THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY Sisr, 1924.
ANGLO-FRENCH ENTENTE. LABOUR AND THE COLONIES
"A REMARKABLY STRAIGHTFORWARD' COMMUNICATION TO M. POINCARE
THE SINGAPORE SCHEME.
IMPORTANT MODIFICATIONS LIKELY.
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THE BRITISH DOCK STRIKE THREAT.
ANOTHER AMERICAN "SCANDAL-
LATEST CABLES,
(THROUGH REUTLE'S (AGENCY)]
THE ANGLO-FRENCH
ENTENTE
A REMARKABLY STRAIGHTFOR-
WARD" COMMUNICTION,
LONDON, January 30th.
THE STRIKE SITUATION. RAILWAYMEN TO RETURN TO WORK.
LONDON, January 29th. Regarding the terus of settlement "of the railway strike, the railway companies
LATEST CABLES,
MR. THOMAS INTERVIEW WITH (REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE)
EMPIRE JOURNALISTS-
U.S. ANTESALOON LEAGUE SOANDAL
LONDON, `January 20th.
The Rt. Hon. Mr. J. H Thomas FORGER'S AMAZING STATEMENT. received Empire journalists AL the
NEW YORK, January 20th. Colonial Office and outlined the Govern
The Jury convicted Williams H. Andar. ment's Empire policy. He deprecated the aon, New York State Superintendent of idea that there would be rash or violent the Anti-Saloon League, on both counts change, making for a new Jerusalem of an indictment charging him with for The Government had the idea of a newgery in the third degree. This scandal Jerusalem, but only desired to advance divided public interest with the oil by reasonable and prudent steps. He escandal phasised that the Labour Party was.os patrictio as any other, and clewired to pro- moto the welfare of the Empire, and draw the ties closer by fair dealing. They
regarded it as a sacred trust which the would exocise to develop impartially and freely. Mr. Thomas expressed his good! will towards all parts of the Empire. He was genuinely anxious that when he
say the Empire was less great as a result linquished office nobody would be able to
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Anderson, who was the moving spirit of the Anti-Saloon League, possessing almost autocratic powers, in testifying on his own beball told an amazing story of
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
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THE SINGAPORE SCHEME. PROBABLE MODIFICATIONS,
LONDON, January 30th
The Daily News learns that the Admiralty are prepared to wake import aut odideations in the Singapore scheme. Dae alternative is to enlarge the existing drydock, so as to take any British war ship; the other, which the paper, advançesi as cheaper and more practicable, 'is ta send to Singapore one of the monster Boating docks surrendered by Germany.
lengthened. The dock could traverse the The larger one was recently repaired and
he thought was King, some years ago Suez Carat-bat dredging operations gave him 323,000 Anderson used the would be necessary at Singapore. The money for League purposes, and sub- Admiralty at the same time intend to sequently recompensed himself out of League funds, and, incidentally, made
how a mysterious stranger, whose name
declare they never contended that the of the work of a Labour Government, entries in the books which formed the
subject of the present charge.
C.S. SENATOR UNDER SURVEILLANCE.
naval magazines and oil tanks. press for the erection of new workshops,
YUNNAN AND EAST TIBET CAPT. F. KINGDON WARD'S
EXPERIENCES.
There was a good attendance at a meet- ing at the Royal United Services Institu tion of the members of the Central Asian Society on December 13th, to heng Capt. F. Kingdon Ward lecture on " Yanuan and Eastern Tibet, The Chairman, the Rt. Hon. Sit. Maurice de Bunsen, R., GCM.G., G.C.V.O. introduced the speaker, whose lecture was illustrated by a number of excellent photographia
slides.
Capt. Ward, who visited the area of some three-hundred square miles, com- prising part of Tibet and Yunnan, through which rush four mighty rivers the Irrawaddy, the Sulwer, the Mekong, and the Yangtze, aftorwaeds to débouché
of botanical specimens. He said Yunnan great distances apart into different ocenna, was engaged in the collection had been called the link between India and China. The missing link would," perhaps, describe it more aptly. It was necessary to cross this belt of rocky gorges, through which the four rivers ran side by side, to get overland from China to India, and there were great difficulties in making a path through the Irrawaddy jungle. On his journey they travelled rivers, by wading, bridges, or ferries.. with mule transport had crossed the
The ronds in Yunnan were sometimes off stoar, but more often of mud, but bridge, suspension bridges. were often very good, and were generally They sometimes which were most excellently equipped with found quarters in the village schools,
books, desks, blackboards etc. and were
like the very delapidated temples, were complete in every respect except that there was seldom a schoolmaster. They often used as barns, inas, or for any- thing except their proper purposes. it is realised that it will be a very difficult During his visit last year, and at the task. Anyhow, the necessary preparannan, and it was often difficult to dise present time, brigands over-ran Western tions for the reception of the dock at tinguish brigands from the soldiers, Singapore would take a considerable time Yannsnese towns were of the Chinese, there was much difference at all. The
"to complete,
type, and very much more picturesque huts. In most of the Muli monasteries
A "PREMATURE" REPORT. Official circles describe the Daily News report that the German floating dock surrendered to Great Britain under the Peace Treaty would be towed to Singapore in order to obviate the neces
least premature. sity for constructing a new dock, as at
The Daily Telegraph's Political Ob-decisions of the wages beard were obliga- erver gives the gist of a letter, stated tory, but they were justified in giving he had not yet had time to study many Replying to questions, Mr. Thomas Kaiu to be remarkably straightforward, which effect to same.
The companies are pre questions, but it were madness to assume was despatched by Mr. MacDonald to Mpared to alleviate the hardship which it Poincare on his assumption of offico. has been represented would be involved in
be would accept all his predecessor did or
WASHINGTON, January 30th The communication points out that Auglo- the decision to drivers and fireman, on a
would be able to tear up all he had done. Sedator Willis (Republican) declared French relations had ceased to be a mileage basis, so that 130 miles shall regards Singapore, a Cabinet statement placed under the surveillance of agents All questions must be considered. As in the Senate that Scoutor Fall had been friendly as formerly: that British public equal one day's pay, but the mileage will would be made. opinion views French policy with a cere be increased to 140 in July and 150 development, it had already been decided Orleans on January 20th with orders not As regards Empire of the Department of Justice at New tain degree of suspicion aud is vervous | January, 1995, unless in the interval it be it could be developed, and unemployment to permit him to leave the country to tow the dock co
about the European situation. Mr. Mac-agreed otherwise.
Donald invites M. Poincare to meet him half way in an attempt to achieve a finalement
in
The companies undertake that there shall be no dismissals arising out of the application of the decision, All striker
at home be helped by the expenditure of
mediate return. The Cabinet, must con- money, though it might not show an im-
sider the resolutions made by the Imperial The French Premier sent a reply couch- | presenting themselves for work within a
Conference. He was unable to add to the ed sympathetically,
reasonable time will be reinstated as soon Premier's statement, which would he as practicable, without reference to sen rigidly adhered to. ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL SHARES
As regards Kenya,
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DIVERGENT VIEWS ON GOVERN MENT'S DECISION
LoxpoN. January 29th.. There is a divergence of opinion in the city as regards the wisdom of the Govern- ment's decision not to dispose of the Anglo-Persing Oil shares. The Times, after weighing the pros and cons approves. the ep. It is not expected that the market price of the shares will be affect <d.
THE RUMANIAN LOAN."
AUTHORITATIVE STATEMENT.
PARIS, January 20th.
A long authoritative statement now makes it clear that Rumania has finally renounced any intention of asking the ment for a loan of one
hundred million franes.
is explained that the inevitable
delay by the French Parliament in voting the loan compels Rumania to seek other means of tiding over its difficulties, and
most orders for war material bave been
under conditions."
GRECO-AMERICAN RELATIONS.
WASHINGTON, January 29th.
that it is possible an attempt will be made Well informed circles are of the opinion
Singapore, although
consideration.
Mr. Hughes received the Greek Charge Inquiries at the Admiraly elicited the than those in Tibet, with their flat-roofed d'Affaires, M. Tsamados, thereby p endeavour to secure that all railwaymen to the African natives, and most probably States and Greece. arity. The signatories agree,, to so every the Government would discharge its trust establishing.relations between the United information that the matter is still under the lamas were well armed against attack,
shall work together amicably, Aoy follow the policy outlined in the White proved breach of this condition shall be a Paper issued on the question. case for disciplinary, action by the com- panies
THREATENED DOCKERS' STRIKE,
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BANDITS IN PALESTINE. BRITISH QUARTERMASTER- SERGEANT KILLED.
EMPIRE CRUISE ACCIDENT.
ONE KILLED SIX INJURED. LONDON, January 29th.
COLOMBO, January 29th. Following the railway settlement; s dockers' strike is now threatened. ~ : The Petty Officer Woods has been killed and national delegate conference of the Transix other unval men injured through the port Workers' Union in London to-day, capsizing of a motor lorry carrying a representing 120,000 dockers all over the party belonging to the Empire cruise country, decided to instruct the members squadron, on the precipitous road between to rike on February 10th in "all ports.in Trincomalee and Kandy. Great Britain atless in the meantime a satisfactory settlement of the wages dis- Pute be reached The dockers demand an increase of two shillings a day, and a guaranteed week's work or pay, in order to meet the problem of "casual labir The employers say they cannot afford to pay the increase demanded, which will view of the depression in the shipping the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, were cast two millions sterling per annum,“in and Quartermaster Serjeant Durn of
industry.
killed. The driver was slightly wounded. GREECE AND RUSSIA.
ATHENS, January 20th. There is reason to believe that the
given to Rumanian industries. This is MILL STRIKE AT BOMBAY advantageous
to
both Rumania and France. To the former on account of its depreciated exchange, and to the latter because it gives an opportunity to practice another economy at the moment she is endeavouring to find a means of balancing the budget:
It is emphasised, that Franco-Rumanian relations are in nowise affected AN INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR AMSTERDAM.
LONDON, Jamiary 30th." The Morning Past learns that the Amsterdam Bank and the Twentsche Bank bave formed a new Internationale Bank
Bosaar, January 20th Ninety thousand mill hands are now striking, and sixty-three mills have closed. The managers have announced that the mills will be closed until February 4th, after which if work be not resumed uncon. ditionally they will be closed for a fut ther fortaight.
THE PALATINATE. FRENCH SUGGESTION TO BRITAIN,
FARIS, January 20th. The French Government has proposed to Britain that questions relating to the maintenance of public order and the security of the occupation troops, in the Palatinate be submitted to the Ambas
PROSPEROUS YEAR FOR
were
·* MEXICAN. CAMPAIGN.
MEXICO CITY, January 29th. The War Department report that Feder al troops have taken Esperanza.
DEFAMING THE DEAD. SLAIN PRIEST ACCUSED OF ARMS
DEALING.
SHOCKING ALLEGATIONS BY TUTUNG."
with modern magazine rifles and auto- matic pistols, but they were not taken care of at all, and the mechanism was oftea allowed to get so dirty as to render them useless.
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SHANGHAI CHINESE SEAMEN AGAIN ACTIVE.
BARLIER CABLES. US OIL LEASES DISPUTE. ~
With regard to the problem of crossing,
WASHINGTON, January 29th.
from China to India direct, if they were going to take a short cat Yunnan he Mr. Denby announced he had no inter-
missing link, for-the hostile tribes robbed every defenceless traveller on principle,, tion of resigning, being convinced that his action in connection with the oil leases,
so that it was dangerous for merchants was right. He would do the nine again
to pass through the territory The Asiatic News Agency, in a message Referrieg
The second obstacle was the great regardless of the consequences to Mr. Robinson's resolution he said he from Peking dated January 21st, says: jungle of the Irrawaddy, which was in-
would like to see the Senator who would
penetrable. It might be possible to cross According to the report of General Mathe area through which the Yangtste, the sate in favour of a resolution besmirching the character of any man without accord Fu-hsiang, the Roman Catholic Belgian Mekong, and the Siren; passed amid ing him an opportunity to be heard. priest at Haokou, Suiyuan, was killed by rocky gorges, and rough roads existed. lution in favour of the resignation of Mtion of the Regiment stationed at Suiyuan arrows. The nearer one approached the Senator Wheeler proposes to move so
The tribes of the Salven were, however, his own sectaries. The cavalry. "batta hostile, and used crossbows and poisoned Daugherty.
has hitherto been especially anxious to Irrawaddy the more the climate changed afford protection to the Roman Catholic and jungle sprang up thicker and thicker.. churches at Kuyang and other districts. This bad always been the great obstacle AMERICA.
and the commander was surprised to to a direct route from China to Indin. WASHINGTON, January 20th
leath that the church at Haokou was If the jungle was avoided it was neces looted and the priest murdered, siace The imports for 1923 were 3,791 inillion there was no trace of any bandit ia, the of Bengal interposed itself, or to travel sary to go into Burma, when the Bay JERUSALEM, January 29th.
dollars against. 3,112 million in 1922, of neighbourhood. which the imparts from. Europe
to the north, in which case the Himalayas. Major Shia Chich, commander of the had to be crossed. He personally did not Highwaymen attacked and looted 1,137 million against 901 millio Theist battalion, at once instituted an in- think from his knowledge of the country motor-car containing stores from Ladd.xports totalled. 4.187 million dollars vestigation on his arrival, and has now that a through route was practicable.
against 3,831 million, of which exports to submitted to the Central Government The occupants, Bergeant Major Walker Europe were 2.003 million against 2,083 what he discovered. Before the incident brought the meeting to a close, with a The chairman lead a discussion, which million the previous year,
there were more than one hundred rifes vote of thanks to the lecturer. in store in the church building, thus at- tracting the attention of the bandita." Most of the members of the church are well known ex-bandits and secret society men, mostly members of the Kaploubuei and Tatohui, trying to bully the innocent people and defy local authorities. Some of them even had grudges against the murdered priest. Or the day when the church was celebrating Christmas, four of them entered the residence of this priest and, after murdering him, took The Shanghai branch of the Chinese, away sixty-six rifles and all valuables Seamen's Union has again come to the they could collect. Thus the cause of the fore and is making itself heard says the Prefacing the new Debrett's Peerage, death of this Homan Catholic priest is. Daily Stus. Its latest action bas Baronetage, Knightage, and Companion due to the fact that he kept in store ateco, as the result of a number of meet- age," Mr. Arthur "G. M. Hewirige, the large quantity of arms.
ings to address a petition to General Ho editor, draws attention to various matters "According to Treaty a Church may keep Feng-ling, Military Governor of Bang- of this comprehensive and indispensable one revolver and two rifles for hunting bal and Sungkiang, urging that official volume..
purposes; and therefore it is suspected downtrodden crew of the sir. Faat Regen- to take up the cudgely on behalf of the Plantagenet ancestry, for instance, is that the priest might have been dealing common to sex of the contracting parties in arms, which would yield large profits, dans, on board which a fracas occurred in three of the recent royal weddings In conclusion, the memorial of Major last Saturday, which resulted in 17 of through Richard Duke of York-namely, Shih Chieh states that the Chinese local their number being taken into custody.
The Union states that the munbers of the present Duke of York, Lady Mary authorities are not at all responsible for
chembers Cambridge, and Princess Maud (Lady the life of this priest, and an explanation the old crew of Bremen, who are
of the Chinese Seamen's Union, wcze Maud Carnegie)-through his son Edward should be demanded from the Belgian signed on for six months in Hongkang. Lord Carnegia through his son George in the Roman Catholic Church in Sui IV. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and and French Legations of the arms kept but immediately on their arrival in Shang- Lai lose than ten days later they were Duke of Clarence and the Marquess of yuan.
urdered to** Worcester through both.
Kit of
and make place for Although the Irish Free State is in
now crew which had been enrolled in Shanghai, This resulted in a fight, where”. being, Debrete notes that the Irish Repro
SAIGON - RICE MARKET.” in the foreign officers took the part of life, have continued to receive their sentative: Pears, who wore each elected for
the new crew and fired revolvers indi The Compagnie de Commerce et de criminately amongst the Chinese. The Writs of Summons to Parliament,' is added that,
It Navigation d'Extreme-Orient, in their latter/action aroused the temper of the whether mcancies in report dated Saigon, January 14th, state; old crew who had to defend themselves. their ranks will, na heretofore, be filled Hongkong market, which started quite The captain of the ship, the Union up as they arise is another matter. firm, is now lifeless with a downward alleges in its petition, ordered the firing, The fourth and fifth classes of the tendency The general endrrey in of revolvers and this resulted in the kill. Order of the British Empire (O.B.E. and Saigon is weak. It is interesting to note ing of one man and the wounding of
quite contrary to maxi M.B.E.), it is pointed out, are only that about 30 steamers have been fixed everal others limited as regards the number to be con- for prompt shipment for Hongkong, so laws and the laws of humanity and that the persons who fired had no ferred in each year, and not, as in the thero is every reason to believe that prices case of G.B.E, D.B.E., and C.B.E., to will be maintained during this
for human
The Commj lives." the total of recipients in each "class: "so
Affairs, therefore, the urges, shoill be ordered to take
Government has decided in principle to establish commercial relations with the Soviet Government,
HOLLAND «AND SPAIN,
THE HAGUE, January 29th. Prince Henry of The Netherlands is to visit Spain in March, travelling on the warship Heelskereh..
AUSTRALIAN TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
MELBOURNE, « January 29th.. in the Australian Inwn tennis champion. ships final, Anderson beat Schlesinger,
In the doubles, Anderson and Brookes
in Amsterdam" for the transaction of dors' Conference. It also favours the re. 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 5-7, 6-3. international business. The paid up instatement of German officials whom the capital le ten million guilders. Stockholm, Separatists expelled. Belgium has ac- beat Patterson and Q'Hdra Wood, 6-2 Berlin, and London banks, including quiesced." Lloyds, are financially interested.
EARLIER CABLES,
NATIONAL BABY WEEK
IN INDIA.z EFFORT TO COMBAT SUFFERING.
Dai, January 20th..
SEPARATISTS NOT WANTED.
BERLIN, January 20th. Not a single Separatist has been re- turned in the elections to the Palatinate Landtag.
6-4 6-3,
OLYMPIC CONTESTS ON THE ICE
CHAMONIX, January 20th
Af ice hocker, Britain beat France is to 2 Canada beat Sweden by
by
to
GERMAN COTTON PURCHASES.
GOVERNOR OF WINDWARD | nữ.
ISLANDS The first step in the campaign to co bat suffering in India, in the shape of a
LONDON, January 29th. National Baby Week, has proved very Sir Frederick Seton James, K.B.E., successful. Three hundred exhibitions has been appointed Governor of the Wind- have hitherto been held, including sixty ward Islands in succession to Sir G. B. in the Native States. Lady Reading
opened the Delhi, show with an imposing Haddon Smith K. C.M.G.
coremany. The Vicary in a speech said Colonial, Socrotery of the Straits Settle (Sir Frederick James is at prezent the trusted the week "would become an annual allair.
ments).
238,500,000 IN LIGHT MONTHS.
OUR PLANTAGENETS. LORD WORCESTER'S DOUBLE
CLAIM
...
"PAUL REGENDANZ" AFFAIR: THE
·CAUSE OF " DOWNTRODDEN“
CREW."
that at the end of sny, ten years it may January 1st to December 29th, 1923, within matter up with the American Con conceivably be that these two classes have
1,133,500 tons against 1,240,374 i 1922.
period
The total amount of rice exported from
aigner of Foreign Union
sui-General and make
demand that the
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of
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an additional 5,000 names on the roll. We quote to-day-White Baigon rintalu
The enormous increase in the number No. 2 sifted; Japan quality, Hongkong of the House of Lords compared with 225 per pical, fo.b. Saigon, that of the House of Commong the latter February-March shipment. figures showing that the amount of cottes Government to Southern Ireland-
The "Scandinesian Weekly publishce now sharply reduced by the grant of Self- acquired by Germany from America in shown in the following table:- the first eight months of 1993 exceeded
in the States for that period were warthy 50,000 bales. The total German purchases that purchased by Great Britain by
£38,500,000.
Lords. Commons.
.929
430 053
127
1837
1920
1823
741
717 .707
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the killing and wounding
The
Crew..
Acother interesting demand made by the Union in its petition is that as th
ia Pootung, it occurred in Chingred The execution of the East African Courts and not by the Inter- territory, and should be tried by national Mixed Court Should the care
an Congress has called upon the Indian members of the Kenys Executive and Legislative Councils to resign immediately on the ground that the policy of the Gor Þernment is anti-Indian
not be tried by the Chinese law courts, will be another case of low of China'e national rights.