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TIENTSIN, November 4th. 3. Caussine. af Tientsia, has been' Marshal Wu Pei Fa's defenos against given the status of Consul first class. General Feng Yu Hsiang has completely M. Teissier of Fuchow, that of Consul, broken down. Marshal Wa Pei Fu has second class, and M. Dupuy, Colombo, left Tientsin for Taku, presumably in that of Consul third class. M. Crepin,order to board a ship proceeding to the Shanghai, ranks os Erst interpreter, Sauth. and Messrs." Tulusnes, Shanghai, Pontet, Hawgs, and Guerennec, Tokyo, as inters
The report of Lloyd's Register of Shipping for the year ended Junc goth last records a continuance of depression in the shipbuilding industry, and says that the tonnage of new vessels classed by Lloyds during the year, namely 893,000, is the lowest on record for fifteen years, with the excep-preters-laens, tion of the second year of the war, re- presenting only 27 per cent of that for 1920-1 and 35 per cent of the total for 1902-3. Four hundred and fifty-four yes | sels of a tourage amounting to 200.000 murder of Mr. Imbrie have been execut- tons were lost, and 500 vessels of a toned. nage totalling 1.250,000 tons dismantled
or broken up. The last figure is twice
PERSIAN MURDERERS EXECUTED.
TEHERAN, November 4th The two men who were convicted of the
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UNIVERSITY MEMBERS. that of the year ended June, 1993. Al
TWO LIBERALS RETURNED.. though the world's mercantile fleet is still fifteen million tons greater than in 1914,
Lospos, November 3rd. a large proportion of Inill-up tonnage is The English Combined Universities" unlikely ever to die able to be successfully election to two seats resulted in the employed, and any serious revival of over-retura of Sir Martin Conway (Conserva seas trahe will probably lead to a further tie) and Mr. H. A. L. Fisher (Liberal)
Another Liberal, Sir Murdoch Mac- elimination of uneconomical tonnage.
Donald, was returned for Inverness.. OPIUM CONFERENCE OPENS.
GUN RUNNER ARRESTED. MACAO GOVERNOR AT GENEVA.
SEQUEL TO RECENT TRIAL." LISBON, November 4th.
LONDON, November 4th. The man Firuin, who was convicted and Rodriguez, the Governor of Macao, refined for gun-runding, has been arrested cently conferred lengthily with the and conveyed to prison, making three men Portuguese Minister for the Colonies who are detained indeterminately, as their with regard to the sale and manufacturo does have not been paid. of opium in Macao. The question is alsọ under discussion with the Government.
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In connection with the International Opium Conference at Geneva, Doctor
Dr. Rodriguez is "how attending the conference at Genevą na technicat dele- gate to the Portuguese Government.
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The international conference on the prevention of opium-smoking in the Far East, summoned by the League of Nations, met here to-day.
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U.S. ELECTIONS. INCORRUPTIBLE CITIZENRY."
NEW YORK, November 4th. Balloting for President, Vice-President
TROOPS LOOTING IN TIENTSIN.
PERING, November 4th. Before his departure from Tientsin, Marshal Wu Pei Fu handed over his com- mad to General Chang Feng Ling, who has since informed General Feng Yu Hsinug that he does not intend to fight
further,
THE SHAMEEN, LAND
DISPUTE.
AN ANOLO-CHINESE DISPUTE - Mr. H. O. Macnamara, of Hongkong, who acted for the bank in connection with
MANAGER'S EVIDENCE OF ASIA the purchase of this land, described his
BANK'S STATUS,
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REMOVAL TO SHAMEEN FOR PROTECTION,
visit to the Consulate at Shameen to have the transfer made. Mr. Wallis said he was very sorry but he could not do
The
MALARIA IN THE MALAY
STATES.
SIR MALCOLM WATSON'S WORK: Sir Ronald Roaa presided at the Hotel Belgravia. S.W., no a luncheon which be
it, adding that he was acting on Foreign gave an October. 2nd, in honour of Sir Malcolm Watson, who was recently instructions. Proceedings in the Shameen land Office
Vice-Consol
knighted for his long and successful work case were continued in the Supremo went on to say that there was a dispute
October and between the British and the Chinese gov-agninat malaria in the Federated Malay Court of Shanghai on before his Honour Judge Sir, Skin-ernment as to what actually was a true States. Ho congratulated Sir Malcolm test of nationality. The British Govern on the distinction conferred upon him by ment claimed that it was jus loci and the King, and also by the Glasgow Uni- the Chinese claimed jus sanguinis, and yersity in making him an Honorary while the dispute was pending they Doctor of Science. Sir Malcolm certain- would not register. That was the reason ly deserved these honours. for all his life he had 'devoted his time to a great work. given.
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aer Turner. This is LI action which the Bank of East Asia, Ltd., nais the Court for a declaration that they are entitled to have transferred to them a piece of land at Shameen purchased by them from a Mr. Vasania for $60,000, and to issue a writ of mandamur ordering the defendants, Sir James Jamieson, E. M. Consul at Canton, and Mr. Frank Arnold Wallis, Vice-Consul, to effect such registration. The action arises from their refusal to do so, upon instructions from the Foreign Office. The defence, in brict, is that the Bank of East Asia is a purely Chinese concern and is not en titled to own land in Shameen.
Marsha Wa Pei Fu's departure leaves
Mr. Eldon Potter, x-c., and Mr. A. C. large forces scattered, one division of
Holborow appear for plaintiffs and Mr. which looted a portion of Tientsin hative. P. Wilkinson and Mr. V. Priestwood
city. ·
Many of the troops will be roaming outlaws until the authorities provide their pay and their transportation to their homes.
SKIRMISH IN HOPEI.
TIENTSIN, November 4th- Sporadic Bring broke out at the Hopei
for defendants.
MANAGZE OF THE BANK. Mr. Li Tse Fong, manager of the bank and one of its directors, was the first witness called. He stated in answer to Mr. Holborow that the business of the Bank was dirested from Hongkong, and the head office was there. The books and correspondence were kept in English. In August of last year when the property in question was purchased from Mr.
In answer to Mr. Wilkinson, as to whether he went to the Consulate expect ing to meet with refusal, witness said that he certainly did, because bo bad already been told so,
Bum
Sir Malcolm Watson referred to the beginning of his work at Klang, when he was called out to a case of malaria from which a man was dying, and found also six other cases. It became so bad So you simply took the document there that the Government sent. a telegram to seo whether it would be accepted or ordering Port "Swettenham to be closed. not, and get a cause for action?-Not at Then they were allowed to carry out their all. I thought it might be registered at programme for the prevention of malaria, the last minute:" Witness added that the with the result that there was a clearance | salo of the land to the bank was a perof the disease. Representations were fectly genuine transaction. The buck made to the Governor with regard to the had paid for the property, but at the arrounding district, and a of present stage they could neither sell nor $110,000 was voted for the work. It was mortgage it, the title not being good un-difelt because the soil was clay and til transfer was completed.
the water was close to the surface. Then This concluded the case for plaintiffs. they found that in the hill lands the mos- In presenting the case for the defend.quitos lived in running water, and the more they drained and cleared the more ants, Mr. Wilkinson argued at length to favourable wers conditions made for the show that officials could not be proceeded mosquitos Mr. Norman Grieve, director against in respect to Crown landa and of Seafield Estate, was deputed by his fellow-directors to decide whether the the plaintiffs proper course would be agstem, of subsoil drainage should be con- under the petition of right. It was of structed for the purpose of controlling course open to them to bring an action malaria. He decided in favour of the result the malaria cases dropped" from 6,155 in 1914 to ten on July 31st this year. formance of the sale agreement.
His Lordship Vasania has got the It increased the efficiency of the labour and 1017 with 1914 thers were 10,708. money. He is on what I understand is force so that comparing the years 1930
working days saved,
central and east stations to-day. The Vasania the majority of the directors against Mr. Vasania for specific per work, and put it in hand in 1910. As a
and Members of the Congress of State from Tuan Chi Jul. Negotiations were
called "velvet."" (Laughter).
Proceeding, Mr. Wilkinson said the action was really one for breach of con- tract, the breach alleged being between the Crown and Vasnain in the refusal to permit his assignee, the Bank, to be
advance guard of General Feng Yu
were British subjects. The capital of Hsiang's cavalry entered the central the Bank was now $5,000,000 made up station from Yungtsun at mid-day, after 50,000 8100 shares, and the propor quelling some slight resistance, then tion of expital held by British was rough-
CLEANSING SINGAPORE. marched along the line towards the casty 60 per cent This was the position
Singapore came next, and the work station with the object of disarming at the time the transfer was applied for, and it remained practically the same to
done with the help of the health officers numerous trains containing parts of the day. There had been no change in the
there had saved some 33,000 lives in the last ten years. During the influenza third and ninth divisions.
directorate, the directors, according to
epidemic in 1918 the death rata road to 69; and the malaria in 1911 raised the Emissaries previously sent to the the articles of association, being appoin-registered as a Crown lessee. He can-
death rate to over 93. Early this year he station 'failed to persuade the commander ted for life. The company was incorpor- tended that the Consul-General had a
visited Assam, where many thousands of neres were under tea cultivation. The of the Chibli troops to consent to dis- ated at Hongkong on November 14th, perfect right to refuse to register any
medical officers at the estates had done armament, General Feng stating that he 1918, and was also registered in the assignee if he thought he was likely to
be troublesome to the public generally excellent work in assisting the coolics to British Consulate at Shanghai. would..only agree upon written order
and if this happened the person concerned fight against malaria by careful feeding- Cross-examined by Mr. Wilkinson, wit- ness admitted that it would be difficult for could only have recourse to the petition and child-welfare work, but little malaria a feeling throughout India that such work tors or their heirs to have an interest in cast upon the defendants to effect was not practicable. On the "estates be the bank. The directorate was composed of transfer, though they were bound to keep visited there was little opportunity this members of the Chinese race. The register. The Crown lease contained year to construct the drainage system required, but one garden cut over six- a member of the Chinese a clause to the effect that no transfer of miles of drains, representing 300,000 cubic feet, and t, results already were Bankers' Association, but not of the For- lease or sub-lease could be made to à
Mir, a military cantonment in such body. The first clause in the Chin- Great Britain, and it did not coatemplate Punjab. In 1903-3 an attempt had been ese Bankers Association's articles of any class of person not amenable to the made to control maiaris there, but the this body jurisdiction. The order that the transfer result was practically negative. In his association provided that should be formed only of tankers whose was not to be made was given by the opinion this was because the proper ed. He hoped that an attempt would in capital was entirely the capital of Chin Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs method of training had not been adopt- ese nationals. The Canton branch of the
the future be made to remedy this con- Asia Bank was situated in the interior
dition, with a determination that one. of the city and from the beginning had
thing short of success would satisfy those exhibited a signboard announcing that it was an English bank.
Governors began all over the country still proceeding when General Feng any persons other than the present direct right. There was no statutory duty control work was done because there was
early this morning, with the weather troops approached. Firing started and doing its best to contribute to the fall-developed into a fusillade in which an meat of the forecasts of a beavy poll last night. The rival candidates have made
Annamite guard was wounded.
There was every appearance of a battle ceased upon the order of the Chihli com-
Bank was
Dr. Yan Weltem, of the Netherlands, their final appeals to the electorates breaking out in the station, but the ring rign Bankers' Association or any other citizen or subject of any power other than very encouraging. He next visited Mian
was appointed President
Messrs. Coolidge and Davis by means of The Vice-President chosen is Prince wireless and Senator La Follette con Charson of Sian.
All countries where opium-smoking is practised, were represented. To-day's proceedings were devoted to questions of procedure. The discussions will continge
to-morrow.
BARLIER CABLES. RAILWAY DISASTER IN LANCASHIRE,
TWELVE
DEAD IN EXPRESS
"WRECK..
LONDON, November 3rd. Tusive were killed and many injured through the derailment of the engine of the Liverpool-Blackpool express between Wreagreen and Lytham.
tenting himself with a manifesto urging the progressives to give the lie to the assumption that this country no longer boasts an incorruptible and courageous citizenry,"
LATER.
RIVAL EXCITEMENTS. -
Apart from the Presidential race, two Governorship contests are attracting a wide attention, namely in New York where Governor Sinith and My Theodore Floosevelt have been waging a hot and acrimonious goutest, and Texas, where “Ma Ferguson is the Democratic candi. date for the Governorship, from which her husband was ousted last year, under an impeachment for alleged misuse of State funds.
mander.
Tuan Chi Jui has despatched telegrams to the Yangtaze provinces requesting the authorities not to allow Harshal Wu Eei Fu to land, in order to avoid furthes
difficulties.
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TSAO KUN RESIGNS.
l'EKING, November 4th. President Tsao Kun is issuing circular telegram announcing his resig- nation, and regresting his inability to maintain peace and order. He hopes that his successor will be more successful. Ile handed over the seals and official documents to the Cabinet this afternoon. The Cabinet will meet to-morrow, and wilt declare itself the governing body in the absence of the President
and H. M. Office of Works in the capacity of jointly controlling Crown lands, and this order was final unless it could be challenged by the petition of right.: Con tinuing, counsel said there was strictly a limit to the number of people who could be recognized and protected on so small a piece of territory as Shameen, and the right to withdraw protection was in- herent in the Secretary of State.
A PROSPEROUS CONCERS. Counsel then produced a copy of tho Canton Guzelte dated January 28th, and containing un articles on the success of the Bank of East Asia. This report
His Lordship-Entirely. We cannot stated that the net profits for the first criticize that. But the point is, you did year were more than $300,000 and that in not withdraw protection until after the 1921 the profits exceeded $1,000,000, and writ in this action had been issued. these figures, wituces admitted, were cor
Counsel-There is nothing in the Order in Council affecting the right to withdraw
rect
ese
Mr. Wilkinson-Is the writer also car- rect when he dwells with great pride on Protection from companies registered The engine dashed into a signal box,
the fact that the bank is "purely a Chin-under that order. Although registration was cffccted by this company, that regis which was completely turned round.
COOLIDGE'S CHANCES.
bank," and cites it as an example tration had been allowed to lapse. DREADFUL NIGHT SCENES.
LONDON, November 4th
of what can be done under purely Chin-
His Lordship Assuming that it has Latest reports of the train smush in The Morning Post's New York corre
lapsed," the argument as I understood it "dicate the difficulty in identifying thespondent states that the odds are favour-ORDER OF CHINESE NAMES.se management 1
ing President Coolidge by 10 to 1, but In a letter by Mr. Edward Chalmers Witness The figures would be correct
British entity, and registration was bodies, as the night was very dark, the Stock market and business people still Werner, of Peking, to the Timer, he says: because they were supplied by an officii is that the Bank had been accepted as a
continue to mark time. A landslide for that the custom adapted in recent years of the bank, but the writer of the article given as an instance of that acceptance: though thousands of helpers and hun-President Coolidge is generally expected. by many Chinese of writing their Chris- would be an editor who knows nothing
On the point that the Consulate at Wall Street is betting 12 to 1 dreds of motor-cars were rushed to the
or personal names (ming) before stone of the disaster. The killer include
their surnames (haing) in imitation of the about the status of the bank. I do not Canton had afforded protection" 10 Western system is one which, in his view, think he would know that the bank was should be discouraged. An example of Captain Charles Grgame, Commander of Many the White Star liner Bardic. people were terribly injured.
A number of prominent Lancashire business men were involved in the disas- tor. One matt was decapitated and an other was obliged to have one of his legs
aru putaled..
The siguri-box was amaslied to suithe- recas; the signal-an was hurled into a brook below the embankment, but escaped
with his life.
The passengers in the trames were a merry party returning from a masque rade. The victims were taken either, to the hospital or mortuary in their gandy masquerade apparel.
The gateman has been arrested and prevent the tramcur crossing the line while the train was approaching
tian"
in charge.
the
In conclusion, he proposed success" to the Boss Institute, and said that through the work done over 100,000 lives had been saved in the Malay Staten. The Boss Institute would help the many problems of tropical medicine not only abroad, but at bone. It would be the centre for workers from all parts of the world.
Sir Charles McLeod, chairman of the Rows Institute, said that great credit was due to Sir Rewald Hoss in the fight interested in the work to help the move against malaria. It was the duty of all
thent.
Mr. Norman Grieve thought it was de plorable that the Government could not
stitute.. ees their way to subsidising such an in- Sir Bonald Boss mentioned that they had already received over £18,000 as a start, but a great deal more was requiz-
ed.
£82,000 FOR SAILORS, GIFT TO KING GEORGE'S FUND.
The Duke of Connaught, as chairman of King George's Fund for Sailors has of trust, and £2,000 as a special gift to the fund. This manificent sum has been received the sum of £60,000 under a deed transferred to the fund by Mrs. M. M. C. Wilis. Mr. W. St. J. Fr Miles, and the Public Trustee, who are the trustees of the estate of the late Mr. Henry Her bert Wills, and forms a proportion of the ten shares of his estate, which Mr. Wille bequeathed for the benefit of seamen of
Mercantile Marine The capital sunr of £60,000 will be
charitable
funds (the trustees of King transferred to the official trustees of George's Fund for Sailors) as a special trust to be called the Henry Herbert the income will bo and Wills Trust, distributed by the General Council of the fund, in collaboration with Mrs. Wills,
be amongst marine clarities working on half of seamen of the merchant service.
is an
Coolidge; and 30 to 1 against Senator La Follette, offered, is 'finding no takers.. AMERICAN RAILWAY SMASH. this occurs in a recent article, Dr. Tsai registered in Hongkong. We are registe Bank by registering a certain docu- Yuan-p'ci's names being written Yuan tered in Shanghai, and we have a branch ment relating to property in Canton, LEVEL - CROSSING - FATALITY. 1'ei Ts'ai. Contemporaries or those at Saigon, where we have the protection counsel observed that the document was registered not because it was the Bank's who are acquainted with the persons of the British Consul. CHICAGO, November 4th.
themselves of course have no difi-
In answer to further questions, witness document but because British interests Ten perróza wore killed and thirty culty in knowing which is the surname said the bank had soine forsign accounts were concerned.. As to some of the com- injured in a collision between a goods and identifying the individual in ques in Shanghai. They did mortgage busi- train and a crowded tramcar, which was tion, but in tinic. to come this will surely ness in land and buildings, but nose pany's property having been registered in the British Consulate at Shanghai, he give rise to confusion, since, as writers outside the Settlement.. crossing the railway track.
personal often fail to connect the double
Asked if the bank had ever had British pointed out that properly so registered names by hyphens, there is nothing to
Consular protection in Canton, witness show which is the surname and which the replied that it had, the lease of its build need not necessarily be that of a British personal name. Even if this is done ing within Canton having been registered subject. Nowhere, he went on to say there may still be uncertainly, both be:
at the British Consulate. He did not could they find a statutory declaration cause in China, as elsewhere, there are
know that any of the directors had taken that Hongkong companies were to be Mr. Willänson-Your idea (and quite allowed to have Crown leases at Sha sonal name in addition to the surnante. especially Manchus, have only one per
a sound one it is) in purchasing this land Mr. Werner therefore pleads both with
at Shamoen, is that you may have pro
His Lordship-Neither have we any Chinese and foriegn writers, to adherotection for the assets of the bank-Yes, statutory declaration that they are not The remaining uniformly to the original Chinese custom
You are not forgetful that in fines of
to be allowed any s
that it bo
the purposes of putting the surname first.
trouble Shamcen is protected That is
Counsel emphasized that the intention the Mercantile
as the cour only Witaces concluded by saying that the in the Land Regulations and the lenses cil shall think fit. The income will be Consul's refusal to grant the transfer clearly was to prevent building and the divided by the find amongst Mercantile explanation. was accompanied by a full and friendly occupation of land in Shameen by any Marine institutions and fundat Holborow wit any foreign power, or the assignment of sarily be some months before there is any ness stated that three lots of land which land or building to them!
The hearing was again adjournedumulation of interest on the capital and "before" any distribution can take NO Daily Ne
Place! the bank owned in Shanghai were regis tered at the British Consulate
Lancashire railway disaster was due to charged with not closing the gate to double surname and also because many steps to renounce. British nationality.
A LATER According to a Liverpool message, the tyre coming off a front wheel of the engine when traveling at fifty miles per
hours to
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YET ANOTHER COLLISION.
NEWPORT NEWS, November 4th Eleven people were killed and four in- jured in a collision last night between a passenger train and an omnibus at a
Twelve people were killed and 33 iu jured in the Lytham disaster. Com mander Greame most courageously insist ed on the other sufferers being attended to before himself. The scene of the
Most people resent having good done catastropho was appalling. Bloodstained level crossing. Some of the dead were. bimba could be seon Leneath carriages and so badly mangled that they were only to them from economic motives-Jin the cries of the injured were most disidentified by their clothes and jewellery, Munde Ronden. tressing Three of the injured who were Survivors are so badly injured that they Donveyed to hospital, are in a serious are unable to tell how the collision
occurred. condition,
The Russian Governert is just as much a despotism as the Goverment of the Tear which it destroyed Lord Grey
30,
mecu..
to the fund, without solute gift
empine
SILVE
of
ke-examined by Mr. Hative of China or citizen or subject of amongst individual and it will necos