CABLES.
LATEST CABLES,
(THROGOR MALTER'S MOENCY.]
THE LAWLESSNESS IN CHINA
THE TIMES ON "IF CHINA
FAILS,"
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,
LATEST CÂBLES.
ANGLO-FRENCH CONVER-
SATIONS.
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GERMAN POLITICAL CIRCLES
MYSTIFTED. .......
BERLIN.. September 9th. 'Politival éircles are mystified regarding
BULGARIAN COMMUNISTS.
CLASH WITH »TROOPS,
Losos, September 20th. Reports of a revolutionary rising im Bulgaria are denied by the Bulgarian
representatives in London and Geneva.
These reports are explained by a Sofa
SEPTEMBER
22ND, 1923.
COURT MARTIAL.
-PROCEEDINGS, AT MURRAY
"BARRACKS,
J
SPANIARD FINED, CHARGE OF RECEIVING. FAN: STOLEN FROM EUROPEANS, 3
property...
A District Court Martial assembled at Describing himself as Spanish, Julio Murray Barracks, yesterday for the pur-Cena, a sanch of ninetes, appeared be pose of trying three privates of the and fore Mr. Melbourne at the Magistracy Battalion, King's Reginient, on various yesterday charged with the theft of an charges.
electric fan, the property of Mr. Richards, the significance of the French reports of message which says hands of Communists The Court was presided over by Major of 3. Armand Buildings, Austin Rond, Lépox, 'Septenikör "Ath.
at Starazagora, Novazagora, Telirpan 8. B. Coates, 4th Bombay Grenadiers own, fr which addres he was Commenting on a
telegram from its restoration of the Entente,
alleged to have stolen it: there was an A sent official statement announces and two other townships attacked the](KEO). The other members of the Peking Correspondent on the subject of
willingness to abandon passive resistance police stations and barracks with the ols Court being: Captain G. M. Skinner alternative chargy of receiving the stolen lawlessness in China, The Times expresses the opinion that it is hopeless to proceed imprisoned shall be paid an amnesty, ter: "days" ngo.
certain terms: notality, that those jet of liberating their comrades arrated (King's Regt), and Lieut.. J. W. Bing-
Troops were 'cilled out. by ordinary diplomatic means against
those expelled shall be allowed to return and there were a number of canunities in such a disintegrated community as the and the administration returned to the the lighting. Six Communists were kill- present day China
It thinks the most hands of German officials. The state-ed' and 6 wounded, and one soldier and eminent provincial governors could prob- ment declares that the reparations ques-one civilian ably be enlisted to support a practical tion may then be solved by effective pny- scheme for readjusting the fiscal relationsments in a manner entailing evacuation of Peking and the provinces, but, in any of the Ruhr and the restoration of normal case, the Foreign Fowers vannat aflow conditions in the Rhineland, themselves to he flouted any more,
If China fails to net herself there are several ways in which the Towers enn effectively assert their views, the last resort heing
a large increase of the
foreign garrisons.
Coincidently with the announcement of an early resumption of Anglo-French am.. Spanish negotiations in regard to Tangier a Washington official declares that the Government has gilddressed these powers demanding an open door policy
in Tangier for America.
THE EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN BRITISH SUBJECTS KILLED.
Koue September och.. The third official list states that the following British subjects are reported amongst those killed: Me O. T. Benney. Miss Mabel Francis, Messrs. L. Hawkes
R. B. Keayes, Miss Evelyn Scott-
RUSSIA AND JAPAN,
SUBSCRIPTIONS CEASE FOLLOW ING AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
RIGA, September 20th. Advices from Moscow state that Rus asian subscriptions to the Japanese relict fund have ecaseid, some of the subscribers akranding the erturn of their money. following ari official sintement that the Ilussian steamer Avain, carrying medien
supplies for sufferers in the earthquake, was ordered to leave Japan as the was suspected of carrying out Compounist |
yuganda.
The crew of another Soviet ship were Korhidden to innd.
BRITISH PREMIERS FAREWELL MESSAGE
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PARIS, September 20th. Prier to proceeding to London at noon. -to-day. Mr. Baldwin this morning laid on the tonil of the Unknown Warrior a
wreath of lauri and^red"rows":
A farewell message was issued by the Premier, saying that he was delighted with his stay in France and his visit to Paris, and was reply touched by 'the' Sumerous proofs of friendship and good
will he had received,
EARLINE CABLEN.
NO INFORMATION REGARDING PREMIER'S MEETING.
Loxbox, September 20th
ragorn.
were wounded, at Stara-
RECALCITRANT UNIONISTS. NEW YORK PRINTERS' ILLEGAL STRIKE.
New York, September 20th, The owners of the metropolitan news- Papers have informed the president of the International Pressmen's Union that they have refused to deal further with the local organisation. declaring its strike illegal. The men are defiant, and declare they will await the president's threatened revocation of the local union's charter.
The president of the International
Pressen's Union has annoureed that the twenty-five hundred strikers are до
longer members of his union, because their devian..is illegal. The union will "working provide non-strikers with carls," The papers still appear under a common caption, but each is issued under
ham YR.G.A.).
DISTURBANCE.
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HONGKONG WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.
Messrs. Benjamin and Potts, in their Weekly Share Report, dated yesterday :
The period under review has again heen. a quiet one, but in spite of the small volume of business passing rates show little change on the week and there seems no disposition to sell below current quotations
The Shanghai- unrket is prices shew little alteration..
Banks-Douls were made in Hongkong
the market has since recovered and shares and Shatighat Banks as low as $1,058, lite could be placed at $1,080, after sales at The London quotation remains $1,008. unchanged at £155 (middle),
ank
Marine and Fire Insurances--Houg- kong Fires were bought at $450, but eçiose- easier. There are buyers of Cantons n $630. North Chinas at Tls 140 and China Fires at 81830. Caions have been booked
„Detective-ergeant Dickson intimated to His Worship that he had no evidents to A PRIVATE WHO CREATED -A offer eu the charge of theft. With refer- enew to the ather, charge the defendant had made a statement to the police to the The first nceuse brought before the effect that two men, whom he knew, took Court was Pto. Sidney Taberner Smith, the fan to him, told him they had stolona 85/9271, King's Regt., who was charged with being it by climbing into Mr. Richards' room, Shipping Douglas Steamships have drunk on September 7th, 1993; and also and asked him to sell it for them for $30. | again stiffened and are wanted at 863.. Deferred Indos have met with enquiries, with striking his superior officer on the la return they offered him ten per cont.
but no shares are obtainable although of the price he obtained. me date.
Defendant repeated this story, and the Arconling to the evidence of the prie cipal witness, Lance-Carpl. J. Burden, first charge was withdrawn.
Defendant als stated that he arrived in the accused crented a disturbinge in the passage way outside a Barrack Rooin at the Colony at the time of the Strike, and Mount Austin Barracks, at 10 pm on the had been unemployed ever since, with the day in question. The witness went out exception of a few old jobs with shipping and ordered him to his bed. Smith went companies as tallymas. He was arrested? away but returned five minutes inter and while trying to dispose of the fan in Pot- renewed the disturbance. Witness again ingre Street His present address was ordered him to his bed whereupon Smith, Wusung Street. turned and struck him several lows on
the head with his elenched fist. The accused was drunk. He was arrested and place in the guard room.
Corroborative evidence was given by ethers of the guard who all stated that
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police arrested the man they did not know Sergeant Dickson stated that when the
to whom the fan belonged. Defendant told¦ them himself, and took them to the house from which it was stolen. The owners did not their know that it was missing, though Mr. Richards subsequently identified it.
Defeudan: was ined $100, and given the Smith' denied striking the Lance alternative of a mouth's hard Inbour. Corporal and Capt. Hannay, the prison- er's friend, called the attention of the Count to Chapter 6 of the Military Law
Suith, was drunk.
DIMINUTIVE OFFENDERS.
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135 tould be got. The Deferred ahares bave heen negotiated at the improved price of $40. Star Ferries are saleable- at $53)..
Refineries.-China Sugars after having appreciated to $910) have lapsed to a nominal quotation. Malabons at $55 have been neglected.
Oila and Mining.-Langknts have" changed hands to a fair extent at Tis 31/31 Kailans are wanted it 03/- and Tronchs at 9/
مريم
Electric Companies-Hoogkong Elce-- tries have been booked at $311/313, 14.70 for the Old and Now shares reaper- China Lights have buyers at $14.85" and"
tively, kong and Kowloon Wharves have been Docks, Wharves and. Godowns-Hong-
negotiated at $1551/156, the market clos- ing easier. Hongkong and Whampoa Docks have been taken at $159/133 New- Engineerings have been done at Tls, and continue in request. Shanghai Docks have receded to Tis. 02.
Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Hong- kong Lands have declined to 883. Fluni- phreys Estates have been sold at $24 Kowloon Lands at 183, Prince's Build-
$26.10 and $25.95 for the Old and Now: shares are unaltered from last week.
Official quarters in Londou have so in its own name in its own style and type, which stated that no one could be con CHILDREN IN ILLEGAL POSSES-ings at $115 and Hongkong. Hotels at
with it usual features,
formation of yesterday's meeting in Paris, state that this ectamen The fact that Mr. Baldwin postponeil his reached sweaty per cent nturn to London till to-morrow is regard-circulation.
ed as indicating that suffisent 'headway' had been made to warrent a resumption of the conversations, possibly after M. Pain- care meets his Cabinet,
...” A Paris mesage states that M. Puitteurs | made a statement on the foreign situation to the Cabinet Council. Mr. Baldwin
visited Versailies, male personal calls this morning, and thea
Pants, September 20th, Me. Baldwin, in the course of the fare well call on M. Poincare expressd entire The leave,taking, was very cordint. satisfaction will yesterday's interview,
THE OPIUM, TRAFFIC..
PROPOSAL FOR ANOTHER INTER- „NATIONAL CONFERENCE.""
GENEVA. September 20th. The Opium Traffic Committee has passed n resolution requesting the Council of the REDUCTION OF ARMAMENTS.League of Nations to invite interested
Qoverssments in confer with the purpo ERORTANT WORK FOR LEAGUE of deciding on reduction in the quantity
of raw, onium which may be imported fr OF NATIONS
smokers in the territories where its use is temporarily maintained, and of ensidering GENEVA, September 20th.
measures to be adopted in China for the The most important work of this year's appression of opium production and the
illicit use there. The Council will also sessing of the Assembly of the League invited to seek an oppertunity for use. of Nations will undoubtedly be a drafting a second enference comprising all the members of the League al all the par- ties to the 1919 Hague Convention.
STATEMENT BY CHINESE DELEGATE. :
treaty for mutual assistance, enalding a reduction of armainents,
The committre dealing with this! matter have up to the present mopted thirteen out of the ninetzen afticles.
The thirteenth article provides that any State, being a member of the League of Nations and hot a
Geneva, Svýtember 2015. Speaking before the Opium Traffic Com- mitte, Mr. Chao Hsili-chu ngrew with
of legitimate use as being for ingdicinal the American, Mr. Port's luterpretation
that China was the country and scientific porpois
He
nu
signatory to reservations to the American woul
and gave an ssiranee that China the Treaty, may benefit by its reference be able totally to suppress the traffic in 14 the Secretary-General of the League the near future. He reiterated that the Government had never considered the ad- who shall inform the other high contract viability of legalising the opium traffic; and expressed China's indebtedness to Sir in parties. The article states that those John Jordan and Lori Hardinge for their Styles which not members of the assistance in riding Chins of the opium League inay become parties to the Treaty subjet to the vent of two-thirds of the signatory States.
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GERMAN CURRENCY.
FINANCIAL DIRECTOR'S" :7
BRILLIANT COUP.
BERLIS, Neptember 20th,
traffic.
ABYSSINIA AND LON, ADMISSION OPPOSED ON ACCOUNT
to
OF SLAVERY REPORTS.
GENEVA. September 20th.
The publishers newspaper bas! of the normal
:
DUTCH NAVAL DEFENCE. EAST INDIES PROPOSAL, TO BE-
DISCUSSED.
THE HAGUE, September 20th. The Second Chamber has approved the proposal to discuss the Naval Construe tion Bill in connection with the defence of the Dutch Indies next month. Mean while Herr Troelstra will interpellate the Government on October 11th regarding the causes of the recent Cabinet crisi when the Finance Minister resigned. The interpelittion will also deal with the financial situation in the Netherlands and
the Indiey
BANK OF ENGLAND PROFITS.
victed ou
uncorroborated evidence. The Court found the accused " Guilty": on the first count and not guilty" on the second count. The sentence of the Court will he promulgated in due course.
FROM SOLDIER TO CIVILIAN.
WHAT A CORPORAL SAW IN THE "SEAMEN'S
INSTITUTE, KOWLOON,
SION OF WINE.
A very small Chinese bay appeared-be-- fore His Worship Mr. Melbourne at the Magistracy yesterday morning, charged with being in illegal possessing of a jar of samshu wine.
Chief Preventive Officer Clarke, who brought the prosecution, told his Worship that there had been a good deal of trouble Looking through the window of the with these children lately. He had let Seamen's Institute, Kowloon, on Septem several of them gr because they were so ber 10th, Corporal West, on Military Small, but he felt that an example had to police duty, saw a nuan in civilian clothes mado. He was not aking that the boy
Here should ins fined r
sent to prison, but caning over a billianl table.
be met if his cognised him us Pte. William Pye. of the thought the case would King's Regt; whom he knew to be tiss ing from his Regiment. He entered the
hilliard room and found that Pye had
disappeared. On making a search of the Lanos, September 20th. The Bank of England in the six months building, in company with other military emling August 31st unde net profits of police, he discovered the accused in a Fors,1%. After paytuent of dividend outbuilding of the institute. The aimsed of six per cent, the undivided profit stands at £3.019,285. In the correspondran through the building and down the ing six months of last year the amounts main road. After fifteen minutes chase were 2001.234. five and a half per cent. he was caught and taken to Wellington and £1.691,979, respectively.
Barracks.
US
BASEBALL CHAMPION-
SHIP.
According to the evidence of Corporal Whitehead, the prisoner had been wish; ing from roll call at Mount Austin Bar- mcks from the night of the 8th inst.
Evidence was also given showing that the accused was deficient of practically
NEW YORK, September 20th. The Yankees, by winning today's base- hall, are sure of winning the American League championship. Therefore they meet the champions of the National the whole of his soldier's kit. League at the end of the season.
Cotton Mills-Ewos fell away to Tls. in the early part of the week, but a somewhat better demand for the shares. has lifted the price to Tla. 13). Shang hai Cottons are enquired for at Tls. 60 eum rights after transactions at this rate. Orientals have lapsed to a nominal quota- tion af Tis. 5.40.
have
Miscellaneous. - Dairy Farms
Green IslandTM fallen away to 822). Cements have been subject to consider- ahle fuctuation, after sales in the begin- ning of the week at 828, the price drop- ped to 8961. They are, however, stronger-
terim dividend of 50 cents just paid. again with buyers at 828.70, ex the in- Chinn Provideats have been bought at $211. Lane, Crawforda have again been put through at $17.50/18. Denle bave been made in Hongkong Engineerings at buraxicabs at 85. Hongkong Ropes
have eased off to $391. Fenk Trams (Old) are wanted at $14.80 and Watsons
Forward Settlement Days-27th Sept.
Worship would have the bay whipped.
His Worship (to defendant): what were you going to do with the wine, drink it
The ad replied that it had been given
He bad at $91. to him by a mina on the Praya. told the man that he could only drink one cup, wherenpion the man had replied, "Never mind, you can keep it."
Sentouts of six strokes with a light cane
was passed.
(Thursday). 26th October (Friday) and 27th Nov: (Tuesday). 1923.
Exchange. The T.T. selling rate on London to-day is 2/3 and on Shanghai raj.
SEAPLANES FOR OCEAN
SUBMARINES. ·
***NAVY.
SIKHS IN TROUBLE. Two Sikha, one a money-lender and the NEW DEVELOPMENT IN AMERICAN other a watchman, appeared before, Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday con charges of disorderly conduct sul fight ing in Caroline Road.
The Chinese constable who arrested the mco stated that they were pulling each others beards and hair, and struggling together on the ground.
Divisional Inspector, Aires told the
The accused elected to give evidence. He told the Court that on Saturday night, AMERICAS GOLF TOURNEY the 5th int.. he went over to Kowloon ut 6.30 o'clock with the intention of going CHICAGO, September 20th, to the Star Theatre. In the restaurant In the third round of the Amateur Gelf of the theatre he net two Amerient for 3 and 1, Gardeer beat Shute C and They had a talk about the Regiment and Championship, Sweetser defeated Guil-suites of the ss. Puident Line Court that both man tiad been before him 5. Oumet hent Yonelin 2. and It and later the sailors asked hita to go over to at the Wanchai Police Station in several Marston heat Wells 4 and 3.
Hongkong. There they went to the Hol- occasions, always for this same offence diers Club and started drinking and, not of fighting. There appeared to be some being used to beer, it soon had an effect
HOWQUAII,
A "STRANGE" "ATTIKE.N
The United States Navy has decided to
at all its ocean-going submarines of the "ST," and classes with special small seaplanes. These air craft have just passed very succesful tests, and they can. be struck down and stowed on board. submarine or patrol vessel without difficul ty. Fixperments are to be carried out with an all-metal machine now bring built," but in the meantime no opportunity is to be wanted, and the older wood-and-causas machines to be ordered
are
Some months ago a report that the Japanese were, designing a large bomb- pieces and stowed in nu ocean-going sub- dropping machine that could be taken to marine caused considerable comment along the west const of the United Status. The Cermans have also been carrying ou similar experiments, although they are not permitted to own submarines
on him. All three went back to Kowloon family trouble, and whenever the two and went on board the ss, President met there was a fight. He had warned Mr. Poulteney Bigelow tells us in the Lincoln where they persunded him to put them, and as they took no notice hat Christian Science Alurifor that was in on civilian clothes and they told hini the for the thien, nerable, A. A Low saw boat was going to Manila"But I did continued in the same old way he finally
DAZZLE-PAINTING NO PROTECTION... hire off aboard the last of his famous not want to go there, added Bye, so brought then to Court.
Defendants were fined, and warned that faro use under water craft against mer
Should any pasal Power in future war- elippers the Surprie, built in Boston. started looking for my uniform hut She was bound on a trip round the world could not find it. So I left the bout an by way of the Cape of Good Hope-to went to the Children's Playground where the next time they appeared they would chantmon the added danger of a flying. tender can well be imagined, for there. retum by way of the Horn. In Cantonpent the night." At 7am. next day be imprisoned.
would be no longer any hope of eluding he was to give his regards to whoever he went to the Seamen's Institute, Kow
the enemy by dazzle painting to disguiso then represented fus quah's respected loon, and stayed there until Monday, as
the course and speed of the ship, or by name. After 132 days of uninterrupted he was afraid to go back to barracks.
apparatus for concealing smoke, except perhaps, in narrow water, where the en A difference of opinion was expressed in Sailing the shin struck a sunken rock off On Monday when his muncy was finished the committes appointed to investigate the the coast of Japan, turned hottom up. he made up his mind to go back that
On the afternoon of the 10th inst Ptery would not dare to star sufficiently and time he failed to see Canton on that night but when the Military note cante the application by Abyssinia Por nilmission
the League, in
away. The machine would of the sup- voyage. His next attempt in 1898 was he ran away, knowing that it would be fabn Roberts, of the King's Regt, walked long on the surface to get the seaplana posed existence of
probably follow main (India) associated hanself with pitably by the grandson of the original reply to a question by the prisoner's Barricks. He told Lance-Sergt. "Baker, the tactics of the seaplane tender of the
In friend (Lieut. J. W Thompson), Pyc said
acted the French delegate in favour of admis Flowquali of the old Hong days.
as scout and greatly increased her range but Sir Joe Cook (Australia), up cilentally he tells as he had his Rob Roy that when he left Mount Austin Barracks in charge of the quarter guard, that he German raider Wolf, which it only to recommend that the Assembly grant and paddling in Canton, Macao, and posed it. The committe ultimately desid. caneo with him, and did much sailing his kit was complete.
was an absenter. When he gave himself of vision, but also flew on ahead and open- Speaking on behalf of the prisoner,up be was attired in army khoes, civilian ed fire on her intended victim with the application subject to recriving cer Hongkong, waters, and at the mouth of Lieut. Thompson said it was obvious that long stockings, civilian white shorts, an her
machine guns, which generally persuaded tain desired' asurances.
the Yanetsze. Mr. Bigelow concludes: if this man had decided to desert he
her to stop and await the arrival of the LON. COMPETENCE IN ITALO- autocracy be destroved, and in its placo Lincoln. It would have been an ear It appears that Roberts had been ab-
Remblica may rise or empires eramble, would have stayed on board the President my grey shit and no head dress. "
ald also mean a very considerable. 'democracy, rels, with "ten times more matter for him to stoy nway on one of scut from his quarters at Mount Austin alteration in our war-time ideas of anti. despotism Throuch every external vicis those boats In the time at his disposi Barracks, from the 7th inst, to the after-ubmarine patrols, as little craft liks situde Ching remix the reme as to her he could have got much further away noon of the 10th inst. He was placed motor launches. would afford small pro. tection against machine-gun fire unless millions of domestic units. The grandson then Kowloon. He could have gone to under arrest and yesterday afternoon he they had so much steel armour that their of the great Howquah took me into the Canton or Macio.
was tried. Ty District Court Martial, for sanctuary of his hotte because, forsooth, After a short adjournment the Court being absent without leave and for being "peed would be seriously impeded. my friend bad been the friend of his found Pre guilty of the charges preferred deficient in bis kit of ono bolster slip the next thirty years, it would be the sert from bit regiment; and (3) losing by ancestor. Were I to revisit Canton in against him viz (1) Attempting to devalued at something over one shilling. fifth generation from Howqush the Grent; neglect a number of articles of clothing hut none the loss there would then be and equipment.ada muka kaka shows the same Chinese gratitude. If The sentence of the Court will be pro- that be ancestor worship, then am I also mulgated in due course of the Howgaah
(Continued at foot of west enlumm.).
Marosul sed Humore successfu), and he was received hos, the worse for him if he was caught, In into the Battalion Guard room at Murray bouw-dropping, but woulot be used for
Excitement has been created on the Hourse by a brilliant coup engineered byston, the Financial Dictator, Horr Frelliager, instructing the Reichstag tu meet all
imals for foreign currency.
Traders and speculators who have been accustomed to receive approximately five per cent of their requirements have form- ed, the habit of considerably overstating their deeds, with the result that they were astounded when their full demands wore met. Unable to pay for their full allocation, they throw the foreign our senvies back on the market causing an improvement in - mark quotations to four hundred and fifty million to the pound
GREEK. DISPUTE
QUESTION SHELVED
GENEVA, September 2014". There is general disappointment that the Council of the League of Nat'ons did not Italo-re dispute, Vicunt lalui debate the question of its competence in announced that, in view of the different interpretations, the question would be sub mitted to jurists, and would therefore he shelved for the present. Ient Robert Cecil, accepted this proposal.
The accused pleaded not guilty but after the evidence had been taken the Court pronounced the defendant "guilty on both counts. The sentence of the Court will be promulgated in due course.
Lieut. C. P. Moore prosecuted.
Twenty-seven, men lost their lives, as the result of an explosion which occurred on July 28th in the Malthy Kain Colliery Company's pit. Eight men were killed in a colliery explosion at Kileyth, near Glasgow.