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GENEVA, November 24th, The first Opium Conference met again SPIRITED EGYPTIAN PROTEST,
and discussed the question of import APPEAL TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
certificates. In the course of a lengthy CARO, November 25th. debate in which Messrs. De Levingne, The Chamber has formulated a protest Sugimura and Campbell were the prin. to the parliament of the world and the cipal speakers, most of the old argu. League of Nations against the Britishments were reiterated. Finally the con- action and reafitus, inter alia, the comference interrupted the sitting to enable | pleto independenow. of Egypt and the the British and Japanese delegates to Sudan, which countries must be regarded confer privately with a view to reaching as integral and not permitting of separa-an agreement; and, after nearly two tion. The pretest declares" that despite hours, it was announced, amid 'applause, Egypt's apologies and regrets れ the that an agrement had been reached in deplorable, crime, Britain has seized 'n principle but not as regards the actual occasion to carry out an Imperialistic wording of the article. The conference policy. counting on force to advance her. thereupon adjourned until next week." self on a pacific country. The British action ignores the constitution and at tack the agricultural life of the coun try: «Morcover, the British demands are not related to the crime and are unprece dented in history. The League, adds the! Hate. should intervene on behalf of a » peaceful and helpless nation.
FRENCH OPINION.
PARIS, November 25th. Several papers, while admitting the impossibility of foreign intervention, hope that the Anglo-Egyptian conflict might be settled by the League of
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NEW LIGHTWEIGHT. CHAMPION..
LONDON, November 24th.
At the National Sporting Clab,' in a twenty rounds' contest for the British lightweight championship and the Lons- dale Belt, Ernie Izzard (Herne Hill) gained the decision on points over Jack Kirk (Doncaster).
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THE CIVIL WAR IN
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WU PEI-FU.
-YOKOHAMA TO-DAY.
́HIS POLITICAL · FUTURE.
RECONSTRUCTION DELAYS.
As supporting the view expessed in our frack "'THE TIMES” TOXYO CORRESPONDENT ] leading article yesterday that it is not The tourist visiting Tokyo now needs improbable that Marshal Wu Pei-fu will a guide to show him the ruins of last be at the Round Table Conference, the year's earthquake, but this is not so in Yokohama. where the traveller on land- following item of news which has reacheding sees nothing but gaunt ruins and us from the Asiatic News Agency at acres of brick-strewa desolation. There is not a single building standing upright Peking is interesting:-
on the Bund, and only a tiny church and General Au Ching-yi, the new Military a couple of bijou bungalows of the many Governor of Henan and Commander-in-mansions of the Blue
Tokyo is Japanese, and there stage- Chief of the Shonsi troops around Peking, scenery buildings will apparently do entertained the Editors of Chinese news.) Yokohama is foreign, and foreigners want. papers and news agencies at the Central factor in the delay of reconstruction in something more substantial. A large Fark for the purpose of explaining his Yokohama has been the high cost of position via-vis the coup d'etat in and another has been the doubling of demolition and removal "of the debris, Peking and the reason why he joined the builders wages from es. to 18s a day. forces of Marshal Feng against Wu Pei-fu, Japanese houses. It has not east double These considerations do not apply to General Hu says that his sole purpose to build them, and their owners are will was the complete reconstruction of the ing to run the risk of inundation and sube political and military structures of China:
Before the earthquake there was already Consequently be regards the present coups a tendency for the big firms, especially as the prolongation of the 1911 revolu. importers, to move their offices to Tokyo. This experiment was even then found to tion. He says he has not accepted the be less successful than expected, mainly appointment of Tuli or Tuchun of Honan, because of the entire absence of facilities for recreation for the junior staffa îm because if he accepts the post, the people Tokyo and of the high overhead expenses. might think that the lenders of the coup. Now nearly all those who had left Yoko- like their predecessors, aim at the attain deney generally is now for import firms bama would like to return. The ten- ment of lucrative and high official posi to have their foreign-staffed offices in tions. General Hu says it is his inten-Yokohama and a sale room in Tokyo. The pessimism of six months ago scaram tion to proceed to Honan in his capacity to be slowly giving place to optimism a commander of the Shersi troops for and the revival of Yokohama is beginning to look more hopeful. The lack of ware- the settlement of important state ques housea is a drawback, but this is being ze
FIXING, November 15th. A mandate issued this morning up points the following Cabinet: Tang Shao Yi
Minister of Foreign Allairs. Kung Haing Chan...Minister of Interior, Li Shih Hao Minister of Finance Wa Kuang Hsin Minister of War Lin Chien Chang...... Minister of Navy. Wang Chiu Ling...Minister of Eduation. Chang Chih Chao....Minister of Justice. Yang Shu Chan
Minister of Agriculture. In glorious weather and on a good Yeh Kung Cho
and Commerce
sidences. Minister of Communications. wicket New South Wales, before 17,000
Marshal Tuan is expected to be the spectators scored 1, and completed their inalogs in 278 minutes. Andrews Premier as well as the Provisional (bief made 86 not out, including eight masterly Executive. The outstanding feature of fours. Tyldesley took six wickets for $1 the Cabinet is the number, of Marshal Tuan's own supporters in it and dafu The M.C.C. replied with 301 forites instead of a non-party group of (Hobbs 81, Chapman 79. Sutcliffe 40, ministers which recent official statements Hendren 46) thus winning by three indicated. It is noteworthy that rose of wickets. Hobbs gave a graceful display Feng Yu Hsiang's supporters are in- and was batting for 114 minutes, secur- cluded. ing four fours.
and Tate three for 18,
WEMBLEY IN 1925.
LONDON, November 4th. Mr. L. C. S. Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in the "course of a speech at the Empire Producers lunch to-day, announced that the Govern ment will carry out the 1923 Imperial Conference's preferences, and he hinted CONTINUANCE RECOMMENDED. at opportunities within the general facal system of Great Britain to give further extensions of preferences. The Govern
LONDON, November 24th. The Executive Council of the British
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As all the banks were practically razed to the ground, with the exception of the Russo Asiatic Bank, their former head offices have been removed, mostly to Kobe, and the temporary Yokohama structures are now only sub-agencies.
FENG TO LEAVE CHINA.
tions in that province in face of Wu Pei-medied.
He is of the PROPOSED TOUR IN EUROPE AND fu's supporters there..
opinion that all Tuchuns and Super- AMERICA.
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Tuchurs of the provinces must be abolish ed as soon as possible. PERING, November th Tuan Cai Jui, Chang Tso Lin and Feng
Nations. The Paris City Council s ment will also aim at clearing the chan. Empire Exhibition passed a resolution | unanimously passed a motion to this nels of Empirs trade, which are choked recommending the continuance of the Yu Hsiang have arrived. Tuna Chi by various prejudices against Imperial Exhibibition during 1925. and authoris ing the existing board, with the addition of the Duke of Devonshire to arrange
effect—//crus.
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PARIS, November 24th. French diplomatic circles hope that it will be possible to submit the Anglo Egyptian dispute to the arbitration of the League of Nations
Although Egypt is not a member of the League, the same procedure might be advantageously followed as was adopted in the Vilna dispute. THE LEAGUE NOT CONCERNED,
Losos, November 24th. With refereme to the suggestions to submit the Anglo-Egyptian issue to the League of Nations, British officials point
preferences and by rested interests,
WARFARE IN MOROCCO.
A SPANISH WITHDRAWAL.
PARIS November 24th.
accordingly.
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Regarding Marshal Wu Pei-fu, General Hit has a high opinion of his energy, courage, straightforwardness and honesty, Jui, who is an Aafa leader and a cand says that, as far as he knows, unlike Premier, has assumed the Presidency and all other military satraps of China, who is practically a dictator, the Provisional amassed millions of dollars by oppression Cabinet having ceased to function. It is and extortion, the Loyang War Lord is announced that Feng Yu Hsiang is re- still a poor man. According to the, best signing and handing over his troops to information in his possession, the com- mander of the Shensi troops declared that
A message from Tangier says that ine REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE the War Ministry and intends to tour
withdrawal of 15,000 Spaniards to Tetuan bas occasioned keen anxiety.
Notwithstanding that the evacuation of Sheshaun was carried out with all the material, the rearguard was attacked when it had reached Daracobba, · with heavy Spanish losses.
General Berenguer was wounded im-
out that by the existing diplomatic mediately he arrived on the battlefeld understanding all matters lying within the province of the four reserved points, and the troops thence struggled to namely the Sudan, protection of the Suez Soukelarba, where they were surround- Canal and foreign interests, and the -defence of Egypt, are matters of domes tic policy within the British Empire, and therefore are outside the competence of the League of Nations.
FRENCH NEUTRALITY. The Paris Foreign Office intimates that France; in view of the Anglo- - French Treily of 1904 respecting Morocco and Egypt, will maintain a strict neutrality in any Anglo-Egyptian conflict.
WARSHIP MOVEMENTS.
FRENCH LOAN IN U.S.
SUBSTANTIALLY OVER. SUBSCRIBED.
NEW YORK, November 24th, The French Loan has been substanti- alty over-subscribed.
U.S. LABOUR FEDERATION.
"NON-PARTISAN POLICY
ed and were subsequently forced to
EL PARO, November 24th.. retreat along the mountain paths. Com- The Federation of Labour, at the munications are cut, and hasty prepara-annual convention, overwhelmingly re tions are being made at Tetuan to assist jected the proposal to support a new political party, and reaffirmed adherence the troops in retreat.
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MARITIME STRIKE IN AUSTRALIA. DEADLOCK, IN ARBITRATION.
MELBOURNE, November 24th.
The Arbitration Court summoned in connection with the maritime strike
The battleship Benbow, which was ex-reached a deadlock, both parties declar pected at Malta from "Alexandria on ing that they were unable to get the men December 3rd. has been ordered to
to work. remain at Alexhadiria.
The Iron Duke" and Malaya have been
The Judge pointed out that he was ordered from Malta to Alexandria and Powerless by neither side admitting the
court's jurisdiction.
NATURAL SCIENCE RE- SEARCH IN HOLLAND.
ROCKEFELLER · FOUNDATION
GIFT
to a strict non-partisan policy,
ECHO, OF A SHANGHAI
⠀ DIVORCE.
A JUDGMENT SUMMONS.
NEED OF DWELLING-HOUSEJ.
Dwelling-houses are the most urgent There is no- need of the settlement. where to live. A hotel whole architecture is well indicateul style of
Tha Tent Hotel, bas done wondera in accommodating residents in a dozen or more stout tents and wooden shacka, and is now building 25 temporary rooms. These will be the only hotel rooms in Yokohama, and, they will fall for short' of the demand. Foreigners are living in all sorts of places, some of the juniors having to put up with the comparative
Europe and America. This will probably previous to his downfall, Wu Pei-fu pasqualor of Japanese homes. facilitato negotiations with the Yangtaza leaders, including Wu Pei Fu, whom Feng Yu Hsiang is accused of betraying
DR. SUN AT KOBE..
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DAILY BULLETIN."]
THE EX-EMPEROR.
PEXING, November 4th.. Tuan Chi Jui, to-day, removed the restrictions of the movements hitherto placed on the ex-Emperor, and his tutor, Mr. Johnson, has been informed that he may now have free access to his pupil.
chased no valuable house or other pro- party the foreign concessions of the various treaty porta. Taking into con- sideration his honesty and courage in the performance of his official duties, Wu Pei fu must remain one of the principal leaders of China, whose services and advice are required by the Republie if he absolutely abandona his idea of China by force of arms".
Ronds are in a terrible state; they are. always bad in Japan. The Yokohama ronds have not only remained unrepaired for a year, but they are subjected to frequent excavations in the still, active. cipality has just received 10,000,000 yea hunt for burst water pipes. The Muni- [£1,000,000] from the Central Govern- ment for reconstruction work, so it is
In conclusion, General Hunting hoped that a little of this money will Le
rad
informed his
EX-EMPEROR OF CHINA. CHINESE LEADERS, EXCEPTING DR. SUN, DISAPPROVE
aliotted for road repair. It is intended to make 29 miles of new streets and to widen 24 miles of existing ones
Of the 12,000 British and 1,800 other. Europeans who lived in Yokohama, total of only 300, half of whom are British, bave returned. M
Unatinted praise is due to the re
UP Sun Tilt Sen is remaining at Robe
guests and friends that he is still one of for a few days for the purpose of inter-the members of the old Chinese revolu- viewing Japanese politicians before pro-ion party which was organized by Dr. Sun Yat Sen in Japan after the Boxer ceeding to Tientsin.
Rising of 1900 so that it would be wrong if his political enemies treated him as a rotten and ordinary Chinese militarymas, pality for the promptness with which who seeks only his personal privileges at the expense of national interests. Gen they restored the electric flight, tram- eral Eu says he is going to prove this in car, and, especially, the water supply, his future actions.
which was seriously dislocated by the earthquake. The Central Government The Chingpan praises General Hu for ecter of his political enemy, Wu Pei-fa. of the havoc, the present condition of the his gallant recognition of the good char. has undertaken the repair of the docks and harbour, and, considering the extent who was not honestly defeated on the
port facilities is highly creditable One battlefields
mile of the breakwater sank sit; this. has been efficiently repaired. The whole of the mooring wharves were destroyed; these are mostly repaired, and will be completely repaired at the end of the year. Two-thirds of the warehouses were demolished; half of these have been re- ballt, so that there are now - two-thirds of the original number in use. To com- NEW AGREEMENT TO BE REVISED.
pensate for the reduced number of ware- houses the open storage space has been The Asiatic News Agency of Peking co0,000 square yards.
doubled, and now covers an area of
Emperor Hsuan Tung of the Manchu of them were burnt, but they have nearly says: By mutual arrangement, the ex-
Yokohama possessed 3,000 lighters; half- Court will soon remove his family to the all been replaced. The docks contain tex Yaoyuan, or Summer Resort, which has miles or replaced. The docks contain ten been given to the Imperial Court as its private property, and the former sugger wharves are still under repair. The most still unusable, but only because the tion to open it as an international amusement ground has Been abandoned serious damage to machinery was the des FAR EASTERN CABLE Empresses, Yu and Ching, will remove crancs. Only two of these were repair- by the authoritica. The two old Dowager-truction of 19 electric and three steamis out of the Imperial Palaces within the able. The remaining 20 have not yet been next week, so that no serious Hitch is replaced. Lastly, trade, especially the expected as far the eviction of Hsuan valuable raw silk, exceeds expectations. Tung is concerned.
HANKOW, November with
Mr. Henry Quelch appeared in H.M. WHOLESALE SUPPORT FOR TUAN. Supreme Court, at Shanghai, before his Honour Judge Sir Skinner Turner, last week, or a judgment summons issued by his divorced wife, Mrs. Myrtle E Quelch, residing in Hongkong...
Mr. T. Addis, appearing for plaintiff, said judgment was given against defen- dant in September last for Tis., 3,784 and costs. In addition to this suni, Counsel mentioned that Mrs. Quelch held a series of promissory notes from defendant, in connection with which he was liable to pay $200 a month. These promissory
Fort Said, respectively, and the light cruiser Curado, now in Greek waters, and two destroyers at Port Said have been ordered to proceed to Buez-
DISPOSITION OF TROOPS. At present there are about two batta lions of British troops in the Sudan, in addition to the Sudanese troops, which. Dow form the Sudanese Defence Force, and there is roughly a division of British that the Government most gladly accept.otes covered a period up to ápril, 1926.
forces number about 7,000-
THE HAGUE, November 24th. The Minister of Education announced
of the Rockefeller Foundation of the sum
On September 17th defendant wrote
not agree to accept Tla. 100 a month, and
troops in Egypt, where the Egyptianed the offer of the International Board letter enclosing Tis. 100, but plaintiff did
The situation is now in the hands of of $100,000 to equip a natural science Viscount Allenby. -
Martial-law prevails in the Sudan,
ALEXANDRIA CUSTOMS
OCCUPIED
ALEXANDRIA, November 24th. The occupation of the Customs was! effected by 100 Marines without incident, and the ordinary routine of business was not affected...
NEW EGYPTIAN CABINET,
CAIRO, November 24th.
laboratory, and also agreed to the donor's condition that a special annual subsidy of 10,000 florins be placed at the disposal of the laboratory.
DEUTSCHE BANK REOR- GANIZATION.
GOLD MARK CAPITALIZATION.
the action and been brought to see if ine
parties could come to some satisfactory arrangement
Defendant said he was governing dires
It is semi-officially stated that yester day's secret telegram offering support to Tuan Chi Jui was despatched to Peking by Wa Pei Fu, Esino Yao Nan, Chi Hsieh Yuan, Sun Chuan Fang and the other Yangtze Tuckuns.
NEWS
[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."] CHINESE IN THE PHILIPPINES. PROTEST AGAINST REGISTRATION.
MANILA, November 24th. The Chinese Consul has fled a protest with. Governor-General Wood again the new Immigration Act, which require the
tor of a wine and. spirit business, from annual registration of all Chines in which he drew $1,000 a month. He ex- the Philippines, and empowering the plained that he was divorced from plain palice to arrest all who fail to produce
tif - He had married again, and had two children, whom he had to support. De Bentax, November 24th.
fendant said he had every prospect, of At the general meeting of the Deutsche keeping up the payment of Tls 100 a Bank the proposal was sanctioned for month and he promised to make every The list of Ministers, which has been the conversion of the paper mark capital endeavour to pay the G1.8200 a month on completed, is of a distinctly moderate of 1,800,000,00 into a gold capital of the series of promissory notes. complexion.
150,000,000, of which shares totalling.
His Lordship pointed out that if defen- Bivaris Frier and Minister of 40,000,000 will be sold by the London Interior; Ahmed Zulficar, Minister for banking group headed by Schroeder & dant paid the Tis. 100 and the G.$200 he Foreign Affair; Zakia Bousecud, Minister Co.
of Justice, Bidky Minister of Pioun The shares will be disposed of in for Foundations; and Badckychia, Minister eign markets at the most favourable in
for War
ment.
registration cards.
...
EVICTION.
Marshal Tuan and other high personali
Owing to the timely intervention of
ties, who once received bounties and
favours from the defunct Manchu Court,
EX-ENEMY DEBTH.
CLEARING OFFICE REPORT. the headquarters of the national army have given permission for the Imperial Ther fouth annual report of the Con- Family to remove all its private proper troller of the Clearing Office (Germany) ties from the Imperial Palaces to the and the Departmente fer the Administra residence of Prince Chun.
tion of Austrian, Hungarian, and Bulgari good ofices of both Marshals Tuan Chi-partament has just be issued through It is reliably reported that through the an Property and the Russian Claims De ui and Chang Teo-lin, the five articles of the Stationery Office, and states, that favourable treatment" of the ex-Em- the clearing procedure for Germany since the revised agreement concerning the considerable progress has been made, in peror Hauan Tang, which we signed It, The total sum pund by the Clearing
the last report. the defanet Manchu Court under pressure, will be again discussed and revised by Office to British creditors and claimants The Chinese Consul claims that the the new Parliament, which will be con at the date of this report in respect of vened after the termination of the round their claims against German nationals or Sino-American Treaty is violated. “ table peace conference at Tientsin next the German Government is nu fol- Governor General Wood will refer thems that, with the exception of liquidations 218,844,941 Compensation, lowe:-Debte, £47,862,464; procedro, of matter to the local Attorney General be Dr. Sun Yat Sea, the sudden eviction of £3,704,163, making a total of £71.211,556 fore signing the measure, which has Hsuan Tung from the Palacos does not the life pal causes which prolong
The two meet with the approval of the
the majority
clearing
house are the already passed the Legislature. of the Chinese leaders.
unavoidable delay in obtaining awards from In this connection, it is
Arbitral, and the the Mized interesting to
Tribuis owing bote that the chairman of the committee, to the congested state of taking an inventory of the historical fact that the treaty
·
no specite les is the French-educated student, ed claims under Article 200, but last June
would be giving up half this income. He The young men at Oxford live whole articles and valuables of the Luperial Provision for finally dance contest- would make no order, but would adjourn some and pleasant lives, though, perhaps, the judgment sine die to see if defendant they show too little-zeal for the firdies 11 Chih-tecng: who has lost heavily in an agreement which, if in conndenti, on-
of the place-The Warden of Wadham Bis, bean curd factory business in falfilled his promise.
College,
pected, will attain the desired object of ti in recent yes",
hastening matters towards a conslusion.
a conference held in London remited in
Paria