CABLES.
LATEST CARLÉS, HÍROUGH ROUTER'S ADENCY.]
THE EUROPEAN IMBROGLIO
GENERAL SMUTS POSTPONES HIS DEPARTURE-
PROBLEM
LATER Reuter has reason to believe that the
LATEST "CABLES: IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. FURTHER PREFERENCES FOR THE DOMINIONS.
LONDON, November the At the Economie Conference, the Rt. Hon. Sir P. Lord Greame announced that the British Government had decided to recommend Parliament to make further prefegeners to the Dominions, including an increase tu one-fourth to the ease of tobaco and the imposition of an import duty of ton shillings per hundredweight on foreign canned salmon, whereas Empire products will be free,
HONGKONG DAILY
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS
THROUGH-REUTER E AGENCY.) OHINA'S LOST PRESTIGE PLAIN SPEAKING BY SIR
JOHN JORDAN
NEED FOR A CHINESE MUSSOLINI?
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9TH, 1925.
PORT OF FRENCH WINES TO DISPERSING THE BRIGANDS. A CHINESE PLAY IN REAL LIFE
CHINA
QUESTION RAISED LV FRENCH
PARLIAMENT, U
PERING, November 9th. The question of the export of French wines to China was raised by Senator de Montie, who asked the Minister of Com merce whether steps had been taken officially to ensure that the Chinese mar ket would remain, effectively open to French wines
The Minister replied that he was caus stantly communicating with the Minist y
&V-Well, we will be safe in the city, Where will you stay! I don't know where to go. Last time we had to go to my wife's relations, but they fireced us IWRITTEN BY ONE OF THE ACTORS) unmercifully, and when we were tendy Ato como home they claimed some of our
A Tientsin paper received from possessions as belonging to them. foreigner who occupies a solitary station F.V.-I will go to a business friend in South Chihli the following scenario who has a large courtyard where my cars of a Chinese play, which, he says, may can put up, and we will sleep in it, and, be seen any week, weather permitting, sat bitterness for a few days – on the great plain of Chili, a few hours south of Peking.
DRAMATAS PERSONAE District Magistrate. Alisianary
Simple villagers Military officer and soldiers. Village elders.
ACT THE". FIRST. Scene 1-Missionary's Study.
Scene 2-Village deserted by all women, children and mer of substance
Euter brigands bringing with them prisoners from other villages and some just caught outside this village
Brigand thief-Curse thosa Jontat They think that by fleeing they can escape. us. Shame befall their sisters. We will show then we are not playing at this Bring in some of the prisoners we took last night,
LONDON, November 7th.
LONDON, November 7th. General Smuts, who was due to sail for
Sir John Jurdan, presiding at a dinner South Africa to-morrow, bas postponed
of the China Association, drew atte
attention his departure for a week owing to dove
to China's low of forviga prestige, con lopments arising out of the work of the
currently with which disorganisation has Imperial Conference.
hevone much worse. He said he was of the GENERAL SMUTS MAY HELP IN In addition to the preferences already opinion that China could congratulate bar
› SOLUTION OF EUROPEAN AE mentioned the Conference was unani. self that the Lincheng afinit, was be ubmercial Attaché in China for the purpose Magistrate (getting down to business), Brigand chief-Woll; Old head" you
mously of the opinion that threw methods,mitted to a sliplomatic tribunal in Europe, of safeguarding the interests of French wine exporters seeking a means for the namely, subsidies grant, import licenses which, judging from recent procedent,
development of such and the stabilization of prices were, im would probably have condemned her to
exports postponement of General Smuts depar practicable but the closest co-operation much beavier dumoges,
fle recalled that, with regard to the ture for South Africa is due to advices between the various Governments and pro-
Referring to attacks on shipping on the consumption tax of twenty per cent. ad from the Continent indicating the possess organizations was desirable in Yangtze, Sir John Jordan warmly cam-valoren on wines and spirits at Canton sibility of General Smuts effectively con- Lorder to improve the marketing of
mended the American ordery to return fire, France had informed the Chinese Govern * Foontending that direct action was likely to nient that the interested Powers reserved the right to c claim reimbursement for be more effective that circuitous orders from the Peking Government,
taxes illegally collected and ng a result of French representations the same tariff was applied to German sparkling wines as to French champagne.
"tributing to a solution of the Continental
imbroglio.
General Smuts, who is co-operating most closely with the Foreign Office: 1
believed to be also in close touch with
Continental representatives." who Are entitled to speak on behalf of their ærspective Governments.
THE
IN GERMANY
FROY AGAINST |
THE SEPARATISTS.
Boxy, November 7th.
Following the recent Belgian, action
rounded up over two thousand imported Separatists who were disarmed, marched
trains..
The guards on all ronds leading to the British zone have been reinforced, and two prominent Separatists who were endeavouring to enter were arrested yesterday
CHAOTIC FINANCES,
agricultural products.
principle that in all Government contracts A resolution was passed reathrming the
preference should be given to goods pro- duced within the Empire, and as far as
practicable the materials used for carry- ing out contracts would he Empire products.
EARLIER CABLES.
DOMINIONS PLEASED WITH
PREFERENCE PROPOSALS.
The
the
Losnos, November 7th. Imperial Economic Conference
܂
Dealing with extraterritoriality, Sir John Jordan unhesitatingly affrmest that there could be no question of abandoning or modifying British Treaty rights (Cheers).
He dealt ako with the percent in- crease in Customs revenue, declaring that if the Special Conference considering the question imposed an additional tat: irres- pective of the reduction or abolition of likin, it would fail to carry out the spirit
an
efforts should be concentrated on this. He said bo was of the opinion that only two alternatives could save China-either agreement by all parties to co-operate in regenerationis or the appearance of Chinese Musolini
TIMES" COMMENT.
of Foreign Affairs and the French Comissionary and Magistrate purtaking of afraid, escorted by brigand armed with Enter prisoner looking sullen and tes and rake, and swapping funny stories rifle and mauser pistol. The
You British Missionaries are certainly are our guest now. You can stay with us making a great reputation for yourselves till you want to go home, in Chian, Everyone speaks well of you: Prisoner,-Ah, greas man, I am a poor you are so different from others Your villager. My old mother will die of fear live good lives and abstain from evil is B.0-All right, you can go home, bat work of exhorting the ignorant people to if I don't go home at once doing such good. You never (hardly you must present us with a little rendy and don't allow the church nerabers to Prisoner. Ai yah! I am a poor man ever) have anything to do with law suits, money. Our expenses are very heavy oppress the people. Trnly to ar glad have only a few acres of poor land, and that you are here.
this has been a very bad year. I have Missionary.You flatter us, Your words nothing except the bushels of grain you are too good. I fear we are but a fechle saw in my hanse prea apakah a folk, inefficient and incapable; we try BC-Tout egg of a turtle! How dare to instruct the people in the principles you say that you are own to be one of true religion, but I fear neri of under- of the wealthy men of your village Tell standing only smile at us. I ni happy us at once how much you are going to Prieaner-Haw mercy, I am truly a
OPIUM TRADE IN CHINA,
PRACTICALLY LEGALISED AT
ICHANG.
ICHANG, November 7th.
poor man, and have no money.
to be working in your district. All men pay know that you are a wise and upright. magistrate, seeking only the good of the people, deelding court ens according to equity, and never oppressing the people. If all magistrates were like you, China would soon enjoy great pace,
B.C.-String him up (lace downward) by his thumbs and big toes. We shall soon, make him squeale
(Moans, from the prisoner, who is Magistrate. The country is rather unstrung up, but he makes no reply to restful just now: I would be very happy questioners, only means)
if you won't come and spend a few days B.C-Shame befall his mother! Tho' in the city. My house is dilapidated and son of a dog. We shall soon make him The military have practicalis legalised disreputable, but I would be glad if your speak. Kindle a fire under him (Screame the opium trade, having established an me
would come and spend a few days with from prisoner who promises to pay fives. Army joint office for general control of Missionary. For are too kind. Your Sone 3-Market town almost deserted.
are too kindred dollars, and is cut down)! city isla. (very) dehghtful place every Enter several hundred soldiers
monthly on ench lamp.
A new tax of 20 per cent, on cigarettes is being imposed from the beginning of November.
is nothing going on. I would be delighted Officer. Are you all well (I have come frem this little country town where there Enter a few frightened looking old men.
little unsettled and if I (the Pastor) Elder-Hal They are a small-livered this place just now. The country is here. Why have all the people fed 1 to come and visit you, but can't leave to see that brigands do not harm you
would think something serious was going only few pour old men, and don't know went off to the city, the church members lot. They dare not face anything. We are to happen.
how to haulle affairs, GA ARE
Please pardon my short visit: hope your Magistrate (taking a sip of tea
will come and see me soon. --
Missionary (bowing)-So good of you to call. I will surely visit you some time.
Scene Missionary study-Enter military officer de
Missionary (bowing slightly),--Hay do you do? I have heard about you for so lang that I am glad to have this oppostu- hity of meeting
and we must think of some way of keeps
Officer-Well, I am here with my men ing them in good humour. In these days of high cost of living their wages are not sufficient to pay for food. They have not received any food allowance, although they are hers og special duty. If wo don't keep taom happy they will have no heart to fight the brigands. You must plan something.
against the Separatists at Aix-la-again discussed Imperial preference on of the Wa-hington: Agreement and violate investigation" of opium. This office will comfort may he had there, and there is Officers in charge calls his orderly and Chapelle, the French Authorities at Bont report of the sub-committee appoint the Treaty of 1902, on which the Agreement charge $200 on each thousand ounces something doing all the time, so different orders him to bring the Village elders.
ed to deal with the question. All the was based. He hoped the Conference would arriving here and, when forwarded to Dominion representatives expressed grati- bo enlarged to deal with the whole tude to the British Government for its fiscal situation and thus further the politi- $250 extra securer immunity from official Shadi, $250, or if for Hankow a sum of to the station and deported in special offer to inercase preference. Reuter cal rrunification of the country, some formEN
To interference, Divans pay one dollar understandi that the British Government of which was essential ns a precedent to to-day announced further preferences fae solution of the Chinese problem. All which it is expected will considerably benefit the Dominions. They will take the form of new duties against foreign ers, while Dominiona
products will be free. It is believed the new duties pro
WHERE DO ELEPHANTS DIE? BERLIN, November 7th posed include five shillings per hundred- The threatened Bavarian putsch having weight on apples, ten and six per hin-
The following article may be of interest to these who have to do with elephants failed to torialise, the Government's redweight on honey, and sixpence per
this country, and their experience, if any, LONDON, November 8th.
Officer-It is my duty to call and see principal preoccupation remains the pro-gallon on fruit juices largely used in
of elephants dying, will be welcomed that you are well and living in pence The Fire, commenting on Sir John Lieut. Col. Gordon Casserly, F.R.G., There are some wild rumours in the blem of amelioration of the chaotic finan-England in the manufacture of inmx It Jordan's speech, says the Powers may writes in a home paper. The other day country and one has to be careful I
the American Mammalian Society asked you would care to go and live in the city cial situation combined with hourly rising is understood also that preference on bring their policy into more effective me the question Where do elephants for a few days I would send an escort prices, which is exemplified in the case
Dominion heavy wines will be increased contact with the realities if for the pre- article on the subject for their journal
die and requested me to write an with you to see you safe there. It might
be best for you to go of bread, a single loaf to-day costing
one-third to two-thirds. It is believed sent, they take account of those actually Now, although I bave lived and hunted
Villager, Good, good! No fear, no Missionary-Yes, I have beard reports fear. These soldiers are ten to one of more than the average wages of a worker the Government is further considering no excruising regional authority in any part in and ranged widely through the great a trouble brigands, who are said to be the brigands; they will soon round then Teral Jungle that stretches for hundreds doing much harm and frightening the up. Those they don't kill they will cag. last week. The Government has devided
increase of the preference on sparkling of China, while the rival Chinese Gen-of miles along the foot of the Himalayas villagers. They are a bad lotte ture, to repeat the levy on foreign securities
erals and Administrators might thereby to dusk I pursued one particular man science. One has to be very careful, and
ance for twelve days on end from dawn Officer. They certainly have no con persed. Soon the brigands will be de First soldier. We mustn't go too bear and to raise the embarge on sugar export. LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS and an opportunity of composing their killing rogue" elephant through ite you would really be much safer in the the brigands. How far off are they
green labyrinths-I have never seen a city
They are all well armed, and have plenty wild elephant that had died a'natural' Missionary. It is very good of you ammunition
to think of my safety, and now that you Second soldier.-Hn, what do you think. Nor, although I have asked jungle take steps to prevent anything happen on this job before He knows the village know the danger. You will be able to Do you suppose our officer hasn't been tribesmen,, hunters, white and brown, ing. I will be quite safe here, under is only two or three miles away. He planters and forest officers who have your protection; and you will keep me kucws how to handle brigands. We will passed half their lives in the Terni, have informed if anything serious is happen- all have money to spend tomorrow.s I found anyone more fortunate, da
EXIT THE MARK; ENTER THE
RENTENMARK.
wines.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Nov. 7th.
It is announced that Brazil, Argentine
It is announced that the mark will and Chile are entering into fresh con disappear on November 15th, when theservations with regard to the limitation rentenmark appeara
ANNIVERSARY OF RUSSIAN
REVOLUTION.
Moscow, November 8th,
The city is free and bedecked with red fings and having processions with hands in celebration of the anniversary of the revolution.
HARBIN INCIDENT.
PERING, November 8th. An official telegram from Harbin states that during the Russian celebrations yesterday, the Chinese police fired on a Russian parado, wounding four Russians, No details are to hand. "
EARLIER CABLES, MELBOURNE POLICE STRIKE. VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT CON TROLS SITUATION.
MELBOURNE November 7th
The Police Commissioner states that the authorities are now fully in control
of the situation arising from the recent police strike. A Public Safety Bill which the Government has submitted to Parlin ment provides for the protection of the public from violence and disorder, with a restriction on assemblages in the streets, a restriction on the sale of liquor and a restriction of the necumulation of union funds for the use of striker. It imposes hezvy penalties
of armaments,
TUNNEL UNDER THE MERSEY.
-£6,400,000 *CHEL
differences.
PEKING PARLIAMENTARY
SQUABELE OPPOSITION PARTY'S DEMANDS,
PIXING, November 8th.
death.
Elder-Ai yah! What can we do? Everyone has gone We don't know where to get food, and have no money. The District magistrate should certainly have given a food allowances
ACT THE THIRD,
Scena 1-Sunset. Soldiers marching out of town towards village occupied by brigands,
fewx
(Soldiers are marched to the boundary For it is a still unsolved mystery, the, or danger arises,
Scene 3-Missionary's study.
of the Districk and spread out in a h Wa Ching Lien's opponents yesterday question of where these great mammals Enter leading Chinese ***
about 1,000 yards from where brigands established a Constitutional Party, which
Leading Chinese. The news about are.). pass away A
The great authority on their race, the brigands is very bad; they are here, there Officer or brothers, make-your- later requested the Secretariat repre- late Mr. G. P. Sanderson, declares in his and everywhere, one never knows when selves comfortable for to-night. Wo will Fitzmaurice and Mr. Basil Mott or the
A report prepared by Sir Mauries sentatives to call a special meeting Beasts of India that neither he nor any family to the city for safety, and will be shots now and then. Every time you
book Thirteen Years Among the Wild they may appear. We are taking our stay here till morning, Let off rebeme for securing improved Merseyside to day in order to consider the question whom he had known had ever found the carts all hitched up, ready to start. You must hear us fight the brigands. »
jungle dweller or professional hunter happy to take you with us We have our waken up let off some shots. The villagers cross-river communication was before the of the Speakership. Merseyside Co-ordination Committee at
remains of a dead elephant, and he need not take much with you, only a few Liverpool on September 28th, The report
begins and is kept The Secretariat refused, upor which adds, " One would think that some cur- necessaries Intervals till cock crow. Puky bupat puts forward possibilities of either the Opposition lender. Po Pa Ling, sent they never are; and, though it is certain the magistrate and the military that are talking)
cases at least would be found, whereas Missionary Yes I have heard from in corner, where soldiers and brigandsc bridge spanning the Morsey or a tunnel under the river, and it states that the out notices himself
that the animals do die, I know of no brigands are busy, they have invited me First brigand-There is nothing in it estimated cost of a bridge is £10,850,000
reasonable explanation of what heecomes to go to the city but I don't think we these days. You charge so much for am- compared with £8,100,000 for a tunnel. Fifty members of the Opposition party of them.***
noed be afraid. When trouble comes, it munition that we loose money over, it A bridge would not provide direct com this afternoon attended the House of Re
comes unexpectedly. Now that we know all munication between Liverpool, and Walla
Sir Emerson Tennent in his Wild that the magistrate and military are oldier. Well, ammunition is dear suk say, but only between Liverpool and the presentatives, which they found locked. Elephant states, in reference to Coy swake to the danger, we will be quite scares It is noisy to get, but you Birkenhead area, and the engineers camo The Secretariat refused to open the Houseconsistent in their assurances that they IC-Safety first! One can never tall.
lon, that Frequenters of the forest are safe under their protection, adhd are doing now so badly! would best meet the traffic requirements, saying that the meeting was wholly elephant that had died a natural death to the conclusion that the tunnel scheme
Brigand Vory badly! If only E had never found the remains of We would advise you to go.
could pture foreigner, he would be The tunnel would be internal diameter,rregular but the members present could
ACT THE SECOND.
thousand of these miserable A similar mystery cloaks the death of and about 3,000 yards in length. There
villige I might be made a General, would be two exits on the Liverpool side, hold a meeting in the minor hall, which these animals in Africa. Yet, it must be Scene 1-A Chinese village Early and all my men taken into the army. one at Birkenhead, and one near Sea they did, Mo Lin presiding. The meet- tusker elephant is always valuable in
remembered that the carcase of a male forenoon. Enter excited messenger. Soldier-No. brother, you must not combe Ferry for Wallasey The tunnel
chente provides for a roadway and foring resolved that I present should for there they cannot be tamed and train the Wang village last night; and will be there is something going on in high plaser. Excited messenger. Everybody feel think of it This one knows too much he Africa much more so than a living one, The brigands are out again, they occupied is in touch with some one high up, and tramway and motor trufies in separate endeavour to persuade their fellow pro ed as Asiatic ones are and so carcases here to night. They are killing, plunder for we have received instructions that sections, and would be available for convincial colleagues to sign a document would be eagerly sought for. For ivory ing, torturing, burning and ill-treating he must not he touched. You must leave tinuous use at all timers, b
Sir Archibald Salvidge (Chairman) denying Wu Ching Lien's right to the So in all countries where wild elephantsholeh ticket (choques), where do I come in 1
ent is always worth money,
women and girls taking prisoners to us a little face and speaking on the claims of the taupel,
them for ransom
call them Brizand That is all right for you, but. perly justily a substantial contribution ment of a new, Secretariat, adding that, forests or in untrodden mountains to animais to carts. Women gathering to corpori intreband. A said it was an outlay which would pro- Speakership and demanding the appoint are found legends have grown up of hid-
den deathplaces lost in the heart of vast Scene of wild confusion. Men hitching (More funny, business – in- the Government should contribute o per the okt Secretariat must hand over all which the animale retreat when instinct other their most precious belonging of value, and portable, from the State, and it was suggested that cent, of the outlay, while the local autor documents intact and Wa Ching Lign I have used the idea myself in "The all on the road to one of the walled cities once. I want to see anter tells them that their end draws near and goats. In an hour or two. they are Soldier-Open this:
Boy's rauning after cattio, donkeys, sheep and Bootle would contribute according must furnish a complete Budget Elephant God and imagined a conceal where they have friends who will take them brigand loot hidden. ties Liverpool, Birkenhead, Wallasey, N
ed valley in the awful solitudes of the in and help to eat up the grain and other trunkat I win to sec remote Himalayan snowpeaks to which provisions they have brought with them, morphis pills or onlan
hateful lot. Did you hear what they did and ends, and depa the great herds made pilgrimage to ac First Villager These brigands are a (Finds & for dol of their members about to die
to Chang Fu balang to make him reveal Cock row It did not seem a far-fetched idea to where his money was hd R
line of soldiers ed to consider the scheme, particularly Guaranty Trust, is offering $25,000,000 of the great elephant: troops, pass by the First Villager Yes, and
Second Villager Yes, didn't they, bang brigands are now him up to a beam, trussed like a pléi villaga - Ww the Dutch Indies loan bearing interest of little fort that I commanded on the thaghay entra piece out of
frontier of Bhutan, climbing up into the body, cooked it in his presence, and great hills from the Teral Forest below, him eat it. Really they are not human.
to the respective advantages which they 1993.
The undertaking would provide work
would obtain from the scheme
for
for a very large mumber of men for ap: THE DUTCH EAST INDIES LOAN company to their last resting places those
proximately two years, 'nud: 40 per cent
of the £0,000,000 would be paid out in wages for labour.
small special committee was appoint
the financial aspect, and to approach the Government with a view to financial
LONDON, November 8th.
A New York syndicate, headed by theme who for gears had lived in the shadow of those mountains and heard, at might
per, cent at 90.
searching for
Daybroak
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