CABLES.
"LIPEST CABLES, [FERGUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCE,}"
THE GERMAN ELECTION. LATEST STATE OF THE PARTIESE
BERLIN, December 8th.. Latest returns show the state of the parties to be as follow:
Social Democrata...
German Nationals
Centre
German Peoples
Comusunista
Gendan-Democrati
Bavarian Party
Extreme Nationals Others
110
IZ
90-
"Seventy results are outstanding. Her Marx and Herr Stresemann are among the leading Reichstag members to be re- elected. No prominent people have been defeated so far
Dag
Compared with the May election, the results show that the Socialists gained 20 sments, and the others 18. The Communista
aud Extreme Nationals each lost 18.
ALTERNATIVES FOR THE NEW.
GOVERNMENT.
LATER
It is now clear that the Republic is victorious over the forces of reaction and monarchimu, and the policy of the new Government will be conciliation and fulfilment of the Treaty and the Dawes obligations.
The Secial Democrats are the strongest
THE HONGKONG - DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, 1924
FARLIER CABLES. THE COMMUNIST MENACE IN
FRANCE.
A WIDESPREAD REVOLUTIONARY
SCHEME
PARIS, December. Th. The newspaper are publishing details of the alleged Communist revolutionary plota
The Echo Da Sord declares that "honeycombs" composed of a number of different Communist cells had already received complete indications of measures to be taken for a Communist rising. For example the first stop at Turcoing was to be the occupation of the town hall at midnight by armed bands, after which the Communists would endeavour to win over the crowd by announcing that hence- forth meat would cost Sifty per cent, less, and all baker's shops would be taken over by the Communists,
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
POLITICAL SITUATION IN CHINA
ĮTHROUGE KRUSER'S AGENCY-)
CHANG TSO LIE RETURNING TO
MANCHURIA
CANCELLED
{TEROGUE REUTER A AGANOYAT
THE GOLD FRANG "DISPUTE.
JAPAN OFFERS TO MEDIATE.
Torro, December sth.. It is stated here that at the suggestion che-Powere. -Japan is offering to mediate in the Gold Franc Issue which
FILING," December: 7th, Having promised to surrender the post is at present a Franco-Chinese dispute of Inspector General of the three Eastern Mr. Yoshizawa, (the Japanese Minister Provinces, Marshal Chang Tao Lin in ab Peking) has been instructed to intera circular telegram cancels his expedition view the French and Chinese Ministers against Wu Fei Fu, and expressca pity at Peking on the mibject.
THE JAPANESE DIET
DECEMBER CONVOCATION
BANNOUNCED.
TOKYO, December 8th.. The Diet will be officially convoked on December 24th, and formally opened on the seth. The real business commences on January 20th, after the New Year recess.
The Echt te Puris says that a foot- ment was drawn up on September 19th, giving details for the rapid realisation of revolutionary action on a large scale, and providing for the reorganisation of the Communist party to be completed by December 1st after which action would be taken on the lines laid down by the MONEY BILLS VETOED BY GOVERNOR Communist International
The new organisation was said to pro vide for registration of all Communists, increased propaganda among the women peasants and the natives of the French
cells in the army. colonies, the establishment of Communist close liaison with the Communists in Germany, Britain and
Communist agitators. EXPULSION OF
THE
PHILIPPINES,
www
GENERAL
·MANILA, December 8th Governor-General Wood has vetoed measures appropriating sums for Philip pine participation in the Inter-Parlia
CANTON NEWS.
FROM GLE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT] PUBLIC INTERMENT OF THE LATE
The Cantonese militarista, supporting Bolshevista "In Canton are" having" share in the opium and gambling pro tion of the city, as they have been ted the revenue proceeds of the 18 tricts along the West River, amount to about 8000,000 8 month
INSUR-
for the killed and wounded in Aghting ads pavilion holding the Mani was a war loss which the risk does not
with their own countrymen,
de
SUR WURSTING BANG.. Dr. Wu Ting Fang, the well-known time Dr. Sun Yat Sen wanted to put all Chinese diplomat and statesman, who the revenue collection under the general EXPEDITION AGAINST WU PEI FU ton while acting Ciril Governor, whose ance, but his subordinates ignored his died during the summer of 1991 in Can supervision of bis Commissary of Fin sabes have remained in the home of his order to this effect, th * paly 100, Dr. C. C. Wu, að Alan Tak Loo,
POLICY-HOLDERS AND
S AND 1 Canton
(was given a public interment gaat.
ANCE COMPANIES. of the city on December dubs. The highest authorities in Canton participated in the ceremony.
The policy-holders of insured proper the house at 10 o'clock headed by a com- the Red susssacre of Canton merchants The funeral procession left ties in Canton destroyed by nie during the official ranks and degrees of the de will dispute the contention of the in pany of
cavalry. A long scroll describing on Black Wednesday, October 15th lust, ceased, the bead from the 1st Armysurance companies that the damage done ordering national burial for the include by bringing a test case before the statosnian then followed, Oranton Courts. As a meeting last week ganisations represented in the procession of the property-owners affected included details from the Cantonese aided to contest the decision of the in- it ·was dem Hunanese Yunnanese, Honanese, and the surance companies, and to Kwangsi Army, the Chinese Marine maad an early settlement of the in
formally Corps, and other Students from Kwang demnity, to sover trade connections with ung University, Canton Christian companies failing to yield to the demande College and other institutions walked or their policy holders to after the hearse containing the remains mutual fire msurance companies pending The Gendarmerie turned out to preserve sellement of the clams, and to organis and family were the chief family mourn and decisions of the meeting. It has been order along the route. Dr. C. C. Wu-a committee to carry out the resolutions ers,while Mr. Hu Han Min, acting suggested that a test case in which Generalissimo, represented the Nation. Chinese company will be made defendant
As a further
to the late Dr. For respondent will be brought Arst before Wur
ing his name. The Mayor of Canton bas courses Something like $15,000,000 is in Wa Ting Fang, the Cantonese bave a native court, and if the insured succeed Dr. Wu Memorial Associa- and the insurer is made by the Court to tion, and it has been decided to rects pay the indemnity, it believed that all statue and erect a hibrary building bear foreign agencies will follow the same been appointed chairman of the Associa volved in this case, it is roughly estime tion The General Headquarters of theated.. Generalissimo, the Provincial Govern ment, and the Canton chicipality have all made appropriations in support of the project. Dr. Wa having been many years in Americs as Chinese Minister at Wash- ington, an opportunity will be given to the overreas Chinese in the United States to subscribe to the fand CATTLE MARKET SUSPENDED.
Marshal Chang candidly avows that the cause of the war was the rivalry of the leaders, and says now that there is one man, at the head of the Government his desire has been actained. He there fors proposes to take all Bis forces back to Manchuria and promises after this to obey the orders of the Central Govern hent thus demonstrating that he intends vention in politics on the part of mill to live up to the policy of non-inter tarista..
AX ** UFENT" AT KAIFENG,
Bulletin.
are Bu
serious upset has taken place at Kaifeng
Hanxow, December 5th. Chinese reports state that a very where Chang Fu Lai's troops are station edit
There
details, except that the Provincial Bank was looted-Daily
KALPENG, December 7th. The third Honan mixed brigade yes- Last night firing commenced about dusk for the continuance of independence pro-lasting an hour. Shops south of the FOREIGN COM-paganda in the United States and else suburb were looted, but no buildings were MUNIST AGENTS.
burnt or tives lost-Reuter, where: LATES Yesterday's round-up in the Communist quarters of the city produced & bag of thirteen undesirable aliens, comprising six Belgians, six Italians, and one Swiss. All have been deported
party in the new Reichstag and possibly Italy, and the creation of schools for mentary Union at Geneva and also suma terday proceeded to Kaifeng
the old so-called "Wirth ** coalition, composed of Social Democrats, German Democrats, and the Catholic Centre arty, with the support of various minor parties, will have very small absolute majority over the Opposition, even if the latter includes the German Feoples Party, led by Herr Strescinan
The most significant feature of the elec tions is the complete collapse of the Ludendorf Party, who have gone over practically en marse to the German
Roubaix today on the cecusion of 4 The police took special precautions at visit by M. Herriot to attend a banquet. Numbers of Communists and Royalists boord the premier on his arrival, and scuffles occurred as he drove through the
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[FROM THE DAILY SULLETIN
SHANGHAI WEEKLY – MARKET REFORT.
SHANGHAI, December 6th The North China Daily News, in its weekly market report, says that the prin- cipal feature of the current work has been the brist demand for piece goods at the
[FROM THE DALLY BULLETIN."1
CHANG'S DECLARATION. NO INSPECTOR-GENERAL REQUIRED.
The vernacular papers in Tientsin, on
PEKING, December 7th. the thirst, published the text of a circular telegram issued by Chang Tso tive, which, they state, was given out by Chang Tso Lins headquarters.
a
As a protest against the Reds seizing cattle from the merchants and the failure of the Kuomintang chiefs to redress the outrages frequently committed, the cattle market in Canton is suspended for the time being.This suspension of the cattle trade is not caused by the special war tax imposed by the Bolsheviste, as gen- erally understood by the vernacular press. There appears to be no objection on the part of the stock-yards to contribute more taxation provided that they receive trade peacefullygadhat
organiza
The Volunteer Fire Brigade of Canton, with central station on the West, Bundy has issued invitations to the ward com- mittees and street unions to send each & mund of 8 to 10 members to the central station to receive regular instruction in preliminary fire-fighting. The Brigade will give this instruction free ted to the activities of the Chinese Bal The reign of terror in Canton attribu shevists does not appear to have been so bad as generally reported in the verna- culor Press, according to police figures in October, only 158 cases of robbery came to the notice of the police author fles
PASSENGER LAUNCH CAPTURED.
BY PIRATES Some 38 students and teachers, whan
National Party, which is now the second streets. A score of youths were arresteductions, due to the absence of stocks in Lin, and addressed' to the Chief Execu some sort of protection to enable them to launch at 9.1 p.m. on December 8th,
strongest party in the House. The Com- munists also have lost considerably, chiefly to the Social Democrats. They have about 45 seats compared with in the old Reichstag. The Catholic Centre Party has maintained its position, whilst the German Democrats, German Peoples
and subsequently released."
paraded the streets during the banquet, Communists headed by Deputy Cachin
tion M. Cachin made a speech, with shouting "Vive Sadoul Vive la Revolu out fncident.
M: Herriot subsequently
returned to Paris,
police operations during the past two
It is announced that as a
A result of days, resulting in thirteen deportations, expulsion decrees against sixty foreign Communist agents, comprising 43 Itali ans, six Poler, seven Belgians and a Swede and a German..
China New Year. the interior and to the approach of the
TAX FOR IMPROVED FIRE SERVICE.
Party, and Bavarian Peoples Party gain the Minister of the Interior has issued Begarding futures a small businessblishment of útkät system, and, ièl will be raised in this war Tenants pay officer that three other teachers ami
ed a few seats
There are now three alternatives for the formation of a new Government: Firstly, a big coalition of Social Demo- crate, German Peoples Party, Centre Party, and German Democrats; secondly, the Wirts coalition; thirdly, the continu ance in ofice of the present Government under Herra Marx and Stresemann, with the benevolent neutrality of the Social Democrats.
EARLIER CABLES. NATIONAL PARTY LEADING.
BERLIN, December 7th. Polling for the Reichstag elections, all over Germany to day, closed this evening without disturbances. The indications are that the poll is fairly heavy, though not so heavy as last May
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It is understood the Government'
icon- tinuing closely to watch foreigners, and is disposed to take fresh measures pating in preparations for revolution against any persons suspected of partici ary movement.
THE OPIUM CONFERENCE AT GENEVA.. DRAFT AGREEMENT PUBLISHED.
GENEVA, December 7th. The draft opium agreement, as revised, is now published."
Most of the provisions have already been cabled. The draft also lays down for the retail sale and distribution of a system for employing salaried persons opium, which shall be applied experiment ally in districts where the administrative authorities can exercise effective super vision. Elsewhere, juch sale and distribu- licensed by their, Government. The sys tem of employing salaried persons need and rationing of smokers in euforced not be applied it a system of licensing
SIAMESE PRINCE COMING TO
* HONGKONG.P
NAGASAKI, December 6th. Hongkong this morning, on board the Prince Prajadipok of Siam left for Empresa of Russia.
EARLIER CABLES. BRITAIN AND ITALY. MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S CORDIAL
RECEPTION AT ROME.
ROME, December 7th.
The Cantor Municipality, whose forced
those in
sailing from the Canton, Christian Lollan Jette at Forglog. Honam, Canton, Dy were taken captive with the launch by six pirates boarding her as passengers with deliveries at good pricey are ment, adding that those who commit which have occurred in Canten lately, landed their victims, first releasing
Yarns and focal cloth remain steads attack or sab Kun's bribery of Parlia
The telegram begins with the usual,
before she moved southward for the city. The pirates forced the crew to take the In view of the many disastrous fires faunch to Poslon, near Whampou, tad China cotton is arriving freely. er part bezig exported...
crimes should be suitably punished," but the Municipality is considering the im English teacher, two girl students, and There was a moderate enquiry for proa codaideration of the origin of the preprovement of its fire-service. duce, but in the interior the military sent confusion shows that he cannot but decided to levy a tax ef one dollar on same launch with the original crew an It has been two workers, whom they sent home in the authorities are hampering the movements place the blame upon the military each household or establishment in the board. The launch reached home about of cargo by a levy on every truckload aystem
city for the purpose, and it is expected three o'clock the next morning. It is has been done.
The telegram refers to Yuan Shih Kai'i that several hundred thousand dollars repor deduces that if Tao Kun had not been ing a rent of less than five dollars
were also later released. One appointed Inspector-General of the Three month and property owners whose posses- once a pirate victim and obtained his Chui Nga Ping, an old boy who was Provinces, but had retained only the cousions fall below 8000 are exempt from release only by paying a heavy ranson, trol of one province, he would never have this contribution. dared to aspire to the position of Pre MUNICIPALITY BLED WHITE BY the landing of the others when the six
escaped by jumping into the water
during band have cried aloud for the
to notice his action. He subsequent ident. The people have long hated
THE HEUS pirates were too busy watching other cap. disbandment of the troops as a remedy for the cruelty of the militarista.
war contributions to the support of the
ly got on board the launch upon her de- The telegram says that some people lied Army on public accounts alone have parture with the
pirates permission of
of the
communications are not sufficient for the cuding the direct spent levies on re Ying, said to be a student of St. Stephe argue that the country is too big, that early reached the 820,000,000 marx, not
Among
in captivity is one Lo Shils policy of the people and their wish years, is now petitioning Dr. Sun Yat Sen known teachers captured are Professor sidents individually during the last two College, Hongkong Among the better leaders to be successfully applied, but to relieve it from further contribution Sydney Wai, Ph.D., who was at one time- if this is trus, one high military officer Institutions supported by the Muni acting Commissioner of Education of in each province is more than enough pality are being virtually starved Salar- Kwangtung Province and Mr. P. S and the post of Inspector-General should res in arrears due to school teachers alone Chung, assistant to Vice President Chung be abolished.
As your Excellency has been a teachers may have to resign en mac College. The Canton military and civil
amount to 24:10,000, and the public school Wing Kwong of Canton through drenching rain to the Foreign beginning with the Three Eastern Pro for the Intus, the Ming sum blind ladies are now confined to their rooms Mr. Austen Chamberlain and the British pointed by the people, whose confidence soon, it is feared, unless the Municipality authorities, together with the police have
Christin Ambassador, Sir R. W. Graham, drove you possess, your first duty is to repay is freed from further obligations of this taken immediate steps to trace the pis Offee, where Mr. Chamberlain had a cor-
them by carrying out the above policy, character. The John G. merr Hospital ates and their captives. The released dial interview with Signor Mussolini, vinces L, Chang Tso Lin, will then dis School, the Fari Urphanage, and other because of the experience, otherwise they
Subsequently he was received by the charge myself from the post of Inspector. public institutions partly supported by
are reported to be all right. Among the officially entertained to lunch. Sir R. W. you in your tank"
months without their wants y were present, Mr. Chamberlain and dir R. firm the receipt of this telegram, but it Graham and most of the Embassy staffs Tuan Chi Jui's yamen does not con ****SHARING THE SPOIL. they being pera record of of them
special Queen and King respectively, and Signor following mandate against Tsao Kun cenaries in the Red Army in Canton per the College management regarding the W. Graham being on the right of the is generally believed to be correct Yunnanese, Hunanese, and Kwangsi mey inay so enjoy the facilities provided hy To ease the discontentment among the others around the college neighbourhood
no connection with the institution, a seems to offer an explanation by the but, on the other hand, it is hinted semi the gambling and opium traffe receipts, officially that the real reason for the an lese threatening an internal conflict ferry services? mandate is to take Tsao Kan out of the Generalissimo of the Red General Head- within the Bolshevistic camp, the acting hands of Feng Yu Hsiang's men, especi ally in view of the tragic death of Tsao garters, Mr. Ho Han Min, decided on JUL
for 5th to organize a joint military The mandate referred to above and Shek Bhang, of the Yunnanese Army, as commission with General Fan issued this morning states that Tao Kud chairman and General Tso Kuo-kwang, of stole the sovereign rights by bribing the Humaness Army, and General Wei
The vicinity of the Po Hing Theatre, Parliament, and
The
this has greatly harmed Chun Xing, of the Hwange Arm Foe accidente on Bunda one of two fa
Kwangsi as Kowloon, was the scene
fatal of War and of the the gambling and the opinto traffic will The first accident took place about th Interior are instructed to keep Tsao Kun be divided equally among the threa mili. p.m., when s.coolie employed as a stone Another mandate appoints Hu Ching all the opium and the Yunnanese all the Park, attempted to move a large boulder. trial in strict custody pending his :)
public tary units cording to an estlier cutter opposite the excavations which arrangement, the Hunanese were to have are taking place on the hillside of King's Yi Tupan of Military Affairs in Honan gambling protection lees. The oplam without any assistance. He managed to of Chang Tao Lin's circular telegram 300,000 a month, and the gambling from with it and the one rolled over him. Chang Haneh Linng confirms the issue traffe in Canton yields a minimaa of move it, but could not hold it. He fell quoted above.
$210,000 to $380,000. In practice, how He was removed to the Kwong Web Hos ever, the Yunnanese garrisoning
Caston City have been rollecting no arsall part morning.
pital, where he expired early yesterday of the opium protection fees from in- About ten o'clock the same evening K dividual opium dens and encouraging coolie, ran across the road, near the them not to lay any heed to the Hunan Theatre, in front of a motor car driven He was knocked
Beflagged motor-cars, bands, etc., pur. tion will be conducted only by person King at the Quirinal, after which he was General; hoping by this example to aid the municipal authorities have been many 38 victims, the College authorities have a
aded the streets all day long. Women appeared in large numbers at the polling bootha. Minor conflicts in Berlin and the
provinces were not attended by serious casualties.
The results are being broadcasted and crowds are gathering at various points to watch the first returns.The Anal result will not be known for some days.
Laren
The first Berlin results show that the German Nationale and Right are leading, closely followed by the Social Democrats and Left.
LUDENDORFFISTS UNPOPULAR.
LAETH.
The first million voten give the Left party considerable gains from the Extrem ists and Communists, while the German Nationals are holding their own.
Von Tirpitz was re-elected. The Luden dorfista at Manich have lost seventy per cent of the votes they obtained last May,
LATEST CABLES.
NEW GREEK LOAN. LISTS CLOSED ONE HOUR AFTER OPENING.
LONDON, December 8th. The portion of the £7,50,000 Greek 7 per coat Relugee Loan, issued at 88 under the auspices of the League of Nations, was snapped up, and the listi closed an hour after opening. An ddi tional £4,800,000 is being sued in Athens Bad New York Control of the loss is to be exercised by an International Finan icial Commissio
BELGIAN LOANS.
which affords the equivalent, or more Mussolini next to Lady Graham The effective guarantees. utmost efforts to discourage the use of and the Duchess d'Aoste
The contracting Powers shall use their other guests included the Crown Prince
prepared opium within their respective territories, except where the Government considers that such measures are undesir able under the conditions existing in its territory. They will examine in the meat favourable spirit the possibility of talong legislative measures to reuder punishable any illegimate transactions carried out in another country by person, residing within their territories.
TWO TO BE FLOATED IN AMERICA
BRUSSELS, December 7th
It appears that the Government at pre- the people sent is negotiating with the United States for two separate loans, the first one of
The agreement applies only to the Far 25 million dollars, to be issued as Jon tracting Powers, including leased or proeconomic needs of the Congo especially Eastern possessions or territories of con- 1st and he exclusively devoted to the tected territories in which the use of pre-the construction of railways, and the pared opium is temporarily authorised. second one a loan for funding Belgium's tracting Power may declare that its ac- later.
At the moment of ratification, any con- floating debt, which will be issued a little ceptance of the agreement does not in- clude any of its protectorates
The agreement is to be enforced ninety days after ratification by any twe Powers, and is subject to a year's notice of de nunciation.
EGYPTIAN UNREST.
UNRULY STUDENTS.
LATEST CABLES. M.CC IN AUSTRALIA. HENDREN SCORES A SOUND CENTURY.
BRISBANE, December 8th
In cool weather, before 1,000 DARKERS, After the incident at the Tewikia 21. Hendren compiled a sound. 100, con- CAIRO, December 7th and on a good sensord LC scored Training College on December 2nd, when taining one Nx and ten fours, in 206 800 excited students demonstrated in a minutes. Kilner hit up 52. disorderly manner for two hours, the new The Australians replied with 257 for 5 Under Secretary for Education had trans wickets, Richardson scoring 83 and Kip- ferred the Egyptian headmaster to ano pax 82 not out. The match was drawn. ther post, whereupon the students yester day again revolted, booing their English
LATEST CABLES. professors and refusing to answer ques [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERTICE
COLLISION IN THE IRISH SEA,
LowDon, December 8th.
The professors withdrew, and informed AMERICAN NOVEL The stemmeroushera collided with continue to instruct unless the ringleaders the Under-Secretary that they would not all steamer, Hatchmere, in the Irish were arrested and an apology tendered. es early yesterday morning. The The Under-Secretary immediately dismiss the Nowshera has returned to Liverpool ad fifty of the students.
It is reporte
has been killed
STOP RECRUITINGÜ NO FENGTIEN SOLDIER BEMAINS IN METROPOLITAN AREA.
December 7th
Lanese at any time. Of course, owing maadates were issued to
open to question whether the Yunnan will be willing to submit to an arrange- In spite of the fact that, peacement by which their own income will. prevails the Government learns that lessened and that of the Kwangsi-ites in- recruiting is being carried on increased by the acting Generalissimo certain parts of the country Hitherto allowing then a share of the income of it has been impossible to adequately the Yunnanese and also the Hunanese provide for all the troops When war(Continued in next Oplumn). broke out it was natural that recruit
ing had to be done, but, since the war
is ended, there has been no reason to The people want peace, and militariste
recru
KILLED
meeting
mëntë
TWO COOLIES KILLED. FATAL ACCIDENTS NEAR PO HING THEATRE,
ILLICIT OPIUMA WOMAN HEAVILY FINED.
MEWAHan