CABLES.
LATEST CABLES.. TROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
EDUCATIONAL DANGERS,
MENACE OF MISGUIDED LEARN- ING IN INDIA.
Loss, December 17th. Today's celebration of the couring-of age of Leeds University was marked by
THE HONGKONG DAY Y PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 1924
BRITISH TRADE UNIONISTS IN POLITICAL SITUATION FAR EASTERN CABLE
RUSSIA.
Moscow, December 18th.
IN CHINA.
The British rude rion delegation,
"{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
hended by Mr. Purcell, who left
TUAN AND THE INDEMNITY, Leningrad for England, were presented FAVOTES USE FOR CONSTRUCTIVE before their departure with addresses at the headquarters of the Soviet Unions,
in the labour movement.
LATEST CABLES.
WORK.
PEEING, December 17th.
hoping for the early attamment of unityMarshal Tuan Chi Jui, interviewed by Reuter this morning, aid he strongly favoured using the British portion of the Boxer Indemnity for railway "construc- tion, or other constructive work, aud added that one of the most important problems China has to face is that of improved communientions.
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PROTEST"
a reception of delegates, and the pre-(REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE sentation of congratulatory addresses THE SOVIETS from universities throughout the world, including universities in the Dominions, India and Hongkong.
The Reverend Dr. MabKichan, speak ing for the universities of India, Burma,,
TO AMERICA.
A CAUSE OF AMUSEMENT.
WASHINGTON, December 17th.
The Government is answering
and the Far East, pointed out that the Tebitcheric's note (relating to "lawless danger in India was that knowledge was acta by American officials" in the pursued too exclusively for its own sake; Crimea). The Coastguard officials are therefore
contact with the Western very amused over the Note, and point out world was heneficial and corrective. that similar plates have been fixed
many foreign lands in order that passers SOVIET DELEGATION IN
hy may take observations to "compensate LONDON,
compasses from charted records. The RAKOVSKY GIVES THE TOAST OF standardised warning against violation
"THE KING."
LONDON, December 17th. The Soviet Delegation held its first dinner in London. The function Vag attended by Mr. Manville "and by Com mander Kenworthy, M.P., and Mr. Stott, M.P.
M. Rakovsky, presiding, gave the toast of The King."
inscribed on such plates is only intended for domestic consumption..
EARLIER CABLES.
FRENCH WAR DEBTS TO US PROPOSALS FOR SETTLEMENT HOPED FOR.
WASHINGTON, Deceruber 18th.
In the House of Representatives, Mr. M Rabicovitch, president of the
Crisp, a member of the American Debt Delegation, mentioned that Russian, ex-no officint concrete proposal for the Funding Corinission, announced that erts to Great Britain had increased by funding of the French war debt had Gearly eight millions sterling in the past been broached hitherto, but that the Com. two years.
mission hoped that such would mate- rialise, as it was desirous of ruegotiating A settlement.
SPANISH TROOPS CO HOME. AERIAL BOMBARDMENTS STARTED IN TANGIER
TANGER, December 17th..
The Spanish forces have completed their withdrawal to Tetuan amd Laraiche. Three thousand troops have been sent - home and other contingents will leave to
Épera "Christmas in "Madrid.
Efforts are being made to subdue the Anjera ribesmen by means of aerial bombardment, and several tons of explo gives have been launched upon villages during the past few days.
GERMAN POLITICS.
BERLIN, December 17th. President Ebert has asked Herr'witrese maon to form a Cabinet, and Stresemann is considering his decision
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SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE.
FIRST LORD'S DECLARATION.
મ.
LONDON, December 16th. Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, in the course of a speech de: livered at a luncheon in London, referring to the Singagore val base, declared that nothing could be further from the truth than the suggestion that the scheme was aggressive. We desired to retain our very valuable friendship with the United States and Japan, and he felt sure that American and Japanese statesman do,not regard the provision of the base as being any kind of aggresure policy, but a policy of defance leading to greater efficiency and economy in the navy. It was simply a measure of insurance. There was no cload on the horizon as far as we could see at present, but nobody could foretell the future, and
turn of events, SECOND OPIUM CONFERENCE.. CHINESE DELEGATE'S HOPES
Mr. Crisp expressed the opinion that the funding arrangements with Great Britnia should form the basis of agree ments with other debtor nations.
Questioned regarding recent reporta
NEWS.
(THROCOR BEUTER'S AGENCY-17 SUSPECTED BRUTAL MURDER
AT SHANGHAI DANISH LADY'S DEATH.
FRENCH RECOGNITION OF
SOVIET.
TEXT OF TELEGRAMS,
" WAR" IN CHINA. PAPER BULLETS
"An Englishman in Shanghui" writ-
Following is the text of the telegraming to the Times says :--- sent by M. Herriot, the Prime Minister Much has appeared in your columns of France, to Tehitcherin, the Sovies about the "war" that was in progress hera recently, but your readers at home Commissar for Foreign Affairs:
will not have been able to realize what` SHANGHAI, December 17th-
Pursuant to the Ministerial declara lot of make-believe there has becu tion of June 17th, 1924, and to your com- have been mainly concerned with filling about it. The leaders of the two factions: Miss Oleson, a Danish subject, was motivation of July lish last, the Gover their own pockets. The welfare of the found dead in the bathroom of nership which binds the Russian people to last thing they took into consideration ment of the Republic, true to the friend-country and of their countrymen was the residence in Bubbling Well Road at the French people, recognizes de jure Even the poor soldiers serving in their. noon to-day.
from today the Government of the ranks were deceivel, and to what extent Union of Soviet Socialist Repablics as will, perhaps, be realized when it is the Government of the Territories of the understood that millions of rounds of is accepted by the inhabitants, aud, in in the shape of paper bullets, old Russian Empire where its authority ammunition were served out to the troops those territories, as the successor of the former Russian Governments.
The circumstances suggest that brutal murder has been committed. This ap- pears to be borne out by the fast that her servants have fled
of the impending dissolution of Parlia. JAPANESE PRINCE DESTINED FOR regular diplomatic relations with the
meat,
and the denunciation of the Tsao Run Constitution and the Provisional Constitution of 1912, Marshal. Tuan said the Provisional Government did not in- tend to take any action on this question at present. It will he referred to the forthcoming Conference.
When the question of a new Constitu tion did come up, he thought it would he best for China to start off with # clean sinte. His foreign policy had been announced and the Government intended
maintain the Treaties, Conventions, aud to respect foreign obligations, also to
Agreements.
With regard to financial policy Marshal Tann said that the main plank was re-construction. A scheme of financial re-adjustment would be put into operation, emicing the consolidation of
reign and domestic loans. He did not think it would be necessary to apply for
Foreign Loun, but the whole financial question would he worked out by the forthcoming Conference.
AIMS OF THE CONFERENCE. DE This Conference wil deal with urgent questions relating to administration and
the British attitude toward the settle-reconstruction, including the disbandment
An animated debate unsued as regards ment of inter-Allied debts.
The Senate passed
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OXFORD.
It is, therefore, ready to open at once Government of the Union by the recip racal appointment of Ambassadors.
In informing you of this recognition, Tokyo, December 17th.
which will in nowise infringe any under The ich ichi learns authoritatively taking entered into by France or treaty that Prince Chichibu will leave for Eng-public desires to express its belief in the signed by her, the Government of the Re- land on May 11th by the Fushimi Maru, possibility of a general agreement be His Royal Highneas is expected to spend sumption of diplomatic relations is but tween the two countries of which the re- two years in England, part of the time the preface. as an undergraduate at Oxford, after which he will visit European, countries for further, study.
[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."] THE "EWANTO MARU! DISASTER.
Toxto, December 16th. The latest official list of the casualties.
ulting from the sinking of the Kwento Varu gives a survivors; the number of bodies recovered, 10; totab dead, 4; and the missing, 42.,
น
There was a greater number on board the vessel than was at first reported.
A naval-enquiry is to be opened. JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC
APPOINTMENTS.
I enclose a sample of this bullet, thou sands of clips of which were taken om soldiers who tried to enter the Interna tioanl Settlement and the French Con- cension in Shanghai. These murtridges were manufactured in the Chinese Gov- into their pockets the money that was ernment arsenals, the heads of which put provided for the purchase of metal.
LIVES SACRIFICED IN THE WAR BETRAYED BY SEDITION.
In this respect it intends expressly to
Major-General Seely has addressed' the hold in respect of obligations entered Warden Chilcott is quite right. Seditious reserve the rights which French citizens following leitar to the Liverpool Post: "Six by Russia or her nationals under the propaganda plared a great part in the former régimes, obligations respect for success which attended the great German which is guaranteed by the general prin- attack in March, 1918. What happened ciples of law which remain for us the was this: For weeks before the attack 'fell rule in international life. The same reagents were going about behind the lines aarvations apply the responsibilities telling all those confined in canteen, assumed since 1914 by Russia towards the YM.C.A. huts, ., that it was a wicked French State and its nationals.
In this spirit the Government of the Capitalist war, and that all they had to do Republic, in order to serve once again the was to give ap fighting and the war would Interests of peace and the future of end. The most cunning part of the Europe. has for its sin an equitable and propaganda was that, owing to the great will permit of the re-establishment be soldiers, they would always assure their practical settlement with the Union which difficulty in subverting the loyal British
tween the two uations of useful relations bearers that it was the soldiers in another. and normal exchanges when confidercè pert the line on the right or the left of will have been justific
them who had all agreed to do this on the As soon as you have made known your day. These agents were in various assent to the opening of negotiations of, disguises, and were provided with large a general character, and more particular sums of money, and in spite of the greatest ly of an, economic character, we shall vigilance on the part of our staff, although welcome to Paris your delegates, fur some wero caught, a large number remained nished with full powers, to meet our undetected until the attack. negotiators. Until the bappy issue of
When the attack fell, on the dawn of these negotiations, the treaties, conve a misty morning on March 21st, numbers twee France or French citizers and about ordering the troops to retire. One tions, and arrangements existing be of spies, dressed in our uniforme, went Russia shall have no effect on the rights
TOKYO, December 18th. Among the diplomatic appointments
Vice-Consul at announced are Mr. Socho Yamasaki, Sydney: Mr. Toshihiku
French subjects and Russians Bill extending of troops, financial and political re: Taketomi, Consul General at Sao Fran- cixco; Mr. Shintaro Kawashima, Consul fieneral at Hamburg and Mr. Shiro Hanaoka, Councillor to the Japanese Embassy at Rome.
the life of the American Foreign Debt organization, etc. Funding Commission for two year.
U.S. NAVY.
THE PRESIDENT'S DESIRE.
WASHINGTON, December 16th. said that he desired for America a navy President Coolidge, in a statement to-day, adequate for the defence of the country only and without respect to the steps taken by other nations. He deemed a Congres sional inquiry into the condition of the navy as unnecessary, as the annual in- vestigations in connection with the Navy Appropriation Bill were sufficient.
SILK SMUGGLING INTO CANADA.
OTTAWA, December 16th.
The Premier promised a deputation representing the Montreal and Toronto silk manufacturers that "the Govern- ment would take effective measures to prevent the smuggling of silks into the Dominion.
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CHINESE COOLIES IN JAPAN. THEIR DEPORTATION BEING CONSIDERED.
It will also draft regulations to govern A second Conference, or National Cony vertion.
It will probably last about a month, but no date of opening could be given,
the Convention, for its duties and scope as many matters had first to be adjusted. It was not possible to say much about
would be entirely determined by the first Conference. He could not say whether Chang Tao Lin, Sun Yat Sen, or Feng, Yu Hainng would attend personally, but," if not, their responsible representatives would be there.
EXECUTION OF LI YEN CHING.
FENG 17 MSIANG ACCUSED OF RESPONSIBILITY.
PEKING, December 18th. Hitherto it has been impossible to get any official statement concerning the execution of Li Yen Ching-
of individuals existing before the estab- dressed as a staff officer came up to the lisbrient of the Soviet Power, as between commander of one of my batteries and gave rights shall remain governed as hitherto quarters to retire at once. Fortunately him a definito order from Divisional Head- Such Finally, it must be understood from this stout-hearted officer suspected him and mal, affairs will be the rule of the rels- was a spy, whereupon the man ran away outset that ron-interference in inter-refused to retire, and said be believed be tions between our two countries.
in the mist. The thing was so cleverly The Ministry for Foreign Affairs, re-done that there were cases where troop ceived the fallowing reply from the retired on these false orders, Close. Sofiat Government, signed by
Kalinin, behind the lines other spies were running. Rykoff, and Tchitcherin:
The Central Executive Committee of battalions, and, everyone that they could about telling the transport drivers, labour. the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics find that such and such a brigade ér welcomes with the greatest satisfaction division on the right, or the left, had the proposal of the French Government retired en masse and that their only chance to restore fully and entirely regular,
diplomatic relations between the U.S.S.R. of safety was to clear out as fast na they and France by the reciprocal.
could." appoint
It was here that the seditions pro- ment of Ambassadors, and to open im mediate degotiations with i view to Paganda bore ita full fruit. Men thought Asked what he thought of the Protocol
establishing friendly relations between the thing bad happened as it had been fo e- Powers' recent Note, Marshal Tuan said
the peoples of the U.S.S.R. and France, told, and the greatest confusion ensued; that yesterday he gave instructions to
It expresses the hope that all the ques bat in spite of this our men put up a won the Foreign Office to draft a reply, which The police, pesterday afternoon, assert tions mentioned in the telegram of the derful fight against overwhelming numbers. would be known in due course. He also ed that the Minister of War gave the Prime Minister of the French Republic For instance, that the heroje descent froze had given instructions that the Lincheng
will be settled by a fall accord between Le Vergier in the end, with the aid of rein demands should be rettled at the soonest order, but proclamations posted last the two Governments for the greatest forcements, brought the attack to a stand- affair had heen, allowed to drag on 90 opportunity. It was regrettable this night, after enumerating Li Yen Ching's advantage of the U.S.6.R. and FrasEE. still is a tribute to their tenacity and crimea, say that the Chief Commander Goodwill being present on both sides, courage. But I have not the least doubt, long.
as well as absolute respect for mutual and I believe that all those who know the of the People's Army. (Feng Yu Hsiang) interests, the Central Government of the facts will agree with me, that seditions wishes to act in accordance with the. U.S.S.R regards it, as most important people's will, and, therefore, such guilty that all misunderstandings between the propaganda, and the cry of the Capitalist. U.S.S.R. and France be dissipated, and thousands of brave and loyal British soldiers persons-should-be-put-to-death-in-order
that a general agreement be, concluded KALGAN.
to protect the people and save the which might serve as a firm basis for their during these fateful days. PEKING, December 16th. national revenues. Li Yen Ching, there-friendly relations
The Central Executive Committee of Chang Hai Yaan's Fourth Mixed fore, is ordered to be banded over to the U.S.S.R. emphasizes the immense ad. Erigade mutidied yesterday and looted the emergency commissioners headquar-vantages accruing to both countries from Kalgan throughout the night, but it ters for investigation, and the should be the inauguration between them of close terminated this morning.
and Insting economic relations favouring
il
CHANG HSI YUAN'S BRIGADE
MUTINIES.
LOOTING AT
The Executive
war were the direct cause of the death of
NO FOOD FOR FOUR YEARS,
REMARKABLE CASE IN SPAIN.
MADRID, November 8th. Dra. Gutierrez and Finedo have present
3.7. Ироп extraordinary and
report
Drastic action which may result in Chinese labourers now in Japan was the deportation of approximately 6,000 made public on November 27th when it ing state that no foreign lives were lost, he has injured. The date of his death powers and of their mutual commerce.
Telegrams to the Legations this even-shot in order to please the people, whom the development of their productive became known that the Government is but that much damage was inflicted on should be submitted to the Chief Cora Centavernment, considers, thated to the Royal Academy ordina considering the advisability of such ac foreign and Chinese property tion to ameliorate the labour situation Chang Hai Yuan, in this country.
the Tuchan of manden for registration. Now Li Yen interference in internal affairs is
uf Chahar, who recently was informed that Ching's cass has been investigated, and essential condition of the relations with inexplicable case. In the village of The increasing unemployment here is he was being superseded shortly, reach- tube prepared, for any unexpected regarded as partly due to the presence of ed Peking yesterday, and the troops left it is ordered that he be shut on December all States in general, and with France entecillo, in the province of Burgoss in paricular, and it greets with satis there is a woman, Amalia Baranda, who these Chinese workers. They will work at Kalgan, apparently, did not know 15th, and this date is submitted to the faction the declaration of the French has lived for the last four years without more cheaply than the Japanese labour. what to expect. ers, it is remarked, and for this reason The latest Teporis state that Chief Commander's headquarters, and is Government in this respect. It accepts eating, drinking or sleeping. Dr. Gutierre
Paris as the venue for the negotiations recalls the fact that four years ago be are hired in preference to the latter.quiet, and that there are indimations that hereby made public." - As a result, thousands of Japanese in the looters controlled the telegraph office
between the U.S.S.R. and France.
visited the woman, diagnosed enter, The Inbouring class are now out of work, until their work was completed,
Feng Yu Hsiang's Press-says that Lit has charged the Council of the Comgastritis, and fully expected that she would With the approach of winter this is felt
Yen Ching was not aware of his impend-missars of the People and the Commissar die very soon afterwards. But, much t to create, an unusually bad situation and
(FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."}
ing death when taken to the execution of Foreign Affairs of the Union to take his astonishment, she is still alive. The on that is believed liable to create un-
LATER.
ground, and the Teking Leader, quotes all measures necessary to open these nega woman is able to speak, and from time to Trains rest in Japan.
from Kalgan to-day were
this as proof that there was not even utiations without delay and to bring about time she is given injections to case her, pretence of a trial.
a friendly solution of the problems affect pain. Her nails and hair continue to In addition to the plan now reported stopped some distance on this side of, under consideration to order the Chin-
Kalgan.
Thy Peking Letter, in the course of ing both countries. It expresses the hape grow, and she perspires with a certain an editorial, goes on: It is hard to that those questions will be entirely freedom. The Academy will study thi ese labourers to leave Japan at once, it
Before the Legations received apy
liquidated in the interest of both coup very remarkable case – Daily Telegraphe. tries and of peace in general.
China would endeavour to harmonise
flow of labour from China. The situa
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THE MILITARY SALUTE.
How far the origin has be lost of
WAR COMPENSATION. AWARDS OF £4,184,957.
GENEVA, December 16th. The Second Opium Conference has been adjourned uncil January 12th, the British, Indian, French and Dutch delegations maintaining reservations re- garding its competence to deal with the Americas proposal,
Mr. Sze said he hoped that the Powers is said the authorities are considering news the Postal Administration received ingin inore glaring ignoring of all posscasing extra-territorial privileges in further measures in check the steady in a telegram stating that cash and stamps duly established processes of law. The to a large anonat had been taken from proclamation indientes that reapon- them with Chinese Jaws in order to tion is aggravated, it is felt, by this three post offices in Kalgan, but not ability rests directly with Ferg Yu -assist Chies in carrying out the provi- undermining of the labour market.
giving the circumstances, the sender,siang, and that the Chief Executive sions of The Hague Convention.
The reason the Chinese can work more perhaps, thinking that the news of the and the Cahier had nothing to do with The various committees are endeavour-cheaply, it is remarked in this connee-
looting would be known in advance.. the case, for it is a fair presumption that, ing to complete their work by the end tion, is that their scale of living in said first thought that the looting had been from anyone connected with the Govern the cry which we so religiously In the twelve months ended Aug. 16th The Ministry of Communications as if the order for the execution had come the week-
"to be" "lower than that of the Japanese done by Ma Fu Hsiang's troops, who ment, the emergency commander, who is
observe was evident in the surprise, with last the War Compensation Court det coolle or labourer and not 4.
money is needed for bare existence were returning from Jehol, but there is closely conrected with Feng Yu Hsiang, which an audience at the United Sermined 422 claims and awarded lump-su Japanese are, as a result, cut out of work reason to believe that they passed planation of why Li Yea: Ching was statement by Major C. T. Thomes that 2761,018, against claims for approximately vices Institution recently received the payments amounting in the aggregata Lo in their own country by the Chinese, through Kalgan several days ago.
It is said the Chinese labourers in the any ense, Chang Hsi Yuan's troops
the military palate is not a sign of defer 21,600,429, and periodical payments at the interior of Japan came in as merchants could have prevented Ma Fu Hsiang's ignored the order of Tuan Chi Jui to the ofloer, and is not a mere recognition approximately 24.928. In all the Court It is now clear that Feng Yu Hsiang ence to the ing's commission held by rate of 23,629 a year, against claims for or tourists and then, "once in, went to
men, from looting. work is labourers. Most of them are lion of Chang Hsi Yuan's Fourth Mixe of the Ministry of War, Li remaining of disarmament. The spraised hand Later information says that one batta hand over Li Yen Ching to the custody of the King's uniform. It is a gesture employed in Kobe, Yokohama, Osaka
in Feng Yu aed Tokyo, a survey shows. The report Brigade started the looting.
8.Yu Halang's hands until yester with the palm outwards and intimation states the Chinese in consideration arc The absence of foreign telegrams until the incident reveals Feng Yu Hsiang's invited, and that no weapon lies hidden that goodwill is extended and confidence distributed, approximately as follows: late this evening is taken to indicate real position in Paking, and that control in the choring The aptumed muzzle Tokyo, 1,400; Osaka, 1,000; Hyogo, 450; that the looters controlled the telegraph is being exercised by the People's of the rifle is another signification of Ehime prefecture 500; and Kanagawa ofice until their work was completed Arty, which Feng prefecture, 430-Japan Advertiser.
Hsiang bad officially abolished
CRICKET:
M.C.C. IN AUSTRALIA.
BYDNEY, December 16th. In fine, cool weather and on an easy wicket, M.C.C. Bored 319 runs for the loss of five wickets and declared. * *
Hobbs compiled 114, Sutcliffe 68 and The Juniors scored 13 runs for the
Hendren 45.
Joan of seven wicketk.
The match was drawn.
as much
(Continued on next "Column).
In
would have included that fact in the ex- shot,"
-day.
the same impart, and the raised sword is Oʻstray ---Military and Naval Record,
of 3,187 crime, and awarded lump- has determined and reported in respect
sum payments amounting in the aggregate zimatly £8,247,417, and periodical pay to 24,186,957, against claims for appre
mente at the rate of £38,557-8 year, against claims for approximately 288,566, hundred and ninety claims were, with da WEL
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