CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. [THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCE.]
PROPOSED ANGLO-RUSSIAN
TREATY.
RATIFICATION RESTS WITH
PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, November 14th.
Well-informed circlés discredit the sug- gestion that the Cabinet Committee deal.
ing with the Zinovieff letter and Russian questions will consider revision of the decision to recourise Russia...
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH,
THE OPIUM CONFERENCE. JAPANESE DELEGATE'S SUPPORT FOR CHINA.
GENEVA, November 13th. At the plenary sitting of the Opium Conference, various delegations described the opium smoking measures of their respective territories.
THE CIVIL WAR IN
CHINA.
(THROTOR REUTER'S AGENCY-),
A DELICATE SITUATION.
LEADERS NOT IN ACCORD.
TIENTSIN, November 14th.
FAR EASTERN CABLE |
NEWS
[IKKOCOM REUTER'S AGENCY-]
SEVERE EARTHQUAKES IN JAVA. HEALTH RESORT DEMOLISHED,'
1924
CHINA'S APPALLING
CURRENCY.
WHEN PAPER IS AT TIMĖS BETTER THAN SILVER.
MARSHAL CHANG'S MANCHURIA MONEY,
BATAVIA, November 14th. -"
[BY HARRY K. STRACHAN.) Bevers earthquakes in Java during the
MUNDEN, October 30th. past two days have caused heavy land. slides. Many native towns in the Kedoe task of working out a sound and univer. The man who eventually accepts the
district have been destroyed, one village sal currency system for all China, with ly disappeared. The deaths exceed 300 will be accepted in any province without was thrown into the river and completenoamall money and with money that
and many are missing.
The relations between Marshal Chang The Japanese delegate mentioued the
and General Feng are not improving great decrease of smokers in Formosa.
though Marshal Tusa Chi Jui is doing Sir M. Delevingne (England) spoke of the conditions prevailing in Hongkong Differences are also arising between Tuan his utmost to avert open hostility.. and the Straits Settlements.
and Chang regarding the reported ar- rival of Wu Pei Fu at. Woosung. The The centro of the shocks was the health latter is anxious to resume the war whils resort of Wonosobo where all the build Tuan Chi Jui is hoping for a peacefulings collapsed. settlement. Feng Ya Hsiang remains at his house in the Japanese concession
The British and French delegations announced that they were prepared to draft conventions on the subject of the
It is understood that the Committee will deal with outstanding questions be tween Great Britain and Russia, but it | traffic in opium, is not likely that relations with Russia will be broken off.
Sir J. Campbell (India) described the system of registration and rationing in
W
So far as the Treaty is concerned, its Burma, and said that the possibility of where he established his beadquarters on watification, rests with Parliament.
extending the system depended largely arrival at Tientsin.
FRANCO-GERMAN TRADE
TREATY.
A HITCH IN THE PROCEEDINGS.
BERLIN. November 14th.
Herr Stresemann, in the course of a
sperch, stated it as his opinion that Franco-German "economic understanding is vital for the pavideation of Europe in the next decade. Negotiations to that end will be accorded Germany's special ästention, and the German market opea ed to France by an offer of most-favour-
PARIS, November 14th. Difficulties have arisen with regard to Franco-German negotiations for a cum mercial treaty. According to the news-
- od nation treatment.
..
BRITISH DRAFT CONVENTION.
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on local conditions. He was of opinionA NEW GOVERNOR OF UKIHLI. that prices should be regulated, 23
the increase in the price of opium was tend-
TIENTSIN, November 14th. The Chibli Assembly has decided to ing to increase smuggling.
invite Li Ching Lin’to assame Governor- A British draft- couvention proposes
ship of Chibli province and sent a that the importation, manufacture and deputation to convey this decision to sale of raw or prepared opium shall be Marshal Chang To Lin, who approved solely conducted under a Government it. General Wang Chen Ping has left monopoly. Provisions shall be made as the Famen and is at present in the regards retail sale, and export, shall be Japanese concession, prohibited from the territories Instruc tion shall be given in schools to diser
TIENTSIN, November 14th. age opium smoking. The number of re- tail shops shall be limited, and it shall
Marshal Chang Tao Lin's son, inter- be laid down as an offence to engage in
viewed by Reuter this afternoon, said opium transactions outside the jurisdi. that immediate political developments tion of the respective Governments. The cannot be expected. Governments shall facilitate the exchange
REVOLUTION UNLIKELY.
The position is that Chang Tao Lin
LATE ME. HECTOR
SASSOON'S
HONGKONG ESTATE.
SUN COMES AND GOES. CANTONESE LEADER OFF TO SHANGHAI,
Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the Cantonese "Red" leader, entered the Colony of Hongkong very unobtrusively yesterday morning, and, left it equally quietly at noon.
He arrived on his own gunboat, "lng Puly, at daylight, and found a consider-
Most of these contained members of able number of launches awaiting him.
Chinese Labour Guilds, and one was a Toyo Kisen Kaisha launch, which there to transfer Dr. Sun to the c
for Shanghai at midday. Shiago Muru, on which he was to leave.
WAS
a discount will more than earn what ever salary or honours may be given to him. Even in solid Shanghai, the trou-
This was quickly done, and Dr. Sun ble is great enough, as witness the treinstalled in a private suite of cabins og mendous efforts put forth by the Tram
the liner, where, daring the morning, way Company to secure a modest profit he received numbers of Chinese visitors from a few bandsful of depreciated
bringing congratulatory messages. He copper coin. But outside Shanghai an
was accompanied on his voyage by Mrs. Aberdonian with a portable calculating machine would find it difficult to balance Sur, his secretary, Wong Ching Wei, his accounts.
and General Ma Seung.
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A BENEVOLENT TRUST.
LONDON,, November 13. The late Mr. Hector Williams Sassoon, of Hongkong and London, who was a Director of Messrs. E. D. Sassoon, left
The boat for Dairen stopped for property in Hongkong valued at £989,000.several hours at Tsingtao, a friend was
He left £37,000 in trust for investment and distribution of the income to assist persons found guilty for the first time of any offence and to unmarried mothers and illegitimate children.
[By coCÍTESY OF THE DAILY BELLETIN."
CANADIAN OFIEF OF STAFF
IN JAPAN.
TOKYO, November 13th.
Major-General ('Brien, the Canadian Chief of Staff, who spent the last three weeks here as the guest of the War Office during the maneuvres, this evening was the guest of Sir Charles Elliot at dinner, at which all the highest Japanese mili tary officers, including the Minister of War and Chief of Staf, were present.
Major-dieneral O'Brien is proceeding
As the Shingo Maru steamed away on ber journey to Shanghai, a sudden explosion of crackers broke out from the attendant Chinese launches, and a British Police fessel slipped quietly away to other duties,
CANTON NEWS.
EXPECTED "MILITARY
READJUSTMENTS."
picked up at an hotel and a chit for so cents was presented. A Shanghai $ note was accepted and as change the boy gare a wad of notes, nearly 7 in all, euch for 10 cents locul currency. After that a rieksha ride for which' cents would be. generous pay and a 20-cent piece was tendered. The ricksha man was terribly upset and protested volubly. The travel- ler always inclines to overpaying, so an other 20-cent piece was added, but the uproar continued. Obviously then, there [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT] was something wrong with the coinage. so the 40 cents small silver was taken back General Chen Chieng Ming has removed and 20 cents local, small paper offered his headquarters from Hoifung to and accepted with every sign of gruti tude for the receipt of something beyond Swatow, and is calling his headquarters the legal fare. So short a distance from and office the General Headquarters of. Shanghai, owing to local conditions, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fukien, paper money which has small guaranter rather than more than twice as much in Army. It is believed that General Chen's actual cash.
ultimate purpose is to re-unite these three provinces first before negotiating with Peking for national reunion.
papers, Germany is demanding copces of information tending to assist in the does not intend to accept any high office. home un board the Eta presk of Pannda oni ricksha coolie prefers to accept 20 cents Kangsi and Kwangtung Expeditionary
sious with regard to the evacuation of the Ruby, and political "status,
Germany is also making representations against the per cent. levy, of which the French members of the Committee were charged with the organisation..
The German deliveries in kind are also said to be raising difficulties. Germany declares that if she gets no satisfaction before January 10th the Treasy Con merce will never be submitted to the Reichstag
In an interview with the German Am- bassador, M. Herriot said he declared that he would not consider the latest demands, which might shortly be follow
·ed by fresh claims.
M.C.C. V. VICTORIA,
WOOLLEY PLAYS WELL.
MELBOURNE, November 11th.
Against Victoria, before 5, specta
slow and easy wicket with.
•tors, on frequent interruptions by rain, Gilligan won the joss. The M.C.C. had scored 113 for 3 wickets, when owing to rain, Atumps were drawn at 4.45. Woolley hit
up 40 not out
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EARLIER CABLES.
THE GENERAL ELECTION.
SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES
RESULTS.
Losoon. November 13th. The final ection of the Scottish Com- thined Universities, with three seats,
resulted in the return of Sir Henry Craik, Conservative and Mr. D. M. Cowin, Liberal, while a recount is being
held to determine whether Sir George Berry, Conservative will obtain the quota necessary for his return.
The election was by proportional repre- sentation. The Rev. J. M. Muara, Labour, was at the bottom of the poll.
" LATER, The recount has added 2.749 votes to Sir George Berry's total, and as to the Rev. Mr. Munro's; therefore Sir George Berry is elected.
FINAL POSITION OF PARTIES, The declaration of the Scottish Dai- versities poll complètes the membership of the House of Commons, which is now made up of:→→
Conservatives Labourites
Liberala
Independenta
GERMANY AND THE POWERS.
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SPEECH BY HERR STRESEMANN.
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BERLIN, November 13th. In a speech at Dortmund, Herr Sirese- mann paid a tribute to the spirit of under- standing and conciliation which had dominated the London Conference, especially the negotiations with French and Belginn statesmen, which had borne fruit and justified the confidence that those countries would fulfil their obliga tions. He declared that commercial nego. tiations with Great Britain were proceed.
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suppression of illicit trate. This conten-
tion is not intended to apply to the in-and will return to Manchuria when the portation for medical purposes.
CHINA EMERGES UNSCATHED."
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LATER.
reconstruction policy is worked out.
He emphasised the relations between
the Opium Conference is that China added that it was good that both were The upshot of to-day's proceedings at Chang Tso Lin and Feng Yu Hsiang and
in agreement. Tuan Chi Jui must be appointed leader, and with their support
emerges unscathed, though, the debato will be resumed to-morrow,
The essen- tist feature of the French convention for the control of the sale of opium is the restriction of the number of places for sale, and the prohibition of sale to minors; also the non-increase in the aum- ber of opium dëms, the prohibition of the traffic in russ, and the suppression of į smuggling.
November 15th.
PRINCE REGENT'S ASSAILANT
SENTENCED.
Prince Regent on December 27th, 1923, has been sentenced to death,
TOKYO, November 13th. Nanba, who attempted to shoot the
Ou the train from Dairen notes on the Ningpo Bank and the Bank of China were returned with scorn. One" on the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank aroused sufficient interest to cause the train at tendant to jump off at the next stop and canter off to the station master for expert
must work out a policy of e-unification. TREATY PORTS AND MILIT collapse of British financial prestige was
With this objective in view, Tunn is now communicating with all the pro vices
ARY - CONTRIBUTION,
The most noteworthy feature of this afternoon's sitting was the Japanese dele- KIANGSU JOINS THE YANGTSZE kong the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak alad.
gate's taking up arms on behalf of China, with resolution expressing confidence
in Mr. "Size's statements, and expressing
the hope that political circumstances would render amicable co-operation by
COMBINE.
A SHANGHAI COMMENT. In the debate on the Badget at Hong d to the contribution which Hongkong pays for its garrison, which appears to be tolerably heavy, ang went on to say:
The military influence in Canton whil soun, be re-adjusted. According to rel able reports, General Fan Shek Shung and General Lia Chen Huan of the withdraw their forces from Canton, while non-Cantonese mercenaries intend to advice. But he came back with the ah. swer: No good!" So sudden
a part of the Cantonese forces nomin signified their intention to fall back in ally friendly to Dr. Sun Yat Sen have a sad blow, but fortunately a Chinese care of the approach of the anti-Sun friend on the train had some yen and so
troops under General Chen. That the temporary relief was provided.
But the real excitement begins ined before Christmas is conceded even by Red reign of terror will be totally abolish- Mukden. All over the Japanese Conces one-time most loyal supporters of Dr. sien one has to pay in yen, but official Sun and his Kuomintang. The present concerns such as the Chinese Post Office pro-Sun forces of the Cantonese Army and the Telegraph Office demand actual under General Hsu Chung Chi,, upon silver dollars, whilst in the Chinese city readjustment and return of General Chen fengpino" is the only currency. With Chiung Ming, will probably again come the values of all three varying from day under the command of General Ngai present, that Hongkong is seriously to day, one gained the impression that Bong Ping. under-garrisoned and that a far larger this would be a veritable heaven for ex forre should be kept here for emergency change brokers and it was a surprise to purposes here and elsewhere; suitably learn that only one of the dashing frater- and tactfully approached, we imagine nity was established here and that no that the British sections of Municipal difficulty was experienced in securing a Councils in Concessions throughout street accident insurance policy, Why China would be willing to consider & brokers are not attracted to a place that rate levy, in contribution to this Gov-posEcases a most comfortable club, where erament for the right to call for pro- race ponies are cheap. good shooting tection in emergency."
within motoring reach, and where there is an absolute plague of fluctuating cur- In reply the Governor expressed some rencies is a puzzle to a visitor not versed doubt as to whether the Municipal Coun- in the intricacies of france. [BY COURTESY OF THE DAILY BOLLETIN."]eita would be quite so reasonable as Mr.
THE FENG YU HEIANG CANAED.
SHANGHAI, November 14th. Marshal Chi to-day issued a telegram
China in the suppression of this scourge, to officials" of the provinces of Kiangsu fruitful; also proclaiming unalterable instructing them to ignore Mandates Adelity to the principle of non-interven- tion in China's internal affairs.
issued by Peking, appointing and dis missing oficials.
Some beat was engendered following an amendment submitted by the Indian delegate, regretting the enormous illicit opium production in China, which finds
The telegram adds that Kiangsu has associated itself with the other provinces
its way to other Far Eastern countries, in the Yangtste Valley in declaring for rendering control very difficult:"
Mr. Sze vigorously combated the amend-unified action. ment, and Mr. Sugimura eventually with- drew the resolution.
MILITARY PRECAUTIONS
ched & destroyer and four torpedo boats It appears that two brigades of Feng hither, with the obje of preventing Yu Hsiang's troops and Hu Ching Yi's what is believed to be a plot by com- munists aercsa the French border to make an anti-Fascist incursion into Italy
NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE.
It is our conviction of Chinant
be too great to admit of its being success- |fully adopted.-N.-U. Daily News.
DOUBLE-FACED ON THE "DOUBLE TENTH."
REVILING FOREIGNERS WHILE
ENTERTAINING THEM.
Reuter's Correspondent at Changtu re- Ports:-
THE SHANGHAI ATTITUDE-
out at one time to 150 and everyone was
.... - SHANGHAI TRADZ.
Messra.” Ibert- & ̈ Co.'s Piene Gooder Market Report dated November 7th
4S ----
The auctions have agnia been very dis appointing, the tone on the whole being depressed and indicative of the general reluctance on the part of dealers to enter into any commitments.
With the unprecedented chaos now pre- vailing in military and political circles throughout the whole of the country, and the uncertainty as to what may emerge from the present crisis, it is only natural that native traders should continue to be extremely nervous and indisposed to re- Holyoak suggested, but apparently as the matter stands we may sooner or later Shanghai financial circles probably sure business on any but the most cauti IN ITALY.
have it brought before us. If so a big know all about the relative values of pus lines. In fact, outside the auctions TIENTBIN, November 13th question will be opened up, and it will dollars and yen here. There has been evidence and clearances are insignificant, there is practicaly no business at ull in PLOTTERS ACROSS THE BORDER. The rumours circulated throughout the be enough to consider it in all its bear- much excited speculation, for yen went the movement of cargo to Szechwan being
city to day that Feng Yu Hsiang hadings when that time arrives. SAN REMO, November 13th. been arrested by Chang Tso Lin are un- Speaking generally, however, with the buying them on the safe assumption that held up owing to the unfavourable rates Following the events on the Franco- true, and probably they arose from the conditions of Shanghai and other ports they could not for ever remain so much of exchange on Shanghai Naturally the Northern provinces are doing nothing, Spanish frontier last week, the Italian disarming of the Wu Pei Fu units going in our mind, it seems as if the obstacles below the dollar. Homittance rates also while the Yangtze Valley is once again Government has disposed several into Peitsang, which caused Wang Chen in the way of such a contribution would rose to such a prohibitive figure that a threatened with becoming the scene of fantry detachments along the Franco-Ping to tender his resignation to Marshal
man who owed an account here in dollars fresh political turmoil and is therefore Italian frontier, and has urgently despat- Tuan Chi Jul."
and had a banking account in Shanghai & neglighis factor in the market at pre- could draw a cheque on Shanghai, secure
seat. Meanwhile levies and so-called a premium of 3 per cent., and often more, loans are being inflicted by the mili Shensi troops were placed at the disposal
and so make money by paying bis bill. of Wang Chen Ping on November 1st,
tary upon the unfortunate people almost Fengpiao" however, appears to be everywhere, except within areas under when it was decided that Wang Chen
the really interesting currency. A mix-foreign control, and the country is being Ping should proceed from Peking to
ture of political and financial operations" blod" of its wealth to an extent never Tientsin. Before Wang Chen Ping's
exhausted the supply of small coin, and known before. arrival there the troops returned" from
to remedy the deficiency the Eastern Pro Peking on the advice of Tuan Chi Jui.
vinces Bank-which is really Marshal It was then arranged the Wang Chen
Chang Tso Lin-put out a large quan Ping should resume command of the
tity of small paper money, know as Twenty-Third Division. of which only
fin, the occasion of the "Double Tenth fangpino." There is no reserve againat one battalion remained. Li Ching Lin discovered that the disorganised Wa Pei celebrations General Yang Sen, the the issue and the printing machines still. Fu units from Shanhaikwan were sta Military "Governor of Szechuan, invited are working, so naturally the notes always have been at a discount, but the tioned at Peitsang and posing as the the whole foreign community to be pre Marshal, without unduly boasting, might terior of Chibi: had but little effect on of the Marshal's armies through the in- Twenty-Third Division, and consequent sent at a review of his troops and a NEW HEAD OF MARCONI'S. ly they were disarmed. Wang Chen Ping attended and offered their congratula glance through the advertisement pages for the result at Shanhaikwan. When it
funcheon. Large numbers of foreigners adopt the motto familiar to those who
the, exchange, for everyone was waiting resented this action, though the men of tions. Meanwhile, unknown to them. of the sporting papers from Home, and
became obvious that Fengtien was gain his division retained their arms, and he General Yang, is alleged to have distri aucunee" Chang never owes." This ing there also, even though slowly, "Teng- resigned to-day.
cellent characteristic is so well known Tuan Chi Jui declines to handle the buted copies of an address to the crowds has resigned the managing directorship | resignation, stating that he has not yet of Chinese in which he vilised the for-never has been much worse than 150 to and the next day General Li Ching Lin that the normal quotation of "fergpiso" Piao" began to appreciate, but when Feng Yu Hsiang brought off his coup emerged from his retirement.
eigners, their treatics, with and attitude towards China, and stated that Chinese the dollar..
bis splendid were continually being ill-treated and
War has many embarassing effects and added nooiber chapter
march across the country by entering even sterling was not proof against a killed by foreigners not only in other countries but in China itself and the decline during the great war, ner has it. Peking with bis 2nd Army to ensure the yet recovered its full value." Of course, Pre-dominance of Chang Tao Lin," feng- nince China was a weak nation there was
the fall of the unprotected "feagpisopiao" became a chinagn of real value. At the amount it is only "Yew points Mr. G. A. Combe, the Senior (British) was tremendous and it has been down to cheaper than its nomitial value of abort
somewhere near 250, for business men Consul, wrote a protest to General Yoog. bave to be careful and even those hun 150 and it appears to be the general He said that he had been expecting to dreds of thousands of Chinese who hoped opinion that if the Marshal attains full see a denial of the statements made in and believed that Chang Tao Lin would blow Mexican dollars small coin, for success !! fengpino” will rank very little this address, which bad appeared in the win began to make provision against Chang never owes "No resident in local Chinese newspapers, but no com possible defeat, for they could not forget China needs to be told that exchange ment had been made. He had reported that treachery heat him before when he is the best political barometer, and in the matter to the Dean of the Diplomatic Body in Peking and awaited Governor was in a strong position, and who knew variably a reliable one, so that the ris but what the same thing might happer Yang Ben's reply.
No reply has been received by Mr again? Yet the very men whose count of feng pino" has a real significance.
But really someone ought to start av ing-house policy cansed fengpiao" to Combe to date (October 24th) but the pro fall in their private capacity saw the society to encourage the emigration of Chinese Press to the elect that what chance of a profitable transaction and brokers to Mukden. To the attractions
STOCKHOLM, November 18th. The Swedish Academy has awarded the Nobel prize for literature to Viadis. lay Reymont, for his great work Pea sants, which reviews in the form of four novels the history of Poland since the eighteenth century partition.
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LONDON, November 13th. Mr. F. G. Kellaway succeeds Mr. Godfrey Isaacs, who, owing to ill health,
of Marconi's "whom, however, he con tinues to serve in a consultative capacity.
RECORD RUNNING.
FIFTY MILES IN HOURS.
LONDON, November 13th. Arthur Newton, aged forty-one, to-day The South African amateur athlete,
ran from London to Brighton, a little ing with good prospects of success. He over fifty-two miles in 5. bours, 53 denied that Germany would shortly flood mutes, and 42 seconds; breaking all foreign countries with German goods and ing his own time of 6 hrs, 11 min. 4 2/5 amateur and professional reeerde, includ- keep out foreign goods by prohibitive secs, made on October 3rd. last tariffs.
Following rain, the roads to-day wore
heavy,
Herr Stresemann expressed dissatisfacton during his run beat the fifty
tion with the response to Germany's memorandum regarding her entry into the miles world's record for road or track, Lengue, and asserted that only a few the time being 5 bra. 38 min., 42 secs,
EARLIER CABLES
(REUTEE'S. AMERICAN SERVICE) SUCCESSOR TO MR. LODGE.
Boaros, November 13th. Mr. Butler, chairman of the Republican National Committee, has been appointed Massachusetts Senator in succession to the late Senator Lodge.
U.S. PROHIBITION LAW. NOT VIOLATED BY HOME BREW.
BALTIMORE, November 13th. The jury have acquitted John Hill on
no redress.
posed reply has appeared in the local
Powers had replied to the memorandum,'| beating his own record of 5 hrs., 53 mins, a charge of violating the prohibition law, Governor had said' was true and no one investod large sums-in” the small coin Already named there has been added this 5 secs, made over South African roads in by distributing hose-mada wine to neigh had the right to prohibit him from speak. Paper money, The all-conquering march week a jazz band at the club, where tea
whilst not all of them had fulfilled ex- pectations.
July, 1923.
hours.
ing about these matters
(Continued on next Columa.)
dances now are the rage.-VC, Body, Нешв
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