(CABLES.
EARLIER CAMIES, - (THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY) ·
"FRANCE AND GERMANY. TASSIVE RESISTANCE IN NUTR TO EXD.
BERLIN, September 1958).
It is officially announced that the bends of the Geriuan States have manimónsiy. agmed to oral passive resistance, but at the same time to safeguard unity...
The Premiers of the States caine to this -conclusión owing to inner political and financial reasons, and decided that unity of the Reich must be maintained and Alofeinded against any attempt to destruy it. The Government of the Reich has Peirchlated a telegram, tu the effect that
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1923.
LA? EST-CABLBS.
'POIGNANT SEQUEL TO. -SUICIDE
ERRONEOUS NEWS REGARDING
- EARTHQUAKE DISASTER.
A poignant sequel to the suicide of
Mr. Inouye is the receipt of a 'delayed
· PROTECTION OF BRITISH INDUSTRIES.
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DECLINE IN SILK MANUFACTURES.
LONDON, September 25th
The growing demand of certain indu❤
telegram 'from "Tokyo addressed to Mr,tries in Britain for protection against Inouye, announcing that the first report cheap foreign competition is exempliñod
in the evidence of Mr. Farrell, represent." waa erroneous as his family pre safe,
JA'Reuter's cable message from London, ting, the silk industry, to-day, before the dated September 15th, stated: Advices Board of Trade committees enquiring into the causes of unemployment in the silk in, dustry.
from New York state that while Lower Broadway was crowded, Mr. Tokunosuke Inouye, of Nutsui (Mitsui?), and Com- many leaped from the fifteenth floor of a skyscraper. He was instantly killed. Apparently, he was demented in con- acquetive of the news that his wife and in the event of internal disorders all thewa children had perished in the earth
canthurities and officials of the Reich mias strictly obey the orders of the Cover
ment-f the Beicht The President will in
quake. Į
PROTECTION FOR US. WHEAT FARMERS.
"such an "evout issue the necessary enter | SREDFORD RAIL FREIGHTS AND
geneye regulations.
WHAT THE STRUGGLE WAS
COSTING GERMANY.
The clinching ramant which'eunvínezd The Sestr Premiers of the futility of con tinting the Ruhr fight was the Chanel'i elona -rexilation that this would cost at lenkt eight thousand milliard marks dur ing the coming week, and this drain on the risk finances hul Prused the co- lapse the mark. The ultra-Nationalists were Jurious," but neither they nor the.. Communists were able to carry it n
EUROPEAN SITUATION "MORE
· HOPEPTL,
Loxtox, September sath. The news of the German decisión has heen received, with enl satisfaction in
INCREASED IMPORT DUTY.
WASHINGTON, -September 9th.
Mr. Farrell attributed the decline in the silk industry in Britain to the removal in 1860 of the duty on foreign.silk goods. Be instaneed the United States, which was rapidly bubling up behind its tariff wall silk industry which now consumed`aver eighty per cent of the whole production of raw silk. The British silke industry was at present supplying only twenty per
Cent
of the silk goods consumed
Britain, at half the silk-workers were ane employed. He asked for the imposition of 33 1/3 per cent, ad valuren, duty mi
FAR EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
(TIKOUCH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
STRIKEN EARTHQUAKE AREAS.
FLOODS AND STORMS.
Takro, Septeber gulli The striken areas of Tokyo and Yako ham were again storm-beaten last right, especially the low lying districts of the
capital, these being fooded and causing great distress to the refugees in tem- porary shelters.
THE WORK OF RECONSTRUCTION
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AT TOKYO.
[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."]
PRESIDENTIAL 'FLECTION CAX- PAIGN IN CHINA,
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THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS IN JAPAN.
SWATOW'S CONTRIBUTION.
Mr. S. Uchida, Acting Consul for Japan PERING, September 25th.” at Swatow, writes to us as follows ~~
In the absence of English papers in The member of the Chih faction
Swatow, and in view of the fact that the assert that the election plans are Hongkong dailies have a large circulation grossing rapidly. They state that the preliminary meeting will be held on September 30th, and that the election will is held before October 3th,
BANDIT
יו
SUPPRESSION. ·
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PEKING, September 95th.
The Anhui Tuli has wired that the ban-
dits under Hsiao Chu Tz, who came from Honan, have been completely suppressed by the combined Anhui nad Kiangsu
The Cabinet is drawing up plans and arranging the persones for reconstrue tion of the capital An executive board, troops. umber the sub-presidency of Baron Goto,
Tien Chung Yu reports that the Fifth which will carry out the receitaendation | Brigade have suppressed the bandits at
of the Iteconstruction Commission will Lutang: take over the practical work of re-plan-
Among the remedies under considera- spun silk yarn and manufactured silks, ning and re-building the capital,
tion by the Cabinet to assist wheat farmers, are the redueting of rail freights sa export wheat and an increase in the present tariff on imported wheat.
Neither plan will require, netion by Congress, BELGIAN
HEIR APPARENT IN SWEDEN.
BRUSSELS, September 15th. Pinen Leopold has landed at South Frikstadt, Sweden.
BECKITT TO RETIRE FROM PRIZE RING.
Laxox, September 20th. Beckett has honoupect that he will Paris, had there is no tendency towards retive from the prize sing after his fight premutüre jubilation, as proof of Ger.with Carpentier at Olympia in October many's simerity' is required before the | 1st. French military measures will be relaxed.
The decisions have been greeted with much satisfaction at ́Brussels; while off- cial circles at Washington consider the Earopram situation presents hopeful appearance.
LATEST CABLES,
EARLIER CABLES,
THE JANINA MURDERS. GREEK AUTHORITIES GUILTY “TO A CERTAIN DEGREE."
PARIS, September 25th. The Ambassadors' Conference has com sidered the Inter-Allied Commission's DIVERSITY OF VIEWS IN LONDON. | report on the Janita massacre. It is semi-
Lovers, September th
officially stated that the Commission has Landen, generally, is unmoved at the reported, the Greek authorities were guilty eesuation of passive resistance, and is to a certain degree owing to negligence be- inclined to believe that the development "fore and after the crime. The Italian does not affect the projects of Boering Ambasader at the conference, Supported réparations.
courage,
The diversity of views regarding the eensation of resistance itself is histrated by the Daily Mail, on the mashund, being of the opinion that the capitulation is anpressive vindication of Premier Tuine re's"
foresight al
while
the Daly, Ahruniele, on the other hang). declares that the cessation of resistance
siktelises the culminating of the weak- 'ness of Britisk policy, resulting in Great
Britän heing, elbowed out of Europe.
FARBIEN CABLES,
THE MINE DISASTER IN SCOTLAND.
SPLENDID WORK BY RESQUE BRIGADES.
By M. Jules Camison, denunded paymumst of fifty million lire before evacuation of Corfu on Septimber 27th. Lord Crowe preferred to await the result of a more complete enquiry: The conference adjourn
until to-morrow, to enable Lord Crewn to obtain instructions from London.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS DEBATE
INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE
TEN.
Giseva, September 25th. There is much surprise arid considerable comment among delegates to the Lague Assembly caused by the manier of the winding up of the debate on a Canadian resolution interpretative of Articlo Ten of the Covenant, "proposing that when the Council 'recommends military measures in scrder to preseve the territorial integrity
of members against aggression it shall take. special account of the geographical and other conditions of each State, and vach member shall be allowed to judge of the efforts to reach the victims, though extent to which employment of his mili there is little hope that any will survive. Crowds of grief-stricken relatives assem-tary forces shal! Be involved, The vote
Lasos, September th. Resene brigades rushed to Redding and began, punging the nine out; and rescuers succeeded in reaching the bottom of the shaft. but owing to Mackdamp it was impossible to keep the lights harping. Nevertheless they persisted in their
led At the pithend."
The disaster viurred at five in the morning One survivor had a very lucky
sulted in 29 countries favouring the pro- posal and one, namely Persia, being
escape, ile was swept off bis fect, by opposed. Thirteen abstained." The Prosi vitarnet of water, but managed to reach. the shaft. An old man whose son was dent. thereupon declared the resolution
the pit telephoned to him from the neither adopted nor rejected, but abouki be company's office. Tho son replied that the water was rising fast, and haul already referred to the Council.
rouched his waist, and that several of his
nates were drowned Shortly afterwards COMMUNISTS IN BULGARIA the telephone was interrupted,
LATER.
The desthroll at Redding is not so heavy as was feared. Twelve, entombed en had a miraculous oscape. Their cries were heard at noon feqm an old pitshaft, fathoms deep, half a mile from Redding under a potato field. Roscue operationa resulted in the twelve men being brought ap alive, some unconscious.
LATER
The rescuers at Bedding have brought up twenty one mon alive, and three dead bodies, leaving forty-one men entombed.
SUSTAIN HEAVY LOSSES.
релье
Soria, September 25th. It is announced that parties of Commun- iste, numbering from forty to four hun.
red, attempted on September, gard to cause trouble in various localities, and pro- claim a Soviet. Republic, but the troops everywhere remained masters of the sitừu- tion. The Communist had heavy losses, while the casualties to the troops were light.
a 13 per cent. duty on thrown silk, and a ten per cent, one on waste silk drafts, while raw silk, waste silk, and artifical silk "yarn should be imported free;
CONDITIONS IN INDIAN
COTTON MILLS.
NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT.
TOKYO. September 25th, da Imperial ordinanty announcy, the immediate appropriation of a hundred million yen to relieve the homeless suffer. ers in the earthquake disaster. The Privy Council has decided that three hundred milion yen be spent in the purchase of supplies abroaul
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LATE FATHER MALLOTTO.
ITALIAN LEGÁTION DENIES INDEMNITY DEMAND.
PERING, September 25th
The Italian Legation denies that an indemnity has been demanded for the death of Father Malotto, stating that the Reinan Catholic missions never ask
for an indemnity..
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT CONTROL SUPPLIES.
among the foreign community here, I take the liberty to request you to he good. enough to insert this coumunication in your valuable paper.
I wish to hereby acknowledge with the warmest thanks the expression of sym- pathy with the Japanese nation, on the part of both Chinese and European friends in this Purt, for the recent earth-.. quake disaster in Japan.
The following gentlemen are ataong those who have expressed their sympathy to me by, making a special call or send- ing a letter:
Monsieur Tsun Yun Yu, Mayor, Monsieur Tsun Cap Fu, Chairman, Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
The British, Amerienn, French and Norwegian Consuls.
I am no less indebted to a long list of other friends, both individuals and or- ganizations, who have also conveyed their sympathy to me..
The following are among the donations made in Swatow in favour of the Japanese sufferers::
$10,000 collected by the Chinese Cham..
ber of Commerce in conjunction with several Yang Zonga"
$1,137 collected by the British Consul
among the European residents. 8337 donated by Mr. H. C. Best, being the proceeds of a charity kinenia per formance..
$1,000, Toong Chii Sang Tong. $1,000, Sung Sim Sang Tong. 8330 collected by Mrs. King anong
ladies.
THE INSTRANCE PROBLEM, SIMLA, September with. A report is published by the expert, "Mr.
OSAKA, September 95th.. Maloney. Who officially investigated the
The Directors of Fire Insurance Com- atmospheric conditions. In the cotton mills panies in this district, who have hitherto with a
view-to effecting an amelioration | adepted a firm attitude on the insurance without serious, detriment to the industry, question and who decided the proposnis The report points out that the physique of tas conference at Tokyo, have at last placing under the control of the Clovers. Tong Hiong: Fii, Sang lok Riong Ya Sit,
TORTO, September 24th, An edict was promulgated to-day
of the average operative is" much lower acopted an invitation to discuss the payment applies of fish, cotton fabrics, than that of other workers of similar ment of claims with Government reprobedding material, fuel, lumber, sinc, tis, castes, and the wage-eating capacity of sentatives. other trades. Mr. Maloney suggests a re-
iron, steel platra, nails, metal wire, duction of temperatures by more effective
roofing materials and matting.. Ventilation, roof spraying, probibition of the use of idle steam, and increased velo.
FURTHER BRITISH VICTIMS,
Kocs, September 23ik
The fourth official list of British victims
city of the air of the weaving department, killed in the earthquake gives the names of Mr. Jessi Gray and Miss Katie GORDON BENNETT BALLOON | Gills (Sister Joseph of Tokyn),
RACE.
BELGIAN CREW PROBABLY
WINNERS.
Becsaray, September, sath
The Swiss balloon Helvetis landed on the Schelewig frontier. the French Picardie at Osnabrueck, and the Belgian Belgien, at Cerebro, in Sweden,
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BRUSSELS, September 25th. Belgium is assured of being the winner of the Goren Bennett Hallon Cup, by the
A committee of business mien trading in the foregoing is being chosen to serve in aa advisory capacity.
It is explained that this control will not be in the nature of a monopoly, but that private dealers may carry on busi ness and that the Government's efforts
The following, previously reported miss- ing are now regarded as killed-Mr. Henry Clare, Mr. I. E. Gill, Mr. John Walker and Mr. U. G. J. Walker.
CINEMA FILM BEING RUSHED "TO will be directed solely to procuring sup
*NEW YORK..
plies promptly. «
New York, September 24th. Cinema concerns are engaging in an neroplane race across America sin an effort to be here first with the Japanese earthquake films. It is understood that
"DEATH TO
THE SOCIALIST" IN JAPAN.
Tokyo, September 25th. The gendarmerie officer Capt. Amakusa
Up to the 20th instant, the donations, including those from the Japanese Colony, amount to 18,097.69 dollars. Besides, I understand, the following organizations." are using their efforts to collect funds in aid of the sufferers: Poo Yi Sa, Tai Poo
the Chinese Red Cross Society.
to those Chinese servants employed, by Lastly, but not least, are due my thanks
Japanese residents who have spontano- nusly offered for charity one dollar or two though they are receiving as salary only several dollars per month.
PRIVILEGED TO LIVE! BANDITS' HEAVY TOLL ALONG HANKOW RAILWAY. Offcial and private reports reaching Peking, says the Peking correspondent of the Tientsia Timer, declare that despite the campaign against banditury started by the authorities since the Lincheng outrage the people residing along the Lung-Hai.or "Southern section of the Peking-Hankow Railway are paying a heavy toll to brigands for the mere privilege of living,
Hard pressed by troops, so the reports. | say, the brigands in the railway districts have taken revenge upon vilingers, staying women and children as well as men nad kidnapping the wealthier people for pur
It is asserted in these dispatches that the troops are invariabily outwilted by the brigands, In no
feat of the aeronaut De Muyter. who one flyer has started from Seattle and be found guilty of compassing poses of ransom.
landed in Swedeu, covering eleven hundred and fifty kilometres. There is no news of
another from Sua Francisco. The former is reported to have reached the Grent Fab.
the death of the Socialist Osagi Sakae
the Belgian balionu Princi Leopold, The Mentaua, where he trans-shipped his and two others, and has been committed instances, it is alleged, fairly largo towns.
pilot of the British balkon Banshee the Third encountered & raging snowstorm nt 6,300 feet,
HOME CRICKET AVERAGES.
LONDON, September 25th. The final averages of the cricket season
HATTING. Henderson, 3,010 runs, averagė 77.17. Mend, 2.001. average 39.18. Challenor (West Indis), 1,550; 31,53. Makepeace, 2,310: 49.14. Hearne, 1519, 47.30.
L. G. Crawley, 801; 13.01. Hallows, 1,439; 43,57.
J. L. Bryan, ($40; 42.72: Sondham. 1,594: 41-17. Sutclie, 2.220: 41,11, Woolley, 2001: 41.00. Hobis is sixteenth, with 2,087 : 37.91.
BOWLING. Rhodes 131 wickets, averige Roy Kilner, 138: 12.01. Macaulay, 166: 13.63. Tato, 219; 1.97,
Matthews, 115: 15.30.
J. C. White, 148; 15.50.
B. Tyldesley, 140; 15.59.
11.54
Francis (West Indira), 82; 15.58.
Robinson, 08; 15.01.
Horsley, 13; 16,17, Bestwick.: 30.59,
·Beltington. 01; 16.55.
THE INTERNATIONAL HORSERACE.
Losnan, September 25th,
It is now practically arranged that
for trial.
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cargo to a flyer who undertook to deäver
have been completely destroyed and thero is at Chicago to-day,
The motive is officially explained byway zóne in search of a place of refuge.
are many homeless roaming about the rail ITALIAN GOVERNMENT'S VOTE TO Amakusu's conviction that Socialist netis-
RED CROSS.
itics are detrimental to the welfare of the State, particularly at the time of the great calamity.
ROME, September 20th. The Government has allocated" a million lire to the Italian Red Cross Society for the purpose of Jayianese relief,
THE LOSS OF THE ** MYLIIE."
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COURT URGES REFORMS,
The Belgian officials of the railway have reported that a large force af baniits is gathering around the Yunhợ, (Grand Caral) station in the zone of the Eastern section of the line and but three miles. from the railway. The Belgian Legation
BITTER POLITICAL CAMPAIGN IN has called the attention of the Waichiaupa,
to
PHILIPPINES,
MANILA, September 24th, The Democrata leaders to-night sub
milted SHANGHAI, September 25th..
the Governor-General ten The Naval enquiry into the long of the specific charges against the Majority steamer Wylie during the recent typhoon party of irregularities in the disburse found that the steamer was overladonments from the Independence fund, which above the summer loadline, rendering her the Majority party controla. ugsaworthy during the typhoon season. The Court draws the attention of the Board of Trade to the visability of reducing the maximum loadline, for
Then allowed irregularities include pay. ments to two American ex-Congressmen and one item of Pa. 14,000 to Senor
in Manila.
vessels employed on the Chian Coast durarzon for the banquet recently to the ing the typhoon season to the winter mark, International Bar Association convention especially in consideration of the vast opra estuary of the Yangtze, where the water semi-fresh and fees buoyant iban
sea water.
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as there are many foreigners living in this district. The Walchaopu has, in turn, called the attention of the Ministry of Communications to those conditions and the Ministry of Communications by under. stood to have prevailed upon the military authorities to rush troops to the scene.
GERMAN WIRELESS POST.
- PULLOWING A BRITISH EXAMPLE.
The Gorman Government is instituting a service of wireless letters, from Germany to New York
They are thus following the example of the Marconi Company, who have been running a wireless lettor service between this country and the United States for
some months.
An official at the General Post Office- stated yesterday that it was simple The charges are part of a political cammutter to end wireless letters from paign to clet ons Senator for the fourth Germany to the United States.
"Germany's high-power etation at district in the hottest and most bitter Nauon is probably the most powerful in the the world," he said, " and has a wave. length of 4.000 metres. We shall also be able to soad wirelos letters to the United States when the Post Office has construct- will be quite as powerful as the Nauen station.
The Court also urges the compulsory campaign in the history of the Philip
installing of wireless on sen going Brities pines, the principal plank of which is
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ships registered at Shanghai, similarly as the anti-Americanians of the Majority ed its high-power station at Rugby, which
Donoghue will ride Papyras in America. in the case of the United Kingdom, party
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