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GOVERNMENTS DETERMINATION,
Losnos, Octuber 6th. It is significant that Sir Patrick Hast-
ins, the Attorney Gogorai, who is not a
meler of the Cabinet, attended a avet.
ing of the Pabinet this afternoon which "conuderail the Clevermeat course in the Vital debate on Wein sulay "on the with drawal of the Workers Weekly "proseen.
Heater understands that the ilentious leve not changed the position, avintioned on October 2nd; namely that the Loverment will insist cu a decision by a Hons of Commons vole and not by gapiry, whether by a Select Commit;" okey-va jukcial enquiry and this the Gos Ciment will consequently be defeated an the Tissolutina follow," b
LABOUR'S CASE
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER STU ̧
LATEST CABLES. "BRITAIN AND EGYPT. ZÁGHLUL PASHA LEAVES
- LONDON.
Losuns, October 7th. Zaghful Pasha departed for Paris this morning en route for Egypt. Zagblat, whose face was wreathed in smiles, takl
Press representative that he hul nothing to say but thanks; but he would mot say good-bye, merely in preniz. In a speech to n' crowd of Egyptian students who enthusiastically saw him off Zaghlul said he had done his best to negotiate and had offered a prof of the rights they claimed. His offer had been refused, bat, "the fault is but ours, but he added. theirs."
FLOODS. IN INDIA. GREAT DEVASTATION,
Stat, October the While the floods on the Junua are subsiding, the Ganges has reached a record beight. The food has enormously devasted the river districts and the train service between Cawnpore and Lucknow
Mr. Runsay MarDonald, interviewed by Mr. Wickham Stord of the Reviews of Ik eie wn, and 'veferring in the liberal aumendment, dwelt on the unfairness off has been stopped. asking the Goverimant to subauit its ense in advan
to a 'S-leet Committee on which its political opponents" whalit hold a majurity. The responsibility for com- pleating on preventing the work we are trying to do in the national interest should be fairly and gablisly assessed, in the House of Commons itself. Though the Government has no majority in the Lobby it is entitled fa demand Fairplay. We
are not a gang of footpads." Mr. Mat- Bonahk continued that he would jäsen- ally rejser to be relieved of the train and works of office, but freza. the national anal int ventional view points he did not rejoice at the prospect of knofusion and frastrated acidevement, which an attempt
EARLIER CABLES, THE LEAGUE, DISARMAMENT PROTOCOL. BRITAIN NOT YET A SIGNATORY.
THE CIVIL WAR IN CHINA.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) BIG ENGAGEMENT IN THE NORTH. A CHIHLI ARMY DIVISION "COMPLETELY ROUTED.
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MCADEN, October 7th. Following the "capture of Liyuan, Marshal Chang Tag Lin's Headquarters claim that tieneral Chang Chung Chang, Chief of Staff of the Fengtien Ferues, with three battalions, engaged a whole division of the Chihli Army at Chapeng, capturing the city and completely routing the enemy.
A BIG BATTLE,
SUNGKLANG CAPTURED. CHEKIANG LINE WITHIN NINE
MILES OF SHANGHAT.
SHANGHAI, October 7th. Fukien and Kiangsu troops have cup tured Sungking.
The Cheklang troeps have retired to Hsinchwang. which is nine miles, froth Shanghai.
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FAR EASTERN CABLE N.CO. COURT-MARTIALLED.
NEWS.
fruROL'ON RECTER'S AGENOX, J.,
THE SOVIET AGREEMENT WITH CHANG TSO LIN "CHECK TO IMPERIALISTIC POWERS."
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been weakened but strengthened,
DEATE OF DANISH CONSUL- GENERAL AT SHANGHAI.
Spasan, October 7th The death is announced of 3. Banchou, the Danish Consul-General, [RT COURTESY OF THE "DAILY BULLETIN."
CHINESE TREASURY BONDS. FOUR MILLION DOLLARS ISSTE. Pexisa. October eth.
TWO CHARGES OP DISOBEYING ORDERS.
superior offerr,
Major F. C. Hyland. R.E. was Pre- sident of the Court Martial, and the
the East Surrey Regiment. Lieut. A. E. members were Capt. L. 1. Branett, RA.
Cottom, of the East Surrey Regiment, and Lieut. R. A. Chidson. Int Battalion.
acted as Procutor.
The accused, who was unrepresented. pleaded Not Guilty to both charges,
NOT CORRECTLY DRESSED...
The
CANTON NEWS.-
¡FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. I'
THREATENED
ATTACK, FROM THE NORTH.
attack the Red Army of Dr., Sun, who is now in the northern districts, tieneral Chen is expected to issue a general order for an offensive aitask andra grder
forces in Canton in a few days.
Unless this order is scinded more verds will cease running, it is believe
The Barbers. Union in Canton, must of the uenibersof which are members Bal-
vist of the faction. of the Kuomintang nt charges the extra receipts to go to Dr. Party, is considering the farther increase Sun Yat Sen's war chest.
THE FORMAL RECOGNITION OF THE SOVIET.
Corp. T. Thorn, of the 1st Battalion, the. Easy Surrey Regiment, was tried by
General Chen Chiang Mig has been a District Court Martial held at Murray advised by General Feng Pen Jen of Barracks yesterday, on two charges. The Kinngsi that his army is entering Kwang- first was for, as alleged, neglecting to tung by way of Shiakwan in order to, obes the standing orders for Battalion Moscow, October 7th.
Orderly Sergeants, and on the second An article in the restin terms the enunt, the accused was charged with dis-
STRIKE OF COMPOSITORS. fresh Soviet diplomatic vistory, and
No newspaper was published in Cantore agreement with Marshal Chang Two Ling a lawful command given by
on October 7th, when the publishers re- fused to increase the wages of the coun- another instance of the importance of
as a serious check, to the Imperialistic
positors until the first of the next Chines Sew Year. About 40 newspapers and 15 the Soviet in international affairs as well
were involved by the Powers which are trying to boycott the
news agencies strikes Mr. Liao Chung Hoi, chief of the Soviet Government" It adds that the
labour division of the Kuomintang Poli- tieni Puity, and Mr. Li Long Yu, chief allus of the great Powers in regard toj
Sergt. Woodward, giving evidence, said of Canton Police, are now midiating be TIENTSIN, Clétober 7th.
tween the publishers and the compositors Japan whose influence över Chaug that on September 20th he was in cour Government troops attacked this, mortan is universally admitted, have been mand of the Murray diarracks Quarter with the hope of effecting an early settle Guard Accused, as Battalion Orderly ment of the dispute. At frst Mr. Li ing on the Shanhaikwan front in a big
fasco. Their policy has failed and the Sergeant for that day. should have tried to prevent the strike by intimida battle. Heavy artillery fire is taking
SUSPENSION OF JUNK SERVICES. ed men, it did not do so. Witness san the accused, later outside the Orderly
Up to October 7th, more than 30, large place. Latest reports indiente that the position of the Soviet in Asia has not parades in the afternoon with the thark- tion.
Roum, dressed in a clean white fatigue dress. Witness asked him why he had Junks and fow-boats plying between Cac ton and stland ports had sospended oper- Fengtienites are slowly" falling back.
not paraded with the marked men, and accused replied that he had been givention as a protest against the assessement a wil report. As a matter of fact, said of their freight and passenger witness, there were twp marked men onripts for the war chest of Dr. Ma that day. Witness gave accused an order to go back to bis quarters and come back correctly dressed and parade with the marked men Accused did not do so. Later witness gave the accused an order to report himself to the Regimental Sergeant Major immediately. At 10 pm wilness ascertained from the accused that he bad not reported to the R-S.M., and ugain gave him an order to do so. following morning at recrillé, the accus- ed reported himself to the witness, who asked him if he had reparted to the not. Witness made a report to the RS.M., who ordered that the accused Wungshan, a suburbs east of Canton City
The opening of a consulate in Chatun is should be placed under close arrest.
The accused: Do you know that on
in accordance with a provision of the September 20th, the Battalion Orderly Sino-Soviet Treaty conclated by the Pek
ing Government with the Russians, but Canton has been independent Peking Corporal was sent out of barracks be
ince 1917, and forsial permission by the his duties as well as my own 7-No
Canton Government to the Russians to Private Tamplin gave evidence that on fere noon, and that I had to carry en September 28th he was, Guned Orderly at establish a consulte within its jurisdiction Murray Barracks, and said that Sergt. has been considered by some Cantonese Sir F. A. Agien added that the satis-Woodward sent him about three times as a surrender of its independence nod "ilpes not represent the present sentiment factory arrangements are being given to look for the accused, but without return to allegiance to Peking, which Regimental Sergeant Major W. H. of the Cantonese. It may be recalled that Maynard stated in evidence that on theun October 6th. the Russians formally Replying to the Waichiaopu's protest; [eflect to on the understanding made by
vening of September 2uth he orderedged their consulate, in Canton, and the French Legation said, in effect, there the Government.
Sergt. Woodward to tell the accused to Secretary G. C. Wu of Foreign Affairs Sergt. Woodward if he had done so, and report to him (witness). Later he asked It is believed the British and Belgian was no law in France to prevent the exportation of commercial aeroplanes.
received an answer in the affirmative.. Next morning, when the accused report. (overtuments will similarly reply,
though effective regulations could
ed off duty, witness asked him why he SOUTH AFRICAN COMMENT.-"
applied as regards nilitary planes. The
had not reported to him the evening be CAPE TOWN, Oetober 6th.
fore. The accused replied that he oughts The Cape Times, rummenting on the Legation had no knowledge of the anro-
to have asked to be relieved of his duties. as he had not felt well the day before
The accused: Did not report to you Japanese amendments to the disarmament | planes being aboard the Chantilly, but Protocol, refers to the observation by its if it is se, instructions will he given to Geneva correspondent that whereas the the Messageries Maritime Company for principal, pre-occupation of the Dominions the planes not to be sent to Manchuria. was to preserve the sovereignty of their jurisdiction, the chief pre-occupation of It seems probable, however, that the the British delegates was to get the Pro- tocol signed it says the sune criticism planes have been handed over when the secus to apply to the compromise. It is protest reached the French Legation. fortunate for the Dominions thot the Pro- tocol as amended must be approved by their Parliaments, which are unlikely to abet the present Government in making a window dressing display for their own domestic ende, without any real care for the welfare of the Dominion propies
GENEVA, October 6th.
Up to now I States, inchaling France and Belgium, but not Britain, have signed the disarmament Protocol.
GERMANY AND THE LEAGUE. A FRENCH NOTE
Pets. October 6th. France has sent a Note to Germany saying she does not object to the prin- the ciple of Germany's admission to League of Nations for even the Count,
10 civet the Labour Government may [ subject to. German submission to all the rules, without exception. laid down by entail.
The Covenant.
NEXT LABOUR BUDGET.
"Losnos, October 7th. Mr. MacDonald, recalling the Labour success at the last election, despite the campaign of loud speakers, lobster tineaus and attire humbug, said it was fixed to Simit the possibilities of tricky conspira- tors and resourceful, dewogogues. He claimed that no flovemment had done more to alleviate the lot of the victims of unerployment, and to solve the housing Froblem." He praised Mr. Snowden's budget, sal derlared that the best Labour "budget would continue the good work. He added. That, perhaps, is the real explanation of our present difficul- ties, (Cheers.) The second Labour hud get might jeopardise the lives of the other tw parties."
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AUSTRALIAN WARSHIP FOR CHINA WATERS. A TRUMPED UP STENT. He continued to say that the political
·MELBOURNE, Ontsler eth. situation was now giving no little ed
The Minister of Delene, Mr. Bowden, cera to Mr. Asquith's post election speech plainly intimating that a Labour Gover-speaking in the Commonwealth Honse of ment must est out of his hand. It was Representatives, stated that the light fully settled that Liberal and Labour cruteuer Concord would accompany the relations were beginning an unworthy Australian warship. Adelaide, fo
tralia. under exchang system, and be policy, whose latest phase demanded definite stand. The trumped up stunt come a unit of the Australian teer für about dropping a certain prosecution nine months. gave a why pettifogging lawyer a chance. The country wished the Guvercment to continue the work which.cannot be inter rupted except to a grave national dis advantage at which only those men could carry on whose authority in the eyes of the foreigner and our own people w respectel by Parliament, (Cheers.)
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ELECTION FUND.
Mr. Ramsay Maclonald has opeurd. the Independent Labour Party's special Hort fund in view of a General Election by a donation of £100..
A LIBERAL ATTACË,
LONDON, October 6th. Mr. Lloyd George had an enthusiastic audience of a thousand at Leicester where he accused Mr. MacDonald of abuse of his prerogative in putting the country to the expense sad inconvenienc of an election instead of consenting to an enquiry into the Workers Weekly case,
Es declared that a gang of extremists And bullied the Government into inter in
the Workers Weekly fering with justice prosecution. The same gang had bullied to Russia. He
when failure to res - train them. means defeat, what could the "Government do if it had a majority and was able to defy the Liberals, Conserva- tives, and everybody else?'
them into a guarament cannot res
"If
naked: If the train, wild men now
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GERMAN POLITICS, EARLY DISSOLUTION OF
-REICHSTAG1:
BERLIS. October 7th. Negotiations by the party leaders for the reconstruction of the Dovernment on a wider basis having come to a deadlock, the Press is discussing the probability of an early dissolution of the Reichstag
"The Australian warship Brisbane would join the China Squadron for six months.
DUTCH LONG DISTANCE FLIGHT.
TEMPORARILY HELD UP.
AMSTELDAM, October 8th.
The machine flown by the Dutch airmen on their way us. Java, has been tempor arily disabled, preventing a restart from Phillipopolis. An expert is, hurrying from the Rotterdam aerodrome.
RECENT TEHERAN OUTRAGE. COMPENSATION FOR US. CON.
SUL'S WIDOW
TEHERU, October 8th. According to the Press, the Government
CHANG'S EIGHTEEN PLANES. FRENCH REPLY TO WAICHIAOPU.
PERING, Detaber, 7th.
It seems generally taken for granted that is xeroplanes were handed over to Chang Tso Lio's agents." As the Chas filly was unable to cross the bar it, is thought probable that the planes were transferred to gal vessels. The affair has aroused much feeling in Chinese official circles,
'PLANES AND
A
be
MUNTMONS. I
Taxyo. October 7th A message from Mukden says that 20
have aeroplanes
arrived berc from
France. !
Six tanks and 15 trench mortars bare been dispatched to Shanhaikwan.
[BT. COURTEST OF THE '' DAILY BULLETIN."]
THE USE OF BOMBS. PEKING'S REPLY TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS
Pakis, Detober 6th
In connection with the issue of Trea. sury Bonds of the nominal value of
It is understood that some members of the Provincial Assembly of kwaugtung will take action to protest agamist the
Soviet Russian Consulatenerul In
$1,200,000. the arrangements for which B.S.M.. and be answered that he had formal recognition by Kwangtung of e.
have been completed. Sir, F. A. Aglen states that he undertook the service on the understanding that the preceds would be devoted exclusively to civilian adivinistrative expenses and the mainten. ance of peace and order in the capital during the period of crisis.
CHANG'S THREAT.
Chang Tso. L'in has threatened to seize the Manchurian Maritime Customs if this issue is carried out.
ARGENTINE MISSION TO
HONGKONG.
Surouni, October 6th.
Success
The Argentinian Consul, Senor delat mid-day on September 20th that the Battalion Orderly Corporal was absent Carril, is froceeding to Hongkong on
bircial mission..
ARGENTINIAN WORLD FLIGHT. MAJOR ZANSI DELAYED.
SHANOKAL, October 5th."
4-
an
Major Zanni has been delayed owing to the unfavourable weather reports.
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MORE ARMS SEIZURES.
GUNS AND UNCLAIMED
FINDS ON
AMMUNITION.
on duty, and did I not ask for instruc tious as to the Cantren duties Yes, and I told you that you would have to carry on with them yourself.
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leading officials of Canton were among and Governor Hu Han Min and other those persent at the unfurling of the Soviet flag over the building. Governor also ordered that Kuomintang flag to be hoisted over all government"build-
in Canton that day.
WISH WYNNE TO TOUR
THE EAST. ---
Arrangements have been completed whereby the celebrated actress, "Wish. Wynne, is to visit the East under the Private Hunt, giving evidence, statedirection of Edgar Warwick. This
gagement is described us' representing one that he was on guard duty at the main.
of the most important theatrical, under Kate of Murray Barrneks on September takings that Eave ever been ventured zeth. He saw the necused leave the but upon in this part of the world, for Wish per- To the best of forners now appearing before thọ public, racks, and proceed. in the direction of Wynne is one of the highest Wellington witness recollection, the time would be and the salary she is to receive is easily about 3 pin.
the biggest that has ever been paid to any one individual artiste that has been here.
Barracks.
-"'ACCUSED'S STATEMENT.
Paid
We in this part of the globe are rarely The accused, in a statement to the favoured by visits from any of the great Court, said that at 12 noon be opened artistes whose names thrill wherever He remained in the English is spoken. Most of those who the wet cunteen. Corporals' mess until 19.48, during which have come to the East have done so, whe Lime he had a meal. He closed the wet their brilliance has been on the wane or canteon at 12.45. and opened it again when they base become frankly purse. at 1.16. After closing at again at 2 Wish Wynne is at the very height of her p.m., be remained in the Corporals' mess fame and her advent here will mark ası until the return of the Batulion thrderly epoch in our theatrical hi. Lucas, in
AL 3.45 The Guiñent essayist, E Corporal at about 3.30 or 9.15.
EXPRESS OF RUBIA AND "' CHANTILLY." Detective Sergt. Simpson reported to
Be left book of bis, “Loiterer's Harvest," singlen Mr. E. W. Hamilton 2, the Kowloon he left the Corporals mess, and proceed his Persons of Quality in that delightfal
ed the Wellington Barracks.
usual ones. He says: **Listening to Magistracy yesterday that on boarding Wellington Barracks again at about 4.1a,out Wish Wynne as one of the world's Murray, Barracks, one of his children realise that at last the music hall have and while he was on his way barca Wish Wynne (what a clever name
an artist again. She is not like anyone called down to him that her mother was His wife bad had a
coarseness 1. fur- Into an atmosphere of in great pain. fendant that she had been taken worse.
tive laughter she brings a clean humour, serious fall on September 24th, and de-rise, nor has she had a predecessor He therefore went to his quarters.
with a leaven of pathes all her owa. With regard to the second charge, de- There have been slaveys on the music
halk The Detective Sergeant also reported fendant said that he was in barracks
her daughter, Peggy Pryde, recaptured that in the boys' quarters on the French from 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. At about 6.20 stage time and again, Jenny Hill loved Chantilly be discovered P. he went to the guard room to tell the type, and made it voluble and caustic: Serge Woodward that he was going to some of her vitality; while there was the some twenty mail steamer, three pistols," one revolver, two spare change his clothes. parts and 107 rounds of ammunition. then told him that the R.S.M. wanted to years ago, with a
see him. Defendant looked out of the hand and a boot in the other, telling of These weapons were concealed under-guard room window, and saw that the the calamities that follow apen walking Death quantity of rice.
In both cases the "weapons had not been
The Waichfang, on Friday, replied to the Empress of Russia the captain hand- the diplomats Note regarding the bombed over to him 30 Mauser pistola, 15 ing of defenceless centres, saying that the extra magazines, two Winchester rifles and 3.000 rounds of different kinds of Government had already given assurances that it would do its best to protect for ammunition. " riga fives and property, and considered that such assurances covered "the diplo mais request. Special instructions, how ever, had since been given to the military authorities regarding the use of hours.
SINGKIANG TUCHUN'S
CONTRIBUTION.
PEKING, October 6th, The Tuchin of Singkiang reports that has granted the widow of the murdered be has raised $500,000 as a contribution American Consul, Hr. Imbrie, sixty thou-to the expenses of the expedition. sand dollars compensation. The soldier involved in the murder has been excel- ted.
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THE WORLD'S SPORT.
HOME FOOTBALL
LONDON, October 6th. In the Football Association, Charity Shield match, the Professionals beat the Amateurs by 3 goals to one, at Highbury.
ZATEST CABLES.
AMERICAN BASEBALL
WORLD SERIES KIKULT.
New York, October 7th. In the world series, New York defeated Washington by six runs to four
PEKING NAVAL COMMANDS.
PEXING, October th. Admiral Tu Shih Kuei suggests that he should be given the command of the First Special Squadron, Admiral Li Ching Hai the Second and Wen Shon Ten the Third Squadron for service in the Gulf of Pechili.
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REPORTED MUKDEN VICTORY. Torzo, October 6th.
claimed.
Confiscation orders were made in both
casex.
عليكم
EUROPEAN STOWAWAYS, GERMAN AND POLE CHARGED AT KOWLOON. George G. Neifeld, & German, and Alexis A. Kostetaky, a Pole, were charged at the Kowloon Magistracy, yes terday, with stowing away on board the .. Tikembang at lainy (Dairen). Mr. A. L. G. V. Bausch, second officer of the weasel. prosecuted, and being able to speak Germar interpreted for the Ger- man defendant.
Bergt, Woodward astonishing Adaking brush in one
H.S.M. was busy, so he told Sergt. with a soldier. But these saw only the Woodward that he would go and change comic or sordid side of the slavey's life his clother before seeing him. He went or to be exact comic and sordid, the and changed his clothes, and returned blend that best produces music hall to, Murray Barracks Defendant went on laughter to-day; the side, in short, that to detail the various duties performed audiences expected. Wish Wynne is differ by bim during the evening, and declared ent be repulses such seaminess and that the R.6.M. did not come into bar- gives us instead a little comedy of the soul. No mere comic singer gets such racks during the whole of that time.
Lieut. Cottam: What did you gorapt audiences. Communicated down to the dry canteen at Wellington Barracks for I bad heard complaints that the dry canteen had not been open- the witnesses was not taken down in writ ed, and I went down to see that this ing for the Summary in his presence, which according to the regulations gov was done,
The accused proceeded to call witnesses erning procedure should have been done... in his defence.
Lee. Corpl. Crouch corroborated cer tain statements as to time made by the accused, as did Lee-Corpl. O'Connell,
7}FTY-71JTX.
In answer to the President, the accused said that, as far as he knew, the omis sion had not prejudiced his defence He merely wished to have the fact record- ed.
bis presence.
The accused pointing out that the Linut Cottam pointed out that the A message from Mukden states that a communiqué claims victory at San- Neifeld said that he had experienced evidence of Bergt. Woodward differed in idence was read out to the accused ahihkiatze, near Chienchang, with the hard times in Bussis, and went to Dalay some respects from that of Lee-Corplad signed by the witness concerned ins eaplure of three field-guns,
eight to seek work. He admitted stowing O'Connell and himself, contended that it was unreliable. He said bo also wished to record that the evidence of one of machine-guns, 150 rifes and quantities of away.
(flontinued at foot of next Column.) ammunition, and that the Chibli forces Mr. Hamilton adjourned the case
until today. are retiring towards Jehol.
Accused was found Not Guilty on the
first charge, and Guilty on the second.
Sentence will be promulgated)
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