THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 10TH, 1924.
SINGAPORE BASE PROJECT SHELVED.
LONDON NEWSPAPER VIEWS ON THE DECISION.
FALL OF FRENCH FRANC. MEASURES TO COUNTERACT IT.
BIG COAL MINE DISASTER IN AMERICA.
THROUGH RXUTER'S AGENCY.]
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FRANC STILL FALLING.
NOW 117 TO THE POUND..
LONDON, March 8th.
The flight of the frane continued this
ENGLAND AND" FRANCE. YELLOW ROOK THROWS LIGHT ON PAST DIFFICULTIES:"
PARIS, March 8th.
The Foreign Office has issued in the form of a yellow book dealing with Inter
incrning, the quotation falling to 117 to. Allied negotiations regarding French
LATER.
Belgian francs fell to 13).
Many reasons are advanced for the sensational fall of the Irune which is causing consternation in France. The findamental weakness is attributed inter tia to the Ruhr policy and the French Lovernmentis "refusal to impose adequata Laxation owing to the people's disinclina-
tion to bear it.
The Bank of France declares that the "increase of a milliard frane notes in cir- culation which contributed largely to the collap of the frane, was chiefly due to a general increase in prices, necessitating more money for business, or alternatively to a decrease in trade. The statement is regarded as indicating a policy of greater inflation from which perilous con- sequences are feared.
POSITION CAUSING ANXIETY.
LATER
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WORLD OF SPORT.
INTERNATIONAL: "RUGGER.”
IRELAND DETRATS WALES..
PARIS POLITICAL SENSATION FAR EASTERN CABLE
PREMIER. SENDS SECONDS TO
· ROYALIST DEPUTY.
PARIS, March 7th. There was great excitement late this afternoon in the loħbies of the Chambere
sent seconds to the Royalist, M. Delaunay, when it was learned that M. Painenre had owing apparently to Delaunay asing the word felony in an interjection during
-LONDON, March 8th. The International "Rugger" match was played in, sunny weather before 45,000 people, including Their Roynt Highness spech by M. Potsess in the Chainher The Prince of Wales and the Duke of The seculs, consisting of the Ministers of War and the Colonies, aged with The York, Mr. Ramsay" MacDonald and Mr.Jaunay's seconds, after half an hour's con
ferens, that there was no cause fore" a
J. H Thom AM.
Ireland bent Walve by 13 to 10,
PIKACE AND DETERMINED BATTLE, After a quarter of an hour, a neat passing movement by the Irish three quarters ended with Gardiner scoring a try, Crawford conversing. The Irishmen then played with tremendous dash, and n brilliant breakaway by the backs re- sulted in H. Stephenson scoring an un- security # voluminous collection converted try. The Welsh forwards control letters and documents covering the perioded the ball splendidly in a series of foot: from January 1919 to December 1923. It rushes, and finally Richards scored an u does not reveal any secrets, but throws converted" try. At half-time the scores light or the abortive Anglo-French nego- were: Ireland, 8; Wales, 3. tiations for a Treaty of Alliance.
of
Marshal Foch's memoranduty urging the organisation of the Rhine as a mili. tary frontier is among the published
documents.
The hook is apparently designed to demonstrate in view of the possibility of a fresh conference that all French Governments since the armistice have been dominated by the same preoccupa. tion, namely, to ensure the security of France against possible German aggres- sion, once and for all; but without an nexation of any part of Gerinany, which has not been contemplated.
It is emphasised that the policy of que The position as regards the frane iscessive French Cabinets has been consist ent and unvarying regarding this matter.
CIVIL WAR IN TURKEY?
MOSLEM LEADER'S GLOOMY »
PROPHECY,
wausing great anxiety in the City, where it is realised that the effects would he far-reaching and disastrous if the eur. rency met.the same inte as several other
Continental ones.
Great bear operations are regarded as being an additional cause of the fall.
It is alleged in Holland by a promin ent exchange broker that one Dutch house made over £1,000,000 by manipulat ing the market in franes since September
In view of the position the Senate Finance Committee are speeding up the consideration of M. Poincaré's fiscal men- sures with the object of presenting a report to the Senate as early as possible.
The Couauittee has accepted the prin ciple that the Senate at reduce the
ALIGARH, March 8th. Mahamed Ali, the Moslem Jender, in
On resumption Wales attacked strongly, and after five minutes. Watkins, the Welsh
duel
BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND EUROPEAN. CONFIDENCE. SPEECH BY SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR COLONIES.
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NEWS.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] INTERESTING SHIPPING CASE AT SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE BASE SHELVED.
ADMIRALTY ACCEPTS CABINET'S DECISION.
GRAVE COMMENT BY«" THE`TIMES."
LONDON, March 7th. Mr. Rainsy MacDonald and Earl SHANGHAI, March 8th. In the Supreme Court today Sir Bentty hard mat and it in reported that Skinner Turner (Chief Judge) delivered the Premier explained that the Cabines judgment in an action brought by the had decided that the Singapore dock Ching Navigation Co, against the, China chenne could not proceed in the presenti "Merchants Steamship Co. to obtain a state of the nation's finances. Lord decree limiting its liability following a collision of the ss. Fong with the s.s. Kinging on September th at Kiukiang.
Beatty made it clear that the Admiralty accepeed this decision,
This disposes of the possibility of Naval
The owners of the Kiangaing had taken resignations. The Government', decis.com. i obviously regretted. The Times," which sets forth at length the raval and com-. mercial qualifications possessed by Singa pore, say that happily there is at pre- ent no probability thas any warlikd
out & summons to set aside the writ and |all proceedings on the ground that the Supreme Court bed no jurisdiction by reason of the fact that no surt law is known to Chinesi jurisdiction; therefore there was no resiprocity between the two
LONDON, March 7th. for the Colonies, in a speech at the Mr J. H. Thomas, - Secretary of Stato first of a series of monthly luncheons in the Empire Exhibisims period, declared augurated by the Overseas League during dence all over Europe similar to that the Goverment wished to obtain con- uniting the Empire, in which whatever. Britain and the Dominions neither would decree was possibir differences there were between Great powers and in absence of reciprocity no think of adding a copper to their arma- ment burdens because vach relied on the inb.rent commonsense and justies of the other. The Government did not believe Solution of the difficulties of Europe by force, but by commonsense and justice arid arbitration.
half-hack, dropped a goal. An Irish raid Referring to the Colonies and Protec-
The motion was dismissed with costs. The case is to proceed and pleadings hare been ordered.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
RUSSO-JAPANESE RELATIONS..
VLADIVOSTOCK INCIDENTS.
PERINO, March 8th.
resalted in Hewitt registering & try, Craw-trates, Mr. Thomas laid stress on the fact ford converting.. Nothing daunted, Wales that Britain was trustee for millions of minde, a glorious forward rush Pugh people in these territories. The GoverE SOVIET REPRESENTATIVE EXPLAINS scoring an unconverted try. In the clos to see this trust was not abused. He con- ment accepted responsibility and intended ing stages the Irish line was frequently cluded by urging a palier of industrial in danger from the fierce forward rushes of which was confidence on both sides
pence in Great Britain, the great essential
of the Welshmen,
BRITAIN'S AIR FORCE.
SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONS TO HOME DEFENCES.
AIR FORCES DEFEAT THE-ARMY,
LONDON, March 8th. Inter-Service championship, the Air Fores Playing at Uxbridge, in the "Bugger" beat the Army by 9 points to 3
NATIONAL "CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP.
LONDON, Marth Sth.
LONDON, March 7th The 1924-25 Air estimates show that the cust of the Air Force in Iraq and Palestine has decreased by over £1,300,000. The in
of
water, but that it is pure folly to sup
action will be necessary in Far Eastern
pose that no conßiet could ever occur amid
rany ambitions prevailing there Great Britain might not be directly in volved, but British shipping would prob ably be the first to suffer. The paper adds that if there is to be no immediate pro- gress in the work undertaken at Singa pore, there must at least be no irrevocable- reversal of the policy.
"
DISCONTINUANCE OF WORK QUITE JUSTIFIED."
LATER Mr. Karahan (Soviet Envey to Pek-
The Olarrers regards the discontinu- ing) · visited Mr. Yoshizawa (Japanese | Minister to Peking) and explainedance of the work on the Singapore base that the Moscow Central. Executive as quite justified. The paper thinks that Committee had recently resolved, that until the naval ontlook," both technically there could not be de facto relations with and strategically, "is inore clearly deter any country which had not recognised mined, and more urgent deficiencies, such as the hopelessly unbalanced condition
crease in the total estimates is due to the expansion of the home defence Air Force, the Soviet; therefore, the Japanese Consul the increased requirements of Navy and In the national cross country cham
Army cooperation, and the replenishment at Vladivostock could not be recognised. This, and other recent Russo-Japaness in material. pionship at Doncaster over a distance of
Eight new regular home defence qua- (en mile, the going was heavy. Corpl.drons will be completely formed during cidents were discussed hut no decision was Cotterell (Royal Corps Signals) won in the coming year, bringing the number reached. 56mins 30secs. E. Harper (Haliamshire allotted for that purpo to eighteen. by Harriers) was second in 56mins. 54sec April, 1925. and J. Web-ter (Birchfield Harriers) third in 5mins. ösecr
The team placings were as follows:
Birchfield Surrey Hallushire
a speech protested vigorously against the action of the Turks in deposing there Khalif, declaring that they had DO authority to do so, and predicting civil war in Turkey.
MILITARY CONTROL OF
GERMANY.
GERMAN INDIGNATION OVER ALLIED NOTE.
BERLIN, March 6th.. The Allies Note on the military con-
· issue ví a zilliard frane notes this year,trol of Germany is commented on with also an article preventing the creation of fresh civil service posts and an article increasing all taxes by twenty per cent.
BARLIER CABLES.
NEW LOW RECORD:
Loxoox, March 7th. French francs touched, a fresh low record of 113.75, and closed at 112.05., Bel gia francs, after depreciating to 1301. closed at 1272
NEW YORx, March 7th.
French francow fell to 2.77) and Belgian
indignation by the Nationalist Press which demands the rejection of the Note regardless of consequences, declaring that the Note is a violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Moderate journals, although | disappointed, recognise that abrupt re- [jection will do Germany more harm than
good.
TROUBLE IN THE PALATINATE
£
LONDON, March 8th.. An Inter-Allied mission has been again
to 3-29). There was heavy liquidation of despatched to the Palatinate as a result.
French Government bonds,-Bauder's of certain disquieting events. Much ten American Service.
GREEK POLITICS.
CABINET RESIGNS,
LONDON, March 8th.
The resignation of the Greek Cabinet
announced.
DEPOSITION: OF
OF THE DYNASTY. ATHENS, March 8th.
sion still obtains in several centres there
in view of alleged French reprisals and arrests of anti-Separatista.
OBITUARY.
BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER.
LONDON, March 8th. The death is announced of Rt. Rev. Edgar Charles Sumner Gibson, D.D., Bishop of Gloucester.
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អក
OF FOOCHOW.
PERINO, March 8th. According to Chinese telegrams General Sun Chuan Fang's supporter, General Chow Yin Jen suddenly appeared in Foo chow on March 6th and drove out General Wang Yun Chang..
of the home air defences are made good,
it is preferable to wait say for seven
years and do the work in three years, instead of carrying out the original pro- posal to spread the construction over tea:
years.
M
THE GATEWAY TO THE PACIFIC,”
Lopos, March 7th. Addressing a distinguished company at the annual dinner of His Majesty's Civil Service including the Duke of York, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Lord Chelmsford, DIVIDENDS OF EASTERN CABLE Mr. J. R. Clynes, Mr Philip Snowdon
The estimates also provide for the initial WANG TIN CHANG DRIVEN OUT equipment. of six more squadrons, which es at present is arranged, will be formed during 1923-28. The working with the Navy will increased by Ge fight. The strength of the air units working mceessive years. Birchfield created a record by winning with the Home Army will be increased by the equivalent of cne quadron. The per- sonnel will be increased by two thousand to 35.000 No provision will he made for the dryekipment of airships, The Govern ment is considering the matter. The total air estimates must be expected to increase for some years, hit anless farther expan Son be
impor on us, part of the increase will not be recurrent."
"HOME"
SOCCER " ́ ́ RESULTS.
LONDON, March 8th, Following are the results of Saturday's Association matches.
FIRST DIVISION, Nottingham F., 1; Sunderland, 2 Preston N.E., 1: Birminghamp 0. Sheffield U., 6; Tottenham H., 2... Wet Ham U., 1; Notts C., 1. Middlesborough, ; Blackburn, 0. The following matches were not played: Aston Villa Blackbura R.; Burndey
RIOT IN LUDWIGSHÄFEN.
FRENCH RESTORE ORDER.-
PARIR, March 7th,
A French Mures in Duesseldorf states that, following disturbances in the Badis
Bolton W.; Cardiff C.. Huddersfield Tche niliar factory at Ludwigshafen on Chelsen v. West Brom A.; Liverpool March 5th, three thousand workers starm, Arsenal, Middlesbro's Manchester C.; the factory. The German police fired Newcastle U. a. Everton...
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
Morton, 1; Clyde, 2
St Mirren, e; Clydebank, 2. Third Lanark. 1; Raith R, 1 Celtic, 2; Kilmarnock, 1. Dundee, 4; Motherwell, 1.
.
Hibernians e. Partick T.; Rangers Hearts; Airdrieonians u. Queen's P.; Ayr United v. Falkirk: and Hamilton A. v. Aberdeen were unplayed.
ASSOCIATION CUP (FOURTH BOUND). Manchester City, 0; Cardiff, 0. West Bromwich, 0: Aston Villa, 2. Swindon, 1: Burnley, 1. Newcastle, 1; Liverpool, 0.
SCOTTISH CCP (FOURTH ROUND). Airdrieonians, 1; Ayr, 1. Aberdeen, 3: St. Bernards, 0. Hibernian, 2. Partick, 2 Hearts, 1; Falkirk, S
FIRPO DEFEATS SPALLA.."
aml of
COMPARTES,
and Mr. J. H. Thomas, Admiral Sir Lgxpos, March 8th.
Dovetos Sturdee declared that Singapore The Eastern Telegraph Company' will
was the gateway to the Pacific. H pay a final dividend of 21 per cent, making ten per cent. for 1923.
thought they ought to defend it, and Aus The Eastern Extension Telegraph Comtralians, New Zealanders and everyone in- pany will pay a Enal dividend of five terested in the China trade should help xhillings.
(Continued on next column,) ..
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on the demonstrator, of whom the w(REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE.] killed:
where 31. and 52 wounded are seriously hurt. Four police were BIG COAL MINE DISASTER wounded. The authorities requested the French military to intervene, and the
commander auned control of the German police and-sent a detachment of troops to the factory who restored order without firing a shot.
THE IMPERIAL WIRELESS
SCHEME
MARCONI COMPANY'S PROTEST.
LONDON, March 7th. Messrs. Marcottis have sent a letter to the Premier hoping the company will be allowed an opportunity of stating its case before the Government comes to a decision on the Wireless Committee's recommenda- tions. The company states its reasons for the request, including a suggestion that it
in essential order to arcare real effici- ency that all long distance stations in the country be worked under ane .tion. The
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MINERS ENTOMBED AT UTAH.
SALT LAKE CITY, March 8th. One hundred and seventy-five. "eonl miners are entombed as the result of au explosion at the Utah Fuel Company's mine, which is on fire.
US PRELATES TO BECOME CARDINALS.
!
FAREWELL DEMONSTRATION · AT NEW YORK.
NEW YORx, March 8th. Archbishop Hayes of New York and Archbishop Mundelein of Chicago sailed on the Berengaria for Rome, where they are to be elevated to the Cardinainte: «
Five thousand persons" thronged the
hand-shaking delaying the liner's depar- ture.
· company, hopes the Gove stranier and farewelled, the prelates, the
will be willing to refer to
to arbitration two points on which an agreement with the Post Office has not been reached, and allow for an agreement which will then
BUENOS AIRES, March 8th. Firpo, the Argentine heavy-weight cham-in nion, knocked out the Italian, Spalla, European heavy-weight champion, in the fourteenth round.
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BRITISH MERCHANDISE MARKS BILL YORKSHIRE HEN AND THE
"CHINESE LIZARD.
A sequel to the fresh crisis has been evoked by a group of Army officers back After holding a number of appoint- ments in theological colleges, the fate ing up the Republican deniand for the Bishop Gloucester was appointed. Hon. THE immediate deposition of the Dynasty. A Chaplain to HM. Queen Victoria in 1901 and later Chaptain-in-Ordinary toTM H.M. delegation of officers was recently re- King Edward VIL He was Warburton ceived by the Regent, after Premier Lecturer, 1903-7, and a member of the Cafandaris had refused to receive them.
PREMIERSHIP OFFERED TO
M. PAPANASTASIOU.
Atness, March 8th.”
Royal Commission on Ecclesiastical Dis cipline, 1904, and also the author of a number of religious works. Deceased was in his 6th year.]
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TROUBLE.
com~
completed within forty-eight hours, and be proceeded with, otherwise the company suggests an arrangement for joint work- ing between the Government and the company on lies similar to those intro duced in Australia.
A BOMBAY RIOT.
', . MILL STRIKERS POLICE.
BOMBAY, March 7th A collision between mill strikers and the police resulted in two strikers being killed and one mariously injured. There was some looting. The military were called
but the situation in now well in hand
LONDON, March 7th. The House of Commons by 184 to 158 has passed the second reading of the Mer chandise Marks Bill, providing for com- pulsery marking of frozen er chilled meat, bacon, ham, eggs, poultry, dairy producent, honey, and oatment with the name of the country of origin
The Liberale. A Ministerialista
against
the Conservative supporters Sir Guy
Gaunt, moving the second reading in an amusing speech, appealed to the House to think of the poor little York shire laving an egg daily and trying to keep her household together against the hinge lizard thousands of miles away. The reference is to the story told is Parliament, some months ago, of the old lady who put some Chinese eggs, under a Then and they brought forth lizards]
The Regent has offered the Premier-THE BRITISHI SHIPBUILDING of the Bill, but failed to defeat it. ship to the Republican, lender Papanas tasiou, whom M. Venizeles saya »abould, be regarded favourably by Conservatives
and Liberals alike.
“LONDON, March 7th.
The shipbuilding conferences at Carlisle has formulated proposals which will be There in every probability "that M.submitted to the Southampton men on Venizelos will definitely leave Greece in Monday, and it is hoped will secure a a few days.
settlement.
THE NEW REGIME IN TURKEY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 7th Ismet Pasha has formed a new Cabinet, excluding the Sheik ul Islam and the chief of staff Fevzi Pasha
All males in the Imperial family have left by the boat train, in accordance with the instructions of the Angora Assembly. A few of the ladies remain, but have been ordered to leave before Monday.
AMERICAN TARIFF RATES.
INCREASES ON FLOUR AND WHEAT.
WASHINGTON, March 8th. President Coolidge has ordered an increase of 12 cents per, bushel in the Import Tariff on wheat, an increase of 28 cents per 100 lbs. in the duty on wheat and flour and a decrease in the mi palorem. rates on certain other mill products
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THE OIL PROSE
WAJBINOTON, March 7th.
Mr. Tra Bennett, an editorial writer for the Washington Post, testified before the Oil Committee that the word “ principal”! he used in his telegram da Mr.Malwan did not mean "Mr." Coolidge but Senator Curtia
OIL COMPANY MERGER.
them--(Cheers).
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, foasting "sub- sequently the Civil Service remarked, amid laughter, that he could not »ay ha quite agreed with everything Admiral Sturdes had said. Referring to Press reports about Amiralty
he remark gard to the Singapore scheme with whom they had the greatest confidence
that when he saw Admiralty officers, in
ed
as pawns in the political game, ba thought it
us the head of the it his duty, S
Government, to pponsible)
Civil Service was
The for advice and the Government responsible for policy Any newspaper attacks must, therefore, be directed
against the latter.
Mr. MacDonald concluded by paying a high tribute to the loyalty and whole- bearted devotion shown by the Civil Ser vice since Labour's silvent to power
Sir J. Murray, Secretary to the Admiral
responding, remarked that the tendency of the present Ministry to decide import ant questions for themselves made for good. administration and prompt decisions.
[BY COURTESY OF THE "DAILY BULLETIN.”I DREDGING THE YANGTSZE.
SHANGE, March 5th The report by Mr. Palmer, a member of the Shangba Port Commission, on th posibilities of improvement of the chan nels for steamers to Hankow, rays that there is fis commercial justification for providing by dredging a minimum depila suitable for 15-foot steamers throughout period of restriction of traffic, as the cost of such op would greatly eRCERO the trade
efit aceruing therefrom. SINO-RUSSLAN NEGOTIATIONS.
PEKING, March 7th. Mr. C. T. Wang will attend the Cabinet meeting to-morrow when the Sino-Russian negotiations will be consideredeti ga
Meanwhile, the members of the Cabinet are studying Mr Wang's memorandum.
It is reported that Chang Two-lin opposes recognition as a preliminary measure He contends that the Chinese Eastern Rail, way and other important questions shenlik first be settled, at least in principle.
PRESIDENT TRAO KUN.“
PERING, March 7th. Reuter's correspondent is informe officially that there is no truth in the reported death of President To KBD, which was first rumoured here three weeks Offcials of the Lago Petroleum Corporado, and since then has cropped up every. tion announce the acquisition of the Brit few days, the
New York, March 7th
ish Equatorial Oil Corny, togetherRenter's correspondent has now treeĪTA
The Government has announced that it with its properties in Venezuela. The six official denials of this, rumor, the intends to tax Turkish experts such as chairman of the latter company bocopes origin of which in obscure, but annarently mobair and liquorice twenty per cent.head of the Lago company.
it is intended to further some political end,