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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
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POLITICAL SITUATION FAR EASTERN CABLE
IN CHINA
[THROUGE, ZEUTER K. AGENCY"]
FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET IN
CA PRKING
CHINA CALLED ON TO OBSERVE
OBLIGATIONS.
FIXING, December 9th.
Rout, December 8th. The public meeting of the Council of the League of Nations opened this after noon in the presence of all the me
members Mr. Austen Chamberlain, the British LONDOS, December 9th. Sautiuos indisfaction is expressed in Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | the Liberal organs in commenting on the replying to a welcome by the President, German elections, but the Conservative emphasised the British Empire's respect „papers are somewhat pessimistic.
for the League and appreciation of it "The Daily Chronicle- finds, the results work. He added: Our confidence in its
encouraging.".
fairness, impartiality and justice is The hity News anys try are rather shown by the ready acceptance at the unexpectedly mtisfactory."
Council's provisional decision with regard to a settlement of the Iraq frontier, and still more by binding ourselves in adington Treaty, if China's foreign obliga.
tions are fulfilled, vance to accept the ultimate decision.***
THE DISARMAMENT PROTOCOL.
M. Briand, interviewed earlier ex- pressed the opinion that,"Britain's desire The 'imes complains that the new to postpone discussion of the diurma- situation is the old situation and is.in.ment protocol was natural. because it concit sive as to how a reponsible Gor was necessary to consult her Dominions, ernment can be composed
The Daily Mail is disappointed, point
The Westminster Gazette says the voters have rallied to the older and suner parties and deserted the extreme factions.
The Daily Herald. uses the headline Cians shew their Good Sense,"
ing out that one-third of Germany voted for the ex-Kniser's,flag.
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NO. PARTY WITH A CLEAR MAJORITY.
BERLIN. December 8th.
This fact did not mean the end of the pro-
torok, but merely a delay with regard to
íte consideration.
PUBLIC HEALTH QUESTIONS
"LEAGUE COMMITTEE AND THE FÅR LAST. Hoxe, Desember 8th. Viscount Ishii, reading the report of the Health Committee of the League of Nations, expressed his appreciation of the
accordance with the terms of the Wash
NEWS:
THROCORREUTEL'S AGENCY.]
B.INKTAKLEWARE ASHORE,
SCOTTISH LETTER:
HOW THE ELECTION WENT IN SCOTLAND
"SAD" PLIGHT OF THE LIBERALS
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
EDINECROH November
ged
Donald incid
of
** yellow streak" in the Prime. Ze has been suspected for some line pass Toryo, December sth.
that his moral courage was not of the A Yokohama memaga says the Taliwa
first order; now it has been demonstrated (B.steamer) is reported aground off
that he is what the Americans cull .a In Scotland, as elsewhere, the most Yokosuka. She is expected to refloat on notable feature of the polls has been the Seatland that his courage has a breaking * quitter. It has long been asserted in
the next tide The Protocol Ministers met to-day, and
eclipse of the Liberal party. This is the point. That revelation is really must
finally drafted a Note to the Chiness THE GOLD FRANC ISSUE.
more remarkable,
kable ard significant, as Scolportant, for it disqualifes Air Mac- agar Donald in the future from effective action Government, drawing attention to the
land used to be the ancestral bame of either as Prime linister or as a holder PERING, December 6th.
Liberalism. Now the Liberal representa- of high office anywhere. His opponents neccuity of observing Treaty obligations.
The Japanese Legation has not yet ration is reduced to a mere handfal. The abroad and at home will know that he has only to be pressed hard enough to The Note indicates the readiness of the ceived instructions regarding mediation spoils have been divided between Union break. A skilful foreign diplomist, know Powers concerned to assist China in in the gold frane case.
ists and Sceialists, but in unequal pro-ing this of Mr. MacDonald, would take portions, much the larger part having advantage of it in any serious emer gone to the Unionists. At the last clecony He could go to a point which | he would not dare approach if he had MR. THOMAS ON PARTY AND tion the Socialists were the largest party a real fighter to deal with And Mr- in Scotia ad the Liberals second, and the MacDonald's followers or supporters will Unionists third. Now the Unionists have more than in the past. It is an awful be able to squeeze him in the future even taken a long lead, the Socialists come handicap in soy lie of life, and espe next, while the Libernis, in racing parcially in politica or diplomacy, to be lance, are a bad third. Where a Socialist known to have a yellow streak. has intervened as a third candidate, the WHINING SOCIALISTS. cffect has generally been that he has taken - Most of their party colleagues will be at large part of the former Liberal poll. heartily nahamed of the whining in which the Glasgow Socialista indulged at what In Forfarshire, for instance, the Liberal they described as a victory" demon- poll has been reduced from 1805 to 1381, stration. One of their complaints was the Socialists securing 3736 votes, while tant they had hen the victims of abusive Sir Harry Hope, the new Calorias mem- the one whose members thought it fitting language. Of all sections of the House ber, has added over a thousand to the to describe their political opponents as Mr. Thomas, who proposed The Unionist poll, these being doubtless murderers, and to seek suspension Dominion of New Zealand,' said that he former Liberal voter Thus in the Liberal rather than withdraw the word, has the vois being split throughout the country least reason to complain of strong fang- believed that we must
and to our Domin-between Socialists and Unionists, the uage at election time, Dirty swine on the best that our country possessed. Radical part going further Left and she was a favourite epithet of theirs to apply more moderate part being merged in the to any members with whom they happen Men must never have regard for the poli Unionist vote. Nowhere has the eclipseed to disagree. And even their leader mak
fied than in Paisley, where Mr. Asquith opponents as margy dogs. Mr. Neil, has suffered defeat in a straight contest McLean, who is evidently funder the im refrained from nominating a candidate tlemanly behaviour, is the member who with a Socialut, the Unionists having pressions that he has been a model of gen-
EMPIRE {FROM THE "DAILY BULLETIN."]
DOMINIONS AND THE HOME A NEW TUFAN - SYSTEM,
GOVERNMENT. PERING, December 8th.
Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P, was present It is understood that in accordance at a dinner at the Hotel Cecil I on Oct. with the new system of appointing atat in honour of General Sir Charles Tupan for each province, & mandate Ferguson, the new Governor-General of will shortly be issued appointing Chang New Zealand, and Lady Alice Fergusson, Tao Lin Tupan of Fengtien, Wu Chen given by the High Commissioner of New Halang Tupar of Heilunghiang, and Zealand. Chang Tso Hsiang Tupan of Kirin.
OHI HAITH, YUAN.
PIKING, December 8th. A group of the Kiangsu gentry recently arrived in Peking and requested Tuan
Ludendorff has been re-elected to the past three years' work regarding the Chi Ju to remove Chi Esie Yuan, and tical party with which facy were asso of Liberalism been more signally exempli-so far forgot himself as to refer to his
Heichstag
No party has a clear majority, conse quently the existing Government carries on until the meeting of the Reichstag in
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THE KING'S SPEECH. SINGAPORE BASE DEFINITELY ASSURED.
Lospas, December. 9th. In the course of his Speech to day, HM the King stated that the Government propose to proceed with the plans already made for ealarging the Naval Base at Singapore.
THE PRINCE'S PROGRAMME."
His Majesty said he bas no doubt that the happy results of the Prince of Wales previous visits to the Dominions will be repeated. The Prince will visit South Africa in the spring of 1925, and will vint the Argentine next year, on the invitation of the President and Govern
ment
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LONDON, December 8th.
opium traffic. Ho referred to the grave problem of dysentery in the Far East, and expressed pleasure that a Japanise doc
the Chief Executive is now considering
ciated. This great Commonwealth of the matter. He has telegraphed to Chinations must rever be encouraged to feel
Conference,pate in the Health Hsieh Yuan and Sun Chuan Fang saying that in the selection of the King's repre- in the hope, now proved illusory, that the declined to join in the toast of The
tor was able to
He announced that definite steps had been taken to organise at Singapore &
•pecial branch of the Health Section of the League which would greatly assist in combating epidemics. He stated that a Far Eastern Health Conference had been convened for Japan in February next, and there would Eo on interchange of For Eastern health officers next year.
The Council approved the work of the Health Committee.
THE OPIUM CONFERENCE. DILATORY SUBCOMMITTEES.
GISIVA, December 8th
connection with ans dispute over the tiods were ever considered. That was not position of Chang Yung Ming, Defence only a wise policy, but it was the only Commissioner at Shanghai, who was sp policy to pursue. pointed by Feng Yo Hsiang's Cabinet
INSPECTOR-GENERAL. -
PELING, December 8th. Haino: Yaoman has resigned, his post of spector-General
that they must not resort to hostilities in sentatives mere party or cigas considerant could thus be saved for the Liberal King The attempts of the Glasgow leader. The reverse is as Mr. Asquith Socialists to assume the part of injured said, a serious blow to Liberalism, but it infocents merely create amusemert. If is only one of many that have been rain the cases of nepotism which have occurred ed on the party. After ninety years under Socialist Government had mark- Paisley has, in Mr. Asquith's phrase, ed any other Administration the country-v broken its virgin integrity to Libe would have rung with denunciations. That We have just passed through an elec- ralism by returning a Socialist member, exaggerated self-esteem of the Glasgow tion, Mr. Thomas said. and received The industrial West and Centre of Soot group has been wounded both by defeat
land is the most fertile seed bed of rank and by the reduction of their majoritics the verdict of the country. aeneer Socialism, but while it has sprung up and their complaints are merely made, to tally a democrat. I believe in democracy, in some fresh places, in others it has been conceal the fact Some of them have still and, believing in it, I have not only been trampled by Unionists, who are the only to decide whether they really believe their party that can effectively attack it. Thus, own professions that they are suporters a champion of it, but I believe the great while Stirling and Falkirk and Mother of constitutional and Parliamentary British Commonwealth has a Constituell in addition to Paisley, have become nethindia, and their arrogant threats of Socialist seats Unionists have gained what they mean to do in the pow House tion mos only to be preserved, but to be hack, among others, the Lanark and of Commons are the clearest-proof that | Northern Lanark Divisions. Recfrew they have little respect for the democracy defended at all cost. If there is one thing East and West,ambartonshire, and of which they claim to be the special democracy means, it a that the verdict Kilmarnock la. Glasgow, itself, which champions. having been given that verdict must be way be regarded as the palladium of THE LAIRD OF DUNTREATE CALLS FOR ments in political life ups and downs whole country, they have rested away accepted. There are always disappoint Socialism in Scotland, if not in the FONOLONG
Sir Archibald and Lady Edmonstone, but there is one thing we must all keep two divisions Maryhill and Partick
af Duntreath Castle, Blanefeld, are salle in mind. That is, not only that the The second city is now represented by 7 King's Government must be carried on Unionists and Socialists. As on the ing on November 7th for Hongkong, te see their younger son, Mr. Edward but that whatever political party may last occasion, there is no single Edmonstore, who is in the Navy, They, he in power for the moment, the one Liberal member for Glasgow, Three paramount consideration is the future cornered contests were avoided by a local expect to be away for about five months prosperity and the well-being of the Empact, but neither of the two Liberals who Lady Edmonstone was for many years stood for Glasgow constituencies' came |Lady-in-Waiting to the late Princesa pire.” Pe
VICE-PRESIDENOT
EKKING, December 8th
With a view to expediting the work of It is reported that Feng Yu Hsiang has the Seed Opium Conference, none of been endeavouring to secure, the post of the subcommittees of which has ng faraoke submitted reports, Sir H. Delevingne sug. Vice-President, to which Chang Tso far gested at this morning's plenary session has objccted, but it is expected that that the sub-committees should complete their labours by December 18th, in order Feng Yu Hsiang will now give up to enable the comference to close on ambition December 20th, ference to close on
This proposal provoked a lengthy his cussion, at the end of which the subject of fixing dates was adjourned until December 11th
THE HEROIN QUESTION. In the course of this session an Ameri can proposal that the conference should join the United States in fighting the use
Committee.
THE KOHAT RIOT..
ABSENCE OF SHOOTING COMMENDED:
FAILWAY TEATTIC.
this
*PERING, December 8th, The Chi executive has telegraphed to)
structed to restore normal traffic as soon
"Mr. Amery, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, speaking at se Australian and New Zealand luncheon in London referring to Empire defence and the
DEL, December 8th.. mecessity for keeping the ocean routes. The criticism that the crowd should jopen, said Gibraltar, the Suez Canal, and have been fired on is not endorsed by the taining traffic, while no cars must be held
Government of India in a resolution deal-nrywhere. the Straits at Singapore were three ing at length with the Kohat distur gateways of vital importance.
bances, commending the action of the Similar messages have been sent to local authorities, and pointing out that Hupeh, Shansi, Suaiyuan and Chahar at no stage could firing have been pro regarding their respective lines
The Singapore gateway might be value less unless means were provided to refitable. equip our ships That was purely an in- teral matter for ourselves, which we were not merely entitled to look after A NEAR EAST TRAGEDY. but were bound to make sure of t
He concluded by saying that in the vatt
BELGRADE, December 8th
developments pending in the Pacific, Mr. Dayton, the U.B. vice consul, who
Australia and New Zealand must give was shot by a woman on December 8th, the lead to the New World, as Britain has died as a result of his injuries. had given the land to the Old World:""
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ATTITUDE.
LOOTING AT KAIFENG,
He added that he had to regret for anywhere near winning. In Unionism Christian. Their elder son was married having during the last ten months held the lies the only hope of stemning and turn-last year to Miss Gwendolyn Field, a office of Secretary for the Colonies an ing the Socialist tide. Liberals still piece of Countess Beatty
At Bt. Leonards-on-Sea, on November
the authorities in Kiangsu, Anhui and Shantung pointing out that the recent warfare caused an interruption of the office which any man would be proad to locked to the capital of Scotland OBITUARY
How hold--and when the time came for him largely an adherent to the faith, but the of heroin was referred to the Medical entein-Pukow Railway traffic-that the to hand over the seals of office he would outcome shows that they were leaning" 09/28th, H. Legan Russell (Hongkong), Lagt Ministry of Communications is now in bearished in his conscience that, broken reed Like Glasgow, Edin surviving son of the late Harry Logan
although it might have been, and perburgh has not a single Liberal member, Russell, Stock Exchange, London. hape was a great experiment: in con- exclusive of Leith, whereas it had three reg as possible, and that the local authoriman to hold that high office, the great ing. Leith It will be represented in the The wireless set at lone St Kilda haz
stitutional Government for a working in the late Parliament, and four includiSCELLANEL ties must order the military forces along mass of the people at home, and abroad New House of Commons by three proved & great boon to the islanders the line to assist in restoring and main would believe him when he said that be Unioniste and two Socialists, with a They assemble, ench night at the Post had endeavoured, not only to discharge Liberal appanage in Leith Office and regularly hear programmes his office impartially so far as class or It is a curious and interesting fact from London, Glasgow, and Aberdeen. creed was concerred, but to keep in mind that three-fourths of the successful The latest contributor to Geelit lite- that the great British Commonwealth was Liberals are those who were regarded as rature is Mr. John M. Moust-Fender, held together not by creed or dogma, but Mr. Lloyd George'a particular political who has just published a little work by love and a bond of freedom that found associates. They survived because they entitled "Mo Nighean Don Bhoidheach expression in many ways. He had done were right wing men-resolutely opposed which means My Brown-haire his beat, and he had ro-greater desire to the policy of the Socialist Government, Maid Mr. Pender is an ex-pupil of than that his successor would do better. The left wing Liberals, who showed some Dollar Academy, and learned the lang- He read that morning of some expression sympathy with the Socialists, fell in the uage of Eden since growing up-an of satisfaction in the Dominions at thə field of battle. That fact maken more. The case with which a marriage. CRIL defeat of the Government. If there was decisive and impressive the anti-Socialist be contracted in Scotland is not unknown one thing that the Dominicis resented it vote given by the electors in the recent on the Continent. I have heard of late of two couples who have visited this was being accused of any party bias. The contest. foolish, blind people who did not under ME 19QUITE AND THE COMMONS.
fication and get married. In one case country to acquire the residential quali stand that were the real enemies and the My, Asquith's defeat at Paisley was the parties were of different nationalities danger to the British Commonwealth. One thing the Dominions insisted upon, received with ** gasp of astonishment and would have had to wait for monthe and that was that, whatever the choice of in London, but it was pretty generally before they could have got married in Government, that choise must be their expected Scottish political circles; the bridegroom's native land and and accepted by every one. That was where it was remembered that at last,
something cardinal and fundamental election be was only returned by a mino They conceded that tight to others. What ity vote. The remarkable feature in the These troops cotrained yesterday and ever the differences might be whatever situation is that Mr. Asquith's disappear Everyone who we in touch with proceeded eastward on the Lunghai the party divisions, whatever the swing ance is regretted by the Scottish Unionists Peking political circles in the days when of the political pendulum might be we quite as much as by the Liberals. They Sir John Jordan was HMMinister Railway, the Twenty-Fourth Division must always keep clearly in mind that have fought many a keen fight against there and dir Liang Shih Ti war a proceeding to Kweitch and the Third every party in the State and every party him, but there is no politicst opponent prominent member of the Cabinet
in every State in the great Common whom they would more heartily welcome be aware of the close personal friendships Brigade to Kaileng
wealth of nations was committed, and back to the House of Commons Mr of the two men and will be able to ap must be committed, and would at all Asquith is almost the last of the group preciate a reference to Mr. Tang Shila The gentry and merchants took comtimes, he hoped desire that their aim, of those great Perliemestians who made Ti's visit to England last summer whic mendable steps to provide food to pacify their object, and their ideal should not their mark at Westminster a generation Sir John Jordan made at the China As
Commonwealth of which we were all Commons, and without him the House toast of his health Sir John after looted
prond. (Cheers.)
will look se strangely incomplete. as: it, saying that he had received much kína did when East Fife, rejected him in 1818 rest from Chinese of all Will be stand again for Parlament to say-Ha
land Two days before the election, La A Chiness, Loy Choy, 28, passenger to Bonham Carter said that if detested Southampton from Hamburg last month, Asquith would bid farewell to was refused permission to land, as an It is true that on lea undesirable ali
Asquith himself taid in-custody
pton Police | forward
1011 Station and proceeding
VLADIVOSTOCK TO RIGA.
DIRECT TRAIN SERVICE
RIGA, December 8th. The Russo-Latvian milway conference at foscow has decided to establish, pro REMAINING FAITHFUL TO HOS-bably in February, a direct train service
between Riga and Vladivostoic
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PABIS, December 8th-
The Minister of the Interior has sent a circular to the Prefects Departments pointing out that France, still remaining faithful to her traditions of hospitality, will protect foreign workers who are wish ing to live peaceably in French territory,
Kurtno, December 8th When Wu Pei Fu, retired from Cheng chow to Hankow, on December 3rd, the Twenty-Fourth Division were left strand ed, the Kinham Railway Bouth of Coeng ehow being cut, and the Peking troops were pressing them from the north the west.
and will allow political refugees to live 77 for 2, Sutcliffe icoring 90, and Hearne I the troops, but the south subuch was be to weaken, but to strengthen the great ago. His place is in the House of sociation dinner when replying to the
in the country bene
All will be allowed free exercise of
public and private rights. But such for JOEL'S XI BEAT RHODESIA
eigners must show respect for French laws, and refrain from political agitation.
In a two-day match, the M.C.C. made
148 pot out The Local team hat 15 men
Mr. S. B. Joel's in a match played
ment representatives to
The officials yesterday telegraphed to Peking: saying that the city was inude-
ing the Govers immed
conte
ately.
BULAWAYO, December th
If say of them take part in attempt here, made 294 (Bowley, 131 Jameson, quately protected and at disorder, or acts of violence against persons or the nation, the Government 90) Rhodesia replied with 121, following will bring them before the Courts and 90 with 312. Joel's X1. then scored 40 expel them-Hava
SOVIET MINISTER TO VIENNA.
Moscow, December 9th
H. Joffe has been appointed Boriel
Minister to Vienna
Joffe, it will be remembered wa
for thus winning by 8 wickets,
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Chins and Japan two years ago for In the Boccer interi
purpose of negotiating treaties, but
Eis mission profed abortive-ED.]
land beat Belgium by 4
Bromwich
A detachment of General Han's Shenn troops are expectal to-day, and the crisis bei
is considered passed.
Exce for the troop trains, s