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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 1924.
THE GENERAL
ELECTION
CAMPAIGN.
LABOVE'S
PARTY MANIFESTOS.
"STEADFAST MARCH TOWARDS A GENUINE
SOCIALIST COMMONWEALTH."
CONSERVATIVE POLICY BASED ON EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH CENTER'S ADENCY.]
THE LABOUR MANIFESTO.
Furthermore it proposes to tackle urban problems whereby land values shall con tribute towards the expense of maintain ing the conveniences, utilities, and ameni «The Labour manifests hegins by say ies of the owa, alums to be transformed, ing: The Labour Government has been defeated in the House of Commons by
partisan combination of Liberals and Tories and appeals to the people."
It dwells at the outset on its achieve en in the direction of securing the pace of nations and the restoration of industry and compieree.
It declares that the Labour Govern- ment has maintained and even strengthen ed the ties of sentiment with the Domi- nions on which rather than upon either force or any Imperialism, the very exist
of the British Commonwealth of Nations depends.
cace
It says the embittered Franco-German relations, due to the disastrous tangles of preceding governments, have been im proved and cordial Anglo-French relations established. Important steps have beent taken at lieneva towards arbitration, security, and general disarmament "The Labour Government." it says, "refused to exclude from this general pacification the Russian people with whom it is essen- tial to resume trade in the interests of the unemployed, and the country as a whole."
Will you allow this work for peace and prosperity to be stopped 7" it asks.
The manifesto dwells on the labours of, the rent Housing" Charter," the execution at which is dependent upon the result of the election. It claims that the Government has achieved marked' sue- cen in Finance and declares that the
Liberal and Conservative fear of a second Labour Budget is responsible for the
-election
The manifesto also refers to the dras- tic changes the Government has made in -education policy, and to its help of
agriculture labourers.. It details length its measures, to relieve unemploy, ment by "constructive policy national development together with the restoration through pacification of the production trade of other nations."
All the Labour Government's hills bo- fore Parliament now summarily ended, it
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and the leasehold system reformed. It proposes an improvement of educational
facilities and of, teachers remuneration,
and also bold, democratic treatment of the excessive consumption of alcohol.
THE POLICY OF THE CONSER
VATIVES.
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Mr. Baldwin (leader of the Conserva tive Party) in his election address says the experiment of Government by a minority has proved short-lived « and failure, but it has sufficiently indicated what would be the character of a Social- ist Government dependent, not on other parties but on its own extremists. The only way
of averting such a possibility is for all desirous for the restoration of prosperity and social peace to unite in efforts to retum 3 sold Conservative
majority which would support. a broad national policy.
Mr. Baldwin says British foreign policy must commend itself to the Dominions, and must be conducted in closest con- sultation with their Governments. It must support the strengthening of the League of Nations on practical fines and it should be cardinal principle of Birtish always to the over-riding consideration foreign policy that it should be subject
that we cannot enter into commitments involving peace or war without the con+ eurrence of the Dominions.
The continuance of security by land, sen and air was one of the first duties of any Government, and the Conservatives, if returned to power, must examine afresh the position in which the present Adininis.
tration has left the defences of the Em
LATEST CABLES.
TURBULENT BUDDHIST
MONKS.
TROUBLE IN RANGOON.
RarGoos, October 11th.
Ottama Pongi. a "Buddhist priest and Nationalist leader, has been sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment on a charge of delivering seditious speeches and advocating the non-payment of the capitation tax Subsequently a crowd, headed by, many Buddhist monks, held a protest meeting in the square and refused to disperse" until charged by the police.
The next day a band of monks assaulted an American professor, Mr. Gleason, of Judson College, and his wife while they were walking along a street Both were taken to hospital suffering from cups. Assaults with knives were also made on the military. The authorities have taken precautions to prevent further disorders and the police raided a large monastery in the vicinity of the assault Gleasons and arrested seven monks.
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The Gleasons had a narrow escape. The professor was stabbed in the back and his wife has two deep wounds on the
head and forehead, both were felled_to the ground. fh response to their cries,"
Mohammedan cabdriver rushed to their Assistance, but retired when threatened with a chopper by one of the assailants. The latter then retired to the monastery, whereupon the cabdriver returned and conveyed the bleeding victims to hospital..
THE GERMAN LOAN. AGREEMENT WITH BANKS SIGNED.
LONDON, October 10th. The loan agreement between Germany. and the banks concerned bas been signed.
PARIS, October 11th.. It is now learned that the apportion-. ment of the German loan is
United States Britain
France
Holland .....
Switzerland
fermany.
Belgium
Sweden.........
Italy
$100,000,000 £11,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
*1,500,000 1,500,000
OUTLINE OF CONDITIONS.
It is learned from an official German source that Germany's 800,000,000 guld park loan under the Dawes scheme, which was finally arranged yesterday, will com- prise an American portion of $110,000,000 and a European portion of £26,500,000. The loan will be issued in all par ticipating countries next week at 92, to bear interest at seven per cent..
pirt. It must scrutinise carefully in con- junction with the Dominions the far reaching commitments, and implications. The Morgan group has taken the of the scheme recently put forward at American portion and the Bank of Eng Geneva. The common agreement of all land covers the greater part of the parties 18 desirable for a permanent European quota, in which France, Bal- solution of the agricultural problem, all gium, Italy, Switzerland, practical steps should be taken to ensure Sweden and Germany are to participate. that imported foreign foodstuffs be sold. The long is repayable in 25 years, the "All such further development of the sugar European portions at par and the Ame- beet industry and rural. industries gener.rican at 105. The service of the loan ally would receive particular considera takes precedence over all reparation pay-
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The Conservative Party were opposed to land nationalisation, taxation of land values and all schemes of spoliation.
considerations.
ments.
Holland,
→ PARIS, October 11th. The Reparations Commission has ap- proved the conditions of the German Loan.
GERMANY AND THE LEAGUE.
BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE.
NO OBJECTIONS, BUT→→,
LATEST CABLES.
THE WORLD'S SPORT, "
ROME FOOTBALL.
SATURDAY'S "RESULTS.
LONDON, October 11th. Birmingham, 1: Aston Villa, & Blackburn, u; Manchester City, 1. Bolton, 6; Preston, N.E.; t Everton; 0; Sunderland, 3. Huddersfield, 4; Arsenal, .. Newcastle, 0, Liverpool, 0. Notts County, 3; Cardiff, 0. Sheffield United, 1: Notts, Forest, 2. Tottenham, 1: Burnley, 1. West Bromwich, 3: Leeds U.... 1. West Ham. 1 Bury: 1
SCOTTISH LEAQUE. Airdrieonians, 1: St. Johnstone, 0. Ayr. 1; Rangers, D.
Celtic, 2; St Mirren, 2 Cowdenbeath, 0; Morton, 0. Dundee, 2; Kilmarnock, 1. Falkirk. 7: Hearts. 0. Hamilton, 3, Aberdeen, 1 Hibernians. 1, Queen's Park, 2. Partick, 0; Raith, 1. Third Lanark, 0, Motherwell, 1-
INTER-LEAGUE FOOTBALL."
BELFAST, October 11th
In the inter-league soccer match the English beat the Irish by 5 points to wit,
AMATEUR FOOTBALL
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INTERNATIONAL SOUTHAMPTON, October 11th.
In the amateur international, England) beat South Africa by 3 goals to two.
ALL-BLACKS RUGBY TOUR.
THE CIVIL WAE IN CHINA.
(THROUGH) REUTERİN AGENCY.] ATTEMPT TO WRECK WU'S TRAIN.
ATTACK ON SHANGHAIT:
SHANGHAI, October 11th. Lu Yung Hsiang's headquarters a nounce that preparations have been made to put into a defensive state all the entrances to Shanghai on the south-enab and south.
NOT MUCH FIGHTING,
There was little, Bghting on the Sung-
PERING, October, 17th." A prude attempt to blow up Wei Pei
It is believed that Sun Chunn Fang is Fu's train was made yesterday morning resting his troops, preparatory to an at five o'clock beyond Ticatsin, where onslaught on Shanghai by way of the two galvanized tins, slightly larger than railway. Ho Feng Lin. personally com- karosene tins, were placed on the line.manding the reinforcements to the posi Chic Ping Chica's train, which 'leftions near Sungking, which is complete- Peking at mid-night apparently struck the hands of the Fukian troops. and partly crushed one tin, from which spilled out a white powder said to be n high explosive, but the detonator was kiang and Hwangtu fronts yesterday- untouched. Two Russian railway work-The Liuho front has been quite for many ers, who found the infernal machines, were detained pending an enquiry." It appears that both tins were brusbed off by the cowcatchers and replaced, bud were discovered prior to the arrival of Wu's train If the attempt had succeed- ed according to plan, it would probably have only injured the engine.
WC GOES TO THE FRONT. MONEY FOR THE TROOPS,. PERING, October 11th. Wu Pei Fu and his stuff" departed early this morning for the Shanhaikwan front. several military attaches, and for eign Pressmen travelling in the same The All-Blacks defeated Cheshire by 18 train. It is reported that Wu's train also carried upwards of a million dollars to pay the troops at the front.
FENGTIEN REINFORCEMENTS.
BIRKENHEAD, October 11th.
points to five.
* AMERICAN BASEBALL.
WASHINGTON WORLD'S SERIES CHAMPIONS.
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NEW YORK. October 11th. Washington beat New York by 4 to 3 and thus won the World's Series amidst tremendous excitement, after three extra: innings, necessitated by a three all tie, in the ninth innings.
INTERNATIONAL RACING.
LATONIA (Kentucky). October 11th, Epinard's third and jost race in America over ten furlongs resulted as follows:
Sarazen (U.S.A.) Epinard (France) My Play (U.S.A.)
TEST CRICKET.
THE AUSTRALIAN CAPTAIN--.
SYDNEY, October 10th. Mr. Collins has been selected to cap tain the Australian first Test team.
HOME LADIES GOLF.
می
18 WETHERED RETAINS TITLE.
LONDON, October 10th At Coodenbeach, in the English ladies' golf championship final, Miss Joyce, Wethered, of Worplesdon, the holder; beat Miss D. Foster, of Burnham, Somer. set, by eight up, and seven, to play.
WEMBLEY IN 1925." NO OFFICIAL DECISION YET
The infesto mentions the measures
The address deals at lngth with Home contemplated for the next twelve months, ing, Age und Widows' Pensions, Educa- including reorganisation of the mining tion and the necessity of reforms affect industry on the hues of national owner. ship, drastic dealing with the Poor Lawn women, children and ex-Service men.
Afr. Baldwin accuses the Socialist system, taxation of land values,
Government of forcing a rush election, national electricity system with the prim their refusal of an enquiry and their with- ary object of providing cheap power for drawal of the Workers Weekly prosecu industry instead of profit for shareholders. tion suggests that the enquiry would have
BERLIN, October 11th. There was to lie an impartial enquiry proved that the course of justice had been It is understood that the British reply, into the administration of the licensing deflected by partisan
to the German “memorandum infimates laws by a Royal Commission, a systema Furthermore the Government now real- that Britain does not object to Germany tie reorganisation of the whole system of ised that the makeshift treaty hurriedly having a permanent seat on the League transport, including the national owner- ship of railways and canals, the preven-patched up with the Soviets, under the Counel, but makes it clear that her application for admission to the League tion of profiteering not merely in building Pressure of extremists, was indefensible. materials but in foodstuffs in conjunction of the Government to deal with unempanied by any conditions or reservations.municating with the Dominions Govern- Mc Baldwin dwells ou the utter failure will only be granted if it is not accom with a system of bulk importation addployment and on the folly of abolishing The British Government is, therefore ments on the matter.. systematic distribution under arrange the McKenna duties, and Part II of the unable to give any assurance relative to ments concerted with the Dominions and Safeguarding of Industries Act and on the other questions raised by Germany. other Governments; substantial improve the even greater folly of wrecking the ment in the Workmen's Compensation Acts, and prevention of excessive hours bopes of rapid expansion of our Imperial trade which would have followed upon
of labour in occupations, including the adoption of the proposals of the Im women's omitted from the Washington
a special
Convention.
The amnifesto coreludes with word to women and an appeal to the people to support Labour's steadfast march towards the transformation of the existing economie and industrial system with a genuine Socialist Commonwealth.
perial Economic Conference.
He says the task of grappling with un- employment is a primary obligation," and the Conservatives are determined to safe- guard, employment, and the standard of fair foreign competition, by applying the living where these are imperilled by un-
principle of the Safeguarding of Indus THE LIBERAL MANIFESTO. tries Act and analogous measures. With
out such provision the carrying out of the The Liberal election manifesto is signed Dawes plan, he says, would only prove sby Mr. Asquith and Mr. Lloyd George disastrous to Great Britain. The best 1. advocates peace, social for the hope of industrial revival lies in the national development. It emphasises the development of tue resources of trade in desirability of Free Trade and urges the the British Empire by measures of In- extension and co-ordination of the Inaur perial preference and the promotion of ance Acts, and Electoral Reform.
Empire development and Empire settle. It proposes the State acquisition of ment; indeed, strengthening the develop, mineral rights and coalfields, and Statement of the Empire by every possible sided establishment of superpower means is the first and dominant item of
dealing the Conservative policy.
stations and outlines problems. If with rural and urban land castigates
Government/a the Labour failure to solve social problems and opposes the Anglo-Soviet Treaty.
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The manifesto says the Labourites
forced the election because they were
IRISH REPUBLICANS AND ULSTEN SEATS.
LONDON, October 12th.
BARLIER CABLES.
HUSH AND HUSTLE "
ELECTION.
PUBLIC INTEREST IN PREPARATIONS.
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LONDON, October 10th. It is officially declared that the state ment that: the Government has decided to re-open the Empire Exhibition is pre- mature, as the Government is still com-
days
LAFER According to foreign reports the Chihtisites have driven out the Feng- tieners from Chiumenfu. There is, Da other fighting on that front.
(BT COURTESY OF TER""' DAILY-BULLETIM."')"
PENGTIEN FORCES CAPTURE CHIFUNG.
MUXURY, October 9th
In spite of the earlier successful as- sault on Chifang, the Fengtien.. forces. were unable to effectively occupy the city, the Chihli garrison numbering 60,000. but the Fengtien cavalry continued to harass the outlying troops pending the arrival of reinforcements, and early. day, according to a communiqué, they launched a second attack and completely captured the city. The killed numbered 1,000 and the prisoners 1.000, and many guns and large quantities of supplies were captured."
The Chihli army is fleeing in the direc tion of Jehol,, with the Fengtien forces, in pursuit.
OTHER VICTORIES.
SHANGBAI, October 12th.
A stubborn battle opened to Shantai- Six boatloads of Fengtien troops com-
kwan on Wednesday. The Chibli_right prising about 10,000 men are reported to wing at first gained, but after a day of fighting the whole Fengtied line ad- have arrived at Shanghai and were yes vanced, according to a communiqué, cap terday despatched to reinforce the Che-turing two trench lines and occupying the old Russian barracks and the villages kiang front line, the troops which,' ac-
of Kwangtuling, Tankiasican and other cording to a Lunghua communiqué, are commanding positions. endeavouring to recapture Sungkiang.. ACTIVITY AROUND SUNGKIANG.
SHANGHAI, October 19th- A communiqué issued by Marshal Lu states that the Chekiangites has been ordered to fall back from the Chingpoo sector and straighten the Hwangtu Sungkang line. This releases a number. of troops which Lu is rushing in the direction of Sungkiang," where the enemy
is active.."
According to an unconfirmed report, Chi has ordered a general attack along the entire Lisha-Sungkiang front.
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EARLIER CABLES. (EEUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE}
U.S. ARMY AIRSHIP WRECKED.
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PREMATURE EXPLOSION OF
BOMB.
NO LIVES LOST,
FENG YU ESIANG NEUTRAL.
It is reported that Feng Yu Hsiang has decided to remain neutral.
THREE EASTERN PROVINCES
FOREIGN OFFICE,"
TOKYO, October 10th. Foreign Office" for the Three Eastern A message from Mukden states that Provinces has been established here, and when fully staffed its establishment, will be formally antifed to the Consular Body.
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CHANG'S REGULAR WINS.
HARBIN, October 10th. Reuter's correspondent is reliably in- formed that Chang Tso Lin is achieving sonsistent successes in his military ope rations in the neighbourhood of Shan- haiwan, capturing large numbers of guns, military stores, transport wagons and prisoners, and the enemy is retreat- ing in disorder.
**TON OF LEAD TO KILL ONE- MAN."!
The war lords are now finding out the truth of the saying that in warfare it takes a ton of lead to kill one man," says Tientsin paper. "Marshal Ch Hsieh Yuan, according to reports in the Chinese Press has already used eight millious rounds of, rifle ammunition, re sulting in only 3,000, others say 2,000, The U.S. Army dirigible P.0.4 explőd- | casualties among the enemy. A Chinese military expert sarcastically comments ed at Langeley Field, and several officers on this poor result, while Marshau Wa and men have been injured.
Pei Fu, whose war funds are thus blown into the air, is said to be most disagree- hly surprised. Why not supply ther
NEWPORT, October 10th.
· RUHR · EVACUATION.
GERMANY PLAYING FAIR.
PARIS, October 11th. It is announced that the Reparations Commission has, decided to make on the A bomb exploded prematurely, tearing 13th instant a second formal declaration, the dirigible's silken envelope, resulting army wish blank immunition, or even
as provided "from Annex III. 'of the fin an immediate crash. The crew hadfire crackers her will make the anme
London Protocol, that Germany has duly
noise and considerably reduce expenses while the result will probably be the
The P.C.4 is the largest airship built same. It may be remarked as by the
way that a foreigner, when meeting in America, and was inflated with helium, transport of ammunition on the way
boxes and found them empty. Ferhap
Christian General intends to
taken various measures to carry out the no time to operate the parachutes. Dawes plan, after which the French and LONDON, October 10th.
Belgian Governments müst, within a fort- Whilst the rank and file of ex-Common-ight, carry out the stipulated measures the leaders of the parties are holding war mang's fiscal and economic unity. ers have scattered to their constituencies, councils in London to-day, for what the Government's opponents have dubbed the
"hush and hustle alcetion."
The Cabinet sat for forty minutes this morning, drafting the Labour Party mani. festo. A large Crowl at Downing Street. testined to the public interest in the crisis.
in the Ruhr for the restoration of Ger therely preventing the deaths of the from Peking to Tungehow, inspected the:
The Conservative leaders had a two hours' conference at Unionist head-· quarters, and it is understood Mr. Bald- | - win is preparing, a manifesto appealing
The Coinmission has also appointed Mr.
whole crew.
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the
T., K., Ferkins to sit as the American FIFTEEN FEET FROM MOUNTAIN overcome the enemy with acts of loving
member of the "Commission in regard to certain eventualities as provided in the Protocol.
THE LAST ZEPPELIN:
STARTS FOR THE STATES.
PARIB, October 11th. A message from Berlin says that the for stability in the Government, encour Z.R.3 has started from Freidrichshafen agement of trade and commerce, exten- en route for the United States
and other important
sion once,
Lloyd
D Falera announces that the domestic Mr. not prepared to face an enquiry into the Republicans bave decided to contest the
Mr. Asquith conferred with Mr. Campbell case, and wished to evade parlia. Ulster seats of the coming British elec Gcorge. Bir Alfred Mond, and others. mentary discussion of the loan to Russia. tions, but if the candidates are returned,
The Royal proclamation dissolving Parliament was read in the Royal Ex- It refers to the assistance given by the not to sit in Parliament. Liberals to the Government's
change, with the usual picturesque 'cere- ineffective and unimaginative efforts at
?
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monial.
halting
BRITISH FASQISM... social reform. It favours the re-estab
LONDON, October 11th. fishing of economic commercial relations Lord Hamilton, in a manifesto on behalf
RACING POSTPONED. with Russia, but opposes the Anglo-Soviet of the British Fasciati organisation, de-
LONDON, October 10th: Treaty.
clares that Parliamentary candidates and A report from Newmarket says the The manifesto lays stress on the in- the electors should realise that British Jockey Club stewards have decided to creasing unemployment and the shortage fascism is a very live force to-day against postpone the race for the Cambridgeshire of houses, and proposes an alteration in the insidious advance of the Reds" Stakes to October 30th, owing to the the system of land tenure, & State-assisted whose avowed object is the destruction of General Election falling on the girth, and scheme of agricultural credit, a business the British Empire. He says that the the consequent imposibility of obtain like marketing of produce, the co-ordinat movement is already alive in many eleeing the police necessary for the proper ing of transport services, and draining toral areas and is able to help where the conduct of the meeting. The other races and reclamation whereby land may be independence of the voters is threatened advertised to be run at Newmarket on atilised in the interests of the whole com- by terrorist societies.
the Wednesday have also been postponed, munity.
to Thursday and Friday.
(Continued en nezt Volumn.)
TOP. PHOENIX (Arizona), Oct. 10th.
The airship Shenandoah, narrowly averted a disaster when it sailed within Afteen feet of the top of Picacho Peak, near Tucson.
SAN DIEGO, October 11th, The Shenandoah reached the Pacific coast last night and covered the last 100 miles at over 60 miles per hour,
The Shenandoah has been detained here for the repair of her rear cabin, which was smashed while mooring last night.
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BARLIER CABLES.
BELGIAN MINERS ON STRIKE.
FIGHT WITH POLICE.
Moxs, October 10th. Beveral hundred strikers at Flenu,.in the Borinage coalfield, went in procession MEXICAN BANDIT OUTRAGE. to the Levant mine, destroying the win dows and door of cottages occupied by non-striking miners. They rained stones and revolver shots on gendarmerie, who, replying, fired a volley and killed a striker.
Gendarmes were also attacked and wounded by Communists at Jemappes.
Numerous arrests have been effet
kindness.".
15,000 WOUNDED AT 800CHOW.
· ALONE.
Mr. AL Troy, & Ecochow resident who is working as a volunteer surgical assistant at Boochow Hospital, told the North China Daily News last week thas 16,000 wounded had passed through the hospital aines the fighting began.
Most of the cases are due to wound- ing by rifles and machine-guns Gre especially the latter," said Mr. Troy, "Only a mall proportion appear, to have been injured by shrapnel.
I should like to remove an impression which seems to prevail in Shanghai re garding the conduct of the Kiangam troops and their Northern allies The soldiers, both in the provincial divisions and those from the north, have been well behaved: The stories of looting on any thing but a minor scale when perhaps a few men have got out of hand, are quite untrue. At least that is the com EL PABO, October 11th.
sensus of competent foreign opinion on Nine were killed, including one or two our side of the lines. Missionaries and Americans, when Mexican bandits wreck others in Nanking have the same good ed and robbed a train on the Orient rail-word to say for all the forces under tad south of Juarez. Troops were Marchal Chi Hsich Yuan
* They are well disciplined, too.”- Torred to pursue the bandite
9. KILLED IN TRAIN HOLD UP.