keep the people fed, all might be well. An Anglo- Franco-German understanding was the only thing which could possibly restore order, peace and welfare to Europe. All should work for a solution of the terrible
11 reiterates the Fraser-Belgian deter amination not to withdraw from the Ruhe except in proportion as Germany pays, but says that when passive" resistance censes measures may taken to restore the regime in the Ruhr to that sketched But on January 1st.
"STA BILISATION OF GERMAN
CURRENCY. The Note says that as far as discussions have progreerd, the problem of repara- tions and Inter-Allied delits have been definitely linked together. The minimum figure indicated by arverid of the Allies "leaves open the possibility that the repara- tings debt may eventually show a cou- siderable reduction on the nominal figure. of scḥglule payments at May 5th, 1921. It las already been agreed that it is "ncers- sary that Germany's, currency must be stabilised and her financial regime super vised by the Allier.
DEFINITION OF "DEVASTATED jured.
REGIONS."
crisis
AEROPLANE DISASTER.
EXCITED PASSENGERS CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL·
LONDON, August 27th. A large French passager aeroplane from Le Touquet to London, crashed neur East, Maling in Kent.
Ono passenger was killed and nine in- The pilot was landing owing to engine trouble, when the passangers excitedly Belgium has received from Germany | rushed to the rear of the machine, weigh-
i1
AVIATION.
PARTS, August 27th. Maneyrol, tun Peyrer Aviette, at Vauville, refiched an altitude of 12,600 feet in. 52 minutes, beating Drouhin's re Ford on the 25th inst.
FOREST FIRES IN FRANCE.
PARIR, August 27th.
frum Inst week have now assumed alarm- The paradie forest fires which continued
ing proportions at La Ciotat, defying all efforts to quell the outbreaks,
The fires are approaching. Mont Can- aille and are threatening the Cassie woods, Over 100 hectares läve, already been destroyed.
At
HOME CRICKET."
LONDON, August 7th. Portsmouth Yorkshire defeated Inspshire by an innings and 68. Hauts
ja
CHUNGKING CAPTURED?
1
HONGKONG, May 26th 1922.
Dear Sirs- yesterday had an inter-rears of age, who accompanied them, and ICHAND, August 27thview with Mr. Fiescher who informed me who would give evidence, no pepper was
matter. That on the 8th proximo Mr. that he was now going into the file on this thrown in the defendant's face and none
· Steamers report that Chungking is again besieged by the Szechuan First Army, and that business is difficult, as labour is un-
obtainable.
PERING, August 7th. Reports runching here announce the cap ture of Chungking on the 23rd inst, by the Kweichow General Chow-Hai-sheng,
Yang Sen's whereabouts are unknown.
ME. WEATHERBE.
SHANGHAI, Angust. 27th. It is reported that Mr. Weatherbe arrives at Hongkong on September 20th. [BY COURTESY OF “THE DAILY BULLETIN."
*PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
Cinud Severn would return to the Colony of her jewellery was stolen; neither did and on that date le, Mr. Fletcher, would she cry out for help, nor attempt tą: be relinquishing his present office, where obtain assistance." upon he would give the whole of his time to this matter, and would let us have a Mr. Russ algo contended that the direction definite decision, by the 15th proximo, in which the girl took them was not that. furthermore that in the event of an
arrangement not being come to, we would of Bridges Street, but in the direction he given permission to continue our action, of Helena May Institute and the robbery that is to say, under no circumstances took place in a dark road which lenda would the Government force the Ordinance down from Government House towards o us until after either, an arrangement
hu becu come to or a decision obtained in the Horn May Institute. the case.
After the robbery the girl took the old
I regard the above as a very satisfactory lady and the child home in chairs when arrangement-Your, faithfully,
"
(Sd.). W. E. L SHENTOS. she was accused by the complainant's. On August 9th, 1922, we received the husband of assisting in the robbery, She; following letter from our Solicitor (en however, cantended that she also had lean, robbed of her jewellery and in the end;
asked the people not to report the matter to the Police Station, stating "cou spiracy or not, I will make good."
Hongkong, August 9th, 10299. Dear Moller: am in receipt of your lettor of 3rd instant...
There is no doubt that Fletcher had to, Paring, August 7th.
go back on his statement, It is reported that, as a result of a con- in the first innings compiled only 66,aultation between Wu Ching-lien and the Macaulay taking 5 for ; and in the second innings 52, Macaulay taking 6 for
*
Mr. Hall's contention. for the defence... was that the girl also had bean robbed I not think that anybody was more of ber necklace and $60 in money, and surprised than the Government when the that it was the old lady who suggested Legislative Council refused to adopt their proposition thereby placing the Govern. going to the theatre when she (the dee
fendant) called at the house about the.. ment in a very awkward position as re
payment of 821 owing for some Chinese W. E. L." SHENTON.
picturea which she had painted. gards the abipowners. Yours sincerely.
In August, 1022, the final reading of
After hearing the evidenez, his Worship. dismissed the case. This may probably be followed by the the Indemnity Hill took place. regular election within three days.
dent.
Senate Administrative Committee, Se tember 13th will be chosen for the prelim At Manchester, Lancashire defeated Derbyshire by an innings and 32 Linary meeting for the election of a Pres.
shire: scored 225, Hallows contributing 91. Marton taking 0 for 45. Derby in the first innings compiled 156, Parkin taking 6 for 88 and Watson 4 for 28, and in the second innings 31, Parkin- taking 5 for 12 and Ellis 5 for 91.
· LATEST CABLES.
OBITUARY.
HERTHA. AYRTON.
Loxvox, August 28th. The death is announced of Mrs. Hertha Ayrton, the only woman member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers.
It will be remembered that in the case of Hsu Shib-chang, the regular- election semurred the day after the preliminary meeting.
On July 25th, 1923, we were rendered entirely hora de combat by the Hongkong Chief Justice, Sir William Rees Davis, quite rightly dismissing along pending action umler the Ordinance which had now become law,
This honourable gentleman surely can nat feel that the moogtrovertiable safe ments of Mr. Fletcher's report haye beer. established, when staring him in the face,.. The whole of the above reads like a fairy and delivered the very day before his re tale, but is sully the most unpalatable marks were made, is that Supreme Court. Much depends upon whether a quarum my experience to witness in over 30 years shipowners and myself from having a fair exhibition of bad faith, that it has been judgment, finally barring the Colony's of business in Shanghai.
can be formed
.1
hot
1,299 millions gold marks, Great Britain ing down the tail and causing loss of con series of experiments on the electric are hai, and more are expected who are com, shipowners," should get a "fair deal!" when they have held the shipowners off":
1,7 millions, Franes 1,175 millious and other countries 632 millions.
trol
PILOT KILLED.
Loxbox, August 27th: The Note explaing that with regard to In the air crash near Chippingongar, Essex, yesterday, the pilot a Dutchman Belgian's suggestion for preference in named Duzzinz, who was Bying alone, respect to the devastated regions, that by was killed.
** devastated regions" is meant 3DY material damage suffered by the Allies, including losses to British shipping through German faction. Belgium, ou this basis, would be entitled to 13 per cent. of German reparations, amounting to 8 milliard gold marks, of which (1) mil Jards las boen already paid. The schedule of payments provided over ten suilliards for Belgian and Belgium is willing to sacrifice the difference in the interests of a joint rapid Battlement, which is vory, necessary in order to enable her to restoro financial equilibrium. EXPEDITION TO MONGOLIA
e
IRISH FREE STATE ELECTIONS
PROCEEDING QUIETLY.
LÖNDOR, "August 27th. -
It is stated that at present there are 444 redeeming feature through the long perioded by the Government of the Colony itself, Nevertheless, there was one outstanding hearing, but based on legislation originat
with a view of retaining monies which could'
be held by them, members of Parliament in Peking, which of anxiety, and that was the frank sincere not otherwise Is 100 short of the required number, hut loyalty of effort that Mr. A. G. M. Flet- Bardly this honourable gentleman, in displayed and put forward in his con view of the letters exposed by me washe (Mra Hertha Ayrton carried" out a some have arrived at Tientsin from Shang tinued attempts to see that the
"destitute think that his Colony has been for her husband (Prof Ayrton) during his
went so far as to bring this long outstands from carrying on their legal proceedings, absence in America, and discovered the ing on to Peking.
ing discussion almost to the point of an under the pretext that the shipowners must connection between current length and
Bribery is being openly employed, and amicable settlement upon a baxis of 50 per be loyal and stand by their word given by pressure in the she avenue and presented to the War Ofice it is commonly, reported that such member cent, and 50 per cent, division of the funds me in August 1920, while gradually during for the duration of the war, an Anti-Gas will receive 8000.00 for his vote on the Pre-
This very right suggestion was thrown the interim, & position was being created Fan, of which over 100,000 were used sidential election.
Bill, which would make their claim value- There seems a possibility of Tsao Kur's out by the Unofficial Members of the through the introduction of the Indemnity She also published a at the front.
for Tensos best Legislative Council, party outbidding the ethers, thus bringing known to themselves, but much decision cumber of works on electricity;]
After this communication, will this hon- suficient members of Parliament back to could not possibly have been based on aoutable gentleman answer me the follow Peking for the election.
generous and equitable appreciation of all the circumstances of the position, although
ing questions, there undoubtedly known to sue mandeer and use our ships for purposes.
Did the colony of Hongkong com. members.
other than those connected with the war. and the protection of the Colony 1"
EARLIER CABLES. •
GAEKWAR OF BARODA,
AMSTERDAM, August zith. Apart from minor incidents, including The Gaskwar of Baroda died at Flush sudden burst of machine-gun firs at dawning during a journey from Berlin. in Dublin, which so far has not been ex- plained, the elections in the Irish Free State are proceeding quietly.
The National troops on bicycles are patrolling the streets...
CANADIAN MINING, INDUSTRY.
Orawi, August 27th Sintic phow that the Canadian mis- ing industry has recovered from the slump.
of the previous years.
AND TIBETAALAS
Gold production during the first six RIGA, August 27th mouths 1025 amounted to 50,000 Advices from Moscow.state that twenty-Oun valded no $11,500,000.
For the vine period silver tot d one members of the Kozloff expedition to 8.000,000 ounces, valued at 83,500,000, /
The total products increased 44 per cent..
·Mongolia and Tiber have left Irkutsk for
compared with the corresponding period of Troitakosavsk
last year, "
·
AMSTERDAM, August 27th.
The lato Gackwor of Baroda was travel-
ling to Flushing, where he intrudel to spend a few day when he became ill on the train and was found dead on brriyal at Flushing.
The body was placed in the royal wait- ing-room pending removal.
FAMOUS DITCH ACTOR.
Amsterdam. Angust 97th. The death is announced of the famous actor Louis Bouwmenster, as the result of being run over by a motor-car.
LETTY LIND
LONDON August 27th. The death is announced of Letty Lind. the famous zefrees,
Kuo Ling-wei is at present at Tientsia discussing with Tso Jui the fate of the governing Cabinet in cree the election is held before September 13th, when the authority of the Cabinet legally expires,
BANDITRY.
ATTACK. ON ITALIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AT TZECHOW.
bccrued,
THE COMPLETE VINDICATION: OF
HONOUR OF HONÚKUNG
ال
and the
THE INCONTROVERTIBLE
POSITION RESTAHLIBRED
less,
2. Did the Colony of Hongkong take unto itself enormous profits accruing, dur-
ing the period of
of trading with our vesesla? 3-Did the Colony of Hongkong have any legal authority, in any shape or form,
ut aach act The Hon Mr P H Holyoak, at the to carry outs
consider remark out Legislative Council on July 20th, w fit Does he still PEEING, August 27th:
of order, that the conduct of the Colony to remark in congratulatory tones upon
Wapitiless and relentless Hongkong The Government has wired to Haino the results of Mr. Fletcher's most of us shipowners, in view of the dis Yoo-uan instructing him
pratéct
which had now towards satisfactory report, foreigners at Trechow, where the Italian brought, about the complete vindication frossed position we are now all placed in t he deny that the Colony of Roman Catholic Church was burned last of the Colony and placed it in "An in- week, and abio to send delegates there for controvertible position from now
view of crushing, nur an investigation,
பக cialm- putting
to
FINANCIAL READJUSTMENT
COMMITTEE.
Words"
rity Bill" ly created the "Indem-
and
Court
This honourable gentleman surely cannot legal proceedings seriously feel that The Honour of Hong, 10-view of the correspondente now kong has become completely vindicated,
by an act of piracy auch being the disclosed by me and showing that we were PERINO, August 27th. description of the conduct of the Colonialoqnested to stay proceeding, and were in. possiblo The Government has again urged Dr. W. Government of Hongkong, which was given Vited to trust and believe that a W. Yes, to take up bis duties in Chair by their own representative, to Mr. C. Rami rable settlement could he brought nhout, will, he dony that the Indemnity man of the Financial Readjustment Com-Burkill in London."
Billas being put into shape in the in mittoc.
(Contiunca fat foot of reat calaimin.)
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