CABLES.
LATEST CABLES." [THOUGH SKUTER'S 'AGENCY-]
RUSSIAN GRAIN FOR ENGLAND.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, 1928.
NEW BRITISH MINISTRY.
ALL
PARTIES OPPOSED
COALITION.
TO
EARLIER CABLES, (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERFICE,} UNITED STATES NAVY
BIG
LONDON, December 10th. Mr. Baldwin spent the week-end in the Chequers, and 'arrived this morning at number ten Downing Street, where a num ber of Ministers were among the callers,
APPROPRIATION RECOMMENDED.
WASHINGTON, December 10th
Mr. Denby, in his annual report to Con-
BARLIEN CABERS,
CANADA AND UNITED STATES:
RESTRICTIONS ON AMERICAN FISHERS
OTTAWA, December 10th. From January 1st. the United States
FIRST POST-WAR CONSIGNMENT. but the crowd of presmen and photogra-region the Navy, recommends the appeo") fishing vessels may only enter Canadian
NEWS.
[HROUGH KHUTER'S AGENCE Î CARTON CUSTOMS QUESTION
THE
FAR EASTERN CABLE SHANGHAI SMALL INVESTORS
CO. LTD. PRESENT FLOTATION.
The Small Investors Col of Shanghai, is now being Boated into a limited liability Company, the, A.-C. Daily News says →→→→ Numbers of our readers will remember the Interest aroused in this venture by Me Douglas Fleming in 1991, when he started the company in question, with the main den of meeting the needs of people with
| CENTRÁL - GOVERNMENT'S COMMUNI
CATION TO DIPLOMATIČ BODY.
PEKING, December 10th. The communication from the Central the Canton
for a few shares to sell, often an incur
minutes' audience with the King at Buck submarines, and six guuborts, muda muilus vietndi under which American / forces of five Powers had made a landing venient number, ought to have more facil?
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at Canton, and if so, in what cireum- stances.
ties at their disposal either for purchasi or sales, Mr. Flaining undertook to afford them the facilities, and so well had ha ganged the need that a large business im-
The Buc
phers were chiefly interested in the arrival priation of $30,000,000 for the purpose of Atlantic ports for shelter and repairs, and Government relating to Los Dox, December 10th. The first consignment of Russian grain of Mr. Winston Churchill at the Colonial ( carrying out' a progranine of flirt maleru / wod and water. This is the purport of Customs war in the form of a memo small capital" It was felt that such since, the war has arrived at Hull It Office, where he remained half an hour. ition, with authorisation for buikling an offeint 'meinerandum announcing the randum, which was sent to each Legation people with only small amounts to invest consists of 2,500 tons of wheat and 5,000 Subsequently Mr. Baldwin had forty eight 10,000-ton cruisers, throm cruiser type discontinuance on December 31st of the concerned, asking whether the avai
expenditure of $7,676,000 00 naval bass, fibers used Canadian ports for the "pur- tona barley. Other cargoes are expected,
ingham Palace,
with a heyene programme of naval avine of purchasing bait and transhipping There were indicating this aufternoon BARLIER CABLES.
that Conservative opinion is hardening tion construction. Mr. Denly says, plans; their catch to home ports. The principal against the ikea of Mr. Baldwin's resigns for modernisation, which were had reason ascribed for the renunciation of CRIMINAL LIBEL CHARGE.
tion, heenuse it is the duty of the Conger abeyanes luring the past year it he the agreement is that Ameria not only LORD ALFRED DOUGLAS ON TRIALS[vatives as still the strongest party to carried out if the United States alused to grant reciprocity as regards maintain their proper place under the Caurdigni, vessels, but imposed raditional carry on the Government, and on occasion ta precipitate action. If, how- Washington Treaty America has fallen duties on Canadian fish in the Americas ever, Mr. Baldwin insists on his reignafar behind Britain in cruiser strength, market ties, and the Conservative Ministry is not that he cannot hope for yours to attain
under reconstructed, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald the equality to which she is entitle may be summoned by the King, but as the the Treaty, which the modernisation. prosi Labourites in their present mood are disposals in no way contravene. Besides gun
LONDON, December 10th
The trial of Lord Alfred. Douglas on a
charge of criminally libelling Mr. Winston Churchill has opened at the Gid Bailey, which was crowded. · Loril Ajfred Dougins pleaded not guilty," also that the state-
IND
DEADLOCK IN U.S. SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December 10th. The insurgents has produced a dead-
DIPLOMATIC BODY'S ATTITUDE. At a meeting of the Diplomatic Body, further communication to the Central mediately attended his efforts, held today, was moved to send & Government regarding Dr. Sun Yat Sen's ces which followed showed that the Canton, saying that in the interests of threat to take over the Customs at original capital was insufficient to cope foreigners, as well as the Chinese Gor with the number of transactions, and on integrity of the maritime customs
the company with the intention of secure rnment, it was essential to maintain the this necount it was decided to incorporate U.S. DESTROYERS "RUSHED TOing the necessary additional funds for ita
daily business
HONGKONG.
MANILA, December 11th.
During the past week, money in Shang- hai has probably be tighter that for the business which is put through by tha Smail Investas Ox we give the following
ments were true and justified and their inclined to yield a', single item of their elevation, the programine includes install lock in the Senate in the fight for the the United States destroyers, Peary, last 30 years, but to show the volume, of
publication was for the public benefit be
election platform, Mr. Macdonald mightation of deck sheathing against ating
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figures:-
From Monday November 28th to Satur day December 1st the Small Investors' Co. put through 285 transactions, of which total 38 contracts were for Outports, with a turnare as follows:-
It is officially but reliably stated that Polk, Pilisbury, Preston, Sicard and chairmanship of the Commerce Committee. Ve are leaving for Hongkong onrush
BOOK APPEAL FOR JAPAN, cause Mr. Churchill owing to his miscod. decline the task, while willing to cooperate from the air, the provision of “blisters / The Repuliena, Mr. Camins, received orders this afternoon.
GREAT BRITAIN TO HELP, duct and incompetener should be prevent with the Liberals on limited lines. In such against torpedo attack, and the convesión] forty-one votes, and the Democrat, Mr.
TIN LONDON, December 10th.
360,880.43 A large attendance of University repre- On Monday, November 26th..
Tuesday, November 27th 352,664.56 "Wednesday, November 28th... 168,323.11 sentatives and Learned Societies and Pub
Thursday, November 20th... 273,300.01 kishers, were present at a meeting provided British
Friday, November 30th Academy, convened for the pur- DOSO of organising a gift of books to the
Saturday, December 1st. Library of the Tokyo Imperial University.
sympathetic speech E Balfour
an event, Mr. Ajith or his nomine would be summoned. The consensus, of opinion of "all parties is still opposed to a
ted from bolding further high office in the .State.
CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION. The Attorney General, prosecuting, said the alleged libel alleged that Sir Ernest Cassel's syndicate as the result of a plot MR. BALDWIN MAY BE ABLE TO tons of submarine in order to attain the web to executive assion and then adager by Earl Balfour as President of the
"with Mr. Churchill to publish a falso. reoport of the Battle of Jutland made 18 millions sterling a British stocks and 38 Mr. millions on Gruan stocks, and Churchill was given his present furnitüre, worth forty thousand sterling. Every Tho statement was a "libel auf à lin alleged false communique had not been issued by Mr. Churchill bat by Mr. (now Mr. Churchill was not Earl) Balfour. caware of it. The communique was drawn up by Mr. Belfour, based on a telegram from Admiral Jelligne. The only document Mr. Churchill wrote connected with Jut lapel was an appreciation of the British part in the battle, which Mr. Balfour and
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others in the Admiralty asked him to write in order to counteract the German claima of a victofy published in the neutral Pro Sir Ernest Cassel had not dealt in
· Germau stick sluring wartime, and only" in British war loan. Mr. Churchill had made
"several thousands as a war orrespondent, lecturer on South Africa and biographer of his father, art had placed the 'manage'
ment of his investments in the hands of Sir Ernest Cassel, wh had been a Friend of his father. Sir Ernest Cassel gave Mr. Churbill the furniturs of one room in 1905, and a wedding present of five hun dred pounds eight years before Jutland.
Earl Balfour and Mr. Churchill gave evidence heuring out the Attorney Gener
al's statement.
UNREST IN GREECE
DISTURBANCE IN ATHENS.
coalition.
CARRY
ON.
Smith, thirty-nine. Senator La Follette, of ix coal burning battleships to the leader of the in-urgents, had seven, The Cummins vote was three short of the fuel. As regards submarine, if the forg sign programmes be completed the Unltery majority. Three unsuccessful State will have to built fifty thousanik ballots were taken, after which the Senate
journed without reaching any solution AMERICA AND THE WORLD COURT.
Treaty Ration Mr Denby exprekes his concern with regard, to naval naistjon Only twelve aviators were enrolled in the past year, and the equipment is practically
AMERICAN BUDGET
LONDON, December 10th. Reuter learns from authoritative Couer. vative circles that the view now taken is that Mr. Baldwin will not resign, but will | obsolete, carry on and meet Parliament. It wiat nowise certain that if he meets Parlia ment he will and himself in a minority. It is understood that steps hare heen faken to sound Liberal opinion, and the Government is now ratisfed there will be no unnecessary opposition on the part of the Liberals.
LATEST ELECTION RESULTS. Loxogs, December. 10th.
Sir William
Argyll is unchanged.
Sutherland (Liberal) polled 9,020, and Mr. Maquiste (Conservative) 8,100.
Inverness is unchanged. Sir Murdoch Macdonald (Literal) polles 10,194. and Mr. Kinlock (Labour) 6,385,
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The English dibined Universities are anchanged. Sir Martin Conway (Conser vative) polled 1,711; Mr. Hal Fisher (Liberal) 1,318; and Professor Findlay (Labour) 839.
MUSSOLINI AND THE ITALIAN PEOPLE. PREMIER WANTS HIS POLICY
ENDORSED..
ROME, Devinber 10th..
The Cabinet has unexpectedly decided to prorogue Parliament, which it is expec ted will be followed by a disolution. It is explained that Mussolini considered it. beneath his dignity to accept the offer uf full authority from an assembly, which did not enjoy the confidence of the nation, preferring to Parliament.
ATHENS, December 10th.
„Bour, December 19th. A loyalist mass meeting was held in! the afternoon in the ruins of Jupiter's Sigur Mussolini is certain to have Temple, attended by many thousands,majority in the general election, which including numbers of women, for the under the new rhetorn gives the Fascisti -avokad porquecul demonstrating the two thirds of the seats in the Chamber, people's will for the maintenance of the Signor Mussolini appeurs to want his prescut regime. After speeches which policy endorsed by the entire nation. were "very enthusiastically received, "a
DISASTER. TO DUTCH ecction of the crowd tried to rush the
FERRY-BOAT. Ministry of War. Some guards fired and three or four persons were killed by stray bullets, including an employe of the re- volutionary administration. The crowds dispersed and the city is normal
LATER
The official ensualties are given as 7 "killed and 26 injured.
LAWN TENNIS "SEEDING DRAW."
LONDON, December 10th.
AMSTERDAM, December 10th. Seven were drowned at Hekendrop, near Gouda, through the capsizing of a ferry. hont, in which people were being conveyed neross the river to chatch.
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PROPOSALS.
PROHIBITION TO COST TWENTY-ONE MILLIONS.
WASHINGTON, December 10th. In the annual Budget recommendations presented to Congress to-day, Mr. Coolidge recommended the repal of taxes on tolm grams, telephones and amusemente, -d detailed report shows a reduction of million dollars 12 the expenses of the
Government during the next fiscal Year The timates show the east of national defence as 549) million dollars, a reduction of 35 million compared with 1923 A total of 311 million dollars proposal as exped. for naval.construction, and 15 million for diture on the navy comprises 25 million The War Departus at's expenditure is pat at 314 million, mis the dir service,
cludes 12 million for the air servics, and 3 million for fortifications, The Presi† dest notifies Congress" that in *confiretion with one and a half million dollar for prohibition enforcement, he will soon ak for twenty million in addition for eastguard vessels to combat rum running. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
more
WASHINGTON, December 10th.
WASHINGTON, December 10th. Senter Eli Root has introduced in the Sunte a resolation providjg for the en trance of the United States into the World Cart "after it has been completely divorced from the League of Nations," THE MEXICAN INSURREC
TION.
BROWNVILLE, Décomber, 10th. Three thon and Federal troops from Monterey, commanded by Genbral Amary,
have captured Victoria and are patrolling the southern part of the State of Tamaulip
SEIZURE OF A DUTCH VESSEL
New York, December 10th. The Dutch Cousitate has assigned, two cumstances connected with the wizure of Ziehund a few days ago, Admiralty lawyers to invvatigate the eir-
the 2.5-
BRITISH BOXER OUT POINTED.
New York, Dawber 10th Loughrun, of Philadelphia, was award- ed the decision over Tuld, British middle. weight champion, in a ten-road contest. NEW US AMBASSADOR
TO LONDON.. WASHINGTON, December 10th. President Coolidge has sent the Senate The work of the Department of the the nomination of Mr. Kellog to bo Interior is shown in the nonnal report to the President. It advocates an increase Ambassador to Britain, of the Civil War pensions, and suggeste that pensioning should no longer be based on disability due to wounds or disease but that veterans and widows should, after a certain age, receive a pension adequate It also asks for in- fully to support them. creased facilities for Howard Univerity
for training Negro doctors and dentists. in view of the fact that there is only one er door to 3,914 Negras and one
dentist to 20,500.
LATEST CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. BOXING CHAMPION
DEFEATED.
NEW YORK, December 10th. In the Aueriean Light Heavy-Weight
was outpointed by Greb, Championship contest Funny, the holder,
CANTON SILK GOODS BUSINESS.
STRIKE AGAINST LIKIN All the dealers in native pilk goods in
male
41,130.95 78,654.99
Tls. 137,178.61
The Small Investor Co. Li is being fonted with a capital of Tls. 500,000, and
in the course of which he referred to a letter he had just received, from the Pre sident of the University describing the calamitous losses sustained by the library,
of this 50,000 shares of T 5 each have and appealing for the help of fellow beer offered for public subscription. Of this nations, Earl Ralfour stated that the Am Tl, 21 ista-be paid on December 12th. British Foreign Office invited the British and the balance of Tia 21 on February Academy to undertake the task On the oth next: Ween that the whole mues motion of the High Commissioner of has been applied for privately, and that India, an exccutive Committee of the the minimum subscription on which th most influential possible character was company will go to allotment has already constituted for the purpose of organising he paid up, notwithstanding the tight- the effort.
· EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF JAPANESE DIET..
TOKYO, December 10th. An extraordinary session of the Thier opened this morning. The Regent, who
attired is the uniform of a Lient Colonel, delivered a speech expressing pleasure at the unity of the people of Japan during the recent catastrophe. Ha said he was "profoundly impressed with the sincere sympathy shown by friendly Powers throughout the world. In con- clusion he said he hoped the members of the Diet would discharge their duties in a spirit of harmony and co-operation. EX-EMPEROR'S DONATION TO
POOE.
PERING, December 10tli It is reported that the ex-Emperor has donated a thousand dollars for relief of the poor of Peking.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE CASE. REGLEMENT TRANSACTIONNEL
IPHELD.
rss of money. At the same time it, in are nounced that all applicants for shares will be alloted at least a percentage of the nurs her applied fot. The Est claves ilefinitely. on December 12th, whereafter the compan will proceed to allotment.
Mr. Fleming is signing, an ngrement period of five years ons managing with the new Conny to serve with it for director.
GAMBLING IN STREETS OF MELBOURNE.
A UNIQUE INCIDENT.
In its report of the recent strike of: palice in Melbourne," the Sydney Morning: Herald says:—
What inust have been the largest "two- up" school ever seen in the open nt Port lelbourue acabled in Baytreet, near Raglan-street, on the afternoon of October 7th, at about half-past 3 o'clock. When Sergeant WeGiade, of Port Melbourne, caught sight of the throug from the seat of a tramear, more than 1,000 men were taking an active and unhindered part in the proceedings. For once they had taken
It appeared to be un ng precaution,
However with" necesary to post, scouts.
of a uniform a
general stampede
PARIS, December 10th. With regard to the appeal of occurred. tors of the Banque Industrielle de Chine against the Seine Tribunal of Commerce confirming the reglement transactionne! being applied to the Bank, the Court of for the reglement transactionnel were Appeal has decided that as the proposals Unanimously proved by the Bank's creditors in France and the Far East the proposals should be confirmed in the private interest of the creditors and the general economie interest.
[BY COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN."]
OPIUM IN THE PROVINCES OF CHINA.
Then followed a unique denouement. Sergeant McGlado, whe is both wer known, and well liked in the district, attempt to make any arrests, mounted realising that it would be impossible to rockery and addressed the players an appealed to their better nature asking them to refrain from adding to the difficult situation in which the city had been
men cheerfully dispersed. place. The
is probably the most f' Two-up" popular form of gambling in Australia. In some parts of the world the game is designated heading 'em. It is placed with two pennies, and the players het on the fall of the coins two head, or two
tails.1. PEKING, December 10th. Marshal Wa Pei-fu, in acknowledging the Government's instructions, says that he will do his utmost to eradicate the cultivation and traffic in opium in the provinces which he controls.
WEIHAIWEI RESTORATION
COMMSSIONER.
NEW STEAMER ORDERED TOE UPPER YANGTSZE.
BIG REVIVAL IN US COMMENCE.
"WASHINGTON, December 10th To the annual report of the Commer Department Mr. Hoover recommends legislation for revision of navigation laws, in the air and the control of traffic stabilisation of radio service. He sug Canton says the flinton Gazette have put Mr. M. T. Liang telegraphed to. the part of the Yangtzekiang that lies be gests that Americans resident abroad who are engaged in furthering American up a sign in front of their shops with the commerce, should be relieved of Federal words Suspend Business."
them leven closed their doors on Monday taxation.
The report shows that during the fiscal morning. The silk factories in Canton as year 1923-4 commerce has generally re- vived, prices are firmer and the nation is well as those in Fatehan, Shuatak, Sal prosperous, the huge export balances of chip, Chan-chun, Yung-kee have suspended the last few years having ninde America work to join in the general strike, a creditor instend of a debtor. The
The vessel, which will he of the Yarrow type, is specially designed for this service for carrying oil fuel in bulk. The pro
triple expansion enginea developing a ding machinery will consist of two sets total power of about 3,000 steamt being supplied by two of the latest type of for oil burning Yarr patent enter tube Boilers suitable
Mers, Yarrow & Co, Ltd., of Glas row, have secured an order for a large shallow draft river steamer for the Anglo- Saxon Pétroleum Co., for service on that PEKING, December 10th..
tween Icbang-and Chungking where the imperative for him to go abroad, as he dangerous by the many whirlpools and Government today saying that it is navigation is rendered both difficult and Many of is really ill, He, therefore, sent the seal rapids that have to be encountered
of his office and documents relating to his post of Weihaiwes Restoration Cum- missioner to the Waichinopu. DESTITUTE RUSSIANS IN PEEING,
PEXISO, December 10th. This action on the part of the merchants The Peking Press draws the attention to the present the normal excess of ex- and manufacturers was endorsed at a of the Metropolitan Police to the large ports over imports must ultimately shift special meeting of the representatives from number of destitute Russians who are to an excess" of imports, as America has dealers and manufactures of wilk foods begging and peddling in the streets, and The design of this steamer will follow large balances to receive in payment of
whole fotilla of which was designed and chants Guild, on Sunday, when it was local charitable institutions to relieve the Kunboats built by the firm for the The death is announced of Lord Thomas interest. Foreign capital issues by the throughout the provinces at the Silk Mor calls on the police to co-operate with the very closely, the large number of river Thited States were 2335,000,000 compared | décided that a general strike of the mer immediate needs of these unfortunate British. Admiralty during the war, the built by Yarrow & Co. who, took the vestment chants, and manufacturers should be start people."
responsibility for them. investments Latin American then their requestolition of likin tax on ed yesterday (Mondiny) in order to streng the poterament for Canada the immediate
LATEST CABLES.
OBITUARY.
LORD SHAUGHNESSY.
MONTREAL, December 10th.
George Shaughnessy.
nation now generally accepted that up
with, $862,000,000,in“,
DUTY ON OHINESE TEA
PERING, December 10th.
The annual general meeting of the Lawn
Of AmericanAWA Tennis Association has unanimously adopt The Rt. Hon. Lord, Thomas George
year ed the proposal by the council with regard Shnugbuc:ey, K.C.V.O., the Canadian abroad last
railway magante, was born at Milwaukee countries took $149,000.000; to the "seeding draw for the Wimbledon on October 6th, 1833, of Irish parents $109,000,000: Europe: 238,000,000; the transportation, sales and purchases of championships, wherche Overseas nominees In 1882 he became general purchasing Far Enet 845,000,000, and American uni coda. Kai Yunn Company It is understood that the Shuiwuchu Bignor Puscint has started an action in The influx of recently petitioned to the Provincial Fin has telegraphed to the Chairman of Milan against his musical publishers, of the same country w drawn do not meet agent of the Canadian Pacibu Railways possessions, 211,000,000.
and subsequently Assistant General Mangold. for the year mounted to ance Bureau for the lerving of 1 per the Shanghai Tea Traders Association Ricordi and Co., claiming damages, on ager and President He was President 8235,000,000 compared with 8441,000,000, cest. Tikin tax on silk woods. The mono- saying that the remission of the export moral and artistic grounds because they ha and Director of a number of Railway chicly oxing to a decline of a billion poly for collecting the tax was later given duty, and the 50 per cent reduction of permitted the most popular themes of bie Companies, all of which are directly or dollars excess on exports of merchandise to Van Company by the the likin ducs on Chinese tea will con- oneras to be adapted to the American ex indirectly connected with the CP.Lover importe.
until the later stages. Each nation is entitled to nominate four players for seed
Government,
tinue till the end of 192
trote