CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. [THOUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]: CHE BRITISH TARIFF ISSUE. THE FIRST MINISTER TO RESIGN.
LONDON, November 19th.
The first Minister to resign on the tariff issue is Licut Colonel Buckley, Parliamentary Secretary of the Overseas Trade Department
Various retiring Unionist-free traders are not seeking.re-election.
“Lord Birkenhead bas divided to take an active part in the Government's enm-
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TU SDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH,
ZEV'S PRENOMENAL WINNINGS
RACE.
TALK OF SIX-CORNERED
INTERNATIONAL
LOUISVILLE, November 18th. Zer's victory probably means that he will seek international honours, as the winner. of yesterday's ruce n been invited to compete in a'six cornered international:
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FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS
[TRUQUOR ELTER'S AGENCY.]
MANILA SWEPT
"
TYPHOON:
CITY PARTLY UNDER WATER
MANILA, November 18th.
ruce for n"million" "Traies Purse ̈ar-Ezing-/A typhoon from the Pacific awen; Fanzin champs next Mag. Mr. Sinclair, the and Visayas Rail and wire communion- owner of Zey, statak that Zey will untion has been entirely suspended and doubtedly compete in the race abrend if the crops have been damaged)... offer still held good after his race against My Own in the latter part of November.
There has been a torrential rainfall at Manila which is partially under water.
POLITICAL:STRAWS FROM
CANTON
IN THE
TENSION
CITY.
Warning I hereby given that in accordance with Martial Law now being freedy person or persons foupeliu the porusion of Grearms, ammunition, letters or any kind of writing subversivo of the law and tending to disturb peace and order in Canton will be shot.
1993,
paigu, placing himself at the disposal of He claimed that as a result of the victory Boats have replaced moter-cars in sov he disquietening to Dr. Sun and his drap in demand, particularly due to the would prefer. Lord Loverhulme to con-
the party organisers.
いず
In Memoriam, Ze becomes the
streets.
greatest modër-winning horse of the turf.
EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION. Mr. Sinclair yesterdag cleand fiva thousand pounds sterling, thus increasing AN UNDERSTANDING REACHED WITH
-his-total-winningrig £60,215.—Ex-in-stated- that this beats the reords of the English cracks, fánglass (£69,253) and Denman (£33,443.) ...
LABOUR-UNIONS
FRANCE AND GERMANY. SPEECH BY HERR STRESEMANN
BERUN, November 18th Addressing the People's Party Execu- tive which passed a cute of confidence in him. Herr Strasenam said that poli- tical and diplomatic steps taken by Ger- many had contributed to the placing of France in a position she had never before occupied. With both Anglo-Saxon Powers 00-operating towards the same ideals. Italy parting from France and Belgium workering, these developments were juuret by the vise that Papyrus, for Council, provides for a total expenditurn
Derby winner, was, unerely an ordinary horse.]
augurating a new era, even if France's next immediate step was further acts violeben. A winter of terrible hardship was approaching, but the Government could not extend to industry any immedi- *ata help nor stem the tide of ünemployment.
He issued a warning regarding the egri- sequences likely to attend a resort to an unconstitutional form of Government and declared that Kiermany would reject any denmand for the surrender of the ex-) Crown Prince.
SPANISH ROYAL VISIT TO ITALY.
POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
LONDON, November 18th. Considerable politichi signifience in attributed to the visit of Their Majesties
the King and Queen of Spain to Italy. A Spezia message states that a powerful Italian squadron met the Spanish war -ships bringing their Majesties who were -enthusiastically welcomed at Spezia, and proceeded to Rome for a four days' stay. CONFLAGRATION ON DUTCH
STEAMER.
VESSEL SUNK BY GUNFIRE.
BASTIA COILSICA, November 18th The Dutch steamer Hijperkerk, from Port Natal and Mombasa bound for Marseilles and London, put in to port with her cargo of copra and East India produen on fire. The mail bags were
Freach the transhipped to
steamer
Bonaparte in which operation the Datch warship Troop and two tugs assisted.
The Troop was unable to extinguish the fire and the Rijjerkerk was sunk alongside the quay by gunfire.
THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES,
M. POINCAREIS DECLARATION.
EXPLAINED.
PARIS, October 15th. The Quai d'Orsay, in a communique. explains that M. Poincare's declaration that France will not evacuate the occupied territories before the Versailles Treaty
(SJ) TECHON WIT Commissioner of Polier), Canton. November 18th. 1923. Another picca of news which must
followers is to the effect that the Con- manders-in-Chief of the First and Third Divisions defending Shit Ting city on the West River, have reported that the city and their troops have, doriared their independence of Dr. Sun Yat Seu,
Stil another item of news, which Tekve, November 19th.
bably has a lot of bearing on the situation Apparently reliable reports state that in Chaton, is that General Ngai Beng [A recent Landon telegram to Indian a detailed agreement on the Reconstrueing, accompanied by his wife sailed from papers said:" Several racehorse · owners!
Hongkong on Sunday for Shanghai by the declare that if another international race tion Estimates has been reached by the President fueligion. like that between Papyrus and Zey is Reconstruction Budget Committee in con- planned, they will appeal to the Jockey Club to prohibit it. The Airy Telsultation with the Finance Department. expert Hotspur systThere will be another international match on these The pgreement, which is now being wil line." Newtaarket opinion generally con- mitted to the Reconstruction. Advisory demins the race, but this opinion is largely
· never
SERIOUS" INCIDENT AT LEIPZIG.
MILITARY OFFICERS
INSULTED.
ALLIED
for Tokyo and Yokohama of 705,000,000 yen over the first period of six years terminating in March, 1929.
THE CAPTURE AND LOSS OF WAICHOW, FORMER MESSAGES EXPLAINED,
We have received the following, tele gram from Mr. Eugene Chen-
I have to add a footnote to my pre- ivous messages regarding the capture of Walchow.
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It is understood that the work of re constructing the cities will be spread over several periods to avoid, as far as pos. sible, the necessity of foreign loana,
The estimates cover: cost of roads, canals and parka, also subsidies for assist- ing industries and rebuilding public build-tory consolidated in order to support inga, and interest on long term Municipal
General Fan confirms the death of Loans for both cities.
Hung Haino Lun, one of Chen Ching killed when General Fan engaged the Ming's principal military leaders, who was enemy at Sheklang.
BERSE, November 18th. General Kollet has left for. Paris, pro ably to draw the attention of the French Government to a grave incident, likely to have serious consequences, which according to French sourcen occured at Leipzig. Two French and Belgian officers, members of the Dreslen section of the Inter-Allied military control, were dragged out of their beds at a hotel at four in the morning and
A conference of oficials and lahjour cm- detained in a gunsdroom for five hours. It is alleged that they were shamefully moles players' representatives reached an agree. ted and insulted before their release was ment to stabilize the wage scale for work. ordered from Dresden.
ers engaged in remoustruction, whereby previously been held up by Reichsweh skilled carpenters and others on a mouth while motoring from Dresden to Leipzig
It is stated that the second term ex penditure will cover the aerial defence of the capital, also underground railways
Dr. Sun's centre at Sheklung.
Scottish professional golfers have zulu-
is now, so enviable that crofters anel Inna- SCOTTISH LETTER.
holders would rather remain tenants 'of BLACK LOOKOUT ON THE CLYDE their land that become the owners of it. Similarly the ownership of land. Is so unprofitable that a public body mannut CHEAPER FOREIGN LABOUR.
undertake the burden of possessing it. A matige has bell received by the polico
[This object lesson in land ownership Fin Hongkong from ther Commissioner of [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
the most interesting outcomes of Lerch Pulich in Canton which gives some little
Loverhulmo's offer. The Lewis erofter Enisnuuan, October 19th. lonked at the question; solely from the Lidea of the nervous state of the authorities of
that city at the sentiment. There from trade depression than any found that it was more desirable that
Glasgow and the Clyde are suffering point of view of financial return, and ho documwit reads as follows --
other part of Scotland, Some really landlord-should pay it himself. It was a alarming statements were made at the question of rates. The munttor" "pajs Valuation Courts. The position of the neither ront nor rates; the crofter pay shipbuilding industry on the Clyde, it was hoth, but only to a modest extent 16 said, was graver than it had ever been the squatter and crafter become perupy in its history, and there was no sign of ing owners, they would pay no rent, but: the depression being temporary. Indeed the combined tenant's and owner's rates authorities are of opinion that the full would be greater than the total of Trent capacity of the yards will never again be and rates at presont paid by the crafter. fully occupied. The depression is due to It is a paradoxical position, and from the the very large surplus that has been point of view of the land nationalisers greated since the war, the very largely not any less paradoxical in that anun increased expacity for output, and the ber of the crofters have stated that they Admiralty programme, There has beet tinue as Inndlord rather than that the an enormous extension in shiphuilding District Committee should assume posses large sums of money have been spent on and ship repairing in Holland, "where | sion., tekst
CULLODEN REFULGHT.
The battle of Culloden, the last Tattle the industry. The result is that a num ber of ships that were in a damaged con- dition in our own ports have been trans- fought on, British soil, was refought last ported across the North Sea for repairs week on the exact spot where yours pro-in foreign countries. Another effect of ago, the Highlanders were routed by tha Hannoverians under the Duke of Cumber- the large surplus is that shipowners, making no money, are laying up ships. Men of the Cameron, Seaforth, ak requiring to be repaired at the present fordon Highlanders took part, and som time. There will be no repairing of these 300 mounted civilians treeked to the nor ships unless there is a great extension in to represent the English cavalry. All the the world's commerce. In Holland, it is combatants wore the uniforms of 1746,- asserted, they are able to do work on and maneuvred in the old style clase
Of course, as the reader will: shipa mach cheaper. The difficulties in ranka. this country are the higher wages ruling,ess, the purpose of the display was the In production of a film picture story which strikes, and demarention troubles Holland the working hours have been is to be entitled "Honnie Prince bar- thereal from 48 to 55, at the 48 hours lie." The battle opened with a salyn from Cumberland's big guns, and then this wage.
Highlanders, to the sound of the bag THE MIRACLE OF BEDDING PIT.
pipes, charged the English line. But sa 5 The bare details of the colliery disaster | koen was the custs of the North men that' at Redding Pit in the Falkirk district they forgot they should be wiped out, and have long since reached you, and how at one, spot hanlly Hannoverian col 48 men were entombed in the bowels of Le seen standing. There were not a few. the earth. But it should now be told in minor casualties, so wild had been the more detail how, with dramatic sudden-charger. At the eritival moment the Eng- General Fan Shek Shan, who actually commanded the right wing of Dr. Sun wellnigh to extinction, five of the missing ing down the Highlanders, some of whom,
ness, after Hopes of reseue had dwindled lish ruvatry moved neross the field, strik Yat Sen's forces, which marched against miners were brought to the surface alive in realistic fashion, engaged in dis with Waichow, has now returned to Canton after being nine days in the pit. The the horseries. His detailed report to Dr. Sun practic- ally confirms the capture of Walchow as unt sector almost the incredible, does SCOTT OLFERS IS 1.8. first stated in my message of November not stop here. Contrary to all that might 11th. He had, however, to leave his vic-have been looked for, the rescued me a good deal to their reputation, in the
so far from being in the last stages exhaustion from hunger, cold, and dark-nited States this year. First of all, "Wee Crookie, af Edinburgh very ness, and worse even than these, from prolonged mental, strain, showed remarks nearly landed the Open Championship, a able signs of health, strength, and cheer lucky finish by Bobby Jones in the replay of the rescue party; they indulged them-Championship of the States. Wee fulness. They encouraged the exertions of their tie losing the cup for the little. Scot. And nows in the Professional solves in the luxury of a smoke beforey being taken back to the light of day from Crackie," is again to the fure, supported which they had been so long excluded; by other ubiquitous Scots, Fred Lead, they protested, some of them successfully, another wee fellow. who hailed originally against being carried to the rescue from North Berwick, has distinguished station. In short, they came through himself, while one of the Campbells, of sherrible and long-sustained ordoat Troon, of whom there are five brothers with a courage and spirit that deeply bolding professional appointments
Buta enhanced the impression which the story there, reached the Inst dozen in this The International Anti-Opium Associa-of their recovery frour the gates of death Championship. on, Peking issues the following state has made on the public mind. A single UPS AND DOWN IN GOLF. ment?
little incident, trifling though it may It is very singular that in this present Prezent events To Fakien seem to con-seere, must be narrated. While still down year of gruce not a single national golf firm the statements made in the recent in the pit, one of the rescued miners champion of 102 has been able to retain Anti Opium Supplement of the Peking asked for "a fax, and a member of the his or her title. The amateur, Indies. Press by Mr. Chien Hau, formerly Pre-working party held out his case. Un- and Open Championships of Britain have sident of the Supreme Court, namely fortunately it contained only one cigar passed into new bands. So also the like that much of the fighting in the South ette, and the miner waved it away with Championship of the United States! centres round opium taxes, and has little the remark, "No, I can't take your inst The only player I can recall who has to do with either national unity or pro-one !!
retained a big honour is Gene Barazen, vincial domination. In the Chinese Press Of course there are instances on record the holder of the professional (last not Mr. Winston Churchill bas accepted an CHINESE ECONOMIC MISSION TO from Amoy reveal plots and counter plots stances, men have been brought out This is fickle fortune's compensation for the recent telegrams and correspondence where, under somewhat parallel circum- the Open) vhampionship of America. between rival military chiefs and their alive, after having been buried in under- Troon [Mr. J. F. Green (Nat.. Liberal), held the
subordinate" "generals with the Tuli ground workings, without sustenance, for seat under the Coalition "Government, but
A visitor from one of the Dominious lost it to Mr. A. Hill, Labour, at the last ACTIVELY PURSUING ITS STUDIES (General Sun Ch'unn Fang) as the arbit a much longer period than the Redding rator and distributor of the opium taxes. miners were called upon to erdaro. eloction. Mr. Fill polle 12,929 aud Mr.
All these generals, Wang Yung Ch'uan, Experiences of shipwreck, of exploring was discussing with an Ayrshire farmer Green 8,137. Dr. G. Sperò, who contested The combined as a Liberal, polled 7,831.
PARIA, November 18th. his brother Hang Yung Yi, Huang Th parties, and of voluntary fasting, whether recently the vagaries of our climate. And when do you have summer wen Liberal vote would have been nearly 3,000
Wei and Wang Hsien Chen are attached in mediaval or in modern times, do not The Chinese economic mission is actively to the Northern Army, or Chihli faction. provide true analogies. The darkness and ther said the Colonial. "Weel, man,
was the reply," It'a no quite certain ahead of the Labour poll.]
pursuing its studies in France, parti-The particular section of the province the bad air are essential parts of the
upon which they have concentrated their strain on human spirits and endurance Last year I think it was on a Wednes eularly Paris, where it inspected the attentions is the Tung As area in the in most cases of mining disasters. It is day JAPAN'S DISASTER.
EIR THOMAS LIPTON LAUGHS.. underground railway, sewage system, South-East and the trouble between the true that the, five men had ready access WORLD SYMPATHY: A WARNING. Flectric stations, motor-car works, wire-notto start of the district, from and more severely on human endurance freedom of the City of Glasgow he told When Sir Thomas Lipton received the northern generals is that two control only to water; and thirst usually tells sooner
only Mr. Tokutomi, the Editor of the Irss stations; and industrial schools; also which the action
raise $700,000 than hunger. Of food their whole stock quite a number of good stories. In his in opium taxation, whilst the other two was one half-slice of bread; it may be first shop in Stohcross Street, of Cins Kylum, in a chert signed editorial,
in its three weeks' stay it has visited with the larger portion can easily raise said to have been wholly wanting. As to gow, he said he had a very nice boy, but writes:
Inscrutablo are the ways of Heaven, Lyons, Le Creusot and St. Etienne. It about $2,000,000. The latest telegram light, the oil supply, eked out by only he was very shabbity dressed. He (Sir states that General Sun, the Tuli, has one lamp being kept burning at a time, Thomas) gave him a sovereign one day Japan's misfortune may necessarily is hoped more active Franco-Chinese started for the South in order to orbit soon became exhausted. These and other to buy a new suit of clothes. Unfortu prive good fortune to the rest of the world. The serious catastrophe which suddenly be commercial relations will follow this visit. rate on the tax distribution, and so pre harsh conditions of their imprisonment nately the hoy never caing back.. vent the threatened conflict between these must be supposed to have aggravated Thomas net his mother some time after- fell Japan has incidentally provoked Information bureaux are being organis Northern general Millions were raised the nine days strain; and perhaps wards, and he asked her, What has world-wide sympathy for her. The pai of the world has certainly heat higher ated, and will be managed by a representn.last season by compulsory opium taxation nothing was more depressing the ignor come over the boy?! Mr. Lipton," she in Fukien, in spite of protests from ance as to the lapse of time, which, it is replied, he lookit sue respectable that Japan's misfortune, America was the first
every section of the country, and the ex said, the men tried to measure by the he has got a fery much better job
Sir Thomas then recalled a day when cuse then wes the fighting between the growth of their beards." One singular. North and South. Poppy planting this and suggestive circumstance mentioned he was walking along the shore at Folke- season shows no abatement even though is that, after the hunger pangs of the first stone with a London gentleman. A kiltie fighting has ceased, and the Northern day or two were aver, suffering from this came up and said I beg your pardon Army is in control. Is it truthful hence cause ubated, while bodily weakness was you are Sir Thomas Lipton. He saul "Poppy is being grown in provinces over striking feature was the extraordinary was in tilesen last week, an' ma feyther The above are only a few examples siding. which have come to the surface, but they
which the Central Government has no mental vigour of the mes and their showed me the house so were born in power"Anhui Fukien and Honan healthy cheerfulness. One of them had Being with London swell, Sir Thomas are enough to indicate the general attitude
are most serious evidence to the contrary, been through the war, and be whiled had to play the part, and said Your of the outside world towards Japan. At any rate, Japan's misfortune has luckily "An Associated Press message from New In Amoy it is stated that there are away many hours of his captivity by won for her the smypathy of the world. York to Manila papers, dated Nov. 14th, more ouium dens than rice shops, and giving accounts of his experiences. In It is, however, with a mingled feeling of says: Process servers waited all day the opium suppression Bureau collects deed one of his mates described him as
"the life and soul of the party!" apprehension and regret that we face this at the Little Church Around the Corner the licence taxes. fact. Does it add to Japan's homur that to serve papers on Leonard Wood, Jr., the world has compassion upon her be son of the Governor-General of the Philip cause the is now regarded as helpless pines, who planned to marry Miss Dolores When Japan, is restored to her former cna Braves, menther of the theatrical com- dition some day, will she be still able to any, which he is managing at Lauraster, retain the present sympathy of the world1 Pa. The couple went to Waulington in- World's conscioumes of Japan's miserable stead, where they may be contre the The present sympathy grises from the
traits, and therefore it is uns to be claires for salary which it is alleged Mr. expected that the same sympathetic attitude Wood owes an actor." will be shown for her when she has greatly
The officers had
and detained several hours, being releasedly wage will earu 41 yea daily. Contract on the instruction of a superior officer, and day-by-day inhour rates are also fix cd. The Unions have promised adherence ELECTION CAMPAIGN..
to the scales fixed. It is understood the wages of other classes of labour will be
MR. W. CHURCHILL TO CONTEST, LEICESTER · WEST.
LONDON, November 18th.
invitation to contest Leicester West,
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stabilized as occasion demands,
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TRANCE.
to give practical proof of her friendship.ive of the Peking Chamber of Commerce. In England to some publicists went the It is particularly hoped to increase the length of urging the suspension of the Singapore naval base scheme in sympathy export of raw silk to France. The mission
In China, the with Japan in her distress,
has been banquetted at the Bien Venne recent disaster was the cecasion for the
FUKIEN'S OPIUM. GENERALS WHO QUARREL
THE TAX,
OVER
A
OUR SCOTTISH SCHNER
has been completely executed referred to dual subsidence of anti-Japanese feel-Francaise, with the Minister Reibel pre- forth to repeat the statement that not notably progressive. But the most Yes." Well," said the soldier
occupied territories on the left bank of the Rhine and the bridgeheads, but did not apply to the Ruhr area, regarding which no decision can be taken without a previous Franco-Belgian agreement..
EARLIER CABLES:
REPARATIONS PROBLEM. ITALIAN PROGRAMME APPROVED
GERMANY.
BY
BERLIN, November 18th,
A semi-official statement expresses the
almost satisfaction at Bignor Mussolini's
ugrrow. The papers
WEIHAIWEI RENDITION.
HOT AIR RESOLUTION FROM SHANTUNG RESIDENTS.
CHEAPER TO BE A TENANT THAN A LANDLORD.
father could not show you the liaise unless he knew the ban t the lodge gate.. to get down the avenue," "Lodge gate be hanged." answered the soldier room and kitchen, and the washia' house Wance a week.
Further anecdotes included the case of Swede whose Irish wife presented hims with a chill on the day of each artiyal of his various Shamrock challengers for the America Cup, until the perplexed father wrote to Bir Tonus to take pity on him and either win the cup or refrain from coming to America
RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT FOR
THE SOUTHERN RHODESIA.
Tho District Committee. of Lewis having refused to act on a Trust for the administration at Lord Leverhulmo's munificent gift of all the agricultural and sporting land to the people of the island, most remarkable situation in the bis tory of land ownership is disclosed. If A group of Shantung residents in it had previously. heen suggested by any Peking on the 7th inst. issued a very one that a free gift of their holdings hotly worded circular protesting against would be refused by occupying tenants improved her condition. We do not like to With only one dissenting vote, the the British after, to return Weihaiwei on the ground, that it was cheaper to pay zoc Japan become unwarrantedly yainglori- ous to the extent of making an enemy of Active and Associate members of the and its accompanying terms. They argue rent, than to sit rent free, the idea would American Chamber of Commerco. at that it should be handed back to China have been scouted by hand law reformers speech and says Mumolini's reparations the world, but at the same time we mat Manila, at a special meeting last week, unconditionally and they iterate their in- as bordering upon the absurd. If, more programine mainly agrees with the German warn the Japanese people against relying passed a resolution calling upon Con- Lention to stand back of the Government over, it had been further suggested that of Southern Rhodesia, road a messages
too much on the sympathy of હ Government's plans, but its fulfilment must world, instead of relying upon her own gress to revoke the Jones Bill and sub- should it take proper measures to deal a public body would refuse to administer from the King at the inauguration of stituting in its stead an act establishing with outside pressure, even to severing a free gift of land, with the buildings responsible government in the Colony romain completely ineffective as long as strength. Nothing can be more danger the Philippines as an organized territory comente relations with Great Britain therean, for the analogous reason that last month. His Majesty expressed the the large German sources of production than thinship is friendship, and inferns of the United States. The resulation and resorting to actual feeds should the they could not afford the expense of adornfidence that the new responsibilities are withdrawn from the disposal of the tional interest je international interest states that a state of open opposition latter insist upon maintaining her post ministration, it would have been treated would be discharged with the ki German Government, which has resolved We hope that the Janusa pearle will to the sovereignty of the United States tion through military occupation. by the land nationalisation group as a devotion to the Throme which had bech to place the entire strength of German take a broad outlook of the world situation and to the Gloveri or-General, as repre- Rather than accent the present terms, wicked invention by the enemics of their so consistently manifested in the pas economic life na a productive pledge at and will rot confind them. Priidship, sentative of that sovereignty, exists, and these petitioners claim that the Chinese policy. But those incredible things re and with the resoluts deterinfantion the service of every solution of the repara may metimes be found between rivals charges public officials and political thad people would rather see it held in obey present the actual state of affairs in Lewis promote to the utmost the social and tions problem which guarantees Germany's The question of interest tean altogether ers with making disloyal public state-ance and the justice of the case taken to day. The position of a tenant under nitorial welfare of all classen and ses Independenen And future eccole life. different thing, however.”
before an international tribunal
the crofting and small Landholders Acta tipus of the population;”:
meuta
Sir John Chancellor, the first Governor