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PREMIER ON IMPERIAL PRE- FERENCE POLION.
LONDOS. Decumber 17th.
In the House of Commons, hiring the debate on the Address Mr.Wedgwood Bean moved an official Liberal amend ment gretting that the King's Speech had not mentioned constructive proposals for dealing with unemployment. He
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THE POPE'S VIEW OF
-SOCIALISM.
PLEA
FOR PRAYER TO AID ENLIGHTENMENT.
Roma December 13th. The Pope, at a secret Consistory, allo- etioned referring to the attitude of the Holy See towards Russia, and exhorted all, especially men in power, who love family and human dignity, to make every peace and the sanctity of the human
fort to fight the grave dangers and and Communism. certain injuries arising front Socialism
WANHSIEN INCIDENT. POLITICAL SITUATION
IN CHINA.
[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."]
"ENOUGH KNOWN ABOUT IT."”
Loxnow, December 17the Replying to Mr. Lansbury in regard to the Commander of H.M.S. "Caskeħafer threatening to bombard Wanhsien, Mr.. SUN YAT SEN'S DIOLARATIONS. W. C. Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, said that a report on the incident had heen received from the Commander of the lockchafer through
Station, from which and from other re- the Commander-in-Chief "ou the China.
ports it was clear that the pressure put
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SHANGHAI, Deerutber 17th.
1924
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
[From Our Own Correspondent.} SHANGHAI PAPER IN LIBEL OASE. AN OUTCOME OF THE RECENT CAMPAIGN.
SHANGHAT December 18th. In the Supreme Court to-day, before A hopeful spreek was, delivered by Sir Skinner Turner and a jury, an D. Schurman. Laited States Minister,nction for libel against the Forth-China
HUNGHOM TRAGEDY. TWO MEN CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.
bom when a motor-bus crashed over a A sequel to a recent fatality at Hang-
bridge, and an aged Chinese was billed and several other Chinese passengers in- jured, was heard in Court yesterday afternoon.
Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistrney, Tum Wah, the driver of a Kai Tack motor-bus, and
at a dinner last evening, when he re↑ Daily Neies was filed by Pu Sino En. Lau Chuen Kong, an inspector employed
But this, he added, by the Counaander on the local authori.futed Sun Yat Sen's declarations in prominent local merchant. The alleged by the Company, were charged with tho foreshadowed that the introduction of in elevating the conditions of workers ties was entirely justified, that the trial his interview in Japas thas America had libe! appeared on October 6th, being manslaughter of Fan Kin, a Chinesa
In this
must not affect our dutiful solicitude
and all humble people." tariffs and preference, which would in -crease taxation and raise prices and in-out the world to join in prayers during The Pope urged the faithful through
drenge the cost of living and hamper enlighten the men in power.
the Holy Year, in order that God might industry, would reduce employment.
connection, the Pope recalled the first plenary Council of China, held in Shanghai, and forsaw a great develop. ment of the Catholic Church in the Fur blood expended there, by Bishops and
PRIME MINISTER'S REPLY,
The Prime Minister, Mr. Baldwin, replying. said that the Government attached great importance to the con- stituilag of the Imperial Economie Com- hitter. The specific reference of the committee, upon which the Dominions had been invited to nominate members." was
East as a result of the work done, and
missionaries.
AFRICAN MINE DISASTER. FALLING CAGE KILLS THIRTY EMPLOYEES.
was held in accordance with Chinese doubt that the men who were sentenced taw, and that there was no reason to
the murder of Mr. Hawley. to death were primarily, responsible for
pared to publish the report on the mat Mr. Bridgeman said he was not pre-
ter, which occurred a long time ago, and he thought we knew, enough about it.
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-
officially proposed to Japan to support statement from Mr. Rodney Gilbert that as regards what leaders should under-400,000 to prosecute his recent eam Wa Pei Fu, or bad expressed preference plaintiff paid Marshal Lu Yung Hsiang
take the Government of China. The
paign. fundamental policy of Americ towards
and friendship to the Chinese, America China had been one of sympathy with
did not possess or desire one foot of China Erritory. The American people believed that the Chinese were capable
It inspired that Mr. Green sent plaintiff a messenger admitting an error, and wrote a letter apologising. He also expressed regret in a subsequent issue. but plaintiff's counsel contended that
STRESEMANN DECLINES TO FORM of setting up and maintaining a Cor. this should have been more emphatic,
A MINISTRY,
BERLIN, December 17th...
Arcessary.
ernment which would render the restric to consider the possibility of improv
JOHANNESBURG, December 1sth.
tions devised for the protection of for- ing the methods of preparing for
One white man and thirty natives were makes and marketing within the Unit killed in a terrible disaster at the Rand-bas declined to form a Cabinet owing to
It is announced that Dr. Stresemanneign lives and property gradually un- ed Kingdom of the food products from fontein Estates goldmine today.
The oversete parts of the Empire with a cage containing the victims was descend the opposition of the Centrists. view to increasing their consumptioning the shaft, when is broke away, and in the United Kingdom, and preferably fell thousand feet to become to imports from foreign countries, and crushed mass of twisted wreckage at the to promote the interests of both probottom of the shaft. ducers and consumers"
Mr. Baldwin said the Government in tended to again submit to the House all the resolutions of the last Economie Con- ference which involved reductions
in
ORC
A
Only the top of the caga emerged from the water, and human remains were j wedged between the timbers. Buling is being resorted to in order to recover the
bodies.
ANGLO-FRENCH RELATIONS.
FOOTBALL..
ENGLISH CUP.
LONDON, December 17th.
*Regarding extra-territoriality, "the American view was that repeat should come with the establishment of a stable and effective Chiucse Government exer.
The case is not yet inished..
INQUEST ON MISS OLESON. CIRCUMSTANCES POINT TO MURDER
BY SERVANTS.
SHANGHAI, December 18th.
that i
aged 70, on November 30th.
for the police, and Mr. (T. R. Haywood Inspector J. Ogg conducted the case
defended Tam Wah, Mr. D. McCallum appeared for Lan Chuen Kong..
Mr. James Smith, "acting Chief Mecha- nical Engineer of the Kowloon"Canton Railway, said that he had been conver-
cars since 1906. At 7.20 m, on the day sant with the mechanison of Ford motor-
of the fatality, he received a telephone.. message and went to the scene of the accident. He found a motor-bus lying
with an iron railing. He had a general in the stream, which flows under a bridge
look at the bus, and as there was a possibility that faulty steering gear
In the replayed tie in the English Cup Feizing, jurisdiction over the provinces murder had been committed by the sermechanical fault with it. He discovered
competition between Weymouth and Bristol the latter won by two goals to
wit
NORTHERN LEAGUE.
PARIS EXPRESSES ITS INTEREST Darlington and Southport the former
IN MAHOMEDANS.
duty. He adhered to the pledge he had manda in his election speech at Gravesend. that preference would not be used as the
Pai, December lothi thin end of the wedge to tax food. He
At a meeting of the Executive Com hoped to secure a increase of trademittee of the Radical and Radical with the Dominions by a proposal that ing 3. Herriot as Chairman, said he Socialist Party, Senator Pasquet, replac Es full money equivalent of the advant- hoped the the English Cabinet will con- ages that would have been conferred on nected with the establishment of peace.
sider with France all the problems con- the Empire in respect to any duties which were got retained should be de- voted to schemes for developing trade within the Empire and, at first, schemes
非
for marketing. He hoped to allocate £1,000,000 anually for this purpose-
In the Northern League niatch between
won by two goals to one.
In the same competition, Bradford beat Ashington by seven goals to one.
RUGBY.
ALL BLACKS DEFEAT HAMPSHIRE.
Losdos. Decrmber 17th. At Portsmouth, the All Blacks defent-
France has not interfered in the Anglo- Egyptian conflict, hat is interested in uild Hampshire by poirts to nit. affairs eoneering the 3lahomedan world. The party will continue relations with Germany acording to the policy which M. Herriot has outlined.
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BIG FRENCH FINANCIAL OPERA-AMERICAN LOAN TO BELGIUM.
TION FORESHADOWED.
ONE HUNDRED MILLIONS ADVANCED.
New YoRx, December 18th,
generally
He believed that the time was approaching for a commission of jurists to meet; and the inversment of the United States were desirous that the
commission should be convened at the earliest practicable, moment
America
At the inquest on the body of Miss might have caused it to leave the Oleson the evidence indiented
road, he carefully examined the gear. It was workable, and he could find no
that the rear wheels were one mass of thick grease. On Ford cars, the hand- brake in operating, not only applied the brake to the road wheels, but also dis engaged the power of the engine sa With the wheels operating on them.
ants, who had fled.
Deceased, who was fifty years old, had been engaged in nursing, and recently bad become a boarding house keeper.
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AMITY.
also hoped that the treaty embodying, the FURTHER ATTEMPT TO PROMOTE two and a half per cent. surtax, which was not yet ratified by all the Powerd might be speedily ratified, and that a meeting of the special confervace to levy
the surtax be held in the near future, "
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF CHINA.
FURTHER INTERESTING
· STATEMENTS,
PAXING, December 17th.
In further reference to the interview.
PARIS, December 18th. informed the Chamber that with the AL. Clementel, Minister of Finance, Finance Commission he was preparing a vast consolidation redemption operation & Ca. is offering 350,000,000, at 6 pered to Reuter's representatives, he wish A syndicate headed by Messrs. Morgan which Marshal Tuan Chi Jui accord- which he would undertake at the begin-cent., to the Belgian Government, on a
Mr. Baldwin, after paying a tribute to Me. Thomas for his high maintenance of Empire interests said that a new Safe guarding of Industries Bill would. He in troduced in the summer, and it would be applied in justifiable cases. Mr. Baldning of the New Year. win expressed the opinion, that any duty devied ander the new Bill would be a general and not à discriminatory duty. Preference in these duties would be given to the Dominions.
Replying to Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Baldwin said that such a general duty would apply to all countries, even though afrir competition is only encount red .from.one
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:
THE CANCELLED INVITATIONS.
thirty year loan hasis, at 871.
ed it to be understood that when he This is the first half of a loan of said the Government intended to res $100,000,000, which Belgium negotiated pect foreign obligations ard agreements, with the United States. The second half will be issued early in the New Year. this did not include the settlement of [I was previously reported in the the gold franes affair. Consideration Press, that Belgium was negotiating with U.S... for two loans, one for economic needs in the Congo, especially railways, the other for funding the Belgian floating
A GREAT U.S. BUSINESS
Luxbos, December 17th. Replying to Mr. Ponsonby, Mr. Chamideht.] berlain sai that the invitations to Mr. Russell and Mr. Dickinson had been can celled, because reconsideration showed that the composition of the committee, Mr. Snowden declared that the Em-cally small, was insuficiently representa
which it was
Important to keep numeri pire, apparently, was to be kept together tive and did not include a member with by a British subvention of 21,000,000 an practical experience of the educational
organisation in China. nually to the Dominions,
Ponsonby asserted that both gentlemen were highly qualified, and that
bad been
because they were associated with the Labour party.
Labourite cheers)
+
MR LLOYD GEORGE CONDEMNS PREMIER'S ANNOUNCEMENT.
the
Mr. Lloyd George interpreted Mr Baldwin's statement regarding preference resolution as meaning that no duties would be granted the Domi nious on food, and that any exist ing preference would refer to the existing duties and not the ereation of fresh duties. He roundly condemned the Safeguarding of Industries
Bill ап- nouncement as not being straight- forward way of introducing a general as a transformation of the system. Mr. Lloyd George declared that it was the
gravest he had ever heard from a British Prime Minister.
Mr. Chamberlain said that he was not anxious to discuss their qualifications unless Mr. Ponsonby forced him to do so.
OPIUM TRADE.
QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, December 17th. Replying to Mr. Trevelynn Thomson, Mr. Chamberlain said that the Govern ment were anxious to do their utmost to suppress the opium trade, but account must be taken of the serious practical difficulties. The situation created by cer tain proposals submitted at the Geneva Conference was now being discussi
Mr.
it
Ways for develops ought "would be better not to say
He hoped that
Mr. Baldwin said he thought that with the contemplated Economic Committee, upon which British and Dominions ex- Mr. Thomson suggested that Great perts would be represented, and with the Britain should give the lead in the aforementioned tering of reference,
it matter. might be possible to open new and e-
Chamberlain replied that he imperial trade, untried
more until the Government had had an would be of far greater benefit to the opportunity of consulting their represen Dominions than the two or three small tatives at Geneva whole subject WALKER
proposed at the last Economic was most difcalt, as he knew, because
said that
the first the assistance of the Council of the
was the matter.
by
Conference emitted to the Economic League of Nations had been invoked in
OPIUM CONFERENCE.
THE AMERICAN PROPOSAL UNACCEPTABLE.
things to be Committee were meat and fruit. It impossible to
touch meat and fruit b taxes, but he hoped, to deviso a scheme to somewhat alter the course of trade that would benefit the Empire and benefit our own people without taxing food,
Mr. Churchill said that the proposed expenditure on Empire objects instead of food duties would be on lines not dis similar to the Imperial Conference promittee, none of the opium producing posals of 1907 for improved communica- States were able to agree to the Ameri- ticos, and the marketing and popularis can proposal to limit production to ing of Empire products. would have to be taken not to do injustice present drafted.
Great care medical and scientific requirements, as at to our own agricultural, producers.
AMENDMENT DEFEATED. The Liberal amendment was defeated by 360 votes to 151, and the Address was agreed to.
GENEVA, December 17th After a breezy discussion in sub-com-
A report to this effect would be sub- mitted to the plenary Conference in January.
The other sub-committees have
tically concluded their labours, and the delegates are departing
MERGER.
NEW YORK, December 17th." The Executive of the Pere Marquette Railway, has approved the terms of the Plate system, thus virtually assuring the proposed incorporation of the Nickel completion of a billion and a half dollar
morger.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. COMPERS.
New York, December 17th. The remains of Mr. Gompers were borne on a gun carriage drawn by, six white horses from the station to the Elks Club where they lie in state until the funeral which takes place to-morrow.
ILLEGALLY COLLECTED FEDERAL TAXES.
TO BE REPAID.
WASHINGTON, December, 18th: The Treasury has requested Compress to vote an appropriation of fifty million dollars for the "repayment of illegally collected Federal taxes.
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Tokyo, December 18th.
not think the brakes would take effect on
| saturated with grecse, the witness did
them.
Witness Bent for filters to remove the Ha
Mr. Matsudara, in an interview, stated entire action of the front wheels. that he would strive his utmost to afterwards examined the roadway, "and
the two countries.
MINISTERIAL CHANGE IN
promote friendly relations between Amer-gathered that the bus must have travelled ien and Japan.
for a short distance on the wrong side He bespoke the co- operation of the Japaues Press in his of the road, for witness traced the whee attempt to solve the problems between marks continuously from that point to.
where the bus went over, the bridge. Given the condition. of the wheels and the steering gear as he saw them, with no defects in them, and given the curve of the wheels, in witness' opinion, and
results to have been brought about by on his oath, it was not possible for those
any mechanient failure of the steering gear or any part of the 'bus.
JAPAN.
Tokyo, December 18th.
succeed Mr. Matsudara as vice-Minister Mr. Debuchi has been appointed to
for Foreign Affairs.
THE
A
EARTHQUAKE IN
PHILIPPINES.
MANILA, December
1stb.
Cross-examined by Mr. McCallum the witness said that since his examination of the bus, he had heard that the accident
pletely out of his mind, Mr. McCallum proceeded to put further questions.
was now being given to it, but it was a
An earthquake is reported to have was due to a quarrel which had been in matter in which China had not broken occurred at Hickduck Island, Surigao, progress at the time between the driver any engagement, Its final settioment Mindanao, on the 15ta inst. Twenty-four and an inspector. Requesting the wit would probably be left to the forthcom-persons were killed and forty-seven in- BERS to put these considerations com- ing Conference. The Government were jured. considering measures for the suppression of opium. No plan had yet been elabo- raal, and it was fully realised that the
time. The Government had no idea of question would take a
instituting a Government opium mono
poly.
considerable
[FROM THE " DAILY BULLETIN."']
CHINESE STUDENTS IN JAPAN,
་
Tokyo, December 17th.
Continuing, the witnes said that he had frequently seen a great, and possibly dangerous, amount of play on the steer- ing wheels of the Kowloon buses. He could definitely say that there was tho It is reported that the Japanese Gor-usual amount of play on the steering
wheel when he examined it. As a artment proposes to assist with
European driver, he would consider it monthly allowance of Yen 70,300, Chinese, excessive: students at the Japanese Universities morning of the 23rd.
The hearing was adjourned until the from the beginning of 1025, which is part of the Government's plan of educa tional assistance looking towards the He felt grieved to learn of the Kalgan establishment of special laboratories in looting. General Chang Chib Chang, Peking and Shanghai. with two brigades, had been sent to Kalgan as a punitive force.
Continuing, Marshal, Tuar said that the position in China was steadily im proving. The situation in the Yangtze Valley showed progress daily.
He was pleased to state, that he had received a telegraf announcing the re lease of the Norwegian missionary Ande
on the 13th inst.
Having offered the portfolio of Foreign Affairs to Tang Shao Yi, the Government were waiting to see whether Tang Shac Yi would accept Meanwhile, no other appointment was likely.
FINGER PRINTS BY CABLE.
The Times anys that complete success har atfeuded Scotland Yarl's first use of the, system whereby finger prints of eri. world. Two men were recently arrested minals can be telegraphed all over the in London. It was known that one was thief who had been convicted in Aus other, who protested his innocence and tralia, but nothing was known about the
declared that he did not even know his co- prisoner. The police were convinced that singer impressions, but they did not cor his protestations were false and took in Tientsin. He seems quite contended respond to those of any known criminal with the way things are going.
So the Yard decided to communicate with Australia and by means of a special code telegraphed the complete set of his
from whom the reply was received, the following terning, giving a list of pre- vions convictions recorded in Australia
Marshal Tuan, who is looking strong er, was more confident than when he was
WASHINGTON, December 17th. Corsequent upon the strong opposition in the Senate Foreign Relations Com mitter to the proposed Commercial Treaty with Germany, a sub-committee WU PEI FU'S TROUPS DISBANDED.fingers to the Uhief of Police, in Sydney, was delegated to confer with Mr. Hughes with a view to certain modifier tions in the draft.
U.S. NAVAL SECRETS.
"WABUINGTON. December 17th.
HANKOW, December 17th.
U.S.
MOTOR-CAR
OUTPUT.
The official-statistics of the produc tion of motorcars and trucks in the, United States, which are reproduced "Bradstreet's," show a total of 288,000 in September, which represents an in- Crease of 23 per cent over the output for
cent. over. per August, arid of 17 245,919 for June, the lowest September last year, there is a recorded this year. As
red 1
they total
with
of
32
& per cent, but as compared with Sep tember, 1927, there is an increase of 19 per egit. The highest monthly total yet recorded was 384,190 in May, 1923, the. nearest approach to which in 1024 was the nine months of this year is 2,828,155, 382474 in March last. The outpat for 28 Against 3,032.083 in the corresponding riod of 1923, a decrease of 6.7 per cent. As compared with the first nine month of 1022, when, the output was 1,881,300, this year's figures show an increase. OE 50.3 per cent.
ANOTHER BISHOP ON FAITH- HEALING.
While he would probably not prevent Manchester the Bishop (Dr. Temple) ine. formed the Diocesan Conference on Nov.
An agreement was reached on Tuesday (against the man, who was so staggered faith healing mission in the Diocese of
between the military parties in South by this evidence that he readily confessed The Secretary of the Navy has ordered at Linlin, and to return the locomotivas
Honda to disband Wu Pei Fu's troops to his identity. Both men are now in
prison A naval inquiry to investigate the un- valuable to possible enemy countries. Heities, which the latter have apparently authorised publication, of information and rolling stock to the railway author- states that although the Navy Depart carried out, as traits are now depart ment does not contemplate a general muzzling of navy officers, it is determined ing for Peking, and south-bound trains
are arriving here..
to prevent the spreading of information of military value.
12th that he could not fake any setiva steps in it if the faith healer conducted him work in en simosphere of excitement..
the mind-The Bishop of Plymath
w and there was not proper medical supez- Boredom is a symptom of hardening of vision of patients who came long dia- tances. Incalealable benefit had been
the Bolalisvist Government obviously at by the Church having neglected the cost- I am astonished at the stupidity which ciples of which were singularly imbecile. brought to Christian Science, the prin«
tributes to the whole British nation nection which existed between faith a00k Lord Balfour
healing.
1.