CABLES.
LATEST CABLES,
(TAXOLOR REUTER'S' AQENCY.) THE CINEMA FIRE AT
SMYRNA.
Paris, September 22nd.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1924
BARLIER CABLES.
THE LEAGUE
QUESTION OF GERMANY'S -
ADMISSION.
(KNEVA, September 21st. There is much comment on the sudden departure of Dr. Nansen for Germany in
Á telegram from Smyrna states that in the middle of the work of the Assembly,
the Cinema fire the casualties wore: 20 Bend, injured and 23 missing.
NORTH SIBERIAN ROUTE RECORD VOYAGES.
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LONDON, September 2nd. The sen route to North Siberia, disference circles. -covered by the famous Captain Wiggins CHINA AND OPIUM RESTRICTION.
In the eighties, has been successfully pe-
GENEVA, September 21st. opened. Three British ships, chartered In the course of the debate on the re- by the Arcos Steamship Company, as part of the advisory committee on the agents, of the Soviet Government, have opium traffic, Mr. Chao Usin Chu refuted arrived in London from Yenisei river, the statements that the cultivation of the
was universal in China. with cargoes of timber, alter a record poppy
quoted a statement, which he nscribed voyage of 47 days for the round trip.
to Reuter, that a Chinese (overnor had enforced the death penalty on all per soas found in passession of four ounces of narcotic drugs, and he added that China had laws prohibiting the opium traffic in any form, and would be able to enforce them to the fullest extent when
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'GERMANY'S JUSTIFIABLE
CLAIMS.
CHANCELLOR, MARX'S SPEECH..
BERLIN, September 22nd. Speaking at a Party Meeting at Badolf zell, Baden Chancellor Mark said it
*\-LATEST-GABLES.
THE CIVIL WAR IN CHINA.
GOVERNMENT FORCES IN ACTION.
Paxina, September 2nd. According to independent reports from Shanhaikwan, Government troops on the glat mnde contact with the Fengtien
advance guards. The latter retreated, the former following up and suffered some casualties from landmines. came in touch with the main Fengtien
Later they
advanced force at Wanchiatun, where artillery Are was exchanged until right-
fall.
BIG FORCE AND CAVALRY FOR FAR EASTERN CABLE
TUNGLIAO.
MURDEN. September 1st.. It is reported that on the night of the 16th. 3,000 Heilungkiang cavalr arrived at Tuonanfu from Tsitsihar. av. ing immediately for Tangliao.
On the 19th mast, three trains con-
it is mid Wu Pei-fu has "concentrated large forces but this is doubtful, owing to the difficult country to traveraz.
The wealthy Chinese are gathering at Supingkai.
NEWS..
PROHIBITION MEASURES IN
PHILIPPINES.
HOW THE LAW MAY BE EVADED.
MANILA, September 2nd.
RUBBER RESTRICTION..
Lasons, September and. Discussing rubber restriction, the Time contends that the benefit of the higher price following the improved statistical position at present goes largely to the non-restricting producer. The restricting companies' costs rise as production' de- creases. The rise in costs in some cases is appreciably greater than the increase in price obtained, while the Dutch Indies and other eutside producers have been enabled to sell increasing crops at higher prices while effecting reductions in costs. The real issue, between restrictionists, and anti-restrictionists is whether the advan tage to restricting producers in the long run will be commensurate sacrifices.
CHILDISH ATTEMPT TO WRECK SCHEME.
with the
taining artillery and cavalry and Harbin
It is unofficially stated that even if the and Northern troops passed south of American Consils continue the refusals Chinkintun'en mute for Tungliao: of bills of health to ships carrying liquor Troops from south of Supingkai are to he Philippines, the local Customs will permit the entry with merely a nominal also concentrating at Tungliso.
A clash is expected near Kaila, where fine. The present law provides a maxi- num fine of two thousand pesos on. ver- sels not provided with a hill of health, but no minimum is stated. It is believed that a nominal fine of ten pesos will be
Losos, September 2nd. Claiming that the rubber export restric imposed where a ship's failure to show
tion scheme of Malaya and Coylon amply a bill of bealth is die merely to the pre-justified itself, the Financial Times sence of liquor, among the cargo. says the persistent campaign to wreck the restriction scheme at the beginning could be regarded with something more Certain large suspicion. than mere American consumers, known he desir- ous of acquiring a substantial stake in rubber production in British Malaya, Ceylon and elsewhere, ne aware if rub her ean he brought well below the shill¬ ing, large areas will inevitably fall into This can only be achieved by wrecking their hands at practically their own price. the restriction scheme, but there is not transparent campaign succeeding. a ghost of a chance of this childish and
“Chang Tso Lin's 'troops, are well-be-
Hsing Pao reports that Li Ching Lin's tenth Fengtien brigade attacked the Government forces in the region of Chao yang on the 20th but were repulsed and driven back several miles.
Government preparations are continu-haved, healthy but rather poorly
equipped. The guns seen consisted of ing on a large scale and will require a Ho
twelve 75 mm. fieldguns. considerable time to develop.
FRENCH VIEWS OF THE CHINA EUROPEAN LEGATIONS AT PEKING.
WAR. Paars, September 2nd. The Echo de Parix hopes that what- ever the issue of the civil war in China may it will be prompt, so that Japan and Amerita may be confronted with a fait
AN INTOLERABLE STATE OF AFFAIRS. ** The Daily Telegraph, commenting on events in Chins, says that if the dispute
the Central Government regained control continues the position of European Lega of all the provinces. Public opinion in Chitta strongly supported the anti-opiumtions at Peking will soon become a matter movement, and China supported honest of daily speculation, a state of affairs propaganda. We promise you our good-
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Laren. Governor Wood fins cabled"to Washing toa requesting the reversal of Consular action in regard to liquor imports to the Philippines.
Acting under instructions from the State Department of the United States Government, the American Consul-Cep eral at Hongkong refused to grant the
should be understood and agreed that will and unreserved support in the move. † which ought not to be tolerated. Thisquej. / accompli and all thought of interveation | Empress of Russia a bill of health're |
Germany was maintaining her honour and recognised that as a great Power she should apply for admission to the League of Nations, which ought to leave her her freedom and he just to her justifiable claims. They ought not to les any op portunity pass, to achieve this cad. He did not know yet whether the Cabinet
would come to a decision on Tuesday, but thought at present the factors, making for such a course, bad the upper-hand.
EARLIER CABLES. ANGLO-SOVIET TREATIES.
PROPOSED LOAN CONDEMNED.
LONDON, September 21st.
Mr. Asquith added his voice to the con- demnation of the Russian Treaty in the "course of a letter to a correspondent, in which he especially condemns the pro- jeeted loan as unprecedented in British bistory, while the Treaty generally settles nothing and leaves the whole future to à chapter of accidents. He expresses the opinion that Anglo-Russian relations can- not be put on businesslike lines, secured by adequate safeguards, by "crude ex- periments in nursery diplomacy."
THIRTY MILLIONS STERLING.
LuxpoN, September gist. Commander Kenworthy, in a speech at Hull said Mr. Wheatley had told him
the Russian
that
Loan would £30,000,000), spread over five years.
THE WORLD'S ́SPORT.
"AMERICAN' BASEBALL.
LAST WEEK'S GAMES.
NEW YORK, September 21st.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati, & Brooklyn, 5. Chicago, 10 Philadelphia, 8. Chicago, 8; Philadelphia, 2; Pittsburg, 7 Boston, a
New York, 12; St. Louis, '2. Brooklyn, 2: Ciscipnatti, '0. New York, 8; St. Louis, z Pittsburg, 47 Boston, 3.
New York, ; Cincinnatti, 1. New York, 1; Cincinbatti, 3. Philadelphia, : Pittsburg. 5. Philadelphia, 7; Pittsburg, 1- Chicago, 8; Boston, 3. Chicago, 4; Boston, 2 Cincinnatti, 5; New York, 3. Cincinnati, 6; New York, 7. Brooklyn, St. Louis, 5 Brooklyn, 4; St. Louis, '9" Philadelphia, 6; Pittsburg, D. Philadelphia, 3; Pittsburg. 6. Chiengo,"4; Boston, a Chicago, 1; Boston, 3. New York, 10: Chicago, 4. Pittsburg, 4 Brooklyn, 2- Cincinnatti, 9; Philadelphia, 5, St. Louis, 4; Boston, "1.
"AMERICAN LEADER.
New York, 16; Chiengo, 1 St. Louis, 6: Boston, 0.. St. Louis, 11; Boston, 13. Philadelphia, 6; Cleveland;: 3. Washington, 8; Detroit, 4 Detroit, 8; Washington, 2. Chicago, b; New York,. Cleveland, 4; Philadelphia, St. Louis, 9; Boston, 10. St. Louis, Boston, 3. New York, 2 Chicago, Detroit, Washington, 0 Philadelphia, 14; Detroit, 2 Washington, 6, Cleveland, 2. Chicago, 8, Boston, 4. New York, St. Louis, 3: New York, B; St. Louis, 7. Philadelphia, 9; Detroit, 8 Chicago, 3; Boston, 2 New York, 2; St. Louis, Philadelphia, 5; Detroit, & Washington, 9; Cleveland, 6. Chicago, 7 Boston, 3, Detroit, 6; New York, S. Washington, 16: St. Louis, 0. Boston, 5; Cleveland, 3
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ment for combating in the name of tion is far more than one of nice esti hamanity, this evil which is of world-
mates. The movement of Kiangsu troops (Applause.) wide concern."
towards Shanghai should now decide the action of the British Goverpment.
PACT OF SECURITY.
LONDON, September 21st. A Geneva telegram dwells on the dim- culties of drafting a security pact, and says that it is now generally felt that the pact when it comes will be submitted in the assembly, and will be far less sweep- ing than was hoped after the speeches of Mr. MacDonald, and 31. Herriot at Geneva.
LITTLE NATIONS COMPLAINT. The small delegations are uneasy, and declare that Britain and France are run ning the show. They are dissatisfied with M. Benes project. The opposition of the British Dominions thereto is causing gross anxiety in League circles. It seems im- possible that the project can be intro duced before the Assembly earlier than the beginning of Dctober...
EARLIER CABLES.
'LI CAPTURES CHAOYANG.
SHANGHAI, September 2nd.
on their part be reinoved
Le Journal says that in view of Soviet intrigues in China. Japan's attitude and the anxiety of Washington, it will be well to follow events in the Far East closely as they are pregnant with grave possibilities.
Pants, September 21st. Discussing events in China,
the
cently unless she unloaded the liquor in her cargo destined for the Philippine Islands, which she did.
The following is the letter, from the Consul-General in regard to his action. "I have to advise you, for your informa- tion, that, in accordance with the views contained in a letter from the Assistant Attorney-General Willebrandt, dated June A message from Mukden, dated yester-Petit Parisien remarks that the opposing 24th, 1920, holding that the 18th Amend. day, states that General La Ching-lin Generals have no tendency to senophobia.ment to the Constitution of the United commanding the Second Army, to-day Both are equally concerned to watch States extends to and is self-executing in captured the important town of Chao over the interests of foreigners. As the Philippine Islands, and in accordance yang, taking 3,000 rifles six field guns long as her nationals are not injured, with my Government's instructions in and many new type trench mortars France, while taking all precautions, will this matter, this Consulate-General under which have been employed most success.
maintain an attitude of impartiality to-
my charge will decline either to clear wards the confict and confine herself to vessels or to grant bill of health to ves. fully.
expressing the hope that one or other
sela on which liquor for beverage, pur- poses is loaded for delivery in the Philip of the contestants will carry the day sufficiently and decisively to exuse, D. ĮTS-
General Wu, of Heilunkiang, commard ing the Fifth Arms, will attack Kailu to-day.
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EARTHQUAKES IN PHILIPPINES.
toration of Chinese order and unity,pine Islands."] thereby benefiting the commercial in terests of France and other Powers as well as those of China.
[BY COURTESY OF THE "DAILY BULLETIN," ACTION BY PEKING.
THE GEORGIAN TROUBLE. The League committee is discussing the joint Anglo-Franco Belgian sympathetic resolution with regard to the trouble in Georgia. All speakers, expressed sym-
Chibli troops numbering 3,000, at Kailu, pathy with the Georgian struggle for are stated to have made overtares for liberty, but General Fresredandrade (Portugal) and Mr. Hofmeyr (South surrender. Africa) expressed surprise that the rese lution submitted was identical with one voted two years ago. They asked what the Council bad done in the meantime, and suggested there be modifientions of the text in order to conform with the new
Eventually 4 circumstances
PEXING, September 21st. Mandates issued last night abolish the mittee consisting of Professor. Gilbert Murray, M. De Brouekere (Belgium), M. Albert (France), Signor Boninlongare
Post of Tupan of the Frontier Defence on the Fukien-Kwangtung border held (Italy) and Mr. Macdonald (Canada) was appointed to consider the question. It is understood it intends to suggest that the
by Chuan-fang," also the post of Tuchun League propose to Russia a mediation by the States which have recognised both the After a temporary kull, fghting broke of Cheklang, and appoint Sun Chuan- Soviet and the independence of Georgia.out last night.
LATEST NEWS OF HOSTILITIES.
NEW LINE AT KASHING. The Chekiang forces have shortened the
front and are Hwangtu-Linho establishing a new front at Kashing along sub-com- the Shanghai Hangchow railway line, with the Second Army withdrawn from Changhing.
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General Lu has rejected the peace overtures made to him.
*** THE INDEPENDENT NAVY? SHANGHAI, September 21st.
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PARIS, September 1s A telegram to the Georgian Legation states that in the districts of Zougdidi, The so-called Independent Navy sailed Senaki and along the river Kedor, thou from Shanghai yesterday to join Wu Per sands of insurgents have held up the advance of the Soviet troops, with which fu's Northern fleet. Communist detachments organised out- side Georgia are fighting.
SOVIET COMPLAINT.
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The Independent Fleet consists of one cruiser, two gunboats and two destroyers, hitherto controlled by Marshal Lu Yung
Moscow, September 21st. In an interview with the Rosta news hsiang agency. M. Chicherin complained that the imperialistic countries were conduct ing a general ofleasive against the Soviet, and using the League of Nations in this connection. He declared that the joint resolution of the British, French
fang, Tuli of Chekiang concurrently with the post of Inspector-General of Fukien and Chekiang
MANILA, September 22nd.
A strong earthquake was felt at Samar and Leyte this afternoon. No damage is reported. A slight quake took place at Manila yesterday.
TROUBLE AMONG NYK. EMPLOYEES.
WHOLESALE RESIGNATIONS.
www
HOLLAND-EAST INDIES AIR
SERVICE.
A DUTCH PROJECT.
THE HACE, September 2nd. A Dutch air service has been organised for flights from Holland to the East Indies, starting on October 1st. Fokker monoplanes with Rolls Royce engines will
used.
Thomassen Vanderhoop, the pilot, ac- companied by Lieutenant Poelman, in- tends to make the flight in twenty stages. the shortest of which is 266 miles And the longest,625 miles. The first stop will Ee Prague.
£72,000,000 TOO MUCH. GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. THAT PLAY FOR SAFETY-
NEEDLESS CHANGES. :
How £14,000,000 of British public money was raised unecessarily in the last two years is illustrated in the second report of the Select Committee on Public Accounts, recently published.
A noticeable feature of the recounts for 1929-1923 to which your Committes desire to call particular attention is the extent to which the requirements of Gov- erament departments in general have been over estimated," says the report.
To illustrate this, the Committee point out that.
on total supply grants of £340,462,000 no less than £71,016,000 fell to be surrendered, being 13.3 per cent of the estimate. The corresponding figures for 1991-92 show the large total surrender of £0,517,000 on
of supply grants 786,225,000, or 11.8 per cent.
For the year 1913-14 the total surren- kler Was £3,386,000 071
of grants £105,500,000 or 203 her rent of the Estimate, adds the report," and for the
surrender was 1.83 per cent. of the five years 1900-10 to 1813-14 the average Estimate. These figures demonstrats how pre- war standard and how great is the need far departments have fallen from the 1
The Committee quotes the following for improvement."" figures for 1995 on,
Saving
Estimate
TOKYO, September 22nd. Long existing dissatisfaction among the office employees of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha with the management, to whose A mandate orders the trial of Chen policy is attributed the present depression Lo-shan and his deprivation of rank and in the business of the Company, cul orders, and also his command of the minated yesterday in the resignations of Fourth Division, to which Hsia Chow-lin a large number of the Company's office is appointed, while Chen Shen-kuang is staffs throughout the world, including given command of the Tenth Division prominent officials, the immediate reason Army vice Lu Yung Hsiang.
being that in consequence of a written Navy protest against the management and demanding the resignation of the Presi dent eleven of the prime movers were dismissed.
Admiral Li Ching Yi is appointed Com- mander of the Naval Forces at Woosung and Shanghai, with Vice-Admiral "Yeng FLIGHT:Shuchuang as Second-in-Command.
BARLIER CABLES,
AIRMAN'S RETURN HOME.
and Belgian delegations at Geneva wa LONDON-TANGIERS a flagrant case of interference with the iry of the Soviet, inasmuch internal affairs
Georgia as
was a free and voluntary asSO- cinte of the Union of Soviet Republies. The League of Nations had passed over silently the events in India, Syria, the Soudan and China, but was only too
MADRID, September 21st. Some anxiety is felt in connection with the non-return of Cobham, who intended
GENERALS DENOUNCE LU AND HO.
Among those who have resigned are the managers at Yokohama, Nagoya, PEKING, September 21st Osaka, Kobe, Moji, Nagasaki, Bombay, General Yuan Tan-ming, General Yang,
und General Tang Hsi-ho have Calcutta, London, Seattle, New York; issued a circular telegram denouncing La the sub-managera at Hongkong, Sing Yung-hsiang and Ho Fenglin and their
Air Force Civil Services' Revenué
ments
Depart-
Estimate
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61,840,000 12,434,000 64,854,000
7,301,000
10,595,000 1,912,000 235,918,000 45,340,000
€6,097,000 4,830,000
- £640,462,000 £71,518,000 These savings of 271,010,000 are, states the committee, to some extent explain- ed by measures instituted as the result. but it of the Geddes economy campaign, should have been possible very consider- ably to reduce their (the Departments) demand for supplies.
ready to pass or bostile to the to return to London from Tangiers in revolt against the Government, adding pore, Liverpool, Hamburg and Shanghai, ment," says the committee. To
Sovereignty of the
The Council of Peoples" Commissaries has appointed Precbrajensky, Goichbarg and Reingold to be members of the commissions provided under the Anglo Soviet treaty to examine the claims of Nationals for compensation for loss or injury.
Madrid immediately.
Local avaition authorities have tele- graphically enquired at Tangiers.
Cobham made a remarkable flight from. Croydon to Tangiers in 14 hours, in- cluding an half-hour stop at Madrid. LONDON, September 21st. Cobham has returned to London
PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION."
GENEVA, September 21st. Three thousand citizens participated in a public demonstration yesterday in con- nection with the war against war ** movement A procession was formed. banners declaring that only the workers Toulon and Toulouse. He did not call at would ensure the peace of the world, and Madrid, owing to fog. He was 55 houre demanding that the governments and the
league intervene in Georgis. It march absent from London, during which time ed to the communal ball, where there was he flew 3,000 miles, including crossing a lively scene outside, the Communists the Pyrenees.
TAKING THE OATH.
that they are most willing to take up as well as many of the executives of the arms against these rebels if the Govern ment desires.
head office. They have issued a manifesto outlining their grievances in which they protest seinst the President attempting to consolidate his own position at the Legislation to abolish the practice of expense of the Company's business by kissing the Bible when taking the oath creating his own faction among the e- was introduced in the Legislative Assem bly of Queensland on August 7th. The ployees, thereby disturbing the traditional amending Bill provides that any person harmony of the administration.
any oath on the Bible, the New ment or the Old Testament, for whether in any purpose whatsoever judicial proceedings or otherwise, shall,
The Directors are holding conferences to determine on their attitude. At pre
not joined the movement.
LATER.
the
if physically capable of doing so, hold a sent the marine staffs and sermen bave copy of a Bible or Testament in his hand, but it shall not be necessary for him to BRITISH NAVAL CRUISER.
kiss such copy by way of assent. The
Tho N.V.K Directors, after a meeting, officer administering the oath may repeat ... the appropriate form of adjaration, and issued a statement explaining t the person taking the oath shall there- upon, while holding in his hand a copy employees were dismissed as a disciplin the to the och do ndministered by ary measure becanes wey attempted to uttering the words 8o help me interfere with the bananistrative affairs God" or the person taking the cath may, while holding in his hand a copy of of the Company. The meeting decided the Bible or Testament, repeat the words to attempt to reconcile the rebellious of the oath as prescribed or allowed by,
ST. JOHN's, September 21st.
shouting Down with Georgia !!" and clamouring for the removal of the banner relating to that country. After the tomult had subsided, M. Paul Boncour, SPECIAL SQUADRON RETURNING. Mr. Charlton (Australia), M. La Fon- taine, the Belgian Senator, and Italian and German delegates made speeches arging support of the League's pezes efforts, Mr. Chariton expressed faith in the League's work, and pleaded for the England on the conclusion of its world support of the world's workers Are tour, which has attracted nearly two solution was adopted protesting against million visitors, a million of whom visited the piling up of armaments and demand. ing the development of arbitration. HMS. Hood alone."
The Special Service Squadron left for
·law.
oath
"An examination of the accounts will, we think, abundantly justify this state
mind they contain ample evidence thak departments bave made excessive pro- vision against contingencies and to meet charges which might arise out of gen- eral decisions of policy not taken when the estimates were framed, and they have made insuficient allowance for the delays which, as experience shows, in- variably arise in carrying out depart- mental works or in obtaining deliveries. from contractors."
ARMY BLUNDER. Following are a few examples of over estimation quoted by the com mitten
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„£1,540,000 voted for road grants; paly £192,000 spent.
29.570,000 grant for unemployment relief; £1,000,000 surrendered g
Salaries
£677,000 in excess
of actu diture
Attention
the
that
called to the comment ef Treasumiscalculation
on the outturn of the year of nearly £12,500,000 of the Army requirement is suficient in itself seriously to affect the total Budget estimates that, with a view
Be The Committes notes a
to finding employment for dockyard work
construct two oil tank vessels for a private eye, the Admiralty in 1920 contracted to company for £310.000 each, and there is likely to be a total loss on this trans- action of Re08,000.