CABLES.
ון
LATEST CABLES," (THROUGH LITER'A, AGENCY.}
ANGLO-RUSSIAN AFFAIRS,
NOT TREATIES AT ALL..
RENEWED OPPOSITION CERTAIN.
Losmos, August sth. A study of the text of the proposed treaties with the Soviet has led to the conclusion in several quarters that they
are more in the nature of agreements to try to arrange frenties than treaties Renewed opposition to the ratification is certain on "the reassembling of Parlia
mitrit.
STORY OF FRANCO-SOVIET
Pertmas
NEGOTIATIONS,
PARTS, August 5th.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 9ru, 1924
LATEST CABLES. INTER-ALLIED DEBTS. IMPORTANT MEMORANDUM.
FROM FRANCE TO BRITAIN,
Palts. August 8th. Witarie Farns from London that the
LATEST CABLES. "THE LAUSANNE TREATY. OPERATIVE IN REGARD TO THREE
POWERS,
PARIS. August sth.' The Lausanne Treaty to-day, became Franch Minister of Finance has handed operative in the rase "of Britain, Italy Mr. P. Suowden an important inemoran- Jum concerning inter-allied Haram
}
and Japan.
debts.→→
LONDON CONFERENCE. FRENCH AND GERMANS IN TOUCH.
Loydos, August sch. A notable event in London sesterday was the cerasion of the France German Ministers areting and conversing with- out witnesses, for the first time since the
Herren Mats and Streseman visited M. Herriot at the Hyde Park Hotel and Inter the French Premier re turned the visit at the Ritz. It is be "fieved that in the course of the interviews the foundation was laid for the launching of acgotiations on the subject of the military evacuation of the Ruby
EARLIER CABLES.
discussing the Anglo- Russian Agreement in the Beha de Paris, says that just when everything indicated a rupture in the Anglo-Russian Confer ence. Fraucoussian conversations were tentatively peard. The French, as starting point, were seriously considering the restorati of the warships hunght DAWES SCHEME TO OPERATE, SOON,
3.
were
to France by tieidiral, Wrangel. The news leaked out, whereupon protests Tabei Meanwhile Mr. Macbond was
THE LOAN AMORAL OBLIGATION."
Losos. August 7th. Considerable progress was authoritive
announced at the conclusion of today's
7
CANTON NEWS.
[enoй our CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]
CLAIMANT WHO WAS TOO CLEVER.
CHINESE LEARNS THE VALUE OF TRUTH.
13
When a coolie was charged befora Mr.
The 2,000 regular and a similar number ¦ of cevasional waitresses in the tea-honges
and restaurants,
of Canton, who were E..W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis denied their occupation two weeks, aga tracy yesterday with the theft of a by a police order, will be reinstated, if blanket, he pleaded that when arrested he had not got the blunket'in his posses sion. The scrgrant, he said, would bear, that out.
THE UNTOUCHABLES.-- PEKING'S SOLDIER MURDERERS STILL NOT ARRESTED: SENATOR'S BILÄ, TO PRESIDENT. In connection with the murder of the policeman Chao by the soldiers of the President's Guard, under the leadership of Ting. Wen Yin have sent in a bill of inquiry. They
•ante : *****
severn? setiators
This outrage has thrown the city into great excitement. Through investigation, it is learned that after the murder, the soldiers marched to the Presidency, and ·
evidence of the deed was discovered by
| efforts on their behalf prove fruitful. It EMPIRE POLITICS. is being proposed to require all restaur HOME DELEGATION LEAVES FOR pants and ten-bonses to take dur a permit
Complainant. a Chinese hawker, said to engage waitresses and to nutke,every [that at 3.45 1.ui yesterday he "haal been { the police authorities from shop clos S. AFRICA,
waitress register at a fer of xix dollars sleeping by his stall in Reclamation to the President's Palace. LONDON, August 8th.
Street, and got up to cook some food. In this conuection, the Cabinet has Anually. It is believed that the 'suggens)
devated time to discussing how to denl The Colonial becretary. Mr. J. A.
snatched up withras“, blanket and bolted, | qüarters has submitted petitions" to the
Defendant was. Leutral Government,
**Peking is the place in, which the Witness gave ebase stopped by a Chinese policeman. At this President resides, and attracts the atten moment defendant was carrying tlution of foreigners and Chinese. In the blanket. In answer to His Worship, the recent case in which the guards of the witness said he would swear to this..
Thomas, together with the British. Deler tion will be well accepted, as there / While he was thus engaged, the defendants with the matter, and the Police, Hond-"
tion of the Empire Parliamentary Associa- tion, has left for South Africa,
ARGENTINIAN WORLD
FLIGHT.
ZANNI AT CALCUTTA,
CALCUTTA, August 8th.
Zanni has arrived, An earlier cable stated that Zapni was reported to have made, a forced landing at Isri, 10 miles from Calcutta.
“LATEST CABLEN. [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] BIG RAILROAD "MERGER. BILLION AND A HALF OF DOLLARS INVOLVED.
New York, August th A proposed merger involving one billion and a half of dollars for in 14,357 miles
STEAL need of funds to pay the appears due to the Police force and these "pro- posals would bring it 290,000 or mor at once and from 22,000 to 2-4.000 mouth The waitresses may not jobject to paging 'a' dollar a month to insure non-interference by the Police.
DISTRESSFUL KAUKONG
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The Chinese mergvaat referral to giving evidence, said that he heard a commotion in the street, and saw w crowd af people surrounding the complainant's stall. Complainant fold witness that de- Dr. Sau Yat Sen's mercenaries in Kaufendant had stolen his blanket. Defend Kong, now driven to the outskirts of ane was not running away, and was at the town by the people's volunteers, will carrying the blankei,. withdraw from that town altogether only upon a payment of $90,000 by the people The people of Kaukoog hage devinred that they will fight to the last, instead of submitting to this extortion. The Yunnanese mercenaries of Dr. Sua frit went there several months ago to protect Upon arriving there, they the town.
Worship, the complainant confessed that Closely questioned at length by His
certain statements in his evidence were false.
The defendant was discharged, and the pomplainant faed $10, with 14 days' imprisonment in default, for perjury, His Worship said that he could have an adjournment for legal advice, if he liked; but the man declined this, and left the
WIFE MURDER CHARGE. PRISONER AGAIN REMANDED,
advised of the efforts of the French sitting of the Reparations Conference. railroad is indicatesì. It is reported that began to exact all forms of taxre natil Court to my the fine.
and forced them to move from the busi- "Ministry atal divided to view pongpur. The Germans have agreed "to consider the formation of the new company will the inhabitants could stand it no longer the loan as a moral obligation, Thereby | edusolidate the Erie. Pere Marquette, fere with the Russians.
satisfying one of the Reparation Com- Chesapeak-Ohio and Hooking Valley Rail-ession of Kaukong to the outskirts. mission's essential conditions for enforce ways with the present Nickel-plate sys. Here they have been making much; tem, on conditions agreed upon between trouble, including destruction of more! ment of the Dawes plañ
the brothers Vansweringen and the than 200-bouses in the northern subarb and the shooting of several officers of the bankers, of the various lines.
EARLIER CABLES.
DISCUSSIONS. POSTPONED
BY
ADJOURNMENT OF
PARLIAMENT.
LABOUR MINISTER'S HAZY REPLIES
Loxpox August 7th. Parliament adjourned until September seth after a brief resumption of the Russing debate, initiated by Mr. Llevá George, who' challenged Mr. Päñsonly to state a single subject of dispurte which had been settled by this sogalled treaty, and opposed the guaranteeing of a loan Lo Hussia,
Itis also stated that the Dawes plau, un the request of the Germans, will be, put into operation on October 5th. instead of 15th.
Further progress has been made in the discussion of the first and second com mitters reports, on which an agreement has virtually been reached,
THE WORLD'S SPORT.
HOME CRICKET.
TaxUON, August 7th. When the mintch between the South Africans and Surrey was resumed at the Oval, the weather was fine, after over night and morning rain. There was no play before lunch, and the match started nt 2-45 on an east wicket. before a small attendance.
EARLIER CABLES.
U.S. BANK'S LOWER RATE.
NEW YORK. August 7th.
The Federal Reserve Bank has lowered its rediscount rate from 34.to 3 per cent.
NEWS.-
Volunteer Corps.
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LABOUR'S POWER IN CANTON. The reorganized Kuomintang Canton has succeeded in a way, and Dr. Sun Yat Sen's next forced departure from the province of his birth will not be as early as many are expecting, if
| FAR EASTERN -CABLE the growth of labour power here does | not subside-Chinese labourers belonging to the Kuomintang have bern" organized for service to the party under the Lahour Division of the Party, of which Goverior Liao Ching Hoi is the chief. Kuomin
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
INSURRECTION IN THE PHILIPPINES 7
After a number of witness had formal evidence the case was adjourned until" to-day.
CHICKEN WITNESS. WOMAN'S STORY OF A STREET
CHASE.
"
President have upenly killed people in broad day-light, where is the lignity of the President. While the policeman, upon whom the maintenance of the Peking pean and order entirely depends, was killed, the lives of the people will be more exposed to danger. Upon whore protec tion will their lives henceforth depend the Presidential Palace, but several days There are only soni 10 culprits in have pasard, and no arrest of any of them has been made. What are the duties of
the recent entrag, the word that the the Ministry of War Since great in portance and consergence is attached to
ease has been handed over to the War Ministry for investigations cannot quiet [the prople."
A large number of prominent citizens" as well as inmates of houses of illfame outside Chienmen have taken the initia tive of joining bands with the gentry and merchants in raising funds for the erec- tion of a brass image of the deceased policeman at the temple of the God of Fire.
AN INDIAN MERCANTILE
MARINE.
PROPOSALS STRONGLY
CRITICISED.
Chan Din, An Indian chauffeur,
"CALCUTTA, July 21st. Regarding the suggestiou. of the formerly employed by Mr. John Arnold.
Majority Committer that the Government again appeared on remand before Mr. of India should purchase one of the Lindsell as the Central Magistracy yes existing British lines on the const as terday afternoon charged with the going concern. Sir Arthur Franm, in the concluding portion of his minute of murder of his wife, Gennab. on May dissent to the conclusions of the Inding 27tb.
Marine Committee, says that the effect. Mr. T. . Hazlerigg. Arting Crown such purchase, even if it were poss ible, would be to establish a State-owned Solicitor, prosecuted, and Mr. H. S.
line, an experiment which has been tried Fitzroy (instructed by Messrs. Lew and in many other countries, usually as an Russ) appeared for the defence..
aftermath of war, and has, in poüistance, proved a success. With such exñumplex given, betore us." he adds. " cannot support again any recommendation that the Govera
ent of India should adopt the proposal There is no reangu to suppose that the Government of this country would succeed in such a venture where others have fail-- ed. Government should leave commercial enterprises severely alone, and refrain from competing in a commercial pursuit. Should one of the existing shipping com 31. Ponsonby replied that the agree
panies on the coast be willing to sell its inent secured fasthe Hues of Commons
ALLEGED SECRET DOCUMENTS FROMtang labourers are now directing the
Clacking lustily, a chicken was brought concern, there does not appear to be noy. Shamcey Chinese strike, and Mr. C. P. into Court at the Kowloon Magistracy,thing to prevent any other party from every right of safeguard. They were
CHICAGO POMMUNISTS,
Fung, secretary to the Labour Division | yesterday, by a young Chinese woman,
buying it in the ordinary way of hasi- making a satisfactory beginning in
MANILA, August 8th.
of the Kuomintang, is secretary to the who charged a coolie with stealing "it
With Regard to the suggestion of the establishing machinery and giving aud The South Africans compiled 311 for
It is officially asumed that secret committee in charge of the strike against the returned to her house, and anw de
She stated that at 1 pm. on Thursday Committee that the mail contract he reserved for a line manned exclusively. inducement to the Soviet Government to 3 (Susskind 118nd Catterall 02, both
doements from Chicago communist -settle rapidly, because not a penny would ¦ not out),
the foreign residents of the foreign confendant there. He picked up one of her by Indians. Sir Arthur Froon ways that
chickens, wrapped it in a cloth, and ran any extraneous conditions outside the basi be guaranteed until all the points" had [Surrey stored 300 in their first inning. associations, which are believed to hecession in Canton. Through the assure away with it. Witness gave chase, andness of carrying mails should not be in- She picken held by the British Government, as wirted in a maiï contruct. It has always "been settled. Asked what the amount of
affiliated to the Russian Soviet, have been ance given by the Kuomintang Inbourers the man dropped the chicken. the low would be, Mr. Ponsonby replied
received here outlining a plan to inate for support, the Canton Mayor has it up. and still pursued the accused,
who was caught by her husband and am represented by the Postmaster General, that the terms of a mail contract should that loan negotiations would only be
the Philippine labourers to rise and make ordered the dissolution of the Canton Indian constable.
On the constable giving corroborative deal with the satisfactory and endomie, tempt to introduce irrelevent conditious has been strenuously opposed. The Postmaster-General's views are undoubt edly sound, as, once any precedent im created allowing, the insertion in a mail contract of conditions not strictly appli cable to the carriage of mails, it would Heave the door open for pressure to be. hrought to bear to insert a clause bestow-
"
Tssible after a second trenty. He was
BOXING AT WEMBLEY.
Losnos. August 7th.
There is tremendous interest in the
Ress"
able to give the House any iden. It meeting of the heavyweights, Jack Bloom. war against the landlords and employers Traders' Union, an organization guevidence, the man was sentenced by Mr, carriage of postal matter, and any at-
would m for the Government to judge,
4
heid (England), and Tom Gibbonx
without distinction of mee." The Juru to oppose further encroachment of the Hamilton to one month's hard labour.
the amount when our liabilities had been (America) at Wembley stadium on the ments state that the Filipino landlord
satisfied.
THE RUSSIAN VIEW.
M. Rakovsks, interviewed, said the Anglo-Russian treaty was an immense step forward. It was the first time the
2 Soviet Government had given a pledge.
to satisfy the interests of different cute- gories of English claimants, who had lost by the revolution. He said it was a' profound mistake to consider the loan as a concession entirely favouring Russia. Without it, any extension of Anglo- Russian trade would be impossible. But the political side of the treaty was far more important than the economic, as it "renewed the Anglo-Russian friendship on A solid foundation.
afternoon of August, th. It is expected that if the weather is fine the attendance will eclipse the world's record for any fight.
Both men are fit and well, and
confident.
DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
·TILDEN TO PLAY, '
very
i
class is the chief obstacle to the freedon of the workers.. It is understood that the names of prominent Filipinos against
whom direct action is to be taken are
contained in the-documents, but these are not divulged officially. The news has ereated a sensation here. It is thought that the recent scout muting may have United States" originated from the radicals.
officials with more military imposts. The Canton Government has decided to press the shoe-inking tax on the manufactur-
as the workers will not strike with their employers as a protest against the
STUDENTS' STRIKE AT SINGAPORE.
PRIZE GIVING BOYCOTT. ·
将
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STATEMENT.
FRANK
post. Moreover, the shoe-makers have: A passive strike-probably the first of itle hucfits up outside parties to the issued a statement that they will nak the its kind in the history of the Colony detriment of the most economical and Civil Governor to compell their employ dents at the King Edward the VIth
among the majority of the medical stufficient mail service. to supply them with clothing and College of Medicine was responsible for NO IRISH REPUBLIC. fond is as usual in case of a suspension as autouncement at the last minute of
an indefinite postponement of the Aunual COLONIAL SECRETARY'S of basings to which the workinen do not Congregation at the College for the can- agree
They will not parade-with the ferring of diplomas and distribution of medals or Tuesday evening, suss the capitalista to demonstrate against the
Singapore Free Press of July 31st. sasation. All regularly employed will ask for their regular pay, working or ancestor of tricket." in not, and those doing piece-work, when the revival of which Mr. W. W. Gran denied of emoyment, will be engaged. 1/4 science class consisting of one tencher of the Irish Free State at Washington. Okomato (Japan) beat Wright (Canada) tham, K.U., has been to the fore. is strengthen their movement, the Canton there are.forty, was an indication of the visions 4 accordance
New Yous, August 8th. Tiklen will play in the Davis Cup team.
BALTIMORE, August 13, Australia hent Mexico in two singler
games,
F&-1.
MONTREAL, August 6th.
***
THE ANCESTOR OF CRICKET. Stoolball, the is
in Sussex--which
ball wicket is
200 schools and chibs
labourers will organize a Volunteer corps supplement the present force of the Sun Government in Capton,
"DIED ON FIELD OF HONOUR,
Mr. J. H. Thomas, in reply to Mr. Baldwin in the House of Commons recently made a statement on the ques- tion of the appointment of Minister Plenipotentiary to represent the interests
Enquiry at the College failed to elicit any oficial version of the incidents which led up to the action of the students; but
to which H., Government had assented and three students, where ordinarily AS
with the pro-. of the treaty. 6-0, 6-4, 7-5-
being played hi inims, I understand, to
trouble appears to have had its origil the Prime Minister on June 4th, the state of affairs at present existing. The
Having quoted a statement made by Shimizu bent Crocker 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 05. be the original home of the game and
in a comparative triviality, some of the Colonial Secretary continued: "I
regret it is becoming popular in the counties
students apparently baving taken uthat the significance of these words has generally Women have gurte taken the
brage at the cancellation of one of their
not been Fully recognized
There aro kume to themselves, and it has also now
usual end of the team privileges, follow people in both countries who continue t taken its place as an authorized une for
ing a report for misbehaviour, sa arge that the demand for Republic in school children under the Board of Edu
mark of protest against this measure a Ireland should be conceded. Once for ation. In these days an actual stool is
A. stool...
large number of the students, probably all, let it be understood that any socie no longer used as a wicket, yet a s
ninety of them out of a total of about demand will receive the same reply from THIEPTAL JU, NEMAIN IN RUINA. is quite unlike those used in cricket. It is a sourd one foot square, fast-
130, decided to boycott the annual prize his Majesty's present advisers ns wi Tved from either ened to a stake; the top stands 4 ft. 8 ins, A monument is to be erected at Beau-giving Accordingly, instead of making believe it would have recety from the ground, and the stake does not mont-Hamel in 3emory of the Scottish their way to the scene of the function of the two Governments which have been count as part of the wicket for being troops of the Bist Division who fell in they appear to have spent the afternoon in office since the Treaty was signed. on it is quite the Eghting on the Somme in 1018. away froth the College. Sufficient notice We shall esrry out the letter and the Government easy to see that the game 154 ancestor of cricket. There are cleren present at the unveiling, which is to forthcoming to prevent the Hon Mr of the Irish Free State bas
as look to all future. „Govern- P. S. Hess, who was to have presided.ments of the Irish, Free State to do. players side and ten balls in an over.
lake place in September.
In connection with the decision of the arriving for a prize giving at which the We believe that decent friendship can br The hat. shaped like a tennis racquet.
of willow, with a came handle, and the French authorities not to rebuild Thiep. prize winners were conspicuous by their maintained with Ireland by the establish
lighter and smaller than a cricket vul, a suggestion appears in the Journal absence.
menu of the Free State as a self solid and covered with kid. A
The routing lecturen were attended, apne Dentinion of the British Common that a column should be erected on the and there is no stueping. Having seen site of the village, inscribed as follows:parently as usual, but one learns unwealth, and in no other way. It is for that "Here was horn, and tere lived for facially that the students who parti the same played between women's levens
State assuming the privileges to which in gume 1 can vouch for it that several centuries the village of Thiepval sipated in the previous day's events have reason we are glad to see the Irish-Fana alize" friday as Died on the field of bonour." The Ligue been enspended until a meeting of the she is entitled under the Treaty, in ball seems fully as was hundreds of years ago when it was des Chefs de Fection has promised to Council has been held and action decided common with Canada and the other
Doretions. played by Queen Elizabeth's courtiera
consider this proposal.
BRITISH AND SOVIET LABOUR.
NEXT YEAR'S WEMBLEY. Losbow, August 8th, WELDING THE TRADES UNION
The Parliamentary correspondent of the MOVEMENT:
Daily Telegropi Jears on the highest Moscow, August 7th authority that the Empire Exhibition will Replying to an invitation to send a open next gear. trade union delegation to Russia to
BRITISH SPECIAL SERVICE establish closer communication between
SQUADRON. British and Russian labour, Mr. Purcell, chairman of the Trade Union Congress, TWO CRUISERS AT VALPARAISO.
VALPARAIBO August 7th.
states that he has arranged personally to
visit: Russin at the beginning of next year, A warm reception in the Press and else For perhaps sooner, and declares his con- where has been given on the arrival of viction that the Russo-British trade union the cruisers Delhi and Dauntless, belong movements are approaching a united ing to the British special service frost.
squadron.→
bowled or run out. Lookinh Geally the Officers and men of the division will be of the students' action was apparently į spirit of the Treaty: the song in the.
meat